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THE CHINA MAHDETHURSDAYSA DEL MBER 17, 19364

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ENGLAND HAS BIG PROBLEM IN FINDING OPENING BATSMEN

HOCKEY VICTORY FOR ARMY

BUT WEAK CLUB ELEVEN SHINE IN PATCHES

2 POTENTIAL COLONY INTERPORTERS

THE

(By “STICKS”)

Army hockey eleven were featured in a very disappointing encounter yesterday when they beat the Club by 4 goals to 2 in their Triangular Tournament fixture, the Civilians fielding a very weak side which, however, man- aged to extend their victors.

The Army were much the stronger side and some dazzling attacking movements featured their display, two of their players being certainties for the Interport against Macau next February. I refer to Nerain Singh, inside-left, and Pataub, centre-forward whose individual brilliance in ball control outshone anything that has been seen in the Colony for some time. Their biggest asset, however, was their phenomenal speed and in this respect they were more than a match for their opponents.

The Club attack rarely shone, S. A. Fowler and Bond being forced to play lone hands owing to the inability of the wings to send the ball into the circle. Taylor; on the left-wing, showed a slight improvement in his stickwork, but is still not quite fast enough in centring, while Starbuck, on the right, very rarely saw the ball.

KUMAON RIFLES TROUNCED BY

EAST LANCS.

Poor Finishing Cost Them Many Goals

PARTAP SINGH SHINES IN DEFENCE

In spite of losing by 10 goals to

The Club intermediate line! were given plenty to do, but Whitley was in very poor form and proved no match to Robin son, whose terrific bursts of speed on the right-wing had the Club half in anxiety throughout the game.

ATTACK LACKING IN STING

M.C.C. TEAM DISAPPOINT THEIR CRITICS

THE FEAR OF SPIN BOWLING

(By C. G. MACARTNEY)

London, November 21.

football centre-halves, stand a good chance of making the forthcoming E M.C.C. team have now been in 'Australia

N. Beltran, left, and Wong Mei-shu, right, both former Interport Interport team, although the former will probably be the reserve-half in view of his slight falling-off in form.

HOCKEY AS IT SHOULD BE!

Teaching Staff Lose To Pupils

ANNUAL MATCH AT CENTRAL BRITISH

(By "ADREM"),

ני

Early this morning, Mr. Me- Lellan, a master at the Central British School, telephoned the Ching Mail and asked if an umpire could be supplied for their annual hockey match. Staf v. Pupils. Aċ- cording to instructions, I made my way to the school and found that! everything was being prepared for the fray. There was a small crowd on the field at 11.10. but five Bates, on the right-flank, enjoy-minutes later the playing pitch ed, a fair measure of success and immediate vicinity becaue against the best of the Army alive with brown-clad figures of wings, and more than held his own every shape and form, followed {against Lal Singh. Rarely have 1 soon after by two teams. seen Bates play a better game. When all were lined

Bates Shines

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Chan Sik-pui, above, captain of the King's Collage badminton team, is featured in the present Controversy.

five weeks, and the form of the players with the exception of Hammond has been dis- appointing. Of the matches played against State sides, two have been won, two drawn and one, BADMINTON against New South Wales, lost. The first Test begins at Brisbane in a fortnight, and there will London, To-day". --- One Rugby have to be a big improvement of England is to

MIDDLESEX RUGBY WIN

Union County Championship game

ter.

PROBLEM FOR

ASSOCIATION

Chinese "Y" And King's College Situation

PROMOTION TO BE DISCUSSED ON DECEMBER 22

(By "ADREM")

was played yesterday, when Mid have a chance of winning. dlesex beat Sussex by 18 points By this time touring sides are usually well in touch, but to 8 at Brighton. In the only ma- this team is still searching for knowledge of the conditions. jor friendly encounter, the United G. O. Allen's big problem is to find opening batsmen. At pre- Services Portsmouth) beat Guy's sent, Barnett and Worthington are the best opening pair, but! Hospital by 9 points to nil-Reu-they do not compare with Hobbs and Rhodes or Hobbs and

Sutcliffe.

Generally, the batting is much below strength, and there] is an inconceivable weakness against slow bowling. The men A great deal of ink has recently have an undeniable fear of spin, and their footwork is slow and been spilt over the question of the his side owing to illness and injuries, but the men who are fit and the section of the Hong Kong Badminton League in which they have not by any means shown their true England form.

The bowling would show to should compete.

A meeting of the Executive better advantage were the bat- ting able to give stronger supCommittee of the Badminton As- port, but in the circumstances sociation has been called for the attack is without much Tuesday, December 22, when, it is sting on the slow and easy understood, the whole matter will wicket conditions.

be thoroughly thrashed out.

The Chinese "Y", whose playing

LADIES' TENNIS too hesitant Certainly Allen has had little chance of moulding Chinese YMCA. King's College

TITLES

Doubles Favourites Concede Walk-Over

DIVETT IN FINAL OF USR.C

MEN'S SINGLES

It is learned with regret that Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Dowling. the favourites for the Colony La- and

W. A. Reed was 3 tower of ready to start, I sudden- dies Doubles Temis Champion- 1 in their Third Division League strength at centre-half, but found ly discovered that I was without ship organised by the United Ser- football encounter against the Nerain Singh more than his match a whistle. I accordingly

made vices R. C., have had to concede al Bast Lancs, on Chatham Road—a rare occurrence. Reed's spoil-my wishes known and one of the walk-over to Miss R. Perry and ground yesterday, the Kumaoning was magnificent, however, and lady-teachers went off to obtain Mrs. Chia Chun-chiu, owing to in- Rifles never for a moment gave up he more than compensated for his one.

disposition on the part of Mra. trying, and in the second-half went|lack of speed-when comparing The staff team consisted of four Dowling. This will rob next} near to scoring on several occa-him with Pataub and Nerain masters, five lady-teachers and Saturday's final of much of its in- sions, being robbed only by feeble Singh-with sound distribution. was completed by two school-giris|terest.

Wallace was the pick of the as a master originally down to new-Club's two backa, hard-hitting and play was unable to turn out.

Mrs. Ashton and Mrs. Litton. The comers seems to be their weakness neat interceptions featuring his School was represented by six will meet Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. in tackling, for in the other phases play, while E. V. Reed, as his part-boys and five girls.

shooting.

The

main fault of the

of the game they gave indications ner, was also in the limelight with

of good play.

(Continued on Page 51.

THIRD DIVISION

Galle

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pt.

good spoiling and covering play. Shields was very poor in goal and two mistakes gave the Army goals

on both occasions.

A Better Man The Army were

Whitham at the USR.C. this morning to decide who will play Miss Perry and Mrs. Chiu in the Final on Saturday.

The US.E.C. have arranged an interesting programme. The finals

No Distinguishing Marks The game was well under way when I made the horrifying dis covery that I could not distinguish one side from another. The ladies and the girls, the masters and the of the Ladies' Doubles will be pre- also fielding boys, were all in the same colours ceded at 3 p.m. by the finals of the several reserves, although as aand as the school-children were all Men's Club Championship be- term they were much stronger fairly husky and in any case. two tween G. E. R. Divett, victor over than the Club. Logue and Kishen of the girls were playing for the both Lieut. Grant, R. N., and Ma- RAOC

9 5 3 1 13 16 11 Singh were fairly sound at full-staff. I gave it up at the outset. RAM.C Kwong Wah 10 5 4 130211back and the two occasions on

It was soon evident that the jor Withington, and the winner of the semi-final match between A. Air Force

Fusiliers

E. Lanos

RAS.C

9 9 0 0 35 4 18

.10 8 2 @ 47 12 16

3,7 1 1 26 14 15

.6 4 0 23 15 12

Fis. Talbot, above, one of the trickiest of the Service foot- ballers, will find it very difficult to secure a place in the Colony Interport team in view of the fact that the inside-left position, which he usually fillis, will most. certainly be occupied by "Andy" Wilson, of the Club.

JAPANESE ARMY'S OLYMPIC VIEWS

Allen And Voce

Allen and Voce will have plenty strength at the beginning of the of work unless Farnes can supply son was entirely unknown, the necessary speed. But in this were placed in the second division, Their first three games made it type of attack nothing but express quite evident that they were not bowling is likely to succeed.

-Hammond is the most subtle of only far above the strength of that the bowlers, but if Allen does not division, but would probably beat use him cautiously there is a danany team in the Colony.

Difficult Problem xer of his going stale and his bat- ting weakening in consequence."

The position of the Association

•M.C.C.'s fielding is sound: al-jin this matter is rather difficult. though the players movements are Having made the mistake of un- sluggish; there is a heaviness der-rating this combination in the about the work, contrasting with first place, they can scarcely force the alertness of the Australians. them to withdraw, but if the gym continue in the league as they Bijou Impressions I have had opportunity of have done so far, the remainder watching the players closely, and of their games will become far my impressions formed after the cical It is generally felt that the recent game at Sydney against two strongest teams in the junior division are Kowloon Tong “A” New South Wales are:

England's and the Victoris Recreation Club, best player. He will do well if not and both these clubs have me.

200

Hammond: Easily

with nine-love "defeats! Imagine, handicapped by overwork

Barnett: On Sydney form he then, the position of the other gives definite promise of success. clubs, and for that matter, that Strong Desires For

He is

stroke player, courageous, of the Chinese "y" themselves. 1940 Games. and sensing quickly the right ball Obviously no pleasure will result, (either to the winners or the losers. to punish.

Leyland: Has had little practice King's College Position 9 4 3 2 14 26. 10 which the Club scored through staff were up against a stift pro-

TRUE SPIRIT MUST PREVAIL

owing to his early back trouble, Early in the season, a certain 9 2 5 2 10 14 6 Fowler saw them beaten for the position and before the interval Sullivan, the favourite for this 8 25.1 15 21 5 ball by a better man.

but is running rapidly into form section of the Association execa- the school were three goals up, event now that L Goldman, the

Tokyo, December 9.

He should be a force later.

tive, felt that King's College, who St. Joseph's.. 8 2 5 1 11 23 5

Stapleton and Alif Din were the their scorers being Miss A. Mar. holder, is away from the Colony,

The Army wants the 1940 Olym-) Worthington: Impresses, but is had obtained the services of S. P. pick of the Army half-backs, the tin, who must be one of the speed- and Capt. J. D. Milne.

the crease against slow Chan, a player who participated former being the better of the two iest forwards playing in local]

If time permits, the Ladies pic Games to be carried out in a tied to

O'Reilly bothers him in the exhibition matches against "true spirit of Japan," and is bowling. with fine stickwork and clever dis-hadies" hockey, and J. Stone Doubles match will be followed by strongly opposed to transforming greatly, but O'Reilly will be a dan-ja powerful Shanghai side in Octo-

I might mention, in passing. The Club had the misfortune to that the only time the whistle was the finals of the Ladies Club them into a "cheap display of fes-ger to most of the batsmen, orber, and who proved one of the see the Army open the scoring heard, in this period, was on the Championship between Miss Griftivities."

Recreio

Engineers

E. Police

9 2 7 0 19 25 4

9 2 7 8 11 3

C. Police

K'n Rifles

61 8 18 3 0 3 0 327

tribution.

120 55 55 10 271 271 120

K.LT.C. HOCKEY WIN OVER NAVÝ

Play Only Nine Men

In First Half -

when a shot from the edge of the call of time. circle was deflected into the net

of Shields' pads in an attempt to

10 Yards Offside

fiths, who eliminated Mrs. Dowling!

in an earlier stage, and Mrs. Wil- This view was voiced yesterday son, the present Colony champion, by Lient. Gen. Yoshijiro Umetan,

clear. Soon after Nerain Singh The second half was a repetition broke through in a brilliant solo of the first; one of the school team effort to net the Army's second dribbled the ball very neatly into MRS, ASHTON AND MRS. LITTON goal

:

the 'goal during a scramble, May-

Club Score

¦enek 'secred the next from not less Following the interval Fowler than 10 yards off-side, and Miss Booker retted the sixth. As the

IN LADIES FINAL

Vice-Minister of War, at a meet- ing of ten leading Government and athletic officials called together by the Education Minister, Mr. Ha susaburo Hirao, to make prepara- tions for the Olympiad

.....

were

seriously hold them up.

(Continued on Page 8},

C.B.S. CRICKET TRIUMPH

Ellis Kadoorie School Out For 47

outstanding players, aboală cam- pete in the "A" Division AS TE- sults have shown, they are in fact, the only team in the "B" that might take a few games From the www.!.

Apparently certain amount of zivalry has developed between these two teams, as the captain of the “Y” team has publicly announ-

Among the conferees

Low scoring featured the game ced that his team is prepared to and Bond made desperate efforts time was then about exhausted, it In the semi-final of the Ladies Prince Lyesato Tokugawa, who is between the Ellis Kadoorie School withdraw from their present divi- to break through, the former even was decided to call it a day, and 1 Open Doables Championship of the generally expected to be appoint and the Central British School sion, subject to, permission being tually scoring after a good solo blew for full-time.

Colony, played at the United Sered the head of the Tokyo Olympic second team at the CBS. ground received from the Association, and effort.

"Wasn't it a good match said vices Recreation Club this morn Organisation Committee, and Mr. yesterday. Although they scored to compete in the "A" and, fur- The Army, however went fur- The Kowloon Indians' Tennis

a bright lad who had been giving ing, Mrs Ashton and Mra Litton Jigore Kano and Count Michimasa only 53, Central British dismissed ther, subject to the King's College making the same gesture. - He Club beat the Royal Navy in netted from goalmouth melee

ther ahead through Pataub, who me a rawning commentary. "Was easily defeated Mrs. Holmes and Soyejima, members of the Inter the opposition for 47

Central British: 53 (F Shute 15 not states that their withdrawal would friendly hockey game on the Navy and Nerain Singh added their 't it," I replied "Will you please Mrs. Whitham, the score being national Olympic Committee.

out. L M. Emriskn 7 for 27, be tantamount to presenting the 30 Sohan Singh 3 for 20)

College ith the championship, ground yesterday, by four clear fourth as the result of another fine give this whistle to Mrs. Prophet" 6-1, 6-1

I then wanished rapidly over the

Flis Kadoorio: 47 (EM. Enjaka and this undoubtedly, would be hil-side, before an exasperated

27 Mitchell 4 for Ly Hi Shute The Indians started with only Just before the end a good constat had time to deliver a lesson

the case. (for 18), AUTU eight men, Pinto arriving 10 min tre by Bates found Fowler, in poe on efficient umpiring.

Answer Would utes after the game had com- sesion, and the latter dribbled in- menced, while Noronha and Souza to the circle, to net on the rebound

goal.

ekort

MIXED DOUBLES TENNIS AT USRC.

News Transmission Meanwhile, officials of the Minis try of Communications, continued |their preparations for

mission of news and views of the SAILING RACES Games to other parts of the world.

In

news

staid that arrived after the interval, but as his first shot was cleared by him. Pataab (Kumaon, Rifle Playing in the USBC Mixed

In additions to name

In yesterday's reepstace yacht-sociation wo they led at the interva: by a goal Boyd

PLANaik Narain Singh:

Doubles Tournament last on roadcasts, the Ministry plan to ing race the "I" class event through Tara Singh,

Army's Boyd (RUE); Rim. Rifles), and Tal Singh (Pudishia) ;;

C. Ravenhill and send out telephotog to Europe and won by Miss B. Clarke sull With their full team in the dec-Logne (EUR), Kishen Singh (HE Clubs Et P. Shields; . Wallmes and day, Lent. ond period, the Indians Moored ZEA.); TCPL Moore (EUE), Capt. E. V. Reed; R. A. Bates, W. A. Reed Miso Madge Grinths beat further goals through Tara Singh, Stapleton (Kumaon Biles), Alaf Din and N. Whitley Starbuck GT Conde and Mex

(Punjabis): Lieut. Robinson East Gilchrist, SA Fowler, V. Bond and and G. Singh.

Kanda - Bar (HKSRA),„[Txyior,

and is also soo Ariel, and the mixed-class" on a series of television by Misc P. K. King, selling. Fi

be to

Epply for