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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 23, 1939

RUGBY

Army Make Many Changes For To-Day's Vital Game

GONSALVES'

BRILLIANT

DISPLAY

(By "ADREM")

The University team which opened its Mixed Doubles League programme last night, at King's Park, was most difficult to recognise as the team which won the championship of this division hst season.

Two of the ladies playing were beginners and this marked their first match, only old hand being Miss Ulian Khoo. Miss Joyce Anderson and Miss Josephine Choa have both graduated.

University can be considered for- tunate to have won with so much to spare ---

they emerged at the right end of a 6-3 score — as in the early stages it appeared possible that the home team might win.

Wrong tactics, and the brilliant performances of the University men, however, settled the issue. Recreio men made the fatal mistake of try- ing to play their opposite numbers at their own game. Naturally they' did not succeed. A consistent short game and an attack on the University lady players would have brought results.

SON OF DONOR OF AITKENHEAD SHIELD IN COLONY

Local fawn bowlers will be in- terested to learn of the arrival in the

Colony, to join the local branch of the Hong Kong Bank, of G. G. Aitkenhead, son of donor of the Aitkenhead Shield.

R. C. Aitkenhead, a member of the first Shanghai Interport team to win on local soll, donated the shield for annual competition between Island and Mainland clubs, to commemorate this event.

EARDLEYS SHOW PACES At Taikoo, chlef interest was cen- tred on the first appearance on the local badminton courts of Henry Eardley and his sister Miss Decima Eardley, Shanghai mixed doubles champions.

They were far superior to the op- position and only dropped 12 points throughout the evening.

CLUB AT FULL STRENGTH ARE CONFIDENT

(By "6CRUM-HALF"}

The 1939-40 Triangular Rugby Tournament will be virtually decided to-day on the Club ground when Club meet Army in their second round encounter.

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Winning the årst match by 13 points to 5.1 The big match plaris at, 4 KM. despite a brilliant display of forward play | "A" curtain-balser between CIGà by Army, Club are favoured to win to-day Navy "A" al 25 p and so secure the trophy for the first time since 1936. They have Alec Taylor back again, in place of Richardson, and the in- |clusion of Heasman in the front row and

Deane as wing forward has caused the omis Sergt. Lang (R.A.Q.C.) and 1/80) Fichards sion of Wanklyn and Kennedy respectively.

The Army side diWord greatly from that which lost to Club, Richards com- Inp in on the wing in place of Willia to be partnered by Lang instead of Hook, who will be at fly.half In place of Boe.

Marsh has been dropped for Skipworth, who will partner the elusive Waite, and Mr. and Mrs. R. Main were the only May is at the base of the scrum instead of home pair to take a game.

EARDLEYS IMPRESSIVE

games to 1.

Lang. At forward. Beddow will be hooking instead of Sutherland, who will be in gup-

ARMY-L/Cpl. Pietoni (8.1ki.) with (8th ÍA). LOJA.. Male! (RE),

(8th H.R.A.); Lieut., Hook, (8th, FLILA), and Lieut. May MULE Limit Break 4300 R.), L/Cpl. Beddow (D.L.I.), Cơrga, Buther- land (R.S.); Pte. Berry (Max. R.), L/Bdr. Evans (5th AARAH CIL. Duke (18.). Lieut Cuthbertson (8.5) KEYRA PAnker- ton (R.S.).

Reserves:-Sappr. Artingstall (R.E.), L/Cpl. Boe (R.S.). Sergt. Pare (8th AĻA. R.A.) and L/Bdr. Whitehead (5th A‚A.R.A.).

ÓĻUB-J. Á. Benderson; D. II. Stewart. At Talkoo, St. John's beat Talkoo by 8 port together with Hewitt, and Pinkerton J. Hutchison, .D. Bidwel and D. 1. Bo- will be at wing forward instead' of in' the sanquet; J. & Charter and J. M. Thomson; front row. Ridsdale is a regrettable abA. F. Walkden, R. G. Cartleton, R. E. Hels- sentee due to malaria and Whitehead among the reserves to give Baddow place.

Scores at Taikoo were:

3-21

HUI OUT OF PRACTICE For the University, P. K. Hui, the C. Bovaird' and Mrs. T. Beattie (Taikoo). holder of all the Colony titles, ap- lost to H Eardley and Miss D. Eard- peared out of practice, but improved Ƒ idy progressively throughout the evening, lost to D. Kwok and Mrs. P. Wilson 13-21 while P. S. Bun played a brainy game and made numerous openings for Miss Khoo's smashing.

loat to S. H. Kwok

Strange Mr. and Mrs. R. Main (Talkoo). Jost to Eardley and Miss Eardley

st to Kwok and Mrs. Wilson

E. and Mrs.

13--21

E. Gibson and Mise 1. Cunningham

3-31 0-21 21-10 (Tal-

K. L. Yong was required to cover far too much court to be effective beat Kwok and Mrs. Strange but never gave up trying..

CHAMPIONS WIN

CLUB CONFIDENT

him

man: E. A. Hochpas, C. P. Needham; B. OM, Deane, & 3. G. Taylor and G. B. God-

Reserves:- M. Thompson (full-back), M. O. Carruthers (three-quarters), P. Y. Wanklyn, A.M. Kënnedy and W. B. Richard- son, (forvekedek,

Referes ----Borgson-Comosander Micholson. 1.19.

Club have their strongst team on view and, possessing an average pack, an spõe lent hooker in Castleton, and a match-wip. ning threequarter line, they are facing the game with justillable confidence. Much

NAVY IN Ziéyškiasi Bax: S.B.A. Adāls, will depend on Thomson, however, se ka is } Pävmarine Zibbinan) Shiyena, Tel. Hall and up againas an excellent scrum-half in May, Marina Jedras, mekar, Gallacher and Mid- and two very fine wing forwardi in, Finkers | színman OʻRiodan Cpl Marron. Lieutenant 4-71 ton and Dukes. The youthful' Club seruin- | (2) Browns, Ldg. 19r. Barlow, Fiicht Lieu- 5-21 half has played some good games for Club senant Taylor, Longmuir, Lög. Wir. 8-21 | and should emerge with credit..

Perris'. PaireKÄpter Lieutenant Charles and Chier WYNT KIRA

Reserves:-79)," Pauloser, L.8. Jones and Lov. Sk. India..

Miss Khoo, Colony mixed doubles [koo), champion, revealsă vhet improve lost to Hawley and, Miss Eardley ment over her form of last season. [ldat to Kwok and Mrs. Wilson Hitherto weakest phase of ker lost to Kwok and Mrs. Strange game has been her service. This is now most rellable. She showed great speed in covering court and ́ was' very 'severe `on' anything "16086. Finest home pair were H. S. Gon salves and Miss Maggie Xavier. The former played a great game featured bj brainy courtcraft, a wide reper- toire of strokes and a powerful smash. Miss. Xavier was erratic overhead in her first game but later improved crele).

At King's Park, University beat Re- crelo "B" by 6-3.

L.A. Carvalho and Miss S. Remedios (Re- crelo),

beat K. L. Yong and Miss N. Wee... 21—17 lost to P. K. Hui and Miss Uheng

Khoo

lost to P. S. Bun and Miss Ulian

Khoo

11-21

$21

H. P. Gonaivee and Miss M. Xavier (Re

beat Yong and Miss Wee

considerably. She covered her part-lost to Hul and Miss Khoo ner well when he was out-positioned. Jost to Bun and Miss Khoo

21-5

24-21

9-21

Both other Recreio pairs were too C. C. Pereira and Mias C. Sliva (Recreio). inconsistent to meet with much suc- | boat Yong and Miss Wee cess against such experienced oppon-lost to Hui and Miss Khoo .ents.

20--18

17-21

Army's buok division has bien rirengtian: ed beyond recognition, but whild have bee further strengthened by the inclusion of Bos. at centre threequarter, Lang at gyhalf and Hook on the wing to mark Bozangoat, Richards is fit again, but will and Stewart an obstacle, both in passing and stopping.

All in all, it is likely to prove a vary obše fame with the odda slightly in favour of Club.

CLUB HANH, H. Honking; H. van Leeu- wen (Captɛk), D. # Nelson, B. C. Fay and P. 3. Wũsông G. E. Million and C. G. Tre- "eldder?, MMC Moul, P. Burford, P. F. VERUS- klyn; B. Hybes. A. §, Dalziel: T. Bwan, A. M. Konnodu M'G. 7. P. Carey. Referee :-Dr. J. A' §. Selby,

CALDBECK'S REMINDER

lost to Bun and Miss Khoo

THE HANDS TELL

By BEST BALL

Lacking the height for a wide arc in her stroke Patty Berg is forced to depend upon a comphot awing for distance. The long cilab- bead path that the majority of players have come to identify with long driving, because the club- Mead can be gradually accelerat- ed and still gain tremendous ve- kcity at impact, hasn't proven an insurmountable obstacle in the Minneapolis girl's case. She gains si distance off the tee comparable

any of the first flight women golfers plus accuracy. Miss Berg claims the answer Hes in the hand and wrist action although ́ admit- ting that such fundamentals as proper co-ordination, timing and weight shift are also important. But in her book it is more the Wands than the grooved arc which rings the clubhead on the ball in accurate fashion..

Naturally to achieve the skill that Patty Berg possesses to-day, the mum · have given ploty: of Ime" to” practice. Yet so have then fübits wHSGGE KIEN my such

egree of skill,

GRAPHIC GOLF

SHORT IN STATURE, PATTY BERG

HE NOT SHQIRT"

ONSTANCE

TWINGY

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Agvites GOLFERS TO PLAY EACH

DECISIVELY

for example hits each practice shot with all the care and finesse she would expaid in a regular totır- nament This has not only de-

pëɖ her game but her cóncen- If trouble lies ahead, she Sa plyer to forget about it 'bis atteritial to the Furthermore each shot be played decisively,

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