THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1935.
CHINA WINS, BUT NOT
NOT MERITORIOUSLY Petty Tactics Spoil International Charity Cup-Tie
Lee Wai-Tong Smothered
A fine action picture taken during yesterday's Charity Cup match between Chlax and Scotland, showing Wong Wing, China's goalkeeper clearing in typical fashion
(Photor Mae Cheung).
from a hot Scottish raid.
SCOTLAND'S FINE DEFENCE
Chinese Halves Turn Tide
Conducted By The Pilgrim
Give The
COLONY HOCKEY UNDER REVIEW
Referees A Fair Deal
MAMAK
TEAMS
WITHDRAW
FARTOOMANY
PROTESTS
LADIES INTERPORT
SUGGESTED TEAM
MULE CORPS AND Over-Keen ANOTHER TRIAL
KOWLOON UTD.
BRILLIANT C.B.A.
It is very regrettable that
Captains
ON SUNDAY
The Colours v. White ladies Interport trial match which took place on Sunday morning was, on the whole. void of goodi hockey and comparatively dis-
circumstances have enforced R. E. UNLUCKY appointing.
the withdrawal of two teams from the second division of the Mamak Hockey League. The teams in question are Kowloon United and the Mulo Corps.
The United are suffering from lack of players and have found it impa
ible to continue in the league, while-- the Mule Corps are spending prac- they the rest of the season in camp.
(By "Veritas")
China
2 Scotland
0
Chinn-Wong Wing; Mak Shui-hou-and Tam Kong-pak; Leung Wing- chul, Wong Mee-shun, nnd Lee Kwok-wal; Yeung Shui-yick, Fung King- cheung. Lee Wal-tong. Cheuk Shek-kam and Lee Shek-yau,
11: Sealand:-Rodger: Blackburn. and
Gilchrist, Gorman and. Knight; McLeary. Matthews, Knox, Howlett and G. Duncan.
There was very little credit in China's victory over Scotland in the semi-final of the Interna- tional Charity Cup gained yesterday on the Club Even be- ground before a large holiday crowd. fore they resorted to petty tactics which called for a lot of whistle blowing and admonishment on the part of the referee, China failed to strike anything like the form expected, and for practic- ally the whole of the game they were struggling hard and playing a defeatist type of football.
sterner line of action than was taken by the referee. Both
ila
never
George Rodger and his fellow, Scottish defenders caught by the camera as they leapt to clear à corner during yesterday's foot- ball match. (Photo: Mes Cheung).
Triangular Tourny Hockey
ARMY TEAM FOR RETURN GAME WITH THE NAVY
The second Triangular Tournament hockey match be, tween the Army and Navy will be played on Monday next, December 30, on the Marina ground, bully-off at 3.45.
There were lots of incidents which called for much Hill and Gilchrist had their trousers torn to ribbons by the studs of Fung King-cheung and Lee Shek-yau, and neither occasion could be regarded as an accident. Then Lee Kwok- wai lifted his foot a yard and a half in the air to cut open Matthews' head, and finally Tam Kong-pak exasperated the Some of the nominees were in, ex-
crowd with his totally unnecessary kicking-out tactics. A Mamak League match of tremely poor form and it is just as no little interest was staged well a third trial is to be played on
All of this found
reactions, the Scottish defence in their task, but. at the U.S.R.C. Last Sunday Sunday next.
with Scotland and In consequence prior to then they had met Lee on Without any prejudice I should like when the Argonauta defeated to suggest the following nan team
the game gradually degenerated in-equal terma and proved too good for to something approaching wild him. the Royal Engineers by two fit to represent the Colony:
Blackburn in particular excelled in scramble. The pure elementals of
An Army practice match will be Mrs. Lumson (H.K.L); MI®® Gray clear goals. Unfortunately it
Miss A. Fowler (H.K...) and
football became obliterated. Not taking the ball from Lee's feet as he played to-morrow (Friday) after- Woolley was featured by an unusual and__(YMCA.); ____Miss_____J.
a very nice game.
was about to manouevre for one of
team yet to be nolected. rather unhappy incident.
(C:B.A.), Miss M. Bryson (C.B.A.),
notable Scotland put up an amazingly good his favourite sprints through the mid. noon at 3.45 on the Marina against The Army Triangular Tournament dla German too played and Mrs. Bell (H.K.L..); Miss Marsh performance. They were Towards the end of the first half Mr. Denkes has done exceedingly the raforce awarded the Engineers t (I.K...), Miss S. Dalziel (Y.M. elever as the Chinese, but their bust-part in the subjection of Lee, who team has been selected as follows.
Pte. eventually became so harassed that
Hollingsworth (Lincolns); C.A.), Mrs. White (C.B.A.), Missing and first-time methods nearly when he did have a clear shot for goal Sep. Khan Bahadur wall in getting the Corps together goal which A. M. Xavier, the Argo-
(8th
Punjab Adey (Y.M.C.A.) and Miss P. Glt-brought success.. and in the six games they have play-nauta captain, disputed. He was 8
If the half backs od they gave a good account of them-mphatic that he finally appealed to tinn (St. Andrew's).
had been capable of supporting their he could not get anywhere near the Regt.) and Lleut. Roisier (Lincoins); Lieut. Williams (E. Lancs). or. Hav. selves. When they return from camp the R. E. skipper for an opinion,
forwards In the proper manner, and target.
With Len tied down hand and foot Dulla Singh
Hav. Dulla most of the players will be leaving Captain Foley sportingly agreed to a
Singh
Williams); and for India, including Mr. Deakes him- short corner and the Sappers were
The annual whole-day cricket match the forwards had shown a little more
initiative, China would have had an the Chinese attack was but a shadow
of itself in form and effect. Fung Nk. Aluf Din (Punjabis); Nk. Khuda
for Lieut. 11. point, between the Hongkong University self, and for these reasons the Corps thus deprived of a due Past and Present students will be extremely hard job to avert defeat.
King-cheung abouldered the burden Bakhsh (H.K.S.R.A.), Lieut. Garth Xavier's protest way to over-keenness, but I do not think played on New Year's Day at 11 a.m., SUBJUGATION OF LEE WAITONG of initiating movements and one must waite (1.K.S.R.A.), W. O. Senior
at- say that he played very clever und it is out of place to remind the Argo-when the following will represent the
One of the big features of the tractive football. But he was badly (A.E.C. and K.A.S.C.), Pte. Taylor Lincolns), and L/N, Lal Singh anuta that this type of incident does Past.
F. L. Zimmer (Captain), S. V. match was the utter subjugation of supported. Lee Shek-ynu, presented (8th Punjab Reg.) I am constrained to make special | nothing to improve the reputation of mention of the performancex' to
the teant, but only leaves a bad taste Gittins, T. E. Yeoh, J. L. Youngsnye, Lee Wni-tong. It happened for the with unlimited opportunities, was too date of Central British Association,
in the mouth. Players, and especial- A. Baker, Dr. C. W. Lan, Dr. F. first time this season. A leg Injury slow to take advantage of them and who hold the second division lender-ly over-zealous captains, must bear Hiptools, D. Hung, W. II. Sling, E. to the centre-forward midway through Yeung Shul-yick was over-cager and
the first half gave some assistanco to (Continued on Pape 9.) ship. So far they have played in mind that a referee's decision is Zimmern, and F. R. Zimmern. seven games and won All. (or should be) final, and that appeals, if any, should be made subsequent to The strength of this team was un- derestimated by the Mamak Commit the match. tes at the start of the season, as ENGINEERS SHOULD HAVE WON there was then some doubt as to whether they would even be able to It was a fast game with the Argo- raiso a team. Since then they have nauta pressing steadily for the first
do not think it of any use attempting to continue in the Mamak League,
BRILLIANT C.B.A.
them
got together a formidable combination quarter of an hour, which finally wall worthy of representation in the Brought its reward with a somewhat first division.
lucky goal, the Engineers' goalkeeper
Well known players such as Fowler falling in an attempt to save a fairly and the Whitley brothers, Farmer of soft shot, the B.A.F., and J. J. King form the From that point onwards the En- gineers dominated play, and although
nucleus of the team. There seems to
be little doubt that the C.B.A. will Nolasco scored a second goal for the walk away with the title and it will | Argonauta in the closing stages, tho be most interesting to soo how they Sappers were very unlucky in not faro against the first division cham-securing a division of the spoils afterj plona In the customary match which proving themselves to be the better is played at the end of the noason.,
Civilians
Played
Well
BUT WITHOUT LUCK
The Civilians annual fixture with the Combined Services played last Sunday was packed with thrills. The Civilians gave a very good show- ing and played well as a team. They were, I think, rather unlucky not to
team.
Captain Foley, Brown and Clark performed well for the losers, but the the forward line obviously missed inspiration of Licut. ilamilton. For E. L. Gosano
the Argonauta defence.
and Silva wero
while the forwarda combined well, although the wingora, Nolasco and Angelo were much too fast for their inside colleagues.
Honesty compels one to admit the Portuguese were lucky to win.
KIDNAPPING FEAR
Fight for Joe Louis, Cancelled
New York, Dee, 24. Mike Jacobs, the boxing promoter
bern cancelled,
LIKELY MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONS
W.C. HUNG AND MRS. WILSON
FIRST TO REACH SEMI-FINAL
DECISIVE WIN
(By "Veritas").
In beating Lieut. and Mrs. Kayll so decisively on Tuesday afternoon, and thereby being the first pair to reach the semi- final, W. C. Hung and Mrs. Wilson left no room for doubt that they are the most serious challengers to L. Goldman and Miss Hancock for the Colony's open mixed doubles tennis title.
Hung and Mrs. Wilson blended- most impressively to win 6-3, 6-1 in the space of 35 minutes. As soon as Hung had held his service
win, as they were all over their op-of the Twentieth Century Sports in the fourth game of the first sat Club, announced to-day that the fight the match proceeded to work out ponents in the second half.
between Joe Loula, tho now negro to an inevitable end, boxing sensation, and Isadoro Gas Mrs. Wilson amply demonstrated tanaga, the Spanish heavyweight, that she has regained her best form, finor No lady in Hongkong has forehand cross-court drive, and al- though in the early stages of the match her overhead work was hur down there. rled and resulted in a series of
errors, she settled down after
The Services fielded a strong com- bination, but their forwards looked very medinero agalist the Amart Civillana defence.
The bout was originally Arranged The game would have been more interesting from the spectators', noint to be fought at Havana. Giving his of vlow if an extra quarter of an reason for the cancellation of the Acht, Mike Jacobs said, "There is too hour each way had been played.
On the day's game tho Civillans much kidnapping
United Press.
deserved to win.
W. C. Hung, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Kayll and Llout. Kayll snapped before their match in the mixed doubles championship. (Photo: Mex Chaung).
endowed in forecourt wards to give a praiseworthy dis better play of all-court tennis.
strokes her smash is a very fine shot and on the volley she tucks WE SHOULD LIKE TO SEE---- the ball away cleanly and decisive There is very little to choose he. ly. On the other hand Mrs. Wil- tween Mrs. Kayll and Mrs. Wilson son le more reliable off the ground. and one of the most interesting. Mrs. Kayll still has a tendency to matches for years would be if these push her backhand drive and does two met in the final of the adfer not give the racket the same fres singles championship. In doubles and rhythmic movement which Mrs. Kayll strikes one, as being
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SHIELD
HOLDERS SUCCEED
ENGINEERS BEAT AIR FORCE
AIRMEN GO TO PIECES
The Royal Air Force were beaten in the Junior Shield
HOMESIDE RUGBY
THREE GAMES PLAYED YESTERDAY London, Dec. 25 Six of the leading amateur rugby played matches to-day. Swansea, at home to the Watsonians
teams
won by 11 points to six, while Brid- gend just got the better of Masteg by nine points to five and Neath, al-
though on thoir own ground, were beaten by the London Welsh 10 points to six,-Reuter,
Barber Hits Century For M.C.C.
FINE FIFTH WKT. PARTNERSHIP
Christchurch Dec. 25.
The M.C.C. cricket touring team In New Zealand to-day batta well against Canterbury and finished the day in a useful posl. tion.
ulders to
wicket Arth Barbor the
Thanks to a brilliant
between partnership replay on Tuesday afternoon Yorkshireman and the Hon. C. J because they could not stand Lyttleton which added 156 to the the pace. They held the Royal score, the M.C.C. totalled 364.
Barber scored 118 and Engineers very well until half-a0.
The but later they sparkled,
started off somewh way through the second half, rentrained, and then a somewhat over-
Lyttleton, who
opened his all the bowling Bubao- burdened defence cracked up hit up 60 and and the Shield holders finally Read 24, the inttor being not out and emerged winners by four clear helping himself to two glorious sixos. goals.
Cromb, thanks to splendid flighting and clover placing of his field suc- It was an unexpected and some-ceeded in capturing Ave wickots for. what lucky shot by Howlett which 62 runs. allowed the Sappers to take the Before play closed Canterbury had Interval leading by a single goal. scored 30 for the loss of one wicket, Their own citadel had had many and are therefore 328 behind with narrow escapes and it can be quite nino wickets to fall-Router. fairly said that the Airmen were prising leader and Howlett's shoot- unfortunate to be in arrears at half ing an Important feature. There time.
But in the closing stages there line, but the
was no wonkness in the half back
defence was no doubt as to the superior always safe, and a
was not amarter op. team. The Engineers piled on a position would have made better otopace and finally played their use of saveral opportunities. Sinck opponents to a standstill. Darbyens the better of the two backs (2) and Howlett gave the winners and Sollik was fairly confident in their last three goals, all of which goal. came in the closing half hour.
SMART ATTACK VA The Engineers were woll served In attack. Darby was an entor-
The Airmen suffered from a poor Half back trio, who were not only unable to cope with the feats mo
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