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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 25, 1938.

R.A.F.'S SUCCESSFUL HOCKEY YEAR

WIN JUNIOR "Mystery" National Horse Gets The Laugh. SECTION OF THE UNITED

TOURNEY

"CHEER LEADER'S"

ENCOURAGEMENT

hockey

The Royal Air Force team has just completed a most successful season in the Junior Section of the United Hockey Tournament, in which they finish- ed on top.

A large proportion of their suc- cess must be put down to the keenness of the Hon. Secretary, L. A. C. Smith, who has been) responsible for the organisation of a full fixture list. In this he has been handicapped by the com- plete absence in the Colony of any sports facilities provided by the RAF authorities.

A word of thanks is due to all Hockey Secretaries who have put their grounds at the disposal of the R.A.F. and helped to arrange fixtures on their own grounds, often at great inconvenience themselves.

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The team has been fortunate in having as cheer leader, and occa-s. sionally as 2 reserve player, Flight Sergeant Smith, a former representative of the RA.F, Asso- ciation football team in the Inter- Services tournament. He has at- tended every match played and never fails to encourage a fiagging attack or wavering defence with his well-timed "come on the Air Works.'

The team has always played more as a team than 11 players, and it is to this that they must attribute their success.

SENIOR SHIELD FINAL POSTPONED

Owing to the sodden state of the Club ground yesterday, the final of the Senior Shield competition between South China "A" and. South China "B" was postponed.

THIS WEEK'S

LEAGUE SOCCER PROGRAMME

Two Exhibition Matches

In the little village of Iwerne Minster, Derset, a farmer's "mystery" horse was trained for the Grand National. It was "Red Knight 11," whose owner refused offers of nearly £2,000 for him. Red Knight 11 is not a racehorse in the accepted sense of the word. He had been ridden in point to points and was regu- larly hunted with the Portman Hounds by the owner and his son. Knight 11 was a grand jumper. Our photograph shows Red Knight 11 haring a good laugh following The only thing certain was that Red the Aintree classic, in which it was an "also ran", finishing sixth. (Copyright, Fox).

D. G. A. LOWE AND AAA,

London March 25,

At the annual meeting of the Amateur Athletic Association on Saturday Mr. D. G. A. Lowe, the ola Olympic champion, who has been hon, secretary for seven years, suid that circumstances had arisen which rendered it in- advisable to offer himself for re- election The general committee

will make an appointment to the post, subject to confirmation by the next annual meeting. Lord Burghley, who presided, was re- elected president of the associa- tion.

Coming Rugby

Tour Of

South Africa

HARD GROUNDS WILL BE BIG

HANDICAP

(By ROWE HARDING),

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London, March 22.

The announcement of the names of the players who have been selected to go to South Africa with the British Rugby team in the summer revived many pleasant memories of my visit to South Africa with Cove-Smith's team in 1924.

THUMB-NAIL with the Rugby we played, which gave us very little satisfaction,

The pleasant memories, I should add, are quite unconnected

SKETCHES

"AUSSIE” TEST®

PLAYERS

and could have given very little to our hosts.

It cannot be too strongly em-1ers, unless conditions have altered phasised that a Rugby tour of since 1924. Then there were few South Africa is a tremendous grass grounds. We played most of test of skill, stamina and endur- our matches on surfaces of loam, ance, and not a task to be under-grit or dust. That they were hard. it is to be even moderately suc-sented other problemas as well- taken in any care-free spirit, if goes without saying, but they pre-

cessful

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SYDNEY BARNES

swerving, for instance, was ex- To-day we publish the fourth It is not merely that the visiting tremely difficult, because of the unpublished biography of the team will be meeting men who play very-short studs we were forced to sixteen players selected to repre- magnificent Rugby; they will be wear. sent Australia in the 1938 Cric meeting men bigger, stronger and Place-kicking, too, needed ket Test series against England. tougher than themselves, in strange special technique, as the ordinary To-day's thumb-nail sketch is and difficult atmospheric condi-method of making a hole with the that of Sydney Barnes, (Newtions, on grounds often as hard as heel was out of the question. The South Wales) who is unfortunate a highway, frequently after long ball had to be "teed-up." iy on the injured list with a frac- tured wrist, the result of acro South China batics while on board ship. (Sookumpoo, 445 p.m.)

SATURDAY, APRIL 30

Royal Scots

First Division

Referee: Omar.

Linesmen: Edwards and Brothwell

▾ St. Joseph's

Kowlook

(Kowloon, 445 p.in.)

Referee:--Lawrence.

Linesmen:-Phillips and Stone.

Second Division

Kwong, Wah ▼ Kowloon

(Kowloon, 3.15 p.m.)

Referee: Clark

Eastern

Middlesex

(Caroline Hill, 3.15 p.) Referees

SUNDAY, MAY 1

Ewehibition Games

First Division Champions The Rest

(Ground to be notified later), Referee:-Ip

Linesmen Goss and Kossick, Second Division Champions, v

Referee

Second and Third Divisions

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and fatiguing train journeys.

PLACE-KICKING TECHNIQUE Probably the grounds will prove the greatest handicap to our play-

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REGRETTABLE ARSENTEES

I suppose we ought to be satisfied that we are able to send out, a reasonably representative side,

SIDNEY BARNES (NEW SOUTH WALES) First appearance in first-class fixture was for New South Wales, his footwork is excellent. He rarely though one cannot but regret the against the MC.C. in February employs the on drive, but on slow absence of players like Shaw, Cliff 1937. He was a substitute fields-all round the wicket. Moreover, he

pitches he would probably be prolific Jones, Wooller and Dick. man in the M.C.C.'s second innings has the temperament and on two oc-

Still, out of the material avail- and judged a magnificent soaring casions he has held the fort in adver-able it should be possible build catch on the fine leg boundary to the early batsmen had failed and he Test matches. I have

sity with Mccabe in Brisbane when up a sound back division for the dismiss Worthington.

made 75, and at Christmas, in Mel that the success or otherwise of feeling So artistic and reliable had been his bourne, when his 97 was made in a big club scoring that season that from uphill partnership with Fingleton this tour is going to depend largely twelfth man he gained a place in the which saved the possibility of outright upon the forwards. New South Wales side against South defeat. Australia a week later and made 31 and 44.

There are some good player among the 14 selected, but I am wondering whether they are all of the necessa standard.

A brilliant fieldsman on the fence. A -useful slow. bowler and capable wicket- He had been earmarked as the most keeper. brilliant of the debutant brigade of Had an operation early this season batsmen and in every first-class match for removal of his tonsils. The opera this season has justified his selection tion was performed by another cricket is by any with big scores in Brisbane, Adelaideer, R H "Doc" Bettington, the Anstra- and Melbourne.

lian and former Oxford and Middlesex should at His off-side play is most attractive, player. Born June 5, 1917.

I do not think this British team means invincible, but it

record of the

e improve on the