PLAY AND PLAYERS.
BUSY WEEK-END OF SPORT.
By "Wanderer."
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THE POLICE WIN AT LAST.
Hongkong football suffered some yards of the contre-line, cloven| thing of a relapse after fine play mixtures at each end, no backing in the previous two weeks, Satar- obviously and no running back tai day's showings boing far from retleva the ball. exhilarating. Kowloon's 4-1 win over the Tamar takes them to the head of the Senior Division table, the Police gained their first points at the expense of the Club, and 'South China took two points, scarcely merited, from the Club de Recreio.
The best game in the Junior Division was seen at Kowloon where the Reserves divided four goals with the Surreys Reserves.
South China "A" and South Chinnaway easy chances. "C" were both winners, neither have yet suffered defcat.
Full scores are appended:
Division L
Kowloon ...4 Tamar...... 1 Police 1 Club .......0 South China 1 Recreio ......
Division II. "A"
Kowloon Rea. 2 Surreys Res. 2 St. Joseph'a .2 Recreio "A" .2 China "A" Drums .....0
Division I. "B.".
University 4 Drums Res...2 China "C".3 Chinia "B"...2 St. Jos. R... Boarders ...2
A PENALTY DECIDES,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
hand and the Tamar's moves were confined for the most part to break-i aways immediately. following on sustained pressure by Kowloom.
The Navy half-backs were not strong, but the backa kicked well considering all the work they were called upon to do.
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SATURDAY'S. BOXING.
BETTS LOSES HIG WELTER TITLE.
round.
The utter collapse of the two main bouts was rather disappoint The Police win over the Clubing to a packed house at the City was their first of the season and Hall on Saturday evening when the their failure to score more than Hongkong Boxing Association hold once must be credited to the same its first tournament of the season: studied ability to shoot wide or Both Marine Betts and Leading over from five yards range. Twice Stocker Piper were hopelessly out- in the course of the game Simpson classed by their respective op struck the crossbar and Post, ponents, und very quickly came to McEwen and Noonan all frittered grief, Betts losing his welter title)
Land Scott Harston Belt in two The Club defence was rather rounds and a few seconds, and mixed in the early stages and the Piper, who went into the ring with dashing attacks of the Police spelt Morris, taking a recumbent attitude trouble in large capitals, hút they for the specified time in the fourth flattered only to deceive. To Corn- wall fell the honour of scoring the
A. B. Ewin was never seriously winning goal.
asked to show Betts where he go It was not long after the start when the right action naturally. He has neve
off. Betts just performed thir winger rounded Bishop cleverly and been regarded as a stylist nor as Remarkably little was seen, prior Betts appeared more than ever slow particularly fast, but on Saturday o the interval, of the Club for both in thought and action. When wards, in the ranks of which figured punished he lost all his precon- Ralston, the old Club half-back. (ceived ideas of ringeraft, he had no who played in his first soccer thought of going in and playian match for eight years. The Police were on top and a score of two orstood helplessly, unsteadily before possum until he had recovered but three would have been perfectly his opponent and held out his chin justified.
most enticingly. In the second moiety the Club
Ewin stood up to his work in the j
netted with a nice shot.
The most correct result of the certainly pulled their socks up a good old orthodox. British style, and! in the last twenty minutes or displayed ability to fight as well as real capabilities. The solid defence demonstrated something of their box.
match between South China, and] the Club de Recreio, and one which both sides played badly enough to deserve, would have been a goalless draw, but things panned out dif- ferently and the Recs, were unlucky to forfeit both points as the result, of a penalty kick awarded for a comparatively mild infringement. midway through the second half.
shots sent in.
of the Fulled, however, triumphed cautious. Ewin did all the leading In the opening round both were though Clark needed all his resource He plied Betts repeatedly, until the in spite of a very trying time getting in some nice straight lefte. and versatility to get to one or two better-known-locally man tried to Had the Club drawn level in this effectively finding little difficulty force matters then Ewin countered period, as they might well havel done with a little more steailiness, fin avoiding his opponent's swings.. Xavier appeared to tackle Igiti-they must have been regarded as revealed in the second round when
The distinction of class was fully: mately, but both he and Au Kit very lucky for apart from that last Ewin side-stepped one of Betta' sarg fell to the ground and the twenty minutes they gave anything shes and upercut him neatly to referee held different view. but a good display. The Police Suen Kam-shun made no mistake.
have found a sound half-back line time Ewin connected with clean hits bring him to his knees. Time after Quite an amount of feeling was in Johnson, Brittain and Randle put into the match, play was for and with the support they received, town with a right to the point. and dazed Betts was finally sent! the most part little letter than the Police forward quintette had This would most certainly have scramble, at the same time pre-hosts of opportunities of improving viding plenty of thrills. Both goals, that goals for column. Oram kick
been the inst blow of the match but were the venue of some exciting ed safely and strongly, and con- scrimmages accompanied by franticfidence marked everything done by kicking which brought to material Wynne. Clarke was, as usual, noli roward simply and solely, because to be beaten by any crude stuff. there was not a man on either side. with the ability to keep his head.
sides
The wingers on both brought the ball down cleverly and
It
KOWLOON'S EXPERIMENTS.
the gong intervened and Betts was temporarily saved.
A REFEREE'S DUTY.
His seconds worked hard but fail- ed to pull him round and he was! obviously incapable of withstand- ing punishment as he went up for the third round. He strove plucki-i ly to uvert disaster but his defence) Kowloon's experiments with their was nil and Ewin sent him down middled well, but the insides were forward line wore not altogether for the ful! count within thirty poor stuff, though Gosano never successful despite the fact that the seconds. despaired of piercing the Chinese same line succeeded in registering defence. An elusive dribbler there | four goals against the Tamar. I was sonte fine rhythm about some of took them roughly fifty minutes to his movements, but he was never given a chance to shoot and more often than not he was grassed-if there was sufficient grass in his it might be worth while to persevere necessary interference on the part Immediate neighbourhood to justify with the line as at present cons-of Mr. Murdoch, the referee, Опе the term.
tituted for the time being.
dislikes to cavi at the actions, The Recs. were a "disjointed As I rather anticipated he would of referees but I whole." The half-backs rendered; ngainst a wenk side. Sims, Kow-agree with nor
Morris's fight with Piper went settle down into anything even inuch on the same lines with the resembling smooth working, though difference that Piper was made to perhaps with the experience gained look foolish and there
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THE MINOR CONTESTE.
tion of a little polish to become
can neither the forwards Hittle or no support toon's new centre-half, was, for all Murdoch's orders to Morris to stop understand, Mr.) and the insides added to the general practical purposes, the dominating when neither contestant had been upset by disregarding the necessity factor in the game, and it was guilty of any infringement and of foraging for themselves. For surprising (and sometimes painful) Piper was still on his feet. Even Rachn there may have been some to see to what little service his. S. R. A. rules allow a boxer to excuse since he appeared from the delightful forward passes were put. hit his opponent while he is still on) start to be worried by a leg injury. The superiority of the home team his feet, and Mr. Murdoch in- Two men on the Recreio side-was without doubt, from start tofdicated no intention of stopping the perhaps three-came out of the finish, indeed it was so marked that fight in Morris's favour. match with enhanced reputations. Vickers had only one real shut to The bout was introduced by Assumprao served his side magni- save throughout the match, and Piper going to the boards from the ficently at right back, doing all the that, though a very doubtful point first blow. His attitude in defencel work made necessary by the failure was credited to the Tamar as brought him the shaking for Merris Gardner, of the Hermes, gained more than a alx-rounder. He of A. V. Remedios to hold Chan goal.
caught him off his balance with an unexpected win over Drummer punches with power and with a cor- Kwong-ui or Suen, and kicking and At the interval the sides were comparatively light left. He was Bowles and furthermore thoroughly tain amount of precision but allows tackling with splendid judgment.level, Taylor having netted with quickly up and Morris salled in, deserved the decision. He entered 100 many opportunities to go astray. H. C. Remedios, the left half-back, fast shot-probably intended for afavoiding clumsy efforts at retalia- the ring about nine pounds heavier Miller, who looks well past his took the eye against an agressive centre-from the wing, and Jones tion with case and planting his than Bowles and it was his weight prime, gave the impression of wing, and Fernandes played a having equalised under peculiar blows almost at will. Piper again that told in the end. Bowles.com-much ring experience, but though judicious game in goal. One could circumstances. Vickers actually did the high dive and the floor heid menerd well, scoring, fairly freely he planted several neat lefts to have praised him still further had saved the shot but the referee was up under the punishment thus prov.in the first two rounds. His op-
his opponent's face there was he been required to do the same of the opinion that the ball hading that it had been properly built, ponent however came up strongly little damaging about his efforts. work against a forward who knew Perussed the line. He gave his He was up quickly perhaps unwise. In the third boxing cleverly and Pearce won the first two, Miller 'what next to do with the ball. decision unhesitatingly.
ly and Morris again went in to apply punching with effect.
had matters a little more his owni What credit South China claim
Wavleh brought off many bril-the quietüs but was ordered back took the fourth by a shade and the way in the third and fourth and must go to the work of the defence. Haut saves in the second half when The second round was comparative next twe went his way though subsequently Pearce dealt out The half-backs were on top form Kowloon were showing considerably ly tame though Morris did just nu Bowles showed up to advantage on considerable punishment. and gave Gosano and Co., little more promise, but he eventually he willed never letting up a relent- occasion. Gardner was a good win-.
Littin science but plenty of rope. Chan So played enoily and succumbed to hard drive by less attack and working Piper, all ner showing considerable improve-punch and energy were the features kicked with attention to direction Mason, who soon afterwards burst over the ring. Piper's resistance ment alace he fought Major. He of the display of Stoker Murrel and Ng Kam-chuen was safe. La through alone and scored again was amusing to a large section of made Bowles miss badly repeatedly who made his initial bow to the was still over-fond of gallery play. with a well-placed shot. In the in-the audience, the remainder merely. Signalman Rogers found he Hongkong public. He quickly had The forwards never got together, terim Kowloon had missed a registering sorrow. The bout pro- could not concedo eighteen pounds. O. Meen at a disadvantage and Leung Wing-tat failing completely penalty, though Duncan shot well ceeded on those lines, until the to Ldg. Seaman Baker and after after putting him down for an all- to hold up the line. He put in two enough to defeat most goalkeepers. fourth round when Morris scored more or less holding his own for purently long silent count in the excellent shots but these were the Wavish saved brilliantly at the ox-with a clever uppercut which three rounds decided to rotire. first round forced the fighting until outcome of chance football rather penso of a corner,
was sufficient to put Piper down for Baker's Jonger reach was further Meen wisely decided to retire, than forming the climax to a de- Near the close Mason took a cor-the full count. This blow would handicap though Rogers punched. finite scheme of tacties. On one ner from the left and placing it have been negatived had Morris with effect when he managed to get occasion he stepped over the ball beautifully Caveille had littlo dif-heard the referee's.order to stop.
It looked all the world to be culty in heading pant Wavish for Morris concluded by challenging.
The Loyal Regiment arrived in deliberate when he had only the the fourth and last time.
the winner of the welterweight carrying too much weight below morning and this afternoon
Dusty Millor appeared to be the Colony on the Derbyshiro this goalkeeper to beat. Suon was much The game was not an Inspiring championship (which followed) and stairs and with all his ringeraft Sookanpoo they will play the Sur- off song.
one though Kowloon did enough to C. P. O. Jim Cartilage. It should and experience he was no match revs at football and this, evening win by an even greater margin. be very interesting to see him in a for A. B. Pearco. Pearce has the there will be a boxing tournament The defence the half-backe in real fight. There could be to two right built but coude the applica at Murray Barracks, a player was to be seen within 25 particular-had the game well in opinions as to his ability,
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