THE CHINA MAIL
KO'S DELAY ALMOST COSTS MATCH
ARMY HOLD SUCCESSFUL FOOTBALL TRIAL GAME
DUFFIELD AND IZZARD SHINE
ARMY TEAM FOR KOTEWALL CUP
Team Selected For Sunday's Game
The following have been chosen to represent the Army against South China in the first game of the Kotewall Charity Cup competi tion on Sunday at Causeway Bay.
Rowlands (Fusiliers), Webster (Sea-
WEALTH OF TALENT forths) and Sheehan (Middlesex); Mc-
(By “UBIQUE"")
Beserves: Tudor (Engineers); Vale
Kusker, (Seaforths), -Bright (Middle sex) and Evans (Fusiliers); Pearsonj (Middlesex), Watson (Middlesex) The Army soccer trial at Soo-Ezzard (Middlesex), McGuigan (Sea- kumpoo. yesterday in preparation forths) and Thompson (Seaforths).. for the Kotewall Charity Cup Com Fusiliers), Calvert (5th Bde. Royal petition next Sunday, did not assist Artillery) and K. Duffield (Ordnance) the selectors to any great extent,
1998 27 LEES TILTARIA EXTALITEETSERSE and apart from the revelation of the standard of several junior players including K. Duffield, and Calvert, little was gained by the
F.A. CUP.
trial, while the absence of Court 1ST ROUND
REPLAYS
ney and Freshwater, both of the Middlesex, owing to duty, was a source of disappointment to the committee as both stood a good chance of inclusion in the Army team:
impress..
Bradford City Overwhelm Walker Celtic
London, To-day.
KOWLOON TONG SCORE EXCELLENT WIN
LIANG AND CHOY BEST HOME PAIR
ROZA AND LO DO WELL
(By “ADREM”)
KOWLOON TONG CLUB last night were res- ponsible for their best performance in the Junior Badminton League this season when, at Causeway Bay, they beat the Chinese Recreation. Club by the odd set.
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ALTHOUGH THEY STARTED OFF VERY WELL, HELD A LEAD OF 3 GAMES TO NIL, THE WINNERS WERE AT ONE. STAGE, IN RATHER A PRECARIOUS POSITION OWING TO THE FACT, THAT F. S. KO, ORDINARILY ONE OF THEIR BEST PLAYERS, HAD BEEN DETAINED AT FANLING AND DID NOT ARRIVE UNTIL BOTH THE OTHER PAIRS HAD |COMPLETED THEIR SECOND GAME.
Under the circumstances, It) (nukamTIPELEZNEILLZERRISTEXT(1915 was extremely sporting of the C.R.C. to have allowed their visi-
As was natural in a game of “* nature there was no semblance of combination throughout, though
tors the concession of playing off there were spasms of sound in- Several relays in the First Round out of sequence and in fitting in dividual play by both sides. of the FA Cup competition were the games subsequent to Ko's City arrival, to the convenience of Rowlands is undoubtedly the ob-held yesterday, Bradford vious choice for the goal as Ban trouncing Walker Celtic by 11 goals both sides. field, in the opposite goal, did not to 3 at home after sharing 2 goals As it happened, Kowloon Tong in last Saturday's encounter, while were pulled back from their early Bright, the Middlesex player, Port Vale, who were held to a draw lead and C. R. C. drew level at 3- was outstanding of the two inter-of one goal each by Gainsborough all, mainly because, Ko and R. E mediate lines, his quick tackling last Saturday, were yesterday beat-Lee, acknowledged as their leading find their saving his team on many occasions,en by the odd goal in three, after combination, failed to
touch and were completely over- but his distribution weakened in fextra time.
Accrington, who were held to awhelmed in their first two encoun- the second period.
Webster and Tudor, the Reds' draw of one goal each by Lancasters.
a home match last! backs, defended well, but the latter Town in ter started very shakily and was Saturday, again forced a draw yes- Mackay and Chan then completed often beaten by Adams and Dumeld terday when the teams shared two their programme with their third and Whites' left-wing combination. goals after extra time. This will re-win of the evening to more or less In the second period, however,quire a second replay... Tudor improved immensely, and when Webster left the field, was prominent with some good clear
auces.
• IZZARD SHINES
Dartford were unable to hold Bournemouth's forwards in yester- day's replay after sharing a goal- less draw on Saturday and suc- cumbed to a 6 goals defeat on their home ground
Yesterday's results were: Lancaster 1 Accrington Dartford
0 Bournemouth Port Vale Walker Celtic
In the forward line, Izzard gave a good account of himself, on Whites. left-wing. He scored a good goal and was always up for a pass. His Gainsborough 2 centring was good and though he Bradford City 11 was not seen in the inside position, Halifax he would probably do well there as Lincoln he has that dash so necessary for an ag inside-forward.
0 York 2 Richdale
THIRD WIN
clinch the issue for the visitors but even then, the excitement was far from over.
Ko and Lee, playing their last game against P.-C. Leung and C. F. Chin, at last found their touch but, after taking an apparently ..unas-
1 sailable lead of 15-5, their opponents
SURREY COVERED COURT
CHAMPIONSH
London, October 22. There were two surprise results in the Surrey covered Court cham pionships at the Covered Courts Club, Dulwich, yesterday. One was. the victory in the men's singles of D. J. Cook over R. J. Ritchie by 62,6 4, and the other, the defeat in the third round of the women's doubles of Fraulein I Rost and Miss B. Nuthall by Miss PN Morison and Miss. M. Ste- wart, 6-1, 108.
The best match was that in which the holder, F. H. D. Wilde beat. D. W.. Butler by 1-6, 6——–1, 6-3. Wide was not in his stride in the first set but, afterwards, he reached his best, form, strong volleying being an outstanding feature of his game. He will op- pose for a place in the final the young Kent player, R. A Shayes, who survived a marathon affair with the Chinese, W. C. Choy, by 46, 12-10, 75.
6 pluckily recovering everything, over-active, in covering court and hit very
1 hauled them with grim détermination i
3 and with all pointing to the biggest hard throughout
1 sensation of the evening, the Kow-1
For Kowloon
Tong, Roza for Lo, playing together,
0 loon Tong pair solidified their ad- and
vantage and after struggling the first time, showed promise. The draw through several changes of service Calvert, a newcomer, at inside for the Second Round of the F. A with their score at 20, cinched the of strokes, kept the CRC. pairings
right, for the Reds, showed great promise and with more experience of the ground should do well here. He has a good shot and always at tempted a shot at goal
DUFFIELD FAST SDuffield, on the left wing, dis- played a fine turn of speed and his centring was good. With McGuigan, he was the source of most danger to the Whites in the closing period
The following is the
will
Cup Competition which w played on Saturday, December 11: Scarborough v. Bromley. Wrexham v. Bradford City. Cardiff v. Bristol City... Rotherham v. Aldershot. Doncaster v. Guildford. Clapton 0. v. York. Teovil and Petters: 7.
Trinity. Exeter v. Enll South Liverpool v. Brighton. Kidderminster or Newport v.
mouth of the game.
Tranmere v. Hartlepools. Evans, and McGuigan played their Mansfield v. Lincoln. usual game and should certainly ob-Accrington or Lancaster tam places in the Army side, while Saw Izzard and McCusker should
secure attention.
be issue to save their supporters fur
ther heart attacks.
BEST HOME PAIRING
former, with his wide repertoire
continually on the move while when he has had more experience and learned more about the finer [points of courtcraft, should develop
into a very fine player.
S. W. Liang nd P. F. Choy prov- Ko, who had rushed onto the court jed themselves to be the best home without the advantage of a pr
pairing and after a tentative start. liminary knock-up, was right off played very well indeed. They were, orm, as was Lee, who had sat around perhaps, a trifle unfortunate in not for the greater part of the evening- Bourne-winning all their games, as against waiting his arrival. Both improv
Mackay and Chan, after trailing at ed considerably in their last game the change-over by 4-11, they stag- and deserve full marks for their Crystalled a remarkable recovery, levelled at victory, which gave their team the
16, only to lose eventually by 21-match $19.
Crewe v. New Brighton:
Palace or Kettering.
Watford v. Walsall. Walthamstowe Avenne v. Southend.
Swindon v. Queen's Park Rangers.
Benter
Chang
Liang, an extremely experienced per- P. C. Leung and C. F- Chin (CRC.) The Whites in the first half lead
former, played a "canny" game and lost to N. A. E. Mackay and A
53216 21 by three clear goals scored by
often caught the opposition napping lost to B. E Lee and FS Ko 15-21 Dumachie, and Izzard (2), but in
Rowlands: Webster and Sheehan, with his interceptions at the net, beat A. W. da Roza and Peter Lo 21-17 the second half the Reds reduced McCusker, Bright and Evans; Adams, which he invariably tucked away the lead through Pearson and McGuigan or Saw, Pearson, Saw or Mc for winners.. Duffield
On the form of the players terday, and not taking into zider.
the claims absenfees, the team should be as follows
Guigan and Izzard.
+ Reds-Rowlands: Webster and Tu- yes-dor; Bright and Evans, Ayres, Calvert. con Pearson, McGuigan and S. Duffeld
Army
Whites: ---Banfeld: Watson and Shee- han Vale McCusker and Dewell Adams. Duffield, Dunnnchie, Saw and
COVERED COURT WELL
C. Y. Yung and Y. W. Lee very much better than their defeats indicate.
were
C. L. Img and Y. W. Lee (CR, lost to Mackay and Chan beat Lee and Ko.. lost to Roza and Lo
SW. Liang and P. two lost to Mackay and
beat Lee and Ko very beat Roza and Lo