THE HONGKONG . TELEGRAPHL. MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1935.
CHINESE MASTERLY IN GOVERNOR'S CUP MATCH Outclass Association Team In Very Fast Game
Heading duel between Lawton and Los Wai-tong during yesterday's Governor's Cup match. Swain can be sean on the left waiting for any developments. (Photo: Men Cheung)...
Around The Grounds
Fusiliers Recover
Defeat
To Navy
THERE is something about
PRESS APPRECIATE
arc
Hongkong sporting scribes often had occasion to feel they were being badly treated in the way of accomodation and facilities at the various football grounds, so that the wonderful improvements at Sookunpoo
acknow. ledged with sincere appre- ciation. Where before one took pot luck in obtaining a seat in the covered stand, the reporter is now provided with partitioned reservations and a desk on which to take his notes, Perhaps some of the other clubs would like to follow suit.
Anyhow to the military authorities we say "Thank You."
the Chatham Road football ground oddly reminiscent of England. When I biked along there on Saturday to watch the Fusiliers and Navy do battle for first division league points my mind instinctively switched back a few years and recalled those village soccer pitches where ac- commodation for spectators is limited to, toeing the touchline;) where stands, covered or un- covered, or terraces, ditto-and-reason to feel disgruntled because the ditto, are unknown; where the goal was a gift. Tucker sending the bull into his own net in'a vain, and reporter takes down his notes in foolish, attempt to clear it hot nitack. pouring rain and when he gots home finds them indecipherable DUT when, two or three minutes Blater the soldiers were made up to full strength, the gaine settled down into a series of fast exchanges, thren- Both goals were constantly
ot seriously. Both tened tened. Bitucks
were indetermined when within shooting distance, and move- ments, which for 40 or 50 yards held promise of better things to when come faded into nothingness the goal was in sight,
because the book is saturated. We learnt to use indelible pencils in those day!
AT Chatham Road you will find:
none of the up-to-date appolyt-) ments of the other football grounds] in Hongkong. You will either to the
BY “VERITAS”:
touchline or squat down on the bank or. become insufferably tired land- ing on the pathway in Gascoigne Rond. Unlos, of course, you are na lucky as I to have a friend come along in a car half way through the game and offer you a seat. I would for the incat upholstered throne in the world!
but not
BUT it was not solely the fault of
the forwards. Both centre-halves
big band in the matter. Tal- bot for the Fusiliers and Bowers (usually a wing half) for the Navy stood out head and shoulders among their confreres. Talbot was expecial- y plensing to watch for his efforts were not confined entirely to obstruc tion but included, the creation of open. inge for his attack.
not have changed it at that moment these two players "hold" the floor"
Chathain also colned along at T
Rond on Saturday, but that only the village Morved to emphasise ground illusion and neither added to nor detracted from, the quality of the football or the keenness of the В game as hardly Rani, fought as any in Hongkong this so son, yet looking back I find it difficult to recofleet anything very outstanding.
Was It
HE big feature was the recovery
THE
of the Fusiliers, who turned what, appeared at one time to be inevitable defeat into victory. Those inst five minutos were very hectic. They gave one a new appreciation of the value of grit and determination.
BUT before then, goals galore had been missed. There had been quite an amount of enterprising, mid- field excluanges. Robust to the uth degree of legitimacy, yet knocks given and taken in the best of the Services manner. But from the more academic viewpoint not the best type of foot- ball we have come
to expect from those! two teams.
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SERIOUSLY I did not think the
Fusiliers wore quite worth both the points. They had no more of game than the Navy, and although they did get in a ratio of two shots to one, these were so ill-directed that they might need never have bean
chauyed..
MILF Navy were fortunate to secure = goal'lend in the'first tivo-minutes while the soldiers: wore playing two short. ¡And the Fusiliers had uvery
EYOND Roberts in the Navy goul, and played such a dominating part in the game, that it seemei all move- Roberts menus centred around them. gave an exhibition of cool, and re- sourceful, goalkeeping, although twice it was his good fortune to see the ball. sail yards over the bar when Best
Roberts
missed Conkley and then
sitters" on the goal-line. But any thing to hand, Roberts dealt with efficiently and confidently, and by his work added some much-needed lustre to the game.
THE thing which impresses one
about the Fusiliers vanguard is their love for sharp-shooting. One only wished it had been.us accurate nk it was sharp
is one of the beat maxhns of All even if one is a little of the eventual reward on. target. Its Saturday was two snap goals, when all seemed over.
Police Yet To Solve Problem Of Attack
LAWTON SHADOWS BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS
LOSERS ILL-BALANCED AND LACKING LEADERSHIP
HUGE CROWD THRILLED
H.K.F.A.
(By "Varilns").
1 C.A.A.F.
K.F.A-Hodger: Swain and C Pile; Robertson, Lawton and Evaust B. Gosano, Harrison. Camel, Rodley and Blekford,
CAAF-Pau Ka-ping; Li Tin-sung and Lau Mat; Laung Wing-chui Wong Mee-thun. and Kwok-wal: Two Kwni-shing, Fung King-cheung, Lea Wai-tong, Ip Pak-wa, and Tay Qun-liang.
The Football Association were never in the same street and the Chinese deservedly won this Governor's Cup tie before a huge crowd at Soo- kunpoo yesterday. By this result the Chinese drew first blood in the season's tourney and have only to win the next match in February to recap- ture the trophy held by, the F.A.
Near-Riot At Governor's Cup
Too many people wanted to see yesterday's Governor's Cup tie at Sookunpoo, and the result was a near-riot.
.The ground was capacity full when the game started. and the gates had to be closed, Outside disappoint- ed would-be spectaturs gave vent to their feelings and all but attempted to rush the ground. The -situation demanded the attention of restored the Police, who order with some difficulty,
Every vantage point out. side of the ground was taken over by enthusiastic Chinese, who perched perilously on tree tops or clung to chim- ney stacks of adjacent houses.
L.B.W. RULE PLEA TO AUSTRALIA
Trial Before Next Test Matches
Ladno Nov, 12.
they might have shown up quite no pretence of being a constructive) of the M to the Australian Board
creditably.
was
moves. They were
not
rest
of
HOCKEY
CHAMPIONS. WIN
KEEN CAER CLARK ENCOUNTER
WHERE THE C.B.A. FAILED
(Dy R. H. B.) H.K. Ladies 2 C.B.A.
0
1. K., Larties flockey Chub: Mrs. J. I.änson J M. Gray and J. Smalley: K. Gkiver, Me. M. Bell and it. Hething: F. Murale 51. Hmalley.
Daladel, H. Hanes and 'C. Ferguson,
C. B. A. Laudient F. Bowl; F. K. Walker and I. Woolley; 1. Woulley, H. L. W. Bryaun tul Everent: R. Binckmore, M. Smith. Mr. M. White, D. Hunt and F. Rouensi.
This Caer Clark Cup hockey match played at Sookunpoo on Saturday afternoon attracted much interest. It was a game in, which the King's Park visitors were put to the test and had their forwards been on better form (as it was they were very scrappy) they might have emerged with full hon.
ours.
With no less than four Interporters, two in the attack and two in defence,
the
the
ns' intermediate in.
MRS. BELL OUTSTANDING The outstanding player was Mrs. M. Bell, the Hongkong Ladies" pivot. She worked indefatigably and fed her forwards with nice passes She re- celved good support from K. Glover be relied on for a steady defensive
m the At the rather sad difference between the and Betty Helbling who can always
a whole, never rose above line, as second division football. That was vas Association and the Federation.
THE GOALS either
The Federation were immeasura goal and scored directly the second in the opening fifteen minutes of the bly the better team. They were yards quicker on the ball and were game, so that every time he received
A request to Australia to fall into the Central British Assolution as a always thinking a couple of moves the ball it was imperative for the
The Fool Association that they had him well Ene with other cricketing countries, team was not invincible. Team work ahead of their rivals.
Birr: Mar- England, South Africa and New was sorely lacking and the hitting of representatives marked, ball Association
in regard to the new bw, the forwards was weak. Zealand,
the attack. LAWTON'S JOB were made to look very common-
Lawton made no homes about his rule, has been made by Lord Hawke, garet White was alone lu
But there was a more interesting less although against place..
aspect of
game, It marked the clever and co-ordinated opposition, Job, and by the same token he made ham, treasurer, and former president
of Miss K. Glover In a pivot. lis task was to look after
was remarkably good. The fact that the losers had to Lee, and he clung to him like an of Control, Lord Hawke hus said: in
obliterated, and cricket play one shart throughout the second Edward Kelly shrof. Lee was sub- "Unofficial. Sincerely hope for good Her
your Bourd will seriously She possesses a good knowledge of half did nothing to help them, yet dued but
staminn. Her future appearances enough they were far more the very fact that it usually took reconsider and play 1.b.w. trial in tackling, uses her stick well and has curiously
Africa." during this period, dus two men to stop him created favoura
for the
While Australia have agreed to play will be watched with keenest interest. Impressive
opportunities 1 imagine, to the fact that ble largely
of the Chinese forwards. They during the matches of the present and the Interport Selectors should had their backs to the wall,
fine brand
of M.C.C team, they have declined to keep an eye on this player, they
played and all There Was thoughtfulness
Fung King-cheung made adopt it in Sheffield Shield games or of the football. conception behind studied Chinese
like dribbling and accurate passing look for the forthcoming series of Text
Ler of Evans Beiler human chessmen. In comparison the child's play, and Tso, although not Matches in South Africa.
ir- always getting the were somewhat Association resolute and seemed uncertain what rare sticker this Fusiliers hall next to do with the ball or where to back quite often succeeded in
The contrasting the ball
goalmouth. Slightly leas find their colleagues.
the left wing, but that was very marked. Apart from Ridley (who was badly was
of the
E. 31. Gray was as good as ever at The Chinese became three up
buck while Joan Smalley did right Aupported) none of the F.A. players chiefly because the
Lee shot away appeared capable of directing their Chinese attacks
"the former.
In typical style on the right flank splendid spoiling work in both periods
ank of the game. complain passes, and it became monotonous to from the centre of the field or the the first 20 minutes.
watch them put the ball straight on right wing-usually
Of the forwards, the hardest work- The Chinese, its genius, the toes of the Chinese, Faulty posi
defenders and attackers! from the goal-line that Robertson ing was 11. Hance and her goal in the their best style, Leung Wing was forced to make a defensive kick second half was good reward after can rattle on seven goals agulhatatloning was also attributable to the dual role off backs played the and middled so hard and squarely
and Fung King-cheung, fastening on solo breakdown in so many of the Asso-In
a solo effort. Jean Dalziel, at centre- ciation attacks. Players were rare- chui was especially prominent and
ex the ball, banged it past the helpless forward, did not play her usual game and was inclined to hang on to the THE game only served to prove ly in the right place for the return Wong Mec-shus accomplished
cellent work, especially in smother- Rodger."
Soon
afterwards. Lee Wai-tong ball too long instead of swinging beyond all reasonable doubt (how
La Tin-sank and Tam Kong pak again, working out to the right (this out the legal part in me will asserthe Chinese were quite opposite, ing Cannel.
to the wings. F. Marsh on the was how he fooled the F.A. rear- WAS
wing itself!) that South China Athletic The ball was unl to its fullest ad-
was speedy and sent in In the closing offered an impregnable defence. vantage, except
fine Passer, Time and again "A" (as distinct from the "B")
game when Lee is
throughout this chapters of the
Was hund is the finest, and, I am sure
side) bent Rodger with a she had of every situation.
inside-right, speedy ground shot.
Smalley, the leagues. By the end of the first half henha-ping_started shakily the Before the Association had re-seldom passed inwards and always only unbeatable..team.in. Colony.
was such a well-niarked man that could not move three paces without nearly let Cannel score in the first covered front this shock Tay Qua coun
If she would Inaly change her method Still few minutes by an error of judg-liang broke away on the left and sent kopt sending the ball out to her wing finding himself challenged.
across a surprise shot (I belleve he of play she would be a more useful wor too для surprised) which sent the forward. On the left wing, C. Fer- Lit Warcrystal clear he had left Pulled a persisted in pushing ment) but inter cleared his lines in his influence. The forwards effected the leather through to him when confident style and was never
ball curling underneath the many dazzling movements, the whole they, might have gone straight ahead ried.
OBSESSED BY LIMITATIONS
earner of the bar. line moving together like clockwork. for goal themselves.
The F.A. never looked like scaring The Association appeared to enter Lec or
was always
own and fray obsessed
the Chinese held on to their win- It needed a much cleverer and more
by their (Continual on Page 9.) menace. He made possible the first the
limitations. They never settled ning lead up to the interval.
Returning with only ten men, the down to the type of game expected
Saturday, and although South China was not quite the same team, the
not warth arguing: difference WAH about.
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when an attack, minus team such as St. Joseph's.
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gamo.
am going to be proved right, tha | Wai-tong was overburdened by his col- and shing his peak form this season guard for he usually likes the left some
Wai-tong was not playing but
course
This Week's Badminton
Fixtures
OFFICIAL HANDBOOK NOW ISSUED
(By "Veritas").
The official handbook of the Hongkong Badminton Associa tion has now been issued. It is a praiseworJhy compilation affording league players all the information necessary. In addi- tion to the fixtures the book contains the rules of the Association and League, a list of club secretarios and players and the much- ..needed rules of badminton. The book will be in the hands of all
players this week.
in the men's divisS
J
n
game
it
knots. Mary Everest tied up in
for
guson was dangerous and combined well with Miss Hance,
SCRAPPY ATTACK
As I have already said, the Asso- were sernupy. M;
of them. Patchy is the word which FA were again on the defensive for ciation forwards best describes their efforts. The de the first ten minutes, then gradually Smith was definitely off form. She fence was so very shaky. Chris Pile, got into their stride and Cannel was merely "nibbled at" the ball and she was most unfortunate in the use of When aller feet. usually the most resolute of backs went clean through. was tentative and three times in the appeared certain he was brought
On the left Bank, Doris Hunt tried minutes semi-miskicked, down heavily and Ridley netted from hard but she found in Miss Glovor did nothing to increase his the penalty. his Swain, while
Arst five
which
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colleagues' confidence
A few minutes later Ridley was
no mean obstacle. Elizabeth Rous-
he lusted, was gallant, offered a glorious opportunity when seau appeared to be a little nervous,
(Continued on Page 9.) · He but a little slip-shad Old not he shot five yards from goal. But tackle with the certainly necessary he was a wee bit late with his kick
against auch
forward line as and Tam Kong-pak, rushing across
the Chinese, and after he had taken took the ball on his toe as it was Wai-tong with the greatest of case.
blow In nasty
stomach, salling towards the the A he was severely injured on the left hard luck this. thigh just before half time. He did
Bernie Gasano went not re-appear and dropped to right back, the Association
four forwards. in defence
was three times as good as Gosano on the right wing, He
had
a miserable first half. Could do nothing right. That speed, with which he used to
outpace nearly
net. Rother und deliberation shot so powerfully from 30 yards range that Rodger did Cheered by this escape the Chinese not see the ball as passed his out-
back to the attack and Lee stretched hands into the net.
Con-
This week
of is between St. Andrew's and Fire sees two batchen men's doubles encounters and one Brigade on the former's court. If every sort of opposition in Hongkong. was completely missing, and apart Six the Salts are at full strength they programme of mixed doubles.
from one or two centres early on, he detracted from, rather than teams are engaged to-morrow night are sure to offer splendid opposition
and in each to the Brigade, although i do not tributed anything to, the effective-
think their ladies are strong enough foregone. case the result
ness of the Association attack. Sailors and Solliers Home enter- to carry the day.
But nt right back he came into his St. John's meet Taikoo and may not own. Several times he blocked Les tuin St. Andrew's "B", but even with
have such a comfortable time in this Wai-tong as the centre-forward was court advantage stand but an even chance of winning.
match as in the men's doubles the pursuing his way towards a charac- The Saints are much improved, especially the Bilas earlier in the week, Taikoo are boileristic dash through to goal, and Well partnership which should be ter served with their ladies and as a in conjunction with Robertson had
for three
games. Angus and result may anach a Win.
the whip hand of the Federation left Broadbridge will probably collect a
Kowloon Tong will try conclusions Bank. of games.
.
But to shoot, and shootola "B" at home to the V.R.C. / with the C.R.C. at Causeway Bay, It ROBERTSON FINISHES WEAKLY
is a stir proposition for the Kowloon are an odds-on but to win, though team and it is doubtful whether they be forced to concede three will record their Arst success of the The complete fixtures for the week follow:
MEN'S DOUBLES
COMPARED to Conkles's onergatic
leadership; Cannel, the nautical centre-forward looked (and was) very sluggish. He did not seem to enjoy the koen tackling of the Fusiliers' de- fenders and gin consequence seldom up when most needed, Wear- mouth was polished and benefitted :n
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lot from the clever passes of Craw- ford, who was otherwise rather use lees. Tall and fast moving Baxter on the opposite wing started off gaily and then deteriorated.
MAKE Len Wal-tong out of the forward line and you will n South China Athletic nothing like the same team" quoth, some of the, wisencres. Well, Lee Wal-long-wusla taken out of the forward line on
they may games.
St. Andrew's first string are hosts to, Kowloon Tong and will elther win nine-love or 8-1. Kowloon Tong are nuch. too unbalanced to offer any serious
ful.ch to such a power-
On Wednesday Recreio "A" have an interesting fixture. They have to vinit the Chinese Recreation Club, and although they can be expected to win. I think their task will be no light one. On their own court, which is vastly different to that at the Recreio, the Chinese are quite formidable.
St. John's should score another win against Taikoo. G. A. Smith, who tenma first string with Frank Kwok, will to playing against his old club-
matcs,"
MIXED DOUBLES
Friday's mixed doubles programme is full of interest. The chief match
season.
Tuesday
the
Robertson played a sound and re- liable game at right half, inckling with assurance and often dropping back to relieve threatening situa tions with well timed interceptions. But I wish he had shown. better nishing. In the second half par-
with ho got clean away ball, took it up to the Chinese pen- alty area then ruined it all by a Weak kick. Evans struggled gamely, but he was always bit puzzled by of the oppo- St. Andrew's "A" v. Kowloon the intricate movements
sition right wing. He could give no Tong.
attention to his own forwards. The samo goes for Lawton, but then one realised his mission and sympathised. accordingly
S. and 8. Home v. St. Andrew's Recreio "". V.B.C.
Wednesday
St. John's v. Taikoo, GR.C. v. Recreio “A”.
MIXED DOUBLES Friday
St Andrew's v. Fire Brigade. S. and 8. Home v. Recreio "A" GR.C.. Kowloon Tong. St. John's v. Taikon.
The Association attack was frag- mentary. Ridley tried desperately hard to infuse life and "kick" Into but Cannel was painfully outclassed while Harrison played a very passivo | brand of football and was easily j hustled 'off the ball,: Bickford naver rose above mediocrity, The forward
Pau Ka-ping.comes into action during a hot F. A. "rald on the Chinese goul An Incident in the cup match at Sookunpoo yester.. day. (Photo: Mao Cheung)."