THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1935.
IRON HAND TREATMENT FOR RIOTING FOOTBALLERS
OUR FORECAST
ENGLISH LEAGUE. FOOTBALL
FOR SATURDAY:
The following 'Is the special Telegraph forecant of the pro- gramme in the English Football League to be played on Saturday.
FIRST DIVISION ARSENAL - Y -Chelsea
DIRMINGHAM ▼ Prenton
Blackburn
LEEDS
Liverpool
MANCHESTER C. Everton
MIDDLESBRO' ▼ Huddersfield
TO BEAT THE BOOK
HOME
(By "Robin")
Arsenal Blackburn Manchester C. Wednesday Bradford Brantford Notts F. Coventry Exeter
Reading
Watford
* Wolves
Wrexham
4
Leicester
AWAY1-
* Derby
Portsmonth
Y Aston Villa
Sunderland Luton Charlton
WEDNESDAY
Tottenham
TO DRAW:-
STOKE
Grimaly
Crimsby
W. Bromwich
Sunderland
SECOND
DIVISION
Sheffield U.
Oldham
BLACKPOOL
BRADFORD
BRENTFORD
Bury
FULHAM
HULL
Norwich
Notts F
NEWCASTLE
Plymouth
WEST HAM
Swansea
Barnsley
Burnley
Port Vale
Natts C.
V
Y
MANCHESTER U.
Southampton
BOLTON
Bradford C.
THIRD DIVISION
Bournemouth. BRISTOL C.
Clapton 0,
COVENTRY Exeter Gillingham Millwall
ION (SOUTH)
Charlton
Swindon
BRIGHTON
Cardiff
* Torquay
* LUTON
T ALDERSHOT
Bolton
Crewe
NEWPORT * Queen's P.R. NORTHAMPTON v Bristol R.
Southend
| READING
WATFORD
* Crystal P.
THIRD DIVISION_(NORTH)
Barrow
CARLISLE
CHESTER
v Southport
CHESTERFIELD • York
HALIFAX
Lincoln
MANSFIELD
ROTHERHAM
*
Rochdale
Gateshead
Itartlepools
New Brighton
Accrington DONCASTER
THANMERE ▼ Crowe Walk]} WREXHAM
✓ Darlington
* Stockport
OUR "FORM" GUIDE
•
How Your Team Has Been
Faring In League
The following table reveals how each team in the four divi- sions of the English league have fared to date, the results includ- ing their last five more matches up to yesterday.
The first figure in each case, of course, is that of the team concerned.
FIRST DIVISION.
Birmingham.. Derby C. Lectin
Aston Vill Chelsea Middlesbro belcenter Liverpool Portsmouth Preston
Wednesday Sunderlanil Tottenham West Bromwich Wolves Itlackburn Arsenal .Grimsby
Stoka..
Huddersfield
THIRD
1-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-1 Aldershot 3-1. 1-2 1-1 4-0 0-1 Bristol C.
Brighton 4-4 3-1 1-7 1-1 0-3 Cardif .. 2-2 1-1 1-1 1-2 -3 Clapton 0. 1-11-07-1 1-2 4-2 Coventry 1-3 1-1 0-2-3-1, 3-5 | Exeter 2-1 0-0 2-6 6-0 34 | Gillinghara Luton....
2-3 0-0 3-5 4-1 1-3 Swindon 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-3 1-0 Crystal P. 1-1 0-0 2-0 0-1 2-1 Bridol it. 2-1 1-1 0-1 2-1 1-2 Watford 1-1 3-0 0-0 4-1 3-0 1-1 0-0 1-3 0-6 0-1 Reading...
Charlton 1-1 0-1 0-1 2-2 1-0
Northampton 2-0 1-1 5-3 1-1 6-3
0-3_0-0_2-1-1-02-1 Newport
6-0 0-0 2-0 1-1 3-1 1-3 1-2-1-1-3-1 1-13-6 0-3 J-1 2-0 -23 3-0 1-1 1-0 0-2 1-1 1-5 5-0 Manchester C. I-1 2-1 100.0
Everton
SECOND DIVISION.
Bradford
Brentford
*Torquay- Southend Queen's P.R. Binarnemouth Millwall
THIRD Moriarton ('rowe... 1-2-1 - 3-1 2-1 Darlington 0-0 1-0 3-2 2-1 3-0 Gateshend 3-0 0-0 0-6 6-3 0-3, Halifax 2-7 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 Lincoln 007-01-1 2-1 1-2 Rotherkam Manchester U. 0-0 3-2 1-0 3-4 7-0 Stockport 2-1 0-1 6-0 6-0 0-3 Tranmere
Burnley
Bury
Fulham
Notts F
Oldham
Port Vale
Barnsley Norwich .... Southampton Blackpool Plymouth Bradford C. Newcastle Sheffield U. Notte C.
West Ham
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THE INDISPENSABLE -
HOWE
ONCE AGAIN MAKES VICTORY
POSSIBLE FOR CLUB
KOWLOON SHOW UP POORLY IN.
MID-WEEK LEAGUE GAME
Club
(By "Veritas")
3. Kowloon.
Club: Rodger: M. Rallton and Strange; Robertson, Skinner and Gamble; Forrow, Elliott, Howe, I, and Blekford.
Kowloon:Cairns; Everest and Willis; Sinclair, Bliss, and Barlow; Eastman, Boyd, G. White, V. White, and Knox.
A thought-provoking pastime for a football fan in the throes of boredom would be to consider the position
of the Club without Albert Howe. The centre-forward Albert Howe-He bagged another
three goals yesterday. scored another three goals yesterday, and the rest of the attack hadn't got a shot between them. Howe is finish.
ing a wonderful season in such dazzling fashion that he Grimsby Draw
threatens to go down to posterity as the most prolific
goal-scoring centre-forward in the history of the local And Jump
game.
Apart from Howe's goals and his Kowloon reduced the deficit befors general high level of play, this game the interval when Boyd seized an, can best be described as a typical opportunity and drove past Rodger mid-week match, The empty stand with a delightful ground shot. and terraces, and the chill atmos. pheric conditions had a depressing effect upon the players, only one or two individuals rising above a very. mediocre standard.
ELLIOTTS BLUNDER
The game was very uninteresting after half time. The Club slackened
There was no cause to arguo about considerably and Kowloon had a fair the résult. Certainly there was an share of the exchanges, but could element of doubt about the Club's never force home any territorial first goal, but they were so definitely advantage. a better team (and that's not pral ing them!) that once they had obtain-shocking ed n lead the result was foregone.
of
created
Two Places
SOUTHPORT'S USEFUL POINT
TENNIS TO SHANGHAI
RESUME TAKES
DOUBLES MATCH DRASTIC
TO-DAY:
KONG & LEE ON STAND COURT
(Dy "Veritas")
After a long period of delay caused by the inclement wed ther, it is hoped to resume, the Colony tennis championships
ACTION
Interporter
Suspended
to-day on the stand court of the PLAYER BARRED UNTIL Hongkong
Cricket Club, when
Tsui Wai-pui and his brother, Tsui Yun-pui, are due to ment Paul Kong and Les Wai-tong
in B quarter-final doubles match. The winner of this tie will qualify for the semi-final, there to meet the Rumjahn cousins.
The ground is still on the soft side, bat I was informed this morning that if no further rain falls it will be posal:le to play off the match-to-day. POSSIBLE NEW CHAMPIONS?
X-
Kong and Lee have been named In some circles as possible succes- sors to the Rumfahrs as champions of the Colony, Certainly they con- stitute a very sound team, and generally speaking they are pected to win this afternoon. Nevertheless the Taul brothers are capable of producing champion-1 beating tennis, and it they can com bine stendinens and accuracy with their dashing methods of play they may easily upset their more favour- cl opponents.
Kong a ne are a new conibina-: on to the local tournament, and so
(Ba
END OF 1936
(Special to "Telegraph")
Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie Messages Ordinance, 19). Received, April
NJ A
Shanghai, April 3. Drastic action has been taken by the Shanghai Football Association in connection with the rioting at the Stadium last Satur- day when the football match between the Muni- cipal Police and the famous Tung Hwa team had to be abandoned.
An exclusive
United
message Press
London, Apr. 2. in the first division league table as a Grimsby Town jumped two places
result of playing a drawn match with At the other end Elliott made two Huddersfield, whom they entertained
mistakes when ideally to-dny. Both sides scored once.
far nothing has been seen of them from the placed, and Bickford ruined several
beyond their defeat of Scoonen and promising movements
In the northern section of the third Pearce which did not afford them the states that the Association DELISHA BEACONS
Hove and
by division Southport gained a much opportunity of showing oft their It was Howe who put the issue sharing six goals with Lincoln. At long's fine singles form and Kong's outstanding Tung needed point on their own ground, wares. But In view of Lee Kowloon suffered from lack of beyond doubt less than ten minites the present Southport are languish already established reputation as a
Wai has heavily penalised three enterprise, while they were no from the close, when he took a first ing at the bottom end of the table, doubles player it is odds slow in their movements that one time shot in the penalty area and b with a game in hand they imagined they regarded the Club beat Cafens all ends up.
can couple reaching the semi-final.
this "stars," players an Belisha. Beacons. Had
ift themselves above the-last-wo A-full-distance match, however, is places-Reuter,
more than likely.
if not been for Bliss, Everest and
Withs, plus the Club forwards' own
Ineptitude, Kowloon would have been overwhelmed.
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AMENDED LEAGUE TABLE
Goals
F. W. D. L. F. A. Pis The Kowloon attack could make no S. China "A" 20 17 3 0 0 17 37 headway, and Boyd Atand er his oHongkong F.C. 17 8 6 3 37 31
S. China "B" 18 9 4 5 42 36 22 ntbrent to the Club defonce. cidentally his goal was the outcome Chinese Ath. 1680
Lincoln Regt. 21 10 29 42 peachy shot, though goodness .K. Police.. 16 6 6 1 only known he should never have been Club de Recr. 1774 G 0-0 1-0 4-1 4-5 1-0 allowed to make that shot. The Cul R. Nary 1-3 2-3 1-0 0-1 2-0 just stood still and watched the in R.W, Fusiliers 16 6 5 4 0-2 0-0 1-3 1-1 0-1 wide right plant the bail where he R.A. 2-1 0-4 1-1 0-3 3-1 wanted. 1-0 0-0 1-1 2-1 0-3
DIVISION (SOUTH)
Howe was
17. 7 3 7
1961 12 31 St. Joseph's 17 4 3 70
the beat forward E. Lancashires 18 331 28 41 3-3 1-0 0-1 1-1 -2view, and the most unexpected fallure Kowloon F.C. 182 3 13 92 42 0-1 3-1 0-1 2-2 1-6 was Bickford, who шля positively
0-2 2-0 1-4 2-0 0-0 "spoon-fed" by his colleagues (and
4-0 2-0 4-0 2-2 3-0
6-3 1-1 1-1 0-2 6-1 1-0 0-2 3-1 2-3 1-0 2-0 0-15-3 2-2 0-1 -1-2 0-1 2-0 2-2 1-2 3-3 2-1 1-0 4-1 0-1
Howe in particular) only to destroy
every opening by wenk kicking
Elliott's shooting was equally na atrocious and Forrow usually tailed himself in with the ball when he had plenty of time in which to put over
0-0 1-1 0-1 5-4 0-3 centres. Hill alone aided Howo and
3-4 3-0 1-2 3-0 1-0 1-3 6-0 3-5 0-6 1-2 0314101-3 2-1 G-0 0-1 0-2 5-0 0-0 -2-0 0-0 1-0 1–1 2–1
-1 1-1 0-1-0 0-1, 1-0 1-1 0-1 3-2 1-3
DIVISION (NORTH)
7-2 1-1 - 1-2 2-1 Walan}} 1-1 2-1 2-2 1-3 0-1 Wrexham 1-1 1-0 2-1 3-4 2-2-New Brighton
---6-19-1 Doncaster .. 1-2 2-3 1-1 1-3 1-0 Yark. 1-1 2-1 2-3 3-1 2-2 Chester 4-12-0 1-0 -0.01 Mansfield 0-0 1-2 0-1 1-6 3-3 Rochdale 1-0 1-2 1-2 1-1 3-3 Chesterfield 3-1 0-2 1-1 14 1-2 Southport 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-4 3-5 Carlisle 2-1 2-1 1-1 0-1 0-3 Hartlepooku 4-5 0-0 2-24-3 2-1 tarrow
ASK FOR
MUMM
-THE
OF
these two generally made the Kowloon rearguard sit up and take notice.
SUPERIOR HALVES
The Club halves
INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY
England's Team To Meet China
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Players Obsessed By Art Of Ball Play
FOOTBALL NEEDS MORE THOUGHT
By Frank M. Carruthers.
Hwa
S. H. Van, the left winger being suspended for the rest of the present season and the whole of 1936, while
K. C. Vhen and Tu Loh have -been suspended until the end of the 1934-35 season.
K. C. Chen will be remembered among Hongkong footballers as, a member of this year's Interport team. He did not play in he Interport match, but Ggured When I Brst saw Eustham, the| Eastham to me forms no plan until against the Combined Chinese and Bolton Wanderers' inside right, I he has begun to move with the ball, United Services. thought "Here is surely the outstand and even after having defeated an Ing forward of this generation."
opponent his ideas as to what he should do next remain hazy, At the end of Bolton's third Cup- At the present time Eastham is ob- as the finest outside left in Shang- [tis with Tottenham Hotspur he had sessed by the art of ball play, and I hat and was invited to play in the become un enigmatical figure, fascinat hope he will realise that there are Interport but had to decline at the ing in his Juggling feats and his other phases of the game which he last moment with the result that baffling resource in benting. an must master before, he can realise
-S. H. Van is generally recognised
opponent, but much less satisfying in expectations. Football requires far Lou Greenberg of the Jewish Club - this use of the ball.
more thought and concentration than was brought into the team. The following will represent
he is giving to it. But he is only just were vasily England against China in the In-Enathaus got the ball he always if he will selze his rare opportunity, known in Hongkong, bat is a pro-
In each of the three ties whenever twenty, and the world is at his feet superior to their opposite numbers of ternational Hockey tournament seemed to be in a position when an
The third player, Tu Loh is not whom only "Sonny" Bliss shone to to-morrow (Thursday). any purpose. Gumble had Eastmani
Jopponent blocked the way and it was
BROKEN LEGS
minent member of the Tung Hwa well subdued with his first time
Hollingsworth (1); Cox (B.L.)ecessary to beat him. Though-this 27 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 tackling and unorthodox methods, and E. V. Bred (Club); Parker was accomplished with wonderful
team. Though a player may make a com- 4-1 1-1 3-1 1-2 4-0 ing an effectunt stopper. Robertson Williams (E.); Divett (Club), should allow himzett to be so perals- always doubiful, 11-13-11-240 white Skinner roved successfully, te: (Police), W. A. Reed (Club), and skill it was remarkable that youth plote recovery from a serious injury. INCIDENT DESCRIBED 3-2 1-6 0-2 2-2 1-0 was constructive, but his work was Garthwaite (H.K.S.R.A.). Senior tently covered.
endowed with his fine natural gifts the effects that it may produce aro
Tho 0-5 6-2 1-0 2-1 1-1 continually wasted by the right wing, (A.E.C.).
details of the incident 1-0 2-0 3-0 0-1 3-3 A really nippy forward line would Toyne (L.).
Dawson (EL), and 1-3 6-1 2-3 4-1 have taken advantage of the Club's
which merited this severe course- Three players, Mclean, of Hudders- 2-10-31-4 right back weakness. Rallten, al S.R.A.). Farmer (Y.M.C.A.) and other occurred after he had beaton ful return to his side, I do not think while two Chinese were badly hurt fold, Thompson, of Blackburn Rovers, of, setion by the Shanghai F.A. Reserves: Metcalfe (H. K. 0-1 2-2 0-1 though a hard worker, was none too Reeks (L.).
and Grosvenor, of Birmingham, broke were cabled here last Sunday. A Here was the firet suspicion. An their legs last season and nono dozen foreigners and a score of 1-2 6-1 1-1 steady and Strange was called upon
of them has yet made. 2 2-2 0-1 to do some smart covering work. Ho
Garthwaite will captain the opening.
his man. He rarely made a clear-cut McLean has made the attempt.
Rucce- Chinese received minor injuries, 1-3-1 did not fail, and generally speaking side, and the game is being play- 2-11-23 had the full measure of the Kowloon ed on the II.K.S.R.A. ground. threshold of a career which ought to reappeared but neither has shown his vaded the playing pitch in protest when the crowd at the Stadium 1-41-44-1 quintette. Rodger was never severely starting at 5.10 p.m.
Both Thompson and Grosvenor have broke down the terraces and in- be a brilliant one, but unless Easthan old forms, which is tantamount to say- to the referee's decision in award- learns that it is not worth while, tong that he has not recovered his con- Ing a penalty to the Police when beat a man when a better result can fidence.
the teams were on level terms' at two-all.-
5-0 1-6 2-1 2-1 3-2
way he handled confidently. All the 5-2-6-1 1-3 3000 same I thought his clearances were
1-1 2-1 1-2 2-3 2-3 teated, and what shots did come his
2-2
3--1
2--1 2-0
3-2 1-1 1-2 1-1 1-3 poor: that, is, his direction was so
0-2 3-3
indiscriminate, that invariably the 2-2 0-3 ball went straight to as opponent,
0-0
On the whole the Kowloon defencel came out of the, ordeal quite well. Oro and blunder by Everest and Wilts led to Howe's seconl goal. But in view of the fact that they' were overworked, the wing halves being quite incapable of contributing a proper quota to the tank of with- standing the opposition attack, the two backs, and Cairns in goal did very trell.
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School Cricket Record
I dislike to criticise a youth on the
be achieved by a pass and that all his trickery is wasted effort unless
The temporary absence of both
it has a purpose, he will be in danger players continues to be serious to their. of beconiing a fiddler.
They made a concerted rush for clubs. Before his injury Thompson the oilcial who was protected by .looked like developing into an Englund the Police players, but there was
I would advise Eastham never to centre forward; Grosvenor was, of n nnaty dieplay of fisticuffs before miss an opportunity to watch Alex Jame because he, above all players, might show him how, at the present time; he is playing on the wrong lines. A MENTAL PHOTOGRAPH
course, an International Inside right officials of the International
Grosvenor at the present time is
BOYS IN HUGE PARTNERSHIP
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undergoing another course of massage Settlement and Safety Bureau and treatment, and so far as physieni Biot Squads arrived to quell the fitness in concerned there is no reason diaturbance. why he should not return and play as
What must be a local record for Mr. Herbert Champman used to say:
In proclaiming the virtues of Janies, successfully as before his injury.
Bader of the Police converted school cricket was created on the "Before he gets the ball ho takes a
the penalty which occurred-after Kowloon Cricket Club'e ground yes mental photograph of the whole field, Sports will be held on the College course of which one of the Chinese 15 minutes play in the second The Queen's College Annnual half, but a molce followed, in the Blizu well algh carried the team. Central British School each scored a
Lerday, when two batsmen from the noting the position of every player Ground, Causeway Bay, to-morrow players punched and kicked Mr. breaking for the rentrer heart century, and were undefeated when decides what to do with it before (Thursday), weather permitting. Benyor the referee, and the game. and with this instantaneous flash he breaking for the centre-half to see the innings was declared closed. his best work ruined by incom-
it actually arrives." petent forwards.
After batting for approximately
commencing at 2 p.m. Boyd strove hard to remedy the players, K. Baxter and R. Holden, na hour and three quarters the two defects of his colleagues in the attack,. handed. Knox on the left wing was scored 144 runs, while Holden had but he could accomplish little single put on 251 runs for the third wicket.
Baxter, who fast but exasperatingly erratic, while 106 to his credit.
opaned the innings, neither G. nor V. White showed any
Initiative. Against a Icas, workman-i Not only were these two players like half back Eastman might have engaged in this record batting part been useful, but he was so closely nership but they each took four marked that he had but small chance wickets and were instrumental in. to get the ball. on a clear run. - dismissing tho ¡opposition, Queen's
Forrow's best work of the after-College,, for a total of 60 runs, noon resulted in the Club's first goal The Control British batted first and which came after about ten minutes after two quick dismissals Baxter and play. Ha centred woll for Ilown to Heiden became associated
They head in, and although Cairns made a were not aeparated and took the last minute effort to save and get to score from 24 for two wickets to 205 the ball, tho reforce awarded a goal, for two when the innings was de From where I sat it looked as though clarod. In his total of 144 Baxter the bali had passed over the line bo-had twenty fours, ono six and one fora Unirna got to it.
five, while Holden had sixteen fours, Shortly afterwards both backs and one six. missed a low contre from Bickford
..
Queen's College were dismissed for
and Baxter four for 33.
and Howe, standing unmarked, did 60 runs, Holden taking four for 25 the needful
THE ALL BRITISH
was abandoned.
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