1937-03-17 — Page 20

R.AS.C. IN ARMY CUP SOCCER SEMI-FINAL

Coldstream Guards

Outplayed

BEAVER SHINES IN GOAL

(By PHILISTINE)

London, February 19. On an excellent surface for drib- bling at the Buller Barracks | ground, Aldershot, the RAS.C Training Battalion qualified for the semi-final of the Army Football Cup by a well-deserved victory over the 2nd Coldstream Guards by 3 clear goals.

The big guardsmen fought hard, the backs tackling keenly and kick- ing strongly and Abbott, the right- half, making strong efforts to get the forwards going. But they were outplayed by the R.A.S.C.

Great goalkeeping by Beaver, a player with a keen sense of posi- tion, kept the clever R.A.S.C, for- wards out in the first half when Sadler and Davies both made good attempts to score. The game had barely restarted when Watson got a good goal after a strong run on the left wing.

GREAT GOAL

Sadler should have added to the lead when the referee awarded a penalty against the Guards for hands, but he shot straight at the goalkeeper. He made amends soon afterwards by scoring a great goal. Although surrounded by opponents he coolly trapped the ball and gave Beaver no chance with a smashing drive. Watson scored the third goal shortly before the finish.

All the R.A.S.C. forwards played well, but their task was made easy by the great support they got from Stewart, Gray and Owen--especial- ly the last-named, who was the most polished half-back on the field.

Teams:

RAS.C Tag Bta-Dyr. Campbell; Cpl Dallas, L/Sgt. Lambert; Cpl. Stewart, L/Cpl. Gray, Cpl. Owen; Pie. Davies, L./Sgt. Paul, Cpl. Sadler, Cpl. Waite, L/Cpl. Watson.

Gdsm. Bea-

2nd Coldstream Guards: ver; Gdsm. Cross, Gdsm. Potts; Gdsm. Abbott, L/Sgt. Prudence, Gdam. Bar- ker; Gdsm. Isitt, Gåsm. Roberts, Gdsm. Walker, Gdsm. Carroll, Sgt. Roberts.

AMATEUR'S BIG BILLIARDS BREAK

Snooker Effort Of 99!

London, February 15.

A billiards break of 419 by S.. Jones, of Abertillery, and a snook- er break of 99 by B. Gravenor, also of Abertillery, have won the Billiards Association and Control Council amateur competitions for silver cups and gold medals for 1936.

Jones's "break falls thirty short of the best-ever- recorded in the competition 449 made by Ber ginald Wright. Leicestershire champion in 1934 but Gravener has made a new snooker record

Two players W, B. Marshall and K. Kennerley sve qualified for the competi

of the E snooker and bu-

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hards

has been won only

nce, Laurie Steeple ing both

championships in 199

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