1939-02-02 — Page 22

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 2, 1939

The Hong Kong Hockey Club first eleven and reserves were photographed last Monday on the occasion of the departure for Home of their two inside forwards, who are seen sitting in front. Left to right (back row) are E. F. A. Morgan, S. A. Fowler, V. C. Bond, V. M. Benwell, F. H. Stokes, A. H. Pontius and W. Schnabel. (Middle Row) N. Whitley, W. A. Reed, G. E. R. Divett (Captain), E. V. Reed, R. A. Bates. ting on ground) T. S. D. Whitley and B. I. Bickford. ("China Mail" photo).

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ARMY TROUNCE

Civilian Attack Unable To Hold Their Own

HOOK, DATTA RAM AND NERAIN SINGH IN LIMELIGHT

(By "STICKS”)

most of their opportunities from short corners and

CLUB AT HOCKEY

TRIANGULAR HOCKEY TOURNEY TO DATE

Army Club Navy

Total

pected

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. 3 2 0 1 13 5 5 3 2 1 0 6 8 4 4 0 3 1 7 13 1

.10 4 4 2 26 26 10

of the match was a very clever piece of work. Bates, on the left-wing, ran very hard but to no avail.

but

Fowler opened the scoring in the 8th minute with a fine goal after a burst down the right-wing, Army equalised from a short ner, Nerain Singh scoring from a melee after Benwell had partially

MAKING the most of yesterday caused a minor upset when they would that his fankingthaves to score Army's second goal

defeated Hong Kong Hockey Club by. 5 goals to 1 in a fast but scrap- den and both py encounter, outstanding feature of which was the failure of the Club defence and forwards line.

Am

and by

on

cor-

XXXF/|||||| 6|28|||34|||20|6590| cleared Datt Ram's shot. Twelve minutes later the same player work- ed his way through Club's defence

their ends.

and failed to hold up the interval saw Army leading Club Norman Whitley had by the odd goal in three. the harder task of the two wing

ARMY WELL AHEAD I have never seen W. A. Reed the two, but Datta Ram's positional halves, as he was pitted against a In the first minute of the second play so badly and although he put play was excellent.

very fast and accurate centring half; Divett scored from a in a tremendous amount of work,

short Bond started off, very well

right-winger in Shaw Wali, and as corner but the goal was disallowed he was no match for the clever was given a gruelling time

a result was rarely able to

give because of sticks. Army inside

Five minutes forwards, whose the Nerain Singh-Partaub

much support to his wing forward later E. V. Reed had the misfortune Singh powerful passes across the field combination. Partaub's speed

combination.

to deflect a pass in the circle from more often than not found him the ball was partly responsible for outpositioned. But Reed was by Bond cracking up late in the game line

Army possessed a fine

Pritam Nath to Partaub into his forward

own net. no means to blame for Club's when he was all but run off his Singh was unable to play,

and, although Lt. Indarjit failure. The blame, if any, must feet, while Lowe, playing at right- Major Degnan, who was

Drum Club had several opportunities, be given the forwards; half, offered very little assistance into the team at the last moment, these chances and Army went fur- brought but slowness in the circle nullified who could do nothing right when as he was handicapped by a lack of gave a brilliant display at inside ther ahead from another short cor- inside the circle.

speed.

right, providing one of the high-ner when Nerain Singh followed up Benwell and Osman, both of whom

POOR POSITIONING

lights of the game.

Datt Ram's short to score between were given Interpórt hockey trials E. V. Reed's positioning was very made an admirable leader and was helpless. In the 29th minute Army Pritam Nath, at centre-forward, Bond and E. V. Reed with Benwell in goal, did not impress very much poor and his slowness in distribut- always well up with the ball while had another short corner and again although the latter made one or two ing the ball very often brought dan- Nerain Singh and Partaub good clearances in the second half. ger to his charge, Benwell had the majority of shots

con- scored, this time Datta stituted the biggest menace to the scoring through a crowd of players. Ram covered, but was slow in clearing much the better of the two. Hook, tricate stickwork and sound

Army's intermediate line was Club because of their fast and in- Shortly before the end the soldiers the ball and on one occasion nearly at centre-half, adopted a third back bination.

com- nearly went ahead through another gave away a goal by pushing it to-

short corner, but Benwell got his wards where he thought Bond was,

DIVETT'S FAILURE

left foot to the ball just in time." the halftime whistle blowing

Divett, making his first appearan-

Army: Pte. fraction before Shaw Wali netted.

covering both T. Whitley and Bick-ce for nearly a month, was not at Bdr. Carter (R.A.) and Rfm. Badda Osman (R.A.O.C.); ford very effectively. Fraser and all effective as leader of Club's at-Scots), Lt. Hook (R.A,) and L/Cpl. A. ARMY BACKS GOOD

Ram (Rajputs); L/Sgt. Fraser (R. Austen were both up to scratch, the tack and his inability to take a pass F. Auston (R.C. Signals); Hav. Shaw- Carter and Datta Ram, Army's latter performing very well against of the run considerably slowed down Wall (Rajputs), Drum-Major Degnan backs, believed in first time methods the Colony's probable right-winger. Club's attacks. Whitley and Bick-R. Scots), Lt. Pritam Nath (Rajputs), and made an excellent job of their S. A. Fowler, who scored task, breaking up Club movements only goal, a very good one. in the centre by resolute tackling

a

position and as a result had Diviett well under control, at the same time

Club's ford both unfortunately chose yes-

terday to have UNSUPPORTED

an off-day and neither looked like scoring. Fowler peared to be the harder worked off in the centre, it was only to be ex-their forwards and his opening goal With Willy Reed not at his best was probably the most dangerous of

and quick clearances.

Carter

ap-

Rfm. Partaub Singh (Kumaons). L/Nk. Norain Singh (Kumaons) and

Club:-V. M. Benwell; V. C. Bond and E. V. Reed; H. J. D. Lowe, W. A. Bickford and R. A. Bates. Reed and N. B. Whitley; S. A. Fowler, T. S. D. Whitley, G. E. R. Divett, B. I.