KOTEWALL CUP SOCCER ENCOUNTER
ARMY TO MEET SOUTH CHINA
FARR SIGNS TO MEET BAER IN LONDON
Former Champion To Have Two Fights
London, March 17. Tommy Farr, recent winner of the Empire heavyweight boxing
ATTRACTIVEGAME championship, signed up to-day for
ANTICIPATED
a 15 rounds contest with Max Baer here on April 15. He signed the contract after holding out for several days.
Following his triumph over Ben Foord, for the Empire title, Farr. announced he probably would not meet Baer preferring to fight Walt Neusel, of Germany, next. Baer, the California playboy and former heavyweight champion of the world, is here for two bouts.
The final match in The Kote- wall Charity Cup soccer Com- petition will be played on the R.N.R.C. Ground, Causeway Bay, on Good Friday, kick-off at 4.15 p.m.. when the Army will meet the South China Athletic Asso- ciation and try and retain the cup which they have already 2X1101214538542 held for two years.
con-
Lady Little, has kindly sented to attend and to present the Cup and medals to the win- ners. The match will be of 90 minutes duration without extra time. In the event of a draw, there will be a re-play.
A most attractive curtain-raiser to the match has been arranged.
WEEK-END SOCCER PROGRAMME
SOUTH CHINA “A” MEET CLUB
Commencing at 230 p.m., the Royal tures for this week-end
Navy will play the Royal Inniskill
in
ing Fusiliers.. The latter unit is stationed at Singapore, but is Club Hong Kong temporarily
as a com-Athletic
SATURDAY
FIRST DIVISION
v S. CHINA “A”
(Club, 4.30 p.m.).
THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 23, 1937.
BADMINTON CLASSIC TO-NIGHT
PK. HUI SHOULD BEAT P. H. WONG
TO-DAY'S
A SPECTACULAR TENNIS AT
THE H.K.C.C.
GAME
It is a great pity that P. H. Wong and P. K. Hui, acknow- ledged to be the finest singles players in the Colony, are drawn in the same halves of the bad- minton championship. There seems to be little doubt that either of these two players would
E. C. Fincher Should
Beat PF Tsoi
VETERAN DOUBLES PAIR IN ACTION
This afternoon, E. C. Fincher, beat T. C. Lee or M. A. Oliveira, a strong contender for cham- the semi-finalists in the other pionship honours, will be seen in bracket.
at the Hong Kong CC to-day action in the tennis tournament against P. F. TROL
The clash between such fast and spectacular exponents of the game should provide spectators at King's College this evening to some of the finest badminton yet seen in Hong Kong.
As players, there is not a great
The following are the Football fix deal to choose between them and in the end it will probably be the one with the most stamina who will emerge "victorious. I am inclined to think that Hui is the fitter of ▾ EASTERN
the two, and all being equal, he (Chatham Road, 4.30 p.m.).should just win.
SEAFORTHS
ALL HE KNOWS (Kowloon, 4.30 pm)-| Oliveira has given his many *SECOND DIVISION
supporters *▾ FUSILIERS
jolts in his (Sookampoo, 3 p.m.).tortuous paths to his present posi- * ENGINEERS
tions in all events. He has proved beyond doubt that he is a great fighter and never acknowledges de- feat until the very end.
ponent part of Blueland" Force, which last week attacked the Col-Kowloon ony.
Lyemun
INTERESTING COMPARISON The Inniskillings have some first- class footballers in their regimental Club eleven It will be interesting to note how their standard of play
RIFLES compares with that of the military NAVY - units stationed in Hong Kong.
As a further attraction, the band South China
of the Royal Marines,
of HMS. Athletic
Cumberland, will play selections at
various times during the afternoon. Kowloon
FOR CHARITY
There is excellent fare here for
football enthusiasts in
the Colony
Y
(Club, 3 pm.). Chinese Police (Chatham Road, 3 p.m.).
Y Stonecutters (Causeway Bay, 8 p.m.).
V Kowloon Chinese
(Caroline Hill, 3 p.m.)
▼ Eastern
(Sookanpoo, 3 p.m.).
Y SEAFORTHS
(Kowloon 3 pm).
THIRD DIVISION
ORDNANCE
severe
He will have to pull out all he
knows to overcome T. C. Lee this evening. Lee has been practising assiduously, and is now in the pink of condition and he should just manage to win.
St. Joseph's (Military, Happy Valley, 3 p.m.)-P. K. Hui
Engineers
as well as for those who, charitably KWONG WAH disposed, will feel impelled to add
THIS EVENING'S PROGRAMME (King's College 8.30 pm) vP. H. Wong TMA Oliveira
(Prince Edward Road, 4.30 p.m.). T. C. Lee
their support to a desirable a
and FUSILIERS V Recreio
(Prince Edward Road, 3 p.m.).
commendable effort to raise funds MEDICALS
on behalf of Naval, Military and
local Chinese charities.
A "full house" is needed to
en-
v Kumaon Rifles (St. Joseph's, 3 p.m.). SUNDAY
FIRST DIVISION
INTERESTING LECTURE BY
Fincher, in his first singles match, defeated W. C. Hung, al- though he was taken to three of his fine form. sets and gave an indication then
in winning to-day, although his He should have little difficulty opponent is capable of extending bir
SECOND APPEARANCE
The veterans Ng Sze-wong and Hon Luen-fung will make their second appearance in the doubles event and are likely to meet with far more opposition at the hands of Y. C. Lau and H N. Lee, the bril- liant University pair, than they did in their first match. They will do very well to win.
fan should prove too fast for the Wong Fukham and Lui Kwai-
Withington and J. D. Milne, and U.S.R.C. representatives, R. L should win over three sets. ATÓ-DAY'S PROGRAMME
Open Singles Championship E. C. Fincher v P.. F.Isol
Open Doubles Championship Y. C. Lau and H. N. Lee v Ng Sze kwong and Hon Lien-fung
R. L. Withington and J. D. Milne v Wong Fuk-nam and Lui Kwai-fun
Club Singles Championship W. A. S. Grant y J. F. Leys
Club Handicap Singles
V. R. Gordon (scr.) ▼ G. S. Cha
sure that last year's total of $2,808 S. CHINA "B" Kowloon Chinese SOCCER REFEREEbers (+3sen (42
* (Caroline. Hill, 4.30 pm),
is reached, and it is hoped that all St. Joseph's.
Eastern
a
three fighting Services and all Civi- lians in the Colony will make special effort to attend next Friday afternoon.
Charges for admission are:- Co- vered stand, $1; other stands, 50 cts. and 30 cts. Prices for mem- bers of the three Services are: Covered stand, 50 cts.;. stands, 30 cts.
Army Team
▼ FUSILIERS
Sookumpoo, 4.30 p.m.).
T NAVY
(Causeway Bay, 4.30 p.m.). SECOND DIVISION Chinese Police
Qualification For Officials
BEST METHODS OF TESTING
NAVY (Chatham Road, 430 pm.). THIRD DIVISIÓN SEAFORTHS v Chinese Police
(Sookumpoo, 4.30 p.m.).) "An outspoken and interesting
Chinese Folice.
address on "Football and its as (Chatham Road, 3 p.)pects from various points of view"
|LIGA
other
The following will represent the VARSITY
Army:
Fus Rowlands (R.W.F.); Rfmn.
Pickering (RUR.),
Bgir Stevens CONCEDE
(R.U.R.); Fus Evans (R.W.F.), CpL
Campbell (EUR), Fus. Taylor WALK-OVERS
(RW.F.); Bfmn. Erwin
(RU.R.),
was delivered by Mr. A. Griggs, of the Royal Navy, at the fort nightly meeting of the Hong Kong Football Referees Association,
0. A. Hansen (+26) ▼ J. E L Smalley (-26)
Club Handicap Doubles AH. Penn and J. E. Collis (15) y E. H Williams and L. R. Andrewes -(-13.6)
M. Pagh and M. Thomson (56) v. OEC Marton and D. B. Ezans (15.4)
Club Mixed Doubles W-Wooding and Miss Ward v J, C. Pool and Miss Allen
LOCAL TENNIS AGAIN POSTPONED
Owing to the wet state of the
held last night under the chair-ground, there will be no tennis at manship of Mr. W. Reynolds. the Hong Kong C.C. this afternoon.
Dealing with the question of re-
ment
VARSITY ATHLETIC MEETING
Spr. Howlett (P.E.), L/Cpl Miller (Seaforths), Fus. Talbot (RW.F.),
Owing to their forthcoming ex-ferees and their qualification and and L/Bdr. Knight (RA) aminations, the undergraduates will grading, Mr. Griggs said: “I am Reserves: L/Cpl. Connor (PUR); not be able to finish their Mixed pleased to say that in recent years Pte. Webster (Seaforths), Fus. Doubles Badminton League pro- Keating (R.WF.); Pte. Williamson gramme, and as a result have con-
the system of carrying out exam- The annual sports of the Hong (Seaforths), Cpl Wanklyn
inations have been tightened a Kong University Athletic Club will (R.W.F.), Pte. Cook (Seaforths); Pte. Are ceded walk-overs to all teams with good deal, but even now I think be held at the University Pavilion, (Seaforths), L/Cpl. Duffield (PA whom they have been scheduled to there is still room for improve Pokfulam Road, on Saturday, April 0. C.), Rfm. Ferguson (BUR), Pte. encounter, from last week McGuigan (Seaforths)
13 at 130 p.m. Mrs. M. K. Lo am not at all in favour of a distribute the prizes.. paper examination, and I do not consider it essential. Although I admit that the candidate should date could be tested, on have a very good knowledge of the intricate points of the game. laws of the game, this information A trial match naturally. can be gained from him by other in order to ascertain his- means than on paper
froma
Roberts (R.W.F.).
and Fus
SEAFORTH HIGHLANDER
SUSPENDED
For kicking an opponent in the Third Division match ca îngt AOC on March 6, Lawrie, left-back of the
Highland ers, was suspended for the rest of
season by the Emerg mittee, at a meeting held
The teams affected are, the Kow loon Tong Club, the Chinese Recrea- tion Club, St. John's Club and Recreio "B".
LADIES YACHT RACE -
The resail of the 6th yacht race,
BETTER STANDARD
of the Ladies Second Series, took I do honestly think that place yesterday and resulted in wins for Gall, sailed by Mrs. L Stanton, to the "A" class and for Owl, sail- ed by Mrs. D'Arcy-E
the Mixed classes.
of the field.
ed as a referee
amining
mear
I point of view,
as to suggest
ed up to the stan-
should be g on probation for
should be
Board the candi-led as a qualified