THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, MONDAY APRIL 11: $1938.
CHINA WINS INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL TROPHY
ENGLAND LOSES IN. FINAL TO A BETTER ELEVEN
tho
BOTH DEFENCES SHINE IN A FAST ENCOUNTER
China
(Chan Tak-fal, Fung King- choung)
(By "Abs").
2 England
(Calvert)
Spoon-fed as the Chinese forwards were by their half-backs who were superior to their opposite numbers for the majority of the play, it would have been surprising if China did not win their Sunday Herald International Cup final against England on the Club ground yesterday. That they did so was, on the run of play, a matter of course; they peppered the English goal continually for fally half an hour in the second half and good though the English defence was, it could not be expected to stand up to such an attack for so long without conceding goala.
they
to
There was
of the start of
match that
scored after 20 minutes
But he manner in which the thing he did, in foraging and in Chinese forwards secured victory for moving. the ball; but he had left his the side, was not Impressive at all. (shooting boots nt Caroline Hill. With all the opportunities which they | PROMISE NOT FULFILLED had, they certainly should have
certainly no indication scored more than twice. And they at the probably would have
ave done there
so if they would end in such a one-sided man- had not been so "clever".
ner. Play in the opening minutes were two days of Ketting to held out promise of a first-class en-
FOAL,
could always counter and even more so when be rened upon
Lake the England longer, it more spectacular, one. But as coon as they had equalised, Every one of the five was at fault the Chinese got on top although in this respect, and even in the half-time arrived with the score stil closing stages of the match when at 1-1. they did they should have realised that this In spite of the fact that the ball policy not
almost рау
was in English territory they did throughout the second half, play was their style. Instead of always best and interesting, chiefly abandon
ball forward, quickly, because of the allpping the
of Eng- they indulged in lateral or backward
ce. It land's defence,
went passes which only gave the slower throt English
defence of the Englishmen the douri
not
sing time but never
through a harassing defenders a better chance at any stage of
aid it lose
aving
to recover. It is pretty obvious that heart
heart. Hartley Syd Strange, who turned out at left Strange and Bright bore the back, would be yards slower
slower than of the
of the work, and any one of the Chinese forwards colours The wing-halves, Fresh-
a race for the ball; yet yesterday he was no less effective than the more agile Walson because the opposing forwards persisted in close Inter- pussing which he often broke up by the simple expediency of walking right into the players themselves.
FORWARDS TO BLAME
with
water and Wilkinson, had their work made caster by the weakness of the Chinese outsides, but it was also due to their fine play that both Lee Shek- you and Hau Ching-to were rendered so innocuous.
of
many
When they had their quota passes as in the opening minutes-- China was definitely the superior the Engilsh forwards moved with side as a whole and it was the fault precision However,
when the of the forwards that she did not
Chinese had settled down and the raphasise her superiority to halves had to concentrate on greater extent, in terms of goals.
fence, the English did not have If the forwards did not
to perfort opportunities
shine. Bickford, their duties impressively, little fault on the left wing.
found
und with the Chinese could be
took him de-
the Interport
team several the end. Mak Sui-hon and Lee Tin- sang, the backs, and Tam Kwan-kon, years ago, and "mudo" England's The half-oal, He cleverly best two de
fenders before crossing the ball, and
An incident In the International Cup final yesterday between China and England. Here Fung King-cheung is seen bealing Bright,
(Photo: Staf Photographer). England's centre-half, to the ball
SOCCER RIVALRY IN MACAO
Macao, Apri 10: Of particular interest to local resid- ents was the annual soccer match de-played yesterday between the Army team and an all-Civilian eleven. The fixture which was arranged by the Active Service Men's Association, formed part of the celebrations of the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Lgs.
fence which remained ruck-like until Blimpses of the form when showed Macao branch of the Portuguese Ex-1
backs, after a hectic
established a marked ascendancy in of his charge. midfield play and supplied, the for- wards with plenty of passes.
A newcomer, Hou King-shing, of
one
*** CHINA'S TWO GOALS
After once hitting the cross-bar
The
DON BRADMAN
ILL ON SHIP
TO ENGLAND
Semi-Final Tennis Tie To-day
The first of the doubles semi-finals in the Colony Ten- nis Championships will be de- cided on the stand-court of the Hongkong C.C. this after-
noon.
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The Tsui brothers, favoured in many quarters to win, the title, will be opposed by J. W. Leonard and George Choa, who caused 2 surprise in. the quarter-finals by beating Lee Wal-tong and Paul Kong.
VARSITY ROWERS SUCCEED
ELLSWORTH VINES AS WALKER CUP GOLFER
Latest Sporting Ambition Of Famous Tennis Star
(By Geoffrey Simpson)
- London, Mar. 7.
Ellsworth Vines, formar world champion of lawn tennis, play- ing for the United States in Walker Cup golf that is the latest sporting ambition of the lean, hard-hitting Californian, whom some folls declare is the greatest-tennis player yet seen...
It is more than an ambition; it is
a big possibility. Information ent
me from the dates indicates that the Hockey golf of Vines has class stamped all over it; that since he took up the has game seriously his progress astonished both himself and his
friends.
Vines has been a golf dabbler for some years, but it is only since he became a tennis professional that he has found time to go in for it properly. In a brief space his han-
Boat Race Crews dicap has come down with a run to
In France
bont
two, and he looks so much ke a plus man in the
that recently making the American Golf Association were asked to state how they would re- gard Vines's status in golf.
They replied that his entry into championship play tournament or
MACAO DEFEATS MIDDLESEX
Fine Game Played Yesterday
Macao, Apr. 10. Cannes, Apr. 10. The Oxford and Cambridge
Macao's hockey icam gavo an ex- race crews scored convincing would be sanctioned by them. Vines cellent account of itself against the victories over French crews to-day; had wondered whether his career eleven of the Middlesex Regiment in The Oxford eight easily defeated as a paid tennis player would pre- a friendly encounter here this after- the Lyon crew, while Cambridge judice his chances of golf fame as noon by securing all the four goals beat Toulouse by six lengths.
an amateur. The races were rowed in the open sca-Reuter.
Equine Club Holds Annual Gymkhana Enjoyable Despite An Accident
scored.
evade the opposing
From the outset, play was fast and LOST GLAMOUR Fortified by this assurance, Visa, exchanges were fairly oven. A bril- liant combined effort was observed is going ahead at full pressure with on Macao's left Bank, and only after his golf, showing that even great six minutes, Albert Airosa, inside sporting Bures have ambition.
'left' managing He has made a neat pile out of back, opened the
from close tennis, but money isa't everything,
minute later and he must miss the limelight a range. Alrosa repeated precisely the
same thing only glamour of the amateur game. That following practically the same line of is why I fancy he aims to become a approach.
golf. front-ranker at
skoro
The visitors held their own for a
action,
build and
Vines
With his height and powerful wrist
is while in the face of the local attack,
Nolasco,
#ght
finely equipped for golf. That terri- but eventually, a neat pass by F. winger, enabled Ac forchand punch of his at tennis
to register sets me wondering what he might de Ramalho, inside right,
with Q fine angle shot. Ramalho with a driver at golf,
again shortly after. To netted Ben Foord can clout a golf ball the and the list half, enthusiastic long distances. So can most boxers. Santos Ferreira,
ΤΟΥ substituting Large entries and competition combined with the fine but when it comes to the short game, Rosario at back, saved a certain goal weather to make yesterday's annual they are not so good.
when Almada had rushed out from Eager to clear, Ferreira tripped gymkhana of the Equine Sports des-
over and in the excitement of the Club very enjoyable affair pite the several spills and one rather
moment stopped the ball with his hand, but the "penalty-bully" came more serious mishap that occurred.
to nought. W. G. Routley on Hot Heels and Tom Hemsley on Auction Bridge came into head-on collision during From the Oronics, on which the the "Burst the Balloon" event, the broken collar- bone and his mount having a severely Australian cricketers are en route latter sustaining a for England. came the news, five days strained leg. Mr. Hemsley was later after leaving Fremantle, that Don taken to Kowloon Hospital after
Throat Trouble Develops
During Voyage
t
BOXERS FINED AND SUSPENDED
London, Mar. 9.
During the second half, Macao was not very impressive, while the. Mid- dlesex side seemed to come into their own. Their right winger and right- half played a fine game, in particular the former. For Macao, Alex Airosa, centre-half, showed excellent judg- ment in stick-work and neat passes.-—-- Our Own Correspondent,
of
Bradman had a sore throat and a first-aid treatment had been given in goal, gave Hille swazi in the first Calvert put the finishing touch after
At a meeting of the Northern Ire Both teams displayed an equality of temperature. He was in bed under by Dr. R. A. de Castro Basto who
land Council of the B.B.B. at C., half when they were strength though the Army side won doctor's orders, and was to rest for was one of the competitors.
2-1. This is the second occasion in several days.
The grounds had been well marked held in Belfast last night, there was
the recent proper weight.
Freddy
brother Warnock, boxing contest hel which the trophy has been contested
held in the King's The other members of the party out with flags and fences and hedge a surprising sequel the "Army having lost in the
jumps-arranged. The varied pro-
Bellust, of which forvious anniversary event.
Jimmy Jimmy Warnock, and also a well.. were in the best of health and spirits gramme attracted over a score of Hall, previ the Kowloon Chinese, proved to be with Hartley beaten, Chan Tak-fal
scorers for the Army were Santos and and looking forward cagerly to their entri nts from the several riding clubs Warnock, the Irish fly-weight cham known boxer, was suspended for six Fernandes, while the lone goal for arrival in England for the tour in de- in the Colony including a number plon, was beaten in the ninth round months for "conduct prejudicial to
boxing." of the best haif-backs on the later
fence of the Ashes. The Orontes is om Hongkong. Especially notice- by Frank Bonser, of Nottingham.
Warnock was fined £25 for not Another Belfast boxer, Billy feld and fitted in well with the succeeded in beating the Eng-the Civilians was by Batarraco,
gool-keeper to equalise. Five
Lieut. Col. J. Vieira, Private Secre- due at Southampton on Wednesday, able, was the feminine and joy weighing in at the stipulated weight. Smith, was suspended for three minutes after the resumption, Fung
April 20.
talent the first-named being led by
His manager, Mr. McCall, was sus- months for "using insulting language: It was a mistake to put Hau Ching- King-cheung gave China what proved tary, represented HE the Governor,
Caroline Lomax whose fine style and
months for noto a referee" at a recent pended for three e in. while H.E. the Bishop of Macao hand- to, normally an outside left, to out to be the winning goal from close
fearless riding are well known.
having seen that Warnock was the ment held in Lisburn, side right. He was very weak in Hartley acquitted himself with ed the Garrison Challenge Cup to the winners and souvenir medals to the his new position. Fung King-cheung credit, stopping many shots which hod one of his poorest days this would have beaten many a goal- plaers.-Our Own Correspondent. season, while Chan Tak-fal, usually
keeper. such a live-wire in the middle, niso The match was well-handled by failed to produce any of his elec- Mr. R. M. Omar, whose quickness trifying bursts down the centre for in making his decisions helped con- which he has become noted. It was aiderably in maintaining the pace of left to Lau Chung-rang, at inside the game.
Chinese defence.
loft, to play the best football in the England. Hartley; Watson, line. He was good in almost every-Strange; Freshwater, Bright, Wilkin-
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China.Tam Kwan-kon: Mak Sul-
anxicly.
During the Inst Australian tour in England, in September, 1934, Brad-
In the first event, it was style that man, who is 29, underwent an opere-
Sir gave her the extra points over A. tion for acute appendicitis at Douglas Shield's nursing home in. Stors who, like her, picked off all Park Lane. For several days his the rings at full gallop. condition gave rise to considerable | The trotting race had its amusing side and every time one animal broke Into a gallop, the bunch in that heat were only restrained with great difficulty from following the example.
The Tent Pegging spectacle, Bill Muir impaling the peg cach time and Alec Diner who has been accustomed to carry off this event--failing on one of his three fallops.
hon, Lee Tin-sang: Leung Wing-chlu,; But he recovered splendidly-to Lau Hing-chol, Hsu King-shing; Hau make a double century in the final Ching-to, Fung King-cheung, Chan and deciding Test at the Oval. Tak-fal, Lau Chung-sang and Lee Shek-you.
Though slow, in his recoveries, Syd-Birazgo formidable obstacle in, the International matah new ploture, but it serves toʻgive an idea of whe the Chinese forwarday
Was
fine
The most difcult item was the Handy Hunter in which the competi- tors had to take a wall, turn right for a double hedge jump, obliquely for a fence and turn at right angles for high fence,
afterwards opching a
gate while mounted, riding through and closing the gate. Taken at a con- trolled canter, the course called for considerable skill and determination and it was remarkable that the dozen competitors showed a high standard.
Miss Lomax's pony went lame after she had tied with W. G. Routley and she did not ride again for a decision but took second place.
The Marketing Race for ladies only ended in great style, Mrs. Blum, Joan Old and Kathleen Winch finishing almost abroast.
Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie, patron of the Club, presented the prizes which were awarded as follows;
Garry Cup for Tent-pegging-Wm. C. Muir: Runner-up, Alee R. Dinnen.
Watson Cup for Point to Point-Mrs, N. McKelvie,
Power Trophy for Jumping-W. G. Roinley; runner-up, A. Aggregato 'Cup.-W. G.
China Light
if. Dinner
Kadoorie
Routley,
Swords and Ringi-1, Caroline Lomax: 1. A. IL MOKY. --
Trusting Ruce, Mrs. H. Hier: 2 Kathire Wineh
Handy Hunter W. G. Routley: 2 Caroline.Lomati
Marketing Race-1, Mrs. P. Blum; 2, +Joar Old.
Potato Race, P. Acland; 2, Frank Langley, Am
Bchool
Balloon Burating-F. Acland. Helay RaceKowloon Riding Miss B, Lord Basil Old, Miss A, Richard- son and J.、8, Smith) - boat the Equine Sports Club (Wm. C. Muir, A. H. Dinnon, F. Acland and A. 11, Moss).
The following officials assisted in the judging and organisation:, Mesars, LC Pennell, T.-H. G., Brayfield, J. H. Hoare, B. Bright, G. C. Norman, WAEMBE HOWvilti Mira E. Riddock
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