1937-11-06 — Page 19

CHINA MAIS, NOVEMBER 6,

NAVY CLUB IN RETURNRUGBY MATCH

LIEUT ELLIOT AT STAND-OFF-HALF

FOR SENIOR SERVICE

W. E. GRIEVE WILL FILL

SAME BERTH FOR CLUB

THRILLING STRUGGLE ANTICIPATED

HOME VERY GOOD RUGBY SHOULD BE WITNESSED ON THE ROYAL NAVAL RECREATION CLUB GROUND AT CAUSEWAY BAY THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE ROYAL NAVY AND THE CLUB MEET IN THEIR RETURN SENIOR FIXTURE, THE SENIOR SERVICE HAVING WON THE FIRST MATCH AFTER A SENSATIONAL SECOND HALF BY THREE GOALS AND A TRY (18, POINTS) TO A GOAL AND THREE TRIES (14 POINTS) A FORTNIGHT AGO TO-DAY.

Both the Navy and the Club are making several changes from the teams which played in that first game, to-day's match marking the first appearance in a senior friendly encounter of Lieut Elliot, the former England stand-off-half, who will fill this position this afternoon, Lieut. Harvey being moved back as "right centre-three- quarter

PRYDE SCORES

-FIVE GOALS

Playing in the Boys Football League yesterday, the Central British School beat a Combined Royal Welch Fusiliers' and Royal Ulster Rifles boys' team by 8 goals to I after leading 3-1 at the interval

Lockhart (3) and Pryde (5) scored for the winners, and Nichols for the losers:

LEAGUE

There are two vacancies at

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Heinrich Henkel, left, German ranking tennis star and Vivian McGrath, right, the Australian champion, may meet during the Syd- rey. 150th year anniversary celebrations next February.

POLICE R.C.

present in the Navy back divi-SECURE NEW sion, the right wing-threequar-

ter, which may be filled by Lieut. SPORTS GROUND

Euman, and the left centre- threequarter berth, which may be taken by L. S. Asquith, who played for the Royal Navy last year in the Triangular Tourna ment and who played against the Club in the last match where he made his presence felt. There are also several changes in the Navy pack.

Leased For Five Years

was revealed at the

annual

general meeting of the Police Re creation Club last night that ground had been acquired in Kow. loon, near the Polo Ground, for the use of the Police force and would® The Club have made several surbe completed, it was hoped, by the prise changes in their back divi beginning of the next winter. sion, giving MacGrath another trial

as left-centre threequarter, while Mr. T. H. King, Inspector Gener- Butcher will be conspicuous- by hisal of Police, and President of the absence, and his berth at stand off Club, presided, and was supported

13 LADIES' HOCKEY GAMES TO-DAY

To-day's Ladies hockey pro gramme will be confined to two senior matches and a junior game. The Hong Kong Ladies will enter- tain a Shanghai Ladies team at the Valley commencing at 3 Pack while the “Y” Ladies will meet the Rifles? Ladies on the YOKCA ground at King's Park, also at 3 pm. The CBA. Juniors wi seen against the Recreio Ladies on the former's ground at 3 pi

He said that next year, it was hop ed the Police force would have a sports

ground in the Kowloon area, adjoming

PROGRAMME half will be, I feel, very capably by Mr. F. W Shaftain (Chairman) the Polo ground. The ground was now

OF NINE MATCHES

C.C.C. JUNIORS SHOULD BEAT

KC.C. JUNIORS

CHANGE HIS TACTICS

filled by W. Grieve, probably one Mr. A. E. Carey (Secretary), and in the course of preparation, and a lot of the trickiest centres in local Mr. N. B. Fraser (Treasurer). Mr. of work had to be put into it to make Rugby.

G. C. Perdue, Deputy Inspector-it presentable, but by the beginning of the next winter season, it was hoped to General, was also present.

have the ground ready. They had a lease of the ground for five years, but The President congratulated the he expressed the hope that it would be Chairman and Committee on the sucmade of such good use that no one Playing as centre to Van Leen-cessful year the Chub had passed would take it away. wen, MacGrath will not be able to through and also the sporting sections accomplish much in attack unless he passes quicker, although his de- fence is fairly reliable and he can provide a fair turn of speed when

SENIOR LEAGUE called upon. With Taverner show- Junior Cricket League and the football the police themselves would have to be

STARTS TO-DAY

(By "ADREM")

No fewer than nine League cric- ket matches will be decided this

have given b

for the success achieved, especially The ground would have to? those who headed the batting a and in, and a pavilion built for the bowling averages at cricket. Congratu-European, Indian and Chinese police. lations were also extended to the cricHe did not think the Government would ket team for being rumers-up in the undertake to build the club-house, and

section for the keenness shown. The responsible for its erection. There were would be room for a good sized football had field, two hockey fields, temis courts, and a suace for basket ball Bowls. would not be played there, as he felt that the proper place for bowls was at Happy Valley.

ing fine form in the "A" fifteen European members of the team matches, the selectors could thanked for the interest they

a trial while the shown in the Chinese team. representative season is still some time away.

The Club are making no changes afternoon, five in the Junior Divi. in their pack and should more than- sion and four in the Senior Divi, hold their own against the Navy,

sion.

especially after their brilliant vic tory last Saturday over the United This will be the initial series of Services. matches in which First Division

It. Woods (Grampus)

The adoption of the repo and ac counts was manimously

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Officers elected WETE:

Chairm

the comin

yea

clubs will be engaged but the At 3 pm, the Club "A" fifteen Juniors have been in action for the will meet an Army side and much Ogle (Pheonix

and A. B. Thatcher (Eag

1 Shepherd- Edwards, Auditor, last three weeks and have given de interest will be centred on the first

Club Ist. XV P Wacham

C. Taylor Bar Stew ite indications of their strengths appearance of Lieut. Gudgeon, of

tain), D. - Stewart, HD. Bid Kins, Groundsman, Mr. W the Middlesex Regiment, who play-well, MW MacGrath, Hang, Cricket Secretary, Mr. TR. ed for the Command team in Leeuwen; W. E. Grieve, J. L Bennarter Bowls Convener, Mr. E. G.

Tennis Secretary, Mr. P. H. Loughlin, Quite the most interesting game Malaya as left centre-threequarter K A. Watson, L W. Salter,

Geer: C. F Needham, W. Peers: Added to General Committee, MessTS. of the day, appears to me to be the and for South against North Ma Redman, A. J. G. Taylor and J. C. Mil-F. B 3. Kelly, L. H. Oakley and Har-

wer-Kowloon Cricket laya in the annual match which ler. Club tie in the Second Division at which winds up the Malayan season. the Valley These two teams, along with Hong Kong Cricket Club, have themselves to be the revealed strongest challengers for the title and the result of this game should be a definite pointer to the eventual chan

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The following are the team

Navy-A B.- shire), A N. Other, L

Club

Campbel ner, A. H set-ther Dett

|A-N. Other, Sub.

It Elhot (Pagle) bot (Otm), S. 3. A Sig. Ford (Tama (Eagle); Lt. Maydon. (Orpheus) Sub Anderson (Olympus), Sub. Lt.

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others, E. Taver The following motion, proposed by W Lyle, ER Mr. J. Shepherd and seconded by Mr. White, S. Dun-F. E. E. Booker, was carried. JK Birt, REF. That a Golf Section wan HWE Heath, Aamong members of the

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which a to run com petitio game Dr. G. Hcluding Club Cham Henry, Referee 4.15 pm gam

Rogers (Eagle).

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