1939-09-28 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 28, 1939.

BOLD POLICE RUGBY CHALLENGE TO CLUB Quadrangular Tournament Possible? Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY

RIDDELL GETTING THE XV INTO FINE SHAPE

(By "SCRUM-HALF”)

“IF I CAN GET all the fellows to turn up to practice, and if they will train really seriously, we will give the Club as good a game as they could desire, if we do not actually beat them."

These words uttered by Sgt. J. S. Riddell, Police Rugby coach, are no idle words. Yesterday Police held their third practice and they have the talent, let there be no doubt about that, so much so that the Triangular Tournament could quite easily be made a Quadrangular Tournament and Police would not be the wooden-spoonists.

Last season Police entered competi- tive Rugby after Chinese New Year and, despite considerable inexperience but no lack of keenness, they stagger- ed local sporting circles by winning the Blarney Stone Shield in the Rugby Sevens Tournament, beating Gibb, Livingstone's, who had H. D. Bidwell

and W. E. Grieve, in the Final.

loon Rugby Club and was an inspira- tion to the inexperienced pack that club fielded. Now he has introduced Rugby into the local Police Force and," from what I have seen of it, he has made an excellent job of it. also secretary of the soccer section.

He is

Police are using their new ground-

The at Boundary Street for practices, every was: Wednesday, but they will not play any Oak-matches, on this ground until January By careful at the earliest due to present water

Police team on that occasion Taylor, Wilson, Fay, Luscombe, ley, Heath and Searle.

coaching on the part of Riddell and problems. They will be playing in strict control of their games by Dr. new colours this season-blue shorts "Jake" Selby the Police players learn- and red, black and gold hoop jersles ed a great deal in their brief season, with stockings to match. These co-

and for enthusiasm they stood

preme.

su-lours are the Police colours.

FIXTURE LIST

They are fortunate to have lost only wed., Oct. 25th-v Club "A" (Club ground, Oakley, a forward and a member of

are

The following are the Pollec fixtures:

5.15 p.m.).

their seven, and Hemsley, who took Sat., up the game for the first time last seA- son and who showed great signs of Sat.. promise. Among the newcomers Right-Nooth, who is due here next Sat.. month and who played at forward for the Metropolitan Police College at Home and who can also fill a three- quatter" berth, Todd, who played at Sat., forward for Dundee High School, and Hoggarth, who plays Rugger and soc- cer. Todd and Hoggarth arrived the Colony this week.

Wed.,

Nov.

4th-v Club "A" (Army ground,

3.15 p.m.). 11th-Police and Club v United

Services (Club ground, 4.30 p.m.). 18th-Police and Navy v Army and Club (Army ground, 4.15 p.m.).

29th-v Club "A" (Club ground,

4.45 p.m.).

Dec. 18th-y Club (Army ground, 2.45

p.m.). 27th- Club "A" (Club ground,

4.45 p.m.).

Fr

Wed.,

in Sat.. Jan.

TO PLAY REGULARLY Luscombe and Fay, the two halves, have finished their spells in and will now be available regularly.

Mon..

Wed.,

**

Sat..

Macao

Sat..

• Bubject of course to rearrange- ment' after the nowcomers been tried out, Police are In a position to field the following - team: Wall; Taylor, McKenzie, Leslie and Wilson; Fay and Lus- Bearic, Davitt, combe; Janner, Innis, Cullinan, Heath, Wheeler and possibly Right-Nooth. Wall, ex-Army player - he was formerly with Royal Ulster Rifles-

have

Sat.,

6th-v Club (Navy ground, 2.45

p.m.).

8th-Sevens Tournament (Club

ground).

10th-Sevens Tournament (Club

ground), 13th-Sevens Tournament (Club

ground).

20th-Police "A" and Club "A"

V United Services "A" (Army ground. 2.45 p.m.).

p.m.).

CLUB PLAYING

SOCCER ON SUNDAY

For the first time in the his- tory of the club, Hong Kong Foot- ball Club will play a game on a St. Sunday, and are meeting Joseph's on the Glub ground at 5 p.m.

The game was to be played on Saturday but has been postponed owing to volunteer exercises.

TEAMS

The following hockey teams been selected by Y.M.C.A.—

have

Second XI(v Royal Signals, Sa- H. turday, 3.30 p.m. Club ground). Millington; R. Leigh and A. Dalziel; H. Smits, W. Stone and R. Baldwin; L. Macey, A. Mackenzie, R. Dormer, D. Spare and A. Rix. Umpire-R.

Banks,

First XI-(v Royal Engineers, Sa- V. turday, 4.45 p.m. Club ground). Benwell; H. Jordan and E. Yurieff; A. F. Austen, R. A. Bates and E. Fowler; S. Smith, C. Gemmell, J. Bartlett, W. Colledge and L. Coombe. Umpire-G. Dove.

BOWLING ALLEY JOTTIN GS

VENEZIA AND GOLDEN GIVE FINE PERFORMANCES

(By "STRIKE”)

THERE WAS A VERY KEEN and interesting match played in the Alleys on Thursday last between the Champs and our old friends the U.S.S. "Mindanao."

This is actually the second game that has been played between the two outfits, although the Mindanao team were known as the "Mindanao Hopefuls," and the Champs as the "Competitors," on that occasion the Champs won by 477 points, the scores being:-

The Competitors Mindanao Hopefuls

It was a three-game match 'only. On Thursday night there five-game match and the Champs won by 235 points, the scores being:

3113 The Champs

2873

U.S.S. Mindanao

ged out!

1855 1378

was a This was evidently the case with Doc Molthen who started off in his first game by scoring 204; and finish- ed up his fifth game by scoring 90!

FAILED IN ONE-GAME Both Sam Golden and Dick Vene- zia might have made their usual 900 of 190 per game if they had not both failed in one game each. Golden in his second game only scored 122 pins, while Venezia in his second game only managed 144 pins.

It was thus evident that Mindanao were a very much improved and balanced team.

VENEZIA AGAIN

Dick Venezia as usual notched the highest score for the match with 880 or an average of 176 pins per game, and Sam Golden of the Mindanao was a However all the spectators thor-

or an average |oughly enjoyed the fare provided. good second with 829

Doc Molthen It is surprising how popular "Duck of 166 pins per game. was the only player to register over] Pins" has become in the Alleys soon 200, (he made 204).

The Champs won the first, third, 20th-Police and Club v United only taking the second game by the

Services (Army ground, fourth, and fifth games,

Mindanao Feb. 3rd-y Army (Police ground, narrow margin of six pins.

On the whole neither team seemed 10th-v Navy (Police ground, comfortable and did not play up to their usual high standard. No doubt

there

was

Sat.

4.15 p.m.). Sat.,

4.15 p.m.). Sat., Mar. 9th-v H. K. V. D. C. (Police

some excuse for ground. 4.16.p.m.). -

the Sat., 16th-Police "A" and Club "A" Champs, because the previous even- V United Services "A"ing they had bowled a very hard (Club ground. 3 p.m.). 18th-Police and Club v United five-game match, against U. s. S. Services (Club ground, 4.15 "Asheville", and were no doubt fag- p.m.).

is one of the best full-backs in the Sat., Colony, while Taylor, an Interporter is his first season here, and G. E. Wil- son are two very "formidable wing three-quarters. Fay and Luscombe are two accomplished half-backs with a good understanding and Searle is a dour hooker supported by experienced forwards in Cullinan, ex-Army player. --he was with Royal Engineers-Jen- mer, Davitt, Innis and H. W. E. Heath, a more than useful wing-forward.

In addition to the above T. J. Hous- ton might be persuaded to play regu- larly at wing three-quarter and so enable Wilson to strengthen the centre. Houston played well the once or twice he turned out last season.

"

ALSO.

ROYAL DOULTON

AND

JUST

UNPACKED

CHARMING NEW DESIGNS IN TEA SETS

MORNING SETS COFFEE SETS

DINNER SETS FOR ALL OCCASIONS

EXPERIENCED COACH Wilson is skippering the fifteen this season with Heath as his right-hand man. Riddell, the coach, was one of the Scottish Own Borderers' best for- wards when they were last stationed here, and it was not long before" he secured Interport recognition as Sa Club member. In 1931 he was largely WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD, HONG KONG. responsible for the formation of Kow-.

PARAGON CHINA

after the opening of the Alleys, a game of “Duck Pins” was rarely seen, but now it is quite common to see as many as four or five alleys all on with Duck Pins. Of course we have such keen exponents of this small pin game, as J.S. Landolt, and Mrs. E. Soong. Landolt holds the Alley re- cord for men with 148.

Keen interest has been shown by five Russian trainers from Jockey Club who attend the Alley frequently and are therefore very proficient in the. art of Duck Pin Bowling.

I have before me the

one game they played, (the five of them) the scores of which would make it hard for another team of five to beat them: these are the figures:---

Mr. Popoff 85, Mr. Alexchijoff 105, Mr. John Chijoff 114, Mr. Belokopitoff 94, and Mr. Mihall 82; total 480. These are extremely good Duck Pins score, the average for the Ave gen- tlemen being 96 pins.

It is the wish of every Bowler to be the highest scorer of the month, and thus have his name on Watson's Shield and also his name upon the Alley monthly record board.

Jack Odell appeared likely to have this honour with 243 scored on the September 9, but this was beaten by Sam Golden of U.S.S. “Mindanao***- on Monday night with 240. My

He put up a wonderful game by scoring a spare, strike, spare, follow- ́ed by six strikes in successión" and finishing up with a spare in his teati game. With the extra ball, however he only managed eight.