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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1936

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SOUTH CHINA "A" SECURE VALUABLE POINTS FROM RECREIO

RACK

ARMY'S TRIUMPH

OVER NAVY

LOSERS A MAN SHORT IN

SECOND HALF

RUGGER CLASH AT TWICKENHAM

(By HOWARD MARSHALL)

London, March 9.

AFTER a rare set-to at Twickenham, the Army

the Navy by four tries to one, and a America's chief hope in the mid- couple of corporals in the North Stand contract-

Ralph Flanagan, above, la

die-distance swimming events at the forthcoming Berlia Olympiad during June. He is the finest ex- ponent the United States has dis- covered since the days of Larry

Bunter" Crabbe

jed permanent laryngitis.

:'

It was a grand game, continuously exciting and tremendously hard, and the Army, no doubt. would admit that the score rather flattered them. They deserved to win, but only just, and the Navy were a man short for the whole of the second half.

This naval misfortune was, I think, the decisive factor. Darley, the Navy left-centre, had to leave the field just before the

LO BROTHERS IN interval, and Hawkins went out on the wing, with Walters in the

ACTION

Likely To Meet Their Waterloo

(By "BASE-LINE") ..

Conquerora of A. V. Remedios

Dynamic Joe Louis, "Brown Bomber" as he is popu

or the larly referred to, will meet Max Schmeling, the famous German boxer and one time holder of the world's bestyweight boxing title, in two months' time at Madison Square Garden

LEE TIN SANG SHINES

IN DEFENCE

PORTUGUESE MAKE VERY

STRANGE MOVE

TH

BUT HALVES IN LIMELIGHT

(By “ROVER”)

HE Caroline Hill crowds yesterday saw South China "A" and Recreio at their best, provid- jing excellent football fare. in their premier League encounter, the champions claiming both points with a victory by two clear goals.

Though there was very little to choose between the respec- tive merits of both forward lines, the South China defence may well have been said to be impregnable, Lee Tin-sang and Tam Kong-pak being perfect in their steadiness under pressure,

Peter Fick, of the New York Athletic Club, above, is me of the fastest swimmers in the world and has already been credited with breakding Johnny Weissma)- ler's world mark for the 100 Yards Free Style. He will carry America's colours at the Berlia Olympic Games.

The Recreio forwards were delightful to watch on the move, but none were able to penetrate South China's sterling defence. C. Marques. Beltrao and V. Marques were well up to form in Recreio's half-back line, combining skillful feeding with ATHLETIC BEAT judicious defensive tactics.

centre. This weakened the Navy defence on the left wing, where, it was most strongly threatened by Rawlence, and gave the Army Saturday's Results At The short passing of the la superiority in tight scrummaging.

DAIRY FARM TRIUMPH

and S. V. Gosano, Recreio's first Win "Hong" Foursomes

string, and Paul Kong and

Lai

At Kowloon G.C.

STEWART'S SUCCESS IN MEDAL POOL

A pity, for during the first

half play had been very even,

A Glance

FIRST DIVISION

+

and the Army only scored their RA (LYEMUN) 1 S. CHINA 'A' ̧3 last two tries at the end of the RECREIO match against tiring opponents. KOWLOON

Genias Lacking, But-

1 BA (S'cutter)

* POLICE

1 ATHLETIC

- ST. JOSEPH'S

2 NAVY

DIVISION

E. LANCS. *FUSILIERS

S. CHINA *

SECOND

• NAVY

4 RADIO

4 EASTERN

Purists will tell me Kwong-sun another favoured

that the football was crude, but Rugby is combination, M. K. and M. W. Lo, the 1920 champions, will meet E.

fundamentally a crude game. Now E. LANGS

RIFLES and again individuals 4. Fincher and W. C. Hung this

QK teams S. CHINA develop the finer points, but if ENGINEERS afternoon for right of entry into

genius is lacking, let us at least the Final of the 1936 Colony Lawr

In the Final of the "Hong" salute simple and robust virtues Tennis Doubles Championship.

Foursomes of the Kowloon Golf when we see them Though it has always been Club, played last Saturday, the proved to be dangerous to fore Dairy Farm (J. D. Thomson and The tackling was cast against the Lo brothers, 1. D. Paton) defeated the Gort, the forward work unremittingly C. POLICE shall be more than surprised if Marine Surveyor's Office (R. K. hearty, and not a player spared * Not played. Fincher and Hung do not win in Collings and J. G. Charlton) by it and there was some fine deter-1

in

6 and 8.

12 RECREIO

South China forwards was not

at its best, and several glaring RIFLES PROVE

miskicks were witnessed.

Gomes persistently endeavoured

to force the play past Lee Tin-i

2 sang, but the latter was always

2 alert and gave very little away.

Not A Sound Move

THIRD DIVISION

2 AIR FORCE

1

3 RAILWAY

1

FUSILIERS E. POLICE LIGA magnificent. ST. JOSEPH'S

himself Every ounce weat into

mined running, notably by Raw- shouting loudly. lience, the Army wing, to keep us

three sets.

The Los have

The following are the results perfect under-

of the Second Bound of the Open standing, and there is little match-craft that they have not Foursomes of the Kowloon Golf acquired, but the opposition is

Club: both steady and deadly.

W. A. Stewart and G. Mine best To-day's programme at S. Jex and C. J. Boe at the 19th H.K.C.C.. commencing at 4.45 pm,

T. Henderson and W. Orr beat in as follows:

¡A. A Lopes and E. Christensen 7

and 6.

the

Open Doubles (Semi-Final) M. K. and M. W. Lov E. C. Fincher and W. C. Hung (Stand Cour:). Club Handicap Singles (Third Round)

T. J. Price (Scr.) v G. W. Sewell

(-15)

(Fourth Round)

2 E LANCS.

- MEDICALS

4 RIFLES

Yesterday's Results At A Glance

Such a game, with its exception- FUSILIEES

FIRST DIVISION

◊ ATHLETIC al intensity, was bound to be RA (Lyemun) RIFLES notable for strength rather than RECREIO 0 dividual players managed to show E.A.S.C. & subtlety, but here and there in

SECOND DIVISION FUSILIERS 2 ATHLETIC up. Howard-Jones, the Army full- R.A.O.C. 2 EASTERN back, for example, proved that

Tables To Date

beat W. G. Hirst and E. C. Fincher this year is well

H. C. Mancell and A. Anderson the reputation he has acquired at the 19th.

founded. His sense of position and calmness

1 up.

The soundness of placing "AV!" and B. Gosano in Recreio's de-

3 fence, and Bowen at centre-for- ward was not very apparent, for, though the forward line showed no deterioration.. the defence proved zone too steady throughout.

MUCH TOO GOOD

FOR LYEMUN

Erwin In Good Form On The Wing

GUNNERS' BACKS PLAY WRONG GAME

FUSILIERS IN THRILLING GAME

"Darkie" Chan's Very Timely Return SECOND HALF RUINED BY FRAYED TEMPERS

Amid scenes of great excitement at Sookmpoo yesterday, the Ath- letic had to fight their way from the pitch through excited specta-

Curiously enough the Recreio A strong wind blowing length-tor after defeating the Fusiliers forwards were, if anything, just ways spoiled football at Causeway by a lone goal in their First Divi- that little better than their op-Bay yesterday afternoon, when sion match. It was one of the ponent's line, but the South China the Rifes proved too good for Lye hardest fought soccer battles this defence was far superior.

mun, emerging victors by 4 goals season.. to 1 in their First Division clash. When Yeung Kan-pa steadied intro-from "Darkie" Chan, the crowd pass

when a few

Chinese Score

The South China forwards car-i The Rifles' re-shuffed forward himself after receiving a ried the play almost at once into line, in which-Bayd was Recreio's area, and a brilliant dis duced at inside-left, and Erwin held its breath, and. play of short-passing between Tso moved to outside-right, acquitted seconds later the ball was in the Kwai-shing, and Lee

Wai-tong itself well, and overcame the back of the net, excitement knew

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4 enabled Fung King-cheong to force conditions much better than that no bounds. There was a rush for S. CHINA "A" the ball past Fernandes to open of the Gunners.

the playing pitch and the Chinese ofthe scoring for South China.

With the wind

players were surrounded by han- in their faces, dreds of fans. Strenuous midfield play with octhey kept the bail low, and when 5 casional chance shots characterised kicking

the remainder of the first half's every opportunity. On the other the other way shot on play, which ended with South China hand, the Gunners tried to walk leading by the only goal FIRST DIVISION

On the resumpting, South China pay against the quick tackling of the ball through, and this did not Gonin

went ahead through Lee Wal-tons. Pickering and Stevens. PWLDFA Pts who sent in an unstoppable shot- "A"..20 16 4 0 62 24 32 21 12 2 7 39 20 31

The closing stages of play were

Campbell Returns .20 10 6 53 28 26 dominated by the

South China

Campbell returned to play his 40 29 26 forwards and only the valiant usual steady game at centre-half, 7 40 30 25 efforts of Beltran and his halves and, together with Coyle and Mc- 10 5 3 47 27 23

prevented further goals. 19 11 0 52 42

Gonigle, initiated many threaten- 21 86743 31 23

Tso Kwai-shing must be coming movements. Erwin was 22 8 12 2 39 59 18 mended for very clever, and

the at outstanding man in the Rißes for- .17 7 8 2 33 32 16 times brilliant, movements.

ward .20 6.10 4 28 34 16 South China

line, beating Boyle and "A": WODS Ki-Clancy time and again, while Boyd

Hoggins, the Gunners' (Continued on Page 8),

A. T. Braley and A. L. Eastman were excellent, and if his kicking beat H. C. Borner and W. Kershaw was sometimes short, we may put

that down to a H. H. Mundy and W. Stoker wind which played

strong southerly S. China beat T. S. Whitley and J. J. King with the ball, and even made pass-S. China "B"

odd pranks Athletic. Club Handicap Doubles (2nd Round)4 and 2.

Police H. R. McGilchrist and H. L. Tudor

ing a chancey business.

Fusiliers

W. P. Lucy (-3/6)

phreys (4/0)

YA. D. Hum-

J. D. Thomson and D. C. Wilson

(1/6) ▼ B. O'M Denne and G. E.: P Divett (-15)

beat R. Henderson and E. F.

H. Owen Hughes and T. A. Pearce Barnes 3 and 1.

(--15.2) v Lt. Lucy and Lt. Philli more (-3/6)

COLONY TENNIS TITLES

SEMI-FINAL" AND FINAL DATES

!

Webb, Strong Man

Navy

Club

Rifles

Recreio

Kowloon

20 9

20 9

19

22

There were forwards, too, who St. Joseph's A. J. Dennis and E. O. Murphy shone even in that dense battle, East Lanes beat W. Taylor and J. McKelvie and as a mauler and general strong ¡1 up.

man our old friend Marine Webb (Lyeman) 21 2 17 2 13 66 pak: The Hian-gwan, Leung Wing T. D. Paton and W. C. Simpson was remarkable. Time and again RA (S'ters)..24 1 20 3 16 95 5 chai and Lee Kwok-wai; Tao Kwai-passes.

6 12 1 31 40 13 levag: Lee Tin-sang and Tam Kop-fed Hartigan with some well placed beat E. G. Judd and E. H. Watts the emerged from the rock, with 12 up.

the ball tucked under one enormous The monthly Medal Pool for arm, while the other arm cleared March was won by W. A. Stewart (a path through the Army pack with a score of 74-6-68.

Evans,

VERDICTS

ATHLETIC GIVEN THEIR CHANCE

POLICE AND SOUTH CHINA "B"

· RECEIVE SETBACKS

Totals

Callaghan, Hammond, Hamilton-Hill, Sayers, Hobbs-the Navy

shing, Lee Wai-tong, Fung King- ..278 113 11352 549 549 278 cheong, Ip Pak-wa and Cheng Kwai-

SECOND DIVISION

ין

PW L

liang

Recreio Fernandes; A. F. Gorano Goala and B. Gosano; C. Marques, Beltzno-

DFA Pts and V. Marques; Campos, Delgado, EASTERN TOO

23 20 1 2119 24 42 Bowen, Gomes and Alves.

list goes on, and every name brings Fast Lanes..22 16 3 3 65 23 35 back memories of real

forward Engineers slogging.

Fasiliers Rides

R.A.O.C. Athletic

.22 14 62 82

.19 12 1 6

19 12 4 3.

23 13 9 1

&

21

.22 7 11

22 6 13

THIRD DIVISION

East Lancs Fusiliers

Chinese Police

39 35 25 Air Force

42 55 18 Medicals

3 38 61 15 Lige Ptoguess

26.5 18 3 36 14-13 Engineers

21 6 15 0 26.67 12 Rifes

Gozle

P W L D FAPta! .20 15 2 3 84 25 33

20:13 2 5 60 25 31 | 20 12 4.4 50 28 28 20 10 5 4. 52 37 24

18

9 5 4 40 30 22

19-9 9-1 40 34 19

19 7 9 3 42 35 17 .19 7 10 2 43 52 16]

21 3 17 1 25 88 7 European Police 20 6 12 2:35 48 14

The afternoon was fine, and South China theoretically 201 Army victory R. A. S. C. seemed probable, especially when we noticed that the Navy were ac playing directly into the wind. Club Quite rightly, though, the Navy University Weather permitting, the re-

Last Saturday was truly a day had worked their way

began to kick, and before long they Recreio maining matches in the Colony of surprises in the First Division

into the Radio Army 25.

Kowloon Open Singles and Doubles Lawn of the soccer League and saw twoi

(Continued on Page 8) Tennis championships wil

be of the strongest contenders for the

Totals .308 136 136 36 705 705 302 played of on the following dates: runners-up position, the

and the South China “E” eliminat- ed from the running as a result of Wai-pui and Taul Yan-pui 7. Lee Water respective defeats at the

TUESDAY: APRIL 14 - Semi-final-Open Doubles (Tati

tong and Lak Ding-cheung).

Police

hands of Kowloon and the Navy, WEDNESDAY: APRIL 15".

while the champions were given a Semi-fast-Singles Open (H. D. very close call by Lyemun on their Kamjahn Lal. Kwong-tau or E. Cown ground! Fincher).

FRIDAY: APRIL 17 Semi-final-Open"," "Single"/"(Ten)

2.

*

Club's First 50 Years!

cele-

22 2 19 1 14102 St. Joseph's .18

Railway

Totais

214 2 27 36 6 .19 1-18

GOOD FOR THE

FUSILIERS POOR IN FRONT OF GOAL Athletic Let Off Lightly

PARRY'S FINE CENTRES WASTED

The Fusiliers deserved their win over the Athletic at Sookcun- poo yesterday, although they should have come away winning this Second Division clash by a more decisive margin than two clear goals

They were the more aggressive team throughout, but their for

COMBINED XI wards were deplorably weak in

SOLDIERS TIRE IN SECOND HALF

CHENG SHU HONG NE FOUR GOALS

finishing, either they left a shot too late or kicked wide. Most of the work was on the right, where Parry fashed across many glori- jous openings for Bumster · and Sullivan, only to see them kick wildly.

Lo Hong-cheong, the Athletic's 0,11 94 2 Following a spirited game be goalkeeper, had many fine saves tween, the combined RAS.C. & to his credit, and Lo Wai-man and -212 91 91 30 484 484 212 R.A.D.C. team and Eastern in their Chan Siu-cheun in front of him

WEEK-END SOCCER MARKSMEN

SATURDAY'S GOALSCORERS Howlett (Engineers)

FIRST DIVISION

McLeod (Navy)

G. White (Kowloon) Honniball (Kowloon) Brooks (Police)

Stevens (Police)

Wong Wing-han (Athletic) Wai-pui'y. Paul Kong or S. A Run The Club did not participate in Yeung Eau-po. (Athletic) Jahn (holder), **

Jany League matches, but

Sandford (East Lanca) brated their Golden Jubilee (1886-Ng Po-kan. (S. China

Cheak Shek-kam (8. Chine "F") (1936), and I will take this oppor- Crawford (Navy)

tanity of wishing the President, Morton (Lyemun RA) Booking for the above matches taMr. GH. Potts, the members and Tam Kong-pak (S. China A now open at Moutrie's, entrance to the Hong Kong Football Club Lee Wai-tong (8. China “A”) .......

MONDAY: APRIL 20

Final - Open Singles.

WEDNESDAY: APRIL 22

-

Final - Open Donbies.

Ip Pak-wah (S. China""A"

the Stand, Court (including tax) is every success and prosperity in B. Gosano (Recreio) $1. The prizes will be distributed the future. Immediately after the final of the Open Dorsbles.

(Continued on Page 7)

SECOND DIVISION": Darby Engineers)

Lindsay (Res) Boyd (Rifles) Li Wing-on (S. China) Gould (Navy)

Kam Sik-wai (S. China). Ip Koon-ling (8. China) Cheng Sai-bong (Eastern) Spencer (Navy) (52) Bayling (Engineers) Costa (Recreio) Fignerado (Recreio) Sequeiro (Reerein)

THIRD DIVISION · Chan Wing-kan (Chinese Pobce) Willerton (European Police) Fung Kwok-keung (Railway) Godney (Eilies) an

Santos (Liga):

'6 Flarie Tága)

51 Scullion (East-Lines,)-

Roberts (Fusiliers)

Singleton (Fusiliers)

MacGregor (Air Force)

FIRST DIVISION.

Second Division soccer, clash at were ever watchful and tackled Caroline Hill yesterday, the latter efficiently.

proved the better side, winning by The Fusiliers opened the scoring 5 goals to 2.

when Bumster, snapping up a pass The second half proved the sol from Parry, saw his opportunity diers' undoing, most of the team and dashed in between the backs

YESTERDAY'S GOALSCORERS tiring very easily after the re to fire home a good shot from sumption Cheng Shui-hong, the close range. Crossing over with Eastern centre-forward, excelled

a goal lead, the "Fusiliers himself by sheer hard work, nettinued to prese and Chong Kam ting four goals.

Erwin (Rides)

„Doborty (Rises)

Fergie (RISE)

Hartigan (Ridesx)

Cooper (BA Lycan)

Lee Waltong (S. China “A”)

Fung King-cheong (3. Chins 'AD Yeung Kan-po (Athletic)

SECOND DIVISION

3 Cheng Shui-hong (Eastern)

Chan Ping to (Eastern) Duield (R.ASC. & BAO.C.)

1 Bamster (Fusiliers)

1 Davice (Fusiliers)

con-

thong soon came into the me

Halves At Faultlight when he folled a good move: The Corps' halves were inclined meat by Sallivan,

to drop back too often, McQueen The Fusiliers missed

Ameku

and Foreman being at fault, whijs excellent chances to increase

the passing of both teams poor, and much time was wasted running after stray balleg

(Continued on Page 2).

was their lead, but at last Davies,

by found the net for the second-gest, but only after he had twice-miss- od.