1935-12-17 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL: TUINDAY, DECEMBER 17—1935

Sporting Page

MACAO AVENGE HOCKEY DEFEAT IN FAST GAME WITH H.K.S.R.A.

Miss P. McCaw, shore,” in present playing a very fine game

at right-back for the "Ladies' hockey teams

GREY-FOWLER FULL-BACK

COMBINATION

Ladies' Hockey Team Taking Shape

NEXT SUNDAY'S TRIAL

(B. “STICES 7

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SELECTED CIVILIAN

HOCKEY PLAYERS

RAMZAN UNWORTHY OF

CUSTODIAN'S BERTH

SILVA FOR INTERPORT "CAP””

THE

(By "Sticks")

selection of 15 players from which the Civilian hockey team to meet the Combined Services on December 22 on the Naval ground atļ King's Park will be selected will meet with unanimous approval by the majority of hockey enthusiasts throughout the Colony who witnessed the trials, with two exceptions, however.

Ramzan, the K.LT.C. custodian, is not worthy of selection for-the-goalkeeper's position following indifferent displays in the two trials. Either Man Singh, of the Radio, or R. H. Wong, of

St. Andrew's, should have been selected.

Although A. S. Bliss played a fine game on Sunday last, he Iwas in no way better than Hassan, the Radio pirot, who played

dazzling hockey throughout the encounter..

There was no question about

the selection of Guest and

Ladies Interport hockey Sommer for the full-back divi- NOMADS' ATTACK Selectors are fast settling downsion they played themselves

to their task and, judging by the into the team while Potter IMPROVES BEYOND two teams for the second trial makes an admirable reserve. game next Sunday morning, have back.

in mind a full-back partnership between Miss E. M. Gray,

ou

Silva For Interport Cap?

Of the four halves selected, the the H. K. Ladies, and Miss A Fowler, of the "y" Ladies, pro- probable line will be A. Silva, W. bably two of the hardest hitting A Reed and N. Beltras, the soccer backs in the Colony to-day.

her own.

RECOGNITION

R. C. Reed Brought

Back Into Team

LEFT WING WEAKNESS

DISAPPEARS

the forwards.

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W

W. A. Reed, above, is the most probable choice for the centre-

BRIGADE'S DEFENCE

CRACKS UP

MACAO PIVOT

PIVOT PLAYS FINE GAME

RAVENHILL & TARA SINGH SHINE

THE Macao Hockey Club last Sunday avenged their former defeat at the hands of the Hong

half position in the Civilian hoc Kong Brigade, H.KS.R.A. by defeating the visitors by the odd goal in seven before a very large crowd on the Macao hockey ground.

key team to meet the Combined Services on December 22,

1934-1935

HOCKEY AWARDS

The following are the Hong Kong Hockey Association awards for the 1934-5 seasonID=...

After an interval of over a year."^" Mrs. M Head, abore, has staged a..comeback, is Ladies”: hockey, playing at inside left for the "pu Ladies

The outstanding player on the field was. Rozs, the Macao centre-half, and the forwards, whom he fed so animirably, com- bined very well Lt. Garthwaite played a very sound and RECREIO BEAT constructive game for the Brigade side, but did not receive any 3RD. BTY. H.K.SRA support from the left-wing forwards.

Tara Singh played a sound game at centre-forward and hej and Garthwaite were always dangerous. The Brigade's defence was their weak link, neither of the backs playing up to their usual form, but Lt. Ravenhill in the pivotal position, spoilt, many of the opposing forwards' movements and fed his forward with! many good and well-timed passes.

To add 1935 to Colony and Interna- MACAO HOCKEY

tional badges:

"It. C. C. Garthważe (Amy), Pte.

Hollingsworth (Army). W. A. Reed

| (Cinò), and· Lal: Singh (Army).

To add 1935 to Colony hadge and to)

Lnternational badge for 1935:

Garbachan Singh (KIT.C.) and A.

Rodrigues (Recreio).

To Colony badge (new): N. W: Metcalfe (Amy). To combined Colony and Interna- tional badge for 1935:

G. ER Divett (Clab).

To add 1935 to International badge: E. V. Reed (Club), P. H Senior (Army), L. Oliveira (Varsity), N.

CLUB TO SEND TEAMS TO COLONY

TO MEET H.K.S.R.A.

IN HOCKEY CLASH

Nolasco Nets The Only Goal

LOSERS FAIL IN DEFENSIVE PLAY

Or the whole the game was (very evenly contested and dust fing the last minutes of the

game the Brigade were unlucky The match between the Recreio - not to score m equalising goal and the Third Battery, HKSRA, which the former wust by the only

Tara Sugh Briliant The game was extremely fast of the match, scored by F. throughout and the home team olasco, pradnend a fairly high drew first blood, when they scored standard of hockey 10 minutes after the bully-c£ | This success, however, was short lived, as the Brigade level led the acores when Tara Singh, by-dut of brilliant stickwork; crowned: a) We have been officially inform-solo effort with an excellent goal halves had to fall back into defen When the whistle sounded for alve play, to prevent further goals

AND NAVY

PRELUDE TO INTERPORT

In each case the forward- and intermediate lines played well, but the Recreio backs weTE both superior to their opposite mumbers. The result was that the HKSRA

Interporter, or A. S. Bliss. Reed Although Miss Fowler was by has been inconsistent in the trials, no means at her best last Sunday, but was magnificent on Sunday last, she is, nevertheless, & fue spoiler, while Silva, of the Argonauta, is

The friendly game between the Beltrão (Eecreio), J. Gonsalves ed by Lt. Ravenhill, hockey, Hon. and she has only to polish up her undoubtedly one of the Colony's Nomads and the Club on Friday! (Recreio), &. M. Xavier (Recreio) Secretary of the Hong Kong Bel-half-time, the score was 21 being scored, instead of siding the distribution to be in a class of coming Interport half-backs.

last proved that the formers de-and A. P. Sousa (Ineogs).

gade, HKSRA, that the Macan favour of Macag but in fairness to forwards, has only to keep on displaying the

Colony badge for 1935 and to add Hockey Club (whom the Brigade the Brigade telón, it must be said. Alves, the Bartio left-half, fence was good, but revealed

1935 to International badge: I see that Miss J. Wong. whe same form and nothing will distinct lack of combination among Dall Singh (Army), Alaf Din met at Macao on Sunday) will be that they had had more than their gave a brilliant performance, his distribution and stickwork was has so far disappointed, is being vent him from obtaining a “cap."

(Army) and Kartar Singh (Army). sending two teams to the Colony share of the play. S. A. Fowler and G. E. R. Divett

International badge for 1935: on January 4 next to play the Bri- The second half produced some, unaqualled by any other player played together with Miss Bryson

He continually fed and Miss Bell in Whites inter-should make up the Civilian right- The Nomads will meet the Royal T. Ang (Varsity), Khuda Bugade "A" and "B" teams on the brilliant hockey from both sides on the field

W. J. Chanson (Eadio), E

and was very evenly contested, each his forwards with well directed mediate line, but she is never wing, while Awtar Singh is the Fgineers in a Mamak Hockeys Cheng (Varsity), Cox (Army), S. Marina ground. completely at home in the wing-likely choice for the leader's berth game on the Radio ground on Sun-S. Chin (Varsity), F. C. Chong Although the Brigade lost their side scoring twice.

passes, and combined particularly unless Gurbachan Singh recovers day next, and for this game F. (Varsity), Dawson (Army), EL game by the odd goal in seven last The goals for the Brigade were well with A S. Xavier, on the his former brilliance before the Franco has been dropped and R. Goon (Varsity), B. Gosano (Rare), Sunday, they are looking forward obtained by Tara Singh (2) and left-wing.

EL Gosano (Veratty). E. Ramzan with every confidence to the Khuda Baksh C. Reed, the skipper of the team (TC.), Khan Bahadur

(Army). brought in. It is thought that this move will strengthen a forward line which has been decidedly weak on the left.

half berth.

match.

Half-Back ErOF

With scarcely a month before

have been tried on the right- flank-this is her natural position be the selection of the left wing.

Noor, who is a newcomer to the as the result of her consistent-

Colony, is much superior to Souza ly good displays to date.

Miss Marsh, Mrs. White, Miss M. on the wing, although the latter Smalley and Miss C. Botelho are usually partners J. M. Pinto, the all making their first appearances probable inside-left!

Left-Wing Problem the match, Miss Woolley should The biggest problem is likely to

R. Silva Improves

(Army),

E. W. Lee (Varsity), E. S. Liew forthcoming encounter. The fact

Varsity), Dost Mohammed (Army), that they will be playing on a DIOCESAN GIRLS BE Ng (Varsity). L. M. Orr (Versand field will be a decided ad-

BEAT H.K. LADIES sity), Etzar Singh (Army), „Kishar

Singh Tens (Vanity). J. EL Too only very occasionally on grass, Singh (Army), Tara Singh (Army),antage to the Gunners, who play (Varsity). L/Cpl Toyne (Army). L while the case with the Macso

P. Williams (Army) and U. B. team is just the reverse.

E Silva, on the right-wing, showed an improvement in at Souss (Radio). Friday's game, but, though his

in the match in Whites' forward The following are the 15 selected centring was much more accurate,

line.

with the exomotion of the for- wards, Miss J. Smalley, left-back, and Miss L Woolley, right-half,

players:-

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TEAM BUILDING

VERY DIFFICULT

he still showed a tendency to bring RECREIO LADIES' - M. Ramzan (K.LT.C.), A. E the ball back before doing so. Guest (ka36), G. Sommer (Gieb), I

The Incognitos were disbanded Potter (Chz), A, S. Bliss (St. Andrews), W. A. Reed (Club), Nat the beginning of the season the rest of Colours team are new Beltrac (Recreio), A. Silva (Argon All games arranged against them

lauta), G. E. R. Divett (Clab), S. A The following are next Sunday's Fewer (Club), Gurbachan Singh Will now be played by the Nomads, teams, the trial taking place on (Radio), Pinto (KITC), A P. Souza who have the majority of their the "Y" ground, commencing at (EITC), Avtar Singh (KITC.). players

Comers

30 am

Whites:-Mrs. Lanson (HX); MILE

E. M. Gray (EE) and Miss A. Fow-

ler (“V”)-- Miss J. Wong, (St. An

drew's), Miss E. M. Bryson (C.E.A.).

and D. J. Nooy (Club).

and Mrs. Beli (FR.): Miss W. Marsh C.B.S. BEAT TEAM

(EK), Miss P. Gitting

(St A

drew's), Mr. White (CBA), Miss OF 5 ST. ANDREW'S M. Smalley (HE) and Miss C. Botel bo (Recreio).

Colours Miss J. Weller (“T”); Miss C Osmand (Recreio) *Miss G. White (St. Andrew's) and Miss R. Stephenson (St. Andrew's), (*Miss J. Smalley (H.K.): Miss L Woolley (C. BA) *Miss... La Jorge (St. A drew's), Miss E. Thomson ("Y") and Miss C. Silva-Nešto, (Rorreio)::: Mize F. Wong (St. Andrew'z) ("Miss Dalziel (Y) Miss S. Dalzie),

M. Smith (CB.A...), Miss J. Adey,

("y" and Miss M. Westcott (""). Hisz C. Suva has also been asked to attend

"will change over at half-time).:

FOUR CBA LADIES CAN TRAVEL NORTHU

Four players 01 "Ladies" team" "are" able

north if selecte

GIRLS BY 3 NIL

JUNIOR 7-A-SIDE

TOURNAMENT

TAMISS ARNOLD PLAYS

FINE GAME

The following will represent the Nomads against the Royal Engineers: C. Soares Fes Silva, and P. Barros, A. Xavier. E. I. Feed and S. Sota;

E. Silva, S. Reed, F. Reed, C. Barros and E. C. Esed:

CURIOUS FEATURE IN BRAWN CUP

D.G.S. Bid For First Year's Honours

Players Abandoning Game For Season!

MISS N. CONSALVES MAKES GREAT STRIDES

The Recreio Ladies are periencing some difficulty in re- taining their regular team as it

is

understood that several of their players are contemplating giving up hockey for the rest of the sea-

This is a pity as they have some very promising material in their ranks, and if they would only LA remarkable feature about the persevere with the same team for Brawn Cup hockey tournament is a few games, even if they did not that the Central British School- always win, they might and Fielding only five players, the girls and the Hong Kong Ladies very pronounced improvement in St. Andrew's junior Seren-A-Side are in emelly the same position in their play... hockey team were yesterday do all particulars. They have both

Macao-Navy Clash

"C" IN SEVEN-A-ISDE Miss Bockler Again In Limelight

SCHOOLGIRLS DISPLAY

"MORE:"SNAP”

Unecessary Delay

On the other wing A. Pinns and F. Nolasco were featured in some clever interchanges, although Pinna

showed a tendency to delay too long

cost hit possession of the bail.

before passing, and this sometimes

A. Basto was easily the finest back of the four. His partner also played well, but at times held on to the ball too long. Neither of the two HKSRA backs played weil, although Malob Ali was superior to LE Hetcake, who WRE slow in intercepting

Kada Bux, on the right-wing,

It is also understood that the Macao team will meet the Navy on Sunday, January 5, and, though the venue for this game has not Tyet been decided upon, it is

the encounter The Diocesan - Girls' School thought that will be decided on the Navy caused a big upser in the junior made attempts to break through

Ladies (ground at King's Park, M

Seven-t-Side hockey for his own, and often came very The meeting between Macao tournament yesterday, when they inext to scoring. .... His shooting. land the KS.R.A.should produce defeated the Hong Kong Ladies however, did not fulfil the promise some of the best hockey that has "C" team by the odd goal in three of his stickwork in breaking been seen in the Colony for some after leading at the interval by through. time.

Recreio Press

TOURNAMENT

an only goal...

Once again Miss H. Bockler car Most of the attacking was done

CAER CLARK CUP her team to victory, scoring by the Recreio, and after several both their goals, one of which onslaughes on the HKSRA goal would never have resulted but Tor) sen opened the scam ja mistimed clearance by Miss Bas-minutes after the

kett, the HK. Ladies' goal-kičk {full-back

Interesting Stage Reached

“Y” LADIES THREAT TO CHAMPIONS

the

The Schoolgirls displayed snap in their display and da waste a second in sending the [away ahead of the forwards.

the latter to chase after

Good Left-Wieger The Car Clack Cup hockey Miss J. Broadbridge tournament has arrived at Schoolgirls left-wing, very tuberesting stage with the good and, although handicap by Barcios "Holders, the Hong Kong Ladies

2 lack of the knack of using the Remedios Hockey Club, ending with seven reverse-stick, she often carried Soisso fested by 3 goals to nil by the played three, won two and drawn

Miss E. Rosario To Leave > -points from four games.

play into her opponents half by Central British Schoolgiris, alone, while their goal averages are As it is, there is a rumour that

The "T" Ladies are four points clever bal-control. though they put up a spirited re-identical!

Miss E. Rosario who played s behind with a game in hand, and Mia N. Witchell and Miss West sistance throughout...

Special mention must be made of well for them in the left half post- there is just the possibility that were the pick of the defence, The encounter was a very one the Diocesan Girls School team, tion last year, intends giving up they may overtake the leaders, clearing without the loss of tinned Khan Ba sided affair and the St. Andrew's who, in their first year, are make the game-for this season at any they have a very much improved and invariably sending either Miss Khan

team and are erj Ladies were kept on the defensive ing a name for themselves and, rate.

Rainer or Miss Broadkicides away) throughout, shhough they made judging on present form, it is felt, occasional breakzzxyz, which were, that they will have the honour of fed, by overwhelming being the first team to hase their

name inscribed

SPRAWN:CUP"

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