1937-11-09 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 9, 1987

CAER CLARK AND BRAWN CUP HOCKEY

"STRIKING”

SHOTS

(BY "STICKS""")

EUROPEAN Y.M.CA. TO MEET MACAO NEXT SUNDAY.

The first of the series of friend-

Bes between the Macão Hockey Club and teams from the Colony wai be held next Sunday afternoon when the Portuguese Colony entertain the European Y.MULA, who hope to send following team:

the

V. Benwell (in gual); L. Cox and Flt Lt Wallace (Captain) (full- backs); H. G. Lange, A. Cox and J. Fox (half-backs); H. Smith, G. Alting, W. H. Coledge, H. Kraus and A. F. Austen (forwards). Mr. R. Henderson wil accompany the team as Umpîre.

Hockey players will be pleased to hear that David McLellan, form- er skipper: of the European YMCA. hockey team, who played pivot for the Colony Civilians against Malaya and Macao several seasons 280,

will again be wielding the hockey stick. He has trained up a boy's team, at the Central British School, and will shortly be turning out for the TMC.A. in their half-back line. Should he prove a success again, he will no doubt relieve George Cox of his duties as pivot, enabling him to aser (Club), Alting (Y.M.CA), Pyara Kraus (YMCA), sume his correct position as an in- Singh (KIIC), side forward, preferably on the right.

una EUUREMATE KONSEHI

J. M. Pinto (KITC) or Divett (Club) and either Narain Singh (Poice), Wali (Police) or A. Angelo (Argonautas) forwards.

Unfortunately, as there is not

much time left between the

It is worthy of note that the rested date for the Interport (De- Army did not hold a hockey trial in cember 11) which will be held in

ON SATURDAY

SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR ST. ANDREW'S AND THE "Y" LADIES GOOD INTERPRETATION OF RULES PLEA

YOUNGSTERS MUST BE CATERED FOR BY COACHES (By "STICKS")

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THE Ladies' hockey season will be in full swing next Saturday when the Caer Clark Cup and Brawn Cup Leagues commence, and although only order to select their team for their Hong Kong this season, and the four teams have entered for the senior event, the first Triangular Hockey Tourna- Combined Services versus Civilians ment game against the Royal Navy, match (November 21), the latter series promise to be as interesting as in previous as an interport years, especially in view of the wealth of talent last Tuesday. It is also worthy of match may serve note that the team was comprised trial, in which case, F. Nolasco anc of four members of the Royal En A. Angelo, the Argonautas and available. gineers, one player from the Royal Macao wingers, will not be eligible. Corps of Signals and the entire Rajputana Rifies' forward line!

Civilian hocker Club hơn. secretaries are reminded to send in immediatly to either Mr. G. T. Palmer or Mr. R. A.

Bates, the names of players, and their respective positions, so that trials for the selection of a Civilian team to meet the Combined Services, Can he held immediately.

As far as I can see at the mo- ment, the probable composition of the Civilian team to meet the Com-

HOLDERS OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP, HAVE NEARLY ALL OF

LAST YEAR'S PLAYERS AVAILABLE, ALTHOUGH IT IS DOUBTFUL WHETHER THEY WILL FIELD THEIR VERY In connection with the Interport BEST TEAM NEXT SATURDAY AS MISS MARIE SMITH, THEIR match against Macao, I am in- INSIDE-LEFT, IS CONVALESCING FROM A RECENT ILLNESS

IN THE CAER CLARK CUP SERIES, THE “Y” LADIES, formed that no answer to a request by the Hon. Secretary of the As

Andrew's Ladies are very strong this season, having re- sociation, to the Macao Hon. Secre- tary, relating to the date of the In-cruited the services of many of the Diocesan Girls, who are not en- tering the Brawn Cup this season, while the Central British Asse- terport match, has as yet been re- ceived. I understand that an early ciation Ladies and the Hong Kong Ladies are both moderately date was suggested by Macao, but that the local association have suggested putting the date hack, because most of His Majesty's Naval ships will be away from the Colony during the suggested date

(December 11)!

strong.

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The "Y" Ladies' main problem to the right-wing and transferring at the moment is their inter- Mrs. Gardiner to the intermedia mediate line which is weak in line. This should weaken their comparison to former season. tack and will certainly strengthen Miss Muriel McCaw's inclusion in their intermediate line.

the centre, however, will have a The "Y attack is the same as steadying effect on the other two last season's with the above change players, Miss K. Tonge and Miss "probable.” The Royal Naval Dockyard Police I. Buchanan bined Services in their annual will encounter St. Andrew's ladies ia With the return of Mrs. Read to match will be comprised of:

a friendly hockey match at the Val-

STRONG THIS SEASON St. Andrew's Ladies should be

M. Ramzan (KLTC.) in goal; A. Eley to-morrow afternoon commencing the Colony, however, the "y" well served both in attack and in P. Guest (Radio) and E. L. Gosano at 5 pm. The following will represent Ladies could strengthen their in-defence this season as they have (Argonautas) full-backs; MH Has-the Police; Phil popt; Whelan and Fox; termediate line by playing her at secured the ervics of several out-

and McAleese; Smith, san (Radio), W. A. Reed (Club) and Curry, Bulton

centre-forward in suport of Mrs standing junior players from the M. R. Malik (KIT.C.) half-backs; F. Kemp, Montgomery, Kernaghan and

Burnett, moving Miss Bradbury Diocesan Girls School. Nolasco (Argonautas) or S. A. Fowl-Winlan.

BRAWN CUP HOCKEY FIXTURES

The following are the Brawn Cup C.B.A. Ladies C.BS. “A”

tures for this season.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13

Recreio 'Ladies

+ CES. “B”

(C.B.S. ground,” 3 p.m.).

“Y” Ladies

Seaforth Ladies

(Murray Parade Ground, 3 p.m.). St. Andrew's VCBS. “A”

(CB.A. ground, 3 p.m.).

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20

Recreio Ladies

C.B.A. Ladies

(G.B.A. ground, 3 p.m.).

CBS "B"***

V." Ladies

(“Y” ground, 8 p.m.).

Seaforth Ladies v. St. Andrew's (Murray P. ground, 3.15 pm).

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4

Recreio Ladies

“Y” Ladies

(“Y” ground, 8pm).

St. Andrew's

CKR A Ladies.

(G.B.A ground, 3 p.) 27

TUESDAY DECEMBER 7 Serforth Ladies 7 CBS.

(CBS groutad, 15 p.m.):

SATURDAY DECEMBER 11 St. Andrew's v. Recreio

(CAELA. ground. 3 p.m. "T" Ladies

(C.B.S. ground, 2.1

CRA

CHippy Valley,

SATURDAY, JA Seaforth Ladies --

(Many P. grou

(CES

8-1938

(CBA. ground, 3 p.m.).

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15

v Recreio Ladies C.B.S. "A"

(C.B.S. ground, 2.45 p.m.). C.B.A. Ladies

"Y" Ladies ("Y" ground, 3 p.m.)... Seaforth Ladies v GB.S. "B"

(Murray P ground, 3.15 p.m.). SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 “Y” Ladies ▼ St. Andrew's

("Y" ground, 3 pm.). Seaforth Ladies T CBA. Ladies

(C.B.A.. ground, 3.15 p.).

TUESDAY, JANUARY 25 CBS. "B" TCBS. "A" (C.B.S. ground, 3.15 p.m.).

SATURDAY, JANUARY 29 CBS. “B”

V Recreio Ladies (Happy Valley, 3.15 p.m.). Seaforth Ladies y “y” Ladies

( ground, 3 pamte). CBS. “A”-- y St. Andrew's

(CBA ground, 3 p.m.).

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Recreio Ladies CBA. Ladies

Murray P. ground. 3 p.m.). ***Ladies

* CBS (CBS ground, a pan.), St. Andrew's

Seaforth Ladies EHADDY Valley, 3 mm

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10

Ay Seaforth Ladies“, (Murray P. ground. 315 nm).

“SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Recreio Ladies

Andrew's

(Murray P. ground, & p.m.). CB.S

Ladies ("ground, 3 pm). CBS **

CBA, Ladies (CBS ground, 3 pm).

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26. Recreio Ladies Seaforth Ladies

("Y" ground, 3 pm). CES.

St. Andrew's (CBA ground, 3 p.m.). CB.A Ladies V CES. “A

(C.B.S ground, 3 p.m.).

THURSDAY, MARCH 31° C.B.S. “B” v Seaforth Ladies

(CBS ground, 3 p.m.).

SATURDAY, MARCH 5 Recreio Ladies ▼ CES A”

(ground, 3 p.m.).~. wyn Ladies v CBA, Ladies

-(CBA ground, 3 p.m.).

SATURDAY, MARCH 12 Ladies St. Andrew's

adies

GBA ground, 8 pm.) CBA Tadies Sext

Murray P. ground, 3.15 TUESDAY, MARC CB.S. AS CBS

(C.B.S... ground, 3.15 p.m.).

SATURDAY MARCH 19 St. Andrew'S ▼ CBA. Eadies:

(CB.A ground, 3 p.m.) Recreio Ladies

Ladies

(CBS) ground, 3 pan.). Seven-a-side -Date yet to be a

by Sub-Committ

Although they have lost Miss Ruth Stevenson, from their full- back division, Miss E. Chang, form- er D.GS. star, makes an admirable deputy and should continue to partner Miss Gertie White through- out the season. Before moving to the intermediate line would like to suggest that where ever possible Miss June Hall be given a game with the first team as she was last year developing into one of the fin- est custodians in ladies hockey in the Colony

With Miss Jessie, Wong, in the pivotal berth, and Miss Stella West, at left-half, the Saints have fairly strong intermediate line whose only weakness at the moment is at right half, where Miss Humphreys has not been showin up to her best form

A SUGGEST. St. Andrew's

several changes in the moment they

Wong, right-wing Phyllis Gitting,

captain and Miss

latter, at inside-left, has orated considerably since last sea- son and I suggest that Miss Mabel Churn, former D.GS. star, be given (Continued on Page 19)