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Sports News
LOCAL FOOTBALL.
BIG ATTRACTION FOR THE AFTERNOON.
LAI WAH CUP' FINAL,`
There will be no First Division League football games this site. noon owing to the final of the Lai Wab Cup Competition, which should prove a great draw, as the Civiliana and the Chinese are to döolda the destiny of the trophy. which will be presented to the win- nora by Mrs. Kotewall.
WEEK-END SPORTS FIXTURES.
MATCHES AND PLAYERS
AT A GLANCE.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1931.
THE ORIENTE REST. SOCCER DISPUTE.
CRICHTON AND EWIN TO MEET IN LOCAL RING.
BRITISH LAD'S VICTORY IN MANILA DESCRIBED."
[BY WELTEN."
FAVOURABLE REPLY FROM HOME ASSOCIATION.
SUSPENSIONS LIKELY TO BE WITHDRAWN.
We have received a letter froin a correspondent in regard to the two In an advertiseinent appearing in Chinese football players who were this issue, it is announced that suspended, from amateur football The following fixtures are lown "Jock" Crichton, the holder of the by the local Association, asking welter and middle weights titles in whether the decision of the Bhang for-day and tomorrow:-
the Colony, has been booked to 'hai Association will be followed Seaman Harry Ewin, of here. In asking for information on H.M.S. Kent, for the middleweight this point, the writer suggests championship of the Colony at the "that it would be a friendly gen- City Hall oh Baturday, February ture if the Hong Kong Football
CRICKET,
League: Division L Kowloon . Navy. Craigongower 1. University, ;
Division II.
Recreio v. Kowloon. C.B.C.C. Enginoera. Police . Signals. Married . Singles (Club ground)
Friendly.
meet
7.
Neither of the men need any The match will be played on the
introduction here, but as a matter Club ground, commencing at 3.30 p.m., Sgt. Caswell, I.A., being the
of interest it might be mentioned that Crichton was seen in the local rafereo, with P.O. Ford and P.0.
Married:-T. E. Pearce, G. R. Wright a linesmen. Ari interest- ing and fast game should result Sayer, E. B. Reid, N. A. Thorn, ring last month when he beat A.B. with the Civilians making a great R. Mitchell, E. R. Duckett, Begbie in a fifteen-round scrap for offort to carry away the trophy R. H. Wild, H. J. Armstrong, J. which they have won four times, Ilsley, E. C. Etherington, J. It.the welterweight championship on The Civilians have already had Way and S. J. Stanesby Rome useful practice, for many of their representatives have been playing together in Interpart trial. Ravis On the other hand the Chinese team is drawn from the Athletic and South Chinn, and have not had the advantage of playing As a team, but the best players available have been nolected and not doubt they will give a good account of themselves.
The Oup Teams.
The following are the teams of the Chinese, who will have a barge. number of reserves from the two Clubs to call upon if necessary, and the Civilians
Chinese-Pau Ka Ping South China): Li Tin Sang (South China), Tam Kong Pak South China) Ho Cho Yin (Athletic). Wong Shui Wa (Athletic), Lam Yuk Ying (Athletic); Li Hung Ching (Athletic). Li Wai Koon (Athletie), Hung King Cheung South China), Suen Kam Shun (Athletic), Ip Pak Wa (South China).
(Police); Civilians: Clarke Strango (Chib), Bishop (Club); Hedley (Kowloom). Oram (Police), Duncan (Club); B. Goanno (Re creio). Segalen (Club), A. Gosano (Recreio), Rochi" (Recreio), Pilo (Kowloon).
The
Interest in the Cup match will eclipse those of the junior League games, of which, there is a fairly gomprehensive programme. Borders sound team is due to moot the Artillery at Bookumpoo, and the former may be expected to take the points, Enetorn should he favourites in the match between thom and Bt.. Joseph's inside the rocoourse, The Navy should also go strongly after the points in their meeting with the Club Re
SAITES,
The following is the full pro gramme for the afternoon:~
Lal Wah Cup Final.
Club Civilians 2'. Chinese, ground. 3.30 p.m. Référee; Egt. Caswell, R.A.
Division II,
(Kick-off at 230 p.m.) Nave & H.K.F.C., Nasty Around, H.V. Referoe: Mr. J. W. Baldwin.
Eastern St. Joseph's, Athletic ground H.V. Reform: Q. M. B. Bodtt, R.E.
s. W. Bordelers R.A., Bookun Hos. Referee: P. O. Gregory. Athletic V. Kowloon, Stadium.,
Referén: Bar, Brown.
Single-A Reid, R. M. Airey K. Batger, O. E. C. Marton,
. H. Griffith, W. Rigg, H. Green, R. R. Hepburn, J. D. A. Hutchison, C. A. Wright, C. E. Gahagan and J. MacFarlane.
Sunday.
K.C.O.. Volunteers (all day).
HOCKEY..
Ladies' Caer Clark Dup Competition.
H.K.L.H.C.. D.G.S. St. Andrews r. Recreio. The Ladies' Hockey Club toam for their match, which takes place at King's Park, bully-off, 3 p.m., will
bo:-
points. Since then he has added to his long list of victories by beating Seaman Morris in Shanghai, so that it might be said that he is now the champion of China.
J. Smalley; E. Gray, B. V.haps the big lift it gave 'to British Franklin: E. O'Hagan, E. Bonnar, prestige in the Manila sport world. M. L. Wallace; E. R. Bell, N. MeNeille, E. M. Donelan, C. 31. Ferguson and M. Bishop.
Association would, until a definite decision is reached, pormit the players concerned to play in the Lai Wah Cup final on Saturday,”.
Since the receipt of this letter, an official notification has been made by the Association in the It was gathered, wit officially, that' our correspondent'à matter.
suggestion is not practicable, since the matter has to be discussed at a meeting, which has now been fixed for next week.
Shanghai's Decision.
While Crichton has been making a reputation for himself, Ewin has
In disposing of the protracted not been exactly idle, for only as controversy so far as the offending recently as last Saturday he gave players under their own jurisdiction the fight fans in Manila an eye are concerned, the Shanghai Foot- opener when he knocked out Carlos balt Association warned all concern. Logun, hitherto hailed as the "uned and made it clear, to them what crowned king of middleweights in procedure should be followed in the Orient," in the eighth round.
future. In giving their decision, It was a great victory, the, most the Executive Committes, stated gratifying feature of which was per- that the players who proceeded on the tour contravened the laws of the Shanghai Football Association, in not first obtaining permission, and that such contravention was probably due more to ignorance of these laws than to any deliberate attempt to fout them; that the manager of the tour was also a party to the contravention; that the corresponding manager who was left behind in Shanghai was also a parts to the contravention; that the representative of the tour who was in England was also a party to the contravention; that the
The Orient's Best. The meeting of these two scrap-
Y.M.C.A. "A" . H.M.S. Tamar. The "Y" team will be:-Harri-pers, then, may well be described Bon; Purvis, Tipple; Mitchell, as a battle between the two bast Allen, Dormer; Tate, Smith, Dr..
men of the middleweight class in Ashton, Brown, Bates,
the Orient...
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Semi-finals of Governor's Shield, Completion of Second Round, n.H.K.G.C. (Sunday).
First Round. Captain's Cup,
K.G.O. (Sunday).
HUNTING.
The fight should prove to be one of the best seen here for many a long day, and despite the fact that there are hundreds who are of the opinion that "Jock" will win, por- sonally I think the sailor boy will just get home on points. In any case
Fanling Hunt Hounds (Sun Waia great scrap is promised, and as players concerned, probably through Camp).
the prices for admission are on the ignorance, undoubtedly violated the same old reasonable scale, a capa-rules of the English Football Asso city house is promised.
Huat
Fanling Hunt Paper (Potte Bungalos), 3.15 p.m., Sun- day.
SHAMEEN FOOTBALL
LEAGUE,
"TARANTULA" HEADS THE
TABLE.
H.M.S.
The Manila Serap.
As a matter of interest, we give Below a description of the Logan- Ewin fight, which appeared in the Manila Tribune:-
Carlos Logan, who has long known the fooling that comes when one's opponent crumples before one following the impact of fist to jaw, realized what the other side feel like, when Seaman Harry Ewin, British Imperial Services champion middleweight, crumpled him up in the eighth round of the main event at the Stadium.
ciation regarding amateurs; and that the manager of the tour was a party to that contravention,
Letter From Home,
We were informed by Mr. W. E. Hollands, Hon. Secretary of the Hong Kong Football Association, that a communication was received by yesterday's mail from the Eng lish Football Association in reply to the suggestion to be allowed to make a new rule by which the two suspended players (Chan Kwong lu and Tso Kwai Sig) may be rein. stated as amateurs,
A meeting of the Emergency Con- The end came suddenly for most mittee has been fixed for next Tues- fane in the Stadium, except the few day afternoon alter the Interport who realized that Logan was tiring trikt game when the matter will be rapidly toward the close of the discussed. It is understood that afth frame. Ewid, from the fourth the communication from the Home round on, was pounding away at Association is favourable to the the midsection, and it was this that claim of the two suspended players weakened Carlos to a point where for reinstatement.
Playing in the Shameen football lengue on Wednesday, Taraátula defeated H.M.8. Cicala by four goals to two. The former were pressing right from the start and Allen was the first to boore for thom his hard drive giving the Roalle no chance whatever. Then following a scrimmage outside the Tarantula's goal, the Cloata were awarded a penalty, and, taking the resultant kick, Domonoy equalised for the Closla. This success wES short-lived for a little later Connon
ahead. scored to put the "T's
In the second half, the Taran Recreld v. University, King's Park tula played much better and added further goals through Mannering Refereo: Mr. J. Lawrence.
and Connon. The Cloals were lucky to get their second goal which (Kick-off at 4 p.m.) Argyle v. South China, Chatham deflected off a Tarantule player's Road. Referee: Mr. T. G. Stokes, foot into the net.
Tarantula Bagshow; Perkins, Division III
Loods
Talbot Evans, Webb, (Kick-off at 2.30 p.m.)`
Lieut. Cobb, Connon, Mannering,
The Briton started in the third Allen, Tubb. Rte.E., R.A.S.C., Chatham Road.
scoring repeatedly with stiff lelts Cisala: Stacey; Pinder, Hicks, department, when Ewin, starting & to the midriff. He was not much Referon: S.E.P.O. Ford..
Ewo, Caroline Rees, Domoney, Rudling; Licut short hook rather high; brought concerned, if at all, over Logan'a South China v.
Shipwright Comm Havers, Spurling, Render, him down with a crash to the solar reputedly terrifit right, and sailed Hill. Holthed: Qulf.
Williams, McKissack.
The present standing of the teams plexus. Logan collapsed and stay Kick-off at 4 p.m.
P. W. D. L. F. A: Pts.ed there, in a sitting position, walls RAF. v. £20.C., King's Park, is
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0.52 8 19 19 19 Referes Archie Lee tolled the fatal Tarantula
8 42 2 15 15 10 ten. Athletic ., 8., W. Borderers, Athle- Moth
419 12 9.0 tio round, HV. Hetefés: Moothon
Seamew.. Tel Noakes,
.0.2 3 1 19 7 7 7.038 13 Cicala Probable. Teams The following will represent the Shathuen 8.0.9 1 2.0 13 23 Club 85done-ogrill Stoker h and Potouloff; Sloan, Panchoon
The teams were:-
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the old fire and dash of his attack were decidedly lacking. Towards the middle of the eighth Logan was busy protecting the commissary
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in time and again to beat a tattoo on the Spaniard's ribe. The third and fourth went to him by slight margine, his clever defensive work and the telling blows hebrided to the body counting in his favour.
The Rith saw him get into action ed as to weight, scaling at in earnest, and from this point on 164 apiece. Logan had a distinct it was Logan who was doing the
retreating. The clouts to the lunch.9.20 shade in rench and haight, and for basket were telling, and telling the first round or so it looked henvily... as if this would be, the deciding Logan fought his best, but the
Logan's Furious rushes British star's skill and those fero 0.99 factor.
cidus drives to the stomach and the and the Briton backstopping, and heart took all the heart out of when a right hönk flänced along his him. Onge, in the seventh, Logan head and cut his left eye apen, succeeded in crashing his right flush to Ewin's jaw. He might as well thy fans settled back in anticipation ya hit him with a feather duster,
for all the effect it had,. of a speedy end.
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tund Hynes Alexandby Bell match fixed for Fobruary 18 will Strange, Jackson, and Smith. Re-he avlected after the third trial game next wock. The Interport arrvo-Hooper.
Kowloon Seconds Against the and other matches with the visi Athletis will oAngus, Glibat tora will all be played on the Club and Everest; II, Brown, Gilchrist ground, Happy Valloy, and an ad- and Smith, White, A. B. Clemo, vertisement elsewhere gives the
dates and booking arrangements. Spary, Whiting and Bickford.
The third trial, game, fixed for. Reserves: Cotton, Kerr, Hast
Today, kick-off at 4.30 p.m., on
City
The Ass Aried the Torated fuel The end came in the eighth, after Nuvy The following will be the the sound, which was even, shared Logan, had been Litanto reverar kinds of knots by the Briton's Probables-Clarke; La Tin Sang something of Ewin's skill and ring low work. Logan rushed and was Bishop (Captain); Hedley, Eynon, Ycoman; B. Gosano, Begsien, A. V. generalshijf Lögan took the ag met with a short rash by Ewin. As Goland; Flag King Cheung, Ipgressive, but Bib rushes found him Harry stopped in he launched his tied in a knot By Ewin's masterly right. It travelled about a foot, elbow work Ewin was boring exploding a charge of dynamite
over Logan's heart. The show was 10.00 (Continued at foot of next column.) "over. carefully and protecting himself.
INTERPORT TEAM. SELECTION AFTER THIRD TRIAL GAME,
Hong Kong's Inforpozt football tenih to oppose Shanghai in the (Continued on next Column.)
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L. G. S. Dodwell and J. 10.55 H. Raikos.
CE Holmes and 8. J. 11.00 H. Fox.
A. C. 1. Bowker and M. 11.04 G. AUills.
V. Atkins and P. H. Stickling
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H. C. Gould and A. H.
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Forbes.
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D 8. Robb and B. D. 12.59. Evans
W: W. Mackenzie and 14 50 A. C. Ellis.
LJ Blackburd and A. 17.46.
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WJ Riddiford and F. Bykos.
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L. 8. Webb.
D. M. Gödäk}] and W.
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