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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 22, 1941.

Win Small SHOT

Sappers

Units Rugby

Rugby Final

ROYAL ENGINEERS won the small. Units Rugby League when they beat Royal Scots in- the final at Sookunpoo yesterday. by, three tries (9 points) to nil after leading at the interval by 3-0.

All three tries were scored by!

Birrell, who, in spite of the heavy fast und was ground, was very

the must prominent player on the field.

Engineers opened their scoring in the first harf when Birrel sci- ed an uncoverted try after a boul of good passing.

Before half-liete Scols should have scored a try when Hunter was tackled five yards from the Sappers' line.

In the second-half Birrell miss- ed a penalty kick and short y after Gracie (Royal Sruts) kicked wide of the posts from another penalty. Birel scored Sappers' second try when he received from Mar- tl and evaded two opponents. He took the kick and failed.

Engineers stored their last fry through Birrell as the result of a 25-yard dribble, Marshall just failing to stop the ball.

Col. Simpson presented the me- dals to both teams at the conclu- sion of the game.

Middlesex-Navy, Draw

Middlesex Regiment and Royal Navy "A played a scoreless draw yesterday when they met in a

friendly Rugby game at Cause- way Bay yesterday.

To-day's Match :

Cancelled

The Club "A" rugger game on the Club ground this afternoon has been cancelled.

Navy to Play Police.

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Navy will play Police in Quadrangular Rugby Tournament ; match at Causeway Bay, starting at 4.15 p.m. to-day.

HOCKEY TRIAL

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An Interport hockey trial select Hong Kong's team to meet Macao in Macao in February will be held on the Club ground, King's Park, on Saturday at 3.30 p.m." Following are the teams:

Colours: V. M, Benwell (Y.M.C.Ad: V. Bond (Club). Crosson (Engineers); M. H. Hassan (Khalsa), W: A. Reed (Club). N, B. Whitley (Club): Telia Singh (Police), T. S. D. Whitley (Club), Cpl. Hitchcock (Royal Scots), J. Fon- seca (Recreio), W. Brown (Police),

Whites:-U B. Souza (Khalsa); A. M. Xavier (Nomads), Man Singh (Po- lice); T. Alves (Beercle), Capt, Woods (Rajputana Rines), D. McLellan (Club); Norwant Singh (Police), L/Cpl. Shaw (Engineers), Gurbachan Singh (Khalsa), M. Akram (Punjabs). Lieut. J. Ross (Punjabs).

The following are also requested to attend:E. Fowler (C.B.A.). Jesbir Singh (Police), R. Marques (Recreio) Sgt. Waldron (Middlesex). B. I. Bick- ford (Club); J. Gonsalves (Recreio), RJ. Reed (Nomads), Capt. Kampta Parsad (Pimjabs).

CRAPHIC COLE

NUMEROUS METHODS

OF ESCAPE.

FROM

SAND TRAPS POSSIBLE

CHIPS PUTT WOOD SHOTS EMPLOYED

10/26

Sand Trap Tips

sand

By BEST BALL Using a putter in a trap may not appear strictly blue book etiquette to a lot of players, who are used to nothing but a niblick here, but it is being done by the best players. All that is need- ed is a good lie with the ball resting well on top of the sand. a firm surface, damp sand will help this quality, and the right sort of edge to the green.

The. latter quality is im- portant. The green must slope gently down to the bunker minus any over-hanging edge for the use of this shot. The

ball hit slightly downward, will bounce over the sand and onto the green. Avoid getting sand between the putter face and the ball and thus deaden- ing the power of the stroke. A similar precaution must be taken with chip shots from the trap, often employed when the sharp edge of the green prevents a rolling, putt like shot.

When distance is desired and the ball sets up well, a brassie or spoon may be em- ployed. For power shots the player must dig in to avoid slipping, only taking sand after the ball has been hit.

Next Article:-Crlap Iron Play.

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MAN WHO

Final WRONG FOUND LOUIS

HORSE

A. P. PEREIRA

BEATEN

Gould.

Just had a letter from

an old fighter named Ar- thur Tracy, writes L. V. A story with the Nat touch was provided by the sensa-Manning. That name may Cpl. J. H. Harvey, Army bil- tional attempt to cripple the Mel-

little to you, liards and snooker champion, last bourne Cup favourite, Beau Vite Convey night beat A. P. Pereira, of the five days before race though he met men like Frank Moody and Kid

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Volunteers, in the best of three writes a Home correspondent. frames snooker exhibition before

The attempt failed on a mil- an enthusiastic gathering at the European Y.M.C.A.

lion-to-one chance. The attackers, Doyle.

a small hole in the Pereira won the first frame who bored 96-15, and Harvey won the next wall of the box at the stables, shotį

Beau Vite's stable mate, El Golea, two 60-58 and 62-28,

by mistake.

POLICE STATION

MATCH

A friendly Snooker match will be held between Kowloon Police and Royal Army Medical Corps, the Army team Billiards Cham- pions, at the Water Police Station at 8 pm. on Sunday. Police will. be represented by Sub-Insp, Bradsed and Sergeants Pile, Pope Matches, Johnston and Haynes.

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El Golea, not entered for Cup, is a dead ringer of his illus- trious companion. Both are brown horses and similarly bandaged,

Whenever I hear nobbling stor- les I think back to a famous French favourite for the Derby. which was guarded day and night by armies of detectives.

But Tracy is the genuine. dis- coverer of none other than Joe Louis, though many, others have claimed that distinction,

Tracy, who settled in America, helped to found the Detroit Mo- It was tor Works Boxing Club. there that he. first discovered and then developed Louis's talent.

Nineteen Stone Hope

Tracy now tell me he thinks he has discovered Joe's successor: He Overnight the horse was report- is 19-year-old 6ft. 3in. Jim Pow- ed to be a victim of a coughinglers, who has been registering some epidemic then sweeping the good wins. stables.

His latest was over a Negro named Seantore Coplin.

Tracy, claims that when he gets Powers down in a reasonable working weight-he weighs 19st, the moment-he'll make grade.

After an eve-of-the-race story. When S. A Gray, president of a Fleet Street night editor wired Hong Kong Badminton Associam the trainer and got back the tion, took the court for St.. An- | classic reply: drew's Club against Kowloon Cricket Club on Wednesday, he was playing in his frst League match for three years. Gray was one of a small group who started badminton in the Colony and he has been largely responsible for the present popularity of the

"The horse is well, but the de- at 'the tectives are coughing."

game.

yet been informed by the Army Sports Board whether Army players will be able to make the trip but the Committee have every reason to believe that the Sports Board will make known its deci- @ sion before Saturday.

Selections To Follow

Following the trial, 15 players will be selected and the Colony's team will be chosen on the date of the match from these. Several practice matches for these 15 play- Members of the Selection Com→ ers will be arranged. The first mittee are Lieut. J. P. Gunnat will take place on Tuesday on the (Royal Navy), Capt. Cartwright- Club' ground at 2.30 pm; against Taylor (Royal Engineers), K. Hus- sain (Civillans), V. M. Benwell

a team yet to be nominated,

The Selection Committee · have' (Hon. Secretary),

RACEHORSES SOLD CHEAP

A man with quite a modest banki Bargain hunters certainly made balance could have gone bargain- some shrewd purchases. A fre hunting with reasonable hopes of quent bidder was a West Country picking up a Derby or other big farmer, Mr. F/Gwilliam, who has race winner for a song when as training establishment at PDA Messrs. Tattersalls held: their trillas. He has bought 20 young Newmarket sale, writes a Home horses at a total cost of 300 guin- correspondent,

eas, or about £15 each,

I doubt whether even the last war produced such "gifts? in the "I am having a gamble,” he ex- sale ring. A fiver would buy plained. "If there is a reasonable young racehorses which, in nor amount of racing next season its

be difficult to place mal years, would have realised should not bids of hundreds of pounds if not some of these horses to win," and four figures.

I might make a profit, I bought

and did very well, so I can afford to take a chance this time."

Five guineas, secured year- a lot of horses during the last war 1ngs by such well-known. sires as the flying grey. Xandover, the equally fast Tommy Atkins Farmers like Mr. Gwilliam find and His Grace, The Black Abbot and Alishah-all famous racers a few years back. A vas.

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they can keep racehorses more cheaply than other people, Feed ing-stuffs close at hand do not Older horses fetched rather bet- cost so much, and feeding a race, ter prices, but even such winners horse these days has soared as Peter Khns (within Cesuro- least 50 per cent, since the war: witch engagement) and Holy Ter Incidentally, it looks as though ror realised only 190 pad): 200, we may get many-thore--farmer,

owners into racing than›formerly:] guineas.

Kowloon Tong's recent setbacks have been to some extent the re sult of the inability of their cap tain, Frank. Kwok, to play. Kwok is suffering from an injured arm.

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Tracy hopes to come to England soon, bringing his 16-year-old son with him. His boy, he tells me, is showing great premise as a scrap-

per.

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