Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
January 15, 1940.
MONDAY
MORNING
COMMENTARY
EASTERN DEFEAT ST. JOSEPH'S
THREE GOALS ADDED
IN SECOND HALF
A. V. Gosano Prominent In The Defence
(By "Rox")
LEADING ONE GOAL TO NIL in the first half, Eastern wont on to score a further threo goals in the second to defeat a strengthened St. Josoph's cloven by four goals to one in a fast on- counter at the Club ground yesterday.
Crowds packed the stands in anticipation of witness- ing the come-back of Tsui Ah-fai, China Olympic pivot, who, however, failed to put in an appearance, but they were somewhat mollified when the Gosano brothers, A. V. and "Bertie," took the field for the first time in a long while for a League match.
Eastern repeated the tactics) ******
they adopted against South
China "A", going all out in the
carly stages of the game, but
HOW TEAMS FARED
FIRST DIVISION
the Saints failed to press home Middlesex in the end. From, vory carly ins. Chinn "A" the game A. V. and Hsu were Royal Navy debating who was the better, S. China " and not till the final whistle was Eastern
a decision made possible, and the edge was given to A. V.
Marques in goal for the Saints Was very uncertain throughout the match, and had at least two goals to to have his discredit. He seemed Jost that excellent anticipation und judgment which served him in such good stead of yore.
C. Marques and Woo were a tower of strength until the final stages of the second halt, when they cracked up badly under the latense attacks of Eastern, and made some blunders, two of which proved fatal.
A.
IN THE LIMELIGHT
SECOND
South Chinn 5th R.A. 30th R.A. RA.O.C.
3 Club
Royal Scots
4 Kwong Wnb
Poller
4 St. Joseph's
DIVISION "A"
2 8th RA.
0 Club
2
Eastern
2
Ki Chee
SECOND
2 RAF.
Royal Scots Engineers Signals Kowloon
DIVISION "B"
2 Kwong Wah
Police
3. University
Postponed.
12th R.A. *Kumaons
5th R.A.
THIRD DIVISION
24th R.A. Electric
Postponed
Royal Scots
3
CLUB-POLICE WIN
AREAR
4-1
WIN RUGGER
Combined
An anxious moment for the Royal, Scols against Bonth China "A" at Caroline Hill on Saturday. Duncan, the Beois' goalkeeper, reaching up for a high centre. The soldiers won by 1-nl-Mec Cheung.
SOUTH CHINA "B" LUCKY
TO DEFEAT POLICE BY LAST MINUTE GOAL
LUCK PLAYED a major part in the victory gained
|
Services Defeated
(By "Fly-half") SOME KEEN RUGBY was seen at the Club ground on Saturday when two com- bined Club-Police teams de- feated Combined Services
Women's Tennis Title
COLONY DOUBLES
SEMI-FINALS
Miss Griffiths - Mrs. Chiu Meet Mrs. Hyde- Mrs. Litton In Final
1
THE SEMI-FINALS of the Colony women's doubles tennis championship were played at the United Services Recreation Club yesterday; Miss Griffiths and Mrs. Chiu Chun-chiu beat Mrs.. Sweeney and Mrs. W. Knight 6-2, 6-3, and Mrs. Hyde and Mrs. Litton beat Mrs. Lado and Mrs. Churchill 6-1, 6-2.
COTTAGE CLUB PAPER HUNT
The winners in either match had little opposition, and play generally below landard: The irong wind did not help matters ally.
Mits Grifths and Mrs. Chiu. showed excellent combination. Mrs.
forchand worked Chiu's
well, especially on the hard surface of the U.S.R.C.. coirls, and often had the losers non-plussed how to return the ball, Miss Griffiths was a very One IDEAL WEATHER conditions at-partner, and on their combined form tended the paper-hunt meeting held of yesterday, the odds are slightly in the by members of the Coltage Club on their favour for winning the Colony
title. Saturday.
XV's by 12 points (3 tries Keen Run Enjoyed
(a!
At Fanling
3
FOUR-LOVE LEAD
THEY ran into a 4-love lead before their opponents had settled down in
and a penalty goal) to G (two tries), and 9 points (three tries) to 3 penalty goal)—taking "A" game's score first.
A keen run was enjoyed through- Slow hooking in the big out, with the leaders setting a crack- 1ing pace, right from the sart at Lok near Dill's Carner. game was inclined to hinder Ma-chao to the finish, back play, with the scrum
Jr. G. Treverton led the field at halves getting the ball away the finish, with the race for first place being closely contested between him-
For B.W.O.F. anyhow. On the whole, self, Mr. Calderera und. Mr. "Jack" Fraser, the latter two being recond
Another all-day American Mixed play was open, with crow and third, respectively.
de Chaffoy de Doubles Tennis Tournament. (auto- kicks, fly-kicks and muffed Courcelles, who was well up with thematic handicap), in nid of the British touch-kicking turning it into lenders through the entire hunt, was War Organization Fund, will be held one of kick and rush.
Mies "Kik!"
the Brst lady home, and finished very strongly.
Charity Tournament
on
at the Hongkong Cricket Club Sunday, February 18, commencing at 10.30 a.m.
As on the previous
occasion,
on
Taylor was the sounder, but he INTERNATIONA Lall-in sum of $10 per couple will be
Of the two full-backs, D. H. was at fault twice when fly-kicks-of his nearly presented Stevens Services with scores.
two
3 by South China "B" over the Police by four goals to three
in their encounter at Caroline Hill yesterday.
South China "B" led by one goal to nil after a desultory first half, but the second half was played at a brisker pace with the Police dominating play but being very unfortunateing, and his fielding of kicks!
3 Signals
0 RAS.C.
4
South China
D
2 Engineers
in not securing the full points.
8
The Police made several! changes f the second half,
Kotewall Cup Matches
JUNIOR SHIELD REPLAỲ
V. Gosano caught the spectators' eyes on every occasion that he was anywhere near the ball. Much as the Chinese wanted to draw him away from the, defence, by with! drawing their inside men from the R.A.M.C. attack, he proved too, wily and, too fast for them, und spoiled many of their movements. Ho
Was given
1 International
2 Johnson changing with Wong ********** | Man-kwai, and Ferrier and How- These crossing. lett
over.
excellent support by Honniball, who in his passings, being content only to changes seemed to result in a scema to improve with every game clear the ball.
ALMOST PERFECT
had an off-day in his touch-kick-
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or
TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT
to
charged, including entry fee, tigin and (ca.. Entries may be sent to Kir. T. C. Monaghan, c/o Canadian Pacific, Pedder Street.
Was
The previous tournament, which yielded £50 net to the Fund, won by Lee Wal-tong and Mr. Chiu Chun-chul.
Tokyo, Jan. 14. ahead was much below his usual
The Japan Table Tennis Associa standard.
ад Invitation Both sets of three's were guilty of tion have sent wild passing, probably due to keen the United States Tables Tonnis $6400) tackling which put the phaser off his Association of Philadelphia asking for balance when about to get rid of the ve players to come to Japan this the first set, and after dropping the spring for on International tourno-next two games, won the set at d-2, The opening of the second set was ball. Stewart, on the Club wing nicht. saw. Bitle of the ball, and only figured in one of his spectacular runs, in The Japanese have indicated that
Stevens, they would like to have Jimmy Mcmore even, games being won alter- The Army will play the Navy which a hefty tackle by In the first round of the Kote-
although not grassing him, delayed Claure, Robert. Blattner, S. Schirr, nately until the seventh when Miss his speed and made him casy Derenbaum, Miss Ruth Hurisarbaus Griffiths and Mrs. Chiu broke through
player, wall Cup at Caroline Hill on
finally winning the set at 6-3, Miss Ann Sigman among those to take the lead at. 4-3, and then 5-3, tackle for another Services' finer understanding. Gough as
who came across in time to save
a chosen.
The opposition to Mrs. Hydo and he plays. The latter made short
The Table Tennis Association of pivot played exceedingly well, his Thursday, January 18, and not
Wednesday, Jan. 17, as pre-scot
score. shrift of a very good flank attack,)
éven and
mistakes, New Zealand and that of Australia Mrs. Laton was very poor.. Neither was out-ITH the possible exception of Lo distribution being
Van Leeuwen made no
almost 故事 though on occasions he manoeuvred Hussain appeared to Wat-kucn-in the right-half post-
In the second round-to-be-but was seldom called upon in atthek have also been asked to name two of the winning pair were really ex-
Richards tried hard but could not players cach-to participate the in-tended, and have had an off day, and at times tion, Bartera's half-buck line vas accurate Blackburn-and-Chat viously announced.
the civilians' defence.ernational contest-Domel. proved no match, for Hau, on the almost perfect. Hau gave a maghl-Wong-yu played well at back as played on Sunday, January 21,
penetrate South China will meet the
to grab Bowden slipped, attempts Joft wing, allowing that player to
If quiet performance. Hei
occasion get the better of him more times seldom appeared strikking, but one did McHardy at goal.
The half-back line of South China losers on a neutral ground, that him high well, and on one could almost feel his playing per- than was healthy for the Saints.
only force of numbers prevented him is, on the Amy ground, Soc- The forward line was very weak,sonality permeating throughout the
from getting through. kunpoo, if the Army wins, and especially the left. Maher, a second whole team. Lau Shih-tsang gave was weak, and rendered little or no division player, was substituted al the last moment for Alves. Pereira im strong support, and was mainly support to the forwards who had
and Yuen She gave excellent displays the Navy ground, Causeway
Bay, if the Navy wins. ahowed he could not understand responsible in rendering ineffectual shift for themselves. Hau Yung-sung
first B. Gosano then Leonard. Maher, and preferred to combine in-
Their forward line was improved at back, clearing powerfully from all wards with Leonard, who also ap-
beyond expectation, the best player angles. peared to have find an off-day, being alther behind or before the bell on on view being Chung Yung-sang,
ficent,
.
South China attacked and McHardy, several occasions. B. Gosano and who, however, was not very far in trying to intercept Chun, fumbled Castilho was the more dangerous of ahead of Chang Kam-hol. The lat-badly for the latter to gain posses- the two flanks, and, if they had ter is fast cumulating the style of sion but who, in his hosts, only hit Junior League Cricket
Fung King-cheong, his feeding at the cross har.
score.
SAFE BACKS
Varsity's Promising Batsmen
FIRST TRY
THE OPPOSITE lasides kept a firm hold of each other. Bidwell was in better form than of late, and in- tercepted nicely to out-run the Sér- vices backs and score his side's first a useful try. Fay was more than player in defence, but like the others could make little headway in attack. Paul tried hard. His covering up in saved defence was excellent, and his side repeatedly.
Wild passing from the scrum forced the halves into a defensive capacity
for Charter, throughout.
Club- with his Police, had more success attempts to cut through than did Car- ter of the Services. Luscombe was constantly hampered by his pack's Inability to wheel with the ball at the wheel and found himself in having to get back to pass out when ball for unaccountable reasons the was
Some minutes Inter been given more to do, might have times needing a more accurate centre the same player tricked Chan Wong- added appreciably to the Saints'
Leonard, or a more tactical winger to put the yu to give McHardy no chance. and
goal. B. Gosano
In the second half, Police took interchanging in the second, did not finishing touches to n
Lec Tack-kee was again the weak do much to enhance their prospeels, although Gosano showed he could link, being a sight too fellish and matters into their own hands, and flashy in his play. He appears not only the excellent work of the South lead the line better.
to be serious, and inclined to gallery China backs prevented them from de- rather than constructive play. Hau ing much damage. Howlett was fouled Ching-to lived up to his reputation when in position to score, and from AU Ha-hon was given very little a winger-marksman. He very the resulting free kick equalised with
to do, the major part of the as
clever shot. stoppages being done by his pair of with his tricky play, and his magni- backs who rose to further eminence. Brent body swerve aided him a great Within the next minute, however
Chung-won Tsang
casily Over deal in piercing the attack. Cheng shadowed his partner, Kong Seng-Ying-king played very unimpressive again, scoring from close in from a
after, Chan put South China further THE UNIVERSITY turned out Icen. His strong clearances and ac football, and was soldom seen to pass by Kwok Ying-kle, and soon
ahead when he ran through to shoot quite a useful eleven for their
FIRST TIME METHODS curate passing served to
well beyond MeHardy's reach.
second division match against the
Luscombe, CLARRE, as well as K.CC. at Pokfulam on Saturday. Included in the side were Hong had to adopt quick first time passing methods to overcome the slow heel- Saints' defence came through the sued with both sides coming near. Choy, S. Mahmood. T. T. Chin,ing of their packs, and this resulted ardeal and soon they were counter-ile sent a placing thet down the and R. S. Gill, all of whom will in wild passes which seldom found
SAINTS DEFEND
turn the advantage. play from the defensive.to.the offen alve almost immediately. Kong was also responsible for relloving many pressing attacks, but appeared faulty
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ROM the whistle Eastern swept down the Aeld, and pegged the Saints in their own area, but the
DING-DONG STRUGGLE
A DING-DONG STRUGGLE M-
Show Up Well Despite their feet in the set scrums, and offen
Defeat By K.C.C.
co
attacking. Eastern returned to the centre for Howlett to get his head to probably figure in the serifor team; their mark parked hard without }
Both packs
auccess to obtain supremacy. As has attack; and first Hau missed a sitter, and convert Police's second goal when they start their league fix-
Police drew on level terms when tures.
bach said, Club-Police were in two completely, and.. Lee headed over
In view of this the champions minds on the question of wheeling. with the goal at his mercy. A move-Pllo again punted the ball towards the ment by Peroira and Leonard saw South China goal for Wong to drive did well to win by 51 runs, having In the loose, Needhum, B. Hynes and the latter part with the ball which from closs in giving Chang Wing-ise
set the Varsity to score 164 to A. Taylor were conspicuous whilat the Services were best served by scroped the upright and hit the side no chance,
win.
King
Pinkerton and Cuthbertson, of the net.
A By-kick by D. H. Taylor, early Eastern pressed, hard, and Woo
|portunity. Nisu obtained possession defence when they least expected Curtis also enlivened the proceeding the first acord. D; H. Taylor failed
UND ANOTHER TRY
Polico pressed for
for the advantage, miakleked, resulting in a corner. and were very unlucky on severn Consistent botting, despite equally Gosano kicked the wrong way, and occasions, the ball always: going, just consistent bowling by Mabwood, in the game, when he was hard- another corner resulted, but C. Mar-wide or easy enough for the goal- allowed the visitors to run up a score pressed on his own line, went across
of 183 for. 7 depleted. Once again ques finally cleared. The Saints at-keeper to collect.
Mulcahy and Franch Lay added 50 the deld and luckily to the hands of tacked, and a free kick was given against Hsu, Leonard hitting the ball It appeared as it the game was to for, the frst wicket, and Mulcahy Day to touch down. Services con- against Kong, but he was too slow to end in a draw when Chan picked up went on to score & delightful 41 Lnued to press until Bidwell nipped follow up and lost an excellent op a loose ball from almost midfield, and before being foolishly run out Hard in to Intercept a pass on his own made a solo run through the Police hitting by R. T. Broadbridge and twenty-fiva and outstrip the field for to send Chung off who Marques ran out too late and Lee such a move, and beat McHardy with N. Singh, another candidate for the to convert.
wickets being obtained
A BREAK-THROUGHI by Charter got his head to the ball to send it in a tricky ahot just as the anal whistle senior team, bowed well to take 3
blew for timt.
in the second Half carried the ball to with three minutes before half-time.
Two Good Knocka
within Evo yards of the Servicia' SECOND HALF
South China "B"-Chang, Wing-
VARSITY revealed they possess Line, when he transferred to Hynes OTH teams felt the strain of the
first half, and opened up slowly, ise: Hou Yung-sang, Yuen Sho; Ten
throw blmself the pack galling faster as both teams Kan-pb, Lom Tak-no, Luk Tat-heng; several promising bats despite the on: being challenged by Stevens pressed for the advantage, Hau re- Chong Lye-sing, Tom Ching-chuen comparatively small: score obtained. Hynes managed to Cerved to pass to Chang, who sent Chan Tak-tal, Kwok Ying-kie and K. Lo baited well before running up over for a try with twos Services against one of Curtis's best deliveries, pinyers hanging on to him, Bidwell Chung through for the latter to aky Lee Shek-yau....
and T. T. Chin, while often playing failed to bring out full points, Police, Meffardy: Dinckburn, with a crow-bal, was, so quick on his Bidwell broks away on the left and with, only the gonile fd, beat.
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