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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 21, 1937.

CLUB'S PERFECT FORWARD LINE

A striking action photograph from last Saturday's friendly hoc- key encounter at King's Park between the CBA. Ladies and the HK. Ladies, which resulted in a win for the latter by four clear goals. The above shows Mrs. Scrimgeour (centre) about to score one of H. Ladies goa's while Miss D. Moss (left), the CBA. custodian and Miss Whitley (right) look on. ("Mail photo).

ATTACK AGAINST ARMY WAS FINEST IN RECENT YEARS

THE SHORT CORNER IS

PERFECTLY TAKEN

ARMY CAN STILL IMPROVE TEAM (By "STICKS")

WITH the exception of the Triangular Tourna- ment hockey encounter last Tuesday between the Army and the Club on the Sookunpoo ground. hockey has been practically at a standstill, although the ladies held several friendly fixtures over the

Missed Chances In Hockey week-end.

Rules Revision

MORE FAULTS EXPOSED

(By A. LOREBURN)

Glasgow, November 20

A fault that is very common in Scottish hockey this season is interference with sticks. It is unfortunate that, when the rules of the game were revised, the word "hooking" was not deleted and some other word used in its place.

LADIES IMPROVE YOUR HOCKEY!

TEAM'S DEFENCE

TACTICS

(By “CENTRE-BULLY”)

is often supposed that

heavy, slow player will

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LAST TUESDAY'S CLASH BETWEEN THE ARMY AND THE CLUB PRODUCED PROBABLY THE FINEST HOCKEY SEEN IN THE COLONY FOR SEVERAL SEASONS, MOST OF IT COMING FROM THE CLUB, WHO GAVE A MAGNIFICENT ALL-ROUND PERFORMANCE AND THEIR 3-1 VICTORY OVER WHAT WAS PROBABLY THE BEST TEAM THE SERVICE SIDE COULD RAISE, WAS A MERITORIOUS ONE.

Not long ago the Army Hockey Selectors felt justified in field. ing the entire Rajputana Rifle forward line in a Triangular Tourna ment game because they wanted to maintain a perfect attacking machine. Those who witnessed last Tuesday's game will agree. with me, I am sure, that a better forward line than the Club's on their display then would be VERY HARD TO FIND!

Every man did his job perfect- TO-MORROW'S

It is made very clear in they. There was

complete co-or-

Club Entertain Army

notes on the rules issued under dination between halves and for- TRIANGULAR the anthority of the International wards, while the backs did their HOCKEY GAME Hockey Board that lifting or stuff when called upon Fowler knocking-up an opponent's stick and Bond are certain to secure is a breach of the rules. This their places in the Colony eleven does not appear to be very well to meet Macao if they maintain last Tuesday's known among Scottish hockey anything like players, for in several games this form, while Whitley and Bick season players have shown great ford, the two inside forwards, surprise when they were renal- were also very much in the lime-Triangular Tournament match to-mar-

ised for this fault.

AGGRAVATING OFFENCE-

In Return Clash

The following team will represent the 1st XI of the Hong-Kong Hockey Club against the Army in their retur

light.

row, at 4.30 pm. on the Club ground Divett was a revelation. I must at King's park:

V. M. Benwell; R. A. Wallace, E. V. admit that I never thought much Reed, P. A. Bates, W. A. Reed, J. E of Divett's play, but after last Tues- Potter; S. Fowler, T. Whitley, G. E. R

Divett (Capt.), B. L. Bickford, and V.. change

Bond.

REED INVINCIBLE

Striking and holding an oppon day's performance I must ent's stick have also been notice my opinion of him. We saw the The following players have been se- able among players in club games old Divett in action-and at his lected to represent the Army against this season. There is nothing best. His short passing with the Hong Kong Hockey Club to-mor- make more likely to cause bad feeling whitley and Bickford, and fine dis-To Wilson; Stickley and Kishan Singh, the best back, but in any good among players than knocking-up tribution to his winger with lovely L/Cpl. Ray, Capt. Stapleton and Tara "daisy-cutters" were featured Singh; Khuda Bux, Lt. Sawal Khan, team the backs need to be just or holding an opponent's stick.

They It is a most aggravating offence throughout, while he has lost none Lt. Pritam Nath, Nerain Singh and as fast as the forwards.

Patanh Singh should keep up together in a line It is also, I think, unfortunate of his speed in backing up a player.

The players, who will appear in co- lours, are requested to be at the ground exactly as the forwards do, only that when the rules were revised,

by 415 pm. ** behind them, and endeavour to using the foot to support or to get the ball away from the op-propel the stick was not made Willy Reed, despite the fact that posing forwards before these can illegal It is sometimes very other pivots have been and are still well played a safe game in goal with difficult for an umpire to tell acclaimed everyday, will always find one exception, when a mistimed reach the circle.

He clearance saw Pritam Nath score the an- when a ball has been played with his place in the Colony team.

well night invincible and Army's only goal other. This means that one the stick or with the foot. It was should stay slightly behind the would make a very much better it must have broken Pritam Nath's Probably the outstanding feature other. If, when tackling, the game if the use of the feet was heart to see the majority of his of the game was the manner in which scooped passes stopped by Reed's the Club took their short corners. first one fails to get the ball, her eliminated altogether.

They have perfected it to a fine art supporter takes on the tackling,

Bates, at right-half, gave a magni-and the only other team I have seen while she doubles back to be ready to tackle again, if the second

ficent performance or aggressive approach them in this department spoiling and completely held Gopal was the Regimental team from the back is passed.

Ram and Partab Singh, the Army Punjabis.

One back should support

tance. They make a second line of defence a few yards behind the half back line.

LACK OF COMBINATION

stick

Marking is an important part of

left-wing combination, a no mean ARMY DISAPPOINTING back play. Centre half marks the

achievement, although he found dif- The Army were clearly opposing centre forward, the left

Lack of combination is often due ficulty in getting the ball away to appointing team, the failure of their back marks the right inner, the right back marks the left inner, to wild passing on the part of the his forwards on occasions. Potter, intermediate line and full-back divi- the right half-back marks the left backs. These players are usually on the other flanking position, also sion to cope with the Club attacks wing, and the left half-back the strong people with a good eye, but did his share, although I think we being conspicuous-

Wilson was the only redeeming right wing. This is the general too often when they get the hall have already seen his best

NOT PENALISED ENOUGH feature of this poor attack and it scheme of the game, but in actual they just hit it as hard as they

Wallace, at right-back, was dewas evident after the game that his play there is, of course, a certain can straight down the field, without

inclusion in the team had been un- amount of inter-changing, dependent having any deunite objective. The finitely good and his fine interce) on the forwards' ability to get free. ball goes past both forward lines ing and first time mid-air clearances necessarily delayed? Backs and half-backs should keep to the opposing backs, who return with a minimum of danger to his Stibling, the

own charge marks him as a likely Swanson, the left back, were an ill- on the goal side of the forwards, but it in the same way.

The backs and half-backs should contender for Colony honours. EV assorted pair and could achieve very whereas the half-back line follows close to its own forward line right always try to give an accurate, de-Reed, his partner, played a bustling little in the manner of examination up to the opponents' goal circle, the finite pass to one of their forwards, game, but was inclined to barge un-or understanding. They r backs do not follow the forwards who can then start an attacking necessarily at times and they are covering for the whole dise movement.

Be

Would have ed each other's approa

been penalised more

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