1938-09-29 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 29, 1938.

H.K. AREA HOCKEY WIN OVER R.A.F.

VISITING

SIDE

FIND WET GROUND GREAT HANDICAP

BACKS OF BOTH TEAMS WERE SOUND

(By AIR MAIL)

Singapore, September, 21.

ANNUAL CROSS HARBOUR

RACE TO-DAY

Weather permitting, the annual Colony Cross-Harbour Race will be held this evening, commencing at 5.15 p.m. from the Railway Pier, Kowloon, and terminating at the wall off the Victoria Recreation Club. The Governor will be present, if conditions permit.

Post entries will be received up to 5 p.m.

H.K.

Ladies Their

A SODDEN field militated against polished play

in the hockey match in which the Hong Kong Have Command (Army) team, which is visiting Singa- Own Ground

pore, beat Royal Air Force by three goals to one at Seletar yesterday.

The wet ground affected the visitors more than the home side, as they are accustomed in Hong Kong to playing in shoes on hard grounds.

Many of the players had not worn boots for several seasons prior to this tour, but the only man who played in shoes yesterday, Holmes, centre-forward, found it almost impossible to keep to his feet in fast play.

Each side was sounder inĮ the backs than in the forwards, but Hong Kong's forward line contained better material than R.A.F.

GOOD CENTRE

EQUALISER

A free hit just outside the R.A.F. circle gave Beadnell his chance to send in a fast shot and equalise.

across an open

CHANCES LOST

FERRIER'S SUPERB TRIUMPH

Australian Golf

Title Won By

14 Strokes'

Sydney, September 25.

If a horse won the Melbourne Cup by two furlongs, no onlooker could get any excitement out of the finish. That is to say any-

one who was hoping for a close

finish. So it was in the Austra-

cided ́over three days' play at Seaton, Adelaide, finishing on

lian Open Golf Championship de-

Saturday

Jim Ferrier, who had been run-

MISS W. MARSH NEW ner-up on three previous occa- sions, won by just the bare 14 strokes. No one had won by that big margin before, and he made the whole event look silly,

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CAPTAIN MEMBERSHIP WILL BE DEPLETED

(By "STICKS")

The Hong Kong Ladies' Hoc- key Club do not expect. to run two teams in the Ladies' Hockey League this season as they have lost many of their number and

The others went around with him. That was all. Even-money bets were laid before the event, that Norman von Nida would beat him. He came around the turn when Ferrier went past the finishing post. The rest of the field was strung out.

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Air Force lost two good chances,

PLAYS OWN GAME Considering the fact that they first when Brech, right wing, failed

An amazing chap is this Ferrier. ́ ́ have had only four matches to- to centre in time, and later when a can barely field enough players Like Cotton, probably the greatest gether, the visiting team combined beautiful shot from him sailed

For the Caer Clark Cup Competi- golfer in the world, he concentrates well, especially between the

goal mouth with tion.

om his own game. What the other halves and the forwards.

none of the inside forwards in At their annual meeting held fellow does doesn't matter. That is One of the hardest-worked men position to take advantage of it. last Tuesday, Miss W. "Freddie" concentration to a superlative de- on the field was Land, Hong Kong's Just before half-time Hong Kong Marsh was elected captain for gree. The unfortunate playing with centre-half, who was sound on de-pressed around the goal and with a

the coming season whue Mrs. J. him regards it as rudeness. fence and fed his forwards well.

smooth shot Hook scored from an

Lunson was elected Vice-Captain. acute angle.

Miss Grace Swan is the new Hon. Securing a lead of a stroke in Secretary while Miss Sheila Bas-the first round with a 71 Ferrier R.A.F. attacked continually at the kett is Asst. Hon. Secretary. Miss was never headed. The further they beginning of the second half, but V. Blackburn is Hon. Treasurer. went the further he forged ahead, Miss Joan Smailey was elected until with still a round of 18 holes chances were lost repeatedly. Guy

Club. to play pursuit was seen to be hope- he just failed Vice-Presiuent was unluckly when

close to reach the ball with an open goal I understand that Miss Smalley less, thus robbing the event of the

(nee Jean interest associated with in front of him. White next lost a and Mrs. Littlejohn chance with a badly directed shot, Dalziel) will not be playing hockey finish. Poor finish among the forwards Taking the ball down the right, this season. lost many chances for R.A.F. In the Hitchcock cracked in a nice centre second half, particularly, they had from just on the goal line, and from the territorial advantage, but rag-a melee in the goal mouth Holmes ged passing movements broke down scored. in the circle. In other cases, poor shooting was evident.

Most prominent of the forwards was Beadnell, inside-right, who scored two of his side's goals. The other goal was scored by Holmes, who should be worth watching at centre when he has proper footgear for Singapore grounds.

The visitors goalkeeper did not have as much to do.

GOOD CONTROL R.A.F.'s centre-half, Watson, put up a creditable showing, and got in some powerful, wristy shots which showed good control.'

The final score was: Hong Kong, 3; Royal Air Force, 1.

Corporal Scott and Staff Sergeant Mettam (Hong Kong) were

pires.

of the

HAVE OWN GROUND

A FIGHTER, BUT- The Selection Committee will His aggregate of 289, made up of of golf no other comprise Miss Marsh, Mrs. Lunson, rounds of 71, 68, 72, and 72, repre- Mrs. D. L. Prophet, Mrs. Perrin and sented the kind Miss B. Pope, while the Social Com- competitor could even approach. In mittee will comprise Mrs. P. M. a sense it was unsatisfactory that Harrop, Mrs. Littlejohn,, Mrs. Wit-Ferrier had only to stand up to win over the last two rounds. He la es- um-kamp.

The Hong Kong Ladies' have sentially a fighter, and if he had been granted á ground of their own had something to do to triumph Hong Kong:-Cpl. Dobson; Lieut. at Happy Valley. (Area "G") and over the last two rounds he might Soon after the opening, Parkes Douglas, Pte. Stickley; L/Cpl. Austen, will hold their nrst practice match have put up figures that would have had an unsuccessful shot for R.A.F.well, Lieut. Hooks, Lieut. Holmes,

Sgt. Land, Pte. Gorman; Lieut. Han- on Wednesday, October 5, commenc-been more amazing than the par

rounds he reeled off. ing at 5.15 p.m. but a minute or two later, after a Lieut. Beadnell, Cpl. Hitchcock. fruitless short corner, Guy sent in a Royal Air Force:-L.A.C. Stirling; slow shot. Dobson, in goal, ran out LA.C. Nash, Sgt. Shory; Cpl. McKen- EASTERN TO

L.A.C. Goodwin; | and stopped but failed to clear andna LA.C. Watson,

Cpl. Passingham, L.A,C,B : Parkes, Guy slipped the ball into the net. Guy, White, Brech.

Teams were:

MEET COMBINED XI IN CHARITY

LIGHTWEIGHT TRAVELLING REQUISITES. SOCCER GAME

"PULLMAN" CASES (as illus- trated) 3-ply foundation.

Size 32 x 20 x 9 in.

Ferrier has the stuff in him that · goes to make up a champion. He thinks he is the best. And then he duly goes along to prove it.

He has no illusions about getting to the top of the tree without neces- sary preparation. No golfer prac-

A charity football match in aid of tises more than he does. After a distressed children in Kwangtung has superlative round he will take out been arranged between the Eastern 100 balls and chip to the green. He Price from $32.50 Athletic Association and a Combined spends hours on the putting green.

Eleven and is to be played on the TRUNK WARDROBES Covered Hong Kong Football Club ground to- - and bound Vulcanite. Fibre in day at 5:16 p.m.

Black & Blue. Size 32 x 20 x 9 in. Mrs. Yu Hon-mau, wife of General

the

NOT POPULAR:: Ferrier is not popular with other. Yu Hon-mau, Pacification Commis-golfers, not because he is more Price from $39.50 stoner of Kwangtung, has donated the skilled than they are, but because ball and will present souvenir flags he says what he thinks. – If, after to the participating players at

Admiral and finishing one over, par, he is naked conclusion of the game. Mre. Chan Chak will also be pre- how he played, he will reply at Kont.

once, Rottenly” This sounds like Mr. Chan Lan-tong President of swank, and is accepted as such, but the Eastern ́A.A. wil kick off, and

Ferrier kno that he should, and could, have done. better,

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$19.50, $22.50 & $24.50 the referee will be Mr. R. M. Omar,

1ST FLOOR

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WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW to devote himself exclusively to golf, there is no telling to what heights he might rosch:

Not yet 24, Ferrier has lots of golf years ahead of him. If he were Continued at foot of Preceding Col.