1937-12-28 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 28, 1937.

S. CHINA "B" RETAIN 100 PER CENT.

CLUB DEFEATED IN LEAGUE FOOTBALL ENCOUNTER BY 4-0

L. D. SKINNER SHINES IN

LOSERS' GOAL

LEE SHEK YAU NETS TWICE

(By "UBIQUE")

SOUTH CHINA "B" had no difficulty in defeating the Club in their postponed First Division League football match on the Club ground by four clear goals, and had their forwards been on better shooting form, they would have won by a much bigger margin.

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Lau Tsin-sang, at inside-left was in extremely bad shooting form and missed innumerable chances by his erratic shooting when well placed:

LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE

FIRST DIVISION.

Team S. China "327) Middlesex Seaforths S. China Kowloon Eastern Police

St. Joseph's Club

K. Chinese

Totals.....

Goals

NEW COLONY MIXED

P.W.D. LAP DOUBLES

L. FA. Pts.

9 8 1 0 26 · 7 17

241 7 2 2 26 18 16

10 7 0 3 24 17 14 10 6 1 3 33 13 13

9 5 79 4 1 4 23-18

CHAMPIONS

3:16 11 11}{

9

TEDDY FINCHER

ક

34 20 19

7

82 T 5 26 21 5.

$ 1 0 7 22 40 2

AT HIS BEST

110 9 11 10 620 MRS. CHIU CRACKS

..94 41 10 41 226 226 94

TRIANGULAR TOURNAMENT CRICKET

Army Hold Club To Draw

UP AT CRUCIAL

MOMENT

E. C. Fincher and Miss Rose Perry won the Colony Mixed Doubles Lawn Tennis Champion- ship at the Chinese Recreation Club yesterday afternoon, beat- ing H. D. Rumjahn and Mrs. Chiu Chun-chiu by 6-3, 2-6, 6-1--

The match resolved itself into a

The Chinese forwards were much too fast for the Club inter-

The Hong Kong Cricket Club duel between E. C. Fincher and H. D. mediate line, Gilchrist, who came in at the last moment as right-were unfortunate in being unable Rumjan, their respective partners half, in place of Hynes, had a trying afternoon against Lee Shek-to force a decision against the failing to display any outstanding yan, and it was from this quarter that most of the danger to the Army in their Triangular Tourna. form. Club goal emanated.

ment match at the HKC.C. ground

Fincher, who won his first Colony yesterday.

championship, was seen at his best, The feature of the Club innings brilliant volleying and sound over- was a sparkling century by Alec head work being outstanding Ng Po-kui, as leader of the.

Pearce, who scored 91 runs before features of his display, while he Chinese attack, was not impressive Actually Skinner, in the Club's lunch. With other batsmen, mak-shouldered the brunt of the attack and Skinner, in the Club pivotal goal, did not have a very busy after-ing useful scores a declaration and "carried" his partner to position, had the better of him for noon. He brought off several good was made at 258 for 7.

triumph. the greater part of the game.

saves and was in most cases beaten Army replied strongly and at Mrs Chiu was erratic and her Tay Quee-Liang and Yeung Shui- from close range.

the close of play had totalled 182 lobbing was very short, giving Fin- rick were dangerous when in pos-

post- for 8, Capt. Mackintosh-Walker cher many opportunities to "kill" session and gave Nogaitzik the Club

the being top-scorer with 56. left-back, a gruelling afternoon.

RIFLES DETAILS DEFEAT THESE CLUB JUNIORS

FRIENDLY SOCCER

FROM. CLOSE_RANGE":

After the interval certain tional changes were made in

Club team with the result that

the

Army were defeated by the Navy in the first match of the series played last week.

Scores:-

H.K.C.C.

forwards were more in the picture, and came near to scoring on sever- Tal occasions. Hill changed places

with Bickford, while Fisher moved L. D: Kilbee, e McLagan, b Cheney to inside-right with Stone on the J. E Richardson, c Murray, right wing.

T. A. Pearce, 13.w., Cheney

Godby

F. Marshall, e Mackintosh-Walker,

b Cheney

Owen-Hughes, c Rawsthorne, b

Coombes

“ANDY” WILSON SHINES Wilson, at left-half, in spite of having to continually watch the Chinese right-wing combination still

P. D. Allen, st. Rawsthorne, b found time to ply his left-winger Cheney with good passes, and he had hard A. W. Hayward, lbw, Cheney luck when he failed with a good. L. C. Pearce, not out drive from just outside the penalty D. McLellan, not out

area.

Extras

F.

Total (7 wkts. dec.)

AT THE VALLEY Fielding a team which included several of last year's champion First Division side, the Royal Uls- ter Rifles had no difficulty in de-

The Chinese intermediate line feating the Club Juniors in a friendly soccer game on the Club played well and in the first half had ground yesterday by 5 goals to 1.

the opposing forwards bottled up bat. Pickering, the Rifle's back, play- well In the second half; however, ed on the right-wing, but did not the Club pressed heavily and it was Godby exert himself unduly and was con-Lam Tak-po who came into the pic- Barron tent with sending the ball to the tare with fine spoiling and clear-Cheney centre, though he had several opances. portunities of scoring himself.

61

41

91

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effectively.

Miss Perry was also off form and gave away several points unnecessar- jily, but she was undoubtedly the bet-

ter of the two ladies.

Fincher and Miss Perry took the first set at 6-3, but lost the second at 26; Miss Perry being erratic.

During the second set Mrs. Chiu 21 showed considerable improve

ment, and had she maintained the same form during the third set the 22 runners-up would have certainly 6 carried away the championship, but "gas it was she collapsed, with the re- 14 sult that she and her partner lost the first four games to concede the set at 1-6

20

258

E. Stokes and F-Baker did not]

BOWLING ANALYSIS

W.

By securing the Mixed Doubles title Miss Perry brought off the coveted ladies' trable, having pre- 1viously won the ladies' singles and 0 doubles titles. Only one other player has performed this feat

OM R. 8 2 33

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1 33

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98

5

McLagan Mackintosh-Walker

2 0 27

0

3 0

21

0

ERRATIC DEFENDER

Coombes

8 0 31

·1

Hegan and Fergusson were the Lau Mau was the better of -pick of the forward line and had two backs as Chung Fai-lum

Millington, the Club pivot, in dif-very erratic in his clearances, ficulty throughout the game.

the

was

and

ARMY Major Murray, Lb.w. T. Pearce Cpl. Jones, e Marshall, b Owen-

Hughes

43

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his positioning and kicking was

not

up to his usual standard.

Lt. McLagan e Baker, b McLellan Capt. Mackintosh-Walker, c sub b

Owen-Hughes

56

the

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LITTLE HEADWAY

Hill played a useful game on Lt. Beadnell, b Owen-Hughes Club left-wing, and combined well Lt. Godby, c Allen, b Baker McConnigal, in the pivotal posi with Bickford, but Fowler in the Major Rawsthorne, e Hayward, tion, was outstanding and Milne

centre-forward position, was too well Lt Col Teverham, not out

Owen-Hughes and Duncan the Club forwards marked to be dangerous and did not Pte. Coombes, Lb.w. J. Pearce could make little headway against have a chance during the afternoon. Lt Barron, not ont

him.

Extras

in a season-Mrs. Enid Lo-Litton.

H. D. Rumjahn and Mrs. Chiu were taking part in their fourth successive final in this event.

At the conclusion of the match, Mrs. S. W. Tso, wife of the Hon. Dr. Tso, distributed the trophies and 11 prizes:

1

The following were the prize-winners of the Chinese Recreation Club tourna- 11ments:

16

Men's Singles Championship: Win- Oner, Lee Wai-tong; runner-up Tsui 2 Wai-pui (Challenge Cups presented by 16 G Sz-wing).

Men's Doubles Championship Wm. Total (for 8 wkts.)

182 ners, In Tak-chenk and Wong Shiu- wing, runners-up, Tani Wai-pui and W. L/Cpl. Cheney did not bat.

C. Hung (Challenge Cups presented by BOWLING ANALYSIS

Lo and Lo OMR. W. Men's Handicap Singles Winne

28 1 Leung, Bing chin, ru 16 1 594 wing.

-up, Lee

61 21

His thrustful methods, however, In the Club team, Shaw, at left- back, was hard working and often kept the Chinese defence busy and saved his charge. Payne, in goal, he had hard luck with a header late was not inspiring and was badly in the second half. at fault with two of the goals. The Chinese took up the attack Wilson, on the right-wing, was from the start and concentrated on out of place and seldom sent over their left wing, Lee Shek-yan open-McLellan any good centres with the resulting the scoring with a fast grounder. J. C. L. Pearce that both Milne and Duncan had A few minutes later he placed his T. A Pearce to forage for themselves.

side further in the lead when he beat Skinner with a high shot.

The Rifles scored through. Hagan early in the first half, but the Club

At the other end, the Club missed equalised in the next minute through Duncan. Further goals, by good chance of reducing the lead Fergusson and McKenny brought when-Fowler had his shot well sav the total to 5 goals to 1 at interval, ed by Tam

Baker Owen-Hughes

6

Junior Singles Championship: 28 ner Ma Shiu-leung; runner-up, Yu Szi- 30 1 chun

Members of the "A" and “B” Divi- sulted in Yeung Shui-vick netting.sion League teams and the Mixed A foul by Lau Man against Fowler, Doubles League, for 1938 season. was taken by the latter player, who son: Fisher, Stone, Fowler, HM shot wide, and a few minutes later Backdo Lau Tin sáng

mends for South China "B"-Tam Kong-hon; his poor shooting by netting with a In-chan. Lam Tak-po and Chea Kam- Lan Mau and Cheung Fai-lam; Leung and in the second period McCon- After the change-over the Club fast grounder.

hung; Yearg Shuivier, Tay Quee nigal and Fergusson added further had more of the game, but a break- Club: L. D. Skinner. Nichols and laing Ng Po-kui, Lau Tsin-sang and goals,

way on the Chinese right-wing re- Novalisty, Gilchrist, Skinner and Wil- Lee Shek-you.