1936-01-03 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1936.

PROSPECTS FOR SUNDAY'S LAI WAH CUP GAMES

Civilians Have

Good Chance

LEE WALTONG NOT LIKELY TO PLAY

Chinese Line-Up Undecided

(By "Veritas")

League football takes a comparative back seat

-LAI WAH- CUP

in the Colony during this month. In addition to ABERDEEN the Children's Playground match which started off the New Year, we have the Lai Wah Cup semi-finals this week, second round ties in the Senior and Junior Shields next week, and simul-

HELD

taneously interport trials, while before the But Rangers

month is through our representative team will have been to Shanghai and back.

At

the immediate moment how-t over our thoughts aru directed to the Lat Wal Cup. The semi-inale aro scheduled for Sunday next and they offer two very attractive matches- Army v. Navy and Chinese, v, Civi tion.

Before getting down to prospects a wretched job anyway--it may be

Probable Civilians

Team

Rodger (Club); Blackburn (Police) and C. Pile (Police):

North (Police)

Beltrão (Rocrelo) and

Bliss (Kowloon)

T. Pile (Polico)

Ward (St., Joseph's) Elliott (Club)

E. Strange (Club) and' Bickford (Club)

worth while recalling that the Navy have never won the Lal Wah Cup, that the Army have held it twienf (1927 and 1920), the Chinese twice (1931

and 1933) and the Civilians on no less than Boven occasions (1925

THE ARMY TO WIN

FIELDING VERY

GOOD TEAM

NAVY MAY MAKE CHANGES ་་གང་ན། མདང་དེ་མིག་མཐར་

(By "Veritas"),

With Lawton and Sandford indisposed, it cannot be said the Army's chances of beating the Navy in the Lai Wah Cup on Sunday have improved, al- though Morton will probably make a good substitute centre- half; that is if his game on Wednesday is any

criterion.

I do not know who is going to take the place of Sandford at centre- forward, but it will most likely be in- Fusiliers. Iis Coakley of the clusion would mean practically an all-

and loberts are already selected. Which strictly according to Fusiliers in fuct are strongly repre- mathematice, makes the Civilians sented, Rowlands being in goal, cany winners this year. Maybe, Then again, maybe not.

Win

SCOTTISH FOOTBALL.

London, Jan. 2. There were no big surprises in the results of to-day's Scat- tish League matches. Dun fermline did very well to visit Aberdeen and hold the league leaders to a draw, but Rangers,

Possible Navy Team

Roberts; Stretton and Regler: Clarkson Cannel, and Bowers:

Phippen Baxter Jones

Crawford, and Wearmouth.

Motherwell and Hearts all won as expected,

BOXING

Ulster Rifles Big Hope

WHEELAN FOR OLYMPICS?

(By "Veritas"),

Jack Hure, who when nʊt, the feeding hungry troops on Neuralia, Dorsetshire, Somerset- shire or whatever troopship to which he is at the time attached, teaches The Boys how to use thetr fists, and has in his time been Bantamweight Champion of -* South Afrien, has a hunch.

Jack, au 1 told you In the Tele- graph on Monday Inst is in Hong- Long now and he popped round to the nice yesterday full of his iden. He wants to see L/Cpl. Wheelan Chia picture's on this page)" sent to Berlin to take part in the Olym pics as a featherweight boxer,

GOOD CREDENTIAL

At the moment Wheelan is feather- weight champ. of Egypt and Pales- time, a Villa good enough to use as a to most bexlily circles. credential dek Tiere thinks a lot of Wheelan, who with the Royal Ulster Rides. He is is now stationed in longkong confident the Inance Corporal would to himself, his regiment and his country proud if he went to Berlin, at Jack has gone so far as to offer this considered opinion to Higher Authorities.

It is no good pretending to qucas whether anything will transpire, but it can be said that Jack's judgment in regard to boxing talent is sound enough to merit attention by, any- body.

In his "Day," Jack got through 340 scraps himself in different parla of the world, and as he cheerily pro claifa, he is known from Archangel the Grent Walland that's quite a distance.

H.K.B.A OPPORTUNITY

Anybody interested in boxing will remember numes such as Johnny Summers, Young Nipper of Ber- mondsey, Tony Ross of U.S.A. who nearly scrapped Georges Carpentier in 1916, only they started a bigger war instead: Patsy Cokely when he beat Dixlo Kid al The Ring, Jack D'Arcy, Irish champion and Hurry Reeve, Lord Lonsdale's light heavy-

had a

On the right is L/Cpl Wheelan, who comes to Hongkong with

a fine reputation as a boxer and on the left is Rfl. Farrell another of the Royal Ulster Rifles tending scrappers. In the middle is none other than the inimitable Jack Hare, (Photo: King's Studio),

A FEW MOMENTS WITH

OUR CRICKET TEAMS

CLUB CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE MISTAKE AT CRAIGENGOWER

NOTICEABLE REVIVAL OF

SERVICE FORTUNES

(By R. Abbit)

CIVIL

AUSSIES SCORE FREELY

TWO CENTURIES IN TEST

FINGLETON AND BROWN

cored

Australia indulged in some hearty hitting at the expense of the South African bowlers when the third Test Match started here to-day before 10,000 spectators and in windy and overcast conditions. At the close Australia had 362 for the loss of eight wickets.

Two centuries were scored while Brown and Fingloton put on 233 for

BESTARILZARMAATIKA SAYANGILARANNUMMUTID

TRIPLE CENTURY

BRADMAN SCORES FREELY IN SHEFFIELD SHIELD

Melbourne, Jan. 2. During the Shefeld Shield cricket match between Bouth Australia and Victoria, Don Bradman ninde 357 runs in seven haura. He hit 40 fours out of a total of 600 runs made by the sido-Reuter, ·

This is the fourth higheat Sheffield Shield score. Bradman, with his 452 ngainst Queensland, holds the world's record indivi dual score, while other Shefeld Shield totals better than Brad- man's latest are W. . Ponn- ford's 137 and C, Hill's 305.

GEZKURDIACONUEN SENTENCESÍACONORUMSAND

the first wicket,

Brown scored 112 in 207 minutes, his best hits being one six and soven fours.

Fingleton helped himself to 121-and- scored much faster making the runk in 101 minutes. He also had sever boundaries in the innings-Reuter,

Macao Hockey

A week-end of excellent weather enabled cricketers to get Teams In

on with things, and the Indians managed to win a league match pretty easily. The Civil Service did not do so badly to get 82 against three Interport bowlers (two regular ones!) and if they ever manage to get Griffiths and McLellan back into the fold, to- gether with Wallington, who has been and still is, I fear, crocked, they may arrive at the beginning of better things-a consum- mation devoutly to be wished.

--date of its inception-1926, 1028, Fusiliers attack as Harrison, Talbot northern section of the Third Division,ipht title holder. Well Jack Hareto collect twenty-nine" before ho was of course, that it matters very much. :

1930, 102, 1994 and 1936.

CAPABLE OF WINNING

Civilians

are up against their urch foca, the Chinese, on Sunday and let it be said straight away that they are flelding a jolly Bloc team; a team fully capable of win- ning. On paper there isn't a real weakness fore or aft. Of course nut everybody will agree that it is the best toim. I am rather

that

way "myscif.

And

ain wondering For oxample I whether Chris Pite is playing as well

Syd, Stenngo these days. again whether Parker isn't a wee bit better than Sonny Bliss, And, although this may appear a little contradictory to what I wrote about him a week or so ago, whether Ber nio Gusano is not to be perferred to Tommy Pile.

Probable Chinese

Team

Pau Ka-ping: Li. Tin-sang and Tam Kong-pak; Leung Wing-chui Wong Mee-shun, and Lee Kwok-wai} Tso Kwai-shing Cheuk Shek-kam Fung King-cheung Ip Pak-wa and Tây Qua-liang

But that is a merely personal Wanklyn at right hulf, Evans at left opinion against the considorot judg-half and the three forwards ment of a aslection committee, and Itioned above.

dare woar the latter will be vin- dicated on Sunday,

Ilappily too the selectors have Davored themselves well by choosing

Probable Army Team

Rowlands (Fusiliers); Swain (E Lancs)' and Steele (E. Lancs); Wanklyn Fusiliers). Morton R. A.) and. Evans (Fusiliers); Smith (E..Lancs) Harrison (Fusiliers) Coakley. (Fusiliers) Talbot (Fusiliers) and Roberts (Fusiliers)

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those very players as reserves, so that if fate so rules they may yet be called upon to do their stuff".

PRETTY TRUSTWORTHY

There

Reems to

have been some

One match was played in the

Hawkins, their skipper, managed, three or four wickets! Q.E.D. Not, Darlington at home beating York by

a hand in the training of all bowled by Pereira, who is I think

up over the other senior three goals to nil

In a friendly match Queen's Park, these Fellows, which is suficient faster than sults his sight! Colledge Jumble the Scottish first division team, lost testimonial without me going of the gut 18 and Perry 12 but no one else League game and I find it was not

about the "Globe-Trotter'" did much. It was stated that the played.

win wa ability.

was by five wickets but I think

the Jack departs from Hongkong with it must have been by six as The results have been cabled by the Neuralla to-morrow, leaving be- not outs had 27 between them and Reuter and are given in detail below, hind him two boxers whom he pro- there was one extra making 28, and mises will become Colony title holders 28 frem their total of 120 is 92 even

if all those if given the opportunity.

wicket! Therefore 82 must have been beaten for either

by the old goal in three to the Carin-evements

thians, the famous English aminteur side.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION

Aberdeen

Albion Clyde Hamilton Hearts Kilmarnock

Queen's Park Queen O'8th. Rangers

81. Johnstone

Not played.

3 Dunfermline

• Motherwell

O Third Lanark

3 Airdrie.

3

Dundee

7 Aye"

Celtic

3 Arbroath

3 Partick

2 Hibernian

LEAGUE TABLE

men-Aberdeen

Rangers East Lancashires supply Swain and Celtic Steete in defence and Smith, outside Motherwell. right in attack.

Hearts

Goals

MAHHÖN INAŃ

P. W. D. L. F. A, Pts.

25 18 6 2 65 35 41

24 17 5 2 74 30 30

24 18 2 3 67 25 38

24 13 66 67 37 82

21 1854 61 37 31

It is a capable team and should St. Johnstone 24 11 4 04 win despite the clever showing of the Dunfermline 24 0.7 Navy last week.

CHANGES POSSIBLE

Partick

21 96 Queen's Park 21 8 7 Third Lanark 24 0. Arbroath

Navy line-up is always doubtful, Hamilton It is possible there will be several Kilmarnock changes from the team which lost to Dundee. the Police in a league match a week Albien ago. This match seemed to call for Quen strengthening in defence: I doubt if Clyde Stretton will prove fast enough to Airdrie withstand the nippy. Fusiliers, and it

Hibernian is on the cards the Navy will prefer A to improve their intermediate line by sending Cannel to the centre-half berth with Bowers at left half.

This would permit Crawford taking] over his rightful position int inside. left, with Jones, at centre-forward. There seems to be no reason why Phippen, Baxter and Wearmouth should not be retained in last week's positions, namely outside right, In- pide right, and outside left res

ectively,

start

The Army aro suro Yavourites and I for one expect to see

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JUNIOR LEAGUE

Hongkong

DURING COMING

WEEK-END-

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Now what about it, Hongkong Box fail of the .occurred after the predictions. The LH.C. wen alright | kong and Singapore Brigada Royal

(By Our Own Correspondent)

Macao, Jan The first and second teams of tho Macao Hockey Club are going in full trength to test their tether in Hong kong. The outcome of the matches The result of these games went to to be played on Friday between the extent necording to myirst and second teams of the Hong- did themselves Artillery and the respective teams of but the

matches proud with a score of 132, of, which the Mincao Club and the the veteran Ling contributed a use arranged for Saturday against the ful number. (I believe F. J. a my Navy and the first team of the Club old fellow bowler and not K. D. who de fecreto, will be looked forward, to I think is his son). Anyway the Ling with much Interest in local sports family had 63 between them.

Cur-(circles.

ing. Association?

LEADING PLAYERS TEST NEW

GOLF BALL

'VARIED OPINIONS: SAID NOW TO FALL TOO SHORT

London, Dec. 19.

C.S.C.C.

reem alone anved the Indians. It is

The first team of the Macao Club

quito cheering to see signs of re- covery in the Civil Servico cricket. will be:-L. da Costa, F. Ramalho, M. Recrolo too came off and they Cardoso, Alex Airon, C. Almada, actually managed to win their match, Amilcar and Pedro Angelo, J. and F. thanks to A.. Rood

who seems to Nolasco, and H. and R. do Rosario. have come back to form, and got 04 The second

will

the of conalst as woll us taking three wickets. The following players: Lieut. F. de H.A.M.G. wero one man short and Costa, Alberto Aftens, J. Goncalves, had not Major Bonavin, though V. do Rosario, M. Soares, J. Forreira, normally he would have been play A. Santos, America and Reinaldo ing for the Army anyway.

Angelo, and J. Rodrigues, most players in two shots.

It was a

and C.C.C. could not tween the Police that the game be In fine weather with a light,The general opinion of these in

favour of some change from the be finished. It was anyone's game breeze, a new golf ball was presont ball was that this one was as the Poller only wanted 21 runs too short, but that with for victory and had their inst three given a test over the Old and actually New Courses, Addington, Fes-muko goif a much better game and

another 20 yards of length it would wicket an

may say I regard this duck story terday,

ono in which tho. more frequent with grave suspicion. It seems

breathe suspicion on the fair fame of our doughty eustodians of the peace, scuing ducks on cricket fold! How- ever, perhaps it was konis form of dog. Duck or no duck I expect somerno knocked the stuffing out of It.

NON-LEAGUE GAMES

A representative side including Miss necessity for full seconds would cali Joyce Wethered, Miss Molly Gourley, for greater skill.

Abe Mitchell, .Fred Robson, Rex and Lister Hartley, and other distinguish-

ed amateurs niet a team picked from

the present Oxford, and Cambridge side,

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PLAYERS' VIEWS

Opinions expressed were:

Miss Joyce Wethered (who gave no opinion as to the practicability of the The measurement and weight of the general adoption of the ball)-I am

190,

ball were: 1.04in. and 1.27oz. as convinced that the ball would make opposed 1.02in. and 1.3302. It much less difference to women's gold As regards ordinary games there soft.core, a hard, bramble with the slow swing generally in rods was, I believe, a very pleasant game

or

Lice than to the bard-hitting methods

The Girl Who May Become A Man

Prague, Dec. 8.

Misa Zenka Koubkova, of Prague,

marked cover, and it flants.

It was fast off the club over the prevalent in men's goir. A point in between K.C.C. at home and the woman champion of the world ever And then came its favour is that it would cut down.C.C. first eleven., W. Hong Sling 800 metres, has to-day given me sure- first 80

ever for is it Hon Sling?) seems to have ly the strangest interview over given steeply down

the walking entailed on the

roturnal. to the game and got 43. by a woman, writes a correspondent Down the breeze it was about 40 lengthening courses.

Doos my memory betray my ord of the Sunday Expres yards shorter off the tee than the Mias Molly Gourlay--The bell is a he net originally play for the Chinese present ball, while against the "best" on the green, being lively off Recreation Dlub about the same time For she has discussed the prospect" breeze the difference was consider the putter, making the short put as Harry Ching? Anyway Craigen- that in a few days she may be a man. ably more marked. ⠀

hazardous, and dying away on the gos

gover will be glad of another

In a few days she is to undergo.an TUA The

players for the most part were long putts.

Rotter. Smith and Leo took the operation, which may result in the appreciative of its qualities. for the Abe Mitchell-I don't like the ball wickets-four aploce-but the scoring change of her sox short game, and Miss Wethered gave There is no pleasure in hitting it, was very slow and the 0.0.0. de Sho knows that the transforma- a brilliant display of apprekching and especially with wooden clubs. You glared thom' win. · Dut the Navy is a smart Senator J. J. Parkinson, the Irish putting.

feel nothing, and little Beems to hop- Kowloon with only 121 for nine. tion would mean the sacrifice of her

them for eight thanks beloved, girilioad.". outfit and if the defence can hold out, breeder, has received a commission

The swingers were far more success pen.

largely to Arthur Lay and E. G. "I feel as if suddenly the world To repent en cardior comment, the they may easily effect an upset. from the Soviet Government to buy ful with the ball than the hitters to

Fred Robson-I am not in favour of Fincher. I sog Omar had five for has caught me in the nude," she said. Civilians have a good team. Al-Much will depend on the composition British racehorpes.

it though I do consider that some 50. *.

If the operation does not succeed whose power it was unresponsive, though Pilo has been playing a little of the team.

For a start, he made several

thedoctors

bollove At the Diocesan Boys' School which purs

As an experiment the trial was full form of ball standardisation is neces chases of bloodstock at the New of Interest and most of the players sary, with the "feator" as the basis there was a draw, but the School did out of the question I shall simply market sales this week.

well to make 162 for six: I find remain a woman and hope to better have rarely, if ever, played so many of experiment. poor, in the New Year's Day match game. Ho a flanked by North on "Itussia wants young horses of wooden seconds in ene round in their in the test) consider that the in a 57 not out KC.C. Second, their

Henry Cotton (who was not playing that Broadbridge again camo off with my athletic achievements. he makes a good companion to Black one side thorough-going worker good breeding, especially stallions," lives,

If the operation succoeds then I burn at back, and with Hodger bo who never gives in-and Blins on he said.

idea of the differences in the reduction of such a ball is contrary hind the two policomen, the defence the other. Bliss has been playing

"There is a limit on prices, but playing of the holes enforced by the to the best interests of the game, and opponents, had 117 for 4 at the close shall try eat my athletic abilities in

of play...

competition, with men centre-half for so long now that he none on the number, to be bought. Bail can be gauged from the fact that will do much to decrease its present

"I think my chances of winning pears to be pretty trustworthy.

glad to see Beitrag afforded may have forgotten few, things Racing flourlahod in the days of the first hole on the Old Course (166

166 popularity,

lop places among mon in the athletic recognition for he is playing high about the technique of wing-half Imperial Russia, but recent efforts to words) called for a brassic, shot Dale Bourn-I like it. It is good

world would be rather all olan football Just now at contre-play, but there is no reason to be revive the sport, have anade at clear against what little breeze there was the air. The long handicap player o the greens, and can be controlled in half and to my humblo estimation le love he will be a weak link.

that some of the best British stock the 6th (440 yards), and the 8th (443) as good as the next man in the local | (Continued on 'Page 7.) must be imported..

(Continued on Page 7.) yardą)" were beyond, the compass of

tardily in the opening stages of re and frankly wais

cont league game, a

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TO-MORROW'S GAMES

down for to-morrow and that is bo- There. It only one League game

(Continued on Page 9.)

far down the ladder and the time

"As a male athleto I wouki. be too

is too short to train.

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