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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 81, 1988.

Royal Navy Too Good For Army

Kotewall Cup Encounter

Chappell And Newall Shine In Attack

Displaying their superiority in no uncertain manner Koyal Navy won the first match in the hotewan Cup Series yesterday, when they beat Army by 3 goals to i in a fas. and interesing match at Caroline Hull, despite the intense heat which prevaned.

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Army had several newcomers on view, but never really looked dan- gerous as a combination, although individually, their forwards al- ways looked dangerous when near the Navy goal.

The inability of the Army halves to cope with the fast Navy attack was the main factor contributing towards their defeat, only Bright, in the pivotal position, displaying anything like good form.

GROGAN GOOD

Grogan, on the Army right-wing, was their most dangerous forward and had really hard luck, in not scoring on several occasions, but

With their rink completed, the ice hockey players at Wembley are busy practising for the opening of the season. These pictures show Art Childs, 'keeper of the Wembley Monarchs, in action on the ice. He is known as the "Suicide Goalkeeper" as he will not hesitate to dive at a players" skates to retrieve the puck during a game. Photo shows-Art Childs, the Wembley Monarchs goalkeeper, makes a spectacu lar dive when taking the puck away from Jim Kelly, a new recruit. (Copyright, Fox).

the rest of the line with the excep-most dangerous winger on display, tion perhaps, of Pearson, who was with the exception. of Grogan, the too well marked to give cause for Army right-winger.

anxiety, were poor.

Watson and Sheehan were very

NAVY SCORE

steady in the Army full-back divi- Newall opened the scoring for sion, but they were up against a Navy when he took a pass from

herculean task with their wing | Mugliaton, and netted with the C.B.A. LOSE

halves rendering poor support in Army appealing for offside. front.

The interval arrived with no ad- SECOND H.K.H.A.

dition to the score.

3.

R.A.F. Beat Nomads In

TOWER OF STRENGTH Dixon, the Navy pivot, was a The second half opened with the TOURNEY MATCH tower of strength in the centre of Navy on the attack again and they] the field, while he received good scored their second goal through support from his wing-halves. Chappell, who netted with a mag-

Chappell and Newlands were. the 'nificent shot which gave pick of the Navy forwards and no chance. The Army reshuffled were always dangerous when in their forward line after this and possession, while Phippens was the (Continued at foot of Next Col.)

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Thrilling Game

LOSS TO H.K. SPORTS CIRCLES

Mrs. H. K. Holmes And Lt. J. M. Calvert For Home

Colony sports circles, will be all the poorer next Tuesday when the Army Transport Lancashire sails for England, taking away Mrs. Three Hong Kong Hockey Asso- H. K. Holmes, a member of the ciation tournament ́ games · were U.S.R.C. Mixed Doubles League · held yesterday.

Playing on the R.A.O.C. ground, Recreio beat R.A.0.C. by 2 goals to 1. N. A. Beltrao' opened the scor- ing for Recreio, and Bartlett equalised for the home side. The winning Recreio goal was netted by H. L. Ozorio.

team and a very popular member of the Ladies' Section of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club.

Another departure by the Lan- cashire will be that of Lieut. J. M. "Mike" Calvert, R.E., who has proved to be one of the most popu- lar officers in the local Garrison. On the C.B.A. ground, Radio -An outstanding Army swimmer beat C.B.A. team by 2 goals to 1, and water-polo player, he will be missed next summer, Dunn, opening the account for the sorely home side. Guest equalised, and in especially at the Colony Champion- the second half Gurbachan Singh ships where he officiated as one of He holds several scored the winning goal for the the judges.

Army swimming titles.

visitors.

In a fast and exciting game on their own ground, R.A.F. just man-

aged to beat Nomads in the last MALAYA

minute, the final score being

4-3.

Scorers for the winners were, Bart- COMMAND ARMY lett, (2), Kennedy, and Dawson. A

Reed and 0, Reed (2) were respon- RUGBY VISIT

sible for the Nomads" goals.

CANCELLED

Local Rugby circles learn with made strenuous efforts to score, but Newlands broke through an off-regret that the visit of the Malaya Bide trap set by the Army and scor- Command (Army) Rugby team to ed easily. The Army redoubled Hong Kong has unavoidably been their efforts and were rewarded cancelled owing to the inability of when Grogan sent in a shot from many Army players to make the

trip because the Trooping - the right which touched a defender

season. and went into the net.

This is not to be confused with | Royalt› Navy McAllister; Newby, Fisher: Down, Dixon, Hill; Phippens, the visit of the Malayan Rugby |Mugliston, Newlands, Chappell and Union fifteen which will moet the Club and Service teams in a series

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.NET

* Army, Dungan? Watson, Sheehan; or three matches early

Bright Fisher Cooke: Grogan, February.

Duffield and Pearson;