THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1934.
S. CHINA SLAY THE CHAMPIONS: SUPERB FOOTBALL
Smith, Borderers goalkeeper, BAYDI
· bot shot from Tay Qua-tong during yesterday's important league match at Scokuupes, when South. China
bost South Wales Barderors after a keen excounter. (Photot
·Cheung),
Mes
Magnificent Team Work Earns THE LAST INTERPORT
Fine Victory
TRIAL
CAROLINE HILL ELEVEN BACK TO OLD FORM
Nominees
In
Splendid
Form
Ninety-three Goals Scored In 18 Games To Open The League Season
"BRIGHTER FOOTBALL" CAMPAIGN?
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JUDGING by the number of was anybody's game, but Eastern goals scored in the opening gave the Impression of being matches of the league season, slightly the better balanced side. one would imagine local foot- ballera had planned a Brighter Football campaign. Thirty teams scored 93 goals between them in eighteen matches. That's an average of three over three's for each team and three over fives for every game.
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(By "Varitas").
You may try to tell me that South China first string won't win the first division football championship this season, but I should contest the point. In fact, if I had no knowledge of the sort of opposition they are to HAPPY OUTLOOK expect, I should, on the strength of their display against the Borderers yesterday, whom they beat by 5 goals to 2, plumb for thom to win the
title. For anything approaching a similar conception of match-winning Owen Hughes Bats Very football which the Chinese revealed at Sookunpoo yesterday, one has to switch the memory back to 1930, when the all-conquering Lee Wai-tong and his colleagues wore setting an entirely new standard of the game in Hongkong.
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All of last season I deplored South China's in- explicable preference to the close passing game in front in defensive play. Morrison worked of goal, and numberless times I stressed that with the when he was not very clever in hie like a nigger, but I noticed moments obvious latent talent to be found in the team, any positioning, and there was a SUERCE- alteration of such tactics would put them back into win-ball is front of the opposing forward. tion of being too eager to take the ning form.
Smith was beaten all ends up five Limes, but otherwise Wus scldom
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Yesterday we saw that alteration,
evitable.
hire of them all. The return troubled. He made one or two good of Ip Pak-wa and Fung King-elearances from corners, and it would cheung is going to make an enor-be ridiculous to suggest that the mous difference to the South China Borderers' defent could be traced vanguard, expecially if they main directly to him. tain yesterday's form,
Fung has not yet totally recaptured
THE GOALS,
Soundly And Fields Magnificently
Aloe Pearce, 1. Melana, and G. R. M. Ricketts, thres of the players selected for the Hongkong cricket Interport, taking the Geld at the K.C.C, during the final trial. (Photos Ming Yuan).
(BY R. ABBIT) The Cricket played on Saturday afternoon and Sunday last has been of the greatest interest. I do not propose to give a detailed account as there are so many general facts of interest, and by this time no doubt the general account will have appeared.
T. E. Pearce's side was undoubtedly
an Interport side with one or two is probably better suited to his typo doubtful spots. The Rest were A much weaker side but it must not Pereira away square three times, but of batting than number one. Ho gut
and
Was the
THE FIELDING.
and we also saw the effect. For the major part of a really fne SEVENTEEN Services teams took
game, the Chinese played grand | football. They moved the ball like part in the week-end pro- Hightning, players running correct- gramme, six of them elashing. ly into position; and when the op- The only winners
portunity came for shooting they his foriner skill in feeding the wings, were the Royal Artillery in the first
shot, hard and true.
For three quarters of the game, the assumed that they were rabbits. division, Navy and Lincolns in the
but his shot is as sure as ever, and exchanges were contested at a lerco Mackay, E. J. R. Mitchell and J. P. the first was a bad shot off which These tactics, plus the individual his two gonis were dream areand division, Borderers, Lin-skill in ball control, heading, tackling Ip Pak-wah was neat in all he did, tennis in view of the oppressive condi- were on the side (though I hear that luck was in and it went clear through affairs, pace, highly complimentary to both Willams of the interport fourteen he should have been caught; but, his coins, R.A.S.C., Air Force and and passing, made South China and Tho Kwai-shing waa nearly tions. The SIX teams failed to find the net, East Lancashires
feld. But for him fast ground, of course, Mackay will not be able to make between the third combination to whom goals were always attic too clever for Under- made its contribution to this, but it the trip but this I publish subject to Pereira would have had better figures but none of them figured in division.
wood and a trifle too fast for Morri- was noticeable that the ball was rarely correction). To bowl they had Elwin, than three for seventeen, the Brat division where a total of
Bon. Tani Kwong-pak and Tuy Qua- overrun, nor ild it often beat the man Millbank, Redmond, Stewart, A. M. 38 goals
CONTRASTS. recorded. There ROUND records were shattered WDS
tong played suitably passive parts. for pace.
Rumjahr
Minu took four for oight! Ricketts Freddie Zimmern and Pearce had no success but Garth- was an average of six goals per at
They generally made good use of the A huge roar from something like And they had a dual peraenality for waite found his length after tea and Sookunpoo match in this.division, some of Every available neat was
yesterday. And wint u contrast their game ball, but invariably it was to provide four thousand throats greeted South the Duckitt of Saturday the tallest scoring for first day and military police spent most of Borderers did not play badly. I saw
taken, made to that of the Borderers. The openings for the Idels, Fung and Ip. China's first goni which came after Teddy Fincher of Sunday. They also took three quick wickets, for sixteen. matches on record.
The Borderers felt the absence of about ten minutes play. Fong King had Ernie Fincher, an old Interporter. the afternoon stopping Chinese them play many more worse games Duncan and Hazlewood probably cheung was solely responsible. He spectators from encroaching on all before them. But in comparison Searle and Herbert, their deputies area, and, side-stepping Mullane, drove last season when they were carrying rather more than they expected. secured the ball just inside the penalty
A COLLAPSE.
All through the Belding of the the cricket pltch Enthusiasts climbed trees and and wretchedly ineffective in front of Searle suffered mostly through lack of foot. Smith, attempting to anticipate bowlers. The only people to
adjoining the forwards were puny, disorganised, were very hard workers, but whereas in a swerving ahot
When the Rest batted first thore Hughes took four catches, and beauti- Probable aldo was excellent, Owen with his right was a complete triumph for swarmed the surrounding embank-goal. They always ments, while hundreds of others running for a ball that was too far strongly with his left foot, Herbert beat Omith aga minuts inter lung fours in his twenty and was very think I have ever seen Dunkley, keep Beemed to bo experience and the inability to klek it, went across to the wrong end of anything were Duckitt, who hit four everyone did their share. I do not ful ones they wore,-three being aff do Alinu. Mclouis shone as usual and clustered around the Tung. Wah forward, or doubling back for a mis was obviously, labouring under the again, this time with a unlucky to be out: Hospital.
directed pusa; the inside men were bandiesp of playing out of position. fast rising oblique shot which entered bat to one of T. A. Pearce's which better. He certainly is a tower of
gave the dend wandering, and positional play was
the corner of the net. EE Wal-tong who returned mostly conspicuous by its absence.
JONES DISAPPOINTS.
turned outside his legs, and it spun LE
strength behind the sticks. A Borderers debacle was from Canton' for the match, whole of the
This was not entirely true for the
hinted, back on to the leg stick; and G." A. Jones was the big disappointment. but, true to form, they fought back Stewart, who again playel an
BOWLERS. game. There were True he often had the mortification of with refreshing skill and courage and cellent innings for twenty-seven not was seen in the role of adviser.examples, especially in the first half, seeing his well established movements set up a series of well conducted raids out. He had a quiet talk with the of a quintetto, fully alive to the with
The Shanghal team is reported to team during the Interval. Three advantages of quick and accurate interpreted by Searle, yet there were close in and pushing over a neat ball and bowled uncommonly well-only have wo five regular bowlers, Hazlewood completely mis- which culminated in Searle securing Minu cut out his faster and shorter and it la a fortunate thing that not be a very strong batting combination goals for South China followed! passing. But the better the Chinese other times, and several of them, centre for Fortey to nod the ball into 16.3-6-21-4. Garthwalle did not find but there are three more Madar;
became, the work of the Borderers, when he had chances of shooting at the net. Almort from the kick off a length much In his three evers. ERNEST Strange of the Club notably in the attack, declined. gonl and rejected them, and when his the "24th" swept down the field and
Albeit there was some splendid end passes to the right side of the field another movement from the left wing, most part but was not as accurate over or two as a change. And there McInnis and Owen Hughes who might Pearce bowled leg theory for the easily get a wickot If used for an out end exchanges of a very fast were all astray.
resulted in Mathias accuring with in his length as he usually is. It is plenty of contrast in the sort of
BATSMEN.
INDIVIDUAL honours went to Albert Howe of the Club and Purcell of the Borderers third division team. Boil netted four goals. Green of the Police and Rush of the Lincolna (third division) wore noxt in order of merit with three each.
HIGHEST score of the day was credited to the Borderers against the Rallway Club In the third division. They notched eight goals.
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HIGHEST aggregate was shared
by the Police and Athletic in
the first division, and Navy and Young Indiana in the second, Both games saw ten goala, scored.
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tho
Ox-
against the East Lancashires crowd over to assemble at Sookunpon, somewhat indifferent; promising much, the ball past Wong Wing with un- down in direction. He ment
nature which thrilled the biggest Fortey played a usual game, boing the defence spreadeagled and he drove fortunate that Pereira is steadying bowling we have..
to make way for the former QURPRISE results:-Artillery's Kowloon back.
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SOUND ALL-ROUND.
After
his
down
nine overs and though he only claimed ane-wicket the batsmen could do little with him and he only gave
It is the batting I am more afraid ecoms actually to have been helped anything. Owen-Hughes
next Book. Incidentally Hill The Borderers were at their best in but fulfilling little, while Mathias was erring sim. returns from Shanghai during the latter part of the first half, when only effective when free of the at-IP'S MAGNIFICENT SHOT." the next few days and le expected they drew level after being two goals tentions of Li-Kwok-wai, which was NLY one match resulted in a to appear in the Club' team next in arrears. After that equallsing goal seldom.
goalless draw-Club v Univer- Saturday. Gambla will probably there was just a suggestion
Outstanding of a
A promising start in the seven runs away. Madar gothis, of than on the field was second hair, the soldiers faded out of wicket, and Ricketts had two, but his nity in the second division.
ho sent up to the half back line Chinese collapse, but half
time
Podmore. To comment thuswise is the picture in face of brilliantly con- bowling was not very convincing. they jumped back into their strido brought relief, and after the Intorval
almost guilty of being trite, but as ceived attacks by Fung and
by his change over to glasses and T a plain statement of fact it remains colleagues. The halves
A. Pearce is a tower of strength. But. and never let up again.
too, during incontestable. Until he tired ten this period, moved up with the attack,
THE OPENING BATS,
after that we have so many batamen defeat of Kowloon and
minutes from the close (and the offering through passes along the tion of the opening batsmen Recreio being held to a drawHERE were a couple of displays.
who do not always come off. Garth- Another attempt to solve the ques-waite, McInnis, Madar and Ricketts result was then foregone), Podmore round. hy the Enst Lancashires in the of bad temper, both by junior
remained on his own as a defender
was should be a sound Ip Pak-wah put South China in the made when Owen Hughes and Baines though the last usunily goes in Eg combination Arat division. Eastern's drawn players. Dumeld
Tho Chinese were excellently served of Kowloon
cum attacker par excellence. Borderers in the being sent off for hitting an was in his element, and in front of ly below form. Both were too often take by Morrison, put the ball past one of Elvin's and was caught at justice. game with
ovory department. Li Tin-sang
lead again with a fine snap shot and went in. The latter shaped Underwood and Davis were distinct- Tum Kong-pak, following up a mis-nicely until he scraped forward at henover has time to do himself very date in these practice games that second division.
Athletic player, and Glass of the him Ll Kwok-wai (Interport left half out-manoeuvred by wlly wingers, and the outcoming Smith The final point Navy also catching the reproving this season, unless I'm very
the wicket. ROYAL Artillery, comprising the are of the free while playing wing-chul trong Mu bury and retum attack. They will have to move up football. IP Pak-wah received the Hughes and A. Peace were melding that Mitchell has earned his much both were prone to hug their own was the result of one of the finest evening and on Sunday morning Owen played on the trials and considering But after that both on Saturday Personally I think on the form dis- majority of last year's second against the Young Indians.
a very effectual masters the formed string players became inspired
barricado to the onslaughts of the more often with the play if they are ball on his right foot with only a former's long reach was of great We shall see.
to contribute an adequate share of small portion of the goal visible, but assistance to him, and especially in
situation. The place, though not as a first batsman. The forwards were delightful to constructive work. to
beheld. Every goal scored was a
without hesitation he drove in, and playing Elvin; for he could reach the Mullane was practically faultless beat Smith who dived too late for pitch of most of them, and if he gem, with Ip Pak-wah's Inst the and vied with Li Tin-sang for honours the corner.
could not a step back made most of the shorter balls into long hops which, he hooked unmercifully,
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in
after a quick equalising goal on IT'S an early start, and the Aa-soldiers' forward line. the Club ground. Kowloon wilted sociation will do well before a virile attack, being poorly adopt strong preventive measures served in defence, an unexpected while the season is yet young. feature of the game,
THERE wore a couple of dozen
RECREIO, playing at least 20 fouls noticed by the referee HOWE BEATS
per cent. below
practice
in the South China v Borderers match form, only just encapod match, but in such a game they defeat yesterday, Unless Bowen were to be more or less expected. Improves, AV. Gosano will Tompers were fairly well held in THREE probably have to be taken out of spite of one or two aggravating | the forward line. The Gasang offences.
brothers could do nothing right
as a combination, and
the rest TAY Qua-tong's penchant for
of the Portugese attack suffered jumping when beaten for the Accordingly.
ball should be immediately check- ed. Such tactics are both dan-)
FAST Lancashires gave signs of Rerous and unecessary. Twice a big improvement, and it la yesterday Borderers players hai
on the cards they will upset moro narrow escapes of being hurt by than one of the leading teams Tay's high leaps. this year.
RUGBY AT HOME
SOUTH China's three leants atarted convincingly, all three recording victories. The "B" eloven in the first division accom-
London, Sept. 29. plished an excellent performance principal
The fallowing are the results of the
rugby in disposing of the Lincolns. The today?
matches Caroline Hill club le yearly Blackheath
becoming richer and richer in London Scottish 17 talent.
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Old Leelana at Bart's Hospital Bath
Cardur
THE Chinese youngsters made ford
rings round the soldiers, They Bristal too have inculcated the principles Coventry of attack by fast inter-passing Crokers from wing to wing, with the whole Leicester
Mendianter toam moving with the ball. Llanally
Northampton Neath
THE SAINTS-AND HOW !able and scored a good deal slawer
1.
BRILLIANT GOALS IN AN AMAZING FIVE MINUTES
POTE-HUNT PLAYS NOTABLE PART IN "SENSATIONAL VICTORY
was not quite so comfort- Finally he was well taken at first alip by Millbank off Redmond, who
In front of blm Gamble was crude had had a pretty long spelt with the and clumsy in his attempts to deal ball and would have had better with the virile Fernandez-Rocha com- figures had he not bowled a bit on bination, and the extra burden placed the leg side to Owen Hughes, with on Strange threatened at one timeline inevitaute resuit, to become too much even for this experienced player.
GRIMMETT WANTS WORK
Famous Bowler's
Bad Luck
London, Sept. 6. Cricket fame la not everything. It has its ashes. :
Even so famous a person as the
MCINNIS AGAIN. There was a noticeable wenkncas among the wing halvos, but Pote-Hunt Ave were run, Garthwaite failed, but Australian bowler "Clarrie" Grim-
Except for one pretty cut off which played consistently well throughout, Meimnis again played an excellent mett has just had it brought home and lots of honours are going to fall knock, and a lot of people could take to him that fame. Itaalf does not In about the most startling ten minutes of football seen for in his lap this season if he carries a useful hint from the way in which necessarily earn years in Hongkong, the Club on Saturday piled on four goals to
on as he hna started.
he uses his foot. He made all his butter.
one's bread and The forwards were dashing, but dis-strokes crisply and hit the ball in the snatch a brilliant victory against St. Joseph's, and to provide a treasingly unsystematical. The Instito middle of the bat. He was very nice- significant gesture for the opening of the league season.
men lacked knowledge of the finer ly caught and bowled by Redmond so well
Yesterday, when he was bowling Switchback fluctuations kept the to suggest that St. Joseph's were who early on showed he was likely Owen Hughes had been caught and Miner Counties that he took two
points of positional play, and Howe, when starting to hit out. Meantime
at the Oval against the game alive up to a quarter of an unlucky to lose, By dint of superior to be very effective if given a fair bowled by the same bowler off a wickets with successive balls, his- hour from the end, after which thoro football in all departments they had, chance, waited in vain for such op slower one that propped up a little. friends knew he was probably were bawlidering exchanges literally left the spectatora dazed.
which some ten minutes before the end, portunities from his front line col- His eighty-six was a very nice bit worrying about other things won-
established a lead of three goals, and leagues. If Albort played
llowe, Club centre-had given no sign of a collapse.
of cricket. forward doce nothing else this season,
dering what he is going to do about I foel that the Club will be well But the "Glorious Uncertainty" is advised to bring Baldwin Into the he will be able to look back on this to
another job when he gets back MADAR SHINES. match with real satisfaction, for
bo found in games other than forward line, proferably on the loft
homes for circumstances beyond cricket. and Howo and Pote-Hunt wing, and pat Tavlin back to left wonderful display of opportunism and proved its possibilties up to the hift, halt, in which position he has given from Madar who played some beau-sary for him to seek now. employ- The only other innings of note came anyone's control have made it necea marksmanship turned certain defeat when, as though working to a sot real promiso into amazing victory.
plan, they literally took command of course,
during the trials.
tiful shots and seems to have recover-mont, Of a good deal of the Club cd his form after a poor season, just the game, brushing aside, with almost troubles will be aleviated when Ernest Yar. He has I think nosy definitely on his services, it will be surprising HOWE AND POTE-HUNT.
In view of the valus they still got Howe was the only Club forward thwart them of their objective.
contemptuous case, any attempts to Strange returns to the attack, but played himself into the side. 114 who looked capable of scoring or who Yet as a team, the Club wero dis-advisable to reconstitute the forward Hughes or McInnis: he was always Grimmett's future, LA VEN until then they may possibly, and it Elvin was not up against Owen do not take steps to help secure As for the bowing, to long as If the Australian cricket authorities poasossed any idea of going about this appointing; certainly they were much ling. task. He was wretchedly supported below the form revealed In the recent on both flanks, and owef everything practice games. Whatever honours.
dangerous. He took six for sixty-five-making his Inat appearance in Tost 11 to Jack Pote-llunt, who also found wont their way, they went to in-
***It has been hinted that he is in a three goal dofielt, just the individuals. In the first half it was outfit, and I shall be very surprised
cricket in England, but this view spiration to create a complete revolu George Rodger in goal, who continual-if they fall to settle down into one more or loss a procession. The only Australian side and Grimmett, I tion in the exchanges
When the Rost went in again it was is not shared by officials of the lyrepulsed the very lively and per- of the neatest combinations in the innings of any note wore those of know, hopes to coms hore again Regarding the gante in its full 70 alatont attacks of Rochs, Ward and first division. They will be foolish to Mackay and E. J. R. Mitchell who minutes potepective, one Ja, Inclined Co.
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That is the view, too, of officials went in number six, position which with the Australian team
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SPLENDID OUTFIT.
St. Joseph's are agala a splendid
THE REST COLLAPSE.
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