1937-09-13 — Page 18

THIS CHINA MAIL

BER 13,

WEEK-END SOCCER WAS EYE-OPENER

CUTIERREZ SHIELD

SEMI FINALS

INDIA & ENGLAND WEN

OMAR & MCKELVIE BRILLIANT

The Semi-Final games of the Shield Gutierrez International Competition on the Kowloon Crie- ket Club green yesterday produced some exciting bowls and resulted in

GENE SARAZEN WINS

£600 PRIZE

Chicago, August 12 Gene Sara zen won the first prize of 8,000 dollars ($600) in the Chicago Open Tourmment here. He beat Horton Smith, who went to England with the Ryder Cup team but did not play, Ky Laffoon, and the London- born professional; Harry Cooper, by one stroke, with a 72-hole total of 290.

England beating the Philippines SOUTH CHINA A.A.

and India accounting for Scotland.

The game between India and FOOTBALLERS

Scotland was interesting as the

Indians gave a fine display with RETURN

U. M. Omar in great form while J. McKelvie, the other skip, was also brilliant

The Indians were leading at the 17th head by 22 shots to 9. Scot- land registered a four on this head bat were unable to do much more on the remaining heads.

Lee Wai-Tong Only Serious Injury

A FINE RECORD

The South China Athletic As The match between England and sociation Football team, who have the Philippines resulted in the been away on an extensive tour of former establishing a comfortable Siam, French Indo-China, Malaya lead in the early stages of the and Java, returned to the Colony

CLUB'S DEFENCE NOT STRONG ENOUGH AT THE MOMENT

GAAN AND PEREIRA SHINE FOR THE PORTUGUESE TEAM

USE AND ABUSE OF YOUNG FOOTBALLERS

(By "REFEREE)

SATURDAY'S football matches which unofficially opened the local soccer season provided an eye opener for many of the soccer enthusiasts who wit- nessed the games, and none were more surprised Kwong Wah's form than I was, although they per- formed with a fair measure of success last season.

KWONG

game and at the fifth head were yesterday by the Conte Biancamano MAKING WAH HAVE A POWERFUL TEAM WHICH IS

leading by II shots to 1. The and brought back with them a re- Filipinos, improved-after this and cord of which any touring team at the 15th head were being led by might be proud 15 shots to 11

INDIA

D. M. Khan

A. R. Minu

A M. Omar

UM Omar

(Skip) ENGLAND: S. A Bright

S. Randle

A. W. Grimmitt A. W. Hollidge

(Skip)

SCOTLAND

W. L. Walker B. G. Craig A. Hyde-Lay

J. McKelvie

(Skip). PHILIPPINES

Castio FX Delgado

A E

V NAtienza

R. Basa

(Skip)

AUSTRALIAN RUGBY LEAGUE'S SEVERE LOSSES

MANY INJURED IN TEST AGAINST

N. ZEALAND

STRONG BID FOR THIRD DIVISION HONOURS AND, ALTHOUGH THE OPPOSITION UP AGAINST THEM ON SATURDAY WAS BY NO MEANS GOOD, THEIR POSITIONAL PLAY AND MARKSMANSHIP MARKS THEM DOWN AS A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE SERVICE TEAMS.

In the course of their tour, ex- tending over a period of nearly

The services of Henry Yeung, former South China star, were three months in the middle of sum mer, the South China team played very much in evidence against Powhattan, and his seven goals 38 matches, won 32, drew four and were all worthy ones. It is quite evident that it will take a pivot

of First Division standard to hold him this coming season. lost two Requests for their ap pearances were so insistent every-Rocha, the former St. Joseph's inside left, has lost where that one stage they had speed and shooting ability, while Leung Bing-kam and Mok Ping, to play eight matches in ten days! the right and left-wingers, were much too fast for the oppo 15 Except for a fractured shin-bone halves and did as they liked.

suffered by Lee Wai-tong, which

may keep him out of the game for sustained by the players and this

good, no other serious injuries were

was the chief factor in the success of the side.

his

Powhatfan should not be dis- as a result their halves were given

heartened by the result of the hard time against fast and clever game as it was liable to occur to forwards.

course.

least four

men

any junior team meeting Kwong The Middlesex were only fielding Wah on last Saturday's form 1 an experimental side understand that the losers have of their regular Lai Shiu-wing was the most pro-several other potential defenders sent in Singapore lific scorer of the touring side, and

up their sleeve and will exhibit bers of the Regime would have had more goals to his them in due c

took part in the Searchlight credit but for an unaccountable fall-

It is fairly obvious that they ing-off in his shooting in the last The Portuguese Sporting Asso- 11 matches, during which he did ciation were in very fine form be a power to be reckoned with

when at full strength. against a weak Lyemun team I am After a terrific struggle New Zea-not score at all land beat Australia, represented by We have been told by Mr. Wong making no excuses and won as the best of the men to tour Eng-Ka-tsun, Hon Secretary of the Foot-they liked against a team which at the moment is in there defence time of emer-calibre will have to be found for the land this year in a Rugby League ball team, that it is not known lacked combination and the will and obviously men of Forrow's Test match here by 16 points to 15 whether the Canton players will be to fight back at

Auckland, NZ., August 16.

suffered badly from in- able to come down each

and player two short in the League Shalf

旺 arce w

a fractured left leg and a broken rib.

ibbs with

Both are outstanding second row forwards and they will be greatly missed in England, Gibbs may be able to play later, but Pearce will probably return home. Nepia was in splendid form for New Zealand.

YALE GOLFERS WIN AT GULLANE

17.

mes Much, of

depend on the situation in

ARMY SOCCER LEAGUE Matches Arranged For To-day

The following matches in the Football League will be ecided to day

Chatham

gency

ANDERS

DEFENCE WEAKNESSES The Club seniors' main weakness

pivotal and right-half positions, while Kemp is not good enough for figures the left-back position. Nicholls will have to tone down his method of play and is much too erratic against

and collected set of for wards, who had him beaten down the centre on practically every oc-

GOOD ALE One of the was M. Gaan. full-bac whose display at centre for the Portug

Pereira wa was an eve fairly good at left half, but was clined to give his man rope after taking the fall ap

The Gunners were unfortunately Junable to field a very strong tea

eir def

and as a result

giver

with glory team easily.

time, Stokes, ering himself should make the

DID NOT HELP Imb sentoz

the

casion

Olsen, Saturday's custodian is not quite up to First Division stan- dard and will have to learn to take of every ball directed at him. Iger is sorely missed be-

stick

"AND ABUSE

the Club's

to