1933-12-07 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1933.

CLUB "A" FIFTEEN AGAIN DEFEATED

EMPLOY

WRONG

TACTICS

NAVY FORWARDS

ON TOP

CONDITIONS CALL FOR

NEW METHODS

(By "Line Out").

A Navy "A" fifteen beat the Club "A" in a rugby match at Happy Valley yesterday by one goal and two tries (11 points) to three tries (9 points),

The gaine was played on a rain soaked field, and the further heavy showers which fell during the match made the ball very difficult to handle.

Max Baer.

Max Baer

To Make

Screen

Debut

Even allowing for this the Club FORMER FIGHTER

The Services' Sporting

FOOTBALL

CHINA FLEET LEAGUE

LEADERS BEATEN

BY BERWICK

Section

Conducted By "The Scout"

TAMAR LOSE TO TARANTULA

Weak Covering Work By Backs

The Tanur lost to the Tarantula In the first division of the by three goals to one yesterday China Fleet League, the Ber-afternoon at the Valley. wick defeated the Kent by one goal to nil at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon.

THREE GOALS EACH

Friendly Match As Dockyard

The Topmen of the Kent drew with the Engine Room of the Kent in a football match played yester day afternoon on the Dockyard

ground.

easy the

Hathaway of the Tarantula was Anderson, the Topmen's centre up to his usual form, his passing forward played a sterling game, giving Hall a chance to open the his tricky footwork bewildering The Berwick opened the game Acoring. The Tarantula were vast his opponents. On three occasions with strong attack, but they ly superior in their passing and he broke through the defence, but wet and muddy found that the Kent had in Frame general play to the Tamar, whose owing to the and Heath Д defence equatchief weakness was. In defence, ground, was only able to find the to the occasion who repeatedly The backs did not cover well and net once. The conditions with the backs were inclined to throw their

broke up the dangerous rushes of left numerous openings. The second rain churning up the gravel pitch

were anything but passes anywhere and several errora

STARRED

the Berwick.

goal for the winnera came from a in this phase of the game gave the

During one of the Berwick's pass

from the wing, allowing playera floundering through puddles Bennet of the quick Navy forwards opportunities

Max Baer has been lost to the raids, Jones passed to Langmead,Smith to swerve in from his posi. of water. But to take the ball into the Club 25.

who broke through, to score tion to find the net. The half time Engine Room succeeded in equalis- world of boxing.

the the only goal of game, whistle blew with the Tarantulang with a fast ground shot and The Navy won because they

Like Carpentier and Bombardier The ground started to become leading 2-0.

half time was signalled with the adapted themselves to the condi- "Billy" Wella, he has forsaken the saturated with

teams sharing two goals. the heavy rain, tions right from the start, and the resin for the allver screen, and land players continually slipped break through with renewed vigour pack played very well indeed, I now at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer when attempting to shoot. They beat the Club forwards nine studios making a film which will Hudspeth of the Kent had most times out of ten for the ball, and shortly be released under the title unfortunate luck, twice getting révenie better thetics by all pack-of "The Prizefighter and

In front of the goalmouth only to ing behind the ball to take it on Lady.".

fall and miss the goal. until reaching the Club 'line, when they heeled quickly.

ERROR RECTIFIED TOO LATE

the

SUPERIOR TACTICS.

again broke through to see Woode In the second half, the Topmen

This place them in the lead. This reverse, Infused more life Into the

men, real Engine Room

und they

The second half saw the Tamar

to wcore through Smith. forward, if he had had proper sup port, would have proved 11 danger to the Tarantula defence, The Tarantula scored their third goal through Webb, at centre half, who netted from a long range.

'Teams:

Max Baer's last BUCCOBA RA R fighter was recorded against Max Schmeling. He never reached the top rung of the ladder, but hes The Berwick were slightly the remarkably successful superior in tactics, their long The Club only realised towards enjoyed a

H.M.S. Tarantula; Horne; Lewis, the end of the game that the best career, which looks like being re-asses being a source of danger

Shaw, Duckett, tactics to employ under the cir-peated in his new sphere if reports to the Kent, whose play consisted Bruce; Webb,

mostly of short, ineffective Smith, Hall, Hathaway, Heslip, cumstances were to take the ballare to be taken seriously.

тивен. If it bad not been for Bus. laneck the Kent's goalkeepeṛ,

with them by kick and rush methods and then to back it near the Navy line. And by that time the forwards seemed lifeless.

THE LAI WAH CUP TIES

Lammert opened the scoring with a try far out after running half the. length of the fleld, having received the ball from Harbord, who had caught an accurate cross kick from Whitham.

The Navy immediately replied with a converted try, and followed this up with another touch down after some good work by the for- warce. This was not converted,

In the second half the Club scored! twice through Harris Walker, who had taken Whitham's place at wing three-quarter. The first was the result of the one and only good three-quarter movement on the Club's part, the ball travelling out to the wing after being handled by all the backs. The Navy scored again through a forward movement. but it was too far out to be con verted.

Continued from Page'8)!,

And with Higgins out of the team through injury, and Fourter, scarcely up to the standard re- quired, the selection of Lawton at centreforward deserves considera- tion.

FAIRLY OBVIOUS.

managed to equalleo through Longley.

Tennis.

Topmen-Hopkins; Lore, Gisby; Brown, Hartley, Capiltae; Woods, Barker, Anderson, Bray, Lanaway.

Engine Hoom:~~Loo; Clark, Dawes; Richards, Flint, Watson; McErlaine, Swannel, Cavanagh, Longley, Bennet.

the score would have bean much H.M.S. Tamar: Challis; Brown, heavier, his goalkeeping being Staniland; Clarke, Fairless, Wells; absolutely sound throughout. The MeMirty, Smith, Elsworth, Weir, Always Good. Dancing shots directed at him, especially Wingfeld, by Jones, frequently brought him to hla knees,

In the second half, during a mulec in front of the, Kent's goal- month it looked as if the Berwick were going to score again. Lang- mead having a clear goal to shoot into, but Hancock managed to push the ball round the post.

Thomas of the Berwick niso played a sterling game.

Teams:

H.M.S. Berwick: Funnol; James, Jenkins: Kent, Thomas, Counselli Jones, Morgan, Langmead, Ryan, Hamblin,

The East Lanes man worked very bard against the Athletic: albeit it must be confessed that his shooting was hurdly to be commended. But Greenshields certainly cannot be preferred, for the R.A, player is an inside man, and has already-been chelli-Hudspeth, Hills, Stevenson,.]. proved Ineffective at centreforward.

Apart from this the Army team appears fairly obvious. Combay seems to fall naturally into the task of keeping goul. Allen and Morrison have already proved nn. admirable pair of backs. For the intermediate line I would prefer to see either Polmore, Cork and Jones, or Podmore, Thompson and

The Club were definitely beaten by the superior tactics of the Navy forwards. The civilians never got behind the ball to stop the woll organised rushes, and were inclined to break up too quickly and allow the Navy to push them off the ball | Jones. whenever they did heel it.

H.M.S. Kent: Hancock; Frames, Schofield, Mit- Heath; McLean,

Armstrong, Green.

SECOND DIV.

KEPPEL HELD TO A DRAW

MULLANE PLAYS AT CENTRE, HALF!

Unusual Role For S.W.B. Back

Mullane, the Borderers right back appeared in an unusual role yesterday when he played at centre half for the "Rest" of the Headquarter Wing against the Band-and-Drums.--

But even his presence could not; subdue the energetic Davies. centre-forward for the musical eleven, who recorded a hat-trick and was chiefly instrumental in his team's victory by 5 goals toļ

three.

Both sides тіней penalties, The Whitshed drew with the

Band Keppel in the second division of the Jones (6) failing for the My suggested forward line would China Fleet League yesterday after- and Drunia and Hewitt, leader of be Baldry, Harris, Lawton, Ridley noon at the Valley, both tennis scor- the "Reat" attack, emulating his and Hacquard.

ing twice., The Keppel had two example.

If teams, anything like those out-Navy league players but they were Ford and Matthias helped the TWO WINS FOR lined above should take the field on too well marked to make them-Band's score along to five and

Saturday, I still feel that the Navy cives conspicuous.

Hayes and Gonuing replied for LA SALLE would have the better' cliance of Fairless did not play his usual the "Rest".

winning.

game, his anticipation being at Teaman: Indisputably they arc

more fault and he was frequently. beaten

IN INTER-COLLEGE

FOOTBALL ·

powerful cohesive force. Their to the ball. Gay played a good Band and Drums:-Lockhard; | league experience must react in hard game at left half, his subtle Smith (69) and Sparks: Osborne, (8:3): their favour. These two factors footwork leaving the Whitshed in Jones (G1) and Smith alone are sufficient to put them into a quandary several times.

Kelly, Matthias, Davies, Ford and In the inter-collegiate noccer yes the final.

The Keppel opened the scoring Meyrick. terday La Salle College gained, a

The only first division match through Palmer, who took the ball double victory by beating both the over the week-end is that between the

on

the and found Wah Yan and Ying Wah Colloges China Athletic and the Royal net before the goalkeeper could First XI and Second XI respectively, Artillery. after hard-fought games.

In the game between La Salle's First XI and the Wah Yan First XI, La Salle were the victors by the add goal in five, the final score being 3-2. Wah Yan led in the first half through a goal scored by S. Hamet, who scored on the rebound from a penalty shot.

In the second half neat play be- tween E. Silva and C, Poon levelled the score; E. Silva acoring. Soon after, п the result of a very good

Pod bout between both teame, an infringement was made by a Wah Yan player and the free kick, token by Poon, gave La Salls the lead. Hamet, through bad co-ordination in the La Salle defence, scored Wah Yan's second goal. Another penalty against Walt Yan for an infringement, was converted by W. Gottsche, and from then till the end of the game La Salle kept. the lead.

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BOXING

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SATURDAY, 9th DEC., 1933TM at 9.15 p.m.

15 ROUND CONTEST For the Middle Weight Championship of the Colony and Belt A.B. EWIN

:

H.M.B. "KENT"

Holder and Champion of the China Flect and Winner of over 150 fights in England.

Y.

A.B. FRAGGOTT H.M.S. "BERWICK" Welter Weight Champion of West England, Atlantic Fleet Champion 1025/26/20/80/31. Undefeated in Service Boxing. 8 ROUND WELTER WEIGHT CONTEST.

of stage for the shot. The Whitshed Mullane and Giddy: Searle, John This was originally arranged equalised through Walter, who (35) Hewitt, Hayca and Conning. to be played at Sookunpoo, but drove in a fast ground shot has since been altered, and the which the goalkeeper had no venue for the match Is the Kow chance to suve. The half time loon Football Club ground. the whistle blew with the score one all, kick off being the usual time,

In the second half the Whitshed 4 o'clock.

scored from a penalty, Humford finding the net. The Keppel were not at all content with this, and

WEEK-END PROGRAMME. equalised through Chaplin, who

SATURDAY.

Lai Wah Cup Semi-Finala Civilians' Y. Chinese Club, 3.30 Navy v Army--Kowloon, 3.30

LEAGUE

Second Division

South China v Artillery-Caro- liac Hill, 2.30

LA SALLE v. YING WAH.

In the La Salle Second XI versus the Ying Wah Second XI gathe, foot- ball of a high standard was witnessed. Ying Wah opened the score through Rd., 4 p.m.

THIRD DIVISION, Engineers v S. China-H.V. 2.30 Lincolna v Recrelo-Chatham

a penalty goal but Poter Ulrich (La

RASC, v Radio—H.V., 4 p.m. RA.F. y Borderers Military, Balle) soon levelled the score. In the sama half R. Ribeiro tant

the Lo 2.30 Balle team the lead by a

SUNDAY. scored from the 26 yard line goal

Y

DEFEAT FOR R. ENGINEERS

Smart Win For the Borderers

friendly

notted from a very difficult angle. The Keppel forward line showed much better combination than The second eleven of the "A" their opponents, and were prevent- Company, South Wales Borderers, ed from adding to their score only recorded a smart win against the by the good defence put up by Royal Engineers in a Studwick and Padge. Teams: match at Ilappy Valley yesterday, J.M.S. Keppel: Palfryman; in a game in which eleven goals Penticost. Smith; White, Guy, Rey were scored. nolds; Chaplin, Fairless, Patrnor, Baker, Hinder.

II.M.S. Whitshed: — Pearson; Studwick, Padge; Bookless, Suter, Bryan; Chadwick, Walker, Hum- ford, Shortdan, Gamblin..

KENT BEATEN BY

H.K.S.R.A.``

Four of the Borderere forwards shared the team's eight goals, Ponticoat, Mason, Andrew and Shaland each netting twice.

Whittaker, Ford and Budden ro- plied for the Sappers, who were weak in defence, and could offer no real resistance to the well or- ganised Borderers' attacks.

Teams:

In spite of the intermittent rain which foll yesterday afternoon, a

"A" Company:-Owen: Hopking hockey match was played between the and Haloy: Murphy, Watkins, and Hongkong Singapore Brigado RA. and I.M.9. Kent, resulting in victory Fernby: Penticoat, Mason, Llewel for the Brigade by the odd goal in lyn, Andrew and Shaland.

The ground was swamped. F. Engineers:-Kinnon: Huck Thore was no scoring in the second and Balloy; Hetherington, Flynn, put pov voted out to pojaod and Pogg: Whittaker, Harding,

Budden, Evans and Ford,

During the second half, Ying Wah

Charity Games concoded onalty which Ribeiro, the. La Salle half, did not fail to take Caroline Hill, 2-30

B.W. Bordørers Athletio advantage of, and later, J. Remedios acorod the fourth goal for La Salle,

Services v 8. China-Carolina Ave. making the final score 4-1.

Hill, 4 p.m. Both matches were played at with 21 Windsor captured four Reed scored for the Kant.

wickets for 17 runs,

King's Park.

A.B. BARRY II.M.S. "BERWICK” Light Weight Champion West of England, RN, & R.M. Champion 1981,. V.

A.B. PARKER

H.M.S. "MEDWAY"

Runner up Atlantia Floot Welter Weight Champion.

Lost to A.D. Fraggott.

8 ROUND HEAVY WEIGHT. CONTEST:

A.B. TIM FOLEY H.M.S. "BERWICK"-" Heavy Weight Champion of tho Colony 1088.

A.B. JUDGE

R.M.S. “WHITSHED" Light Heavy Weight Champlon, China Flect, 1038,

AND THREE OTHER

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