THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1932.
CHINA'S DAZZLING FOOTBALL AGAINST PORTUGAL
ANOTHER WIN FOR CLUB ENTER CHARITY CUP FINAL
CLEVER RUGBY
TO BEAT
U.S.
FERGUSON SCORES FINE TRY
CLUB THREES'
OUTSTANDING
DISPLAY
WHO GETS IT?Clutching bands of a dozen players seak the ball during this line out in the Club United Services match. (Photo
Ming Yueu).
WEAK SERVICES-“By Fly Half"
Holiday Games Provide Plenty of
Incidents and Surprises: Tam
Sent Off the Field-
COMMENTS ON CUP AND LEAGUE
ENCOUNTERS
BY "VERITAS"
menantuz on the field Tam Kong-pak was use-
DIVISION 1.
Conla
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pla.
T
7 0 2 23 14 14
9
0 1 2 19 9 18
8 6 12 31 9 11
8 6 1 2 23 12 11
7 5 1 1 25 0 11
ful, but not outstanding and ho con- stantly pullided his play by ques- tionable tactics to which
Referee
Caswell eventually supplied the only adequate answer.
AMONGST THE LEAGUERS.
DIVISION IL
Goals P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. China Ath... 13 11 2 0 45 9 24 S.W.B.... 13 10 0 2 40 10 20 Lincoln Regt. 12 0 2 1 40 14 20 12 0 2 4 32 26 14 I.A.
12 0 1 5 27 24 13
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A depleted Club aide deservedly McElney hooked na he is wont,
extremely R.A. defeated a strong United Services and his kicking, was XV by alx points to five at Soo- useful, while Munro was often to St. Joseph's. kunpoo on Saturday, for although the fore In the rushes, and Hall- S.W.B....... thore was very little to choose be- Thompson prominent in the line- Lincoln Regt. the terms, the greater outa. Moutrie played the beat South China. twcon
It. Navy 9 40 5 16 18 8 ST. Joseph's defeat of Kowloon made South China 11 2 4 83 21 12 thrust by the Club backs gave game I have seen from him for a
H.K.F.C.
8 4 0 4 13 15 8
quite a difference to the ap R. Navy.... 11 1 thom splendid tries which secured long time and was a tireless China Ath...
pearance of the league tablo, and he Ewo...... 7 2 2 3 21 10 0 worker. for them a snag victory.
Kowloon F.C. 10 3 0
28 0 would be a bold person who would Toung Tein. 12 4 7 2 0 3 14 21 4 H.K. Police.
dare to point with any confidence to 1.K.F.C. 12 Recreio
Is Kowloon F.C. 10 10 0 0 10 8 81 the probablo champions. When it is
appreciated that the only difference St. Joseph's 11 10 10 between the Artillery, present leaders, Eastern and South China who stand firth in that the former have lost four pointe
Ferguson and Lammert were responsible for the Club's points and Martin went over for the Services, Buckley converting.
For the Club Whitham was not quile so good as in the two previous matches: his positioning was faulty with the result that on several occasions the short punts ahead indulged in by the Services offered more danger than they should.
CLUB THREE QUARTERS. Nevertheless ho recovered. well, und although one could, perhaps And fault with his kicking which was accomplished with bent knee thus proventing the correct follow- through It would be hyper. criticism of what, on the whole, was a good display.
The Club three-quarter line: was excellent, despite the fact that fewer chances than usual CAMO
Ferguson their way, played a classy game, his try being a gem. He beat Packer
1
Considering the wealth of talent they have to call on the Services were rather disappointing. The forwards only just held the Club pack, and in spite of Linton's efforts, they did not work together too well, there being a noticeable inck of verve in the loose..
0
10 G
CHINESE NAVY. THE result of the Lai Wah Cup in nine matches and the latter, three THE Christmas Eve matches in the in seven, it is not difficult to see that,
second and third divisions pro- match between the Chinese championship laurels will rest in the duced their expected crop of sur
the lap of the gods until the Jand Navy on Saturday, when
season's prises. Two of the most outstanding Hebert was, perhaps, the best, former won by four goals to one, Anal whistle. for he hooked well and played a was pretty well in accordance with sound game throughout. Pizey the play, but the game suffered shone in the loose and Linton did from that well-defined cup-tie fever,
work.
a grent doni of goud solid hard resulting in football of doubtful SUEN'S ARTISTRY quality, frayed tempers and a few regrettable incidents.
An
Hoskins was
excellent scrum half, his' service being accurate, and his kicking often very useful. Stevens was dis appointing. He has good hands, but he played into the Club wingers by running straight across the field befor passing. This happened time after time and resulted in numbers of the Services attacks being strangled. nt birth.
LTHOUGH from the score it Proves Complete Undoing A is difficult to appreciate,
TH
it remains a fact that the losers had fifty per cent of the game, but their methods were ́of such a negative nature that there never appeared any chance of them scoring cept by the manner in which they obtained their one and only-a penalty.
CX-
of Portugal
A
(By "Veritas")
(Suen Kom-shun 2, Ip Pak-wa 2, Tam Kong-pak 2.) Portugal
were the Navy's draw with Athletic and Ewo's trouncing of South China, both in Division 2 The Burderers tho revere "alap in the face" altogether anticipated.
Athletic in the third division was not
T
IT
CHINA PORTUGAL.
The
SHANGHAI WIN RIFLE BIG SCORES
INTERPORT
HONGKONG A BAD THIRD
Shanghai has scored its fifth] consecutive victory In the annual interport rifle match, beating Singapore by the mar gin of only three points, and with Hongkong some distance behind.
scaro
The best individual was returned by Lieut. Hocquard Hongkong who re-
IN HOMESIDE
FOOTBALL.
FIRST HOLIDAY RESULTS
Lambert, Arsenal's reserve contro ** forward, netted five goals in' the
gistered 99. R. L. Nunn of second half of their match while C. 8. Singapore and C. W. Glover of Bastin performed the "hat trick," the Shanghal also totalled-99, but other goal being scored by D. B. N, were counted out for the prize. Jack
Shanghai_aggregated 926, Singapore 923 and Hongkong 880.
FANLING SELECTIONS
PICK OF TO-DAYS RUNNERS
́HOLIDAY MEETING
(By "Ringtail”.)
My final selections for to-day's Christmas Meeting of the Fanling Hunt and Race Club falow:
1st RACE.
White Stara.
Demurer.
Cupid.
2nd RACE.
Dunce. Hefty.
Black Maria.
3rd. RACE. Wonderful Stag. Alexander Hall. Festival Eve.
4th RACE.
Piccalili. Ploughman. Nestor.
5th RACE. Blue Plane. Tien Feng Shan. Christmas Belle.
6th RACE. Rooslan. Duke of Milan, Country Club.
- 7th RACE.
Daylight Eve. Mouche,"
Cupid.
Tottenham and Fulham both showed In reversal of form.
Two players were ordered on the field in the match at Bradford City.
West Ham equalised in the last minute of their game.
V. Woodley, of Chelsen gave a great display of goalkeeping, and saved in- numerable certain goals.
FIRST DIVISION.
Arsenal Birmingham Blackburn Blackpool
Derby Everton Loods
Manchester C. Wednesday Bunderland West Brom.
→ Sheffield U. Portsmouth
4 Biddlesbre'
Newcastlo
• Aston Vil
5 Wolves
4 Bolton
3 Huddersfield
3 Liverpool
2 Chelson
4 Leicester
SECOND DIVISION.
Bradford C.
Bury Chesterfield Faiham Lincoln
Millwall
Notts County Port Valo Southampton Swansea
West Ham
2
Stoke
Burnley
Charlton
• Notts Fores
2 Bradford
€ Oldham
3 · TottenhamE”
4
Grimsby Preston N.-B
Manchester U. 2. Plymouth
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Bournemouth
Brentford
Bristol C. Clapton 0. Coventry
Exeter
Lutoa Newport Northampton Swindon Torgany
Watford Aldershot Brighton
2 Reading
2. Bristol E.
3- Southend
Crystal Pal 0. Gillingham 12° Norwich
8 Cardi
3TM Queen's P.2.
{THIRD DIVISION · (NORTH).
Barnsley Darlington
Doncaster Gateshead
Halifax
Huli
2 Southport
9 York
5 Crowe
ΒΑΣΤΟΠ
2 Rotherf
Mansfeld
1 Rochdale
0 Carlisto
Stockport Tranmere 4 Accrington
3 Cheater Wrexham New Brighton
THERE was some fairly tail scoring In the second in the leagues. division, five games produced 29 goals,
23 of which were claimed by home teams. In the third division three matches yielded 17 goals, home teams obtaining 10 of them. Lincoln second string helped them- selves to nine against St. Joseph's to which there was no reply, and the Borderers pierced the Artillery de- fence on six occasions. McGuinness of the Lincolns and Purchell of the Borderers enjoyed the best individual, The centres, thus handicapped,
each netting four: THE Chincat wore not too im China played sparkling foot-performances, by neat side-stepping him and had little chanco, but both accom then swerved past Buckley to pllahed useful things, Galletly. pressive. They forsook their ball to defeat Portugal in the times. B. Gosano thrice beat Boyce run across, Hla defence was being prominent with one fine cut ordinary tactics and indulged in Sunday Herald Charity Cup by the Kowloon custodian.
cup-tle six goals to all on the Club TT was rather surprising to find tho commonal-garden equally as attractive and strong. through.
The wings were starved, but system of attack, a forward punt ground yesterday.
Tam Kong-pak, who was turn- Rigg too, was at his best, a fine Martin was always Intelligently in ahead and a race for the ball, or cut through, followed by strong search of work and deserved his alternatively swinging the leather
The rout of Portugal was comed off the field for rough play on: running paving the way for the try in which he dribbled down the from wing to wing with long plete, the Chinese being their Saturday, Included in the China Club's opening try. Fox played line for about forty yards, and passes. It was not particularly superiors in all departments and team yesterday. Incidentally he HOLIDAY HOCKEY OFF Hools Houndly and Lammert did well then, favoured by a lucky bounce, prety stuff to watch, but it was a phases of the game. The Por played an important part is the everything naked of him.
picked up to score.
paying proposition against a de tugese were, perhaps, a little un-defont of Portugal. He was also At half, Turner, though rather
At full back, Buckley played a fence much less speedier than the lucky not to register a goal, but off the Geld again, but this time more stereotyped than usual,
any other result would have done for an injury. delightful game, kicking and opposing forwarda handled and kicked well, but handling with confidence, while
an injustice to the winners. Macintosh was off form, being he often came up to help the short, close passing for the plainst the Navy on Satur celebrations. They were lethargic »ORTUGAL'S play was typical slow in getting the ball away attack when his side was making
After their rather ragged dia-
of a reaction to festival though it has to be admitted that strenuous efforts to get on level wing to wing attack, their raids, day, the return of the Chinese to and somehow appeared to be suffixed for the Christmas, between Aberdeen
The Mamak tournament matches the Club hoeling was very ragged. terms.
which, in the second half
their real form came as a grout foring from stage fright even as Police and the Incognitos on the Clyde numerous, might have borne fruit, refreshener. Their TROJAN WORKERS.
Team for team, however, the As it wad they were robbed almost
well con- Club were superior and in winning
through the second half.-
Gorman Club like enjoyed but a fair reward for an every time before they could shoot, colved movements, clever position through the gameha midway U.S.R.C. ground, and between the Falkirk
and the Royal Hamilton
Hearta Engineers at Sookumpoo, were Kilmarnock Davies was the only forward who ing, accurate passing and speedy trojans and shared the honours but a fair reward for an afternoon sent in any telling shots and these tackling were features of a game with their powerful opponents. afternoon of splendid work.
ERHAPS it was poetic jus- cancelled and will be played off Morton generally had to be made whilst he which roused a huge crowd to
Price that Gosano falled to at a future date.
Queen's Park was being harrassed.
heights of enthusiasm.
The only games played during St. Johnstone
Rangers the vacation were between the YMCA; and Service teams. On SCOTTISH Saturday the Y.M.C.A. "A" team (SECOND DIVISION). was opposed to the B.A.F.' at King's Park, when they gained an easy victory by 6 goals to two. Dundee U. At half time the winners led by Dunfermline three goals to one. G.H. Fowler, East Fife who played at certre forward, Edinburgh found the net three times, and King's Park
Allon A.R. Brown, F.W.R.
and Leith R.A. Bates once each.
The forwards worked
FINCHER'S CENTURY
YESTERDAY'S CRICKET YIELDS MANY FEATS
A century by E. C. Finchor en-Mid. Yates, b Goodwin abled Kowloon to declare with 222 Mid, Henderson, not out rupe for five in the day "Azturo
against the Royal Navy yesterday.
E. F. Finchor, Burnoit and McInnes
also contributed scores over 30.
Extras
10
Total
951
Bowling Analysis,
M R. Wi
14 4 42
9 ↓ 10
4
24
Burnett and Goodwin were in good form with the ball, and bundled the Burnett Navy out for five runs short of the Goodwin contury, enabling Kowloon to win by McInnes 127 runa. Lt, Maraham played a fine innings for the Navy, and going in first was the last man out,
Scores;
Kowloon
E. C. Pincher, not out..
C. 1. Stapelton, b Yates
E. F. Fincher, b Yates.
L. McInnes, e Donald, b Eadon
G. C. Burnett, & Henderson
W. C. Hung, a Donald, b Honder-
Bon
N. A. E. Mackay, not out
Extras
Total (for 5 wkta,}
NAVY JUNIORS WIN.
D
TF the Navy had cut out the
were
TWO INCIDENTS in the Lai Wah Cup match between the Chinese and · Navy on Saturday, when the former won by four goals to one in a match marked by rough tactics and the diamical from the field of Tam Kong-pak, the Chinese inside right, wha, it is alleged at. tempted to kick Sizer when he was on the ground, Although the Navy had a fair share the game their Ineffectiveness before goal prevent- ed from scoring. (Photo Ming Yun).
:
the only Navy Portugal were very disorganised
At King's Park, the Navy Juniors DAVIDS was to touch reol and utterly failed to settle down
defeated Kowloon by four wickets.
If It had not been for P. O. Dunno
100 and Lawrence, who scorod 33 and 40,
15 Kowloon would have fared oven
30 worse, Robertson captured five 80 G4.
32 Scores:
Kowloon.
0 G.A. V. Ball, & Robertson
1A. A. Dand, c Booth, b Robertson
2 G. Lee, run out
P. O. Dunne, Stannard
222 F. E. Lawrence,
F. S. W. Smith, F. Goodwin, J. C. Lyal and Hampton did not bat.
Lt. Eaden
Bowling Analysis,
Mid. Yatos
Henderson...
Lt. Marsham
Donald
0. 20
M. R W $8
18
58
Capt. Burnett
Navy,
Mild, Farnhill, d Burnett
Lt. Marahani, e. E. C. Finchor, b
Robertson
form, and even he faded away to give anything like a fair .ac- before the close Purkina count of themselves.
WOB
for
miserable, and Sizer spent all his time going off the feld. with. Injuries. Ferris was blundersome and Huda. plth relfed too much on speed without Intelligence which was perfectly useless against Li Tin-sang 40HE Navy throughout Iacked
1
39
Nave b
D. S. Green, hit wicket,
Robertson
G. A. W. White, b Robertson
0. B. Raven, run out
W. C: Simpson, b Yatos
R. J. V. Walker, 1.w., Yatos
H. Overy, not out
Extrasera.
2
2
# *
ball control or any
sound
POR
turn
•
*
Only Y.M.C.A. Matches Walsall
Played
The annual game between the Y.M.C.A., and a naval side which took place following the Christmas tillio
on Sunday was a very
scrappy affair and resulted in
11
SCOTTISH LEAGUE. (FIRST DIVISION).
Albion Brechin
Arbroath
1
Coltic
8
Airdrie.
8 Cowdenbeath
Dandee Partick
1 Motherwell
3 East Stirling
Ayr
4 Bi. Mirren
2 Third Lanark
LEAGUE.
3 St. Bernards
3. Allon
⚫ Überniaka
4 Montrose
3 Forfar
Bten'mair
6 Raith Rovers
2
Queen O' 8th.
◊
Dumbarton
FARCICAL CRICKET.-
Showery Weather.
win for the Services by three goals M.C.C. Tourists Play in to good account the to one. At the interval the score | penalty in the closing stages stood at two goals to nil In fa From the stand it looked as vour of the sailors, and in the though Santos was yards off second half they added another. Aide when he received the ballA few minutes before time Luke and attempted to go through reduced the lead from an easy Furthermore he was brought angle. down from behind.
As I suggested Inat Friday? the defence was quito unable to cope with the fast moving Chin- ese forwards, and as luck would have it, B. Gosano, who was the one Portuguese forward whe DORTUGAL should have had at least a consolation goal. i Baw most of the ball, had an off day, when he could do nothing with a cross ground shot, but the A. V. Gonano Beat Lim all the way right.
ball rebounded from the post and
His brother ran helplessly about his brother skied it miles over the 6 means of thwarting the Chinese at the middle of the field in search top from a perfect position.
tack. The score was kept down of passes which never came his largely through the disorganisa-way, and F. A. Santos, who was F China serve up the same foot ation of the Chinese front line con- the only attacker really capable of ball when they moot either sequent upon Tam Kong-pak bolng worrying Li Tin-sang and Lau England or Wales in the final as 20 given marching orders, and in a Mau, was neglected.
they did yesterday, I can conceive lesser degree by the loss of form China made one or two altera-of only one result a win for 136 displayed by Ip Pak-wa and Cheng tions from the team which defeat China. Their very workmanlike
Shut-hong.
ed the Navy, Buen Kam-shun camo methods would be sufficient to In at Irisido left, and again proved spell defeat for any local represen- X7ONG Mel-chun played with himself the brains of an intelll- tative team. W
one eye on the referee and gent and virulent attack, whilst the other on the Navy players, who Wong Meo-shun dropped out to scomed intent upon avenging in- allow Wong Shul-wa to come in at Jurica to Bizer." He was but a contre-half. His inclusion
Fung big success as he completely bottled
Total
Bowling Analysis,
0.
M
K. W.
Yates
12.1 5 12
2
Burnett.9451
Lt.Cdr. Shaw, a E. O. Finchor, b
Burnott
Robertson Boyle Stannard
15
54
4
15
D
15
1
Navo
"
-
19
Mid. Bennett, b Goodwin
LA. Eaden, 113.W. & Burnatt
12 10
Navy.
Sub. Carver, 6 Burnett ....
0
Capt. Burnett, b Goodwin ...
Bub-LL Donald, & Goodwin
0
Capt. Drew, e MacKay ↳ Burnett 10 Lt.Cdr. Lloyd, o Walker, h Lee Car, Williams, e Hall, b Leo....
(Contened on Page 9.)
·
shadow of his usual self;
was a
27 was the most intelligent of the up A. V. Goseno, constantly beating
68 Chinese attack, but Ip Pak-wa at him in their dusis for the ball.
tempted to bo ultra-clover. Whilst
(Continued on Page 9.).
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TO-DAY'S CAME.
MATCH ENDS DRAWN.
Hobart, Dec. 28. The M.C.C. guine
against the Tasmanian team concluded with a draw.to-day.
Mamak League Radio v R.A.0.C.-Sookunpoo, 4
The visitors declared with seron down for 380 and Tasmania lost four Radio-Man Singh: Paruuman for 80 in their second innings. Bowes Singh and J. S. Growal: Jaggeet took four for 18. Singh, M. H. Hassan and Mohin der Singh: Attar Singh, Awter
The weather was showery and the
after heavy, Singh, Gurbachan Singh, Kalwant wicket extremely wat Singh and Surfin Singh, Reserve, rain throughout the night, when the M.C.C. tourist regimed the match Pron Singh.
on Saturday. Tasmanis continuing their innings of_the_previous day, scored 103 runs for the loss of five ball is seldom wasted and the three wickets for 40 runs.
Book wickets declared. E. Paynter speed with which. It is, in
At the close of play the M.C.C. consequence, carried to the players had not lost a wicket and opposition goal, is astonish-had scored 56 ruKELA
ing.
The match was farcical and should'
DOTH of to-day's teams were IT is no exaggeration to say that not have been played under Fuck Bowell, represented at the when-Kowloon weren't beating consilitions, D. B. Jardine took no match and doubtless saw a lot themselves against St. Joseph's chances with his regular bowlers, and rested, them to protect them from worth appreciating. The secret the Gosano brothers were. They lipping and sustaining posible in of the Chinese teams lies, in wore far too lively a force for the jury prior to the Test match, which their thorough understanding Peninsula, defence, weskened as starts at Melbourne on Friday of each other's play. The| (Continued on Page #,)' Reuter.
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