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Leung Wing-chiu, above, was injured in the Interport soccer match against the Shanghai Inter- port team last Thursday and did not play against the East China team yesterday.

"WANDERER” CLEARS UP A POINT OR TWO

"Speed On The Ball” Defined

CORRESPONDENCE

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VOM CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 15, 1987.

INTERPORT MATCH

COMMENTAH

Were Shanghai Faster "On The Ball?"

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ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1937 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 27th February, 1937.

On Saturday, 20th, Monday, 22nd.. fand Tuesday, 23rd February, the team first bell will be rung at 11:00 am, and the first race will be run st

Sir-For many years I have re-dollar would still be on frained from attending any soccer that lost. match, interport, club or otherwise. But when "Wanderer" states 11.30 am. On Wednesday, 24th Nevertheless, I do claim some quali-that "Hong Kong were yards fas-February, the first bell will be rung fication to write about last Thurs-ter the ball," I disagree. at 11.30 am, and the first race will day's epic between Shanghai and "Veritas" is right when he says be run at 12 o'clock NOON, and on Hong Kong. I will not weary your "Shanghai were a full yard Saturday, 27th February, the first readers with an exhaustive list of faster: and by that I don't mean in bell will be rung at 130 p.m., and my accomplishments; and I assume the race for the ball, but in moving the first race run at 2.00 pm.

The tiffin interval will be taken that the comprehensive summary in the ball, in tackling and their shoot- the next paragraph will suffice. ing." From the kick-off, when Ro-after the fifth race on Saturday, I began to play in early 20th cen-boostoff tápped the ball to Bossuet Monday and Tuesday, and after the tury. The first interport match and the latter swung it far out and fourth race on Wednesday. saw in company with A. 0). Brawn, ahead to the right wing, making

MEMBERS BADGES AND who taught many Chinese the game; the pass rather high, in order to

ENCLOSURES. this was in about 1908. I remem-give time to Foyn to advance, I

Members are reminded that they ber Dr. F. H. Kews sterling dis-predicted to my host that Shanghai and their ladies MUST wear their play as goalkeeper. The other would gamble all on speed-speed badges prominently displayed stalwarts included Arthur

engendered of desperation Piercy

(not throughout the Meeting.. Whether (at centre-half I think); E. F. Au-despair) and dictated by tactics of writes: "Wanderer"

No one without a badge will be admitted to the Members Ea further analysis of last Thursday's cott (I am hazy about the initials, Hobson's choice."

If Hong Kong played better foot-closure. problem game is likely to serve any but he was captain and belonged to useful purpose is problematical. It Jardine's) and Mr. Williams, may, however, be as well to clear the Victoria School. I was in

school team which won the focal Shanghai's rushes. Witness the Rooms at $10.00 per day including up on one of two points.

When I speak of speed on the schools League, and I played in the second goal. Leung Wing-chiu was tax-or $40.00 including tax for the ball I mean in getting to a ball Hong Kong Football League before off the ground a casualty. Nobody Meeting (ladies $5.00 and $20.00- are obtainable "running loose" and nothing else. the South China Athletic Associa was detailed to take his place. The respectively) In this phase of the game, with onejtion was formed. When the Chinese gap was fatal, as the Shanghai left through the Secretary upon intro- or two notable exceptions-forward in Hong Kong first became soccer vanguard dashed down to assault duction by a member, such member correspon-Li Tin-sang who was then (but not to be responsible for all chits, etc. -Shanghai impressed me as aston-conscious, I was soccer ishingly lax.

dent for a season on one of the local in the second half) shaky and not Badges admitting to Members’“ The wing half-backs were fre-vernacular newspapers.

keeping a strategic position.

Enclosure will NOT be on sale at quently seen backing away, reluct-

For reasons which I shall deal I have one further quarrel with the Race Course. ant to challenge a Hong Kong with in the last paragraphs of this "Wanderer" when he claims that The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, player, in possession, much less letter, I stayed away from soccer Shanghai "were woefully disappoint EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel contest him for possession by get matches in the Colony. On Thursing as an eleven" and, by contrast, 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 10.00 am - ting to the ball first.

day I was the guest of a former (Hong Kong were) "a well-balanced ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and On other points, judgment must and not unknown-sports writer in team." The secret of Hong Kong's at 1200 NOON ON THE FIFTH needs be guided by the special the covered stand. Let me admit defeat lay, I thought, in lack of DAY peculiarities of the game, particu- right away that the standard of cohesion between the backs and the A limited number of tiffin's will larly in weighing individual merit football has improved substantially halves, on one hand, and again, be- be obtainable each day at the Club Mr. Weng complains of lack of skill has become intense. Speed has tween the halves and the forwards, House, provided they are ordered in cohesion between the various lines increased without loss of skill. I on the other. Had it not been for advance from the No. 1 Boy, Tel of the Hong Kong side. It might be

am comparing the present with, the want of liason between the re- 21920 truthfully said that gaps frequent shall I say, the times before Rodger spective lines, Shanghai would never no pretext will children be ly appeared between half-backs and

became an institution in Interport have scored four times. Once pro- permitted in either enclosure dur- backs, but the forwards could have

football. No names, no pack drill, bably, or twice possibly. On talent, ing the first four days of the Meet- had no possible complaint of lack

as my friends in the Army used to Hong Kong should have found the ing. of support and it was, in fact, from

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE say.

mark six or seven times, not count- the readiness with which Evans and

both The price of admission to the Leung formed a link with the ever- McKelvie (the. Hong Kong team ing the penalty. But, as pressing attack that the danger manager) and Lee Warteng both Wanderer" and Veritas" point Public Enclosure is $200 per day said "The better team won" "Veri- out, the Hong Kong forwards were including tax for all persons in-- from breakaways arose.

At the same time, had they hung tas" of the Telegraph agreed and afraid to shoot. Collectively, they;cluding ladies, and is payable at

suffered from the Lee Wai-tong the Gate. back, left Hong Kong's forwards to disagreed with them "Wanderer", forage for themselves and by thus of the China Mail, emphatically dis- complex, including Lee Wai-tong Soldiers and Sailors in uniform himself I itched to shake a fist in are admitted to the Public En- relieving the pressure, permitted agreed with them. He said “ Shanghai's defence to settle down there can be no mistake about the the face of Fung King-cheong and closure at $1.00 per day including and devote more time to developing football superiority of the local Wilson (the latter only in the se tax. their own attacks, we should have team." I agree with "Wanderer cond half) and say to them “Even

if you shoot and miss you will, in will not be permitted to operate seen much more of Shanghai's goal Hong Kong did play better soccer

identical some measure, draw the Shanghai within the precincts of The Hong Just than we did, and Leung and than Shanghai If the

defence and prevent them massing Kong Jockey Club during the Race Evans would have been more teams were to meet again under any severely criticised, with a great conditions, fine or wet, in Hong their obstruction in the centre to Meeting

- Tiffins will be obtainable in the deal more justification.

Kong or in Shanghai, my solitary the detriment of Lee Wai-tong"-

Restaurant in the Public Enclosure. “Shanghai deserved to win against a better team because they banged at Hong Kong's goal at the sight- est opportunity.

of ball as I contend, why did they lose? Badges admitting non-members a Tactics were not evolved to counter to the Members' Enclosure and Club

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I swore off watching soccer. I re joice indeed that my host beguiled me into going. The real reason for this letter is that I desire to pre- sent a bouquet to the Hong Kong Football Association. Th no diff

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