THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 25, 1937
LOCAL SOCCER STARTS TO-DAY
KOWLOON FIELDING FIVE NEWCOMERS: FOWLER AS CLUB'S NEW LEADER.
CHINESE
CHINESE TEAMS MAKE MANY CHANGES: K. HAVE 11 NEWCOMERS
(By "OUTSIDE LEFT")
IT is yet too early to gauge the form of the many clubs in the First Di- commence this vision of the local Football League, which will afternoon with four interesting encounters, including the initial appear- ance of the Middlesex Regiment in the Hong Kong League. South China "A" make their first appearance as a team since their return from their South Seas tour, against Eastern, and are expected to record their first
win.
The former League champions are making several interesting changes. Wong Wah-gay, form- er junior custodian, will be seen in goal instead of Pau Ka-ping, who is resting at the moment, while Mak Shui-hon, former Kowloon Chinese and Athletic full-hack, makes his first appearance for South China în partnership with Lee Tip-sang.
Rapier's
Selections
For To-day
Race No. 1
POTENTATE KINGS JUSTICE
HAVOC EVE - -Outsider: Expansion Time
Race No. 2
DOUBLE FINESSE LANCASHIRE CHIPS RANGER
Race No. 3
Outsider: Aztec
NATIONAL ANTHEM SHIPMASTER WHALSEY
Outsider: Tabby Cat
Race No. 4
RACING HEART
BLANDFORD
DERBY DAY
Outsider: Strathcarrick
Race No. 5
ROB BOY
AMBERLEY
VIRA
Outsider: Soldier Of China
Race No. 6
EBONY IDOL KING'S PARADE EMERGENCY CALL
Outsider: Philanderer
Race No. 7.
DAYLIGHT EVE PLAIN VIEW VALOROUS
Outsider: Ythan
Race No. 8
VIOLET, QUEEN TWILIGHT STAR BORONIA BELLE
Outsider: Brutus
Race No. 9
COMMENCEMENT BAY NIGHT VIEW
ROSE EVELYN:
* Outsider: Gordito
A
suc-
a very defence
Lee
As they have played together on tour with considerable cess, they should form formidable line of against Eastern's" attack.
2 very Tin-sang, however, is doubtful starter because of the Cantor bombings and in case he fails to appear, the right-back
TO-DAY'S
FOOTBALL
PROGRAMME
Lee Wai-tong, China's soccer idol and probably the most attractive soccer player in China to-day, will be missed from the South China “A” centre-forward position to-day when the team meets. Eastern in the First Division
The following are the football fix- P.S.A HAVE
position will be filled by Yeung tures, for the week-end: Ka-cheng, a newcomer from Pen- ang, who also made the South Sees tour.
In the unavoidable absence of Lee Wai-tong, who is on the injured list, Chan Tak-fai, one of the cleverest of the junior or South China "B" inside forwards, has been promoted and will be seen at inside-right in support of Fung King-cheong.
FIVE NEWCOMERS With five newcomers in Row lands, in goal, Souza, at left-back, Coakley, right-wing, Jorge, inside- right, and Evans, former Interport left-half, at inside-left-almost half a team-Kowloon should do well against the Seaforths, who are, however, favoured to beat the Kow- loon Civilians.
The Kowloon team has not yet settled down to the many changes in all departments of the game and I very much doubt whether the very clever Scots will give them an op- portunity to do so to-day. I think the greatest mistake Kowloon have made was to have moved D. Knox to the left-wing position.
McGuigan, Sampson and Fraser" the Scots' three inside-forwards, are probably three of the fastest forwards in the Colony at the mo- ment, deadly for their terrific “daisy-cutters."
UNKNOWN QUANTITY St. Joseph's are fielding a fairly [strong team, but against an un- known quantity like Kowloon Chin- ese, who are reported to be fielding 11 newcomers, a forecast of a win in their favour would be unnatural.
Seaforths
TO-DAY
First Division
v Kowloon (Sookunpoo, 4.45 p.m.) Referee: K. K. Ip.
Linesmen: Alridge and Barretto.
V Middlesex
Club
(Club, 4.45 p.m.)
Referee: J. MacCormac Linesmen: Johns and Moorcroft Kowloon Chinese v St. Joseph's
(Kowloon, 445 pm.) Referee: D. Kossick.
Linesmen: Dommee and Gomes. South China “A” ▼ Eastern
(Caroline Hill, 4.45 p.m.) Referee: Isley.
Linesmen: Farr and F. da Silva
Second Division
v Kowloon Seaforths
(Sookunpoo, 3.15 p.m.) Referee: Havlaar. South China
▼ Eastern
(Caroline Hill, 3.15 p.m.)
Referee Rees.
Club
Middlesex
(Club, 3.15 p.m.). Referee P. Jones.
Third Division' (Hong Kong) Powhattan
5th Bde. B.A. (St. Joseph's 445 p.m.) Referee: J. Andrews. Ordnance v Engineers,
(Military, 3.15 p.m.): Referee: W. R. HIL Service Corps . V Police "
(Navy, 3.15 p.m.) Referee: L. A. French.
v Medicals Stanley
(Military, 4.45 p.m.) Referee: J. Gilchrist.
Third Division (Kowloon) Seaforths-
v 24th Bde. R.A. (Chatham Road, 3.15 p.m.) Referee: Silva. Kumaon Rifles v 20th Bde.
(Chatham, 445 p.m.) Referee: Phillips. Portuguese Sporting
Association. v University (King's Park, 3.15 p.m.) Referee: G..D. French.
In the remaining senior game, the Club will entertain the Middlesex Begiment is what promises to be one of the most attractive encoun-Police ters of the week-end The Club are making several interesting posi- tional changes. Stone will be seen on the right-wing and Freddie Row-- ter, as centre-forward.
CENTRE PROBLEM The Club are confident that Fow
DAILY DOUBLE ROB ROY ler's thrustfulness and great shoot-
AND DAYLIGHT EVE
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South China "B"
TO-MORROW.
First Division
(Club, 4.45 p.m.) Referee Reynolds **Linesinen: Stone and Aldridge.
Second Division Police
Kwong Wah (Club, 3.15 p.m.): Referee W. T. Smith,
Engineers Enginee
(Chinese)
(European) (Sookumpoo, 445 p.m.
rec: Day.
THE BEST JUNIOR XI
SMALL UNITS WILL
·LOSE PLAYERS SOON
POWHATTAN'S CHANCES
.
There is no doubt that the de- cision to divide the Third Divi- sion of the local Football League into two sections will result in keeness being maintained till the Tend of the season, though it ap
pears that the best football will be seen on the mainland as the Portuguese Sporting Association. the Seaforths and the Air Force are in this section.
The Portuguese Sporting As- sociation, conceded to have the best chance of winning the cham- pionship, will have the whole of Liga's team at their disposal to- gether with several of Recreio's First Division players, and by their recent displays in several friendly games, are well up to Second Division · standard and could well have followed Kwong Wah's example in applying for entry in the Second Division.
The Air Force will much the same team as
year though they will be losing several good players later, among whom will be Thomas, their goal-keeper,
Mc- Owen, their centre-half, and Gregor and Doherty, in the forward line. Sollis will lead in the attack (to-day
start with
Jast
DUE FOR LEAVE SOON The Ordnance, which did well at the end of the season, will start off with a good side as they will still have Waters and Duffield; but these two are due for home soon Scad-
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