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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1936.

INTERPORT FOOTBALL TRIAL TEAMS SELECTED

ENGLAND'S RUGBY XV TO PLAY WALES

SAME AS LAST

SATURDAY

WAR

London, Jan. 6. *Tho English International ragby team to meet Wales at Виадиса en January 18 solected-to-day, and is the same 101m which defeated the All Blacks in euch a brilliant manner on Saturday. The team will be: II. G. Owen-Smith (St. Mary's Hospital); Prince A. Obolensky (Oxford), 1. Cranmer (Rich- mond), A. Gerrard (Bath), Bever (Sale);

Gadney I. C. Leicester), P. L. Candler (81. Bart's lospital); D. A. Kendrew (Leicester), Nicholson (Leices- (er), I. J. England (Norhamp ton), C. B. H. Webb (Devonpor Bervices), A. Clarko (Coventry), F. Hamilton Hill (Harlequins), !". Dunkley (Harlequina), W. II. Weston (Northampton),Kenter,

FOOTBALL AND FIGHTING

CHINESE AGAIN GUILTY

REMARKABLE LAI WAH CUP game

(By "Crossbar")

2

Civilians.... Chinese... 4 Chinese: Pau Ka-ping: Mak Sui-| hon and Tam Kong-pak; Lai Kwok-, chal, Wong Mee-shun and Lee Kwok- wai; Tao Kwai-shing. Fung King- chaung, Loo, Wai-tong, Lai Shui-wing and Tay Quàng.

Civiliana-Rodger: Blackburn and Pilo; North, Boltrao and Biles; B. Garano, Ward, Elliott, Strange and Bickford.

The Civilians, bado farewell to the Lai Wah Cup for a season whop yesterday they fell victims to the Chinese in the semi-final at Caroline Hill: It was a game made remark

TWO POWERFUL SIDES

SOME SURPRISES

SANDFORD AND ELMS PICKED

MANY CHINESE GET PLACES

(lly "Veritas").

Teams for the Interport- trial match to be played on Sunday next were picked yesterday, and are more or less in accordance with

al-i general expectations, though there are one or two surprises. The teams are as follows.

BLUES

G. Rodger (Club) captain; Mak Sui-hon (Athletje) and 8. Strange {B. Wing-chul (Club); __Leung China), Wong Meriahun (8. China), and Lee Kwok-wai (8. China); Teo | Kwal-shing (8, China), A. Ward (St. Joseph's), Pte. Sandford (E. Lanes), 1. Strange (Club), and B. Bickford (Club).

WHITES

Fun. Rowlands (Fusiliers); L/Cpl. Bwain (3.

and L/Cple. Lanca Steele (Ê Janes); Lai Kwok-chul (S. China), N. A. Beltrao (Re- crelo), and F. J. Eime (81. Jo #eph's); 11. Goanna (Recreio), G. Hill (Club), D. Leonard (St. Jo. seph's). Fus. Talbot and Pte. Itidings (E Lancillers),

Reserves:—Back, W. Costa (St. Joseph's); Half-backs, B. S. Brookя (Police) and L/Cpl. 8. Lawten (E.

Forwards, Lance)

Yeung Shui- rick (S. China), II. C. Elliot (Club), Cheuk Shek-kam (8. China) and Fus. Roberts (Fusliers).

Captain E. Hague and Lieut. C. Chaplain have been appointed team managers, while the game will be officiated by Cpl. W.il. Reynolds assisted by R. M. Omar and W. P. Payne of the lines.

BIG SURPRISES

The mate will be played on the able by the wonderful manner Club ground, Happy Valley kick off in which the Chinese fought at 3.30. back and turned a two goal deficit into a winning credit,) The big surprises of the selections while another feature, though is the omission of Chris Pile and the very much less happy, was the introduction of Elms at left half in

right in the Whilen XI

ANOTHER GREAT SAVE by Roger, Civilians goalkeeper when challenged by Lai Shui-wing, Chinese întide loft, at Caroline Hit yesterday. Chinese won the match 42 after much dirty play, (Photo: Mes Cheung).

Inept Display By The Army Forward Line

NAVY SEIZE CHANCES IN LAI

WAH CUP ENCOUNTER

(By "Voritus").

Navy

3 Army

2 Navy-Roberts; Stallard and Regler; Wallace, Bowers and Slavin; Phippin, Ryan, Cannel, Crawford, and Baxter.

Army: Rowlanda; Swain and Steele; Wanklyn, Mortoni and Evana; Smith, Harrison, Coakley, Talbot, and Roberts.

The Navy beat the Army in the semi-final of the Lai Wah Cup yesterday but they did not strike one as prospective cup winners. They were value for yester day's success, but not so much on the merits of their own

Hole In One -

At Deep Water Bay

The latest addition to the list of

display as by the appalling failure of the Army to pro-lucky golfers who have holed in one duce anything like proper form.

Not for years has a representative | most undependable when exposed, to Army forward line been so inept. pressure and if Rowlands had not Yet on paper it was an attack capa- been in his best mood the Army goal ble of great things. Harrison Tal- would have been pierced a dozen times, bot, Roberts and the others were all Taken by and large it was a die- players to have convinced one regard. appofating, game and nobody was ing their ability. But they chose flattered. Depressing midfield ex this match to be at their worst. changes were, the order of the day, -It was a sort of dry rot which was) and the fow forward line movements

the team. The defence for example | Navy. - Inspired no confidence. Swain was

ill-feeling which arose and cul- the Blues team and I at inside scernible in other departments of worthy of mention came from thei

rinated in Tam Kong-pak re- ceiving marching orders.

position.

Beltras deservedly secures i place, but indications are that if Loung While tempers were kept in hund Wing-chui, Wong Mee-shun and Lec both teams played first rate football. Kwok-wai can get away (und as they Both goals ware vialted in turn, and are picked for this match presumably although the Civilians forward line they can), they will constitute the

That Elms should be preferred...to lost its sting after the first 20 min Interport hair back Inc.

Parker at left half is a distinct com- utes, they always required carefulIt is rather astonishing to find pliment to the St. Joseph's player watching, and during the second hal: Elliot passed over for Sandford, al- but seriously his form this season has all but recovered from a losing pesi-though this may be taken that the not suggested he is worthy of such

selectors are satisfied about Elliott, distinction. If this match had decided whether but wish to convineo themselves con- However they are two strong teams Beltrao should or should not be given cerning the claims of Sandford. and if they play to form should be of a place in the Interport team he could Leonard is a sensible choice for the great assistance to the selectors who regard himself an nolocted. The other centre-forward berth and may have only this match on, which to

(Continued on Page 0.). finish strongly in the running for the base their decisions.

Lion.

Boring Bouts Of Aimless Booting

CLUB AND POLICE INDULGE IN SOME DRAB

AND DREARY FOOTBALL

(By "Veritas"),

Club

Police Police-Mollardy; Blackburn and C. Pile; North, Gough, and Parker; Rose, Stevens, Johnson, Brooks, and Moss,

Club: Rodger; M. Rallion and S. Strange; Skinner, Farrow and Gamble; Fowler, Drown, Hill, Bickford, osd E. Strange.

attacks

SLIGHTLY BETTER

s Surgeon-Lieut. G. A. Lawson, of H.M.S, Herald;

Playing at the Deep Water Bay course of Friday, Lieut. Dawson went down in one at the sixth hole,

CORRESPONDENCE

A Suggested Colony Interport Team

SEEK TENNIS

TITLES

Singles And Doubles

LADIES EVENTSTM

(By "Veritas").':

Mrs. Kayli, the holder,

Mrs. Kayll (holder), Miss R. Navy Tennis

Hancock (last year's semi-

finalist, Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Teams At

Litton (a former champion)

were the players "seeded" in The K.C.C.

the draw for the Colony's ladies singles tennis championship made yesterday at the U.S.R.C. If the players survive fiss Han- Hancock will ngahi meet Mrs. Kayll, only this timo in the semi-final while In the lower section the semi-finalist would be Mrs. Wilson and Mr

Litton.

Entries this year number ten, or compared with seven last year. Six of

the players receive byes into the second round and only two first round matches have to be played.

Two K.C.C. players are concerned in these Miss Madge Griffiths, last year's finalist, meets Miss L, Perry while Miss Alison Mackenzie hna Mri Litton na her opponent.

PICK OF COLONY

The entries, although again small contain the pick of ladies talent in the Colony, All of the participants have played in the open mixed doubles championship during recent weeks and have given sufficient indication to satisfy that Mrs. Kayll is to re ceive very much stronger opposition this year.

WIN AND LOSE

Two Kowloon Cricket Club teams of men's doubles entertained Naval, tennis teams in matches at the K.C.C. yesterday, when the homesters' first." three pairs, were beaten 5-4 and the. "B" tenm won by the samo nargin.

Each pair played the best of three sets, the results being as follows.

"A" MATCH

E. C. Fincher and C. E. Watson (K.C.C.) beat Lt. Comdr Broome and Comdr. Brookes 2-0; beat Comdr. Bayne and Lt-Comer, Conway 2-1; beat Lt. Miers and E. L. II. Shute 2-0.

A. E. P. Guest and M. Pagh (K.C.0.) lost to Broome and Brookes 1-2; beat. Bayne and Conway 2-0; lost to Miers und

Shute 12 1-2. J. S. Smith and G. C. Durnett - (K.C.C.) lost to Broome and Brookes - lost to Bayne and Conway 1-2; lost to Mters and Shate 0-2

Result-Navy 3. K.C.C. 4.

"B" MATCH

N. A. E. Mackoy and L. Jack (K.C.C.) lost to Lt. Peich and Lt. Peacock 0-2; beat Lt. Wraith and Lt. Coleridge 2-1; beat D. S. Green and F. Brandbridge 2-0.

She will, for example have all her work cut out to overcome Miss Saville in the second round. Misa Saville - E.

and F. Goodwin played outstandingly good tennis when she and Captain Mine hent M. K. Lo 9-2: loat to Wraith and Coleridge 0-2

(K.C.Abraham

lost to Petch and Peacock tournament. and Mrs. Litton in the mixed doubles beat Green and Broadbridge 2-1.

K. S. Capell and G. A. White Mrs. Wilson is clearly the

(K.C,C.) lost to Petch and Peacock holler's most Im-0-2; beat Wraith and Coleridge 2-1; portant challen bext Green and Brandbridge 2-0. ger, but both Mrs.

Result-K.C.C. & Navy d Dowling and Mrs. Litton can be ex- to offer pected

spirited орроні-

Lion.

Mrs. Litton seems to bẹ, con- fronted with the stillest path to the Semi-Anal.

She has first to

TENNIS CHAMPION BEATEN

Allison. Loses To State Player.

New Orleans, Jan, 0.

There was one rather remarkable phuse. The Navy built up a load of three-nil and, were then playing! Sir: As one who has watched strongly enough to suggest a run- closely the form of our various play beat Miss Mackenzie,' a very much In the Sugar Bowl tennis final, -away-win. But they suddenly-went to pieces, The defence, previously, I be to submit to the Interport Improved and improving player, and Arthur Hendrix the Florida-State- ragged and immovable lapsed and the names as being the actual best ex- overcome

election Committee the following when this is accomplished she has to champion, defeated Wilmer Allison Atmy unexpectedly found themselves ponents of soccer, individually

Mrs. Dowling, whose 0/4, 1/0, 9/7, 6/1—United Press. and brilliant forehand driving may easily but one goal in arrears.

prove good enough to put her in the semi-final.

ITALY MAY NOT COMPETE

From that time to the end the foot! bit of character boasting little in quality and for all practical pur- posse aimless and inconclusive.

WHAT ARMY NEEDED

Ao I anticipated on Friday the Aray took the field without Law- ton and Sandford, and although Morton, who deputised for the centre- half played with fierce determination and was a real stumbling block,to the Navy Inside forwards, he lacked the nolish and skill required by auch a key man

under the circumstances which prevailed.

for team Work,

Pau Ka-ping (or Rodger); A. V. Gosano, and

V. Conta (heat in Colony); Sinclair,

Beltrac, and

North (or Bliss); B. Gonano,

Ward (or Stephena),

Lee Wal-long (or Elliot() Fung King-cheung, and Blekford.

I enclose my card and remain, Yours etc..

SHOOT Late Tottenham Hotspur F.O}

(1001-1908).

A clover constructive pivot might have turned defeat into victory in those last ten minutes, but Morton ever convinced that Talbot is not a forward. 1-don't think he likes

showed little knowledge of the singing, among the vanners for he

wished for a little more accuracy on

Ryan

at. Inald

Kistance when

failure.

THE DRAW

The complete draw is as follows:

1st Round-Miss Miss M. Grif tha v. Miss L. Perry.

Byes

Bliss R. Hancock.

Mies M, Bavilic.

Mrs. J. P. Kayll.

1. (Continued on Page 9.)

In 1936 Davis Cup

Rome, Jan. 0. It is reported that Italy may not participate in the 1930. Davis" Cup," duo to sanctions.-United Press.

Eliot Hall Enter Badminton Arena This Week

HEAVY PROGRAMMËS IN MEN'S AND MIXED DOUBLES DIVISIONS

(By "Veritas")

MEN'S DOUBLES

TO-NIGHT

Chinese RC. v. Elət Hall"A": Eliot Hall "B" v. Recrelo “B”. St. Andrew's “B”. v. Talkoo,

TUESDAY

arts of the game and endeavoured to god, although he was at fault when By the time they had tried to get dle of the field that honterin

get his forwards going by lofty kicks, has got so used to covering the mid- the Police scored. He refused to ad- the ball under control a Navy defender too far back to be of material as- vance to take an innocent looking had jumped in a cleared.

comes to completing In their first league match of the New Year the Police and result Johnson was able to run along the ground throughout the game off day and apart from acoring a nice forward pass by Stevens and as a By contrast Bowrs slipped the bala movement. Harrison also had an Club were confronted with a problem which neither team man-through and push it into the goal. and he, more than anyone else, but the goal did nothing of note. aged to solve. It was to combat and control a fight and lively

Navy attack on the road to goals,

The Army attack lacked a plan:

Eliot Hall teams come into: At the same time it is to bo hoped ball in an over-heightening wind. Obvious thing was to keep

Navy always made more intelll- and their purely individualistic ef

puny againet forts were rendered the ball on the ground and to move it forward all the time.

Pulico were slightly better than gent use of the ball although one the determined tackling of the Navy

the badminton league fray this thin will not happen as Ellot Hall Instead all the players booted it high into the heavens with dia. Club in approach work but the inside the part of the inside forwards opposition. There was no rhythm in

week. Both teams are engaged aro already a number of matelies in

arrears and any farther.postpone astrous results.

forwards were terribly slow. Brooks

their movements. They depended on

to-night, while the "B" outfit ments will destroy any chances of the worked like a trojan, but his efforts Crawford was the chief offender the personal efforts of one or two have further matches to- teams completing the season's pro- would have been more useful if he passing, whlie, The forwards, nevar better than vigorating influence, but his work had shown a little more care with right could not find the goal.

which

gramme. naturally were doomed to

morrow and Thursday and the the defences even when playing on was ruined by others. Hill

The full prograsime scheduled for and his

final passos, Johnson could not

"A" another game on Wednes- this week follows. level torms, wore left holpices and Strange missed open goals in the get

TWO BEST FORWARDS. The halves wore, bincere workers Moss were repulsed before they second half.

was below Strange was

day. The two best forwards on view but they did not back up the front only standing and had a chance of developing. Only three yards from goal when he tried

were Phippins and Baxter, outside line ne they should. With a crea- To-night the "A" team visit Chinese time either goal was threatened, was to break the net and naturally suc backs, the first named keeping well for the winners. Phippins scured

North and Parker were good half right and outside left respectively tive half back trio the Army might Recreation Club and they could not with the ball being passed along the ceeded only in putting the ball past the fold to assist his forwards, LVD first rate coats Bird was a con- the tables, but like Merton, the wing own court the C.R.C, aro onion y and well enough to turn have a much better testing. On their carpet, but this seldom happened. the post.

The game became a boring bout. Bickford and Strange tried to in-Gough continues to ramble too much tinun! source of worry to Steela haives were incapable of seizing this the strongest teams in the competition of almicas booting.

fuso some neatness into their move for a centro-half and is thereby of Baxter showed a clean pair of heels opportunity.

and it fa cinch "The Hall" will have wuro without Elliott mente but they frustrated their own contre-forward and for some ideas by had positioning for the re peculiar rosson Bickford and Ernost turn. parses,

without showing us anything new in goalmouth. His only mult. was Swain's kicking must have given the and should record a fairly easy wil The second string entertain V.It.C.. Strange changed places. I thought. Farrow

was the pick of a half or tactics. Against the Club habit of. shooting from Impossiblo Army supporters. heart jumans. at first this might be some subtle back line whose chler value lay in

thor-did not have to be positions when a Eint

pass might have Furthermore they played far too unless one's information about the connected with the Interport, bronking up opposition movements. very good to remain on top, but it produced better results.

strength of the team is incorrect, squarely and as a result put their but

On Wednesday Kowloon Tong an both played their poorest The more constructive issues were themselves and did not fall to tako and deserved to score. He fed his gers concentrated on sonding cross Hall "A" and this should be a useful

can be said they played well within Cannel led the line with enthusiasm goal in jeopardy games of the pouson I had to look for andly lacking.

as the Navy win- the distinction" of entertaining Ellot some other reason--and couldn't find Manning Railton showed that even advantage of the opposition's tacti- wingmen most assiduously but was blique contres. One could spot experience for the "Tong's" fledglings.

a veteran,, if his feelings for the cal mistakes.

not too well supported by, his insides, hesitancy in thek, work-a very un-ba game remain good, can still be a

Lika

Rodger at the other end, their passing being inaccurate, usual factor for these two players,

BIG ATTRACTION " useful player. Not oven

Bowers sot the paco for a dependa- Moss's McHardy made only one mistake in

Rowlands played extremely well Thursday should offer a tremendous fleetness of foot could disconcert goal and that gave, the Club: their ble if not brilliant intermediate lino,] and had to enricode the goals he did. attraction at the Club de Recrolo Railton whose fearless tackling and equalising point. Drown sent in an and Regler was a Regular Fella at It was not his fault the Army Ipst, where the "A team will be hosts to kicking helped to keep the Palice unexpected ground shot from fairly right back earning the plaudits for and but for his timely inteventions Eliot Hall “B” This match may or forwards at bay.

long rango. McHardy seemed to be his splendid clearances under pres- the deficit would have been greater, may not be played. At the time of Sydney

Strange appeared to be a trifle unsighted, but he did got to suro, suffering from a damaged left, foot, the ball. However it sluded his Roberts was a fine last ns of

vices of J. J. Everyilmo " he kicked the ball ho grasp and finished 'in the not

defence" and fielded the ball in con- winced and hopped about anit it waİR Two minutes Intor Strange missed fident and competent style, DN not tho customary self-confident a golden opportunity of giving the

DID NOT EXIST Strange, which we saw.

Club a load, but as it happened a

a kuncerted foam the Army Rodger played reasonably well in draw was a fair, result

· just did not exist. am more than

it

Club

Hill's perigrinations fiam, defence

to attack bring bencat neither to

him nor the toom, but I suppose the

Club were forced to send him forʼard.

All the same he should not have boon put it contro-forward. Strango should have gone there with. Hill láside left and Bickford in his right position, on the wing.

POOR LOOKING ATTACK

It

was a podr. Iooking attack. Drown "alone brought to it any, ind

*

inner and Pile, were, steady often fall to set the ball into the much more impressively than this. len out of position when mest needed. to Wanklyn and Swain and did not Swain and Steele have both played to be at their best to win.

have

HOW GOALS CAME - Remedios and Oliveira, Navy took a lend shortly after the their first couple, and although Dick start. when Ryan shot through a Alvos is nagain on the court and splayed defenos and drove hari. Irma Boltino is fully, worth place in the an angle. · Rowlands stemned the ball team, the Recroto may and it im-

Continued on Page 9.)

possible to turn out a side, i

S. and S. Homé v. Chinese R.C. Ellot, Hall "0". v. V.R.G

· WEDNESDAY、

Kowloon Tong v Ellót Hal "A" Fire Brigade v. Recreto, "B". Recrèlo "A" v. St. Andrew's THURSDAYDEN

́ ́St. Androw's "A"w, St. John's - Itecreio "A" v. Ellot Hall "D",

MIXED DOUBLES FRIDAY

Fire Brigade v. St. John's. Chinese It.C.-V. Rozrelo “A”. Recrelo B. St. Andrew's, Taikoo . Brand 8. Home.

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