1935-12-12 — Page 8

*THE.", HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1935.

Week-End Programme Of Shield Soccer

SEVERAL BIG MATCHES

History Of The Competitions

SOME PROSPECTS

(By "Veritas")

The Shields! It sounds like a toast and there'll be no objection if you take it that way, for after all the. Shield competitions rank.among the foremost events in the local football season, and this week-end sees the start

Manning Railton, whose fine play last week against the Athletic earne for him a place in the Club Shield

team this week.

of another quest after the much prized trophies. So let Swain Hopes us toast the two most popular competitions in Hongkong

football. To South China "B" falls the task of defend- ding the Senior Shield, while the Navy shoulder a simi-

To Be Fit

lar burden in the junior competition. But perhaps it To Play

rather more agreeable to note that the Navy will be all out to win the Shield for the third successive year, and at the same time to establish a record.

A. delve into hirtory reveals that the Senior Shield is the oldest trophy in

existence

umung

the Colony's football

Competitions. It was first offered in 1897, and apart from the Great War hrval (1917-1918) has been competed for continuously

since

that date.

During that period 26 different clube

FULL STRENGTH

Bave been the holders. The long SOUTH CHINA “A”

kung

Football Club has five times had

La nume inscribed on the mounted silver, while Kowloon Football Club: has won the shield four times, South China Athletic has a like record this including Inat year's achievement by the "B" team. The Club first won the trophy in 1899, three years after the

FILMATINSKARNAUČNINAMAKNAKAN

MY FORECAST

SENIOR SHIELD

TO WIN,-

South China "B" Fusillors

East Lancashires Recreio

South China "A"

JUNIOR SHIELD

TO WIN+

Engineers Navy

Liga Portuguesa Athletic man

Lincolns

East Lancashires

South China 'Fusiliers

AND ATHLETIC

With the exception of Wong Wing for Pau Ka-ping in goal, South China "A" will remain the same team which won the Governor's Cup match last Sunday, while Chinese Athletic aro contemplating changes for the match.

no

GAMBLE PLAYING

FOR CLUB

East Lancashires are won- dering whether Swain, who was badly injured last Sun- dlay, will be fit for the Shield. Lie against the Club. An X- ray revealed that he is free of broken bones, and when yesterday I enquired at head- quarters I was told that he was about, and hoped to be fighting fit for the match.

If he realises this expectation the Lancashires will remain practically unchanged, but if he cannot turn out, Gorman will drop to right back, Horner will be brought in to inside right and Sandford will go centre. forward.

South China will thus be at their strongest, and the Athletic will have to be on the top of their form to stop the Caroline Hill team from winning,

Tho

It is not anticipated that Ratcliffe, contestants will line. up who, I am told is in hospital, will be follows:

South China "A"-Wong Wing; BL, and Tuley will be introduced from Tin-aang and Tam Kong-pak; the second string to play on the left Loung Wing-chui, Wong slee-shun wing, and. Lee Kwok-waii Tso Kwai-shing,

LI

The team will finally be chosen Fung King-chung. Len Wai-tong, Ipfrom-Harmsworth; Swain or Gor- Pakwa and Tay Qua-liang,

Athletic-Siu Tim-lin; Mak Sui.man and Stecle; Smith, Lawton and Eckersley; Mather, Sandford, Gor

hon and Fu

Ka-hing; Ilo Chor-yin,

GAMBLE TO PLAY

Lal Kwok-chiu and Wong Wingman er Horner, Tuley and tidings hong: Tang Kwong-sun, Young Kun. po. Chan Hong kong, Chow an chi and Li Hung-ching.

RECREIO BACK TO-NORMAL-

Gosano Returns To Defence

COLONY HOCKEY UNDER REVIEW

TO-NIGHT'S

LECTURE

LAST OF SERIES BY MAJOR CAMPBELL

At half past six this even ing in St. Andrew's Church Hall, Major Campbell will give the last of his hockey lecturos, and I, for one, hope there will be a better attendance than has been the case up to the present. The lectures have not received the support desir. ed or deserved, and referees, who have sent in their names for examination, will be es-- pecially well advised to attend this evening's lecture.

The rules and other points" are to be fully explained and interesting demonstrations will be given.

ROLL IN OR HIT IN?

Old Hockey Problem

(By H.E. Inslam)

am rather surprised that

да

to

the old controversy whether hockey would be im- proved by the substitution of a hit-in for a roll-in should have been revived. As far back as 1914 the Midlands sponsored such an innovation, which was submitted to the International Board, and it cropped up for official consideration again in 1920.

The Midlands contended that the roll encouraged bad hockey in the bunching by the five-yards line (now seven yards) and the general bad The Club have further changes for the match. Sydney Strange Feturns Positioning. Later there came some to left back and will be partnered by experimental matches in the South, and among the things tried were n Manning Railton, who put up such

hit-ofT instead of a bally-off, - and a a.gallant showing against the Athle-hit-in in place_of_a_refl-in.......... tic.

Robertson prefers rugby and Skin- ner will perform at right half, while down at Gilchrist is being stood his own request.

Gamble is substituting and this Club de Recreio expect to be re- will be Gamble's first re-appearance full strength against St. on the soccer field since his serious! inception of the competition, while tored to tholr last success was in 1924, South Joseph's this week, although they injury sustained in the first match of: China Athletic Association have been have not yet decided on their right the sensiti. For the major part of winners four times in the last seven winger as their second string are also last season Gamble played in the Club's back division, and this hard years, while in 1932 and again in short in this department. 1014 the Shield was annexed by the which reverta to its oki form, while the half back line.

A. V. Gosano returns to the defence worker will be extremely valuable in Bernie Gosano will continue to lead Hill is once again with the for- wards, and Fowler returns to the team which hopes to line up as fol- lowa:

South Wales Borderers,

the attack.

THE JUNIOR SHIELD

The tenni will be: R. Marques; Shield made ita firat ap-A, V. Gosano and Bowen; Delgado, Tito Junior parance in 1923 and was then wan Beltrao and V. Marques; A. N. Other

Gosnino, Gomer by the 2nd Battalion of the King's Castilho, B.

(Continued on Page 7.)

Alves.

and

Rodger; M. Railton and S. Strange; Skinner, Forrow and Gamble; Fowler, Hill, Elliott, Strange and Bickford.

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HAPHAŻARD PLAYERS

NOT TREATING THE REFEREES FAIRLY

UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT IN

MAMAK MATCH

GOOD SPORTSMANSHip please!

It was a pity the Police tend-

ed to spoil an otherwise in-

teresting game against the WELL DONE

Radio Sports Club' when they met in the Mamak League on Sunday, by a display against the umpire. The Police have never given cause on the foot. ball field for their good sports- manship to be questioned, and it is to be sincerely hoped that they will not do so on the hockey field.

But the demonstration in this case was unnecessary and unsporting. It reaulied from the unmire civing_a pennity bully to the Radio in the second half, and immediately no less than eight of the Polke team

aurged round the official volably protesting, and several minutes refusing to

for leave the elrele. Even after the

all

I over some of the players continued to voice their disapproval to the referee.

Y.M.C.A.

TROUNCE RECREIO IN CUR GAME

WISE CHANGES

to Congratulations

the Y.M.C.A. ・ on the manner L which they trounced the Recreio in a Caer Clark Cup! match last Saturday!

The Dalziel ninters were well to the forefront, but credit must also be given to Mrs. A. Hend for her brainy

CONDUCTED BY THE PILGRIM

TREMLETT'S BAD LUCK

INJURY KEEPS HIM OUT OF TRIAL MATCH

The local hockey fraternity will sympathise with 8. A. Tremlett; the Y.M.C.A. player, and .com- paratively a newcomer to the Kame in Hongkong, who, as a result of an injury, will be denied the opportunity of making his appearance

representative hockey this year,

in

He was selected to play at left back in the Civilians trial match on Sunday, but cannot take his place in the team.

Saturday's Caer Clark Cup Games

work at inside left. Mrs. Read, KOWLOON "DERBY”

I think these players should bear though she does not now acquire in mind that the umpire is n the the speed she once possessed, is an field not for his own benefit but for experienced forward und I am glad the benefit of the players and the to see her with the attack.

The change was for the best as game, and it is up to teams to res- pect this and his rulings, even if they Miss Fowler gave a brilliant display do not always tally with their own at back, and several times covered opinions.

up errors by Miss 1. McCaw. My own view is that the two um

Miss Adey has not yet reproduced pires deserve congratulations for the the form she showed in the trials, able manner in which they controlled but Miss Westcott played well and was very speedy on the left wing:

the game.

WORST OF SEASON

Next Saturday's Caer Clark Cup match takes the form of a Kowloon "Derby," when the CB.A, and St. Andrew's clash.

in an important fixture. The match is being played at King's Park and should be productive of extremely keen and high class hockey.

It is Interesting to note that six of the C.B.A. team are ex-St. Andrew's players, and attention will naturally ing of the season.

The Recreio gave their worst show-be directed towards them to see how ressive match against the C.BA

they

Since their im-

they fare against their old colleagues. My own feeling is the C.B.A. must improve their left flank.

From the playing viewpoint the My only criticism in that she does Police can be regarded as somewhat not centre the ball quickly enough. lucky to have shared the points. They owed almost everything to: Jessop in goal, who (without wish- ing to lay on the superlatives) played marvelously and saved his side from certain defeat,

have fallen off miserably. Another Police performer to catch Miss Silva-Netto at left half again the

Blackburn eye was

at back. first-time clearances were both specta alowed good form, and why this

energetic player not

In

In the Miss Everest, if still at left half, tried eular and brilliantly effective, Par-utvotat position completely beats me. will have a busy time stopping Miss ker played a thoroughly sound game The best defence the Recreio could Wong. Both Mias Bryson and at centre-half, but the Police were turn out is Miss Alves and Man C. Miss P. Woolley need to show some woefully weak in attack. Not vace Osmund at back, and Miss E. Xavier, Improvement on last week, especially during the game did they direct a Miss Silva-Netto and Miss Rozario at in view of the presence of Miss I. shot at the Radio goal, so that Man half back. The last named, for some Gittine, who will lead the Saints' Singh had a hollday between

the reason,

unknown to me, has been attack, The C.B.A. cannot afford to sticks.

| give her much rope. dropped from the team. The Radio were excellently served One cannot help observing that by their trio, G. Singh, S. Singh and the Portuguese ladies still have to If you want my forecast, I think K. Singh, who combined well, while make drastic changes in defence if anything may happen, the defence was too concrete to be they wish to improve. penetrated,

A SUCCESSFUL TRIAL

Suggested Civilians Eleven

BEST TEAM IN COLONY

H.K. Ladies Appear. To Be Unbeatable-

-The Hongkong Ladies won a well Nothing was officially done with

deserved victory by two clear goals either, and in regard to the hit-in the

against the C.U.A., and if they keep The first Civilian trial in pre-up such form there is no other team vast majority of the players and offi cinta were against it. Personally, Iparation for the annual match In the tournament capable of wrest-

against the Services, played on ing the cup from them. Sunday, was quite a success, hard game giving the C.B.A defence Miss Hance at inside left played u although the work of the selecplenty to think about, and her goal tors was not helped by the was the reward for hard larbour. absence of some of their nom- inees.

in as it stands.

can see nothing wrong with the roll, Whatever may be wrong is with the players, who mostly are as haphazard in this respect as they are with short corners, of which they take all too little advantage.-

It is up to half-backs to apply more mental seumen to the taking of a rollin, from which there should be ample cliance of opening out the game. Captains should also insisi upon the proper disposition of the other players.

A primary objection to the hit-in is that it would confer too big an advan- tage on the one side and unduly penalise the other for hitting out of play, which doen not constitutes breach of rule. This would specially apply near the 20-yards line and make the hit-in almost, tantamount to a corner.

LAY THE BOGEY

With all due deference to my Mid- lands friends, I would suggest that the bogey of the hit-In be duly lafd. would; I feel sure, be better ac- cupied in supporting the abolition of the hooking of sticks, which is 80 much abused in the way of striking at sticks.

This latter evil, passed over too auch by umpires, is the cause of appalling wreckage in the breaking of sticks. Very wisely, the women pro- hibit hooking at sticks, not only as unskilled hockey, but in the realian- tion of its bad consequences.

In their game comparatively few sticks are broken. Too often, in the men's gante, manufacturers are blam- ed for broken sticks, but it is not their function to make them of cast iron.

COUNTY RUGBY

Wins For Surrey And Kent

London, Dec. 11. Two matches were played to-day in the County Rugby Competition.

At Bournemouth Burroy beat Hampshire by 19 points to three, and at Hastings Sussex were beaten by Kent 12 points to five-Reuter.

•

EASY FOR H.K. LADIES

Hongkong Ladies should have no difficulty in overcoming the Recrolo at Sookumpoo, but if the Portuguese mako positional changes, they may give a much better account of them-

selves.

THE BRAWN CUP SERIES

Schoolgirls Earn

A Draw

The Diocesan Girls' School did well Mrs. Bell as pivot was seen at her to hold the Hongkong Ladies' second best, demonstrating great speed and

is

Naturally the Civilian team would fine anticipation. She is by far the string to a draw in the Brawn Cup. be reisiderably strengthened by the beat centre-half in Hongkong and she Both sides scored once. The school- certainty for Interport honours sirla so far have done wonderfully inclusion of Nolasco and Angelo en

well and I think we should all like the wings, but I understand theno players have decided to give their services to Macso for the coming

and are Interport

therefore pre- vented from representing the Civi lians though they are residents of the Colony.

Judged on last week's trial my Civilians team would be:

this year.

Miss Glover at right half, who is to see their efforts rewarded by their

winning the cup. (Continued on Page 9.)

The Hongkong ladies, though a much more ⭑X- perienced team, had quite a job in holding their youthful opponents.

sity); Divett (Club), Saringat Singh (Radio), G. Singh (Radio). Tho C.B.A. Juniora were un- Pinto (K.LT.C.), And Sousa expectedly benten by the "Y" ladies. (K.LT.C.)

The game was somewhat uninterest- Man Singh (Radio); A. E, P. The next trial is scheduled for ing and unless these two teams show Guest (Radio) and Remedios (Re- Sunday next and it is hoped that all improvement, they may find them- crelo); Silva (Argonauta), W. A players selected for the game will selves fighting it out for the “wooden Beed (Club) and Oliveirn (Univer-| put in an appearance.

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