THE
1935. HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,
LORIOUS OPENING TO LOCAL SOCCER LEAGUES
POLICE PLEASE SUPPORTERS
STRONG RECREIO TEAM
BEATEN 5-2
LAST YEAR'S RUNNERS-UP DOMINATE PLAY AT KING'S PARK
(By "Sagax")
Recreio:-R. Marques; A. V. Gesano and Bowen; F. Marques, Beltrao and Delgade: Gonsalves, Castilho, 1. T. Guenne, Gonces and Alves,
Police!--Mellardy; Blackburn and . Pile; Bronks, Gough and Heittain; T. Tile, Bone, Stevens, Green and Moss.
Incohesive football among the forwards coupled with an inconstructive game by the half backs were the vulnerable points in the Club de Recreio's toam on Saturday when the Police scored a 5-2 victory at King's Park after dominat- ing the play for the greater part of the fixture.
The Police, on the ather hand, played a better type of football and awed
their victory talk
rond
superiority The forwards were more able to make full use of any openings which were made and although several opportunities went begging through indifferent shooting under pressure, the winners gave a bright display of football.
The forwards worked in complete misos ant were it not for the com "bined efforts of the five men in the
WOMEN'S
GOLF TITLE
AT SYDNEY
first line of attack the Portuguese MRS. WALKER'S
defenders would not have anything like the anxious time that fell to the Gusano, Bowen and Foi of A. V.
Marques,
The understanding among Stevells and his colleagues was so complete that it made the half back line of the Club de Recroio side utterly in- effective, particularly on the two left flanks where the Police wing meni were given more latitude than was healthy for the home team,
BELTRAO BELOW FORM 'Even Beltruo, the newly appointed captain of the Portuguese team was nol as safe in the pivotal position as he has hitherto been but a second half change of positions with E. Goanno proved more expensive. Gone was Bis constructive football of inst, sea- and although he was more useful
son
as a destructive defender he was not
CLA
TRIUMPH
CHAMPIONSHIP OF
AUSTRALIA
Melbourne, Sept. 2.
An incident during the match between the Chinese Athletic and the Royal Artillery (Lyemun)
Soakumpoo, Ground yesterday af ternoon. (Photo: Mee Cheung).
SOUTH CHINA "A"
on the
PLAY
LIKE CHAMPIONS
Five Goals Against East Lancs
EASY VICTORY IN OPENING MATCH.
(By "Sngax"}
need not necessarily -pell failure for the side.
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will deny, but it became obvious the game progressed that the failure of the side was due, not to lack of material, but to an inability tp settle down to their rent form so early in the season. Few, if any of
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the players, gave of their best ani even A. V. Gosaya, nt right back, was j misjudging the light of the ball; once to such an extent as to let Mos:
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Both Matches
DEBACLE'
In the quarter finals of the Aus- tralian women's open golf cham- pionship, Mrs. J. B. Walker (Ireland) beat Mrs. Walter Green-E dreary, desultory weather of the past days was transformed lees (Scotland) 4 and 2, and Miss B. Nankivell, of Victoria, defeated into a glorious week-end for the
charged a low corner kick by Miss Pam Barton (England) at opening of the loent football season another occasion A. V. Gosano and, with the rain giving place to bright sunshine, the league matches Moss into the corner of his own goal. the 23rd.
were ushered in with all the glamour
WHAT ingredients are necessary to a team of champion footballers were all present in the South China division of the strength of the
T Hill where the Royal Artillery, as to be es CROWDS of followers of the game side at Caroline
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MRS. WALKER IN FINAL
Melbourne, Sept. 3. The British golfer, Mrs. J. B.
of a season in the British Isles, the
home of football.
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ATHLETIC WIN
CHINESE COMBINATION
IN POOR FORM
BEAT ARTILLERY ELEVEN
(By "Sagax")
There were two distinct phases
BASEBALL
LEADERS
FAIL
DETROIT TIGERS
BEATEN
YANKEES ALSO DEFEATED
New York, Sept. 29. With the National Baseball
to the game between the Chinese League already decided interest Athletic and the Lyemun Sec- now centres on the American tion of the Royal Artillery at Soo-Pennant in which the New York kunpoo yesterday afternoon when Yankees and the Detroit Tigers the visiting team won by two are staging a desperate battle for clear goals in a match in which premier honours.
The
have held Tigers, whe the play was never of a particu- larly high standard.
the lend for a great part of the season after the Yankees had been Each side took complete control of at the top during the first few the game during different halves and months, continue to lose matches it was indeed fortunate that the
Chinese were drawn up against auch and to-day they were beaten in a a weak team as the Artillery for their double header by Chicago White opening match or they would have Sox. received a rude shock, and would have The Yankees, however, lost one been two points down, instead of of their matches in a double header having a two goal margin in their with the Boston Red Sox while the favour.
second fixture WAS abandoned owing to darkness in the fourth innings when the New York outfit heli'n-four run lead.
It was during the first half of the xame that the Chinese dominated the play and launched attuck after attack upon the military citadel but erratic shooting prevented them from scoring more than two goals, both registered | by Tam Kong-sum on the right wing
MUCH NEEDED PRACTICE
In the National Lesque the Cubs, who have already won the championship, engaged the St. Louis Cardinals but lost by two runs to one.
The New York Giants, shared a The Chinese were certainly given double header with the Boston plenty of shooting practice and Judg-Braves while the. Pittsburgh ing by the inaccuracy in each of their Pirates and Cincinnati Reds also shots, they required all the practice shared a double header, they could get. From the time that Results of to-day's matches the ball was taken down the field from follow:
the initial kick-off and then sent over
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the cross bur to the time that the referes signalised the interval, the
K. H. E. Chinese should have scored innumer-Philadelphia ... 0.2 1 able goals but the shooting of their
Brooklyn
0 6 forwards was deplorable. The num- KOWLOON F. C.'S
(Stripp scored a home run for ber of opportunities which wete missed by all five men was most dis- the Dodgers and Mungo, blanked appointing for such polished players. out the Phillles).
Philadelphin
2 9 "Darkie" Chan, who led the forward
Brooklyn
4. 13 3 proth to sun to head into the struggle for the full points by both tre for Stephens to bend into the net. sides. The Lincolns held the upper line sharing the first half, was equally
(Owing to darkness the match. hund in forward play but the stont gulity of some poor shooting but he rearguard held the opposition at bagon the field. He made openings innings). resistance offered by the Fusiliers was always the most dangerous man was called off after the eighth Attack after attack was successfully galore und frequently sent his men New York sulxued and a draw indicated a fairly away but it was when in front of Boston
goal that that split second which true run of the play.
separates success from failure rubled New York
Boston them of goals,
The Artillery men defended stub Giants). two teams which the Gummersbornly and when the backs and half
Chicago forwards dropped back "Stonecutters"
to assist the St. Louis
(DeLancey scored 'n home run. cognomens of
defence, thus leaving the Chinese gonl of which were
must be for the Cardinals). The soldiers "Lycemun,” both engaged during the week-end and unmenaced
thankful that the Chinese were not Pittsburgh were banten convincingly..
shooting with any degree of accuracy
Cincinnati and that the visitors to the ground, as
prominent an was Gough, his Walker, will contest the 36 holes terally rushed the grounds on present holders of the title gave į preted, has lowered the standard. of posite number, who, with the abi Gual of the Australian Women's which the more impertant of the days' tntice, in no uncertain manner, of the the
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To- arrived club pavilions were fairly fully Nan
making this season to retain the Cup which they won last your without any undue difficulty.
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breathing Uccasional rald
the home forwards burl won the title in 1930. were never really dangerous,
It was because the Police half backaday Mrs. Walker beat Miss were able to stop the Recreio for- Nankivell in the semi-final, by 3 wards and at the same time-feed and- 2.- their own forwards with nest, ue- curate pasca that sent Moss away
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Recreio forwards little Championship with Mrs. Sloan
Except for an Morpeth, who, as Miss Susun Tol-matches were being played and long strong bid which the Association will have entered this season ander the hacks were being hard pressed the
before the time for the kick-off taxed with anxiously awaiting fans, all eager to watch how their teams would shape after the long rest.
LJUNDREDS
doomed to I disappointment but there was, an qully large number, if not farger, were completely satisfied with or head straight for goul, that the women's team, boat Mrs. Sloane the day's happenings and needless to these were the people whose winners were able to slow their vast Morpeth (who, as Miss Susan Tol- say superiority.
hurst, won the title in 1930) in teams had won and in many cases)
that their handsomely When young Marques failed to hold the final of the Australian golf won SP
the coming Moss the additional work thus thrust
appeared even brighter than was at upon the Lacks became apparent and championship here to-ding by 4 and prospects for
first anticipated.
down
the left wing to rattle the Recreio defence before the inside men received well placed pusses to drive
it was from the left-wing that most.
of the openings were made, although
Tom Pile, on the other tank, wan hile
to break away from the attentions
of Delgado and give his other for
wards an opportunity to shoot.
WELL SUPPORTED
Melbourne, Sept. 4. Mrs. J. B. Walker, of the British
BADMINTON. MEETING
Stevens received all the support he BEING HELD TO-DAY to two. required and when he was unplaced
Season
FULL RESULTS AT
A GLANCE
Some Huge Victories Registered
THE keenest disappointment was felt among the members of the Club de Recreio sile whose strong team of interporters and potential Lyemum interporters succumbed to the equally Club strong team of the Police by five goals Fusiliers
Recretu S. Ching "A" EXPECTATIONS among the club's St. Joseph's The annual general meeting of Esupporters of a season as succes- waiting cagerly to anap up the pass tion is to be held in the Board team on Saturday when the players East Lanes.
the Hongkong Badminton Associa- ful as that of 1926-27 were denied the and make for goul,
It was only the stubborn defence of Room of the South China Morning gave an indifferent display against Radio Cosano, Bowes and barques which Post, Ltd., this evening, at 5.30 last year's runners-up at one defeat University.
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pam.
during the early stages of the League Athletic
R.A.S.C.&
R.A.O.C. Fusiliers
to receive the ball from the wing men either Bone or Green
was always
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St. Joseph's
DIVISION I
Chinese Ailis.
1 Stonecutters
4 Lincolns
2. Police
5. East Lanes, Kowloon
DIVISION II
3 Eastern
1 Engineers
2 South China
5 Kowloon
2 Recreio Club
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ATUNDAY saw the cellpse-of-thea-result, lacked the confidence of first Pittsburgh Stonecutters side by four goals time shots, and always manoeuvred for Cincinnati by the Club, who, although not us position before shooting. strong as last year when Howe led It was always that hesitancy on
attack and Pole-Hunt the de- tho part of the Chinese which enabled | Boston fener, at still a well balanced side the Artillery defenders to recover New York and one capable of holding any u when benten and harass the attackers Boston
tennis in the league.. Fowler into wild shooting. the fitted himself into Howe's position and gave a good account of himself, good augury for the club's future gumes,
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THE METAMORPHOSIS
The metamorphosis enme immediate.
New York
(Owing to darkness the match" was 'enlled off half way through ·
ly after the resumption. As the Chin. the fourth innings. Ruffing pitch- ere had dominated the play during the ed for the Yankees), first half so did the soldiers take com Washington
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WHEN a club like St. Joseph's can When the Kowloon Football Club
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six to one then there seems some plete mastery during the second. The Philadelphia thing radically wrong with the Penin cided absence of initiative and their for the Senators and Jimmy Fox military forwards had shown a de (Estallella scored a home run sul side, which, at one time during attacks. fucked sting during the open hit two for the Phillies).
its career, was one
of the leading teams in the Colony and one which ing half but after the interval they
combined to more effect but the Chin St. Louis could always finish fairly well pose backs were always able to quell any Cleveland
1 the league and couhl invariably qualify for the final of the annual Shich Competition,
attack by the opposition.
St. Louis Taul Ah-fai, the centre hull for the Cleveland Chinese played a brilliant game and Detroit
4 DECENT years, however, have seen was always, ablo to prevent the Chicago 2 decline in the premier civilian soldiers from advancing too near the
team in Kowloon and the absence of last line of defence, although there! Detroit new blood has made the side one of were times when the Artillery went Chiengo the weakest in the competitions. very near to scoring. Wild kicking by Wits largely Last year they were at the bottom the two Chinese backs
and unless they are able to show a responsible for the pressure which the
vast improvement on their present soldiers were able to apply while their E
form they look likely to find them-forwards' movements were utterly dis-
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East Lancs.
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0 JENTBODABOTNEGOLANueangmasu | Inst season but although they have some clever players they have not the provided opposition only in that they strength to make then a dangerous hnd eleven men on the field on the end team.
oppo lie to the Chinese players,
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Accounta of the кате.
The champions played like champions;
WEB all. They played clever, constructive football And if any other team is to finish the league above them then that team; will have to show brilliant and con- Bistent form throughout the whole of the next six months.
GOLF AT HAPPY VALLEY
SHEWAN WINS
SUMMER SINGLES
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The second summer singles championship at Happy Valley has now concluded.
In the semi-finals, R, K. Collings (4) beat S. A. Sleap (14) by 5 and FUNG King-cheong was the star 4, while W. W. C. Shewan (18) turn of the day and. Initlated beat J. W. Franks (11) by 5 and several promising moyen, many of 4.
whleh led to nowhere but on three Showan boat Collings in the occasions he was able to reap just roward for his efforts by put-final by 5 and 3. ⠀· ting the ball into the net himself.
W. R. Bellamy, the Tottenham featured the military match be- Hotspur reserve outside-left and a tween the Lincolnshire Regiment and former England amateur Inter- GOVSSSSSSSSSS, the Royal Welch Fusillers, the teams national, was recently signed by
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