THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
5, MONDAY, MARCH
1934.
SININ
ANOTHER OPERATION PERFORMED BY SOUTH
ST. JOSEPH'S UNDER ANAESTHETIC
FOR SEVENTY MINUTES
WHILST CHAMPIONSHIP HOPES ARE
REMOVED
SPECIAL DESCRIPTION OF YESTERDAY'S IMPORTANT FOOTBALL MATCH
(By "Varitas");
A little while ago a keen St. Joseph's supporter said to The remark me "South China will always beat us.' was made not so much in disparagement of the Saints. but in recognition of that little "extra," which he had seen in South China and which he recognised as the thing which stood between the Chinese and defeat. AND the two meetings between these teams during the past fortnight. have done much to confirm his judg- ment. Yesterday, in a very important league fixture. South China repeated their Senior Shield success of a week ago, defeating St. Joseph's by three clear goals.
Once again there was n curl- markod and found most of his ous admixture of football. Both movements hampered by the ever teams were keyed up to top present Marques. pitch, with South China the little less excitable, a little more deli- berate, painstaking and thought- ful, and therefore a little less prone to minke mistakes when correct decisions were called for.
NOT AT THEIR BEST.
Tam Kong-pak heading the first goal scored by South China against St. Joseph's in their big, longus
match at Caroline Hill yesterday. (Photo: Mes Chaung),
KOWLOON
How They Stand In The Tables
CHINA
WEEK-END FOOTBALL CHATTER
LINCOLNS RETAIN LEADERSHIP
(By "Veritas").
THE Lincolns are still defying-s strong challenge for the leader- ship and in beating East Lanca- shires by four clear goals yester day retained the premier position in the first division
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BENEFITTING by the introduc
tion of goveral clover players from their junior teams, and the welcome return of Syt, Malpas to centro-forward, the Lincolns play- ed extremely well, and will proba bly take a lot of displacing.
L
HAVE ALL THE LUCK ON A MALPAS did a lot to brighten
BORDERERS MOVE
UP A LITTLE
The following are the results in the local league football pro- gramme for the weekend, together. with the presoat atandings in the first and third division lengue
1st DIVISION.
The half backs did not stand up to their task so well as in the previous week, and a great deal of OLD FORM REGAINED.
on Costa and But their last two games have work was thrown
that South Gosano. Neither backs were at clearly demonstrated Chinn have recaptured something their beat, covering work being tables. Hike their old Irresistible, form. especially weak. They were often Team work has been, tip-top, every left bewildered by Tam's and Tay's The first ten minutes of play player positioning himself correct through the middle passes, and con- the wide space between the backs suggested that the game would be ly to carry out brilliantly full of sparkling exchanges, but fceived attacke. Leung Wing-chut continually left the goal open to the promise was not realleed, and is again handing out his eratwhile any form of attack. there were periods when the foot-sure-footed passes, and rarely did. ball was of 羲 moat indecisive
they go astray yesterday. character.
That South China were awarded a goal which they nover scored was merely one of many typicul Incidents. I am cortain that it
pade no difference to the result.
St. Joseph's never gave the slightest hint of being likely to score goals.
IMPRECNABLE HALVES.
.
The whole team are moving the ball quicker, thus over coming a weakness which was making itself apparent up te n month ago,
It will be "hats off" to the team who can lower their colours on current form.
It is easy, of course, to faults with a defented team.
find But
to the observer there was only one which could reasonably be said to As in all of their matches, the have made victory impossible for one thing which sood ost above the Saint yesterday. -winything else. was the impregnIt was the same shortcoming ability of the Chinese half back which helped South China to the line. It offered not a single loop-Senior Shield Anal. No shooting hole, and it remained just when A. V. Gosano moved up to lower among the forwards.
firm
the forward line into in the second Hait..
Leung la-chan obtained such a tight grip on the Sabban-Rocha wing in the earlier stages, that Any prospects of headway being made in the Saints' attack from this department were automatical- Jy wiped out.
↑ St. Joseph's 4 E. Lance Lincolns 5. China Kowloon F.C. 5 Athletic
4 R.A. R. NavY S.W. Borderers 4 Recreio
LEAGUE TABLE.
A. V. Gosano was again pro- minent with some timely inter-
Goals ventions, and that he is the in-
P.W. D. L. F. A Pts spiration of the defence was plain- Lincoln Regt. 16 12 13 12 17 26 by discernible when he moved up South China 15 11 1 3 37 13 23 to the, forward line. Conta and s.W. Borderers 13 11 02 49 17 22 Elme wore terribly shaky, and the St. Joseph's 14 10 2
13 third goal came as a result of their R. Navy Inability to withstand the shrewd Kowloon F.C. 15 & 1 Chinese movements,
Hongkong F.C.13 5 1 Athletic
Marques might have stopped R.A. the third goal, but otherwise heIIK. Police was blameless. He did not have East Lancs. nearly so much work to do as in Recreio the shield match.
South China went into the lead
10 22
20
08 11
31 43 11
15 5 0 10 34 43 10
1
MUD-HEAP
BEAT THE ATHLETIC BY VERY FLUKY GOAL AND TWO PENALTIES
TO A TRY-HARD BUT VAIN EFFORT
FEAST OF GOALS MARKS, MATCH
(By “Verlins”).
Athletic 4 Kowloon,
5
up the attack and two goals were not the only feature of an Impressive display.
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HIGGINS has solved the goal- keeper problem, and if Turner can keep free of injuries, the half back line should soon be able to settle down,
THE real possibilities of the now Lincolns team will be bottor gauged after St. Joseph's and, South Ching have been met.
PARDOE made an unexpected
return to the Artillery team against the Navy, and as a result Morton was 'atood off and Worth-
ington brought in at right half. THE Navy, turning out only three
members of the original team
Kowloon had all the luck and the decision in this game, which boasted more peculiar features than any other I have witnessed this season. The Chinese merited at least one point, and if they hadn't allowed which found its way into the final their spirits to droop after the scoring of Kowloon's of the Lai Wah Cup, gave a credit second goal, they would probably have fortably.
Kowloon's Arst goal was a very tame affair; their third the result of a penalty. which I thought should not have been given. Al together the winners were awarded three penalties (Tang Kwong-wing being the offender in each case), and they netted from two: Li Wing-sang went a long way to redeeming a very poor display of
14 4 0 10 21 30 goalkeeping by brilliantly stopping
Elliott's third shot, 12 a 13 3
1
19 14 35 15 1 0 14 15 60
3rd DIVISION.
7
2
in the fifth minute of the game, Recreio9-University-
a perfect S.W. Borderers 3 Radio when Tam headed in corner from Young Shul-ye. This R.A.M.C. narrow margin they maintained R.E. until the interval.
NO CONFIDENCE. This, I am sure, is what pre-
The second goal did not come vents the old college players until well into second half, and it from becoming a championship- winning team. None of the for. was certainly a lucky point and wards appeared to have any con-one given them incorrectly-the Lincoln
the referee made South fidence in themselves when given only mistake
3 South China 2 R.A.M.C.
LEAGUE TABLE.
Goals
0
1
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pls Regt. 18 18 0 0 77 7 36
China 16 10 2 4 30 23 22
the ball in front of goal. In during the game, which he handled SW. Borderers 10 10 16 63 27 31
well. consequence the ball was bobbed. from one to the other until a South China player nipped in and cleared.
Sabban, obviously aware of his Inferiority
became worse and worse as the game progressed, and
Goal-scoring opportunities were did nothing right at any stage.
The halves were splendidly sup not lacking in either half, yet only ported both fore and aft. Lau two reasonably good shots were
directed against Wong
Wing.
other
BIRY and Li Ting-aang were orror This idea of giving the less: defenders, quick in their player a chance to score is bound declaiona ideal in intercoptions And covering work, and both kick-to defeat Its own ends against such an uncompromising defence as ing a good length.
that of South China.
was
WHAT HAPPENED.
Recreio
R.E.
R.A.S.C. RAM.C.
Radio
R.A.F.
17 7 37 51 40 17 13 7 2 4 20 22 10 17 6 4 8 20 12 B 14
Pau received close in from Tay, and shot at his leisure. University.. 14 The ball struck the underneath
of the crossbar and rebounded
on the outside of the goal-line.
This I can vouch for as I hap- The Villa
pened to be sitting in a very favourable position to see. But
a goal was signalled, and that was the end of St. Joseph's.
Heading For
Gosuno made positional changes, Cup Final
OVER ARSENAL
The forward Wine, although The whole forward line without Fung King-cheung, guilty, and because of this one can but to no advantage. He firstly made an impressive show. Tay find very little to any in ac won't up to centre-half, putting Qun-tong, moved over from the knowledgment of the attack. One Elms at left back, Rocha left half left wing, was an ideal partner could appreciate the movements and Beltrao inside left. After MAGNIFICENT WIN for Young Shut-yic, who is between B. Gosano and Ward, that Beltrao had missed a great op- rapidly fulfilling my prog-is na clever means of getting portunity by shooting wildly, A. V. nostigation to become the finest the ball into the Chinese goal area, himself went to the Inside posi- right winger in the Colony, but as they left their work union and sent, Beltrao back to Young was always comfortable Anished at this point, it all seemed centre-half.
But South China wore right on much waste of time and effort. both against Elms and A. V. Leonard played a typo of des-top and it came as no surprise Gosano, and his understanding perate football, with more concen- when Yeung Shui-yle took advant with Tay made this wing the chieftration on forcing the defence into age of confusion among the Saints' monace to the St. Joseph's defence. blunders than making the most defenders to slip a left footed
profitable use of the ball. Rocha ground shot past Marques. was rarely in the picture and
South China the better team.
VALUABLE LEADERSHIP.
80
Lau Mau clears a threatening situs. tion with Leonard and other St.
It is doubtful whether Pau Ko-Sabban never, ing will nover. bo moved again. from the contre-forward position. He fa proving far too valuable to the Carolino Hillites as leader of the attack, and at the present time not even Fung King-cheung could displace him. treaties opensterday afternoon
for his col-l
Horent leagues, and it was really sur- prising that South China did not acore more goals. His lightning passos to the wings, adroitly mixed with close inter-play with Tam and Tay kept Gosano and Co., puzzlod, and life leadership was Undoubtedly an Inspiration to the rest of the vanguard.
Tam Kong-pak started well, hodding in a goal in the first five mindtos in his inimitable style, but he lost his right boot during the Orst half, and had to uso an odd One which seemed to affect him.
Tong Kwan put in quite a use- tur rafternoon's work on the left wing, although he was pretty well!
Joseph's forwards in close mifend.
ance. (Photo: Ming Yuan).
He was moving from the ball which was travelling fast and somehow manage to throw him- self the other way, fasten on to the leather as he fell,-and-clear- for a corner. It was a very entertaining plece of work.
Bol Li was sadly at fault in allowing the first goal, and was also noticeable for some wenk clearances in the subsequent ex- changes. He did not invite con- fidence. !
KICK AND RUSH.
won
IP PANG FAL (Athletic.)
able account of themselves. Their com-league record suggests a strong attempt to wreat the championship, but it is doubtful whether they will stay the course.
ANOTHER four goals and two
points had two effects upon the Borderers. They easily lead In the highest aggregate of goals scored in the first division and at the same time made even more formidable their attack on the leadership.-
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THE surprise defeat of South China, by the RA.M.C., has given the Borderers now hopes for the runners-up honours in the third division, With two matches to go they are one point behind the Chinese, and as they have a vastly superior goal-average it only needs the Carolino II youngsters to concede another point for the soldiers to take over the second place.
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NEXT Saturday's programme in- cludes a match of primo im- portance, when St, Joseph's enter- the same initiative and adaptability |tain the Borderers at Caroline Hill. For the most part the football to conditions in the first half as Defeat for the Saints would prae- was of a kick and rush variety, they did in the second, lots moretically sound their death knell so. far as the championship la con- made almost essential by the goals would probably have been cerned, and would make the Bor- underfoot conditions. Short passcored. When they did realisederers hot favourites for the title, ing was not to be encouraged in
such mud as that which covered their mistake, and alter it, they South China notwithstanding. large tracts of the Club ground. needed a lot of stopping. Au Kim-
almost certainly decide the
The Chinese played poor foot-fung was a brilliant schemer, and THE next fortnight, in fact, will ball in the first half, the fort was largely his opening work Borderers' destinies, for on Sun- wards hesitating too much in which allowed Au Ping-ming to day week they run up against front of goal and the de- record a hat-trick. He himself South China. I will make no fence continually sprendengled netted the fourth point-a really attempt at this distance to fore-
to anti-ne goal., through being unable
cast the likely outcome of the moot- cipate the Kowloon form of at-
ing, as it will largely be governed The Athletic were badly off in by the roault of next Saturday's tack,
defence, which became severely encounter, Kowloon, although more ngares-rattled. The backs were not fast sive, were not worth a four goalnough and lacked sense of antici. margin at the interval. The at- pation. Only Ip Pang -fai tack was kept together by Elliott, gured favourably among the half who was in turn at centre-forward;
HOME RUGBY,
Army Defeat Navy At Twickenham,
London, Mar. 5. Playing in the Servicos Tourna-
(By "The Pilgrim”) and Inalde right. His constructive backs, Ho Chor-ying anding Elliott play made a pleasant spectacio, too clusive, and Yeung Chi-young being "completely outpaced by So Aston Villa are to be although he was only properly Blake. finalists in the F.” A. Cup! ·
supported by Blake on the left wing.
The number of goals kept in- terest in the game up to a high yet to be fought but if the Villa man, with a turn of speed which owloon go into a four-nil lend ment, the Army cutplayed the Boyu
I know the semi-finals have This powerfully built young pitch. It was astonishing to sce can overcome Arsenal on their left Lo Hong-cheung and Young after & start which promised a Navy at Twickenham, winning by 10 own ground in the very im- Chi-young standing, sent across heavy defent. G. White laid claim Points to ight,
The biggest victory, in the club fix- portant quarter finals, I think some glorious centres from most to the first goal, but the shot was tures was registered by Headingley, I am entitled to make this difficult angles. The finesse of foot never intended as such and Li was who beat Birkenhead by 28 points to nssumption. The Villa have had ball may still be unknown to Blake, entirely to blame. Then came two nil. Oxford University were at home a hard fight and it looks very but it doesn't prevent him from quick penalties in succession, to Blackheath and lost by eight points much as if they will carry off being a most formidable raider which Elliott converted with case, to nil
a real terror. to Baht and a discouraged defence allowed the trophy they have not held and
weighted defence on a heavy White to again break through and for 14 years.
ground.
net a fourth. Portsmouth and
Manchester City have of course. to be reckon- ed with.
Full scores follow:
Bervices Toornament.
(At Twickenham)
Club Fixtures,
0 Bristol
at contro-half right through the ly after the interval, and scored
Biles was a tower of strength. The Chinese improved onormous. / Royal Navy 8 The Army The Pompey Club have had, if game, but Willis was anything but two quick goals, after which Blake
Impressive at left back, his kicking forced a corner, placed it very Bath possible, an even harder trip to being very weak. He was fairly deliberately for Eastman to walk Bedford this stage of the competition than well covered by Evercat, but it was the ball into the net. The Athletic Birkenhead their Midland colleagues and on Cord in goal, who really saved retaliated through Au Ping-ring, Coventry performances I should judge that Kowloon from defeat, thay, rather than Manchester City, will reach the ultimate round.
That is, of course, if they aro not drawn, ngainat the Villa in thei semi-finals.
Stoko
AN ANTI-CLIMAX.
"the plucky second (Continued on Page 9;)
When the Athletic, riding on stylo and the crest of a wave in the second penalty save, half were swarming round the
Striving desperately
sweeping down the field in great Gloucester
then followed La Lolcortor
Oxford U. London Ecottish hard London Welsh goal, he brought off three parti-against a defence which was rapid-St Bart's Hapt. cularly fine clearancen.
Newport ly weakoning, the Athletic further
Edinburgh Wan-. reduced the arrears through ·Au
datora Kim-fong, but could not obtain the Glasgow High equallee
School
DRILLIANT SCHEMER.
divi-If Au Ping-asing, Ho Ko-keung and Au Kim-fung had displayed
Kowloon lucky.
18 Northampton 11
o Hendingley..
14 0. M. T 10 Swanica 15 Harlequins 0 Blackhonih
Richmond
8 Penarth
Moseley.
& Cardiff
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12 Herlotonians 20
Glasgow Acas, 13 2 Reuter
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