1940-03-18 — Page 18

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

MONDAY MORNING

March 18, 1940.

COMMENTARY

CHINESE RETAIN GOVERNOR'S

Association Unlucky Rugby Football Not To

To Have Won: CLUB

Last Minutes Thrills

(By "Rex")

THE CROWDS, which thronged the stands at the Caroline Hill Stadium yesterday to watch the second round of the Governor's Cup, saw an Association eleven nearly upset a complacent Federation supporters heaved Federation side.

a bugo sigh of relief when the final whistle blow on a two goals-all decision, and by virtue of their first win in the serios, the' Federation retain the cup they have hold for these past two years, for yet another year.

· 'Both sides possessed a brilliant defence, with the Both sides Association's half-back line slightly better. too, had a weak attack, and it was a glorious battle of the defences. On the Association's play they deserved another try at the Cup,

The Chinese had only one had to work on his own. and wus

WIN

WINNING SWEEP TICKETS AT FANLING

64

CASH SWEEPA Race 1

No. 049

- $38.00 10106 DO.00 1173 Unplaced panies ($25 each): No. 701. Race 2

$1.106.JP No. 03

10.22 1000

100.11 127 Unplaced ponies (250 each): Nos. 045,

Itace 1

CUP

SHIELD

SEVENS Interesting Play In Blarney Stone Tourney Despite Heavy Weather

Major Baseball

NATIONAL LEAGUERS BEAT AMERICANS

TAMPA, Fla, Mar. 17 (UP),—Playing a very precise game, the National Leaguers beat the American League Players to-day in the opening match of the Major Baseball Season by 2 runs to 1.

There was a record attendance for Florida; 13,180 spectators paid $19,641 gate money.

Tournament Hockey

University Beaten 3-1 By Police

With the score 1-1, in the last inning Lopez singled off Foller; Moore bunted but Trotskye dropped the ball, and while tho Americans stood around in còn- fusion, Lopez made third before the ball Was .plcked up. Coscarart then clouted a single past Crosetti, and Lopez came home easily.

~(By “Fly-half")

PLAYING only nine men, the

The National League pitchers, Hongkong were de Derringer, ligbe, Hamlin, Waltors CLÜB “A” wore worthy winners of the tank by University we three and Gumbert held the Americana to Crosati and Dickey Ave singles.

the only Blarney Stone Shield in the Sevon-a-side_Rugby goals to one in an Association singled twice, and were

Tournament hockey match at players to get more than one. football tournament held on Saturday. Despite Boundary Street yesterday.

Ruffing, Nowsom. Leonard and wretched conditions which made handling and The Undergraduates put up galiant Feller gave away six singles.

second DiMaggio scored in the passing difficult, they had the only back division resistance under the circumstances,

and managed to keep the score down frame.

Gumbert WEBS nominated the which was successful in passing movements, and Unplaced ponies ($30 each): No. 077, their forwards stuck to their task well, and appear-

ed tireless.

50.

No. 732

170

..

220.

No. 201

1

1116

2007

Race 4

$1,233.48

352.40

178.20

$1,135.00

324.00

102.40

Their opponents in the final, Police "A", adopted Unplaced ponies ($50 each): Nos. 000, different tactics, ones which were highly suitable under

the conditions-boot and rush.

1103, 1152, 323,

Race 5 ("A" Sweep) No. 35840 23073 33203

$23.940 9,040 5,420 Unplaerd ponies (8033.33 ench): Now,

Race 3 ("Y" Sweep). 33, 48063, 1485, 39748, 5423, 20049.

No. 16384

170

**

12424

$10,944.52 3,132.72 1.360.36

Club were luckier in their efforts to convort a penally goal, the journey to the final, meeting two kick being taken again as Dempsey had charged the kicker as he made "B" teams before defeating his first attempt. Bank to enter the final. Police,

Leonard gune change from the published aide, played a mediocre

never dangerous. He missed several Chan Tak-fai came in for Lee opportunities to score and his pass- Wai-tong at centre. The Asso-ings were often faulty. Ilonnibali

A good interception by Bidwell ignored. almost

Unplaced ponies (8200.00 each): No. on the other hand, had to over-broke up a Police attack, and the ciation side had several changes. and Gosano were

nice 4604, 21650, 22150, 1814, 1407. 17347, soine

come the strong Army Sovens in Clubmen made some ground before Race 6 Williamson, Wilkinson, Hossack, They both came in for

No. 091

$1,201.43 Fowler, A. V. Gosano and Bick-rus down the field and some equal-

Small Units, 8th Heavy Bge, passing to Bosanquet, who ruced for 154

343 20 700 Lau Hin-hon was very shaky. He

171.01 "B", Royal Scots "A" and the good try. Henderson converted from ford did not turn out, and their One centres which went abegging.

in front of the posts. Unplaced ponies ($50 each): Nox. 935. bc appeared to were taken by Guy, cleared well but

Royal Engineers. places

10 | 100.

na in favour The game this holf quickly. Forrow and B. Gosano, Fox anxious to get rid of the ball

Waco ?

of Club. Bidwell scores between the Tin-sang and Lee Kwok-wai,

posts just on time. There was went in centre, Leonard was in-

orded"

time in which to take the kick. aide right, with Pryde and

Dr. Sellby refereed. Honnibal occupying the other two positious.

►

++

No. 487

3663.70 103.30 pair had a very easy task

875

97.08 with the Association attack. Lee Unplaced ponies ($50 each); Nos. 370, Thi-sang was again the spectacular 500, 100, 350, 0, 827. player with Lee Kwok-wat playing Robinson played in outstanding a more steady game.

Leung Wing-chiu, Kwok Ying-ki Home at gen) for the The goals scored against him were and Soong Ling-sing did not come up splendid efforts which found him to expe quite unprepared. He saved many point-blank shots and dived at the feet of Chan Tak-fal on quite a few

OCCASIONA,

Association

CH

never

at Rifle Shooting

com-

Chinese Co. Defeat Emergency Unit

A friendly rifle malch

fired

Quarter Finals

Police "A" 6 R. Scots "A" 0

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to

Semi-Finals

Police "A" 6 R.E.

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some sonne

ty in

110

to 1-0 at half-time. Howlett scured all three goals for the Pollee, and winning pitcher, and Feller the losing. would have made the difference even greater had it not been for the finc

play of Sen Gupta in the University Cricket

goal.

K. S. Oh equalised in the second huf, but they could not stem the tide,

The leams were:

Singh, Man Police-Balwant Singi Blackburn: Leslie Mohar Singh, Bow Fuuza bingh, Howlett, Narwant Singh, Jula Singh and Charnan Singh,

University-N, C. ben Gupta; C. H. Lee, N. Low: W. Abraham, R. Boares L. 11. Tan, N. V. Lingam, K. §. Oh and Hans, 11.

RECREIO JUNIORS BEAT AIR FORCE

Declaring with three wickets down for 141, Recrelo juniors gained an easy victory over Air Force, when they beat Uiem by 93 in a league, en- counter at King's Park yesterday.

Stures:

Hecrato

Bosanquet received few passes via the scrums, and it wasn't until Wilson A., M. Prata, e Brown, b Gillisple

3 M. A. Remedios, 1.b.w., b Gillespio and Taylor were both badly winded E. Noronita, not aut and fired that the Club three's came It A Barros, e Mantled, b Coreer

Mamy 1 G. A. Gutterres, not out

Extras

into their own, with plenty of Energy? to spare. The Club forwards, Hease man and Necdhum, with clever drib- bling, kept the Police defence bring Cavalho, AM Prato, A. V. Gosano,

in long way wearing

was

Henderson

Total Noronha, F.

J. A. Boarea,

Lopes, not

Gillespie Nancarrow Hawkins Abbo Corser

Bowling Analysis,

E. A. F.

A. R. Paling, b Gosano C. Abbas, Noronha

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n

Manifeld, o A. M. Prata & Noronha

3, Tancarrow, 1h.w. B Noronha

was

11.

Corser, e Prata, b Remedios

Cook, e Prata, b Bemedina

J. Soulby, b Remedios

up against the Police, followed uptben the same. player, who hold. He saved magnificently once, F. Hemsley, b Remedios

1

W. Gillespie, b Remedios Jawkins, not out

Extras

Total

AFTER THE SCOTS had twice

and thus went a looked dangerous through Gracie and

wown their opponents, Sutherland, good kicking by Taylor

was an active scrun half. Thomson, at stand-off half, was here, thero expectation. Leung

brought play Into the Scots' "25".

AFTER END TO END I'LAY the

and everywhere. His control of the From a lincout, the Scots obtained

ball

Bidwell tempted to cover Fox and was con

grand. possession, and the ball went out to Engineers were penallred, and Taylor,

slippery tent only in getting his forwards go-

three whom Wilson went up fast to kicking football style with his left

was quick to dart through openings Ing. Kwok and Soong on the other

tackle. The ball went loose,

and foot, landed a good penalty goal from

to open up for Bosanquet. land kept mostly behind, and with

Wilson was qulek upon his after Taylor had attempted to dribble well out.

For Police, Taylor and Wilson werns.

Wall O'Regan was another Navy repre- the backs, bare the brunt of the As

Woll

in this game, and brought oft intide

over, picked up and ran over

wonderful

The whole-hearted workers. tackles. sentative who gave an outstanding Feoclation attack and

job of i paratively good performance. He was a

score. Taylor failed to convert. ont-min

Innes was the best forward on the SUBDUED FORWARDS

Millar, taking a penalty for feet-Engineers were experiencing dimeul- elusive and tireless, at scrum-half. defence. He cleared all along the -Federation attacking line, his Inter-

Yung-sum and Cheong was unique, his clearances Kam-hol subdued

dow Innes' save was the first thrill powerful and the lid the snack of an yesterday's appease hardly ever between the Emerzeney Unit. Hong- kelelted all to

in the tie. the Engineer who flelded the ball.

Then Police attacked, and from a appearing when he was least want in the pleure and trial wash was Company. Hongkong Polle Reserve, and Wall came away with the ball at the general y su celatul in collaring The hard-going Engineers were not Federation Blackburn negligible. Chan Tak-fal con- his to was not far behind for mention. stant boil that irritated the Assoc- yesterday morning at the Tattoo!

In the second half Wall came near to be denied, however, when Arting loose serum Cullinen came out with left for him to tion defence. He was forever trying Range and resulted in a win for the

who hurled himself past 45oft, and chased after his own punt up a long kick ahead a yard from the Branquet and Needham to score a do he did well, and very often be to give Guy the slip, and his dashes latter by 88 points. Details are as to scoring when he fielded the kick-stoll raced ahead of the field to pick the ball, which he transferred to ahead. He just missed the touch-line, and dive over for a try. The grand try from an almost hopeless was left to hold the fort whilst between the backs were things to bo follows:

dreaded. Lai Shul-wing

down in u гисе with Sutherland, conditions were against his succeeding an O'Regan was foraging upfeld,

Bright had a speed winger to con- very little throughout the match and

Taylor then folied to land a penalty in picking up without knocking-on or position. He failed to convert his yds. yds. ydu. Total goal just after. Police increased their fumbling, and it came Пs A great own score. tend with in Hal

Hau Ching-to, and he only on occasions did he come in

lead when Cullinon scored near the relief to the Engineers' followers to

Club were next to attack, and a was only beaten when decoyed out with some constructive work. Hau L.S. 134 N. L. Pan ...

flag. Taylor failed to convert.

sec the soon left Ching-to was the other thorn in the PC. 3 S. T. You

try successfully obtained. score seemed inevitable, when Thum by Lal Shul-wing. He

He caused the 5.1 (R) II. 0. 210

con outsped the field with the all Dr. J. A. R. Selby refereed.

Birrell felled to convert. kburn to deal with Hau entirely Association's side. Binckburn to

1.3.120...T. Leong

On resumption after the interval, at his fet. Unfortunately his final and concentrated

RE---- --3-8th-R.A. "A" 0 Taylor falted with a difficult penalty and over the dead-ball line. The tap saw the ball run out of his reach,

Total

same player next broke through with IN A FAST GAME In which thrills given against Foley for hanging en is the ball when on the ground,

ball in his arms, but Fay manag- were frequent, neither side was far Walte tried unsuccessfully to get hired to bring him down in the nick to penetrate the other's defence fartoum into attack, and went serum- of time. enough to score a try. Walte played

attempted

Chinese CoJ.

200 800 600

S.I. (R) C. C. Chau

sult to Lalon. Lal with the re-defence a lot of worry, but inek of P.S. R3 P. II. Thong

GOOD UNDERSTANDING

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151 100 158 459

Emergener Unit.

was hardly seen.

Guy necessary support from his team dogged Chan Tal-fai and nullified mates proved to be of advantage to

destructive work that the Association side. whatever player attempted. Forrow had the full measure of the Eastern ' right- IN THE OPENING minutes of the wing combination und kept them rame the Association attacle showed L., H421 Van der Lely

L.S.R. Dorabjes ................ very much subdued throughout the good understanding and Leonard, Insp: (n) Beridail

Fox and Pryde moved up the field in 81 ) Sousa

series of delightful passes which PC. 438 Stradmoor PRYDE was the only player in the however were ineffective. Honniball P.C.R. Sequeira .... forward line who gave a really finn brought the ball well up before cent- performance. A hard worker, he fring for Fox to meet it with his

whole match.

FINE PERFORMANCE

D

Total

head..

P.CJI. Badick

had most of the ball and knew how Lau just managed to ist it out for a counted out:- to use it. Had. Fox another inside corner. forward of the same calibre he would have performed wonders, Fox was starved for passes and very often

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

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feld score, so

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Dowling Analysis

101

Lawn Bowls Council Meeting

The last Council meeting of the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association will be held in the board-room of the IS. C. M. Post, Ltd. to-morrow at 5.30

a splendid game in covering up, and half but to no avail.

On the resumption, Wilson brought pm. All representatives of clubs are was always in the right spot to fleld. Full time came without further off another of his spectacular tackles, naked to attend. It is hoped to hold extra time was played. and this time Bosanquet was the vic-the annual meeting of the Association kicka ahead. The Heavies, for whom Police attacked consistently

in the. Richards and Marsh did well, were extra period, but could not penetrate tim. The ball went loose und was on Friday, March 20, in the same unable to settle down to the game to the goal-line against the grand, and dribbled over to make a try.

kicked ahead. Needham went after board-rooin. required for the muddy ground.

After full time had been played her penalty goal decided the issue, wer

solid defence of the Engineers." An- which Henderson converted, Club without

were dednitely on top, from then on, score, extra time was playet. wh The tackling was fierce on both sides, Engineers

for when

scrum-infringement and it came as no surprise' when and defence sull held out.

were penalised. Taylor Bosanquet dribbled over for the final kleked a fairly easy one.

try which Henderson failed to con- Lt. Pirie refereed,

vert.

Dr. Selby refereed.

came the

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Federation attacked and Chan slipped the ball to Chung who took it

centre.

tre. Blackburn up to

The winning points were gained by Royal Engineers through intercepted to time to avoid Chan sociation breaking through. Forrow broke up very near on several occasions, his penalty goal kicked by Birrell and Club "A" 11 Bank

Chung-Cheong movement to send

thrusts were getting real dangerous given against the Gunners for not Honniball with a nice pass. Horni and this was when O'Regan and rolling off the bail when on the bail centred but Fox missell a sitter. Blackburn rose to the occasion and ground. Forrow again sent Honniball off cleared time after time with magni- Lt Pirie refereed. Lee Tin-sang stopped Honniball and ficent clearances, both timely and passed to Leung who passed to powerful.

Bank Chung who in turn took it well up

After the

and saved

the game had progress for 35

0

THIS TIE REVEALED the real strength of the Club Seven. and

were seen to advantage. In speedy 3 Civil Service 0 thrusts. The former was the "chlet mlendid foot-workc.

Thomson, Bidwell and Bosanquet A

attacker with

'permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on from his boots. A elever inter-/outside the penalty area and before being held up by Charter, who play and Needham was carried on by

the

the

to force a corner, Robinson effected minutes Chan opened the scoring for IN THIS GAME the exchanges Henderson worked hard, and scored a a nice save punching it out in the Federation aldo. Robinson took were fairly equal with the strong marvellous try by cheer effort. THE SECOND EXTRA RACE

Soon after, Robinson went full a goalkick which Chan stopped just running of Day and Altkenhead good dribble by Thomson, Bidwell MEETING will be held (weather longth in front of Hau

recover Chan haded a sterling game for the Service. Robinson could

Butchart Henderson in his hands. permitting zard and MONDAY, change between Pryde and Honniball found the net. The score stood thus ruthers went through, but was over-

Fillowing end to end play, Car tackled and brought the Club scrum- 25th March, 1940, commencing at saw the ball going to Forrow who

who till half time.

ground. The 12.30 p.m. on both days.

hauled and was brought down by half crashing to were backing their play. Forrow

PRYDE AT HIS BEST

ball went loose and Henderson Charter. Day controlled the ball as a The First Bell will be rung at 12 passed to Pryde who took it well

Fot up and struggled OVCT the Noon and the Tiffin Interval will be up and centred for Fox to take THE RESUMPTION saw Leonard it came loose, and dribbled on for a after the second race (1 pm) on first time which just went out. Pryde and Pryde interchanging their posi- try which Aitkenhead failed to con-line with the ball at his feet, Bidwell failed to convert from a yard from. both days.

tried a shot from all outside the tions. This half saw Pryde at his vert.

touchline. MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE penalty area, a nice but fruitless try best. He was forever after the ball In the second-half the Civil Servico

Then Thompson, a three-quarter, No One without a badge will be an the ball went out. The Associa and getting 11. He lay far back, almost had most of the play, and only key playing forward for the Bank, whe admitted to the Members Enclosure. tion were packing the Federation in the hallway line and formed a sost tackling and falling on the bait by nad received a nasty knocks on the Such must be worn throughout the goal doing all the attacking. of magnet for the bail which seemed the Bankers kept them from scoring.

the encounter against the ihend in Gosano After Fowler and Morgan had just Civil Service, was prominent for to seek him out. He fed duration of each Meeting in such a

A RALLY manner as to be readily identified. CHAN rallied his men and it was with several nice passes of which the falled to get over, the formed up and Bank when things began to look very

Badges Brimmitting Non-Members to Federation's turn to press the As-

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brought down. Chorter who was at Bosanquet picked up and left the through the SECRETARY upon the

for a score, and later when he took geld behind in a run from nearly personal or written application of a

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ST. PATRICK'S BOWLS TEAM

SOCIETY BEATEN

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Mr. Davis refereed.

Club "A" 8 Police "B"

Full

timo came with Bank pressing hard the posts, Day's effort to overtake

the speedy club

winger was unsuc- on the Service line.

cessful

Some fine dribbles by the Club forwards, with fleaseman to the fore, ST. PATRICK'S were at home in a friendly lawn

followed. A kicks ahead by Bidwell, Tiffins are obtainable at the Club bowls game against a rink from each of St. David's, THE HEAVIER POLICE seven put and follow-up by this player, resulted advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. St. George's and St. Andrew's Societies at the Kowloon up a grand show against Club "A" in a score near the posts, fienderson

who took a long time to settle down, falled to, convert. 21020).

Bowling Green Club yesterday. They lost by 48 shots, and who also, through the consistent Mr. Davis refereed.

booking of Searle of the Poller, had The price of Admission to the the final score being 67 shots to 19.

to take a defensive part for a good

The Final including Tax, for all Persons; includ A feature of the game was the win! W. Mactariane, A., Ida-Lay, R. G. Crate portion of the first period.

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