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BOXING

CITY HALL

Saturday, 4th Jan., 1930

at 9.13 p.m.

Middle Weight Championship

21.

of the Colony

A.B. CRICHTON

H.M.8. "Cornwall**

Welterweight Champion of the Colony and Welterweight Clus mpion,

West of England'.

A.B. EWIN

H.M.S, "Rent"

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Imperial Service Middleweight Champion

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THE WORLD SPORT

ATHLETIC'S WIN IN] KOWLOON.

FULL TOLL OF ERRORS IN DEFENCE.

MONDAY DECEMBER 30, 1929.

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LEAGUE CRICKET.

DIVISION 1.

Craigengower C. C. Upset Expectations.

to

SHAMEEN FOOTBAL

LEAGUE

SEAMEW'S WIN OVER MOORHEŊ.

CRICKET

MATCH START

THIS

forwards, the lino being weakened by absentees" The forwards missed A. V. Gosano, Roza. Pereira being a far from satisfactory substitute. St. Joseph's were much better balanced. The half-backs were sound, without at any time being brilliant. The forward line was well, led by Sansom, and the

Expectations were completely up H.M.S. Soamew found no dif- The second match of the Triang wingers were good. Sansom had set by the Craigengower C.C. in their culty in defeating 1.M.S. Moorhen gular Cricket tournament between to do a lot of needless foraging match with the Hongkong Cricket in the Shameen Football League the Hongkong C.C., the Army and for, himself. | His Inside men Club, the holders of the League on Friday afternoon, The Moor Navy started this morning, when

bonours. The game was played at failed to give him tolling passes. Happy Valley and resulted in each hen unfortunately had four of the Servlees met on the Club Chan Shek-pul seemed at fault He is a youngster who would pro- taking one point, although, sive were therefore quite umble to cope Overnight rain had affected the when T.M. Pile scored for: Kow-bably do wall in better company. loon Afteen minutes after the

CLUB GET IN FIRST.". a swinging resumption. It was shot which deceived him complete. | Capital Win Against The Police, ly.

The Athletle set up a worrying

The Police may account them- attack and for some little time the selves a trifle unlucky to lose by Kowloon half-backs failed to get thres goals to one against the a grip on the forwards. Eventual Club. They exerted very strong ly Wong Pak-chong netted from pressure at times. The Club de an almost impossible position, served their victory, however NAVY AND SOUTH CHINA IN | starting his shot with his back to They got their blow in first, and the goal.Three bad blunders in their defence was good enough to SPIRITED GAME.

the next, ten minutes saw the retain a grip on the game.. Athletic leading by four goals to

It was an interesting, struggle, one. Ho Ka-cheung got the hard-fought from first to last, and second, Wong Pak-chong the third, distinguished more by the deter- SATURDAY'S SOCCER. In a most remarkable confusion mination and dashing enterprise round the goal-mouth, while the of the players than by any marked fourth was netted in such a flash display of skill. The main dif- that I missed the scorer, being forence between the tennis was too concentrated on three Kow that the Club took their chances [By "Wanderer."]

loon defenders who stood ag-

The Follee scored first through There were no out-and-out sur.parently mesmerised as the ball while the Police failed, priscs in local soccer over the passed between them to the goal-Valeatine, Reid equalised within The home team pulled them a couple of minutes, Stewart put selves together after the fourth the Club ahend and Reld put the setback and the Athletic were result almost beyond doubt, play- kept steadily on the defensive for ing to the whistle when Tram- a period. Eastman, who missed bitsky was hurt. two good scoring opportunities in the first half, repeated the per- formance, Miles and McKelvic both had shots charged down, and Pile was brought down unfairly

week-end, though the victories of getter.

St. Joseph's and the Club were both excellent performances.

Chinese Athletic recovered from position usually regarded as psychologically impossible as far as they are concerned, to win clever ly and deservedly against Kow loon. With twenty minutes to go, having had a goal disallowed and

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ve their best men on the sick list and ground,vt more time, the hosts might have won.

The Valley team won the toss and with the Seamew, who had the best elected

bat, Lim and Zimmern of the game during the whole time pitch to such an extent on to prevent play from starting before giving them a good start by sending and won by four goals to nil.

noon, and then, within three quar up the half centary before, being Though the game was practically ters of an hour, the Army, who separated. Hamon made-a valuable confined to the Moorhen half, they contribution while three other players put up a very stout defence during won the toss and batted first, lost scared double figures. With the score the first half, the only goal scored three wickets for 59 runs. at 172 for the loss of nine wickets the being a penalty for the Seamew. They made an unfortunate - innings was declared closed. Parker In the second half, the Seamow had start, losing Cpl. Davies with the was tha most" successful of the bowlers, taking four wickets for 27 things pretty much their own way score board still blank, rung, ge

and scored three more goals be- although Major Crake and Lieut. The teams Reynolds added 45 in good style, the runs but found the home players

The visiting batsmen went out for fore the whistle blew.

both lost thair, wicketa. fielding · brilliantly. In trying to H.M.S. Seämew, Chapman watch short roos, Moor was an out. Chan, Horn Meacham, Goodman, The tricky wicket gave every Pearce looked as if he would bring Grimsdell; Mahoney, Kemp, Leeson, assistance to the slow bowlers, the team within reach of the hosts Cardy and Smith,

who found that they could make bowled by Omar... With the second Welch; Ellis, Lee-Marson, Gregory; ma score was: total but after making 37 he was H.M.S. Moorhen-Hart; Berry, the ball turn appreciably, ball of the last over Omar bowled Thompson, Woods, Joel, Ah Wing Farkor and then disturbed Beck's and Day. stumps with the last ball of the match, the game ending with

The present position of the holders' score at 127 for nine wickets. League fable is as follow:

Goal. Omar was deadly with the ball and captured six wickets for 28

DIVISION IL

Indian R. C. Narrowly Defeat Sappers,

the

runs.

were!

Major Cráke, € Laslott,

Humphreya

Cpl. Davies, & Wright, b Laslett P. W. LD. F. A Pla. Lieut. Reynolds, e Stephenson, Tarantula ....5 4 1 0 14 68

b. Mosely Sonmow Moorhen

Moth Cicala Shameen

4.3 10.12 3.8 8 26 1 12 25 G 62.3 16. 13.6 4-2-2011 74 312 0 4 4 2

In a low scoring match the Indian R.C. defeated the Royal Engineers and Royal Corps of Signals on the Stephenson hit up 68 and Squad. former's ground. The visitors took Ldr. Boumphrey 21. first knock and, after a disastrous Police v. Hongkong Electric

The feature of the above match;

ASAHIhaving missed a penalty, they

were a goal in arrears. Kowloon' y Ng Kam-chuen when working occasions before the final whistle start, scored 74 runs. Harrison and was the bowling of B.G. Baker for defence is normally good enough into a dangerous position. McKel- BEER

vie netted easily from the

Te-

Licut Musson, not out Lieut. Maxwell, not out

Extra

Total (3 wickets)

The

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

"CLUB'S SURPRISING. WIN

OVER NAVY,

Play was subject to quick'trans- fers in the second half, but the Police had the greater share of the game and Rodger was called upon to extend himself on many

Licence saved the side from a brought relief.

complete collapse by putting on 58 the Police. He took nine wickets for to make the most of such circum-sultant penalty award.

Wynne and MeGreavy were the runs for eighth wicket. 4. R. Sumad 30 runs and claimed three victims strong men in the Police defence, returned the best analysis, his four with successive balls. The Police stances, but for ten amazing

mado 159 runs, of which W. L minutes they went all to pieces didly throughout and Teo Kwal-well for the most part. Jessop

The Athletic backs played splen- Howarth and Hudson backing up wickets conting 16 runy made when Beadows scored 51, C. F. Alexander In their Rugby match with the

Runs were not cally Find the Athletic netted four timesing was the best of the forwards, had rather more than he could do the Indians went in to bat but they 36' and T. Hunter 23. The Hongkong Navy on Saturday, the Hongkong

the to hold.Alexander and Jackson. The forwards were hard-workers missed.

but achieved no balance and little Kowloon were erratic. All the combination.. The Club were also remarkably good better in defence than attack. The players did GRAND PRIZE") HONGKONG Junior Division was Kowloon's things at different times, but only scrappy play of the forwards was).

Nichelle, who played brilliantly somewhat mitigated by the fact in goal, revealed entire con- that they were one short for more siteness. The right wing wits than half the game." better than the left, and MeKel- vie's efforts in the centre and the

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South China were not quite good enough for the Navy, but the Borderers required a penalty to give them victory against the Royal Artillery,

The best performance in the goalless draw with the KO.S.B. Reserves. The soldiers were 011 top for the greater part of the Kame, but Kowloon's defence did

Bremarkably well, Angusion

particularly distinguishing him- Fulf. All other matches in the

Eator league resulted in the way

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The results are appended:

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R.A. Era. RA.M.C.

St. Joseph's

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1 B.K.F.C.

1 St. Josepli's

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0 Royal Navy

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KOWLOON'S COLLAPSE,

Six Goals in Last Twenty Minutes of Game.

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He gave opportunities in critical stage which could not be

effect of keeping the line together.

Bedley was the best of the half- backs, while the only real faults of Pile and Gilleti at back con- sisted of a couple of misunder, Blandings."

ed

A NARROW VICTORY, Borderers Hard Pushed by

the Artillery.

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managed to knock off the runs require Electric replied with 02, B. G. Baker Football Club scored an unexpect

ed victory by 12 points (four- with the total at 98. Ackber was Hongkong C.C. v. Crafgengewer. tries) to (a dropped goal and a ed for victory. The innings closed doing all the damage. top scorer with 20 while Mohamed On the Hongkong C.C. ground the try) The teams were as follows: contributed 24. · Harrison diamissed home second eloven played, the HK.F.C-R. J. Grieve; Roy, IL V five batsmen for 39 runs,

Craigengower juniors and won by nine Koop, JD. H. Hutchison, G. P. Lam-1 wickets. The visitors baited first mort, 1 Goldman; G.-A. Plummer, FRIENDLY, MATCHES. and were all dismissed for 35 runs, J. L. Bonnar; D. A. Milne-Day, A D G.E.R. Divett taking seven wickets Suttill, W. F. Peers, F. R. Burch, E. Royal Navy and Indian R. C. for 16 runs. The hosts passed their West, B. P. Massey (Captain),

opponents' total with nine wickets, in A. E. Kendrew, B. L. Stock Again Draw,

hand, R. K. Hepburn making 22-runs. A FINE GAME.

Royal Navy:-A. B. Webb (H.M.S. Following their drawn game in the A. Kitekell. took two wickets for five

Cornwall) Aircraftaman Meacock Royal Navy Defeat South China. League. the Royal Navy and

the uns,

R.A.S.C. v. Lane Crawford's,

(1.M.S. Hermes), Aircraftsman Nas Indian R.C. met again at King's Park

xey (Hermes), Midshipman Buckley The Navy again gave a fine but like the first match, no decision The R.A.B.C, received a team from (Cornwall), Marine McKay (Corn-

real

was reached. The match produced Mesurs. Lane Crawford's and lost in wall); Fenton (Hermes) (Cape exhibition of teamwork, of combination between every mem

nearly 300 runs, of which the visitors a very low scoring match. The hosts tain), Stoker Sayer (Cornwall); Lt. Midshipman ber of their eleven, and earned claimed 172, for the loss of only four could do no better than make it runs, MacLean (Cornwall),

wickets,/"

twenty-six of which were from the Griffiths (Cornwall), A. B. Knott their 2-0 victory. South China Batting first, the Indians severely bat of Fry, 11. Overy captured soven (Cornwall), E, A, IL. Lord (Cornwall), also played capitally, producing, punished the bowling and knocked up wickets for 24 runs. When play Stoker Roach (Cornwall), d. B. Pady » number of delightful movements the huge total of 172 runs for four closed the visiting team had made 60) doa (Petersfield), Sto. P. O. Shutt which must have succeeded against wickets, when the innings was de- for nine wickets (H. Hampton 20). (Seraph), E ·R. AL-Hammond nut other defences. Chu Kwok-clared. A. A. Rumjahn was respon Fry look four wickets for 23 runs.

sible for 80 of the runs and was! The youthful talent of the Kow.

The Club grlayed a surprisingly, undefeated while A. K. Minu collected loon Cricket Club had the better of fine game, and at half-time led by 42 before being dismissed.

in tussle with the elder members in

the

(Hermos)

The Borderers were hard push-luen, who has proved himself a

to secure the winning goalsharpshooter ere this, made against the Royal Artillery. It only had mistake of the game. He The Naval team made strenuous a match on Saturday afternoon be two tries, scared by Bonuar and came close to the end in the form mickicked with an open goal yawn-efforts to overtake their opponents' tween teams captained by. W. Drace Koop, to mil. In the second half,

of a penalty, which Everest netted. Ing in front.

score but found they had fasufficient (Over 30) and E. C. Fincher (Under. Mckay stored a dropped goal for He missed a similar award a few

The latter's cloven won by the Navy, and Buckley registered time in which to make the necessary 30), minutes later.

runs. When stumps were drawn seven wickets, E. F. Fincher making a try, whilst Goldman put on tavo they had made 121 rune for the lose the sixth successive half century of further tries for the Club.

six wickela, Lieut. F. M. season.

Fung King-cheong reappearru for South China and this was the signal for a much improved display all round. He displayed excel lent form, but had no luck with his attempts to burst through the

middle.

As far as football went, however, there was really only one team in it. The Borderers did well enough in midfield to justify a decisive win and the fact that such was not forthcoming only portrays their deficiencies-f the goal area more emphatically. They manoeuvred extremely cleverly for their op-quintette which kept South China's portunities, and when they came, just frittered them away with bal defenders on their toes,

Firth scored the first goal from a shooting, sometimes wild and some-rebound from the post and Gould

times wenk,

They exerted great pressure throughout the first half, but the R.A. came nearest to scoring, a hot shot by Allen striking the underside of the crossbar and rebounding in- to play. Again, near the end of the first spasm, a surprise shot by Catton almost found Shears out of place.

The Navy's left wing was weak compared with the right but there was a liveliness about the whole

the second, also from a rebound.

MARRIED V. SINGLE.

الم

New Year Day Attraction at Kowloon,

Chinese Athletře defeated Kow- ioon on their merits, bat it was touch and go for a very long time, Kowloon gave a pleasing display du many respects and "fell from grace only when they appeared in have the match well in hand. All the goals were crowded into the last twenty minutes, Kowloon scoring first. Then their defence had one of those bad spells which

The annual Married v Single match comes to all sides at some time or

on New Year's day morning is at on the Kowloon Football Club ground other and they paid the full

tracting enormous interest and a big penalty against a nippy line of

The fine defenders of the Artil-crowd is expected to cheer the sider forwards, four goals being netted ery looked likely to hold out to the an. It is understood all the men are before they pulled themselves to-end, but they were guilty of in- bringing their families and they will gether.

fringements under pressure and not lack encouragement. In fact the pald the penalty.

Single, men are in for a rather bud lime of it if reports to hand are cor. rect.

RECREIO SETBACK. Goals Give Away at King's

. Park.

The game will start at 31. and will be followed by a motor cycle football match between teams cap tained by Lieut. Howard of the:] Somerset Light Infantry, and Mr. Williams of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps Motor Cycle Bection. Raffles and distribution of prizes will take place at the conclusion of this game,

Up to a point, nevertheless. Kowloon put up an excellent fight against a side which was much in ball control, but his rallying McGlinchey was as clever as ever quicker on the ball and less affect efforts did not produce anything sald, the genial Secretary of the "It's going to be a great struggle," ed by the festive season which is more impressive than neat passing. Club. "The general opinion is the Christmas. As a result, the gume Stevens was one of the worst offen- Married side will just about do it. was full of Interest and excite.ders, but in many respects he did The old stalwarts will have the up- ment.

so well that he should be persisted port of some who are now no longer The Athletic did not look like with.

entitled to call themselves

#ngle scoring until Wong Pak-chong actually got the equaliser. Many cusier opportunities had offered themselves in the fifty odd minutes preceding it, including a penalty awarded against Gillett for hands just inside the penalty area, from

The recent Recreto improvement which Suen Kam-shun struck the did not indicate defeat by St. foot of the post. . With their other Joseph's, but the home club turned chances they were equally out a very weak eleven and were prodigal, and their shots went deservedly losers. Neither side more often above the bar than was strikingly impressive, but St. outside the posta. Nicholls in Joseph's developed better team, goal was never seriously troubled work from the beginning and even before the interval, except when though they were in arrears at the Too Kwal-sing scored from an interval, looked potential winners. off side position, and had his goal Rocha into his own not to give the U.Omar-deflected a shot from

The Athlolic gave a sound dia- Recreio the lead, and Beltrao ros- play of clever football and it was [ponded by punting out, striking his the strength of their half-backs own half-back and seeing the ball that finally led to the undoing of rebound into his goal. Thus, up the home team. Wong Shui-wn to this stage, defenders had done was most conspicuous, his Hight- what the opposing attacks could Results in the second round of the ning interceptions upsetting many not.do, v

Kowloon Golf Goh Junior Champion- a nicely-developing movement by Sansom, a very promising centre-ship, played yesterday, the Kowloon forwards,

forward, changed this give and take fullover business by heading through neatly A. A. Dand beat E. 0, Murphy, B from a corner,

up and to play.

disallowed.

Kowloon never gave up strive ing, but their forwards for the most part had to pog away without expecting or getting much assist unce from the meri behind them.

The Recreio never settled down. Their half-backs worked hard but were always out of touch with

The arrangements are in the handi of Mossrs Jeeves, Clark, Clemo and Tickets can be obtained from the Blackley. The fixture is for charity.

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