THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, - 1936.
Eliot Hall Stronger Than Ever.
Big Badminton Victory
IN FIRST MATCH OF
THE SEASON.
Fire Brigade Lose
(By "Veritas")
Most Interesting Shield Tie
(Continued from Pape 8.)
with which to contend, and are there- fare able to settle down very much more quickly than on other grounds such as Caroline Hill, Kowloon and on the Happy Valley,
So I do not think we can take much notice of ground advantages, For all practical purposes they are negligible. The result should deter mine itself on the respective merits of the teains.
DESTROY THIS SILLY INTERPORT RULE!
RESIDENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS CANNOT BE DEFINED
OLD SUBJECT RESURRECTED
(By "Veritas") m
That old question is with us tho H.K.F.A. and Shanghai F.A.. again! You know! That one would be well advised to get together and amend the present ruling so that about
Interport footballers at feast it is couched in less ambiguous possessing residential qualific-ous terms. The idea of insisting If anything the Police will probu-
ations." My contemporary Jupon a month's residence in the Unless something goes radically wrong Eliot Hall "A" Brebly start favourites if only because
"Referee" has introduced it Fort is sound because it is obviously going to win the men's doubles badminton championship agairt of their improved lengue form of
intended to prevent a player coming this time. Isn't it about time int
down from Shanghai or going up this year. Last night they made their first appearance of the late. They appear to have solved to
it was fairly analysed?
North from Hongkong a week before current season, visiting Kowloon Tong and winning by nine a large extent their earlier forward line problems and have now an nt-
the Interport and appearing for that matches to love and 189 aces to 46.
tack capable of
of scoring plenty of
To start with I affirm most cater Port. Furthermore they have no gorically that it is a ridiculous rulo Although denied the assistance of Goon and Wong. Ellot Hall havo re-│(Recreio) bent Weill, and Bliss 21-0: half back worries, and if there has In its present form. You have only rule It doesn't express itself so, and
Carvalho and A. Silva goals.
been a discerniblo slacking off in de to look at it twice to appreciate tained the nucleus of last year's team beat Broadbridge and Angus 21-fence, it has not yet shown itself that nothing could be more vague. This and are as powerful as ever. They beat Kirby and Dawson 21-2.
J. Ribeiro and B. N. da Silva eriously and may be regarded pure-la how it reads: (Recreio) beat Weill and Bilka 21-13;ly an a passing phase, lost to Broadbridge and Angus 16-21; lost to Kirby and Dawson 22-24.
L. A.
RARE FIGHTERS
But although that may be the at the present can be interpreted in a dozen different ways,
Frankly the whole rule nerde. played classy badminton last oven.
"Only players actually resident at amendment, retaining the residential ing and gave the Kowloon Tong
Port shall be eligible to represent qualification clause expressly te pre- players an object lesson in doing the right thing at the right moment."
- that Port in this (Interport) tom vent the casual visitor to the Colony The team certainly strikes one as It anything I thought Eliot Hall
petition, nad no period of less than from being played, but also to in FIRE BRIGADE v. RECREIO "B"
being, better balanced than St.
shall month
constitute clude a acetion whereby foot
footballers played purer badminton in this match
residence for the purpose of this who
in the Hongkong than any time during last season, for
regularly E. L. H. Shute and J. L., Anderson! Joseph's. But the Saints are
who play rule."
Football League and its sister com whorens a year ago they were in
potitions shall automatically qualify clined to make a fetish of the short (Fire Brigade) lost to H. A. Barrosters and this quality may pull and A. E. Xavier 14-21; beat F. He them through on Saturday as it did
The italics are mine. gwerful basoline game which they ra and E. Alves 21-7.
they have now developed a medios and A. Basta 21-5; beat N. Bel- against tecrelo. Taken in its an-
What does that latter part meant to represent the Colony in Interporta, tirety the team was not frightfully
This will then do with argu- power
ments and mixyndanding as to mix very lacriminately with drop W. Stoker and A. L. Fisher (Fire impressive that day but the forwards One month from or before when? Thi
seized opportunities and got goals. Is It one complete uninterrupted whether or not players who work and shots from the net..
or have not
they
the
beat Beltrao and Alves 21-15.
rare
07.0
form, namely to wait until the oppo- Xavier 1-21; lost to Remedios and Leonardreate the openings and eligible? In any case why make the
court-craft and to see how easily 6-21; bent Remedios and Basto 21-9; make mistakes for in Dave Leonard | fifteen week-ends? If a player has also residences in Hongkong.
It was a pleasure to watch their į Brigade) lost to Barros and Xavier Polico rearguard cannot afford to month or a month composed of say realdo in Canton have
And Ward they have two of the resided for one complete month, say smartest forwards in the local game at the beginning of the season la ho Ward can Barron and
in capable of turning them qualification residential? Basto 11-21; lost to Beltrao and Alves to account.
St. Joseph's confront a formidable 19-21.
task in stopping the now very alert Police Attack. enterprising Johnson's snap shooting and Brooke's players,
out-manouevrol their less expert opponents. They exploited E. Greenwood and L. D. Skinner
lob ira its most effective
(Fire Brigade) lost to sition advanced too quickly on deep drives, while they were always get
sumciently acute angles on their ting
take
then outright drop shots to aces. For the most part, they were faultlass overhend and it was teresting to
note how
ordinated the
LEAGUE TABLE
they co- Recreio "B"
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and
For
IT IS ILLOGICAL
we have had years now
resident and employed in,
P. W. L. F. A. Pts virility has given new life to the Cauton appearing in local league vanners, and when in their happiest football na bona fide members of clubs amliated to the Hongkong F.A. Isn't mood they are capable of
routing the best of defences. Sinclair at this sufficient qualification for them centre-half will have well-defined to football the port in representa duties, but in the final analysis I ex- Live
of a fat racket and St. Andrew's "A" li plenty of wrint work in their smash Recreis "A"
Tre,
Ing. The
use
shuttle
usually travelled | C.R.C,
much faster than when Kowloon Tong players killed."
a very you
ta
the
of
the Fire
Eliot Hall probably feel they can strengthen their third paie, as Hong, player is not quite up his colleagues. Even so with their first two couples Elet Hall should prove capable of withstanding any opposition, and, it is well nigh impossible to conceive them being beaten this season.
FIRE BRIGADE LOSE AT HOME
The defent of E. L. 1, Shute and J, L. Anderson by H. A. Barros and A. E. Xavier brought about the defeat of Fire Brigade dy Recreio "B" at the Pulica Headquartors last evening, The visitors won by the odd game after a mat
match which sustained Interest until the st
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There were several keenly contest
ed games. Beltrao and Alves only
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BADMINTON GAMES
POSTPONED
Eliot Hall And C.R.C. To-night
0
Just bent Greenwood and Skinner In-To-night Ellot Hall "A" piny their
And if not, why
It doesn't need to be demonstrated
with the H.K.F.A., and
ect Costs will be the chief staming that the most logical quailfication is black.
This long-legged left back to be a playing member of a club bas pado greater improvement dur- ing the, last two seasons than any other affiliated
rthy taking Bart player in Hongkong and is worthy to rank as one of the leading de fenders in local football. His only difficulty is in recovering; he is apt to be slow. But his first-time kick Ing is a joy to behold and he is no ignoramus in the art of positioning
"DARKIE" LEE TO PLAY?
its competitions. In any case this popular idea that number of Chinese there are a
in football
local players from Canton who do not comply with the existing. residential qualification ruling can rente that all of these players can point to be exploded as a a myth. It is a fact residences in Hongkong though`possi- bly they only use them twice week. St. Joseph's hope strengthen The suggestion made in our con their team by the inclusion of temporary, that Wong Wing Ll Tin- "Darkie" Lee. Lee is expected down ang and Tam Kong-pak were in- here from Swatow to-day or to-eligible when they played for Hong- morrow, and if he arrives it seems
They year is incorrect. kong Inst fairly certain he will play at out were eligible and If Shanghai were side right. He should be a real as "offended" because they played, it set to the forward line.
was because Shanghai did not know the true feels of the case,
to
St. Joseph's will be chosen from the following:U. B. Soun: L
another important game, and Stoker second match of the season in the Sousa and V. Costa; Wood, Sinclair men's doubles division of the bad- and Elms; "Darkie" Leg (or Victor),
and Fisher had a stiff time in over-minton longue when they visit Chl Ward, D. Loonard, Hussain and coming the Recreio third pair
M. A. Oliveira re-appeared in the ese Recreation Club. It should pro-Fernandez. Recreio "A" team against St. Ah-ride a splendid encounter.
drew's "B", his arm having recovered Club de Recrulo have postponed
He
from a recent Injury. and Alves
won their three games without being sentenes, one in the men's doubles INNINGS WIN FOR THE
extended, but J. Ribeira and B. No-night against Eliot Hall "B", and
da Silva, a rather weak third pair, the other on Friday in the mixed
doubles against the Chinese Reeren-
conceded two gamer .to cat the ton Club. Recreio's winning margin down to 7-2.
Complete SCOTLA of the three matches follow.
KOWLOON TONG . ELIOT HALL
S. A. Gray and P. K. Leung (Kow loon Tong) lost to T. C. Lee and P.. K. Chan 1-21; lost to C. O. Lee and K..Y. Lee 9-21; lost to C. S. Heng and K. S. Lien 16-21.
A. Chan and B. K. Wong (Kowloon Tong) lost to Lee and Clian-1-21;
lost to Lee and Lee 2-21; lost to Heng
and Lien 12-21.
G. A. White and J. M. Pong (Kow loan Tong) lost to Leo and Chan 1-21; lost to Lee and Lee 1-21; lost to Heng and Lien 2-21.
RECREIO *A*. *.
ST. ANDREW'S "B"
CORRESPONDENCE
Another Suggested Interport Team
AUSTRALIANS
Eastern Province Again Out Under 100
Port Elizabeth, Jan. 8. The Australian Test team qulck-
·ly pollahed off their match with Eastern Province to-day, winning by an lonings and 144 runs.
B
NEEDS AMENDMENT·
But looking at the question from the broader issues it docs scam that
FERRIER SAILS FOR ENGLAND
To Compete In Golf Championships
the
Melbourne, Jan. 8. James Ferrier, the Australian Amateur Golf Champion sailed for England to-day to compete in
Amatour British · Open" and
Golf Championships.
Ferrier has been responsible for !manylin
remarkable performances in Sir, I shall appreciate very much
and Australlans generally If you would kindly publish in your Continuing their first innings from are anxious to see how ho fares valuable paper my suggested team for the overnight score of 180 for 4, against the pick of the British golfers. the coming Interpart, to be held in the Australians went on to aggregate Reuter's Bulletin Service. Shanghai,
462. Richardson missed his century, eing out for 84, and to-day Davies,
Pau Ka-ping: A. V. Gonano and a very promising bowler put down LOCAL YACHTING Tam Kong-pak; Leung Wing-chlu, some fine stuff to carn him Anal Beltrao and Leo Kwok-wai; B. figures of 6 for 80. Gosano, Fung King-cheong: Leo Wal- tong, E. Strange and Bickford.
· RETIRED, PLAYER.
Batting & second time Eastern
Province could do no better than in In yesterday's sweepstako race the their initial effort, and were again"A" class event was won by Mine E. dismissed for less than 100. The Walker in Lobo, the "1", "Y" and P.S. I am sure that this team will last wicket fell at BU. McCormick "G" classes by Major B. E. C. Dixon up, a good fight against the being the chief-trundler with 5 for In Eanice, and the "H" class by Miss Shanghai Team.
B. M. Kirke in Ariel.
H. A. Alves and M. A. Oliveira (Recrelo) beat. M. Weill and A. S. Bliss 21-1; beat S. A. Broadbridge and C. Angus 21-8; beat L Kirby and put J. Dawson 21-5.
129.-Reuter.
ZENITH
1936
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