1941-08-21 — Page 14

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 21, 1941.

EASTERN-SING TAO TOURING FOOTBALL TEAM'S RETURN "Referee" Secures Exclusive Interviews.

TOUR GREAT SUCCESS- DESPITE LOSS

LOOKING VERY FIT BUT TIRED AFTER THEIR 21-DAY TRIP FROM BRISBANE, THE EASTERN - SING TAO TOURING FOOTBALL TEAM, WHICH WON 14, LOST 4 AND DREW 1 OF THEIR MATCHES IN AUSTRALIA, RE- TURNED TO THE COLONY YESTERDAY SHORTLY AFTER 5 P.M. THEY LEFT HONG KONG ON MAY 9.

The touring team lost the Test series by 2 matches to 3 and, according to the Secretary- Manager of the team, Mr. Chen Foh-yu, the tour was, financially, a failure, the team suffer- ing a loss of approximately £1,600, though this sum includes the £1,000 expenses for the ad- vance agent.

Regarding football itself, the tour must go down in history as a complete success. The players very quick in adapting themselves to the robust, first- time type of football so popular in Australia.

were

Discussing the tour in detail, Mr. with Cher, in an exclusive Interview the China Mati, said that a good idea,may be gleaned of the fine spirit that prevalled when ¡! ts mentioned that throughout the whole of the tour there was only one Incident that marred the games, this happening in the match at Ipswich, when one of the home players, dissatisfied with the award of

a free kick to the tourists, kicked the bail out of the ground and was ordered to leave the field by the referre,

Different Types Of Play

Speaking of the standard of football in Australia. Mr Chen said that FL would be difficult to draw a cumpari- sun between the best here and "down under" owing to the different types of play adopted. He llustrated this by adding that if Australia were to send their best team here, he had no doubt Hong Kong would be the winners, and vice versa."

The refereeing, on the whole, was of a very high standard, though the Australian referees did not pay much attention to minor in- fringements and were apt Lo overlook any such incidents, and the linesmen down there. had absolutely no Day

at all in any matter!

Mr. Chen went on foj say that the grounds, with the exception of the Exhibitions Grounds at Brisbane and Ade laide Oval, were rather too soft owing to the fact that bulli soil was used, extensively.

Leung Wing-chiu

Always Sporting

Of the players themselves. Mr. Chen could not praise them too:highty. Every

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CHEN FOH-YU

Kwok's s Bad Luck

Tour Results

Following are the complete re-] sults of matches played during the lost to New South Wales 4-6

tour:-

beat a Sydney South Coast

team

beat North District

beat Granville

beat Victoria

beat Victoria

4-2

7-4

EASTERN 4-0 DOWN AT INTERVAL & THEN 7-1 IN FINAL FOOTBALL TEST

Fifteen thousand people saw Australia outclass 5-3 Eastern by eight goals to four in the fifth and 1-2 decisive Soccer test at the Exhibition Ground yester- 8-3 day, wrote the "Sunday Mail" on August 3. It was 4-1 China's heaviest defeat of the series. Australja 13-1 revealed the superb teamwork which has enabled lost Second Test (at Sydney) 2-4 them to hold the international Soccer rubber since

3-21927. The "gate" was £1400.

beat S. Australia

beat S. Australia

beat Wagga

9-1

won First Test (at Melbourne) 6-4

beat Lithgow

5-3

won Third Test (at Sydney) 5-2 beat Maitland

beat Brisbane

in . Eastern lost the game

standard. 8-1 low international

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the tre-half, but the wing halves, Kwok

Ying-kee and Chang Kam-hol,

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lost Fourth Test (at Newcastle) 2-5 first half when their play was be- beat Queensland (at Brisbane) 8-0 the interval they were down four 3-3 goals, and were never able to re- drew with Ipswich lost Fifth Test (at Brisbane) 4-8 cover.

machine-like Australia played with Played 19, won 14, drew 1, lost

left the Chinese defenders standing.

4. Goals for 107. goals against 55.precision. Many fine combined moves Following were the goal-scorers W. Lonergan, centre-forward, was the during the tour:-V. K. Hyui (24), | star. He scored five goals, and Cri Lai Shui-wing (24), Fung King-yesterday's form is one of the best has had cheung (15). Yeung Shul-yick attacking players Australia

His clever heading from (13). Chang Kam-hoi (11). C. T. for years. Tsao (8), Hau Ching-to (8). Ng centres was a feature. Three times be King-cheung (1). Soong Ling-leapt high over a bunch of defenders

to head the ball into the ne'. sing (1), Ip' Pak-wah Kwok Ying-kee (1),

(1) and

Athletic In 1923 South Chiffa Association sent a team to Austra- lia, playing 24 mätches in the five States, of which seven were won, nine lost and eight drawn. They scored 63 goals as against their opponents' 54.

Eastern's performance, particu- larly in the first half, was dia- appointing. Their youal clever positional play was lacking, and weak and

their shooting hesitant.

was

Lee Tug-sang. the left-back, Was their outstanding defender. . Cheung wing-chot, the goalkeeper, could hardly be blamed for any of the goals, as every shot was well placed, Soong

000000000000000000 İLing-seng played good football at cen-

NEVER ANY DOUBT ABOUT ALL PLAYERS RETURNING TO H.K.

CLUBS.

Playing

teretive skins were

The Chinese attack was not impres

alve, too many shots being sent past the goal from well placed positions. Yeung Shui-ylck, right-wing, was the best of the line, and Lai Sbly-wing got

three goals in the second half.

Two Quick Goals

Australia ppened their account with two goals inside four minules. Barnett sent over another splendid centre, and Wilkinson rose from a bunch of players to head the bali in. Lonergan headed

the second goal from corner by Crowhurst.

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well-placed

Lawrie put Australia further ahead 30 yards out.

to

with a great shot from Australia continued game, and just before Lonergan headed angther Crowhurst's centre.

dominate the the

interval

Coal from

Eastern Settle. Down

Eastern started briskly in the second half, and within three minutes Lat Shiu-wing tricked several defenders, to score their first goal. The Crowhurst- Lonergan combination was respon- sible for Australia's fifth gqal. Loner- gan banging the ball into the net from well out. Inside 8 minutes. Lonergan, who was continually 'menacing the- Chinese defence, had scored two more. He, headed, a goal from Wilkinson's pass, and soon after added another,

with a fine drive from Barnett's centre. Though down 7-1, Eastern attacked hotly, and Lal Shit-wing reduced the C. T. Tiao sped along the left flank, and from his centre Yeung Shul-ylck scored Eastern's third,

Eastern were playing great football now. and Lal. Shiu-wing, headed, a splendid goal from Yeung Shul-yick's corner, Just before, the finish. Austra- lia went further ahead whonBarnett made no mistake after receiving, from Crowhurst.

MR.CHEN SAID THAT THERE WAS A GRAIN OF TRUTH IN THE REPORT THAT EASTERN PLAYERS AT ONE TIME CONTEMPLATED STAY-way with a nice shot.. Cheung Wing-choi and Hau Yung-ING BEHIND ÂND. PLAYING FOR CERTAIN sang played in all the games, but Hau Ching-to was a disappointment, never touching his Hong Kong form, while None of the players were Lee At His Best Kwok Ying-kee was on the sick list for officially approached.

had EE Ting - sang, the greater part of the first half of the members of certain teams

made certain suggestions that the who broke his players should stay-behind, hoping arm in Hong Kong Of the Australian players,, Mr. Chen to be able to find employment for in a representative said it was curious fact that they them.

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game shortly be- had never been able to find a really

Mr.

fore the team left good left-winger, though the Crowhurst-

for Australia, did Wilkinson right-wing combination, was

not feel the effects so good that,

of the injury and invincible. They were ways and means had to be devised, in an effort, to stem their success in the final Test.

tour,

A solution was thought to have been

game was played in the most sporting found: by placing: Chang, Kam-hot, and

manner and clean football was the order of the day wherever they, went. though the robust, tactles of the Aus tralians rather caught. them on the wrong foot in the first. rame, though they soon adapted themselves to this. The crowd, too, was always very sporting, and averybody tried to make the tourists thoroughly at home.

Discussing the five Test matches, Mr. Chen said that with one exception, In the feft-half position, the same

team was played in the five Test games, as fol ..lows:--

HYUI

Cheung Wing-chol: Hou Yung sang, and

Kam-hol, Spong Ling

NO

Ng Kac-cheung at: left, half and left-back, res“. pectively, but three days' before the game Ng. was.sp, badlywin-1* Jured in the Ipswich match that he could' not play, and the ...home team won -8-4, most of the goals coming--as the result of the openings mude

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Chen safd, however, that he knew, from the start, that few or none of the players would stay behind as played. consistently all had families and well throughout:: jobs in Hong Kong.

The only member

of the team who re- mained was Yeung

the tour.

Shui-yick, who has Chang Excels

"relatives “down; ub- der, but he is re- turning by the next boat...

HANDICAPPED.

Mr. Chen explained that. Eastern were

by their right-wing badly handicapped in the ・ final Test

pair...

because the players were disappointed Mr. Chen considers to receive, that, mörning news that the Wilkinson of Adama- tour: could not be extended, and that town, at right-wing they would be leaving for Hong Kong

Led Tin-sang; Chang or inside-right, the best forward. In that evening at 37 p.m.-the game fin

Australla. He is a very cloon and lasted at 5.30 pm. In reality the bont clever player, and very fast and accur was delayed several hours, to allow this: ato in his: shooting.". he concluded. *: Imatch to be played o

sing and Ng Kee Scheung - (1st and 2nd Tests), Leung Wing- chlu (3rd and 4th Tests), Kwok Ying- icee (5th Test); Yeung Shiu-vickFung King- cheong, VK Hyil, Lai: Shul-wing and C.

Mr Chen; sald, that the team, aš ̧¡f' whole;' could not be said to have bena 100 percent.. perfect throughout the tour, many of the players being off colour, at one time,

or another, but Vi K. Hyal Fung King-^ cheong, Chang Kam hol and Lai Shlu- wing; were...... always Yup to form, wille C..

T. Tano, who played in Hong Kong as an ::: inside-forward, fitted "Aigin" sofwell in the out- side-left berth that he was. Halled by Newcastle' critics' as the best player in that position over to

i havež visited Australia.

BOONG

Three Balls And Eight Forwards---!

LEE

discovery of the tour was Chang Kam-hol. who, Is well known. In Hong Kong soccer circles as the, schem ing inside-forward of the Eastern team and who during the tour turned out fo be an excellent right-hall-He played

When the Eastern-Sing Tao suited him best, and it took some time- touring football team played their for the Chinese to get used to this,

› Becondly, the Australlons played with first, match of Australian soil, in eight forwards and no halves. As a New South Wales on May 31 result, they wern hover, concerned with (they lost 4-6) they were flabber“- | thejt pässing. They had just ono Idea gasted by two things,

in view to push the ball forward. They Firstly, the Australians played the were also first-line in their** passing three-ball game; They had a ball in and shooting, while they were also in that position the centre of the field, with which they extremely quiet, in changing defence and did very well in hi

senitzle highly sp started the match, and one on each into attacks

games

hes.

„for Eastern this; monebr

the. absence, of Hsu, King saho, who, was -Injured - while on tour",

the aya ro

side, and as soon as the ball in play Sopng Ling-sing, the Chinese Centre-be playing in went outside. the onoon the line half, who had always been too Inclined nearest to the point where the ball left to allow the opposing centre-forward the field was, handed to the player too much rope, found, this? B-forwards concerned for the throw-in from touch.game a 1tle too much, and for the

The playur hover, walted for the rest of the games the Chinese adapted: referee's whistle or the Unosman's flag: three-back tactics as n counter to this He, just threw the ball in "where" it "method of play.

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cently,

(Contínued, on- Page:18),

'Captains Interviewed

Comments in the "Brisbane Telo graph" were to the effect that, the Australian superiority was pronounced."

Cheung and that Cheung Kam-hol. Wing-chot. Lal Shiu-wing and, Lee Tin- Bang were the best of the tourists.

Before the game V., K., Hyut, the Eastern captain said: ***I think the chances are even, and we will play hard and hope to win.". J. Evans, the Australian captain, said: "The Chinese are undoubtedly a great side, both as a team and individually, but in this Test we are flelding what I consider to be Australia's best forward line."

KANGAROO

PRESENTATION

'As

our wise acres

would.

say, "I told you that was the danger of taking a team down tharel'da

For it has happened. The Sing- Tao-Eastern Football team were presented with a pair of kangaroos (yes, live uns) after their match. at Brisbane, when they were de- feated 8-4 Whether these were meant as a consolation prize, only the Australians themselves know. Anyway, the Chinese footballers were so taken with them that they are arranging to have them shipped up here, so maybe, in one of the big games in the not distant future, we may see a couple of "grass hoppers" trotted. out on to the ground as mascots!

NO SUBSTITUTES

IN TESTS

In all the Test Matches the Eng- lish Football Association rule for- bidding substitutes during the. game was strictly adhered to, but In the other games substitutes: were permitted arrangement.

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