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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY

6, 1936.

CHINESE BRILLIANT CUP-TIE RECOVERY

AFTER TWO SHOCKS

TAM KONG-PAK SENT OFF

(Continued from Page 8)

Kecrelo centre-half gave a very fine account of himself against the re- doubtable Lee Wai-tong and for the most part to had the elusive centre- forward under control.

Beltrao played well nigh faultless football, as ho d not confine his work to policing Lee Wal-long, but was for ever up with the ball to ren der all asaltance possible to his at- tack

If the Civilians attack could have maintained the brilliance displayed in the first quarter of an hour there would have been a different story to tell. Hut they appeared to become and later rattled by the vigorous

of the highly questionable tactics

defenders and lost much of Chinese thoir polish and practically all of their inishing powers.

Ward was always prominent with brainy ball manipulation and Kuma both wingers, Berale Gerano and Bickford put in some fine thrumfui work. Elliott hended

neat was, dikerwise fairly sub but

Wong Moo-shun and Mak Sui-hon.

by

LEE WAI-TONG THWARTED-Picture shows Lee Wai-tong being held off the ball while Rodger clears in yesterday's Lai Wah

SEEK

TITLES

TENNIS Inept Display

By Army Forwards

(Continued from Page *)

Mrs. N. Wilson.

Mrs. B. Thorpe.

Mrs. M. E. Dowling.

1st Round:-Miss A.

Mackenzie

North gave Beltrae worthy support in the half back line; in fact all three men played hard and strong games against a tricky and virile forward Bina

Okay

The first and second rounds, must Blackburn and Pilo until extra, pressure was applied and

of before then they become flustered and failed he played off on or before January 25

anf the semi-finals om

were

v. Mr. Lition.

to cover each other in proper man-February 6.

ner,

Rodger's goalkeeping was fairly very above reproach. He hadn't much chance with the shots which passed him

THE DOUBLES

Six couples have entered for the ladies doubles championship, anal as a result there are two matches in the! first round, while twn paira have re- ceived byen.

SPIRITED RECOVERY Fullest credit must be given to the

Mrs. Stafford Smith, erstwhile Chinese for making such a spirited recovery. Hitherto it has genorally Shanghai Interporter is taking part, are been regarded that a Chinese team, partnering Miss Saville. They two goals down, is as good as defcal drawn against Miss Rosie Bumjaho

rentarday they showed e But

spirit. It was a grand pity they allowed their enthusiasm

pak

and

the mark. Tam Kong-

Continued from Pape 8.)

Ryan but could not hold it and

kicked Into 17 long

afterwards rushing in again empty net. Not Phippens rushed unexpected

long Crawford's ly

hend curling centre prist the astonished Rowlands. It was a grand plece of opportunism and ancipation.

to

teams crossed over with the Navy leading two-nil and it was not long before this had been further advanced when Phippens, catching the Army rearguard on the hop

Ane left-footed ground shot in n which Rowlands did not smell.

drovo

and Mes, Chiu Chun-chiu in the first Possibly a littlo too cocksure as

round..

ARMY WIN TRIANGULAR Australia

RUGBY TOURNAMENT

SCINTILLATING VICTORY OVER

CLUB IN DECIDING GAME

FORWARDS VERY PROMINENT

Easily Win Test

SOUTH AFRICA OUTPLAYED

Capetown, Jan. 4.

Set with the task of making 200

Forwards bore the main brunt of pin, Fielden and Stoker were the runs to avoid an tanings defent, the of the third the play in Saturday's match between pick of the Club nack but did not South Africans scored only 182 runs Cricket Test against Australia, there- the Army and Club the Intter's receive the backing that they de- in their second Innings ground at Happy Valloy, where the served.

The Kent scored an unconverted try by losing by an innings and 78 runs. C. V. Girimmett and L. O'Reilly Army repented their previous win in the Triangular Rugby Tournament in the first half through Woodman and also webured the points which and went further ahend in the second were the two bowlers responsible for make them winners of the compoti- half through Harris. Just before the the South African collapse, the form- end, Black crossed the Kent line, but er capturing five wickets for 56

runs and the latter four for 35. tion.

R. C. Frost failed with the kick.

The score of 11 points (a goal and two tries) against 4 points (n dropped Foal) was not a criterion of the superiority of the Army, for they were behind for the first 20 minutes of the game and the issue was really in doubt until the last 10 minutes. Among the spectators were His Ex- cellency the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, Hin Excellency the G.O.G., Maj.-Gen, A. W. Bartholomew, Sir Thomas and Lady Southorn,

OTHER MATCHES Bath. And Richmond In A Close Game.

London, Jan. 4. The following are the results of

It was a forwards' day full credit the ather matches played today: gers to both pucks for working hard Ball from the start to the final whistle. Birkenhead The Army gave an all round display tand their backs were vastly botter Bristol than the opposition, who repeatedly Exeter

looked dan mishandled and never

Leicester - gerous.

Richmond

8

Park

30 Bradford

7

Contrary to their usual style the Newport

bo Northampton Club set a rousing pace at the

ald Leysinns ginning and were rewarded with fine dropped-goal from Butcher with Llanelly in five minutes, thus imitating the Waterloo Army tactics at their previous en- Nuneaton counter. The Club continued to press; Watsonians but, with the Army continually getting the ball back from the scrum and thoir! forwards backing up splendidly, the game remained in midfield.

Preece, the Army back, was finding touch accurately and consistently, counterpart experienced while his another off day. Robertson was un- happy with the bounce though he committed no real faults and was re- ; Hlable if somewhat clumsy.

Rice-Evans' Try

After a loose scrum in the Club ter- ritory the forwards put the bail back and Withers got through with a fine run, unselfishly passing to Rice-Evans when almost on the line. Rice-Evans touched down and Gillaspio added the extra points with an admirable kick from a difficult angle.

I. J. Stedlo alone of the South African batsinen offered any resis- tance to these two. He hit up 59.- | Renter.

BRIGHTER CRICKET

Hurricane Hitting By M.C.C. In New Zealand

Invercargill, Jan. 4. The M.C.C. tourists were in no 14 Royal Air Force 8

3 Devonport

batting from to-day when they com

tha match against Services 10 menced their

BSouth Island hitting 489 runs in their 14 Plymouth-Aiblon first innings.

t Śwansea

12 Rugby

0 Old Blues

20 Neath

36 Moseley ...

3 Coventry 18 Herlalonians

(

3 J. Parks, the Sussex batsman, ledl 12 with an inning of 201, scored in 11284 minuten. He hit three sixes and 8 19 boundaries, and gave a chanceless 13 play of batting.

0

E. R. T. Holmes, the captain of the -Renter.alde, compiled 100 in 76 minutes. In his hurricane innings, he made four sixes and 12 boundaries. It was a chancy effort.

LOCAL YACHTING

True Blue Home First In "A" Class

SATURDAY'S . RACING

True Blue (Mr. II. S. Rouse) won the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's

" Class event on Saturday when she beat Gull (Mr. B. Nacss) by 69 seconds over a 9-mile course.

Sirius (Mr. W. B. Cooper) won the: The interval came with the Army formidable

one point up and they pressed strongly "G" Class event, Stella (Major B. after the resumption to improve their E. C. Dixon) the "1" and "Y" Classes, position. Floyd shortly cluded the and Rolla (Col. E. St. G. Kirke) the backs with a bright little run to place "H" Cinas race. between the sticks. This easy kick, however, was missed by Gillespie,

of such an imposing lead the Navy started to slacken. The Army kept pegging away, rever booking very dangerous but requiring steady with Regior somewhere in the middle of the field Harrison found a chance of going through on the right and he beat Roberts with a gorgeous shot.

A few minutes later Smith cut in from the right wing and notched a second. There was still plenty of time for the Army to go ahead, but the they lacked the right leadership and closing stages were confined to feoble couple midfield play, Navy got in

Mrs. Dowling and Mrs, Kayl must dth his nasty, tricks) enter the campaign as firm favourites, opposition to keep them out. Then the referee had no option but they can expect a irut to send him off. Curiously en- challenge. front Mrs. Wilson and Miss These two pairs should ough with only ten. players the I. Hancock. Chinese became inspired to their best certainly contest the final.

In the tower section Mrs. L. R. efforts. They even lont Lee Wai-tong for a time, the centre-forward being Andrews and Mrs. Litton meet Misa luring that period they Morris and Mias Griffiths in the first injured. Yat during tha

after his Look the lead and shortly af

The likely semi-finalista are Mrs. Fung King-cheung settled round and should win. reting by notching another goal.{

Stafford-Smith and Miss Saville, Mrs. Wilson nnil Miss Hancock, Mrs. Knyll and Mrs. Litton.

An a team the Chinese were sted and Mrs. Dowling, and Mrs. Andrews of useful looking raids which came

to nought, but with the Navy de more impressive because they bellor. It was not until they were

Here also the first and second round fence tightening up again the losers two goals in arrears that they found

by never looked likely to add to their completed be their true form, but from that point matches

by score, did they not case up and improved January 5 and the semi-finals

February b. The final of the ladies as the game progressed.

must

Fung King-cheung was even morotorbles will take place at the U.S.R.C prominent in the attack than on Saturday February 18, starling at Wai-tong.

Fung is the type of play; 3.70, er who can "Carry" an attack and this be did yesterday. Not only did he some two goals, but he was for over making openings for his col- leagues, and he appeared as being follows. the trickiest and cleverest forward on! view.

The Chinose were splendidly served by their intermediates, who, after the carly shocks obtained a vice-like grip on the Divilian opposition which never relaxed.

Until he was sent uft Tam Rong pak was brilliant in defence, but sub

Lail sequently Mak Sul-bon and

The

THE DRAW

draw for the championship! First Round:Mrs, Stafford-Smith and Miss Saville v. Miss R. Kum- Jahn and Mrs. C. C. Chlu

Bes

Mrs. Wilson and Miss Hancock Mrs. Dowling and Mrs. Kayll First Round: Mrs. J. R. Andrews and Mrs. Litton v. Miss Morris and Miss Grimths.

PERRY IS AN INVALID

Plight Of Famous Tennis Player

London, Jan. 4. Fred Perry, the Wimbledon cham- pion and regarded as the greatest amateur tennis player in the world to day, when Interviewed by Banter on his arrival at London said he was little more than an invalid.

He could not move h right side lead a very quiet Kwok-chul took the honours and the

un level life during the next few months. credit is theirs for holding out dur- arrears, while before the interval Lee and intended to

There could be no question of lag one period in the second half; Wai-tong put the teams when the Civilians had them tied in terms again.

Both Gosne and Tum were cau tournament play for him until his their own half.

Perry strained his right side while Pau Kn-ping was as usual calm tioned for shaping up to each other, trouble was cured he added-Renter but Tum refused to take the hint and And resourceful in goal.

at Championships a few minutes later he was sent off in play in the semi-final of the U.S.

Tennis Lee

early after the restart Forest Hills against Wilmer Allison Delightful movements Ward and Gosano and Bickford and and had to retire and Fung King-fast September, and was beaten in cheung signalised the affair by put-straight sets.. Allison then went on

in win the final. bal Strange featured, the opening phases, ting the

While in Australia Perry found reverse the Civilians, came as no surprise when and

Stong by Rodger. Dickford was sent through for him warned to the attack, but the for that his injury had not been. cured to put the ball on us Elliott's head. warda Iacked finish and although they when ho participated in a champion- territorial advantage for ship match. He played with his

the first sot.

DELIGHTFUL MOVEMENTS

between

with-long came into collision Quen

The centre-forward calmly nodded the had all righ they could not pierce back strapped but had to retire in

hall past Pau."

Ten minutes later the holders had Increased the lead, Ward receiving a nice pass from Bliss for the inside right to round: Tam and beat Pau with a grand shot.

and

a long

solld defence. Ten

minutes from the end Fung King-cheung put paid to any hopes the holders might have held for a revival by slipping between the hacks The Chinese came back strongly al registering the fourth for. the

Lal

Shui-wing reduced

the! Chinese.

The speaker at weekly tiffin of the Rotary Club to-morrow will be Bishop whose subject will be R. O, Hall,

Rural Reconstruction."

James Langride helped to swell the total with a century, his innings of 118 including a six and 12 fours.

Despite this hitting, McGowan managed to take five wickets for only 06 runs.

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NEW AUSTRALIAN RULÉ

Gilbert No-Balled For "Body-Line" Bowling

Sydney, Jan, 4.

It is revealed that during a Shof- feld Shield match yesterday, Eddie Gilbert, the Queensland aboriginal fast bowler, was no-balled under the now Australian rule gainst "body 17 line" bowling. The rufe forbids In-

bowling. timidator vores from Gilbert slit

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Detailed results were as follow: "A" Class Started 230

Finished Pts. There was still a chance that the

D 16.93,41 Club might pull the game out of the Carpenter.....

(Major B. B. Edwards) fire; hut their threes were never pro-

10.35.28 G perly in action. McGilchrist never re- Loba.......

(Mr. J.-B. Bergue-Coupland) ceived a pass to enable him to justify!

10.51.29.10 the hopes reposed in him, and only Artemis

(Mr. G. G. Wood) Munro on occasional but Isolated raid

D.N.S. D.N.S. which always ended with his being La Línda pulled down by two or three Army Jan

0 D.N.S. Izobel men yards from the line.

16.34.51 7 Hamilton and Bonnar both played Joss

(Mr. J. R. L. Stanton)" well at the base of the scrum, though

16.30.67 11 the former got his men away more Gull often thanks to good hooking

(Mr. B. Nacas)-

D.N.F. 0 Army-Preece (Fusiliera); Jones] Cicada

16.29.48 13 Fusillora), Hutchison (R.A.); True Blue ....

and Lt. (Fusiliers) Rice-Evans

(Mr. H. S. Rouse)

16.84.45

Withers (RA): Floyd (Fusillers) Pat

and Lt. Hamilton (R.E.); Hall (R.A.), (Mr. D. W. Pernne)

D.N.F. Lt. Hebert (R.A.), Wright (R.A.); Painted Lady.

"G" Class Started 2.40 Cullinan (B.E.), Chaney (Fusiliers);

17.02.20 Morgan (Fusiliers), Capt. Gillespie Gael. (R.B.) and Harrison (R.E.).

(Capt. P. Trimble)

16.49.36 Club-L. G. Robertson; H. R. Mc Toynelte ......

D.N.S. Gilchriat, P. Wilson, X, J. Hutchison Eunice

10.44.63 and K. A. Munro; A. H. I. Butcher Sirius and J. L. Bonnar; J. H. McEnley, G. 3: S S. Chambers, A. F. Walkden;

Loba 3. BIC- Dunnett, W. E. Peers; F. Gugan, E. P. Humphreys and E. B. Gammell.

0

0

4

27

The

the fingers of Robinson and Madge, the New South Wales batsmen.

Gilbert, who is the first bowler to now rule, under the bo no-balled denied that he was bowling at the man. He blamed the wicket, on which were spots. Reuter.

CORRESPONDENCE--

A. S. Xavier Replies To "The Pilgrim"

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20

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9 4.

14

7

LAOM

7

Table to Date

P. V. L. D. . . Pts. 3 3 0 0 33 16 0 Army

66 Club

0 56 0 0 3 3

30 Navy

Total... 10.5 50 118 118 10

4 2 2 0

(Mr. W. 1. Cooper)

0 D.N.S. and "Y" Classes Started 2.50

Corrected

16.50.22 10 Stella

(Major B. E. C. Dixon)

7 17.00.03 Heron

(Lieut. R. M. E. Rain, R.N.)

16,58,01 4Widgeon....

Capt. J. D. Newman)

"II" Class Started 3.00

16.50.10 Dinna

(Mr. G. R. Honregrues)

16.40.38 Colleen

J. N. Baxter) (Mr.

10.4645 Col. E. St. G. Kirbe)

18.55.40

8

1

5

7

#

(Mr. II. H, A. Woud)

D.N.S. 166131 (Major S. D. Rold)

0

Kent Best Club “A”

Before the senior match was play Rolla ed, II.M.S. Kent tried conclusions with | the Club "A" and won by two tries Siskin........ (ix points) to a try three points),

Led by Sowman, the Kent were the Ariel superior side and had most of the Dorothea game, especially in the second half] when the Club weakened. The splend did play of the Navy.forwards was a feature of the match.

The Sports Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph.

Sir,--With reference to

Pilgrim's

21 reply to my letter which appeared in your esteemed paper I would like to

o make myself clear.

If the tenor of Pilgrim's complaint against the Argonautas was

only

18 against their protest of the referee's decision whilst in the field it woubl mattered much, but I per- 16 not have

something sonally think there is

25 deeper underlying the whole construe tion of that report; a tone of resent ment; of having boon thwarted. 10 am not

y in writing under a

non-de-plume,

done in the local papers

11 and I think it fair to ask that Pilgrim should also ceino out in the open und

14 at the same me name the two re- who, after a consultation with

forces

10 Capt. Foley, agreed that the decision of the first referee was incorrect,

8 Pilgrim will do this, I will not only

12 admire him for it but also extend my

right hand, if he will accopt it.

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