NOVEMBER
1935.
MONDAY, THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
BAD SHOOTING: LINCOLNS' LOST
Could Have Spoilt South China's Record
FOOTBALL ARTISTRY
AT SOOKUNPOO
BRILLIANT EXHIBITION ENDS.
IN CHINESE VICTORY
Lincolns
(By "Veritas”).
1 S. China "A"
Lincolns Road; Moody and Edminson; Thompson, Deeming and Robson; Clayton, Malpas, Higgins, leg and Baldry,
S. Chinn "A"--Wang Wing; Li Tin-sang and Lan Mau; beung Wing-shing, Fung King-cheung, Leo Wai-long, Tom Keng-pak and Tay Quadiong
If South China "A" succeed in going through the league season without defeat they will, in all fairness, have to attribute the achievement to the poor shooting of the Lincolns in this game at Sookunpoo which yesterday thrilled and en- tertained a huge crowd. The soldiers had their opportunities of beating the champions. They had just as much of the play but unsteadiness.in front of goal brought its due punishment.
When un form Fung is well nigh as It was a very fine game, play travelling from end to end dangerous as Lee, and if he is given with lightning-like rapidity. plenty of room in which to operate The Lincolns, though as a team he is pale of bewildering the best were not so polished as the Chinese, played a vigorous and of defences, Thus with Lee wonder. honest-to-goodness brand of fully well guarded by Derning it fell football which contributed no upon Fang to initiate the majority little part to some spectacular of the Chinese, attacks, a task which exchanges. South China's res the inside right necepteil joyfully and
was an exhibition of smooth and rhythmic football. accomplished skilfully.
LEE'S REAL VALUE
ponse
It is only half-stating the case to stiminto the value of Lee Wal-tong to South China in terms of goals core: This WAN made plainly vident yesterday. His very prenence. on the foll demanded such active attention on the part of the Linealns defence that the rest of the Chinese attack were left, in comparative peace Fung King-cheung and Tam Kong nak were the chief beneficiaries ami it was only natural that Fung should become the loading light in the for. ward line.
RESULTS AND TABLES
In Local Soccer League
Hongkong F.C. Cllinese Ath. Lincoln Regt. 8. Chinn "
St. Joseph's
1 R.W. Fusiliers
Club de Recreio
18 China "A"
3 R.A. S'entters
4 R.A, Lyemti
League Table
Goals
P. W, D. L. F. A. Pts.
K. Police.. 8
R.W. Fusiliers 1 4 1 22 13
332 17 13
. China. "A" 5 500 20
Club de Ree..
Lincoln Regt.
II.K.F.C.
Royal Navy
St. Joseph's East Lancs. S. Chiun "B"
Chinese Ath. Kowloon F.C. R.A. (S.)
R.A. (L.)
2 21 14
ብ
17 16
3 12 17
0.5 1
7 !!
7 8 33
0
7 12 02
Division II **
Resulis
Hongkong F.C. 1 Lincoln Regt.
R.W. Fusiliers
Chinese Ath.
Kowloon F.C.
Eastern Ath.
East Lancs.
South Chinn
12
+
At the other end of the field Ridley played a counterpart for the Lincolns, but he was not given the same meas sure of support by his colleagues, whose big failing was faulty shooting. Ridley is always 2123 entertaining footballer, and when pitted against a team like South China which tests his prowess to the full, the inside left invariably compares with the best in the Colony.
The wizardly scheming of Fung and Ridley were the outstanding features of this match and helped to raise it to a spectacle of artistry and skill
WELL MATCHED TEAMS
Itegarding the terms as a whole it can be said that at no stage did the champions assume any pronounced superiority. They certainly appeared rather more effective before goal, but their opportunities were pretty well limited thanks to the very fine work_of_the_Lincoln_rearguard,
STILL UNDEFEATED:-Here is the South China "A" team which retained its unbeaten record although sorely harrassed by the Lincolns yesterday. Back row, Li Ting sang, Wong Wing and Lau Man; nuddle row, Loung Wing chui, Wong Mee thun and Lee Kwok-wait front row, Tao Kwai-shing. Fung King-cheung, Let Wai-Tong. Tam Kong-pak, and Tay Qua-liang. (Photo: Mee Cheung).
Big
Badminton Programme
For This Week
IMPORTANT MIXED DOUBLES MATCH
Champions To Meet The Fire Brigade
There are
severni
(By "Voritas").
OPPORTUNITY
SHARKEY WINS
Former Champion's "Come Back"
Balon, Nov. 23. Jack Sharkey, former heavyweight buxing champion of the world, had an easy but stormy encounter in the first of his "come back" Sights here tonight.
FUSILIERS AT THEIR BEST
OVERCOME HANDICAPS- AND THE CLUB.
STRANGE LEAVES SHOOTING BOOTS IN THE CLUBHOUSE
Club
(By "Veritas").
t Fusiliers
3
Club: Rodger; Sykes and S. Strange: Skinner, Farrow, and Gilchrist; Fowler, Elliott, E. Strange, Hill and Blekford.
Fusiliers: Rowlands; Wheeler' and Keating: Wanklyn, Talbot, and Ellis: Hughes, Harrison, Sullivan, Evans and Roberts.
dozen
With both defences unblushingly at fault on occasions, there should have been a glut of goals in this match. But the forwards either shot wildly or finished weakly, allowing easy chances to go begging and oft times ruining quite clever and spectacular movements. It was the Club who suffered chiefly from this failing. Ernest Strange missed four wide open goals in the first half giving probably the worst display of shooting in
the whole of his football career.
It was a pity there should have| hern such wretched, marksmanship for it spoilt what otherwise was a fine game of fast and exciting ex- changes. Territorially speaking there was no reason for the Club losing. For at least half the game were every bit as good as the soldiers in midfield, continually in dulging in spectacular raids. But the forwards insisted on looking gift horses in the mouth and in the end These gifts were denied them.
him bottle up the Club inside trio and perform the work of two men with the rame amount of success. Wheeler and Keating gave heart palpitations to their supporters in the early stages of the game, when they failed to cover each other in any sort of form, but after the interval they tightened up the defence very nich and were
on top
Kenting had theeted work ald
on his stulders through the absence of Ellis but he responded nobly and came out of an ordeal with flying nuch better. They too had in- Rowlands, quietly elicient, invari numerabl cliances but accepted|ably had the situation well in hand. only three. Shots were rither Thút he was not tested to the same ballooned or sent yards wide. The extent as Rodger was largely the sin of hastiness and over-cagerness fault of the opposing forwards, but found their punishment reflected in when shots were directed at in he the score sheet.
Belled them with confidence and did
And the Fusiliers were not very colours,
Albeit the Fusiliers were value for not make a mistake.
Strange, in the first five minutes, His negro opponent,
more Eddie Win their two points. For than scored for the Club, but three min- ton, went down for a count of ten half the game they were playing utes later Evans equalised. After nt the end of the first round after a with ten men, yet it was during that the interval Sullivan netted twice to brace of left upper-cuts,
period that they set the pace and give the Fusiliers the two points. were infinitely the better
Boston
Nov
23.
score.
LAX DEFENDING
team.
And this was just where the Club Jack Sharkey was forced to knock failed. At no time did the rearguard -re-out Eddie Winston twice before a position themselves well enough to howling crowd of 12,000 spectators stop the Fusiliers taking the ball up
was to the goal aren, the result being! would believe that the negro
their citadel-became endangered. really knocked out.
WOR made. every time an atinek With Sydney Strange aerock and Sykes an extremely shaky partner
LAY AND PEARCE
Again Bat Brilliantly
The referee docided that Winston An exceptionally heavy programme of matches in the Bad- was not trying, but agreed to allow Deprived of the services of Ellis at It was a worthy win.
the first to continue after an enrag left half, they tightened up their de minton League is scheduled for this week, starting to-morrowed crowd had surged towards the fending and where before the Club and continuing each evening up to Friday. Men's doubles games ring yelling at the top of their voleva attack found wide open spaces, they When the fight resumed, Sharkey | ran across well guarded passages are featured on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and a full
two-fisted which negatived all attempts fu programme of mixed doubles encounters is arranged for Friday. immediately launched a
volley to the negro's head.
This time, Winston was again floor- t-bits. On examinations in progress it is im- Wednesday the two Recreio teams possible for Eliot Hall to turn outed for the full count.-Reuter
UNITED PRESS VERSION will meet in what is bound to be one either of their teams efore Christ-. of the finest matches of the season. mas and all games arranged before 11 high that time will automatically become Another gume
suring standard of badminton and probably postponed and will have to be A close result is that between the art Fire Brigus-and-St-Anirow ranged.
Kowloon Tong, Chinese Recreation The half back lines were evenly matched with the Chinese, a shade Club, St. John's and Recreio "B" all ties this constructive and progressive. have two men's doubles But individually Deeming remained week, and the sume clubs are turning out mixed doubles teams on Friday. Kowloon Tong will be severely tested to-morrow when they visit the C.R.C., and they have an interesting fixture on Thursday, when they are SL entertained by St. Andrew's "B". John's can also look forward
with interest to their two gaines. The first, on Wednesday, is against the C.R.C. at the Cathedral Hall and the second, also on their
court. against Recreio "B".
mere
the finest intermediate ou view. HiN job was to stop Lee Wai-tung and he ecomplished with fall hospurs. That i entailed
a corresponding neglect of the inside forwards was hot Deeming's fault but the natural outcome of such a plan.
Own
The Lincolns, quite fairly worked on the principle that if Lee Wal-tong could be suficiently bottled up the 10 Chinese attack would become corres
pondingly ineffective. This proved 8. only partially correct. Thanks farge- ly to Fung King-cheung the attack
retained most of its characteristics.
With every man playing his hardest | one hesitates to pick out individuals going to provide a first class pointer for special mention. Nevertheless
7
3
5 Club de Recreio 1
1 Radio
0 Royal Engineers 1
2 South China
League Table
Goals
P. W. D. L. P. A. Pts.
H
1 0 2 7 16
9 7 1 13 14
R.W. Fusiliers 95138
Lincoln Regt. 8
Engineers
Chinese Ath
3
0 1 1 298
991 13
RASC & RAOC & Royal Navy IL.K.F.C. Club de Rec. 8 2 Eastern Ath.. 9 1 University.... 1 ย 1
Kadlo Kowloon
F.C. 1
MAY DECIDE CHAMPIONSHIP The big event in the mixed doubles programe on-friday-is-the-home match of the Fire Brigade against the Recreio first string. This
to the destination of the champion
could not help being very impressed ship. Recrein are present holders of with the work of Read in the Lincolns the title and in the Fire Brigale they goal, of Deening at centre-half and If Recreio can win this tie they are have their most serious challengers. of the Ridley-Baldry left wing.
almost certain to retain the champion-
Sallors
South China were finely served by whip.
Li Tin-sang, Fung King-cheung and Agcording to schedule the Tam Kong-pak, but their colleagues
were only a shule less impressive,
But for team work on both sides
I doubt whether any match this season will offer a better or more exhilarating spectacle.
SOLDIERS START WELL
The Incolns quickly showed their
16 supporters, they were out to try and
13 make history. A succession of well 13 planned attacks ultimately found the 11 Chinese defence in H
two minds
And
And
10 Ridley was able to shoot at an empty
1. But Leung Wing-chui was un-
1 21 13
7
the bar and fisted the ball out.j
3 rushed in to convert.
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Divialon III
Resulta
R.A.M.C.
1 R.W, Fusiliers Railway R.C. Lincoln Regt. Royal Engineers 0 R.A.F.
A
and Soldiers Home are due to meet Eliot Hall "B" on Tuesday in the men's doubles, but with the University
I should also be noted that the V.R.C, will be plag all of their home fixtures on apponents courls, as their own court is not considered fit for league matches. This week the V.R.C. are at Taikoo.
Here is the complete programING,
MEN'S DOUBLES
TUESDAY
Sharkey put Winston down for the count in the first minute, whereupon the crowd mobbed the ring.
State boxing officials ruled that there was never any serious opposi- CLUB JUST WIN
Winston was not
ed the bou in and award- tion
The crowd continued
rioting and
to
the soldiers' movements. Rodger was constantly being entled upon to relieve threatening situations the officials ruled the bout to start and it is a tribute to his skill that
the Fusiliers did not score over again.
round of the new often.
In the secont Chinese R.C. v. Kowloon Tong fight, Sharkey knocked out Winston |
WEDNESDAY
Andrew's
Fire Brigade v. St
*.1" St. John's x. Taikoo
Taikou) Recreio "A" V. Recrein "}"
THURSDAY
St. Andrew's "R" v. Kowloon Tong
St. John's
v. Recreio "" MIXED DOUBLES
ፕ.
V.
FRIDAY Fire Brigade v. Recreio "A" Recreio "B" St. John's Talkoo
Kowloon Tong S. and S... Home
Chinese R.C.
again.
The crowd departed peaceably but they were still hooting,-United Press,
·
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
TRAGEDY IN DRESSING ROOM
1
more
made three marvellous Rodger saves one in the first half when he negotiated a point blank drive from Evans, and two later in the game when goals appeared inevitable-and at all times he was cool and re- sourceful,
AFTER SAN DIEGO FIGHT ter served in the half back line,
The Fusiliers were also much bet
This
departmental
shortcoming of
dificult to
ROC
how the
If the Hongkong Cricket Club and K.C.C. senior teams this meet many more times season, Arthur Lay and Alec Pearce are going to be guar- anteed big batting averages. A week ago when the teams played at the K.C.C. Lay helped himself to 117 while Pearce collected 71. On Satur- day both men again ran into hatting form, Lay scoring 55 and Pearce 68.
San Diego, Nov. 23.
Lay has thus scored 172 runs in Ralph Mono, a twenty-two-year- the Club's is no new feature," but two innings against the Club, while ald Sacramento Filipino Aghter, died until there is a distinct improvement Pearce has aggregated 130. The
Happy
appy K.C.C. batsman has played three in- last night after a fight.
it in die He collaged in the dressing room Valleyites are going to win matches. nings this season, totalling 248 with after Ai Romero, a San Diego fer- Forrow was a sincere worker at an average of 82.6.
The match produced some splendid therweight, had won a six-round decentre-half but lacked anticipation
and pullah. Ile also needs to study cricket. Set to score 186 In an hour
him.
"
cision rener, Mr. Dave Gershon, the art of positioning. His square and three-quarters, the K.C.C. batted
The Police are not arresting Romero, saying that it was clearly accidental-United Press.
WEEK-END FOOTBALL PRODUCES MUCH BETTER
The was of the opinion that death was tackling was good, only his oppor- very brightly and only just failed in
tunities for indulging in this were their objective. due to haemorrhage of the brain.
Alec Pearce followed up his bat- somewhat rare, the Fusiliers Ipsido
much
efective trundling, footing with aoine trio moving the ball
7 for G4 and was respon quickly.
capturing Gilchrist was never more than a sible for the Club's victory by 25 spoiler and not a particularly fli- runs. clent one at that and Skinner did not
Lay, though subdued in the early seem to be at all comfortable at right part of his knock, opened his shoul- dera as soon as he had got his eye "I don't know whether it was in and helped himself to ten boun- Ernie Strange's awful shooting daries. Ite received useful support Club to from Norman Mackay, who scored pieces, but it was obvious that after 25. A very bright start, maintained for the better part of the first half, the forward the faded into
mere
noth Fowler on and ngness. Bickford Cer- the wings had
STANDARD OF PLAY
NOT SO MANY GOALS BUT BRIGHTER EXCHANGES
(By "Veritas").
་
half.
blunders which sent the
tent
FAST AND WORKMANLIKE
FOUR WICKETS FOR NO RUNS
Over at the K.C.C. George Lee,
over.
a wretched match. veteren bowler, achieved one of the From the spot kick Edminson shot THE week-end football did not day produced an unusually fine ull-conquering Borderers.
At Caroline tainly they are an extremely well. Fowler was tied up in knots by Kent-nest performances of his long asso- ciation with cricket when, against produce any changes in divi- quality of soccer. straight at Wong Wing who could
the Athletic and Recreio balanced team and I shall be sur-Ink and Bickford failed utterly to the Royal Engineers, he captured 8 4only partially clear and Edminson sional leaderships. But the suc-Tu
cess of the Fusiliers and South played delightfully and deservedly prised if they do not fish the make use of his chances.
Hill alone porformed with consis- wickets for 7 runs,
le secured four victims in one the apolla, while there season within sight of the cham-
credit. His Chinn "A" in the first division and shared
clever footwork:
over without conceding a single run, This was just the sort af tonic of South China
in the second were periods in the Club-Fusiliera pionship.
created openings for both Strange South China needed
and Bickford but they were never
inking wickets with the first two, division has increased the threat encounter when the football was
fourth and sixth deliveries of the THE contest for premier place in improved upon. Elliott was patchy. They swept up the field in a light-to both the Police and East Lancs. definitely uplifting,
the second division is becom- ning raid and Leo Wai-tong, working who at the moment respectively
Had Lee been brought on carilor out to left, transferred to Fung King- hend these divisions.
the home team would have won the We are going to hear a lot about ing intensified and the results of choung who made no mistako. The
the Fusiliers before the sen- Saturday's games brought four
By contrast the Fusiliers were a match instead of being held to same player netted again before the
neck and neck. East fast and workmanlike attack with draw. They easily had the better of seems that the two Artillery son is ended. In Evans they have teams
an inside left up to Interport Lanes, hold the teams are going to fight it out
leadership by Evans outstanding as the initiator the exchanges. Declaring at 156 for The Lincoln went all out in the for the "wooden-spoon" in the standard. He is probably the virtue of goal average over Southjof many a fine movement and in-7, they sent eight of the RE. bats- second half and enjoyed territorial senior division. Both were heavily most startling "And" of the year, China, but just below them are dividually a continual threat to the men back to the pavillon for 119 P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. advantages which through
wenk defeated, yesterday. The Stone A fortnight ago he was perform the Fusiliers and Lincoins, both Club goal. Hughes also performed runs after the first three wickets had the right put 100 on the board. But the effort R.W. Fusiliers 8 7 1 0 38 12 15 shooting they falled to turn to cutters outfit lost three-nil to ing quite creditably, though not of whom scored successen and wing, and the only disappointing came too late. HK Police (C) B 6 1 1 20 10
Song of the leading performances 13 account. The Chinese goal had many South China "B" and the Lyemun sensationally with the second thereby placed themselves well in feature of the attack was Inaccurate (.A.M.C. 8422 24 18 10 narrow. escapes and the onlookers were
marksmanship. It improved towards of the day were as follows. East Lancs.. 7.4 2 1 22:16
10 given a foast of brilliant exchanges,
team fell victims to St. Joseph's eleven. But in two matches he the running. *
the end of the game, but in the first. B.A.E. V
BATTING by four clear gonia.
bda placed himself among the fore 0 3 2 4 20 19
rank of local footballers, 1 Lincoln Regt. 7 4 8 3 17 19 Liga P'guesa. 73 0418-20
League Table.
Goals
St. Joseph's 7 2 1 4 17 18
R. Engineere 7 2 1 4 13 15
H.K. Polico (E)`8 ̈ ̃ ̃2) 06 13 20 Railway R.C. 8 0 0 8 3 84
4
interval.
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E
Towards tho and Read became
ALTOGETHER It was, a big day prominent in stopping the Chinese HERE was a remarkable Im-
for Fastllora. Their third from increasing their lead, but when tho finni whistle was Bounded
provement in the standard of THERE are several points about string boat the Army Medical the Fusiliers' type of game Corps, so that the Battalion's re- could not help feeling that the football during the week-end......
"Continued on Page 9.) [0] Lincolns should have won.
The two senior games on Satur- which remind one forcibly of the
оде
On with distinct crédit
half was as bad as that of the Club.
Talbot's magnificent display at centre-half practically meant the difference between defeat and vic- tory. It was quite thrilling to sce
E. R. -Duckitt ̈° (H.K.C.C.)
ICC.C. T.
A.
Pearce (IER.C.C.) (Continted on Page 9.):