1935-11-04 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, HONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1935

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LEE WAI TONG DAZZLES WITH BRILLIANT SOCCER "HAT-TRICK”

EAST LANCS.' LUCKY WIN OVER ATHLETIC

LAWTON SCORES FROM MIDFIELD

HARMSWORTH OUTSTANDING

THE

East Lanes, were extremely lucky at Ca- roline Hill yesterday when, much against the run of play, they defeated the Athletic in towards his team's success their First Division League soccer encounter by

Tso Kwai-shing, above. South China "A's brilliant “right- winger, who contributed largely

terday against the Navy, at Causeway Bay.

MINU AGAIN

PROMINENT

IN TRIAL

5 For 59 And 24 In 19 Minutes

WEAK BATTING FEATURES

FINAL TRY-OUT

Weak batting featured, the final

the only goal of the game.

The Athletic had quite 90 per cent of the play and they should have collected both points. Among several things which contributed to their downfall was the missing of a penalty by Tang Kwong-sum, the very lucky goal by Lawton which gave the soldiers victory, and the excellent keeping by Harmsworth the East Lancs custodian

A surprising feature of the East Lancs. play was the form displayed by the forward line. Seldom have they been seen so disjointed and weak. Sandford was off forin, making several mistakes.

Ridings, made a few good ef- BONNAR IS

forts, but he missed glorious chances, while Gorman was out

of place as an inside forward and would have been far better

Interport cricket trial at the Kow-in the defence. loon Cricket Club yesterday, only

A scene from the Army-Navy rugby game on the Cameway Bay ground last Tuesday, when the Navy won by 8 points to 3. (“China Mail“ photo).

Saturday's Results At A Glance

FIRST DIVISION

S. CHINA “E” POLICE LINCOLNS RA (S) RECREIO

◊ FUSILIERS

1 KOWLOON

1 CLUB

2 ST. JOSEPHS

6 RA (L) SECOND DIVISION SOUTH CHINA 6 RADIO

WASTED AS

A CENTRE KOWLOON

3 EASTERN FUSILIERS 13 UNIVERSITY" O NATT

6 RECREIO

The only forward to show any Wing Problem MustENGINEERS

Be Solved

293 runs being scored for the loss sparkle was Ratcliffe, and he was¦.. of 17 wickets in the 4 hours and starved practically the whole of the game in the second half he 25 minutes play.

.

EAST LANCS.

THIRD

ST. JOSEPHS

LIGA

1-CLUB

8 ATHLINIC DIVISION

4 RAILWAY

3 LINCOLNS-

PORTUGUESA 5 AIR FORCE CHINESE

1 FUSILIERS POLICE

Following up his fine display on only touched the ball once. This NAVY TO BE MUCH STRONGER? EAST LANGS. Saturday, Minu practically played neglect of Ratcliffe was so 'nark- himself into the side by securing ea, that Lo Wai-knen was able to 5 for 59 in the course of 21 overs arop back and make a third back and scoring 24 out of the 40 runs for the greater portion of the

gaine added for the eighth wicket.

Pearce Likely Choice

(By "REFERRE”) Although the Football Club's rugby fifteen played a very fine game against the Navy seniors on Saturday, there is plenty of room WAS {for improvement.

defence

ok

Bonnar, although his

Yesterday's Results At A Glance

The East Lancs defence. The last vacancy in the side is quite good, although Steel

trouble, inclined to wander too far, leav causing considerable the likely ing much covering up to be done is excellent, is wasted as a cen- NAVY however, all four batsmen T. E. Pearce. Bonavia, by Swain. Swain was the soutre-threequarter and would be of backs and his more use to the Club as either a der of the two Richardson and E F. Fincher -

tackling was fearless.

serum or stand-off half. again failing yesterday. It seems probable that Pearce will be in- vited to play.

(Continued on Page 5.) Detailed scores were as follow: KANA. W. Hayward's XI

E. C. Fincher, c Prowse, b Minu Major:V J. Bonavia, Lbow b

Duckitt

T. A. Pearce, e T. E. Pearce, b

Prowse

AH Madar, e Holland-Martin,

Minu

Lt. C. C. Garthwaite, b Minu

2

Poor Distribution

+

*

Wing "Three Wanted Butcher gave a very fine dis- North played a good defensive play — his best to date -- and game in the intermediate line, but could easily fill in one of the Lawton was not up to his usual centre-threequarter positions, but standard and did not distribute the Club's biggest problem now at all well. He was too apt to will be to find a substitute for the send the ball through the middle departing Rigg on the right 3 policy which was useless wing against such backs as Mak Sai

hon and Lam Yuk-ying.

No one player in the Athletic

*

A Solution

Munro, after his excellent

side can be singled out for out showing in the Seven-a-Side tour

FIRST DIVISION

ATHLETIC

LINCOLNS

1 S. CHINA

0 EAST LANCS. SECOND DIVISION: »

1 RASC. & B.A.0.C.

FUSILIERS

SET SOCCER

RECORD?

OLDEST PLAYING

MEMBER

A MYSTERY FOR THE YARD"

(By "REFEREE") Fowler and Bickford, the Club right and left wingers, respective oly, were the live-wires of their 4 attack, Ernie Strange, despite splendid physical fitness, being very rarely on the mark, though presented with openings by Bick- ford

S. CHINA "A" BEAT

NAVY EASILY

POOR FINISHING BY SAILOR ATTACK

HAYMAN MAGNIFICENT

(By Rover

OUTH China "A" signalised their return to Seal Corner A dazzling style yesterday when they defeated the Navy at Causeway Bay in their Premier League encounter by the wide margin of 6 goals to g

The ground was packed to capacity, and the football served Lee Wai-tong up was full of incident from start to finish. rounded off a magnificent afternoon's display by gaining the hat-trick, each goal coming as the result of a fine piece of op- portunism and a wonderful shot.

There was only one unfortunate incident throughout the game, which involved the sending off of Cannell, the Navy leader, for a foul on Tam Kong-pak, whose name was also taken by the referee.

The Navy failed to repeat, their sparkling performance

against the Army of last week- LINCOLNS ARE

end, and were outplayed by the

He

speed and accuracy of the Chinese. But for Hayman, the Navy's goal keeper, the score would have been doubled brought off countless well-nigh iraculous saves, diving at the forwards' feet, and positioning with uncanny accuracy,

Clarkeson Fails.

Wolverson, Lobb and Bowers

DEFEATED BY

COMBINED XI

EXCITING JUNIOR

GAME

BEASLEY'S AUSPICIOUS DEBUT-

The RASC & RAO.Cre J. T. K. Gilchrist, the former worked heroically in the defence,

the fearless tackling and peated their success of last week Kowloon forward and now the and Club's pivot, gave a grand display sound marking of these players at Chatham Road yesterday, when and very rarely came off second quite often upset the plans of Lee they gained a surprise victory best. Being a Scotsman. I ex-and Fung The right-flank, however the Lincolns by 2 goals to 1 6 pected him to keep the ball rather ever, was woefully weak, Clarke in their Second Division Leagım

than give it away in his "tassles!" son seldom marking anyone, and match

2

THIRD DIVISION

MEDICALS

4 EUROPEAN

POLICE

1

SATURDAY'S GOALSCORERS

FIRST DIVISION

standing play: they were all good nament last season, is the best & Gosano (Recreio)

24 Tang Kwong-sum was the best of available, but he has unfortunate Baradlonga (RA. Stonecutters)

the forwards, his speed and ball ly torn a shoulder muscle and Alves (Recreo)

35 control placing him in a class of will not be available for some

A. W. Hayward, b. Prowse

0

11:

his own, but otherwise the Chin- time yet.

Capt. D. D. Persse, c Pearce,

Minn

ese played excellently as a team.

16

Sui Tin-lim, between the sticks. had little work to do. Mak and the Lam, aided by Lo, keeping. hall well out of the danger zone.

(Continued on Page 5)

G. B. M. Ricketts, McInnes,

Minu

NA E. Mackay, b Duckitt

Cpl Ballard, not out

Extras (B1, LB2, WB1)

Total (for 9 wkts, dec.)

148

G. S. Dunkley did not bat. Fall of the wickets: 1 (Fincher) for 16: 2 (Bonavia) for 54; 3 (Pearce) for 54; 4. (Hayward) for 54; 5 (Garth- waite) for 84; 6 (Madar) for 115; ? (Persse) for 120; (Mackay) for 148, 9 (Ricketts) for 148.

Bowling Analysis

Q ΤΣ E

*Goodwin

Minn

Prowse

Duckitt Lee

6 2

16

0

21

5 59

S

7

11 2

.8

1

bowled one wide ball.

T.. E. Pearce's XI

T. E. Pearce, b Garthwaite

J. E. Richardson, b Gerthwaite

E. F. Fincher, e Bonavia, b Pearce

E. R. Duckitt, b Pearce

LEM. Dawson, e Pearcekib pl

Ricketts

14

4

ATHLETIC MEET IN CANTON Expenses Estimated

At $7,000

Canton, To-day.

Powell Shines.

Powell, who has played indif- ferently to date in various posi tions in the threequarter and (Continued on Page 9)

Fowler (Club)

Edmunds (RA. Lyemun) Gomes (Becreio)

Reece (RA. Lyemun) V. Costa (St. Joseph's) Singh (St. Joseph's) Johnston (Police) Oppenheim (Kowloon) Higgins (Lincolns)

SECOND DIVISION. McLeod (Navy) % Evans (Fusiliers)

HMS. ORPHEUS WIN Coakley (Fusiliers)

RIFLE MATCH

HKPEUR. Beaten

At Taikoo

Bamster (Fasffiers) Walkden (East Lancs.) Maher Recreio) Griffin (East Lanes.) Greaty (Fusiliers)

Chan Tak-fal (South China)

Ng Po-kui (South China)- Tp Wan-po (South-China) In a return rifle shooting match In Koon-ning (South China) on the Taikoo - Range between Wride Cary)

Canton's Seventh Annual Athle¤M.S. Orpheus and', the Hong Hinder (izvy)

Castilho (Recreio)

tic Meeting will begin on Dece-Kong Police Emergency Unit Pereira (Kowloon) ber 5 and conclude three days later. It is estimated that the

expenses will amount to over 7 $7,000-Neutral News

Reserves yesterday, the former Humphreys (Kowloon)

team-won by-34 points. D

Hannibal (Kowloon Practices were fired from 200, Chan-Ping-po (Eastern)

Bowker (East Lancs.) 500 and 600 yards, six menre Horner (East Lanca-) presentingTM, each term. After Carrol (East Lanci.) ; the match, an enjoyable day was Chan Man-chi (Athletic) concinded by tea and games in Parry Fusiliers) the Chief and Petty Officers' Mess Howlett (Engineers)

Duncan (Club)} at Taikoo Dockyard.

Scores were:

(34)

1. Melunes, é Madar, b Ricketts 18 L. D. E. HoBand, Martin RN,

· not out

24

T. E. Pearce And Minu Selected -

INTERPORT TEAM NOW COMPLETED

Van der Lily, Bendel!

$20.

18

145

Lt. G. Prowse, csübb Ballard 2007 A. R. Mina, c Pearce, h Eicketts * 24.

Extras (86, WBL NB3) 2

Total (for Bæktaður

R. Lee and F. Goodwin did not bat. Fall of the wickets 1′′ (Richard- sog) for 18; 2 (Fincher) for 30: ~(Pearce) for 24; 4 Muckitt) Low 5. (Malines)" for T1; 6 (Duarion) 91: 7 (Prowse) for 105; * (Minu) for

145

THIRD DIVISION_ Singleton (Purifiers); Josmilho (St. Joseph's)

200 500-600 Total Santos (Liga) it

2470 Marray (Air Force)

Solis (Air Force)-

| Ewart (Ale Fores):

Bours Ciga)

|Remedios" (Liga)

Crooks (Fast Lanes) Barrett (East)anci:) 1308 | Benlion (East

| Roth (Linesing)

Chisholme

Hoody

* *

From the outset it was ap- leaving Tay and Ip far too much room to develop attacks

parent that the Corps were after Nicholson kicked well, but with every opportunity to open the In-

That Clay Ton! Clay-ton would do well to get out of the morass into which he extra work thrust upon him he score and they gave a very has fallen and which makes his could not cope with the sweeping teresting exhibition throughout

Beasley made his first appear distribution appear so sluggish attacks of the Chinese left-wing, He very rarely passed on Satur- upon which South China concen-ance at inside-right, and certain-

trated most of the play during the ly proved a useful addition. day, otherwise a different tale srst half. Van Me

The Lincolns were not up to might have been told.

The Navy forwards gave pro- their usual standard in the ear- mise of good things, and in ap-lier stages of play, and y the proach movements, though „some-Corps shared the majority of the That "tall, ambling obstacle,” as what crudely executed as com- attacks and claimed two - Tery V. Costa is often referred to on|pared with the more stylish play smart goals, both through the the soccer field," lived up to his name on Saturday when he gave excellent display against Stonecutters, who surprisingly secured their first pair of points at the expense of the Saints.

Ambling Obstacle

A Hard Game

[Continued on Page 9)

KOWLOON GOLF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Ideal Conditions For Qualifying Play

DRAW FOR FIRST ROUND

splendid efforts of Clarke, centre-forward.

Lincolns Falter

the

Cooper, the Corps' custodian, proved most reliable when called [upon, and Digby and McQueen were outstanding in defence.

Unfortunately Setters was inei jured on the resumption, and the Lincolns carried on with only 10:

The Gunners played a hard, bustling game which had a dis- astrous effect on the Saints, who play a slow, but well planned

The Lincolns were fortunate în outstanding game. Hall,

Ideal conditions favoured the securing a goal just before the Gunners' sportsman, was the

players in the qualifying round of final-whistle, a free kick awarded champion, while Forbes also came the Kowloon Golf Club Champion-them some 20 yards out. being into the limelight.

converted by English

1 Police: Marksmen Fail

ship yesterday.

Out of an entry of 20 compell- tórs A. D. da Boza, led the field

The Police forwards were sadly with a good card of 70, taking Sa lacking in form on Saturday when for each nine.

they encountered Kowloon, who The following surprisingly held them to a draw, 16 places for match pla both sides scoring once.

A. W. da Roza

(Continued on Page 9)

A. J. Dennis

C.B.A. WIN MAMAK GAME

W. Taylor: A RK. Callingam

F. E. A. Remedio

| A.LA. Lopes:

A-L Fastmaz. DC Wilson At King's Park yesterday: the

G. P. Murphy Central British Association beat A Urquhart the United Hockey Cinb" in a H H. Mundy" | Mamik Hockey Tournament game A Anderson by two goals to nil The first half McKelvie ended with the score sheet blanic W. Aberts

[T: D. Paton- but in the second stamta T. S. DD. Thorsom Whitley and G. Fowler scored for The follo

the first rom

NOMADS LOSE TO POLICE

The Nomad Hockey

Clab

game

Police

or before Noves

W. Ahern

3. D. Thomson.

T.BA Remedica

D: C Wilson)

A Ande HEM yes GP

cation

Police

ENGLISH MASONS WIN:

AT BOWLS

70

78

MEDICALS BEAT POLICE

European Team Fail At Chatham Rd.

The Medicals easily secured the points in their Third Division League soccer match against the European Police at Chatham Road yesterday, winning by 4 goals to L

The soldiers Clai

36 in the first half the

and Slater,

the

Hew

te the

goals (2) rom the