FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1927.
SPORTS SECTION
SOCCER NOTES,
4 FAREWELLS TO THE SHIELD.
TO-MORROW'S PROSPECTS.
Four clubs will have to say fare- well to the Hong Kong Football Association challenge shields to
Morrow,
bo
Strictly, that mig not be correct as one or more replays may necessary but the result will be the same in the end Fixtures ̧are ¦---
SHIELD SEMI-FINALS.
Senior Division (kick-off 4.30 p.m.). *.
Royal Artillery v. Kowloon F.C Wholdera), Sookumpan ""A" ground; re- force Mr. Dawes, linemen: Mr. Lonsdale and Mr. Gilmour.
Polico. :R.C...v., 2nd Butt, King's Own Scottish Borderers, H.X.F.C ground;, rofores Mr. Baldwin, linesmen Mr. 'Phillipa and Mr. Lamb.
Junior Division (kick-of 2.30 p.m.) Kowloon F.C, Reservoa v. Hong Kong FC Reserves, Sookumpoo "A" ground,. referes Mr. Gilbert, linesmen Mr.
Mackie and Mr. Omar.
Chinese Athletic "A w. End/King's
Own Scottish Borderers" H.K.FC ground. referee
Reserves, Captain
Austin M.C., M.M., R.A., linesmen. Mr.
Stokes and Mr, Cavan.
Extra time will, if necessary, be played in all the Shield ties, 10 minutes cheb way.J
LEAGUE, DIV. 7L
Secilon, "A" (kick-off 3 p«n«);
South China Reserven v. University,. South Chinu ground, referau Mr. Sumy. Chineso Athletic "B" v. Chub, de Re- creio Benerves, St. Joseph's ground, rafereo Mr. Lamb,
Section "B" (kick-off 3 p.m.) South China "B" v Kowloon "B," Sookumpeo "B" ground, referee Mr. 'Glmour.
Of widespread, interest will be. the fate for it is the success?) of the senior holders, Kowloon Foot- ball Club, who will be facing sound opponents, At one time Kowloon
could not get over the bogy of play- ing on enemy territory. The way they trounced the Recreio at King's Park has put an end to the hoodoo.
Good soccer la assured;, with a rare tusale between Kowloon's halves (led by the Interport pivot, Sims) and the neat Artillery for- wards. The holders and ex-cham- plong will be without Frank Wheeler in the last line. I shall not be surprised to see the Gunners: win (writes W.P.C.) but Kowloon are on their mettle at the moment.
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Possibly the winners of the first
MARATHON SWIM,
AFTER YOUNG'S SCALP & £5,000.
A GIRL CHALLENGER.
New York. Mrs. Lottie Schoem mell has accepted the chaling issued "by Mr.. Wrigley, who an- pounced that he la willing to back George Young, the hero of the Catalina Channel swim, for £5,000 against the world," over a 20 or 80 miles swim anywhere, provided the raco. is swum under rules simi-
MAARY MILLER, WAS A
·George Young, the 17-year-oldi Canadian youth, who has gained fame and wealth by his victory in
the Catalina Island' channel swim.
the may lift the senior ghleiddar to those governing the Catalina. for the season. In the second, the contest. Police engage the Borderers--on neutral soil,
Mrs. Schoemmell proposes
to
The way that the Police have swim around Manhattan Island. come on in the last two months has Norman Ross has also accepted Can Mr. Wrigley's challenge. He sug vory encouraging. Wynne (Police right-back) hold up goste a swim from Honolulu to
been.
THE CHINA MAIL.
NOT ASSASSINS.
SHANGHAI FORCE'S SOCCER CHALLENGE
CHINESE AMAZEMENT:
Landon, Feb. 14. Sir Percival Philips special cor- respondent of the "Daily Mail, writing from Shanghai says: "Once more the Chinese are profoundly
HOME SOCCER.
Defeated Cup Team Wins in League..
After being knocked out in the 6th round (last Saturday) of the F.A. Cup, Swansea won yesterday Estates Reuter), defeating Notts Forest by the odd goal in three.
This division Il league match was played at Swansea.
puzzled by the incomprehensible
British.
WOMEN RUNNERS.
1ST CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY 93-YEAR LADY.
HOME CROSS-COUNTRY.
RUGGER MATCH.
H.K.F.C. v. SUBMARINE: FLOTILLA.
Although they were a try down at the 'interval; the rugby section of the Hong Kong Football Club London, Feb. 12, defeated the 4th Submarine The Arst national cross-country Flotilla yesterday (on the Club championship, race for women, at ground) by points to 3 Lusonhoo Park was won by a 32- Chancos were missed by both year-old lady. Miss A. Williams of akies but, generally, the rugger was Littlehampton.
good and there were plenty of Her time was 15 mins. 25 secs. thrills. for 2 miles.
Oxford's Easy Victory,
London, Feb. 12. In the annual cross-country race Oxford beat Dublin University by 15 points to 40.
RIFLE MATCH.
ROYAL MARINES v. OLD. COMRADES.
Et. Turnbull accred for the Submarines before half-time but the kick.at goal failed.
INTERPORT SHOOT.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR 1927.
MATCH
SINGAPORE'S EFFORT,
DAVIS CUP
PROSPECTS OF ALL-INDIA TEAM.
NOTES ABOUT PLAYERS.
The annual interport shooting
Allahabad, Fab. 4. match will be shot off between
Following their recent declaion April 15 and May 31 The actuall the All-India Lawn Tennis Associa, shoot will probably be on Sunday,tion has issued a challenge in the May 29,
Davis Cup competition and most The match is open to teams from probably the India team will be Shanghal Hong Kong. Penang and made up of Dr. A. H. Fyzee, R. D. Singapore, picked from residents England of Bombay, and Krishna who have resided in the port for
Prasad The last named, who is at least six months. Members of now in Europe and will shortly go any units of the Army and Royal ble with his wrist, but it is hoped
to England, has been having trou Navy stationed in the ppft are eligible to shoot, say the Straits he will have completely recovered Times." The conditions for the in time for the competition... shoot will be the same as for the the best team possible, but Sleem, It is recognised that this is not King's 1st Stage of the previous Jagat Hohanlal and Andrea cannot Fyear Cho... National Rifle Associa-go and it la rightly.folt by the Ass0- (1tion).
clation that India should antor even with a weak team.
After changing enda, Bowker touched down for the Club and Wales converted.
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The Club took the lend through unconverted tries by Lammert and Pritchard.
Result:-Club 11 points 1 goak 12 tries), Submarines. 9 points
try).
Players Wanted. The rugby section of the Hong Kong Football Club are holding an
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The last time Singapore won the shield was in 1914. Last year Shanghai took first place with Hong Kong second and Singapore & good
Royal Marines lost by 35 points to the R.M. Old Comrades Associs tion in a rifle match organised practica at Happy Valley last.
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this weak.
.Teams were 12-a-side, count. Score
8 to
Lat 6.30 pm. on Monday, next.
All players and prospective
effort to attend.
Improving Youngsters.
coming on in the right way and the There are many young players
opinion here is that time, mušt orą day come when India will figure with distinction in the Days Cup
This year Singapore intend to make a determined effort to get
practices have been arranged" dur- The belief, sedulouály fostered by Gossett 125, Mr. O'Niell 122, Mr. It is hoped that it will be posing the next two-months: the Cantonese agents, that the newFrith 112. Mr. Grimmitt 111, Mr.sible to arrange more frequent Shanghai Defence Force is largely Williams 109, Mr. West 89, Mr matches and to give games to all
The last time, Hong Kong won was in 1025). composed of bloodthirsty assassins Collins 96, Mr. Young 86-Total who desire them. of formidable appearance who de 1860.
Old Comrades Assodium players are asked to make every back "the ashes," and frequent, as she did a foy years back,"
light in the slaughter of women and Counted out: Mr. Rooney. 75, Mr.
LOCAL LEAGUE FOOTBALL TABLES TO DATE.
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Division 1.
Goula
P. W. D. L.
Club de Recreio
11 8"
1
For Agat. Pta. 33 15. 18
Kowloon F.C.
12 6
B.
23 14 14
Police R.C.
12. 6
2 ·4
11
12 14
Chinese Athletic
1,2
5.
4
3
18
22
14
Scottish Borderera
B
1
6. 20 19 13
Royal Artillery ......
2
618 89 12
Hong Kong Football Club
1
5.
18 1,5
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Division II, Section "A."
Goals
Borderers Reserves
South China A.A.
R.A. Reserves
Chinese Athletic "A" R.A. Reservea Kowloon Reserves:
St. Joseph's College Recreio Reserves F.K.FIC.. Reservca University
South China Reserves Chinese, Athletic-"B"
-P. W. Dy L. For Agat... Pta.“
14 13
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25 13 19
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31 19
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2: W. D. L. For Agst. Pts: 47 15 24 2. 36 9 24
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1 6. 20 30 LA
St. Joseph's Reserves Moslem Club
14 11 2
14 12
Chinese Athletic "A"
13
South China Boy Scouts
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H.K. Bank Portuguesa:
14
5.0.1
17 $1 11
Chinese Athletic "B"
13:
40
9.
19 24
8.
Kowloon "B":
71
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South Chino "B"
12
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children has been rudely shatter Kent 58, Major Bamford 51. Mr. ed."
Climax Reached;
McFall 43,
Will all who wish to play please. send in their names and position in the field to Mr. C. D Wales, c/o Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.
The entrance fee and annual sub- scription, to the Hong Kong Foot- ball Club are each $5 and the same should be paid to the treasurer, Mr. J. B. Milne, c/o Hong Kong, & Shanghat Banking Corporation..
TENNIS TOUR.
English Ladies in S. Africa.
W
Bloemfontein Feb. 19. The British ladies lawn tennis. team beat the Orange Free State by five matches to ni
Miss Dix beat Miss Bidwell,
6-0, 6-4,
Mrs. Watson beat Mrs. Clarke Kennedy, 6-1, 6-0..
Miss Saunders and Miss Fry,beat Mrs. Schwarez and Miss Higgs 6-1, 6-1.
Mrs. Watson and Miss Fry beat Mrs. McHardy and Mrs. Gill, 6-1, B-Di
Mrs. Mcllquam and Miss Dix beat Mrs. Clarke Kennedy and Misa Bidwell, 6-4, 8-6.
FROM CHINA,
Another Soccer Team For Australia?
Brisbane.-Among the passengers
TENNIS TOURNEY.
OPEN DOUBLES BEGIN YESTERDAY.
Kong C.C. annual tennis tournament The open doubles at the Hong
began yesterday..
In the open singles, Major W. B. Stevenson repeated his victory of last season over, S. A. Hussain and
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S. M. Jacob has definitely retir- -ed and none of India's best-to-day.........
are
young men-Sleem is in the early thirties but one wonders whe ther he can ever improve with the type of game that he has mada his own Besides E. V. Bobb,. Raghubir Dayal, Robson and Mehta thora ere five ex-Cambridge tennis "blues" in India at present-S. M. Hadi, C Ramaswami, Jag Mohan, D. R. Rutnam and Sunder Das-so the butlook is considered bright.
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY "CAPS,"
'London Feb. 13. The Irish rugby team to play
qualified to meet Ng Sze-cheung ingainat Scotland or February 26
the 2nd round. M. W. Lo alaq won in straight sets, Resulta:
Open Singles.
First Round:-Major W B. Stevenson beat S. A. Hussain, 6-1, 6-0, 6-2; M. W. Lo beat Major C. Willson, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2.
Open Doubles." First Round T. Ema and T. Edo boat F. J. Remédios and CA. Barretto, 6-8, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1.
To-day's Matches: Open Singles:-E C. Fincher v. M. K. Lo; Yew Man-tsun v. T: D: E. Pendered; Iu Tak-cheuk v. J. W.
C. Lechards
Chea v R. M.. Henderson; J. Cassumbhoy v. T. 'Sajiki,
Open Doubles: T. Honda and H. Akiyama v. Dr. J. R. Craig and W. L. B. Sparrow.
Clab
K.
Championship-R Valentine. EA. Redmond,
Handicap Singles "BP Barker (rec. 4/6) v. H. C. Mac- namaro (res. 15/8).
Handicap Doubles: M. M. Wat-
PARIS CLUB WINS.
by the steamer "Aki Maru" fromson and Dr. J. C. Macgown (rec. the East which arrived at Brisbane 15/2) v. H. J. Armstrong and S. M. Sir Percival roos on to describe H.M.S. “Tamar":-Corpl Jenkins recently was K. Kwong, Tepre- Garrard (rec. 3/6). the Chinese amazement, on the land- 119, Sgt. Quantance 109, Marine'senting the Shanghai Football As- lag of the, 2nd Battalion of the McCracken 109, Marine Milham 107, sociation. Gloucestershire Regiment and the Marine Clarke 100, Sgt. Walbutton 2nd Battalion of Durham Light In-98, Corp!. Bulwell 95, Bugler Sulli- fantry to find smiling, light-hearted, van 88:-Total 825. stalwart British youths, "evidently Counted out: Marine Fulcher 84 ship and light-heartedness, despite Riddler 63. the fact that their billets are in a grimy coalyard; far away from the city delights.
When interviewed Mr. Kwong
to Australia was to discuss with stated that the object of his visit
the Australian Soccer Football Association, Ltd., a proposal to
tralia this year.
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London, Feb. 19. Paris. The Sporting Club de Parla won all six matches in the
nament against Queen's Club.
has been chosen as followa
W. B. Crawford (Lansdowne); J. Ganly (Monkstown), G. V. Stephenson (North of Ireland), FS Hewitt (Instonians), J. É Gage (Queen's University);
Sugden (Wanderers), E. Davy (Lansdowne);
T. Pike (Lansdowne), WE Browne (Army) Bradley (Dolphin), J. D. Clinch Wanderers) J. Farrel (Bective Rangers), C.. F. Hanrahan (Dolphin), J. MacVicker (Col- legians), CT Payne (North of Ireland).
"OVER!"
London.Harry
Bagshaw,
former Derbyshire county cricketer, who was a noted fäst bowler, and who died in mal week at the age of 5, was buried, at his own re- quest, in an umpire's white jacket. with a cricket ball in his hand. The body was taken 80 miles through many Derbyshire towns in which he had played, villagers liz- ing the route.
U.S.A. TENNIS,
Philadedelphia-W. T. Tildes, Manuel Alonzo (Spain), Harada (Japan), W. M. Johnston, and Chandler, are the national ranking tennis players,
the dangerous left wing of the Kos-Molokai, across the Kaiwi Channel imbued with a spirit of good-fellow- Marine Rolfe 84, Sgt. Bulley 78, Sgt. send a Chinese Soccer team to Aus-day's play of the lawn tennis tour-sider-Vincent Richards and others
bies, made up of the Rev. F. P. W. a distance of 23 milos.. Alexander and McGlinchey? This. Mrs. Schoemmell established 21 will be the titbit of the "match.
Even If the Police are apt to do strange things they should hold their own on current form.
But here's the rub: The Borderers are very fit and if they can keep the "bobbies" out at first, they ought to break through in the end..
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records last year, and pat up are cord for the Manhattan Island swim of 14 hours 11 min 5 sec.]
Cheque Deposited. Another report, read:-
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Toronto, Feb. 20. C. J. Brooks the steam and motor mant acturer, has deposited a At the moment, there is a likely cheque for 25,000 dollars in answer hood of an all-Military Anal. Need to a challenge by Mr. Wrigley, who one read between the lines to know offered to back George Young, the that the tip is for the RA. and the winner of the Californian swimming K.O.S.B. to reach the Anal?
race, for a like sum against all comers, the winner to receive a prize of 50,000
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In the junior shield, the semi-dollars,
final ties are also down for decision It is stipulated that the race be open to swimmers all over the world and
to-morrow.
The titit of the series will be be held on Labour Day of this year "the match between the Athletic "A"
Finally, the Chinese decided that the "new oppressora of China" were quite mad when the soldiers had games of leap-frog on landing from the transports, following the day's physical "jerka."
The climax of the Chiness amazement was reached when the soldiers challenged the Chinese to soccer matches.
For their (away) lengue II match against Club de Recreio at King's Park at 2.15 p.m. to-morrow, the Hong Kong. Cricket Club 2nd XI will be represented by:-P.. Jacks,
H J.. Armstrong, H. C. Burgess,
S. J. Jordain, G. P. Lammert, R. W.
over a thirty-one mile course from Lee, D. E. G. Nicholson. Fritchard,
and the Koshics' Reserves. The Youngstown, New York Stats, to Toron-J. A. Summers, C. D. Wales, W.
Infantrymen have not tasted defeat to Exhibition Grounds,
in the League and should win to-morrow. It also looks as if the victors in this tie will ultimately be the winners.
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Kowloon's Reserves are also en- gaged at Sookumpoo where the Hong Kong F.C: 2nd XI provide the opposition. Kowloon should reach the final and do so at the Erst time of asking."
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Only Kowloon and the Kosbles have two teams left in the Shield. The former should get one victory with the possibility of a second and the soldiers ought toabag a double.
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Last year Kowloon beat the 1/ East Surreys in the senior, final. In the junior circle, the. Surreys' Reserves boat Recreio Reserves. It will thus be seen that only one of last season's finalists is engaged, the we Surreye" XP's are not here; and the Recreio Reserves have been knocked out.
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Three junior league matches are also down on the card but none has a bearing on the respective championships.
Mr. E. de Sousa, football secre tary of the Club de Recrafo, writes. to say that his club's 1st XI (senfor. league leaders) are to meet the Royal Air Force at King's Park to-morrow, kick-off at 4 p.m.
Wooding.
SISTERS AS SWIMMING CHAMPIONS.
Encouraged by the success of George Young, the 17-year-old Canadian who won the Wrigley prize for swimming the Catalina Channel, Misnes Olga and Irene O'Byrne, daughters of Young's manager, have decided to compete for United Staton wwimming titles. Olga, who is 12 years old (left); the juvenile long stance swimmer of Canada, and her sister halde records for short distorices, Miss. Irond is reported to be engaged to George Young Photo shows the Mianos. O'Byrne with trophies they have won in swimming competi tlans
The associaiton declined to con-
who have turned professional.
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