1934-04-16 — Page 8

F. A.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, APRIL

16, -1934.

& CHINESE LEG-ALL FOR GOVERNOR'S CUP

CORD SAVES-This picture makeilt look as though Elms tested his own goalkeeper, but antually Cord saved from Fung King-chaung who can be seen in the corner, An incident during yesterday's Governor's Cup match. (Photo: Mee Chnung).

SAINTS LOSE A POINT AND DESERVE TO FORWARDS CONTINUE POLICY OF NON-SHOOTING

CLUB HOLD OUT IN SPITE OF HANDICAPS

Club

(By "Veritas").

St. Joseph's '0

Neither side were capable of scoring a goal, but both deserved a point, and the result was fitting after a game of fast and fierce exchanges.

LEE WAI-TONG LEADS TEAM TO VICTORY

TWO HAT-TRICKS IN MATCH OF FIERCE EXCHANGES

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES WASTED BY ELLIOTT AND HIS COLLEAGUES

CORD MAKES TWO BLUNDERS: LAST MINUTE GOAL DECIDES MATCH

(By "Vočítas"). "

concen-

coptions.

Recalling the old-time glory of South China, Lee Wai-tong led the Chinese to a thrilling victory in characteristic style against the Football Association team in the second match for the Governor's Cup yesterday, a last minute goal completing the centre-forward's hat-trick and settling the hopes of the F.A., of lifting the Cup without playing a third match.

forwards, who constantly! In winning by the odd goal game, but blundered with indis- tion in seven, the Chinese were, on criminato passing. Once the made. the error of getting rid of the run of play, a triffe lucky. Chinese defence had discovered the ball before attempting to

the secret of positioning them-draw an opponent. Completely overshadowed in

Belves for this type of game, Behind them Lin Tin-sang and) the second half, they BAW

their task was made considerably Lau Mau wore sound without being their goal bear a charmed life,

caster,

brilliant. They were not so good] although chiefly the F.A.

as Mullane and Gosano, and attack was at fault in shooting. This was about the strongest against a batter directed attack Cord conceded two unexpected team the Chinese could put into would have probably collapsed.

the field, yet it still left something Gosano, Podmore, Mulians and goals which meant all the differ- to be desired. Although the for- Malgas were the pick of the losing ence between victory seal trial wards attacked skilfully, Leo Wai- team. They played extraordinary He shaped badly for the shot with tong was not properly supported in good football in their varying which Tao Kwai-shing netted the front of goal, and in leaving him ways. Gosane covered fautlessly. The Saints could not afford to ceasingly, and always required care third goal, and after covering to do all the scoring, allowed the whereas Mullane featured his dis- concede a point, and it may cest ful watching. The big mistake Wal-tong's final effort, managed to Association defenders to them the championship. To lose made in the closing stages was the allow the ball to elude his group trate on him and to crowd him out play by cleverly timed inter- to the Borderers on Wednesday starving of the right wing. Fowlor and it trickled into the corner of when within shooting distance.

Ip Pak-wah's appearance on the week will mean their swan song, was given few chances. Drown the net.

It was the most unconfident dis-left wing did not produce the could not shake off the shadow of A forward line without a shot Gosano.

play Cord has given this season brilliant foot all expected, and he and quite out of tune with his seldom rose above a standard of mangat them was again a netable

Usual form.

mediocrity. Robertson refused to feature of St. Joseph's display.

In contrast Malpas captured at- allow him to settle down, so that They had opportunities by the qufficiently well placed to justify a/excellence, but they were not sua- tention by his fias opportuniam when he did get away, hle centres ful support. Robertson was at hie) dozen, not always open goals, but

hot at Rodger; but they preferred tained, and whilst the forwards are which rewarded him with three were not always well dironted. to tap the ball one to the other unprepared to shoot, they must ex- excellent goals. Had the same

like the Club. fenders stepped in to clear.

The good work of the defence There was the same lamentable weakness, with the Club, attack. and half backs was constantly being Once in the second half Ernest undone by the futility of the van-

The Chinese were always the Strange burst through in characners, who seemed determined to teristle style and thon ballooned the shelve the responsibility of shoot-

more polished, keeping the ball There was nothing wrong with moving with preciso ball over the bar when five yards ing on to somebody else,

passing. from goal. The Club could have

Saint the

Intermediates. Elma Nevertheless the attack was liable been three goals to the good at was prominent, and he in improving to crowd together rather too much, half time had they displayed a little every game. Beltran was not al-with the result that Gosano and moro enterprise within the penalty ways successful against Ernest Mullane, covering the middle of but he looked after his the penalty area, invariably cut Strange, tren.

short some promising movements. It was a game of missed chances. forwards.

nover interest Nevertheless

It would be unfair to single out Hagged, End to end play was any particular members of the at- practically continuous. St. Joseph's tack for criticism. The whole could claim a alightly bigger share quintette appeared to be Infected

territorial advantage in the with the non-shooting germ. second moiety, but their attacks conceived some clever movements, ere so meaningless, that the Club and made lots of ground rapidly, were much more dangerous when on but were sadly lacking in the final to move, and A. V. Gosano nan to effort. When one has said this, be at the top of his form to stop une has said all about St. Joseph's Home of the quick rushes.

FLASHES OF EXCELLENCE. St. Joseph'a showed flashes of

Podmore's rovings did much to reak up the Chinese movements. He refused to concede an inch to Lee Wal-tong, and was always master of Fung King-cheung and Tam Kong-pak.

Elms and Robertson offered use- best in the second half, when he) moved up with the forwards and shown by the other forwards, the overshadowed, and against Podpiled with passes. Elms did his Association eleven would have more and Goanno he was reduced netted many more goals,

It in becoming a common

dntil the uncompromising Club de-pect to drop points against teams accuracy in markamanship been perience to find Fung King-cheung | kept Mathias and Elliott well sup|

and the game.

They

OLYMPIC TRIALS

Hongkong Football Eleven Trounced

COSANO AND STRANGE. Cosano and Sydney Strange were the men of the match, with George Rodger a close second. Gesano B perfect positioning (his covering of the middle of the field was an object lesson) rendered solid the St. Joseph's defence. Until he vacated the left back position in an effort to infuse life into the attack, he give a display without blemish.

At the other end of the field. Strange, although suffering from the effects of

rather nevero A. chaclous. His timely interven-Wah Kin Yat Fo.

attack

POLISHED CHINESE.

The Association vanners in dugled in the more open type of

to a state of impotency.

LEE THE GENIUS.

Les Wal-tong was the genius of the attack. His, quickness in seizing openings kept the onnos!- tion on their toes, and his thron goals were suficient testimony to his virulence and cleverness.

best work as destroyer of the right wing schemes. He took a little time to settle down and to under- stand Tao Kwal-shing's type of game, but once he had captured its secret, he had the winger fairly jubdued.

JUST PRACTISING?—No, although the photograph suggests lu Actuall, Kowloon and Borderers players gathered round the ball in this melee near the Kowloon gost, which was eventually cleared.

(Photo: Mea Cheung).".

KOWLOON VALIANT BUT UNAVAILING

BORDERERS CLINCH KEEN ISSUE IN THE SECOND HALF

A MOST ENJOYABLE MATCH

(By "Wanderer.") Kowloon ✪ Borderera. 4 Kowloon and the Borderers surprisingly furnished an extraordinary game, one of the most exciting of the season, with never a dull moment. It should have been a cake-walk for the Borderers, facing a sadly depleted team, but so stoutly did Kowloon tackle their task that in the first fifteen minutes most of the scoring efforts troubled Smith and not Cord and the Borderers were rattled and worried.

Then there was a spell of ton! minutes in which Kowloon's' goat seemed to bear a charmed life. Jones was twice put in possession with only Cord to beat. Once he ballooned the ball and the second he miskicked completely, Fortey, Duncan and Mathias all had casy

FAULTY FORWARDS. The Association were not too The Chinese intermediates were well served by the forwards. chances only to fritter them away reliable, although they cracked up] Elliott was completely out of touch, or to see Cord performing at his towards the close. Generally and scarcely put a right foot. His best.

being atrocious. their task was made lighter by the shooting

Continued ou ̈Page~9;)· rank bad passing of the 'Associa-

WAS

FOOTBALL CHATTER BY "VERITAS"

BORDERERS GIVEN THEIR

OPPORTUNITY-

How They Stand In

FOUR VITAL MATCHES PENDING: BAD The Tables

DISPLAY BY

SPECTATORS

80

attached

HOME FOOTBALL

LEADERS. CARRY ON SERENELY

When the interval arrived with

~-~- (By-"Th■-Pügrim")- no score, Kowloon-were-definitely fortunate, although they deserve

rcdit or a distinct achievement. Beaten on their own ground The fact was that they played by Bury, Preston North End with a zost rising greatly above; went a long way towards los-

ormal inspiration, turned the ing promotion on Saturday, match into a cup-tle instead of a Brentford and Bolton both dreary end-of-the-season league snatched narrow wins and stand contest, and prevented the Border-nhead of Preston now, Brent- ors from playing anything in the ford holding the coveted position nature of cohesive football,

next to Grimsby by a decimal

SECOND HALF CHANGE.

tako

his own net in trying to clear and are,

In the leadership. Barnsley are

malarla, was courageous and Colony by to-day's morning train should carry off the first division injuries, and in this respect St.made certam of runners-up hon-io remoracicas pressure which had last match of the season.

Lions completely broke up the Leon- atd-Ward-B. Gosano formation, which gave promise of many things

SOCCER AT AMOY

championship.

the

and the victory of the 24th at expense of Kowloon leaves the soldiers one points bohind the game in collegians and with a

Lacso

.

Had they been able to maintain point advantage in goal average.

Chesterfield's failure to those tactics in the second half, there might have been a surprise. both points from the visiting Don- was another indi- But five minutes or so after the castor club restart Willis shot into the top of cation that the Salter Lane Club far from impregnable BORDERERS WELL Canton, Apr. 15.

the result was settled. PLACED South China Zone's Far East Olym-

SAD IDEA OF SPORTSMANSHIP

Once they were a goal up, the only a point behind and though Stockport's chances are practical- pic football trial was held here yea

Borderers pulled themselves toge Lerday before over 10,000 spectators,

much importance

Borderers are well placed in the ther, refused to concede anything nil, they will have a serious bearing on promotion hopes when when Hengkeng was beaten by Can-F the Borderers do not make the, WITH.

to the concluding first division as a result of the to tactics that had previously hey crash with Chesterfeld in the common mistake of looking a ton by four clear goals.

they games, one watches closely. 10 week-end football. South China disturbed them and settled down The Hongkong team returned the gift horse in the mouth,

In the higher division James at Joseph's suffered on Saturday,aurs in the third division, and the to produce goals, although that of Highbury gave a number of rea when Wurd "took a packet" in the

two Mathias, the fourth was the only Lables are below,

really good one. Jones got the why he should not be trans- ferred from arsenal to Derby and THE Saints' draw with the Club, second half. I don't believe present placings in

other two. His first he kicked his brilliant passes to Hulme prov- was serious, and there is little

Division I.

from under Cord's body. Hla doubt that he will be ok. for the

ed the match-winning feature of s mild-week encounter against the Chinese

Police.

spectators. Playing at Amoy II.M.S. Cumber-hand.

THE Borderers escaped unscath From Gamble, Baldwin and support

the

ed against Kowloon) so that the Robertson, Gamble, lacking finesse, land met a Combined Chinese team in

a friendly football match last week beNEXT Wednesday may sce

are at least Borderers take over the leader-leading contestants Lut very purposeful, had Costa well foro a big crowd of spectators at the Held on the left wing, and also kept Chung San Park football ground, the ship, this time for a little longer physically fit.

drawn game of one than 24 hours. But you Ilocha very subdued. Gamble's un-result berig o orthodox tactica azomed to upset goal all. The sallurs scored their the meticulous Itocha, whose movo-pool in the first half while the Chinese never tell with those Navy men. T is remarkable that with the St. Joseph's. 19 14 3 2 43 19 #1 The marinors fccl they have a end of the season only three 3.W. Borderers 18 16 03 01 21 30 monta wore always hampered by the equalised in the second.

powerful side at their command weeks off, and most of the teams Lincoln liegt. 20 13 2 5 GO 23 23 right back.

just at present (secretly they con- well behind with their fixtures, R. Navy 18 11 4 3 50 9 20 sider it alightly better than in the that only three first division South Chinn. 20 12 1 7 42 21 25 H.K. Club... 19 8 2 0 46 52 18 early part of the season when they games were played on Saturday, Kowloon F.C. 20 7 2 11 34 49 10 won their way into the final of the

E Lancashires 18 0 2 10

the Saints has given them on-

Wah Cup), and the lapse by TRUE the Navy were disappoint. A 19 8 7 19 23 42 11 ed by the Athletic, but what H.K. Pulico. 18 4 3 12 21 34 10 couragement to renew their for- about the Police, East Lanes Roerelo ... 20 2.3 15 19 05 Jorn quest for the title:

shires. Lincolns, and South China?|

between the halfway line and the Cumberland Draw With penalty area, and then fizzled out.

When hard pressed in the closing stages, Strange recolved willing

STRONG HALVES.

The Club half backs were strong

in defence, but losing Foto-Hunt

HOME RUGBY

as they did at the interval, rendered Harlequins No Match

the middlo ling loss effective, na a

constructive force Pote-Hunt

For Gloucester

London, April 14. The Harlequins proved no match for

can

S. W. Borderers 4 Kowloon F. C.

1 Recreio R. A. Hongkong F.C. D St. Joseph's

wind was forced to, bobble Gloucester when these teams mot to HERE isn't the slightest doubtINAL Intorost in the third R.A.S.C.

bis kuse just before the

an, the

passo)...

T

League Tables. Division 1.

3

Goals.

0 second came who'n Eastman classic entertainment for 40,000

0

OX-

'Between the posts was Wilson deputising for Moss and compet

with James for the honours of Liverpool's reversal.

1 hesitated in the goalmouth.

Podmore played an important art in the Borderers' accond half regeneration, and Mullane seldom put n foot wrong at right back, covering a shaky Morrison

CHELSEA IN EARNEST. P. W. D. L. F. A. Fazeedingly well. Forward Mathins

Chelsea's long delayed spurt was easily the outstanding player, with Duncan also playing well. has come in earnest and they The insides did not Impress. now stand fourth from the bottom G. Y. White, Wills and Cord took with their 2-0 victory over Ever most of the honours on the Kow- ton. Oakton headed in from a loon afde, while Eastman played corner and Horton added the so- vallantly at left back. It is no cond goal, both being notted in the small tributo to the rest that they second half. succeeded. In keeping the game! Manchester City were overwhel- Interesting until the final whistle, med at White Hart Lane but more serious than the loss of two points was the injury which no cessitated McLackle leaving the flold. He was one of the two wing. halves damaged in the gumo and if he is not recovered in time. to take part in the Cup Final, the City will be awkwardly placed. In connection with the ex- It was not surprising that. Dor traordinary general meeting of by lost to the Wolves; they had tho Lawn Tennis Association to four men playing at the Interna- be held on Friday.. Club secretional match and two others in- taries are asked to note that the jured. meeting will be held at 6.15 p.m.

Division III.

Goals.

F. A. Pi

3 Radio 1 Recrolo division was led by the South China wing for the re

League Tables. mainder of the game, The Club tay, the latter wining by eight points that the championship rests on victory of South China against the which Casured the

Division III. Buffered as forwards

Ramu from Lolcester the scores bo- might be limited to three. and Recreio,

tho .of

rinners-up was he who kept them well, parding 14-11 st the finish.

P. W. D. In

the initial stages. Full results of the Rugby Union possibly two. But if the Bor Chinese

derers win on Wednesday, they honours. The B.A.S.C., maintain

challenge to the last, Lincoln Reat. 16 18 Danent put in some good games playod, to-iny, follow:

will have only to repeat the perod thoir 101 formance against St. Joseph's, and taking points from the Radio, but South: Chinn 18 12

the last two or three matches out-3.W. Borderers 18 11 1 0.64 81 29 18 10 8.5 28.25 23 13 the whole thing in over.

cannot havo any LA.S.C. Atanding

table Recreio 18 7 3 8.61 47 17 matoriai offect on longue

RAM,C. 18 6 4 8 31 37 16 18.58 28 30 15 K.E. ER.A.F. 18 0 2 11 32 37-12- 18 0.3.10 15,092 12 any mon's outters in Hongkong Saturday or Sunday will, demand University withdrawn. Points to

(Continued on Page 0.)RE. and Hadlo wil tell you).

Bralnet Bernie Gosano, using Bedford 19 Old Blues his powers of recovery, to advan- Birkenhead

nExeter tage. Robertson was always stumbling block, especially in the Gloucester pivotal position, where he closely, Leicester

Nenth

MT.

shadowed Lennandin the Excond Newport

With Howe injured half, and Foto-Hunt a parmiger.onPontypool.. the wing, the Club,, attack was Plymouth #dom, soon-in concerted action. Wasps But Ernost, Stange worked;\un={

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'15′ Bath

4 London Irish

10- Bristol.

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on Wednesday work, I cat my THE ghat! (I'm safe in, saying this as

turn out a team either on University.

L.T.A. MEETING

Alteration in the Vonuo

In the Sanitary Board Room, Postaneral meeting a meeting of the

mid-week crowd at Sockunpoo | E Chinese Athletic's failure to Radio 18 2 4 12 13 49 100meo. Building, lind not In Mr. Council will be hold onlost; în }

Justice. Lindsell's chambers, ds Executive Committee, an Interport

Following the extraordinary!stitute the 1984 league originally arranged. Selection Committee, and to.com