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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1932.
HOW HONGKONG WON: SPECIAL “TELEGRAPH” REPORT
VIGOROUS LINE-OUT-Picture shows the Club and Borderers nistch in progress with a typical line-out. It was a hard fought game fro, which the Borderers emerged winters, (Phota Ming Yuen).
CLUB UNLUCKY TO LOSE
IMPROVED RUGBY AGAINST THE BORDERERS
Borderers Club
(By "Fly Half")
.8 points 3 points
The Club can regard themselves as distinctly un- lucky to lose to the strong Borderers XV on Saturday. Superior in almost every phase of the game save in the loose, the Civilians gave a greatly improved display, the pack in particular doing good work in the tight. The Club had most of the ball, but ineffectiveness on the part of the backs robbed them of points.
For this game at the Valley the Club were still without Selby for whom Macintosh again deputised at the base of the scrum whEst Rigg and Burch came into the side at centry three-quarters and forward respective ly instead of Griffiths and Kerr who both had strained ankles.
The Borderers Geld a very strong side including eleven of the Army side which had beaten the Navy in the Triangular Tournament on the pre- Viong W ednesday.
POOREST INTERPORT FOR 10 YEARS
BUT CRITICS ARE SILENCED WHEN LOCAL TEAM RISE TO THE OCCASION
MASTERFUL HOWE: CHENG'S. TWO GOALS: SOUND DEFENCE
Hongkong (Cheng 2, Wong Mee-shun and Howe) Shanghai (Gosh, Bolton "Darkie" Chen).
PLAYING the game of their lives, with every member of the team all out from the initial whistle, Hongkong beat Shanghai in the Interport football contest at the Canidrome on Saturday by 4 goals to 3.
AYE! AYE! SIR
The standard of play was the poorest seen for 10 years, and according to our own
T told the Interport correspondent, was below
team on the Mc- local league form. Kinley last Monday night: This is the first time Hong- 'I want you to go all out kong have ever beaten the from the first whistle to Northern Port on their own soil, the last. Play your land never has a victory been hardest from start to more richly deserved. Every finish and I am sure you member of one of the most will win. But whether closely analysed and severely you win or lose, if you do criticised Interport combinations this the Selection Com- yet sent to Shanghai fully justi
fied his selection. mittee will feel perfectly
more
satisfied'.
-Howe was a brilliant leader of "This is what they did, the attack, and the Hongkong and they have won. It has forwards
than realised made me the proudest man expectations. Pardoe was an- in Hongkong" H.M. Mc-other big success and there was ino weak link in the visiting Tavish to "Veritas".
side.
STILL UNDEFEATED
Interporters Draw With Conbimed Chinese
H.K. LADIES LOSE TO ST.
ANDREWS
MUCH BETTER TEAM
MAMAK WIN FOR RADIO
L. R. C. "AT HOME”
THREE TENNIS FINALS ON SATURDAY
Mrs. Stark and Mrs, James won the Ladies Doubles Handicap at the L R. C. "At Home" on Satur- day, when they defeated Mrs. Wood and Miss Orme in the final 6-3, 3-6, 6-2,
The Mixed Doubles Champion- ship was captured by V, R. Gordon and Miss Thomas, who overcame G. Gamble and Miss Orme 6-3, 0-7.
[By "Bully-Off"] The Hongkong Ladies Hockey Club, holders of the Caer Clark Cup, suffered their second succes- The men's singles championship aive defeat at the hands of St final between Capt: Cannon and L. Andrew's Ladies when the teams Evans was not played owing to met on the U.S.R.C. ground on Mr. Evans being indisposed. It Saturday afternoon. St. Andrew's will be played off at a later date. are the champion's closest rivals Mrs, R. E. Tattenham presentert for the trophy this year, and if the prizes and tea was enjoyed by they are to retain it the Hong the gathering. kong Club will have to show 1
THE Hongkong Inter- better form than that exhibited
ports put up another fine showing yesterday in their second match of the tour, when they drew with the Combined Chinese.
The team scored once each, and if Hongkong had made use of all their op- portunities have won.
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on Saturday.
wero netted by A. Alves. and G. On the whole the game was dull Botelho. J. Daiziel replied for spot being in the first ten minutes; and uninteresting, the only bright the losers.
the when
St. Andrew's teanu
W. J. Brown scored three goals, netted thrice in quick sudrassion. taking his aggregate to 32 this The Cup winners were taken season when the Y.M.C.A, defeat- completely by surprise and beforsed the R.A.F.,nt King's Park, on they could recover they were Saturday by G-5. three goals dowh. Miss P. Gittens) The scoring was opened by performed the hat-trick. From Fowler, for the Y.M.C.A, and this this point until the change-over was followed soon after by goals play evened up. both sides sharby Baldwin and Fowler again. Andrew's continued to have a net before the Air Force levelled ing the exchanges, Although St. Brown was the next to find the
they would slight advantage territorially. The matters up with three goals Hongkong Club offered a sturdy scored by Batten. Gulliver and defenen which their opponents Funlington before half-time. were unable to pierce.
The exchanges were even in the FLUCTUATING PLAY.
second half, and Brown found Shanghai never touched the form they promised, and in the second half were
Upon resumption, play fluctuat the net on two occasions, Gulliver clearly outplayed, being constantly on the defensive. No less than 15,000 specta-ed and it was only through lack and Wallace replying for the
of combination that the Hongkong R.A.F. Of the winning team the backs all
tors followed the fast exchanges and fluctuating fortunes of the game.
forwards were unable to reduco
RADIO'S CLOSE CALL. played well in defence but they saw
the lead. Miss Alun Jones struck The Kowloon Indians did well to too little of the ball to show their (Our Own Correspondent). with the shots, and plherwise play-{ Pardoe was one attacking abilities.
who rather the post and Miss Ferguson net hold the Radio Sports Club, Gould played soundly at full back in spite of a bad
ed his usual confident game. unexpectedly "came off", and the ted a goal which was disallowed present holders of the Maniak shaking he got in tackling Ferguson.
ily Telegraph. Compright. Telegraphie The only player of note in the fact that he was the liveliest and beenuse of an infringement.
trophy, to a two clear goni Win at Afranges Ordinance. 1894- In my opinion he is better than the
Recated Nov. Shanghai team was Chow, the most effective half back on the 2. 10.109)
Miss Gittens was undoubtedly Caroline I yesterday. The Army full back Birt Martin ngain
Shanghai, Nov. 28. custodian, who in the second half field is but another of what de-the outstanding .player on the game was fast with plenty of hard played a splendid game on the right wing his swerve hinking him a dified the Interport soccer match at kong forwards. He stood between His breaking up tactics were
Quito 15,000 spectators witness-continually thwarted the long-termination and courage can do. field, and had come in from her hitting, and it was undoubtedly cult man to tackle.
a customary position of left-wing the sterling defence put up by wing, Lewis who had no chance in they were treated to the poorest
On the other the Canidrone on Saturday, and Shanghai and a very big defeat. reveintion and his ball distribution to left-inner. Miss W. White was Karnail Singh and Nadiu, who The rest of the team were well splendid. Duncan and Bliss play the pick of the St. Andrew's in-frustrated many movements by the Ferguson. attack usually just managed to stop display. I have seen for ten years. below form and gave one of the ed their part both in attack and termediate line, checking the op-Radio attack, that kept the score
most disappointing displays im-defence and the Hongkong halves posing forwards
down. The result was somewhat The standard of both teams at aginable.
were definitely superior, time was so low that it was not
occasions. The Hongkong forward of a surprise as the Indians have in the same class as senior local
Strange again rose to the oe-
line was decidedly weak, and very yet to win a game in the tournoy league football.
casion and gave a great display,little support to Miss Ferguson, and the Radio hold the second
position in the table. who played a hard game.. whilst Mullane in his quiet way
equally
OTHER MATCHES. and proved a great stumbling block to only eight players against H.M.S. The YM.C.A. Ladies fielded the Shanghai attack. Mullane
The centres were strong in defence but unresourceful in attack. Stevena played a very good game. His hands are good and several times he picked up an awkwardly rolling ball to save from the Club forwards and find touch with his effective kicking.
Martin won the logs and set the Chub to face a slight breeze which was blowing from the pavilion end. Turn- er kicked olf for the Club, who were quickly driven back into their half where the aggresive tactles of the Borderers forwards kept them for Home time. The Club pack was in clined to take things too easy for the Hoskins was good too but must first ten minutes of the game and learn to put the ball straight into the were hard pressed in the loose, hutserum. Crewe-Bend was splendid on in the tight scrums they saw most of the ball in spite of the fact that Hoskins nearly always put the ball in crookedly,
FAULTY REFEREEING.
In spite of this, however, Hoskins was not penalised once throughout the game although the fault was glaringly übvious from the stand on many oc- casions. The referee was alsu very lenient to the Borderero wing for. wards who repentedly hung around the Club side of the seran and by their offside tactles severely harassed Macintosh and Turner.
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the line-ant but otherwise the Club pack were superior in the serums and out of touch. In the loose rushes. however, the Welshmen were much better and played a rousing gnine.
Their footwork was good and their backing-up n real object lesson to the Club forwards. It was
CLUB PERSONALITIES.
Hongkong well deserved to win, for they were the filter of the two teams, and were always more im- pressive whose team work was deplorable. than the homesters,
Hongkong outplayed Shanghai in the second half, but lacked understanding in the first "15".
WELL DONE
1945
affective
on numerous
The Radio scored one goal in Singh respectively being respon each half, Hanib and Gurbachan
more than held his own against Kent on Saturday at King's Park, alble for the scoring. The latter Kents, the brilliant Shanghai right and were forced to accept the scored through a penalty bully in service of E. F. Selk, of the the circle against the goal-keeper, Y.M.C.A. XI, and a member of
winner.
forwards,
Strange
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2.30.
Mechan
and
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A TRIBUTE TO A FINE TEAM
TO-DAY'S TEAMS. Mamak League There was no doubt that Tong- Rodger led his team to victory the Kont team. At the interval
R.A.S.C. kong was fairly astonished
Modway-U.B.K.C., on in typical style. Although not the Sailora led by three goals to NOT A WEAK SPOT.
Saturday night when the news unduly worried by the Shang-one. Miss B. Walker being res- B.A.S.C.:-Funnell: Jeffers
thanks largely ponsible for the ladies' goal. In Whitley Marshall, Buckland and to this that they owed their win visitors jumped into their stride beaten Shanghai, writes "Veritas" to the covering work of Mullane the second half the Navy men Keeno: Barlow, Tipple, Senior, Lazen-
After the change over, the came through that the team had hai and throughout the game they were They obtained the full measure of of the Selection Committee which half backs, he dealt confidently
Mr. Hector McTavish, Chairman and
as well na the added a fourth.
by and O'Connor, quick to seize on the mistakes of the Shanghai team and producing had got together one of the most with
R. Engineers v H.M.S. Phoenix- their opponents though it must be
everything which cante his By the odd goat in three, the
Sookunpoo, 4.15. clever combination soon bad the admitted that many cases of off-
RE: J. Bailey: lle could not avoid the Club de Recreio defeated Hong-Whitefield: C. Harding, Mullins and severely criticised alde went unpenalised.
teams Hong-way. homesters in diftulties. So Im- proved a diaplay did they give that kong has ever put into the Inter-three goals put past him.
kong Ladies "A" at Sookunpo on Holmes: Lealle, Hayden, limbury, R. I regret having to condemn them
(Continued on Page 0,) Saturday, Goals for the winners Tarding and Pegg. there was not in this half, a really port field, was naturaly delighted for these tacties ns they know the For the Club Grieve played a good weak spot in the Ilongkong side.
"I am the proudest man in game well and play with tremen- game at full back and is quickly "re- dous enthusiasts und dash,
Cheng and Baldry were starved Hongkong" he said. "Nothing Butaining his old form. The display somehow in watching them I am of the other tacks was much better in the first half, but for all this could have made me happier given the impression that they al than that given the previous week, the the Hongkong vanguard were vast the eve of my departure way play with one eye on the re-handling in particular showing greatly superior to Shanghai, whose from the Colony than this.".. feree. Having said this I have improvement Part of this may be weak efforts in attack were most May I, as one of the chief critica nothing but praise for the whole raced to the play of the halves, disappointing to their supporters, of the team, offer my sincerest Mackintosh played bis unual sound de- The second half practically re-ment? It is obvious that the suc- congratulations on the achieve- fensive game and also gav a good service of the ball, though he In the second half the Citab im was sorely larrassed by the atton forward duel between the Shang-cess was no flake, but that long- proved, the forwards showing more tions of the opposing wingers. Turner bal defence and the Colony's at-kong won on their merits; if they life, but the orderers opened the handled the ball with entiidence and tacle, the latter being backed by a had been three goals to the good. acering. From a loose acrum near frequently set his three-quarter line sound defence. the Club "26", the hall was heeled going with good passes.
at the final whistle they would not have been uttered. cleanly by the Club forwards, but! Waltera kicked it away from Mackin»!
SPIRIT THAT WINS. tool and dribbled over to score near i the ing. Lloyd converted with a magnificent kick to give the Borderers a five points lend,
Aide.
BORDERERS SCORE.
Following this reverso the Club woke up with a vengeance. The game becnnio thrilling with the Army for.
Turner
I should still like to see him once or twice in a game try a short kick #hend cut-through when one
of the opposing centres lies too far akvatt of his fly half, as Hamilton; did in this game, so leaving a gap in the defence.
At present Turner misses Selby's
warda also artised to greater eforts. long and accurate passes which would]
solved itself into A straight-
CLEVER CHENG.
Cheng Shui-hong at outside right was the most enterprising That spirit of confidence display- forward on the field and toyed en by the team and Manager, with the opposition. It was his Hollands before their departure, brilliant opportunism which led was a light and meaningless to his scoring two goals.
thing. It carried the Hongkong men to jetory and was the means! Wong Mee-shun, Howe and Suenof their echievement in being the
The Club pack were playing magni- give hith room in which to manoeuvre, Kam-shin, Hongkong's three in-drat Hongkong side to take the first ten minutes of the game and The fight wing of the three-quarter side forwards Indulged in neat Telegraph Cup away from Shang- ficiently and Me Elney again hook-life was better than the left. Rigg's constructive football and were at hai. ing well and Hali Thompson playing handling was excellent and Ferguson all times to clever for Stanley
his best game of the season in the line-ran brilliantly. He scored a fino try Gash and his colleagues. outs the Club backs were nearly al-and might have had others if he had
Before the team played their
K.C.C. Beat Shameen at Tennis
ways in possession of the ball. They swerved outside Lewis instead of in- Wong was outstanding with his final practice match against the wore handling well too in spite of an sido him, as he usually id. He has remarkably clever opening-up Combined Chinese I exprossed the injury to Jenkins and it cano na no been accustomed to playing on the passes. Ho gave Cheng every faith that they would win because surprise when Ferguson, running very left wing, however, which would ac opportunity in the second half and of the strong forward line, and strongly, got lomo to score a splendid | count for this fault.
at the same time allowed Howe to although on that occasion we were try though tackled just short of the
disappointed it la cheering to line. With hia klek passing just out- The left wing was not so good; Baldry after playing first rate know that they produced their
give one of his bost displays. alde the bost McLellan missed a good Jenkins being hurt and Lammert er. chance of putting the club on level ratie in his handling though he made football in the first half, faded best form on Saturday and
The Kowloon Cricket Coub took a brilliant run round the Club lins out of the picture. His corner pressed Shanghai as being one of ample revenge for thier defeat at LUCKY TRY.
And almost scored in the corner, kicking war unusually fine in the the best line of attackers who have the hands of the Shameen Tennis
LACKING PENETRATION. opening stages, but later he be ever visited the Northern Port Club of two months ago, when yes-the programme. The back division as a whole Iacked came unreliable and mis-kicked from this Colony.
torra.
The Club continued to play a storm- ing gamo and McLellan went very clone when from a penalty taken a penetration, and it is worthy of note Jong wayout his kick hit the up-that in their last five games the Club right: but again it was the Borderers have scored only three tries, one by who scored.
badly with first-time shots.
"ANDY" IN FORM.
a forward-Melelian-and the other The Hongkong half backs two by Ferguson. For this they can- A Club attack was repulsed by a
not blame the pack which has given kick down the middle of the field the backs plenty of the ball.
came up to expectations, Andy Duncan using his head and feet which aither Jenking or Griove cauld Saturday the Club pack played well On
with effect. Pardoe was at all casily have taken. but unfortunately and dominated the tight scrums,
prominent with some fine tack!- for the Club each left it to the other, where MeEiney's hooking was too ing. His work at the ball bounced awkwardly for then good for Tratt. They were better
times
was end before they could recever tho also in the line-out where Hall
marked by cleverness, but he forwards were on them. The ball was Thompson played a great game but
was opt to be greedy and slow kicked away and although one of the they had to yield the palm to the
in distributing the ball. players was flagrantly alfelde they Borderers forwards in the loose. were allowed to go on for Jamilton
Strange, at left back The game was very exciting and the finest player on
im-
THE TEAMS.
Won
held a stag party" dinnor, after which the visitors left by the night [boat.
The results in detail wore:
Singles.
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G. A. White (K.C.C.) beat J.
W. Hung (K.C.C.) boat F. Read
F. Kongelbacker (K.C.C.) beat
E. Zimmern (K.C.O.) lost to J.
torday they beat the Canton team;
The two tennis teams met on at the K.C.C., by alx matches to Sunday, singles being played in the Howe, by his able leadership threo. and a magnificent goal which
One of the most successful oventa The K.C.C. established a load of Foto-Hunt-4-0, 6-4, 6-1.
morning and doubles after tin. decided the issue, fully sustained over staged by the K.C.C
Was 4-2 during the forenoon play, and the confidence displayed in him enjoyed by the two teams, the spirit aventually
two and he has the personal satisfac of fraternity and
of three 7-5, 7-5. conviviality doubles. tion of knowing that he was one which marked the visit of the An official tiffin party, presided Ott 6-2, 6-4. of the outstanding players on Hongkong team to Canton being over by Mr. Ezra Abraham, Vice the field.
reproduced In tho week-end President of the K.C.C., was held Thatch 6-8, 2-0. festivities. GOOD WORK BY HALVES.
in the club. houso, when Mr. Members of the Canton
S. A. Gray (K.C.C.) beat Krebs toam Abraham presented silver spoons to 6-2, 6-7, 6-2. The brilliant work of Clieng wore guests of honour at a dance the Shameen team as a momento Shui-hong was another gratifying held in the KC.C., on Saturday of the occasion.
N. A. E. Mackay (K.0.0.) lost to feature, although personally Inight, when a most enjoyable time
Hannaford 6-8, 0-2, 8-10. to acoro an eBay try earned by the aroused the large crowd to a high field, and together with Mullane showed in the trials that he was and danced to the strains of the the
Mr. Jack Poto-Hunt, captain of never entertained doubts that he was spent. Somo 200 members and the visiting team suitably acknow-
Doables. quick following up of the forwards. pitch of enthusiasm.
would prove his worth. He friends gathered at the clubhouse ledged the gesture and expressed Lloyd's kick fallou.
Hung and Zimmern (K.C.C.); Hard as they tried the Club were
and Rodger constituted a brilliant
hope that Shameen would boat Read and Thatch 0-3, 0-4. unable to recover from this reverse Army in the Triangular Tournament
Next Saturday the Club play the defence.
a winger capablo of giving of his Lincoln Regiment dance band. Mr. shortly have the pleasure of again Gray and Kengelbacker (K.C.C.); and the Bordorers ran out lucky win-' and they will have to be at the top'
best under any circumstances G. A. White carried out the duties entertaining the Kowloon Cricket bent Pote-Hunt and Ott 8-6, 6-8. nors by 8 points to B.
Rodgor, although beaten threo and his succose was but a natural of M.C., and spot waltz and fox- Club of their form to win.
tennia team. After the Mackay and White (K.C.O.) lost times had no chance whatever result to his inclusion.
trot competitions were imcluded in matelt, the teams assembled and to Hannaford and Krobu 3-6,--1-0.
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