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SOCCER REVIEW
THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 25, 1940.
THE ERSTWHILE PESSIMISTS: PROVIDE ALL THE SURPRISES Kowloon F.C. Start Badly But Now Going Great Guns Splendid Form Of Lee Wai-Tong
By "Referee"
NOW THAT THE LOCAL FOOTBALL SEASON HAS BEEN IN PROGRESS FOR JUST OVER A MONTH, IT IS POSSIBLE TO APPRAISE THE STRENGTH OF THE VARIOUS. TEAMS PARTICI- PATING IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, WHICH UP TO NOW: HAS HAD LITTLE INTERRUPTION: THROUGH MILITARY OR OTHER CAUSES.
Several clubs started the present, season very gloomily and could not gaze into the future with much confidence but strangely enough these are the very clubs which so far are providing all the surprises to date.
Kowloon were badly beaten in their first game, by South China, but have since carned the enviable distinction of having upset several good teams. Their victory against much fancied Kwong Wah can be' regarded as a creditable accom- plishment while they also did well to snatch a point from both Mid- dlesex and Eastern.
In the latter match they were unfortunate in not securing a win as they were leading until near
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The forward line is a tricky one and do well up to the pennity area but they do not take full ad- vantage.. when, in shooting dis tance.
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strong. position although they were rudely shocked by Kowloon last week.
BOWLING ALLEY
JOTTINGS
By "STRIKE"
THE fourth leg of the 20-game the Ewo Brewery Co., and will be
Challenge match between: Das on display in, the Alley through-- Molthen. partnored by Ernie Hear-out the competition. There are ther and Corp. Blount partnered eight teams entered and it is hop- by Corp. Watts was played off oned that a mater can be played off October 17, and resulted in a this week-end, failing which, "headache" for the former who there will certainly be one or two played the following Eastern were forced to give Sing only just scraped: home by 21 pina.matches
This was an extraordinary close week.. Entries. have been receiv- Tao a "walk over" in the first game as they were then unable call because, the eventual winnersed. from the following teams:→→→ · to raise a team, but in the next were 196 pins in the lead on the "Marcel Boys". A team mainly The individual composed of our friends from the game gave. indications of being a first three legs. lending toam in First Division, scores in the last leg were as fol- Royal Naval Hospital, that "is.
Lewis, Howitt, Nunn and Neale,
Argonauts. This team is the old Ernie Hearther 880] original one with the exception of 775 the inclusion of C.P.O, Woods, of
the U.S.S. Asheville fume, the team being. Ismail, Birkett, C.P.O. Wood' and Hall,
Gomes, MacDonald and C. Santos are all good midfield play- ers and an improvement in their shooting will carry St. Joseph's very high in the League Table.
South China had only Lee Wai-date and unless they show tong and Tam Kwan-kon of last year's champion team a week be fore the first game, but with the return of a number of their old players they now form the great est threat to Sing Tao for hon Williamson, undoubtedly the ours. The two teams meet this best pivot in the Colony at pre-week-end at Caroline Hill! sent, has been the mainstay of the South China's intermediate line
the end
Best Pivot
cause many more
an
improvement then are likely to be ly the blending of Chinese and very low in the league.. Apparent- Portuguese players has not pro- duced the desired results and they have secured only one point in the four games so far played.
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1030
Doc Molthen
1655
Asheville Ships Team. Is come.
Darby.
and
The ready-made Sing Tao team lows:-- is still undefeated and fancied in some quarters to be a good tip for Corp. Blount the championship They have a Corp. Watts well-balanced and experienced team, and as long as they are for- tunate, as regards injuries, they
There was no doubt of the su- It is interesting periority of Blount and. Watts in should do well. to note that most of their players his. match over their opponents, pused. of our old friends from the have been playing for some years Blount was easily top scorer with Asheville, Harvey Balaski, Har- and may be giving up soccer soon,
a brilliant 958, or 191.3. pins perman and Fleming, while there are no outstanding
game, this being also the second Termites. Is mainly, from Jar- players in the Junior team.
games dine. Matheson and Company: team has done nothing of note to with 968 made on the third leg.
The much touted Kwong Wat.highest score for the 20
Gaubert, Stone played; Hearther being top scorer Parsons,
The Buglers. Composed of Incidentally, Blount secured Wathen, McLaren, Neate and Wil-
from the only 200's, during, the fourth, kins
the Royal Corps of leg when he bagged a 209 on his Signals. second game and 201 on his fifth Wash-Outs. This team is com- game.
posed of the Odell Brothers, Talan and C.P.O. Summers of Asheville. His partner (Watts) materially・ Dare Devils. Are our old friends,' A. V. Gosano has not turned assisted Blount with a good 872 Blount, Watts, Landolt and Gaddi, out for them in the last two games pins or an average of 174.2: pins The Hijackers. Are- two of the while Yeung Tse-chong, their per game, but he would undojibi-old Champs team, Hearther and pivot, is on the injured list and edly have done much better had Molthen with two newcomers to playing with the juniors.
he, not failed on his fourth: game match play in these Alleys; Wallër io-make a mediocre 149. Had he and Williams: made.on. his fourth game the average of his first, second, third The three Service teams, Mid- and fifth games, which was 181. Those who have seen Lee Wai- dlesex, Royal Scots and Navy they would have won the match. tong play this season; will agree have not produced consistent form - Neither Hearther nor Molthen as follows:-- that he is showing better, for this season... Middlespy; did well shone, so well as in their former than for many seasons past. His to beat Navy, and though they chcounters, although Ernie made shooting is still good but he does had their share of the game useful 800 or an average of 170 not expect the same passes from against Eastern and South China | pins per game and Molthen put his present colleagues as when they were badly beaten. Sheehan up a lowly 775 or an average of Fung and Lai were with him, and has played in several positions; 165: pins per game, which almost as a result he does more starting in the intermediate line; lost. then the match It is rather work. Chan Tak-fai is another he is now leading the attack, interesting to note the scores for South China forward who needs Freshwater is playing very well-ns the 20 games of the challenge watching.
full-back and effectively stopped match by the four players in the Return of Hau Ching-to, Chan Lisc Wai-tong on "nunterous: ac-order of scores Kam-hoi, Cheung Yung-sum and casions last week.. the inclusion of several Shanghai players has placed Eastern, in
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defence and all forwards and him is not particularly strong, though a great obstacle. Kowloon have the inclusion of Lau Hing-choy now gathered together, 1 very has remedied it somewhat. useful and well-balanced. team which should upsets.
Injuries. transfers and depart- ures hit St. Joseph's badly before the season commenced and after being beaten by Club, in their first game, they have gone about team-building, in a very earnest manner. The result is that to day, Suints have a team that can "give the best. а run for their money. Leonard, Bowen and Hus sain have been placed in the defence to strengthen it, while several Chinese schoolboys, whose only football hitherto has been in the small ball league. have come on exceedingly well.
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Inconsistency
One can never. bo certain Braunt:.. what the Royal Scots will do: They did well to beat South China. in the first game, lapsed. Badly against: Eastern and St. Joseph's and came back stronely on Sun: day to beat Kwong Walı.
The Draw
The draw for: the first 'round is
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Hijackers v. Termites, si Asheville Ship Team; „v. Dare.
Davils.
Buglers v. Argonauta.. Wash-Outs..v.. Marcel' Boys.
The conditions with regard to
the closing dates for each round and the final are as follows: First round to be completed by Novem- ber: 7; Second round: to be corn- pleted by November 14 Final to be completed by November 21:5
189-1867 138 148; 186, 198 159 163, 212, 189, 175, 162; 170: 212) 210,
To facilitate, the smooth: min- 186, 209, 106, 186, and ning of this Tourney, the Teams: 201 Total-3013,
are specially requested to get in. Hearther:-212-152, 157 165, 190, touch with the Manager of the 181 186 167, 161, 170, Hong Kong Bowling Alleys: giving 208-195, 202, 165, 192, him the date inost suitable to 151 178 173: 187 and them. 101 Total--3601:
Royals have a good defence and when their forwards, nic,on form are able to upset the best molthent
Navy are handicapped by noti being able to field the same team. each week. With the best team available they havo, a good side as O'Rogan; Hendy, Roughley and. Honeywell ure all players of no niean class...
record
Up to the time of writing these 188, 173, 158, 182, 149, jottings the highest scores for the 207, 172, 137, 188, 212 month on the monthly 174, 197, 103, 190; 180. boards are as follows:- 157167, 150, 156 and
TEN: PINS 1554 Total--3425. 201, 102, 172, 174, 120, Men: L. C, Garrett
Ladies-Mrs, Lambert
163, 165; 138, 178, 148, 168, 194, 187, 193, 137, 176 176, 177, 149 and Ladies 194 Total 3392;
Men
“Club obtained two points in 'the first game against St, Joseph's but have not done well thereafter as they find it hard to
The aggregate scores for the 20 field a good team regularly ow games for Hearther und Molther ing to military and other duties. was 7026 and for Blount and Watts Club have in the past upset good 7005, thus they were down 'only. teams and should be able to 21 pins on the 20-ganias played: collect more points before the It certainly was about the closest, end of the acason:AN
fish: I have ever seen:in ang Ing Police secured their first point door-Bowling Alleys, either Eng last week against St Joseph's Ilish, or Anerican bowling. The and have lost the majority of their averages for 'all: four players are games through their own fault worthy of role and vereras fol:" and in the closing stages of the tows Blount 180.63 pins per gores; They have the same team game. Honciliens. 180.0 pins:-per cecil games Molten 111/25 pins, per and aus-169.6: pins per game. Throughout the 20, games than there werò, no fewer thi11 sceres of over 200 registered: Blount bagging five of them÷214 210 210 2002 and 2013 Hearthej Erolled three 212. 200, 208 and. Molthien two, 307 and 212, while, Watts had one, 201
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