RECREIO NOT FOR LEAGUE SOCCER
KOWLOON C.C. FALL
TO UNITED S.R.C. ERNIE FINCHER AND MRS. BURNETT SPARKLE
MISS ROSE PERRY'S ABSENCE KEENLY FELT
(By "ADREM")
YESTERDAY at the Kowloon Cricket Club, the United Services Recreation Club won the first round with the K.C.C. senior team in the quest for the Mixed Doubles title, the score in their favour
being 6 sets to 3.
WITH THE CHINESE RECREATION CLUB CONTINUING
may
B. T. Gosano, above, the Recreio soccer centre-forward,
be playing for Kowloon Football Club next season.
“NEEDLE" TENNIS MATCH
TO EXPERIENCE CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY IN RAISING THIS AFTERNOON
A TEAM, IT APPEARS THAT THE ULTIMATE HONOURS MUST. REST WITH YESTERDAY'S CONTESTANTS.
In the absence of Miss Rose Perry, it was generally conceded that the U.S. R. C. would return with the points. They did so, but all being considered, I would not by any stretch of imagination describe their victory as convincing.
If it were not for the fact that: S. A. Gray and Miss A. Mackenzie were right off form, the position might very well have been reversed. As it was, this couple lost every set, Teddy Fincher and Mrs. Sweeney lost two, as was to be ex-
C.R.C. Should Beat
Club de Recreio
SENSATION FOLLOWS MEETING
Season Much Too Long
LACK OF LOYALTY MAIN REASON
(By "Adrem")
A first-class sensation was en- visaged as the result of a meet- ing of the Club de Recreio foot- ball committee. held yesterday. It
appears tha
that in a certain sec-
|ion of the Club, there is a feel- ing that the amount expended an- nually on encouraging the more
youthful members of the Portu- tuguese community to learn soc- [cer is not justified, in that, these youths on attaining a fair pro- ficiency are nearly always snatched up by other rlubs.
A game which is bound to have a big bearing on the final destin- ation of the Senior League shield, Playing members are also dissatis- will be played this afternoon at'fied. It all boils down to a ques- Causeway Bay, where Recreio tion which has been vexing the will be entertained by the Chinese officials of the Football Association Recreation Club.
for some time, the congested sea- Chinese R. C., while not being as son, which spreads over a far long- strong as they have been for many er period and into weather, which seasons, are nevertheless still a players find not only uncomfortable, pected, and Ernie Fincher and Mrs. were perhaps a trifle fortunate to force to be reckoned with. They but irksome.
side Burnett, lost one, while including win two sets. They have not yet have a fairly well-balanced
With these considerations in among their victims the redoubt-worked up an understanding and on and with the advantage of playing able Lolly Goldman and Mrs. Rice- several occasions were caught at on their own ground, should just view and a certainty that A. V. Evans.
sixes and sevens.
manage a win.
Gosano, one of Hong Kong's soccer Ernie's form was the bright fea- Goldman and Mrs. Rice-Evans Hong Kong C. C. and U. S. R. C., idols for many years, feels that he ture, from the K.C.C. point of view, always appeared to have something with no aspirations to League hon-has reached the stage where re- of the afternoon. He was slow in in hand. It seemed to me their ours, should be featured in an en-tirement is indicated, Recreio have settling down and as a result lost solitary defeat was due, in no small joyable game at King's Park. A definitely decided that they will his first set rather easily. In the measure, to overconfidence.
narrow victory for the hosts is enter no teams in next : season's second round, however, both his
likely as they have two excellent League, but they will nevertheless partner and himself, quickly found
players in L. Goldman and A. L. their touch and surprised Goldman
Sullivan to form the backbone of the side.
when
ROUND TWO!
is
Indian R. C. and Kowloon Cric-
C.R.G.
remaining
PROGRAMME
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Indian R. C.
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and Mrs. Rice-Evans by running U.S.R.C. have won the first round away with a 3-0 lead. The latter but it is still by no means certain pair then rallied and
they that they have the title in their ket Club should have little difficul- won the next two games, it appear-pockets. Provided Miss Perry ty in winnings in the ed that they had the situation well back in time for the return game, games. in hand. The K.C.C. combination and I understand that she is ex-
Fincher pected at any moment, they will H.K.U.T.C. were not to be denied. went for impossible shots and they find that they will be up against an U.S.R.C.. came off, he lobbed with uncanny entirely different proposition. accuracy when his opponents were Without trying to deprecate their S. China A. A.
The following facing the sun, he return-volleyed fine performance yesterday, I feel in the "big" game: the fiercest drives and with Mrs. that Fincher and Mrs. Burnett are Chinese R. C. Burnett finding first-class form unlikely to reproduce the same form Wong Fuk-nam and Luk Ding-cheung,
Iu Tak-chenk and W. C. Hung. with her forehand drive, the rallies in the next match, but on the other Lee Yu-wing and Luk Chun-cheong. became fast and thrilling.
hand, it is inconceivable that Gray Club de Recreio and Miss Mackenzie will again be walked over as they were yester day.
MARATHON GAME
The eighth game, o
Club de Recreio Kowloon C. C. teams will be featured
A. V. Remedios and J. Gonsalves, A. V. Gosano and F. J. Remedios. H. A. Barros and C. A. Barretto.
Mrs. Rice- In brief, Teddy Fincher and Miss Evans service, provided an
epic Perry should win three sets, leav- GERMAN TENNIS struggle. Deuce was called no ing the other two pairs with but a PLAYER'S LOT fewer than 15 times before the couple of sets to secure between U.S.R.C. pair clinched the game to them. A very fair proposition. level the scores. ...--- Fincher then won
his service to love and Goldman's Yesterday's scores,~~~ service was annexed to give the homesters a meritorious, if some- what surprising victory.
E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Sweeney (K.C.C.)
lost to L. Goldman and Mrs.
'Rice-Evans
Teddy Fincher and Mrs. Sweeney were not an ideal combination. The beat A. L. Sullivan and Mrs.
Ashton
latter, playing in her first League lost to Capt. Locke and Miss Tyler 2-6 game, was quite understandably
nervous but nevertheless was res-S. A. Gray and Miss Alison Mackenzie
ponsible for some fine work on the forehand.
(K.C.C.)_ lost to Goldman and Mrs.
Rice-Evans-
A. L. Sullivan and Mrs. Ashton lost to Sullivan and Mrs. Ashton played very well for the visitors for lost to Locke and Miss Tyler the first two sets, but the pace and
NOT HAPPY ONE
retain their membership of the As- sociation, which will mean, în ef- fect, that members of the Recreio will at the disposal of the Asso- ciation for charity and other matches.
KEEPING IN TOUCH
In an interview with Mr. C. M. S. Alves, representative of Recreio on the Football Council, I was in- formed that there was a distinit possibility that Recreio would take
part in the Shield Competition,
while in order to keep in touch with The lawn tennis player's lot in the game, friendly matches will be Nazi Germany is not a happy arranged with other clubs. one, says the London: ““Daily Telegraph.”
Recreio have regularly. taken part 1 in the League under the aus- pices of the Football Association,
for the last 14 years, and although
their action is to be regretted,
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The Reich League for Phy 64 sical Exercises, which controls all sporting activities in Ger- many, has issued a decree that all members of tennis clubs, from personally feel that their move in Davis Cup players down to the abandoning League soccer is likely to be followed by several other "rabbits, must submit to a public examination in Nazi philo- clubs similarly placed, and, in such sophy before the end of April. manner, make the Association sit No person who fails to pass up and take notice. Recreio's wi will be permitted to take part in drawal is to be regretted all the any tournament or inter-club more because of the fact that they whatever, his or her skill were the only. Portuguese side in
the t Division. player.
the heat then took their toll and E. F. Fincher and Mrs. G. C. Burnett
(ECC) they were beaten by Teddy Fincher and Mrs. Sweeney. Locke and Miss beat Goldman and Mrs. Rice-Evana lost to Sullivan and Mrs. Ashton · Tyler, on the form they displayed beat Locke and Miss Tyler.****
match,
as a
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