THE CHINA MAIL NOVEMBER 16..
MACÃO HAVE NOT DETERIORATED
Y.M.C.A. DEFENCE WAS
FINEST EVER
TO VISIT ISLAND PORTUGUESE WERE NOT
AT FULL STRENGTH
MACAO CROWDS ENTHUSIASM UNABATED!
(By "STICKS")
FEEL that the Macao Hockey Club are quite
within their rights in asking f for a postpone ment of the Interport match against the Colony, which was provisionally fixed for December 11, which is barely a month away. They have not had enough practice and, I hear on very good authority, that they are not likely to entertain the same num- ber of Clubs from the Colony this season as in pre- vious years, which makes their task of preparation a much more difficult one.
MACAO HAVE NOT DETERIORATED. ON THE CON- TRARY THEY ARE JUST AS GOOD AS THEY ALWAYS HAVE BEEN MANY MAY RIDICULE THIS STATEMENT WHEN THEY RECALL THAT LAST SUNDAY THE EUROPEAN Y.M.CA. HELD THEM TO A GOALLESS DRAW. BUT THOSE HOCKEY ENTHUSIASTS WHO WOULD NATURALLY DRAW THIS CONCLUSION, MUST NOT FORGET THAT THE “Y” HAVE NEVER BEEN REALLY STRONGLY REPRESENTED IN THE FULL-BACK-DIVISION AS THEY WERE, AND STILL ARE.
Flt Lt. Wallace, the "Y" skipper, is undoubtedly the "find" of the season and should easily find his way into the Interport eleven in the right back berth, I heard from more than one Macao enthusiast that Wallace's performance ranked as the best ever seen on the Island, which is saying something.
But to return to the Macao Regiment, played a true Captain's
innings. team. Almada, their Interport
The great thing about da Costa's custodian, is still as safe as ever, and never troubled a whit about work is his sound constructional
rarely left his man, and togethe
A fine action study of "heads to it during the Armistice Day Charity soccer match last Thursday. Above McKusker, Pearson, How- lett and Han Chin-tao are all seen watching a high ball. photo).
the shots directed at his charge Play. He never wasted a pass and FREE LANCES
with Alex Airosa, the pivot, was TO MAKE COURT among the outstanding of the Macao defenders.
by the "Y" forwards. R. Rosa- rio, their right-back, is still very sound in his tactics, but it was evident during the game that he was missing the services of Geoff Lammert, the usual left back, who, was laid up with stomach trouble.
Lyle, a Hong Kong Government Cadet, who played on the right- wing, is very fast and centred very accurately, although his stickwork: was not quite as good as F. Nolas
IMPROVEMENTS
Walls To Be Draped In Green
are making im- other interesting point. Macao were tention to hockey, having concen-mediate preparations - to improve not at full-strength last Sunday as trated on Rugby and his strenu the conditions of their badminton they were without the services of ous game for the Club against the court, which has been kindly lent. Nolasco, their right Army last Saturday probably had to them for the whole season by the and A Angelo, their left-
a tiring effect on his display the Seamen's Institute. winger. Would the game have re next afternoon. sulted in a goalless draw had these men been playing?
This again leads me to anco's. Lyle has not paid much at The Fr V “ACE"):
NO DIFF
Actually their presence last Sunday would have made little dif- ference in the face of such strong opposition backs.
L. COX'S IMPROVEMENT
Canvas will be placed under the mat on the floor so as to prevent
A few words about the game it slipping, as was experienced in L. Cox, who was only recently pro- the course of their first match las moted to the "Y" first team, and Wednesday.
A dark green curtain has also who partnered Wallace in the full-
back division, gave a splendid dis-been made to drape one end of the play and has almost eliminated hall so that players may
cally in following What the crux of the matter was that fault of his in committing counter any that Wallace and L. Cox were too sticks in the circle, or elsewhere the flight of the sutt
The lighting sys
to be its
ad good for the Macao forwards, hard for that matter, while J. Fox, the
believe, I know, but nevertheless reserve half-back, more than just improved. The
fied his inclusion in the team at Justed as to throw
the court instead of on the walls.
er.
RHKGC CHAMPIONSHIP.
DRAW
The following is the draw for the Championship of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, the first round of which should be complet jed by Nov. 28, the second by Dec. 15, the semi-final by Dec 12 and the
final, over 36 holes on Dec. 19.
FIRST ROUND.
LR. Andrewes and E. T. McMullen. AE Lissaman and W. J. S. Key. Major Shannon and D. J. Gilmore. O E C. Marton and K S Robe
T. A. Pearce and I Newton. D. S. Robb and LP. Tamworth N. L. Smith and D. S. Edward. Col. Blake and R. Young.
stad to
ARMY CRICKET TEAM - The following have been
the Army ag Joon Cricket Club at Kowloon:
day. Capt IR MAL GPMurray,
Cheney (Seaf
the
they
reira the reserve full-left-half who will probably travel A very pleasant aspect of the
ADAMSON CUP QUALIFIER The annual sports between with the team to the Colony next game last Sunday was the large at-
The November qualifying com- HMS. Rainbow and the B.A.0.0. year, was steady, and should intendance in spite of the November time develop
a sturdy defend-meeting of the Macão Jockey Club. petition for the Adamson Cup, ended on Sunday when, as the the moment he is lacking in The spectators were there in their held under the auspices of the sult of the football match experience, having only come up hundreds and every inch of touch- Royal Hong Kong Golf Club at Ordnance secured the Cup
filled It Fanling, drew 11 entries from won by the odd goal nst the local
In the evening, the is a pity that hockey enthusiasts which R L Rodgers, with a score
2-68 qualified. Other was brought to a close Laertes da Costa, probably the in the
were A Mills 85-16-69, indoor games finest left-half in the Far East with big
Humphreys 80-9-71 and held Cribbage, darts G. van Reede 92-21–71. tennis were keenly contested.
NOTHING WASTED
line space was
the exception of Alif Din, now de the moral support
with the Punjab - serv
table