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THE CHIŅA MAIL, JANUARY 4, 1989.

EXPELLED FROM THE GAME

Welsh Rugby Union's Drastic Action

(By AIR MAIL)

The Welsh Rugby Union have decided to expel Alban Davies, the Cardiff full back, from the game.

UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP.

DATES

New York, (By Air Mail)-The United States Amateur Golf Cham- pionship will be played next year at North Shore Country Club, Glenview, Illinois, on September 11-16; the Ladies' Championship on August 21-26, at Weo Burn Club, Noroton, Connecticut, and the Open Championship on June 8-10, at Philadelphia Country - Club (Spring Mill Course), West Con- shohocken, Pennsylvania,

KING OF SWEDEN'S

CUP SURPRISE

Copenhagen, (By AIR MAIL).-

a* 2-0

Previously, France's Jean Borotra France, the holders, were knocked had levelled the scores at two-all by out of the King of Sweden's Cup beating H. Ploughmann (Denmark)', here by three matches to two by Denmark. when the

promising 7-5, 6-3, 6-2. yourfg Dane, A. Jacobsen, scored a surprise victory over France's No.

The matches began on Saturday, 11, C. Boussus, by 8-8, 4-6, 9-7, with Denmark establishing 6-8, in the all-important fifth match. lead in the singles. On Sunday, France made the score 2-1 by win- [ning the doubles. A. C. Beck, J. L, Ilsley, M. F. L. Hay- mes, T. A. Pearce, P. H. Scoones, G.. Three thousand spectators, in- Longfield, C. D. N. Walker, J. E. Pot-cluding the 80-year-old King of ter and D. S. Blake.

Sweden and the rest of the Swedish 2nd XI v. Army (League, away). Royal Family, heartily applauded from Rugby football in accord-Hong Kong Cricket Club in cricket E. J. R. Mitchell, G. S. Lovett, N. P. the young Dane, Jacobsen, on his

Fox, C. W. E. Bishop, D. O. Parsons, fine play. ance with the laws regarding matches on Saturday:

H. J. D. Lowe, G. E. R. Divett, H. J.

He already has a victory professionalism.

1st XI v. Indian R.C. (home, friend. Armstrong, R. M. M. King, D. S. Robb over Britain's O. E. Hare to "When sending in his expenses 1).-H. Owen Hughes, F. H. Stokes,land W. Stoker. Reserve, V, Bond. credit.

Captain Walter E. Rees, sec- retary of the Welsh Union, stat- ed yesterday -

"Davies will be informed to- day that he has been expelled

for the match at Oxford, in which

he assisted Major R. V. Stanley's team on November 23, he included

the sum of £3 for the loss of work. A claim for such an item is a contravention of the laws and sufficient to bring about his ex- pulsion from the game.'

DAVIS TO APPEAL

Davies was a strong candidate for the full back position in the Welsh team.

Interviewed; he said:-

"I lost three days work, as I left Cardiff on the Tuesday and the game was played on Thursday. "I have a widowed mother to support and I thought I was en- .titled to charge for the loss of work. No one told me anything to the contrary.

"I did not know any objection had been raised, and I was not in- vited to the meeting of the Union. I have been condemned before I have been allowed to state my case, and I intend to appeal."

HONG KONG C.C. TEAMS

The following

teams will represent

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his

TO-DAY'S LOCAL SOCCER

PROGRAMME

The following is to-day's local

soccer programme:—

Third Division “B”.

V University

Stonecutters

(Kowloon, 2.30 p.m.).

Stanley

a

Third Division “A”

V 5th R.A.

(Military, 4 p.m.).

Junior Shield 3rd Round

24th R.A.

Royal Scots

(Sookumpoo, 2.30 p.m.).

HOME FOOTBALL

London, To-day. ·

The following are yesterday's

re

sults in the Scottish League First

Division.

Arbroath

SCOTTISH LEAGUE (FIRST DIVISION)

Celtic

Falkirk Hibernian Motherwel

1 Hearts

Ayr

3

Aberdeen

3

0

Queen's Park

4

Kilmarnock

2

Raith

1

3 Albion

Partick Thistle

2 Rangers

V Queen of the S.

2 Hamilton

1

3. Clyde

1

East Fife

1

*St. Johnstone St. Mirren

-Third Lanark

SECOND DIVISION

postponed.

2 Forfar

G. E. R. DIVETT RECOVERS FROM RIDING FALL

The friends of Mr. G. E. R. Divett will be pleased to learn that he is now out of hospital, though he will have to take things easy for the next few weeks.

Whilst riding at Kwanti during the Christmas holidays, Mr. Divett was thrown when his pony "shied" at A jump. He was taken to Kowloon Hospital in an unconscious condition, ?but was allowed to leave on Now

Year's Day.

CANTONNAGE

Is what you put on the weighing machine when you have been living on the Bund for months. without taking exercise and drinking Beer other than H.B.