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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1936
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SENIOR & JUNIOR SHIELD SOCCER MATCHES FEATURED TO-DAY
Miss Joan Smalley, abore.
captain of the H. K. Ladies' Hoc-
key Club, is having a dißßcult time
at present selecting her Cuer
Clark Cup team as she has some
TO-DAY'S LADIES
ANDERSON TO PLAY | Promising
FOR K.C.C.
INTERESTING CRICKET
CARD TO-DAY
FRANK PEREIRA UNDER ORDERS TO REST
ANOTHER full programme of League cricket
A.
Athlete
CLUB FIRST ELEVEN HARD HIT
SOUTH CHINA "B" MAKE MANY CHANGES
D. BLAKE FOR KOWLOON'S ATTACK (By "Referee").
K. Forrow. above, the Clob senior soccer pivot, is unluckily down with malaria when fix per- i vices are most urgently needed.
SOME very good football should be witnessed this afternoon when the First Round matches in the Senior and Junior Shield competitions will be featured, although the best game of the former competition will take place to-morrow when the Royal Navy entertain the holders, JUNIOR SHIELD ·· South China "A" at Causeway Bay.
This afternoon three matches in the Senior Shield will prob- ably hold the attention of soccer fans, the clash between the
M. ALVES, the Recreio Kowloon Chinese, newcomers to the competition, and the Club
HOLDERS SHOULD
BEAT ATHLETIC · ·
E footballer and left-half of being the main feature, and in this the Chinese team are ex-CLUB'S THREAT TO
C POLICE
matches have been arranged for this after- noon and, judging by some of the selected teams, very good talent at her disposal. the games, on the whole, should prove very interesting. The League champions, Kowloon Cricket Club, will have in their team to-day, D. J. N. Anderson, the former Interport cricke- HOCKEY
ter, who has just returned to the Colony from Holders To Meet The England and will be playing in his first match
pected to win in view of the many Club changes. Leaders
here for some time.
Kowloon are fielding a much improved forward line, includ The K.C.C..will be at full strength and the inclusion of the Argonauta hockey team, 2003
They educated at St. Joseph's and Laing D. Blake, at inside left, and they should fully extend the In the remaining Anderson should strengthen their bowling considerably. ought to be able to take the points from the Navy, provided ther Salle Colleges, where he was out-Rifles if not beat them after the latter's poor showing against EAST LANCS. AND, FUSILIERS
| standing as an athlete and foot-Eastern last week in the First Division send their opponents in to bat first, should they win the toss.
Frank Pereira, who has been the mainstay of the Indian baller. He played at inside-left at Senior Shield match South China "B" are expected to beat the
5-goals to 2 in their opening League match of the season. Recreation Club attack since he arrived here in 1930, will not be soccer and represented his school Athletic, who will go all out to avenge their League defeat by
The Club have been hard hit available for their match against the University to-day. I hear in cui inter-school games.
After leaving school Alves did.
by illness and injuries, both 31 Happy Valley this afternoon when the Hong Kong Ladies, the he.is under medical orders for the rest of this season. This will
1935 he turned out for Drown, their right-half, being leaders in the competition to date, he a big blow to the Indians, who are none too strong in bowling,
Recreio reserves and played five on the injured list, the former meet the C.B.A. Ladies, holders of though the return of A. H. Madar from Japan, and the recovery (not play soccer for two seasons. Forrow, their centre-half, and the Cup and the team that wrested of A. R. Kitchell from his recent illness should help matters out în
University games, after which he was promos being down with malaria, while Last year the trophy from the Hong Kong along for them.
ruined the Indian Recreationed to the first team oring to a Drown has not yet recovered
to his brother. He from a recent injury. Club's chances of becoming ankle injury
(Continued on Page 3) League champions when they played on the left-wing for the and re- won unexpectedly at Sookun-remainder of the season poo. However, I doubt if they ceived recognition in representa-
NEW PLAYER FOR H. K. LADIES?
1
An exciting hockey game in the Caer Clark Cup should be
seen
Ladies last season after they had held it since the inception of the
competition..
at full
Both teams will be strength, and it is understood, that the Hong Kong Ladies will be playing a newcomer who has just come out from Home and who is reputed to be a first class player. The C.R.A. Ladies
are making
Rapier's
Selections
For To-day
one change from the team that sol Race No. 1"
easly beat Recreio Ladies last!
week. Miss Ina Buchanan coming.
into the team at right-half. in
place of Miss Iris Woolley.
After a week's rest the "
·Ladies will be returning to the Race fray and should have an easy time against Recreio Ladies.
(Continued on Page 31
A
TO-DAY'S RUGBY MATCHES
TWO GAMES AT SOOKUNPOO
CLUB TO MEET ARMY
"KING'S JUSTICE
MISTAKE BAY HOSE QUEEN -
Outsider Sadko
No. 2
BEAR CLAW HONEYMOON EVE KING'S LEAD Outsider - Dawn Star
Race No. 2
KING'S JUBILEE PONTIAC BAY JUNGLE JIM
Outsider Bright View
Race No. 4
ROSE EVELYN WILD CAT
GOLD SOVEREIGN *Outsider The Hero
GLADIATOR
The Rugby football programme Race No. S for to-day consists of two friendly matches at Sookunpoo the first match being between the
Cizb
"A" and H.MS. Berwick - of 3
p.m. while the following one will Race
be that between the Club first
fifteen and the Army.
J. R.-Henderson, a very promis. ing scrum-half in the Club "A" team, is being given a game with the Srst fifteen to-day and should Race give a good account of himself. J. L. Bonnar, who was injured last week in the Club-Hermes match, is being rested, presumably for the Triangular Tournament, which commences in a fortnight's! time
The Army are fielding a very good team and the senior match in particular will be well worth watching.
The following are the Club and. Army teams:
THE TEAMS Army-Fi. Barry; L/OpL (47)} Jones, Fos. Kelshaw, L/Cpl. Lewis, Spr. Boyling; Fus. Floyd, Fus. Praeće: Lt. Lincoln (Capt.), Fus. Watkins, Lt. Calvert, Pus. Chaney, L/Cpl. Bebb, Fas: Morgan, Capt. Gillespie and Cpl. Harrison
Cab 1st XV F. C. Frost; E
Leer
W.E. Grieve, H.
D. Bidwell,
Chadwick, A A. P. Walkden (Capa), J. S Dunkett, EP-Humphreys, L Bradford, A W Holden, J. Redman, LA Watson and H. E. Heath. .
Clits "A" IV. E. Cartis; IE Stewart, A. Bead, I S Forbes B J. Gallagher, G. W Lela, E., P., Ed- Vaards ptain); M. 3. Cumming,
Scimabel, Andrews, We Simore, A. D. Geppin, 14:
OʻML Dotne and NE Ciaz
H. E. Butcher, J. R. Henderson
SOLDIER OF BRITAIN KING'S WARDEN.
Outsider --
No. 6.
STRATHROY
ELECTRON
RANGER
the
SOCCER
can repeat the performance this time football when he was selected SUNDAY SHIELD time, even though they will be the same season to play for Por-
*Sunday Berald tugal in the
Cup com- International Charity playing at home.
petition
Club Should Win
HOLDERS TAKING NO CHANCES
LAU MAU INCLUDED AS FULL-BACK
“ROVER'S”
FORECAST
EXPECTED TO TRIUMPH
No less than 23 teams have en- tered for the Junior Shield Soccer competition, the First Round of which takes place this afternoon but, owing to the intervention of Volunteer camps and the non-ar- rival of the Kumoan Rifles, only four games will be played this The following are the League week-end, including two Second soccer fixtures for the coming Round matches. week-end:
To-day
SENIOR SHIELD First Round
K. CHINESE
Kowloon
Athletic
.. Clab
The Royal Engineers, holders for the past two seasons, are op- Athletic and with posed to the most of last year's team at their disposal should have an easy pas- jsage: Darby, Hewlett, Harst and (Kowloon, 400 p.m.) Selleck are among those who have S. CHINA “B” figured in the. Sappers' team for (Caroline H, 400 pm) the past two seasons. JUNIOR SHIELD 3
(Club, 4.00 p.m.)|
Y RIFLES
First Round
C POLICE “A” v Club
Athletic
.(Kowloon, 2.15 p.m.) ENGINEERS (Caroline Hill, 215 pm) Second Round
Of the other two First Division Alves started hockey with Re- games, the Hong Kong Cricket creio at the end of 1981 as a half- Club should beat the Army who.back, and played in the pivotal however, may possibly force position in several friendly games.
Club draw. It will rest on the
On joining the newly-formed Ar-
South China "A", holders of th bowlers-if they can dismiss the Army cheaply enough, I feel that gonauta hockey team last year, he
a permanent position at Senior Shield, will make a very secured Alec Pearce, A. W. Hayward. I left-half and has this season play-determined bid to retain the D. Kilbee and E. R. Duckitt will in all the games in the inter- trophy this season and are field-Air
Heling a very powerful side to-mor- FUSILIERS ▾ European Police lay the foundation for a winning section hockey tournament.
(Prince Edward Road, 215) score for them.
was chosen as a reserve" for Por-tow against the Royal Navy at
"SECOND DIVISIÓN Civil Service Cricket Club will tugal in the international tourno-Causeway Bay. be at home to their neighbours,ment. the Craigengower Cricket Club!
Alves is also a keen
Force
7 EAST LANCS (Chatham Road, 4.00 p.m.)
South: China
The Athletic are fielding the same team which has played in the League but, though they have some promising players, they are still unexperienced
The best
Best Game To-day
encounter will pro- hably be between the Chinese Police and the Club and if the
The main feature of their team Kowloon Chinese 220 pm) latter can keep to the same team
cricketer is the comeback of Lan Mau st
and a good match should be seen and plays for Recreio, when his left-back, while the attack will be with the former holding the ad- football fixtures do not clash. jvantage of playing at home, and
it is this, I feel, that will be the deciding factor.
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comprised of probably the most dangerous set of forwards in the Colony to-day, namely Tso Kwai-Police shing. Lai Shin-wing, Fung King- caeong, Tam Kong-pak and Ip Pak-wa.
Navy
To-morrow SENIOR SHIELD First Round
EAST LANCS.
las advertised they should go a long way in this competition. Fog- will will be in goal with Bultman and Wilson as backs, thus allow- (Kowloon, 400 p.m.)ing Millington to play up in the
S. CHINA "A"
intermediate line in support of (Causeway Bay, 4.00 pm) wine the pivot. Dr. Shaw, on the JUNIOR SHIELD First Bound
OXFORD BOXING CAPTAIN'S
left, a great sticker, completes the FIRST PRO. FIGHT
The Navy will also be fielding al
defence, which is one of the best NAVY. (Sookampoo, 4.00 pm) in the Junior League: London, October 28.-R. H. S. very good team, although they are Medicals
KOWLOON v Ordnance Clouston, boxing captain of Ox-not expected to win. In the remain-
(Kowloon, 2.15 p.m.) | Several changes have bene made ford University in 1934, had his ing fixture to-morrow, the Eastį
Jia the forward line. Walkden, first professional fight at The Lancs. should experience no diff
Knox and Wheatcroft are sound formerly of the East Lanes, "will Ring, Blackfriars, on November 8, ficulty in beating the Police.
lead the forward line and will Kowloon juniors, with a mach forwards. a six-round contest against
The Navy, for several years one have Bell and Himeworth support- Jack Dalby, of Doncaster. Clous-improved team are making a de- ten, who turned professional under termined bid for the Junior Shield of the strongest challengers for ing on the right wing.
Fowler and Sloan make up the the management of “Mr. V. Ber-this season and should have noļthis title, encounter the Medicals, GOLD COIN
Harrison and left-wing combination. This team spite of Howells, SEVENTEENTH OF SEP-liner, is 24, and one of the best difficulty in their encounter with a Third Division team; and, in
heavyweights ever to represent the Ordnance to-morrow.. TEMBER
Oxford University. winning the With Boyes, in goal, and Paddy Castells, three well-known sharp-appears to be a formidable one Universities and Hospitals Cham-Boyd and Willis, at back, they shooters, being in the rival team, and as Forrow will not be playing DAILY DOUBLE — GLADIATOR pionship in 1934. He stands 6ft. have three good defenders, while are certain of reaching the next in the senior team owing to ill-
150 the forward line Betts. W. round AND FLYBYNIGHT
and weights 12st. Th
Herod
Race No. $
"SYLVANDALE
Outsider - Holiday Eve.
No. 7 FLYBYNIGHT TTHAN
VALOROUS
Outsider-Tyne
Outsider Double Chance
SLAZENGERS
1937
LAWN TENNIS BALLS
HAVE ARRIVED
WIMBLEDON'S CHOICE FOR 35 YEARS.
Sole
-JOHN D. HUTCHISON & CO., King's
ness he can be included later in the junior team should they sur- vive this round. plus pal
The two Shamshuipo teams should have easy passages as, they are both opposed to Third Divi- sión teams. The East Lancs. should have no difficulty against the Air force, while it is not ex- pected that the European, Police will be able to offer any opposi tion to the Fusiliers.
M.C.C. 274 FOR S
Sydney, to-day-Playing before 15,000 spectators bere yesterday in muggy and cloudly weather, the M.C.C. team, captained by R. W. V Robbins in the absence of G. 10. Allen, won the toss against an Australian eleven and elected to bat first, scoring 274 runs. for 5 wickets before the close of play.
Scores as cabled by Reuter were: M.CC: 274 foc 5 Tage 49, Ames 76,
Leyland 73 not out).
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