1934-10-08 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1934.

WEEK-END SOCCER REVIEWED: GOALS IN PLENTY

CRICKET SEASON'S RICH

PAGEANTRY

SOME UNIQUE FEATURES

LANCASHIRE'S TIMIDNESS

Commenting on the close of the English cricket meason, "Watch man," writing in a recent issue of the London Observor, has the follow. ing to say.

Little remains of the first-class sea- Non bayand these pleasant games krówna fostival cricket, in which'

IS. THIS TO BE HOWE'S

BIG SEASON?

These Unfortunate Friendly

Matches:

Danger Of Congesting Heavy League Programme

(By "Veritas").

AST minute postponements cut shooting.” On his day Howe in silli ( since the palmy days of Jimmy

the rat division programine one of the cloverest contre-for-Stowart and bicTavind.

n hat during the week-end, yet wards in Hongkong, and if he can

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the rate of scoring in all, three prolong that day until next IT is well nigh impossible to as- sociate this year's East Lan- haad JiVisions remained extraordinarily February, he is going to nigh, and on average was fully up straight for further Interport cashire team with that which o the unusual mark set inet_week honours.

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Valorous (Heard up) being led in

operated Inst. season. The per- sonnel has changed but little, but are now. im- they have learnt valuable lessons fler winning the Kimberley Handi. upon which they proving.

FOR instanco. In the course of ALBEIT the Club attack still Soldier of Germany, who scored af 14 matches, 72 goals were requires the dashing genius of drives and googiles, cuts and swerven, surprise win against Ribble in the actted. The week previous 93 Ernie Strange. Howe is made to

was ridden by mingle with sea breezes nt Scar Austin Plate. He

goals resulted from 18 matches. atand 100 much on his own. With Dritz.

Nevertheless 37 goals came from Strange back in the forward line JUST a little more "punch" In the attack round about the penalty bórvugh and Folkestone. Even the

a tremendous hundred-and-one inquests on the "ita,"

third division' games last Saturday, Howo will be relieved of the entire

aren would make nol "Mights," and "Whys" of the Test

and of these East Lancashirea responsibility of scoring goals.

difference to the results of their Bagged 13. Although the matches at over, and a backward

matches. Man for man they com glance brings luto view a rich pageant

gregate remained ae good, there will be nothing short of o

crime if L. G. of varied cricket clothed in splendid

was not the same consistency of nunshine, The batting and the bow-

scoring over the entire programme. allows rugby to lure him. away local teams. In midfield they cau ling may not always, have been per-

from soccer. He is a fine type of always hold their own; nothing feet when was 17-but the weather

forwards has been wonderful. Moes must have

IN scoring 13 against the Railway half back, and allied with tobe much is given away in detence, those dismal notice

Sports Club (that's 21 goals in Hunt, and later, it is to be hoped, approach work by the grown upon boards which, In other nonnons, have

two matches the Railway have Gamble, helps to complete the best is snappy and well conceived. The big need is quicker and more Announcer! so frequently that thero

conceded), the Eant Lancashireal half back line

Jaccurate shooting. will be no play before lunch,

eurned the distinction of compiling both the highest acores and the best results aggregate for the day.

that!

the umpires will inspect the wicket at four o'clock. Another has been an open championship, neck-and-nack till the last month, and a dazzling num- bor of individual

Local Football Results

The

following are the triumphs. Of of the Hongkong Football League

the time, literally or metaphorically.

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cap at Happy Valley on Saturday,

SHANGHAI'S INTERPORT

Robertson pare favourably with the best of CONFIDENCE

DONALD LEACH

THREE OR FIVE SETS TENNIS MATCHES?

ON PROSPECTS the Club has had

How They

course, we have not had sunshine all programme during the week-end.THE Football Association Stand In

There have been many instances of

misapplied caution, exaggeration of

Division 1.

1 East Lanes

difficulties, helated declarations, le South China "B" & R.A. Kally prolonged declarations, and the Hongkang F.C. younger players have again stopped South China "A" & Polles short of their earlier promise. But

uch things have been ton familiar to cause lasting irritation, South China and at the worst they are merely interludes.

6 Eastern Ath. 5 Hongkong F.C.o 3 Young Indiana 2 2 Kowloon F.C. 3 R.E.

Division 11.

lonk

East Lancashires

RA, University F.C. S.W.B.'n

Division 1.

become rather chary of local Ікакие teams arranging week- end friendlies with Canton clevens, The Borderers' game with Canton Air Force for, Instance had far reaching effects, causing the can-' cellation of the Borderers' game with Kowloon and St. Joseph's encounter with Chinese Athletic.

BECAUSE Beveral of their men

were wanted for the Air Force team, the Athletic were unable to field aside against the Saints

PERVERSE CAUTION. Lancashire finished at the head of the counties for the Dfth the since the War. They won thirteen matches East Lancashires 13 Railway Ree.C.'yesterday. outright of a total of thirty, which, in Club de Recreio A season of exceptionally good wie S.W. Borderers kets, does not at

glance suggest R.A.F. that they were in the habit of linger-R.A.S.C. ing by the wayside. Yet they were Lincolns nt timea severely criticised, even by eople who do not imagine that the glory of batting is confined to human hitting. The reason was that when Lancashire had reached the head of the Championship their extreme cau tion had a touch of perversity. They were the little birds who could sing, and wouldn't

5 R.E.

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R.A.M.C.

2 Police

LOU GEHRIG HOMERUN KING

Yankee Slugger's-48

Circuit Clouts

New York, Sept, 30.

Lou Gehrig of the Yankees to lay

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The Tables

DEFINITELY a team of promise,

COUTH Chine "B" are not allow

ing the grass to grow under thoir feet. In fact they burn up the turf with their speed. Splen- did little out at this. Youthful;; ambitious in their conception of attack; unhampered by established precedents of "formations." Just a lively bunch of youngsters, who The following are the placing in owe slavish allegiance to

placing the local football league consequent precept only, that it's goals which upon the week-end matches.

FIRST DIVISION.

South China

"B"

Police

IN the interests of the league pro-South, Chin

gramme it is to be hoped that "A" local cluba will not arrange too Club many engagements outside of the East Lancs Colony. If run through without! Artillery interruption, the league, cup and Athletic shield programme is sufficient to Recrei keep clubs fully occupied this win-St. Joseph's tor, and any postponements means Borderers only congestion with the accom- Kowloon panying danger of chaos and un-Lincolns played games at the end of the Navy

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SECOND DIVISION.

Eastern Club Engineers

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THEY rapped the Artillery hard on Saturday, apiking their guns and capturing their forts with practically no opposition,

LONE figure was Pardoe, the Gunners' centre-half (who has 2 so much natural football in him. how badly his matter that no colleagues are failing, he remains a figure of importance on the field.

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There are some men born into the vorit to play stodgy cricket. They!

PW. L. D. F. A. P. have not the physical qualities to

YOU can't tell the Club anything. sco quickly. The supple wrikla

about the fickleness of the South Chinn. 2 2009 9 4 which mean cuts, the open shoulders

2101 21 3 2014 32 which mean big driven, the quick feet was undisputed major league homerun gods of fortune. A week ago they University which mean many ways of storing clouter for 1934 with a total of 48 smiled. On Saturday they grin Borderers

1 1 0 8 5 2 East Laner have been denied them by nature. hamers, 12 under the all-time mark ned, but in a devilish sort of way.

02 goals Navy. They can, however, defend stubborn-established by his teammate, inimi-and shots which ly, and one or two players of iron table Babe Ituth, in 1927.

Lincolns defence on a side are valuable. But

Gehrig thus tied the mark run up against the Saints, were relegated Athletic the majority of the Lancashire side by Jimmy Foxx of the A's, 48, which to the "well tried, hard luck" class Artillery have been gonerously endowed with the Athletic first basoman tallied in against East Lancashires. physical gifts. Deenslonay they bat 1933. Foxx, however, in 1932, ran in a way to prove their true resource-up a total for the season of GB, but

AND that's not discrediting the Kowloon fulness, Watson, when he cares, can two under Ruth's all-time record.

soldiers, whose tireless defend-Young Indiane 2 0 2 drive beautifully. He has most of Foxx wound up the 1984 season: the strokes. So has Iddon. So has in second place with total of 44ing was worthy of some sort of

THIRD DIVISION. too often they four-ply clouts, four under the total recognition. But it's tough on Hopwood. But all troat over-pitched balls as if the which he rolled up in 1933.

team to see jolly good shots rush- bowling wore of perfect length, Even Bob Johnson of the A's, Foxxed down, and others just lasing Elant Lanes

Borderers... demoralise bowlers, teammate and new rival for hitting their objective. Payntor, born

Air Forve soldom lets himself go in these days honours, finished the season with 34 and although Tyldesley hay elegance homers. Hal Trosky of the Indians

HAVE feeling that this is Lincolna and power he has dropped some of and Mel Ott of the Giants scored one

going to bo Albert Howe's R.AS.C Recreio the strokes which made him an Englesa, 33.

Other high HCDTers were Zeke big year in local football. He

Radio land player more than ten years ago, Enterprise is not encouraged in Lan- Donura of White Sox, Earl has played better in the first two

Polico Averill of the Indians, Jinny Col- matches than at any time last RAM.C. Canhiro.

lins of the Garda, Babe Ruth of the season. He is picking up the ball RA.O.C. Yanks and Wally, Berger of the better on the run, and there is Engineers

noticeable improvement ip his Railway Braves. Ruth made 22.

the

TENACITY OF PURPOSE. Rightly or wrongly, the team made up their mind never to take the curb

The Interport rifle shooting prac off their tactics until oven a million-to- one chance of defeat had been eliminat- tices on October 14, October 21 and ed. As a consequence their batting was October 28 will take place at Stone- often drab, but although they were cutters, range at 250 p.m, each day. All those who are keen on selection not a sido to stir the emotions it was impossible not to admire their lena-are asked to make an affort to attend city of purpose. And if they often those last three practices.

Persons Intending to participate nada batting look like a toil and a weariness, a painful duty to be carried in the practices must make their out at all costa, their fielding had an arrangements regarding trans-

was Portation and ammunition, joyous zest Their bowling varied and consistent, but it was the deal.

flelding that made the attack for. A gratifying feature of the season midable on good wickets, Lancashire, has been, the form of Warwickshire in fact, remembered that the ancient and Derbyshire. Not so very long maxim, "a run anyod is as good as run made," remains one of cricket's go they were the doormats of tho nightiest truths.

ago.

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ANOTHER NEW. SUGGESTION

OBVIATING LONG 'VANTAGE SETS.

The question of whether it is pre ferable to change tennis champion, ship matches from five sets to three wels in still engaging the active at tention of English critics, and in the following article, the special tennis correspondent of the London. Ob- server, quotes cases for and agulant, and also.advances a new suggestion for cutting down the matches ta reasonable lengths, He writes:

When two such players as H. W, Austin, of the present day, and Com- mander G. W. Hillyard, R.N., of the past, unite in giving it as their con- sidered opinion that beat-of-five-sots matches, as played in all the major and most of the minor championships, should be changed to best-of-three- sets matches, it is impossible to dis regard their view entirely, without, at any rate, careful examinaton. Their reasons for desiring the change may be stated briefly. They say that the

of present basis

championship matches makes them too long and too exhausting; not conduelve to the pre- What are Shanghai's pro. spects in the forthcoming inter-duction of the best tennis: and liable permanently to injure the health of port ericket match with Hong all but the most robust. They are not is the question by any means alone in their views. kong. That which must be foremost in the Championship matches are not, now. minds of all local cricket en days, the comparatively leisurely tusiasts says the Shanghai affairs they were in the early days of the game; they are fought out at Timcs.

speed, generated to a large extent by improvements in the implements of to is forefathors. The straino im- the game, far greater than was known 1s, therefore, posod on the players to be relieved by adopting some.means necessarily greater; ought that strain of shortening championship matches? and, If so, what means?

SKIPPER SATISFIED.

A

KEEP FIT!

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The fact is, that very few players take the trouble to got themselves

Shanghai should be confident of success, for man for man, compared with the Colony's side, the northern Eleven has the balance of power.

True, there is a slight weakness in outweighed by the phenomenal bat Shanghai's attack, but this is easily ng aronth which will be fielded, There is, however, another elemont which may be a big factor in deciding che fate of the China "Ashes." If the weather remains fine for a few days before the match, Shanghal's chances will be exceeding bright, but

ship singles day after day involve. ing of the visitors' bawlers,

wet wicket will be more to the llkronlly fit for the strain that champion. Those who do reap the benefit, as Wilding showed five-and-twenty years ago, and as Perry shows at the "I cannot say that we are certain present time. For the last-named, at to win, but I feel secure in expressing any rate, the best-of-three sals match a great deal of confidence in our pros possesses practically no interest what D. W. Leach, the Shanghai ever: he needs the long encounter to pects,' division experi- skipper, told The Shanghai Times, show him at his best; and the longer BLAKE'S first

ence with Kowloon is going to "I am perfectly satisfied with the it is the better ho la pleased, and the prove a valuable asset to him and selections and it would be difficult to better he usually plays at the end of same view. I do not imagine that which-has-been chosen... the University-this your although find a better all-round side than that it. And there are many who held the

if n return to

"What weakness there may be in "beat-of-three matches would appeal I am wondering second division football at this our howling is more than out-weighed to the Americans, for example: though singe of his enreer is going to do by our batting Brength. The Colony's perhaps they suffer more than more. Blake any good. Gradually he will mein hopes is in then that theresadale-players from the long match, be forced to adapt himself to will be 'n wet wicket, in which case owing to the amount they take out of that type of football, which, with the Hongkong bowlers will have a themselves by relying so largely on an all due respect is retrogressive to much easier task in dealing with the overwhelming service. And it is

joen defence.

noticeable that, when in an important tournament, it is a question of after Arst division stuff.

"If we are favoured with an easy whether the final of the singles shall wicket, however, I think Shanghai's be a best-of-three or bost-of-five the chances are more than bright."

NONE the less the Varsity are

going to benefit, for it was: Blake who notched the winning goal against his old club on Satur- tlay.

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EXPERIENCED LEADER.

Lench is particularly fitted for the leadership of the Shanghal team, for

players usually want it to be the latter. I should doubt whether, if a vote were taken of the hundred lead- ing players of the world, more than ten par cont. would vote for the shor

THE hand of commiseration is sponges nie ilon valuable ten text; and, indeed, I see no reason

this week extended to the khowiedge of the Hongkong players why a fit man should.

strength and weaknesses, and will Railway Sports Club. To concede consequently have the advantage of

13 geals in their second appear; knowing what type of bowling will bo ance in local league football in beat used in the attack. very disheartening, but the Rall waymen can

Concluding the Interview,

he

And encouragement pointed out that Shanghai would have from the experience of the Club no difficulty in finding an opening de Recreio. They were the cats-pair-in fact the problem would be to paw of every team in the third know who not to use, division last winter. On Satur

day they beat the, Royal Engineers Ave nill.

SOUTH CHINA REVERT TO THEIR

OLD ANTICS

SCORE AN UNIMPRESSIVE WIN

AGAINST : POLICE

(By "Veritas"."

FRED MILLER WHIPS CROWLEY

ALTERNATIVE SCHEMES.

But in these days, when lawn tennis has become a commercialised proposi

tion, dependent on its gates," the well as the players. Probably quite paying public has to be considered as

a large proportion of the seat-holders at Wimbledon would be quite as well pleased with a brisk encounter, of three sets as with a long-drawn-out struggle of five, lasting perhaps over, two hours, at the end of which timo both players had long sinca bocomo too oxhausted to do themsolvos Justice. What is really wanted is something between the two, the three-. setter or may be, too short; the CHAMP WINS FIRST

five-setter too long. Four sets aro obviously impracticable; the "half- On the other hand the Police

BOUT ABROAD

vay house," therefore, is no-solution. saw that such conditions could be

It has been suggested that an altera- London, Oct. 1. turned to advantage. They kept the ball moving very openly, feed-j Freddie Miller, on a fistic invasion tion in the systera of scoring should should be played, but that sata abould ing each wing in turn, and firing of foreign fields, won a decision here made, and that three sets only Crowley, of Eng be eight games up instead of six, with nt Wong Wing whenever op portunity presented itself. It pold land, in 10 rounds.

The Cincinnati youth, recognized an "advantage" aot only in the third them to the extent of allowing them to cross over with a goal lead. by the National boxing Association as act. Thlo would probably achieve the world featherweight champion had desired effect, but its adoption means. With a little bit of luck it would the edge over the Briten nearly all altering the rules dealing with scor have been two goals,

the way and his victory was cheered ing, which have stood since 1884, the. Arst year that playing advantago seta wore aeen in a by the crowd.

competition South Chinn better light in the second half, not Miller's last recent night before throughout

If any alteration is ever made, I con- with Little Dempsey, much because they improved ne leaving the Pacific Const, his usual adopted at Wimbledon. Personally, players but because the ground haunt, was

Calif, on August 10, Biller winning to diapora of the long advantage

games and the often very long advan» - handily. had oner again dried, and allowed Filipino featherweleht, at Salinas, sider that it would be far preferable He is pointing toward another Lege sets by enacting that, after deuce hout with Baby Arizmendi, the Mox has been called in any game, the first

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world player to win two points in succession, By no stretch of the imaginalitan, who is

Ave games all has been called in any tion could the standard of fool-tits by the New York state com- should win that gante, and that after

mission hause of blu Hartation avam ball be described as high. The Mike Belloise at New York Aug. 30 set, the first player to win two games Police, although quite fast and in 16 rounds.

After exciting us to outbursts of unconcealed enthusiasm last week, South China became their old provocative solves yesterday when they engaged the Police at Caroline Hill, and scored a most unsatisfactory win by the odd goal in│* three.

firmer control over the ball,

FINESSE BUT NO FINISH.

the

WAX

Championship. Their progress has not been abtrusive: They are not Fonotable for glittering personalities. In Romo respects Yorkshico

arolevel and woll-balanced. sembled Lancashire. Whon at the Thur wickets they afton played with Warwickshire have not boon so high middle-aged staldness. In the field in the Championship since they rose they became boys again. They chased from fourteenth place to Brst, and the ball as if they loved it. Sussex, won the Championship for the only too, wore unwearyingly alive in the time in their history under F. R. Fon- field, although they again passed ter's, enptaincy twenty-three years through a disappointing reason, ikas-

The averages tell their own plain! much as for the third year in succes- alon they failed to win the Champion- tale of a Reibon of oxceptionally ship after being at the head of the heavy scoring, the reflection of wie- counties for a long part of the HU-kots consistently in favour of the

thorough, Jacked finesse. The Miller, risking his NBA title, boat at times handi batsman. Hammond for his county mor. They, wore

Chinese exhibited a fair amount the Mexican early in 1983 but lost capped by their own policy. At made 2,020 runs in twenty innings,

of Blaesse, but no finish. So the a return, engagement in which the poriod when wins outright, not wins with an average of 126.26. There is

play remained at that hallway j crown was not Involved. on the first innings, were necessary something of inockery about this re-

stage known as mediocre.

WOLGAST WINS to them, they aped the ways of Lan cord when one remembers his repent- cashire, and, set themselves to avoid ad failures in the Test matches.

In defence, which includes tho

Cleveland, O., Oct. 1. Midget Woleast, the former world defent before beginning to think of Nothing vital has gone out of his

half backs, South China fat ramo. That is cortain. No one is

con- flyweight champion, won a decision class, sealed 120 to 117 for the local victory. Considering that so prizo as fifteen points in awarded for better armed to ries above difficultles Chlef trouble yesterday was in Chinese were constantly overkick-water tight. The one goal

Triscaro, of Cleveland.

In his last previous start he ham- a victory, and a mere five points for

Wolgast, now grown past the ban mered out a decision over Henry a. win on the first innings, with three or to make the best bowling look ability to adapt themselves to un-ing, and once again erred in tacti-coded was something likely to n 10 rounds here tonight from Babo boy.

poor. Probably he will take a proper

at New points given to the opposing side, it revenge on the Australians at the usual conditions. Showers in the cal judgment by keeping the ball happen to any team. It resulted

(Continued on Page 9.) far out of the flyweight 112-pound Orleans Aug. 27. - e astonishing that so low teams were next mooling. Even "W. G." hnd his early part of the match left the interwoven among the forwards from pure opportunism on the part tamweight limit of 119 pounds, and Hooks, of Indianapolis,

ground surface slippery, and the while in the shooting territory. willing to risk a little lo gain a great Innser,

The inference to be drawn from the game was that without the services of Ip Pak-wah, Tam Kong-pak and Fung King-cheung, South China are but a mediocre team. This may not be strictly true, but there is no gainsaying that with these three players absent, the Caroline Hillites are nowhere near such a formidable side.

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in sucession should win that sot. This would do away with those occasional very long games and thong, g. 16-13 sets, which are not only so exhausting to the players, but also. undoubtedly wearisomo to all hot a very few of those who are looking on:-