THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1934.
CAN S. CHINA REPEAT LAST SUNDAY'S VICTORY?
LEAGUE MATCH.
WITH ST. JOSEPH'S
WILL HAVE BIG BEARING ON
THE CHAMPIONSHIP
UNLIKELY EITHER TEAM WILL BE CHANGED
RESULT TO BENEFIT BORDERERS
(By "Veritas").
There is really only one league football match to which any significance is attached this week-end, but that is of such importance that there is no need for me to emphasise it..
That the destinies of the first division championship may easily rest on its result is undisputable. The fate of South China and St. Joseph's may well be determined by this meeting at Caroline Hill on Sunday.
Defeat for the Saints would place both South China and the Borderers, (especially the Bor.! derers) in a strong position. The immediate effect would be to put South Chian second (assuming the Lincolns win) and the Borderers third. The Borderers would hold this place by virtue of superior goal aver- age, but as they also have a match in hand of St. Joseph's, their real advantage is more easily discernible.
Yet even defeat on Sunday would leave the figures still slightly to Invour of the Sainis as against So9th China. The Chinese, by winning their game in hand can only equal the record of the Lin- cons, which is the loss of seven points in 15 gamer. On the other hand, in the same number of matches, St. Joseph's could, if hehten this week, all have only conceded six points, whilst the Borderers, by winning matches in band, can top the lot, with a concession of but four points.
MY FORECAST.
FIRST DIVISION.
TO WINI~e
S. China. Lincolns Navy Borderers
ITO DRAW:--
Kowloon SECOND DIVISION.
TO WIN...
Athletic
THIRD DIVISION.
TO WIN-
Borderers R. Engineers Recreio
S. China
their game.all over again with the same type of football, they would repeat the success
IF S. CHINA ARE BEATEN- It is clear then that Sunday's
The teams which lined up for the final garis of the Triangular Interport Soccer soles at the Pioneer Field, Shanghai. Reeding from left to rights Foreground: Tientsin Mascot (Goat), Hongkong Mascot (Kawpie); Kneelings Fingereth, Janus, Rodger, Archer, Johanson, Strange, B. Gosano, Tam, A. Gozano, Ridley, Hocquards Standings Tiantain Managers, Merhoriakoff, Sun, Mousticokf, Rox- burgh, Dellar. Hill, File, Leung, McHardy, Beltrao, Allan, Goldenburg, Hongkong Manager.
ROYAL ARTILLERY'S NEW CAPTAIN SEAL, LEFT
WINGER APPOINTED
GUNNERS HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES IN SENIOR TEAM
MORTON DEPUTISING FOR PARDOE AT CENTRE-HALF
LINCOLNS AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP
(By "Veritas").
Whether the loss of several of their leading players is going to mean the decline of the Lincolns, and at the same time forfeit their challenge for the champion ship, will perhaps better be appraised after Sunday's meeting with the East Lancashires,
The East Lanes are not, haps, the most powerful team to lost the Lincolns in the beginning of what is more br leas the third lap in the championship race, but they are an improving tenni, and lately have been playing better Football.
NO MORE SOCCER FOR HOWE THIS SEASON?
CLUB FORWARD BADLY HURT
WHY THE POLICE GAME IS OFF
(By' "Verlins").
Albert Howe. leader of the Club attack, will probably not play again this season. This unhappy news is. consequent upon his injury sustained against the Bordereri a week ago, which is of such a nature, that it will be decidedly ven turesome for him to take part in gruelling 'first division foot- ball for some time.
The kick which put him out of
Fight For Promotion And action in the Shield renewed nu
To Avoid Relegation
INTERESTING CURRENT REVIEW OF ENGLISH FOOTBALL SEASON.
and
eratwhile injury, and it was obvious from the painful way in which Howe moved about the field last Saturday, that the effects of the knock were likely to bo serious,
Everyone will wish Howe n speedy recovery..
Fortunately for the Club they London, Feb, 28. season. The Rangers, 39 points in
honours for which to Although three-quarters of the 29 starts, are pressing clone, how have no season has passed, it is still most.ever, and Coventry, with 37 in 30, Birive, so that Howe's absoner, dimcult to name the teams for pro-and Reading with 36 in 20, are to although regrettable, will not have motion or relegation.
be reckoned with. Cardiff has only the effect of apolling any cham- In the great struggle in the First 17 in 20 matches, though the team pionship prospects. His non-up Division,
Arsenal has played 30 was once distinguished by reaching games and has secured 41 points but the First Division from the Third inpearance is also not the cause for is not playing with last year's. bril- consecutive seasons. The tears may liance.
Arsonal nevertheless pos- have to apply for re-election, in which sesses the happy knack of winning case, it will probably drop out owing without impressive play and the to financial dificulties.. team le tipped to bring off a great Boscombe, 21 points in 29 games, Cup Cup burden may be a tremen- Newport, 22 in 20, Torquay, 25 in
and League double. The addi- dous strain upon the players and 29, aro not impressing.
Chesterfield, in the other" section feopardise the club's League chances.
would be most of the League, hus 46 marks in 30 per-play last Sunday it is not sur-The slightest slip
prising to find him introduced to costly, with both Derby and Rudder-ngagements and shows no signs of the forward line, although it is to field, 99 points in 30 games each, cracking. The team is hanging en to its lead well, but Stockport, with Barnsley. be hoped that the Gunners, la waiting to jump in.
to be 42 points, in 20 fixtures, Darby, However, appairs their eagerness to strengthen the
Huddersteld, an 10 with 42 in 30, are waiting for tho
ellghtest slip to pounce upon attack, will not deprive the second cracking up.
The Spurs have 35 paints in. 31 devour the leaders.
Walsall has 39 points for 30 games' string of a valuable leader for the other hand, has a fine chance. Shield final, by playing Hopkine games and the team is youthful and
ALBERT HOWE. speedy, but needs the steadying in-and is in the running. 190 much in the senior outfit.
flueneu of an old hend in attick.
Rotherham just misses the bottom the postponement of the Club and Snook returns to the right wing, The attack in wasting excellent of the League, with 20 points in 20 Police league match this week.
atarts, and Chester has 23 In 29, and and the inside forwards will be chances.
Chelsea has played 23 games and is not comfortable. Rochdale, with Bermingham and Knight.
won 20 points and. Is in danger of only 10 in 30 games, is in dire fin- Incidentally owing. to the relegation, but has the advantage of ancial straits, and will probably drep absence of Pardoe, the Artillery Sheffield United in most open, with Seal, the left winger, has been Liverpool, with 24 in 31, and Birm- have elected a new captain, and 22 points taken in 31 games "give" the lionöur.“
ingham, with 25-In 10-matches,-may- In the Scottish Division, Mother or may not keep their League status. well has a temporary advantage with 51 points in 30 matches, but Rang- GRIMSBY'S CHANCE. ers, with 48 in 28, aro menace to be reckoned with. Between these Grimsby has piled up 43 points in two the struggle is bound to culmin 30 games. The team Is marching ate. There is a contrast between the on to almost certain promotion, and teams. Motherwell is strong in at- will probably be accompanied by tacking force and the Rangers, are Brentford, with 37 points in 30 stacts, chiefly mighty for their defensiva R. Artillery v Navy-Caroline Brentford is keeping up by sustata-powers, The champlonship will not ed effort and is well equipped to last be decided, all probability, until Athletic v Kowloon-Military out in the atruggle which will have the final matches have been played. Borderers v Recrelo-Sookun- Preston, engaged in the Cup dud, reached a critical point by Easter.
Aberdeen bas 38 points in 30
With Cork missing from the key well St. Joseph's chief need is to position, the Lincolns may move the ball quicker towards goal find themselves up against it. I when in front of goal. Their mid- do not know what substitutes they field play is excellent: at times are introducing, but if the records little wrong with the defence: the teams mean anything, they should forwards have ideas and employ not have a tremendously difficult them creditably up to the shooting task to turn out a competent com- area, and then something seems to bination... go wrong.
result, ignoring the possibility. of reaching a high standard: there is of their second and third division departure of Combey and the two games in hand. The position of out of the League.
the surprise defeat of the Lincolns and Borderers, will try no means solve the championship puzzle, but it will shed some light on the sub- jeet.
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HINTS TO THE FORWARDS. Defeat for the Chinese would
The frat essential of a forward practically wipe out their chan-is to be competent in shooting: of retaining the league beating two or three opponents by honours. It would also con- dribbling means nothing if the siderably lessen the Lincolns offort lacks a finishing shot, This, challenge, and would make the of course, is common knowledge: a Borderers' position loss threaten- ing.
As a matter of interest the lengue table is appended.
Goals
22 38 22 18
P. W. D. L. F.A. Pts. -Lincoln
Regt. 15 11 1 3 38.17 23 St. Joseph's. 13 10 2 1 30 10 22 South China.. 14 10 1 9 34 13 21 SW. Borderers 12 10 0 2 45 15 201 I. Navy...... 12 8 Hongkong F.C. 13 5 17 31 40 11: Athletic
14 5 0 9 30 38 10 Kowloon F.C.. 14 4 1024 34 0 RA.....
1400 20.32 a IK. Police ... 123 18 17 23 73 East Lanes... 12. .9 1.8 14 31. 7 Itecrelo
14 7 0 13 13 58, 2 NO TEAM CHANGES.
As far as I can gather no changes are indicated in either of the teams for Sunday, andk if such be the ease South China definitely has my vote as probable winners. The true character and qualities of
On paper, at least, the Lincolns look good for two points and a continued interest in the title.
R. A. ALTERATIONS: With Combey, Allen, and Rod- gers no longer available, and with Pardoe still unable to take his place in the team, the Royal precept hardly worth reiteration: Artillery are turning out several but it is something which was com- second division players against pletely forgotten by the Saints last the Navy. week, and which if forgotten on Sunday, assuredly means defeat for them,
Comber's position in goal is to be taken over by Durham, в new- comer to the 9th A. A. Battery, The Shield match suggested the and reports have it that he will following hints.
prove a worthy 'deputy.
To Sabban:-elip the ball back
Clancy, second team right back quicker and more often to Rocha, comes in for Allen, whose inspied- especially if the opposing half tion is going to be sorely missed, back and back is equal to your whilst Morton, who made his de own cleverness.
but in local football last Sunday To Rocha:-endeavour to put when he played at right half in the ball through the middle for the Junior Shield, is understudy- ing for Pardoo at centre-baif. Dave Leonard.
Worthington has Rodger's old To Leonard:-To watch close-place at right half, and Harris ly for such openings: several remalnie on the other flank. created by Ward were missed.
In view of Hopkins' brilliant du inst Sunday.
To B. Gosano:-Cut in morej often when given a long forward pass. Two chances of scoring were missed against South Chinn through centreing instead of shooting.
Although Marques was not up to the Caroline Hill team are always the standard of his fellow half somewhat concealed until they run backs, and Sousa did not quite tip against the "Big Occasion" reach the same form as Gomes, I Then witness, as last Sunday, how they came into their own. In the do not think the Saints defence could be blamed for the Shield de
Shield game against St. Joseph's, feat. In fact, in view of the ex- the Chinese played football good ceptionally fine display of the nough to boat any other eleven in South China attack, the Saints' tho Colony (and for that matter rearguard performed creditably.
outside of the Colony within, a
radius of 1,000 miles either way).
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BEWARE CONDITIONS.
They have only to reproduce A:V. Gosuno could, perhaps, take the same form this week to it upon himself to cover Sousa a make themselves `certain' win-little more securely, ners.
The South China team offere Whilst subscribing to the view itself for little comment. If at ful that the Saints a week ago missed strength and playing according to humorous opportunities of scoring, thoir lights, It is difficult to which if takon, may have meant imagine them being defeated. But an entirely different result, I am it cortainly loo
looks as though they equally convinced that on a team will be up against adverse weather of footballers South Chins were conditions, and if these are such easily uparior to the old colleg-to affect their well formulated lans: that there was nothing.fluky [plans of attack and defones, their about their win, and that given the defeat is by no means Improbable.
The follows:
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THE PROGRAMME.
week-end programme
SATURDAY.
First Division
Second Division
· Kowloon v Athletic-Kowloon,
Third Division
4.30
Radio v Borderers-Club R. E. v B.A.M.C.-Sookunpoo Recrelo v University-King's Park
8. Cliina v R.A.SC.-Caroline
SUNDAY.
Hill.
First Division
S. China v St. Joseph's-Caro. Iine Hill
Fast Lanes v. Lincolns-Son kumpuo.
and
MOTHERWELL OR RANGERS.
has 36 points in 30 matches, Bluck battles, Cowdenbeath is doomed to pool has 35 in as many games, but relegation with only 12 points out of Lincoln has only 20 points in 6000 chances, and Third Lanark has chances, and will probably be rele-only 17 in 28 attempts.-Router. gated despite the stout work of the dofence, which la one of the best in the League.
MANCHESTER'S PLIGHT.
Manchester United Ands itself in desperate plight with 21 points in 30.games. Efforts at reorganisation have apparently failed. Millwall ins 24 points in 20 games, Notts Forest 24 in 30.
Norwich heads the list In Third Division, South, with 44 points in 201 games, and managed by Parker, the promotion. The team has not look old Arsenal captain, is heading for back from the beginning of the
A thrilling moment for Melardy, the Hongkong custodian, who just managed to get * header, from Malin daring the Shanghai v. Hongkong Socoar Interport at the Canideóm
Visitors were defønted 0-2.
the
TILDEN EARNS $100 HOUR
Coaching a Wealthy Aspirant
New York, Feb. 22.
has
I understand the Police can- not raise a leam as so many of the players are required for duty at the mcecourse.
The old old trouble of fixture congestion at the end of the sea. son appears to be inevitable.
K.C.C.'s Next Badminton Match
TEAM TO MEET RECREIO
The badminton section of the Kowloon Cricket Club will play their third match of the season when they entertain the Club de Recreio, reputed to boast one of the strongest teams in the Colony, on Wednesday next. - The K.C.C. are turning out what Is regarded to be their most power- ful combination of men's and mix- W. T. Tilden has a lawn tennised doubles, and some "sually The K.C.C. last night selected $100 an hour: Hitherto, he coaching job which brings him in Keen badminton is promised.
their team as follows: Miss M. steadfastly refused to give instruc- Griffiths, Miss M. Woolley and tion on a financial basis until a Miss I. Gittins, Messrs. A. E. wealthy business man called his Collins, E. F. Fincher, S. A. Gray, bluff. When asked to set a price. Kew, W. Wigg and A. E. P. on his services, Tilden Bald, he
Guast,
with R. B. Hambly as would charge $1,000 for ten lessons, to his surprise, thy man of and, money greed without hesitation. The pupil is said to have paid
Mixed Doubles:-Miss Gritha Tilden this sum for ten hours!
and Gray, Miss Woolley and advice because he believes that Collins, Miss Gitting and Flucher: Tilden is the only man who can Men's Doubles: Collins, and teach him at the age of 42, how Wigg, Kew and Fincher, Gray and to play a game of which he will st
not be ashamed when his friends visit him at his country estate. He thinks he improved form will help him in his dealings with tennis-playing buelness acquain- tances and ho declares the money to have been well invostou.
MATCH ABANDONED, į
Kowloon Cricket Club And Volunteers Unable To Play.
roserve.
The players will pair up follows:
COMBINED SCHOOLS,
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Cricket Team For Match
At Craigengower.
The Combined Schools are meeting. the Craigengower C. C. In a friendly cricket match at Happy Valley on Sunday afternoon with the following team. L. Youngaaye (capt.), A Zimmern, A. J. Hulso, W. A. Repley and G. Len (Dlocekan Boys The friendly cricket match arrang-School). R. Halden and V. Bond (Cen ed between the Volunteers and the tral British:8ghoal), A. H. Baker and Kowloon Cricket Club on the Hont A. R. Kitchell (St. Joseph's College) kong Cricket Club ground yesterday and. Usuff: (Ellis Kadoorle School for was abandoned owing to the bad Indians). Reservo:-Afzal (Quson'a')) weather conditions.
College)