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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 12, 1938.

THREE SENIOR SHIELD GAMES TO-DAY

Yeung Shui-yick, left, and Tay Quee-liang, right, will be seen for South China "B" against the Seaforths in the Second Round of the Senior c

Shield Competition to-day.

"B"

SOUTH CHINA “B”D SHOULD DEFEAT THE SEAFORTHS AWAY

Kowloon Without Many Stalwarts

"ANDY" DUNCAN TO FILL BERTH

IN GOAL!:

(By "OUTSIDE LEFT")

THREE interesting football matches should be witnessed this afternoon, when the Second

Royal Navy And S.

Navy And S. China Round of the Senior Shield Competition will be fea-

In Junior Shield Clash PORTUGUESE SPORTING ASSN. TASK AGAINST THE SEAFORTHS

(By "UBIQUE")

The outstanding game in the Third Round of the Junior Shield Competition promises to be that between the Royal Navy and South China, at Causeway Bay, and on current form the Navy should win.

South China, who have been playing consistently good football in the Second Division this season are full of confidence as they will have their full team available.

AUSTRALIA WIN BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES

English Swimming Successes

AUSSIE'S RIFLE TRIUMPH

Sydney, To-day. The finals in the British Empire Games swimming events were held yesterday, Australia and England securing several victories.

tured, and big crowds should flock to both the Soo- kunpoo and Kowloon F.C. grounds.

AT SOOKUNPOO, THE SEAFORTHS, WHO HAVE HAD

OF KOWLOON CHINESE AND THE CLUB, MEET THE HITHER- TO UNDEFEATED SOUTH CHỈNA “B” AND A ROYAL STRUG- GLE IS ANTICIPATED HERE.

TWO RECENT LAPSES IN THE LEAGUE AT THE EXPENSE

The Scots have a good team with a forceful attack and fairly Their only weakness at the moment is at sound intermediate line. full-back and in goal.

South China “B” are firm fav- ourites for the First Division League title and are very sound all round. Their attack is an In spite of the fact that the excellent one, led by that very Ordnance defeated the Medicals able centre-forward, Chan Tak- easily in a friendly game during fai, who has been distinguishing FOOTBALL the past week, and displayed himself recently, with two grand great improvement, they are not wingers in Yeung Shui-yick, on expected to beat the Middlesex, the right, and Lee Shek-yau on leaders of the Second Division, the left. but a keenly contested game is anticipated.

Munton, at centre forward, and Lang, on the wing, are two

fast forwards, while Duffield, who can play at inside-left, or on the left- wing, will also need watching.

FAST ATTACK

The Middlesex have a fast for ward line and with the probable inclusion of Izzard, Simmonds and Marabelle, should do well against

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centre- Lam Tak-po is an able half, and holds his line well in hand and is the equal of any opposing leader.

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KOWLOON WEAKENED Kowloon, who entered the Second Round of the Competition at the be expense of St. Joseph's, will without the services of Rowlands, in goal, Evans, at right-half, and Coakley, among the forwards, against the Middlesex to-day, these three players left the Colony their Regiment, the Royal Kwong Wah, who will probably with be strengthened by the inclusion of Welch Fusiliers, yesterday for the Chung Fai-lum, of South China Soudan. "B" at back, should easily account 67 9-10 secs. (Australian Re- for the Chinese Police, whom they

cord).

defeated on both occasions in the League.

following were the results:

Men's 110 Yards Back-stroke:

1.

Oliver (Australia).

2.

Kerr (Canada).

69 secs.

3. Taylor (England).

69 3-5 secs.

Won by two yards and a foot.

1,650 Yards-Free-stylo÷-

R. H. Leivers (England).

19 mins. 46 2-10 secs.

1.

2.

N. Wainwright (England).

20 mins. 17 4-10 secs,

The

Won by 20 yards and 30 yards. Wonien's 3 x 110 Yards Medley Re- lay:

England.

the Ordnance;

Andy Duncan, the Club's former right-half, who gave up the game some time ago, will turn up for Kowloon to-day in an old role when RESULT WILL BE INTERESTING he fills. the position between the It will be interesting to see how sticke "Andy" made his initial the Portuguese Sporting Associa appearance as goalkeeper for Kow tion, winners of the Kowloon Sec-loon many years ago, and later. tion of the Third Division, fare joined the Club as a half-back. If against the Seaforths. There was experience counts for anything, not much difference between the Kowloon should have nothing to Portuguese and the Seaforths, fear in this department. Honni- Third Division team, in the League, ball comes into the intermediate but the former have been practic-line in Evans' vacancy, while East- fing

man will be seen on the left-wing.

3 mins. 57 7-10 secs. (Austra-ing very hard for this game,

lian Record).

1.

2.

South Africa.

4 mins, 7 5-10 secs.

3.

Australia.

4 mins. 10 secs.

Rifle Shooting:

Won by 10 yards and two yards.

Rifle Shooting H. M. King's Prize:

V. Buttersworth

(Queensland

and Australia).

347 points...

2. Lets (Australia).

345 points.

3. Gall (Australia).

345 points.

Reuter

-At the conclusion of yesterday's events, the unofficial rankings re- sulted in a comfortable win for Australia, followed by Canada and England.

The rankings were:

Australia 396 points.

✅Gaan, at centre forward, will find ́ WEATHER WILL DECIDE: the going hard against Spiers, while The Middlesex Regiment have the Santos brothers will have a already one victory over Kowloon hard time against the Scots' dé-in the League, securing the verdict fence.

by two clear goals about three

The Seaforths have won some weeks ago but that was at Soo- close games in the Second Division, kunpoo, although I think that the and on form are hard to beat, and matter of grounds will make very should figure in the Final of the little difference to-day if the wea- competition.

«Canada 258 points: -

England 212 points. - New Zealand 138 points. South Africa · 125 points. Scotland 24 points. Wales 18 points. Ceylon 11 points." British Guiana 8 points,

ther is anything like yesterday.

FORECAST

FOR TO-DAY

forecast for the week end:

The following is the League Football

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Senior Shield. (Second Round): Seaforths.

V South China “B” (Sookunpoo, 4 p.m.):

Referee:-Martin.

Linesmen:--Brothwell and

Smith.

Kowloon Chinese

Navy

(Causeway Bay, 4 p.m.) Referee:Omar,

Linesmen:Hobson and F: G. Smith.

Kowloon

v Middlesex

(Kowloon, 4 p.m.)

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Referee: Smyth. Linesmen:Stone and Phillips.” Junior Shield (Third Round)' Chinese Police Kwong Wah

(Caroline Hill, 2.30 p.m.) Referee:-Ottoway.

Nayy

South China (Causeway Bay, 2.80 p.m.) Referee:-Youngs,

Middlesex

v Ordnance

(Kowloon, 2.30-p.m.): Referee: Clarke.

Portuguese S.A. v

Seaforths

(Sookunpoo, 2.30 p.m. Referee: Salter.

First Division South China “A” v Club Caroline Hill, 4.15 p.m. Referee:--MacCormac, ·

Linesmen:-Morecroft and Edwards.

Club

Second Division

v Engineers (C.):

(Club, 2.45 p.m.)

Referee:-Johns:

Police

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13 First Division

v Easternr:

(Club, 4.15 p.m.).

Referee:Barton.

Linesmen:Godfrey and Mcllgrew.

FRIENDLY,

South China

v Royal Scots (Caroline Hill, 4 p.m.).

I saw the Middlesex play one of ground and if I know anything their first friendly games in the about the 1

men fr

from the Senior Colony on a wet day, and they did Service they should carry the day.

well, so Kowloon To-morrow the Police wi

will meet at their best.

Eastern in a First Division League

extraorg

Senior Shield

match, while South Ching will be

will have

In the

game, the Royal Navy will be away at home to the Royal Scots, In

to Kowloon Chinese on their own friendly fixture at Caroline Hill.”