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SEAFORTHS WILL WIN SOCCER TITLE

AGAINST |___

DAZZLING DISPLAY A

SEVEN INTERPORT PLAYERS

UNITED SERVICES TEAM

TO MEET SHANGHAI

The following have been chosen to represent the United Services against Shanghai on Monday, February 15, at Soo- kunpoo: Rowlands (Fusil- iers); A. B. Wolverson (Navy). and Stevens; (Rifles); Evans (Fusiliers), Campbell (Rifles) and Taylor (Fusiliers); Irwin (Rifles), Wride (Navy), Miller

MILLER'S BRILLIANCE AT CENTRE-FORWARD Three Colony Men On The

Injured List

(Seaforths), Talbot (Fusiliers) A

and Roberts (Fusiliers).

SOUTH CHINA NOT YET APPROACHED

(By “ROVER”)

Fus. Evans above, the Interport left-half, gave a fairly good dis play in yesterday's practice match against the Seaforth Highlanders.

LTHOUGH IT IS TOO EARLY YET TO FORECAST THE

1937-38 LEAGUE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS, I HAVE NO

HESITATION IN SELECTING THE SEAFORTH HIGH- LANDERS FOR THIS HONOUR FOLLOWING THEIR FINE was featured in splendid intercep- DISPLAY YESTERDAY.

:

tion work. Steele lay well up the field and likewise prevented a

FINE HALF-BACKS

the

Seven Interporters, three Interport reserves and one other through pass coming down player were made to look silly by the Highlanders in a "private" centre. practice match at Causeway Bay yesterday, when the soldiers McCusker, the Scots centre-half, won a fast and interesting encounter by a solitary goal, scored by hung on grimly to Lee Wai-tong Miller, their centre-forward, in the second half of the encounter. and gave the Chinese leader no op- Enquiries made from

portunities for his long-range Dr. S. To Wong, repre- the encounter was advertised as an

Owing to a misunderstanding, Bickford.

drives, with one exception, in the Yeung Shui-yick was very dan-opening stages, when Lee narrowly sentative of the South Interport practice and as a result gerous at outside right and formed missed from an oblique angle.

useful first half partnership China Athletic Associa-a large gathering turned up, but a

they were not admitted to the with Talbot. The latter was again The Seaforths' intermediate line tion, regarding the in- gound, there being no entrance fee in very fine fettle and once more were in very fine fettle and gave vitation to visit Manila and the ground being only open to proved to the Interport Selection the Colony attack no rest. William-

Servicemen.

Committee that he should have son, their right half, is probably after the Interport The Interport team were sadly been selected.

the best "find" the Army have made series, reveal the fact depleted as neither Lee Tin-sang, Lee Wal-tong worked very hard recently, while Cook, on the oppo- that South China Athle- the right-back, and Fung King- as the leader, but he also missed site flank, was just as good, neat cheong, the inside-right, were able Fung King-cheong and never re- distribution and magnificent spoil- tic Association had not to come down to the Colony from ceived a decent pass throughout the ing being features of their play.

evident from Following their game against the yet been approached, but Canton, while Gosano badly wren- encounter. It was

ched his ankle in last Sunday's the start that he would keep as far Fusiliers last Wednesday week,` it was probable that the

came. Campbell, the Interport away from Wilson as possible... they made two changes in their invitation was lying at oivot, has pulled a muscle in his

WILSON'S ERROR

attack, Adams, a newcomer, being right thigh, but it is not considered

Wilson made the mistake of con seen on the right-wing, where to- their Headquarters, at

Iserious.

centrating on Bickford, who, al-gether with Ayres they made the Caroline Hill.

though in splendid form, was up most dangerous pair in the field. against a tough proposition in Miller gave a grand display in Webster and Williamson.

EASTERN

CHINESE

PLAYERS

Leaving Shanghai On Tuesday

NO USEFUL PURPOSE

The match was very interesting from several viewpoints, although it hardly served its purpose as a practice match with four of the team away. In the defence, Tong Kwan, who was invited to make up the numbers, played his usual bustl- ing game, while Stevens, the Inter- port reserve back, gave a much bet-l ter display than on Sunday last and is a certainty for the team un- less Gosano stages a quick recovery from his ankle injury.

Bickford started off in splendid, style, but found that he was not being given the ball with a clear ran, and consequently was hard

the centre-forward berth and if he maintains his present form nothing can prevent him from making Colony team next season. If Wai-tong had not been available for the coming Interport match, I would have unhesitatingly selected Miller for the vacancy.

TALBOT BOTTLED UP" McGuigan worked wonders" at in- side-left and in the second half concentrated solely on bottling up Talbot. He achieved this so suc- cessfully that the Interport reserve The forward could do very little. Scot was much too fast for him. and Talbot was invariably robbed in the race for the ball

Higgins, on the Seaforths' left- wing, was also a newcomer and made Leung, Wing-chiu and Tong Kwan look like a pair of schoolboys in the second half, when he twice broke through in solo efforts only to fail in front of goal:

Adams and Ayres, the Scots right-wing partnership, were very The Eastern China football team,

fast and gave the Interport defence which will meet the Hong Kong Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation an anxious time, but Stevens pull- team in a Chinese Interport match on ed his weight here and gave them Wednesday next, will be selected no spare rope.

Beltrao gave a promising diaplay from the following members, all of whom are travelling to the Coin Campbell's absence, in the cen

tre-half berth, although he was in- lony:-

Cheong Wing-choy (Tung Hwa) clined to take things in too light (Goalkeeper); Chong Yan-yan a manner. One of the disappoint- (Ting Hwa), Fung Wan-yau (Tung ments of the game was Leung Wing- Hwa) and Lee Ning (Tung Hwa) chin, at right-half, who talked and (Captain) (Fullbacks), Lan Chee- gave instructions to his colleagues yin (Chi-Nam), Hsu King-seng incessantly, this having a disturb

(Choon Tak), Darkie Chen (Tunging influence over several of the Hwa) and Koo Sheung-yueng (Ting players. Leung was very erratic Hwa), Lee Yee-sum (Tung Hwa), in his di tribution and it was Tai Loon-keng (Tung Hwa), Suen evident that he was never at home Kam-shun (Tung Hwa), Wan without Fung King cheong in the Cheong-wah (Tung- Hwa) and Lo cling, waiting to take the bail up. Tai-man (Choon Tak).

Without Fung, Leung had to work pressed on most occasions. He sent Interport XI-Pau Ea-ping (SC.A The Eastern China team will Ball his way up himself and as a re- across several perfect centres and A "A"); Tong Kwan (S.C.A.A “p) from Shanghai for the Colony onsult often left Higgins, the Scots was seen in many delightful moves and Bler. Stevens (Rifles); Leung Tuesday next, by the RMS. Em-left-winger, with a free passage.

with Lee Wai-ton when Wilson Wing-chin (S.C.A.A. “A”), N. Beltrao had dropped back to relieve a sore Yeung Shui-yick (S.C.A.A "B"), Fus (Recreio) and Fas. Evans (Fusiliers); press of Asia

200 FAR BACK. Included in the team are several Evans worked hard at left ly harassed intermediate line. Talbot (Fusiliers), Lee Wai-tong (S.C. well-known personalities, including half, but

back and as The Seaforthy played a very "A"), A. Wilson (Club) and B. L "Darkie" Chen, Kia, and Suen la result of which Wilson was fore- fast, bustling type of soccer and Bickford (Club). Kam-shun, three members of the ed to go back and forage, diaorgave their opponents no

Seafortha Thomson; Webster and quarter, All China World Olympic football ganising the attacks by leaving a nor did they ask for any. The two Steele, Williamson, McCusker and Cook, Adams, Ayr Miller, McGuigan team.

backs cleared first time and Webste and His

** Tong Kwan, above, made a re- turn to representative soccer yes terday when he filled the right- back position for the Colony's In- terport team against the Seaforth Highlanders.

After a goalless first half, a fine centre along the ground from Adams was brilliantly lifted over the head of the advancing Tong Kwan by Miller, the Seaforths centre-forward, and placed in the Interport net before Pau, could make a move.