H.K. TEAM'S LATE ARRIVAL DISORGANISES WEEK-END SOCCER
AN IMPORTANT
SOCCER TIE IN JUNIOR DIVISION
Fusiliers To Meet East Lancs.
POLICE “DERBY”CLASH
On Sunday the Fusiliers willi encounter the East Lanes in the Third Division, and the result of this game is likely to have a very important bearing ou the final League standing.
MILES-
A win for the Fusiliers will | make their position as potentis! -League champions almost
sailable, but a victory for the East Lanes will not only enable the them to continue to be in Tunning, but will also bring the as Chinese Police into the race
well!
There is very little to choose
between the two
texts.
The
Fusiliers depend to a very great
extent
on Singleton to obtain
A. Quinn, above, of the Liga Portuguesa, is at present diy playing excellent form between the sticks.
OSMUND WINS
Records Break Of 86 Against Leung
BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP
A. J. Demind, the Colony chan their goals, though the other forpion, defeated Leang Lin-cheng wards are also dangerous.
by 500 points to 188 in the Senior Billiards Championship at the
Rifles Win Doubtful
SOUTH CHINA "A" AND CLUB TO
CANCEL FIXTURES?
BUT ST. JOSEPH'S AND
A
KOWLOON
UNAFFECTED BY ABSENTEES
(By Rover)
a result of the postponed arrival of the Colony's Interport football team-they will not return to the Colony until Sunday morn- ing the re-arranged Senior Division League programme for to-mor- row has been disorganised and, with both the Hon. Secretary and Assistant Hon. Secretary away from the Colony, nobody seems to know what is happening!
The Club, who have four Interporters - Rodger. Strange, Hill and Bickford and South China "A" who are represented by Leung Wing-chip, Wong Mei-shun Lee Kwok-wai and Lee Wai-tong, are both affected by the Empress of Russia's late arrival, and in all pro bability the Club's game against the East Lancashire Regiment and South China. “A's" Clash with Stonecutters will be postponed till a later date.
Kowloon and St. Joseph's, in spite of the respective absences of Bliss and David Leo- -nard, who are with the Interport team, will play off their postponed senior fixture at Kow- loon, while South China "B" will meet the much improved Rifles team at Caroline Hill In addition to these games, there is a full Second and Third Division programme. On Sunday the main attraction will be the Kotewall Cup encounter between the Chinese and the Army.
The Rifles will encounter Lika Kowloon Cricket Club last night. S. and, in view of the fact that the and in doing so broke the recordi latter beat their second team in held by Andrew Tse by secarinig the Shield an easy win is fore the highest break, an 86. cast for the Portuguese tesm The Rifles, however, gave a ver good display on their arrival bere against the Medicals, and if any new talent has been
Over 150 people saw the game and were not disappointed by the champion, who showed excellent form to make breaks of 54, 45, 36, discovered 51, 36, 36 and 36. It is going to during the interval, then the Liga, take a very good man to beat him in spite of their brilliant forwardi Leung never settled down
line, are likely to be full extend-throughout the game.
ed.
Only three matches in
the
CHINA “B's" TASK AGAINST THE RIFLES
Lee Shek Yau May Not Play
KILLEN PROMOTED TO FIRST DIVISION
The Saints will be no match for Junior Billiards Championship Following their recent triumph the Air Force. The former are were played off last night. At over the Royal Inniskilling Fusil- playing W. B. Wilkinson, a promis-the Club Lusitano, Lam Shin-faniers, who defeated the Shanghai ing youngster just out from Eng beat Chan Hon-shu by 300 points Interport eleven, the Rifles will land who is said to have played to 235. R. G. Xavier beat Gmake their third First Division for a good school team. He will Holcroft by 300 ponts to 223 at League appearance to-morrow be seen at right halt.
the South Chins Athletic Asso-afternoon when they encounter
The Chinese Police should count for the European Police.
BADMINTON
COMPETITIONS
AT RECREIO
Concluded
STRIBUTION
Club de
with lady
night, when the
and the runners-up in the
Badminton Tour 4w-presented – with all- NË” güver spoons: res-
Mrs. A. Wđa Rosa congratulat-
CLEAN SWEEP WIN ed the winners, and made the
FOR ELIOT HALL
V.R.C. Trounced By Saints
BADMINTON LEAGUE
were donated by Messrs Ruttonjee and Sons and KAW da Boza, Mr. A. E Xavier donated the spoons
The following wete the win- [ners: "E" team-Miss Citu Sousa, Ms E. S. Remedios, Miss A 03- mund, Miss Olga Basto, Miss A Two matches in the Men's Remedios and Mrs. H. A. Barros.
The following were the run-. ¡Doubles Badminton League were
ners-up: "A""" term-Miss Alda decided last night, when Eliot Remedios, Miss R. Ribeira, Miss [Hall “A” |\-defeated the Sailors' M: Ribeiro, Miss C. A. - Xavier,
FRED PERRY TO LEAD QUIET ST. JOSEPHS
LIFE FOR A FEW MONTHS
AND KOWLOON -ARE WEAKENED to nil at Wanchai, and at the St.
No Tournament Play For A Wine
London, December 22. Fred Perry, the tennis staZ. interviewed by Reiter on arrival in London, said that he was little more than an invalid and could not move his right
side. He intended to lead a very quiet life for the next few mouths. There could be no ques- tion of tournament play, mal his trouble was cared-P
ac-ciation, and at the Engineers China at Caroline Bit ROVER'S
VILLA PROVIDE SURPRISE
Fine. Win At Roker Park
(By ARETTER)
London, January 2. Aston Villa-the football club that spent thousands of pounds on new players in a fight against the recent run of defests-ruse with
Leonard And Bliss Absentees
KEEN ENCOUNTER FOR
"TO-MORROW"
In spite of the enforced absence
of David Lesnard, the St. Joseph'a
and Soldiers Home by nine sets Mise Pat Remedios and Miss S.
Andrew's Church Hall St An
Remedios.
drew's "A" beat the Victoria prizes creation Club by 8 sets to L
Detailed results of the games were as follows
Saints' "A" Win
Hall last night, the St.
At the St Andrew's
team beat the Victo
Church
centre-forward, and A. S. Bliss creation Club by 8 sets to 1
the Kowloon
two terms wil
FORECAST Division League fixture.
stitution, Ma Chuen-man defeated The Rifes did extraordinarily JS. G. Smith by 300 points to 186. well in their first two matches, The match between Leung Sin- jest losing to St. Joseph's, but nan and Yuen Hong-Hu, which was trounced the Recreio, wabile scheduled to be played at the Clab South China "B" have yet to be The following de Recreio, was postponed. beaten although they have drawn
four of their clashes.
HOPCROFT HITS A CENTURY
But Medicals Only Manage Draw
The RAMC played a friend
these E. F. Fincher and F. A. Brogl norrow (St. Andrew's “A”)----
beat C. Silva and S. A afternoon on the latter Club's Ramjaha ground in their postponed Fiest bent. M. L. de V. Soares and
1. A. de V. Soarer Kowloon have brought Stewartbeat Alves and B. L. Allen
H. Ker and E. E. Wong (St into the intermediate line at left" drew's "A")=— forecast half, while "Paddy" Bord will beat Silvs and Bimi
giving take the centre half position in beat Soares "and"
best Alves and Allum let-the absence of Bliss":
A. E. P. Guest and P Boyd, who has been consistent Andrew's)
the for the week-end Extr the favoured team in capital
The Chinese will. zumaia waters changed, with the exception of the Lee left-wing berth, for which Shek-rau is a very doubtful start-
TO-MORROW
FIRST DIVISION
Y ST. JOSEPH'S Kowloon
(Kowloon, 415. poz.). South China “B” ́ ▼ Riding
(Caroline Hill, 2.45 pm) SECOND DIVISION
+ Kowloon
Rifles Changes The Rifles have made several changes and their outstanding change is the promotion of Ki- RADIO all their majesty yesterday and cricket match agains. HMS. len, a Third Division player, to Athletic
Tamar at Happy Valley yester the inside-right berth accomplished one of the Today and despite the fact that The latter performed brilliant Recreio startling performances for maay
they scored 212 runs for 8 wickets]ly against the Inniskilling Fusil- years in defeating Sunderland at
(declared), they could
onlyfiers, scoring twice, and has justly Boker Park by 3-In securing a commanding lead in the League manage a draw, the Tamar still earned his promotion.
Pickering, their right-back, is on the injured list and McGonigal; Sunderland had seemed worthy of having 3 wickets intact when their old title, The team of all stumps were drawn.
the Hopcroft scored a century for has been transferred from the talents."
the Medicals, hitting 18 boun-left-back position to fill the vac- Pies daries in the process.
ancy, while Coyle, another junior
No Paralel
ly good this season, should be able lost to Siva and Eunjabz. to hold his halves together and best Soares and Soares
at the same time feed his for best Alves and Allam wards.
G. Singh's Return
S And S Home Bexten
Winners v. Rest
Prior to the presentation of a mateb between the wit- pers and the Rest was played.
The following were the results: The winners were beaten by the Rest by 2 games to 1-
Mrs. Cita Socisa and Mias S. Beste
first to Miss M. Silva vid
†Diy: Ribeiro
qdan A. Osmand and
Besto; 4) amera)
Post to Miss M. Ribeiro, and
Xavier
Remedios and Mrs. Barros
Miss Pat Bemedios and
S. Remedios.
SENIORS TOO GOOD
기
FOR JUNIORS
Miss Ribeiro And Miss Xavier In Limelight
The Club de Recreio "E" team overwhelmed by their Pwere:
seniors by 6 sets to 3 in the
The St. Joseph's forward line At Wanchai, the Eliot Hall A Ladies Badminton League will be weaker without Leonard, best the Sailors and Soldiers King's Park last night. although Gurbachan Singh, who Home by 9 sets to mil:--
Misses M. Ribeiro and M. Xav- (Sookampoo, 2.45 p.) has not played recently, owing to T. C. Lee and EE Chan (Exotier were outstanding for the
EAST LANGS Interport hockey trials, will make Hall A
(St. Joseph's, 245 pm)
Mosers.
The following were the results of the game:
(Eliot His C. Sila and Miss M. Silva
Recreio ("A"};——~ 21-5 lost to Miss M Ribeiro and -21—6}"; Miss M. -Xavier
SOUTH CHINA a resppearance at centre-forward beat Edwards and Winifeld 21- (Chatham Rd 245 pm) while Hussain will support him on beat Edwards and J.
Wrifield NAVY
the left.
beat W. Beath and Hamis 21 (Causeway Bay, 245 pm)
The Saints possess an excellent C. Lee and C. S. Bang AT RIFLES (Military, HV, 2.45 pm) defence, and with L Souza and Hall "A THIRD DIVISION
Costa both at the top of their beat Hall and Mercit
Tbest Edwards and Winided: form the mainland team will be beat Heath and Harris fully extended
K. Y. Lee and K. S. Liew (Eliot The Saints have experienced Hall "A" several ups
Club
University
MEDICALS
(Prince
RAMC 22 for 8 dec. (Hoptraftplayer, has been promoted to fill St. Joseph's
the left-half berth
109, Castell 41).
HMS: Tamar: 125 for 7 (Hibbs 43,
not out, Matthews: 29 not out).
SIGNALS, HOCKEY WIN
Recognition For Campbell Campbell, the Rifles pivot, has
so far proved one of the out- standing Army half-backs in the
CHINESE
POLICE
There has been no parallel to the
Villa's feat since Walsall knocked the Arsenal out of the Cup competition three years ago.
Success for the Vila seemed outside the bounds of possibility. Fixed to the bottom of the table, they had not won a match away The Royal Corps of Signals re-Colony, and if he continues to from home since September 21, sumed their Mamak Hockey pro-show the same for nothing can South Chins and although they have recently gramme yesterday with a match prevent him from spent about £25,000 on five new against EMS. Parthian at King's cognition in the Army team. players, there had been no im-Park which they won by 4 goals provement in their play.
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KOTEWALL CHARITY: CUP
Army (Causeway Bay, 415 pm SECOND DIVISION South China's strength lies in BAOC & BASC. FUSILIERS
2.45 pim.) (Sookampoo, Their EASTERN their splendid defence.
Engineers forwards have all the ways and
>{Causeway Bay, 245 pm). THIRD DIVISION means for scoring goals, but more often than not they represent: five East Lana FUSILIERS individuals rather than one at- tacking force
(Prince Edward Rd., 4.15 p.m.)
and downs this beat Hall and Merritt season, but should be in line with beat Edwards, and Winfield.
best Heath and Marris the other leading teams by the
21-6
21-10 best Miss A. Osmund and Ms.
S. Xavier beat Miss N. Ribeiro and.
M. Siva
6-21
21.12
21-5
end of the season,
LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE
The teams are;
Kowloon: -Boyes; Everest and Eastman, Kemp, Boyd and Stewart,
W. Knox, Roberts, G. White Recreio "A” White and Hyanihail.
Recreio -18"
Som and V. Costa; L. Woo, Six-C. R. C
St. Joseph's U. B. Souza; LSt. Andrew's "A"
dair and F. Elms, E. Victor, W. Eliot Hall "A Ward, Gurbachan Singh, Hussain and Etiot HD “F”
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The following is a complete list B. Gone (Recreio) fat goal-scorers in the First, Second Games Recreio)
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INSECURO DIVISION 14 Bamater (Emasters)
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Willerton (European Police
16 Rasks (Lincolns)
43 Crooks (East. Lite
PWLF A Pts. 77 55 8 14 8.7 153 19 14 9 7 2 56 25 16 2 59 22 14
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Miss S. Remedios and Mrs. E. Souss (Rector "A") =) M
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