ROYAL AIR
AIR FORCE WIN
THIRD
DIVISION
DIVISION TITLE
Beat Royal Signals By Two Clear Goals In Play Off
Edmunds & Hemley Sound Defenders For Airmen
By "Referee"
ROYAL AIR FORCE WON the Third Division soccer title when they defeated Royal Corps of Sign- als by two clear goals in the play off at Caroline Hill yesterday after leading by one goal at the interval.
Both sides played hard footbaH | but the Airmen were served by a good pair of backs in. Hemley and Edmunds and it
the fforts of these two that prevented the Signals from scoring.
Was
Edmunds was the outstanding player. Hr positioned himself well and was safe in his clear- Bs partner Hemley gave
ances
him good assistance,
Berry in the pivotal
position
- was always up with his forwards and was sound in the defence. Paling and Connelly had a trying afternoon against Pitcher and Husband though they did their work well.
SOUTH CHINA DEFEATED
In a hard fought game at Caro- hue Hull yesterday. Smuth China, First Division champions. were
TITLES FOR COLLINGS AND GROSE
At
to
Kowloon City yesterday, R. K. Col lings beat T. B. Low 5 and 4
win the Senior championship of Kowloon Golf Club, while H. J. Grose beat A. J. Buttfield 7 and 6 to win the Junior championship.
FOOTBALLERS CELEBRATE
In celebration of their fourth ists" from our "A" and "B" teams. consecutive championship in the "B" team, which hact been 512 Senior Football League and their existence since 1934, had to be winning of the Senior Challenge dropped. Shield and the Kotewall Charity In spite of these handicaps, our Cup, the South China Athletic As- players realised that they were not sociation held a dinner at the Ying playing for themselves and that King Restaurant last night.
it took eleven men 0 nake 1 There was a large gathering team, They knew they represent- present, including Hon. Mr. N. Led tradition and they have not Smith, President of the Hong Kong failed to live up to that tradition. Football Association, Hon. Mr. W.
Great Credit Due
N. Thoms Tam, Hob. Mr. Li
Mr. Tse-fong.
Ka-tsun Wong Chairman of the Football As- Great credit is due to our fool- sociation as well as representatives ball manager. Mr. Leung Cheuk- from other clubs.
wan, who is one of our guests 10- The occasion was also taken to night and to whom a presentation make a presentation to Mr. Leung will be made later this evening. Cheuk-wan, football manager, Mr. Leung has worked indefatig- Mr. Ngan Sik-kwan in propos-ably and methodically and given ing The Guests" said in part: unselfishly of his time and efforts It is not only a pleasure, but also to encourage the players always un honour, for me, as Chairman to do their best and to keep the of the South China Athletic Asso- | team together. In his work, Mr. ciation, to extend to you to-night Leung has received the whole- a hearty welcome to join us in the hearted support, couperation and celebration of our Fourth
Con- encouragement of all members of
the the Football Committee.
defeated by the "Rest" team by methods in the centre, the Chin-secutive Championship in three clear goals after being led ese intermediate-line had a hard Senior Division of the Hong Kong at the interval by the only goal
were Football League seoped.
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The greatest credit, however, is due to Lee Wai-tong.
time Barber and Ferrier
In celebrating Two elever inside forwards who this attainment, thus breaking the distributed the ball well.
In this connection, I should like record Bartlett and Mansfield were the Rest made several changes
formerly heki by Tam Kwan-kon had more to do Chinese Athletics, we wish also to my deepest thanks to the members the to take this opportunity to express pick of the Airmen forwardy, and their line up Blackburn played than
usual and did not seem take this opportunity provided the most danger to the In place of Roughley, while Max-
to rejoice of the Council and Committee who confident. Tsang Chug - Signals' defence. Ho Ka-keungwell Alled Freshwater's position wan
over our other virtories, namely. anct
have worked so loyally and tire- Kwok-waii Lee was slow to take advantage of in the half back line Ping King-
the winning of the much-coveted lessly in order that South China were at their best in The early treble" by our victories also in might not go on the rocks. the openings made by bu other chrong was an absentee 1 the
lages of the game but fell away Line Senior Challenge Shield
This forwards but he was
An attack and Ferrier substituted
as should not, shall not, and must not badly in the second period Liter from the very outset Rest ; truck Kwok-wai played in the furwand As an avidual team. I am proud i port, and that of our many friends.
well as the Kolewall Charity Cup be su
With their continued sup- Some
¦ up a gunel tarderstanding and were fine later but he Wits pot cm-
Confmally on the offensive, 1
China to say. South
has fo: table in that position Chune appeared to like things
for jeverything there was Lam Tak-po leit Hendy loo hee, wm Though we were n eastly in the opening stages, but
Division, in the second period they played with the reult that th plyer on in the Junior
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nent passing movements.
Little Combination
Signals did not combine well, Parry played a hand
Hans
the centre-half berth while Brak enberry tried hard in the forward" line but could not evade the at- Tentives of Beaty and abe fattick Edinstanide and Henley on top torna.
Neither of the wittgen pent va es good centies
..
was always a dangen i au Ring.
won foreign and Chinese, we can look 15 to forward with confidence to the sucress future.
Wor
Choy and The Kam hung found Challenge Shielt
were runners-up In the Junor many members of the Football
them.
added to this Bankier great form
their usual game and Banking wi fereed to give at his best. Black burn and Fraser also rose to great The ghts and was the worl t thee three that fustrated mans scoring attempt of the Chinese
The Rest intermediate-jine al. Play was even for sodne tamer
Each caune inter proinferice and just before the interval A!! the halves played well individuanily Force took
Teach through and showed good understanding Je Richardson, who sent in a high:
a. Hsu King-seng dominated shot. that Kemard judged. the centre of the delf and hai
Signals pressed in the
Der Wa-tong well checked May Hendy cleverly stem 3 half and Gashi Wars called upon well did not allow Lew Shek on several occasions. In a break- away, Ho Ka-keung made the game sate when he scored Trem a pass from Mansfield
SIGNALS Kennard, Taylor, Spinks; Dguan Parry. Holland, Pitcher. Truscott, Brakemberi Y Bundy. Husband
AIR FORCE Gash, Hemley, Ed- | mumis; Connelly. Berry, Pabne:
Richardson, Ho Kai- Goodwin keung. Bartlett, Mansfick
LUCAS
much Tope and still found time to give (hau Man-chi some of her allentun.
Thomas did not have such a strenuous afternoon and did tas work well.
Dangerous Wingers
Both Han Ching-to and Pucler were dangerous wingers and with Hendy's forceful and thru tul
FOR OVER
GO YEARS
WARN
on
the
I am also happy to see present
Association Council the chairman The wingers troublesome and had all their time taken up checking and at the beginning of the surces
During the last closed season of which. Mr. Wong Ka-tsun, we are proud to say. was for many season which has just ended, arıy Lee Wat-tong tried bard, pa-betty who would have gone so far Couned and is the first Chines
years our representative. neularly in the second half, bit
South China lever to hold the Toad Hsu always near hm and to suggest that
chairmanship). would be among the first three | Senior Referees.
representatives teams in the Senior League, much of our sister clubs, who, at all less emerge Rest started attacking and from have been considered screwy, or cooperation.
Champions, would tunes, have given us their hearty vite of the raids Hau
except when they rock-eyed. We started out most were out to beat us on the football ent in a perfect centi e which
inauspiciously. We managed only field: the foreign friends who have deflected pas
to secure enough players for our contributed so generously First Division Eleven. Hendy. Fowler and Hat Clung-beaten by the doughty Scots
We were year towards our general working 21 fund and members of the English lo went near to increasing the lead and at the other end Bankier majority of players had left us and]
the first game we played. The and Chinese press
The Hon Mr. N. L. Smith re- inved well from Lee Tak-ker
there remained only a few "loyal-plied for and Chau Man-chi.
the guests.
Tam Kwa-kon,
In the second half Hest were | mostly in their own half and the Chinese were making desperate efforts to equatise. Rest increas-
the lead when Hendy passed the ball over Tsang's head for Hau Chung-to to nip in and net. Before the end, Hendy beat Tami from another breakaway.
At the close of the game, the prizes won in the various leagues were distributed by Mrs. M. K Lo, wife of a Vice-President of the Association.
SOUTH CHINA
Tam Kwon – bren Tsang Chung-wan, Tse Kam- Inte Lau Hing-choy, Lam Tak- po. Lana Chung-sang; Lae Kwok- 1 Tak-kee. Lee Wai-tong. Chau Man-chi, Lee Shek-yau.
REST Banker: Blackburn, Fraser Maxwell, Hsu King-seng, The mast Powley Porrier, Hendy. Barber, Hau Ching-te.
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TO-DAY'S TENNIS
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OPEN DOUBLES
Paul Kong and Fung Yee-buí v. W. C. Hung and E: C. Fincher (Stand Court).
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
T. C. Monaghan v. R. E. Guest (1). CLUB HANDICAP SINGLÉS
Semi-Final
T, J. Gould (~15,8) v. J. Stirling Lee (-2/0) (0),
CLUB HANDICAP DOUBLES R. H. Blake and H. C. D, Knight (−3/6) v. B, R. Childo and S. L. Maug- han (2/6) (3).
CLUB HANDICAP MIXED DOUBLES T. A. Pearte and Miks J, `Armhatiông (−15,2) v. C. H, R.. Oxlado and Mich Pritchard (4/0); (4)..
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