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age 18

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 7, 1987

CIVILIANS HAVE WEALTH OF TALENT

STRIKING SHOTS

BY "STICKS"

The Combined Small Units hockey team made an impressive debut last Thursday against (un fortunately) a weak Y.M.C.A. team whom they defeated by 7 goals to I, the most impressive players being Capt. Harvey, of the Medical Corps, and L/Cpl. Brice, of the Ordnance Corps.

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The team which will ultimate-

R.A. MARQUES MUST BE GIVEN CHANCE AMONG THE HALVES

BUT BROWN'S CLAIMS MUST ALSO BE CONSIDERED

MY SELECTION OF FORWARDS

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ly represent the Combined Small THE Civilian Selection Committee wasted no time Units should be a fairly strong

one, although I cannot see them beating either

in fielding their best teams in a trial match

STRIKING SHOTS -BY "STICKS"

One of the most gratifying features of hockey this season is the fact that the Central British Schoolboys, under the coaching of Mr. David McLellan, formerly one of the best centre-halves in the Colony, and a Master, have taken to the game like ducks-to- water and in their two recent matches have made great pro- gress.

There are a few outstanding

least two of them are ready to take

the Rajputana last Sunday morning and the results must have players in the Central British Rifles or the Kumaon Kitles. been very gratifying although the absence of Has-School team at the moment, and at

Dove is the best custodian avail-san, from one of the two intermediate lines, was able while Morgan and Ransome regretted.

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THE 15 PLAYERS ULTIMATELY INVITED REPRESENT are two fairly reliable backs, al- though the latter is not quite fast THE CREAM OF TALENT WITH ONE OR TWO EXCEPTIONS, enough to cope with the fast Indian AND ON SUNDAY'S DISPLAY A POWERFUL ELEVEN SHOULD SERVICES NEXT attacks the team is likely to come BE FIELDED AGAINST THE COMBINED up against in the Inter-Unit Tourna-SUNDAY MORNING ON THE CLUB GROUND.

Ramzan is worthy to fill the position between the sticks, while ment

Guest and Gosano, which played together last season as the Inter- Capt. Reeder, better known for port backs, are again paired. While on the full-back line I would his soccer qualities, made an excel-recommend Guest to clear a little sooner and to eliminate that lent right-half, his spoiling being annoying habit of playing round with the ball, obviously with the very good while his distribution via intention of drawing one of the opposing forwards. the ground pass was beyond

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proach. He was very fast in attack!

The half-back line is going to be

as well as in defence in covering the real problem and I would sug- either his full-back or pivot.

gest that the Selection Committee hesitate before they make their

On Sunday morn Bag Singh, the pivot, put in final selection. plenty of hard-work with a mini-ing's-form R A. Marques de mum of delay and should retain his serves the right-half berth, but be- position while Austen, on the left cause of his youth the berth will flank rendered valuable support probably fall to Gonsalves, who, in The Combined Small Units have a

my opinion, was not very thrustful attack and although class.. the opposition was not at its best have last Thursday, they would beaten the " first team had they turned out în full.

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GIVE HIM A CHANCE I suggest that Marques be given the berth with a view to determin- ing whether he is worthy of being groomed for the Interport. In my mind I can see no better successor Gonsalves at right-half. After

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In Captain Harvey, they have a fine thrustful leader with a power-to ful shot either way, while Brice, at inside-left was excellent and gave his leader every support. France, on the right-wing, was inclined to

I understand that the team will

two place be strengthened by one or

himself in an offside position, while newcomers and it will be interest- Locke, on the left-wing, although in- auspicious, crossed the ball in sound manner, always sending the ball slightly ahead of his inside for wards,

ing to see how the team will fare at its best stage against a leading Civilian team like Club de Recreio or the Kowloon Indians Tennis Club

The "stumper at hockey" or W. Pryde, who played in goal for the Central British School against the Royal Corps of Signals last Thurs day, showing what a hockey custo dian must not do!" ("Mail" photo).

FOR FURTHER 'STRIKING SHOTS' SEE PAGE 21 OF THIS ISSUE

the second

their place among elevens of the leading Civilian Clubs. I refer to Kempton, the in- side-left, whose stick-work and con- trol of the ball is a pleasure to watch, and Parsons, the left-half, whose spoiling and general distri- bution is excellent, while his posi- tional play leaves little to be desir

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Millington and Stone, the two full-backs, have yet to learn to clear their line properly when seriously pressed, and gave away an musual- ly large number of short corners because of their inability to-turn the ball into touch, with the re- verse stick Lockhart is promising at right-half, while McLellan's in- clusion at centre-half adds the right stimulus to the team and from this position he is more or less able to supervise their instruction.

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Sayle, on the right-wing is a trifle slow in centring and does not cut in when the opportunity presents itself. A little more speed on the ball and

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The Combined Small Units Hoe at King's Park Left

Brice (L.A.O.CO, Dove (Sig

team, abore, beat YMCA side by 7 goals to 1 in their first trial last Thurs

Ransome (R.A.0.C.), Austen: (Signals). W: Bhag Singh (LFLC.), France (Bi

der (B.A.S.C.), Capt. Harvey (RAM.C.) and Locke (B.A.0.C.