1940-01-10 — Page 17

"THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 10, 1940

SOCCER

SELECTION COMMITTEE MAKES BEST OF BAD JOB Interport Nominations Good; Limited Scope

FORWARD-LINE THE

BEST DEPARTMENT

(By "REFEREE")

HONG KONG Football Association has at last chosen the team which will represent the Colony in the forthcoming Interport with Shanghai at Shanghai during the Chinese New Year, and, in view of the scanty material at their disposal, have acquitted themselves in their task well.

The decision of the Chinese teams not to participate in the series, coupled with the difficulty of several of the better known local players of obtaining the necessary leave has narrowed their selections very much but it is hoped that the team selected will give a good account of itself.

History inay repeat itself. In 1930 Hong | stamina, who started his football as wing- Kong sent up a team that few ever hoped | half but has been playing at centre-half for would even extend Shanghal but the Colony upeet calculations by winning narrowly in a snowstorm. The following year much

under-rated feam visited Hong Kong and won sensationally against Hong Kong which in- cluded Lee Tin-sang, A. V. Gosano, and Lee Wai-tong,

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his club, gets his first "cap" though he has played against Macao and in most of the re- presentative games in the Colony. He has

the unique honour of being the first Indian boy to represent the Colony,

KOTEWALL CUP DRAW

The following is the draw for the Kotewall Charity Cup Foot- ball competition.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 17 Royal Navy V Army

(Caroline Hill).

SUNDAY, JAN. 20

V Winners

Army - Navy

game. (Ground to be selected later).

8. China

CHAMPIONS TO MEET H.K.V.D.C.

of

Both Volunteers and Recrcio, senior champions, are endeavouring to field their strongest sides for their whole- day cricket match at King's Park on

E. Strange, robbed of his first Interport | Sunday. last season against Manila owing to pres- A start will be made at 11.30 a.m.

sure of work, will be seen at left-half

to play in the forward line.

Doubts will exist as to the wisdom

of

There are however, i few selections. which will not meet with the entire approval | though he, too for the sake of his club, had of the football public. I am not in a post tion to know the exact players who were at the disposal of the selectors but was hardly expected that S. Strange would be chosen to fill one of the full-back positions. The inability of Ulrich to make the trip was a great disappointment as he would have walked into the team.

There is little that can be usefully said about the forward line and this is un- doubtedly the strongest department of the .team. It is interesting to note that four of

THE TEAM

Moxham (Royal Engineers)

Sheehan (Middlesex)

S. Strange (Club)

“A."J.” Hussain (St. Joseph's)~~

K. Forrow (Club) (Vice-captain)

E. Strange (Club)

F. Fowler (Club)

A. V. Gosanó (St. Joseph's) (Captain)

J. Hossack (Royal Scots)

D. J. Leonard (St. Joseph's)

R. Q. Honniball (St. Joseph'a).

Reserves:-McEwan (Club), P. (Kowloon), Bright (Middlesex) and T. -Castilho (Club).

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the attack have at different times occupi ed the centre-forward berth. Hossack, who': has been playing consistently good football' this scasON and has been the main goal getter of the Royal Scots, will lead the at-

· tack and if the other forwards can give him the proper passes should do well.

Fowler will be seen in his old position on the right-wing and should with A. V. Gosano, captain of the side, form a dangerous right- wing combination.

With Leonard, at inside-left the Colony side have forwards who are all ́able to shoot and each one a danger when in shooting range. All four possess powerful drives and should give the Shanghai defence a good fun,

Honniball, ex Thomas Hanbury School boy and first Shanghai.boy to represent Hong Kong, will fill the left-wing position. · Honni- ball has played in this position for several years while he was with Kowloon, credit- ably, and it was only recently that he has played as wing-half to assist his club,

To revert to the defence -on' which ́the

· hopes of the Colony depend it must be atat-

·ed that it is not as strong as one might have hoped it to be.

Moxham, who has not played in any re-

· presentative game in the Colony this season but who has been earmarked for the Army team in the forthearing Lại Wah and Kate- wall competitions will be seen betwee" the sticks, Mohani iz said to have played in good football, circles while at home, and -: according to those who "have : geen“ him in action is a goalkeeper of no mean standard, Sheehan, of the Middlesex,«plusu-hik tiled Interpart in two years; nid was the obviona choice "for nãs of the back, porij but will have to work tips' an understanding with

sending a team North that is not fairly LADIES' representative of the Colony but the team will serve to unite the links of Interporis now broken and be the means of the continuance of the series in future.

Mr. Albert Kirby, representative of the Hong Kong Police will manage the team and to him go best wishes.

The Finals Singles Tennis

BADMINTON

RECREIO TO MEET KING'S

(By "ADREM")

Only match on this evening's bad- minton League programme that might be interesting is the fixture at King's Park between Recrelo and King's Col- lege. This la in "B" Division.

Recreio, despite having lost their last match to St. John's by 9-nil, on paper are a good side, and their previous form seems to me to be too bad to be true.

of re-establishing themselves in public They will have a good opportunity favour this evening, as King's have not dropped a point in four engage- ments and are now firmly established at the head of the table.

In other matches, easy victories are TENNIS FINAL | indicated for St. John's and St. Tere-

sa's.

of the Colony Ladies'

Tournament will be The following is to-day's "B" Division played on the United Services Recrea-League Badminton programme: tion Club courts at 3.00 p.m. on Satur- day, 20th January 1940.

PUTTING TO WEALTH

By BEST BALL

Horton Smith's accurate and consistent putting has figured prominently in his many golf triumphs, Over a stretch of holes there are few better than the tall Missourian even though he has to look down upon the ball from a greater height than most. Possibly this might give him a better perspective, make the cup appear nearer the ball for instance, but the main basis of his accuracy is a simplified put- ting form.

Standing square to the ball,

GRAPHIC GOLF

OLIN DUTRA

PUTTING STANCES

HORTON SMITH

BODIES BENT COMFORTABLY FORWARD AT WAIST, HEAD ABOVE BALL, PUTTER AT RIGHT

ANGLES TO BALL

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knees slightly bent and body in- clined forward from the waist so that his eyes are nearly sphere, Smith's" position" and comfortable, with of his right foot, he clubhead at right

body to avoid taking the club back outside the line. He also keeps the putter head travelling close to the ground and square to the line until well after the ball " has been stroked on its way.

Friday, Swinging Speed.

V. R. C.

St. Teresa's

V.

St. John's

V.

K. C. C.

Recreio

V.

King's College

V.R.C.-J. Souza and S. A. Rumjahn; P. M. Xavier and F. Castro: P. Gutterres and A. K. Rumjahn.

ST. JOHN'S8-P. Wilson and N. L. Smith; H. Eardley and R. Beavan; F. Kwok and D. Kwok.

RECREIO-R. A. Marques and H. Con salves: N. A. Beltrao and R. A. Yvanovich; A. E. Xavier and A. M. Rodrigues. ~~KING'S-K. L. Lul and H. T. Woo: S. P. Chan and W. C. Chung: W. M. Cheung and S. W. Leung.

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