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MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1928,

THE WORLD SPORT.

MERIT OF POLICE DEFENCE.

USEFUL POINT FROM ATHLETIC.

BORDERERS SCORE FOUR ON RECREIO GROUND,

SHAMEEN FOOTBALL

LEAGUE.

CLUB LUSITANO AGAIN DEFEATED.

H.M.S. Tarantula defented the Club Lusitano by 2 goals to all In the Shameen Football League. This was the only match played off last week, but the Shameen Sports Club conceded two points to II.M.S. Cicala by not fulfilling their engagement.

The present standing of the League teams is as follows:

T. W. D. L. F.A. P.

There were certain stages of the extremely game when play was dull, but ou the display of their de- fence, there can be no question the Police deserved their point. In their last three matches, all of which form Indicated to be do- fests, the Police have gained four HMS. Tarantula points.

EVANS GETS FOUR. Small Units Outplayed by Royal Navy.

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The Small Units were outplayed by the Royal Navy, who netted aix goals without reply. The TWO POSTPONEMENTS. Navy have never laid claim to any particular brilliance in attack, and as a matter of fact, the heavy defeat of the Army team was largely accounted for by the extreme shakiness of their defence

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Peking, Dec. 8, General Yen Hal-shan has given Intention of up his original travelling to Nanking by rail In view of their record to date owing to bandit trouble In North The Police confirmed the big re- one can understand and appre-Henant. Ile arrived at Tientsin

on clate the need for experiment as this morning and boarded putation of their defence Saturday by drawing will Chinese far as the Small Units aro con-Japanese ateamer for Shanghai Athletic, and bringing off their cerned, but before the game began this evening-Reuter, third "surprise" in ecccasive it seemed to be a fatal mistake matches. The Athletle were

to transfer Dodshon from left the off colour, but played a hard game which would have brought them success in the majority of "The only other Senior match of

games.

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SHAMEEN LAWN TENNIS.

THE MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES.

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The following are the Sesults of the second round of the Shameen Tennia Club Men's Handicap Sin- rles:

W. F. Arndt (15) defeated| 11. II. Benson (15) 3/1, 6/4.

F. Gandosi (30) walk over Lieutenant Weir (15) serat- ched.

W. F. Gilman (1430) defeat- ed M. Brennwald (-15) 3/6, 6/4, 6/2.

R. D. Wolcott (30) defeated J. J. Moore (— 15) 6/2, 6/4.

J. II. M. Andrew (15) de- feated Lieutenant Currie (→ 30 |6/2, 4/6, 6/2,

Geo. Duncan (30) walk over J. Platt (30) scratched.

G. E. Watson (40) defeated J. Linaker (-15) 0/2, 8/0.

R. N. Bluke (15) defeated A. E. Pritchard (— 1240) 8/2, 6/1. Ladies Championship Singles.. The following are the results of the Arst two rounds of the Ladies" Championship Singles:

First Round-Byes, Miss Kem-i ble: Mrs. Annett; Mr. Brenan. Mrs. Watson defented Mrs. Wolcott 7/5, 6/3: Mrs. Brennwald defented Miss Jenkins 6/1 6/1. Byes, Miss E. L. V. Hogg, Mrs. Gandossi, Miss M. A. Hogg

Second round.-Miss Kemble de- feated Mrs. Annett 6/1, 6/1; Mrs. Watson defented Mrs. Brenan 8/6, 6/4 Mrs. Brennwald defeated Miss 12. 1. V. Hong 6/2, 6/0; Miss M. A. Hogg defeated Mrs. Gandogsi 0/2, 8/1-Our Own Carrespondent,"

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back, where he is a master, to out to put on another, and then side right, a position which he Alexander scored a bright goal. could not be expected to fill with Reeves missed a penalty before vermuch credit. He was a good the end, shooting almost straight forward, but that was becange beat Beltrao. real interest was that on

is a natural player. It would not The Recreio were, of course, Recreio ground, where the K.0.6.8 bo overatating the ease to say severely handicapped by the con- Kained an excellent win. The that the Navy would not have tisued absence of Gesano, Their two civilians clubs, the Hongkong scored six had he been playing in defence looked good at times, hut FC. and the Kowloon F.C. were his normal position, as Corbett's found it beyond them to represa DATES FOR THE SEMI-FINALS not playing. In the latter ense, errors enabled Sadler and Kernick Rowloon had no oficial intimation to shine, and to play a leading of the postponement up to mid- night on Friday, abant which more part in the four goals scored by smother day, possibly,

Kernick himself broke through Rnd opened the scoring within the made errors which made him an championship at the Palace Hotel first minute, while a nice move uncertain quantity and it WAS have been fixed. The semi-finaleta Thla extra grant is necessitated ment by Farlowe, the centre-half, | fortunate Tør his side that Xavier|pro A. J. Osmund, the billiard by an alteration to the vessels' enabled him to add soon after-was at his best. He seldom put a champion of the Colony, . E. Silva engines. Reuter's American Ser- wards. A goal from Evans gave fout wrong, and his backing up of of the Catholic Union Clab, Fr Jones vice. them a lead of three goals at half-Victor was admirable.

The results of Saturday's matches are appended:

Senior Division.

Chinese All. 1 Police

Reercis Navy

Evans.

1 K.O.S.B.

13

Small Units

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Junior

Division.

4

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A Small Units

0

Chinese Ath Navy Res.

S. Chinn "A" Kowloon

St. Joseph's

0 Recrels

S. China "B" 1 Eastern

POINT WELL EARNED.

Police Share Twe Gouls With Chinese Athletic.

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such a virile forward line, partien- larly as their forwards were so well held that they could afford much relief in changing the sphere of the play. Silva Nello

WITH THE JUNIORS.

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AND FINAL.

The preliminary rounds having been completed, the dates for the semi- sals and the final of the Snooker

of the Dockyard Recreation Club and

11. da Luz of the Club Lusitano,

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In the second half, the Navy were again, well on top and Evans The Navy Reserves, with five scured thrue further goals, two goals against The Small Units, from nent passes from Sadlier." were top scorers In the Junior

IS PREDICTED. The Navy team, of course, look-Division, though St. Joseph's ed extremely good against poor effected a surprise by scoring four opposition. They did not rise to times against South China "A"sel for Wednesday, Dec. 19. The

New York, Dec. 8. ang great heights, but worked | without reply.

semi-finals will be the best of five The first snow fell in the town skilfully and well togelljer. The Chinese Athletic played frames and the final the best of seven and the surrounding country to

The highest brenk In the Evans showed dash and determina- splendidly against the K.0.5.3. tournament, so far has been 23, mriley, the fall being about an incl. tion as leader of the attack, and and retired beaten, but not dis- by J. Witchell, K. K. Lening and A. The thermometer stands at 80 Again the Police have to thank smart opportunism brought two of graced, by the only goal of the Damn, but it is expected that degrees Fahrenheit, experts pre- sterling defence for a point his goals. Kornick, too, showed match. Kowloon and the Recreio the will be exceeded in the semi- dieting an unusally severe winter.

--Reuter's American Service. finals or final. which on the general run of the great improvement, and he looked failed to geore. play they should have lost. They after his partner, Sadler, excel- had many anxious moments before lently well. Sorby and Bowles the honour could rightfully be made up. a useful forward line. elaimed, including a goal neci-Watson, Skinner, Dodshon and dentally scored by Brittain against Coates did the most useful work his own side, but a chance kick by far the Uniis. Johnson gave them an unexpected equaliser, and the defener held out brilliantly,

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The Athletic started exceeding

BORDERERS' BIG WIN,

Four Goals to One on the Reercia Ground.

ly well, but while there was much individual excellence, they nover The Club de Recreio were well played as well as they are capable and truly defeated by the K.O.S.B., of doing as a team. Hoth wingers the Borderers deserving every sparkled, and they put in centre goal of their victory. The result aftor centre in delightful fashion, was not so much due to outgland- to find the inside men either badly ing cleverness of the soldiers, as off form, or, exceedingly well to the slackening off of that dash in the Recreio forward fine which covered,

The play of the Police forwards has earned it the position of the

the league. was so disjointed and moderate, at top scorers

Even so, it was no easy task to its best, hat little exceptional was called for from the Athletic to win by 4-1 on the Recreio ground, secure a win, but they could not and the Borderers deserve every get going against a watchful de-credit for their big success. As fence. The best moves were some usual, the half-back line was the factor. Everest, nicely-judged passes which en-dominating

#nd Skiggs had * abled the wingers to cat inside Davey

the Recreio forwards and take a pot-shot, but they grip on varied their mode of attack so which they seldom' relaxed and tile, that Wynne soon tumbled to brought about that unity between i the tricks and was able to defeat defence and attack so essential to them by clever interception time eleiency. The diligence and craft of Everest reduced Brown and after time.

Wynne has rarely, if ever, play-Kocha the Recreio's most danger- cd better football than he is doing ous wing, to comparative Im- Just now, though it was noticeable patence, while Davey and Skigge little inferior, being as that he did not always render the were assistance to his half-back that he clever in defence as in prompting might well have done. Had Suen attack.

Kam-shun been on his day, the It was pleasing to see McGlin- consequence might have been chey to return to something like serious for the Police, but Suen the form which made him ao talk- failed to settle down, and he wased of when he first arrived, though little better when he changed into he still has the habit of lying too the centre-forward position."' fur back, extraordinary having

The Athletic were on top In the regard to the strengt of the men' first half, but in spite of good behind him,

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chances presented by the wingers, McGlinchey and Alexander had no goals were scored, prior to the 89 thorough an understanding, interval. Soon after the re-start, tliey frequently bewildered the however, Tao Kwai-sing got the Recreio defence, while without better of Jessop and middled the actually scoring, McGlinchey was ball at a fast pace with the Police shooting better than he has done defence, for once in a while, badly for some time. placed. Britten made on effort to Stock acored the opening goal clear, but succeeded only in de- within five minutes, while Reeves fleeting the ball past Clark. put on a second Bome twenty With this success as an en-minutes later after Beltrao fafled couragement, the

re-to hold another fast shot by Stock. doubled their efforts, hat the Rocha seized upon one of the few Police defence did not make the openings granted to the Recreio, same mistake twice. Wynne kick and reduced the lead shortly ed and tackled superbly, and before the interval, Willams again proved himself a The second half was nearly all first-rate partner. Near the end, Borderers, though the Recreio the Palico Het up a swift attack, occasionally launched attack which and Johnson netted with an over- appeared dangerous. Reeves scor head kick which surprised Yik ed again soon after the restart, but Chan-pong, Johnson, the Police despite great pressure, it took the and the crowd by passing through. Borderers nearly twenty minutes

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