Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March
13, 1941.
Pilgrim's" Hockey
Further Discussion On Unfortunate Weather Conditions Turn Match Into Mud-lark
Macao Deserve Victory
THE OFFICIAL RESULT of the Interport hockey game at Macao last Sunday was Macao 3. Hongkong 1.
With the continuous rain throughout the morning, the pitch was in a deplorable state when inspected at 2.30 p.m. The Hongkong umpire, however, declared the ground playable, though several local followers turned several colours at the announcement
Random Jottings
Interport Dinner
Notes
LISTLESS KOTEWALL
CUP MATCH
The Interport Army-Navy Scoreless Draw
(By "SCRAMBLER”)
Alleged Inefficiency Of IN A GAME DEVOID of interest, in which
Football Referee
the standard of football served was well below first division, the Navy and Army played to a goalless draw when they mot yesterday at Caro- ALLEGATIONS of inefficiency and complaintsline Hill in the Kotowall Cup Competition. It was against referees occupied the attention of the Hongkong Football Association Council at their monthly meeting yesterday, The matter arose first from incidents in the Kwong Wah-Eastern match on February 23, and secondly from those in the Sing Tao-Kowloon match later.
Shield Draw
game in which the rugged Navy defence found themselves up against a smooth Army attack.
If anything, Army deserved to win, for during the greater part of the game, they were on the offensive, and only the sterling work put in by Roughley and O'Regan, and the fine goalkeeping of Giff prevented the Army from scoring.
the field, Water had been taken Nothing much could be said for bers, guests and friends were similar infringements by the! (March 22, Club ground); St Joseph's felt. He was forever scheming way on numerous occasions,
V. South China
round).
The draw for the semi-iinals of the Senlor and Junior Sulek resulted;
Senior Shield.-Enstern V. Navy (March 21, Navy Junior Shield.-R.A.S.C. V. Navy
(March 23, Navy The fun of the Sunday Herald Cup between England and Scotland will be 30 nl Doundory played on March Street.
Permission was granted to Eastern
The Army were stronger inter fate. Both Barber and Lo Page attack where Fox in the inside were seen to the fore, and were both right berth made his presence instrumental in getting their men The Navy wingers were weak to get his men away, falling way
compared to thelz
оррояснів, where if Skinner had been able to back to bring the ball up, and
get rid of the ball in time and with accuracy, the inside trio would sion to his front men. The two
have been able to turn the same to good account. Anderson too wingers were sound, sending
Wan across first time centres, Weir slow, but he put in slightly more
effective work than Skinner. had good understanding with Duffield on the left.
While pointing out that their protest contained no suggestion of blas by the oficials, Kwong MACAO HOCKEY CLUB'S Wah alleged their team was pen- dining hall was packed toalised to the advantage of East- However, at 3 p.m. bright hit the ball hard and clean, and his capacity, and some 70 mem- crn on several occasions," and sunshine drew enthusiasts to tackling was curried without error.
The Chairman. Mr Wong Ka-tmin,' Almada in goal. He was his usual present, including Mr L. Mar-latter were unnoticed, off the surface, but the pitch coot sell, and always intercepted tins, President of the Club, said the first point to be dreided was (March 22, Club ground); Stag Top distributing it with fine preci-
match should be just shots directed at him with splendid Captain Silva e Costa, Private whether the duckpond 21
anticipation,
Secretary to His Excellency played.
Mr W. E. Hollands pointed out that! the Governor, and Mr H. D. the decisions of the referre were based Colony Try Hard
on points of tact and the Council could Bryan, the British Consul.
not over-rule them.
Mr W. J. Brown, representing Kwong well-served dinner, the
T. Smith, attending the game could lodge a protest. He was fuld he could make were men followed. Mr D.
of the I.K.II.A.. replied on behalf of the Hongkong Lean, Mra report if he thought the reteres was
Inefficient. J. Braga, in a brief speech, praised | the Hongkong press for their splendid
resembled drained.
At 3.30 p.m. the game, was on, Muel was licked verywhere-the Governor on the..official platform in
COMING to the Colony forwards, i
Gurbachan
After
V. South China ground).
front of a pool had his shore--and would say that they did betlerim speeches by the above gentle- Woh, nyited H a meniber of the Coun- to tour the Philippines on March 20.
expected,
Secretary Gosano, strongly in the
the players were terrible sight? when they left the Neld.
Macao went at it Arst half. Their forwards and
Surface <>TL slightly better bit of which to work, and it was not long before they were two goals ahead.
Hongkong
03
Was tlanti Singh and Karminder Singh hard-workers, and B. leader, was very sperdy.
Had the last named had that stick- work I spoke of some time ago, he
for Hongkong!.
uription the
score ist would have sedred more than onee work in encouraging the game, mid}
before the
and on the re- in grent style. Under the circumstances, I do not consider that Hongkong was quite in Was 110 Juel's way, though there doubt they were beaten by a better
team.
Macao deserved to win but not by 3-1. That margin was rather wide, for the visiors in the second period were many times working the ball close to the Marso circle. and at least once, it Hot twlec,
unfor Brown and Ozorio were tumate in not scoring.
Better Forwards
ПЛАСЛО forwards showed MAC
Lic
better combination. There was better constructive work with the wingera, F. Nolasco and R. Angelo,, who combined better with their in- side men than did ours.
I thought those three players In the alf-line were fine, Alex
Ozorio, inside-left, put in some effective work for the Colony, and hus every reason to be proud of His goal. his first performance. the only one scored, was a really
good anc.
Brown, like his opposite number, did his best,
Halves Fail
the spirit of friendship that had been raised between the two Colonies. He hoped the Press would keep up the good work,
Following the dinner. Hongkong's famous pinnist and member of the H.K. tenni. II. L. "Oza" Ozorio was called upon to render selections an the piano. Songs were sunt, and the company finished up an evening that long be remembered for its jollity and good cheer.
The function arranged by the Macan Hockey Club was certainly a
WAS not greatly impressed with the halves. There was something mission in their tactics, W. A. Reed, centre, was completely over-shadowed great success. by A. Airasa, and could unt settle down to the bad ground conditions. Reed also wore heavy boots which were only one inch too big for him.
R.
Marques put in some whole- -hearted work at right-half, and was by far the best in our inter- mediate line.
K. Hussain, who was requested by Macau to ociate as their official umpire, was also nominated by the Umpires Association. In addition in this he was also Civilian Selector for the Interpurt team.
Though his selections did not prove as successful as he hoped, Hussain was certainly in the limelight last
Sunday,
Capt. R. E. Guest: I think the game must stand but we must see In future that referees are up to their jobs. If the eyesight of this referee were defective, I think we have only ourselves to blame for allowing him to go on the field. On the other hand if a club thinks the feree Is Ineffieleut, it should make an apprat before' the game starts because once the referee is on the Held his decisions on points of fact must be final.
referee
ANNUAL KOWLOON MARATHON
annual Kowloon
THE 20TH Marathion race will be held on Friday, March 21, the race to com- mence at 5 pan, Closing date for entries will be Tuesday, March 18 and the race is open to all Club members, St Andrew's Fellowship members and all Europeans in the Colony. After the Council had by an over-
The start will be from St Andrew's whelming majority, voted that the
be replayed, Mr Church, and the course extends over game should not Brown pointed out that he considered Eastern was by far the better lea distance of about 64 miles.
There will bo three cups for the that day and consequently he was not
for St Andrew's Club and Fellowship suggesting that Kwong Wah was reb-first three home, with a special cup members. Entrance fee is $1, and bed of a victory:
entries should be sent to V. Merrett, S.C.E, Dept, H. M. Naval Dockyard.
Second Complaint
Records
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on
Army On, Top
From the start, Army utlačked, and Muntoe's centre was accepted by Fox, whose parting shot was held by Gift. For a spell the Navy were being hard puslied, and pressure was relieved when O'Regan cleared up- fleld. Barber sent Skinner away but the winger was slow and allowed Naysmith to intercept.
Hossack was not quite up to form, and although given several chances, he shot weakly. Army decidedly lacked shooting practice, for with the exception of Fox, who had a few pol shots at gout, the rest of the forwards were found wanting when well placed. The Ar
Army middle halves were most of the time, breaking ton
With the hall being swung from up movements with fine Judgment. Birrell played a very fine game, one end to the other, Army were
their sending his front men with long pushing
way 2133, but found through passes, and had Skinner that Giff was well supported by his well covered. Bright was a hard front men. He turned both Fox's worker, Freshwater supported and Hossack's first time shots for
and him to a very
great extent.
cornera which were abortive. But the backs were not as The second half was a repetition being in the ps- Army bein sound as would have been expected. of the
first, Naysmith was slightly the stead er eendency. Towards the end of the of the two, Fraser being erratic game, the Army were doing every- under pressure, and were it not for thing bar scoring, and shots from the covering of their front men, the Hossack, Birrell, Munroe and Weir Army citadel would have fallen at were cleared by Giff. With the ex-
ception of sporadie raks east once.
the Navy Of the two keepers, Giff had the were kept on the defensive.
covered
his
ARMY: Bankierp Nnysmith, Fraser; more to do, and
with. charge
keen anticipation, Birrel, Bright, Freshwater: Munroe, especially towards the end of the Fox, Hossack, Weir, Duffield. game when he saved from the feet of) NAVY: GIT; Roughley, O'Regan; dealt Paul Hazard, Hawkins; Anderson, Birrell and Fox, Bankier capably with the few shots that went Le Page, Hendy, Barber, Skinner. his way,
Strong Backs
be
As stated, the salvation of the the backs, Navy team was in
Services Rugby Teams
The following will represent
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Arising from Kwong Wal's -com- plaint, Mr I. X. Lee drew attention
Record-time for the race is 33 mins to the report of the Emergency Sub- N. Whitley was inclined to be weak But it was as well that L. Custa. on the left, and allowed F. Nolasco
Committee concerning the sending off secs, and this was set up in 1930 But he was a
of Soong Ling-sing Sing Tao, during by. Bugler White (Sumerset Light the match with Kowloon, for allegedly Infantry). Last year's winner was Inside left, was in form for A.too much latitude.
tripping the referee. Mr Lee said the Pto Corrigon, (Royal Scots) who was Angelo, as trader, was seldom in the keen trier.
Sub-Committee dismissed the charge timed at 30 mins 25 secs, the slowest A Word For Bond picture. Albert Airosa, inside-right,
for this race. IN conversation with Mr C. Braga, for want of proof, and it seemed to time on record 938 and 1030 were where Roughley and' O'Regan clear- Combined Services against the Com- Was the result of fine opportunism. A of the same during which they secretary given to understand that about by the referee losing control of was a good schemer, and his Inst god
PART, from the first ten minutes of the Maeno Hockey him that the incident was brought
Winners for were run off their feet, cur backs
intend visiting Hongkong during the rather hard.
Mr Lee said that he felt the gist of Alrosa, the pivot, was splendid in Gave quite a fair display. Gonsalves if all goes well, the Portuguese team himself through hitting the ground his covering, cross-passing, lack-had the irritating habit of clearing Easter holidays, when they will play
One two games. arainst the C.B.A. the investigation was that the referee and feeding. His display was where the opposition was strongest, and the other against the Combined had failed to control himself. He had
and he was very much at fault when H.K... Tournament,
fallen heavily to the grond; there bail been barracking, and he night have St Stephen's sports will be held at the last goal was scored.
Proceeds for the latter will be in lost control of himself. Bat. Mr Lee Stanley on Saturday at 2.10 p.m. Mes aid of the B.W.O.F. and the game submitted, when a first-class referee W. M. Shiu wiil distribute the prizes,
elt that and accused player uf violent conduct it was in to the As- sociation to look into the matter.
ling and definitely the outstanding feature. Young Trigo Silva, the left half, also caught the eye, though he was uilty on many occasions of obstrue- tion by tackling on the wrong side.
that Was It was a fault
seldom checked..
These men were always in a posi- tion to intercept and cut off the pantes given by the Hongkong halves to their own forwards.
Basto, the Macao left back, was better than his partner Ferriera. He
ball to the centre of the the
feld
Bond came into the limelight in the second half with his fine tuck- ling and hard clearances. He kept a close eye on the skiiful Costa and -covered-his-partner.well..
Benwell had very little hope of saving the shots, that beat him.
The Balance Of Play
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
VOUNG-Trigo-Silver-the-Mart Kowloon was -very-importpní-mutch- Left half who made his debut in and n very important Sing Tao player the Interport game last Sunday, is was sent off. His play has never been Macao's singles and doubles tennis questioned and his conduct as a play- Ane bad- fer was borne out by the referee him- was one of the cleancat players he had ever seen.
"That game was played when the shampionship was in the balance. The result was a draw. I wish could say what Mr Brown salt about Eastern's superiority, but I cannot because if I had not been for the
would referee's attitude Sing Too
I wish the most probably have won. Association would go into why the P.m. referee was not able to prove the charges of violent conduct."
No One without a badge will be Both matters were referred to the admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Referee's sub-committee.
MERE
HIKNER played last Sunday due to the weather. The Punjab Regiment, who are now in camp, have withdrawn from the H.K.I.A. Tournament, and points awarded to teams who have played against them will be deducted in due course.
THE FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET- ING will be held, weather permitting, on SATURDAY, 15th March, 1941, (postponed from Saturday, 8th March, 1341) commencing at 2.00 p.m.
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30
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But thai might have been drawn.
It was decided that the Sub-Com-Such must be worn throughout the there was the lock of aggressive mittee, comprising Mussts T. G. Stokes, duration of each Meeting in such a "punch," quick dash and shooting by R. M. Omar and J. McKelvie, should manner as to be readily Identided, the Hongkong forwards. It was the make an Inquiry into the standard of additional "punch" of the Portuguese referees and co-opt Capt. Guest, Licut forwards that brought them victory. H. Cooper and Mr Lee..
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ally scheduled for Sunday, the 23rd of March has been
ed and tackled superbly, breaking up bined Club and Police on Saturday at numerous movements by their anti- Boundary Street: cipations and positionings. Hazard supported them well, and these three used their heads very effectively,
Navy were strong in attack but in patches. Ilendy was a trier, often going all over the field, and several of his attempts if they had been supported would have met with bet-
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