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ARMY SPORTLIGHT
GOOD SUPPORT FOR THE WATER-POLO TOURNEYS
By "Squaddy"
FOLLOWING TEAMS have entered for the Small Units Water Polo competition, and this year the large number of teams should make this com- petition very interesting.
27th Coy., R.A.M.C. (1); 27th) The first round to be played off August 2. Semi-Final 12th Coast before Coy., R.A.M.C. (2);
8ty. R.A. H.Q. Coy., Middlesex before August 9. Regt. A Coy. Middlesex Regt:¦
The rules for these competitions 30th Coast Bly.. R.A.; 7th A.A will be as laid down in the Hong Bty., R.A.; H.Q. Coy., Royal Scots: Kong Area Sports Board Hand- C Coy.. Royal Scots; B Coy, Mid-book, and the "No Ducking" rule dlesex Regt.; D Coy., Royal Scots will be adhered to throughout the 36th Coast Bty.. R.A. 955th 8ty competition. R.A. 24th Coast Bty., R.A.; D Coy.. Middlesex Regt.; C Coy.. Middle 1 sex Regt: H.K. Signal Coy.; Coy. Royal Scots and A Coy.. Royal Scots.
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Following is the draw for this competition, Brst round must be completed before June 7. aatad second round by June 28
FIRST ROUND
24th Coast Bty, R.A v D Coy Middlesex Regt
Coy, Middlesex Regt v M.K Signal Coy.
B Coy, Royal Scots v A Coy Royal Scots
SECOND ROUND
27th Cuy.. RAMC. (2) V 12th Coast By.. R. A
HQ. Coy., Middlesex Regt. v
A Coy, Middlesex Regi
30th Coast Bly, R.A. v 7th A.A. Bly.. RA
HQ Cov Royal Scots v 27th Coy. R.A.M.C. (1).
Coy, Royal Scots v B Coy
Middlesex Regl
D Coy., Royal Scots v 36th Coust Biv., RA
965th Const Defence Bly. either 24th Coast Bty.. R.A or 1)
Cav. Middlesex Regt.
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Winners of C Coy. Middlesex Regt. and HK. Signal Coy. Winners of B Coy.. Royal Scot and A Coy. Royal Scots.
Seven teams have entered for the Large Units competition, thes" being the 5th A.A Regt. RA. 3th Coast Reet. R.A: 12th Coast Regi RA: HLK Signal Coy: Royal Scots; Middlesex Regt and Com- bired Small Units
This year H.K. Signal Coy, are entering a team of their own for this competition. Combined Smal Units team will not be allowed to! play any of their tearn in competition.
The draw is as follows:
FIRST ROUND
8th Coast Rogt. R.A. Royal Scots.
1.K. Signal Coy. v
Regt.. R.A.
Middlesex Regt.
Small Units,
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✡
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Semi-Final
Extra Time
1.R.C'S BIG VICTORY
THE CHINA MALL, MAY 27, 1941.
COMING BRITISH BOXERS
CHESS
BIRIUKOFF IN STRONG POSITION
The Colony Junior Chess Championship came very near to a standstill last week, three games being completed and 20 left un- Now
600ms to mo an appro-finished er to be played as priate moment for assessing the
chart tournament the of our young prospects of some boxare, writes Jimmy Wilde, ex-
pointed to the fact that Champlon 01 the Flyweight
World.
the Tournament ¦ should have officially closed on Harry Thursday.
Harry
Youngs'ers strongly fancied to win British titles are Lazur, welter-weight;
Biriukoff remains in what ap- Groves, lightweight; and Jimmy
pears to be an unassailable lead In the only First Divi- Lyden, the new bantam-weight and holds a better position than To Yu-lau, his nearest challenger, of a draw, one siön League tennis matchstar from Bootle.
Lazar tells me he doesn't think in their adjourned game. Danen- period of three minutes each way played yesterday, Indian he will remain in the light-weight berg challenges for second place will be played with one minute. for half time.
R.C. beat the H.K.C.C. by class Jackson, nine sets to nil.
In the event
In the event of the score still being equal a replay of the match will take place.
6. A. and H. D. (L.R.C.).
The following is the list of re-beat Shields Goodman and Pognised referees:
M. Pagh beat C. H. R. Oxlade and A
H Barwell beat T C. Monaghan and T.
J. Gould
Lieut. Millar (Royal Scots). Pte. Davidson (Royal Scots), P.SM the Middlesex), L/Cpl. Bindon (Middlesex), Sgt. Baker (Middle- sex), dms. Hymas (Middlesex). Pte. Jennings (Middlesex). Cpl. | Bedford (Signals), L/Cpl. Dignan (Signals) Sig. McCann (Signals). Willis (Signals). Sig
Sgt. McLaren (Signals) and Cpl. Nicols (R.A.M.C.).
CRICKETERS' FORM AIR SQUADRON
Cricketers in India,
much longer. He
met should To lose the game. Wembley
Frankle
Results last week were: R. C. kennel boy, at the Cambridge Danenberg beat V. V. Kolatchoff. Theatre, W., recently.
Table To Date
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Rumjahn
6.-2
and A. R.
6--31
6-3 Minu
In
verse.
28
6
2
Monaghan and
Un Kwai-yung beat Wm. Lee and Tom Reddington v Geo. Mark-J, Grefalda beat J. H. d'Almeida. wick, Johnny Ward V. Billy Charlton, and Dave McCleave v. Jim Laverick were other Oghts
that programme. Curiously, both Lazar and Lyden have suffered but one re- A
was disqualified in Lazar the first round at Hackney, when Grefaida
Jackson, and To Yu-lau Opposing Frankie Lyden was ruled out in similar Tausz circumstances at Liverpool.
P. W. D. L. Pts.
Un Kwal-yung
Birkukof JA Y
12 8
1 3 812
9.
1 1 71
Kurrik
12 7 3 3 7'
K
C
Danenberg
10 6 2 27.
it 5 2 4 6
7 4 25
V V
Kolafchoff Petrovo
10 3 2 3 4
G.
6
11 3 0 8 3
A. H. Madar (L.R.C.). lost to Goodman and Pagh beat Oxide and Barwell drew with
Gould
The Bootle lad has won 25 E M
out of 28 contests.
Lyden out- Not long ·ago pointed Peter Kane, thus bringing his nume bang into the news.
Lyden's father used to fight at the old Liverpool Stadium when Major Wilson was in charge.
1. M. A. Razack and A. R. Kit. Ichell (I.R.C.).
lost to Goodman and Pugh 0-6 lost to Oxlade and Barwell 2-6 beat Monaghan and Gould 7.5 Owing to volunteer duties, the match C.C.-Recreio
be- while that was postponed, tween South China and Chinese R.C, was also not played.
Kowloon
ARMY TENNIS
Lazar in 18, and I feel confident he will be difficult to beat when he has matured.
Groves is skilful in defence, and since he entered the pro- fessional ranks has an unblemish- ed record. He seems
destined
ALWAYS
Two matches in the "A" Divi-to win a title. sion of the Army League were de- cided at Sookunpou yesterday. when F. A. Staff defeated Royal Army Ordnance points to one, while Royal Army Medical Corps received a walk- over from Royal Corps of Signals.
Corps by
Two
8/8gt. Duffield and S/Sgt. Em- berson (R.A.O.C.).
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KEPT FIT
Wr
Lee R. C Gardner
9 5 0 4 5
9 3 15 42
7 214 21
14 144
A
Morton
B
H, d'Almelda
1
0 10
1
HOME SOCCER FIXTURES
Following are the Home soccer fixtures for the week:
FOOTBALL LEAGUE War Cup Final Replay
Arsenal
Preston
V
London Cup Semi-Finals
Reading
Tottenham
مرغ
V
Crystal Palace Brentford
SOUTH REGIONAL LEAGUE
Aldershot
lost to W. A. Reed and F. A. Hus-
One of the most finished ring Millwall sain, 4-6, 6-3, 2-5.
artists was Jack Hood, of Bir Cardiff Boocock and Gardnermingham, who held the British Leicester
wolter-weight
eight Queen's Park Walsall years, and reiinquished the hon. our in 1934, when he retired from the ring.
Wardle and Stoner (R.A.0.C.). lost to H. W. Browne and G. B.
Gurevitch, 48, 64, 3-6.
t where Maharashtra have (R.A.0.C.).
beat A. W. Galpin and G. Navey, retained the Inter-Pro- 6-3, 7-5, 6--1. vincial championship by
are, beating Madras, through the Indian States 12th Cous Sports Federation, estab-
$'
2nd
Combined lishing a Ranji Air Squa-TO-DAY'S
5th A.A. Regt., R.A. v winners
of first numed mutch.
Winners of H.K. Signal Coy. and 12th Coast Regt., R.A. v win- ners of Middlesex Regt. and Com-į bined Small Units.
"
· AND
dron
in memory of the
late Ranjitsinjhi, India's TENNIS
famous cricketer.
titio for
V Portsmouth
V Fulham
V
Wolves
V
Northampton
V
West Ham
V
West Bromwich-
FOOTBALL LEAGUE SOUTH
CHALLENGE MATCH
Watford
with Len latter's British | Brighton
Hood's three fights Harvey for the middle-weight championship were duels of strategy.
The first,
V
NORTH REGIONAL LEAGUE
V Chester Oldham
in October. 1929, Blackpoo! points over 19 Bolton
Harvey won on rounds.
Hood was dissatisfied, and two
Bury
months later he met Harvey in Liverpool
a
return. This took place at Olympia, and the referee decided upon a draw, which was a fair
บ
V Manchester
V
City Everton
GLASGOW CHARITY CUP FINAL
The present Maharajah. Jum
of Nawanagar. Ranji's There will be only two matches | reflex of the fight. In June, 1931, | Rangers Saheb
of the fund in the Second Division of the they met at the Albert Hall, and accessor, is patron
League this afternoon, Harvey rightly received a points which he has started with a gift Tennis
1 £10,000 and Prince Dulet-when Civil Service Cricket Club verdict. psinjhi, his brother, is Treasurer, and Kowloon Tong Garden City
Heuter.
THIRSTY Men
NEED
EWO BEER
TIRED MEN
DESERVE EWO
BEER
BUT
WiSE-MEN
INSIST ON
EWOBEER
Balo AbenUFWJARDINE. MATHESON &.co... ¡LTD.
v. Brentford,
V
Reading Fulham
V Patrick
SOUTH REGIONAL LEAGUE Monday Cup Jeff Dickson, American pro- | Aldershot Association will meet Army Ten-moter, owed a great deal to Hood. Crystal
Birmingham boxer | Queen's Park v nis Club and Kowloon Cricket, because the
V Notts F Club respectively.
was Dickson's dependable "stand-Leicester
Portsmouth V Southampton
HAMPSHIRE CUP FINAL
V Millwall
NORTH REGIONAL
Liverpool
The match between South China by. and Chinese Recreation Club has
owing to been postponed, unfitness of ground of the home
team.
+
Everton Blackpool
On one occasion Dickson was the in a dilemma. He had matched
Harvey with Vince Dundee, whom West Ham Dickson had brought from Amor- Following are some of the teams ica, and the fight was booked to
take place at the White City. for to-day's matches.
As Dundee had obtained two C.8.0.0.1: Agafuroff and J. A.
in New Bendali; B. Agafuroft and W. Jdecisions over Harvey Skinner; M. Yatskin and C. Sloan. York, there was exceptional in- the match, it being K.C.CA. E. Pi Guest and E terest in Grose; F. Zimmern and R. T thought that Len would be able: his revenge. Three Broadbridge; N. A. E. Maokay and, to obtain F. J. Kengelbacker.
days before the date of the fight. however, Harvey was taken ill and compelled to cancel hisi. appearance.
SENIOR MATCH TO MORROW
►
Dickson pondered. "It's OK.," he said, smilingly. "Jack Hood will fill the breach,"
A. J.
V
V Preston North
End
Reuter,
OSMUND BEATEN
Jack had done no training. for: A billiards and snooker match many months. Wisely he refused took place yesterday at Tsimshat~ to do a day's gymmásftime work, sui-when the Water Police Station "and" won saying that-it-would stiffen his entertained Recreto
The First Division: ・ ・ League | muscles, He was right. And 708609
A. J. Osmund; formen Colony tennis match between Kowloon what a grand battle he put up to Cricket Club and Recreio will be share honours with Dundee at billiards champion, playing for the Portuguese, lost to C. Pile-by played at KC.C. to-morrow. "This the finish! fixture was postponed from Mon- Nursing his strength, he made nine.
"After the match; Mr. D. Terren day owing to. Volunteer duties. ! [Dundee carry the fight to him..!
Following teams have beenThen, standing upright, Hood:] gave nn exhihition of snooker, selected:
made his opponent mics again BIIllanda-C. Pile beat A. J. K.C.C.-E. F. Fincher and D. J. N. and again. When he had-Dundee Osmund 180-141 H Matches lost
to: Pr A. Yvanovich- 141-150 Anderson; E. C. Fincher and G. C. tired, Hood Joined in fighting.
*Bnooker:-J. Campbell beat: CJ Burnett; S. A. Gray and A. Craw- Hood also acted as deputy for ford.
Harvey against another clavor Roza Pereira 07-60; W. Morris Recreio-A..V. Remedios and. J. B. American, Dave Shade, and hold lost to E. M. Soares 79-118; L Gonsalves:: J..J. Remedios and him to a draw. A return ended Haynes beat C. Cunha 10980; S. WA Reed H. A. Barros and early
gritookradell beat JC Remedios. A Barretto,
| 118–170. . placeat:tho: Albert Hall.
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