1938-04-29 — Page 29

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 29, 1938.

PORTUGAL'S HOCKEY WIN YESTERDAY

ENGLAND DEFEATED

IN POOR GAME

L.G. GOSANO'S WINNING GOAL IN 1ST MINUTE

GROUND CONDITIONS AND UMPIRING POOR

KANE'S CHALLENGE

Glasgow, March 25-

Peter Kane, the Golborne boxer, is

to issae a challenge through the Bri- tish Boxing Board of Control for an- other fight with Benny Lynch of Glas- gow for the world. British, and Euro- pean flyweight titles

Ted Demir, Kane's manager, made {this decision to-day after talks with Kane. Lynch, after he had fought a draw with Kane at Anfield on ThurTE- | day, expressed willingness to stake his titles against Kaze once more. Thurs- day proved that Kane can do the weight, for he was well under the 8st. 6lbs, limit.

Board to-day, and I have pointed out Mr. Denvir said:-Peter will be able that Kane, in view of the fact that he

of his series.

ST eliminating

PORTUGAL yesterday caused one of those unexpected sensations

when they defeated a strong England team by the only goal of to make Sst. with ease in the summer drew with Lynch, stands out as the the match in their semi-final round encounter in the International months, and after what we say of Kane logical contender, and he should not Hockey Tournament, L. G. Gosano netting in the very first minute tain Peter

against Lynch on Thursday I am cer-have to go through

can relieve Linch of the game with a flick shot which glanced off Benwell's pads.titles. At least, this latest fight shows If the fight comes off it is hoped to The many spectators who were present voiced their strong dis-that Kane is as good as Lynch and I stage it at Anfield football ground, approval of the methods employed, and standard of hockey witness-

where Johnny Best and George Dingley think better. ed, and had real cause for doing so.

The challenge is being sent to the may collaborate in a promotion.

Ground arrangements- were ridi-, ummmmmTABLEFATTORINISIATIETENKARTKEKSINIFINEJDZVIRZINKETRENIN culous, and when the players ar- rived on the field they found that the touch-lines and circles had not

been marked out, while there were

no goal-nets up.

Another disappointing feature of

LONDON SENIOR CUP

FINAL

The final of the London. Senior

the game was the Umpiring. There Cap, between Barnet and Leyton, was no doubt that both officials both members of the Athènian Lea- had struck a bad patch. The ob-gue, is to be played on the Arsenal struction rule was violated ground at Highbury on May 14,

throughout by players, the advan-kick-off 3.30 p.m..

tage rule forgotten by umpires

while dangerous play in one half mKEKANINIS ESKAINISZ

of the field was never checked with

the result that the last 15 minutes bouncing centre by S. Fowler

of the game gave one the impres-struck the cross-bar with a re- sion

of a "fong wax" in San sounding “whack.” Francisco's China town.

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Tackling was hard throughout. GOSANO'S SHINE

and a forward no sooner in posses- Portugal made spasmodic break-sion found a swarm of opposing aways, but were very dangerous on defenders on top of him. Bickford these occasions, the four Gosano and G. H. Fowler were dangerous brothers being continually promin-in the circle, while Dunne's first ent in all phases of the game. Z time efforts always had the Porty- Gosano, making his first appear-guese defenders on their toes. ance in a representative game, Souza and E. L Gosano were the gave a very sound display at right-pick of the Portuguese forwards, back, while Dr. A. 3. Rodrigues Beltrao being badly at fault in his | displayed flashes of his former barging and wild display and brilliance, at left-back, and was should have been warned responsible for holding up the dan Om several occasions. A. V gerous England right-wing part-Gosano, on the right-wing, was nership of S. A. Fowler and B. very fast but lacked sting in his Bickford.

centres, while L. G. Gosano, on the left-wing, was always a potential danger when in possession.

ENGLAND BACKS FAIL

A

Rodrigues' reverse-stick work

It is sincerely hoped that better was excellent, but his distribution of the ball in his clearances was conditions will prevail for to-day's his best asset and he rarely wasted match and if we must have neutral 211 opportunity. Both England umpires, let us at least have off- backs were off form. Stickley cials who play to the advantage. should have been penalised in the rule and can differentiate between first half on several occasions for clean and unclean hockey. effecting a clearance with the back There was too much talking dur- of his stick, while he obstructeding the game and A. P. Sonza badly throughout. Taylor was should be severely censured by the never impressive and found posi-Hockey Association for his re tioning his weak point.

marks on one of the umpires, in Portugal's trio of halves played the closing stages of the game. uncalled for, extraordinarily well: R. Marques, The remarks were at right-half, was excellent, but insomuch as the umpire was in a was, nevertheless, outshone by better position to see what had Wetton, the England right-half, happened in the incident preced- whose stickwork was nothing short ing the Portuguese player's re- of miraculous, althoughout he marks

wasted precious minutes in the Portugal:-B. Alves; Z. Gosano and closing stages with playing round E. M. Bodrigues; B. Marques, J. Gon- with the ball instead of sending it salves and I. Alves, A. V. Goszño, E up to his forwards.

GUEST SHINES

L Gosano, A. P. Sousa, N. Beltrao and † L. G. Gosano. (Club de Recreio).

England:-V Benwell (Club) Guest, playing in the England Stickley Middlesex) and J. Tayl pivotal berth, was very good and (C.BA.); Wetton (B.E.) A E

Guest (Radio) and E. Fowler (CBA); put in a tremendous amount of s: A Fowler (Club) B. work, particularly in the second (Club), G. H. Fowler (CBL), Duy half when he strived very hard to (Middlesex) and V. Bond (Cinb). make the openings for his for- wards, but robust tackling by the

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opposition players, wrecked most of The following will represent India his efforts. Gonsalves - was very against Scotland on the Club ground at steady in Portugal's pivotal posi-5.30 p.m. to day: M Ramzan (K. L tion, while there was little to 12 C): Tirlok Singh (Kumaons) and

Kishen Singh (H.K.S.R.A.); M HI choose between the two left-halves Hassan (Radio), Gulam Rasul (Rap Gloucester Arcade,

Individually the England, attackLana Rifles), and M. E. Malik (K. L were more dangerous that Portu-T: C); Teja Singh (H K. Police), Lt gal and Dunne should have equal. Sawal Khan (Rajputana Rifles), Pyar Singh (KLTC.), Gurbachan Sing ised in the second half when a (Radio) and Narwant Singh (H wonderful first time effort of

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