THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER · 28, 1933.
CIVILIANS AND NAVY PROMISE GREAT DUEL WHITEAWAYS
IN SATURDAY'S LAI WAH
CUP FINAL
Superior Team Work May Decide Issue
PROGRAMME FOR THE NEW YEAR
(By "Veritas”),
NUP tie fever is to usher in Hongkong's 1934 foot-
CUR
ball, when on Saturday, the Civilians and Navy meet in the final for the Lai Wah Cup. Recollections of the semi-final games makes speculation concerning this encounter fascinatingly interesting.
THE Navy are generally recognised as being one
of the finest teams in the Colony, and this is supported by their performances. On the other hand the Civilians, in defeating the Chinese, provided the most spectacular football of the year. By this surely, we can confidently expect a rousing match on Saturday?
Barring injuries and other un- foreseen circumstances, the Navy will field the same team as that which opposed the Recreio in the League last week, namely:
Liddington
James Weat
Purkina
McGuire
Mitchell
Hudspeth
Smith
Langmead
Barnett
Skinner
A
One
Here is clever and well Balanced combination, and which I cannot help fooling will win, in spite of all the attractive qualities of the Civilian team.
NAVY'S REAL STRENGTH. The strength of the Navy is not found in the possession of one or two saper players, but in the equality of skill and craft which exists in all departments, which has been consolidated into a per- fect understanding in and between defence and attack.
It is this which chiefly influences one to adopt a sanguine attitude to their chances of winning the: La Wah Cup. If anything is to, turn the game in favour of the Navy it is their team work. This "phase always hos, and always will,
Au Kim-fung, of the Athistle, who has been chosen to play for the Chinese against the Rest on Monday,
play the most important part in
MY FORECAST.
LEAGUE.
1st, Division
TO WIN-
S. China
2nd. Division
TO WINI-
Athletic
S. China Borderers
TO DRAW1—
Artillery
3rd. Division
TO WIN:-
Lincolns R.A.F. Borderers
TO DRAW :-
R.A.M.C:
Lai Wah Cup
TO WINI-
Navy Children's Playground Match ¡TO WINT-
Chinesc
Tang Kwong-sum, Athletic outside right, who is another selection for
the Chinese team on New Year's Day,
RUGBY
AGAIN DEFEATED
CLUB "A" LOSE TO NAVY XV
(By Line Out")
FLEET LEAGUE FOOTBALL
LANGMEAD'S TWO GOALS
HELPS BERWICK
TO WIN
Displaying infinite superiority In practically all departments, the Berwick yesterday trounced H.M.S. Suffolk in a first division, C.FL match at Happy Valley by four goals, to nil.
Langmead was in happy mood, and in addition to scoring two goals, was the leading raider on the Beld. The Navy. centre-forward held) s forwards together with real skill and initiative.
TWO BIG "SPORTS FEATURES.
FOR "TELEGRAPH". READERS TOMORROW.
To-morrow's editions of the Telegraph will contain two big sports features.
"Capt. Foster" will, con- tribute his usual page on local and general racing, including comments on the Fanling
Races for next Sunday and latest Derby and Subscription griffins gallops. R. Abbit's cricket notes,
best as tho recognised informed comments on local cricket will also appear, and will, among other things, deal with the Triangular Tournament matches.
Rejuvenated "Veterans"
Pay Mid. Smith, the Navy inside right was also prominent for the 661 losers, but he was badly supported, and although clever in Individual? efforts, found himself smothered by the determined Berwick defence,
Thomson was a tower of strength for the Suffolk, and it was largely due to him that the team's deficit was not higher. The Berwick play- ed well to a inan and any other result would have been insulting to them.
Langa:end (2), Morgan and Ryan) scored for the Berwick, whose team was:-Funnell: James and Jenkins: Kent, Kennedy and Camsell: Jones, Morgan,
and Ryan Langmead, Hambly,
Young
and
Suffolk: Pepper: Treagis: Dodds, Cosens, and Love: Thomson, Smith, White, Hail and Thompkins.
A Navy side picked from the Med FORWARDS
way, Suffolk and Kent beat the Club "A" at Happy Valley yesterday even- ing by one goal and a try (8 points) to one try
(3 points).
The day's rain had made the ground wet, and light drizzle fell at the start
of the gamo making the ball heavy, resulting in poor passing and hand- ling amongst the Club'e back. The Navy backs, however, handled better and pressed at the start to go over for a try in the corner aftor the scrum half had worked the blind side. The kick failed.
RIOT
RUN
SEVEN GOALS FOR THE
WILD SWAN
SCORE FIVE AGAINST HERALD
In a very one-sided Second Division match at Happy Valley yesterday, II. M. S. Veteran overwhelmed H. M. S. Harald to win by five goals to nil, four of which were scored in the first half.
Honĺs The Veteran led by two after ten minutes of play, Camp- bell being responsible for both. He took advantage of errors by the Herald defence to make no
blunder by mistake. Another
Harding, who attempted to pass back to the goalkeeper, allowed
Int to nip in and scored the third goal and five minutes from the interval, Rimmer added the fourth, ramming home a rasping ground shot,
and WAB
Save for a brief effort by the Herald to reduce the arrears in Opposed by a weak Tamar the early part of the second half,
Williams, Thorpe when eleven, the Wild Swan yester Arundell, the closing molety day scored an easy victory in the second division of the pretty well initial half. C.F.L. when they netted seven times to the Tamar's twice of
Throughout the game the Club for- wards gave their backs plenty chances, only to see them frittered away.
Meeke was getting the ball away from the serum well, but Jen- kins took some time before he could
a repetition of the Rimmer scored from a break- nway, and from that point tho Wild Swan settled the issue in the Herald gave up all attempts to early stages by piling on three quick savo the game, Nevertheless Hard- goals, and at the interval led by fouring and Cuthell, the Herald backs goals to one.
improved and defended bravely. hold a pass,
The Tamar were mainly on the de- Aided by a little luck they manag- Cockrane usually a forward, was fensive throughout the game, and ined to prevent the Veteran forwards playing at inside three quarters and this respect they played pluckily. had an unenviable task, sa the backs The Wild Swan forwards were in from again scoring. ran across, and if he did hold a pass good form and could not be stopped vain efforts to rally his team, Towards the end Dovey made the Navy Insides wero well up to near goal. tackle him.
Clark had the satisfaction Herald:-Yuille: Harding and The Navy scored once again in the netting-four-goals, completing the away; Winkles and Wiltshire were vourably with their opposing Navy second half when the scrum half slip-hat-trick in the first half, and Gold always in position to repulso
and ped numbers, Toss up a coin
should other three." you'll probably plek the winner. Fry to be converted. Harare for ulding, Drewery and Tipple shared the thy
Smith scored the Tamar's solitary Sea. Foad as follows:
The teama lined up under Ldg. The chances are infinitely greater have prevented the score if he had
takon the scrum half instead of try-first half goal, and Rowe added than by an analystical survey!
Veteran:-Watson: Winkles and second after the change-over follow-
Meen and The bringing forward of this ing to intercept an anticipated pasa,
The Club then pressed strongly and ing a fine individual burst through Wiltshire: Frost, match, of course, has put paid to
Huckley: Evans, Campbell, Flint, the first division programme for several attacks were ruined by drop- the defence.
ped passes. The forwards efforts Wild Swan:-Alford: Humphreys Usher and Rimmer. Saturday, which is rather a pity were eventually rewarded by Harris and Simuna Green Creacy and Herald:-Yuille: Harding and Yule, Dovey and as we had that exciting clash beWalker going over for a good try in Riley: Tipple, Food, Clark, Drewery Cuthell
after the ball had and Golding.
Mottram; Williams, Yates, tween the Borderers and St. the
passed down the line. Robertson's Tamar:King: Mann and Willey: Joseph's to look forward to.
kick was
good but not quite good Hope, Hulme and Weir: Smith, Thorpe, Cordell and Arundell, CBough.
Rowe, Chappel, Handford and Wing The game was played throughout field. But on Sunday the Club ground with plenty of spirit, and considering offers an attraction in the second it was soon after Christmas it was meeting of the season of South really enjoyable to play in and watch." China and the Athletic. It was
CHINESE "DERBY":
in the very first match of the
corner
1
n
M.C.C. PLAY DRAW.
Calcutta, Dec. 27. Marylebone GREAT DEFENCE Tho
Cricket Club tourists played a one-day match against the British in Bengat to-day, which resulted in a draw.
SUFFOLK
POINTS
BERWICK LITTLE UNLUCKY
season that they played before, chui (S. China), and Lee Kwok- when South China, not at all con wal (S. China): Tang Kwong EARNS
(Athletic), Au Kim-fung a football match, and whichever vincingly, won by four goals to sum
skilled in it, can one. But this time I think they (Athletic), Ho Ka-keung (Athle- team is most
will again win, and more de-tic), Tay Qua-tong (S. China) and generally be expected to win.
Fung King-mu (Athletic). Re- servingly. Which is not to infer that the If the Athletic could be relied serves:Tong Kwan and Wong Civilians have no combination. upon to produce the same form as Wing (S. China). Quite the opposite was express-that revealed against the Club and The Rest: Cord (Kowloon) A. ed in very emphatic terms by East Lance one could reasonably V. Gosano (St. Joseph'a) and S. their display against the Chin expect a division of points. In Strange (Club): L. G. Robertson ese. Nevertheless I feel, they any case much depends on whether (Club), N. Beltrao (St. Joseph's) have to be inspired by the oc-Ho Ka-keung has completely re-and Bliss (Kowloon): B. Gosano casion to produce such highly covered from last week's injury, (St. Joseph's), Elliott (Kowloon), developed unity of movement, and whether Au Kim-fung is on A, Howe (Club), Ridley (Lincolns) whereas the Navy exploit SL best behaviour.
and Hocquard (Lincolns). Given these
tho two factora
The week-end programme is: Athletic should give South China
good run for their money.
** naturally.
With threo- exceptions, the Civilians will be the same as the
team which won on December 9, and there is only one alteration to the line-up which was originally chosen for the semi-final tic.
CIVILIAN LINE-UP.
NEW YEAR'S DAY MATCH Chinese Athletic are strongly represented in the Chinese team to oppose the Rest of the Colony on New Year's Day. Mak Sul-Hon, Ho Chor-yin, Tang Kwong-sum,
A. V. Gosano, Bliss and Duncan Au Kim-fung, Ho Ka-keung and come into the side, and Ward has Fung King-mu have found places, been proferred to Elliott. The and the side, made up with South team will thus bo:
China players, ja particularly strong,
McHardy
A. V. GoAnno
E. Strange
L. G. Robertson
N. Beltrao
.8. Bils
B. Gosono
A. Ward
A. Howo
E. Strange
I. Bickford,
The Rest rearguard will have to strike good form to stop the Chinese forward line, which la almost the best that can now be put into the field.
The Rest will held quite a sound combination, including the Ridley. Hocquard loft wing.
The match la boing played on behalf of the Children's Play- ground fund, and a record crowd
And this isn't a combination to should be present on Monday at
be treated lightly. The defence the Club ground. should be almost cast-iron. The Tho tonma will bo:--
Chinese: Pau Ka-ping half backs do not invito quite such
(8.
a confident statement, but the China): Leung In-chan (8. China) talent in there. The forward line and Mak Sul-hon (Athlette): Ho on paper comparos very fa- Chor-yin (Athletic), Leung Wing
SATURDAY.
The Suffolk owed it largely to their defence that they beat the Berwick by two goals to mil yesterday in the third division of the China Fleet Football League.
Lelliot, the Suffolk goalkeeper was especially prominent; and saved dangerous shots from Navy v Civilians-Club, 3.30 Mugford, Worthington and Bred-
LAI WAH CUP FINAL..
LEAGUE.
SECOND DIVISION,
Y. Indians Athletic-St.
Joseph's
of
don with splendid judgment. He often earned rounds applause for his fine anticipation and clean clearances.
Poddal opened the Suffolk account
IL.A. y Navy-Military, II.V. by converting a penalty, and the lead S. China v Kowloon-Caroline
Club v Borderers-Club.
THIRD DIVISION.
was further increased in the first half through Jones, who broke clean away
en hla own.
The Berwick wero decidedly unfor tunato to finish the firat: half-two goals in arrears,
Keen and Miller, the Berwick backu figured prominently in the second, somewhat more, dangerous on 'the
R.E. y Lincolns-Athletic, R.A.M.C. v Recreio-Chatham when the Suffolk forwards bocame Rond
RASC. v RA.F.Military, 4 move. Borderera v University-Kow-
loon
SUNDAY.
FIRST DIVISION. Athletic v.8. Chinn-Club MONDAY.
CHILDREN'S FLAYGROUND
MATCH.
Rest of Colony v Chinese Club, 880 pm the
M.C.C. had 187 for flvo, declared. Barnett taking a B1, including thir- toon fours and a six. Elliott scored 43. six fours and one six included.
The Bongal team scored 121 for eight wickets, Marriott taking five for 55-Restor
SPORT ADVTS.
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STEEPLECHASE MEETING. Sunday, 31st December. 1st Raca 2.30 p.m. Special train from Kowloon Station 1-05 p.m.
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at tha
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Many goal-scoring opportunition DANCING ACADEMY
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II.M.S. Berwickt-Davios; Keon, Miller: Boyd, French, Lake; Broozes -Mugford,
Worthington, Broddon, Williams.
Buffolkt Lolliot; Eyre, Scanlon; Btylos Peddall, Lowie,
Howell, Jones,
Reos,
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