THE CHINA MAIL.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1933.
7404Sporting Page
CHINESE SUPREMACY IN SOCCER SERIOUSLY CHALLENGED
CHINA MAY
NOT RETAIN
THE S.H. CUP.
England Again Power
In The Land.
TAY QUEE LIANG WILL BE ABSENT FROM COLONY
I'
Tam Shadow Of Himself
By OUTSIDE LEFT.)
is too early in the soccer yet to fry and select the Chinese football ele- ven for the Sunday Herald In-
Ternational Charity Cup rom- petition, but whatever it may
it will be a strong eleven,
including several of thom
Chinese players now
the
injured list but who will be fit
be
on
SECOND DIVISION
"NEEDLE" GAME
WILL LINCOLNS REVERSE 8-1 DECISION?
KOWLOON'S NEW RECRUITS
(By OUTSIDE LEFT)
OWING to the Lai Wab Cap Competition Semi-finals being play-
ed this Saturday, the Hong Kong League has been curtailed, there being no First Division games on the programme.
THREE Second Division and five Third Division games will be featured, the most interesting being the clash between the Lin- colns and the Borderers in the Second Division on Sunday. THIS game will probably decide the Second Division champion- ship as both teams have played nine games, although the Burderers are one point ahead.
TN their first round encounter the Borderen won by 8 goals to
by January. China
Portugal met
in The Sex and Round, but will have # much harder time than last year
have shown a vast improvement.
when they won by 6 goals to 1.
Scotland's
Chances Bright
In International
CIVILIANS SHOULD
BEAT CHINESE
Formidable Half Back EXCELLENT DEFENCE AND
SPEEDY FORWARDS
Line With Inclusion
Of Argylls.
PORTUGAL VERY PROMISING LAI WAH CUP CLASH ON SATURDAY
(By OUTSIDE LEFT).
HIS season's “Sunday Herald"} THIS
International Charity Cup games promise to be the most exciting we }have had in the last five seasons. it very much looks as if an entirely different Cup Final will be ́witness ied.
(By OUTSIDE LEFT)
League Goal Scorers To Date
Wong And Fowler Lead
Premier League.
MCNEIL REACHES DOUBLE FIGURES
(By OUTSIDE LEFT).
THE following is a complete Lengua gual-scoring list to date, the qokli. fication being four goals:
FIRST DIVISION, STAR PLAYERS, HAVE NOT YET SELECTED THEIR
LAI Wong Mei Shun (S. China) WAH CUP TEAM, BUT JUDGING FROM THIS SEASON'S PER-Howe (Club)
Fowler (Club)
FORMANCES THEY ARE UNLIK ELY TO START FAVOURITES No K. Kuen (Athletic) FOR THE RETENTION OF THEIR TITLE.
THE CHINESE, SERIOUSLY HANDICAPPED BY INJURIES TO
Leonard (St. Joseph's) Pau Ka Ping (8. China) Ridley (Lincolns) tics Langmead (Navy)
liazlewood (Borderers)
This week-end's soccer limelight will play on the Club ground and the Railway ground, Kowloon, where the two Semi-Final between the Civilians and the Chinese, and the Army and the Navy will take place.
Ming
Au Ping Ing (Athletic) B. Gosano (St. Joseph's) Jones (Borderers) Elliott (Kowloon)
China, who won the Cup Just The Civilians' side has already been selected, and with one excep- year from England will, I fear, not! tion is probably the best side available. be in the running this year, and
1. Harris (Borderers) In my notes in last Wednesday's f
Same Representative Side?
Higgins (Lincolns) Green (Police) it looks very much as if Portugal China Mail I selected the team The Chinese selectors have not Fortey (Borderers) will repeat their success of 1981-32. correctly with one exception the a very hard task ahead of them, Ward (81. Joseph's)
which Portugal caused a sensation last left half position, for
and from the talent at their dis- Tam Kong-pak (B. China) nominated Jones of Kowloon. The posal could not go far wrong by Smith (Navy) *
E. Strange (Club) The Club who defeated last, The Medical Corpa, 'newcomers to year when they went down to a G- selectors
the position to selecting where, will be represented by very year's champions, the Athletic, last the League, have done quite wellnil defeat at the hands of China. Bliss, who, although a hard work betting, the team which was Au Kim Funk (Acolate)
Saturday will be meeting a fast set since their entry and look like tak-
but this year they will be fielding ing player, is not worth his place on Sunday, November 26.
The latter, as I have stated els-
nearly Liti whole of the
Joseple's football team, and if ot forwards in the Young Indians' ing another two points this week
The following is my forecast:- SATURDAY
LAI WAR CUP COMPETITION SEMI FINALS
Chinese
am not mistaken the only chanteum, while the latter's backs are end off the Varsity. will be to bring Silva-Netto of the second only to the Borderera. Recreia into the right back pori- Last Saturday the Club were tion instead of Gosana and mor pooris served by their inside for the latter up to contre half. Be warde, although one of them man- trag moving to right half instead aged to Rcore twice. This wosk
Ithey will have to show their best CIVILIANS of V Marques.
form if they are to get through A. M. Omar and his colleague.
This game proceeds the Lai Wah
semi-final between the Young Indians
KOWLOON
China Unlucky
China are rather unlucky. year and will be unable
Li
to
Belup
for Civilians and the Chinese, and will ever be played on the Club ground.
their brilliant South China ward line which overcame team they met in the last series,
Ip Pak-wa, the fines! left winger the Colony has seen, is in the sick list, while Tay Quee-liang. South China' fatund aequabsition from Sin gapore. will have lett the Colony by then on A short business trip.
*heng Shul-hong. who largely responsible fur Hong Interport win apaimt Shanghai last November, has given up football, and the right wing position will have to be
HAA
why weaker player L Yeung Shui-yick of South China or Tang Kwong-Rom of the Athletic.
LATE POSTPONEMENTS.
The Second Division games bes and the Young ween the Club Jauns and Kowlong
Thi t
Athlete, have been postponed.
On Sunday, owing to the tw Chartly funthall games the Second División game bêtwaen
The Bor derers and the Lincolns has been postponed. Saturday's Third Divi sion encounter between the Medi
the University Cal Corpy ant al nostponedi
Kowloon, who meet the Athletic|
Army
む
(Club, 3.30 p、ns.3 NAVY (Kowloon, 3.30 m.)
SECOND DIVISION
SOUTH CHINA
V CLUB
V
(Club, 2.30 p.m. Athletic
(Kowloon, 2.30 p.m.) V Artillery (Caroline HH, 2.30 p.m.) THIRD DIVISION
ν
Engineers
LINCOLNS
M.A.S.C.
RA.M.C
V
AF
V
Raido Pet
Ja vastly improved team.
St. Joseph's, who are now leading in the Senior Division of the Hong Kong League, will supply most of Portugal'» players, while the Recreio, who supplied three men last year, will probably only supply one player-Sliva-Netto.
Portugal have been lucky this season to draw a bye in the First Round, but they meet the holders Jin the Second Round, and on their present form, that is to say, the Saints' form, they should, however, avenge Imat year's defeat.
in the team on this season's form. Rather than Bliss I would have substituted Jones, who is regain- ing his reputed Tientsin form or Andy Duncan, the Club Interpart veteran.
Perhaps I was not quite fair in my selection of Jones for Duncan, but what the Colony needs is young blood, and, al- though Duncan is still one of the best halves in the Colony, Jones' selection to the left half position would have fitted in very well..
In that game Wong Kee- leung kept goal for them, but I would rather have Pau Ka- ping between the sticks, as he has more experience of big games and has a very keen senue of anticipation.
McNeil
(Lincolns) SECOND DIVISION. (Navy) Duncan (Club) Fortey (Borderers) Morris (Borderers) Tate (Lincoln) Herbert (Borderers) Ng Po Kal
China) Ellsworth (Navy)
Lai Sul
Wing (8. China)
Marahfeld (Borderers) Settery
Setter (Lincolns)
(Navy)
Li Tin-sang and Lau Mau, South China's backs, should fill the back division as I can see no other Hamed (Y. Indiana)
Chappell (Navy) means of improving this excellent A. M. Omar (Y. Indians)
Wing-Bell (Club) partnership. while Leung chui is almost certain to be in the Clayton (Lincolns) pivol position.
THIRD DIVISION, Clark (Lincoln) Lal Kwok-chiu of the Athletic ia Morgan (Borderers)
Difficulty at Half Back | Purcell (Borderers)
A hard worker, he is neat in his SOUTH CHINA
ball control and possesses the ad- (Happy Valley, 2.30 p.m.)
Will Channings Secure Place?
vantage of speed and swerve, Heat present the best Chinese right Poole (RAM.C) Recreio
half in the Colony, although Leung Campus (Recrelo) The First Round tie will be be-is also a tireless player and has In-chan is close on his heels and To Wai Hing (8. China)
Nelson (Borderera) (Chatham Rd., 4 p.m.)
Radio
tween Walen, selected mainly from improved with leaps and bounds
would possibly fit in better as ise Harper (Lincoln) Happy Valley, 4 p.m.) the Borderers with Channings since his debut here some months understands the play of Leung King (R.A.M.C.)
University
the Police as the probable left (Athletic, 2.30 p.m.)
half, and Scotland, who are likely BORDERERS (Military, 2:30 pm.){ts prove, the surprise team bin
SUNDAY
SECOND DIVISION
✓ LINCOLNS (Sookunpoo, 2.30 p.m.
TURNER & HIGGINS HURT
China's goals takt Year came at home, will be considerably From Ip Pak-wa and Suen Kam strengthened by the possible in shun, both of whom are away from clusion of three of the six Argyll The Colony and unlikely to return. and Sutherland Highlanders who recover from their injuries as the team Fave no fixture until Dec. 16. Tur Tam Kang-pak, who was respa have signed on for them.
ner has twisted his knee badly, while sible for the 1wo other Koala Grant, who is a right back origins, who sprained his ankle, apuins Portugal is not the sune half, will probably be brought in tot
erriving masenge treatment,
man he was last
year, and
will strengthen the defence, while Yea- have to depend, to a great extent, man is almost certain to play in the
5. Fung King-cheong.
but recently
liness.
who recovered from
¡year.
in goal. He is now away, and the responsibility will probably fall to of Hunter, one of the the lot Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders now stationed in Hong Kong and signed on for Kowloon.
uyo.
Last year Scotland had Rodge SERVICES TO
BEAT S. CHINA
ON SUNDAY Langmead May Replace Higgins.
The two backs positions were
TWO CHARITY GAMES
(By OUTSIDE LEFT)
Turner and Higgins of the Lincoln! remier eleven will have a chance to filled by Blackburn of the Police}
and Greenshields of the Artillery. Blackburn is still available, al though the left back position will most likely be filled by Grant or Hill of Kowloon. The former play The Medicals are to br congratued for the Argylls, while Hill has bas pivot position. Either McQuade inted on their clear-cut victory ave already demonstrated his ability as.
or Reid. inside forwards, will [South Chism in the Third Longue land
Saturday: brought into the attack, thereby
They fully deserved their win, the probably be given the position in\shfeld Champions, and the second adding strength to all three lines whole eleven playing well. If they can partnership with Greenshielda. in the Kowloon team.
keep up this form they will soon br,
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Portugal Favoured China's chances are not parti vularly bright and unless the
Chinese Athletic or South
China
Kowloon's First Win? Kowloon have been very
weak
can produce some hidden talent this season and have as yet failed
a back for Kowloon. The latter will
looks very much like a Portuguesauto register a win, and the possible: Soccer Personalities No 2
win.
England have this year i
wealth of talent and will B
the most werlous challenger
Inclusion of their latest recruits
ahould give them their first win of the
beat
Athletic Besson. The them by 3 goals to 1 in their Bret
to Portugal for the honours, encounter, but they have de. With Combey of the Artillery interiorated considerably since that soul and Allen and S. Strange #game. backs, the English defence will be hard to beat.
THIS Sunday should provide two Tat-class games when the
Combined Services meet South China, last season's League and
elevens of the Borderers and Athletic clash at Caroline Hill, in
Wing-chui better than Lai does,
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Setters (Lincolns) Gregory (B.A.F.) Matthews (Lincolns)
Army Centre Forward Problem
|Suggested Team For Lai Wah Cup Clash With Navy
(By OUTSIDE LEFT)
THAT will probably be the most exciting game seen in Hong
WHong for some time will be seen on the Kowloon ground on
aid of the fund for the relief of the Saturday when the Army meet the Navy in the Semi-Final round widow and four children of the late of the Lai Wah Cup Competition. CQMS., Chappell, R.A.P.C.
The Borderers are the Lincolns!
1-
The Army will not be at full strength, as several men have serious challengers for sustained injuries during the last fortnight; and, as a result of Second Division honours, while which, changes will have to be made in the team which defeated *♥ the Athletic held last year's Second Division Championship.
the Chinese by the only goal' on November 27.
Isaac Cork, Lincolns
most
tke
SAAC CORK, born in Stafford-| dire in 1908. to at present the South China meet the Artillery at incet Army centre half in Caroline Hill and should аллех The halves will probably be beth points. In the first encounter Colony and is the "brains" of the Robertson (Navy) Robertion the Artillery
(Club), Pardoe
or
of the Artillery. Cork of the Lincolns or Skinner of
the Club, and Bligs of Kowloon or McGuire of the Navy for the left; half position.
English Forward Line
The forward line will probably
Lincoins' attack and one who kas were given a walk done much to bring them up, to over owing to the non-appearance their present status in the League of the South China team.
In the Third Division, South China meet the Engineers
whom they defeated by the odi goal in three in the first round encounter at Chatham Road, On Saturday the Engineers will
be the finest in all the teams with have a hard task to prevent the
Baldry of the Lincolns or Fowler "double"
soccer aa
4
Championship.
He first took up youngster and his 'kesnnean in the camé wat rewarded in 1880, when, while serving with the Lincolns at Gibralter, he was selected to play for the Army cocinat the Navy
as they have not im He was, however, badly injured in
that game, having his nose broken
of the Club on the right wing, proved much since their first game and being compelled to give up the Elliott of Kowloon or Smith of the
this season.
- Navy at inalde right;' and' How ofte
game for a season.
He has played for the Lincolns
the Club, Langmead of the Ney, winners of the Scotland v. Wales first eleven for the past two years, or Higgins of the Lincolns for the contest.
| relieving · Barber when the latter
centre forward position; and Rid- If one je to judge from present was on the injured list. Ha, has
The big game will probably at tract one of the largest crowds
The most important position inward line. will be an all Lincolns' seen on the Caroline Hill ground the Army team, the centre forward one, unless Greenshields of the
local soccer,
this season for South China and a Combined Services team are
position, is offering the biggest Artillery is brought in at centre great draw, probably the biggest in problem. Higgins, the Lincoln's (with Ridley in support of Ho
leader, is on the injured list with quard on the left and McGuinness The Services team has alreadyja badly sprained ankle and is not and Baldry on the other flank. been selected as follows:-Lidding-likely to turn out. It la possible My forecasted team would then ton (E.N.); Allen (R.A.) and that McGuinness, the Lincolns' in-read-Combey (B.A.) Allen (RA) Morrison
and Morrison... (8.W.B.); Pie (77) (8.W.B.); Purkins aide right, will be brought into Jones, Cork (Lines,) and Podmore. (R.N.); Podmore (S.W.B.), and Me-this position.
| (6.W.B.); Baldry... (Lines); Green- (Linda), |Guira (((R.N.)}. Baldry
Combey will probably be the shields (RA), BcGuinness (Lines), Smith (RN), Higgins (Lince), goalkeeper, while' Allan
| Ridley (Linca) and Hoequard. (Lincs). of the
The Navy team la dificult to Ridley (Lines) and Hocquard Artillery and Morrison of the Borselect as they have about 500 men (Lines).
derers should fill the back division. to choose from and their Arst Divi- The right half position will fon men are always in and out of either go to Dudley of the Lincolnsport with their ships on exercises.
Lanmead the Navy contra for ward is a reserve; but will probably play fastead of Higgins, who is on
the injured Hat with a sprainéa 25: Pie (77) Jones of the Borderers. The Navy selectors will probably not
favour the latter as he is very know who are playing until prac
ankle. * Cork (Linca), Ekinner fast and a great spoiler. (Navy) and ↑ Mulläne
of the Borderers: are other reserve,
Bouth China, should they torn. lay and Hocquard of the Lincolns form and on the posible selection played in the centre half position the first team in the latter sport. for the left wing or E. Strenge of teams, it looks as if England ever since.
He will be sadly missed from the out their full eleven, should provide and Bickford of the Club, goods and Portugal will play in the An all-rounder," Cork's recreations ranks of the Lincolns when he stip opposition, but
England have a bye Into the Final, while Beotland will enter include Cricket, Tennis, Basket leaves for home by the next trooper, favoured to win in the face of the
strong Service's forward line, Second Round where they meet the the Second Round,
Ball, and Water Polo, playing for in February......
..
are not
The centre
position will re half undoubtedly go to Cork of the Lincolns, while Podmore, the Borderers' best-half, will-pro- bably support him on the left, It very much looks as if the for-
tically the day before the game. Mà I do not think that the Navy { could “poulbly field's better team than that "which" drew with Bouth China Inst› Batur“ day. 1 day busarh
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