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SEE that my colleague who contributes the "Sports Parade" does not entirely. agree with my remarks regarding the en- try of certain clubs into Second Division of Hong Kong F. A. League,

He seems to have taken my remarks as R direct attack on the Club and University sides, and the H.K.F.A.

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 24, 1939

ARMY SPORTLIGHT

(By "SQUADDY")

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I did not intend this for a moment, but wanted simply to point out that the inclu- sion of such obviously inferior sides in this newcomers to the Division. Signals entered |batting which is very poor for a division was hardly justified. In the past on their own accord and I was under the ground such as Sookunpoo.. Lack of a good season both clubs gave very poor displays impression that 8th Hvy. Regt. had also opening bowler was sadly felt by the side and and on several occasions were unable to done so, and that 30th Bly. were promoted neither Eddy nor Major Petri were able to field full sides. Club in particular, for two to hit a vacancy, 24th Bty. R.A. did ex-make any impression on the batsmen. The games to my knowledge, turned out players ceedingly well last year and R.A.M.C. also former was badly out of practice and Major who were due to take part in the succeed-did enough, I consider, to warrant consider-Petri was not at his best, probably for the ing First Division match to fill up gaps ination for any promotion that was going. same reason. their second eleven through sufficient play-Of course it may be that these clubs were ers not putting in an appearance. Again I approached and intimated that they were do not doubt that both Club and University not desirous of promotion.

frequent fixtures despite will fulfil their "trouncing."

A player playing in a poor side gets no his chance or encouragement to improve standard of football. when he is constantly game against vastly playing a defensive superior sides and it seems to me that many men, who would stand quite a good chance of becoming fit for a higher grade of foot- ball if brought along in the right way, are spoilt for this reason. Likewise a side that has weak opposition does not enjoy a game so well and also gets no chance to play bef ter football...

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I admit that University quite likely have difficulties, peculiar to them, in getting side together, but these difficulties existed a lesson from their record in Third Division

last season, and they should have learned

under these conditions last season, instead of entering for the Second.

There are seven sides representing the Army in the two Second Divisions, four in A section and 3 in B. Of these 8th Hvy. Regt. R.A., 30th Bty. R.A. and Signals are

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I should be the last to suggest that the H.K.F.A. do not do their job in local foot- ball. They have a very difficult task to per- form and they carry out their dutles well despite many setbacks during each season.

I hope by the above remarks that I have not attempting, a clarified those I made last week and it will be realised that I was direct attack on anybody but merely mak- ing a suggestion that in my opinion would improve the standard of football in the particular Division.

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THE debut of the Headquarters, China Command, Cricket side on Sunday was

A pleasing feature of the game was the useful innings played by Colonel Rogers who

ARMY TENNIS

has not played much cricket for the last couple of years. He scored a fine:22 before being caught in the sipa. The only other bateman to get going was Captain Burn who took a long time to score 12.

Next match is against C.3.8. on Novem- ber 1 and several changes are being made in the team. The final side is not picked yet but it is hoped to increase the bowling strength considerably.

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"MALL UNITS should do well in

Hockey competitions this season with the SM

* ** guiding reins in the hands of Lieut. Belton

HAVE been informed that the finalists im who is an excellent player himself.

the Garrison Billiards Challenge Cup are R.A.M.C. and H.Q. Coy., Royal Scots and not R.A.M.C. and Royal Signale.

R.A.M.C. MEET R.A.0.C. IN LEAGUE FINAL TO-DAY

(By "COMMANDER”)

The Army Tennis Season of 1939 will officially close this not exactly an auspicuous one. R.A.F. de afternoon, with the final of the Hong-Kong Area League feating them easily by eight wickets. Chief reason for this was the impossibility of dis-between Royal Army Medical Corps and Royal Army posing of the R.A.F. crack. Pilot Officer New, who carried his bat and never had Ordnance Corps.

These two teams are very evenly, programme with the same number of any difficulty against the weak Headquar ters' attack. Bowling was very weak for the Command team, and their batsmen were only able to compile 87. runs in two hours matched, having finished the League points, and the fixture should produce

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a very interesting struggle.

Ordnance won the first encounter but the to four, by five matches

that Medicals are fully convinced they can reverse this decision!

Doubles and Singles Championships have just been con- cluded, and the results ran true form in most matches.

The Army

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In the Doubles there were no un- in the expected results, although, Semi-Finals, Buckle and Boooock, R.A.O.C., nearly caused an 'upset' by running Stevens and Webb, R.A.M.C., to a very close finish.

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In the Singles the first surprise came when Adlam R.A.P.C. defeated the Duffield, last year's finalist, in quarter-finals, and another shock was Webb's defeat of Emberson in the semi-finals this being the match of the Tournament.

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