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· HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1936.

TAM KONG-PAK RETURNS TO LOCAL FOOTBALL

PLAYING IN THE SHIELD

FINAL ON. SUNDAY

POLICE WILL BE REPRESENTED

BY-

McHardy: Blackburn and C. Pile:

North, Gough, 'and Par- ker:

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

IRELAND'S SURPRISE SOCCER VICTORY

Belfast, Mar. 11.

MOSS BACK WITH THE POLICE

WONG MEE-SHUN DROPPED

(By "Veritas")

After a

two months'

absence from football, Tam

SOUTH CHINA'S TEAM WILL BE-

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

Lau Hing-choi, Leung Wing-chui, and Lee Kwok- wai: Tao Kwai-shing, Fung *King-cheung, Lee Wai-tong, Ip Pak-wa and Tay Qun- liang.

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 one other change in their usual line-up. Wong Mee-shun

ін

Ireland beat Wales here to day in the International foot-dropped and Lau Hing-choi in- ball competition by three goals troduced at right half, with Leung Wing-chui al centre- half.

to two.

The match was played in sunny weather before a crowd of 20,000, Ireland made two cluanges, tibb of Cliftonville playing inside right and Martin of Wolverhampton Wanderers contraforward in place of Bambrick and Doherty, wille Stevensin figured at innida loft. Wales remained un- changed.

Both trama ntuuked in turn during the early exchango but defences proved sound. Wäles missed chances from a free-kick and kick and rather tame play followed, WALES FORCE PACE

14 corner

Wales forced three successive corners and Ireland replied with two; then aftbe 32 minutes Phillipa secured and croined the ball to Astley who scored from a honder, Six minutes later Gibh exfatised for Ireland also heading in from Kernoghan's centro.

Phillips again before the interpa Wales ahead just

and the visitors led by the odd gond at half time,

Wales, playing very confidently con- Linued to hold their navn

advantage in the second half, but clover work by Ker- hoghan and Martin gave Stevenson

;

If anything this means a streng- thening of the intermedinte division A Wong Meeshun has busen playing but medicore football just lately and au Hing-choi has already proved himself to be perfectly at home in first division football.

Personally I have always regard- ed Leung Wing-chul 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

MISS SONJA HENIE

ONE SLIP COST

LONDON GIRL THE

their mainstays for their league ICE CHAMPIONSHIP

match against the Recreio on -Saturday.

him at of the

George Hill, refiable right back, hasi sustained an internal injury, which although not regarded as serions is Rumcient to keep Leum for a week.

Gntable It being introduced partner to Sydney Strange, and other-. comes free of a two months suspen-wise the team will be the same as

neurlus sion this week, and the apparently fast and they should that which triumphed last week over know) that his onforced rest from South China “A."

Tani's return is of Interest. He be

FOR

the game has not impaired his ability. The same hulf back fine is being At his best Tum is better than_lau|given another trint (as one member Man, and if he has not lost any form, of the selection committee bxpressed South China should be adequately re-it), and the atlack remains

changed. The team will therefore be! presented in defence.

as follows.

The Chinese forward line remains | as usual, with Lee Wai-tong na the spearhead of the attack.

ONE POLICE CHANGE

Moss returns to the Police team,

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Rodger: Gamble and S. Strange: Brown, Forrow and E. Strange Fowler, Pearce, Elliot, Wilson and Bickford.

RECREIO WITHOUT THE GOSANO BROTHERS

1 Club de Recreio will be without the

an, opening from which ho netted the which means that Green is deposed equaliser. This was after 17 minutes Police have preferred to stick to play in the

second half, had nine minutes from the end Kelly, who had Stevens at inside right, though been injured, swung across a centre feel they might be better served here services of either A. V. Gesano or by Green. Stevens is excellent if he Bernie Gosano against the Club, and strikes a good paich, but 1 have rarely at the time of writing they have not yet completed the team. "Weakened him play consistently well

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

and Kornozhan headed into the corner of the not leaving Ireland rather un- expected winners-Router,

POINTS FOR

NAVY

WEARMOUTH THE SHINING LIGHT

SAUTY

game.

I hope I am not giving away any trade secrets when I say that I have reason to believe Police will endeavour to rulate 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 move,

S. CHINA "B" DEFENCE

May Be Unavailable Against E. Lancs.

South Chinh "B" team to appose)

in the League on "We were the luckiest team alive East Lancashires

problematical.' to avoid defeat against the Fusiliers Saturday

Both Hing-yuen

R. A. OUTPLAYED

on Tuesday" observed a Police player Leung In-chan and Ya Royal Artillery (Stonecritters) to me yesterday, anil such an adaris-have reported themselves injured and troyed no mutch for the Navy, whension, though brave and commendable they may be unfit to play.

yesterday in a first suggest

Decause of this a certain number| league encounter at Causeway Bay any inspiration to the Police for the of players have been asked to stand Navy ran out comfortable winners by Shickt final. On the other hand there by in revudiness: hut the team will not four clear goals, a feature being the

is no real reason why they should be finally chosen until Saturday, smooth work of the winners' attacks, we all know that the Police are cup. allow it to make them despondent. and the fine individual play of Wearable of playing a brand of football following. mouth on the left wing.

Navy were dominant throughout-second to none in the Colony, and if Ilill and Wolvemon 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.CONFIDENT TEAM-MANAGER

Baxter and Rose were chier heads in the attack,

guren

The team will be selected from the

Wong Wal-hing: Leung In-chati and Yu Hing-yuen: George Tsang, Yeung Wanh chúng Nam Tak-no, and Henry Young: In Ng-po, Lai Shul- wing, Ho Ka-koung, Cheuk Shek-kam, Only once before since the inception Wong Chun-hang and Yeung Shui- Artillery gave a disappointing show, of the competition in 1897 have the vick. 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 igo. of scoring goals. Rearguard though Last your they reached the ultimate good workers were none too reliable, stage only to lose unexpectedly to and at no lime did they appear capable South Ching "B." of withstanding the clever and virile Team - manager and profound- Navy forwards.

optimist Jack Shepherd Bald to me

LEAGUE TEAM DOUBTS

S. China “A” To Play Kowloon

South China "A" and Kowloon have

n

Roberts quickly put the Navy juts before they played Club in the semi-| the load and before the interval Rore final:-"We are not only going to added another, Artillery's hopes were beat the Club to-day but we are go- sealed when Wearmouth increased the ing to win the Shield. So für his the fourth and final goal, though it is quite on the cards that his promutually arranged to play off lead and before the end Cannell headed optimism has been Justified, and it was a rather doubtful point.

phecy will be fulfilled on Sunday.

South China Athletic Association league match on Saturday, although have won the Shield four times to it is not included in the official list dato: thrica by South Chira "A" and Published in the F.A. handbook.

But South China's line-up will not once by the "B". Their first success vals in 1929 and subsequently they be known until a short time before repeated the achievement in 1031, 1933 the match starts as the selectors are anxious to rest some of the chief and again last year.

players for the Shield final.

EUROPEAN POLICE DEFEATED

Bow To Royal Ulster

Rifles

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

In a third division match at Kow. SCOTTISH CUP DRAW it along the touchline and watch, and

loon yesterday Royal Ulster Rifles beati the European Police by the odd goal; in three.

Game was closely contested, but the soldiers just about deserved the points, Godney played finely for them at controforward, whilst Rico was an other notable figure in attack. Camp- ball, Territt and Salter were out- standing for the losers.

Hagan opened the scoring for the Ulators after ton minutes and this load was maintained until the interval. “Afterwards: Godnøy added another from a penalty, and Polico were held off until the last minute of the gamo when Willarton xeorod.

Rangers Play Clyde

In Semi-Final

London, March 11.

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

ARMY RUGBY CUP

:

Won By 5th Royal Tank Corps

Clydo v. Rangers, at Hampden

London, Mar. 11. Park

Fifth Royal Tanks Corps won the Falkirk v. Third Lunark,

at Army Rugby Cup at Aldershot to-day Edinburgh

when they defeated 2nd King's Own The matches will be played on Royal Regiment in the anal by 11 March 28. Router.

points to nil-Reuter.

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.

IL was won by Sonja Hente, the twenty-three-year-old Norwegian

blonde, who succeeded in a last des- perate effort to retain the crown of "Queen of the Ice" which she has worn for

years.

CHEEKS RED

Never Before as she had to meet such dangerous competition.

The final results were:-

1. Sonja Henke, 424.5

2. Cecilia Colledge, 418.

3. Vivi-Anne Hulten (Sweden),

11394.

Cecilia, aure of herself, her checks red with excitement, danced, waltzed, sprang into the air, spun like a top. and pirouetted gracefully aid # storm of applause.

Dressed in shimmering Hilver material she looked like a moon fatry as she flitted over the ice.

80

an

24

Sonja, whose programme was not

varied,

lier. watched Wearing a dress made to look like orchid. Sonja tripped across like flower shaken in the wind, and

dancing with the invisible halo of

"Queen

MISS CECILIA COLLEDGE

Poor Day For Home

of the Tee" fame hovering Teams

over her, she duly impressed the Judges.

They decided that she was the better.

"EXQUISITE" Cecilin's comment was: "I thought Miss Henic skated 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 Paris she wilt most likely give up such competi- tions.

Cecilia, worn out by the strain of thy competition, was in bed by B "After all, she is still just a chili,

o'clock.

ENGLISH LEAGUE

FOOTBALL

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

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

drew one-all.

and has to go to sleep early," said Mr. Ilchardson, the non-playing rap- Wrexham were unexpectedly beaten talu of the English ten,

on their own ground in a third divi- Becond "Although placed

nhe|sion (northern section) match, Hall- skated wonderfully. In the difficult fax proving victors by three goals to programme whiey she undertook she one. only made one mistake. She will do great things in the future.

In a Scottish League match Third

three goals to one.-Renter.

BADMINTON

ELIOT HALL

BEAT RECREIO A

LOOK SAFE FOR TITLE

LAST EVENING'S MATCHES

to

Eliot Hall "A" bent. 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 repeat the performance 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 stranga court and only loat by six games to three. If Carvalho and Silva had not lost a “seltvel" game to K. Y. Lee and K. S. Liew the result would have been 6-4.

to

Loe Wai-tong caught by the camera during his tennis match yesterday. Photos Men Cheung).

On the strength of this Reerelo can! TENNIS champioNSHIP look forward with some degree of confidence

the retur match. Should they win this it is certain that replay will be necessary for the championship,

At King's Park last evening Kow- loon Tang, minus the assistance of A. Chan, whose dislocated toe will keep him out of the game for the rest of the season, and J. M. Pong, who is still feellug the effects of a sprained ankle, enrried Recralo "B" to 6-3 be fore losing.

The visitors included a new player -Fletcher who gave a very credit- able account of himself, although un- happily in partnership with Leung, who played in very erratic manger, be lost the vital game of the evening.

St. Andrew's "A" scored a neat win at the expense of Eliot Hall "", but, the V.R.C.-St. John's match was portioned as the V.R.C. could not ruise a team., Detailed scores amended league table follow.

AŁ

ELIOT HALL "A" Y

RECREIO "A"

and

Hall Inst ught the Eliot Hall "A" best the ilecreio "A" by D | .

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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, G-2

Hung started off in great style and T. C. Lew and P. K. Chan (Eliot "A")

won the first four games, He was beat F. de Sorten and 11. A. Aizen 21.0: bet paving the way for a valleying cam- M. Oliveira and J. 4. Rem 21-12; bent paign by means of smoothly function.

L. A. Carvalho mod A. M. Rtiva 21-7.

C. D. fee and IL Tong (Eliot "A" ing ground strokes and he gave every Bent Rous and Alva 21-4 kmt to Oliveira, indication of winning easily, and Remedlem 16-21; Bost tu

Milva 19.21.

Carvalho ant

Then, after going to 40-15 on his

K. Y. Lee and K. 8. Idew (Ellot "A") beat own service for five-love, ho nuddenly

Sousa nol Alarm 21-12; lost to Oliveira and

Remedios 18+2)-; beat 21-11.

lost his touch and Kwok, making a

Carvalho and Silva lovely recovery proceeded to reel off

RECREIO "B" v.

KOWLOON TONG

At King's Park "imat night, the Recreio

the next six games, Kwok was clever and able enough to play lung at his

own game and constantly raided the net from when he made winners by "means of perfect placements. Hung

beat the Kowloon Tong Club by games appeared to be suffering from the

to 31-

(Continued on Pago 9.)

AMERICAN-BOXING-

none-too good light and in the second Bet was unable to time any of his shots, being especially weak on the

forehand.

"Füre"

the

Lee Waltong was given hustling by F.R. Zimmern, a young player of promise, who hit exiromoly hard to win the first set. Lee also

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

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

Al. Spina Draws With had his work cut out to

Little Dempsey

Portland Oregon, Mar. 11. Al Spina, 121 lbs. of Portland drew in a fight with Little Dempsey, 125 lbs., at Los Angeles, in ten rounds-United Press.

DIAZ KNOCKS OUT MANANA

Los Angeles, Mar. 11. Mark Diaz, 128 lbs., of Manila, knocked out Emilio Manana, 128 of Mexico, in the fourth round. Quited Press,

Open Singles E. C. Fincher bent A. Crawford 0-2, 7-6; H. Owen Hughes beat Mn. Nai-kwong 8-6, 6-1; Tonnie Kwok beat W. C. Hung 6-4, F. R. 6-2; Lee Wal-tong beat Zimmern 2-0, 6-4, 6-0; S. A. Gray beat Capt. E. J. Watch 8-0, 0-3. Iu Tak-lam beat Wong Fuk-nam and Open Doubles.--Iu Tak chcuk and

K. P. Lau 6-4, 14-12.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES The following matches will be play.

N.C.P.E. BASKETBALL today:

TEAM WINS

Shanghai, March 12. The Chinese N.C.P.F. basketball; team last night defeated the Far

to 28.-United Press,

"I am delighted with her and with | Lanark, visitors to Arbroath won by Eastern University combination by 52 the other British girls."

REFEREES CALL FOR FAIR PLAY

Sequel To Inquest On Sunderland Goalkeeper

On

Open Singles-S. A. RumJahn v. J. Tavares; M. Drysdale v. Wong Fuk- nam; . A. B. Phillimore v. Capt. W. J. R. Cragg.

Open Doubles-Taul Wai-pui and Tsui Yun-pui v. K. Shute and W. Shute; Lee Wai-tong and Luk Ding- cheung v. Capt. Milne and Lieut. Petch.

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

MOTOR RACING

Capt. Eyston's 24-Hour

World Record.

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

"The verdict showed that Thorpe League will be appointed to inquire 24-hours' record for Diesel-engined did not die as the result of any foot into the whole affair. ball accident" said Bir. Fogg

Á PREVENTIVE

cars by covering 9,608 kilometres 911. metres at an average speed of 162,871 "Therefore, I and other referees

kilometres per hour (94.900 m.p.h.). consider it is a piece of effrontery

He was driving a four-seater stream; for the fury to add a rider discuse-

Football is not unduly rough, but lined saleon' car fitted with a type of the view Thorpe, the ing the question of the referee's con- Management Committee is that the London omnibutes. The rain during taken by the League engine almilar to thoso used th dieditral."

two-referees system,

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

At the inquest Sunderland goalkeeper, who after being injured in the game with Chelsen at Sunderland on February 1, tho jury expressed the opinion that the referee "had been Jax in the cun- trol of the game,"

The verdict was one of "Natural cousca,"

COMMITTEE TO MEET

A feature of the game between desired to introduce this season, is difficult for Capt. Eyeton and his co Coventry City and Bristol City WAS the special

which they the last three hours made conditions

driver, A. Donly. which among other things a preventive, care

In the course of the attempt the

the referee took in safeguarding the It would guarantee that one of the following other records were estab goalkeepers, and several times the two ofleinla would always be close to lishe 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, will now be MAKING FOOTBALL SAFER

examined. Opinion is strong in football circles) The Continental system, whereby Thorpo was suffering from diabetes, Mr. A. E. Fogg, of Bolton, president that the referes should have been the goalkooper may not be charged in of the Football League Roforces and hoard at the inquest before being sub. the penalty area, is sure to be con-

(writes Ivan Bidered. Linesmen's Association, told the Sun-Jected to criticism day Chronicle that their oxocutive Sharps).

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Its disadvantago la that it makes committee was to meet to consider It is expected that a joint com things too carry for the man under what could be done for Mr. Warr. mission of tho F.A. and Football the bar..

65 Kilometres, average upood, 98,781 m.ph. 500 Kilometres, KYETREU Rpool. 98.828 mp.h. BOD Miles, average spend. 0,200 mph. 1,000 Kilometres, average spend, 08.250 m.ph. (approx.).

1,000 Mile; average speed, 07.491 m.p.h. Three Hours, average apeod, 98.786 m.p.h. -Bix Hours, average speed, 08.495 m.p.h.

3,000 Kilymoties; average, spood, 97.647 m.n... (approx.).

3,000 Kilometros, 'averane 'speed, 09.532 mph. (approx.),

2.000 Milm, average spool, 96.428 m.p.b. Baxter,