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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1934.

LINCOLNS' LEADERSHIP SERIOUSLY THREATENED

Vulnerable To St. Joseph's, Navy & Borderers

LISTLESS CLUB

OFFER

NO OPPOSITION

TO NAVY

DRAB ATTACKS

SYDNEY

STRANGE ON HIS OWN

Navy..

(By "Veritas");

...4 Club

This was, I am forced to proclaim, a dreadful game. It boasted prac- 'tically

none of

the

qualities of good football, and as an exhibition was merely tiresome.

The Club have not been the same since defeating Bowth China on November 25. Their reactions to that Bucccan have been entirely The Opposite to the expected. lesson that a well planned attack in doublly effective as a complacent defence hax been

them. Loet on

That is why, on Saturday, the Navy didn't have to play well to win. Possibly the high standard football displayed by the Lincolns, Borderero,

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Pau Ka-ping, South China custodian, cleara a hot shot from a Lincolns forward at Caroline Hill yesterday. The important encounter

was won by South China: (Photo: Ming Yuen).

BRIGHT 15 MINUTES

THEN

most of the representative BORDERERS DO

reactionary THE OYSTER ACT

gamce this year has spoilt lookers. Certainly the

суро

of game soon at Sookunpoo an Baturday was hard to bear,

The Navy played well within them. solves, and even without the assist- ance of Furkins, Blair, Liddington Barnett were fully three goals botter than the civilians.

i and

RIDDLE COMPLICATED. One thing this match did was to complicate the riddle of the Lai Wah Cup final. Against the Club James and West were like a brick wall, It was impossible to asociate the two players with thone who performed the wock before. They had Howe and Co., tied down. They anticipated every move and destroyed the attacks bafora they were half developed. This was the Navy defence we had become to.know and expect. It meant that the chances of any of the Club for- warda scoring were nll.

Thomas made a brilliantly MuсCORY- ful return to centro-half. His way a faultless display, especially in spolling tho Club attack. McGuiro too, waa very much mero contented and at home on the left flank, and Fowler and Dominy were just pawna in his hande.

Two goals in the first five minutes seem to go to the Borderers' heads against the Athletic yesterday, and thereafter they indulged in that indolent type of foot- ball which might have had disastrous results.

S. CHINA WIN A POOR GAME

ONE GOAL DECIDES

LINCOLNS WELL BELOW FORM

NO FORWARD LINE

(By "Voritas”).

South China 1 Lincolns

0

Illustrating'a scrimmage round the South China goal In yesterday's league match with the Lincolas. The defence is seen clearing the ball from the watchful Higgins. (Photo: Ming Yuan).

-South China deservedly won, but the possibilities of this match were never fully realised, and one left Caro- A line Hill yesterday afternoon rather, disillusioned. crowd of something approaching 4,000, including the usual congregation on the popular hillside behind the southern goal cheered excitedly some very unimpressive exchanges.

But for the important effect of the result, the match would have held very little interest.

Partly due to "nerves", and

partly, no doubt due to the de termination of both teams not to have any repetition of the Sookunpoo incidents, the foot- ball itself was ragged and well below the standard set by the Lincoins and South China this season.

Week-End Reflections

REAL EFFECT OF YESTERDAY'S GAME: THE JUNIOR SHIELD

•

(By "Veritas").

SORROWING AT HIGHBURY

HERBERT CHAPMAN

PASSES

HOME FOOTBALL: REVIEW

(By "The Pilgrim")

in

Tragedy made its appearance Home football this week-end and over the Highbury stand, packed with 50,000 spectators of the Arsenal- fixiure, hung Wednesday league gloom at the passing of sportsman,

D

Kroni

TO-DAY'S TRIAL

WILL IT HELP SELECTORS ?

FEW SUGGESTIONS

(By "Veritas"), ^{

The complate, Civilian for ward line which performed so brilliantly against the Chinese and Navy in the Lai Wah Cop will be in action in the second Interport trial match to bo played on the Club ground this afternoon.

The possibility of this formation eventually being selected to go to Shanghai la not remote, but there will have to be decidedly improved form shown by the three Club players. Howe, Strange and Biek. ford, If this is to be the case,

Another very likely trio will also bo on view In Leonard at centre- forward Ridley and Hecquard-on- the left wing. But I think it is more likely that these two trials will result in a forward line something like this: B. Gosano, Ward, Leo-, nard, Ridley and Bickford. It could be worse.

SUGGESTED HALVES.

The selectors may get nearer to solving the half back line problem if Robertson justifies his trial. It' Is the wing positions which are so diffeult to Au. I would suggest· that Beltrao is considered for one

of the flanks. He used to play at right half before taking over the nivatal berth. Podmora, Jones and Cork are strong candidates, but the ruling which forbids more than three Army players in an In- terport team, makes the aclection a complicated affair, as both Allen and Morrison have to be consider- ed in the defence.

Perhaps the best way out of it will be to put A. V. Gosano with Allen at back, Beltrao or Ro- bertson at right half, Leung Wing-chul at rentre-half, and Cork or Jones at left half. This would permit Ridley to be selected for inside left, with Bickford as his partner.

Finally they won by the odd ganl in three, and thus retained their challenge for the chan- pionship. A sparkling attack

Defences stood out in bold relief in the first quarter of an hour Kave indications of a glut of against drab attacks, whose move-

Mr. Herbert Chapman was a per- on both sonality of the game and the most goals.

First Fortey cleverly ments were dominated by one thing rather false impression of the there were repressions worked his way through to give to get the ball as near to goal as

effect of yesterday's

their foot-discussed managor of the day. South sides which affected opportunity of possible. As to how it was accom China-Lincolns result was gained ball.

Other managers who had not the It is to be honed that this after- Mathias the

funds which he could command en noon's game will do something to- heading into the net: then Dun-plished small attention was paid. can nearly broke the upright This was especially noticeable with by a large number of enthusiasta.

COUTH China might have been vied firat his ability to buy the best wards making the whole position with a crashing shot, and Hazle-the Lincolns, who reverted to type,

cover and then his genius in bringing The selected teams for to-day wood did all sorts of things and indulged in the plain kick and ACTUALLY it did nothing to better advised on a different men that active scouts. could dis much clearer.

case the race for the cham-line-up. Wong Wing could have out hitherto demant qualities from with the defence before Unish- ruah methods; against Li-Tin-sang

but pionship, and Lau Mau this was just about na Lincolns none too safely guarding allow Pau Koping to play at in-

merely left the been safely brought into goal to them.

McHardy (Police): 8. Strango Still, as the Americans have it, the (Club) and Morrison (S.W.B.): ing weakly. After these incidents which had effective as shooting at an aeroplane the leadership. If games in hand side left, Tay Qua-tong on

are won by St. Joseph's, Navy and left wing, and Tam Kong-pak with With a keen determination to over. Skinner (Club), Podmora (S.W.B.) did the oyster act and retired South China were rather woe-Borderers, all three can supersede Yeung Shui-yic on the right: this come the visiting Wednesday, the and Shepherd (Police): B. Gobano (St. Joseph's), Ward (St. Joseph's), gracefully into a shell. It allowful in the shooting area, although the Lincolns at the top of

Au some of their approach work bore table.

the latter a possible Interport flank homesters were unable to do more

than divide the points.

Howe (Club), E. Strango (Club) remember.

There was too the irony in this and Bickford (Club), po the Athletic to rally, and

game which no often attends events Cord (Kowloon): Ailen (RA) Kim-fung reduced the lead, con- the hall mark. On the other hand

of tragedy. Downe, the young High and Pilo~(Police)--Robertson---

put them two up. the Borderers with a catapult.

COMPLETE MASTERS.

*

Senior. Regiment.

are op

Another

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in

the race goes onl

are:

by chester Citycy transferred (Club), Pardoe (R.A.) and Jones

the tha

goal.

his

wedding to-day, with brilliant The Wolverhampton and the Now- castlo matches have been regarded at Home ns omens of what will happen In the Cup but for myself I am not form can be a guide to that topsy- inclined to think that any League

cn Saturday,

32 CORRECT RESULTS. Forecasters appear to have had

ris (S.W.B.). Leonard (St (Joseph's), Ridley (Lincolns) and Hocquard (Lincolns).

CHANGE OF DATE

LI Tin-sang and Leung Wing- ness which so often forced him to Duncan continued to show im-chui were complete masters of any does not thrive on the square pame. formed the chief medium of at-the first time this season, went close Fo would certainly mean Goodbye position to field their present team turvy struggle which will be on again Division League Game of the forward variety, and liudspeth proved form, and with Hazlewood situation which arose. Leung, for

givo Hudspell square passes Instead!

·

.

Affected

Tacidentally the Navy won't miss Barnett much: that is if Tong is capable of producing consistently the name form as he showed in this match. A smart inside left, whose only shortcoming was a slight dis verting-Cheung Ming-wing's cenone tuner that there the SOUTH China-can-draw-level JUNIOR SHIELD.

Lincolna vanners, that they never with, the regard for his colleague, Skinner. tre

The soldiers were & shade the append in danger of scoring. Which means that another month MY tip now for the Junior Shield But Tong knows what to do with the ball in front of goal, and pata better teams in the second half, Dick Ridley was beautifully marked, must pass beforo ans definite is the Royal Artillery. Take brainwork behind his movement, and did most of the attacking, and I haven't seen the South China claims can be made.

a look at recent performances. In appearance with the Shemelders and (S.W.B.): Mathias (S.W.B.), Har But they did not push home their defence to better advantage this WHERE SMITH FAILED.

the league they defeated Smith

and Navy! schomer, hard won territorial advantages as senson, WHE another

should Borderers NEXT week's matches although he needed to add a little they had done in the early stages

help. St. Joseph's receive the Shield they eliminated South China, more speed to his work to obtain the of the game, and a lively Athletle

second division leaders. fuli valuo of it. It was this slow-defence kopt them out.

Navy, and the Lincolns posed by the Borderers.

the Shield; will not be in the defeat for the men from Shamshui- am afraid the Navy, holders of

in the subsequent rounds, and the Hudspeth, In

In a race for the ball is a tack. The inside left was off the to proving his admirers claim that to All That. good winner nine times out of ten. mark in his shooting, but was de- he is the best centre-half in the

Colony, Ho The Hudspeth who han first to beat lightfully constructive. Generally

was never at a loss ST. Joseph's were anything but Borderers, who decisively but paid

a bad week-end but the Bxtures The First Division League game, convincing against the Recreio, to the Young Indians are anony opponent is not soon to the same speaking, the Borderers played well init either Ridley, wigs in or The King's Park team are easily the the leading probables.

were not too difficult if one remem- Athletic v. ILK. Police, will be played advantage.

Back McGuinness. His duels with Ridley

bered the Christmas and New Year of the Hongkong F.C. ground en Sun- within themselves, the half Viewing the Club in retrospect, and defence being clearly on top.

were fascinating. Leung enjoyed unluckiest in local football. When

games and the lessons they tought. Į day, January 14, instead of Saturday ono can And

Stil I must admit that I was for- 13, as shown in the fixture list. acclamation only A hyzak Athletic team gave the chief honours because, although they do collect a couple of points THE teams evidently decided that there was going to bo no mid-

tunato to asil 32 correct forecasts A meeting of the H.K.F.A. Council for one player Sydney Strange. Ho

out of the grand total.

will be held in the Association Office, matches had decisive results.

I did not slip up over the Villa Des Veaux Road, C, on Thursday first half, and after the Navy had the rearguard defemling skilfully assumed real ascendancy mado

The forwards were rather neglected

Spurs

match, alther, but liome cables next, at 5.30 p.m. desperate effort by moving up

to by their Intermediates, and could under water, so to speak, the rest THEY were full value for BEYOND the Artillery's achieve report that the play was spoilt by centre-helf. It was Strange who never break down an impregnable of the Lincoln attack went to pieces. their fate was a two-nil defeat, ly free from surprises. South the Spurs forcing the issue strongly

draw against the Saints, yet ment, the results were singular-toughness und et ma scenes

With kept the Navy tally down to two defence.

Hocquard and Baldry found half Nevertheless I think St. Joseph's China "B" did exactly as I ex- they netted five times without reply goals in the first “35," and his current form is going

backs in Leung In-chan to

it difficult to make

and Lee have twq defeats before Ignore him

them: preted against the Air Force. and then Waring, one of the Villas Strange was always too far back, and Kwok-waf much too wily for them. against the Borderers and South Comparative league records him for Interport honours.

beat men was ordered from the feld by the referee. Unfortunately Hill and Strange have he has yet to capture the trick of The quick interventions of Lau Mau China.

suficient to expect

Chinese

The irate crowd hind had enough yet come to

to a working agreement, running into position for the return took all the sting out of McGuin-

success, common weakness foundness, and Higgins was a rambling,

to tax their patience and they pelted and appallingly large gaps were to Lo

and hooted the unfortunate oficial found between them when the Navy among local inside forwards, and it

until the police intervened, made their attacks, Hill scomed to is here where the Chinese always ineffective figure In the centre. bo so intent on his strict surveillance enjoy a big advantago,

his

a

shouldered the work of three in the creditable account of themselves, he did not always obtain possession, from the Artillery. they are toldweck, games for them; and all

he worried the Lincoln inside left the match must be replayed. 80 much that ruined all his schemes. With Ridley's head being held

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pass. It las

of Skinner, that ho offered little cover- Dominy did not tend to improve ing to Strange when the left back matters. Hesitancy, allied with lack moved up to tackle. It was not Hill's of confidence and constructive foot- bost

game of the season.

work contributed to a sad showing.

hard at through Smith (a lucky, kon

THAT PENALTY INCIDENT.

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•

HE' conduct of the Lincolns and South China WOR ex-

wore

I have a feeling LOCAL SOCCER

RESULTS

JUNIOR SHIELD.

I Kowloon F.C.

Unlucky Leeda! They might have done better than losing both points but for their misfortune in losing

HOME

RUGBY

England Easily Beat The Rest

London, Jan. 6,

The English Rugby Trial played at Twickenham resulted in an easy vic-

Hydes, their goal-getter in the first tory for England against The Rost hair but it's all in the game as Vic by 20 points to five.

Watson said putting in a brace of

o Park.

rcals

2

0

Wales also held in trial at Cardiff, before his admirers at Upton the Probables beating the Possibles, by

Talk about bringing homo the

24-12.eati

Bacon! The centre-forward of that club fixtures Bristol walloped the Some good: ganies were sean in the name brought home four goals lost R.A.F. to the tune of 20-0, and Glou 0 week, and five on Saturday for coster had the better of the Dovon-

Coventry,

DIVISION L

4 H.K; Club

1

4 R.A.

2 Recreio

1 11.K. Polico

1 Lincolns

But the praise bestowed on emplary, but the South China defence de- serves to be shared by their Lin- coln opposities. Cork was a non and Roden that the Chinese dominating Agure in the centre, were goalless until ten minutes Hynes was not Buccesful centro- Fowler suffered, and in any case was half, being easily lured out of position not clever enough to break down the

and played the policeman to from the end, it la to their credit Fung King-cheung as though he that they offered a very fine det. Navy 4 Athletla and rarely giving his forwards those combined McGulra-West opposition.

fence. There were two occasions South China "B" 4 R.A.F. forward ground passes which are so

Tho

had found a long lost child. put themselves two Navy

when they were aprendengled in 5.W. Borderers 3 Young Indians necessary for paying the way to gomis, Skinnor and Duncan were

Dudley and Bett were spoilers, the first Half, but the Chinese Lincoln Regt. on awful bloomer) and

Huds workers, but reached only mediocre (a glorious left footed drive for

although the latter found Young vanners failed to take advantage R.A.

1 South Ching "A" Landard.

Rodger shaped hopelessly), before Syd Shui-yle a handful, and was much of either situation, and one had to DISMAL FORWARDS. Strange converted a penalty with an happier against Tay Qua-tong, who be content with mentally record-

ing lucky escapes. The forward line was dismal, ideal gound shot. The Navy were was decidedly below par.

R. Navy Howe almost ruined his chances of more than value for this lead at the

The Chinese lacked thrust be-St. Joseph's

Kowloon F.C. Fung, whoso ball distribution Interport recognition with no inept interval,

was na accurato as over, made hind their movements. The Lin- East Lancashires display as one could imagine. He

the big mistake of concentrating colns were, comparatively speak, S. China had no ball control, couldn't get his Langmead and Tong, with clever his attentions on Li Shek-yu ing, without either. The goal S.W.B. wings going and beagled anything shots, made the game safe for the operating on the left wing. This which decided the issue came

Navy, and then came a curious

weak somewhat as a surprise, and was un penalty Incident, which left many con- young player was the real fortunate habit of swerving out from fused. A Navy player handled, and Syd link in the Chinese attack, and it almost lucky. I was too far away the centre to shoot' from" anglos.

soc clearly what happened, Strange placed the ball and took the was surprising, in view of Young's to have always found this taotle difficult kick, scoring with a ground drive proved ability to do something Yeung, I know was directly res Lincoln Regt. 18 10 1 2 30 12 21 to understand. By so doing he volun- But the referee was still waving a with the ball, that he should have possible, by cleverly cutting St. Joseph's 11 8 2 1 30 13 18 Larily reduces his chances of scoring Navy player behind the ball and had been so obviously ignored. Had through and forcing a corner R. Navy... 11 8 2 1 88 20 19 likelihood of being robbed bofors he reason why Strange had to take the contred more on the right wing 1 for Tam Kong-pak to divort into Athletic and at the same time increase the not given the signal: which was the Fung's generous passing been which he placed-in-the-goalmouth South China 11 8 1 2 0 11 17 S.W. Borderers 9 7 0 2 82 12 14 .can shoot.

kick again. So far as I could soo

12 5.07 80 30 10 ut the whole Club attack was dis was not directly because of the Navy ballove South China would have the net. It was not until two or Club

three momenta afterwards that H.K. Police 12 8 18 17 23 7

2! 4 1་ d2H9: organised and has never been more player's infringement, but because scored more than one goal. feeble. Ernest Strange did not give the referee had not given the signal,

the majority of the spectators Kowloon F.C.11 8 1 7 17 27 7 WITHOUT THRUST.. Bickford that support necessary Anyhow Strange ballooned over, the

realised they had seen a goal East Lancs. 02 1 6 10-10 E against a weak half back to make the bar, and that was the end of the after-to the energies of Deacon, Edwin-

Although it was not entirely due scored.

{R.A."

10 2 B 10 28 4 loft wing the chief modium of attack: | noon's Inculents.

A disappointing game.

Recrolo

[0.510

in front of goal Ho also demonstrated that

2 Athletic

League Table.

Goals

-P. W. D. L. RA. Pta

MOTHERWELL oblige,

port Services by 10-3.

Full resulte, as cablod by Router

And I must not forget to be modest are appended:

1 about Motherwell who upheld "Cour

forecast by losing at home for the Probables second time.

expected St. Mirren and Third

I Lanark to do better than they did but England

Rangers are going ahead in fine style. They may get to within striking dis-i tance of the leaders' yet.

WELSH TRIAL

24 Possiblos (At Cardiff) ENGLISH TRAL

(At

20 The Rest Twickenham) CLUB FIXTURE.

Richmond

་

25 R.A.F.

16 Devonport 8.

0.O.MT.

→ Swanzen

0 London Irish

11 Northampton

6 Plymouth

Both Stockport accred 13 against Halifax Bristol thus breaking a record which has Gloucester been shaken once this season by Guy's Hosp. Middlesbro

Leicester Aldershot rather surprised by their London Scot win-again-Queen's Park-at-the London Welsh Jatter's venue and the rosult, puts a Newport. different complexion on the Scuthern St. Bart's Section'a table. Queen's should have U.S. Portsmouth been at the top this week.

Rodford Manchester United have again fallen Birkenhead Park 25 Bradford

18 Rosalyn Park into the slough and Bolton have lost Llanelly ||14 Cardiga that winning way which neems to be Stewartonians • Glasrow Acas.. Grimsby's main feature these days.. Watsoniana,

3 Heriotonians

12 11arlequins 6 Blackheath

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