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THE CHINA MAH, SATERDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1936
Sporting Page
RUGBY STARTS TO-DAY WITH TWO FIXTURES AT VALLEY
St
N. Delgado, sbore, the Joseph's forward, will be a close- ły marked player in their senior game against Eastern to-day. He is the present leading goal scorer (or his term.
VOLUNTEER
GYMKHANA
ARRANGED To-day's Gala At Causeway Bay
H. E. THE GOVERNOR TO ATTEND
The Volunteers Mounted Ma- chine Gun Troop are bolding their annual gymkhana at Causeway at 230 Eay to-day, commencing
p.m.
His Excellency the Governor i and Lady, Caldecott have kindly consented to attend.
The entries for the different
events are as follows:
Obstacle Race N. R. G. Bosan- quet, Miss Phyllis Baldwin, C. Sprad
SEVERE SETBACK
FOR THE CLUB
SOUTH CHINA "B" LOSE
+
LAI SHIU-WING
INTERESTING SENIOR SOCCER CARD
(By "Rover"):
ELE. McGilchrist, above, se of the Club's finest. Rugby wing- threequarters, was transferred to Malacca, F.M.S., several months ago and will be badly missed this
FOLLOWING soon after their disastrous at- tempt to wrest the points from the Rifles in the First Division, the Club's perfect forward line has been partially wrecked by injuries to Fowler and Fleming, the right-wing partner-c ship, and as a result of which their chances of beating South China "B" have been greatly reduced.
Lee will not be playing to-morrow for South China "A" against
the Rifles, but will play later on in the season if his services are really needed.
ROVER'S" FORECAST
letters:
Recreio
To-day
FIRST DIVISION
CLUB MEET NAVY Police Soccer
-
AND ARMY
PROMISING NEWCOMERS
WILL BE ON VIEW SAILORS WILL HAVE GOOD SIDE
(By "Referee")
COME interesting sport should be witnessed on the Club ground this afternoon when Rugby makes its official debut this season in the form of two matches between the Club and Army
fifteens, the outstanding features of which "A" fifteens, and the Club and Royal Navy first
should be the appearance of newcomers.
Stalwart
The Club will have some very promising talent on view and
G. W. GREEN" "the "Police Le inside-forward, was born in The Chinese team, however, have lost a valuable forward The following is "Rover's forecast among the newcomers, Chadwick, the right-wing threequarter. H in Lai Shiu-wing, their inside-left, who has been transferred to for the week-end fixtures, giving the and van Leeuwen, on the opposite touchline, are likely to be
They lost their best wing threequarter several Liserpool and was educated at South China "A" to fill the gap in the forward line caused by red teams in pronounced black prominent
months ago when EL R. McGilchrist, was transferred to Malacca, the rumoured retirement of Lee Wai-tong. I understand that
Federated Malay States. He was a forcing winger with tre Lasgrove College, where at a very mendous speed and his absence on the wing will be keenly felt. tender age he gave promise of Van Leeuwen, another newcomer, will be seen on the left, developing into a good footballer. ▾ ATHLETIC touchline and, judging from the trials, promises to be one of He represented his school in all (Kowloon 1.30 pm)the Club's most dangerous backs. In Grieve, his centre three-
League games and was for troo ▾ SL JOSEPH'S (Causeway Bay, 430 pm quarter, van Leeuwen has a very clever partner and the two are
{seasons captain of the team, play- S. CHINA "B" Club
likely to be the most dangerous scoring factors to-day.
{ing as centre-forward. He was (Caroline Hill, 4.30 p.m.).ļ The Club are bringing Drown
{twice capped as an English school- FUSILIERS
Bidwell, the other centre? ---- T. Kowloon jup from the intermediate line
(Sopkampoo, 4.30 pm)-three, supporting Chadwick on
boy International and secured a to inside-right. while Stone,
SECOND DIVISION one of the junior team's most Stonecutters
the right-touchline, is also a promising players, will be seen
very useful man. Butcher and in the right-wing position in
(Causeway Bay, 3.00 p.m.). Bonnar will again be behind| support of the former. Skinner South China CLUB has again been brought into
South China "B" have, however, new talent in Cheuk Shek- kam and Yeung Shui-rick, All-China Olympic stars, who will Eastern reinforce their attack. Cheuk will play at inside-left while: Yeung will be seen on the right-wing.
INTERESTING JUNIOR CARD
Kowloon Fielding Good Side
bury, C. L. Gregory, Capt. F. B. J. STIFF TEST FOR ENGINEERS
Clarke, D. G. L. Middleburg, P. F. J.
(By "ROVER") '
de Kok. J. F. Pym, Miss J. Langley. Miss Miriam Mckay, J. P. English,.
All the games in to-day's Sec EH. Cole and Miss V. Morris,
Gregory. Musical Chairs-C. L Miss P.. Jordan, C. Spradbury, N. Ron Division football programme G. Bosanqact, J. P. Pym, Capt. F. B should be keenly contested as the G. E. Middleburg. P. teams appear to be evenly match- 3. Clarke, D.
F. J. de Kok, J. P. English, Miss Wed. The outstanding game should Marsh, and JK MacGregor.
be witnessed et Sookunpoo, where] Tent-Peggin A . Dinnen, C. L Gregory, PA Olsen, G. P. Fergu- the Fusiliers entertain Kowloon
aon, J. P. English and A. H. Potts.
(Continued on Page It
EXCITING
POLO-SEEN
IN KO.Y.LI. CUP Fusiliers And Civilians In The Final
NEWBIGGING SCORES GOAL FROM 80 YARDS
(By "REFEREE")
A large and distinguished gathering including His Excel lency the Governor and Lady Caldecott, witnessed the two first
Kowloon have not yet settled down as a side, and have so far) made changes every, week, but the present team is one of great pos-
sibilities and with more under-
standing should do well. Sinclair,
of the Signals, is playing for them
presence
The Fusiliers have
Existera
+ ATHLETIC (Chatham Road, 2.00.p.m.).| LYEMUN
TO-DAY'S CRICKET
CLASSIC
(Caroline Hil, 3.00 pm). the scram in which two new Interporters To Meet
the team at right-half to FUSILIERS Drown's vacancy.
Elms Back Again
RECREIO
F. J. Elms, who was absent last week, will reappear at left-half LIGA. for St Joseph's in their encounter (Continued on Page 51
HKLH.A. ENJOY
VERY SUCCESSFUL
YEAR'S WORKING
Rifles Ladies For Brawn Cup
CAER CLARK TOURNEY TO START NEXT MONTH
* Kowloon
THIRD DIVISION
and
comers appear, Watson (Sockumpoo 3.00 pm)Holden. Humphreys, Peers, Garrod, Coppin. Walkden and Air Force (King's Park, 300 p.m.). Munro are old members.
trial for Liverpool. He, however,
joined the Navy soon after.
Green played regularly for the Novy and HMS Hermes for:
seven years in the West Indies,
on
and on the West Coast of Africa. (and arrived in the Colony in 1930 the same ship. During hie | three seasons here, in the Navy, |Green-played continuously for them |at centre-forward.
"Old Warriors”
CHALLENGE RECEIVED ON THE HIGH SEAS!
While the Hong Kong Interport
He joined the Police Force in' cricket team wert on the high 1933 and was promoted Lance- seas, returning here from their
Ele Sergeant the following year. trip to Shanghai, their cautain, still continued playing soccer for Alec Pearce, received a wireless the Police, but last year an injury Lt. Cotman makes his debut at message containing a challenge kept him out of the game for some full-back for the Navy, although from the ex-Interporters to time.
The Navy, although only repre- PT CUESA W Engineers
(King's Park, 4.30 p.m.).sented by the Medway. Adventureį MEDICALS Xwong Wah fand several Destroyers, are also
(St. Joseph's 530 pm).felding a fairly strong team. European Police v EAST LANCS.
(Kowloon, 3.00 p.m.). Chinese Police v FUSILIERS
(Chatham Road, 4.20 p.m.). To-morrow
FIRST DIVISION
Police
Kowloon C.
Rifles
▾ EAST LANCS.
(Kowloon, 4.30
NAVY
Navy Scrum Half
he played for the Senior Service at friendly cricket match. This was||
Home as a scrum-half. He is de promptly accepted and as a result Green is a delightful footballer (a first 'class game should be seen to watch. He never wastes a pass, pm).finitely a useful acquisition to the
Naval side and should be given to-day on the Hong Kong Cricket and covers territory with a mini- (Club, 4,30 pm.). real test against the Club three Club ground when these two siden mum of effort. S. CHINA “A” quarter line. Mesney, the right clash
Boring and wrestling were his (Sookmenon. 430 p.m.)wing threequarter, has played for SECOND DIVISION
The Interport team will be other pastimes in the Navy, and the United Services, while Lt.: Chinese Police v BAST LANCS.
(Kowloon, 3.00 p.m.). Harvey, supporting him played without the services of L. D. Kil. he has played cricket for his ship's V NAVY
for the Navy at Home in the same bee, A. H. Madar and A. R. Minu team on several occasions. (Club, 3.00 pm.). position he gained quite a re-who have not returned to the Co- Green is also a good billiards ENGINEERS putation, until he was hadly in long yet, but it is learned that and snooker player, and has repre- (Sookunnoo. 3.00 p.zz.).
jured and was kept out of the their places will be filled by sented the Police in the Steel, THIRD DIVISION
players to be picked from the Best Coulson's League, and is ranked of the Colony. Corps ST. JOSEPH'S
(Chatham Road, 3.00 pm).)
third among the members of the The ex-Interporters have a very Force. formidable team and a really good vame should be seen. Tifin - will} be taken at the Cricket Club pavi- Hon at 1-pin, and the game will
in the intermediate line and his A very successful year's work-Kowloon C.
there should considering was revealed at the annual Rides ably strengthen the defence. W. general meeting of the Hong Kong, Knox and Winch should do well Ladies Hockey Association held among the forwards.
in the Gloucester Building yester-Service welliday, and presided over by Miss J. balanced forward line and in the Dalziel, the vice-president.
It was decided that the opening| team are included several players! who were prominent in the first date for the Caer Clark Cup com- team last season, among these petition should be November 7, heing Coakley, Ellis. Grindley and but as some chubs have not yet sent Harrison.
(Continued on Page 5)
round matches in the KOYLI COLONY OPEN Cup Polo "Tournament on the Pole, Club ground, Boundary Street yes- terday evening, the encounters re- sulting in wins for the Royal
Welch Fusiliers over the Royal Uister Rifles, by 2 reals to 1, and for the Civilians over the Royal Artillery by 4 gonia to 3.
Both enqunters were very close- ly contested and the Fusiliers only managed to enter the final as a result of a goal scored by Capt. Kenyon during an extra period.
i
MIXED DOUBLES
CHAMPIONSHIP
Thirteen Pairs Entered
SEVEN FROM KOWLOON C.C.
game for some time.
(Continued on Page 5)
petition should be November - League Football Teams
in their entries it was left to the incoming committee to arrange the fixtures, while the preliminary games of the seven-z-side "competi- tions were fixed for Monday, November 9,
."
For This Week-End start at 2 pm sharp.
Interport XI:--T. A. Peirce, Capt.
· D. W. Persse, EL. C.-C." Garthwaite, Lt. the Hon. G. Clerg-Hill, W. E Colledge, E. F. Fincher. K. Nazarin,
Lee and three others,
Farrell, Wison, Godney, Boyd and FIRST DIVISION. Police:--McHardy; Blackbourn and Kaye. Ballain; Barker, Gough and North;
Question Of Umpires Skinner Forrow and Strange; Chi-hung: Chan Fing-to, Lee Wai-Imm,
There was considerable' diszus-
LEAGUE CRICKET STARTS TO-DAY
An All-Army Junior Division Game
Engineers:-Selleck; Coleman and
It was intimated at the meeting
T. Pile, Johnston, Moss and Green. Eevill; Woods, Boyling and Work Pliers: Bowlands; Keating and fold; Creagh, Hurst, Darby, Howlett
The Lenyne cricket season will that the Ladies of the Royal wheeler: Wandra, Cresty and Tay and Callard. Ulster Rifles would be entering a lor, Pary, Denis. Evans, Talbot Eastern Tang, Yat-ming;
be opened oficially to day with a Junior Division match-between the team in the Brawn. Cap competi-land Roberts
Ting-coy and Cheung Ip-wing: Chrung
| Army “A” and the Army "B"." L tion.
Cizby Rodgers, Strange and Hi; Hung-wai, Lak Fook-wah and Lee
will be interesting to see” how Wilson and Tani Cho-tat, S. Hamet and Han
these tennis shape In view of the Stone, Drown, Eliot,
Ching-to. Bickford.
THIRD DIVISION
fact that there. Fre three Army sion on the question of wipires St Joseph'-E. Marques: Costa
The following will represent the teams in this section of the Lea- and it was felt that last year's and Soma Elms Hussain, and Recreio R. Xavier D. Demmee
gue this season," and there have practice of appointment left much Eins: Castilho, De gado. Leonard, and M. Gaan; R. Marwell, C. Figueir ex-Interporters (By "REFEREE liêm, vto be desired. It was decided that Ward and Fernandes
do and P. Gariz, A. D. Be's, A. Go-
A. W. Hayward, L. Owen Hughes, been rumours already that the and A. South China Wong Wah terres, I Rocha, J. Pereira
J. E. Richardson, G. B. Sayer, U. M. "A" side will probably carry off Thirteen entries in ad were re-the new committee be instructed
kai: Chung Fai-lum and Leong In Riberia The game between the Rifles
St. Joseph's Souza, Victor andar, F. D. Pereira, T... Goodwin, the League honours in this section. Jchan; "Zan Wab-bing, Lam Tak-po and the Fusiliers was featured by ceived for the Colony Mixed Dou-to look into this matter before the
ER. Imekitt, and ACL Bowker) splendid riding by both teams, bies Lawn Tennis Championship, commencement of the League and Henry Young Yeng Shui-yik, Arculli, Wilkinson, Eamjaha and Fincher, R. L. D. Wodehouse;
A bridge and "mah Jongg drive Chan Tax-fai, Ng Po-kal, Check Castro, Elassar, A. K. Opisz, A. 0.
Reserves Cal 1* 1. Lightfoot- and Capt. Frizelle playing an excellent which is being held under the aus- game as back, while It Harris pices of the Chinese Recreation will be held on the roof of the Shek-kam and Lee Shak-Tu Omar, J. Tavares and W. Sprinkle
Kowloon Chinese Weng - Cheung, E Police Wheller, Salter andʻs. Jez. P and 2/Lient: Donies lent good up, Club and the draw for which took Gloucester Bäilding on November
Umpire: AC Back hon: Ho Chor-gin, Lai Kwok-chai and Sellivan, Hutchison, Willerton, Jer port.
para place yesterday evening, esult.6. in aid of the Association's Chan Hong-kwong Rd Mak. Shui- Booe; Territ Willis and Campbell; Scorer. E. W. Hamilton
and Good Befence
Wong Wing hone Tamwong sum, sop being in, three, byes Into the Second Interport funda.
An Ping-ming, Chow
Johnson;? Hardy, Coster and Lient, Parker Jervis and "Capt. Round. dedit een
Man-chee The holders of the title, L
Files: Connore Pickering and Diton: Barrett Humphreys, Crossley, Kenyon were the most effective-of
Stevens; McGoanical, Moves and Murphy and Garwood. the Fasilite team Lieut. Bossn-¡Goldman - and Miss R. Hancock
Millar Erwin Stevens, Ferguson, Fathers: Manship. Vala and Da quet giving m Impressive defen (USRC), are both away.. From
Külen god Hartigen
in
vis, Morgan, EcHn and Tuckers the Colony, but the runners-opti. Mora. sive display.
Luxton, Jackson, Singleton, Tatier and and Robertson Lieut. Dobles opened the scoring D. Rumfahn and Mra Chiu Chamil **
The following officials were elected Yeung Kunkees mis-ros |
for the enzning year: ---
PresidentskṀra. T. E. France.
Presid
Han Secretar
P.M. Harron,
ty in the second chin, hare enterediand-azo Lemons attention at the Dent Parker Jervis ed to win the title for the font i 17. Bak MarWool-Has
the next time, although they will gśrobably www VICE/Pronbet Misc H MGA → kker, ther being no further encountery verycatif opposition Chem-5. Dalziel. Miss Me Carre ring until the extra period (from W. C. Hung and Mrz, H, WA- Miss J. Dalvi, Kran J. Linson, Miss and when Capt. Kenyon placed the son, whom they heat last year in M. Roca. Min 0. Retello, M P Swing Inne beyond doubt.
ontinued on Page 3)
SECOND DIVISION
Ellis: Grind ay; and Jones” Havalons Bullivan.“ Burstár Gemes, and Remeboszik. Sotten,
Riberio and H. Bored J. Sonra Com Plama; Harwood H. Sours, C. Bantos E. La Carroll and Power Oblong and E. Se
Barnsworthy Ma Modicals; — Alm Hood
Howells; Admington. Gompser.
Harrá Coyle and WH- Engling: Stanton, Flat, Kinney and Murdock; Youd and Wilson.
The Semi-Final Round
(Continued on Page 3)
Gittias, Miss‹ P-Wing Tw: Ather and * Fowler, Min 0: Dziziei and Mrs. E.. Bilen
·Campbell
Tuley, Br
en
FRIENDLY CRICKET:
Rumjan,
Arenili, A and A. He Is dit
The above is the only. Leagne match to-day, though there are S number of friendlies. The Indian Recreation Cink will be having an intra-club match at Spokampoo, while Kowloon Cricket Diab will be at home, in a junior friendly game, to the Hong Kong Cricket Clab..
KCC. CLOSING DAL
Bakar, hold" the A MDay" "to-day Mel which will be Saffad, tail party," at
Wizard will mysdify