Police
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER *21, 1935.
CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP IN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
POLICE AT HEAD OF
SENIOR DIVISION
WIN AGAINST EAST LANCASHIRE REGIMENT ON SATURDAY
WINNERS REGISTER FIVE GOALS WITHOUT RESPONSE
(By SAGAX)
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East Lancashires
Police: Mellardy; Blackburn and Greig; Brooks, Gough and Brittain;
T. Pile, Johnston, Stephens, Green and Moss.
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East Lance-Harnsworth; Swan and Gormah; Steel, Lawton and North; Mather, Sandford, Sinith, Rilings and Redclife.
Continued success is being encountered by the Police football eleven and in their match against the East Lanca- shire Regiment on the Kowloon Football Club Ground on Saturday, they won a couple of deserving points by the convincing margin of five goals to nil, although, except for a short period during the closing stages, the winners were certainly not playing with such pronounced superiority as to be the better team by nearly half a dozen goals.
A penalty during the first half, followed by a somewhat flaky got in the second so completely demoralised the miktary combination that the ale fence utterly collapsed and allowed the Police to pile on three more goals in quiet succession, while throughout the latter stages the winners became a constant menace to Swain and Gor- man who had hitherto successfully
enger thoug prevented the always invariab
tardy Polwg forwards from a favourable posi-
munovring
inuum
tion in front of goal.
It was the defences of ta h sides which dominated the play during the game. Several Brst half of the
dangerous ralds were initiated by the two sets of forwards, but none of the movements took the attackers beyond the full backs ont rarely were the goalkeepers given any anxiety and it AIS well for the was perhaps. Just Police that the army forwards were unable to get within shooting range relieved of the McHardy was danger of having his already damaged wrist put out of action.
DEFENDERS WORRIED
The Police forwards were always the more prominent of the two sets of attackers and they gave Swain and
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Lee Waltong, the brilliant Chinese
footballer, who has been the Colony
McHardy, the Police goalkeeper, goes out to a ball during the fooball match between the Police. and the East Lancashire Regiment on the Kowloon Football Club's Ground on Saturday when the custodians of the law advanced to the top of the les que hy a five-goal victory. (Photo: Meo Cheung).
ROYAL NAVY MAKE DEBUT AGAINST CLUB
IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY
WIN BY SINGLE GOAL MARGIN FOLLOWING their drawn match last week against the Club de Recreio, the St. Joseph's Footm Club suffered their first defeat of the season yesterday when the side went down to the Royal Welch Fusiliers by three clear goals.
indicated that their position then At the beginning of the season.
Gorun an anxious time. Both mili. most prolific goal scorer at Shanghai. | should not be taken too seriously i
tary backs were safe and subdued raid after rad until Gorman fouled Green in the penalty area shortly be fore half time,
Lawton was not able to indulge in the same destructive football as has featured his game in others, matches but
he WB always a worry
and his inside men while he from
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invaluable support Steel and North. It was the ability of the half backs-to-minimise any langerous moves that enabled Steel and Gorman to beat the Police for- wards whenever they managed to penetrate the first line of defence.
However, the Police forwards nega tived many of their own movements by faulty passing and hesitancy when in front of goal. Both wingers, T. Pile and Moss, were slow in contring and were being constantly robbed by the halves.
None of the East Lancashires' for- wards were able to get going and dis- the five organised passing among sttackers was easily checked by the Police defenders who were so success- ful in keeping the soldiers out that McHardy was given a comparatively easy time and only on one occasion was he given a hot shot to stop.
·POLICE SETTLE DOWN
After an indifferent first half the Police settled down to better footixul after the interval and whereas T. Pile and Mons had been slow in ridding themselves of the ball in the first half, they dangerous men the They were continuously
most
PUBJABIS WIN AT HOCKEY
and it would seem that they are j now deposed from the top of the table for good.
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(By "Sagax")
Kowloon player, lend the attack! Fowler rosuming his old place at right wing.
THE change, however, did not Navy, whom they met at Cause- way Bay romped home winners by
have its desired effect as the
the odd goal in five. '
THIS was the first appearance of
FROM FIRST TO THIRD
ST. JOSEPH'S DROPPING BACK
THE first half of the match be
tween the Police and the East the Silent Service this season Lancashires saw some determined and although a number of the ships football by both sides but the for. are still away from Port quite awards were always that fraction of formidable combination was fielded a second too slow to score. on Saturday.
RESULTS AT-A GLANCE
ST. JOSEPH'S DEFEATED
DIVISION I
Not since the departure of the South Wales Borderers have the military teams uphold the tradi- tions of the regiments of former St. Joseph's days but the Royal Welch Fusiliers Police are about the best among those Artillery now elationed in the Colony, and (Stern) the defeat by them of the St. Arilllery
expected, notwithstanding the fact Navy that the losers were hitherto un-) benten. this season.
BEAT KOWLOON Joseph's side was not totally un-
INDIANS
AN INTERESTING CONTEST
(By R. H. B.).
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(Lyemun)
Navy Fusiliers Thus far the Police have only East Lanca.
Kowloon dropped one point and go to the S. China top of the table with the Fusiliers Engineers Recond, one point behind. St. Lincolns Joseph's are third with the Club and the Club de Recreio next.
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▸ Fusiliers
5 East Lancs.
~1~Recreio-
2 Kowloon, 3 Club DIVISION It
7 Club
1 R.A.SC. & R.A.0.C.
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5 Eastern
2 Recreio
3 Athletic
10 University
DIVISION III
Fusiliers Chinese Police Medicals
Guena
WITHOUT the services of Howe Liga Portu-
at centre-forward and Pote-
9 European Pollce 1
2 R.A.F.
4 Lincolns
A very fast and interesting hockey match was witnessed by a large crowd of spectators on the Hunt at half back, the Hongkong East Lancs. Engineers Marina ground on Saturday after. Football Club cannot settle down
..5 Railway
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noon when the Kowloon Indians to the same high standard of foot-KOSTRA KUENSTAMONUNNNÁ Tennis Club, strong contenders ball as featured their play last
The Kowloon Indians
were not,
now proved themsending being without the services of their
Artillery
ST. JOSEPH'S DEFEATED
FIRST REVERSE OF THE PRESENT SEASON
DROP THREE GOALS TO WELCH FUSILIERS
St. Joseph's
(By SAGAX)
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Fusiliers
St. Joseph's: B. Sousa; S. Souza and Costa; Hussain, Leonard and Elms: Omar, Ward, Singh, L. Souza and Fernandes,
Fusiliers: Rowlands; Wheeler and Keating: Wanklyn, Keneghan and Es; Parry, Hurrison, Sullivan, Ta Hot and Roberts
Inability to reproduce their early season form caused the defeat of the St. Joseph's footballers who lost their first full points in the First Division of the local League, on their own home ground at Causeway Bay yesterday after- noon, when the Royal Welch Fusiliers won by three clear goals. The military players were full value for their vic- tory and as a result improve their standing in the league.
Jean Borotra, the French tennis,
Ace,
who has won the London
GREEN eventually broke through covered court title, al Queen's Club
and appeared certain to score when he was tackled by Gorman who was in hot pursuit. The re- feree deemed the tackle a foul and
for the eighth time.
accordingly awarded a penalty to SIGNALS
the Police, Moss converting to give the side the lead by the only goal at 'half time.
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¡MAKE TRIP
THEN during the middle of the TO MACAO
second half Moss scored n
second goal from a corner, the ball going into the net without touch-
ing anybody. Harmsworth rushed HONGKONG-HOCKEY across the goal mouth to meet the
5 ball but misjudged its flight and 2 allowed it to slip past him.
THIS was definitely the turning
more
point in the game. The two lucky goals demoralised the sol diers and in quick succession the Police, through Stephens, Green and Johnson scored three goals.
CH CHRIS Pile, who was an absentee from the Police side on Satur- day was crocked
TEAM'S VISIT
BEATEN. BY FOUR GOALS TO ONE
Macao, Oct. 20.
A large crowd witnessed a friendly hockey match to-day at the Macao Hockey ground, when the Royal Corps Signals, cap tained by A. Cox, were defeated in practice by the Macao "B" Hockey Team, match during the week, but he by 4 goals to 1. hopes to be back in the side again this week-end.
as Parker.
Except for a brief period during the first minutes and on a few rare occasions in the second half, the erst- while lenders of the Senior Division never played anything like the foot- which they have served up in ball ether matches.
The
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strength of the Collegians and is in their two bucks, S. Souza and Costa, and yesterday if it had not been for these two players, the hosts would have sustained
more.
won
severe trouncing from the military side. It was either Souza or Costa who relieved a pressing situation by
nippy tackling and
and speedy clearances. Both bucks were always dependable but the pressure was so great thint the halves invariably dropped back ussist the two defenders. It was the weakness of the halves, however, that added to the work of Souza and Costa for one of the three was able ade- qualely to cope with the speedy Fusiliers forwards,
HALVES WEAK
Hussain was probably the best of the three and saved many a dangor ous rald when both Sousa and Costa were beaten by Sullivan and his col- leagues, Leonard played. listless footbali at centre-half and was giving the defenders an unnecessary amount of work to do. He was slow in mov- ing towards the ball and was always reluctant to tackle, being content to retreat gradually in the face of an attacking enemy with a view to inter- cepting a
pass
when made. Elms had more work than he was able to cope with and found the right, He ank too much of a handful...
often out of position and left. Parry
unmarked.
WIS
It was Elms who conceded the first when he failed to clear and then
hesitated in front of the goalkeeper whit Harrison put the ball into the while
of the net.
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The Saints' faward line worked well together on few occasions, but on the whole the players were not able to show the combination necessary to take the ball down the feld. In- dividualism was the obstacle which the forwards were unable to overcome for it was when trying to work the ball down the field alone that the military players alpped in to dis- possess them.
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and his inability to head the ball was severe handicap to the louera1 centre-forward. wero Due credit, however, must be given
Ward was one of the greatest of- During the first half of the fenders in this respect and timeS match, the home team secured two without number he was too slow In
scored for Mamak Tournament honours, year when the club just failed to ONCE again the two Royal PARKER, the Police left half, goals
respectively by getting rid of the ball to be able to and teams have been who figured prominently in the Ramalho
Pedrinho. The met and were defeated by the become runners-up to the South beaten and beaten by fairly com- Colony side against Shanghal last second half opened excitingly
eat the forwards in motion. G. Singh was not the live wire of other matchca first eleven of the 1/8 Punjabi China Athletic Association,
fortable margins. The Stonecutters year, expects to be playing again when Ramalho scored again within Regiment to the tune of three
contingent conceded four goals to in early December. His return two minutes after the whistle was goals to nil.
the Club de Recreio against their will strengthen the team for al blown. Repeated attacks players scored twice against the good football he is not as steady a result of unusually fast play, half, who, as usual, played a sound solltary point while the Lyemun though Brittain has been playing made on the visitors' goal and as to Keneghan, the Fusiliers' centro- Kowloon F.C.'s five 'goals.
Rosario scored the fourth goal for game and gave the opposition for- the home team.
wards little latitude. He was always. successfully
PARKUS forwards and it. defence and the clever work of the was he who greatly minimised the goalie was applauded. Their for potential force of the opposition. ward line was often successful in Wonklyn and Ellis, the two wing carrying the ball close to the goal eessary assistance to keep the wing
gave Keneghan just that no line of the Macao team, but they forwards subdued and
when
the and exceptionally bad luck in not Saints were able to break away thero scoring more than the final goal were always Kenting and Wheeler an- by H. Martin.-Our Own Corres- Both full back, mbye to
ticipating ever
perfection. pondent.
watched the oppost- and gave Rowlands as
possible.
AFTER starting the season with however, at full strength, having Club on Saturday altered the for Fowler at centre-forward, the line. been forced to field two reserves and ward line and lot Elliot, the former across nont contres for the inside pen star centre-forward and triple Inter- to convert and Stephens, Johnson and porter, Curbachan Singh. Groen were not slow in taking nd-
terrific pace A FORMER GOLF yantage of every opportunity. The from the start but found Karnail Singh and Noronha equal to their onsinughts.
CHAMPION stopped everything, the latter covering and intercepting beautifully.
The Kowloon Indians forwards could not
last named was not as conspicuous as wore his colleagues but he scored clever goal from one of the passes
from the wing,
tive
wore
The soldiers act
The
題
former
up
Henry Cotton, who has been
Gough, at centre-hait, for the Police make much headway and, except for together with Brooks and Brittain spasmodic rushes by Pinto, avere for some days with influenza, re- played well together and in destruc-kept penned in their own half of the turned to Belgium recently. There as well as constructive play they field. The short passing movements is no truth in the rumour that ho were a better half back line than of the Punjab Regiment soon began
the three military players to tell and the inside trio had several contemplated taking up a post in Gough was the pick of the police shots at goal but found Man Singh London. Cotton stated that he had halves but Brooks also gured pro-quita safe until Lal Singh, res in thought, and pointed out that his not even given the matter a the ball in midfield, raced down the Making his first appearance in the left wing. With his inimitable re contract with the Waterloo Club, side, Greig, a recruit who only re-verse stick he centred the ball for Brussels, did not expire until the cently arrived in the Colony gave a Mohd. Afsar to receive and bang end of next year. glorious display at left back but al- into the net.
minently.
though he tackled with the pertinacity After this moral advantage several
INDIAN CRICKET TEAM ON TOUR
CAPTAIN NAMES PROBABLES
VARIED ATTACK Major C. K. Nayudu, India's cricket captain, discussing th prospects of the Indian team's tour of England next year, said: "The team should include two
CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF IN U.S.
DENSMORE SHUTE ELIMINATED
LAST EIGHT
(Special to "Telegraph:"}
Oklahoma City, Oct. 20.
of Chris Pile, whom be deputised, he raids were made on the Kowloon beautiful pass from Lieut. Walker fast bowlers, two medium-paced, was not always as safe as the Inter- Indians' goal but without result, porter and his clearances were not as Man Singli kicking out at all angles, but soon redeemed himself when he two slow, and two left-arm feated Tony Manero by nine up
hefty. However, he filled the vacancy
little away
bowlers."
In the Open Golf Championship at Twin Hills, Paul Runyan de-
and cight to play.
Other results were:
burn, backed up by Grelg, held the pace and the shortened at a brisk shat at goal. The final whistle sound-able team, Nayudu gave the follow- of Texas, by 7 and 6; Revolta:
came: dangerous,"
the
The visitors put up a brilliant among the Scepting
FOOTBALL STARTS IN MACAO
COMPETITION FOR SILVERTROPHY
Lion
closely little work
AN
Howlands has proved himself one of the best goalkeepers in. the Colony and one has now become accustomed to his spectacular savos. Yesterday" he
was tested on a couple of occasions but he was never found wanting. Once Omar went nearer to scoring against Rowlands as anybody else in Saints team but the military. custodian successfully kept his score, sheet for the match clear.
the
bent two opponents on the run to flick the ball to his inside-left, Salf creditably and Fable defender Black-
SECOND HALF
In reply to a request to name Ali, who made no mistake with his what he thought would be a suit-
Neat, crisp passlag afïong the -Alwaya-n-reliable
Al Zimmerman beat Levi Lynch,
Fusiliers forwards was a feature-of- The second half
the game and had it not been for sallders at bay throughout the game of the Punjab forwarde were pretty
passing movements ed with the soldiers still pressing. The game, though somewhat on
Costa ing: K S. Duleepsinhji, the beat Pat Cirelli 4 and 2; Ed and it was only bat a few occasions to watch, the ball being licked from bustling side, was very ably en Nayudu, S. Wazir All, V. Mer- the 37th; Al Watrous beat Sam
and Souza they would have cen- Nawab of Pataudi, Major C. K. Schultz beat Alvin Krueger on
Macno, Oct, 20.. claimed many more goals. Each and that he was beaten by the opposition, one player to another by deft wrist trolled. One of the referees,
Football matches in connection every man carried out his part, and but he always managed to recover to work. Within ten minutes of this of the Signals, especially impressed chant, Amar Nath, Mohamed Parks 4 and 8; Horton Smith beat with the silver trophy presented with the half backs constantly feeding tacid back before the forwards be-play the ball was transferred to La the advantage rule which he brought Naoomal, Baqa Jilani, P., C. Pallo, Dudley beat Thomson 6 and 4 yesterday afternoon. toreof and during the greater part of the game..
and evinced no men knowledge of Nissar, Singh inside the doc and he connected into force on many occasions.
Amar Singh, Jaoomal Densmore Shute 2 and 1; Ed by the Macao Police, commenced them with passes, they were able to keep the ball in the Saints' half with a terrific sliced drive which sent the ball to the left-hand top corner
The Punjabis gave A very
Lal Singh, Mushtaq All, C. S. Tommy Armour bent Ldfoon 3 and tors displayed keen interest and, MER. A. Pierce, nephew of of the not well out of the reach of pressive dianlay and are undoubtedly Nayudu, J. G. Navle, Merheromji, 2.-United Press,
judging from the enthusiasm of "Dick" Pierce, the international Man Singh,
one of the finest combinations In the Puri, and Mohamed Ibrahim.
the teams and the tone of play, Urquhart and Watson, of the Rugby footballer, died in Liverpool After this a ding dong"
struggle Colony.
Al Brown, former world bantam football promises to be popular in Hibernian FC., have been offered Royal Infirmary rotently of innaved with the defences of bots were unfortunate In not being up to keoper of the Morowoods' Works boxer to become a Alm star, and the Macao Police had chargo ofed the League cloven at the begin
The KITC, on the other hand, Haydn Davies, batsman-wicket weight champlon, is the latest Lacao. Lieut. Gueddes Pinto of free transfers. Urquhart captain- juries received in a practice match tennis dominating the play. at Algburth. He fell during a pensity corner during this period of the Panjabis on two occasions this terms to qualify for Gloucester. In which the, plot evolves round arrangements. Our Own Corres-ed. In representative games two
The Kowloon Indian forced a full strength as they have defeated toum, Llanelly, has boon offered will shortly begin work on a film the gunes and the general ning of the season, and both play scrum, and spinal injuries necessithe game but falled to convert. Lal reason and can hold their own with shire.. tated an operation.
Singh, at the other end, missu the best civilian teams in the Colony,
Im
a night club,
pondent.
seasons ago.