THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1935.
SHANGHAI FOOTBALLERS FORGET SHOOTING BOOTS
ANOTHER DISPLAY OF
WEAK FINISHING
MEDIOCRE GAME
YESTERDAY
OUTPLAY CHINESE IN MIDFIELD
BUT FAIL BEFORE GOAL
(By "Veritas"}
I suspect the Shanghai football Interporters left the northern city in a hurry. It is difficult to suggest any other reason for them forgetting their shooting boots. Yesterday, against the Combined Chinese, they might just have well been playing in bare feet for all the good their studded and reinforced toe-capped footware did them.....
Which is a roundabout way of observing that Shanghai couldn't shoot for toffee, and that after having three-quartera of the play, they were forced to a drawn match of two goals aplecc.
ware
The goodly sized crowd which gathered around the terraces at Carolino Hil
not given absolutely full value for their money. They saw a partially im- on proved display by Shanghat that of the Interport, but the game never teached the standards Ridlied football anticipated, the Chinese also being well below form.
of
On a first rate playing pitch, unaccountably Shunghal wore slow in moving the ball. They went about their job in a vory casual way, and time after time when a quick break-through would defence have left the Chinese
visitors pre- floundering, tho ferred to gaze Intently round the ground hefore passing," thus enabling LA Tin-sang and his colleagues to recover their posi- tions.
Buisserie would have scored three or four goals. But his job was to provide openings for hia col leagues for them to miss.
wers
Both Favacho and Greenberg were presented with innumerable openings. Both were fast on the run, but appallingly laborious In distributing the ball. N. Z. Li was
three positively lazy in the middle of the field, and apart from shots, all of whch cleared the bar withal, excellent (but
he tlid absolutely attempta).
C. Chen wase com- nothing. K. pletely out of the pleture, and not only held back too far for an in- forward, but could do sido nothing right with his passes.
Altogether it was a somewhat dejected vongunrd; plenty of ideas, but bereft of the ability results practical to extract therefrom.
Chinese did get When the going, and this was only in the first half, they were the better- The forwards kept Inoking team.
with the ball moving quickly sharply angled passes, and were a definite menace on the run. But their usual qualities of cohesive But the unforgivable sin of the day were by no means so clearly visitors was their ineptitude in defined. The half backs front of goni. Anything up to a susceptible to being lured out of dozen really good movements were position, and there was a strange allowed to go wasted during the tendency to lift match because there was
never passing. anybody at the finishing poat to do the necessary. And these op- portunities do not include the oc
were casiona when Shanghal frankly unlucky in their efforts.
The second half consisted of a concentrated and sustained attack on the Chinese citadel. Yet overy time slow or ill-directed shooting! Ho Ka-keung played extremely from purfect positions brought well at centro-forward, continually
UNFORGIVABLE SIN
these attacks to nought; and until Favacho scored late in the second half with a really unusual shot, there was every prospect of Shanghal being beaten.
the ball
were
when
WONG WING OUTSTANDING
Wong Wing was the outstand ing performer in the Chinese side. Three daring saves averted goals, and it is safe to say that Wong is
one of the finest custodiana local football has ever produced.
(Continued on Paga 10.)
CATLIN JOINS "SAINTS"
SHANGHAI INTERPORTERS-The Shanghai Intarport football team which loss to Hongkong on. Monday photographed before the start of the game. Back row-Mr. R. Grimshaw (President Shanghai F.A.), H. X. Chen, Favacho, Shute, Ward, N. Z. Leo, L. Marcal, Mr. J. Watson (Trainer), K. C. Chen, and L. Greenberg. Sitting-Symons, Collaco, Li Ning. Remedios (Captain), Boisserie and Madar. (Photo: Ming Yuen).
Colony Scramble Home
Hockey
Home To Win Interport
SHANGHAI LADIES IN GALLANT DEFEAT
Interesting Match Under Deplorable Conditions
By R.H.B.
Battling through a field of mud, Hongkong triumphed over Shanghai by one goal to nil in the first Ladies Interport hockey match play- ed on the Football Club ground yesterday after- noon Hongkong have thus earned the right to the inscription on the White Shield which Mrs. Weston, President of the Shanghai Ladies Hockey Association brought down with her from Shanghai.
cleared
Hockey Visitors Farewelled
DINNER. DANCE.
LAST NIGHT
Twelve members of the Shanghat Ladies Interport hockey team salled for the North aboard the N.Y.K. liner Chichibu Maru which pulled out from the Kowloon Wharf at 1 a.m. this morning.
Those aboard were Mrs. Girle Hein- terling, Mrs. Cecile Getz, Misson Gladys Ephgrave, Frances Bomko, Decina Eardley, Esther Bloomfield, Hilde Gunther, Claire Nichols, Jean Raeburn, Mrs. Nellie Becke, and Miss Iris Mottu.
Tho Portuguese members of the team, Misses Hilda Callaco, Amanda Collnco, Maggie Silva, Evelyn_Victal Laura Carlon and Mrs. Thelma Collace, are remaining in Hongkong until February 26.
Many well-wishers were present `nt the wharf Including St, T. E. Pearce, Mr. T. E. Pearce, Mra, P. M. Harrop, Miss H. Knill, Miss M. Wool- ley, Mins D. Smith,
OLDHAM WIN HOME LEAGUE MATCH
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YESTERDAY'S FOOTBALL
IN ENGLAND
London, Feb. 5. Oldham, who are at pre- sent lingering at the foot of -the-Second Division league table, to-day garnered two useful points at the expense of Bradford City,
Oldham, playing before their own supporters, won by three goals to one.. Reuter.
OUR FORECAST
Saturday's Matches
the Apecial
As the liner drew away from the The following wharf the Shanghai-landers, gave Telegraph forecast of Saturday's their hockey war-cry: "One, tw: English League and Scottish Cup three, four; Who are we for?:
Shanghai, Shanghai: fad, rah, rah." football matches. SHANGHAI'S HOPES FOR NEXT
TIME
"The better team won. We have Birmingham strong hopes of winning that shield EVERTON next year," remarked Miss Bloomfield GRIMSBY when intérelewed.
At the Dinner Dance held at the MANCHESTER C. Middlesbro' Peninsula Hotel Rose Room Inst
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Ladies Do Some "Double-Shuffling"
HOCKEY PLAYERS
MUDLARK
(By L. S. D.)
Precarious is the word to describe yesterday's Ladies' In- terport Hockey, and had the play after the first tem minutes not become so intensely inter- esting and kept the crowd on its toes so continually it might have become farcical. Indeed, at times it almost did. Skating, though it may be a
very fast mode of travel, slows
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aponded to with gusto.
Mr. Pearce expressed the hope that yesterday's match would be a happy! augury to future Interpart hockey WEST BROMWICH v Liverpool matches between Hongkong Shanghai ladles,
Mrs. Weston. President of the Shanghai Ladies Hockey Association, sultably replied.
SUNDERLAND Tottenham
BOLTON BRADFORD
When the time came for the Shang- BRENTFORD hai ladies to leave the dance to go Burnley, aboard the ship, the Hotel band struck Fu11AM up "For they are jolly good fellows,
Norwich and "Auld Lang Syre" amid hearty Notts F. cheering.
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up a hockey match considerably, Football Association has considered NORTHAMPTON v Bournemouth and as both teams discovered, in dispute between Clapton Orient READING Conditions were far from She was very safe and ideal but full credit is due to all with some good hitting. She held tennis shoes are not the best and Chester with regard to certain Southend
against geto receipts of their second the players for the splendid ex Hilda Collaco well in check and con- footware for a very muddy and items of expenditure to be charged In midfold Shanghai were fully
hibition they gave to a large tinually prevented the Portuguese slippery field.
After the first few dirty and round F.A. Cup ile at Lea Bridge ACCRINGTON right winger from centring.
last month.
CHESTERFIELD » equal to the Chinese. The half
crowd of spectators.
players unpleasant falls the deserving of the Another player
The Committee decided that DARLINGTON backa were especially good. Madar
tended to move more gingerly; Chester were not entitled to hotel Gateshead ▾ STOCKPORT Extra time was called at the highest praise was Gladys Ephgrave
and their embarrassment and and H.K, Chen were prominent in THEY ALL WANTED
conclusion of a goalless half an who played an outstanding game in
self-consciousness after a fall the game, nor to charge for the
cxpenses for the night preceding Halifax the more constructive phases of
TO SIGN. HIM
hour, but in the closing minutes of goal for Shanghai, their game, while Shute constantly
the additional period. Margaret Shanghai were best served in de- broke up the Chinese offensiven.
forwards were dis- Norman Catlin, who was a sensa-Woolley, the Colony centre-forward, fence; the Behind them Marcal 'compared favourably with Li Tin-sung, while tion as a goal-scorer when a school-found the net to gain victory for appointing especially Jean Raeburn, Ward showed us something of the boy and was at once placed on the Hongkong amid great excitement. stuff of which Interporters are Arsenal's books as an amateur, has
porformers made. These definitely good, and the sad thing is they were not backed up by the attack.
Tho
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Clapton Orient were ordered to forward to Chester the balance duo to them.
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Rotherham play. But that did not last also that Clapton Orlent were not
WALBALL long, and, as they very soon entitled to make
for a charge
WREXHAM realised, the crowd laughed with stewards but only for actual turns YORK the left winger and Hilda Collaco, Shanghai did not lose any Rght-on the right ving. The latter them not against them. Besides tile workers. foring spirit
the game became too close and and were strong con-fumbled many good passes from signed professional forms.
fast for elther mud or propriely Southampton. He recently became tenders even to the last minute of Decima. Eardley, the Shanghai 17 years of age.
centre-forward.
to matter. the extra time. Several Football League clubs
Players were sliding about such Esther Bloomfield worked like a
No doubt some of the players The Referees Committee of the ST. JOHNSTONE v Dumbarton tried to secure his services.
car drivers and know the Scottish F.A. met recently and dealt. DUNDEE a lot that three of them, S. Dalziel trojan at right half for Shanghai, are Capped for England as a boy, and M. Bryson, of the Colony side, giving the Hongkong left wing pair,double-shuffle, for they soon dis- with players as follows: Catlin once scored 17 goals in an and F. Bomko of Shanghai decided Sybil Dalziel and Olive Brown (who, covered that the best method of McGonagle (Celtic), fined £20 and Ayr forwards Jonked very English Schools Shield match. Ile after the interval to play in their incidentally was practically starved) negotiating a quick turn was to suspended for 14 days. He was HANGERS nice the move. Boisserie has been developing since he left bare feet.
very little ropo.
'change down' — a manoeuvre ordered off in the Rangers. Celtic St Mirren stood out on his own. That was school in Southampton's nursery,
AIRDRIE GOOD COLONY INTERMEDIATES achieved by doubling the number Scottish League match on New HEARTS
of steps taken and halving the Year's Day.
ADERDEEN the whole trouble. He was on and is still showing remarkable
Ellis and Wales, of Motherwell. Brechin his own. Had he been given the promise. He is at present the lead-
Frances Bomko and Evelyn Vic- At left half for Shanghal, Cecile length of each strido, slightest bit of encouragement by ing goal scorer in the Hampshire tal, the best pair of full backs yet Cetz was a good spoller and work-
ordered off in the game with Clyde
wore HIBERNIANS N.Z. Li or K. C. Chen, I am sure Lengue.
seen in Ilongkong, vere agained unceasingly in her efforts to After some players had taken Hamilton on the same day, outstanding for Shanghai. Their stem the Colony onslaughts. Hilde off shoes and socks the barrackers' each fined £5 and severely censured. CELTIC understanding and covering left Gunther played a steady game in exhortations to pull up your bat was too slow in socks! was rather without mean- nothing to be desired. Miss Victal the middle
ing. Far more appropriate was made some very effective clearances, getting the ball away. stopping the ball on the reverac In the Hongkong intermediate the frequently repeated advice to stick before hitting it to midfield. line, Jessie Wong acquitted herself "get out of the mud", for the ball well at right half sending up some had an unhappy habit of coming (Continued on Page 9.) to rest in the middle of the worst patch of inches-deep mud in the centre of the field, from whence it had to be scooped amidst shower of dirt.
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