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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1933.
SPECIAL DESCRIPTIONS OF LOCAL
WILL HOLD THEIR OWN
IN LOCAL SOCCER
EAST LANCS DIVIDE SPOILS WITH ST. JOSEPH'S
GOOD DEFENCE AND A CLEVER INSIDE LEFT
(By "Veritas"),
The East Lancashires have
no reason to bemoan the result and gave matérial aid to Swain. of their first match in the senior division of the Hongkong Foot- ball League played yesterday, They held St. Joseph's to a draw of two goals each in an exhibition of football which, although not deserving of the appellations "brilliant" or "ex- citing", merited appreciation.
Amongst the forwards Woods carly became pansinent, and throughout the game he was the chief source of danger to Marques and Co.
St. Joseph's afforded an excellent medium for the initiation of the East Lancs into iccal fouthall. The Saints play that type of game which in a combination af averagely good fast forward movements, inter-passing, open wing to wing and through pass-
It is ing, and close defending. assortment of types which are in- several dividually adopted by the teams in the first division.
Another Ridley ?
Playing as he does in the saine position, Woods reminds one some- what of Ridley, the Lincolns" arch-{ schemer. The East Lancs man is clever, fast, and has a shot. He gave Lieut. Salmon a. fine supply of passes in the first half, and in the second kept the Saints' de- fenders on the more with some through passes to Smith.
The forward line as a whole struck ons as being workmanlike. They did net indulge in fancy stuff. But they mored the ball with confidenco and) with 'purpose.
Anyway it provided a real tent. On top of which they, had to contend with strangeness of surroundings, lack of league football practice and a number of other circumstances alf of which to prevent them from scoring a num tended to prevent thent from settling down to play a normal game,
Will Hold Their Own
It required a quick thinker and sure' footed kicker of the A. V, Gosano type ber of goals.
I hesitate to commit myself with any definito expression of opinion! but I am prepared to suggest that the East Lance will more than hold their own in local football. They did not yesterday demonstrate any particularly outstanding qualities, but their football was mound, un demonstrative, and backed by a
certain amount of science,
Occasionally there was a display of real tran work. Throughout the game the halves were never too far
back to lose touch with their forwards, and the attackers themselves were not
LEAGUE FOOTBALL
Satisfactory Debut By The East Lancs
A good action study taken during the first division league match between the Athletic and Club de Recreio as the Hongkong Football "Club ground on Saturday. It shows an attack on the The Portu Recreio goal guese were beaten by the odd goal in three in this but the match,
Athletic ahould have won by a much
greater margin. (Photo: Ming Yuen).
SOCCER SHORTS AND SIDELIGHTS
Fate
SOUTH CHINA'S "PHEW !": POLICE DEFEAT THEMSELVES: WHY USE THE MILITARY GROUND FOR DIV. MATCHES ?
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year.
now
unbeaten
(Conducted By "Veritas")
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ARTILLERY'S SECOND HALF COLLAPSE
BORDERERS MAKE A SMART RECOVERY
FORCE GUNNERS TO CHANGE A WINNING GAME
(By "Veritas").
The Royal Artillery are a most vexatious team this year.".
Fourtey Infused plenty of dash Into his leadership (mode a la Higgins), thaugh with not quite the same skill as the Lincolns", centre- forward.
Take Saturday's match with the Borderers as an example. They virtually had the game and
Harris was constantly menucing, two points in their pockets at but Matthias on the right wing hadn't half time. They held a lead of enough tricks to overcome the detor- two clear goals and had been mined tackling of Harris and Wrou playing a type of football which Smart Half Back just shouted "success."
"Hooker" Junas, formerly the And then, after the last lemon peel 24th's inside left, was the best half had been thrown away they returned inck on the Beld. Playing behind to give an as opposite display as Tazlewood and Duncan, he combined possible, and finished, up losers by 5 defence with attack in a very lively Konin to 2.
nanser. Certainly an excellent un- derstudy of Underwood, who is at the
There was little excuse. Which doesn't mean that the Borderers were moment on the suspended list. not deserving of their win. But I
Pedmory did not enjoy his usual think they were somewhat flattered share of limelight. He was too often by the final score.
on
In direct contact with Pardoe to be, able to get going. Although some In the opening kinges the Artillery played that type of game what cleverer than the Artillory pivot, which has small room for the Podmore could never properly shake technique of artistry, but which of the Pardoe's persistent and relent gives promise of goals in abundance, less shadowing.
Once the Borderers had obtained a grip the game, Mullane and hadn't ruled utherwise, Accuracy is always more likely to, on Saturday. It would hove The wingmen, Salmon and Sandford
South China would have beat a goalkeeper than sheer force of much better for both the yed there Match Winning Football
Marrison shone brightly, but in the and the Artillery to have played were less impressive than the insides joined the company of clubs who have an ill-directed shot,
(or elsewhere), not to mention the
The ball moved rapidly from player. first half they were ill at case and Bali, Smith and Woods. This trio
to player. From the centre was gave signs of being no stronger under will need careful watching when they forfeited their status
rushed out to the wings and back pressure than any other pair of backa league teams this
INCIDENTALLY the Police inter-spectators, who were forced to stand nettled down.
mediates and backs demonstrated to watch the game..
again in less time than it takes to tell, in the. Colony, CHEERING partisans, urging on and worried Dullang and Morrison
Smith, was quite good, but was not. The Saints played a typical game.THERE is no gainanying It They in no unmistakable terms that quick,
team with encouraging into hasty and indecisive kicking, not
called upon to do anything startling. Territorially speaking they had the had one of the luckiest wins on confident tackling can break up oven the neatest and best formulated at-
Although the Artillery" obviously better of the exchanges, but the recurd against the Police last Satur- theke. Not for a long time has the "advice" are part and parcel of tho to mention errore in covering.
South China forward line been hold real football game. For those who
In short it was motel-winning fool-missed Allan, I don't think they can. finishing of the attack was and. Leonard was a hard worker, but was
AS for the Men of the Law, words in such complete subjugation as by sit and watch a match in allent,
two-nil lead at half time. In fact for their defeat. crowded by Ward and Rochn. Fer-
they should have three goals to the nandez showed a useful turn of speed, Afail them. Take my tip and don't Pile and Blackburn, and in a slightly nendemical and possibly cynical judg-bail. It rightly gave the Gunners a legitimately advance this as an excuse but very little else warranting com- breathe "South China" if you are near lesser degree hy Brittain, Channingsment, one has very little time. mendation. "Bolty" Cosane does not seem to improve on the right wing, any of them. The name is sheer and Shepherd,
emotional spectators should ap-cipating a forward pass, shot with his them,
Y the way, is there any necessity NEVERTHELESS oven the more good, only Seni, after cleverly Butle for firat league matches to be preciate the necessity of confining wrong foot and missed a sitter from although his goal was a beauty.
Happy Valley?
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their
Elus was again the pick of the I has most of the game yet losen, payed on the military ground at their observations to friendly encourfour yards range.
JET, as in all cases, where one teatn halves. If he is prepared to applyhan most to named as solely
A charming study of Miss Mary Heeley, takau just before sho took the court with Miss Round for an exhibition match at the H.K.C.C. on Friday. (Photo: J. C. M. Grenham).
simply Individuallats, but played to n certain form of cohesion which we can expect to see developed to more! forceful effect within the next week or go.
the lessons of experience to his game he should develop into one of the best left half backs in the Colony.
Gosano Shines
I was extremely impressed with the work of Swain and Gorman at back,
A. V. Gosano and Gomes made a St Joseph's possess a lively little forward line, who delight in picking reliable pair, of backs, the former up the forward pass, and to keep them shining with his rapid interceptions
which often solved a difficult problem
In check requires something nere for the Saints' defence. than mediocrity.
Swain and Gorman supplied it.
Marques was rarely troubled. He
The former was always the master had to watch two shots pass him, but of Leonard, the St. Joseph's player otherwise touched the ball only about vainly trying to beat him by speed, three times.
Gorman was not over-troubled by the Ward-Gosano combination, although
bo had his work lightened by the dour
play of North at loft half.
Spoiling Halves
Fenn, in goal, cleared his lines well.
Occasionally there appeared to be n
responsible for the resul
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HE Pallco had their chances, but treated them in such o cavaller fashion, that they deserved little bet- ter than the reward received.
WHICH prompts me to ask "Why must forwards try to break the hack of the net when a few yards from Kon17"
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I have Gougly and Brooks in unind. The former missed at least three -gift-goals-through this transgression.
Not only is the condition, of the in a innst unsatisfactory area. ground very bad, particularly in front of the goal at the racecourse stands end, but it is a small pitch, with no boundaries to keep the spectators An- from encroaching over the lines. other big inconvenience is the can- tinual blowing of whistles from other
games round about.
agoment.
group of lively partiam at Carolina I noticed that one member of d till yesterday rather stepped over the mark in his expression of opinion regarding the decline during the game of his team.
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petty feeling are rare in, local, HAPPILY auch demonstrations of football, but perhaps it will be well to recall that even spectators CURELY better arrangements can ate governed by the 'ungentlemanly he made for such important games. conduct" rale, with rather drastic I believe the Hongkong Football Club penalties if found guilty of commit- ground was used only for a friendly ting a breach of the rule.
Club & Kowloon
Exciting
Draw Match
By "Wanderer.”
In An
This was the most thrilling Kowloon-Club clashes for a many seasons and if Kowloon were a trifle unlucky to lose their goalkeeper and to fail to score from cleverly initiated raids in the second half, there were also a number of narrow escapes at the other end.
LINCOLNS FALTER
Fast Game With Navy Ends In Draw
What might easily prove their stumbling block to cham pionship honours this year was the drawn match played by the Lincolns against the Navy at Sookunpoo yesterday.
Kowloon 2 Club Z
none
They have only themselves to blame. They allowed the Borderers to force them to change a match winning game. A continuance of
Miss Dorothy Round, England's No. 1 player, snapped as shu rested in the Cricket Club pavilion before playing in the exhibition tennis match. (Photor J. C. M. Granħam).
Both Seal and Snook in the initial Heath was kept baster than Lild-1 Cord suffering an injury to his arm in put in some first rate work.
safe dington, his vis-a-vis, yet his
the collision which may keep him out Seal hit the ball first time and put hands, coupled with the
ueroa some excellent centres, whlist! of football for some time.
Snook often found time to beat his Chief thing, however, was splendid spirit which prevailed. In between willes, Lewis, I andan bofore middling. the keenness traditionally marking the Elliott bad harassed the Club defence "Derby" was there in abundance but
the All
their first half policy must have brought success.
But after the change-over they adopted short passing tactics, gave their wingers no chance whatever, and anid the penalty.
Lesson Forgotten,
Apparently the lesson Pardo learnt from the St Joseph's match was for
The early aggressiveness of Green.. at no time was it allowed to de-persistently without looking really shields, Leach and Wood found only. generate into ill-feeling. Hard knocks dangerous, and it not untii Blake a half-hearted pposition from the were given and taken, in the right nipped in and scored in characteristic Borderers rearguard, and the Artillery spirit,
fashlon that Lowson's charge looked were thoroughly in the ascendant.
That is why really imperilled.
the metamorphosis gotten after the interval, He also shocked. Perhaps it is unfale to played with complete lack of con-
Adenée... Price to nuggest that if Jackie Allan
Harris was strong in defence, but had been playing at right back thero might have been, a different result. shockingly neglected his own wing, Ralger's work was like the Vicar's
The Club were definitely the more dangerous side prior to the interval." Martin, Kowloon's left back, making his first appearance of the senson, was clearly out of condition and the Club seized upon his errors on two occasions, Bickford opening the scor- As a matter of fact the first shot
ing when Martin passed the ball of the match was recorded about
This ruined the Lincolns 100 por across his own goalmouth close in, Afteen minutes after the start.
cent, league record, and materially and Strange beating both Martin and when A., V. (ibsanu converted penalty. With this goal St. Joseph'sists South China, who have not Willis in a race down the middle to yet dropped a point in five matches. put ball and goalkeeper into the net, crossed over leading.
Yet in fairness to the Lincolns and
AFTER THE INTERVAL. After the interval it' was 'a rather different story. Kowloon's ten men doing the bulk of the pressing. although Strange and Blekford on the Club left wing burst through occasionally to cause anxiety in the Kowloon camp.
Elliot acqred the equaliser, with a which daisy-cutter from 25 years
gave Lowson little chance, but with
It didn't take the East Lancs very Navy there could have been no other. slight hesitancy on his part, but this long to get on loyal terms, Ball smart result. Even though the Navy'a nceurale shooting of Langmead and half a dozen better chances later, j and was, perhaps, to be expected. In they took the lend, Smith polishing ininute, it was merely a long delay the Lincolnia goal would escape fall-beautiful through'passes, he failed to
the closing atagon he saved cloverly off a good movement initiated by ed reward. They had their share of play, and if they lost opportunities on three occasions, and his splendid Woods."
it was to no greater degree than the timing in running 'out once prevented It was not until Ave minutes from Lincolns. a certain goal.
the close that B. Gosano, after a good
EXCITING FOOTBALL. Tho' Lanes' half back were great deal of pressure on the part of the
Nevertheless one could not restrain spoilers. Thompson in the pivotal Saints forwards, received in front of position was tenacious and steady, goal and levelled the scores with an unstoppable shot which was de-
He also showed a ready and sym-liberately directed for the corner of pathetic appreciation of the needs the not.
n pang of sympathy for the soldiers, who had vallantly, if at times trisia luckily, held off their opponents
ing.
At the other end, the same ness, born of over-anxiety, the Navy citadel to enjoy excapes.
HALVES DOMINATE.
him
Nevertheless there is no gain exi saying that it was Price's miskick which directly led to the Borderers" Further back Wroo defended stout first goal, and that Allan's exper-ly, and was really well supported by ience in the subsequent exchanges Price until that Arat goal after the would have been of immeasurable interval. Then the second division value to the Gunners.
player went to picces,
Given Their Own
Medicine.
Comboy was na safe as houses with anything which had a reasont- ahle chance of being stopped, but the live goala ho. conceded were rasping shots. Nevertheless I felt that ho might have covered his charge better for the third and fourth goals.
From the moment Hazlewood took complete the movement.
advantage of Price's blunder, the Borderers came into their own. They hasti Blake also burst clean through on tock the initiative out of the Artif. allowed one occasion but hesitated just that tery's hands, and applied the same
Wood and Greenshields put the Gun- narrow | fraction of-a second which enabled medicine as they had been given in
Hynes to tackle and avert a certain the first half, only with more telling nors ahead in the first half, the latter scoring with a great shot. ..' gonl.
rogulta.
Ten minutes after the restart Hynes, Robertson, Skinner distin- It was the Duncan-Ilaxlowood wing The half backs really dominated'
fence, while Strange, and Fisher Rodgers found them too severe a Borderera' account, and within an the game, where Parkins, Blair and rushed themselves in the Club de- which really sealed the Gunners' rate, Harlowcod nipped in to open the Mequire were no less effective than were the, most. dangerous Club for handful, and Price, thrown back on other five minutes they were on love Betts, Cork and Dudley,
wards. Howe neemed off, colour and his en resources, had not sufficient terms, Harris scoring well. Harri
put the winners ahead with a clo experience to. hold them down,
ahot, but one which might have beer The football was more and ho sometimes) East Lanes: Fenn; Swain
Lincolns defence, and played
Kowloon were not as powerful at Hazlewood's footwork and ball saved. Thon Hazlewood helped him Re-strong game dospite lack of practice. half-back an the line-up promised distribution supplied many openings self to the most spectacular goal o loat Lcouard, it was not for long, Gorman; Rothwell, Thompson and thun clever. The importance of the Ash made a welcome return to the never put in a likely looking shot. actions among the forwards were nud "Daro" has experienced much North: Sandford, Ball, Smith, Wood, encounter affected both teams, Thus notlecable.
Ridley but the Moldiers ahead in though Jones gave an improved die for the rent of the forwards. Duncan the match, scored from a very scut aspecially Jess closer shadowing than that and Lieut. Sainish.
chances, which, under the first half, and they held tenncious. play. Willis did splendidly at ful' showed that given the opportunity he angle the ball entering the net like given by Thompson.
St. Joseph's: Marques; Gemes and scoring
ond. when Langinend hot things, except when it came to finish anybody, and Harris, invariably on shame of the Artillery In the closin Rothwell had a pretty big task to A. V. Gornne; Costa, and ordinary circumstances, would have ly to this lead until a minute from back. All the forwards did good can despatch as accurate s centro an bullet. Fourtey made complete th
ing off..
the spot, did the rest. hold Fernandez, and he didn't always Elms; B, Gorano, Ward, D. Leonard, been quickly snapped up, were allow the
ed to go, begging. unced. But he stuck to his guns, Rocha and Farmandex.
of his forwards, and continually set them going, with well directed! 'passes. Although
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