1941-05-20 — Page 14

ARMY SPORTLIGHT

THE CHINA MATL, MAY -20, 1941.

LARGE AND SMALL UNITS BASEBALL LEAGUES MOOTED Corporals Beat Sergeants In Annual Hockey Game

ARMY TEAMS NOMINATED FOR TENNIS LEAGUE

By "Squaddy"

LAST FRIDAY Middlesex Regiment (The Duke of Cambridge's Own) celebrated their famous battle honour “Albuhera” which was fought on the heights of Albuhera on May 16, 1811.

CHALLENGE

BOWLS MATCH

It is learned that a challenge lawn bowls match will be played at Chatham Road on Sunday between Kow- loon Football Club and a team represent- ing Hong Kong Soft- ball Association.

SOME PECULIAR SITUATIONS IN FOOTBALL SEEN

FOOTBALL HAS BEEN responsible for some peculiar situations this season, the least odd being the award of a cup tie to Barnsley this season, be- cause of their higher league position, compared with Grimsby Town, their opponents in an undecid- ed tie. Then there is the Selhurst Park incident - with referee and both teams leaving the field, only to return and continue from where they left off opinion, writes a Home was Correspondent.

As is the custom of the Regiment, it was cele- brated in true "Diehards" style. They received the name of "Diehards" through this battle when their commanding officer, Col. Inglis, rallied his men to- gether by shouting "Die Hard My Men, Die Hard" and he shouted this as he was mortally wounded.

They commenced the day with other Units to follow them. They throw was that of Pte Lever who following a difference of the Band ;& Drums beating haye a fairly good team and have threw 43 .79 metres This Retely.

The yea the only sporting! event was that of the Inter- Me

a sede hockey which was won early by the Corporals' Mess who defeated Sergeants in the final by three clear goals.

In the previous

rounds. th

plenty of followers.

113ft. Pins, and not as good as his previous throw in the Com- mand sports

It might be a good idea if a Leatre was started for Large and Small Um1. This proposition Lever also had the best indi- has already been suggested andvidual throw for the Javelin with we would very much like to see 48.43 metres (1571 5gins.) Il cared out

Paryates lost to the Corporals 4-0. ATHLETICS and the Sergeants beat the Cafeer | 5-0

During the morning the Ser-A VERY successful afternoon geants entertained the flies al was had at Caroline Hill on their mess, and during the even - Sunday at the Athletic meeting ng the gesture was revered. between Chinese and Army which resulted 17 a win by ten punts BASEBALL

for the latter

was

The Chinese best throw that of Lo Shin-shek with 41 53 metres (135ft 4in.).

In the long distance runs the Indian personnel of the Army team were much too good for the Chinese and had the first four competitors in both runs

a

the

Chinese

GOLDMAN PLAYS WELL:

FIRST LEAGUE

TENNIS MATCH

on

In the hurdles Army were well extended and it was only for the fine jumping of Capt. Skipwith in the last take over that they managed to win hy a few feet. The League tennis sea-

The 1,600 metres race was also son for 1941 made

tight race with

not just make the last stretch,

In this race L/Cpl. Cox (Mid- diesex) run well, as also Pte Good- air who has run for the Battalion on and off for

a good number of seasons. I am told that this would be

that the

This was the first Lime that such a

meet has been run and alfhough Army won nine events out of twelve they were given a good run by the mponents.

Chinese did better than Army

the Pole Vault. there

first string Chu Puk-shing dud very well to clear over 10ft Sins.. The Army first string clearest 10ft. Zims

The High Jump was well below, the standard and did not come up Cox would be running for CIN

to the standard of the Army Battalion. Athletic meeting held two weeks

IN future Baseball will have a great influence in the Army stationed *** the Colony, and a. We already know, il stand is being rected on the Chatham Road ground for this purpose

This being done to encourage baseball

11 the Army and give baseball

21 good start to get # proper bas

such football and other sporting event

on

in the Colony.

Another strange football hap- bening Was seeti

in a Rugby League game. Though unconnected with Soccer, it does recall perhaps the strangest happening of all. The Rugby League encounter con- cerned Huddersfield and Castle- ford who drew a cup tie. Some of the Castleford men would not stov for extra time, owing to war" time duties. Huddersfield, with no copposition, scored a try which was [converted and were allowed to count the ilve points which en- abled them to proceed to the next round.

Parallel in Ireland

The parallel to this case occur- faking the lead twice but could inauspicious start yester-red in Ireland some years ago when a team did not arrive for a day, only match of

the match.

A rule ordained that, to First Division fixtures that get the points, the team present, in the absence of one side, must was completed being the score a goal. So the eleven play- H.K.C.C.-K.C.C.

ers duly turned out, the forwards game

dribbled towards goal and one of which was won by the them shot hard-but not true. The visitors in a steady drizzle ball salled wide. culminating in a down- the goal-kick, and so the gaine

had to be left drawn, pour.

The Selhurst Park trouble arose Both teams are to be commend- over

a penalty which Brentford for ed for completing the fxture objected to. After a little argu- Temis which, under the circumstances, ment the referee left the field and might quite justiñably have been the players followed, Discussions postponed.

the last

Royal Engineers, who are the lazu. The Chinese won by olle TENNIS

only baseball team from the mich.

Army, are not doing so bad and The Discus was

it will be a good form of sport for Army and the

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season

THE Army teams for the Secund

and Third Division the Hong Kong Lawn League are as follows: ....

2nd Division

With no op- position there was nobody to take

Cpl.

ensued, with the referee threaten- L. A. Newnham. M.C..

The standard yesterday Capt. R. E. Guest, Capt. C. H. R

wasing appropriate action but, after poor, which is not very surpris-fifteen minutes, all went back to Hyde and Lieut. T. A. Pearce, ing, and only player who did the field. The penalty was taken

3rd Division

not seem to be unduly affected and converted, Sgt. Denyer,

and the Sgt. Webb, Sgt. was "Lollie" Goldman, who,

game in lended in a 5-0 win for Palace. Murray and S/Svt Merson.

his drst match since his return | A sequel is almost certain be from leave, was in a class by cause the referee will have to himself.

make a full report of the incident Monaghan and Gould only just to the appropriate authorities. lost a vital set against Guest and Crystal Palace do not appear to Grose as they were leading 41 be at fault but, unfortunately, it 5-2, only to lose 5-7. In their was the third time this season final set also, this Dair

were that there had been an "incident" leading Burnett and Crawford by on their ground,

HOME SOCCER FIXTURES

The following are Home Foot- ball fixtures for May 24:-

London Cup

Millwall Aldershot Brentford Cardiff City Fulham Tottenham Walsall

V

Arsenal

V

Crystal Palace

V

Reading

V

Portsmouth

บ

Southend

V

Leicester

V

Nottingham

Watford

V

Westham

Forest

Queen's Park Rangers

ν Chelsea

North Regional League

Blackpool V Preston

Everton Manchester

City

North End

v Sheffield United

Sheffield

V Wanderers York City v Middlesbrough

*Regional Match Chesterfield v Stoke City

Reuter.

the

Grimsby Remembers

5 games to 2. when Monaghen broke his glosses and, as result of the match WHY nut affected, the set was not com -

Grimshy are not likely to forget pleted.

K.C.C. were without Gray, who ley were given the tie because of their fate in the cup, when Barns- was indisposed, and F. Kengel- a superior league record. Grimsby, bacher, who partnered Ernie in un endeavour to secure amends,

Fincher, deputised,

beat E. F. Fincher and F

gelbacher

Ken-

6. 1

L. Goldman and M. Paoh (HK.C.C.).suggested that they should take a share of the gates of Barnsley's third round ties, and there seem- 6-2ed bright hopes of this state of affairs prevauing until Barnsley 6-2 said "No!"

beat A, E. P. Guest and P Grose beat A, Crawford and C C. Bur-

nett

T. C. Monaghan and T. J. (H.K.C.C.).

lost to Fincher and Kengelbacher

lost to Guest and Grose

led Burnett and Crawford

Gould

7---5 5-2

C. H. R. Oxlade and A. H. Barwell (H.K.C.C.).

lost to Fincher and Kengelbacher lost to Guest and Grose

lost to Burneit and Crawford

TO-DAY'S TENNIS

* PROGRAMME

The latest hint, however, is that sider the case. the League may be asked to con- It certainly seems the right thing to do because Grimsby were not beaten, in the cup game.

Sheer bad luck, and 6-2 the strangest of decisions by the 6-2 powers that be, ordained that 0-3 they had been eliminated. A good ...

run in the cup, with consequent income from attendanes, is more necessary in these days than ever, and compensation in the way of a "gate" share, will not complete-

Following is to-day's "B" Divi-ly heal the wound, but it will sion Tennis League programme:

C.R.C.

K.C.C.

VA.T.C.

v C.S.C.C.

C.R.C.-Liang Sal-wah

and

Pang Oi-lam; Choy Ping-fun and

Ng Kam-chuen; Wong Siu-wing and Luk Ting-cheong.

case the pain.

FIRST DIVISION

1 MATCH

Recreio will meet South China

· K.O.C.—A. E. P. Guest and F.at King's Park in a First Division Groves; F: Zimmern and R. T.match postponed from yesterday. Broadbridge: N. A. E. Mackay and

RS. Capell

The match between South Chin

MATCH POSTPONED

and Kowloon Tong had been post- The

tennis match between...

poned, owing to the unfitness of K.C.C. and C.S.C.C. has been the ground of the home team. postponed owing to the weather.