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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30,

INTERPORT TEAM DOUBTS TO BE

TO-MORROW'S TRIAL WILL DECIDE

NOT DIFFICULT TO PICK

THE BEST ELEVEN ·

(By "Veritas")

THE Colony is literally

buzzing with news, views, and prognostigations concerning Interport con. tests, most of which can be summed up by borrowing Shakespeare's, "To be or not to be?" But by this time next Monday, our doubts, at least concerning the football Interport team, should be set at rest.

To-morrow, what is bliled as the final Interport trial, will be played on the Club ground. In the evening, so I bollève, the selectors will meet to cast the die. While their task is no sinccure, it should also not be particularly difficult. And there

is no reason why the result of their labours should not be eminently satisfactory.

Twenty players will be on view to. morrow, and anybody with the slightest knowledge of local talent could pick winning Interport eleven from them. In fact I still don't ap preciate why this hasn't already been done. Actually I feel to-morrow's game is so much waste of valuable time. Strangely enough at least one of the electors is ready to agree with this view!

Unless there is some startling re- versal of form, I feel sure that the Probables defence (which includes the half back

en bloc for the will be chosen.;

Interport side. There

appear to be two doubtful positions in the attack-outside right and out- nide left. That

Club team, and only une result ap-

pears

Seaforth Highlanders will have an opportunity of further becoming ac- customed to local conditions by play- Ing Recrelo at King's Park. If Recreio field a team similar to last week the will

probably win. Enstern

to South China DEC have

whose chances division of spoils here will Just about league honours. But they should; win, unless they decide to rest some of their players in view of the Inter port trial.

Another

settle South China's interest in the

Fusillers will have to work hard to beat the improved Chinese Atitetic, but South China "B" should be good for two points at the expense of the depleted Navy side.

In the landers, Chinese Police, Engineers, second division, the High- Rifles, Kowloon Chinese and Fusiliers should garner full complement of points, while Navy and South China may finish all

The Highlanders, Lis R.A.O.C.

Liga and

look capable of winning in the third division, while to-morrow I expect in see the following third division teams win: It.A.SC., European Police, Chinese Police and the Fusiliers.

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP ALLOTTED TO DEAL

1938 Series Will Be First At The Cinque Ports Since 1920

London,

Kenneth Farnes, whose fast and ac- curate bowling yesterday played an Important part in England's avecoss In the field against Australia.

Hongkong- Shanghai Hockey Interport

(By "The Pilgrim")

In connection with the suggestion made by the Shanghai Hockey Association that Hongkong should receive 11 men's team from the northern port during the coming

Clubhouse Chattor

1937.

SET AT REST

By "Veritas" TO-DAY'S RUGBY GAMES &

Famous London Soccer Team Will Visit Hongkong Next Year

ISLINGTON CORINTHIANS TO TOUR: LATEST DETAILS

chance of winning. Much depends on to-day's play. If the visitors can consolidato yesterday's brilliant work; tory and the "Ashes". they will be well on the way to vic

UNLESS something untoward the Australians were never allowed happens to cause a break- to settle down. The match is nowhere down in the negotiations now deny England now stands a splendid near over, but one would be foolish to practically completed, the Isling- ton Corinthians, London's bril- liant - amateur football team which beat the Chinese Olympic eleven in 1936, will be in Hong- kong next February, Arrange- ments for a world tour by this club have so far advanced that! recent messages from England indicate it is 100 to 1 against)

materia- the project failing to lise. Already a guarantee of £3,000 has been made by India to the Islington Corinthians for a six weeks stay, and it is re- ported that a promise of a £1,500

India Taking

Football

Seriously

A TOUR

guarantee has been made by TEAM TO MAKE China. Negotiations regardingį the rest of the tour will proceed| until November next when the tour will start. At the moment) it is proposed that the footballers shall visit Cairo, India, Burma, Malaya, Ceylon, China, Japan

and Canada.

Colony's Interest

GATHER there is some mystifica.

(By "Athenian")

India is clearly taking Association

enter-

IN HONGKONG

There will be two games of Rugby Football on the Army ground at Sukuopoo to-day. At 3 o'clock the United Services "A" XV will meet the Club "A" XV, and at 4.15 p.m. the United Services will play the Club.

Mr. H. W. Ewin will referee the "A" XV fixture and Mr. D. W. MacEwen the Ist. XV game.

The sides selected are as follows:--

United Servlece "A" XV:~Pay 8/L Boautree, L/C. 'Jones, LL Daven- port, E. B. A. Docherty, 810. Warren, L/C. Lewis, A. N. Other, L/C. Bebb, Fus, Watkins, Fus. Chaney, Gar. Wright, L. S. Fure, L. S. Britnell, L. Sketchley (Captain), A. B. Davies.

United Services:-5.-B. A. Beynan, A. B. Northcott, Sub, Lt. Gordon, Lt. Maclagen, Fus. Floyd, Lt. Harvey, Li. North Lewis, Lt. Lincoln (Captain), Cpl. Harrison, Fus, Morgan, Capt. Gilleaple, L. 5. Evans, E. A. Holland, Mine. Mumford, O. A. Dyer,”

Club "A" XV:—M. II. Curtis, D. Hynes, I. B. Forbes, B. J. Gallagher, H. van Leeuwen, J. Hutchison (Captain), J. R. Henderson, T. I. Pratt. W. II. Currie, W. R. N. Andrews, R. Leigh, J. G. Dalziel, I. W. E. Heath, T. Swan, A. F. Russell,

Club Ist. XV-J. P. Whigham, G. K. Chadwick, 11. D. Bidwell, W. E. Grieve, K. A. Munro, H. IL Butcher, J. L. Bonnar, A. F. Walkden (Captain), W. E. Peers, E. P. fiumphreys, I. II. Bradford, A. W. Holden, 1, O'M, Deane, K. A. Watson, J. Redman,

MIXED DOUBLES BADMINTON LEAGUE

FREE LANCES TAKE

THEIR REVENGE

TABLES COMPLETELY TURNED ON RECREIO ~ “B”· ·

_UNIVERSITY'S WISE MOVE

Lances last

Just to prove how completely These changes met with Instant suc- football seriously. Even if the idea wrong was their recent defeat at CCRs, both pairs winning three games. of entertaining a Hungarian team as the hands of Recreio "B" in the of the form which brought them suc- St. John's displayed but a shadow well as (but just before) the Isling- ton

Corinthians were not itselt mixed doubles badminton league, cess against Chinese Recreation Club tained, the very

suggestion of Free

"

week ago, and only, in two games evening did they look at all superior Var- shows keenness. The Hungarlons triumphed in the return match by sity finally won by eight games to referred to are professionals and not. eight games to one. country. But neither are the English It is true, representative of their

Detailed scores: amateur visitors representative.

game

they awept aft before them to annex

After conceding the third

the remaining five. But it was not

1938 will be played on the course of of such an encounter Practicabliti, Shanghai and Japan, but we have Hungarian to the elbow of the 23-21.

It

is

New

pointed out that the match/opcun, football publle will be most a team to tour the Dutch East Indies iority among the

one.

Khoo

K L. Yong and Mias U. (University) beat G. A. Smith and Mrs. Benniti 21-11; beat R. Kob and Miss M. Smith 21-14; beat D. Kwek and Miss P. McCaw 21-0

P. K. Hui and Miss J. Choa (University) beat Smith and Bennlit 21-15; beat Koh and Smith 21-7; heat Kwok and McCaw 21-8.

T. C. Lee and Miss D. Llew (University) beat Smith and Bennitt 21-8; lost to Koh and Smith 21-24; beat Kwok and McCow 23-20.

LEAGUE TABLE

Recreio "A" Free Lances They Recreio "8" C.R.C. Kowloon Tong- University (Re-St. John's

tion about the report that China has guaranteed £1,500 to the Corin- thians to include this part of the Nearly as valuable, however, (if Chinese New Year for an Interport doubtedly, actively interested in the be the

world in the tour, But Chinn is, un- not quite, in a different way), would over victory, A. E. Xavier and Miss A. Remedios not only beat match, It is announced that a meeting project,

The that stood court if playing a team A. L. Fisher and Miss A. Mackenzie and

Reed of the Council of the Hongkong

Captain

In the Hungarian but took Kenneth Shule and his fourth National League Inst shortly going to

last year. Eugland Hockey Association will meet at 5.30 Shanghai is

mother to 20-23 before losing.

Ken out directly as that team has been where he will carry

Хостве p.m. on Monday, in

neth and Mrs, Shute also had a fre- St. Andrew's negotiations. Hongkong has a vital worthy opponents for Church Hall for the express purpose

teams

in mendous struggle with N. Deltrao and bs well us Africa. of

More Mrs. Sousa before they won out at interest, for not only must the tourists America considering the project.

here puss through Though there is some feeling of

on the way to power, I say, The Open Golf Clumpionship of doubt the vnenneles rest

resident of the Agra dis- concerning the

trict (M. Tunak)

Fisher and Miss Mackenzie had to entirely between Erwin and Young the Royal Cinque Ports at Deal. numerous other sports attractions in owing to the

resident here, the great

who has majority of

taking the Initiative in this matter.

beengo all out to overcome the Recreio's Shul-yick on the right and Bickford

One half of the qualifying rounds the Colony during the

hina's Olympic team who will n and Knox on the left there is prac will also be held there. The dates festival, I believe quite e number are

first and second string, both games More power too to the Batavian being won to 18. turally Your

wish to try conclusions with Beally no question. All four pinyers of the championship and the course in favour of the Iden.

their tomous adversaries of the 1836 Football Association which has in-

Only J. L. Anderson and Miss M. will have the chance of proving their for the other half of the qualitying

tour. Not only that, the vited its Indian counterpart to send Grifiths displayed any definite super- value in this match, so that decision event will be made known later.

winners. can rightly rest upon their displays.

anxious to see the English amateur before the next monsoons finish, carried off three games, conceding 11 | need not of necessity be played either The championship was last held on February 11 or 12, but can be

team, which will undoubtedly include There is nothing new about this, of acra in two and five in another. at Dent in 1920, when George Dun- fixed for the following Sunday.

course, two -LEAGUE GAMES

number of amateur International

tours having on taken

Detailed scores. already can gained a

It will be Colony memorable triumph.

against Cel

But place. Shanghai has asked for 60 per cent. players, in action

Na Beitrag and Mrs. Sousa more recovering 13 strokes on the half of net profits to defray travelling ex-tule

aferelo "B") lost to J. L. Anderson and BIG PROGRAMME way leader, Abe Mitchell. In one penses, and this request is certain to

tulent, and the Hongkong F. A. than interesting to see if such would be guilty of a disservice if it representative Indian side can com- Miss M. Grifiths, 6-21; last to A. TO-DAY

round, before going on to win by be fully discussed before any decision tulled to associate itself with China's record of the team that the late A. 3. 18-21; lost to K. Shute and Mrs. pore favourably with the unbeaten L. Fisher and Miss A. Mackenzie, two shots from Alex Herd,

efforts to attract the Corinthians to The Royal Cinque Ports club,

Many enthusiats would very much their part of the world. Augarently dozen or 13 years ago.

Rosser took to the East Indies a

Shute, 21--23. Once again there is a heavy pro- however, staged part of the qualify like to see the project materialise na

the idea is that the team will start a gramme of league engagements for ing competition in connection with it would be the means of inaugurating world tour in November this afternoon. Rifies, now sitting the 1934 championship, which-Henry an-interport series between the ports,t. It will last-for-six-months.. next, and pretty at the head of the first divi- Colton won, at Royal St. George's, a venture which has long been all over Luiden, and they will be us slon receive the sadly disintegrated Sandwich.

Twenty

will be selected from મ nik sembled beforehand to undergo strict training

supervised by an expert conch, every effort being made to mould them into a powerful and workmanlike team before the Lour starls.

Is reached on Monday,

desired.

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Breaking New Ground

THE arrangemented are in the hands of Mr. Tom Smith, secretary of the Islington Corinthians club, and his football-loving daughter, Miss Soilth, both of whom did so much for the Chinese footballers in London

last year. Says Mr. Smith Coll

ing the project: "This touring said the secretay, "is going to be one of the strongest amateur parties that has ever left these shores. We are

CORRESPONDENCE

A Query About The Badminton Championships

HA. Barros and Miss M. Ribeiro (Recreio "B" lost to Anderson and Griffiths. 11-21; lost to Fisher and Mackenzie, 10-21; lost to Shute and Shute, 11--21.

A. E. Xavier and Miss A. Remedios (Recrein "B") lost to Anderson and |Grimtha, 11-21; beat Fisher and Mackenle, 21-17; lost to Shute and Shute, 20-23

P. W. L. F. A. Pl. 7 7 0 57 0 14 7 5 2 40 14 10.

8 4 4 24 43 8

4 3 1 25 11 6

9

1

2.5 19 44 4

I 3 10 17 2

B 17 64 2

BILLIARDS VETERAN

OF 82

W. J. Peal, who won the cham- ago, celebrated his eighty-second pionship of the world many years birthday with a game of billiards at his home in Hove this month. In 1800 Peall made break of, 3,304 with the aid of his famous spot stroke. Although this stroke is now

he frequently knocks

breaks, and ce-figure

Fix months

up

VARSITY'S WIN

University made a wise move in Sir, I have heard that the only splitting up the all-powerful Hui- ago put together 205. Peall thinks courts on which matches in the bad- Khos combination for their

on championships.

match Joe Davis the best player England may be played are King's, University, Res against St. John's at the Eu Tong- has ever had, but he is sorry to see crelo,

sen gymnasium last evening. Kowloon Tong, and St.

snooker taking the place of billiards, John's. Can you tell me whether while Iful partnered Miss J. Choa. greater skill.

KL. Yong played with Miss Khoo which he considers requires much am correctly informed? I have: not seen this in the paper.

It seems to me that many of the players who have entered rather support the Association than with any hope of winning, will be a fair chance, ie, the right to de- disappointed if they are not giver

on a "fair" which does not give to the home team,

going to break new ground, and I mand to play either

am determined that wherever we court play we shall leave a good

good impression advantage

лп or

It

WITHOUT A PEER IN THE HOUSE

BY APPOINTMENT

of the quality of English soccer. A better still on a neutral court, special effort will be made to get to I voice this opinion because China in February, which is the seems to be assumed in the arrange Chinese New Year, when there is a ments proposed that the first and whole series of public holidays. The second, round matches are mostly Ceylon visit of the team will be foregone conclusions, and so, do not soccer missionary work. Amatier very much; If the weaker week's

's slay in Ceylon is being or pairs feel this they are not likely to ranged without any sort of guarantee enter again, because they will because the appeals of, the Ceylon want a raw deal again, and if no one offeints for a British team to pay a entera except those who hope to win, visit have been so eloquently persist- the event will be a flop next year., ent that Islington Corinthians have The success of the event depends on been convinced that they will be the entry of non-seeded pairs, and doing the game a great deal of good they should be given every consider by halting there.

atlon.

A Great Day's Work

not

A. J. BENNITY. Sports Editor's Nate. Mr. Bennitt i mla Informed on one or iwa paints. The committe has laid it down that championship matches

is questionable whether any Tester be played on all courts used far lengun matches. The committee also reserves the team has necomplished such a right, to give permission for games to be great day's work as G. Q. Allen and played on other courts. So far as competi

Som receiving "fair play" is concerned," the his merry men in the course of yes- arrangement is that the first named player Lerday's play in the fourth Test at each bracket shall have the right or select Adelaide, Quite apart from theiring, the court, which means that if he wo "on paper" batting strength, every opponent' court, or neatral court. thing favoured a huge

a huge score by Aus-effective until after the second und in The weathe men's events and the Erst round to the ther was dry and

arrange KAMERA OR Deutral assistance process of seeding" is a normal ane and BOUPÍN The casy-paced"

Taniversally adopted is employment does

warm,

no

dealer he may play on his own court; his

tralia in her Grat Innings. the wicket/ mined. Thereaftar, the Whatever offering Bradman on andable

the

toss,

to

most important

attack, was not

Association

Thia

one offline Hot mom lack of consideration for the l

wilt

stilful players, but is an effort to keep ♣. in the sited number of players in this case four)

physically t

ally from clashing in the early rounda.

winning

Australia were confronted with the opportunity of building up score. But England, thanks chiefly to hard work and magnificent nullified

/FEBBET... completoly-

these favouring factors and dismissed seven Australian bats-

men

COLONY BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP

In the Junior Billiards Champion-

for 267 runs. Win or ship of the Colony heat which was lose, the Englishmen will always be played at the Civil Servico-RC. last remembered for this first day's effort. night J. C. Remedios defeated W.

The fielding was par excellence from

Wang 300 to 200. The match was

the first ball until drawing of stumps, a very close one, and Wong made Allen and Farnes bowled with llon- the two best breaks of the evening hearted courage and enterprise, and -42 and 37.

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