THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 6, 1937.
LEAGUE
FOOTBALL PROGRAMME
Navy Should Beat The Club
POSTPONED JUNIOR ENCOUNTERS
To-day's League Football pro- gramme in the First Division is limited to two games, between the Navy and the Club, and St. Joseph's and the Police.
The sailors will probably be at full-strength in view of the fact that practically the whole of the fleet is now in port, and should ex- perience little difficulty in secur ing both points.
GOOD SENIOR SHIELD SAPPERS' BIG
MATCH TO-DAY
S. CHINA "A" AND RECREIO IN SEMI-FINAL TIE
FAST GAME ANTICIPATED
BID FOR JUNIOR "HAT-TRICK”
But Lyemun No Easy Victims-
KEEN ENCOUNTER ANTICIPATED
An exciting and evenly contested VERY fast and thrilling soccer encounter soccer game should be witnessed at should be witnessed at Sookunpoo this after-Sookunpoo to-day, when the Ea- gineers, holders of the Junior noon, when South China "A" the holders, will meet Shield for the past two years, en- Club de Recreio in their Semi-Final Round encoun-counter Lyemm in their Semi- ter in the Senior Shield.
Final Round tie in the Junior Shield Competition.
The Engineers have been show- SOUTH CHINA “A” WILL BE FIELDING PRACTICALLY ing indifferent form in League THEIR BEST TEAM. IP PAK-WA BEING A NOTABLE AB- games lately, but with all of last WHICH WILL year's players available, will pro- St. Joseph's have a reorganised SENTEE FROM THE LEFT-WING BERTH. team, with four absentees, but they HOWEVER, BE FILLED BY TAY QUEE-LIANG. WHILE LEUNG bably beat the much improved Lye- should take both points from the WING-CHỊU, THE INTERPORT RIGHT-HALF. IS A VERY mun team.
LEE WALTONG WILL AGAIN BE Police, who have fallen away bad-DOUBTFUL STARTER. ly this season, though they have SEEN AS LEADER OF THE CHINESE ATTACK, WHILE FUNG been unfortunate in that most of KING-CHEONG AND LAI SHIU-WING WILL SUPPORT HIM their best men have either been ON THE FLANKS. crocked, or have gone on leave.
POSTPONED GAMES
Several postponed fixtures in the Third Division of the Hong Kong Football League have been arrang- ed for to-day.
GOOD ATTACK
“ROVER'S"
Lyemun are fielding one of the best teams for many seasons, and on their recent form, have a chance of reaching the final. Davies will be in goal, with Winstanley and Baker, as the two backs. Sparkes will be in the pivotal position, where he will probably be given a trying time by Howlett and Darby.
KNIGHT DANGER
The Gunners have also a good forward line led by Bedford a use- ful player. Knight, Scotland's (local) inside-left and one of chief goal-scorers of the Gunners, will be at inside-left assisted by Per- civai. Rivers and Brown will form The the right-wing combination. former played in the senior team last season.
Recreio are also fielding their best possible side with a reorganised defence and with a thrustful attack. U. B. Souza, the Colony Interport hockey-goalkeeper, will be between the sticks, while E. Silva, their usual right-back, will be seen at right-half, and C. F. Remedios, the former Shanghai skipper, will be seen at right-back, partnered by J. L. Alves.. There are no games of outstand- Contrary to certain rumours, ing interest, the best being the en-Beltrao will be in the pivotal counter between the Fusiliers and position with G. Fernandes, on Recreio, which the former should his left flank, C. Marques being win, although they will be given al on the sick-list. good game by the young Portu-. guese players. Luxton, Tatler and Jones, in the forward line, - should" The Portuguese Club's attack is give the Recreio defence a gruel-a very fast and penetrative one ling time.
with D. Aquino and A. Alves on
The Sappers will have Hurst in Liga after a. promising start the right and left-wings, respec-
The following are the week-end the pivotal position and he should and A. v. football have fallen away recently and are tively. Bertie Gosano due to meet Kwong Wah. This Gosano, the well-known brothers, pronounced black type favoured towards. In the forward line How- should be an evenly contested will be seen next to each other at win.
unless the Santos inside-right and centre-forward, game, and brothers, Souza and Souzae, are in respectively, and from them will form in the forward line, the China come the Recreio danger; J. Gomes Light team should collect both will be at inside-left. points.
SENIOR SHIELD SEMI-FINAL TO-MORROW
With both Clubs fielding prac- tically their very best teams and
FOOTBALL FORECAST
Recreio
fixtures with teams
TO-DAY
Shield Semi-Finals Senior
a neutral ground, an excellent ENGINEERS game should result with the odds if any, on the holders.
NAVY
in
V S. CHINA “A” (Sookumpoo, 4.15 pm) Junior M
Lyemu
do well against the Gunner's for-
lett and Darby are their two most dangerous men.“
Lyemm-Davies; Winstanley and Baker; Latham, Sparkes and Black- more: Rivers, Brown, Bedford, Knight and Percival-
(Scokuspoo, 2.15 p.m.) BOY'S FOOTBALL
FIRST DIVISION
7 Club
(Causeway Bay, 4.15 p.m.)
(Kowloon, 415 pm) SECOND DIVISION
S. China "A": Pau Ka-ping; Lee ST. JOSEPH'S ▾ Police Tin-sang and Tam Kong-pak; Leung Wing-chiu or Lau Hing-choi, Wong Mei-shun and Lee Kwok-wai; Tso Kwai-shing, Fung King-cheong, Lee Wai-tong, Lai Shiu-wing and Tay Quee-liang.
ATHLETIC
Recreio
v Stonecutters (Caroline Hill, 415 pm)
THIRD DIVISION -
V. FUSILIERS
South China "B", former holders of the Senior Shield, are again making a strong bid for this sea- son's honours; but will have a stiff. obstacle to surmount to-morrow afternoon when they will meet Gosano, A. V. Gosano, J. Gomes and Kumaon Rifles v CHINESE POLICE the Fusiliers at Causeway Bay. A. Alves.
The Chinese will be fielding prac-
tically the same team which has
Recreio:U. B. Souza; C. F. Reme dios and J. L Alves; E. Silva, Bel-ENGINEERS trao and G. Fernandes; D. Aquino, B.
performed so creditably for them BLARNEY STONE RUGBY SEVENS
throughout the season, although
Lim Tak-po will be missed from
the centre-half position, which will
be filled by Yau Wah-hing.
CONCLUDE TO-DAY (Continued from Page 18)
The Fusiliers will probably be Between the Semi-final and the fielding their full team, and, should Final, a game of "sack rugger" will their forwards find their form, be organised. All and sundry will they will enter the final
be invited to join in. All that has
Liga
LEAGUE
PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY
Two excellent games will be fea (King's Park, 4.15 pm)tured in the second week's games
7 European Police
of the Hong Kong Boys Amateur (Chatham Road, 415 pm) Football League when Central Bri-
*
(Kowloon, 2.30 p.m.) Y KWONG WAH (Chatham Road, 230 p.m.)
SERVICE CORPS Air Force
(Prince Edward Road, 4.15 p.m.) St. Joseph's
V. MEDICALS (King's Park, 215 p.m.)
TO-MORROW
Fusiliers
S. China "B": Wong "Wah-kai, to be done is to get into a sack and Leung In-chan and Tong Kwan; endeavour to score a try for your RIFLES Henry Yeung, Yau Wah-hing and Lauf Poon-hon; Yeung Shui-vick, Ng Po side by placing the ball in the op kui, Chan Tak-fai, Chenk Shek-kam, posing side's tub. and Lee Shek-yan....
The tabs will be about 30 yards
Shield Semi-Finals
Senior
VS. CHINA “B” (Causeway Bay, 4.15 p.m.)
Junior
▼ South China (Causeway Bay, 215 p.m.)
Fusiliers: Rowlands: Keating and apart. Numbers on each side will TO-MORROW'S
Wheeler; Taylor, Wanklyn and Evans; Roberts, Coakley, Sulliran, Talbot and be equal, but unlimited and Rugby Hughes
OPEN BAODMINTON TIE
Union, and not Queensbury rules JUNIOR SHIELD
will apply! It is hoped that all ath-
letic spectators and also players ENCOUNTER
who have been eliminated in the
tish entertain St. Joseph's, and the Rifles Boys meet the Seaforths.
Last week, the Central British beat the Fusiliers by two clear goals, while St. Joseph's had an easy win over Queen's by five clear goals.
The following is to-day's pr gramme 2 Fusiliers
v Wah-Yan (Prince Edward Road, 4.30 p.m.) Queen's
v Flying School. (Military, HV, 430 p.m.) Seaforths
Rifles
(St. Joseph's, 3 pm)
MONDAY
Central British v
"Joseph's (Central British grd., 4.30 p.m.)
tal position for S. China "B" team, but are playing Wong King-cheong
eacher rounds of the Tournament The Rifles, conquerors of the and Yip Yan-po, both of whom K. S. Liew and K. L. Yong, of the will join in the game and provide Navy, in the last round, will meet have participated in the Senior University, qualified for the quarter-amusement for themselves and for South China in the Semi-Final League this season. finals of the Men's Doubles Bad the more sedentary spectators dur Bound of the Junior Shield Com- The Rides have in Boyd, Godney ton Championship at the Eu Touging the necessary interval..
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