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HEROD, WADEBRIDGE AND VIXEN TOR AS 3 LEGER WINNERS
Clarke, above, leader of the combined RAO.C. and BASC eleven, is proving himself one of the best centre-forwards in the Second Division.
CHAMPIONS
SHOULD WIN
COMFORTABLY
Kowloon Weak In Attack
CHINESE BRING LAU MAU BACK IN TEAM
South China A” will probably secure a runaway victory against
FOUR INTERESTING SENIOR GAMES
CLUB'S BIG TASK AT KING'S PARK
MILITARY STRUGGLE FEATURED OWING to the "Sunday Herald" International Charity Cup clash between England and Portugal on Sunday, there is a very big soccer programme taking place to-morrow, 17 games, including six First Division encounters, being featured
Unlike many other soccer week-ends, to-morrow's programme provides four interesting senior clashes, among which the Club Recreio game at King's Park is likely to prove the best, while the Police and South China "B" game will not lacking excitement. A great military struggle should be witnessed on the Chat- ham Road ground at 415 pm where the Lincolns clash as the strangesti with the Fusiliers, their most likely success Service side.
HEM CRACK SAID TO BE IN FINE FETTLE VALLEY VIEW MENACE IN SUBS RACE MISTAKE BAY AND WEMBLY STAG FOR BIG DOUBLE POOL
F advance betting is any criterion, to-morrow's race meeting should surely turn out to be one of the most interesting of the year. Herod, although without doubt the classiest pony in the
Pas Ka-ping the popular captain of South Chims E, left, who, Griffin's Leger and daily rumoured to be un-
it is rumoured may be seen among the forwards soon, and Lau Mau, right, who has been reinstated in the South Ching A team at back.
ROVER'S POLICE MEET
The Fusiliers will be without the services of FORECAST
Keneghan, their pivot, who sustained a broken leg against the. Recreio last week.
Kowloon in their First Division CLUB WITHOUT
clash at Caroline Hill tomorrow,
as the latter Club have displayed
indifferent form to date.
Lee Kwok-wai has now reported fit and is likely to return to his left-half back position in place of Lan Hing-choi, the former junior
M-back, who has made a very good impression since he deputised. for the Interporter.
South China are likely to field a very strong team and will pro bably retain the same formation in defence with perhaps the rein- statement of Lau Man at left-back Tam Kong-pak will probably play forward.
ROBERTSON FOR
TO-MORROW'S TE Recreio at Prince
Railton Comes In At Right-Half BELTRAO MAY NOT PLAY
The
FOR RECREIO
Cint following their display against magnificent South China “1” last week, sz turning --out a powerful eleven against the Reczyło to-morrow in the First Division, although they will be without the services of L G. Robertson, their right-half, who is playing rugby against the Navy.
TO-MORROW
The Second Division will be The following is the forecast for featured by the meeting be the week-end futures, giving the tween the Navy and the Fusi-favoured team in capital letters:-- liers, which should produce very entertaining soccer, while the East Lancs. will entertain the
Edwards, caINA Road. There is only one good match in the Third Division, POLICE that between the Liga Por tuguess and the Medical Corps Artillery, FUSILIERS AND
LINCOLNS TO
VIE FOR POINTS
Talbot To Replace Keneghan
EXCITING STRUGGLE PROMISED
Becreio
NAVY
Lincoluş
FIRST DIVISION
“A” Kowloon
(Caroline Hill, 415 paL)'
South Chins
SOUTH CHINA “B”.
IN VITAL GAME
Chinese Yet To Record Win
BROOKS ON INJURED LIST
sound, is backed into the ground as is Wade bridge (Subs-Leger), while Cold Morning and Vixen Tor are joint favourites for the Australian Leger.
Added to the foregoing important races there is the distinct possibility of a high" đónble dividend to be decided by the *C**
Class (first section) event and the novices race, as $3,658,40
be cried forward and added to the "daily double pool - In view of this addition to the pool a greater number of backers will be seeking good fortune, thus causing the pool to be one of the largest for some time past
In the face of current rumours concerning Herod's-condition I feel safe in saying that up till this morning the pony was in marvellous condition and certainly trotting and galloping sound. A look at the animal in the paddock before the race will, I-am South Chinx "F*, who have yet sure, convince everyone that he is definitely streets above his to record a win, will play their competitors when it comes to "class A change in jockey has (Kowloon, 4.15 p.)
third First Division League en-taken place, however. Mr. Fung will have the ride on Herod - A further change has been made in the Australian St LegerMr. {Frost will ride Cold Morning, man
(Sookumpoo, 4.15 pm.) 27 CLUB
Scutters v ATHLETIC
(King's Park, 4.15 pm)
St. Joseph's (Causeway Bay, 4.15 p.22)
v Fusiliers (Chatham Riad. 4.15 pm.) SECOND DIVISION
S. CHINA BAOC
RASC
v Koxloca
counter
afternoon to-morrow against the Police at Kowloon, where an exciting clash is anti- cipated with the odds in favour of the guardians of the peace."-
The-South-Chins selectors AZE contemplating two changes which
Rumour has it that Glad Eyes will not start in the second leg of the daily double. I repeat this rumour here since it has an important bearing on the race, due to Glad Eyes being the current favourite.
The afternoon's racing opens (Caroline Hai, 2.45 pm) should tend to strengthen both the with the "B" Class Mile-for Jattack and the intermediate line Australians.
Athletic
(Sookaboo, 2.45 pm)
University
CLUB (St. Joseph's, 2.45 pm) ▼ FUSILIERS Navy
(Causeway Bay 245 pm) Lincolns
ENGINEERS (Prince Edward BA 415 p.m.)
EASTERN (Ezibway, 245 pm)
Kowloon's Weakness Kowloon suffered a surprising lapse last week against the Lin
The Fusiliers, who are at pre-|| coins when they lost by goals to
The defence remains the same sent in the runners-up position Badio 1. In the previous week they caused a minor sensation by hold-as last week with the exception in the First Division table, will EAST LANGS. ing the Police to a drawn game! of M L Railton, at night-half. meet with strong opposition to Kowloon's strong point is their instead of Robertson Skinner, morrow at the hands of the Lin defence, but they have the for-who found his right position in colas and will be sulously handi- LIGA wards, if only the latter would the pivotal berth after nearly a capped in their intermediate line back up their ideas and get going. month, will be supported on the owing to the absence of Kemer St. Joseph's
left by Gilchrist. The forward hat their pivot, who is in hos- line remains unchanged with spital with a broken leg. Ernie Strange again leading the
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GURBACHAN SINGH RETURNS
But Saints Task Is Nearly Hopeless
NAVY SHOULD-WIN · COMFORTABLY
attack.
The Recreio have selected their
team, but are not yet certain whe ther Beltrao will be able to tim
out in the pivotal position in view of the ankle injury he sustained
a recent game.
A
Postible Charges
There are no changes from last week, although Delgado is likely to be moved to full-back and A. V. Gosane to the pivot position in the event of Beléma reporting
The Club defence. is an excel-
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ONLY TWO
INTERESTING
JUNIOR GAMES
RECREIO LOSE. TWO PLAYERS
SAPPERS JUST FALLING -INTO THEIR STRIDE
* Recreio (Prince Edward Rd. 245 p.m.f
THIRD DIVISION
PORTUGUESA Y Medicals
(King's Park, 245. p.m.)
ENGINEERS (St. Joseph's.. 2:45 pm)
Air Force S (Chatham Rd, 245 pm) (Continued on Page 5)
LINCOLNS
ATHLETIC
SHOULD BEAT
THE GUNNERS
Tsui Ah Fai Unable To Travel
HO KAR KEUNG FOR
SOUTH CHINA?
George Tang, who has played. Bexty has purchased St Joan and is sending her out along very well in the centre-forward with Alacrity and Empire Day position, is a better pivot, than The latter two are dangerous, es- leader, and he will probably if the pecially since Empire. Day-now former position to-morrow, while appears to be in better racing con- This vacancy at forward will in all dition than heretofore.
probability be filled by Ng Po-k. It is not definitely known at the moment which vacant →Mr. Fung of the Second Division team.
will take out, from DE Beldy's (Continued on Page 10).
stable"
Streamline will be in the long race, and Snowy River will be
LIGA PORTUGUESA'S ridden here by Mr. Frost, while
OPPORTUNITY
May Beat Medicals
To-morrow
BUT SOLDIERS ARE IMPROVING
Mr. Pih will take out High Finance (a"good" outsider) and Mr. Proulx Lady Southor's- Halcyon.
I feel the final remit will be Alacrity, Empire Day: and High Finance. For those who wish to back an outsider I would rEGORII mend Hakyon, due to his brilliant | gallop a few days ago when he did the last half mile of a mile.gal- lop in 0.55y finishing: le 0251! There are only three down for decision in the Third He has only 135 Ibe to carry, but Division to-morrow, and the most it must be borne in mind that he interesting is likely to be that be is not considered to be a real trier. tween the Ligo Portuguess and The animal is temperamental and seems to run like a champion until the "Medicals and
The Liga are fielding the best he reaches the Braight. The Mary and St. Joseph's will"]unft."
There are only two gimes In
team they have done this season, Hong Kong St. Leger (Griffins) meet for the first time at Cause- way Bay, where the former are lent one with two fast and hard- the Second Division - soccer pro-
in Ballad game to-morrow that give any The Chinese Athletic, who were including H. Campos, the Re- If it were not for Herod the -expected to secure their fourth tackling backs
win, in five games.f
Strange, while Rodger has contri- promise of interesting football, considered out of this season's creio's star forward. He will be race would be a very interesting The Saints lost a golden opporbuted more than his share in these being the Navy-Fusiliers strongest chatengeza, bave lost playing at side-leffand, with one, but I am sure Herod is too tunity last week of securing a full their successes to date, playing game and the Lincolur encounter three good men within a month. Sousse in the team, the Liga good for the rest of the field
with the Engineers.
and their chances of even retain should go a long way in this Lan is sending out Pa
Earvest View with Mr.. quota of points against the a true "exptain's innings.”-
ing a position is the middle ar division now.
(Continued on Page 5) Police," "Darkie" Lee, who came
the First Division table remains down from Swałow, played ins usual position on the right wing, but was, unfortunately, starved throughout. This week he wil not be available as he has al ready returned to Swatow.
Saints New Castogian
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Singleton Still Leads League
The latest two players to leave them are Teaf Ah-fai, their bril-
Marksmen By Five Goals at pivo, who cannot pare the
The following is a complete list ↑ Chan, Tak-tai (Beita
of goal-scorers in the First, Second and Third Divisions of the Soccer League, with a qu figure of five goals:
FIRST DIVISION
Hewlett (Enginee AM. Omne Bowkin: (En
Bamster:Cr
time from his military duties, and Ho Kar keung, who is transferring his affections to the South China | Athletic Association
Stonecutters are bad-position, and there
no doubt
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Selected Teams For The
Week-End Soccer Fixtures
FIRST DIVISION C
†Chemg Sul-bong, H. Babha |Bing-teng.
Rapier's
Selections
RAGE I
ALACRITY
EMPIRE DAY HIGH FINANCE
RACE 2
*: HEROIS
PONTIAC BAT
KING'S JUBILEE
RACE
KING'S WARDEN COSSACKS BEAUTY
GENSOLDIER OF BRITAIN
RACK
"WADEBRIDGE
VALLEY VIEW 17TH OF SEPTEMBER RACE E
- MISTAKE BAY
HIGH SIFFED MONOPLANE RACE ENGLAN VIKEN FOR COLD MORNING.. SOUTHERN CROSS
RAGIS-T
WEMBLY STAG BOXING EYE-
HELET'S GLORY
PACE 8
PRIDE OF TSINGTAO
ZERO
WHAT A CHANCE
SUNDAY HERALD CUP-
Portugal Favoured To Beat England
The