1940-10-30 — Page 31

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 30, 1940

NAVY 14 RECOVER TO DRAW

LED AT THE INTERVAL BY 6-0. A TEAM OF 14 NAVAL PLAYERS RECOVERED WELL IN THE SECOND HALF TO DRAW WITH ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORFS 6 ALL IN A FRIENDLY RUGBY GAME AT CAUSEWAY BAY YESTERDAY. | Navy saw more of the ball from the scrums in the first half, but Medicals were on top in this de- partment in the second period.

EPINARD

ARMY SPORTLIGHT VICTIM OF

By “SQUADDY"

RUGBY FOOTBALL take by the centre-half, Young, who sent the ball into his own

THE NAZIS

TO-DAY Middlesex will be play-goal, Corps lost the game.

THIS IS THE STORY OF COR- ing Service Corps at Rugby at Sadler was not given muchy PORAL WILLCOCKS (NEVER Prince Edward Road, but will scope and was well-watched all MIND THE UNIT), TOLD ME only be able to field a weak team the game, Hossack, of the Royals, IN THE DOG AND PHEASANT, owing to Military exercises. was also well-marked but man- SOMEWHERE IN SUSSEX, WRI-

Last week Sappers, who are aged to get through to net twice. TES L. V. MANNING. without Waite this season, proved At the interval the score was two their worth by beating a strong goals in favour of the Royals, who Royal Scots XV by 12 points to increased their score to three just nil, Royals, on the other hand, had after the re-start, when Young, a very strong team with several not seeing his goalkeeper out of Army players in their side.

the goal, sent the ball back into Sheldrake is outstanding in the Sappers' pack and is always up on the ball, but he lacks support from his other forwards.

HOCKEY

MacDonald and Mohân scored unconverted tries for Medicals in the first half, and Robinson scor- ed both tries for Navy, King just failing to convert the first.

Navy would have won had AT Shamshuipo last Sunday Bucknell not attempted to touch Middlesex 1st XI defeated a down between the posts after strong C.B.A., team by 3 goals to having crossed the line. He was 1 in a fine exhibition of hockey. tackled and dropped the ball. The Diehards' well-deserved the

R.A.M.C.: Bartlay: Macdonald,

honours, and goals were scored by Hymas, Sheehan, and Caul

Coombes, Pratt and Whybro: Harvey Seriven; Wigglesworth. Chandler, Mune: Collins, Furnell; Mohan, Van Mingen and Edge.

Navy

"A": — Wood;

Robinson.

Gracie, Addis and Wilson: E. A. Buck- nell and E. A. Wilson: Stockham, King, Beattie; Davis, Wilkinson, Brewer and Garbett,

TO-DAY'S GAME

Club "A" will meet Artillery at Rugby at the Valley to-day, commencing at 5 p.m. sharp. The Club team is

as

This season Middlesex have not lost a game yet.

the net. 10

SMALL UNITS SWIMMING

evening ON Tuesday

Small Units held their swimming gulą, but unfortunately only two teams competed.

R.A.E.C. were the winners of! the Anon. Ralay Cup, and Hong Kong Signal Company -won 'the' Russell Relay Cup, and also the Kay Lee Cup for winning the 1940 Departmental Water Polo League.

It concerns the fate of Epinard, one of the greatest racehorses up to a mile in the past 20 years and famous for дп unforgettable Stewards' Cup triumph at Good- wood in 1932.