1936-01-13 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1936.

PLEASANT SURPRISES BY INTERPORT SELECTORS

PICK GOOD TEAM

FOR NORTH

LEE WAI-TONG & PILE IN

BELTRAO GETS HIS PLACE

LEONARD ALSO

(By "Veritas").

The football Interport se- lectors have done their task. Last evening they sat in solemn conclave for a long time inspecting, rejecting, and accepting candidates for the distinction of going to Shanghai to respresent Hongkong in the annual In- Lee Wal-long, comes in at last minuta to land Colony Interport|terport match.

attack.

European Press Win Handsomely

With Chris Pile, Interport left back acting as referee and prominent local players as well as a member of the Interpart Selection Committee looking on, the European Press elevan swamped their Chinese contempor arles in a football match at Cardline HI yesterday afternoon, netting ten Elmer in

the Chinese response to single goal.

The winners played one man short throughout the second half during

The result of their deli- berations was as follows:--

G. Rodger (Club);

L/Cpl. G. Swain (E, Lanca). C. Pils (Police);

Leung Wing-chui (S. China

"A")

N. Beltrao (Recreio)

Leo Kwok-wai (S. China "A");

B. Gosano (Recreio)

D. Leonard (St. Joseph's) Lee Wai-tong (S. China "A") Fus. B. Talbot (R. W. Fusilliers) B. I. Bickford (Club).

Rowlands making a spectacular clearance during yesterday's Interport trial match an the Club ground, Elms can be seen anxiously watching the light of the ball. (Photot Men Cheung),

Reserver:-G. Hill (Club), A. S. Bits (Kowloon) and Wong Mee- shun (5. China "A"). Syd. Strange will go with the team as trainer and Mr. Manning Railton as mang- Hancock KIT.

Tennis Championship Surprise

HUNG AT HIS WORST IN MIXED

DOUBLES SEMI-FINAL

For the second year in succes- sion L. Goldman and Miss R. (holders) and H. D. Rumjahn and Mrs. Chiu Chun- Frankly it is better team than at one time appeared possible. That Lee thin will contest the final of the which period they piled on soven Wal-tong is ineladod is a pleasant Colony's Open Mixed Doubles

playing goals. L Goldman,

at surprise to many ne it was generally Tennis Championship. On contre-half had the bad luck to disunderstood he would not be available. pince his left knoe-cap towards the With Lee as pivot, the Hongkong Saturday Goldman and Miss end of the Grst half and took no attack should make an impressive Hancock beat Captain J. D. Milne further part in the game.

showing

and Miss M. Saville 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, while Rumjahn and Mrs. Chiu prevailed against W. C. Hung and Mrs. N. Wilson 6-3, 11-9.

defeat of Hung and Mrs.

The

The Chinese wore much too slow to Another popular (and I am sure withstand the Europeans, whose for sensible) move made by the selectors ward Bing, ably backed up by hard is the inclusion of Chris Pile at left working half backs maintained a con- back. Curiously enough Pile was tinual premure. All of the perform-never approached by the Committee Wilson was a big surprise to the era showed evident signs of lack of before yesterday's trial, and like Len practice, but the game was not at all Wai-long they kept him right underjority of the spectators and un- uninteresting and gvals at least were their hats. plentiful.

PICKED ITSELF

(By "Voritna”).

"KOWLOON WERE TOO FAST FOR US"

ADMITS S.C.A.A. OFFICIAL

"Kowloon were too fast for us, and we were lucky to win. I must admit that" said a pro- minent 8.C.A.A. official afier Saturday's Senior Shield tie be tween South China "A" and Kow- loon, which the Chinese won by a goal to nil, scored by Everent who put into his own net.

"Nevertheless, he continued, "Lee Wai-tong was injured early on in the game, and Lee injured is a very much easier man to mark, than Lee in a ât condition. Our forward line was reduced to Fung King-cheung."

MAMAK HOCKEY,

ST. ANDREW'S

BEATEN-

But Not Disgraced

POOR TRIAL MATCH YESTERDAY

FEW PLAYERS IMPRESS

·WARD HAS-VERY- BAD DAY

GOSANO. GOOD

(By "Veritas").

-Whites... 2 Blues... 0

And

BROOKS SCORES HIS FIRST GOALS ·

POLICE DELIGHTED WITH "DISCOVERY"

Brooks, Pollee inside left has good reason to remember Satur day's Senior Shield match against St. Joseph's. It saw him score his frat goal ever for the Police, and he celelirated the achieve ment by helping himself to an other before the game Anished..

Police are delighted with their discovery of Brooks as an inalde forward. Proviously ho played half back, but It appears to has found his niche at Inside left. He first gave signs of possess- Ing forward ne qualifications when consequent on an injury ho played on the left wing during the second half against South China about a month ago.

Whites:Rowlands; Swaln Steele; Lat Kwok-chui, Beltrao, and SENIOR SHIELD Elms; B.-Goanno, Hill, Leonard, Talbot.

and Ridings.

Blues: Rodger; Mak Sul-hon and Costa; Blies, Wong Meg-shun, and Lee Kwck-wal TAO Kwai-shing,

POLICE

Ward, Sandford, E. Strange and Bick- SCORE

furd.

BA

One felt sorry for the selec- SEVEN

tors yesterday when the ene and only trial to find a footballi team to represent Hongkong in i Shanghai this month was play-. ed on the Club ground before- a very mediocre attendance. A very tame exhibition of the game was served up and it afforded but little help to the selection committee in their admittedly difficult task.

Chief impression was that Bernie Gosano played himself into the team outside right and that George Rodger proved safe enough to get his position in goal. I was also convinced that Beitrao fully de- monstrated his claim for the centre- half berth, and that if it was to be a choice between Talbot and Strango for inside left, the first-named, on the day's display, deserved the post- tion. Bickford satisfied that he is as good as anybody else at outside left, and Lee Kwok-wal was indisputablý! the left half to select.

BUT FOR THE REST-

ST. JOSEPH'S CRACK UP

(By "Varitas").

St. Joseph's. 3' Police ...7

St. Joseph's U. B. Soura; L. Sousa and Costa; Woo, Hussain and Elms; Victor, Ward, Leonard, G. Blugh and Sprinkle.

Police: McHarty; Blackburn and Pile; North, Gough, and Parker; T Pile, Stevens, Johnson, Brooks and Mos

Spectators who patronised the dollar stand at the Navy ground on Saturday got goals at ten cents apiece when they watched Police and St. Joseph's play for a place in the semi- finals of the Senior Shield. It was the regular scoring of goals which constituted the most lively feature of the match.

But for the rest one was left wondering. Leonard was better much better than Sanford at centre-

My prediction that St. Joseph's forward, but I am still doubtful would have a hard job withstanding whether Leonard is the Interport the lively Police attack was complete. type of player. Both Ward and Hilly falfiled. They were on tip-top (By R. H. B.)

were failures at inside right. Ward form, four of the five forwards deserved sympathy.

It was about nett for Considering it was their the first time this season he has been Joseph's, minus the assistance of first game together as a team below par. He was not assisted by Sinclair and then handicapped by an and without any previous prae- TsQ Kwai-khing who played lazlly injury to Hussain who took his place,

and

his did not give of best could never obtain the measure of tice, St. Andrew's Club were

Furthermore

the ball did not run the virile Police vanners, who had a by no means disgraced when kindly for the St. Joseph's inside dashing leader in Johnson, a Ano they met defeat at the hands right, and the whole game must have creative worker in Brooks, and two

fast wingers, of the Kowloon Indians Tennis been very disheartening to him.

If judged solely Club by five goals to nil in a Lal Kwok-chui of the Athletic de Costa's undoing, a probable dactor Mamak Tournament hockey Rorves the right half berth in the which was hinted in these columns on match played on the Punjabis Interport team, although Bliss gave Thursday last. Cesta could not make Marina ground

yesterday good account of himself and held sufficiently quick recoveries and the

his own against the Talbot-Ridings brunt-of-the-defensive-work-fell-en- morning. The Indions scored wing. But if Leung Wing-chui is fit U. B. Sousa in goal, but more particu three goals in the first session. he should go to Shanghai. Failing larly L. Sousa at right back.

him Lal Kwok-chul merits inclusion.

NOT UP TO FORM The Saints put up a very good As to the backs neither pair were The Saints half backs were

Their defence show on the whole.

Swain played a nothing like true to form. was much in the limelight and Fred very

(Continued on Pago 9.)

(Continued on Page D.) concentrating his shots an Mrs. Chiu, Matches Every Evening Wong signalled his return to hockey with a sparkling. display. He was well supported by E..P. White, ut right back. The pair worked hard and saved many dangerous situations.

doubtedly a tremendous disappoint- ment to the couple. They were airongly favoured to wrest the title from Goldman and Miss Hancock, Gray, Abbas and Omar gave the

particularly in the light of their European Press a threo goni lead at The intermediate line more or less the interval, and mubarquently Burnett picked itself. Beltrao is fully desery.clever display against Lieut. and (2), A. M. Omar (2), Abbas, Graying of the pivotal job and he is Mrs. Kayil. But on Saturday they and S. McNider added further points. flanked by two of the finest wing played well below form, and after Chung Tin-sung scored the only halves in the Colony in Leung Wing the first four games never looked Chinese goal early in the second half.

(Continued on Papo D.)

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WRETCHED DISORDER. Hung's strokes were in wretched

although he disorder, and deavoured to regain his confidence by

en-

tho Chinese Indy player returned everything with interest and was seldom in difficulties.

BADMINTON FOR THIS WEEK

There is another heavy programme It is doubtful whether Mrs. Chiu in the badminton league this week, has ever played batter. In the first matches being scheduled for to-night, net she confined herself to the base-Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Ine from where she maintained a Friday. The complete programme stream of hard, well placed, low follows. trajectory drives on Both hands, and

also lobbed with pleasing skill."

MEN'S DOUBLES

TO-NIGHT

Later she raided the net in com- Eliot Hall "A" v. 9, and S. Home pany with Rumjahn and often scored Kowloon Tong v. V.R.C.

outright after volleying bouts with the opposition.

TUESDAY

v. S. and 8. Home v. Recreio "A" WEDNESDAY

V.R.C. Fire Brigade At times the match resolved it. self into a duel between Hung and Recreio "A" v. Kowloun Tong Mrs, Chiu and it peaks volumes Eliot Hall "A" v. Fire Brigade for the lady that she easily held Chinese R.C.

Taikoo

v. St. Andrew's "A" v. Ellot Hall "B" THURSDAY

MIXED DOUBLES FRIDAY

her own. Hung's chief error, in fact, was to attempt too much, He should have St. Andrew's "I" v. Recreio "B" realised his strokes were not in proper working order and given Mrs. Wilson's chance of dominating the Chinese R.C.-Y. Taikoo action. But she was relegated to a Kowloon Tong r. St. Andrew's comparatively passive part through S. & S. Home v. Recreio "B"

the match and in the closing Recreio "A" v. St. John's. stages this had its reaction, her con-

out

fidence clearly dwindling.

The Saints in- termediate line, comprising Col. ledge, A. S. Bliss and Bob Selk, were a strong trio, Bliss being pro minent. Ile worked and unceasingly fed the forwards with seat passes. The Saints wero without the ser-

B. Bliss.

vices of A. Hamson, N. A. E. Mackay, E. C. Fincher and R. Baldwin.

Their attack was led by Ernie Fincher Angua ant inside right was Inclined to hang on to the all too long and his late passing marred many promising movements.

Dormer tried hard on the right wing but his efforts were spoiled by He too much one-handed play. should have passed much sooner than

Rumjahn was steadiness personified caught Goldman at his feel as he ho did on many occasions. Carroll and generally had the

right shot to ran in to velley. Later Captain on the left wing partnered by .pull opt at the right moment, so fine faltered and aided the opposi MacNider did not have much to do. that although the rallies were often tion by nelling easy volleys or over- protracted and the points strenuous hitting off the ground. Nelther

in

FAST FORWARDS

The Kowloon Indians had a fast

impressive.

on this match

It was their speed which proved

BLISS SHOWS HOW LEE WAI TONG CAN BE STOPPED :

KOWLOON'S CRUEL LUCK AFTER GRAND SHIELD DISPLAY

Kowloon ..0

(By "Crossbar")

S. China "A"

Eins

But the Chinese backs rose nobly to the occasion and withstood the on- Kowloon: Boyens Everest

and slaught

Bliss revealed that it is possible Eastman: Kemp, Bliss and Boy: Wto keep Lee Wal-tong-in subjection Knox, G. White, D. Knox, V. White

if one goes about the job in the Honnivel. and

S. China "A":-Wong Wing: L right way. Bliss was clover enough Tin-aang and Tay Qua-liang: Lau to wait for Lee's next move every the centre-forward time, thus forcing Hing-chol, Wong Mer-shun and Lee Kwok-wal: Teo Kwal-shing, Fung to take the initiative. This is un

doubtedly the secret of King-cheung, Loo Wal-tong, Ip Pak- wa and Wong Ching-chtung.

Kowloon all but pulled off the biggest sensation of the season on Saturday when they toyed with South China "A" for three parts of their Senior Shield encounter and did everything but score goala which would have given them vic-

Ан It was

was Everest, Kowloon tight back, was unlucky to put the

controlling

dash at the ball enabling him to dribble clear. Bliss

Lee. Usually make a wild

has it,

was satisfied to allow Lee to start his move before interrupting and as n. result he beat the contre-forward nine times out of ton.

PLAYED GALLANTLY

Kowloon B

L

ly contested, it was the winners who Goldman no: Miss Hancock played

Whole played usually obtained the vital points”” liko champions in the first act, but

ball into his own net to give South gallantly. It was a eruel piece of Hung's volleying was all over the as the game progressed they im- moving forward line with Awtar

Chins the luckiest win they, have fuck that Everest, after giving a shop and he threw away at least proved and Miss Hancock earned Singh a splendid, leader. Good sup-

had in years.

dashing display at right back should dozen points by mistakes

There were several bright features concede the goal which put the this department. Mrs. Wilson was rounds of applause for some gorge part came from Pinto and Souza,

this game

semi-final. The forehand passing drives down their left wing combination. Afzal

on the Railway Chinese into the Somewhat Buckless at

nt right the net as the Hinc Goldman also tightened Khan played constructive hockey, and about , deflatuity placed Many of

ner to which "Sonny"“Bliss controlled- hall- with

won by wearing down their ope right Bank.

Loe Wai-tong: another the fine for effect on the Kowloon intermediates, just cleared the lines. But of the

" ponents.

Their half-back line, with Tura ward line movements of Kowloon: who were rondy and accurate with ground she was not so steady as

pivot, was effective in

another the excellent spirit in which their tackling and paid far more. usual and found Rumjahn's drives Every game produced long rallies Singh as

tio sorption than previously to coming off the ground too quickly and douce calls were the order of the clearing while Karnail Singh and the game was played.

Kowloon must be rated as the most

of their own forwards. for her.

day, The scores rather suggest the Kishen Singh formed the last line of

in local football. If D. Knox Infused much, mora dash Rumjahn and Mrs. Chie were de-winners had an easy time in the last a solid defence. Ramzan, the poten- ill-fated tean cidedly the better pair and the match two sets, but this was far from the tial Interport goalkeeper, was never they had. won this game by 3-1 it into his leadership of the attack and would have been their just deserte. deserved to score with grand driver A personal triumph for Mrs. case and nearly every game went to Tho goal scorers for the winner They were worth it, and not for more than ones. The White brothers

advantage point.

I have not seen Miss Saville piny wero Awtar Singh and Pinto (2 many a long day, has a South China were hard workers but not always

each) and Khan.

“A” defence gone through such favoured by fortune, but if she is as good as in

The teams were as follows:- gruelling time. Because of this Li Tin-sang, Leo Kwok-wal, and In the other semi-final, played doubles she will have a big nay in

K.I.T.C.Ramzan: Kamall Singh fullcat credit must be given to Li Fung King-cheang wore the pick of simultaneously on another court the destination of the ladies' title

Recreation this year. She boasts a powerful and Kishen Singh; 3. Noronha, Tara Tin-sang Tay Qua-liang and in a the Chinese, who were clearly re Chinese,

Singh and J. Pereira; D. Noronha, lesser light, Wong Wing for the prised and upset by the dash and Club, Goldman and Mise all round game an effective service Afzal Khan, Avtar Singh, J. M. manner in which they kept their pertinacity of Kowloon. They

citadel intact.

properly settled down to a normal Hancocks were taken the full disreliable ground strokes and a useful pinto and A. P. Sousa.

Furthermore her strokes aro valley. tance before winning.

There were periods when they wore game and as a team were not so St. Andrew's-I. H Wong: E. Miss Savillo again dominated the produced with rhythmic freedom and match and in the first set played she is a pleasant player to watch. II. P. White and F. V. Wong: W. defending desperately: when How good as the losers. They owed a really brilliant tennis. During this Hor fortunes in the singles champion Colledge, A. 8. Blies and E. F. Selk; loon enjoyed such a marked supor- great deal to the defence, and they

launching 95 per cent of the attacke. I be among the semi-dinallats. period she was well supported by ship will be followed with the keen R. Dormer. C. Angus, E. F. Fincher, fority in midfield that they were must regard themselves as lucky to

E. MacNider and R. A. Carroll. Captain Milne, who several times cat interest.

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