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A MUCH BETTER TEAM

COLONY XI

TO MEET SHANGHAI

ATTACK GREATLY IMPROVED

DUCKITT LOSES HIS PLACE

PEREIRA & BECK

SELECTED

(By "Voritar").

PEREIRA

The inclusion of F. Pereira, A. W. Hayward, E. F. Fincher and A. C. Beck to the exclusion of A. C. Hamilton, F. Goodwin, E. R. Duckitt and T. M. Redmond are the features of the composi- tion of the Hongkong Interport cricket team to oppose Shanghai in the second match of the series which starts at the H.K.C.C., this morning. The selection of E. R. Duckitt] ag 12th man comes as a profound shock in view of his excellent bowling and fielding against Malaya,

Otherwise the alterations can he regarded as eminently antis-! factory.

Somebody, of course, had to come in for Frank Goodwin, who | is kept out of the team solely on necount of injury.

The selectora apparently decided to endeavour to stiffen both batt- ing and bowling. With this in mind Hayward and E. F. Fincher as batsmen have been included, and Pereira and Beck as bowlers.

A PURE GAMBLE. Beck, of course, is a pure gamble. Apart from the doughty deeds he performed at Home this. summer, there is not the slightest inkling as to his form. On top of

which one is forced ruefully to re- collect that he has been off the cricket field for at least five weeks, and in fact only stopped off a boat a week ago.

In nominating Pereira, the selection committee have, I am sure, acted wisely. Where, per- haps, they could have used a little more wisdom was in notify. ing Pereira yesterday afternoon of the possibility of his selection and thus giving him the chance of loosening up at-the-nota,- "Tam" Pearce hdd some net practice yesterday afternoon which led many people to think that he would be selected,

WEEK-END SPORTS

COMPLETE

LIST

OF FIXTURES

GOOD SELECTION

FOR FANS.

TO-DAY'S CHIEF

EVENTS

The following is the Telegraph guide to the sporting events of the week-end in Hongkong..

TO-DAY.

INTERPORT CRICKET. Hongkong v Shanghai-H.K.C.C.

FOOTBALL.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1933.

WEEK-END FOOTBALL

ATTRACTIONS

TO-DAY'S CHARITY GAME AT SOOKUNPOO

“REST" & COMBINED SERVICES STRONGLY REPRESENTED

ATHLETIC AND LINCOLNS CLASH

TO-MORROW'S BIG MATCH ON THE CLUB GROUND

(By "Vortas")

Once again the Armistice Day football match, which has become just as much an institution as the Lai Wab, Charity Cup and Shield contests, is with us, and this afternoon representative teams of the Football As- sociation and the Combined Services will do battle be fore what is hoped will be a record crowd.

At the time of writing, conditions promise to be ideal, and with the weather as it is, the whole of Hongkong soccer fraternity should turn'ont for this match, the only one of the afternoon in which senior players are concerned.

Two excellent teams are being felded, and the result is just about as open a proposition as one could wish for.

On paper the Services clevon appeals as being slightly the stronger, but I shouldn't be sur- prised to find it remains purely paper superiorly.

A

The Services may have slight pull in defence, though with Hill now at the top of his form, and Wong Wing n very uble goalkeeper, it is just a toss up whether they will find any more di@culty in holding Langmead and Co., as Heath, Allen and Morrison will experi- ence against Howe and his colleagues.

Unless Snooks ahows a big im- provement on last week's display, Syd, Strange should havo no anxiety, especially as he is being covered by Bilss.

WILL CHEN PLAY?...

The "Rest" is by no means the strongest that could be folded, but it is fairly represenative, with three players each from the Club, Kowloon and South China and one each from the Police and Athletic. The Services eleven includes "Rest" v Combined Services-four Navy players, the only likely weakness among whom is McQuire, Snokunpo, 4.16

whose form this season has not bean consistent,"

Armistice Day Match

LEAGUE.

Second Division... Club v Navy-Club, 2.45 S.W.B. v Kowloon-Sookunpoo,

2.46

Young Indians v S. China- Caroline HI), 2.45

I

WHAT SAVED GARTHWAITE.

That Garthwaite has been per- aisted in, In view of his compara- tive failure against Malaya is, I am confident, due entirely to his bowling display yesterday. Itis 6 for 32 against the Southerners could not be ignored, especially in view of the fact that it was accom- 2.45 plished on a batsman's wicket.

Third Division

R.A.S.C.-Military

-The-attacking-quintette.makes a formidable looking line-up, with i Smith, Langmead and Ridley as the inside trio.

Somewhat adroitly Leung Wing- chul has been sent to right half, where, with Hill behind, he la ex- pected to break up the Ridley- Hocquard combination.

3.W.B.

On the other hand the "Rest" forward line is not to be lightly H.V. 2.46

Radio v Recreio-Athletic, 2.45 regarded. It spells goals galore. R.A.F. v Lincolns-King's Park Howe and Strange should be able to work together with some under- standing, and Tam Kong-pak can always accustom himself, so that with Tang Kwong-sum, the right wing is quite solid and reliable.

R.E. v University-Military H.V.

It was not expected that either 4,15 Redmond or Hamliton would re- tain their places. It is, of course, quite possible that if they had been selected they would come off in this match, but their display against Malaya did not warrant such a gamble, especially as there were several other very eligible players from whom to choose.

On the whole I think this team can be regarded as being slight- ly stronger. A fast bowler at each end must afford Hongkong a better chance of winning. And it must also be borne in mind that Pereira 18. a likely run-getter-In fact n very use. ful man to have in any team. MORE BACKBONE. But in any case Hongkong's batt- ing promisca to be somewhat stronger. Ernie Fincher is one of the best bata in the Colony and a folder who can save an equal number of runs, whilst Hayward, although far from producing his best form so far this season, is a potential scorer, and can be looked to, to provide that backbone "80 badly needed during the frat part of the week,

HOCKEY.

Mamak League C.B.A. v 9th Battery, R.A.

Friendlies

REPRESENTATIVE.

Quite a lot of interest will centre on Blake, Kowloon's school-

Marina 2.45 H.K. Ladies "A" v St. Androw's boy right winger, who makes his

debut in representative football,

HK. Ladies "B" Sookunjfoe, 3.15

v Recreio-

RUGBY. Club v Navy-Club 4.16

ATHLETICS:

tion-Carolino Hill

Blake has been playing ex- tremely good football this sea- son, and although his slection may cause some surprise, there is plenty of justification for his appearance in them.

Quite a full programme is South China Athletic Assocla- scheduled for this afternoon in the Second and third Divisions. Navy, Borderers and South China appear fairly safe to win in Division 2.

SUNDAY.

Cricket

K.C.C. v Malaya-K.C.C. C.B.A. China Light-King's Park 2.15

FOOTBALL. First Division Athletic v Lincolns-Club 4.16. Rocrclo v S. China-Kowloon

The Club may catch the Navy off their balance and create an up- set, but one cannot be too sanguine concerning this, as the Civilians have displayed very variable form this year.

The big league match of the wook-end is on the Club ground to morrow, when the Athletic enter tain the Lincolns.

Second Division Athletic v Lincolns-Club 2.45)***

Friendlles

What it amounts to it that Hong-4.15 kong have two fast opening bow- lora and four reliable change trundiers, whilst their batting goca from strength to reliability from No, 1 down to No. 8.

The selected team is:

Ful Sing A.A. v.H.M.S. Medway -Reerolo, 2.30

Fui Sing A.A. v H.M.S. Verity-

H. Owen Hughes (Captain) Rocroio, 4.15

A. W. Hayward

E. C. Fincher

T. A. Pearce

E. F. Fincher

P. V. Williams

C. C. Garthwaite

F. Pereira

A. R. Minu

G. S. Dunkley..

A. C. Bockel Na

ER. Dakitt, 12th Man.

HOCKEY.

Mamak League'

R.A.M.C. v United-Marita

ATHLETICS.

BLAKE'S DEBUT.

So often this year have wo been told that "Darkle" Chen, the Shanghai Interporter will

disappointment of the season so far. Full of promise, with eleven playors of high calibre, they have flattered, only to continually

decolve.

When things are going their way, they can be as lively and entetaining a combination as any in loent football, but a tendency to get their talls down has been very pronounced.

The real weakness lies in the defence, which is often faulty in positioning and constantly Ilable to crack under strain.

RIDLEY THE MAIN SPRING.

MY FORECAST

· CHARITY MATCH.

TO WIN-

Rest of Colony FIRST DIVISION

TO WIN-

Lincolns

South China SECOND DIVISION,

TO WIN-

Lincolns Navy Borderers

TO WIN:-

Young Indians THIRD DIVISION.

|TO DRAW-

Borderers Lincolns

R. Engineers

TO DRAWI

Radio

SOME OF THE TEAMS

For the Week-End The following are some of the teams selected to appear in the week-end football.

YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY

INTERPORT CRICKET REVIEWED

PEN PICTURES OF SHANGHAI TEAM

CHANGES IN THE LOCAL XI

WHY ISN'T DUCKITT PLAYING?

(By R. ABBIT.)

I have a good deal to write about in this article and it is rather split up into bits and and pieces-part about the Ser- vica Match, part about our friends the cпumy from Shanghai, and part about our,

now team

THE SHANGHAI TEAM.

RAWSTHORNE AND SMITH

NOT PLAYING.

Ponald Leach, Shanghal captain, this morning an- nounced, that his team would

bo:

D.W. Leach

R. Booth

J.A. Isaacs

J.C. Jenkins P. Madar T.A. Modar J.F.N. Mayhew P.V. Simpson L.F. Stokes A.C. Sinclair T.W.R. WHноn

personal knowledge. He is magnificent feld and a dangerous bat-unless he tries to play the 80030 game and is original selections on a hard wie- kot, which seems almost certain.

one of my

We have thus added to the side two good fast bowlers, a dangerous hitter, a bat who can do quite well, while the fielding of the side is not impaired. Ernio Finchor is well up to, or

But there is one point which I should like to make first. I owe an explanation or perhaps an apology-to T. A. Poarce, as I above the folding standard, and criticised the shot to which he was I do not wish to be unkind whom I out as an attempt to cut the ball. say that I am only afraid his baf. It looked like it to me, but I only ting is of the standard of which printed the statement when we have so much-oxcellent, but found my view was hold by a much apt to crack in an energency, better cricketer than myself. I now find, on the evidence of tho man who really could not-(and I do not mean the batsman though he of course could)-that I was quite wrong.

PERFECTLY GOOD STROKE.

No one will be more pleased than myself when he proves me a llar and the drinks will be on

.me.

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A. W Hayward is just the bat we want, experienced and of a thoughly sound method. If he The stroke played was a per- can hold his own in the field-and fectly correct one save that the a few years ago he was the beat ball was coming off the pitch mid-off in the Far East-he will with a shade of extra pace.

strengthen the side enormously, I am full of hope for the Shanghai But for this the ball would have match, and my hopes are very de- been played in the middle of the finitely strengthened by the excel.

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TO-DAY. "REST" . COMBINED SERVICES

"Reat":-Wong (S. China); Hill (Kowloon) and S. Strange (Clhb); Leung Wing-chui (S. China), Channing (Police) and Bliss (Kow. loon); Tang Kwong-sum (Athle This was particularly emphasis-tir), Tam Kong-pak (S. China), ed in the Governor's Cup match, Howo (Club), E. Strange (Club) and if Ridley can repeat to-mor- and Blake (Kowloon).

Services Heath (Lincolns); row what he did then, the Athletic are doomed to concede a couple Allun (R.A.) and Morrison (Borbat to a defensive back shot. As lent display of captaincy which

derers); Purkins (Navy), Cord

is was, the bat was a shade late Owen Hughes gave in the Malayan (Lincolns), and McGuire (Navy): moving into the line of the ball and match.

(R.A.), Smith (Navy), so just touched it. Nowadays one has come to Snooks look upon the necessity of Rid-'Langmead (Navy), Ridley (Lin- ley to the Lincolns forward line coins), and Hocquard (Lincolna).

Division 2. as one does the main spring to

of points.

o watch. Assuredly a continu. Club:-Forrow; Lowe and M. ance of his current form will put Railton; McKellar, Boyd and him into any representative Gamble; Fisher, Bell, Duncan, Low team in Hongkong.

and Lowson.

Borderers: Williams; Jenkins and Cpl. Suter; Roberts, L/C. Court and Hayes; John, March- field, Herbert, Morris and Scarle.

Kowloon:-Cook; Everest and G. White; Cutter, Tillery, and Hop- abla abanteking; 1, J. White, G. Winch, G.

White, V. Winch, and D. Smith.

LEAGUE.

Podmore,} the Clever Bordarers'

centre

half

who is a not-

from the Com

bined Services

to fu afternoon.

The

Third Division.

RecroloA. Quinn; B. Gaan pivotal and J. Alves; H: Remedios, D. position is beGlil and C. Coelho; D. Aquino, H. ing filled by

Campos, L. Castilho, C. Santos and Cork of the

A. Pereira. Reservo, C. Marques. Lincolns.

Borderers: Norris; Watkins and Dowding; John (26), Bebbing I think the Linloles will win ton and L/C.. Williams: L/c. to-morrow because they have re- Hamblyn, Nelson, L/c. Purcell, vealed themselves to be a better Morgan (67) and Sollis. balance and less temperamental

Lincolns: Meakin, Martin and team than the Athletic.

Ramsden; Wildy (Captain), Parker and Thompson; Matthews, Dudley, and Dudley, Setters, Harper, Clarke...

Quite a lot, however, depends on whether "Darkie" Chen makes his debut with the Chinese,

RAS.G-Abbott, Powell and South China's visit to King's Clarke; Buckland, Gray and Todd;

SUNDAY.

THE SHANGHAI SIDE.

I mention this as I suggested,

I learn from authoritative cir that there was an error in the shot played rather than in the timing of cles that Rawsthorne and H. T. the correct shot to a particularly Smith will stand down from to- side but for the benefit of those of good bail. The honours go to the day's match. We know most of the my readers who do not will tabu- late the players.

bowler.

THE SERVICES MATCH,

I saw little of this, unfortunate-

D. W. Lench. Probably the ly but from the authority of an best all-rounder in the Far East. excellent cricketor I learn that A fine but and field, he is a dan- the U. S, captain put Malaya in gerous bowler who can almost The early fall of wickets seemed always be relied upon to break to justify his action but anup a stand. A magnificent cap- excellent stand by Alvis and Gilltain and an excellent sportsman turned the game round. Between whom we are all delighted to see them they put up seventy three again. runs, and extras accounted for

T. R. W. Wilson-vice Captain- twenty nine of the balance in a total of a hundred and sixty-a fast out-swinger with the new eight.

ball especially against a third- Not so dangerous if man wind." he does not at an early wicket

its like a kicking horse.

.

Park is a cinch for the champions. Whitley, Eycott, A. N. Other, Huy most interested in the publication/wet wicket than a true fast one. I don't think there is the slightest and Fullbrook.

chance of them making the Bamb mistake as last year, and therefore consideration of their defeat is out of the question.

TOO BAD!

First Division. Lincolna-Heath;

Edmonson and Turner; Dudley, Cork and Bett; Caldry, McGuinness, Higgins, Ridley and Hocquard. The enforced withdrawal of the Recreio:-E. Marques; R. Silva- East Lancashire teams from the Netto and J. Bowen: J. Gonsalves, Second and Third Divisions is N. Delgado and W. Maher; T. most unfortunate. The oply con-Castilho, G, Guterres, H. Sousae, J.

Second Division. solution is that the first string Gomes, and J. C. Santos. have decided to carry on, so that

(Captain), Lincolns:-Deacon wo may yet soa new and serious contenders for the league honours Colclough and Steaine; Maughan, now held by South China. Worrall, and Robson; Clayton, Chapman, Tate, Pto. McGuinness,

TO-DAY'S RUGBY

There is no need to labour the and Tone. point, but it is not difficult to appreciate the reason which actuated the decision of the Enst the Lancs to withdraw from junior divisions. Isolated as they are at Fanling, the expenso and trouble of getting three teams in- to Hongkong overy weak makes league football for the regiment an imprartirable proposition.

The following will represent the Nevertheless we all regret the First Fifteen of the Hongkong Fast necessity for such a deolelon, for ball Club in their match against the now blood in all forms of sport is Royal Navy on the Club Ground, 4.15

p.m. to-day: P always welcome, and I am sure, Lammert, LG.

Club and Navy Fifteens

appear in the Athletle colours, that had they boen In the position Griffitha and

J. J, P..

When the services batted how ever, they found Gill and Jonklaas at the top of their form and the

J. A. Isnaca. So does Sam, but only redeoming feature of a bad score was a useful innings by Sub-1 defeats the field because you never Lieut. Alexander Sinclair. The know where the kicks are going. services followed on, and, if the Really, a left hand bowler with a cricket was not very serious it was leg-trap and very dangerous en s

crumblnig pitch. most enjoyable. THE HONGKONG SIDE AGAINST R. Booth. A most useful off-

SHANGHAI.

apin bowler and a sound-if dour Local cricketers will have been bateman. More dangerous on a of the alde to meet Shanghai to-4 good field. day. To a certain extent it sur-

J. C. Jenkins is new to me. I prised me, though serveral of the am told he is an excellent off. changes had been anticipated in spinner, and a useful bat and my notes of yesterday's date. No fold. less than four changes have been mado. Goodwin and Archia Pat Madar is nearly as good both with the bat as with the piano.. Hamilton are; I learn; dropped as unit. Redmond and His bowling (slow) is so easy that Dacklit also go out. As I sup- he gets an awful lot of wickets.: posed Beck comes in for Goodwin for was a brilliant field. and A. W. Hayward, E. F. Fincher and Pereira come in also,

Thors can be little, if any, fold.

P, V. Simpson we all know. criticism of the selection of players in place of Hamilton- unfit and Redmond. But as re-vory useful laft hand bat and o gards Duckitt It is rather a good field. different question.

A. C. Sinclair, is, I believe, a. If, as I have heard, Duckitt nowcomer. He hits hard and is a did not want to play, then there good field.. is nothing more to be said. It'

L. F.. Stokes another old he was arbitrarily dropped, I have only to say that it seems a friend. A brilliant cover and a bit hard that a man who has beautiful bat who has always had come off as a change bowler bad luck down here. He should and has fielded well should be wear thinner trousers or hit the dropped because he has com-leg balls with his bat. He tells pletely falled with the bat in me his bowling has at last boon.

recognised and, he is now eighth one match;·

change.

T. A Madar. His brother and has the family batting. A good

and just as often has he failed the East Lancs would have proved chison and J. A. R. Selby express a wish to retira and; unless and n usofil bat. As he was good

to do so, that one hesitates to accept the suggestion that he he will turn out against the Lin- colna.

themselves worthy of any team in A

the second and third divialona,

This criticism is only based on the assumption that he did not J. F. N. Mayhew. A new-comer Walkden, D. McLellan, I. 11. Bradford, D., Wheelm, 3. H. Gar anyone definitely knows to the enough to keep for Oxford üb 0. Moutria contrary, no eritielam at all can Lords for at least two years 1 G. Cumming rod, D. C.

Imagine Shanghai will have. Deky and G. A. Stewart Resorvos; W. H. stand.

trouble behind the sticks, B. Rigg and K. A. Munro,

T. L. Rawathorne is a sound all- The Navy fteon is as follows:

None the loss, the Athletic aro OTHER SPORTS ON Buckley; Lt. St. Clair Ford,

South Chinn Athletic Associa looking forward to his services to-

tion, Carolino Hill

YACHTING.

R.H.K.Y.C. First Championship

Race for Crulsors

morrow, which will mean that the Lincolns will have extra causo to watch their stop.

The Athletle have been the big-