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ARMY SPORTLIGHT

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 24, 1941.

Personalities

Army Sporting Local Record Of Lieut. Coombes

Some News Of Home Boxing

By “Squaddy"

IEUT. Coombes of Royal Army Medical Corps is a fine all rouni sports- Personalities man, and has

represent -

ed both his Unit and the Army a Rugby Try cricket.

He is a member of the Ergland Rugby fifteen (Hong Kong) which defeated Ireland in the Internbe tional series last week. fe is a dangerous player when in posses. Sion and takes a lot of stopping.

He is one of the Army's best eintre-threequarters or halves 1- fast and has a strong kick.

On on occasion, playing for Combined Small Units, he con. verted a try from 45 yards out casily clearing the cross-bart

He also represents his Unit and¦ the Army at Cricket, his best semes to date being 109 not out

against the Chub when playing for The Royal Scots, 76 not out against the Club when playing for the Wanderers, and 104 not out against the 5th A.A Regt.. A.A. when playing for the Medical Corps.

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Entries close for this competition On January 28.

Su for the following teaps have entered:--- Corps Military Policy; Royal Army Medical Corps, Ro- yal Corps Signals (Cpls. Mess); Corps Signals A Team; and the Royal Engineers,

A is hoped that one or two teams will be entered from the Gupners, but the Royal Scots might not be able to enter owing

to camp.

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AT Sook unpoo on Tuesday Royal Engineers beat Royal Scots in the final of the Small Units'

Small Units

Rugby League Rugby Final by nine

points after

to

leeding by three points at the in-, terval.

The Sappers have to thank Bir- rell for their victory. He scored all three tries, despite the handi eup of the wet and muddy ground, The Scots were inclined to fly kick at the ball, which on many occasions went to the Sapper for- wards.

The Large Units' Rugby League ON Tuesday Cpl. Harvey, the

will commence next week, the Jocal Army individual bil- first games being down for Wed- hards and snooker nesday. Subsequent games will be Snooker champion, was bea-played on Tuesdays at Sookunpoo.

ten by A. P. Pereira Match

of Hong Volunteer De- lence Corps by 47

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scorers In

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the HERE are the leading Army goal all Association Football Lea- gues; Fox of the Engineers, and

points.

Harvey won two frames out of the three, but Pereira won ずい points.

In the first frame Pereira casily won by 96 points to 15, and it looked very much at this moment that he would overwhelm Har- vey. The latter, however, mati- aged to rally to win the next frame by 69 points to 58, and the last by 62 points to 28.

The Snooker competition for the shield recently presented to the Area Sports Board Billiards and Snooker section by Messrs. J. A. Windsor and Co., will be competed for as a League which will com- mence not later than February 1.

Association

Football

THIRD DIVISION

Jones (R.E.)

Brown (35th R.A.)

Manfield (B.A.F.)

Brackenbury (Sigs.)

Owens (24th R.A.)

Roche (12th R.A.)

Whitmore (36th R.A.)

Bartlett (R.A.F.) Atkins (24th R.A.) Bundy (Sigs.) Jones (36th R.A.) Cross (20th R.A.)

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AT a recent boxing competition

held at Windsor, England, Jim Gully, the Royal Horse Guards heavyweight. outpointed Ptc. Bradshaw of Canada. This was Gully's first

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contest for some months, and he gave Boxing

u polished display which plensed his At Home followers. They liked his excellent straight lefi and

sound defence. Ow.ng ti the possibility of holding boxing in London recently, Gully has been denied the chance of a follow-up fight, but prometers are busy exploring the evacuation towns in the Home Counties with a view to holding tournaments during the week-ends, and he is well up the Nat of possible run- testants.

Those who are interested in the featherweight division watch Terry McStravick, the seventeen-year-old Irishman. He wants to fight Sgt. Smith for the right to meet Nel Tarleton for the British Tile.

Tom

BOWLING ALLEY

JOTTINGS

By "STRIKE"

THE FIRST ROUND of the Singles Handicap Competition was finished on Monday, as arranged, and the second round will commence immediately. Contestants are reminded that the second round must be completed by February 10.

H. E. Waller played M. Talan Handicap Competition played on on January 18, in the first round; Monday. between W. D. Gardner and the first named player won and A. H. Potts. very comfortably by 98 pins.

Waller's handicap was plus 43 and Talan's plus 30, and the scores

were:-

H. E. Waller (plus 43) 480 M. Talan (plus 30)

38B

I do not ever remember having seen Talan play such a poor game as he did on this occasion; he was obviously badly out of practice his average of 129 being away

he low his usual form.

Wilkins Wins

Corp, H. B. Wilkins of the Royal Corps of Signa s played A. W. Peake on January 17, and Wilkins made no mistake in winning by 134 pins.

Wilkins' handicap was plus 30 and Peake plus 46. The scores

were:-

Both players' handicaps were plus 50. Gardner won by 56 pins. the scores being as follows:--- !

W. D. Gardner A. H. Potts

365 309

Gardner's performance was ex- traordinary. This player made 182 in his second game, and 89 and 94. in his first and third games, Potts was well off form.

First Round Concluded

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The last match in the first round of the Singles Handicap Competi tion was played, also on January 20, between Joe Landolt and Godkin. The former only man- aged to scrape home by the nar- row margin of 15 pins.

The scores were, J. S. Landolt 535 and B. Godkin 520 and Lan- dolt conceded 26 pins per game.

Landolį bagged a good 200 in his

him last game to put

15 pins fight right ahead, after a hard through.

H. B. Wilkins (plus 30) 504 370 A. W. Peake (plus 46) Wilkins should

bowled consistently well, his average working out at 168 pins per game, but then he is Godkin bowled steadily and It a much more experienced player was a pity he could only manage than his opponent. Peake is prae- 131 in his first game, otherwise tically a new player to the Alleys. the position would have been re-. never having played in a match versed. game before, and probably only four or five ordinary games alto- gether. With a little more prae- tice he should do quite well,

Good Match

McStravick beat Jackie Rankin at Liverpool about a year ago or maybe less, and was then matched with Smith, but Tom had to go to France and was at Dunkirk on the date the bout was expected.

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LAST Monday the Combined Small Units held a meeting of

Athletic representa- Athletics tives with the ob

ject of holding an Middlesex who Individual Athletic Meeting at the

26 goals, head | beginning of April.

Jennings of the

have both scored the list:-

FIRST DIVISION Hossack (R, Scots) Saw (Midd'x)

SECOND DIVISION Fox (R.E.s) Jennings (Midd'x) Lee Wai-lam (R.E.) Auld (R. Scots.) Martin (R.A.S.C.) Clarke (R.A.S.C.) Polham (R.Es) Round (30th R.A.) Morgan (R.A.S.C.).

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BETTER

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After this meeting they would then decide the Combined Small Units Athletic team for the Area 8 Athletic meeting which takes

place in April.

.The Small Units should be able to produce a fairly strong team now that they have the support of the Royal Air Force. The Signals 17 have one or two excellent runners,· 15 and this year it is hoped that the. 14 Small Units will be able to field 12

team, and not leave it all to the 10 Signals as in previouie egpenns

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This was probably the finest and: closest match in the course of the first round of the competition

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A brilliant score at Ten Pins was compiled, put up by R. E. Golden of the U.S.S. Tulsa, Tuesday. He netted 245, almost record beating Blount's 246--the for the month up to the time of writing these Jottings.

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There was

quite a good match January played

which proved to be much closer than the

His score was made up as fol- above two matches. It was be- the Signals and E. W. Bannister, his first frame, he then tween Signalman J. McLaren of lows:-commencing with a nine in

scored. his seven strikes in a row, a spare in pins, McLaren won by 34 handicap being plus 43 and Ban- his ninth frame, a spare in his.

tenth to make an eight with the pister's plus 46.

extra ball. As follows:----

The scores were

456

J. McLaren (plus 43) E. W. Bannister (plus 46) 422 McLaren's average of 152 was quite fair and he might have done in his last game, after a 174 in his even better, but for a weak 131

second game:

I was quite impressed with Bannister's debut to match play:

A Misunderstanding

CORRESPONDENCE

[Sports Editor-"China Mall"]

Dear Sir-I regret I did not reply to Aromin's letter through. the medium of this paper sooner. as I was rather busy lately, but thank him just the same for- accepting my challenge. I don't The "Tulsa" were due to meet as a rule underestimate my op- the Alley Team on January 19 in ponents, but one thing I do know a Ten Pin Match, but owing to a and that is that I am good. It misunderstanding as regards the is now up to Aromin or anyone time to commence, a three-game else to prove otherwise. By the match was played. between Tulan way are there any more Aromins,“". and Doc Molthen's team. The bring them all out, the more the Tulsa on this occasion won con- merrier? How can we get to- vincingly by 235 pins, the scores gether? Please give details thr bond as follows:-

ough. this paper. Good luck to you Young Aromin and may the", better man win when we do meet,

IRON BUX JR; P.S.-Will some very kind heart- ed soul who loves a fight ar- range a boxing tournament... in aid of the Bomber Fund. My services will be at big disposal.

Tulsa

1989

Doc Molthen's Team ... 1754 Niehoff of the Tulsa was the star bowler of the match. He bowled consistently throughout the three games, his total of 558 being a good performance.

Ernie Hearther of Doc Molthen's team was second with 525, good enough bowling-but, not up to his usual standard.

Borg, and Peterson of the Tulsa, and Doc Molthen were just about on a par.

The original match scheduled to take place enriler on in the evening, commenced at about 8.30 p.m.. between the Tulsa and the Alley Team, and again resulted in a win for the Tulsa by 132-pins;

Tulsa

Alley Team

3271 3139

Hearther of the Alley Team was a little better during this game, and was top-scorer with 913; net- ting the only scores of 200 or over during the match; he made 228- In his second game and 214 in his third game.. Borg of the Tulsa was not very far behind with 896

Feature of his game, although

he never made a 200 score, wits n 190 in his second game, and an; other useful 192 in his fourth. Niehoff for Tulsa was not as good as in the first match, although he was third highest scorer with 870 Birkett was completely off form his 635 being probably the lowest score he has ever put up before ip, a match,

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