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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
October 26, 1939.
"SENSE
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HOCKEY
Modern Tactics That NEW CHAIRMAN Should Be Learned FOR AUSTRALIAN
By Players To-day
(By "Pilgrim")
HOCKEY SENSE
CRICKET BOARD
MELBOURNE.
When the
Australian Board of Cricket Control elects a new chairman at the annual meeting in Sydney,
In the absence of a the choice is likely to be Mr. Harry better word I am using it with the hope that it w. Hodgetts a prominent Adelaide will not catch the eye of a psychologist, who for.
shorebroker and cricket administra-
The retiring chairman (Dr., Allon has held
would certainly penalise me for some infringe- Robertson, of Victoria)
By "hockey sense" moan once for the three year limit pre-
ment of his rules.
which also restricts the chairman-
what a player can, by his sincere efforts at learn-ribed by the board's constitution, ing the game and close observation of others, ship to Victoria, New South Wales sense exactly what to do and what not to do.
It is the final development of a class playor, boginning from team-work, positional play and anticipation, to this last stage.
arc
ond South Australian members.
Oxlade, N.S.W.) also had
The previous chairman (Mr. R. A. year tenure. Actually the chairman
a three
has be- is elected annually, but it come the custom to re-elect him for
of the Inter-School The start of the 100 yards backstroke ovent Annual Swimming meet at the V.R.C. on Friday Inst-Ming Yuen,
Police Beat Club 10-6: Poor Place Kicking
two successive years. South Australia Rugby, DHYAN Chand's movements to hold the stick firmly and exactly is due for the chairmannship, as Dr. na would be done in the match. I Robertson and Mr. Oxlade have had (the well-known Indian)
have seen meny nasty accidents each two three-year terms of once very simple analytically, but he happent by that insane swiping about since Mr. D. V. Scrymptour, of
Adelalde, was board chairman. does the right thing at the right in the circle. moment, and he is, therefore, called great and wizard. His hockey "sense" has been de- veloped to such an extent that it is seldom ho chooses to do the wrong thing.
Why cannot you be a Dhyan or whoever your Invourite may be? You are also bora with a hockey "pense." It is within you, only you are not. conscious of it.
Begin
Random Jottings
(By "Pilgrim")
(By "Fly-half") LAST evening at the Club, the Police displayed their true form and literally beat AT KING'S PARK, Inst 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 keeping a cool hend and observing one goal ahead when E. Fowler flicked a neat shot past Lim. oller players without criticising their play. No good player in without henefit to you, and every hockey practice should add something to your knowledge of the game,
FORWARDS IN GENERAL
Fowler WDS
place-kickers, and one may forecast a result that in al dangerous vital match Club may lose During the second half, end-1, Sid to-end play was the feature,lender, who received ample support and the home defence with H. from D. Smith, at Inside-right, V. the issue through lack of a Bond Inckled well at full back, but player who is capable of Jordan, I. Kempton and R. A. has yet to find his last season's form sending between the bars a Bates were Instrumental in
N days gone by, long passing, hard breaking up many dangerous THE R.A.O.C. played rather ball from half-way out.
hitting, tapping the ball along in the air, and the hit-and-rush tactics movements.
were common, until recently Cluba developed shots like the job lunge, flick (or puch) and scoop. This led
Hockey Tournament Draw Postponed
Due to the illness of the Socrotary of the Hongkong Hockey Association TournaTM ment, the draw, which should have been made on Tuesday, has been postponed to Monday when Club Secretarios will meet at St. Andrew's Church Hall.
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The first match will be played on November 12.
which
POLICE FAULT
was
A FAULT of Police threes was for the insides to bunch for too near the Despite this, Police have a strong stand-off leaving the wings two men kicker in Taylor, who may be relied to tackle should the other side obtain This is definitely a fault' on to send the bali between the bars possession.
For tco from any reasonable distance in firal which must be overcome. class rugby.
often were Hughes and Taylor called!
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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
numerous malaria, had direction but lack-roles, and Thompson, Club's 1st increased their lend by an ex-land Thursby had cellent goul from Austen. Bartlett, chances of scoring, but had no ed distance in both Club kicks. XV full back, did not materialise, as occasions their On the other hand both were both were inclined to luck for touch nt inside-right, had an off-day, his luck, and on shooting, in particular, being very shooting, was poor.
from afar, whilst the Police when in possession, poor.
Saxby, at right back, and Evans, at kicks were from between the seldom, or else try a diagonal kick. D. Smith bowed a good turn of speed at outside-right, and Benwell, centre-half, proved stout defenders, in goal, made quite a succession of but the defence in general cracked-posts and easily converted by
up badly under pressure. Possibly Fay. The "Y" are certainly making the the state of the ground accounted for the poor finlahing all round. I best of their Saturday fixtures.
am certain the Corps are capable of RADIO, though not at full fielding a stronger team.
atrength, tried hard to equalise, but the finishing efforts THE Nomads also defeated
Recreio on Sunday morning The play on the whole was fairly upon to gather lobbed strings (nut
opposing side intercepting. A to their forwards were poor. J. at King's Park by 2-1. The scrappy, with Police taking the most passes) with the danger of one of the
advantage of any mistakes.
Taylar must learn to cover up if Pinto, ex-K.I.T.C. pivot, made a Nomads, a well-balanced team forward the Force did extraordinarily he aspires to be a Colony wing three, successful appearance at inside of youngsters, deserved their well, especially in the set scrums and to try a little more instead of left-but-G-Singh and Awtar good-win,-and-with the whole where Senrte hooked with
leicking. It would seem that when Singh indulged in too much deb-team swinging the ball about against Salter, the Colony hooker-In making good ground by his touch) to the much more scientific game bling instead of making more use of and finding their men well, Recreio fact, in the set scrums it was so even an inside or even a stand-off has
their wingers.
defensive that the ball went back in favour of thought fit to pass out, it is the duty
the scrum-half putting it in. that we know to-day, in which, on
Curler played an outstanding gume were forced to play Improved, fast grounds, violence is
lett back, and M. Hassan,
If anything may be a fair gauge of a wing man to go "like the wind" However, the game was not lock- superseded by artistic wrist work,
and centre-half, distinguished himself.
Hughes on the right wing for If the ground be heavy
Individually, the Radlo men were ing in spirit. W. A. Reed, at centre of how the game went it is that often for the corner flag instead of kicking Battery 6V.
his work cut out In when the Club hooked they were in for good position. muddy, hard passing bas to be
with the result that Rutherford, the adopted, with less of the push and superior to their opponents, but this half, had
S.A., F.A. and R.J. flick. It the defence has the temerity season, several members were below opposing his three younger brothers, danger of being shoved off the ball, Police, indulged in some good kicks dulge in a clever dribble where the R. Xavier, the Nomads left back, Club scrum-haif, had not much time ahead, but why won't some threes in- ball is under the control of the feet, to lle too far up the ground, hit-and- burala will rush tactics in suddon
DESERVE TO WIN
is propelled by the forward ON their home ground last 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 some
Police deserved to win. It was pleas-blind kick ahead which is followed other player of his team, will know C.B.A., fielding a scratch team, game.
Recreio were thrustful, but lacked ing to see how Riddell, who played up? Indeed, seldom does one see, the characteristic play of his op-defeated No. 6 Section, R.A.Q.C ponents, and he should instruct both by 5-1 (D. Smith 3 and Sld combination, and their attacks were his last game for Club way back in cut here, the man with his body ly- much too Individual to be success 1928-20, showed up well in quick forward of the ball and his feet forwards and defence on the kind of
ful. J. Fonseca made a promising breaks for the Force, even though he knocking it no further than his chest.
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us department the Police strategy to be adopted to meet each Fowler 2).
should excel with so many men in contingency, be it of weather, of Throughout the game, the C.B.A: debut ut right back, whilst A. Alves, was playing wing forward.
right-halt, at times played memory serves me wall, he was person or of ground. 11e may even took the upper hand, and scored at
THE SCORES surprise his men by a hidden change three times mainly on account of clover unobtrusive game. It. Soares, contemporary of Sam Fox of the their ranks with football training. of inċtles, if some star performer in
plenty of dash, and should in time, In the ineouls, the honours went! the opposition, or in his own team, faulty covering off by the RAOC and J. Soares, the wingers, showed Bank. in found to be off his game. For, as defence. Teddy Lockhart, in all develop into useful players. Recreio to the Police, especially in the second stored two tries through Day and of old, the most efficient defence is game; he displayed one anticipation will again this season experience a half when Dempsey successful offence.
and kicked the ball cleanly. More alight weakness in attack." will be heard of this promising youngster if he sticks the game A
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form,
the for
winners, played a
at game,
sound
played a good game. T. Franco, the in which to string out the ball. inside-left, scored the all-important
TESTING THE TURF
BEFORE the game, do not neglect
LL hockey umpires, qualified back.
or unqualified, are requested
Ernte Fowler,
at centre-half,
CLUB in the midale of the game and Former Thompson, despite repealed thrusts Luscomb through both players which were threw the ball back to without having to resort to the pat thoroughly stemmed by Wall who played a sterling game at full-back In the opening stages, Club ex for the Force.
To this Luscombe replied by a D. to test the pace of the turf, not worked hard, but rather spoilt a Ane to affiliate to the newly formed ploited Richardson, the regular ist
on he was closely marked in the matched the ball out of Carruthers' 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 half, when he can at someone standing in the goal, randora, and with little effect, to his but by getting some players to make wingnen. To be an effective pivot filiation will receive an Umpire's incouts Luscombe was a more re-handa to touch down under the posts. Late in the game Wilson gathered n-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 Pay made no mistake.
qualified will only receive a badge allow his work to bo accompanied
by feeding his threes, but followed from a kick ahead by Wall, and in ball, being at the same time careful well judged passes.
on qualification.
In addition to the H.KIA.' up to be "in nt the death." His try turn punted the ball ahead, pushed silver badge, the Umpires Associa was the result of snatching the ball back, and literally struggled over for and Morrison In tion intends to desim a badge to be from Carruthers, Club's full back, a try with Taylor worn on blazers, the cost of which when the intter was mesmerised by attendance. Fay made no mistake will be borne by the umpires them shouts of "stand still," presumably again with the kick, thus giving the by his own side for offside, although Police a four-point win by converts selves.
Will all those interested (womenwhy is not clear.
Police RUF.C. Wail; Reynolds, included) please communicate Im
WALL OUTSTANDING mediately with Mr. K. Hussain,THE most outstanding player for Jackson, Wilson and Taylor; Fay Luscombe; Wheeler, Senrlo, Secretury, the Hockey Umpires A-the Police was Wall, the full back, and sociation, c/o Civil Airpori, Kaitak, who sustained 6 severe knock on the Morrison; Cullinan, Davitt: Dempsey, Kowloon.
side of the head when he dived. at Jenner, and Riddell,
Club "A Carruthers; Thompson, the feet of Club forwards, who werO
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R. A. S. Xavier is entering all set for a rush for the line, and Day, Hamilton and D. B. Nelson;
and W. B,
team in the Brown Cup League quarter rush in which Day with for- Salter, Stout; B. Hynes, RM. M.
wards associates tried to force their King:Boan,., Roscoe this year. According to the way through. The latter impart fore-Richardson. team's display, against St. An- rd Wall to leave the held slightly drew's, 2nd XI last Tuesday, the concussed. Pluckily he resumed and giris should give a very good account heralded his resumption by cleverly of themselves. I wish the new fielding a bolt high up and gaining
touch well downe.. comers the best of luck,
The Police throe line throughout Hocker enthusiasts will be interest- the game was anything but co-opera- ed to learn that Mira: Mario Sraith, tive. The insides, whether through well-known interporter and inside sell-consciousness or lack of speed, left of the " Ladles, recently got lay for ahead of the wing men. Day married in England to Mr. Marrable. Was the man in Club's attack, and At the moment it is rather doubtful, Ume and again he slipped post If she will return to the Colony, Taylor, with Wilson unsighted, only to mult, his pass or to pass forward. The Nomads unexpectedly defeated The fault did not lie with Wilson the liangkong. II.C. by 1-0. Full alone, but nearer the serum which credit however, must go to the necessitated Wilson taking the insida Nomads defence where. R. J. Heo, R. other than his own. Xavier and Alves (in goal); put up a brilliant display,
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