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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1936

Sporting Pages

AUSTRALIA'S OUTLOOK FOR THE

Al Ettore. Philadelphia's fistic idol, was ulf smiles as he trained

at Clemention Lake, New Jersey,

for his boat with Joe Louis, the Detroit Bomber. fare as well

Max Sling

but he was knocked out in quick

time.

FUSILIERS JUST WIN

RUGBY REVIVAL IN KENT

'D.E. PRATTEN ELECTED

TO CAPTAINCY

WON CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1927

(By "The Twelfth Man")

London, September 30.

E. PRATTEN, the Blackheath Rugby cap-

D. Bain, has just had another honour conferred

on him. He is to lead Kent in the County Cham- pionship this season in what it is hoped will be

COMING CRICKET TESTS

BRILLIANT FORM OF “BIG FOUR”

RECORD

half-back, is one of the finest

REVIEWED

W.A. BROWN, FINGLETON BRADMAN AND MCCABE THE PROBABLE OPENING - PAIR ·

(By J. C. Davis, Australia's leading cricket authority)

Sydney, September 30.

THEN Australia has chosen the Test eleven for the first match in Brisbane on December

But..

Hoshing, above, proved

Geminion in the girls thier Lawn Tennis Champion-

ship tournament

at Wimbledon. last month. She defeated-Rose- mary Thomas' in the Final to win the title.

EUNG Ws-chiu, the Chinese 4 we will find the first five or six batsmen making a revival of Kent's Rugby glories. Pratten, IL world Olympic and South a powerful combination. They will embrace de- fensive solidity within reason, and attacking have no doubt, will be pleased to have as his vice-China Athletic Association right captain R. C. A. Brandram, another Blackheath players the League champions and brilliancy of a high order. The batsmen are Senior Shield holders have ever likely to play a more significant part in the Tests player.

Brandram is playing at his best this season, and seems to had in their intermediate line.

Starting with the South China than the Australian bowling, good though it have found his best position at centre three-quarter. He for-

there will be a "tail," if all the better-known merly played on the wing. Kent hope to call on most of the old second team 13 years ago. Leang should be.

With such stars as V. G. J. has fully earned his`reputation as hands who helped them last year. Jenkins, R. C. S. Dick. J. S. Moll and G. E. C. Hudson among the being one of the best spoilers in bowlers appear and fresh blood does not win its way into the outsides, as well as Brandram, and with D. G. Gordon, P. G. the Colony, although his biggest the team. The new bowlers hovering on the Test horizon are batsmen than O'Reilly, Grimmett, McCormick and Hobbs, M. H. A. Martin, R. A. Cooper, J. de Vere Hunt and D. M. handicap seems to be that he can better

W. A. Brown is the one opening batsman Englishmen have to turn out good sides.

He has been twice "capped" for seen.. A little more dangerous now than in 1984, he is quite TO BE FOLLOWED BY DINNER The annual Afttenhead Shield There are, I hear, some promising youngsters coming along who will be tried out before the serious part of the County season the Colony in the Interport soccer seasoned and more consistent. Brown recently migrated from

Kowloon players, which will bring game begins. Trials are being held at Blackheath on November 7, and series and played for China in the Sydney to Brisbane and will play for Queensland this season. An interesting football was witnessed at Chatham Boed at Gravesend on November 14. The trial at Gravesend, against Far Eastern Olympic Games in He has accepted a commercial position, which will allow him time match between Hong Kong and yesterday when "D" Company of a district fifteen, will be the first that I can recall taking place Manila in 1934, when China reto coach under the Queensland Cricket Association, which is a onial Lean Bowls season in the Royal Welch Fusiliers best in that part of the county, where the real spirit of Kent Rugby tained the soccer title which she party to the arrangement. "C" Company of the East Lan-seems to be thriving.

Army League Game At Kowloon

BUMSTER AND CROSSLEY IN FORM

cashire Regiment by 3 goals to 2

in the Army Football League. The display given by both sides, com- posed of players rarely seen in the Hong Kong Football League, was good and there were several promising players on view.

For the Fusiliers. Roxby, right- back and Evans (72), centre-half,

the former! were outstanding.

being safe in his tackling, while

Harper supporting Pratten in the pack, they have the material play in no other position except in Fleetwood-Smith.

the intermediate line.

GUNNERS BEAT SIGNALS

SINCLAIR MISSES PENALTY

first won in 1916.

who is

New Balls After The Second Set Asked And Refused

Leung has represented the Hong Brown's opening partner will † It is ten years since Kent Kong Chinese Amateur Athletic be John H. Fingleton, figured in the final of the Coun-Federation in practically every more fiuent and accomplished A TENNIS REQUEST A PROBLEM

match in the than he was in 1932. A right- Championship, but before representative that they had a remarkable re-Colony and at the China National hander with rock-like defence, cord in the competition. As Games, held at Nanking and athe is most partial to, and effec far back as 1897, Kent were the new Civic Centre in Shanghai.tive in on-side strokes, and yet "Fingo," winners: in 1903 they lost in He was twice -captain of South has increased and perfected the the final to Durham; and in China "A", the League champions, off-side repertoire. 1904 they were again cham-and was once vice-captain of the as his intimates sometimes call

Colony Interport team.

him, may now be described as pions.

all-round-the-wicket getter. He is a dour fighter.

A Dour Fighter Since the last English tour his power has developed well In South Africa he piled up the high- est aggregate, and made six cen- taries in seventeen inrings, seer- ing with marked consistency to the end. as the following inningsa

In a friendly football game on There followed a lean period, Recreation Club such as they have been experi- the latter kicked cleanly and kept the Railway

the game open by neat passes to ground, the 24th Battery, Royal encing in recent years, but al his wingers Bunster and Cousens Artillery, beat the Royal Corps of fine revival after the war, in

were

in the forward line were also good Signals by two clear goals. which the present match and The Battery had most of the teams secretary, Mr. H. E. B. Good Defenders

best play but bad shooting on the part Wilkins, a real Kent enthusiast

spoiled The East Lancs.

many and a former captain of the FAST HOCKEY served by their two backs, Dixon their forwards and Howel, who saved their side chances. Finlay, at centre-for-side, played a leading part, re- from what might have been award, and Smithreen were out-sulted in them reaching the heavier defeat. Hardy also played standing, the latter being fast on semi-final in 1923, the final in! the right wing, while the former 1924, and, winning the cham- a good game at centre-half.

displayed good judgment in his pionship in 1927.

Crossley was the best of the for- distribution. wards, and his two goals were the Dawson, the battery pivot, was result of clever work

good and Jones, the right-balf, Fusiliers scored, first was prominent in the defence and through Bamster, but Crossley was always my with his forwards scored two goals in succession to in an attack. His goal was a good place his side in the lead before effort.

The

half time. In the second period Daniels equalised for the Fusi-

Missed Penalty

CLUB'S RUGBY TEAM

MATCH ENDS

IN A DRAW

Volunteers And Army Share Spoils

FAST GAME ON CLUB GROUND

(By "REFEREE")

12:30

run-

show: 121, 53, 99, 7 not out, 2, 35 not out, 62, 40,112, 52, 110, 17 not out, 28, 108, 34, 167 and 118.

London, September 29.

of When Miss Joan Ingram Harrow and Misa S. M. Patterson of the Melbury club stood at set- all fighting to gain a place in the final of the Cumberland lawn teenis tournament, the question of new ball for the final set was rzised.

Miss Ingram was struggling to retain her title. She had lost the first set 1-6, and had just won' the second 6-4. She asked for They were not the new belts forthcoming.

SCOTLAND'S TEAM FOR BELFAST Hearts Well To Fore Against Ireland

London, To-day.

LAWN BOWLS

FINALE.. Aitkenhead Shield Encounter

the Colony to a close, will be played on Saturday afternoon on the Kowloon B.G.C. green.

Names of players to represent both teams have been submitted- to the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association by the various clubs. The draw has been made and has. resulted as follows:

HONG KONG

KOWLOOK Bink 1

C. Summons HL Westlake L. A. Collyer J. Hollidge (skip)

A. F. Paul A. Webster

A. M. Calman C. E Basto

R. Morrisost. C. G. Silva (skip) Tak 2

W. W. Efirst ·

J. S. Dimen

R. G. Craig

I 'F. Lany W, H. B. Muskett A. Hyde-Lamy (skip

Biak 3

J. S. Riddell LA. M. -Onest.

S. Logan B. Bana (skip

(skip)

A. E. PERISON T. Coleman

J. M. Jack F. Cullen (skip) Fink 4

LC. R. Souza E. & Carter F. E. W. Hayres 4. Grimulu

(sisip)

J. Hoosen

W. L. Walker

S. J. Houghton In Jack G. H. Sherrif

(skip)

Pink S

8. A. Bright

S. M. Rumishn· B. S. Rogers

M. Y. Adal

The following have been select-A. Z. Dalish

Two of the Hong Kong Club's | Fingleton is a Sydney journalist, hockey players, G. ER Dirett but under the Board of Control ed to represent, Scotland, against and R. A. Bates, showed their agreement he will not be able to Ireland in the International As- Harkins, at centre-half, and!

Saturday at Belfast: liers, and just before time Bum-Tuttle, on the right-wing. were

In the Rugby Football match on versatility yesterday when, play discuss the Test play or players sociation Football series next ing for the Volunteers against the A grand fieldsman with a very

Dawson (Rangers): Anderson ster again scored.

the best players in the Signals the Club ground at Happy Valley Army in a friendly game on the sharp low retura, he is more dan- team. Sinclair, at right-hall, did to-morrow, commencing, at 5.15 not play his usually good game as pm, in which the Royal Welsh Club ground, they both played gerous than W. M. Woodfull, (Hearts) and Ancell (Newcas- he was playing in a strange post-Fusiliers will meet the Club "very well at full-back; positions whose place in the Test eleven hele); Massey (Aston Villa), Simp-J. S. Landolt that were rather strange to them takes. He fields close in, ds.ason (Rangers), and Brown (Ran-V. N. Atienza tion. He failed to score from a XV, the following: have been that they, as a rule, play at rale; often at silly short leg. Withers); Munro (Hearts), Walker B penalty kick when he shot straight chosen to represent the Club: centre-forward and

DIAMOND SCORE SEVEN TIMES

NAVAL PATROL GO DOWN BADLY

"HAT-TRICK" FOR LOCK HMS. Diamond recorded their second win in the China Fleet Football League Jesterday when they defeated the Naval Patrol by

A. M. Holland

J.. A. Laz

(skip)

J. J., Basto F.I.K. da Silva.

(skip)

M. J. Benderson

(skip)

Rink 6

C. B. Robertson

overta

C. A. Lopes

J. Eussell

J.. Rodger

(skip)

Rink 7

I A. Gutierrez

W. Greig

A A. Remedios

H. A. Alves

(skip):

(skip)

Rink 3

J. Waid In the first match of the Tater-S. Pollock

13. C. Chalmers national series, Wales best Ear-W. Canningham "Don" Has Recovered indication of the run of play. S. Bradman will be number three, land at Cardiff on October 17, by

andjor first wicket down. He has the odd goal in three. Chowdhurry (Volunteers) Alif Din were responsible for the thoroughly recovered his health, and he refrained from playing goals.

cricket the whole of the sÖBSQU following his return from Eng land, with a view to giving him-

J. E. Noronha LJ. Siva

P. L Soxves

(akip)

P. E. Knight

11. Gellatley LA. E Costes

A

J. F. McGowan

- J. Fraser

CAMBRIDGESHIRE BETTING

(skip)

2

Rink 18

E. Öntry

A. Spary C. 2. Tacchi

E. Sikstone

(sicky)

right-half VAT. Richardson he formed the (Hearts), McCulloch (Brentford).. E. Bollands into Carter's hands.

M. H. Curtis, R. OM. Dezne, W.

"leg-trap" in Africa, about which Napier (Derby) and Duncan (Der- Jones scored the first goal for 1. Reid, H. P. Hopkins, L. Lammert, respectively.

The game, a very fast and even-we heard a great deal, when by)-Reuter. the Artillery when he accepted a B. H. Griffiths (Captain), J. R. Hen- pass from Smithreen, and net derson, W. G. Schnabel, G. S. Cham-ly contested one, ended in a 1-all O'Reilly was dowling, long after Finlay scored from bars, A. W. Holden, E. P. Edwards, draw, the score being a very fair

S. H. Garrod, N. E. Clarke, K. | Monro, and I Redman

close in.

20TH R.E. WIN OVER 40TH

seven goals to nil at the Valley FIVE GOALS TO ONE

Lock," the winnersTM centre-for-

ward, started well by scoring

three quick goals in succession.

Bragg, at inside left, added - xn-

After the interval the lose made several positional change

but this was of 20 svall, although

AT VALLEY

In a friendly soccer encounter

TENNIS AT KC.C.

(Continued on Page 3)

ENGLISH HOCKEY TEAM LEAVE

self every chance of shaking off. The following is the latest G.-Perkins the effects of the illness and callover for the Cambridgeshire, E. EL E. Marks operation in London.

which will be run next Wednes (chip) "As great with the bet at ever, day:

If not even greater, Bradwraz z každod

Big Tour Of America

20

W. GM

FY..V. Ribeiro

Bak $

J. Revie

M. Ferguson

J. Watson

(skip)

1 Rink 13

A&. Eussell

T. W. Cair

S. Panda

other and at the interval they at the Valley yesterday afternoon,

very keen. He has re-invigorated Dan Bulger 15 to 2, Noble King 10 G. S. Ger cricket in Adelaide, and, in doing to 1. Finalist 10 to 1, Peguamas 10 to M. Omar were leading by five, clear goals, the 20th Company Boyal

to 1, Laureat 2nd 18 to 1, Noble U. . Omar skip) B. Dmean the fath being scored by Harris, gineers, beat the 40th- Con

W. C. Hung, succeeded E

Two hours before they left Lon- few players have had in that city Turn 20 to 1 t od 0, Holyroute.lt A. Stevenson London, September 30. 60, exmed a degree of popularity Harina 100 to 7. Esquemaling 15 W. V. Fald their left-winger, who is a new by 5 goals to 1.

Commander During the first half play was Fincher as champion lawn tennis comer to the Colony,

ng player of the Kowloon Cricket don yesterday for. Americs the In nine innings for South Australia 2 2 and very even, zeither side but soon after change over Club when he beat A. W. Ramsay English Women's Hockey Associs last moumer he scored 1173 runs, and o, Babe 2 to 12, 20 to 11. D. A. Fraser

(skip) to I 9, 35 to 1 t, Criza 28 to. Williams, at centre-forward, scor by 6-0, 6-1, 6-0 in the Final tion team to tour the United averaging 150 per imings. If the Daytona 23 to 1e and t, Tempest 2nd K. S. Robertson

The game will commence at ed the first, and only goal for the last Sunday. It will be recalled States played a dual practice bowlere fall to shift him early the 23 to 10, 35 to 1 t. tome Ginger 33 B.. E. Maughan

and 6, Hypothesis 40 to 10, Towton- ipsers. The 20th Compa To that E. C. Fincher conceded a match at Merton Abbey. They met job generally gets beyond them Aldine 25 to 1, Inchkeit 40 to 1

moor 50 to 10, 55 to 11, Rough Rider såming a

A diner will be held at the taliated with two quick goals in walk over to C. E. Watson in the team collected by Miss Marjorie (Continued on Page 83-

60 to 1 o, 65 to 1 t, Papyate 66 to 1, Sally Andows 100 to 11 and 9, Kowloon C.C. Princess: Herodene 100 to 1 t and a when prizes Gay Venture has been scratched

son will be distribute

it somewhat strengthened their

fence They Lunched

attack but were beaten back

the. Bragg scored his second goal soc

the resumtion.

ring the text total to seven goals. Bata

Second Round.

G. Ph

one

Hard, and won by two goals tại

phia as well as play a number of The are to attend the third matches. The garty consisted 1. players under the captaincy confermice

Miss Kott ational Federation at Ph

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the