THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1935
Sporting Page
POLICE SHOULD RETAIN UNBEATEN
Lee Tinang, abore, one of the best full-backs in China, did not travel with the Kwangtung foot- ball team to the China National Games and as a pesult may not be selected for the Berlin Games next year..
NAVY SHOULD
WIN SECOND
LEAGUE GAME
EAST LANCS MUST IMPROVE
LAWTON, SWAIN AND STEEL MAINSTAYS
Following their successful-de- but against the Club' last week
MALAYAN CHINESE
LOSE TO ARMY
VISITORS HOLD LEAD THEN LOSE 2 TO 1
PERFECT SHORT PASSING TACTICS IN OPENING HALF
(By "Rover"}
Wong Ki-leung (Wong Wing). the South China A custodian and former captain, will be seen in action next month for South China "A"
ROVER'S FORECAST
RECORD AT CLUB'S EXPENSE
CIVILIANS SETTLE
DOWN AT LAST
POLICE INTERMEDIATE LINE WILL BE DANGER STEPHENS MUST BE WATCHED
(By "Rover")
THE long awaited clash between the leaders of the First Division, the Police R.C., and the Hong Kong Football Club, takes place to-morrow afternoon at the Valley where the “guardians of the peace" are expected to retain their present
THRILLING soccer encounter was witness- A
ed on the Sookunpoo ground yesterday after- noon before a large gathering of spectators when the Army retained their unbeaten record by defeating the Malayan Chinese touring team by the odd goal in three after being led at the cast giving the favoured team in last Saturday, the Police should secure both points to-morrow, interval by an only goal.
The following is Rover's fore-!
capital letters:-
TO-MORROW FIRST DIVISION
The Malayan team served up a delightful standard of foot- ball, their short passing movements and ball control evoking the East Lanes admiration of all while they badly rattled the Army in the first half, dominating play throughout.
FUSILIERS
The second half, however, saw a fine recovery by the soldiers. Higgins' header-goal having a disquietening effect on the visitors. KOWLOON From that point the Army had things practically their own way- Club
Undoubtedly the outstanding
the Royal Navy are expected to feature of the game was the
East manner in which the Malayan ATHLETIC MAKE take both points off the Lanes, to-morrow in their Senior half-backs held Division clash at Sookunpoo.
the opposing inside forwards. Sandford and. Ridley being helpless in the] The Shamshuipo team
Kow-opening-half. and it was only sensationally trounced at
the middle of the loon last week by the Police and towards
were
will have to perform much better second period that they fell into against the sailors if they are to line with the rest of the Army
stave off another defeat.
the
forwards.
Excellent Pivot
Chia Wat-gark, in the visitors" The Navy play a type of foot-
own and should pivotal position, gave a magnifi- ball all their make big impression in
cent display, and the manner in
Higgins League this year with the talent which he bottled up
every move in the first half was at their disposal at present The
most praiseworthy. team, however, is still in the ex- perimental stage and several
row's team.
STERN BID FOR
Y NAVY (Sookunpoo, 430 par); v Lyeemua RA
lunbeaten record.”
"
Following their overwhelming win against the East Lanes. although they will have to fight hard to do so. With the memory of their Senior Shield encounter of last year fresh in their minds. however, the Police should start with more confidence than their opponents.
The Club, for the first time this season, are playing a team (Caroline Hill, 430 pm) in the same formation twice and, although they were surprisingly + Stonecutters, RA defeated last week by the Navy at Causeway Bay after holding (Kowloon, 430 pm) a two clear goals? lead at the interval. they should do betterį
✓ POLICE
to-morrow on their own ground. (Club, 4.30 past) ST. JOSEPH'S Lincolns:
(St. Joseph's H.V., 4.30 pm)
SECOND DIVISION
·Radio
ATHLETIC
2ND DIV. TITLE Eastern
R.
NAVY SHOULD
RECORD WIN
ENGINEERS ALSO IN DANGEROUS MOOD
the Second Competition in Division is very keen at present as at least. nine of the 14 teams
Chab
C
▾ FUSILIERS (Athletic, 4.30 pm)
Lincolns (Caroline Hill 3:00 p.m.)
Y NAVY (St. Joseph's. 3.00 pm) - SOUTH CHINA (Club, 300 p.m.). East LaneR. (King's Park. 300 pm)
ENGINEERS
RECREIO
University
R.AS.C. &
RAO.C
A
(Military, 4.30 p.m.)
← Kowloon (Kowloon, 3.00 pm) THIRD DIVISION
♥ ENGINEERS (Chatham Road, 430 pm)
Lincolns
EUROPEAN POLICE
Railway
The spoiling of the Malayan competing are more or less of the changes will be noted in to-mor-defence was on the whole by far same standard and strength
To-morrow the Radio and Fusi- the best i have seen in the Colony since the 1932-3 season, whenliers will reet
on the Athletic South China were at the top of ground and a fairly good game Air Force their form:
should be witnessed. The Radio
Navy Changes
are not making any changes in FUSILIERS al their team and with Omar lead- straying their forwards should be able might have been to extend the soldiers.
Lancashire, who played left-
The Malayan attack lacked back against the Club, will now nothing in shooting powers, be seen in the pivotal position, though at times there were while Bowers, last week's pivot is shots which being rested for the Kotewall turned to better account.
on Sunday, at the Cap match
Very Fine Leader
Lincolns Record. Intact
The Athletic are making a de termined bid for the title this the Lincolns have
INTERESTING
JUNIOR GAMES
FOR TO-MORROW
CHINESE POLICE SHOULD WIN
•
SAPPERS GIVE AN IMPROVED DISPLAY
Ip Pak-wa, above, a member of the Kwangtung team, did not par
China ticipate in the recent National games at Shanghai and so may not be selected for the Olympic Games at Berlin next
-year
SAINTS SHOULD
BEAT LINCOLNS
TO-MORROW
TEAM CHANGES MADE
LEONARD TO LEAD THE ATTACK
Following their first defeat, zt It is a pity that the Club are the hands of the Fusiliers, last not able to secure the services Sunday, the Saints are expected of a player of Robertson's call to recover lost ground to-morrow bre, as this type of wing-half is when they entertain the Lincolns ideally suited to local condi-in the First Division. tions. Although Skinner has
The Saints are making several played moderately well this sea-changes in their team, changes son on both flanks in the inter- that will tend to weaken the at- mediate line, he should by right tack but which should strengthen be filling the centre-half berth, the intermediate line. where he is always completely at bome.
Nicholls who #25
Leonard, who gave a very poor display in the pivotal position
promoted
moved up to the centre-forward from the Second Division, has against the Fusiliers, is being rightly earned his distinction on berth, while L. Souza is being his performances of last year, but rested. he is not quite on a par with First Division standard yet.
G. Singh Moved
With, perhaps the exception of the Chinese Police and Railway
The biggest surprise the Club
Gurbachan Singh, who has al- game, all the matches in the Third
with ready proved his worth in the lea- selectors have supplied us ~ St. Joseph's (Chatham Road, 3.00 pm.)Division this week give promise
of being very evenly and keenly yet was the promotion of B. Wilder's position, will be seen at in- liams to the inside-left position-side-left, while Sinclair has been ~ CHINESE
POLICE contested.
The latter is an antiring worker, brought into the team in the pivotal (Railway, 430 p.m.)
Probably the outstanding game EAST LANCS. (Railway, 300 p.mtha Medicals
will be between the Fusiliers and but hardly heavy enough to with position.
the Sinclair has already made his од the Military stand. any opposition from * Medicals
teams registered Army or the Navy. He is an op-League debut, but was not given (Military, 3.00 p.m.) ground. Both
wins last week the Fusiliers Fortunist, I will say that much for time enough to settle down. To- trouncing the European Police him, and he combines effectively morrow he will be given his first SUNDAY
and, should he by 9 goals to 1, and the Medicals with Bickford, but what will hap-real test obtaining their first win by beat-pen when Ernie Strange returns through his ordeal with colours
to the Colony?
flying, he is likely to be retained pm)ing the Lincolns.
there in the event of Leonard Another good game should be. that between the Lincolns and the Forrow, decidedly better with holding the centre-forward berth Engineers. The former are not his left foot, is still being retained
Elms Disappoints inside-right doing so well this season, though at
in support of
Elms gave a very poor display they still have a very useful side. Fowler, who has not yet fallen with Rush very prominent in into his stride, while Elliott has last Sunday and on present form their attack.
displayed but slight improvement is not worthy of a place in the team. His marking was poor in his distribu-
KOTEWALL CHARITY CUP
y Army. (Caroline Hill, 430
LEADING GOAL SCORERS
The Athletic, who unexpected- Chia Keng-hock the Malayan ly lost their 100 per cent record Savy, same time giving Lancashire an leader, is very much the same type to the Engineers last week, will opportunity to prove his worth as of player as Lee Wai-tong, except meet the Lincolns. the key man
that whereas Lee excels in ball Doran, who is a fairly good control Chia is brilliant with his winger, has been brought in on head, being equal if not better. the right-wing in. place of Bax-than Tam Kong-pak. ter, who is likewise being rested. Rose remains at inside-right, but Very light on his feet and with year, while Jones is being tried out as leader an amazing swerve, he made the still their record intact and will to hand in place of Cannell
Army defence look like children, undoubtedly endeavour while his openings were master-this over to their successors,
The Navy, who made an aus- pieces.
in both divisions The Chinese wingers were very picious debut good, their centres always being last week, are down to meet the goal- disappointing Eastern eleven on on the mark, but in the mouth the Malayan forwards were St. Joseph's ground.
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SECOND DIVISION SOCCER TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW
held at a disadvantage as Chia Keng-hock was the only one who Divi-could reach the ball with his head, and he was too closely marked in this respect to be dangerous.
Watson
The following are the Second sion teams for to-morrow: Royal Navy-Wratten; and Hill; Shaw, Martin and Johnson; Page. Shakespeare, Fasey. Wride and Hinder.
Lee Ee-eow, at inside-left,, gave
a wonderful performance and, to- Radio:-M. Souza; A. Azim and 0.gether with Chia Keng-hock and el Arculli; H. Bux, L. B. Kitchell. S.Yeow Sin-wah, the inside-right,
H. Hamet: H. Souza, S. Ysuff, A was among the best forwards on Omar, J. Tavares and HL Abmid.
view.
Silva: C Figueirdo, Laurel Pereira; G. Marques, L Campos, Costa and Alves.
Recreio-L Fernandes; Maher and and Castilho,
Kowloon:-Olsen; Humphrey
and
Froman (Captain); Tyndall, Cutter
and Tillery; Harris, Minihett, Winch,
Honniball and Pereira.
Reserves: Duffield, Hickman and Brown.
THIRD DIVISION SOCCER
TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW
The following are the Third Divi-
sion teams for>to-morrow;
European Police: Mintey; Greig and Salter, Hayward, Dowman and Hutchinson, Willerton, Jessop Fraser, Bone and Manning.
Chinese Police: -Chan Wai-lam; Mui Sai-ki and Wong On; Wu Po, Wong Tso-hok and Fan Kwai-troi;} Wong Man-wai, Chan Chui, Li Kam, Chan Wing-kam and Kong Hing
(Continued on Page 13.).
Jennings, above, plays a fine zume at half for the combined RA:S.C. and RAO.C. football team in the Second Division of the League and is one of their best mes.
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FUSILIERS
SHOULD BEAT
SETTERS IN THE LEAD
STEVENS STILL HEADS FIRST DIVISION
The following is a complete list of goal-scorers in the First. Sec- fond and Third Divisions of the
local Soccer League with a quali-
fying figure of three goals:
FIRST DIVISION
Stevens (Police)
Green (Police)
Gurbachan Singh (St. Joseph's)
G. White Kowloon).
LYEEMUN XI Farrow (Club).
Wingers To Succeed Lincoln Players
MORTON A GREAT HELP TO GUNNERS
Sullivan (Fusibers)
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STONECUTTERS
WILL FULLY TEST KOWLOON SENIORS
Out Of Position
on last season.
come
But pro-
With McHardy back between the the extreme, while sticks the Police critics have tion was equally bad.
in their bably his worst fault was his ten- placed more confidence defence, both Pile and Blackbourn dency to hang on to the ball when
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their form
There is no getting away from
the fact that the Police owe much; of their success to their inter-
EASTMAN WILL BE mediate line, this being fully sub-
SPECTATOR
GUNNERS' IMPROVEMENT
The
Kowloon Football
Club,
who took both points from Lyee-
Fang King-cheong (S. China "A") mun last Saturday, should secure
Gomes (Recreio)
Harrison (Fusiliers)
Baldry (Lincolns)
Reece (Lyeeman)
SECOND DIVISION Setters (Lincolns) A. M. Omar (Radio) Bowker (East Lancs)
On the Chatham Road ground, Turner (Lincolns) the Fusiliers, who, together with Wride (Navy). the Police, seem to be the only Darby (Engineers) teams capable of challenging Evans (Fusiliers)
Chan Tak-fai (South China) South China's supremacy, meet
Blake (University)] the lowly placed Lyeemun team L. Castilho (Recreio) and should sécure both points Bell (Club) without any difficulty.
a
THIRD DIVISION The Fusilier forwards are very thrustful lot and are always Singleton (Fusiliers)
Santos (Liga) · ready to take a shot at goal when- Tatler (Fusiliers) ever possible. Their wings, Ro-Jones (Fusiliers)
are very fast Pym Medicals) berts and Parry, and are likely to represent the Eliot (East Lancs) Army when Baldry and Clayton Riley. (Fnsiliers) leave the colony with the Lin-Chan Wing-bon (Chinese Police) colns.
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Farmer (Air Force) Beal (Engineers). Powell-Engineers)-
3 another two and improve their 3goal average when they entertain
Stonecutters to-morrow.
:
The Kowloon team are only Jast making one change from sweek, Willis being brought into 7 the team in place of Eastman,
who is on the injured list.
G. White, who will again lead the forwards, was in brilliant form last week. He should be the chief source of worry to the Gup- ners defence.
Gunners Unsettled Stonecutters, who have not yet properly settled down, have some good players who have, however, not been given an opportunity to 4 display their capabilities.
Smith, their, left-winger, played a great game last week, tut was Inot sufficiently, fed during the
game to be really dangerous.
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stantiated last week when Gongh and his wing-halves, Brook and Brittain, continually broke up the East Lancs. movements.
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FIRST DIVISION SOCCER
TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW
S. Sin-
The following are the First Divi sion teams for to-morrow:
Souza; St. Joseph's U. B. Souza and V. Costa; Hussain, clair and Elms; A. K. Omar, A. Ward, D. Leonard, Gurbachan Singh, and L Fernandes.
Police: McHardy; C. Pile and C Blackbourn; Brittain. Gough and Brooks; T.. File, Johnson, Stevens, Green and Moss.
Royal Navy-Hayman; Nicholson and Wolverson; Clarkeson, Lancashire and Lobb; Doran, Rose, Jones, Ben- nett and Wearmouth.
Kowloon-Boyes; Everest and Wil- lis; Kemp, Bliss and Boyd; W. Knox, V. White, G. White, 'Oppenheim and ¡D. Knox-
Beserve:A Eastman.
KOTEWALL CUP TEAMS
Royal Navy-Hayman; Nicholson and Wolverson, Lancashire, Bowers and Lobb; Baxter, Rose, Cannell, Bennett and Wearmouth
Army: Fus, Rowlands (P.W.F.); L/Cpl Swain (E. Lancs.) and I/Cpl. Steele E. Lanch); Fus. Keneghan (BWF.), L/Cpl Lawton (E. Lancs) and Cpl. North (E. Lancs); L/Cpl. ~ Clayton (Lincolns), L/Cpl. Sandford Chin- (E Lanes), L/Cpl. Higgins
Chen Chen-wo (“Darky" Chen), above, played a great game as a wing half for the Kwangtung football team 'xt the China National games in Shanghai. He may be selected for the Berlincolns), Cpl. Ridley (Lincolns) (Cap-
Olympiad
|tain) and L/Cpl. Baldry (Lincolns).