THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 12, 1937.
CHINESE INTERPORT SOCCER MATCH Shanghai Send Down
Strong Side .
FTER A LAPSE OF FIVE YEARS HONG KONG WILL] HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY OF WITNESSING A COM- PLETE SHANGHAI CHINESE (EAST CHINA) SIDE IN AC- TION WHEN THEY MEET SOUTH CHINA AT CAROLINE HILL ON FEBRUARY 14. FOR THOUGH SEVERAL OF THE PLAY- ERS HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE WITH INTERPORT TEAMS AND THE CHINA OLYMPIC TRIALS, IT IS SELDOM THAT THE PICK OF THE NORTH HAVE BEEN SEEN IN ACTION AGAINST THE SOUTH.
The team which arrived yesterday by the RMS. Empress of Asia, will be staying at the Cecil Hotel It is captained by Lee Ning, well-known to followers of the game here and an ex- Shanghai Interporter.
HONG KONG
TRIUMPH IN
Cheong Moon-wing, above, will be seen on the left-wing of the South China Chinese eleven against East China next Sunday at Caro- line Hill
VISITORS-PROGRAMME
EAST CHINA SOCCER XI
ARRIVE
SUEN DARKY' CHEN ABSENTEES
SOME PROMISING YOUNGSTERS
Much disappointment will be felt in the Chinese community and in the local soccer world at the news that Suen Kam-shun, "Darky" Chen and Lee Yee-sum were unable to accompany the East China soc cer team to the Colony, for the Chinese Interport match against South China, at Caroline Hill next Sunday.
The East China team of 13 play- ers, including reserves, accompani- led by Mr.-S. C. Tsian, representa- tive of the Chinese National Ama-
The Chinese Interport game will be played next Sunday at Caroline Hill, at 3.30 p.m. The South China
The following is the programme team will be comprised for the greater part of South China "A"arranged for the visitors:-:
Moon-wing, To-day. Trip round the Is of the Athletic, on the left-wing in land in the afternoon. Evening free, teur Athletic Federation, Br. Ca place of Tay Quee-liang.
To-morrow-Witness the Hong Yung, and Mr. H. & Yu, Manager,
players, with Cheong
RUGBY GAME The following is the team:- Kong Chinese v. Shanghai football arrived in the Colony late last
BRILLIANT PLAY
BY BIDWELL
INTERPORT WIN WELL DESERVED
Chang Yuen-tsar (Tung Hwa); Feng game at Caroline Hill Dinner at night by the RMS. Empress of Yaen-yu (Tung Hwa) and Lee Ning the evening at the Kwong Chow Asia and were met by members of the Hong Kong Chinese Amateur (Tung Hwa) (Captain); Liu Shu-tseng Hotel. (Chinan), Hsu King-sheng. (Ching February 15-Trip round the Athletic Federation including Dr. Tai) and Koo Sung-sing (Tung-Hwa); Siek Wen-siu (Tung Hwa), Tse Poi-mainland in the afternoon, and in S. To Wong, Mr. Lo Hup-fu, Hos. vin (Ching Tai), Tai Liu-king Tang the evening Shanghai will be the Secretary of the Federation and (Tung Hwa). Hwa). Loo Do-wen and Fan Stim-hwa guests at a dinner given by the Chan Tak-fai and Lo Wai-man.
Chinese Bathing Club at North point. Chiang Fo-siang.
Reserves: Wong Ki-how-- and,
February 16-Free day.
"In spite of the fact that we will miss the services of Snen, “Darky” Chen and Lee Yee-sum, we have in
Manager:H. C. Yu. South China: Pan Ka-ping; Lea February 17.-Easter China v. the reserves three good youngsters. Tin-sang and Tam Kong-pak; Leung The Hong Kong Football Associa-who, though lacking in experience,
tion.
Wing-chiu, Wong Mei-shun and Lee
are very promising," stated Dr. C. Kwok-wai; Tso Kwai-shing, Fung
Dinner at the South China Ath-¡C. Yung- King-cheong, Lee Wai-tong, Lai Shui- wing. and Cheong Moon-wing letic Association pavilon in the (Athletic).
evening. Reserves-Tam Kwan-koon (Ath-
Shanghai, Yesterday. Although Hong Kong lost the Soccer Interport to Shanghai, their Rugby team, represented by the Rugby Section of the Hong Kong Football Club, letic), Wong Shek-ping Athletic), Lau triumphed over the Shanghai wah (South China "A"). Yeung Shui-
Hing-choi (South China “A”), Ip Pak-| Rugby Football Club in the 11th vick (South China "B") and Cheak Interport encounter for the Shek-kam (South China "B"). Saker Shield to-day, when the
Colony side won by a goal and three tries (14 points) to a try! (3 points) after leading at the interval by 6 points to 3.
Hong Kong were represented on the right-wing by K. A Munro, otherwise it was the same team which was previously advised. The ground was in ideal condition and the weather fine. Shanghai commenced the game by dominating the ear- lier exchanges, but in the Co lony's first rush into enemy ter- ritory, Grieve, the right-centre threequarter, cut through the Shanghai backs to give Chad- wick a fine opening, the latter. swerving round a Shanghai de- fender to score in the corner in the 15th minute of the game. Watson failed to add the goal points, hitting a post.
Shanghai retaliated strongly and equalised when D. H. Stewart, their
B. I. Bickford, above, the Colony soccer left-winger.
right-wing threequarter, crossed counter Harold Bidwell capped a the Colony line in the 25th minute. brilliant performance by zig-zag- Blackwood failed to convert.. ging his way through the Shanghai Hong Kong once again assumed defence to score between the posts the lead when Watson scored an for Watson to add the goal points. taking a reverse Bidwell, Whitham, Grieve, Chad- pass from Chadwick, and the Col-wick, Butcher and Deane were out- ony led at the interval by 6 points standing performers in a hard-
working Hong Kong side.
unconverted tr
DEANE'S FINE EFFORT
The teams were:
After the resumption, the Colony Hong Kong-J. P. Whitham; K. A team were very aggressive and Bid- Mure; W, E Grieve, H. D. Bidwell well came into the limelight with and G. K. Chadwick, A. H. P. Butcher and J. L. Bonner; A. F. Walkden, W. several splendid solo efforts. After E. Peers and E. P. Humphreys, L. H 25 minutes play in the second half, Bradford and A. W. Holden; B. O'M. Deane, one of the Colony's wing-Deane, K. A. Watson and J. Bedman. forwards, ran through the Shang- Shanghai: A. G. White, D. H. hai defence to enable Walkden, the Stewart, A. D. Tarr, R. H. Boe, and E. C. Blackwood; J. Bowerman (cap-|| Colony skipper, to score in the cor-tain and P. Blix: RAO. Mayne, J. ner, but once again Watson failed F. Burford, W. D. Pearson, Gordon Brown, AM Kennedy, E. P. E convert.
Stewart, 1 M. Macrae, and W. ET.
In the final minute of the en-Pilcher.
NEW SWIMMING RECORD
Copenhagen, Yesterday.
Lee Ning, the East China cap- tain, said that he felt his team could emulate the feat of the Shanghai Interport team, whom he congratulated..
metres free style in 5 mins, 14 2.10 secs. to eclipse the old mark (5 Miss Ragnhild Hveger establish- mins. 16 seconds)-set up by Miss ed a new world's swimming mark Willy den Ouden, of Holland, by for women when she covered the 400 1 8.10 secs.-Reuter.
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