THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 22,
1934
BORDERERS GIVEN REAL FRIGHT BY KOWLOON
CLUB LEAP TO LIFE
IN
THE SECOND HALF
FORCE CLEVER WIN AFTER BEING A GOAL IN ARREARS AT THE INTERVAL
(By "Veritas").
It is doubtful if the most ardent Club supporter would have boon prepared to bot even as much as a pea nut that the Happy Valley team would survive the second round of the Senior Shield when half time was roachoḍ against the Lincolns on Saturday,
Yet before those ninety minutes had finished, the Club had added another chapter to that book entitled "Cup-tie Surprises.”
What happened was, after a first half of inexpressibly.. dull exchanges, the Club threw off an inferiority complex, and set about the task of playing the Lincolns on their merits. The result was a neat win by the odd goal in three and entry into the semi-final.
Never at any atago did the foot- ball attain the standard expected from these teams, but in the closing stages, the shivering spectatora dia enjoy some reward för their dis- comfort.
There was "cup-tie" written over every movement in the first half. Most of the players spent their time just kicking the ball: so long ns it was towards their opponents' goal that was all that mattered. To state that the Lincolns were constructive than tho more Club is not to mean that the Boldiers were extremely good, but rather than the Club were pretty.
pook,
But things brightened tip ufter Bickford had score the equallsing goal, and all the players infused more spirit into their work, as though they realised that playing could al-
most be as cold as watching. LARGE HAND TO SYD STRANGE. Chlef honours of the day went
SOCCER SHORTS AND SIDELIGHTS
LUCKY SENIOR SHIELD WINS:
NEW S. CHINA PAVILION
(By "Veritas").
would have imagined
THE Senior Shield ties provided were far more closely contested
the usual quota of surprises, than one but in this case, they were not so likely.. much in the annual results, as in the fact that several of them were
against the run of the play.
NEITHER the Borderers nor St.
Joseph's can sit back and re- gard their matches in complacent retrospect, or claim them to be wholly deserving vlatories.
WHEREAS Kowloon and the
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GEORGE RODGER, Club goal. koopar, saves 'In'typical'styls against the Lincolns. (Photo: Ming Yuon).
Week-end Results And League Tables
LINCOLNS WIN DIVISION 3
Challenge Shield-Senior. First Round:
R. Navy
Second Round:
2 Athletic
St. Joseph's 3 H.K. Polico II.K.F.C.
2 Lincoln Regt.
5.W. Borderers 2 Kowloon F.C.
After extra time.
R.A.
JuniorSecond Round.
South China "B"
R. Navy H.K.F.C.
S. China
5 H. Polico
Recreio
2 Lincoln Regt.
1 S.W. Borderers
League, Division I.
2 R.A.
LEAGUE TABLES. Division I.
Goals
P. W. D. L. F.
Lincoln Regt. 14 10 1 3 81 St. Joseph's 12 9 S.W. Birderers 11 90 240
R. Navy 12 8
12 8 2 South China 13 0
12
H.K. Club H.K. Police Athletic Kowloon F.C. 12 3 E. Lanca
10 3
1.6 13 24
12 3 0 9 18 31
Pts.
12 0 0 12,11 54 0 League, Division III.
4 Lincoln Regt. Division III.
Goala
LUCKY TO WIN AFTER
HAVING
WORST OF THE GAME
KOWLOON HOLD SLENDER LEAD UNTIL FEW MINUTES FROM THE END THEN FALL RIGHT AWAY
(By "Wanderer")
Borderers 2 Kowloon I
Extra time was necessary, before the South Wales Borderers claimed the victory in this gruelling Shield tie, and before the time for chearing came, they were given a rare fright.
Kowloon nearly lowered their colours, for it was.not until four minutes from the end that the Borderers equalised a goal scored by Kowloon thirteen minutes pre- viously and the Borderers would probably be the first to admit that Kowloon deserved nearly all the honours of a keenly contested second half in which they had glorious opportunities for three quick goals but for over-anxiety.
S. CHINA NOT PLAYING the Borderers' defence, leaying
LIKE CHAMPIONS
BEAT ARTILLERY IN A VERY
UNIMPRESSIVE FASHION
(By "Veritus").
On each occasion some swift accurate passing had spreadeaglod McQuade with only the goalkeeper to beat. He tried to place the first shot in the left hand corner and missed the post by inchos, His second, three minutes later, scrap- ed the right band post. His third was charged down by the goal- keeper, but Elliott nipped in and netted with Muliano maklog a gallant futile clort to save on the goalline.
When the Borderers sought to force the pace, Kowloon made the
grave mistake of surrendering the initiative and relying on defensive not make the Borderers look like
tactics. But the greater scopo did
came. Underwood sent in a long
I imagine South China supporters are beginning to get anxious. Not for something like six weeks have their Caroline Hill favourites attained anything like the form which gave them the championship last year, or scoring, even when their equaliser which is required for them to retain the laurels this dropping shot. Cord held, the ball season. Yesterday against the Royal Artillery they in-with case, threw. It up to avoid a spired little confidence, and taken all round their win by charge but was sont spinning by
Harris against the two clear goals was a distinctly unimpressive perform-striking his head. Harris halt
ance.
The geverc competition with
ONLY the other day I suggested R.A.
goal-post, Elliott's proper, position was Recreio Inside right. He gave further
shouldered and half-hooked the of
this against the | K.A.M.C. evidence Borderers and was by far the
ham was mostly obstructive and dropping ball into the net. AN EYE-OPENER. most constructive forward
not once looked capable of scor- ing, view. McQuade, Reed and White
P. W. D. L. F.A. Pts.which they are. faced in the first
Superior stamina told its tale In- all benefitted from his thought-Lincoln Regt. 15 15 0 0 60 4 30 dlvision appears to be having its
Pardoo was missed from the extra time. Mathias obtained a fulness,
9.W. Borderera 13 0 1 3 48 21 19 effects: they have lost a lot of South China. 11 7 1 8 21 17 16. RAM.C.
46 24 27 10. their old-time precision, and they half back line, where Rodgers was capital goal in the first ton although Kowloon 12 3 4
completely out of his depth in the minutes, and appear to tako the field over-: 9 4 2 8 9 17 10
pivotal position.
and made Harria
McQuade, Anal burst, 12 3 2 7 23 40 8
anxious. There is no disputing Worthington confined themselves to Elliott and White all having good 7 10 20
that they were value for their keeping a grip on the opposing shots saved, they had to content 5 points yesterday, but it cannot be wingers-and-completely neglected themselves with the thought-that-
they deserved botter fortuno, 2 said they were obtained with the their own forwards.
Navy.
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to the Club defence, particularly
Police can Strange and Rodger. Handicapped
feel they were SKINNER and Fairless were thi | R.A.S.C.. by the absence of Hynes, and with given a bad deal by inte. The men of the match in the en: Recreio Skinner obviously at a disadvantage Club and Navy were fairly good counter twixt Athletic and the R.A.F. with lils vounded-forchend,--the value for their achievements, but Navy. It is soldom-one-find-a-Radio-9.0:--- rearguard were oft times soro in all of the senior ties, the issues winger the chief goal scoring R.E.
medium of a team, but such is preased; but they pulled together with tonacity and unity, and man-
the case with Skinner. He ob fully kept out Ridley, Higgins and
Club attacks. Robson did not attained both goals against the McGuinness in the closing stages.
Skinner was a great spoiler and in too well at left half. Andy Duncan stuck faithfully to Baldry. Between them they took much of the ating from the Lin- -In the first half the forwards colns attack. Dominy made him were without the ability to force and self a nuisance to Hocquard, but home territorial advantages, on the day's showing is obviously ill several fine openings were allowed sulted for the half back lino. to go begging for want of initia-
The Club forwards did not come tive. Ilocquard and Ridley into their own until aften lemon not particularly impressive. time. Up to then Fowler
· HOCQUARD FALLS AWAY,
the
were Hoc-
THE Navy line-up is never a fact until the referee gives his starting signal. On Saturday late changes were made in the team, at the last Purkins coming in minutes and Blair taking over Thomas's job at centre-half.
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alone quard made a promising start,TONG is settling down as a worthy partner to Skinner, and had displayed the will to attempt and appeared capable of exposing
was his neat pass which things. Howe in the first half was the weakness of the Club's right t painful in the extreme: Hill flank defence, but after a couple of allowed the laft winger to open couldn't get the ball moving, and good elforts in Bickford was again left to look after his own Interests, Strange dis- playing too great an inclination to hold on the ball, and to attempt long dribbling movements from his own half.
FORSOOK INDIVIDUALISM. The forwards formook their futile individualism after the change-over for some more purposeful move- ments, and although opportunities were wasted it was quite easy to distinguish the difference in the forward line.
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old akill which has made them the most talked-of team on the China coast.
danger of defeat.
COLD AND UNINVITING.
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LAU MAU UNSTABLE, The defence, especially when Alien dropped back seemed quits et
errors when the Chinese scored.
The progress of play was an eye-opener! Kowloon displayed much rythm and every bit as cokeslon as the Bordererà and fought them every inch of the way. They owed their flue showing largely to the untiring work of Yeoman and to the in- side forwards, who not only com- bined cleverly together, but shot with for greater accuracy than the opposing line.
McQuade led the attack re-
STILL think the Gunners are March; 17, when the new pavilion, with the Artillery) in neither formed a satisfactory afternoon's balance and confidence about them
worl
very pro-
In fact, had the Artillery for-home and they were not guilty of wards backed, their work in the
Wong Wing and Li Tin-sang wers first ten minutes with real con- Adence, South China might easily prominent in the South China defence, liut Lau Mau again gavo have been a couple of goals down. evidence of lost form and was But having survived the onslaught, several times lured into false posi-
lead tions.. and themselves taken
the Tom Kong-pak, through
Leung Wing-chul was the pick! Chinese were in practically no of the halves; with Leung In-chan sourcefully, exerting constant pres
In good second. Lee Kwok-wai hasure on Mullane and Morrison, played very much better games.. who were forced into more errora opening the scoring. The Navy were just
Fung King-cheung, stil the in one afternoon than they are minutes, he lost confidence, and about the odd goal better than eleverer.
On the whole the football was brains of the attack, was constantly usually guilty of in half a season. Alongside him, generally playing indulged in that type of nervous the Athletic who were
as cold and uninviting as the at-striving to set his wingmen in mo- the "W" formation, Elilott and and indecisive football which has but lacked weight for inches.
mospheric conditions. Half backstion and in this respect constituted Reid were always doing valuable become a regular feature just
and con- the chief danger to the Artillery constructive work, finding out the lately.
THE Artillery continued
played like full backs
rearguard Pau Ka-ping offered Ridley could not get going, and Justify confidence with a well
lusty with tented themselves Higgins was firmly marked. Mc- pronounced win against the
poor support, and. Tam Kong-pak¡ gaps. HEADING DUEL before the Guinness alone looked capable of Police. The score might easily Athletic goal between. Tong of the kicking, paying little attention to was not particularly impressive. Indeed, watching the team da n but for the Navy, and two Athletic defenders. direction. Forwards either did But between them they scored the whole, it was difficult to believe scoring goals, but Sydney Strange have been doubled
(Photo Ming Yuen). too much passing (as in the case goals necessary for two points, so that Kowloon occupy so low a place eventually triumphed and nipped agility of Estall in goal in the the inside right's movements in frat half.
of the Chinese) or too little (as can be regarded as having porn the longue table. There was which enabled them to at least the bud so successfully that the Baldry whole line degenerated. seldom had the chance of passing
Tay Qua-tong on the left wing hold their own in a stirring firat capable of winning the Shield. complete with modern dressing case were movements Duncan and was therefore never To suggest that their present form room accommodation etc., is to be gressive, nor did they give the In the limelight.
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flash in the pan is efficially opened on the Earoline impression that lots of goals was a lively little figure until in half, and to force these wonder- jury necessitated bla removal from tul openings in the second Elliott Bickford was a great striver As already Intimated the first distinctly unfair in view of recent Hill enclosure:
would result therefrom..
the field, and Young Shul-yle re-played his best game of the season, and with Fowler on the opposite half oxchanges were of the performances,
South China, although below quired careful and constant watch-opening up the game in delightful wing hept Steans and Belt, the poorest. The Lincolns did the
ing on the right. Generally speak-fashion and seldom losing an op- (Sir William Peel) will per-standard, word Immeasurably ing, however, the forwards lacked portunity for a shot, Lincoins back in a very anxious greater amount of attacking and THE Club, were lucky to hold His Excellency the Governor state. The insides also im managed to take a lead of n the Borderers to a replay, but form the ceremony, and South superior to the Artillery in attack anish, and Improvement will be
24th BELOW FORM.. proved out of all knowledge in single goa! at tho
The necessary if South China are suc- Interval, the Navy and South China: "B" Chins are arranging an exhibition and in general team work.
The Borderers were doubtless the second half, and it was a Higgins rounding off a nice left won with caso. Tho Navy must match for the occasion, and will Gunners played as though the ocssfully to ward off the challenge
below themselves, being prevent- neat piece of work which gave wing movement with a great shot.still be reckoned a force in oppose a selected military eleven.
man with the ball didn't know of St. Joseph's and the Bordercra
for the championship, ·
ed from playing their usual Albert Howe the satisfaction of The Club at no stage during this the competition.
game by the tenacious attentions obtaining the winning goal. pariod appeared capable of getting
TWO FINE GOALS.
of the Cowloon half-back), who, dona. In The Lincolns wore extremely the ball past Deacon.
third division championship, league match which clashes with was likely to be
while not free of error, worried The two goala which gave them shaky in defence,
it now only romains for the Lin the event, will be postponed, as other words their movements (If victory were splendid efforts. Tam
the opposition Into ill-directed and Bett made poor deputies_even
passes and seldom permalited A different complexion came coins to keep intact their 100 per the Artillery are looking forward auch they can be called) lacked Kong-pak first seized an opening for Roden and Edminson. Betts
and shot ropresentation in the
them to become dangerous. from 25 yards range found the vigorous Fowler a rare over the game when Dominy drove cent. record. They have three to some
anything approaching cohesion. while being tackled. The ball The best work for the Borderors handful, and being denied the in a hard shot which hit the cross further matches, and it is unlike Military team,
Bickford ly that they will concede points
When Allen and Greenshields travelled along, the ground at ex-was done by the half-backe to operate, was contantly forced socured and shot past the untre- now they have progressed no far. TAY Qua-tong had a narrow changed places after South China press speed and Combey got down Podmore was here, there and every usual amount of territory in which bar and rebounded:
through healtancy. pared Deacon. After this the Here is their astonishing league escape from serious injury had scored their second goal, the to it too late. The ball hit the in- where against Kowloon's lively Steans did not inspire the slightest Club adopted the offensive, Bick record to date. Played 16, won during yesterday's match. Over lattor infused some sort of life inside of the upright and rolled into inside trio, while Wallace put an
running himself in an attempt to the Artillery attack. Ho present the net.
effective stopper on Blake, and bit of confidence, and finally it ford and Fowler Initiating ralds 16, goals for 69, against 4.
retrieve the ball, ho ran full tilted Snook with some pretty open Pau's goal was even more Jones (in the first half) and Under- was left to Deacon to ward off the which brought their reward: when Club attacks.
Hows, heretofore a comparative DON'T be surprised if we see into the heavy rollor which is Ings in the second half, from two
breaking through, one or two of the players placed near one of the goal lines of which Wong Wing saved very spectacular and it camo shortly wood (in the second) gavo White
after Tam's In the first half. Hevory little rope. The half backs were fair to passenger,
received the ball well out from a The principal trouble with tho middling. Cork, had a lot of the to hit the upright with a shot, operating in the senior team, bo-ut Caroline Hill. Fortunately he well,
was able to save himself with his ball, but did not always make the and following up, scoring with nore the close of the season
hands. but his log was badly But over on the left Wood and clearance, and taking deliberate attack was that it was too orthodox best use of it. Dudley was the first timer.
Seal had no sort of understand-alm shot high into the corner of in method normally to upset the
Continued on Page 9.) ing and in the centre, Barming the not with a brilliant drive, felt neods is to be met on shaken that he could not resume.
crrura
where Steuns
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HAVING made certain of the BECAUSE of this it is probable what to do next, and his colleague that the Artillery v Police hadn't the faintest idea of what
more impressive, his head work Lincolns had only themselves ONE of South China's most long-grazed, and he was so severely
ofton breaking up some promising
to blame for this defont.
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