THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1934.
INTERPORT TEAM IS SELECTED: SEE COLUMN FIVE
FIRST SATISFACTORY:
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SOCCER TRIAL
YESTERDAY'S MATCH OFFERED MORE THAN ONE SOLUTION
TAY, QUA TONG SHOULD WALK INTO THE COLONY'S, TEAM
IMPROVED HALF BACK SHOWING
(By "Veritas”),
The final trial before the selection of the Interport football team played yesterday proved much more satisfactory, and contributed far more towards assisting the selectors in their task, than I ever imagined it could.
GOSANO'S GREAT HEADER-It was a typical affort by Gosano which saw him, as this photo illustrates, leap up among a crowd of players to head the ball on to the cross bar with Pau Ka ping well beaten in the first few minutes of yesterday's Interport football trial. (Photo:
Ming Yuen),
Among other things it revealed a very likely forward line and a rearguard. But it didn't satisfy one that from the teams could be drawn a cast iron half back line. An intermediate trio of only fair strength, calling for the ball and spolling
openings when given it. with obvious limitations, could be chosen from yester day's players.
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THE HALVES.
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When It came to a question of On the whole, the unannounced. But it is certainly going to behalf backs, the probability of hut none the loss obvious iden, of very difficult to ignore Tay. On Boltrao, Cork and Leung Wing- probable forwards versus probable
current form he is better than. Tam chul, in that order named, being defence worked out with a fair
hitherto Kong-pak,
the most sont to Shanghai became mensure of success. The B. Gosano, obvious choice. Tay's glorious and more apparent. They never Tay Qua-tong, A. V. Gosano, ground passes
to both Gosanos reached the stage of being B. Strange and Bickford quintette
were delightful studies in advanced dominant, but they held their own, made quite an impressive showing: football technique and skill. Fur- and encouraged the bellor that and against them, the Beltrao-Cork-thermore he has a shot in both feet they wore about the best, com- Loung half back line were fair to
A shell bination available. which would do credit to middling, and Allen and Morrison from a 4 inch gun.
Jones It was unfortunate that the backs, definitely good.
Ernie Strange was the only weak line In the attack, and on recent showings Ridky is much to be pre- ferred for the inside left position.
NO MORE GLORIFYING. Once again, and so far as the Interport is concerned, for all time, the glorification of the Hocquard-Ridley wing was sel nt nought. As a combination they didn't exist: as an. In- dividual player Hocquard Wak one of the poorest on the field and couldn't even challenge Bickford for the outside left berth,
If this game has any influence whatever with the selectors, Tay Qua-tong should walk into the team. His display at inside right stood out as the best of any forward, with the exception of Pau Ka-ping, whose varsatility is bound to send him to Shanghai,
So cleverly In fact, can Pau ne- commodate himself to any position, that it wouldn't be at all surprising to see this quality react on him, and we shall find him finishing up by taking_the_lincaman's flag!
OUT OF PICTURE.
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His part in A. V. Gosano's brilliant goal was notable, for he initiated the movement and gave the final lick pass which allowed the St. Joseph'e player to net with a typical mile diver taken first time.
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Apart from this goal, and a brilliant hending effort in the first two minutes, A. V. Gonsab was rather out of the picture. But his sharpshooting alone is wufficient to warrant his selec- tion. He showed again in this trial that given but the slightest opportunity and he can get goals.
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absent owing to injury. Pardoe's exclusion, of course, was mude known to Telegraph readers several days ago, whilst it is doubtful whether Skinner could ever seriously be considered.
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But Shepherd, who deputised for Junes yesterday gave a pass. ing good account of himself and at least suggested a very sound reserve for the Shanghai visit. Britain, Pardoe's understudy was seldom in the picture.
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MY FORECAST.
SENIOR SHIELD.
TO WIN
Athletic St. Joseph's Lincolns Borderers JUNIOR SHIELD.
TO WIN-
S. China R. Artillery Borderers
TO DRAWTM-
Navy
LEAGUE, IST. DIV.
TO WIN:-
5. China.
Tang had no points to place him. Of the probable Interport half)
more favourably for the right backs, Beltrao was the most
His vincing, and as I intimated a fort-wing berth than B. Gosano, night ago, is just as good a right beat piece of work was the return ta Pau Ka-ping which half as he is a pivot. Leung Wing pass chul gave a slightly improved allowed the South China player showing over his previous dis- to score the winning goal with a Ernie Strange was again a com- plays at left half, and Cork was rasping ground drive. parative failure, and Bickford well able to hold his own in the 1' Mellardy was a somewhat lucky Cord inspired far was left to fend for himself, and middle, being especially effective goalkeeper:
more confidence. But
Pau Kil by his own enterprise to convince against Goaano, the selectors that he is the man for Gosano's headwork is a bye-wording is preferable to both. Shanghai. He did not play well in local football, but yesterday times enough for one to pronounce him Cork had him beaten five a first class left winger but his out of six-a particularly attrac performance was infinitely more tive feature of the Lincoln's work. attractive than that of Hocquard, who spent far too much time in
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Yet again it was demonstrated that any one of three rearguard combinations can be sent North without fear of the team being let down.
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carllen and Morrison as they played were na safe as houses: but Allen and Strange would be equally as good, and Allen and Pile might conceivably be better.
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Pile played pretty football in
company with Strange: he was never at a disadvantage, and oft- times relieved serious situations with some cleverly timed Interceptions.
THE GOALS.
The Whites, thanks to Pau Ka- ping, who left his goal to take up the inside. right position, were two goals to the good at the in terval. He put Elliott through to core with a weak shot which McHardy should have saved with ease, and followed that up with a dulsy goal himself.
The exchanges were full of in- terest, although the nearest the Blucs went to scoring during this period was in the Arst few minutes when Gosano, ns will be seen by the photograph on this Page, nearly hit the erosa bar with a wonderful header from a
corner.
SHIELD PROGRAMMES
NOTHING VERY ARTILLERY LOOK
EXCITING ABOUT SENIOR
ENCOUNTERS
SAFE FOR JUNIOR SHIELD SEMI-FINAL
(By "Veritas"),
FOR yet another week the league programmes in all three divi- sions have to take a back seat, and on Saturday they make way for second round ties in the Senior and Junior Shields. In both competi- tions we see the last eight in cont flict.
TOGETHER with South China,
who meet the winners of the Navy-Athletic conflict the Bor- derers and St. Joseph's share the honour of being favourites for the Senior trophy, although the draw indicates that the soldiers will have a much easier entry into the semi- final than the Saints.
THE Junior Shield matches pro-
mise to leave the Lincolns, South China, Artillery and Bor- derers in the semi-final. The Navy, last year's winners, will have a difficult task to survive the opposi tion provided by the Lincolns, for they are bound to take the field. somewhat depleted. My favourites. the Royal Artillery, have a comfort- able looking draw, and should emerge easy winners. THE Borderers are not likely to be
thwarted by the Club, whose form is so variable as to leave the prophets at a complete disadvan- tage. South China should account for the Recreio, even though it is the Caroline Hill club's third outfit. Frankly it is difficult to dis- The Artillery are turning out tinguish a really attractive gamo the team which has struck such a
Club and Lincolns would have lot to stop them. I shall be very promised a wonderful game a surprised if they fail to make the month ago, but both have so de: somi-final grade. teriorated that one hesitates to expect very high clana calibre of football from them.
INTERPORT In the senior competition, The winning vein, and it will tako a
TEAM SELECTED
SURPRISES IN ABUNDANCE
AMAZING LEFT WING CHOICE
The Navy, now but a shadow of the previous playing strength, meet the Athletic, and this en- counter may, or may not, produce something "out of the bag".
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On paper, at least, there is nothing In the programme excite the Imagination."
The Borderers will also be at full strength against the Club, and an dasy passage is indicated.. unless Bell and Duncan can make their prosence felt in the forward line and take the soldiers defence by surprise.
The Navy-Lincolns tie la tho most doubtful proposition on the card. The Navy did not impress tremen- dously in their first round match, and some improvement will be necessary to overcome the Lin colus, who are dangerous to, any team. I think the most the Navy will get away with is a draw.
The Ruerolo face a forlorn hope
Last night the Interport Selec
CLUB'S ANXIETIES. Lion Committee finally chose the team to oppose Shanghal next
Possibly the most interesting month. It is chock full of Bur-draw is that of the Club and prices, as will be seen by the Lincolns. Both are feeling the in their visit to Caroline Hill, and Following, which is the team' fn need of team changes and posi-appear safe for defent. question:
tional experiments. The Club are The complete programme for the definitely confronted with a for-week-end is: wurd line weakness; the Lincolns have a shaky defence to streng- then.
Pau Ya-ping (S. China) Allen (Artillery),
S. Strange (Capt.),
Leung Wing-chui (S. China) Beltrão (St. Joseph's)
C. Pilo (Police)
B. Gosano (St. Joseph's) Tam Kong-pak, (S. China) "A: V-Gosano-(St. Joseph's)
Ridley (Lincolns) Hocquard (Lincolns) The reserves aro:
Tay Qua-tong (S. China). Cork (Lincolns) McHardy (Police) E. Strange (Club) Brittain (Police)
Howe's fall from grace as a goal-scoring medium is not the only factor in the Club's attack The Strange-Bickford anxiety. wing appears to have lost much- of its vitality and power. The right Conk, of course, always has been a matter of "I". Fowler is still in need, of experience before he can lay claim to first division standard: but he is not helped very much by constantly having his inside partner changed.
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It is pointed out that the alone tenni will definitely play against I is obviously a better man Shanghai, but that the manager than Dominy for inside right, but (Mr. A. Goldenberg), the Captain whilst Robertson is away, it is (3. Strange) and Vice-Captain vital question whether the (Lieut. Hocquard) will select the Kowloon player can be spared team from the whole of the six-rom the defence. teen players to oppose Tientsin in the second Interport match.
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The above team will have a final try out on February 3, when it will oppose a Combined Chinese eleven on the Club ground,”
through the second half, to reduce It was left to Bickford, midway the lead; the left winger netting with a great right footed drive. Then came A. V. Gonano's bril Neither Elliott nor Tang liant goal, conceived by Tay, and Kwong-sum were impressive. The completed by the centre-forwari. former', offered innumerable Just as a draw seemed inevitable, openings by Pau Ka-ping, was Pau initiated a similar movement, much too slow In collecting the and was well supported by Tang, ball, and found it necessary to who fleshed back the pass when manouevro. for position before asked for by Pau, and the insident a later stage.. shooting. This let him down right, beat McHardy all the way several times,
with a arst time shot.
My comments, on the selection of the team will be fully given
"MCHARDY SAVES-McHardy, who was kept fairly buay în zoal yesterday is saan here saving with bis defending colleagues anxiously looking and.... (Photos) Ming Yush),
Dominy may settle down into a useful substitute for Robertson. Unhappily he lacks, that degree of forcefulness so necessary for this position. He much prefers to wait for the ball than to adopt the Initiative and go for it himself.
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SENIOR SHIELD.
Navy v Athletic-Kowloon Club v Lincolns-Club
St. Joseph's v Police-Caro-. Hino HI
ATY
Borderers v., Kowloon-Milit
JUNIOR SHIELD.,
South China v Recrelo-Caro- line Hill
Navy v Lincolns--Kowloon Police v Artillery-Military Club y Borderers-Club
SUNDAY.
League, 1st Div.
S. China v R. Artlilery-Caro- Line Hill
as energetic as that of the Club, should pull them through to the semi-final...
THE ENIGMAS.
St. Joseph's are up against the season's enigma team. The Police, who haven't performed the same two weeks running since the start THE LESSER RISK
of the season, are capable of best -Nevertheless, with the positon and worst type of football. As as it is, the Club can better afford hey luckily defeated the Artillery to take the risk of a lus virile right ast week, so they may just as anif back, and to include Hill thoroughly go and beat the Saints. imong the forward, Hynes in histhia Saturday. They surprised old place in the defence, and one old college boys a month ago skinner once more reinstated in by snatching a league. point from he pivotal position.
Chem, and if imbued with the accessary inspiration, may well be csponsible for one of the sur- rise results of the day,
Such a line-up would promise a slightly stronger attack: or at least n forward line which should be able to take advant
of the Lincolas defence.
Which remark clearly shows that I expect St. Joseph's to win.
age of any weakness on the part | On form 'they are batter team. and there is no reason why this form should become contrary be- Skinner, of course, would have cause the match happens to bo in
n big task, for it would be im-the shield. perative for him to keep a close
The Navy and Athletic tie in in
oye on Ridley, without, at the same the first round, the match having. time, allowing Higgins too much boon postponed. I expect the Athletle to win, and thus qualify
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to meet South China in n second round Dorby."
It is freely stated that the "Lines" are contemplating several
The Borderers will be at full changes in the leam for Saturday: even if this be so,-1 doubt, very strongth against Kowloon, which much whether they will be of means that the Railway Ground great improvement. Turner's re- olk had better roalgn themselvca turn, of course, would be different o dofent...
although I believe his injury is not yet healed, and his inclusion would be something of a desperate Hesture in order to stop the rot".
MATCH CANCELLED. The friendly hockey match What does remain indisputarranged between the Central able is the superiority of the British Association and the St Lincolns at half back, and this | Andrew's Club for this afternoon, together with nh attack equally has been cancelled,ja
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