THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 2, 1937.
NORMAN LEE AGAIN DISAPPOINTS
Local Soccer
By “Linesman ”
As predicted, the league football last week-end revealed nothing that could cause undue enthusiasm on the part of followers or players. The teams selected to win their matches did so in no uncertain manner, and though it may seem a little early to say so, the championship title is not going to be a close tussle, as it was last year, when South China
"A"
and the Rifles had a neck-and-neck race right from the start of the
season.
undoubtedly must be considered the favoured team for honours.
220 YDS FREE STYLE
3 DEBACLE
KENNETH LO'S PROMISE:
NEW BOY CHAMPION
E. M. MARQUES WINS V.R.C. 100 YARDS FREE STYLE
(By "CRAWL”)
INTERESTING WEEK-END OF SOCCER
(Continued from Page 18)
back division, Bone having injured his knee last week. In the forward line Taylor, who is under doctor's orders, will be an absentee and Green, who is essentially an inside-
has been moved to inside-left and should make most of the opening
for Johnson.
several former Athletic stars in-
NORMAN LEE, the South China Athletic Asso-left, will fill the vacancy. Howlett
ciation swimming star, threw away a glorious opportunity of breaking Wilfred Lawrence's Col- The Seaforths are playing great ony swimming mark for the 220 Yards free-style football so early in the season and when he beat Luis Oliveira, who abandond his
Close prospects at the 200 yard mark, in the comyarative on their heels will be the Middlesexly poor time of 2 mins. 32 1-5 secs, or just over seven
seconds above the Colony mark.
OLIVEIRA WAS CLEARLY OUT OF CONDITION BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EVENT. HAVING PARTICI- PATED IN SIX EVENTS LAST THURSDAY DURING THE HONG To-morrow's encounter could well KONG UNIVERSITY SWIMMING HEATS. AND SHOWED IT be called the "match of the season"
and South China teams, but for how
There is an long, one cannot say. other team that will bear a lot of watching, and that is St. Joseph's With new players, and their stal warts, Dave Leonard, Costa and Ward playing in great form, they will be giving excellent accounts of
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Eastern are hoping to make a good impression and will be playing cluding Wong Ping, a full-back, Lo Wai-kuen, a half-back, Lee Tak-kee and Chow Man-chi, two versatile forwards, who should help increase their annual goal average. SEASON'S BEST!
DURING THE THIRD LENGTH WHEN HE BUNGLED HIS TURN. THE END OF THE FIFTH LENGTH (125 YARDS) SAW as the Saints can always be relied OLIVEIRA MAKE ANOTHER POOR TURN ON THE WALL AND upon to give spectators an interest- themselves.
BREAK THROUGH INTO NORMAN LEE'S LANE, SWIMMING ing hour of football.
South China “A”, their opponents The first of the football "Derbys" OVER THE LATTER'S THIGHS. THIS MUST HAVE PUT THE will take place on the Kowloon Foot-SOUTH CHINA CRACK OFF HIS STROKE, BUT EVEN SO IT are fielding their strongest team ball club ground. when Kowloon WAS A POOR EXCUSE FOR SLACKENING UP WITH THE RE- which will include Fung King- meets Hong Kong to-day. Rivals CORD OR A BETTER MARK THAN ACCOMPLISHED, WELL cheong and Lee Tin-sang, from Can- for more years than one can remem-WITHIN HIS GRASP.
ber, the home team should carry the
ton, and their only apparent weak- ness at the moment is between the day Their new players have help In the first place Norman Lee taining his title against the chal-sticks, where Wong Wah-gay, ed to keep the team on one level, swam a very poor race. He was lenge of Ho Pun, a newcomer în former "B" goalkeeper, will serve. whereas their opponents are very watching Oliveira throughout Chinese swimming ranks, and the in their forward line, South weak this year, and are decidedly be and should have realised at the Open Fancy Diving in which L. Ro-China A have brought in Cheuk low the standard of football we are completion of the 50 Yard mark za-Pereira will be defending his Shek-kam, at inside-left, who will accustomed to witnessing in their that he was not going to receive title against Ed de Roza, S. Hsupport Cheong Moon-wing former past encounters.
any opposition and set out on a Wong and others.
Athletic winger!
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R. MARQUES, COMEBACK
St. Joseph's, who finished at the TO-DAY
top of the European Civilian teams, 100 Yards back-stroke-Junior Cham-have secured a "find" (although a pionship of V.R.C.
The Saints' intermediate line will
50 Yards free-style Championship veteran) in E. Marques, former of Colony.
Portuguese International goal- 100 Yards breast-stroke-Champion-keeper, while Bowen and Costa will ship of Colony
Fancy Diving Championship of Co-be the two full-backs, the latter lony.
having played at both centre-half 220 Yards free-style Handicap Boys and centre-forward last week (Final).
100 Yards free-style Handicap against Kowloon Chinese. Members of V.R.C.
50 Yards free-style Handicap-La-comprise C. Marques, A. Hussain
(Final).
and N. Delgado, who played in goal last week. The Saints' attack, al- way's
· an admirable combination under the coaching of "Archie,” should give the Chinese defence an anxious time.
• ́WEAKNESS ELIMINATED
Seaforths are playing away, the solo effort to race against time.1 The following is to-night's pro- home team being South China "B" But he disappointed and kept gramme: The army side should experience plodding along at a miserable little difficulty in beating them. pace.
WHAT ABOUT TO-DAY? since some of the "B" players of last
Oliveira made the same bad turn- year are now in the “A” side. Seaforths have one of the neatest fing error at the start of the eighth attacking lines in the Colony to-day, length, stopped, then carried on in and they are well backed with a janother lane altogether, leaving the pool at the 200 yard mark. I really very fine defence.
Middlesex should
the don't know what will happen overcome Kowloon Chinese, and by a comfor-day when he will have to partici
!pate in
the 50 Yards free-style table margin at that. In their match against the Club last week, the championship, but must first com-dies Middlesex displayed a fine brand of pete in six finals at the University are being held this football, but at different stages of sports which the game displayed a liking to take afternoon at the European YMCA. and in fresh matters too easy. When playing swimming pool against one of the highly rated sides, water!
An excellent race was seen in the we are going to see an even better
Schoolboys 100 Yards free-style Middlesex side.
Eastern and the Police will be the Championship when Kenneth Lo most ever game of the week-end won in the very good time of 68-3-5 "card, either side being capable of secs, swimming an excellently judg winning The Police have my fan-ed race in which he bided his time cy, in spite of the experience gained and saved his spurt for the last 40 by Eastern during their early sum mer trip to the Philippines.
JUNIOR FOOTBALL PROMISING
1940 OLYMPIC GAMES
International President's Statement
Brussels, To-day.
The left-wing combination, which has always been their weak link, will consist of the Recreio pair of Alves, and Gomes, who have pre- viously taught the Chinese defen- yards when a fine rally brought.him
Doubt as to whether the Olym-ders a few tricks, and with youth victory. I can foresee a bright fu- pic Games will be held in Tokyo on their side, should give a credit- ture for him if he is properly taken in 1940 are allayed for the time able display in this, their most im- in hand, and the only people who can being by a statement made by nortant test. do it are in the V.R.C.!
Count Baillet Latour. Prefident Ward and Castilho, last year's (Continued from Page 18).
MARQUES GOOD WIN
of the International - Olympic right-wing, will again be featured, The best game in the Third Divi- Eddie Marques, holder of the Co-Committee, yesterday.
while David Leonard fills the all- sion should be that between the Polony's 100 Yards breast-stroke cham
important berth of leader. lice and the Ordnance. The former pionship, won the VRC. Juniors will miss the services of Bone, in 100 Yards free-style championship
watched with more than the South China's "A's" display will the forward line, but his place will in the very good time of 65.4-5
usual interest because of the im- be taken by Gunning a useful new-secs, beating J. Souza by about four
Moreover, no other nation has yards, while Oliphant was third
submitted a claim to organise pending visit of the Islington Corin- Britain will be in the pivotal posi- The fimal nicht's programme will the 1940 Games.
thians next year, and because of tion, and will have his work cut out be held to-night when the outstand- There is not the slightest
the serious opposition: from Seaforths and Middlesex Regi- "plaving policeman" to Duffield and ing features will be the 50 Yards
cause, he stated.to – entertain to Waters...
free-style championship in which doubts as to whether the Games ments, who look the likely succes The Ordnance were surprisingly. Oliveira is expected to beat Norman will be held in Janau, or as to sors to the Rifes
them beaten by the Engineers last week, but are expected to give a better championship, in which Eddie Mar out in accordance with stipula be held at the Dockyard swimming pool showing this week.
Iques will have a strenuoustime re-tions-Trans-Ocean.
comer,
Renlving to an inquiry he said that the Japanese are proceeding with their preparations without
interruption.
100. Xazās - breaststroke, whether Janan will car
The Boy Scouts xwimming snorts wil
commencing at 2.30 this afternoon.