THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 10, 1938.
CLUB BACKS THROW AWAY CHANCES
NAVY "A" RUGBY WIN AT VALLEY TALBOT AND ELLÏS IN SPLENDID
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FORM BIDWELL DOES NOT IMPRESS
Scotland Avenge Last Year's Defeat
3-2 SOCCER VICTORY OVER
WALES YESTERDAY
Edinburgh, To-day.
A crowd of 40,000 spectators yesterday saw Scotland beat Wales by 3 goals to 2 in their International Association Football classic, thus avenging last year's defeat by the odd goal in three.
Play was evenly distributed dur-
ing the first 20 minutes, then Wales
Astley, the Derby County leader. broke away and scored through
(By ́ "REFEREE”) Throwing away chances galore, Club "A" were yesterday beaten by a Navy side in a friendly Rugby
Wales hung onto their slender encounter at the Valley, by three lead until shortly before the inter- tries (9 points) to a goal (5 val, when Gillick, the Scotland and points), after the Club had led in Everton left-winger, brilliantly cut the first fifteen minutes.
in to equalise with a grand drive.
to
M.C.C. ENFORCE THE FOLLOW-ON
1
W. Province Country District All Out For 140
Capetown, To-day.
net two smashing M.C.C. Tourists are 449 rung
GOSANO BROTHERS DOMINATE
Complete domination by the Gosano brothers featured the inter- school cricket match played yester» .
La Salle College. day between Queen's College and
Thanks to the excellent bowling of G. Gosano and the batting of J. Gosano, who was unfortunate to just miss his century, La Salle won by 9 wicketa.
Queen's College:
27 (Khan
| Mohamed 10; G. Gosand 7 for 18,
A. Arculli 8 for 9).
La Salle: 140 for 3. (J. Gosano 96 not out, T. Catton 17, R. Silva 120 not out).
H. D. Bidwell, the Club first The second half provided a ding-
YESTERDAY'S · captain, made his first appearance dong struggle, Walker, the Heart for three weeks, presumably to of Midlothian inside-right, being
RUGBY UNION test the strength of his knee, but in great form was by no means impressive, being goals to give the Scots a 8-1 lead, ahead of Western Province Coun- CHAMPIONSHIP very late in his tackling.
but Leslie Jones reduced Wales' try Districts in the first match of ENCOUNTERS Club's-back division was very arrears, the little Arsenal inside their South African programme. poor in comparison to that of the right displaying clever ball control. The Tourists batted first on Navy. Hopkin tried hard to get Wales should have squared the Tuesday and compiled the mam- Two Rugby Union County Cham- through, but found his speed in-issue, but poor shooting robbed them moth total of 589 for 8 declared pionship encounters were held yes-
of their chances.-Reuter,
The teams which were unchanged, were as follows:-
and yesterday skittled the home team out for 140 enforcing the follow-on.
adequate against his opposite num- ber, but Van Leeuwen and later MacGrath, when the latter had changed places with Hopkin, were Scotland: Brown (Clyde); Anderson Detailed scores were: the most impressive.- -
(Hearts), A. Beattie (Preston); Shan-M.C.C.: 589 for 8 (Paynter 193, Hut- Munro lacked speed and tried to kly (Preston), Baxter (Middlesbo- ton 68, W. R. Hammond 106, B. H. find touch whenever possible, ex-(Celtic), Walker. (Hearts), McCulloch Western Province Country Districts:
rough), Miller (Hearts); Delaney Valentine 69, Verity 66 not out) cept in the later stages of the (Derby), R. Beattie (Preston), Gillick 140. game, when he made one or two (Everton). belated attempts to get through Wales: John (Swansea Town); but was brought down by sheer Whatley (Tottenham Hotspur), Hughes weight of numbers.
PREVIOUS - RESULTS
(Birmingham); Dearson (Birming- ham), Jones (T. G.) (Everton), Rich- CLUB HEELING POOR ards (Birmingham); Hopkins (Brent- Club's heeling in the set scrumsford), Jones (L.) (Arsenal), Astley was very poor, the second row be- (Derby County), Bryn Jones (Arsenal), ing responsible. Although there and Cummer (Arsenal), there was plenty of weight in the scrum, they were invariably shoved off the ball in the loose scrums, Talbot, the Navy scrum half, get- ting the ball away, beautifully..to | Ellis, who played for the Navy last year in the Triangular Tourna- ment, and who is still in very good
London, To-day.
terday, Surrey trouncing Kent at Richmond by 28 points to 11, while at Brighton Eastern Counties beat Sussex by 21 points to 8.
In another friendly encounter, Dark Blues were badly beaten at home by Leicester, who won by 17 points to 8.
Reuter.
COMPLETE BADMINTON LEAGUE FIXTURES
(Continued from Page 24) Wednesday, January 25.
Recreio Kowloon T. “B” Chàng Wah
The results for the past 10 sea- St. John's ---- sons are as follows:
.1928
Taikoo
v St. Andrew's "A" St. John's ♥ Kowloon T. “A” v V.R.C.
v Wanderers
Recreio
December 2
V. Recreio v University December 9
v. St. John's
V Talkoo
December 16
Kowloon Tong (Chung Wah v. V.R.C. to be played St. John's on neutral court to be arranged by University Chung Wah) 2.
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9 Scotland 4
1929
30 Scotland · 4
Monday, January 30
1930
1 Drawn 1
1
Wanderers
V
1931
2 Scotland · 3
3
1932
3 Wales 52
form.
1993
Navy backs invariably made
4 Wales
3 2
St. Andrew's "B" Chung Wah
Kowloon T. "B" Wednesday, February 1, St. Andrew's “A” ̈ v St. Andrew's "B" Kowloon T. "A" v-Recreio
University
St. John's
Recreio Taikoo
1934
ground as the
result of straight
5 Scotland 3
2
V.R.C.
V
1935
running,
while
Club's backs
6 Drawn
1
1
St. John's February 8
1936
7 Wales
2
1
St. John's
1937
8 Wales
1938
9 Scotland 3
2
Kowloon T. "A" v St. Andrew's "A"
v Kowloon T. “B” Chung Wah V Wanderers St. Andrew's "B" v V.R.C.
(Chung Wah v. Wanderers to
Recreio University
St. John's Taikoo
be Talkdo
February 15
were just the opposite, running across the field to end up in the wing threequarter being pushed into the opposite touchline. Knapman, the Navy back, did not have much to do but his kicking, usually sound, lacked length and
of sense.
direction. Edmonds, Webster, actually a scrum-half, and
effective Kelly made an
trio of threequarters, while Dobbs, their rightwing threequarter, was a trifle slow in getting off the mark. ·
WEAKEST LINK
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“RAPIER'S” COMMENTS ON MACAO TO-MORROW
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Through pressure
space, "Rapier's" review of last Satur- day's Tenth Extra. Race Meeting, will appear in Saturday's editions of the "China Mail," while “Ra- pier's" notes and Racing Selec- tions on the Macao Meeting, for Saturday, will appear in to-mor- row's edition of the “China-Mall,”
Wilson proved the weakest link in the Club backformation, his passing again being erratic while on mmmm the one occasion “hệ and Bidwell
played on neutral court to be arranged Kowloon Tong by Chung Wah.)
V.R.C.
▾ Recreio
V
Taikoo
v Kowloon Tong
January 6
V Recreio
L
v Kowloon Tong
January 13
v Kowloon Tong v University January 20
V Taikoo
v. St. John's
January 27
V Recreio
v Kowloon Tong
February 3
St. John's
v. University LADIES DIVISION Tuesday, November 22
Europ. Y.M.C.A. v Recreio "B"
Kowloon T. "B" v St. Andrew's "Recreio "A" v St. Andrew's Chung Wah v St. John's
Monday, February 27
St. Andrew's Recreio "B"
November 29 ・・
v Europ. Y.M.C.Ä. v Recreio “A”.
December 6
St. Andrew's v Recreio “B” Europ.. Y.M.C.A. v' Recreio “A”.
December 18
St. Andrew's V Recreio "A" Recreio "B”.
v Europ. Y.M,C.A. December 20
Europ. YM.C.A. St. Andrew's Recreio
"f
Recreio
Recreio
V.R.C.
v St. Andrew's “A” Recreio
v Kowloon T.. “B” St. Andrew's "B" v Wanderers Kowloon T. "A" v Chung Wah
Wednesday, March 1 St. Andrew's "A" v Kowloon T. "B" Wanderers
v Recreio | Kowloon T. "A" y St. John's
Monday, March 6 Wanderers v.. St. Andrew's "A" Recreio
v Ching Wah St. Andrew's "B".Iv. St. John's
Wednesday, March 8 broke through in a splendid pass-kept up the pressure and soon after ing bout down the centre, he hung Anderson scored their second try, St. John's
St. Andrew's "A" v Chung Wah
v Recreio onto the ball when confronted by but again Knapman failed with the V.R.C.
v - Wanderers Knapman with Van Leeuwen and kick, the Senior Service leading at (V.R.C. v; Wanderers to be played on Hopkin waiting on the right. On the interval by one point.
neutral court to be arranged by V.R.C.) szk
Monday, March 13 - Feat another occasion, a wonderful op" The second half was played - in St. John's
v St. Andrew's “ portunity for a drop-goal was fast failing light and Anderson St. Andrew's "B" v Recrefo thrown away
by a most comical added the final try for the Navy, Kowloon T. “A” v V.R.C. effort.
Knapman failing Heath opened scoring for Club with the kick. when he picked up a loose bounc- Navy "A"A. B. Knapman; Mid. ing ball to score near, the posts, Dobbs, Lt. Edmonds, Lt. Webster and St. Andrew's B v Kowloon T. "A" Oliphant adding the goal points. Lt. Talbot: L. Sig. Penny, Sub. Lt.
Ldg. Tel. Kelly; Surg. Lt. Ellis and Kowloon T. "B" v Chung Wah.
ednesday, March,22 .... ...... Navy reduced their arrears soon Fawkes, Lt. Anderson, L. S. Duke, Sig. Wanderers · v Kowloon T. after when Kelly raced over the Knight Lt. St. John, E. R. A. Kerr and
Friday, March 24 Club line near the corner flag fol- Erridge.
Kowloon T. "B" VĂ VR,G, - Club “A”--W. M. MacGrath; H. F. WE MIXED DOUBLES lowing a splendid Navy back move Hopkin, H. D. Bidwell, H. Van Leeu- ment, but Knapman failed with kick at goal.
NAVY AHEAD
Encouraged t
the
w
Wednesday, March 15
Chung Wal v St. Andrew's “B” Monday, March 20
- 1 third time wanderera v Kowloon T. "B"
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Friday, November 18
St. Jolin's November 25
Recreio
v University
wen and A. K. Munro; G. S. Wilson and Recreio R. Rutherford; B. Hynes, J. 8. Dun- Kowloon Tong nett, R. E. H. Nelson; I. G. L. Oll- KH phant, C. M. Stark J. Carey, H. W. EdKowloon Tong
Heatli and T. H. Fratt,
University
y Recreio “B” January 10
ySt. Andrew's January 17
Europ. Y.M.C.A;
ENGLAND XI TO MEET IRELAND NEXT WEDNESDAY
London, To-day.
The following have been selected "to represent England against Ireland, at Old Trafford, Manchester, on Novem- ber 16 (next Wednesday) in the Inter- national Association Football series.
*Woodloy (Chelsea); Sproston (Tot- tenham), Hapgood (Arsenal), captain; Willingham (Huddersfield), Cullis (Wolves), Merter : (Sheffield United); | Matthewa. (Stake), « Hall, (Spura); Lawton (lverton), Marmaris (Leeds), and S. 8
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