The Archive · 1940

Cathay Cup

wins played of yshternoon a the Hongiae round. but although' she gro balls were used fo standard of play did not come up to usual mark and this is no doubt attributable to the fact that polo ha: had nearly a week's respite Captain If. G. Reed, who was Interested spectator ai the SPX. ASE, match last Sunday, used to reforce' matches a few years ago, and it is doubtful if he has forgotten the Skottowe Cup game between the SRC. and the Mahan Navy which Anished in a-riot and cost him a Jacket George Ryan, who will play on' the SRC. team this year, was also in that game, and his combination with Alex Boisserie was one of the most formidable seen in this it Harold England will, after all, pay on the P-TH. line-up. No protests will be forthcoming here since Rngland is an old Public School boy... Ting Hwa, who are aut to regain their former' glory this year have more than twenty" players. ta chose from, and. from all indication? should offer Pirst Division teams a lot of competition 'Another Russian centre-forward ig out to make a name for himself. 'This time it U. Sdobnikont, an ex-Tientsin boy who played for Sokol last year. With mor cooperation, Sdobnikoft should deve~ lop into a' fine leader Mack Gaberman, who played goalie for the URE. last year, will not be seen in Action this year. His place will be taken by Rudy Kahn, who is an ort pool-Keeper as far as Shanghai concerned.

L. K, Tai, who has ted the Tur Hwa attacking department since the team's entry {0 Shanghai Football Ax-sociation, will continue his. job this year—and we bet better than many younger players in the senior teams The SIX. team possesses a Speedy player in Cecil" Edwards, younger brother of Francis, snd with A12 more experience, he will develop. into 'a fine. left-winger The Police, with the exception of "Westy Westwood, who hag left these shores for Australia, will probably field the same team as Inst ear—~and it beat the best at the end of the season With the departure of the Surrey and the dissolution of the Lido, it is hard to predict the champions for the coming season, since the eight teams ow in the senior loop. are more or less even in. strength, However, it {would be sate to kay that the SPX. stand a good chance of gelling there ahead of many other teams H. G. Fabian, once upon a time the mainstay of the Shanghai Footbs Club and tater with the Rowing Club, has eft Shanghai last route to join Hie Majenty Police Win Rees Eleven Shanghai, Oct. 7, Some brilliant bowling by Boddy, the Police stock: bowler, on the Rees around in an allay' (rlondly counter between a Rees side and the Police yesterday paved the way. for the lawmen to win by" the Hood margin of four wickets after they had been on top from start to finish, The Rees. winning the toss and batting frat," were all out within 90 minutes for 9 meagre 85 runs, Boddy and Woodley bowling unchanged throughout the innings which consisted of one ball short of nineteen overs. The pitch was damp on top when the Rees were batting and the ball popped with disconcerting effect. "Boddy quickly found a spot_and with the ball rising high the batsmen played their strokes too quickly with eventual disastrous results, Boddy kept a good length ud, swinging the hall to good effect was al dificult to play. Not tone Recs' bateman played him with confidence with the possible exception the last pair who did the only thin they could—ut anid hoped for the best the final par visible For the. ip Total, fftwen val ing Loses Crown New York, Oct. vie Zivie decisively beat Henry Armstrong and won the world welter weight championship ina furrow round battle tthe Madison ween ast night.

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