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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY JANUARY 22,

BORDERERS GIVEN REAL FRIGHT BY KOWLOON

CLUB LEAP IN

ΤΟ LIFE

THE SECOND HALF

FORCE CLEVER WIN AFTER BEING A GOAL IN ARREARS AT THE INTERVAL.

(By "Verilme").

It is doubtful if the most ardent Club supporter would have been prepared to bet even as much as a pea nut that the Happy Valley team would survive the second round of the Senior Shield when half time was reached against the Lincolns on Saturday.

Yet before those ninety minutos had finished, the Club had added another chapter to that book entitled "Cup-tic Surprises."

What happened was, after a first half of inexpressibly dull exchanges, the Club threw off an inferiority complex, and set about the task of playing the Lincolns on their merits. The result was a neat win by the odd goal in three and entry into the semi-final.

Never at any stage did the foot- ball attain the standard expected from these teams, but in the closing

stages, the silvering spectatora dtá enjoy sumo reward for their dis comfort.

There was "cup-tis" written over every movement in the first half. Most of the players spent their time just kicking the ball: so long na it was towards their opponents goal that was all that mattered. To state that the Lincolns were

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tho than more Club is not to mean that the soldiers were extremely good, but rather than the Club were pretty

poor.

But things brightened up after Bickford had scored the equalising goal, and all the players infused more spirit into their work, as though they realised that playing could al- most be as cold as watching. LARGE HAND TO SYD STRANGE.

Chief honours of the day went to the Club defence, particularly Strange and Rodger. Handicapped by the absence of Hynes, and with Skinner obviously at a disadvantage with his hounded forehead, the rearguard were oft times sore pressed; but they pulled together with tenacity and unity, and man-

FORSOOK INDIVIDUALISM. The forwards forsook their futile individuallam after the change-over for some more purposeful move ments, and although opportunities were wanted it was quite easy to distinguish the difference in the forward line.

SOCCER SHORTS AND SIDELIGHTS

LUCKY SENIOR SHIELD WINS:

NEW S. CHINA PAVILION

(By "Veritas").

would

THE Senior Shield ties provided were far more

the usual quota of surprises, than one but in this case, they were not so likely. much in the annual results, as in the fact that several of them were against the run of the play.

NEITHER the Borderers nor St.

Joseph's can sit back and ra- gard their matches in complacent retrospect, or claim them to be wholly deserving victories. WHEREAS Kowloon and the

Police can

feel they were given a bad deal by fate. The Club and Navy were fairly good value for their achievements, but in all of the senior ties, the issues

in too well at left half.

HOCQUARD FALLS AWAY,

in

forwards

were

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closely contested have imagined

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GEORGE RODGER; Club goal. keeper, saves in typical style against. the Lincolna. (Photor Ming Yuan).

Week-end Results And League Tables

LINCOLNS WIN DIVISION S

Challengo Shield.-Senior. First Round

R. Navy

Second Round:

2 Athletic

St. Joseph's 3 HK. Police H.K.F.C.

2 Lincoln Regt.

**S.W. Borderera 2 Kowloon F.C.

*After extra time.

RA.

Junior Second Round.

6 H.K. Polico

| South China “B” 3 Recreio

12. Navy H.K,F.C.

S. China

2 Lincoln Regt. 1 S.V. Borderers League, Division I.

2 R.A.

LEAGUE TABLES. Division I.

Goals

P. W. D. L. F.A. Pls. Lincoln Regt. 14 10.1 3 81 10 St. Joseph's 12 9 2 1 S.W. Borderers 11 9 0 2 40,7 R. Navy 12 8 2 8 38 South China 13 9 H.K. Club. 195:15 Athletic H.K. Police 1231 Kowloon F.C. 12 3

12 5 0

10 10.

LUCKY TO

WIN AFTER

HAVING

WORST OF THE GAME

KOWLOON HOLD SLENDER LEAD UNTIL FEW MINUTES FROM THE END

TEEND

THEN FALL RIGHT AWAY

(By "Wanderer")

Borderers 2 Kowloon 1

Extra time was necessary before the South Wales Borderers claimed the victory in this gruelling Shield tie, and before the time for cheering came, they were given a rare fright,

Kowloon nearly lowered their colours, for it was not until four minutes from the end that the Borderers equalised a goal scored by Kowloon thirteen minutes pre- viously-and the Borderers would probably be the first to admit that Kowloon deserved nearly all the honours of a keenly contested second half in which they had glorious opportunities for three quick goals but for over-anxiety.

S. CHINA NOT PLAYING

LIKE CHAMPIONS

BEAT ARTILLERY IN A VERY

UNIMPRESSIVE FASHION

(By "Veritas"),

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On each occasion some swift accurate paasing had spreadeagled the Borderers' defence, leaving McQuade with only the goalkeeper to beat Ho tried to place the first shot in the left hand corner and missed the post by inches His Bacond, three minutes later, strap- od the right hand post. His third was charged down by the 'goal.. keoper, but Elliott, nippad in and notted with Mullane majding “h▼ guiant futile.ellort to save on the goniline.

When the Borderars sought to force the pace, Kowloon made the grave mistake of surrendering the Initiative and relying on defensivo

I imagine South China supporters are beginning to get anxious. Not for something like six weeks have tics, But the greater scope did their Caroline Hill favourites attained anything like the not make the Borderers look like form which gave them the championship last year, or coring, evon when their equaliser which is required for them to retain the laurels this came. Underwood sent in a long ropping shot. Cord held the ball season. Yesterday against the Royal Artillery they in-with ease, throw it up to avoid a spired little confidence, and taken all round their win by charge but was sent spinning"

Harris against the goal-post, two clear goals was a distinctly unimpressive perform-striking, his head. Harris half-

ance...

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E. Lancs. 10 8 10 13 24 7 NLY the other day, I suggested RA. . 12 8 0 9 18 31 0 Elliott's proper position was Recreio 12.00 12 11 54 0 inalde right. He gavo further evidence of this against the R.A.M.C. 10 Lincoln Regt.

League, Division III.

shouldered and half-honked ;; the Borderers and was by far the how to bivision NE Pion denga most constructive forward

severe competition with Gonte The

ham was mostly obstructive and dropping ball into the net, 142. not once looked capable of ́acor-

AN EYE OPENER. view. McQuade, Reed and White

P. WAD. L. F.A. Pta. which they are faced in the first!

ing. all benefitted from his thought-Lincoln Regt. 15 15 0 0 69 4:30 division, appears to be having its

Buperior stamina told its tale in fulness.

3.W. Borderers 13 0 1.3-48 21 19

effects: they have lost a lot of Pardoe was missed from the extra time. Mathing obtained e South China. 11 7 1 3 21 17 16

their old-time précision, and they half back line, where Rodgers was capital goal in the first ten 12 3 4 6 24 27 10 A.M.C. R.A.S.C. 9 4 2 3 9 17 10 appear to. take the field over completely out of his depth in the minutes, and although Kowloon Recreio

pivotal position. Harria 12 8 2 7

and made R.A.F.

a final burst, McQuade, anxlous. There is no disputing Worthington-confined themselves to Elliott and White all having good that they were value for their keeping a grip on the opposing shots saved, they had to content points yesterday, but it cannot be wingers and completely neglected themselves with the thought that said they were obtained with tho their own forwards.

they deserved better fortune, old skill which has made them the most talked-of team on the China coast.

SKINNER and Fairless were the

mon of the match in the en- counter 'twixt Athletic and the Navy. It is seldom one finds n Radio-9.C.- winger. the chlof goal scoring R.E, medium of a team, but such is University the case with Skinner. He ob-

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Navy.

THE Navy line-up is never a fact until the referee gives his starting signal. On Saturday late changes were made in the team, at the last Purkins coming in minutes and Blair taking over Thomas's job at centre-half.

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as a

worthy partner to Skinner, and

THE

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before the

LAU MAU UNSTABLE.

The defence, especially when Allen dropped back seemed quits et In fact, had the Artillery for-home and they were not guilty of wards backed their work in the errora when the Chinese scored. first ten minutes with real con- Wong Wing and LI Tin-sang wers China fidence, South China might eaally prominent in the South

dafence, but Làu Mau again gave have been a couple of goals down. evidence of lost form and was But having survived the onslaught, several times lured into false posi- and themselves taken £ lead tions. through Tam Kong-pak, the

Leung Wing-chui was the pick Chinese were in practically no of the halves, with Loung In-chan danger of defeat.

a good second. Lee Kwok-wal has played very much better games.

COLD AND UNINVITING,

work.

The progress of play was an eye-opener. Kowloon displayed overy bit as much rythm anil cohesion as the Borderers and fought them every inch of the way. They owed their' fine showing largely to the untiring work of Yeoman and to the in- side forwards, who not only.com- bined cleverly together, but shot › with far greater accuracy than the opposing line. ・・

McQuade led the attack re- sourcefully, exerting constant pres Aure on Mullane and ` Morrison, who were forced lato mora errors

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fully kept out Ridley, Higgins and Club attacks. Robson did not fit tained both goals against the McGuinnces in the closing stages.

Skinner was a great spoiler and Andy Duncan stuck faithfully to Baldry. Between them they took

In the first half the much of the sting from the Lin- coins attack. Dominy made him were without the ability to force self-a nuisance to Hocquard, but home territorial advantages, und on the day's showing is obviously ill several fine openings were allowed Bulted for the half back line. to go begging for want of initia-

The Club forwards did not come tive. Hocquard and Ridley into their own until aften lemon not particularly impressive. Hoc time. Up to then Fowler alone quard måde a promising start,TONG is settling down had displayed the will to attempt and appeared capable of exposing things. Howe in the first half was the weakness of the Club's right it was his neat pass which the extreme: Il flank defence, but after a couple of allowed the left winger to open painful in couldn't get the ball moving, and good efforts

the opening the scoring. Tho Navy were just Bickford was again left to look minutes, he lost confidence, and about the odd goal better than

Fung King-cheung, still then one afternoon than they are after his own Interests, Strange dis- indulged in that type of nervous the Athletic who were cleverer.

On the whole the football was brains of the attack, was constantly usually guilty of in half a season. playing too great an inclination to and indecisive Tootball which has but lacked weight for inches.

's cold and uninviting as the at striving to set his wingmen in mo- Alongside him, generally playing hold on the ball, and to attempt long become a regular feature justi dribbling movements from his own lately,

Artillery

mospheric conditions. Half backstion and in this respect constituted the "W" formation, Elliott and continued to half.

Ridley could not get going, and justify confidence with a well

played ke full backs and con- the chief danger to the Artillery Rold were always doing valuable Higirin was firmly marked. Me-pronounced win against the HEADING DUEL

tented themselves with lusty rearguard. Pau Ka-ping offered constructive work, finding out the Guinness alone looked capable of Police. The score

was not particularly impressive, scoring goals, but Sydney Strange have been

Indeed, watching the team as a might easily Athletic goal between Tong of the kicking, paying little attention to poor support, and Tam Kong-pak, gaps. doubled but for the Navy and two Athletic defendera. direction. Forwards either did But between them they scored the whole, it was dificult to balique eventually triumphed and nipped agility of Estall in ront in the

(Photo Ming Yuen). too much passing (as in the case gouls necessary for two points, 30 that Kowloon occupy go low a place the inside right's movements in first half.

of the Chinese) or too little (as can be regarded as having par in the league table. There the bud no successfully that the Baldry whole lue degenerated.

STILL think the Gunners are March, 17, when the new pavilion, with the Artillery): in neither formed a satisfactory afternoon's balance and confidence about.thom which enabled. them to at least seldom had the chance of passing

capable of winning the Shield. complete with modern dressing case were movements very pro- Duncan and was therefore nover To suggest that their present form room, accommodation etc., is to bo greasive, nor did they give the Tay Qua-tong on the left wing hold their own in a stirring firat in the limelight.

is merely a final in the pan is officially opened of the. Caroline impression that lots

of goals was a lively little figure until in-half, and to force thone wonder- Bickford was a great striver As already intimated the first distinctly unfair in view of recent H enclosure.

jury necessitated his removal from ut openings in the second Elliott would result therefrom. and with Fowler on the opposite half exchanges wero of the performances.

the fleld, and Yeung Shui-yle replayed his best game of the season wing kept Steans and Bett, the poorest. The Lincolns did the

IS Excellency the Governor

South Lincolns back in a very anxious greater amount of attacking and THE Club were lucky to bold (Sir William Peel) will per-standard, were

China, although bolow quired careful and constant watch-opening up the game in delightful immensurably Ing on the right. Generally speak-fashion and soldom losing an op- state. The insides also in managed to tako A lead of n proved out of all knowledge in single goal at

the Borderers to a replay, but form the ceremony, and South supérior to the Artlilery in attacking, however, the forwards lacked portunity for a shot. Interval, the Navy and South China "R" China are arranging an exhibition and in general team work. the

finish, and improvement will be

· 2411 BELOW FORM." the second half, and it was a Higgins rounding off a nice left won with caso. The Navy must match for the occasion, and will Gunnors played as though the cssfully to ward off the challenge The necessary if South China are suc heat piece of work which gave wing movement with a great shot. still be rockoned as

The Borderers were doubtless A force in oppose a selected, military eleven. Albert Howe the satisfaction of The Club at no stage during this the competition.

man with the ball didn't know of St. Joseph's and the Borderers

below themselves, being prevent.. for the championship. obtaining the winning goal,

period appeared capable of getting

cd from playing their usual the ball past Deacon.

BECAUSE of this it is probable what to do next, and his colleague

game by the tenacious attentions The Lincolns. were extremely

TWO FINE GOALS. AVING made certain of the that the Artillery v Police hadn't the faintest Idea of what

of the Kowloon half-backs, who, GAME ALTERS.

third division championship, league match which clashes with was likely to be done. In shaky in defenco, where Steans

it now only remains for the Lin- the event, will be postponed, no other words their movements (if victory were splendid efforts. Tam The two goals which gave them

while not free of error, worried and Bett made poor deputies even

̧the opposition Into III-directed camo colns to keep intact their 100 per the Artillery are looking forward such they can be called) lacked Kong-pak first. seized an opening for Roden and Edminson. Batta

different complexion

passes and seldom permitted found the vigorous Fowler a rare over the game when Dominy drove cent, record. They have three to Rome representation In the

and shot from 25 yards range

them to become dangerous, 200 | anything approaching cohesion, handful, and being denied the in a hard shot which hit the cross further matches, and it is unlike Military team;

while being tacklod. The ball and rebounded: usual amount of territory in which bar

Bickford ly that they will concedo points

The beat work for the Borderers When Allen and Greenshields travelled along the ground at ex was to operate, was contantly forced secured and shot past the unpre- now they have progressed so far. TAY Qui-tong had narrow changed places after South China press spzed and Comboy got down Podmore was here, there and every-

done by the half-backa.......- into errors through healtancy, pared Deacon. After this the Hero is their astonishing league

escape from gorious injury had scored their second goal, the to it too late. The ball hit the in- where against Kowloon's lively Stonne did not inspire the slightest Club adopted the offensive, Blck record to dato. Played 15, won during yesterday's match. Over latter Infused some sort of life inside of the upright and rolled into inside trio while Wallace: put an bit of confidence, and finally it ford and Fowlor initiating raids 15, goala for 69, against 4.

running himself in an attempt to the Artillery attack. He present the not. was left to Deacon to ward off the which brought their reward when

ratriave the ball, ho ran full tilted Snook with some pretty open-

effective stopper on Blake and Club attacke...

Howe, heretoforo n comparative DON'T be surprised if we ace into the heavy roller which is Ings in the second half, from two

Pau's goal WAA even more Jonos (in the first half) and Under- The half- backs were · fair · to' | passenger, breaking through, one or two of the players placed near, one of the gont lines of which Wong Wing saved very spectacular and it came shortly wood (in the second) gave White middling. Cork had a lot of the to hit the upright with a shot, operating in the senior team, bo- ut Caroline Hill. Fortunately he well.

after Tam's in the first half. Ha very little rope.. ball, but did not always make the and following up, scoring with a "ore the close of the season was able to save himself with his

received the ball well out from a The principal trouble with the beat use of it. Dudley was the first Umor.

hand, but his leg was badly But over on the loft Wood and clearance, and taking deliberate attack was that it was too orthodox more impressive, his hend

NE of South China's most lang-grazed, and he was so severaly

Seal had no sort of understand-sim shot high into the corner of in method normally to upset tho felt needs in to be met on shaken that he could not' resume. ing and in the centre, Berminy- the net with a brilliant drive.

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work Lincolns had only themselves often breaking up some promising | · to blame for this defent.

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