1938-10-04 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 4, 1938.

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Tourists Last Match Lost

BRITISH RUGBY TEAM CONCLUDES

AFRICAN TOUR SOUTH AFRICAN

12-7 DEFEAT AT CAPETOWN

Capetown, September 21.

IRED after their strenuous tour during which they have which they won, the British Rugby Union team in South Africa did not give a very impressive display in losing their final match to Western Province Country Clubs by 12 pts. to 7 here to-day.

The tourists hardly deserved to lose a lethargic game which was

relieved only by some exciting movements in the closing minutes when the British team, rallying desperately to wipe out the arrears, did, everything but score.

The handling of the British. side was ragged and erratic, and for the greater part of the game their backs were unable to cope with the vigorous opposing for- wards in the loose.

BUSTLING GAME

The home side played bustling Rugby and threw the tourists out of their stride. The British for- wards, apart from an occasional burst, lacked combination, and did not give each other sufficient sup- port.

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Although they lost two of the three Test matches and won the last, the British side can feel satisfied with their tour. Their clean, sporting, open type of Rugby has been high- African ly praised by South critics, who rate the team as one of the best ever sent to the Union.

as the tourists tried to wipe out their arrears, Morgan broke through from a line-out, and passed to Waters, whose pass to Purchas was intercepted on the home line by Louw, who kicked into touch. LAST MINUTES

There were several thrills

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Cromey then broke through down the middle, but Jones; in making gallant effort to gather the ball, knocked-on a few yards from the line. A few minutes later, Morgan narrowly missed with a drop at goal.

Despite all this pressure by the tourists, it was the Country side who scored again, J, van Blommenstein getting over." Steyl failed to con- vert.

The British side came again, how- Jones ever, and before the finish, dropped a goal from the touchline 25 yards out. That completed the scoring, and the British side sustained their

ERRATIC HANDLING About 5000 people were present at the start of to-day's match, the open-seventh defeat of the tour.. ing stages of which lacked incident. The Britons repeatedly got the ball from the scrums, but their handling was erratic, and they could make little headway.

Teams:

MANUEL ABREW SUSPENDED

The British Boxing Board of Control aanaunos that the licence? of Manuel Abrow, the coloured Scottish heavy weight, has been suspended up to and including February 26, 1989;

・・・ Abrew's last fight, was against Bon Foord, the former British champion, in the Isle of Man last July. Abrew lost in three rounds. A year ago, Len Harvey beat Abrow in fourteen rounds, and since then he has boon defeated by Jack London and twice by Hans Schonrath (Germany.)

F. GROVES WINS SHEK O GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Ties But Wins

Play-Off

WOMAN WITNESS AT FOOTBALL INQUIRY

CHARGES AGAINST BRISTOL CITY ALLEGED EXTRA PAY TO PLAYERS

London, September 7.

A woman witness, sald to be the first ever to attend a football inquiry, was called upon yester day by a joint commission of the Football Association and the Football League, which, after in- vestigating charges made against Bristol City F.C., adjourned un- til September 27.

The witness was Miss R. V. Langford, of Hotwells; Bristol, and she was before the commis- The Shek-O Golf Championship re-sion for only five minutes of the sulted in a tie between the Colony three and a quarter hours which Champion, F. Groves and E. J. R. the meeting lasted. Mitchell, with a score strokes better than the previous chan- pionship record.

of 149, two

F. Groves was successful in the play off over a further 9 holes and results ure given below:

F. Groves 36, 36, 35, 36--143 cham- pion).

E. J. R. Mitchell 36, 36, 34, 37–143 (champion),

Dr. C. H. Burton 67, 34, 38, 36-145 (champion).

T. A. Pearce 39, 38, 36, 33-146 (champion).

0. E. C. Marton 36, 39, 34, 37-146 (champion),

R. K. Valentine 39, 35, 36, 39-149 (champion).

The charges against Bristol City extra are concerned with alleged payment to players last season.

A SURPRISE Besides the calling of Miss Lang- ford, who is employed by a former director of the club, Mr. P. Coleman, there was a surprise when, the com- mission asked for J. T. Turner, the City's left-back, to appear be- fore them. Turner had not been requested to attend, and a messen- ger was sent by taxi-club to take him to the meeting..

directors,

Fred.

All the Bristol City with the exception of Mr. Drewett, who is ill, attended... Mr. Coleman, who resigned from the board last August, was also called. PLAYERS PRESENT Players présent at the inquiry were J. Brain, last year's captain, D. Clarke and George Cox, two amateurs, and C. Hazzard, formerly a professional with the club." 71-7=64 The directors at the inquiry 72-2-70 were Messrs, George Jenkins (chair- 74-4-70 man), A. R. P. Bray, Alfred Gar- 88-7-71

land, Bert Bence, Charles Craw- 74-7=87|ford, J. Hooper, Frank Humphreys 71-2=69 and W. J. Kew. Mr. R. Hewison, the 69-0-69 manager, and Mr. C. Hancock, the 75-6=69 76-670 Becretary, were others called be- fore the commission, which con- sisted of Mr. W. C. Cuff (Everton) and Mr. A. H. Oakley (Wolverhamp- ton Wanderers), representing the Football League, and Mr. C. Wre Continued at foot of Preceding Col,

British XV.C. F. Grieve (the Army The home side held the and Scotland); E. Jones (Llanelly), B. The Bogey Pool was won both times advantage territorially until the Bri-E. Nicholson (Harlequins and, Eng-by Dr. C. H. Burton as below:-

MORNING ROUND. tish forwards participated in a hand-land), R. H. M'Kibben (Queen's Uni- ling movement which carried the ball versity and Ireland), and E. J. Unwin Dr. C. H. Burton from their own 25 to across the half- (the Army); G. E. Cromey. (Queen's F. Groves

the University and Ireland) and G. J.R K. Valentine way line for the first time in

Morgan (Old Belvedere and Ireland); W. Alabaster match.

"The tourists had a couple of narrow J. A. Waters (Selkirk and Scotland),

AFTERNOON ROUND. escapes when, within ten minutes, both W. H. Travers (Newport and Wales), Dr. C. H. Burton Steyl and J. van Blommenstein missed S. Walker (Instonians and Ireland), W. F. Groves narrowly with penalties from

fifty G. Howard (Old Birkonians), 8. RT. A. Pearce

Couchman (Old Cranleighans and Sur-A. C. I. Bowker rey), R. B. Mayne (Queen's University, Hon. Mr. Henderson Belfast), I. Williams (Cardiff), and A. G. Purchas (Coventry).

yard:

Playing with great vigour in the loose, the Country forwards repeatedly swept down on the British line with tourists combined raids, forcing the to defend grimly.

The Britons times within twenty minutes for being were pressed fong offside, and after they had experienced a number of narrow escapes from penalties,

first. they conceded the score, Louw getting a penalty goal from 40 yards.

The tourists wiped out this lead five minutes later, when M'Kibben equalis ed with a penalty goal from 28 yards, but the Country side should have taken the lead again almost immediately; but Louw missed with an easy kick, when Mayne was penalised for offside in front of his own goal,

Before half-time, however, the homa alde regained the lead when Goosen, running up to gather the ball after

van der Vyver had missed with an at- the tempt at a dropped goal near posts, scored far out. Steyl failed to convert.

FORWARDS LACK COMBINATION - The handling of the British backs was still ragged after the interval, and although Walker and Purchas were occasionally prominent with in- dividual bursts, the forwards lacked combination. The game was held up for a brief period when M'Kibben in- jured an ankle as the result of a hard tackle, but he resumed with his foot bandaged, and soon missed with- ponalty-kick from forty yards. ?

The Country side increased.... their lead to 9-8 when the Britons

Western Province Country Clubs.--

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Steyir Louw, Hofmeyer, J. van Blom-ford Brown (Oxford University) menstein, and Goosen: van der Vyver and Lt.-Col. C. D. Crisp (Middlesex Blommenstein, Retief, and Slabbert; Kellerman, Botha, P. van F. A.), representing the Football Classens, de ¡Association. Kock, Loubser, van der Merwe.

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