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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPIL MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1934.

ANOTHER OPERATION PERFORMED BY SOUTH CHINA

ST. JOSEPH'S UNDER

ANAESTHETIC

FOR

SEVENTY MINUTES

WHILST CHAMPIONSHIP HOPES ARE

teams

REMOVED

SPECIAL DESCRIPTION OF YESTERDAY'S IMPORTANT FOOTBALL MATCH

(By "Veritas").

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A little while ago a keen St. Joseph's supporter said to me "South China will always beat us.' The remark was made not so much in disparagement of the Saints. but, in recognition of that little extra," which he had seen in South China and which he recognised as the thing which stood between the Chinese and defeat.

AND the two meetings between these teams during the past fortnight have done much to confirm his judg- ment. Yesterday, in a very important league fixture. South China repeated their Senior Shield success of a week ago, defeating St. Joseph's by three clear goals.

OLD FORM regained.

NOT AT THEIR DEST.

Tam Kong-pak, heading the first goal scored by South Chine against St. Joseph's in their big lang

match at Carolina Hill yesterday. (Photo: Mos Cheung),

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WEEK-END FOOTBALL CHATTER

LINCOLNS RETAIN LEADERSHIP

(By "Veritas").

THE Lincolns are still defying u strong challenge for the lender- ship and in beating East Lanca- shires by four clear goals yester- day retained the promler position in the Arst division

BENEFITTING by the introduc

tion of several clover playara from their junior teams, and the welcome roturn of Sgt. Malpas to centre-forward, the Lincolns play-

e extremely well, and will proba- bly take a lot of displacing.

KOWLOON HAVE ALL THE LUCK ON A MALPAS did a lot to brighten

How They Stand In The Tables

BORDERERS MOVE

UP A LITTLE

The following are the results in the local league football pro- gramme for the weekend, together with the present standings in the first and third division league tables.

Lincolns

1st DIVISION.

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Once again there was a curi-marked and found most of his ous admixture of football. Both movements hampered by the ever

The half backs did not stand up wero keyed up to top presont Marques. pitch, with South China the little

to their task so well as in the less excitable, a little more dell-

previous week, and a great deal of berate, painstaking and thought- But their last two games have work was thrown on Costa and ful, and therefore a little less clearly demonstrated that South Gosano. Neither backs were at prone to make mistakes when China have recaptured something their best, covering work being correct decisions were called for. like their old irresistible form.especially weak. They were often Team work has been tip-top, every left bewildered by Tam's and Tay's The first ten minutes of play player positioning himself correct through the middle passes, and 5, China suggested that the game would be ly to carry out brilliantly con- the wide space between the backs full of sparkling exchanges, but ceived attacks. Leung Wing-chui continually left the goal open to the promise was not realised, and is again handing out his erstwhile any form of attack. there were periods when the foot sure-footed passes, and rarely did

A. V. Gosano ball was of a most Indecisive, they go antray yesterday.

was again pro- charactor.

minent with some timely inter-- ventions, and that he is the in- spiration of the defence was plain-Lincoln Regt. 10 12 1 8 42 17 26

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis. ly discernible when he moved to the forward line. Costa and South China 16 11 1 3 37 13 23 Elms were terribly shaky, and the third goal came as a result of their inability to withstand the shrewd Chinoso movements.

That South China were awarded a goal which they never scored was merely one of many typical incidents. I am cortala that it mado no difference to the result.

St. Joseph's Boyer gave the slightest hint of being likely to score goals.

IMPREGNABLE HALVES.

The whole team are moving the ball quicker, thus over coming a weakmess which was making itself apparent up to 4 month ago.

It will be "hats off" to the team who can lower their colours on current form.

It is easy, of course, to find faults with a defeated team. But to the observer there was only one which could reasonably be said to As in all of their matches, the have made victory impossible for one thing which sood out above the Saint yesterday, anything else was the impregn-It was the same shortcoming. ability of the Chinese half back which helped South China to the lino. It offered not a single loop- Senior Shield final. No shooting hole, and it remained just as firm

power among the forwards. when A. Y. Goanna moved up to the forward line fato in the second half.

Loung In-chan obtained such a tight grip on the Sabban-Rocha wing in the earlier stages, that; any prospects of headway being mado in the „Saints' attack from thla department were automatical- ly wiped out.

Sabban, obviously aware of his Inforiority, became worse and worse an the game progressed, and did nothing right at any stage.

up

R. Navy

3 St.. Joseph's 4 E. Lunes Kowloon F.C. Athletic

4 R.A. S.W. Borderers .4 Recreio

LEAGUE TABLE.

Goals

5.W. Borderers 13 11 0 2 49 17-22 St. Joseph's 14 10 22 36 19 29 R. Navy .... 13

22 42 23 20 Kowloon FC 15

19 29 38 11 Hongkong F.C. 13 6 1 7 31 43 11 Athletic 16 5 0 10 34 43 10 Marques might have stopped RA.

14 40 10 21 90 8 12 3 1 the third goal, but otherwise he HH. Police was blameless. He did not have East Lancs.

114 nearly so much work to do as in Recreio the shield match,

South China wont into the lead

3rd DIVISION.

in the fifth minute of the game, Recreio when Tam headed in a perfect S.W. Borderera corner from Yeung Shui-ye. This R.A.M.C. narrow margin they maintained R.E. until the interval,

The second goal did not come until well into second half, and it

9 University 3 Rodio

3 South China.

2 R.A.M.C.

LEAGUE TABLE,

Goals

NO CONFIDENCE. This, I am sure, is what pre- vents the old college players from becoming a championship.

P. W. D. L. F. A.Pta winning team. None of the for- was certainly a lucky point and warda appeared to have any con- given them Incorrectly--the Lincoln Regt. 18 18.00 777 30 fidence in themselves when given only mistake the referee made Scuth China 10 10 the bail in front of goal. In during the game, which he handled S.W. Borderers 10 10 consequence the ball was bobbed from one to the other until a South China player nipped in and cleared.

well.

WHAT HAPPENED.

Recreio

R.A.3.C. R.A.M.C.

R.E.

R.A.F.

Pau received close in from Radio Tay, and shot at his leisure. The ball struck the underneath

University of the crossbar and rebounded on the outside of the goal-line.

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13 7

17 6 4 8

12 3 3 0 18

14 2 4 8 16 #1 11

14 0 2 12 11

can vouch for na I hap. The Villa

-Goal-scoring opportunities were The halvor were splendidly sup.

| not lacking in either half, yet only ported both foro and aft. Lau two reasonably good shots were Man and Li Ting-aang were error- directed against Wong Wing.

This I idea of giving the other lese: defenders, quick in their This decisions, ideal in interceptions player a chance to score is bound and covering work, and both kick to defeat its own ends against such

an uncompromising defence ing a good length.

that of South China.

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pened to be. sitting in a very favourable position to see. But

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a goal was almalled, and that Heading For

was the end of St. Joseph's.

Cup Final

OVER ARSENAL

The forward line, although The whole forward line was Gosano made positional changes, without Fung

King-cheung, guilty, and because of this one can but to no advantage. He firstly made an impresidve show. Tay find very little to any in ncwent up to centre-half, putting Qua-tong, moved over from the knowledgment of the attack. One Elme at left back, Rocha left half left wing, was an ideal partner could appreciate the movements and Beltrao Inside left. After | MAGNIFICENT WIN for Yeung Shul-yic, who is between B. Gosano and Ward, that Beltrao had missed a great op- rapidly fulfilling my prog-is an elever means of getting portunity by shooting wildly, A. V nostigation to become the finest the ball into the Chinese goal area, himself went to the Inside poal- right wlager in the Colony. but as they left their work un- tion and sent Beltrao back to

finished at this point, It all seemed centre-half. Young was always comfortable so much waste of time and effort,

But South China were right on both against Elms and A. V. Leonard played a type of des top and it came Gosano, and his understanding perate football, with more concen- when Yeung Shul-yic took advant as no surpriso with Tay made this wing the chilottration on forcing the defence into age of confusion among the Saints' menace to the St. Joseph's defence, blunders than making the most defenders to slip a loft footed

profitable use of the ball. Rocha ground shot past Marques. wns rarely In the picture and

South China the better team.

VALUABLE LEADERSHIP,

It is doubtful whether Pau Ka-Sabban never. ping will never be moved again from the centro-forward position.

Lau Mau clears a threatening situs-

He is proving far too valuablo to tlon with Leonard and other St.

the Caroline Hillites as tender of the attack, and at the present time net oven Fung King-choung could displace him.

Ho spent yesterday afternoon Creating openings for his col- leagues, and it was really our- priding that South China did

not scoro more goala. His lightning passes to the wings, adroitly mixed with close inter-play with Tam and Tay kept Gosane and Co., parried, and his leadership wan undoubtedly an Inspiration to the rest of the vanguard,

Tam Hong-pak started well, nodding in a goal in the first fivo 'minutos in his Inimitable style, but he lost his right boot during tho first half, and had to use an odd ese, which seemed to affect him.

Tong Kwan put" In "quits & tire- ful afternoon's work ang thỏ" left wing) although he was pretty well

Joseph's forwards in close attend-

ance. (Photos Ming Yuan),

MUD-HEAP .....

BEAT THE ATHLETIC BY VERY FLUKY GOAL AND TWO PENALTIES

TO A TRY-HARD BUT VÄIN EFFORT

FEAST OF GOALS MARKS MATCH

(By "Veritas").

Athletic 4 Kowloon S

up the attack and two gosie wore not the only feature of an

Impressivo display. ··

HIGGINS has solved the goal-

keeper problem, and if Turner can keep free of injuries, the half back line should soon be able to Bettio.down.

THE real possibilities of the now Lincolns team will be better gouged after St. Joseph's and South China have been met. PANDOE made an unexpected

return to the Artillery team against the Navy, and as a result Morton was stood off and Worth-

THE Navy, turning out only three members of the original team which found its way into the Dual of the Lai Wah Cup, gave a credit-

Kowloon had all the luck and the decision in thisington brought in at right half. game," which boasted more peculiar features than any other, I have witnessed this season. The Chinese merited at least one point, and if they hadn't allowed their spirits to droop after the scoring of Kowloon's second goal, they would probably have won fortably.

Kowloon's first goal was a very tame affair; their third the result of a penalty which I thought should not have been glvon. Al together the winners were awarded three penaltion (Tang Kwong-wing being the offender in each CARU), and they netted from two. Li Wing-anng wont a long way to redeeming a very poor display of goalkeeping by brilliantly stopping Elliott's third shot.

He was moving from the ball which was travelling fast and somehow manage to throw him- self the other way, fnsten on to the leather as he fell, and clear for a corner. It was a very entertaining piece of work.

But Li was sadly at fault in allowing the first goal, and was also noticeable for Rome

weak clearances in the subsequent ex- changes. He did not invite con-

fidence.

KICK AND RUSH.

IP PANG FAI (Athletic.)

able account of themselves. Their com-league record suggests a strong attempt to wrest the championship, but it is doubtful, whether they will stay the course.

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ANOTHER four goals and two points hed two effects

the ipan

Borderers. They easily lead in the highest aggregate of goals scored in the first division and at the same time mada even more formidable their attack on the leadership.

THE surprise defeat of South China, by the R.A.M.C., has given the Borderers new hopes for the runners-up honours in the third division. With two matches to go they are one point behind the Chinese, and as they have a vastly superior goal-average it only needs the Caroline Hill youngsters to concede another point for the Boldlora to, take over the second place,

TEXT Saturday's programme in- N

cludes a match of prime im- portance, when St. Joseph's outer-

the same initiative and adaptability | tain the Borderers at Caroline Hill. For the most part the football to conditions in the frat half ns Defont for the Saints would prac- was of a kick and rush variety, they did in the second, lots moretically sound their death knell so far as the championship is con- mado almost essential by the goals would probably have been cerned, and would make the Bor- underfoot conditions. Short pass-

ing was not to be encouraged in scored. When they did realise derers hot favourites for the title, such mud as that which covered their mistake, and alter it, they South China notwithstanding. large tracts of the Club ground. needed a lot of stopping. Au Kim-

caat the likely outcome of the meet- Ing, as it will largely be governed. by the result of next Saturday's encounter.

fung was a brilliant schemer, and THE next fortnight, in fact, will The Chinese played poor foot-

almost certainly decide the ball in the first half, the for- it was largely his opening work Borderers' destinies, for on Sun- wards hesitating too much in which allowed Au Ping-ning today week they run up against front of goal and the de-record a hat-trick. He himself South China. 1. will make to fence continually spreadeagled netted the fourth point-a really attempt at this distance to fore- through being unable to anti- Gne goal. cipate the Kowloon form of at- tack.

The Athletic were badly off in defence, which became overcly Kowloon, although more aggres-rattled. The backs were not fast sive, were not worth. a four goal margin at the interval. The a enough and lacked sense of antici- pation. Only Ip Pang -fai tack was kopt together by Elliott. who was in turn at centre-forward Agured favourably among the half and dnsido right. His constructive backs, Ho Chorying finding Elliott too clusive, and Young Chi-yeung play made a pleasant spectacle, being completely outpaced by

he was only properly Blake- supported by Blake on the loft wing.

(By "The Pilgrim")

finalists in the F. A. Cup!

So Aston Villa are to be although

HOME. RUGBY.

Army Defeat Navy At Twickenham.

London, Mar, 3.. Playing in the Services Tourna

The number of goals kept in- I know the semi-finals have This powerfully built young tercat in the game is to a high yet to be fought but if the Villa man, with a turn of speed which Kowloon go into a four-nil lead mont, the Army outplayed the Royal

pitch. It was astonishing to see can overcome Arsenal on their left Lo Hong-cheung and Young

after a own ground in the very im-Chi-young standing, sent

start which promised a Navy at Twickenham, winning by 18. across portant quarter frals, I think some glorious centres from most to the first goal; but the shot wae tures was registered by Headingley,

defent. G. White laid claim points to eight heavy

The biggest victory in the club fix- I am entitled to make this dimicult angles. The finesag of foot- never intended as such and Li was who beat Birkenhead by 28 points to assumption. The Villa have had ball may still be unknown to Blake, entirely to blame. Then came two nil. Oxford University wore at home a hard fight and it looks very but it doesn't prevent him from

succession, to Blackheath and lost by eight points a most formidable raider which Elliott converted with ease, to ni... much as if they will carry off being

and a roal torror to a

light-

Full scores follow: and a discouraged defence allowed the trophy they have not held

оп weighted defence for 14 years,

heavy white to again break through and ground. Portsmouth

not a fourth,

and Manchester City have of course to be reckon- ed with.

.

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Bliss was a tower of strength at centro-half right through the

quick penalties in

'Services Tournament.

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8. The Army (At Twickenham)

Club Fixtures,

:

Beintol

The Chinese improved enormous. Royal Navy The Pompey Club have had, if game, but Willie was anything but ly after the interval, and scored Impressive at left back, his kicking two quick goals, after which Blake possible, an oven harder trip to being very work. He was fairly forced & corner placed it very Bath this stage of the competition than well covered by Everest, but it was the ball into the net. The Athlotle Birkenhead

deliberately for Eastman to walk Bedford their Midland colleagues and on Card in goal, who really saved retaliated through Au Ping-ming, Coventry performances I should judge that Kowloon from defeat. they, rather than Manchester City, will reach the ultimate round.

That is, of course, if they are ́not drawn against the Vilin in the semi-flasis.

- AN 'ANTI-CLIMAX. Stoke, the plucky seconddiyle

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sweeping down the field in groat Gloucester

followed L's Lolcester When the Athletic, riding on stylo and then

Oxford U the crest of a wave in the second | penalty savo,

London Scottish half, were swarming round the

Striving desperately hard London Weah goal, he brought off three parti against a defence which was rapid St Bart's Hapt. cularly fine clearances,

ly weakening, the Athletle further Newport

| Edinburgh Wari- reduced, the arrears through Au derors Kim-fusy, but could not obtain the Glasgow High equaliser

BRILLIANT SCHEMER.

If Au Ping-ming, Ho Ka-keung and Au.Kim-fung"; had displayed".

Kowloon lucky.

School

18 Northampton.

0 Headingley

14 0. M. T.

10. Swansea

16 Harlequins

0 Blackheath B. Richmond: Penarth

3 Moseley

D. Cardin?

12 Harlotonilans 20

11. Gfsarow Acm.)

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