FEW CHANGES LIKELY
ANGES LIN IN 'VARSITY ELEVEN THIS CRICKET SEASON
By "Incog."
University will be holding their annual cricket meeting early in October, and indications now are that they will have very much the same that which did duty for
ARMY'S BOLD BID
them last season.
team as
It seems surprising that they have not so for "received" any new talent from Malaya, for it has been the usual thing to expect a few cricketing freshmen every year from that part of the world.
Nevertheless, they will have
Gegg, W. S.
fast bowler, S. Mahmood, slow bowler, K. Lo, J. Fenton, L. T. Ride, N. C. Sen Gupta, wicket-keeper, Hong Choy, R. S. Gill, C. N. Matthews, P. Y Tam and J. Tsui, and should be able to build quite a useful team round these players.
University actually started nets
practice over a month ago, while they have already had a couple of matches, and there is some talk
Three games were play- ed yesterday in Third Divi- sion of the Lawn Tennis League, Army Tennis Club about A. H. Rumjann, Indian R.C. beating Chinese Recrea-opening batsman, and former Uni- holding regular versity captain, tion Club (1) to consoli- classes on the Pokfulam ground
again, same as he did last season, date their position
There has been challengers to China for the title.
as
South
At Cox's Road, Craigengower Cricket Club beat Kowloon Crie- ket Club by 8% sets to 21⁄2.
R. Kloss and D. Joyce (K.C.C.) lost to W. J. Howard and ♬ C. Yiu 3-6 drew with Dr. Ling and Dr. Tsol (8
Just to K. L. Lee and J. W. Leonard
R. O. Baker and A. L. Fisher (K.C.C.)
boat Howard and Yiu
boat Ling and Tsoi..
some sugges
tion about doing away with the matting wicket at Pokfulam, but unless their wicket has been con. siderably improved, I
Kenneth Lo, Second Divišjon cricketer fast, season, will probably find ‘a plate. In Unt- versity'a senior XI this season. He is a coming"batsman.
Sing Tao Score 14!
friendly football
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 11, 1941.
AIR FORCE HAVE TO START TEAM-BUILDING: LANEFORD'S BRIGHT HOPES
By "Referee”.
The soccer prospects of Royal players of Air Force-Gracie, Air Force, Third Division cham- Cherett, Moore Birming," Cousins, pions, are somewhat uncertain, Fawcett, Naylor, Berry, Mac- Richardson, but at the moment it appears like-Donald, Bartlett, ly that five of last season's Goodwin, Ho Kar-keung. championship team will be avail- able.
Air Force were given the option of promotion to Second Division, but; anticipating difficulty in raís- ing, a worthy side, preferred to remain in Third División.:
Ho Kar-keung, former Chinese
forward,. Athlétic
will again be playing 'in the cen tre-forward posi- tion, backed up by last season's right- wing combination of Richardson and Goodwin, both of whom have shown in form good
RICHARDSON practice games.
Bartlett will again be seen at
In a
at Causeway Bay game yesterday, Sing Tao beat doubt if Royal Navy by 14 clear they would be wise to take this goals after leading by comer.
step.
BARTLETT
K. T. Loke, former Univer-three goals at the in Berry, who
sity first eleven all-rounder, may be returning to the game, and terval. as he is on the staff at University
is
he reason why 7-5 there 60 shouldn't find a place in one of the 5 7 teams.
Jost to Lee and Leunard
A. Zimmern and A, Gillard (K.C.C.)
lost to Howard and Ytu
lost to Ling and Tso!
lost to Lee and Leonard
(1)-6 2-4 0-
Army, Drop One Set.
At Soqkunpoo. Army Tennis Club beat Chinese Recreation Club (1) by 8 sets to 1.
S/Sgt. Duffield and S/Sgt. Emberson (A.T.C.)
beat T, F. Lo and H N Chau beat C. Wel bad K. Y Chan beat P. H. Chiu and K N Li
S/Sgt. Mogson and Sal. (A.T.C.)
beat Lo and Chau
6- -4
6-4
Murray
ΠΟ
4TH DIVISION TENNIS LEAGUE
IS CONCLUDED
LANEFORD SHOULD
BE USEFUL
Though Laneford "are newcomers tò League football, most of their members have played for other Bibo In th Longue and they should therefore be able to field a useful side' In · Third Division.
F. Hall, secretary-manager of the team, has' gathered a keen and enthusiastic team and has ar ranged a number of practice games before the start of of the season. · ·
R. Marques
Inside-left, in former St. Joseph's
and
last who has represent-
season, being res-ed Portugal in the LEUNG PING- ponsible for 23 of local International
KWAN
series several times,
Manteld will be will be seen in goal. "He gave up
which position he goalkeeper did so well
Air Force's goals.
sorely missea
on
football several
the left-wing and
seasons ago
owing
at the moment his
will place
to pressure
of
work.
Ho
Hing
- yun
Man-
pro- bably be filled by MacDonald, a new-
will captain
the
side, will occupy the pivotal posi-
and will be Lai Shui-wing was in great form tion
of supported by Pal- and scored five goals. most
at left-half, which were from
the ing, outside
'the right- penalty area, while Fung King while
half berth will Cheong also showed up well.
Navy, who made changes after rest between Faw- and the interval, were beaten by the cett. Naylor
all better positional play and stamina. Cousins, of the Chinese team.
Giff, in goal in the second- half, brought off several good DAVOR,
newcomers.
The full-back MacDONALD division with great.
CHAN
and
Chan
tiên; the probable
backs, have been
playing for
Chee for
Kit
severn!
seasons. and both
are
well up to
Second
standard.
The intermediate Kne will be composed Carr, at right-
half, Lodge,
as
pivot-
both
these player's turned
ly miss Edmunds, who played Infor
Lat Shut-wing (5). Fung King-representative games last season, last cheong (3), Tang Kwong-sum (2), Soong Ling-sing (2) and Ip Pak- wah (2) scored for Sing Tao.
NAVY(First Half)-Ruiter: Rough-
6-1 The Fourth Division of Lawnley and Rushman, Parkinson. Taylor Tennis League was concluded on and Croft; Breeze; Le Page. Hendy. 6-4 Tuesday when Post Office Recrea- Hughdexons and Clough; (Second Half)---
tion Club (2) beat Central British Giff: Taylor and Rushman: Association by 5 sets to 4 at King's Ireland and Bowden; Spreadbury, Le
Page, Hendy, Hughieson and Clough. Park.
beal Wel and Chan
beat Chiu and LI
6- 6.-1
Sot, Webb and Sgt. Denyer
Jost to Lo and Chat
beat Wet and Chan
(A.T.C.)
2-6 8-4 G
Beat Chiu and Li
Points For Recreio Indian Recreation Club lost to Club de Recreio by 3% sets to 51⁄2 at Sookunpoo.
A. M. RumJahn and 1. Kitchell beat B, T, Gasano and M A.
Oliveira
beat A. M. Remedios and J. C.
Fonscon
drew with H. A. Noronha and
A. E. Noronha
G. Gurevitch and D. Tomashevosky (C.B.A.)
lost to D. Leonard and D. Fitches drew with Y. 5. Fung,and K. W.
Wong
Manns.
SING TAO:-Chui sai-hungr Man Ling-yuen and Lee Ting-song; Loung 2-8-chan. Chui Ah-fat and "Soong Ling sing: Tang. Kwong-sum, Lai Shul-wing. 6-Fung King-cheong, Kwok Ying-kee and
Ip Pakiwah.
beat W. Morrison and C, M. Chan
T. Gaubert and N. L. Smith (C.B.A.) lost to Leonard- und Fitches drew with Fung and 'Wong lost to Morrison, and Chan
6—1
0-0
6-1
3-8
G-4
6-6
N. Whitley and S, Fowler (C.B.A.) beat Leonard and Fitches 6-2 last to Fung, and. Wong beat Morrison and Chan
FINAL TABLE
P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts.
7-5
1-8 B.C.A.A. 1-6 C.C.C.
10 10 0
10
# 1 0 721⁄2 17 18
3-8 C.R.C.
10
B 2 0 621⁄2 271⁄2 18
A. Rahmin and M. Hanib (1.RC.) lost to Gosane and Oliveira Jost to Remedias and Fonseca
lost to Noronha and Noronha
M. Hassan and A. R. M. (1.R.C.)
lost to Gosano and Oliveira beat Remedios and Fonseca lost to Noronha arid Noronha TABLE, TO DATE
S.C.A.A. A.T.C.
C.C.C.
C.A.C. -(2)
C.D.R.
KA.T:C.
K.C.C.
C.R.C. :(1) K.T.G.C.A.
H.K.U.T:C. 1.R.C.
EsmailF.C.
1.A.C.. 1-8A.T.C.
62 P.O.R.C. (1) 3-6 C.B.A.
POR.C. (2) P.W.L.D. F. A. Pts. J.R.C.
9 9-0 0 611⁄21⁄2 191⁄2 18 KJ.T.C;
9 8 10′53 10
10
7 6 1 0 39
24
12
12
9 63 10 55. 20
V
HKFA COUNCIL.
MEETING
The monthly meeting of the 2–6 Council of Hong Kong Football 1- Association will be-hold this even
Association's offices ing in the
0.731⁄2 161⁄2 20 at 5.30 p.m.
10 7 3 0 68" 29"
14:
10 6 4 1 402 492711
10 4 B
147 42 9
10 4 6 0 40.
10 3 7 0 34
60 53
10 3 7 0 241⁄2 652 € 10 1 0 0 29602
100 100 91⁄2 301⁄2 0
Smith's Tennis Win
2
8 5 2 1.421⁄2 391⁄2 11: In a Second Round game in the
8.4 3 1:39:022-0 10 3 7 0 28:811⁄2 10
Army Other Ranks Tennis Singles 02 4 0:2312 302 4 Championship yesterday Sgt. 7.26: 0 8 462-4 Smith (Army Dental Corps) beat 81.7 0:24 472 2 S/Sgt. Mitchell (RE) 6-3, 6-1,
10 0 10 0 19 71 0
TENNIS
FAMOUS ATHLETES.
TROPHIES KILLED UNDERGROUND
BERRY
"out Club juniors: season. -
and Henley. These and the left-half two players bore berth will be given the brunt of the to Lai Hin-liu defence and both | a
newcomer to
were worthy of a League football. higher division.
The gaps caused by their departire will be hard to AIT, and it is highly probable that Moore and Birming will be the backs, with Gracie
Cherett in goal.
Following are the
or
régistered
SUNDAY'S "GAME
Division
of S.
CARR
The attack will be led by Leung Ping-kwan,
who played for China South
unior S
season
låst.
1.n
that position. Leung Pin-pui, also from South China,
will
be
seen on the right1
LEUNG PING PIU
who
Cheo
two
wing. with Ng Sun - book, for Kit played Police are meeting Eastern in seasons ago, as his
partner.
a friendly soccer game at Boun-
The left dary Street on Sunday at 5:45 p.m.wing combination
CLUB RUGBY SECTION
LOSE FOUR PLAYERS &
HAVE FEW NEWCOMERS
By “Scrum-Half!! -
RUGBY SECTION of Hong Kong Football Club
| 'will consist of Leung Ping-san, also from South. China, and Ching Kan-san,
a news player.
Laneford have m/a de -arrange- ments to use St. Joseph's grounds for practice.
NG
KIT CHEE NOT
are facing the coming season with very little, if any, WITHDRAWING
new talent, but, with all their back division still available, there is every prospect of a very sound fif- |*** teen being fielded.
Kit Chee who have been play ing in Second Division of the There were originally four BACKS-Oharter, Thompson, Football League for several sea- likely newcomers Hamilton, Bosanquet; Stewart, Carruthers, sons, are experiencing great dif- Rowe, Norman and Hughes---but Day Hutchison, D.Hynes, Lavalle, ficulty in raising a side as a num~ of these Hughes and Norman, buth van Leeuwen, Wilson, Nelson; pós-bur of their players have trans- forwards, are the only two sibly Aitkenhead, "Morgan, Clomo ferred to other clubs. ⠀⠀
Mr. Sung Che in, the secre- Two well-known athletes who may play. Hamilton, who and Thomson, Tuominen, the Finnish long dis has been out of the game for two FORWARDS-Kennedy, Need-tary, told the "China Mall" that tance runner and W. Leichum, the years and has a groggy knee, will ham, Walkden, Burford, Castleton, there was no truth in the rum- Some of the English Lawn German long jumper, have been probably be playing cricket and Davies, Thomas, Gairdner, Heap burs that Kit Chee would be with Tennis Association's trophies are killed in action on the eastern Rowe is almost certain to play man, B. Hynes, Hackett, Redman, drawing from the League,
Leo, Taylor, Moodle, Dalziel, buried "somewhere under Lon- front; according to reports, that soccer,
Absentees this season will be Didsbury Olsen and Bennel don," They had been stored un-have-reached London.
Alee Kennedy is skippering the derground before; the bombings Tuominen finished second in the McCrea Godfrey Stout and Dum- came, Now. It is wondered whe- 3,000 metres Steeplechase at the nett; all of whom are forwards, side and a better man could not ther they will be fit for service Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936 and Hopkins, a back, while Aitken- have been chosen. Charter is vice- and Lelchum finished equal fourth head, fly-half; maybe playing] captain and Redman hon, secret When they come to light.
Wimbledon trophies are" not in the Olymple Long Jump Cham- among these buried treasures plonship in the same year they are safe elsewhere while Reuter. the Davis Cup, of course, is in Australia...
cricket this season.
"Grannie" Bidwell, however hopes to play regularly he played in only the Sevens last season- and this should greatly stiffen up an attack which badly lacked a penetrating centre-threequarter in the Quadrangular Tournament. lowing will be available:
Matches in the Open Basketball But Hard Courts - Champion League decided at Chinesa YM.C.A. ships, county, championships and last evening resulted in wins for Youths Juhlor championships may have over Trajans by 37 points to 33, and Yu toj have now trophies when they Loang over Residents Union by 80 As far as I can gather the fol- are resumed. Reuter,
points to 20.
ary, "Jake" Selby is back and will again be coaching and re- fercoing.
The first trial is on October 15 and the second on October 22, will the first match on October 20, against tentatively arranged Army, on which day Navy hrd at present down to play Police, also on the Club ground.
CLUB LOSE: INTERPORTER
Hong Kong Football Club will be without the services of Fal lade, the Tientsin soccer Inter- ponter, who has left the Colony.
Club footballer, is