THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1936.
TWO FINE TEAMS
LEAGUE GAMES SHELVED FOR BIG ENCOUNTER
TWO CHINESE SURPRISES
LEUNG WING-CHIU CENTRE-HALF
PAU DROPPED
(By "Varitas"},
League Football ia being sus- pended this Saturday for the second match in the Governor's Cup competition- tourney which now takes precedence over nearly all others in the amount of interest it awakens in the soccer fraternity of the Colony..
THE SHIELDS.
DRAW LAST NIGHT
NO ALL-CHINESE. FINAL
Whatever else the Senior Shield draw did last evening, it assured South China A.A. of being, represented in the final. The club's two first division teams, one of the which are the holders, came out of the hat together in the semi-final draw and thereby destroyed all hopes of an all-Chinese final.
Club and. Police contest the other
semi-final and both games hold out a promise of thrilling duela. The matches will be player on February 22, the draw for both competitions being as follows:-
Chinese already have possession of one handle and they need but to win this week to win the trophy for thin season. In the Arst match on Decem ber # they bent the P. A. team by four gonin to one, and did it so con- Club
vincingly that recollection of It
makes one hesitate seriously to con- sider the chances of the F.A.
But since then
"The
Chinese,
gapecially the representative teams,
SENIOR SHIELD
v. Police
(Causeway Bay Ground)
(Club Ground) JUNIOR SHIELD
have not been so impressive; have at E. Lancashires v. Eastern
icant revealed a vulnerability not dis
(Causeway Ray Ground)
(Club Ground).
cernible in the earlier part of the R. Engineers v. Liga Portuguesa season; and at the present do not appear to have much more than 50-50 chance of winning.
A
The teams to do haltle this week were announced last night. Both are strong and should provide one of the finest matches of the aragon,
DESERVED RECOGNITION
The final of the Lai Wah Cup Com- petition between the Royal Navy and the Chinese to take place on March 8 at Sookunpoo.
request from Mr. T. A. Mitchell that the Council consider arranging a charity
St. John Ambulance Brigade was Rowlands has deservedly gained the match in aid of the funds of reengaltion and has been awarded the unavoidably turned down owing to position of goalkeeper. Swain finds the heavy programme, but it was
should
place because he is on tip top front at the present, and Wolverson make a reliable partner.
The half back line strikes a note of solidarity, with Beltrao in the middle and North arel Bowers on the Hanks. All three are players with profound experience and undoubted ability.
agrved
consider increasing the usual grant
to the
that the Council should
charity Brigade from the matches played during the course of the year.
Me. Railton, before the Courcil
rose, terdered his resignation on his transfer to Tientsin. He mentioned that he was only notified on Tuesday Leonard's fine Interport showing that he was to be transferred.
After
Col. Harrison had suitably clearly earns him the centre-forward borth, but the inclusion of Rose at expressed thanks to Mr. Railton for Inside right comes an an unexpected the work done during the two years the past of Hon. selection. Gosano, Tallat and Bick- he had held
Secretary, it was arranged that the ford were obvious choices.
Council meet on Wednesday, February Perhaps
mont the
interesting
12 It 5.30 p.m. to appoint feature about tire Chinese combina-
successor. tion is the restoration of Leung Wing- chul at centre-half. I think this is about the first time this season, he ng played as pivot, a position which I have always felt suits him better than
Buy other.
The exclusion of Pau Ka-ping for Wong Wing might also cause one to raise an eyebrow if one didn't bear in mind Pau's unhappy match of last week,
Beyond this there is nothing about the Chinese team calling for consment, It is typically wall balanced and with Lee Wal-tong leading the attack we should at lenst дее Rome scored.
goals
MAMAK LEAGUE TABLES
FIRST DIVISION
P.W.D. L. Gondi Pia
F. A.
Radio Sports Club 5 4 1 0 8.1 Royal Engineers. 7322.18.5 8 K. 1. T.
C.
3 2 1 0 13 5. Argonauta,
1202 7 6 Hongkong Police
Royal Signals ..
61 22 2 6 4
10 4 0 14 2
H.M.S. Parthian, 2002 3 11 0 10 0 1 0 5 0
St. Andrew's
SECOND DIVISION
C. B. A R.E. B 12th. Bury. R.
Nomads. Polico Indian" Mula Corps Dopartmentale
The
8 8 0 0 30 4 16.
8 4 2 2 7 10 10
A. 6312 14 16 7
6 1 2 3 11 10
4
1 1 2 3 10 J
10 G2 11 4103 3 7 2
D
The Week-End
Fixtures
LEAGUE GAMES ON SUNDAY
The following is the full ramme for the week-end:
SATURDAY
GOVERNOR'S CUP
V
FOR GOVERNOR'S CUP GAME
First pictures received in Hongkong of the Hongkong, and Shanghai Intarport football teams taken before the siart of the match at the Canídrame which the Colony won before 0,000 specia.. tors by the odd goal in five.
RECREIO "A" SUFFER HEAVY DEFEAT
BY C.R.C. IN MIXED DOUBLES BADMINTON MATCH
LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS IN FULL
Chinese
Club Recreation scored a
great triumph in a mixed doubles match at the CRC. fast night when they trounced Recreio "A" by eight games to one.
The games were brilliantly con lested but C.R.C. made the most of their court advantages, obtaining vital points when most needed,
Scores
Gordon Lam and Mrs. T. F. Lo (CR.C.) Best H. A. Alves and Miss
How Wales Beat
England
Ribeiro 21-13; bent L. A. Carvalho FOOTBALL UNDER and Miss Remedies 21-12; beat M. A. Oliveira and Miss Silva 21-0.
S. P. Chan and Mrs. Gordon Lum (CRC) baat Alves and Ribeiro 21-7; beat Carvalho and Remedios 21-12; beat Oliveira and Silva 24-21,
S. W. Linng and Miss W. Cheung (C.R.C.) beat Alves and Ribeiró) 21-10; beat Carvalho and Remedios pro-21-11; lost to Oliveira and, Slival
13-21.
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DIFFICULTIES
Our Daily Golf. Hint
Head lifting is the outcome of an overwhelming curiosity to see the result of a stroko before you have made it. -Harry Fulford.
Caer Clark Cup Final Next Week
CHAMPIONS. AND
C. B. A. IN "DECIDER” ·
(By R.H.B.)
+
Colony Hockey Undor Review
C. B. A. CONTINUE TO SHOW GOOD FORM
CAER CLARK COMPETITION NEARING CLIMAX
(By "The Pilgrim")
A fairly large crowd assem bled on the Police Training
THE MAMAK School ground to watch the
LEAGUE
DEPLETED POLICE TEAM BEATEN
SUNDAY'S BIG FIXTURE
Caer Clark Cup match between C.B.A. and St. Andrew's and to welcome back several of the Indy Interporters.
They saw C.B.A. win by three goals, to one, with Mrs. White again in tho limelight with a clover display at centre-forward. She scored twice during the first half, and Miss M. Smith, who was in irresistible form at. | Insido right added the third.
Miss Rosstau gave a fine account of herself on the right wing and constantly
broke through the Sainia defence by sheer speed. She was C.B.A. mainly responsible for the inside
forwards receiving so many opportunities in front of goal.
Afins
ful close. The final curtain strongth it is very doubtful whether handicapon at centre-half was
by playing in leather shoes which did not suit the hard graval pitch, and more often than not ale was beaten by speed. Miss J. Walker at right back did everything right and kept a tight hold on fles P. Gittins.
But there was a noticeable weak- ness on the left flank--a weakness well which the C.B.A. would be advised to eradicate. Miss E. Woolley at inside left and Misa Blackmoro on the wing would certainly improve the attack.
In an important Mamak League The Caer Clark Cup hockey match on Sunday Radio Sports Club
season beat a depleted Police team in competition for the 1935-38 is drawing to a succes- one-sided encounter,
Even if the Police had been at full will ring down a week from they could have stopped the Radlo to-morrow when the Central on such form, as the winners display British Association Ladies will ed. G. Singh was always a menace and bagged a "hat-trick" of goals in most the Hongkong Ladies the first half of the game, while Sar, Hockey Club, the champions ganat Singh put on the Radio's fourth of the competition, to decide after the interval.
M. Hassau, Radio's pivot was an the custody of the trophy. The match will attract many outstanding player, while another to A. D. Hamson, spectators to King's Park-the venue catch the eye was of the encounter and should be an former St. Andrew's left half.
Radio defence was Loo solid for the Interesting and exciting battle for
The C.B.A. side, com- weakened Polico attack and supremacy,
The Saints' weakness lay in the. prising no less than four Interporters, looked liked being pierced.
though playing twa short attack. Apart from Miss Gittins and have made rapid strides during the
chance of winning.
Parker at centre-half outstanding. painfully slow and missed lots of easy
Miss Jessie Wong" The Champions also have several Blackburn and Hayward offered a fine openings to score. Interporters
in their in-out with defence and Wilson and Wass were was a lively pivot but do not receiva Mrs. Boll in the Important pivotal hard workers in attack. But in the full measure of support from the absence of Moss and Ponnell they had fanks, and had too much work thrust position.
More than passing lnterest will be to shoulder too much responsibility upon her.
Misa White was the better of the
G. At full strength there is no doubt centred in this Saturday's match when the Pelles would have given a much two backs. Mrs. Rose, although in the St. Andrew's Club Indies travel better account of themselves.
barrowed kit, and uncomfortable as a result, brought off some brilliant saves in goal. It was a fast and in- teresting game with the honours going to the better team.
never
current season und stand a very good/11 Police did extremely well, with Mina F. Wong the forwards were
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to
to Sookunpoo le mest the Hongkong
An interested spectator was Sub. Ladies, The Saints have.nothing lose but the result of the match will Inspector L. Tyler, Mamak Hockey the Secretary, who has just recovered be of supreme Importance
A defent will lesson from a lengthy illness. Champions.
MAMAK FIXTURE their chances of retaining the Cup
To-day (Thursday) Radio Sports for another year.
Club meet
H.M.S. Parthian on thRECREIO WANT Navy ground, King's Park at 5 p.m. and a win for the Radio is assured.
3.80 On Sunday next st 4-0, 3-1. C.D.A. 2-5, 1-3 K.I.T.C., present champions, will clash Y.M.C.A. 1-4, 2-4,
The results of the Saints' mat
ches to dato are as follows:-
v. I.K. Ladies 0-1; *. Recreio
p.m.
The Hongkong Ladies hold the Both teams expect to be at full with Radio Sports Club at Caroline following record:
St. Andrew's 1-0. Recreio fending and maintaining their un strength and both are intent on de- 2-0, 2-0; v. CB.A. 2-0; v. Y.M.C.A. beaten records. KIT.C. will have to 2-2, 0-1.
SAINTS' HANDICAP
be at their best to win as the Radio
In past seasons St. Andrew's have are quite capable of sharing the spoils always been regarded as a team to or even winning. cause upsets but, I believe I am right
In anying they have never yet de-
Surprise Win For Hongkong
COACHING
And Attention To Team-Building
The Y.M.O.A. had little difficulty
goals. The Dalziel sisters wore in great form making a perfect right flank combination, with Miss Olive Dalziel scoring two goals and Miss
in beating Recreio by three clear
Y.31.C.A. have done very well this season and if the C.D.A. Jose their. match against the Hongkong Ladies on Saturday week, the "y" will tio with C. B. A. for the · runners-up position.
London, Feb. 5. fented the Champions. They have THE BRAWN CUP Sybil the other Wales created a first-class held them to a draw more than once. International football surprise In the circumstances though, Hong- this season has the better com- to-day when at Wolverhamp- bination and one has to bear in mind lon they defeated England by that the Saints are without the ser- the odd goal in three.
vices of Mrs. Margaret White and England turned out ne advertleed, hor sister, Iris Woolley, who are both
Hongkong Ladies caused a big but Wales made two changes, Han-in the ranks of the C.B.A.
surprise in the Brown Cup on Satur ford of Swansea and Bryn Jones of The strength of the Saints' attack, day when they defeated the strong P. W. L. F. A. Pts. Wolves replacing Grimths and Rob- therefore, depends solely on the goal- Diocesem Giris School team by four
scoring abilities of Phyllis Gitting goals to two.
LEAGUE TABLE
Fire Brigade Hongkong Chincoc Amatour C. R. C
Hongkong Recreio Athletic Federation Football Association (Caroline Hill), Rodreio "A" 4.16.p.m. Referee: H. F. Scrutton. St. Andrew's Lincsmen: R. 1. Evans and E. E. St. John's... Thomas.
Taikoo Kowloon Tong
V.
SECOND DIVISION
Royal Welch Fusiliers Radio Sports Club (Sockunpoo), 2.46 p.m. Referee: M. Martin,
Club de Recreio v. Chinese Athlétic (Caroline HB), 2.45 p.m. Referee: W. R. Reynolds.
Kowloon
Club (Kowloon Ground), 2.45 p.m. Refered: W. c. Thwaites.
St. George's Riding School
Ma Tau Wai Road, Kowloon.
V.
(Continued on Page 7.)
BUSES 3 AND 11. PASS THE SCHOOL
Expert European Instructors and Well-trained Australian & China Ponies.
Prospectus-on
Instructors:
Wabb,
Capt. N. A. Rojdestvin
WILLIAMS,
Manager and Proprietor.
3. and S. Home
Games
ส 8 0 04 8 10
bina.
BG 264 18 12
6144 10 10
7. 3:4.26 37..G 9. 9.38 23 48.0 20 18 544 7 16 61 0 7:10 63 0
and movemente
The Recreio have not had a very happy time this year, and their re cord
makes doleful reading with only ons drawn match and no wina.
They must
pay more attention to team building if they desire to make a bettor showing next season.
The
only players to show consistent form Mias F. Xavier, and Miss C. Osmund, this winter have been Miss C. Silva,
I do hope they receive better'coaching
8, 7 1 52 19 14 Both teams found difficulty in re- who distinguished herself in the re Mrs. P. M. Harrop led the attack taining foothold on a bad ground cent Interport in Shanghal. But she well, scoring twice, and was well were continually lacks support from her inside for supported by Mrs. Solby and tra, B. spoiled by the ball sticking in the wards which is a great handicap, Goldman, who shared the remaining mud.
Too much depends on the one player goals. Neither side held the upper band and she cannot be expected to play The game was very interesting next year. though Wales did most of the attack-n practically lone hand throughout with the more experienced team ing. England missed four chances the duration of the match.
carrying off the honours. This result played fast and hard hockey and from before Bowden
Then there is the Hongkong defence has made a difference in the league the start had their opponents com scored in the 38th MEN'S DOUBLES minutes, and at half time England led Evelyn Gray and Joan Smalley, a in the running for the Cup, their only scored a couple of goals apleco, while to contend with. Among them is table and Hongkong Ladies are now pletely nonplussed. The Booker twins were without Drake, cen- stalwart pair in the last line of the serious rivals being the Central Bri- the others wero scored by Miss Martin
of the fort..
tish School, who are making a bold | (2) and Miss Lakeman. second half, the Arsenal man twist- Mrs. Rose, in goal for the Saints, bid for the title. ing his knee and suffering from con- I still one of the best custodians in *** C.B.S. WIN EASILY cussion and a cut eye as the result of the Colony and on her shoulders much The G.B.S. ridiflod C.BL.A. defence a colision.
responsibility rests when the Saints to win seven-nil. The schoolgirls Astley scored in the first minutes take the field to-morrow,
FIRE BRIGADE'S USEFUL WIN
FIRE BRIGADE ♥. V.R.C.
Played at Central Police Head- quarters, the Fire Brigade winning] by seven games to two.
Scores
1-nil.
& Englandfor the whole
of the second half when he shot from a dozen yards and later Hibbs parti- ally cleared but Bryn Jones pounced E.L.II. Shute and W. Stoker (Fire on the ball and nottel with a cross give of their best. Brigade) beat S. A. Rumjahn and shot.
The ultimate result is probably a foregone conclusion bat the Saints may be depended on to go all out and The match is timed to commenco
C. N. da Silva 21-15 best E.M.L. Thereafter England. sustained pro-ot 3.15 p.m. Soares and P. B. Allam 21-3: beature and set up a series of strong at.
tacks but found Wales's defence too-
M.M. de V. Soares and C. C. Pereira stubborn.-Reuter.
21-12
JL. Anderson and A. L. Fisher,
(Fire Brigado) beat Rumjahm and
Silva 21-13: best Soares, and Aliam VALUABLE POINT LOST
21-8: beat Soares and Pereira 21-6,
L. D. Skinner, and E. Greenwood
(Fire Brigade) lost to Rumjahn and
Silva 0-21: beat Soares and Allam
21-10: lost to Soares and Pereira Port
B-21.
ST. JOHN'S. KOWLOON TONG Played at the Cathedral Hall, St. John's winning by nine games toj
BY
TENHAM
Performance
At Newcastle
BILLIARDS RESULTS
Several Championship Matches Played
Two games in the sonfor nad two
in the junior billiards championships! of the Colony were played st :evening,
love. Scot
London, Feb. - 5.
In the senior M... da Silva: beat F. H.
arid G. A. Smith (St:) Tottenham received a severa setback W.H. Androwa 500 to 424 and E.A. John's) boat S. A. Gray and G. A in their race for league honours to-day dos Remedios beat Sergt. F. Freeman White 21-8; beat P. C. Leung and when at White Hart Lane they were 590 to 476, these games completing F. M. Pong 21-5, beat. B. K. Wong hold to a goalless draw by Manchester the first round of the championship. and E. M. Roza Poreira 21-8,
United
In a second round the Lam Cho-cha
Roland Keh and Norman Smith Southampton shocked their own up-beat C... Elvin by 600 to 368. (St. John's) beat White and Gray portors by losing to Sheffield United
Pio. E. Crabtree boat J.U. 21-11: beat Loung and Perig 21-2 at The Dell by the only goal scored, Romedios in the first round of the bent Wong, and Förnira 21-2.
Rev. J. Bonnitt and David Kwok to earn a draw of two goals each while Simon Chan had an easy task while Port. Vale did extremely well Junior championship by the narrow
margin of one point 900 to 209, 20 (St. John's)-beat
and White at Newenstlo.
24-22, beat- Leung 22-4
175
In a Scottish Cap first round roagainst C-Wellings-winning by 300 beat Wong and Pereira 21-0. play, Cheinside playing at home lost
LEAGUE TABLE
Recrolo "A"
Recreio "E"
C. R. C.
St. Arkirow's "A"
Ellot Ifall "A" Ellot Hall "B" 1St. John's
Games P. W.L.F.A. Pte. 7.7-0.55 8 14. 98 101 20 10
to Eigin by four goals to three after The "Fear" Cup competition played extra time-Router..
ve
Fire Brigade... 10 5 5 89.81 10 9 7 260 22 14. V. R. C. 2... 13 4 8 89 00 8 9 7 258 25 14 Talkoo I. C...
.7.2 5 10 35.4
0.0 0 414 13 8t. Andrew's "B" 10 2 B25, 564
11-0 11 25:74°02
7 0 1,49 14 18B, and B. Home 9 09:20 61-0.
10 0.53 60 12 Kowloon Tong
over 30 holes were decided over the Kowloon courao: fast. Sunday, when J, G, Charlton was successful with a total not score of 145. T
An Other scores were: H. Borner."140;
A, J, Donmia 147, A. Andrews 147, W. Taylor 147) D. F. Barnes 140,
There were 30 cards taken out.
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The winners, who are being coached by Miss Knill are doing so well now
that they are firm favourites for the championship.
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