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THE HONGKONAN

TELEGRAPH.. THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1935.

STARTLING DEFEAT OF 'SPURS BY THE ARSENAL

CLUB BEAT Caer Clark

THE ARMY Hockey

WIN TRIANGULAR

HOCKEY

L

AND BECOME NEW CHAMPIONS

(By R. H. B.)

The Club played dazzling bockey at King's Park yester day afternoon to defeat the

Cup Replay

ON SATURDAY WEEK

the

The replay between Hongkong Ladies Hockey Club and the St. Andrew's Club Ladies to decide the winners of the Caer Clark Cup for this season, has been fixed for Saturday, March 16.

Tho vonuc will probably

Army by one goal to nil and be the Y.M.C.A. ground win the Triangular Tournament King's Park. title for this sonson. In 1934 the Civilians were the wooden- spoonists but this year, the reverse is the order, the Navy, last year's winners, occupying fast place in the tourney.

The return of Geoffrey Divett gave tome Incentive to the Club forward fine, which, it will be recalled was crippled owing to Divett's absence in their last chcounter with the military

at

been. since have

SIX CLEAR GOALS

GUNNERS RUN RAMPANT

BOLTON BEATEN AT HOME

at

EVERTON HELD

London, Mar. 6. The Arsenal gained an as- tonishing league victory White Hart Lane to-day when they defeated Tottenham by six clear goals and thereby take a lead of two points over the rest: of first division teams.

Hongkong Ladies have holders of the trophy 1829, while the Saints been runners-up four times dursoll makes Arsenal firm favourites for Ing the past five seasons..

Joe Davis

aido. Dirett worked very hard and Makes

was often seen in action in defence.

The Club resorted, for the most

part, to the four-half backs game, Record Break ·

J. Tolley, who played well t Inaldo-left, dropping back, to give valuable assistance to the defence, especially in the cloning stages of the game when the Army opened their shoulders,

POTTER SHINES

J. E. Potter played an outstanding game at right-half for the Club. He had to mark Kartar Singh and Lal Singh and made a splendid job of IL Potter was injured in the second half and had to leave the field for a few mihutes.

Jack Rodger, the Club skipper who is proceeding on leave next week, played a very safe game at left back. His first time hitting was a feature, and by this be saved the Club from many difficult situations.

an

RUN OF OVER

2,000

London, Feb. 14.

This amnshing success on foreign

the League Championship, and de monstrates that now they are free of Cup worries, they are more formidable than ever.

On the other hand the defent sericus to the Spurs who are languish- Ing next to the bottom in the league table, and are in dire danger relegation.

of

Another sensation was provided by Hull City, who Journeyed to Bolton to meet the second division favour- ites and English Cup semi-finalisis and won by the odd goal in three. This is Belton's eighth defent · of the season and it lina comalderably enhanced Breniford's championship prospects,

Joe Davis, the United Kings Chelsea picked up a welcome point dom champion, set up a world's at Stamford Bridge by sharing four billiards record under the baulk goals with Birmingham, who are also line rule, at Thurston's yester-lowly placed, while Leeds accomplish- day, when, in his Gold Cup ed an excellent performance in hold- Handicap heat against Tom Towners ground. Eight goals were

ing Everton to n draw on the Toffe-: Reece he completed a break of netted in this match. 2,002.

Huddersßeld easily accounted for West Bromwich, who had to travel. while Portsmouth did creditably to North 383.visit Preston and hold the

Enders to a draw.

The Chesterfield player had the table when play was resumed with

overnight unfinished C. L. Gregory between the stick quickly settling down, he reached brought off one or two wonderful snych and generally played anfe four figures in 33 minutes, and, rame, On one occasion he cleared completed his brilliant effort in one

nagnificently on the circle line when hour 52 minutes. Karter Singh was in possession,

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The Army forward ilne was ragged. Combination was sorely lacking. One of the main reasons for their fallare was the fact that Kartor Singh wILA too Individualistic, being robbed time and again by Poster. An earlier puss to Lal Singh or to Senior on nummer- ous occasionk might have meant goals.

CLUB WINGERS PLAY WELL

Clive Garthwaite put in a lot of useful work in attack. May, on the right wing was weak with his centres. He found in Sommer a difeuli de- fender to pass...

*

Were

In the third division Aldershot unexpectedly prevented from beating Millwall, the Kame being scoreless, while in the northern see- Previous best break under the tion, Hartlepools found their Own baulk line rule was Clark Mc-ground sufficient advantage to

beat Conachy'a 1,043 against Walter Rotherham Lindrum in Brisbane last season.

DAVIS' "HAT-TRICK"

Davis' big break was his third four-figure run in the tournament. Previously he had made 1.168 and 3,677.

For the session Davis scored 1.775 nd averaged 222, his Inst three innings realising 44, 31, and 60 (unfinished).

Recce, who had eight innings for the session, acored 102, including a

Metcalfe was not very sufe, while 6,292; Rocce (in play), 1,200. Khan Bahadur was the better of the'

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FIRST DIVISION

Recent picture taken of the Royal Army Service Corps Football team, which is figuring successfully in (Photo: Ming Yuan).... the third division of the league this year, and will probably finish runners-up

GARDEN PARTY TENNIS IN OPEN

CHAMPIONSHIPS

RUMJAHNS TAKE THINGS EASY:

TSUI WAI-PUI IMPRESSES

PORTUGUESE WIN HAPPY-GO-LUCKY . MATCH AGAINST CHINESE

(By "Veritas”)

GOLF FAREWELL TO "TOMMY" TERRACE

Shanghai Golf Club Captain Feted

Shanghai, Mar. 2.

Approximately 70 members of

the Shanghal Golf Club assembled

FAMOUS U.S. HORSE FOR ENGLAND

“TWENTY GRAND"

· AND ASCOT.

TO COMPETE FOR GOLD CUP

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New York, March 6.

Twenty Grand, the 1931 three- year-old champion horsć _of America will be shipped to En- gland on March 8 in an effort - to increase its winning of G$261,790 eurnéd during its as- sociation with the race course.

Twenty Grand is being special- ly entered for the Ascot Gold Cup, and will prove the most formidable of all foreign entries In this English classic.-United · Press.

JAMAICA ON TOP”

Slight Advantage Over M.C.C.

Kingston, Mar. 6. Jamalca enjoyed a slight advantage at the close of to-day's play against the M.C.C.

The home team carried their over- night score to 305 before the whole

dismissed. Moodie, who ̈?

WAN

sida was 77 not out was unlucky to lose

his wicket when six abort of the

cessful bowler, taking 4 for 68. for 9, being 16 runs behind with ond before dismissal and Holmes

The 31.0.C. Onished the day 285

With the Rumjahn cousins playing Garden Party tennis, Tsui Wai-pui practising and getting| nt the Astor House hotel last night century, Farnes was the most suc-' his wide repertory of strokes into working order, to bid farewell to Mr. T. S. AI. and the Lo brothers struggling hard against un-Terrace, four years Captain and expected opposition, spectators at the Hongkong one of the most popular members wicket in hand. Hendren scored 118

of the Club. Mr. Terrace, who has Cricket Club yesterday were provided with teen a member variety if nothing else when the 1935 Open Ten-Colf Club for nine years, is leaving for England shortly to take up an nis Championships were continued.

appointment in the Office of Works.

of the Shanghai

Striking a' mean average, it cannot | the net simultaneously, so that specta- be said the standard of play on the❘tors were treated to lively bouts of Paying a tribute to the retiring following six occupied courts was particularly velloying. It was here that Remedios Captain, Mr. R. Bailey stressed

high. Yet of interest there was shone after a tentative start, while plenty.

Chelera

1 Birmingham Everton $ Leeds Huddersfield 3 West Brom. Toltenham

Arsenal 0 Preston

1 Portsmouth

REVISED LEAGUE TABLE

Arsenal

70 93

The Army Intermediate line, Wil-break of 71. Interval acores: Sunderland liams, Dulla Singh and Alaf Din bad Davis (In play), 5,032; Reece, 672. Manchester C. 31 17 5 9 62 48 39 all their work cut out in bolling the speedy Club forwards. Owen llughes, 5,000 at night, scoring 1,260 to Decor

Davis increased his lead to over Wednesday.. 32 10 8 9 65 52 38 on the right wing, and Normani

31 14 7 10 61 49 35 Everton 31 13 9 90 70 62 36 Mackay, on the left Bank, were con-Reece's 618. Best breaks were 795

Stoke

31 16 4 12 57 44 34 spicuous for their splendid bursts of (full), 129, and 236 to the leader, Aston Vilin speed.

and 99, 287, and 70 (unfinished) to Liverpool

31 12 10 9 61 63 34 30 16 4 58 02 34 Reece. Closing scores:-Davis, West Brom.. 32 14

Crimsby 39 13 0 Preston N.E. 30.109 Leeds... 32 10 9

Chelsene 31 11 18 Huddersfield 30 11 5 14 Middlesbro 31 7 11 13 Blackburn.. 31 8 0 14 Birmingham. 30 10 5 15 Wolves ..... 30 10 4 10 Tottenham 31 8 7 15 Leicester

backa. Hollingsworth was generally

Mafc.

Club:-A. T. Lay (3), G. E. R. Purtsmouth 31 10 7

Willy Reed, the Club pivot, played Divett and S. Kerd one each. a very fine game being n constant monace to Senior who did not seems!

to be able to do a thing right.

Army: C. C. Garthwaite (3). Kartar Singh (3), Lal Singh (2),

Aya Singh (2), Alat Din (2), Senior

Arthur Lay, who scored the Club's ong deciding goal early in the game, Navy:-Currey (3), Nenme (2), bundled wany efforts xubsequently. Alexander-Sinclair, Howie and Las Ito tried too much petty stick work celles one each. instead of getting rid of the boll quicker..

TOURNAMENT GOAL-SCORERS

Goal-scorers

in the

FINAL STANDINGS

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts.

Club

4 2 1 160

1 2 2 - 13 9

4

4 1 2 1 8 11

3

Triangular Army Hockey Tournanient are as follows: Navy

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Gosano atendied down considerably in the invaluable technical knowledge NEW ARRANGEMENT The Rumjame played strictly in the latter stages of the match and and sound commonsense of their 1 accordance with the demands of their gave his companion splendid support.

match against Tollington and Raven- The Portugese couple

wrists.

MADE

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SCHOOL CRICKET

were the skipper. "Tommy." he said, had hill, the Army's only representatives stendier pair at close quarters and taken on a job of work and made in the doubles, When on

fow because of this won the match. Both A occasions in the first set the trend of Liang and Lee, although in turn great success of it; it would be the game called for a little extra executing admirable shots, were far dificult to fill the gap left by Mr. effort, they supplied it, and thereby too inconsistent to win a majority of Terrace's departure." won quite comfortably 6-4, 6-1.

points. P. W. I. I. F. A. Pls. STILL IN CHAMPIONS

It was bright, virile tennis,, which Concluding his address, Mr. CLASS

It is announced that the United 31 17 8 0 01 37 42

Both cousins produced sufficient showed that at least the playera | Bailey wished Mr. and Mrs. Ter States Polo Association and the 31 15 10 6 66 37 40 evidence to satisfy that they are still

were well endowed with strong race God-speed and good luck, with Hurlingham Polo Club Committee well in. the champions' class, Sirdar has not yet overcome his penchant UNEXPECTED OPPOSITION the hope that they might come back have agree to play the International for double faults, but he was steady M. K. and M. W. Lo received unto Shanghai. He then presented Polo matches in the two countries in every other department,

expected opposition from J. G. Haigh Mr. Terrace with a gift on behalf alternately, beginning in the 1936. II. D. Hunsjahu was academical, and G. S. Gumble, and were hard put volleyed as usual very crisply and to win 28 games. The Lo brothers of the members of the Shanghai pulling out an occasional "Exclusive" appeared to be somewhat out of Golf Club, shot.

practice, M. W. in particular com- Tollington and Ravenhill were "all mitting unusual blunders at the ret Replying, Mr. Terrace thanked at sen" in their team work, and three The winners' vast experience even- the members for the wonderful times in the course of match gave tually pulled the game out of the fire farewell they had given him. He away points by over-cailing each for them.

The losers although well below the recalled that the first match he other. Tollington brought off the most spectacular shots, and by the brothers in the matter of pure tennis played

been in Shanghai bad token was the more erratie called upon hidden reserves of stamina player. He was happier. In his ground to force the first set to 9-7 and the finished on the last green (cheers), second to 7-5. Both players were He had seen the Club make great strokes than at the net, whereas i reasonably good of the ground, but progress In the last few years, and Cricket game by the Diocesan Boys' Ravenhill exhibited several deft touches in volleying. Both, however, were deficient in volleying and over he was specially gratified to ace so were inconsistent and because of this head.

Umpire Lee Wal-tong had to decide many of his Chinese friends present mude things very much easier for the champlons.

match between Beach Thomas and that the Chinese membership of on a question of tennis law during the to wish him "Goodbye." Ho huped Fetch and Tennie Kwok and Luk Ding-the Club would continue to grow cheong.

and increase. In his anxiety to make certain of a point, Kwok velleyed a hall be-

"It is with regrets," Mr. Terrace fore it had passed over the net, and concluded, "that I say 'Goodbye."" Lee rightly gave the point against the Chinese pale, bringing section F of Rule 17 into effect. This stales that a player loses a paint if he! volley the ball before it has passed the net.

... 30. 84 18 40 09 20 SECOND DIVISION

2

Bolton

1 Ilull The revised records of the four leading teams in the second division now read:

League Table.

F. W.. D. L. F. A. Pt. Brentford .. 31 18 7 6 66 38 13 Bolton ..... 30 20 2 8 77 37 42 Newcastle ..32 12 11 72 51 40 West Ham.. 31 19 2 10.60 49 40 THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

Akiershot O Millwall Hartlepools 3 Rotherham t

GUY CHENG. TO PLAY HERE

EXHIBITION AT THE C.R.C.

Ан announced yesterday, Guy Cheng, ono of China's nominated David Cup players for 1036 Is In Hongkong, and the Chinese Recrea-1 tion Club uro arranging for him to appear in an exhibition match at the. C.R.C. on Sunday afternoon next, starting at 8 o'clock.

Taul Wal-pul, the Colony champlan will be Cheng's opponent, and they) will play a best of five sets match. The match should be well worth seo-

Ing.

A small entrance fee will be charged to help defray the expensca of the C.R.C. "At Homo" to be held on Saturday, March 28. Ab. function, an exhibition mixed doubles thin Inalch will be played between L Coldman and Miss R. Hancock, the Colony eliampions and Taut Wai-pui and Mrs. J. F. Kaylt.

RAME

TSUI SHOWS HIS WARES Tsui Wai-pal is going to be very dificult to beat this year. He played high-class tennis against A. E. P. Guest to beat the K.C.C. exponent in straight acts,"

Guest tried hard to extend tho rallies in the hope of forcing Taut in- to blunders, but the champion was remarkably reliable and expivited no many different shots, varying pace, direction and length. in rapid ex- The score change, that he was generally able to occurred and the Europeans went on, was deuce when tha finish a rally at the point be desired. to santch a service, game from Luk ile pummelled Guest's backhand Ding-cheong to lead 3-1 in the first until it broke down under the strain, set. Thereafter the Chinese asserted At the net Taul was inflexible and themselves and won five games in a tucked away Guest's best passing row to walk away with the set, shois for outright seen. Altogether. The play generally was mediocre. a delightful display of confidence Pelch and Bench Thomas were too and skill.

unreliable force the Chinese into A. V. Bemedios earned most of the anything but a very ordinary defen- honours when playing with A. V. Rive type of game. Mistakes which i Gusano against P. K. Liang and JI. N. should never have been committed Lve.

lest them innumerable points. On the Those four young players abandoned other hand the Chinese were seldom any subtleties and went in for honest- in diflculties at the net and were fully to-goodness hitting, both pairs raiding capable of making winning shots,

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