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THE SENIOR TEAMS.
THEIR HISTORIES AND RECORDS.
chen with school teams. Mr. turion in the final for the Hong Mok Hing also played a prominent (kong Cup--tka competition run bes part in raising this Club. It later fore the prosent Shield came into bocamo defunct and subsequently being. It was in the following Mr. Ip, with the assistance of Mr. [year that the Shield Competition J. A. Chue, revived and reorganis-iwas instituted, and Kowloon again ed It, establishing it as the first mot H.M.S. Conturion In the fingi, properly organised Chinese foot- but suffered defeat. After this the ball club in Hongkong, under the Club became defunct for several name of the South Chinn Athletic seasone, the present Club being Interesting Achievements Recalled, Club, It was due to those two formed in 1909 by members of enthusiasts that the first match Kowloon Dock, with the assistance between Chinese and Europeans of a number of outside players, HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.¦ Chairmen, Mok Hing and Kwok An took place in Hongkong, the Chin- Since that time it has passed Omcials-President, Mr. w. Po; Hon. Treasurer, Chau Lan Poeae team being under the Captaincy through many lean seasons and at Logan; Vice-President, Mr. J. Hend of Football Section. Ho Wal of Mr. Ip. Later an arrangement times has almost been wound up. McCubbin; Committee, Messrs. J, Hing; Hon. Secretaries, C. F. Yuen was made with the Confucian A few years back it only bonated Balaton (Chairman), W. Gerrard (General) and L Wai Tong Society, as a result of which the 15 members, whereas to-day tho (Captain, Association), G. Rodger (Football),
team became known as the Con-membership over the 220 mark, fuclans, and when this arrange and the Club boasts of a ground Forsyth (Captain Rugby) (Vico- History: This Association was ment came to an end the South second to none and a commedious Captain fugby, left to team vote), formed in 1916 and has made re- China Football Club absorbed the Clubhouse. The prospects for H. E. Adams and Dr. McGowan markable progress 32L various Lam Long Club and then became the future are distinctly bright, {{Rugby membera), J. B. Hamilton #porting activities, chief among known by its present amo. Bo Records The Arst team has
members), I W. Lee (Hon. swimming, tennfa, etc. It now has Association's football section that ship, but occupied third position
| (Vice-Captain, Association,) H. R.
Colours: Royal Blue,
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FOOTBALL and A. S. Forsyth, (Association which football, baseball, rapid has been the growth of the never won the League Champion-
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IN THE SCOTTISH CUP FINIAL, 1923.
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SPECIAL TERMS
Treasurer), H. 31. McTavish (Hon. Secretary).
Colours: Blue and White.
History und Records: This Club can be regarded as the oldest [elvilian football Club in the Colony, having been formed na far back an 1887. It has always taken a prominent part, in the advance. ment of the game locally, and until recent years was representative of the Colony in all Interport games. Unfortunately, no complete re- corda appear to have been kept, but It is known that the Club! were the Runners-up in the Shield Competition in 1806, and were the winners of the League Cham- pionship in 1910-20, whilst they: won the Challenge Shield in 1899, 1908, 1916, 1919 and again In 1922. In 1908 the team, In an Interport with the Shanghai Football Club| jat Hongkong, won by three goals) to nil, Last season- the Club finished in the third position in the Senior League, scoring 45 goals. to 20 against.
SOUTH CHINÀ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TEAMS.
Prominent Players: The prin-
a total membership of over 2,000, for the past four years it has been in the season 1922-23. Laat gea- cipal goal scorers last year were compared with about 60 at the necessary to run three teams-one son it occupied sixth place in thứ A. S. Forsyth and 'J. Howard,
time of ita formation. The As-in the Senior and two in whilst J. Stewart (Captain), S. D.
the League. The team won the Senior Begg, C. Bishop and A. Mair sociation Football team has re- Junior divisions of the League, Shield In 1922-23 and were Run- (reserve) represented Hongkong Presented China on five occasions the last-named two being named ners-Up Inst sensor to the East Jin Interport games last season. in the Fur Eastern Games, win. "A" and "B" respectively. These Surreys, to whom they lost only ning the championship on each second teams have proved a help-after two strenuous meetings, ocension. Last year, it will be ful factor in supplying the frat both with extra lime.
In both [191. BATT. EAST SURREY REGT, well remembered, the team made a team with players, and during the League and Shield matches, the Oficials: Hon. Secretary: successful tour of Australia. Re-past two years many men have tean scored 28 goals to 27 against. Lieul. A. E. Cottum, M. C.; Cap-garding the origin of the Assocía- been promoted into the first team. Prominent Players:-J. McKel- Lain: Q. M. S. Charlesworth, tion, It is interesting to recall that This year, two teams are being vic, R. H. Nash and F. Wheeler.
Colours: White, with black some years ago a team of Chinese run In the Sentor division, as well have played for the Colony in In- knickers.
football players from South China as a team in the Junior section. jterport gumes, whilst the best goal History: With the exception of was invited to take part in the Records: 1918, the Associa-Jacorers last season were . Muir tion won the Junior League Cham-(8), K. Mason (6), II. Roberts, pionship, playing only in the 8. G. Hayes and E. Millard (3 Second Division. In the following each).
H.M.S. TITANIA FIRST XI
year the Association were Run- ners-Up in the Hongkong Shield,
whilst in the season 1923-24 they
annexed the Senior League Cham-
ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY. Officials:-President: Capt. C. J. pionship, having only seven goals F. Bensley; Hon. Secretary: R.S.M. scored against them and losing E. W. Cook. only one match out of 21.
Colours: Formerly white shirts_ Prominent Players: Messrs. with blue knickers, but the Club Leung Yuk-tong, Chan So, Chan this season is adopting the R. A. Kwong-lu, Chu Kwong-yeong and colours, blue shirt with the regi Ip Kau-ko have all represented mental. blaze, blue knickers, and Hongkong in Interport matches.blue stockings with red hoops. Last season the principal goal History: The Royal Artilery scorera were Li Wal-tong and as always felded elevena in both Wong Pak-chung, both of whom Divisions since the formation of had 15 goals to their credit,
the League some ifteen years ago. Latterly there has been a big re- KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB. sarily their playing strength ha duction in their numbers and neces-
Officials:-President, Mr. E. suffered considerably. The Club Cock; Chairman, Mr. R. Hall; Hon.] is looking forward to the coming the latter part of last season, the, All-China Athletic Meeting at Treas., Mr. G. W. Walker: Hon. season with anticipation of giving East Surrey Regiment since the Nanking. The team chosen was Sec., Mr. F. Wheeler; Captain, Istļa much better account of them- Great War has only once been composed of boys educated at eleven, Mr. McKelvie, Vice-Captain, selves than they have been able to stationed in a district where they various Hongkong schools, and Mr. F.. Clemo; Captain, second for the past season or two. It were able to get plenty of competi-whilst it was in no way organised, eleven, Mr. A. W. Brown, Vice is intended to run both elevens, tive football. This was in Egypt it was given the designation of Captain, Mr. J. Beach.
but as there is so much new untried during the season 1921-1922, and "South China." On the return of Colours:-Navy, with scarlet talent to pick from, It is not pro- the Surreys were very successful, the players to this Colony, Mr. stripes and white knickers.
posed to make the final selections being runners-up to the Sherwood Ip Kwai-aham banded them toge History: There has been A until the first few matches of the Foresters in the Army Cup and ther in an organisation known as Kowloon football team from as season have been played. runners-up to the Royal Ulster the South China Football Club, the far back an 1895-96. In that aea) Records: The R.G.A. may wall Rifles in the Military League. In main object being to arrange mat-son Kowloon bent H.M.S. Can- 'be proud of their record during its other seasons the Battalion has
had to content itself with inter- company and later-platoon foot- ball competition. The Regiment has never yet succeeded in win- ning the Army Cup at Home, their nearest approach to this honour being in 1921, whos they reached the fourth round.
Early last season on their aç- rival In the Colony, the Surrays took over the fixtures of the King's, whom they succeeded as a garrl- son regiment..
Records (local):-The first eloven won the Challenge Shield and were runners-up to South China Athletic in the League. Of the 22 League engagements, they won fourteen and scored 47 goals to 10 against.
Prominent Players; Both Charlesworth and, Eaton repre- aented Hongkong in the Inter-port match Inst season, both being re markably clever forwards.
SOUTH CHINA ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION. -
Taang Yiu
TO CLUBS, SCHOOLS AND SERVICE TEAMS.: Vice-President, Loung Ki
Ho; Chairman, Li Yuk Tong; Vice-
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Photo: Leung,
KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB TEAM.