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November 16, 1939.
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Notes
TACTICS FOR THE CENTRE-HALF
Most Important Player Of Whole Eleven:
Rugby Football
NAVY
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Duties To Remember Club Secure
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THE TWO CHIEF Duties of a contro-half are in defence, to mark the opposing centre for- ward very closely, and, in attack, to follow up his own forwards, and keep them well supplied with passos. If a centre-half fails in either of those. duties the whole side is liable to go to pieces; hence the tremendous, responsibility that rests on his shoulders.
.
First Win
Of Season
(By "Fly-half")
ON THE CLUB GROUND, yesterday, the Club "A"
DEFEATED
Either of these duties alone would not be difficult to substantially supported by at perform; it is the combination of the two that makes least three of their first centre-half play so fascinating a problem-in fact, an art. fifteen men defeated Navy WITH a task of this magnitude complete understanding with the full "A" by 20 points (two goals, rubs match at the tongkong Football Club yesterday. The former
to perform, it is clear that pect to advance up the field to meet a dropped goal and two tries)
backs, whom he will frequently ex-
a centre-half should be a player attack white he, himself, drops to three (a try).
DEFENCE IN THE CIRCLE
of rather exceptional skill in back. certain directions, and, chiefly,
Gaining the ball in the set perhaps, in the use of his stick.IN defence, near the circle, there will
have to be a considerable amount scrums nine times out of ten, Ile should be master of all the trokes. He should be able to hit of elasticity in these rules, and a sccurately and quickly either to his willingness on the part of all to fill right or left without advertising his unexpected gap, and a readiness ntentions, for, from the forward's to accept a quick short pass from a oint of view, at in only a matter of league who is too harassed to shes that makes all the difference cicar.
in clearing from his own circle. a centre-half will usually hit to one
through brilliant hooking by Burford, the Club side were always on the attack, and only good defence work and spoiling saved the Navy time and again.
n the pass. IIe should be master of the flick shot. He should possess of his two Inside forwards. These quickness of both eye ni stick to enable him to be absolutely sure of are the men who will be always ex- intercepting passes at short range on popis poss, and, provided the his left or his right, and he should be posing centre-half can be avoided,
defence should be quickly turned Into] Lt. Carter played a very hard quick on his feet so that he could attack. In these days of very close game at stand-off half for the get rid of the ball to advantage)
long pass to wing for Navy, and Pepper, on the right whenever he feels it on the end of marking,
ward is a very rare achievement, and wing, was very lively, and made his glick.
Le opportunity offers, for even if is rings around the wild tackles of intercepted it serves to keep the Taylor, who was playing opposite opposing wing half out of the way him. of your own inside forward,
IMPORTANT MAXIMS
A centre-half should #ever Lobbed of the ball,
STAMINA-IMPORTANT
THE
THE second
requirement
of
centre-half is stamini, which,
so should be tried
whenever the
Bidwell, scrum-half, certainly got the bull out, if a little wild at times.
combined with enthusiasm, WHERE is, however, one occasion Charter, stand-off half, tried very enable him to keep going throughout when a pass to a wing forward hard, and on the general run of play
effective. It is beat his man more often than not, a hard game-being up with his own both easy and forwards at one moment, und buck when there is congestion near the Carruthers was very staunch as pposing goal, and the ball comes out centre-three-quarters. It was gener- to the centre-half a few yards outally through his thrusts that the Club This is by no means impossible, beside the circle. A quick pass then went into attack. Lavalli was always
in his own circle in defence at the next.
With this move, as with
forwards, but missed two sitters of every goal kicks.
movement of the centre-half, quick- At full back for Navy, Lt Bax
A Navy forward scooping up the ball In the Club "A"-Navy "A"
won by twenty points to three-Ming Yuen,
Rugby Fifteens For Saturday
The following are the Club- Army and Police-Navy Rugby teams for Saturday:
Club-Army. L/Sgt. Lang (Army); D. II. Stewart, J. C. Charters, II.' D. Bidwell and Gur, Richards (Army); F. Cess- ford and J. R. Henderson: 2/LL N. II. Cuthbertson (Army), R. G. Custeion, A. F. Walkden (Capl)) C. F. Needham and Capt. Duke (Army); G. God- frey, Li, Ridsdalo (Army) and A. J. G. Taylor.
Police-Navy-Wall (Pollce); Burg, L. Cochrane (Navy), Lt. Carter
(Navy), Tel. Taul (Navy) and D. II. Taylor (Police); B C. Fay (Polleo) and E. C. Luscombe (Police); Ldg. Sig. Inglis (Navy), Fli. LL Taylor (Navy), Lt. (E) Brown (Navy); R. J. Cullinan (Police), Dempsey (Police); · LA. Johns (Navy), Lt, Bayley. (Navy) and H. W. E. Heath (Polico).
the game as fast as it may, provided to the outside right, who has moved up to take last minute passes, and 59 Manila Boxing that the centre-half knows exactly in almost to the circle, will rarely be a result scored two tries. what he should do, and what he intercepted, and will enable him to Stout tried very hard among the should leave to others, and provided, get in a telling shot at goal. too, that he has
a quick and in- telligent sense of anticipation. If he is uncertain in the use of his stick, and falls in making ordinary Inter ceptions, or if the same is true of the wing halves on either side of him, then the running about is tremendous- ly increased for him and becomes well-nigh Impossible.
sa, accuracy and surprise are the showed a very sure pair of hands and essential factors for success,
In conclusion, let me emphaise live maxims for a centre-half:
(1)
n safety kick.
Strive to become as proficient as possible, in the use of your stick. (2) See to it that you are always The movements of the centre-half absolutely before every game you and his positioning at all phases of play, and the gami minke
controlling (3) Ee content with most interesting, study, but practice and experience just your own section of the field, upon,
soundness rather than} alone will ultimately decide what is aiming at right and, what is wrong.
spectacular play.
Kowloon Golf
SPHERE OF ACTIVITY
TF forwards inter-change positions in approaching the circle, it always best to mark the man opposite one's own position, and to allow, for example, the full back to meet the attack if it comes from the inside
position, whether in the person of the centre-forward or an outside.
Captain's Cup Qualifiers
Playing over the week-end at the Kowloon Golf Club, the following)
It is clear, then, I hope, that the Cup competition: centre-half's sphere of activity is
THE SCORES
DEMPSEY
DEMANDS
DEPOSIT
CLUB SCORED through Lavalle, Carruthers ufid Van Leeuwen, the last try being converted by Burford. NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (UP),—Jack| Navy replied with a try from Dempsey, former world heavyweight Carter, but which was not improved champion, told United Press to-day that he had arranged to leave for In the second half, Walkden moved Manila on December 3, pending the up first to wing three and then to deposit of $7,000 in
A New York inside-three, and dropped o~Well Bank, whlediTM Is his total fee. ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ taken goal from close in. Further! The terms include $1,000 to be score was made by Lavalle, and this sent Immediately and a round trip was converted by Burford from an Clipper ticket. He plans to return easy position..
Taylor had to leave the field, and Richardson took his place.
Mr. Austin refereed. The teams were:
Club A. F. Walkden; II.
on the first Clipper after the Ceferino Garels-Glen Lee fight for the world middleweight title at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on December 18.
Al Hostak will defend his world Van welterweight title in a 16-round boul)
players qualified for the Captain's Leeuwen, Lavalle, M. G. Carruthers with Erie Seeling on December 11 at
and A. J. G. Taylor; J. C. Charters Cleveland. Lamb, 83-0-74, and A. Jnd II. D. Bldwell; Heesman, Bur- limited to a strip in the middle of the Dennis, 81—0—75, feld, and, provided he does not stray
ford, Wanklyn; B. Hynes, Roscoe: Moodie, E. W. Stout and L. A. Benn. outside tils zone, he should be able The Bogey Pool, which was also Navy ALL. Bax: A.B. Bow- to be both up and back as the need played during the week-end, was woh den, Ste. Lord, Sto. McCall, A.B. arisca,
by W. Kershaw, who returned a score Pepper; L.S. Catcheride and Lt.
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School Cricket
Bright Batting By F. A. Weller For C.B.S.
THE Central British School sustained their second defeat of the season when they met the Royal Army Medical Corps on the Schol ground yesterday..
F. A. Weller, who arrived in Hongkong but a little while ago from England, and who has already become
the School's outstanding balaman, contributed a bright 43 16 a total of 110. His knock included elght boundaries.
The scores were:
R.A.M,C,
Q. M. 5. Patterson, e Odell h Hurley I Col, Webb, b Weller
Col. Musson, e Odell b Asche
Major Harvey, b Saunders
Sgt. Wyre, b Smith
Lt. Taylor, Saundera
Sgt. Shorthouse, not, out
9. M. S. Green, e and b Asche
Cpl. Parkin, not out
Extras (D 9; LB 3; WB 1),
Total (for 7 wkts, deg.) .......................
Pie. Bennett and Cpl. Newton did not
bat.
Hurley
Weller
Smith
Labrum
Baunder
Anscha
Bowling Analysis
CB, School
M. Odell, Patterson b`Harvey G. Saunders, o Paiterson, D Green F. A. Walter, 1b.w, b Green A. Brown, e Bennett b Green 7. P. Asche, b Harvey N. L, Smith, e Bennett b Harvey
H. B. Lockhart, Busson b.Wyre E. X. Hurley, b Wyre
B. G. Labrum, Lb.w. b Green Mean, not out
Clogue, d Wash Extras (D 4; LB3^WD^1}'
Total....
Harvey Green
Webb Wyre
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THE ELEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 18th November, 1830, commencing at 2.00 p.m.
The First Bell will be rung at 1,30 P..
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
strike THE POLICE played the Mid-by horse owners one day before I'lay- [dlesex last night and beat them fair Raco Track was to open brought
│nu order from Al Hardy, -presiding No One without a badge will be by three points to hil. The Police stoward, for all owners who do not admitted to the Members' Enclosure. spollt most of their chances, but wish to race" to make "immediate Such must be worn throughout the eventually won by the try scored from the grounds."
arrangements, to remove their horses, duration of each Meeting in such a
manner as to be readily identified. by Taylor.
Bodge, admitting Non-Members to A coinmittee of
of owners, headed by The winners' pack played well, so Mark Buck, Yakima, Wash.,
the Members Enclosure and Club far as obtaining was concerned, but called on Managing Director Jack
had Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and once in possession dilly-dallied. | Jerome to request an increase of Taylor, playing at inside three, was minimum purses from $200 more in the game than usual. Fay The 180 owners who brought was missed at sland-off half, though proximately 350 horses to Playfair
op Leslie was very competent in that for the twenty-two days of racing position.
assembled to hear Jerome's answer, Police could have won by a much which was, a promise to increase greater margin.
purses voluntarily, if business is good the first three daya."
Lawn Bowls
Government House
$300.
$3.00 for Ladies (both including tax) are obtainable through the SECRET. ARY upon, the personal or written ber, to be responsible for all visitors application of a Member, such Mem- introduced by him, and fer Payment of all Chits, etc.
The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 12 o'clock NOON,
POLICE ON SCENE
Tumns are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in TWO police patrol cars rushed to advance from the No. 1 Doy (Tel.
the track in answer to a report 21820). of fisticuffs and gun display, but the
- TUBLIC ENCLOSURE. officers said they could find "noth The price of . Admission to the
trace the report.
Tax, for all Persons, including
Beaten By K.F.C. ing out of the way and could not Pubile Enclosure is $1.00 including
Entertained by the Kowloon Foot- The owners argued that $200) Ladies, and is payable at the Gate, ball Club in a friendly lawn bowls purses were inadequate to cover the Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform aro match yesterday, a team from Gov- cost of transporting and stabling admitted Half Price. ernment House, led by His Excel- their strings.
By Order, lency the Governor was beaten 83
C. B. BROWN, shots to 46,
Secretary. Hongkong, 13th November, 1939,
Hardy's ultimatum, issued by order of the Washington-Horse Rac
C. Pile, T. White, V. Atienza and ing Commission," was posted at the J. Gibson, (KFC.) drow with B. P. track. "Any owners who do not wiah C. Collin, N. E. Lindaeil, W. L. Walker to abide by the condillons, and who and H. H. Pegg, 21-21.
have attempted to influence others
C. Woodcock, P. Morgan, FL. not to race will please move, Fallure Hughes, V. Chittenden beat W. to do so will subject suid, owners to Cornell, A, C, Milne, 8. Dodwell and legal action," Sir Athoil MacGregor, 41-8200 "Any attempt at intimidation or
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B. Thomson, C. Manners, C. Dow-demonstration ·can only · romult man and B. Evans best J. A. Frazer, the : board of - stewards exercising N. L. Smith, J. Deacon and „ste their full powers within the racing Geoffry Northcote, 31-17;
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