THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 16, 1937.
VOLUNTEER WATER-POLO TOURNEY
....
MOBILES LUCK TO
SHARE SPOILS
ENGLAND'S
G. FOWLER AND A. A. SECOND
ROZA IN LIMELIGHT TEST
(By “CRAWL")
The Mobile Machine. Guns were very lucky to share the spoils with the Corps Infantry in their Volun- teer Aquatic water-polo encounter
TEST TEAM
VERITY DROPPED: BOWES INJURED
yesterday at the V.R.C., when a late SMITH MAKES HIS
short
goal by G. H. Fowler, who beat two Never has enthusiasm for Determined to take no half-
opponents to lob the ball over M. King Williow been greater than measures, it has been decided that M. de V. Soares' head, levelled the is now evident at the Portuguese practice will commence on August scores at 3 all after the Infantry Club. Their leader will be E. L. 15, a graphic illustration of the en-had led 3-2 with only a Gosano, the only member of the thusiasm that has swept the club.
while to go. Recreio ever to have been "cap- ped" for Hong Kong in an Inter- port cricket match. Gosano has had considerable experience in leadership at the University, where he has more or less car→ ·
past.
WELCOMED BY ALL
team:
NUCLEUS OF SENIOR Xİ
L
more
as
TEST DEBUT
Londodn, To-day. England's team which will take part in the Second Test match against the New Zealand- ers at Manchester to-morrow will be selected from the follow-
Poor marking by the Mobiles and The following players are likely rank bad passing by the backs to
the nucleus of the first their forwards featured the game. ing to form
Meadows was the decidedly weak E. L. Gosano, A. M.
R. W. V. Robins (Captain), Rodrigues, A. M. Prata, W. A. link in the Mobiles' defence and F. R. Brown, Hammond, (Ŵ. R.),- ried the eleven for some seasons Reed, E. M. L. Soares, P. M. N. da would not take his man, being con- Barnett, Ames, Paynter, Hard- At a meeting of the cricket sec-¡Silva jnr., A. P. Pereira (who last tent to laze-along in his own sweet staff, Hutton, Smith (James),
University), H. time, throwing the burden of de Wellard, Goddard and Parks. tion held yesterday, Recreio have, year represented
A. Alves and, most interesting of fence onto the shoulders of Stoker, (James). subject to the approval of the General Committee decided to en-all, A. V. Gosano is to be tried out his other back, and Wood, the pivot.
Stoker's distribution was not
Smith and Wellard make their for the wicket-keeping berth. ter two teams in the next season's League, one in the senior division Although it has not yet been de- good as it might have been, while test debuts. The former is Mid-
finitely decided who will and one in the junior.
take Wood's tactics were poor, and in-dlesex's fast bowler, and he has charge of the juniors it is
stead of drawing his opposing cen-
maintained consistency of form for the last three years. Last season he than likely that F. H. Carvalho, tre-forward in the swim-up, he shot
topped the Middlesex bowling aver- well-known for his enthusiasm, the ball forward to one of his own) This
age, being the only member of the move will be very well will be at the helm, with such attackers, who was outnumbered
attack to secure more than a hund- received by all major Hong Kong players as N. A. Beltrão, A. M. two to one.
dred wickets. clubs. Situated in King's Park, the Alves and also soccer players, and Fowler was the pick of the for-
Wellard, of Somerset, has been Recreio are possessed of one of several promising youngsters inwards, but it was evident that the the finest grounds in the Colony E. A. Noronha, L. G. Gosano and Infantry defence paid him special al cricket for the last two years. knocking at the door of Internation-
and it has been a matter for regret, other outstanding La Salle and St. attention. His winning goal was a Somerset's outstanding all-rounder, that since they were forced to Joseph's schoolboys.
fine piece of work and his short lob he is a dashing batman and a ver- wihdraw from senior cricket, mem-
completely deceived Soares. bers of senior clubs have been un-
Sloan wasted many fine opportuni-fast right-hand. When wickets are satile bowler. Normally he bowls
able to meet this very fine crowd
ties when unmarked by failing to not suited to that type of attack, of aportsmen in the enjoyable fix-
swim as near as possible to the op- however, he bowls off-breaks round tures, that always resulted from a
position goal before attempting a the wicket, with outstanding suc- League or friendly game with the
shot. Portuguese lads.
All good wishes to Recreio. May they have a very successful and enjoyable season
and may
their well-known aptitude for all ball games, secure for many of them, Colony recognition at some not too distant date.
AS SOLE AGENTS
FOR
BOLLINGER
CHAMPAGNE
WE CAN CONFIDENTLY
RECOMMEND THEIR
VINTAGE 1928
WHICH BIDS FAIR TO OUTCLASS
EVEN ITS FAMOUS PREDECESSOR
OF 1926
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.
B. GOSANO SHINES
J.
cess.
SOME NEWCOMERS
B. Gosano was a hard working full-back and saved the Infantry Of the team which took part in goal from falling on two or three the last Test, Verity, Voce and Occasions with clever interceptions, Gover have been omitted, while while L. A. Soares was disappoint- James Smith, Wellard, Goddard and ing and failed to position himself F. R. Brown obtain their places. between his charge and his oppon-
Verity, presumably is ill, as there ent. A. A. da Roza was the back-can be no other reason why he, the bone of the Infantry team and most brilliant slow left-handed bow- ler in the world, should be left worked hard for the openings, his passes being clean and to the mark out. Voce is also understood to be while his goal, the Infantry's, third, who has an extraordinarily awkward on the injured list, while Gover,
was a fine effort.
De Sa was the pick of the three action, has never been particularly forwards, but should never have Popular with England selection com-
mittees. been allowed to sore his first goal, The newcomers will present
backhand, which took S. Fowler by surprise.
A
an
entirely change attack with two fast bowlers in Smith and Wellard, and Goddard and F. R. Brown to provide the variety.
which should at lest acquit itself Altogether a fine well-balanced team
quite as creditably as the last one.
Reuter.
INFANTRY IN THE LEAD De Sa opened the scoring in the first half and the Infantry led at the interval. In the second De Sa added their second, but Stoker re- duced the arrears in a goalmouth tussle, and soon afterwards a bril- liant pass by G. Fowler to C. Sloan saw the latter level the scores. But right hand as the Soares brothers the Mobiles triumph was
short-
came out to tackle and cleverly lob lived as poor marking by Meadows the ball goalwards, "M. M. de V.” and Stoker saw A. A. da Roza place being deceived by the flight of the the Infantry in the lead once again. ball, the missle eventually resting With not many minutes to go and in the corner of the net for the J. Sloan ordered out of the pool for equaliser. The replay will be held taking a pass inside the Infantry next week.
Corps Infantry. two-yard mark, the Mobiles went
Soares; L. Soares, all out for the equaliser and a lob da Roza; Go Souza, from Wood which fell short of G. de Sa Fowler's finger
saw the latter aud Fowler W. Stoker, R. Meadows; R. B.
Mobile Machine Guns.- denly lift the ball from his left to woods, J. Sloan, Fowler, C. Slöan.
MM Gosano;
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