1941-03-11 — Page 14

ARMY SPORTLIGHT

THE "CHINA MAIL, MARCH 11, 1941.

ARMY INDIVIDUAL BOXING CANCELLED

Q.T. HOCKEY MATCH TO-DAY

THIS

AFTERNOON the Army (British team) are expected to defeat Hong Kong Hockey Club in the Quadrangular Hockey Tournament which will be played at King's Park, bully-off 4.45 p.m.

The team representing the tish Army will be as follows

L Cpl Dave (Royal Signals) Cpl. Neve Royal Scots)

Bri-Battery, H.K.S.R.A. and the Hong Kong Signal Company at Sookun- |pon, bully-off 4.30 p.n.

How they reached the semi-

Bar. Anderson (12th Hay. Regt., R.A) final; -- Sgt. Crowley (Middlesex Regt.) Sot. Croston (Royal Engineers)

Spt. Waldron (Middlesex Regt

Cpl. Singleton (Royal Engineers)

Pic Sheehan (Middlesex Regt.) Pte. Hitchcott (Royal Scots) Cpl Shaw (Royal Engineers) Sul

Hamberg (Royal Engineers) RESERVES: --Cpt Alsey (Royal Scots) and L Spt. Taylor (Royal En. gineers)

This same team will play against the Indian Army team on Friday, at Marina ground, bully-off 4.30 p.m

A good match should be wit- nessed this afternoon in the semi- final of the Small Units Knockout

SIGNALS

Beat 7th A.A. Bly.. R.A Beat H.K.S.R.A (H.Q. Coy.). Beal 40th (F) Coy., R.E.

31 MED. BATTERY, H.K.S.R.A.

Beat 20 h Hvy. Bty., R.A.

Beat 35th M.C.D. Bly., M.K.S.R.A. Beat 30th Hvy. Bty., R.A.

The 36th Huy Bly. RA. have already entered into the final of this competition by defeating H.Q2. Coy, Middlesex Regt.

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COMMAND SPORTING

PANCHO VILLA

EVENTS FOR WEEK HAD SYSTEM

TO WIN RACES

TO-DAY

LARGE UNITS RUGBY LEAGUE Combined 9mall Units v Royal Artillery

(Sookuhpoo, 3.03 p.m.), Middlonex Regt. v Royal Scots (Soakun.

poo, 4,30 p.m.).

LARGE UNITS HOCKEY LEAGUE Middlesex Regt. v H.K.S.R.A. (Marina)

GOLF GOSSIP

Our golfers younger than 60 are satisfied now that when Harry Vardon was burning up British and American courses with breath- taking 77's, in Queen Victoria's reign, the feat was equivalent to beating pur to-day, writes a cor- respondent.

It wasn't only that Vardon, J. H. Taylor and other old-timers play- ed in tweed jackets reaching below the hips and used timber-shafted clubs. The big difference, as shown recently by an Australlan match for the soldiers' comforts fund, was that the ball was solid gutta- percha.

Pancho Villa had the dust off them, and gave them to

only system for beating ground, Chatham Road, bully off the races.

3.00 p.m.). SMALL UNITS HOCKEY COMPETI TION-SEMI-FINAL

K.K.

3rd Med. Battery, H.K.S.R.A. V

Sinnal Coy. (Sopkumpoo, 4.30 p.m.).

QUADRANGULAR HOCKEY

TOURNAMENT

British Army Team v Hong Kong Hoc

kay Club (King's Park, bully off 4.30 p.m.).

TO MORROW KOTEWALL CUP

Army v Navy (Caroline Hill, kick off

4.30 p.m.)

FRIDAY

QUADRANGULAR HOCKEY

TOURNAMENT

Army Team V

British

Indian

Army

Team (Marina

ground,

bully

4.30 p.m.).

SATURDAY

RUGBY FOOTBALL

THE Medical Corps are stall leading by one point in the

Garrison Snooker Army & Club v Navy & Police (Club

from the Engineers

competition between the 3rd Med. Snooker League

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Both have played 10 games and the points are:--Medical Corps 39 points, and R.E. Sergeants 38! points.

MATCHES PLAYED DURING LAST WEEK

R.A. Sgt. Stanioy points-C.M. Police

2 points.

ground, kick off 3.15 p.m.).

SUNDAY

GOVERNOR'S CUP H.K.F.A. ✔ Combined Chinese (Cause

way Bay, kick off 3.30 p.m.).

Royal Engineers Royal Artillery

LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE

P. W. D L. Fito. 5 6 0 0 10 4 3 0 1 Ø 4 1 1 2 3 4 2

3

0 1

R.E. "A" Team 2 points-R.A. Sgts. Royal Scote

Stanley 4 points.

Signals "A" Team 2 points--R.A. Sgt.

R.E.

Stanley 4 points.

Sgt. 5 points-RE.

1 point.

R.A.P.C.

points.

Middlesex Regt. S 1 Combined Small Units 4

In the

Somebody found a few of these links with the past, brushed the

two leading professionals for use in a match against two older pros, who played with modern rubber-

The old Mexican rough sored balls. rider simply said: "The Beaten 2 And 1 horse mus' win," as staff

New South Wales pro champion members carelessly fondl-Bill Bolger (who won the national ed their holsters, writes open in 1936 with 283) and easy- swinging Sam Richardson (1935 Amercian correspon- N; S. W pro champion) teed up

on

dent.

Villa took possession

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the hurd gutta-percha specimens and were beaten, 2 and 1, by Fred the Popplewell (1925 and 1928 open champion) and Victor James,

Juarez track, ACTONS from El

Paso, in 1912.

One

duy the

agrarian rebel made a $500 bet. horses with Lady Panchita The seller gave Lady Panchita

There were two sanilar names and Panzareta. him tickets un Panzareta won.

Villa appeared at the cashier's window.

"Pay me," said be.

"But you bet on Lady Panchita, general," replied the mutuel clerk.

a good

"No. No. Pay me, I bet Pan- zareta," insisted the insurrecto chieftain. His stai members commenced to appear nervous. They paid Villa: Gladly.

"Mus' Win”

Villa was touted on Colony Seven-a-Side thing. Rugby Tournament, 8th Hvy. Regt.1 "bet, yes," the old boy told "A" were badly defeated in the Opts.

Final by the Club "A" to the tune of 21 points to nil; they did well up to the Final, defeating Tamar gelgamp laid the general for a "A" by five points to three in the large wager.. then got to think- Quarter-Finals, and B. & S. in the Ing about his remark"The horse Semi-Final by three points to nil mus' win.” after extra time. They lost in the Final by 22 points to nil.

"A" Team

pointa-Signala

2

C.M. Police 3 points-R.A.M.C. 3 points,

P. W. D. 10 5 1 4 39

LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE

R.A.M.C.

R.A.P.C.

1. Pts.

A.E. Sergeants

# 2

2 38

R.A. Sgis. Stanley. C.M. Police

10

6 1

4

34

10 2

3 6 29

10 8

10

4 3 27 2 4 2 27 10 3 7

10

0 23

23

RE. "A" Team Signals "A"

Signals Cpls.

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them. "The horse mus' win." He was no sucker.

Col. Phil Chinn and Pat Kne-

So the horse which "mus' win” It was one time was scratched. the bookmakers cottidn't win. Villa got no action... his money LAST week Middlesex Regiment back.

held their Inter-Company The boys at Caliente recall one Open Boxing competition, and fellow being ruled off the turf for several of the Bat- tauting Villa on a steed which TO-MORROW at Caroline Hill Boxing talion boxing bells didn't win.

Army will play Navy in the

changed hands.

Villa demanded payment. The Kotewall Cup Pte. Cooper, who won his divi- bookmaker paid. For 10 years Association kick-off -4.80 sion in the Battalion this year as that widely known race tracker.

p.m.

a novice, beat L/Cpl. McGrady, wasn't restored to good standing Football

This should be last year's winner of the middle- because he started suniething too a good game, in weight belt; Pte, Fawcett beat Cpl. hot to handle. view of the fact that Navy beat Fox for the light heavyweight, Kowloon Football Club on Satur-belt; Drum-Major Holdfor retain- day by four clear goals.

ed his belt in the welterweight

Regt.) and Sgt. Freshwater (Middlesex Regt.); Sgt. Owens (Royal Artillery),

Exciting Days

The Army team will be as fol-class: Pte. Noble, who was the bat-

Those were exciting days on lows:--

talion featherweight holder this the border. It perhaps was the L/Cpt. Bankier (Royal Scots); Pte. year, won the lightweight belt; only time a race meeting was Noysmith (Royal Scots) and Sgt. Fra- Ple. Hills gained the featherweight called off while armies battled.; ser (Royal Scots); Cpl. Birrell (Royal belt, and Pte. Hope retained his The Villaistas demonstrated they Engineers), L/Cpl. Bright (Middlesex bantamweight belt.

could shoot cannon straight Owing to there being insufficient with track buildings as their tar- entries for the Command Indivi- gets. The Federals retaliated. dual Opens, this competition will There was much sniping. The not be held this year, so the next | grandstand steps were stained main boxing competition for Army with blood. It was two weeks boxers will be held in April at before Col. Matt Winn could re- Murray Barracks, when the Intersume operations. Unit Opens will take place.

Spc. Fox (Royal Engincore), Pte. Hos. sack (Royal Scota), Cpl. Weir (R.A.S.G.) and S/Sgt. Duffield (R.A.0.0.) (Capt.). RESERVES:-L/Cpl. Reynolds (R.A. O.C.), Bdr. Guy (Royal Artillery), Gor. Atkins (Royal Artillery) and Pte, Munro (Royal Scots).

Royal Army Service Corps are still piling on the goals and last| Saturday they gave no mercy to their opponents. Kwong Wah, whom they defeated by eight goals to two, this bringing their goals scored so far this season to 105.

They are one point behind Royal Engineers, but have played one game more.

Both the senior military teams had a win on Saturday and this was the Diehards' third successive win.

Royal Scots won their Arst! match for a long period by beating the Club on Sunday by two goals to nil..

Royal Scots and Kowloon, in Second Division, d'd not play owing to Volunteers' Camp and they will not--receive the points as mentioned in the paper on Mon- day morning. ⠀

HOCKEY CLUB SELECTIONS

Meanwhile, Villa had his fling at the races.

Pancho Villa bet,

And when

"the horse mus' win."

4.45 pm. to-day:

V. M. Benwell; V. C. Bond, A.

E. P. Guest; R. Marques, W. A.

The following will present Hong Reed, N. V. M. Whitley; D. T. British Army in the Quadrangu-wer, H. L. Ozorio and J. M. Mor- Kong Hockey Club against the Smith, T. S. D. Whitley, E. Fol- lar Tournament at King's Park at gan.

HEATS FOR UNIVERSITY SPORTS MTG.

220 Yards-Reat 1-1, S. H. Leung (Ricci), 2, J. Fenton (Mor- Further heats in the Universityrison): Time: 25 secs. Heat 21 Sports to be held on Saturday W. S. Gegg (Lugard), 2, E. Má~| were run off yesterday at Pokfu-zuza (Lugard): Time: 25 2-5 secs. TO-DAY at Sookunpoo there will lum. The results were as fol Heat 3-1, S. Mahmood (Lugard),

be two matches in the Large lows:

2. V. Zaltzeff (Lugard): Time: "25 Units Rugby League, between 100 Yards Heat 1-1, V. Zalt 2-5 secs. Heat 4-1, K. M. Au Royal Artillery and seff (Lugard), 2, S. H. Leung Morrison), 2, Wong Kok-see (El- Rugby the Combined Small (Rice): Time: 10 4-5 secs. Heat: lot): Time: 20 1-10 secs.

Units, and Middle-1, J. Fenton (Morrison), 2, Lum Long Jump-1, E. Mazuza (Lu- Football sex Regt. and Royal Pak-huen (Ellot): Time: 10-2-5

Scots.

Becs. Heat 31, T. T. Chin' (El-gard), 2, T.,T. Chin (Ellit): Length, In this League Royal Engineers liot), Xavier (Ricct). Time: 10 19 ft. 4 ins. have a fine lead of four points 4-5 gece Heat 41, W. 6. Gerg Tupeof War: Section:“A Won from their nearest opponents, (Lugard), 2, E. Mazuza (Lugard) by Ricci Hall Section ("B". Won Royal' Artillery.

Time: 10-4-B sets,”

by Elliot Hall.

GAMLA WON

Swinging hickory-shafted clubs, Bolger nudged the solid ball around Bonnie Doon course in 79, eight over par. Richardson, with steel clubs, took 81. At the 14 holes longer than 360 yards they had to play two full woods. Against the wind, a 540-yard hole took Richardson three woods to reach the green, euch a superbly-hit shot. (Continued on Page 15)

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