THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 19,
LEONARD AND CHOA SUCCEED
ONLY ONE
LEAGUE SOCCER CLASH TO-DAY
K. Chinese To Meet S. China "B"
2 FRIENDLY GAMES ALSO ON CARD
(By “UBIQUE”)
Owing to Combined Operations, only one League Football game will `be played to-day, between the much improved Kowloon Chinese and South China "B".
The latter Team experience little difficulty in winning and assuming leadership in the First Divison, for. the first time this season.
FOOTBALL
FORECAST
FOR TO-DAY
The following is the football pro- gramme for the week-end:
TO-DAY
First Division
Kowloon Chinese v Sonth: China “B”
(Caroline Hill 4.30 pm).
FRIENDLY GAMES Kowloon
r Kwong Wah (Kowloon, 4 pm). Portuguese.
Overseas Sporting Assoc. T ...Chinese
(King's Park, 3.30 pm)
TO-MORROW South Chin "A"
First Division
South China" (Caroline Hill, 4:30 pm). Police
Bestern
▼
(Chab, 4.30 pm.)....
WIN ENTERTAINING
DOUBLES MATCH
Losers'
Weakness Overhead Conspicuous
(By "REFEREE")
AN entertaining doubles encounter in the Hong Kong Lawn Tennis Championship was wit- nessed at the H.K.C.C. yesterday when J. W. Leon- ard and George Choa beat A. Crawford and G. C. Burnett by 7-5, 7-5, although it looked at one time as if the losers would take the second set to square the issue.
Both Crawford and his partner were lamentably weak with anything overhead, Burnett cracking up badly in the 11th and 12th games of the final set. Crawford's inability to lob was very mark-
Correspondenceed throughout.
LAI WAH CUP
The Portuguese Sporting Asso- ciation, winners of the Kowloon section, of the Third Division, and one of the survivors of the Junior Shield Competition, will entertain
Leonard and Choa can count themselves lucky to be on the the Overseas - Chinese Football
winning side, and, but for the mistakes of their opponents at the team, which unsuccessfully applied
net, might quite easily have found themselves on the losing end of for admission to the First Division, Dear Sir, shall be very grateful the, score sheet had their opponents produced a steadier brand of two seasons 2g0, in
a friendly if you will kindy allow me to make a play.
suggestion regarding the Lai Wah Cup gate receipts.
match.
The Sports Editor China Mail”
The receipts from games of the above
HAVE STRAITS CHINESE
Choa, recognised as probably Little is known about this new mentioned cup are meant for Interport the most promising of the young- team, but it is believed to be com-expenses, and as we have no interporter tennis players in the Colony, posed of several Straits' Chinese, game this year, may I, therefore, make played fairly good tennis and a suggestion to the H. E. Football As often produced a winner in the who are repented to be good players.sociation to donate the whole amount The Portuguese will not be at full to the Refugee's funds?
form of a drive down the tram- strength, as they will be weakened by the absence several players who will be on Volunteer duty.
Kowloon F. C. will be at home to Kwong Wah, one of the semi- finalists in the Junior shield, but will be forced to field a weak side as they will also be depleted owing
to the manoeuveres,
To-morrow the two South China teams will meet in their return gome, in the First Division, and on current form, the "3" team should retain their unbeaten record.
My pen is not sharp enough to des-lines, or a volley at the net. His cribe the horrible conditions refugees positioned play, however, could be are suffering in the War devastated areas, but I trust the councillors of the polished up, although Leonard EKFA and my readers have glean was frequently guilty of poach- ed enough of the sufferings of the re-ing on his side of the court. from fugees, through no fault of their own,
the local daily papers. I sincerely hope that the councillors of the HKFA and football fans will lobbing, Realising his opponents not hesitate to give full support to my weakness with anything overhead, humble suggestion.
he kept the ball in the air during several rallies late in the second set
A RETIRED COUNCILLOR
Leonard's strongest point was his
the former have the services of the and occasionally brought off a coup Pile brothers, should collect hath at the net points as the latter will be without
The other game is between the the services of Hau Ching-to and Lo Police and Eastern, and provided Wai-kuen.
BRITISH MALT.
BRITISH HOPS,
THERE'S NO FAULT
IN
ALLSOPP'S
Sole Agents
A
Crawford seldom approached the net, keeping to the baseline almost throughout the encounter His driving on the forehand was not very accurate, but his backhand re-
FINAL CAER CLARK CUP ENCOUNTER TO-DAY
Also One Brawn Cup Match
There are only two Ladies' hockey matches down for de- cision this afternoon, the "y" Association Ladies meeting in Ladies and the Central British
their final Caer Clark Cup match, on the former's ground,
• at 3 p.m., while in the Brawn Cup League, the St. Andrew's Ladies will meet the C. B. A Ladies, on the latter's ground," also at 3 p.m.
turns carried some sting in them. NEXT WEEK'S Burnett's best stroke was a cross- TENNIS
court drive, with which he enjoyed
2 varied success. His volleying was PROGRAMME very weak while he rarely attempt-
ed a drive down the side-lines with Handicap Mixed Doubles
the court wide open.
CARELESS
Commence
In view of a number of interest
་
Both sets provided ding-dong ral- ing Tennis Championship matches lies, the games going alternately which are to be played off before with the exception of the second, the semi-finals have been reached, when Barnett and Crawford secured it has been decided to use the Stand a lead of two clear games, but last Court when occasion demands it. the next two through weakness at The first of these matches will the net
be played on the Stand Court next Monday, and the names of the play- With the score at 5 all, Crawforders will be exhibited on a notice and Burnett, the latter especially board, each day, outside the main cracked up badly, and Leonard and entrance of the Cricket Cluu. his partner secured the necessary games without much of a fight:
Tsui Wai-pui, former Colony Sin gles champion, experienced little difficulty against A. Chan, of Kowloon Tong Club, and
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR straight Fets by 6-2, 6-3
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A charge of 30 cents will be made for stand seats during these pre- liminary round matches, while 20 cents will be charged for seats op- posite to the stand
The following is next week's, pro-
CON MONDAY
A.
Open Doubles (Stand Court) Tani Waipui and Tani Yan-pui V. Gozano and A. V. Remedios. -
F. Kwok and S. W. Liang v. J. W. Leonard and G. Chos or A. Crawford and. G., C., Burnett
- Open: Singles JAH Douglass v. W. Sander. Lee Wai-tong v. Wong Shia-wing, H. Owen Hughes v. S. S. Hamsiin, Club Handicap. Shich Goldmin (30)
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