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THIS CHINA HAIL, HONDA, FERRUARY.

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COLONY RUGBY XV COULD HAVE BEEN STRONGER IN ATTACK

BRILLIANT SOCCER

BY ATHLETIC

FUSILIERS OUTSHONE IN

THE

FINE

GAME

SOLDIERS LATE RALLY

Athletic were featured in a splendid dis- play against the Fusiliers in their premier League soccer match at Caroline Hill yesterday, playing almost throughout with only 10 men, gaining a two-goal advantage, and then being forced to a draw in the closing stages, the Fusi- liers netting twice in the last 10 minutes.

The final result hardly gives a true indication of the game. - With only 10 men opposing them, and being presented with un- limited scoring chances, the Fusiliers should really have gained a comfortable win. Yet the best moves came from the Athletic; they had but two genuine chances, and scored from both. They

The Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Club first eleven, above, were sensationally defeated by the C. B. A Ladies in their deciding match in the Caer Clark Cip series on Saturday. Mus K. Ferguson, second from the left (kneeling) was not playing, her place being filled by Mrs. J. A. E. Selby, who was promoted from the juniors.

gave an altogether more impressive showing than their oppon- NAVY'S LAPSE

ents, and must consider themselves rather unlucky to come away with one point after playing so pluckily.

The Fusilier defence failed to find their form until nearly the end. Miskicks and faulty positioning were among the many errors committed by Wheeler and Keating, and it is a long time since these usually so réliable backs have played so much below form. Keating let in both of the Athletic goals, partly through endeavouring to bundle his opponent off the bail rather than tackle him.

STONECUTTERS

OVERWHELMED

BY POLICE XI

Johnson Scores Four Goals

· GUNNERS WEAK IN POSITIONING

The Police, playing on the Kow-

-Saunders, brought into the

side in place of Rowlands, who

AGAINST THE

·EAST LANCS.

Lose Senior Game By 4 To 1

SAILORS WRONG TACTICS

Saturday's Results At EMMA GEES” AND

A Glance

FIRST DIVISION

S. CHINA A 2. S. CELINA ‘B* CLUB

1 RIFLES KOWLOON 1 LYEMUN ST. JOSEPH'S 2 RECREIO

SECOND DIVISION

RADIO

0 S. CHINA CLUB

0 ENGINEERS KOWLOON 1 EAST LANCS. -3) UNIVERSITY 3 FUSILIERS. After a stern tussle between RECREIO 0 NAVY

is on the injured list, gave the Navy and the East Lancs. in creditable performance in goal

The halves proved a noticeable tests

weakness in the Fusilier

THIRD DIVISION

C. POLICE 4 ENGINEERS AIR FORCE 2 FUSILIERS RAILWAY. 1 EAST LANCS.

1 LIGA

ST. JOSEPH'S 2 E. FOLICE

rbeir premier division SOCCE clash at Causeway Bay yesterday, giving but acant support to the the soldiers emerged victors by 4MEDICAL forwards, and kicking the ball goals to 1.

On the run of the play, the anywhere but to one of their own mem Talbot, at pivot, alcne Navy did not deserve to lose found his man with a pass, and so big a margin and were a good be was constantly bewildering his match for the soldiers up till the opponents with his tricky foot last quarter of the game.

The Navy backs were, however, too prone to encroach too much

work and accurate distribution.

Coakley As Leader

loon F. C. ground yesterday, in Of the forwards, Coakley made on their halves' territory and ance the First Division of the soccer an energetic leader, and was well through the soldiers made no League, were more than a match supported by Evans and Harrison mistake for Stonecutters, whom they de-on his left and right flanks res- feated by 8 goals to 1.

Ground Difficulties

pectively. Hughes was the better The players had great difficulty All through the game the Police of the two wingers, but there was in keeping their feet, Regler and overwhelmed Sonecutters, and never a move in which the whole Wolverson, the Navy backs, aï- showed themselves to be vastly line combined together; all their though playing well, being beaten superior in almost every depart-thrusts, effective though they by the ground. ment, and had it not been for s were, came through individualism, good display of goalkeeping by and at no time did the Fusiliers Hall, the Gunners' custodian, and the fact that Johnston, Brooks, and appear likely winners, when com-

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EASTERN AND ATHLETIC IN

JUNIOR DRAW FINE DISPLAY IN POOR WEATHER REMARKABLE HEADER SCORES

pared with the well-planned move- ments of the Athletic.

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KARLSRUHE'S

FOOTBALL WIN

OVER CANTON

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COMBINED CORPS

AND THE RIFLES

SHARE SPOILS Fast Second Division

Encounter

The Second Division League

soccer fixture between the com

Perfect Understanding bined RASC & RAOC team

Kynote Of Display

E. AMMANN BRILLIANT IN GOAL

and the Rifles, played on the Chai- ham Road ground yesterday, re- sulted in a draw, each team scor- ing once.

The Second Division encounter

Play was keen and fast through-1 between the Athletic and Eastern

jout the entire period, but many at Caroline Hill yesterday pro-

-The soccer team from the Karlr-fine movements were spoiled ow- duced a stirring game under poor conditions, and the result, a draw the displayed very fine form in ing to the slippery state of the of two goals each, was a fair re-their match against the Canton ground. flexion of the exchanges.

German Club yesterday morning

In defence Eastern was splen-on

a steady custodian with

McQueen and Formian, In the¦

representatives.

B. G. Lange, shore, the Euro- peza. “Y” swimming champion. won his race, the 200 Yards Free Style, against from the German cruiser Karis- rohe and H.M.S. Dorsetshire in the triangular swimming gala on Saturday night.

Yesterday's Results At A Glance

FIRST DIVISION

2 FUSILIERS 1 EAST LANCS. 8 BA SCTEES

SECOND DIVISION

the Kowloon Football Club corps defence positions, proved ATHLETIC didly represented by Ip Yun-fook, ground, and won a very fast match themselves very reliable and un- NAVY

a safe by 6 goals to 1 on a ground soft doubtedly saved many dangerous POLICE pair of hands, and two strong and slippery from overnight rain situations when a gual seemed cer- RASCE kicking backs in Ng Ying-kay and Chan Koon-ping.

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The sailors displayed a brand of¡tain. football seldom witnessed in 'the' Colony, except that by South China “A”, the understanding-be- tween halves and forwards being perfect, t

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RAO.C EASTERN

.1: REFLES

2 ATHLETIC ·

BATTERY SHARE

SOCCER SPOILS

Match Curtailed To 20 Minutes Play BOWEN-HUGHES ÎN LIMELIGHT

SELECTORS MAKE TWO MISTAKES FRASER AND HAMILTON

PASSED OVER

RICE-EVANS-FLOYD PARTNERSHIP WILL BE BIGGEST DANGER

A

(By “Scrum-Half”)~-~- LTHOUGH the Colony Rugby selectors over-

came the full-back problem to the satisfac tion of all, two weaknesses are apparent in the choice of the backs for the return match against the New Zealand Universities fifteen next Fri- day. St. Clair Ford has passed his prime and either, McGilchrist or Lt. Fraser, preferably the latter, would have been a more popular choice, while I would have preferred either Lt. Hamilton or Bonnar, despite their obvious slowness, to Preece behind the serum. The Navy scrum-half is too apt to become offside and is a definite menace in his own "25.

**

Twice on Saturday St. Clair Ford was given a clear run for the line and yet was grassed on both occasions by Floyd, who also passed him with every degree of confidence in two runs that reminded us of those made by both New Zealand wing three- quarters on their last visit here. As an attacking unit St. Clair Ford has been disappointing this season, and in defence he is too uncertain to regain his lost laurels against the New Zea- Landers. Fraser's fine defence and speed would have beeh more of the Club ground, the soccer advantageous on this wing. game between the Battery of thei

Owing to the sodden condition

*

Hong Kong Volunteer Defence The Colony's strength in attack is undoubtedly the Rice- Corps and the Now. 1 and 3 Com- Evans →→ Floyd partnership. It is some considerable time since panies of the Machine Gun Batal-† we have had such a thrustful centre as Rice-Evans, who has-been lion was curtailed to 18 minutes given the distinction of exptaining the side. His main asset. is each way and resulted, in a draw his unselfishness. lof one goal each

Among the interested spectators

Floyd is definitely well above the average for local wing were Lt. Col. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, threequarters and is in Geofrey Lammert's class He has al Commandant, Hong Kong Volan-that a winger requires, including brains, with a capital B. Time teer Defence Corps, Captain T. A.(and again I have seen him cross-kick to advantage when another Martin, commanding the Battery, player would have been grassed in possession with no one up in and Major Rockingham Gill, EA, support. commanding: 20th Battery, EA

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DUETSCHER KLUB WIN “FAUST-BALL”

Karlsruhe Lose At K.F.C. Ground

Butcher, who will have to be in better form next Friday than he was on Saturday, would probably have fared best with Hamil ton at the base of the scrum-it was a pity the selectors did not change Freece at the interval in order to see how he and Butcher fared.

The selected forwards are probably as good as are available, though I am sorry a place could not be found for Lt Bobinson, who is more than useful in the loose. In passing, though it has nothing to do with the selection of the Colony side, I should re All Sunday cricket and temis to mention Stan Garrod's fine display on Saturday. with little was ruined yesterday owing to the hope of inclusion, owing to his reputed lack of stamina, he played in which fell on Saturday night a fine, constructive game in the loose and clearly showed that he and continued until the early hours is no back number.

of the following morning, but this-M

in no way deterred the men frott The following is the team to represent the Colony :--- the local Deutscher Klub and from the German cruiser Karlsruhe from participating in a game of "Fanst- ball at the Kowloon Football

Cinb.

SURG-LT BENSON (NAVY); LE ST. CLAIR FORD (NAVY), H. D. BIDWELL. (CLUB), LT. RICE-EVANS (ARMY) (CAPT.) AND FUS. FLOYD (ARMY); A. HR. BUTCHER (CLUB) AND CPL. PREECE (NAVY): MNE LIGHT (NAVY), SP. O. RICHARDS (NAVY), LT. LINCOLN (ARMY), A. F. Very much like valley-ball, with WALEDEN (CLUB), W. E. PEERS (CLUB), FUS. MORGAN the exception that the ball is al (ARMY), L/CPL. HARRISON (ARMY) AND A. B. EVANS lowed to bounce once and must] (NAVIA

Reserves: H R. McGilchrist (Club) and Lt. Emman (Navy) only be played with the fist, the gime is over two halves of 15 threequarters; J. Bonnar (Club) half back and Lt. Chapman minutes each way and, with only (Navy) and E. P. Humphreys (Club) forwards.

|a few days' practice, the local team, comprising HLH Mueller, E F Lange, H. Koehn, O. May and E. Koerner, won by 33 points to 21 and 25 points to 21

Tables To Date FIRST DIVISION

THIRD DIVISION:

PLDFAP Chinese Police

8. Chink “A” 12 11 10 51 1122 Lancs

-15-82547 21 21 Air Force

There was a large gathering of Police spectator, Inclúding many of the Rifes cruiser's complement

WEEK END GOAL-SCORERS

YESTERDAY'S GOALSCORERS

FIRST DIVISION Johnston (Police)

Their effortless round passes and almost impregnable defence provided the biggest features of the game, and it was obvious from Brooks (Polite) the commencement that they were joDomell (Baxt Lanes.) much too good for the Canton | Moss (Pašice)· team, whose exorts, nevertheless, Stephens (Police)

Smith (S'entters)

were not in vain and were rewardsandford East Lancs.)-

ed by a solitary goal, probably the Radings East. Lazick)

best of the match.

team

Good Caston Defence Where the Canton shine was in defence, E. Arri who will be recalled-sa [dian of the local German itional hockey eleven, gave {display between

Bennett' (Navy) (Kä«

Frans (Fusiliera) Wanklyn (Fusiliers) did Tang Kwong-SION-

Lee (St. Joseph's) E. Strange (Club) Yong"Mos-akun 49.-

Kam-Shack-wal, (8, Chi

Leung Shui-rick (S.

Suffran" (Fuzifiers)

5. L. Yong (University) (2--- KY, Lee (University) *** Leduw (Univemity)

Howlett Engineers)

Ho Chi-wing (South China) Li Wing on (South China); Walkden Fast Lanea) Rateliff Cast Lance) Cutter Kowloon) 455

THIED DIVISION:

|Tuley Cast: Lun

Willerton

16 61638 27-18 Medicala.

-Goals PW LDFAPta .15.11. 23 43 22:25 15 10 3 2 41 15 22 1391240 20,21 164855 3′ 43.39/19 .13 6 4.3 2.25-15

|S. China-"B" -12 6 1 5 25 16 13 Liga P'tugaras 13-7 6-0 26 26

Fusiliers Athletic

Cinh

East Lancs. Recreio

15 7.3 5 34-26 17 Res 2.12 52 5 20 12 15 Engineers

14 6 5 3 29 25 15 European Pote 13-6-5-227-26 14 St Joseph's

Kailway

{St. Joseph's ...16 6 9 1,29/46

Nary

Kowloon

1RA. Gyem

R.A.(Sentt

Totals

152112,

21-14112

78-48 48.419)

26

6 8 22-25 17

4.3 1.25.49 211124

0205

267.37 18:551,351 152