1939-10-23 — Page 6

Monday,

October 23, 1939, HONGKONG TELERGAPH)

MONDAY

MORNING

COMMENTARY

SOUTH

CHINA 66 A99

BEAT

EASTERN Rugby

Excellent Defence

Saves Losers

From Being Trounced By Huge

Margin At Caroline

(By "Tinker")

Hill

WEMBLEY, relatively speaking, had nothing on Caroline Hill yester- day when South China “A” mot the Eastern F.C. in the first big match of The crowds overflowed from the stands on to the ground the local League. and bordered the pitch. Hundreds were turned away at the gates, while the hillside surrounding the ground could not be seon for people. For a good two hours before the commencement of the match, every bus and tram to Causeway Bay was full before reaching, the central district.

South China "A" won by two goals to one, which was somewhat flattering to the Eastern, considering that for at least twenty-five of the thiry-five minutes of the second half the South China forwards were continuously around the Eastern penalty area, threatening but never succeed- ing. Fullest honours of the game go to the Eastern defenders. They stood up against a most gruelling task. THERE might have been attached=ffefefefefefeff|he|ac||~||~|~||~||~|||| least another four goals HOW TEAMS FARED

added for South China during that half had it not been for the defending backs and halves, who on few occasions only allowed any deliberate shots.

The Eastern failed In their forward line. In the first half, when pattern were more even, when play alter- nated from end to end, their attacks Azzled out through pour ball control, lock of understanding and failure to

ahoot.

Middlesex Kowloon

FIRST DIVISION

S. China "3" Royal Navy S. China "A"

SECOND Kit Chee I.A.O.C.

5th A.A. Regt.

SECOND

Kowloon

Leung Wing-chlu played on excel- Lent game for South China at centre- half, and assisted by Lee Wal-tong who often fell back, dominated the R. Engineers centre of the field. Their sphere at University Influence, however, stopped at the Kwong Wah Eastern half-buck line, but with Lau Hing-chol and Sung Ling-sing, the!

4 Police

3 Club

2 Royal Scots

2 St. Joseph's 2 Eastern DIVISION "A"

0 30 Bly. R.A.

0 Eastern

1 South China DIVISION "T"

3 Royal Scots

# R.A.F.

3 Police

1 Signals

THIRD

DIVISION

4 R.A.M.C.

Signals

2 12th Hy. Reg.

South China Engineera International

6 24th R.A.

4 Electric

South China wing halves, they were R.A.5.C.

the continuous) of the backbone

assault of the second half.

EARLY

EXCITEMENT

EASTERN were first on the attack.

3 5th R.A. [~||~||~||~||~|~||~|~||~|~|~|-|·|

More Prizes For Colony

Among the Irish Sweepstake prizes of £100 were one drawn by No. IT 81674. Esang, of Jardine, Matheson and Co. rlongkong, and another by ID 59976. Chan Chak, of 219 Prince Edward Road, Kowloon. -Irish International Press Bureau.

Cricket

C.B.S. Again Beat Junior Champions

CENTRAL BRITISH SCHOOL,

last season scam whose

Ulic

Juntor

ICBguo

Was

champions.

nn

this achievement repeated Saturday, when the School eleven handsomely beat E.C.C., by nine wickets, after the visiting side had declared at 142 for B.

Kight out of his hands. Trang Chung-wan Ufting the ball over his head and almost out of his own gealie's hands during a Soulli Chins "A" attack on the Eastern zoal at Caroline Hili yesterdayiler Cheung.

Around

the

Courses

Thrilling Win For Club Over Strong Army XV

(By "Fly-half")

IF the first game may be taken as an indication of the standard of rugby for this season, rugby supporters will be satisfied. Army have at last got out of the rut. Though beaten on Saturday by the narrow margin of four points, it was not until the final whistle went that hopes of an Army victory were dashed.

AT half-time, the military In the first half dozen lineouts, men led by five to three, and this Club gained possession, but through Army neutralized this advantage for when playing into the sun. Two close marking and quick heeling game. Berry, of minutes from full time, with the rest of the Club holding on to a slender lead Army, was successful in this de- of one point, Army's back row partment, although inclined to pat

ioo often. forwards pounced on Henderson before he gained possession I

took

men-

In the loose, both packs foröged from a loose scrum just under well with Godfrey, of Club, shining. Both "eights," howover, were in- the posts. Club's scrum-halfened to hang around outside rather made no mistake with the easy, than bind in the loose serums, Ilds- dule, Berry and Duke were prominent kick.

forwards for Army, the first Club's threes disappointed. The ioned nearly going over twice.

With the absence of K. A. Watson, wing men seldom got off the mark, milly due to the fact that pusses who is mobilised, Club seemed to have were delayed by their insides, Bid-difcuity in obtaining a long-distance well and Charter.

with his thres attempted converts, the The civilians, however, came into whilst Henderson, who their stride after the interval, when pensity from in front of the goal, is Layer Cake ball went briskly along the line only a medium distance kicker.

to give the wing-three a flying sturl. Army's three's played well. Smith Thompson displayed good form at justified his inclusion, being quick off

PLEASE Turn To Pago 2. full back for the Club, taking the pos- ball before the bounce where sible and kicking safe for touch. His had broken tackles of men who through were low and effective.

a dif- Lomax, his opposite, had feuli task in the first half, when the sun shone straight into his eyes, and probably this had a great deal to do with his not being able to judge the Bight of the ball, whereas Thompson

BRILLIANT GOLF BY

CHAMPION NEW

(By "Birdie")

J. T. SMITH, of the Dockyard, has the distinction this year of being the Amateur Champion of the Colony. It is a distinction that is made the more glorious by the fact that his, score of 73-1-74147, I believe, is a record for the Hongkong Championship, and his morning round of 73 on the Old Course were par figures. Second was F. D. Hunter with 78+78-156-nine strokes bebind.

.

Clay Pigeon Shooting In Macao

was

was never under this dificulty, for the sun had gone down behind the

MACAO, Oct. 22-Keen interest when Club played towards the Peak,

was displayed in the Clay-Pigeon hits.

Henderson frst-timed his posses

Shooting Competition which whereas Land, the held at the Areia Freita in Macao

hesitated that Army scrun-half,

assembled to witness the marksman- with success, second or so to look for his stand-off, this afternoon when a large crowd which allowed the Club men to come silp of the 20 contestants,

either smother Lang or up und Douglas. There was very little

more

room

PACKS WELL-MATCHED

to

for

The contest was well attended;

present. Many prominent Both fed their three well, with those

local officials and their familles and among the privileged few to defeat HUNTER, however, had several as keen on the loce as the originator: choose between the stand-olf Cess-1. E. the Governor of Macao, Dr. A.

travelling expenses. misfortunes. His first was und none of the stars are asking for ford, for Club, and Douglas, of Army. Tamagnini Barbosa, being among several members of the British com- Cessford having

munity also attended.

Each contestant was required in the 3rd hole in the morning

his turn to fire from different post- cidentes occurred this year in round on the New Course. His drive ended snugly in a hoof ONE of the most amazing coin-movement. mark of a buffalo, and in getting the Exten tournament at St. Andrews. It would be idle to pretend that the out, his ball bounced and struck Last year, in the selling sweepstakes DTH packs gave as much as they lions at the clay discs after they had K.C.C. Beided their most representa-

this cannot detract his arm, incurring a penalty. Afconducted among the members of the received, and were on the whole been tive team, but Coal from the merit of the School per- the 14th he was pin high in two, winner, drew hunself. This year he well-matched. Club dominated the catapult, singly or doubly, each suc- half, which provided further excite/exettement in the South Chlur goal formance, which showed that C.B.S. but was once more in a bad lie. again took a ticket and was staggered acrums in the first ten minuten, after cessful hit constituting a point. during one of the few raids the is rich this year both in batting and He followed the buffaloes again at the draw to hear that Ian S. Mac. which Army asserted their superiority

and Tom Kwan-sum was twice called upon to save. Hau Chlog-to, outside left, sent over a lovely corner the ball, but in bounding upwards it swinging Into the goal for which struck the crossbar and went into the In-net. Tam had to jump. Almost mediately followed high dropping i shot from Hau

King-shing, centre

mistakes of the Eastern.

'There

#thoment was

bowling.

batled Pryde

of his ten

New Club: Ian S. Macdonald, the!

was D

to lake the ball down without opposi-\certain goal, but Mak Siu-hon nipped correctly for his 40 odd runs and only wind, but the greens were in per- "blood" match, for Wulker was Mac- had to retire for good.

T

relansed into the air by

Out of a maximum of 33 points, second the best results of the championship until midway through the

Mesara. A. H. Club accuring 10 points. His luck, however, did not hold for half when, owing to a shoulder in- were obtained by Mr. Emillo Roza ment.

was forced to leave the field, Eastern-made Tam advanced from Using the left flank for attack, his charge to take the ball off the

Several of the boys distinguished in the afternoon, and at the 9th donld had drawn lan S. Macdonald. South China, moved down and forced feet of Cheung King-hof, but

themselves Odell played a thorough- discovered his drive nestling-in-1s, for he was truly benten by jury to Dunnett, the hooker, who and Mr. A. Ribeiro, both of whom the Scottish Boy's team. in the fourth ball well. Dunnett came on to the tied for first place with a total of 22

Ulan-Our Own Correspondent. fold again, but after a brief spell points rach in the handicap competi- which for the hole. Nuf sed! a corner on the right. This, incl doing so sent the ball out to Lo Waity good knock of 77, characterised by another hoof print. He took 7lierbert Walker, former captain-of packed three-four-and-hooked the Mello, E. Roza and F. Batalha, Jr., dentally, was one of the first halfkuen, Eastern outside-right. Lo took strong play on the leg side

The Courses were in great condi- round.

The match, incidentally Seo Tloadvantage of Tam's position, well out yielded the majority

There was a strong easterly ying, South Chinn left Wing, was time of his goal, and sent over a fairly boundaries.

studiously and lion.

donald's opponent in the final last and again left unmarked, and able slow dropping shot. It seemed a

fect shape. the result of a

The new champlon started off in year. In turning the tobice, Walker great style. At the 1st hole he holed figured in a fighting finish. He was his approach for a birdie 3. The 2nd one down al the turn, but taking the was a 4 and the 3rd another birdie. next two holes in par, he took the putts to hole out from two yards! shooting par to the end. At the 7th, however, he took three lead for the first time, and continued And at the 13th 1 he returned par THE "freak" wagers of Australia are very well-known, but re- contly. I came across reports of some from England.

tion. From the corner. Fung almost in and lifted the ball off the goal-lost his wicket as scared with his head,

continually

EASTERN RETALIATE

ASTERN

retaliated,

and

Hau

I Ching-to had the misfortune to

line into safety,

JUST IN TIME

very fine catch in the gully.

PROMISING NEWCOMER

WORTHY CHAMPION

Mr. Richard Sution, a member of a won a London stockbroking firm,

PLEASE Turn To Pago 2.

SI have sald, It was a great day. for holt, and Smith played great golf. Straight and long on the fair-awn Bowls ways with his drives, he, showed nd- mirable control in his short garna, and a deft touch with us approaches. heartiest congratulations.

Third in the results was

SEMI-FINALISTS FOR

Lau Hin-hon, Eastern goalle, who

Though shots came in at the Eastern throughout the match distingulated himself, provided the goal from all angles, they were mostly

the school, who especially next thrill when he lay full length snap-shots. Teang Chung-wan and PUT it was Weller, a new arrival

Hsu King-shing and La Wai-kuen, D to

batting line.

score a Sull to stop Fung for the second time.

Play continued back and forth, and presented a solid front. They ran caught the eye in the

Agures for the round!! in their next roid, South China almost themacives to practically a stand-still,This tall young boy displayed nearly

His afternoon card showed two f's. scored when Laf Shlu-wing's shot and towards the end of the game, all of the better known "book" shots,

One at the 3rd and the olher at the when these staunch pinyers begun to leg-glides and punishing off drives silthered along the cross-bar.

lre, there were the two Inside for- along the ground being made with

apparent effortless ease. His foot-14th. Yet his round was. 74. wards also helping in defense.

work was delightful and his placid beiter balls against the defence revealed a nice temperament for the It was an lanings of high Eume. see his final shot also scrape the bar.T was Eastern's lost fling when their For n period of several minutes, three forwards managed to take promise, and local school cricket will Eastern wore in the South China half. the ball down, opposed only by the be enriched by the presence of this Pau was called upon twice to save, two South China backs. Hau Ching boy.

As usual, the school fielded with once from a free-kick on the edge of to seni in the ball Nong the ground

keenness, backing up to register their only goal. Before the tremendous the penalty area.

But in the 30th minute, and follow-line-up, the Bnal whistle was blown, an attack which at least boasted the

The leams were!

virtue of steadiness and accuracy. ing this sequence of ralda, South

Mak Smith bowled particularly well, but China took the ball down on the}

South China-Tam Kwan.sum:

second round matches in the unguarded left, and · Lai Shiu-WINE Su-hon and Les Tin-sang; Lay na-chol, without the slightest bit of luck. He Pearce. His morning round on the of the KCCC batsmen new Course was 78., He was out in Leung Wing-chlu and Sung Ling-sing: had most

His afternoon round was 02, mak'ng' dis-

Gutierrez International Shield a total of 158. ....

Fourth was Major Johnstone with Tawn bowls competition which 77+88-103. His morning round on

e New Course could have been as were played over the week-end low as 12, except for his missing was the elimination of Portugal by furn eliminated several short putts on the first few China on Saturday. The winner,

however, were 'In holes. short of a length, and which normally Firth was A. E. Davis, of the Kew-yesterday when they met England at

loon Golf Club, with 77+-87104, the Kowloon F.C.

The semi-malists for the competi- THIE

THIE Navy-St. Joseph's game at could and should have been correctly

winning with this score the coveted

tion are now England, Scotland, K.C.C. batting was nothing like up Visitors Cup.

Switzerland and India. Baxter compiled a The scores were: for-thoughtful 42, but lacked enterprise on

headed into the real,

the

Tin-ying.

A worthy champion deserving of our | GUTIERREZ SHIELD

T. A.

Before the resumption, the referee, Tang Kwong-rum, Fung King-chounk, "feeling" at him, and several times1 35, but, as can be seen, took 41 in.] REATURE of the first' and!

Lee Wai-tong. La Shlu-wing and So he made the ball come up at a

Eastern-Lau Hin-han; Trong Chung-concerting height and pace.

Asche also sent down some good wan and Cheng Ying-theun; 8. T. Elu. lisu King-shing and Lo Wai-kuen: Chung

looking stuff, but Pryde was, perhaps, a little fattered by his wickets. In Cheung King-hot and Hau Ching-to.

each case the batsman hit too early and across deliveries which were

Mr. Beard, was forced to clear the encroaching spectators from touch-line parallel to the goal.

THE SECOND COAL

Wns

Yeung-sam. Chan Yue-tin. Thms Joe-tack,

THIS

Eastern defence no rest. In the Navy

were

the half which gave the

third minute, South China moving down agoln on the left, and from the centre Fung shot hard along the ground. Lau partially stopped

SPORT ADVTS

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

2 St. Joseph's

Causeway Bay yesterday pro-stroked. vided little of note. The former won by 2-nil. Both sides showed 1p standard. exceptional weakness in the ward line.

Robinson, In the Navy goal, played u steady game, and was responsible for the stopping of many of the shots of the St. Joseph's forwards, who, in this department, showeď: a

[ necuracy than their opposites.

greater

a ground which, because of its short J. T. Smith

F. D. Hunter- T. T. Pearce side boundaries, should make run- getting comparatively easy.

Old Course New Course

73 74-147

78

78=106

02

76-108

77-103

77=104

82-165

83100

87169 80109

Several other batamen got them- Major Johnstone, 80 selves out through rank bad strokes, A, E, Davis and there appeared to be a tendency D, S. Edwards to under-estimate the accuracy of the L. Goldman A. J. Dennis School bowling.

G. M. Park ......

and

.

K.C.C.

87

£13

83

25

82

84 167

Yesterday's results were:

·England 24, China 15; Scotland 29, Ireland 17; Switzerland 25, Philip- pincs.14.

England was represented by S. Randall, F. Goodwin, A. J. Hall and B. W. Bradbury: China by W. Hong Sling, T. K. Lim, C. W. Lam and J. Pau; Scotland by J. C. Chalmers, W. Walker, J. C. S. Fender and A. M. Holland; Ireland by W. Muleshy, P. J. Hamilton, H. L. Lockhart and

First goal went to the Navy from The School inve never won a Draft Programmes and Entry in penalty. Regon was brought down match more deservedly, especially F. E. A. Remedios 83 Forms for the Tenth Extra Race by Hussain, and Heap made no mis- when it is realised that they scored i Mooting to be held, on Saturday, tako with the resultant kick,

played in aid of the British Red L, Gaddi, J. C. Landolt and C.'S. The second goal followed a brilliant them.HE first of the golf matches to be w. V. Field, Switzerland by W. Nacf. 4th November, 1830, (Weather alo run down the right wing by andregate with a quarter of an hour Cross Society was arranged between Roselet; Philippines by H. A. Castro, permitting) may be obtained at the Phippens, who passed right across to spart. Secretary's Office, Exchange Build-1 the gonimouth for Middleton to have Ing; The Club House, Happy no dimeully in scoring with a first-|--

timer.

Henry Cotton and Archle Compton, A E. H. Castro, V, N. Atienza and who was Cotton's opponent in the R. Basa. Anal of the Dally Mall £2,000

was Tournament. The resuit of the match from the chd, St. Joseph's centre-half, who Valley: The Hong Kong Club; Low minutes The Sports Club; and the Stables, Hendy, the Navy back, who had the back-bone of the defence.

been ateady throughout, was penalis- Shan Kwong Road,

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON

on Thursday, 26th October, 1939.

By Order,

off a fine save to nullify Leonard's spot-klek.

for hands, but Robinson brought Kowloon 3 Club

ROWLOON might be considered and fortunate in brating the Hongkong For the Navy, Thorbur Middleton were the plek of the team, F.G. by three goals to two on Satur They had dimeulty, however, in day. The goal which decided the

Hussnin PLEASE Turn To Pago 2. ́Soɑrotary, 1nvading the attentions of

C. B. BROWN,

SATURDAY'S RESULTS

hns nat yet reached Hongkong...

On Saturday, in the first round of Neither of the players were to get

were the competition, China, defeated any of the gate-money, nor

the Portugal 20-15; Switzerland beat there to be any side-bels on match (unless they were in terms of Australia 20-17; and Wales lost to

Scotland 11-31.

Both sides having drawn a bye, balls)..

Becond Richard Burton, the British Open: champion, is noxt on the list to take Malaya met, India in the on. Colton in this series. He is just round and was beaten 10-28.

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