HE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 19, 1938.
FINE HOCKEY MATCH AT KING'S PARK
Civilians Draw With Macao In Fast Game
BOTH HALF-BACK LINES SPARKLE
PLAYED in a blistering sun, tempered somewhat by a col breeze, the hockey match on the Navy ground yesterday between the Macau Interport team and the Hong Kong Civilians was contested at a furious pace from start to finish and provided a handful of spectators with excellent entertain- ment. The final result, a draw of one goal each, was a fair indication of the play.
INTERPORT HOCKEY DINNER
Offer Of Trophy
Declined
AMERICAN BASEBALL COMMENCES
President Roosevelt Throws First Ball
New York, To-day. American Baseball season open- ed yesterday with two matches in the American League, Boston and Washington securing wins at the expense of New York and Philadel- phia.
Results were:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
The offer of a trophy for the annual Interport competition was made by Mr. A. B. Laborinho, Consul-General for Portugal, and New York declined by the Chairman, Comdr. Boston
dinner at the
Macao
G. H. Bowerman,
given in honour of the Hockey team, by the local Associa-
tion, at Cafe Wiseman last night.
Comdr. Bowerman, who took the IT WAS AN INTERESTING STUDY OF METHODS.
chair in the absence of the Presi- THE MACAU TEAM AS INDIVIDUALS, WITH BUT FEW EXCEP-dent, Mr. A. A. Dand, said the main TIONS, WE È A LONG WAY AHEAD OF THEIR OPPONENTS aim of the Hong Kong Hockey As- IN THE MA TER OF FINESSE AND BALL CONTROL AND, IN sociation was to produce a THE MAIN, THEIR COMBINATION WAS ALSO SUPERIOR.
The Hong Kong team, however,, which makes one wonder why he appeared quite determined to had not been playing on the pre- make up for the defeat of thevious day.
game that was dean and fine and had the real spirit of hockey in it. Hockey was an amateur game and there was no question of competing for trophies.
Since it started, he said, thế As-
to
selected Colony side the previous! Led by the inimitable Willie Reed, day and their determination and the intermediate-line gave a flawsociation had done much good to hard work, which all shared in, less display especially in attack.wards hockey in Hong Kong, and
can be said made up for shortcomings in There is little that
n this respect, he would like other departments.
about Reed's play beyond the fact take his hat off to the Press, Except for one brief period at that it was as usual but I was very which had helped considerably by the commencement of the game, impressed with Hassan's fine posi-their comment. both sides were very well matched. tioning and thoughtful feeding on Macau took the honours in the first his right flank. He gave the Fow- half but the Civilians made up for ler wing every support and it was this in the second half when for not due to him that they did not long periods they swarmed around chalk up at least two more goals.
THE ATTACK the Portuguese team's goal and went close on several occasions.
WELL-BALANCED
VERY FAST
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8 11
Chapman hit a homer.
Philadelphia Washington
Lewis and Zeke Bonure hit homers.
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YESTERDAY'S HOME RUGBY RESULTS
London, To-day. The following were some of yester day's Home Rugby results:
The Interport game last Sunday | Aberavon was one of the fastest he had seen in his 22 years' practical experience Bedford In attack, Pyara Singh was in of hockey, and he would like to con-
Cheltenham class by himself. His stickwork
gratulate Macao on their well-de- Macao were very well balanced was the trickiest on the field-and served victory. (Applause). Both Neath in all departments and no really that is saying a good deal and teams were now on level terms, and
Swansea weak link was discernible. On the most of the Civilian attacks were
it was extraordinary that neither other hand, except for one or two due to his efforts.
side had won on their own ground. Bath isolated movements, the Civilian
Comdr. Bowerman concluded by Bridgend forward line was entirely lacking
Bristol in cohesion and it was only the
thanking all those responsible for the arrangements, and presenting left splendid support they received from their intermediate-line, which with
Mr. L Costa, the Macao Captain, Cardiff with a hockey stick on which were Dublin out exception, was dazzling both in
Inter- the signatures of the local defence and attack, it is likely that they would have had a very sorry tle of it.
down to their celebrated short- passing mode of penetration, at which they are so adept.
Ramzan in the Colony goal gave
at
As I have already remarked, the Macau team all played adequately. Special mention, however, must be made of Laertes Costa, half, and Alex Airosa in the pivotal position. They covered ing amount of ground and to pass them by means of a frontal attack Port team. was a virtual, impossibility.
an amaz-
BALL PRESENTED
27 Devonport Services
25 Old Leysians
3 Cross Keys
16 Pontypridd
24
14 Barbarians
0 O.M.T.
15
9 Coventry
10
9 Headingley
$
13 Harlequins
Birkenhead
3 Park
17
12 University A.U. 11
Wanderers
Gloucester
Newport
14 London Welsh 18
Northern
6 Blackheath 15
North of Ireland 16 Manchester 24
10 Plymouth Albion 13 Leicester had, and presented Pontypool Bowerman with a hockey Waterloo
hed
which had
centuries.
14 Northampton
3 Wasps
0
0
-Renter.
Rosario and Lammert at full- Hong Kong's full-backs, E. V. Reed, brought în vice
back were also reliable, while in A. E. P.
On behalf of the visitors, Mr. G. Guest, who was indisposed, and attack, the inside trio of F. Ramal- John Gonsalves were also magni-ho, Pedro Angelo and F. Ramalho P. Lammert, Jnr., thanked the As- ficent and by their determined combined nicely. Most dangerous sociation for the marvellous time
forward, however,
Amilear: they was tackling and quick clearing, pre- vented the opposition from settling Angelo and it was only the efforts Comdr.
of Gonsalves and Hassan that pre-ball. vented this brilliant player from In a brief but witty speech, Mr. scoring several goals on his own. Laborinho said the hockey Interport
THE GOALS
was a good example of the friend- one of his finest displays this sea-! Macao scored the first goal early ly relationships existing not only son after a somewhat shaky start in the first half, following a free between the two Colonies but also and his powerful clearances in the hit just outside the circle which between two nations face of isolated breakaways by the Alex Airosa rushed in and picked helped one another for Macao forwards brought him well- up to drive pass past Ramzan like If it was not against the rules of earned applause from the gallery. a flash.
the Association, he would like On at least two occasions he met In the second half, Pyara Singh offer a cup for competition in the Amilcar Angelo, the opposition's went through on his own and was left-winger, on the edge of the in a favourable position to score circle and kicked clear from right when the umpire blew up a Macao off the latter's stick.
player for obstruction, quite ignor- ing the advantage rule. From the! resultant short-corner, Pyara Singh sent in a pile driver which left tion was afiliated with the Home somes Competition at Fanling dur- body and as such was bound by its ing the week-end, L Goldman (8) Almada sprawling.
There was no further scoring rules, which were probably the best and Mrs. Woodward (25) beat L. the world. Hockey was R. Andrewes (4) and Mrs. Whyte- game in which there was no pro-Smith (17) by four and two. fessionalism whatsoever, and there-
Interport series.
RARE UNDERSTANDING E. V. Reed and Gonsalves played together with rare understanding and there was very little that got past them. Generally, considered to be approaching the veteran although both goals were threaten- in stage, the former broke up numered in tara. ous dangerous moves initiated by Fred Nolasco and Ramalho and he rarely wasted the ball when in possession.
2
COULD NOT ACCEPT
to
The Chairman said the Associa-
GOLF FINAL AT FANLING
In the final of the Mixed Four-
had been played.
Macao: C. Almada; R. Rosario and fore he was sorry the offer of Mr. decisions in the two matches that G. P. Lammert jr; Juan Nolasco, Alex. Laborinho could not be accepted. Airosa and L. Costa (Capt.); F. Nolas- After he had been presented with Mr. L. Costa said he was happy co, F. Ramalho, P. Angelo, Alberto a medal of the Association's Um at the result of the Interport Prominent feature of Gonsalves Airosa and Amilcar Angelo.
Civilians: K Ramzan; J. Gonsalves pires Board, Mr. C. J. Lyle paid a match, because it was unexpected, play was his quick tackling. While
ex- while Mr. W. A. Reed, the local others dallied and waited to inter- and E. V. Reed; M. H. Hassan, W. Atribute to the teams for the
Reed and M. R. Malik; S. A. Fowler, tremely sporting and unquestioning Captain, declared that the victory cept passes, he rushed in and took G. H. Fowler, Pyara Singh, J. Wall and
way in which they had accepted his was fully deserved. possession, to give a performance IV. C. Bond.