1939-08-19 — Page 20

-ARMY

SPORTLIGHT

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 19, 1939.

ROYAL COMPETITOR IN BELGIAN "AMATEUR" Le Zoute, August 4. — King Leopold of the Belgians,

the first reigning monarch to compete in a National cham- pionship, played two matches here to-day in the Belgian

· (By “SQUADDY") ENTRIES for the Army Football Lea-Amateur open championship.

gue are already mounting up, al- though it is unlikely that the League ant of the rules of football. This usual- will get under way until at least the ly turns out to be true! middle of September. Among the teams that have sent in their entries

are 12th Heavy Battery, R.A., 9th A.A. Battery, R.A., 24th Heavy Battery, R.A., 12 Company, R.A.S.C., and the Hong Kong Signal Company.

The formation of the League has not yet been decided, but I do not think there will be much change from last year..

Biggest drawback in the formation season was that of the League last section which comprised the various department Corps. Owing to the Or- dnance entering the Second Division of the H.K.F.A. League and therefore being ineligible to play in the Army League there were only three teams in this division with the result that all units got for their entrance fee was

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IN Hong Kong it is almost impossible

to concentrate on more

than onc

outdoor sport in the winter, and there- fore cricket, football, and hockey all suffer through players preferring some other game. This is particularly the case: when cricket and football are being played at the same time. At the pre- sent moment there are to my know-

ledge several exceedingly good eric keters in the Army here who will not be seen in action very often this year owing to the calls of football. I am sure this cuts both ways and that many prefer cricket, but it seems to be more often the case the other way round. Rugby does not interfere with any other sport to a great degree as it is not played on such a large scale here and Rugger enthusiasts are usual- By far the best way would be to in-ly able to fit in their games so as not

of the other to interfere with other sports. crease the size of one

sides divisions to accommodate the formerly playing in this rather super- fluous séction. Incidentally, I believe that this system was started at the re-

four matches.

quest of the Small Units, who there-

fore have only themselves to blame, but I cannot help thinking that they did not quite realise what would hap- pen. After all four-matches in a sea- son is not so good!

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REV. S. Hinchliffe is once more run- ning a class to train referees and has high hopes of adding a further 11 successful candidates to those he has trained in previous seasons. The num- ber is not so large as last year, but is quite sufficient to ensure normal re- placements for those who have left the station.

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THE. cricket grounds at Sookunpoo have been allotted for the rest of the year. The allotments do not start until October 1, which is I think a

little later than usual, but it will be all to the good as it will give the new pitch longer to settle.

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A move is on foot to get tennis courts laid out on the hockey ground at Prince Edward Road. The Hockey pitch should make excellent hard courts and would be valuable addition to the courts available, of which there were never over many. It is a litle season to think of this late in the though.

ANOTHER WELSH INTERNATIONAL FOR ILFORD London, August 4-Salford, the Rugby League champions, who a few weeks ago signed S. M. Williams, the

Union Rugby

international

bassador.

He won his first round match against. A. Chupin, a local hotelkeeper, at the nineteenth, but was himself beaten at the nineteenth in the second round by P. J. Clive, a son of the British Am- The King was unlucky in his match against against Clive. At the eighteenth he sent his drive near a gate, and had great difficulty in getting the ball away, and at the nineteenth his ball was pluggled, and a 6 against Clive's 5 lost him the match,

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QU UITE an uproar was created in local lawn bowls circles during the week, over the Open Pairs match between H. Nish and T. Robson and w. V. Field and J. Gibson, semi-final of the competition.

On Tuesday at Civil Service' the match was played: and, with Nish and Robson leading by 2015 at the 20th. head, a thunder-storm broke and no further play was possible.

Sitting over their drinks in the arose pavilion, discussion naturally between the players as to when and In spite of unfavourable weather how the match was to be concluded, conditions-there was a strong cross-Both sides were reluctant to make the wind blowing and some rain-King trip down to the Valley for the ex- Leopold went round in 77 in his first press purpose of playing one head. match, this being only three strokes

over bogey. In the second match he re- 78 for eighteen holes.

MISSED PUTT Against Clive the Royal golfer's drivnig and putting was good, though he missed from five feet at the eighth, enabling Clive to square. They were level at the turn, but King Leopold became two up at the fourteenth. The King had

bad second shots at sub-

and his sequent holes,

opponent squared at the eighteenth. At the next King Leopold's ball was badly plugged in the soft ground, making it difficult to play. The hole cost him 6 and the match.

Brigadier-General A. C. Critchley, the holder, scratched in the second round owing to a bad arm, and gave J. D. Kerr a walk-over. Earlier Critch | ley had beaten Captain C. Hesketh 4- and 3.-Press Association.

TO-DAY'S SCOTS' SOCCER PROGRAMME

It is good training, even if one does not wish to give up the playing side of the game, and it is really astonishing how many First Division players give

the questions Welsh ridiculous answers to asked when they go for their examina-wing three-quarter, yesterday engag- tions. The old saying is that the best ed Emrys Evans, the Welsh interna- footballers make the worst referees, tional forward from Llanelly. Evans the Scottish League: and that the best referees are those has been "capped" for Wales both as Arbroath who at the commencement are ignor- front row and loose forward.

The upshot of it all was that Nish and Robson offered to play the op- position on any green in Kowloon they cared to nominate. The latter pro- posed K.F.C., where, they anticipated, there would be no difficulty in ar- ranging for a green, and, as far as they were concerned, all four were happy.

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'Next day brought complications. V. Chittenden, bowls convener of K.F.C., and a member of the special competi- tions committee of -H.KL.B.A., fused to place a green at their dis- posal, averring that it was against the rules of the competition. The upshot of it all, therefore, is that the match will be continued, according to rules, at Civil Service...

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have heard Chittenden severely criticised, for what many, thought was rather, high-handed action. These critics maintained that the proposal of the four players, being mutually agreed upon, was most reasonable, whereas the proper course, that of travelling to the Valley, was most unreasonable. I understand that Chittenden for- if the warded the argument that

the six Football Club pair secured shots necessary to give them victory,

The following are to-day's games in much undersirable comment might

Ayr

FIRST DIVISION

V Alloa

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Aberdeen

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Partick

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Mirren

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Stenhousemuir · Queen's Park Leith

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Edinburgh

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Brechin

St. Bernards

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Forfar

V East Stirling

THERE is much to be said for both

sides, but on giving the matter due thought, I am inclined to side with the KF.C. bowls convener. After all rules are made to be observed and a bad precedent might be set.

There would be nothing to prevent from players in open competitions

on their mutually agreeing to play own green, for instance, if they were all from the same club. If the Asso- ciation came down on them, they of could always quote the instance the Open. Pairs semi-final match in 1939 finished by mutual arrangement at. K.F.C.

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Hitherto I have always been very You will get better results, parti- impressed with the smoothness with cularly in the formative years of your which Colony Lawn Bowls game, if you concentrate on, master-ments have been conducted, and, al- ing a fairly stiff first serve and a se- though the players concerned in this cond that is only a little less severe, instance will be placed to inconven- ience, I feel that in the best interests Your first ball will go in much more frequently; and when it does not you of competitive bowls, Chittenden act- will not have to offer your opponent a ted in the only possible manner. set-up on the second. Donald Budge.

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