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SENIOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL ENDS.
SOMERSETS DEFEAT SOUTH CHINA AT CAROLINE
HILL TO OCCUPY THIRD PLACE,
FULL DETAILS OF SATURDAY'S GAMES.
Somerset L.I. complete season's fixtures with a win, over South China and take the third position in the League table.
CHINESE ATHLETIC “B”
SOUTH CHINA “ A.”
These teams met at the North Club de Recreio failed to turn out Point Stadium, South China win- against the Hong Kong F.C. in aning by five goals to one. re-arranged match.
The game started with South China fielding pine players only.
Interest in the junior division championship still continues." The They attacked from the kick of Royal Nary Reserves can equal the and Lai Kai Hoi gave them a K.O.3.B. in points and have a bet. early lend. South China again got ter goal average.
China Athletic down and Ng Po Kim added to "A" are favourably placed and their score, The Athletio made much will depend on their game several raids on the South China with the Navy on Wednesday next.goal but their finish was weak. Ng They are two points behind the Po Eis increased South China's Navy, with three games in hand. score who were leading at the in-
Saturday's games in the, Hong terval by three clear goals. Kong League resulted as under :-
Division L
South China pressed when the game resumed and a shot from Po Kim hit the post and from the Somerset L.I.... I South China... a rebound Ng cleared the bar. South China forced a corner which the Athletic cleared and a fine solo elfort by Chow Wing Hung gaye the Athletic their only goal of the match Goals by Lau Kwok Ju and Lai Kay Hol gave South China "A" the victory. by the margin of
Division II.
Ewo, Chinese.. Chinese "B"... University .....
Navy Res. 8 S. China "A"... 5 Chinese "A"
SOUTH CHINA . SOMERSETS: five goals to one.
Thrac teams completed their sea- 3on's fixtures when they met at Caroline Hill, the S. L.I. winning by the only goal scored.
Several South China players were cautioned by the referee for rough play. The line out was as under:
UNIVERSITY F.C. CHINESE
ATHLETICA."
These teams met at North Point Stadium, Chinese Athletic winning by two goals to one. The Univer sity surprised the Athletic in the second half of the game and with South China-Pan Ka Ping; a little inck would have shared the Li Ting Sang and Lau Mau; Leung points. Opening with a strong at Yin Chan, Wong Mee Shue and back, the Caiversity got close in Leung Wing Chui; Tong Kwan, but Wong Yeung Sing made a fine Tam Kong Fax, Pau Ka Chuen, clearance. Leung Wing Tak and Ip Pak Wah. The Athletic got down but found Somerset .I.:-Hall; Niel and Oppenheim safe in the Students Hayward: Huish, West and Harris, goal. Good work by Lee Fong led Rayson, Knapp, Earley, Denmead up to the Athletie opening the and Butcher.
acore. Sui Kim Chor, beating Oppenheim from close range. With this success the Athletic put on pressure and Shek Pui Tim headed into the net from a pass by Lee Fong.
Half-time: Chinese Athletic 2, University F.C. 8.
Referee: Mr. F. Smith. There was a large crowd present when Pau Ka Chuen set the ball in motion. The home team at once made ground and Hall cleared from Pau. The S.L.I. then got into their stride and the home defence did well to keep them out. Play was The University set up a strong very fast and even, each goalkeeper attack on play being resumed but being entled upon in turn, The the Athletic defence was sound. At visitors almost got home when the other end, Lo Wii Mar missed Knapp turned in from a pass by from a good position. The Univer. Rayson but Pau Ka Ping was in the right place and cleared.
South China were not lacking in attack' and the SL.I.'s defence had a busy time. The defences on both sides held the upper hand and there was no scoring before the interval.
South Chin had the misfortune to lose Leung Wing Tak just before the interval.
South China resumed with ten players but quite held their own. Pau Ka Ping was applauded for
sity returned and Wong Yung Sing did well to stop a shot from Chung Before the final whistle sounded Cheung scored for the University. the Athletic winning a very keenly contested game by the odd goal in three.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1930.
HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
NEW LEADERS IN THE SECOND DIVISION.
BLACKPOOL AND CHELSEA IN THE LEAD FOR
PROMOTION,
EVERTON DOOMED FOR RELEGATION.
The Easter holiday football matches provided keen competition for promotion prospects, while those who stand at the bottom of the " divisions strained their efforts to avoid relegation. It looks almost certain that Everton will lose their place in the First Division, and either Newcastle or Grimsby will also drop ont. The two latter teams secured full points on both days while Everton were not so successful in their second effort.
An important change took place in the Second Division where Blackpool gained the lead, followed by Chelsen, and Oldham, the leaders up to the previous week, dropped to third place. Plymouth are now sure of promotion to the Second Division. Part Vale bad the better of Stockport by one point in their struggle for promo.. tion and it still seems uncertain, which of them will top the list. After winning the League and the Scottish Cup, the Rangers came in for their fourth defent of the season.
Results of the matches on Good Friday and Saturday, as cabled by Beuter, and League tables follow :--
GOOD FRIDAY.
Division I.
Arsenal....... Bolton Everton Grimsby Manchester U..... Newcastle....... 3 Portsmouth...... 1 West Ham......
Blackpool.. Bury Cardiff r Chelsea Charlton
Hull
3 Sunderland... 1 Leicester 3 Burnley
Birmingham... Huddersfield... Liverpool Aston Villa Sheffield U...
Division II
3 Oldham
0 Notts Forest....
2 Reading
0 Swansea
Bristol C.
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LEAGUE TABLES,
ENGLISH LEAGUE,
Division 'I.
LADY BOWLERS AT TAIKOO.
RINK COMPETITION ON OPENING DAY.
PRESIDENT TURNS THE SCALE,
An enjoyable afternoon was spent at the Taikoo Recreation Club on Saturday when the lawn bowls greens were thrown open for the season. Many visitors were present at the opening day celebration, and credit is due to those who were at the back of the movement to maki everything pleasant for the large gathering.
Six mixed rink games were play- | ed between teams representing the President and Vice-Presidents When the scores were added up st the end of the game, which went to fifteen heads, a difficulty arose as to which side qualified to receive spoons, as the scale stood even, with 60 shots on each side.
An extra head to decide the point was played on the rink skipped by Messrs. Wotherspoon and Ferguson The decision went in favour of the President's rink amid much excite ment, and incidentally ic was the wood rolled by the President. (Mr. T. H. R. Shaw) which took up a charmed position near the jack and failed to be moved by either the Vice-President or the opposing skip.
Wednesday...30 29 7787 46 31 P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Derby 38 20 9 10 76 66 49 Aston Villa 39 20 3 14 56 77 43 Leicester 40 17 13 80 81 42 Manch. C. 38 18 8 12 93 71 44. Huddersfield 39 17 8 11 60 64 42 Leeds.39 15 3 14 72 58 41 West Ham. 40 is 3 17 83 7841 Blackburn.29 17 6 16 90 90 40. Liverpool 0 16 8:16 63 78 40 Bolton 40 13 9 10 79 67 30 Birmingham 39 15 9 13 63 57 38 Arsenal B....39 14 10 13 70 33 38- Sunderland 37 15 7 15 66 71 37 Manch. . 39 13 17 63 78 37 Portsmouth 30 14 8 17 04 61 20 men. Middlesbro' 39 15 3 19 76 78:33 Sheffield U. 40, 14 Burnley Newcastle ...09 14 19 69 89 34 1 Grimsby 30 13 719 70 89 33 ...Everton ..30 '13 10 1 68 20
Division II.
2 1
0
2
1
3
0 Bradford c.... o Millwall. 2 Barnsley Preston N.E.... 3 Notts C. Tottenham... West Brom....2
Divion (Southern). Brighton...... 1. Coventry Bristol R. Clapton O. Gillingham..... 1 Southend Luton 2 Crystal P Plymouth 3 Newport Queen's P.I.... 9 Brentford .... Swindon 1 Watford. ...
Division III. (Northern). Carlisle... 2 Accrington Chesterfield...... 2 Halifax Crewe.... 0 Barrow Doncaster Rotherham New Brighton... 3 Stockport...... 2 Port Vale... York Rochdale Southport South Shields... Tranmere.. Nelson
........ U
1 Hartlepools
5 Wrexham
3 Darlington Lincolns
1 Wigan
SATURDAY.
Division I.
Birmingham... 1 Portsmouth Blackburn....... Wednesday Grimsby. 2 Derby Huddersfield ... Arsenal Leicester
KOWLOON FC. . COMBINED Liverpool
CHINESE.
Sunderland.... 3. Manchester C.'
Manchester U. 3 Everton Middlesbro...... 3 Burnley Playing on the Railway ground Sewcastle........ 2 Leeds saving fast shot from Butcher and in a friendly game, Kowloon de- | Sheffield U..... 3 Aston Villa another shot from the winger was feated a Chinese team by six goals West Ham...... 5 Bolton turned behind by Lau Mau. The to one,
pas
SLI, pressed strongly and were re- warded when Rayson "met From Butcher and banged the ball into the net, giving Pau no chance.
The pace continued very fast but the South China front line badly missed Long Wing Tak, for with only four forwards they could make little headway against a sound de- fence. The exchanges were on the rough side in the closing minutes. The final whistle sounded with the S.L.I. winning as above.
DIVISION II.
NAVY RESERVES EWO, CHINESE.
This Axture, arranged for Wednes day last, was played on the Hong
The following games are down for Barnsley decision to-day-
HONG KONG LEAGUE.
Division H. (Kick-off 3 p.m.) South China "B" Kowloon F.C. Reserves, Caroline Hill ground. R.A.M.C. Chinese Athletic
"A", Sookunpoo ground. Eastern F.C.. Chinese Athletic B” Hong Kong F.C. ground.
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LEAGUE TABLES
TO DATE.
Division I.
Goals.
P. W. D. L. F. A. P.
Kong F.C. ground on Saturday, Chinese Ath.... 20 14 3 3 48 90 31 the Navy winning by the large Royal Navy. 20 13 52 39 22 31 margin of eight goals to one. From Somerset E... 20 13 2 4 43 17 29 the kick off the Navy went out to E.0.8.B. 20 118 3 45 91 28 increase their goal average, this South China 20 10 4 6 28 15 24 being their only chance of winning R.A. 90 8 2 9 31 33 20 the junior championship. The Navy Kowloon F.O. 20 73 10 33 31 17 opened the sore from a free kick H.K.F.C. 19 3 5 11 22 37 11 twenty yards out, Hobbs beating Recreio 10 4 2 13 19 41, 30.
2042 14 18 69 10 90 3 2 15 20 50 8
Lau Hing Cheung with a fast shot. St. Joseph's... Ewo soon lavelled up, Fung King E.K. Police
Yu beating Binea from close range.
Potts and Gould" scored for the
Navy before the interval. Half-
time: Navy Reserves 3, Ewo 1.
Division IL
3. Wolves
0
6 20 5 34
113 990 73 03 34
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Blackpool ...30 20 3 10 96 63 55 Chelsea 39 21 11 7 71 49 13. Oldham 30 1 10 887 .46 52 Bradford 33 18 9 11 78.63 45 Bury35 18 3 14 72 60 43 S'thampton 33 17 0 12 72 64 43 Cordif.40 17 9 13 56 55 49 West Brom. 33 15 8 16 03 70 41 Notts F....39 13 14 19 53 63 49 Tottenhain 33 15 Dia 56 "54.39 Stoke 30 15 8 18 72 67 38 Charlton 33 13 11 15 54 56 37 Wolves....30 14 8 17 68 7538 Millwall.....39 10 13 14 54 66 35 Notts C40 10 14 16 55 63 34 Preston N.E.30 12 10 17 59 77 34 Swansea.....40 12 9 19 52 01 33 Reading 40 11 11 18 52 66 33 Barnsley.39 12 8 19 52 68 32 Bradford C. 30 10 12 17 50 75 32 Hull 37 12 7 18 43 73 31 o Bristal C. ...38 10 8 20 52 19 25
Division III. (Southern).
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P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Plymouth .33 27 8 3 92 33 62
3 Brentford ...39 23 5 8 86 39 17
Brighton 39 20 8 10
83 34. 48 1Queen's P.R.39 19 9 11 TG BA $7 3N'thampton 38 20 6 19 GS 47 48 Coventry.38 18 R 12.84 67 41 Southend...36 13 12 11 60 49 42 Norwich.37 16 10 11 32 67 42 Fulham 38 16 10 12 77 76, 42
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1 Crystal P. 30 15 11 13 13 79 41
3 Bradford C.... 0 B'hemouth 35 14 12 12 64 35 40
Division IL
Blackpool.. Bradford Bury Chelien
3 Stoke
1. Swansea
I Cardiff Millwall Notts Notts Forest. 2 Preston N.E. Oldham 2 Bristol C. Southamptoa... 4 Reading 3 Charlton Tottenham West Brom... 7 Hall
2 Luton 3 24 11 14 62 61 39
0 Clapton O...38 12 13 14 47 56 37
• Swindon .39 1 12 16. 63 76.34 Watford 39 13 3 18 42 69 31
4 Exeter ...38 11 10 17
56 61 32 Newport.3 11 10 18 3Walsall....37 12 6:19
69 78 39 63 71-30 0 Bristol R....39 10 7 21 42 87 27 Torquay....38 8.10'20 56 88 28 Gillingham 39 9 7 23 43 80 25 Merthyr 38 49 95 32 124 17
Division III. (Northern),
Divison III. (Southern).
Brentford.... 1 Bournemouth.. 0 Brighton
2. Queen's P.R... 3
Bristol R... 3. Walsall Clapton O. 6 Luton Coventry 5 Southend
Merthyr..
Newport Plymouth..
Stockport 30.28 7 6 101 42 38 P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis.
1
5 Crystal P.
Port Vale...38 6 7 5. 02 36 49 Chesterfield 30 21 0 12 71 49. 48 Darlington 40 20 6 14. 102 * 45 Lincoln....40 13 14 10 60 58 44
1
York ......30 14 10 9 71
1
Crewe ...38 17 8,13 81
60° 42
1
Tranmere...30 16 0 14 81
7141
Hartlepools 30 1 11 13 70
05:41
2 Northampton. 4 Norwich Torquay. ......... Swindon 1 Fulham.......
1 Gillingham Watford.......... 2: Exeter .......................
Division III (Northern),
Barrow'.. Carlisle Crewe 1 Darlington 2 Nelson 0 South Shielde 1 New Brighton... 1 Cheaterield... 1 Port Vale... 5 Lincoln Southport Stockport..... Goals. Wigan
P. W. D. L. F. A. P. Wrexham
1 Tranmere... I 2 Rochdale
Accrington
3 Doncaster ......
Rotherham
30.44
70 72
9. Shields...30 16 9 14 68 69 41 New B'ton, 40 16 8 15 66 72 40 Doncaster...30 15 9 15.02 63 Southport 39 13 12 74. Rochdale 438 15 7 15 75 Carlisle 30 15 7 17 83 94 Accrington 30 14 7 18 8076 0 Nelson 40 13 7 20 30 73
Wigan
....40 12 7 21 58 83 31 Wrexham...30/11 8 20. 38 -84 30 Rotherham 39 10 8 21 65 108 28 Halifax 419 23 41 76 27 Barrow.....40 10 3 23 10 90 25
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47. Hartlepoola .......
2 Halifax.
Scottish League.
Aberdeen.... Airdrie
The Navy put on pressure when K.O.S.B. Res. 28 23 2 113 17 48 York play resumed and Gould was unNavy Res. 20 20 4 9 108 14 44 lucky with a shot that hit the post Chinese "A" 23 20 2 1 66 10 49 and rebounded play. Ewo still 8. China "A" 20 18 374 25 30 forced the game and were unlucky 3.L.I. Res. 96 17 36 75 20:3 when Fung missed by inches only. Eastern F.C. 24 11 3.10 47 50 23 Potts increased the Navy load and K.F.O. Res... 23 0 3 11 30 62 21 Cardy, following up from a mistake St. Jos. Rez, 24 8 4.12.19.67 20 by Chung Chun Ying, went in and. S. China "B" 258 3 14 41 03. 19 beat La to score the Navy's fifth A. Bes. 28 7 6 10 28 03 19 goal. The Navy continued to ever. Ewo 255.13.27 70 18 rua their opponents, and goals by University 277 2 18 27 74 16 Sorbic, Gould and Morgan gave Chinese "B" 236 2. 17-20 66 14 them the victory by eight goals to L.A.M.C. 2744-1929-67' 12 one when the final whistle sounded. H.K.F.C. Res. 25 1 5:10, 12, 69 7
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3. "Queen's Park.. 0 1 Ranger *Ayr United Clyde.... Celtic. 4 Kilmarnock Cowdenbeath ... 3 Hamilton Dundee U...... 2 Hibernians Hearts........... 1 Dundes Motherwell... 3 Morten Partick 3 St. Mirren St. Johnstone... 3 Falkirk.
Not played.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
P. W. D. L. T. A Pt. Rangers......34 20 4 4 8 20 44 o Aberdeen..39 23 7 8 85 B1 53 DMotherwell 30 23 3 8 01 47-51 2 Celtic 37 22 3 10 88 44 49 o St. Mirren .38:18 5. 15 73 57 41 o Partick35 15 9.11 4754 39 2 Kilmarnock 37 15 9 13 7771 39"
37 10 6 15 69 88 38 (Continued on nezt Oolumn.)
The ladies fully justified their in clusion in the team by assisting the men to the best of their ability, and not a few of them got it on the jack which buffed the
ters"
Teama and Scores. The following were the teams scores on each rink:-
RINK NO. 1. President: Mrs Peoples, Mrs. Cunningham. C. Cameron, J. Chalmers (Skip) Vice-Presidents: Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Whyte, J. Sloan, jr., G. McLeod (Skip)......... BINE NO. A President: Mrs. Grimes. Mrs. Greig, R. K. Duncan, R. vice-Presidents: Mrs. Stewarty
Wallace (Skip)
Mrs. Laing, A. R. H. Phil lips, J. Russell (Skip)
ZINK NO, 3,
President: Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Sloan, T. H. R. Sixw, W. Vice-President: Mrs Drum-
Wotherspoon (Skip)
mond, Mrs. Shaw, K. E. Greig, J. Ferguson (Skip)... BINE NO. 4. President: Mrs. Stalker, Mrs. Morrison, J. Mitchell, J. J. Whyte (Skip)..... Vice-President: Mrs. Steele, Mr. White, G. Summers, J. Chapman (Skip)
RINK NO. 5.
I think that this is the first op and portunity we have had as a Club,
of meeting Mr. Shaw as our Pre sident. We will only be too pleased to arrange a game of bowls at any time to suit the cunvenience of Mr. Shaw and his good lady,
President: W. Brown, Mrs. Summers, J. Folion, T. Grimes (Skip) Vice-President: C: Morrison,
Mrs. Johnston, W. Cuoning". ham, N. Drummond (Skip)
LINK NO. 6.
President: Mrs. Chalmers, T.
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Mr. and Mrs Phillips we have alware with us, and we appreciate very much their help in our re 13 creation and social life-two items. that materially. help to keep the wheels going round without far or friction.
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To revert to the innovation to-day". should like to say to those who look on the green as the preserve of the men to be good sports and assist the ladies on the bowling green as much as they appreciate their presence at dances and their help in pouring out tea. I have to thank our President and Vice-Presi- dents for their generous offer to pro- ride the spoons this afternoon, I will pow call upon Mrs. Shaw, as the losing lady, to present the spoons to the members of the "President's rinks. (Applause.)
Thanks for the Olub." Souvenir spoons were distributed by Mrs. Shaw to the players re- presenting the President's rinks, And she was herself presented with a similar memento, followed by three hearty cheers.
Mr. Shaw replied thinking the.. Club for having made him the President and remarking on the very happy beginning of the season.
If you don't invite me the next. time, I shall come anyhow," he re marked, adding humorcusly that if the Taikoo team did not maintain the high standard of play seen dur sing the afternoon, he expected at Any rata to see them duing their best.
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Stainton. R. M. Keown, A. Stalker (Skip) Vice-President: Mrs. Polion, H. Coombs, G. H. Stewart, J. Sloan, Sr. (Skip)
Mr. B. Wylie (President of the Total: President 60 shots, Vice-behalf of the visitors in the course H.KL.B.A.) expressed thanka on President 63 shots... President's team of a witty speech in which he made after an extra head on rink reference to the difficulties the men had to contend with in playing with the ladies.
No. 3.
Talkoo Bowling. Traditions. At the close of the game Mr. J. Russell addressed the gathering as follows:-I thank you all for your attendance here this afternoon, thereby helping to make a success of the opening of the bowling green. We have had many opening days, but to-day we have made history for i Taikoo Club and for the Colony by including ladies amongst the play- Hearts 38 14 0 15 60 57 3ra (Applause.) The change, I am Falkirk.....30 14 0 13 39 63 37
sure you will agree, has been quite, Queen's Pk. 36 15 4 17 63. 67.34 a success, and we look forward to Airdrie .37 13 4 18 38 66 34 the ladies of Quarry Bay uphold- Hamilton 36 13 718 72 78 33ng the bowling traditions of Tai- Dundee .....37 13 0 18 50 38 Clyde 36 71 1114 35 68 33
-We are pleased to have Mr. and C'whenth33 11 717 56 68 29 Mrs. Greig with us and that Mr. Hibernians 37 9 11 17 54 61 Greig has been able to take part in Morton 36 9 720 66 32 23 the game, which indientes a return Dundee U 237 7 899 51-100 29 to that vigorous health he has al- St. J'stone 37 6 794 47 95 19 ways enjoyed.
koo Club.
also spoke expressing his pleasure Mr. Greig (the Vice-President) at being able to participate in such
good game, and he paid a com- pliment to the ladies. In closing he expressed heres of Taikoo finishing at the top of the League.
AMERICAN TENNIS. CANDIDATES FOR WIGHTMAN.
CUP.
(REUTEN'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
"BROOKLINE April 10. The American candidates for the Wightman. Cup are:-Misses Helen Wills
Moody
(formerly Helen Wills), Helen Jacobs, Edith Cross, Sarah Palfrey and Mary Greef.
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