1938-05-16 — Page 18

REFEREES LEAD 3-0 BUT PRESS FORCE 3-3 DRAW

Annual Soccer Match At Sookunpoo

Played in blistering heat, the Hong Kong Referees' Association

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 16, 1938.

FRENCH SOCCER XI

WIN EASILY.

COLONY INTERMEDIATE

LINE'S FAILURE

and the European Press yesterday OUTPLAYING the local team in every department and taking morning shared six goals, in their the Saigon football team had no difficulty in defeating a Colony eleven full advantage of their opportunities in the closing minutes, annual football encounter, which

by four clear goals at Causeway Bay, yesterday before a fair crowd, was held on the Sookunpoo ground, The Referees held a three clear

The Association found great dif- goals lead at the interval, but a ficulty in fielding its selected team spirited rally by the Press, the re-and Bowen, Mak Sui-hon and W. sult of various positional changes, Knox were brought into the team saw the latter completely dominate at the last moment. the exchanges and eventually draw level.

line of

The local intermediate Hsu, Lam Tak-po and Hussain were Both sets of forwards were weak unable to hold the fast visiting for- in front of goal, with the result, that many scoring opportunities went abegging.

into the net, and, missing complete-

were

in

"REVIEWER'S" SPORTS COMMENTARY

TT seems a great pity that the team of Saigon footballers who have only recently arrived in the Colony, should have contem- plated a visit to these shores fol- lowing the completion of the local

ьсанов.

pro-

We in the Colony were given to understand that our French visitors had come down here to learn the game, but it seems as if the "boot is * on the other foot! The Saigon team gave a superb display against South China and, although it was hinted that the local team were minus se- veral of their players, I doubt very The Referees attacked from the ly unsighted the Referees' back, ward line and though they

much whether the inclusion of these met

absentees would in any way start and in several raids initiated for the ball to strike his chest and with some success the

have first

changed the aspect of the game. by K. K. Ip, their enterprising Press on level terms.

bound into the net to place

half, the

out manoeuvred The French team must have inside-right, and their two inside-

in the second to such fited by the visit of the Islington forwards, Clark and Smith, left the extra time, which had been face- hon and Bowen were unable to cope manager desdribed their Saigon oppon- Threatened with the prospect of an extent that the backs, Mak Shui- to the Colony, as the English team Corinthians before the latter's visit Press, defence spread-eagled time and again and resulted in

tiously suggested, both sides made with their task. three

ents as slow on the ball, as lacking goals in quick succession from Bar-

valiant efforts to score the decider In the Colony forward line, Knox, cohesion in attack and, above all, as retto, Hobson and Fraser.

in spite of the intense heat, but who played his first representative having played without any set plan. In the second half, C. E. Wong, result.

This statement now citadels had no game, was fast and sent in several more extraordinary in view of the visi- seems all the the Press centre-forward,

good centres, but D. Leonard, at tors' performance last Saturday, when transferred to goal, while Giffen

Outstanding for the Press were centre forward, was too slow in his they outshone the South China Com- moved into the half-back line, Omar Omar,

Hodgkinson, Brownbridge and movements and was invariably rob-

bined team in all departments of the leading the attack.

while Quark and Giffen bed by Buu, the opposing centre-

game! This livened up the entire Press

worked hard throughout.

half. eleven, and from this stage onwards by Hartley, their goal-keeper, who was Buu, their pivot.

The Referees were best served The outstanding visiting they were all over their opponents. was nursing an injured ankle, and kept his forwards will plied First blood after repeated attempts, Fraser, centre-half, was drawn by Burnett, the

Ip, at inside-passess and made the utmost Press right, inside-right who took the ball down danger, and was well supported by

was a constant source of his wingers. and beat Hartley with

The wingers Tien and Dai were Saigon fast Hobson and Demmee. cross-drive,

latter got his fingers to but failed to hold. Fung King-cheong, South China star The game was capably handled by Shortly afterwards, from a corn- Eddy assisted on the lines.

forward, whilst Messrs. Close and er kick on the right, Brothwell]

which

3

the

was

ar-

raids

on both

Press.-C. E. Wong (S. C. M. P.); handled in the penalty area, and G. W. Giffen (H, K. Telograph), R. Hodgkinson had no difficulty in Hodgkinson (S. C. M. P.); A. Quark further decreasing the Press

(S. C. M. P.), J, Brownbridge (S. C. M. P.), A. T. Lee (S. C. M. P.); N. A. Press continued to force matters nett (China Mail), Omar (S. C. M. P.), E. Mackay (China_Mail), G. C. Bur- and after several corner-kicks from W. Roberts (S. C. M..P.), T. Joughin the right had proved fruitless, one (S. C. M. P.).

rears.

eventually dropped in the goal-well; Moorcroft, Fraser, Goss:

Referees. Hartley; Smith, Broth- mouth. Omar attempted to head it retto, Ip, Hobson, Demmee, Edwards.

Successful Solicitors

STICK TO Sherry! Amontillado Fino

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Bar-

He

VON CRAMM GIVEN YEAR'S -IMPRISONMENT

and

The visitors were easily a yard-and- half faster on the ball than their op- player ponents, used their heads to great ad-

with V. Gosano were

vantage (I have not seen a better goal again than Tot's since Tam King-pak and A.

at their best) use of swung the ball about with great ac

curacy like a team of professionals.

I should liked to have seen this team against the best that Hong Kong could have produced and warrant that if they did lose, it would only have been by a goal or two at the most.

Berlin, To-day. The world famous German lawn tennis star, Baron Gottfried Von Cramm, was on Saturday senten- ced to one year's imprisonment, minus two months already spent in custody while awaiting trial.

The trial was held in camera and details were unavailable.- Reuter

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very fast and were greatly instru- mental in their team's success

4.9

Yesterday, against the best repre- sentative side the Colony could field (at this time of the year) they made light of their work and won comfort- ably by four clear goals, but if I'm not mistaken, we shall see them at their best next Thursday when they meet the Army.

There are

several things about their play which I do like. They go all out for a win, play a fast and attractive type of soccer, and (on their two showings) here, play the game for the game's sake!

AN

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Colour On Courts

N air mail report from a London paper dated May 2 states that lawn tennis authorities are concerned about colour.

they required constant attention and were several unofficial committee meet- At Bournemouth last week there were able to draw the defence be-ings to discuss unconventional gar-

fore crossing the ball.

Tink, the goalkeeper, was tested to the same extent as

not on

Saturday, though he was a trifle lucky as the ball twice hit the cross- bar.

ments worn by competitors in the Hard Courts Championships, and the rules regarding dress may be tightened for Wimbledon.

One "garment" under discussion was a Cambridge-blue jockey cap worn by Choy of China.

It was startling-but as there was After an even 20 minutes play, no rule against it he was allowed to the Saigon team took the lead wear it. This may be banned in fu- through Tot. In the

ture. second-half, Van registered two goals and Tot the other to bring their total to four.

. They nay now being

written but strict, and the L.T.A. look Dress-laws have always been un- with disfavour on fancy dress for tennis. Arrangements are

white, no-trousers-for-women rules in- have to put their all- made for the Saigon team to play to print. the Army on Thursday, and South China, on Saturday. Both games will start at 5.30 p.m.

Colony XI:-S. Tsang; Bowen, Cos- ta; Hussain, Lim Tak-po, Hsu King- nard, Mak Sui-hon and Hau Ching-to.

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New Ball After

200 Rúns

shing; W. Knox, Lai Shui-wing, Leo-EUT-COLONEL R. S. Rait Kerr,

Saigon XI: Tink; Cui, Duoc; Ven,

secretary of M.C.C., recently issu

Buu, Bach; Guichard, Tien, Tot, Vaned the following statement:- and Dai.

POINTS WIN FOR FORAN

New York, April 14-Ginger Foran, the Liverpool featherweight, outpoint- ed Orville Drouillard, of Canada, over 10 rounds at the Brooklyn Arena here last night.

"With reference to a statement that has appeared in the Press to the effect that the M.C,C. are'con=" templating an alteration in, the present new ball rule, the secretary of the M.C.C. states that replies to a recent inquiry 'addressed to the first class counties indicate a gen- cral wish that, the present rule should not be altered. Any sug- gestion that such an alteration is. to take effect must therefore" regarded as premature."