THIC CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 6, 1937
CHANGES IN SENIOR SOCCER TABLE?
Kowloon Absentees Weaken Team SOUTH CHINA "B'S" UNBEATEN RECORD IN JEOPARDY
MIDDLESEX SOUTH CHINA "B" FIREWORKS!
TIT
GOOD JUNIOR PROGRAMME TO-DAY
MEDICALS TASK AGAINST POLICE
YET LOSE
As a result of to-day's programme, there are likely to be several chan- ges in the First Division League football table, especially where the present leaders, Kowloon and the Middlesex are concerned, as both will 5TH A.A. BDE. MAY be up against very stiff opposition with several changes in their lineups.
KOWLOON WILL BE WITHOUT THE SERVICES OF TWO OF THEIR BEST DEFEND- ERS IN O'CONNOR, RIGHT-HALF, AND EVANS, LEFT-HALF, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS WILL BE FILLED BY MAXWELL, FROM THE JUNIORS, AND VALE, WHO USED TO PLAY FOR THE FUSILIERS AS A LEFT FULL-BACK. THESE CHANGES ARE the positions of the leading teams *LIKELY TO WEAKEN KOWLOON'S DEFENCE AND AGAINST A PENETRATIVE ATTACK-in the Second Division of the ING LINE, AS POSSESSED BY EASTERN, AN UPSET WILL NOT COME AS A SURPRISE local football League, as both
FOOTBALL
FORECAST
FOR TO-DAY
Kowloon
TO-DAY
First Division
Eastern
(Kowloon 4.15 pm.)..
Referee:Finch
Linesmen Clarke and Dove
South China “B”
Middlesex
V
(Sookumpoo. 4.15 pm.).
Referee:Sidebottom
Linesmen Marriott and Draisey,
Kowloon Chinese v Club
(Clab 4.15 pm.).
Referee:-Richards...
Eastern will probably field the same team which trounced the Club last Saturday. The Middle- sex who share the top position in the table with Kowloon, will meet South China" "B", hitherto unbeaten, to-day at Sookunpoo, where fireworks are anticipated. The soldiers will be making sev- eral positional changes owing to injuries.
Sheehan will be seen at right-
RAPIER'S SELECTIONS
back from right-half, white Wil- FOR TO-DAY
liams has been brought into team
BAG TOR
at right-half from the juniors. Race No. 1 Wilkinson, who was on the injured list last week will make a reap- pearance at left-half and this should tend to strengthen the in- termediate line.
WATSON UP AGAIN
RACING HEART SAUCY FACE, Outsider:- Strathcarrick
A further change will be made Race No. 2 in their attack where Watson, who played for the Battalion as cem- tre-forward in Singapore, will be
Linesmen:-Dredge and P. E. Jones. included at inside-right. In the South China “A” v Seaforth's
(Caroline Hill 4.15 p.m.).
Referee:Omar.
Linesmen: Silva and Barretto.
▾ Police
St. Joseph's
(St. Joseph's 4.15 pm). Referee:-Ip. Linesmen: Morecroft and Sutterley.
Club
Second Division.
▾ Police
(Club 2.45 p.m.).“
Referee: Richards.
Kwong Wah F Eastern
(King's Park 4.15 p.m.).. Referee:-Barton.
Engineers
Seaforths
[St. Joseph's 2.45 p.m.).
Referee: Aldridge.
5th Bde. R.A▼ Kowloon
(Kowloon 2.45 pm).
Referee: Gomés.
Middlesex des Engineers (C)
(Sookampoo. 2.45 pm).
Referees Young
Third Division (Hong Kong)
Medicals
(Military H. V. 2.45 p.m.).
Police
Ordnance
Referee:-Edwards.
Service Corps. (Military V. 4.15 p.m.). Referee: Sharpe.
Powhattan
Stanley
(Caroline FI 2.45 p.m.). Referee:-Brothwell
Third Division (Kowloon)
20th Battery E.A. 24th Battery R.A.
(Chatham Road 2.45 p.m.). Referee: Stone.
University to▼ Air Force
Chatham Road 415 pm));" Referees Dence.
kumaon Rifies r Portagnese S.A. Prince Edward Road 245 pm).
Bees
Royal Signals (Prince Edward Road 4.15 p.m.)..
Suva
TO MORROW
Third Division (Kowloon) Portuguese SA 7 24th Battery RA
King's Park 3 pa
ree:
Colony he has already made an ap- pearance as a right-back with a fair measure of success.
GORDITO
SHIPMASTER TEMPEST
Outsider: Coronation Day
Race No. 3
YTHAN TINY STAR PLAIN VIEW.
Outsider:- Valorous
South China "B" will strengthen their defence with the inclusion of Tay Quee-liang, at right-back, in- stead of Cheung Fai-lum, while Lau Chong-sang has been included in their attack at inside-left, in the berth which would ordinarily have Race No. 4 fallen to Tay.
MATCH FOR PEARSON Tay's headwork is good and be is very quick in recovering from a bad position. He should give Wat Son and Pearson and anxious time and should prove an ideal match for the latter, whose headwork has already made itself felt among the senior teams.
KING'S WARDEN BEAR CLAW WILD LIFE
Outsider: Gladiator
No.5
POTENTATE HAVOC EVE HARVEST VIEW
King's Coronation
Outsider
GYPSY LOVE LANCASHIRE CHIPS HOME BREW Outsider:- Courting Eve
Another very good encounter should be witnessed at Caroline Hill where South China "A" enter Race No. 6 tain the Seaforths in what should be a very fast and exciting encoun- ter. South China will field the same team as last week, while the Scots' team is at present unknown
In the two remaining senior én- counters this afternoon, the Club Race No. 7 should beat Kowloon Chinese, while the St. Joseph's versus Police game is anybody's, although the Saints should start favourites.
The English people think
ey have a young swimmer in K FL Deane who may break many" records
the near future. Just fifteen years, he finished fourth in the English 100 yards cham- pionship returning 564-5 seconds, one second slower than the winner, and was third in the 220 yards title race, in which his time was 2 minutes 21 4-5
VIRA
AMBERLEY BOOLAT BAY
Outsid
Laughing Buddha
KING'S PARADE SEVENTEENTH OF SEPT TABBY CAT
Outsider:- Racing Boy
DAILY DOUBLE- POTENTATE AND YZIRA
(By “UBIQUE”) There should be no changes in
the Middlesex and the 5th A.A. Bde., Royal Artillery, should, re- gister comfortable wins over the Chinese Engineers and the Kow- loon. Football Club, respectively, though the Gunners have the harder of the two tasks
The Middlesex, on their pre- sent form and in the absence of the Navy, stand a very good chance of annexing the title and the inclusion of Izzard, formerly of the first team, and Marabel, has greatly strengthen the side.
The Chinese Police have not yet. settled down, though individualy they have a good team. Kong Hồng and Wong Ching-yau, are their best forwards, but their wingers slow in centring and this allows t opposing defence time enough
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* HITHERTO UNBEATEN The 5th AA Bde are so far un- beaten and have a well balaiced team Smith has been their leading goal scorer to date, while Bancroft, on the right wing, is always a source of danger as he can centre and shoot well.
Kowloon are playing Jorge i their junior team in place of Wil son, who has been promoted to the senior side. The juniors have not come up to expectations in the ab sence of G. White and Souza
The Club should beat the Police as they will have a strong side. Gil- chirst will be in the pivotal position while M. Purves returns to his old berth at right-half Scott, a new- comer, has been preferred at inside- left to Stephens, who is on the reserve hist
MEDICALS «. POLICE The outstanding game in the Third Division is that between - the Medicals and the Police. The latter are so far unbeaten while the Medi- cals are now second in the table. Pym, Youd and Wilson, are three fast forwards, while Howells, in the intermediate line, is also good
The Police will be without the ser- vices of Britain, who is playing for the first team. Willis who has re cently recovered from an injury, will be seen in the pivotal position, while Hayward and Territ will be at bark. In the attack, Wall will be seen at inside-left where his understanding with Cherng Kam is very good and Ithe to
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