R.A.S.C. BEAT CLUB "A" IN FRIENDLY
Playing better as a team, Royal Army Service Corps beat, Club by 4 goals to 1, in a friendly football match at Happy Walley fast even- Ing.
Club's team included four of the first éleven, but too much individualism marred their games Grattan, at right back, played very sound football, and not only cleared safely, but fed the forwards well- ön more than one occa- slon, though some of his well-directed centres went a-begging,
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Forrow and Odell both played well. but the forwards-were-on the weak side
though Taylor scored a goal in the first half.
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and Corps, Hamlin Blazzard were a safe pair of backs, Gough, on the left. wing, who and they show signs of developing into played in place of Jones, also did of the best combinations in
Second Divikion this season. Shaw was not at his best, but well and with Fox gave the Chin-
Blazzard Impressive anxious defenders several kept a constant watch on Lee Jese
Blazzard, who is a newcomer to local Wai-tong and Chau Man-chi, moments.
football, was particularly impressive South China played below form, while Chan King-kuen found Lee Shek-you a troublesome winger and in the closing minutes their with his first-time clearances, while his Bervice but stuck to him well.
forwards could make little head-positioning was abse good, Birrell was the best forward way against the hard tackling of Corps and Martin increased the lead. a constant menace to (Continued at foot of next Col.) Then Taylor scored with a "trick shot." and was
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Clark scored first for the
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one of that variety which is almed at corner of the net and then finds its way in through the other! Just be fore half-time Weir added the third goal for the Corps.
Play was more, even during thd second half, though the Club bàcies were given a lot of work to do by, the hard-pressing Corps forwards. Follow- ing one of these raids Clark gained possession of the ball, and-with*afgood shot fund the net, the final whistle sounding shortly after. Teams were
Club:-J, G. Bailey; A G. 'Grattan and H. Millington; A. Eger, K. W Forrow and A. Odell; E. V. Hopkinson, A. Bond, C. F. Needham, A. J. G. Taylor and P. O. Morgan.
R.A.S.C.:—Mattison: Hamin and- Blazzard; Smart, Morgan and Ham- mond; Glenn, Farrell, Clark, Weir and Marlin.
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TRUSCOTT'S HAT TRICK
At Causeway Bay, Signals, Third Division runners-up and now competing in Second Division, beat Royal Navy in a friendly football match by four clear goals after leading by three goals at the in- terval.
Signals were the better balanced team and displayed good combina- tion in the attack while their. In- termediate line was too good for the Navy forwards.
Truscott opened the scoring for Signals early in the game and shortly after increased the lead. Bátes scored before the interval and in the second period Truscott registered his "hat trick."
Navy:-Gif; Wilson and Connor: Bowden,Parkinson and Gallagher; Breese, Spradberry, Taylor. Shipside and Long.
Signals: Newham; Taylor and Smith; Holland, Spinks and Hutchinson; Truscott, Bates, "Brackenberry, Skinner and Laing.·
SAPPER JUNIORS BEAT SAINTS
Royal Engineers-juniors! beat St. Joseph's by four clear goals in a friendly football game at the Val- ley yesterday after leading by one goal at the interval.
St. Joseph's tried several new players and though they showed promise they were unable to set- tle down and combine with the rest of the team.
Moores scored for Sappers early in the game and in the second half he added another. Ellsley and Bures added further goals.
At Boundary Street yesterday, Police. beat Air Force in a friendly football game by the odd goal in five. Gordon. acored all the goals for Police and W. McDonald and G. Smith for Air Force.
Sappers. Lee Shek-you was not ...so, prominent on the left wing while Chiu Man chi made the * mistake of feeding him too much. Lea, Wal-tong started well and showed that he is still a force to be reckoned with but in the sec- ond period he slackened his considerably. --
He opened the scoring in the first five minutes with a good goal and shortly after increased the. lead...Gough reduced the arrears before the interval::
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"In the second half Lee Tak-kee scored, and Birrell beat. Täm Kwan-kon with a good shot...
Lee Wai-tong broke through in. the closing stages but shot over the bar,
Teams were
South China-Tam Kwan-kon; Tsang.. Chung-wan and Tso Kám-hung: Ho: Lok-kee, Lam Tuk-po": and Lau Hipgvás choy:: Lea Tak-kec, Choung Wingskoung, Lee, Wai-tong, Châu Man ch) and Lec Shek you
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and Floldingi Chan Yuen-king;), Show. and Taylor: Leo Wat-lam, Birrell, Pele ham, Fox and Gough,