THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, DEC
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FEDERATION'S STRONG ATTACK FOR GOVERNOR'S CUP MATCH
SOUTH CHINA “A” MAKE CHANGES
FOR SAINTS' CLASH
Lee Wai Tong And Wong Wing Resting
SAINTS' BIG TASK ON .
HOME GROUND
St. Joseph's, who are lying in the middle of the First Division table after having led at the be
to- ginning of the season, are DOFTOW afternoon at home, to South China "A", the League; champions, who should secure both points without experiencing | much difficulty.
The Saints who have only won four out of 10 games, having
B. Ridley, above, skipper of the Lincolna, will next Sunday prob- ably make his last appearance in a represuntative game when he "skippers" the H.K.F. Association team against the Chinese Federa- tion in the Governor's Cup match.
drawn one other, are satisfied with LINCOLNS
their defence, but have been-con- siderably improved in their at- tack by the return of Ward, the captain, who has recovered from an injury received a fortnight
aro.
PLAYING LAST
ROBERTSON IS
UNCERTAINTY FOR TO MORROW
Injured Knee May Interfere
ATHLETIC FORWARDS MUST BE WATCHED
As there is a possibility that L G. Robertson the, Club right- {half, may not be able to turn out in their league match against the Athletic at Caroline Hill 'to-mir- row, G. Milne, who played a good game for the Clab seniors last week, may find himself donning the first eleven shirt again.
Milne has been performing con- sistently well for the Club juniors since his return to local football and his inclusion in the senior
LEAGUE MATCH? eleven on a permanent basis is
Encounter Lyemun
To-morrow MORTON LIKELY TO BE
GUNNERS' BEST
now considered only a matter of time. Some even predict a Scot- tish "cap" for him in the locali International competition.
Injured Knee
Hussain As Forward Leonard, who has played in practically every position in the
There are two reasons why| team, will again lead the attack, while Hussain, the former right- The Lincolns, who received un-Robertson may not turn out half, who played. at inside-right expected" opposition from R. A. Firstly, he will be away at Camp last week, will, move over to the (Stonecutters) last week, will be with the Volunteers, and secondly, | other
inside berth, Fernandes meeting the other Artillery team as he has been selected to play in making a reappearance on the left! (Lyeman) to-morrow, and, though the Governor's Cup match wing, Sprinkle, the former left they are expected to win easily, Sunday, he may not feel inclined
it will be just s wing, is in camp.
well for to risk damaging an already in- South China have made a re- them to bear in mind their ex-jured knee on the eve of the big shufe of practically the whole perience of a week ago and not to match.
texama.
ад
As the Chinese Federation take things too easily.
The Chinese Athletic are field- are playing in the Governor's Cup Fielding their regular team, the ing the same team that caused will perhaps be best one of the biggest surprises in on Sunday, Wong Wing may also Lincolns
they served by Deeming at centre-half, last week's football, when be held over.
Higgins, centre-forward, and Rid-beat the Navy by the odd goal in S. China Changes Lee Tin-sang will be the right dry, their left-wing combination. five back, while Lan Man has been Incidentally this may be the Lin- reinstated at left-back, enabling colas' last League match in the to watch Yeung Kan-p0 and Chan Tam Kong-pak to move forward to Colony before they leave for India Man-chi, the two most dangerous
inside right-position (Continued on Page 13)
the
and early next year.
RECREIO ARE
FAVOURED TO
BEAT E. LANCS.
Playing Much Better
Like the other Artillery team. Lyemun did surprisingly well last week, though they were beaten by the Club by 5 goals to 3. They are playing better soccer NOW
than they have been doing for some time, and it will not come SEVERAL CHANGES as a surprise to see them obtain
IN TEAM
JUNIOR PLAYERS PROMOTED
la couple of-guals.
Morton, the reserve pivot in the Governor's Cup match, will probably be too well watched to prove dangerous and Sparks, The Recreio and the East Lan- Knight and Edmunda, in the for cashire Regiment will meet in award line, are likely to give the" First Division encounter toʻmor-Lincolns" defence many anxious row at King's Park, which should moments.
provide some clear and very fast
football.
The Portuguese, unlike
the
THIRD DIVISION
military-team, who are making no SHOULD PROVIDE
changes, have Brought in two
newcomers, resulting in several
positional changes.
Silva, a Junior Division full- back, will take A. V. Gosano's position, while the latter will move up to the pivat position. C Figueiredo, also a Junior Divi- sion player, will fill the left-half. -berth-in-place of V. Marques.
who is on the injured list.
Beltran As Forward
GOOD DISPLAYS
Chinese Police Out For Title
SAINTS MISS PLAYERS
Lee Wai-tong, China's soccer
"idol," above, is being rested to morrow in preparation for-Sun-- day's Governor's Cup match. when he will probably lead the Chinese attack.
ROVER'S
The Club defence would do well FORECAST
men in the Athletic attack.
Ip Pak-wa, above, the elever South China "A" left-wing for....: ward, will be in action to-mOITOW and Sunday.
THIRD DIVISION TEAMS
FULL-BACK DIVISION
STRENGTHENED
H.K.F.A. DEFENCE THEIR WEAK POINT
T
BUT FORWARDS ARE GOOD
(By "Rover")
HE big soccer match this week-end is un- doubtedly the Governor's Cup game between. the Hong Kong Football Association and the Hong Kong Chinese Amateur Athletic Federa- tion, which takes place on the Sookunpoo ground on Sunday, commencing at 3.30 p.m.
The Chinese have very wisely not committed themselves as yet to a selection in view of Saturday's League programme, but the Federation team is likely to be much on the same lines as the South Chima "A" line-up, with one or two exceptions.
As South China "B" are not playing this week-end, there is every possibility of Pau Ka-ping playing against the Saints to morrow in the First Division for South China A," giving Wong Wing a rest for Sunday's game.
The Chinese defence will
include Mak most probably
Shui-hon, the brilliant Athletic, GREEN DROPPED
left-back, while Lee Tin-sang will probably partner him on the right flank.
This will, of course, mean that Tam Kong-pak will be left free to come forward into the attack, which will then be con- siderably strengthened:
BY POLICE FOR
S'CUTTERS GAME
JOHNSON AGAIN THE LEADER
STONECUTTERS MUST HAVE
MORE PRACTICE →
The Police," who are now
OC-
“Wong Mei'ahun, above, 28 #22- ing va dremarkable. comeback in First Division soccer · after a year's absence. He will be seen in Sunday's game in the pirotal position.
INTERESTING
PROGRAMME IN
SECOND DIVISION
ONLY THREE GAMES TO-MORROW
· SUNDAY'S “CLASSIC”
The encounter-between the Lin- colns and the Engineers torror-" row should provide the most in- teresting game in the Second Divi sion, the programme of which is limited to only three games.
Probable Chinese Attack The Chinese attack will probab- lly be Tso Kwai-shing, Tam Kong- pak, Lee Wai-tong, Fring King- cheong and Ip Pak-wa This is
This will probably be the Lin- probably the strongest attack the cupying second place in
colm's last League game here, serioz division league table, Chinese are capable of felding in
|prior to their departure, and they the Colony, or in China for that should add another two points to will be all out to add another two. their total when they meet the points to their total in order to
the
The Association have already se lowly-placed Stonecutters leave their successors, The Ulste lected their team, which is not as (RA) in their League encounter rifles, a chance for the champion- The following is the forecast for strong in defence as it could have on the Kowloon ground to-morrow ship, ki kaj the week-end fixtures, giving the
ould have Despite the fact that the match been favoured team in capital letters:—
should be a certainty for the Police, they are not leaving a thing to chance and are fielding a very strong eleven.
TO-MORROW
FIRST DIVISION.
St. Joseph's
ATHLETIC
RECREIO
FUSILIERS
VS. CHINA “A” (Causeway Bay, 4:00 p.m.)
(Carolice Hill, 4.00 p.m.) ~ East Lancs.
(King's Park, 400 p.m.)
vy Navy
(Chatham Boać, 400 p.m.) LINCOLNS * ▼ Lyeeman (E-A.)
(Prince Edward Road, 400 p.m.){ S'entters (EA). Y POLICE
CLUB
(Kowloon, 4.00. pan.) }
SECOND · DIVISION
Eastern
(Club. 230 pm) |
p. Kouloon.
(St. Joseph's, 2:30 pm:) |
LINCOLNS
(Club, 400 p.m.);
Engineers
THIRD DIVISION
CHINESE
POLICE By-St. Joseph'e
(Kowloon 2.30 ) FUSTLEERS
Lincolas
AIR FORCE.
MEDICALS
(Military, '250 pm)
7 Railway (Railway, 4.00 p.m.)
▼ Engineers' (Chatham Road, 4:00 pm)
SUNDAY
▼HECAAP. (Sookampoo, 3.30 pm) Lincolns: Wardle; Day, Thorpe,
SECOND DIVISION The Fusiliers are at present at Ambrose, Key, Robinson, Chisholm, SOUTH CHINA East Lancs.
(Sookumpoo, 2 pm){ Hildrew, Griffiths, Barinas
İRASC &TM Stone
Brooks is not playing, being on the casualty list with an injured pankle. Brittain will be seen in | "the" centre-half position in place- of Gough, who will occupy the jleft-half- berth.
Green Dropped
(Continued on Page 5.1. NAVY CHANGES FOR SENIOR GAME
Newcomers Make
Their Debut
The Navy are fielding a power. ful › texam in their Senior League clash with the Fusiliers to-mor Green, who was given a game with the senior team last week at row, no less than three of last centre-forward, has been dropped, week's players, Jones, Smith and and the regular Police leader, Stallard, being on the reserve list, Johnson, will make a welcome re while several positional changes
have been made. tam to the side.
The Stonecutters team showed
Crawford, who played at full- improved form last week when back last week, will partner Wear- they lost to the Lincolns by mouth on the left-wing. The new- goals to 2 They should incomers are Nicholson, and Strat- ten at £áll-back Gilbert, in the dulge in more practice, this plying especially to the attack half-back line, and Fhippins among Lau Mau, sbowe, has been who are not combining at all well the forwards.
reinstated in the South China “A” match for to-morrow's ‚en- counter with the Sainta
FIRST DIVISION TEAMS
With A. V. Gos no refusing to
The following are the First Divi-{ participate in any representative match, the Association have lost s
sión soccer teams for to-inOZTOPS":
St. Joseph's U. S. Souza, L Son- five back, but Strange, despite his za and V. Costa, L... Woo, Sinclair and bulkiness, should have been ac- 7. Elús, Victor, Ward, Leonard, Ens lected for the right-hack position sam and Fernandes.
Recreio, R. Masques; E. Silva and..
The Fusiliers ate making: “no [changes in their tex and - wil give the Navy a hard struggle for the points.
SECOND DIVISION TEAMS
The following see the Second Divi- All the games in the Third Divi The following are the Third Divi-
sion soccer teams for this week-end. sion this week-end should be very sion soccer teams for the week-end-
Lincoln:Taylor, Dobbs, Martin;" St. Joseph's Bochs; Ayock and GOVERNOR'S CUP COMPETITION instead of Swain, who, although we . Delgan, V. Gosano Hollingsworth, Wiley, Boeth: English evenly contested, although the The only change in the Porta-clash between the Lincolns and Baker, Anwai. y. Riberio, Rocha HEFA
Maxwell, Esjahn, Riberio and
fast, has not yet gained enough and C... Figueirdeo, C. Marques N. McGuinness, Setters, Turner and guese forward line is the inclu-the Fusiliers is likely to be the Razack and Thirwell p
knowledge of the ways and means Beltzzo, R. Goezzo, 3. Cromes and A. Toyne Alves.
Publiers: Saunders; L. sion of N. Beltrão at inside-right best on the programme
of the Chinese attack.
Police McHardy, Blackbourn and Gainley: Morgan, McHugh and Jones; in place of T. Castilho, who has
Serprise Selection
Pile: North, Brittain and Parker, T Parry, Bunster, Dennis, Cresty and wrenched his knee and will be the top of the league and have a
Robertson, Lawton and Bowers Pile, Stevens, Johnson, Gongh and Davis (55)..
Nery: Wratten; Robias the injured list for a fortnight or very fine forward line with Single Railway;Leng Kam; In Skin RADCT-NAVI
played together for the gland Moss
Cimb:
Folk ShawlsTudor-cand (Chatham Road, 400 p.m.) eleven" which lost in Portugal in ton, Tatler and Jones as their ming, Wong Ming-hiny Cheang Chen,
A--N./ Others Forrow, Gilchrist Antiss, Gould, Spencer, The East Lanca have had many
Cheng Lam, Li Hung-choen; Laup
THIRD DIVISION
the First Round of 1 markamen..
Suesday Fowler, Drown, Elliot, Strange and co ups-and-downs this season and
The Lincolns have also a good Chee, Leung Kan and Sung Chatt
Cheong, Cheung Chung-hong, Fong Liga Portuguesa ▼ EAST LANCS
(Chatham Road, 2.30 pm) (Continued on Page 5). last week caused considerable sur-
team and their defence should be weepA, MI prise by losing to St-Joseph's by able to hold the Fusilier forwards. the odd goal in three
Rush and Hildrew can be relied) on to obtain their goals. Saints Weakened
BO
Singleton Heads League Marksmen
For the following is a complete list Garb
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The Chinese Police should have of coal-scorers in the First, Se" Casino (Bardo) little diñealty with St. Joseph's cond and Third Divisions of the (polo)
Fowler (Club). The latter will be weakened as local Soccer League with x qualify Gomes (Becrei) several of their players are
Joanitho" who may not
for the senior ter
ing figure of five goal
FIRST-DIVISION" Waltons (65. Chá
Higring (Lincolns
Leotard
D. Knox
Bickford
Liverket. Bei
Badry ***South
Robsong
SOL