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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1933.
NAVY WITHOUT BUCHAANAN AGAINST SOUTH CHINA
THRILLING MATCH PROMISED
The
CHINA FLEET FOOTBALL
LUCKY WIN FOR
H.M.S. KENT
RETAIN DIV. I LEADERSHIP
Services' Sporting
Section
A lucky win at the expense of H.M.S. Berwick consolidated H.M.S. Kent's position at the head of the first division of the China Fleet Football League, when the teams met at Happy Valley yesterday.
The Kent, who have now won three out of Reven matches, yet
remain undefeated, captured the points by the odd goal in five, after
Elie Berwick had twies held the
lead,
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The lasers enjoyed the greater share of the play, but could not force home their advantages.
Conducted By.
"The Stopt"
NAVY LOSE THEIR RIGHT BACK.
BUCHAANAN SAILS FOR
ENGLAND.
A real blow to the hopes of the Navy bringing off a coup against South China in the first division of the football league on Saturday has been given in the depar ture from the Colony this week of A. Buchaanan, the Navy's right back!
He left for Europe on the s.5. Archilles yesterday, and is retiring from the Navy.
CHINA FLEET FOOTBALL LEAGUE TABLES
Jones and Hambly on the wings Kent, Keppel, Wishart
put in some fine work for the Ber- wick, but even with Langmead in the middle, goals went begging.
In defence the Berwick were! best served by Funnell, who rarely *made a mistake.
FINE GOALKEEPING. Hancock kept magnificent
20 goal for the Kent, and the op- portunism of Green, together with the thrustful work of Hud- speth on the left wing, made the Kont attack very dangerous when on the move.
and Medway Lead
The following are the up-to-date tables in the China Fleet football! league, which include yesterday's) matches.
1ST. DIVISION.
Kent Engle Cumberland Medway &
Submarines.. Suffolk ..
Berwick
Morgan gave the Berwick the iend early on, but Green had a shot doflected into the net by Jenkins to level things up. However the Berwick again went ahead when Jones made use of a chance, but a half time lead was denied them, Keppel Hill scoring for the Kent.
Corntlawer Wren
The second half saw some fairly Wistelini even exchanges, with the Berwick | Verity holding the advanfare territor- Falmouth
Bridgewater fally.
Whitalicd Sandwich
The issue was put beyond doubt when Green snapped up a chance, and placed the Kent ahead for the irst time. Teams:
Wishart Berwick:-Funnel! Millan aud
Tamar Jenkins: Kent, Thomas and Cas-
Witch well: Jones. Morgan, Langmead, wild Swan Ryan and Hambly.
Veteran Fulkestone Bruce
Goals
CRICKET.
ARMY ♥ KOWLOON C. C.
The following have been selected' to represent the Army in the lea Kue match against the Kowloon CC. to be played at Kowloon C.C. Ground on Saturday commencing (at 2 p.m.:
Capt. P.V. Willlinis, R.A. (Capt). Lieut. C.C. Garthwaite, R.A.. Lieut. R.J. Walker, R.E. Major, V.J. Bonavia, R. A.M.C. Capt, D.B. Michell, R.A. Lleut. J.T. Williams, E. Lanes. Lieut. M.A.F. Waring, R.A Lieut. D.B. Butler, Id.-Qrs. Sergt. A. Taylor, R.A.P.C. Pte. Earnsby, Lincolns. Sapper. E. Tucker, R.E.
Scorer:-Liest, T. H. Shields,
IL.A.
Umpire:-Sgt. Major R. „Jordan,
RE.
The Navy's Team
The following will represent the Navy in their match with the Hongkong Cricket Club at King's Park on Saturday:--
Lieut. Cmdr. Stephenson (Kni Tak), Capt. Culler, R. M. (H.M.S. Suffolk). Lleut. Carver (H.M.S. Veteran); Lieut. Enden, Sub, Licut. Cheyne. Lieut. Marshamn, Lleut. PW DIFA FCmdr. Browning and A. B. Peat- 7 3 4 0 16 10 10 Beld (all of II.M.S. Medway), A. I. 2895Large (1.M.S. Cumberland), Sub. Lieut. Alexander Sinclair and L. S. A. Richards (H.M.S. Berwick). 9 12 4 Lieut. Guard HMS. Keppel) is
twelfth man.
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3RD. DIVISION.
Goals
Medway &
Submarines
Kent
6
4
Eagle Suffolk florwick
6
2
1
10
Kent: Hancock: Lockett' and MeLen: Schofield, Redang and Herald Ueap: Green, Bowles, Stevenson,
and Hudspeth,
MEDWAY'S SMART
RECOVERY
Hold Borwick To A Draw
After being led two-nil nt half time, the Medway recover- ed in great style against H.M.S. Berwick in a third divi. sion match of the China Fleet Football League yesterday at Happy Valley, and finally suc
a draw of ceeded in forcing two goals each.
The Borwick thoroughly meriled their half time advantage. They were vastly superior in the opening stages, and only the excellent goalkeeping of Leech kept the score down.
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'Braddon broke through quite
It
carly in the game to open the Berwick's account, and after some fast exchange, Coombes, with find solo effort, added a second.
CLEVER WINGERS. 20,
P W D L F A Pts:
7 t 1 121 911 02 12 10 8
Mrs Moody Not To Play For Two Years
STATEMENT TO THE
PRESS
San Francisco, Nov. 24. Helen Wills Moody, out- standing woman tennis player, will not compete again for at least two years because of the displaced vertebrae that caused her to default in dramatic fa- shion to Helen Jacobs in the national finals in September at Forest Hills, L.I.
"Little Poker Face" said to-day 3 13 12 he probably would not be permit- 23ted to swing a racquet until 1935. 7 3
The announcement was not whol-. ly unexpected as her father, Dr. C. A. Wills, sald on Oct. 2 that she
LIEUT. WALKER HITS OUT
SIGNAL'S
ATTACK
FLOGGED
The Royal Engineers played the) Rugnt Corps of Signal at Soakunpoo
n Tuesday and won easily.
Lieutenant Walker was in form with the hat scoring eighty and Q, M. S. fucker, 31 not out. The R.C. Signal failed hudly only three of their men reaching double figures. Seren;
ROYAL ENGINEERS.. Lieut. Walker, b Erridge Supr. Whitefeld, Erride Sapr. Pegm, e Milis, à Erridge Major. Mausley, run out Q.M.S. Blackler, not out
Sapr. Budden, e Buttery, & Erridge Sapr. Tucker, not out Llout. Cooper
During this period the Medway Sorgh. Anderson were handicapped by playing one Sapr. Wella short, but later the team was com- pleted, and they immediately, bagan
to get into their stride.
Clover work by their wingers,
Tarr and Branton led to continual ralds on the Borwick goal in the
Sapr. Ball
Extras
Did not bat
Mrs. Wills-Moody.
might have to relinquish her titles, at including the Wimbledon crown she has won six successive times. He and only time would tell whether she would ever be able toʻtake part again in tournament tennis.
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Total (for 5 wkts dec.) 219
R. C. SIGNALS.
second half, and it was from Bran-Sig. Shove, c and b Blacker ..... ton's pass that Hodgkinson reduced Sig. Bryce, run out
the deficit. Later Branton broke Sig. Convey, e Wells, b Blackler.. through himself to score the oquali-Blg. Mills, vand b Walker
of Sig. Errluge, e Wells, b Dinckler aer, completing an afternoon
Sig. Short, e Tucker, b Pegg aplendid achievement. Tenma:
not out St. Grundy, Blacklor, b Wells XI-Davis; Kean; 12 Berwick
Sig. Lake: Ollife, Braddon, Williams: L/Cpl. Kafferty, e Blackler, b Pegg Worthington. Coombes, Kennedy, Sig. Buttery, Wells
Sig. Dilley, b Wells
Parsons.
Brossa, PanLeech: Magill, Extras
Reovos; Barret, Robertson, Bright:
Tarr, Donaldson, Elrey, flodykin-
son, Branton.
Total
12)
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Miss Wills herself however Hald two weeks Inter she hoped to return to competition next year. She was then out of the hospital and walked with diff-
0 cully with the aid of a care.
When she defaulted to her follow 12 Californian, Miss Jacobs, in the national women's finals she was She wearing a brace on her hack.. Bald she belloved she injured her- self while lifting a stone on a 14 cainping trip last summer.
Miss Willa falled to defond her national title in 1932, when Miss 73 Jacobs first won, and then default-
od this year.
D. Hynes (Club).
HEAVY SENTENCE
SUSPENSION PLAYERS
OF
FOOTBALL FIGHT SEQUEL
(By "Veritas").
SAILORS MAY EMULATE CLUB'S EXAMPLE
S. CHINA HALFBACKS MUST IMPROVE IF DEFEAT IS TO BE AVOIDED
TAY QUA TONG TO FILL LEFT WING POSITION
(By "Veritas").
"CONSIDER the Navy the finest team in the
League." THUS the considered judgment of a leading local authority on football, and although i have no wish to assist in the development of an inferiority complex on the part of South China, I feel that this is what they will be up against on Saturday.
MY FORECAST.
FIRST DIVISION.'
TO WIN-
Artillery Borderers Club Lincoln
TO DRAWI
Navy
SECOND DIVISION.
TO WINI-
Artillery Lincoln Navy.
TO DRAW
Athletic
THIRD DIVISIÓN,
TO WIN-
P
S. China
Borderers R.A.F.
The return of Robertson and
The Railway Ground promises to stage one of THE matches of the year, for with the meet- ing of the Navy and South China, we shall not only have brought together some of the most Skinner will materially help skilful footballers in the Colony, but there will be other influences at work to make the exchanges keener and more exciting.
The Navy will take the field Tam Kong-pak to put through some They of his favourite forward passes, brimful of confidence. have struck a winning vein, are the Navy may experience a whole well in running for the leader-heap of trouble from this wing.
I think we can expect s general ship, and can back these factors brightening up of the Chinese at with a team of talented players.tack as a result of Tay's inclusion,
the other
South China, on hand, have first to efface from memory their last two perfor mances in order to start on level footing, and must then play a better type of football if they! are to win,
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What South China seem to have lost sight of is the fact that in Yeung Shui-yic they possess about the finest outside right in the Colony.
When I have claimed this In !conversation it has been hurled back that he lacks experience and that he has not yet fully developed.
The sequel to the disgrace- ful scene on the Recreio foot- ball ground last Saturday, when two players came to blows, spectators invaded the pitch and the game had to be abandoned, was the appear-
So far as I know the Navy line ance before the Emergency Committee last night of Top will be the same as that which
18 left he has not. But there is no gain- Wai-hing of South China and at Kowloon with the exception Perhaps he may and confessedly for home. In which case Lnu saying that Yeung has this season Mau and Lá Tin-ng are going to "produced the goods". be up against nabig a problem wi presented last week by the Clubi attuck
INTERPORT INVITATION
ACCEPTED.
SHANGHAI TO BE VISITED
NEXT YEAR.
Hongkong-Football Associa tion have officially accepted the invitation of the Shanghai F.A., to send a team North next year to meet Shanghai In an Interport contest, declared Mr. G. T. May. Hon. Secretary of the local Association this morning.
No definité dates have yet been arranged, but the local team have been asked to make the visit during next Chinese New Year.
M. Oliveira of the Recreio, the two players concerned. After hearing the pros and cons, the committee found both players guilty of misconduct.
Oliveira was suspended for! two months until January 24,1 To Wal-hing one month, his han to end on December 24,
THE INCIDENT.
Tu Wai-hing, South China] forward, had already scored three goals, and his team were leading five-nil, when he came to blows! with Oliveira, playing at left back for the Recreio,
Mr. G. Mose, the referee. - went, forward to inervene, and this was the-signal for a general invasion of the playing plich by hundreds of spectators.
After the police had been called In and order had been somewhat rostored, the players requested that the game be continued.
Mr. Mose, however, declared it) abandoned.
COUNTY RUGBY
KENT DRAW: EASTERN COUNTIES WIN
London, Nov, 20.
of
Buchannan, who
THE BIG QUESTION.
BRIGHT FUTURE.
I see an extraordinarily bright] future for this young player, There is nothing stereotyped about! Can the Chinese defence avert his play. He's got tricks and he being swept all their Test in the knows how to use them. His ball Arst half? This will be one of the control could give points to many! Last werk they a-more-experienced player, and he main questions. gave a negative auswer, and it cost enn centre with elther foot.
But if South China are to obtaini them two points.
Kowloon discovered to their cost full value from this clever young-! how thrustful can be those enger ster, Leung Wing-chui and Leung Navy attackers. The Beet footed In-chan have got to show a little.
Club.
LAST WEEK'S STANDARD. NECESSARY..
the
If they can maintain last Satur- day's standard, I favour the Club to beat St. Joseph's, because they always perform well at Caroling H. Though its rough surfaco
E. Strange (Club),
Hudspeth, aided by the clevermore consideration in their passes makes it one of the most difficult
schemings of Smith, and the force-
ful leadership of Langmend. re- quire a defence well above
Leung Wing chi (5. China).
the
average to prevent them froni riddling the goal.
Tint as my colleague "Wandezer": Pointed out on Monday, it is the splendid balance of the Navy team which conto so much. This has been evidenced in the whole of their games this season.
Practically speaking there is not a weakness in the combina- tion. An especially rellable italf back line helps to tighten up a defence which has once or twice given signs of breaking down,
It has been the collapse of the playing pitches In the Colony, the half back line which has caused Club have always managed to over. the deterioration of the Caroline come the disadvantages.
have no Of course they will Hill team these past two weeks.
Jennier job in beating St. Joseph's Leang Wing-chuf seems to have than of South China.. But the team orgotten how to hand out those is capable of big things.
Leonard has to be severely long sweeping ground passes of
I shouldn't be sur his which, rarely failed to catch watched. but defence napping, and there has prised to see much of the sting been a general alevanliness about taken out of Saints' attack by the the whole work of the intermediate, subjugation of Gosano on the right
wing. trio.
The necessary return to form in Hynes and Robertson are capable this department muy possibly of keeping a strict enough watch mean all the difference betweenjon Fernandez and Recha. two points and defeat.
But regarding it by and large, 1 hesitate to prononunce any definite attitude to the probable outcome of Saturday's match. Anything might happen, although I think the Navy will at least start the game with the balance slightly in their favour.
CLUB PLAYERS
RETURN
ROBERTSON AND SKINNER
Whether the Club's achieve. ment a week ago was just a j flash of inspiration, or whether it is to lay the foundation of a successful future will probably
A single goal will
more than
Lau Mau (5. China).
be determined when they meet likely settle this issue, for St. St. Joseph's on Saturday. Joseph's are just us atrong in do- fence as the Club. If anything. The Club will be strengthened they enjoy a slight auperiority,
South China will assuredly have| to be at their best to add the scalp of the Navy to their senson's by the return of Robertson at right
balt and Skinner at contre-half. hunting.
THE RETURN OF TAY.
Forwell is still an absentes, but A KING'S PARK auch an excellent deputy has been CONUNDRUM
hat the "Blue The Chinese have one consol. found in aren't worrying any,|
and Whites"
Albert Howe, the Club contre-for- tion. Last week's left wing de- fielency will be remedied by the reward, is a doubtful starter. He pionship rugby match to-day, Mid-turn of Tay Qua-tong.. Tay comes told me this morning that his in- out of his suspension to-morrow, jury is slowly yielding to treatment, dlesex and Kent drow, each scoring and is certain to be included in but he cannot yet say whether he
Saturday's team in place of Tong will be at for Saturday. Buc- Kwan.
In a hard fought county cham-
a try.
Eastern Counties made a
If he cannot turn out I should not cessful visit to Surrey, defeating
So that Purkins can look forward
bo surprised to find either Bell or the home team by 10 points to to a fairly busy afternoon. three.
In his only other previous ap- George Duncan included.
Duncan has been leading the Club proved paarancs this season-—against the much too strong for the Watronians Borderers at Sookunpeo-Tay re-second eleven with distinction this and won by 20 points to fivevealed a turn-of-speed truly year, and Bell is consistently the Reuter..
astonishing. And if he can get best of the reserves' forward-line.
Cambridge University
CAN ARTILLERY:
WIN ?
If two teams have been play- ing league fotball for a couple of months, neither of them have won a single point, and they meet, what is likely to happen? No prizes are offered for the solution of this con- undrum: and anyhow, if you
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