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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, - MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1933.
LOCAL FOOTBALL
South China And Lincolns Fighting Hard
CLUB DEFEATED BY CLUB
South China and the Lincoln Regiment are still fighting for the championship. The Lincoln's with a five goals win over the Recreio at King's Park bead the table, while South China with a game in hand appear to be in a good position. South China had a clear four goal win over Kowloon at Caroline Hill,"
The Athletic defeated the Club on their own ground.
The Police made a good recovery in the closing ninates in their match with St. Joseph's levelling up in the last kick of the game.
The R.A. defeated the "East Lancashires on the Rail- way ground by the odd goal.
Kowloon juniors managed to secure their first points this season when they defeated the Club by the only goal scored.
The Navy are preasing hard for the championship over the in Division II having a five clear goals win
Indians.
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The Borderers and Athletic shared the points at the Valley.
In Division III, the Lincoln Regiment still maintain, “ thir 100 per cent. record, defeating the Radio by eight. char goals.
KOWLOON SCORE FIRST POINTS
Police, v. St. Joseph's
The Police did well to share the points with St. Josephis when playing within the racecourse, De ing two goals, down and time al- St. Joseph's appeared most up, to have the game well in hand and fully confident of both points when a sudden change came over the game, Green putting on two goals in the closing minutes.
The early stages of the game found the Folice having the bet- ter of the exchanges and Winer- too should have opened their ac- count, but his, shot. to Marques was very tame.ind the goalie got the ball away. Moss and Black- bome played a hard gantes in the defence and quite held the Saints penalised attack Marques was
for carrying and Willerton shot into the net from the free kick, the goal being disallowed as the ball had not been played. by a second player.
Ward
netted for St. Joseph's "after the whistle had gone
against him for offside.
South China opened the second half with a raid on the Kowloon goal and but for the fine play of Cord in goal would have added to their score. South Chins pressed for a good time before Tam sent Fung là to score Bouth China's Elliott had little fourth goal. support from the rest of his for-
Wing Chu wards and Leung playing B
the great game in pivotal position for South China, kept the Kowloon leader. well under. South China continued to
the sound prèss, but
Lincolns.
Results
DIVISION I
5 Recreio
S.C.A.4.
4. KF.C.
Athletic
4. H.K.F.C.
·R.A.
3 East Lane.
2
HK. Police
2 St. Joseph's 7 DIVISION II. "
R. NEVER S Indians Kowloon F.C. 1 HK.F.C. Athletic" 0.6.W.B.
Lincolns Recreio S.W.B.
DIVISION I
the Athletic.
0
0
0
8 Radio S.C.
0
4 R.E.
0
3 RAMC.
1.
up
Athletic Ho put the
two. shortly after, Rodger misjudging the flight of the ball which en- tered the net just under the bar. Rodger thought the ball would would clear-the bar and made no attempt to stop it and was much surprised when he saw the ball in the net,
The Club tried hard to reduci the lead against them, but the interval arrived with the Athletic leading by two clear goals. "...
Resuming the Club set up a raid on the Athletic's-goal, Howe's shot cleared the bar. work by the Club forwards threá. tened and K Kwok KI did to save from E. Strange..
bur
YESTERDAY'S FOOTBALL
Wales Beat Scotland
· IN SUNDAY HERALD CHARITY CUP
A penalty for hands" against the outstanding player in this
Lincolns the lead early in the 'Edmunds received on the halfway game, Cork converting from the line" and made a bet-lipe for goal spot kick
and beat Deacon from close range. For a time the Lincolns
South China defender gave the half. Early in the second half, DIARY OF LOCAL
Bhortly after, Higgins and L
rin ang vers pulled up for dan gerou play and both were cau tioned.
pressed to level up, but the Gun-
ners defence was safe, Lowen playing well. With about a min- "From a centre by Baldry, Higutes to go the Lincolns made a gina headed in and Wong tipped final effort and levelled up over the bar for a fruitless corner, ↑ through Barnsley./
Wong tested Heath with a hard
shot, and South Chins coming in again almost levelled up, a scram- ble on the goal line ending in
Second Ball
Sunday's game at Scokunpoo did not improve the standard of sport in the Colony. Two-player being ordered off for dangerous play and several player cautions favour of Heath. ed during the play.com was.
Lincoln Regt. v. South China Two of the best teams. In the
The second halt opened In senior league met "on the 800-favour of South China who kept kunpoo-ground, the result having the Lincolns at home. A hard & bearing on the Championship shot by Wong Mee Shun was Il feeling crept into the game
kicked behind for [-a fruitless almost from the kick off and there were several bad fonts in corner. Yeung Shui Yick sent the the rame Attar a brief visit by ball over to Fung King Cheong unmarked twenty-five South China, Ash took the ball to yards out and Fing shooting in mid-held and sent Baldry away. Leung In Chan in trying to clear Almost turned the ball into his own goal, Wony just reaching the ball to clear.
Befoin the anal whistle sounded sherlock scored for the Navy.
draw
lead
who was
the ball hit the underside of the bar, and rebounded in the net. giving Heath po chatice..
Later, friction between Heath and Wong Mee Shun ended in marching orders for both on a count, of violent conduct.;
Higgins went in goal and both teams settled down with four for- wards. Higging made a couple of Athletic v. Borderers The last season's champions did fine saves before McGuinness was a sent through at the other end well to hold the Borderers to
On the Athletic and sending in a fast rising shot, ball went went in of the goalless
the racecourse. the round within
crossbar to give the Lincolns the given B Bordersks were The chance to take the
when lead. South China went close to they were awarded a penalty levelling up several times; a header.
behind, Good kick, Court shooting straight in-trom Tam Kong Pat went on to
bar and bounced
and to the goalie's hands from the the
Higgins fell on the ball referee gave a welspot kick. The
general caution to the teams as several South China players in some of thė players, were
rough their eagerness to get the ball in thel: The Athletic increased
the net fell on top of him, a free on their exchanges. lead-through Ho Ka Keung when
Although play favoured the kick for impeding relieved. Cork be picked up a pass from Fung
Borderers throughout, the Athle- was cautioned for dangerous play. went through to King Yu and beat Rodger from close
tie defence is worthy of praise the Higgins was hard range,
way they kept out persistent at completing hk "hat thereby
tacks of the military playerA. trick"
Bickford was sent away on the left and Howe arriving, at thi time the ball reached the keeper, bundled both into the to open the Club's score.
pressed and
kicked the ball over the nullah. Fung came through, but his shot Just missed the upright. Interest maintained until the thal kick, the last blow of the whistle found the Lincolns winners of a hard game by two goals to one.
Lincoln Regt-Heath; Roden, Ash; Dudley, Cork. Bett; Baldry," McGuinness, Higgins. Ridley and Lt. Hocquard. §.
Sonth
- HK ^v. Kowloon. Kowloon secured their first was
they when goal-points of the season
Club at the managed to defeat Happy by the only "goal scored. net
This was their tenth match and the points came rather late al though they have been very close to notching once before. «
The Club returned to the at-" tack and i cleared from a fast cross shot by" Bickford. The Ath- letto scored again through Ho Choi Yul Rodger having na chance with a fast cross' shot.
Goodwork by the Club's lef wing gave the Club their second defensive goal Strange sent Bickford away and meeting the return pass, shot work of Yeoman and Cord pre-into the not failing to see the vented any addition to the score.
ball on its way to the net. South China. Wong Wing:
The Club's left wing should have Leung In Chan, X Tin Game:
had more to do, for they Tong Kwan. Leung Wing Chul, Lai Kwok Wai; Yeung Shui Yick, neglected during the arst half of
the game and the goals scored by Wong Mee
Shun. Fung King
Maif Cheong, Tam Kong Pak and Tai the Club during the second
was the result of good work by Qual Hon.
the left wing.
Kowloon.--Cord; Willis, Jones, Whitfield,
Timberlake; Yeoman, Bliss, Lewis, Elllott, White and
Blake.
Lincolns Regt. v. Recreio The Lincolns had a trial run out at King's Park against the Recreio and won by ave clear goals.
Having played a blank Arst half, St. Joseph's opened out the play on resuming and E. Gosano opened the score. With this suc- coss the Saints' returned to the The Lincolns played a fine com- attack and. Ward missed badly bination game, team work. being from close range. Hard luck for excellent, the Recreio being lucky the Police came when File shot that on the general run of the hard against the upright, 'Green game, the score against them taking the rebound and with an should have been doubled. open goal, shot just outside the After McGuinness had missed a post. St. Joseph's returned to at-sitter, the Recreto took up the tack and with the Police defence running and Castilho running in spreadeagled, Lawrence
from a pass by Gomes missed an camze through to put them two up. open goal Several chances came The Baints were contented with to the Lincolns; but shooting was the goals lead and play slackened wild. The opening goal may be off. The
Police waited their considered a lučky one for the chance and Channings found an † Lincolns, for Higgins shot in from opening to send Green through a pass by Hocquard and the ball and the centre-forward went in to beat Marquel from "close range. This spurred the Police on to further success and they levelled up the score through Green in the last kick of the game.
Police McHardy: Blackborne, Moss; Gough, Channings, Brittain; Pile, Brooks, Willerton, Green and Brown.
St. Joseph's Marques; Gomes, A. V. Gosano; E. Marques, Beltrac, Elms: Lawrence, Ward, Leonard; B. Gosano and Fernandes.
went into the net off the upright
Corners to both sides were fruitless. The Lincolns increased their lead through Higgins who was again fortunate in striking the wood before the ball rested in the net.s
Being two.up the Lincolns.con- tinued to press and the Recreio defenders did well to keep the McGuinness took a score 'down. free kick just outside the area and placed the ball in the net well put of Marques' reach"
Cork scored the Lincolns fourth goal with a shot from twenty- live yards range, Marques falling to reach the ball as it went over his head into the net.
South Chins v. Kowloon Opening out the play from the kich off, South China overran the team from the peninsular in Ridley scored the nith and last their game at Caroline Hill and won by four clear goals,
were
E.A. v, East Lancashire. The Gunners managed to sec- ure full points in the last minute when playing the East Lanca- shires on the Railwayground. Play opened. In favour of the gast Lancashires, but good play by Allan and Combey kept them from scoring. The Gunners, then got through and Birmingham swing- ing the ball out to Snooks... the winger opened the score with g fast low shot.
Faulty shooting by the Slub for- wards practically gave the game
had several chances to score for
China-Wong Leung in Chan, L Tin
SUNDAY HERALD CHARITY CUP MATCH
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Wales qualify to meet England. on Christmas 'Day On the Railway ground, Wales defeated Scotland in the Sunday Herald Cup Competition by three clear goal Wales bad the first league team of the Borderers out except Fedmore who stood down to let in Channings of the Police. Greenshields. was unable to play
After
EVENTS
TO-DAY
(December 18)
(KI Moon, and Day Anniversaries and Holidays- Ramadan (balem) First Day.
Auctions-Sale of Crown Lands, P.W.D. Offices, 3. p. 1 z
Meetings-Final, Monkgind (Regd.) Wine Co., Ltd., and Brown's Ltd., (both in liquida- tion), Mesars.. Percy Smith Seth and Fleming's Offices, 11.30 . and noon, respectively.
members of
· Entertainments-"The Journey bo Western Paradise" by Girls of Belilios Public School, in honour of Miss Skinner, King's College Hall, 9.30 p.m. Rehearsal, "The Pirates of Penance, Cathedral Hali, 5.30 p.m.
owing to injury and Grant of the Reserves filled the outside right position in Scotland's team a
Wales pressed from the kick off, but they were sometime before Miscellaneous. Quarry Bay they could pierce the defence School Prize Distribution, 5.30 p.m. owing to faulty shooting.
Bishop Hall's Discussion for Men, continual pressure, Fourtey gave Lane Crawford's Restaurant, Wales the lead during a scrambic In the goal-mouth. - A chance P came to Lowson to make. tha' scores level, but, his shot went weakly to Smith who kicked clear.
...
Theatres
Queen's:"420d, Barcet” King's "The Midshipmsid." Central-Love Radeerned."
(Chinese Picture). Oriental:The Warrior's Hua-
band."
"World: "Smiling Through."
Lee:"The Kid From Spain." MajesticRackety_Rack!" Star:-"Woman of Passion."
Wales returned to the attack and Matthias had hard fuck with a fast cross shot. Grant got away on the left and G. Duncan meet- ing the centre ballooned over the bar
Hunter fell in slopping a" shot
could recover Harris dashed up from Hazlewood and before he
and shot the ball into the net. A fine effort by Harris gave Wales their third goal Running through the defence, Harris left Hunter standing with a well placed shot. A final chart by Scotland camer when Robertson forced a comer. G. Duncan meeting the ball from by Erlangen, the flag kick, tested Smith with a rattling shot. Hunter turned out from a shot by Harris and. Hazlewood had hard luck when he shot in the ball striking the cross-bar and rebounding to play to be cleared, by Docherty.
Wales-Smith; Mullane, Mor- rison; Wallace, Channings, Jones: Matthias, Harrid, Fourtey, Haale- Wingwood and Duncan.
Sang
to Kowloon, although Botes did Tong Hwan, Leung Wing Chai, well in goal for the visitors. Bell Lee Kwok Wal: Yeung Shui Yick,
Wong
Mee Shun, Fung Khig the Club during the first half and Cheong. Tam Kong Pak and Tai with Duncan missing a sitter from Qual Hon. close range, the Clug were out of luck.
The Club'had the better of the
half, but again faulty shooting let exchanges througout the second tham down, White with atize solo effort won the match for Kowloon. Cutting in from the left he placed the ball in the net well out of Forrow's reach,
At
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DIVISION I
Recreio v. E. E.
King's Park, the Recreio beat the Sappers by four goals to nil. Before the interval Alves opened the score and Santos, put the Club two up.
Castilho and Campus scored for the Recreio in the second half..
S.WB. v. RA.M.C. The Medicals ran the Borderer
The Lancs fought back gamely and should have levelled up, but close in their match on the Val- O'Donnel lost a glorious ́ chance ley ground, the result being three when he shot wide with only to one in favour of the Borderers. for the Combey to beat. However, the Nelson opened the score satne player made amends for his Borderers and Purcell, added to previous error when he shot into their score-before the interval. the net shortly after giving Com- bey no chance &
Being a goal down, the East Lanes, put on pressure and Com- bey did well to clear shots from O'Donnel and Salmon; A
Pym sent in a shot that Adams failed to stop and before the fina Before the interval the Gun whistle sounded Morgan scored ners took the lead with a lucky the third goat for the Borderers. shot. The East Lancashires_gos)-
Lincoln Regt. v. Radio keeper took a goal kick and BirPlaying within the racecourse, mingham unawares.
the Lincolns put on. elgtiť... goals, without reply from the Radio.
Harper opened up the score and Clarke put on two more before the interval Clarke "' increased Allan had a lot to do in break the lead early in the second: hak ing down the persistent attacks and Dudley scored the fifth goal by the Lancs forwards. The Gon= | Clarke Dudley and Reeson addeć ners' then :eturned to the attack further goals before the and Harmsworth coming out to whistle sounded. tackle Birmingham · was ... beaten, but German dashing, back clear- ed from the goal line.
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The East Lanes then took up the running and Combey made a weak clearance from Lawton and O'Donnel rumming a shot in to the net from close range, b goal of the match, turning the "A "struggle for the winning goal ball into the net from s well took place. Both teams missing easy chances, until Kilight took a placed corner kick by Hocquard.
pass from Snooks and running in the to give beat Harnsworthr Gunners both potuta.
-Combey Allen, WH LEON* Rodgers, Pardoe, Worthington, Kowloon FG. 'Snooks, Knight Birmingham, PA
Woods and "Sext
Lincoln Regt-Deakien; Rodan, Ash; Dudley, Cork, Bett Baldry, McGuinness, Higgins, Ridley and Lt. Hocquard,
Recreio Marques: Silva-Netto, Bowen: Gonsalves, Delgado, Mahar; Castilho, Guterres, Souse, Games and Pereira.
Fung, King Cheong was unlucky in the opening minutes when he "got through to shoot hard against the crossbar, Kowloon clearing rebound. Yeoman, in from the the pivotal position, had his work cut out against Fung and Tam Kong Pak, but he managed to break up several attempts to get through. South China opened the score through Tai Qua Hong. Cord Tading to turn out a fast low shot from the winger. Tam put South China, two up in the next minute. Tam came through and challeng- ed by Cord, Tam turned the ball clear and following up shot into two, the Athlete being worthy
HK. Club v. Athletic
The Club failed to come up to expectations in their match with the Athletic on their on ground and went down by four goals, to
Lincola St. Joseph Bouth China E-Navy.. B. W. Bere Athletão
East Lancashires---Harmsworth in Estrela Ball, Gorman; Rushwell Thomp- son. Power: Sandford, Lawton, O'Donnel, Wood and Lt. Saimon Bouth
DIVISION. IL·
B. NAVY Y Young Indians,
-- Transferzing this match to the
the net. Yeoman sent out to winners according to the Navy ground, the home team bast Blake, but the winger Talled to of the play,
the Young Indians by five
clesi Kow
get his shot homey L Tin Bang G3/Rodger made his first sp-| goals The Navy pressed v-hard and Leung In Chan were very pearance for the Club thisses
three goals for the Ath
first
ate at backs, for although How wn: Ho Ka Keung was the her dou made several attemptá; to get of the match scoring the through, they were held up by a pair of backs who played with good understanding, a
throughout the first half, but the Young adians defence held them to a gost, Fairiems beating Ram Zam after Dean had falled 14 clear from Chappell/AR for the Keeping up theS, DECRETO
the the second half the 1 Fung, † on four goals-Hinden! best their lead early in the
for. and Chappell then
After Fowler had mi chance to open the score It was left to Wong Mee Shun, Club, the Athletic took South China's versatile player, to attack and from a pas b register the third goal, Cord have Ho Ka Keung went in to ing no chance to save the shot. Rodger and open the score
Poklo
final
W D L F A PU
69 124-12 16
07-15, 28 4 299-3
DIVISION II. ⠀⠀⠀
8-03-28 7 16
40.619 15 4
VISION I
DIVISION II. MATCH
R.A.7. Lincoln Regt.
A good game was put up by the junior teams of the R.A. and Lincolns" the result being a draw. one goal all
Both goals had, narrow escapes, a shot from Hopkins just missed the angle of the goal. Woods was
Scotland--Hunter; Hill Docher- Robertson, Blackborne, A. ty; Duncan, Shepherd, G. Duncan, McQuade and Grant.
HOME RUGBY
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Inward from Europa via diberia.
Sports
Hockey-University V. Radio Sporta, 5 p.m.; HMS, Berwick v. Hongkong Hockey Club seconds, & pan Naval Lower Deck v. Jata."
Meetings. Hongkong Football Association. 5.30 p.m.
Sunries.-6.56 am.Bunset.–5.41
.p.m.
Tides.High at 9.43 and 20.14; Low at $50 and 13,41.
Birkenhead Park 16, Liverpool 9. Blackheath 17, Richmond 185,"- Devonport Services 11, Bath 13. Gloucester 17, Cheltenham 0.
English International Harlequins 14 Cardin o
Trial Postponed
London, Dec. 16. The following were the leading Rugby Union games played, to day:
Leicester 10, Bristol 6. Neath 6, Llanellyt pr Swansea 16, Cambridge U. 8
The English International Trial at Falmouth was postponed owing to frost, but the Scottish. Afteen beat the Rest by 4 points to B Reuter.
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