THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1933.
YESTERDAY'S REMARKABLE FOOTBALL MATCH
R. ABBIT CRITICISES
THE BARRACKERS --
DISPLAY OF IGNORANCE BY PUBLIC STAND SPECTATORS
SHANGHAI LACK A FAST BOWLER
"'HÖNGKONG'S USEFUL SCORE ON, AN EASY PACED WICKET
ON
(By R. ABBIT.)
Saturday last the weather was perfect and the wicket looked to be very much the same. In point of fact it turned out to be excellent but it was a shade. slower than one would have expected.
Owen Hughes was successful concerned. Wilson beat with the toss and elected to bat,
Owen
liughes with one that Mayhew took and swept off the hails. It seems that the generat appeal had been
an advantage that may be estimated it anywhere between fifty and for a catch at the wicket and was hundred rung.
one.
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addressed to the bowler's umpire He considered the ball and hit him Owen Hugher leg and gave 'not out for 1.b.w.
But before this when Mayhew nhud ikon off the balls the square
Donald Loach is singularly unfortunate as I believe this is the fifth time running that he has lost the toes. The game, started little witor the fixed hour and tiffin was not taken until a quarter past
A SHAKY START. Before tiffin; howevor, there'
anxious good miny moments for the spectatora and we have to thank Teddy Fincher and 'Garthwaite for stopping what looked
the very much like beginning of a rot.
were
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Hayward filled the vacaney in our first pair left by Duckitt's omission, and he seemed to have
lost none of his old style and ahots whon he suddenly picked a beauty from Isaacs and was bowled.
Fincher too had several narrow uscapes of a similar fate but his luck was in.
umpire bad thought the appent was to him for stumped. fie pul op his finger-and then took it down again when he found the appeal was to the other umpire.
But Bench does not mies mucli, and after they had all decided Owen Hughes was not caught or 1.b.w. be mildly suggested a svol of stumping and the batsman went.
Curiously enough tho' the um-1 pire was bi no doubt and specta- tors in the pavillon thought his foot had been lifted, no less than six people watching from the Club Annexe windows square with the pitch were very surprised to see the stumping given. But that is cricket all over.
. A SLOW FINISH.
Pereira had a gallant clump and the score was two hundred and thirty-two at five o'clock when Scoring then slowed down but stumps were drawn. It is doßnite- no further wickel Fell until only a moot point whether the bats- went on and quickly got Pearce 1.b.w. and later defeated Williams though the latter hd played some nien shots and seemed to be Hettling down.
MALAYA v. K.C.C.
R. ABBIT'S RESCRIPTION, IN FINAL EDITION,
Owing to severe pressure of space it has been found Impossible to include R. Abbit's description of the Malaya v K.C.C. match in this edition.
The description, however, will appear in our final edition this afternoon. The match, which was full of good cricket, is brightly dealt with by our special correspondent.
NAVY OUTPLAY CLUB
BRILLIANT RUGBY DISPLAY
(By "Line Out").
THE ENERGETIC.......
LANGMEAD
Hora*fi a`picture of a typical in- ¡cident in Saturday's Charity football match. It shows Sydney Strange holding off the onorgatia. Langmand, whilst Wong Wing clears. Also in the picture mes Smith and Sonny Bilus. (Photo: Ming Yuen).
SENSATIONAL RECOVERY
LINCOLNS BEST Harding a strange partner to Mc- PERFORMANCE
Guiness on the right wing. In addi tlan they faced a high and powerful
INDOMITABLE WILL POWER DISPLAY
.
SHOCK FOR THE ATHLETIC
(By "Veritus").
The story of how the Lin- colns yesterday retained their 100 per cent. league record after defent had stared them in the face, deserves to go down in the annals of local football as among the finest pertorm
ances even seen.
sun.
But these factors cannot deprive | the Athletic the acknowledgment due to them.They played amazingly feallall In the opening stages. Combining speed, they raised siegs after slegy, und only the masterly work of Heath in goal saved the Line: Ins from ingver three or four goals in
well with bewildering
arrears.
HOW THEY STAND IN
DIVISION I.
Goals.
THE TABLES
DIVISION 11.
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Lincoln Regl.. 6 5 0 0 16 5 10 8.W. Bordurers 3. Chine
4400 15 4 8 8. China St. Joseph's
5 4 0 1 1 11 78 R. Navy.
H. Navy
H. K. Club
5 4 0 1 10 12 8 R.A.
11. K. Falco 6 2 0 4 13 13
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Gonla.
P. W. D. L. FA. Pts.
7 6 0 1.82 18 12
0 6 0 1 20 9 10
0813 14 D
8 8 0 8 12 13 6.
5 3 0 2 19 13 6 6 Lincoln Regt, 0 3 1 2.14 18 7 S.W: Borderers 4 2.0 2 14 10 4 Athletic 2 0 0 11 14
11. K. Club... ༡ 20 6 15.23 4 Young Indians
20 3,12 20 4 Kowloon F.C.. 0 0 0 0 5 22
DIVISION II.
Kowloon F.C.20 399 4 62 0 4 18 22 4
Athletic R. A. Recreio
5 0 0 5 7 16 0
0 0 0 8 33 0
INERTIA
POOR FOOTBALL - AT SOOKUNPOO
FORWARDS FORGET TO SHOOT
A DISAPPOINTING CHARITY GAME
(By "Varitas").
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P. W. D. L. P. A. Pts.
Lincoln Regt..7 7 0 0 28 2 14
5.W. Borderers &
S. China
R.A.B.C.
Recreio
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fredo an inch to Tong Kwong-aum, snd Purkins, although opposed to the sprightliest forward on the field, more than held his own."
Incompatible Loung
The Real intermedintes were not to be compared. Leung Wing-chui played his poorest game of the There was nothing very en-Henson. Ile was ruthless in tackling tertaining about the Armistice and remove most of the sting from the Hocquard-tidley wing, but his Day match at Sookumpoo and passing was atrocious and about as the three or four hundred incompatible with his customary spectators must have left the display as anything one could wish ground completely disillusion-for
cd.
Channing could never anticipate the With both the Services and, the movements between Langmendi, Hidley As pointed out on Saturday, with Rest suffering from a bad attack of and Smith, who therefore had on things going well, the Athletic caninertia, the exchanges left one with enay pasange up to the penalty area. be as dangerous as any team in locul the impression that both sides had Truly the Policeman's lot. was not u football.
sigord an Armistice, the chief terms, happy one.
hard of which were never to try very to score goals.
CO-
In the first half they were ordinated, elever, aggressive, ten- acious and lively. Inspired by an early goal, they took command of the game, was for 35 minutes called
the tune.
But those who fondly thought f was all over bar the shouting had jrude awakening. Putting everything they possessed into the game, the Lincolns staged a recovery which left the Athletic defenders stunned.
Exciting Incidents
You may find, after weighing in tho balance the exchanges and other features of the game, that the Lincolns were lucky to win. But even this conclusion will be caulified by the admission that their second' A goal by Ridley in the first threa half recovery was one of the bright- minutes of the second half started est incidents in local football for many things. The equaliser by ligging (n
years.
Approach work was permissible bat shooting, or any other action likely to place the goal in jeopardy was strictly not on the cards.
The Services won by the' odd goal in five. The only astonishing thing was that they didn't finish three or four goals to the good.
Apart from the impotency of the Services forwards before goal, the men to save the Rest from a very heavy defeat were Hill and Syd. Strange, and in a lesser degros Wong, Wing..
Strange thoroughly enjoyed him. self, and, to adopt social circles alang, "Gatecrashed" his way into almost every situation, Invariably emerging triumphant, For sheer Certainly if one conskiors thoir
defensive play. Strange was the territorial advantages, they were
hest player on the field, : worth such a margin; yet further reflection forces one to acknowledge) Hill made quite a successful appear. that they made very few serious at-auce. Hocquard never worried him, in and with Ridley, over-Indulging templa 'to beat Wong Wing.
The same criticism applies to the
plenty of time to recover any lost ground.. More often than not Ridley dufentod his own enda by ing himself to be crowded out after given perfect openings for first time shots.
The Navy fielded a very Strong side on Saturday when men should not have gone for the
they beat the Club at Happy bowling about 4 pan-say when
The Chinese Athletic were, at half made the position more than interesting great things on the move, they Valley in a rugby match by Flucher was out-in an attempt
three goals four lies and a time, virtual winners, to collect a few quickly and then
They wereing. The assumption of the lead went to pieces in front of goal. let Shanghal have twenty minutes
penalty goal. (30. points) to a two goals to the good; they were once again by the Athletic sent the
Cast Iron Halves playing exceptionally fine football and Chinese spectators inte dellrums of batting. But anyway the elde did goal and a try (8 poncs).
The winners showed all round up to the half way stage were con delight. Another equalleer by Betts superiority and gave a wonderful exclusively the better team. hibition of rugger. Their backs were
For the first 35 minutes yesterday the Athletic played football. good given plenty of chances which they
em ugh to beat South Chinn A were not slow to take once they had
their best, settled down.
| beautiful goal this) ten minutes later losers attacking quintette. Promis-fobalism, the Kowloon player
Three were down for forty- well. two and things looked very hod: when Garthwalte came to the rescue, He has steadily if glowly working into his batting form.
The bowling was very steady but they suffer from the lack! of a fast bowler-and to be hancet I have never seen Shaug- hal throw in so badly. Their ground-felding was good.
THIS MORNING.
in the first half, Lammeri making two The Club niannged to keep on terms
five runs down the wing to touch down between the posts. On one occasion McLellan unaccountably missed the
Robertson.
Great Fighters
allow-
An enforced re-arrangement of the afterwards, again heightened
Strange toyed with Snooks, who was tidley in the last minute was the things. And Duncan, the only re-fed by Purkins, Stith and Langmead. final ingredient which went to pra nerve to turn up with his togs had to He frittered away his chances as vide that type of football fare su be brought in for Tain Kong-pak, who though he had been selected for that beloved by the fans.
failed to make an appearance,
express purpose,...
shortly, and a grent goal by Rest forward line did nothing to help a completa fallure. Snooka was spoon
of
The reason why the Linenins were
This meant Duncan going to In- ible to make-mi:k-u-recovery--was that they possessed the wisdom to side left and Ernest Strange at in- interest in the opposing player, and position could contribute little
the way of progressively constructive change their gone. They found loss side right. Both, patently out
ting the ball.
a neat goal.
in
Atrocious in- The Extreme
Smith too, could make little head-
ho put on a couple of neat goals. *
A GOOD STAND...................
It was at this point that resalute
The Lincolns's second half recovery batting gave the game i, dafintin
Bghters. More than once in the past turn and as no further wicket fell. By the time those lines appear kick, but the other try was converted due whily to their greatness a
have they proved the old adago that before lunch Hongkong at least in print we shall know, if Owon by
The Navy scored through Forboy
brilliantly had not the worst of the noston. Hughes will deeloro this morning
but never have they
angalust the demonstrated it The second half was an entirely proved the position, and forty two day night by the declaration law)verting one of the trics.
Athletic. or-will Bat on in the hopes of a different story. From the start the
In the first half the Lincolns played runs in all were added.
useful twenty or so from our Inst Navy pressed, and hard as the Club that type of football which just pair. Anyway he will probably fought, they were cutplayed by a
Concentrating on asked for defeat. und have the roller ou the wicket Anely balanced team. a full, ten minutes.
The Navy obtained the ball in the mu inatend of the bail, they plmost all the tight scrums, and the continuilly found themselves beaten bucks playel a magnificent open game, by the speedy and skilful movements
During this half St. Clair Ford of the Athletic forward line. rzored three tries, Miers and Slater one each and Shaw clinched a good penalty goal.
** Careful play after lunch im-the was not allowed to on Satur-(twice) in the Arst half, Buckley con-14 game is never lost until it is won 5oncentrated their energies on get-footbull, although Strange did score way until late in the second half when
It is of intercal, of note how sustained the excellence of the Shanghai bowling was. It was plavable, hol the first time. Garthwalle had a go he was outl
Scores: 1st innings. E. C. Fincher, P. Mudur A..W. Hayward, b langs But the wicket was not followed T. A. Pearce, bw, b Léach .... by Another .11.
P. V. Williams, Lb.v., b. Leuch Owen Hughes was settling down when
once.
he was taken ill and retired for a rest. He looked pretty white but 'came round after a bit:
G. Grathwälte, e Simpson.
Isaurs 1. Owen flughes, nt. Mayhew, b
wilon A. R. Minu, e Sinclair, b Wilkon E. F. Fincher, wit out
Minu had been promoted in the C. Beek, Wilson batting order auf to the delight |F. D. Pereira, 1. Isaacs
of the crowd come off. When he G) S. Dunkley, not out
had made a very quick twenty- two Sinclair just got" bik hands under a low one at cover and the umpire quite correctly gave it out. CONSOLIDATION.
· Extras (Rh, 21b, 1 nb)
Total (for whts.)
81
12
Fall of Wickets-1 for 18 (oy- ward); 2 for 28 (Pearce); a for 12 (Williams); 4 for 84 (Garthwaite); for 130 (Minu); 6 for 191 (E. C. Wincher); 7 for 207 (Owen Hughes); for 207 (Beck); 9 for 224 (Pereira),
Bowling Analysis,
Owen Hughes now returned and in stand that realized over sixty put the home team fù a good post- tion. Fincher all along had been batting moet steadily and the score steadily mounted save at Isaacs hundred and fifty when the Shang-Wilaon lal bowlers for about eight overs Lench sent down some excellent stuff- Jenkins
Dooth to which Fincher and Owen
P. Mndar Hughes put straight defensive bats.
It was imserative not to lose another wicket then. Yet some morons in the public stand elected to show their ignorance of the game by an attempt at barracking. I have not heard this before In Hongkong and 1 hope I shall not again,
A CURIOUS WICKET.
Bowled one no-bull.
AL R.
FERGENC
M.C.C. IN INDIA'
The
Punjab Batsman's
Century
Kana
This meant a general speeding ́up, a greater' share of the ball with scoring. added opportunities of they were bold, sometimes severely aggresive; certainly unceremonious. They wanted the ball and they went the quickest way about getting it. IL completely upset the Athletic reur lines, who, (pardon the refer During this peried, Betts, winence), as I mentioned an Saturday, took Curk's place at centre-half, i seen at their best unter was practically worse than useless, precaure. His tackling reclved itself into a
His Excellency to Governor kicked off at Saturday's match, and
this picture shows him in the act of salting the ball wolfing, with Hows,
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E. Strange and Duncan ready to follow it up. (Photo: Ming Yuen).
series of leahs into the air, follow. ed by a slide. The Athletic for warus, half a yard quicker on the ball were never worried by such (actite
A Little Excuse
Brilliant Heath
The Lincolus owed a big debt to Heath. He made three inspired auves in the first, half and prevented the Athletic from crossing over with 3 winning lend.
Edminsonni Turner improved ay the game progressed. A little bit
But the Services always held the upper hand thanks to a cast iron half back line dominated.
which
The finishing work of the Rest forwards had nothing on that of the Services. It was atrocious in the extremo, The ball certainly did not run kindly for Howe, but the same excuae cannot be advanced, for the insides, or Tang on the right wing.
Only Blake, the young Kowloon left winger, making his first appearance.
Attempts to walk the ball into the in representative football could make any impression and he drew the best not had to fall against much a lively But Allan and Morrison had their task out of Purkins, and was often muchalt back line and resourceful defence. too good for Allan.
very much lightened by the tactics of the opposing forwards, and Heath was rarely troubled.
Cork and McGuire were brillant, Cork held the insile trio in a vice Gike grip; McGuire refused to con-
RECREIO OVERRUN
shaky in the opening stages, with Wong Mee Shun Scores
inter-
Turner prone to niskick, they slowly ttled down, and in the second half were practically invulnerable. After being overrun, the mediates to managed to get into their stride. Not until the, Lincolns had acted their first equallsing gani ut tid Batts realise expectations
Five Goals
Although they won by six goals to one, South China gave a rare demonstration of how not to shoot when they mot the Recreio yesterday.
With the Reereld weakened by the absence of Gaan and Guterres, and Delgado injured in the second half, South China did' what they liked.
For three parts of the game they armed round Marques; who had
The honours go to Blake, who gave the lio direct in no uncertilu terme to those who had expressed the opinion that is for did not warrant -in- clusion.
With the experience of a season in frst division football behind him, Blake should' develop into one of the Colony's best left wingers. At the present ho lacks polish, but he' has determination in abundance, Is extraordinarily fast, using his long lege to their fullest advantage," and can get the ball into the middle from any angle.....
Deserves Encouragement
The fact that he held his own 'with the redoubtable Parkins is an eloquont testimony of his display. He is worthy of the right kind of encourage- ment by the Powers That Bo
Ridley opened the Services account
entre-half. But in the last quarter of an hour he did the work of threz, and in the bargain showed how a penalty should be taken.
Robson wan never impressive He appeared to work on the theory that, give Fung King-yu sufficient rope and he would hang himself But Fung proved that he could take plenty of opportunity to show how in the rat half, and there was no all that amount of rope and mare good a custodian he is. Apart from and sill remain à very effective the futility of the Chinese in front factor in the forward line.
of goal, he save the Recreio from having a dozen goals scored against them.
HARD FEELINGS.
1.
to the scoro before tho Dosultory exchanges continued until
well in the second half when Smith Master Tactician
put the, Servico further ahead, 'and within a minute had added another, Rilley, of course, again adopted the
benefitting from Langmead's play.
A final effort. by the Rost-to sav rale of master tactician, When ha
Hard feelings between Bowen and the game livened things up. Strange satset the ball he becom magnet and Just draws the whole of Wong Mec-shun did nothing to wormed his way through the defonco Ant improve the game which, at the best and, shot so hard that Heath could in defence to bin willy-allly.
that last goal of his. What a peach! of times, was poor Imitation of only partially sayo and Blake rushod Ho scored from his favourite posi- first division football.
in to finish off, tion and was a goal from the ino The Chinese led by the oh goal Almost Immediately afterwards, the ball left his foot.
in three at the interval, Wong dide- Strange agala obtained possession, Heine wes a tireless worker. He chun netting twice for the visitors and working through from right to fleath all the day with a very
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Montric wIK forced to retire: through injury in this hall which hamilleapped the Club forwards, but Amritsar, Nor. 11 the Nayy pack heavily outweighed Uree-day cricket match the Club and heeled the ball quickly. Just before two hundred was up between the M.C.C, and the Southern when ever they were hekl when, overyone was expecting Punjab ended in a draw.
With such a side as the Navy It was practically all Athletic in
some just harrussed the defence until it and Santos roplying for the Recreio. left, ho broke past Allan and boat Fincher to get his century, a full
In their first innings, Soushorn turned out on Saturday there seems the initial half. There wa
Wong helped himself to tose from Matar went pretty high Punjab scored 204, Amarnath con- no doubt that they are certain of excuse for the Lincolns. They had colluun. There is onthing stylish and got into the sun. Fincher tributing 100, and in their second winning the Triangular Tournament to try and settle down with the half chant, Higgins. You rarely see him further goa's after the change-over, deceptive shot..
completed the
missed ji-and-was bowled." innings, made for one wicket. year. When at full they back lime somewhat facegauteed and Fau Ku-ping com
The M.C.C. declared their first in-can-call upon two Internationals in the plisonro of Corle with Baldry wings. But you can always rely on scoring.
kim da ha thora or thereabouts when
Continued on Page 0.).
Shortly after a curious incidont ning closed at 450 runs for seven St. Clair Ford and Evasa, and in adapting himself to the outside loft aroso I have taken the trouble to wickets, Townsend scoring 98 and addition four Navy "Caps," wore position left vacant by locquard, who the ball is returned. [playlog on Saturday,
was injured on Saturday, and with ascertain the facts from all partios Walters. 80Reuter,
three
The standard of football in the cloning stages deteriorated to a state bordering on the farcical.
With the alightest bit of luck the Rest would have equalised in the last minutes
Nobody seemed very sorry when the finat 'wklatle blow.