IJUNIOR SOCCER
RUNNERS-UP
RACE COMMENCES
FUSILIERS MEET LIGA TO-DAY
KOWLOON CLASH
WITH R.E.
The only interest left in the Sec- ond and Third Divisions of the (Sookunpoo, 4.45 p.m.)soccer League is the race for the Second Division
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runners-up position between the (Club, 3.15 p.m.) Ordnance Corps and the Liga Por- v: Eastern
tuguese, and the latter's encounter (Caroline Hill, 3.15 p.m.) with the Fusiliers, who have al- Kowloon Chinese ready won the Third Division (Chatham Road, 3.15. p.m.)
championship, should provide the V Fusiliers (Sookunpoo, 3.15 p.m.) most interesting game in junior
Football.
NỰ
v Engineers
(Kowloon, 8-15 p.m.)
Third Division
v Kumaon Rifles
(King's Park, 3.15 p.m.)
Fusiliers (Chatham Road, 4.45 p.m.)
TO-MORROW
are
The Portuguese forwards much faster than the soldiers, but the latter have the better marks- men, while the Fusiliers are well. served in the defence, whereas the Liga is composed mostly of young- sters, who are inexperienced.
Gomes, the Liga's left back, has (Caroline Hill, 4.45 p.m.) been the mainstay of the defence Second Division:
and should Remedios be able to hold Tatler and Luxton, the Portu→ guese should do well.
First Division
Police
v. Chinese Police (Caroline Hill, 3.15 p.m.)
Rifles (Causeway Bay, 3.15. p.m.) Third Division -
Service Corps (Sookunpoo, 3.15 p.m.)
ν Engineers (Chatham Road, 3.15 p.m.)
Chinese Police
HONG KONG, REFEREE Mr. D. Kossick will referee the Tennis in the open tennis cham-game, and Mr. W. Lawrence will be Medicals pionships appears to be getting one of the linesmen. Mr. C. D. worse and worse. The doubles ex-Carter, Hon. Secretary of the Hong hibition on the Stand Court yester-Kong Football Association, will also day afternoon would not have done
jaccompany the team. credit to an average "C" Division
During their short stay, the team league team. I do not know if the will drive round Macau and in the importance of playing on the stand evening will be the guests at a din- court: Sunduly upsets players. but so far, the tennis witnessed there has not been conducive to big gates for the finals.
ner in their honour.
The following have been chosen to represent Hong Kong:-
Branwell (Rifles); D. W. Willis
Wong Shiu-wing and Luk Ding-|(Kowloon) and Gatzley (Fusiliers); M. cheong, as expected, proved too Purvis (Club), Spiers (Seaforths) and
(Recreio), Sumner
much for P. F. Tsoi and Ng Kam-Dewell (Engineers); J. R. Gonsalves KOWLOON B.G.C.
Harrison (Medicals), Lam Foochi FUNCTIONS FOR
CORONATION DAY
chuen and won in scores of 6-4, 108. As indicated the game was (Kowloon Chinese) .very keenly contested and both (Navy)... pairs were evenly matched and it was only the ability of the winners to maintain cosistency in their volleying, which enabled them to wing
peared that Wong and Luk would
(Stonecutters),
and Brewer
(Ordnance),
Reserves: Duffield Lewis (Stonecutters), Boyd (Rifles) and Blackmore (Lyemun).
LOCAL SOCCER
Early in the proceedings, it ap-TEAM'S VISIT win far more easily than they did. TO CANTON
TO MEET POLICE
ELEVEN
PRESIDENT'S WIFE TO PLANT TREE
SOUVENIRS WILL BE PRESENTED
COMFORTABLE WIN
be Another good game should seen at Sookunpoo where, in the Second Division, the Fusiliers meet the Rifles, runners-up in the Sec- ond Division and Junior Shield, res- pectively.
Strengthened by the inclusion of Ulrich and Jorge, who have recent- Iv been transferred from Recreio, Kowloon seem assured of a win against the Engineers, holders o the Junior Shield, more so in view of the fact that Darby, Selleck, Boy- ling, Callard, among others of the regular team, left for Home yes- terday.
The Club should advance three places at least when they meet Lye- mun, who have lost several players
by the Dorsetshire, among whom are Knight, the Army centre for- ward and Rivers.
The Club, however, have Milne, who departed for home yes- terday, while Stone will be leading
Lost
An interesting programme has the senior team in place of Wilson, been, arranged, by the Kowloon who is on the injured list. Bowling Green Club for Coronation Day, Wednesday, May 12. At 11.45 A combined Club-Kowloon foot-am, the President's wife, Mrs. J. ball team will leave for Canton to-L Tetley, will plant a commemor-
PREPARING
Wong showed great fluency with his ground strokes and was respon- sible for some nice placements while Luk always went for winners overhead. Later on, when the op- position realised the futility of trying to pass their Opponents at ing emoaaion. Luk decided that he oppose the Canton Police team in Toast will be honoured on the ver could not “kill” and was content to a charity football game in aid of andah. At 12.15 p.m., the presen-
tation of the Bowls the funds of the Canton Police keep the ball in play.
Cup" will be made. Hospital. The number of shockingly, bad | The local team is a strong one lobs by Tsoi and Ng that were let and should perform as well as the off were remarkable and so far as St. Joseph's-Recreio team which I could see the majority of points visited Canton recently and shared scored by the losers were as a re- two goals. sult of errors by the other side.
the net and concentrated on a lobh morrow morning, where they willation free, and at noon the Love FOR LAWN
REMARKABLE.
There were some bright spots in the game, although my comments so far would not lead one to sug. pect it. On occasions, both pairs were featured in some very fine volleving duels - which provided spectators with the only interest in the game....
"Coronation
BOWLS SEASON
Friendly Games This Afternoon
After tiffin, which will be served at 1.30 p.m. approximately, Bowls and Tennis tournaments will com- mence at 8.15 p.m. An entrance All Bowling Clubs in the Colony will be having practice or friendly fee of $1 will be charged to defray The Club-Kowloon team will be cost of teas and part cost of a Co-games this afternoon in prepara- ronation souvenir. All players tion for the first League games, made up of the following players ——
G. Rodger (Club); S. Strange (Club) win or lose, who enter their names which will be held in a fortnight's and G. Hill (Club); A. S. Bliss (Kow, as intending to play before
on), K. S. Forrow (Club), and E. entry lists close are guaranteed a Strange (Club); F. Fowler (Club), V. souvenir.” White (Kowloon), D. Knox (Kowloon), A. Wilson (Club), D. S. Blake (Kow-
oon) and B. I. Bickford (Club). Kam-chuen 684 108.
Club Handicap Singles G. E. E. Divett beat F. V. Harrison W. Wooding beat A. C. I. Bowker
Club Singles Championship
Ng was in dreadful form and plaved most inconsistently with the result that his partner had to shoulder a great deal of the work, All that can be said in favour, of them was that they played pluckily
A. L. Sullivan beat J. Thomson 6-0, and did very well to save four
8. match points in the fourteenth
Club Handicap Doubles AH Penn and J.. R. Collis received game and finally carry the issue a walk-over from L. R. Andrews and to the eighteenth,
E.H. Williams.o
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Open Doubles
Mixed Doubles Handicap V. R. Gordon and Mrs. Mackie beat Wong Shiu-wing and Luk Ding-Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Whitham 6-4, 1- cheung best Tepi Ping fan and
the time
Two friendly games have been arranged for this afternoon. An in- That evening, 9.30 p.m.,
an teresting one being between the open air flannel dance and (possi- Kowloon Bowling Green Club and. bly) Cabaret will be held. In the the Dockyard
eation Club. event of inclement weather a sim- Though the flar function will be held in the peting in the
to field a stron of their player
club-house.
ter are not
are f
Clube ricket
Club First Division,
~FLOOD-IJT - In addition, the club-bouse and senior teams arounds will be flood lit and the Craigeng interior of the club-house suitably champions decorated and illummated. – The Bre at home to the Club de Recreio, illuminations will be maintained their old rivals, who this season for three days.
Gods will be strengthened by the return Entry lists for bowls, tennis and of R. F. Luz, a former Colony Sin- tiffin are now on the notice boards, gles champion and Interporter, and the closing date for these being C. F. Remedios, the Shanghai Open
esday
Singles champion.
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