China's
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 28, 1938,
Fine Soccer Win
SCOTLAND LACKED THRUST
IN ATTACK
(By "REFEREE”)
Lacking effective wingers and inside 'forwards, and with their defence cracking up badly in the second half, Scotland proved no match for China yesterday in their "Sunday Herald" International Charity Cup encounter, which the latter won by 4 clear goals in a fast and interesting game.
Lee Wai-tong, idol of thousands of Chinese, gave a superb dis- play which was marred in the last quarter of an hour by dilly-dally methods and he was ultimately carried off the field a few minutes from the final whistle with a badly cut knee, as the result of a tackle by a Scots' defender.
the
YESTERDAY'S
TAKINGS AT SOCCER GAME
The gross gate at yesterday's charity game was over $2,300, which is a record for Sookunpoo. The Portugual-Ireland game real- ised nearly $600 which is also considered very satisfactory.
"REVIEWER'S"
SPORTS COMMENTARY
Westchester Cup Arrangements
Never before have such careful pre- parations been made by the Hurling- ham Polo Association.as those which' have been undertaken for England's challenge to America for the Westches- ter Cup next year, when the first game in the series will be played on June 4
at the Meadowbrook Club.
The importance of practice facilities for the team and adequate pony
The China team were in splendid Blackburn was the pick of fettle and with their halves play- two backs and positioned himself ing at the top of their form, the splendidly, while his header clear- noon's display in the closing minute Scots were given little opportunity ances often relieved heavy pressure. by "playing to the gallery." of settling down, only Hossack, Proctor was at his best in the first After Lee Wai-tong had missed their centre-forward, being any-half, but with the failure of Brown a penalty awarded against Black-strength have been fully realised and where near dangerous with a few and Beaton, his wing-halves, in the burn for hands, he made amenda a the whole programme has been care- long drives.
second period, he was unable to cope few minutes later with a shot which fully thought out. Whether the labours One of the outstanding figures with the on the field was Proctor, Scotland's Chinese game and was almost play- Shiu-wing placed China. further it.
brilliant short-passing glanced off the right upright. Lai of the Hurlingham body can command success or not, they certainly deserve centre-half, who gave a superb ex-ed to a standstill.
ahead in the second half with a England's selected players are: Ger- hibition and very rarely put for- Scotland, with the exception of bouncing ball which deceived Dun-ald Balding (capt.), E. H. Tyrrell ward a wrong foot in the opening the first 10 minutes rarely looked can, and Lee Wai-tong culminated
Martin, Aidan Roark, H. Hesketh half. He clearly had the measure like scoring.
two the day's display with two glorious Skene and John Lakin. Of these, Capt. Hughes, Capt. H. P. Guinness, R. of Lee Wai-tong during this period headers, both of which had
Howlett, with and, but for the weakness of his Kwan-kon clearly beaten but which
Tam goals.
Guinness is at present with his re- Mr. R. M. Omar wing-halves, who were
very capably giment in Palestine and it cannot be unable to struck the cross-bar, was the first handled the game and the
said when his services will be available. teams cope with Fung King-cheong and Scottish forward to come near
Capt. C. T. I. Roark as well as Ivor Lai Shiu-wing, would have held scoring, but thereafter he faded out, China: Tam Kwan-kon; Mak Shui-fornia while the English team is there Balding will also be playing in Cali- Lee Wai-tong down to a solitary of the picture. Howlett's methods hon and Lee Ting-sang; Lau Hing-choi, and will be available if required. goal.
did not fit in with the rest of the Yeung Shui-yick, Fung King-cheung, which could have been made, and one Leung Wing-chui and Hsu King-sing; This is undoubtedly the best selection Fung King-cheong, at inside-forwards and he considerably slow- Lee Wai-tong (Capt.), Lai Shui-wing which will give us the four strongest right, gave one of his finest displays ed down the Scots' attack.
and Hau Ching-to.
players who have represented us since to date. He played a brilliant
HSO SHINES
Scotland:-Duncan (Royal Scots); the war. feeding game, paving the way for The Chinese defence was splendid al Scots); Brown (Royal Scots), Proc- February and have full practice there. Blackburn (Police) and Fraser (Roy- The team will meet in California in two of Lee Wai-tong's goals.
and all performed most creditably, tor (Royal Scots), Beaton (24th R.A.); Arrangements have been made for a Strangely enough Lai Shiu-wing Hsu King-sing, at left-half, provid-Munro (Royal Scots), Ferrier (Police), series of exhibition matches, between was very rarely in the picture ex-ing the outstanding performance in Hossack (Royal Scots), Howlett (Po- Feb. 19 and April 9, in various parts cept in the last 10 minutes or so, the intermediate line. Although he
lice) and Tait (Middlesex).
of California, including three matches at Midwick, one at Santa Barbara and when Scotland were forced on the paved the way for many fine open-
three at San Francisco. Lord Cowdray, defensive.
the non-playing captain, will be with the team the whole time they are. in America.
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to were:
ings for Hau Ching-to, the Eastern YESTERDAY'S
FINE EXHIBITION
left-winger and probably one of Duncan, in Scotland's goal, gave the most dangerous in the Colony, a fine exhibition, but had no coun- was given very few chances and ter for two of Lee Wai-tong's goals, was rarely in a position to shoot. although, he made several magai- There is little else I can say about ficent full-length drives to push the teams except that the Chinese 'the ball round the posts.
team marred an excellent after-
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HOME SOCCER RESULTS
This programme, while giving every facility for practice for all members of the team, has added to the difficul- ties of the pony question, as, if an at- tempt was made to play all the practi- ce matches on the same ponies as are required for the actual series in the Westchester Cup, the strain on them Several big scores were register-would be too severe. Sufficient ponies ed in the Third Division (North) so that the brunt of the practice in of yesterday's 'Home soccer
London, To-day.
have therefore had to be arranged for
pro- California will be pn ponies which gramme, results of which are as may not be required for the actual
follows:
FIRST DIVISION.
Aston Villa
Charlton
Chelsea
1
Sunderland
1 Arsenal
2 Leeds
2 Everton
3 Blackpool
Leicester. C. 1
Liverpool
series,
In all, some 55 ponies will be availa- ble, of which 32 are owned by the Hur- 1lingham Polo Association and the re- 0mainder are either borrowed or belong 2 to the players. In addition, Lord Cowdray and Major N. W. Leaf have sent out some ponies for their own
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use.
Manchester U. 1 Not more than 20 ponies will be re-
1 Stoke
Middlesbrough 2 Birmingham
o quired for the actual contest, so that
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an ample margin has been left for.
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selection, and we may confidently ex-
pect to be represented by a stable of
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2 Blackburn 2 Bradford
Bury Chesterfield Luton
1 Nottingham Manchester C. 5 Tranmere Newcastle 4 Norwich Plymouth 0 Coventry Wednesday 5 Fulham Southampton 2 Sheffield U. Swansea 3. West Brom. Tottenham 1 Burnley West Ham. 0 Millwall
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) Aldershot 2 Crystal P. Brighton 1 Bristol C Bristol R. 1 Bournemouth Exeter C. 3 Southend Mansfield Newport Notts C. Port Vale
0 Ipswich
0 Swindon
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0 Northampton
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2 Clapton
8 Reading
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The Selection and Management Com- mittee chosen by the council of the 0 Hurlingham Polo Association is Vis- 2 count Cowdray (chairman), Lt.-Col. E. 1 G. Atkinson, Major Rex Benson, Lt.- Col. C. H. Gairdner, Major J. F. Har- rison, Col. V. N. Lockett, E. H. Tyrrell- 2 Martin.
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THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
✪ Barnsley
| Accrington
1 Bradford C.
0 Carlisle
0 Chester
3 Crewe
1 Darlington
4 Linsoln
8 New Brighton
2 Rochdale
0 Rotherham
Stockport
3 Barrow
1 Wrexham
8 Hartlepools
8 York
5 Gateshead
0 Halifax
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Hull Southport
0 Doncaster
3- Oldham
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