THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1938.
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BOTH SOUTH CHINA TEAMS ENTER SHIELD FINAL
NAVY PLAYERS
OUTCLASSED
BY CHINESE "B"
CHAN TAK-FAI FINDS THE NET FOUR TIMES
(By "Abe")
Fielding the team which they did, the Navy had little hope of overcoming South China "B" in the semi-finals of the Senior Football Shield on the Club ground yesterday; outplayed in overy department, the sailors were defented by the lob-sided score of 7-1.
This victory by the Chinese thus Į easures an ult-South China funt, the "A" team hoving beaten Miidle- sex the previous day.
For nearly 20 minutes, the Navy held South China in a firm grip. While they, themselves seldom looked like scoring during this period, their defence kept the Chinese forwards at bay and refused to be beaten by the guiles of Chan Tak-fni and Co. But as soon on Lee Shck-yap opened the scoring from u pass by Chan Tak-fol.
allors' the
'resistance erumpled, and for the remainder of the encounter, there was only one side In H.
Encouraged by their lead. the Chinese played splendid football. Every man rose to the occasion and They combined so effectively together that they completely succeeded in making the Navy team look second- rato
Owing to the one-sidedness of the match, play was never really excit-
, and the thrills which one would normally expect in a Shield semi- final encounter were lacking.
NOT FLATTERED
The score of 7-1 did not Batter
Chinese Forward's Deadly Shooting
The deadliness of Chan Tak fai's marksmanship is shown by the fact that in the three matches played by South China "B" in the Senior Soccer Shield, he scored no fewer than nine goals.
South China "B" met the Seaforth Highlanders twice. The first game resulted in a draw of 1-1, and the Chinese goal was registered by Chan. In the return match he found the net four times and yester- day he scored four goals against the Navy.
The following is his record
in Shield matches this season:
v. Seaforths
v. Seaforths
v. Navy
4 4
the Chinese in the least. With a goal lay, and their solitary point, little more luck, they might have scored in the last two minutes of taken their total to double figures; the game, come
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only when the
Chinese were taking things rather
the
An incident in the Shield semi-final match between South China "D" and the Navy on the Club ground yesterday. Three Chinese defenders are keeping out two Navy forwards. Jumping for the ball are Kyle, the Navy Inside left, and Tay Kway-tang, the Chinese right back, South China won by seven goals to one. (Photo: Mer Cheun;).
Cricket Play-Off
Degenerates Into
Mere Mudlarking
(By "R. Abblt")
"R. Abbit" Says:-
"In my opinion the light was unfit for play for the whole of the short I.R.C. spell of batting and for a good deal of the Craigengower innings. I am most profoundly thank- ful that there was no decision in a game which never should have been played. I most sincerely hope too that that game will be played off, if possible next Saturday."
U.S. Wants Olympiad
Date Advanced
Cairo, Mur, 10.
TENNIS TOURNEY RESUMES
Provided no rain falls during the
persunde Japan to hold the 1940 Club
this
1
Mr. Avery Brundage, president of day, the Colony Tennis Champion- the American Olympled Committee, ships, which were held up for the to-day said the committee would whole of last week, will resume this launch a campaign immediately to afternoon at the Hongkong Cricket Olymple Games in August, as orl- An Interesting programme of three ginally planned, instead of retarding matches in the open singles and two In the open doubles has been arrang- the opening date 11 month. The International committee which meted by the Committee here
week agreed to the
The stand court will be used for Japanese proposal for delaying the the first time in a doubles tle, will games, on account of unfavourable bo opposed by A. V. Gosano and A. weather which might be expected in V. Remedios, the leading Recreio combination. The Taul brothers will Japan In August.
Mr. Brundage said to-day that the probably prove too good, though on committee would meet again in Lon- their day Gosano and Remedios are don ki June, 1939, when the Ameri- quite a useful pair. can proposal to restore the originot The only ollier doubles match will schedule would be presented form-e that between F. II. Kwok and S. ally, but he almitled It might then W. Liang, of the Chinese R.C., and be too late to do anything about the W. Leonard and G. Chon, of the Craigengower C.C. This should matter.
American sports authorities op- prove an even fight. posed the change to Inter dates be- One of the three singles ties to-
day 15 enuse it entailed grenter interference
that long-delayed game be- with the scholasile work of college tween II. Owen Hughes and S. S.
Hussola.
A. H. Douglass will contest with W. Sander the right to enter the third round, where Tsui bowl most of the time at one end Wal-pul awaits the winner. The for the other and swap his other four most interesting of the three will bowlers about. 40.1 overs were sent undoubtedly be the clash between down of which he bowled 21-8 Lee
Wal-tong
Shiu-wing, makiens-and took four 30.
for But both of the Chinese R.C.
The programme is as follows: for an occasional lapse into his old fault, a long long hop, he would Open Singles.-J. A. H. Dougings have had far better figures. They W. Sunder; Lee Wal-tong v. Wong
bowled
alhletes.—United Press.
others
who sald that Hughes,
and
Wong
agree with the crit though 1 Shiu-wing; S. S. Hussain v. H. Owen Abbas was flattered by his three Open Doubles.--Tsu! Wal-put and wickels for thirteen. Rumjahn was Tsui Yun-pul v. A. Y. Gosano and unlucky not' to get a wicket, while A. V. Remedios (stand court); F. H.
J. Mudar was pretty sound. So far as Kwok and S. W. Liang v.
be seen and that is not saying Leonard and George Choa, much!-the wicket for the majority
cour
L.R.C. BAT
W.
of the innings was not a difficult one ball from Zimmern. An over later and I and it hard to explain why Kitchell hooked the same bowler to spot should suddenly have developed the mid-wicket boundary
and the at the yard end. rather incline to 10 was hoisted after a quarter of an the idea that Billmoria, who was hour's
Just after beautiful play! always good, sent down a couple of ball from Billimorin bowled Kitchell exceptionally good balls which cat 10-2-5. Madar came in and Is- through a bit quicker, one certainly mail hit another four to long leg off keeping low.. But I am oheart of my Ziminern but the rain was coming subject.
down quite heavily and the umpires Flve very wisely stopped play, At 4.30 the Indians started on minutes later the game was aban- thele task of getting 120 runs in doned. four times in the course of the game,
nominally 105 minutes which would! SPECULATION IDLE their forwards rattled either the bar
eusily, Had the sailors shown a
have seemed easy enough under I think it is idle to speculate which the
posts after Pepper had been little more method in their attacks.
other circumstances, but with heavy which alde would have won. In my benten. Chan Tak-fal alone hit the and had their inside forwards and
the half-backs ted
two wings,
It was no doubt the fact that the Lawn Tennis Championships stand, of the L.I.C. wicket-keeper) turf and a bad light it was not a gift. opinion the light was unfit for play
came in, but at the same total Ham- bar three times, bearing out my
more, contention that he is probably the Perkins and Palge, a little
are being played which led to the decision to play off the game son lashed out at Abbas and skied Actually the batsmen in all probs for the whole of the short INC. best and certainly the most un- they might have given the Chinese
on Saturday last between Craigengower and the I.R.C. But it the bail and the bowler took the ability got a better sight of the ball spell of batting and for a good deal fortunate centre-forward in senior
but the kicking better Oght;
was rather an unfortunate one. As I had been awakened some-cutch very easily. The batsmen had than anyone and the fielders were of the Craigengower Innings. I am
handicapped. To add to the most severely
profoundly football in the Colony. Nevertheless, throughout was very wild, and the
was no decision in A glume where about half past five or six that morning by torrential rain crossed and Ismail cracked the next bowler's trouble of sawdust and wet there be managed to and the net on four propensity of some of the Navy men
ball, a rank full toss, to the long tur
turf the drizzic, which had taken which never should have been to send the ball out of the field I was amazed to hear that the game was on, although the weas leg boundary. ocensions.
off a bit, came down again and grew played. I must sincerely hope too would have done credit to even
ther had looked like improving in the fore-noon. But the ground
more
While no doubt this that the game will be played off if Minu took one over from the Law
heavy The greatest strength the first-class rugger players.
in
was very wet and slipping, and buckets of sawdust became the Courts end but Ismall hooked his merry's being a bit poor, It seemed ground is not available I feel sute was partially responsible for R. possible next Saturday. If the Club Chinese side lay in their inter- mediate line, where Lim Tak-po and the scorers being Lee Shek-yau, Ng
The Chinese led 3-0 at half-time. order of the day.
short ball for four and glanced a his two wing-men. Leune In-chan Fo-kul and Chan Tak-fal. In the
single. Next over however Madar to make no difference to Billimoria thut K.C.C. or the Navy would come the rescue with their usual and Tse Kam-hung, established such
The wicket. I was. told, was ball (a fuil toss 1 am told, though dropped a toc yorker on to him and who struck his length and kept it to
found that few Navy af- second half, the Chinese added four difficult early on but improved later, I could not follow its light) straight he
generosity. Personally. spot, then he an ascendancy tacks
(Chan Tak-tai 3, Ng Po-kui The light was so bad that I had to Minu at mid-off. Souza had been then put Abbas on again and it! But the ball that bowled Nazarin a great treat to me to watch the become more
1), while Sutherland reduced the dangerous,
great dimeulty in following the playing correct it slow cricket and first ball bowled Hong Sling. The Wes a perfect length which turned game at K.C.C. where the wicket is
always-a nearly defelt for, the Navy.
always-an ex- mud-coloured ball on the mud-it was rather a surprise to see him Innings closed at 4.17 10 110 bit and kept low, though it by no Several of the referee's decisions coloured pitch. But I must say I go 100-6-18. Ten runs later, after runs which was a poor score but in means isit the base of the stumps as cellent one. In a play off such as I saw it. 0-1-0. Kitchell followed, this, noturally the dealderatum is the and after another maiden to were unpopular with the spectators. did not see the ball pop up at all A. H. Mndar hind relieved Minu at view of the light not desperate.
Bil- set of circumstances when weather, I agree that a few were difficult to which it usually does when a spot the yard end, he bowled Rapley, and Minu managed his bowling ex-fimorin Ismail opened the scoring pitch- und light...nce of equal-help understand, especially on two occa- develops, I rather fancy the difficul-A. K. Ismail (a brother, I under-cellently, and was well advised to with a four to long leg off a loose to both the parties.
ions when the whistle was blownty was that some balls cul through
were
allowed to
with
Lim Tak-po was in fine fettle throughout, and not only worked Jard but featured his play splendid long passes to both wings.
With the number of passes which
came their way, the Chinese for-
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for off-side though the linesman did quicker than others.
wards gave the Navy defenders not signal.
trying time. Chan Tak-fat as usuni
was a menace whenever he had the
ball within shooting distance, and
Teams;
received fine support from every one Navy Pepper: Barrington, Mar-
finitely at their best.
NAVY FORWARDS WEAK
FAILURE AND RECOVERY Minu raised the 1.R.C. hopes high when he bowled F. K. Lee with the lost ball of his Arst over and It looked as of the line. The forwards were de-lott; Cairns, Swailes, Robinson; Fer Craigengower in was going to pay. it his policy of putting kins, Sutherland, Aitken, Kyle and But Ernie Zimmern after his usual Palge.
shaky start got going and put up an South China "B"-Tam Kwan- excellent stand with A. R.H. Esmail. In contrast to the Chinese, thekon; Tay Kway-liang, Lau Mau; It was closed by a bit of bad luck, Navy vanners were extremely weak Leung In-chan, Lim Tak-po, Tse for Zimmern played a ball from mess of every one of Kam-hung: Yeung Shui-yick, Ng Kitchell on to his pad and it rolled Fifty-Ave the opportunities which they had. Po-kul, Chan Tak-fal, Lau Chung-thence into the wicket. Not one of the five knew where the sang, and Lee Shek-you.
runs had been put on of wach the batsman claimed twenty-four. Fur- ther disaster was to follow as after total by one run only
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R. Zimmern was bowled by Minu
(56-3-1) and the runs had taken
54 minutes to get. It must be FC- membered, however, that the light Was bad and the turf so heavy that
il needed a very hard hit to get the
ball
in,
Lo the boundary. With Souza
Esmail continued to play well
though on one occasion he might have been caught had a catch not been
cen misjudged.
A
To make things more unpleasant drizzle started to fall and I think that Esmail must have lost sight of the ball off which he was kb.w,
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was a long hop from Minu and he had previously sent a similar one to the tent for four, but this time when he stepped into his wicket he missed the ball completely. 87-4-20
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In the meantime Souza had been digging himself in and played sound cricket. He was lucky the matshed seats had been erected Arculli would have had on cosy catch .al long-off from one of Madur's. He did well, as it was to get his hand to it at all.
FIELD WELL-PLACED
At 78 A. M. Rumjahn came on at the Law Courts end In place of Madar. Minu hind his field excel- lently set and with excellent ground folding the Cralgengower batsmen found it hard to score. Four runs Inter Souza jashed out at Humjobn and mid-on put down n catch which was not easy. The light was appall- ing and more than once out-Bleiders started the wrong way for the ball. After an hour and a half's play 68 runs had been scored when Minu knocked Tinker Lee's leg stump out of the ground 88—0—0.
An IRC. victory seemed likely at Rapley was a bit shaky. Rumjahn did everything but bowl him with one which went for four byes, and then came a_nlee four to square leg.
MADE IN LONDON BY ROTHMANS OF PALE MALL 100 runs had been scored in 100
AFD
minutes when A. R. Abbas went on for Rumjahn' and Bauza hit his fifth
was 1.b.w-110—0——).
Minu
his
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