THE HONGKONG, TELEGR
DAY
FEBRUARY
1934
ELLIOTT & LEONARD INVITED TO GO TO
LEAGUE GAMES
There was rejoicing In London when Clapton Orient defeated Nor. wich is a keen league match during
SOUTH CHINA'S CHANCE the New Year holiday programme,
TO GO ON TOP
IN RACE FOR SECOND DIVISION
CHAMPIONSHIP
(Dy "Varitus").
According to the league handbook, the second division programme should end this Saturday, but all of the teams will have at least one more match, and several of them two or three, to play.
Unless the Athletic can
upset South China at Carolino Hill, which is extremely doubifu), it in doubt- ful whether the day's programme will bring the solution of the championship problem in the second division any nearer,
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Appearances suggest that every- thing will depend on the clash be- tween South China and the Border- ora. The "24th" are without game this week, which means that South China will probably over the leadership again.
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A win for the Chinese allow them to go above the Borderers by one point, both having played the same number of matches, and each with two games outstanding,
In view of the Club's unexpected success in the Junior Shield fast week, one can expect a spirited encounter resulting from their meeting with the Royal Artillery. The Gunners, one of the most im proved teams in local football (they seem to make a habit of recoveries in the second half of a season), would suggest themselves as likely winners. They have had one or two outstanding achievements to their credit of late, and it is doubt- ful whether the Club's form of a week ago will be good enough to stop the Blue, and Reds.
Beyond these two matches the second division programme holds Hittle, or no interest.
LINCOLNS' TASK.
In the third division, the Lin- colns, already established cham- pions, are regarding their tie with the Borderers in rather a serious' light as this is likely to be their only obstacle in achieving a one hundred per cent, league, record for
the season.
At Chatham Road on November 18, the Lincolns, won with the greatest ease, beating the "24th" by five clear goals. Since then the Borderers have dropped only three points in fivo mtaches, and a win this week would place them strong- ly for the runners-up honours,
The most likely outcome of the day's programme, howover,-la-that
MY FORECAST.
INTERFORT TRIAL.
TO WIN-
Interport XI
LEAGUE.
2nd. Division
TO WIN:-
*****
Navy
R. Artillery S. China.
State
TO DRAW1--
Y. Indians
3rd. Division
TO WIN:-
R. Engineers Recreio Lincolns S. China
South China will improve their standing at the expense of the Borderers. The Chinese should be ablo to collect points from the Air Force, and defeat for the Borderers would put them on level pegging for second place, with South China still holding a game in hand.
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The full programme for the day
INTERPORT TRIAL. Interport XI v Combined Chinese Railway Ground.
LEAGUE,
2nd Division
Kowloon y Navy-Kowloon Y. Indians v Lincolns-Athletic Club v R. Artillery-Club
S. China v Athletic-Caroline Hill
3rd Division
University v R.E-Athletic, 4.16 Recreio v Radio-King's Park Borderers v Lincolns-Military
This picture taken during the game shows Robertion, (Clapton) clearing ja hot attack. Orlent won 3-2, Craw- | ford (2), Mayaon, Warnes' and·Lock. hoad being the scorers.
SATURDAY'S INTERPORT TRIAL MATCH
FULL DRESS REHEARSAL: WILL THE RIGHT TACTICS BE ADOPTED?
(By "Veritas").
Hongkong's Interport football team, which in a fort- night's time will be in Shanghai in an attempt to wrest the Telegraph Cup from the Northerners, will participate in a full dress rehearsal at Sookunpoo on Saturday, a combined Chinese XI providing the opposition, and the stimulus for the Colony's representative side to show. what they are capable of.
For the first, and only time, since the trials began, several weeks ago, the selected combina-..
S. China v. R:A:F-St. Joseph'stion will be seen in action prior to
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their departure for Shanghai. The game promises to produce some lively and entertaining foot- ball.
At the present time the clevon players who will actually con stitute the team to oppose Shang- hai are all it, and the majority of them have been putting in some serious practice. On Saturday therefore, we shall have the oppor- tunity of obtaining a fairly re- liable idea of their chances in the triangular Interport.
EYES ON THE HALF BACKS.
CHARITY XI SELECTED
TO MEET CHINESE COMBINATION
ARMY VERY WELL-
REPRESENTED
Cord (Kowloon)
together who have not before played as a team.
to
I imagine there will be a general tendency to push the ball through hard, and eliminate, as far as possible, fancy footwork and ultra-deli cate inter-passing.
WING TO WING,
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SHANGHA AS INTERPORT RESERVES
WILL STRENGTHEN TH
FORWARD LINE
ALL PLAYERS TO BE ON. VIE
THIS SATURDAY
(By "Varitas").
As was exclusively foreshadowed in the Teleg yesterday, Elliott, the Kowloon forward, has beer vited to join the Hongkong Interport team as res and if able to accept, he will play in the match aga Tientsin.
The selectors met last night | zuzawawuNMNACANON to fill the vacancy left by
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Ernest Strange, who two days RAILWAY GROUND IS ago found he could not make the trip to Shanghai, and they decided to invite bath Elliott and Dave Leonard of St. Joseph's.
If they are in the position to, accept, it will mean the Hongkong team will be up to its original strength of sixteen players.
Their inclusion assures a firat rate forward lino ngainst Tientsin, and it will conceivably be as follows:--B. Gosano, Elliott, A.. V: Gosano, Leonard and Tay Qua- ton. Alternatively Leonard, may be preferred to Gosano at centre. forward and Tam Kong-pak taken over to his usual position at inside left as partner to his club col- league Tay.
Cork and Brittain are certain to be taken into the half back! line, probably to the exclusion of Beltrao and Pile..
SATURDAY'S ARRANGEMENTS.
The selection of Leonard, in view of the fact that a severe in- jury has kept him out of football for the past month may appear to be a somewhat risky move, but assurance has been given that Leonard is now fit.
In order to give all of the Bixteen selected players a chan- ce of playing together on Satur day, arrangements have been made for the cleven to oppose Shanghai to play in the first half against the Combined Chinese, and the team to meet Tientsin to play in the second holf.
Interport reserves are therefore sked to turn up at Chatham 3oad with their toga, and to be In readiness to play.
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FRIENDLY SOCCER.
Brokers and Exchange In Drawn Game..
MISSED PENALTY KICK:
FOR INTERPORT TRIA
ON SATURDAY.
The several hundreds whe doubt intend to watch the I port trial on Saturday sh take note that the match is b played on the Kowloon Foo Club ground and not on the H kong Football Club ground. kick off is at 4 p.m.
The Interport team will b McHardy: Allen and Strange: Leung Wing-chul, tras and Pile: B. Gosano, Kong-pak, A. V. Gosano, RI and Hocquard.
"The Pie Chinese comb
tion will
Wong Lau Mout
Li Tin-sang
Wang In-chan.
Chor-chi and'. Leo Kwok- Young Bhui-yle, Ho Ka-ke Fung King-cheung, Tay tong and Tong Kwong-sum,
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Wholesale Loss Of Players
CLUBS HURT B
REMOVALS
(By "Veritus").
This month will see a : ber of prominent pla make their exit from football: some tempora others probably for all At least four first div clubs are affected either! the trooping season Home furloughs which due before the end of Fo ary.
or
The Club, for instance wil A penalty kick missed by Arculli, robbed of the services of Bich in the last minute of the extra game, outsido left) and Skinner (ce) robbed the Stock Exchange of victory half). in the first football of its naturo on from the Argylls, namely Yeor against the Sharebrokers' Association Kowloon lose their Dealst the Club ground yesterday afternoon. (centre-half), McQuade (1
The game, which was beth from the spectators and players' The second string will also
enjoyable left) and Green (centro-forw viewpoint, ended in a draw, each sido scoring three goals..
to bid farewell to Grant.
The Borderers first eleven
Mr. N. V. A. Croucher has present-
ed a
second
and Ko
tho
"Clover" football has to be adopted with caution. It was the late Mr. Herbert Chapman, for- mer manager of the Arsenal team, who asserted that no teum could afford to indulge in clover" foot ball until two goals ahead.
The truth of this has been pro So much has already been writ-
minently illustrated in local Len regarding the composition of
league soccer this season. It has the team: its qualities as a com-
been the mistake of South China bination, merits and feared short-failed to obtain their places in points on several occasions.
Six Interport trialists, who and has needlessly cost them comings as individuals, that to go the Colony's team are over the ground again is so much part in a charity football match taking superfluity.
I am not advocating kick and other match will be arranged later and Harris (Inside right),
a cup, and it is learned that an- be robbed of Wallace. (right Suffice it to say that if the team, against the Chinese in the Hong-rush methods, but an intelligent in the season to decide first claim on very valuable members of a without taking undue risks (and kong Football Club ground on and constructive use of the ball the trophy. the excessive care taken in this Sunday, February 18,
by attack and defence which will Early in the first half, Omar gave spects.
with definite championship direction has almost invariably The team, which is exceedingly allow it to be swung from wing the Exchange the lead and added ruined the final trial matches in well balanced also includes half, to wing in the shortest time equalised for the brokers. In
goal. Carroll
RESERVES WILL BE seasons gone past), plays, accord-a dozen. Army players. It is as possible. Fast wing to wing at second half, Arculli gave the Ex-
AVAILABLE. Ing to its lights, It should havo follows:
tack oftens calls for more skill change the lead with a shot from Royal Artillery first division t Four players will be lost to no difficulty in securing the con-
than intricate Inter-passing, and the left wing from a dimeult angle. notable among them being Con fidence of local supporters.
is certainly more progressive and Ke again found the net to equalise. (goal) and Allen (right ba likely to earn goals. It places With the scaro at three-all the re- Rodgers (right half) and Gr the opposing defence at an Im-tereo (Dr. Selby) decided to play shields (any position) mediate disadvantage, for they extra time. In the closing minutes on the removal Hist:
Bro have much less time in which to ftuled and the Exchango were award- of the second session, Omar WILS
The one consolation these te make their tackles, to cover up ed a penalty. Arculi missed with have is that the second divi mistakes, and to anticipate the the kick, sending the ball over the programme la almost comple
I am looking forward to scoing
which will allow good reservaj For the Exchange, N. V. A. Cron-be drafted into the vacancies. Ridley, Tam and Beltrao push cher kept a good goal, while Well! The reserves are:-Ward (St. through forward ground passes and Whitham were safe backs, the Joseph's), Rodgers (R. Artillery), to A.V. Gosano, for thon shall we latter proving to be the stumbling Hynes (Club), Scol (R. Artillery)see goals scored as they were
block for the Association forwards. If this trio can prove itself and A. Duncan (Club).
meant to be scored.
Fer the Association, Coopqr, who capable of breaking up the Com-
I would also like to suggest to
played in goal the second half, bined Chinese attack, many of us
Hocquard that, instead of banging Sequeira and Klicholl also
off many fine saves, while, will be prepared to reconsider our able to field a pretty strong team, mediately upon receiving from whole, the Sharebrokers' forward line
the ball over to the middle im- first-time kicking. On views on the composition of the including the entire South China Ridley, he seize any opportunity displayed batter combination. half back ne.
There need be very little fear defence, at least two of their half of giving the inside left a return
Yesterday afternoon at Hat The teams Hued up as follows! about the defence. It has already King-choung and possibly Tay that he is always wall up for such cher; L. Wolll and J. P. Whitham League, the Porseus defeat
backs, and Yeung Shui-yic, Fung pass. One quality of Ridley is
Stock Exchange: N. V. A. Creu- their first defeat in the Submar Valley, the Olympus sustai been well tried in the fire and has Qua-tong among the forwards. come out pure. From this dis-
a pass, and numberless times have Mok Hing-wing; W. Zimmern, Choy them by the only goal scored, If the forward line is made up I seen openings lost through the Wing-hay, B. A. Ismall, R. M. Omar tance the forward line fe still by ilo Ka-keung and Tang Kwong-position being ignored. It rend O. of Arculli. somewhat problematical.
A streng wind made ball. talent Is there: possibly all that sum it promises to give the Inter-quires judicious afternation of the
trol practically Association:-F. 8. Olympus, winning the tons,
impossi is needed is the inspiration, and porters plenty to think about.
type of tactice the Interport team ward to make a wingman wholly Botelho, T. T. Ko and R. A. Carroll. full backs, kopt then in cho It will be interesting to ace what the short pass to the inside for Kitchell: G. Cooper, 8. Leonard and Butler and Bolton the Person quick centre, run up the wing, and Teng S, Sequeira (Capt.) and A. the wind in their favour b usos. I bellovo they are going on offective.
Ling Man-; Cameron, IL. Esmail, P.
Attention will chiefly bo directed towards the half back line, where Chris Plle at left! half is something of an experi- ment, and the allocation of centre-half and right half poai- tions to Beltrao and Leung Wing-chui respectively still re- quire some justification.
The
It is to be hoped that the import
this.
Mullane (Borderers), capt. Morrison (Borderers), Podmore (Borderers) Thompson (E. Lancs) Bliss (Kowloon) Mathias (Borderers) McGuiness (Lincolns) Stevens (Police) E. Strange (Club) Blake (Kowloon)
'next move.
bar.
clearod
the
(Cont.); P. Silva, D. C. Randall and
Sharebrokers”,
FIRST DEFEAT
OLYMPUS GO UNDE
TO PERSEUS
ance of the occasion will provide
to the fold with a definitely plann We know the possibilities of the ed line of attack and defence. To Interporters as individual players: team from Messrs. Butterfield and
A DRAWN MATCH. Playing a brilliant defens '. POSSIBLE CHINESE XI,
Jardinos' staff who recently beat ajamos Although robbed of the services ignoring an elementary principle of their potentialities as a team: the Hongkong Hotel on the Kowloon Porseus assumed the role of
do, otherwise, in fact, would be we can hazard a fairly good Iden Swire, played a drawn match with position was oversed and Following the interval, of Tam Kong-pak and Loung of football, particularly where it is now up to them to justify the Football Club ground yesterday after tracks. After ton minintes, Wing-chul, the Chinese should bol you have olevan players thrown promise in both instances, noon neither side scoring.“
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