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SOCCER REVIEW

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 25, 1940.

THE ERSTWHILE PESSIMISTS PROVIDE ALL THE SURPRISES Kowloon F.C. Start Badly But Now Going Great Guns Splendid Form Of Lee Wai-Tong

By "Referee'

NOW THAT THE LOCAL FOOTBALL SEASON. IFAS BEEN IN PROGRESS, FOR: JUST OVER. A, MONTH, IT IS POSSIBLE TO APPRAISE THE STRENGTH OF THE VARIOUS TEAMS PARTICI PATING IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, WHICH UP TO NOW HAS HAD LITTLE INTERRUPTION THROUGH MILITARY OR OTHER CAUSES.

Several clubs started the present. season very gloomily and could not gaze into the future with much confidence but strangely enough these are the very clubs which so far are providing all the surprises to date.

Kowloon were badly beaten in The forward line is a tricky one their first game, by South China, and do well up to the penalty but have since earned the enviable | area but they do not take full ad-

distinction of having upset several¦ vantage when in shooting. dis-

Gomes. MacDonald and C. Santos are all good midfield play ers and an improvement in their

good teams. Their victory against, faner. much fanejed Kwong Wah can be accuin- regarded as a creditable plishment while they also did well to snatch a point from both Mid-

dlesex, and Eastern.

In the latter match they were" unfortunate in not securing a win as they were leading, until near the end

Best: Pivot

cause many more

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Eee Shooting: Well:

Just week.

BOWLING ALLEY

JOTTINGS

By "STRIKE"

THE fourth leg of the 20-game the Ewo Brewery Co., and will be Challenge match between Doe on display In the Alley through- Molthen partnered by Ernie Hear out the competition.

There are ther and Corp, Blount partnered eight teams: entered and it is hop- strong position although they by Corp. Watts was played off on cd that a match can be played off were rudely shocked by Kowloon October 17, and resulted in a this week-end. failing, which. "headache" for the former who there will certainly be one or two Eastern were forced to give Sing only just scraped home by 21 pins matches played the following

first Tao a "walk over" in the

This was an extraordinary close; week. Entries have been receive. game as they were then unable call because, the eventual" winners ed from the following teams

"Marcel Boys". A team mainly to raise a team but in the next were 196 pins in the lead on the

The individual:Į composed' of our friends from the game gave indications of Being a first three legs.

that is leading. team in First Division. scores, in the last leg were as fol- Royal Naval Hospital,

The ready-made. Sing Tao team lows:---

Lewis, Hewitt. Nunn and Neale,

Argonauts: This team is the old original one with the exception of the inclusion of C.P.O. Woods of fame, the the U.S.S. Asheville team being Ismail, Birkett, C.P.O. Wood and Hall.

is still undefeated and fancied in

some quarters to be a good tip for, Corp. Blount the championship They have a Corp. Watts

experienced well-balanced and team, and as long as they are for- tunate as regards injuries they should do well. It is interesting to note that most of their players have been playing for some years and may be giving up soccer soon, while there are no outstanding players in the Junior team.

958

$72

1830

Ernie Hearther 880 77

Doc Molthen

1655

Asheville Ships Team: Is com- posed of our old friends from the Asheville, Harvey Balaski, Har-

Is mainly from Jar--

and Company:

There was no doubt of the su- periority of Blount and Watts in this match over their opponents Blount was casily top scorer with a brilliant 958, or 191,3 pins per man and Fleming.

Termites. game, this being also the second highest score for the· 20 games dine, Matheson with 968 made on the third leg. played, Hearther being top scorer Parsons, Gaubert, Stone and

Darby.

The Buglers.

ok Composed Incidentally, Blount secured | Wathen, McLaren, Neate and Wil-- the only-200's, during the fourth, kins from the Royal' Corps of leg when he bagged à 209 on his Signals. second game and 201 on his fifth game.

Wash-Outs. This team is com- posed of the Odell Brothers, Talan and. C.P.O. -Summers of Asheville. His partner (Watts), materially

Dare Devils: Are our old friends," A. V. Gosano has not turned assisted Blount with a good, 872 Blount, Watts, Landolt and Gaddi out for them in the last two games pins or an average of 1742 pins while Yeung Tse-chong,

The Hijackers. Are two of the pivot, is on the injured list and edly have done much better: hac Molthen with two newcomer's, to their per game, but he would undoubt=|old: Champs, team, Hearther and playing. with the juniors:

fre not falled on his fourth, game match play in these Alleys, Waller: to make a mediocre 149. Had he and Williams.

Inconsistency

shooting will carry St. Joseph's team has done nothing of note to The much touted Kwong Wah i very high in the League Table.

date and unless they show an South China had only Lee Wai-improvement then are likely to be tong and Tam Kwan-kon of last very low in the league. Apparent- year's champion team a week be ly the blending of Chinese -and! fore the first game, but with the Portuguese players has not pro- return of a number of their old duced the desired results and they players they now form the great have secured only one point in the eat threat to Sing Tao for hon-four games so far played. Williamson, undoubtedly the. ours. The two teams mcct this best pivot in the Colony at pre-week-end at Caroline Hill.

South China's intermediate line -sent, has been the mainstay of the

defence and all forwards find him is not particularly strong, though a great obstacle. Kowloon have the inclusion of Lau Hing-choy now. gathered together 是怎 very has remedied it somewhat. useful and well-balanced team which should upsets.

Injuries. transfers and depart- ures hit St. Joseph's badly before the season commenced and after being beaten by Club, in their first game, they have gone about team-building in a very earnest manner. The result is that to day, Suints have a team that can give the best a run for their money. Leonard, Bowen and Hus- sain have been placed in the defence to strengthen it, while several Chinese schoolboys, whose only tootball, hitherto has been in the sinall' ball league. have come on exceedingly well:

| made. on: his fourth, game the average of his first, second, third

The Draw

The draw for the first round is

Hijackers. v. Termites, Atheville Ship Team v. Dare

Devilė:

Buglers v. Argonauts. Wask-Outs- v. Marcel Boys:

The three Service teams; Mid-; and fifth games, which was 181. Those who have seen Lee Wai-dlesex, Royal Scots and Navy they would have won the match. tong play this season will. agree have not produced consistent, form | Neither Hearther, nor Molthen as follows:-- that he is showing better form this season. Middlesex did well shone so well as in their former than for many seasons past. His to beat Navy and though, they encounters, although Ernie made shooting is still good but he does had their share of the game a useful 880 or on average of 170· not expect the same passes from against Eastern and South China pins per game and Molthen put his present colleagues. as when icy were badly beaten. Sheehan up a lowly 775 or an average of Fung and Lai were with him, and has played in several positions, 155 pins per game, which almost as a result he does more starting in the intermediate ling; lost them the match. It is rather work. Chan-Tak-fai: is another he is now leading the attack. interesting to note the scores for South China forward who

1 needs Freshwater is playing very well as the 20 games of the challenge watching.

full-back and effectively stopped match by the four players in the Return of Hau: Ching-to, Chan Lee Wai-tong on Kam-hoi, Cheung Yung-sum and casions last wcek. the inclusion of several Shanghai players has placed Eastern in a

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numerous oc vider of scores:---

Blount--

One car never be certain what the Royal Scots will do. They did well to beat South China in the first game, lapsed' badly against Eastern and St. Joseph's and came back strongly on Sun- day to beat Kwong: Wah.

Royals have a good defence and when their forwards are on form are able to upset the best.

Navy are handicapped by not being able to fleld the same teat cach week. With the best team available they have, a good side as O'Regan, Hendy, Roughley and Honeywell are all players of no rican class.

The conditions with regard ̋to the closing dates for each round and the final are as follows:-First round to be completed by Novern- ber 7; Second round: to be com pleted by November 14; Final to be completed by November 21.

189, 186, 136, 148, 166, 198, 159, 163, 212, 169,

To facilitate the smooth: run- 175, 162, 170, 212, 210, 186, 209, 196, 166, and ning of this Tourney, the Teams 201. Total-3613.

are specially requested to get in:

of the Hearther:-212, 152, 157, 165, 190,touch with the Manager

181, 186, 167, 164, 170, Hong Kong Bowling Alleys, giving 208, 195, 208, 165, 192, him the date most suitable Jo 151, 178, 173, 187 and them. 191 Total-3601.

Up to the time of writing these! Molthon:- 168, 173, 158: 182; 149, jottings the highest scores for the imonthly record 207, 172. 137, 180, 212 month on the 174, 107, 163; 190, 180, boards are as follows:- 157, 157, 150, 156 and

TEN PING 155 Total--3425..

Ladlee:-Mrs, Lambert 201, 182..172, 174, 120, Men:-L. C. Garrett:...

163, 165, 138, 178, 148, 168, 194; 187, 193, 137, 176, 176, 177, 140 and 194. Total--3392.

Watts:-

Club obtained two points in their first. game. against St. Joseph's but have not done well thereafter as they find it hard-to The aggregate scores for the 20 field a good team regularly ow-games for, Hearther and Molthen ing to military and other duties, was 7026 and for Blount and Watts Club have in the past upset. good | 7005, thus they were down only teams and should be able lo 21 pins on the 20 games played. collect more points before, the It certainly was about the closes! eid of the season..".

mish have ever seen in any In

Police secured their first point door Bowling Alleys, either Eng-. last week against St. Joseph's lish or Ainerican bowling.. The and have lost the majority of their averages for all 'four players are gaines through their own fault worthy of note, and were as fol and in the closing stages of the lows: Blount 180.65 pins per games. They have the same, teningame; Hearther, 180.5 m'ns per ng last year. In fact they are occa gamer Molhen 171:253 pins. per ionally strengthened by Pope, at, game; and Watts 169.6 nins per right half but their forwards time. Throughout the 20 games seldom seem able to finish their there were no fewer than 11 movements.

Sappers Fine Team:

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stores of over 200 registered, Blount bageing five of them-212 212 210, 209, and 2012 Hearther netted three--212. 208,208—and Molthen two, a 207 and 212, while watts had one, 2011

Ewo Indoor Bowling.

League

DUCK PINS. Ladies:-Mrs. E. Soong. Men: H. Blount

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Royal Engineers seem.set for Second Division honours. They have a team which would do well In the Senior Lengue, Their Lest Icat was when they beat Sing Tho, who had several First Divi sion players in the side includ- P Ing Soong Ling-sing, Fung Kwan- | The management of the Hong shing, and Ip Pak-wah;-

Kong Bowling Alley's, in conjung-it! Royal Scots and Servlon Corps tion with the representatives, In are their greatest challengers,

HONG KONG The Third Division title seems | Company of Shanghul; huve de Company or Shanghuli have qu tolle between Royal Air Force cided to commence another tour BOWLING ALLEYS and International though 24th,ney for the Ewo Indoor Bowling

Lockhart Abad.- at Tôn Tingr⠀ This

Tol. 218009 AA, and 30th RA are showing League Cup, a improved forin,

Cup was very kindly presented by|

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