THE CHINA, MAIL: “MONDAY "NOVEMBER 18, 1935
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PORTUGAL TROUNCES ENGLAND IN SOCCER INTERNATIONAL
K.C.C. BATTING GOOD
AS EVER
BUT BOWLING REMAINS UNIMPRESSIVE
CLUBS PERPLEXING PROBLEM
(By "LBW.")
ROM a spectator's point of view the friendly cricket match between the Kowloon Cricket
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C. F. Santos, of the Liga de Portuguess, extreme left, J. M. Tavares, of the Radio, centre, and M. H. Hassan, of the Bi dio, are three "coming" soccer players, and it will not be very long -before they secure recognition in representative matches.
Club and the Hong Kong Cricket Club at King's MANY JUNIOR DIVISION SURPRISES
THIS week's junior soccer was, (By Referee")
conspicuous for the fact that
Park on Saturday was a big success. The cricket was very bright and the way that both teams T went for the runs made even the most prejudiced no game was postponed owing to Saturday's Results At concede that cricket, after all, was not such a dull the non-appearance of a referee! game.
Apparently there is some good in the Referees' Association after
A Glance
FIRST DIVISION
S. CHINA "A" 5 KOWLOON POLICE
Numerous Surprise.
RA. STERS" Surprises were all too numerous RECREIO
1 S CHINA "B" ATHLETIC
2 CLUB
ST JOSEPH'S
SECOND DIVISION
& FUSILIERS
The main feature of the match, of course, was Arthur Lay's. briliant innings for 117 runs, scored in 80 minutes, in the course of which the batsman found the boundary on no less than 17 occasions, in addition to hitting a couple of sixes. Alec Pearce was also in great form with the bat. scoring 71 runs (13 fours) in the Junior Divisions on Satar-NAVY before being caught.
The HK.C.C. had first lease of the wicket, but when only day, and I must congratulate that LINCOLNS
S. CHINA two runs had been scored Duckitt lost his wicket when be missed team of schoolboys, St. Joseph's, a ball which rebounded from the wicket-keeper's pads to hit the for their astonishing win Over the RAS.C.
Sappers in the Third Division and&R.A.0.C. stumps with the batsman well out of his ground..
Alec Pearce did not appear to the Medicals for their victory over NAVY be seeing the ball well at first the Ligs Portuguesa. though later he batted much
than +better
has he
been
some
LAY SCORES
doing for
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-S KOWLOON
* ATHLETIC
0 MEDICALS 3. AIR FORCE
Q
2
4
3
2 FUSILIERS 3 ENGINEERS LINCOLNS EAST LANCS. ↑ EECRETO
O EASTERN RADIO Perhaps the biggest surprise in UNIVERSITY: 3 CLUB
pro-
THIRD DIVISION time. After Saturday's programme
vided in the Second Division where LIGA 117 RUNS IN
The had had two full tosses 80 MINUTES on the leg stump from Goodwin the Navy struck magnificent form LINCOLNS
((both of which he despatched to to lower the Fusiliers' colours for ST. JOSEFE'S 5 ENGINEERS the fine-leg boundary) he began to the first time this season. Every · SATURDAY'S GOAL SCORERS
The following were the League make his shots in the middle of team must strike an off-day, hat the bat and looked good for a cen- the Fusiliers need no excuse. as goal-scorers on Saturday: FIRST DIVISION tary. His cover-driving, in parti-they met a better team.
Rosé (Navy) Lee Wai-tong (S. China "A") cular, was very pretty to watch,
Higgins (Lincolns) while he played some very nice
Delgado (Recreio) 'shots to leg-
Elliott (Club)
BRIGHT CRICKET AT K.C.C.
Alec Pearce Also Bats Well
An Obvious Blinder Parry, the Fusiliers' right-wing, Ride settled down very quickly, who is so adept in the art of cen- Bright cricket by Arthur Lay, but he has not yet got over his tring, was surprisingly starved, Cannel_(Nary)...
Tam Kong-pak (S. Chinx “A”) who played a chanceless innings habit of trying to cut the de- and this accounted for the lack of Teung Kan-po (Athletic) for 117 runs, scored in 80 minutes, liveries wide of the off stump. He danger from this quarter of the Ridley (Lineolus) featured the friendly cricket (Continued on Page 5.
maich between the Kowloon Cricket Club and the HXCC #i King's Park on Saturday when] the home team won by 6 wickets.
In the course of his stay at the wicket Lay hit 17 fours and 2 sixes.
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Scores:
HKC.C
E. R Duckitt, st Mackay, b
Goodwin
G. R. Sayer, & Goodwin
T. A
Pearce,
Goodwin
* Mackay,
L. T. Ride, e Lec, ↳ Porry -****
Capt Permet, e Mackay, b Lee
L. Melnars, e E. C. Fincher, b
Goodwin
L. D. Kibee, e Lay, b Les
A W. Bryward, « Lay,
Goodwin
P. C. Prast, mot-out
Extras (BI, LEL)
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KOWLOON GOLF CLUB
Purves Leads Field In Qualifying Round
-JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
DRAW ANNOUNCED
soldiers' attack
Shakespeare's
paises
very much in "evidence in
Roberts (Fusiliers) Hughes (Fusiliers)
were Evans (Fusiliers)-
the Check Shek-kam (S. China "B")
Lee Shek-yan (8. China "B")
Fusiliers defence many anxious E. Strange (Club), moments, although Gaizely's fine Jones (Navy) work frustrated many of these..
match and his centres caused the Moss (Police)
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Too Much For Granted.
Leonard* (St. Joseph's) Omar (St. Joseph's) Chow Man-chi (Athletic) Li Bing-ching -(Athletic) Hinder missed chances galore. SECOND DIVISION arid his display on the whole Horner (East Lanes hardly warranted his inclusion in E. L Tong (University) the team. The Fusiliers, evident Duncan (Club) ty-keyed up with the idea of being
The following qualified for the an unbeatable side, took too much
10 Junior Championship of the Kow-for granted and ware outplayed in
29 loon Golf Club over the Kowloon most departiments.
L. EL-Longbottom
86
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se Navy, on the other hand,
88 played their own game and were
83 definitely the better and faster
course yesterday:
L. D. Parves
J. W. Martin
11. G. Charlian
4. Andrews
E. O. Murphy
W. C. Simpson
93
W. Stoker
93
Total (for 7 wickets dec) . 175
G. E. R. Dirett and G. S. Dankley, W. Gardiner did not but,
J. S. Suth
Fall of wickets: 1 (Duckitt) for 72 D. Parsons
2 (Sayer) for 21; 3 (Rid:) for 43: 4] wa, Oz. (Persse) for 116; 5 (Pearce) for & Boxer 136; 6 (Kibee) 155: 7 (Melum) for W. 3. Gest 166, 7 (Hayward) for 175.
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Bowling Analysis
1
Lee
Goodwin
Perry
E. F. Fincher
KCC
1
W. Kershaw
G. G. Andersen
"Williams" (Club);"
Walkien (East Lat.) Turner Clincolns
Chan Tak-fai (South China?
In Tan-po (South Chinia) Drown (Club)
Milne (Club)
Sabhan (Eastern)
Ball (East Lanes)
English (Lincolns)
They thoroughly deserved Gould (avy). teams. their win
Wride (Navy)
Höwlett (Engineers)
Li Wing-on (South, China) Chan Tak-fzi, was in deadly Hannibal (Kowloon)
$4 form against Kowloon juniors and Clarke (RASC & RAD.C.) besides scoring two of the goals Dahield (RASC. & RAO.C) 97 supplied the openings which led to Ip Pak-fone (Athletic)
THIRD DIVISION
of the others. The Chinese passing Delgado (St. Joseph:4) 100 was very polished and consequent marker (Engineer 163 Kowloon's defence were given McHale Medicals)
a gruelling time.
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The following is the draw for
the first round of the Junior CHINESE POLICE WIN
1 Championship, to be played on or
#before December 13 km.
E. C. Fincher, e Perase, b Frost A. T. Lay, e Pearce, b Sayer E. F. Facher," e- Dunkley, h
McInnes
N. A. EMackay, not ent
W. Hung, b Perist
R. Lee, not out.
Extras (B1E, EBS, WI)
・・ Total (Eur 4 wścioła)
P. Madar, F. Xun, E.
*E* Perry&and T. Carr, #4:
LE Longbottom EC. Barner Europeans Score First,
7. S. Smith
W. C. Simpson.
137 E. 0. Murphy Wen Ort
28 W. Stoker
144. Andrewa
1 W. Kershaw
▼ W.L. Genili
TD. ParsOTE
C. G. Anderson.
TIG. Charlton
LD: Purves.
But Well Beaten
FERDOUIS – ENCounter
TE W. Gardiner in Chines Police emerged vic- toms by 3 roads to 1 in their Third soccer fixture - against Division
J. W. Martin
15 MAMAK CHAMPIONS IN FORM the European Police on the Hail
The Kowloon Indians' Tennis Club, last Jear's ́e champions,
[of "irickota: 1"(B. C. Fincher) showed good form in their Mamak
for 12: (57. Fincher), 113; 3 (La) hockey match against the Boyal
Corps of Signals on the Mar
Ground yesterday when they
way-grmand yesterday,
in the
second half the the scaring for
ing a scramble in the penalty eiving- from 2 the scores.
rer, the controlled the red three
Toamine (St. Joseph's) -..
| Rocha C. (St. Joseph's)"
| Thorpe ~ (Lincolns)-
Hidrew Lincolna)
Chisholme (Lincolns)
*Ben (Air Force) W. Wright Motheria)-
Snook (Medicals)
Grey CAir Force)
UNEXPECTEDLY EASY TRIUMPH
LOSERS FIELD ELEVEN INDIVIDUALS
BELTRAO OUTSTANDING PLAYER IN POOR ENCOUNTER
(By "Rover")
PORTUGAL gained an unexpectedly easy vic- tory over England at Kowloon yesterday in the First Round of the "Sunday Herald" Inter WURIOUSLY enough, like their
national Charity Cup, winning a match entirely gatior team, the only players week, are the defenders, but per-leading by four clear goals at the interval. who shine in and out, week after lacking in attractive football by 4 goals to 1, after
haps they are the only ones who are given a chance to shine.
+
Minhinnett played a great game
in goal for Kowloon and was ably Sacked up by two quick-clearing backs in Hickman and Humphreys
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Wright, Wright And Right
England made two last-minute chan
changes: Bickford and Stephens taking the places of Baldry and Ridley, and the absence of the Lincolns' scheming inside-left was conspicuous in a forward line without brains, method or combination of any kind.
The best moves in the game were those effected by the Portuguese, and their fast, accurate passing forwards, who were admirably led by Bertie Gosano; quickly had England's defence in trouble.
The inside men, Ward and] The Medicals caused much con- Gomes, were quick to drop-back in 1steruation in- the Liga Portuguesa defence, and equally as quick to camp by taking both points, take up their position in attack, Wright in goal, W. Wright on the a noticeable fault with Stephens With two fast right-wing and Foole being out and Sandford. 6 standing.
wingmen in A` A. Alves and Cas- tilko, both abounding in enterprise, South and quick to swing the ball into China "B" and the Police proved the cute coupled with the fol
The encounter between
$606 GATE RECEIPTS
The total gate receipts for yesterday's encounter · between England and Portugal realised $606.
PRACTICE SHOOT
A GREAT SUCCESS
to be disappointing in more ways support of three sound halves, the RIFLE ASSOC. than one, the "guardians of the Portuguese attack developed into law" completely collapsing inders force with which the shaky Eng- continual Chinese pressarË.
lish defence could not cope.
tremendously Beltras worked Chris and Tommy-Pile were hard, and his judicious passer! the mainstays of the Police, but initiated many a strong attack NAVAL TEAM BEAT- Blackbouza, one of their most He completed a fine afternoon's consistent players, was sadly off work by souring a splendid-gual.
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Defence On-Top
DOCKYARD
in defence, Portugal always had L/CPL GOOCH AGAIN ON TOP Those Officials Agam the measure of the zagged "Eng- The penalty which was award- fish attack. Elms, whose play has The Naval range at Stone- 1ed against South China "B" five brightened up considerably, had cutters was working to practically minutes from time should never Fowler well in hand, while Delgado full capacity on Saturday after- have been awarded. The less said anally managed to foil the efforts now, when the local Rifle As- the better:
uf Stephens and Bickford
sociation held its usual week-end It was A. V. Gosano, however. Spoon and Practice Shoot, while Lan. Man made a creditable re who stood out in this department. on adjoining targets - a friendly turn to South China “A” against in almost every attack launched match took place between a naval Kowlon, while Lee Tim-sang never by the opposition, be it was who team selected by Lieut. (E) played better. The understanding exme to the rescue with a strong Berlyn, RN, and a term repre- between these two is perfect, their clearance or tacide, j
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4 covering of one another being the
biggest feature of their play.
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Gallant Lasers
menting the Dockyard File Clab..
On paper, the English side look- In this event, the Rifle Club WAS ed a formidable one, but in play, allowed to shoot with two extra well, the less aid the better. They members, with the added advan- did everything wrong in football tage that the two lowest scores, at Although they went down by the that it is posible to do wrong, each distance, were to be counted large margin of five clear goals, Mistake followed mistake without In spite of this, the result Kowloon gave a gallant display monotuous
With was a decisive victory for the
}sion,
regularity.
and knew they were Aghting a los Bickford the only forward to show naval team, who won by a hand- ing battle from the start, but even a glimpse of his normal form, some margin of" points. never slackened up one moment the attack had no thrust or aggres-
Gooch On Top and till the final whistle,
deven approach Gove- Conditions were not easy, while ments broke down through faulty
ja rapidly fluctuating light tron- Bliss again stood head and hall control or bad positioning.
bled many of the competitors: In shoulders above the rest of the
Fowler's Off Day
-the SE (3) Spoon Shoot, Arm- Kowloon team and; given the task Fowler was miserably of form, outer Lance-Corporal Gooch, of playing policeman to Lee Wai and Higgins could make little RAO.C. retained his position tong, managed to frustrate many headway. Stephens crowded Bick the top of the Prize List. “
of the Chinese star's efförts.
THREE FOR GARSWOOD
Lanes Beat Railway By 5 Goals To 2
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ford too much, while Sandford was Iseldom in his right place.
Lorton
hard-working
pivot, splendid in defence, but
iply, his passes rarely going to e
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with little ides of constructive RUMJAHNS LOSE
Exhibition Tennis At Causeway Bay
man and being much too hard and
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TENNIS IN AID OF MCL
Tournament At The Peak Club
In a scrappy Thind Division
ward Road
Ed-
East dlway by 5
The fast roR? WAS
ive minutes
this
Á very en
Yesterday's Results At A Glance
“Sunday Herald". International.
* Charity Czo ENGLAND 1 PORTUGAL
Third Divi
KUROPLAN CHINESE POLICE
3 POLICE EAST LANCS: 5 RAILWAL
YESTERDAY'S GOALSCORERS ing
the
the int
TSAL WAI PUI WINS
The three Shanghai, tennis players, Khoo Hopi-kye, V | Wang - and ... Chin In-pan, arrived in the Colony on day by the sa President figured in exhibition: double the C.R.C. concis ove
Helen Marlow
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