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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 9, 1939.
ROYAL SCOTS PLAY SEVENTH NAVY DEFEAT ARMY IN
DRAWN TIE IN LOCAL SOCCER
KWONG WAH MADE TO SHARE HONOURS,
(By "Abe")
There is a certain quality in the football of the Royal; Scots which defies description. It comes to the surface when least expected-usually when defeat for the Scots appears imminent-and at the last moment enables the team to snatch a point from bewildered opponents.
Efforis inade by the Scots to The Seals' match against Kwong Wash in the First Division of the equalise were not aided by the fact Football League, played at Kowloon that Allen, at, inside left, was in- yesterday afternoon, was n ease injured and had to be assisted off the point. Outplayed by the Chinese for Beld; and though he returned shortly three quarters of the match, the before half-time, he was not ng Scots suddenly became revitalised effective as he had been before. and, facing a two-nil score, managed to abure the honours.
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In the second half, Cheuk Shek- kam increased the earl for Kwong Wah, but nevertheless the Scols were not discouraged. They look play Into Kwong Wah territory and il was from a corner that Proctor re- dneed the lead with a nice hender. Encouraged by this goal, the Scots had a short period of ascendancy, during which they equalised, through Hoasark.
Out of 12 matches which they have played in the League to date, the Royal Scots have now drawn seven, two having been won and three lost.
While adiliting that Kwong Wah were somewhat unlucky in having to share the two points at stake, one сал also may that in a way they brought this upon themselves. There WILS
doubl regarding their superiority throughout the first half and the majority of the second; but when they were over-running the Scots, they should have found the nel more then twice. Hnd they ed them and the final whistle come seized all the opportunities which † with each side claiming a point, came their way, they would have
Terms: plied up a lead which would have Pinced them la an unussaliable post- tion.
LEAD INSUFFICIENT
- Exchanges became very exciting as both teams made shenuous efforts to score the winning goal. The Chinese had their chances, but miss-
Kwong Wal.-Lee Kwok-kee; Hau Yung-song, Chung Fal-lam: Chung Wing. Young Tee-tsong. Wong Wah- By: Leung Bing-kam, Chin Chl-fun, | Cheuk Shok-kam, Chow Man-chi
and Wong King-cheung,
As it was, their two-goal lend did not prove sulllefent when the Scots staged their magnificent recovery. Their lead was wiped off in quick time by Proctor and Hossack, and at one stage they were even in danger Munro, Fleming, Hossack, Allen and
of defeat. Fortunately for them they succeeded in steadying down and in the last minute of the game might have snatched a victory when Leung Bing-kam was presented with an opportunity of shooting. flow- ever, he wasted it and the chance did not come again.
Betler football was provided by the Chinese, whose attacking move- inents were always well-conceived. They were also far more impressive in their midfield play when the ball was swung about" in an entertalulog manner; but they did not always Anish well, far too many scoring op- portunities being frittered away.
Royal Scots.Duncan; Fraser, Mc- Donald; Adamson, Proctor, Clarke;
Halmes.
£40,000 OFFER TO BUY CLUB
Londen, Dec. 15. Cardiff City directors Inst night refused a £40,000 offer from Mr. H. H. Merrett, a South Wales sports- man, to buy up all or part of the club shares.
The defenders were in fine form, and were never harried by the Scots' attack. Yeung Tse-tong, the Kwong Wah centre-half, was a tower of Mr. Merrett also stated that if the strength, and sutibone even Proctor, dent went through he would spend who was given a strenuous me by £20,000 on players and improve the the nippy work of the opposing for-ground facilities at Ninian Park, wards, among whom Wong King- cheung, the outside left, was always a source of trouble.
TACTICS FAILED
Cardiff City shares at the moment are worth between 5s, and 6s. Mr. Merrett offered to buy them at 10s. -par
If the Cardlit City board had oc- cepted it would have meant a total outlay of £40,000.
That softball has become one of the most popular sports in the Co- Jony is evidenced here. The game certainly is not lacking In spectators. -Photo by Jaffer.
PROPOSALS LAST FIXTURE FOR DAVIS OF TOURNAMENT
CUP PLAY
Made By European
Zone Committee
Cologne, Jan. 8,
The European Zone Davis Cup
sident, M. Pierre Gillou, decided to
INTERESTING RUGGER
AT CAUSEWAY BAY
(By "Fly-Hall")
Committee, mecting here to-day On Saturday afternoon the Navy defeated the under the chairmanship of Its Pre- Army by 14 points (a goal and three tries) to nil snake several Important proposals to in the last match of the Triangular Rugby the International Tennis Federation Tournament at Causeway Bay.
regarding the system of holding
European Zone matches,
tournament should be confined four rounds instead of five.
The winners held an advantage scored well out. Elliot failed with
The first proposal was that the behind the serum where the back, the aliempt to convert. Not long to despite the wet ball, handled ex-after this Askwith, by an amazing tremely well. The Army forwards, run of half the length of the field, especially Berry and Crawford, did scored just wide of the posts. Elliot well, the former guring in many had no difficulty in adding extra forward rushes,
points. For a period play was fairly
It was furthermore proposed that nations which possessed strong teams in the previous year should be
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"seeded" while huge which were Rain had rendered the ground even, both sides using the boot and eliminated in the first round should rather sodden. The match betweenush method of play. not be permitted to compete in the the two Club teams, which following year it their Inclusion Pla
played
Then half way through the second prior to the Triangular would make more than four rounds pitch up a bit. The state of the Witherden falled to convert.
Tournament match, had stirred the period. Talbot sent Elliot away on the blind skic to score well out. Sketton
necessary.-Trans-Ocean,
BEST RACEHORSE IN
THE WORLD
Merit Of British Bloodstock
By Robin Goodfellow (Captain Eric Rickman)
London, Dec. 7. Lord Rosebery strongly opposed attempts which, he said, were being made to admit impure strains to the English Stud Book when he spoke last night at the annual meeting of the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, of which he is Chairman.
The meeting
was held at New- market after the conclusion of the sales for the day.
mentioned
The General Stud Book was first compiled and issued in 1701 by an ancestor of its present compliers and publishers, Messrs. Weatherby.
The horses and mares in Vol. and one or two mares re-
I. corded for the Arst time in Vol. II. have formed the role ancestors of the British thoroughbred, with the exception of a few lines of North American
and Australian blood, which were admitted under certain
conditions in 1880.
French breeders, he added, had re- cently joined American breeders in advocating that the English Stud Book should be opened certain blood which is ineligible, because the of French pedigrees of a number race-horses to-day contain some American blood.
Lord Rosebery recalled the fact that nearly 200 years ago about 70 horses and a dozen mares were im- ported into North America by British colonists.
COULD NOT BE TRACED
Australian Retains His Golf Title
ground suited the Army, as fast back play was more or less out of the completed the Navy scoring with a try which resulted from a "three" question.
Crawford captained the Army side movement. in the absence of Cuthbertron through injury, Cullbertson, it is the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Ad- At the conclusion of the game, HE. understood, is still suffering from the miral Sir Percy Noble presented the Triangular Tournament Cup to Lt. Elliot, the captain of the Navy team.
Teams:
effects of a wrenched knee Ind
damaged ankle received in the game against the Club fortnight ago
Another absentee through injury was Ilg. Sen. Romans, of the Navy. He had injured his knee whilst play- Ing for H.M.S. Eagle against the Club last Wednesday.
GOOD FORWARDS
Army.Lt. Lomax (8th Icavy); Cpf. Pratt (Seaforths), L. look (8th Heavy), L. Cpl. Boc (Royal Scots), Pte. Ferguson (Middlesex); 1. Sgt. Lang: (R.A.O.C.); Cpl. Nealon (Royal The Navy forwards were collee-Scots): L. Sgt Page (5th Anti-Air- tively equally as good 25
their eft), Lt. Crawford (Signnis), Cap- opponents, whilst such players ss tain, L. D'Oyly (Royal
Scota); Gnr. Berry, Crawford and Page Evans (5th Anti-Aircraft), Pl. Berry
the
loose. (Middlesex); Pte. Richardson (Sea- forwards were superior in the forths), L. Cpl. Sutherland (Royal in the Philippine Open Golf Chomine-outs and their backing up was Scots), Spr. Appely (Royal En- pionship to-day with an aggregate of den were up with the play on most (Royal Scots), Sgt. Block (Royal splendid. Darling, Ogle and Wither-gineers). Reserves, L. Sgt. Marshall
Manila, Jan. 8. The Australian golfer, Norman von
Vida, successfully defended his titles prominent
292.
He won U.S.$2,000 of the prize money.
Two Japanese golfers, Seisul Chia place with 204 each. and Rokuzo Asanil, tied for second
occasions.
were
Scots), Spr. Pike (Royal Engineers).
Taiboi excelled at scrum-half for the Navy despite the fact that be Navy-Pay Lt. Stevens (HMS. cause of the state of the ground, the Kent); Ldg. Tel. Kelly (Kent), P. 0. ball was very slow in being heeled. Askwith (Dainty), Lt. Skelton (Med- Both inside threes in the Navy team way), Pay Mid. Hanicin (Kent); Lt. Amongst those taking part in the played cleverly and showed good Elliat (Engle), Capt., Lt. Talbot tournament was John Montague, the understanding with each other's play.
Ldg. "rake and shovel" American golfer. An effective movement which theedway);
Sca. Mr. Witherdon ( Navy backs carried out iime and Lt. Boddington (Medway), P. D. again was that of an inside three King (Tamar), Lt. Darling (Med- dashing in and taking the ball be way), Lt. Ogle (Medway), Lt Grif- tween the scrum-half and the stand-
ths (Medway), on. This made dimeult for the (Eagle).
Sub, Lt. Hain Army stand-off to know which man to take.
-United Press.
WEEK-END FOOTBALL RESULTS
Club Kowloon
FIRST DIVISION
SECOND
2 Eastern
2 Middlesex
2 Navy.
2 Royal Scots
DIVISION
3 Eastern
0 Middlesex
· 1 5th. Bde.
A
R.A.O.C.
1 Royal Scots 2 St. Joseph's DIVISION "A"
4 South Chinn
PW.D. Royal Scots R.AS.C. Stanley
They were Indiscriminately mated Police and when, in 1860, the first volume Kwong Wah SIRED DERBY WINNERS
of the American Stud Book was pub- In contrast with the Chinese, the
mitted at that time is represented by
The principal American strain ad- Ushed considerably more than half, Club Scots played the close-passing gume,
the animals entered could not be Kowloon but these tacties falled and little
the numerous descendants of Orby, traced in their respective female Police The directors held a four-hour who won the Derby in 1907 and sired lines to Individuals Imported from Engineers progress was made. The Scots also meeting before reaching a decision. a had their chances of scoring in the Then they issued the following state-
Great Britain. Derby winner in Grand Parade.
Kwong Wah Arst half, but faulty shooting nulli-ment: "We have
Later it was realised that this ex-
Lord Rosebery sald that Foxhall, South China considered Mrception had enabled rome American who came from the United States to fied some good midfield efforts.
THIRD Merrett's offer but have decided not hurses and mares who were far from witch, and Ascot Gold Cup in 1881 15th. Bde.
win the Cambridgeshire. The game opened in a manner
Cesare Electric to accept it."
being thoroughbred to be admitted which suggested that the Kwong Mr. Merrett, who had waited on to the English Stud Book.
and 1882, traced back to American †30th Bly. R.A. Wah were by far the better team. the result of the meeting, sald: "I Lord
thecurt-horses. Rosebery reminded At least, they were playing very at- am amazed, I have never been so
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that meeting
"There is nothing wrong with the Kit Chee life. Personally I Weatherby adopted the suggestion of may have its ups and downs, but in my
British thoroughbred," he declared. the lead wiilch Chin Chi-fun gave think a public duty that Cardiff the Jockey Club that "no horse or
Postponed-ground them when he met a corner kick City should be placed in a strong mare
THIRD DIVISION "B" first-time to send the ball into the position. I hope the followers of the sidered eligible for admission to the world."
in the long run it is still pre-emin- University en after this date bo con-
ently the best Scots' net.
racchorse in the Powhattan club will support me."
General Stud Book unless it can be
Stonecutters W/T traced without flaw on both sire's Lord Rosebery said that he had Signals and dam's side of its pedigree to
not found one single reason why it †A.S.A. horses und mares already accepted would be advantageous to admit in the earlier volumes of the Book." impure and untraced strains to the
That represents the definition of English Stud Book. thoughbred in this country, and, of course, the great majority of horses running
under Jockey Club rules conform to it.
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VERDICT'S OFFSPRING
The most notable exception, aport from Imported horses, is represented to-day by Verdiet (who had two strains of impure blood) and her offspring, including Quashed Thankerton.
The Stud Book is a record of pure blond and not of performance, as was reminded when I expressed re- gret after Quashed had won the Oaks and the Ascot Gold Cup that neillier she nor
her descendants could ever gain a place in it.
The purity of the Stud Book 1 worth defending so long as the British thoroughbred maintains his pre-eminent reputation.
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evidence,
Askwith's forceful running was
CLUB SIDES MEET once agaln much in
Prior to the T.T. match, two Club Stevens, a full-back for the Navy, sides met. The result was a draw was faultless. Lomax, the Any of six points each. Walkden, former full-back, played a very sound game Club captain, made his first appear and under the conditions his hand- unce in Saturday fixtures for the ling was perfect,
Boe and Hook were the pick of the Army backs,
NAVY SCORE
Navy were not long in making score as within 10 minutes Hankin
season. He had just returned from leave a week ago. His packing with Peers in the second row appeared to be successful.
Hutchison played a good game at stand-off half for colours.
Too Much Importance
Attached To Toss In Cricket Test
Test Matches
The importance of winning the toss in cricket is raised once again-this time by Don Bradman, who, talking over the radio recently, ruefully remarked that he had called "heads" four times in the Tests in England, and four times
Hockey Club Teams seen Hammond's coin come down "tails."
For The Week
The only thing which prevented, same when it comes to cutting a pack him making a fifth wrong call was of cards for a stake. The gambler selected to represent the Hongkong for the occasion.
The following teams have been Manchester's rain, specially provided always offers his rival first cut Hockey Club in matches arranged for
In the case of a coin spin it should Of course, this whole matter of be even money on "heads" or "tulls," this week!
Irt XI (v. Police on the Club ground coinspinning in affairs of such ter- but the odds against either, as Brad- and That reputation-and the
value of the Stud Book-depends on V. C. Bond, E. V. Read: 11. J. D. Lowe ridiculous Cricket is alrendy, too can have a sequence of "heads," or
true at 5 p.m. on Wednesday)-V. M. Benwell: rifle Importance as Test matches is man will any, "I earnestly hope," Lord Rosebery the future policy of British breeders (Capt.), WA. Reed, N. B. Whitey much at the mercy of the weather. run of "tails"... and that's why acem greater, One said, "that no one will ever induce and the wise direction the general
A. Fowler, T. D. Whitley, E. F. A. Morgan,
An hour or two of rain can ruin a Test cricket should not be decided 2nd XI (v. Kumaon files 2nd XI on side's chances, says Geoffrey Simp- by ruch a method. efforts are adapted.
Marina ground at 5 pm, on Friday: son in the Daily Mail. F. Sleids: F. I. Sinks W. G. Schnabe L. Starbuck. II. J. D. Lowe (Capt.), Brown; W. Spencer, A., II. Pontlus, D. Woolgar. H. A. Bidmead and I. P. Tam- worth.
Umpire-Mr. G. E. R. Divett,
Messrs. Weatherby to alter this system of racing to which their Bickford and R. A. Bates,
rule."
TWO MATCHES DECIDED IN HONGKONG HOCKEY ASSOCIATION TOURNEY
Two matches were decided yesterday in the Hongkong Hockey Association Tournament, the C.B.A. beating the Police "A" at Boundary Street and the Club de Recreio overcoming Police "B" on the same ground.
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trale the defence, and when the ball) was moved over to the other end
I shall be told that batting and That cricket cannot help, but bowling win Test matches, which is when, in 10 matches out of 20, the true. But you cannot get away from advantage is with the team batting the fact that when sides possessed of first, why leave the batting order to such batting strength as England and a copper coin? Or a silver one, if Australia meet on a good wicket, the you like,
side winning the toss has a powerful advantage.
CHAPMAN'S LUCK
S. Fowler and G. Fowler were seen is it: Let the team winning the toss If Bradman wants a remedy, this In a nice movement which ended in In the opening Test have first knock. the latter scoring..
This proved to be the winning goal. coin spinning. The other side should seemed able to beat the odds which After that there should not be any The one England captain who bat Arst in the next game .. and somehow or other, are against the |so on, alternately,
"caller" was A. P. F. Chapman. When he was in Australian he Even this arroogement would "named it right" three times, and mean that the captain winning the England won the series. toss at the start of the series would guarantee his team first use of thes wicket in three of five matches--and surely that is sufficient advantage?
RECREIO DEFEAT
POLICE "B"
"CALLS" PREFERRED
But Chapman has a reputation for luck In this matter. When he was regularly captaining Kent rival skip- pers referred darkly to Percy's abominable luck. Up would go his coln, and down it would come in the required manner.
Starting with only ten men, the [from being further in arrears. King Police "A" were hard-pressed, but made some fine Interceptions in the de Recreio beat Police "B" by three In the other game of the day, Club they soon settled down and took the course of a fierce Pollee attack. lead when Fauja Singh, the outside right, seizing upon a rebound, beat up to five minutes from the interval. definitely the better team" and as a fer choice that the advantage is
The Police hold their slender lead onls, to nii. The winners were
It is a curious thing about "tossirig 3. J. King.
A short corner
result the game was rather Exchanges were very even at this C.B.A. and from this George Fowler awarded the
one-sided, The Portuguese led one-nil at half-And in Test cricket the rule is for it can be called, is that his lucky edusually with the man with the coin. Well-Chapman's secret, If secret stage. Though the CB.A. were seen scored the equalizer. in several nice movements, they were
time, through a goni scored by the home captain to toss; the visitor cola came out of a Christmas pud On resumption the Police played Fonseca. In the second period, the to call, unable to find the net for along with a full alde and subjected the Recreio forwards put on pressure and period, and only the splendid work of C.B.A. goal to a King between the sticks saved them However, they were unable to pene-men being Fonseca and L. G. Goagno. I their opponents to call? It is the golden half-soverolam.
strenuous time. netted two more goals, the marks. Do you know that gamblers prefer portion of pudding he dug out
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ding. It was Christmas In Austra
ta, and when Chapman forked his
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