THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 16, 1937.
SERVICES DEFEAT SHANGHAI XI
H. E the G.O.C., Major General A. W. Bartholomew, being presented to the Interport soccer teams at last Thursday's classic on the Navy ground at Causeway Bay. Behind him is Major C. M. Man- ners, Chairman of the H.K.F.A. (China Mail photo).
CIVILIAN BOYS SOCCER WIN OVER ARMY BOYS
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BEWILDERING PACE SET BY WINNERS THROUGHOUT
MAGNIFICENT HALF BACK DISPLAY
WRIDE, EVANS TALBOT IN LIMELIGHT
JIM WARD SHINES FOR LOSERS
TH
THOUGH they played by far their best football of the tour, it was a somewhat tired Shanghai team which finally bowed to the Combined Services yesterday. Shanghai lost by the odd goal in three to a team which played a fine bustling type of soccer, with brilliant touches raising the standard of play to heights seldom reached in the Interport game.
The brilliance of the Combined Services intermediate line was really responsible for Shanghai's defeat, and they continually broke up the Northern attacking movements, Wride, in the pivotal berth, and Evans and Taylor, on the right and left flanks, providing an almost impregnable wall and as a result Stevens and Wolverson, the backs, were only called upon to clear their lines on rare occasions.
The Shanghai defence rose to
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N EXCELLENT FOOTBALL GAME WAS WITNESSED AT the occasion too and gave a SOOKUNPOO YESTERDAY WHEN THE ARMY BOYS spirited performance. Boissezon, AND THE CIVILIAN SCHOOLBOYS MET IN A "CURTAIN in goal, was masterly and Collet,
was great, RAISER” TO THE SHANGHAI-COMBINED SERVICES GAME at right-back
recognisable as the half of the THE LATTER TEAM WINNING BY FOUR CLEAR GOALS.
The standard of football was exceptionally high for local boys Interport. Victal's nomadic in-
citadel falling and there were many pretty movements witnessed during the stincts very nearly resulted the game, which was played at a fast pace, from start to finish. The Shanghai game was made more interesting to watch as the ball was swung several occasions. from wing to wing and there was not that concentration on any particular player, which has been the feature of several of the big games recently.
The feature of the game was the delightful approach work of the Civilian forward, line, Pryde at inside-right, and P. Jorge, who took over the centre- forward berth, being outstand- ing. Both players displayed ex- cellent ball control and together with Rocha, at inside-left, fully
the extended Taylor,
showed pivot. such good understanding of one another's play that one would have thought they had played to- gether for some time, instead of being drawn from three differ- ent schools.
These players Army
Bagl A. Stevens, above, will be seen at left-back for the Associa- tion team to meet East China to- MOITOW.
shooting and Jeffrey, in goal, was rarely tested
INTERPORT RESULTS AT A GLANCE
INTERPORT
on
SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI SHANGHAI
4 HONG KONG 4 H.K. CHINESE 1 1 C. SERVICES
3
2
BOUT OF FEVER Jack Ward, at centre-half, was
the best of the halves getting through XXLABİLE a lot of work unostentatiously while!
Bell, at left-half, in the absence of whose smashing drive caught Row- an understanding with Victal, gave lands on the knee and rebounded for Le Page, the Services' right-winger, a second attempt, from which Shang- a holiday. He spoiled well and his hai took the lead. clearances were good.
Boissezon, at the other end, was The Shanghai attack lacked cohe called upon to make a fine save, pull- sion, but praise must go to Jim ing down a terrific first-time shot by
Le Page. Ward, the left-winger, for a fine dis-Miller, off a centre by
He play under trying conditions.
MISSED SITTER The Services dominated
was always very dangerous and elu-
the
sive and had very bad luck with his changes during the remainder of f
solo efforts.
half, but despite several wonderful Bossuet worked very hard at in- opportunities, including a "sitter" side-left to make the openings, but by Talbot, were unable to level the found Evans, his opposing half-back, scores.
not to his liking. The latter played The equalising goal came from a wonderful game and more often Ferguson, whose centre from the than not secured the ball in their touchline, was misjudged by Boisse- tussles. Foyn began well but was zon, who allowed the ball to travel
over his head into the net. soon blotted out by Taylor.
BRILLIANT ATTACK
GOTTSCHE SHINES Gottsche, the Civilian pivot, was also in good form. He kicked well and was useful with his head. He kept the game open with long passes to his wingers and with hard The Civilians scored the first! Th punts down the centre. Sequeira at goal through Rocha and shortlying mood, the inclusion of Miller, at breakaway by the Shanghai attack, right half, was good in spoiling, but after Maycock placed them further/centre-forward, keeping the Shang originating on the left-wing.
The Services' attack was in dash-
hai defence on the alert. In the opening half they were inclined to
The Services dominated play for long periods with an occasional
SERVICES AHEAD The Services eventually
went
was inclined to lie too far back in the lead. Before the interval when his side was attacking, while Jorge increased the lead with a behind him Keown was sound and neat header from a pass by Pryde. keep the ball close and found them- ahead when Talbot cleverly turned a In the second period, the Army selves held up but they opened up low centre from Le Page into the had more of the game but hesita- the game after the interval and were net, Victal being at fault in giving the Services' right-winger too much tion in front of the goal lost them always dangerous.
.: Lominent with some powerful kick- ing. These players were, however, poor in covering each other with the result that Shone, the opposite several scoring opportunities. Talbot gave an inspired display at room
The game was witnessed by HLE. winger, had several
molested (Pryde completed the scoring when inside-left, and combined very effec- runs down the wing.
he neatly turned a centre from tively with Ferguson, but the real The Governor, Sir Andrew Calde Jeffrey was safe in goal and dis-Maycock goalwards and following danger in the Services' attack came cott, H.E. the G.O.C., Major General from Howlett and Le Page, on the A. W. Bartholomew, Hon. Colonial played sound anticipation in deal-up, netted. ing with all manner of shots, but After the game Lieut. Col. D. M. right-wing.
Secretary, Mr. N. L. Smith, the Howlett's pretty touches in the Commodore, Rear-Admiral C. G. he unfortunately held on to the ball Barchard, Officer Commanding the
Royal Welch Fusiliers, presented attack were wasted in the face of Sedgwick, Col. H. C. Harrison, Col too long.
a-quick-tackling attack, but he im-D. M. Barchard, Commander Wau- medals to both the teams.
Army Boys: Griffiths (Fusiliers); proved in the latter stages of the hope, B.N., Major C. M. Manners and (Rifles); Brace (Seaforths), Taylor have netted on two occasions. Pritchard (Fusiliers) and Edwards game and was very unlucky not to many others (Fusiliers) and Williams (Fusiliers);
ANXIOUS MOMENTS McDonald
The speed of the Civilian boys bewildered the Army lads at the outset and they took a long time to settle down. Taylor, in the pivotal position, was very hard woxing but bad all his time cut out watch ing the opposite inside-trio
WINGERS SHINE
(Seaforths),
Burnell
C. Services: Rowlands (Fusiliers),. Wolverson (Navy) (Captain) and Ste (Rifles) Lewis (Rifies), Lardner Miller, a fine bustling centre-for-vens (Rifles); Evans (Fusiliers), Wrice (Fusiliers) and Shone (Fusiliers). ward, gave Boissezon many anxious
Civilian Boys: -T Jeffrey (C.B.S.); moments,
A Keown (CES) and A Souza (St. Both teams settled down quickly J.), A. Sequeira (St. J.), A Gottsche
(Navy) and Taylor (Fusiliers) Le Page (Navy), Howlett (RE), Miller (Seaforths) Talbot (Fusiliers) and Ferguson (Rifles).
Shanghai Al-De Boissezon; Collet and Victal; Cochran, Jack Ward and:
In the forward line McDonald and Shone were fast wingers and (La Salle) and A. Ullrich (La Salle); and Shanghai were a goal up in the sent over good centres, but the in- Maycock (CBS). P. Jorge (La fifth minute, when a shot by Jim side-forwards were weak in the Salle), W. Pryde (C.E.S.), R. Rocha ward was trapped by Roboostoff, Bossuet and Jim" Ward.
(St J) and A Cruz (La Salle).
Bell; Foyn, Willie Ward, Boboastoff,