1955-02-26 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL," SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1955.

A RECORD ENTRY OF 54 AMERICA GIVES Rugby Too Tough?

TEAMS FOR THIS YEAR'S THEM A START

SEVEN-A-SIDE RUGGER

The draw for the Seven-a-Sides has now been arranged. This year there is a record number of entries. So much so that two extra days have had to be allotted for the play-off of the first few rounds.

In all 54 sevens are entered and it is an Impossible task at present to select the winners though 72nd LAA "A", Wayfoang and RAF Kal Tak "A" should get into the quarter-finals.

4

un

1.40 pm: 1st King's Own v. 173 Log Bty RA:

The first of the preliminary rout WIES INC played ofT

Saturday, March 5, at Cause-i way Bay,

Here is the draw for the day: 1.20 pm. RAF Kal Tik "A"

V Far East Farro "A":

1.40 p. CHR "A" v. RAF Kai Tak "B";

2.00 punler King's Own "B" V Waggons "B";

2.20 p.n.: 27th HAA Regt RA "A" HLAF Sok Kong.

2.40

15th F. Park p.m. Sqdr, RE v Chart:

3.00

Rext D. 27th HAA RA "B" v. 14th Fld. Reg. RA: 3.20 p.m. HQLF v. Way- foong:

3.40 p.m. RAMC v. Ewo: 4.00 pm: AP Sai Wan "A"

v. 25th Fk Regt. "B".

4.20 p.: 72nd LAA Regt "A"

v. 32nd Med. Rest RA;

4.40 pm: REME Hornets

B.K. Sig. Regt:

V

|

8.00 p.m.: Club "D" v. 281 Fld Regt "A":

8.20 p.m. Police "A" v. 42nd Fid Regt BA "A";

R.40 p.m.: Palice "B" r. RAF S. Won "1":

Binin and Davies crop out of be replaced by the threes to

Keogh 13 Hassell and Witts. the only newcomer to the pack, going to the second row, while Brampton shifts to lock.

Although the Polles beat the Club, and the Navy the Polico, much 9.00 pm: 72nd LAA v. REME The result should

closer

would

first

appekr.

Brs

Ten teams have been given byes into the second round, but some of these will be played off ako on Saturday

The fears given byes are:- Dumpler "A", 1st North Staffs, Club "B" 25th Fld Rest RA "A", Pahoe “A”. 126d Pki Reggi RA, Police "8", BAF Sai Wan 19, 72nd LAA Rugt "1", and REME BITs.

As there are invariably ques- tions asked during the Tourna- ment about the Laws of Seven- Side, the Laws and notes on

6.00 pm FMA RE v REME Se are oppended Been;

5.20 p. 6 COD "A" v 42nd

Fi Regt.

LAWS AND NOTES Time: Duration of all matches, with the exemption of the Final, t 7 mins, ench way, with an Interval of 1 min. Final will be of 10 auris duration each woy with an interval of 2 mins. 48 Club "A"

Permissible allowance for in-¦ Jury in any match, 1 mun. REME Wapa T. I

8.40 pm: Far East Farm "B"

# COD "B":

ON CLUB GROUND

600 m.

IK Reg

7:00

Westzoners "A":

20

v. 48 Club "B":

score.

rads

Extra time: Change vids kms Tanar Termagents, mediately and play to the list If no auor is registered within 3 mins.. change immediately (on interval) net play to first score, and so on.

Injuries (substitution); Sub- stitution of the eighth in permitted through sickness and or injury up to and including the semi-final

Fast Times At

Australian

Championships

Macmillan, celebrating nearly home f

Don his return

IN

than

uc

at

Had the Police been able to Geld their full team, Weines- day's

probably result would have been reversed,

This therefore, apparently puts the Navy on a par with the Club. In the forwards the Club

Mi

should appear to advan- tuge as they have in Kerr one of the best players and packt

In leaders

present

the Colony.

Bolh

packs are heavy but the Club has a slight advantage in weight, while the Navy Is alightly faster the loose. Ont

The resul will Again devolve on the back division. It is here that the Navy have

tre definite advantage.

!! The

Iza

Shoulders Paren]

Hip Pads

Try Padding

Pin back your ears, you husky Rugby forwards. Yes, throw away your scrum caps and pin them back with sweat bands.

This is one of the Rugby dress reforms advocated in a recent Issue of British Medical Journal-reforms which bring the English Rugby player nearer the Man- from-Mara American model.

A brand elastic went band, A player may not wear any says the doctors own paper, is dangerous projections-buckles, better than the

cumbersome,ringe, etc. Any studs on hte old-fashioned serum cap.

boots must be leather rubber, And throw back your aluminium, or any approved shoulders. Such shoulders too. plastic, circular, Securely For the journal advocates tough fastened.

men's "rofties"-sponge-rubber

་

medical Dr Robert O'Connell, officer to Irish International teams for 20 years. He never played.

TOUGH NOTE: Tom Voyco (27 cape), toughest man in England's toughest pack, said:

shoulder pads to ense friction in Maximum length King; mini- | "I" think they are trying to the

at base Kin; | make the game far too soft."

scrummage and

diameter Lessen mum chances of injury when a player minimum diameter at top 3⁄41⁄2in.Ì in pitched on the point of his shoulder. Quilted Jerseys, too, are suggested.

If the doctors have their way, a wing racing for the corner flag may be slapped in the face by the flag he knocks down.

DETACHABLE STUDS

FINAL WORD: From Récs The British Medical Journal | Stephens, 6ft., 15-stone viço Bays employers are now often captain of the Walsh team; "I Jess Inclined to take a lenient wouldn't thinic of wearing

Rugby View of absences due to injuries shoulder pads.

la a sustained while playing games, tough game. Tako out the and post Rugby players would toughness, you take out a lot welcome any action which could of the fun. A thick ear is said

For the doctor want the age taken to prevent or mitigate to be the hallmark of a good

alicks to bo mache rubber "which does not splinter

on Impact,"

Thigh Guard

}{Knes: Pa

and

Club halves Bromball feesi Martin they will cause the Navy quite a bit of trouble. The Club must, if they hope to win, tighten up their tackling. AI presem only Peine and Marlin can be sold to be tackling

at all well, while the Navy's threes, what- their other weaknesses, always tackle hard.

On the whole n close game with the Navy energing victors by a small score,

CVIT

CURTAIN RAISER

In the curtai raiser tho

Time Keeper: To ist IT- Pulice, having dispersed, their ferees an official Tubekeeper

bug

appointed for

all

and

tenni after the Airmen's matches. On completion of the postponcament of their game are first and second halves of each at present short of a full back

will ring a match Threkçeper

these two positions before bell, thus signifying to the prop forward, but hope to

Saturday. Marsh

oilce again in the ventre, with Scott beside him, the and Nash and Stevehu on wings the combination should'

have elapsed.

The pealing of the bell does пор Indicate the end of the game, the referee muy have to dime for injuries allow- sound no side ance", and will in the normal manner.

two years la England, won the feree that even minutes or ten Australlanı Mile Championship | minutes in the case of the finol on February 5 at Adelaide in 4 minutes 7.0 seconds. Two days! later he won the Half Mite in! 1 minute 51.9 seconds.

Sydney's John Plummer was Becond in the Mo 04:08.6. while New

Zealand's Murray Halberg (4:04,4 last year) was pushed back into Brth place.

440 won the

Zealand's from New

Games

Doa star,

Bob Jowett, in 48.2 rounds. Grant

feet 01 reached 204 inches in the Javelin Throw to upsel Empire Champion Jim Achurch.

Leon Gregory

Yurds

Empire

casily outplay and outrun the Club "B" side.

The forwards on the Police Least should

the also have advantage in the loase and this Commencement of Matches; will be ono game in which they Referees and team organisers need have little fear that their

that are reminded

their team opponents will outlast them.

cast be must

present al

The "B" team has for various afteen minutes before the ad- reasons

had

remarkably vertised kick-oft: if a team is fixtures this

2000, and not ready to take the field at the

never settled down as

be

creet time their opponents will worded i 'walkover''. Touch Judges must also detailed by each team.

Schoolboy Charles Porter won the High Jump at 6 feet 4 inches, tho 100 Hector Hogan wort Yarda in 8.0 seconds, but was fourth in the 220 Yards to Doug Winston, Bil Job and Empire Champion Don Jowett in that

Winston order.

in 21.7 have seconds.

wan

Arthur Mailey Sticks His Neck

Out Again

TODAY'S GAMES

be

faw

has

Afteen.

It is highly unlikely that they will on such short notice pro- duce winning form, but if they

THAT MAN-FROM-MARS LOOK from America William Hickey, writing of U.S. football outfits, in "Now I hear that the smart November last, said: footballer in the U.S., this year, is wearing helmet, face mask, shoulder pads, rib-protector, hip pads, thigh pads, knee brace. Weight: 201b. Cost: £64."

League Cricket Averages

BATTING

(Qualification-200 runs)

do it will be picasant surpr1. L. Stanton (Scorpions).

to the Club selectora.

Power (RAF)

This should be good run for Withall (Army South) afternoon's rugger | the Police, and they should wia |F. A. Weller (Scorpions)

change comfortably.

this In

(Here Ja a programme from the Axiure list. The RAF exercise today and have

therefore arranged

lo

THE TEAMS

1

Inny. Runs H.S. N.O. Aveg.

40.87

of thick

severe injuries.

FIRST-ÁID

And in caso anyone gets in "The Saturday-afternoon play.....

forward."

-(London Express Service)

the way of the goalporis theer is often apt to leave treatment Added Incentive

uprights of minor injuries over for two

lower end of the should be padtted.

The journal puts in a kind recovery. word for shinguarda. *They should not be considered sissy' and are almost essential front-row_forwards, But must be light and not from material which

or three days, thus prolonging

First-ald boxes should be in for every pavilion, and an 'accident- they treatment centre,' open at week- ends in the large urban centres, made

to becomes would be of great value sodden and heavy In wet players who find that an injury

is

than more serious

they weather."

Other suggestions are:-

thought it was in the heat of the 'Risks. arising from Laulty game."

be

I

For Winning

The League

Added incentivo

for winring the English Langue Champion- ship this year is the prospect of strip to Russia. Mr Alexel Childin, director of the Foreign Shoulder pads, yes, but the Relations Bection of the Sovier journal adds: Protective cloth- | Govtrument Sports Committee, boot

ing such na worn by American includes Buch a visit in his plans of rubber or aluminium, footballers hardly seems justi- for widening the scope of sports which can be varied for dry or flexi wet weather, are

equipment could

studs

climinated. Detachable

easily

much less

dangerous to other players than

fixtures between Russia, and

The Journal's dress reform Britain.

―

(London Express

leather ones, which are apt to article is based on findings by Service). become conical in wear and

sometimes

nails.

ง

develop protruding

ba

"Well-fitting clothing can

protection in itself and the player with flapping waistbands and dangling stockings is often his own worst enemy,"

[Law 5 of the rules governing Rugby football suya players dress-

about

Sports Diary

TODAY.

Boccer

Div. I: CAA V Club (NAVY); Kitchen v Kwong Wah (CH)}}; 'Nivy v South China (Club). Ai at 4 p... *Div. II A: CAA v Klichee (Navy); KMB V Kwong, Wah (CH): Cus v Taikoo (Club) Police v Bouth China (B8). All at 2.30 p.m.

Dív, II B Prison v Telephon (Stanley) La Wan VREME Datry Fanh v Tramways Sodeitore

(HV);

All at 2.30 p.m.

VC & W; Dockyard v Chin; Jar- dines v RAME. All at BV así p.m. Div. I: Hollandia v Rodiniziosi (HV) at 2.30 p.m.

Cricket

First Diy: CCC VXKO; Army South v Navy; Scorpion Opti mists; Polio v Army Nj RCC V

Second Div: Navy v Anny,

Rugby Pentangular Toumay:

Navy

RAF at 3 pm; Army v Club st 4.15 pm. Both at Bpoo.

Hockey

Ladion: Recreo Á v Doriana B (39); Gremlins v. Services (HV). Both al 2.30 pm, Dorians Av KOV 34.53 (85); Racrelo v Victorians

(HV). Both at 3.40 p.m.

30,0

10

340 08. A

09.8

RAF.

11 206

101

3

45.76

18

603

76 2

41.9

8

201

94

1

41.87

Coffey

G.

a. N. Gosano (Recreio) G. A

(KCC)

14

923

323

02*

4

465

108

37.9

Souza (CCC)

15

15

403

463

P. V. Dodge (KCC)

7 213

DAY

37.74

35.5

Medd (Army South)

17

Campbell,

Green B. Dhaber (CCC) Lt. Russell (Army North)

G. H. Pritchard (Optimists)

(RAF)

440 440

50*

15

432

។

4

102

2

39.2

13

297

4

33.0

10

235

01"

29.37

12

317

20.8

28,0

AV

101

27.2

82*

20.03

13

205

52*

12

239

62

19

215

2

10.54

214

Club: Petrie Spencer, Pen postpone their match with the 'man, Bromhall, Martin, Clare, Police until a later date. How Cole, Stack, V. Russell, Rogers, ever, the Club "B" has stepped Hargroves, Barker into the breach caused by the Kerr, Armstrong-Wright, airman's delection and will play |

Waiters, Hassell, against the Police at 3.80 p.m. Lloyd, Fizet, Witts, Allwood,

Navy:

R. M. Macpherson (Optimists) C. J. Leader (Optimists) Smithfeld. Annandale, Davies, P. Wood (KCC) In the Pentangular the Navy Beynon, Keogh, Harris, Reeves, M. Remedios (Recreio) and the Club will meet in their Brampton Webb, final Tournament games at 4.15 p.m. Both of these

Kames will take place on the Army ground at Sockunpoo.

Back in August, Arthur Mailey, Australian googly In the

main event of the

bowler, terror of the Tests a noun, the Club have made

- in the middle 'twenties, de-[very low changes, and those

clared:-

"T'11 cat a cricket sump if England win the majority of the Tents In Australia,

mainly in the forwards.

Petrie

will once again be seen at full back, while Bronshall returns to the cene three position inside Morlin, as Kilvert is unavail- able,

second row,

P. R. Ragi (CCC)

E.

L. Gosano (Recreio)

T. G. C. Knight (Scorpions)

Polict: A.N. Other, Nash, |** Scott, March, Stevens, Brown, Lelliott. A.N. Other.

Dunni- cliffe, Harris, Perry, Long Bryan, Shelley, Dawson,

USAF ▾ RAF AT CRICKET!

BOWLING (Qualification-15 wickets)

Clark (Army, South)

B. C. Cornell (KCC) R. Jenner (KCC)

A United States Air Force St. Johnston (Army North) team from Burtonwood, La-

Young (Army North) cashire, is to play cricket] Dowling (Army South) against the RAF at Miidenhall G. H. Pritchard (Optimistay in the summer, The American G. N. Gosano (Recreio) soccer team has already rewithall (Army South) gistered a victory over the RAF W. M. Davidson (KCC)' side.

Lipscombe (Army North) Cricket is played as much as Power (RAF) soccer in the United States, al-R. G. Spink (Optimists) W. Leuch (Scorpions) though it gets much less publi-K city. Leagues are run in New C. A. Guterres (Recreio)

Birley (RAF) York, and regular matches are staged

T. P. Mahon (Optimists) in Philadelphia and

Well, Mr Malicy is no wood- pecker, but he has done the next best thing. He nibbled

Slack and Rogers come back inch off the top of a sugar into the pack as props, with the for the Barker dropping back to stump specially made occasion.

Then he said: "We'll keep the rest for the Australian The Navy have also made one

alterations in two

their selectors."

Mr Mailey then sticks his Bne-up from the team which so neck out again. Referring to narowly defeated the Police on team for the Wednesday last, the Australian West Indies, ho

Webb, their full back on that says: "

a wing forward Chicago. Cornell University run H. R. O. Hubble (Optimista) prepared to eat six slungs, the day, becomes umpires hats and the roller if with Walters moving in to the a cricket club.

E Dhabor (CCC) this team wing the series." vacant position.

nomi

----[London Express Service)

JOHN SAVIDGE RETIRES FROM. ATHLETICS

John

Savidge, Britain's greatest ever shot putter, will take no further part in top class athletics. This ox-Royal Marine has joined a largo shipping company as master-at-arme on a luxury linor' on the, England-. "Australia, run.........

Discovered" by Geoff Dyson, 'iks AAA's Chief Couch, Savidgé secured full points for Britain in "all but, one of the international matches in which he competech.

or

THE

WERK-END

(London Express Service)

GAMBOLS

YOU'VE TAKEN THE WRONG) ROAD

NO, THIS IS: RIGHT

I'VE BEEN THUS WAY KOZENS OF TIMEO

|G. A. Sours, (CCC)

Fencing

Fol League: Chinese Reg v Chi- nete Block at Wah Yan College 1.30 pum,

Badminton

Schoolboys Open Singles at DBS 1.30 p.m.

23.8 Firth Test (Second DAY) 19.8 Bydney.

0 19.45

W. Avcg.

0. M.

K.

144.4 31 400 53 02.0 23. 343 39

TOMORROW

Soccer

Div. 1: Eastern v KMB (CH) 4 p.m.; Sing Two v Police (Club) 4 p.m.; BAF Army (Skp) 4 pm.

Div. 2 "A" Eastern RAF (GEN: Sing Tao v Army (Club): St Joseph's Wenera (8kp). Alt matches com-

mending at 750 ntveralty: HK Air- 7.93 Div.3; RUG V 8.70

05.7 3 242 20 0.3

9.90

p.m.

2.20 sons. Both matches HV Kowloon Godown v Tamar;. Lane Crawford Road Works, Faisca V

Min. Ăn matches HV 4 P.

Men's Hockey

35.7 00.5

177 19

9.31

2

250 23

9.6

86.3 13

320 33

74.0

395 36 30.97

167.1

21 037

67

84

TA

270

20

1973 11.73 23

95.2

74.4

Div. 1: Nav Bharat "A" v Duten

57 11.17 HC (KP) 4pm.

Div, Bookungots "A" v. Sookup.

204 304 3% 11.74 pot "B" (Skp) 230 p.m.; JIKHC v

374

30

10tan Kaights (9kp) p.m. Pelle

30 12.40 Nay Bharat (Police Gd) 80.6 U 435 34 12.79 m.: HKAAF v IN "E" (Kai Take).

Cricket

Ansual Societies match. Oxford.

93.3

15328 G

39 13.41

13.41

121.0

10

да

00 14.15

05.3

2

OF

05.7

11

303 19

21

14.9

-15.9.

102.2

17.81

79.4

03

6. 345 19-

18.15 round, 10.370 19 19.78

308 25 484 27

Barry Appleby

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