1932-11-28 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1932.

HOW HONGKONG WON: SPECIAL "TELEGRAPH" REPORT

VIGOROUS LINE-OUT-Picture shows the Club and Borderers match in progress with a typical Inn-out. It was a hard fought game fro, which the Borderers emerged winners. (Photo Ming Yuan),

CLUB UNLUCKY TO LOSE

IMPROVED RUGBY. AGAINST THE BORDERERS (By "Fly Half")

Borderers Club.

.8 points 3 points.

. POOREST INTERPORT FOR 10 YEARS

BUT CRITICS ARE SILENCED WHEN LOCAL TEAM RISE TO THE OCCASION

MASTERFUL HOWE, CHENG'S, TWO GOALS: SOUND DEFENCE

Ifongkong (Cheng 2, Wong Mee-shun and Howe) Shanghal (Cash, Bolton "Duckle" Chon).

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PLAYING the game of their lives, with every member of the team all out from the initial whistle, Hongkong beat Shanghai in the Interport football contest at the Canidrome on Saturday by 4 goals to 3.

AYE! AYE! SIR

team

on

The standard of play was the poorest seen for 10 years, | and according to our own

66 told the Interport correspondent, was below

the Mc- local league form. Kinley last Monday night: This is the first time Hong- 'I want you to go all out kong have ever beaten the from the first whistle to Northern Port on their own soil, the last. Play your and never has a victory been hardest from start to more richly deserved. Every finish and I am sure you member of one of the most will win. But whether closely analysed and severely you win or lose, if you do criticised Interport combinations this the Selection Com-yet sent to Shanghai fully justi- mittee will feel perfectly fied his selection. satisfied'.

Howe was a brilliant leader of "This is what they did, the attack, and the Hongkong and they have won. It has forwards more than realised made me the proudest man other big success and there was jexpectations. Pardoo was an- in Hongkong"-H.M. Mc-

Ino weak link in the visiting Tavish to "Veritas".

alde.

STILL UNDEFEATED

Interporters Draw With Conblmed Chinese

H.K. LADIES LOSE TO ST

ANDREWS

MUCH BETTER TEAM

MAMAK. WIN FOR RADIO

[By "Hully-Of".]

L. R. C. “AT HOME"

THREE TENNIS FINALS ON SATURDAY

Mrs. Stark and Mrs. James won the Ladies Doubles Handicap at the LA R. C. "At Home" on Satur day, when they defeated Mira. Wood and Mino Orme in the final 6-3, 3-6, 6-2,

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The Mixed Doubles Champion. ship was captured by V, R. Gordon The Hongkong Ladies Hockey and Miss Thomas, who overcame Club, holders of the Cher Clark G. Gamblo and Miss Orme 6-3 9-7 Cup, aufforod their second succes.

The men's singles championship sive defeat at the hands of St.Anal between Capt. Cannon and L Andrew's Ladies when the teams Evans was not played owing to met on the U.S.R.C. ground on Mr. Evann being. Indisposed. It Saturday afternoon. St. Andrew's will be played off at a later date. aro the champion's closest rivals Mrs, R. E. Tottenham presented for the trophy this year, and if the prizes and ten was enjoyed by they are to retain it the Hong- the gathering. kong Club will have to show THE Hongkong Inter- better form than that exhibited

on Saturday.

were netted by A. Alves and G. ports put up another! On the whole the game was dull Botelho. J. Dalziel replied for

and uninteresting, the only bright the tonera, fine showing yesterday in spot being in the first ten minutes.

tho St. Andrew's team W. J. Brown scored three goals, their second match of the when

notted thrice in quick succession.taking his aggregate to 02 this tour, when they drew with The Cup winners werd taken season when the Y.M.C.A. defeat- complotely by surprise, and before led the R.A.F. at King's Park, on the Combined Chinese.

they could recover they were Saturday by 6-5. three goala dowh. Mias P. Gittengi The scoring was opened by From Fowler, for the Y.M.C.A. and this The team scored once performed the hat-trick.

this point until the change-over was followed soon after by goals each, and if Hongkong had play evened up, both sides shar-by Baldwin and Fowler again. ing the exchanges, although St. Brown was the next to find the made use of all their op-Andrew's continued to have anet before the Air Force levelled Up with three goals portunities

would alight advantage territorially. The matters they

Hongkong Club offered a sturdy scored by Batten. Gulliver and have won.

defence which their opponents Tunlington boforo half-time. were unable to pierce.

The exchanges were even in the second half, and Brown found Upon resumption, play fluctuat the not on two occasions, Gulliver ed and it was only through inck and Wallace replying for tho of combination that the Hongkong R.A.F. forwards were unable to reduce

RADIO'S CLOSE CALL

Shanghai never touched the form they promised, and in the second half were clearly outplayed, being constantly on the defensive. No less than 15,000 specta- tors followed the fast exchanges and fluctuating fortunes of the game.

(Our Own Correspondent).

By Telegraph. Mages Ordinance, 1111. Itaestved, Nos. Copyright. Telegraphio

Shanghai, Nov, 28.

13, 10.10 u.m.)

FLUCTUATING PLAY.

The Club can regard themselves as distinctly un- lucky to lose to the strong Borderers XV on Saturday. Superior in almost every phase of the game save in the loose, the Civilians gave a greatly improved display, the pack in particular doing good work in the tight. The Club had most of the ball, but ineffectiveness on the part of the bucks robbed them of points. For this game at the Valley tho

Of the winning team the backs all Club were still without Selby for played well in defence but they saw

the lead. Miss Alun Jones struck The Kowloon Indians did well to whom Macintosh again depatised at too little of the ball to show their

with the shots, and otherwise play- Pardoe was one who rather the post and Miss Ferguson net-hold the Radio Sports Club, the base of the scrum whilst Rigg and attacking abilities. Gould played

ed his usual confldent game. unexpectedly "came "off", and the ted a goal which was disallowed present holders of the Mamak Burch came into the aldo at centro soundly at full back in spite of a bad three-quarters and forward respective- shaking he got in tackling Ferguson.

Shanghai team

The only player of note in the fact that he was the liveliest and because of an infringement.

trophy, to a two clear goal win at Chow, the most effective half back on the Was

Miss Gittens was undoubtedly Caroline Hi yesterday. The ly instead of Griffiths and Kerr who In my opinion he is better than the both had strained ankles,

Army full back Birt Martin again

on the game was fust with plenty of hard custodian, who in the second half field is but another of what de- the outstanding player The Borderers field a very strong played a splendid game on the right Quite 15.000 spectators witness- continually thwarted the Hong-termination and courage can do. field, and had come in from her hitting, and it was undoubtedly side including claven of the Army side wing his swerve making him a dimed the Interport soccer match at kong forwards. He stood between His breaking up tacties were a customary position of left-wing the sterling defence put up by which had beaten the Navy in the cult man to tackle, On the other the Canidromo on Saturday, and Shanghai and a very bly defeat. revelation and his ball distribution to left-inner. Milas W. White was Katnall Singh and Nadiu, who Triangular Tournament on the pro-wing Lewis who had no chance in they were treated to the poorest. The rest of the team were well splendid. Duncan and Bliss play- the pick of the St. Andrew's in- frustrated many movements by the vious Wednesday.

Ferguson. attack usually just managed to stop display I have seen for ten years. below form and gave one of the ed their part both in attack and termediate line, checking the op- Radiu attack, that kept the score down. The result was aomowhat most disappointing displays im- defence and the Hongkong halves posing forwards on The standard of both teams at aginable.

were definitely superior.

occasions. The Hongkong forward of a surprise as the Indians have time was so low, that it was not In the same class as senler local

Strange again rose to the oe-line was decidedly weak, and very yet to win a game in the tourney league football,

casion and gave a great display, little support to Miss Ferguson, and the Radio hold the second

who played a hard game,

position in the table. whilst Muliano in his quiet way

The Radio scored one, goal, In OTHER MATCHES. Was equally 38 effective and

The Y.M.C.A. Ladies folded each half, Hanib and Gurbachan proved a great stumbling block to only eight players against H.M.S. Singh respectively being respon- the Shanghal attack. more than held his own against Kent on Saturday at King's Park,sible for the scoring. The latter Keats, the brilliant Shanghai right and were forced to accept the scored through a penalty bully in service of E. F. Selk, of the the circle against the goal-keeper, Y.M.C.A. XI, and a member

TO-DAY'S TEAMS. Mamak League

Martin won the loss and not the Club to face a alight broczo which was blowing from the pavilion ond, Turn- kicked off for the Club, who were quickly driven back into their half where the aggresive tactica of the Borderors forwards kept them for Bomo time. The Club pack was in- clined to take things too easy for the first ten minutes of the gamo and a

were hard pressed in the loose, but in the tight scrums they saw most of the ball in spite of the fact that Hoskins nearly always put the ball in crookedly.

FAULTY REFEREEING.

In spite of this, howovor, Hoskins was not penalised once throughout the game although the fault was glaringly obvious from the stand on many oc- casions. The referee was also vozy lenient to the Borderers wing for- wards who repeatedly hung around the Club side of the acrum und by their offside tactics severely harrossed

Macintosh and Turner.

The centres were strong in defenco but unresourceful in attack. Stevens played a very good game. His hande are good and several times to pleked up an awkwardly rolling ball to save from the Club forwards and find touch with his effective kicking.

pressive

Hongkong well deserved to win, Hoskins was good too but must for they were the attor of the two lunzn to put the ball straight into the teams, and were always more Im- serm. Crewe-Read was splendid on

than the homesters, the line-out but otherwise the Club pack were superior in the serums and whose team work was deplorable. fout of touch.

Hongkong outplayed Shanghai In the loose rushes, however, the Welshmen were much in the second half, but neked better and played a rousing game, understanding in the first "45".

Their footwork was good and their backing-up a real object lesson to the Club forwards. It was

side went unpenalised.

CLUB PERSONALITIES.

NOT A WEAK SPOT.

WELL DONE!

winner.

да Strange

Mullane

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numerous

of

and

R. Engineers v H.M.S. Phoenix- Sookunpoo, 4.15. R.E.J. Bailey: Mechan

and

Whitefield: C. Harding, Mullins and Holmes: Leslie, Hayden, Himbury, R. Harding and Pegg.

A TRIBUTE TO A FINE TEAM

There was no doubt that Hong- Rodger led his team to victory the Kent team. At the interval R.A.S.C. Medway—U.S.R.C kong was fairly astonished

2.30. on in typical style. Although not the, Sallora led by three goals to Saturday night when the news unduly worried by the Shang-one, Miss B. Walker being rea- R.A.S.C.:-Funnell: Jeffers

forwards, thanks largely ponsible for the ladies' goal. In Whitley: Marshall, Buckland and After the change over, the came through that the team had hel to this that they owed their win visitors jumped into their stride. beaten Shanghai, writes "Veritas", to the covering work of Mullane the second half the Navy men Keene: Barlow, Tippie, Senior, Lazen

Mr. Hector McTavish, Chairman and

well 18 the added a fourth.

by and O'Connor. and throughout the game they were They obtained the full measure of of the Selection Committee which half backs, he dealt confidently quick to seize on the mistakes of the Shanghai team and producing had got together one of the most with everything which came his then opponents thought must be clever combination soon had the severely criticised teams Hong-way. He could not avoid the Club do Rocreio, defeated Hong- By the odd goal in three, the admitted that many cases of off-homesters in difficulties. So im- kong has ever put into the Inter- three goals put past him

kong Ladles "A" at Sookunpo on proved a display did they givo that

(Continued on Page 9.) Saturday. Goals for the winners I regret having to condemn them

For the Club Grieve played a good weak spot in the Hongkong side.

there was not in this half, a really port field, was naturaly delighted. for these tactics as they know tho

"I am the proudest man in gamo well and play with tremen-Kame at full back and is quickly re- dous enthusiasm and dash. But gaining his old form.

Cheng and Baldry were starved Hongkong" he said. "Nothing The display Homehow in watching them I am of the other backs was much bettor in the first half, but for all this could have made me happier given the impression that they nl- than that given the previous week, the the Hongkong vanguard were vaat- on the eve of my departure way play with one eye on the re- handling in particular showing greatly superior to Shanghai, whose from the Colony than this."

improvement.

May I, as one of the chief critics ferco. Having sald this 1 have traced to the play of the halves. disappointing to their supporters. of the team, offor my sincerest|

Part of this may pa weak efforts in attack were most Mackintosh played his usual sound do. The second half practically re-ment? It is obvious that the suc

congratulations on the achieve- fensive game and also gave Turner solved a good service of the ball, though ho

& straight- In the second half tho Club im was sorely harrassed by the atton forward duel between the Shang-cess was no fluke, but that Hong- proved, the forwards showing more tions of the opposing wingers. Turner hai defence and the Colony's at- kong won on their merits; if they life but the Borderers opened the handled the hall with confidence and tack, the latter being backed by a had been three goals to the good scoring. From a loose serum near frequently set his three-quarter line sound defence. the Club "25" the ball was heeled going with good passes. cleanly by the Club forwards, but Walters kicked it away from Misckin- tosh and dribbled over to score near the flag. Lloyd converted with a magnificent kick to give the Borderers

five points lead.

nothing but praiao for the whole side.

BORDERERS SCORE.

Following this roverso to Club woke up with a vengeanco. The gamo! became thrilling with the Army for-

I should still like to see him once or twice in a game try a short kick) a head or a cut-through when ans of the opposing centres lies too far ahead of his dy half, as Hamilton did in this game, so leaving a gapi in the defence.

At present Turner misses Solby's

itself into

CLEVER CHENG.

Cheng Shui-hong at outside right was the most enterprising forward on the field and toyed with the opposition. It was his brilliant opportunism which led to his scoring two goals.

at the final whistle they would not have been flattered.

SPIRIT THAT WINS.

That spirit of confidence display- ed by the team and Maunger Hollands before their departure, was no light and meaningless thieg. It carried the Hongkong men to victory and was tho meons: warda also aroused to greater efforts. long and accurato passes which would Wong Mee-shun, Howe and Suen of their achievement in being tho Tho Club pack were playing magni- give him room in which to manoeuvre. Kom-shun, Hongkong's three in-first Hongkong side to take the frst ten minutes of the game and The right wing of the three-quarter side forwards indulged in neat Telegraph Cup away from Shang- delcatly and Mc Elney again hook-line was better than the left, Rigg's constructive football and wore at hal. ing well and Hall-Thompson playing handling was excellent and Forgason all times to clover for Stanley! his beat game of the season in the line ran brilliantly. He scored a fine try Gash and his colleagues. outs the Club backs were nearly al- and might have had others if he had

term

and almost scored in the corner.

· LACKING PENETRATION.

"ANDY" IN FORM.

Bofore the team played their

K.C.C. Beat Shameen at Tennis

THE TEAMS.

Jhold a "atag party" dinner, after which the visitors left by the night boat.

The results in detail ware:

Singles.

G. A. White (K.C.C.)

beat J.

W. Hung (KC.C.) beat F. Read

ways in possession of the ball. They swerved outaldo Lowis instead of in- Wong was outstanding with his font practice match against the were handling well too in spite of an alde him, as he usually did. He has remarkably clever opening-up

Combined Chinese I expressed the injury to Jerkins and it came as no been accustomed to playing on the passes. He gave Cheng every faith that they would win because surprise when Ferguson, running very left wing, however, which would ac-opportunity in the second half and of the strong forward line, and strongly, got home to score a splendid count for this fault.

at the same time allowed Howe to although on that occasion we ware try though tackled just short of the

disappointed it is cheering to line. With his kick passing just out The left wing was not so good, give one of his beat displays. side the post bicLellan missed a good Jenkin being hurt and Lammert or

Baldry after playing first rato know that they produced their chance of putting the club on level tntic in his handling though he made football in the first half, faded best form on Saturday and im-

The Kowloon Cricket Coub took a brilliant run round the Club Hino out of the picture. His corner Prossed Shanghal as being one of ample revenge for thier defeat at LUCKY TRY.

kicking was unusually fine in the the best line of attackers who have the hands of the Shamcon Tennis The Club continued to play a storm-

opening stages, but later he be over visited the Northern Port Club of two months ago, when yes the programme." ing game and McLellan, went, vory The back division as a whole lacked camo unreliable and mis-kicked from this Colony,

terday they beat the Canton team The two tennis teams met on close when from a penalty taken a penetration, and it is worthy of note badly with first-time shots.

at the K.C.C., by six matches to Sunday, singles being played in the long wayout his kick hit the up-that in their last five games the Club

Howe, by his able leadership three. right: but again it was the Borderers have scored only three tries, one by

morning and doubles after tiffla. and a magnificent goal which One of the most successful events The K.C.C. established a load of Poto-Hunt 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. who scored.

a forward-McLellan-and the other

decided the issue, fully sustained over staged by the K.C.C., was 4-2 during the forenoon play, and two by Ferguson. For this they can.

The Hongkong half backs the confidence displayed in himjenjoyed by the two teams, the spirit aventually A Club attack was repulsed by a

came up to expectations, Andy

под two of three 7-6, 7-6. and he has the personal satisfac-of fraternity and kick down the middle of the field at blame the pack which has given which either Jenkins or Grievo could Saturday the Club pack played well

Duncan using his head and feet

conviviality doubica. the backs plenty of the ball.

F. Kongolbacker (K.C.C.) | beat with effect. "Pardoe was at all

tion of knowing that he was one which marked the visit of the easily have taken but unfortunately and dominated the tight scrums,

An official tiffin party, presided Ott 6-2, 0-4. prominent with some fine tackl-

of the outstanding players on Hongkong team to Canton being over by Mr. Ezra Abraham, Vice for the Club each loft it to the other, where fcElney's hooking was too

E. Zimmera (K.C.C.) lost to J. the field.

in reproduced ing. His work at times was

the week-end President of the K.C.C., was held Thatch 6-8, 2-6. the ball bounced awkwardly for them good for Trait. They were better marked by cleverness, but

festivities. and before they could recover the also in the line-out where Hall-

he GOOD WORK BY HALVES,

in the club house, when Mr. Members of the Canton team Abraham presented silver spoons to 6-2, 6-7, 6-2.

B.A. Gray (K.C.C.) beat Krebs forwards ware on them. The ball was Thompson played a great game but

was apt to be greedy and slow

The brilliant work of Cheng were guests of honour at a danco the Shameen team as kicked away and although one of the they had to yield the palm to the

in distributing the ball.

momento Shut-hong was another gratifying hold in the K.C.C., on

N. A. E. Mackay (K.C.C.) lost to players was flagrantly affaldo they Bordorors forwards in the loose,

Saturday of the occasion.

Hannaford 6-8, 6-2, 8-10. were allowed to go on for Hamilton

Strange, at loft back,

feature, although personally Inight, when a most enjoyable time Mr. Jack Foto-Hunt, captain of to score an easy try earned by the aroused the large crowd to a high field, and together with Mullane showed in the trials that he was and danced to the strains of the the

The game was very exciting and tho Anest player

nover entertained doubts that he was spent. Some 200 members and the visiting team suitably acknow-

Doubles. quick following up of the forwards.pitch of enthusiasm.

would prove his worth. He friends gathered at the clubhouse lodged the gesture and expressed Hung and Zimmern (K.O.C.) Lloyd's kick fulled.

and Rodger constituted a brilliant

hope that Shameen would bost Read and Thatch 6-8, '6-4. - Hard as they tried the Club were unable to recover from this reverse Army in the Triangular Tournament

Next Saturday the Club play the defence.

a winger capabla.of giving of his Lincoln Regiment danco band, Mr. shortly have the pleasure of again Gray and Kengelbacker (KC.0.). best under any circumstances G. A: White carried out the duties entertaining the Kowloon Cricket bent Pote-Hunt and Ott 8-6, 6-3, and the Borderers ran out lucky win- and they will have to be at the top

ners by 8 points to §.

Rodger, although banton threo and his success was but a natural of M.C., and spot walls and fox- Club tennis team. After the Mackay and White (K.C.C.) lost 1.

of their form to win.

times had no obanco whatever result to hle Inclusion.

trot competitions were included in match, the teams assembled and to Hannaford and Krobs 3-0, 1-07

On

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