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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1933.
FINAL INTERPORT TRIAL
FORWARDS?
JOB
TO-MORROW
NOT TO THINK THAT THEY
ARE IRREVOCABLY SELECTED
PODMORE'S CHANCE' TO SHOW
HOW GOOD A FORWARD HE CAN BE
FEATURES OF THE LEAGUE PROGRAMME
FOR
(By "Veritas")..
the second week inj succession first divi. sion league football goes by the board to give pre- cedence to the final (per- haps!) Interport trial.
With a specially selected Chin-|
ineptitude of the forwards be fore goal. Clever in their move- meats up to the penalty aren, they have from that point peler- ed out, and nw it is goals that count, it is to be hoped that an improvement is shown in this direction on Saturday,
Fixtures and NO HARDCOURT TOURNEY
Teams -
Week-End Sports Programme
FOOTBALL.
Interport Trial
Interport XI Clab, 4 p.m.
Chinese XI-
Trial Team: Rodger: Allen and Lau Mau: Leung Wing-chal, Pardoe and A. Duncan: Tang Kwok-sang, B. Gosuno, A.V. Gosano, Podmore and C. Pile.
Division 2. k.n. 2.30 p.m.
B.W.D. v S. China-Sookunpou Eastern v Navy St. Joseph's Ewn St. Joseph's-Navy Chinese y Club-Chiness, II.V. Club-Fogwill: M. Railton nad Sean Krilovsky, Puncheon and Patoulof: G. Duncan, Bell, Loyd, Low and Farrow,
Trung Tsin v Lincolns-Caroline
HU
Kowloon Artillery-Kowloon Kowlom: Cook: White
and
Staveley: Winch Benwell nnd Nicholls: Owen, Davies, Webb, Earthy, Philips and White.
RA Holmes: Leadbeater and| Gibbons: Wroe, Greenshields, and
Lench and L
ese team forming the opposition, comparatively easy
With the Athletic enjoying NOVEL FOOTBALL McDonald: Snook, Hopkins, Hardy, all roads will lead to the Club Borderers, Lincolns ground on Saturday, and what- Artillery will be given small op
match the and Royal
ever one's opinion might be con-ortunities on Saturday of advan Sunday's Five a Side
cerning the composition of the cing nearer the leaders of Divi- Trial cleven, there remains small-sion 2. doubt that some excellent foot- ball will be served up.
After the final trist before the team Jeft for Shanghai last November, I was accused of taking the result too seriously. It will be Chinese toyed with the selected side. It was pointed out that the Interportera were playing at half speed only to avoid any danger of injuries etc.
remembered that the Combined
There is, of course, something to be said for this, and it is fairly safe to assume that the team on Saturday will take the field with somewhat similar instructions.
NOT IRREVOCABLY SELECTED.
On the other hand it is by no munna certain that the side chosen for this match is definitely to he
The Borderers have South Ching with which to contend, but as the game is at Soakumpoo, they should just about pull it off. Kowloon should provide easy ment for the Gunners, who are playing rattling good football at the moment, and the Lincolns are opposed to that team of variable form, Taung Tain.
Tourney at K.F.C.
Division 3
Recreio R.A.F-Recreio, 2.30 Recreio M. Romedios: W. Mag- kintosh and A.J. Barrettn: J.V, da Luz, R. Laurel and J.D. Remedios: A.E. Xavier, V. Xavier, J. Figueiredo, Reserves-I.A. Botelho.
Heavy Scoring in Caer Clark Cup
Eight teams have entered for it. Campor, and Ed.M. Marques Mamak Shield Definitely Withdrawn
the Five a Side football com- petition which is being staged at the Kowloon Football Club on Sunday afternoon, and the event is attracting no little interest among soccer enthusiasts.
The composition of each team
RE, v St. Joseph's Sookunpoo,
p.m.
2.30
4
4
University
4
SUNDAY,
Friendly
*
From Competition
AS YET
IDEA GIVEN
UP FOR
TIME BEING
CHAMPIONSHIP POSSIBLE IN MAY
5 COURTS NEEDED
(Dy "Veritas").
THERE is to be no Hardcourt Tennis Championship of Hong- kong at least, not yet.
The proposed championship, mooted by Major Lochner of the United Services Recreation Club, to have taken place during the coming Chinese New Year has been temporarily abandoned, owing to an insufficient number of hardcourts at the U.S.R.C., being at present in fit condition for use.
Nevertheless, it is the inten tion of the organisers of the suggested hardcourt champion. St Joseph's Marquis: Guest
ship, to put their scheme into and Haliman: T. Leonard, Victor, Lawrence: Delgado, Souza, Ward,
(BY "BULLY OFF")
effect sometime during 1933, Santos and Fernandez, The Clubs who are taking part
probably in either April or The Clab will take the field are the Kowloon Football Club.
Signal Chinese Chatham Rd. ROLIFIC' acoring was the or- on the sporting gesture they made rainst the Chinese with confld-St. Joseph's, Club de Recreio,
Per fortul week-end, for in entering with such odus against May. Talkoor S. China-Caroline Ifill, ence born of the previous week's South Chino, Chinese Athletic, display against the
On Saturday they will be For quite a considerablo time the seven matches played, them. EL
whom they held to a gouless draw, Signals.
Borderera,Army, Navy and Royal Corps of S.W.B. v Lincolna--Chatham Rd, both competition and friendly, opposed to the Y.M.C.A. and I can past there has been
goals wero see little hope of their being able amount of interest displayed in 4 certain after starting the match with five
Ho fewer than 61 R.A.S.C.--Chinese, scored. The best aggregate was to hold that team to less than half the idea of a
hardcourt tennis If they can repeat this will be a goalkeeper, one back, one
in the game between the C.B.A. a dozen goals.
tournament carrying with it a performance there will be rejoi-half back and three forwards.
and St. Andrew's when the latter
Colony's title, cings at Lyemoon, Shumshulpo and) This novel form of soccer will
won Caer Clark Cup points by 12 Murray Barrneka.
be followed by a place kicking United Services ▼ Chinese
goals to two. The C.B.A. team competition, when competitors will United Services:-inikin (R. M.): were wenk in all departments but the Hongkong Club and the Club be required to icick the ball as far Mullane and Morrison (S. W, B.): this was to be expected as they de Recreio. This should be an they can from the middle Robertson (Navy), Shirras (Navy), experienced much difficulty in very closely contested game spot.
and Podmore (S. W. B.): Harris even getting a team together, view of the fact that in previous Major Lochner began preparations Sunday afternoon promises a
(S. W. 11.), Usher (Navy), Nelems many of their number hardly competition games this season the for staging such a competition. rich entertainment for those visit (R. A. M. C.), Rawson (Navy), and knowing which end of the stick Recreio held St. Andrew's to a He accured the
goaless draw while the Hongkong approval of the Lawn Tennis As- ing the Kowloon Football Club Sent (R. A.).,
round.
team denfeated the same side by sociation to conduct it, as Kowloon's team will be:-
the narrow margin of one gol.
championship, and expressed the McKelvie: Watkins: Nelems, Hill, and Blake.
aim of running it during the THE Hongkong team will be the Chinese New Year holidays.
same as last Saturday with
men.
DIV. 3 ATTRACTION.
And who is going to be bold the combination to oppose Shang-enough to offer odds on either the ni in n week's time, so that the Lincolns or Burderers in their forwards, at least, will have to clash in the third division? This bear in mind that they are on trial, catch is the spice of the league and not as before. irrevocably programme, for it brings together selected players.
the leaders.
Comments on the composition of the trial team were made in thesef-On October 15, 1932, they met columns immediately after its for the first time of the season, when the Borderers won by three clear goals.
MR. W. E. HOLLANDS, whoss resignation as Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong Football Association was accepted last night, this sever- ing long and valued connexion with the administration of the game in the Colony.
But since then the Lincolns have not conceded a single point,
whereas the 24th have lost one: match and drawn another.
Although at present at the head of the table with three Point advantage over the Lincolns, the Borderers Ive played two- more matches than their rivals.
Current form, however, goes to suggest that both are playing at their best, and it will be a titantie struggle at Chatham Road,
FORECAST.
+
Interport Trial COMBINED CHINESE v Interport X1 | Division 2
BORDEHERS ↑ S. China Eastern y NAVY EWO v St. Jareph's ATHLETIC v Club Tsung Tsin Y LINCOLNS Kowloon v ARTILLERY
Division 3
selection, when the presence of Podrove of the Rorderers in the forward line was criticised, and the suggestion made that he would Recreio v AIR FORCE
Engineers St. Joseph's
probably fit better in the left half Signals ATHLETIC position.
Talkoo y S, CHINA Borderers v LINCOLNS University v SERVICE CORPS
Podmore will have ample op- portunity to demonstrate whet her he can play forward, and it would be unwise to prejudice his prospects by advance critic- ini.
TEST AVERAGES.
F. Paynter
PLEA TO SELECTORS. Nevertheless I would strongly urge the selectors that should hejf W. Sutelito prove unsuitable for this position.. badman
. J. BaCabo In the Interport team, and theyW, R. Hammon feel that Duncan ог Bliss Nawate of Pataudi
H.E.B. Wyatt adequately all the left half depart M. leyland ment, that they reconsider the W. Vanaford claims of Seal for the left wing. bringing in either Chris Pile or Strange at inside left.
1. Verity
w. M. Woodfull... V. Y. Richardson
J. H. Figleton Z. Nagel... cer-6.0,B. Allen
W. A. Dinala
A. V. Gosano appears tainty for centre forward, but I p. it. Jacline Imagine careful eyes will be LF 4. Ames watching bla brother, whose vary P. O'Brien
A. Kipo Ing displays of late leaves one. V drimmett rnthor confused no to his real. Larwood current form.
T. W. Wall
Voce O'Reilly
Ironmonger
• Nut out.
Batting,
1 19 78,00
B. Gosano himself has always, Boxet hankered after an inside berth, but personally I have never been very impressed with his work there and consider him a better winger. On the other hand he could not be it. Garwood written down ne an outstanding W. J. O'Reilly. G. O, D. Allen success on the right wing in the | D. D. Bradmen trial Inst Tuesday, and perhaps, T. W. Wall .... with his brother to aid him, he will w. I Hammond 16. make a much better show at In-w. Voo alde right.
The chief exposure of the trials to date have been the and
II. ' Ironmonger
I. Naget
0. V. Otimmeit
Verly
W. K. Nowed
B. J. McCabe
A..5 Kippaz
CRICKET. Division 1 University V Civil J'okfulam
Service-
(Continued on Pago 7.)
to hold.
*
ESPITE this inglorious start Din the competition this year they deserve to be congradulated
FEATURES OF LAST WEEKS CRICKET
A. R. SUFFIAD, of the India Ra crestian Club. who head the Second Division cricket league bowling averages.
WALKER GETS HAT-TRICK
COMMANDER SHAW AGAIN
AVERAGES AND TABLES
(By: "The Stumper"}
( for 28) and Flood (5 for 19). A worse fate was in store for the Ser vice Corps, who were dismissed for only 32 ILA. Alyes bowled well to take four wickets for only 12 runs, and splendid ground fielding, as well as by bad running between the sticks
I most notable feature in League on the part of the military batsmen,
cricket last week was a "hat trick" did the rest.
by R.J. Walker, of the K.G.C. juntars, who took three wickets with succes
THE other Caer Clark Cup game! for Saturday will be execu
a in
IDEA TAKES FORM.
The idea took a more practical turn when, a few months
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sunction and
the exception of Miss E. Black- Although the scheme was never burn who will be replaced on the fully outlined, It was believed to left wing by A. G. Orme. The team have been intended to make it an will be as follows, M. Bird; E. invitation, or at least, a restricted AI. Gray, J. Smalley; J. Dalziel, D. tournament, owing to the fact that Robertson, C. Ferguson; II. Knill, only a certain number of courts M. Alun Jones, P. M. Harrop, J. would be available and in addi- Churchill, and A. G. Orme. The tion there was the time element game will be played at Sookun to consider. "poo, the bully-off being at 3.15
..
It was hoped to have had five hardcourts at the U.S.R.C, propar- ed for the event, but unfortunate- HEHongkong Ladies "A" only three are at present in a Tteam will be opposed to St. state, which Major Lochner con- Andrew's at Happy Valley and will siders, Is fit enough to conduct be represented by I. Butler; Msuch an important event.
King, A. Nichol: E. O'Hagen, A.
D.
In view of this the New Year
Owen Hughes, B. Franklin; Bell, J. Whyte, E. Bonner, E. S. tournament has been abandoned, Liang and D. King.
STHERE will be only one Mamak
A. M. RUMJAHN, another 1.R.C. Tsame played during the week.
player, who occupies second place in the second division bowling
Avorugu.
FIRST DIVISION.
Basting,
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N.O. Arg. Av.
NLY the time factor saved the L. Musson (Army) ... B aive balls against the Police at King's
21 XI from W.C. Hưng (K.C.C.).. Hongkong C.E. 2nd Park. The papers seemel have their first defeat of
AP. Lay (K.C.C.)... 70 the senso...G. Narton (II.K. missed this feat although the match They visited Pokfulam, and batting:
C.C.) with scores, was fully reported. This first, were all out for 180. The under- A.W, Hayward (3 is the first hat trick" of the scaponraduates were unlucky not to have C. Fincher (ILC.C.) in Lengue cricket.
collected three points in their first 100. Lim (C,C.G.) Fhiatch, being only four runs behhid E.R
Mitchell L. medium-paced howler with a slight with five wickets in hand. A.T.
C.G.) off-break, Walter has proved his Nomanbhey (3 for 11) and K.P. Gan G.E. Iturnett (K.C..) s
G. Heyer (CH.C.' worth in the K.C.C. second string (4 for 10) did the damage against "Denotes not nat.
Bowlink. more than once since he joined them the Club. at the beginning of this sensoA.
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has been taking wickets regularly, CTANTING the season as one of the F.D. Verem £17.6.1. 22.5 and is a tower of strength to their teams likely to displace the A.G. Beck_(II.K.G.C.). 47 13 In A. Het LK.C.C.). 35.5 10 bowling: rapecially as F.S.W. Smith, dians, the Hongkong C.C. Juniors are A.R. M (1.1.C.) 20 2020 who was originally selected to lead now almost, if not totally, out of the 177 60.00 the team, has been promoted to the running. Their drawn game against Naryl ge 63.20rat XI. I remember that he was the University last Saturday was 6.C. Barnett .C.0.) 40 322 40.60
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throughout the match.
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end, the fixture being between the Incogniton and St. Andrew's on the Marine ground. The Incogs still maintain an unbeaten record in the tournament without the loss of a point and if they show any-
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TO BE HELD THIS YEAR. But it is still the intention of the organisers to put such championship into effect during this year, and, according to Major Lochner yesterday, there was very little doubt that this. would be accomplished,
Ho considers it likely that the remaining two courts, which are now in course of preparation, will be ready for use in the spring, and that a hardcourt championship may be run either in April or May.
This, he said, was the moat mult- able time of the year for hard- court tennis.
There là, of course, the addi tional point that it would act as a splendid tonle during the Innative period of local tennis between the grass court championships and the HEAVY DEFEAT-An incident League season.
during the buckey match between St. Andrew's and the C.B.A., in the Car Clark Cup last Saturday, when the Central British, making their first appearance of the SORBON where heavily defeated. 40thing like their form last Satur- 337842 day when they defeated the Med- 100way, they should gather further
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82 126 20.43 points. They will not have every- 23.50 thing their own way and may even be held to a draw. The game is 13 25.83 the pick of the week-end matches.
22.00 WALKER returned the final analy:] VOMMDR. Shaw was again In N.. Kitchell (C.C.C.) + 101° 1 149 35:09
C.). Stapleton (K.C." Dis of six wickets for 30 ruts, and splendid hitting form when 20.40 was principally responsible for the took a Navy tenni down to Sookunpoon. Wynne Pollec). B 113
dismissal of the Police team for only to play the Indians. The game atert F.M, el Arculli (1.JLO) E DE 1 16.60 72 runs. The guardians of the peace ed sensationally, Perira having Mar-Cal Orr (R.AB.C.) 1
1. Barrow (0.5.0.0.) 13.30 lost their first nine wickets for only sham caught off the fient ball he sent Lp. Hee (LK.CO 19.00 40 cuns, but a stout-hearted Innings down, and A.R. Minu, in twe overs ALF Haven (K.C.C.) 4
6.00 for 20 by Carruthers saved the allua taking the next four wickets without for (NY)
II. Armstrong (51.K. 6.60 tion somewhat and took the score conceding. run! At one period, the D.C.).............
past the 70 mark. I understand that Navy had five wickets down for only 0.A.V. Hall (K.C.C.) E 4.00 the Police bowled and fielded very alx runs, but Commdr. Sinw and LLCLP. Azander (1olice? W. Reed (0.0.0.) .. 1.33 well, and the K.C.C. batsman found Fuller became associated in a part- Denotes not out.
run-getting extremely dimcult. They nerships which took the score past. 70 managed to puss their opponents before they were separated. Shaw's acure with five wickets in hand, but share was 66 and Fuller's 39. The A.R. Bemed (LRC) ដ were nil out for 07,
Indians eventually won with the loos A. temjahn (1.1.C. 11,4 25 174 of three wickota.
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Bowling.
HA. (Baerelo) 42.1 12 12 18
REPORTED as a friendly encounter, 25.00 the game between the Club de AS is probably known, G.R. Sayer T. lisnier (Pelios) 12.1 8 243 26 7 Recreio and the R.AS.0. at King's left on fomo leave on Saturday A.P. Guterres (Recreio) 404 10
HIL Iraneo (0.0.0.) .. 31 13 01
7 84.28 Park በጸ actually 4 League Inst on the s.s. Ranchi, His absence w. Thompson (Plee) 24.54 62 14 24.41 fixture. It was low-scoring match, will rob the Civil Service C.C. of enu B. Randall (0.8.0.0.50.3 184
B. 50.00
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MRAW. Kirton Vaughan has
HARDCOURT LEAGUE.
There has never yet been an open hardcourt tournament in Hongkong, although in 1918, Dr. Forsyth, the then President of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis League, offered a trophy for n Hardcourt league competition, which was competed for until 1921, when, owing to the scarcity of courts, the competition was abandoned. *
declined the Invitation, ox- tended to him to take over the Linocretarial duties of the Mamak:
From 1921 to 1925 there was no 6.18 tournament in succession to Mr. competition for the shield, but in E. V. Marshall who leaves for the following year it was adopted England towards the end of next for use in connexion with a C month. I also understand that no Division of the grass court tennis further nominations have been ro- league which had developed." celver for the vacancy.
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upper
hand of their boat and most reliable bills- Sourbutts (0,070,)) $0.25 115 70.00 throughout, The Portuguese batted mon. Ilia captaincy too will be ¤W.7. Bishop (Ilk. 107.00 first and could do no better than missed but a worthy substituto has A. Frau (Raeraĵo) ... 25
(Q)....... 115.00
score 48 against the bowling of Gmy boon found in J.E. Richardson.
37.00
B 93
12.17
FiM, 'al, Argutli, (3.1.0.). 40.4 1.198
The trophy was won for threo yoara in succession by the Chinoed- TN this column last week I men- Recreation Club, and in 1930 thoy tioned the fact that in vlow presented a now shield for this
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