1939-09-19 — Page 18

SCOTTISH BOXING SURPRISE

Augus M'Gregor, of Greenock, caused a surprise in the principal con- test at Greenock recently when he held Ginger Stewart, Hamilton, the Scot- tish lightweight champion, to a draw over ten (three-minute) rounds.

M'Gregor was the more versatile, and his lightning left leads and right counters worried Stewart. The cham- pion, at times was very erratic and, in his eagerness to stop his elusive op- ponent, often

The missed badly. Greenock boy was always coolness personified, and Stewart's rugged style never upset him.

The bont was a terrific one from start to finish, and the surprising thing was that there was never a knock- .down.

SCOTS WANT THEIR FOOTBALL

London, To-day. The Scottish Football League has suspended Ita resumptión' plan, as announced on Saturday, until a deputation sees the Sa- cretary of State for Scotland.

The deputation will ask for the removal of all restrictions Scottish football-Reuter.

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HOCKEY PROSPECTS: GOOD MATERIAL AVAILABLE

IN BRILLIANT SUNSHINE, YMCA Hockey Club opened their hockey season with an intra-club match at King's Park on Saturday afternoon.

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W. Colledge and D. MacLellan, who play in League cricket on Satur- days, will unfortunately be available only for midweek matches,

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A fast and interesting game of hockey,, produced a high standard of play, few, "sticks" and mishits, being seen, despite the summer lay-off, and

USEFUL RECRUITS the majority of the players settled

Gains have been made in the aç- down rapidly to the game, aided by

who the excellent condition of the ground.quisition of C. Gemmell,

The outbreak of war

sadly presented Royal Navy and England dépleted the membership roll, three last season, B. Jordan, a useful full- German members of the 1st XI-H. back, and E. Fowler who, it will be Sommer, G. Kuelps, and U. Kraus remembered, was making his presence having left the Colony. Another loss felt in representative hockey towards was the departure for Singapore of the end of last season.

R.A.F. The following have been chosen to G. Ackrill, former "Y" and

of the Colony centre-half, who is not likely to re- represent the Rést

taking against Haiphong on Sunday on the turn. Volunteering is also

a week-end toll, but, in spite of these Club ground at 5 p.m.

Duncan (Royal Scots); Blackburn handicaps, the Committee feel con- (Police) and A. Bone (Club); Bell fident that the 1st XI will be able (Kowloon); Bright (Middlesex) and to provide its usual good opposition:

(Elec- In an eliminating contest for the E. Strange (Club); Gardner

(St. Joseph's), Scottish bantam-weight championship, tric), A. V. Gosano Tommy M'Glinchey, Clydebank, de-F. Fowler (Club), Courtney (Mid- | niball. (St. Joseph's) Hossack (Royal Scots), Leonard (St. Joseph's) and feated Barney M'Velgh, Greenock, on dlesex) and Flanders (30th R.A.).

RESERVES:---Gough (Police), Hon-1 V. Costa (St. Joseph's). points over ten rounds.

Hugh Cameron, Greenock, the Na- ⚫tional Sporting Club, London, pageboy, disposed of Jackie Robertson, Green- ock, in the third round, the referee stopping the contest after Robertson had taken two long counts in the sec- ond and third rounds.

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At Saturday's practice the probable 1st XI defence opposed the probable attack, and a last-minute goal by Gemmell gave the 1st XI forwards a narrow victory by the odd goal in three.

The 2nd XI players, who filled the subsidiary positions, gave good sup- goal for the losers being port, the scored by R. Dormer, who made a return to hockey last season in the second eleven.

J. Bartlett, who headed last year's goal-scoring list, started in early with a good individual effort to equalise, but Gemmell's winning goal was the All most spectacular of the match. three goals were netted in the second half.

PROMOTION CERTAIN

defence was E. Outstanding in Yurieff, who is certain of being pro- moted to the 1st XI this year, while A. F. Austen and L. Coombe gave forceful displays in the forward line. The following will represent Y.M.C.A. 1st XI against Kowloon In- dians next Saturday at 4.45 p.m.:

V. Benwell, (Capt.); B. Jordan and E. Yurieff; 1. Kempton, R. Bates, and E. Fowler; D. Smith, C. Gemmell, J. Bartlett, A. F. Austen and L. Coombe.

The 2nd XI will play at 2.30 p.m., also on the "Y" ground, and will be represented by the following:

H. Millington (Capt.); R. Ashford A. N. and J. Tomlinson; H. Smits, Other and K. Broch; A. Mackenzie, J. S. Greenberg, W. Stone, R. Dormer, and T. Brown.

"""" LADIES' ANNUAL MEETING

The Annual Meeting of the Euro- pean Y.M.C.A. Ladies' Hockey Club was held yesterday will Mr. W. J. Ashton in the chair.

The following were elected officials for the coming season:-

President: Mrs. A. W. Ingram. Hon. Secretary:--Mrs. I. E. Stone. Hon. Treasurer:Mr. W. J. Ashton. Captain: Mrs. O. Burnnett. Vice Captain-Miss B. Harker. Committee Members-Miss M. Mc- Caw, Miss V. Bradbury and Mrs. S. Gardner.

UNIFORM RETAINED

It was decided that the first practice game would be played on Saturday, October 7. Motions were passed by the meeting that the present style of uniform be retained, and that mem- bers subscribe towards a fund from which mementoes would be purchased for presentation to members of the club leaving the Colony.

INDOOR BOWLING

The U.S.S. Mindanao will play tho Champs, winners of the Ewo Indoor Bowling League, at the Hong Kong Bowling Alleys on Thursday night, cominencing at 9 p.m. Ladies who wish to witness the match will be admitted. The Mindanao have enter- ed a team' for the third Ewo League series.

SPORTS PARADE (Continued from page 17)

match, accepted by both sides in a and his word in all matters of law is therefore final, but multiplying incid- and ents in tournaments this year, mostly senior events, have disclosed a lot of dubiety and ignorance as regards the rules.