1932-11-17 — Page 9

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1932.

THE CHINA MAIL

AAGE SPORT PAGE EMA2

H.K. Selection Committee

Criticised

Reputation And

And Experience Count For Too Much

TEAM – WORK

ENDANGERED

(By Outside Left.)

THE Interport Soccer Selection teams competing in the Lengues, THE

Committed to meeting with should have at least three practice considerable criticism by localf games as a team before they leave! football supporters. Following the the Colony. example of previous Committees

EARLY SELECTION.

they have again floundered and It is particularly essential this failed to convince followers of the time because of the last-minute game. That the selection of three changes in the forward line, alao players before the first Trial was by the inclusion of Pardoe at cen a mistake they must now realise, tre hulf.

though Rodger was a certainty for I think that a better idea would his place, and now there is only have been for the Committee to one opportunity for the team to have play together before they leave for the northern port.

First of all, have the Selec- tion Committee made the 'righi selection, and are they all thoroughly satisfied with the result? 1 think not. After watching the final trial on Friday last, one comes to an Im-

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chosen a probable alde straight off the 'bal', and played it] against a 'Rest of the Colony side,' this would have given them food for thought immediately, but no they must go about the selection in] n round about way and waste un- necessary time with the ultimate result that the team has only one chance of a practice.

H. M. METAVISH SEVERING CONNECTION WITH FOOTBALL CLUB.

W. Pryde Probable Successor to Secretarial Post.

It will come as bad news to Club supporters to hear that Mr. H. M. McTavish, Secretary of the Hong Kong Football Club, is leaving for England by the Comorin in about three weeks' time.

For the last eighteen years Mr. McTavish has been one of the keenest promoters of the soccer code in the Colony, starting as an ordinary play. er, and later rising to the cap- taincy of the Club. When his playing days were over he turned his hand to secretarial work and his unbounded energies have been responsible for the Club's position at the present momèrit.

It is understood from a re Hable source that. Mr. Walter Pryde will again be persuaded to take over the secretarial position,

LEAGUE

Soccer

Personalities

Cheng Shiu-hong

(South China)

Cheng made his debut in local abccer in 1926 whon he came bo-

fore the notice of the South China A.A. officials. as a right wing, and he retained his place for that sea-

son.

In 1927, he had made such rapid strides that he was selected to re-

POSTPONEMENTS present China at the. Far Eastern

November 26 Games Held Up By The Interport.

CHINESE TEAM TO MEET· THE INTERPORTERS..

Nineteen Players To Receive Consideration.

At a meeting of the Chinese' Amateur Federation which was held last night, it was de- cided to select the Chinese team to meet the Interport XI. on Saturday at Caroline Hi from the following:- Lam Yuk-ying, Ho Chat-yln, Lal Kwok-chiu, Wong Bul-wah, ' Ho Ka-kuen, Mak So, Chan Kwong-yiu, Tang Kwong-sun, Lam Tin-chan, Lee Tin-sang, Ip Pak-wah, Fung King- cheung, Tam Kong-pak, Tong Kwan, Leung lu-chan, Leung Dak-wing, Lee Kwok-wal, Kam Pak-shlu, and Lee Shek-yau.

A LONG RUGGER

CAREER.

John Roberts Capped

Times For Wales.

MAY ASSIST CLUB ON SATURDAY.

DAZZLING RUGBY BY J. ROBERTS

WELSH INTERNATIONAL IN PERFECT CONDITION

VISITOR GIVES CLUB

(By SCRUM HALF.)

WIN

TOEN ROBERTS, the Welsh International three-quarter, won the

JOEN

Club their match against H.M.S. Tamar and Small Ships yes terday at the Valley. He was the instigator of four of the five movements which led to the Club winning by three goals and two tries (21 pts.) to nil.

He scored the first two tries of the match as the result of dazzling cut' throughs which left his opponents standing, and gave Ferguson two tries and making an opening for a further score, The Kowloon player's hesitancy robbed him of the last oppor- tunity.

A fairly large crowd for a mid-

13 week game turned up to see Roberts in action, and they were not disappointed. The visitor gavo one of the finest exhibitions of three-quarter play the Colony has seen for a very long time. He had International" stamped all over him, and his fitness was amazing.

A. Binckheath player caugat

Olympiad in Shanghai. In that

Interviewed by the China Mail series of games he first made. aufter the rugger match at the Valley name for himself, and since then yesterday John Roberts, the Welsh The game had only been in has gone from success to success. International, said, that he was un- progress five minutes before Roberts took a pass from Rigg Cheng was a member of the certain whether he would be able to

to cut through the opposition South China touring team which play for the Club against the Navy

with an amazing burst of Owing to the Interport football visited Java and Singapors in 1931 on Saturday. Judging from reports which have team being in Shanghai on Satur- and again proved his immense Roberts was very modest con-

spied to beat Dare and mediate conclusion, that the Com-just arrived from Shanghai, it is day, November 26, all matches fix-value to the side, showing brilliant cerning his big Home; reputation |

touch down between the posts. mittce have blundered badly in surprising to note that the North-ed for that day will be postpon- combination with Chu Kwok-luen, saying that from the newspaper re-

It was a magnificent try and a making two selections before the ern Selection

very fine introduction to an Committee have cd with the exception of the fix-This year he again toured Java porta it appeared as if he would final trial.

adopted the same tactica

ontatanding player., Rigg easi- as outture, between the Navy and the with marked success, and has still be in line for a place in the local Committee, in consequence of Club de Recrelo on the latter's culminated I am referring in particular to which Shanghai football entha-ground.

ly converted. a long period of Welsh national team this year,

Only several minutes had elaps the selection of Howe in the centre sfasts are getting furious.

This game will not be football this year by walk-whereas he was now approaching

Those who sawed before Roberts went between affected as neither side will have ing into the Interport side, the veteran stage. forward position. It is quite It appears that the team chosen any players- absent with the inter- Shanghai

will find him both him play yesterday, can be left to Wells and Wilkins, who could evident that in all the trials he has for the second trial game at the porters.

remarkably fast and tricky form their own opinions on this almost have touched hands so close

with were they standing together, and Canidrome falled badly. He is not the man combination and the spirit of the the Hon. Secretary of the Hong come as

are such that good

Other alterations are notified by when in possession, and it will statement.

The visitor said that he was lucky easily beat Dare with a fua swerve for the centre forward posltion and competition will be lost.

no surprise if he pavea Kong Football Association. On the way for Wong Mef-shun or to get into the Cambridge Univer- to cross the line a second time for should have been dropped in Shangho: has already staged one Saturday next, November 12, the Howe to give Hong Kong a victory, sity fifteen in 1927, as he only the Club. It was another dieplay favour of Johnson, who has the trial game, which proved an utter Second Division match

secured his Blue on account of an of splendid opportunism and was speed and dash

farce, as neither the Selection South China and the Lincolnshire College in the Second Division will injury to James Whitham, who is loudly applauded by the spectatora. about his play Committee or the public attending Regiment will be played at Chat-play at Happy Valley at 2.45 pm now in the Colony, and who has King falled with the kick at goal the very least had Roberts not been which is necessary for a man in the game were able to make any ham Road at 4.15 p.m. and not at while the Chinese Athletic and played for Hong Kong agalust FERGUSON FALTERS Opposed to them. Outstanding

headway as to a possible Probable Caroline Hill as originally fixed.

Roberts on Shortly before his second try players in the Navy, side were Cor side.

Kowloon will play on the Club Shanghai at full back. On Saturday, November 26, the ground (home ground of Chinese that occasion, however, showed such Roberts had cleverly drawn both bett at wing forward, and Dare at brilliant form at full back that he his own man and the winger to full back while Hanford played a Royal Artillery and St. Joseph's Athletic) at 4.15 p.m.

was certain of his place in the 1928 give Ferguson a perfect pass with sterling game as booker. and 1929 sides. He has also been only the full-back to beat for the GRIEVE'S HANDLING." capped 18 times for Wales.

Hne. Ferguson ran strongly, but Prominent players in the Club Roberts, who is a missionary in when confronted by Dare seemed side wore Roger Grieve at full-back,

that position.

On

will

JOHNSON THE MAN. Johnson made an excellent Im pression on both bia trials.

GASH CAPTAIN. Friday last he scored an excellent! Gash, the Police veteran goal, going through a defence for again lend Shanghal in the actual tified by the presence of Mullane Interport and will be a thorn in and Strange and it takes a good the attack of the local team. man to get past this pair-and the Shanghal's position to-day

well illustrated in an article ap- Howe may have received ordera pearing in the China Press of from the Committee to hold him-November 11:

best man won.

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self in and take no chances, as is The second interport trial game rumoured, but in that case why to be played at the Canidrome on throw a forward line out of gear Sunday is going to be another mix- on account of one man and he the up affair, the announcement of the leader of that line? Howe, at his two teams made by the Shanghai best, is far superior to Johnson, Football Association revealk. In- but can we depend on him being at stend of making definite selections his best in Shanghai where condi- for the interport team, the com- tions are vastly different? He is mittee wants to stage another of the modern type of centre-forward, the wild and woolly affairs waiting for the opportunity and which combination as well not looking for them. Johnson, on spirit of competition will be found own opportunities and when a pass lacking.

the other hand, is out to find bla comes through which would have found Howe, Johnson le out of position to grasp the opportunity. Johnson, however, is definitely the man for the position. Then again the question of reputation: arises,

Strange has played a hard game throughout the trial series but has he justifled his inclusion in the team? His showing on Friday last was not of the Interport soccer stands ard, and in the game previous to that, he showed that he could be erratic when hard pressed.

Allan of the Royal Artillery xave a brilliant display at right back on Friday last and should have at least got in as a reserve, but no the committee did not think he was good enough, besides there already was one Regular in the defence.

The most important question with regard to the Interport, is that of practices, of which there has been none so far, but the one and only practice game "approaching.

The

methods of the Com ittee. I regret to say are the best An interport comprised various

of men takenfis romų,

In

28

between

a flying tackle in the match against Birkenhead which the Club won by 30 pta. to 3 at Rectory Field, Black- heath

No Premier League Game

Game Amor, has come down to Hong Kong to lose control of the ball and it Ferguson on the wing and King

On Saturday

INTERPORT XI TEST

AT CAROLINE HILL.

Full Junior League Programmes.

to meet his wife, and hopes to spend slipped out of his hand. Roberts and Munro in the forwards, while

would have meant a certain score.

at least ten days. In the Colony. was up with him and a reverse pass" While in Hong Kong he is staying at the Bishop's house.

The Club are holding a practice this afternoon in preparation for

Colony for some time. It is a pity Saturday, and it is hoped that

ing the interport position owing to give a few words of advice.

that he is prevented from occupy-Roberts will be able to attend and

Canton residence qualification,

course.

Soon afterwards Roberts was seen in defence when from a naval forward rush Thatcher looked as if he would go over, but Roberts brought his man. low. The visitor saved his line yet again when he passed to King in his own '25 for that player to take a difficult pass In great style and relieve with a useful dribble,

Torrible performed proditably at the base of the scrum, I liked the way Grieve took the ball on the run and the way in which he at tempted to open up the game. His handling was excellent, though his touch-kicking showed room for Improvement. Ferguson, after his lapse in the opening minutes, show- ed very determined running, and the way he picked up awkward passes for two of his tries was most laudable. Torrible was ever An orthodox three-quarter move worrying Perrin when the latter. ment saw Roberts give Ferguson ojgot the ball from his forwards, and gift try which he could have had was very quick to loose the ball to himself had he so desired. The Jenkins when opportunity afforded.. winger took his pass, and scored His relieving kicks were also a de P. W. D. L. P. A. Pls after being nearly grassed by Dare cided asset to the Club. 7 5 1 1 80 8-11

which rules him out. Tam Kong with a 6 handicap at Home, and Roberts is also a useful golfer pak should fill the inside left post has been seen over the Fanling tion, his six goals against the Re creio last Saturday will be remem bered for a long while. Finally the outside left position will be filled by Ip Pak-wa who gave an excellent showing against the Pro TEXT Saturday's final practice hables in last Friday's game and

REVISED TABLES.

-LEAGUE TABLE: TO DATE

FIRST DIVISION

lorderers Artillery

Just what the selection com- mittee has in mind when it de cided to hold another such trini is hard to tell. Do they want to see how the different players are shaping up? If this is the case, then the members of the committee have evident ly been misnamed. It is only logical, it appears to us, that only those who are close fol-' Towers of local soccer and keen students of the game should be entrusted with the task of mak- ing selections for the all-im-. portant interport classic, and these people should be able to 'name the personnel of a team right off the bat even without the necessity of staging ⠀ trial games. The matches played under the auspices_of_the_Yuk-ging, another Athletic player South China v. LINCOLNĄ. Shanghai Football Association who is one of the finest pivota in

should be worth while watching in for many a South China victory in view of the fact of the formidable the past. He is a winger with a South China opposition the Chinese are able to terrific burst of speed and centres St. Joseph's put up...

[Club® with deadly accuracy. In my opinion the following This team should give the Inter-Lincolas Athletic team would be one which should porters all the practice they need. Navy give the Interporters a considerable The following are Saturday's Kowloon amount of anxiety-Lam Tin-chan League fixtures:

during the last six weeks should give them enough back- ground on which to base their selections

Through the present method, the committee may be able to select the best possible players In Shanghal, but without sulli- cient practices together as-a team, an all-afur squad can hardly perform as successfully as an eleven of

Hant Individual players but with better combi

in goal; his brilliant showing last

Friday equalled that of Rodger's.

Lau Mau, the Interport team re-

Police

Recrafó

SECOND DIVISION,

Athletic Borderers

Berve, a steady back with an excel TSUNG TSIN V. Eastern lent first-time clearance. Mak

Shui-hon (Athletić). Tong Kwan, ARTILLERY

Navy

who la casily the best Chinese half pers) – (Sockunpoo, 2.45)........... In the Colony, and whose exhibition ST. JOSEPH'S v, Club

2.46)

last Friday should have gained him Kowloon

a place in the selected team: Lam

the Colony, and who, Incidentally, was not given a trial. Wong Shứ we should fill the left half position at which he excale, ci-

The Chinese forward. Indeed be a formidable one wi the following, Tan Kwon the Athletic, a good Considerable epcod forward by Fung

and who -man in that, position.

760

2.17 12 10 due to his own hesitancy. King

5 40 17 38 added the goal points,

6 3 1 28 7 7 THE SHORT PUNT.

6

3-0 8.10

3.10 12

KING'S PROPER PLACE

King, playing in his old position

nt wing forward, was more at home

Changing over with a lead of 13 during yesterday's game, and 5 8 0 2 14 78 points the Club went further ahead gave a good display of bustling 52 21 20 10 0 when Roberts gave a beautifully forward play. He possesses a

3 5 10 4

4152 17 4Judged short punt ahead to catch very fair burst of spoed which 04 8 10 2 the ball and leave. Ferguson nn- makes him a dangerous man any. 075 47 0 marked for a try in the corner. It where near the line. Monro was SECOND DIVISION

was a touch of first-class rugger conspicuous in the line outs where that was greatly appreciated. King his height gave him a great ad- failed to add the goal points,vantage, and his play in the loose € 6.0 0.29 12 Not content with their lead the was a marked improvement on his 64.0 2:22 128 Club went further ahead when former displays,

Navy

incolns Artillery South China

YHERS-

[Kowlooney

Tsung Teini Clob Eastera

St. Josepan

(Caroline Hill 4.15) ATHLETIC Zwo

(Athletic 2.46)

THIRD DIVISION."

China

ST. JOSEPH'S #H31 226)

COLNS

REIO

LIB)

76-1

518

52 1 214 18-5 posts, King converted.

125214100195/

71 15:12 86 8

60068-28 0

0882 900 9

THIRD DIVISION ABONNE

14 2 118 188 Torrible sent out a high pass to Jenkins was off form and the 6 3 12 16 137 Rigg for that player to transfer to second half change from 7813-18 14 7 69 0 3 25 12 0

Ferguson, who scored near the fly half to centre-three-quarter.

in favour of Roberts was In the closing stages Roberts well warranted. Rigg also had a sold the dummy ✅ beautifully, « poor match, his passing being very but his inside-pass was null- poor at times. He, however, Bur fed by the forwards being too

|tained at kneo Injury in the first crowded to take advantage-

half, and this may have in no small tacile which left one halfofee way affected his play the fle

unguarded.

Result ~~ Club

.. 6. 21 pts. -oculd not be

Tent, theyTamar, Jodell

the face Club: R. A. J. Grieve J. Fergu

són Roberts, WAH B. Rigg B H. Fox, A. F. Jonkins, A. W. Turrible; Či3 H. F [Laroche, F.-R. Burch, J. E. B, fourteen Cogan, D. Paul, R. I: 9lard, E O P their form: King:A K:Muntò in A. H. Harbord, ff of the Tamar: Dare Wells, Wilkins, Jack would say the con, Leatherby: Butter Perrin; Aina. worth Hanford, Gould Eastinke, That- 01-683D313) Tamar would have forced a draw at lcher, Walsh, Payne and Corbett

St. Josepha 77700 88-714 7611 20 12 11

740 3 19 18

Inspired

abilitie the other players to

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