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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1936.

TAM KONG-PAK RETURNS TO LOCAL FOOTBALL

PLAYING IN THE SHIELD

FINAL ON SUNDAY

POLICE WILL BE

REPRESENTED MOSS BACK

BY-

WITH THE

!

McHardy: Blackburn and CA Pile:

North, Gough, and Par-

ker:

T. Pile, Stevens, Johnson, Brooks and Moss.

IRELAND'S

SURPRISE

SOCCER VICTORY

POLICE

SOUTH CHINA'S TEAM WILL BE-

Wong Wing: Li Tin-sang and Tam Kong-pak:

Lau Hing-choi, Leung

WONG MEE-SHUN Wing-chui, and Lee Kwok-

DROPPED

(By "Veritas")

After two months'

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absence from football, Tam

wai: Tso Kwai-zbing, Fung King-cheung, Lee Wai-tong, Ip Pak-wa and Tay Qua- Fiang.

Kong-Pak returns to South CLUB LOSE

China "A" for the Shield

final against Police on Sun- GEORGE day. He will figure at left back, vice Lau Mau.

South China are also making Belfast, Mar. 11. Jono other change in their usual; Ireland beat Wales here to-line-up. Wong Mec-shun day in the International foot. dropped and Lau Hing-choi in- ball competition by three goals troduced at right half, with Leung Wing-chui at centre- half.

to two.

The match was played in sunny weather before a crowd of 20,000. If anything this means a streng Ireland made two changes, Gibb of thening of the intermediate division Cliftonville playing inside right and as Wong Moe-shun has been playing Martin of Wolverhampton Wanderers but medicory football just lately and controforward in place of Bambricki Lau Ing-chol has already proved and Doherty, while Stevenson figured himself to be perfectly at home in al insido teft. Wales remained un-first division football. changed.

Both tome attacked in turn during the early exchange but defences proved sound. Wales missed chances from free-kick

and

corner sick and rather tame play followe WALES FORCE PACE

fi

Personally I have always regard- ed Leung Wing-chui as a better pivot than a wing half and he will certainly not let the team down in this position.

HILL

CANNOT PLAY ON SATURDAY

OWING TO INJURY

Club, after finding a winning team, are to be denied one of their mainstays for their league match against the Recreio on Saturday.

George Hill, reliable right back, has sustained an internal injury, which although not regarded as serious is auflicient

to keep him out of the team for a week,

Tam's return is of interest. Ho be

Gamble Is being introduced comes free of a two months' suspen. Partner to Sydney Strange, and other- sion this week, and the select the team will be the same as apparently feel (and they should that which triumphed last week over know) that his enforced rest from South China "A." the game has not impaired his ability.

At his best Tam is better than Laut given another trial (as one member The same half back line is being Mau, and if he has not lost any form, of the selection committee expressed. South China should be adequately re-it), and the attack remains

changed. The team will therefore be presented in defence.

na follows.

Wales forced three successive corners and Ireland replied with two: then after 12 minuten Phillips secured and cromed the ball to Astley who scored from a header. Six minutes later Gibb equnlined for Ireland also heading in from Koroghan's centre.

Phillips again put Wales ahead just before the interval and the visitors led by the odd goal at half time.

Wales, playing very confidently con- tinued to hold thoir suivantago in the second half, but clover work by Ker noghan and Martin gave Stevenson an opening from which he netted the Mens returns to the Police team, equaliser. This was after 17 minutes which means that Green is deposed play in the cond half, and nine Police have preferred to stick to

Stevens at inside right, although

The Chinese forward line remains: na usunl, with Leo Wai-long as the spearhead of the attack,

ONE POLICE CHANGE

Rodger: Gamble and S. Strange: Drown, Forrow and E. Strange: Fowler, Pearce, Elliot, Wilkon Bickford.

abri

RECREIO WITHOUT THE COSANO BROTHERS Club de Recreio will be without the

minutes from the end Kelly, who had feel they might be better served here servlees of either A. V. Gosano or

by Green. is if and Kernaglan headed into the corner strikes a good patch, but 1 kave rarely at the time of writing they have not of the not leaving Ireland rather unseen him piny consistently well yet completed the team. Weakened expected winners-Router,

throughout a game, and in a inatel of as they will be it is hardly conceivable this importance Police cannot afford they can avok defeat, especially if to have any weaknesses during the the Club play up to last week's form.

POINTS FOR NAVY

WEARMOUTH THE SHINING LIGHT

R. A. OUTPLAYED

game,

I hope I am not giving away any trade secrets when I say that I have reason to belleve Police will endeavour to emulate Club's tactics of last week in dealing with the South China attack. In

any case South China are probably anticipat ing them and it will be interesting to observe whether they can work out a successful counter more.

S. CHINA "B" DEFENCE

May Be Unavailable Against E. Lancs.

South China "B" team to oppose "We were the luckiest team alivo East Lancashires in the League on to avoid defeat against the Fusiliers Saturday is problematical,

Both on Tuesday" observed a Police player Leung in-chan and Yu Hing-yuen Royal Artillery (Staneoutters)

to me yesterday, and such an admits have reported themselves injured and proved no match for the Navy when on, though brave and commendable, they may be unit to play. they mot yesterday in a first division does not suggest the match offered Navy ran out comfort make by Shield final. On the other hand there by four clear goals, a feature being the

no real reason why they should smooth woric of the winners' attacks, allow it to make them despondent. be finally chosen until Saturday,

winners

any inspiration to the Police for the

We

and the fine individual play of Weario of playing, a brand of football all know that the Police are cap. mouth on the left wing.

Navy werd dominant throughout.accond to none in the Colony, and if Hill and Walverson wore a pair of they can make a good start I shall steadfast backs and Turncock gave a not be surprised to see them win. very bright showing at centre-half. Wearmouth, Baxter and Roro were

CONFIDENT TEAM-MANAGER

Because of this a certain number players have been asked to stand in readiness: but the team will not

The team will be selected from the following.

Wong Wah-hing: Leung In-chan and Yu Hing-yuen: George Trang, Yeung Wah-chung, Lam Tok-po, and Henry Young: Ip Ng-po, Lal Shui- Only once before since the inception Wong Chun-hung and Yeung Shul wing, Is Ka-koung, Cheuk Shek-kam, Artillery gave a disappointing show, of the competition in 1807 have the sick. Only once, and that in the very last Police won the Senior Shield. This minute, did the attack look capable was in

1920-Sixteen years ago,

chief figurehoods in the attack.

of scoring goala. Bearguard though Last year they reached the ultimate good workers were none too reliable, stage only to lose unexpectedly to and at no time did they appear capable South China "B." of withstanding the clever ant virile Navy forwards.

manager

and

Team-

profound- optimist Jack Shepherd said to me. Roberts quickly put the Navy into before they played Club in the semi- the lead and before the interval Rore final:"We are not only going to added another. Artillery's hupos were bent the Club to-day but we are go sealed when Woarmouth increased thố lead and bofore the end Cannell headed in to win the Shield. So far hiz the fourth and final goal, though it is quite on the cards that his

.optimism has been justified, and it was a rather doubtful point.

EUROPEAN, POLICE DEFEATED

Bow To Royal Ulster

Rifles

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LEAGUE TEAM, DOUBTS

S. China "A" To Play Kowloon

1

South China "A" and Kowloon have phecy will be fulfiled on Sunday, mutually arranged to play off

South China Athletic Association Teague match on Saturday, although have won the Shield four times to it is not included in the official list date: thrice by South China "A" and Published in the F.A. handbook, once by the "". Their first succes to known until a short time before But South China's line-up will not was in 1920 and subsequently they the match starts as the selectors are repeated the achievement in 1931, 1933 anxious to rest some of the and again inat year..

playors for the Shield final.

chief

In a third division match at Kow- SCOTTISH CUP DRAW sit along the touching and watch, and

loon yesterday Royal Ulster Riflea beat the European Pollte by the odd goal in three.

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Gorne, was closely contested, but the colliers just about deserved the points. Godnoy played finely for them at contraforward, whilst Rico was 'an- other notable figure in attack. Camp- bell, Territt and Balter were out- standing for the loodre,

Hagan opened the scoring for the Ulaters after ten minutes and this lead was maintained until the interval. Afterwards Godney added another from a penalty, and Police wore held off until the last minute of the game when Willarton scored.

Rangers Play Clyde

In Semi-Final

It seems fairly certain that Lee: Wai-tong is one of the players who there will probably be others.

ARMY RUGBY CUP

MISS SÓNJA HENIE

ONE SLIP COST

LONDON GIRL THE

ICE CHAMPIONSHIP

Cecilia Colledge, the fifteen- year-old London girl, blonde, blue-eyed, beautiful, who was cheered frenziedly by. 10,000 spectators, just failed through a single slip in the figure skat- ing, when her hand barely touched the championship and the Olympic gold medal.

It was won by Sonja Henie, the twenty-three-year-old Norwegian blonde, who succeeded in a last des "Queen of the lee" which she has pernte effort to retain the crown of

worn for years,

CHEEKS. RED

Never before has she had to meri. such dangerous competition.

The final resulta were

1. Sonja Henle, 424.5

2. Cecilin Colledge, 418.

3. Vivi-Anne Hulten (Sweden).

1391.

Cecilia, aure of herself, her cheeks red with excitement, danced, waltzed, sprang into the air, apun like a top, and pirouetted gracefully amid a storm of applause.

Dressed in shimmering Kilver material she looked like a moon fairy

as she flitted over the ice.

甘

An

Sonja, whose programme was

varied, watched her.

not

Wearing a dress made to look like orchid, Sonja tripped across like flower shaken in the wind, and dancing with the "invisible halo of

MISS CECILIA COLLEDGE

Poor Day For Home

"Queen of the lee" fame hovering Teams

over her, she duly impressed the judges.

They better.

decided that she was the

"EXQUISITE? Cecilia'a comment was: "I thought Miss Henie akated an easy program- me exquisitely."

But this was Sonja's swan song. She will not compete at the next Olympic Games four years hence,

After the International figure skat ing competition in most

Paris she will tions.

likely give up such competi- Cecilia, worn out by the strain of the competition, was in bed by 8

o'clock.

"After all, she is still just a child, and has to go to sleep early said Mr. Richardson, the non-playing cap- tain of the English team.

"Although placed skated wanderfully. In the difficult programme which she, undertook she only minde one mistake. She will do great things in the future.

second

she

"I am delighted with her and with the other British girls."

ENGLISH LEAGUE

FOOTBALL

London, March 11. Arsenal were beaten at Manchester by the City in a league match to-day. the Londoners lasing by the only goal scored.

held to a 2-2 draw by West Bromwich Chelsen at Stamford Bridge were Albion, while in the second division Sheffield United visited Plymouth and drew one-all.

Wrexham were unexpectedly beater) on their own ground fA a third divi- fax proving victors by three goals to sion (northern section) match, Hall- onc.

In a Scottish League match Third Lanark, visitors to Arbroath won by three goals to one.-Reuter.

BADMINTON

ELIOT HALL

BEAT RECREIO A

LOOK SAFE FOR TITLE

LAST EVENING'S MATCHES

Eliot Hall "A" beat Recreio "A" in their important men's doubles league badminton match last night and are thus strongly placed for the cham- pionship. They need but to repeat the performance at King's Park sometime at the end of this month to make the title safe for themselves again. Recreio put up a good show on a strange court and only lost by six games to three. If Carvalho and Silva hnd not lost a "actbed" game to K. Y. Lee and K. S. Liew the would have been 5-1.

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Tenuit

Loo Wal-tong caught by the camera during his tennis match yesterday, Photo: Moe Cheung).

On the strength of this Recreio can TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP look forward with some degree of confidenco to the return match. Should they win this it is certain that a replay will be necessary for the championship.

At King's Park Inst evening Kow- Inan Tong, minue the assistance of A. Chan, whose dislocated tor will keep him out of the game for the rest of the season, and J. M. Pong, who is still

feeling the effects of a sprained

ankle, carried Beerolo "B" to 6-3 be- fore losing.

The visitors incluiled a new player Fletcher who gave a very credit- able account of himself, although un- happily in partnership with Leung, who played in very erratle manner, he lost the vital game of the evening.

St. Andrew's "A" scored

n nent win at the expense of Eliot Hall "B", but the V.R.C. St. John's match WALK postponed as the V.R.C. could not raise a tenn. Detallest scores amended league table follow.

ELIOT HALL "A"

RECREIO "A"

AL

Flot

games to S

and

Ellot Hall loat night' the "A" beat the Recreio "A" by G

T. C. Lev as P, K. Chan

Elive

"A"

bent Eda Rouss and I A. Afrin 21-6; Leat

Surprise Defeat

Of Willie Hung

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

The big (and really only) surprise in yesterday's, cham- pionship tennis programme was the defeat of W. C. Hung, In- terporter, by Tennie Kwok, who won in straight sets 6-4, 6-2.

Hung started off in great style and won the first four games. He was

M. Ollreire and J. I. Bemedios 21-12; beat paying the way for a volleying cam- I A. Carvalho and A. N. Silva 21-7.

paign by means of smoothly function-

C. O. Le and H. L. Your (Ellos "A")ing ground strokes and he gave every beat Sousa and Alves 21-4; el to Olvelts indication of winning easily. and Remedim 16-21 lot to Bilva 19-21-

Carvalho nad

K. Y. Lee and K. 9. Liew (Ellot "A") best Sousa and Alves 21-12; fost is Oliveira and Remedios 18-21; beat Carrallo and #1-11.

Silva

Then, after going to 40-15 un his own service for five-love, he suddenly lost his touch and Kwok, making a lovely recovery proceeded to reel off the next six games. Kwok was clever and able enough to play Hung at his own game and constantly raided the net from when he made winner by At King's Park last slutt, the Recreio "b" means of perfect placements. Hung beat the Kowloon Tong Club by 0 uses appeared to be suffering from the

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RECREIO "B" v.

KOWLOON TONG

(Continued on Page 8.)

AMERICAN BOXING

none-toa good light and in the second act was unable to time any of his shots, being especially weak on the forehand.

rore

Lee Wai-tong was given â hustling by FR. Zimmern, a young player of promise, who hit extremely hard to win the first set. Lee also

second set, but in the final stanza he was right on tap and walked around

tirel opponent.

Al. Spina Draws Withhad his work cut out to save the

Little Dempsey

Portland Oregon, Mar. 11. Al. Spine, 124 lbs of Portland drow in a fight with Little Dempsey, 125 lbs., at Los Angeles, In ten rounds-United Preas.

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The full results of yesterday's matches were as follow:

Open Singles E. C. Fincher beat A. Crawford 6-2, 7-5; H Qwen Hughes beat Ma Nai-kwong 8-0, 6-1; Tennie Kwok beat W. C. Hung 0-4, 6-2; Lee Wal-tong beat F. R. Zimmern 2-0, 6-4, 6-0; S. A. Gray bent Capt. L. J. Walch 8-6, 6-3, In Tak-lam beat Wong Fuk-nam and Open Doubles.Iu Tak-cheuk and the fourth round K. F. Lau 0-4, 14-12.

DIAZ KNOCKS OUT MANANA Los Angeles, Mar.. 11. Mark Diaz, 128 lbs., of Manda, knocked out Emilie Manana, 128 lbs. of Mexico, in United Preas.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES

The following matches will be play-

N.C.P.E. BASKETBALL today:

TEAM WINS

Open Singles-8. A. Rumjahn v. J. Tavares; 31, Drysdale v. Wong Fuk- nam R. A. B. Phillimore v. Capt. W. J. R. Cragg

Open Doubles Teul Wai-pui and Tsul Yun-pulv. K. Shuto and W. Shanghai, March 12.

Shute; Lee Wal-tong and Luk Ding The Chinese N.C.P.E. basketball cheung v. Capt. Milne und team last night defeated the Far Petch.

Lieut. Enatern University conbination by 52 to 28.-United Press.

REFEREES CALL FOR FAIR PLAY

Sequel To

Football League referées and linesmen are calling for "fair play" for Mr. R. S. Warr, of Bolton.

Inquest On Sunderland

Goalkeeper

Club Championship Singles.-G. 8. Gamble v, H. J. Armstrong: F. A. Redmond v. J. C, Poole; R. Menry v. E. Bathurst; D. M. MacDougall v. A. K. Mackenzie.

MOTOR RACING

Capt. Eyston's 24-Hour World Record

Montihery, Feb. 10. Capt. G. E. T. Eyston, the British racing driver, to-day established a

"The verdict showed that Thorpe Longue will be appointed to inquire 24-hours record for Diesel-engines did not die as the result of any foot into the whole affair.

the

cars by covering 8,608 kilometres 911 al aceldent," said Mr. Fogg.

metres at an average speed of 162,871 "Therefore, I and other refere

A PREVENTIVE

kilometres per hour (04.000 m.p.h.). consider it in a piece of effrontery

He was driving a four-seater stream- At the inquest on

for the jury to add a rider discuss-

Football is not unduly rough, but lined saloon car fitted with a type of Thorpe, the ing the question of the referee's con- Management Committee is that the London omnibuses. The rain during Sunderland goalkeeper, who died trol."

view taken by the League engine similar to those wiod In after being injured in the game with Chelsea at Sunderland on February 1, Coventry City and

A feature of the game between desired to introduce this season, is diloult for Capt. Eyeton and his co- two-referces system, which they the last three hours made conditiona the jury expressed the opinion that]

Bristol City the referee had been lax in the con- the referee took in safeguarding the

WILS thi spocinl

which among other things a proventive, ente

driver, A, Denly. tril of the game"

It would guarantee that one of the following other records were estab- In the course of the attempt the goalkeepers, and several times the two officials would always bo close to whistle was sounded when these the player in possession of the ball players seemed likely to be in trouble, More protection for goalkeepers

this

question,

too, wil пом bo examined. Clyde v. Rangers, at Hampden

Thorpe was suffering from diabel os. Opinion is strong in football circles The Continental system, whereby Park

London, Mar, 11. Mr. A. E. Fogg, of Bolton, presidents that the referee should have been the goalkeeper may not be charged in Falkirk v. Third Lanark, at Army Rugby Cup at Aldershot to-day Linesmen'e Association, told the Sun lected to criticism (writes

Fifth Royal Tanks Corps won the of the Football League Referees and heard at the inquest before being sub the penalty ares, is sure to be con- Edinburgh

Ivan siderod when they defeated 2nd King's Own The matches will be played on Royal tegiment in the final by committee was to meet to consider It is expected that a joint com- things too easy for the man under

day Chronicle that their executive Sharpe)...

Its disadvantage is that it makes March 28-Router,

points to nil-Reuter.

what could be done for Mr. Warr mission of the F.A. and Football the bar.

London, March 11. The draw for the semi-final ties in the Scottish Cup was made to-day, resulting as follows:

Won By 5th Royal Tank Corps

The verdiet was one of "Natural Causos."

COMMITTEE TO MEET

· MAKING FOOTBALL SAFER

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