Football Clubs' Prospects
No. 20-FIGHTING MEN OF POMPEY
Although Portsmouth made such a bad start that they only narrowly escaped rolegation Iast season, they played football worthy of champions when they really began to make progress. Indeed, their record then-33 points from their last 27 games-was surpassed only by the Arsenal.”
The tcam
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which Lought so from Shefeld United. The other strenuously to keep the club in the five are all forwards-Ibbotson, from First Division is available to start | Leeds United, who has won 50 Brat the now season, and it includes one prizes as an amateur sprinter; Tay- of the strongest half-back Jiner in for, loaned by Boscombe to Ipswich the League in Guthrie, Rowe and last season; Jepson and Buckingham, Wharton.
players have two
Bolsover Collery lads; young and although there and Harmon, from
Athletic. Barton" have been no sensutional close-sen- Of last season's players, Smith son
severo! captures,
promising (left back) has gone to Stackport youngsters have been signed, bring County, Young (right half) to Notts ing the professional staff up to 29. County, Ranson (left half) to Bos- combe, Price (outside right) to Hartlepool, Weddle (centre forward) to Blackburn Rovers, Benumont (outside left) to Notts Forest, and Cook (outside left) to St. Johnstone, Symon and Strong have not yet re- signed.
RESERVE STRENGTH Portsmouth's brightest prospect, in fact, lies in the strength of their reserved. Last season the Accond team were runners-up in the London Combination, and among them are several young players who would do well in any First Division alde. There are one or two positions which
directors would like to see strengthened will probably have fail. Tarango Villa) 830
but
with nmited purso no to be content wit
with a few more Walker, G. H. (Aysgarth); B 10% juntore, in the hope of building them into
thu
Name.
THE PLAYING LIST
Birthplace Height Weight
cissirépert
fi. In.
Butler, E. (Bach),
Dale, A. (Sheffield)
players. Anyhow, Manager Jack Tinn is Dumeid, A. (Worthing) quite alive to the position, but, as
Morgan, L. (Woodend. Lifa)
Sonr
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THE HONGKONG
FANLING GOLF
Starting Times For Sunday
Old Course
9.10 N, Young. A. Somerfelt. 9.30 R. 11. Gregory, D. Humphreys, 9.34 F. A. Hedmand, Capt. Holmes, 9.3 A. D. Humphreys, A. B. Purves. PJ, H. D. Hance, D. D. Forbes. #30 .. Bommers, J. W. Mayhew. 9.40 . Harrop, R. Price, 9.44 L. Jackson, J. Forbes.
DAB K. B. Morrison, 1, 11. Geare, 141 G. A, Pentreath, R. N. Ross, 978 Comdr. Hibis, C., may COCK, 10.00 A. Nieol, N. Garland.
10.04 A. C. 1. Bowker, J. R. Collis.
C Razavat, W. A. Weight. 10.02. 3. Bee, ww. . hewan.
10.18 J. A. D. Morrison, G. 8. Archibuti 1020 A. IL Meliride, W. Woodward. 10.24 J. 8. Dunnett, A._B1. Mack. 10.28 W, T. Simmona, C. Thompson.
New Course
TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1938.
9.13 Shanghat v. RJL.K.G.C. 9.30 Shanghai v. JUK.G.C. 9.23 Ahanghai V. R.ILK.G.C. 2.52 Mr. Garland. Mis Geen, 10,00 J, W. Anderson, W. D. Richardson, 11.00 Bir V. Grayburt, Miss Grayburn. 1104 P. D. Winter, Miss Vickers.
Rowe, T (Poole)
(0.8.) 8 1
(CIL) 60
12 7 Salmond, R. (Kilmarnock)
13 0 Pringle, A. (Craghead).
11 0 Wharton, G. (Broomhead)
((min) 0 95% 12. 0 Forward
(OR) & D 11 0
(O.R.) B * 10
(OR) 5 74 31 7
(IT) D 10 12 7
(In.) 11
(1.)
Tail-backs
(F.) 0 12 7
(IL.B.) O z
(R.D.) 8 7
13 7
Guthrie, J. (Lunearty)"
12 0
12
(L.) 10 10 0. Half-Backs
(M) 11
(RIL) 8 10
13 0
Eamon, J. (Brechin)
12
0
Harman, W. (Boston)
12
G
Parker, C. (Denaby)
(CIL) 11 11
*
Ibbotson, T. (Bradford)
Jones, E. Birmingham) Worrall, F. (Warrington) Anderwon. 3. (Dhundeo),
Groves, A. (Kilamarsh)
|Taylor, E. (Shemeld)
Beattie, J. (Montrose)
(C.r.) 5 1015 Jepson, W. (Clowne)
(C.7.) 8 10 Bagley, W. (Wolverhampton)
(LL) 815 Buckingham, F, (Clownel
(1.) 715
(IL) 5 0
(11.) 7
(OL.) 8 65
10 a 100
12 0
10 7
11 0
11 0
10 0
It a
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he points out, the club can hardly give the public better football than Rochford, W. (Eah. Winnin)
was
produced in the second halt. of Rookes, P. (Dulverton) (L)
last season, and if the team continue
to show the same form Portimouth
will soon be among the Longue Dumeld. J. (Worthing) leaders.
Among the newcomers aro two young six-footers in Ernest Butler, Smith, A. (Mansfield)
an 18-year-old goalkeeper from Bath Fiewin, R. (Portsmouth)
(RIL) # 74%
City, and A. Dale, a 10-year-old back i
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RUGGER
Hongkong
COMMENCES Should Win TO-MORROW
Club Teams Chosen
For Matches
-1:00
Golf Series
SHANGHAI NOT
OPTIMISTIC
1
The Rugby Football season mences to-morrow when two matches will be played on the Club ground at
Shanghal, Oct. 11. Happy Valley. The first game will
The Royal Hongkong Golf Club commence at 3.15 pm, and will beve invited a joint team of from six between the Club "A" XV and
mainly side drown
from H.M.S, Tamar. This game will be followed at 4.30 p.m. by a match bo tween the Army and Club Ist. XV,
Club teams have been selected as follows:
to oight members from the Shanghai Golf Golf Club. and the Hungjoo Club to play a match against them and the following leave for Hongkong in the Rajputana to-day-Messrs. G. D. Nicholl, K. M. Cumming, D. R.
1. XV-M. W. MacGrath; G. x. Glass and J. K. P. Hadland. Mesars W. J. Hawkings and A. V. Pettitt. Chadwick, H. D. Bidwell
w. E.. Grieve, F. M. Thin); join the team in Hongkong.
A. H. R. Butcher, E. C. Luscombe: K. A. Watson, K. W. Salter, A. Bompas, G. J. P. Carey, C. M. Starit, J. Hedman,
A. J. G. Taylor and W. B. Richardson.
"A" XV.-G. Low, C. J. Powell, E G. S. Wilson, H. van
F. Cessford J. R. Hender- zon; P. W. Burton, 3. S. Dunnett (Captain), G. M. Marrs, R. G. Oliphant, E. W. Stout, H. W. E. Heath, J. Brown and K. A. Munro,
SHANGHAI TEAM
HAD A SPLENDID
TRIP TO COLONY
Unfortunately the side available is not a very strong one but it constate of the only low handicap players who are able to get away and it is felt effort should be made to send a team by the clubs concerned that every in order to ravive the old interport games, which were usually matches between the Royal Hongkong Golf Club and the Shanghai Golf Club..
"Had Ricketts been in the team" writes a golfing oficial, "It would
entirely have been on
different metter for he could have engoged
Hongtong's star player, Mr. O. E. C.
Marton, who like Ricketts in Shang- hai,
a class by himself in
in
Hongkang, and Mr. Nicholl and the
1 De
other players in the Shanghal side would have been on fairly equal terms with their respective opponents but with Ricketts out of the team cach
man moves up, probably just "We had a very nice trip from suiciently out of his class to
Nicholl, however, on form Shanghal and we are looking for Is Hikely to give Marton a game and ward to the matches which have Cumming and Hawkings, both old been arranged for us," said Mr. H.Shanghai Interporters, are capable of captain of the Shanghai putting up a good show, but indica- Asked what he thought about fairly easily.-N. C. D. News, playing the first Interport so soon after the team's arrival in the
It bowls team this morning.ilons are that Hongkong will win, and
Colony, Mr
sald it
Wallace laughed and
was quite all right. He and
his team-mates are having a roll-
up on the Civil Service C.C. green
NEW NAVAL ATTACHE
London, Oct. 13.
ap-
this afternoon and will have another The King has approved the practice match at the Cralgengowerpointment of Commander H. D. C.C. to-morrow. These two prac- Owen, RN. as Naval Attache to H. M. tices, said Mr. Wallace, would be Embassy in Lisbon.-British Wireless, sufficient,
Mr. Wallace would not commit
himself regarding the likely composi- I don't think the rink will be tion of the Shanghai rink for Sun-selected until Sunday,"
clay, "We'll see how we play these The visitors are staying at the two days," he said. "In any case. Peninsula Hotel.
Robert Montgomery and Rosnilnd Russell in "Live, Love and Learn,"
one of the best comedies of the year, coming to the King's Theatre en Sunday,
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