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THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
1938.
ISLINGTON CORINTHIANS PLAY CHINESE TO-DAY
SOCCER TREAT
PROMISED AT CAROLINE HILL TOURISTS UNABLE TO
FIELD FULL TEAM-
(B7 "Abo")
After months of waiting, Hongkong enthusiasts will have their first real taste of English amateur soccer at Caroline Hill this afternoon when the Islington Corinthians commence their local programme with a match against the South China Athletic Association, hosts of the famous football tourists during their stay in the Colony.
Several trials were held by the Chinese before they selected the present team to oppose the Islington Corinthians, and in the opinion of many competent judges of the game,
g
playingt on a ground which is as familiar to them as the palms of their hands. A heavy surface would reduce this advantage, but
tha is already rapidly drying ground
confab nt their hotel yesterday afternoon when I visited them to "ret a line" on the sido that will turn out to-day. Apparently it was to pick n team and to discuss matters that the meeting general was being held.
CORINTHIAN ELEVEN
the Chinese, with probably the best me Islington Corinthians were in of the four teams chosen to meet the tourists, should put up the gamest A
feet.
of optimism prevails at Caroline, Hill And there is good Teason why the Chinese should be optimistic. They will be just surprised as anyone else if they win, but they are fully confident that they will be able to make the tourists go all out to obtain their victory.
BEST COMBINATION Chinese officials think that the cloven
they have picked for this afternoon's match form tire best combination in the Far East. This claim is probably exaggerated; but thero la
is no denying that the com- bination Ja
Ja probably the best in Hongkong. The players proved this by their victories in the Governor's Cup matches.
Still, they will have to be at their best in order to hold the Islington Corinthians. They have one de- falte advantage in that they will be
LI Tin-sang
A master of the sliding tackle.
AL the end of the meeting, Mr. Tom Smith, the manager of the alde, told me that the following had
chosen for this been
afternoon's game:
C. Longman
P. D. Clark
A. D. Buchanan
A. J. Marlin
W. Wallaker J. K. Wright
R. Manning
L. Bradbury R. T. Tarra
Tarrant A. Avery W. Miller.
This.
I understand, is definitely not the best team this tourists can fleld. Several men are playing in unusual positions owing to the fact that some of the regulars are on the injured list.
For
instance, Dick
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An excellent view of the saddling ring, stands and enclosure of the Hongkong Jockey Club at Happy Valley where the annual racing carnival is being held. To-day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and next Saturday, the racecourse will be the scene of considerable activity and great crowds, gathered for the "Sport of Kings.”
Several Players On The
Injured List
Islington Corinthians Meeting With Bad Luck
(By "Abo")
ALTHOUGH I had heard rumours, did not know so many members of the Islington Corinthian team were on the Manning, usually a full back, will be turning injured list until I had a talk with Mr. Tom Smith, the manager, out at outside right! Quite a drastic at the Peninsula Hotel yesterday afternoon. A couple of the change, isn't it? Manning tells me players received their injuries in Malaya, but the others sustained however, that he has twite played at outside right in the course of the theirs in the matches played at Saigon.
tour; so it may be that he will
not
10%
HOCKEY CHAMPIONS
CRICKET
AUSTRALIAN TEST TEAM REGARDED AS A STRONG ONE Soundness And Youth Are The Keynotes
At last our Australian cricket team is known, and, make no mistake, it is a strong one, well-equipped in every rogard--writes O. Wendell Bill, the famous Australian batsman.
It was realised that the selectors had a particularly difficult task in as much as many candidates were on a par in regard to actual cricket skill.
The inclusion of Rigg, Lee, Grim-Inclusion to striking deeds per mett, Oldfield, Tallon and a few formed near the end of the season. others would have caused no sur-
prise, but the selected players pos- Waito's Inclusion sess exceptional cricket skill.
Soundness and youth, the selectors
to
Barnes's batting was throughout a
keynote, are reflected in the choice feature, but lack of on-side shots of Brown as opening batsman in threatened to spoil his chance. Riggar Lee, who Barnes is chock-full of conadence preference show definite unsoundness and have a weakness is make-up despite their success this season.
Barnett and Ward, who displace Oldfield and Grimmett, provide an element of youth and no doubt the selectors are justified, everything considered.
ELIMINATED Was Tiring
Rajputana Rifles Cause Surprise
(By "The Pilgrim"}
and should please English crowds. He may even be the batting success of the four.
Waite's bowling in South Austra-
(Continued on Pope 13.)
'Badminton
Grimmett looked a superior bowler St. Andrew's
to Ward for the greater part of our season,
but, in the concluding matches, he was tiring while the younger man improved.
This, perhaps, was a vital forlor in the decision to leave out 45-year- old Grimmett. +
hns
come
to
Show Great Improvement
May Finish As Runners-Up
The recent improvement shown by Barnett's keeping was, if any- thing: superior to Oldfield's through the St. Andrew's Mixed Doubles Badminton team enabled them to out the Benson, and no doubt his
be the Test win another match last evening turn
when they just got through against keeper.
Talkoo, winning by five games to Many here criticise Oldfield's ex-four.
With only one more match to clusion, but the general feeling 15 that his great days are over, al-play against University-the Saints though is still TL excellent ure in a very favourable position to 'keeper. It was ume he made wayinnish the season as runners-up.
Scores of last night's match: W. C. Choy and Mrs. J. Stokes
he
Barnett is a
A fast and thrilling game of
Ward should prove very successful hockey was seen on the Marina
wickets. Ward turns ground Inst evening when the on English Rajputana Rides caused a surprise the ball to a considerably greater Grimmett, bowls the by defeating the H.K.S.R.A pre-extent than cent champions, by 3-1 in the first "Besey" and has a flighty delivery round of the Army Large Units which should come up to all require- Knock-out Competition. It
ments.. TUILT one of the best matches played on a and pitch this season)
Excitement ran high from the be be entirely out of place in that THOSE on the injured 1st are HOCAL enthusiasts, who have heard ginning when in less than three position. Bradbury,
wing-half, C. Read (outside right), J. C. such glowing reports of Sher minutes, Khuda Bux, the Brigade's moves up to inside forward, but he Braithwaite (inside right), J. Sherwood's play at centre-forward in speedy inside left, received the ball Is such a versatile player that the wood (centre forward), G. W. Pearce Malaya, must be disappointed to from Tura Singh and made his way change should not affect him un- (outside left), W. Miller (inside left) learn that he will not be playing through the opposite defence to open duly. J. K, Wright will not be in and P. B. Clark (left back).
agalost South Ching this afternoon, the scoring. his usual position at right half, but
Sherwood is nursing a bad ankle, but is going to the left.
Spurred on by this early lead, for a younger man. the 18 playing members of the he hopes to be able to take the field team, only 11 are therefore com- in a week, which means that he may the champions put mers determinuseful left-hand bat.
I consider the greatest surprise is (St. Andrews) beat G. A. Smith and Perhaps the team's strongest de pietely without injury, seeing that play against either the Civilians or ation into their play and strived hard the omission of Gregory, a youth of Miss R. Summers 24-22; beat A. partment is in the intermediate line, six have some complaint or other the Colony XI, or even bath. Ho to increase their advantage, but the
skill who was considered a Keown and Miss I. Cunningham where Martin, Whittaker and Wright and Johnny Miller has been left confirmed yesterday that he would Ridemen rallied vigorously and high
This contention was 21-14; beat S. Newman and Miss E. form a bulwark which Fung King behind in Singapore, Clark is just be fit to play again-in-a-week and Pritam Nath eventually bent. Mo- certainty. cheung und Co. will and difficult to getting over a strained leg muscle that he would like to have at least hamed Fazal after some grand dri- based on the fact that he played Pollock 21-4-----
big part in Australia's success M. Weill and Mies F. Wong (St. and W. Miller will turn out this one game in Hongkong, "If selected, bling.
the last Test series, playing several Andrew's) lost to Smith and Miss It seems assured that local foot-afternoon in spite of a bad right leg. of course," as he modestly put it.
The ball swept up and down the sterling innings. He has grit and Summers 6-21; lost to Keown and ball "fang" will not be disappointed.
field with bewildering rapidly, and the big-match temperament.
Miss Cunningham 22-23; beat Now- So, roll up, chapsi
Chinese team
has already "PA" Clark told me yesterdayo far this tour, Sherwood has the combination of both sets of for- Test average was 51. only excelled man and Miss Pollock 21-0,
H. Kew and Miss M. Churn (St. been announced. It is as follows:
that the players are missing scored 35 goals, a feat equalled wards was a treat to watch. The by Bradman and McCabe. The se Tara Kwan-kon; Mak Bui-hon. Li of the personalities of the team. "It
Johnny Miller who, it seems, is one by only one other member of the teams were level at 1-1 at half-time lectors, confronted by Barnes's im- Andrew's) lost to Smith and Miss Ten minutes after the resumption, posing record, Gregory's inclt of Summers 12-21; lost to Keown and Tin-sang: Lan Hing-chol. Lim Tak is unfortunate that we had to leave the olde, Th. P. Tarrant, the Irish the speed of the game began to tell power in front of the wicket, and Miss Cunningham 10-21; beat New po. Leung Wing-chlu; Yeung Shul him behind in Singapore,"
International centre-forward. H. C. sold
on the Gunners' defence. Pritam Chipperfield's tremendous all-round man and Miss Pollock 21-12. Read has also done himself well on
Nath, with brillant alick-work;
The other two matches, arranged. yick, Fung King-cheung, Chan Tak-Clark. "He is the best outside left the right-wing: he has a total "bag" weaved his way through to take the worth, are reluctantly forced to omit] fal, Lal Shia-wing and Cheuns that we have with He would
their for the evening, were not played. Gregory. Two players owe Moon-wing.
lead for his side. show you people something really of 17 goals, but will be out of the worth while in left-wing play if he game for a month,
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RIFLEMEN COOL
was here." From all accounts, Johnny
The champions had a period of Miller must be a fine footballer. In TALKING of Read, doesn't his view of the fact that apart from Hau name sound familiar to those who picasing, but the Riflemen were never Ching-to, there is по outslanding closely follow cricket at Home? rattled, und when the occasion arose, outside left in the Colony, we cannot had a wild notion that he might be Negl, at right half, and Ghulam but join in the general regret that the Essex fast bowler who played for Rasul at centre half, tackled with; Miller is not here to teach our boys England against the Australians in confidence, and fed their forwards a few tricks.
a couple of matches in the 1934 Test with neat dick passea. matches in England. But Read hip- Pritam Nath took some holding and TN the course of my talk with Clark, self assured me yesterday that he during a neat bout of dribbling with
ho the name of Fung King-cheung was not the one although ho
waa bowled over In the circle Played cropped up. Clark remembers Fung cricket of a sort. His teum-mates by Khuda Bux. A short corner was and very well and has a high opinion of say he plays a good game. He cap- awarded against the Gunners the Chinese captain as an inside tains the Islington
hlans Copal Ram, the corner expert, scor- Corinthians' cricket team, and played a big parted from the resultant hit, giving the In the side's victory over the Rangers, Rides a 3-1 lead. quite a good local team in Calcutta. Retaliating with several dangerous movements, the Gunners penned the Rifles in their own hait for fully ten CEVERAL members of the team minutes, But erralle shooting and ▷ who had i find practice on the continual off-side play prevented Kowloon FC. ground the last two them from scoring. With only a few days sald they found the ground a minutes left for play, the Rifles seem- little humpy and rather small. They ed content to hold their lead and as seemed relieved when I told them
result the Brigade players were
Fang Kipr-cheang
Will he disappoint the tourists?
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that the South China ground at the more aggressive at this singe, Caroline I was bigger and more even.
There were no further thrills, and the Rajputana Rifles won by 3-1.
Pritam Nath, leader of the
Rifles attack, Rajputana
WD2 wizard and was rousingly cheered for his efforis,
Д
SEE that Cyril Longman has been chosen to keep goal for the tourists in lo-day's encounter. He is The result won a fair one, and the noi as tall as Ted Wingseld, but he game was worth going a long way!
is very agile and in this way is able to see.
to make up for his lack of inclics.
CITRANGELY enough, the Islington Corinthians had had their team almost intact until they reached Saigon although even before they got there, a couple of men had received alight Injuries in Malaya. But the three matcher in that, elly took more they had out of the players than bargained for, and the players, lock- ing over their injuries, are now almost sorry that they did play there.
LADIES' HOCKEY
HOURS OF PLAY
FOR AUSSIE CRICKETERS
Hours of play for county cricket matches against the summer will be:
in
Successful Singers
A STICK
Titel Day: 11:30. AM to 4.20 p.m.. Second Day 30-11.30 am, to 620 p.m. Third Day 11:59 am, to 8.30 pan. These times are subject to a pro-
Australians' traveling
The following will represent St. viso that for the purpose of facilitat Andrew's in. the Brown Cup match ing. the forward, having
1, having seen him play against the Recreio Ladies on the arrangements, play on the last day
may
at 11 am, tad conte ut against the Casuale in 1986 when the Shumshulpo Ground et à p.m. to Chinese Olymple soccer players were day:
As already announced, hours
In England after their visit to Berlin, J. Hall, A. Chiang, J. Broadbridge, Let us hope that Fung will not dia P. Lawson, M. Toza, D.Greaves, play in the Test matches between appoint our visitors, who are looking Churn, Y. He, M. Churn, S. Roberts forward to playjog against.
and D. Hall.
Bogland and Australia will be 11.30 am, to 6.30 p.m. each day,
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