THE CHINA MAİL, MARCH 1, 1938
BRILLIANT DISPLAY BY BENWELL
MACAO BEAT
CLUB IN
HOCKEY
ENCOUNTER
HOME TEAM SECURE EARLY LEAD
[By Our Own Correspondent]
Macao, Sunday. Brilliant goalkeeping by Ben- well featured the hockey match between the visiting Hong Kong Hockey Club and the local here to-day. Although the Macao team won by a 2 goals to 1, there were times when it was thought a draw would result.
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The game started weakly, but soon developed into a fast, hard- hitting encounter with the Macao team dominating the attack.
"Macao drew first blood a few minutes later, when Angello, the
G. E. R. Divett, left, T. Whitley, centre and B. I. Bickford, right, played for the Club against Macao last Sunday, Whitley scoring their only goal.
Blarney-Stone Rugby
Sevens Commence
THRILLING PLAY WITNESSED IN FINE ENCOUNTERS
(By “REFEREE”)
THE BLARNEY-STONE and net the THE
RUGBY SEVER-A-SIDE
CHARITY
left-wing, rushed in to take the ball from a scruimmage opening goal.
TOURNAMENT COMMENCED YESTERDAY WITH FIVE BENNELL DELIGHTS Benwell, at this stage, was de- ENCOUNTERS, ON THE CLUB GROUND, AND PROVIDED THE lighting the crowd with some bril- FEW HANDFUL OF SPECTATORS WITH SOME EXCITING liant saves as Macao repeatedly at tacked. Fifteen minutes later AND EXHILIRATING SPORT, SOME OF THE GAMËS BEING Ramalho, receiving the ball from VERY CLOSELY CONTESTED BEFORE A DECISION COULD Slater, who had cleverly penetrated
the Club defence, scored easily. BE ARRIVED AT.
The Club worked hard to reduce the
arrears and were rewarded with Club "A", the holders of the trophy, advanced to the second their only goal just before the in-round at the expense of the 20th Heavy Bty. R.A., by 19 points to terval arrived through T. Whitley. nil, although they had to fight hard for their points, Grieve being
Play in the second half was most- brilliant at times.
ly restricted to the midfield, with
sporadic raids on each other's goal, Royal Scots "A" gave a dash- The game ended without any fur- ing display to eliminate 24th Heavy Bty. by 15 points to nil,
ther score.
Hong Kong Hockey Club:-Benwell; Lt. Douglas paving the way for Flt. Lt. Wallace and Stokes; R. A. several scores. Bates, W. A. Reed and N. Whitley; S.
A. Fowler, T.. Whitley, G. E. R. Divett,
B. I. Bickford and V. C. Bond.
Macao-Almada; R. Rosario
SAPPERS
The first encounter of the after-
and noon
was between Middlesex """B"
The following represented the win ners: Cpl. Keefe; Pte. Ferguson and Cpl. Freshwater; .L/Cpl. Moggridge; Sgt. Bailey, Sgt. Marshall and Pte. Cutts.
SWEEPING WIN
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BLARNEY STONE 7-A-SIDE RUGBY RESULTS
Results in brief were:
Royal Scots "A" beat 24th Heavy Bty. by 15 points to nil.
Club “A” (holders) beat 20th Heavy Bty. by 19 points to nil.
to nil.
Police beat 5th A.A. Bde. by 5 points
R.E. conceded walk-over by Club "B".
Civil Service beat Small Units by 11 points to nil.
Middlesex "A" beat H.M.S. Herald by 8 points to 5.:
Middlesex "B" beat Royal Scots "B" by 3 points to mil,
try after evading three players, Taylor adding the goal points. There was no scoring in the sec- ond half.
The Police were represented by: D. H. Taylor G. S. Wilson and W. Sulli- van, W. Morrison; H. W. E. Heath, L. H. Oakley and P. Culliman.
NEEDHAM'S HEAVY SCORING
Although Club "A" were by no
Lammert; Airosa, A. Airosa and Costa;; F. Nolasco, S. Ramalho, G. Slater, A, and the Royal Scots "B", but it was
not until a few seconds from time Gudgeon opened the scoring for means at full strength, they man- Rosario and Angelo.
that a
decision was arrived at, the Middlesex and added the goal aged to shake off their heavier op- Bailey scrambling over the Scots' points. Soon after. Weedon was ponents, the 20th Bty, and win by goal line in the corner for an un-given a clear run and made for the 19 points to nil, Grieve and Need- converted try.
right corner flag, but Jenkins pull ham sharing the honours between ed him down after 2 wonderful them. Grieve paved the way for sprint to save a score, the ball roll-the first score by sending Needham ing free of both players to the dead over and Henderson added the goal points. Just before the interval ball line.
Van Leeuwen crossed the Gunners The The Herald retaliated strongly line for an unconverted try. and Finney managed to work his Gunners retaliated strongly in the second half, but the Club's tack- The second clash of the after-way through the Middlesex for noon saw the Royal Scots "A" ob- try slightly wide of the posts, which ling was deadly, Needham (2) and Grieve scoring further tries, Hen- tain a sweeping victory over the
derson adding the goal points for 24th Heavy Bty., commencing with a
one of them. penalty goal by Douglass," while 'Boe dropped a fine goal soon after to give the Scots a lead of seven clear points. In the second half Dou- glass was featured in a thrilling 70 yards run before scoring be- tween the posts and adding the-
Just before goal points, himself.
TOO GOOD FOR MACAO SECONDS
Whetton Shines For The Winners
Entertained by Macao's second strnig, the Royal Engineers won easily by 2 goals to 1 in the match following.
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The Club were represented by H. Van Leeuwen; C. F. Needham and W. E Grière; J. R. Henderson; J. Leigh, W. E. Peers and J. G. Miller.
CIVIL SERVICE STRONG In the last encounter The soldiers were much the bet
of the ter players and their score would the end Black went over for an- Jenkins improved upon to level the afternoon, the Civil Service secur- If was not until late in the ed a well-merited victory over the have been higher had they not other try, which was unconverted. scores. misses several opportunities when
The winners were represented by: second half that Beadnell forced Small Unite, B. Hynes placing the his way over the Herald's line near fague beyond doubt in the second inside Macao's circle.
Whetton was outstanding for the Set. Black; Lt. Douglass and L/Cpl. the corner flag for the winning try half when he scored between the
Boe; Lt. Buchanan; L/Cpl. Simms. visiting team, while Hargreaves, Bdsm. Lane and 1/Cpl. Ross.
posts after beating the opposition from the half-way line.. Rosario and Soares proved the mainstays of the local side.
GRUELLING GAME
· Nichols and Elesley scored for
The Middlesex. were given a the winners, while Lyle netted gruelling time by H.M.S. Herald be- -Maçao's only point.
fore they managed to secure their REDobson; Lieut Douglas and winning try late in the second half. Swangan; Thomilow, Douglas and Whetton; Nichols, Conner, Elesley, although they might have placed Marriot and Kelly,
the issue beyond doubt earlier on scored after a 60 yard
line to drop the ball.
The winners were represented by: -Lt. Pte. Jackson; Lt. Gudgeon and Weedon, Pte. Jones; Cpl. Burrell, Pte. Watson and Lt. Beadnell.
POLICE SUCCEED-
inners Taylor opened for the with an unconverted try and in the second half MacGrath scored again Hynes adding the final which Taylor improved upon
The Police, were gir a hectic time by the 5th A.A. Bde, and won
The winnern vore: TO) by a goal to nil, Wilson, who staged
ab. M. MacGrath T. P
Hynes: J. Redman; A. JA sence from the game, scoring a fine w, Holden and 1 Hyney.
Macao Sarmento Batista and had was tackled on the goal- a comeback after a season's
Noronha: Richy, Soares and Nogugina: Rosario, Lyle, Angelo, Hargreaves and F. Soares,
run,
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