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ARMY SPORTS

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The spotlight this week features the teams of the Hongkong Signal Rgt, and 1 East Lancashire Rgt. who in the semi-final of the Major Units KO competition displayed hockey and sportsmanship above the average.

In a match which looked as if a draw would be the outcome, the Signals snatched the winning goal seconds from the final whistle to enter the last stage of this tournament, and advance one step nearer the honour of representing Hongkong in the triangular series with Singapore and Malaya Commands which will be held here during March,

Many times during the play 1 felt that this game should have been the Anal, sa evenly were the teams malehed, und so hard did each of them strive to gain the mastery.

The Infantrymen opened up in fine style and pinned Signals in their own half for the first ten minutes, but in n breakaway down the right wing centre forward Hawkins awaited 2

und when cross

it came

he placed the ball neatly between The ports for irst blood to Signals.

Narrow Escapes

End to end play continued and both ponts had naTow eserpes until Higginbottom, kte Lanes most dangerous forward, did a little stick wizardry, a spot of football and hey presto" the bait twisted lazlly into the back boards with the Signals defence quite dazed by such Juggling.

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the required 178 was reached for the loss of eight wickets in this at all times interesting match.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1957.

TANK REGIMENT DOWN 74 LAA IN INTER-UNIT RUGBY SEMI-FINALS

By "PAK LO"

Yesterday afternoon the Army held their Inter Unit semi-finals at Boun- dary Street, where the 1 Royal Tank Regiment beat the 74 LAA in the first encounter by 9 points (1 try, 2 penalty goals) to 3. points (1 penalty goal) in a scrappy match.

In the second game 24th Field Regt proved themselves much the better XV when they overcame the Green Howards by 11 points (1 goal, 2 tries) to 6 points (2 penalty goals) after they had trailed the Green Howards by 5 points to 6 at half time.

In the first game there was sadly disappointed in the for- little to cheer about. Handling wards.

Only other man on the Beld and tackling on both sides was!

Gunners to stand nut was Hill, who des weak, and while the won the scrums, the Tanks pite his damaged hand was al took over as the lincouts and ways in the centre of things and the loose. Both teams seemed next to Wynn did the most for to have forgotton that the first his side, unwritten law of rugby is to handle the ball, for they con- Unually lekes all over the place.

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The Green Howards opened the scoring with a penalty con- version by Green in the 12 minute. Eight minutes later the Green The Gunners fast because of there was a serun With the New Year the Anal | bad positioning of their full back,

Howards 25 and the Engineers stage of the Minor

heeled. Units who invariably lay far too far

The bull went across Cricket League will occupy the upfeld, and 114 result the

Harkness who the threes to first week, to be followed by a Tanks' kicks generally went over crossed the line and touched 13 team entry into the Inter- his head, and by the time he got ; down. orion converted to Service Major Unit KQ Cup back to the ball valuable ground make it 5-3 for the Engineers. competition and an even better had bren lost.. The Tanks Green with unother penalty response for the similar Minor for most of the game had the Unit tourney, where 13 units territorial advantage, and made aro cunЛdent of winning the fairly good use of it in the second award.

half Outstanding players were Berto-Cox and Leppard for the Tanks, and Abbott for the Gunners.

Indian

the

-1

As the bulk of the large number of preliminary games will be played necessity on

The Gunners attacked at the civilian grounds, now ine to my a very

start and within sincere

five minutes "Tk you!" to the

were awarded a penalty on the Craigen- and gower

Kowloon Cricket 26 about half way out, and Child Cluss, the

Neercution converted, Club and Club de Recreto for the ever generous facilities they offer the Services by giving us the freedom of their pitches and making it possible to run these swo competitions, Involving 30

within garr.co. period.

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reasonable

conversion took back the lead for the Green Howards, making it 0-5. Just before half lime The Engineers nearly went shad

again when foward took play to within 10 rash yards of the Green Howards lipe where there was a scrum and the 24th Fleld heeled and went blind and Dykes was just tackled into the corner past be- fore he could touch down.

on

They held their lend for only a couple of minutes, until they too were penalised, a good 35 yards out, and Leppard with a fine kick levelled the score,

Despite

Tank K strong attack in the closing 19 minutes of the first half there was no further scoring Half way through the second half the ball came out of a loose maul close to the Gunners' line and Jew Blendly matches as it went over Kalil-Jones | 2-6, as Horton missed the con- have been played, insuffielent dropped on It to score. The version. to really get a line on the res- conversion was missed, 0-3, pective playing strengths, and

1 And it almost impossible to forecast the preliminary rounds of either competitions as

the Major

Hair time arrived without further score at the second period saw the Signal Rgt. coming more into the picture and ไทย misses with invitingly open goal remain in my memory.

Sullivan in the Lanes goula made several excellent KIves and as time ticked by u draw became the accepted result.

[11 a last attacking effort, however, right winger Warren .received the ball. made a dazzling FUDS, beating three defenders in the process, and crossed

centru for perfect Hawking to score,

For the winners a grond game by skipper Major Jim Webber, plus the making of the two goals by Cpl. Warren, not for- oplendid display by getting a right-half Sat. iowie.

Drum Major Higglabollom for the losers showed great skill

ground

his

with a stick work, and captain and inside len Capt. Frier an himself into encouraging his side by splendid example.

Ailhogether a really first class game, worthy of having "in" label and one in which I was a pity there had to be u loser.

The teams:

G

In the

evoni only

Right on time Leppard

put on premure, but all 100 often when they bad the Engineer defence spread all over the field they kicked for touch instead of cross kicking and lost their chance. Suddenly a forward rush by the Engineers in the closing minute changed the whole aspect again, and they would have scored had they not gone into touch five yards from The line.

In the lineout Wynn tppeared head and shoulders over every- one else, took the ball cleanly and was through and had it on the ground beyond the line be- 1ore the Green Howards knew what had happened. Horton narrowly missed to make the

mal score 11-0.

Australian Golfers For Far Eastern Championship?

The Engineers were definitely!

Melbourne, Dec. 30. Australian the altack in the second

professional gol- and Bruce half and as the Green Howards fers Erie Cremin

Engineers' threes Crampton said here tonight that fumbled the swept upiteld but a dropped they would play in the Far Championship in the pass robbed then momentarily Eastern of a score. The resulting scrum Philippines, storting on Janu- became a loose maul, and the jury 10. ball was hacked

the over

Their decision is subject to Green Howards' line and Wil-

from the Phillp- son dived on it to give the En-confirmation

pines Monetary Board 'that any gineers the lead by two points,

prize money they win may be taken out of the country.

Cremiu played in u similor Green missed two dificult tournament In the Philippines finishing eighth. - in 1939,

Minor Units so many seltied the matter with a lovely peruity conversiones soon after teams have entered which were penalty conversion from about and then the Green Howards Reuter, not in the League competition 10 yards Inside the half way that again current form is not line. 9-3. to hand.

Attractive Draw

Green Howards y 24th Field

In the Senior Division, how- ever, the first round drew looks 241 Field fully deserved to particularly attractive

At win this match for they won Boundary Street the RAMC, a | about_60 per cent of the scrums strong combination, aluid carry and the incouts with Wynn so too much welcht for the Com-outstanding in the latter that bined Gurka team, while at his opponents never ind hope. Sookunpoo the sparks should fly The other factor that won the when REME meet RAF Sa! Won game for the 24th was the where the craft of the Crafts-Green Howards tactical men should win the day.

of kicking every ill into touch, instead of opening up the game when they were trailing the engineers in the second half by two points,

Hongkong Signal Regiment:inland, Sgt. Ross: Sgt. Cave, S/Sgt. Ryton Sgt. Howie.

Capt. Perry: Cpl. Webber, Howkins, Cpl. Archer,

Bullard, Capt. Warren, Major

→ McSorley

.was

error

nover bul

I am suggesting that 1 East Lancashire Rat will Journey to Kal Tak and defeat the Stallon team, and, having inveigled HMS "Tomar" to journey so far

They had nothing to lose 49 Field Rgt HA may and everything โป Kaln by catch the Sailors high and dry opening the game up. for 24th witen they meet at Sek Kong, did not look terribly happy in 1/RTR HAOC, and Green defence. ankl their tackling. the Green Howards have drawn byes and though it stopped Cpl.

will face three of the winning Howards attacks. Sgt.

first round teams in the next noted for it's stylishness,

more for its brute force. 1 East Lancashire Regiment:— Į stage. Pte. Sullivan: Sgt. Hayes, Sgt.

Certainly the Green Howards In the Minor Units compeli- Coulin; Lieut. Cunningham, Sgl.

were hot nuch better, but round has

Threes did Major Walsh, Dasm. Faircloughton a preliminary

pass more been Becessary and two very

They did Fet a attractive matches are schedul-smartly, and

chance to show their worth, ed. 79 Coy. RASC and 11 Inf.

wherens 24th's scrum half re Workshops REME should be a

feed hlu threes and most tense affair, both unas fused to

clexed

for touch.

In this he having very good XIs, while 161

made ono glaring error me Butters and Command Pay Congratulations 10 Army Once en produce some good

again

which be could cricketers fa defeating HKCCricket.

easily correct. by two

wickets In the train- gular tournament held at the

2/ Lieut. Prof. Sgt. Sexton, d/Major Higginbottom. Frier. Sgt. Keir.

Capt.

Cricket Victory

Chater load ground on Boxing Day.

tuls

Tommy Atkins takex opportunity to wish his readers

then

and

Having made up his mind to kick for touch, he always ran BCross feld towards the touch

Despite the handicap of the the compliments of the secsonline before kicking the ball, As "good cheer" Pto. Paul Rocca, and would thank the many

a result he narrowed his angle,

no ground whatsoever. Had he

1 East Lancashire Rgt., excelled sporting friends for their help, and many of his kicks gained himself and, not content with advice and criticism during the an excellent analysis of six post year which has made this dicked the moment he got the wickets for 40 runs, went out column possible, and looks fer-ball the 24th would have camp- steadily on the Green inter with the bat and rattled ward to bringing to notice the

up a sterling 39, and aided by a sporting activities and achieve Howards 25,

In the Green

33 from Cf. David Woodhead, ments of Anny Unites during Howards, Goulds was the best Lof the threes, while Green and 31 from Capt. Peter Tidey,the coming year.

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