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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 27, 1937

MIDDLESEX- KWONG WAH DUEL TO-DAY

SECOND DIVISION "NEEDLE” MATCH

DUFFIELD'S BROTHER

APPEARS

(By UBIQUE)

SOME RUGBY THOUGHTS

OF SCOTLAND

COMPOSITION OF THE NATIONAL FIFTEEN

IS W. R. LOGAN PAST HIS PRIME?

(By "PLEGAN”)

Glasgow, October 16.- Scottish Rugby appears to be having to weather a great deal in the way of stormy times this season. First we had the accusa-

ed to turn last season's side into a triumphant fifteen. One notes with interest that Dick is at his most brilliant for Guy's Hospital.

Pare 11

TWO FRIENDLY RUGBY GAMES FOR TO-DAY

Club Clash With Army In Main Feature

There will be two friendly Rugby

As everyone knows, I have never encounters on the Club ground this been too fond of that player. I afternoon commencing at 3 p.m. have always put him down as and 1.15 p.m. when the Club super-selfish, but he certainly made and first fifteens will meet a Naval amends at Swansea.

and the Army side, respectively.

DEFINITE POINTERS

The Club are hoping to field a strong team but will probably still It is a bit of a gamble to suggest Butcher, who is still honeymooning be without the services of Boy chings about the side at such an in the Philippines, but Bonnar will early date, but there are definite make a return to the base of the Pointers swinging round to their Club pack.

true direction. When I heard that Dryden had been chosen last sea-

card this afternoon is the encom- that players were not bothering to clearly 40-so obviously had).

in this Division..

The Kwong Wah

IS LOGAN FINISHED?

The Army have not yet completed

A..

BOYS SOCCER

The outstanding game in the tions of undue rough and unfair son, I just sat back and wondered. their team and have one or two in- I pondered how selectors could pick portant vacancies to fill, at full- Second Division of the local soccer play. Then came suggestions

back and at scrum-half The fol a young man

attained to interlowing is the Army team: ter between the unbeaten Middle about the revised rules. And

national standard by himself.

N Others L/CpL Ayrton sex team and the much improved then, like a bombshell, came the

(RASC); A. N. Other, Lt. Gudgeon But there may be a different story (Middlesex) and Lt. Chiverall (Middle- Kwong Wah team, who in their sudden controversy about the first year of Second Division foot-game in the past compared with to tell about Dryden this pro-sex); Pte. Rainey (Seaforths) and A. N gramme. Maybe the authorities Knowles (Seaforths) and Spr. Rumbell Other: Sgt. Moore (Middlesex), Pte. ball are among the leading teams the sport in the present.

realise what E. C. Hunter means to (RE); L LA Maclagan (Seaforths), I cannot see that anything can the Scottish ex-sprint champion. L. Crawford (R. C. Signals); Cpl team have re- be gained by considering the last with Dryden and Hunter in to-Harrison (B.E.), Capt. Gillespie (R.) cently been strengthened by the state of affairs. It is indeed a gether, a different story could be and L/Cpl Burrell (Middlesex). inclusion of Wong King-chung, case where comparisons are told from the one which comes former right-winger of the South odious. Of course, it has degen about when Dryden is. "capped" by China junior team, and he will be erated into the old argument himself. seen on the left-wing, where he whether the performers of the will partner L A. Rocha, the form- past were better players and men Which er St. Joseph's inside-left.

than those of to-day.

St. Joseph's Fine Win Yeang Tse-tson will occupy the means that those taking part in And there is the puzzle of WP pivotal position and will be assist- it have come down to personali Logan. It is, I think, nine seasons

One since Logan last figured in the Merball game was witnessed in the A very keen and exciting foot- ed by Henry Young, former South ties. It is all so absurd China "B" half back Law Wing- might as well argue about the chiston Castle School fifteen Boys' Football League Festerday, kui, will lead the attack.

soldiers in the Battle of Waterloo Since then he has played 20 times

on the Central British School fand the Old Contemptibles. for Scotland. He is still the man

And then there is the question in possession in the national teamed St. Joseph'a College and lost by ground, when the School entertain- ing, interest in the Third Division, of the Scotland, fifteen. It must be Is he past his best? Well, his perthree goals to one. the only tie which should be even a long time since the composition formances for Edinburgh Wander- ly contested being that between the of the national side has been so ers this season suggest that he is Kumaon Rifles and the University. To-morrow, the Eastern and the 5th A.A. Bde., Royal Artillery, meet in the Second Division. These teams met in the First Round of the Junior shield a fortnight ago, when the Gunners were unexpected eliminated by 3 goals to 1. But it must be noted that Eastern had ]ˆ

THIRD DIVISION CARD · There are no games of outstand-

utilised the services of several eagerly discussed so far in advance players who had played only one of the international season. game in the First Division-until

a player has played in two senior games he is still considered a junior"player-but it is fully ex-

Ho Young, A Leonard and B. Ab- bas scored for the Saints and N.

going on for ever. Just when we are saying that he is much slower, Booker netted for Central British School Ganbert and Millington he suddenly produces a game that shows him at his slickest. To our

were outstanding in the losers team amazement, he appears to be the Logan of four or five seasons ago, but with an older Rugby head on his shoulders.

We may shed this

gentleman

Now On Sale

THE

farmer of the East Lothian district. But, if we do, on his present autumn form, other countries would CHINA YEAR BOOK [not mind his services.

THREE SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT

If we chose a national fifteen to- Roughly, there are three schools MOZIOW, there would, in my pected that the Gunners will re- of thought abroad. The first wants opinion, be only one excuse for verse the result and win by a hand-2 "scrap-the-lot" policy adopted dropping the Murrayfield player. some margin.

The other is keen on a "leave-them-That would be the bringing in of The Ordnance should beat the alone" attitude being taken up a ready-made partnership at half- Police in the Third Division as they The third just wants the new team back. That may come from any- will still have all the old players based on the 1936-7 combination where this season. It may be L£ available and will be strengthen-

I daresay that the last group have Dawson and W. A Boss, Hillhead the most followers. ed by the inclusion of S. Duffield,

High School FP's R. B Bruce brother of the local Ordnance. "star," who is reputed to be a good

footballer.

The Police will again be without the services of Willerton, who is needed for the first team and his place will be filled by McBride, with Wall-at-inside left.

PRIMO CARNERA EXAMINED

When all is said and done, the Lockhart and G. M. Milne, Cam- last winter. The defeated the And we must not forget that the Scottish fifteen were not disgraced bridge University, may supply it

Welsh in their own territory Kelso couple have been going They went to defeat at Dublin by never a very easy thing to do."great guns.”“” 11 points to 4, but two of the successes of the Welsh-game were

missing. R. C. S. Dick, who had OXFORD

made up for many previous short-

comings by a brilliant display at UNIVERSITY centre three-quarter, was rout

through a family bereavement B.C. MEETING

W. A Ross, at stand-of

"capped" by himself

LOST THREE POINTS

boat club

London, October 14.-Primo Camera, in England to challenge

Again, against England, who only house yesterd the British Boxing Board of Con- beat as by 6-3, Dick had to call off sidency trol's ban, was yesterday examined once more. B. W. Shaw was mov G. J. P. by Dr. Charles Brook, hon medical to his "worst posit

the National Union of three-quarter to make way The doctor reports: wing for B. H. Dryden, nera is perfectly fit and well. untried in international

would pass him as a first-class life for insurance purposes

It strikes me that th be so very many

London, October 19

of Oxford Unive

held at the boa

under the pre- C. Cherry (BN Morißeld (King Edward'

thampton) was elected to

ney on the committee Nothing demite was decided

ding the long-chistane which, if rowed, will be decided December

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