1934-04-19 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1934

BORDERERS PULL OFF ANOTHER BRILLIANT WIN

TO ASSUME THE

LEADERSHIP

NAVY BEWILDERING IN FIRST 20 MINUTES

CLASSICAL END OF SEASON

FOOTBALL

COMPLETE CHANGE OF FORTUNES IN THE SECOND HALF

(By "Varltas”),

For half an hour yesterday the Borderers faced the dark spectre of defeat as they battled against the Navy for league points of prime importance, and appearances were decidedly in favour of the mariners pulling off one of the coups of the season. Then the Borderers pulled themselves together, scored a goal in reply to the Navy's two, and from that point played scintillating. football which earned for them three more goals and fitting honours.

For a mid-week, end-of-the- season game, the football was al- most unbelievably good, and the match ranks as one of the most The entertaining of the season. Navy gave a magnificent display of skilful ball manipulation on a wet ground, and their forceful attack in the first half was as good as anything seen locally for a long time.

The Burderers could not shake off a ft of depression until shortly be fore the interval, but once they to had got going, they made the fullest use of the bail, and Annlly well de served their success.

but the approach work by McClurg was no delightful, and Showbrook that the effort was well worth the point. Another grand attack led to the second goal about which there was not a shadow of doubt. Chappell was sent away on the right wing. He put heross an ideal centre, which McNeil passed on to Showbrook for the outside left to crash into the net.

After this tho Borderers woke up, and before the interval, Mathias com- pleted a nent nuvement by rocking) the roof of the net from Hazlewood's final pass.

Early in the second half the Navy goal was in Jeopardy, and so dominant did the Borderers become that the geals which followed appeared in-

ovitable.

A HUGH CROWD w Portemouth defeat Leicester in the F. A. Cup semi-final at Birmingham. Above is a section of the concourse, and the other picture shows Gilfillan, the Portsmouth goalkeeper, punching clear, while ons of the backs ducks to get out of the way.

FOOTBALL CHATTER BY

Championship

Prospects

Take A Fresh

Turn

So quick and accurate were the

Hazlewood obtained the equalisera Obl Two matches, two drawa; two points lost; and Navy in their passing, thint the grand goal and then put the 24th Borderers defence was spreadeagled

Duncan's that way. more often than in any other game the lend for the first time, when the championship? Well it points Yes! St. Joseph's cer-

he rushed in to convert

VERITAS

THERE

were about three technical fouls during yester-

day's game. A tribute in itself.

Furthermore it meant that both teams left the field free from in- juries. Morrison and Forrest had slight accidents, but not sufficient to deter them. Morrison, in fact, played much better after his re- turn from treatment,

.

LEADERS for the third time this this year. This applies to the open-squnro piss Just before the end, tainly look as if they have stuck season! The Borderers owe it ing stages, when the Navy could easily Jones shot hard and straight for the in the mud. They are going to to a better goal average, due to a have been four up in 20 minutes with corner of the net when only a few have the devil of a job dislodging smarter goal scoring attack than out being flattered.

wards off the goal, and Guy stopped it those Welshmen from the top of St. Joseph's. It is only a fractional with his handia. The effort proved

difference. The Saints' average is fruitless, Mathias walking across to the table. •

2.203 goals and the Borderers MIND you, it is still too early 2.820 for 10 games.

SUSPICION BECOMES

4

CERTAINTY..

beat Pepper with a stinging drive from Nevertheless. In that hectic first 25 the "spot". inutes, when the lonera' attack dominated the exchanges, there was suspicion of weakness in the re- arguard, a suspielen which became a certainty later in the gante.

The Navy hnd to call on Pepper, Mathias and Guy, all second string

defence, the players to constitute. and although Pepper made no mis- takes and often anved

brilliantly, and-Mathias worked like a trojan, Guy was andeniably shaky, and in the end was, completely fluminxed by the 'opposition right wing.

McClurg, who apart from two pre- viour, appearances, was regular momber of the second team, was also Included at left half, and he too cracked under the fierce second half pace net by the Borderers, so that Hazlewood and Mathian had paratively easy pasanges through to the Navy goal: and they made the

most of the gift:

com-

ANOTHER DRAW

SAINTS_LOSING GROUND.

IN FIGHT FOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

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St. Joseph's 0 Police Goalless, and being forced to share the points for the second match in succession, St. Joseph's When under strain, Pepper and Mathias were the outstanding Navy seriously jeopardised their cham- defenders, with Pyatt and Forrest pionship prospects at Caroline Hill yesterday, when the Police

the nick of the half back",

Up in the attack Smith made explayed them to a draw, tremely clever use of the ball, batug especially dangeroua in the early stages, but it was McNeill who re-

St. Joseph's had

quired must watching. He laid right play, and should have.

Borderers admirers to

F.A. To Deal With Unruly Spectators

SATURDAY: (Club)

Recreio

Athletic v Clab

GAVIA RETAINS

TITLE

TENNIS ACE AT HIS BEST

P. 1. NATIONAL

CHAMPION

Manila, Apr. 16.

YANKEES

FREE HITTING

BIG BASEBALL WIN

SENATORS AGAIN SCRAPE HOME

Now York, April 18: New York Yankeen camo Into

Leonardo Gavia, Jr. succeed. their own in the second-day's pro ed himself as national tennis matches, when they hit the Phila- gramme of major league baseball singles champion of the Philip-delphia pitchers to score 11 runs. pincs by decisively defeating This was the best score of the day. Francisco Aragon, former na- The Glants and Senators record- tional titlist and veteran Davis

Cup player in the finals held further succesacs, although the yesterday afternoon at the La-Senators only nosed out Boston. ong Laan Tennis Club by the The Giants were much too good for

Philadelphia, scores of 6-0, 6-2 and 7-5.

Results, as cabled by Router

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

The title for the women's na tional singles championship chang-were: od hauds yesterday afternoon when Mrs. Elisa Ochón, defending champion lost to Miss I. Baumann, of the Manila Teania Club in two out of three sets, the scorce being: | 3-6, 6-2 and 6-1.

Both matches were witnessed by a big crowd of tennis enthusiasts, All seats were sold out with hun- dreds turned away for lack of ac- commodations, Another Jargo crowd is expected this afternoon to witness the semi-final matche's in the men's doubles tournament.

SCINTILLATING TENNIS,

The titular encounter in the men's singles meet found Gavia playing at top form. His back court drives, smashes near the net and superior placementa bewilder- ed his more seasoned opponent. Ho played scintillating tennis all the way with the exception of the third set he completely dominated Francisco Aragon.

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The first and second nets saw * Lincolns (King's Francisco Aragon playing erratic Park)

tennis. He lost the first set by Kowloon v S. China (Kowloon) love score and in the second he

St. Louis Cleveland

R. H. E.

28.0

0 6 0

(Hindley pitched and blanked out Cleveland)

Now York

*****

11 12.1 (Rush and Dickey scored home 'cuns)

Philadelphia ... 61 1

(Foxx homered twico and Hayes once)

Washington Boston

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Boston... Brooklyn

Chicago

(Klein homered)

Cincinnati

5

11 1

5

8 11.0

6

(lafey homered)

Philadelphia

5

New York

91

East Lanes. v. RA. (Caroline was only able to score two games. SCOTTISH CUP FINAL

afraid to open up and fight Gavia Rangers And St. Mirren

On Saturday

HII)

Francisco was not his former self Sunday:

In those sets. He appeared to Borderers v Navy (Sookunpoo) have lost confidence in himself aud

the

dex- Football with the vehemence and APPARENTLY

Association have come to hear terity which characterized his for- of those unsporting spectators mer playing. Gavin on the other His columns on Monday. Further most every stroke count. more report has it that the F.A., superb volleying and smashes up- Intends to muzzle them,

set his opponent and won both sets In easy fashion.

crow, or St. Joseph's supporters to leglans. The 24th have netted against whom I protested In these hand showed class and made al-

DRE'S a pointer to the old col throw up the sponge. The Bor- derers have three very interesting 65 goals to date, 15 more than any matches in the offing. Navy, St. other team in the division, Joseph's themselves, and the Club.

BUT that win yesterday has sent

・

AND goals talk, like cards at a

poker

game.

win They

OOD for the F.A. But isn't it

GAVIA'S SUCCESSES.

The third set was a different}

(By The Pilgrim")

St. Mirren and Rangers, both previous winners of the Scottish Association Cup, meet on Saturday to contest anew the Welsmen's stock soaring. Not so much because it gave them matches, league points, and cham-rather late in the season to

the most coveted trophy of The cleverest set of start a cleaning up campaign? plonships. two points and the leadership footballers-in-the-world-could not Last Sunday'e example was no story although it ended with Gavia football north of the border. but because It proved that even win a title without the ability to new feature of local football. again covering himself with glory

Whilst St Mirren however only wan at this stage of the season, when geore goals.

Nevertheless, if this undesirable Francisco started out nicely and every gon is doubly important,

element among spectators can be lead at 5-2. At this point, how-the cup one-In 1920, their competi they possess a magnificent fighting

praise-ever, Gavin asserted his superiority tors have gained rather a reputation eliminated, it will be spirit. A spirit which can

recent years and they have successfully worthy piece of work by the and stared a great rally that spell for their skill in annexing the cup of

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ed disaster for the veteran tennis fought seven finals and appeared in player. He won this set by a 7-5 one other against the Cellle in 1900 score and with it the national ten-when the cup was withheld. nin singles championship. -

a two goals deficit into victory.

turn

THAT success cannot be anything but a tonic to the Borderers, and a great stimulus for the se-

MY FORECAST.

TO WINT

most of the

Won com.

on the backs throughout the match, fortably. But again the forwards and although it often resulted in his failed. This time they shot more being put offside, when in pozurasjon he was lively and determined, and often than in other matches, but

ls presence, exteneted all the in- were woefully inaccurate, and were genuity of Mullane and Morrison,

PODMORE AGAIN.

quite incapable of making any im

pression on a stolid defence, ably "Danny" Mullane, row designated led by McHardy, who certainly put the "Stonewall" by enthusiastic in some great work between the

LEAGUE

Club Lincolns S. China. Borderers

TO DRAW ---- *

East Lancs

on

THATS why I think, na I have always thought this season, the Borderers are going to lift the championship.

A

word about the week-ond pro- Borderers

gramme. Apart from the

second meeting of the Navy and

Borderers on Sunday, there is little to excite enthusiasm.

YESTERDAY'S Police

-St. V

Joseph's tie was Saturday's match brought forward. Some of the Saints are taking part in the Volunteer Sports on Saturday. Hence yesterday's game..

TT doesn't matter if the Lincolns

Leaders Again

BETTER GOAL AVERAGE

As u

result of yesterday's

Goals.

That is going a long way back but This is the second time Leonardo when it is remembered that the Gavia captured the national ten-Rangers brought the cup home in 1032, nis singles championship of the in 1930, and in 1928, it will be seen Philippines. He frat won the title that they are not living on the glories

of the past. from Lope Yngayo in the 1933 na-

tional tennis championships. Be It would also appear that they have sides being the national champion developed n habit of winning the Gavia also holds the Metropolitan trophy in alternate years and if they tennis singles championship, the keep up this practice it is going to be All Comers singles. championship

too bad for St. Mirren.. and the City of Manila open ton-.

la championship.

Especially with the "double"in view1 From 1027 to 1931 the Rangers headed the top of the senior division In Scottish football und during one, of those seasons of unprecedented per. BOTH formances, they gained the much sought after "double," taking cup and the same league championship in

HONOURS YET UNKNOWN.

FOOTBALL CODES

ведвол.

and South China win or lose matches, the Borderers again go their encounters. Neither game to the head of the first division CAPPED UNDER has any effect on the leadership due to a fractional advantage in By the same token the Navy have goal average. The present league

table records are: nothing vital at

stake. cond mooting with the Navy Saturday. But they will be well seeme unlikely that Pote-Hunts, W. B.... 19 16 066 21 32 P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. advised not to place any more will be fit to turn out for the St. Joseph's 20 14 43 19 32Few With Double Honour: To St. Mirren these high honours value on it than a stimulus, for Club. Even so they should be Lincoln Regt. 2018 2 6 60 23 19. 11 44 62 34 to overcome the R. Navy The Police held their own in the if there is one team to-day which good enough

jcannot be under-rated, it in the Athletic, who have completely South China 20 12 1.7 42 21 second half and twice went very Navy.

10 8 2 failed to settle down at any time K. Club But it was Podmore, whose con close to scoring. Marques was in

Kowloon F.C. 20 7 this season.

E. Lancashires 18 G sistency is even more ramurile the real difficulties with a corner from WONDERFULLY smart outil his intent football skill, who carried;

II.K. Pollco. 19 4 this. Precision, skill, sound HERE is the programme: off the leading honours. Nothing new Green, and the same player nearly

RA. Recreio. can be added to describe his display caused the downfall of the Saints tactics, a keen knowledge of the

fundamentals of the game.

Borderers supporters, was outstand-sticks. ing, covering Morrison, who was in- clined to be rushed off his game, with| ideal judgment,

liin

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A

and one can leave it by stating that goal a few minutes later, when he team more likely to win than to It was typically Podmore. tackling, speedy recoveries and ball raced away and sent across to pro- lose. Yes! Thoso navy boys wil distribution did more than anything sent Rose with an Idont chance. need a lot of watching on Saturday, elng to pull the Borderers together, and to turn them from a disheartened But the centre-forward could not

alde, Into a winning team,

control the ball, and Marques re-

Hazlewood was the plek of the ut. Jieved the allustion with a smart tack, with Mathias and Duncan offer clearance. ing very reliable support. Fortey was slow-ha old failing and Jones Was more satisfied with

openinga.

creating

I

IMAGINE there will be team

not, be for the beat. Admittedly changes: which may, or may

five of yesterday's eleven were, this year's second division players. But they played

great football.

St. Joseph's were, without Ward, which did something to upset their equilibrium. Elms was not a sBUC DEPPER is

A natural choice. Liddington and West would

It was a forward line which, hay cessful deputy. Furthermore the ing discovered the right methode Saints played one short until Costa

without came on to the field ten minutes certainly strengthen the defence.

by which to upset the opionina defence, adopted them reservation, and thereby made gosīs late.

a matter of time, rather than

mere passibility. “

THE GOALS.

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I don't think Chappell can be im- provided upon at outside night, por-

Taking these factors in con- ticularly while he has Smith to sideration, the Saints and only nurse him, McGuire would pro- themselves to blamo. They gave Imbly fit in a little better than little indication of being in the McClurg at left half. Unless It was an a result of some magni- running for the championship, and circumstances otherwise compel

fleont attacks that the Navy went into

n two goal lead in the first 20 minuter. Ruch a mediocre dieplay cannot the Navy would be well advised I still think O'Donnell was offside, invito confidence concerning their to keep their changes down to when he scored. tho first

itho. absoluté minimum. goal, prospects,

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Soccer-Cricketers

have never fallen and when they [captured the cup in 1926. they achieved the pinnacle of thele fame. Last season they did not altogether plente, especially away. The team Players who have gained Intershowed unexpected flaws which were

14 national caps for both Association apt to turn optimism to disillusion at

and Rugby football probably form critical points.

Awkward moment for Bordarers defence, but Davies rushes in to clear. Incident in yesterday's Navy v. Borderers League match (Photo:

Men Cheung).

n shorter list than is commonly Nor can it be said that they have realised. It is not such a long enormously improved this season, and ong as those who havo represented the loss of Walker-In the important their country at football and pivot position may count for much of crickat.

the ill-balance that has marked their play. Their League record

for

far

J. W. Sutcliffe, who played in from inspiring with only eight of 85 gon for Bolton Wanderers, Mill-matches won; and nine drawn, Their wall, and Manchester United, had goal average is poor with 42 for and on exceptionally long career. He against but then League games started Soccer as a forward, then are not as is well known, any criterion the dashing and opportunistic mlayed in goal for England against play which wins, cup, tles, Scotland twice, agninat Wales St Mirren have climbed to the final twice, and against Ireland once, over the heads of such famous clubs " His first love was Rugby and he as Motherwell and Coltle and though. appeared as a contre three-quarter these feats are somewhat moltifted by against the Maorica in 1880. experiencing

the slight decline both of them were the time, they are at. Walter Hardinge, John Arnold, least un indication that St. Mirren ard Ducat, and Makepeace are only in cup fottle this season, few of those who played for En-task but one knows that if it had been.

Rangers had a comparatively easy gland both at cricket and Soccer harder they would not have falles, The last three are especially in-Saturday's game should be close and torosting, because they all played exciting but i think the fight will go for England together against Scot to the more oxperienced club, and W land at Hampden Park in 1010, fooocaat Rangers to add another leafizf Brotland won by 2-0. .

to their laurels,Pendang,

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