1935-02-05 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY

1935.

HONGKONG'S SMASHING FOOTBALL VICTORY

HOLIDAY CRICKET

UNITED SERVICES OUTPLAYED

CLUB'S SOUND POSITION

ALICE PEARCE SCORES 77

Au opening partnership of 83 by E. J. R. Mitchell and E. R. Duckitt aved the way for a useful first inninga score by the Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday, when their two-day fixture with the United Services was started.'

The Club finally aggregated 268 for 9 declared and at the close of play, tho, Services had lost wickets for 76 ́runa,··

Ave

Mitchell was first to leave, after scoring 44, but Duckitt managed to top the half century before

WARD CLEARS:-Ward, Shang- jhai custodian, makes a spectacular clearance from the head of Tam Kong.pak, with Li Ning in clono mt. tendance. (Photo: Mes Cheung).

Shanghai's

losing his wicket. He included Team For

Heven boundary hits in his knock,

and when he left the total was 97.

Subsequently T. A. Pearce and

T. E. Pearce became associated in

a useful partnership. T. A. Pearce 77 before helped himself to

straight stepping in front of a ball from Garthwaite, A dozen l'e and three 3's were Pearce's best hits. T. E. Pearce contributed 28.

Garthwaite

the most

successful bowler, his figures rend- Ing 33-4-95-6, while Ballard return- ed the following analysis:-27-13- 50-3.

To-day

SHUTE INJURES

HIS TOE

FLYING

START

SHANGHAI

LOCAL XI SURPASSES ALL EXPECTATIONS

BRILLIANT FORWARD-LINE LEADERSHIP BY HOWE

(By "Veritas")

Five goals, scored in swift, dramatic suc cession left 5,000 spectators delighted, and eleven Shanghai players bewildered during the. first half an hour of yesterday's Interport football match on the Hongkong F. C. ground, and at the same time assured, beyond further dispute, victory for the Colony. Finally Hong- kong won by seven goals to one, this being the .biggest win the Colony has ever enjoyed in the course of the Interport series, dating from 1908.

Seeing that Marcal is a full-back,

thought he performed with credit on the left wing, Apart from his tragic blunder towards the end of the game, one remembers the conslatent way in which he put the ball in the

TERRIFYING DISTINCTION

DEMORALISES

BEFORE THE MATCH:-Sir Thomas Southors accompanied by Pardue (Captain), is introduced to the Hongkong Interport team before the start of the game. (Photo: Ming Yuan).

Attendance And Receipts

Records Smashed

ALL HONGKONG TURNS OUT FOR

YESTERDAY'S INTERPORT

When The Tumult And The Shouting Died-

C. Remedies, Shanghai's Cap- itain sald:-

"The boat team won. We couldn't touch Hongkong. That's all there is to it. Did we and the ground difficult? No, but we found Hongkong difficult!"

Pardoe, Hongkong's skipper:-

"I am delightert with the result. especially seeing that it reversed last year's decision up in Shang- hai. I think all our players wore splendid. One naturally feels sorry for Shanghal, but I am sure the better team won on the day's play."

And Mr. J. Watson, Shanghof's trainer:-

"Hongkong were too good for us. They played better football. That flying start they made completely upset our boys. As far as the Shanghai team were concerned, I think I can say they improved a lot In the second half and were worth more than one goal, The

Ho

[ONGKONG gate receipts and of side, shot for goal, and the forwards combined very well at

records attendance

Getting away to a flying start, which found Shang- hai entirely unprepared, the local boya rattled the

were crowd with bated breath waited times, but they couldn't finish. Although

the Northerners' net twice in goalmouth. J. Shute, Shanghai Interport left back the first five minutes, and

To Madar fell the terrifying dis-smashed to smithereens yesterday, to see if the bait would reach the They wanted a bit more snap in

A shout went up as the front of goal." injured his toe during yester from that point onwards, tinction of being the player to put it is officially estimated that 6,500 net.

PRE-MATCH EXPECTATIONS day's match, it is expected that he will be fit enough to turn played with such supreme through his own goal to score Hong- people crowded into the Club sphere trickled to the far post

Just before the teams kicked off, fine 36,600. On top of this the Colony the goal line. When N. Z. Lee moment, Madar played really the out against Combined confidence, that the even-outlet from that ground and between them puid and came to rest two feet from

football; not so much in defence, for team recorded the highest total of received the ball on his head, I had a chal with some Chinese at Caroline Hill to-day. tual result was foregone.

he was never quite astute enough to goala over scored by a Hongkong Juggled with it for the space of pinyers and Mr. Watson, The United Services could do.

stop the Tam-To combination from XI the Interport series. half a minute, then. created an "Veritas". nothing against the bowling

If he plays, Shute will figure at Hill-Wood and Duckitt. in the centre-half, while Marcal takes up

operating in full, but in his construe- course of eloven overs, including his rightful position at left back, two maldens, Hill-Wood took three and Greenberg is introduced at wickets for 26 runs, while Duckitt outside left. Collaco makes way

(one for down three overs

K. C. Chen, and Remedios rhalden) and, took one wicket for stands down for H. K. Chen.

sent

three runs.

of

The Services to-day face the prospect of an Innings defeat. It' I unikely that the wicket will have Improved, and at the moment they are 193 runs behind with only five wickets in hand;

The probable line-up will he

Ward: Marcal and Li Ning (Captain); H.K. Chen, J. Shute and Madar; Favacho, K.C. Chen, N. Z. Lee, Boisserie and Green- berg.

In many respects it was not very good match. Once the Calony had obtained a sufliciently long lead to put defent out of the question, the standard of play tell siderably, and in an ordinary lengue match would have been positively

bering.

among

con.

MAMAK HOCKEY RUGBY INTERPORTERS by one player to another, and by the

Flotilla Champions Defeated The Mamak league hockey fix

ture between Dlamond and Duncan took place at King's Park yester day and the Diamond defeated the Flotilla league champions by two goals to one in a fast and clean game.

LOSE AGAIN

Hongkong Defeated By

-----

U.S. Marines

Shanghai, Feb. 4. The Hongkong Interport Rugby team lost their second match since Diamond attacked and were very their arrival in the northern port unlucky in not having more to-day when they were defeated three by the auccess with their oppning shota, eight points to Throughout this anxious period United States Marines. 1. St. Clair Ford made aoveral

At half time the score stood at Ano clearances but after 17

Marines having minuter Lieut. Elliot senred for eight-nil, the Diamond with a good fast shot scored a goal and a try. and Diamond held their lead until ten minutes before half-time when Dicks equalised,

The half-time scores were one All.

Hongkong. was completely out- played and failed to cross the Marines' line, their points result- ing from a penalty.Renter

The second half was played at a fine run by Lieut. Comdr. Brewer a fast pace and Duncan went near and A. 1. Davies, the former obtaining the goal which com- with a couple of good efforts,

After a lot of midfield play pleted the scoring. After this the Diamond scored the winning goal | Duncan looked like a defeated ten minutes before the end after leam and began hitting wild.

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Shanghal, Though unremitting workers to the end, played very much below form. The forwards hadn't a them. what goal-scoring There was no drive or initiative at the end of their highly. promising approach work. Responsibility for shooting was continually being shifted. time. the forwards got through their intricate pattern-weaving, a Hongkong defender had jumped to clear.

were good for three Shanghai gonia in, the second half, yet they never, looked like scoring one. COLONY BETTER BALANCED Favacho, N. Z. Lee and

In

tive work, by which he set his for- Previous best: four in 1926, 1927 anti-climax by weakly putting the

and 1932.

wards going time and again.

Remedios was similarly prominent,

•

is. also

ball behind the goal.

of. the writes

Mr. Watson, although approciat-

HOLIDAY HOCKEY IN SHANGHAI

lug that Shanghai were not, at

might have beer. Was quite et although one gives these players CHANGHAI'S bust against Hong-EVEN Shanghai laughed at this:ienst on paper, so strong as they

seven. First When a spectator walled "You full credit for their labours in this kong direction, one is also led back to the

recorded in 1928: repented last can send pirates down here, but fnet that the sad defeat of Shanghai

you can't send footballers." was primarily due to the failure of year.

hold up the the intermediates to

VESTERDAY'S moments of mys- THESE players gave the follow- Hongkong attack.

And this was so chiefly because tßration:When one of the T

ing. Impressions:-That Parker | Symons and his colleagues Incked tincaman waved Howe for offside { anticipation and positioned them as he received a forward pass with at left half surpassed any previous performance this season. That' selves faultly. Symons for stance never saw the way How Shute three yards in front of him Howe justified his selection in face!

in.

went: Symons, did a lot of good

and a straight run for goal for the

That Wong

things, but in the matter of mark centre-forward: when the same of opposition more than any other ing flowe, he was found wanting. linesman repeated the action when Hongkong player, It is difficult to criticise the backs. Tam leapt past the Shanghai backs Wing is either double-jointed or

has at last learnt the secret of! Badly supported in the first half with an open goal before him: Plays on springs. That Pardoe they were overworked, and not until when the referee awarded after the interval were they able to

smallest, but one of the cleverest) settle down to a quiet, purposeful Penalty for alleged foul charging headwork That Bickford was the and orderly game. In alition to by Shute.

players on view. which they were up against a forward

Both

of acute - (but amusing) suspense:-When

Marcailine, whose attacks were razor-like MOMENTS- were chief offenders. Favacho miss- in their sharpness.

as the game were on, yet neither Tam Kong-pak, having been ruled ONE

did shoot, continually put under the ball.

teams

11

ho

"star"

was

too

WAS

reminded of

the

TIENTSIN GERMANS LOSE TWICE Shaoghal, Feb. 4.

The Shanghat Hockey Club to-day defeated the Tientsin Germans five goals to mil. On Sunday the visiting German team was defented, by the Shanghai Germans six goals to one. Router.

Pardoe was terse. "We all feel

LOCAL YACHTING

optimistic. "If the lads can sottla historic 1922-23 F. A. Cup final down" he said, "I think they are capable of winning. Once they ed two goals, while Marcal made a

whon, every time a corner was get going they are lively and terrible hash of things when a yard gave the impression they could rino

taken from the north-east flag, the know their job." from the goal-line. Lee showed no to a really big occasion. Given free- hal dom of movement they were reliable;

away the idea of direction, and whenever too both kicked well and tackled cleanly: Howa capped a promising Interport referee had to clear

hia This was his error but when up against a combined for-trial display with an even worthier spectators for the player to take in taking a second penalty, which ward tire movement, which demanded Interport exhibition. He was always resulted in the ball hitting the under- rapid dreision and enterprising inter-in the right spot at the right mo- his kick. Seven or eight corners fine," he exclaimed, "just watch

At least six times he completely de-ono failed to land in front of the: neath of the cross-bar and rebounding ceptions there was not the same con-ment, and those body swerves of hist were taken from there, yet only just"

for fidence in their work.

with goal. out to be scrambled away

Ward should have anved Pardoe's celved the Shanghai defence | fruitless corner.

generally goal, and with a little show of fore his swerve, and both his goals re- Comparing the

\T the conclusion of the match Bickford was another

of Sir Thomas Southorn. Presi one finds it casential to claim that night, would probably have prevented sulted therefrom.

"better Howe from registering the seventh.

the attack. Actually Hongkong

infinitely werd balanced. It is doubiful whether a Otherwise the goalkeeper played quite clever for both Remedios and Shute, dent of the Hongkong Football but if occasionally he saw there was Association, made his way to the Colony team has ever played together well.

no chance of beating them individual-dressing room and, heartily con- with such harmony of movement; without being over-decorative,

When a team wins 7-1, it is neither ly, he slammed the tall across no gratulated the two captains and admatter how crowded-out he might be. their teams on the afternoon's dis- players stamped nearly everything

Bit down artistry, easy, nor wine to they did with a touch of

Very nice work, Bunny!

play. Ridley schemed and wormed his But the big thing was that the ball criticise it. And, as

way through the opposition, dis- always went to the man. Accuracy fact, although Shanghat considerably

tributing the hall with equal in passing, allied with sound position lightened the Colony's responsibilities al play, was the high-spot of the by their own ineptitude, there is real.

ly very little call for criticism. Hongkong team.

I was a trifle disappointed in Pile's Against this, one continually saw display. It was not the Pila wo have! Shanghai miss their objective in ball come to expect during recent months. distribution. They lacked the con- There was a suggestion of tentative- filence necessary for cool, methodical ness in his clearing; a slight hesitancy play. They were frankly demoralised in tackling. On the other hand some

the

ABOUT HONGKONG

Inatter

of

In

facility to Bickford, Howe, Tam and BEFORE the match started the

players were lined up Tho. Just a typical Ridley game; the sort of game which wins Interfront of the stand and presented ports and makes football look easy. to Sir Thomas Southern.

BY THE QUICKEST ROUTE Tam and Too, as expected, con-

in the first half, and although vastly of his interceptions were master-stituted a highly efficient right wing. improved after the interval, were pieces of judgment and timing. He Tso was a little erraile with his never sufficiently cohesive, and at the didn't make a real mistake during contring, but he scored a neat goal, same time, enterprising, to break the game, yet gave the Impression and was never properly subjugated by. down a нound, resourceful defence.

that against a liveller and more force-either Madar or Li Ning. Tam's

THE MOST IMPRESSIVE PLAYERS

ful set of forwards, he might have handwork was a pleasant feature of cracked up.

the game, and taken all round, there Li Tin-sang was the steady, cap-was absolutely no weakness in the It was not difficult to appreciate ble defender who knew all the an- Hongkong attack."

jawem. It was he who stopper! The forwards went for goal by the the potentialities of Shanghai as Boisserie from becoming real team. If they had not suffered such menace to Hongkong, and he

quickest route. No time was lost in The ball pass- was pretty-preity" work. a hectic first five minutes, the result never out of his depth in dealing with ed quickly and accurately from man might well have gone the other way either Marcal or Lee. They had fighting spirit in plenty, but failed to support it when it came to such practical things as shooting straight for goal, or Belting an opening, no matter how slender.

Getting to individuals, Shanghai's most impressive players were Bois- serie at inside left, Mudar at left half, Collaco at inside right '(during the first half), and Remedios at right fold in his inimitable manner. Hement on the left wing in the first three 2 3 half:

hold Leo in a vice-like grip, and al- minutes culminated in Madar rushing Bolaserie

magalficant ways had such admirable control across in a desperate attempt to clear schemer, but oh so badly supported. over the ball, that his passes never Howe's finai shot, but neceeding only He constantly created openings for failed to open up an attack of posin helping it into the net. Two Lee, yet when himself in # useful abilities.

minutes later, Ridley completed an

Hongkong half backs were really to man, and when it came to finishing off a movement, the quintette ware splendid. Parker played the game seldom found wanting. Anyhow, of his life. He gavo. Ridley and Bickford a service of passes which seven goals is a sufficient tribute to

any forward line. drea too often remain but Bong forwards; and when it came

ЖДЕ

Hongkong's "hock" tactics in the

to breaking up a Shanghat right-first five minutes so unsérved Shang-

wing movement, he rarely failed.

hal, that in the first half, there was Pardoe covered the middle of the only one team in it. A forceful move-

position, was ignored. Collaco was Gozano was quite at home at right other wonderful attack which landed another who slaved to make things half. Not quite so polished perhaps the ball on the goal-line, and put the easy for shall we say casier?] for an in other positions, but withal sound Colony two up. his collesguos! But Favacho could in obstruction and Intelligent in ball never get going. True he was distribution, ciently "pollcod" by Parker, but even when presented with a clear shot for goal, found himself putting behind, or well over the bar.

Lee was rather disappointing us a leader and found no inspiration In Shanghalilmproved second half display. It needed a quick-shooting centre-forward in the Shanghal

THE ESSENTIAL DIFFERENCE

SHANGHAI'S ONLY GOAL

Shanghai in the course of their first serious offensive, wore awarded a Coming down to rock bottom, the penalty when Pilo fouled Lee, and the difference in the Hongkong and contre-forward beat Wong Wing with Shanghai scores, was the difference a fast rising shot which found, the roof between the two half back lines. of tho ngt,

#

Up forward we saw a line working Any thought that this would oven. together in such wonderful unity, up the game were rapidly dispelled, Jine, but Lee preferred to try and that, one might have thought the five when Ridley Initiated a movement

i players-had- been together for years.|-~~~~(Continued on Page 4)

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