1937-03-24 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 24, 1937.

PORTUGAL SECURE HOCKEY WIN

IRELAND UNLUCKY

TO LOSE

NOLAN AND WALL

GIVE

FINE DISPLAYS

GONSALVES AS A FULL-BACK

(By "ADREM")

Bertie Gosano, above, led the victorious Portuguese attack in yesterday's local International hockey match against Ireland.

TRISH fighting spirit was much in evidence in the local International hockey semi-final match played at King's Park yesterday afternoon. Al- though a goal in arrears five minutes from full time, the gallant Irish team refused to admit de-.... feat and it seemed that their repeated onslaughts TO-DAY'S on the Portuguese goal must meet with, success. LAWN TENNIS The opposition defence proved equal to the occa-

PROGRAMME sion, however, and kept their goal intact, to give Portugal the right of entry to the final by the odd goal in three.

ALTHOUGH THE GAME WAS NEVER MARKED BY ANY PARTICULAR BRILLIANCE, THE KEENNESS OF BOTH TEAMS MORE THAN MADE UP FOR THE LACK OF SKILL, AND INTEREST WAS MAINTAINED UNTIL“ THE FINAL WHISTLE.

K. Shute To Meet S.S. Hussain

RIFLES MUST BEAT POLICE TO-DAY

Postponed Soccer Programme

FUSILIERS MEET

KUMOANS

Though a number of postponed League football games have been re-arranged, it is doubtful whether all will be played as the co-opera- tion of clubs in some cases has not been sought, and notification has reached them somewhat late.

The only important game in to day's programme is the encounter between the Rifles and Police, at Sookunpoo, and in view of the fact that the former are now equal in points to South Chine: "A", they cannot, at this late stage of the. League, afford to take the slightest risk and lose even a point..

The Rifles. lost both their last games to the Seaforths and Recreio, but there is no reason to believe that they will not obtain both the. points to day, as the Police have been showing very poor form Cham-throughout the season:

M. PAGH SHOULD SUCCEED

The Colony Open Tennis

Both defences must take the honours. In the winners' team, pionships this afternoon are con In the Third Division, the Fusi- a rather unusual line-up strengthened, rather than weakened the fined to singles encounters, several side. Gonsalves, ordinarily a left-half, played at right-back in of which promise to be fairly in- partnership with Rodrigues, and very well indeed did he perform.teresting. His speedy interceptions and keen tackling proved a constant worry to Nolan and Wall, the Irish left-wing combination.

Rodrigues while being slightly

on the slow side, positioned him-

self excellently and was general-

ly reliable. The intermediate-

liers should consolidate their posi- tion at

the head of the League Table with a comfortable win over Kenneth Shute will be seen in the Kumaon Rides, and a good opposition to S. S. Hussain, and game should be witnessed between although he has some beautiful the European Police and Recreio, strokes in his repertoire, the ex- at Chatham Road. perienced. Hussain should win, al-

though a close fight seems to be indicated.

line, on paper, should have been attack, and clears with great power Capt. Corringer, of whom very the strongest department in the land precision. team. It was good without

BOSTON SLOW

M. Pagh, an excellent player from the baseline, will meet Y. W. Lee, and R. Withingtor the USRC player, will oppose P. C. Lee, of the University.

little is known, will make his sec- ond - appearance in the competi- doubt, but the Irish forwards Wilson and Ray were a robust tion. In his First Round game he should never have been allowed pair of backs and never gave much scored a smashing victory over S. to break through as often as away, but Boston, in the pivotal S. Chin, and it will be interesting they did.

position, was a shade too slow- to see how he will fare against an OLIVEIRA WORKS HARD

The pick of the forwards was old campaigner like Wong Shiu- Oliveira, in the pivotal position Nolan, on the left-wing. He put wing. lacked fhasse, but he more than in a colossal amount of work and made up for any shortcomings by in the closing stages of the game, his dashing tackling and hard work. Iwas a constant source of danger to Beltrao, at left-half, although play the tiring Portuguese defence. Wall, ing in a strange position, kept his his inside partner, lent him good wing well in check, although it must support as did Ryland and Harris. be taken into consideration that Through passes down the centre of Otway, on the opposition right the field featured the tactics of the flank, had a decided off-day and attack spoiled several promising openings which Harris, his inside man, had worked for.

The ing,

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME......

Open Singles Championship Shute

Wei Chung or S. S. Hussain

R. L. Withington v P. C. Lee M. Pagh ▼ YAWA Lee, Capt. Corringer v Wong Shin-wing Club Singles Championship G. Polgase ▾ J. Thumson

Club Handicap Singles A CL Bowker (scr.) W. Stoker (+3.6)/A

In the initial part of the game, Portugal had slightly the better of exchanges, but once the opposition had settled down, play became far forward-line was disappoint

being the only man more even. Towards the end of who ever looked dangerous. He the first half, Wall netted with a played a fine constructive game

poor shot, which Souza misjudged, but within a few minutes of the the left-wing, in the first half, and

breather, Pinto equalised. at inside-left, in the second, a par

WALL SHINES ticularly pleasing feature of his dis-j play being the manner in which he vanced before Pinto again scored F. V. Harrison

swung the ball about.

́PINTO SELFISH

Pinto scored both goals, but was selfish and the entire inside trio too never worked smoothly together.

The outstanding men in the los-

Club Hisdiczy Donbles

F. G. Nigel and R. M. M. King (+4.6) ▼ ́E M. Bryden and D.-S. The second period was well ad- Robb (+15)

and A... S. Read

The following gramme

FIRST DIVISION

RIFLES

Navy

Police

(Sookampoo, 5.15 pm)- ----St. Joseph's m (Causeway Bay, 5.15 p.m.)

SECOND DIVISION

ENGINEERS

(Caroline Hill, 5.15 pm.

THIRD DIVISION

FUSILIERS

Kumaon Rifles! (Prince Edward Road, 3 p.m.) Chinese Police v AIR FORCE

(Prince Edward Road, 5.15 p.m.) MEDICALS

Engineers

- (Scokumpoó, 3 pm) Police v RECREIO)

(Chatham Road, 545 p.m.).

with a fine reverse-stick shot fol-5.6). E. Griffiths and J.-B.MIXED DOUBLES

lowing a melee in the goalmouth, and from that time onward there was only one team in the picture,

Ireland.

Ireland made gallant efforts to

ing team were Boyd, in goal, and equalise, Wall and Nolan being es-

Selby (+36)

(5.6) v G. S. Chambers and Hall T. C. Monoghan and R. Gordon

(ser,).

Moore, at right-half. The former pecially prominent and were most CLUB HOCKEY gave a cool display and showed ex unfortunate that their efforts did

cellent judgment in leaving his not meet with more s Success The TEAM TO MEET

charge. He saved at least one winners must be considered rather

certain goal from Pinto, when this fortunate to have reached the final SAPPERS

player was through on his own, by without having to replay. meeting him on

* Moore, provided

edge of the Portugal: Souza; J. Gonsalves and

BADMINTON

Potential Runners-Up To Meet Recreio “B”

At King's Park this evening the Chinese Recreation Club will

counter Recreio “B” in the ar Doubles Badminton League, match being a return âxture.

The CRC players have display.

brilliant form recently and

The following will represent the circle and defecting the ball round AM Rodrigues R. Marques, Hong Kong Hockey Club agamated the post

Oliveira and N. Beitrao, F. Nolasco, J. ys in the P. Sousa.

M. Pinto, B. T. Gozano, A. Angelo and the Royal Engineers to-day at 5.10.

^^ pm on the U.S.RC. ground- mak his pre Ireland Boyd Lt. Wilson and S. Benwell, E. V. Reed, G. So L/Cpl. Ray; L/Cpl Moore, Rim, Boston H Starbuck, ve games,

Potter tionally clever on the and Sgt. Hayden, Lt. Otway, Lt. Har R. A. Bates 8. Fowler,

ris, Capt. Ryland, J. Wall and Rim. G. ER Divett B. Bickford and

Bond..

Colony.

nce

He is

tick, lends good support in Nolan.

should carry

the same team hosts will pro

me changes in their co