1940-11-20 — Page 22

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

November 20, 1940.

Upsets In Army BROIT BEATS THEM TOIT ALGER

Rugger League

ROYAL SCOTS "B" AND SAPPERS WIN MATCHES

TWO MATCHES in ́the Small Units Rugby' League at Sookunpoo yesterday resulted in un- expected_victories.

Royal Engineers boat 12th Heavy Regt. a try (3) to nil, much against the run of the play and Royal Scots B, augmented by Spr. Picton (R.E.) beat one of the strongest teams in the League, 8th Heavy Regt. two trios (6) to nil.

The teams were depleted and M. Blark; J. 8. Lee, A. G. Daiziei, J.

Redman. borrowed many players were from the sidelines. 12th Heavy

GUNNERS' FIFTEEN The following will represent Toynt Artillery against Polleo Rugby. Union

Regt. borrowed L/Cpl. Foley, Football Club to-day in a friendly Army reserve scrum-half, who Rugby match at Boundary Street at 6 played a fairly sound game at p.m.;

2/Lt. Clase: Sgt. Marsh, 2/Lt. Traver- full-back, although ho was un-ner, Ont. Giblin and 1/Bdr. Richards; able to prevent the heavler Bir "rell from scoring Suppers'.only

points in the last stages.

Cant, Hool and 2/Lt. Wedderburn; /L

Heath, 7/Lt. Dompis, 2/Lt. Eddison; 7/1

Deiderheld. Bet. Page: Gnr. Evens. L/Bdr.

dacDermott and Chr. Whilehead, Re serves, 2/Lt. Dawson, Gnr. Keeblo, nr. Mullen and L/dr, Mow,

SATURDAY'S ARMY FIFTEEN Bappers had three or four good scor

The following wil! represent Army lok opportunities in the cloning minuten: at the first half, but selfishness by against a combined Navy-Police fifteen Jampe, stand-off-half, who refused in a friendly Rugby game on Saturday part with the ball with strong support at 4 pm. on the Causeway Bay round: (R. A.); Sgt. Richards 2/Lt. Clague on his flanke, cost them potential Trics. Birrell and Pleton were the pick of the (A.). Copt, Douglass (R. Scots), LI. and Br Marsh hacks, and the latter was unfortunate Coombes (I.AM.C

Hot scoring in the first half when R.A.); Capt. Hook (R.A.) (Capt.) and ho accidentally kicked the ball out of Wedderbum In, A.); Cpl, Buther-

his hands as he attempted to ground land R. Scots), 2/Li. Ford (R. Scots), 止

"A good movement in the latter stages waw Birrell, formerly Army first wing 4hree, worm his way aver after being the line. okled three yards from Keeble, fy-half, for Gunners, wns their most dangerous player, but he too wan guilty of selfishness and threw away overal glorious scoring opportunities. Bompas, Smith and Addison were the vick of the pack

Dirrali, Lee, Picton; Jones, Otway: Cunningham, Wilcox; Day, Klean, Taylor, Sholdrak

Bngineers Device:

Martin, Appericy,

2/1t. Bumpas R. A.): 2/L. Millar (R.

Pinkerton Scots), 3/L. Culbertson (R. Scots): 2/Lt,

(R. Beois). Capt. Duke ( Bents) ond Cnl. Gllbam Middlesex).

Летогует, Pie. Mardonald (RA.M.C.), L/Cpl. Foley (R. E.), Pte. Berry (Middle- sex) and 2/Lt. Heath (A.),

WEEK-END

Brinkley: FOOTBALL

12th Hea oloy; Denton, Itali,

Mynar, Abday;

Desvan: Bompes. Addison, Smith; Gidding, Baher: Milized. MoCarthy, Munford.

FIXTURES

PICTON SCORES TWICE Pleton appeared for Scots gnthe; right- wing and scored both thelt tries, l though the second was the result of n crows-kick by Patterson after ao pick-up and run Millar, one of Army's outstanding forwarda, was a late starter) for the Scuta and played a good game

the pork in rubber shoen.

a formidable back Gunners had division, Marsh and Richards, both of, yhom turn out for Army firsts, ning the right-wing three and left centre three berths, and Dawson, a newcomer, did fairly well in the other centre Kwong borth..

Eves was scrum-haff and occasionally

SATURDAY First Division v. Police Sing Tau

(Club, 4.15 p.m.) Middlesex v. Royal Scots

(Sookunpoo, 4.15 p.m.) South China

v. Navy (Caroline, 4.15 p.m.)

Club Kowloon

(Kowloon, 4.15 pm)

Joseph's Wah V, (Boundary Street, 4.15 p.m.) Second Division

Service Corps

v. Middlesex

got the ball away to Hook in good Sing Tao

me, but look was not at his best and consequently the backs Bay very le

(Club, 2.45 p.m.), (Sookunpoo, 2.45

of the ball. Where Gunners were out-Royal Scots clasped was in the pack where their forwards were very ragged and rarely South China got thoir heel over the ball in the Loose.

P.m.)

v. Engineers

(Caroline, 2.45

Richards was the first to break clean (Kowloon, 2.45 p.m.)

v. Navy.

(St. Joseph's 4.15 p.m.)

v. Police 30th. RA.

(St. Joseph's 2.45

P.M.) Kwong Wah v. Ordnance (Boundary Street, 2.45

Kowloon away, but in cutting over towards the left of the goal-line, ran back into Kit Chee trouble and was grassed a yard from the line, the ball being held up and Eventually taken from him for a 25 drop-in. This was the nearest the Gunners came to scoring, although Marsh-had-an-attempt at a penalty, which falled to leave the ground. Just before the interval a splendid back 20th R.A. movement saw Pleton gather and dort over the right corner,

p.m.) Third Division.

v. Air Force (Chatham Road, 2.45 p.m.) 24th R.A. v. 35th RA.

(Chatham Road, 4.15 p.m.)

7th R.A. บ Engineers

(Military, 2.45 p.m.)

SUNDAY Governor's Cup BootsLoughlin; Picton, Patterson.

V. C.A.A.F. O'Brien, Mansion; Phillips, Nellan; Bime, HK.F.A.

"Itunter; (Caroline, Hill, 3.49 p.m.) McKenzie, Stewart; Dickson,

Third Division Chombe, Millar. Commissiegter Stone; Marsh, Daw.

Medicals V. ichards, Perry: Hook, Ever; Hicks, 30th RA

(Sookunpoo, 4.15 p.m.) Cook, Maynard; Humberstone, Hawings: Filt, Bowditch, MacDermontt

Service Corps v. Signals CLUB A TEAM

(Military, 4.15 p.m.) The following will represent Club A

V. A.S.A. Club Shell to-day against Army A on the

(Chatham Road, 4.10 p.m.) ground. L. Pecorini; P. D. Wilson, D.

v. International fraes, G. ut Godfrey. D. G. Day: 12th RA Morgan, Y D. Clemo: J. Moodle,

(Sookunpoo, 2.45 pm.) Burford, A. M. Kennedy; B. C. Gairdner,

Scols' other try came late in the second half when Patterson gathered in Bia stride, cut through the right centre and punted ahead for Picton to take the ball in his stride and score wide of the posts

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A middeld incident in the soccer match played at Sookunpoo' on 'Saturday last between Sing Tao and centre-half— the Middlesex Regiment. The Chinese, who are leading in the League, won by 3-1. Piciaro shows some of the players going for the ball, which has just been headed away by Bright, the Middlesex

Mee Cheung.

Shanghai Champions BOTH LEGS

Won By Hindhead

SHATTERED

AT DUNKIRK

Gallant Boxer Wants Another "Go” At Hitler

HE LOST BOTH LEGS, at

have another smack at the Dunkirk-but he still wants to Germans.

A large crowd of nearly 15,000 rose to a frenzied pitch of excitement in Shanghai last week when Mr. A. S. Henchman's Hindhead, with "Charlie" Encarnacao in the saddle, streaked down the home stretch to defeat the raging favourite, Cluniehouse, in the most impressive style by three clear lengths and win the "Shaforce" Challenge Cup' and Champion Sweepstakes, the premier racing classic of the autumn season. Another of Mr.I get home I'll have to start thinking Henchman's starters, Northwood, galloped into third place four lengths away, nosing out Magic Circle.

Full marks should go to the veteran jockey Encarnacao who rode one of the most magnificent races of his career to combine excellent riding and good judg- ment in bringing Hindhead home the winner, says the "N. C. D. News."

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Pleasant Surprise

For Oldfield

That's the spirit of Tommy Burns, manchester By-weight boxer, "When seriously of how I can get back to the end," he told the Daily Mirror.

He was singing "Somebody Stolo My Girl" as he wheeled himself along the corridor of a northern hospital.

LÉGS SMASHED

this war, I want to do my bit right to

legs were smashed at Dun- virk,” he said. "When I waşl In a shack, holding up the Germans with my Bren gun, I was trapped.

"Streams of machine-gun bullets were pouring in at both sides of me and I couldn't get out. But I did some damage before they planted a mortar shell on me.

"As if that was not enough, they Striker brought the most out of

SYDNEY.-In 20 years of cricket bombed what was left of me as I lay Cluniehouse and was unfortunate in

Australia's Test Match wicket on the quay at Dunkirk waiting to not having an "amah" from the three

Burns said his injury happened quarter mile post where his stable keeper, W. A. (Bert) Oldfield, had be taken to a hospital ship."

before his twentieth inate Chunichill-fired-after a terrific mere than his share of surprises, but

birthday. burst of speed in the first half of the the greatest has just occurred, writes three weeks before

"I am still young, and hope to have race in an effort to force a fast pace. a correspondent in The Sydney Sun

lot of fun yet. I want to do a bit The doctor He was successful in his attempt, to lef Oct, 28.

more in this war yet. make the race a fast one but he could

Oldfield, who is liaison omeer at-

I shall be walking on artificial says not keep up the killing pace and, tached to Brigadier W. J. M. Locke. limbs in a month. That will suit tired to leave Clunlchouse alone in at Victoria Barracks, went to the me fine." front. Encarnacao cleverly used him Legacy Club luncheon last week to for an "amah" and nursed his mount deliver an address on War Saving through the entire race, exerting the From the "Diggers Point of View."

Clark, who

minimum of energy.

rode Northwood, did extremely well, Noticing that in the club's bulletin he to bring his mount Into third place was described as Captain Oldfield, ho and it was only a question of two asked the chairman

Heutenant gathering that he was better pontes beating him.

only.

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SCOTS TO MEET AT BOWLS

A Lawn Bowls match between teams representing Dundee and the West of Scotland will meet an the -Kowloon Dock green, Hung Hom, on Sunday at The rinks will be as follows: West of Scotland. Hevio, J. Whyte,

Huge Sum To Winning Ticket The chairman remarked that evi-245 pm.

To the lucky holder of the winning dently the editor of the bulletin.con- number in the sweep, number 44032, sidered Oldfield was worthy of a cap-Holland (skip); W, Hout went the huge sum of $190,000, repre-taincy. senting first prize, while $50,000 was

THIRD "PIP".COMING Awarded to the holder of ticket

WITHIN an hour Oldfeld returned number 56728 which drew Clunie- house. To the fortunate drawer of to Victoria Barracks, where Northwood the highly satisfactory received papers indicating that his sum of $28,000 was given. But to captaincy was imminent. those who drew neliher the first,

, W. Macfarlane, It. Borrison (skip); W. McMaster, B. Pollock, A. Mac farlans, J. Kempion (skip); T. Mason, J. Roberts, W. Melrose, J, McKelvie (skip),

DundoW. Walker.

Gellatly, a Calman, R. Duncan kiph. H. Scott, 8. Alexander, W B. Dall, 3. Orem takip]: how. Harris, J. Ross A. Soitlar, G. Cooper tekipl: W. McLeod, T. Tallon, 3, H. McWalters, and J. C... Fender, (skip),

second nor third prize but one of the The papers have been forwarded to qualified ponies the prize of $1,372 Melbourne for Army spproval and was allotted to each, and there were gazetial, and it will not be long be

fore Oldfeld has that third "pip,"

53 of them.

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Grose" scored 182nd: Kalshi^49,ing.

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