1939-01-16 — Page 32

Monday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND

TO CLASH IN RUGBY FINAL

IRELAND AND WALES LOSE ON SATURDAY

(By "Fly-Half")

On Saturday afternoon Ireland and Wales proved no match for England and Scotland respectively in the annual International Rugby Tournament at Sookunpoo. The games were won and lost by the backs of each team.

England had little difficulty in defeating Ireland by 21-0. The Irish;

forwards gave a marited display SCOTTISH

under the leadership of Browne. Their foot rushes were features of the game nnd were generally In- or Stout. The Page stigated by

to forward ground was not suited

bounce play and many times the innded the ball into the hands of the opposing threes, and so attack was son turned into defence.

Browne hooked well for Ireland.

Salter was un absentee

from the

BACKS TOO

GOOD FOR WELSHMEN

Illness deprived Wales of players, English team and was missed from chief amongst whom was Webster, the serums. The English forwards were seen at their best in the loose their captain and serum-half. Webbs. who deputised, played extremely Bumpas

well. where Ogle, Redman and were always up with the play. Eng- Innd played throughout with seven forwards

only

The!

Scotland's superiority was noticeable behind the serum. pack was weak at scrumming with the result that Dunnett received poor

Crawford were much in the fore for Scotland. Cuthbertson net his men a good example.

Talbot gave a good service from the base of the English serum. Sel-support. In the lease, Anderson and dom lid his long passes go astray. His partner, Lang, played an out standing game. Lang has not played rugby lately, although he plays re- Kuinrly for the R.A.O.C. Association football team. He has long strides which carry him past his vis-n-via In an effortless manner.

WELL-WATCHED

Drew-Wilkinson survived without further damaging his shoulder. He retelved much attention from the English wing forwards and Talhot: so he had little chance for individual efforts.

Witherden hooked well for Wales, The Welsh pack gave a fine display and certainly fed their backs from the set serums. In the loose Walk- den, Davies and Boddington did a lot of useful work.

Henderson played hard for Scot- land and had one try to his credit. and but for a splendid fast-minute Welsh three-quarter tackle by a when Henderson tried to get the ball down under the post, would have had another. His partnership with Hut- The strong running of Bidwell and chison was a decided success. Hut- Askwith was much too good for the chison impressed with his distribu- Trish threes and, had the two Eng-tion and ane "cut throughs." lish insides passed the additional scores might have result- cd. Wallern and Chadwick were far too speedy for the Irish wing threes.

ball more,

WELSH BACKS OUTPLAYED

INCIDENT IN RUGGER TIE

January 16, 1939.

Junior Cricket League

Commences: 4

An inciden! In the International Rugby Tournament match at Sorkunpos on Saturday between Scat-

The Scots overwhelmed their opponents by 48 points ta`six.—Photo by A.A. Kahn, land and Wales.

RECREIO ONLY TEAM TO A WIN: SCORE

Interport Soccer Arrangements

The Manila Football Asso- ciation, it is understood, has accepted the invitation for an interport match in the Colony. and hopes to send a team for the Chinese New Year holidays. The suggested programme of three matches has been agreed

to.

It is also understood, how- ever, that the Manila F.A. has made it a stipulation that, in return for this visit, Hongkong is to travel to the Philippines during April.

Stevens had fairly easy time and backs were never in it. Bon's side- SCOTTISH RUGBY

what was seen of his fielding and kleking was faultless

Kelly, the Irish left-winger, was injured early on and left the field to return at half-time.

As the scores indiente, the Welsh baffled then. completely steps Grieve was seldom seen in action and the same may be said of the wing-men. Brown, although slow,' was extremely steady,

TEAM CHOSEN

London, Jan. 15. The following will represent Scut-

POLICE BEATEN

Drawn Matches

Indians Drop Catches At Important Stages

Had the Indians held all their catches in their League match against the Hongkang C.C. on the town ground on Saturday, they -might have been possessors of three valuable points at the end of the gamo; but they did not take full advantage of those that went to hand, and as a result had to be content with sharing the spoils. The declaration was made at 4 The improvement shown in the Indiang batting this scason wasp.m. tharn, thus giving the home elde proved once again in their total of an hour and 33 minutes or no to hit 187 for four wickets. But It has to of the runs.

be admitted that the Club bowling was weak and did not give the In- lins a sufletent test.

TWO QUICK WICKETS

and

If a trifle more varied, the Indiana' N. P. Fox started well, but became bowling was not very much better Two erratic later, while Lowe seldom than that of their opponents. presented the batsmen with any quick wickets fell when the K.C.C. #reat difficulty. Robb bowled steadily score was round about 10, but the without much fuck. Stoker, who "ro" was stopped by Lowe was not expensive, might have been Bishop. The latter had a charmed used a trifle more when the Indians life and was dropped at least twice were hitting out; he kept the bats- fin scoring 18. Lowe (20) was severe men comparatively quiet and always on everything on the leg side, and seemed on the verge of taking a was bowled in attempting to turn a straight ball round to the leg boun- wicket.

dary. The ludians' rate of scoring was rather peculiar. The first wicket put In an attempt to force a win, N. on 37 runs in 30 minutes, but in the P. Fox was sent out to his and hit Barma Y. T. next 30 minutes only 15 runs were he did. He treated added for the loss of two wickets. with scant respect, hitting him for The

the Supreme upa beautiful rate of

six into scoring speeded

It was a glorious shot, per- when A. Bakar and A. K. Minu were Court. One of the best performances of the day was the victory of associated in a partnership which fectly-timed. After making 35, ho Recreio over the police on the latter's ground at Happy Valley. realised 77 runs Minu started bit-jumped out once too often and was claimed 42 of these runs. When he After Fox's departure, there was This has so often provod the graveyard of championship aspirations ting out almost from the start and stumped.

hope of the Club winning. left after a short and merry knock, little that defeat is expected by most teams when they play there.

Police usually regard a score of 150, but a mere 154, attacked cleverly Bakar continued the good work and Nevertheless, they made every effort as being insuficient to stop them enough as to dispose of the police for proceeded to bang the bowling about to score and, as a result, the match quite a great deal. F. A. Curreem was kept interesting right to the end, from winning, and usually they are

made vallant efforts to keep up with although it was quite obvious that right an on such a small enclosure, wretched 06. 150 is only worth about 70 ou bigger ground.

However, Recreio, in their first league engagement, although scoring

Philippines As Link In Golf Chain

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For this they were greatly indebted the rate of scoring, with the result unless there was a collapse the game that 130 runs were put up in the would end in a draw. And so it

proved. to R. Soares, who bowled with fine second hour of batting. consistency to cripture six wickets for 17 runs in 10.4 overs, three of which were maidens.

A secondary contribution was the stupidly adventurous baiting of the home side, who obviously underest- mated the strength of the Portuguese

though attack and treated it us were some school house team

opposition.

it.

In

K.C.C. JUNIORS HAD

TO STRUGGLE HARD

K.CC. juniors greatly disappointed their supporters in their

B. C. Fay, a police cades, who opening league match of the season at King's Park on Saturday,

Montague Praises revealed style and a sound knowledge when against University, hardly to be considered one of the

and land in the rugby match against Standard Of Play

Scotland scorers in the first half were Stewart (3), Henderson Boc. Watson converted all tries.

Wales at Cardiff on February 4:-

of the

RECORD NUMBER

OF BYES?

of batting, alone treated the bowling strongest teams in the league, they had to struggle for a draw. on its merits, and his 15 was an at- tractive le innings, which every- The Varsity ran up the imposing But five minutes had passed when England scored through Chadwick.

Predicting that the Philippines will one was sorry to see terminated. Fay total of 181 for 7 declared, and while of the loose Bidwell was next to score after Ask-

Wales replied with a try by Finley

Roberts (Walzonians); J. B. Craig become an important link in a chain also bowled steadily, and he should credit has to be given to the batsmen with had paved the way. Then fol-

bowling, the fact remains that the second acore which Witherden falled to convert. Chadwick's

(SL (Hericis School), McRae An-of International golf tournaments ex- prove a decided asset to the police for making full use lowed

Walters

tending from the United States to, eleven.

score could have been considerably Scotland did not slack in the

had which Bidwell converted.

drew's University), Forrest (Cam Hawali, Japan, and possibly Austra fourth second half when further scores were

A. V. Gosano was responsible for reduced if the K.C.C. attack raced aver for England's which Bldwell ngain majorised. made by Thomas (3), Boc (2), bridge University), Renwick (Edin-lia, John Montague, American my one of the mentent catches seen on the been at all accurate. Full forces and Askwith followed with a try when Grieve, Hutchison and Stewart. burgh University); Shaw (Glasgow tery" golfer, spoke highly.

police ground for a long time, and long hops on the leg side were the G. H. brand of golf is played in Manila.

wns the Watson majorised on three tries.

outcome of Intelligent order of the day, and on a cast-iron Long let him through.

High School), A. N. Other:

Oakley, who had been pitch and a fast outfield, it was not The best indication that the stand-anticipation. Scotland T. Brown (Club): D. Callie (Edinburchan), R. W. Sampson

Grieve (Club), Stewart (Club), W. E. 1.Cpl. Buy (l. Scots) and F. O. Thoman (London Scottish), W. Purdle (Ped- broke over from a line-out near the Eagle); J. tutchison (Club) and J. R. forest), Horsburgh (London Scottinh;./urd of the game compares favourably treating Soares with considerable de dificult to amass runa.

Young (King's with the best anywhere in the world ference, made little attempt to store from him, and Gosano, sensing a

a length and fair direction they 200 for six wickets declared against Then came on Irish score from Scota), J. S. Dunnett (Club), K. A. Wat Hospital). Duff (Glasgow Academi-in the fact that. Montague, himself. reoval stroke, ran in from first sap always had the Varsity men scraping the Craigengower C.C. at Happy

Henderson (Club: Lt. Cuthbertson Roy (Waterloo),

of Soares deliveries and (Club); L/Cpl. Sutherland (R. Scola), penalty kick taken by Potter. Evans.pl, combe (n. Scots). Lt. Anderson cals), Crawford (United Services) who has teed off with outstanding

players the States, placed only to one went over for England which was fedway). . J. G. Taylor (Club) and Lt. Reuter.

seventh in the national open tourna- literally took the ball off Oakley's about for runs, and apart from J.Valley, only 147 actually came from ment, breaking into a lie with Khat which had again jabbed defen-Fong, there was no botsman with the bat; the rest were extras, com-

attacking offaide stroke in his equip-prising 51 byes and two leg byes. soon followed by a try by Carew-Crawford (11. C. sig.).

(6 D/F); Bde,

sively at the ball. Oakley was pro- ment. Hunt.

Wales:A. 1. Daires

bably the most surprised man on Ute England: It. Stevens (Kent); G. K. Freer (8th_livy.), Grr. Ritchards (8th Chadwick (Clubl. II. D. Bidwell Chibi, Hvy.), 11. F. Hopkins (Club) and A. B. unean); Mid. Finlay (Cent)

round. PO. Askwith, Datnly) ene 1.1. Walters Wration

Medway): Sgt. Lang (R.A.OC.) and Lt. and A. D. Kay (Kent): A. F. Walkden Talbot Medway); Spr. Appely K.E.), dub, Mr. Witherden (Duncan). L. W. E. Peers (Club), Gnr. Evans 16th Sra. Romans 1Eagle: Bur. Benven t AAR E A. Bompas (Club), Lt. Ogie Elvy.). LL. Boddington (Medway). Gur. 1fa0th Ivy.) and C. Ft. Davien (Club), (Medway), L. D'Oyly (R. Septa) antt J. Redman (Club),

The second half sow general evening up of play. However. Oglo Irish inc. Pecra converted.

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Ireland: MW. MacGrath (Club): H van Leeuwen Club), G. 8. Wilson (Clubi, Mid. Carew Hunt (Kent) and Ldg. Tel.

(Medway), Ple. Richardson (Seaforths):

Kelly (Kent; Lt. Potter (Medway) and Dr. E. W. Stout (Club). A. D. Thatcher Sea) Pte. e): LiSgt. Pago (5th Ah) and Lt. Cur. Browne St. John (Medway).

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Farr Asks Decision To Be Reversed

Nakamura, Japanese sce.

Montague said the golf courses here are as good as leading coursen in the world. Of the tournament - self, he said, he never saw any run Rs smoothly and as efficiently from the standpoint of both the player and the spectator.

When the home bowlera dild strike

Although the Army juniors scored

The Varsity made hard work

The number of byes conceded by at

the home side is probably a record their first 50 runs, taking as mony So far as the Recreio innings was minutes to score them, but when for League matches in the Colony. concerned, G. N. Gosuno Grain

Simpson, Taylor and McKenzie were distinguished himself with a splendid brought on the batsmen doubled the knock of 42, and if he continues on rate of scoring with a succession of the right path, there is good reason jeg-side boundaries. to believe he will develop into one of

the best junior league bats. He has K. S. Oh batted very methodically The success of the tournament. It powerful elf sirokes and can quickly for his 42, but Fong was far more New York, Jan. 15. was gathered is due to Henry Belden, discern between the good, bad, and enterprising in scoring 47, white W, Tommy Farr, the Britisn boxer. Bill Shaw and "Doc Poblador. These indifferent ball.

S. Gegg. the former C.B.S. player, and his manager, Joe Gould, to-day three compose the open tournament

H. A. Barros hit lustily for his 40, drove and hooked powerfully for the raid that they would ask the State committee. Belden utilized his ex- Boxing Commission to reverse the ecutive ability to organize the tour-which was a most valuable contribu- best knock of the innings.

toura- tion, but the rest of the team could { decision of the Farr-Burman fight, nament. Financially, the

in which Burman was given the ment was a great success. About make little progress against Pope and decision on polals, despite strong dis- 1,000 people turned out for the final Boker, who shared seven of the

wickets. approval by the crowd.--United Press. 10-hole match Sunday.

the four ladies who took part in this anal, of, the Colony, Doubles tennis championship at the U.S.R.G. Jäterday afternoon The Mrs. Chik 130 MIL FUTHeacefire, se kao Lats of the picture, and on the right are Mra: Tracny Kää Men Skinner-Stag Photographer.

UNHAPPY EXPERIENCE Some ragged fielding did not make the K.C.C. look any more impressive on the fleld, and in many repsects their first league outing was rather on unhappy experience.

When one realises that to the C.C.C. team which turned out on Saturday were two such fine wicket-kerners as W. Hong Sing and J. L. Younsaye, one becomes mystified until it is ex- plained that neither of these two kept wickets, the job being left to Hugh Lim, who is not a

regular stumper. It is difficult to understand why, with two men like Hong Sling and Youngsaye available, Lim was asked to "keep" had either of the hind the sticks, the Army total would regulor stumpers been on duty be- have been considerably smaller.

As it was, most of the Army's rans came from Corporal Webb (67) Against a somewhat limited attack, and Lieut. Fargus (52). These two the home side scored runs with a fair; added 115 for the fourth wicket, each Webb amount of freedom, with Goodban man hitting nine boundaries. showing excellent form for his 32, was hitting at altnost everything at made in quick time, un terminated one stage, and put Winch out of the

occasions. by n brilliant entch low down starting on three

He

was square leg by Matthews, who took comfortable against most of the the ball off a hard hit.

Cralgengawer bowlers with the ex- ception of A. M. Omar, who should Lay and Taylor with 21 runs aplece have taken his wicket early on, also appeared perfectly ni home, several deliveries which benk kim though both fell to Identical de-only Just shaving the stumps. liveries from Teoh, who made good

length balls break sharply and take With W. R. Rapley, one of the the off peg. Teoh was by for the team's fastest scorers, out for only best University bowler, and was only two runs, Craigengewer's chances ot punished when McKenzio and Good-foreing a win were very remote, es- ban became associated.

pecially na they were fared with

At one stage the K.C.C. were fore-some extremely stendy bowling from Paterson and Coombes, both of Ing the issue to such an extent that whom have turned out for the Army a win did not appear impossible, but seniors in the past. II. P. Lim (32) the loss of three batsmen in qulek and J. W. Leonard (40) were chiefly time brought about a complete change, and in the end the homesters 117 for four wickets at close of plny.

remonsible for the C.CC. total of were battling hard to avold defeat. With the last over signalled, Simpson An unfortunate accident occurred was badly dropped by Singh at for- during the Army's innings. Webb ward short-left, and had this chance it a terrifle skler, and in attempting been accepted, the K.C.C. would to hold the enlch, Hong Sline had hig have been nine wickets down with hand cut open and had to go to hos two balls to go.

pital to have his wound stitched.

University's Belding at times was extremely keen, and romo first-rate

catches were taken, but for them I SOFTBALL MEETING

was a tragedy that Singh dropped

much an easy, catch, when the result

hung in the balanco,

A meeting has been called for the Varsity are undoubtedly an fm-proposed Intor-Hong Longus_ "tö-day proved side, and on their own ground at 5.30 p.m., at the Brook Club 7, Are likely to worry the best of teams, Middle. Road, Kowloon,

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