1933-12-04 — Page 22

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER

•1933.

FOOTBALL LEADERSHIP STRUGGLE INTENSIFIED

DRAMATIC LAST MINUTE Five Teams In The Running

GOAL SAVES GAME

SOUTH CHINA & NAVY THRILL

A RECORD CROWD

VERY FAST EXCHANGES RESULT IN DRAWN MATCH

(By "Veritas").

NINETY seconds before Captain Hague gave the "all clear" signal on Saturday, Li Kwok-wai fired in a ground shot from 20 yards range which entered the Navy net and saved the Chinese favourites, not only from their second defeat in two weeks, but from what, I am sure, would have developed into a complete debacle for the rest of the season.

It needed only the wild display of enthusiasm by the hundreds of Chinese spectators, who rushed on the ground hurling hats and papers in the air, to demonstrate what that goal meant to them and to South China..

However sincere one's admira-: West was not 80 comfortable tion for the type of football play and occasionally displayed an un ed by the Caroline Hill mon-tholrhappy tendency to collapse under skilful individualiam and excellent pressure. He never obtained the general team work, one is forced full measure of Fung King-cheung, to Rome conclusion from the re-who staged a brilliantly successful sults of their last three matches. [return to the Red and Whites nt-

One cannot explain away a nar- tack. row victory against a weak toom, défent the next week and a hard won draw the next, by merely con- tending that on the run of the play they deserved something bet-

ter.

ents.

Keener Opposition

better combination.

It was Fung who also had Thomas on tenderhooks, and had not McQuire and Robertson re- mained so stable, the Chinese would have scored plenty of goals.

But if Thomas was seldom able). to prevent Fung from swinging

Brains of the Attack

China defenders any trouble..

In First Division

ON THE ATTACK-Picture shown the East Lanes attacking against Chinois Athletic when they met in a league match yesterday. Lawton can be sean tackling a defender, with Woods closely interacti ed. (Photos Ming Yuen),

St. Joseph's Lincoln Regt. H. Navy... South China ..

Gonls.

L. F. A. Pb.

STAND IN

THE TABLES

DIVISION II.

DIVISION III.

Goals.

HOW

THEY

.DIVISION I

P. W. D.

1 22 10 13

8

6 1 1 18 10 13

5 2 1 25

5 1 1 20 9 11

5 0

02 27 12 10

8

R.A.

R.A.F.

H.K. Club

40 6 19 248

Recreio

0 # 8 38

Young Indians 7 3 0 4 14 23 2 Athletic

8 2 0 0 14 25 4

G

Radio S.C.

RAS.C.

R.E.

0 0

9 21

.W. Borderers II.K. Club Athletic Kowloon F.C.

H. K. Police East Lancs. Recreio A.

6 17 12

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pls. South China.. 07 0 2 28 7. 14 S.W. Borderers 7 0 2 34 18 14 Lincoln Regt.. 0 0 1 2 26 21 13 k. Navy.

5 13 13 14 11

9 4 0 6 16 17 8

0 Kowloon F.C. 0 0 0 9 7 41 0

Goals.

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Lincoln Rogt. 9 9 0 0 40 2 18 S.W. Borderers 8 6 0 2 34 15 12 South Chinn.. 8 6 1 2 10 9 11 0 3 3 8 21 12 0 8 3 9 6 12 14 6 14 15 23 G 7 2 8 1 3 021 & 14 b

R.A.M.C.

University

SOCCER SHORTS AND SIDELIGHTS

POLICE ENACT AN EDWARD KELLY VISION: WHY THE LINCOLNS WON: SAINTS SILENCE THE CRITICS: THIS FIGHTING BUSINESS

One factor in the diminishing out those glorious passes to the potentialities of South Chinn is wing, the Navy pivot, until sent off obviously the better standard of the field, stuck manfully to his football being played by the task of shadowing Wong and Tam, other teams in the first division.and was ever in the thick of the Where before these teams used fray. to rely pretty much on force of weight and rush tactics, they have now introduced the more acientie clements of the game, and this. things until they got within shoot- The forwards did many fine with, additional weight, makes ing distance, and then something thom far more dangerous oppou seemed to happen to them, and Once again on Saturday the they finished deplorably. Lang Chinese displayed superior font mead, until mid-way through the craft, greater aceurney in passing, second half- rarely gave the SouthVIE first division is now becoming, positively exeiling. Here we, ap-|| Smith and Barnett, his inside proaching pe half-way point of th But they moved the ball too colleagues, were the brains of the season and five teams are right in the slowly to obtain the full value attack. Smith vied with Fung for running. of these qualities. As soon as his clever scheming and delightful al-

week-uni THE only thing the they approached the penalty opening work. Barnett was

matches did was to intensify the area, with their passing becomways hustling Lf Tin-sang, and! ing shorter, it was noticeable keeping Skinner well supplied struggly for leadership, and South China have now lost the slight nd- with passes. that the active Navy defenders

Hudspeth, unfortunately had an vantage they held over St. Joseph's were able to nip lu and clear.

olf day, and wasted many opport-and the Lincolns. This occurred a dozen times inunities. He also found in Li the second half when South China Kwok-wal, the finest half back on goal average divides. St. wore applying the most pressure, the field.

But it would need a very binased partisan to cavil at the result. The Navy would have been lucky to get away with both points, and unlucky not to have taken one.

Thomas-Wong Affair

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Joseph's nudd the Lincolns at the top of the table, whilst immediately -Fung-King-cheung-was-in-below are the Navy, South China-and- disputably the shining light in the Borderers in strong challenging. the South China team. But positions. brilliant though he was, he lucked adequate support. To

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GAINST the Lincolns yesterday, me it seemed that Fung was the Folice repeated their South just a little too unselfish." That China performance. More often than he could have attempted to have "itters," and lost the game.

not in the attack, they missed a dozen

Kone through on with more success, Instead

of the ball.

own his

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DUT the soldiers played under real of giving his wingers so much difficulties, both Higgins and Turner being injured, the latter badly' enough to cause his removal from the field of play.

Problem Solved

gether.

(Conducted By "Veritas")

DO. OR DIE EFFORT

KOWLOON ONLY, JUST FAIL

By "Wanderer."

NE'S patience was completely ex-|

their anymg in the penarty area.

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EAST LANCS COLLAPSE

FORE AND AFT

DEFENCE BROKEN DOWN BY ATHLETIC

FORWARDS SHOOT BADLY.

(By "Veritas").

The East Lancs suffered their first defeat in local league football yesterday, when they foll victims to Chinese Athletic by four goals to two,

No excuses can be advanced on their behalf, while the causes chiefly contributing to the result reflect little credit on the soldiers.

That they were inferior in the of work and wore never soriously finer points of the game is not to threatoned by the Lange wingers. their discredit. On the other hand, [ the complete collapse of the defence under the slightest pressure, and che dismal shooting of the forwards when presented with gift openings ware features which will have to Do eliminated if the Lancs are to raise themselves amongst the league | lendera.

Thompson at contre-half was the outstanding Lancs player. Frequently falling to back to relleve awkward situations, and for ever trying to get his for wards

together with nent through passes, he dominated the centre of the field, and time after time had the Chinese at a disadvantage.

He received a fair measure of

Throughout the quick attacking movements of the Chinese threw Swain and Gorman, as well as their f half back colleagues, into wild dis- order. Slow in anticipating the support from His wing halves, but apler-like thrusts of the opposition, the same cannot be said of the rost constantly outpaced by the speedy of his colleagues, unless one excopts Chinese wingers and often lured Fean, whose goalkeeping was a into false positioning, the Lancs pleasure to watch. had to fall back on the exploitation of offside tactics.

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I have already dwelt on the un- steadiness of Swain and Gorman in defence, but it is not to be thought That these succeeded, more

that they were completey outclassed than anything else, in putting stop to promising attacks, in- and useless. Their real weakness how vastly superior was to be seen in thoir instability were the Chinese forward line in covering up. Individually both when it came to an open clash accomplished a lot of excellent work, but they did not support ench between defence and attack.

other in the proper manner and

dicates

Yet it is not to be assumed that large gaps were often left in front the Latics, as a team, word out-of goal.

played. They had their share of the game. In midfeld the forwards

Up forward Lawton worked hard

of the

were often as clover as the Athletic.at centre, and the rest The halves, in the second moiety, quintette were full of promise in were for ever initiating concerted their approach play. When called movements which left the forwards upon to complete these movements In possession with only the goal-with a scoring shot, they fell down badly and seemed to have no iden keeper to beat,

where the goal was.

Wild Shooting

Woods provided plenty of open- ings for Lieut. Salmon but the left But time after time wild shooting winger was not seen at his best, saw the ball lifted over the bar or und frittored most of them away sent wide. Assisted by such with hasty and indiscriminate kick-

Another Fight

I football come true.

T was de Edward Kelly vision of futile display, the Athletle could ing.

not help but win.

That the Athletic forward line CT. Joseph's silenced all their critics. | is fast developing into one of the To beat the Club five ni wns a cleverest and most forceful in local

Sandford on the opposite line was necisive enough performance to justify football was once again Illustrated. the livelier; but he was not given their leadership.

Ho Kai-keung was a fine lender, enough of the ball. Walkden, until ready and capable of snapping up the unhappy incident which THE

HE Saints held the upper hand in the slightest opening. His inside minated in his dismissal from the every department, and at intervals colleagues Au Kim-fung and Autent was also prominent in initiat they indulgest in spectacular bouts of Ping-ming were adroit and re-ing raids, but made the same glar- passing which bore fruit. The match sourceful in their ball distribution, ing blunders as his colleagues when was a personal triumph for Bernie Fang-King-mui-in particular bene-in shooting position: Gogate, who claimed three goals.

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must not draw false concluulens

fitting.

The Athletic left winger made full use of his opportunities, and most of the sting in the attack was centred in this wing.

tor-

Another demonstration of fisticuffa marred the

game. Walkden and Lai Kwok-chui came to blows in the second half and both received march- ing orders.

The Athletic gained a substantial lead as a result of the first half ex-

A goal in the first five minutes and two in the last three gave the South Wales Borderers a not too convincing victory over Kowloon. Plenty WELL played the Recrelat They of keen play provided some silenced the Artillery's three-inch exciting incidents, but the guns, and gained their first points of Borderers' attack depended the season.

The Chinese defence remained That South China delayed the

too much on kick-and-rush saving gol until a minute and a

tactics to instil any confidence, I am told it was one of the poorest fairly steady, and with it there was exhibitions of football ever seen certainly not the same suggestion half from the and only added to

The of panic as shown by the Lanes while Kowloon's closer game between two first division teams. the excitement of the match which

broke down consistently Artillery are sadly in need of some rearguard. had been a fever hent from the

They miss their Nevertheless they were not econ changes. After Ho Ka-koung had against the solid Borderers new equipment. Rick of. A record crowd for the

howitzers of last year, Bryant, Gough at their best when hard pressed, opened scoring, Lawton equalised defence. Railway Ground followed the rapid

and Moore. Not until the end did the Bor-"

und as has already been pointed: With the best goal of the match, and exchanges with. Increasing in- terest, and they were rewarded Although not in the same class

as Ip Pak-wo, Tay Qun-tong made RIDLEY gave an amazing per derers look ilke improving on their ESE incidents of unruly behaviour out, that they conceded but two then Ho and Au Kim-fung put the with plenty of incident.

A very lucky goal shortly after formance, especially after Higgins early score and when they did it

on the part of players are now goals was mainly the fault of the Chinese further ahead.

Lunes forwards.

the restart made the Athletic abso The most regrettable was the worthy substitute, and i don't had been hurt. He adopted a roving was largely because Kowloon, in reaching serious proportions.

effort by for-

safe. Fenn saved and fell on "affair" between Wong Mee-shunthink South China will have to commission, and through sheer skill, final concentrated and Thomas, the Navy contre-half, worry much more about their left kept the Lincolns forward time towards and half-backs to obtain an THEY have got to be stopped. One Thomson Outstanding the Therefore, by no tenen which ended in

the Englishman problem.

equaliser, left their backs wide open

Chan Sik-pui was reliable in goal, in the position to Judge whether striking Wong and being given

Tay has stili to settle down to

to a sudden breakthrough. It was from the fact that in the muajority of whilst Lo Hon-cheung was the the ball had passed the line, marching orders.

his colleagues' type of play. Quite Me

CHARDY, the Police Custodian, good polley by Kowloon in the cir- cases, Chinese players figure ang pick of the backs. The wing signalled for a goal, a decision Although a section of the crowd often he was caught surprised by was another hero. He saved a cumitaneco--one goal more or less the offenders,

halves, Ho Chol-yin and Ip Pang-fai which did much to take the heart allowed themselves to become a move, which Ip, with his ex- penalty in fine style, and towards the did not matter if they failed to get PEAKING plainly one must confess accomplished a tremendous amount out of the soldiers. consed with the referco's decision, perlence, would have anticipated. end, when the Lincolna girded up their fan equailser but it did not come that the Europeans uro guilty of

However they returned to the It must be recognised that he was

attacks and Woods followed up a Generally speaking the forwards ing, saved his charge from falling at with easy chances and took both.

lains and get down to serious attack off. Fortey was twice

presented

a lot of provocation. The idea that given no alternative.

were again below par. I have least three times.

the Chinese are only beaten by weight interested will only allow the whole bundled the ball into the net,

dropping shot from Sandford and Wong undobtedly

STEADY BACKS. tried to suggest in what direction, fouled

und boisterous tactles still seems to thing to develop into a problem which and I feel sure that with a speed-TN this department, at least, the the first half when Willis and Jones

Kowloon were most impressive lobsens a large number of players Then he was inexcusabte.ofing up, they will once again be. Civilians Lal Wah Cup team, are were wonderfully steady at buck ULAT the Chinese should resent ser

Immediately after this the Lance might prove difficult to handle. had three glorious chances of scor- come the most dangerous quintette guaranted 100 per cent efficlones,

Ing. Once Lawton" received clear Incidentully these footballlín local football.

and prevented Cord's charge' from

methode and to retaliate is under-BVIOUSLY the co-operation of of the backs and only had to walk fights are becoming too commen There was a decided improve seems hopeless to expect goals Smith was kept busy at the other

being seriously threatened, while standable, although not justifiable;

club officials is called for. They the ball into the net. Ho steadied a fenture in local matches. It is ment exhibited by the half back.

have direct control over the players. himself for the shot about ten yards The exercise of that control is neces- up to the authorities to take Loung In-chan and Li Kwok-wni Thair trouble seems to be that they end, saving brilliantly on two occaIE Football Association will have sary if local football in not to do- from goal, and put the ball weakly active steps to reduce, as far as were outstanding,

THE but Leung have an idea they are clever enough slons from Lewis and once from a

pay some attention to the onerato into wild displays of temper

past the upright. possible, the likelihood of such demonstrations of unsporting

with the ball to walk it into the net. penalty taken by Timberlake.

matter. To remain inactive and dla-and petty feelings. After the interval, the Borderers and ongentlemanly behaviour.

dominated the game. Kowloon's defonce were a bit rattled, but al The Navy's pertinacity pulled

pushed though they them through, as much as any-

the ball through repeatedly to their for- thing, to a division of the spoils.

wards, the attack seldom looked like It was significant that they took

penetrating the Borderers defence, the lead after losing Thomas, and with a team of ten men, were far

holding, Morrison and Podmore

them as if in a vice. livellor and more dangerous, than

The display of the Borderers earlier on when at full strength.

| half-backs and backs was the bright feature of the game. Perfect post- Hard Working Defence

tioning and understanding made. ordinary onslaughts futile and Kowloon played into their hands by persisting in a close passing game." Forward, only Hazlewood took the eye. He played a leading part in nearly all the constructive mavo- ments.

resentment

Although (rom the point of view of football they did not reach pre- vlous standards, they were great workers, and contested every inch of ground.

This particularly applies to the defonco, Ward was a tower of strength and never permitted Tay Qua-tong and Tam Kong-pak to get out of hand. ` Robertson gave him invaluable næsistance, con- tinually falling back to help break up the machinations of this virilo wing.

(Continued on Page 9.)

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from the Pollco forward line.

THE EAST LANCS—The East Lange coniar team, who yestar-

day suffered their Grat defest in local league football. (Phatar

Ming Yue).

The only satisfaction Kowloon really obtained from the match was the discovery that Jones made an halt-backs Excellent back. Tho wore good and bad in turn and Bliss had a very poor day. Lowla was the bost forward. Elliot was easily held by Podmore,,

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NAVY AND SOUTH CHINA—A group taken of the Navy and South China teams before the start of their great, match on Saturday. (Photo: Ming Yston),"

After this dismal failure, the Lanes gave it up as a hopeless job.

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34 Possibles Welsh Trisl

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