1938-03-21 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, 'MARCH 21, 1938.

BENTLEY SHOULD

BE IN TRIAL

Worthy Of Place In Walker Cup 16

Stewart's College (F.P.) Should Win Scottish Rugby Championship

J. B. BORTHWICK'S REMARKABLE SCORING FEAT

THE way

(By AIR MAIL)

Glasgow, March 10.

TEAM STANDINGS

Stewart's (F.P.) Heriot's (FP.) Selkirk Dunfermline

Points

A.

P. W. L. D. F.

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17 14 2 1 222 120 21:15 4 2 237 125. 21 13 4 4 190 121 16 11 4 1 210 ·99 St. Andrew's Univ. & 4 4 0 132 to the Scottish Rugby championship is being made Hillhead HS 19:18 5 1 272 129 18 13 5 0 296 117 easier for Stewart's College (F.P.) With Dunfermline suffer-Watsonians

Glas. H.S. (F.P.) 19 11 6 2 212 136 (By GEORGE GREENWOOD)ing a fourth defeat, the Inverleith men are in the position of having west of Scotland 15 8 6 1 156 146 two games in hand of their nearest challengers. Stewart's re-Greenock Wand. 8 17 0.40 165 maining fixtures are Hawick (h.), Edinburgh Wanderers (a.), and Glasgow Acad. 19 8 8 3 230 216 Heriot's (FP.) (a).,

LONDON, FEBRUARY 7. THE ABSENCE OF THE NAME OF HARRY BENTLEY IS THE MOST SURPRISING The potential champions had a FEATURE IN THE LIST OF fright, however, for Melville "POSSIBLES” · ANNOUNCED College (FP.) led them by five BY THE ROYAL AND AN-points at the interval at Inver- CIENT CLUB FOR THE BRIT-leith, and it was only a remark- ISH TEAM TO MEET AMERI-able scoring feat by J. B. Borth- CA IN THE WALKER CUP wick, the international front- MATCH AT ST. ANDREW'S row forwards, that turned the NEXT JUNE.

game. Borthwick got all three for Selkirk against Hillhead High Aged 30 and in business in tries for his side, and he did so School (F.P.). Liverpool, Bentley resides at right under the eyes of a selec- Of men who have already played for Scotland this year, W. H. Craw- Southport, where he is a mentor, M. Allan, the referee. ber of the Hesketh club. Holder Dunfermline last hopes were dis- ford maintained his fine form, and of the German championship, sipated at the Greenyards, where was again a match-winner for the he played against America in the

Melrose played grand football and Royal Navy with two splendid con- last two matches.

crossed their opponents' line three version kicks against the Army. times.

CHIEF RESULTS

Scottish Championship

A player of great determination, Bentley is described by Harry Cot-

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WATSONIANS REVENGED Watsonians gained revenge for ton as the best "scrambler" be has an early-season defeat by overcom- ever played against. "Never throwing Royal High School (F.P.) at ing in his hand, he pops up at the Jock's Lodge with strong and Stewart's (F.P.) 11 most unexpected moments and brings typital finish. K. S. H. Wilson, the Edinburgh Acad. 11 off some amazing coups," adds. Cot-international trialist, it should be Edin. Wanderers & ton. His opinion of Bentley is so noted, was in fine form at high that if he were eligible for half-back for the winners. the Ryder Cup match Cotton would Amongst others who might be Melrose have no hesitation in choosing him considered for a place in the Scot- for the British team.

tish team at Twickenham is J. A. Waters, who gave a great display

IN CONSTANT PRACTICE

I share Cotton's view that in leaving out Bentley a mistake has been made. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he is in constant practice throughout the year, a fac- tor of no small. importance.

Almost equally surprising is the passing over of D. H. R. Martin, the former Oxford Blue and

lest year's winner of the President's Putter. Martin, a stockily built young man of powerful physique, has put up some remarkable per- formances, and I think he deserved a trial.

FROM CRICKETING FAMILY

The omission of Bentley and Martin is more puzzling because of the selection of Bromley-Davenport and John Graham, both young play- ers from Cheshire, neither of whom. has distinguished himself in a na- tional event. A Manchester stock broker, Bromley-Davenport coses from a cricketing family. He was beaten at the 19th hole by Robert Sweeney in the fourth round of the Amateur Championship at Sandwich last year. Graham is the son of Allan Graham, a well-known Hoylake player, who was runner-up to Willie Hunter, 2 former post office tele- graphist now professional in Ameri ca, who won the championship in 1921.

N. Z. WITHDRAWS FROM DAVIS CUP

Wellington (N.Z.),

February 15,

The New Zealand entry for the Davis Cup has been withdrawn as A. C. Stedman, who intended to go! to England to join C. E. Malfroy to form the team, has accepted a busi- ness appointment in Auckland, and is remaining in New Zealand.-

Melville (F.P.) Edin. University Heriot's (F.P.) Watsonians

21 Langholm

Royal H.S. (F.P.) 3 scrum Gala.

Hawick

Selkirk

14 Kelso

11 Dunfermline

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Glas. H.S. (F.P.) 3 Glas. University 8 Kelvinside Acad. 33

A TOAST TO

Edinburgh Wand: 15 6 8 ̄ ̄T:161 181 Edinburgh Univ. 15 7 8 0·127 179 Langholm

10 1 9 0 42:147 Royal H.S. (F.P.) 20 9 9 Kelso

Melrose

2 176 185

22 11 9

2 171 175

17 6 9

2 153 176

1 109 199

18 6 10

2:11 162

17 6 11

|Melville C. (F.P.) 16 5 10

Jedforest Edinburgh Acad. Gala Kelvinside Acad. Hawick Glasgow Univ.

0 129 227 20 7 11 2 170 203 18 6 11 °1 207 216 2.6 13° 2 ́127 217 15 1 14 0.77-303

BIDDULPH'S NEW RECORD

IN MILE SWIM

Sydney, February 16-R.. Bid- dulph, of Manly, won the one mile championship of New South Wales at the Newcastle ocean baths last night by 10 yards from N. Wain- wright (England), with N. P. Ryan (Manly) third, 40 yards behind 6 Wainwright. Biddulph's time, 21m. 25.2s, broke the record for an Aus-

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tralian, held by Ryan (21m 34s), but

3was substantially slower than Arne 7Borg's Australian record of 21m Hillhead (FP.) 66.8s, which compares, in turn with Glasgow Acad. ́8 West of Scot 21 the world's record of 20m 42.6s held Greenock Wand. 5 by Ralph Flannigan (America.)

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