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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1935

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BOUGHTON'S PENALTY GOAL SAVES ENGLAND FROM DISASTER

Mr. Wonder's Racing Heart (Mr. A. J. F. Heard) broke High Finance's 1 Mile 171 Yards re- card by one and four-fifth seconda at the Valley yesterday.-King's Studio).

YANKEE'S VISIT

TRIANGULAR HOCKEY WIN FOR ARMY

CLUB TROUNCED BY FASTER TEAM

RODGER AND GREGORY SHINE

TALL AUSTRALIAN POLICEMAN RECORD CROWD SEE

KNOCKS HIMSELF OUT

Struck on Chin By Tennis Racquet During Match

"Who hit me?" exclaimed Con- stable. Ted Pratt, a 8 ft. 2 in. Sydney policeman, as be emerged from a three-minute spelluton- consciousness at the Katoomba municipal tennis courts recently.

Then it was explained to him that he had hit himself, that in with his racquot, knock-

JACK RODGER, SKIPPER OF THE SIDE, SAVED THE CLUB playing he had struck himself on

FROM A GREATER. DEFEAT THAN 5 GOALS TO 1 IN THE TRIANGULAR HOCKEY TOURNAMENT AT KİNG'S] PARK YESTERDAY, HIS FEARLESS TACKLING IN THE FACE OF OVERWHELMING ODDS SAVING MANY DESPER- ATE SITUATIONS.

The Club, who played for the first 10 minutes with only 10 men, J. E. Potter arriving late, and with S. Reed, a reserve for- ward, who substituted for G. E. R. Divett, who was unable to play owing to a injured finger received at cricket, played a very unin- spiring game, their forwards being particularly listless. The only players to shine were Lay, in the first half, and Tetley, in the second, but their movements were unsupported..

ing himself out.

RUGBY CLASSIC

ENGLAND BACKS FAIL TO BREAK THROUGH

GREAT TACKLING FEATURES GAME

(By V. G. DAVIES)

́SPLENDID "PENALTY GOAL BY BOUL TON TEN MIN, UTES FROM THE END ENABLED ENGLAND TO DRAW WITH WALES BEFORE A RECORD CROWD AT TWICKEN- HAM IN THE SEASON'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL. WOOLLERİ TIME, AND A DRAW WAS REALLY A VERY FITTING RE- SULT.

RECREIO WIN AT HAD SCORED AN UNCONVERTED TRY JUST AFTER HALF-

BADMINTON

Sailors" And Soldiers'

Home Beaten. ··

Playing in the "B" Division of the Men's Doubles Badminton The combination in the Army, excellent reverse stick centres. forward line was the outstanding The Army custodian, Hollings- League at King's Park last night feature of the game, and Rodger, worth, saved his team on occasions, the Recreio defeated the Sallors' the Club back, was the only clearing the few stray shots in and Soldiers' Home by 7 games to 2. player to offer any opposition. great style. His anticipation again A. E. Colling and W. H. Saunders, the visitor's No. I pair, were the TWO MONTH'S TIME On several occasions they swept made him outstanding.

strongest combination for their team, winning two games."

The scores were:-

TO ENGLAND IN

TO RACE AGAINST

THE ENDEAVOUR

Mr.

FIRST BIG U. S. YACHT

TO VISIT SINCE 1894

from one end of the field to the other, only to be checked by either! Rodger, or Gregory, who played a remarkably good game, in goal.

The Club were lucky to have had.

a good defence, for their forward line, without Divett, had no, life in it.

Khan Bahadur Good

ed the safest lost to A. E. Collins and W. H.

Saunders

Of the two backs, Khan A. E. Xavier and N. Beltrao Bahadur play. (Recreio)

game, clearing boat, W. H. Smith, and Yang Chan well with first- time shots, beat R. H. Clarke and H.

Bussey while Metcalfe stopped

19-21

21-21

21-11

and WES

cut

the- ball

1

As we expected, the English forwards were the better, but However, nobody was ever allowed to get far with the ball, the covering of both the Welsh backs had more thrust about them. sides being exceptionally good and the tackling better and fiercer than I can remember seeing, for a long time.,

THE ENGLISH FORWARDS GOT THE BALL SO REGU- LARLY THAT THEY WERE BOUND TO BE MORE OFTEN ONY THE OFFENSIVE, BUT IT WAS OBVIOUS FROM THE START THAT POWELL, SKYM AND REES WERE NOT GOING TO ALLOW GILES TO SETTLE DOWN IF THEY COULD POSSI- BLY PREVENT IT.

Taking every advantage of the "latitude allowed them by the re-

፡

Mrs. Frost leads in Pontiac' 'Bay (Mr. L. G. Front), after his one- .com in the Grand Stand Stakes yesterday. Mr. L. Dunbar, the leading owner, is seen on the right.

(King's Studio).

“FEAR” CUP ON SUNDAY

Draw For Kowloon Golf Club Event

LESTER STOEFFEN ON feree, they worried Giles to such

an extent that he was nothing' The following is the draw for the like as good as he had been in "Fear" Cup to be played over 36 STOEFFEN

the final trial. To his slowness holes medal, play on Handicap, on in getting the ball away must be Sunday at the Kowloon Golf Club: attributed much of the Ineffec: 9.00-J. G. Charlton v. H., Mundy. tive English midfield play.

Answers Taunt Of U.S.L.T.A. Head

America's

B. Gosano and L. Sliva' (Recreio) when clearing. lost to Colling and Saunders.. 21--24 are

beat Smith and Yang Chan.. 21-4 players] Had the Club beat Clarke, and Bussey.

... 21-13 forwards. fol-

they would lowed up better "KID” BERG TO MEET

LOCATELLI

best

9.04-W Stoker v. W. Groves But I doubt if Giles will Aver 9.08A. J. Dennis v. E. Black.

9.16 E. D. da Roza . W. Stewart. L.. A. Silva: and A. Silva (Recreio) WORLD'S BEST DOUBLES PAIR have a more difficult task than he 12-A. A. Andrews v. W, Ahern.

had in this match. Powell is so 9.20-A. W. da Rosa v. W. Taylor, badly

beat Collins and Saunders... 21—16)

that big and strong that he is very dif- $.24-T. Seddon v. E. H. Watts (15). Lester In beat Smith and Yang Chan.. 21-1

Stoeffen thinks clined to under beat Clarke and Bussey

Leater Stoeffen and George Lolt ficult to contend with, and he ce 9.28-E, F. Barnes v. D. M. Cameron

doubles tainly justified his inclusion. If only 9.32. Gellatly v. B. Henderson.

9.36 T. Henderson v. J. L. Rapley. for his spelling work.

9.40R. Collings v. C. G. Anderson. Powell's Worth

9.44-W. J. Woolley v. J. J, King. Listen to him, answering the Actually, however, Powell did a 9.48 M. Martin v. D. Parsong

9.52-A. Urquhart v. A. T. Braley, Hia long

356-W: Hirsty. A. A. Lopen taunt of Mr. Walter Merrill Hall lot more than that. the American L.T.A.'s president passen. gave Cliff Jones plenty of 18.00-C. R. Rosen v. W. Geall. that there are doubles teams as room to work in. Some of these 10.04-W. Excell, J. G. Meyer. good as the Stoeffen-Lott combina-passes: were wild, but only a few. in 10.08-H. C. Borner v. W. Kershaw. tion;

comparison with the good ones, und 10.12A, Eastman v. W. Simpson. "What other teams are almost Cliff Jones has such a wonderfulThe afternoon's first pair' wili

start at T.45 as good? Can those boys, Gene vair of hands that he can hold any

He gave a Mako and Donald Budge, win the thing he can reach. American and Wimbledon cham- superb display. plonships and the Davis Cup chal- longe round doubles in one year I won't believe it until they do."

Experience Counts

Italian Boxer Who Has Won Twice

POSSIBLE PRELIMINARY TO

TITLE FIGHT

man

Stewards of the course-H. H. Mundy, R. Henderson, and A. Eastman

"CAPTAIN'S CUP

Gregory's. Great Game New York,

Gregory, in goal, played one of Gerard Lambert's famous sloop Yankee, which is to race in his most outstanding games of the English waters this year against season, clearing with well places Endeavour and other big yachts, kicks and hits. He made a great effort to save every shot which will leave Boston early in. April

Yankee, the first US. yacht of came his way, and could not be America's Cup class to compote blamed for the five that passed him, Rodger, at right-back, played a abroad since Vigilant's unsuccess-

UT. METCALF ful venture in foreign waters in splendid game, being conspicuous the for his interceptions, which broke on 1894, will be escorted.

was very unsteady crossing to England by the three-up many determined Army attacks have got past him on several occa- masted auxiliary schooner Atlantic la reverse-stick clearances were slons, as he

also unusually accurate. He had when under pressure.

The whole intermediate line com- in which the owner will travel.

his hands fall in looking after the To Have Steel Mast Yankee will have yawl rig for Army left-wing combination, Lal bined splendidly and allowed very injured the ocean trip, with her apara sails Singh and Kartar Singh, and, little to pass them. Dulla Singh, cut down to much smaller than although he lacked their speed, his who was playing with a

Although slower than usual, normal racing size. A complete anticipation played a big part in knee, had Lay well covered through-

certain out. checking their play to a

Dulla Singh fed his forwards with set of new racing 'canvas, is now

extent, being made for her at Rataey's

E. V. Reed played well below his consistently accurate passes. Both yard, and she will also be equipped with a new steel mast and a set ofsual standard, wild hitting glving several short corners. steel-rod rigging sigging similar away to that used by Endeavour last Garthwaite was too good for him

and outpaced him in every move.

The forwards were seen in many which enabled him to beat the "With Lott and me there the Amer- Mr. Lambert has invited Mr. Willy" Reed's Good Defence

swift attacks which left the Club French champlon, Gustave Humery, fcans would have been assured of at threequarters than Candier. Who The Club half-back line

Licked intermediate line bewildered, but is a match with Cleto Locatelli, least one point in any trophy was very disappointing in attack Charles Adams, skipper of Re solute in 1920; Mr. Frank Paine, combination and had it not been were inclined to be ragged inside champion of Italy. They meet at series. But with Mako, and Budge but defended well. As was feared. they will not be certain. It takes this was the weak spot in the Eng- who designed Yankee; and Mr. for W. A. Reed they would have the circle. George Nichols, former commodore been practically useless against the

experience to win tournaments, lieh side, but even ao Cranmer and a fair game. He possessed speed, of the New York. Yacht Club, to Army forwards.. Reed played hl-

to have engineered an opening had usual steady game, but his passes put his ball control was not up to The match is important: Loca- and those youngsters have not had Heaton had sufficient of the bail AMERICA RANKS race with him.

they been good enough. Cranmer atar were not as accurate as usual. He the standard of the remainder of tell, despite an unexpected 'defeat Yankee is now laid up

There is nothing boastful about rems, for the moment, to have lost the line.

recently by Humery, has been-in- Boston, where a complete new in- however, held Senior well.

Selfishness spoiled the Club for-

vited to go to America and box for Stoeffer's candour, the records his form and appears stale after o terior is being built in her.

season University the world's title against Barnev show how perfectly true every strenuous

BRITISH BORN MEN British criticisms during Inst wards. The best forward on dis-mainder of

word of it is. Truth is, of course Heaton was unable to gel past year's Newport races of Rainbow's play was the substitute, S. Reed the forward

would be delighted to Davey; as a result Booth scarcely THIRD AND FOURTH line played

Locatelli has beaten Berg twice-- America alleged deficient living quarters who played at inside-right.

was their usual

in 1933 and 1934, but both defeats have Stoeffen and Lott for the touched the ball throughout the have not been forgotten, and there made several attempts, but

were during the period of Berg's Davis Cup were they not in the match, but Leyland put in some Ane. will be no question about the com- nearly always stopped by Khan faetganic,

alump, from which he is now reviv-money-ranks. fort or weight of Yankee's cabin Bahadur, the Army left-back, or with Senior Attings when she appears at else shot wide. Cowes..

summer.

י.

Не

London. "Kid" Berg, the

America now set firmly on the road back to the top. him, magnificently. Williams and Alaf Din supported said was "finished," "is

May la Disappointing

Stinging the mule all the way, His reward for a grand display Stoeffen-now turned professional of courage and attacking skill, with Lott--adds:

May, the new right-wing, played

the Albert Hall this month. Match Is Important

The re-

distributing Lay Too Selfish

well. The Owen-Hughes, on the right-wing. left wing

FASTER BOAT THAN was starved, but the little he did combination was unimpressive. Lay at centre- was "the RAINBOW? forward, attempted many sola main source efforts, but soon found that the of danger. Army full-backs were too good for and led the him. On one or two occasions he majority of had hard luck with shots at goal. the at- He was well, supported by Tetley, tacks. Gar

ithwaite was

No "International' Duels”

LT, GARTHWAITE

Ross.

fng.

it.".

!

He has such wonderful balance that he is equally elusive whether he is getting in a defensive kick under pressure or weaving his way through a crowd of players. England forwards were able to catch him only once, and then they nearly scored.

The following is the draw for the The Captains Cup First Round, to be play.

ed on March 3.

Cliff Jones did far more for his

runs down the left touch-line, one) of, which was particularly good and all but led to a score ops, Splendid Reverse Pass

R. Henderson v. R. K. Collinga à G. Milne. v. W. Taylor.

L. D. Purves v, W. Hirst. -

W. C. Simpson v. D. C. Wilson. E. O. Murphy v. S. Macnider.

F. C. Barry v. W. J. Wooley. 1. G. Charlton v. W. Ahern.

F. E. A. Remedios v, A. J. Dennis. Match play 18 holes. Final 38 holes.

FIRST TEN GOLF

PROFESSIONALS

WALTER HAGEN AND SMITH MISSING FROM LIST"

In view of the Ryder Cup match,

stick off a hard shot from S. Reed. BABE RUTH BACK, their attack was inno-to be played this year in Ket

In the second half, the Army die-

played an even greater superiority

and over-ran the Club, Rodger and Gregory, being their only obstacles.

HOME

The Army's third goal culminat Royally Welcomed By

ed a spectacular run down the left wing, Lal Singh flashing in an un- stoppable shot.

Large Crowd

PLAYER'S CONTRACT?

cuous, they rendered the Welsh United States, the ranking list of 10 professional attack very nearly as imputant, America's first Cliff Jones, Wooller, Davey and golfers is interesting.

ae The list, lasued by Olin Dutra, Bassett, however, all looked though they raight cut through at the Open champion, places, the any moment. Clift Jones did brea diminutive Paul Bunyan at the through twice on his own, but he head, while second place goes to was unable to make use of the ad-Ky Laffoon, a new playor, who vantage, to wall had the defence came into prominence last season, New York. To-day.

covered up.

B & Third and fourth placen go to Babe Ruth, former baseball:star

Wooller beat Cranmer twice, but British-born golfers-Harry Coope, The Army early took up the of-

Club:C. L. Gregory: J. Rodger of the world, returned, here yester-

much of the credit for, the first and T. D. Armour respectively... fensive but it was 12 minutes hefore (Capt.) and E. V. Reed, J. E. Potter, day from Paris and was royally score must be given to Prwell, who Sarazen is fifth, Horton Smith they scored. M

W: A. Reed and G. Sommer:: H. Owen welcomed by a throng of reporters, sent Cliff Jones away with a splen sixth, W Cox seventh, R. T. and J. Thomson Cruickshank In the absence of Potter, S. Reed Hughes, S, Reed, A., T. Lay, J. L. Tetlay friends, and baseball enthusiasts. did reverse pass. He made a per-

Army Pte. and managed to check most of the

colna); Iout, N. W. Metcalfe plans, and is even considering à

(By Major B Heckstall-Smith) who combined well. Yankee may be expected in Eng Mackay, on the left-wing, gave a good at inside-right, land in time to take part in the very disappointing display,["At opening regatta at Harwich on times, however, he sent across some

June 1. She is likely to remain for the rest of the veason and wail. about 40 races along the English const, including the Cowes - week

from Aug. 8 to 10, and finishing at Dartmouth on Aug. 31.

LONSDALE CUP TO AMATEUR CUFIST

Army Score First

A

The next two goals were scored by Garthwaite, the first from corner and the second during a meles.

Lord Lonsdale, president of the played at right-half for the Club, and N. A. E. Ruth is uncertain regarding his fect semi-opening for. Wooller, who (former Scottish players) eighth Billiards Association and Control movements of Kartar Singh and H.K.S.RA) and Sep, Khan Bahadur player's contract. "One thing favent all out for the line. I do not and ninth, and. Craig Wood tenth.":

rank

This was the only try scored, and ing list from that of Sarazen's of

believe anybody in the world could

Hagen Excluded Last year the Yankee, owned by Council, is to present the cup to Tal Singh. The first goal came off Punjabis): Lieut. J. P. Williams, Nk certain if I sign a player's coll- have stopped him as he was going. This is a vastly different & Boston syndicate and stored by the new amateur champion after Senior's stick. He made a elever Dallah Singh (Punjabi) and L/Nk tract this year it will have to be as Mr. Charles Francis Adams, was the final at Burroughes Hall on run through the defence and netted Alat Dia (Panjabis); Sig. May or a regular and not pinch-hitter," he Jenkins failure to convert from at the provious year, the closest possible competitor March 22.

after Gregory had run out. Garthwaite (H.K.E.R.A.); cant, W. O. said.

Corps of Signals), Liest, a The next goal followed soon Senior (A.E.C.) L/NE Kartar Singh afterwards when Alat Din secured (Punjabi) and L/Nk Lal Bingh the ball on the circle's edge, Imme- (Purjabin).

against Rainbow in the trials for the defence of the America's Cap. Many Judges considered her a fastor bost than Rainbow, but the latter was, possibly more trust

Gerard

ACROBATIC DIVER FOR ENGLAND

•

diately in front of the goal, and STANDINGS TO DATE scored into the corner of the net.

After this, the Club rallied and

A1 Phillips, Canadian acrobatic her new diving champion, has nocepted the

determined sily anxious to safl Invitation of Highgate Diving as the result?

Club to tour England and the Con attack, the ball was detected into

the goal from Khan Bakadur's|Navy tinent next Summer

Army

41718-10

easy position cost Wales the match. The names of Walter Hagen-

He insisted that he did not want Bassett, on the left wlog, was still described as the "Napoleon of to leave baseball and was anxious the most difficult man on the field Golf" and Macdonaldy Smith, one to get back into uniform, and to bring down, but even he seldom of the world's greatest stylists, are hinted that he has a proposition got very far, while

while Cowey on the missing J. Kirkwood and W. Mac- under consideration, refusing to other wing, was a passenger for farlane, the player who once beat specify the offer beyond saying that most of the second half owing to an Bobby Jones in a tie for the chau- It was to do with big league base-injury to his leg. He could do little pionship, are also ex ball Renter.

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