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CLUB RUGBY PROSPECTS IN SCOTLAND

MANY CHANGES WILL

BE WITNESSED IN

PERSONNEL

VITALITY OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP

Glasgow, September 18.

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GOLF STARTING MEDICALS

TIMES Pairings For Fanling

The following are the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club starting th for Fanling for next Sunday:

OLD COURSE

9:40

9.44 9.48

DEFEAL

ORDNANCE

POOR 3RD DIV LEAGUE MATCH

In a very uninteresting Third Division League soccer encounter at the Valley yesterday, the. Medi- El-cals defeated the Service Corps by

9.32 a.m. P. Morrison, J. Forbes. 9.36

A. M. Mack, FAM. Hot D. J. Gilmore, ET. Methe odd goal in three Mullen

The game was very ragged and 1. H. Geare, K. S Morrison, there was little understanding or BAR. Newton, W. Sharp. combination among both sets of for- 9.52. Quick, G. W. Red

wards and, with the exception of Morgan, in the Service Corps goal, who brought off two good saves in the first half, neither goal was ser- iously troubled.

#

9.56

J. Stenersen, F. Groves. 10.00 F. C. Young. G. F. O'Bryen. B. J. Br-Murahan, EN Williamson.

·∙10.04

10.08

THE last Scottish Rugby season had its normal 10.12 share of disappointments, and contained sub- jects for even more than the usual amount of criti- cism. Failures in the internationals were parti- cularly galling, after the opening win in Wales, while club matches were often very dull

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RUGBY COUNTY MATCHES

London, To-day. The Rugby Union County Championship.open-

Pyin was outstanding, in the Me dical forward-line, and was the source of most danger, but he re. ceived little support from the other forwards. Flood and Levington, the backs, cleared well but lacked a sense of direction.

WEBB SHINES » For the Service Corps, Webb, in RUGBY OF COURSE, WOULD NOT THRIVE WITHOUT ed at Leicester yesterday when the the pivotal position, was outstand- CRITICISM AND COMPARISONS. BUT IN NO OTHER GAME East Midlands beat Leicestershireling, while Matox and Dearing, in a very close struggle by 15 the full-back positions, were also CAN "THE GOOD OLD DAYS" BE HARKED BACK TO SO in

good. MUCH OR SO OFTEN. LAST SEASON THERE MAY HAVE points to 13, while in a friendly en

Warwickshire severely

The Medical opened the scoring BEEN SOME EXCUSE FOR THE REGRETS OF AN OLDER counter,

Notts, through Pym who netted after Mor- GENERATION. THOUGH PROBABLY THE REAL CAUSE IS trounced the Combined

gan had only partly cleared from THAT THE GAME HAS NOT THROWN UP ENOUGH IN THE Lines, and Derbyshire fifteen by 29

Youd. In the second-half, Roxbor WAY OF PERSONALITY IN RECENT SEASONS. ALREADY, points to 8, at Coventry--Reuter. ON THE VERGE OF A NEW SEASON, THE OLD TOPICS ARE

lough equalised when he was sent through, by Hughes. Youd scored CROPPING UP, BUT EVERYTHING DEPENDS UPON THE

the winning goal just before time NEWCOMERS.

"veteran" stage, while A. Ross and from a centre from Pym, who had The President of the Scottish Rugby Union, Mr. A. A. Lawrie, Z Walker may not be available.cleverly tricked Flood before cen- has expressed himself as well pleased with the material in hand for It is certain that they will have tring.

Medicals:Allen; Flood and Leving international matches, and some people will agree with him, despite many changes for their important

Flint, Youd, Pym, Smith and the ultimate debacle last March. His other main point at the an-opening fixtures with Glasgow ton; Watson Webb and Flo

Service Corps: Morgan: nual meeting of the Union-a plea for the abolition of the "paper" Academicals and Watsonians, be-

cause I E. Dawson and W. C. W. Grimsby: Dearing, Richards and club championship-will not find such support..

Murdoch are also doubtful starters ray, Roxborough, Hamon, on the grounds of fitness. These Bradley and Hughes.

The following have been chosen to Hillhead men learned their lessons from defeat, and developed a com-represent the Nomads against the Ar- bination and team spirit that have gonautas next Sunday, in a hockey

match at the Police Training School. been unsurpassed; changes may commencing at 430 pm Alves; see the decline of these qualities. which would be regretted every

"The Union must be aware tha' clubs fight hard for that "paper honour, that pavilions are adorn ed with pictures of champion ship winning teams, that schoo magazines make much of or boys' successes in the competi❘ tion, and that a former presid ent once went so far as to con gratulate a club on winning the championship!

CLUB COFFERS

Besides all that, a championship means much to the coffers of the clubs, particularly late in the sea- son. Leagues and cups may sel- dom improve a game, but the sy- stem is acknowledged and wel- comed by the vast majority, and particularly by chab treasurers. Without the paper championship we might get more carefree and more enterprising ↑ Rugby: we might also get less thoughtful, less keen play.

The only pity is that when it{ comes to a final estimate, fixtures and resnits are seldom : strictl- comparable, Possibly. only the clube in the running for leadorxhin may care about the championshiv but there is no reason to doubt that the tournament, unofficial though it may be, will this season be as hard fought

HILLHEAD DOUBTS

Watsonians and Hillhead Hig School (FP), the

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serve power necessary for another rolonged bid for the outright win hat has evaded them so far. They vilt be captained by I Wilkie, a plendid hooker with the one Hill head forward failing lack of weight.

school are expected, but some of the others · are Tren near the

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