THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1935
Sporting Page L
SURPRISE SELECTIONS IN
S. CHINA LUCKY TO WIN OVER RECREIO
GOSANO BROTHERS IN BRILLIANT FORM
LATE PENALTY DECIDES ISSUE
(By "ROVER").
THE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN SOUTH CHINA "A" AND
T THE RECREIO AF CAROLINE HILL YESTERDAY VIELD-
ED YET ANOTHER INSTANCE OF THE CHINESE TEAM AN- NEXING THE POINTS AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY, BE-
CURING VICTORY BY THE ODD GOAL IN SEVEN AS THE
RESULT OF A LAST MINUTE PENALTY-
South China, still without Ip Pak-wa, fielded the same for ward combination which was so successful on Saturday, that they failed to repeat their brillant methods, was due to the untiring
display of A. V. Gosano.
After a short bout of decisive tackling indulged with the op- posing forwards, the South China forwards evidenced their appre- ciation of Gogano's work by the haste with which they were wont to rid themselves of the ball when near him.
The work of A. V. Gosano, back-1
ed by 0 comparatively unusuni
steadiness in Delgado, kept South ATHLETIC GAIN WELL
China's attack away from the den-. ger area for the majority of the game, but with the wing halves de-
voting their full time to Tay Quee- Ilang and Teo Kwal-shing, the onus of originating the attack fell on the over-burdened. Delgado, who
MERITED WIN
Beat East Lancs In Fast Encounter.
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COLONY'S INTERPORT HOCKEY XI
SOMMERS AND RODRIGUES
SECURE POSITIONS
METCALF INCLUDED BEFORE E. V. REED AND WONG
UNEXPECTEDLY DROPPED
(By "Sticks")
ALAF DIN
INTERPORT
NEWCOMERS EXCEL IN HOCKEY TRIAL RODRIGUES SHINES WITH SOMMERS
ARMY LEFT WING BRILLIANT
Brilliant inter-passing bouts by the left-wing of the Probable forwards, and a stout and spirited defence by the Possibles inter- YESTERDAY'S SELECTION OF THE COLONY'S
HOCKEY ELEVEN TO MEET MACAO ON FEBRUARY 3, ATmediate line; provided the two outstanding features of the final Inter- port hockey trial, which was held at King's Park yesterday, and, MACAO, HAS CAUSED A MINOR SENSATION, FOR ONE OF THE which although good in parts, was on the whole disappointing. FINEST HALF-BACKS IN THE COLONY, ALAF DIN OF THE PUN- JABIS, WHO GAVE A MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY IN YESTERDAY'S FINAL INTERPORT TRIAL, HAS BEEN PASSED OVER IN FAVOUR OF G. SOMMER, WHO, ALTHOUGH HE DISPLAYED GOOD FORM,SIBLE FOR SOME VERY NEAT INTERCEPTION WORK. SHOULD NOT HAVE SECURED A PLACE IN THE INTERPORT SIDE ON ONE TRIAL.
THE SELECTION COMMITTE E HAVE INDEED GONE FURTHER THAN THAT, AND E. V. REED, WHO REPRESENTED THE COLONY AGAINST MACAO AND MALAYA LAST YEAR, WAS OMITTED IN FAVOUR OF A. M. RODRIGUES, WHOSE RECENT FORM HAS GIVEN NO INDICATION OF IN- TERPORT STANDARD.
Another surprise selection was that of Lt. Metcalf, the Army player, for the right-back position, which, if consistent form was to be taken into consideration, should have gone to F. V. Wong, of St. Andrew's or E. V. Reed, of the Club,
could not cope with this phase, in FAST SCORING FEATURES PLAY |--
addition to his attendance on Fung.
However. Gomes and
B. Cosano Brains Of Attack
Castilho The
Athletic captured both succeeded in bringing a consider-points yesterday in their First Saturday's Results At
with the East
A Glance able amount of the play into the Division encounter Chinese area to be converted into Lancs on the Club ground, running material for B. Gosana's innumer-out winners by the narrow margin
FIRST DIVISION LINCOLNS of the odd goal in seven,
2 RECREIO able efforts at goal.
With the exception of an inspired S. CHINA "A" 4 CLUB
1 POLICE spell in the second half, when the KOWLOON -
SECOND DIVISION Like his brother in the defence, Athletic scored three goals, the ATHLETIC :.2 CLUB Bertie Gosano was the mainstay of exchanges were fairly even, both | ARTILLERY 3 EASTERN the attack. The clever sheṛt-pasaing defences being prominent."
THIRD DIVISION work noticeable among the Recreio Both Mak Sui-hon and Wong MEDICALS & ORDNANCE forwards, was mainly attributable Sik-ping were very dependable, HONG KONG KOWLOON to his englacering, and the fact covering each other's movements that the number of goals was not well. Sui saved several good shots, more. was brought about only and his anticipation proved in- through the outstanding play of valuable in many awkward situa- the South China backs and Wong|
tions, Wing.
Tam Kong-pak failed to repro- duce Saturday's form, although he
.
Chinese Pivot Good
CHARITY MATCH SCHOOLBOYS 4
SCHOOLBOYS SATURDAY'S GOALSCORERS
FIRST DIVISION A. Y. Gosano (Recreio) Tam Kong Pak (S. China ‘A” Gomes (Recreio)...
Johnson (Police) Jones (Kowloon)
Of the halves, Chu Ah-fal W65 B. Gosano (Recreio) came through with some good hard outstanding, his splendid and ac-Baldry (Lincolns) drives at goal. Wong Mea-shun, curate long-passes to his wingers Ridley (Lincolns) however, off-setathis with some heing a feature of his all-round Mosa (Police) really clever football in the course display.
He Chor-vin and Lai Kwok-chiu Fung King Cheong (8. China 'A') of which both wings found many opportune openings as the result of worked untiringly to give the for- Howe (Clab) .... some accurate distribution work on wards the ball, and succeeded in the part of Wong.
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LINCOLNS BEAT
NAVY IN SECOND
SECOND DIVISION Sparks (Artillery) ... apolling many & promising Easto Wai Kuen. (Athletic) Lancs movement. Their quickness Duncan (Club) in recovery, and the clever manner Forder (Club) in which they blocked their goal Leach (Artillery) seldom gave the East Lancs for-Pin (Medical) wards a really good opening. * Wright (Medicals) The forwards proved much too Yond (Medicals)
Boden (Ordnance)
THIRD DIVISION
fast for the soldier half-backs, and Bod CHARITY MATCH
with Tang Kwong-sam at the top of Goh Keung Kul (HK. Schoolboys) - DIVISION GAME his form, danger always threaten Souza (H.K. Schoolboys) ed the East Lancs' goal when the Chow (HK, Schoolbeys) Chinese line got away.
Last Minute Rally Turns Tables
TURNER'S "HAT-TRICK”
A last minute goal gave the "Lin-
Ho Kar-keung. at contre-for-
Gottsche (Kowloon Schoolboys)
ward, was very quick to seize an Yesterday's Results At
opening, and gave Gorman and Steele no rest "with" his sudden rushes and clever dribbling." Tho
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colns victory by goals to 5, when SAINTS SECURE
Key met and defeated the Navy in the Second Division at Chatham Road yesterday.
Both wingera of the Lincolns gave creditable displays. Toyne on the left-wing worked hard and was Instrumental in adding the decid- ing goal, when following a smart dash along the left-wing, he centr-, nd' for Turner to score. On the Lincolns" right-fank, Clayton played well and made things dangerous for
A Glance
FIRST DIVISION - B. CHINA "A" 4. RECREIO-
A. M. Rodrigues, who has galɔ- - ed his third Interport Hockey tap for Hong Kong. He will play at rightback against Macao next - month.
COLONY TEAM
RECORDS OF THE PLAYERS
The following have been select ed to represent the Colony against
|Macao on- February 3, at Macao: |PTE. HOLLINGSWORTH (ARMY)
}LT, METCALF (ARMY) |A. M. RODRIGUES (RECREIO)
W.. A. REED (CLUB)· DULLA SINGH ÷ (ARMY) |G. SOMMER (Y.M.GA)
[N. A. E. MACKAY (CLUB)
GARTHWAITE (ARMY) GURBACHAN SINGH (ELT.C.) KARTAR SINGH (ARMY)PR LAL SINGH CARMY) ·
ST. JOSEPH'S 2 NAVYLT. ATHLETIC 4 BAHT LANCS
SECOND DIVISION LINCOLNS 4 NAVY
LEAGUE POINTS A THIRD DIVISION
FROM NAVY RAILWAY
Give Superior All Round Display
ELMS IS OUTSTANDING
St. Joseph's gained
D LINCOLNS
2 RAF, W
RODRIGUES AND SOMMERS GAVE OUTSTANDING DIS. PLAYS IN THE POSSIBLES DEFENCE, ESPECIALLY THE FORMER, WHO BORE THE BRUNT OF THE PROBABLES' ATTACK IN THE SECOND HALF, AND WHO WAS RESPON-
SOMMERS' SPOILING WAS VERY GOOD. THROUGHOUT, AND
HE WAS RESPONSIBLE TO A GREAT EXTENT FOR BLOCK-
ADING THE PROBABLES' RIGHT-WING PARTNERSHIP OF GARTHWAITE AND MACKAY.
GURBACHAN SINGH, AT CENTRE-FORWARD, AND KARTAR
DAZZLING PASS.
SINGH AND LAL SINGH, FORMING THE LEFT-WING COMBINE, WERE BRILLIANT THROUGHOUT, AND INUMERABLE
·ING BOUTS WERE WITNESSED DURING THE GAME.
C.B.A. RECEIVE
FIRST MAMAK SETBACK
Against United
JABSFROM Uninspiring Display
THE RING
(By "RINGSIDER")
LATE RECOVERY FAILS
Souza was the coolest of the two custodians, but his display lacked
experience, and he made several |glaring errors. Hollingsworth was
shaky, but was never really tested.
Of the four backs on display, Metcalf and Rodrigues shone, the latter especially in the second half, and the former in the opening stages, when his first-time clear- ance were very much in evidence, Reed Disappoints
EV. Reed was very erratic, and The Central British Association was nothing Uke laat week, fre- receive their first defeat in the
committing sticks." Khan Mamak hockey tournament this Bahadur the remaining back, was Hong Kong boxing enthusiasts season, when they were beaten by never really in the picture, were given their money's worth on the United Hockey Club by 2 goʻls
WA Reed was very good at Saturday night, when the China to 1, at King's Park yesterday, All right galland waarheen in several Fleet Open Championships provid- the goals were scored in the rat clever kiribales and clearances. He ed some of the finest fights seen hall, and each team folded only was, however, wasted there, and within the last year or so. The atten men.
traction of Prandy alone was suffl-
On the whole; the game cient to draw a large gallery to very uninspiring, and towards admire this very fine boxer's dis-end became rough. play..
D4V (Continued on Page 7)
prettiest MEDWAY LOSE
ex-
Prandy is one of the fighters I have seen here for some time, and the hope has been pressed that he will one day meet the featherweight champion of either the East Lancashire Regi ment on the Royal Welch Fusiliers, whose representatives have held the British Army championship.
should have been in the pivot. post- [tion, where his distribution would the have been appreciated.
WAS
MAMAK CLASH
WITH SAINTS
Play With Only Three Forwards
WINNERS' LAST MINUTE DECIDER
Alaf Din was brilliant through- out the game, his stickwork and distribution placing him in the first. fight of half-backs in the Colony. Dulla Singh, who filled the Pro-
bable's pivot. position, played at
the top of his form, but Divett
proved too fast for him on ocea
alon, and left him standing.
Fowler And Divett Shine"
The forwards, with the exception of Divett and 8. Fowler in the Pon- sibles' side, and the three Indians in the Probables', were ragged In their passing..
With an abundance of talent at! their disposal, Including Barry,
Fowler and Divett formed a per- Dawson, Ferris, Pryall, Watson,
Playing with only nine men, fect partnership in the opening Nicholson and Prandy, a Navy HMS Medway were defeated by half of the game, and gave the tournament against the pick St. Andrews by the odd goal in Probables' defence many anxione of the Army's best would pro first half, when they met in a broke through the defence of Alaf three, after leading by a goal in the
[moments. Fowler continually bably provide for one of the finest programmes of boxing to be staged
Mamak hockey tournament encounDin and E. V. Reed, and his centres in the East.
ter on the Marina ground yester-
were good, while Divett's tricky day:
stick-work often carried him into Throughout the game the play the circle where he was, however, I hear, however, that owing to was scrappy, neither team being at once smothered by Metcalf. most of the Navy lads being pro-seen at Its best. During the first
Excellent Combine fessionals, the Army boxers are not ball, the Medway enjoyed more of allowed to meet them.
the play, but they slackened their
Gurbachan Singh, Kartar Singh pace considerably as the game pro-and Lal Singh were excellent to- gether, and the understanding they gressed.
displayed gave the impression of them having played together: for several seasons,
This seems very strange, for I (Continued on Page 7) ↑ Five members of the Army hoc-... , key eleven have obtained places în have a recollection of having seen –
the Army meet the pick of the Navy FIRST YESTERDAY'S GOALSCORERS the Interport aide to meet Macao on
February 3, all of whom have play at Singapore, for the Lowther- ed in representative games for the Grant Challenge trophy, which is Tam Kong Pak (pensiiles) (8.C. A') ↑ Army against alther Macao or competed for annually.
FIRST DIVISION
Les Hung Cheong (Athletic)
Ho Kar Keung (Athletic) Chân Cha. Họ (Athlete), Walkden (East Lanes)
well Lawton (East Lanes);
the Navy's defence on more than needed points yesterday at Cain one occasion.
way Bay, when they defeated
Horsnell, the Navy left-back, Nary by two goals to was so steady as a rock, and a fea-First Division League ture of his game was his strong The Navy were kicking
gave the wÓTAŁ
The Navy team in general, show Division team
ed excellent combination in attack, It was and the skilful manner in which Navy ten the wingers Mad”
Sout besitat
of yes
German (penalty) (E. Lanes
the Herridge (St. Joseph's)
Beatty (St. Joseph's): Hán Hoa Chính (8) Ch Fang King Cheong (B., China? A Gomes (Recreio)
[B] Gosano : (Retrels);
Bowen (penalty)!(Rerelo)"}
SECON
DIVISIONE
Malaya
Their records are as follows: Pte, Hollingsworth
(Malaya)
(Macao)
Lt. Metcalf (Macao) (Malaya) L/Nalk Dalla Singh (Malaya)...... Lt. Garthwaite (Malaya) -- L/Nalk Lal Singh (Malaya)
The members of the Interport |team who have already gained their
Cape last year are
Against Macao
*
AM. Rodrigues W. A. Reed Gurbachan Singh
Malaya
SHANGHAI LADIES' HOCKEY INTERPORT TEAM
Strong International Team For Chinese New Year Clamic
Following a trial game yester day morning filthe following ware. selected to represent the Shanghai Ladies Hockey Association their Inter
the Chinese New Year!
·Glad
during
MAMAK POINT FOR
Garthwaite and Mackay were never really prominent, but this. was accounted for, by reason that
PARTHIAN My rarely received the ball,
Police Field Poor Team
SAILORS NEARLY WIN
and when it was sent his way, it was too far forward.
Garthwaite and
Gurbachan Singh were seen together in several passing bouts, bringing the ball up to the Possibles circle, but once inside, Garthwaite was very innef-
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The Part secured their first fective and was easily robbed, ред
the blamak.
pby
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