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SOUTH CHINA FORWARDS IN SPLENDID FORM: DEFEAT NAVY IN KOTEWALL CUP
Lee Wai-tong Scores Three.
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A scintillating display by South China's front line and
the fine goalkeeping of Robinson (Navy) were the high- lights of the first match in the KOTEWALL CUP charity football competition at Sookunpoo yesterday when NAVY succumbed to the holders, SOUTH CHINA, by three goals to one, after the latter led by two clear goals at. the in- *terval.
The Chinese were on top/ever, LEE put his side further Obtaining possession in form; there being complete ahead.
middeld be cut through Navy's unison among the forwards defence to beat Robinson with a while their defence always rising shot. had the measure of the losers.
WEEK-END CRICKET:
LATE
SPORTS
LATE DECLARATION BY UNIVERSITY
IN GAME AGAINST THE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS DEPRECATED
HOLIDAY
MOHAWKS
PORTUGAL HUMBLES Recreio Juniors Routed At
Home By Kowloon C.C.
BY R.O.Y.
for the Arst
BY "BARNABAS"
(two
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After "putting up a flashy ex- į hibition of softball to down the| U.S. Navy in nine innings yester- day in aid of the Bomber Fund,
OF THE SEVEN CRICKET MATCHES PLAYED DURING THE the Mohawks turned out for their WEEK-END, FOUR WERE LEAGUE GAMES
in the Senior South China were without Lee Kwok-wat while Navy brought in Williams, who played at left-half, and Chap-second game in as many days yes. League and two in the Junior). While Cralgengower registered
terday when they were humbled fairly easy win over the Civil Servants, the Kowloon C. C, (last man and Birch, who formed the left flank.
by Portugal 10 runs to two before year's champions) who are regarded as very strong contenders for record crowd that paid about the Senior League Championship honours, suffered a set-back in $130 to the funds of St. Vincent their drawn game against the University. The University, I may de Paul's Society.
add, in spite of their weakness both in batting as well as .in Two games in successive days bowling. have done pretty well, having won one and drawn two were evidently too much for the of their three League matches. At this stage the Chinese were Mohawks who failed to reproduce In the Junior League, Kowloon CC. accounted for Recrelo, a mostly on the offensive. having a their usual form but Fortugual, on very serious rival in their championship aspiratious, and if they Lee Wal-tong's good generalship more superior front line, and only the other hand, could do nothing can now dispose of Craigengawer as well, the championship had a telling effect on Navy's de- the great work of Roughley. O'Re wrong and held the opposition practically in their pocket, A draw featured the other Junior ferce besides scoring all his side's San and Robinson prevented the scoreless
eight League game
that between Civil Service" and the University. goals. The intermediate line of Chinese from piling up a bigger stanzas.
The macch Lau Hing-chol. Lam Tak-po and lead. It must be said "that the
However, they appeared rattled
between Kowloon put on 123 runs before the last about 4.45 pin.. Lau Chung-sang were the com- Navy attack made several vallant early in the last frame when the C.C. and the University at Cor wicket fell at plete masters in midfield while attempts at raiding the Chinese Mohawks garnered two tallies to Road ended in a draw which may thus leaving the K.0.0. just an
citadel but weak finishes saw all save the white wash.
seriously affect the. former's hour to make the necessary runs Tam Kwan-kon had little to do.
chances of regaining the cham- to win. Navy, or the "whole, were dis-these came to nought.
pionship. *The "Varsity
batted appointing and the only depart-
The K.C.C. made a great effort The following are the scores of ment to play true to form was the
first but nearly three hours stay to knock off the runs but, as was In the second half Hendy went yesterday's and Monday's games!
123 to be expected, they were beaten defence. Robinson was again pro-to right-wing while Chapman and respectively: Portugal 10, Mo-at the wicket produced only minent with his fine anticipation Birch also switched places. This hawks 2; Mohawks 9. U.S. Navy is to which Prof.
con by the clock
was. the former's contribution, their bats rather than to the job and daring saves while the backs, resulted in a better semblance of Combined Ladies 9. K.FC. 7.
Donald Anderson batted bright-was a modest one and the latter's of getting runs at a steady pace, tributed 30 and Gegg 21. but it still lacked
two At 4 o'clock, after
and Roughley and O'Regan, were large-combination
hours' ly for his 50 runs
Norman alx.
But to expect them to batting, the University had less Mackay helped with 28, If Francis "LACK OF ENTERPRISE their innings closed at 4 o'clock,
two FIXTURES than 100 runs on the board When Lay or Francis Zimmern, the
Those who saw this particular or even at a quarter past four George Hong Choy came in. how fast
K.C.C. have, game very much deprecated TODAY
the with only a hundred odd runs on fever, he showed, more enterprise had been able to get going. a lack of enterprise shown by the the board and against such a for- FOOTBALL. Second Division,
and mostly as the result of bis different complexion might have 'Varsity batsmen who pald Royal Scots v. Engineers
more midable batting side as the K.C.C., (Soo
the DI quick 16 the Varsity were able to been put on game. As" nattention to the straightness of kunpoo), 2.30 p.m., Third
Continued Page 8.Col. 4 vision, Medicals V Engineers (Mitary), p.m.
LACKED PUNCH
tacker at
SCORES
ly responsible for keeping the punch, Assuming the role of at- score down.
the resumption Navy SPORTING forwards, though Navy
they gave the Chinese defence many showed flashes of good combina-anxious moments and reduced tion, lacked the necessary punch. arrears through "a penalty award- Hendy and Le Page were always ed, for tripping. Henry making no triers but the other flank was very mistake from the "spot." weak
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This success, however.. was A STINGER
hortlived for, a minute later LEE Jumping right into their stride WAI-TONG increased the SC 2. from the star, South China moved Receiving a pass from the right. to the attack, Lee Tak-kee cutting Lee eluded Hazard, and sent in a in to test Robinson with a stinger hard drive that gave Robinson no which the latter just managed to chance. Undaunted Navy tried tip over the bar. A few minutes jhard but found that the Chinese later the same player again nar-defence was that just too good rowly niissed scoring, his parting though they had a bigger share of shot just scraping the upright, the exchanges than in the first Navy broke away and Tam Kwan- half.
kon did well to effect ground SOUTH CHINA: Tam Kwan- shot from Honiwill's boot.
Kon; Tsang Chung-wan, Tse Kam- Following. ณ nice movement hung: Läu Hing-cho!, Lam Tak- initiated by the halves, LEE WAI- a. Lau Chung-sing; Loe Tak-kee. TONG opened South China's ac- Chan Tak-fal, Lee Wat-tong. Chow- count from a pass from Lau Hing-Man-chi and Lee Shek-yau, "
hol. Taking up the attack again NAVY! Robinson; Roughley, he looked like scoring but was O'Regan; Honeywell, Hazard. Wi-
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 MEETING Extraordinary Gen. eral. of Kowloon Cricket Club, 6.30 p.m.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 CRICKET.-"A" Division, Kow
leon C. C., v. Indian R.C., Civil Service 0.0. v. Recrelo, Univer sity v. Craigengower. "B" DI. vision. Police RC. v, Kowloon C.C Indian R.C. v University. Craigengower V. Civi Service
C.C.
HOCKEY TRIAL
robbed by Roughley when within liams: Le Page, Hendy, Hontwil. Seventeen Players
distance. Shortly afterwards, how- Chapman and Birch.
Are Named
Hockey of a standard only
Saturday's Interport trial was seen at King's Park yesterday morning when a second trial was held to select a Colony side to travel to Macao...
DESERVING WIN FOR THE slightly higher than that of last ARMY OVER CHINESE IN LAI WAH CUP SOCCER
Goalkeepers On Top Form: Tee Tin-sang Injured
A hat trick registered by Fox during the extra time period gave ARMY a thoroughly deserved victory over the CHINESE by four goals to one in the semi-final of the LAI WAH CUP FOOTBALL COMPETITION at Causeway Bay ground on Monday "afternoon be- fore a capacity crowd," Army will now meet CIVILIANS in the final the latter having eliminated the NAVY on Sunday by a similar margin.
Yesterday's trial revealed Hong- kong to be weak in very nearly every department of the game and It remains to be Reen how any Colony team selected from the players on view. yesterday stand up to Macao.
can
NOT SATISFIED. The selectors, not satisfied with what they had seën, named
17 players after the match to take part in one or two practice games before the final team will be
The match on Monday was mar-1 It was in the second half that chosen Fifteen players from red by an unfortunate accident in Army drew level when Weir scored these 17 will travel to Macao. which Lee Tin-sang, the veteran with a neat shot that had Cheung Selected for further practice Interport and Sing Tac back, Wing-chof well beaten: A ding-games were:
sustained a fractured right arm cong struggle ensued and it was Goal: M Benwell (Club) 'following a collision with Owens, necessary to call extra time.
Backs: V C. Bond (Club), J. Army right wing, late in the second In this period the efforts of Fox Gonsalves (Recreio) and Capt. half. Lee was carried off the field were well rewarded for he soon Kampta Prasad (Punjabis). where he received immediate put the soldiers in the lead, added Halves: R. Marques (Recreio), medical attention.
a second goal and completed his M. H. Hassan (Khalsa), Capt. H. Lee Wal-tong, who had not been hat trick from a "spot kick." Wood (Rajputs), W. A. Reed much in the picture, in attack,
BRIGHT ON FORM
(Club), N. B. M. Whitley (Club) took up the position of left back Outstanding players for Army and A. M. Alves (Récreto). until the end of the first half of were Bright, in the pivotal berth, Forwards: D. T. Smith (Club). extra time. By this time the Army | Naysmith and Fraser, at back, the Lt. J. E. Ross (Punjabis), G. Singh were leading 3-1 and Lee returned latter in particular doing ster (Khalsa), A. E. Guest (Khalsa). to the attack and, despite despering work, Birrell, and Bankler C, Parker (Police), HL, Ozorio ate attempts to turn the tide the in between the sticks Duffield (Recreio) and W. Erown (Police). Chinese failed and had to admit played well on the left wing while
OTHERS TRIED - defeat at the hands of a team that on the right flank, Owens, while
was much better on the day's play, being very speedy did not centre Other players who were given a
The Army brought in Pearson at strong enough.
trial yesterday were J. Gosano inside-right in place of Hossack The Chinese were best served by and Man Singh (Backs), Karmín who is on the sick list while Kwok Soong Ling-sing. Cheung Wing-dar Singh, R. Soares, Jasbir Singh, Ving-ki replaced Lan Hing-chot at chot. who brought off many fine G. Gosano and Narwant Singh right half-back in the Chinese saves in goal, Tsang Chung-wan. (Forwards).
side.
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CHINESE SCORE Right from the start the Army asserted a superiority which ther maintained and, much against the run of play, the Chinese found the net. through Hau Ching-to after Bankter had only partly cleared a shot from Chung Yung-sum Though Army continued to press the forwards falled to shoot and
Lee Tin-sang (unitil he was injured
RECREIO WIN
| and could not continue) and Kwok In a Hockey Association tourna
Ying-kl.
This was the second major defeat for the Chinese in com- petitive football this season China having lost to Scotland by the odd goal in '11 in the Sunday Herald International Charity Cup compétition.
A pleasing feature of Monday's
ment match, played at King's Park on Monday, Recreio defeated the University by seven goals to
оде.
Fraser; Birrell, Bright, Freshwa- ter: Owens, Pearson, Fox, Welz and Duffield,
primary cause for this was the game was the splendid co-opera- CHINESE –– Cheung Wing-choi; fact that Fox was prone to be sel- tion between the linesmen and the Ash, On many occasions he could referee, Mr. RM, Omar, who han- have passed instead of keeping the died the match most efficiently. ball to himself and then shooting. The teams weTO :--- when it was too late
ARMY- Bankier
Tsang Chung-wan, Lee Tin-sang; Kwok Ting-ki, Boong Ling-sing. Hs King-sing; Chung Yung-gum, Fung King-cheong, VX. Hyul, Lee Naysmith, Wal-tong and Hau Ching to.
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