1940-11-26 — Page 14

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 26, 1940.

24TH. BATTERY, R.A. WIN HIGH-SCORING MATCH

Big Improvement In Second Half After Being Led 4-1

Hossack Plays A Plays A Good Game

́By "Referee"? ·

AN EXCITING football match was played at Happy Valley yesterday when 24th Battery, Royal Artillery, beat "C" Coy., Royal Scots, by the odd goal in nine in the Third Round of the Small Units Com- petition.

ANOTHER 'GUNNERS'

VICTORY

At the Valley yesterday 36th Battery, Royal Artil-

overwhelmed lery.

the Royal Army Medical Corps by 6 clear goals in a Third Division Footbali League match.

Gunners, at the interval, ivera

being led by 4 goals to 1 but in the second half they played very well to wipe out the defcit and snatch an unexpected win in the last few minutes of the game.

Hossack the Battalion leader was the most dangerous of the Royal Scots forwards, Parnaby and Allen also played well and it was the play of these three that gave Royals such a con- vincing lead at the interval,

in Minshull

Battery's goal, played well but the rest of the was not very Gunners' defence steady in the first half and were guilty of much wild kicking.

In

the second half

Gunners

played better and there was more Leading by two goals to nil be- combination and understanding in fore, the interval, Gunners played the forward line. Owens (2) and a magnificent game throughout, Mason placed them on level terms. The closing stages of the game while the Medicals were off form....

Jones, centre-forward for the were, exciting and it was only in winners, was responsible for three the last two minutes of the match of the goals, Wong Kit-hing, left-that Cripps gave the Gunners a winger, (2), while Burgess added win with a good goal. another with good shot.

A CRICKET RECORD

R.

Hossack. (2) Parnaby and Al- len scored for Royals and Owens (2). Mason, (2) and Cripps for Gunners.

APPEAL TO COLONY SPORTSMEN

A meeting of represen- tatives of most of the Re- creation Clubs of the Co- lony was held at Glouces

ARMY SPORTLIGHT

- By "SQUADDY!!.

Sgt. Carden.

IN the Small Units' Football Com Dec. 10th-7th A‚A, Bty,, `R.A. v ́

petition two teams have already R.A.S.C. reached the semi-final, and to-

morrow "H:Q)." To-day the following will play Small Units Coy, Middlesex in the Individual Billiards Cham-

will meet the pionship, at the Soldiers Club. Football 361h "RIA, nt 2:30 p.m.

Chatham Road, Capt. Scotcher v. Sgt. Brücken-

bury. v Pte. Gordon. ter Hotel yesterday under kick-off 3- p.m.

Last week "D" Coy. Royal Scots Pte. Cochrane the joint chairmanship of created a surprise by beating the Plc. Nisuet or

Sgt. Bevan Messrs. O. W. Luke, chair-well-fancied Air Force team by

four goals to one. The other team 4 pm. man of South China to enter the semi-final was "HQ" Gar. Colghlin Athletic Association and Coy. Royal Scots, who beat 22nd Cpl. Harvey Following Mr. H. K. Lee chairman Engineers by four goals to Sgt. Clark of Chinese Club and re- In the top half of the competi-gramme:-

tion "HQ" Coy. Royal Scots will 2.20 p.m. Tao presentative of Sing

play either "HQ" Coy, Middlesex Pte. Iuth the Council of the or 36th R.A., and in the bottom S/C. Wardle on

half "D" Coy. Royal Scots play $/S. Adlam Hong Kong Football AS-ither "C" Coy. Reyal Scots or the sociation.

twa.

v Ple. Ross. vS/C. Gardner, vSgt. Hamlin

is Thursday's pro-

vSgt. Wyre.

v Sgt. Whitton, v S.Q.M.S... Wood,

4 p.m. B.S.M. Rawlins 24th Bly., K.A.

Royal Scots have done well so

or Pte.Bailey v. Q.M.S. Pettit. The object of the meeting was fer by getting two teams into the

Pte. Haig v Spr. Monaghan,

vSgt. Dean. to make an appeal to athletes not semi-fhul and they night have ab/Cpl. Willis

SATURDAY already doing their bit for the third: it would be a good final if Colony, to join the Auxiliary Firew Scots teams managed to net 3.m.,

inte the final.

Egt, Chalcraft A large number, of enrolment

The final will be played at Soo Cpl. Duncan forms, and other data was dis-kunpoo on Wednesday, December Pie. Myles tributed to those present and good response is expected.

Service.

C.S.C.C. CRICKET SELECTIONS

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QUEENSLAND-VICTORIA SIDE IN A MATCH IN AID OF. PA- TRIOTIC FUNDS AT BRISBANE. A 22-YEAR-OLD NEW SOUTH Incidentally the last occasion the

Following will represent the feat was achieved was on the same Civil Service C.C. at cricket or WALES WICKET-KEEPER,

Don Tallon, the Saturday: HAGGERS. YESTERDAY ground, when EQUALLED THE WORLD RE- Queensland wicket-keeper, caught Victoria batsmen in the CORD OF CATCHING SEVEN seven BATSMEN OF THE COMBINED 1938/9 season.

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WINES

SPIRITS

5 DEPT

E. Richardson

18, and the Officer Commanding, Major General A.. E. Grasett, C.B., D.S.O.,^ M.C., has been asked to lan present the Shield and Cups' at the conclusion of the match,

on At Sookunpoo Saturday, Middlesex and Royal Scots played cach other in their first meeting. of the season and Middies won by two goals to one.

Middlesex juniors also account- ed for the Scots Juniors by two goals to one.

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v-LACpl. Fowler. Pte. Whybro. vSgt. Murphy

WEIGHTS FOR SATURDAY

for the third race of the Twelfth -The following are the weights'

Extra race meeting to be held on

(151), Eve of Folly (140), Eve of (Home): - J.

1st XI v Combined Small Units THE following; have been selected Saturday-Avon (149) Bear Claw to represent the Combined

Small Units against Galaxy (145),

Reason (147), For All Time (153), Gretber (168), (Capt.) K. J. Attwell, F. Baker, Hockey the Y.M.C.A. at Hillsboro Bay (152), Hopeful Star T. V. N. Fortescue, R. H. Griffiths,

King's Parkon (157), Hughber (140), Jennifer D. J. Holidge, D. McLellan, A. E. Thursday 28th, bully off 5 pm.

Smith, Perry, J. L.

R. G. K.

(145), Jober (145), Johnber (168), L/Cpl. Truscott (Sigs); Sepoy Kentucky (158), Oonagh (160), Thompson and N. Whitley. Mohammed Ayuh (IM:D.) and Red Feather

2nd XI v Police (Away)-H. E. Sig. Harrington (Sigs): Jem Kar-(141), Thirty Six (140).

(157); Rose Emily Strange (Capt.), G. Ainslie, J.tar Singh (1.M.D.), Maik Bagh Barrow, G. Davidson, F. E. Law rchce, T. Lockhary, J. F. Mac Gowan, Mitchell, G. Stone, A. Watson and A. M. J. Wright:

Sunday's Game

On Sunday an intra-club match will be played between the "Stay- puts" and the "Sentaways."

The "Stayputs" will be repre- sented by H. F. Harper, M. N Rakusen, J. R. Carr, I. Agafuroff B. Agaluroff, E. W. Simmonds, H. C. Cunningham, M. E. Purvis, F. Haynes, E. Hendrick and R. Or-

chard.

The following will play for the "Senfaways."-P. D. Crawley, C. J. Walker, T, Seddon, E. Maynard, J. Lacey, M. E. Scott, J. Bendal, W. J. Skinner, J. Hempsey, V Ebbage and H. Parrott.

NAVY RUGBY TEAMS

Following are this week's Navy Ruby Teams:

Following will represent Navy "A" v Police "A" on Saturday:

Y POLICE "Ä’N

Wright; Jeffreys, Lamble, Teare and

Gracie: Smith and Wilson; Inglis. Brown, Baugh, Beattie. "Thornhill, Tay- lor, Casey and Poole.

Reserves:-Lilley, Faulkner, Skinner, Bogor, Manfield and Wir. King.

To-morrow

V-CLUB

Singh (I.M.D.) and Cpl. Gorman (Sigs.): L/C, Govier Sigs.); Lt. Belton (Y. & L.R.), L/C, Holland (Sigs.), Sgt. Bartlett (R.A.F.) and S/S. Duffield (R.A.O.C.).

In the Hong Kong Hockey Tournament Signals beat Univer-. sity by four clear goals at Pok- fulam on Sunday.

Cpls. Husband and Spare; L/Cpl. Digmon, and Sig. Price ench scored one each.

New!

In the Departmental Hockey Shield `League, Signals beat the The Combined "Milltary Hospital on Saturday by three, Euals to one, PENCIL YOU CAN which succoss puts them in the limelight for Combinza honours with the Air Force, if the latter lose to the Combined Military Hospital.

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SHARPEN WITH YOUR THUMB! { Just press the top of this new Eversharp Repeating Pencil and AT Sookunpoo on Saturday Com-out comes a new point of just mand Headquarters's erick at the right writing length. And team were unlucky ŋot to beat when une lead is used, just press the Air Force in their first game the top with your thumb and a of the season. They knew lead shoots into place! Cricket were not at full Feeds lead continuously.

strength but made a Till It Only Twice a Year!

fair score of 103. The Airmen were |

only 6 for eight when the game. The new Eversharp Repeating had to stop owing to failing light. Pencil holds a six months Capt. Dewar was well on form supply of leads for an average with his bowling, taking ♬ for 20, writer. "Just lift the top and and he also made a useful 30 runs, drop them in. in which was. included seven beundaries. Cpl.. Ingelbylo.did wall and took 9 for 32, besides [being the next best scorer, with 27

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Royal Scots did well to beat Police in a friendly at Happy Valley on Saturday by 107 Yuns, Licut. Fürgus taking 7 for 22. He took his last four vickets for no, runs. Capt. Patterson was the fade by the inabatt of thy famosa highest scorer with 20 runs.

THE Preliminary round of "the

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Soldiers Club Billards LVERSHARP

Tournament will Billiards take place on the following dates, each

match to start at 0.30 p.m.

Dec. 3rd.HQ. Coy. Royal Scots. v 22nd Coy. Engineers.

Dec. 5th.-B. Coy. Royal Scots..

Gracie, Wilson, nuneywill and Me GI: O'Riordan and Tel. Bowden: Stockham, Watson (Capt.), Longmuir, Jones, King, Paul; Baggs and Danger. v R.A.M.C.

Reservest-Wright, Addis, Wilson, ·-- Mitchell, Poole and Hughes,

Dec. 7th C. Coy. Royal Scots ¡v HK.V,D, Corps.

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