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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 9, 1939.
FOOTBALL TEAM'S RETURN
The Lights Played Big
Part In Hong
Hong Kong's Defeat Gosano Breaks Glasses But Plays Well Without
SHEEHAN'S FINE DISPLAY IN FINAL GAME
THE Hong Kong Interport Football team return- ed to the Colony this morning from Manila by the s.s. Taiping after a very pleasant voyage and all were enthusiastic about the great time they had had and the arrangements and entertainment pro- gramme drawn up by the Philippines Amateur Athletic Federation.
first
game
Lee Wai-tong, captain of the the identical score of 3 goals to 1. team, who was injured in the very In the game against La Salle, minute of the Interport Hong Kong did all the pressing, and
and
not participate two of the goals scored by La Salle did in any other, spoke highly of were attributable to the lights. the spirit which prevailed among the players and officials dur- ing the tour. He stated that the lights played a great part in the fortunes of the game and it was not until the last match that the play- ers got accustomed to the condi- tions,
The outstanding players of the tour were Tam Kwan-kon, the goal- keeper, and A. V. Gosano, who in spite of the handicap of having to play with glasses-he broke a set of spectacles in two games and in the last played without them for threequarters of the game,--and in the last game, Sheehan, who occu- pied the pivotal position and whose display was a revelation.
At
Royally Entertained During the team's stay in Manila they were royally entertained. the expense of the Federation, the team motored to Baguio. The of- ficial dinner was held at the Manila Hotel.
The Chinese Consul General gave a luncheon party to the team dur- ing their stay there, while the Bri- "tish members of the team were made visiting members of the Manila
Polo Club. The Rizal Swimming Stadium and the Chinese Y.M.C.A. were also placed at the team's dis- posal.
The Hong Kong team won their only game against Y.C.O. by four goals to 1 and lost the Interport game and the La Salle matches by
BASEBALL NOTES
TO-MORROW
.:
It is very much regretted that "Grand Stand's"、 baseball notes, which usually appear today, have been held over owing to pressure on space and will appear in all edi. tions to-morrow..
INDOOR BOWLING
Mixed Pairs Tourney
The Mixed Pairs Tournament at the Hong Kong Bowling Alleys has now commenced. All entrants are requested to get in touch with Mr. S. Lillicrap, manager of the Bowl- ing Alleys, with a view to arrang- |ing matches to be played off as
soon as possible.
In an article published yesterday, it
During the past week, the following was- mentioned that G. H. Fowler, of pairs played off their games. C.B.A., was to be suspended for an in- D. Venezia and Mrs. Miller beat L. cident that occurred during the Inter-Weill and Miss Hope by 235 points; national hockey final.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Horton by 94 points: Mr. and Mrs. Ismail beat Mr. H. Odell that and Miss I. Cunningham by 120 points; after Dr. and Mrs. D. J. Valentine beat Dr.
and Mrs. Pringle by 88 points.
It has now been pointed out the incident in question occurred
the match.
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