OWING to the crisis còming so close
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 29, 1939.
ARMY SPORTLIGHT
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to the commencement of the football season, it is extremely doubt- ful whether many of the Army sides will be really it for the opening matches. Few of the teams have been able to indulge in many practice matches with a probable result that the sides that represent units in the stylish player. Usually a right half, first one or two matches are likely he is now playing at left back, and im- to be changed considerably for ensu-pressed greatly on Thursday. He is ing games.
strong in his tackles and very clever with his head. All in all I think he has a good chance of getting a game in representative football during the He has had much valuable clubs in experience with civilian England.
If, as appears likely, the Middlesex do not take part in the Hong Kong Leagues this season, I can see great difficulty being encountered in turning out a really representative Army side, But, despite reports to the contrary, all hopes are not yet dead, and the "Diehards" may yet be seen in the spotlight.
Two of the more, fortunate clubs, who have been able to get in a great deal of practice, are Signals, who are in Second Division, and. R. A S. C. who are entered in the Third,
Last Thursday the latter turned out against a Hong Kong F. C. XI, which Included such well known names as Fowler, E. Strange, Coles, and Forrow, Although beaten by five goals to four they were far from disgraced. My impression of the Club was that they had a fair amount In hand and did not extend themselves unduly.
In Hills, R. A. S. C. have a really
season.
Fare, who played centre half, also impressed greatly, and when he im- proves his distribution a little, should be well worth watching. He is very tall and rarely beaten to a. ball in the
air.
An 'inside left, Young, worked terri- fically hard during this game, but must get into the habit of occasion- ally swinging the ball to the opposite wing instead of having a stereotyped pass to his outside man as his chief weapon of attack. He has a useful shot and should not be afraid to have a go at goal himself.
The former has a remarkably strong shot. considering his size.
In defence they are very strong, the halves Dignan, Parry and Hutcheson all tackling strongly and distributing the ball wall, while L/C,Spinks | struck me as being a' class back and the goalkeeping of Kennard was very
as he had been starved during most | anfe. of the play. He has a fine turn of speed and despite his rare chances managed to net two of his team's goals with fine opportunism.
Moore in goal was safe, but his poal- tloning was often at fault and his handling of a ground ball needs im- proving.
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Owing to the weather the Army Cricket trial due to be played on Wednesday had to be cancelled and fresh teams have been picked to play on Saturday.
They are composed as follows:-~ Capt. Godby, Máj, Sinclair, «Capt. What- man, Lt. Young, Sgt. Haveréraft, Vungniaux, S/Sgt. Gardner, L/Bomb. Ward. Spr. Cork. Gar. Dobbinson and Cpl. Blount.
Signals struck me as having a fine chance of going for in Second Division.
Capt. Lawrence, Maj. Harvey, Capt. At present the chief fault seems to be too much dilly-dallying in front of Grose, Capt. Dewar. Lt.:Skipwith; Cpl. Eddy. goal. Their forwards are pretty to S/Sgt. Gill, L/Sgt. Dilnot; Spr. Bailey, L/Cpl. watch in their approach work, but Murphy and Cpl. Webb, seem unable to add the finishing touches.
A. D. Locke, at 21, has beaten all the Sgt. Brakenberry, the centre: for- Open champions he could lay hands upon hero. With an amiable backer behind him, ward, seems particularly affilcted with good for anything up to a thousand pounds this fault, but is really fast and a few against anyone, anywhere. any time, he more matches should see this clever should have gone straight to America, play- forward really getting into his stride.ed in the winter tournaments there, and generally toughened up his golf. The ex- Signals have two good wingers to perience would have been of tremendous make the openings in L/C, Kitcher value. As it is, he says he will go to and Cpl. Husband, both possessing a Araerica when someone offers "a good pro- Glen the outside right must have telling shot and both being very ac forthcoming. He must go and fight for it.— position... No such proposition will be felt rather fed up at the close of play 'curate with their crossing of the ball. Roland Allen.
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