Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
October 26, 1939.
CULTIVATING
HOCKEY
Modern Tactics That NEW CHAIRMAN
Should Be Learned FOR AUSTRALIAN
By Players To-day
(By "Pilgrim").
HOCKEY SENSE.
In the absence of a
CRICKET BOARD
MELBOURNE, When the' Australian Board of Cricket Control elects a new chairman at the annual meeting in Sydney, the choice is likely to be Mr. Harry W. Hodgetts e prominent Adelaide
sharebroker and cricket administra-
bottor word I am using it with the hope that it will not catch the eye of a psychologist, who tor. would certainly penalise mo for some infringe. The retiring chairman (Dr. Allan ment of his rulos. By "hockey senso" I mean offer for the three your limit pre- what a player can, by his sincere efforts at learn-cribed by the board's constitution, ing the game and close observation of others, ship to Victoriu, New South
and South Australian members.
sense exactly what to do and what not to do.
It is the final development of a class player, boginning from team-work, positional play and Vanticipation, to this last stage.
Robertson, Di Victoria) bas held
which also restricts the chairman-
Wales
"SENSE?
alqopqaddi TROYLA SOM
the Inter-School
The art of the too virdi backstroke event of The previous chairman (Mr.REA. oxide, N.S.W.) also had three Annual Swimming meet at the V.R.C. on Friday last-Ming Yuen, year tenure.
Actually the chairman has be- Ls elected annually, but it come the custom to re-elect him for two successive years, South Australie Rugby is due for the chairmanship, as Dr. each two three-year terms of office since Mr. B. V. Scrymgour, of Adelaide, was board, chairman..
DHYAN Chand's movements to hold the stick firmly and exactly (the well-known Indian) are would be done in the match. Robertson and Mr. Oxiado have had
have
nasty seen many
accidents very simple analytically, but ho
happen by that insane swiping about Ideed the light thing at the right in the strele.
moment, and he is, therefore. IIts called great und- wizard. hockey "senso" has been de- veloped to such an extent that it is seldom he chooses to do the wrong thing.
Why cannot you ben Dhy or whoever your favourite may be?: You are also born with a hockey "anse. It is within you, only you are not conscious of it.
Begin
Random
Jottings
(By "Pilgrim")
Sid Fawler was
Police Beat Club 10-6: Poor Place Kicking
Football & Rugby
Games in. France
LONDON, Oct. 25 (Reuter). A series of football and rugby matches between the British and French Armies in FranED have been arranged by the Army Sports Commission. The Pro- ooods will be devoted to a fund for buying sporta equipment for the soldiers.
The first match will be played on November. 12.
(By "Fly-half") LAST evening at the Club, the Police displayed their true form nd literally beat AT KING'S PARK, last Saturday, the Y.M.C.A. 1st XI showed the Club on the post. Club thinking of it from to-day, and improved form in beating the Radio and Postal Sports Club_2-1 devolop It by constant practice, in an interesting encounter. "Y" opened strongly and were soon once again showed lack of place-kickers, and one may keeping a cool hend and observing other players without criticising their one goal ahead when E. Fowler flicked a neat shot past Lim
forecast a result that in a play. No good player is without:
a dangerous vital match Club may lose benefit to you, and every hockey During the second half, end-| practice should add something to to-end play was the feature, leader, who received ample support
and the home defence with H. from D. Smith, at inside-right, V. the issue through lack of a
Bond tackled well at full back, Jordan. I. Kempton and B. A. has yet to and his last sunson but player who is capable of sending between the bars a Instrumental in' Bates were IN days gone by, long passing, hard breaking up many dangerous THE R.A.O.C. played rather ball from half-way out.
more strenuous than skilful. Dr. Stout, who was playing his
The battle between Taylor, `of Before the final whistle, however, Their forwards, Jeffries, Lang first game after an attack of
increased their lead by an ex- and Thursby had numerous malaria, had direction but lack- Police, and Thompson, Club's 1st cellent goal from Austen. Bartlett, chances of scoring, but had no ed distance in both Club kicks. XV full back, did not materialise, as at Inside-right, had an off-day, his luck, and on occasions their On the other hand both were both were inclined to kick for touch shooting, in particular, being very shooting was poor.
from afar, whilst the Police when in possession, poor..
your knowledge of the game.
FORWARDS IN GENERAL
hitting, topping the ball along in the air, and tire hit-and-rush tactics movements. were common. until, recently Clubs
developed shots like the lab, lunge, flick (or push) and scoop.
This led
Hockey Tournament Draw Postponed
Due to the illness of the Secretary of the Hongkong Hockey Association Tourna
ment, the draw, which should
have been made on Tuesday, has been postponed to Monday when Club Secretaries will meet at St Andrew's Church Hall..
of
of old, the most efficient defence is successful offence.
TESTING THE TURF
D. Smith showed a good turn of
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Saxby, at right back, and Evans, at kicks were from between the eeldam, or else try a diagonal kick. speed at outside-right, and Benwell, centre-half, proved stout defenders posts and easily converted by In goal, made quite a succession of but the defence in general cracked- brilliant saves.
up badly under pressure. Possibly Fay.
The "Yare certainly making the the state of the ground accounted
for the poor finishing all round. best of their Saturday Axtures.
their wingers.~-~~-~~~-
ON their home ground last played a good game. T. Franco, the in which to string out the ball.
DESERVE TO WIN
sound
youngster if he sticks to the game. ALL hockey umpires, qualified without having to resort to the pat
Fowler. ni
back.
or unqualified, are requested centre-ball,
POLICE FAULT
Police
A FAULT of Police threes was for tte Insides to bunch for too near the Despite this, Pollee have a strong stand-off leaving the wings two men om certain the Corps are capable of kicker in Taylor, who may be relied to tacitle should the other side obtain on to send the ball between the bars possession. This definitely a fault from any reasonable distance in first which must be overcome. Far too RADIO, though not at full Aelding a stronger team.
often were Hughes and Taylor called strength. tried hard to equalise, but the finishing efforts THE Nomads also defented class rugby.
Recreio on Sunday morning] The play on the whole was fairly upon to gather lobbed strings (not to their forwards were poor, at King's Park by 2-1. The scrappy, with Police taking the most passes) with the danger of one of the j
opposing side intercepting. At any mistakes. Pinto, ex-K.I.T.C. pivot, made a Nomads, a well-balanced team forward the Force did extraordinarily
advantage
Taylor must learn to cover up if successful appearance at inside of youngsters, deserved their woll, especially
in the set scrums he aspires to be a Colony wing three, left, but G. Singh and Awtar good win, and with the whole where Scarle hooked with success and to try a little more instead of Singh Indulged in too much' drib-
kicking. It would seem that when to the much more scientifle game bling instead of making more use of team swinging the ball about against Salter, the Colony hooker. In making good ground by his touch
andinding their inen well, Recreio fact, in the set serums it was so even
forced to
thought At to pass out; it is the duty play a defensive that the ball-went-back-in-favour of an inside or even a stand-off has that we know to-day, in which, on
Carter played an outstanding game were
the scrum-half putting it in. improved, fast grounds, violence is
at left back, and M. Hasan, at game. superseded by artistic wrist work.
However, the game was not lack- If anything may be a fair gauge of a wing man to go "like the wind" and centre-half, distinguished himself. If the ground be heavy
Individually, the Radio men were ing in spirit. W. A. Reed, al centre of how the game went it is that oflon for the comer dag instead of kicking muddy, hard passing has to
Hughes on the right wing for had his work cut out in when the Club hooked they were in for good position. adopted, with less of the push and suerior to their opponents, but this half, diek. If the defence has the lemerity season, several members were below opposing his three younger brothers, danger, of being shoved off the ball Police, indulged in some good kicks i
S.A., F.A. and RJ.
with the result that Rutherford, the to lie too far up the ground, hit-and-form.
R. Xavier, the Nomads left back, Club scrum-half, had not much time ahead, but why won't some threes in dulge in a clover dribble where the ball la under the control of the feet, rush tactics in sudden hurats will
inside-left, scored the all-importani
nut is propelled by the forward still pay.
Sunday morning, the goal during the closing stages of the IN this respect, if any. I think, the movement at the feet, Instead of a Frequently, the captain or SOIRC
Police deserved to win. It was pleas- bilnd kick ahead which is followed ather player of his teain, will know C.B.A., fielding n scratch team, game.
Bevrelo were thrustful, but lacked ing to see how Riddell, who played up? Indeed, seldom does one sue, the characteristic play of his op defeated No. 6 Section, R.A.O.C. ponents, ami he should instruct both
much too individual to be success- 1928-20, showed up well in quicker forward at the ball and his feet forwards and defence on tho kind of by 5-1 (D. Smith 3 and Sid combination, and their attacks were his last game for Club way back in out here, the man with his body ly- ful. J. Fonseca made a promising breaks for the Force, even though he knocking it no further than his chest. strategy to be adopted to meet each Fowler 2).
una department the contingency, boil of weather,
Throughout the game, the C.B.A debut at right back, whilst A. Alves, was playing wing forward. If my
times played
#should excel with so many men in memory serves me well, he was person or of ground. He may even took the upper hand, and scored at right-half, at surprise his men by a sudden change three times mainly on account of clever unobtrusivo game. R. Soares contemporary of Sam Fox of the their ranks with football training.
THE SCORES of tactics, If some star performer in
CLUB in the middle of the game plenty of dush, and should in time In the lineouts, the honours went the opposition, or in his own team, faulty covering off by the R.A.O.C. and J. Soares, the wingers, showed Bank. is found to be off his game. For, as defence. Tekly Lockhart, develop into useful players. Recreio to the Police, especially in the second scored two tries through Day and
for the winners, played a
Dempsey and Farmer Thompson, despite repeated thrusts game: he displayed fine anticipation will again this season experience a half when
threw the ball back to Luscombc through both players which were and kicked the ball cleanly. More slight weakness in attack.
• will be hoord of this promising
played a sterling game at full-back- thoroughly stemmed by Wall whe In the opening stages, Club ex for the Force. Ernle DEFORE the game, do not neglect.
To this Luscombe replied by a to test the pen of the turf, not worked hard, but rather spoilt a noto affiliate to the newly formed ploited Richardson, the regular 1st by cracking the ball as hard as you performance by hitting the ball at Umpires Association. The af-XV player, with success, but later gift try in the second inlf, when he on he was closely marked in the snatched the tall out of Carruthers' ran at someone standing in the goal, random, and with little effect, to his
Luscombe was a more re-hands to touch down under the posts. ; but by getting some players to make wingmen. To be an effective pivot filiation will receive an Umpire's neguts. a run or two up the field with the he should feed his forwards with Badge, gratis. Those who are un-sourceful scrum-half who did not Foy made no mistake.
qualified will only receive a badge allow his work to be accompanied! Late in the game Wilson gathered boll, being at the same time careful well judged passes,
on qualification.
by feeding his threes, but followed from a kick ahead by Wall, and in In addition to the H.K.BA's up to be tip at the death," His try turn punted the ball ahend, pushed silver badge, the Umpires Associa was the result of snatching the ball back; and literally struggled over for tion Intends to design a badge to be from Carruthers, Club's full back, n try with Taylor and Marrison in worn on blazers, the cost of which when the latter was mesmerised by attendance. Fay, thade no mistake will be borne by the umpires them shouts of stand still presumably again with the kick, thus giving the br his own side for offside, although Police a four-point win by converts Win all those Interested (women) why is not clear. Included) please communicato Im-
WALL OUTSTANDING.
Boller, U.r.Eg Wall; Reynolds, mediately with Mr. K. Hussain, THE most outstanding player for fackson Wishi and Taylor; Fay Secretary, the Hockey Umpires As- the Police was Wall, the full back, and-Lusconibe; Wheeler, Searle, cocintion, e/o Civil Airport, Kaltak, who sustained a severe knock on the Morrison, Cullinan, Davitt; Dempsey,
side of the beat when he dived at Jenner and. Riddell. the feel of Club forwards, who were Club "A" Carruthers, Thompson, and D. B. Nelson; MR.,
R. A. S. Xavier is entering, all sej for a rush for the line, und Day, Hamilton
his women's Argonauta ister Jended on His fiead in a three-Butcher and Rutherford; Wanklyn, quarter:ruskin which Day with for-fialter, Stout; B. Hynes, R. M. M. team in the Brawn Cup League words associates tried to force their King; Benn, Roscoe and W. B. this year. According to the way through. The latter Impact fore-Richardson.
cum's display against St. An-ed Wall to leave the field slightly drew's 2nd XI inst Tuesday, the concussed. Pluckily he resumed, and girls should give a very good account heralded his resumption by cleverly of themselves. I wish the new-fielding a boll high up and gaining comers the best of luck..
The Police three line throughout.] Hockey enthusiasts will be interest- the game was anything but co-opera- ed to learn that Miss Marie Smith, ve. The insides, whether through well-known interporter and inside self-consciousness or lack of speed, left of the "Y" Ladies, recently got ay far ahead of the wing men. Diry married in England to Mr. Marrobic, was the man in Club's attack, and At the moment it is rather doubtful time and again; he slipped past Taylor, with Wilson unsigtited, only If she will return to the Colony.
tomuff his tank or to pass forward. The Nomads unexpectedly defeated The fault did hot do with Wilson the Hongkong H.C. by 1-0. Full alone, but nearer the scrum which credit, however, must go to the necessitated Wilson taking the inside Nomida defenen where R. J. Hee, R. other than his own; 40 BE AQUA
The Police would bencht.....much Xavier and Alver (in goal) put up e
from practices in which, the three brilliant display.
Club were the better combination, line froin serum-half down went for but failed to score on at least four the opposition.
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