WALES AND IRELAND
65TH DERBY RUNNING THIS AFTERNOON
Winners Of Classic
Since War
INTERESTING
FACTS
(By "RAPIER”)
will take place this afternoon at
Mr. Eu Tong-sen's Rosemary
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 22, 1937.
SHARE SPOILS
FINE ENGLAND BEAT
NORTH GIVES FINE DISPLAY
POOR DISTRIBUTION MARKS PLAY
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(By "REFEREE”).
VERY disappointing semi-final round encoun- ter in the "Sunday Herald" International
SCOTLAND IN
"HERALD CUP
Millen Injured In First Half
LOSERS' FORWARDS IN POOR FORM
In a scrappy and uninterest- Charity Cup Competition was witnessed on a sun- ing football game on the Club ground yesterday, England baked Kowloon Football Club ground yesterday, The 65th running of the Hong when Wales forced Ireland to share six goals reached the Final Round of the Charity Cup Competition by de- Kong Derby, instituted in 1873, after the latter had led at the interval by 3 goals Sunday Herald International 4 p.m. when at least eight ponies to 1. The state of the ground had made good play (feating Scotland by two clear are expected to face the starter. impossible and the 90 minutes duration must have goals, much against the run of
the play.
The attendance was poor, and (Mr. E. C. Leighton), considered been "hard" going for the 22 players.
THE OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF THE GAME WAS there appeared to be a lack of favourably last year and then held over following lameness a week be- THE FINE DEFENSIVE DISPLAY OF REES NORTH, THE enthusiasm on both sides. The fore the event, is likely to go to the WELSH RIGHT-HALF, WHO GAVE THE IRISH LEFT-WING spectators were given an occa- post the favourite, despite the bold COMBINATION OF DOHERTY AND FERGUSON A TRYING sional thrill and saw some neat challenge expected from the Eve TIME. NORTH'S DISPLAY WAS ALL THE MORE COMMEND football, but the game on the Stable, who will be entering Happy ABLE IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT HE WAS PLAYING whole, never reached the stan- Scotland, drawn mostly from the Eve with Mr. Needa up and Havoc WITH TWO BADLY TORN TOE-NAILS, WHICH WERE RE-dard anticipated. Eve (Mr. D. S. Li), the Trial Plate MOVED AFTER THE GAME!
Rowlands, the Welsh goalkeeper, came into the limelight early Seaforths, were much the better winner.
in the game with two very fine saves from Ferguson, off corner team and, but for the unfortunate kicks, on one occasion tipping the ball over the bar in a full length accident to their centre-forward, dive!
Here are a few interesting Derby
facts.
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The following have been the Derby winners since the War:
1919--Mr. G. H. Potts's Mountain King
(Hill).
1920 Mr. G. H. Potts's Allied King
(Hill).
The most disappointing fea-1 ture of the game was the extra- ordinary bad passing, scores of abegging, opportunities going while the Welsh forwards were at fault in trying to walk the ball into the net.
Roberts, the Welsh left-winger,
1921-Mr. G. H. Potts's Invincible King started most promisingly and scor-
1922-Mr. H. Birkett's
(Hill).
(Doyle).
(Soares).
Sun Star ed a fine opening goal with a head-
"VERDICTS"
Club Experimenting In Late Season
SEAFORTHS' FINE EFFORT
Miller, who wrenched his knee dur- ing a collision with Church, Eng- land's goalkeeper, midway through the first half and was unable to continue, Scotland would probably have done much better.
PARKER SHINES England were well served · by their defence, the half-back line being in great form. Parker play- led one of his best games this sea-
er, but thereafter he bungled The Rifles were given a severe son. He held the speedy Ayres 1923-Sir Paul Chater's Ideal Dahlia several fine opportunities of plac-fright last Saturday when they throughout the game and though 1924-Messrs. Morriss and Marshalls ing his inside-forwards in posses-
sion by delaying his centre. Courtfield (HM).
EVANS AS LEADER
1925-Mr. John Peel's Local Option
(Maitland).
(Maitland).
1929 Mr. Ho Kom-tong's President at left-half, where he gave a rous-
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but
were lucky to take both points of the latter had the better of some of a very weak St. Joseph's combina- the duels, Parker was always in
the Rifles bud. Evans, the Interport left-half, tion by the only goal of the match time to nip the movement in the Jones, in the pivotal position, off colour when 1926 Sir Paul Chater's Glorious Dah-was seen in the role of leader yes- It is a curious thing,
inside are invariably lia (McBain).
methods, was hard working and 1927-Mr. L. Dunbar's Elliot Bay terday. Sullivan moving to
right, while Keneghan made a re- Campbell, their star pivot, is ab- though not very polished in his (Dallas).
was always where he was most 1928 Mrs. E. L. Dunbar's Sitting Bull appearance in the intermediate line sent from the team
This was never better demons-wanted. ing display, spoon-feeding Roberts Hall (Encarnacao).
and later at inside-right, was the In 1930-Mr. L. Dunbar's Diana Bay to a very great extent, while his trated than in yesterday's "Sunday Wride, first at centre-forward,
(HU).
spoiling was always very sound. Herald Cup semi-final when 1 1931--Mr. Dynasty's King's Service Wanklyn, in the centre-half posi-land (represented by the Rifles, best of England's forwards.
without Campbell) shared six goals the first half he was the only one (Chang).
agruelling 1932-Mr. L. Dunbar's Liberty Bay tion, had the better of Moore.
Ferguson's ability to get to high with a weakened Welsh team. The who showed any initiative and gave (Hill). 1933-Mrs. T. E. Pearce's Trentbridge balls and particularly the centres, Rifies are undoubtedly one of the Scotland's defence a
(Needa)- 1934-Mr. Plane's Hydroplane (Pronix) was fully demonstrated yesterday strongest teams in the League at time, but the other forwards were
when he scored a fine header goal the moment (this is substantiated seldom up with him.
by their position at the head of the Elliot was weak and his shoot- 1935-Mr. Hem's Herod (Davis).
Eve's 1936 Mr.
Eve beating Rowlands to the ball.
table,) but I don't think they willing wretched. He missed many (Needa).
BACKS ERRATIC
ever rise to the same heights as opportunities by his slowness," the South Wales Borderers or the though he scored England's first
drive from the wing.
BAD PASSING Fowler was fast, but erratic in St. Joseph's, curiously enough, his passing, and it was only in the his clearances failed to travel in are in much the same predicament closing stages of the game that he The fastest China pony time for the right direction. It was only to-day as they were in the end of showed up well and had Cook on the Derby, over 11⁄2 miles, was re- in the latter stages of the second the 1934-35 season, when, follow the run. Nevertheless, he was one corded in 1932 by Liberty Bay, half when the Welsh team were ing a tour of the Manila Carnival, of the most aggressive of England's
In which was clocked at 3.04.4.- 1901, 1902 and 1903 three walers- Sir Horace McMahon's Kismet, Harriman); the hot favourite, was Major-General Sir W. Gascoigne's a poor third. Ivy and Lt. Col. Hughes's Brilliant
-clocked better times, 2.553, 2.53.1|| and 2.58.0 respectis
Honeymoon
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Both Wheeler and Keating, the Welsh backs, were very erratic in
From the above it can be seen their clearances and it was very Lincolns. The team relies too goal when he followed up Fowler's
surprising that their Irish oppon- much upon individualism. ents failed to take advantage of this. Keating in particular was never confident and the majority of
that of the jockeys riding at the present Meeting only Messrs. V. V Needa and W. H. S. Davis have rid den the Derby winner.
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The slowest time for the Derby credited to Mr. Buzey's Fun (Pond), which won the 1885 classic in 3.47.0.
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The Derby, instituted in 1873, is worth approximately $3,000 to the winning owner.
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SAME PREDICAMENT
they were unable to field a fully forwards and was always ready to representative side owing to injur take a shot at goal..
Scotland had numerous oppor- les To-day with four players un-- der suspension and a fifth having tunities to score and it was remark- abandoned soccer, they have been able that their forwards never kept forced to draw upon their reserves, up with Ayres, the right winger, so much so, that their Third Divi who presented several openings sion team went down to a crashing with fine ground passes which only defeat at the hands of Liga by 10 needed a foot to complete the work. Knight and Knox, combined well clear goals.
on the left-wing, and tested Eng- land's goal several times
GOOD PAIR
There have been two dead heats in this classic both for places. In 1878 Mr. W. H. Forbes's Bay Everest and Bowen, the Kowloon first half Rum (Gore Booth) dead-heated backs, have worked up a sulendid period, Knox was moved to Last year the Derby was won by with Mr. Yorke's White Lily (Ten-combination and should the two be forward, Mr. Eve's, Honeymoon Eve (Mr. V- nant) for third place, while in 1898 again available next season, Kow- Kn
Needa), which beat Mr. M. Buxey's Tea Rose (Wiullen loon will only have to streng Dynasty's King's Lead (Mr. F. muir) and Mr. Boyd's Rookwood their intermediate attack Marshall) by a short head. Mr. (Marshall) dead-heated for second their team well nigh invincible.
(Continued on Page 21) Harbrad's Royal Scot (Mr. G. A place.
Miller's abse
over two under this handicap
minent with some me drives.
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