THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 3, 1937.
H.K.F.A. WIN GOVERNOR'S CUP TROPHY
BLAKE INJURED IN
ROUGH TACKLE
TAM KONG PAK GIVEN "MARCHING ORDERS” PARKER'S MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY (By "ROVER")
A
FAIRLY good display of football was witness-
ed on the Kowloon Football Club ground yesterday, when the Hong Kong Football Associa- tion beat the Hong Kong Chinese Amateur Athle- tic Federation by 4 goals to 2 in the Final of the Governor's Cup Competition, which was, however marred by questionable tactics, resulting in the ordering off of Tam Kong-pak, the then left-back of the Federation team.
DAVID BLAKE, THE ASSOCIATION'S CENTRE-FORWARD, WAS FEATURED IN A BUSTLING DISPLAY AND WAS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS FORWARDS ON VIEW UP TILL THE TIME HE WAS INJURED BY A KICK, WHICH RESULTED IN A FRACTURED ANKLE, NECESSITATING HIS REMOVAL TO HOSPITAL.
The game was witnessed by a fairly good crowd including His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, who later presented the trophies and medals won during the season. His Excellency later inquired after Blake's con- dition.
Both teams made several changes; Lee Wai-tong being an absentee, while Tsui Ah-fai was brought in at left-half to enable Lau Hing-choi to take the pivotal position. The Associa- tion were without the services of A. V. Gosano, N. Beltrao and Williamson, E. Strange, Evans and Blake filling the vacancies and giving very creditable dis- plays.
own;
Parker, in the Association's cen- tre-half berth, gave a magnificent performance and held his against three very fast forwards in Lai Shiu-wing, Fung King-cheong and Tam Kong-pak,
GOVERNOR'S CUP WINNERS TO-DATE
The Governor's Cup competition has been in existence since 1933, and the winners
far have been:--
1933
H.K.F.A.
1934 H.K.F.A.
1935 H.K.F.A. 1936 HK.C.A.A.F. 1937 H.K.F.A.
although on ford did all that was expected of rare occasions he was inclined to them, while Talbot, at inside-left, play too far forward.
BACKS FLAWLESS
..
played a sound feeding game,
N
Say
J. Parker, left and Evans, right, were both in excellent fettle yesterday for the H.K.F.A. team against the H.K.C.A.A.F. XI in the
final of the Governor's Cup soccer.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, above, presented the Governor's Cup
Parker, trophy to captain of the victorions H.K.F.A. team.
soccer
HAMMOND HEADS AVERAGES FOR
"AUSSIE” TOUR
Copson Has Best Bowling Figures
London.
Hammond, with an average of 61.88, heads the batting in the M.C.C final
tour of Zealand.
averages for the Australia and New Hammond made 1,547 runs and hit seven centuries, his highest score being 231 not out.
Copson, the Derbyshire fast bow- ler, with 42 wickets for an aver- age of 15.78, heads the bowling. Hammond is second..
BATTING
Inns. N:O: Runs. H.S. Avge. ...27 21,547 231* 61.88 01,416 259 54.46
6 1,197-12642,75 2. 894 106 38.36 1,049 109 36.17
€ Hammond Barnett Leyland R.ES. Wyatt 25 Ames
.30 Hardstaff .38 Fagg
.20
.26
.34
1 8
1,146 110
32.74
1
556 112 28.21
in the second half, and soon after-G. O. Allen ..21 wards Talbot netted the third when Worthington 34 Wong Wah-gay was challenged by R.W.V. Robins 21
Fishlock
.28 Blake. The Federation,
how Voce ever, retaliated and Li Shiu-Sims wing eventually intercepted
Verity Copson the centre to neatly Duckworth pass down
3
505 68 28.05
2
764 80 29.87
4
551 104 22.95
0
399 6119.00
.26 11
.25 2
.28 3
а
.16
.14
22
228. 56* 15,20 306 43
13.30 293 -47 11.72 91 19 10.11 98 15 .. 9.80 89 28*
6.35
G. O. Allen Sims
Verity
not out. BOWLING
0. M. 211.5 30 216.3. 28
R. W. Avge.
663 42 15.73
701 33 21.24
$16.7 37 1,125 51 22.00 .289.9 30 1,112 46 24.17 .396.2 45 1,453 57 25.49 ..442.8 117 1,065 41 25.97 ..363.1 40 1,246:47 26.51 R.W.V. Robins 191.39 815 24 33.95 Also bowled: Ames, 26.5-2-110-9; Worthington, Leyland; 52.3-4-256-6; 95-9-337-5; Hardstaff, 18-5-95-4; Barnett, 12-1-28-2; R. E. S. Wyatt, 19-1-123-1. Fishlock 8-0-40-1-Reuter.
score past Rowlands. The Associa-K. Farnes tion's last goal came from Blake after a clever combined movement, the latter heading into the net from
Copson FORWARDS DANGEROUS a high centre by Bickford. Soon Hammond
afterwards Stevens and Pickering, the As- The Chinese Federation attack
Blake was badly in-Farnes sociation's backs, were flawless and indulged in some brilliantly executured by Tam Kong-pak in an un- never put a wrong. foot forward, led movements, but their finishing necessarily rough tackle, and was their exceptional speed in cover-was lacking in that Lee Wai-tong carried off the field, while Tam re- Voce ing ground being marked features driving force," and as a result ceived marching orders. of their game. E. Strange and several glorious openings went HK.F.A.—Rowlands; Pickering and Evans, the Association wing-halves, abegging. They had the misfor- Stevens; Evans, Parker and E. Strange; Irwin, Land, Blake, Talbot and Bick- were never better and the former tune, however, to lose the services ford. gave his best display. in of Tsui Ah-fai, their left-half, who
́H.K.C.A.A.F.:-Wong Wah-guy; Lee several seasons, his great speed received an injury in the second- Ting-sang and Mak Shui-hon; Leung and keen tackling robbing an op- half, which necessitated several Wing-chiu Lau Hing-choy, and Tsui D. J. KNIGHT TO ponent on many an occasion, while changes, Tsui moving to the right-Ah-fai; Yeung Shui-yick, Lai Shui-
wing, Fung King-cheong, Tam Kong-TURN OUT FOR Evans was, as usual, excellent. wing, Yeung Shui-yick moving to pak and Cheong Moon-wing.
Blake was the most dangerous inside-right and Tam Kong-pak forward on display and his bust-falling back to left-back to enable ling methods sorely harrassed the Lee Tin-sang to move up to the left- Chinese defenders, but he received half vacancy.
7
QUEEN'S PARK
very poor support and was never The Chinese full-backs were an really in a position to take a pass oddly assorted pair, Lee Tin-sang PLAYER and shoot immediately, the ball be-being very safe with his clearances ing either short or wide of him.
and covering, while Mak Shui-hon SUSPENDED was just the opposite, and given a gruelling time again Bick- ford and Talbot.
LAND IMPROVES
Land, at inside-right, gave an improved display, but was still too slow in distributing the ball and Was robbed
again. Soon
Bociation had
FIRST SCORE
was
SURREY AGAIN
Comeback After 10 Year's Absence
London, April 1.
D. J. Knight, the old Surrey and England amateur batsman, will London, April 1. turn out for his county again this. White, the Queen's Park goal-season after an absence of 10 keeper and amateur international, years. He has resigned his mag- was suspended for 14 days by the tership at Westminster School. of it time and The Association opened the scor- Referees Committee of the Scottish Last season, in club cricket, after the As-ing 15 minutes from the start when F. A. yesterday. was ordered off chiefly for Free Foresters and Sut- reached their as- Parker netted direct from a free-the field in the recent game with ton, he scored over 2,000 runs. If
he made his kick and a few minutes later St. Johnstone.
he finds his old county form he should make a valuable partner for Sandham to open the innings.
He played in two Test matches lagainst Australia in 1921.
cendancy with oral rasping Stevens, unfortunately handled the
presence felt
This was the first occasion în 20 drives which gave Wong Wah-gay ball for Fung to level the scores years that a Queen's Park player a very anxious time.
from the spot kick. Blake sent the had come under the ban of the re- Both wingers, Irwin and Bick-Association ahead with a fine goal feree.