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COMPARATIVELY EASY TASK FOR COLONY HOCKEY SELECTORS
Poor Caer Clark Cup Match
H.K. LADIES LACKING IN MORAL SUPPORT
BUT C.B.A. LADIES FULL VALUE FOR WIN
POOR GROUND RESPONSIBLE FOR SCRAPPY DISPLAY
(By "Sticks").
THE vast difference of playing on one's home ground and before numerous supporters was fully borne out in the all-important Caer Mrs White, above, gave the Clark Cup classic between the Central British
CA Ladies custody of the Caer Clark Cup for the first time in seven yERTS.
CAER CLARK CUP
UNFINISHED
“Y” And HK. Ladies To Play-Off
SEVEN-A-SIDE'S DATE
NOT YET FIXED
Association Ladies, the new champions, and the Hong Kong Ladies, champions for the last seven seasons, on the former's ground at King's Park on Saturday last.
Ment, C. C. Garthwaite, above, is a likely candidate for the Co- Jay hockey ride to meet Baczo next: month.”
INTERNATIONAL
HOCKEY TEAMS IN
DIFFICULTIES
Scotland's Difficult Problem
GERMANY RAISE COLONY- CANTO TEAM
Changes Forecasted In Attack
GARTHWAITE NOW AVAILABLE
POTTER AND NEIGHBOUR FOR DEFENCE
PROBABLE CIVILIAN SELECTIONS
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(By Sticks")
WITH
TTH the Interport hockey match against Macao barely three weeks away and all previous teams or selected players scratched, practically nothing has been done by the Inter- port Selection Committee regarding the holding of trials, although the first will probably take place next Sunday morning on either the Club or Marina ground.
With the previous Colony and Civilian selection fresh in their minds, the task of selecting the best possible Colony side, with a few new additions, should not be difficult.
The Council of the Hong Kong The cheers which greeted each effort of the winners' attack-Hockey Association did well to Of the original 15 selected players, 1.1. Comdr. Garwood was ing movements gave the CBA forwards greater impetus, and make a start on the local inter given the berth between the sticks, and little improvement could the Hong Kong Ladies' eleven must have felt down-hearted play-national hockey tournament by be made on this selection, except by the substitution of Ramzan, ing before a very large crowd of, one could almost say, hostile electing the eight representatives, the E.LT.C. custodian. spectators. No team which has won and retained a trophy for but the biggest task concerning seven consecutive seasons can hope to be very popular.
However, the game was very
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poor from the spectators' 'point. of view, but the players were: Although the Central British not wholly to blame as I have Association Ladies have won the seen "paddy fields" kept in bet
condition! Many Caer Clark Cup championship, the ter series is by no means over, as the argue, however, that it was as Hong Kong Ladies will have to bad for one side as the other, meet the "Y" Ladles in a play-of but there is a vast difference in playing on a good surface first for the runners-up position?
The date of this match has not and then on a rough and broken yet been fixed, but may take place one afterwards: The umpiring
was also not as good as I ex-; next Saturday on a neutral ground-
The date for the semi-final and pected it to be.
final rounds of the Pearce Seven-
The goalkeepers,
Miss Best (C.B.A) and Mrs. Lamson, were a-Side hockey tournaments and for very level-headed and performed the junior competition was prov their duties well. sionally Sxed for March 7, but in view of this clashing with the Men's Interport against Macao-doubtedly saved many dangerous another date, probably an earlier situations. and the same can be
one will have to be found.
“T” Saffer. Losses
Miss Grey retained her usual composure throughout and
said of Miss Walker, who gave one
of her best displays in the Colony.
Critics Confounded
The "X" Ladies, who are the holders of the Pearce Cup, may ind it very difficult to feld a re-j
Miss Joan Smalley confounded presentative side if the event is held after March 11, as Miss Joyce the critics with a very fine dis
Adey, one of their forwards, is
iplay.
Miss P. Woolley was the worst leaving the Colony for Home on
on dispisy, that date. Mrs. A. P. Healy, who of the four backs
very nearly
was also a member of the side, has.
causing obstruction
already left the Colony for Shang-every time she attempted to inter-
hal
cept a pass..
She mishit
MO.
Lient. I. P. Widiana, above, will probably have sufficiendly re- covered from a hand injury to re- present England in the local hockey International tournament.
IRELAND TO HOLD TRIALS
Old Players To Be Capped Again?
FIVE MORE PLAYERS -STILL WANTED
this series has yet to come in gathering together intending can- didates for the various teams:
Scotland are already finding it difficult to secure players, but Ger- many, who are staging a revival, will be fielding a team of Cantonį and Hong Kong: Germans, who are however, all members of the local Dertscher Klub, which gives them recessary residential qualification. The Scotland representative has
THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
England And Ireland Players To Send In Their Names
Lient. J. P. Williams, East
I. E. Potter, abore is another likely candidate for the forth- coming Interport match against Macao on March 7.
•
Pte. Hollingsworth, above, the former England and Colony hoc- "key" goalkeeper; is away from the Colony with his Regiment, the Lincolnshizes. -
ENGLAND TO
BE STRONGLY
REPRESENTED
Last Year's Men Available
NO TRIALS TO BE HELD
A. E P. Guest (Radio), Lt- Comdr. Broome (Navy) and Kishan Singh (Army) were the three full-backs, and here again little improvement could be "What with the Interport and made, except by the inclusion so many other important hockey of J. E. Potter (Club) as a back matches coming off, we
are not
in preference to Broome, who is holding any trials this season but not quite fast enough for the will pick our team according to Macao forwards.
the form displayed in these Guest And Potter
games,” said L2. J. P. Williams, Guest and Potter are no doubt the England representative, in the our best pair of backs and, pro-International Hockey tournament viding the latter is given a trial when -- Interviewed by the China (he was away from the Colony Mul regarding the selection of the during the last Interport trials), England. XI in the forthcoming we will probably see these two matches. :: partnered.
Lt. Williams said that they had ME Hassan (Radio), W. A most of last year's team available, Reed (Club), Alaf Din (Army) though the goal-keeper, Etc. Hol- and Pte. Neighbour (Army) can-lingsworth, has since left the not be improved upon, in the malf-Colony. His place, however, will back selections, although A. Silva probably be filled by Lt Comdr.
these four players. On recent So far as the full-backs are con form the probable intermediate cerned, there are four players to line should comprise M. H. Hassan, make the selections from, namely WA Reed and Pte. Neighbour. E. V. Reed, Pte. Car, L. Conde. The Colony attack is the one Broome and J. E. Potter. The line in which several changes are last two will probably be the ones likely to be made Lt CC-picked. Garthwaite, Lt E M Dawson,
Last Year's Halves land others who were prevented
The trio that did drty last sea- from taking part in the original!son in the intermediate line, Lt The East Lancashire Regiment Interport trial match owing to. P. Williams, W. A. Reed and
Lancashire Regiment, who is the EAST LANCS. FOR (Argonautas) is very close behind Garwood
England representative in the lo cal international hockey total ment, has requested the China Mail to inform all hockey players qualified to play for England in the tournament that he will be glad they will communicate with him
We have also been asked to in- vite all Irish hockey players to communicate with It. Ervine-An- drews, of the same Begiment.
MACAO
Hockey Match On Sunday
LT. J. P. WILLIAMS TO
· PLAY AGAIN?
Although nothing defizite has 80 far received replies from the hockey team will be making the cricket and the soccer Literport. C. S. Parker, will probably be picked again as they are easily the Probable Attack The following is the Caer Clark several occasions and was by never been decidied upon, it is under Police, who have submitted the trip to Macao this Sunday to play will now be available
best available. So far six naizes. Cup table to date:—
means safe. Had the Hong Kong stood that the Irish contingent in names of Blackbum (full-back), the Portuguese colony in a-frisad
Cameron (inside-right) and Mac-ly hockey match
I can see no better attack 4han are being considered for the for- Ladies possessed dangerous the local international hockey PWDL FAPts.
kenzie, a newcomer who exact Lt. J. P. Williams, the local Divett, Garthwaite, Gorbachen ward line, but no definite selection CBA 8 6 1 1 19 8 13 right-wing the result might have tournament will be holding their
position is doubtful, while the England hockey player, will make Singh, Lt, Burch, of the Navy, and has yet been made, and, as sixted
·E. K. Ladies 8 5 1 2 12 4 11 (been -reversed.
wie vetrial matches very shortly.
CBA have submitted S. Macthe trip with the team and it w
Lal Singh, of the Army, with Sab.elsewhere on this page, ́players "Y" Ladies .. 8 5 1 2 21 11 11 Mrs Bell was the outstanding: Lt. Ervine-Andrews, East Lan-Nider, (forward) St. Andrew's E hoped that he will play in the Wraith (Navy), Lt EM who are qualified to represent St. Andrew's. 8 20 6 13 25 4
half-back on display and her dis-cashire Regiment, who is the Ire MacNider (half-back) Recreio
and the centre-half position. All will de Dawson (Army) and S. Chow-England are being asked to sib- tribution forward should have land reprezentative, is working on Club J. Podger (full-back) N. A pend, however, on the result or dury (Radio) as reserves mit their names to Lt. Williams. Totals
seen better resalta. She was an last year's material and is also
E. Mackay (forward) and G. Dun-an
In the Civilian team to meet England, who were beater in attacking, as well as defending, seeking the services of any player
can, (goal-keeper).
Macao on March 8, the goalkeeper the final by India last year, should 3. FT. 5 IN. BOXER AND HE half-back, and eclipsed all previous qualified for the Irish team..
(Continued on Poge 5)
will probably be Hatzan, although go very far again this tipe with IS A CHAMPION
performances of any half-back in the Colony.
RH Wang, the former Colony the above-mentioned players form- custodian, is coming back into the ing the nucleus of the team. limelight. Re
8 0 1 7 2.19 1
-40.18. 4 18 67 67 40
Among the old players there are Capt. D. W. Persse, Lt C. Raven-i
LADIES WIN BRAWN CUP
Paris: Aurel Toma, the 3ft Miss I Woolley was also very hill. S. C. Archer, Cpl. Kennedy, H.K. Sin. fly-weight and feather-weight good and her spoiling had the de- L/Cpl Donnallon, 1/Cpl. Murphy boxing champion of Eumania, is sired effect throughout. She hit and Pte. Nolan, and it is more
visit here.
Winner of 49 the ball hard and was always well than probable that all of them fights out of 60, this latest basing positioned for an interception
It is understood that the Royal
on a
gasps than his 7ft 6in. country-
than probable again.
sensation has caused even more Miss Bryson Off Forma Ulster Eifes do not poss£55_2NY"} Miss M. Bryson was good, but hockey players up to the standard] man. "Gogea Mitu. Toma is 24 was not up to timer standard, of other Regimental teams. rears old. In addition to boxing, while Miss Everat tackled well:
he is also a keen Rugby football but distributed poorly
player.
-Miss B Hebling the Hong Kong Ladies' left-half, was never better and, although very slight of build, hit the ball very hard to her clearances. “The spoiled magnif cently and her terrier-like methods were never in vain. Miss Glover, the losers Fight half, was on her game slightly, although her cløver stickwork stoned for poor other departm
The
partly
X-Ray examination of his hand, which will be made to mor- sow. It will be recalled that he |injured it while playing cricket
some weeks ago.:
The East Lanes team will prob The back positions will probably ably be as follows:-
rest between three pinyeza Guest, Pte. Smith; Bd. Cox, Cpl. Ken Sommer and Fotter-and nedy: Murphy, Lieut. J. Pinclined to favour the intter
HARDSTAFF HONOURED
In recognition of his fine fest
D.G.S. Runners-Up In warms L/Cpl Bals; Lient. Robin, who have played together in the incoming 230 not out against at
First Season
The Hong Kong Ladies inséria-| ed their name on yet another trophy and, as senior Ladies' Hockey club in the Colony, have the distinction of being the first winners of the Brawn Cup.
The Diocesan Girls' School havet done excellently to take the rute hers-up berth in this their first season, while the Central British Schoolgizlevare third one point?
ehind. The
Ladies piky: off
son, Lieut E. M. Dawson, Bdan Bot ting, Sergi Owen and Pte. Nolan Club team Reserves Pte. Moore.
The half back line could be better than Ha Reed 20
Oliveira
Uni
Silva, of the
place Hassan.
The
The for
provide the
biggest tas
an
Sydney, Hardstad, the Notts batsman, has been presented with a mounted and inscribed bell by the New South Wales Cricket” As- Bociation:
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