1928-12-24

CHINESE DRAW

SATURDAY'S SOCCER

DETAILS

KOWLOON SURPRISE

There was-a-big-programme and fine matches in the Leagues on Saturday. The Service Clubs had a poor day, the Club, Kowloon and Police all scoring good vic- tories. The Chinese "Derby" be tween the Athletic and South China resulted in a rare good mutch and honours were even at the close.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

! Chinese Athletic 1 2 Small Units.. 1

Navy (A)

Division I

, South China'

H.K.F.C. Kowloon

Police

R.A.

1 KO.S.B. Regt.

2 Reeraio

Division H

K.O.S.B. Regt.. 7 Eastern

Navy (D)

R.A.

THE CHINA MAIL,

Recreio

Some hard and H.K. CLUB v. SMALL UNITS No further score was added in about the play in the closing very strong.

spite of a determined attack by stages and Recreio, in particular, keen play was witnessed in mid- Playing brightly in the first the Borderers, and the final whis-proved poor stayers. With five field "both teams struggling to minutes to go, clever work bemake a break away. The R.A. half Small Units led the Club tle found Kowloon the winners. Fin a fine game, but the Club For Kowloon Hast and tween Gill and Bridgeman led to forwards broke away and Rodgers

played managed to secure the verdict in Pile

well in the the latter scoring with a shot tested Angus but the latter clear- on exciting second half.

defence and Angus cleared which struck the cross-bar and ed well. -Teams.

trongly. Easterbrook played dropped over the goal-line.

The R.A. were now putting on Club-Edwards; Holt, Bishop: a good game. In the forward Result:

hard pressure but the Kowloon R.A.

backs defended well. McBride, Stewart, Watson; Alex-line Miles was easily the best.

The Kowloon forwarde got ander, Reed, Goldman, Scott, Davis played well, also Baldwin. For the Borderers, Reeves played Trambitzky.

away and Moss shot well over. Small Units: Penny; Dod-well and was rather unlucky on

KO.S.B. v. EASTERN Both sides were evenly balanced Everest and shon, Smith: Lyons, Skinner, two occasions.

At Soakumpoo on Saturday the and were working well resulting Groves; Jenkins, Sabin, Bashaun, Martin were prominent in the de-Borderers found no difficulty in in a keen struggle for possession

fence. Davy played a good hard disposing of their opponents and of the ball. Gosling, Wilson.

Referee: Captain Austin, R.A. working game feeding the for-won handsomely by seven goals The whistle blew for half time Fast opening play was the ward line well. Torrie was more to one. The teams were as fol-with neither side having found order, Watson sending Goldman or less a passenger during the lows: off the centre forward making a latter half owing to his injury.

K.O.S.B.:-Fox; Lough, Mar- After the kick off the Kowloon good effort which went just out-

tin; Drury, McKnight, Spelding; forwards got busy and King side. Small Units came near a

a rising Hart, Hume. Barras. Stevens, scored for them with big chance near goal beingį

Craig.

shot. Eastern-Ram; Ali, Fung Yui- The R.A. livened up and press- nearly converted by Gosling, but

POLICE v. NAVY (A) Club relieved. Penny saved from

wai; Hussain; Cheung Yue-nam, ed hard to equalise, Rodgers and Goldman and Reed, the Army

These teams turned out at full i Him, Mohammed; Chan Yuk- Davy playing a good game. A goalie, doing well. Small Units strength at the Valley, the Police, cheung, Dallah, Haroon, Sabhan, forward movement by the R.A.

great display by attacked strongly and Wilson thanks to a

The Eastern forwards never enabled Rodgers to score and 2slipping the backs scored with a Clarke and Wynno subduing the settled down to anything ap-equalise.

nice shot. Club were going strong Naval XI and maintaining preaching cohesion, Sabhan and Some very hard struggles took strong but Dedshon and Penny their winning sequence.

Haroon being the only players to place and Angus was called upon Teams :- were playing strong defensive

show to advantage. The Border-on several occasions to defend his Police: Clarke; Wynne, Wil-ers, on the other hand, were a goal but he cleared well. The 2 work in the Small Units rear-

guard. The Small Units led at the liams; Brittain, Hudson, Jessop; well-balanced side and shewed final whistle blowing with the interval-1-0.

Growans, McGreavy, Fraser, plenty of initiative in attack, score one all; · Oram, Sheppard.

Barras making a very effective

7 Quaon's Regt, I Kowloon

1 Athletic

2 Small Units

South China B 1 St. Joseph's Recreio

H.A.F.

SOUTH CHINA A.F.C. v. CHINESE ATHLETIC

Second Hall

Club were very lively from the kick off and Goldman equalised with a great shot.

There was a large crowd at Caroline Hill and the result--a draw of one goal each-about re- The Club forwards were being presented the merits of the teams. well fed by Stewart and McBride The first half was certainly in fa- and the Club vour of the Athletic, but South going strong and China lasted well and towards the Units had to thank end of the game were holding a backs and goalie for a strong winning.chance.

wa.

Teams

were

Result:

Kowloon K.O.S.B.

Half time:- K.O.S.B. Eastern

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the net.

Final Score:-

Kowloon R.A.

Referee:-Mr. Gilmour.

SOUTH CHINA B. T. ST. JOSEPH'S

St. Joseph's flelded a strong XI against the locals at Caroline||

even. Both goalies did good work and Silva and Leonard came very close for St. Joseph's in the first half but there was no score at: the interval.

South China improved in the!

Result:-

K.O.S.B. .Eastern

The out- was Marques

a splendid game and saved many hot shots.

NAVY V. QUEEN'S

Chol Ting-fang opened the score for the Athletic with a low shot which beat Marques. Recreio tried hard to get away but found the Athletics's halves very formidable, A penalty was awarded the Athletic and Li Hing-chung.scored. The Athletic were superior and were continually pressing.

Navy (A): Brockman; pivot. This player gave his side Abbott, Baker; Cope, Perks, the lead early in the first half Moss; Barkham, Evans, Firth, and Sabhan equalised as the re Mann, Bowles.

sult of a brilliant‘Individual ran' Referee: L.S.B.A. Atkinson.

which had the Borderers' defence Police won the toss, Navy ad- completely at sea. The exchanges Boon vancing through Bowles who ruled fairly even until the inter- Small crossed to Barkham and the val, when Barras again gave his

their winger put across a nice centre side the lead after Ram had made. Hill and the exchanges were very great which Bowles put over. Moss a splendid save from Craig. defence. Goldman scored the cleared a dangerous situation for Teams:-

winning goal for the Club who re- Navy, Fraser going strong and South China:-Pau Ka-ping; tired winners by 2 goals to one.

Navy broke away for Clarke to Li Tin-sang, Lau Kau; Leung The Club deserved to win, but bring off a grand clearance from Eastern fell away a lot on re Wing-tuk, Pang Wa-hing, Leung Small Units put up a plucky Evans. The play was very even suming and the Borderers pro- Wing-chiu; Li Tin-choy, Pau Ka-show. McBride was in grand the defences being splendid, ceeded to monopolise the game, second half and Rocha saved chuen, Fung King-chung, Lau form amongst the half backs and Wynne playing a great game Hart and Hume making a parti-finely from Cheng. Leonard put Mau, Ip Pa-kwa.

Holt and Bishop played soundly and Baker doing well Chinese Athletic: Ip Chan-and with fine understanding. Scott Navy.

for cularly nippy right wing, Sabhan a good one over the bar when Fraser gave pong: Ng Kam-chuen, Lai Yuk-and Goldman were the star for Police the lead and at this stage on to strike the cross-bar with a from a breakaway Chan Chee- the again beat Lough for pace and ran well placed for St. Joseph's, but tat; Leang Yuk-tong, Wong Shui wards of a good line. Penny kept a Navy were unlucky as much terrific drive. The ball was soon ming scored a nice goal for South wéi, Lam Yuk-ying: Mok Pak-fine goal for Small Units and Dod-good work by Evans and Barkham back at the other end, however, China who kept the lead to the cheong, Lai Wai-koon, Wong Pak-shon was the better of two good was got away by masterly de and a mistake by Ali let in Barras finish. For St. Joseph's Rocha, cheong, Suen Kam-sung, Ip Pak backs. Skinner was the pick of fence, Hudson and the backs who completed his hat-trick with Silva, Omar, and Leonard were the halves and Basham and Wil-being in great form. The Police a fine first-timer. Almost very prominent while Wong, Ip Referee: Mr. W. Holland. son were very enterprising in the led by 1 to nil at the interval. straight from the kick-off Hart Koon, Cheng, and Chen played for Pau won the toss and played forward line.

Stubborn Play. got away and centred to Stevens South China. with the sun at his back and Lai, Wai-koon was early dangerous. K.O.S.B. v. KOWLOON Navy pressed hard on the re-who beaded neatly in. The Bor- Mok, at outside right, who de-

start and play was very stubborn derers were completely masters of RECREIO ▼, CHINESE ATHL. putised for Tso was applauded for Kowloon greatly surprised the Fraser broke away but Shepperd the situation at this stage, and

A large crowd of Chinese turned се this match at a clever bit of work and Pau, in spectators by beating K.O.S.B. shot over and Barkham was play. Spelding gave Craig such an easy out to clearing, was bustled heavily, They had returned to their old ing well on the Navy wing but his opening that the latter had only King's Park and had the satis- South China being awarded a free form and were worthy winners, fine centres were not taken ad- to walk the ball into the net. kick. Fung tried to break away It must be admitted that the Bor- vantage of. The small ground penalty to the Borderers was the faction of seeing the Athletic win but the Athletic halves were derers were unlucky on several greatly hampered the forwards next event of note and Stevens easily. The Athletic were superior dominating the game and Lai occasions but the Kowloon team and in a big attack on the Navy gave Ram no chance with the and were continually bombard-

ing Recrelo's ' goal. Shortly before the Yuk-tat and his partner were were quite their equal on the ran goal the Police scored, although spot kick.

player standing kicking very cleanly. Suen miss- of the play. Davies is quite a Cope kicked away from the goal finish Hart ran right through to the Recreio's goalkeeper who played ed when well placed and a fine bit good addition to the Kowloon line, the hall was adjudged by score the seventh goal. of defensive work by Li Tin-sang first team and played well. The the referee to have crossed. The was warmly cheered. Lau Mau Borderers seemed very unsettled Police held on to their lead and broke through and Leung put and were weak in taking chances. finished winners by 2 goals to nil. past the post with a big chance,

Comment Suen hit the crossbar with a love- Kowloon:-Angus; Hast, Pile: The Police were slightly better ly shot and the Athletic were un- Headly, McKelvie, Easterbrook; and a goal difference about re- The Navy inflicted the first de lucky not to be one up, but from Clemo. Davies, Sperry, Mile, presented the superiority of the feat of the season on the Queen's a dashing break away by Chen, Baldwin.

bome team. Clarke and Wynne in Division II of the League on outside left, Lai Wai-koon headed K.O.S.B. McDougall, Bird, were on top of their form and Saturday. The winners played cleverly past Pau two minutes Martin; Gear, Davy, Skiggs; Hudson played a sterling game at clever football throughout and from the interval and Athletic led Torric, Everest, Reeves, McGin- centre half. Fraser was the pick completely ran the Queen's de by 1 goal in an exciting half. chy, Alexander.

of a well-balanced forward line, fence off their feet. The match Very Exciting

Referee. Wt. Eng. Barber, RN. McGreavy playing a sound and was played at Happy Valley and The Athletic kept up the pres

Kowloon. Attacks

brainy game. throughout. Navy the following teams lined up:

Queen's: Underdown; Dennis, sure in the second half, until The game opened with a deter were at a disadvantage by the Fung broke away and the Athle-mined attack by the Kowloon for- small ground and Brockman could Farrell; Gasson, Warner, tic goalie saved with Southwards who forced a corner. In hardly be blamed for the goals. McLaws Gill, Evans, Thurlowe, beautiful shot, putting it in well out of reach of the Athletic goalkeeper. China's forwards all on the goal the scuffle round goal Bird con- Baker and Cope were great in de- Harris, Eady. line. The match at this stage ceded another corner and Baldwin fence but Perks was not happy. ("Cumberland"), Carey Chai Ting-fung scored again. The Navy:-(Roberts ("Berwick"); The Athletic put on pressure and WES very exciting and South shot well over.

Barkham and Evans made a fine China were gradually getting The Borderers' forwards got wing but Mann was not up to his ("Hermes"); Usher ("Hermes"), Recreio tried hard to get away but ("Tamar"), Greenland were stopped by the Athletic's more of the game, but Suen and away from a nice pass from bright form in previous matches. Sims Chen were very dangerous on the Everest, and Reeves shot hard The match was a good clean ex-("Sepoy")); Clarke ("Titania"), halves. Another attack by Athletic left and Pau saved but wide. The Borderers press-hibition of football and Police Alway ("Sepoy"), Balls (("Cum- Athletic resulted in Chan Woon-yin

berland"), Kennedy grandly from the winger when ed hard but Hast and Pile were just deserved the full points.

Athletic ("Ber-scoring. Soon after the the Athletic were going strong. on form and were very hard to

wick), Honey ("Titania"), ...were awarded a penalty for hands Following a determined attack by get past. Everest shot high and

The game opened sensationally, and Li Hing-chong ecored. South China, Pau Ka-chuen tap- hard and, Angus did well to tip This game was twenty minutes Clarke running through to beat Play 'was all in the Recreio's half. ped in South China's equaliser it over. The Kowloon forwards late in commencing owing to the Underdown within a few seconds and the final whistle blew with the after good work by Lau Mau and then made a determined attack on non-arrival of the referee. For- of the kick-off. This early suc-Athletic easy winners,

Scoré. Fung King-chung.

the Borderers' goal, Miles pass-tunately Sergt. Toms, R.A., was cess stimulated the Naval attack With the scores level both sides ing and shooting in fine style. on the ground and consented to and their forwards made desperate efforts but the Some very fast and keen mid-field take control of the match. Both tinually threatening the Queen's Club de Recreio ... balance of play to the end was in play was witnessed, both sides teams lacked the services of their goal, the wide passing of the for- favour of South China and Ip struggling hard to get away. regular centre-forward.

wards keeping the Queen's de. R.A.F. v. SMALL UNITS Pak-wa going through brilliantly The Kowloon forwards made an- Teams:-

fence continually on the move, The Small Units opened up with was just stopped in time by Ng other determined attack on the R.A.-Maltby: Excel, Oliver; A further goal was not long in a determined attack on the R.A.F. Kam-chuen. Time came with the Borderers' goal with McDougall Joyce, Fuller, Taylor; Jobe, Hill, materialising,

heading goal but shot wide. saving well from Miles. The Gill, Bridgeman, Wood.

through from a corner. scores level,

The The R.A.F. then pressed hard The match was a very bright Kowloon forwards continued to Recreio-Beltrao; Silva Netto, Queen's defence faltered some Plunkett sending in a good shot one and the large crowd were well press hard but found the Border-Xavier; Sousa, C. Remedios, what under heavy pressure and which Watson cleared well. entertained. In the first half the ers' defence very sound.

Assumpcao; B. Gosano, Victor, Sims added a third goal from The Small Units pressed hard, superiority of the Athletic was The half time whistle blew Ward, Rocha, Brown.

close range. Clarke was espe- Spence playing a pretty game. A cleverly marked and excepting for with no score, with the Kowloon The gunners started with a cially, prominent on the right particularly smart move by the Pau the Athletic defence was team a little superior to the Bor-lively attack and Wood lost a good wing and this player completely Small Unite forwards lead to much stronger. Lai Yuk-tat and derers on the run of the play. chance by hesitating in front of beat Farrell and scored the Navy's Elliott opening the score with a goal. Play ruled even for some fourth goal. Further goals were good shot which had Jarvis well time, the Recreio forwards being added before the interval

by beaten. slightly superior to the Gunners. Kennedy and Alway. Excel played a grand defensive Half time:-- The second half opened with a game for B.A. and showed a very. determined attack by the Border clever understanding with Oliver.

Ng Kam-chuen playing very strong games at back, Lam Yuk-

ying was a great worker and Leung Yuk-tong and Wong Shui-

wei gave their forwards fine sup- port.

The Big Wing

Half time

K.O.S.B.

Kowloon

The Second Half

R.A., V. RECREIO

Half-time:-

Recreio

R.A.

Navy

Queen's

Balls

were con-

Navy were the more forceful side

The half time whistle blew with

The second half opened with a

forwards and Santos scored with a

the Athletic leading by two goals. determined-attack by the Recreio's

China Athletic

the

Play was very keen and plenty of good work was seen - on-both aldes, with the Small Units play-

ers. Reeves shot hard and hit the B. Goiano was the most danger- The Queen's revived somewhat ing a bit better than the RAF Chen and Suen were the big cross bar with a strong shot which ous forward on the field and, had on resuming and for the first Spence and Twelves for the Unita wing but Lai Wai-koon and his rebounded and was cleared by this player been fed more assidu- time showed prominently in at made a determined attack on the partners played well.

Hast. The Borderers pressed for-ously, the game might have end-tack. Harris reduced the arrears A.F. goal but Twelves shot wide. South China shone in the ward again and Torrie was hurt, ed very differently.. Beltrao by pushing the ball through from The R.A.F. then broke away and second half but throughout Pau having to leave the field for a few brought off two magnificent saves a confusing melee. After this play Plunkett scored a beautiful goal kept a splendid goal and Lau minutes. The Kowloon forwards in quick succession from Gill and was even for a time, but the for the R.A.F

Half time went with the score Kau, left full back, played his broke away and Miles got Bridgeman. best game for the season. Li through and beat the Borderers'

and added to their big lead when one all..

The second half opened with a Tin-sang had a big afternoon with defence. McDougall left his goal

Balla broke through in clever 0 Suen and Chen but played well. to clear but Miles evaded him and

0 fashion. The Queen's put up a amart move forward by the Small Leung Wing-chiu was the pick scored easily.

Recreto re-opened strongly and plucky display in the closing Units and Lavender scored, beat- of the halves who had a gruelling This aroused the Borderers, Ward did not fall to take advan-stages and Eady scored shortly ing Jarvis with a low shot. The time. South China's forwards who put on extra pressure, mak-tage of a beautiful pass from B. before the final whistle. were very smart in the seconding a determined raid on the Kow-Gosano, the ball entering the net half and lasted well, Ip Pak-waloon goal. Everest shot hard and at a great pace. The Gunners and Lau Mau being the superior Angus saved well. Reeves pressed retaliated and, in the sustained wing with Fung over a dangerous hard and just headed over. Kow attack which followed, the for- centre forward.

loon made an attsok, but Clemo wards showed to good advantage, R.A. RES. v. KOWLOON RES. On the run of play the Athletic was off-side. The Borderers went although Leach was sadly missed A very keen and even game, had more chances but South up the field and Reeves took the in the centre. Eventually Gal both sides having their fair China finished very strong and ball forward and drove a smash- met an accurate centre from Jobe share. Kowloon opened up the nearly snatched a victory-in a fine ing shot which Angus did well to and beat Beltran, with a cross-attack with a smart move for- match.

clear.

shot. There was very little life ward but found the R.A. backs

Result:

Navy

Queen's

R.A.F. pressed hard but found Pritchard a very hard back to beat. However they moved for- ward and Plunkett again netted bringing the score level. Both eides pressed hard but the final whistle blow with the score level.

Résult

Small Units

RA.F.

Referee: C.P.0, Craig, RN.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1928.

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