ARMY, SPORTLIGHT
THREE
TEAMS FOR NOVICES
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 4, 1941:
ENTERED BOXING
Royal Artillery's Debut Entry ANOTHER
Scots Favoured For Fourth Title
By "Squaddy”
THREE TEAMS HAVE entered for the Inter- Unit Team Novices boxing competition which is be- ing held on February 12 and 13 at Nanking Bar- racks, Shamshuipo.
The three competing teams are the Combined Royal Artillery, Royal Scots, and the Middlesex Regt.
The is the the seven that the, Bomber Fund, commering at 8 Royal Artillery have entered for pin.
Cpl Harvey was the winner of This year's
Jindividu Smoken Championships
this competities, and they might apan one na twa san prisas,
The des
100 the above poin petition is as follows
Two weeks to pl Harvey WHIS beuten
Pereira by Snooker match by ponts, although Royal HaveY WOR
Out DI thur above frame.
February 12--- Mundlesex Regt v Combined Royal Artillery
February 13 Finals
Scots A Winner match
Boxing will commence pin each evening
8 30 T
WEEK-END SOCCER PROGRAMME
pro-
The following is the soccor gramine for the coming week-end.
Police
Saturday:
سلام
WIN FOR 'VARSITY
Playing at home, University "A" beat Chinese "Y" by 8 games to one, in an "A" Division Badmin- ton League match last night,
GARRISON SNOOKER FIXTURES
Following are the fixtures for Garrison Snooker League:—
THURSDAY
Eng Sgis'. Mess V R.A. Station Mess, Military Police Engineers ''A'' R.A P.C.
Signals "A"
On the first meeting of these two Clubs, University won 7-2.
P. K. Hul and H. F. Chow (Uni- | R A.M.C. versity)
beat C. Au and P. H. Wong 23-20 beat C. Y. Yung and P. Koh 21- 8 beat H, Koh and P. C. Lau 21- 9
K. W. Choy and C. K. Li (Uni· versity).
bent Au and Wong
21-9
21-13
23-201
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10
RA. Station Mess y
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v Signals' Mess
Signals "A"
V
Eng. Sets'. Mess
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H.A.P.C.
V
Military Palice THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Signals' Mess Signals "A"
V
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R.A. Station Mess Engineers "A"
Engineers "A" Signals' Mess
RAMC
Military Police HAPC
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V Eng. Sgts Mess V RAM.C MONDAY, FEBRUARY RA Station Mess v RAMC Pagineers "A"
Signals' Mess
M. P. Yoong and Y. P. Yoong ng Sets Mens (University).
FIRST DIVISION
Sing Tao
Club
Kowloon
1
(Club, 4.15 p.)
V Middlesex (Causeway Bay 415 pATE
Royal Scots (Boundary Street, 4 15 pm South China
St. Joseph's taoline H11, 415 pm SECOND DIVISION Kit Chee
Service ESC Joseph's. 243 p Sing Tie
I beat Yung and Reh
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Boat Hok und Lau
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Signals "A"
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Corps
RAPC
V
Military Police
lost to Au and Wong
Club
beat Yung and Koh
Club, 245 pm Ordnance
beat Hek and Lu
20-21
THURSDAY, 21-8 Military Poller 21-2|RAMU
FEBRUARY 20
V
V
R.A. Station Mess Engineers 'A'
V Engineers
Signals Mess
Military Police
Police
30th
The second game will be be-
V Kowloon Boundary Street, 241 pm
R.A.
W Middlesex (Stanley. 245 pm South China
Kwong Wab (Caroline Hill. 245 p
THIRD DIVISION 12th R.A.
Stanley. 4 15 pm.)
Games
P. L. W. F. A. Pts.
Service Corps
University "A" Universily Recreio Chinese
3 0 3 24 3 G
RA Station Mess v Engineers "A" Eng. Sats'. Mess Signals "A"
Military Police
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RAP.C
R.A M.C
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10 8
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2
Signals Mess
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3 2 1 I
9 18
2
Engineers “A”
W
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R.A. Station Mess
RA.P.C.
RA.M.C.
Shelf
Military Police
The SAKUON the Army bays 314 several experienced boxing judge, j and referees, who have been al tending a referees and Junigen
*
DAY at Sookunpoo two more Lange Units Rugby matches Arst being played and the
game will be between
Middlesex Regi and the Combined course during the last month at Small Units, at 315 pm The Garrison Gymnasium under!
Rugby the
the stipervision of Q MSI Pacny tween Combined Royal Artillery of the AP T.S.
Royal Scots who have won this ecampeu lign for the last three seasons are again expected to win,! although Middlesex have been traming hard during the last two! months, and also Royal Artillery are not to be overlooked.
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AST Saturday the Army Asso-i
viation Football
Committee
[
Selection
deenlys their team for the Findl
Football of the Ear Wah Cun
matel against
Cavikains m: the car inture
and Royal Engineers, at 445 pm.
TAMAR'S
CRICKET WIN
AL King's Pak
Sunday, HMS. Taman beat Royal Army Pay Corps by 7 wickets
ndly cricket match
R.A.P.C.
The team will remam the sun
which defeated the Chinese except for the goalkeeper's post- non which might have to be filled! Luckhurst. b West with 1/Cpl. Reynd. in pace of Bourock, e West. b Rough ey L/Cp Bankien sin i in hospital | Carden, b West suffering from slight concussion, Hemming, e and b Roughley sustamed in the match with the Pinkney, West Chinese on January 27, and Hos- Haskins, e Hopkins, b West sack will take his origusal place Huppe, not out at inside right, where he was first selected to play but was not fit for the last match.
The Army team will be as fol- lows:
L/Cpl Bankier (Royal Scots) L/Cpl. Reynolds (R.A.0.C.); Pte. Naysmith (Royal Scots) and Sgt. Fraser. (Royal Scuts); Cpl. Birrell (Royal Engineers). L/Cpl. Bright (Middlesex Regt.) and Sgt. Freshwater (Middlesex Regt.); Sgt. Owens (12th Hvy. Regt.
Standing. b West..
Stone, e Roughley, West Smart, Bainborough, b Hor-
Kan
Extras (WI, B3, LB, NBI)
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16
0
12
4
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23
0
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Military 4:15 pm!
Engineers St. Joseph's, 415 pm. Medicals
36th R.A Military. 245 pm 7
Navy
Sunday
FIRST DIVISION
❤ Eastern (Causeway Bay. 4.15 p.) SECOND DIVISION
Royal Scola eCauseway Bay, 246 pm)
THIRD DIVISION
Navy
V
36th R.A.
W Signals (Sookumpoo, 4:15 pm 20th R.A
W 7th R.A
Sookumpon 245 13 31
秘 A.S.A
International
Chatham Road. 245 pm
24th R.A.
Air Force
Chatham Rond, 4.15 pan
FOOTBALLERS
AND SERVICE
So many box-office stars are in uniform that! obviously the future of sport depends largely on the good will of Service) 0. M. I. W chiefs, says a sports
2 writer.
Totals (for 9 wkts. dec.) A. N. Other did not bat,
Bowling Analysis
West Roughley Horgan
10 2 23
6 1 26
3.5 0 13
H.M.S. TAMAR
R.A.). Pte. Hossack (Royal Scots), West, e Happe, b Haskins Spr. Fox (Royal Engineers), Cpl Boyes, e Boocock, b Sinart Weir (R.A.S.C.) and S/Sgt. Duf- feld (Capt.) (R.A.0.C).
Roughley, b Boocock Reservec-Gor.
Horgan, e and ↳ Haskins Lawlon (5th A.A. Rest, R.A.), Bdr. Guy (8th Hopkins, cand b Smart Hvy. Regt. R.A.). L/Sgt. Craven Rainborough, c and b Smart....
Sharp, b Smart (5th A.A. Regt., R.A.). Spr. Pel- ham (Royal Engineers) and Pte.
Jones, run out Munroe (Royal Scots).
Marie, e and b Standing Burns, b Standing Daniels, not out
Extras (W2, LB12)
Totals
At last the Army have found a winning combination, and it is o good many seasons since this hus been accomplished, and it is hoped that they will be able to continue with this successful combination. They were well served by S/Sgt. Duffield of the R.A.O.C; as a skip- per and he guided them well in the last match.
Royal Engineers were given
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Bowling Analysis
O. M. R. G 0 20
7 2 23
G
1
This is increasingly true in Soc- cer, Rugby, boxing, golf, and 5cricket, so the anxious controllers
46 of these games will welcome the
4 conference called by the Army
Sports Control Board,
21
I can relieve the fears of Soccer and Rugby clubs may find it is
0 going to be more difficult to rely on their soldier and R.A.F. players.
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i) Throughout the various commands,
sport's plight
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is recognised, and
it is believed there is no inten- tion of adding to civilian club dif- ficulties.
So long as it is realised that the W. first and last word on the release
2 of a Service player must be with tis commanding officer, the player
Haskins Boocock Luckhurst. Standing
2 0 .10.
4.4 1 19
2
4
0
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surprise in the Junior. Shield on Smart Saturday when they were knocked
36th Hvy. Bty., RA. This is the REFEREES! MEETING
out, by a Third Division side, the
Engineer's first defeat this season.
Royal Army Service Corps were
again successful: in this: competi-
tion when they defeated 24th Bty,
poo on Sunday.
TO-DAY
O will get sympathetic. treatment.
It will not be suprising if Soccer
4 clubs are told they can do more to help themselves by... at once notifying other clubs when they moved to their area. know a Service player had been
The Monthly Meeting of
Selfish Clubs
R.A. by one goal to nil at Sookun- the Hong . Kong.. . Football There is still a deal of selfishness Referees' Association will be operating in this respect, and it Royal Corps of Signals did well to held at.. the Hotel Cecil has led to attractive players hold 30th Bty., R.A., to a draw to-day at 8 pm. A talk on Soc-sometimes being left without after extra time. The 30th Bty..cer will be given by one of the Regional game... R.A. are the holders of the Junior members, -
Shield, and have big hopes of re-
taining it again this season.
KON
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LEAGUE TABLE
TO-DAY'S HOCKEY
《་ Eng Syts MENS
Signals "A"
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24
گیا
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27
V Eng. Sgts' Mess
V
Signals "A"
Signals' Mess
MONDAY, MARCH 3
RA S'ation Megs v Engineers "A" Signals "A"
Signals Mess
Eng. Sgts'. Mess Military Police
R.A.P.C.
V
'
R.A M.C.
THURSDAY, signals "A" Eny Sets Mess R.A.P.C.
Following have been chosen to represent Hong Kong Hockey Club in the quadrangular hockey tourn ament against Indian Army on Club ground to-day at 4.45 p.ni,
Benwell; Taylo. and Bond; Mc-, Military Police Lellan, Reed and N Whitley: Smith, T. Whitley. E. Fow.er, A Guest and Morgan. Umpire: Tyas,
SUNDAY'S HOCKEY
Following are the Hong Kong Hockey A:sociation tournamen fixtures for Sunday:
10.30 A.M.
Punjabs v A. N. Other X+ Signals v Police "A'
C.B.A.
Khalsa v
5th A.A. "A" v Recreio Destroyers v University
4.00 P.M..
Nomads v 2/M.T.B.'s Police "B" v Engineers 5th A.A. "B" v Gunboats
MARCH 0
R.A. Station Mess
V
V
Engineers "A"
V
V
Signals Mess FLA.M.C.
MONDAY, MARCH 10 RA Station Mess v Signals Mess Engineers "A"
Eng. Sets'. Mess V R.AM.C
V
THURSDAY,
ILA.M.C Signals Mess
Signals "A"
ν
Military Police ν
Signals "A"
Military Pollee
ILA F C. MARCH 13
RA. Station Mess Engineers "A" Eon. Sets. Mess K.A P.C. MONDAY, MARCH 17 BA Station Mess V RAPC Engcers "A" V R.A.M.C Eng. Sgts' Mess Signals "A"
V
V
Signals' Mese Mitary Police
THURSDAY, MARCH 20
Manitary Police
RAP.C.
RAM C
Signals Mess
" R.A. Station Mes
V Engineers “A” “
V Eng. Sgts', Mess.
Signals "A"
V
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