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BOTH SOUTH CHINA TEAMS ENTER SHIELD FINAL

NAVY PLAYERS

OUTCLASSED

BY CHINESE "B"

CHAN TAK-FAI FINDS THE NET FOUR TIMES

(By "Abo")

Fielding the team which they did, the Navy had little hope of overcoming South China "B" in the semi-finals of the Senior Football Shield on the Club ground yesterday; outplayed in every department, the sailors were defeated by the lob-sided score of 7-1.

This victory by the Chinese thus,

China Dual, ensures an all-South the "A" team having beaten Middle- sex the previous day.

For nearly 20 minutes, the Navy held South China in a firm grip. While they themselves seldom looked like scoring during this period, their defence kept the Chinese forwards at bay and refused to be benten by the guiles of Chan Tak-fni and Co. But as soon as Lee Shek-you opened scoring from a pass by Chan Tak-fal, the Enllors' resistance crumpled, and for the remainder of the encounter, there was only one alde in it.

the

Encouraged by their lead, the Chinese played splendid football. Every man rose to the occasion and they combined so effectively together that they completely succeeded in making the Navy team look second- rate.

Owing to the one-sidedness of the match, play was never really excit- ing, and the thrills which one would a Shield seml- normally expect in final encounter were lacking.

NOT FLATTERED

The score of 7-1

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Chinese Forward's Deadly Shooting

The deadliness of Chan Tak fai's marksmanship is shown by the fact that in the three matches played by South China "B" in the Senior Soccer Shield, he scored no fewer than nine goals.

South China "B" met the Seaforth Highlanders twice. The first game resulted in a draw of 1-1, and the Chinese goal was registered by. Chan. In the return match he found the net four times and yester- day he scored four goals against the Navy.

The following is his record

in Shield matches this season:

v. Seaforths

v. Seaforths

v. Navy

come

1 4 4

two WS+

the Chinese In the least. With goal lay, and their solitary point, little more luck, they might have scored in the lust two minutes of the only when taken their total to double, figures; game, four times in the course of the game, Chinese were taking things rather

sallors Had the

shown a their forwards rattled either the

easily or the posts after Pepper had been little more method in their attacks, beaten. Chan Tak-fal alone hit the and had their inside forwards

half-bucks fed the fav the

Perkins and Paige, a

little they might have given the Chinese the kicking better fight; but throughout was very wild, and the propensity of some of the Navy men to send the bull out of the Acid would have доле credit to cyca first-class rugger players,

LAD

bur three times, bearing out my contention that he is probably best and certainly the most un- fortunate centre-forward in senior football in the Colony. Nevertheless, he managed to find the net on four occasions,

The greatest strength in the Chinese Bitte lay in their inter- mediate line, where Lim Tak-po and his two wing-men, Leung In-chon and Tse Kam-hung, established such an ascendancy that few Navy at

lucks were allowed to become dangerous.

Lim Tak-po was

in Ane feitle

but featured his play

throughout, and not only worked hard

with

splendid long passes to both wings.

Anitely at their best.

NAVY FORWARDS WEAK

more.

An incident in the Shield semi-final match between South China "B" and the Navy on the Club ground yesterday. Three Chinese defenders are keeping out two Navy forwards. Jumping for the ball are Kyle, the Navy inside left, and Tay Kway-llang, the Chinese right back. South China won by seven goals to one. (Photo: Mee Cheung).

Cricket Play-Off

Degenerates Into

Mere Mudlarking

(By "R. Abbf{")

"R. Abbit" Says:-

"In my opinion the light was unfit for play for the whole of the short I.R.C. spell of batting and for a good deal of the Craigengower innings. I am most profoundly thank- ful that there was no decision in a game which never should have been played. {most sincerely hope too that that game will be played off, if possible next Saturday,"

U.S. Wants Olympiad

Date Advanced

Coiro, Mar. 10.

the

TENNIS TOURNEY RESUMES

Provided no rain falls during the

Mr. Avery Brundage, president of day, the Colony Tenni Champlon- the American Olympiad Committee, ships, which were held up for the to-day said the committee would whole of last week, will resume this launch a campaign Immediately to afternoon at the Hongkong Cricket persuade Japan to hold the 1940 Club. Olymple Games in August, os ori- An Interesting programme of three Kinally planned instead of retarding matches in the open singles and two the opening date a a month. The in the open doubles has been arrang international committee which met ed by the Committee.

The atand court will be used for here this week agreed to Japanese proposal for delaying the the first time in a doubles tle, will games, on account of unfavourable be opposed by A. V. Gosano, and A. weather which might be.

be expected in

V. Remedios, the leading Recreio combination. The Taul brothers will Japan in August. -

Mr. Brundage said to-day that the probably prove too good, though on committer would meet again in Lon their day Gosuno and Remedios are ton in

a useful pair. quite 1939, when the Ameri-

The only other doubles match will CATE to restore the original) be that between F. H. Kwok and S. schedule would be presented form-w. Linog, of the Chinese R.C., and aily, but he admitted it might then

be too late to do anything about the J. W. Leonard and G. Choa, of the

matter.

Crnigengower C.C. This Aliould

American sporis authorities op- prove an even fight,

posed the change to Inter dates be- cause it entalled greater interference with the scholastice work of college

athletes United Press.

One of the three singles ties to- day is that long-delayed game be- tween H. Owen Hughes and S. S. Hussain. J. H. Douglass will contest with Sander the right to enter the third round, where Tsul Wai-pui awaits

awaits the winner. The

bowl most of the time at one end or the other and swap his other four most interesting of the three will bowlers about. 49.1 overs were sent undoubtedly, be the clash between down of which he bowled 21-8) Lee Wal-long und Wong Shlu-wing, maidens and took four for 38. But both of the Chinese R.C.

Into his old for an occasional lapse fault, a long long hop,

The programma is as follows: would Open Singles J. A. H. Douglass have had far better figures. The. W. Sander; Lee Wai-tong v. Wong others bowled usefully, though

[1] Shlu-wing; S. S. Hussain v. H. Owen agree with the crilic who said that Hughes. Abbus

was flattered by his three Open' Doubles Tsut Wal-pul and wickets for thirteen. Rumjahn was Tsul Yun-pui v. A. V. Gosano and unlucky not to get a wicket, while A. V. Remedios (stand court);_F. H.

was pretty sound. So far as Kwok and S. W. Llant v. Madar was

be seen and that is not

vicket for the Leonard and Georgo Chon.

uch? the wicket

subject,

better

of the innings was not a difcuit one ball from Zimmern. An over later and I find it hard to explain why a Kitchell hooked the same bowler to spot should suddenly have developed the mid-wicket boundary and the nt the

end. yard

rather incline to 18 whs hoisted after a quarter of un the idea that Bullimoria, who was hour's play. Just after a beautiful always good, sent down a couple of ball from Bilimoria bowled Kitchell exceptionally good balls which cat 10-2-5. Madar came in and Is- through a bit quicker, one certainly mail hit another four to long leg off keeping low,

But I am ahead of my Zimmern but the rain was coming down quite heavily and the umpires Five I.R.C, BAT

very wisely stopped play.. At 4.30 the Indians started on minutes Inter the game was aban-

doned. their task of getting 120 runs in

SPECULATION IDLE nominally 105 minutes which would

I think it la idle to speculate which have seemed easy enough under other sland, of the LR.C. wicket-keeper) turf and a bad light it was not a

etrcumstances, but with heavy which side would have won. In my gift. opinion the light was unfit for play It was no doubt the fact that the Lawn Tennis Championships came in, but at the same total Ham- Actually the batsmen in all prob- for the whole of the short I.R.C. are being played which led to the decision to play off the game son lashed out at Abbas and skied ability got a be the elders were of the Craigengower innings. I am

ball sight of the

of batting and for a good deal bowler took the than anyone and

Ball spell on Saturday last between Craigengower and the I.R.C. But it the ball and the

thankful thot As I had been awakened some-catch very easily. The batsmen had severely handicapped. To add to the most

profoundly was rather an unfortunate one.

was no decision in a game where about half past five or six that morning by torrential rain crossed and Ismall cracked the next howler's trouble of sawdust and wet there

boll, a rank fall loss, to the long turf the drizzie, which had taken whiel never should have :been I was amazed to hear that the game was on, although the wea-leg boundary.

off a bit, came down again and grew played. I must sincerely hope too ther had looked like improving in the fore-noon. But the ground

Minu took one over from the Law more heavy. While no doubt this that the game will be played was very wet and slipping, and buckets of sawdust became the Courts end but Ismail hooked als was partially responsible for F. R. possible next Saturday. If the Club Zimmera's being a bit poor, it seemed ground is not available 1 feel surc The Chinese led 3-0 at half-time, order of the day.

short bait for four and glanced a

That'

K.C.C. or the Navy would come singlo. Next over however Madar to make no difference to Billimoria

the rescue with their usual the scorers being Lee Shel-yau, Ng

The wicket, Po-kui and Chan Tak-Ini. In the

was, ball in full toss I am told, though dropped a toe yorker on to him and who struck his length and kept it to

It there was a spot, then he second half, the Chinese added four difficult carly on but improved later. I could not follow its fight) straight he

a great treat to me to watch the Isis it! But the bail that bowled Naula generosity. Personally it would be more (Chan Tak-fal Ne Pa-kul The light was so bad

that I had to Minu at mid-off, Souza had been then put Abbas on again and his was a perfect length which turned game at K.C.C. where the wicket 1), while Sutherland reduced the

following the playing correct it slow cricket and first ball bowled Hong Sling. The bit and kept low, though it by no always nearly always-an defcit for the Navy.

greal dimeulty in mud-coloured ball on

surprise to see him innings closed at 4.17 mud-it was rather

means hit the base of the stumps as cellent one. In a play off such as Ι I must say I go 100-6-10. Ten runs later, after runs which was a poor score but in I saw it. 010, Kitchell followed. this, naturally the desideratum is the pitch. Several of the referee's decisions coloured

and after another malden to Bil-set of circumstances when weather, were unpopular with the spectators. did not see the ball pop up at all A. H. Madar had relleved Minu at view of the light not desperate.

Minu managed his bowling ex-imoria Ismail opened the scoring pitch and light are of equal help I agree that a few were difficult to which it usually does when a spot the yard end, he bowled Rapley, and understand, especially on two occa-develops. I rather fancy the difficul-A. K. Istri Co brother, I under-cellently, and was well advised to with a four to long leg off a loose to both the parties. slons when the whistle was blownty was that some balls cut through:

I

Bul

for off-side though the linesman did quicker than others. not signal.

Teams:-

was told,

the

FAILURE AND RECOVERY

Minu raised the L.R.C. hopes high when he bowled F. K. Lee with the

aut

With the number of passes which come their way, the Chinese for warda

gave the Navy defenders a trying time. Chan Tak-fal as usual was a menace whenever he had the ball within shooting distance, and received one support from every on Navy-Pepper; Barrington, Mar- last ball of his first over and it of the line. The forwards were de-riott; Cairns, Swailes, Robinson; Per- looked as if his policy of putting going to pay. Craigengower in was kins, Sutherland, Aitken, Kyle and But Ernie Zimmern after his usual Paige.

start shaky

going and put up an South China "B"--Tam Kwan- excellent stand with A. R.H. Esmail. bit of bad luck, Mau; It was closed

closed by o for Zimmern played a ball from Kitchell on to his pad and it rolled thence into the wicket. Fifty-five runs had been put on of which the batsman claimed twenty-four. Fur- ther disaster was to follow us after raising the total by one run only F. R. Zimmer was bowled by Minu (58-3-1) and the runs had taken 54 minutes to get. It must be membered, however, that the light was bad and the turf so heavy that

In contrast to the Chinese, the kon; Tay Kway-liang, Navy vanners were extremely weak Leung in-chan, Lim Tak-po, Tee and made a mees of every one of Kam-hung; Yeung Shui-yick, Ng the opportunities which they hind. Po-kul, Chan Tak-fal, Lau Chung Not one of the five knew where the sang, and Lee Shek-yau.

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needed a very hard hit to get the bull to the boundary. With Souzu In. Esmail continued to play well though on one occasion he might have been caught had a catch not been misjudged.

To make things more unpleasant drizzle started to fall and I think that Esmall must have lost sight of the ball off which he was Lb.w. It was a long hop from Minu and he had previously sent a similar ang to the tent for four, but this time when he stepped into his wicket he missed the ball completely. 67-4-20.

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Arculli would have had an easy catch at long-oft from ono of Madar's. He did well, as it was to

get his hand to it at all.

FIELD

LD WELL-PLACED At 78 A. M. Rumjahn came on at the Law Courts and In place of. Madar. Minu had his field excel- lently set and with excellent ground nelding the Crolgengower batsmen found it hard to score. Four runs later Souza lashed out at Rumlahn and mid-on put down a a catch which

was not easy. The light was ing and more than once out-fielders started the wrong way for the ball. After an hour and a half's play 00 runs had been scored when Minu knocked Tinker Lee's leg stump out of the ground 80—0—0.

An LRC. victory seemed likely as Rapler was a bit shaky. Rumjahn did everything but bowl him with one which went for four byes, and then" came, a nice four to square log.

· 100-runs:had been scored in 100 minutes when A. 1. Abbat went on for Rumjahn and Bouza hit his fifth

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