PAGE 2-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
SOCCER REVIEW
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1939:
In the World of Sports
Brilliant
PORTUGAL'S GRAND SHOWING Runs By AGAINST CHINA: A. V. GOSANO
GOSANO Van Leeuwen
MAN OF THE MATCH
Pryde Find Of Season: Return Of Bickford
BY "PILAT"
PORTUGAL'S DISPLAY AGAINST CHINA must have sur- prised even their most optimistic supporters and, with a little more Inck, would have brought off the season's biggest upset in the Sunday Herald International charity cup match on Mon- day, Had the Portuguese shown better finishing power they might well have turned the tables on the Chinese.
was.
H.K.C.C. JUNIOR
TEAM V. K.C.C.
CLUB AND POLICE
DRAW AT RUGGER
LEADING TEAMS VICTORIOUS IN SUNDAY'S SOFTBALL
PROGRAMME
Canadian Canadian Chinese: Lead In Both Leagues
BY R.O.Y.
The rugby encounter between The following will represent the Club and the Police yesterday at Hongkong Cricket Club 2nd XI the Valley was somewhat scrappy, against the Kowloon Cricket Club but full of interesting play." The 2nd XI on Saturday at the Kow-score, three all, was fair, the teams loon Cricket Club ground at 2 being equal in many respecta. p.m. J. R. Mitchell (Capt.),
Only minor changes took place in both the Men's and C. W. E. Bishop, N. D. Booker. A outstanding for many brilliant expected victories in last Sunday's softball programme.
Van Leeuwen, for the Club, was Ladies' League tables, as the leading teams registered T. Dow, J. Hackney, Brigadier T. Macleod. D. O, Parsons, R, S. W.
Paterson, D. S. Robb,, W. Stoker,
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T. M. Sulter.
K.CC. 2nd XI;-W. Mulcahy, G. A. V. Hall, R. Baldwin, F. J. Lay. |S, A. Gray, Taylor, R. Labrum, R.
runk.
Leslie played a good game for: Although the Wildcats beat the Pirates by, the con- the Police, who were, generally vincing margin of 19-11, the Buccaneers put up a dour speaking, mostly on the defensive, struggle for five frames and at one stage appeared to have while Dr. Taylor was a decided the game well, in hand. asset to his side.
The first hair ended
BOXING DAY SOCCER AT HOME
LONDON, Dec. 27. (Reuter)-The following were the results of foot- ball matches played yesterday..
MIDLAND
West Brom
Birminghan 0 EAST MIDLAND Sheffield W. › Chesterfeld
NORTH WESTERN
Barrow
3 Accrington NORTH EASTERN
Bradford
3 Halifax
SOUTH WESTERN
14
Clapton
1 Newport"
1 Bristol R.
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1. Tequary
SOUTH "A'
2. Charlton
0 Arsenal
3
6 Southend
The heavier stickwork of V.R.G. 'boys gave a fine defensive Bristol C. The man of the match
The Kowloon forwards played A. J. Simpson. H. Brokenshire. G. score, but shortly after resumption appearance, twelve tallies into 12. Chung Hwa were given a Flymouth with no the winners made a belated display and outhit the Trojans 13 Swindon without a "doubt. A. V. Gosano with better combination, Santos W. Giffen and Clarke. His first-time "tackling was chietly, showing improvement in the
Charter scored a try for the Club, the last three stanzas pulling walkover by the Fulpine Club who Instrumental in checking many aleader's berth
put falled to convert. Later, Dempthe game out of the fire.
were unable to field a team. fine Chinese movement.
sy equalled with a try for the
HONG MATCHES " law's guardians. Wall book the
May Chung. Doris and Lily Mar: connected for three safeties apiece, ad, most interesting was the N. C Norwich
Crystal, Pal.. Of the Three Hong matches play-¦ Millwall kick, but missed by about a foot. yes-,
but Gloria Mar topped all three Bank-China Provident clash which Tottenham The teams were:-
in the batting averages by garner- resulted in a close 4-1 win for the CLUB:-Walkden; Van Leeuwen, ing four bingles. Mrs. Stone star atter who displayed great keen- Needham, A. J. G. Taylor, Lavalle; red for the losing squad, playing ness behind the excellent hurling charter, Thomson; Stout, Salter, a grand game in the field and of young Bux... Wanklyn; B. Hynes, Benn; Burford, [clouting a homer with two aboard. Stoker and Castleton.
Paddy Seats also hit well and gave an excellent display of hind- snatching.
No less than three penalties in C. Marques and J. Alves formed the game, in which Royal Scots a strong back division while R. registered their first win in six Marques emerged from "retire-matches, against the Police. ment" to give one of the best ex- hibitions of goal-keeping in his
career..
Bertie Gosano, ever an op- portunist, proved an effective leader and was always a trier. Of the two flanks A. Alves and
Pereira played with good un- though Castilho speed on the
derstanding showed good right. Fung King-cheong's absence had a noticeable effect on the Chinese attack, Lai Shiu-wing was abso-
Hossack returned to form with a ne "hat-trick" while Duncan was "another of the Scots to find his
best form.
WIN FOR TRUE BLUE
The Sweepstake race of the Royal H.K. Yacht Club salled terday resulted as follows:-
Yacht
Finshed Pos True Blue
182157 1 (Miss H, Crawhall Wilson). Jean
162225.5 BAD ACCIDENT
(Col. G. C. Gowlland) The champlons, South China La Linda
162455 "A". began, their second round (Mrs, HI, Johnstone), matches, with an easy win over St. Gull
162509 Joseph's who, though outplayed, Mr. C. O, G. Mills), put up a game fight.
Kittiwake
A nasty, accident occured in this same when. Sammy Tsarig, the Saints' 'keeper. in jumping for a high ball fell and struck his head,
162908 (Mr. E G: N. Bremner).
2
"3 POLICE-Wall; Reynolds, Jen- ner, Jackson, Taylor: Leslie, "Lux- 4 combe; Wheeler, Searle, Rose; Gul- unan, Innes; Lewis, Dempsey and $ ¡Riddell
Dr. JA R Selby refereed
BADLY OUTCLASSED
STRONG CHALLENGE
In trouncing the A.P.C. Shells by
3 Watford
West Ham
SOUTH" "B"
3. Fulham
2 Reading 3 Brighton-
Portsmouth
Aldershot Bournemouth Chelsea Queen's PR Southampton 2 Brentford
* BRITISH RED CROSS
CHARITY MATCH
Wolves
the wide margin-of 19-to 2, Hong- kong Electrics showed the benefit of their 16 or 17 pre-season: prac- The Cardinals were badly out tice games and gave promise of classed by the Wahoos who tallied putting up a strong challenge for 32 on 21 hits while the Redbirds this year's championship shield. were getting 6 on 8 safeties. Going Chartered Bank showed vast im- Cardif from bad to worse, the icsers top-provement over last year's form ped all of their previous poor feld- in beating Union Insurance 11-6.
lutely off form and Chan Tak-fal, against the upright. He was sent STOOGES DEFEAT WORLD ins performances, by bouting 18
with "A.V." watching him closely, to hospital for treatment, This and without the scheming of Fung, Injury will rob the Saints of their Iacked his usual dash
Cheuk Shek-kam was a weak link in the forward line despite
brilliant goalkeeper.
the fact that he had his club- MACAO FOOTBALL
mate. Chow Man-chi, as his in-
.side partner.
Lee Tin-sung and Mak Shlu-hon appeared to be shakened by thei strong Portuguese opposition and soccer fans had the unusual sight? of seeing
Lee miskicking three times.
SLOW GAME
LEAGUE
Leading Teams Win Again
From Our Own Correspondent: MACAO, Dec.. 24 - The conclu- sion of the first round of the Macao By virtue of their victory over Football League during the week- England on uesday Scotland will end was marked by further vic- supply the opposition to China in torles for the two leading teams, the Artillery and the Tenebroso.
the Anal.
WORKERS TO WIN R.A. CUP POLO COMPETITION
chances for, what probably a local record.
LEAGUE STANDINGS Ladies' League;
Therese Noronha turned in her usual steady pitching job for the Canadian Chinese winners and received adequate Ball Club support from her team-mates. Wahoos
EASY VICTORY
Wildcats
The Ball Club lassies won with Recreto
Major R. J. L. Penfold Is out any difficulty, by 13-8, over the Pirates
Outstanding For Winners
Cubs. Both squads committed six Baby Panthers miscues in the field, but the win-1 Cardinals'..... ners collected 13 safetles to the Cubs opposition's 6. Thelma and Cynthia Motta formed a sound
Collaco
THE FINAL OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY CUP FOLO COM- PETITION was played off at Boundary Street yesterday and end-winning battery, that kept the ed in a win for the STOOGES who beat, the WORLD WORKERS by four goals to two in a game that was interesting though not specially fast or exciting.
The Stooges played well as a. team, and. were kept well to- gether by Penfold who was the outstanding player of the side, while Colson brought off some excellent runs and Smith was effective as No. 1
stand-out
This put the score even and al-
Cubs Yew hitters fairly quiet.
With this defeat, the Bady Bruins
ment.
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OTHER MATCHES
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Coventry
5 Burnley
2 Wolverhampton 5
8 Notts C.
2
Doncaster. Everton Huddersfield
2 Blackburn
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2 Liverpool
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4 Mansfeld
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4 1 .800 Leeds
5 2 714 Lincoln 499
Manchester U. 3 Manchester C. 1
Notts F
Rochdale Rotherham
1 Middlesbro" "
6 Portvale
3 Leicester
• Stockport ...
1 Blackpool
2 Crewe
1 Bradford C,
3 Carlisle
8 Chester
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4 2 .668
Newcastle
3 2
Northampton .600
3 4.
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Oldham
2
4. .333
Prestur
1 5
.166
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5 166
Men's League:
7
Won Lost Pete
Canadian. Chinese Recreio "A"
8 0 1.000
York Stoku Tranmere
1 Bolton
6
0 1.000
5 1 .833
$5 1 833
4 2 .666
3 2 600
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SPORTING
FIXTURES
TODAY
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500 GOLF.--Rullway and Ross Cups,
second "rund...
250 RACING-Auction of penies at 200 Jockey Club Paddock, 515 pm.
are still battling the Cardinals for Ball Club the cellar berth, much to "Papa-Chung Hwa bear" Scoop Smith's disappoint International A.C.
¡Recreio "B" The game was played at a slow both elevens displaying brillant
MINDANAO TROUNCED
Baseball Club "pace throughout, the only feature forms against their adversaries.
Bousfield was the that delighted the
Recreio Aces trounced the Min-, Victoria R.C. small crowd
FIRST MATCH being
player for the World Workers. He though tite Stooges, playing much danao gang by the wide margin of Mindanao the fine inter-passing of
In the first of these two matches. played a hard, tireless, sort the Scottish Inside trio, W. G.
of better now, attacked through Pen-17 to 5. after outhitting the losers Liga game, while Lewis was good in fold, and Smith, both players shot the mound for the sailors, put Forums
20-2. Red Keplinger started on Trojans Pryde, Hossack and Ferrier.
the Artillery scored a run-away Duncan was on his best form in victory by netting five times; while. Patches and Feters was responsible wide. The World Workers
defending well but could not force could not find the plate and was Filipino Club between the sticks.
the Police were able to reply only for some excellent saves.
relleved by Davis early in the central British play out of their half and the chukker ended with dull and un-
game. Eddie and Gerry Gosano Machine Gunners 05. 000 took batting honours with four; interesting play in the corner of the field.
hits aplece, while Nick Beltrao, & V. Gosano and Mike Mendonca" were also in the running with
once.
Willemson, centre-half, had the
Goal-scorers were Carvalho, who better of his duels with Fowler and for the first time discarded performed the "hat-trick." Vlerla the rule as a defensive pivot and, and Conde for the Artillery. and generally, gave a sound all-round Joanho for the Police. display.
the
Pryde is undoubtedly find of the season. Despite his inexperience and youth he showed up, well against his more matured opponents. England's defence did not come up to expectations. Robinson was rather shaky. Bright had one of his worst days this season and
The Artillery were the "heavier
Capt: W: B. Wilson and Capt. S. Burn umpired and the Cup was presented to the winning team; and the trophies to the players, by Mrs. Peters, wife of Commodore A. M. Peters.
...
THE PLAY
of the two teams and used their
The first chukker saw the World weight to advantage. They
were Workers pressing from the open well served by Carvalho, centre ing bell and within three minutes forward, whose dashing and, bust-Lewis scored for them with a nice ling game carried the runners, long shot. The Stooges broke away through the Police defence on through a good effort by Smith several occasions.
SECOND GAME
was failed
by
were
THIRD CHUKKER The third session opened with three each. the World Workers pressing but
"
the
"Jughald Cogdill and Keplinger the Stooges, again. forced, play to hit for the losers, the former tak- the opposite end of the field. Up Ing the limelight by pulling an and down field play ensued in unassisted double-killing, in which, Whitehead, and Peters both sixth stanza.:: attempted to score but without LAST-INNING-RALLY- successPlay, was confined to the The International Athletics- took, which however,
boards for some time. -
Kenny Wong's English Forum Whitehead who cleared with a Eventually Smith took the ball gang by. 8 markers to 5, after stag- In the latter game,
the Tene-neat back-hander. Bousfield then away, and though ridden off. bying a last inning rally, that took Walkinson was easily the pick of aroso controlled the field through- got possession and scored the Whitehead managed to pass to them to their winning margin from
second for the World. Workers Colson who in out the game and piled up six within seven minutes of the start. Nicholson, who scored. The Stooges to have the game on ice but staged
turn passed to 5-2 down. The Forumers appeared i Thorburn and Fowler, were the goals against their opponents the, only two forwards who showed up Public Works, who retaliated twice the Stooges for crossing. Colson they continued to press they were with 11 errors to their (mis credit. A 60 yards, penalty was awarded were now in the lead and though the proverbial balloon act to Anish well Gardner, a third division through spontaneous movement took the hit but shot wide. Ap-effectively bottled up by the bet player, found the bace of a re-in the forward line.
parently a World Workers player, ter-mounted World Workers. crossed. the line too soon, "for a second hit was allowed, but Colson again shot. Just outside.
the halves.
presentative game too much for
him; while Thomas was never in
the picture.
LEAGUE, MATCHES
Eastern redeemed themselves to
a certain extent when they play-
BOWLING ALLEYS COMPETITION.
Nicholson then took; the ball up
in an excellent solo effort but was
In a second round match in the ridden off by Whitehead. Before
ed better soccer to beat Kwong Singles Handicap Competition play-the chukker ended however, the Wah, by a solitary goal.
ed in the Bowling Alleys last even-Stooges stored their first and the Wong Wah-say kept goal for ing B. A. Ismail, receiving a handi-chukker ended two-one in favour Kwong Wát.
cap of plus 25, defeated A. Odell Club supplied the second sur-(plus 11) by 506 to 423 pins. prise of the weekend when they defeated the weakened South China "B" to register their second victory" of the season.
The annual children's sports of the Kowloon Cricket Club will be
The whole Club team showed held on Monday, Jan. 1. at 2 p.m..
great improvement. especially the forwards which were strengthened
by: the return of Bickford, the In- terport left-winger..
KOWLOON WIN AGAIN
of the World Workers, although both sides were playing a scrappy game at the end in which mis- hits were plentiful, The, Stooges. were warming up and playing bet- ter when the bell went
SECOND CHUKKER
#
A third penalty against the World Workers was,, awarded for what appeared, to be the, use of the elbow. by,, one of their players in the excitement of a fast movement. The hit was taken by Colson but it was brilliantly cleared by Bousfeld who pased to Whitehead. The latter took it up-field but falled to score
FOURTH CHUKKER. Encouraged by their leading position of three to two, the Stooges went all out to consolidate their position by pressing strongly.
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19-7 COUNT. *
The Canadian Chinese breezed in on the long end of a 19-7 count over the Central Britishers. Herbie Quon retired from the mound, after fanning eight in four frames, to give both Denham Crary and G. G. Lee & turn on the slab. Jimmy ¡King surprised the faris by slap- 'ping out a couple of bingles that: made him the losers' leading batter of the day.
QUITE A BATTLE » The VRC, and the Trojahs stag.! ed quite a battle before the former ran out winners by 19-10: Theil..
THE TEAMP
The penalty hit for a crossing by Smith took the ball down in a good change in,the, score and the final, the World Workers at the end of run, but was intercepted by Peters. bell went with the Stooges winning the Chinese American Institute of taking a 60-yards hit which Smith Commodore while Nicholson came
The eighth luncheon meeting of the previous chukker saw Colson Smith pursued and rode off the by four to two Cultural Relations will be held at attempted to hit in, but Peters in-up from behind and scored the 1 p.. on Friday, Dec. 29, at the tercepted and cleared; to mid-field. I fourth for the Stooges. Continuing in winning vein Hongkong Hotel. The speaker will
The Stooges Major R. J. L. Pen- Kowloon registered their
Play was confined to the
fold: LE P. Nicholson, Capt. A, F. D.] third be Mr. Theodore Herman, Execu-
Colson. then took up the attackColson: and Lt. B; R. Smith, centre of the field for some straight win in beating Royaltive secretary, Chinese. Industrial
and after a good solo effort shota WorldWorkers--LA Lewis, Ja time before-Colson got away Navy by, three goals to one on Co-operatives, Hongkong Promo in a fast dash and, while being
Just a foot wide. Play then revert-K. Bousfield Major P B White- Saturday. They are now second tiari Committee.
ed to the other end with the World head or Major. Way and Com- His subject will ridden-off, scored, with a parti Workers pressing, but Penfold got commodore A. M. Peters, Majorj cularly difficult, back-hand shot away and tried to score but shot Whitehead, and-Major. Way played from under his ponies. neck... wide. Play continued with no two chukkers cach,
to the champions with 13 points be "One year of the Chinese In- and a match, in hand.
dustrial Co-operatives,”
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