Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 20, 1941.
66 'Pilgrim's Hockey Notes
Importance Of Correct Footwork And Balance Seven-a-side Rugby Shooting, Passing And Tackling Improved By Concentration
RANDOM
JOTTINGS
C.B.A. Beaten By Macao
C.B.A. visited Macao last FEW PEOPLE seem to realise the importance
3-1. Macao will be visiting the which is attached to footwork in playing hockey, Sunday and suffered defeat by If one takes up any of the many useful books on Colony next Sunday, and are the game, one finds little or no reference to this down to meet the Club de important phase of play. But a little considera- Recreio at 10.30 a.m. tion will show how much really depends on foot-have taken less interest in the game work.
A remark one so often hears is "I wonder how 30- and-so shoots so hard with so little effort. He never gives sticks, and seems to take his stick back a very short dis- tance before hitting the ball, yet he shoots with great strength."
The answer usually was that
the striker possessed strong Badminton wrists; and that was usually
accepted as conclusive.
But if
Though our next door neighbours
this year than they have for many seasons, this is no reason why we should underestimate their strength.
A 3-1 victory against the C.B.A.. one of the best teams in the Lea gue, is no mean achievement, and I shall not be surprised if Itecrela meet with their first reverse this
season.
Four Games At Happy
Valley Yesterday
FURTHER PROGRESS was made in the Blarney Stone Seven-a-side rugger tournament yesterday when four matches were played at Happy Valley. The results of these were:
R. Engineers Small Units "B" Civil Service Club "A"
5
8th R.A. "B"
3
12th R.A. "A"
6
Police "B"
3
14
M'sex "A"
0
was
Sappers led at half-time by 5-0, and though there scoring in the second period, the
Royal Engineers were never To Tour Australia
pressed.
A 25-yard ribble between Davis and Martin, just before the interval, resulted in Davis touching down wide of the post. Birrell added the points with an excellent kick.
It is true that C.B.A. minus their Service players-P. S. M. Ure and L/Cpl Duone were
Rt full! nol strength, but their defence is always In force to be reckoned with, and the team itself included five Interport
someone were inclined to probe St John's Beat selections.
the matter further, the addi- tional reason of timing would be advanced. This argument certainly carried the matter nearer to the correct solution, but I venture to say that not even the two reasons together supply the true answer.
The correct answer, to my mind, is footwork, because without the correct placing of the feet the suppleness of wrists is discounted,
St Andrews
"B" Division Match
ST JOHN'S Cathedral badminton
I hope the Selectors will be pre- sent in full force at King's Park next Sunday, and pay particular at tention to our opponents in action A good game is anticipated.
The umpires will be Cpl Hodge (R. Signals) and K. Hussain.
team, mainly through the superiority MY reasons
of their two first pairs, D. Kwok and
for suggesting that N. Whitley be played H. Eardley, and N. 1. Smith and Fat left back, and Tony Alves at B, Wilson, triumphed 6-3 over Andrew's in a "B" Division fixture at left half are:
Whitley, though a good attacking the latter's court last night, G. S.
St John's third half, can only feed his forwards with ground posses which can always be pair, lost all
matches,
was intercepted. At back, his hard drives game of the evening To time the ball correctly and to that between A. E. Brown and S. A. will be more advantageous. attain the maximum power with the Gray (St Andrew's) and Kwok and Eardley. The final score was 22-24 in the latter's favour.
Scores were:
and, consequently, correct timingLadd and three mate
Is merely a matter of luck.
SPORTS ADVT.
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB ·
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1941
Postponed to:- Third Day
-Saturday, 22nd February Fourth Day Monday, 24 February Fifth Day
Saturday, at arch
On Saturday, 22nd, and Monday, 24th February, the first bell will be rung of 11.00 m, and the first race will be run at 11.30 am. On Satur- day, 1st March, the first bell will be
Closest
He has partnered Bond in the Lengue punes on several occasions. while his recovery is far better than that of Gonsalves.
Atves is more consistent at left E. F. Fincher and E. Kew lust to D. Kwok and 11. Eardley 12-21; tont to N. half, and his flick panses will be of Smith and P. T. Wilson 12-21; beat a great assistance to his forwards, and F. Ladd and R. Maynard 21-3.
it is on the left flank that our attack is weakest. His reverse stick work is excellen..
to
A. E. Brown and S. A. Gray lost Kwok and Eardley 23-24; lost to Smith and Wilson 12-21; beat Lodd and Maynard 21-14.
K.C.C.
St John's
League Table
St Andrew's K. Tong Polico
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These changes, in the estimation of many, will greatly strengthen our defence.
Teams were:
Engineersones; Pleton, Birrell: Foley; Martin, Davis, Sheldrakc.
8th Eavy Regiment ---Perry: East- wood, Grinin; Jones: Holland. Itumber. stone. Taylor.
Small Units' Success -
was
AN EXTRA PERIOD
the game necessary to decide between the Small Units and "A". Heavy Regiment 12th The former finally emerged winners by 3-0.
Tackling in this game was fine.and Crew failed with a penalty for low. offside, and the interval score was J-0.
Eurly the second half, Eddison all but scored for the Gunners when he went away with a dribble, but was beaten by the bounce just over the line.
The winning try was scored in the extru period. first half of the Wigglesworth intercepted and ran through the centre for a fine try that Crew Inlled lo.convert.
At an envergency committee meeting last night the South China; Football Association accepted the Invllation of the Australlan Soccer Football Association to send a team; to Australia this year.
The team will probably saft at the end of April or carly in May and 1. expected to be on tour for about, three months.
Derby Sweep
Sale Nears
1,000,000 Tickets
Just over 959,000 tickets for the Reoly Hill Derby had been sold up to this morning and as there are yet another two and a half days to go,
handicaps
the million mark is within sight. for
Following are the Saturday and Monday:
Saturday -Chefoo Handicap, b Class, from the two-miica post, once round and in. Teams were:
Bressay, 145; Chatterbox, 140; Dawn Star, Small Units B.-McPherson; Lithauer. 159; Eve of Hunting, 103: Eve of Peace, Wigglesworth, Crew, 150: Golten Cow, 1; King'a Worthy. 148; Gracey; Whybro;
Lovely Star. 150; Night View, 155; Compli Coghil
12th Heavy Regimont A-Eddison;143; Phoenix, 151: Piet Hein, 136; Portrush Foster; Smith, Dooley, 130; Royal Highness, 148; Royal Wedding Scenic Frost, Keeble;
Eve, 159: Salvage Master, 130; Bompas.
View, 150; Sailing Time, 140; Soldier of Britain, 156; Sunlight view, 143; Sylvan dale, 148; The Tigress, 135; This Time, 135; Valorous. 130; West Lake, 159; Wil ber, 130.
Monday
Two Extra Periods TWO EXTRA FERIÓDS were necessary to decide the close B. I. BICKFORD, the Club in game between the Civil Service side-left, due to an injury and Police "B". Civil Servants sustained at soccer, will, I under-only just managed to collect the stand, be out of the game for necessary three points to make the rest of the season. He wil be the match go to the extra badly missed by the Club in the
3-Ladies' Purse, B Cinss, Two Miles-
Albury 140; A Roaring Time, 139: Brufus, 10; Devonian, 143, Fair Chance, Barred; rising Dutchman, 135; Income Tax. 133 Murrumbidgee. 142; Piccadilly Jiru, 199 valet, 137; Stowan, 136 Springhurst, 240 Sydney Lad, 162; Tornado Star, 181; Triumphant Day, 142; Vixen Tor, 147.
Victoria Staker, One Mile.-Beauty- 147; Craigavad Confusion Bay, 153:
140 Dupont Bay, 162; Eve of farvest. 352: Eve of Teaven, 115; Gay Star. 133; Happy Eve, 149; Kentucky, 139: Lovelylight, 16; Mount Hope Bay, 152: Nayylight,
Lan, 159; Rocyilght, 153; Spicylight, 155: White Diamond-145,
135; Busylight, 147; Connieber, 145; Criffel,
rung at 1.30 p.m., and the first race minimum effort requires balance-/ Quadrangular Tournament, and by periods when one minute from hebt. 182; Burford, 153; Clember,
will be run at 2.00 p.m.
and balance means footwork. The man who is quickly off the mark; The tifin interval will be after the Afth race-on-the-third-and-fourth who does not fall over on slippery ground, and whe sidesteps and turns days.
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURES
Members are reminded that they and their ladies BIUST wear
with ease is the man whose footwork is sound,
the C.B.A. in their remaining League the end of the game
fixtures.
WING to Volunteer Camps.
and bad weather, only one League fixture was played last week-end. R. Engineers beat the 2nd M.T.B.'s 14-0. NYONE who is inclined to bel As far as 1 can remember this in
Observation
their badges prominently displayed sceptical should take an early the highest score ever recorded in
throughout the Meeting.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE opportunity of watching a really League hockey. In the true sense of TO THE first-class player in action Look at the phrase, the sailors must have WILL BE ADMITTED
little else but this particufurly play- heen "all at sen" MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
Badges admitting non-members to the Members Enclosure and Club
er's feet, and it should be an eye- "pener.
This, of course, is no new theory, TALK in hockey circles at the moment is whether there
proper Morgan scored wide of the posts. Redman falled to convert, other. wise the match would have been won then,
The first extra period was sepreless, but in the second half of the second period, Morgan sent a long pass to
153;
Bidwell and Van Leeuwen was too much for the Soldiers.
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Forrow who swerved over for the Club scored in the
when Van Leeuwen went over for an deciding try.
Rose secred Police's try in the first unconverted try the corner. Then Just before half-time Thomson dived half of the game, proper.
over at the right corner for another unconverted try.
Teams were:
Civil Service-AJG, Taylor; K. Farrow, T. O. Morgan: J. Redman; D. llynes, F Burford. E. W. . Hackett.
Pollco
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Jackson; Faye
M'sex Trounced
CLUB "A" were far too good
Their third effort ently in the second half saw Stewart touch down between the posts, and Bldwell added the points. Final tally came from Bidwell-another unconverted try.
Teams were:
Club A—If, van Leeuwen; D.
Rooms at $10.00 per day including Footwork has tong been recognised tax or $40.00 Including tax for the Meeting (Indies $5.00 and $20.00 as the most essential factor in the will be an International Tourna- respectively) are obtainable through success of the best players at cricket, ment this year. This tourney the Secretary upon the written or soccer, boxing, lawn tennis and golf, for the past few years has been for Middlesex "A" and won by personal introduction of a member, and there is no reason to suppose the most popular in the history 14-0 after leading 6-0 at the such member to be responsible for that the essentials for those games of the H.K.H.A., and Clubs, in interval. The speed of Stewart, Jones: Berry. Dayly. Hewilt.
are less important in hockey.
all chits, etc.
Badges admitting 10 Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale the Race Course.
The Secretary's Office, 1 floor, EXCHANGE BUILDING. (Tel. 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 9.45 a.m. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 11.45 am. ON THE FIFTH DAY. A limited number of tiffna whil
be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, (Tel. 21020).
NO CHILDREN
WILL
BE
Of Importance Non is it less important that
anyone's footwork should be correct in incidents of the game ather, then when actually shooting,
general, are very anxious that
it should be continued.-
Due to the late ending of the League Bxtures last season it was' abandoned to the disappointment of
In preparing to tackle; in making many, but I hope the Council of the
a pass, the placing of one's feet go H.K.H.A. will revive the tournament
to the making of both easier.
To give on illustration: In making!
again.
There are at least seven countries ||
a hard push pass to the right it is-England, Portugal, Indin, Scotland, immeasurably easier if the left foot Ireland, Wales and China-who wi
is welk in. advance at the moment participate..
pressure is applied to the bull.
the
The weight is on the left fool, and ADMITTED ΤΟ THE CLUB'S body is
the Is nt right angle to give. PREMISES DURING, THE MEET- the necessary Impetus to assist the ING.
wrists. This has been my own ex- PUBLIC
perience, and though some may say the they find it easier with the right foot The price of admission to Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day in, advance, does
it not destroy the
ENCLOSURE
Recreio And University
including tax for all persons includ-argument, for the feet gre placed Cricket Teams
executed
Ing Indies, and is payable at the Gate. for the stroke intended. The move- is not being Soldiers and Sallorá in uniform are ment, admitted to the Public Enclosure at
Similarly, when reaching out with $1.00 per day including tax.
Bookmakers, Tle The men, etc., the right hand to tackle, it is better will not be permitted to operate for the right foot to be in advance. within the precincts of The Hong (n) because It gives greater range, Kong Jockey Club during the Race and Meeling.
(b) bernuse, after the lunge, if the Tiina will be obtainable In the ball is collared; the weight of the Restaurant in the Pubile Enclosure, body brings the toft foot forward Into
the correct position to carry on.
Left Foot Position
SERVANTS' PASSES
The following will represent Club de | Recrets in a Senior League Cricket match and a junior friendly match on
Saturday:
IL
Stewart, i. D. Bidwell J. Thomson:
leasinan.
C. F. Needham, A. F. Walkden, R. E Middlesex A.-Jackson; Weedon, Mon;
S'hai Football Ground Closed By F. A.
Sequel To Mob Demonstration
Players Suspended
For Season
SPURRED ON by the fact that the members of the P.T.II. team and the referee of the gamo-be- tween the P.TH. and Three Cut-, tures · recently - narrowly escaped Injuries at the hands of the par-
The Shanghai Football Associa tisan and unruly crowd of Chineso spectators at Klaochow Park, and on came down with a lieavy hand taking into consideration of the when thele League Management various other incidents at this Committee met recently and sus- Around, the Shanghai Football As-pended three players for this rest of sociation have uccided not to the season, these players being mem- schedule any more matches on this bers of the Fourth Marines, Jewish Recreation Club and St. Francals Xavier's College teams. The full list This declalon of the S.F.A. will of decisions handed down by the N. A. Berno and P. 31 N. da Bilvs Jr. | undoubtedly meet with general ap-|Committee AN
an follows 2nd XI. v. ILK.CC. (Home)-E. Aproval of all soccer enthusiasts with Honniball (SRC) strong caution. Alves Capt.) E. Noronha, HA; the possible exception of the Chinese Barros, Remedins, 21. A. Remedios, A. J. M. Prats, 5. A. Boares, B. T. dosang fans themselves, who will now be A. II. Remedios, L. J. A., Remedios, V. robbed of much of their week-end Yvanovich Jr.
soccer fare and will now be restruct- ed to watching matches at the Cant- drome and the Aurora University,
The tox
toxt of the SF-A. decision
1st XI V.K.C.C. (Away).-E. L. Gosano (Capt.), W. A. Reed, A. M. Rodrigues, A M. Praia, H. L. Oraria, D. G. Goiano,
M. Goranu, G. N. Cosano, E. M. L. Boros,
UNIVERSITY TEAM!
Passes for Servants will be issued to Private Box holders ONLY on application to the Secretary, 1st floor, TN shooting, it will be generally að- Exchange Building.
nitted that the left foot should be
The following will represent Hong- Any persons found loitering with in advance of the right so that at kong University in senior and junior Servants passes in their possession the moment of impact the weight of will forfeit the same and will be the body should be on the left foot. League Cricket matches on Saturday:
Int XI. v. Civil Service (Away),—N, C. removed from the Enclosure.
of course, is the ideal, and I son Gupta, t, T. Ride, C. N Matthews, am not for a moment suggesting, eg, K. Ye Tam Tauf, G. Hlong J. Fenton, K. B. Oh, Naranjan Singh, that many other goals are not scored 8. Anhmood. Heorer 1. W. Henkin. with the feet otherwise placed, for 2nd Xi, v: Craigengower (liome)y=IL M. one's balanco-but speaking general- A. Ahmed, J. Ameerall, C. W. Loel K. often there is no time even to adjust Boares, R, S., Gil, T. C. Lo, T., Chin, E. Aplayanar, D. Challah, E. Matuza, ly, it will be found to be correct.
8. Gill. Beorez B. Ahmed,
By Order,
C. A, BROWN,
Secretary Hongkong, 10th February, 1941.
This
ground for the rest of the season.
Nicolal (4th "A") suspended for rest of the season.
Klemann (4th "A") strong caution. Soskin (Old West) caulion." Freldlander (JRC) auspended for one match.
Detris (JRC) suspended for rest of season.
follows:
"In view of the unruly and un- Hallford (SFX) suspended for rest warranted behaviour of the specta" of season.
tors at matches staged at the Kino- Three Clubs fined $5.00 each for chow Park, and of the possibility falling to provide correct linesmen's ot serious injury to both Officials Angs.
and Players the Executivo Com- mittee have decided to suspend playing of Association matches at
this ground for the remainder of the season."
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