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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1960.

YESTERDAY'S HOCKEY

Gurkha Brigade beaten NAV BHARAT 'A' BEAT

5-19 by

ARMY ‘A' 4-2 IN

President's XV FAST AND CLEAN GAME

At the Hongkong Football Club Stadium HKRFÜ President Mr Stoker's XV

last night the Brigade of Gurkhas and BRILLIANT EXHIBITION OF

served up a brand of rugger which RUGGER BY BOTH SIDES

would not have been out of place at the Votch Field or Lansdowne-road.

accurate The score does not give an

picture of this game, which was played throughout at a cracking pace, for the Gurkhas went down to a very talented side by three goals (one penalty) and two tries to a goal.

The game opened with Gurkhas pressing hard

lines temporarily,

By PROP

Both sides

deserved

the received from and from a fair-

From two excellent sides 11 would be difault to single any player for praise, but main honours on the Gurkha side go to Mauniell, Lund, Wibner, Robins, Thomson and Thorpe,

Invitation wide cleared their This period of intense pras-, ovations they

'oùre having been weathered each other, Back came the Gurkches and the game swung from and to sized crowd. ey

hammered at their op-end at a great pace. Lund, ponents line without success with # fony kick which was until Scruby sent them back to followed had by Morgan, through but respectable distance with a nearly broke good kick. Some scrappy play again the President's XV clear- at the line-out savr Soruby make ed their line. At this slago who round with the ball at his feet. Gurkhas were unlucky to lose Picking it up and making the services of Thomson brook he found the quick-

was forced to retire with a leg silver Fidler at his side.

The injury. ball was transferred safely and away went Pidier up the right- beating three At this polat "Player hatid touchline

grounding in the Number 31" made his en- men before tranpet The crowd accclaim-comer, Hobbs failed to convert ed with gusto the efforts of a from a difficult angle,

The President's XV continued member of the ground-staff,

the mind what seemed to be a from reasonable kick.

the kick-off. The Gurkha Rifles have already shown us this sea- son just what a fast stort can do for a skle, and the Brigade quickly. side started Just as Piko kicked high to the Pro- sident's XV line, Hobbs dropped the catch but recovered quick- ly to send the Gurkhas back on the tracks with a ne touch- finder.

Gurkhas

However, tinued to press hard, and Maunsell was only just wide with an attempted dropped goal from 35 yards.

who, stationed on the roof of to press and a long kick ahead the stand, put in yeomanaw Ridgeway misfeld under service in catching and re- the posts. trieving the ball eich time It was kicked his way!

Went ahead

The Presidenta XV went even further ahead when after a kick ahend Hall grounded Ridgevoy The full-back, The Arst few scrums and under the posts,

Was line-puls were very even, Pile slow to release the ball,

penalised and Fidler added to sharing the ball with Cordon-

A well taken with Lloyd in the tight, whilst Ross the score

penully-kick. Anding lout and Orsler were

With the wore at six points opposition in the line-out in the shape of Waltham and Thomson. to nit the President's side iried hurd to increase their lead, but it was the Gurkhas who very

early

Thorpe, scored when following up fast, caught Hobbs Kelly was ruled in posecesion. out of play when Iollowing a long diagonal kick from Wilson, game switched from and the end to end at a furious pace,

line-out for Thomson in the

the Gurkhas and Roberts in

sido loose for the President's were both promineni.

› Dangerous

Wilson

From the resulting OESNT), Sortsby sent Whaòn sway on the blind

with alde, and a glorious run the Gy-ink? bant four men and kad the Gurkha defence angle to score in the right-hand

corner,

Outstanding

were

·Injured

up.

+

By NUMPERE

One of the best First Division League Hockey matches so far this season was seen at Sookunpoo last evening when Nav Bharat 'A' defeated Army 'A' by four goals to two. Most of the excitement came in the early part of the first half, both sides scoring twice in the first 12 minutes. The hockey served up was fast and open.

to

Kavés

Short corners

offside and

from the free-hit Nav Barnt attack. cd and Fearn taved brilliantly from Ling,

In the gostmouth scramble that casuud a penalty...corner this awarded and from was Budiman's' hard shot Was 'he gool-line by

In the 20th minute Gardner cicured

Peltier,

Both

fine pounced on by Norbu Isma | Loano wa defencer were in form but Nav Bharat were who scored easily. stronger in the forward line. The game continued at a fast Gardner, as usual, was their pre-both teams playing good; spearhead and he received fine elcam hockey.

F.

and Kho support from Dawa.

Fearn Army's goalkeoper brought off some fine and was a little unfortunate who obstructed on the edge of the Army's circle and from the penalty-bully have

free-hit Fearn cleared Dawa's from awarded against him which M, Singht pol Nay shat with a strong kick.

At the

per hand other and Narbu Bharat ahead in the secong

Lama had a chance after a half.

cross from

shot Frusher but Nav Bharat deserved their wite.

Five minutes before the success and it looks like there

Interval Nav Bharat had two this tussle for

penalty corners in qulok spe- A very good evening's enter being a real

and deserving of senson's first division cham-

session anal both F. Khan tainment better support from the touch-plonship.

and Gardner had shots at znal Unofficial figures. quoted

but the Army dosenoo, held line.

For the President's XV, Smith, Hall, Pile, Bedford and Roberts shone, whlist behind the

polished scrum very

displays Wilson. numbers come from Fidler and Shortly after, the evened

when The result rather flattered the XV, but Fidler's prevent President's Wilson, trying to

Wilson's from scoring Dimin

L the beautiful running and

handling were the main factors also suffered Я corner

in this win. The refereeing was Injury and left the scene, Gurkhas did not score due to of a high standard throughout End passing at the erucial and 8qdn Ldr Williams came in for his fair share of congratula- moment, but they pressed hard

tions. and threatened to score more than one occasio

Roberts was always at hand to spoil a movement or start one, and he invariably found Pilc, who must be the fastest hooker in the Colony, with him,

Kelly shone with one burst, which nearly took him over but Maunsell with a timely lacklc cleared his line.

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to me show that local charities Opened scoring

will beneft hundred dollars as the sale of tickets.

Pile

about two

a result of i

for the

out.

Just on the whistle the Army also forced two penalty corners from the second of which Dit phant shot just wide.

The score at hatt-time/was

2-2

clear.

Penalty-bully

At this stage Nav Bharat ap- peared to be getting the up-

and in the

minute they

59th went further

alread, Dawa shot and the ball went of a defender's slick for a corner. From this Ling crossed to F. Khan who witti a hard beas Fearts shok

The Army fought back hard but could not get through Nav Bhart's defence. Right-winger Br was hurt in a collision

minutes. and was off the field for a few

In the last five minutes Nav Bharat hud four corpers

but could not add to their score and so the

game ended with Nav Bhgral the winners by 4-2.

a really good It had been

from stort to exciting fmish with Nav Bharat deser gent, ver their win but either of those teams looked good enough to win the First Division

From the bully-off Army at- tacked but play swung straight Hobbs with a lovely kick

back. F., Khan shot and goal from the line added the extra

The teams

keeper Fearn put the ball be- points to increase the lead held

Fidler, now at fly-half, Wat-

From this The Presidents XY: Hobbs hind for a corner. by the President's XV to 14son and Caldarwood combined

Khan who (Dragons), Dawa passed to F.

Early in the second half Nay scoring well in midfield to threaten the (Police), Watson

for

wing points.

Gurkha lino again. But it was Fidler (Police), Calder (Police), opened the

with two

close defendors in (Club), Wilson (Club), Bharat with the game only 60 Gardner man up the left Hall with a superb individual Kelly

(Club). Macauley seconds old.

allendance but he still got in run from the back of the line-Struby

(Drogans), Their lead was short-lived, Urged on by the crowd the out who scored for the Presid- (Dragons), Gurkha pack

really come to ent's XV. Hobbs missed with Beltord (Club), Ross (Dragons), however, for five minutes later, his shot which Fearn kicked

the ball

and put (Dru-Turner to score Hull (Dragons), Smith second held the President's XV penned only to be given

Army on level terms, life and for a solid five minutes the kick from the touchline, Orsler (Polloé), Roberts (Police), Brant crossed on their own ne. Orsler broke chance when Referee Williams gons).

Bde of Gurkhas XV; Ridge- Play continued from end to

In the 40th minute M. Singh away once to end this period of ruled that the Gurkhas "jumped

an Army free-hit Intercepted intense pressure but back came the gun" with their charge. way, Morgan, Dunn, "Maunsell end, Oliphant

Hughes, Pike, Lund, Wibner,away but after a good run the

in the and passed to F. Khan the Gurkhas to encamp on the Hobbs made no mistake with a

Robins, Con-left-winger shot past the post.

circle. Goalkeeper Fearm ui:- "enemy's"

Robbins, lovely kick the second time to Cordon-Lloyd, and Wibner raise the score to 19-0.

In the 10th minute Nav forlunately obstructed F. Khan Thorpe, Waltham

weni Bharat

ahead again, in attempting to clear and a were giving yeoman service to

was Awarded the Gurkhas cause, whilst Bed-

Budiman sending Dawa away, penalty-bully and Dawa's pays found Gard-sgainst him. M. Singh opposed Fearn and wored to pui Nav ner walling to give Fearn no

Bharat in the lead by 3-2.

Nav Bharal 'A': Isher, Dillon, chaben,

Ten minutes later, in a good Y. Khon. M. Singh, Budiman, Again the Army were quickly

movemant

between Felton, Ling. Dawa, F. Khan, weak Army level lcrins. A

Pearce, Narbu Gardner, Nuggett. <leurance from Dillon was Holmes and

linc.

Whenever the ball did come out on the President's side Wil- son and Fidler showed how dan- Kervus they could be if given holl a chance. Both sets of backs started in orthodox style, feeling out the opposition, but from the movement Fidier with a beauti ful inside-cut gave us a foretaste

was to come, of what shone with smne extremely fine

The half-time score was six handling and then taking the

points to nil in favour of the ball with his feet in a foot-rush

and this was ford was having a rare baltle Gurkhas did not give up and which President's XV, and Roberts with Pile looked dangerous for The quite jusi, for they did look the in the fine-out where at times in the dying seconds of injury Gurkhas.

mere thrusttul behind the serum. he seemed to be taking on the time they gained n

The spectators were treated whole of the Gurkha eight and solation try by Hughes after o good break by Maunsell. Thorpe, to a fine dispisy by the mamed coming back for more.

the Drums

from in front of the posts, saded Pipes and

the extra points and the 'whistle Gurkha Brigade whilst walt-

blow for time.

It was Wilson; who, with a lovely solo effort took the ball back into his opponents' half, after good work by the Gurkhas pack had aressed the Invitation side's line.

of

The Gurkha threes passed and up magnificently, but ing for the resumption of play. bicked

enough to Again the Gurkhas went off they did not know

stubborn de- Frm a loose rick shortly afterwards, a Gurkha pass went very hard from the whistle. The outwit the very

President's XV jine came under fence put up by the Preskiont's Gurkhas XV Watson on the wing was astray and Fidler was on to

and the

during this phase, in G flash,

glorious heavy fire With burst he accelerated away from looked sel to score but Dunn outstanding trouble and side-stopped Inside threw a wild inside pass which whilet Scruby's experience and the full-back at top speed to Morgan failed

from the score near the posia

ft

Hobbs

Wilson's sate handling. and to gather and kicking saved

the day! поте Khan onico.

resulting scrum.

the

Vespa Club to hold Two top European

annual Economy Run on Sunday

By OLLY VAS

The Vespa Club of Hongkong will hold this Sunday its last but one competitive event for the year when 18 scooters will take part in the Club's annual Economy Run jointly sponsored by the Club and the Shell Company of Hongkong

Ltd.

soccer teams to play in Malaya

Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 12. Two top European soccer teams will play matches in Mplays next February and May, it was announced here today.

The icem are Switzerland's Young Boys of Borne and tho English Rome Olymple team.

Both teams have been offererl match with

£1,000 for each

free board and lodging.

The negotiations were finalised when Malayan Olympic Chef-de-Mission, Lim Kee-leng visited Europe after the Rome

Olympics.

The Swiss team will play two There will be 13 Grand Sport matches at Kuala Lumpur on muchines, four 150 cc and Cne 125cc scooters, including one, February 4 and ct Penang en the English

European soccer lady driver Miss Anna Ding at February 5 and

results

Vienna, Oct. 12.- FC Audriu, of Vienna, boat the English first division club Wolverhampton Wanderera

in

the first leg of their European Cup Winners' Cup first round

match here

tonight

under floodlights

There was no score at hait- time.

The return log will be Wolverhampton on 30.--Reuter.

at

November

•

the starting point, the Shell team will play in May at a date bo üyed by the Malayan Filling Station at Bek Kong to

Football Association.-AFP. New Territories, at 2.00 am.

The course will be from the Station, up Route Twisk (by kind permission of the Milk- tary Authorities), down to Ten Wan, to Camile Penis, Un Long. Au Tau Route 2. Sha Tan Kok. Fanling Boundabout, then to Routes 1 and 2, Mai Po, Au Tax and back to the Sek Kong starting point-a distance of 72.0 miles.

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

This week's game is prob- ably unique in shens history: in the final position, White's whole army is blockaded by a single black piece (spell v. Andersen). __|___P-K4, P

To ensure that no short cuts, are takeon, since total mileage per machine will not be checked the marshals from the Shell

QB3; 1 P-Q34, : P-04; 3 Company will station themselves | BPXP. PXP: 4 B--Kt5 ch, at Ave checkpoints with another | 8-23; 5′′Q==R4? (Waste DE Budapest, Oct. 12.

time; better 5 BXB"ch), Scottish Cup holders Glasgow marchal out of sight at an

PXP 3 BXB ch, K‡xB; 7. Hangers went down 2-1 today. unspecified point along the route,

Varos A on average Ferenc

spood of 23-30

QXKP KB1; 80=Q34, to Hungary's

K-Q0 ch; K—K), R—BI!; Soccer Club in a qualifier for moh it is expected that the run

10 QXEL OXA s8; 11 KxE. the European Championships will end at around 9.00 pms,

The rules

EX: 12 K-1), F--EDU; for National Cup holders.

White resigna. With his last But they will go into the first'

move, Black ensured that his championships round of the

pok.could not be driven against the Cup winners of

away, by the king after 11 West Germany-AP

Baale, Oct. 12. Switzerland defcated Trance al goals to two after leading 2-1 at half-time in an inter national, football match, here tonight.A

The rules are simple. Traffle we have to he obeyed. a speed mit of 30 mph will be imposed. the engine mal not be switched off of any time, scpotors must not cost downhill along long of road on neitral strachom and no extra loads other then the pillion rider (optional), tools and refreshmente can be carried. Gas tanks will be led free of charge before and after the race by the Bhell Company, which also, donating the Shell Cup for CDNA of Bolla today at the best overall Miler for Gallon Juventus of Italy 4-1 (1-0) and registered by any machine, This

dvanced into the next round in prizegie: adicional, to the tires. the European tournament of peltõng to be champion teicns,-APA

Boña, Oct. 12. Bulgaria's-soccer champion

in

24. B-Kt2; 14 m2, B-RS sh. The continuation could be 15 K-KI, KI--; 10 PKKES, 6-0; 17 K-89 R-Q1; 18-K-Ktá, RXB; 1 KL-KL - RXRIBED EXT R--48 ch; and the queen's aide ploces remain locked in.

Solution No. 1906;~ 1 3 Ont? (waiting), QXKI(Q3); 20, RIKTIMKEN or Inqx either PE-01, g# dyan Friedzert ő alat

Consolation try

inc con-

Four D. Jones| BY MADDOCKS

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

FERDINAND

NANCY

AW, ROLLO--- STOP BRAGGING ABOUT HOW RICH

YOU ARE

nachie, Waltham, Thomson, Moller, Thorpe.

Other results Whitfield Wanderers Med Reg NA 0.

17, 32

Whitfeld Wanderers "B" 5, 5th Field Regt RA 19.

on

HMS Tomar 0, Police 6. Club Selection 11, 1st Royal Warwick flegt_0.

S AT THE BUILDING

POOR OLD CHARLIE, BUT HE WILL OVERDO THE CHARGING

LOOK---MY UNCLE EVEN WEARS A HIGH HAT TO BUSINESS

SO WHAT

BRICK BRADFORD

AS PAM ANO KRIB TAKE ORK IN THE

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I SAY HAS ME BEEN GORED?

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OH NO. HE WAS CHARGING THE MATADOR HEY? WANTA JOB AMIGO

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By Ernie Bushmiller

LUNCH

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BUSHMILLER

By Pagl Norrla

The teams

The teams were:

Army 'A' Fearn, Pettifer, Oliphant, Pearce, Beckett, Good- Brant Holmes, Narbu ban, Lama, Turner, Frusher.

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