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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")

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Navy, South Chinn "A" and South China "B" all play a second match over the week-end on Sunday. Navy oppose Chinese Athletic and may pull off a win on the Causeway Bay cn- closure. South China "A" should beat Kowloon Chinese, who seem to

The evening of Hongkong's stronger, but a draw is the most like-

ly outcome. 1936-37 football season is ap- 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

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

This afternoon their opponents are the Seaforth Highlanders, and it will be surprising if this match does not produce some of the most exciting and spectacular football of the entire

season.

The Highlanders have now become one of the most feared tennis in the Brst division. They have done oxira. ordinarily well in the short time they have been here, portending a bril- liant season to come.

Riftes are worthy leaders of the first division, but though boasting an infinitely more Impressive league record than the Seaforths, have only the slightest edge over their Scottish opponents. If anything I favour a division of points to-day.

Ries will be doubly anxious to win because it looks as though South China "A" and "B" must cut cach other's throats. They clash this afternoon and whether one or the other whs, or a draw results, Rifles will beneft so long as they can garner two points from the Seaforths.

LOOK GOOD FOR TITLE

Looked at from every angle, the Rifles strike one as being in a par- for the ticularly strong position

championship.

Navy's troubles of team-raising will be at an end after this week, but

so far as their game against Club

concerned, to-day is

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 ats in with their idens. They are at home to Eastern and I expect to see the Por luguese lads win.

"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, losing the ton, and then dropping Fingloton and McCabe after they had scored, but a few runa. McCabe went on to contribuie.112.

Kowloon, the surprise team of the New Year meet the Police, and one have fallen by the wayside, while hesitutes to make a definite prophecy South Chinn "B" look good for points concerning the result. If anything I against St. Joseph's, despite the feel one must regard Kowloon's latter's exceptionally smart showing chances of winning as being the lagainst the Rilles last week.

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K.C.C. CELEBRATE

WINNING OF THE CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP ́FINE TEAM SPIRIT.

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The very fine team spirit which had prevailed throughout the season was stressed in speechies by Mr. Ezra Abraham, Mr. Arthur Dand, Mr. Frank Goodwin and Mr. W. Mulcahy last evening when the K.C.C. cele- brated the winning of the second Beal ket shield with a division cricket and kidney padding and the presen- tation of the trophy and mementors.

Mr.

Abraham, vice-President of the i Club

over a cheery gather- ing, and in handing the shield to Mr.

eleven Dand, the second offered the

sincere congratulations of the club to him and his team

HE BREAKS ANY BOWLER'S HEART!

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

bealan.

Captain Schoolboys Football

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

their success. He was safe, he said. League

NO. 11 HAS'NT BATTED!

Mr. Dand, in acknowledgment also paki tribute to the players as a whole, saying that the secret of their success iny in the fact that they were TEAM. It was noteworthy that as yet this season they had not had to call on their No. 11 man to bat, yel everybody had played his part in the team's victories.

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commended particularly the capable work of Mr. Mulcahy as deputy captain when he speaker) was Incapacitated and (the could not play in some of the games. He knew he was voicing the feelings of the whole of the second eleven thing sald that they only when

he sald

the first they regretted was that

the eleven was not-

was not also celebrating winning of the senior championship, 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 local cricket.

Mr. Frank Goodwin, captain of the Arst eleven, in congratulating the second team on their achievement, pointed out that if any indication were needed of the fact that the side had played together with ກ real team spirit it was to be found in the fact that to date this season the team had played twelve matches, won seven,

lost drawn five and

none. These were most creditable figures.

ALL DID SOMETHING Mr. W. Mulcahy spoke briefly and ald that though it was true that they had not coiled 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 team had played an important part in the matches.

the

Mr. Ezra Abraham them distribut- ed memento silver shields to members of the team, which he had himself kindly donated.

SPLENDID MATCH

INAUGURATES TOURNEY

FINE WIN FOR

C.B.S.

A magnificent display by bolh teams provided a fitting opening to the Schoolboys' Football League yesterday afternoon when Central British School and the Royal Welch Fusiliers Boys met in this compet!- tion on the former's grout.d.

Guy's Hospital Cup Rugby Win

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

BAN ON HEAVY

NIBLIČK

GOLF SHOT MADE

TOO EASY

(By GEORGE GREENWOOD) "Dada Frlegraph" Golf Corresponent

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club Played in a splendid sporting spirit, proposes to ban the use of the heavy the match, won by the Central British type of niblick known variously un School by the odd goal in three, was the "sand-wedge," "bluster," and a delightful example of clever, clean howitzer."

At times the standard of play reached a very high level, and never An announcement to this effect will, did the game lose its interest and 1 understand, shortly be made from

St. Andrews. even excitement for the spectators.

Central British wor worthily,

This particular type of club, first the Fusillers lads for their brave en- though full credit must be given to invented in America, has become ex deavour to force a draw. They had tremely popular amongst every class it produces ex- one big chance in the first half when of golfer, because they were awarded a penalty, but traordinary results without the exer- Jeffrey, who gave a very smooth and else of much skill, or effort. efficient display of goalkeeping for the For this reason, and because it schoolboys, saved in handsome style.

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 nt centre-half club is to be made illegal.

The "sand wedge," weighing be- dominated the middle of the field and incidentally scored a spectacular goal, while W. G. Pryde at centre-forward tween 20 and 24 ounces, derives its name from a huge flange of metal on was the most dangerous ralder on the sole of the club.

oblained and

the winners' view second peint.

LIMIT ON THICKNESS OF SOLE

If this some type of football is

It is used for recovery shots from going to feature the rest of the games, the Schoolboys' League is assured of bunkers and bad les in the rough. a very successful, future, and willThe flange slides along the surface become one of the most important of the sand, and the ball jumps up

automatically. football competillons in the Colony.

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

(By Geoffrey Simpson)

If there is anything wrong within great controversy. They opposed ericket, 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 fame.

They objected also to the sub- sequent alteration to the Lb.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-

In the early days of the confer-paign the conference asked their ence a mere handful of clubs paid clubs to vote on the new rule.

What they think is best shown by subscriptions-and it has to be re- membered that the present member- the fact that of the 1,200 clubs only ships of 1,200 is mainly conflued to 344 bothered to give their opinion.

Of these, 246 were in favour.

the south.

The Royal and Ancient specifica- tion will, it is understood, make a club legal which has a sole more than in thick and a front edge that does not lie Bush 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 turf.

Many thousands of these clubs have been sold at prices ranging from a guinea to 30g each. All will come under the offelal ban.

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 Neusel's strength was greater than mine, and I know now that I cannot beat him. But there are others for me to fight."

Petersen did not name "the others,"

ing to the ring. soon. but atated that he would be return

When one reflects on the vaat Really, the altered law has made any difference to club number of amateur clubs in the Mid-scarcely lands and north, and others in the cricket. So the average club ericke south who are outside the conference, ter said at first, "We don't want it." it is plain that, a great army plays

Now, after a season's experiment, the grand old game,

he finds himself so little affected that The gates at these week-end games he does not mind much whether the

Nousel is having a short holiday confined to fathers, sweet-new rule operates or not. hearts, wives, and friends of the A broad view has been taken, and in Paris, but before he went Len players. The game, and only that, as the alteration is clearly of benefit Harvey offered to meet him for a counts, and they are all very conserto county ericket, the amateur club- £1,000. side-stake.

Nousel retorted that the match was. man seems prepared for it to become When the M.C.C. brought in higher a permanent cricket law. At any "on" if Harvey made it £2,000. Two and wider stumpe club cricketers rato, it has been decided to continuo years ago Harvey fought a 12-rounds

draw with Neusel at Wembley, went on the defensive and thero was with the experiment next sumuner.

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1st Div. Cricket Championship Nearing Climax

IMPORTANT MATCH NEXT WEEK

{By "Verkas"}

already

THE second division cricket Colony. It provides excellent expert- ence for the boys, particularly their championship

bowlers, who have a chance of com--- settled (so much so that, as you ing against capable batsmen.

these

will find elsewhere in

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

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 mlased reference to Holden's hat-trick Saturday, so that there is little against the Club, but the cause was news of vital intercat in the local cricket world at the moment.

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

that owing to stress of other work I could not remain on the ground to watch the Volunteers' Innings and I. had no idea that Holden had bowled with such success.

I en

be, fairly described PLA Holden's match, for the young man

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came to the rescue of the Club In their knock and put together very good 02, following "this with his hat-trick.

Up

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 wil give them a lead of one point with 11 both teums

a match. to play I.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 Craigongower, hut he 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 Craigingower.

K.C.C, was an admirable piece of work.

It is an Interestingly speculative posion, and it looks as though a mighty exciting finish to the learne' scaspa is in store.

Club will be given some good prae- tice to-day when they visit K.C.C. for a friendly match. In the League. the Club won somewhat unexpected- ty: nay little sensationally, for after Holden had been knocked all over the place in his first two overs, he carried on and skittled out the rest of the mainland side.

Holden will be given a severer test to-day on the K.C.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 us to the possibilities of this young, player as u future Interporter.

BADMINTON

Free Lances Lose Again To Varsity

FIXTURES NEARLY

COMPLETED

Free Lances, playing their last but one mixed doubles match of the season last evening, lost, a second Anal The Indions are without a gume, time to the University, the and the only other first division fx-score being 6-3.

Civil Service a friendly.

ture is that between

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

form accordingly..

GOOD FOR THE SCHOOLS

In the junior section, three friendly

J. L. Anderson and Miss Madge engagements are on top. Club will have a chance of taking revenge for Griffiths did well to win two sets,

her son' KC.C who may not be at--fuil Warwick-secured the other. the league debacle when they receive while Mrs. Shute and strength.

The loss of this match may well cost Free Lances the runners-up position in the mixed doubles leu- Central British School are hosts to gue. The present, standings are Civil Service, and the Government follows. Servants need not expect a walk- over. C.B.S. can turn out one of the smartest school teams seen for a long time in the Colony. The Indians

Queen's College, another Free Lances entertain 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

clubs in the St. John's against the various

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