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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1934,
:
BORDERERS TEAM CHANGES AGAINST SOUTH CHINA
FORTEY AND UNDERWOOD RETURN
JONES RESTORED TO INSIDE-LEFT
SEARLE AND HERBERT DROPPED: OLD-TIME FORWARD LINE
(By "Verita"). -
The Borderers will probably sink or swim by the result of their league match with South China on Sunday. Defeat, following on their debacle against St. Joseph's, may see the end of Not only do their championship aspirations. they require the points, but the benefitting influence upon their morale which may become sorely stricken if they are beaten.
Underwood takes over his form- er position at left half, Jones re- turns to inside left and Hazlewood xoes in at inside right to partner Mathian.
Воте
Davis,
successor
to Wallace, la proving as acquisition to the Bar. derers at right half.
JACKIE POTE-HUNT FOR
THE CLUB
A
SEVEN CLASSIC MATCHES
TO DECIDE. FOOTBALL TITLE
ST. JOSEPH'S ROSY PROSPECTS
(By "Veritas").
With the championship main- ly resting on the results of seven matches to be played in the course of the next six or eight weeks, the season's first division football is now ap- proaching its most exciting period,
All of the five teams in the runn- ng for the honours are due to
Former Interporter Toneet in the near future.
Play Saturday
has
POPULARISING RUGBY
IN AMERICA
URGE FOR GAME INCREASES ALL OVER COUNTRY
STIMULATING EFFECT OF CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY XV TOUR
The coming ten-day tour in the United States of the Cam- bridge fifteen who lost to Oxford at Twickenham, last December, may pave the way for annual international matches between England and America. The team includes seven internationals and will leave England on March 28. In the shart space of ten days, they will micet Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and the Eastern All-Star team, six matches in all being played. *uopuo
SEVEN-A-SIDE RUGBY
The arst TOURNEY MAKES
A START
CLUB FAVOURITES
(By "Line-Out")
Rugby is a game which is grow- ing rapidly in popularity in the United States. Other Universities playing it include Pennsylvania and Boston Colleges in the East, and ou the West Coast Stanford Univer- sity, the Universities of California ant of San Francisco.
"AN UPHILL FIGHT.
Herbert, Junior division' player, brought in at contre forward in the Borderers first string, has been drop. ped far Fortey against South China-
SCOTTISH CUP CLASHES
SEMI-FINAL TIES ANNOUNCED
ST. JOHNSTONE V RANGERS
ST. MIRREN PLAY MOTHERWELL
of the big seven clashes is due on'
Yo enthusiasts for Rugby foot- Sunday when the Borderers visit
ball have won an uphill fight, and I Caroline Hill to meet South China,
am positive that Rugby is in Amer- This will also be a curtain-raiser
ica to stay. My ambition is to sec Jackie Pote-Hunt, former
annual international matches be- Shanghai Interport footballer, to the Senior Shield final on Satur-
tween England and the United whose brilliant display at right day week,
Of the live leading teams, the
States, for, say, 'some Rugby 'nɛhes," half played a prominent part in
and I know there are scores of Two important changes have of attack to become effective. They
the defeat of Hongkong in 1931, Borderers have the allflest pro-
and Englishinen In addition to Sunday's
others, both been made in the composition were bluffed into their ragged dis-
will be playing at inside right gramme. of the Borderers. Both Her-
for the Club against the East encounter, they have again to meet
The preliminary rounds of the Americans, who would like to see it Thus, optimistically, Mr. Tournament bert and Searle have been drop play a week ago, and if against
Lancashires an Saturday.
were too," St. Joseph's, and then the Navy twice, whilst other games include Seven-a-side ped, and Underwood and Fortey South China they can to
extent forget the importance of
who Pote-Hunt,
been the Club, Kowloon, Police and decided yesterday in the Club Albert Woodley, secretary of the introduced.
the occasion, and remember that
stationed in Canton for the better Artillery, any of which may force ground at Happy Valley. Five New York Rugby Club, and the man atelies were played off, and some to whom considerable credit must be given for helping to make ftugby who. a term
part of two years, expects to be the "24tli" to yield a point.
good running was witnessed, can be transferred to Hongkong, and is.
popular in America, apoke to Reu- they are playing
If they servive Saturday's
London, Mar, 14. although good, have and
It would seem that on yester-ter's representative. To prove how
the final should be interest in the game is growing, Glasgow Rangers, strongly beaten, then their chances of in fact, in the Colony now.
He appeared for the Club in game with the Athletic, the Lin- winning atill remain high.
1931, when he operated at inside-colns have only St. Joseph's and day's form was not right in Although Morrison
the Bual of the Senior the Navy to fear, whereas the played out between the Hongkong Mr. Woodley ennumerated some of favoured again to pull off the and Shanghai Bank team and the the colleges and schools in the big double in Scottish football, Here is the forward line which
Saints' chief concern is the Club team, as these two sides showed United States which have taken to have drawn St. Johnstone in the operated when the Berderers start-ut his best against the Saints, Shield against the Borderers.
Beyond his inclusion, the Club Borderers.
up little better than the others. Rugby. ed their remarkable run of nuc- there is nothing to worry about
The Club, however, were not ex- The Universities of Harvard, semi-final of the Scottish Cup eesses before Christmas, and the regarding the defence, and nobody attack will probably remain the
South China have only to tended to any degree, and more or Princeton, and Yale and play it re- to be played on March 31, and team is the strongest the "24th" can gainsay that the half back same as last week, with Ernie
negotiate Sunday's obstacle to less did as they pleased.
gularly, and some of their players, Motherwell have St. Mirren as have at their disposal at the pre-line is A1. The forwards need to Strange at centre-forward and
make the rest of their pro-
fellows who have played American opponents. sent
push the ball out to the wings Drown and Baldwin forming the
They scored six tries through football, have spoken glowingly of The draw, made to-day, la: COALS PROMISED.
gramme look good for left wing. There may be altera-i
Ferguson (3), Hutchinson (2) and the English game and consider it quicker, and to got in as IT
maximum number of points.
strenuous thun their own. It is not surprising to find shots as possible. Marksmanahiptions in the half back line, but the defence promises to be the Herbert and Searle dropped.was at low ebb last Saturday,
with Rodger, Hill and The Navy, faced with the Bord-Peers but McLellan was in very mere
erers (twice), Lincolns and South poor kicking form and missed two Some high schools in and around!
it
up and Neither played up to form last although I believe it will prove
Chinn appear to have the smallest sitters in front of the posts. The New York are taking
Bank team seem to be perhaps Lafayette University expects to try week, and if Jones is a good up itself only a temporary lapse.
chance of coming out at the top of stronger than the Club but they it for the first time this season,
Of the four teams, Motherwell forward as he is at left hall,
the table.
always take some time to settle which starts about mid-March. Mr.
have never and Fortey ln on his heat be haviour, I can see the Borderers!
The Lincolns, present leaders, down and with such a short time Woodley has received a letter from and St. Johnstone. can now obtain IL maximam af for play they are quite likely to be lurge Roman Catholle seminary won the cup, whilst the Rangers scoring some goals.
36 points, which means that St. surprised by a weaker side.
asking for information about the have seven times captured it, and Joseph's could lose, to them and still top the league." South China The game between the Cumber-game. The letter atated the semin-t. Mirren once, in 1926. The last could also afford to drop one point and "A and the. Borderers "ary wanted to take up Rugby be-time the Rangers won it was in. Motherwell last year figured in the Lin-was very close, and the intter did cause it was a fine game for the 31-32. Kowloon feel that as a result of in seven games to lend their success against the league coins, and the Borderers can con-well to come within two potata, young priests and one which did not the final, but were beator by None of the other semi-finalista- leaders, they have found a wincede two and still finish at the They scored at the und through hold the dangers of the American
Smith, but too far out for him to game. ning teur. But Timberlake and hend.
convert his own try.
Pennsylvania and Boston College this season advanced very far in The full results of the afternoon
are two others in the East which the last competition. were:
have adopted Rugby, while out on stone reached the third round and the West Coast seven clubs play It were then eliminated by Hearts. Stanford University, the University who scored twice without reply,
St. Mirren took the count in the of California, the Olympic Club,
Hazlewood, (Borderers) who bas been moved from insido left to inside
9. CHINA FAVOURITES.
China
I have no definite information about the selected South line up. Ten days ago Pau Ka- ping was reported to be badly! feeling the effects of recent in- juries, but was expected to be fit For this week. If he is, the'
Caroline Hill team will undoubted ly remain as usual, which is!
1937, Strange,
LITTLE PROBLEM FOR KOWLOON Return of Lewis & Timberlake
available
Wong Wing: Li Tin-saag and Lewis are due back on the Wren Lau Mau: Leung In-han. Leung to-day and will be Wing-chui and Lea Kwok-wai: against the Recreto. Yeung Shul-yic, Fung King- cheung, Pau Ka-ping, Tam Kong-
pak and Tay Qua tong.
In the possible absence of Fung Kin-cheung, whose appear ance is never definite, Tay will almost certainly be brought over to inside right, and Tong put on the left wing.
Kwan
South China will start slight favourites, for they have two brilliant achievements against St. Joseph's, and the Borderers defeat by the Saints behind them.
So Kowloon are faced with a two little problem. If the sailors are re-introduced, who is to go out? V. White will probably be called upon to vacute the inside right berth for Lewis, but whether Timberlake should succeed McKelyle will be a matter for some serious con- sideration by the selection com- mittee.
bo
McKelvie's notable part in last! week's achievement cannot over-looked. He was frat and foremost the brain-power behind:
right for Sunday's match. The Borderers, as we all know, can play much better football than
It should be an outstanding the attack which eventually broke they did against St. Joseph's. They need to revert to their old form match of football craft.
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down the opposition, and his valu- able experience is not of the type one can afford to throw away.
per-
the
OUTSTANDING MATCHES. The outstanding matches of these five teams are:
LINCOLNS.
St. Joseph's Navy, Athletic, Artillery, and Recreio.
ST. JOSEPH'S.
Club. Lincolns, Borderers, Athletic, East Lanes, Police and Artillery.
SOUTH CHINA, Borderers, Navy, Club, East Lancs, Kowloon, Police, and Recreio.
BORDERERS.
St. Joseph's, South China, Navy (twice). Club, Kowloon, Police and Artillery.
NAVY,
Lincolns, South Chins, Bord- CTCEK
(twice), Athletic, Kow- loon. Police and Recrelo,
On the other hand Timberlake's claims for inclusion are strong. especially in view of his formance down in
Singapore, fenders are unhappy on mud-haps. where, playing for the British But if the weather should clour, Navy against the Malaya, the local and the pitch in a fairly fast state, champion patit, he netted three of the Lincolns will have to watcli the ive goals which caused the their step very carefully. Malayans defeat. Kowloon can
It looks as if the Navy are tol take further reflected glory in the fact that Lewis obtained the other enjoy a bit of luck. The aircraft- carrier Eagle returns to the Colony two. The Malays could only reply today, and this should enable the with a single goal, so that the excellence of the Navy team is not difficult to estimate.
PROGRAMME.
The week-end programme is.
Cumberland "A" 5, Borderers
"B" 3.
Club 22, Cumberland "B" 9.
POPULAR IN WEST.
St. Johnstone v. Rangers at Hampler Park, Glasgow."
St. Mirren v. Motherwell at Tynecastle, Edinburgh.
Celtic by the only goal scored.
St. John-
R. A. Stonecutters 11, Adven-San Francisco University, the Ber second round, losing to Kilmar- keley Wanderers, and San Jose, nock by the only goal scored, and ture 6.
Hongkong Bunk 8. Tamar and In the New York Rugby Club, some the Itangers fell victims to Kil- Small Ships 0.
80 members keep the flag nying.marnock in the third round. Borderers "A" 14, R. A. Lye-Their greatest obstacle is a good Reuter. muh 0.
ground, for grounds are very hard to find around New York and for
The next round, semi finals and final will be played off on Satur day, the first game starting at p.m.
Andrews To Play In Davis Cup
LEAVES TO-DAY FOR EUROPE
(By "Vorlias").
un a
that reason practice is very hard to obtain. For the coming sen
on, the players are going to train. in a New York National Guara armoury, and will use gym shoes. So keen are they that, despite the boarded floor and the risk of lo Jury, tackling will be practised se well as passing, scrumming, and other phases of the game.
The U. S. Marine Corps has play ed Rugby here, having learned the game while stationed in China, and matches have been played with teams from the French and British steamship lines.
Rangers Again On Top
BEAT HAMILTON YESTERDAY
London, Mar. 14. Glasgow Rangers have again GOOD FOR TRADE,
gone to the head of the Scottish The New York Rugby Club ob-frat division as a result of their Itains its equipment from Englund, victory At Hamilton to-day, although, for the first time last sea- when they defented the home son, one large sports shop Included team by the odd goal in three. Rugby clothes, balls, etc., In its
strong They are now in the catalogue. Membership in the club
-
Navy to call upon Liddington
E. D. Andrews, New Zealand is £1 a year and sulmission, within position of lending Motherwell by (goal) and McGlurg (left half), a useful strengthening of the team. Davis Cup player, who has been the range of the average man's a point and with a game in hand. bustness trip. left pocket, is charged for games played The records of the three leading
Goala It may turn out that Timber- In any case the nauticals should here
Hongkong by the Lurline thin at Innisfail Park, which might be teams are:
P..W. D. L. F. A. Pts. lake will be preferred in the be able to beat the pollee.
morning on his way to Europe to called the home ground. The club's
2 101 84 52 half back Hne, in which case
Rangers
... 30 244 participate in the Davis Cup and colour is Cambridge blue. Bliss will probably return to
Mr. Woodley said that he was Motherwell 31 24 3 4 22 32 51 national tennis championships. wing half. A further possible
He told me he was sorry time sure that Rugby enthusiasts in Aberdeen.. 31 15 alteration in the forward line is
and business cinling had prevented England would be glad to know that the exclusion of Eastman, who
him from playing tennis here the game has caught on here and is suffering from an injury.
Davles Owen
will In
this time, but he is hoping to re- that Amerlen is the latest country all
Navy v Police-Kawloon. turn next year and is looking for to be added to those who play the Ilkelihood be called in to All the
Club v East Lanes. Sookunward to appearing on the courts game. vacancy.
then.
LINCOLNS' PROSPECTS.
The Lincolna' setback last week may prove to be only a temporary relapso (although Its cost may be greater than one can at present! conceive). Nevertheless I think the Athletic are capable of up- setting the leaders, and would not be surprised if they did no Saturday.
on
The Lincolns have the advantago of ground, and the promise of additional kasistanco M· the present wat weather persists. On
FIRST DIVISION. (Saturday)
Recreio v Kowloon-King's
Park:
poc.
THIRD DIVISION.
Sunday
1
Andrews has been selected as a R. E. RAS.C-Sookunpoo member of the New Zealand Radio v R.A.F.Athletic.
Davis Cup team for this year, the other representativca being C. E. South China v Borderers-Malfroy, former Cambridge Uni- Caroline Hill
Lincolns v Athletic-Sookun.
poo,
MY FORECAST TO WIN
Kowloon Novy Lincolns
R. Engineers
Club
South China Radio
A heavy ground the soldiers. AT TO DRAWI– bound to be formlanblo. Tha re!
cent match against Kowloon under rather trying conditions showed very clearly that the Chinese do-
versity captain, and Alan Stedman. Andrews recently met Malfroy in the Auckland championships and defeated him.
The former New Zealand cham- pion added that he will probably play a little tennis-in America on
TO SUPERVISE ARSENAL
LONDON TEAM'S NEW MANAGER
London.
6 377 40 38 SMART NEWPORT WIN. Newport accomplished a smart performance in beuting Southend at the Kursaal to-day by five goala to three, and the two points, have done much to lift them from the bottom rungs of the third division league ladder-Reuter.
A
been a director of the club for some years, has been taking more than usually active part in the work of the clab.
This does not meha that
Chapman will auccessor to Mr.
not
Ba
appointed, but, until this. Mr. George F. Allison, well is done, it. In felt that the full his way to Europe, but that he is known to wireless Histonera by his executive exercised by Mr. Chap commentarien оп big man should be in the hands of a in a hurry, as he intends to part-running
Mr. Allison hiá cipate in the French Champion-matches, has been appointed by the single director.
hips May, which will be Arsenal to tako over temporarily previously had managerial ox mmediately followed by New the duties of manater. Since the perience, for early in his career he Zealand's second round Davis death of Mr. Herbert Chapman on held the reins of the Middles Cup tle against Czechoslovakia, January 6, Mr. Allison, who has brough club..