THE
· HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1936.
PLEASANT SURPRISES BY INTERPORT SELECTORS
in at last minute to lead Colony Interport
Lee Wal-tong, comes
attack.
European Press Win Handsomely
With Chris Pile, Interport left back acting as referee and prominent local players as well as a member of the Interport Selection Committeo looking on, the European Press eleven Hwamped their Chinese contempor arles in a footbali match at Curuline. Hill yesterday afternoon, netting ten times in
the Chinese response to single goal.
PICK GOOD TEAM
FOR NORTH
LEE WAI-TONG & PILE IN
BELTRAO GETS HIS PLACE
LEONARD ALSÓ
(By "Veritas").
The football Interport se- lectors have done their task. Last evening they sat in solemn conclave for a long time inspecting, rejecting, and accepting candidates for the distinction of going to Shanghai to respresent Hongkong in the annual In- terport match.
The result of their deli- berations was as follows:---
G. Rodger (Club);
L/Cpl. G. Swain (E. Lanca).
C. File (Police) ; ·
Leung Wing-chui (S. China
"A")
N, Beltrao (Recreio)
Lee Kwok-wai (S. China "A");
B. Gosano (Recreio)
D. Leonard (St. Joseph's) Lee Wai-tong (5. China "A") Fus. B. Talbot (R. Fusilliers)
W.
B. I. Bickford (Club).
Reserves-G. Hill (Club), A, S.
Bliss (Kowloon) and Wong Mee shun (B. China "A"). Syd. Strange
Kor.
Rowlanda making a spectacular clearance during yesterday's Inferport trial match on the Club ground.
Elms can be seen anxiously watching the light of the ball. (Photo: Mae Cheung).
Tennis Championship
Surprise
HUNG AT HIS WORST IN MIXED
DOUBLES SEMI-FINAL
For the second year in succes-
On
will go with the team as trainer sion L. Goldman and Miss R. and Mr. Manning Railton as mana-Hancock (holders) and H. D. Rumjahn and Mrs. Chiu Chun- The winners played one man shari Frankly it is a better tenni than at throughout the second half during one time appeared possible. That Lee chitt will contest the final of the which period they piled on seven Wai-teng is included is a pleasant Colony's Open Mixed Doubles
playing goals. L. Goldman,
at surprise to many it was generally Tennis Championship.. centre-half had the bad luck to disunderstood he would not be available. Saturday Goldman and Miss pince his left kneo-cap towards the With Les as pivot, the Hongkong Hancock beat Captain J. D. Milne end of the first half and took
no attack should make an impressive further part in the game.
| and Miss M. Saville 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, showing
Another popular (and I am sure while Rumjahn and Mrs. Chiu sensible) move made by the selectors prevailed against W. C. Hung is the inclusion of Chris Pile at left and Mrs. N. Wilson 6-8, 11-9. back. Curiously enough Pile was never approached by the Committee before yesterday's trial, and like Lee Wai-tong they kept him right under their hats.
The Chinese were much too slow to. withstand the Europeans, whose for ward tine, ably backed up by hard, working half backs maintained a con- tinual pressure. All of the perform ora showed evident signs of lack of practice, but the game was not at all uninteresting and goals at least were plentiful.
PICKED ITSELF Gray, Abbas and Omar gave the
The intermediate line more or less European Press a three goal lead at the interval, and subsequently Burnett picked itself. Beltreo is fully desery (2), A. M. Omar. (2), Abbas, Graying of the pivotal job and he is and S. MaNider added further points. lanked by two of the finest "wing Chung Tla-sung-scored the only halves in the Colony in Leung Wing Chinese goal early in the second half.)
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The defeat of Hung and Mrs. Wilson was a big surprise to the majority of the spectators and un- doubtedly a tremendous disappoint ment to the couple.
They were strongly favoured to wrest the title from Goldman and Miss Hancock, In the light of their particularly clever display against Lieut. and Mra. Kayll. But on Saturday they played well below form, and after the first four games never looked like holding their opponents.
WRETCHED DISORDER
Hung's stroken were in wretched disorder, and olthough he en- deavoured to regain his condence by
(By "Voritan").
"KOWLOON WERE TOO FAST FOR US"
ADMITS S.C.A.A. OFFICIAL
"Kowloon were too fast for us, and we were lucky to win. I a pra- must admit that" anid minent S.C.A.A. oficial after Saturday's Benior Shield the be tween South China "A" and Kow- loon, which the Chinese won by a goal to nil, scored by Everest who put into his own net.
"Nevertheless," he continued, "Lee Walstong was injured early on in the game, and Lee Injured is a very much easier man to mark, than Lee in a fit condition. Our forward line was reduced to Fung King-cheung."
BADMINTON FOR THIS
WEEK
MAMAK HOCKEY
ST. ANDREW'S
BEATEN
But Not Disgraced
(By R. H. B.)
their
POOR TRIAL
MATCHE YESTERDAY
FEW PLAYERS IMPRESS
WARD HAS VERY BAD DAY
GOSANO GOOD
Whites
(Dy "Veritas"),
0
BROOKS SCORES HIS FIRST GOALS
POLICE DELighted WITH "DISCOVERY"
Brooks, Police inside left has good reason to remember Satur- day's Senior Shield match against St. Joseph's. It saw him, scoro his first goal ever for the Police, and he celelirated the achieve. ment by helping himself · Lo an- other before the game finished.
Police are delighted with their discovery of Brooks as an inside forward. Previously, he played half back, but it appears he has found his niche at inside left. He first gavo signs of posseSA+ ing forward line qualifications when consequent on an Injury he played on the left wing during the second half against South China about a month ago,
2 Blues
Whites-Rowlands Swain and Steele; Lal Kwok-chul, Beltras and SENIOR SHIELD Elms: B. Gosano, Hill, Leonard, Talbot
and Ridings.
Blues: Rodger; Mak Sal-hon and Costa; Bliss, Wong Mec-ahun, and
POLICE
Lee Kwek-wai; "Tao Kwalahing SCORE
Ward, Sandford, E. Strange and Bick
ford,
ពត
his
4
One felt sorry for the selec- SEVEN
tors yesterday when the one and only trial to find a football team to represent Hongkong in Shanghai this month was play. ed on the Club ground before a very mediocre attendance. A very tame exhibition of the game was served up and it afforded but little help to the selection committee in their admittedly difficult task.
ST. JOSEPH'S CRACK UP
(By "Veritas").
St. Joseph's.. 3 Police ...7
Police: Meltardy; Blackburn and Pile; North, Gough, and Parker: T Pile, Stevens, Johnson, Brooks and MORS.
St. Joseph's U. B. Soumn; L. Sousa and Coath; Woo, Hussain and Elms; Chief Impression was that Bernis Victor, Ward, Leonard, G. Singh and Gosano played himself into the team | Sprinkle.
'outside right and that George Rodger proved safe enough. to get position in goal. I was also convinced that Beltran fully de monstrated his claim for the centre- half berth, and that if it was to be a cholce between Talbot and Strango for inside left, the first-named, on the day's display, deserved the poxi- tion. Blekford satisfied that he is as good as anybody else at outside left, and Lee Kwok-wai was indisputably the left half to select.
·
•
BUT FOR THE REST-
one was left But for the rest wondering.
Leonard was better- much betterthan Sanford at centre- forward, but I am still doubtful whether Leonard is the Interport
Spectators who patronised the dollar stand at the Navy ground on Saturday got goals at ten cents apiece when they watched Police and St. Joseph's play for a place in the semi- finals of the Senior Shield. It was the regular scoring of goals which constituted the mast lively feature of the match,.
My prediction that St. Joseph's would have a hard job withstanding. the lively Police attack was complete- type of player. Both Ward and Hill ly fulfilled. They wore on tip-top were failures at inside right. Ward form, four of the five forwards deserved sympathy, It was about netting.
the first time this scason he has been
St. Joseph's, minus the assistance of Sinclair and then handicapped by an injury to Hussain who took his place, could never obtain the measure of the virile Police vanners, who had a dashing leader in
Johnson, a fino creative worker in Brooks, and two fast wingera.
Considering it was first game together as a team below par. He was not inssisted by and without any previous prac.
Kwai-shing who played lazily tice, St. Andrew's Club were Furthermore
not give of his best. and, did
the ball did not run by no means disgraced when kindly for the St. Joseph's inside they met defeat at the hands right, and the whole game must have of the Kowloon Indians Tennis been very disheartening to him.
If Judged solely on this match
It was their speed which proved Club by five goals to nil in n
Lal Kwok-chai of the Athletic de Costa's undoing, a probable factor Mamak Tournament hockey serves the right haif berth in the which was hinted in these columns on match played on the Punjabis Interport team, although Bliss gave Thursday last. Costa could not thake Marina ground yesterday good account of himself and held sufficiently quick recoveries and the morning. The Indians scored his own against the "Talbot-Ridings brunt of the defensive work fell on
he should go to Shanghai. Failing larly L. Sousa at right back.
But if Leung Wing-chul is it U. B. Sousa in goal, but more particu wink;
him Lai Kwok-chul merita inclusion.
NOT UP TO FORM
three goals in the first session. The Saints put up a very good show on the whole. Their defense was much in the limelight and Fred with a sparkling display. He was well supported by E.H.P. White, at right back. The pair worked hard and saved many dungerous situations,
concentrating his shots on Mr. Chiu, Matches Every Evening wong signalled his return to hockey
the Chinese lady player returned everything with interent and was seldom in dificulties.
There is another heavy programme It is doubtful whether Mrs. Chiu in the badminton league this week, has ever played botter. In the first matches being scheduled for to-night, set she conflued herself to the base-Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and line from where she maintained a
Friday. The complete programme stream
of hard, well placed, low trajectory drives on both hands, andį also lobbed with pleasing skill
follows.
MEN'S DOUBLES TO-NIGHT
Later she raided the net in com- Ellet Hall "A" v. S, and S. Home pany with Rumjahn and often scored Kewloon Tong v. V.R.C.
outright after volleying bouts with! V.R.C.
the opposition.
TUESDAY
v. S. and S. Home Fire Brigade v. Recreio "A"
WEDNESDAY
At times the match resolved 11-| sell into a duel between Hung and Recreio "A" v. Kowloon Tong Mrs. Chip and it speaks volumes Eliot Hall "A" v. Fire Brigade for the lady that she casily hold Chinese R.C.
her own.
Taikoo
St Andrew's "A" v.Eliot all "B" THURSDAY
Hung's chief error, in fact, was to attempt too much. He should have | St. Apdrew's “}}" v. Recreio "R"
| realised his strokes were not in
proper working order and given. Mrs.
MIXED DOUBLES FRIDAY
v. Taikoo
Wilson a chance of dominating the Chinese Rt.c. action. But she was relegated to a Kawloon Tong v. St. Andrew's comparatively passive part through S. & 3. Ilome
v. Recrelo "B"
out the match and in the closing | Recreio “A” v. St. John's stages this had its reaction, her con-
fidence clearly dwindling,
Rumjahn was steadiness personified
The Saints' in- termediate line, comprising - Col- ledge, A. S. Bliss and Bob Sells, we a strong trio, Bs being pro aut. Be worked unceasingly
and fed the forwards
with neat passes. The Saints were without the ser- Ma of A. B. Hanya N. A. Mukay, E. C. Flucher and R. Baldwin.
Blikk.
Their track was led by: Ernie Fer. Angus at inside right was inclined to hang on to the ball too and his late passing marred many long promising movements.
As to the backs neither pale were The Saints half backs wero very impressive. Swain played a nothing like true to form. Elms.
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BLISS SHOWS HOW LEE WAI
TONG CAN BE STOPPED
KOWLOON'S CRUEL LUCK AFTER GRAND SHIELD DISPLAY
Kowloon... 0
(By "Crossbar"}
S. China "A"
Kowloon:-Boyes: Everest
and Eastman: Kemp, Bliss and Boyd: W Knox. G. White, D. Knox, V. White and Ilonnibel.
But the Chinese backs rose nobly to the occasion and withstood the on sinught.
Bliss revealed that it is possible to keep Lee Wai-tong in subjection if one goes about the job in the right way. Bilas was clever enough 5. China "A"-Wong Wing: Li Tin-sang, and Tay Qua-liang: Lau to wait for Lee's next move every time, thus forcing the centre-forward Hing-chol. Wong Mee-shup and Lec
to Lake the initLive. This is un- Kwok-wal: Tao Kwal-shing, Fung doubtedly the secret of controlling King-cheung, Lee
Dormer tried hard on the right wa and Wong Citiseren. Pak Les. Usually opponents make a wild
wing but his efforts were spoiled
001
much one-handed play.
should have passed much sooner than
and generally had the right shot to caught Gokman at his feet as he he did on many occasions: Carrall roa in to volley. Later Captain on the left wing partnered by pull out at the right moment, 50 Milne faltered and aided the opposi MacNider did not have much to do. that, although the rallies were often tion by netting easy volleys or over- protracted and the points strenuous hitting off the ground.
Neither
this department. Mr. Wilson was somewhat luckless at
Jarod "the lines. But on
་་
FAST FORWARDS
Kowloon all but pulled off the biggest sensation of the season on Saturday when they toyod with South China "A" for three parts of their Senior Shield encounter, and did everything but score goula which would have given them' vic-
tory. As it was Everest, Kowloon right back, was unlucky to put the ball into his own net to give South China the luckiest win they have There were
enabling him to dribble clear. lash at the bail when Leo has it. Bliss was satisded to allow. Lee to start his move before Interrupting and as a result. ho beat the contre-forward nine times out of ten.
which has finer of effect orieten intermediates,
Werd
PLAYED GALLANTLY ly contested, it was the winners who Goldman nor Miss Hancock played
Kowloon as
whold
played usually obtained the vital points.
The Kowloon Indians had a fast like champions in the first set, but
gallantly. It was a cruel plece of Hung's volleying was all over the A AB shop and he throw away at least proved
the game progressed they immoving forward line with Awtur
luck that Everest, after giving a and Miss Hancock earned Singh a splendid leader. Good sup dozen points by mistakes in rounds of applause for some gorgo port came from Pinto and Souza,
danking display at right back should had in yere several bright features concedo the goal which put the Dus forehand passing drives down their left wing combination. Afzal:
the semi-final. The the net as the
Goldman also tightened Khan played constructive hockey and about this game on the Railway Chinese into
ut right many of her shots, delicately placed up his volleying, and finally they D. Noronha sent in fino passes from Ground. One was the masterly man- reintroduction of Kemp
ner in which
Bils controlled half the opposition well out of reach won by wearing down their op the right flank.
appeared to have a desirable
ponents.
Their half-back line, with Tora ward line movements of Kowloons who she was not so steady as
and-decifrate" "With ground
pivot. was effective in another the excellent spirit in which their tackling and paid far more usual and found Rumjahn's drives Every game produced long rallies Singh as
attention than previously to the coming off the ground too quickly and deuce calls were the order of the clearing while Karnail Singh and the game was played.
Kowloon must be rated as the most needs of their own forwards. for her...
day. The scores rather suggest the Kishen Singh formed the last line of
in local football If
D. Knox infused much more dash Ramjahn and Mrs. Chiu word de winners had an onay time in the last a solid defence. Ramzan, the poten- ill-fated team cidedly the bettor pair and the match two sets, but this was far from the tial Interport goalkeeper, was never they had won this game by 0-1 it into hle leadership of the attack and
a personal triumph for MTs. ease and nearly every game went to worried.
The goal scorers for the winners would have been their just desorts. deserved to score with grand drives were worth it, and not for more than once. The White brothers advantage point.
a South Chinn were hard workers but not always many a long day has I have not seen Miss Saville play wore Awtar Singh and Pinto (2
han.ollow and Khan. each) and
"A" defence gone through such a favoured by fortune. singles, but if she is as good as in,
gruelling time Because of this Tin-sang 5 Lee Kwok-wal; and. In the other semi-final, played doubles she will have a blg say in
K.LT.C.--Ramzan; Karnail Singh fellost credit must be given to Li Fung King-chourig wore the plek of simultaneously on another court the destination of the ladies and Kishen Singh: J. Noronha, Tara Tin-sang, Tay
Chinees Recreation! this year. She boasts a powerful
Singh and J. Pereira; D. Noronha,
Wing for the prised and upset by the dash and Goldman and Miss all round game an effective service,
manner in which they kept their pertinacity of Kowloon. They nover Pinto, and A. P. Soush,
eltadel intact.
properly settled down to a formal tance before winning.
volley. Furthermore her strokes are
Andrew's:--R. H. Wong: E There were periods when they were game and as a team were not so Miss Saville again dominated the produced with rhythmic freedom and St. match and in the first set played she is a pleasant player to watch:: P. White and F. V. Wong: W. defending desperately when Kow good as the losers They oweel, a really brilliant tennis. During this! Her fortunes in the singles champion-Colledge, A.-S. Bliss and E. F. Selk; loon enjoyed such a marked super great deal to the defence, and they perled she was well supported by ship will be followed with the koen-B. Dormer, C. Augue, E. F. Fincher, jority in middeld that they wore must regard themselves ne lucky to
E. MaeNider and R. A. Carroll. launching 95 per cent of the attacks, be among the semi-finalists Captain Mine, who overal timescat interest.
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Ohlu.
HOLDERS SHAKEN,
At the
teams werO - ELS
They
were taken the full dis- ( reflable. ground strokes, and a userní Afzn! Khan, Awtar Singh, J. Maser light, -liang and in a the Olineso, who were clearly; sUN