THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1933.
SWOBS FOOTER FUNERAL WITH MILITARY HONOURS
Senior
Shield
SOUTH CHINA ALL OVER
BORDERERS
GAME RUINED BY BAD TEMPERS AND TOO MUCH WHISTLE IF ever there was an example of the triumph of skill and science over impulsive, intimidat- -ing and methadless football, it was seen at the Club ground on Saturday when South China, potential champions of the local league regained the Senior Shield last won in 1931 by defeating the South Wales Bordeners, aspirants for the coveted double by three goals to one.
It was one of the most clear-cut | and indisputable results possible. The Chinese were easily two goals! Itter than the defenders of the trophy, and but for the masterly de- fence of Williams, Mullane and Morrison, would have assuredly add- ed another three goals to their tally.
South China laid the foundation of their victory by adopting the inita- tive, taking the early sting out of the soldiers' attack, and obtaining a grip; on the game, which remaind un- relaxed for the whole 20 minutes...
FRAYED TEMPERS.
As a spectacle, the match fell very much short of the junier tie which preceded it. There was far too much display of temper on both sides and the incessant demand for the whistle, the constant cautioning of players for questionable tacties, and the cul- minating episode of Tae Kong-pak robbed the game of the pleasant features of football and left a dis agreeable taste in the mouth,
Both sides were equally to hame. and if anything the Borderers got away with more than the Chinese The methods employed were entire ly without justißestion and
Con tributed only in lowering lite stand- nrd of football.
The first half. produced the bast play. It saw the Borderers des
HEADS-Eager South China for- wards engage the Borderers defen- ders in heading contest around the soldiers' goal during the Shield final on Saturday. (Photo: Ming "Yuen).
whilst Wong Mee-shen, although pérately trying to overcome a carefully shadowed by Morrison, vousness which affected practically found many opportunities of setting
SENSATIONAL INCIDENTS OF THE SHIELD FINALS.
DRAMATIC LAST MINUTE PENALTY GIVES NAVY JUNIOR. TROPHY": "TAM KONG PAK SENT OFF THE FIELD
BOTH MATCHES SPECIALLY DESCRIBED BY "VERITAS" SOUTH China and the Navy gave decidedly negative_replies to the "Telegraph" "question on Friday "Can the Borderers Pull Off the Shield Double?" A dramatic penalty in the last minute brought to an end a breathless, palpitating struggle for posses- sion of the Junior trophy and left the Navy worthy winners by the odd goal in three, whilst the sensational dismissal of Tam Kong-pak (his second marching orders of Wang Men-ahun. the season) in the closing stages of the
bitterly contested senior tie between the Borderers and South China contributed but one incident to three hours of real "top speed cup-tie football.
Mulline.
SOUTH China's success was most decisive. Holding the complete measure of a depleted Borderers side from the kick-off, they gradually strengthened their grip as the game. progressed and finished in dazzling style. The Border- ers adopted vigorous tactics from the very start, which the Chinese countered with the more subtle methods of unfair use of elbows and feet tapping. The bitter feeling which smouldered for over an hour leapt into a flame when Harris and Tam Kong-pak came to blows. The crowd were amazed to see Tam given marching orders, for it appeared that Harris was the aggressor. THE junior tie was spectacular and one of the finest shield finals seen for many a day in Hongkong. Opportunities galore were missed by both sets of forwards, the Borderers throwing the game away because of glaring errors in front of goal. The Navy had to receive two penalties in the last five minutes be- fore they could clinch the issue, but their superiority in the second half entitled them to the victory.
CHECKMATE
the whole team, and South China: his colleagues in motion, and crowned WELL BEATEN BY
making the utmost of the somewhat unexpected opportunity and gaining an ascendancy which they, together knew, would, with everylady else once Required, be never lost.
ATTACK. DEFENCE.
a useful afternoon's work with a spectacular goal from 40 yards range.
Beyond the defence, and Under.. wood and W. Harris in the half back Bne, the Borderers failed to impress. Whitst making allowance for the absence of Jolinson and Davies who And thus it" proved. After the sailed by the Lancashire last week, the first quarter of an hour it was a cen- entire absence of team work came as stant struggle between the Chinese surprise, especially in view of the attack and the Borderers defence, soldiers' exploitation of this quality! with the latter's vanguard almost in their league victory over South completely out of the picture.
The brilliant work of Williams, deputising for Johnson in goal, together with the tireless labours of Mullane, Morrison and Underwood not only kept the Chinese at bay fori much longer periods than the ex- changes indicated, but they helped to, illuminate intervals of drab, colour- less football.
"South China's team work, which
心ずH.
Thus the Chinese attacks were al
China.
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Jones surted as though he, even if the rest of the forward line collapsed, was going to give the display of his life. He headed a wonderful equalising goal in the first ten minutes, and then petered) aut.
HARRIS STARVED.
of the match.
the
THE REST
INFERIOR HOCKEY BY
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II.K. LADIES
CAER CLARK CUP ENDS
By "Bully-O#"
ex.
The Rest justified all pectations on Saturday after- noon when they defeated the Hongkong Ladies, champions of the Caer. Clark Cup competi tion since its inception four years ago, by three clear goals. The score by no means indicated
No
FOR CHAMPIONS
ON THE ATTACK-The Rest were continually on the offensive against the champions in the final Car Clark Cup hockey match on.
•Saturday, and this picture illustrates an incident in the game. (Photo: Ming Yuen),
Teams:--
Junior
Shield
NO WANCHEE GOALS!
NAVY & BORDERERS REFUSE
THEM AS GIFTSTM
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THE Navy scored a dramatic last minute victory in the junior shield on Saturday. when, in the dying seconds of the game, they were awarded a penalty-the second within five minutes-and Murrell, taking the 12 yards spot kick converted with a perfect ground drive. which reached the corner of the net.
RECIPIENT-Miss H. Knill re ceiving the Caer Clark Cup from Mr. A. A. Dand, after the Cham. plons. Rest hockey match on Saturday. The Hongkong Club re- Lain the trophy for another year. (Photo: Ming Yuen).
Artillery Again Winning
Thus early on were the Borderers hopes of achieving the double com. pletely set at nought. It was A fitting climax to a game fraught with exciting exchanges, and
and if partisans should regard the Borderers' defent by
the odd goal in three a little un- fair on the run of the play, they should bear in mind that it was targe
ly the fault of the soldiers, who, by glaring errers in front of goal, de- prived themselves of an early and susblantial lead.
In every respect this game was far' more entertaining from the specta... tors viewpoint than the one which succeeded it. A first half, featured by the amazing speed of the players: and the no less extraordinary in- éptitude on the part of all the for- ward to shoot straight, had its rene- tion after the interval
MIRACULOUS SAVE,
But the exchanges never lost their interest. The Borderers tired first, and in the last fifteen minutes it was almost all Navy. That is, they enjoy- ed the bigger share of the ball, yet never attained a dominancy, and it was odds on that extra time would. be necessary when they were awarded their first penalty.
Rawson took the kick, a real good goal-scoring shot, the ball heading How about two yards from the up- right. But Smith, the Borderer's goalkeeper, by a clever anticipa- tion,, got across the goal to it, and cleared his lines to the accumpăni- ment of rounds of applause.
It was one of the finest saves seen on the Club ground this season,
After this escape it was thought
· SATURDAY'Stinctly liste for half an hour pre-
that the Borderers, who had been
LEAGUE FOOTBALL
dis
make some sort of effert to infuse
vious, would come into their, and they
THE Artillery retasted the swert life into the attack; but the rekindled. fruits of victory, Jesterday, and dame splutered out in two minutes at the same set South China the task and the Navy came back and secured of obtaining two further points in the deciding goal as already describ order to take the championship from eu. them.
GIFT GOALS REFUSED.
One of the most unexpected, but plensing, features of
THE Gunners were value for their T4-3 success againg the Athletic, none the less the scientifle manner
holding the upper hand throughout in which the Goale canie with the regularity which
(wo
teams played.,
for.
ore sxpects when a team is in the Movements between halves and ascendant, and if there were periods War were carried out with precision when the Artillery goal was in on both sides. Each forward line dis- serious jeopardy, such incidents were the same token, were hopeless in played high skill in attack, but by only natural with a ward line of the type of the Ath
their finishing.
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THE Recreio are still for + good pass which
been filled
Rest:
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Gift goals were allowed to slip by for want of steadiness or enter- prise. The Navy scored first-a typical Rawson goal, yet the Borderers should have been three goals to the good in the first quarter of an hour. The same ac cusation can be levelled against the nauticals in the second half, when, often for lengthy periods, they were making the soldiers defend desperately, they failed miserably to make good. With such an evenly and well con..
has now come to be regarded as a The deerste starving of Harris model for local club was a very on the right wing was one of the most
CATURDAY'S pot-pourri of league. decided fitter in the run of the amazing features
matches were full of surprises. game, and it contrasted vividly Early on Harris demonstrated that the rum of play for this holders of the
Kowloon held the Lincolns to a draw. with the less cohesive and more he was capable of holding his own trophy, who were handicapped by trae she was playing in a "strange time bit from a dificult angle just Luckily it is admitted, but its figure individualistic style of the Border Against Leung and Lau Mau, but the absence of E..M. Gray at hack, position at right wing P. Gittins, the insible the circle.
which count. The University heaped. after receiving a few passes in the P. M. Pope, centre-half, P. M. Harrop, Saints' regular left wing who has
coals of anguish on the Air Force by initial stages of the game, he was centre forward, M. Alun Jones inside showed great aptitude in the
for- empletely ignored and was forced to right and E. Selby, left mer Bird, and B. Franklin; E. 0. 'Hagan, couple of points from the Recreio.
scoring the odd goal in three, and the Hongkong: J. Harris Walker: M-Palice, very jossy indeed, collected ways dangerous and more difficult to hold a watching brief on the line,
hemmed in their own
territory ment. She was, however. counter than those of their opposites,
D. Robertson, and A. Owen Hughes; Forty and Matthias were all over practically throughout the game. led to the third goal. S. Dalziel, Dalziel, H. Kaill, J. Chur- They were planned and executed the shop", and for some strange rea-one-sided was the play that
improving. methodically and purposefully.
Y.M.C.A., and on failed to recover from their Arst Almada, the Rest custodian, had " of the.
chill and A. G, Orme. whose position
They were never three goals in could have off
Almada (Recreio); C. ferior to the men of law. In fact were so patent that. Mullane and his attack of nervousness. They were ssday "tter player could have filled Alves of the Reereio whose exclusion Osmund "(Recreio),
by A. colleagues had to content themselves hesitant and uncontrollable in
Fowler
they were infinitely the better team in fines with practically no thought of did much to reduce the attack to im- Rest than M. Mason who played the surprise, was weak in front of goal. Bearin (C.B.A.), Megainst then. incidentally the foot tested match it is not easy to sinale will dashing in and clearing their last five minutes as the first, and it the position of inside right for the from the team caused considerable M. (Bavier freio, the second half, but luck was dead
patency.
outstanding game of the afternoon, although her tackling was creditable. ft. Andrew), T. Yation (in ball reached a much higher standard out players of merit. All played Podmore did not have happy her seau posses taking the Hong afternoon. He worked like a machine kong defence by surprise, on many
WEAK.IN DEFENCE. M. Wolley (St. Andrew's), 3. Dalzielone might expect from twe their part in a fine content, although
such lowly placed teams. It was among those who caught the the Borderers with amall chances of rail through, but his anticipation was occasions to give M Woolley, ex-
(Y.CM.A.); M. Remedios creio) certainly more worthy of the ft. were Smith, the Borderers' custodian, Hongkong's chief weakness was in developing wirkmanlike attacks and
(Continued on Page 2) (Continued on. Page 91 cellent-opportunities. Though it is
defence, but M. Bird who the re-
division than some of the games be who touched the peak of it was only a brief intervals during
gular ceper, played at right back,
Blair, the Navy right back, the second half that the soldiers
and had the misfortune to be struck!
tackling and clearances caused any anxiety to Lau Mau and Tam Kong-pak.
on the log tvico, M. Masen proved Low speedy for B. Franklin, and sorely nissing the presence of B. M. Pope, the halven could not frustrate the continuous attack on their citadel.
H. Knill, who appeared for the first position, was incident would have had cause to readjust their views had they weak in close play and on several visited Pokfulam on Saturday, where the champions of the first occasions lost her stick ut critical
direction or length.
This, together with the shawlowing work of the South Chim halves left
ONLY ONE WEAKNESS.
The only weakness to be found. Among the Chinese was the shoot- ing of Fung King-cheung. In every other respect, a great lender.. always scheming and constantly gelling the "Swol
reguared flum. with his long sweeping passes to the wings, Fung let him- self down badly before goal, mis ing at least three "sitters."
con-
play rules, he indulged in unnecessary tactics and being pulled up,
openings.
Pereira Closes Cricket
Season with Hat-Trick
THOSE who regard cricket as a slow uninteresting game without
time in the ed
(St. M. (Y.M.C.A.),
League Aspirations of
Civil Serivce Bowlers
NO. 3 CIVIL SERVICE.
green.
whose
wrecked iuvoc to the Borders.
Lacks; Henshaw the Navy was another player in
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at.
centre-half of his
class
own, whilst up forward, Brookes dazzling dribbles were a never ending scurce worry to Suter and Recce and of delight to the onlookers.
division--the University-engaged the Rest in the annual match muments. There is only one other thusiastic band of bowlers, then a Probables v Fossibles match ar css might have reaped a richer re-
which winds up the local season.
n
BATSMEN ON TOP. Batsmen held the upper hand in
forward worth comment and she in A.G. Orme, who, deputising for E Selby, possessed a useful burst of speed and kept E. Xavier busy, hit the ball too far ahead and to lose
Her one failing was an inclination to)
control.
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In
on
inclined to hurry things when steadin-
Rawson was a little toe anxious and-
ward, while Murrell at inside left held on to the ball far too much; albeit he was a hard worker and re- quired careful attention.
GHASTLY SHOOTING.
The Borderers were especially well nerved in defence, and up for ward, Morris and Hazlewood on the left wing were two of the most dangerous attackers on the Beld Ghastly shooting by the insides rendered all their preparatory work, some of which bore the stamp of genius, null and vold.-
tice on the new When a club has a new bowl-several enthusiasts have tried it out Already ing green and a happy and en- and next Saturday will probably see
its close association with league
ranged,
No less than 34 players have in championship honours is as-timated their desire to take part in A "hat-trick" by Pereira, the LR.C.did not cover themselves in glory in
sured.
the bowls league, and fast bowler, a spirited partnership be- their efforts to counter it, and apart
Which is the reason why this article are a few youngsters, who have de among them The absence of Li Tin-sang fromween Omar and Burnett which pro- from A. T. Lee, gave a display of
concerns the bowls section of the Civil veloped a taste and flair for the in the buck division robbed South China duced 84 runs, and a great effort by batting much below form. of Tam Kong-pak at inside left and the Varsity trundlers to
Service Cricket Club. Tais summer tricacies of the biased weeds, ers to dismiss
they possess both the assets mention- The Club will be Leung Tet-wing, who deputised, was powerful batting side cheaply were
entering two There was little of interest in the ed above, and when one takes into teams in the league as usual, and hardly the success expected.
He among the features of a
of a match finally caught the disapproving eve of the won in confortabic style by the Rest, the other representative match in exey sell, the Rest dominating the consideration other factors, it is not both are looking forward to improving! referee early on, and although he who, after scorin
which Craigengewer, champions of exchanges. They took the champions unreasonable to state that their
in спей committed no flagrant breach of faired the c70 for 8. dismiss the second division opposed the Rest minites when they netted two goulewenson Bre probably brighter than the tables, it can readily be
ease the teams were completely by surprise in the first ten parts for the forthcoming bowls ens year's record. for 67 runs..
placed third end forced a creditable draw. victims in nuc- Pereira's three
through M. Mason and M. Woolley. they have been for several years. The game saw L.D. Kibee (55 and Before the interval three gift goals
that they have ambitious eyes A.M tinually robbed his side of promising the University skipper, F, R. Zim-the Rest total after the first three a sitter when practically on the goal was reflected in their play. For the solutely no reason why
balls were Rodrigues, H. A. Alves (56.not out) added 83 10 went by the board, S. Dalziel missing on patches: and quite logically this much in their favour there is ab
Last year the civil servants played the championships, and with For the rest South China played Gordon Burnet of the K.C.C. finished eventually the Rest declared at 180 just missed the post.
and line while M. Mason and M. Woolley first seven league games in 1922 they should not pull off something forwards was an eye-opener to many,
club
The terrific speed of the Navy like champions. Their goal fell to a up with the best bowling analysis. for 7.
headed the table: and then collapse. honoure. brilliant heading effort by Jones, but it read:
An even more prolife third wicket!
This summer they boast an entirely CHAMPIONS BRIGHTEN UP.
Entry has again been made in the and Rawson employed his nippinesg new green, and already it it looking Spey Royal Cup and the customary through Suter and Reece and put the to good effect when he rushed clean partnership between F. K. Lee (69) not out) and S. Abbas (25), which In the early stages of the second and playing wonderfully well. To clab tournaments, including the
Navy ahead. U.M. Omar had lives in plenty realised 92 made the Craigengower half, Hongkong brightened up con-gether with this goes the advantage singles and paire championships and whilst compiling his highest score of quite safe, and at the draw of stumps siderably but their forwards, were of having retsined practically all of handicap events will occupy the at
The advantage was short lived, the season, 57 not out, but he took they were in the commanding position held at bay by sterling work on the their old players, not excluding the tention of the bowlers during mid- Morris muling Ung of an eng ved, risks and smashed the bowling to of being 45 runs in arrears with six part of A Fowler and C. Osmund. redoubtable Arthur Grimmitt claim a dozen hits to the rulls,
About half way through this period There is a possibility that the The Civil Service have not yet carportunity, and thereafter the ex til Omar and Burnett became as the champions, following up The Best were in a rather bad way F.K. Les performed brilhantly for the champions fell away again and services of Longbottom, who played ried off the first division honours changes wire ding dong in nature,
but Bome for some excellent clearances by No. 2 on Hollidge's rink last year but the second string won Division 2 goals galore being in the air, but sociated, and these two carried the great bowling which earned for him J. Barris Walker, in goal, the Rest will be lost, as he may be going in 1980, whilst the Club annexed the cora along from 86 for 8 to 170. the figures of 4 for 1 in 13 evers, would have added considerably to home on leave, but apart from him, Spoy Royal Cup in 1928. The league Although giving full eredit to the with an aggressive display of batting, their lead. As it was they were only the personnel of the two teams records of the teams last year were: Up forward, Ip Pak-wa and Cheng Rest attack for its accuracy, and which left him top scorer for the able to notch one goal brilliantly promises to remain the same
PW.D. I Ft. P. A.
• Jet Tease 48816 85474 Shui-hong were worrying raiders, steadiness, the champions certainly match.
Ecored by M. Woolley with a first The chief need of the club is prac, and Team 148, 16 838 825
mern and E. L. Gosano, yet actually
wickets had fallen for 40,
thereafter never looked likely to can-
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cede points. Lim. Thin-chan completely safe in the citadel; au Man and Tam
was
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understanding.
with precision Before them were Leung who pretty well bottled up the whole Borderers vanguard
single handed,
and Tong Kwan and Leung fo-chan, who offered worthy support.
CLEVER WONG.
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wickets in band.
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week.
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the
100
never materialising..
The 89th minute of the game" saw. the decider netted by Murrell. On the run of the play the Navy deserved their succceS.