1934-12-28 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1934.

CLUB MISS GREAT CHANCE OF BEATING THE ARMY

LEICESTER

LOSE

SURPRISE RUGBY RESULT

HOMESIDE GAMES

London, Dec. 27. Several first class Rugby Union matches/were played to- day to complete the Christmas holiday

Home programme. teams were, in the main, success- ful, although Neath scored a smart win at Bath, and Leicester went down unexpectedly on their own ground to the Barbarians, Cardiff enjoyed a very clear cut victory over Watsonians.

The complete results, as cabled by Reuter, word!

Brintol

Coventry

Lelcenter

Swansea

Cardif

3

Neath

13

"

Old Merchant -

Taylor

3

6 Nuneaton

5 Barbariahs

Northampton 21 Moseley

Newport

Bedford

22 London Welsh 25 Watsonian

Bridgend

10 Penarth

FANLING GOLF

P. S. Cassidy Wins Bogey Pool

ore.

TENTATIVE CRICKET WHEN AGGRESSION WAS DEMANDED

UNLUCKY K.C.C. VERY

WITH THEIR ATTACK ·

PRESENT FORM TOO BAD TO BE TRUE

OTHER GAMES

(By R. Abbit)

I

ERRONEOUS REPORT

MR. E. F. FINCHER'S WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT In the first edition of yen- terday's Telegraph, it wan stated that a marriage would take place in the New Year between Mr. E. F. Fincher and Miss Irene Gittios.

Publication of the report, which now stated to be entirely untrue, WOR pub to a misunderstanding, and we hasten to express our sincere regrets and apologies to Mr. Fincher and Miss Gittins, for any annoyance which may have been caused to them as a result thereof.

Cup And League Football

FIXTURES FOR WEEK-END

JUNIOR CHALLENGE SHIELD.

Sunday, Kick off 2.30 p.m. Navy v., Eastern-- RN, and

HM Sports. chinese Ath, y R.K-Hongkong F.C. HONGKONG LEAGUE

KWANTI RACE MEETING

FIRST OF SEASON :

BIG SUCCESS

ARE OBSTACLES TOO SEVERE ?

OUR "FORM" GUIDE How Your Team Has Been

Faring In League

:

The following table reveals how each team in the four divi- alons of the English longus have fared to date, the results includ ing their last fiva more'matches up to yesterday.

The first figure in each case, of course, is that of the team concerned.

FIRST DIVISION.

Birmingham .. ∙1-5 0-4 0-2 1-2 0-4 Derby C. L.cedx

A. REAL CHAMPION Aton Villa

COUNC

Cholmca. Middlesbru

Leierstor Liverpool Portsmouth

Tottenham

1-3 6-2 3–1 1–5

1-13-31-1

+-1 0-2

2-2 1-1

0-1 0-8

1-44-18-2

3–2 2–1 16 0-0 3-1 2-4 3-3 1-2 3-5 2-1 1-0 0-0 1-3 2-1.4-0 G-1 4-2 2-3 2-6 7-0

Saturday's Football Forecast

Below is the Telegraph special 1-2 1-1 1-1 0-3 2-4 forecast of the matches to be played in 1-9 4-2 2-1 3-0 0-3

2-3 2-1 0-6 5-1 0-3 connection with the English Football 2-3 2-5 1-1 0-0 1-3 Leagues.

FIRST DIVISION.

1-1 -0 -3 5-3 1-2 2-2 2-4 3-1 1-0 1-2 2-3-1-2-1 0-3 3-0 ARSENAL 1-1 4-0 1-4 3-6 2-3 ASTON VILLA

3-2 0-0 2-0 6-2 0-7 BLACKBURN

0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 2-2

Chelsen EVERTON GRIMABY

2-2 5-1 2-1 0-0 1-1 laddersfield 1-2 3-2 0-3 2-1 MANCHESTER 0-0 1-0 1-2 2-1 0-3 0-1 2-0 0-2 0-0 2-2 Middlesboro'

U. 1-0 2-1 3-1 2-1 0-1

2-1 2-1 845-23-3 STOKE CITY 1-2 2-1 1-2 0-1 2-3 WOLVES 2-2 0-2 (-1 3-0 0-3! 1-2 1-8 2-01-2 2-12-31-1 2-5 3-3 2-2 1-4 2-1 1-0 1-0

v Portsmouth.

▾ Birmingham.

v Liverpool.

♥ DERBY COUNTY

✔ Tottenham Y Preston N.E

v Sunderland

C. y West Bram.

v Leeds United.

~ Wednesday

y Leicester C.

SECOND DIVISION.

BARNSLEY

2-3 4-1 2-1 4-0 3-2 BLACKPOOL 2-1 3-2 1-3 0-0 1-1 BOLTON 0-0 1-2 4-0 6-1 3-0 Bradford C. 0-1 4-2 3-0 6-2 1-1 3-4 1-2 1-2

NEWCASTLE,

3-2 0-1 1-1 1-2 1-0 Norwich

Owing to the inclemency of the weather only one Senior Division game was played-the friendly between the Kowloon Cricket Club and the Indians. I saw the end of the game and

(By "Captain Foster") the wicket seemed to be not too difficult-the rain, I thought, had

Glorious weather favoured the 'restun just made it an easy pace. However, the batting of both sides

first meeting at Kwanti last Wednesday was disappointing. A. R. Abbas seems to be one of the few

Sunday, and the attendance, Sunderland Indian batsmen who are usually successful. The highest score

thought, unusually large, the West Bromwich of the day was made by S. A. Ismail, but I am told it was not

chief attraction, no doubt, being Wolres an inspiring innings, and consisted largely of singles. Kowloon

the Big Sweep on The St. John's Blackburn collapsed again, and Ernie Fincher alone got a respectable score.

Cup which was won by Tom Arsenal Cobley, well ridden by his Owner, Grimsby

Stoke They were not, of course, at full awful the way in which work will

Mr. G. P. Ferguson. Willie Hung, I under-interfere with cricket, and I don't of strength.

Fields were good in all the races Huddersfield stand, is suffering from a strain, see a hope of seeing a single ball

and the Anishes were keenly ron Everton Gand la under, the doctor's orders, of the game,

tested in the majority of them. Manchester C. 4-2 2-0 0-6 2-1 3-0 I saw quite a lot of the Club while Burnett, had to yield to the

SECOND DIVISION. un Boxing Day, and

Falls were not many, the nastiest call of Iusiness at the last minute. game

one being sustained by Mr. Wall 5 am very sorry for the K.C.C., thought that the Army did an

on Tummel, when negotiating the Bradford but they must not take it too much commonly well, though they cer-

The following in the official xture second last fence in The St. John's Brentford to heart. Teams, like individuals, tainty should have been beaten.

Burnley have bad patches, and their pro- Winning the toss and going in first list in connection with lengue and cup Cup. Rumours were of course

Fulkom sent form is too bad to be true, they have a great deal for which football in Hongkong during the com-rife on the course that Mr. Wall

thank Habert Free liked the rather wet lo

was seriously hurt and, although Manchester their opening pair, ing week-end.

Bill Willians. and wicket and had four for twenty- Bonavia

he had to be removed from the Notts F.

on stretcher. It was Oldham while for LR.C. Pereira had understand that each had a very Almilar number of wickets for lucky escape in his first over, but

found, happily, an examination, Port Vale At the end A.R. afterwards they batted very sound-

that i thumb bone only was Barnsley ose run more.

broken. I have seen Mr. Wall, Norwich Abbas, bowling what looked to me ly. The bail got up occasionally,

Blackpool like very ordinary up and down and I think the wicket had been

who was looking bright and feel-authampton Ing merry, and he tells me that heymouth OVER 100 ENTRIEStuff just outside the leg stump, watered a little too much, but on

will be in the saddle again at the tiradford . had gores 2-2-0-3. But, with the whole it played very well and

end of the week. Good news in Newcastle easily. Redmond bowled

Saturday P. 8. Cassidy, with a card of three the deepest respect, they were fairly

numerous friends Sheffield U. very well at the start, and had a

deed, and his Division 1. Klek off 4 p.m. up, won the Bogey (Par) Post Com-Buttering!

will, doubtless be pleased to re- Natts C good deal of bad luck. Pearce |

Full petition on the Old Course at Pan-

relve this information. ing during the Christmas Meeting.

was steady, but In his first spell Club v St. Joseph's Club, he

Apropos Mr. Wall's fatt; I have West Ham was not at his best. Both bats-S. China "A" Fusiliers-Caroline There were 118 entries, the teruling The only other games played

been considering for a long time THIRD men punished over-pitched balls the junior matches-both heavily, but otherwise defended. Recrem v Enst Lanes-King's Park.

Kowloon R.A-Kowloon, wores being as follows:

the fast two whether or not

Aldershat friendly-between 1.R.C. and Police

distreles In the Cross-Country

Brighton P. S. Cassidy (18) three up; S. Hand Craigengower and 4

Club

event are not too severe for the iristol C. Dodwell (6), ft. K. Callings (8) and

after ponies 1. 1. Cherell (17), each with cards Eleven. In the former the I.R.C. kit went on and Stewart fait

a gruelling run Cardiff to hold a quick chance which of two ap. These three latter divbie dors were much too good for went past his left shoulder at first

of approximately Clapton 0. neross-country the Police, though Hunter got slip for four

three miles? Conditions under Corcairy. second and third prizes.

Williams rans.

foot ure far from deal, and the Exeter the Oldseful score as seal. The Indian should have gone back then when In the Medal Round on Courso, J. L. Adame, with a cant of second, team-seems quite invincible the score at fifty-seven, a costly Radio R.A.0.C.-St. Joseph's. course can therefore be considered Gillingham 93-24-89, won with sterrison und 1 should rather like to see mistake. Only sixty-six runs cute Fudiers 3 East Lancs-try H.V. long and severe enough, hence the windu (82-12-70) second. There were them take on their first eleven n!

many tired ponies one sees com Crystal P. With Duckitt and Klibee I have the first hour, and later when entries.

ing up the straight to the winning Bristol R. the were both in On the Old Course, L. R. Cramer called the Club team u "A" the hutsmen

post.

Watford things were very dull,

Charlton second, cleven. However, things were brightened A a card of four up. There were 20 They were easy victors

Reading

-1 Tom Cobley is the present un- Northampton c.c.r. where Killes get a half later and both completed the half The Mixed Bogey (Par) un the

century. Williams was the first to Chinese Ath. v Police-Hongkong P.C.disputed Champion pony across Newport New Course was won by J. W. May-century,

Division II. Kick off 2.30 p.m.

country, and he usually, a most Torquay The match between the Navy Ko, e and b, by Aler Pearce off n and Mrs. W. N. A. Smalley who

return, 126-1-22.

Fusiliers-Caroline; safe leaper-very nearly came to Southend Anished all square. Fifteen entries and the Army-a League fixture,

has been postponed until January and Pearce set his leg trap Into

new camer, followed South Chine

grief over the last fence, pecking Queen's P. B. 26th, and will take pince at Kings which the batsman very obligingly Lincolns

Division 1. Kick off 4 p.m.

very badly on landing. I think Bournemouth

Millwall Park, thus washing out the friend- fell first ball, though Owen Hughes

East Lanes. Chatham it would be a wise step to change Rond.

the inishing run to over two THIRD ty, they had already fixed at Sou had to dive to take the catch which kupp. And that though the few fieldsmen could have got to at

Division. II Klek off 2,30 p.m. hurdles on the flat course. In-Accrington

stead of the two fences on the Creir ground was not absolutely unplay

R.E: Y R.AS.C.-Sookunpoe. alde, it was a dark and drizzling all Johnson is out of luck at pre-Lincoln Regt. B.A..-Chatham Steeplechase course, to the win-Barlington Kond.

Com-Gateshead sent and one has not yet been able dny-upon-which--a -decision - was

post. Perhaps the most unlikely, so they decided to to form any judgment of his

mittee of the Fanling Hunt and Halifax-

Club may consider this Lincoln suggestion and give it a trial for Rotherham

Stockport the next cross-country event?

Tranmere With regard to the introduction Walsall of the "wire" system of betting: I Wrexham

New Brighton, (Continued on Page 73

Doncaster York

were

(24) won the Hogey (Par) Pool with rather

Centrics;

how

were received.

COUNTRY CLUB

Starting Times For

Championship

Starting times for competitors at the Country Club on Sunday, Decem- ber 30, are as follow:

Club Championship

10.80 A. W. da Roza, H. Sadlek. 10.34 F. E. A. Iterandios, A. E. H.;

Castro,

10:18 J. J. Basto, II. K. Lave. 10.42 A. A. Lopes, R. G. Leong. Ladies Handicap

10:40 Misa A. da Roza, Mrs. A. 4.

Kow. 10.50 Mfrs. A. W. in Roza. Mrs. F.

E. A. Remedion

10.64 Mr. I. D'Almada, Miss M.

Basto,

than

at

the

put it off, and I think they were very well advised. Incidentally 1 understand that Branwell could not have played last Saturday so H's as well for the Navy.

CLUB » ARMY ·

The Club's first error was when

ed

forties

very

hot Johnson, a

abilities.

ORDER ALTERED After timin Garthwaite very wisely altered his order. and brought his hitters Walch and Pritchard higher up. Bonavia went at twenty past two for a very watchful eighty-three. He had batted for two hours and a quarter on Wednesday, The Navy vs. while making his eighty-three, Army two-day game will probably hitting sixteen fours and seventeen be the subject of a special article singles. He bad fairly long on Tuesday next, as I have no time periods when he did not score at:

The great event of the week has Leen the Club va. the Army match

"THREE GEES” 3

Just be-

club University F.C.-Club.

Division 11. Kick of 2.30 p.m.

Kowloon v R.A.-Kowloon,

Division Klek off 2.30 p.m.. clo.A.M.C.-King's Park. Inilway Police-Hallway.

SUNDAY

Division 1. Kick off 4 pm.

Lincolas--Caroline S. China "n"

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YACHT RACE

Corrected Times Now Announced

to get it considered, especially as all. but he watches the ball Ho shall have to discuss it with the closely and so late that he is al-

The report of the Council of various players. It is perfectly ways hard to get out.

fore this Garthwaite had been the Lawn Tennis Association, "ruined by Chinese cheap labour" which was presented at the annual as the coolie fielding sub for meeting held in London on De- [Duckitt, made a really brilliant cember 7, showed that the balance

As reported in yesterday's Tele. catch low down at fine lug close of income over expenditure for the About this time Pearce began year amounted to £0.512.10-40, as

for Macas and back race to take charge, though Redmond compared with £1,926-23-10d for graph, Sea Lark V finished first In jernisers belonging to members of had got Bonavia of a drive which the proceding year. was skied for a c and b. Pearce Income amounted to £21,875-as. the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, howled an excellent length and id. as, against £19.390-119-08 in but below will be found the cor- turned them sharply, and had all the previous year, but this was rected times for all the boats which in trouble except Watch, who had wholly accounted for by a

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Finishing Corrected

Time 8.10.11

Time 3.30.27

(E. Cock and Lieut. Col. M. Carrington- Sykes)

8.54.34

6.14.48

7.42.38

66-8 were excellent, especially in 1993 championships at Wimbledon | Maire view of the fact that he had no amounted to £13,868-1-18-4d, ns success in the first spell, and netu- against £12,724-6s-7d In 1932. ally took his eight wickets

for

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down some good balls but he bowl-

COACHING SUBSIDY

In connection with the Associat-

ed several full tosses to leg, which lon's coaching scheme, the amount is, for him, most unusual,'

HONGKONG BAT·

10.21.35

10.34.20

[Comdr. D. Urr Ewing and A. N. Other) * Mistral

10.39.04 (Comdr. W. G. Cowland Dr. L. 3. Davis and

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Com. Frank Elliott) on the number of clubs affiliated

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Mr. R. J. Vernall)

D.N.F. before and I am sorry I did not Navy and Royal Marines, Royal La Cigale

12.44.57 . 11.81.51 see more of him on Wednesday, for Air Force and the Civil Service U. & L..

(Mr. II. S. Rouse, Major-Dixon he keeps a very straight, bat and being fixed at £50. The total sub-

Lleut. Comdr. Todd R.N.) shaped excellently, before he was aidles paid amounted to £1,953-58-

Typhoon 18.67.21 1.b.. In trying to turn Garthwaite 88, of which at least 75 per cent. Squad Leadar Keary to leg.

In style, and figure, he is had to be spent on persona under rather like J. H. Human, the late 25 years of age. Cambridge skipper, and like him, Thirty-three Counties, Wales, Is a beautiful fold. Alec Pearce the Army, the Navy and 'Royal picked a beauty from Rice-Evana, Marines, Royal Air Force and when he had got cloven, which Civil Service conducted schemes, ewing up hard from leg to take while coaching by professionals the air pag. The same bowler engaged by the LTA. Council the yarked Mitchell for a single after was again conducted Ride and Owon Hughes had put Public Schools, 83 of on sixty-three in forty minutos, avalled themselves

(Continued on Page B.)

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13.58.30 10.10.30 (Capt. and Mrs. Fooley Capt. Duchene). Cutty.

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Nororin

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(Mr. Ramsey

Mr. Brausgard)

12.01.20

Alonsoon, Cherub, Penquin and Tavy

the II had not finished at 18.00- yesterday.

They have until 08.00 to-day.

Chester

Mansfield

Rochdale Chesterfield

Southport Carlisle Bartlepoal Barrow

y Bradford v Dury v Oldham

Y MANCHES-

TER U.

Notis Forest BRENTFORD

V Hwanken v FULHAM

4-3 1-0 1-1 2-5 1-1 Nutis County 2-2 4-1 2-1,4–2 3–6] PLYMOUTH

SHEFFIELD U. v Port Vale DIVISION (SOUTH). SOUTHAMPTONY Burnley

v Hull 2-6 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-1 WEST, HAM 2-1 0-1 0-2 0-44-1

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH). 2-1 1-0 3-3 1-1 2-2 0-2 1-2 3-3-1-2 Bournemouth 1-3 6-2 2-0 3-6 3-1 BRISTOL IL 1-0 6-3 0-1 1-0 6-2 1-42-1 0-0 2-3 4-1 2-0 3-6 3-1 0-1 2-5

CHARLTON CRYSTAL 4-1 4-0 4-0 1-NEWPORT

4-3 4-7 0-0 0-8 2-2

PALACE

1-6 2-0 1-7 22 Northampton

QUEEN'S P.L. 1-0:2-5·4-32-11-0

READING 1-17-4 3-1 1-0 7-0|

SOUTHEND 6-6 6-3 3-1 6-0 2-2 TORQUAY

2-1

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TM Cardiff

▾ Aldershot

▾ Exeter C.

▾ COVENTRY

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y Clapton

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✔ Gillingham

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WATFORD

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0-3 1-1 2-2

0-0 0-1 0-7 THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). 1-3 7-12-21

5-1 3-6 0-2 2-1 BARROW

1-2 0-1 2-1 6-3 1-3 Carlisle

1-2 1-2 3-2 1-1 CHESTER 1-3 2-0 2-2 1-2 CHESTER.

v Wrexham

▼TRANMERE Gateshead

FIELD v Rotherham

v Crowe

DIVISION (NORTH), DONCASTER

1-0 1-2 6-2 2-5-2 HARTLEPOOLS v. Walauli 3-1 2-2 1-0 6-1 1-2)MANSFIELD v Halifix 2-4 1–1 5–0 3–1 2–2 NEW

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1-2 0-4 1-3

0-2 1-2 3-0 Airdrie, 2-11-2 3-1 Ayr

0-1.5-2 2-5 CELTIC

Accrington v-LINCOLN.

♥ STOCKPORT

Y DARLINGTON

SCOTTISH LEAGUE (FIRST DIVISION)

8-8 0-0 6-1 1-0 DUNDEE

2-1 2-2 4-0 3-1 Dunfermline 3-1 1-0 1-3 2-2 Falkirk 0-1 3-1 2-4 2-0 HIBERNIAN

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