THE CHINA MAIL" FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1935
Sporting Page
H.K.F. CLUB TO MEET EAST LANCS. IN SENIOR SHIELD REPLAY
GOOD JUNIOR CLASH
FOR TO-MORROW FUSILIERS LOSE TWO GOOD MEN
VARSITY'S LEAGUE DEBUT
THE clash between the Chinese Athletic and the Fusiliers should provide the most in-
L/Bdr. Hunt; above, is at peteresting game in the Second Division of the
sent playing a fine game in cutters' centre-half position.
SOUTH CHINA "A"
HAVE BIG TASK NEXT SUNDAY Fusiliers May Lose Leadership
SHIELD FORM NO CRITERION
Both League soccer programme to-morrow. teams survived the First Round of the Junior
The Lincolns" Jun'or Shield tea m, above, defezred the Europezt Police in their Second Round encounter on the Kowloon Football Clah ground by 4 goals to-1 last Wednesday, ("China Mail" photo).
Shield competition and as both are fairly well matched the game should be one of the best wit-ROVER'S nessed this season.
The Fusiliers are close on the heels of the East Lanes in the League table and a loss of even one point will greatly jeopardise
FORECAST
their chances. The promotion of Evans and Tucker, and more The following is the forecast for recently of Coakley. to the First Division bave weakened them the week-end fixtures, giving the somewhat, but Dennis, at centre-forward, and Morgan are both favoured team in capital letters- playing well
!
The University side will return to league football after an absence of several weeks due to the examinations though it is The League champions, South still feared that they will not be able to field their best team China "A", are laking no chances against the Eastern to-morrow, as some of the players may have against the Royal Welch Fusiliers left the Colony for the Christmas vacation. in the First Division Lengué
The Eastern should have no soccer encounter at Caroline Hill difficulty in this game, especial-
are frelding their full ly if they regain the services of ONLY ONE GOOD team with Lee Tin-sany and Tay some of the players who did not play last week against South Kwei-liang back in the full-back China in the Shield game. and left-wing positions respec-| tively
next and
THIRD DIVISION
T
TO-MORROW SENIOR SHIELD (Replay) EAST LANCS. Club
(Club, 4.00 p.m.). South China "B" LINCOLNS
(Caroline Hill, 4.00 pm). FIRST DIVISION [St. Joseph's + ATHLETIC
Causeway Bay, 4.00 pm). KOWLOON T Betre.o
Kowloom, 4.00 pm). SECOND DIVISION
RA.O.C &
Cimb
TIE TO-MORROW The Navy should easily dispose
team
in
RAS.C (Club, 2.30 p.m.).
v University (Exilway ground, 2.30 p.m.).
LINCOLNS (Kowloon, 2:30 pan)-7
Radio
EASTERN
EUROPEAN POLICE Kowloon
CHALLENGE
SAVY
Athletic
E. POLICE
V
(Causeway Bay, 230 p.m.).
FUSILIERS (Caroline Hill, 2.30 p.m.). THIRD DIVESION
of the Radio, who have been transfer of The Fusiliers have never dis-weakened by the
Omar to the Eastern. played the same form since they
The Lincolns will encounter the; lost Keneghan, and but for his lowly-placed Kawlcon absence they might have been the other game and should collect much more formidable team, al-both points. The Kowloon junior! though the inclusion of Talbot, team have not fared too well in in the intermediate line, has, to the League. but they have the some extent, relieved the sitza- satisfaction of knowing that two
of their players contributed to games scheduled for to-morrow. LINCOLNS tion
Evans, the former Fusilier Sec- their Club's sensational victory in ond Division inside-left, has won the Senior Shield last week his laurels with several fine dis-
plays, but he will meet a formid-HARD MATCH able opponent on Sunday in Lee
Tin-sang, probably the finest back
in China to-day. ·
Their Greatest Test
Pak-wah,
Wheeler and Keatings, the Fusilier backs, will be given their greatest test against Fung King-
ambe Ip cheang while Talbot, who is one of the fastest men in local soccer and a methods, real terrier" in his should
prove a match for Lee Wai-tong, although the latter's brains should prove equal to the
occasion.
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FIRST DIVISION TEAMS
The following are the First Divi sion soccer teams for the week-end, Club: Rodger; Hill, Strange: Bail ton, Farrow, Skinner, Fowler, Drows, Ewoll, Strange and B.cators.
IN STORE FOR
THE POLICE
Few Changes To
Be Made
JOHNSON TO HEAD THE
FORWARD LINE
FUSILIERS SHOULD BEAT SAINTS
ד
Air Force (Railway ground, 4.00 pm.).
FUSILIERS
Of the three Third Division St. Joseph's
only the European Police and Air
Force game gives promise of an
evenly contested clash, the other S. CHINA
games appearing to be easy" wins INAVY
POLICE
O'DOWD IS TOO GOOD TO BE SPARED
Paris, November 19. Peter O'Dowd, the former Chel- sea footballer, is playing so well, and has made such a difference to his new cib, Valenciennes F. Ca that they do not think they can afford to let him go to play for the North of France XL, which meets Sheffield Wednesday Like an December 1
ATHLETIC AND
ST. JOSEPH'S TO
at
- MEET TO-MORROW
SINCLAIR MUCH IMPROVED
CHOW MAN-CHI MUST BE WATCHED
SOLDIERS FAVOURED
CLUB ATTACK
MUST SHOW VAST
IMPROVEMENT
Railton's Retention At Full-Back
FORROW AGAIN IN PIVOT POSITION
Smith, above, the East Lancs. senior half-back, is now playing at the top of his form.
K.F.C. FAVOURED
TO BEAT "RECS”.
TO-MORROW
Another exciting Senior Shield | soccer game is promised soccer supporters to-morrow afternoon on the Club ground, where the Club and the East Lands will re D. Knox Will Need play their drawn encounter of last Saturday, when they shared four goals in a thrilling struggle marred by poor shooting on the part of the Club forwards.
Watching
PORTUGUESE FORWARDS VERY WEAK
After their surprising win over the Fusiliers in the Senior Shield
The Club defence held out splendidly in their first encounter competition last Saturday, sup and should they repeat that form porters of the Kowloon Football to-morrow, the East Lancs. will Cinb will look forward, with find themselves very much CP optimism, to their match against against things.
the Recreio to-mozow. The Por
The Club forwards, particular-tuguese team were held to a draw ly the left wing combination of by St. Joseph's last week in the Bickford and E. Strange, must Senior Shield and it will not come improve their shooting. The lat-as a surprise to see Kowloon tak-
After a somewhat indifferent
2
tez was not only a poor markamaning the points last week, but his display had a disquieting effect on the rest of start early in the season, Kowloon appear to have settled down to the forwards.
įplay a much better brand of foot
ball, and in this connection, it might be mentioned that D. Knox, at centre-forward, has done much by way of bringing his forw
Great Schemer With Sandford, the Army for ard, playing in the inside-right position, and Gorman, transferred together.
He is, by the way, one of the
Following their excellent dis-from the intermediate line to the play against the Recreio last week leader's position, the East Lanes best leaders playing in senior (St. Joseph's, 400 p.)-in the Senior Shield competition, have two bustling forwards with football to-day while his brother, (Chatham Road, 4.00 pm). St. Joseph's are expected to offer powerful shots off either foot V. Knox, on the right wing, is also
stern opposition to the Athletic, Sandford is a great schemer, and whom they will encounter
afternoon at Causeway into line with his openings, a gint
of goals should result
Y
Railway
SUNDAY
FIRST DIVISION
"A" ~ Fusiliers
morrow
rezy good.
to-if the other forwards can fall Honiball's Improvement
OVET
R. G. Honniball, who played in the junior team earlier in the sea- the son, has been given a place in the
(Caroline EL, 450 p.m.)- Bay.
Artillery (S'c'ters) for the Fusiliers and the Lincolns
(Causeway Bay, 4.00 p.m.).
Lincolns The Police have the makings of
(Kowicon, 4.00 pm). several
SECOND DIVISION a good team and have
EAST LANCS. v Lincolns players who should" in a short
-{Prince Edward Boad, 4.00 paz).. Wale find themselves in the Senior ENGINEERS—South Chica
(Caroline Hill, 230 pm). team. What they are badly in
|can use his head to advantage and back division is worthy of note place next to Bowen st full back, THIRD DIVISIÓN
CHINESE. P. is a powerful kicker of need of, however, are sharp-East Lanes.
(Prince Edward Road; ?
230 pm) Engineers V. LIGA PTGUESA (Chatham Road, 4.00 pm.).
Ever since L Souza was taken The Club were all out of the attack to partner Costa soldiers in the second-half of first team and his displays on the the full-back division, the last week's display, but could not left wing have so far justified Saints have been considerably score, which tells the tale of the his inclusion strengthened in their defence, and drawn encounter. although the latter is a little on the short side for a defender he
shooters.
The Air Force, after their dis- play last week, when they held the If the Lincolns reproduce the Engineers to a draw in their same form as last week and im Junior Shield match, should do prove on their,shooting, the Police much better than they have done are going to have one of their in the Third Division. hardest tasks this season when + Fusiliers Should Win these two teams meet in their] First Division on Sunday.
The Fusiliers should consolid-Stove.
THIRD DIVISION TEAMS
-
foot
Woo and Ehms, after a show!
Railtor's retention in the full-
of
The Recreio are not making any changes in their side and, provid- ed A. V. Gosano will take s
their defence will have little to (worry about. It is their forwards who are giving cause for skodiety,
either as not only is he the veteran
The side but he is probably the hardest working defender in the start, have at last fallen into the team He can display a burst is they do not seem to be able to speed when called upon, and is stride and have rendered yeoman making a fine partner for Syanything in front of the goal, though they are clever enough in service in the intermediate line in Strange.
approach work.
The
Kant
SECOND DIVISION TEAMS
The following am the Third-Divi-¡support of Sinclair, who after: sion soccer teams for the week-end. having been moved about to prac- Forrow, who played a fine game Lincolns Wardle; Day, Therpetically every position in their in the pivotal position last week, Ambrose, Key Robinson; Chisholm, seld by the Saints, is one of this will again be supported by Skin- Huldrew Grifiths, Berriman and
season's most improved players. ner and Gamble, a hard-working
The following are the Second Divi- intermediate line. The Lincoln forwards played ate their position at the head of Railway-Leung Kam; lp Shiu-
Fine Athletic Defence
should provide us with some ex-sion soccer teams for the week-end:
Kowloons-M.nn.hett; Cutter ind table after meeting Streng Lam, Li Hang-chuen; Lan The Athletic can boast of a cellent soccer with the odds in Fuxbam; Humphreys, Tyndal and on several occasions. They 2 Joseph's. Singleton will probal-Cheong, Cheng Chung-hong. Fung very fine defence with Mak Shui- favour of the soldiers.
Tillery; Harris, Gazerres, Willis, Ste- wart and Pereira. P however, sure to give McHardy be too much for the Saints de Chee, Leung Kan and Sang Chan hon and Fu Ka-hing bringing up Pile and Blackbourn auxions moments.
well last week, but were unlucky the
some very
fence, while the latter team will again be without Joaniho Moody is the only player who Sprinkle, Fast Lanes-Hainsworth; Swain, is doubtful, otherwise the team is Steele; Smith, Lawton, Eckersley: Mather, Sandford, Gorman, Ridings unchanged. and Grifin,
Thirwell, on the left wing, is a Įvery promising youngster, and The Police may make some South China "E":-Pa Ka-ping: slight positional changes in their with more experience will be a use Leung In-chan, Lee Kam; Oban Mĩas-team; Brooks may be broughtful winger to the senior division kwai, Lim Tak-po, H. Young: Yeraz Shui-yick, Lai Shol-wing, He Ka.into the forward line, but Joha keng, Check Shek-kam and Les son will again lead the attack. Shek-Kam and Les shex-yan.
ming, Wong Ming-hin; Cheung Chnen,
Medicals-Howells; Morris TA
Snook
and Wright W. Wright, Wylie, "Poole, the rear in support of Siz Tim- Food, Ward, McHale, Slater and lim, their fine custodian, who has never displayed better form than Air Foret:-Fogy Everson, Bee at present. cham; McDonald, Gregson, Thomas; Merry, Solis, Smith, Docherty and An Ping-ming, the leader, and Chow Man-chi, his inside-left, are Ewart
Chinese Police:-Chan Wai-lam; the most dangerous of the Ath Miu Sin-ki, Wong On; We Po, Wingletic forwards and must be watch- team
So-ink Kan Kwai-tsoi; Wong Man- The Lincolns should easily at-wai, Chan Chin, Li Kam, Chan Wing-ed at all costs.
On present form the game count for the Railway, who incid-kam and Kong Hung
Liga:—A. Quin; Gomes, Gaan; G. should be a fast one with the odds entally are the only testu in the
Lawrence,
J. Santos, E. Sonzac, C. favour of the Athletic, who are ļa better unit than their opponents.. Clayton, Malpas, Higgins, Ridley and SOUTH CHINA "B" & three divisions who have not yet Souza, E. Remedios, M. Pibero, G.
obtained a point.
Santos and J. Remedios.
Lincolns:- Read; Moody, Edman-
son; Thompson, Deering, Robson:
Baldry.
.J
Fas:liers: -- Rowlands; Wheeler LINCOLNS TO MEET Keatings; Wanklyn, Talbot, Tucker:
Enghes, Harrison, Coakley, Evans and
Roberts.
KowloonBoyes; Everest Easte man: G. White, Bliss, Boyd, W. En
V. White, D. Enox, Winch and Hon.
bal
Replay Of Senior
Shield Draw
STONECUTTERS TO Nicholls, Milne and Gilchrist; Fisher,
MEET NAVY
Sailors To Field Strong X1?
FORBES NEEDS WATCHING
Reserves:-Olsen and Bones. Clubs Stirling; Sykes and Stevens;
Fowler, Duncan, Bell and Mekaler.
Fusiliers: Samuza; Stacer, Gais- ley Morgan, McHugh, Jones, (T1), Parry, Dennis, Bamster, Cresty and S.agicton.
BASC&RÁO.C.-Cooper; Hop Hinson, McQueen; Prince, Digby, Jen- |nixsz; Goad, Beasley, Clarke, Dufeld
and Vaughan..
| Athletics-Id Kwok-ki; Kwok Ping
chung, Lo Wai-man; wong wing-nin, Lee-Man-lit, Yiy Tak-foung; Lee With HMS. Kent and Derset yin, Chan Yin-ching and Chang Wab-tin, Cai Che-fun, Chan Ching- shire and so many submarines in Moon-wing. An port, the Navy stand a very good Fast Lanes: Williams, Harwood, chance of beating (RA) Stone Ball; Walkdim, Carrol, Thorpe, Mer cutters in their Senior League fir-Leary Scullion, O'Donnell. Crock
and Tuley. and, though the
Lincolns:Daylong: Maste
Dobbs Naval term has not been announ- Hollingsworth, Berriman, Ibbett, ed up to the time of writing, it is English, McGuinness, Setters, Tamper believed that there will be one or and Stones
"Ezrineers: Selleck; - Stack two changes from their team of}
ford: Coleman, Hurst, Dewall; - Call- Last week.
and, Boyling, Derby, Howlett and
Singleton Heads League Marksments pakan
South China. “E” meet the Lin- ***St. Joseph's B. Sons, L. Souza, colus in their replay in the First of
The following is a complete list Gurbachan Singh (St. Joseph's)
goal-scorers in the First Gosano (Recreio)
Fowler (Club)
V. Con, Woo, Sincisir, Elms, Vic Bound of the Senior Shield to mor- Second and Third Divisions of the Comes (Becreio) tor. Ward, Leonard, Hussain and For raw afternoon, and while the late local Soccer League with a quality-Leopard (St. Joseph's) nandez
Athletic Sai Ti-lim; Mak Suiter are making no changes in lasting figure of five gozis: hon, Fu Ka-hing, Wong Wing-bong, week's team, the Chinese are still
Lei Kwok-chui, Chan Hamy-kwong: Yeung Kra-po, ̈Ân Trog Ework sure Pingding Cow Man cut and Wong Marques; 2. V. Gossas
uncertain of their line-up.
BANIA FIRST DIVISION Higgins Gánenázs). It is understood, however, that Lm Wai-tong. (6. China several changes will be made, es-Ellint (C=5) pecially in the forward line, which Stevens (Police)
Sandford East Lancs).
and J. Bowen: N Delrado, N. Beltran up to now has done nothing of Cas and N. Hangpos, L Castilho, note
Goseno, Campos, Bomer auch. A-
South Chin
Fung King-cheang
in vere unlucky not Belry (Läpening)
and should Moss : (Polica)
find their
1. Knox (Kowloon)
SECOND DIVISION Bumster (Fusiliers)
Chan Tex-fal-4(South China)
EvanTM (Puzi.ienc}) Howlett Faringers) Clarke (PA.OC & Coulley (Perilla) Dubield (B.A.BC A M... Omer (Padio)
Wride (Navy)
Darby Engineers)
| Griffen (Bass Lanes )
5 Nr Pokud (Bouth. China)
I. Campos (Recreio) Hinder (Kary)
McLeod (Navy). *** English (Lincolns)
12) Vaughan (RAOC & RASC)
12 Sony ED DIVISION King-ling (Eastern)
10
ton. (Fusers);
10 Fyn (Medicals)
10 C Santos CLiga)
In their last appearance Stone
South Chima: cutters were beater to the tone Yeung Chi-chung of five goals to all by the Police. Sim Kit-man. in the past two weeks they have Other Ip. T
Koon ming L shown a very slight improvement King-dumg.
Although they do not play well Omar, Chan Koo together as a team, there are one prehun, Chan or two individuals who need a lot hang. Fair Tawah, of watching, especially Forbes, on Taang Tan-wan and Linco Taylor: the left-wing, he is one of those
who belie
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