MAE WEST LEAGUE
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CUP WON BY LONE GOAL IN "Y" POOL
AFTER A KEENLY CONTESTED MATCH IN WHICH, AFTER: HALF-TIME AT LEAST, THE 'POSSIBILITY OF A DRAW KEPT SPEC- TATORS ON THEIR TOES, MTB 07 BEATİ MTB 10 BY ONE GOAL TO NIL AT THE EURO- PEAN Y.M.C.A. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON TO
Bright At C.B.A. WIN THE CUP IN THE INTER-M.T.B. FLOTIL-
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ODDS GN
MAZARIN
LA WATER-POLO LEA GUE. NORMAN WHITLEY, CENTRAL BRITISH AS-
Although the formal title SOCIATION ALL-ROUND SPORTSMAN, IS VERY the League was the "Inter-M.T.B. Flotilla League," it has more CONFIDENT REGARDING HIS CLUB'S CHANCES
as the been known popularly IN THE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR "Mae West League" because all AND SAYS, “AS USUAL, WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE players have had to wear as part of their equipment the type of TO FIELD A PRETTY STRONG TEAM THROUGH-life-saving Jackets approved by the Admiralty and generally OUT THE SEASON.”
known as "Mae West-ers." Whitley adds that S. A. Fowler, Not, mark you, because no one in who went on leave after playing only one game last season, is back again and will be turning out re- gularly. As far as he knows, leaves and holidays will not interfere to any very great extent with the composition of the team this sea-
GOLF CLUB MEETING
·POSTPONED
Due to the fact that there were not sufficient members present to form a quorum, the annual general meeting of Kowloon Golf Club, which was to have taken place fast evening, was postponed to Thursday, September 4,
6 p.m.
at
One of the reasons for the lack of the required number present was stated to have been the fact that the Eva cuation Representation Meet- ing at the Peninsula Hotel proved too great a "counter- attraction".
EUROPEAN "Y" CHAMPIONSHIPS
European
son.
Far from the local Flotilla can swim. [t. The M.T.B.'s have quite a number of excellent swimmers in their ranks. But they also have some duds scattered impartially among the various M.T.B.'s. and it was in order to help these, and also handicap the good natators, that the decision to wear "Mae West-ers" was reached.
SHORTENED
FINAL ACCEPTANCES FOR THE ST. LEGER, WHICH WILL BE RUN AT MANCHESTER ON M.T.B. 07's win, incidentally, was all SEPTEMBER 6, OVER A DIS the more creditable since not only did TANCE OF 1 MILE AND 8 FUR-
s team have several newcomers to LONGS, ARE AS FOLLOW: water-polo, but Rutter, who is aftached Ranger, St. Blazey, Royal Acht to MTB, 07 and generally plays อ demy, Mazarin, Devonian, Dan brilliant gaine for Navy, had to play
Starwort, Firozedin Owen Tudor, Fette,
Discussing other departments of sport at C.B.A., he says that though they have a cup for tennis in the Association, there had not been any tournaments for mem- bers for some years now. Whe In goal. The other boats were adam-cing Time, asked why the championship is ant not resuscitated, he replied that it would not be possible at the present time due to the increased calls on members' time by Volun- teer duties etc.
Whitley is also a very keen cricketer and has played regular- ly for Civil Service Cricket Club. He is looking forward to another enjoyable season, he adds.
annual Y.M.C.A.'s
V
ARMY TENNIS LEAGUE
Final standings in. "B" Division of
Rutter played anywhere else Bassanio, but in goal M.T.B. 07's team would be Chateau la Rose, Bakhtawar, Sun too powerful and the result would be a castle, Orthodox, Ptolemy, Felod foregone conclusion--a nice compliment Royalist and Lambert Simmel. for Rutter, but it gave M.T.B. 07 some agonising moments to know that their best man was to be relegated to the postulan of goalkeeper!
Quite A Crowd
One filly is included among the 19 acceptances for the St. Legen the last classic of the race season. She is Lord Glanely's Dancing Time, winner of the One Thou sand Guineas.
race
The last filly to win the As might have been expected, the preliminary rounds were chiefly mark was Book Law, in 1927, and, like ed by their displays of extreme en Dancing Time, she was trained at thusiasm and little real water-polo, and
Manton. Some light is likely between it was not until the final
be thrown on the race to-day M.T.B.'s 07 and 10 yesterday afternoon, that any science was displayed. The when most of the leading candi preliminary rounds seldom drew more dates, including the Derby win than a few spectators, but yesterday's ner, Owen Tudor, and Mazarin,
and game drew quite a crowd,
the winner, of three recent trials, clash spectators had their fill of thrills and in the St. Simon Stakes over 11⁄2
excitement.
No. 10 won the toss and elected to miles at Newbury. swimming championships, which Army Tennis League are as follows: defend the deep end for the first half- L. Pts doubtless counting op a blitzkreig in
opened on
were 12th Bty., R.A. Tuesday night, continued last evening when four R. Scote events were decided.
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goalie,
the second half, when 32 thanks to the fact that the water at the
Call-Over
The latest call-over at Victoria shallow end- would only come up to his Club is as follows; an
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D. Hutchinson won the 50 Yards, 36th Bty., R.A.
R.A.M.C. "A" free-style in 25 3/5 secs. to set a R.A.0.C. new members' record, while E. A. Middlesex Roberts, who set a new record in 5th A.A., R.A.
100
on R. Engineers the
Yards back-stroke Tuesday, won the 50 Yards back- R. Signals stroke event last night with B. S. 24th Bty., R.A. Wilson second.
In the absence of A. F. May, L. A. Benn won the 440 Yards free- style from Hutchinson.
Results were:-
Men's
100 Yards
Breast-Stroke:
W. S. Gegg, Time: 08 3/5 secs.
Men's 60 Yards Back-Stroke:-1, E.
A. Roberts (34 2/5 secs,); 2, B. S. Weight clear goals. son, (34 4/5 secs.); 3, W. S. Gegg.
Men's 440 Yards Free-Style:-L, A. Benn. Time: 6 mins, 34.3/5 secs,
M.T.B. 07's team, who did not rest on 16 their laurels after scoring a goal. in 14 the first half but continued to wage a 14 bitter attack, forcing 10 to keep back 12 three men who might have been ex-
tremely useful in the attack ga goal,
07'6
Concentrate On Attack
1
Mazarin 4 to 1 o. 9 to 2 t,
Owen Tudor. 5 to 1 o. 11 to 2 t Chateau la Rose. 8 to 1 o.
Orthodox, 10 to 1:0
Royallst, 100 to 9 o,
Bakhtawar, 100 to 80, 100 to 7 t, Suncastle, 100 to 7 o. 100 to 6 t, Devonian, .100 to 7 o
Dancing Time, 100 to 70, Ferozedin, 100 to 8 o,
Fettes, 20 to 1 0.
Felous, 20 to 1 o,
Lambert Simmel, 20 to 11 and o. Ptolemy, 25 to 1 t and o Starwort, 25 to 1.
Royal Academy, 33 to 1,
'Ranger, 66 to 1,
St. Blazey, 100 to 1, Bassanio, 100 to 1.
Play was all over the place in the Only one game was played yester first half, with the pressure slightly th day in the European Y.M.C.A. Invita 07's favour, although 10 neatly smother- tion Water-Polo tournament, when thed most attacks before they really got AA., R.A., beat 965th Battery R.A.. by dangerous. With Rutter in goal at the their shallow end, 07, concentrated on
Mazarin retained favouritism at attack, the centre-balves falling back onty occasionally.
the St. Leger call-over, being Several ineffectual tries were made backed to win with £500, but
business was. little
done. The by 07's forwards-Arnold. Schillemore and Gee-at 10's goal, but without re- sult until Barker and Prest came up to odds on Mazarin shortened to 4 to lend weight to the attack. There were 1, Owen Tudor 5 to 1, Chateau la a number of exciting melees until Rose & to 1. Dancing Time, the finally Barker flipped the bail across only filly running in to-day's St. to Prest, who shot it into the top right- Leger trial, finished at 100 toke hand corner of the goal to beat the
Reuter. goalkeeper handsomely.
Man's 50 Yards Free-Style:÷-1, ·D. Greg Rice started 21 races and won 3-Hutchinson (25 3/5 secs.); (members' 21 races. In the first six months of the
record); 2, E. A. Roberts (28 2/5 secs.).' present year.
Women's 100 Yards free-style. Women's 100 Yards back-stroke. Women's 200 Yards free-style Relay.
STARTING TIMES AT FANLING
Army Tennis
Draws Are Made
The draw for the Army Tennis L/Cpl. Pinder v Cpl. King: Q.M.S. Ford Championship, Other Ranks Sin-L/Sergt. Boocock: Pte. Smith Royal Hong Kong Golf Club's start-gles and Units Doubles was made S/Sergt. Duffield; Cpl. Walton v. Sergt. Musson:Sergt. Emberson. vL/Cpl. ing times for Fanling (Old Course) on yesterday, and it is interesting to Glassgow: L/Sergt. Bromley
note that for the first time civillän clerks in the employ of Army aro participating.
Sunday are as follow:
9.16 a.m. G. G. Aitkenhead, A. E.
9:20
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9.20
9.32
19,50
10:12:
10.16
10.20
Lissaman.
First Round: Sergt. Webb v Pic. Gingell; Sergt. Adams v L/Cpl. Hale; Ptc. Willis v. S/Sergt. Megson,
PM, Cotton, H. M. Row
otton, M. Row The draws, in correct order, are UNIT DOUBLES BO. Baldwin, J. W. Clague. as follow:-
Jand.
,, I H. Geare, J. A. Parrish. ARMY SINGLES
DX Hunter, R. Young.
E. G. Price,,K, S, Morrison. G. C. Worrall, B. L. Lloyd C. W. E. Bishop. D. S. Robb, N. D. Lloyd, G. M. Park.""
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MACHAMPIONSHIP:
Fifteen seconds later the half-time whistle went.
With the score 1-0. 07 might have been expected to rest on their laurels and devote their entire efforts to do fence, Far from it, however, for their forwards kept well up. falling back to the half-way line only two or three times during the whole of the second [half.
The teams word—
WRESTLING
TOURNEYS IN OCT.
Chances Missed While Ashby, Prest and Barker, 07's
All the Indian Regimente in First Round: -B.Q/M.S. Scarle· and
the Colony have entered for Sergt. Bantam (H.K.S.R.A.) y Bdr.defence line, had slightly more work Whitmore and Bdr. Reynolds (RA) to, do defending in the second half at
the Indian Wrestling Tourna- Pte Tanner and Ple. Gingell (B.A.S.C.) the deep end, -10's goalkeeper was, also
ment, which will – probably First Round: Seret, Murray v. 2nd. Lt, v S/Sergt. Emberton and 3/Sergt. Dut kept busier, and if 07's forwards had
commence in the first weeki Platts; S/Sergt. Mitchell v L/Cpl. feld (R.A.0.C.); L/Cpl. Whybro and been able to handle the ball better and
of October and will then cond Downing: S/Sergt. Duffield v. L/Cpl. Plo, Bright (R.A.M.C.). Pie Wills shoot straighter it is possible that 07's
tihus, for about alx weeks! Glassgow QMS. Ford v Bergt, Smith; and Pie, Ross (2/R Scots): L/Sergt. lend of 1-0 would have been further in-
Enquiries from CaptRSE. B/Sergt. Emberson v S/Sergt. Adlam: Alsey and WCpl. Glasgow (2/R. Scots) creased during the second half Major Curran v 8/Sergt. Alscy...
VQ.M.S. Bartley and Sergt. Parkin As it was, the game finally ended Byss Into Second Round: Capt. Guest(R.A.M.C.); Sorgt: Adams and L/Sergt. with the score still 1-0, with M.T.B. 07 Guest, Hon. Secretary, Hong A Kong Area Sports Board, elicited the. Information that the tourna~ vS/Bergt. Megson; W. A. Reed v H. W. Boocock (B.A.0.C.) y Sergt. Martin, the winners of the cup. Browne: Lieut. Pearce, B and C.Q.M.S, Hamien (R.A.S.C.); Sergt.
First Rounds, 2nd. Lt.. Dawson v Pte. Denyer and Spr. Eisely (B.E.) v Cpl. M.TB 07:-Lieut. R Ashby Subment will be run on the League Willie S. A Hussain Pie. Ross: King and Pio. Smith (I.A.S.C.) Lieut. A. E. Gen, P. O. Prest, Barker, basis and that each team will be Q.M.8 Quinell: v Spr. Elsley: Sergt. Q.M.S. Quinnell and Cpl. Shaw (RE) Schillemore. Rutter. Arnold.
M.T.D. 10:-Lieut. Cmdr, G. Gandy represented by six men. Each Denyer 2nd. Lt. Hoskind; Sergt. Webb v Cpl. Walton and L/Cpl. Gibbs
(RA.S.C.); L/Sergt. Wardle and L/Cpl. Lieut. Colls. Downey, Charaton, Carr, team will wrestle against all vand; Lt. Trapman.m
other teams in the competition and the team scoring the most A OTHER RANKS SINGLES Stoner (R.A.0.C) v Cpl. Young and Bartlett, Meadows,
points at the end of the season First Round Pie. Rosa v C.Q.M.S. Sorgt, Weir (R.A.§.C.); L/Cpl, Pinder Hamleri; S/Sergt. Adlam V Sergt. and Cpl, Reynolds (RA:O.C.) v-8 A Martin: L/Cpl. Stoner v Sergt. Weir.- Hussain and W. A, Reed (F.A. Staff): Bromley and Gordon James (H.R.S. will be adjudged champions.
Byes into Second Round: Sergt. Mur Bergt, Smith and Ple, Pratt (A, Dental R.A.); Sergt. Webb and Sergt. Musson Most of the teams have already ray; 8/Sergt. Denyer v L/Cpl, Down Corps) y L/Cpl. Halo and Plo, Cooper (RAM.C.) VB/Gt: Mitchell and commenced training, and indica- ing: L/Cpl. Sharrock v Plo, Gilroy: (2/1 Scots); Sergt. Acton and Pte. /Sorgt. Spencer (R.B.); S/Sergt. tions are that the competition, the S/Sergt. Mitchell v Sergt. Smith; S. Gulroy (2/R, Scots) v L/Cpl. Sharrock Adlam and L/Sergt. Murray (RAPC) rst of its kind to be held in the
v winners of Sergt.Acton and Pte. Hussaini v Cpl. Young Pte. Cooper vand L/Cpl. Edge (3/R: 'Scota).
ful experiment.. Q.M.S. Quinnell /Serkt, Alneytv Spr. Byes Into Becond Roundt Scrit: Mog- Gilroy V L/Cpl. Sharrock and L/Cp Colony, will prove a very success- Elaley; WA, Reed V Serɛt, Danham; son and Q.M.S. Ford (1.E.) v L/Sergt. Edge
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