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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1936
Sporting Page
H.K.L.B.A. URGED TO MAKE TIME LIMIT FOR POSTPONEMENTS
R. Duncan, above, wax the most successful of the three K.B.G.C. skips in last Saturday's Lawn Bowls League encounter against the L.R.C.
CLUB'S TASK
AGAINST THE
FUSILIERS
Many Changes For
To-morrow
INCONSISTENCY MAY PROVE DOWNFALL
LEAGUE SOCCER NOW DRAWING TO CLOSE
UNSATISFACTORY STATE OF AFFAIRS
TTEE
LEAGUE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MUST GET BUSY
THE
(By "Referee ")
N. Beltrao, above, has proved to be one of the outstanding soccer pivots in the Colony and is in line for ano ser Interport "exp" next season.
THE Hong Kong Football Association's First and Second Divisions are fast drawing to a close and South China "B" play their last fixture to-morrow when they meet the East Lancs. at Caroline Hill, and a precedent has been set by the S.CAA. authorities, who are charging 10 ROVER'S
cents for any seat on the ground!
Recreio have decided to concede the points for their remain-|| ing fixtures rather than play off the games-most of their players
FORECAST
have lost interest in the League-while the Hong Kong Football The following is the forecast for Club, who, together with Kowloon, refused to play on Sundays, the week-end fixtures, giving the have at last yielded and the League can thus be brought to an favoured team in capital letters: end sooner than was originally expected.
The extra long soccer programme, due as I have stated in new representative The Club are making several in these columns previously. to the many teresting changes for their prematches, has resulted in dissatisfaction being voiced by the mier division soccer clash against various Civilian Clubs, and I should not be in the least bit sur-
RIFLES
TO-MORROW
FIRST DIVISION
v Navy
LEAGUE CARD OPENS UNDER CLOUD
K.C.C.'S UNACCOUNTABLE COLLAPSE
JUNIOR CHAMPIONS OUTPLAYED
(By "Skip")
THE Lawn Bowls season certainly began under a cloud last Saturday, only half the matches being played! The heavy shower just before 11 a.m. caused several matches to be cancelled, which was most unfortunate so early in the sea- son. There does not appear to be any ruling or precedent as to what time a match may be can-
celled by the home team, and it is not unusual
for a tearn to travel on a useless journey.
I understand that this happened last year. A team was in- formed at 2.50 p.m.. by a reliable member of a club that the match was on, but on arrival at the ground were informed that a higher authority had cancelled the match! It seems unfortunate that there is no time limit for making a decision, and I make the sug- gestion that the H.K.L.BA. notify clubs that a decision must be definitely reached by 1.30 p.m.
R. P. Phillips, above, was the only successful skip in the K.C.G. team when they lost to Craigen- gower "A" last Saturday in the Lawn Bowls League programme.
VITAL MAMAK HOCKEY GAME POSTPONED
be-
the. Fusiliers to-morrow on their prised to see many radical changes made before the commence | South China "B" v EAST LANDS: carry out their fixtures, it would appear that some of the other which was to have been played
home ground, and, although they
ment of next season.
will be weakened by the absence
The playing off of postponed of Syd Strange, whose marriage takes place this afternoon, they matches on week-days towards should give a good account of the end of the season hardly themselves
effects the military. Navy Or Strange's vacancy is being fill-Chinese teams, but Civilian j ed by Nicholls, his estwhile partClubs suffer, as most of their stated at right-back to complete players are not permitted to
leave their duties before 5 p.m.)
ner, while Skinner has been rein-
that line.
Robertson will be seen at right- half in place of Drowa, who has been transferred to the attack,į where he will fill the gap at in- side-left caused by Fleming's un- avoidable absence.
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SOUTH CHINA “B”
The Fusiliers, who have not IN THEIR LAST
come up to expectations this sea- son, gave a very fine performance against the Kowloon recently and have only to repeat that display to secure the points from the Club.) The latter, since their chances ofį securing the runners-up position have fallen to the ground, have been indifferent, although several; of their players have displayed, patches of brilliance.
PRESENTATION TO SYD STRANGE
pleasant
There was a very Tanction at the Hong Kong Football Club yesterday evening when Mr. S. H. Strange, former captain and present left-bark of the Club's premier soccer teamO, and also an Interporter, was the recipient of a silver cigarette box from the Committee and Members on the occasion of his marriage to Miss Eileen Eardley, of Shanghai, which will take place this afternoon at St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road.
Club
FUSILIERS
at 4.30 p.m.
The Mamak hockey game tween the Radio Sports Club and (Saokuspoo, 4.45 p.m.) - When clubs in Kowloon as well as Happy Valley are able to the Kowloon Indians Tennis Club, (Caroline Hill, 445 pm) matches were cancelled too hastily. I am only generalising of yesterday, has been postponed till (Club, 4.45 p.m.) course, and have no information that any particular ground was to-morrow on the Marina ground |S'cuttera (RA) Y KOWLOON. fit for play after the match had been called off.
(Chatham Road, 4.45 p.m.)| But, to get down to the games — LYEMUN (RA) v St. Joseph's
played. The only major apset (Causeway Bay, 4.45 p.m.) SECOND DIVISION
in the Junior League, where the junior champions, Eastern (Chatham Road, 3.15 p.m.) the Kowloon B.G.C., strong on paper, lost to Craigengover by (Sookuspoo. 3.15 p.m.) 19 shots.
(Kowloon, 3.15 p.m.) Champions Given Fright
NAVY TO MEET
RIFLES IN THE
BEST CLASH FUSILIERS
JUNIOR SAILORS
PROMOTED
CAMPBELL MISSED BY SOLDIERS
An excelient soccer game should be witnessed to-morrów) when the Rifles encounter the
RIFLES
ENGINEERS
Athletic
V Kowloon
was
The First Division games fù- ished pretty much as was expect- ed, although the champions, Crai-
CLUB'S CONQUERORS gengower A were given a fright
TO MEET SAINTS by the K.C.C. The bome
SENIOR CLASH Navy in the First Division at Soo- Lyemun Should Offer
Meet East Lancs. At Home
SOLDIERS MUST SHOW IMPROVEMENT
—
kunpoo, where the former will be
all out to reverse last week's re
Stiff Opposition
without
а
the
CRAIGENGOWER'S WIN NO SURPRISE
DRAKE'S RINK ECLIPSED
"
(By Ubique")
my last week's resume I referred to the fact that Green team Rangers must have been sighing desperately for rain. Well were about seren shots up with they got it, but what a perversity of fate that it should come on two heads to go, but unaccount-Saturday morning! This made the commencement of the season ably collapsed, especially Hyde- a disastrous one from a fixture point of view. Only one game
Clubs1
I seriously suggest that there
PROGRAMME
TO-MORROW,
Senior Division "Needle" Match
TAIKOO MAY CAUSE AN UPSET
(By "SKIP").`
Lay's rink, which lost two fives in was played in the Second Division, whilst one match in the Senior succession to Luz.
Division had to be postponed. The K.C.C. tried out a new skipi I am not criticising the sult, when they were beaten by A good First Division League in Bebbington and his rink gave Green Rangers of the the odd goal in three.
football game should be witnessed Omar a very close game. Phillips but, in view of the fact that GOOD BOWLS In spite of the fact that several at Causeway Bay to-morrow, when was the only home skip to secure matches took place in the Val- of the Navy's regular players are Lyemun, who caused a sensation a win, against Dick Basa's four ley on the Craigengower green away, they are still able to field a last Sunday by trouncing the Club by 6 shots. He has a strong rink,and the condition of the strong side.
by 4 goals to 1, meet St. Joseph's, with Joe Fraser as his No. 3 (give ground was remarkably good Spencer and Gould, who have who are turning out a fairly re-me a 20. 3 who can drive!), and considering the rain of the South China "P" are retaining recently been promoted to the first presentative team
he should do well this season as morning I have been wonder- last Saturday's eleven players for team, will be playing, and these, The Saints have made several
ing whether some of the The is very keen. their final game in the premier, two should give the Rifles' defence changes, but will be
Over at the Kowloon Bowling matches not played were can division of the Football League to a great amount of trouble. Wride, goalkeeper as U. B. Souza is on Green Club it proved a walk-over celled too early in the day. morrow against the East Lanes, who played in
the forward line the injured list. Sinclair is for the home team against the is rarely any need definitely to jand fast and fairly evenly contest-for the juniors, will dil the able to fill his position in
LR.C. Bob Duncan was skipping cancel matches until say one hour jed game should result,
pivotal position, and the rest of pivotal berth, and his vacancy is the team will be much the same as being filled by Hussain, while one rink, with Randle, who played before the scheduled time of com-
The "needle" lawn bowls League The Chinese playing to-morrow before.
Joanilho, from their Third Div No. 1 for the Civil Service for so mencement.
match to-morrow will undoubtedly will probably be representing
zion team, will be seen at inside-long, as his No. 3, and they pulled!
I suppose there is
no player, be that between Craigengower South China in the First Division
left in Hussain's vacancy.
Fer off the biggest win, after being 13)
wherever he lives or works, who "A" and Club de Becreio at the next season, because the majority
are feeling tas nandez is unable to play on the up very early on. This, in spite could not get to the green on Valley, and it would be a beave of their "A" and some of their absence of Campbell greatly, a left-wing, and Sprinkle has again of a second team reserve playing-!! which he is to play in one hour-man who would attempt to fore "B" players will still be on tour he opened up play by swinging been reinstated here.
Dallah's Driving "Eye" and there is always the possibility cast the result with any degree of in Europe or in England.
the ball about, but Coyle is a good The Gunners are not likely to
Or work make any changes from last Sun
an adjacent rink, Dallah of the start being delayed any-certainty.
Both teams have made changes though not so polished as Campday's line-up and, providing they didn't quite get his driving eye in, thing up to an hour. The vagaries
of the climate render it impera-since last year--E. M. Remedios bell in his distribution.
$ can reproduce the same standard although he saved his team
tive that matches should be play-and J. Moore has not quite settled of soccer, they should secure
number of shots. Had his heavy
J. Basto are two down, but will, nevertheless, be least one point.
stuff been better, I am told there ed if at all possible thus avoiding players whom I notice in the Por- the main source of anxiety to the
might have been a much closer the re-arrangement of matches fortuguese team, whilst Atienza and
the back end of the season.
Arculli are also in new company. Navy defence, while Erwin and
game; Holland played a very Hartigan
Only One Surprise are useful
The advantage of playing at home when on form
There was only one result any-jshould be the turning point.
The Kowloon Bowling Green thing in the nature of a surprise and that was the match in the Club should manage to beat the Second Division between Craigen-Civil Servants at the Valley, but gower and the Bowling Green, and I do not anticipate any other away even that was a surprise to me.victories, though it is hard to say
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(Continued on Page 13)
Campbell Missed
The Rifles
substitute
defensive
Spencer Leading Marksman Moore has not
The following is a complete list (G. Singh (St. Joseph's)
gcal-scorers in the First To Kwai-shing (S. China “A”).
of
and
Second Divisions of the
Roberts (Navy)
a
SECOND DIVISION
Spencer (Navy)
local Soccer League with qualifying figure of six goals:
FIRST DIVISION
Elliot (Club)
Johnson (Police)
Lee Wai-tong (8: China "A")
G. White (Kowloon)
Sandford (East Lancs.)
Fowler (Cish)
Evans (Fusiliers)
Yeung Kan-pe (Athletic)
(Lincolns)
Higgins
Leonard (St. Joseph's)
Moss (Police)
Ng Po-kia (S. China “E”)
Stevens (Police)
Cannell (Navy)
Howlett (Engineers)
Darby (Engineers) Bumster (Fusiliers)
25 Gould (Navy)
Radcliff
20 Wride (Navy)
20
(East Lancs.)
20 Duffield (B.AOC & RAS.C.)
17 Harst (Engineers)
16 Cheng Shui-bong ́(Eastern)
16 Boyd (Rides)
73 Chan Takzai (South China)
Clarke (ELA.O.C. & RASC.)
14 Evans (Fusiliers)
12 Cresty
(Fanies)
12 Horner Butt Lanes)
11 Antias (Navy),
10 Coulder (Fusiliers)
Fung King-cheong (S. China "A") 10 Chan Ping-to (Eastern)
Rose (Navy)
Gomes (Recreio)
10 Blake (University)
10. M. Omar (Radio)
Cheuk - Shak-kam (8. China, "B") 10 Walkden (East Lancs.)
Harrison (Fusiliers)
D. Knox (Kowloon).
Ip Pak-wa (S. Chise “A”)
B. Gosano (Recrtis).
Sullivan (Fusiliers)
Roberts (Fusiliers)
Baldry (Linceins)
Cheang Moon-wing (Athletic) "Ridley (Lincolns) Reece (Lysemin) Forrow (Club)
10 Pang Kan-hing (Athlétle)
Bowker East Lance)
Turner Linesins)
Duncan (Club)
2- English (Lincolns)
8 Vaughan (RAO.C. &
7 Griffen (East Lanes)
7 McLeod Cavy).
Tam (University)
-6] Tang, (University).
610'Donnell (Fast Lanes.)
39
wingers KOWLOON PLAY IN
LAST GAME
The only change contemplated 28 by the Rifles is m goal Connoris starter, and Chivers
28 ja doubtful
may take his place. The latter Should Secure Win Over gave a good display last week, bringing of several worthy saves.
POLICE TO MEET
EAST LANCS.
To-day's Clash At Kowloon
Stonecutters
Both Kowloon and Stonecutters will complete their First Division soccer fixtures when they meet at Kowloon to-morrow, and, in view of the fact that the latter have not] been playing for some time, they
sound' skip's game and was well
supported by Henson, newly pro- moted from the juniors while Guy, (Continued on Page 5.)
SMALL JUNIOR PROGRAMME
Three Clashes For To-morrow
T:
new
“SKIP'S” FORECAST FOR TO-MORROW FIRST DIVISION, ÇÍVIL SERVICE (52)
CRAIGENGOWER "A" (80)
may not be able to give Kowloon FUSILIERS TO MEET EASTERN POLICE B.C. (47)
such a hard game.
Kowloon, on the other hand,
Only three Second Division| TAIKOO RC (—)
The Police will complete their cannot afford to take things too football games are being played INDIAN R.C. (54) First Division, soccer fixtures this tightly with the Gansers, whose to-morrow and the only one of any
Lancs. on the Kowloon ground at Kowloon forwards have in the past the Fusiliers, who are still in the KOWLOON BGC (A
afternoon when they meet the East defence is quite good, while the interest is the encounter between
5
The East-Laics few games raresiad a deterrable race for the runners-up position
surprised the weakness in front of goal. The and Eastern and TR CLUB DES RECREIO (75) Club last week when they drew return of D. Knox, their centre-
The latter will have Cheng Shui- KOWLOON C.C. (60)
with them, while the Police, by forward, should, however, greatly hong leading them again and, with
6 drawing with the Athletic, lost all strengthen the mainland team. Sabhan on the left-wing, and two HKFC “B”
will
again partner good forwards in Ip Yan-fook and
Roberts Chan Ping-to, they should be able HK. ELECTRIC (49)
'chances of being runners-up, The Fastman
East Lancs are now playing good Everest at back, while
KOWLOON B.G.C (62)
CLUB DE RECREIO (58)
KOWLOON CC. (68)
-- CRAIGENGOWER “E” (-)
KOWLOON DOCK (52)
SECOND DIVISION
CIVIL SERVICE (64)
POLICE R.C. (56)
"YACHT CLUB. (—)
CRAIGENGOWER (59)
a football and should be able to ex-will return to the half-back line to give the Fusiliers a good game, Figures in brackets denote the result of the corresponding, game last
with Bliss as pivot..
(Continued on Page 13) Resson, and underlined texias - are, favoured to win..
6 tend their opponents.