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DISGRACEFUL

THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1935

Sporting Page

AT SENIOR SHIELD SEMI-FINAL GAME

TENNIS TIES AT

THE H.K.C.C.

SCENES IRELAND'S SURPRISE TO-DAY'S LAWN

HOCKEY DISPLAY HOLD ENGLAND TRIALS TO SPLENDID DRAW JOHNSON SHINES AS IRISH LEADER

(By "Sticks")

AN excellent game of hockey was witnessed at Shamshuipo yesterday, when the England and Ireland trial International elevens shared four goals in an encounter featured by clever forward play on a very fast pitch.

i

The Ireland eleven caused a mild sensation in the second half when their perfect forward

HO KA-LAU TO MEET T. A. PEARCE

Teddy Fincher And "H. D" In Action

Four Open Singles championship ties will feature this afternoon's tennis on the Hong Kong Cricket Club's courts, the match likely to attract the most attention being

the clash between Ho Ka-lau and

A. Pearce.

T.

E. C. Fincher, a finalist on three

occasions, meets A. Crawford, promising young K.C.C. player, and should' experience no difficulty in entoring the Third Round, while H. D. Rumjahn should perform similarly against Iu Tak-cheuk, the

C.R.C. left-hander,-

movements swept the England defence off their A "marathon" encounter should

feet, resulting in two good goals. -

Johnson, the Irish leader, surprised his critics with a flaw. less display, In the second half he had W. A. Reed beaten time! and again!

Woolley, the Irish custodian, t

gave a really first-class display RADIO DEFEAT

between the sticks and gave his two backs great confidence. His clearances, from first time' efforts off the sticks of Garth- waite and Dawson evoked all round applause.

Another feature of the second- half was the, excellent display of Pearse and Ravenhil, who contri- buted largely towards their team's

success.

PARTHIAN IN

be witnessed when D. M. Mac-

Dougall meets J. W. Leonard.

Club Championship

E. L. H. Shute, who was eliminat- ed from the Open Singles by Toddy Fincher, mesta J. G. Haigh in the Club championship, while P, H. Scoones should have no difficulty In

expense of T. C. Monaghan.

MAMAK CLASH entering the second round at the

AWTER SINGH'S

KNEE INJURY

TROTTER SHINES IN NAVAL DEFENCE

Murphy's Good Display Kennedy was the pick of the two

Though collapsing under too Irish bucks and was much

more fast a pace the Radio just manag. confident in his tackling than ed to defeat the Parthian by the either Donnellon or Gamble," who odd goal in three, in their Mamak played in the second half.

Hockey Tournament encounter at Caroline Hill yesterday.

Murphy and Ravenhill, were the line. pick of the intermediate especially the latter, whose neat interceptions and clever distribution were outstanding,

were

very

The Irish forwards fast on the ball, and, during the

The deadness in the Radio attack towards the end was mainly due to the fact that Awtar Singh, their leader, had injured his knee.

Trotter's Good Game!

The Club soccer team, above, were surprisingly beaten by the Police in the Semi-Final Round of the Senior Shield on Saturday (King's Studio)

EAST LANCS' JUNIOR WIN

BEAT SOUTH

CHINA AND NOW ·

MEET SAPPERS RIDINGS SECURES" HAT TRICK

CHINESE FAIL TO HOLD THEIR EARLY LEAD

Saturday's Results At

'A Glance

CLUB

SENIOR SHIELD

• POLICE

JUNIOR SHIELD

NAVY

FIRST DIVISION

KOWLOON

1. ENGINEERS

• FUSILIERS

SECOND DIVISION

KOWLOON

At Sookunpoo yesterday, the East Lancs decisively outplayed South China in their Junior Shield EASTERN

semi-final after an even first half, earning the right to meet the En-

ATHLETIC

1 UNIVERSITY

0

THIRD DIVISION

gineers in the Final by the com" | ENGINEERS fortable margin of 3 goals td 1.

South China were well served in the defence by Lee Chuen who

The following is to-day's pro- played a very capable game in goal, gramme:~

Open Singles

E. C. Fincher, v. A. Crawford. Ho Ka Lau v. T. A. Pearce.

D. M. MacDougall v. I. W. Leonard.

H. D. Rumfahn v. Iu Tak Cheuk,

Club Championship.

but he had small hopes of stopping the goals scored against him.

Clever Headwork

1 POLICE SATURDAY'S GOALSCORERS

www.c

SENIOR SHIBED

Jahnston (Police)

JUNIOR SHIELD

Both backs deared well, Cheung Ning-chuen being prominent with Dodds (Navy) clever headwork and prompt tack- Darby (Engineers)

Mok Yim-sang could not hold Callard (Engineers)

E. L. H. Shute v. 3. B. Haighing. P. H. Scoones v. T. C. Monaghan. Handleap Singles

Capt. Hugill (+2/0) v. L. Foster Mather or Crossley, and Ho Chi-

wing was very unsteady during the

D. S. Robb (+15) v. J. R. Collins opening phases, but settled down Talbot

Handicap Doubles

later to give a good account of him. self, though he was not fast enough! vas to hold Sandford.

The outstanding feature of the (-3/01. latter stages of the game, some very match was Trotter's sound, defen- pretty combined passing boats were sive game for the naval team. He(+15).. seen, during which the England was seen working under great pres- 'goal underwent a strenuous Lime

G. R. Sayer and A. D. Humphreys Nolan was very fast on the left-sure throughout the game and broke (3/6) v. S. Os Hill and N. wing, but was inclined to lie to the majority of the opposing (ser). far forward, being caught off-side

on several occasions...

Fowler Off-Form

Fowler, in goal for England, was not up to his best and seemed to bave struck a bad patch. Cox was

attacks.

For the winners, Souza WAS playing his usual steady game,

clearing with strong and accurate ALL NIGHT YACHT

kicks.

Kalwant Singh was the better of the two backs, while his partner.

the pick of the two backs and fully Parduman Singh was too slow. justified inclusion in the side on Sarnagat Singh Shinei yesterday's performance alone,

RACE

MR.. MANNING WINS IN CUTTY

MR. DULLEY BEATEN BY

SECONDS

FIRST DIVISION (Pusillera)

SECOND DIVISION

Chow Hing Cheung (Athletic)

Ung Tool Po (Eastern)

Best Chinese Half Wau Cho-lek was the best of the wok Ping Wah (Athletic) Chinese halves, playing splendidly

against Griffin and Ridings, and

making innumerable openings for Lai Tak-chol.

The latter was fast and danger ous, and sent over some perfect! centree, but the inside men were covered by the East Lancs defence, and could make little use of the chances going..

THIRD DIVISION:

Piper (Engineers) Kong Hing (Police)

A Glance

SENIOR SHIELD

FOUR PLAYERS GIVEN MARCHING ORDERS ATHLETIC NO MATCH FOR S. CHINA "B"

PITCH INVADED BY CROWD

(By "ROVER"),

SOUTH China "B" caused a sensation at Soo-

kunpoo yesterday in the semi-final round of the Senior Shield, when they defeated the Athletic by 3 goals to 1 in a display featured by the most disgraceful scenes in the annals of soccer in the Colony.

Four players, three. Athletic men and one from South China "B," were ordered off during the last 20 minutes of the game, when, as the re- sult of a charge, Wong Shek ping and Chung Chi Ying came to blows, causing the enormous crowd to invade the pitch.

The referee took siern measures immediately the play be. came rough, and, after finding it necessary to order four men off the fleld, gave the remainder a lecture which succeeded in check. ing all further questionable tactles.

"NAVY DEFEAT

LINCOLNS IN

The Athletic were never allow- ed to settle down, and their for- wards could never get working together. In their usual smooth style.

Darkie Chan worked hard to

FIRST DIVISION provide the openings: bat Ho Ka

keung met his match in Lau Tak-po

SOLDIERS FIELD NEW and failed to produce his usual

PLAYERS

SKINNER'S GREAT DISPLAY

match-winning form.

The remaining Athletic forwards were very disappointing, Lee Hung. ching being the only one to show anything like his normal form, but

The Navy were by far the better he had little or no support from hi halves, who were always too team at Causeway Bay yesterday far back to be of any material aid. and fully deserved their success, Taui Ah-fai was again a force to 1 over the Lincolns in their First be reckoned with in the interme Division Encounter by two goals diata line. but had his work cut out to stop the fast inaide men of South Ito nil.

China.

1

Both teams made changes, Pep- per appeared in goal for the Navy!

Ho Chor Yin Good

Ho Chor-yin played well in the

in place of Crocker who was un-defence, up to the time he was sent able to turn out, while the Lincolns off, and managed to subdue Lee Shek-yau to a marked extent, but Aelded three new players

Ng Tak-wing falled badly to hold the speedy Yeung Shui-yick.

Read Shines In 'Goal

The defence was very sound, Mak Shui-hon and Wong Shek-ping, with the ever-alert Sui Tim-lim behind them, doing the lion's share of the work.

The soldiers' team, on the whole, was very poor, though one man stood out above the others. Read, the goal-

To put it briefly, the Athletic keeper. Coming to the Colony in November last, Read has previous-'gave a very disappointing perform-

ly played between the sticks in the ance, and were soundly trounced by The defence held Yesterday's Results At Third Division team. The departure & better team.

out well, but the forwards, by their of Meakin for Home gave the new usual style of eloge-play, frittered comer promotion and in yesterday's away the openings made by Chan match-his second appearance for and Tsui. the premier eleven-he more than justified his selection. He handled very safely, whilst his anticipation splendid combination, each man *doing his job thoroughly and well. was excellent.

Pau Ka-ping was never really Ridley played a very, good game, troubled with a difficult shot, but but Baldry was weak; he fumbled cleared well from corners and

(Continued on Page 5)... and played around too much.

Of the Radio forwards, Sarragat Parker was the pick of the inter-Singh played the best game, but was mediate line, although Williams showed up well in the opening at playing up to form, his shoot- ing, being by no means accurate.

Best Player On View stages of the game, thereafter Awtar Singh played well for the

Chau Tak-fak was A good bust-15. Blackening off with the terrific pace rat fifteen minutes, but received An all night race for cruising ing leador, and far superior to of the game.

a blow on the knee and was prac-yachts was started at 5.30 p.m. on Eckersley, but, he lacked forceful

Saturday, the course being around support. Ip Yan-po, the right-8. CHINA Lantau and Tonk Ku Light, a dis-winger, was the best forward on tance of 53 miles. Tonk Ku Light the field, and his many dangerous

Garthwaite worked hard and, totically a passenger throughout, gether with Senior and Dawson,

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formed the backbone of the Eng Mamak League Table To Date land attack. Driver, on the left wing-was-fairly-good, but was

often inclined to overstep the mark K. 1. T: C. before centring.

First Score

JUNIOR SHIELD

CHINA "B" 3 ATHLETIC

1 EAST LANCE

FIRST DIVISION

|NAVY:..

0 NAVY

SECOND DIVISION

5 FUSILIERS THIRD DIVISION

PUSILIERS

is on an island to the west of Castle runs and the quick manner in LINCOLNS P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts Perk

which he cut in towards goal gave .14 13 0.1 41 8 27 Of the 12 starters, eight decided the East Lancs defence many an- Police

.16 11 1 3 40 10 25 to go south, and the remaining four xious moments.. R. E.

.13 9 0 4 32 0 22 Radio

.11 9 11 31 10 19 Sea Lark, Maire, Cutty and Mon- South China had an even share Garthwaite opened the scoring R.C. of Signals 16 7 45 35 30 19 soon chanced the tide through Cup of the game up to the interval, but from a neat pass from Dawson, and St. Andrew'■..15 8 4 8 27:21.19 Sui, Mun,

had not the punch or stamina. of England kept the lead until the United

.16 741 25 22 17

These just succeeded in getting their opponents during the latter R.A.S.C

144 6 4 22 21 13 through before the tide turned, and part of the match. Suffolk

6 8 2 .14 26 6-13 20 10 the light wind carried them to the ..12 2 6 4 14 2 28 8 S.W corner of Lantau by about

14 19:4 16 40 62 a.m.

interval.

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SERVICES TEAM SELECTED

University Diamond Cornwall

Medway Dunear

C. B. A. 12th Battery

Dainty

To Play Shanghai Side Parthian

On March 26

The following will represent the Combined Services against the Shanghat German Club (Cham- plons, Shanghai 1988-1984) at 4.80 p.m, on Tuesday, March 28, on the R.N.R.C. ground (King's Park);

Pte. Hollingsworth (Lincolns); Lt.

Metcalfe (HKERA), Hollan

Cadr. Phillips (E.N.); LL

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..13 1.10 2.84 Yacht No. Finished Position

7 15 15 283 Cutty 28 144, 12.80.44 2 10 19.09 25 2 (Mr. F: C. Manning)

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(MHL W. Dullay)

ANNUAL MARATHON Haire 28 ********* 18.20.45

TO-DAY

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(Major H. Thoyts); Mistral 22

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The annual Kowloon Marathon (Mrs. B, 1

place

this afternoon, Carlow 12-

Martin (BNA), Lat. Cmdr. Newsome commencing at 4.30 p.m. from out-Capt., 3. Hooper) B.N.), L/NK, Ala. Din' (Punjab B.);

Howie L. Garthwalle wat in Road Andrew's Church

(AEC), Nathan Road, !

BL/NES

(Punjab

L/Cpl. Farmary, of the Lincolns

L/NK. Lal Singh (Punjab on the present holder, and, judging|

Reserves(Forward)

{{(B.N.) and Half Bevallah

Hingh (Punjab P.) SEVIMA KOR

on

his recent performances looki Jike retaining his title,

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Ridings' Splendid Display

1 MEDICALS YESTERDAY'S GOALSCORERS

BENIOR SHIELD

Ridinge, apart from scoring all Henry Young (B. China “B”) three of the East Lance' goals, gave Lal Shui Wing (B. Chins "B") a splendid ́exhibition of football, Trang King Ki (6. Chinn "B") working tirelessly to keep the ball "Darkie" Chan (Athletic) up with the forwards. Griffin put

JUNIOR SHIELD

In some good work, but has played Ridings (East Lance) much better, and Sandford, in the Chay Tak Fai (8, China) centre,while showing his usual,

FIRST DIVISION speed and enterprise, could not Skinner (Navy) Just get to the ball at the right Constable (Navy) moment,

SECOND DIVISION Crossley and Mather were & White (Navy) WH splendid right-wing, and made Coakley (Fusiliers) many promising openings, Mather Wright (Navy)

Byam (NATY) being especially good with his cen Hinder (Navy) tres into the goalmouth, a Jone: (Fuzikers)

South Ching won the toss, and Parry- (Fusillers) pressed but it was not until after Bilmster (Fusiliers)

Evens 40 minutes that they took the lead, Steele miskicking to let in Chen

PYN Tak-fal; who shot past the advanc

|Wright: (M ing Harmsworth o

Bingleton ('Continued on Page 6)

DIVISION

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ARMY SOCCER TEAM

Kotewall Cup Clash With South China:

The following have been select

S. China Backs Sound The South China defence proved a

MEDICALS' THIRD DIVISION WIN

Defeat Fusiliers Decisively

In their Third Division encounter at Chatham Road yesterday, the Medicals defeated the Fusiliers by

goals to 1.

ed to represent the Army, against Towards the interval, Pym open-. South China in the Kotewall Cup ed the score, for the Medicals when next Sunday at Causeway Bay, he sent in a fast shot well out of

Wilking reach. commencing at 4.80 p.m.;----

From the commencement of the

Fus. Rowlands (R. W. F.); Pte, second period, the Fusillers press- Swain (E, Lancs.). plod, but their efforts were short Steele (E, Lancs,), Fus. Keneg-lived. Exchanges became fast, the han (R. W. F.), Gunner Morton ball being continually swung from fend to end, and during this period (R. A.), Cpl. North: (E. Lancs.) ; Pte. English (Lincs.), L. Cpl. Hor Pym added another, ner (E. Lancs.), L. Cpl. Higgins Playing with only nine men; the (Lines.), Cpl. Ridley (Lines), Fusiliers reduced the lead through (Captain), and L. Cpl Baldy Singleton, who, receiving in front of goal, flashed the ball Into the (Lines.).

net.

Reservesus, Wheeler. (RW. The Medicals pressing home Pte. Thompson (Lines.) and their advantage secured "further te. Bandford (E' Lanes), Portal goals through Pym And Wright.