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LAI WAH CUP
"BEST ARMY XI EVER" WINS
BY 5-NIL
THE CHINA MAIL,
ROYAL NAVY DEFEATED Considered by some to have been the "best Army team ever," which has played in Hong Kong for some time, the soldiers chosen to play on Saturday in the Lai Wah Cup combined to perfection and de- feated the Royal Navy by five goals to nil, thus entering the final. Saturday's results at a glance:-
soccer tournament
Lai Wah Cup Semi-Final Army ....................... 6 Navy .............. H.K. League-Div. II- Small Units... 0 K.O.S.B.. South China "A"
Chinese Athletic 3
R.A.F...
Navy Eastern
Kowloon
Queen's Rogt.
South China "B"
5 R.A.
2 Recreio
0
reach.
play by the whole of the Army South China forced a corner" front line, Leach again flashed a which was cleared, and the great goal well out of Ward's Queen's right wing again taking the ball down the wing, put it to Bunn, who made for goal and scored the second, with a ground shot.
* Through Own Goal: Army were now on top, and following a well placed corner by Larkin, Ward put through his own goal.
*
The Queen's were by now set- tled and, playing a nice quiet, Navy got busy, through Evans methodical game against the but Van Tromp could not beat rushes of South Chinn, met with Cantor and Fletcher saved a fine success. The Queen's obtained header from Mann. A great shot their third goal from a strong from Caldecott was saved well by kick by a Queen's back to the out- was in side left, who made his way down Ward but Leach, who towering form, found the back of the line and, running in, put in the net with another of his spe-a shot, which the South China cialities, the Army being good goalie held, but was slow in clear- winners by 6 goals to nil
ing," Bunn running in and scor ing.
Comment
The match, especially in the A good bit of play preceded the 9 first half, was worth going a long fourth and last goal, just on
to ace..
Nayy put up a time. The South Chinn goal was plucky fight and played as well as being bombarded, when the ball
I expected they, would but the fell to Bunn, who tricked several form of the Army team was defenders and shot from fifteen 2a.revelation.
yards range, the ball entering the net at a fast rate.
4
way
o
1
St. Joseph's..
1
0 University
1
Lai Wah Cup
Queen's
South China "A"
4
Where all did so well, it would be invidious to individualise, but I must congratulate the Army on their team selection, as I think this aggregation after a match or This match at the Club ground two would beat anything in the CHINESE ATH. v. S. CHINA "B" created considerable interest Colony. Fletcher quite good in before a good crowd. What was goal, Hooper, a brilliant right This "Local Derby" attracted a probably the best team which has back, and Martin, a worthy col- large crowd to Happy Valley, and figured for the Army in recent league. Sims not the Sims of last a well-contested game resulted in seasons quite overplayed a good year but still very good, and Can- ja win for the home team by three Navy side. The latter held the tor and Skiggs rare workers. goals to nil. Athletic deserved Army in the first half, but 'daz- zling football by the Army for wards in the second half turned a stern struggle into a very easy win, the Army leading at the final whistle by 5 goals to nil.
Teams:
had narrow escapes hereafter, and there was plenty of excitement but very few fouls.
Half-time:-
It was forward, however, where their success, although the losers Army scintillated, and Stock, put up a good fight and were un- Leach and Caldecott were great, lucky on several occasions in not Larkin and Barclay making up a opening their acore.
The game very formidable line.
was seven minutes old when Leach's leadership was a thing Athletic went ahead, Cheung Sui- to study, his passing and shooting hong netting from an accurate Navy: -Ward ("Seamew"); marking the star artiste, and centre by Li Fong.
Both goals Cornwall ("Foxglove"), Moss Caldecott certainly knows where ("Cumberland"); Chauner the ball is intended to go. ("Cumberland"), Cope, captain
Brilliant Attack ("Magnolia"), Sturtyvart ("Her-
The Army forward line is the mes"); Van Tromp, "Hermes"), best I. have seen turned out for Firth ("Hermes"), Evan several seasons. ("Bruce"), "Mann ("Gumber- The Navy might have scored land"), Cobb ("Cumberland"). very early as Fletcher's save in of the situation in the second half, Army: Fletcher (RA)the goal line was a very near and further goals were added by Hooper (Queen's), Martin thing and Navy were only beaten Li Hung-chen and Mak Kwong- (K.OS.B.) Skiggs (K.O.S.B.), by a bit of superlative forward tin. South China rallied towards Sims, captain (R.A.M.C.), Cantor play, which we have not been the close, but were unable to pene. (Queen's; Larkin (Queen's), treated to often enough by the trate the Athletic defence. Stock (K.O.S.B.), Leach (R.A.); British teams. Ward, in goal, Chinese Athletic Barclay (Queen's), Caldecott played a great game despite the (Queen's).
Referee:-Mr. F. Smith. Linesmen: Messrs. Lawrence and Semy.
Narrow Escapes
The teams looked very smart
Chinese Athletic South China
3.
0
The home team wère masters
3 0
South China "B"
.R.A.F. v, ST. JOSEPH'S
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Only requires Playing at King's Park the Wuchow and back match would have unsettled any Airmen opened in spirited fash-four days. See all the sights of the West River. It costs you only $38.40- half back line. I liked Chauner ion, taking the game into their and can be done in five days. Your in red and blue respectively, and Cope, and Sturtyvant had a opponents' goal area, but by good budget:- Sims won the toss and Navy big day also.
play on the part of the St. The forwards disappointed. Joseph's defence the danger was kicked off and immediately made tracks for goal, Fletcher saving Evans was very clever, but Mann averted. on the line, a narrow escape for was the best of the bunch. Cobb, Army. Exciting play was the outside, left, had a very nasty turn but the Air Force were most
Why not make a trial? The cuisine order, and Navy had a man out shaking up early in the game and dangerous, Rocha being called
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comfortable; once you try you will re- Ward and company were, how-commend it to others. feeding Caldecott, the outside stride. Van Tromp and Firth left, put a teaser to Ward who were not forcible enough. Many ever, playing a hard game, and it saved well.
good movements died a natural was neck or nothing at times to Army were going strong and death and the Navy right winger clear. Leach, feeding Barclay, the inside could never beat his back for The Airmen obtained a footing forward, put just outside. Just speed, although his footwork was in their opponents' goal area and after Leach went right through, pretty. Army were clearly Gallacher with a good shot put and hit the side post.
superior, playing a great game of his side one up.
Keeping Navy then got busy through football.
up the
pressure, Evans, but Cantor beat Van
Gallacher and his forwards gave Tromp rather easily and Army re-
the opposing defence a lot of trou- lieved.
ble but no further scores could be obtained.
R.A.F.
The Army backs were kicking strongly, Hooper shining, but
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forced a corner; a perfect centre mencement took up the running The game was fast and the two being headed straight, at the and by opening out the play and Asia" arrived at Shanghai on Fri- sides were settling down to good goalie of the Small Units. lashing the ball from wing day at noon, left Shanghai on football, with very little in it, After a period of mid-field play, got close quarters with Saturday at 7 a.m., and was due at
Ward saved sensationally with Creig on the K.O.S,B. left wing. Bracher. Poor shooting, however, Hong Kong this morning. the Army attack all out, and took the ball down the wing, bore marred what good outfield play salle for Manila to-morrow at 5 Sims robbed Evans in the nick of towards the goal and sent in a there had been and Chalmers and p.m. time. The breather arrived with shot which the Small Units' goalie Paton were ever to the fore with the teams level.
held, but Stevens ran up put it good clearances. into the net.
The Borderers were not having The re-start was sensational as it all their own way, but several after Ward had saved in fine runs up by the Small Units, ended style, Cornwall handled and very tame. Caldecott crashed home the Army A run up the centre of the field first goal from the ensuing was the outcome of the K.O.S.B.'s penalty.
second goal. The forwards went
4
Sensational Re-start
This seemed to upset the Navy up together, but Crawley appear- defence as Leach scored straighted to go too far and taking a ball after with a great shot and, fol- sent forward from the wing, put lowing some splendid forward into the net, the doubtful point
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On the resumption of the game, the Small Units pressed hard and four good opportunities were missed by erratic play in front of goal, McAuslan especially playing up well at right half. Then the K.O.S.B.'s came on the scene, and they predominated to the end, putting on six goals in the last twenty minutes, running out. de- serving winners.
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STH. CHINA “A”, v. QUEEN'S,
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The Queen's over-ran South China "A" team on their own ground at Caroline Hill, winning by four goals without reply...
In the first half the game was fairly even, both sides missing chances when near goal, and no score was registered.
The Queen's took the lead five minutes after the resumption of the game. The Queen's right wing took the ball down, and the inside right, when in possession,' met the South, China defence; |both falling to the ground. The outside" man rushed in, and cen- tred for Bunn to score with a splendid shot.
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