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THE

HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, - FEBRUARY 27, 1937.

RIFLES CHANCE OF MAKING CHAMPIONSHIP SAFE

NEED TO BEAT SEAFORTHS TO-DAY

INTERPORT SOCCER

SCHEDULE

.(By "Veritas”)

The evening of Hongkong's stronger, but a draw is the most like- 1936-37 football season is ap-ly outcome, proaching, and there is small room to doubt that at least the first division league championship will have been decided by the end of March. Ulster Rifles appear

to

have passed their chief obstacles, though to-day they face a task which will test 'thern to the full. If they survive, they have only matches with "the Fusiliers and South China "B" to worry about.

This afternoon their apponents are the Seaforth Highlanders, and it will be surprising if this match deks nut produce some of the most exciting and spectacular football of the entire

season.

The Highlanders have now become

one

of the most feared teams in the first division. They have done extra- ordinarily well in the short time they have been here, portending a bell- Hant season to come.

Rifles are worthy leaders of the first division, but though boasting an infinitely more impressive lengue record than the Seaforths, bave only the slightest edge over their Scottish

opments. If anythlog I favour a

of points to-day,

Rifles will be doubly anxious lo win because it looks as though South Chins "A", and "B" musi cach other's throats, They clash this afternoon and whether one or the other wins, or a draw results. Rifles will beneilt so long

as they can garner two points from the Seaforthis.

LOOK GOOD FOR TITLE Looked at from every angle, the Rifles strike one as being in a par- the ticularly strong position for championship.

Navy's troubles of team-raising will be nt on end after this week, but so far as their game against Club to-day is concerned, appearances suggest a couple of points for the civilians.

Recreio will at last have an oppor- tunity of seeing how Carlos Remedios the Shanghai Interporter fits in with their idens. They are at home to Eastern and I expect to see the Por- tuguese Inds win.

Navy, South China "A" and South China "B" all play a second match over the week-end on Sunday, Navy oppose Chinese Athlelic and may puli of a win on the Causeway Bay en- closure. South China "A" should beat Kowloon Chinese, who seem to

"CUBBY" ALLEN'S

BLACK DAY :

G. O. B. Allen, the English Test captain, who was right out of luck yesterday when the fifth Test started, lasing, the toss, and then dropping Fingleton and McCabe after they had scored but a fow runs. McCabe went on to contribute 112.

Kowloon, the surprise team of the New Your meet the Police, and one have fallen by the wayside, while hesitates to make a definite prophecy South China "B" look good for points concerning the result. If anything I aguinst St. Joseph's, despite the feel ono chances of winning us being the against the Rifles last week.

Scottish Hockey Players Needed

Lieut. R. D.. Maclagon, the Seaforth Highlanders, Murray Barracks, will be glad if hockey players. who are, qualified for Scotland in the local. International Tourna. ment, would kindly sub- mit their names to him as carly as possible.

K.C.C. CELEBRATE

WINNING OF THE CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP

FINE TEAM SPIRIT

The very fino team spirit which had prevailed throughout the season was 'stressed in speeches by Mr. Ezra Abraham, Mr. Arthur Dand. Mr. Frank Goodwin and Mr. W. Mulcahy. last evening when the RCC. cele- brated the winning of

of the secondl division cricket slileld with a steak and kidney pudding and mementors.

and the

Hie presen- tation of the trophy and men

Mr. Abraham, vice-President of the Club presided over a cheery gather- ing, and in handing the shield to Mr.

Dand, the second eleven captain,

offered

the

HE BREAKS ANY BOWLER'S HEART !

Characteristic study of Don Bradman, that amazing batsman, who yesterday scored 165 for Australia in the fifth Test, and remained un- beaten.

Pons Schoolboys Football

sincere congratulations

of the club to him and his team upon

their success. He was safe, he said, League

in observing that a very fine team spirit had been shown by all of the pinyers during the season, and this, together with Mr. Dand's good cap- taincy, had brought the championship to the club.

NO. 11 HAS'NT BATTED!

Mr. Dand, In acknowledgment | also paid tribute to the players as a whole, saying that the secret of their success Iny in the fact that they were a TEAM. It was noteworthy that as yet this season they lind not had to: call on their No. 11 man to bat, yet everybody had played his part. In the team's victories, He commended particularly the capable work of Mr. Mulcahy as deputy captain when he (the speaker) was incapacitated and could not play in some of the games. He knew he was valcing the feelings of the whole of the second eleven thing when he said that they only they regretted was that the first eleven was not also celebrating the winning of the senior championship, and the thing they hoped for next year was a dual celebration. They noted with satisfaction that two or three of the junior members of the club had displayed most promising form and that augured well for the future of the K.C.C. In

In local *cricket. Mr. Frank Goodwin, captain of the first eleven, in congratulating the second team on their setention,

SPLENDID MATCH

INAUGURATES TOURNEY

FINE WIN FOR

C.B.S.

Guy's Hospital Cup Rugby Win

London, Feb. 26. Playing in the London Hospitals Cup rugby competi tion to-day, Guy's Hospital defeated Charing Cross Hos- pital by 16 points to eight. Reuter

BAN ON HEAVY NIBLICK

A magnificent display by both GOLF SHOT MADE

teams provided a fitting opening to the Schoolboys' · Football Leaguo yesterday afternoon when Central British School and the Royal Welch Fusiliers Boys met in this compell- tion on the former's ground.

TOO EASY

(By GEORGE GREENWOOD) Daily Telegraph" Golf Correspondent

The Royal and Anetent Golf Club proposes to ban the use of the heavy the "sand-wedge," type of niblick known variously as "blaster," and howitzer."

Played in a splendid sporting spirit, School by the odd goal in three, was the match, won by the Central British delightful example of clever, clean soccer. At times the standard of play reached very high level, and never

An announcement to this effect will, did the game lose its interest and I understand, shortly be made from even excitement for the spectators. St. Andrews.

Central British

won worthily,

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were needed of the fact that the had played together with a real team spirit I was to be found in the fort that to date this season the team had played twelve matches, won seven, drawn flve and lost none. These were most creditable figures.

ALL DID SOMETHING Mr. W. Mulcahy spoke briefly and said that though it was true that they had not called upon their No. 11 to bat during the season, it was equally true to say that at one time or another every member of the leum had played an important part in the matches.

one big chance in the first half when of golfer, because it produces ex-. they were awarded a penalty, but traordinary results without the excr- Jeffrey, who gave a very smooth and clse of much skill, or effort. efficient display of goalkeeping for the schoolboys, saved in handsome style.

For this reason,

and becatise it against a player The winners were notably served typifies the case by Jeffrey in goal, and the Pryde "buying a shot over the counter," the brothers, W. K. Pryde at contre-half club is to be made illegal. dominated the middle of the field and The "sand wedge," weighing be- incidentally scored a spectacular goal, tween 20 and 24 ounces, derives its while W. G. Fryde at centre-forward name from a huge flange of metal on was the most dangerous raider on the sole of the club. view and obtained the winners second point.

If this same type of football is going to feature the rest of the games, Mr. Ezra Abraham them distribut-the Schoolboys' Lengue is assured of ed memento silver shields to the a very successful future, and will menbers of the team, which he had become one of the most Important himself kindly donated.

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CLUB CRICKETERS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE NEW L. B. W. RULE

(By Geoffrey Simpson)

If there is anything wrong with a great controversy. They opposed cricket, it does not apply to Satur- the bigger stumps as a useless in- day afternoon club cricket--which, novation, but were finally won over, surely, is the backbone of the

gaine.

They objected also to the sub- sequent alteration to the 1.b.w, rule, At the annual meeting of the Club saying there was no point in it as Cricket Conference in London Mr. far as their matches were concerned. E. A. C. Thomson, indefatigable Last summer, however, they agreed secretary, will report a membership to experiment at the request of the of 1,200 clubs.

M.C.C., and at the close of the cam- conference asked their paign the

In the early days of the confer- clubs to vote on the now rule. ence mere handful of clubs paid subscriptions and it has to be re-

What they think

best shown by memba rd that the present member the fact that of the 1,200 clubs only ship of 1,200 is mainly confined to 344 bothered to give their opinion. the south.

Of these, 248 were in favour.

club

LIMIT ON THICKNESS OF SOLE

It is used for recovery shots from bunkers and bad lies in the rough. The flange sildes along the surface of the sand, and the ball jumps up automatically.

The Royal and Ancient specifica- lon will, it is understood, make a club illegal which has a sole more than in thick and a front edge that does not lie flush with the ground. With some of the round-soled "sand wedges" it is possible to insert a lead pencil between the front edge and the

url.

Many thousands

of these clubs

I have been sold at prices ranging from

a guinea to 30% cách. 'All will come under the official ban.

G

I Am Not

Packing Up, Says Petersen

(By Geoffrey Simpson)

-

"I took a hiding from Walter Neusel, who was too tough for me, but I am not packing up," Jack Petersen told me before he

left Lon- don for his home in Cardiff.

"I fought my very hardest, but know now that I cannot

When one. reflects on the vast Really, the altered law has made Neusel's strength was greater than number of amateur clubs in the Mid- scarcely any difference to lands and north, and others in the cricket. So the average club cricke-mine, and south who are outside the conference, ter said at first, "We don't want it." beat him. But there are others for it in plein that a great any plays the grand old game.

Now, after a season's experiment, me to fight."

Petersen did not haine "the others," he finds biraself so little affected that

aro

The gutes at these week-end games he does not mind much whether the but stated that he would be retum-

ing to the ring soon. hearts, wives, and friends of the

confined to fathers, weet new rule operates or not.

Neusol is having a short holiday players. The game, and only that, as the alteration is clearly of benefli Harvey offered to meet him for a A broad view has been taken, and in Paris, but before he went Len cove, and they are all very conserto county cricket, the amateur club- £1,000 side-stake. vative about 11.

man seems prepared for It to become Neusel retorted that the match was When the M.C.C. brought in higher a permanent cricket law. At any "on" if Harvey made it. £2,000.-Two and wider stumps club went on the defensive and there was with the experiment next summer..

cricketors rate, it has been decided to continue years ago Harvey fought a 12-rounds

draw with Neusel at Wembley.

1st Div. Cricket Championship Nearing Climax

IMPORTANT MATCH NEXT WEEK

(By "Veritas")

THE second division cricket Colony. It provides excellent experi

is already chce for the bays, particularly their bowlers, who have a chance of com-

championship

| settled (so much so that, as you ing against capable batsmen.

will find elsewhere in these!

The Volunteers played three very columns, the K.C.C. célebrated

successful matches during Race week the event last night), but teams and did well to win two. I was sorry do not get to grips again for the to discover that I had completely senior division title until next missed reference to Holden's hat-trick Saturday, so that there is little against the Club, but the cause was news of vital interest in the local could not remain on the ground to that owing to stress of other work I

cricket world at the moment watch the Volunteers' Innings and I had no idea that Holden had bowled with such success.

Probably the most important league encounter of the season will be staged on March 6, when Club and I.K.C. meet on the former's ground.

SKI

It can be fairly described Holden's match, for the young man came to the rescue of the Club in their knock and put together a very good 02, following this up with his hat-trick.

I saw Souza bowl in two of the

The position is that a win outright for the Indians gives them the cham- pionship. A win for the Club will Kive them a lend of one point with both teams to play a. match. It 1.R.C. should draw their last game games and thought he sent down with K.C.C., Club can also afford to some uncommonly good stuff, though draw with Craigengower, but it was inclined to be overworked. 1.R.C. should beat K.C.C., Club must But he is a player of distinct promise, and that century of his against. the also beat Craigengower,

K.C.C. was an admirable piece of

It is an Interestingly speculative work. position, and it looks as though a mighty exclting finish to the league season is in store.

Club will be given some good prae- tice to-day when they visit KC.C.

BADMINTON

for a friendly match. In the League. Free Lances

the Club won somewhat unexpected- ly; nay a

little

sensationally, for alter

Halden had been knocked all over the place in his first two overs, he carried on and skittled out the rest of the mainland ride.

Holden will be given a severer test to-day on the KC.C. wicket which rarely offers much advantage to bowlers, and if he can meet with any- thing like the same success, there will be no question ps to the possibilities of this young player as a future Interporter.

Lose Again To Varsity

FIXTURES NEARLY

COMPLETED

Free Lances, playing their Inst but one mixed doubles match of the season last evening, lost a second The Indians are without a game, time to the University, the final and the only other first division x-score being 0-3.

ture is that between Civil Service

and Craigengower-atso a friendly, It was a closely contested match, Civil Service may well win this as all of the games being keenly played, they have shown consistently im-but once again the Free Lances found proved form this season.

the court, difficult and played below Įform accordingly.

In the junior section, three friendly

J. L. Anderson and Miss Madge engagements are on tap, Club will have a chance of taking revenge for Griffiths did well to win two sets," Mrs. Shute and her son the league debacle when they receive while K.CC-who may not be at full Warwick secured the other.... strength.

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The loss of this match may well

the Cost Free Lances GOOD FOR THE SCHOOLS

runners-up position in the mixed doubles lea- Central British School are hosts to gue. The present standings are Civil Service, and the Government follows. Servants need not expect a walk- over. CB.S. con turn out one of the smartest school teams seen. for a long tlme

In the Colony. The Indians

Recreio "A" entertain Queen's College, another

Free Lances very fine school XI.

Recreio "B" Incidentally it is very pleasant and C.R.C. encouraging to see the school teams University ... given the opportunity of playing Kowloon Tong against the various clubs in the St. John's

BY APPOINTMÉNY

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