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Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 17, 1941.
Pilgrim's Hockey Notes
Common Faults Of Most Players
Selfishness And Mistakes
In Dribbling And Passing
Avoid One-handed Play
NO ONE can play hockey by himself, but only as a member of a team; play, therefore, with your team. Hanging on to the ball, no matter how ex- pert a dribblor you may be, upsets the balance and weakens effectiveness.
A common mistake with beginners, and one which is difficult to cure once it has become a habit, is one-handed play. There can be neither accuracy in hitting nor control in dribbling unless both hands are kept on the stick.
But perhaps the commonest fault of all is that of hitting to the left. The stick is so made! that in its normal position it is held on the right-hand side of the body, consequently the easi est direction in which to hit the ball is to the left; this by swinging the stick across the body.
slightly
Backs and halves are especial offenders in this respect, frequently clearing to the left when there is ample time-by a simple manoeuvre -to hit to the right. Unless this tendency, is
Is constantly corrected, it In an unbalanced attack, king the left wing and story- the right. It is all the more im portant to correct this fault, for the attack is more castly made from the right than the left.
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Random Jottings
A Few Suggestions For Gilchrist, A. Gemmell, A. Fan cey, V. M. Benwell, L. W. R.
Umpires Association
SINCE the League has now come
to an end and several complaints have been made and thrown at the Umpires. I would like to make the following suggestions, and I hope the officials will be in a rufficient-. ly jovial mood to accept them; (1) The Umpires Association should provide umpires with rain- Blind Passing & Hitting · ·
coats and goloshes for wet days.
(2) Provide free consultation with umpires suspected of LIND passing and hitting is due an oculist for
to a failure to look up and see suffering from astigmatism or any deficiency of sight. (The how the field is, placed. It is not other always possible to take one's eyes oculists will have a busy timet)
Cards (3)
BLU
to be
The Y.M.C.A. Hockey XI, which has just concluded a most successful season. Stan ding: L. F. Coombe, J. T. K..
Macey, W. Ure, F. A. Olsen, and D. T. Smith. Seated: W. Ireson, E. W. Railton, E. Youri :ff and D. Grant.--Ming Yuen.
Club de Recreio Win
H.K.H.A. Tournament
FOR THE FIRST TIME in the history of the Club, Recreio won the Hongkong Hockey Association Tourna- off the ball, but a player should find
printed and ment when they defeated Khalsa 1-0 at King's Park last it possible to form a mental picture posted to all Clubs stating "The of the position of the field so that umpires may be blind but their hear- Monday in a most interesting game. he may know more or less where ing is alright, so be careful." and when to direct his pass.
This can be improved by a more upright stance in playing, for one who holds his body in a crouch over his stick cannot see beyond a radius of a few yards.
Neglect of Marking MANY a side has been beaten be-
cause the defence has failed to adequately mark the opposing for- wards, and this fault can be general-
(4) That captains be instructed in courtesy towards the officials in the extension of a vote of thanks ink possibly, an invitation after the game.
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to
drink
Khalsa fought gamely in the clos- ing minutes, but their forwards were without the inspiration of bygone matches. They slogged away but were folled by a defence that knitted together solidly at the slightest sign of danger.
Fanling Golf
Match Play Stages For Adamson Cup
The following is the draw for the | Match Play stages of the Royal Hong- kong Golf Club's Adamson Cup Com- petition, the first round of which will be held on Day 4, the second (semi-
final) on May 18 and the finst June 1:
on
G.. E. Willerton (12) receives bye into second round.
G. W. Reeve (11) W. Stoker (15); ^!
Clark (11) v. B. T. Buttin (10).
F. Buckle (12) receives bys into second
round.
The first player in each match is the challenger and is responsible for 6x- ing the date. Handicaps 4.5 above
Two grand defences toiled on a fast pitch, and only a great penalty corner goal gave Recreio the championship. Zinho Gosano fine game at full
throughout. played a THE H.K.H.A. Six-a-side Tourna- back; appropriate, then, that he ment will take place on Sunday, should provide that dramatic April 27, instead of April 20 as pre- winner of a terrific drive from viously stated. Entries will close in En week's time.
a short corner hit.
ly traced to lack of understanding Tournament Tennis
between the halves and backs.
There are exceptions to the rule, but the main principle is this:
Wing halves should mark the wing forwards, and the centre half the centre forward, leaving the backs to care for the inside-forwards.
A frequent fault is the wing half moving In to tackle the Inner mun, leaving the outer man on his own and unhindered.
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Kippště, Divented, by far "ALFRED HITCHCOCK
·RKO`NADIO-PICTURE
Rumjahn Cousins Enter Open Doubles Final
K. H. Yip Offers Opposition
(By "Tinker")
Indians were unlucky to lose by the In the estimation of many, the
only goal..
Fast Exchanges
Easter Golf Results
The Bogey Par Pool. over the Old Course at Fanling during the Easter! holidays attracted 43 entries and was won by G. M. Park (6), who was one up.
FAST exchanges fentured the first half, but poor shooting of the home forwards was evident. Ozorio, and was won by J. G. Jensen, who The Medal Round had 33 entries in particular, missed two glorious ad card of 10-14-76, Park who chances
with only Souza at his had a card of 76-6-70 won the Bogey mercy. With the exception of G Pool. Gosono, inside right, the Recs' for-) wards were far below, par.
Khalsa defence, with M. IT Haren as pivot, tackled soundly and bit cleanly, and some of their slickwork had the opposing for- wards nonplussed. But here also the forwards did not reach to their usual standard.
The Bogey Par Fool over the Yew Course attracted 25 entries and was won by J. Hackney (14), who was ine down. The Mixed Bogey com- petition was cancelled.
A sum of $50 collected from en- trance fees has been donated to the S. C. M. Post Bomber Fund,
Tony Alves paid particular alten- THE RUMJAHN COUSINS, for the nth time of theirton lo, the Gurbachan-Karminder
Tennis Championship. Yesterday, on the Stand Court, they val Recreio were slightly on top beat K. H. Yip and Ho Ka-lau in four sets by 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4,
career, have entered the final of the Colony
Open Doubles Singh combination, and at the inter- Macao Hockey
They encountered steady op- position throughout, especially from Yip, to whose cool tactics
and play, Ho owed much and it
is not an exaggeration to state that had Yip had steadier sup port from his partner the cham- pions would have been in grave danger of being beaten.
Of the Rumjahn cousins, H.D. was for the stendier. Sirdar was patchy. Though brilliant at times, especially in his retrieving, his overhead workf was most unreliable,
But for all four players, the most noticeable feature lacking was a "killing" shot at the net. There were smashes down the sidelines that took points, but there were; far more occasions when a good angle shot would have saved considerable amount of work and trouble.
Closing Date Extended For Tennis Entries
As only a small number of tennis league entries were received yesterday, the clos- ing date has been extended to April 23.
ploited and resulted in points the Rumjana,
with no goals scored.
I were
Khalsa Play Well
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IT has to be sald here that Khalsu the better team in the second half. Their defence tackled
strongly and they generally gave a
display worthy of champlons.
Visitors Beaten
A scratch Colony hockey team, comprising players from Central British Association, Police and Recreio, beat Macao Lyceum 2-0 on the C.B.A. ground yesterday.
-There were "incidents in this half, but the umpires realised the the first half when Taylor converted!
The local team opened scoring in tenseness of the struggle, and had a short-corner. Yvanovich broke clean the game well in hand. The trouble through in the second half to add the soon blew over, though play, did second goal,
not
quite regain Its previous
were, however, thrills in that second half when Khalsa gave the impression of being the more likely to score.
B. Gosano broke through
The game was extremely scrappy in parts.
The local team was.-T. L. Lockhart (CBA); J. B. Gonsalves Recreio), A. M. Xavier (Nomads); J. Heywood ten (Police), C. Gough (Police), A. M.
for minutes before the end, but missed Alves (Recrelo): P. Yvanovich (Re-
S.A. Falters Again THE third set rightly went to the
Chinese. From 2-all until they! ted 6-2, It is true that S.A. was againį
creto), D. Taylor (C.B.A.), N. D. Whit-
his mark when well within the lay (CRA), J. Fonseca (Recreio), A. circle. Souza in goal was on top of Odell (C.B.A.). his form, and when threatened gavel nothing away.
The Deciding Goal INALLY, a few minutes from the
end, G. Gosano got within shoot-
Sirdar's overhead weakness made showing his weakness in amashing. itself apparent in the opening set, but Yip and Ho were beginning to but neither Yip nor Ho had rut- play tennis with finer understanding;) ing range but was badly obstructed ficiently settled down to take advan- credit for the wine His placed drives by Mohinder Singh. A short corner tage of the fact. The Rumjahns led credit for the win. His placca was awarded, and Z. Gosano made!
and volleys took toll
at same and they then climbed to 4-3.
The well-known combination, how-| over, made itself felt and the Rum- Jahns took the next two games for the set.
Opportunity Lost
GA
It was on the cards, too,
that
Thereafter,
Recreio
found
"Y" Billiards Meeting
European
At a meeting of the Y.M.CA. Dillards Section yesterday a no plan for more inter-Club competitions
the match was going to five sols. The scores in the last set levelled means of penetrating the soild Khalsa during the coming summer was made. defence, and though the visitors re-It was also decided to recommend to
off at 3-all and then the Rumfahn talinted. they likewise faced a stone-the Board that two of the tables be went into a 5-3 lead... On their own service they led 40-16, but wall defence.
lest the two set points and even- tually the game.
Wall Supported
renovated.
Mr C. Terran was in the chair and was supported by: Mesara L. H. de AMES followed service in the
R. Gold- Two faulty shots with Yip serving DECREIO'S forwards, though dis- Cozier, T. Champoloviet second set, and the Chinese hav-cost the Chinese the game, and sel. nlaving little allckwork, were man, W. Railton (Asst Secretary of ing served first led at 3-2. They A week shot into the net and a mis always fast and were well supported Secretary) and H. Neubrenner (Bil then broke through their opponenta timed volley which gave an easy by fine half backs, W. A. Reed and lards Secretary). service to lead 4-2. The next game "kill". Two more set points were in A. M. Alves, in particular, being
with
the Association), F, WAHR (Servies
The Y.M.C.A. championship, which is
was their opportunity, but Sirdar they Rumah hos suld have lost outstanding. compensated many of his earlier they lost, and they lost Khalsa's defence was sound. U. B. open to the Army Area Sports Board, faults some brilliant retrieving
the second, but Ho took a high, ball
Souza shots to turn the tide in their favour.
that was going for outside and hill there in goal was excellent, and will be hold before the official closure
halves Bhag Singh, M. H. of the Winter Programme., The Rumjahns took four games in into the nell
Hapan and M. Singh-imparted - a the On the a row against stendy opposition. Ho
whole, tennis
WAR good deal. of speed to the attack came in for a bas
a barrage of concentrated never brilliant, but it was interest which was drab and unenterprising. shots, and though Yip was ever ing, especially towards the end when ready to step into any breach he was possible that one new face, at was not given the opportunity, least, would be seen in the final this The lack of understanding be- year. But it was not to be, and tween the Chineno, players was once again the Colony shall probably mont, apparent during this met. see the old rivals in action-the Tsui Gaps down the centre were ex-brothers v. the Rumfahn cousins.
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To-day's Tennis
Congratulations to the Clab de Recrelo. They: have been through the Tournament with only two drasys and no defeals. A record in bo
and famena: knežen*****
To-day's Stand Court match will
The game was well controlled by E. C. Fincher and W, osłoną vil Messra V. M. Bonwell and Tyas. Tsui Wal-pul and Tsui Yun-pul.)
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