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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 14, 1941.
ROYALS DESERVE WIN OVER POLICE; PLAY WELL Bankier Plays A Brilliant Game In Goal
North And Ferrier TO-DAY'S IMPORTANT FAMOUS REFEREE
Shine For
Police
By "Sportshawk"
THE LAST FIRST DIVISION LEAGUE SOCCER MATCH OF THE SEASON WAS PLAYED AT BOUNDARY STREET YESTERDAY, WHEN ROYAL SCOTS DEFEATED POLICE BY THE ODD GOAL IN FIVE, AFTER LEADING BY TWO CLEAR GOALS AT THE INTERVAL.
Police were without the services of Gough, their pivot, and Parker. Royals were full value for their victory, although the score might have suggested that it was an even game.
Police never. appeared to be winning combination .:
were
alway kept in the wait until the later stages ** The period, when the v unproved venue what and randert the Royal good several tune
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Banker. keeper for Royab played a very ate game through out. His high handling and eleven i anticipation were worth watching However, he was responsible for ¦ the goal scored by Chan Fat-fau | as he ran out and was not able to return to his charge, Chan netting with an open goal before him
Naysmith and Fraser We're it par of sound backs They buth: krpt the Police forwards exit. while Parnaby played a sehering game in the pivotal position.
Hossack Shines
Outstanding in the Royals at tack were Hossack, the former Colony interporter. Auld and Munro. Hossack was speedy and showed good foot-work, lit ye failed several times through wild shootings when in possession. The tatter two players combined very well and were a constant source of worry to Pobee defence.
For Police, Chang Wing played - up to his best standard between
the sticks and was responsible for several saves. while Blackburn was the mainstay of the defence
Pope, usually a right-half, ap peared uncomfortable in the pi- votal position He played a hard game, however, and sent several good and accurate passes to his forwards which they www unable to quin to account North was perhaps the best hatt Police, holding his own very well Ferrier was the schemer in the Police attack but was inclined t hang on les long to the ball, but Howlett was out of the picture for most of the time Mona discharg- ed his dutle, out the left-wing quite well but was stayed in the second period
Munro scored the opening goal for Royals not long after the start and Auld added another before the interval
Powerful Shot
IF
In the middle stage of Che second period, Hossack sent powerful shot, which Chang Wing, pushed against the post for ball to bounce into the net.
the
About 15 minutes from the end, Bankier, keeper for Royals, chas- ed the ball to the half-back line and was unable to return, Chan Tat-fai scoring easily.
A short while later, Police were awarded a free-kick just outside the penalty area and Pope con- verted.
ROYAL SCOTS-Bлnkter: Naysmith and. Fraser; Adamson, Parnaby and Marshall; Hossack. James, Auld. Munro and Larkins
POLICE-Chang Wing: Blackburn and Chan Kwong-yu; Mak Hon-fan, Pope and North: Chan Tat-fol, Ferrier, Howlett, Coull and Moss.
SOUTH CHINA-Tam Kwan- kon; Tsang Chung-wan, Lee Kwok-wai; Lau Hing-choi, Lam Tak-po, Tse Kam-hung; Lee Tak- kee, Lau Chung-sang, Lee Wai- tong. Chow Man-chi and Shek-you.
Lee
(Royal
THE REST-Bankier Scots); Roughley' (Navy), Black- burn (Police); Freshwater (Mid- diesex), Hsu King-shing · (East- ern), Thomas (Middlesex); Fowl- er (Club); Fung King-cheong (Sing Too), Hendy (Navy), Bar- ber (Navy) and Hau Ching-to (Eastern).
RESERVES-Lapsley and Mox- well (Kowloon), Fraser (Royal Scots), Bright (Middlesex), Soong. Ling-sing (Sing Tao), LeePage. (Navy); Howlett and Fercher (Ro- lice) and Rieftken (Clab), SOM
SOCCER GAME
SUSPENDED
the
Football Association, The Football League, and the North- umberland
Durham War- time League.
The play off for the Third Divi. Because he had officiat Mr Nattrass is one of the best
ston Air
North-EasL
the
soccer title between Royal
Force and
ored as Royal Corps
a referee without kwn football referees in Signals will be played this after renewing his certificate,
A few years ago he had Mr. Harry Nattrass, of charge or an F.A. Cup Final
and has also has
officiated at im
moon at Sookunpoo at 2 30 p.m.
South Chyma. first davisión
champs, will meet a team clus-Sunderland,
been
int matches in Ireland, en from the rest of the Club in an suspended by the Durham It is understood that although exhibition gathe at 4 pan. after
Football Association from affiliation he has officiated at he failed to renew his certificate which the trophies for the thees chavision, will be distributed Ms MK Lo wife of the Hon MI M K L. Vic» presudient of The Hong Kong Football Assoera $101
Middlesbrough and Newcastle thus
taking any further part Regional League matches at in the game as a referee. season and also at two Northum- This decision of the Emergency brekund anci Durham League Committee has been forwarded to "anis.
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