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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1936
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CHOICE OF ENGLISH TEST SELECTORS DEFERRED UNTIL APRIL
FOUR SENIOR SHIELD
GAMES THIS WEEK
CLUB'S BIG TASK THIS AFTERNOON
S. CHINA “A” FAVOURED TO-MORROW PROBABLY some of the best football of the
year will be seep over this week-end when several matches in the Second Round of the! Senior Shield will be featured, the pick of which seems to be the second meeting between the Rifles and South China "A", the Senior Shield holders, to-morrow.
This afternoon the Club will be at home to South China "B", former holders, and a very interesting game should result. especially as the Club have made several startling changes in
Lieut Davies, left, who played for the Royal Nary last year in the Triangular Hockey tournament, was not a member of yesterday's team which met the Argocantas and which was drawn from the Medwar and Submarines, exclusively, while Miss Majorie Westcott, right, will probably play an important part in the "Ladies" dash with the KK. Lade this afternoon.
CHINA WITHDRAWS FROM FAR EASTERN GAMES
their attack. The Chinese will retain the same team which has MISS GEM HOAHING TO ACCOMPANY
served them hitherto.
CHINA'S DAVIS CUP TEAM
Shanghai, December 8.
L.B.W. EXPERIMENT TO BECOME LAW 1938 TESTS WITH AUSSIES TO BE 4-DAY ONES AMAR NATH CASE AND ITS SEQUEL E
G. Floyd, abore, the Army
London, November 18. ESTERDAY was a day of remarkable hap-stand-of-hat, will be their sinst penings and important decisions in first- dangerous man in to-day's Trian class cricket." The M.C.C. team in Australia were defeated for the first time, at Sydney. The Board
gular Engby Tournament căsat against the Navy at Sookanpoo
of Control of Cricket at Home, meeting at Lord's NAVY v. ARMY deferred the appointment of a new Selection Committee for Test matches in England until next April.
The Advisory County Cricket Committee recommended the M.C.C. to adopt the experimental 1h.w. rule as a law of cricket. A committee appointed by the Indian Board of Control decided, it is understood, that the action taken against Amar Nath, who
from fast, sas 4400 drastic, and affect
With Bickford still on the injured list, the Club have beenj forced to reorganise their forward line, and as a result Pearce will now be seen on the right-wing supported by Fleming, while Fowler, who used to play for the Club on the other touchlineARTICIPATION in the 12th World Olympiad in Tokyo in was sent home from England last summer by the captain and
Club, will be seen on the left sup-P 1940, withdrawal from the Far Eastern Olympic Games, was Elliott will retain his old position as and the dispatch of a team of two players to compete in the ed the morale of the whole team."
The Board of Control of Test Matches at Home, at their European Zone of the Davis Cup in 1937 were some of the out- standing resolutions passed at a meeting of directors of the meeting at Lord's yesterday, deferred the appointment of a China National Amateur Athletic Federation, the premier sports selection sub-committee to choose teams to represent England
next year to a later meeting, to take place in the spring. controlling organisation in China.
The Government; it was de The Board decided that. sub- cided, should be approached for ject to the concurrence of Aus-1
ported by Andy Wilson. leader of the attack.
TO-DAY'S LEAGUE PROGRAMME Kowloon Make Some Changes
NAVY AND EAST LANCS. TO CLASH
Kowloon Chinese and Kowloon!
With the exception of D. res, who is at right-half instead of Drown, the latter still being on the injured list, the Club intermediate line is
the same as before, while Hill and Strange will again be pair. led in the full-back division.
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THREE GOOD
will meet in the Senior Division of JUNIOR SHIELD
the League to-day and this clash
should be particularly interesting
as Kowloon are playing a new cen-i
GAMES TO-DAY
tre-half in Hardcourt, of the Wor-Ordnance Should Fully
cesters
The Kowloon forward line will! include V. White in place of A cher, who is playing in the Sec- ond Division team.
This change
Extend Lyemun
NAVY WILL HAVE TO WATCH SERVICE CORPS
is necessary owing to the fact)
The three games to-day in the that Hardcourt had to be included Second Round of the Junior Shiel in the defence and he completed competition should produce some Kowloon's full quota of Service-attractive and interesting football, and the outstanding clash should
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Eastman will again be seen a be that between the Ordnance right half, while' O'Connor, an-Corps and Lyenun. other Serviceman, will be at lett The Ordnance, though only com half. The rest of the defence is
peting in the Third Division, are unchanged.
showing great form at the ment and have won six games in anccession! With Duffeld, in his present scoring mood, they should
good run
TENNIS FINAL POSTPONED
TRIANGULAR
RUGBY CLASH
Sailors Forced To Make Changes
FLOYD BACK IN MILITARY THREEQUARTER LINE
The Army Rugby fifteen, the champions, will be really tested this afternoon at Sockumpoo when they entertain the Royal Navy in their first Triangular Tournament
Rugby clash, although Fas. Floyd, recovered
their brilliant stand-of-half has from his shoulder injury sustained against the Club
HOCKEY CLASH est afteen a fortnight ago at
a subsidy for the preparation tralia, the Test matches with VERY IMPORTANT of the next World Olympics Australia in 1938 shall, as in The Final of the Ladies' Colony and should be requested to 1934, be of four days' duration. CAER CLARK CUP Lawn Tennis Singles Champion-jestablish a national athletic or-with the proviso that the last!" ship, arranged for to-day, has garisation to centralise athletic match shall be played" to al finish if neither side has won! been postponed indefinitely owing development.
Kho Sin-kie, the Chinese cham-two matches, or if the results to the illness of Mrs. W. E. B. Dowling, Mrs. X. Wilson's part-pion, and Guy Cheng, bots of be even.
whom represented China this (Continued on Page 5) year, were again selected to play in the Davis Cup in 1937.
ner.
B. Gosano's
Record
Step Forward
TI
"Y" Ladies Weakened In Defence
the Valley.
“ROVER'S”HK LADIES MAKE ONE day by 19 points to 6, ERA
FORECAST
The following are the League
In addition, it was decided to allow Miss Gem Hoshing, the overseas Chinese girl, who cap- tured the junior lawn tennis soccer fixtures for the week-end: championship at Wimbledon this, season, to accompany the Davis: Cup team so that she may parti-Club cipate in various tennis competi- tions in Europe.
To-day
SENIOR SHIBLI
South China “B” (Club, 4.00 pm). ✓ Eecreio (Causeway Bay, 4 D.z.). JUNIOR SHIELD
-་། St. Joseph's The serious dissension which broke out among the contesting Engineers nations in the last Games in Ma- nila was responsible for the de-Navy cision to withdraw from the Far Eastern Olympics altogether,
v University (Kowloon, 2.15 pm).
"Service.Corps. (Causeway Bay, 215 pm). Ordnance Corpav Lycam
(Caroline Hill, 215 pan.).
FIEST DIVISION
Хату
(Kowloon, 4 p.).
Kowloon (Caroline Eil, 4 pm). SECOND DIVISION
East Lancs.
K. Chinese
Mub
DORN in Hong Kong in 1910, B.
the
NO LEAGUE CRICKET FOR TO-DAY
Several Friendly Encounters
Stonecutters
Liza
Kwong
zt
Formidable Side Without several of their be players the Kowloon Chinese are well be able to give the Gunpers s still able to field a good team. Yip] Chan-king will be in the forward-
BGotong learned his soCCET into aprang The latter team line and Ho Chor-vin in the pivotal position. Chau Man-chi and Wong prominence in the First Round St. Joseph's College, being a mem-
strong ber of the team which Wrog-hon will have to be well when they disposed of a watched as both are fast and ac-Recreio team and followed that School's League in 1823. He made curate in their shooting.
lup with a convincing League win his First Division debut in 1928- over Kowloon. Brown and Riters, 59, playing with considerable suc- (Continued from Page 2)
We are given to understand that Rides to local footballers, czas on the right-wing and secur- well
honours there will be no League cricket Fanßers Lare now at their best, while Knight, ing his first Interport
who has" played în geveral post- against Shanghai in the 1930-31 matches this afternoon, either ir tions, will probably be included in season. He played again for the the First or Second Divisions, bu
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JUNIOR LEAGUE the forward line and zest be Colony in the November 1932-33 several friendly matches will b
PROGRAMME
Club Strengthened In Attack
KWONG WAITS CHALLENGE IN THIRD DIVISION
In the rearranged Second and Third Division programme for to- day, there are two interesting games, between the Club and the Fusiliers in the Second Division. and the Kwong Wah and Recreio in the Third Division,
The Club have made several post- tional changes-Wilhe", "has been moved to forward, where he will partner Wilson on the right wing, while Stone will lead the forwards as usual with E. Fowler and Sloan on his left.
Nicholls will fill the tion and will be suppo
left by Millington,
great possibilties
(Continued
watched
agnificent Showing
Interport and in February of the played. following year. He was a member of the victorious Colong team in By virtue of their magnificent Shanghai last year. In 1925-30 cad showing last week against the 1931-32 ke represented Hong Kong Fusiliers, when they lost by the against Shanghai in the Port only
goal, the Service Corps can guese Enterport games, and tour- 18ok forward to their encountered Java in 1531 with the Chinese the Navy with some con Athletic team. He also accompani Smith, their goalkeeper, ed St. Joseph's to Manila, in 1933.
The following is to-day's pro- grazume:--
FIRST DIVISION Indian RC, v. Civil Service C.C.; Boyal Navy". "Army;" Kowloon C.C. 4. Cenigingower C.C.
SECOND. DIVISION- Civil Service CC. v. Ladian RG: Craigengower C.C. v. Kowlom C.C.
Eastern
RIFLES
by Funkers
CHANGE IN HALF-BACK LINE
(By "STICKS")
The Navy have made several changes from the team which went down to the Club last Satur-“
Evans displacing A. B. Oxenhsızı, as fall-back, while Lt. Smeall will be seen at left-wing three quarter En place of It. Lane, whose knee A very important Ladies' hockey injury, sustained almost 18 mouths match in the Caer Clark Cup Les-ago, has recurred. gue will be held on the YMCA
Lt. Euman and Lt. Davies will ground at King's Paric this after- [noon, when the “Y” Ladies enter-be the respective stand-of-half and (tain the Hong Kong Ladies. In the serum-half in place of Evans, who
remaining senior match Recreio will be seen at full-back, and Ladies are at home to the halders, B. Jones Two changes have also the Central British. Amociation been made in their pack, LL Ladies, at the Police Training don and Lt. Iney being sheent School Both these games vill-their positions will be filled commence at 2.45 p.m.
Lt. Halifax and Lt. Baker, The "Y" Ladies will unfortun-spectively. ately have to make several posï- |tional changes as Min. Starbuck
Fast Army Backs
will not be available, and the The Army, should they fall into vacancy, at right-half will probably their stride early in the game, result in a weakening of the de- will probably emerge winners as fence. They are, however, "able the Navy are not likely to hold to call upon some of their second out against the fast. Annug, backu team players, among whom Mis K. Tonge and Miss J. Lakeman will probably be promoted for to (King's Park, 4 pm).day's match
7. Récrélo
(Cłoby 0.30 p.m.).
Kowloon: (Chatham Road, 4 pm). THIRD DIVISION
Kumson Rides
Wak
(King's Park, 230 pm).
K. Chinese
To-morrow
SENIOR SHIELD
South Cains "A (Sookumpoo, 4 pm).
▼Police
(Kowloon, 4 p.m.).
JUNIOR SHIELD
Polier A (Causeway Bay, 215 pm)
*Police F
pod, 2:15 pm). (Sookarpad,
S. China (Caroline HIIL 2.15 p.a.). FIEST DIXESTON.
Athletic (Causeway Bay, 4) THIRD DIVISION
(Kowloon, 2.30 11.m.).
Eastern
Air Force
ove the average and is At a very early age Gomo pave Chinese Police “B” Should
promise of being a fine runner and
are uncertain of their represented his school in all in
fal posi-
on
ett of
Extend Rifles To-MorroW
Floyd is the Navy's biggest dan ger and L1 Burst hold MBA - the Navy backs may possibly break through." Lane will be miss- The HK. Ladies are making one ed on the Navy's left touchline, change in their line-up, is here Smeall will be making his Smalley displacing Miss B. Pope:
in the centre-half berth; otherwise debut in the present series. the team wemains ́‘as before.
Anybody's Game
Prior to this game, which com
mences at 4 pm sharp, there will be a friendly encounter between
The Hong Kong Ladies, although the Club. "A" fifteen and the China playing on a strange ground, should Fleet Engine Room Artifices put up a very good fight and, fifteen, which will start at 2.45 with Mrs. Starbuck out of the p.3o. "Y" Ladies team, they stand an excellent chance of winning. Ou the other hand, the "I" Ladies have not really shown their best team form yet.
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VOLUNTEERS AT FOOTBALL.
To-day's Terms
The following are to-day
Royal NavyE EA Evans (Eermes); F. O. Weir (Hermes). It. Partridge B. M. (Hermes), It Har
(Odin), Lt. Smeall (Hermes); Lt. Eaman (Perseus), Lt. Davies (Perr sets}; Surg. LL MTes (Hermes) Marine Devison (Hermes), Mazide The following have been select Light (Dorsetshire); Lt Coltart Hawking (Orwald) Captain), La The meeting of the Rifles and, South Chins should have no dif-fed to represent the Coast Defence Proteus), Lt Halifax (Daring); La
their friendly football (Osiris) the Chinese Police "E", providing Acuity against the Kowloon Chin-Unit of the Hong Kong Volunteer Baker (Dorsetare) and Le Woods this latter team is their Second est, as they have had the advant-Corps in Division side, promises to be the age of playing as a test from match against Stonecutters on the most interesting of the three the start of the season, while the Kowloon Football ground (by kind L/CL Lewis, Fus. Kelshaw, Spr. used a great Inior Shield games down for de- Kowloon Chinese have not yet sett permission), to-morrow at 10.30 Beyling; Fas, Floyd, Fus: Preece; L
ed down, properly With The Kin-3.0. Sergeant Isley will referee Calvert, Lt. Lincoln (Captain), Gnr. Both teams have good forwards King at left-back, and in Xip Lai-kee and He Shai-hơn, and Wong He plays for Recreio in the wong the Folice have two deadly form, South Lennis League, an injury to marken, while, in the defence for the his knee early this year kept him Chan Wong-yu is outst
Wolle, Stone and Able to felda
ter school meets, while he has also
Cam represented the Port pany of
Volunteers at all the atăletic quatic
the Univer
have
dika Halker cision to murrOWY
the
Boyd, McCoulough, Wilson and In the only of most games for some time,
Rides' Third though it is expected that he will Cockrane zre
pais on the footbal held in players who will
defenders miast, uroj
Hice should
[the
Army-Fos Barry, Fax. James
Wright Cpl. Davits, L/Cpl. Bebb; the game. Chow Wing Fogwill (Engineers)
Bowen (Fas Forgan, Capt. Cillespie, and Cpl. Section) and Evers (Engineers); Harrison
Club "A" Way J. F. Whitham; H should qualify)Millington (“A” Section), Boyd (E-]
gives) Rocha ("L" Section); L van Leeuwen, B. 7. Gallagher, L. S
(Section)}, "A. Hussain Forbes, KA, Munro 3 Hutchison, Be Section}, D. Leonard"" (47 P. Henderson, H. Pratt, J. & Dun Section) nett A. D. Coppin, R. 2. Edwards; B. **Hynes, J; Redman, EWL Heath Section) |and-M. S. Camping, wilgotnen
gue game in the Engineers
Section). Sternge (") jand L. Fernandes CL
and Stevena