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February 8, 1941.

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LEADING LEAGUE TEAMS EXPECTED TO WIN WEEK-END SOCCER MATCHES

(By “SCRAMBLER")

AS FAR AS THE Senior League standing is concerned, thore is still no change with Sing Tao loading by two points with one game more than South China and Eastern trailing one point behind. This week's games will not, I am certain, affect the position in any way, as the leading teams should win their matches.

THE FIRST ROUND shield games which were played last] week found all four Senior Chinese teams entering the second round, and the next round will certainly find two of these four clashing. Most of them had quite an easy passage, but Sing Tao were decidedly fortunate to emerge winners by the only goal scored. Thanks to the brilliant efforts of their keeper, Cheung Wing-choi, they managed to survive; this was not the first occasion in which the keeper had saved them from defeat.

Week-End Soccer League Games

The only league game thin | ************************** week in which a surprise may be caused will be in the Navy- Eastern game to-morrow. Navy have been weakened by the transfers of three of their best players, namely, Robinson, Honeywell and Phippens. But against that they have now included Giff, Layhe und Wharmsley; and Gilf to my memory has played quito a few useful games.

Giff has the ranking of an excellent custodiun, and his displays have been worthy of his predecessor. In this department, the Navy need have no fear. Both Laye (I believe he has second been

promoted from the eleven) and Wharmsley are. stout defenders, and the latter

Abould develop into a first class back. With the robust Britt on the left. Navy's intermediate line, if they are able to co-ordinate, should be able to counternet the moves of the fast Chinese forward line.

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The following are the Hongkong Football League fixtures for the week-end.

Saturday

FIRST DIVISION

Sing Too v. Kowloon (Club) 4.15 p.m.

Police v. R. Scots (Boundary) 4.15 p.m.

South Chinn v.. St. Joseph's (Caro- tine Hill) 4.15 p.m.

2.45 p.m.

SECOND DIVISION

K Che v. I.A.S.C. (St. Joseph's)

Sing Tao v Club (Club) 2.45 p.m. RÃO.C.-Y. RE. (Military) 4.15 11.m.

Police v. Kowloon (Boundary) 2.45 p.m.

39th R.A. v. M'sex (Stanley) 2.45 p.m.

South China v. K. Walt (Caroline Hill) 2.45 p.m.

mp.m.

Bat the mainstay of the Navy's defence will be found in dieir pair of hard-kicking backs, whose past displays have stamped them as in a class by themselves, Eastern's forwards will have to be extraor- dinarily alert to get past them. Roughley will find Han Ching-tau a nuisance with his dashes but O'Regan should be able to cover Chung Yung-sun.

Loose Forwards

have in the past harped on the individualism of the Navy's forwards, and here again, their rise or fall will depend to a great extent to-morrow on whether they will be able to play as a team. There is always that lack of combination in them as a unit which has lost them many a game.

THIRD DIVISION

Shell v. A.E.. (St. Joseph's) 4.15 RA.M.C. v. 35th R.A. (Military) 2.45 p.m.

Sunday

FIRST DIVISION

Navy v. Eastern (Navy) 4.15 p.m.

SECOND DIVISION

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An Eastern forward scores in the Senior Shield soccer match against the Combined R.A. last Sunday after drawing Minshull, the R.A. custodian, out of his charge. Tho

Chinese won the encounter by three goals to nil-Ming Yuen.

Canuckettes And Wahoos Top-spot Softball Card

(By "BALL FAN”)

THE MAPLE LEAF Canuckettes and Fan Leo's shamrock Wahoos are scheduled to top-spot a revised five game softball programme at the Kowloon ball park over the week-end. The girls' encounter has been ear- marked “all-important" and the gashouse gang should be out there in full force.

THE MEN'S SENIOR LOOP will feature the ****................................. leading St Joseph's burly ballhawks in an easy win over the lowly Filipino Club. The fast travelling Indians are booked to take on C. B. C. while the Marauding Mohawks Navy v. R. Scots (Navy) 2.45 p.m. will be out to resume their winning ways with Omar's

TIARD DIVISION

30th R.A. v. Signals (Sookumpoo) 1.13.p.m.

200 R.A, v. 7th R.A. (Sookunpoo) 2.45 nm.

International v. A.S.A. (Chatham Road) 2.45 pm.

R.A.F. v. 24th RA. (Chatham Road) 4.15 p.. Eastern will, in all probability, play ************ with the old team now that N. Z. Lect

is back in Shanghai. The defence Surprise

will be the same as last weak, and impossible. the over his old berth. As only change will be that C. T.

Eastern

can always be relied

in this match

is not

Can Kowloon Do it?

a team,

LTHOUGH beaten Inst week upon to come off, and now that chances of overhauling the league by Kwong Wah in the shield, leaders are still bright as a slip by I am certain Kowloon will go all Bing Tao or South China will place out to oust the league leaders them again. in a fighting position-from their present standing. they cannot afford to take matters They have a tall order ahead of lightly.

The strength in the two teams will them as Sing Tao will fight tooth found in attack, where the Chinese and nail to maintain their have the edge over the sailor. The present standing.

be

gallors' defence will have to be on

Even with new blood like B. the alert, and if support from their attack is forthecming, and provided Goanno, Pereira and Remedios, Kow. the defence is able to hold out, a TURN to Page 5, Column Throo

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Cyclones as their victims.

THE crappy V.R.C. nine have a golden chance to tie up the leadership in the Junior loop with a win over Royal Scots. Recreio Bees clash with R.A.F. for the third place spot, while Liga take on an improved South China gang.

but with this bad game out of the way, should be in there to- morrow playing like true cham- plons. Since the loss of Capt. Jeon Lee and fly snatcher Elvie, Yuen, last year's winners have not been in there with the same zip.

However, hurler Mary Nr. uto of Mongkong- slabsters, la tossing them over in brilliant fashion, and

Opening the dve game card at K.F.C. the star-studded Wildents should find easy pickings in *amassing-a- -one-sided-cuge-score. -will-rally-her-teammates-together-

ngainst the "down, out and

for a last-ditch sland. .This yonder Las Florinhas team.

for 0.30 a.in.

The game is set

League Standing

LADIES' LEAGUE

Canadian Chinese Wildcats Wahoos

Panthers Recre

Cardinals

Las Florinhas Chung Hwa Marcons

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MEN'S LEAGUE

First Division

Indlan

St. Joseph's

K.B.C. Mohawki

Cyclones

Recreto

Chinese Baseball Club

Filipino Club .....

Canadian Chinese

Chung tiwa

V.IL.C.

RA.F Recreio I Cosmopolitanis

Second Division

South China Liga Portuguesa Royal Beuts..... Roval Amiliery

C.D.A. Royal Engineers

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The greenshirted Owls also lay plenty of hope on their mound stur Terry Noronha, and this tough-going game should develope into a mound; duel, with the team playing steadier; hali called to win.

Task For Indians

THE flashy Indian ball chasers

take on Abe Liu's C.B.C. boys at 12.30 p.m. with Harry Campos, V. Marques and AI 00 Leonard refereeing. Fresh from their spectacular victory over the Mohawks, which pushed PC them up into the pennant fight, the Indians must play top-notch ball to defeat the Chinese gang who are always in there hustl Ing. Georgie White, Bud Fisher 000 and Ducky Lim have been play- ing classy ball behind the steady- Ing influence of the veterans, and with Nip Lum, Tommy Chan, Wally Ching, et at playing heady ball, real trouble is al- ways ahead. for the opposing teams out there on the diamond.

800

1500

200

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AT 1.45 p.m. St Joseph's lengue-

leading ball hawics meet Dave Amper's Filipino Club with A.R. Kitchell, K. Nazarin and A N. Other calling them.

The Saints pack too much willow- power for the Island boys and should breera home with a win in a mere whift.

Moundsman Charlie Manson,will be recking his third straight (riumph,

petite fleur gals (in their rockie year while Dave, the old terror himself,

at this sport, have shown keen interest Ston Leonard and George Sousa will

in learning the fundamentals of the be out to make it a real running

Weekly Wind-up

The pennant chase is getting hotter with the end In sight- Nazarin's Indians loom

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powerful threat 'In the senior loop --Recrelo's rough riders, champs for the past two years, have just about kissed "Au Revoir" to this year's title hopes- They've had pretty tough going all this season— Savage Павкал, terrifio Indian pasture man, carries plenty of colour out there la right field- More of his spectacular type are needed in our ball leagues-Del Louie's knockout_shiner_was_iden. tical to the one she received at the Wildcat vs. Canuckette game last season-Doris Mar, hard going

"yra meow" first basenian, suffered a painful shoulder' Injury, sliding Into third-We extend our most heartfelt sympathy to Earl Wong, C.B.C. second sacker, in his sad bereavement Ile's due to leave for America pretty 300%-The kwa Chinese teams in the senior loop haven't fared so hat this year-The material is there but that extes "something" just hean't shown it- Thelma Golden, Judged the world's leading lady burler,

with Toronto. Canada, Paramounts, throws a drop that really pats ver tical emphasis on the word-Baby Abbas Indian

"pressure kidoner, is the old

himself—He's real clutch clubber and lives up to that appellation-Last week's soft. ball. rhymes The star-studded Wildcats are still the toast-Of

Kow

softball fans from

from K.F.C. to Toon coast-And if they were to call the roll-They'd be chosen for Southard's

Indians

blandThe way the

Frankin Crews You'd wonder: were the Mchawka In a snoozet-It was

day of wild upsels-And tough on these

se who made form bets Those Redbird Cardinals hadn't aught To skin Iwa Maroons, twenty-six to almost nought The dumpling Fanther crew, made Uncle

Chane

Recreio Recs-Look

Bilko's

well-known rambling the two

Wreck

And if it was no great upset-The Filipino Club was surprised you bet For like friend I'm asking lady luck-"Did you think they'd trim John Canucks-And Recreio's rough riders had, a last inning einch When the C.B.C.. boys Jet down, in the clinch..

game, and we're all pulling for them afternoon for the Island outer garden Services Rugger

to continue their display of eagerness trin.

which should bring about improve-

ment-in Ume. Nick Beltrao, Charlie THE nightcap at 3 p.m. will Figuereldo and C. Marques are booked to handle this one,

"Do or Die" Game ·

Team Chosen

bring together the five nation Mohawks and A. M.present Combined Services against Following have been selected to re- Omar's fighting hurricane boys Combined Volunteers to-day at Soo- from Cycloneville. The Tribe kunpoo.

AT 11 a.m. with Doc Molthen. threat was silenced last week by

K. Nazarin and. A.N. Other a spectacular playing Indian(Navy), Douglas (Army), Coombes Honeywill (Navy); Bowden calling them, the Maple Leaf nine, and Honus Waggoner's (Army), and Richards (Army) lassics clash with Fan Lea's braves must take this one to Carter (Navy), and Morgan (Army) Wahoos in a crucial "do or dio" remain in the flag clase. game. The Canuckettes played After a session in the dugout, Cy terrible "two-time" ball Inst Jones is slated to start on the mound week in losing to the Wildcats, TURN to Pago 5, Column Four

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