HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1934.
FOOTBALL SEASON ORENS
Several Surprises The Feature Of First Day's Games
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Several surprises were caused on Saturday when the Hour Kour Football League opened. there being several upsets in the first division, the most notable, of which was the "collapse of St. Joseph's against the Club; when after leading by 4 goals to 1 and with only ten minutes to go they let the Clab beat the clock by netting four goals
The Lincolns also suffered a very serious reverse at the hands of the South China “B” team which won by the odd goal in three in their debut in local soccer. The much lauded Kowloon tear also went under to the Artillery.
The Follce shared ́ten”goals' with the Athletic in a fairly good game, the wing forwards of both teams being outstanding,
In the Junior Division, the athletic, former holders of the title swamped Kowloon by half a dozen goals, while the Bor- derers, holders, were surprisingly held in check by the Eastern, who make their return to local snocer. Each of the teams scored a rosi, *
A very poor exhibition of football was seen at Caroline Hill where the University and the Club juniors shared the points.
The Navy started their seaso well with an easy win over the Young Indians, while the Lincolas had the better of the East Lancs.
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8 games were played Imth Third Division, the Air Forces. the Radio, the Borderers, the R.A.S.C. and the East Lanes re- cording, wins.
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The Lincolns, holders of the funtor title secured a convincing win over the much augmented Recreio Juniors.
Police
Navy
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Moss, after
down the line, cut in and shop the ball hitting the upright. From the rebound, Moss secured again and quickly transferred to Johnston, who made no mistake with a hard law drive.
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LOCAL CRICKET LOCAL YACHTING LEAGUE LAWN
LEAGUE LAWN BOWLS
Owen Hughes Shines
The interport trial match on the Kowloon ground resulted in a win for T. E. Pearce's team over the side led by E. J. R. Mitchell by an Innings.
Ariel Wins Managerie
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Race
Ariel defeated Allsa by 13 sec- onds to win the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's Mixed Class Mena- gerie Race on Saturday, while True Blue beat Wasp II in the
class.
Excitement was intense, and the Police forwards swarried round the goal fighting for the" equali- ser. Time was short when Green A feature of the game (which passed to Stephens, who kicked | lasted one and a half days) was ahead past Wong Sun' Mo
the brilliant all-round form dis- bustling the goal-keeper off the
played by Harry Owen Hughes who ball, obtained the equaliser, which
In addition to scoring. 86 runs, was really deserved.
brought of some beautiful catches Ariel in the slips, the one which dismiss. Aflaa ed Williams in the second innings Stella being exceptionally brilliant.
LAST MINUTE RALLY Thanks to the brilliant efforts of Pote Hunt and Howe, the Club secured a thrilling victory
over
the St. Joseph's" Football Club in their First Division League game at Caroline Hill, when after being three goals in arrears and with only ten minutes to go, the Club resorted to shock tactics and just managed to pull through and record their Arst League points.
The Saints played inspired foot- ball up to ten minutes from time when their keeper went to pieces and let through severni
easy goals.
The first goal was scored within the Arst Ave minutes by Ward, an excellent pass from Fernandez enabling him to score. The second goal came some ten minutes later from Rocha. Gamble missed the Cord again appeared in the kow-ball and in a race across the field, loon goal where he appears to have South China 'B' 2 lost none of his last season's skill. The Gunners' forwards were very persistent and proved too good for the opposing full-backs.
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
First Division
Lincolns
1
Artillery
4" Kowloon:
1
St. Josephs
4 Glub
5
5. Chinese Athletic 5
Second Division
7 Young Indians 3
Kowloon
0 Chinese Athletic
*Eastern
1. Borderers
1
Uhiversity
0
Club
S
Third
Division
R.A.M.C.
0
Air Force
Recreto
1
Lincolns
4
Radio
2
Engineers
Railway R.C. 0
Borderers
RA.S.C. Police
4 1
R.A.0.0.
East Lancs 3 Lincolns
East Lancs
FIRST DIVISION
WIN
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Rocha beat Strange to net. Five minutes from half-time, Fernan- dez scored St. Joseph's third goal. but Howe reduced the arrears when he bundled Lim and the ball
Club's Late Rally
The game became very interest-into the net just as the referee ing towards the close of the first blew his whistle for half-time, half when Harris supported by. Pardoe, made several brilliant at- tempts to win through, but the Kowloon players put up a stern opposition.
Just before, the interval the Gunners marked up their third goal A fine wing movement gave Knight the ball and a quick pass to. Woods resulted in the latter netting the ball with a splendid shot,
Following the rest, Kowloon çar-
ried out several dangerous ralda on the Gunners, D. Knox giving a grand display on the left wing Clancey however, was also in top form and cleared well,
SOUTH CHINA "B" EXCELLENT
The South China 3 eleven which made its initial appearance in the first Division of the League
The Artillery attack was DOW on Saturday caused a minor sensa- tion by defeating the Lincolns by vastly superior, though on one oc- the odd goal in three on the Sco-casion the Kowloon side seemed
kunpoo ground,
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Although the Regiment took the iniative the Chinese were easily the hetter team and as it was later proved. It was only a matter of time before South China would fake the lead and their first fill points.
almost certain to add another goal
to their credit when Ellott took a
penalty kick for a foul. It was a well directed ball, but Durham just managed to effect a save.
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Despite every effort on the part at Kowloon, the Artillery enjoyed the best. of the encounter from then onwards and Smith added smart
The Lincolns took the lead short- their fourth goal with a ly after the interval, Malpass tak-drive.
ing the ball out of Wong's hands
and place it in the net,
This lead was held for only a inatter of a minute, for from the
POLICE FORCE DRAW
St. Joseph's experienced bad luck on many occasions during the second half, but it was not until fifteen minutes from the end that they registered their fourth goal when Ward received a pass trom Rocha to give Rodger no chance.
Within a' few minutes Pote Hunt scored a fine "goal from about 30 yards range, and shortly after- wards Drown sent"a fine 'pass to
Howe who did not hesitate with
a drive to the bottom of the net.
From the centre kick, Pote Hunt sent the ball down the centre, and Howe deflected the ball into the net for the equaliser, and just on me, scored his fourth goal of the game with a perfect drive from just outside the area to give the Club two points.
SECOND DIVISION
LINCOLN'S GOOD RECOVERY After a poor start in which they allowed the East Lancs, to take a lead of two goals, the Lincolns recovered well in their second division game to win the cacin- ter by 5 goals to 3.
The Police played a sprited game of soccer against
the Chinese Athletic at. Kowloon on Salmon opened the scoring for restart, South China swept down Saturday and after being much in the East Lancs early in the game the field on the left wing, and arrears equalised just on tiine to and Swaine quickly added another. clever movement resulted in a share 10 goals. The Athletic's Evans, however, wiped out the well-placed goal.
long passing was a feature of deficit with two nice arives and their game while the Police halves just before the interval McGuin- were outstanding in the secondness gave the Lincolus the lead. half when they repeatedly broke Soon after the restart Setter up attacks by the opposing for- snapped up a chance and netted well clear of Harmsworth while McGuinness added two more short- ly after. Griffen, netted the East Lancs' remaining goal.
It was just after this that the Lincolns fell away, and, although they kept the opposing forwards at bay, it was only a matter of time before another goal would be scor- wards. ed. Higgins made some marvellous
The Police pressed hard at the saves, and when South China did start, but the Athletic quickly with long add the second goal through Le settled down, and,
accurate passes, opened the scor- Shek-yau, he had no chance to re- cover after having pushed the balling through a brilliant header byt
Li Hung Ching. out from under the bar.
Green, who played a sparkling
KOWLOON WELL BEATEN ** game throughout, then equalised.
Kowloon's
much augmented
The following are the full re- sults:-
Mixed Classes-Started at 14.45
Yacht
Corrected Pos'n, 18.52,57 4/5 30 16.50.59 I
glskin
Wings Bluejacket Widgeon Adanac
2
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18.51.11
17.00.05+
16.54.584 6 * 16.55.24 16.54.14) 4 17.40.581 12
In addition to Owen Hughes, T A. Pearce, McInnes and Madar ali showed up well with the bat and
16.58.431 9 after the displays by the last two Zephyr
16.57.55 Eunice
&
Sirius
16.58.431 9 any doubts about their getting a place in the team must be banish-
16.54.211 Lola
"A" Class-Started at 14.30 || ed. Minu again displayed good form with the ball while Pereira Wasp II. and Garthwaite both proved quite Jan successful..
The scores were:----
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FIXTURES COMPLETED ON SATURDAY
K.B.G.C. Juniors Finish Second
The League Lawn Bowls season was completed on Saturday when four matches in the senior division and a same number in the junior, were played. The Craigengower "A" accounted for the Police by the convincing margin of 89 shots to 40 and thus finished the season four points ahead of the Kowicon Bowling. Green. In the junior division the Bowling Green also woo, to finish second to the in- dians.
The results were as follows:
Senior Division
KA
TAIKOO ALSO WINS Another Dock team, Taboo took tull points from Craigengower's
team by 77 shots to 52, "The visitors, to Taikoo proved unequal to the contest, A. A. Lewis' four going down heavily while Bright
an. went down by 11 shots to Vallace. Cavanagh's team and Chalmers put up a good struggle and the former emerged victorious by 4 shots
VČARGIVIL SERVICE LOSE
Playing at Home the Civil Ser- vice lost to the K.C.G. by seven. 0,0.0. "A" (47) 89-Police (63) 46 shots. The visitors won on two 48. K. Dock (44) 52 out of three rinks Bebbington's 63 K.C.C (48) 69 tour beating Eccleshall's four by 77 0.0.0.
ten shots while Fincher added to 8" (-), 52 more by accounting for Hollidge. Jones (C. 8.) beat Fraser by five 60 shots
16.56.21
17.04.23
5
Isobel Cicada
18.57.41
3
Recreio (53)
17.17.35
7
C.S.C.C. (67)
True Blue
16.54.36
1
Talkoo (~)
Pat
16.57.42
4
T. E. Pearce's XI." H. Owen Hughes c and b,
Redmond
Painted Lady
17.08.04
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M. F. Mädar 4 for 18)...
RECREIO IMPRESSES
Junior Division Police (72) K.0.0. (68) 43
E, J. R. Mitchell's XI. 1st innings 93.
H. W. Barnes, c Mackay, b
Elwin
T. A. Pearce, c Millbank, b
Redmond
C. G. Garthwaite, Ste-
wart, b Minbank
I. McInnes, c and b Red-
mond
34
B
26
0
A. H. Madar, c and b, Elwin 21 T. E. Pearce, c and b. Elwin G. R. M. Ricketts, 'c Red-
mond, b Elwin":
F. D. Pereira e Elwin, b
Millbank
A. R. Minu at. Mackay, b
Elwin
G. S. Dunkly, not out
Extras
Total
The Club de Recreio who will be making their debut this year in the "A" Division league gave an in- pressive display on Saturday when they trounced the University first X at King's Park by 7 wickets.
the first one This match was played by the Pokfulam team this season!
Scures:
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68 C.0.0. (54)
0.8.0.C. (63) 56 9.H.K.Y.C. (67) 54 HKER.C.
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SECOND DIVISION Interest in this division lay in (48) 53 the race, for second place between R.KF.C. (~), 30 KB0(-) G4 the Police and Bowling Green who "In the senior division match be- were both engaged The latter en- tween Craigengower and the Po-joyed an advantage of one point lice, the league champions won on and as both emerged victorious on
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all three rinks; Ömar's men taking | Saturday, the Bowling Green points from Holland's four finished the season as runner-up. while. aatmilar margin was re- The Police accounted for Craigen- gistered by Basa over Clarke. Brad-gower by six shots, while the Bowl-
University: 81 (E. T. Wood 24, G. bury had a small victory of three Ing Green beat the Footballers by
A. Guterres 4 for 22) Recreio: 175 for 7 (W. A Reed 33 ret., A. Prata 31, E. L. Soares 27, A. P. Guterres 27 ret., HA. Bar ros 24 not out.)
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1/24, 2/104. 3/126, 4/197, 5/174 6/175, 7/163, 9/204, 9/210 10/225. O... M. R. W..
43 2
Millbank Elwin
→ Redmond Duckitt
Stewart Rumjahn
SHANGHAT'S TEAM
Shanghai, Sept: 30. The following have been selected represent Shanghal against Hong Kong in the Interport cricket contest:-~
shots over Moss,
RECREIO T. DOCK In a low scoring game at King's Park, the Kowloon Dock snatched a 3-shot victory from the Club de Recreio. The winners accounted for the home team of two, where they led by an aggregate of seven shots. The Portuguese team reduced that y by four shots making the final re- sult 52-49 against them.-
team and on the whole the selec-
D. W: Leach (Capt.), A. J. Barson tion have met with general ap- H. D. Bidwell, R. Booth, Ham-proval. With the exception of 5phreys, J. A. Isaacs, S. R. Kermani, Bidwell and Humphreys, all the F. Madar, F. E. T. Marshall O G. others have played in interport
T
16 65
+
1 63
3
2
2
5 29
$ 9 Rest-2nd Innings
J. P. Williams, c D. Hughes,
b Pereira...
Simpson, and L. F. Stokes.---
The selection of Donald Leach as captain was taken for granted as soon as Hong Kong had accepted Shanghai's invitation to send up a
3
N. A. E. Mackay, b Minu... F. Zimmern Garthwaite
b Perelra
29
0
It doesn't really maller.
E. F. Fincher, b' Pereira ... C. Fincher. c O. Hughes, b Minna
E. J. R. Mitchell, b Garth-
walte
G. A. Stewart, c McInnes,
b Minu
T. M. L. Redmond e Barnes,
b Minu
A. M. Rumjahn, b Garth-
walte
J. Edwin, b Garthwaite
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matches. In the trial match last
week. Bidwell made a century while Stokes scored 92 so that it will be seen that Hong Kong will have a stiff task ahead of them,
-doing alille gardering.
·64 to 50,- The Yacht Club account- ed for the Electricians by a single shot (54-53) while the X.C.C. play- ing at home beat the Civil Service by seven shots.
INTERNATIONAL SHIELD
MATCH
In one of the semi-finals. of the International lawn bowls matches Gutierrez Shield) Portugal. de-
ed Switzerland by 28 shots, to Ji in
a very scrappy game..
Portugal established an early lead but poor bowling saw them
often behind and it was only a later rally which brought them into the
fizal.
(Result of Other Matches on
Page 11)
D
5
G. A. Millbank, not out
Extras
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hether you are beating carpets
Total
80
-or a fille carpentering-
-even a spat of
bronco busting.
1/3, 2/7, 3/11, 4/28, 5/58 6/60. 7/66, 8/72, 9/77, 10/80.
O. M. R "Garthwalte 7.1 1 183
Pereira M. 7 2. 27
15.
TA. Pearce...... 2
EASTERN'S GOOD DEBUT The Eastern Athletic, newcomers to the league held the Borderers to a draw in a fast atid keen game at the Valey. Their backs, Lal Ting Choi ami Lau Hing Man first eleven suffered a rude shock played brilliant football, and
played a steady game, continually at the hands of the Royal Artil-nominated the game up to the holding up the Borderers' attack. lery on the Club ground on Batur interval. Pile and Blackbourn After the interval the Borderers day, when the latter won by 4 held out gamely, but the Police opened the scoring through Nel- goals to 1 in à fairly evenly con- halves could not hold the fast
son, but, shortly after, the Eastern tested game.
Athletic forward line, and two Athletic equalised, Chung Sie Hang The Knox brothers were the more goals followed through Chan received a good pass from the left pick of the Kowloon forwards, Chau Do. Towards the interval wing and gave Williams no chance while Everest was the steadier of Li Hung Ching again scored,
with a well-placed drive the two backs. The halves were giving McHardy.no chance. weak and will take time to settle 'down.
Ricketts From this point the Athletic
The Artillery played a bustling game and rushed their opponents off the'r feet, especially in the last minutes of the game when Shey scored with comparative case
Kowloon halves.
Kowloon had a share of bad luck
ATHLETIC JUNIORS WIN In the second half the Police: seemed to find their feet" and A very scrappy game was seen gradually, and noticeably, began in the Second Division on Satur to wear the Athletic down. Green day when the Chinese Athletic, again scored, after a characteristic former holders of the title, com- run down the line, his high shot pletely outclassed the Kowloon deceiving Lu: Kam Ming Moss, Juntors by six clear goals.
Shortly before the first goal was the crowd with several low passes scored Duffield, Kowloon's inside- across the goal -mouth, which were left was ordered off the field for allegedly striking an opponent. The Athletic scored their first
owing to bad marking by the the Police outside right, pleased
8 by
4 1 11 K.C.C. BEAT HK.C.C. On their own ground, the Hong Kong Cricket Club' engaged the. Kowloon Cricket Club to a friendly match on Saturday and lost by seven wickets.
Batting first on a soft pitch the home team was dismissed for 97 runs and the visiting side knocked up 100 after losing only 3 wickets. CI Stapleton played a steady im- ninga, contributing 40 runs to the winner total
NAZARIN AND ISMAIL IN FORM A practice maten was played at the Indian Recreation Club be. tween a team captained by M. P Madar and an eleven skippered by 1. Barma on Saturday when the former team won by 55 runs. »
Despite the fine innings by 8. A.
breakaway, Pung King through Au Kim Fung goal Ismall who scored 67, runs the rest
Channings and Johnston.
From
in the first half of the game. The scrambled away from the feet of Gunners first goal came through a miskick by Eastman, in front of
of the losing team could only add koal, and Edmunds scored for the
Following the half time rest the 19 runs to make the total 86. Artillery. Immediately following fun. again unmarked, scored a Kowloon team could only field this the Artillery made a fast run th goal for the Athletic, the nine men, Furman their right declared at 141 runs for 8 wickets. Madar's team, who batted frat through and Edmunds again found ball appearing to slip through back being unable to continue Narzarin hit up 61 runs (retired.)
McHardy's hands. This goal was play. This made the work for the the net
TheKowloon forwards, however, not deserved on the run of the Athletic eleven considerably lighter Mr. M. P Madar's XI 141 for 8 battled steadily with the Gunner's play, but the Police fought back and Boyes was soon under are. defence. D. Knox, a newcomer to games each man pulling his His play was indeed a credit. the team, was on the left wing at weight and their reward came Continued efforts on the part of times having the opposing defence when Stephens dropping, the bail Mos Ping Wah_enabled the very busy Elliott scored the only beautifully to Green who ficked it
goal for Kowloob...
Into the net.
(Continned on Fare 111
Scores
dec. (K. Nazarın 51 rtd., AR. Butlad 29 itd., M. P. Madar 24 Ita)
Mr H. T. Barma's XI 86 (8 A
Imall 67, A. K. Irmail 3 for 24,
raising louds
the walls
catching a rat or
fruit farming
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