1941-03-04 — Page 14

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 4, 1941.

ENGINEERS TO MEET ROYALS IN IMPORTANT RUGBY GAME Army Cross Country Run Very Well Supported

By "Squaddy"

AT SOOKUNPO0 last Saturday, Royal Scots

and the Middlesex met for their second local derby WEEK-END

which resulted in a win for the Middies by three

goals to one, after having a one goal lead at the SOCCER

interval.

The H.K.S.R.A. have been f

PROGRAMME

Saturday

Royal Army Service Corns who 5/7th Rajputs, have a strong team ..defeated Navy, on Sunday at and are expected to do well, this

Causeway Bay 7 goals to 1 afternoon.. have now beaten the goal scoring

Following are the soccer fixtures record by one goal and should be strict training for this event and for the week-end: able to increase this by many, have one or two dark horses, and more in their remaining matches. are hoping to pull off the Indivi-

They are still fighting hard to dual prizes. displace Royal Engineers from their lead in the Second Division, but it looks as if Engineers are well situated there now, and they have only another five games to play before the end of the season. In Third Division Royal Air Force are creeping away from Royal Corps of Signals who are now four points in the lead, al- though the Signals have two games in hand.

CROSS

COUNTRY RUN

TO-DAY at the Hong Kong Polo

ground, Boundary Street, 'the Command Cross Country runs are being held. This year there are two separate runs, one for Indian other ranks and one for the Bri- tish ranks of the Garrison.

The first run commences at 3.30 p.m, which is the Indian run, and, the British ranks run commences at. 3.50 p.m.

The undermentioned teams have

entered for these runs:-

British Ranks:-

Combined Small Units.

Combined 8th & 12th Hvy. Regts., Indian Ranks should be Middlesex so, on the whole, a strong team and so on the whole a keen run should R. Scots be witnessed in the Indians' run.

Middlesex, who had Q trial run last week against the Com- bined Small Units and beat them easily, are expected to pull off the British Ranks run.

Royal Scots who for the past two months have been in camp and should be very fit, have had plenty of time to train and get to- gether a good team, and it is hoped that they will, do well this after- noon in this competition.

There are two Cups being 'pre- sented at the conclusion of the runs.

The Command Cross Country Challenge Cup will be presented to the winning team of both runs 1 who have the lowest aggregate points and the winning" team of the run who have the most points will be presented with a new Cup presented for this occasion.

SNOOKER

Combined 8th & 12th Hvy. Regts., R.A. THE Medical Corps are still

Fortress Royal Engineers.

2nd Royal Scots.

1st Bn. The Middlesex Regt.

Indian Ranks:-

Combined 8th & 12th Hvy. Regts., R.A.

6th A.A. Regt., K.A.

'1st 'H.K. Regt., H.Ki5.RIA,

2/14th Punjab Regt.

6/7th Rajput Regt.

This is the first year that the Units of the Garrison have been separated for this competition, and it is hoped to make this event more open. Last year's winners, Rajputana Rifles, who have left the Colony had a good team and, it is rumoured that their relief, the

the leading in

Garrison Snooker league and now are three Royal points in the lead of the Engineers Sergeants.

Results of recent matches were: R.E. Sgts... 2 pts. R.A.P.C.....4 pts. R.A.M.C.... 4 pts. Signals "A" 2 pts. CIM: Police 2 p's. Signals Cpls, 4 pts. LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE

P. W. L. D. Pta.

R.A.M.C. R.E. Sgts.

R.E. "A" R.A.P.C. R:A, Stanley C.M. Police Signale Cple, Signāls "A"

8 4 13 32 B4 2

First Division

v Police (Boundary Street 4:30 p.m.)

V Kowloon (Kowloon 4.30 p.m.)| Eastern

V St. Joseph's (Caroline Hill 4.30 p.m.),

Second Division" Middlesex V Ordaṇace (Boundary Street 3. p.m.) R. Scots

Kowloon (Kowloon 3:00 p.m.) South China v Navy

V

(Caroline Hill 3.00 p.m.) Service Corps v Kwong Wah

(St. Joseph's 4:30 p.m.) 30th R. A. v Club

(St. Joseph's 3.00 p.m.)

Third Division Mcdicals

Signals (Club 3.00 p.m.)

12th R.A. 36th R.A.

(Military 4.30 p.m.)

v International 20th R.A.

Chatham Road 3,00 p.m.)

35th R.A. Engineers

(Military 3.00 p.m.) 24th RA, v. 7th R.A,

(Chatham Road 4.30 p.m.)

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Sunday

First Division South Chinav Kwong Wah "(Caroline Hill 4.30 p.m.) .

Second Division Kit Cheev.--Engineers

(Caroline Hill 3.00 p.m.)

Third Division Shell

V Air Force (Boundary Street 3.00 p.m.) A.S:A.

Service Corps (Chatham Road' 4.30 p.m.)

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OLYMPICS MAY BE

REPLACED BY "BRITISH GAMES"

A prediction that the Olympic Games are a thing of the past and that a meeting of the British Com- monwealth of Nations, similar to the British Empire Games, will take their place was made by Jack Love~ · lock, the former world mile record holder and win- ner of the 1,500 metres in the Berlin Olympics in 1936.

There has long been a feeling in athletic circles, particularly in the United States and Canada, that the Olympic Games are dead, and Lovelock is the most recent

this contributor to

theme of thought.

"The Olympic Games are in all probability a thing of the past,"

says

Lovelock, writing

in

Sporting Life. "After experience

PASSING OF A GRAND CRICKETER

of two of them I have been dev GEORGE MACAULEY, WHOSE finitely against them, as bringing DEATH ON ACTIVE SERVICE*

REPORTED RECENTLY · out certainly not the best in the WAB game, whatever. the athletes WAS A PILOT OFFICER AND A show."

YORKSHIRE. CRICKETER FOR 15 YEARS. Continuance Wanted Macaulay, whose bowling was. just above...medium pace Lovelock urges the continuance and was deadly on a helpful of international sports because wicket, played for the White Rose and they give men confidence, and ex-County from 1920 to 1935 perience, and, adequately control-took 1,773 wickets at an average ed; do good for the sport. He cost of 17.08. runs. During his thinks the most important inter-career he did the "hat-trick" four nationals are going to be those times, and in 1925 he took 176. | known as the Empíré Games,

wickets at 15.21 aplece,

Macaulay scored 5,759 runs for Mr. A. P. Herbert stated recently Yorkshire, and he once reached that "nowadays we correct our-the heights of greatness in a test selves with difficulty to speak not match. Playing for Engiand against of the Empire, but of the British Australia, at Headingley in 1926, Commonwealth of Nations. So the he and George Geary, of Leices- name of the games would have to be changed," He suggests "The

British Games.”.

tershire, defied the Australian bowling in a ninth wicket part- nership which put on 108, Macau- lay claiming 76.

· Lovelock urges the authorities to

That was the match in which' THERE are still four Army teams plan now. He suggests they could Charles Macartney scored his left in the Colony Seven-a-be held every four years, as now, famous century before lunch after Side Rugby tournament, and the and in the intervening year the the Australians had been put in Quarter Finals will be played on already existing Empire and U.S.A. on a wicket which had been soak- Saturday at the Club ground match previously held immediately led overnight, Australia scored 494, commencing at 3 p.m.

after the Olympics should be ela- and England lost wickets quickly... Royal Scots," who defeated the borated,

Then came Macaulay, tight-lipped Combined Small Units last Satur- Lovelock realises that it is not and square-jawed to help force an day, have a hard match on with going to be a very easy thing, and honourable draw for England. Royal Engineers, and the Middle-he enumerates some of the difficul- sex Regt. "B" team are playing ties to be overcome. the Butterfield and Swire seven. The strain that will be imposed The 8th Hvy. Regt. R.A., meet the Tamar and Small Ships which should be very interesting to watch.

Many Obstacles

on athletes from England, Ireland, "There is an interesting sidelight Scotland and Wales, who will have to the gallant part Macaulay play- to compete in Australia, New Zea-ed in that Test match. Just be- land or South Africa after a hard fore he went in to bat he said to season at home; and the time and Hendren: "Pat; I want a bat with Royal Engineers should in my cost of travelling it will mean some runs in it. Have you got opinion be able to pass into the four months and £200 for a man one?" Semi Finals and if they do suc- to run in the Antipodes are two In reply Hendren handed over ceed they will should get into the of the chief obstacles. Final, and have a fine opportunity

his favourite wirow and said to Macaulay: "Forward the - Light of winning the Tournament.

But the advantages are num-Brigade." Hendren tells this story. To-day, in the Large Unitserous, not the least being that the in his book, "Big Cricket" "and" Rugby League, Royal Scots are men conipeting will have the some adds: "It was time to review the due to play Royal Engineers. basic idea having the time, let epic into the jaws of death in a

So far Royal Engineers have records come if they must. not yet lost a game in this League and Royal Scots have only lost one, so it should prove a keen hard struggle.

C.S.C.C. CRICKET TEAMS

The first eleven of Hong Kong, Civil Service · Cricket Club@will! play a two-day-friendly....... Cricket match against Kowloon Cricket Club on the latter's ground on Saturday and Sunday.

Following have been selected to represent Civil Service Club

JE. Kichardson (Captain), K J. Attwell Baker, W. Colledge, R. H. Griffiths, B. C. K. Hawkins, A E. Perry, R. G. K. Thompson, No Whitley, RM. Wood and A. M. JWright.

FERRIER'S

VALUABLE GOLF PRIZE

But

cricket sense. went George. the hour provided the man.'

Macaulay want to South Africa In 1022 under the captaincy · of“ F. T. Mann and he distinguished himself in his first Test match by taking a wicket with his first ball and made the winning hit when | England won by one wicket..

When playing against Leicester- shire in 1934' Macaulay injured the * spinning Anger of his bowling hand and many thought this cRUB-" ed him to retire earlier than other- wise would have been likely.

Since retiring from.frst-class". Jim Ferrier, the Australian.open cricket in 1935, however, he had golt champion and formerly of played with League sides in Wales, Shanghal, recently, won the ama- Lancashire and Yorkshire. When teur prize in the $10,000 Miami at his best he was recognised as Open Golf championship, when he the finest bit-break bowler in the scored a par 70 to defeat Earl country. Not many people will Christiansen, a Miami detective, remember that he began his fast by three strokes in an 18-hole career with Yorkshire as a play-off for amateur honours. bowler. It was George' Hirst who Ferrier and Christiansen had told him to concentrate on spin and length and pay less attention to speed.

* The second eleven will play tied with 287 strokes for 72-holes, Hong Kong Cricket Club in a seven over par-Router, friendly match on the latter's

ground at 2 p.m. on March 8, and

willübe represented by:,

b. Strange 3 (Captain), G. REFEREES' MEETING-

Barrow G Davidson,

F. E. Lawrence, AJ, T., Lockhart," The monthly meeting of

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EMacGowan, J. Mit- L. Smith and

Hong Kong Football Referees sõelation will be held at the Cecil this evéniné»

| ST. JOSEPH'S SHORTS

therunnual A

St. Joseph's College wil

at the Carolines Hilll stad Thursday, Mr{J} M; W£

| wil distribute i the priz

end of the meet