1937-01-28 — Page 21

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

28, THURSDAY, JANUARY

1937.

SEAFORTHS' SOCCER TEAM SHOWS PROMISE FOR THE FUTURE

DRAW FOR BADMINTON

CHAMPIONSHIPS

'(Continued from' Page 8.)..

Sousa, while Oliveira and Remedios will meet the Chinese "Y" pair, Ong und Koh,

It will be a little surprising if the mixed doubles semi-finalists are not P. K. Hui and Miss Khoo, L. A. Carvalho and, Miss C. Silva, S. A. Cray and Misa A. Mackenzle and M. A. Oliveira and Miss M. Silva, in that order.

Thus the stage is all set for a very

tourna successful champlonaltips ment, and so long as the players observe their obligations in the early rounds, and get their matches played off within schedule, there is not the nlightest doubt that these champion- ships will be one of the biggest sporting attractions the Colony has enjoyed for a long white.

THE COMPLETE DRAW - The full draw, ia as under.

"Men's Singles

First RoundP. H. Wong, P. C. Leung, K. S. Liew, S. W. Liang, Lui Kwal-yau, C. E. Chng (byes); F. H. Kwok v. E. da Souza, F. Koh v. F. K. Hul, T. C. Lee v. S. A. Gray, Н. Кеж, A. L Fisher, N. A. E. Mackay,

Hon Sin-yul, J. J. Ong, K. L. Yong and M. A. Oliveira (hyun).

Men's Doubles

Rowlands dashes out of his goal to make a timely save in yesterday league football match, Anxiously watching him is Evans, Fusiliers' right half, who is apparently prepared for emergencies.

CLOSE CALL FOR Y.M.C.A.

(Continued from Page 8.) for a short time. Miss S. Dalziel rather foiled to make use of her goal-scoring opportunities.

H.K. LADIES FORTUNATE (Continued from Page 8.)

featured their display with powerful clearances that the Hongkong goal did not fall more than once.

passes.

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A RUGGED DISPLAY YESTERDAY

SERVES TO HINT

POTENTIAL QUALITIES

Fusiliers (Coaklept

(By "Veritas"

1 Seaforths

UNLESS I am very much mis-

Results In Scottish Cup Matches

London, Jan. 27. First-class football played in the British Isles to-day included Scottish Cup ties and a third division league encounter.

In the first round of the Scottish Cup, Hamilton visit- ed Moor Park and won by seven goals to one, while. Murrayfield, playing at home to Marton were held to a " three-ail draw. The remain- ing matches are being played on Saturday next.

In the English League game, Bristol City, at home to Bournemouth, won hand- somely by four goals to one, -Reuter

taken the Seaforth High- landers are going to figure very importantly in next season's con- test for the first division cham- pionship. This is looking rather a long way ahead, and suggests. that so far as the present is con- not amount to cerned they do much. But that is not precisely intended. My impression yester-risigenz day in this match at Sookunpoo was that the Seaforths have yet to settle down to local conditions, but that when they have, they will occupy a position of no mean im- portance in the football league.

-L

CORRESPONDENCE

The Governor's Cup Broadcast

match

was full of

Rugged was their football yester- day, but lurking behind it was more The Sports Editor Miss Thomson and Miss Lakeman

than a hint of ability to ally that Hongkong Telegraph. ruggedness with smouth, Intelligent,

In this match they Siram glad that "Disgusted formed n hurd-working pair of half

creative methods. backs, but they were overshadowed Miss Pope and Miss Glover were played as though they were aware of Briton" has written a protest in your by their opposite numbers, Miss 1. also in the limelight. Mrs. Harrop their potentialities, yet a little un peper concerning the broadcast of First Round.-P. II. Wong and Woolley and Miss Peters, the former though tending to be slow, positioned certain of themselves, finding it safer last Sunday's football match Euro- C. E. Cling, 4. J. Bennilt and D. playing one of her best gunes this herself well, thanks to clever antic! to all back on more defensive and peans v. Chinese for the Governor's

I was present at the which was very good, was Kwok, S. A. Gray and F. A. Broad-scason. On is display her chances pation and was usually in the right

a splendid defence. bridge, A. M. Silva and L. C. Car- of playing in the Interport are very place at the right time. Miss Marsh less spectacular methods.

was conspicuous for her well directed They boast

Webster and Steele are magnificent play of the highest amateur standard over 10,000 valho, F. 11. Kwck and S. W. Liang, bright. M. Weill and W. II. S. Davis, Lui Mrs. Burton was the live-wire, in Kwai-you and J. W. Walkden (byes), the C.B.A. attack and realised all The champions' attack was unin-full backs, working together fault- und was watched by A. Chan and N. A. E. Mackay v.expectations, Her two goals were spiring. Mrs. Burton received two lessly and with such unerring preci- scccer fans of every nationality in

outwit them. crowd with other small

crowds that . ២ this T. C. Lee and P. K. Hui, H. Kew the pieces of work and had Miss excellent changes of scoring, in the sion that it requires a very adroit and this small Colony (compare this and E. F. Fincher v. K. S. Liew and Stephens well beaten.

first fifteen minutes, but in her an subtle movement to

goal. They were caught napping once in attend other sporting events Miss P. Whitley rendered able as-xiety hit the ball wide of the goal. match and it produced a goal for Colony including cricket and rugby K. L. Yong. P. C. Leung and R. E.

football), "Miss

Everybody hack Wielr Blackmore played a skilful

and of Leo, T. W. Wong and T. Y. Cheongsistance in the front line, but Miss

money's worth of thrills,

play H. A. Alves and E. da Souza, J. J. Hunt was apt to leave her position game on the right wing, but her in- the Fusiliers.

POWERFUL WING HALVES reaching at times to the higest peak Ong and F. Koh, C. I. Soon and and thereby saw several passes to side colleague, Miss P. Stringer was

International of be of any assistance. too slow to P. E. Tan. A. E. Xavier and H. A.

astray.

The team is also endowed with standard. No wonder soccer is the Barros, and M. A. Oliveira and J. J.

Miss Walker and Miss P. Woolley Miss Whitley at inside left displayed Remedios.

aafer in

Mrs. good stick work, but also fucked wing half backs somewhat above the mos defence than

average. Both Williamson and Cook most popular sport in this Colony, Burke and Miss A. Fowler, while

crowd will gather at the Governor's Miss F. Best gave a better per- Miss F. Best in goal came through gave fascinating displays of thought and I'll wager that an even greater First Round.-P. K, Hul and formance in goal than on the previ- with flying colours, but she might ful, yet thorough, half back play. Cup match in spite of the broadenst

have saved goals scored against her Williamson was very nearly the best

many would-be which may deter berts, the Fusiliers left wing just soccer fans from witnessing same. On the whole the winners were not where he wanted him, and his skilful

soccer International

Is not # feel positioning permitted him to become particularly impressive and I they will have to do better in order so dominant in his section of the "kissing game", vide England v Italy when half of the players were to defent the Y.M.C.A. next Satur-feld, that he was able to initiate

big percentage of the Scottish attacks. receiving hospital treatment the next day.

McKusker, at centre-half, playing day or even take a much worse case a South American "free-for-all" was ja sort of quasi-third back game, was viz-France v.

not so impressive. He was not happy Country when a against Talbot, and Coakley displayed staged. In Engilsh League gomes

Mixed Doubles

were

amateur soccer

Miss U. Khoo Miss W. Cheung, L. A. Carvalho and hear Miss C. Silva A. L. Finher and be losing the services of Miss Peters vious occasions. Miss Rose Perry, S. A. Gray and Miss and Miss R. Blackmore next season. A. Mackenzie V, D. Kwok and Miss The former is leaving the Colony for P. McCaw, *M., A. Oliveira and Miss good and Miss Blackmore is also M. Silva (bye).

doubtful about returning after her

• Indicalca "seeded" players. marriage, in April.

v. S. W Liang and lous day that the Central British will if she had left her charge as on pre-intermediate on view, He had Ro commentator's uncalled-for comments

every

a turn of speed which quite clearly there are bad offenders in

match. Tho English Commentator

NOTHING LIKE IT EVER BEFORE! NOTHING LIKE IT EVER AGAIN! was too much for the centreforths does not dwell on one or two men's

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In Miller I believe

have the best centre-forward to be play amongst the 22 players but he found among the local military teams. reports on the progress-of-the-play. only. Incidentally four out of the He exhibited same delightful and only the

the concentrated

Sunday played in London against the

[] { leven

in the Chinese team of last

tion of Wheeler and Gaizley him

stopped

The Chinese lost after leading for

a long time, and their play was very favourably commented upon by all

1

from netting two or three goals. Corinthians who had amateur Inter-

well

nationals playing in their team. Unhappily he was not

Neither very supported. Neither Ayres nor Nutty rose above a mediocre standard, and though the inside men looked good in their approach piny, they were the English Football Experts includ- seldom on band to push home threasing the President of the F.A. (World's This ន No. tening positions,

Soccer Talpan). mentioned not as a boast but to correct

reet an impression manufactured by our antagonists in this Colony that all is not right with local font- Chinese Olympic team,, go of whom were drawn from Hongkong teams played 30 matches in many different countries during their last tour without any untoward incident. Will the commentator of last Sunday's broadcast digest this in his calm moments?

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As n whole the Scots were fast, tackled fearlessly, kicked irongly, and always looked capable of doing very much better than they were. lé a team of distinct possibilities, but I doubt if these will be anything like realised until next season.

ROWLANDS LOSES FORM Fusillers played fine football in the first half, and when it came to ball nanipulation and defined tactics, were But they fell away the belter team. in the subsequent exchanges, the attack in particular becoming ex- tremely ragged."

I rather suspect Rowlands has got the Interport on his mind. Certainly

ball. The

The thrills of Sunday's game were too much for many who were pre- sent and possibly the Commentator I was one who temporarily got excited jand became a partisan.

I shall be away from this Colony for the coming Interport match but

he has been well below form in the shall surely be listening in, and I

Inst

hope the Commentator will give a two games. His positioning more interesting and unbiased no- never too good, was definitely poor

yesterday. He showed an awful lack count.

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of anticipation when the Seaforths scored an equaliser, and more than end of the once he was at the wrong goal for shots which only just missed their objective. But perhups the trucst indication of his nervousnesa was the, occasion when he actually dropped a high centre, This WOR something I find never seen him do before.

AN OLD CHINESE SOCCERITE.

CORRESPONDENCE

Suggested Hongkong Interport Team

Sports Editor,

Hongkong. Telegraph

For the rest the Fusiliers played more or less according to their lights. Though Taylor and Evans were play“. Ing in the Half back line, with the eyes of some of the Interport selectors upon them, it was clear they were Interport

of

Sir-In view of the forthcoming football gama between

going but half pace, fearing Taylor Hongkong and Shanghai, will your injury before Sunday's tria)..

was the more distinctive of the two

allow me a little space in your paper

consideration.

and his Inclusion in the Interport to suggest a team for the Selectors' team would be a good move, He has little to learn from any of his contem- poraries here.

Kowlands;

and Lee Tin-rong Stevens: Wride, Beltrao and North;

A big disappointment in the attack B. Gosano, A. V. Gosano, Lee Wal- was Talbot. One admired his heat long, Tam Kong-pak and Ip Pak-wa. ball control and the manner in which

ho ovaded challenges, but so often

his efforts led to nothing. In the first

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