1932-12-30 — Page 20

DECEMBER

TWO EXCITING LEAGUE SOCCER DUELS TO-MORROW

HONGKONG HOCKEY IN

RETROSPECT

AMAZING GROWTH OF THE MAMAK LEAGUE

VISIT OF THE Y. M. C. A.

TO MACAO®

(By "Bully-Off")

TUIRED months of the 1982-83 boe- ment. Lieut. Whiteway Wilkinson, koy noson are now left behind of the Bignals, beading the list with and the time is opporting to review an aggregate of 82 to his credit. A In general that period. The past half close second is Garbachan Singh, of season has been the roost successful the Badlo, the top scorer last season, since the introduction of the game to with 20, and A.E.P. Guest, St. An- the Colony, and the popularity of the drowe's, running third w

third with 20, sport is evidenced in the fact that atj Prosent more than forty teams, ro-HE Y.M.C.A. have folded three presenting Civilian, Army and Navy teams this year and so far have units and-ladies are in the field.

met with a fair' mansuro. of success.

biration which has registered to its The first team is a very useful com successes a 3-0 victory over the Lincolns, a 1-1 draw with the South

VISIT OF KOWLOON TO CAROLINE HILL

ARTILLERY MEET BORDERERS FOR A SECOND TIME

LEAGUE LEADERS MUST MAINTAIN PRESENT FORM TO WIN

8. STRANG, SOUTH CHINA AND ATHLETIC CLASH

IN SECOND DIVISION

Club's nów centra-

forward

AFTER last works holiday

programme of cup ties,

the senior league teams re- turn to-day to serious con- sideration of points, and

morrow, the last day of 1932, everyone will be anxious to- to make a brave entry into

As fate will have it we have

THE outstanding event of the past ...fow months has undoubtedly been the re-constitution of the Mamak tournament.. move which was first Wales Borderes and a goalless draw the second half of the indlested in those columns and which with the Incognitos. Their analysis caused no small sensation in local to-date ist-Played 15, won 0, last 7. season, hockey circles. The situation Aroso drawn 2, goula for 20, goals against following the mudden awakming by 24. The second string has been less the Naval hockey officials attached to fortunate and has only recorded for a series of matches offering the China Fisk to the fact that the wins in 14 games played. They have more than ordinary interest, units competing in the tournament drawn five times and lost on fire and the old year, so far as soccer ware doing so in contravention to the occasions. The "A" team has the beat la concerned should go out ruilag of the Hemoside Hockey average of the three aides, having the cries of enthusiastic and ex- Association, to which

the NAVY won nine of the 15 games they have Hockey Association

played, and scored a total of GO goals cited partisans. affiliated, in that they were taking with only 33 part in a prize compuútion.

turn

LTHOUGH they themselves were not aliated, the Mamak com- mitico took the very rizo stop of eliminating the trophy except for the purpose of inscribing the name of the

winner on it at the end of each sonson. It is doubtful whether even this step

against them.

brings them within the ruling of the N January 8th, the Y.M.C.A. will Engush Association, but it has ap

lalt Macao to play the Macao parently satisfied the Naval authorit Hockey Club, and will be represented les and they have continued to allow by the following:-L.D. Skinnet; A. their units to remain la the league. Tate, E.0. Murphy: R.A. Bates, But for their timely more in this mat. D. McLellan, F. S. W. Smith; G. I.

to

Kowloon, that team of com plexes and paradoxes, are at Caro- line Hill: the Artillery, whose

min

(ByVERITAS".)

FORECAST.

Division 1

PERSONALITIES,

ROBERTSON, the brilliant Navy defender.

they alriko form on Saturday they PRISONERINGEN |might easily rush the Artillery off their feet, but I can hardly conceivo It happening.

8. CHINA v Kowloon St. JOSEPH'S Police "Borderers v R.A.

Recreio v ATHLETIC. Lincolns v Club

Division 2

Eastern EWO

Club KOWLOON St. Joseph's + BORDERERS

S. China v ATHLETIC

Artillery v LINCOLNS Navy v Toun Tain

Division 3

HOLIDAY

CRICKET

FEATURES

Brilliance of Cmdr. Shaw

ARMY V NAVY THRILLS]:

Leaging Averages of the League Players

(By "The Stumper")

HONGKONG CRICKETERS AT HOME

10 INTERPORTERS TO PLAY IN. ENGLAND

FIVE MATCHES, SO FAR ARRANGED

THE PROGRAMME

Negotiations have been completed for a beries of cricket matches in Somerset and Devonshire between a team composed of Hongkong cricketers and some County teamaTM

CERIOUS cricket has been not aside In England. -

during the last week, and typical At the moment there are about oliday games have provailed. The nintoon local players who have. senior League made no progress over signified their willingness to take the last week-end, but two matches

The Artillery conceded points to the Borderers in their first match of the season, but they start off to-morrow on an entirely different footing. Now they have the advantage of playing with

were deelded in the Junior League. part in these gores provided they a very high morale, and in the The Hongkong Cricket Club engaged can get off on Home loavo, and knowledge that they have won the Army in the Annual Triangular from the list of names avaliable every game since October 8th-Tournament and had bad luck to loso it appears that Hongkong can. Bold- no mean feat. I think Bryant. Jy only soven runs. The Kowloon C.C;' quite a formidable team, who. Pardoc, Allen and their colleagues won convincingly against the Royal should in no way disgrace them will be strong enough to help Navy at King's Park, a testure of selves at Home, and who should bo tible to uphold the high standard. themselves to another two points the game being an undefeated century and advance another step in the by Fincher.

of Hongkong cricket. direction of championship hon-THE Triangular Tournament match

ours.

STRANCE FOR STRANGE!

• +

way, the Army were dismissed for

Z rung..

They will be up against very

A.C.

I was productive of some good bowl stiff opposition in the five matches ing on boch siden. Considering the which have already been arranged, batting strength of tho teams on of which two are two-day mitaire AIR FORCE v. University

The Club introduce a new cen-aged, storing was low. On Satur- and the others one-day matches. 8. China v Athletic

tre-forward. Ho Ja 3. Strango, y 106 runs, Ricketts again doing THE INTERPORTERS. THE top scorer for the "Y" in W.J.

TEAM Caleft back for Hongkong's Inter- the damage for the Club by taking six Brown, who, up to the 17th De- displays during the first part of

port and local representative wickets for only 36 runn. The Club

The players who have intimated Coming in as successor suered a worse fate when they took their willingness to take part in cember when he was "crocked" had the season havo astonished every present, their list of deputies Is teama.

everyone will their turn at the wickut, boing skit- netted 38 times. The second best one and put them at the head aggregato la held by G. Fowler of the table, visit Chatham Road strong, that nearly all positions to Albert Howe,

wish him the best of luck in his tied out for only 78. Lieut. Garth these matches are A. C. Beck (H.K With 10.

to meet the Borderera, another can be adequately Billed."

new position. He will find that waste had an inspired day and took C.C.), C. R. Sayer (C.S.C.C.), F.J. The Chinese should win, un-filing it is no sinecure, and it is

no lower than eight wickets for only do Rome.(CS.C.C.), E. B. Read (C.S.C.C.), B. D. Evans (C.SC.C.), side capable of doing anything,

leas Kowloon can pierce the a bold step to jump from the

E. J. R. Mitchell (H.K.C.C.), J, E. but too often finishing up by do-

defence a couple of times early rearguard to nive of the forward WITH an advantage of 32 runs on Richardson (C.S.C.C.). F. Baker ing nothing: The Club, minua Albert Howe, are being entertain- on. Under those circumstances line. Ho has his brother E. W

the first innings, the Army could (C.S.C.C.), H. G. Wallington (C.S.- I think I would be among the Strange on his left and Dominy muster only two runs more than their CC.). A. Reid (H.K.C.C.). C ed by the Lincolns at Sackunpoo:

dozen to put a shirt on their on the right, and I think that ifra chort, tonours being ovanly Bowker (H.K.C.C.), and the Police, a mixture of bril-

fance, inferiority and indifference, chances!

he la properly looked after by divided among the Club bowlers. bet journey to St. Joseph's, the team

W.G. Geater (H.K.C.C.), E. W. South China have a slight pull these men as well as Boyd, he will, with 140 runs to win, the Club bata (K.C.C.), E. R. Duckitt (H.K.C.C.), in the forward line, but can give probably make a success of the men falled by saves runs after na

exciting finian. The Army bowling Hamilton (C.3.C.C.), F. S. W very little to Kowloon when it venture. Strange has a mine of

was very consistent and their fielding Smith (K.C.C.), F. E. Lawrence I keen.

(K.C.C.) and L. T. Ride (Univer- to the intermediates. good football in him, though

sity): would suggest that he remember Walker has so strengthened the to keep Bia to pointing to the PERHAPS the youngest cricketer to In addition to these, D. 1, N Kround when shooting, otherwise havo represented Hongkong In Anderson (University) will be with the inclusion of Cook, who is he is likely to do a lot of balloon-; any Interport series, Peninsula back line that this,

quito to put their shirts on Kowloon Bound, rather than spectacular. against South China, especially as custodian, also compares the game is in the vast Caroline favourably with the illites," Hill stadium, but let us bear just one point in mind.

Lor there is every reason to believe Fowler, G. C. Burnett, W. J. Brown, that the Army would have followed G. A. Sommer and T. J. Price. The the end of the Navy officials and reforce will be A. G. Jefferys, and the of weak defence, but dangerous probably scratched their entranta parly will be accompanied by a num-forwards. which would have left the competition ber of the Y.M.C.A. ladies,

to continue between soven Civilian

teams only.

+

IN

N the departure on leave this month of T.J. Price, both the Club

8 It is the Kamak tournament con- Atinues to enjoy the reputation of and the Y.1.C.A., hockey teams will

be temporary losing being the premior heckey hady in the an old and valuer Colony and is progressing favourably player. Ilis ab With other three months ahead of

from renco them they have 132 dxtures to be comY.M.C.A. even dur ploted and with the continued supporting the second hal of the individual clubs there should be of the season wil no difficulty in this direction.

the

sovorely feli He is one of the

reliabl most

local wingers in hockey and his skil often enables him. to cut in when a

defence is at B

*

What more would you? KOWLOON ▼. S. CHINA,

more than a dozen people willing Now there probably won't be

comes

GUNNERS SHOULD WIN,

On current form one's vote must Kowloon To-morrow,

are go to the Royal Artillery in thoir! turning out the Identical team encounter with the Borderers, which thrashed the Athletic Aive although the 24th are just nil but a few weeks ago,

men to upset the the "beat lald

It may mean a lot, or converse-achemes of mice and men."

ing,

What gives one confidence in the Gunner's is their goal-scor ing potentialities; the present; pivotal. brilliant form of Pardoe as

n

reason

in

beer the

oriler in

proceeding to England to continue his studies,. and has also sigulfed his willingness to play. Then there la F. R. Zimmern (CC.C.) who in at present in England also studying. for Law, and he might be approach

to play for Hongkong.

DJ.N. Anderson, who played against This change allows Desmond | Shanghai and Ma- Hynes, one of Hongkong's most inya 1920, 15 promising young players to come again showing con- with In at left back. (Interport sistont form

The to bat in scores erlectora, niense note!);

in three conucutiv

Of these names, ton are Hong- Club need have no fear of being, innings have

kong Interporters, while the others THERE are still three teams who

weakened by his inclusion. the

126 against enjoy unbeaten records in the

have Agured prominantly in local Army. 71 agains league, namely the Radio, the ID-

Boyd comes to centre-half which Civil Service C.C

cricket. A team drawn from these cognitos and the lat. ILK.S. Battery

permita Skinner to take up the and 38 against th

names will be well equipped with The Radio, last years champions, are

bowling and batting talent, and right half position, where he is Indian R.C. Ho un at prosont at the head of the tabl

should more than hold their own with 25 points out of a possible 20, disadvantage and score from acutely nothing, but I am prepared to

doubly an effective as in the derwent an opera...

tlon for appendicitis coriler the against the English teams. Seven their only reverse belag a draw with angles. He has played for the Y.M.- believe that Kowloon will be a

the year. The Club should send

of these players are members of the the Medway. The Incognitos are the M.C. over since the club was first different team to that which show-

Hongkong cricket Club team, while only team who have got to lows a formed in Hongkong, whilst hip as-ed up so dismally against St.

builder of attacks; and the fact Athletic all the way, and on paner. AVING at last found a reliable

the Civi thero are eight from why point. They have appeared on the nociation with the Hongkong Hockey Joseph's last week. McKelvie is

they H suc- back: so is Cook, who has

chance there is no that Jones hasn't n

slow bowler in Ricketts, it must fald on seven occasions and have won Club is a long one.

This

should not win. Kowloon did it. ceeded Gurevitch in goal.

against the clever Allen.

bo a terrible disappointment to the Service, four from the Kowloon 0.0. cach game, and have notted 27 gonla

Kowloon beat the Athletic, the Club to have to lose him now, I un- and two from the University. with only threo goals being ecored

so far as the Peninsula boys are There is no doubt about it that Club beat Kowloon, and Yeal derstand he came from Swatow and arelast them. The H.K.B. Battery E. R. Divett, the popular Long-la bound to have some effect, and

This is has been transferred back. He will have played 11 games and havo lost. Kong Club centre-forward, who

concerned it won't be of an ad- when Jonies fa subdued, most of perhaps you are right. was recently married at Tientsin, re- only one point.

the sting of the Borderers' attack false reasoning. None the less he leaving Hongkong shortly, and the

The opposition will be composed attack will bo considerably turned to the Colony on Christmas verse nature.

is taken out. This was proved in I shall expect to see the Athletic Club

of players who take part in the weakened. THE Royal Signals are the foremost Eve and will be included in the Club

Minor Counties matches and a few. the England v Wales match this give away a point.

teams. rivals to the Iladio for premier team against the Jat Regiment on the

week, and the Navy demonstrated honours. They have claimed the first U.S.R.C. ground, and he should Im-

THE Navy-Army encounter provid- from the regular County

ed an exciting finish on the H.K. South Devon provide players for position in the table on two occasions prove the attack which since his

Nevertheless the Welshmen but have been ousted by the Radio absence has falled on more than one

the same point a short while ago.

C.C. ground yesterday afternoon, the the Devonshire side in the Minor:

ona Counties Competition and Somerset each time. They are only one point occasion.

Navy snatching a victory by behind the champions but have com-

wicket. The Army had to fight with have some men who turn out for their backs to the wall for the most, for the Somerset Stragglers. micted two more fixtures.

part of the game, and if their bata-i men had not failed so badly in the first innings, they might have rapented, drawn up. their last year's performance In de feating both the Navy and the Club. As it was, the Navy led by 110 runs Intra-Club on the first innings, but a splendid Innings for 97 by Licut. Garthwaite retrieved the position somewhat and Present-enabled them to put up 238 in their

second venture to the wicket.

the tale

•

+ •

+

ALL CHINESE STRUGGLE.

9. CHINA ADVANTAGE. South China may not be in the position to turn out their strong-

The second division contains est eleven, but oven If they have

reserves, which form a useful, though extraordin- only a couple of matches inviting to call on any

the ary variable, combination.

(Continued on Page D.)

TN the Coor Clark Cup competition is by no means certain at

the Hongkong Ladles opened with

The Week-End. Sports Fixtures

FOOTBALL. League, Div. 1. K.0. 4 p.m.

Medway have had a che-

a creditable win over St. Andrew's wer to-date and recent Ladies, by whom they had been of unexpected defeated on the two previous occasions mulow them in the teams had met this season. Untit they played their competition game THERE is every

year's wooden on that this they had not fielded the same X7 on 1 mữes than two oćtnalons and this will be the R.A.0.0, who have dura i probably cunts for the fact that of been able to record a single goue twelve sprances they have the eleven matches they have played, made they have any won three

S. China v Kowloon-Caroline while their eftadel has fallen on 87 b They are undoubtedly the beat fron kitle in the Culms. A

Hill prominent

Wells and Kowloon:-Cook: J. Churchill, mer THERE is a clubs fght of tourna Cinck up to me the l in the Caer Bins: Boatman, Nelems,

made her debut Walker: Watkins, McKelvio and Hill,

Police St. B.W.B V R.A.-Chatham

occasions,

*

Bcoring honours in the

game.

their Tanka

CHARITY FOOTBALL ON

NEW YEAR'S DAY.

(By "Veritas")

TWENTY-two footballers, two trainers, four sponges and a couple of mascots are going to spend a sleep- less night on Sunday, January 1st, 1933,

Lake and Bickford.

St. Joseph's Joseph's

Road

Recreio

Navy v Tsung Tsin-Kow. loon. 4 p.m.

Division 3

RAF. University--Recrelo, Chinese y & China-Chinese,

2.30

2.30

4.

CRICKET.

LEAGUE

Craigengower Match-Sunday,

University, Past Sunday,

*

*

Present:A.M. Rodrigues, A.T. | Lee, LT Ride, D.J.N. Anderson, IEUT. Garthwaite had bad luck in

Zimmern, E.L. Gonane, H. not reaching his first century in Nomanblay, A.T. Nomanbhay, A.A. Hongkong. He had batted very well Aziz, K.T. Loke, B.K, Ng.

throughout the morning, and at 071 Club:-Fogwell; Low and Sloan: hit a ball low to mid-on. Jemmett McKeller, Puncheon and M, Rail- took the catch very low, and the G. ton: Milne, Bell, Watson, G. Dun- bataman thinking that the fielder had taken it on the half-volley, did not can and Farrow,

move from the creuse, but the umpira decided it was a entch. I.R.C. Intra: Club Match. Over 25:-A. A. RumjuhnWITH

Division 2

R.A.S.C.- Civil Service + Valley

1

*

THE FIXTURES.

1

The following is the fixtures

June 22, South Devon at Newton

Abbot.

June 28-29, Devon Dumplings.

at Exeter County.

June 26, Men O'Mendin at Wells June 37, Sidmouth at Sidmouth.

DIVISION I.

Jetting.

B. Kitchwil (C.c...) 1. Atsplein (K.6.C)

lehon (1.K.C.C.)

(Pallesi

4. A. V. TỈNH (KCC). F. M. al Armill (IRC.)

14 T150

7. D. Kilber (II.X.0.0.)... #: 91 – 125 AL-

J. Armstrong (HKO.C.) 4.71 - 19 13.1

Bowling,

RAJ Somber: Allen and Taylor: Collier, Fardoo and Red-

C. V. Alexander (Police) 8:1 111 22. gors: Wood, Gough Dryant, Moore, and Seal

Civil Survica:-FJ Ling, F.H. (Capt.), A.H. Rumjahn, A.H. W only eight runs more to win,

Jemmett, the last Navy man in JL. Baffled (LJLC.)...ma (#4 Rectelo Chinese Ath-binton,

Holdman, Drow Pob Madar A. Bakar, J.S... Curreem. had two balls to face. The Arat ke A Romfahr, Bud.), 110, 17:1024

F.Fbuttres P.D. T. Hamet, S.A. Ismail, A. Rahmin, anicked to allps, but the chance was D.R. x 10.0.0.) Crawley, F.E.

MathJF.A.T. Barma, A.K. Minu and FM, Ol not taken. He managed to black the butts (O.C.C

T. R. ftanter #21 177 200'C BOL last bail of the over, and the batting loob. 21kk1z Club Rodger: Martin and con, R.A. Simpson Hynes: Skinner, Boyd and Dan-

ILE.C.C

Under & S--Sookun- AR. enn: Williams, Dominy, S. Strange,

Abbas, M. P. Madar. A.R.H. Yates; who wanted no time in banging PM Esmall, AR. Suflad, H.L. Pereira, the Navy a one-wicket victory.

1wo boundaries in theroe balls, to give KCCO E. Gahagan (Cap- A.A. Rumjahn, Jr., A.M. Rumjahn E. Strange and Fowler.

Lincolns Club---Sookunpoo | McGowan, S. Randle, R.G. Köverk Arcu 25F.D. Pereira (Capt.) I was transferred to Licut. Commdr. A. P. Cateres (Ilawrela) 19.774: 12

They will have a lot on their | the past it has always received the mlads, becauso quite apart from generous and enthusiastic support

Division 2, K.O. 2.30. the fact that the provlous night is of the public, there is every reason Now Year's Eve, the following to be optimistle that next Monday. Enstern Ewo-Kowloon morning (1.0. Monday, January 2), will prove no exception in this di- Club v Kowloon-Club is to see a struggle to the death rection.

Kowloon:-Boyes: G. White between these Ez footballers, two The football match, of course, and Pothorick: Nicols, Whitfeld trainers, four sponges and a la the piece de resistance, but it is and Benwell: Owen Davies: couple of mascots, all on behalf of not all that is being offered in the Duffold, Staveley, Phillips and V. charity.

way of entertainment for ons dol-White. The scone is the Kowloon Foot-lar. Highland dances by Pipe- St. Joseph's v 8.W.B-St ball Club, the event a football Major Mackie's clever troupe of Joseph's match, the teams the K.F.C., and youngsters, innumerable raffles, a 8. China v Chinese Athletic the K.CO., and the cause, local candle-lighting competition, which Caroline Hill

RA. Lincolns-Sookunpoo | charitablo' institutions. It in ni should be of great practical valuo continuance of what has now bo- to busbands who are wont to ro R.A.: Holmes: Lowen

and come the Kewldon Football Club's turn home lata from the Club, and Lendbetter: Hill, Greenahloids. annual effort to help those in less a hundred other novelty attrae- and Harris: Snook, Hardy, Frear fortunate,circumstances, and as in l (Continued on Page 9.) zon, McDonald and Gibbon

•

poo.

HOCKEY.

"

Araill (1.1.C.) 401 15 11:11 As Aires (Recreio).T Alexander (Phiire) - may 64 NATUR Lown (I.1.0.0)... HAN

Gown (8.0)) ***

kasuan M.

DIVISION

strong: C.W.E. Bishop, R.K. Davies, 3. lomall, K. Nazarin and AK. THE whole-day game between Walker (8.0.0.) -

Ismail, A.H. Harbord; LD. Kilbee, R.J.D. Lowe, R.S.W Patterson, C.B.R. Sargent and C.A, Wright.

Friendlies

K.C.C. ▼ Aray-Sat, and Sun. K.C.C. K.C.C.-F. Goodwin, EC. Fin- chor, E.F. Fincher, J.C. Lyal, G.C. Burnett, A.T. Lay, O.J. Stapleton, L. McInnes, W.C. Hung NAE. Mackay, and F.S.W. Smith.

TRIANGULAR TOURNAMENT,

HECC ♥ Navy Club. But.

& Sum

Mamak League--Monday KLT.C. v II.MS. Medway

Indian R.O. and the University að Sookunpoe was an enjoyable affair. The hosts batted first and knocked up 169, of which A.H. Hadar claimed 61.

10. Fincher

Ho batted well throughout and did not give semblance of a chance. Our & anir the other side, A.M. Rodrigues, the fë Kuman Incognitos Wishart Mon- University skipper played sound A. 1. lay day, Navy, 3.30. 11

inning for 58 not out. DN. A Barr Incogniton:A.P.D. Silva: Föderson helped himself to 50 before. D. Barnett. Barron and EV. Roed: P.M.N. being diemizatd. Silva, W., Heed, and N. Beltrios FJ. Romadios, C.B. Barros 0.0

ETHRE Francia, R.C. Redland A.P. Boush. SURUOBYN

Triangular Tournament Club ▼ Navy Club :

UARTERS" RUGBY NOTES

Page 20Page 21