THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1935.
LAST MINUTE PENALTY GIVES CHINESE LUCKY WIN
CLUB SEND BICKFORD
TO COVENTRY
AMAZING TACTICS WHICH HELPED THEM TO DEFEAT
SOUTH CHINA'S FINE ATTACK
(By "Veritas")
I distinctly remember “Bunny" Bickford walking on to the Caroline Hill enclosure a few minutes before 4 o'clock on Saturday; in fact at the time I made a mental note of satisfaction, inaamu ch as I appreciated we should have a good chance to assess the value of this probable Interport left winger. But we didn't. Which is to say, Bickford's Club colleagues were attacked with loss of memory, and although intensive enquiries were sub. sequently carried out, nobody could recollect seeing Bick- ford again, at least with the ball.
RECREIO AS GOOD AS
S. CHINA "A"
BUT BADLY TREATED
(By "Veritas") "Fortune favours the brave"; and there was no doubt yesterday about South China's brave efforts to keep. their good fortune in being successful. When, two minutes before the end of a great match with the Recreio, Tamm Kong-pak shaped to SCOTC his second penalty, Wong Wing, at the other end of the field, leant up against a goalpost and buried his face in his arms. He might have been excused if the gesture had intended to con- Albert Howe, Club centre-forward
at such an The result, of course, was nothing
vey China defender intercepte unlucky else but lost oppertunities, True attemple to break through, but a Fowler was
his twice unlucky not to South
break for ROUGHLY BEATEN acore, especially with his head in the Exciting incident during Saturday's Of course the Club ware thoroughlyAccond half. But one can't do two league match. (Photo: Mee Cheung). opponents. beaten. It in useless to try and ex- things successfully at once, and if plain away a 4-1 deficit in any other one is ostensibly out for "revenge" clone analysis of the one's value to the tenon is pretty con- terma Yet n Aame suggested that that needn't have siderably reduced. been. But they cold-shouldered the man in the attack capable of terning the tide, and thus helped South China "A" to keep their
Which is by way of introduction lo the abservation that seldom have seen a team defeat its own ends there completely than did the Club against Houth Chinn, or. Saturday. Bickford was the key-man of their attack. In the Brat fre minutes he showed Leung In-chan a clean pair of heels, And twice waltzed round Li Tin-sang: if that wasn't enough to tell the Club that Bickford was the red light to the Chinese defence, then all I can any is, in the future they will need to have a five minutes cable service on such
one
THO
Behind, 1 Tin-sang did everything right. All the same it was lucky for forgotten. Tong him Blekford was Yat-ming was a worthy deputy for Wong Wing. In fact the team was all throughout. Lee Kwok-wai and Fowler were too concerned with a "hate" to contribute very greatly to the constructive side of the football. Cariously enough the Club relied al- most exclusively on Fowler to carry out their attacks.
remorsc
Kowloon Surprise The Police
SHOULD HAVE
DRAWN
Though Kowloon played an excellent game and in the first half were by far the superior team they were defeated two goals to one by the Police on the Railway ground.
On the rua of the play the match should have been drawn especially as the referee's decision
PLEASANT BOXING
SKILFUL BARRY. IN FORM
THE CHINA FLEET CHAMPIONSHIPS
There were some remarkably fine displays of boxing at the China Fleet Club on Saturday night when the China Fleet Open Championships were con- tested in the presence of _Ad- miral Dreyer and Mayor-Gen- eral O. C. Borroit.
The welter weight men again in disallowing a goal scored by gave the best displays of the Jones was very questionable. It evening. In the semi-finals A. B. appeared that Pile headed the ball Bennett (Diana) .boat A. B. to Jones who after netting wan Appleby (Medway) and both men ruled off-side,
were congratulated on the fight. The scores were even at half A. B. Hückfleld, (Defender), In time and the Polles had been con- the other semi-finals showed re- Linually on the defensive, but in markable pluck: down four times the second half Kowloon in the first round and again for deteriorated as much #115 their about five seconds in the second, opponenta improved.
went on gamely although A. B. Barry, (Berwick) was untired and able to take advantage of every The Police team was unchanged opportunity that offered. Tho and Brookes was probably the best man was always on top but mosl energetic member on the the fight was a good one.
In the finals Barry met Bennett George Rodger, Club custodian,during the first half when
field, saving his side many times
Kow-and in a fast and necurate three Jones' rounds won on points, makes a spectacular cioarance from loon, mainly through
Ordinary Scamon Prandy, went perilously corner, taking the bell off Tam Kong-rilliant play,
Rear Acoring. Moss at outside (Kent), had an easy victory in the pak's head. (Photo: Mee Choung) left also did good work for the feather weight contest, and in the semi-finala kayoed A. B. Newell, Police.
While giving South China "A" full credit for rising to the four occasions (i, e. two converted penalties and two snap goals the result of splendid opportunism), it is also quite fair to state that they were extremely lucky to get away with both points. For the major part of the second half they were strictly, sometimes desperately, on the defensive.
So far as the Club forwards were concerned, however, Ernest Strange. was chiefly to blame. He ignored his partner Bickford as though he were un-the pingue, and made useless efforts to walk through a team from over the halfway line.
By the same token How did not play well. That is, there was far too much petty fouling apart from the clor shadowing he somewhat encouraged their own de Fowler and Lee Kwok-wai, both old receivel, he also missed one or two feat by complete lack of thrust when
better, to know
roken record intact.
The hitch was disappointing in thing one autoral
respecta. For
onough
became
the
Berrio
ludicrous in their "get your man"ood chances, and on the whole his in front of gost. Right up
Buishing was well below that ex-penalty area the Portuguese forwards
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the other. Wung attitude Mee-thun got brick to some of his old tricks; I become tired of enumerating thorn. "Scrappy" in the word which sums up the game generally.
teeted from an interporter.
Hilf showed the effects of a long absence from the game, and shot idly. He should have seated at
least once.
ENERGETIC BROOKES
,
Amongst the. Kowloon team (Diana), early in the first round Jones was undoubtedly the out-with a beautiful right. standing player und took every
opportunity offered, while Boyes.
In goal. saved the Police from scoring a number of times:
Late in the second half Stephens was unfortunate in hitting the the upright, but the ball bounced out
Very luckily the Chine went ahead from a breakaway, and
A. V. Gostno, who came up for
的
JUNIOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
The following are the results of
to Johnson who was able to score again for the Police. On both occasions there was a good' deal of luck connected with the Police goals, for in the frat half Moss the first round of the Junior Cham- had opened the Police score by pionship of the Royal Hongkong
R. L. 8. Webb w.n. from A. B. Raworth, who scratched,
C. H. Burton beat. H. F. Phillips 7 and 6.
H. Hampton bent G. W. Reeve
6 and 5.
intermediate line, oversbauluwed all leap in and level up the sores, other players. He was magnificent, teams using over at iso-nil, oft times holding up the Chinese at.
THAT DECIDING GOAL to the inck, single-hamiled." Bowen support-
ed quite well, and Delgado worked |ind the Chinese guessing, and very | like glutton at centre-half. I also often guessing incorrectly, but dizens liked the way V. Marquess shadowed of openings went begging.
Two Kwai-shing, making that normal. Gonsalves on the right wing was ly dangerous player appear especially at fault. Castilho, Bernie innocuotra The only decent football enme The Club hatres were extraordinari Gosand and Games supplied him with from South China. The forwardly weak. Skinner never gave up, but a service of perfect passes, because beaten. Andy the weakness of the Chinese defenen made everything look delightfully he
continually WI simple. But they were considerably Duncan was outclassed, and Hynes was on this side of the field, but the helped by the spread-eagled post-indicated more than ever that he is young winger failed to make use of tioning of the Club defence.
a full luck and nat an intermediate, then. Ils big mistake was trying to Tam Kong-pak played a great_gamo Sydney Strange was overworked, make square centres from the goal at inside left, but for his sake I wish but stuck to things wonderfully well line instead of hitting the ball enlier South China had put him the other Gamble was an unstable partner, and from an angle. side of Fung King-cheang. Fung was I would seriously suggest to the Club
WELL-CONTROLLED GAME much more impressive than Howe, that if Hynes is going to play in the
Castilby spoon-fed Gonsalves, but wretchedly. On the team, to put him at right back. The who finished
In a game, marked by frequent the latter played nervously, and kept other hand the Chinese centre-forward fundamental virtues of a defender-technical fouls, and two outbursts of Jabbing the ball instead of making result. was allowed much more lattitude than quick decision, anticipation and cover temper by Wong Mee-shun for which clean swing with follow-through. Wir wit-And-also much bettering work were not very strongly he was admonished by the referee, The ball very naturally found its suport.by kis colleagues.
marked in inmble's display, although three penalties were awarded, and all destination behind, instead of in front I am the first to admit his courage converted. I was mystified by the of the goal. BLUNDERINGLY EFFECTIVE Wong Merishun was blunderingly and purtinnelly Both useful, but first, and thought the third a rather
severe decision, but at the same time," effective. Ha seemed to strike a cer-xomewhat inadequate. tain amount of terror into the hearts
very corner, was fouled in the fatal area, landing one in the net off Morri-Golf Club:
and Bowen did the rest. The son, left back for Kowloon.
The teams standard of play suffered somewhat
were: Police:- Blackburn, C. Pile; Up forward Gomes performed with thereafter, due inrgely to the exciting Perkins; rare skill at inside left, and initiated state of the game, but just when it Brooks, Gough, Parker; J. Pile,
wara a Stephens, Johnson, Green, Moss, most of the Recreio attacks. Bernie seemed the Recreio were to
Kowloon: Boyes; Eastmas, Gesano varied. He worked well with creditable draw, Fung King-cheung The his inside colleagues, but might have broke through, swerved out to made his presence more effectively. right, shot hard, and enw the ball Morrison; Davies, Pope, Gilchrist, felt in front of goal. His tendency strike A. V. Gonno on the arm. IV. White, Elliott, G. White, Jones, was to hang back, thus giving bi and was, within the penalty area, and Knox. Lau opportunities to intercept.
without hesitation the referee award- ed the free kick. Tam did the rest.
A fine gaine, but a draw would have been a much more satisfactory
-MYSTERY-PENALTY
"DEWAR" GOLF
TOURNEY.
FOUR PLAYERS IN
THE FINAL
CORRESPONDENCE
NEW INTERPORT TEAM SUGGESTED
The Sports Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph,
Sir-May I, through the columns of your esteemed paper, bring forward for the consideration of the Selection Committee the following to represent
J. W. Mayhew beat D.-L. Prophet 4 and 3,
Capt. Michell bent
Wallington 4 and 2.
at the 19th.
H. G.
J. Harrop beat D. J. Valentine
W. Woodward beat C. Mycock 2 up.
J. MacKnight beat A. Ritchie nt the 25th.
SMALL UNITS CRICKET
South China rattled on three goals I could not help appreciating and ad-
South China took the lead when of the Clubs half Imcks and rearguard, before the interval, through Fung miring the consistency of the referee.
the very start Baten was judged to have handled excluding Sydney Strange, laeal foot-King-cheung (2) and Tam Kong-pak. He showed from
Playing at Sookunpoo yesterday. ball's Rock of Gibraltar. But Wong The Club deserved a goal, Li and his that he did not intend to permit any from a free kick. I was that end
136 Bust Lancashire Regiment de- was often antray in his understanding colleagues twice being caught napp-herse play, and he backed this deter of the field, and it seemned that he
fented the Combined Small Units by de-heuded the ball away quite cleanly with Tao Kwal-shing and did noting, hit tucky clearances were made. mination with pleasingly quick
Howe seared in beauty soon after cisions, and admonitory chats to some although Wong Mee-shun fell down in give the speedy winger the opportuni-
In front of him and looked expectantly D. C. Wilson, E. Black, W. H. G. Hongkong against Shanghai in the wickets in the Area Inter-Unit
Cricket Competition. tles he might.
the resumption, at Tar. quickly resof the more persistent offenders.
The Sinall Units took frat lease of The most attractive feature of ponded for the Chinese, who there fact it was one of the hest controlled at the referee. Anyway Tom made Iirst and G. Castle, with scores of Interport Soccer game
no mistake from the "spot."
Rodger (Club); Ash (Lincolns) and the wicket and, made 128, to which 60, 71, 71 and 71. respectively, not after held the balance of exchanges, matches of the season. the forwards, however, was
Boaoyin
32 contributed Both teams hud had fairly stiff
Jost before this Bernic their individualistic skill, but their even though Fowler hit the cros
Gonano qualified for the final round of the Strange (Club); Bliss (Kowloon),Mafer
Dudley (Lincoln), and Parker C.Q.M.9. Elvin was in great form left bar with a header, Tang being well encounters the day before, and started missed a glorious chance of scoring, "Dewar trophy at the Kowloon (Police): Matthews smart co-ordination, which
(Lincolns), with the ball and captured Skinner, Danean, Hynes and Gamble | beaten, and Hill mixed two glorious off on level terms in this respect; but at made some amends when he put Golf Club yesterday. The next Stephens (Poller), Howe (Club). E. wickets for 43 runs.
changes.
it was the Chinese who tired first,
The East Lanes, knocked off the running round in small circles.
Whenever Bickford received the ball especially notable being the tri Gomes through to equal with a fine
ground shot. Five Lau Hing-hoi, who came in at
minuter inter best scores were as follows: J. D.Strange (Club) and Knox (Kowloon).
Reserves:-Boyes (Kowloon). Tam necessary runs with alx wickets to fentre-half vlee Loung Wing-chui, during this perisil he gave theeks. The first quarter of an hour
tayed a great hard-working game, Chinese defence something to think of the second half saw the homestors in the Recreo, niend, and Thomson (71), H. Henderson (72), Kang-pak (South China), Johnstone spare, scoring 129 for four wickets, consistently confined to their own area, and if there were definite prospects of . O. Murphy (79), 11. C. Borner Police), Leung Wing-chlu (South Elvin followed up his bowling per- but was all at sea in ball distribution, about, but he was
(73), H. H. Mundy (74), L. D. being decidedly weak in his passes to ignored to make any tangible contri-Regrein had netted luring that period,
But a poor piece of defensive work the right wing. Nevertheless hebution during the most important it is fairly safe to suggest the Chinese
by Bowen allowed Wong Mee-shun to Purves (74) and W. Stoker (74). hung on to Howe like n leech and phase of the game-the first fifteen would have gone to pieces, gave the centre-forward no chance. minutes of the second half.
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But, all against the run of the play. Fung King-cheung and his colleagues rushed down the field, the centre-forwardi extcking Marques napping with a wonderful ground shot from 30 yards range. This altered the whole trend of the game, and although the Iteercio later levelled up, they did not play with the same fire sul determination which ind marked the earlier stages.
FAVOURABLE COMPARISON,
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South China "A" Virtual League Champions
ST.
JOSEPH'S TAKE
WEEK-END
FOOTBALL HONOURS
(By "Veritas)
In cohesive team work' there was little to choose between the sides. Gomes, B. Gomano and Castiko were equally na clever as Fung, Tam and Wong, their opposite numbers, making SOUTH China "A" have to lose five much better team all round, they ground very quickly by accurate matches before they can be de- obtained the full measure of the inter-passing, and classy passes to posed from the leadership of the first Navy, and more or less won at will, the wings. Only before goal dil the division. So that we enn regard the Portugese compare at uli unfavour | championship question FEN
inbly.
The Chinese hot every time: the Itecrelo not until they had tried to worm their way through to the goal line.
settled.
being FIFTY-SIX goals were scored in a
MIS seems to leave the Police, South China "D", Club and Lincolns to fight for accond place Lau Mau appeared upset by the Police are holding the position some additional work thrust on his should-what precariously at the moment. On ers through the absence of Lee Kwok-the other hand they are playing well wai, and the weakness of Mok Yim- enough to justify confidence in their sang, who substituted. As a result ability to be there when the season Lau played vastly below form, being ends. continually outpaced by the nippy.) though erratic, Gonsalves.
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dozen matches during the week- end, which is slightly below the high pro-Christmas average. Thirty-two of these came from first divialon en- couters, and worked out at an aver- age of five goals per match. INTERPORT nominees kept remark- ably. free from injuries. Leo Kwok-wal. refrained from taking i further risks after his rough and tun- ble with Fowler on Saturday, and in this respect was wise.
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South China were beat servad by OWLOON'S football and the results IS absence yesterday emphasised Wang Wing, who played a real Inter of their matches are still at the value of this player to South porter's game in goni, the consistent variance. The latter is by no means China, "A" I know of no right Li Tin-sang, whose first time kicking complimentary to the former. On wing in local football which can con- was a feature, and Lau Hing-chol, Saturday, for instance, they were sistently bale Leo. That is why he in defence; Fung
CAROntial to Hongkong against; King-choung wretchedly treated by the fates. It's a strengthened his claims for Interport tough going to play against the com-Shanghai. recognition with a dashing display bination of a good team and bad luck. at centro-forward, while Tam Kong- |pak was a great schomer, and Wong
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