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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1935.

INTERPORT TRIAL

DID EVERYTHING BUT SCORE GOALS

POLICE HAVE SOUTH CHINA At THEIR MERCY

BUT THROW OPPORTUNITIES AWAY

(By "Veritas)

South China "A" have to thank the Police that they still remain an unbeaten side in the first division of the Hongkong Football League. If certain custodians of the law had taken but ten per cent. of the chances offered in Saturday's stirring game on the Railway Ground, the Chinese would have been robbed of their exalted record. But Johnston, Stevens and Green looked gift horses in the mouth for the best part of seventy minutes and the upshot of the match between South China and the Police was a draw, each team netting once.

RESERVES TAKE THE

Apart from the unfortunate prosport. Both Gough und Parker were

Up forward Tommy Pile? pensilica of the Police forwarda inveliable. front of goal, the game was a uplendid and Stevens combined cleverly on thei hibition of skill blended with speed right wing, but the latter deleriorated and determination. Behind this wax the game wore on, and after acor- the electrient atmosphere of a "needle" in a wonderful goal, crept into a match, which kept the spectators in shell of retirement, and made very a continual whirl of excitement, few other inngible contributions to

Heading duel between South China placing an added value on every move the game, Johnston and Green were inent. The slightest error became a frankly disappointing, but M, whrs "A" and Police players in the course real tragedy, and the simplest piece the opportunity, showed he could of Saturday's exciting league football

stroke of gealus, play football, and often worried the of outwitting t

Kowloon. (Photo: Mes well pred

Cheung), Thus da all such games owe as much Chinese defence with

to the spectators as the players. The centres. rent excitement and the real thrill is

in the reactions of the crowd, and a

a result of them a mediocre display

of football becomes a game of many valuable memories.

SOUTH CHINA COWED

LI PLAYS FINE GAME

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CORRESPONDENCE

It. Abbit's Criticism Criticised

FINE FORM BY HIGGINS AND FENEGHAN

STRONGLY FANCIED FORWARD LINE FAILS

WHAT THE TRIAL INDICATES

(By "Veritas)

HONOURS

If the selectors had to pick their Interport team as a result of yesterday's trial, I feel sure they would choose the following:-Wong Wing: Li Tin-sang and C. Pilo; Fonaghan Pardoe and Parker;, B. Gosano, Higgins, Howe, Elliott and Bickford. But there is another trial in the offing, so that it is unlikly that we shall see this combination selected. None the less I warrant a goodly proportion of those players will turn out against Mrs. Kayli for the Colony's for the Colony against Shanghai,

Elms

Miss M. Griffiths, at the finish of a backhand stroke while playing

tennis title on Saturday. (Photo: Mer Cheung).

How They Stand In The Tables

MRS.

KAYLL'S FIERCE DRIVING

Wins Tennis Title

(By "Varitas").

Outdriving Miss Madge Grif- fiths on both hands, Mrs. F. J. Kayll won the Colony's open singles ladies tennis champion. ship for the first time on Satur- day, the scores being 6-1, 6-0. Mr. Kayll was immeasurably the better player, hitting hard, but accurately, and placing. the ball with splendid precision.

Like Mins R. Hancock in the semi- Anal Miss Gritha lacked the where- withal to counter Mrs. Koyll's uggressive shots, only in this case it was somewhat more pronounced, as Minu Grimths was purely and simply on the defensive, giving tho champion plenty of opportunity to out-position her.

NO INITIATIVE

Whatever else, they were about the Wong Wing was errorless, and when! best players on view in a match chiefly called upon saved with rent skill al featured for the complete collapse of judgment.

Outside of the forwards, the Whites what looked on paper to be a probable

good Flow. quite n Interport forward line. Dick Ridley put up

little better: Gosuno and Dudley worked with a Tom Kong-pak was played the worst game of his career; was wenk in the half back line, but Fanging-cheung, just pattered will, and did their hest. Morrison txt; To Kwai-shing had nothing performed very creditably at loft at speed, and this was not sufflelent back after a rather shaky start, while

After recovering somewhat from an ngainst Pile. Baldry was better than Swain was fairly sound, if though

Division I

Initia? nervousness which made itself good, occasionally upset by the trickiness of any of them but not

very apparent in the first two games, There were four probables among Bickford. Durham did well in goal,

R.A.

South China Mins Griffiths succeeded in lengthen- these players, but on yesterday's had no chance with the shots which

"B" ing the rallies, and in the inst four display, not one of them was worthy beat him, and saved others which

would have been goals, Hongkong FC 9 Chinese Ath. than normally

or five games of the first set, had of being regarded

St. Joseph's F.C. 2. E, Lancashires 1 Mrs. Kay making sufficient number possibles,

Hongkong Police 1 S. China "A" of errory to earn o succession of

2 Kowloon F.C. 2 deure calls. 6. W. Fusiliers 3

very

LA mere

EFFECT OF THE TRIAL

George Rodger

remarkably Chinese Ath.

R.A.

League Table

Gond

14 5 1 8 25 45 11

10 3 3 4 19 17 9

Li Tinang was the best Chinese player on view, while impressive per- formances were given by Lee Kwok- wai unhappily injured) ni Tan Kong-pak, Tay Qua-ling was right

On the other hand the opposing out of the picture, and Wong Mee-3

attack, led by Albert Howe, and In- As can be seen from the players re.B.W. Fusillers Int! I ain digressing. So far as the abun whe well below form. He play-

cluding two reserves, played "ferred to, there were overal altern- S. Chinus "13" anate itself went, the Police shoulded a cramped "style of Kane, FLM

traordinarily well together, and did tone from the original teams chosen. infuse Bath

Syd. fave won, but didn't deserve 10 though he were afraid of the referee's The Sports Editor,

more than anything rise to Territorially thoy "ind it all over" whistle being brought into

Hongkong Telegraph, action

life and interest into game which Strange were suffering from the

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. South Chinn, but woak finishing by the every time he challenged for the hall.

continually threatened to degenerate effects of the previous day's game, and S. China "A" 11 10 1 0 368 21 inside forwards,, allied with brilliant

As a team South China did not Sir-May I, through the courtesy into a series of boring exchanges, Lee Kwok-wal was an nimente for S. China "B" 14 8 2 4 35 30 18

Tay was also hurt.K. Police the same rensen. defensive play by 14 Tiu-sang pre-

play like an unbeaten side, and I of your calusans, offer a reply to our

13 G 2 30 21 18 vented them from clinching the issue.

have an inward feeling their Water- cricket critic(7)”—R. Abbit? Fel.

HIGGINS CAPTIVATES'

against the Police and did not make Lincoin Regt. 13 7 15 27 21 15 loo is not far off, Not before Ulila sgason have seen!

H.K.F.C. J2 G 52 25 22 16 low cricketers may regard me with! South China o completely bowed.

Howe was not always successful, appearance,

11 4 4 $1 21 12 Stevens put the Pulire in the fezdnity in that. I should allow II. Abhit's

rfici The abstituter

11 4.4.3 25 12 The attack, with the exception of Tam fairly early on, seizing a very quick personal opinions to ruffle me. The but I liked the way in which he set Kang-pak, and occasionally (when opening to drive through a crowd of past has affered many opportunities about his job, and of the two centre well, in particular. Higgins, Feneghan Club de Rec.. Chris Pile was not looking! Tsu Kwas players from an angle. shing. Iacked fire, and when not shining example of opportunism. for such letters as this but laziness forwards on view was far and and Elliatt. The absence of so many

It did much to East Lanes: South China on

evercame whatever generous impulses away the better. Higgins, playing in originally selected players did not rub K. Navy

somewhat unusual position of the trial of its varie, overawed by the Police half backs Tam put

level that one has had to suggest guidance the afterwards with

inaide right was the star turn, and if emphasise the claims of certain play R.W. Fallera (particularly the ubiquitous Brookal, terins shortly

for the mininformed. hester, and for the

he can reproduce such form, he musters, even if, at the same time, it cast St. Joseph's were disintegrated by Blackburn and typient

3 Re--the Craigengower Army Ple, who were equally as good as Li rest of the game it was chiefly. the

Gosano WILM the number of players, hitherta unsuspect- and Lau Mau, though they had loss Police on the attack, but no goals. match, the one with which I was con- be seriously considered. Is partner-doubts on others. But there are a Kowloon

of the ed as possible Interpurters, who merit Wong Wing had to clear smartly on cerned, R. Abbit in his unbinged ship with Bernie

KaYe him real second trial. to clo. nartal ineffectiveness of the when open goale wero missed by the overy ball

two occasions, but there were others criticism describes with great detail most entertaining feature

the Army match, and Gorano

wasting the ball.

Even at this stage I feel that the Chinese intermediates mado a great forwards. When everything is taken players were out, balls that "shot" support; rarely differents to the game, Their pre-

about the defence, but that the com dominance has become so essential into consideration, the final result was popped-up" and "hung in the air. Bernie was again much too clever for

position of the half back line needs to South Chins, that if it is at all pot unfair. It was bad marksman May I inform him (1 recollect his Elins at left half, who played below selectors need have no further worry ship, rather than bad luck which leaving before ten) that Craigengewer Another distinct RUCCеRH was further consideration. I also feel the lacking, the team more or less goes robbed the Police of the extra point. also had to bat on the same wicket

**Bunny" Bickford on the flues" left centre-forward problem Fuss byon wing. Neither Dadley nor Swain solved, and that there is no need 10 rond bold him, and in addition to look any further for an outside right searing a nie goal, the Club leftud entside left. Filling the inside left winger planted the all in the positions requires 24 goalmouth with unfailing regularity thought, and certainly another trial Hickford-made-only-one bad_kick before decision -is-mede,— throughout the game.

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to pieces. It has happened before. and it was manifest on Saturday, It looks an though the Police have really struck a good patch. Taken by and large they played very good font- bill There were- mistakes-in pienky ;- and the Inoptitude of Green and Johnston was often exasperating. So many times had they the goal at their morey and then fuddled the ball, being afraid to shoot, and troable to give. their colleagues the opportunity.

BROOKS THE STAR

CRAWFORD'S TITLE

Avenges Defeat By Fred Perry

Melbourne, Jan. 12.

with which

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Division II

South China R. Navy East Lancashires Kowloon F:C. R. E.

R. Navy

Eastern Ath. Chinese Ath.

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Miss Griffitha brought off two or three very nice shots to win her solitary game, but lack of initiative. prevented her at later stages of the match to win games points. Miss Grifths' abhorrence of the net made

a striking contrast to Mrs. Kayll'a preference for that part of the court, and it was largely because tho champion could attack successfully from the forecourt that she won so csily.

CLEVER MRS, KAYLL ·

Mrs. Kayl was also clover in ber placements. Two or three successivo drives deep to Miss Grifiths' forchand corner was followed by a short top- spin shot to the backhand, and every time it found Miss Griffiths out of position and unable to prevent an are.

Mrs. Kayl is a very worthy champ- 3 University F.C. 1)ton: in fact it didn't need this tourno-

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R. W. Fusiliers 11ment to satisfy one that she is the best-Indy player in the Colony to-day. League Table

Tho pace which she obtains from her Gonla

shots would do credit to many P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.advanced male player, and ns she can Lincoln Regt. 12 12 0 0 37 11 24 support sound ground strokes with

11 8 2 1 32 15 18

really brilliant overhead smashes and 12 8 1 38 13 17 East Lancs.

nent velleys, she is easily the best 12 34 31 18 13 South Chinn

player_to_hold the Colony to since Chinese Ath. 10 8 0 4 24 14:12 the days of Mina Enid Lo (Mfrs, Lit-

[ton) in her prime. Nevertheless it is very nice to be | R.W. Fusiliers 12 4 4 4 22 10 12 le to record that this was one of R. A. the most successful Interport trials R.E. I have ever seen.

University IL.K.F.C.

12 6 25 24 23 12 11 32 10 24 8 10 3 16-16 23 7

12 1 4 7 12 35 6

where the balls "shot", "pepped-up": and "hung in the air", and this after the Army ericketers had had first lease, which, in his opinion, I pre. sume, improves rather than deterior- ates-a wicket-for the following team. Last year the Army batted second and then, if I remember correctly, his, notes described the Army's down; PARDOE MAGNIFICENT falls due to a wet wicket, which,

Pardoe was magnificent for the of course, was then alightly warn and ent up by Craigengewer's hutting Blues at centre-half; much more im-

So far as the score went, the Blues Eastern Ath. 11 2 1 8 12 34 5 Jack Crawford, the Australian first, and, not lastly, to the sun bepressive than A. V. Gosano, whose

1 3 10 8 40 4 Davis Cup Inwn tennis captain, hind the bowler's arm. There were passing, was anything, but good. won by four goals in mil. Bickford Kowloon FC. 13

Division III Fred Perry when he again beat the Craigengower batted last Saturday; avenged his Wimbledon defeat by the same conditions under which Gosano accomplished a lot of work, netted the first, and was chiefly re-

Gonly but it lacked that half-mark which has sponsible for the second, Englishman to-day in

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Accond half bring must prameworthy Championship Australis Singles

the

I realize, of course, how impossible made him one of the Colony's best sent in n terrific drive from a free

15 13 0 2 it is for R. Abbit to witness every players. On the other hand Pardoekick, which Durham was forced to East Lanes.

10 11 13 41 26 23 The pale met in the final, and al-cricket match an. Saturdays, though flashed out some glorious passes to turn to Higgins, who netted with RR.A.S.C. appears somewhat crude, but there though Perry was favoured the Auss nates do give one the impression both wings, and as an obstructor stood Filliatt secured the third of Lincola Regt. 149 23 46 10 20

effort—and Biggins obtained the R.A.F Acha no, two points about the elfedive-tralian won by 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.—that he does, and so I would have on his own.

ss of his work. He reduced the Reuter and United Press..

bir success at fourth. Feneghan wa A him realize, that the wicket and Chinese left wing to nothing, and

elinmlic conditions are/the same for right half, and had Ridley runningi when necessary, bottled up Fung King-js

both teams, and, if anything, in Hong-round in small circles. Pile and Li kong a little harder on the team that Tir-sang were a perfect pair of backs, the bats second.

and dely anyone to suggest ant "A dricketer". | improvement in this department.:

Brooks was the outstanding player

in the Poller team, his work in the

To the acxlemie” critic he might have

cheung.

Miss Round Wins Singles

Melbourne, Jan. 12. Guris Pile played a delightful game, Mies Dorothy Round won being especially at home against the women's title when she bent Miss Lyle tricky and speedy Tao Kwai-shing,| in the final to-day by 1-0, 0-1, 63.—–—– while Blackburn, rendered nalle sup-| Reuter.

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AROUND THE GROUNDS

S. China "B" Staggered: More Unruly Conduct

(By "Veritas)

when he

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IT IS NOT WANTED

R.W. Fualliers 12 8 0 1 Radio S.C. 14 6 1 R.A.M.C. 14 0 Club de Rec. 14 4 R.A.O.C.

13 4 1 20 82 0 II.K. Police 14 4 1 9 10 30 R. E.

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Club Cricket Turn Down L.B.W. Law

The altitudo of the Executive! Council of the Club Cricket Confer- efice Lowards the new leg-before- wicket law, which will be tried out in first and second class county games next summ.er, has been notified to the M.C.C. and is expressed in the follow- Ing term:

"So for a club cricket in con- cerned no alteration in the present h.w. rule is 'elther necessary or de- sirable."

SOUTII China "B" ngured in two and colleagues with a smart dis- rather peculiar games during play, but it was Morton, intro- the wook-end, the upshot of which duced in place of Barraclough at was to leave them with one defeat, centre-forward, who was the rea In strong support of that view Mr. One victory, and adverse menace to the Chinese defence. r. C. Grinter captain and secretary of balance of two goals. Nothing Three good goals and a lot of hard the Frinton-on-Sea club, said that more surprising has hapened this work made secure his future posi- the change might work in county Season than their licking by the tion in the team. Royal Artillery. Seldom have

IT is not overstating the ease to everything a pivot should both

aver that the Artillery played in defence and attack. their best game for two years. A

ericket but hu felt sure that not more than ten to fifteen per cent of the

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Miss Grimths did very well to reach the final, and her defest on Saturday vlow- was no disgrace. Prom her point, however, it was

pity she had

no confidence to approach the net, or any real attacking strokes off the ground. Her defence against the ordinary player is very sound, but she was obviously bewildered by the speed of Mrs. Kayll's gamo, and will need to tung un ber an d'rokee to be able to context such fast shots. Mr. Kayll look n very carly rise: Miss Griffiths hit a falling ball: there was the essential difference. It gave the winner that split second advant- nge, and as she was also more power- ful in hitting (without losing control), the task of Miss Griffiths' successful- ly competing such n

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Alluding to country and village teams, Mr. Grinter said that in many cases anybody was called upon to umpire-Indeed, batsmen often com- When you see bold and successful start had the TT was just as well South China that the ball had only

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