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THE CHIRA BAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1936
OPENING OF LOCAL SOCCER LEAGUE TO-DAY SUNDAY'S SOCCER FIRST DIVISION NEWCOMERS
PROGRAMME
Kowloon Chinese
Make Debut
KWONG WAIPS FIRST APPEARANCE
(By "BOVER") : There is an interesting football |match in the First Division of the League to-morrow afternoon when the Kowloon Chinese make their debut against the Fusiliers, and although the latter will be fielding practically the same team as last fseason, their opponents will pro-
bably extend them all the way.
The Kowloon Chinese players, or most of them, were formerly with:
advantage of knowing each other's
A. S. Bliss. Hon. Secretary of the E. F. C. will again, be seen in their centre-half-berth
this stason and will be en view against the Rides, to-day,
the Athletic and will have the INTERESTING
JUNIOR LEAGUE
SOCCER CARD
play. The Chinese play fast and
neat soccer and on current form should take both points.
There is one Second Division match, in which the same Clubs meet, and here the decision should be-reversed.
The Kwong Wah, which is an- other name for the China Light and Power Co., make their debut in the League against the Euro- pean Police in the Third Division and an interesting match should result.
Lyemun's Stiff Task: Kowloon Stronger
-མ་” འ SMALL UNITS “DERBY”
ENCOUNTER
MANY CHANGES SEEN
IN SENIOR TEAMS
CLUB AND EAST LANCS. SHOULD WIN
S. CHINA “B” FORMIDABLE SIDE
(By "Rover")
THE absence of the League champions, South China “A,” and the Royal Navy, the first appearance of the Eastern Athletic Association and of the Kowloon Chinese Football Club, in the opening of the Hong Kong Football League this First Division, will be the main features of the afternoon, when 14 matches in the First, Second and Third Divisions will be down for decision.
N. Beltran, above, will skipper Club de Recreio's First Division team this season and will again be seen in the centre-half posi tion.
ROVER'S” FORECAST
The absence of a Royal Artillery team from the First Divi-for the week-end fixtures, giving the The following is “Rover's” forecast sion for the first time in many years will also be a very notable favoured teams in pronounced black feature this season, and their subsequent fight for promotion, in letters: view of their gallant efforts last season, will be followed with keen interest by soccer enthusiasts in the Colony.
To-day
FIRST DIVISION
There are several interesting fixtures in the First Division, East Lancs. the best of which will probably be the clash between the Club and the Police. The Club will have Hill back in the defence, with 1Qub Fleming at inside-right in support of Fowler, Drown still being Kowloon on the injured list.
(By "ROVER") The presence of two Artillery teams and the debut of the Chin The Police will have theese Police are the outstanding fea majority of last season's players to tures in, to-day's Second Division interesting
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The Police have made several!
changes. Greig jappears at left-back in the
ed for Kowloon for several sea- The two best games in this divi- absence of C. Pile, who has left sons. will be seen in the Kwong sion will probably be those be the
Colony, while Brooks Wah pivotal position.
tween the East Lancs.
and appears in the pivot position. Lyemun, and the Engineers and with Parker reappearing at Stonecutters. Both the Artillery left-half. Gough will be seen teams were in the First. Division on the right-wing with John- last season and both have retained son at inside-right The lat-
SIR J. CAHN'S
It
all last year's players. The East ter, however, may not play as Lancs. were runners-up in the he is suffering from an injured Junior League. while the En-arm Green will lead the gineers are the present holders of attack. With these numerous the Junior Shield.
changes, the Police will take The Club have a good team for time to settle down and, with their game against the Chinese this in view, the Club's chances Police, and with Millington, of opening their season with a Nicholls and Matthieu in the de- win appear bright at
the
CRICKET XI
FOR MALAYA fence, should do well against the moment.
Professionals May Be Included
DEARTH OF DEPENDABLE LOCAL BATSMEN
(By "LEIGHTON)
Singapore, September 18..
opposing forwards who will in- clude George Tsang, former South China "B" team leader.
Navy Strong
East Lancs. Strong The East Lanes, who look like opening their season with a win, are fielding a very powerful team Due to the fact that the Navy against St. Joseph's. Oxford has have no senior fixture this week, been promoted to the first team's they are in a position to field a goalkeeping berth, while Lawton, strong reserve team against East-who usually plays in
The news that Sir Julien Cahn The former
Athletic
Eastern
▾ St. Joseph's (Sookanpoc, 4.45 p.z.).
v Police
(Club, 4.45 pm)
v Rifles
(Kowloon, 4.45 p.m.) v South Chins "B" (Caroline Hill, 4.45 p.m.)
7 Recreio
(Causeway Bay, 445 pm)
SECOND DIVISION
| East Lancs.
Engineers
Club
* Lycium
(Sookanpoa, 3.15 p.m.) v Stonecutters
(Military. Happy Valley, 445 pm)
Navy
Kowloon
Athletic
7
Chinese Police
(Club, 315 p.in.)
V Eastern
(Causeway Bay, 3.15 pm.)
Rifes
(Kowloon, 3.15 p.m.)
v South China
(Caroline Hill, 3.25 p.)
THIRD DIVISION
East Lanes.
St. Joseph's
(Chatham Road, 4.45 p.)
Engineers Y Recreio
(Military, Happy Valley 3.15 p.m.) R.A.0.C
▾ RASC (Navy, Happy Valley, 4.45 p.m.)
To-morrow
Blackbourn the Police right-back, above, will bear the brant of the Club attack in to-
Division day's First
Leagne match.
Fusiliers
Fusiliers
one
FIRST DIVISION
v Kowloon Chinese
(Sookmpoo, 4.45 p.)
SECOND DIVISION
Kowloon Chinese (Sookumpoo, 3.15 p.m.)
* THIRD DIVISIÓN the half-they should hold their own. era, and should win comfortably. back line, will be seen at inside-Rifles have made
The Kwong Wah v European Police A good game should be seen be- right! Their attack is a formid-change
(Kowloon, 4.45 pm) important Moore,
Chinese Police v Liza Portuguesa › a late arrival) tween the Billes and Kowloon able one and should register
have a good side, least on three occasions against half berth formerly held by Camp-
a last season, will fill the
(Kowloon, 3.15 p.m.) centre-Air Forer v Medicals:
(Chatham Road, 445 p.m.) bell, who is shortly leaving the The Saints have manyTM new Colony for Home
in comers, E. M. Marques being
Kowloon will have Boyd back in FOOTBALL CLUB goal, while 0. M. Omar will be at their intermediate line in support right-half instead of Hussain, who of Bliss on the left-flank while BOWLS RESULTS quite up to the of whom played in the senior ten moves to centre-half in the absence Fastman, who has been tried on
Evans, of the Fusiliers, will be of Sinclair. T. Castilho, the other the right-wing, will make
newcomer, will be seen оп the first League appearance there to-
Prize Presentation To-morrow Good Fight Expected
many
is definitely to bring a cricket team while Kowloon will be in the for the Saints. to Malaya next year is gratifying tuzate position of fielding one of the best sides they have done in may include two- or three "pres," but will be mostly com-the Second Division for posed of first-class amateurs and Years W. Knox and Willis, both be almost if not
Last season, will be included. standard of the Australian side whose visit under Macartney's captaincy is still remembered with (soch delight.
leading the attack
There are only three Third Division games down for decision
right-wing.
day.
Formidable Team
his
The following are the results of
Unfortunately, it does not seem to-day and with the exception of A very good game should be South China "B," who were fea- likely that it will be possible to the game between the Ordnance witnessed when Kowloon meet the tured in nine drawn games lastthe Hong Kong Football Club lawz field such 3 talented Malayan Corps and the Service Corps; the Rifles at Chatham Road.. Kowloon season, will be a formidable force bowls tournaments: eleven as that which won such a other two games appear likely to have so far displayed excellent this afternoon, when they clash ger: Runner-up E. J. Edwards.
Club Championship; winner J. Eod- glorious victory over Macartney's result in easy wins for the East form in their friendly games and, with a much weakened Athletic Singles Handicap: winner E. J. Ed- men in that thrilling match at Lanes, and the Engineers.
with D. Knox in splendid fettle. side, the majority of whose playwards (5) Enner-up G. S. Bodger Kuala Lumpur. However, let's not be pessimistic there' is some very promising material bere and there in the country, and quite a useful side may be built from it.
It seems a pity that no- profes- sional coaching is yet possible; it
touch
League Football Teams
For This Week-End
FIRST DIVISION
Club Paiza:
Wippinschaw.
Ist
ETE have joined the Kowloon (+2). Chinese.
Winners LA. Collyer and Dr. G. Tong Kwan, who used to play L Shaw. for the South China “A” ́tearn
Runners-up Dr. J. A. R. Selby and team several seasons ago, will G. S. Graver. Winch and Willis.
make a reappareance at right-half, Rink Competition: Winners GE St. Joseph's E. M Marques, V.; Club:-Fogwill; Millington and while Leung In-chan will again be Stephens, A. McKellar, E. S. Carter is just what some of our younger Costa and L. Souza; 0. M. Omar, A. Nicholls, P. Wilson, J. Walkden and at right-back. The rest of the and R. S. Robertson (skip). players need to develop the "class" Hussain and Elms: T. Castilho, N. Matthieu; Stone, Milne, Fisher, Gil-team is unchanged from last sea-prize: J. F. MacGowan, 2nd Prize:
Competition Delgado, D. Leonard, A. Ward and christ and Sloan. Mechanical Bowlers
L Fernandes.
Rider: Bramwell; Coyle and Wilson, which gives them an added ad-Dr. G. L Shaw; 3rd Prize: J. H. Gel- South China "B"-Wong. Wab-son; McCauley, Kinney and Murdock;vantage over the Athletic, whose hing, 4th Prize; G. S. Graves. It is perhaps in bowling more kai; Cheng Fai-lam and Leang In-Farrell, Wilson, Godney, Boyd and team is as yet unknown.
The presentation of prizes wil than, batting that scope offers for chan; Tong Kwan, Lam Tak-po and Kaye.
take place at the conclusion of the med Eastern's Debat
Rink Game arranged for the closing Chan Local bowlers, Henry Young: Yip Yuen-po,
Engineers: Selleck; Coleman and expert tuition. Telephone 57032
Eastern make their first appear-day to-morrow at 2.45 p.m. with some natural talent, are far Tak-fai, Ng Po Eu, Lai Shri-wing Bevill; Woods, Boyling and WOLL Telephone 21279
fold; Creagh, Harst, Darby, Howlett ance in the First Division against too mechanical, and don't "think" and Lee Shek-yau.
Kowloon Chinese: Wong Cheung: and Callard.
Becreio and several interesting the batsmen out, by studying their Chan Hong-kwong and Ho Cher-yin Eastern: Tang Yat-ming; weaknesses and playing on them, Lai Kong-hee, Lai Kwok-chai and Ting-choy and Cheang.. Ip-wing notable being Cheng Shui-hong'e
Le changes will be seen, the moet THE FASTEST, “100” as the really first-class bowler Wong Wing-bon; Tam Kwong-sum Chong Hung-wai, Lak Fook wah, }does...
Yeung Kam-po, Au Ping Ming, Chow and Lee Chi-hung: Chan Ping-to, transfer to the right-wing, where Lestie Ames's Great The one Malayan trundler of Man-chee and Wa Tin-po.
Lee Wai-lam, Tam Cho-tat, S. Hamet he proved his worth in the 1932 Rifes:Connor; Pickering and and Hàu Ching-to.
Innings (November) Interport against recent years who has really de
Stevens; McGonigal, Moore and Fast Lanes Baldwin; Eshurak Shanghai. The rest of the Iveloped that side of the art is Miller; Erwin, Stevens, Ferguson, and Gargwood; Hardy, Coster and team are old hands with newcomer
London, September 4. Bostock-Hill, and he is in the Killen and Bartigen.“
Dixon; Jackson Scullion, Crossley, in Tang Yat-ming, who formerly Leslie Ames, the Kent and Eng- veteran stage now. :
East Lancs-Oxford; Swain and Mulvey and Radcliffe. Steele; Thorpe, Gorman and Crow-)
THIRD DIVISION
played for South China between land-batman, hit up the fastest Generous Tribute
ther: Eckersley, Lawton, ·Saniford, › East Lance-Willisz; Howard the "sticks.””
hundred of the season to-day while and The Australians paid "generous Smith and Elding.
Johnson; Cox, · Carroll, and Becreio are Belding several batting for England XI tribute to him-ns to "Doc" Hen- Recreios. Marques; E. Silva and Power: Lieut. Murphy, Grifin, Arm-newcomers. E. Silva Alling the against All India at Folkestone. nessy, who though even then a A. V. Gossno: Fernandes, Beitrao sworth, Mather and Taley
b vacancy at full-back caused by Ames, who has been chosen to tour. Demee and veteran tied them up so effectual- and V. Marques, G. Marques, Aquino, Recreio R. Xavier;
. Gomes, H. Campos and T. Alves V. Ribeiro; A. Gonsalves, C, Figuier- Bowen's departure to Kowloon, Australia with the M.C.C. term ly when the Kuala Lumpur wicket
Police: McHardy: Blackbourn and do and Garcia; Bies. A. Guttierez, 3. while A. V. Gosano will make a this winter, took only 68 minutes began to crack up, and help him Greig; North, Brooks, Parker;, Gough, Pereirs, 'A. Bibeiro and Maxwell, very welcome reappearance at to complete his century..** so usefully.
Fohnson, Green, Morrison and Moss. St. Joseph's-Bax, Victor and right-back.
Before Amer” great innings, the Cab G. Where are our batamen to hit
Rodger, Hill and S. Wikinson; Rumjahn, Castre" and "Ra- C. Marquet, right-winger, god fastest hundred stood to the credit up rows against Sir Jullen's tearn: Strange mer. Form and Esack, Bowen A. Sprinkle, Rocha D. Aquino, inside right, are new of CM Kimpton, the Oxford
Strange; F. Fowler, Pleming, Elliot, and Thirwell... There is a dearth of dependable wilson and Bledord.
Liga Portuguesa: A Quinn; Lcomers to the First Division, but University player, who scored 102 men like Congdon, Barker Taylor, Kowloon:-Boyes; Everest and Gomes, and J. Bemedios; G. Souza, E. having played together in the junior in 70 minutes against Lancashire Bryan, Lall Singh. Leijastus, Bowen, Roberts, Bliss and Boyd; Riberio and E. Zemedios; J. Souza, Lexique, they should do equally well at Oxford on May 22 Lyock, Stewart Brown, Brand, Batman, G. White, D. Knox, V. Souta, Santos E. Larence A in their debut to-day, Recreio Rhodes, Hopkins and other gifted White and Honniball
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SECOND DIVISION
Oblong, and H. Santos
European Police: Manning; Sal-play well as a unit and there is no
and ter and Pope; Terrett, Brittain and reason why they should not record per, did not impress in their friend- Maybe some will emerge before Humphreys: Mackenzie, Haldine Campbell Willis, Bone, Willerton, a win against Eastern, who, al-ly game last Sunday against the next year's big games come along, and Mille, Guterres, W. Enoz, Evans, Hutchinson, and Bentley.
though they look powerful on pa-Navy