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THE CHINA MAIL MARCH 28 1938
S. CHINA “B” OVERWHELM R. NAVY
INTERPORT HOCKEY TRIAL DISAPPOINTING
Conditions Do Not Help Selectors ANOTHER TRIAL ESSENTIAL
JUNIOR SHIELD SOCCER REPLAY NEXT THURSDAY
Navy To Clash With Ordnance Corps
The Royal Navy and the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, who shared two goals in their semi- final rounā clash in the Junior. Shield soccer competition last Saturday, which was ultimately abandoned after 65 minutes play, owing to a water-logged ground, will meet again in à replay next. Thursday evening, on the Club ground.
(By "STICKS") Heavy rainfall which fell in the early hours of yesterday morning partially ruined the Colony's first Interport Hockey trial, which has staged on the Club ground yesterday morning, and did not help the selectors umuBIT LENS LETTE much in their task.
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Several changes were made, T. Colours, in the first half, and for
SAILORS
PITIFUL
FORM IN SENIOR SHIELD CLASH
Chinese Halves And Attack In Brilliant Form
A TO MEET BTEAM IN FINAL!
(By "OUTSIDE LEFT)
SOUTH CHINA “A”, the holders, and South China "B"; potential League champions, will contest Whitley being an absentee in Whites, in the second half, was the the final of the Senior Shield Football Competition, Whites attack, his place being "find" of the match. Possessing a as a result of yesterday's game, at the Valley, where filled by Gurbachan Singh, who fine turn of speed, he was quick to was seen at his best in the sec-seize upon an opening and distri- the latter overwhelmed the Royal Navy by 7 goals ond-half, when he netted the outed the ball brilliantly to either to 1, after leading by three clear goals at the inter- only goal of the trial as a result his winger or leader. Or yester val. of a good solo effort.
day's display alone he is worthy o
Ramzan was the pick of the two another trial as the Colony's inside- THE SENIOR SERVICE FIELDED PROBABLY THEIR goalkeepers on view, Dobson not right, despite the fact that Gurba-WEAKEST TEAM IN SEVERAL SEASONS, AND IN THE FIRST being very confident with his clear-chan Singh scored.
HALF, WERE COMPLETELY OUTCLASSED, THEIR ATTACK
ances. There was little to choose The latter was never in the pic-FAILING MISERABLY, FINISHING TOUCHÉS BEING CONSPI- between the two pairs of backs on ture with that one exception CUOUS BY THEIR ABSENCE.
display. Stickley was actually the when he scored. Pritam Nath South China "B" were revealed in their true colours as potential pick of the four men and put in some was the pick of the two League champions, and gave a grand display of football. Brilliant grand work in spoiling and clear leaders and combined splendidly co-ordination between the full-backs and halves and forwards, was ances, while Guest was next best, with his other forwards.
featured throughout the match, but it was in attack that they real- ly shone, and they should actually have doubled their ultimate result.
although his old fault of hanging on to the ball a trifle too long be-
a pair.
INSIDE OR-OUTSIDE?
:
fore distribution, became prevalent Partaub Singh, seen at inside-
The Navy could have made it the wound in his forehead, sustain- in the latter stages. Stickley and left, in the second half, proved z
a better game had they taken ed in the Lai Wah Cup Final, and Guest should combine effectively as revelation, but was much too fast advantage of the openings in the with the exception of many fine first hat, when their forwards centres, made little attempt to spoil in his movements for the rest of WETTON SHINES
his forwards, although he provided threw away glorious opportunit-for the ball in the second half. Wetton was the pick of the two several grand openings
lies by attempung to walk the ball | which
Ng Po-kui and Lau Cheung-san, into the net. right-halves on view, and display should
the inside right and inside left, res ed extraordinarily good stickwork goals. Seen on the left-wing in the Sutherland, at inside right, and pectively, were in brilliant fettle His positioning, distribution and first half he also gave a sound dis- Perkins, on the right-wing, were and proved ideal colleagues - for spoiling tactics should earn, for play and it was obvious following the only forwards who accomplish-Chan Tak-fai, their him a place in the team. There yesterday's trial that he will have ed anything, the former scoring the leader. was little to choose between Reed to fill the wing position, leaving minutes from time, but he was Lee Shek-yau,
Senior Service's only point, two
have
culminated in
and Hassan yesterday, although the the inside one to Pyara Singh. ⠀ former's inclusion in the centre-
There is little else worth men- half berth is more or less assured, tioning of the trial, although because of his consistency in form would suggest that another trial be Malik was the pick of the two left-held during mid-week when a dry halves, living up to his already surface is available. established reputation.
admirable
GOOD BACKING UP
on the left-wing, most conspicuous for his play as was also prominent, especially in an extra half-back, foraging for the the first half, when he was about all and trying to open up the game the most dangerous of the Chinese at forward for his colleagues. Per-forwards, opening their score sheet kins was given a trying time on the with a good goal, the result of good right-wing and found Tse Kam-backing up. Whites-K. Ramzan (K.LT.C.); A hung more than he could cope with, One of the most disappointing The selection of the Colony's EP. Guest (Radio), Stickley (Middle- attack is going to be a ticklish (sex); Wetton (PE), W. A. Feed except in spasmodic flashes, when features of the game was the poor Several problem. On yesterday's display (Club), M E Malik (KITC.); S. Abe crossed the ball beautifully, and, standard of refereeing. Capt. Mackenzie-Kennedy was the dio), L. Pritam Nath (Rajputs), Pyara been prepared, the score sheet and, on one occasion the whistle Fowler (Club), Gurbachan Singh (Re had the Navy's inside forwards decisions obviously went astray: better of the two right-wingers, Singh (KLT.C.), Partarb Singh (Ku would have presented a more res-was blown for offside against South Fowler rarely coming into the pic maons) ture, although he received little co Pasal (Rajputs), J. Gomssives Re of the game
Colours: Dobson (EB), Gulam
appearance at the end China, a fraction before Chan Tak- fai sent the ball into the net, and operation from his wing-halves creio); Neave (B. Scot MH Hassan
TOO SLOW
the Referee, much to the surprise (changes were made in both teams (Radio), Narain Sing (Rajputs) in the second half),
Capt. Mackenzie Kennedy (P. Seat
The Navy's halves worked hard, of everybody, awarded the goalles Lt Douglass (R Scots) Capt
but all to
as their cas-
Cheuk Shek-kam, Ng Po kur and (Kizons), J. M. Pinto (LLC), tribu
ball was much to Chan Tak-fai scored for South slow, and
opposition de China in the opening half and fur- fenders tim position themselves ther goals were added in the sec
clearance or
otion, ond period by Chan Tak-fai (3) and Their sense of direction was also Ng Po-kai, the Navy's only goal sadly lacking and time and again
coming from Sutherland after Ait- golden opportunities for opening
ken had hit the cross-bar up the game at forward were
S. China BTam Kwan-kon, Lan thrown away by a pass going Man and Tay Quee-liang Leung In-
chan, Lim Tak-po and Tse Kam-in Admittedly the surface of the Tak-fai, Lau Cheung-san and Lee
Yeng Shui-rick, Ng Po-kmi, was very slippery in places, Shek-yan
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ainfall which fell, Royal Navy: Pepper; Barrington m the early hours of yesterday and Marriott, Cairn, Swailes and Bo- morning, but what the Chinese ac Kyle and Paige.
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