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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1937

KOWLOON TONG "A" MEET V.R.C. TO-NIGHT

JAKE KILRAIN BACK

IN TRAINING

But No Challenger For Some Time!

(By "THE TWELFTH MANTM)

London, December 9.

I hear that Jake Kilrain, the British welterweight champion, has successfully undergone an operation for an ear injury. He has been allowed to start light training, and his advisers hope he will be fit to take the ring again about the end of January.

The time has now arrived when the Board of Control will have to think about finding a challenger

A. F. Gosrdno, above, is more than likely to partner Lee Tin- sang against Shanghai in the Interport soccer watch next month.

for Kilrain. Since Dave McCleave PLAYERS' FEELINGS

has gone into the middle-weight division, this will provide an in- teresting problem.

RESPECTED

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VITAL BADMINTON

ENCOUNTERS

LAWRENCE MAY BE

ABSENTEE

THREE TEAMS IN NECK AND NECK RACE FOR RUNNERS-UP

POSITION

(By "ADREM”)

TOW that Chinese YMCA. have successfully applied and

Noten manted promotion to the "A" Division of the

Leung Wing-chữa, above, is one of the three Colony half-backs who choose themselves for the Interport soccer match

against Shanghai next month.

Badminton League, King's College are hot favourites for the junior title. A great rivalry, has, however, arisen between three teams Victoria Recreation Club, Kowloon Tong "A" and St. John's Cathedral- all of whom are strong contenders for the STARTING TIMES FOR runners-up position. The latter combination has not met with much success recently due to the fact that David Kwok has been LANEFORD TROPHY sitting for examinations and Roland Koh has been unable to play. regularly owing to ill-health.

Next Sunday's Pairings

One of the most interesting matches of the season will take] place at Kowloon Tong this evening when the senior team of that Club will try conclusions with the Victoria Recreation Club. Many will question my propos- The strength of the mainland side lies in their balance. Two

At Kowloon City

The following are the starting

Norman Snow and Jack Lord will have to be considered, but at the moment the men who have the best claim to the role of challen- ger are Ernie Roderick and Pauling Pyara Singh for inside-right pairs were settled early in the season, but a certain amount of times for the Laneford Trophy to Schaeffer. An eliminating tour when his rightful position, I difficulty was experienced in finding a partner for A. W. da Roza.be held over the Kowloon City nament would take some time to know, is at centre-forward, but After rather a weak opening, E. C. Yeo has now proved himself course next Sunday:-— get through, so it looks as though Lt. Wright has fully earned the to be just the player required as he provides the subtlety of court- 9.00 am. G. Milne and N. G. Judd, Kilrain will not be challenged for right to lead the attack, if only on craft that proves an admirable adjunct to Roza's robust type 9.04

of game.

The other two pairings are! Ivery evenly balanced and excel-|

a while.

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his last two trials.

J. F. Smedley and W: M. Groves

W Taylor and W. J. Woolley.

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Combination Broken This, therefore, leaves Pyara lent results can usually be ex- Singh for one of the two inside-pected from them.

the other hand, berths and I suggest that he be in. On the |cluded at inside-right With Don-V.R.C. have been unable to play ald on the right-wing and Wright the same team regularly and 25 at centre-forward the Naval com-a consequence, although they bination will be broken by omit-are good individually, they will ting another Naval player from have to fight hard to return The intermediate line is going] the inside-right berth, but I am with the spoils this evening. to provide the selectors with the 9.38 sure that Pyara Singh will per- At the moment, it is also greatest amount of trouble, notį form just as creditably as any of doubtful whether W. Lawrence through lack of talent, but rather 9.40 the other selected forwards in this will be able to turn out this due to a glut of it. Mrs. Silva is the position

evening, and if this is the case most-fancied choice for right-half.| 9.48-, Kowloon Tong should have lit-She has been most consistent and With three positions in the for-tle difficulty in winning their is an excellent spoiler, but the 9.52 ward line now completed, we come fifth match and this assuring claims of Miss I Woolley crinot to the vital left-wing combination, themselves of, at least, the be ignored. She has proved her- which is usually the weakest link in any team. 3

There are two selections for the inside-left berth and one for the |wing-berth, Partab being a cer- tainty for the latter position, The remaining two players are Lt. Thornhill of the Navy, and Ner- ain Singh, of the Kumaon Rifles.

runners-up position

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The following are the texts: Victoria Recreation Club:

M. de V. Soares and

Xavier or W. Lawrence. A. J. Basto and C. N. Silva. A. O. Barretto and E. M. L. Scares Kowloon Tong "A"

R. E. Lee and A. E. H. Castro. N. A. E. Macity and A. Chan. A. W. da Rozs and K. C. Yeo.

HONG KONG'S WONDERFUL

OPPORTUNITY

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self, time and again, to be a good j all-round player and, in addition, is speedy. Speed will also be the deciding factor when the respec- tive merits of Miss Wons and Miss Pope are weighed for the pivotalį position and will probably result in the former being awarded her; place.

W. C. Simpson and E. C. Borger.

·S. Jex and W. Kershaw,

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A. A... Lopez and F. C

T. D. Paton and S. Mae- Nider

E. O. Murphy, W. Stoker and H. F. Westlake.

ENGLISH BOWLS ASSN. MEETING

Officials For Next Season Elected

London, December 7. At the annual meeting of the

Miss Lakeman as a left-half does | Nerain Singh's Consistency

not seem to have attracted much The selectors were at a loss tol

attention. Last Sunday, however, English Bowling Association Mr. select a left-winger, and Partab

Ishe gave a brilliant display. Ad-H. Maras (Northumberland) was ¡was chosen, in spite of the fact

mittedly she was not opposed to elected president, Mr. R. Alden that he had the reputation (among

the best forward line, but it was (Oxfordshire) senior vice-pre- them) of being a very selfsh

ļa fast and aggressive combination player!

assist the selectors in this respect that included such players as Missident, and Mr. E. Thompson (Middlesex) junior vice-president. Nerain Singh is certainly a bril-D. Knox has done well in two re- Gittims, Miss Bockler, and Miss M.

There are 30 County associa- presentative games, but he failed Booker. It was a noteworthy fact tions and 35 minor associations liant exponent of stickwork and badly without Wilson

on Armis that most of the goals scored by and leagues in membership, re- former Colours came from their left wins presented by 1,662 clubs. The

a while any movements initiated on

must be one of the fastest for- wards in the Colony. He is deadly tice Day. D. Leonard; a within the circle, and, although Interport leader. has not had his performance in last Sunday's chance in a "big" game this sea- the right were quickly checked. balance sheet showed that there is

jover £1,794 in hand. ... trial did not justify selection, his son. He is just the type to ma-feel that Miss Glover has never

A resolution was passed -ek- of Fung been really tested, and it will be phasising that the rules and con- form since his arrival in the Co-jorise the clever play

interesting to see what happenstitution apply to men only. An lony has been of a very high stan-King-cheong and Wilson.

Bickford Once Again?

We have seen Lt. Thornhill in

Bickford is not playing well at only one trial, when he played a preset, but in the absence of Har- constructive game last Sunday, tigan he has a good chance of get- but the question is, is he really ting into the team for the third worth his place on only one trial?year in succession.

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** LARRY GAINS KNOCK-OUT

BOXING VICTORY

London, December 7-Larry Gains, the former Empire heavy- weight champion, knocked out Pre-1 sidio Pavesi, of Italy, in the third} round at the Ring. London, yes-

when she cones up-against- good? opposition.

"Give Miss Gittins A Fair Trial"

There are many among local hockey enthusiasts who have Fung King-cheong and Yeung voiced the opinion that Miss Git- Shui-yick should form the right- tins has not been given a fair wing combination. The latter play chance. She was unable, to takej er is now much faster than

part in the first trial, she played in Kwai-shing and is playing well at the second as inside-right and in present.

the third reverted to her correct

FOORD'S BROTHER WINS

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application by Hampshire that the expenses of two reserve men in (each semi-final-term of the County championship be paid was granted.

WORLD SNOOKER

RECORD

Sydney Smith Scores Break of 133

London, December 12- The world's record snooker twice broken last

position-inside-left. Miss Smith has, prior to this season, played on the right, both at inside and ou London, December 9 Joe Foord, the wing. It is the opinion of many. terday. Gains was zonch more 19-year-old brother of Ben Foord, that Miss Smith and Miss Gitting effective with his punches, and the British heavyweight cham-are both better forwards than Miss break was after scoring heavily with left plon, knocked out Boy Glover, of Marsh, who, while being aggres night. Playing against Newman hooks be ended the fight with a Hanley, in Imin. 45ser at Leices-sive and fast, is lacking in stick-in the Gold Cup tournament at short punch to the body.

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work and polish. I have no doubt Thurston's, London, Sidney Smith that the Selectors are loath to made 123; while Horace Lindrum, break up the Smith-Westcott com-who. held the previous record of bination, but an experiment with 114 jointly with Joe Davis, made Miss Smith at inside-right und 181 against Davis at Bradford Miss Gittias at inside-left would- Smith's score was made up of, be well worth the trial. I am cer-all the reds, six blacks, six pinks,

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the latter would find the form balls in tara. He therefore is which won the last Interport for the new record holder. Hong Kong. The remaining for--

wards pick themacives. Miss West-

cott and Miss Dalziel are the finest Bockler, the Diocesan schoolgirl players, on the left and right who gave a very impressive dis wings, that have played in the Co-play in the last trial. If it was not lony for years, Mrs. Donald, ack-for the presence in Hong Kong, of nowledged to be in a class by her Mr. Donald, Miss Bockler, despite self, is speedy, her stickwork is her youth and the fact that she good and, above all, she distributes Pixys in the Junior League, would the ball well.

have been a serions contender for

Miss Bockler Coming the centre-forward berth.

Interporter

4 with the talent at our disposal, ythere seems to be no reason why!

A young forward who will make we should not emerge successfa? her presence felt in representative The Interport game is eventually hockey in the near Doture Is Más