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GOLF CLUBS

BY

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1935

ROYAL ARTILLERY WIN AREA AQUATIC TITLE

SEASON OF PROMISE

OPENS TO-DAY

(Continued from Page 21

Cup excounter between England and Scotland at Twickenhazı 00 March 2. when England will make great efforts to avenge their defeat at Edinburgh last season. Bright Outlook For The Clubs Among the London clubs and also in the provinces an excellent season is in prospect

So far as personnel is concern- ed, the Harlequins, who, by sheerį hard work and persistence; built up such a fine side last season. have little cause for worry. Ex- cept for finding a new wing in Buceruis place of H. L Faviell, the fifteen. which provided such attractive Rugby last Spring remains intact. The only late starters will be R E. Prescott and A. G. Butler, whose injured wrist has not yet merded.

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(Continued from Page 4) The only newcomer to the team is likely to be Milne, from Black- burn Rovers.

casion last season when both Mr.

TO-DAY'S LAWN BOWLS

Civil Service To Test Recreio

K.C.C. VISIT TAIKOO

league.

From the Wasps' headquarters comes even better news, for they have no losses at all to report. As many as ten teams will turn outi every Saturday. The Easter tour will be to Sale, Waterloo and Liver- ipool. but the most important fix- ture to Londoners will be the match against Camborne on moming of the England vs New Zealand encounter.

London Irish "Brotherhood”

the

The London Irish pack will coa- tain three of the four Reidy bro- thers who played last season, and places have been found for R. and T. Massey, promoted from the "A" team, and by the two de Mes- tres from Cheltenham. G S ¡Barry, a fine scrum-half, is the

captain.

Catford Bridge have tackled their ground difficulties in resolute. fashion and hope to obtain a con-

"The magic eye camera studies Dorothy Bound, England's leading woman tennis exponent, she warms up at Forest Hills in preparation for the Wightman Cup matches. Top left, she takes fier racket back as the ball nears, and fight, she is set for a förehand drive. Below left, she has hit the ball cleanly, and right, she follows through gracefully. Note the clean wrist action and body weight in all her strokes.

venient and well-equipped vente Satisfactory Cricket Season

not far from the old pitch at Bel- lingham. which is required for building purposes after Christ- mas RS. Hellier will again lead

(Continued from Page 4)

the side, which has suffered no do not treat the game as a picnic on Saturday when he said: “We depletion since last season.

For the fourth successive year 4. S. Freeborough will captain Woodford. Strong in

London.

reserves,

Youth To The Fore

to

A

We play to win, and if we lose we don't mind.”

Derbyshire seem likely to retain

Special praise is due also to

tours."

400 METRES NATIONAL RECORD BROKEN

Chinese Athlete's Very Fine Performance`

Shanghai, September 8. A new national record for the 400 meters was established yes terday at the Chiaotong Univer- sity when S. K. Tai broke the tape for that distance in 52 sec- onds, bettering C. C. Lin's record by 2/5 of a second.

The occasion was the second trial meet for the selection of local athletes for the forthcoming National Meet to be held here in October. There were more than 30 men and women athletes tak

Ipionship

EXCITING SPORT LIEUT. WITHERS PLAYS LARGE PART IN TRIUMPH

Pte. Lockett Wins Surprisingly

G.O.C'S FAREWELL APPEARANCE

(BY CRAWL)

A tremendous gathering of spectators, including his Excel- lency, the General Officer Com- manding the Troops, Lient- General 0. C. Barrett, and officers of the Garrison, were present at the European Y.M.C.A. Swimming Pool yesterday after- noon when the finals of the Hong Kong Area (China Command) annual aquatic championships were swam off, the 8th Heavy Brigade, Royal Artillery, winning the Army Inter-Unit Challenge. trophy with 60 paints.

Throughout the meeting the races were very close and in the majority of cases the races were won by a touch. Lieat. H. C. Withers probably the finest military sprinter ever seen in the Colony, was largely responsible for the Royal Artillery's success; swimming two excellent races in the Small Units Relay and the Inter Unit Relay

Surprise Win

The surprise of the afternoon was supplied by Fte. Lockett, of the Lincolns, who established an early lead to beat Cpl. Pearse, of the Sappers, in the 150 Tards (Continued on Page 6) Results were:-- Small Units Relay:--

124th Battery, RIAL

22nd Coy. RE

2. "A" Cos. East Lancs. - Time: -3 míns. 12 secs. Army Boys 50 Yards Handicap:-

1 Boy Hall

2 Boy Barnes

Bay Wigham

Indian 50 Yards Free Style:-

1Lt HKSRA. Bty. 2D Coy. Punjabis 3A Coy. Punjabis 150 Yards Army Medley Champion

ship:

1. L/Cpl Mason (East Lames) 2 Gor. Harris (RA)

3. Cpl. Fildes (Lincolns)

Officers 100 Yards Championship:

LLieut. J. D. Pattillo (RE): 2 Lt C a S. Genese (E Lanes)

Time: 76 4-5 secs.

Army Girls 50 Yards Handicap:

1. Miss D. Gresham

2 Miss M. McGuinness

Time: 56 2-5 secs. 3 Miss F. Williams

1 HK S., EvA Indians 300 Yards Relay

Time: 1 min. 48 25 secs. (Record)

1 Dmr Rush (Lincolns)

2 L/Cpl Dunk (BE)

this club hopes to field five or six their position as runners-up. Their all-rounder, Astill teams. On October 12 they will team is nicely balanced, keen, and meet Northern the Newcastle contains the varied talent necessary Essex, who have played on so many fifteen, who are new visitors

to success. Perhaps they do not pecasions the part of giant-killers. quite "see the thing through” within a season of otherwise moderate such thoroughness as Yorkshire performance, they have beaten the when the game is in its crucial South Africans, Yorkshire, and Owing to a dearth of experienc-stages, but this is an ability which Lancashire in unambiguous style. ed players, youth will have its thrives upon continuous success.

Good Season Financially chance in the Bank of England's

Good aggressive cricket has also Financially, the season has been pack this season. R. A. Finnis been to ricoming from Middlesex, good but uneven. Counties who ing part in yesterday's trials. Time: 2 sama, 0 3.3 secs. succeeds H. L. Chadder as capt-who, in addition to good progress played the bulk of their important ain. but the latter will still turn under the leadership of R. W. V. home fixtures early in the season, out. The fixture list ends with Robins, have won the Minor Coun-such as Lancashire and Middlesex, club cricket to draw upon. And an Easter tour to Brighton and ties Championship with their se had, an unfortunate experience, but yet they gave Yorkshire a good Worthing.

cond eleven."" Westminster Bank will provide

or the whole treasurers are well race almost till the last lap. And six fifteens, and the first team supremacy in the championship African tourists will have made a

Lancashire, though fallen from satisfied with progress. The South (so they broadened cricket's interest should be stronger than last sea-table, have recently given splendid profit of £10,000, which is more clubs, financially strong, and rich It is somewhat curious that county If the Indian R.C can

only son emulate the performance of Kow-j loon Docks last week and defeat will be missed by Midland Bank, at the Oval and Kent at Dover.

G. H. Masters through injuries, cricket, particularly against Surrey accruing from any of their previous cricket, drag behind, Surrey in attractive exhibitions of fighting than six times as much as the profit in what should be the nurseries of Craigengower "A" on their own who lost four matches out of Leicestershire's Great Advance

particular provide a case in point.

2 1/8th Punjab Regiment. green when they meet this after-twenty-eight

last season,

There is no doubt that, given fine Money is there, there is a wealth 150 Yards Free Style Army Cham-

Timer 3 mins 38 secs.. noon then interest would again otherwise the side is intact.

but Leicestershire have made great weather and sufficient opportunity of club cricket, and players, re- return to the senior lawn bowls good deal is expected from some bowling of Geary and Smith, and ever keenly interested

pionship strides, thanks chiefly to the fine for leisure. the public is more than xardless of expense, are sometimes 1. Pte. Lockett (Lincolns) of the younger men.

in first-bought from other places. Yet Sur-

2 L/Cpl. Pearse (BE) 3. Gar. Halley (RA) I remember an oc- Fresh from their victory over

have won ten matches outright. class cricket, and willing to turn out rey are dangerously near to finish, Esher, who have acquired a new This is a very great improvement, in large mumbers to witness an at-ing at the wrong end of the cham-High Diving Competition the Police, Craigengower "B" are ground at. Walton-on-Thames, looking forward with hopeful hope to improve on their last sea matches in the two previous sea-Some Good Young Captains.

for they did not win so many tractive match. Peter McWiliam and Mr. Joe Shaw exticipation to another win when son's record. The pack is sound, sons put together. They intend to went to watch him, and they were they meet the Recreio at King's but there is room for promising celebrate this progress shortly with been the increasing success and good);

Another pleasing feature has disappointed that he had to go Fark to-day.. into an inside position owing to will, however,

The Valley men three-quarters.

a dinner in honour of their veteran generalship of some of our younger Umpires As Test Selectors! have to better a colleague being injured.

their performance of last week if In the north the strength of from their ranks, Leicester have RW, V. Robins, E. R. T. Holmes novel suggestion has been made

captains, of whom A. B. Sellers.

Talking of Test cricket, here is they are to snatch the points Leicester is noteworthy. Although still ten internationals on their and G. F. Heane are outstanding by a Kentish man from the Portuguese team. R. A. Buckingham will be absent playing list. Not all, however, examples,

(Continued at Foot of Next CoL) will be available regularly thir

He says that the men who should Although the Kowloon B.G.C

3. Royal Engineers will be on foreign soil to-day it but that victory will be theirs.

Among the new generation of be asked to help in the choosing of 4 Lincolnshire was dem season. E. S. Nicholson, England's cricketers, several names stand out England teams are the umpires.me: 3 mins. 5. 2-5 secs. (Becord) is expected that they will gather. The best fight in the junior and M. P. Crowe, G. W. C Meikle Batsmen who encourage hopes are the middle see most, he suggests 2 BOT Walford (Lincolns)

hooker, cannot play until October, as giving promise for the future. On the principle that those in

Enlisted Boys' 50 Yards Free Stylez the points from the Civil Ser division will probably be wit-and J. S. Wilson, who is in the N. S. Mitchell-Innes, F. C. de that the selectors should co-opt the

Tmpr. Searey" (RA): vants.

If Kowloon Docks play nessed at Taikoo when the ship-RAF. will appear only occasion- Saram, Hutton, Fags, Oldfield, and services of England's two best um- the same twelve to-day did last week there is little doubt IC.C.

as they builders entertain the Kowloonally J. McD. Hodgson and C. E Gimblett, Bowlers who are making Pires, appointing them to matches 25 Yards Dash:

St. J. Beamish, however, will be an impression are HL D. where there is likely talent and consistent players. Leicester can Read, Hollies, Pollard, and receiving from them advisory re- count upon plenty of strong sup Cameron, among others whose big ports.

Get A port in addition to her capped opportunities are yet to come. The umpires to be reimbursed players

There was, on the whole, a short-for this extra service. As a result of the many changes age of really great bowling, but The selectors may hold up their made last Winter, Birkenhead therein lies an opportunity. Any hands in horror at the thought of Park has now a fine side of young bowler who so improves his ability paid officials assisting the "team- players, who seized their oppor- as to stand above his fellows next picking, and perhaps they may not. tunity when it was offered them year will have an excellent chance They are human people, really. They will be led by W. Sher- of reaping the rich reward of "Tich Freeman's Fine Record man, with T. C. Knowles as vice visit to Australia.

Only one more of cricket-

Hong Kong Ares Group: Chai captain

Derbyshire Have No Stars

am still waiting for Freeman, 18th Heavy Brigade, R Welcome newcomers «to-Man- Derbyshire, like Yorkshire, are of whom I occasionally Kay nice 2 East Lancashire Regt chester are TJ. Birtles of Dur-a team-shoulders at the wheel things, to get his usual 200 wickets ham County, M. Lee former They do not depend upon “atars”-

He was then on the left, but I believe he is better on the right, and it will be found that he is a high-class player up to the best Arsenal standard.

NOT QUITE SO LUCKY Arsenal's Heavy List Of Injured Men

"Lucky Arsenal" was a familiar expression during past football seasons. Somebody must have kill- ed the Highbury black cat, for no Sodner does one Arsenat player leave hospital than another is car- zied in. se

Leicester's Strength

“SKIP'S FORECAST FOR TO-DAY

FIRST DIVISION

CRAIGENGOWER “A” (~~): T CIVIL SERVICE (38) KOWLOON C. C. (59) CLUB DE RECREIO (61).

Joe Hulme, the tetest "casualty." HK ELECTRIC (66)

is to be operated on for a groin

injury and may be out of action for

* month.

Since last season ended, Arsenal have had a dozen or more players in hospital or in the hands of the doctor. Ten of these were interna tionals

KOWLOON BG.C. (56)

TAIKOO B C YACHT CLUB (53)

Figures in brac

SECOND

sme last season, while unde

INDIAN R CO

KOWLOON B.G.C. (65)

KOWLOON DOCKS (51) CRAIGENGOWER “B” (45)

DIVISION-

CRAIGENGOWERTM (65) CIVIL SERVICE (51)

KOWLOON CC ()

CLUB DE RECREIO (61).

“of the coj

ined:

favoured to

Ferhaps the only explanation is that success and failure runin cycles.

When the little man has

Old Leysians sklyper, A. T. John there is no Hammond, no Freemen a beard he may be asked to bowl for

| son of"Glasgow. AN Ber

but

Easter

the

and to take twice as many wickets as England. People tell me he wou

else in the side. Everyone be too expensive in Test

hey han

They but facts are obstinate things.

And one fact abor

rk that he needs only 12

the way of to complete his 200 for the

3. L/Cpl Gorman (East Lanes). Indians 100 Yards Free Style:——,

1 "D" Coy. Punjabis 2"H Q. Wing Punjabis

8th Heavy Brigade, BA Inter-Brigade and Battalion Relay:

24th HKSRA. Bty.

24 East Lines

*

3. Boy, Waters (Lincoln).

Time: 34 3-5 secs. (Record);

2 Cpl McCarthy (East Lanca) 1 Lient. E C. Withers (RA)

& Bdr. Hall (RA)

Time: 12 4-5 secs (Record) Small Units Water-polo League:

Winners "BQ: Wing""Lincolns." Wimmers 8th Heavy Brigade, B.A. Inter-Unit Water Polo

Plunging pa

8th Heavy Brigade Individual:

Sgt. Swation (BA)

Sergt. West (BA) 2 Capt. Eecles (Small Units)

sive/season-