1936-01-09 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1936.

THE INTERPORT TRIAL NEED NOT BE A FIASCO Worthy Team Can Be Picked From Players On View

Mannlog Rallton, veterán foot- baller, who is appearing for the Club against Navy In Saturday's Shield tis.

GILCHRIST RETURNS

IN CLUB TEAM TO PLAY NAVY

ELLIOTT LEADING

ATTACK

(By "Veritas").

A tit-bit of the

IF SELECTORS

ACT WISELY

CIRCUMSTANCES

NWAY

OF BEST ELEVEN-

BEING CHOSEN

(By "Veritas")

The number of letters already received in this office from readers submitting their "Ideal" In-l

B. Cosano, who is to lead the Whites against the Colours in Sun- day's interport trial match.

Ties For S. China Teams

terport football teams is at least indicative of the Easy Shield profound interest taken in the annual Colony v. Shanghai encounter, even if they are also some- what anticipatory and lacking a little in thought. Our correspondents have tended to ignore the fact that as yet only trial teams have been chosen by the selection committee, and that it has by no - means bound itself down to a stated combina-

tion.

Perhaps the most interesting half back line, but I think Loung feature to emerge from thess Wing-chui, Beltrae and Lee Kwok-wai "free-lance" teams is that in due respect to Wong as pivot of the would make a better one. With all practically all cases are they finest team in the Colony, on present composed of players who have form Beltran is the better player, and either been chosen to play next tive than Wong behind an inside trio

also think he would be more effec Sunday or are down 46 ro- such as Ward, Elliott and Strange serves. There are about three| (or Talbot).. exceptions, namely Lee Wai-centre-forward problem. They tacitly

The selectors undeniably have tong, Tay Qua-liang, and Tam admit it by, bringing in Sandferd. Kong-pak. This is something The point seems to be, in Leonard or of a vindication for the selec-Sandford better than Elliott 7 I am tors.

sure that is what it will boll down to. Elliott's chief opponent is Leonard,

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It is a truism that "circumstances which is not meant as a disparage- alter cases", and it is because of cir-ment of Sandford. Sandford is cumstances that one highly important rapidly improving player, but I ques- factor must be taken into considera- tion whether his experience is suffi tion in the selection of this year's clent for such an important game. Interport team. The match is not be- There isn't a harder worker in local the committee has not 100 per cent, cludes Lee Wal-tong, Elliott, Leonard ing played in Hongkong which means fenthall than Sandford (and that in talent available, Players who would and all the rest), but something more normally walk into trial teams and than honest endeavour is needed in probably just as naturally be chosen an Interport. It requires a centre for the Interport cannot get away forward paychologically suited for from business to go to Shanghai. such a match, and that psychology And a further retarding influence is depends a great deal on experience. that a number of our Chinese players are certain to be sent to Berlin Inter Senior in the year and therefore cannot pos-

events.

Colony Hockey Under Review

Macao Put UpTM

By "The Pilgrim”

Put Up Two Good Exhibitions

UNFORTUNATE `NOT TO BEAT H. K. S. BRIGADE LAST WEEK

In view of the fact that the H.K.S.R.A. Brigade were play- ing on their own ground, some of the players were rather dis-) appointing against the Macao- Hockey Club when the teams mot in an interesting match on the Marina last week.

The centre-forward was too intent on trying to break through on his own and often lost the ball when in

Rood position

pass his col. leagues. Lieut. Garthwaite WOB also prone to be selfish and attemptedį far too much dribbling against a Brat class defence,

Lieut. Ravenhil at centre-half

be somewhat slow, and his construe- Live efforts laft much to be desired.

KOWLOON MAKING worked very hard but he appeared to

ONE CHANGE

(By "Voritas"),

Kishen Singh at left back was the mainstay of the defence and but for his timely clearances the Brigade would have suffered defeat instead of caraing a draw,

The two South China Athle- Macao gave a grand exhibition of tic teams are faced with com-hockey on an unfamiliar ground, and

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

REPLAY

HANTS DEFEAT SURREY

London, Jan. 8.

Surrey and Hampshire met in the County Rugby Champlonship replay at Richmond.to-day when Hampshire won by five points to three.

In another match Bristol last to the Royal Navy. the winners scoring six points without reply.--- Renter.

CHAMPIONS

paratively easy tasks. South forward line been seen in Hongkong BOW TO

China "B", holders of the But their chief strength lay in the Senior Shield meet Royal Intermediate line, A. Airasa playing ce

magnificently Artillery (Lyemun) and al- better in creative half back play has as pivot. Nothing though fullest credit must be been seen on the Marina. Tho given the Gunners for surviving Portuguese custodia, was also very their last test, it cannot be prominent, and brought off a series of

RECORD

said they stand much chance spectacular saves frem short corners. H.K. LADIES LOSE. this week. South China have On the run of the play Macao struck shown real improvement of one as being alightly the better team, late and certainly will not make forced to leave the field ten minutes

and if I Rosorio had not been! the mistake of taking things from the end they would have pro- too casily.

bably won. Earlier in the season It Thin team has

not been finally may be recalled, Macao beat will be selected from the following. chosen at the time of writing, but it Brigade by the odd goal in seven.

the

K.I.T.C. COME LUP TO SCRATCH

Shield draw is the clash be. /nibly liope to get time off for both challenged for the inside right posi-the composition of the team, although|

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DESERVEDLY BEAT

MACAO

Blow To Interport Hopes

CENTREFORWARD UNAVAILABLE

It has come to a sad blow to all hockey enthusiasts to learn that Mrs. G. A White, the Colony's brilliant centre-forward cannot make the trip to Shanghai for the Interport owing to pressure of business.

Hor pince will be filled (and I am sure ably filled) by Miss P. Gittins, the versatile St. Andrew's ekippor and lender. Mas Gittins has shown con- sistent form this season and is fully worthy to take over such a responsible position.

The selectors seem doubtful as to whom to bring as reserve and I would like to suggest Miss Olive Dalziel of the YM.CIA. This young Indy has improved her game out of all know- ledgo and is one of the best right wingers in the Colony at the moment,

If Miss Dalziel is included in the team on the right wing the selectors will find that Misa M. Smith can fill any yacancy...which may occur in the attack. Hongkong Ladies, championsį.I understand our Interport Ladies · of the Caer Clark Cup competi- are to receive a few hints on Thurn- tion were made to bid fare- day next before sailing for Shanghai,. well to their unbeaten re-and wo all hope they will prove to

be beneficial. cord last week, when they bowed before Y.M.C.A., who: scored the only goal of the match.

RECREIO LOSE HEART

Players On The Injured List

It was a fine achievement on the part of the winners, who were splen- didly served by Miss Anno Fowler and Miss Olive Dalziel. Mrs. Read acored the necessary goal, and this Kowloon Indian Tennis Club did redeemed an otherwiro rather dis- exceedingly well to beat Macao at the appointing display. If Birs. Read U.S.R.C. on Sunday. It was a very had been at hot beat the "Y" would much too strong for the Recreio and Central British Ladies proved to be fast game and provided spectators have won by a much bigger margin as won by four clear goals. Miss M. she had several oportunities of Smith had a good match and scored -two goals, while-as-usuni-Mr-White- led the attack in fine style...

Pau Ka-ping: Leung In-chan, Les Kam or Yu Hing-yuen; George Chan, Lam Tak-po, Henry Young or Yau Wah-hing: Yeung Shul-yick, Shui-wing. Ho Ka-keung. Ng Po-kui, Cheuk Shek-kam or Lee Shek-yau. FORWARD LINE-PROBLEMS trip to the Mainland to meet Kowloon, South Chinn "A" have make, the It is unlikely that Ward will be tiers. They too have not deelded on

sensational conquerors of the Fusi tion, but both wings and Inside left it can be said that Tam Kong-pak barths are anything but certainties. will not be playing and Laa Mau is On the face of it the chief contenders ill and therefore unable to appear at for outside left are Bickford and Ridings, but Roberts of the Fusiliers troduced to this position, necessita- with plenty of excitement.

left back. Tay Qua-liang may be in has been picked reserve, and from my own observations I would say that Wing-chui is also doubtful, but it is ting forward line alterations. Leung Roberts is superior to Ridings, and that Bickford has little, if anything, turn out.

expected that Lee Wal-tong will

Ernest Strange has not given very players do not appear in Sunday's much evidence this season of being trial, It is because they have informed an Interport inside left, and this posi- the committee of their inability to tion cannot easily be filled. Talbot, make the trip. The position being thanks to his centre-half activities such it is obviously foolish to include with the Fusiliers, has clearly, lost them in a trial gume.

much of his skill as an inside for- chui. ward, and the selectors might do worse than search among their re- serves.

tween Club and Navy, and a

WHY THEY ARE NOT PICKED first rate game can be expected at Happy Valley.

It is only right to bear in mind, Navy discovered a good winning when criticising the selectors' nomina. team fast week and unless they are tions, that they went to the trouble forced to, it is doubtful whether they some time ago of ascertaining from will make changes. But they never init the leading players whether or not know from one day to another whe-they would be available for Shanghai, ther their men will be available saif chosen. It must therefore be pre- over them. that it la impossible to state the team sumed that where certain prominent for duty this week.

For the most part the Indians had scoring. the upper hand. Gurbachan Singh was the brains of a clever attack, his Miss Grey played her usual solid The team will be chosen from: brilliant stickwork and well-nigh game for the losers, and Mrs. Bell at Qua-liang; Leung Wing-chul, Wong the way for at least two of the three

Wong Wing: Li Tin-sang and Tay uncanny sense of anticipation paving left half was the most energetic play Mee-shun, Lee Kwok-wal or Lau Tin- goals scored. sui; Teo Kwai-shing, Fung King-

Our correspondents therefore who

KOWLOON'S CHANGE have introduced names into their aug gested Interport teams whic. do not

Kowloon are making one change appear in the trial must, 1 nm afraid,

from the team which has operated for Brooks of the Police has been the last few weeks, Kemp, right half resign themselves to the fact that chosen reserve half back. Now I makes his return after a bad injury those favourites will not secure post wonder why? Brooks has been play-sustained some time ago. It is the tions in the finally chosen side. Noting inside left for the Police lately best side Kowloon can turn out, and necessarily because the selectors do and playing very well, indued. He will be:- not share our correspondents' view, should certainly be regarded as a Boyes; but because circumstances over which possibility. And the claims of Cheuk Kemp, Bilss and Boyd; W. Knox, G. the committee has no control have Shek-kam, who is reserve inside left White, D. Knor, V. White and Honni forer their hands,

for Sunday cannot be overlooked. bel.

The Recrolo ladies have still to give of their best this season. It sooms they have lost heart through losing er on view.

several of their best players from in- This auccess for the Y.M.C.A. has has been out of the game

jurios, Miss Silva-Netta for example

the match of the season. Everest and Eastman

Hong-

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R. Abbit To Reply ·

heung, Lee Wal-tong, Ip Pak-was, neally and were always in the limo-made the struggle for the champion- weeks. It is to be hoped they will

Awtar Singh and light. Tara Singh at centre-half ship most interesting and there are try and recover their confidence for played one of his best games, this now three teams concerned in the the remaining fixtures, season, his spoiling tactics boing high-destination of the honours. ly effective, Klahen Singh was as kong, G.B.A, and Y.M.C.A. hayo all sound as a rock at left back and last one and drawn one, but with the Ramzan in goal gave a sparkling ex-Y.M.CA. the most Improved toam hibition.

the Colony I am bold enough to sug- I. Abbit, Telepraph cricket corres- gest them as eventual winners of the pondent informs us that he will bo Macao, although restored to a grass league. Next week they moot the replying to-morrow to Mr. A. W. and appeared to be suffering from the pitch, played like a very tired team C.B.A. and this may well prove to be Hayward's letter which appeared in effects of their strenuous match with

yesterday's issues of this paper, the H.K.S.R.A. Brigade of the pre It is partly because of this, but Cheuk is one of the smartest for- Little hope can be held out for an-vious day. largely because from the trial teams wards in the game here. He has nother Kowloon victory, but on their nominated it is possible to pick a very grand shot, is tricky, and generally own ground and before their own sup. Nolasco on the right wing, Ramalho good (though not perhaps the best) apeaking has as, many qualifications porters they should give South China at inside right, and Rosario, inside Colony side, that I think the selectors as anybody else.

4 good run for their money. I left, were the pick of the forward line, have done quite well so far.

These are the reasons why the memory serves me a right this is not while A. Alrosa at centre-half, L. selectors will be very ill-advised to South China's

happiest hunting Costa at left half and Rodrigues at Approach Sunday's trial with opiniona ground. Was it not on the Railway loft back wore other players who The big point la: have they already to accept them, the match can pro- and only luckily saved the game shall see the Macao Club here again too definitely formed. If they care ground that they lost to the Borderers caught the eye. I all is well wo Forrow, Club centre-half, and one to be sent to Shanghai, so that Sun-pointers to encourage them to select fighting hard but vainly for the cham-

made up their minds as to the team vide there with sufficient material and against the Navy when they were during Chinese New Year. of the most promising of the younger day's trial merely becomes a game the best Interport team available.

footballers in Hongkong.

THE BIG POINT

to meet the formalities demanded by

It may be this:-Roberts; Stallard such as event?

II, with 22 players on view and an- uad Regler; Wallace, Bowers and Slavin; Phippin, Ryan, Cannel, Craw-other seven in reserve, the selectors ford and Bexter.

CLUB ALTERATIONS

jare going to approach Sunday's trial with a fairly open mind, the match can be of tremendous value.; If, how:] avor their minds are completely and Club have made two changes in unalterably made up, and they are personnel and in positions for this going to regard the match purely as match. Elliott returns to load the practice for their chosen players, attack while Strange and Bickford then it is likely to bo a farce and a will rosume their customary places at waste of time,

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inside left and outside loft respec And I say this not because I think tively Gamble drops out of the half it impossible even at this distance to back life to allow Gilchrist, who an-select the best team from those 20 nounced his retirement from the players, but because neither of the game, to return at loft half. Other-trial teams which will be on view can wine na before, namely:

by any stretch of the imagination" be Rodger; Rallion and Strange; regarded as in Interport team. Skinnar, Forrow and Gilchrist; Fow- The Intarport elovon must emerge lor, Hill Elliott, E. Strango and from this trial and it is palpably Im- Bickford.

possible to attend the match with any I must confess I fancy. the Navy's finalised Ideas about the composition chances. Their biggest pull will be of the team."

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In the half back lino, a rather prom Indications are that the selectors inent weakness of the Club's. But are viewing the game with fairly open Club are at home and this_may. In- minds for there is little in the con- spire them to a big effort. It will be stitution of the teams, to suggest it nooded if thore nautical,lade ara to is even an Interport · Forwards bo_beaten.":

Daforics test. At least aD" assured, enjoyable game is

L: NO POLICE CHANGES

A POSSIBLE, DEFENCE

plonship?

THE MOST INTERESTING MATCHTM

IN SENIOR SHIELD

POLICE TO PLAY CONQUERORS OF CLUB DE RECREIO

(By "Veritas")

STARTING MAMAK PROGRAMME

'ST. ANDREW'S FIRST GAME

ON SUNDAY NEXT

While the majority of soccer "fans" in England on Saturday will be shouting themselves hoarse with ex- citement at the English Cup ties, Hongkong followers Andrew's Men's Hockey Club have

Poor Forward Play In Rugby Trial

BUT DEFENCES SHINE: YESTERDAY'S

LEADING PERSONALITIES

Yesterday's trial match to Preecu was good at the base of the discover a team to represent serum but lacked the initiative, after the Colony against the New to go through on his own. Twice ho he had brilliantly evaded the defence, Zealand Universities rugby out- had a grand opportunity but

Was too fit did not help tremendously willing to part. The equalising try although certain players were he made in the last five minutes fol- prominent in defence. The zio Dow who throw out to the wing. lowed a clever break away by Macken- match-Colours v Whites A five yards serum eventusted and ended in a draw of six points Presce secured to touch down. each.

The forwards did most of the work | but they did not do it too well. Over- sound Robertcon played a

game and though he failed with several the ball led to scrambling masses in

eagerness and anxiety

to be first on penalty kicks, his touch finding was stead of loose scrums, Neither pack exceptionally good and gained many pushed well in the loose and foll over useful yards.

position and was as good as Robert It is good nowa to hear that St. Frost also shone in the defensive each other instead of using their feet.

WHITES

L. G: Robertson; H. R. Medilchrist

of the game will be keenly watching eight Shield en- been given the loan of the Marina son on the day's showing. He follow counters. From these games should' emerge the senii-road for a month,:which means that ed up strongly and was always, but Lt. Fraser, R.My Lt. St. Clair Ford:

finalists in the Senior and Junior Shields, and all other the K.LT.C. in a Mamak League

the team will be in 'action against with his hands.

St. Clair Ford played his usual R.N., Mid.. Wright, RN; A.HR, But- local football has been suspended for this purpose.

game on Sunday morning.

bustling game and was a tower of cher,, Lt. Knox, R.N. Mno, Light, G. strength in the three-quarter lines, 8. Chambers,, A. F. Walkden, Ray. Lu For such an early stage of the and the Police, whose form this of the season and their strength and combination and, when Withers want Humphreys, Dr. J. E McElney, Me This will be the Saints' first match. MeGilchrist and Fraser wore a fast Sowman, R.N., Lt. Winter, RN. E. P. competitions thero are. some un-sonson has offered, more scopo fòr usually attractive matches down for comment and speculation than any prospects will be commented on in Into Wright's place at half-time, the S Cumming." decision. Two. In the senior bourha other team.choduled for tho The other first, division match beey got the ball in on at the P. C. Frost: J. Hutchinson, Rev.

Thy notes next week. WANA

Whites proved danigorous whenever The Blues, with Rodger, Mak Sui-class entertainment, while three of the Navy and which should mean tween the Radio and Royal cers Interval in place of Griffiths and, Mackenzie Dow, I O. Mecku, Lt.

mant at least should provide first!

VW COLOURS The match hon and Sydney Strange could pro four junior ties have "red-hot"

Telegraphiat Jones came Polica

are making no team changes vide the Interport team with its de- possibilities.

sort of advantage to St. has been postponed as the Sappers for the match, and they will line up fence, but somehow I can't ficlp feel-

Joseph's who use it, for their home are unable to turn out a team. though inclined at first to hang on to Withers, NR. H. Grimitha, Mne. as follows.

ing that Swain has the red tick against Perhaps the most interesting of the fixtures. But it is such a fine play- The Royal Engineers will op- the ball too long, he justifled his ap Precco FJ. McGagan, 1. 1. An- Mellardy: Blackburn and Pile: his name for the right back position, games will be that between St. ing pitch that visitors do not have pose CBA in a second division game parent selfishness by paving the way drews, 8. II. Garrod, B. Dunnett North, Gough, and Parker; T. Pilo, Leung Wing-chul, Wong Moo-shun Joooph's who surprised everybody by the customary number of vagaries on the 0.B.A ground on Sunday at with a determined and tricky run, W. F. Poors, B. D. G. Barlow, ett Stevens, Johnson, Brooks and Moss, and Leo Kwok-wai would make a good licking Recreio in the previous round, (Continued on Page 9.) g 11.15 s.m.

for a try by Poors..

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