1937-02-01 — Page 18

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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 1, 1937.

BRILLIANT FOOTBALL IN THE RAIN

Talbot Gives His Best Display

STEVENS EXCELS

FULL-BACK.

WILSON PROVES BIG

DISAPPOINTMENT

little confidence in himself.

ATH

KNOX WASTED ON THE WING

(By "REFEREE")

STEVENS EXCELS

The full-back problem, which was thought to be solved by the pair- ing of Lee Tin-sang and A. V. Gosano, was again raised by an ex- cellent display by Stevens, of the Rifles. The latter's covering and first-time clearances gave the Prob- able right-wing a trying time, and his was a creditable display when one considers the nature of the opposition up against him-Yeung Shui-yick, Fung King-cheong and Lee Wai-tong-

Lee Tin-sang played a cool game

Stevens, above, gave a great dis- play at full-back.

Campbell was right on to him and

PAU

while - V. Gosano's in AU KA-PING'S BRILLIANT GOALKEEPING; A. WILSON'S at right-back for the Probables, hampered his every move. It was DISPLAY AT LEFT-BACK; AND CAMPBELL'S EQUALLY There were times, however, when lightful little touches and

were the highlights of his game.came into the picture and his de- FINE PERFORMANCE AT CENTRE-HALF WERE THE OUT Gosano was badly shown up

short STANDING FEATURES OF YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL INTER- Leonard, who, outpaced the fast Re right-winger made

by ground passes to Fung and the considerable PORT FOOTBALL TRIAL BETWEEN THE PROBABLES AND creio back during the second half. ground and kept Pickering and THE POSSIBLES, WHICH WAS HELD UNDER POOR CONDI-Pickering, the remaining full-back, Stevens on tenterhooks. TIONS ON THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB GROUND, A worked hard and gave little away. Andy Wilson, hitherto, regarded - CONTINUAL FALL OF LIGHT RAIN MAKING THE BALL EX- Although both Campbell, at cen- as a certainty for the inside-left: TREMELY HEAVY AND THE SURFACE VERY SLIPPERY, shore, the other half-backs on dis-simply could not do anything with tre-half, and Evans, at left-half, berth, gave his worst display and THE RESULT BEING THAT PLAY WAS SLOWED UP CON-play were a trifle disappointing, the ball. He was incredibly slow in SIDERABLY.

with the exception of Beltran.. passing and left a big gap in the There were several outstanding features in the game. The

LEUNG'S WEAKNESS

left centre of the field by con- conditions prevailing made it imperative that every player had to

In the Probables' original line-up, tinually wandering over to the anticipate something out of the ordinary, and although the surface Leung Wing-chiu, Beltrao and Tay right. In front of goal he was and conditions were not conducive to good football, some sparkling cond half saw Campbell and Evans the opposition backs time to cover lor comprised the line, but the se-never dangerous because he gave movements were witnessed throughout the encounter.

Yeung Shui-yick and Fung King-cheong gave grand displays Wing-chiu, at right-half, gave

displace Beltrao and Taylor. Leung their charge. I shall be most sur- on the right-wing of the Probable team and should make the fine performance in the latter stages

aprised to find him at inside left. Interport side without difficulty. Fung rarely came into the "firing of the game, but his tactics in the probable left-wing was interesting The inclusion of D. Knox on the line," being content to forage for the ball to make the necessary opening half were to be deplored. and only proved what I stated last openings for his leader, and it would be quite true to state that He twice deliberately handled the Saturday, that his long absence without Fung King-cheong, Lee Wai-tong would have been lost. ball, which although Fung had the opposing halves, including Beltrao, in continual way of stopping play and prevent play. In the opening half he lay an effective from this position would tell in his difficulties with his clever ball control, while the perfect under- ing a possible breakaway, "is not much too far back and as a result, standing which existed in the second half between Lee Wai-tong, football.” Yeung Shui-yick and himself was one of the outstanding features of the game.

Yeung lay well up on the right- wing and was always ready to take the pass from his half-back, or his inside feeding forward, Fung King- cheong. His centres were very ac- curate, while his one of two. at- tempts at scoring were not the haphazard, ballooning efforts which are usually witnessed in everyday

soccer.

Beltrao played his usual steady game and in the first half put in

Knox, left, was wasted on the left wing. Taylo in his tackling.

right, excelled

had to race for the ball against the opposing back. He was given several opportunities of attempting to score, but the conditions were decidedly against him, although Pau was twice called upon to gather waist-high drives. In the acid test- centering-Knox invariably over- kicked, while he could not quite reach the goal-area with his corner kicks, although I will admit that the ball was very heavy and needed to be changed in the second half.

BICKFORD DESERVES PLACE Bickford, the former Interport left-winger, played his usual game and when in possession made good use of the ball, providing Leonard with his first goal from a perfectly lobbed centre. He wasted no energy in going for a useless ball, but al ways gave Lee Tin-sang cause for anxiety.

The Interport Selectors evidently knew what they were about in not shifting Bickford from the Pos sibles to the Probables team, as this really gave them an idea of

TALBOT'S FINE GAME Another forward who was con- tinually in the limelight and who gave one of his most improved dis- plays in recent months was Talbot, who commenced the first half with the Possibles, but who was switch- ed over to the Probables in the se- cond half. It was during this period that we saw Talbot at his best. He combined very effectively with Lee Wai-tong and always fell back in line with Fung. King-cheong to re- lieve the defence and to bring the There can only be one school of some useful work with a minimum ball up. He rarely wasted a pass thought as to who should fill the of running about. His passes were what he would be like up against and, although a little slow in the goalkeeper's position in the Inter- always on the ground, but where he the best back in the Colony for a goalmouth, always made his pre-port team after yesterday's game. did fail was when up against Fung full-length game, and in my sence felt.

Rowlands, through his own fault, King cheong in the second half of opinion he deserves the Colony's Campbell, making his first ap-came unprepared for the slippery the game. pearance in an Interport trial, gave conditions, and his bare hands could Of the remaining halves, Wride a very fine exhibition and should accomplish-little hold on the wet was obviously out of position make the Interport team, although ball. He was, however, hopelessly right half, he seriously endangered his own outclassed by Pan Ka-ping, whose as one of the Selecti charge on three occasions by passing wonderful anticipation and

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