THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. MONDAY,
FEBRUARY
1038
SERVICES EXTEND THE ISLINGTON CORINTHIANS
Chinese Beaten By
Speedy Play
Of Corinthians
Splendid Soccer By English Amateurs
(By "Abo")
In exactly the same manner as the South China A.A. foot- ballers have so often toyed with local opposition in the past, so the Islington Corinthians toyed with them at Carolino Hill on Saturday when the famous English amateur players commenced their programme in the Colony. Though the visitors won by a solitary goal, they were all over the Chinese and gave an ex- hibition of bewildering speed, combined with splendid ball con- trol and positional play.
thinns were the masters. In several movements, no Chinese defender was able to even touch the ball although the
The Islington Corinthians as they lined up to be presented to Is Excellency the Governor Sir Geotry Northcote on Saturday. Left to right:-Manning. Longisan, Buchanan, Bradbury, Tarrant, Avery, Marlin, Wright, W. Miller, Whittaker and Clark (Captain). (Photo: Staff: Photographer).
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
ever been seen before in the Colony.
Had the Chinese not suffered trom an inferiority complex, they might have given a better show than they did; but the majority of them majority of these movements were patently nervous especially at
were not crowned with success, bas the start, and even after due al- The most marked superiority of lowance has been made for the fact the tourists was in middelt play. In that the Corinthians' speed had com-fact, it was almost a
a monopoly. pletely unsettled them in the opening Though "Bill" Whittaker, in his role stages, the Chinese certainly did not as a third back, took no part what- come up to expectations as a team ever in the attack, the two-halves ng sig, were on both wings, where Individually, however, several of Marlin and Wright were always in them distinguished themselves, nota-the right jon, whether in de-nelther Manning on the right, nor and with the W. Miller on the left was able to
or in
ONLY WEAKNESSES
The only weaknesses in the visit-
bly Tam Kwan-kon in goal, the fende-forwards Bradbury and Avery full-backs, Male Sul-hón and Li Tine always dropping back to help in the play up to the general standard of
the centre-half,
foraging, it was not surprising that their side. But it has to be remem
Rong, and
Lim
Tak-po. The display given by the Corinthians' supremacy in mid- bered that neither, was playing in
commendable; if he' had also suf- fered
from nervousness, the tourists would most assuredly liave scored more than one goal. While most of his team-mates
allowed themselves to be over-awed by the occasion, he remained cool between the sticks and set an example which the others might well have followed..
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Malc Sul-hon, LA Tin-sang and
Lim Tak-po, were the other three who refused to be beaten without fight, and throughout they de- Zended
stoutly albeit desperately, Their clearances lacked the usual polish, but to them polish was only
secondary consideration Saturday: the first was to get the ball away-anywhere so long as it was away from goal.
п
on
With
SHOW A DROP IN ENTRIES
H.D. RUMJAHN DEFENDS
TITLE IN SINGLES
Entries for the Open Tennis Championships of the Colony, organised by the Hongkong Cricket Club annually, show a drop of 15 in the singles and seven in the doubles.
position, as Manning is a full-back THIRD BACK PLAY
normally and Miller an inside for- Terrant, although he went Probably for the first time in-local ward. football, we had a glimpse of what very close with several henders, was a "third back" really means, Whittaker positioning himself be perhaps not as dangerous as we had tween them, the two backs, Clark thought him to be; on one occasion, and Buchanan, werd able to give he missed an almost open goal. more attention to the wings. The
Insufficient was seen of Longman result was the complete subjugation to enable one to judge his capabill-aspirants who include Tsul Wai-pul,
and Cheung tles. He Yeung Shul-yick of
was a spectator for the with Furthermore Moon-wing. Whittaker between the backs, there most part of the game. was no loop-hole for Chan 'ok-fal to make his tearaway dashes down the centre.
had
H. D. Rumjalin, who beat his cousin "B.A" in the final last year after Ave hard-fought sats, will be Hockey defending his ille against a feld of
MACAO'S LUCKY WIN HONGKONG ELEVEN DESERVED DRAW
PUT UP A GOOD SHOW THOUGH BEATEN BY 3-1
TOURISTS AGAIN GIVE SPLENDID EXHIBITION OF POSITIONAL PLAY
(By "Abo")
If further evidenco was required to prove the effectiveness of the Islington Corinthians as a team, it was supplied at Caroline Hill yesterday afternoon when they played against the United Services. Nevertheless their 3-1 win might suggest that they had an easier task against the Servicea than against the Chinese the day before, but actually it was the other way round. Though they acored three goals, the tourists were made to go all out to get them.
Ground and weather conditions were not as conducive to fast play as they were when the Islington! Corinthians met the Chinese, and fr consequence the ball was not moved up and down the field with such rapidity. But ground and weather. conditions cannot affect positional play, and in this respect the tourists were equally as good as in their first uppearance. Several
team.
Over
changes were made in the Ted Wingfield took Cyril Longman's position in goal, G. W. Dance came in at right-half in of A. J. Martin, and G. W. place
Pearce
was at outside left. W. Miller, who was at outside lett on Saturday, moved to inside right and L. Bradbury went to outside right Just to show his versatility (be is and scored normally a half-back) two goals!
Bradbury
He la versatile,
NOT AS FAST While the play lacked the speed
The line seemed to mova a little of the previous day, tho match was better to watch inasmuch as it was better in the second half when more even. Again the tourists be- Pearson, from outside left went to wildered the opposition by their centre-forward, and Calvert weat opening burst, and in ten minutes out to they were a goal up. Two more fruit followed shortly after and before the game was half an hour old the Corinthians were three goals in the lead,
the left. The move bore when Pearson received through pass and dashed in to bent Wingfield from close range.
Rather surprisingly the Corintilans did not have as much of the mid- field play as one would have ed, following their exbiblilon against.
Thin was due to the the Chinese. work of the Services'. halves, Wil liamson, Bright and Ferris, No bet ter compliment could be paid to these three than to say that they were only a little behind the Corin-
But the Services did not deserve to be 3-0 down at this stage, for they were playing a splendid garne and the tourists were not by any means It was Just having their own way.
Corinthians had as well that the established such commanding lead, or else they might have been hard put to it to win at all as the Ser-thians' intermediate line in effective- vices settled down to such good pur- neas
The Corinthians again featured
pose that they often had the visitors' their play with accurate passes.
defence worried.
Sometimes these passen went astray,
understandable, but that a seasoned § at least, when he had only Longinan more into the picture in the second of severùl old-timers in the doubles, i afternoon to witness the frien' their thrusts he could not go backle hard, and scored a beautiful goal off
ond
and
his
WDS,
Macao's half
disadvantage.
TOURISTS TAKE LEAD Bradbury's first goal was a very cool affair. He dribbled his way pust. Sheehan and calmly tapped the ball past Church. Just before thin, Miller had scored but the goal was disallowed because Tarrant was off- Foal came as a re- side, The
next sult of a splendid movement on the left, Pearce lobbing the ball on to Tarrant's head for the latter to put it into the net. Shortly afterwards,
(Continued on Page 9;) Dradbury was again in the limelight,
the Chinese Davis Cupper und former
5. holder of the championship; A. Rumjahn, also a former champion;| The speed in which the tourists and E. C. Fincher, probably the inesi started off bewildered the Chinese focal player who has never won the who themselves admit that they
titic. the never seen anything like it. It was The favourite method of
but Apart from these three, there are; control. few amongst the entrants in the Chinese attack the inside forwards not speed and speed alone, drawing the backs and sending the speed combined with ball bad through for the centre-forward For a long time, there was one team singles who look capable of deposing GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT
Toul Yan-pul, ent H. D. Rumfohn, failed because of the presence of in it until Chan Tak-fal was seat
Had Bright, the Services' centre Probably because so much was ex- Whittaker in the middle. And this through by Fung but his shot at younger brother, of Tsui Wal-pui,
half, followed Whittaker's example but more often than not they went
taking part of the Chinese prevented one or two upsels, but it is doubhful
by (By Our Own Correspondent) pected of him, both by the Corin-is the essential purpose of the third goal went wide. Desperate defence back again though, and may cause
up the role of "stopper" to the men for whom they were in- inlans themselves and by local sup back, True
from the very start, the Corinthians tended. Bradbury was a great suc- enough, Chan Tak-fat on the porters, Fung. King-cheung
at burst through on several occasions the Corinthians from scoring in the whether Lee Wai-tong, so soon after
Macao, Feb. 29,
might not have scored three times cess at outside right, and his display inside-right, was the greatest
au but
Whittaker was too close on his first-half, and the blank score-sheet his leg injury, will be good enough
Despite the inclemency of the in such a short-period. In the first yesterday certainly gave no indica- appointment among
the Chinese heels to allow him to shoot with any at the interval certainly flattered the to offer serious challenge to the lead-
any Chinese, who were unable to with- ing players. forwards,
weather here to-day, a large crowd half hour he was too well up the tion that this was not his morning That the other four degree of certainty. The
Chinese would not be able to give of their centre-forward, nevertheless, should stand the terride pace.
It is pleasing to note the return assembled at the hockey grond this, field and when the tourists made position. Dick Tarrant worked very
100 much his head from a pass by Pearce best against the tourists was easily have found the net on one occasion The South China players came
the most notable being M. K. Lo and encounter between the United Tour-in time, thus throwing
responsiblity on the shoulders of campaigner Uko Fung, who has to beat; but he shot straight at the
period, but even then, they were M. W. Lo, who had done so well in nament team and the Macao Hocker Watson and Sheehan, the full-backs. toured so many countries, should advancing goal-keeper and the always beaten to the ball by yards. this tournament in former years. On Club. A fluke.goal scored half a When he did play the third-back type ing minule before the close of play of game, the Corinthiana' attack Eve such a weak display must have chance never came again.
Avery put the visitors one up when paper at least, the most outstanding
win. been felt keenly by the Chinese
he obtained possesalon outside the pairs seem to be the Toul brothers enabled the home team wust and noticeably became less dangerous. selectors. Even his passes to both "Pat" Clark gave an examplary
Play area, feinted twice penalty
The the Rumjohn cousins.
extremely fast exciting. Both teams were in fine LACK OF UNDERSTANDING. Wings, usually the most reliable tea- exhibition of full-back plur. Su stammed the ball into the corner of selection of Tauf Wal-pul to represent forms and brisk exchanges took place turo of his play, went awDY more footed and fast for a man of his
China in the Davis Cup prevented
Very often too there was a lack ground was from the outset. The him and bulk, he never gave Cheung Moon the net well out of Tam's reach. often than not
brother from defending! This was the only scoring of the the wing an inch of rope. Buchanan, How completely outplayed
wards, although Individually every- Chinese were can only be appreci-
on the left, was less spectacular but match, but in the 90 minutes of play their doubles Ulle which was won wet and very slippery and placed of understanding among the for- he was certainly not less effective. the Islington Cohinthians showed us from the Rumjahns in 1930, but they both at back line was excel- one of them can be said to have play- ated by those who witnessed the
and held the ed a good game. Calvert went very of amateur are now in full cry after it. game. The margin of victory cer- The most attractive feature of the the highest standard
The draw of the championships, lent in distribution tainly did not do the tourists justice. tourists' play was the splendid co-football.
which commence at the Hongkong opposition attack at boy time and close a few times with rasping drives, Wherever the ball was, whether on ordination of the wing-halves and
C.C. courts on Monday, February 28, ugain. Raids were frequent in the but his combination with Saw and visitors' goal orda, but Dobson dis-McGuigan could have been better. the ground or in the air, he Corin-the inside forward. Nothing like it
will be made sometime this wek,
played rare judgment and cleared Entrics are as follows:
what seemed to be ceriain United forwards constantly harassed
the 5. A. Gray, P. S. Leong, T. A. for defence, but on several occasions over each other hindering rather Pearce, F. V. Harrison, W. Sander than assisting. and thus enabling W. C. Hung, B. Agaturoff, Wel Almada to clear. The Interval was Chung, Pang Ol Lam, A. Crawford, reached with no scores registered. M. W. Lo, G. W. Sewell, T. C. Upon resumption, Guest at right
T. E. Wheble J. A., H. Monaghan,
H. back,
thwarted constant allempts in Douglans, 3. C. Pool,
F. II. Kwok, S. a most creditable manner thereby man: P. B. Clark, A. D. Buchanan; W. Llang. E. C. Fincher, Tsui Wal-turning the tide on many occasions, Wright: R. Manning, L. Bradbury, R. H. Rump, RN, Firdos Khan, J. W half back line and forwards to get Leonard, Leong Ping-chlu, N. P. Tarrant, A. Avery and W. Miller. Drysdale, A. V. Gosano, 1. M. A side right, was unlucky and missed past the opposition. Ramalho, in- South China AA--Tam Kwan- kon; Make Sul-hen, Li Tin-sang; Lau Razack, H. D. Humjahn, S. A. Rum-
Costa, Macao's lett treated the spectators to a bril- Hing-choi, Lim Tak-po, Leung Wing Jahn, J. F. L. Smalley, A. S. Hussain,
S. S. Hussain, A, Warr, W. A. Land, fant display of intercepting and chiu; Yeung Shul-yick, Fung King-
(Continued on Page 9.)
placing, and Alex Alrosa, pival, per- cheung, Chon Tak-fal, Lai Shiu-
formed skilfully in aulmanoeuvring wing and Cheung Moon-wing.
the opposing forwards.
Gulam Nasul, his opposite number,
for was prominent
same work. R. Rosario, was thoroughly depen- dable at right back, and his ability to rob Dunne, outside left, and Par- taub at wing of the ball, was pretty
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A too-frequent blowing of the whistle rather marred the game from the spectators' point of view. Usually one of our best referees, Mr. R. M. Ombr was more strict thon the situation warranted and slowed down the game considerably by in discriminato blowing of the whistle on alight technicalities. This proved Irritating to the spectators.
Teams:
Islington Corinthians.-C. Long-
CHAMPIONSHIP, SINGLES
by Tain Rawwn-hen, the South Chian goal-heeper, Whusplayed: very cool game audiu sa the. Kalingian Corfniblans, . (Photo:
| several chariced..
to watch,
goals. The
As play advanced, spectators de-| elded that the side upon which Dama Fortune amlied would win, and she lighted her face upon Macao. The Kamo had barely a minute to go. when the ball came up close to the visitors goal. A shot by Rozario, Inskio left, found Dobson well on the
FOR WEL ON alert and he stopped the ball, only lo allp over as he was on med gently clearing and the ball sicimmed past them over the goal line to cide, the game Macno halt minuto batore the final whistlegt.
Macno: Almada; It. Rosselo, Lam-| mert Albert!- Alrosaj Alex Airosa, Costa F. Nolareo, Ramalho, Stater,
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