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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 19350

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SHANGHAI GERMANS SHOULD BEAT COLONY AT HOCKEY TO-DAY

LEE WAI-TONG ADDS

CONFIDENCE:

SOUTH CHINA “B'S” FIRST

SHIELD SUCCESS?

TEAM OFFICIALS RETICENT

(By "Rover"):

THE selection of the Police and South China "B"

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teams for this afternoon's Senior Shield Final is shrouded in mystery, and, although most of the places in the teams are already certainties, both team's officials were very reticent yesterday final evening when questioned regarding the compositions.

Mr. T. G." Stokes, the Police Football representative, would not say whether any changes had been made,... while from the South China camp comes the news that Lee. Wai-tong, the finest footballer we have seen in China, will be leading the Chinese attack.

CLUB EXPECTED TO BEAT KOWLOON ..

Skinner Not Playing To-day

LEAGUE PROGRAMME AGAIN

GREATLY CURTAILED

With Tsung King-kee, the South China leader, in hospital

there is only one person who

could fill the vacancy, and that person is Lee Wai-tong, who told me that he did not ex-

pect to do great things as he had not touched a soccer ball for 11 nionths, but his presence in the team would probably act as a great moral influence and inspire! the "youngsters" to greater efforts.--

Although the Police fielded a As a result of the Shield Finals junior eleven in the Junior' Shield and the Governor's Cup Final, the on January 5, there are very few week-end League soccer programme men who could displace, any pre- has been curtailed, and, with the sont member of their first eleven. exception of the First Division! Perkins, in goal, is safe, and) clash between Kowloon and the there is no likelihood of McHardy Club, is devoid of interest.

being brought back.

by

The Club should experience no

Skinner, their pivot and captain.

Brittain May Play

In Max Schmeling to have an opportunity to regain his lost heavyweight crown? ... · Hin knockout win over Steve Hamas, the New Jersey contender, at Hamburg, Germany, will probably win him- a bout with Max. Baer in the near future. This radio picture shows Hamas down for the first ilme In the sixth round, The Belgian referee' stopped the bout in the ninth round when the German champion had Hamas in a helpless condition.

ENGINEERS

FAVOURED TO

WIN SHIELD

Intermediate Line's Big Task

CAN EAST LANCS PENETRATE STOUT DEFENCE?.

(By "ROVER')

When the East Lancs and the

difficulty in obtaining both points. Then again the two full-backs, Royal Engineers meet on the although they will be handicapped Blackburn and Pile, are as safe a Club ground to-day in the Final the temporary absence of pair as can be obtained, and the of the Junior Shield, followers.of possibility that Brittain, who play.football will probably witness Two Third Division games to-day ed left-back last season, will be re- one of the best games in local and one to-morrow will also feature introduced is very remote, although football played here for many

he might be brought back into the years past. intermediate line in place of Gough. When the King's Own Scottish The following is Rover's week There is a possibility, however, Borderers were, here they were for end soccer forecast giving the that Parker, the Police left-half, most of the time undisputed leaders favoured team in capital letters:- will not be playing, for he has in junior football. The only team

the League programme.

Week-End Programme

To-day

SENIOR SHIELD FINAL South China "B" v POLICE

(Club Ground, 4.15 p.m.) JUNIOR SHIELD FÍNAL East Lanes V ENGINEERS

Kowloon

•V

(Club Ground, 2.10 p.m.) FIRST DIVISION

CLUB (Kowloon Ground, 4.45 p.m.) THIRD DIVISION Raliway

v R.A.M.C. (Railway Ground, (3.15 p.m.)| ...PUSILIERS y R.A.S.C.

(Happy Valley, 3.15 p.m.) TO-MOTOW

been selected to represent the which gave them any resistance was Colony at hockey against the the Navy in the league and St. Shanghai German Hockey Club. Joseph's, who beat them in the It la an unfortunate coincidence semi-final of the Junior Shield in that both the Interport hockey and 1928 by the odd goal in three. The the Senior Shield final should clash, football they played was indeed of

Parker is invaluable to both the Colony and the Police.

Bone Or Stevens?

a high standard, but the game to- morrow will be equal to, or beiter than, the quality played by the K.O.S.B. regiment then.

· Channings, the former Police

No Weaknesses skipper and half-back, is another player who may be brought back The line-up of the teams show- Both into the side, although I very much no weakness whatsoever.

sides are determined doubt it.

to give There is only

The players have one alternative Lothing away. change in the forward line, that of not been playing for a week, except- (Caroline Hill, 4.15 p.m.) playing Bone instead, of Stevens at for ordinary training. From the

GOVERNOR'S 'CUP

✓ H.K.F.A.

H.K.C.A.A.F.

a

THIRD DIVISION

FUSILIERS

V Air Force (Chatham Road, 3.15 p.m.)

inside-right.

(Continued on Page 11),

ASSOCIATION SHOULD RETAIN TROPHY

WELL BALANCED TEAM PICKED

FOR GOVERNOR'S CUP ·

the

exhibition of both teams in league this season a fast and exclt-

This dramatic picture shows the","finish of the Carnora-Im- pellittlere bout in New York when Harry Lenny · (right),. Ish- pellitiere's manager, rushed into the ring to saye his battler, in the ninth round." Primo_(centre) is Intent on finishing his man, hanging on the ropes. The victory started Carnera up the come.

back ladder.

LEE WAI TONG ON 1936 OLYMPIC GAMES

A

ing game is expected-and what is MAIN OBJECT OF

more, a clean and sporting counter.

eti

Looking at the teams we find the

East Lanca will have Ridings and

Griffen, the Second Division com."THE main object of sending a serious thought at all.

PLAYED TOGETHER FOR THREE YEARS

H. K. SIDE DEPLETED BY LOSS OF ARMY STARS

G. SINGH MAY ELUDE BERG

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(By "Sticks") LTHOUGH the vagrancy of our weather has again resulted in a probable bleak and dis- mal week-end, this afternoon's hockey Interport between the Shanghai German Hockey Club, un- defeated champions, and the Colony side is likely to outshine even the Malayan visit.

Although our visitors have not had the opportunity of prac- ticing for the past three weeks, they have a tremendous advan- tage over the Colony side, in that they have played together for more than three seasons and are thoroughly conversant with each other's tactics, whereas the case for the Colony team is just the opposite.

INDIA ARE

FAVOURED FOR

LOCAL TITLE

To-morrow's Encounter With England

BIG TASK FOR HOLDERS'

HALF-BACKS

(By "STICKS")

--

Metcalf and Rodrigues, the Colony backs, played against Macao, but Williams, the right- half, is a newcomer to the side

and must adapt his play to fit in with Reed, the pivot.

Parker, who has worked very

hard for his Interport recognition, one of the unluckiest men in the Colony-he is also a member [of the Police · senlor

Boccer Bide which meet South China "B" in the final of the Senior Shield this after- Inoon!

Parker is in a very difficult posi tion, and his decision will affect both

The return of the Army players the soccer and the hockey sides to to the local India International, considerable extent. To-morrow hockey team has considerably he has been selected to play for altered the forecast of their clash England against India in the with the England eleven in the International Final and also for the final of the local International Association against the Federation! Oliveria, the reserve half, has a tournament, which takes place to morrow afternoon at 4 pm, on the tremendous amount of stamina, Royal Naval · Recreation Club probably more than any player in the side, but he is lacking in ex- ground, King's Park.

Khan Bahadur replaces Karnall perience and against a team like Singh as right-back, while Dulla our visitors, this may prove fatal. Singh and Alaf Din are brought les mainly In their attack, which The Shanghai Germans" strength back into their old positions at

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centre-half and pivot, Hazaras one of the fastest in China. Singh and Mohinder Singh being Stuhlmann, are over the 6-foot mark

Their wingers, Kuelps "and"" dropped.

* India are making two further and are tremendously fast, while the changes from the team which de International and captain of the insidemen are,' Wetzell, a German feated Portugal Kartar Singh

and Lai Singh, the Interport left-team, Moeller, who gave us a taste wing pair, will be reinstated Inf Shanghal hockey when he play favour of Aya Singh and Rhulla ed for the Y.M.C.A. several weeks Khan.

ago, and Neelmayer, who is also a fast forward with vary clever. strickwork.

(Continued on. Page 11),

Y.M.C.A. AQUATIC

GALA DRAWS

(Continued on Page 11)

V.R.C. REGATTA TO-DAY

LARGE ENTRY Five Events To Be Held

In Kowloon Bay

Aggregate Handicap. Events Feature Programme

MIXED RELAY RACE

(By "CRAWL"}}

Weather permitting, the Victoria Recreation Club Rowing Regatta will be held at Kowloon Bay to day, the first race commencing at

The programme of events and crews are as follows:

F CHINA SENDING REPRESENTATIVE SOCCER TEAM

(By "Referee") two team the Helps Soccer players are among the foremost 1986. Olympic Games will not be "Following my Shanghai aue- goal-scorers in the Junior League merely to participate in the casses I began to study the various having scored nearly 80 times be world championship, but to give strokes, and by playing with frst- Judging from the number of en-1. Trial Cup. (Fours Handicap, One jtween them.

Europe an idea of how the game class players gradually began to im-tries received to date, the first Mills), (By "Rover")

Sandford's Support

is played in the Eaat, and follow-prove my game, but I never suspect- European Y.M.C.A. mid-winter, Senior Fours:-M. M. de V. Soares,

·B. Alves, ·8, A Marcal and. L. HE long-awaited final of the Governor's Cup soccer competi- Sandford, the leader, who has the ing the Games our Chinese teamed that I should reach anywhere swimming gala and flannel dance, A. Spares (stroke), ho Ttion will take place to-morrow at Caroline Hill when the Hong highoss, number of goals scored in will probably tour the big cities near my present standard. to be held to-night commencing at & Jonians Fourth, A. Barros A Kong Football Association, the holders, meet the Chinese Ama- the Third Division, to his credit on the Continent and in Eng- "Although terinis gives me the 9.15 pm, looks like becoming an de V. Soares, F. F. Sequeira and leur, Athletic Federation, in their third and final clash, which is will have Mather as his inside land," said Lee Wal-tong, China's training I need for soccer, such as instantaneous success.

Alvares (stroke)

Tab Senlis Race, (Open featured by the inclusion of 14 Interporters.

right, Mather, though not so pro- most famous footballer, in an anticipation, variation of speed and There is not much attraction in members. Three-quarter Mile) Although the Chinese team looks The Association Selectors have minent in goal-scoring, invariably exclusive interview yesterday. control, I must begin serious soccer swimming during the winter or Cab Fairs Race. (Three-quarter much stronger, on paper, than our not neglected their attack and the plies Sandford and the other for "You have made remarkable training if I am to go to Berlin next spring months, but the "Y" pool is Mile) last Interport side, the Association right-wing partnership of B. wards with passes from which strides in lawn tennis. Do you year with the Chinese Olymple the only heated one in the Colony, `will commence as favourites, their Gosano and Ward recalls their brii- goals accros. To complete the intend Improving your game and soccer team.”:

and swimming at this time of the M. M. de V. Soares and A. V. Alvarez formidable defence to a large llance in the Saints team two sea- quintette McLeavy has been pre-concentrating mainly on tennis or is "I understand that you have been year is no different from swimming (stroko),

S.. A. Marcal, and extent minimising the brilliance of sons ago..

ferred to Crossley, on the right there a possibility of your going entrusted with the formation of the during the summer. The entries, the Chinese attack.

"Continued on Page 5).

back to your old love, soccer. He All-China side." I said "Could you however, have fully Justifled the (stroka),

4. Chinese Chamber of Commerce was asked.

possibly give me an idea of how and Committee's foresight in ataging Cap (Jantor Fours One Mile). WESTCHESTER POLO CUP

**Tennia was never seriously con- what methods of training will be the gala

My M. Talan, C. Gann, T. A Johnston FOR ENGLAND

sidered by me until after 1990 when adopted?"

"The main events" on to-night's and P. B. Allen (atroke), Paul Kong, and I won the Shangha!

(Continued on Page 5) programme are the Men's and N. Deltz, L. G. Bliva. G. Remedios

Ladies' 60 Yards Aggregate Handi-5, Chairman's Cup

and H. R. Pinna: Katroke? K.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT cap races, which have drawn fair- Junior Members, One Boaten

ly large entries "OPENS TO-DAY.

F. MagEL A. Barros,

P, Sequeira and L. A. Soares (stroke). By Lange Or Ingram

MLM,de V. Boares A. "V, Alvira, annual Kowloon Cricket In the Men's event, the reault 8. "A. Marcal and, J., M., M., Alves Lawn tennis tou iament will lie between the "Y" Champion; (stroke), ph

day! ther

tting: H. G. Lange, and T. fngr

Find in the Ladis

sal Cont

Howe is an excellent leader and In Rowlands the Association have in Ward and Ridley has, with the discovered a second George Rodger exception of Tam Kong-pak, two of at his bost, a custodian who is very the cleverest inside forwards, in much alive on his feet and who the Colony, Bickford needs no checks every movement of the introduction and fills the left-wing The next International Polo Indoor Open Doubles Champion-

position. opposing forwards,

match for the Westchester Cup, beship," said Lee "My whole idea In Sefer Half-Backs

tween Great Britain and the United playing tennis during the summer

Two Sound Backr

A. V. Gosano and Chris Pile are The Chinese also have a very states, will be played in England months was in order to keep in trim a staunch pair of backs, while the strong defence, especially in the next year, probably on the ground for the following winter's soccer, Intermediate line, comprising back division, where Mai Biu-hon of the Hurlingham Club, Fulham, but it was not until I had won the Clu Konaghan, Bolteno and Parker, is a and Lau Mau will prove to be very London, under a new arrangement Shanghai Chinese. Doubles Champ- Oper very much safer one than the hard obstacles; to surm

ionship in 1929 in partnership with and which provides for matches Ohinese

"(Continued on

England and America altern ely.; Pan] Kọng, that, I gave tennis-kny through, the forthcoming week.

Sequeira and L. A.. Soares',

and J. M. M. Alvas

رام (110)

The St. John Cup, run by the Fanlinge Hunt and Bace Club, will be decided

at Ewant at 8.80; p.m-to-day