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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1940.

In the World of Sports

ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME AT LAST DON BRADMAN British Army SUNDAY H.K.R.A. SHOOT BEFORE

BISLEY MEETING R.N.R.S. Win Team Match:

Clay Pigeon

Shooting

This, the last Sunday shoot before the Bisley Meeting, which takes place from March 27 to April 1, inclusive, at- tracted a record number of embers for this season, as many as 150 firing:

Unfortunately, owing to the fact that "A" Range was not available, considerable congestion was caused with only eight targets on "B" range in use. Consequently, the ori→ ginal programme of 200, 500 and 600 yards had to be cur- talled to the first two ranges only.

Paper Hunt.

Cottage Club

On Saturday

AGAIN OUT

FOR "DUCK"

NEW BOWLER'S

SUCCESS

Queensland, by dismissing six

South Australian batsmen

164

far

Win Rugger Encounter

BRILLIANT PLAY AGAINST FRENCH

rugby

PARIS, Feb. 26 (Reuter)-In FO on AL pitch slightly the first Franco-British Tected by rain, brought New encounter, since 1931, the British Apaper hunt will be held for Mem-South Wales and Victoria back Army beat the French Army by bers of the Cottage Club on Saturday, Into the Sheffield Shield fight 36 points to 3. Mar

The hunt will start at 3.30 p.m. and the location of the start will be announced later this week, so that! riders of privately-owned ponies can send their mounts to the meet.

BRILLIANT PLAY The British team was brilliant.

FILIPINO BOXING TEAM

FOR AUSTRALIA

Little Pancho, bantamweight champion of the Orient and a consistent winner on the American Pacific Coast and Honolulu. will visit Australia early in March for five fights, as a mem- ber of a team comprising the four best boxers available from Manila.

It will be 'the strongest and most famous group of Filipino fighters ever brought to Australia Two other members of the teain Clever Henry Burdett, will be and welter of importance except who defeated every lightweight Carroll on,, his previous visit two

and ago;

Luis Bianco. Years

Easy Rugby Win For

Bristol

in

Riders will gather at the Club House Incidentally the side also silenced, at 3 p., where Club ponics will be temporarily at least, its many

It consisted of all English, Scot- Filipino middleweight champion. critics in its home State, ·· drawn for.

Had

the Queensland bowlers tish, Irish or Welsh internationals One other boxer, a junior light-

weight, is still to be selected.

Further disappointment was an R. Marshall, to bowl at the and were much heavier." been directed

Australian store in London Rugby scently. bail The forwards got the

•handled who

many nearly every match having to be manager, their three

on international scratched. The Sheiks (London Irish wicket instead of to exaggerated | offside fields, South Australia constantly, while would probably have been all out quarters made good use of this, Filipino teams.

whereas the French were perhaps, trips will leave Sydney to complete and Welsh) and Upper Clapton, how- before stumps.

in a keen game Upper Clapton won Stackpoole, the new medium-awed by the reputation of the op- the team and supervise contracts ever, were luckier at Hampton, and fast bowler who

from ponents and were hesitant. They and permits for Pancho, Blanco, by points to 3.

team will be in Austraila early ran out standing Egure throughout, Adelaide to Brisbane to play mi were always 'defending, after the Burdett, and the fourth man. The

and Sheiks' forwards held the advan March. his first Shield match, attacked first fifteen minutes of play.

The keen interest shown Double Rise-5 rises: Surg. Lt. WOLVERHAMP'N was due to the very attractive Macdonald-8. - programme which

was Яr-

Firing on Wednesday will be at fanged by the 2nd Bn. Royal 200. 500 and 600 yards and there

Scots Regiment, who kindly provided twelve silver regi-

will be revolver shooting.

LEADING SCORES Leading Scores on Sunday were

mental spoons for competius follows:-- tion. These were presented by Mrs. S. E. H. E. White, who was given

three hearty cheers.

S.R. (a)

H'p 200 500 Ttl. 3 30 31 61N Sgt. H. J. Heap ......

29 31 60 Cpl. J. . Remedios 10 TEAM MATCH

L/Cpl. A. D'Aquino 4 28 31 59 In the S.R. (a) Team Match the L/Sgt. (R) N. Pan $ 29 30 59 6 29 30 59 R.N.R.S. were first-230 points with Cpl. J. Berry

13 runners LA.C. W. J. Gash... 7. 30 29 59 H.K.VD.C. "B" team

Mnc. S. Croft ......scr. 27 31 588 up-223-points.

7 28 30 58 In the SR. (b) Team Match the L/Sgt. J.D. Remedios winners were the Dockyard Rifle Sgt. T. Baker ser. 29 29 58 Club 267.3 points, with the 2/Royal Pte. V. A. Da

29 29 58 Scots as runners up, 257.18 points.

Cruz Sequeira 6

SURVIVED EARLY SHOCKS

4

Westcott And Dorsett

Goals Score The

few

the wicket for most of the time

and deservedly reaped the richest reward

Bradman's third duck” against Queensland resulted from his attempt to turn s good length ball before dis

the pace of the covering wicket

RAIN AFFECTS PITCH Play was delayed until noon. No. rain fell between 11.30 and noor but the groundsmen took half an hour to prepare the ground for

Coventry City 0 Wolverhampton 3 Coventry were more than a little no heavily unfortunate in losing recently to Wolves, for they had the ball in the net twice before Wolves scored, only for the goals to be dis silawed. Slajur Buckley's boys bad that extra punch in attack necessary to force a way past a very capable play, "Delay defence.

Wolves soon got into their stride,

MAURICE TATE AS WITNESS

BOY'S CRICKET

INJURY"

the

Dillion, the Sheiks' full-back, was

tags in the loose, but Upper Clapton defence was splendid. were superior in the tight and their

EL

obtain Negotiations to Filipino team have been quickened

The first match this season betweeb since Stadiums Ltd, learnt that the big team of American boxers re- Bristol and Gloucester ended in quired had been whittled down, comfortable victory for Bristol by 5 through the war, to Sabatino,tries (15 points) to nil.

Gloucester's pack did well, but. Moore, Fightmire and Vaughan Bristol backs combined better, showed" Burdet advised Marshall recent more thrust, and never looked like ly that if he undertook the losing. management of the team. Fancho and Blanco would accompany him to Australia,

One or two surprises were effected in Wales Newport went down heavily to Neath, who ran up 4 goals and 4 tries (32 points) without reply, and Bridgend ran Swanses to a draw (8-8) at Swansea.

The pairs competition was won L/Sgt. W: R. Nunn... 4 30 28 58/and the Coventry defence had plenty rain getting on to the pitch and action by a boy whose skull was world champion, and the greatest display of a schoolboy 'centre, J.

by C/Sgt. P. Hale and Cpl. R. Langford, of the 1/Mx, Rgt; with 123 out of, 140.

The Nett spoons were won by Sgt. R. J. Heap, R.N.R.S., with 61 in S.R. (a) class and by C/Sgt. P Hale, 1/Mx.. with 68

S.R. (b) Range spoons went to Mr. W. Trenouth. D.R.C., and Mr. A. F. Evans who also won a pos. sible button.

SR. (a) Range spoons were won by L/Sgt. W. R. Nunn, R.E. and Mne. S. Croft, R.N.R.S.

HANDICAP SPOONS Handicap spoons were won by L/Sgt. W. R. Nunn. R.E., and Mne. S. Croft, R.N.R.S.

Mr. R. Tynemouth... 7 Sgt. M. F. Rushman Cpl M. Neave Pte. R. Bullen

26 31 57 28 31 57 1 nil 27 30 57 3 -28-29 57 Cpl. Naranjan Singh 8 26-30 56 Mr. R. M Medhurst 10 28 28 56H Cpl. V. M. Hammond 1 29 27 58 Cpl. R. Langford ... ser. 25 30 55 Mr. C. A. Hyett 7 27 28. 55

27 28 55H. Sgt. (R) C. Wong.... 11 Major S. White 5.24 30 54

to do. Morgan saved one fierce shot by Westcott in fine style.

Coventry settled down to play attractive, open football. They were unlucky enough to have two goals disallowed for infringements.

HIGH-SPEED ATTACKS

his team

47

11

put up

1

LITTLE PANCHO BOUTS Maurice Tace, the former Sussex Little Pancho is the youngest

This was a thrilling game, the chief cricketer, England the and in replacing

gave member of the family which in- covers before lunch resulted in evidence at Lewes Assizes in an cluded Pancho Villa, Manila's first feature being the extraordinarily fine Matthews, for Bridgend. Matthews bantam fighter of all time. He will scared two great tries, the second made it susceptible to lift and fractured during a school game spin for the remainder of the The boy, John Alfred Terence aght bantams here at the 8.6 limit when, in the last minute, he threaded Barfoot, 11. of Stafford-road, and will make 8.9 for matches his way through the whole of the day

Bradman amazed himself and Seaford, sued the East Sussex with Kul Kong Young. Al Brown opposition. He was the best seen on

the ground this season. been (America) "and Mickey Miller. by calling correctly County Counell, It had

Aberavon's forwards Blanco will be matched with Ron rousing display against Cardif, but when Brown soun the coin. Ken alleged that in a game at Seaford Ridings and Klose opened and Boys' School between the school Richards. Fred Henneberry and W. Wooller and the other Cardiff Once again Wolves took control and their high speed attacks met with just the Queensland bowling did not XT and 17 juniors the master in Sabatino; and Clever Henry, a star backs had just that extra skill, pace, reward when centro forward Weatcott appear dangerous before lunch. charge placed Brfoot at allly boxer on his last trip, will fight and understanding that mean so much,

Pidings, particularly, was batting mid-on described by counsel as Westbury. Bennell, McLaughlin and Cardiff won by 10--7. - scored a Ane goal-after 28 minutes.

Wolverhampton added another goal solidly, and Stuckpoole's round-the most dangerous place in the and Purcell, besides making weight for bouts with Hutchinson and in the frat five minutes of the second arm action nullified the advan-deld.

Barfoot gave evidence that hej Osborne. Pte. G. A. Ribeiro...

half, Dorsett smartly accepting stage he should have gained from chance and beating Morgan as he came his height and reach.

was used to fielding in the deep The fourth member of the team, Pte. J. G. Fonseca...

Just before the rain interrupted field and had never fielded close to be picked from four leading West Ham...... 4 Southend U.... 0 out of goal. Receiving from Mullen, Cpl. F. Cole ............

Dorsett came near another success, but

the batsman. "I didn't like Filipino boxers made available, will After one or two early shocks, West- L/Sgt (R) O. Leong 6 28 25 54the Coventry goalkeeper saved on play Cook twice beat Klose with

outswingers. Rain fell heavily fleiding there." he said, "A ball be a junior lightweight capable of Ham took the measure of Southend Pte. L. A. Rosario Cpl. A. F. Ferreira...

For the home team Warner tried & shortly before 1 pm. and a lot of just missed my head before the making the 9.0 featherweight limit and ran out easy winners. Indeed, Mr. H. S. Jones ......

long-range shot, which was saved by mniature got on to the pitch peaccident happened.” Sidlow at the expense of a corner. Just before the end Westcott added for the covers were placed into the Wanderers' third goal.

5 24 30 54

8 26 28 54 5 27 27 54

10

28 26 54

the line..

MILLWALL LOST THEIR CHANCES

Dusition.

WORRIED BATSMEN

to

WEST HAM IN FINE FORM

in excellent form and manipulated the ball with such skill that the visiting: backs were often left guessing.

or meeting natural lightweights at their score would have been greater if "SUICIDE"

9.6. Babe de Guzman, who visited only their shooting had been as good

as their approach work. In his evidence. Tate gave his Australia with Clever Henry under Foxall and Small on the wings were opinion that it was "sufelde" to Marshall two years ago. is one of Play was resumed shortly after place inexperienced boys within 10 the boxers avaliable.

after adding. 13 o'clock. Klose,

yards of, the wicket, With 15 or 181 Millwall..........1 Watford-

TRUE BLUE WINS With a little more steadiness in five, flicked Stackpoole to Don boys delding it was more dange front of goal Millwall might have Tallon. The unusual lift, gained rous 4 26 26 52

scoret & substantial victory. Instead, by the bowlers, from the wicket, "I have retreated many times they just managed to draw in a rather upon resumption, seemed to have when I have found a bowler bas Series' race of the Royal Hongkong/speed, but they found the West Ham. dull game.

·7 25 27 .52

8 23 30 53 6 24 29 53 P.C. (R) S. T. Young 13 26 27 53x HANDICAP SPOONS

L/Sgt. F. W. Ewens 12. 27 36 53 Handicap spoons were won by Cpl. S.I. (R) H. O. Tso... 7 28 25 53. J. C. Remedios, H.K.V.D.C.. Sgt. C.A.C. W. H. Golder... 11 27 25 52 Wong and P.C. 8. T. Young both | Sgt. G. G. Clarke...... nil 25 27 52 of H.K.P. Res., L/Sgt. F. W. Ewens. Mne. R. J. Jeffrey 12 25 27 52 R.A.O.C.. LA.C: W. Gash, R.A.F., Pte. D. M. Sim... Cpl. R. Hitchcock, 2/R. Scots and 2/Lt. J. M. Alves... Mr. R. M. Medhurst, D.R.C. for L/Cpl. C. M. Azedo... 8 26 28.52 S.R. (a) rifles; and by Mr. E. J. Spr. E. W. Aloo,..... 8 27 25 52 Mitchell, D.R.B., and Sgt. W Go-Pte.. A. M. Xavier..... 11 27 25 52 23 28 51 wans and P.8. Chanchal Singh Lt. F. V. V. Ribeiro... 8 both of the HK. Police, with S.R.Cpl. R. Hitchcock..... 13 24 27 51m

S.R. (b) REVOLVER

C/Sgt. P. Hale scr. 34 34 688 20 yards Mr. W. A. Tansley again. A J. Le Selleur... ser. 33 33 58 took the Nett spoon with 50 out of Sub-Lt. G.JP. Carey ser. 33 33 06

(b) rifës.

In the revolver shoot at 15 and

60. while Lieut. G. Dawson 1/Mx. won the handicap spoon with 45.

CLAY BIRD SHOOT

The defences were on top through- out, but the forwards.contributed to this by their persistence in holding

bail.

the

Sykes Brolly, and Forsyth, the Mill- wall half-backs, were outstanding, and rarely could Watford overcome them.

worried Klose,

Bradman. tried to drive Stackpoole's first ball wide of mid-on and fell to a diving, but at difficult, catch by nixun. The crowd roared with delight and "Bradman smiled ruefully as he left the oval,

il

The

In the early stages, when Southend och lite Taking light of it. seventh ladies' Second Ormandy and Sibley showed plenty of

B

Yacht Club sulled yesterday after-defence and especially Bicknell-very

sound. no; a very good length," he said.

noon resulted as follows:-

Hillam brought off several fine Th master in charge of the

Finished Corr. Pts-saves in the Southend goal, and game, Mr. G. T. Stevenson, denied

16.22.43 16.22.43 True Blue

he could hardly be blamed when Small that Barfoot was in a position

scrambled in the first West Ham goal (Miss H. Crawhall-Wilson). which could be described as silly Artemis

6a minute before the interval. Foreman 16.25.30 18.25.30

put West Ham further ahead early mid-on. In the position in which

(Mrs. G. C, Gowlland).

in the second half fine work by Goulden led to Small increasing the lead, and another Foreman "goal followed

be placed Barfoot, the boy was not. Gall 18.25.35 16.25.35

(Mrs. G. D. Adams),

Both goals were scored through similar errora Walters obtained

Both Stackpoole and Cook were in any danger. Watford's goal when Burke partially

getting lift from the pitch and Mr. Justice Humphreys reserved Redshank (Mrs. M. N. Luce) D.NF. cleared & free kick after 2 minutės.

Dudley scored the equaliser ten Ken Ridings, in attempting a leg, judgment

from Stackpoole. gave minutes after the interval, when glance McHugh punched away a centre from Tallon the opportunity of taking the right...

BOSCOMBE GO NAP

a brillant catch wide on the leg

-WASTED BOWLING

Navy Rugger Teams

4 33 33 60% Sgt. W. Gowans....... 2/Lt. V. Cooper scr. 31 34 65 PS. Ctranchal Singh 2 32 33 65×

2 29 35 64 Mr. A. F..Evans ...... A successful morning was spent ASP. (R) D. Lole... ser, 31 33 84 1 34 30 64 Clay pigeon shooting, two com-Mr. W. Trenouth..... petitions being fired. We were Cpl 8. G. Brighty... scr. 30 35 63 very pleased to see Lieut. Bateman, Mr. A. L. Warburton 3 31 32 63Boscombe... 5 Portsmouth alde

There seemed little between the 3.32 31 63

teams at the interval when Boscomm-Hammence came in and Brown H.K.N.V.F. and Burg. Lieut. Mac-Mr. W. K. Gillman...

be led by Redfern's goal--but after rather belatedly called Christi donald who have been unable to B/P. WP. Thompson 22033 62 attend recently. Macdonald cele-Lt. C. E. Otway....... ser. 29 33 62

wards the homesters superiority was the bowling crease to replace to play for Navy, "A" versus Royal pronounced..

Cook Brown set an extreme of Engineers today on Causeway Bay brated his return by winning both Capt. F. P. Sequeira ser. 31 31 62

Walker, in goal, and Rochford were ideeld "and Christ had no opej Ground, Klick-off at 3 pm.

Tel: competitions, thus securing two Pay S/Lt. B..M.

stubborn deferders, however, and 20

Bowden. Tel: Paul. Tel: Hall, minutes of the second half went by tion but to bowl to it. Christ wasPay-Lieutenant Stevens;

turning the ball sharply but most before Paton added to the lead.

Sub-Lieutenant Kennedy: Lieu- Goals from Gallscher, Paton, and of this deliveries passed harmless tenant Carter, Leutenant Com- Kirkham followed

ly to the off-sids, -.".

LSA. Palmer, Hammence played

spoons.

*

Bateman 2 31 31 62 2 32 30 62 Single Rise-25 Birds: Burg. Lt. Mr. H. G. Foreman

Sub. Lt. F.RL........ ll 32 30 62 Macdonald-18.

(E) Winner of Handicap spoon.

ADVERTISEMENT

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Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the First Extra

(N) Winner of Nett spoon.

LUTON GIVEN. HARD FIGHT (B) Winner. of Possible Button.

Luton Town 1 Walsall 0 (R) Winner of Range Spoon,

In a hard-fought first half Luton's Winner of Possible Button and reconstructed attacked showed up Range spoon.

well. Winner of (N) or (H) will have Vinall scored after 20 minutes, a his handicap reduced by one point. great effort after clever play on the right wing. Walsall's forwards were rarely in the picture, but the defence was sound.

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Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 29th Feb., 1940.

By Order,

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Walsall went near scoring when the game was resumed, but Duke saved: nestly Burgess and Duggan each missed good openings for Luton and Williams saved grandly from Finlay-

The following have been selected

well but mander Clark; changed his mind to a ball which Leutenant (E) Brown, Leading turned away and flicked it to Writer Barlow, Chier Writer King, A. B. Longmuir, Leading Writer Stackpoole at first slip.

Ferris, Leading Seaman Jones, A B. Noonon.

Walte was; uncomfortable, at first -- but," when apparently settling down, lashed out at Stackpoole, and Christ, run-. ning back from mid-on," took a remarkable catch half way to the fence. The Queenslan- ders had fielded magnificent- ly and were making up to some extent for tactical errors.

Reserves: Marine Jeffries: Tel: Honeywell S B. A Davis. Lead- ing Big: Inglismaa

NAVY "A" V, OLUB The following have been selected to play for Navy "A" versus Club tomorrow, at Club Ground, kick off at 5 pm

A. N. Other: Marine Jeffries,

Moyle came in at an awkward Tels Honeywell Tel: Davidson, 8. KL. Yong v. HM. Lau

(King's tiore, but played safe cricket, B. A. Addis; A. B. Hammond, A. N. College), 8:45 pm.; 8.C. Chung Whitington was cowled by a leg Other; Ldg: Big Inglis, 8. B. A. VHF. Chew (King's College, break round his legs. It was Daviy, L. S. Spirit, Ord: Sea: Mut- B30 pm. Men's Junior Singles: Gooma's first since lunch. Walker Tay. F1: Lieutenant Taylor, Eng:

[Lt: Bruce, LA. C. Gale. L. 8. | NL Smith v. P. LaTaikoo), and Moyle played out time.

Wukege The attendance was 6500 and the receipts £581,

Championships, at University Courts, 4.30 p.m..

.. TOMORROW BADMINTON, Y.M.C.A Bad- minton, in the West Lounge, All Day. LAWN BOWLS-HE The Goy

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Championships, at University de Carvalho v. KMA, Barnett: Courts, 4.30 pm.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 29 BADMINTON. Men's Benior Bingles: H.B. Tech v. P.S. Bun (University); W. T. Ho, T., E Eardley (King's College), 8 pm.;

8 pm; KL, Anderson v. W Gilles (Taikoo); 9,30 pm CHESS, Colony's Championship:

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O.V. Prasalov v. Sir E. Pollock V. Kolatchof, v. AY Biriu- koff: L Blair, v. EZimmern RACING.-Patries close for Hopg

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