THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 3, 1987.
"ROVER'S FIVE SENIOR SOCCER GAMES
FOOTBALL FORECAST
The following are the local football League fixtures for the week-end:-
Recreio
Eastern
Police
Seaforths
TO-DAY
FIRST DIVISION
V Club
(Club, 4.45 p.m.). Fusiliers
(Causeway Bay, 4.45 p.m.).
V South China "B"
(Kowloon, 4.45 p.m.).
❤
Athletic
(Sookunpoo, 4.45 p.m.).
S. China “A” v Navy
(Caroline Hill, 445 p.m.). SECOND DIVISION
v Kowloon (Caroline Hill, 3.15 p.m.),
Lyemun
Stonecutters v Club
Fastern
Seaforths
(Club, 3.15 p.m.). v. Fusiliers
RECREIO-CLUB TIE TO
YIELD 4 POINTS
EASTERN'S BIG TASK
AGAINST FUSILIERS
TALBOT MUST ATTEMPT SHOT (By "ROVER")
(Causeway Bay, 3.15 p.m.). FIVE First Division League football games are down for decision this afternoon, this being one of the biggest programmes after Christmas while the League champions, South China “A”, will play off their outstanding fixture against Eastern to-morrow at Caroline Hill.
(Sookunpoo, 4.45 p.m.) THIRD DIVISION Kumaon Rifles v Liga
Recreio
Seaforths
Engineers
(Chatham Road, 4.45 p.m.). (King's Park, 3.15 p.m.).
Army
y Kwong Wah
V Air Force (Military Ground, 3.15 p.m.).
V Ordnance
(St. Joseph's, 3.15 p.m.).
TO-MORROW
LAI WAH CUP (FINAL)
❤ Civilians
(Kowloon, 4.15 p.m.).[ FIRST DIVISION
S. China "A” v Eastern
Recreio and the Club have to meet twice, and by mutual consent to-day's encounter will yield a total of 4 points to the With the winning team, thus doing away with a return match. Club's form at such a low ebb at the moment, Recreio will naturally
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Tsui Wai-pui,⠀⠀ right, is shown with H. D. Rumjahu, whom he defeated in the final of the Colony Singles Lawn Tennis "champion- ship last year at the H.K.CC. Tsui is leaving for Europe to morrow to Join Kho Sin-kie as China's second string in the Davies Cup series.
TO-DAY'S
commence as favourites, especially in view of their recent successes. CRICKET
Fastern, who have performed (against St. Joseph's was an un- (Caroline Hill, 4.45 p.m.). very creditably in this, their first accountable one and will probably ENCOUNTERS
SECOND DIVISION
Navy
v Lyemun (Causeway Bay, 3.15 p.m.). Kowloon Chinese Rifles
(Club, 3.15 pm.). THIRD DIVISION Chinese Police v St. Joseph's
(Kowloon, 3.15 p.m.).
season in the First Division, will have a difficult task this afternoon when they entertain the Fusiliers on the Causeway Bay ground.
FUSILIERS* LAPSE
European Police v Medicals.
Both teams have been fairly con- Chatham Road, 4.45 p.m.).sistent this season, although the Service Corps ▼ Fusiliers
Welshmen's lapse last Sunday (Chatham Road, 3.15 p.m.)
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weigh against them. Eastern have a tricky forward line with Cheng Shui-hon and Hau Bing-to, as their two most dangerous forwards.
Friendly Matches Featured
at
The Fusiliers' attack has not
So far as can be ascertained, been up to scratch recently, and this is probably due to the fact that there are no League cricket matches Talbot has sacrificed his "shooting this afternoon, the programme be- boots" to act as a feeder to the rest ing confined to friendly encounters, of the attack. Sullivan is a danger the most interesting of which, ous forward when he wants to be, pears to be the practise game and should attempt a shot any Sookumpoo, where the Indian R.C where near the penalty area in-who next Saturday play the Club
their Senior stead of trying to walk the ball
replay to
into the net
been as has
decide the championship of the Lea-
recently.
gue, will try conclusions with an eleven captained by Arculli.
·seen
COAKLEY AS INSIDE-MANTM Coakley is a definite asset on the right-wing and although a change to the inside position at this time of the season would be inconveni- ent, I am sure that he will be at his best at inside-right.
South China "A" entertain the Royal Navy in what should also be an entertaining encounter, with the odds on the Chinese team.
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The latter has got together quite a powerful combination,...... which should be able to extend the potential champions quite considerably.
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Kowloon C. C. and Civil Service will
also be engaged in friendlies, to complete to-day's programme.
Indian R. C., 1st. XI-A. R. Abbas, M. el Arculli, Y. el Arculli, J. S. A. Curreem, S. Å. Ismail, A. R. Kitchell, A. H. Madar, M. P. Madar, K. Nazarin, A. A. Rumjahn and A. S. Sufflad. - Mr. F. M. el Arculli's XI—F, M. el
In to-morrow's encounter South China "A" providing they field their best team, should beat Bas-Arculli, G. Souza, A. K. Ismail, A. M. tern to consolidate their lead in the A. T. Lee, H. Brokenshire, A. J. M. Prata, A. R. H. Esmail, K. M. Rumjahn,
First Division.
Prata and W. Rapley.
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HOUSEHOLD COAL
As from the 4th March, 1937, a superior grade of Household Coal will be supplied by the Administration, prices as follows:-
Peak District
$23.00
Bowen Road & Lower levels
$21.00
Kowloon
$20.00
Repulse Bay
$24.00
Pokfulum
$23.00
Shek-0 & Stanley
$24.00
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION
Head Office TIENTSIN
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Wah Cup
Final To-Morrow
Another representative football teams competition will be brought to a Army:— Fus. Rowlands -(R.W.F.); close to-morrow when the Civilians Rfmn. Pickering (R.U.R.); Bgir. Ste- vens (R.U.R.), Pte.. Williamson (SEB- will meet the Army in the Final of forths), Cpl. Campbell (E.U.R.), Fns. the Lai-Wah Cup competition on the Evans (RWF); Rfmn. Erwin K.F.C. ground at 4.15 p.m. and a (R.U.R.), L/Cpl. Duffield (R.A.O.C.), thrilling
*** L/Bdr. Knight (R.A.), or Rfmn. Fer- for struggle
honours
guson (R.U.R.), Fus. Talbot (R.W.F.) should ensue. Both teams are up and Fus. Roberts (R.W.F.). to full strength, although the Army Reserves: L/Cpl. Connor (RU.R); will be without the services of Mil-Pte. Webster (Seaforths), Fus. Keating ler, their centre-forward, who is on Pte. McCusker (Seaforths) Pte. Cook
(R.W.F.); L/Sgt. Grindley (R.WF.) the injured list.
(Seaforths), Pte. Adama (Seaforths), Pte. Ayres (Seaforths), Pte. McGuigan The Civilians are a very
good
(Seaforths) and Rfmn. Ferguson side, and should do well a against (R.U.R.) or Cpl. Hurst (B.E.).-. their opponents, who have a slight Civilians G. Rodger (Club); A. advantage in that they have played Gosano (Recreio) and V Costa. (St. Joseph's), R. -North (Police), N. Bel- together as a team before-against trao (Recreio) and A. S. Blins (Kow- South China in the Kotewall Cup loon); F. Fowler (Club), B. Gosano Final.
(Recreio), D. Leonard (St. Joseph's), D. Knor (Kowloon) and B. I. Bickford to-morrow'a (Club).
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