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SUNDERLAND NEARLY

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How The Cup Teams Fared

(BY J. T. BOLTON.) London, Feb, 23. time they would have been just While,

in another connection. tied in hoping for more than this. the fixtures of the Football Lea. They led by two goals scored by gue clubs are the subjeci af much the prince of headers among mo- During footballers-Dean, talk, this winter weather of ours cern

the adds to the fixture complication. the second half Bambrick, Once more interference with the Chelsea centre-forward scored two games has to be recorded. A snow-goals. To-morrow Chelsea "cross storm which struck the Midlands the road" to play a Cup-tle at Ful- after the games had been started | bam. caused the abandonment of sever al matches in that area. Thase near neighbours, West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa, could not get through their game, and at near-by St. Andrews the match between

Shef-

to be

Birmingham and

The chances of the winners

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1936.

BADMINTON

Recreio "A" Beat Elliot Hall

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In a needle match played at King's Park last evening, the Re- crelo A badminton team beat Elliott Hall "A" by 6 games to 3. A keen struggle was seen in all the games and owing to the Import- ance of the match a large crowd attended to witness the contest. The scores were:--

M. Oliviera and J. Remedios

(Recrelo):

of this Cup-tie making further L progress are surely diminished by having to play again to-morrow. and their experience strengthens the view that it would be better f a minimum, period of three weeks between each of the, Cup rounds could be arranged.

feld Wednesday had also called of. In these games the

The strength of Derby County's home.reams were leading when the

demon- referee was compelled to bring the defence continues to be

They have conceded fe-. .proceedings to a premature gnd. strated.

and, of course, the games will ver goals than any of their com- hove to be replayed in their en- petitors. Derby took part in

game without goals at Blackburn rety on some future occasion. If these games had been fin- yesterday, and the point thus gain- ished, maybe they would have added enabled the Rovers to hand over

ed to the number of home wins on A day when, in the First Division especially, such successes were rare Inderd, of the nine game

finished. moperly

Sunderland alone "claimed a complete success,

There were on their own ground.

L

the "wooden spoon" once more.ro The Blackburn team Aston Villa.

17-21

Lost to T. C. Lee and T. K.

Chan Lost to C. O. Lee and K. L

Yong

Beat K, S. Liew and K. Y.

Lee

18-21

21-17

Carvalho and A. Silva

(Recrelo):

Beat Lee and Chan Beat Lee and Yong

Best Liew and Lec

E. Souza and H. A.

(Recrelo):

21-10- 21-19 21-17

Alves

Beat Lee and Chan Lost to Lee and Yong Beat Liew and Lee..

21-18 8-21 21-15

HOLDERS THROUGH

Leonard's Stiff Task In Tennis Game

not

Tennis provide any sensational result, the games going more or less as expected.

W. J. Leonard, who figured so prominently in last year's tourna ment, encountered

stem

opposi-

tion from Wong Fuk Nam, the

Chinese Recreation Cub player in the second set, after annexing the first, and had to go all out before obtaining the right to enter the

dd quite well even to share the points, for their most dangerous, forward, Bruton, was off the Beld (or more than half the game. Brentford drew at Sroke, and al- five draws and three away wins, though they cannot yet regard the Goals were scarce from the placuture with complete equanimity, yers in the top class. The victory recen: form suggests that they will keep wall clear of the danger of Sunderland, coupled with the fact that their nearest rivals. Der-places.

The course this football game by County and Huddersfield, could each only gather one point, gives takes at times baffles understand

A few days ago Manchester The Roker Park team an advant l'ing.

gr of nine polars at the head of Cly. des reus of adding to their the First Division. That, the cham-forward strength. paid a fee sald alanship for Sunderland is practi- to be in the region of ten thousand cally 'certain, has been stressed. pounds for an Irish forward. Do

The new herty. of Blackpool. and they may gal. the honour by

player. regarded by many ટાક of points than greter margin

At the moment.

umong the most brilliant of the ver previously.

younger generation, played in the Shefeld Wednesday hold the re- Ford of sorts. During the 1929-30 Manchester City side yesterday. season they gained ten more points They lost to Preston North End, a side not too successful or late. thin any or competitors..

On the other hand. Blackpool. minus the attacking help of DC herty, beat Chariton Athletic, fan- cied candidates for promotion, six goals to two. ed returned to the top place in

V. B. Gordon and P. Sroones, the Second Division, and their re- had a rare tussle in the Club turns during the past two months

Handicap Singles, thirty six games have been up to championship re-

'rements. In the middle of De-aving to be played before Gordon rember they were in the lower half won the final set at 7-5. task in

the table.

West Ham Unit

RUGBY FOOTBALL

The Irish Team At Murrayfield

(From Our Rugby Football Correspondent)

London, Feb. 21. The fourth international "match Home between members of the countries will be played to-mor- row afternoon, when Scotland meet Ireland at Murrayfield. Any fears that an exceptionally severe spell of cold weather would force a postponement were removed yes terday, when it was clear that the thaw had at last sunk into the ground is effectively as the frost

Thus the conditions as well as the two sides and the sporting traditions of the fixture promise Ane match in which, as the saying goes, anything may happen. The uncertainties of the situation are not made any clearer by the re- markable fact that Ireland have won four of their last five matches with Scotland at Murray-field, a ground upon which "England, by contrust have yet to be successful Wales, who won there decisively, a few weeks ago, also have done rotably well in Scotland in recent years.

Then there is form of the' sca-

son up to date, which has been seriously complicated by the strange defeat of England at Dub- n. In my opinion the Irish for-

wards have been second to none on

the whole for three or four years,

RACING REVIEW

Long Shots For The Lincoln And Grand, National

London. Feb, 26. Let's dabble in a few long shots. Always an interesting business; oft-times a profitable one. Let's make clear first, though, that a long snot does not necessarily im- ply a long price. You don't need an outsider for all your long shorts. You can back outsiders on the day of the race. and that isn't a long shot, writes a racing correspon- dent.

The idea of a long shot is to try and beat the market, getting on to the likely live candidate at a time when their prices are reason- able. For those who take their long shots seriously and make sure that they get the best price ob- yainable, there will always be op- portunity nearer the day of the race to "hedge" or save on same other horse.

Now is the time to begin making your long shots on the Lincoln-"| shire and Grand National.

LADIES EXTRA SERIES

YACHTING

Resail Of Sixth Of The Series

The last race of the Ladies Extra Series (Resnil of the 6th of the Series) was held by, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club yes- terday over a course of 88 miles, Kowloon Rock (8), Channel Rocks (5), Rumsey Shoal (P), Mark on Line (P), Channel Rocks

15 (3), Club Line. Details follow-

The following are the winning yachts in each class:

"F" CLASS

Dorothea, H9 (Mrs. S. D. Retd).

·Rolla, H3 (Miss B. M. Kirke) Colleen, H2 (Mrs. B. Foley)

"A" CLASS

True Blue, All (Miss E. Walker); Lobo, A2 (Mrs, E. R. Edwards)... Joss, A8 (Miss M. Larssen)

#LY & G" CLASSES

Points Position

64

1

38

32

3

93

97

84

41

Sirius, 07 (Mrs. E. Cooper) Zephyr, Y8 (Mrs. M. E. Hindson), Widgeon, Y5 (Miss H. Crawhill Wilson and Mrs. K.

Bilderbeck)

126

89

86

"H" CLASS-STARTED 14.40.

16.18.47 Lobo, A2 (Mrs. E. R...Edwards)..... 16.19.03 La Linda, A5

Colleen. H2, (Mrs. B. Folay)

3 ...... 16.13.43 16.08.11 Rolla, H3 (Miss B. M. Kirke)... 18,06.46 18.08.40 Dorothea, H9 (Mrs. S, D. Reid). 16.09.28 16.02.31

"A" CLASS-STARTED 14:45. Carpenter, Al (Miss L. C. Ed-

...wards)

Prev. Pnished Com. Pos. Pts Pts. Total

32 4 28 5 33 38 7. 47 54

1

-3 10 44 54

D.N.S.

·Joss, A8 (Miss M. Larssen). Gull, A9

16.13.40,

D.N.S.

4 9 78

20 20 2 11 73 84 58 58

True Blue, All (Miss E Walker) 16.17.50 Pat, A12 (Mrs. D. W. Persse) ...... 16.22.15 Painted Lady,, A14 (Mrs. C. Booty) 16.19.18

1 13 80 03

€

7 43 50

5

8 51 59

72 72

I mentioned two horses last week. Zingaro and Emborough, as

two to keep an eye on.

I won't go into their cases again but I should think that Zingaro

worth a long suot bet. At the moment anythin up to 33 to 1 is on offer. If news is to hand soon as to his well-being and it be

Lawson comes obvious that Joe

and their steady resistance to the Leavy English pack represented a great achievement, but it ought not to have brought, about эл meana business, there won't be The three Open Singles and on.

the closing anywhere near that price to be Oper. Doub.es games played yes-English defeat' in

And as the horse has minutes. There was, a strong ele-go. later on, Colony terday in the

ment of luck-well deserved luck, distinct claims, as I showed last Championships, did

If you like in the scoring of two week, this would be a good long tries by "backs who, except on shot. these two solitary opportunist 'oc- If you can get 12 to 1 or a bit casions, never looked likely to more abOUL the joint favourite. score anything, however long the Prick, he can be a good enough match lasted. Ireland have carly bet. From what I gather brought back O'Connor into the

there have been, and are to be, three-quarter line, but as he is a some prelty good commissionS wing he can hardly bring with him worked for this one. That being the

constructive ability badly so, one can de wore than row in. needed in midfield. On the other Training reports speak well of land, whatever, it, may be in at- the horse's condition. There are A. V. Gosano, the Recrelo cham-tack, there is a rocklike quality in drawbacks, of course.

There is plon also advanced another round.

the English defence that has bat-only one good plece of form to go by defeating H. Y. Ho easily.

fled both New Zealand and Wales on. Priok won the Hunt Cup in The Rumjahn cousins. undis and may yet bale Scotland un- puted champions of the

nice style but failed badly after- Doubics less the English selectors take too, Title, met with little

wards. This has to be considered. oppositio, much to heart the criticisms that but people who know think he has against the Recreio pair, H. A followed the Dublin, nasco

a bright chance, on the Carholine. Barros and J. Gonsalves. only make changes for the sake of and those who step in now should conceeding four games in the two making changes when the safe

be able to get the best of the sets played.

thing really would be to let a team with by no means a discreditable record to play once more as a team. One does not refer, of course, to the existing state of affairs in the front row of the scrummage.

next round.

There are still nine teams in the P.A Cup Competition, and it is natural that the form shown by these teams yesterday should be regarded as a pointer to the com- ing Cup-ties. Possibly some of these teams with Cup hopes play- ed the'r League games with one eye on the future. rather than

Immediate Both or th hand. Whether that be true, it

Shemed United faltered. being has to be started that the reams lef. in the knockout competition had unable to do more than share the points on their own ground with a lean time on the whole. Only

They now two of the nine won-Middles- 'Manche ter United. brough and Tottenham Hotspur.ook forward to entertaining Tot- Four shared the points, and the tenham Hotspur, ako promotion remaining three were defeated. and'ces, In the sixth round of the Cup, and the Bramall Lane Arsenal favourites for the trophy.

the, According to popular opinion, were prople would duly note that defeated on their own ground by Spurs were the only away winners Portsmouth, and the pride of of the Second Division. Yesterday "Pompey" will surely be satisfied they played Bradford for the third for the time being. They are the time in eight days, and for the nly team 10 win both games first time established their super- gainst the League champions this fority very definitely." With centre- forward G. Hunt back in the side, Season.

The defeat of Arsenal would not and playing in his best style, Tot- be taken too seriously by their tenham must still be considered supporters, however, as in the side dangerous in both League and Cup .here were only "Ove players who competitions. Swansea Town have took part in the mid-week Cup seldom threatened to make his- replay against Newcastic. The re- tory as goalscorers. but they broke mainder were unfit. Arsenal got pu: yesterday, with eight against level after being two goals down. Bradford City. Half of these were and the equalising point was cb-credited to inside-right Bussey, A|- 'did not " tained by a reserve full-back, L Change of goalkeepers Compton, who made full use of bring a change of fortune for Hull

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THE RESULTS

Detailed scores were as follows: Open Singles-(Second Round)

J. W. Leonard beat Wong Fuk

Nam 6-1, 75 H. Owen-Hughes lost to Lee Hus

"Ngok 6-1.6-1.

und

SCOTLAND'S FASTER BACKS Ireland may not find the Scat-. tish detence so impenetrable as that of England, but, if one ex- cepts Prince Obolensky, they will ""find it a good deal faster, a remark

market.

"I, Y & G" CLASSES STARTED 14.55. Stella, Yt

D.N.S. Heron, Y3 (Mrs. E. Moore).... 16.40.05 18.25.33 5 11 00 80 Widgeon, Y5 (Miss H, Crawhill

Wilson)

∙18.40.03 16.25.314 4 12 74 86 2 14 85 09 Zephyr, Y8 (Mrs, M. E. Hindson) 16.36.08 16.20.30 Sirius G7 (Mrs. E, S. Cooper)... 16.41.06 16.18.58 1 16 10 126 Lola. G9. (Miss C. Crapnel 10.46.29 16.25.13 3 13 46 50

FANLING GOLF

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course.

This was the day after the Grand National last March.

The play off of the tie for the He won the Foxhunters Chase, March qualifying competition, Cap-

which is

run over the National tain's Cup, on the old course at Fanling, resulted in a win for F. course. He didn't beat very much

M. Ellis, with a score of 93-17-76, But winning over the course is a. The Bogey (Par) Pool Competi oig thing in the favour of any tion played on the old course at horse, and don't forget that Free-Fanling during the week-end was town is in the race now with bot- won by T. R, Rowell (20), who tom weight of horses which have finished one down. There were 34

entries... no obvious claims at all;

Since his win, Freetown has lost and fallen, but I am not making him out to be a smasher.. I think he is worth a bet if you can get outside odds.

WELL BACKED Next comes very good news of The connections. dire Lurai ng. hoperul at this stage that their horse will make a good show. At the early call-overs" on the race he was surprisingly well backed.

His form is not too bad. He ran

Avenger is at a rather tempting quite well in the Cambridgeshire,price. He has that touch of class Stayers Plate at Hurst Park. Thus and Reynoldstown. He jumps as which characterise, Golden Miller

Is a mile affair, only moderáte, but well 25 these LWO , and is

and before that

won the

Non

FATE OF BRITANNIA STILL UNSETTLED

It was authoritatively stated aut

breaking up of the King's racing Buckingham Palace yesterday that no order has been given for the

A. V. Gosano beat H. Y. Ho 6-1. which also applies to the Scottish. Lordling won easily enough, carry-speedy between the obstacles. The yacht, Britannia. The only decision

6-1,

Open Doubles (Second Round)

attack in midfield. There, for all

the loss of some of his form by Logan, and Shaw's rather shatter-

S. A. and H. D. Rumjaho beat

H. A. Barros and J. Gonsalysing experience against Wales," the 8-1,"8-3.

Club Handicap Singles (First Round:

>

H. R. McGilchrist (rer:) best C. Poo e (scr.) 2-6, 6-0, 6-1. G. Marselile (-2/8) beat to J Armstrong (5/6) 6-0, 6-2. V. R. Gordon (scr.) beat

Stoomes (-5/6) 7-5, 5-7, 7-5 L G. Robertson (scr.) lost to W

Wooding, +2/6) 6-0, 6-0. E. J. McMullen (scr.) lost to 4. D. Humphreys (4/0) 6-2 8-1.

Scottish halves should be a more telling force than that of Ireland. granting that Morgan may now be a. better man than Logan, Scot

and, too, have in the centre runner above the average in Dick now that he has regained his fis-

ness and confidence in going for the line. H. M. Murray, again. should play a sounder game in his second international than in his Arst an exceptionally trying ex- perience as it happened-and there is plenty of scoring power in the wings, Murdoch and the new man R. J. E. Whitworth, of London

true football parents,

Given

doubt is about his stamina. He 1 He also untried at Aintree, and he might not move so fluently over the guc- cess on of big fences there, but rea- sonable odds will compensate these risks somewhat.

practically the same weight as he has in the Lincoin.. won last season over a sprint dis- tance. He should be at home over the Lincoln journey, and as the gallops at Lambourn are usually better than most at this time of

Lordling ft. the year Pratt will probably have

It now looks as though one will 1 about Law Court. At the jump- be lucky to get more than 12 to

ing meetings last week-end this horse's name was in the mouths of many people.

his height in going up when a cor- City. They were heavily beaten at day, Greenock Morton, à Second Scottish and Sussex County-his have been many anxious to get on

W

this

her-kick was being taken and Doncaster, and it will need some-League side, beating Queen of the

the opportunity. heading through. Inches tell thing not far short of a miracle to South. Third Lanark were the big when the ball is lobbed over from save them from the drop to the scorers, running to eight against Scottish back division should be more likely to run the Irish de- the corner-Bag, but all the teams Third Division.

Dumbarton, and it will be noted d not thus make use of the tall

that Glasgow Rangers, the holders fence of its legs "than England's, player. One of the best feats of The Northern Third Division of the Scottish Cup, duly triumph-but, then, it has to be conceded the day was accomplished by Mid-championship was opened up ed against St. Mirren.

that it is by no means certain that The shock team of this Scottish the Scottish pack will do so well dlesbrough, who won on the Leeds again by the victory of Chesterfield ground with a goal scored by a on the ground of Tranmere Rovers, tournament seems likely to be St. the All Blacks-probably at player of small stature Yorston. and although Chesterfield are still Johnstone. In the previous round their best-and. England, who held In consequence of that success the three points behind, this win keeps they dropped a bombshelf by beat Wales at Swansea, and, if it did Middlesbrough players will pre- them in the running. If, they had ing. Celtic on their own ground. nothing else, gave their backs a After pare for their Cup-tle at Grimsby lost the match the race for the Called upon to visit another very Bod chance at Dublin. with greater confidence.

honour would have been virtually strong Scottish side Aberdeen their decisive defeat by Wales the over. Only one team is promoted they succeeded in forcing a replay. Bcottish selectors dropped well- Grimsby Town or Middlesbrough from the Third Divisions at the Meantime, Celtic, with a victory known backs like. Marshall, and must, of necessity, advance fur-end of each season, of course. Co over the amateur players, Queen's Fyfe and the Border forward, G. ther in the Cup competition than ventry City lead again in the Sou-Park, now occupy the leading place. Shaw. Incidentally, they, re- they have ever done. Grimsby thern Third Divtaton, Luton Town In the Scottish League table. While tained Murray, who had only play itrew on their own ground to Hud" dropping a point at Brighton. Cry their competitors for the cham- dersfield Town, being a little un-stal Palace and Queen's Park Ran-pionship have dual interests, Cel- fortunate in that Buddersdeld gers cannot yet be ruled out, "but tic are free to concentrate on the scored their only goal, while Be- the latter might have been ex-

League stall the clever lttle Grimsby for-pected to get both points from ward; was on the ground injured. Notts County instead of merely The instructions to referees, in re- [one,"

The Scottish Cup competition gard to players thus hurt are very clear: the play should not be stop differs from the English in at least ped unless in the oplaton of the one respect. Two teams get byes referee, the injury to the man is in the Third Round: Dunfermline serious.

and Falkirk are among the last In the fort to avoid relega-eight, although they did not play tiou, Everion gained a valuable yesterday. There was one 'surprise point against Chelsen, but at half-result in the Scottish Cup yester-

"

To begin with it was generally thought that Law Court had too much weight. Now that it seems more or less sure that Nightingali will want him for Lincoln, there

him and his price has come down. It will be shorter yet, for there are few in the race with better form. A mile is just about his best dis- tance and if you don't jib at the weight he is an obvious song enot.

At slightly longer prices are Over Coat and Precious Pearl, both, I 1:gavė thing, worth attention. you some news of Over Coat last week. There is a doubt about his stamina, but he will be fit.

It may be taking a risk to go for Precious Pearl, as his trainer, Lambton.. also has a strong card Boethius. It can't be sald set which will be the stable "pea." Both may run

For long shot purposes Precious Pearl seems the better

WORTH A BET

+

ed as a substitute for H. Lind, .--... The new forward, V, G. Weston, of Kelvinside Académicals, cân scarcely make all the difference,

In the Grand National I am, as and Scotland will do well if they

it happens, giving a good word for pin down Sigging and a magnan outsider. Freetown is the one.

Round 'about 40° to 1-18.available:

The

has already won over CILA

A small boy was paying his drstndent band of fighters who can valt to the "Zoo." In the Idon fight all the time and yet stay the He has the recommendation that House he duly admired the inmates, course. The chances are that the and watched them being fed and Scottish forwards at their third so sprth. At last he came to a attempt will give their fast backs cage containing a leopard.

enough of the ball to press home looks like a winning advantage be hind the scrummage. On the other hand one can pay Ireland,

Mummy," he said, "Is that the dotted lion that everybody wants daddy to sign on?””·

the compliment of pluton that this certain

ressing the by no means

་

That all I care to say in this connection at the moment. 1 am ro. tipping any of these horses to win their races. It's just a case you care to lay out early. of making the best of any money

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