1937-12-13 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 18, 1937.

CIVILIANS AND SERVICES SHARE

HOCKEY SPOILS

LAND'S FINE DISPLAY AT CENTRE-HALF AND BOND ON LEFT-WING

CIVILIANS' DEFENCE NOT AT ITS BEST

MALIK SHOULD SECURE HIS INTERPORT --

(By "STICKS")

WITH the exception of the second half of the game proper, the Combined Services and Civilians annual hockey match proved very disap- -pointing on the Club ground, King's Park, yester- day, when the teams shared six goals after extra time. The Services should have emerged winners as they were much the superior of the two teams on yesterday's showing and it was only a brilliant last minute goal by Bond, the Civilians' left-winger, which led to a sharing of the spoils.

THE INABILITY OF THE CIVILIANS' INSIDE FORWARDS, GURBACHAN SINGH AND PINTOS TO MAKE USE OF THE OPENINGS PROVIDED AND TO GIVE PYARA SINGH THE SUPPORT HE EXPECTED, LED TO THE DOWNFALL OF THE CIVILIANS ATTACK, AND IT WAS ONLY ON SPASMODIC OCCASIONS THAT THEY CAME ANYWHERE NEAR TO OFFERING ANY. SERIOUS CHALLENGE TO THE SERVICES” DEFENCE.

Fowler and Bond were probably the two most dangerous for- wards on display, but the former was started for great lengths, while Bond was never given enough space to manoeuvre for his cen- tres, being crowded out by Pintos.

The Civilians' defence lacked ball first, and breaking the con- conesion and as a whole was very tinnity. disappointing, Guest anding Far-

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BAD SLIP

tao sugn more than a nanorul, For the Services. MacBride dia wme Gusano's wanderings orten as well as he was allowed to, bus lent nus side of the meia open to should have prevented Bond's win- the opposition. Why Keed was ning snot, the ball passing between again spiendid rectie, out hens heels into the net from a very too was not in compiere control optique angie.

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standing game for the Civilians yesterday against the Combined Services, and his late equalising » goal from an oblique angle was one

of the finest seen on the Club ground for many a long day.

probably the cleverest right-winger in the Colony at the moment. His spoiling was good, but he was

OI the situation as rritnam Nath) Swanson's weakness, at left-back, anusaval buan, une Services resulted in Wallace carrying the never really given a chance to send leader and inside-right, respect-burden of the defence on mis proad the ball up to Partab Singh, who ivery, proved a formidable com-shoulders, and he accomplished his received the majority of openings

task well, although he infringed from Pritam Nath and Land. Brown spoiled well at right on numerous occasions by obstruc- hair, Duut his distribution was tion. Swanson's clearing methods shockingly bad and in taking free were poor and as long as he hits, ne sent the pall anywhere so could get the ball out of his chic: long as he hit it. There was no he was content. altempt to zeed a forward.

MALIK SHINES

HKE SOCCER XI

HOLD MACAO

Lead Until 10 Minutes From Ead

The Hong Kong Electric football team, assisted by A. L. Fisher, G. CBurnett and J. L. Anderson, held the all-Macao team to a 1-1 draw yesterday on the former greyhound tracing ground in Macao.

Anderson, brought in at the last moment to fill in a vacancy caused by the absence of J. Sloan, scored for the Electric, who led until 10 minutes before the close.

For the Electric, Quinn played a splendid game in goal, while Ri- beiro was a hard worker in the cen- tre-half berth

Macao fielded a very useful team most of the players being yards fas- ter than the visitors, and should have won by at least 6 goals to L

Hong Kong Electric-A. Quinn; W Stoker (captain) and G. Souza, A. L Fisher, RM. Ribeiro and J. C. Santos: S Yussuf, HI. Sousae, G. G. Barnett, M. Sabhan and J. L. Anderson.

A melee in the Services circle, a reverse stick shot by Bond and a finishing touch by Gurbachan Singh found the Civilians in the lead after the first 20 minutes play and they held their slight advantage until the interval.

The commencement of the second half saw the Services' forwards storm the Civilians' goal and after a series of terrific thrusts had been staved of, Malik had the misfor- tune to deflect shot from Saval Khan into his own net.

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TWO QUICK GOALS The Services success was short- lived, however, as a fine movement, riginating from the right-wing. found Pyara Singh in possession, and a quick dribble into the circle aw him place the ball past the ad- vancing MacBride into the net for a fine goal Just before the final whistle, however, Saval Khan broke through to the edge of the circle where his shot was smothered by Ramzan, the Civilian custodian, who failed to prevent it rolling across the line, however, for the equaliser.

Ten minutes each way during the extra period was played and, in the seventh minute of the first period, Pritam Nath went through in a solo effort to give the Services a brilliant goal with a reverse stick shot on the blind side, Ramzan failing to see the ball

-RIGHT WING FAILURE.

With everybody keyed up to a Shah Wali was a bad failure on high tension, Pintos startled his the Services right-wing and with most severe critics when he clever- the exception of one short spell in ly broke through to send the ball: the second half, when the Civilian between Ray and Wallace, for Bond defence was, hemmed MAGNIFICENT SPOILING.

in its own to race into the circle and score Land gave a very fine perform circle, he was never a source of the best goal of the match from ance m the Services' pivotal posi- any danger. Saval Kahn, the inside an oblique angle. Malik, on the left-nank, how-

tion, distinguisned himself in his right, however, was very danger ever, was just the opposite and

spoiting, while he fed his inside for- ous with his fast dribbles, and to gave a magnincent display, prowards with fine ground passes.

gether with Pritam Nath constitut to Teal Thorn

the inga

His speed, coverage of grounded the main danger to the Civilians Services' attack. Malk's

ter-

charge. and long reach proved the undoing rer-like metnoas reaped

of many Civilian attacking moves, reward, wnue he cleverly fed

and Gurbachan Singh found him his forward combination. His

particularly annoying * on.

a rich

fence was sound and constructive and he always fell back in the sec-!, ond-half to relieve a sorely harassed full-back division.

casions when a Civilian score

stemed inevitable.

Bay and Spencer, the Services wing-halves, were very hard

Pritam Nath was rarely given an opportunity to tear away on his own and always found Reed in close attendance, the latter breaking up countless dangerous short passing bonts by quick interceptions. Gopal Ram was another failure, at Inside One felt that there was inclined ing, but found in Fowler and Bond allowed to partner Partab Singh:

lett, and had Nerain

to be too much stickwork and in-two wingers who were more than dividualism from Pyara Singh and they had bargained for, although a different story might have been

itten about the match. Gurbachan Singh, and a dinerence Spencer had but recently come up

CIVILIANS AHEAD might have resulted had Kraus against them in last Friday's

Territorially, the Civilians had been given the inside-left berth, Triangular Tournament match be

most of the play in the first half. instead of Pintos, who was unable tween the Navy and the Club.

but the Services dominated the with an attacking! Spencer had the har of the to carry on

changes in the second, white ovement without stopping the tasks as he was up against Fowler, extra periods were

Capt. G. W. P. Kimm and Mrs. K. empired and the teams were

Civilians K Bamzan (KITG); A E. P. Guest (Radio) and E. L. Gosano (Recreio) W. Brown (Police), W. A. Reed (Club) and K. Malik (KITC); 5. A. Fowler (Club), Gurbachan: Singh (Radio), Pyara Singh (KLT.C.), I M Pintos (KALI.C.) and V. Bond (Club).

Combined Services--A. B. MacBride (Navy); lt Lieut. Wallace (RAF), Spe. Swanso REJ, L/C Bay (BE), Col Land (RE), Lieut. Comdr. Spencer (Navy); Hay-Shah Wali (Baj- putx),~~ Lieut. Sawal Khan (Bajputs), Meu Pritam Nath (Rajputs), Nk Go--

(Rajputs) and Partanb Singh

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(Kun

The Medicals retained their lead at the head of the Third Division

le when they registered an

over Powbatten by seven cler

Vilson (3),

(2), Howells scored the goals.