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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1936.
KOWLOON CHINESE HAD POINTS FOR THE TAKING
Missed Goal Changes Whole Complexion Of The Game
S. CHINA "A" DID NOT LOOK LIKE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
►
Kowloon Chinese
(By "Veritas")
(Chote Mas-chi, 2 Wond
winp-hong)
3
S. China "A"
(Fung King-cheung 2, Lat
Shui-wing)
KOWLOON Chinese had two points for the taking in this match on the Club ground yesterday, for, when leading 3-2 fifteen minutes from the end, a lightning raid found Fung King-yu in possession with South China custodian out of his charge: but instead of tapping the ball into the yawning goal, Fung booted it high over the bar. South China went back to the attack after this escape, scored an equaliser within a minute, and mono. polised play for the remainder of the game.
Nor was Fung King-yu tho. only offender in missing goula, Tang Kwong-sum allowed A
both wings, and his two goals were gorgeous to behold.
HALF BACK SHORTCOMINGS There were noticeable shortcomings
trojan.
golden opportunity to slip by in in the half back line, Chen Hong- the first half, while Lan Chung-kong being especially faulty in his ing was just as guilty sone kicking, and he did not cover Tso Kwal-shing enough. Fortunately for time later.
Kowloon Chinese Tso selected the This was essentially a "Curate's occasion to give his most wretched Eet" match, with drab periods re-display for many moons. Ilor Chor- ileved by the brilliant shooting of ying was the pick of the halves, al- Wong Wing-bone and Chow Man-though Lal Kwok-chu: worked like a chi, e elegance of Fung King- sheung. and the pertinacity of Tang Kwong-gum. Beyond these performances there was little to indicate that it wILS A Inalch between first division teams.
For three parts of the match Kow- loon Chinese were much the liveller teain, but they tired rapidly towards the close and South China front line Indulged in pot shots, some of which brought out the beat in Sul Tim-lim, Kowloon Chinese goalkeeper, but the majority of which were, hopelessly wide of the mark
NOTE OF INSINCERITY There was a note of insincerity
Mak Sul-hon was the Brest back on the field, and I daresay this per- formance of his will re-open an old- time argument as to whether he or I Tin-gang is the better footballer. On yesterday's form there was it comes comparison, but when sheer consistency, Ll must win in a
conter.
no to
I have seen Su! Tim-Ilm play much better games, and this in spite of the fact that he effected some extremely
111 clearances
the closing nble minutes. But he was Obviously a fault with South China's second goal third. Both and again with their
about South China's work. I have times he positioned himself Incorrect- never seen Li Tin-sang so lethartic ly and was guilty of errors of judg- and disinterested. He gave Fung King-yu an easy pasange, which the
winter should have turned to greater advantage.
Bul for the sterling efforts of Tam Kong-pak, Leung Wing-chul and Lee Kwok-wal, South China goal would have fallen time and again.
Tam did not always get the better of Tang Kwong-sum, especially when the winger had the ball under control.
ment,
AS A TEAM-IMPROVEMENT As a team Kowloon Chinese gave vastly improved account of them- The half backs will have to selves.
defensive strengthen their They are too fond of hanging back Instead of going in to tackle; it allows
Story-telling picture of how Fang King-cheung scored South China's second goal against Kowloon Chinese yesterday. He can be seen heading the ball into the goal after Sui Tim-lin, opposing goalkeeper had run out and missed the ball, Bunched together with Fung is Ho Char-yin, Ip Pak-wa and Tay Qua-
Jiang. (Photo: Mas Cheung),
Clubhouse Chatter
play A
to
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'Homeless"
By "Veritas'
Badminton
Players In Colony
LOSS OF TWO GOOD COURTS
CREATES UNFORTUNATE
curious and somewhat per- turbing reactionary spirit
ith-
the possessor of the ball too much concerning league badminton is time in which to advance and direct making its presence felt in! It was his bobbing head which saved his pass. The forwards need the Caroline Hill cutit, and I was develop their headwork. Four One Hongkong, the likely effect of surprised to see how insistent Lai, chances of nearing went begging in Kwok-chul and his half back col this match because the inside men which will be to deprive several leagues were in lobbing the ball in didn't know how to shape even for a prominent players of the oppor- view of Tam's unexcelled headwork, header. It is a team of real possl-
Association's tourna- One of the most interesting features bilities, but it hasn't properly welded tunity of taking part in the Bad-
minton of the game was the performance of itself as yet.
South China "A" rarely played like
A fortnight ago Fire Wong Wing-hong al centre-forward.. The clever manner in which he ran champions. As I have said there ment. Into position for through passes same-appeared to be a lack of interest in Brigade decided-not-to-par- where between a touchline and the their work. Fung King-cheung was centre of the feki had South China again the forward line artist, though ticipate in the league. This again. his shooting went to pleces. Tso was meant that at least half a dozen defence guesaing me and And his shooting, once he had the never in the same class as the rest keen players were left high ani Almost simultaneously ball under control, was highly specta- of the players: Lai Shui-wing was a
but failed badly in dry. hard worker, cular.
Nevertheless Chow Man-chi was front of goal. Tay sometimes looked Taikoo Recreation Club
rarely nounced the impossibility of the most skilful of the Kowloon dangerous, but could Chinese, attack, although he was clear of the close attentions of
Sul-hen. Ipraising teams for the approach- Kink inclined to hn a bit lazy and want- Chor-yin ed the ball put onto his feel. Pak-wa's football days seem to being season. Thus two excellent He was about as courts and a number of players coming to an end. effective as using blotting paper to were being lost to local com-
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petitive badminton. Then arose: the idea that the rejected Fire Brigade players and the few disappointed Talkoo enthusiasts should amalgamate and form a new club with Taikoo as hend- quarters. If this could mater-1 ialise the league was assured of another men's doubles and mix-i ed doubles team. Alas the Tai- koo authorities last week came
When he did get it something good usually happened. He flung won- derfully arourale passes out to
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back with an unequivocal "No", many of the fundamental strokes of thus definitely ensuring that the game.
two of the Colony's best badmin-
ton courts are bo remain in com- parative idleness this winter.
Real Scarcity of Courts
S private recreation clubs both
Opportunity For Camaraderie
to
an important game in Hongkong, but it is young enough still to need nurturing and encouragement. A spirit of club camaraderie is essential if the game is to continue its pro- press. We have a number of players now facing the probability of exclu- ston from the league competitions, and that is a position which should
not be allowed to exist.
Badminton At C.R.C.
Our Daily Golf Hint
Indecision in the choice of a club for a certain shot has caused disastrous results in many games of the inex- perienced player, and not in- frequently in the rounds of the best players.
Betty Burton.
NOT AT THEIR BEST
St. Joseph's Disappoint SMART S. CHINA
S. China "B"
(Chan Tak-fal, Yuk Hon-woo)
GOOD CLASS FOOTBALL
HANDSOME WIN FOR R.E.
BUT THE CHINESE PLAYED WELL
R.E..... ◊ Kowloon Chinese
Burst 5 Doyling A, Woode
to
(Chen Yar kea Lal Fail
ROYAL Engineers, who are regarded by several com- pelent critics as being well up first division strength, yesterday scored a handsome win against Kowloon Chinese after an impressive display In a second division encounter.
was The standard of play usually good for second division, Although the Sappers won by a wide margin they were not always pre- dominant, and Kowloon Chinese put up a very promising, show against such a combination.
un-
The Royal Engineers were in first rate shooting form, and made use of nearly all their opportunities. Con- versely this was the big falling by the Chinese. They wasted severni easy chances. But the match was 2 St. Joseph's.. full of interest, and was further in- dication of the improved standard In this division.
(Conta)
There are teams in the second division who would easily hold their
SOUTH China "B" are cling-own among the senior teams.
ing tenaciously to their un- Chinese opened the scoring when To general surprise Kowloon beaten record, and in this match Chon Yat-kee broke through, but yesterday at Caroline Hill they before hait time arrived the Sappers were full value for the two had taken a substantial lead through
points. Another goal margin Hurst (2) and Woods, would not have been dispro- portionate to the run of play. St. Joseph's were at odds and ends and compared unfavourably with the thoughtful and decisive work of the Chinese, Leonard played a lonely game in the Saints attack, but was far too well marked to do any dam age;
Castilho was a weakness which
after the restart, but the Chinese Boyling widened the margin shortly replied strongly and Lai Fai scored their second. However they wearied before the end and the Engineers had no difficulty in planting on two more goals through Boyling and Hurst,
for some unknown cause the Saints insisted upon playing to. Іп соп- sequence the Chinese were able to deal effectively with the attacks.
Hussain, Costa and Marques were prominent for the losers, the first- named performing nobly at centre- half, while Costa's huge kleking was
LIVELY
F.A.
DEBATE
as usual spectacular and efficacious. EXPECTED
Marques has not played better in goat for a long while.
(By "Veritas")
thrustful in the front line and very Chinese were considerably more stolid in defence. They packed their place at ibis evening's meeting of the A lively debate is expected to take goal to shut out Leonard and Ward and these were tactics which paid.
Ilongkong F.A. Connell when the South China also boasted a hur Chinese Lai Wah Cup selection com- PRANK Kwok, energetic hon. trea- back superiority which reflected it antice will seek a ruling in connee-
match between surer of the Hongkong Badmin- self in the exchanges. The forwardson with the ton Association, and prominent were better acrved than those of St abandoned by the referee owing to
Army wblch league player, leaves the Colony this Joseph's while the defence had less darkness six minutes from the end
on local furlough, 50 that responsibility, Chinese Recreation Club are
week
likely
អា
not
Chinese
and
of extra Ume.
the WILE
Aro
Lee Shek-you and Wong King- I understand the Chinese Lo have his assistance in the cheung constituted a lively left wing, asking the Council to decide whe league until round about Christinas. while Chan Tak-tat was a constant ther the match should be replayed As a matter of fact C.R.C. badmin-menace.
fall, or should be replayed in part in ton has been
Father
badly hit this Chan Tok-fal put South
Chinn (fe, the uncompleted part of the year. S. P. Chan and H. T. Woo, phead and before the Interval Yuk extra time), or should be awarded two of last year's stalwarts, have
on-woo increased the advantage. the Chinese, who were, at the time inigrated to King's College team, and St. Joseph's rarely looked capable of of the abandonment, leading their although the Causeway Bay club has scoring until Cestu, late in the second opponents.
necured Kwok from St. John's
n's half, went up to the attack. It was a The Chinese will request the Coun- Cathedral outfit, the season will be desperate measure, but it partly suc- cll to decide in favour of either nearly halfway through before he ceeded for the lanky left back scored replay in part or the awarding of becomes available, Fortunately Just before the final whistle.
the game to the Chinese.
Linng Sai-wah will be back in time for the start of the season, and the C.R.C. s boasts the assistance of W. C. Choy, by far the most im- proved player in the Colony.
Rules, Not Discretion
THOSE who know anything about
Jays
football and its laws, and the Lai Wah Cup and its rules, were prob- ally interested in, but not very im pressed by, the comments which appeared in yesterday's newspaper spropos the Lui Wah cup game be- tween the Army and Chinese which was abandoned during extra time. The writer displayed amazing ignor- ance when he observed "
the decision to play extra time in the Lal Woh match was a matter of dis- Araikoo and Fire Brigade have a THE
THE other aspect of this regrettable cretion and not of the application of
position is that at least one men's
rules." My dictionary explains that perfect and unquestionable right to doubles team is to be denied nil
the word "Must" means "obliged to", make theso decisions. But that does chance of compeling in the league
which hardly suggests discretionary not lessen the disappointment of bad- this season. And those affected in-
powers. The Lal Wah rute govern- minton players generally, For
ing extra time quite plainly clude some of our most advanced Hongkong is notoriously Ali-equipped
"must". has been decid- players, Happily It
To try and argue that the with good playing conditions for the ed to enter a new mixed doubles
playing of extra time in this-com- game, and it was always a
a pleasure outfit, which will apply to the Asso
petition is merely discretionary on for visiting teams to appear on these
the part of the referee means either clution for permission play two courts. The Colony can now be matches on opponents' courts. There
a wilful disregard of a very decisive rule, or an attempt to indulge in said to boast only three or four courts
rts is no doubt this permission will be which qualify for the description of granted as Victoria Recreation Club
literary acrobatics, In
In this particu!- lar case the commentator was prob- Kew- enjoys the same privilege. It might Tong and King's Colle
ably much nearer the murk when be argued that the same thing could
pointing out the necessity of punc be done with the men's team which playing conditions which are reason- able, but for the rest players are faces diaintergrution, but I gather
tuailty in starting and finishing the faced with handicaps such ag low the players affected have decided game. On this point we may hear good deal at this evening's Council roofing, inadequate lighting,
meeting. In the meantime it may head encroachments and so forth.gainst this. Perhaps it would be
decision
help my contemporary to know that, Therefore the loss of the Fire Brigade desh their while to reconsider this There is small doubt the
in football at least, a referee never and Taikoo courts to league badmin- Association would welcome them,
possesses discretionary power con- ton considerable: at this stage of while it is certain clubs competing the game's development, almost im-
cerning the In the league would be willing to
of extra time. playing of If the go out of their way to help them.
there is to be extra time it measurable. But it is another forel-
In ble reminder of the necessity of the Unfortunately it seems none of the
plainly
staled so a rule; otherwise Badminton Association acquiring its established badminton lengue clubs
without such intimation, he has no own courts. Until this has been ac- can afford to share their courts, as
power whatever to play extra time. ills discretionary power operates in complished development of the game in the majority of cases they have here must be arrested. Players can use of them for only two evenings.
the abandonment of a game before not hope to improve to a desired a week. Nevertheless it would be a
full time has been played. "Com- standard while they have to play fino public spirited action if any club
mentator" rightly and timely points under conditions which confina them | felt. Inclined to come forward and
cut that players should know the to certain types of shots and deny offer the use of a court to these
rules. So, it might be added, should them opportunities of practising homeless players. Badminton is now newspaper writers.
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