THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1934.
Sporting Page.
30 TEAMS TO CLASH IN SEASON'S OPENING SOCCER PROGRAMME
Mr. Fatshan's Able Amazon (Mr. Black) burned up the track last Saturday when he won the Corroboree Handicap, over five furlongs, in 1.04,2 to clip 11/5 secs. off her own record.
Just That (Mr. Bares), which got away to a flying start is seen on the ralls, while Nell Gwyn (Mr. Proulx), the third pony, can
(King's Studio. be seen staving off the challenge of Atlas (Mr. Deltz).
MANY NEWCOMERS TO LOCAL HOCKEY
TWO BIG QUESTIONS FOR MAMAK MEETING
(By "STICKS")
TWO important questions will
T
come up for discussion at the
R.A.S.C. STRENGTH
The Royal Army Service Corps general meeting of the Mamak who are making their debut in the this Hockey Tournament to be held Mamak Hockey Tournament
season, have several prominent to-day at 6 p.m.
Tsang King-ki, popularly known as George Tsang, is the most promising football player who has Joined South China this year. Tsang has bad considerable experi ence of football in England.
The Arst is in regard to teams players in their team, in addition playing on sand or grass felds. The to several new men.
C. Halford, the Army and former) →→→→→ proposal is that Clubs owning or having the use of a grass ground South Wales Borderers player, who
shall have the option of requiring is considered the finest centre-half LOCAL GOLF TEAM
a Club not owning or having the in the Colony, will give the team
tise of a similar ground to play on strong support, while other season- IS WITHOUT DOUBT
the ground of that Club, it being ed players are H. Senior, P. J. assumed that hockey was primari-Barlow (two Army players), Tip-
UNREPRESENTATIVE
CORRESPONDENTS ANSWERED
ly intended to be played on grass. ple, and Jefferies.
The team will be chosen from the The second point will be a pro- posal allowing any team the option following, Sergt. Headland (goal- of playing a fixture on Sunday, or keeper), Alvis, Grant and Digby. postponing the game till another (full back), Daly," Liquorish, Rod- day. This will come 18 2 great gers, Halford, Mecker, and tan- FANLING'S LOW STANDARD
The forward help to many Clubs who are unable son (half backs).
to field a full team on Sunday, and line will be Barlow, Tipple, Senior, whose Club regulations are oppos-Toogood, Jefferies and Vaughan.
ed to matches on this day.
This is very important point as
the team whose home ground is a sandy
(By "FAIRWAY")
SOUTH CHINA WILL COMMENCE SEASON AS FAVOURITES FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP HONOURS
"
RECREIO SHOULD MAKE
CHINAXIFOR
BERLIN
OFFICIAL NOTICE FROM SHANGHAI
Training To Commence Immediately
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N official notice from the Chinese Amateur Ath- letic Federation in Shanghai was received by the local Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation yesterday to the effect that China will send a football team to the 1936 World Olympic Games, at Ber- lin.
The message requested the local Federation to make pre- parations for the selection of a team, and to start training. It is understood that the team will be composed main- ly of players who partcipated at the Far Eastern Olympiad this year. The majority of the players who represented China at Manila were from Hong Kong,
PRESENCE FELT
INJURIES HANDICAP LINCOLNS
AND BORDERER ELEVENS KEEN JUNIOR RIVALRY
(By Rover.)
Engineers' Two Teams from inside right, played a sparkl Ing game, and it was very appar- THE Engineers have entered a
feam in the Second Division, ent that Gorman, who dropped back to left-back from centre-forward, In addition to a Third Division! team, but little is known regard-was much happier in that position. Oxford gave a good demonstra ing the abilities of their players. tion between the posts, and if his
The team to meet South China, on) Sunday will probably be Selleck: present showing is any indication, Tucker and Dudley: Denham, Lester there will soon be few better and Pegg: Callard, Stevens, Darby, "keepers" In the Colony. Howlett, and Creagh.
Thompson, who opened the scor: They have several of last sealing on Saturday, le not fit, and in son's players available, and their all probability his place on Second Division team should be right wing will be taken by either
Lieut. Salmon or Sandford. fairly strong.
Wood, who as it was stated last |
the
For their fixture against the Radio to-morrow the team will be Carter: Revill and Ellis: Grindley, Coleman and week will soon be leaving the Clark: Whittaker, Boyling, Budden, Colony, scored the East Lancs other Harding, and Wateridge.
two goals against the Saints. He will be playing as usual to-morrow. The Third Division team registered
PROGRAMME
To-morrow
(Sookunpoo)
FIRST DIVISION Lincolns v. 8; China "B" R. Artillery v. Kowloon
Police v. Athletic.
the season, against South St. Joseph's v. Club
FOR their opening fixture of
a win against the R.A.S.C., whom
they defeated by 4 goals to 1 and the East Lancs have great hopes of ropeating last season's success with this team....
Tay, Kwee lang, cas of South China's best wing playern.
RECREIO STRONG Will Offer Big Challenge
40 TAKE PART IN TRIAL GAMES
(By ROVER) Air Force Line-Up
With the return to the fold of (Club) THE only alteration the Air several players who assisted the
T
Force are making in the team St. Joseph's last season to become (Kowloon).
which defeated the R.A.0.C. in a runners-up in the premier league mid-week friendly match, will be soccer championship, the Recreio at right half, where Berrigton-will are now able to field a team which
China "B" at Caroline Hill on
(Caroline Hill) Sunday, the Borderers will be at
Matches start at 4.46 pm. SECOND DIVISION local soccer enthusiasts should be Eastern v Borderers practically full strength, and Young Indians v. Navy.
(9.15 p.m.)
replace Webb.
Their probable team will be McKin will offer a stern challenge to the tosh: Earwicker and Beecham: Berring very best in the league this season. ton, Harris and Brixton: Farmer, Tate, Commencing last season with Eveson, Gregory, and Thompson.
a very weak team, the Recreio Lincolns Lose Higgins improved with each game, and TIGGINS. who scored the at the close of the season they
HIG
second goal for the Lincolns fielded a strong team, that had against the Club last Saturday, is several brilliant individual (8.15 p.m.) on the sick list, and will not be players in it.
treated to an exhibition of inter- University v. Club esting football. ...
East Lanes v. Lincolna Athletic v. Kowloon The Borderers are still without|
Matches start at 9.15 pm. Hazlewood, who is on the sick list,
THIRD DIVISION but they have two admirable sub- R.A.M.C. v. Air, Force stitutes in Chapman and Herbert.
Recreio v. Lincoln have been taken severely to The probable team is. Smith: PORTUGAL'S CHALLENGE I
task by two correspondents Morrison and Mullane: Davies, Police v. East Lanca Portugal's challenge in the In-
Hockey Tournament over my notes last week on the Podmore and Underwood: Mathia pitch has shown that it is capable of ternational
Interport team's possibilities, or, Herbert, Fortey, Jones and Searle Hailway R.C. v. Borderers holding its own and even defeating this season will by no means 'be
Bs I would have it, the lack there-
RAO.CY. RAS stronger team who are in the habit of half-hearted one.
Naval Seconds Their perfor
of. playing on grasa.
mance In last season's semi-final
Both overlook the essential fact, THE Navy have no match in the Radio v. R. Engineers
premier league this week-end, round when they scored the first
however, that the side chosen re- KESWICK CUP
goal against England before being]
presents the Royal Hong Kong Golf but are meeting the Young. Indians defeated, is still fresh in the minds Club and is not a collection of in the Second Division. They are
FIRST DIVISION POLO
of Hockey enthusiasts as one of
Considering including several first team players East Lanes v. Recreio private individuals. the hardest fought games of the the selection as a Club team, there for the occasion, and should record or
Bordecere v. 8. China "A" Postponed Until
series.
fore, there can only be one answer a comfortable win. Monday
trial
playing this week, but Malpass, Over 40 took part in the (8.15 p.m.) whose place he took, is now well games, held before the teams were (4.46 pm) again, and will resume at centre chosen on Wednesday night, and the task of the Selection Committee forward
has been no easy one.
(4.45 p.m.)|-|Ash, who had a cartilage remov- ed recently, will appear in the (4.45. p.m.) pivoted position:
Sunday
(King's. Park, 3.30) (Bookunpoo, 445)
season's teame
A general re-shuffle of last ama has been made, and nome juntor players have found a position in the senior term.
Otherwise the team is unchanged from that which defeated the Club last week
The probable team will be: Meakin: Most prominent of all has been Steans and Edmunson; Robson, Ash and the acquisition of the brothers, A. Dudley: Clayton, McGuiness, Malpass, and B. Gosano, formerly of St. Ridley, and Baldry,,!
The second team put up such aJoseph's
This season several new players to the query. "Is the side chosen Warrant Engineer McKernick, a B. Engineers v.. South Chinn are likely to assist the two Ports weak, unbalanced, and unrepre- player of no mean repute, will ar The Keswick Cup Interport Polo guese teams, the Club de Recrelo
sentative?a definite affirmative. pear in the forward line, though Strong R.A.S.C.Team creditable performance in beating A. V. Gosano will lead the attack, match, scheduled to take place to- and Incognitos, while a couple of
They will certainly carry with Glass wilt lead the attack, West,
THE R.A.S.Care in a happy the Club juniors, that it is probable a position he has held in numerous morrow afternoon, has been post- "Veterana" are returning to the them the sincere wishes for suca regular first team player position. They have a num that the same team will play Interports, while B. Goeano, who was seen on the right wing last sea- poned until Monday afternoon, at 5 game.
H. M. Britto, who was the cus-cess of all members, and should season, will be at full back, p.m., on account of the rain, which
the station, while towards the end Clough and Dobba: Maughan, Moody left. has made the ground too sodden for,todian for the Club de Recrelo's
second team last year, has play.
a win no matter by how close award.
last
while
her of last season's players still on again this week
The team will most likely be Taylor: son, has moved across to inside
The Interport Diner, to have promoted to the first eleven. The margin will indeed be glorious, 1 The probable team will be Fairbrace thened by the arrival of several ters, McGuiness, and Toyne,
taken place at the Gloucester Build-new Junior goalkeeper will be A. ing to-morrow evening, has also M. Silva. been postponed until Monday.
GOLF STARTING TIMES
of last season they were streng and Thampson: Mathews, Evans, Bot V. H. Marques, the former St. Joseph's goal-keeper will be between the sticks until E. M. Mar-
been
will be among the first to offer con- Bracher and West: Milan, Warner and gratulations.
Bright: Robinson, McKernick, Glur, good players from Shanghai, and Young Indians' Team
the loss of the law R.A.0.C. players The following
ing will represent the ques, who returned from the But before we leave them, here Burnage, and Stanley.. W. A Reed will captain the
⠀⠀ R.A.M.C. Change is not likely to affect them to any Young Indians Club in their Junior Shanghal Interport Swimming con- is another grouse I may be wrong, Recreio-first-team, and among the but as far I can gather only two
great extent. They should be League match against the Royal test yesterday, is able to take over players in the two teams are Dr members of the side have bepa
THE R.A.M.C. are making one strong contenders for the Third Navy to-morrow on the Military his usual position in goal. A. M. Rodrigues; A. A, Remedios,
change in the team which Division championship.
Ground at 3.16 p.m.
Fall-Back Strength P. N. da Silva and A. A. R. Botelho playing consistently at Fanlag re gave Kowloon a good test last Signals Team Changes L. Ahmed; O. el Arculll, O M.
cently. I would like to hear of the Saturday, as full backs. The half-backs line team deveting a little time to prac Fanling Pairings On selections will be made from W. A tice, not at Sheko or Deep Water place of Morris, and their team will
Wright will appear in goal in HE Signals, as a result of the Omar; E R. Markar, D. L. Sheikh, Roy Silva-Netto and J. Bowen, Harack; 9. Yusuf, E. Hamet, A. R who put in such good work last match against the Signals A Back Omar and H. Abined year, will occupy the full-back Reed, N. Beltrao, J. E. Noronha, J., Sunday
Bay, but at Fanling where a plever be Wright: Corbett and Slater, Section of the Lincolns, have decid-Reserves: A. H. Bakar, 1. 6. A positions, while N. Beltrac, the Gonsalves, and P. M. N. da Siva is called upon, in the course of Ingoe, King and Millington-ed to strengthen their forward line. Curreem, and A. E. Markar. former St. Joseph's star, will be in Notables in the forward line are few rounds, to play each and every shooks, Rennie, Poole, Horne and right, from right back, and Lamas At present the B.A. team is de N. Delgado; on the right, and J.
Fielding: will go up to inside Artillery Weak
the pivotal position, supported by Royal M. Oliveria, P. Rozario, Ashot at his command and others times Xavier, C. P. D'Almada e Castro which arise from no one knows
will appear at Inside left. Hope will finitely a weak one, but with the Gonsalves, on the left.” Beltrao did one of the fastest men in thewhere!
R.A.0.C. Experiment drop from the pivotal position to arrival of the drafts on the first not play regularly last season ow
Bright back, and Higginbottom wil boat It is hoped to find sufficien
The following are the Hong Kong Golf Club starting
for Fanling on Sunday:
OLD COURSE
0.28 a.m.-A, H. Harbord
9.52
9.40
DAS. Harley
AT. Layt
G. Marseille RA. Rodgers
C. Stellingwert! WWF Arndt
GS. J. McCarthy : 144G. W. Tolmie
9.48:
D. S. Robb
A: Sommerfelt D.J.Gilmore
9.55H. Hampton TH: Mundy 956 W. Jamieson K8 Morrison
100 UMA WAN. "A" Smalley.
JHP Perry 4A, E. LES MAN
0.08%
LH Geare
Colony, F. J. Remedios, G. Guter-
res, and two football celebrelles, Low Standard Generally
the brothers, A. V. and B. GoaRDO,
Two "veterane" D. F. Lopes and H.A.
The dearth of
Руп
THE RACC Who have enthird move from left half to centre-half, material to make it into, in, aver
Alves are also mentioned as port side leads eat in the Interdivision, have had little chance as
With a full programme of friend
Shuttlesworth and Shove will
age First Division side. So far to reflections yet with regard to team building, come into the team in the left half this season they have playe members of the team this year the average standard of play
at and their team for the opening fx and right half positions, respective trial matches,
China "B" and the othe ture will be in the nature of an INCOGNITOS STRONG Fanling. A brief glance at
These changes may have the de- South China A handicap list is alone necessary to experiment.
aired effect but on the surface match they were show that this is very low Indeed
they appear to be robbing Peter to The team for-Baturday la on the
pay Pant
Glaser, Hopkins, Scott Parade; Hay Smith, Hall, Edmunds, Woode ctory
#The
ly fixtures, the Incognitos, ade of
the strongest teams in the Colony and a moment's reflect
virtual champions
Mamak Hockey To 1932 are looking
ght, sear
Sere
Most of the players avall. #bera. able we
nits
Last sear
tting
asts and
Division:
a damaged knee, but has re- rod aufficiently to permit him play this season.
Del
side
was also seen as in-
In the forward line
ear, but has proved him-
tter Intermediate line".
has his old position ing with J. Gomes
played Inside whole of last
ered