THE HONGKONG". TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH 4 1935.
S. CHINA BITE THE DUST LEADERS SWAMP GUNNERS
CLUB SCORE THRICE IN
FIFTEEN MINUTES
PLAYERS AND SPECTATORS ALIKE BEWILDERED
South China "A"
(By "Verižna")
Club
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S. Cuina-Wong Wing; Li Tin-sing and Lau Mau;, Leung In-chan, Lau Chol-hing, and Loung Wing-chui Teo Kwai-shing, Wong Moo ahun, Tam Kong-pak, Ip Pak-wa and Ng Po-chiu.
Club:-Rodger; Gamble and Strange: Robertson, Skinner and Dun can; Fowlor, Forrow, Howe, il, and Bickford.
SOUTH China's elimination from the Senior Shield was one of those football "accidents" which is as difficult to explain as to understand. And in describing this result as accidental I am not attempting to deprecate the Club without. due consideration to the part they played in making possible such a result. But when a team shows marked superiority for three-fifths of a game and then loses 3-1, a critic's style is some- what, cramped. It would be just as easy, and at the same time unfair and incorrect, to hand
out wholesale comdemnation of the Chinese, as to rhapsodise about the Club.
badly that any comparison on such To state South China mono- lines is ludicrous. Giving Skinner, polised the play in the first half Robertson and Duncan full credit for and yot finished only one goal to their ideas of constructive work, it is still impossible to hand out bouquets the good carries with it the im-for the manner in which they put plication that they missed lots their idons into practical effect. of opportunities; this is in part Acknowledging the forwards' inten- true, yot it is equally a fact that they were decidedly unlucky.this end. Rodger, was twice beaten to the wide by ahota, one of which hit the cross-bar and the other which salled a foot by the far post.
Bouth China deserved to be threo goals. ahead at the interval and had this been the position the result would have been entirely oppoalto. But football results do not allow for prob Abilities. They deal in hard and cold mathematical facis, expressed terms of goals which is why we found the Club, playing real football only in the last fifteen minutes of the game emerge as semi-finalists in the Scajor Shield.
WHY THE CLUB WON
On Friday 1st I whispered the possible defeat of South China,, based on the ilkely paychological reaction of the champion league team to the fact that it was Shield game. The ton- tative prophesy was fulfilled, but I do not think it can be attributed to any such influence. South Chinn lost bo cause they showed themselves bo poor fighters. They couldn't bear the idea of being robbed of an advantage, and as soon as the Club equalised they throw in their hands.
Collapse of moralo is not a now feature of Chinese football; rather has it bocomo regarded as a regular and unfailing, constituent of tho Chicose psychological make-up in football. And in striking contrast the Club have always been fighters of the first water. Onse the teams were on lavel terms the result of the match hung on this factor. It was not so mach a question of which team could display the better football, but which team could impose the greater mental superiority. The Club suppiled the
паст.
It is because of this that any analytical survey of the Club as a team of footballers would roreal the majority of their players in any- thlug but a happy light. Judged as cleven men with stout bearis and a “nerer say die" spirit, there is a different story to tell.
CLUB'S WRONG METHODS
The most unfortunate part about a team like the Club is that they will try and play the same type of foot ball as t
the Chinese, yot play it so
the endly cohesive, It Is en
ly as difficult to efforts to
Happily for the Club they became aware of the futility of such methods lato in the second half, and forthwith started to try something else. It met with Immediato succoss. Tho most distasteful type of football to South.
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Spectacular clearance "by Rodger, Club custodian during Saturday's Shield match against S. China. The Club won a remarkable game by three goals to one, the winnare scor. ing three times in the last quarter of an hour. (Photo: Mes Căsung).
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This was how the Club scored their. Grst's cal against South China. Howe can just be dis Linguistied galting his head to the ball, while Lau Mau and Li Tin-sang, out positioned, look on
helplessly. (Pho tos Mes Cheung).
AROUND THE GROUNDS TO-DAY'S
TENNIS MATCHES
Lincolns Lose 100% Record In Second Division
(By "Veritas")
LOCAL football shook off its fit of lethargy this week- end to provide fans with three or four displays varying be- tween the exciting, entertaining and academic. There were thrills at Caroline Hill on Saturday, excitement at Chat- ham Road and plenty to interest
at Sookunpoo. FOR 20 weeks South China "A"
held their unbeaten record in-
tact. Then it was left to the Club
IKE South China, the Police were given an unnerving jolt on Saturday, when they paid a visit to Chatham Road-the graveyard of many a civilian team-and lost to the Lincolns. Furthermore they lost badly, although the scores do not suggest it.
GROUND IN. VERY SOFT STATE
(By "Varitas")
The ground was very soft at the Hongkong Cricket Club at
NEAT AND METHODICAL FOOTBALL WINS DAY
S. CHINA RETAIN IMPOSING
LEAGUE RECORD
R. Artillery
(By "Varitma"),
05. China "A"
"R. Artillery:-Durham; Worthington and Glancey; Hall, Morton and Harris: Edmunds, Brown, Smith, Knight and Taylor,"
S. China A-Wong Wing: Li Tin-song and Lau Mau; Leung_In-- chan, Lau Hol-ching and Leung Wing-chul; Tao Kwal-shing, Wong Meo- shun, Tam Kong-pak, Ip Pak-wn, and Ng Po-chul,
Without being in the least bit extended, South China "A" playing their second football match within two days, yesterday defeated the. Royal Artillery at Sookumpoo four goals to nil, thereby bringing themselves within three points of the championship.
The cleverer team won at will,
the Gunners being made to look
very second-class players. With Far Eastern
out their presiding genius
Pardoe, the Artillery lacked Athletic
[sting in attack and firmness in
defence. On the other hand Association
South China did as they liked in their own inimitable way.
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The winner's defence was solid as a rock, both Li Tin-sang and Lau Mau kicking first time with unerring precision and ac curacy, Leung In-chan, Lau Chol- |hing and Loung Wing-chui throttled the Artillery attack, making the work of the backs and Wong Wing in goal very much lighter.
TOO MANY TRICKS
The forwards had far too many
10 o'clock this morning sug-tricks for the soldiers' back divi- gesting the improbability of a sion, Ip Pak-wa, Tam Kong-oak and start being made to-day in the Wong Mec-shun gently but skilful open tennis championships. ly piloting the ball to the desired An inspection of the ground positions. POLICE prospects for runners-was made later in the morning
Tam again led the line with vim up honours have consequently and a deciston expected about and enterprise, while Teo Kwai- been jeopardised, and if the noon.
shing gave a greatly improved se- Athletic beat South China "B" on
Elght first round singles ties are count of himself on the right wing. Wednesday, the Club will be sit-scheduled for this afternoon, the
Ng Po-chui was not up to the ting pretty.
most interesting among them being standard of his colleagues, while the meeting of E. C. Fincher and in front of goal.
Ip Pak-wa has been more effective
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FATE
TO BE DECIDED
The fate of the Far Eastern Athletic Association, under whose auspices the Far East. ern Olympic Games have been conducted, is being discussed by the Committee of the Inter national Olympiad at its con- ference at Oslo.
The China National Amateur Athle- tie. Federation has been officially notified of this by the secretary, of the International Olympled Committee, Dr. A. Bordez, in a correspondence from Lausanne.
The letter reads: "The President, Mr. Baillet-Latour, of the Inter national Olympaid Committee, in-. structs me to acknowledge the ro ceipt of your letter of December 24, 1934, regarding the conference of the Far Eastern Athletic Association held at Manila on May 10 and 20, On the whole though the team
1934, and to inform you that the played next and match-winning
question will be stulted at the Inter- football. Their goals came at
national Olympiad Committee to take place at Oslo from February 25 'regular intervals, and another
to the end of March,, 1035..." two would not have exaggerated
It will remembered that in the last the Terence between the Far Eastern Olympic Games hold at teams.
Manila In May, 1934, Japan desired to in attack. Smith's debut at centre part in the contests. China objected The Artillery were poorly served invite Manchukuo athletes to take
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KOWLOON missed the services. LH. Shuto.
If play is possible conditions will of Morrison, Jones and Davis, favour Fincher, whose chop strokes yet should still have beaten St. are well suited to a soft court. Joseph's. The Saints, also
de Fincher is somewhat out of practice prived of their military players, just now whereas Shute has been fought back with tigeriah sincerity in constant contact with the tennis after being a goal down and with court for the Inst two months. their custodinn sent off the field. Even so I think Teddy will emerge
POCHA'S goal suddenly recalled
Sirdar Rumjahn is on view, but forward was not a success, while on the ground that Manchukuo had Brown, Knight and Taylor could not been recognized and therefore it that this player used to be ought to win in a canter.
was illegal to permit Manchurian: interesting to see never get the ball running right. athleter to compete. It will be One of Hongkong's star inalde lefts.
Kenneth Shute the schoolboy in ac- Edmunds had the most dash, but
At the initiative of the Philipines, tion but I doubt if he will be able he was somewhat wasted on the who were then the host of the Guar [around-table-conference of--three- countries, namely, China, Japan and the Philipines, was convened at Shanghai and no tangible results were arrived at,
HALL'S PROMISE
KOWLOON required steadiness to stand up to Drysdale's-apoed right wing.
in shooting to be three goals The K.C.C, funfor champlon is hit- up at talf time. After the interval; they required steadiness in de-! fence to prevent themselves finishing one down. Neither was forthcoming.
tho Royal Engineers had won four aut
UNTIL Saturday
of twelve.second division matches. Now they have won five and at the same time spoilt a handsome looking 100 per cent, record: The Invincible Lincolns, heretofore
bowed their heads to the Sappers | who exploded the Lincolna de- fance with a load of soccer T.N.T. (Terribly Natty Tricks).
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THE Athletic's Canton players
TO-DAY'S MATCHES TO BE PLAYED
GROUND REPORTED IN FIT CONDITION Following an inspection of the ground this morning by Mr. A. K. Mackenzie,. hon. secretary Hongkong Cricket Club, it was decided that in the event of no further rain, conditions would permit of to-day's tennis championships matches being played.
found the friendly visit of the ting the ball really hard these days, Club de Recreio more important Ha big deficiency in lack of control than the call of the league, 80 and a very unreliable overhead. If that their game with South China
young Shute has an opportunity "B" was called off. It has been of dictating tactics he may give re-arranged for mid-wook, which Drysdale a very uncomfortable
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Hero is the programme for this afternoon..
is Just as well. The Association time. would do well to keep a strict eye. on teams scratching league games this end of the senson.
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F. R. Zimmern. v S. W. Liang J. W. Leonard v A. L Sulllven
THERE are only eight further II. D. Tellington to "bump" it off. But the Caroline weeks
scheduled for the Hill merchants still have a consoling league
and programme,
the
0 appearing under the "lost" Athletic have ten more matches to column in the first division league play. The Fusiliers and Navy table. They may yet lose that, but are in similar position,
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it won't make any difference to none of them can afford any more thoir championship claims, which postponements if programmes are are now firmly and finally estabto be completed within the pres listed.
cribed period.
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Wong Shul-wing
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D. M. MacDougall ́S. A. Rumjahn v H. Y. Ho
E. C. Fincher vE. L. H. Skute
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CHINA'S STAND
Haut right half gave promising performance, holding his own very well against Ng Po-chui
It is the customary rule of the and sending the ball along the F. E. A. A. to hold a conference of carpet to Edmunds and Brown in the representative countries at the good style. Both Morton and conclusion of the Games and in the Harris worked with a will, but their meeting China firmly held her ground football was minus constructive that Manchurian athletes should not qualities, Morton's hendwork was invited. As a result the meeting', good, but never led to anything broke up without a decision. tangible. Harris found Teo such of bringing Manchukuo in the fold Deciding there was no possibility an elusive handful that he was more Japan called a spoelal meeting in or less forced to concentrate cx-which only Japan and the Philipines clusively on defence.
represented. In the meating Worthington did not do at alt they came to the conclusion that the badly at right back, and although Far East Athletic Association should tiring towards the end put in some be abandoned and a new association Useful work in the earlier stages in the name of the Astutic Athletic- of the game. Not unexpectedly he Association should be formed. and Clancey showed little idea of International Olympiad Committee, to Consequently China appealed to the there were large gaps in front of against the illegal disolation of the covering work and several times which to F. E. A, A. is affillated.
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