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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 27, 1941.
"Pilgrim's" Hockey
Notes
On Passing And Forward Combination
Old Tactics Improved: Random
Hit-and-rush Methods
Superseded By
New
SHORT PASSING in hockey, which earlier players had brought down to a fine art, has, to a large extent to-day, been superseded by the through pass. This, in turn, is nothing more than the oldest style of hockey play—known as hit-and- rush-improved on a scientific basis.
So that we see little of the short square passing game that was so entertaining to watch.
The tendency has been to
make players more individual
Jottings
Bomber Fund Matches
THOUGH the ILKL.H.A. have done very Hills this season in the way of games, they are, however, the first to run a tournament 'in
Winners of the Scratch Fours at the Royal Hongkong
aid of the Bomber Fund, and have Yacht Club Spring regatta at Deep Water Bay on Sunday. beaten the 11.K.II.A. to 1.
The team: L. P, Ralph, J. C. McDougall, K. B. Nelson, J. Moodie (stroke) and D. B. Nelson (cox)-Ming Yuen.
The Ladies Seven-a-side tourna- ment will take place, at King's Park on Saturday, April 5. There are at least seven teams in the competition, and some keen tussies are anticipated. Enthusiasts will give them all the support they need-and all for a good
cause.
A
than before, and the present Next Sunday's ACCORDING to the revised
doing rather more than the average amount of dribbling. This is to draw the defence, and make the through pass more effective.
But centre-forwards must not make themselves slaves of this new attack, but should use discretion in when to employ it, and vary methods as much as possible.
Tournament Fixtures
5th A.A. "A"
V. Gunboats
1. Recrclu
V. Destroyers
v. Nomads
AT 4 D.m
v. R. Signals
H.K.H.A. fixture list, the only two unbeaten teams in the Tournament are Club de Recreio and the Police "A" and they will meet next Sunday.
It is rumoured, however, that the Police are anxious to meet Recreio
match a success.
H.K.H.A. Tournament
Police "A" Maintain Unbeaten Record
Tournament Table
Polic". "A". Reer 10 C.B.A.
PWLD FA Pis
11 0
11 0
12 6
10
11
The following are the KILA., in their final match, with the fixture POLICE "A" maintained Police "B"
5th A.A. "A" unbeaten Tournament fixtures for next Sunday to be played in aid of the Bomber their
record at Khalsa Fund. Should this materialise, next Lyemun last Sunday, when (at 10.30 a.m.):
Nomads Sunday's game will be postponed. 6th A.A. "B"
It is a splendid idea, and the Police they met the 5th A.A. Battery, R. Engineers Police "A" C.B.A.
should take further steps to make the "A" in a scoreless draw. The R. Signals
AN. Others respectivo defences, 05 the University score indicates, were usually Gimboats on top, but both forward lines 5th AA. "D" 6 in turn missed scoring chances. Destroyers
Piny was exceedingly fast on dry hard ground, and the Ack-Ack's, who had the better team, were only foiled by some fine goal-keeping by Naran-
A clever defence, alive to these incthods, can position themselves far more easily to frustrate them Khalsa than they could to check a fast and R. Engineers elever line of forwards moving with
the short passing game.
On wet and heavy ground, where defenders find it more difficult to turn
The
thume.
v. University
first named team plays
quickly, the through pass has far League Badminton greater chances of success, and here again generalship and brainwork are important.
Forwards In General
IN the Nineties, long passing, hard hitting, tapping the ball along in the air and the hit-and-rush methods! were commun. Then certain of the better known Clubs developed shots like the job, the lunge, the flick (or push) and the scoop, and these were seized upon eventually by all.
This led to a much more scientific gome-that of to-day-which un im-1 proved hard fast grounds has led to the supersession of violence by artis- the wrist-work.
If the ground be heavy and clayey, hurd passing is to be adopted with Jess of the push and flick. if the de- fence has the temerity to lie tan far ap, hit-and-rush tactics in sudden bursts will still pay.
at
TT is about time the H.K.H.A. held a meeting to discuss the International Tournament, I would also suggest that the final game he played in aid of the B.W.O.F.
Jan Singh.
Chung Hwa Win nothing for charity, and this is a time Police forwards pressed for long
Junior Section Championship
DEFEATING King's Col- lege 6-3 in the play-off, secured the Chung Hwa championship of the "B" Section of the Junior Bad. minton League at the Kow. loon Cricket Club last night. It was a great struggle, for though 0-3. it might very the score was
King's easily have beon 5-4 in favour. S. B .Chau and W. C. Chung were the winning combination for King's taking all three of their games. On scores and on play, the outcome
se depended on of the issue
the form of FREQUENTLY the captain or some P. C. Leung and K. F. Chiu and they player in the team will be fami- came through with colours flying, but Har with characteristics of their op-only just. They beat K. I. Lo and ponents play, and instruction K. J. Atwell 24-21, and beat K. C. defensive-or-attacking tactles should ful and H. Wu ulso 24-21
match was that between W. C.
Preparations
be given and decided upon. The Another exciting. H. Choy and
and
The Association, so for, have done) In the first twenty minutes, the
could be done. Since the periods without success, although ladies have taken the initiative, they Howlett and Teja Slugh went close. will probably follow suit. It isi Clague, on the right wing for the about time they did.
Gunners, made some brilliant runs
Tournament Tennis
Umetani-Pagh Match Again Unfinished
(By "Tinker")
2nd M.T.D.'s
1 10
2 38 20 139 8 19 39 14 10
25 10 17
down the line but his shooting wes poor, and Blackburn, on most ocen- slons, had the better of him.
The concluding half saw the Ack- Ack's on the attack, but they could not penetrate a stout defence, though they were seen in several breaks-
away.
NARA
Fine Goal-Keeper JARANJAN SINGII, in goal, Was 3 rare stumbling block which the Battery could not over- His cool clearances on three come. occasions saved the side from de- feat.
The Police halves were seldom seen to advantage. Leslie was hurt early in the game, and Gough as pivot was slow. It was fortunate that
up Hayward, on the left, was
to scratch and he kept a good eye on the speedy Khuda Bux.
Teja Singh was the Best of the forwards, and Narwant Singh, play- winger. Man Singh, at right
back, gave a useful display.
RECALLING the great struggle some years ago between H. D. Rumjalin and Tsui Yan-pui in the Open Singles semi-finals,ng his second game, proved a useful M. Pagh and O. Umetani were again unable to reach a decision in their Open Singles match at the Hongkong C. C. yesterday. Their first match was abandoned when each had won one set. Yesterday the scores were (Pagh first) 6-4, 3-6, 11-11.
Results of other games in the Open! Singles were:
Fung Yee-pul beat Kenneth Lo 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.
captain may even surprise his men by n a sudden change of tactics if some K; H. Lo and K. J. Alwell (King's). star performer of either the oppost- The former won 21-19. Standard of tion or his own side is off his game, play throughout the evening 'was for, as in the nineties, offence is
Intrly high. usually the most efficient defence, The winners will meet the gham-6-0, 6-1.
to
Scores were:
Lt Shields Goodman beat C. Dunne!
Before a game, do not neglect
Nearly everyone was certain that pions of the "A" Section to decide the try the
of the turf. Not by supreme Junior champions. pace
Pagh was going to win the third set when he led 4-1, but the Japanese cracking the ball as hard as you can at the goal, but by having a S. B. Chau and W. C. Chung beat C. climbed to 4-all. Pagh again went player run up and down the field M. Chiu and F. C. Liang 21-4, beat W. C ance or twice with the ball, being and W. H. Choy 21-3, Leat P. C. Leungnto the lead-in fact he was always!
the lead In and K. F. Chiu 21-11.
regularity each lost careful to hold the slick exactly as it would be held in the match, and Liang 12-21, lost to Choy and Chor his service game and finally the match
There have been too many ac- 19-21, lost to Leung and Chiu 21-24.
K. C. Lul and II. T. Wu lost to Chiu closed at 11-all. eldents through this insane hilling) and Liang 14-21. lost to Choy and Chey about in the circle.
10-21, lost to Leung and Chifu 21-25,
K. H. Lo and K: 3. Atwell lost to Chubut with roughout the set-at 5-4,1
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Umetani commenced in the first sot with an attacking game, and in this
To-day's Matches
Natches to-day are:
OPEN SINGLES
Fung Yec-pui v. Paul Kong. I.M.Á, Razack v. S. Y. Tong.
OPEN DOUBLES
George Chon and A. V. Remedios v. O. Ümetani and T. Imura.
the tennis, was the most sparkling League Soccer of the three. Pagh, who is essen- tially a baseline player with no volley worth mentioning, kept Umetani on the baseline, too, for on the few oc- casions that the Japanese advanced · Pagh passed him down the side with his necurate forehand. .
Weaknesses
BOTH - players were weak bul
con-
Kwong Wah Defeat Navy In Second Division
Better Defence
TN a game of rather few notable
inclients. the all-round...ability. of Maslan Singh, the Battery's centre-half, was outstanding. Of three good halves, he was the best, and he nipped many a movement in the bud. He fed his forwards with well-placed fick passes, and was always up in support.
Amar Singh and M. Khan defended cleverly at back. Khuda Bux and Nur Khan were dangerous forwards, though the former was too indivi-
dualistic at times.
In
my estimation, Police were lucky in forcing a draw, and will have to give a better show if they hope to beat the Club de Recreio, who have only lost one point.
SPORTS ADVT.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
steady on the backhand, and consevictory over
KWONG WAH ratned a deserved
The SECOND EXTRA RACE Die Royal Navy at quently both endeavoured to
weather MEETING will be held, Boundary Street yesterday, when centrate in that direction,
[permitting, on BATURDAY, 20th Many points were lost through they won 4-1 in a Second Division March, 1941, commencing at 2.00
football match. weak and allly, returns, and, in fact,
Goal scorers for Kwong Wah were
far more points were won on mis-Lee Yam-leung (2), Leung Chi-lup takes than through winners. But the and Leung Bing-kam. match, nevertheless, was Interestin throughout.
In the second set Umetanl adopted
Breese netted Navy's only goal. Third Division
a. more cautious game, and waited At Happy Valley, 30th Battery beat for Pagh fo make the mistakes-Sing Too 3-2. which he did.
Cautious Tactics
AT the commencement of the third. Umetani again essayed to, be
a ittle more forceful, and in a very
The Gunners scored through 1l (2) and Webber, while Sing Tao registered through Chang Moon- wing and Sin Yau-sang.
short while he was. 1-4 down, very bad light, for a victory under! Cautious tactics were then adopted, those conditons would hardly have
did he fall.
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raises itself.
for payment of all chits, etc. force for those vital points, especially Yesterday, no blame could be The when he was lending 4-1, 1-2 and attached to the umpire. Jie was in Exchange Building, (Tel. 27704) will Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, 4-3, and only by the smallest margin great difficulty with the light and the close at 11.45 ..
deceptive colour of the balls. But The light was becoming bad.errors arose from having
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a game when he score should have been deuce.
-,,
When Die score was 10-all, and
Umetant Ind when
developed cramp, new balls were produced for the last two games, and it was something that should have been done at the beginning of the third nol.
It would have been unfair on either- player to have continued in the then
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