PLAY AND PLAYERS.
LAI WAH CUP MATCH,
By "Wanderer." .
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY: NOVEMBER 30, 1926.
CORRESPONDENCE.
WANCHAI SMELLS.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE
Hongkong Telegraph.]
Sir, I note that-you have, of Ground diMculties on the one fault can be found with either of late, commented on the evil-smell hand and perhaps one or two care- the half-backs though they appear ful "considerations on the other, to have deeply ensconced them'ng condition of the waterfront af prevented the playing of any selves in a groove which permits Wanchai, and I would beg of you to Senior League matches on Satur- them to play a good sound game ress again for un early alteration' day, and a record crowd wonded its without rising to any heights. of affairs there, as the smell has way to the Club ground at Happy Pang Kam-wing was not an been worse than ever lately. As J Valley where the Chinese and the Improvement on Cheung Kam-resident of Happy Valley 1 have to Navy playing in the La! Wah Cup chuan," He did some good work pass through the stench several Competition failed to reach any de- but more often than not his in-times a day and I try to imagine finite decision.
tended centres went behind. Loung what it must be like for the many Wing-tat showed glimpses of better undreds of residents (Chinese, ed. Suon had a good day and thet for twenty-four hours of the day. form and his shooting has develop mostly) who are forced to live in left-winger Kwong-ul did not miss At low tide the stink is really ap Wal-tong so much as he has palling, and I am certain that if iny of our Government oficials The most noticeable thing about| "ound their residential avea the the Navy team was that they were letim of such horrid smells as is outpaced by their opponents.the district to which I refer there: Furthermore they displayed fairly would be speedy action taken to learly that they had never played emedy matters, How long must together before. Grindell has play-Wanchal continue to endure this.
The Club Reserves obtained their first point of the season and Kowloon Reserves strengthened their position by a good win over St. Joseph's, after being down at the interval.
The "Third Division" matches resulted as anticipated.
Full scores are appended;
Lai Wah Cup.
boen.
Navy. 2 Chinese2ed much better football, and ad condition of things, and how
-League, Div. II, A.
Club Res.... 2 Drums Kowloon Res. 2 St. Joseph's..
Division II. B.
China "C".. 3 Drums Res... St. J. Boarders 4 China "B"
St. Jos. Res. 2 Moslem "B"
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Wright had to take over quite along must 1 and others travelling iarge share of the work. The through the district bo nauseated Hawkins captain did extremely well
and sickened? and in the first half he brought off a spectacular clearance, jumping In from goodness knows where and 1taking the ball off the goal-line
1 with Wavish wall beaten.
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The half-backs did not play up!
to expectations, but Hudson showed greater skill than either of his col- leagues, his interceptione. being)
Enclosing my card.—Yours, etc,
VALLEYITE.
Hongkong, Nov. 29th, 1925.
WORLD TOURISTS.
TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY. 'Some good football was the pro- better timed and his headwork DUE HERE ON WEDNESDAY. duct of the Lai Wah Cup-tie at the excellent. Davenport was reapon- Club ground, and a hard foughtsible for some nice touches but Some 400 round-the-world battie resulted in four goals being appeared out of play at right-half, tourists are to arrive here at day- divided, the Chinese and the Navy and Hingaton failed to impress light on Wednesday aboard the both living to bring more grist because he left his forwards to their Cunard liner Carinthin, which is over $900 was taken at the "gate" to the mill. Four goals did not flatter ofther set of forwards-that they did not score more was due to the good work of Wavish on the one side and the excellent defen sive work put in by Ng Kam-chuen and Chan So on the other.
The Chinese were the better team up to the interval but subse- quent play indicated that they were slowly being worn down, The Navy maintained long pressure but played too close and made the work of the opposing defence ap- preciably casier. They were also too prone to make use of the square pass and Goodlett their centre-for- ward was seldom able to get the ball. On one of the few occasions when he was given a really good pass, he moved two yards and beat Lag Hing-cheung (and Ng Kam- chuen who also tried to get to the ball with his hands) easily.
The Navy were not together at the opening and Leung Wing-tat.
own devices.
la sister ship of the s.s. Franconia. Uppington would make a good This vessel, which is of 20,000 player if he did not bent histons, with be the first of six opponents so many times before tourist ships to visit Hongkong centering, Hyde was not prominent during the present winter season. though now and again he put in She will remain in port for at some good work, Goodlett was least two days. The Hongkong accorded few opportunities, but was] and Shanghai Hotels' tourist progressive when given a chance bureau will look after the visitors and his shooting was well on the
during their Atay here and mark. Smith improved after a
throughout the Far East, for shaky opening and scored one of travelling on the liner.
which purpose Mr. J. P. Bourne is the goals, and Shenton was a fast winger with a good idea of placing
and Suen Kam-shun both went very mystification. near in the first few minutes, but eventually the Navy made ground and forced a corner, The play swung from one end to the other very quickly, Wright was respon sible for good clearances, but the Chinese were always the more dan-
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seeing expeditions during the There will be the usual sight-
Carinthia's stay in port.
ADMIRAL LINERS.
WITH THE JUNIORS.
The Club Reserves were quickly two goals up on the Drums but had ultimately to be satisfied with a division of the points. HII and Pile scored for the Club, and BIDS BY MANILA INTERESTS. Muffett reduced the lead in the opening half, and after the interval
Washington, November 22.—All Hutchings beat Slipper from the negotiations for the sale of the penalty spot. The alleged offender American Oriental Mail Line, now Was Garrod, but he reports operated by the Shipping Board, will be handled, by the president of Kowloon Reserves pulled their the emergency fleet corporation, twice in the second half. game out of the fire by scoring stated Chairman O'Connor of the They Shipping Board to-day. It is learn- and missed chances accounted for mendations for the sale of the line were the better team throughout, ed on the best authority that recom-
to Dollar interests or anyone else the interval deficiency. gerous. The Navy were first to their fifth successive victory, the
South China "C" team gained has not yet been submitted.
An attempt was made some time score however, Uppington's centre Drums Reserves capitulating to the age by certain Manila shippers and being allowed to pass by Chan So, tune of three goals to one.
The business men to obtain the Ameri Nr Kam-chuen and Leung Yak-tong and Smith, unmarked gave Laume was scrappy but the Chinese can-Oriental ships for the purpose have a lively forward line which of establishing an independent Within few minutes Suen had put is dangerous in the vicinity of goal, cargo and passenger line between Two St. Joseph's teams, the the United States and Manila. hent goal of the match. Chan College Reserves and the Boarders This project has not been revived Kwong-ui slipped the ball in when
were both credited with full points, but a member of the shipping board challenged and Suen Kam-chun China "B" suffered a 4-1 reverse said that there were several inde- taking the ball on the run left at the feet of the Boarders and pendent propositions of this nature Wavish helpless with a fast cross.
Moslem "B" did not reply to two which ought to receive careful con-
sideration.-United Press. A free-kick near the interval goals by the Reserves, brought the Chinese the lead. Lam Yuk-ying placed micely and Wong Pak-cheong reached the ball just In a friendly match at Kowloon, ahead of Wavish and kneed the ball | Kowloon with an experimental side through in spite of Wright's defeated a Hermes team by three splendid tast-inch effort to clear. goals to two. Wheeler, Sims and Lau Hing-cheung played to the Linaker netted for Kowloon, who gallery once too often and was were two up at the interval. directly responsible for the equali ser. He had saved from Goodlett
little chance.
the Chinese on level terms, the
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The Club humoured themselves by: playing the forwards against the
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Both teams played hard for the decision and Wong Pak-cheong once put the ball through but was ruled offside under somewhat doubtful circumstances. This oc- curred before the equaliser.
Few reputations were
or less what he did,
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CHARITY MATCHI WEDNESDAY.
There were several casca 'before the Kowloon Magistrate, this morning, and the offender, in each instance was fined $35, with the At four o'clock on Wednesday alternative of dix weeks' hard en-afternoon the Army will play the labour..
hanced as the result of the Navy at Sookanpoo. A "gate” will match unless a special reservation be charged and the entire proceeds
made in the case of Ng Kam-will be devoted to the dependents port, Long and Shaw (Hermes), This diminutive right back of the crew of the ill-fated "M.1," and P. O. Smyth has been appointed tackled fearlessly, kicked safely, and and of the late S.S.M. Gager. The the naval nesman. found time to join the half-backs Navy team will line up as follows:
o ocenion. Chan So was also In
Wavish (Tamar); Grindell
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