THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, APRIL
1934.
LINCOLNS BID GOODBYE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Also
South China
Practically Out Of Running
ST. JOSEPH'S
BORDERERS
ON TOP
KEEP PACE
FOR FIRST TIME
WITH ANOTHER
GREAT WIN
SINCE DEC. 11
FOOTBALL NOTES BY “VÈRITAS" WHEN I left Caroline Hill on 'em in the direct lino for the It will need St. Saturday I noticed the South championship. Ernie Strange, he scored four China flag on the top of the new Joseph's at their best, and the pavilion kung with a dejected air. Navy a darn sight button the non cribed it to the football match Saturday, to stop the 24th from which had just been played, but the coveted prize. inter learnt that South China had been ilcked by the Club 6-3. Well, the-flag had good reason.
sonia.
ONLY a few weeks ago I suggest
ed the first division cham pionship problem would be solved by a process of elimination.
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THAT process has started, and THREE defents in three weeks, And they tell jokes about Chelsen!
with a vengeance..
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SATURDAY'S results have, I tiled the hopen
THE Chinese had four very good reasons for disliking Ernest first half and two in the closing stages.
JONES hasn't missed scoring in
any match since his return to the forward line. If he keeps it cap is a good thing for Wales,
up to-day, that Sunday Herald charity
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INCIDENTALLY the Telegraph was saying "look out for Borderers" before Christmas. We the warning
........... MeHardy, continually thwarted
"the Borderers forward line,
ND the reason why Timberlake did not play for the main Janders on Saturday was that he is auffering from a fractured arm
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THIS is for the second time of asking. It may mean the end of Timberlake's football career.
HOME
FOODALL
TWO GREAT WINS FOR CHELSEA
SCOTTISH CUP SURPRISE
(By "The Pilgrim”)
Motherwell failed to extend their League consistency to the Scottish Football Cup and were eliminated in the semi-finals on Saturday by a much improved St. Mirren eleven. The match was at Tyne Castle and was wen by a margin of two goals. Rangers netted the only goal of the match against St. Johnstone and thus qualified to meat St. Mirren in the anni round, the date of which has not yet been Oxed.
Sovere leg Injuries were Bustained by. Framo of Manchester United, McLean of Huddersfield and Pearce of Charlton, which may have a serious effect the
Portsmouth had two home fix. week-end and failed to collect a single point,
No Athletic team present at the two Inst-named clubs et on
Club ground yesterday: no game: disappointed Artillery team:tures during the
congested fixture list and a season extended into the middle of May.
of the Lincolns, South China and Strange, Two were scored in the have no hesitation, in repenting ditto spectators. Now watch for oven Chelsea taking away a brace. i
the Navy
A pretty rapid piece of elimina-
tion.
THE position now is: St. Joseph's lead the way, one point ahead
of Lincolns and with two games
HOWE signalised his return to the game, with a couple of beauties.
Inrge
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hand
to
the
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THE Navy get some biznire line- up those days. Latest in Pur- But it kins at centre-forward. wasn't a bad team which faced Kowloon, and I am wondering if the Somertshire is going to con- tribute any shining lights.
TONG in the best inside left the
Navy have had this
season.
Which is saying a lot but not toc much. His skill in ball manipula tion is easy on the eyes, but rough better supported.
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JUNIOR Shlold item. The final has been fixed for April 8.
PENSIONERS GET GOING.
McHardy, police goalkeeper, mak=" ing a characteristic clearance against the Borderers on Saturday. In spite of his dieplay, the soldiers natted four goals, (Photo: Ming Yuten).
NOT SO GOOD
SAINTS WIN BUT NOT LIKE CHAMPIONS
UNATTRACTIVE FOOTBALL AT
CAROLINE HILL.
(By "Veritas").
In a colourless game, charactersied by errors in defence and at attack, St. Joseph's defeated the Lincolns at Caroline Hill on Saturday by two goals to nil, and thus assumed leadership of the senior division for the first time since December 11.
For two teams, one of which has sat on the top rung of the league ladder for several months, and the other, whose claims to the championship honours are with those of the Borderers, the strongest in the division, the the match was inexcusably poor..
Based on this showing, A Steams and Rodon defended
on the opposition. Pity he is not... England only once, five years an admirable substitute for Gastranger would havo been myati-mero desparately than with met
HERE'S a bad break for Kowloon.
Timberlake and Lewis aro
ngo.
VHICH reminds me. Why Is it in hand: Borderers, with one game the Club play their best in hand of the Saints are two football against South China? It points behind. Saints Bre Alve prompts one to study psychology, points ahead of South China: Bor- only that idea of a "bogey team" sierers are three and have a match is casler to assimilate. Anyhow it in hand. Navy, are three points was a splendid performance. A Happy short of the Borderer's total.
Valleyfies! TAKING all in all the champion-
ship seems to depend on that ND the big men of the game second meeting between St. were George Rodger In goal, Joseph's and the Borderers, unless Wong Wing in the other), Syd of course, the Navy get in first Strange, Gamble (I'm not so sure and do a Ned Kelly act with the that Andy Duncan's place in the team is not threatened), Ernest Strange, Howe, Fowler, Leung So far as the 24th are concerned Wing-chul and Young Shui-yic,
it is chiefly a question of whether they can stand the pace. WHY did the Chinese lose? have the toughest pro- Largely because they ran up deter- against one of the most mined teams met this season. Secondly they did not know how to counter Ernio Strange's quick KOWLOON AND NAVY SHARE HONOURS: movements; thirdly the forwards were not sufficiently forceful.
Borderers.
They
gramme.
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KOWLOON may have a big way in affairs. Have you noticed their improved form? Just the team now to upset championship aspirations. Saints have to play them; Sainta were lucky to get away with it at the Arst time of asking. So were the Borderers, if memory serves correctly.
THE Borderers did another Rorke's į
Drift act against the Police. They are a team of quick results. Incidentally their four goals kept
Slazengers
A
We are pleased to advise we have received the following tele-
graphic advices from London:-
“IN ADDITION WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS SLAZENGER BALL SELECTED CHALLENGE ROUND DAVIS CUP."
J. D. HUTCHISON & CO.
Solo Agents for H. K. & South China.
going Home by the Somersetshire, That means a forward line robbed of much of its brain and skill.
being scored...
The Pensioners figured in an at Stam- amazing recovery game ford Bridge when after West Bromwich had netted two goals early on, the Chelsen men went ABOUT the Charity Cup, Wales through to score three times in have yet to inscribe their quick succession. Chelsea are now
I point behind Sheffield trophy......Scotland were first United and two points behind Bir- name for the first time on this only winnera......This is in 1925....mingham so they have a sporting Since then have lifted it thrice....chance of rotaining their First Portugal and China holders twice Division status. Mills is proving lacher at centre-forward and
in orror filed to understand how the teams hod, and avere clearly acored two of Saturday's goals.
was in- With only a goal average bend assumed such a prominence when covering, Steame
and In the state of local football dur clined to hug his goal line instead them Huddersfield TO-DAY'S favourites are Wales. tween
Chinn are facing their biggest Arsenal still stand at the head of ing the present season. Two sets of moving up when his collenguca handicap--a heavy ground. The the League and Spurs have now of forwards who had no idea of were on the attack. Roden falled conditions favour a lot of goals shaken off the Derby challenge to where the goal was, and apparent- to get wise to Gosano's tricks and
take third place.
ly with no great desire to dls-was rounded on several occasions. Apart from Duddley, who work- Grimsby, Brentford, and Bolton cover it, were chiefly to blame for collected three points cach in the & cheericas afternoon spent by theed hard in the pivotal position, the half backs were somewhat Second Division but the lower onlookers.
Their bustling The only pull the St. Joseph'a unenterprising. cluba did not improve themselves. Burnley collected full points in attack had over the Lincolns was methods were useful in the ponal- two home engagements and now their more businesslike approach ty area, but they rendered but stand leath after being in bottom work. They moved the ball with slight assistance to the attack.
With Dick Ridley suffering an place for a considerable time in intelligence, which merged into mid-season.
helplessness as they faced the off day, the whole of the forward Norwich and Cardiff at the top goal.
lino were seen at a disadvantage. and bottom of the Southern Section The Sainta should have netted Ridley was clever in the only remained unchanged except for aa dozen goals against a none-too stages, but failed to recolvo Bul alight reduction in Cardiff's confident defence, but the same port. As the game wore on he chances of pulling out of the rut. old trouble of shifting the respon- lost his touch, and was gulity of Stockport's failure at Hartle-sibility of shooting on to some-poor passing and of missing an pools cost them dear-for-Chastor-body-elso- stopped them from open goal... Hocquard was never deld won both their matches and Anding the net until 16 minutes in the picture: Malpass could
again four points clear of their from the close. rivals,
Rochdale beat Chester 60 on and Friday and followed it up by to Wrexham both
Sensational Last Minute Goal Earns Draw
IN RARE STRUGGLE
(By "Wanderer.")
Kowloon 2 Navy 2 Tɩwo minds" and "secured"easy open ings, though they only mad won U A dramatic goal by Lewis, one of them, Blake netting the open- who scored off the post from ing goal after beating Forrest twenty yards' range in the last Later, Elliott had only Popper to three minutes, secured a well-bent and shot straight at deserved, point for Kowloon, vancing goulkeeper, and, in the long 1-2 whose recent revival was well second half, five successive shots-matches being at Rochdale.
nll scorers--were fired In and maintained against a powerful charged down' on the Navy goal- Navy cleven.
ne after Pepper had lost posses- slon in a scrimmage.
The match might be described as an interesting contest between skill
The Navy led at half-time as the and enthusinam; not that the Navy result of goals by Roberta, who had the monopoly of skill, or Kow-jumped in when the Kowloon de- loon of enthusiasm, but speaking fence got into their only serious in a general ways that was the muddle, and Parkins, who netted impression given. Navy were from cluse-range during a break- the better balanced side by a long away in which the initial burst by way and their half-backs were far Skinner, seemed to start from an more thoughtful and constructive offside position. than the Kowloon middle line. Nevertheless, Kowloon forced the pace and by sheer determination gave Pepper a far more anxious afternoon than Cord lind at the
other end.
BRIGHT SECOND HALF.
The second half started as though the Navy would overwhelm the op-
How They Stand In The Tables
LINCOLNS LOSE LEADERSHİP
ways
WHY SAINTS SCORED.``
make no headway: McGinness was nlow and hung back too far. Baldry sent across a good centre was fairly In midfield the Saints were al-now and again, but
on top. The halves kept well cowed by Elms and Gosano. The forward had their chances the vanners well supplied with
refused them. timely passes along the ground. of scoring, but Bernie Gosano and Ward wero Baldry missed a sitter: so did with a little continually conspicuous for the Ridley. Malpass manner in which they picked them iniative might have netted twice. up and threatened the defence: In some cases it was just sheer but as these threats invariably asal to shoot when in the post- bad marksmanship; In others. ro- themselves into રી determind friendly sort of "Now if you are tion to. not enreful we shall score a goal next time," the Lincolns had small
chuso to worry,
When after 56 minutes of fairly futile endeavour, the ecore sheet was still blank, there was overy prospect that a goalless draw Thon a clever In fact had the backs cover would result. ed each other better I doubt if movement by the Saints' right St. Joseph's would have scored. [wing saw Rocha gain possession close in and beat Higgins with a There is no gainsaying that the wall directed ground shot.
position, but Everest and Willis As a result of their defent by
Less than five minutes later again demonstrated their powers St. Joseph's, the Lincolns have Saints' attack when on the move nt buck and so well shielded their conceded the leadership of the is thrustful and interesting to Leonard settled the lesuo with goal that Cord was little troubled. Brat division for the first time watch. Fernandez is an improve another goal. Nevertheless, the The closing twenty minutes were since December 18. Presentment on the left wing, and Ward The weakness of the Navy was in Kowloon's favour and their standings in the first and third and Gosano understand each other referee's whistle was n relief.
NO FINISH.
South_China
2 R. Navy
Goals
MANNO
so well, that it requires a quick thinking and decisive defence to thwart them. Leonard too plays up well to his colleagues, and Rocha has several neat touches.
If they could shoot with the Bama facility as they can transfer
0 the ball from the kalf way line
Football was not up to standard.
MACAO HOCKEY
in their finishing. They attacked equaliser was well earned. The chiefly by making Use of their best work in the Navy defenes was divisions are. thrustful wingers, Skinner and dono by West, whose kicking and
FIRST DIVISION. back were Roberts, but the inside trid, clover anticipation at left enough in midfield, were rarely brillant. He alone seemed un-Hongkong F.O. dangerous in the goal area, the troubled by Kowloon's shock tactics. S. W. Borderers 4 H.K. Polkco
G. V. White gave another impre-East Lancashires 2 Recreio
Kowloon F.C. weak link being Perkins, who scored a clever goal, but did not sive display at right half-back for St. Joseph's 2 Lincoln Regt.
St. Andrew's Club inspire as leader of the attack. Kowloon and Bliss was always in
to the penalty area I would name
Visit Cancelled Adopting less orthodox tactics, the pleture. The forwards played {
League Tablċ.
St. Joseph's as this year's cham. the Kowloon front line several get-thore football, no-one taking
visit to P. W, D, L. F.A. Pte,pions, right here and now.
The St. Andrew's Club times caught the Navy defence in the eye particularly.
As it isgen
against the Macao Macao to play St. Joseph's 17 13 2 2 41 19 28
The half backs played good fockey Club, arranged for to-day, Lincoln Regt. 19 13 15 48 21 27
and always has been cancelled. S.W. Borderers 10 19 0 a 55 21 20 apolling football,
Cable advice from Lleut. F. de South China. 17 11 2 6 41 21 23 lightly faster than the soldiers! R. Navy 10 10 3 3 48 28 29
onjoyed a fair share of the ball. Costa, of the Macao Hockey Club, Kowloon F.C. 18 7 2 9 34 41 10
Elms was outstanding, and Bel has been received by Mr. R. H. II.K.F.C.
17 7 1 9 42 62 16
trac secured a very tight hold up Wong, lon. Secretary of St. An- E. Lancashires 17 0 2 9 23 40 14
the inside forwards, kepping Mal-drew's Club, to the effect that the
ground is unplayable, Athletic
10 11 35-49 10
The unit state of the ground is 17 HI.K. Police
pass extremely quiet and seldom 4211 21 33 10
failing to obtain the best of Ridley. due to the constant Inclemont R. A.
10 4 0 12 22 30 8 Roerolo
A. V. Gosane again stood out weather that has prevailed during head and shoulders as the beat the holidays. back on the field, He didn't muke-
Marques, St. Joseph's custodian, anxiously watchsa a shot slippast the upright during the Important feague match Foween St. Joseph's and
"Lincolds" on~~Saturday, -(Photo)- Ming «Yuen).
R. E.
18 1. 2 15 18 04 4
SECOND DIVISION.
3 R. A. F. League Table.
Goals
aa aingle mistake
and Jnd the
right wing well in subjection. Goines was reliable, but Marques in goal was not a bit impressive,"
CAPTAIN'S CUP
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pe Boveral times slecting to clear S. Jex And Mills To Meet
Lincoln Regt. 18 18 0 0 77 7.36 South Chinn 17 11 2 4 83 23 24 9.W. Borderers 17 10 1 0 54 31 21 15 8 3 4 23 23 19
RAS.C.
17 7 3 7 61 48 17 8.81 37 10 7 27 14
Recreio
R.A.M.C. RE. R. A. F. Radlo University
18 6 4
10 4
17 2 11-20 25 10 10 2 4.10 12 40 8 15 0 2 18 11 63 2
with his feet instead of gather ing the ball.
In The Final
In the semi-final round of the Captain's Cup at the Kowloon: Golf club yesterday, R. Hendi son beat 8. re-MucNider five and four and 8. Jox defeated Mils two and one. Jex and pils will now meet in the final,
AT ODUS AND ENDS... The Lincolns were thoroughly disorganised. Higgins along mained imperturbable and cleared briliantly on two occasions.