1934-01-18 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1934.

INTERPORT TEAM IS SELECTED: SEE COLUMN FIVE

FIRST SATISFACTORY

SOCCER TRIAL

YESTERDAY'S MATCH OFFERED MORE THAN ONE SOLUTION

TAY QUA TONg should wALK INTO THE COLONY'S TEAM

IMPROVED HALF BACK SHOWING

(By "Veritas").

The final trial before the selection of the Interport football team played yesterday proved. much more satisfactory, and contributed far more towards assisting the selectors in their task, than I ever imagined it could.

Among other things it revealed a very likely forward line and a rearguard. But it didn't satisfy one that from the teams could be drawn a cast iron half back line. An intermediate trio of only fair strength, with obvious limitations, could be chosen from yester- day's 'players.

On the whole, the unannounced, but none the loss obvious idea, of probable forwards versus probable defence worked out with a fair measure of success. The B. Gosano, Tay. Quatong, A. V. Gosano, 6. Strange and Bickford quintette made quite an impressive showing, and against them, the Beltrno-Cork Loung half back line were fair to midding, and Alton and Morrison the backs, definitely good.

Ernie Strange was the only weak line in the attack, and on recent howings Ridley is much to bó pre- ferred for the inside left position.

NO MORE GLORIFYING.

- 'Orico again, and so far as the Interport is concerned, for all time, the glorification of the Hocquard-Ridley wing was set at nought. As a combination they didn't exist:

as an in-

dividual player Hocquard was one of the poorest on the field and couldn't - even challenge Bickford for the outside left· berth.

If this game has any influence whatever with the selectors, Tay Qua-tong should walk into the team. His display at inside right stood out as the best of any forward, with the exception of Pau Ka-ping, whose vorsatility is bound to send him to Shanghal.

So cleverly, in fact, can Pau ac- commodate himself to any position, that it wouldn't be at all surprising to sco this quality react on him, and we shall find him finishing up by taking the linesman's flag!

GOSANO'S, GREAT HEADER-It was a typical effort by Gosano which saw him, as this photo illustrates, leap up among a crowd, of players to head the ball on to the cross bar with Pau Ka ping well besten in the first few minutes of yesterday's Interport football trini. (Photor

Ming Yuan). calling for the ball and spoiling openings when given it.

THE HALVES.

When it came to a question of But it is certainly going to behalf backs, the probability of very difficult to Ignore Tay. On Beltrão. Cork and Leung Wing- current form he is better than Tam chul, in that order named, being .Kong-pak, hitherto the most

more sent to Shanghal became obvious

nover choice. Tay's glorious and more apparent. They

being stage of ground passes to both Gosanos reached the were delightful studies in advanced dominant, but they held their own. football teachaique and skill. Fur and encouraged the belief that thermore he has a shot in both feet they were about the beat com- which would do credit to shellbination available. from a 4 inch gun.

OUT OF PICTURE:

His part in A. V. Gosano's brilliant goal was notable, for he initiated the movement and gave the final flick pass which allowed the St. Joseph's player to net with a typical pile diver taken first time.

Apart from this goal, and a brilliant heading effort in the first two minutes, A. V. Gonsao was rather out of the picture. But his sharpshooting alone is sufficient to warrant his selec tion. He showed again in this trial that given but the slightest opportunity and he can get

goals.

Ernie Strange was again a com- parative failure, and Bickford was left to fend for himself, and by his own enterprise to convince the selectors thint he is the man for Shanghai. He did not play well enough for one to pronounce him a first class left winger but his performance was infinitely more attractive "than that of "Hocquard," who spent far too much time in

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It was unfortunate that Jones Injury. absent owing to Pardoo's exclusion, of course, was made known to Telegraph renders several days ago, whilst it is could doubtful whether Skinner ever seriously be considered.

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But Shepherd, who deputised for Jones yesterday gave a pass. ing good account of himself and at least suggested a very sound reserve for the Shanghai visit. Britain, Pardoe's understudy was seldom in the picture,

MY FORECAST.

SENIOR SHIELD.

TO WIN-

Athletic

St. Joseph's Lincolns

Borderers

JUNIOR SHIELD.

TO WIN-

S. China

R. Artillery "Borderers

ĮTO DRAW↓--

Navy

LEAGUE, 1ST. DIV.

TO WIN:--

S. China.

Tang had no points to place him more favourably for the right

Of the probable Interport half') backs, Belfrno was the most con- vincing, and as I intimated a fort-wing berth than B. Gosano. Ilis night ago, is just as good a right best piece of work was the return pass to Paa Ka-ping which half as he is a path Lena roved allowed the South China player chui gave a slightly showing over his previous dis- to score the winning goal with a plays at left half, and Cork was rasping ground drive,

McHardy was a somewhat lucky well able to hold his own in the

Cord inspired for middle, being especially effective goalkeeper:

more confidence. But Pau Kn- against Gosano.

Gosano's headwork is a bye-wording is preferable to both. in local football, but yesterday Cork had him beaten five times

The Whites, thanks to Pau Ka- out of six-a particularly attrac- tive feature of the Lincoln's work.ping, who left his goal to take up

BACKS GALORE.

Yet again it was demonstrated that any one of three rearguard combinations can be sent North without fear of the team being let down.

Allen and Morrison as they played were as safe as houses: but Allen and Strange would be equally as good, and Allen and Pile might conceivably be

better.

Pile played pretty football in company with Strange: he was never at a disadvantage, and oft times relieved serious situations with some cleverly timed intereoptions.

THE GOALS.

the-inside-right-position, were- two goals to the good at the in- terval. He put Elflott through to score with a weak shot which McHardy should have saved with ease, and followed that up with a daisy goal himself.

The exchanges were full of in- tereat, although the nearest the Bluce went to scoring during this period was in the first few minutes when Gosano, as will be seen by the photograph on this page, nearly hit the cross bar with a wonderful header from a

corner.

It was left to Bickford, midway through the second half, to reduce the lead, the left winger netting with a great right footed drive. Then camo.A. V. Gosano's bril Neither Elliott nor Tangiant goal, conceived by Tay, and Kwong-sum were impressive. The completed by the centre-forward former, offered Innumerable Just as a draw seemed inevitable, openings by Pau Ka-ping, was Pay initiated a similar movement, mitch too slow in collecting the and was well supported by Tang, ball, and found it necessare to who flashed back the pass when manonevre for position bofore asked for by Pau, and the inside: shooting. This let him down right beat McHardy all the way. several times.

with a first time shot.

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SHIELD PROGRAMMES

NOTHING VERY ARTILLERY LOOK

EXCITING ABOUT SENIOR ENCOUNTERS

SAFE FOR JUNIOR SHIELD SEMI-FINAL

(By "Veritas").

FOR yet another week the league

programmes in all three divi- sions have to take a back seat, and on Saturday they make way for second round ties in the Senior and Junior Shields. In both competiz tions we see the last eight in còn flict.

TOGETHER with South China,

who meet the winners of the Navy--Athletic conflict the Bor- derers and St. Joseph's share the honour of being favourites for the Senior trophy, although the draw indicates that the soldiers will have! a much easier entry into the somi- final than the Saints.

INTERPORT

TEAM. SELECTED

SURPRISES IN ABUNDANCE

AMAZING LEFT WING CHOICE

Last night the Interport Selec- tion Committee finally

chose

THE Junior Shield matches pro-

miso to leave the Lincolns, South China, Artillery and Bor- derers in the semi-final. The Navy, last year's winners, will have a difficult task to survive the opposi- tion provided by the Lincolns, for they are bound to take the field somewhat depleted. My favourites, the Royal Artillery, have a comfort- able looking draw, and should emerge easy winners. THE Borderers are not likely to be

thwarted by the Club, whose form is so variable as to leave the prophets at a complete disadvan- tage. South China should account for the Recreio, even though it is

the Caroline Hill club's third outfit. Frankly it la difeult to dis- The Artillery are turning out tinguish a really attractive game the team which has struck such a in the senior competition. The winning vein, and it will take a Club and Lincolns would have lot to stop them. I shall be very promised n wonderful gamo a surprised if they fail to make the month ago, but both have so de- semi-final grade. teriorated that one hesitates to expect very high class calibre of football from them.

The Navy, now but a shadow of the previous playing strength, meet the Athletic, and this en- counter may, or may not, produce something "out of the bag.

On paper, at least, there is nothing in the programme, to excite the Imagination."

CLUB'S ANXIETIES.

The Borderers will also be at full strength against the Club, and ie indicated, an easy passage unless Bell and Duncan can make their presence felt in the forward line and take the soldiers defence by surprise.

The Navy-Lincolns tie is the most doubtful proposition on the card. The Navy did not impress tremen- dously in their first round match,

and some Improvement will be necessary to overcome the Lin- colns, who are dangerous to any team. I think the most the Navy... the team to oppose Shanghai next | Possibly the most interesting will get away with is a draw. month. It to chock full of sur- draw is that of the Club and The Recrolo face a forlorn hopo feeling the in their visit to Caroline Hill, and prises, as will be seen by the Lincolns. Both are Following, which is the team in need of team changes and post-appear safe for defeat. question:

tional experiments. The Club are The complete programme for the definitely confronted with a for-week-end is: ward lino weakness; the Lincolns have a shaky defence to streng- theD.

Pau Ka-ping. (S. China) Allen (Artillery)

S. Strange (Capt.)

Loung Wing-chui (S. China)

Beltrão (St. Joseph's)

C. Pile (Police}

B. Gosano (St. Joseph'a) Tam Kong-pakTM (S. China) A. V. Gosano (St. Joseph's) Ridley (Lincolns) Hocquard (Lincolns) The reserves are:

Tay Qua-tong (S, China) Cork (Lincolns) McHardy (Police) E. Strange (Club) Brittain (Police)

Howe's fall from grace ás D goal-scoring medium is not the only factor in the Club's attack anxiety.The Strange-Bickford- wing appears to have lost much of its vitality and power. The right flank, of course, always has been a matter of "f". Fowler is still in need of experience before he can lay claim to first division standard: but he is not helped very much by constantly having his inside partner changed.

-XO

It is pointed out that the alone team will, definitely play against Hili is obviously a better man Shanghai, but that the manager than Dominy for inside right, but (Mr. A. Goldenberg), the Captain whilst Robertson is away, it is (S. Strange) and Vice-Captain vital question whether the (Lieut. Hocquard) will select the Kowloon player can be spared team from the whole of the six-from the defence. teen players to oppose Tientsin in Dominy may settle down into a the second Interport, match.

The above team will have a final try out on February 3, when it will oppose a Combined Chinese eleven on the Club ground.

My comments on the selection of the team will be fully given at a later stage..

MCHARDY SAVES-McHardy, who was kept fairly busy in goal yesterday in asun here saving with hle defending colleagues anxiously looking-on. (Photo: Ming Yuen),

useful substitute for Robertson. Unhappily he lacks that degree of forcefulness so necessary for this position. He much prefers to wait for the ball than to adopt the initiative and go for it himself.

SENIOR SHIELD.

Navy v Athletic-Kowloon Club v Lincolns--Club

St. Joseph's v Police-Caro- Hine Hill

nry

Borderers v Kowloon-Milit-

JUNIOR SHIELD.

South China v Recreio-Caro- lino Hill

Navy v Lincolns-Kowloon Police y Artillery-Military Club v Borderers-Club

SUNDAY.

League, 1st Div.

S. China v R. Artillery-Caro- line Kill

as energetic as that of the Club, should pull them through to the semi-final.

THE ENIGMAS. ́ ́.

St. Joseph's are up against the season's enigma team. The Police, who haven't performed the samo two weeks running since the start THE LESSER RISK.

of the season, are capable of best Nevertheless, with the positon and worst type of football, As as it is, the Club can better affordhey luckily defeated the Artillery to take the risk of a less virile right last week, so they may just as half back, and to includo Hill thoroughly go and beat the Saints among the forward, Hynes in hia this Saturday. They surprised old place in the defence, andse old college boys a month ago kinner once more reinstated in by snatching a league point from them, and if imbued with the he pivotal position.

necessary inspiration, may well be cosponsible for one of the sur

rise results of the day.

Which remark clearly shows that I expect St: Joseph's to win. On form they are a better team, and there is no reason why this form should become contrary be Skinner, of course, would have cause the match happens to be in

Such a line-up would promise a slightly stronger attack: or at lenst a

forward line which should be able to take advant, age of any weakness on the part of the Lincolas defence.

a big task, for it. would be im- the shield,

porative for him to keep a close

The Navy and Athletic tie is in eye on Ridley, without, at the same the first round, the match having time, allowing Higgins too much been postponed. I expect the Athletic to win, and thus qualify

rope.

It is frooly stated that the to meet South China in a second "Lines" are contemplating Boveral round "Derby," changes in the team for Saturday:

The Borderers will be at full

defent.

oven if this be so, I doubt very strougth against Kowloon, which much whether they will be of means that the Railway Ground great Improvement. Turner's re- Colk had better resign' themselves turn, of course, would be different, although I bollovo his injury is not yet hented, and his inclusion would be something of a desperate gesture in order to "stop the rot.

MATCH CANCELLED.".

The friendly hockey match What does remain ``indisput-arranged between the Centrol ablo is the superiority of the British Association and the St. Lincolns at half back, and this' | Andrew's Club for this afternoon, -together;with an attack" equally | has been cancelled.