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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1935.

WHAT YESTERDAY'S FOOTBALL TRIAL REVEALED

ARMY DISCOVER NEW INSIDE LEFT

RIDLEY'S POSITION IN DANGER: A RIGHT WING SUCCESS

DURHAM LOSES HIS FORM

Whites

(By "Veritas").

7 Reds

Whites:---Rowlands, Wheeler and Stools: Grindley, Thompson and Robson; Kather, Horner, Beasley, Howlett and Knight

Reds: Durham; Swain and Ash↑ Keneghan, Lawton and North: Cox, Bandford, Morton, Ridings, and Griffon.

Rangers V. KONG'S

Hearts; Aberdeen V. Hamilton

IN SCOTTISH CUP SEMI-FİNALS

VOLLEYING

FEATURES TENNIS

YESTERDAY

Open Championship Results

Alec Pearce and Scoones play- jed exceedingly well against. Paul Kong and Lee Wai-tong in the London, Mar. 13,

open doubles yesterday and de- Glasgow Rangers, strong served to win more games than favourites for the Scottish Cup they did. The Chinese won 6-3, have drawn Hearts in the semi-G-2, but they had to go all out final to be played on March 30.

for their points. Hampden Park is the venue for enclosure will probably Вес a magnificent game.

The losers fod them with hard

volleying was of a high order. Lee was not up his usual form although he constantly scored with nent placements,

The Army trial match at Soo-] taining brand of football. They kumpoo yesterday in prepara- were evenly matched in the first tion for the Kotewell and Lai half, the ball visiting each goal In Wah Cup competitions did not quick succession. Sandford was n bear a great deal of fruit, al-danger to the Whites defence durthis encounter and the famous drives and this suited' Kong whose though it did reveal a couple of ing this period, but he played rather sharpshooters who hitherto a lonesome game. Morton gave have not been very much before poor support and quite clearly he in the public

a centre-forward, Cox got in not some useful centres from the right wing, but over on the other alde Griffen lacked a good service of passes.

strong as his service ho

Hnd Pearce's overhead been as

and

In the other semi-final Aberdeen meet Hamilton, but the ground for this tie has not yet been selected.

The teams have advanced to Scoones would certainly have given the semi-final by the following the winners a much closer run. stages:

But vital points were lost at the net.

RANGERS

When two players sent ixigoals between them It is not easy to ignore their claims, yet I doubt vory much if Howlott, who was

SANDFORD BADLY SUPPORTED one of those players, will be ablo to make the team over the head of

Hnd Sandford's creative work re- Ridley.

ceived proper support the Reds Horner should unquestionably would have secured a useful lend at ocure the inside right position, the interval. Nevertheless it was While Mather looks safe for the the Inside right who put them ahend eight wing borth. The compoal-after a few minutes play and a very tion of the forward line would good goal it was. The Whites re-fourth round beat Motherwell 4-1 Appear to promint but little problem. Inflated shortly afterwards when a iggins is a better leader than force attack on the Reds' goal saw Bonsley or Morten, while Thompson strike the cross bar with alther Griffen aperas as good a choice for

utside loft as any..........

On his form yesterday he is to be preferred to Baldry, but cannot, perhaps, be regarded as being quite no good as Eckoṛrsley.

KENEGHAN DILATORY

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fast drive and Howlett breasted the ball past Durham.

The teams crossed over without alteration to the score, but in the second half the Reds collapsed against a workmanlike forward line which kept the bail gnoring pro- Kressively.

If Keneghan's claims to selection During this half Horner played rested on yesterday's showing he brilliantly, and it was through him would and it hard to secure re-that the Whites jumped into a 3-1 bognition. He gave & thest dilatory lead. Then Howlett neatly heated performance refusing to do more in a fourth, Horner came along with than was absolutely necessary. fifth, Howlett a sixth and Beasley There was practically nothing to the seventh (which would never choose between Thompson and Law have been scored if Durham had ton as pivota, although I thought been alive to the situation). Thompson's ball distribution was better and his positioning superior so that he was able to accomplish somewhat more successful work than his vis-a-vis.

Robson played very sound foot- ball

at left half for the Whites and was decidedly more helpful than Narth in his constructive efforts. North was rathor tied up by the Intricate pattern-weaving of Horner and Mather, although it must also

On the strength of this match the Army's best team would appear to be:.

'lat round beat Cowdenbeath 3-1. (home); second round beat Third Lanark 2-0 (home); third round beat St. Mirren 1-0 (home);

(away).

HEARTS

1st round beat Solway Star 7-0 (home); second round bent KI- marnock 2-0 (home), third round beat Dundee 4-2 (away) after drawing at home 2-2; fourth round bent Airdrie 3-2 (home).

ABERDEEN

RICKETTS IMPRESSIVE

a big sny in the singles champion- That Ricketts is going to have. ship was again manifest when he beat F. H. Kwak in straight sets, Ricketts is formidable at the net and yesterday he operated from the forecourt with the greatest of confidence and ability. Kwok was completely out-volleyed.

Golden Miller. last year's winner of the hard Grand National Steeplechase grind at Aintree, England, has been again been untered for the historic race, and on his season showing promises to be a favourite to repeat. The big jumper, owned by Mias Dorothy Pagel,. Is 56 pounds heavier than last year and in splendid condition. Ha in shown taking a jump in fine .style.

INTER-HONG FOOTBALL

DODWELL'S BEAT JARDINES AND TRAMWAYS LOSE

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better than might have been ex- Firdos Khan did somewhat pected against Liang Sai-wa and he merited his four games scored

An Interhong friendly football in the second half the in the opening set. Nevertheleas

A penalty Liang invariably had the right encounter between Mesara, Jardine more or less one-sided. First round 4-0 (home): third round beat sely.

beat Falkirk finishing shots and he was nut Matheson and Dodwell & Co., was was awarded to the Tramway Com

pany, but they could not score. (away); second round bent Albion fully extended to win in straight Football Club ground. The game mistortune to deflect a shot into their played yesterday on the Hongkong of the Tramway defenders had the Hibernians 1-0 after drawing 0-0 at home and 1-1 away; fourth

Scorea of yesterday's matches ended in a victory for Dadwell by own goal, and Sousse scored three, round beat Celtic 3-1 (home).

the odd goal in three.

to bring the total to five. Ricketts

HAMILTON

First round beat Dunfermline 21 (away); sccond round beat Clyde 6-3 (home) after drawing Rowlands; Wheeler

and 3-8 away; third round beat Bechin Steele; Keneghan, Thompson, 4-2 (away); fourth round hent St. and Robson: Mather. Horner. Johnstone 3-0 (home). Higgins, Ridley and Eckersley,

HOCKEY CONTESTS

be recognised that he sustained a Club Defeat Brigade With

Hafaful injury in the second half.

Of the two pairs of backs,

Wheeler and Steelo were undeniably

Ten Men

gunder than Swain and Ash. An interesting friendly hockey game Novarthelon I thought the last-was witnessed on the Club ground at

HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS

Encouragement For Clapton Orient

men less

London, March 13.

Open Singles.--G. R. M. beat F. Kwok 6-2, 0-2: 8. W. Attacking for the greater part Liang beat Firdos Khan 6-4, 6-2 of the first half Jardines were un- Open Doubles.-Paul Kong and Leeable to penetrate the defence of Wai-tong beat T. A. Pearce and P. 11. their opponents ably held by Howe Scoones 6-3, 0-2.

& Co., and towards the last minute of the first stanza Duncan scored with a well placed ground shot.

TENNIS AMATEURS

London, Mar. 12. France, Germany and Holland have joined the United Staten opposing the proposal of Czecho-Slovakin that lawn tennis amateurs be allowed to make instructional Alms for money...

The Czecho-Slovakian proposal will be supported by Great Britain, South Africa, Australia and, probably, Belgium-Reuter.

divide the

ST. JOHNSTONE WINS

named defended extraordinarily King's Park yesterday afternoon, Both Bristol City and Torquay) well under the circumstanets. Swain seniora defeated the fiengkong Singa- own grounds in the southern acc-spoils, each team scoring once,

when the Hongkong Hockey Club were held to drawn games on their visit Torquay-and was rather tentative when hustled, and the real weakness of Ash was three goals to two.

pare Brigade, Royal Artillery, by tion of the third division to-day. la slowness in recovering.

Clapton Orient, the most luck- Wheeler and Steele positioned

of all themselves very well and it was this

clubs gained an which permitted them to make ach apparently easy clearances. They also covered each other much hotter than did Swain and Ash,

The Club played only ten throughout, being without the services

of 11. Owen Hughes. One change was made in the team, S. Reed Going brought into the forward line in place of A. T. Lay.

The Club commenced with only nine men, one of the players tuming up Inte, and during this period did very well to score two goals. The first Was netted by P. 1. Senior and the the latter player again found the net second by S. Reed. Before the interval to give the civilians a clear lead.

In the second half, the Brigade at-

ROWLANDS' COALKEEPING Rowlanda was far and away the 'beltor of the two goalkeepers. Durham did not inspire a lot of confidence especially in the second half when he fumbled several very ordinary shots and fatally hesitat-tacked strongly but found the Club ed on two occasions.

defence sound, ant it was only to- Durham's best work was accom- warila the latter stages of the game plished in the first half, but Row that Lieul C. C. Garthwaite scored. lands was anfe right through, hand- The Brigade obtained their

Recond Ling the ball with supreme confld-goal following a melee in front of onco and showing excellent judg ment in running out to sAVO.

The teams served up an enter-

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The closing minutes found Brigado pressing for the but they failed to score.

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encouraging point from Bristol City, holding their opponents to goalless.gamce.

Millwall also did quite well to

Johnstone obtained a anart win In the Scottish League, St. against Alblon on the latter's enclosure, scoring four times to the Albion's twlee-Reuter.

SINO-JAPANESE TENNIS

Davis Cup Team To Play In Shanghai -

Tokyo, Mur. 11. Exhibition gamea between

TSUI BROTHERS PLAY TODAY

OPPONENTS IN SINGLES

WARWICK SHUTE ON VIEW

AGAINST W. T. LEE

(By "Veritas")

All eyes will be trained on the Tsui brothers at the Hong- kong Cricket Club to-day when they meet in the third round of the open singles tennis cham- poinship.

Never before has the champion and his brother met in the Colony championship so that the match Will be flavoured with sentimental interest.

Taui Wal-pui may find himself extended to the third set, although I think it is doubtful as his younger brother has not yet gain- ed proper control over his shots and is likely to fall down against. the steadiness of the champion.

But some spectacular exchanges are promised, for Yun-pul is n powerful hitter with spord the keynote of his game. That Tsui Wai-pui will find him a keen op ponent there is no doubt and the brothers ought be able to extruct they very best from each other. WARWICK SHUTE'S TASK Warwick Shute in billed for this afternoon and another large crowd is certain to aurround his court to ser how the boy fares against such an experienced player as Lee Wal- tong. Lee is a big proposition for the schoolboy and Impressive as Warwick has bren, I cannot seo him overcoming the Chinese ox- ponent. Lee Wal-tong's sound, forecourt strokes will probably break down Shute's defence. Albeit if Leo desires to win he cannot afford to underrate bls. opponent.

After the lemon the samo story was refold with Jardines doing most of the attacking. Dodwell put in a few sporadie raids in Japan's picked tennis playera and Sirdar Rumjahn should obtain two of which Howe and Bowker the two members of China's Davis some more first rate practico to- scored in the last ten minutes of Cup team may be played when the day. That he will bent Leung the game.

latter pass through this country Ping-chui-

is safe Some bright individual flashes en route to the United States at prophesy

ono can expect were seen with Howe and Bowker the end of this-month, offiefuls of tennis, but the Chinese is and Bramble excelling for Dod-the Japan Lawn Tennis Associa magnificent plodder and will well's.

tion revealed to-day.

assuredly make Rumjahn go all out for his points,

For Jardines, Frost, N, Nichols | and Railton played up well

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