1934-01-10 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1934.

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SOCCER SELECTORS NOT SATISFIED WITH CENTRE FORWARDS

INTERESTING

RACE FOR THE

LEAGUE TITLE

St. Joseph's Possess Good Chance.

BORDERER'S COMEBACK?

(By OUTSIDE LEFT).

The race for the First Division Championship has now taken a new angle as the result of South China's brilliant win over the Lincolns.

Although the latier actually lead on points, the champlons are two games la arrears, meeting the Artillery on Sunday and the Re- creia on January 27, while the Lin- colns meet the Borderers on Satur-| day and the Club on the 27th.

The Linco'na must win Satur- day's game at all costs to re- infn their present position, but on the Borderers recent form it looks very much na if the teams will share the points, St. Joseph's, who are actually ahead of both the Lincolns and South China, having obtained 18 points with two games in hand. meet the Navy on Saturday in their

"needle" encounter.

The Navy, who are second in the League table with the Saints, are unfortunately handicapped by the loss of several of their Firat team men in Hudspeth, their right wing-|

and Smith, the inside right, both of whom left the Colony you Lerday by the Kent and Suffolk.

er,

Saints Big Task

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PAK WAĦ (left wing), Lee Wai Tong (left inside), and Fung King Cheong (centre), will again be seen in combina: tion in China's soccer team for the Far Eastern Olympiad. They are probably the three most well-known players in the Far East.

Probable Shanghai Interport XI

Suen Kam Shun Almost

A Certainty

Shanghai held their first Inte: port Trial on New Year's Day and judging from reports will be fielding a considerably stronger team than that which played laat year.

The Trial appears to have been similar to Hong Kong's trial jest Monday, but, nevertheless, It enabled the Interport Selectors to select he probable team.

The Trini was in reality worse than ours, for all told only 19 players took the field in spite of several recruits from the stands.

Judging by reports from the]

North Y. Y. Chow, who was unable},

The Saints should gurner two to make the trip to the Colony early valuable points, while South China this year, will probably fill the should send another rung to suc- cess on Sunday when they meet the Artillery at Sookunjoo.

On March 4 the Saints will be given their hardrst fest when they mes; the championa

position between the sticks.

Dallaway and Lee are the pro bable backs, although the selectora are not quite certain of Lee,

ая

By that time St. Joseph's will pro-Dullaway is a better left-back, the bably have the services of Sahban.position Alled by the latter. their left winger, thereby filling in

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SOCCER MARKSMEN

Ho Ka Keung Goes Further Ahead.

BORDERERS SHOULD

TRIUMPH

Senior Shield Game

This Afternoon.

GOSANO SECURES HIS TRIAL

CORK SHOU AL

EAST LANCS DEBUT NOT HOLD

(By OUTSIDE LEFT).

The First Round of the Senior

| Shield Knock-Out Competition will

commence this afternoon

on the [K.F.C. ground where the Borderers, runners-up last season, meet the East · Lancs, newcomers to the Hong Kong Football League,

The Borderers have shown very good form of late and are expected to enter the Second Round.

The Police mel the Artillery on Saturday at Caroline Hill and a closely contested game should be forthcoming in view of the clash between two very evenly balanced teams,

KEY POSITION

TEAM TAKING SHAPE

Two well balanced teams have been selected for the final Interport Football Trial which isto take place to-day week on the Club ground, commencing at 4:30 pm. g

Several changes have been made, the most noticeable being the change of A. V. Gosano from full-back to the centre forward position. This indicate that the Selection Committee hope to find a solution to the centre-forward problem, which up till the present has been a baffling one in view of Howe's poor displays.

CHINA'S BID

FOR THE ORIENT

SOCCER TITLE

Lee Wai Tong Likely To Play.

VOLLEYBALL ASPIRATIONS AT EASTERN OLYMPIAD

(BY REFEREE) *

“HINA is counting on winning at least the soccer and volleyball championships at the Far Eastern Olympiad in Manila this May.

The Chinese Soccer team wil probably be selected from South China and Tung Hwa, the Sheng- hai champions.

The two teams are as follows:- The surprise in this team, how-

Unbeaten in Olympiad cham- "A" Mellardy (Police): lever, is the E. Strange-Bickford pionships China should win once Strange (Club) and C. Pile (Felice): partnership in support of Gomans again this year as they will have The Police were unfortunate to Skinner (Club); Pardoe (Artillery) lose to the East Lancs last Satur and Jones (Borderers): B. Goano (BL on the left flank.

Lee Wal Tong, who is now writing On Monday Strange and Bick-articles on the game for Shanghai of better Joseph's), Tam day and are capable

Kong-pek (South China), A. V. Gosano (St. Joseph's). ford were very disappointing, ba-papers, Ip Pak-wa, Fung King things.

Strange (Club) and B..L Bickford On Saturday it is expected that (Clab).

ing unable to do anything right, in cheong. Wong Mee-shun, Tam they will secure a win to enter the

Kong-pak, and Yeung Shul-yick. Second Round.

The best volleyball teams in (Lincolns), Leung Wing-chal (South In the "B" team the defence as it Hong Kong, Canton and Shanghai Elliot (Kowloos), Howe (Club). Rid-now stands is the probable Interort team who are attempting to retain China); Tang Kwong-sum (Athletic),

will provide the nucleus of China's

Olympic laurels. The local South

SERVICE CORPS BEAT ARGYLLS JUNIORS

Second Half Recovery At K.F.C.

N the Railway ground yes-

Army Service Corps defeated the Argylls 2nd XI in a friend- ly soccer game by the odd goal in Eve after being two goals in arrears at the interval, Pto Taylor, scored both goals for the losar ħi

O'terday afternoon the Royal

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CORRESPONDENCE

Neuralia Takes Away Star Players.

Sir,

(To the Editor: "China, Mail."}

It has been suggested that an important gap caused by the lut- ter's illness a month ago and since!

Klang of the Tung Hwa be brought in the next trial #s filled in by various players without any great measure of succeBH,

right back to partner Dallaway. The Borderers, as a result of their

Remedios, who played very recent comeback, are also in line with the Saints as serious challen-fine game for Shanghai last Febru- gers for the League championship, ary, when the latter regained the and on present from should do well. interport trophy, in almost a cer-

Saturday will mean everything to them, and if they are able to inflict uninty for the right half position, THE following is a complete League ward who has to be spoon-fed to be

TAM KONG PAK ON HIS HEELS

(By OUTSIDE LEFT).'*

It is a great pity that McQuade, the Argylis centre forward, is go- ing Home on the Neuralia next month, as I consider him the best leader the Colony could send North, He is, of the type, who looks |for work to do not the centre-for-

goal-scoring list to date, the quali-effective. I understand that Cork,

FIRST DIVISION,

a defeat on the Lincolns they may while A. H. Zee, who performed | Acation being four goals: even go so far as to defeat South

brilliantly in the Trial, is expected China is their roturn bout.

WONG'S

All the left flank berth.

Ho Ka Keung (Athletic) Wong Mel Shun (8. China) Shanghai have always been ex-Tam Kong Pak (8. Chins) ceptionally strong at half-back, fowler (Club)

APPEAL making their selection all the more s

their

Leonard and B. Gosano both of St. Joseph's, have recovered from

high and ankle injuries and will be seen out against the Navy on Satur day.

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Fernandez, the Saints' half-back, is} now recovering rapidly, from knee in- jury and will soon be seen in play.

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Sahban will not be playing for the Saints until next month.

difficult.

It very much looks as if Stanley Gash's brilliant Interport sequence

Howe (Club) Leonard (St Joseph's) Ridley (Lincolns)

|Niggins (Lincolna)

Gosano (St. Joseph's) Langmead (Navy) Green (Police)

Hazlewood (Borderers) Harley (Borderera)

Pan En Plug (8. Chiza) Au Pinx

Ming [Athletic) McGuinness (Lincolax)'

Ward (St.

Smith

(Borderers) Ellett (Kowloon)

L. Harris (Borderers)

E. Strange (Club) Timberlake (Kowloon)

Gomes, the Saints' right back, is be- ing restad this week as he has taken is to be broken by the inclusion of Au Kim Fare (Athletic) part in practically every one of St. Smith in the pivot position. Thers Steven (Police) Joseph's First Division fixtures

date.

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:

to

SECOND DIVISION;" is very little to choose beween McNeil (Nar) them, although Gash's experience Duncan (Club)

PERP Fortey, (Borderera)

Sgt. Ash, the Lincolns left back who

was injured some weeks ago, was of Interport football should stand Morris (Borderers)

operated on laat Thursday at the Mill him in good stead. tary Hospital when his knon cartilage was removed. It is unlikely that he will take the field again this sonson.

Pto, Jonas (77) who has been move ed from inside left to left half in the Bordererspremier team, and has play ed recently considerable

with

Wong, Mel shan of South China, who was recently suspended until the

and

of the present soccer aaaaon for Aght- Ing with Pts. Baath in thalie frat eusteḥ against the Lincolns, appealing against the

finding. The app моргов reming

Other contendera

Tale (Lincolns) Herbert (Borderera).

back positions are the half- Chappelle va c

Nr Po Kul Hamed (Y. Indiana) Marnkleid (Bordaraca)

B. D. Liang, Costa, and Duffy." The last two are well-known throughout the East, tai Bul: Wing (6. Chin having been outstanding in the Setters (Lincoln) Triangular Intarports with the A-M,

and Tientsin,"

In the forward, Hlas Archer

and Ward, fara no

the leftwin

form

while L K. Tai will proba be the leader.⠀⠀ Suen Kamahan, mmittee's Hong Kong, Interporter will be hard to Chinese Athletic

tainty for the ing While Y 89

Doimell

Bell

vtou - (Lincoln) Fairlean" (MATTY

THIRD)

Clark (Line Purcell

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who was selected by "Unblassed" [In yesterday's'China Mail, will also be unavailable. I would liked to have seen Combey given a "cap," but he is also going Home on the troopship. Rodger at his best in only just Combey's superior.

"SERVICE MAN. Hong Kong January 10.

"D"--Pau Ka-ping (South China): spite of countless opportunities. Allan (Artillery) and Morrison (Bor- derers); Belirse (St. Joseph's), Cork

The Colony Defence

ley (Lincolns) and Hocquard (Lin- defence with perhaps one changé in colns).

[the final-back line.

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Reserves:--Cord (Kowloon), Black- Pau Ka-ping has been given the China Athletic Association are bourne "and_“Sheppard (Police), D, Leonard (SL Joseph) and Tay Qure-berth between the sticks in pre-staging an elaborate league cham

pionship in preparation for the lang (South Chism).

ference to either Combey of the In "A" team it will be found that | Artillery

trials in April. No fewer than 60 or McHardy of the S. Strange, last year's Interport Police, and on Sunday's display teams, are expected to compete in teams, of which two are girls' Vice-captain and right full-back, is against the Lincolns he fully jus this series. The

Chinese A. A. partnering C. Pile, a former In-tified his inclusion.

Federation is also planning to terport leftwinger, while Skinner Allan and Morrison are the two

stage a league next month. of the Club makes his appearance backs. They were proved the best [with Pardoe and Jones of the Bor-partnership in defence during the

derers in the Intermediate line,

A budget of $50,000 for the Chinese Trials. "A's" forward line looks like

delegation participating in the Far It is quite probable, however, Eastern Olympiad, to be held in the probable Interport forward that this partnership will be broken Manila this May, has been drawn up line, now that A. V. Gosɛno hagi up, and that S. Strange will part-[by the China National Amateur Athle- been moved back into his old

ner Allan, with Morrison travelling tic Association pending the approval of the Ministry of Education, The position.

as the reserve back.

budget will be discussed on January On Monday's]

24 when the Athletic committee ap kata, showing Howe)

nointed by the Ministry meets, Ar- Was seen to be:

The selection of the half-backs rangements for the selection of Chinese representatives will also be decided getting worse calls for some criticism. Beltran upon by that meeting. Instead of im-and Leung Wing-chui, both ΟΣ proving, and in whom have stronger claims for the

Surprise Half-Backs

view of this 11 pivot position than Cork, have been SNOOPING

has

thought

to

Gosano

been positioned on the right and left

better flanks, while Cork has ben entrust- bringed with the key position.

back This seems a very unwise move again to hin Jaa Leung Wing-chui is the more original

tion.

AROUND

The good club manager encourages

posi-experienced of all three players, his goal-keeper to be thrifty.

It improves his savings,

and his brilliant game against the With Bertie Combined Chinese in Shanghai -Gosano. and durng the last Interport, ‚visit Ignorant Soccer Enthusiast.-- Tam Kong-pak should fully justify his inclusion What team are playing with Chel- forming thin this position.

****sen on Saturday12 Eright wing part- nership and "A. V" leading the line, the

one good!

Howe Colony have at least } formation.

Saints To Receive

Severe Test Against

Navy

Cork has been described as the perfect centre-half and yet he is only able to use his left", foot, probably due to the fact that he is continually sending

"The centre-half hung around the centre-forward's neck..

The love-match.

There is outery against high ton-

the ball in but one direction,nis charges in New Zealand.

to the left. Cork has falled ́at...⠀⠀

wing half in previous matches.

Pardoe's - Inclusion®

Racketeering

It has been reported that butter

la the latest commodity to attract

I am inclined to think that Par London thieves. doe will be included in the Colony And it would seem that a few half-back line which would read-goalkeepers can't keep their fingera Beltrao, Leung Wing-chul and away from the stug either.

Pardoe

THIS week-end will see three im- who entertain the Navy, will be THIS

portant games in the First hard pressed, and the Navy are ex- pected to take the points, in spita

In the "B" team the forwards Len Harvey, who is superstitious, Division, the Navy and St. Joseph's of their depleted team owing to the consist of Tang Kwong-sum on the always has a horseshoe handy when providing the big came on the pro- departure of the Kent, Eagle and right wing with Elliott as his in-training.

sids; Howe, the leader; and the But not, fortunately for his apar gramme. The Saints cannot af Suffolk. ford, to be checked if they are to Bouth China, presant. Second Ridley and Hocquard partnership ring partners, in his glove.

Division League leaders, should re- on the left secure the League title for the tain their position at the expense The Lincolns pair performed A bur driver has made a swim- first time in the history of the of the Young Indians, while the extraordinarily well on Monday and ming record."

Lincolns and Athletic game st clearly demonstrated that they are Club,

Not the crawl" stroke, we hope. Chatham Road should be fairly the best combination.

Some Cup teams are like Scots- men; they seldom stand a round.

Georges Carpentier, at the age of

{back

The Lincolns, who, until last Sun- even. day, appeared certain winners of the The following is my forecasts First Division, clash with the je Borderers in their

counter at Kowloon and a good game: should, rusult.

frat encounter, but, a much clo

five times without

games this time iarnaticipated,

On Bunday Bouth Chi the Artillery and should

two

points from the

Agure

at the foot

EPSATURDAY

FIRST DIVISION

CLUB

OSEPH'S': 'Yo

--"(King's Purk, 4.p.m.)

Royal Navy Ma (Caroline

Borderers G (Kowloon, 4 pm KOWLOON (Bookunpoo, past;)" SECOND DIVISION 1.

-They will, however, be given their severest trial to date as they will be pitted against a very sound defence with a weak centre for ward and right wing combination forty, is trying to stage a coma- In support.

THIRD DIVISION

BORDERERS

LNB

Recralo

South Obina

His first opponent will be he" of, the Irresistible knock-out, Father, Time.

{Happy Valley: 1,30 p.m.): “A boxer was counted out"stand-

• University RN

ing... trp.

(Chatham Road,4 p.m.)

Still another examp

(King's Park, 2.30 p.m.) who refused to take defest lying (St. Joseph's, 2.30 p.m.)

bej pa boxer “resently

DIVISION

BOUTH CHINA"

WAS