THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 25, 1938.
WILL. THERE BE HOCKEY INTERPORT?
EVERYTHING IS IN
THE AIR AND
AND MACAO HAVE NOT REPLIED
TIME TRIALS WERE
ON THEIR WAY
MY PROBABLE AND POSSIBLE TEAMS AS A GUIDE
FOR SELECTORS
(By “STICKS”)
IS there going to be an Interport? What has Macao said in reply to our invitation? I hear that Shanghai contemplate sending a team to the Colony next month, is that correct? What about
Mrs. J. Lunson, captain of the H. K. Ladies' Hockey Club, receiving Malaya's visit here during the first week in March?
the Pearce Seven-A-Side Hockey Trophy from Mrs. T. E. Pearce, the don- or, while Miss F. Marsh and Miss A. Fowler (extreme left) Vice-Presi dent of the Association, look on. ("Mail" photo).
STRIKING SHOTS
(By "STICKS")
Macau Hockey Club scored an- other win last Sunday when they beat a depleted European “Y” team by 3 goals to 1 in a fast, but very scrappy encounter.
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The "Y" had great hopes previous to the match of beat- ing their Portuguese rivals, but were badly let down by three players, C. Alting and H. H. Mueller, among the forwards, failing to make an appearance on the Macao boat, while Land, who was asked to fill Austen's vacancy at left-half, was also an absentee.
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This resulted in three of the vacancies being filled by
Macao players, who did extremely well
under the circumstances.
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MACAO'S POOR FORM THIS SEASON, THEY DREW WITH THE "Y" IN THE FIRST GAME, LOST TO THE H.K. POLICE AND ONLY MANAGED TO BEAT A DEPLETED “Y” TEAM. BY `3 GOALS TO 1-LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT LIEUT. DA COSTA'S ABSENCE FROM THE PORTUGUESE ISLAND IS. THE MAIN REASON, AND WHAT THEY REALLY LACK IS A DRIVING FORCE."
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There is no further news of pros- pects of a Ladies Interport hockey encounter, although I hear from an unofficial source that there will be
no match this season..
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on recent
J. M. Pinto, above, form for the K.LT.C., should se- cure an Interport trial as Possi-. bles' centre-half.
All these questions were recently fired at me by a number of hockey players and enthusiasts on the hockey field, but when I re- plied that I could not answer them and, that if anybody could, it was the Secretary of the H.K.H.A., their faces fell. I tried hard yesterday to get in touch with the Hon. Secretary, but was unable to.
Things are beginning to look black regarding the prospects of an Interport, despite my enthus- iasm about a probable Malayan visit some weeks ago and a con- temporary's outburst about Shanghai, but like all good things they die a natural death and a quick one.
I would like to point out, how- ever, that because Macao have not yet replied to our invitation, and
I am more than convinced that that the visits of teams from Shang- Pyara Singh will not lead the Co-hai and Malaya are very much in lony attack following his display [the air, the Association should proce- It will for the K.I.T.C. against the Raj-ed to hold Interport trials. putana Rifles last Sunday. He dis-work up some enthusiasm, and if the played brilliant stickwork and at Interport or Interports do material- times ran circles round the Rajput ise, the teams to meet any visitors players, but he made little progress will have already been selected on these occasions and threw the I hope! rest of his attack into disorder.
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I realise that there are several |local tournaments including the In- Pritam Nath, on the other hand, ternational series which must be gave a fine display, in the Rajpu- completed, but there is also time to tana Rifles' attack, and swung the hold trials right away, selecting the ball to the right and left wingers with Probable and Possible teams on cur- perfect ease and accuracy, beliey-rent form displayed in friendly and ing in making the best of his wing-tournament games. ers, and his efforts were rewarded.
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Two Teams
A. P. Souza, above, former left- wing for K.I.T.C., is now occupying the inside-right berth.
berth, and wanting to know why I had broken up that splendid part- nership of Pritam Nath and Saval Khan.
be
The latter's type of hockey may ideally suited to inter-unit
A word about the selection of the
I have witnessed the majority of K.I.T.C. team. I believe I am right the more important games during the in stating that they were represent-past two months and give the names ing the Civilian champions, but did of players, who in my opinion, de- not, in my estimation, turn out their serve trial recognition, at the same tournaments, but I doubt very much best side. Noronha did not deserve time suggesting Probable and Pos- whether he would get away with" his place at right-half anymore than sible teams:
sticks
in an Interport match. Iqbal Singh deserved his at left- the latter played wing, although against the 8th Destroyer Flotilla. Maybe the K.I.T.C. do not possess a better left-winger, but they certain ly have a better right-half!
PROBABLES
K. RAMZAN (K.I.T.C.)
R. L. WALLACE (Y.M.C.A.) E. L. GOSANO (RECREIO) A. G. COX (Y.M.C.A.) W. A. REED (CLUB) M. R. MALIK (KIT.C)
G.
R.B.
L. B.
B. H.
C. H.
L. H.
S. A. FOWLER (CLUB) T. S. D. WHITLEY (CLUB) LT. PRITAM NATH (RAJPUTS) U. KRAUS (Y.M.G.A.) PARTAB (KUMAONS)
R.W.
I.R.
C.F.
I.L.
O.L.
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POSSIBLES
V. M. BENWELL (CLUB). GROGAN (MIDDLESEX). A. E. P. GUEST (RADIO) J. GONSALVES (RECREIO) J. M. PINTO (K.I.T.C.).
W. A. LAND (R. ENGINEERS) KHUDA BUX (H.K.S.R.A.)
LT. SAVAL KHAN (RAJPUTS) PYARA SINGH (K.LT.C.).. GURBACHAN SINGH (RADIO) V. BOND (CLUB)
Judging from the enthusiasm The Central British Association displayed and by the large gath-are going from success to success, ering of spectators from all com-and last Sunday morning added an-. munities, the Inter-Section Tour-other scalp to their belt when they nament, which concluded last defeated the Kumaon Rifles Batta-
and Granted that his approach move- Sunday with a win for the Raj-lion team by 3 goals to 2, although|reams
paper in describ- ments are brilliant at times, but putana Rifles over the K.LT.C., they were fielding several reserves. Ling how and why the players his finishing touches are just the has proved most popular.
I have selected for Probables and opposite. George Fowler, Sydney Fowler Possibles should be given a trial, game was very fast, but as and R. Smith netted for the but those enthusiasts who have I stated in yesterday's editions, C.B.A., while Partab was respon-seen most of the more important very scrappy and dangerous in the sible for both goals for the matches, will bear with me in second-half, when over-zealousness Kumaons. David Blake was given my selections, in tackling led to frayed tempers a very trying time at right-half|vious. which the Umpires could have for the winners against Partab curbed at an earlier stage had they and Co, while Harry Millington penalised the slicing or under- acquitted himself excellently in cutting which was then prevalent. goal,
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"Sticks" Badly
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Many will disagree with me in my selection in the Probable team, of Whitley; for the Inside right
In Danger Wallace and Guest, both of whom If I'm a good judge of form,
usually fill the right-back berth, are in danger of being dropped in favour of Grogan, of the Middle- sex, who has proved consistently good and on whom the selectors should keep a keen eyel
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