1958-10-27 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1958.

Sparkling Rugger By RAF And Club

STRONG SECOND HALF

RALLY GIVES CLUB

A 14-6 VICTORY

By PAK LO

In a sparkling game loaded with thrills from start to finish the Club "A" XV on Saturday afternoon beat the RAF by 14 points (one goal, three penalty goals) to six (one dropped goal, one penalty goal at the Club stadium. On the same ground earlier in the afternoon Club "B" fell to the Lancashire Regiment by eight points (one goal, one penalty goal to six lone penalty goal, one try) in a rather scrappy match, main outstanding point of which was the emergence of Woodward the Lancashire full-back as a place-kicker of the highest order.

fet the

took them quite some time to recover,

for

At Soukunpoo the Greening of the Club pack, for this Howards "A" after strong allowed the RAF to get up to

the Police by the fight subdued

Club threes hefore they had nude any ground. three points (one try) to ni

The match between the Green In the second half the Club began immediately to swing

began to Howards "B" XV and the Navy pack really was cancelled by the latter at the lust moment, So much so referee did not that even the know that it was no longer on, News is now to hand of the Arst of the evening Bloodlit games promised by the Hong- keng Rugby Union for, this sea-

will be be son, and this one tween the laland and the Maln- land. One look at the two XV's and few people will miss this natch. Detalls will be in this column on Wednesday

ΠΡΟΣ,

ARMY ON

Pago 7

Week-End Hockey

Club "A" ARMY A TIGHTEN

THE ATTACK

Army "A" are seen staging one of their dangerous moves at the Hongkong Hockey Club goal in their senior division league match yesterday, which Army "A" won by 4-0.

Photo shows HKMC goalkeeper, coming up in the nick of time to deprive Army centre-forward Timothy off the ball. China Mall Photo.

work

Sports Diary

TODAY

Badminton

CYMCA Chung Cheong: U v Giants.

Some 'strong defensive The airmen kicked off and by Brackenbury and Wilcox held attacked and the Club threes the Club but the pressure was too strong and again the airmen the ball around but at this were penalised for offside ou ball out smartly and cleanty.carly stage their handling was their own 25 and O'Kelly once The quick supply of the ball, unstre, and on their own 25 more converted. 8-6. was all that the Club threes the Club were penalised

Just before the end the Club the RAF line and needed,

offside and Combes converted camped on

both O'Kelly and MacTavish in in the second minute-3-0.

Five minutes later, with the turn tried to go through on their The Club were Club now

settled down the own but failed. RAF were penalised thirty-five pushed back ten yards to yards out ond O'Kelly

con-neout and the Club getting the tried a drop ball back O'Kelly and alssed but inglis, racing up, verted, 3-3.

Despite very strong pressure just beat Coombes to the ball to p.m." by both teains there was no score near the posts. O'KellyHard Court Tennis Championships,

CRC, 4.30 p.m. this half converted, 14-6. further scoring in

CAAF Cup: South Chino v CAA (CH), p.m. though there were mony close shaves on both sides. BANIZATIO

after-

The Backbone

Mention

must also be made

in

of Wilitums and Walker the twa Club prop forwards who were the louse and always up

eally formed the backbone of the strong Club forward altnek

The airmen still patted the ball back in the lineout mainly due to legal methods for which they were warned by the relerce,

Club 'B' v. Lancashire they did so cleverly that Penalty Conversions

Regiment

It was hard for the referee to catch them at it.

In the second minute of the second half the RAF again went ahead. Coombes led the way down the field and there was a

in the Club threes MacTavish and Inglis formed the spearhead of the attack and Miles who came in A full-back played serum on the Club 25. The air- got to it, Without question Woodward very well indeed. His opposite men heeled but the ball went was the alor of this match, number Wilcox alsu stood out lose until Martin

and quickly steadying himself His positioning ot full-back in dolence. wus throughout, faultless, his

he dropped a goal to make it touch-kicking, Inumaculate, and his place-kicking. out of this world.

His outstanding kick was n the second half of the mate when Club "B" were permalised

bare ten yards inside the halfway line for "feet up." Woodward came up, took a short run and kicked! And what a kick 11! The ball Koured steadily into the air and as it passed over the crossbar it was still rising 11 Without question Woodword eout easily have converted from beyond the half way line. Only in his tackling were spectators left in any doubt us to his abilities and that only became Club "B" were seldom In Woodward's half of the field.

Also Outstanding

Also outstanding in the Lancashire XV was their lincou forward, who for his grey hair, easily outjumped his own forwards not men- ten the Club "B's,"

The

Lancashires had the better threes with Holing- sworth outstanding ONL the wing, but he got far too little of the ball as the centres were continually interpassing in altempt to change direction and put the Club of. Unluckily the Club were too slow and the Lones threes found themselves reversing into the strong Club pack.

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In the Club threes the com~ bination of Heenan und D'Eath left such fantastic gaps that it had to be seen to be believed. The first score put the Club the Fend phen Dilworth gathered the ball and ron for! the line. He was stopped just short but in the loose maul that

the followed

Lanch were penalised for offside and Lochrie converted, 0-3.

Fantastic Penalty

In the second half Holling- sworth gathered a cross kick on the Club 25 and scored well out. Woodward of course converted. 8-3

The Lancs wont further whead when Woodward con- verted his fantastic penalty, but in the closing minutes Lochrie not the ball from the loose on the Lanes 25 and tore for the line to score well out. Not hav- ing a Woodword the Club "B" had to be satisfied with three points, 8-8.

Club 'A' v. RAF

Both XV's showed one or two changes, but they made little difference to the result

. Both

teams were excellent and little fault can be found with either, but it is even more difficult to select from this stor- studded game the outstanding players.

For the RAF, Marlin in the centre was again tile main dan- ger with Coombes outside him always ready to join in in a devastating attack.

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O'Kelly "was a little oft form at the start, and his handling was insure, Not was he or hi Fartner. Bennelt, who again shone, helped by the gow heel-

Both XV's tackled well, with MacTavish providing the most deadly and sure tackles of all. I could safely be suld that if naman go! near MacTavish his usefulness in attack was over In fact MacTavish hit some of opponents so hard that it

3-8.

How Time Flies

J

Billy Wright needs only three more "cap" to become the first player ever to appear in 100 Internationals.

His Arst game

England for was against Ireland at Belfast in September 1946.

Where are the men of that team now? Finney is still in top Is dead, Scott und Hardwiek have re- class football, Swift tired and are coaching. Frank- Axuly it was a penalty con- lin in with Southport, Cockburn

Peterborough, the with

Langton by O'Kelly from version

Lawion RAF 25 that levelled the scores with Wisbech, Carter,

Mannion have all been now and eight minutes later, and

Js the Club began to get the upper managers and Ward still

with Barnsley. hand.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

SEE THAT YOU

INVESTIGATE THAT

EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, SOMETHING FISHY THERE!

YES,

MRS.TURNER,

I'M MAKING OUT THE REPORT.

3-10

FERDINAND

I DET WEIRD ONES

IN G.G. YESTERDAY

AN OLD GENT REPORTED

BUZZING IN HIS UPPER PLATE. SIGNALS FROM MARS HE SAID

YES,

SARGET

Ladies' "A" Doubler: Recreio V

"A" Daubles:

CYMCA

Tennis Hard Court Tennis Champkushtips:

TOMORROW Men's Singles semi-final), 4.30 p.m.

Tennis

Prizes Presentation at LRC, 130

Soccer

Five English

Girl Jockeys On British Race Courses?

on

Doncaster, Oct, 27. A campaign for girl jockeys British face-courses has been launched in this famed horse-racing contre,

Mr Albert Cammidge, Chair- of the Doncaster Race Committee, and known as "Mr Racing" locally is behind the

: Jan

move.

He sald last night; "[ would like to see the girls get their chance here at Doncaster

Running Records in a race of their own.

:

HOLD ON SENIOR

TITLE WITH

4-0 WIN OVER HKHC

By TONY MYATT

After a certain amount of switching around yesterday's senior división hockey programme got under way at Sookunpoo and at the conclu- sion Army 'A' had tightened their hold at the top of the table, by defeating the Hongkong Hockey Club by 4-0.

In the morning, Indian Recreation Club, fielding a 10-man side, due to various complications, were beaten by two goals to nil by Macaensis, who chalked up their first win of the season..

In the remaining encounter | IRC A have only themselves which was also played at to blame for their defeat at the Sookunpoo, Nav Bharat A bal-bands of the youthful Macaenais fled out in mid-afternoon team, for I have a vague iden with the never-say-die Navy that despile the fact that they squad and emerged winners by were only playing with ton men 4-3.

they under-estimated the op- The score in the Army-HKHC position and this proved their encounter may lead renders to undoing. belleve the game was one- If there is one man they will sided, but, his was not the case, remember in the future it will In fact, the Club had more be the dashing little left-winger scoring opportunities but as on Silva who certainly stole the previous occasions their for spotlight in this game with his wards failed to take advantage brillant runs and was instru

mental in scorlag Macaensis" first goal, minutes before the breather.

of them.

The Schemer -

not

Scintillating Form

It would not be true to my, Once ogatn, John Higgin- however, that me did not wry. bottom was the schemer in the Fighting a one goal defeit, they to ahake Army front line and before the tried · desperately

settle down, amends but Club had time to

even the he had noited twice put the wizardry of O.K. Dallah at in- Army

this the' lead

side-right helped them Club fought back gamely and occasion. The Macacoste defence though their defence worked was just too fast and 'secmed to overtime to feed those huggy have an answer for every move wings the Army defence seem- the IRC forwards made, ed to always get in the way, "I don't see this as a part off Blackburn, Oct. 25.

After the resumption, Club Fred

Norris,

37-year-old racing yet but as a novelty I took the upper hand for the Bolton Harrier, smashed five think it would add interest to nrst time in the game but not English Tuning records at the race programme.

oven a series of short corners He act "Of course, it would have to | helped them 10 crast the Witton Park today. new Ulmes for seven, eight, be run under jockey club rulėsį art Cars, nine und 10 miles and a new and could possibly be a seventh Before the final whistic, Army distance for an hour's run. race on a day's programme. registered their third and fourth His figures were: seven miles,

and mere girls are scals through Ralph ond

and aro Pearce, 34 mins 18.3 secs; eight miles, working in stables 30:8.2; nine miles, 44;1,2; ten playing a big part in racing be- miles, 48:47.8; an hour, 12 miles hind the scenes. 515 yards 2 feet 4 inches Reuter.

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

ANOTHER 66,7 SPECIAL. MAKE A

ROUTINE CHECK

TODAY.

EMPLOYMENT AGENCY-- MANY ENTER--ONLY OLD ONES COME OUT--NEVER YOUNG ONES

--MAYBE THE YOUNG ONES, LIKE ITIN THERS,

*SILLY STUFF DIVISION

By MIK

NANCY

POOR

WHAT

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PEOPLE

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I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT

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IT SURE WAS, JOHNNY! WHY IS SHE STANDING

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THAT'S MR. HATÁRY AND ME, HUNTER BLIND US. THEY'RE TRYING. TO GET US TO SLOW DOWN!

DON'T WORRY, MISSI BROOK, WE WERE. EXPECTING THEM TO FILL A STUNT UKE THAT

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The Macaensly forward line. with the exception of their centre-forward, were in scintil loting form. They moved fast, and snapped up most of the opportunities offered.

Thir one reason they were not able to raise the score win due to Kadir's brilliant per- agility formance in goal. His saved the IRC goal from taking a greater battering.

For the Club, Clark Bave an- other fine performance between Mataensis scored their second the posts and McCosh played goal just before the final whis- ar extremely stendy game at | De when Ribas found the back centre-half.

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