THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY
24, 1936.
League Defeat
South China's Second League
FINE DEFENCE BY
ST. JOSEPH'S
Sinclair, Costa, Souza Thwart Champions
COPYBOOK GOAL EARNS
TWO POINTS
S. China "A"
(By "Veritna")
0 'St. Joseph's
S. Chinn "A"--Chu Sin-hang; Li Tin-sung and Lau Mau; Leung Wing- chui, Wong Mee-ahun and Lee Kwok-wai; To Kwai-shing. Tay Qua-liang. Fung King-cheung, 14 Wing-on and Wong King-chung.
Bt Joseph'sU. B. Suza; L. Souza and Costa; Woo, Sinclair and Elmes Victor, Lee, Leonard, Hussain and Fernandez.
No excuses can be advanced for South China “A's” second league defcal which occurred yesterday at Caro- line Hill. They were well beaten by a better team; a team whose defensive qualities challenged comparison with those of any defence in the Colony to-day. While it is true the Chinese stoarmed to the attack in the second half, it remains to be said that only once was the St. Joseph's goal endangered. Then a shot from Fung King-cheung hit the upright and the ball came out lo be cleared by Costa.
It was
a brilliant defence which the Saints offered and on the strength of it alone, de- served the two league points and the distinction of being the second team this year to upset the champions.
From is display of courageous and upcompromising defeore, The I wo Souzies, Costs, Sinclair nad Wom emerged with higheal honomer, but full credit must for given to the r reainder of the tenai for their gallant aupport.
Although St. Joseph's took a firal half lead and hefti it quite comfort- ably until midway through the second period. I was fully expecting to see the team tire and the runguiard to collapse under the ever-increasing strength of the Chinese attacks,
But they continued to guard their goal most adroitly, no that Sonza the coutodian was seldom seriously worri- ed. Ifis two most anxluus tromenla were in the first half when shots from Tay Qua-liang and Tho Kwal-shing all but found their mark and enlled from Souza two rousing saves,
PEAK FORM
sin Aid his hurtis have n
and
played with finer understanding, nor made their tackles more promptly n better timed. They were fast relentless, and for the most part prevailed without discomfort against an attack which was denied the in- spiration of Lee Wal-tong and which was in no way reflected in the leader- ship of Fung King-cheung.
Sinclair played peak football centre-half, dominating Fung, Tay Qun-lang and Lá Wing-au. He was coolness personified under the heavi
of
ant pressure
constantly emerged with the ball at his fect after being challenged by three ap ponents at one time,
Last
Woo was another star performer nind he quickly exposed a left wing weakness by obtaining a vice like grip on Li Wing-on and Wong King- chung. These two young
players could do thing right and were ob viously ill at ease among their mure Experienced colleagues and opponents,
U forward St. Joseph's always more progressive than Chinese, the ball being kept moving with wide and long passes. Victor was the weakest link and he mlased LIVO simple chances of scoring, I Fernandez
the opposite wing,
Were the
though opposed to one of the best backs in the Colony, was not often at a loss and frequently got the ball into the goalmouth. Leonard re- quired careful watching and it cannot be said that Wong Meowhun fulfilled these dutien to the best effect.
COPYBOOK GOAL
But Leonard's crowning piece of work was the goal which he scored. He took the ball on the volley while running aldeways and hit the under- neath of the crossbar with a terrific kick before the ball finally lodged in the not. It was a copybook goal.
Forward line changes clearly upset South China who never settled down.
normal game. อ
There was nol: much wrong with the defence, Li Tin. sang being expecially prominent with some magnificent clearances: And the half backs held their own most of the time,
to
None of them were too sure about their tackling and positioning, but when it came to creative work they pilod it on thick and fast only to find their vanners Incapable of turning the efforts to account,
Primary fault of the forwards was slowness. Another big mistake was starving To Kwashing "In tho second half when the winger. had already shown himself to be the mout likely player to score goals.
V
Fung King-choung played a very prasivo part in the gamo, with the result that the ball was chiefly going to Tay, Li ond Wong. These aree performers rarely know how to make the beat use of the ball and generally took such a long time to conelder it that St Joseph's ware able to jump in and rolleve anything like threatening situation.
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BADMINTON
PROGRAMME FOR THIS WEEK
KOWLOON TONG'S
INNOVATION
Kowlina Tong's innovation of play. ing two badminton matches in one evening is to be textoel this werk. This evening they met Sailors and Soldiers Home in mixed doubles and men's doubles games, and to-morrow they tertuin St. Andrew's, mixed and St. Andrew's "A" men's teams.
Tour other men's doubles matches are offeiny marked for decision, but at is probable that mutually re- arranged games will also he played.
that un
The most important encounter is
Wednesday "A" are hosts to Chinese Rrerention when Recreio Club Reemd are going to be tested to the full and a thrilling match is i prontised.
This picture was taken when St. Joseph's were desperately defending their goal from continual raids by South China forwards. It shows Costa lemping to head clear whils, Fung King-cheung and Elms look on in anticipation. (Photo: Mes Cheung).
SENIOR SHIELD,
CLUB HAD THEMSELVES
TO BLAME
POLICE GET AWAY WITH A FORTUNATE WIN
JOHNSON DECIDES DISAPPOINTING CAME WITH CLEVER COAL
Police ...
(By "Veritas")
1 Club
0
▾
Palice: Mellardy: Blackburn and Piler North, Gough, and Parker: Green, Stevens, Johnson, Brooks and Moss.
Club:-Rodger: Hill and S. Stranger Skinner, Farrow, and Robertson: Foker, Drews, Elliot, E. Strange and Bickford.
..
Supreme pre-match confidence of the Police was not reflected in their display in this Senior Shield semi-final tie, yet it was vindicated by the result. Club supporters, will probably find ready excuses, though little consolation for the defeat. Police followers will probably not be prepared to admit anything beyond the fact that Johnson scored a good goal to put his team into the final.
LEAGUE SOCCER
RULE OF THREE
Superstition Upheld
ATHLETIC DRAW
(By "Crossbar"
The superstitious Rule of Three became operative on Saturday when Athletic were held to a draw of two goals cach by Royal Artillery Stone- cutters. This is the third week in succession the Athletic have figured in drawn league games,
Though commanding the majority of play, the Chinese could not batter | down a Ang defence, distinctive among which was Lewis, Gunners' left back, and Oliver in goal.
Lewis played the game of his life, reducing Tang 'Kwong-sum to in- potence and covering his partner sa well that Athletic movements which seemed destined to bring about goals | were frustrated time and again.
While Lewis wa Stubbornly ab
Gardiner at ventre-half Fructive
on infusing sonte sem- concentrated on planee
of cohesion and effectiveness into his attack; but Smith responded, poorly and the forward line
sested
no terrors to the Chinese rearguard, ! prominent amongst which was Mak Sui-hon, whose faultless display was rain to the lion-hearted work of his opposite number.
The Artillery never, appeared gont enough to win, but they showed their ability to stop Athletic from taking this full complement of points.
blameless.
Though the attack was extremely
NOT BLAMELESS
Athletic were not Holding the balance between the move of 'strangers than of old collens Two camps I would suggest that it ghes,
elever and most efficient in approach would have been much more satis 1 award full marks in the Club work, they werd guilty of some had ended in a draw, necessitating a hut for constructive effort they go to subdued Tang Kwong-sust, the right factory if this disappointing match half bucks for defensive measures, ball too much. Even though Lewis haphazard shooting and lifted the
replay. On the day's play neither the bottom of the class. Skinner and team would have been mistaken for a
Forrow wern
remained the inspiration of winger particularly Sunderland or an Arsenal. In fact
abject-
the Chinese failures in this phase of the game supported by Young Kan-po, was a Vanguard. and ably there were times when they made n Though Robertson redeemed himself mockery of the description "Senior in the closing stages and put in constant horn in the side of the | Shield "match", A surfeit of mean some striking work. He had Green Ganners' defener..
ingless kicking plus forward lines compktely under his thumb which attribute of the solders. They were lacking Incisiveness, mude
First time tackling was the chief no con afforded him mare opportunity of and Brighter Football. tributions to the demand for Better studying the requirements of his for- often left standing by the smeath
wards.
Inter-passing
of the Chinese, but when it came to close quarter ex- But on the whole the losers' attack changes, they easily held their own. was badly served with passes and
Chan Hang-kong put the Athletic large gaps of territory which two ahead in the early part of the intermediates was mute testimony lend
Gardiner reduced the of a farther weakness by the tri
The
MINUS ADAPTABILITY
game waN another lustra.
The wrek's programme as at pre- tion of how unvarying playing con seat known is as follows.
MEN'S DOUBLES
THIS EVENING
1
Aitions in Hongkong tend to players of their skill in adaptability. Weather during the work had left the surface soft, but not
ye if the pitch and boy dimeult:
unkle deep
in mud or cevered in ice the
the
existed
Mr. Ling's Wild Cat, winner of the Valley Stakes, with T. L. Wong in the saddle being led in after the race. (Photo: Moe Cheung).
Our Daily Golf Hint
There is great virtue in the gospel of playing your own game and not worrying in respect to what the other fellow is accomplishing.
H. H. [Hilton.
East Lancs Beaten In Macao
YESTERDAY'S HOCKEY
(By Our Own Correspondent)
Macau, Feb. 23. A friendly hockey match took place this afternoon between the senior teams of the Macao Hockey Club, captained by Laertes de Costa, and
WANDERERS SHOW GOOD FORM
PREPARING FOR MACAO VISIT
GIVE PUNJABIS
1
CLOSE GAME
(By A Special Correspondent),
The Wanderera hockey teami which is to visit Macao next Sunday had every reason to feel satisfied with their practice match against the Punjabis senior team on Saturday. True they lost by three clear goals, but the score did not accurately reflect the game which, at least territorially speaking, favoured the Wanderers equally na much As it did the Indians.
- Furthermore the losers were very unfortunate to have a goal netted by Fowler disallowed for "ticks", and to see another fine shot by Pracht hit the upright and the ball rebount into play.
In the first half, during which period they built up a two goal lond, the Punjabis were definitely the better team. Brown, who was feet. ing sick, did not get going and Pracht was disappointing. He fell into the error of holding the ball too Jong.
NOOEY'S FAILING
The Wanderers were best served in nttnek by Whitley and Fowler who formed a pretty right wing. Nopey
WUM PREN
continually receiving perfect on the left, but the winger was prone to run into offside posi tions. Unhappily this is a cominon fault with the Club player, and one which he would do well to eradicate.
The second half, which saw the Wanderers have two thirds of the play, was fought at a terrifie_pace, and the players experienced dimeulty in keeping their feet. Pracht missed an open goal before hitting the up- right with a very fast shot. From this the Punjabis rushed away to net their third point.
Farmer played a 'slendy game for the losers, but did not cover enough ground, Tremlett, who has been erocked for two months was some- what naturally of form, but im praved in the second half when he played changed to right back.
on the left and Sommer
between the forwards and first half, but nalty before the the East Lancashire Regiment, cap- Potter was an effective half back
INEXPERIENCED
St. Andrew's "B" v. S. and S. Home would have been considered well nigh of that talent. He doesn't tackl
Kowloon Tong v. S. and S. Home
TUESDAY Kowloon Tong v. St. Andrew's "A" V.R.C.
v. Recrein "B}" WEDNESDAY
Eliot Hall "D}" v. Fire Brigade Recreio "A" v. Chinese 1.C.
from a
interval
Athletic were persistently attacking upon the resumption but could not The chief impression left by For-penetrate an enterprising defence and row's play was could not have been more laboured It is palpable he has plenty of footing powers to storm the Chinese goal his inexperience, the Artillery recovered thier attack- in their attempts to control the ball ball ability, but he is clearly deficient for Moseley to not the equaliser. and maintain their physical equilt-in knowledge of how to make fullest brium. Saturday's ground conditions use of the
aquarely enough and ient by most junior teams in Engmarking & man, geta in front, instead
so often in decisive tackling and kieking, Intel:
It Police and
was his hesitancy which led Club permitted or behind him. This faulty position- directly to the first goal as Stevens them to ruin what should have been ing makes it easier for the opposition was able to collect a ball which other- a very line match.
to slip passes clear of him. is idle to pretend that Club
wise he couldn't have reached and. Hind Rodger were the main to give Johnson a nice pass which could not, and should not, have won. stays in defence. Strange seemed to the contre-forward eleverly Once
the Police had scored their be us nervous as a kitten and seldom verted. goal, seven minutes after half-time, have I seen him guilty of such in- there was only one team in the ple- ture. But
It
MIXED DOUBLES
THIS EVENING'
JL
pretty
Kowloon
v. St. Andrew's
It was nut v. S. and 8. Hame picture: colourless, only two dimen
sional, and lacking in imagination. TUESDAY
Club's crying need was, and hus Kowloon Tong v. St. Andrew's
been for some time, a forward line enpable of rounding off their move FRIDAY
ments. Ernest Strange lost a sense of direction in shooting, and other- wise insufficiently used his boots for this ruther essential
Elliot purpose. certainly fired in a couple of grand shots which deserved to score, but he wasn't bustling enough, nor did he do that anmunt of foraging so necessary by a centre-forward when the rest of the attack has proved its ineptitude to make the most of up- portunities.
Fire Brigade Recreio "A" Kowloon Tong Talkoo
v, S. and S. Home
v. Chinese R.C.
v. St. John's
Mrs. Dunbar's Bear Claw (Loo ʼn Frost) after winning the Maiden Stakes on Saturday. (Photo: Mee Cheung),
One day some kind soul, who likes R
(Continued on Page 9.)
CLUB CAPTURE
MAKES GOOD
Junior Shield Ties
(By "Veritas")
vory fine response to n
zon-
re-i
inined by Licut.-J.-P. Williams, in which the visitors wore defeated by four goals to one.
citing
Play was very fast and many ex- ninvements were observed. During the Brst half the honte team miased several secoring chances, and it was not until just before the in-
and held-Lal-Singh fairly well.
General impression left was that the Wanderers possessed n team which would give an excellent se- reunt of itself against Macao..
terval that a splendid go from a RACE MEETING OPENS
put up a strenuous resistance to the First Day Successes By
short corner was registered by Costa. Not at all discouraged the visitors
constant attacks of the Macao for- wards and eventually, some twenty minutes after play had been resumed, a clever run enabled the visitors to equalise, Williams scoring with a good shot from a short corner.
Owners & Jockeys
Eve stable led the list of winning owners and Mr. Leo Frost the win-
The three remaining goals were re-ing jockeys in the first day of the gistered quick succession towards annual race meeting which opened on the end, being secured respectively Saturday. The complete list of re- for Macao by A. Airosu, H, Rosario, Hults follows.
WINNING OWNERS
and F. Nolasco,
one
On the whole the visitors were un lucky not to have scored more than
Eve goal. Cox, full-back, and Southam, goalkeeper, played excellent L. Dunbar
Eu Tong-sen
games.
Kowloon Golf Club Handicap
་
Competition
Lan
Mrs. Dunbar
Dynasty
J. F. Macgregor Ling
Mra. E. H. M. Tinson Li Shiu-pang Kwok Hin-wany
Hem. Harbrad Limburg
G. Tinson
K. W. Fung
Tester & Abraham
V. M. Grayburn
OYAL Engineers were better value Eastern could not catch up with them. to ace Youth progress in the right into the Junior Shield final on Satur- Engineers are no analis themselves, than an odd goal for their entry at. any stage, and although Royal way at football, will take Fowler nside and gently explain to him that day. The holders were always super. it is likely they will find themselves not even Hulme, one of the finest for to Liga Portuguesa, and should outpaced in the final, right wingers over to Play not all at the interval. At the same time CLUB must be feeling they did the
not have held a longer fend than three- at goul from an angle of ten degrees Liga made or less when about three yards well-nigh hopeless position and two their latest "capture" into the
wrong thing in putting Wilson, DRAW & STARTING Quartermaster the touchline. Ile will point out to goals in the space of a few seconds serves instead of playing him against tho Club winger that his primary nearly had the effect of causing a
TIMES fob is to get the ball in the goalmouth complete swing over of fortunes,
the Police on Saturday. An eye- witness tells me that Wson is
The following in the draw
and Broadway
Chiu Cheong-fan eues. Once he has mastered that TOWLETT is to the Sappers what form ho must walk into the senior competition of the Kowloon Golf Club
class player and that on Saturday's starting times for the High Handicap Li Po-chun little task he can begin to worry about scoring goals from impossible. It will be a sad day for the with two goals: the passes were se Loo Wal-tong is to South China outfit Ho presented George Duncan
to be played over the Kowloon City Why angles. Perhaps, Fowler has been Engineers if Howlett should get in perfectly timed and made that Duncan
Soven told this: if so he must bent with jured and put out of the team. The could not avoid scoring. repetition.
winners played' well- above their league form, the half backs especial.:
to the best advantage for his collen-
ww
·
Pau
course on Sunday, March Tat.
Fol 0.00 E. 'G, Judd and J. G. Charlton. L. Reidy 9.05 J. W. Martin and J. J. King.. 9.10 II. F. Longbottom and C. "E.
Terry..
1st 2nd 3rd
2
WINNING JOCKEYS
1st 2nd 3rd
9.15 W. J. GoallTM and E, O. Murphy. 9.20 F. L. Rapley und H. C. Borner. 9.25 C. J. Roe and E. F. Barries.
L. G. Frost 9.30 A. Andrews and H. G. Mancel. V. V. Necda 1.36 W. J. Woolley and E. WT.L.. Wong F. Marahnil B. Proulx
THE EXCEPTION
ly raising their gamo to a high "HE playa real Glasgow football" Drown was the one Club forward standard. They are a typical cup-
said my Informer. "Creates) who played as though he knew what fighting team and for this reason will ideal openings and shoots strongly he was doing. The Inside right's prove themselves doughty opponents with both feet." Clearly an acquisi progressive tactics were a plonsUTO when they meet East Lancashires in tion, not only to the Club, but to
local football," to watch and he mado, better use of the final the ball than anybody else.
Bickford's work was somewhat AST Lancashires,
who apasmodic. Sometimes he put the over Eastern to enter the last auch a polished display that t
walked ALEC Pearce turned out and gavu
Gardiner. ball in the middle with wonderful ne-round of the competition, now have Club have reason to
9.40 J. S. Smith and W. Orr.. curacy, but he wasn't too consistent. a good chance of accomplishing the ference for cricket. In fact as one The familiar Bickford-Strango com- double Junior Shield and
0.45 Ai Gellatley and E. Christensen. C. Encarnacio Second enthusiastic supporter observed 9.50 H. F. Westlake and L. Jack, D. Black bination which used to broak up the Division Championship. They must wo had this team throughout the
9.55 G. C. Moss and W. II. G. Hirst. | D. 8. LI best of defences seems to be a thing be named favourites. Speed is a season we should win the champion 10.00 W. Stoker and T. Whitley, II. C. Pih
10.05 C. G. Anderson and W. Korshaw. G. A. Harriman
Course maintain” a nil victory over Chinese 'Athletic
Stowards-ti and their understanding was typical startling pnco from start to finish. lends a basis for this 'assortion.
Andrews N. Deliz and W. Stoker.
Y. T. Fung
of the post Strange.
the
giving his partner proper support. soom fit enough to
· WES + NOVEr vital factor in their play, and they ahip." Certainly a clear-cut throo-
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