THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1937:
INTERNATIONAL CHARITY CUP GAMES DESCRIBED
Excellent English Attack
Ireland Held To A Replay | Excellent
RECOVERY BY WALES
SMART GOALS SCORED
NORTH PLAYS OUTSTANDING GAME AS HALF BACK
Wales
(Bullivan . Roberts)
(By "Veritas")
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Ireland
[Ferguson 4, Pickering)
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IRELAND led by three goals to one in this International Charity Cup match on the Kowloon F.C. ground yester- day: yot they were a trifle fortunate to earn a replay.
Wales made a splendid and in the courageous recovery second half. Played a grand type of football and all but scored a sensational-victory.
联糕
I was a trifle disappointed in the whole. The ball wan game sent from ond to end in style truc to such
teams, but there WAR a lot of desultory play, and far too much haphazard kicking Ireland's forwards sparkled in the
first half, while I was the Welsh altnek which took the eye after the
reland.
was composed of Ulster players (with the exception of Rifles the centre-half, the team was the full first division side) while Wales, apart from North at left half, con- sisted of the Fuilliers. So that actually we had two of the strongest inilitary teams in Hongkong pilled against each other.
The result was an interesting, though not notably
But
the honours of the match, Un- doubtedly one of his best displays this season, Nori not only kept a tight hold of the Irwin-Moore wing, but seni through dozens of Ideal ground passes to Ferguson and Doherty. Altogether a clever and thoughtful display of half back football.
When Taylor moved from inside left to centre-half in the second, and during the same period Evana went from centre-forward to right half, there was a discernible Improvement In the Welsh middle line. Taylor,
Cricket C.O.M. Says Modern Gamo Too Slow
Cricket velcran Lord Hawke, 1.C.C. treasurer, Yorksblco pre- sident, thinks the pubilo Is tired of present-day · batsmen who stick at the wicket all afternoon for a paltry two-gure scoro; says cricket fans must be given more for their money.
Points from his annual survey at a meeting of the Yorkshire club:-
"Present-day cricketers vill say I am an-eld fosall, but I say the batsman's idea must surely bo to knock a bowler off his length.
"Unless cricketers of to-day give spectators more for thelr money wo shall see a serious decrease in rates.”
To his own club in parti- cular-
"We want strong, forward, vigoteus mirokes-no back play. Yorkshire must set an example in playing an attractive game."
Lord Hawke, soventy-seven, in his cricket career scored 13,000 ruus, including ten centuries,
Colony
though inclined to be slow, was a Badminton
ne worker, and Evans had Ferguson completely in subjection.
Of the two sets of forwards I thought Roberts on the Welsh left wing. Irwin on the Irish right wing und Doherty, playing inside left for Ireland, gave the brightest display of the afternoon. Sullivan's
an opportun
isin was a pleasure to watch, and his two goals were worthy efforts. Ferguson was dangerous in the initial
good
Championship
EASY WIN FOR C.E. CHNG
one
of Chinese
easy victory in the second round of
yesterday,
C. E. Chng, ably outstanding garne, stages, but collapsed against they.M.C.A's leading exponents, won an Ireland played yo immeasurably
terrier-like methods of Evans, better than Wales in the opening Coakley had some
moments stanza that it seemed that a runaway victory for them was assured. Wales, effecting astute positional changes at the interval, played like a different team, and thoroughly deserved to earn n ́draw and to light another day.
on the Welsh right wing but lacked the Colony badminton championship consistency and was inclined to be overawed by Stevens,
THE GOALS
Wales took an unexpected lend when Coakley performed a brilliant right wing run and finished up with SIMILAR TACTICS
a perfect centre which Roberts, ran Bolh adopled similar tactics, in to convert, but the advantage was though what they were it is not too short-lived. Ferguson equalising with easy to define. It was a mixture of
& half volley from what appeared to gulle and whole-heartedness. On a be an offelde position. A few min difficult ground (because it was like utes later Ireland was a bit lucky concrete) and with a light ball, both
to be awarded स penalty for an teams performed wondern in ball-accidental hands against Wheeler,
and Plekering converted with control, and there was a most de- lightful understanding between half
ground shot. Before the Interval backci and forwards on both sides.
goals the attacks becaine less Ferguson got his head to a perfect Neat, though one cannot deny for a handsome Irish victory.
corner and it looked odds on
Irwin
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that all of the goals scored were But Wales made some positional admirable and reflected the highest credit on everyone concerned.
Stevens, was quite the finest back on the Beld, and Kealing easily the most uncertain. Yet Keating's value to Wales could never be doubted Though his kicking must have given heart palpitations to the rest of the team, somehow or other he came off nearly every time, and one must give him fuil murka for some skilful inter- ceptions.
Norih, as a half-back carried off
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changes, the benefit of which were quickly realised. Firstly a rent left wing movement culminated in Roberts centring and Sullivan screw- ing the ball into the net with his head. Not long afterwards the same player headed through from a corner, und from that time on, Wales were on top, and twice came very close to scoring. Rowlands had to effect two miraculous saves to keep his goal Intact and the end came with Wales still on the offensive.
Playing on the King's College court,
They Shall Not Pass This Day"
This is probably the most typical and candid picture evor taken of Sydney Strange, the well-known full back during a football match. It shows Strange taking the ball in a favourite manner and stopping Scottish attack on the English goal during yesterday's Charity Cup match.
(Picture by staff photographer).
he defented Lui Kwal-you in straight Saturday's Cricket In Hongkong
games of 16-1, 13-1, and thus enters the quarter-finals,
His opponent' will be elther P.K. Hul. F. Koh, F. H. Kwok or E. de Soush, most probably the first-named.
This evening's first round match between T. C. Lee of the University and S. A. Gray of St. Andrew's hos been postponed until Wednesday,
To-morrow evening Frank Kwok and E. de Sousa play off their first round engagement in the singles.
AND EVERYBODY PLAYED HAPPILY
EVER AFTER-
Soccer Teams Tangle Is Unwoven
(By "Veritas")
EVERYBODY'S GUIDE THE amusing muddle created by
TO FOOTBALL And How To Distinguish Soccer From Rugger
The difference between “Soccer" and "Rugger" in that in the first game you may get killed before the end of the season, where- as in the second you'll probably be torn limb from limb long
before Christmas. The difference between amateur football and professional football lies in the fact that in the former no one knows how much you don't get!
can be
The referee, or the man who is A football "fan" is never cool. As under the impression that he is in a matter of fact, this Individual is to chargo of the game,
dis-the point of having apoplexy from Unguished from the other 22 men the end of August until the follow- on the field by the fact that he wears ing April.
worried In America a football game is fro a coat and an extremely look. He is also the first man offquently mistaken for a war between the field at the end of the game. rival "gangs" by European visitors, The goalle is usually very dirty in Americans do not make the same front and clean behind. This is due mistake, because they recognise the Ao the fact that ho figs himself players under their disguises. full length on the ground every "Offside"
2 is the place where Aime a goal is scored just to make player should not be or should be people think that he's trying to save according to the spectators. If the the goals. If he didn't do this no one referee notices that the should-not- would be able to distinguish him be's exceed the should-be's he blows from one of the spectators.
his whistle and points dramatically are at a certain spot, but if the should-
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of the game to enable the players to lick their wounds and the spectators to read the hastily printed half-time scores of other foobtall matches, or the results of early horse races.
As for the spectators, icy usually expert footballers with ham bo's exceed the others then he tries mer toes, woak hearts, varicose veins, hard not to notice the remarks of the and other allments that prevent them disappointed should-not-be's.
Com- from taking an active part in foot-plicated, yes-but football 18 a com~ ball. Sixty per cent, of them areplicated gamel supposed to be cut dolag the week- Half-time is a period in the middle end shopping for the wife.
The trainer is the man who tells newspaper reporters why his "boys" are bound to win before the game, and then tells his "boys" exactly why they lost after the game, Tho A foul is a dirty trick as far as the chlof point
about his training
opponents of the man who fouls are- methods is to get the "boys" to do concerned and folly good play as tar things that have nothing whatever as his supporters are able to see. If
with
For exam- a referee in foolish enough to see pla he gels them to run egg-foul, then ho penalises the
fouler and-spoon races, ride donkeys on and his team and at the same time the sands, play billards, learn chunks runs the risk of having poison put of Euclid, and master the art of In his beer at the "Blue Pig after danclag the Itumba.
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HURRICANE HITTING AT THE K. C. C.
Then Frank Goodwin Takes A Hand And Gets Three Wickets In An Over
(By "Veritas"}
Jessopian-like batting by! AW: Ramsey, who smacked two sixes and nine fours in an innings of 74 compiled in 50 minutes left the Army bowlers shaking their heads in despon- dency when K.C.C. senior team was at home to the military side on Saturday.
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the selection of Irishmen and Ramsey, exhibiting powerful drives Welshmen for the English Inter-and hefty leg pulls, made the Army attack appear exceedingly inacuous, national Charity Cup football and with the willing and very capable team was straightened out satis-assistance of Donald Anderson, 144:
runs were added for the second wic- factorily yesterday.
kot in a
a fow minutes under the hour. Originally Stevens, an Irishman, Anderson, offer a start which sug-i and Taylor, a Welshman, were rested the opposition bowling held all chosen for England, while Talbot, the terrors known in cricket, sudden- ly blossomed into a beautiful hitter, an Englishman, was included in and at one stage nearly caught up the Welsh team.
with Ramsey, though' before he had However, when the teams fin-been over 30 runs behind him.
An Interesting feature about both ally lined up it was to reveal Innings was that each batsmen Stevens at left back in Ireland's reached his half century with team, Taylor in the Welsh team, mighty hit for six. Ramsey got his the a straight drive from the Bowling Green Club, while So everybody is happy, though Anderson adopted a similar stroke, I rather think some of our soccer but from the other wicket and clear
ed the cinder track by the selectors will think twicò next
garden. time before picking their teama
MODEL INNINGS
was a wee Ramsey's knock at the Interport dinner!
"chancay" though when he did con- noct (particularly against Barron) It was right in the middle of the bat. On the other hand Anderson's was a model innings. He got over the ball perfectly in making his flashing} cover drives to the boundary, and when he did lift the ball, I was always thoroughly clear of elders, and in an intended direction.
place in the English side. and Talbot taking his rightful with
pavillon end to send the ball into
Coronation Day Six-A-Side Matches?
club
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FRANK GOODWIN
FINISHING IS SUPERIOR
BOTH DEFENCES GOOD FOWLER'S FINE RIGHT-WING
DISPLAY FOR WINNERS
England
Alliot & Favier)
2 Scotland
ENGLAND, possessing a forward line with the will and ability to score goals won yesterday's Inter- national Charity Cup tie against Scotland somewhat contrary to expectations. Scotland's weakness was England's strength.
The English attack showed up remarkably well, and were doubly as dangerous as the Scottish vanners in front of goal. Rodger was very much more worried than Church his opposite number, which Was fortunate for England 49 Church did not inspire a great deal of confidence.
Scotland were splendidly served in defence. Rodger, I and Steele were constantly averting catastrophes to their goal by means of clever in- terceptions or daring enves. They
needed to be on their best behaviour against a quintette which clearly found inspiration in the occasion. Fowler and Bickford on the extreme English wings were sources of real worry to the Scols, while the pushful efforts of Eillat, Wride and Talbot constantly spelt danger.
The Scottish attack was polished in its approach movements but fell very short when it came to adding the finishing touches. In addition to which full marks must be given Sydney Strange and Webster for some first-class defensive play. They posi- tioned themselves better than did Hill and Steele, co-operating more effec- tively with their half backs.
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The Scottish inside forwards rarely received opportunities for cutting through the middle as did Eliot and Talbot at the other end, · The cover- ing play of Webster
and Strange mude a pretty picture.
There was litle to choose between the intermediate lines, though posol- bly the Englishmen were a little more attentive towards their own forwards. |Certainly the English vanners did not have to fetch and carry so much as the Scots.
Thirty-one To Nonel Goalkeeper
Scores Six
Penalty Goals
Have you ever heard of A goalkeeper scoring six goals in a match? Well, it happened in the game between Onsion Juniors (Durham) and Deaf Hill Juniors, at Ouston,
Quston Juniors were awarded six penalty kicks. Their goal- keeper converted the lot.
The Ouston lads won 31-0. Morrison, inside right, scored ninelcen on his own.
BADMINTON
TO-NIGHT'S LEAGUE PROGRAMME
(By "Veritas")
Three matches in tho."A" Division and two in the "B" are scheduled va to-night's league badminton pro- granime.
St. Andrew's "A" receive Univer- sity "A" In the return fixture, while Recreio "A" visit the Eu Tong-sOTL gymnasium to meet the University; second string.
The Varsity seniors are sure to win comfortably, while Recreio should annex points.
The fact that the Scots had rather more of the play indientes they were
Chinese Y.M.C.A. are at home lo superior in the midfield exchanges, Chinese Recreation Club, and I rather but there that superiority ended. It think they will win about 6-3 at the was the English forwards who were very least. the more potent before goal, and al- though they could not pierce a bril-"Derby" encounter at Kowloon Tong, In the second division there is a Hlant defence in the first half, they whore the club's two teams meet.. met with just reward in the closing The senior outfit are sure to win. stages.
It was Fowler who paved the way for the first goal, fring in a hard drive which Rodger could not hold, and Elliot, rushing up netted before the goalkeeper could recover. Not long afterwards England made the game safe when Fowler broke Through a second time and beat Rodger with a well directed shot.
Scotland right have reduced the arrears before the end, but the luck was against them. On the whole, though, England deserved to win, if only because she enjoyed that alight edge in attack,
St.
College a good run for their money John's should give King's at the Cathedral Hall, but I cannot see them avoiding defeat.
The programme, with home teams given first, follows:
"A" DIVISION
St Andrew's "A" v. University "A." University "B" v. Recrelo "A." Chinese Y.NL.C.A. v. C.R.C.
"B" DIVISION Kowloon Tong v. Kowloon Tong "B." St. John's.v. King's College.
TWO-REFEREE SCHEME OPPOSED BY HERTS F.A.
If the advocates of two referees being appointed to take charge of professional football matches get their way there will be a serious shortage of efficient referees for the big amateur competitions.
This was the information lald be
games wore not fore the ecuncll of the Hertfordshire handled it was due to the incom- properly Football Association at their meet-petence of the officials and not to ing In London,
the system of control.
The Council unanimously decided A further argument put forward to instruct the representative of the against the introduction of two re- .he took three wickets for two might be submitted to the F.A. that it was most undesirable there.
county to oppose any motion that ferees for professional football was runs in one over.
Council for two 'referees to be placed should be one jaw for the profes- in control of games instead of one.alonal side of the game and another
The view was taken that, although for the amateur side.
Anderson reached his century by four o'clock. In other words he made his runs in something like runs. I wondered why he was not 110 minutes, which was great going brought back again. Only be and Tho Football Association
seeing that he started off rather McIntosh-Walker looked capable of as present the advocates of the Hitherto the game tud been dealt Council at a meeting in London slowly. It was his second succes-stemming the fast tide of scoring alange insisted that they meant the with as a game, and the council was will consider à draft letter of
sive three-figure innings and was Barron was treated in merciless alteration to apply exclusively to emphatle that it would be a danger- without blemlah, Ope six, one fashion, especially by Ramsey, who professional football, it was inevitous experiment to set up two kinds instructions recommended by
15 boundaries were his smoto him time and again past the able that, if the option were placed of control. Ave and the Consultative Committee for
in the lows, sooner or later it must Gelders. best hita
Walch in a brief spell sent down be made compulsory, and it would
It would be the first step towards issue to county associations in E. F. Fincher made a confident 37
a cleavage between the amateur, and connection with-aix-a-side against bowling which had had its some fair stuff, but lakers all round apply to all tinds of football.
the professional sides of the game, The appointment of two referees and ultimately the two would be Their fielding was the poorest 1 matches on May 12, Coronation heart broken, and with Anderson the Army attack was not impressive.
helped to advance the score by 80 in an hour. He boasted seven boundary have seen for a long time in this if only because it would be impoent
for each game would lead to chaos, completely divorced. Day..
Norwich City F.C. directors are grade of cricket. As somebody re- A sub-committee will be ap-hits. pointed to consider Welsh club two hours and in that time they
K.C.C. innings lasted Just short of marked: "Shades of the Hunt Buillo to obtain the number of referees unanimously opposed to the scheme. required at different periods of the Mr. J. F. Wright, chairman of the There were some curiosities about season when there was a large num-club, told a reporter: "The over- applications for entry in next rattled up 238 runs for the loss of season's competition.
two wickets. Teddy Fincher left at the Army innings, which terminated ber of cup lies on the same after-whelming majority of professional
footballers play the game In Recommendation of the sub-eight, and so accurate was the bowl at 132, leaving the home team win-
sportsmanlike way, and to dot loose It was stressed that, in the on footballers generally this costly, committee who
ing In the early stages, that is seemed nors by 100 runs. The biggest of have con the home team would have a real agures of 0 for 49. His first wicket.
them was Frank Goodwin's bowling exporfence of the meinbers of the and what might easily prove to be sidered rule 20 dealing with the fight for rune
Connell, there was not any diffi- confusing, split authority, is not culty. In a competent referee and justifled because there may happen statos of amateur and profesirable analyals of 1 for 27 in cost 34 runs. Then he returned to As it was Garthwalte finished with secured in the course of five overs aional players will bo
two Unesmen controlling a game to be a few black sheep who con sidered.
efficiently, especially under the be adequately donit with by one. con nine overs (including two maidens), bowl from the Bowling Green end
and his first alx overs only cost ten
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diagonal system now in vogue. referee."
CURIOSITIES
noon.