1937-01-13 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1937

Sporting Page

POOR SPIRIT PREVAILING THREATENS LADIES' HOCKEY FUTURE URGENT NEED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION

Mrs. G. A. White, formerly Miss Margaret Woolley, has been badly missed by the Caer Clark Cup champions this season, So much so that they have only just escaped the "wooden-spoon."

SHANGHAI

CAN RAISE

USEFUL XI

Northern Press Quite Optimistic

NO DEFINITE ASSURANCE

THAT TEAM IS COMING

LETTERS IGNORED

#5

BRIEF REVIEW OF SEASON TO DATE CHAMPIONS CRIPPLED BY DEPARTURES

HONG KONG LADIES EXPERIMENT

TO ADVANTAGE

(By “STICKS") '

PROBABLY the outstanding feature of the

Ladies' hockey season has been the vast amount of new talent that has been unearthed and which has undoubtedly done much to bolster up enthusiasm and to make competition even! keener.

Seaforths!

No Ladies' Team From Petty Jealousies Fanned To

Flame At Seven-A-Side Tournament On Saturday REORGANISATION OF

In view of the fact that the Fusilier Ladies and the Rifler Ladies are great hockey en- thusiasts and have entered teams in the Brown Cup com- petition.`enquiries were made“ with a view to discovering whether the Ladies of the Seaforth Highlanders would fall into line and also enter the local hockey ranks.

It however, appears that there is very little likelihood of this eventuating es, accord- ing to Lt. Mackenzie, the

ASSOCIATION ONLY SOLUTION

hockey oficer of the regiment, ROOT OF TROUBLE IS THE

ADMINISTRATION

there is insufficient talent arcilable to enable a team to be raised.

Taking each team in turn, we first of all come to the Central British Ladies who, finishing last season at the head of the Caer Clark Cup STANDINGS League, have fallen heavily from their high pedestal, so much so that they have only just IN CAER escaped the wooden-spoon!

They lost several players during the break between seasons, their biggest setback being the departure for Home of Miss Marion Bryson, the Interport centre-half, whose. magnificent form last season was responsible for their vic tory against the Hong Kong Ladies in the deciding match of the tournament. In addition, they lost Miss D. Moss, their left-back and Miss E. Rousseau, their right-winger. bath of whom have left the Colony. Mrs. G. A. White, one of the Colony's finest centre-forwards, who has been an absentee from the game for over a year, was another they missed badly, while Miss Marie Smith's transfer to the "Y" Ladies completely crippled their attack,

season. The

CLARK CUP

The following matches have been played in the Cavr Clark Competition to date:

CB.A. LADIES.

(BY “REFEREE”)

LADIES HOCKEY COMPETITIONS IN HONG KONG WILL HAVE TO BE ABANDONED UNLESS THE PRESENT POOR: SPIRIT PREVAILING IS OVERCOME. I WAS AMAZED AT WHAT I SAW AND HEARD AT THE SEVEN-A-SIDE TOUR- | NAMENT LAST SATURDAY, AND I LEFT THE GROUND KNOW- |ING WHY THE ENGLISH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION DEBARRED

COMPETITIVE HOCKEY FOR TROPHIES.

ONE EXPECTS THE USUAL PETTY JEALOUSIES THAT EXIST IN ALL SECTIONS OF SPORT, BUT WHEN THEY ARE AIRED TO THE EXTEST THAT A DESERVING WINNING TEAM Cup IS BOOED AFTER THE MATCH IT IS TIME SOMETHING WAS DONE. ABOUT IT. · FACK-CHAT ON THE TOUCH-LINES IS ALSO A SIGN THAT TIMES, ARE NOT SO GOOD AND IS A RED ÄLIGHT IN ITSELF.

Jost to Hong Kong Ladies ... 03 drew with "Y" Ladies

beat Recreio Ladies

drew with Recreio Ladies

lost to 'St Andrew's Ladies..

beat CBA. Ladies

beat St. Andrew's Ladies lost to "Y" Ladies beat Recreio Ladies beat-ecreio. Ladies

ST. ANDREW'S LADIES.

beat CBA Ladies lost to HK. Ladies drew with "y" Ladies lost to "Y" Ladies beat Recreio Ladies

After a period of anxious wait- ing for news regarding Shang- hai's intentions in connection The outstanding player in their in the pivotal position. Miss Helb with the forthcoming ladies In-team this year has been Miss line has since beer on leave and HONG KONG LADIES. terport. Shanghai papers to hand Olive Peters, whose rise from their is expected back this month, while reveal that our Northern rivals junior team can be described as Mrs. Bell has not yet played this are just as busy with the selection | meteraic.

former champions | of their team

have been We

A tireless player with plenty of made several important changes her shots. Miss in the side, not only improving with ours, so it now seems that power behind

attack but considerably unless something untoward hap-Peters, with an adequate amount their pens. the match which many of of coaching. has possibilities of strengthening their rearguard. our local hopefuls" have been becoming a really great centre- looking forward to for some time. half. but unfortunately for

İC.B.A. Ladies, she will be leaving will definitely materialise

The papers further reveal that the Colony next March. every effort is being made in Hong Kong Ladies have seen Shanghai to ensure that the best many changes this season and in possible combination is assembled spite of serious losses, have and a big effort will be made to secured new and brilliant talent, wipe out the two defeats in the outstanding among whom is Mrs.) previous encounters. Trial matches Donald. a certainty for the coming being played at the Race Interport, and Miss Marsh, whose Course every Sunday afternoon position at inside-right in the position, and has fully justified

are

and

all likely Interporters are terpoet is also being closely watched.

NO DEARTH OF TALENT There does not seem to be the

tain.

the

The transfer of Miss Jean Dalziel. their leader. for several seasons, from the a tack to right-half proved a great success, while Miss B Pape returned to the fold at centre-half. leaving the left- flank position open for Miss Glover.

Mrs. Harrop was promoted from

the junior team to the right-wing

more or less cer- her inclusion. Miss Marsh, who has played on both wings, eventually Strategic Changes found her right position at inside-1 Last season Hong Kong Ladies right. where her bustling play Shanghai had Miss Eetty Helbling at left-and penetrative methods have been

justly rewarded. Hong half. with Miss K. Glover occupy- reports in Kong have led one to expect Ating the other flank and Mrs. Bell

dearth of players in that various

one time a Tumour was in circula-l tion to the effect that a possible reason why nothing, definite had been heard in reply to our invita- tion was the fact that the stan- dard was so low that nothing like a team strong enough to extend) Hong Kong could be selected."

The Shanghai report further states that with so many capable players at the disposal of the

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THIS WEEK'S GAMES

"y" And Saints Should Both Win

Probable teams are as follows:

"Y" LADIES. A

drew with C.R.A. Ladies beat HK. Ladies drew with St Andrew's beat St. Andrew's bext Recreio Ladies

RECREIO LADIES.

drew with CBA Ladies lost to CB.A. Ladies lost to HK. Ladies lost, to H.K. Ladies

lost to St Andrew's Ladies lost to "* Ladies

TABLE TO DATE

CAER CLARK CUP LEAGUE

1-1

4-4

The reason for the high tension that prevails is not far away— 2-0 administration, By administration I refer to the Committee of the Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Association, which comprises at least one representative from each club competing in the League. This Committee meets and, after long and sometimes loud discussions. decides on a certain thing being done. Nearly everyone goes home 20 quite satisfed, only to be informed a day or two days later that that 1-4; certain thing has not bem done according to what was decided at the

30:

10

Mrs. Rose, St. Andrew's Ladies' goalkeeper, has a very fair chance of securing Interport recognition for a second time.

ARMY SHOULD BEAT WASEDA. TO-DAY

Kumaon Rifles' Stars In Action

VISITORS LIKELY TO DO BETTER AFTER WELL- EARNED REST

40 meeting, or that that certain thing was not going to be done at allWaseda University hockey team, following a discussion between several members of the Committee: champions of Japan, will do well One cannot wonder that petty faults are magnified ten times as a to break their "duck" in Hong 4.0 result, and the discontent that follows has now penetrated to the Kon; against the Army this after- 0-2 field of play, ruining the game and, in fact, threatening its fatore noon on the Royal Navy ground, 1-1 existence.

King's Park,..commencing at 430

06

For the good of ladies' hockey than it has been in the par * p.m. in the Colony--and it has made The present trouble is in no

Sustaining three defeats in as

the most encouraging progress of small way due to the laissez-faire many games and conceding 14 1-1 any sport here--I would suggest attitude of the majority of the goals as against 5, they will to-day 4-1 that at the next Committee meet-Committee members, and it would come

5.0

up against the Narain ing someone should get up and be in the best interests of all to Singh-Partab. left wing combina propose the reorganisation of the have Club representatives who arețtion' which was conspicuous for its Association. I am sure the sug-not afraid to say “Yes” or “No” as absence in the Colony team last gestion would meet with the ap-the case demanded.

Sunday. This pair will cause the

0-6 proval of those who have the in- Something radical needs to be visitors any amount of worry and 2terests of the game at heart, and done, and immediately, if ladies' it will be indeed surprising if, the next step would be to call a hockey is to be saved from a na-though pitted against a team that aimeeting of lady hockey players for tural death.

04

01

0-2 the purpose of electing-s new and The Seven-A-Sides

representative Committee and new

office-bearers. Having done so, the

Three players assured them-

new Committee would be given selves of inclusion in the Colozy P. W. L. D. F. A. Pt(equal rights of knowing what was team to meet Shanghai, if a tearn EK. Ladies .. 5 4 1 0 11 8 happening, and this would have to does visit these shores, and those “Y” Ladies .. 5 3 0 2 13 3 * be respected considerably better! (Continued on Page 3) St. Andrew's

4

521-6 8 5

Ladies..... 52

5 C.B.A. Ladies

3. K 4 Recreio Ladies 6 'S 1 0 10 1

Totals....26 10 10 6 33 33 26

MRS. READ HEADS

GOAL-SCORERS

BATTLE OF GIANTS

“y” ʊ H. K. For Caer Clark Cup

selectors, the task of selection is Following a period of inactivity

The following is the complete All interest in the Caer Clark, against C.B.A., who are a long not an easy one and that, on the due to Interport trials, and the

"Y-Mrs. Stephens: Mrs. Burke list of goal-scorers in the Caer Cup competition is now extred or way below the standard of the basis of League performances, it seven-a-side tournament, the Caer and Misa A. Fowler: Miss K. Tong Clark Cup competition to date. the seems likely that most of the play-Clark and Brawn Cap competi- Miss E. Thomson and Miss 3. Lake-

man; Miss 0. Dalziel, Miss S. Dalziel. Mrx. M. Read (“Y” Ladies) ers will be recruited largely from tions will once more get under Mrs. Read, Miss M. Smith and Miss Miss ML Smith (Ladies) the Shanghai American School way next Saturday.

M. Westcott

Mrs. Donald (E.K. Ladies) "A", last year's champions, the In the senior division, two} Recreio-Miss E. Barros: Miss O. Miss P, Gittins (St. Andrews)

Botelho and Miss G. Mota; Mr. L. Mrs. D. L. Prophet (ELK. Ladies)

"EVERYTHING IN AIRTM

Sports Girls, and the German "A".matches are down for decision, citva, Miss E. M. Xavier and Miss P. Miss J. Booker (St. Andrew's)

"Y" Ladies play Recreio while St Gonsalves; Miss B. Remedios, Miss M. Miss M. Rozs (St. Andrews) Although the Hong Kong Asso-Andrew's meet the C.B.A. Despite Roza, Miss C. Silva, Miss A. Alves, Miss M. Westcott ("Y" Ladies) ciation have written several the fact that the Portuguese team and Miss M. P. Roza

Miss S. Dalsiel (Ladies) times, nothing definite has been have shown a great deal of im- St. Andrew's: Mrs. E. Rose; Miss Miss. Ferguson (B.K., Ladies) elicited beyond the fact that if provement they can hardly be con- & White and Miss E. Stephenson; Mrs. P. M. Harrop (PLL. Ladies)

Miss J. Humphreys, Miss J. Wong and Miss Marsh (HK Ladin) team is sent, it will arrive here on ceded much chance against the Mrs. L. Cross; Miss F. Wong, Kiss Miss R. Barimore (CBA) or about February 11. Meanwhile speedy "Y" team. Miss G. Motta, M. Roza Miss F. Gittins, Miss S. Miss F. Best (CBA) all Hong Kong arrangements have will be playing as left-back for West and Miss J. Booker. been held in abeyance. Twenty-Recreio, in place of the former

two players have been told to Miss C. Osmund, who was recently

stand by as a result of the trials, married.

and from these the

will be selected.

final eleven St. Andrew's game against the C.B.A should be a far more open the former's The Hong Kong Ladies Hockey air in which Association has been the subject (slightly

balanced side

better of a good deal of criticism regard-should carry the day. ing the organisation of their trial|

In the junior division, C.B.A matches, but full credit must be second eleven will have very little given them for wasting no time chance against the speedy Dio- in going ahead and attempting to cesan Schoolgirls and will

2 team. Presumably, if bably be swamped,

select

pro-

Shanghai had only Seen a little. The Fusilier Ladies should win more definite, the?-team would against "Y", juniors, who have

have been announced and there-been most disappointing this sea

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Mrs. Burton (CEA)

has had a well-earned rest, the briliant pair from the Kumaon Bites do not each find the net.

PROGRAMME FOR VISITORS

The following is the pro gramme arranged for the Waseda University Hockey team: To-day

J.

Army ground) $15 p.

TO-TROTTORI

My

(Navy

University (Navy ground) 4.15 p.m. Saturday v. Argonazta (Navy

ground) 4 pm.

Sunday V. Civilians (NOTY.

ground) i p.m.

RESULTS TO DATE

T then on the last!

Waxedz

2 Services

1 Navy

Korg Toas

3

fixture of the season. between HONG KONG LADIES SUPPER

DANCE

race between Hong Kong side which won the championship Ladies and “Y” Ladies for cham last season. The "Y" should also pionship honours. Their respec-easily account for Recreio, but tive standings at the moment are Hong Kong will meet with much The following have been the the same, both teams having drop-stiffer opposition from St. Aa-results to date. }ped two points in five games. ‚„ drew's, although they should win. Wasods-

It seems Hong Kong's remaining three

very likely fixtures are agairst, St. Andrew's, that all will depend CBA, and the “T”.

The "y" have to play, CBA Hong Kong and “Y”, whith should Recreio and Hong Kong.

prove to be a battle of giants. It Both teams should not experi-is difficult to forecast the result of

a great deal of difficulty this game as both teams, in paper The members of the Hong Kong at any rate, are very evenly Ladies' Hockey Club are reminded that the Club is holding its An- If both turn out their full sides, nual Supper Dance af the Pezin- this game should prove to be the sula Hotel on-Friday, next at 9 finest in the history of the com-PL.

Members who have not yet ap- plied for invitation cards for their guests, but wish to do so, are re-

Dance Secretary, (Miss M.Smal- [ley; telephone number Govt, 149),

as soon as possible.

This is "what the proposed Clubisouse of the Eowloon Indians". Temic Club will look like when it

is completed, it is hoped, next July.

matched.

petition

ARRANGEMENTS FOR LADIES quested to communicate with the

TEAM TO VISIT H. K.

Shanghai, To-day-The ladies' hockey Interport team is to leave the final trial match on Sunday, for Hong Kong by the Express of and it is expected to be the Asia on February 9. úniess finian-strongest that Shanghai will be Letal difficulties intervene.

capable of putting into the field. The team will be selected after-Reuter,

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