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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 14, 1938.

ARMY'S FINE WIN IN LAI WAH CUP

Watson, Sheehan and Bright Shine

TWO GOALS ARREARS CONVERTED INTO

VERY FINE VICTORY

Carry The

Army's Attack Carry

Second-Half

YEUNG SHUI YICK NARROWLY

ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY

(By "OUTSIDE-LEFT") &

Bright, the Army pivot, above, played a very fine game yesterday against the Chinese in the Lai Wah Cup.

was in his prime several seasons tack. Pearson appeared to be

energy when the occasion proved

Tam Kwan-kon, in the Chinese goal, is in line for Interport hon- ours. He gave a very fine exhibi- tion between the sticks yesterday, and, although beaten by four shots, was not responsible for letting them through, being poorly sup ported in front by Mak Shui-hon and Lee Tin-sang.

LEE TIN SANG POOR

i have never seen Lee Tin-sang in such poor form, although one must naturally appreciate the faci that he is no longer a youngster and approaching the retiring stage. There was no excuse for Mak Shui- hon, however, who was rarely, if ever, in the picture, throwing the whole burden of defence onto the

shoulders of Lee Tim-sang and Leang Wing-chin, the latter being forced to adopt “third back tactics in the second-half which were, however, never really successful.

Leung Wing-chiu was brought into the centre-half berth in the

THE effect of the Islington Corinthians' recent slow, but setually reserved his enforced absence of Lan Hing- visit to the Colony was clearly reflected in the worth while, and later in the day choi, while Leung In-chan was final of the Lai Wah Cup Competition yesterday, on was to prove a towering menace to brought in at right-half, to fill the vacancy Soong Ling-sing, of the Royal Navy ground, at Causeway Bay, where the Chinese defence. Saw, at in-

side-left, was always a potential astern, who filled the left-half position was a hard worker the Army, after being two goals in arrears of the danger, his grand positioning and Chinese, levelled the scores before the interval, and, understanding with Pearson work throughout, but rarely achieved playing with only 10 men for a major portion of fing the late "miracle" when he net anything in his distribution, which

ted the winning goal in first class was, if anything, haphazard. the second half, overran their opponents and by style or worthy of the Islington Fung King-cheong, from the Chi- In the unavoilable absence of dint of quick tackling combined with excellent Corinthians.

nese attack, Lee Tak-kee, of East- CALVERT RESPONSIBLE work in attack, carried the day by 4 goals to 3.

ern, was brought in to fill the va Actually the man who, in my YESTERDAY'S MATCH WAS PROBABLY THE FINEST OF opinion, was responsible for infus side-right and Lee Tak-kee to in- cancy, Lai Shiu-wing moving to in- THE SEASON, AND ALTHOUGH THE ISLINGTON CORIN-ing some life into the Army attack THIANS. TREATED US TO CLEVER FOOTBALL WITH A GOAL when things looked black for them;

side-left. ALMOST AT WILL, NONE OF THEIR FOUR MATCHES RIVALL-was Calvert, their left-winger The Chinese team's major failing ED ANYTHING LIKE YESTERDAY'S DISPLAY, WHICH whose perfect ball control and cen yesterday was in the distribution ABOUNDED IN THRILLS THROUGHOUT AND PROVIDED THE tres from the wing proved a con- by their halves, who continually SPECTATORS WITH FIVE GLORIOUS GOALS, THE “GOSANO" stant source of anxiety to the Chiplied their inside-forwards with TOUCH BEING PREDOMINANT IN SEVERAL OF THESE. nese defence, and it was from his the ball, instead of sending their

perfectly executed centre that Pear- son netted the Army's first goal.

very fast wingers, Yeung Shui-yick and Hau Ching-to away. The Army halves made the mis- take in the second-half of playing

MAJOR CHINESE FAILING

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was always dangerous when in pos- Lai Shiu-wing, at inside-right,

The Chinese were without the gerous of the two Chinese wingers. services of Fung King-cheong, Pearson was never at ease until not that this would have made 10 minutes from the interval, when any difference, as the Army de- he fell into his stride and decreas to Bright, an injured man, instead session, and, had it not been for fence were magnificent through-ed the Army's two goals arrears of giving the ball to Calvert, who Bright's grand marking of out, even in the second-half, with a glorious header-goal, prob was well positioned for a shot on Tak-fai, most of his passes down when their all important key lably the finest since Tam Kong-pak many occasions, position, at centre-half, was filled

by a substitute in Freshwater, Bright being a passenger on the right-wing as a result of an in- jury to his right knee.

Honours of the day must go in the first place to Bright, at centre-half, and Watson and Sheehan, the two full-backs,— incidentally all Middlesex play- ers. These three men played a major part in breaking up the ever dangerous Chinese at- tacks, first time tackling and overhead clearances being pro- minently featured throughout. Watson was 2 tower of strength at right-back, his speed and coolness providing a great counter to the trickiness of the Chinese forwards. The goal he scored for the Chinese was most unfortunate and was the result of a misun- derstanding between him and Duncan, in goal.

The Army's forwards also had a field day and to single out any player individually would be diffi cult. They forwards took some time to settle down, but once they fell into their stride there was no stopping them

MCGUIGAN AS “STOPPER" Grogan, on the right-wing, was 2 trifle disappointing although he had a hand in two of the goals. McGui gan, a scheming inside-right, was always in the picture with delight ful touches here and there, and, in the second period, when he dropped bark to right-half he was” al- most unpassable, completely sub-

duing Han Ching-to, the most dan

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the centre would have eventually found the back of the Army net.

The game was featured by only one accident which might have been much more serious. In the second-half, during a Chinese raid on the Army's goal, the whistle had already blown for offside, when Yeung Shui-yick attempted to rush Duncan, but was fairly charged off the ball into the right-upright, which he met head-on, sustaining a three-inch cut on the forehead, which, after being patched up, did not prevent him from continuing.

ILL-TIMED ADVANCE

Chan Tak-fai opened the scoring for the Chinese after 15 minutes play when Duncan mistimed an ad- vance from out of his charge, and Chan drove the ball into the roof of an empty goal.

Soon after Hau. Ching-to was placed in possession, but Watson managed to rob him of the bell, only to send it into his own net- as Duncan came out to try and pick up from his feet.

Two goals down did not disheart- en the Army and with Calvert send- ing în shot after shot from the wing, the Army suddenly fell into their stride, neat inter passing

from halves to forwards hiemg e

Chinese defenders into knots.

A pass out to Calvert, was taken down the left touch line and, cross- ed over into the Chinese goalmouth, where Pearson

cepted the ball windly inter-

his head to place it in the top left corner of the net. Within five minutes the Army were on level terms wher Grogan tiok the ball to almost the

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