THE CHINA MAIL.- PTEMBER 25, 1937
Local.co
Soccer By
"Linesman
King Soccer will be in the lime- light this afternoon when the open- ing games of the League are to take place, and most of the followers of the game are wondering what the prospects are like for the 1937-8
season.
Recent friendly matches have revealed form that is, to say the least, anything but encouraging. One need not be too pessimistic, and
bum- yet, can we look forward to a
The reasons are per season? numerous for a person to firmly be lieve that soccer this year is not going to be anything like what it has been in the past.
Football
League
Teams
The following are some of to-day's Chan Bing-to,
teams:
FIRST DIVISION
South China A-Wong Wah-kai; Mak Sui-hon and Lee Ting-sang or Yeung Kar-ching, Lau Hing-choi, Leung Wing-chui. Lee Kwok-wai or Tong Kwan Tso Kwai-shing, Chan Tak-fai, Fung King-cheong. Lai Shui- wing and Tay Quee-liang or Lee Shek-
Jan.
South China "B"-Tam Kwan-kon:
Leung In-chan and Chung Failim or Lau Mau; Lan Tin-san, Lam Tak-po land Chia Kam-hong, Yeung Shui-vick Lau Chong-san Ng Po-kui, Ho Kar keung, Chek Shek-kam and Cheong Boom-wing
D. Knox.
Cheng Sai-heng, Lee Dacky, Kwok Ying-ki, Han Ching-to.
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Kowloon: Jeffrey, G. White and
Club J. Coles, Kemp and Nichols; Abbas; Maxwell, Wilson and Allan or D. Hynes, J. Skinner and E. L. Strange, Tyndall; Ulrich, Balpin, Thompson, W. A. Stone, A. Main, F. Fowler, A WiKnox, Humphrey or Farrell.
South Ching:—, Choo. son and E. I. Bickford,
Siew-hong, Police Perkins or Manning: CLeung Pak-wai and Tang Chong-pak, Pile and Bone; C. Parker, Gough and Wong Wan-man. Yau Wah-hing and North; Willerton or Green, Morrision. Ng Kim-man: Yip Yuen-po, Cheong Johnson.. Howlett, and Taylor.
Ngai-shing, Au Ping-ming, Lee Pui- Reserves-Wilis, Brittain and Sulli- leong and Wong King-cheong.
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SECOND DIVISION
Chinese Police:-Chan Wai-lo: Mai Shui-ki and Chan Kwong-yai; Wong San, Fan Kwok-chi and Mak Hon-fan; Wong Ma, Wai Li-kan. Chan Chui, Eastern F.C.-Lee Ho-chuen; Hoo
Kong Hong and Tse Sui-vin Kwok-cha and Chan Sui-chuen; Foo Club:Olsen; A. Keown and A. Tay- Ping-yuen, Yuen Shue and Lee Chee-lor; Millington, Krilovsky and E. Pur hung: Sum Kar-mow, Lee Yau-leung, vis A. Fisher. P. Wilson, E. Fowler, Yeang Punang, Au She Ngor and Greenberg and Dr. Shaw.
Reserves: Goss, P. Stephens and A.
Reserves: Lee Bing-fung and Wong Leppard.
and
A.
Kowloon: Rowlands; Everest and Lai Fai. Souza, Honniball Bliss and O'Connor-1 Coakley, Jorge, Evans, V. White and Kwok-ching.
Bux: St. Joseph's Bramwell or
Kwong Wah:- Li Kwok-kee; Hou Bowen and Alves: Marques. Costa, and Yung-sang and Lo Shu Kars Cheng Delgado; Castilho, Ward, Leonard, Kum-ming, Yeang Tse-tsong First of all, let us go into this Gomes and Alves. »
Cheung Wing: Leung Bing-kam, Law Eastern Sammy Tsang Kwok Wing-kui Yeung Poon-hon, L matter seriously. The holders of the Ping-tang. Wine Bing, Tang Chung-Rocha, Mok Wah-ping- Championship have been trans-wan, Soong Ling-sing. Lo Wai-kuen; Reserves:--Lee Wah-chee. ferred to Shanghai, where they are doing service. The runners-up will be without the services of some of their best players, they are doing their bit in Canton. New recruits who have been tried out for dif- ferent teams, have shown us noth- ing that we could rave about. The filling of vacancies by junior divi- sion players of last year and from their exhibitions, that is where they should remain--has not in any way, asssisted the somewhat complicated state of affairs that some clubs are experiencing at the present time.
There are a few teams, however, who are sure to keep alive the keen- ness of some followers, and we shall. be looking forward to their engage- ments.
The new regiment, The Middle- sex, have done extremely well in their friendly tussles, and this in spite of the fact that some of their outstanding performers are not with them. Then we have the Sea- forth Highlanders who have at all times given us first class football. That this team will be knocking on the championship door goes without saying.
raise an
South China can alwa eleven that could give most teams: in the Colony a scare. There is one lamentable fact about South China this year, and that is the absence of Lee Wai-tong, their idol and watch-winner. To suffer an injury. that will keep this player from performing before thousands of admiring fans foreigners, as well as his own people is our loss.
Kowloon have been rejuvenated with the inclusion of new blood, and judging by their game against the Middlesex, it means very ttle. This afternoon the Seaforths
should defeat Kowloon, and the other military team, The Middlesex, must be given the big edge to beat the Club. St. Joseph's and South China "A" should win their matches over Kowloon Chinese and Eastern respectively. The South China “B”* should have a even tussle with the Police to-morrow afternoon.
SWIMMING HEATS
The preliminary heats of the 100 Yards free style swimming cham- pionship of the Colony, for boys, under 15 years of age, took place! at the V.R.C. pool yesterday. The following boys qualified to meet in the finals at 6 pm. on Friday, October 1: - K. Lo, D. Morris, P. Jorge, R. Ho and B. Barnes.
THIRD DIVISION
P.S.A. A M. Quinn'; J. A. Reme- dios and L. 4. Gomes; C. Figuerido, R Riberio and J. Pereira: E. Lawrence, C. Santos, M. Gaan, H. Remedios and M. Santos.
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