1940-12-12 — Page 29

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 12, 1940.

BADMINTON LEAGUE STARTS

The badminton league com-

menced yesterday when four decided last night, and resulted in victories for Kowloon Cricket Club, Chung Wah, Kowloon Tong and King's College.

matches in the "B" Division were

Following were the results.

K.C.C. v Police

Playing at home, Kowloon, Cricket Club beat Police by 7 gamies to 2:

7

A. L. Fisher and P. Wynter-Blyth (K.C.C.).

beat W. Gilles and L. Gordon 21-6

beat A. R. S. Major and C. Y.

Slu beat J. MacDonald and H. Dings-

dale

21-7

21-1

Anderson and D. Hazo!)

...... 17-21

FOOTBALL

CLUB PLAYING

ODD GOAL IN RANKS ARE

ELEVEN

STRENGTHENED

Club "A" beat Engineers by a (5pts.), after leading 8-0 at the interval, in their Rugby match at

AT HAPPY VALLEY yesterday, Royal Army Me- dical Corps Juniors defeated a team from Royal En-goal and a try (8pts.) to a goal gineers by 6 goals to 5 in a friendly football match after leading at the interval by four goals to one.

STEEPLECHASE SEASON AT

THE VALLEY

By "RAPIER"

this

J. L. (K.C.C.).

the Valley Training at lost to Gillies and Gordon bent Ma'r and Słu ...... 219 morning provided two steeple. beat Mi Donald and Dingsdale 21- I

chasing efforts by 1941 Australian. Guest | Subscription Griffins. They jump-

H. S. Jones and A. E. P. (K.C.C.).

Foster, in Medicals' goal, brought off many good saves when hard pressed in the second half. Gunson played soundly at the left half while of the forwards, Sim monds, who scored a "hat trick,” and Mayo were outstanding.

The Sappers' forwards were well served by Iley, who besides scoring two good goals, held his line together well,

Spencer, at right back, and Lee, in the centre half berth, were prominent.

Iley opened the scoring for En- gincers early in the game, but Simmonds soon equalised and shortly after gave, his side the lead.

Before the interval, Mayo scored two good goals for Medicals,

In the second half Engineers pressed hard but Medicals took

21-10 their exercles.

while the R.E.'s netted four."

Iley (2), Doohan (2) and Brown Pony Nos, 9 and 25, belonging scored for Sappers, while Sim-

netted for the R.A.M.C.

lost to Gillies and Gordon 17-21 ed the ralls during the course of their chances and scored two goals

beat Major and Slú beat MacDonald and. Dingsdale 21— 4

King's College v V.R.C. At Bonham Road, King's College beat Victoria Recreation Club by 8 games

to 1.

to Rustic and Cheung and Wo, res-monds (3), Mayo (2) and Nickle pectively, were galloping to- Teams: gether, and when caring the 1-1/2 mile post the former bored out towards the rails, over which

D. M. Xavier and S. Souza (V.R.C.)-it jumped, to be followed by pony No. 25. Both riding boys came lightly, but pony No. 25 Cut s left fore leg and was taken Jack to the stable limping.

Josf to S. P. Chân and K, J. Att-

well

10-21

lost to T. Lam and K. H. Lo 11-21 lost to K. L. Lul and W. C.

Chung

12-21

The next jumping incident oc- Rumjahn curred when a Chinese riding boy took out pony No. 63, belonging to 7-21 New Line. It jumped the rails 21-16 near the six furlongs post, throw-

10: el Arcuil}

(V.R.C.).

and S. A.,

lost to Chan - and' Attwell

beat Lam and Lo

lost to Lui and Chung .........

7-21

A. Basto and A, A, Noronha (V.R.G.). ing its rider before clearing the

lost to Chan and Attwell

Just to Lam and Lo

Jost to Lul and Chung

0-21 rails. 7-21

Kowloon Tong v St. Andrew's

5-21 Luckily, the boy sustained no serious injury. He got up, ap- parently none the worse for the experience, and the pony ran back to the stable The same riding boy also figured in a throwing in- cident. earlier in the morning,

Kowloon Tong beat. St. Andrew's by € games to 3 at Waterloo Road,

S.-T. Chan and S. C. Chan (K. Teng). Jost to E. F. Fincher, and H.

10-21

Kew

bent, A.-E.. Brown and M. M.

Davis

21-5

beat A. S. Bliss and V. Merret 21-11

MEDICALS-Foster: Twitches and Dodds; Hugh, Williams and Gunson; Sandos, Simmonds, Mayo, Nickle and

Wilkinson,

ENGINEERS — Mellbraith;: Spencer and Waugh; Bouzack, Lee and Balley; Brown, Dochan, Dey, Morris-And-Wells.

FRIENDLY HOCKEYSH

An R.A.O.C, and R.A.P.C, com-

bined team beat the R.A.S.C. by the odd goal in three in a friendly hockey match at Sookunpoo yes- terday afternoon, after being one goal down at the end of the first half.

when, he took out a new Austra-The match was evenly contested lian griffin, No. 36, named "Man throughout, but the Combined of War" and belonging to Messrs. team were on top in the first 15 Poon and Choy.

minutes of play on resumption, during which they scored two quick goals to secure the victory Luckhurst played a steady, rame

F. H. Kwok and R. E. Lee (K. Tong); Y”' HOCKEY TEAMS

Jost to: Fincher, and ·Kew.

beat Brown and Davis

beat Bliss and Merrelt

3-21

21-y 21- 4

Peter Lo and Joe Tsang (K. Tong). lost to Fincher and Kew.

beat Brown, and Davis

beat Bliss and Merrett

Recreio Beaten

FOR SATURDAY

Following will represent the on 21-24 Y.M.C.A. in hockey matches. 21-4 Saturday at King's Park: 21 3

1st XI v Punjabs (4.15):-Benwell: Taylor and. Yourieff; Jordan, Coombe and Dunne: Gilchrist, Gemmell Hitch cock, Morgan and McGahaŋ,

2nd XI

V_R.A.M.C.4 (3.00):—High- Club de Recreio lost to Chung lands: Grant and Railton; Croft, Tom- Wah by 7 games to 2 at King's linson and Gorman; Fancey, Spence Park.

layh, Spare, Dormer and Banks.

Soothing

as an Old Time melody

Spinet

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Large size hand-coloured real photographs enclosed

Call

packings:

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the Valley, yesterday.

Club saw far more of the ball than the Sappers, but faulty han- ding nullined their attack.