UNITED
MIDDLESEX SOCCER TRIUMPH
CALVERT WELL
MARKED
SIMMONDS AND HAMMOND SHINE
The Middlesex maintained their position at the head of the Second Division Table of the Hong Kong Football League yesterday, when they shattered the unbeaten re- cord of the 5th A.A. Bribade, Royal Artillery, in their postpon- ed encounter at Sookunpoo yes- terday and won by 3 goals to 1, after outplaying the Gunners for the greater part of the game.
HOCKEY WIN
H.K. BOYS' AMATEUR LEAGUE ABANDONED
St. Joseph's And La Salle
To Meet For The Trophy
At a special meeting of the Hong Amateur Football Kong Boys' League, held in St. Joseph's Col- lege yesterday, it was decided, in view of School examinations and other unforseen circumstances, that the League be brought to an end at the conclusion of the first -half of the programme.
It was also decided that the two leading teams, St. Joseph's College and La Salle College, both of whom off are undefeated, should play next Saturday on the Royal Navy ground at 4 p.m. for the trophy.
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Simmonds and Hammond were
the former was outstanding with
THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 20, 1938.
OVER
CLUB
FAST BUT SCRAPPY ENCOUNTER SEEN AT KING'S PARK
GROGAN AND GUEST SHINE FOR WINNERS. CLUB ATTACK FAILS BADLY
(By “STICKS”)
A FAST but scrappy hockey encounter was wit- nessed on the Club ground yesterday evening, when a team representing the United Hockey the Hong Kong Hockey Tournament, defeated Club first eleven by 2 goals to 1 after leading at the two dangerous inside-forwards and interval by a solitary goal. The Gunners missed the services
VIGOROUS TACKLING MARRED THE GAME TO A CON- of Sparkes, at centre half, who left his first time shooting, and but for SIDERABLE EXTENT, WHILE OBSTRUCTION WAS A FRE- for home last Saturday, and though the good work of Winstanley and [QUENT FEATURE OF THE GAME, ALTHOUGH IN PATCHES, Lawton, who deputised, put in much Corbin would have been more suc- THERE WERE PHASES OF GOOD, CONSTRUCTIVE HOCKEY. hard
Bond, following work . and showed pro-cessful.
The Club forward line could not get going. The winners' mise, he did not understand the play
half back line his recent illness, gave only a shadow of his former display and of his team mates and the forwards settled down early in the game and rarely, if ever, sent the ball across the United goalmouth. I must seldom received the passes they anti-plied their forwards with numerous admit, however, that Grogan, the United full-back, was in brilliant cipated.
passes, Williams, at right half, form and allowed very little to pass by unnoticed. was good. His clearances strong
his and
tackling neat, result that Thomas in pivotal position could concentrate more on the inside forwards.
SIMMONDS' GOOD GOAL
WINNERS IMPRESSIVE
Gunners forward ́
winger.
the
beat.
with
Fowler, also a potential scoring play which calls for comment. Has- the factor in the Club's attack, was al-san has been much over-rated and lowed very little scope by Stickley, although playing in the unaccustom- the other United back, and founded position of right-half, rarely come himself in difficulties on many oc-into the picture. in casions. In Malik too, Fowler en- through Hammond countered, an obstacle which
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The Middlesex were, the more im- pressive team throughout the game and provided the first thrill of the game when Marabelle sent in a hot shot which ran along the cross bar
IMPROVED DISPLAY and bounced back into play, The The Middlesex took the lead
Willy Reed was again outstanding were also seen the first half in several neat movements in the whose shot glided off the upright. found great difficulty in surmount in the Club centre-half berth early stages of the game.
Smith In the second half Simmonds scor- ing, and on the form he displayed outshone Brown, the United pivot, whether he who, however, gave a very much just failing to connect with a neat ed a good goal to place them fur-yesterday, I doubt centre from Bancroft, the right ther in the lead. A period of very would have made the mark for an improved display on previous dis-
The dull play followed.
winners Interport trial.
plays. Probably the most interesting Reed held Pyara Singh completely. The pace set by the Middlesex seem content with their lead, until
lead, when feature of the encounter was the The latter's intricate stick-work was forwards soon told on the Gunners' Clavert reduced the intermediate line. Whittle, at right from free kick, a defender deflected display of Guest, in the United at-overdone and he played himself out
of position. half,
One must admit, how- found Marabelle,
the ball into his own net. The game tack, where he proved most useful. difficult
I am of the opinion that Guest is a
ever, that Pyara Singh i effective to hold, while
then livened up and with only Lawton had all his time occupied watching Sim- few minutes to go the Gunners made better inside forward than he is a monds and Hammond, the opposing a desperate effort to equalise. Cal-full-back, and on yesterday's form at times in his dribbles rough
vert went very near and Smith would easily qualify for a Colony weak defence, but against leed yes- terday he found more than he had inside right and centre forward.
bargained for. Unless he curbs this In the Gunners forward line, Cal-missed, with only the goalkeeper to trial at inside-right.
FINE GOALKEEPER vert started at inside-left, but the
in A breakaway resulted
Another outstanding player, al- desire for "gallery play" I cannot see inability of his halves to supply him with passes forced him to lay monds placing the issue beyond though he rarely came into the pic- his securing his place in the Inter-
doubt with another good effort. ture, was Chan Kam-fui, the United port side against Macao.
BEST AT PRESENT far back, but in the second period,
5th Bde. R.A.-Poole; Corbin and goalkeeper, who was very confident
Malik, the United left-half, `was when he took over the centre-for- Winstanley; Whittle, Lawton and May; in goal, and who kicked clear ward position, he was more promin- Bancroft, Coughlin, Smith, Calvert and several occasions when danger the best wing-half on display and ent but was well marked to be Chaplin.
threatened. Of the two goalkeep- is probably the best in the Colony Middlesex:--Coppard; Lawlor and
by no very dangerous.
Haigh; Williams, Thomas and Denham; ers, Chan. was the safer, Benwell at the moment. He is
have had in TWO FAST WINGERS
Taylor, Simmonds, Hammond, Hellidias being inclined to "rush things," means the best we
and very
a goal the Colony, a long way The Middlesex possessed two and Marabelle..
nearly conceded
he lacks the constructive good wingers in Marabelle and Tay-
when he mistimed a kick, the ball as lor and both were in good shooting
a long genius of Alaf Din. Potter work- A goal by Murray, in the first glancing off his heel for
hard in the Club left- form. They had their opposing half enabled the Service Corps to corner, although it might have en-ed very
half berth, but beyond spoiling halves in difficulties throughout the take full points from Stanley at the tered the net. game and were always-dangerous Valley yesterday in their Third Di Wallace and E. V-Reed lacked well, gave Bond very little assist- when in possession.
vision encounter.
finesse in their play, and their wildance.
The United fielded a unique charges across the path of their op
Gurbachan Singh, ponents should have been, penalised forward line.
Reed
a centre-forward, was seen on the occasions.
tack-right-wing, where he came into particularly dangerous, often ling on the wrong side, but more the picture late in the game, tak- to time to get often than not barging his opponent ing considerable
used to the wing berth. Guest, a off the ball.
right-back, was seen at inside- right, and gave a grand display, (Continued on Page 19)
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GROGAN IMPRESSES Grogan and Stickley were impres- sive as a pair and covered each other's advances very soundly, al-
though the former was actually the ADVENTURE
better of the two, his fast recoveries and excellent reverse stick clearances
DEFEAT
into touch, when danger threatened, DORSETSHIRE
saving the United charge on many occasions.
from it,
Displaying better combination at Of the six half-backs on display, forward, H. M. S. Adventure beat both Hassan and Bates, right-halves H. M. S. Dorsetshire at Happy Val- for United and the Club, respec-ley by 5 goals to 1 in a friendly tively, were disappointing. Bates' game.
"sliding-tackle" efforts to spoil were Lt. Calwell, Chief Stoker Jenkins effective to a degree, but very dan- and A. B. Harvey scored for Ad- gerous to himself. Bates is a trier, venture, while Sub-Lt. Cox scored
beyond that there is not in his the losers' solitary point.
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