1935-02-18 — Page 32

THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1935.

ATHLETIC JUST FAIL TO

POLICE PLOD WEARY

WAY TO DEFEAT

HALF BACKS FADE OUT AGAINST BRIGHT RECREIO ATTACK

THE GENIUS OF BERNIE GOSANO

Police

(By "Voritaa")

2 Recreio

Follow:-Perkins; Blackburn and C. Pila; Brooks, Gough, and Par- ker T. Pilo, Channing, Johnstone, Groon and Moss.

Rocroio:-Marques A.V. Gosananno, and Bowen; Silva-netto, Beltrao and Marques; Castilho, Delgado, B.Gosano, Gomes, and Alves.

With dull and heavy feet, ball, save to kick it weakly to an

opposing defender. As on a midnight beut,

Is how we went to meet- The Recroio!

Japan's First Professional Baseballers

TEAM LEAVES FOR US.

Yokohama, Feb. 14. Eighteen players comprising Japan's first professional base- ball team, sailed on an invasion of the United States this after noon. Mr. Sadao Ichioka, former bend.coach at Waseda University, and Mr. Daisuke Miyake, former Keio Univer- sity mentor, are accompanying the team.

Their schedule calls for 70 games during a four-month stay in Johnstone and Moss tried really the United States, including con hard to account for the deficiencies teats with the Chicago Cubs and of their colleagues, but lacking also White Sox, and the Pittsburgh The poets might have ex-adequate support from the half Piratea In Los Angeles, where the pressed this thought different-backs, were forced too much to in- major clubs have their winter ly, but they could not have dividual efforts which were always quarters.

well, countered by A. V. Gosano, Beltrão and Bowen.

Gough at centre-half wae a blg disappointment. One could have pardoned him for failing to shadow Bernie Gosano had he shown initia The team we had come to tive and skill in constructive work, regard as capable of epitmois-But he was clean off form, and did ing much of the best that is in little but run vainly about in cir- football collapsed like an in-cies. experienced swordsman against the brilliant thrust and parry 'of the Portugueso.

avoided a somewhat similar noto of dejection entering a descrip- tion of the display of the Police against the Club do Recreio.

If the Recreio had been denied victory, they would have to be classed as the unluckiest team of

the season.

PARKER ON HIS OWN

Parker was the one half back who kept his head, and insisted on his usual methodical gamo. His efforts in the first half were especially commendable, and it was surprising the amount of sting ho managed to take out of the Recreio In the words of an Army inven- attack. Brooks' big fault was to tory, big contributing factors to wander over to the middle of the the defent of the Police were Speed, field, thereby giving Alves and lack of; Enterprise, quantity of, Gomes so much room in which to mlaun. Other Incidental Influences operate, that three-quarters of the were the fine team work of the Portuguese offensives came Recreio, their opportunism and the left wing. their superior half backs.

The team, to be known as the Dai Nippon, wili play 24 games in Southern California and then will go to San Francisco for a series of twelve games with the Scala,

Aftor the San Francisco contesla the team will visit Seattle and Portland for several night games and will play Ave contests with squads from the Vancouver Valley League. On the way back a series of games will be played in Hawait, the team returning to Japan in the middle of July.

BEAT LEAGUE LEADERS

Wong Wing, always confidant and cool under any pressure, is seen cleanly Golding a high shot from Tang Kan po during yester day's thrilling match. (Photo: Mee Cheung).

AROUND THE GROUNDS

TOUCH AND GO

SOUTH CHINA'S RECORD TOTTERS BUT

SURVIVES HARD ORDEAL

Athletic.

(By "Veritas").

... 1S. China “A'

Athletic:-Sui Tim-lim; Mak Sui-hon, and Wong Sik-ping; Ho Chor- yin, Trui Ah-fal, and Ng Tak-ping; Lee Hen-cheong, Tong Kan-po, Họ Kar-leung, Chan Chang-wo, and Fung King-yin,

S.' China "A"--Wong Wing; L1 Tin-sang_and Lau Hau; Leung In chan, Leung Wing-chul, and Lee Kwok-wal; Tao Kwal-ahing, Tam Kong- pak, Fung King-cheung,, Wong Mo-ahun, and Tay, Qua-llang.

For sixty-three minutes yesterday, the proud league record of South China ““A” hung in the balance; then a sharp movement down the left wing, followed by a perfect contre, Tam Kong- pak meeting the ball first time, and once again the league leaders emerged from a gruelling ex- perience still an unbeaten side.

Until that moment South that stage would have guaranteed China faced what appeared to be victory. an inevitable defeat. For over. It was a splendid match from the an hour Chinese Athletic were crowd which filled the Club ground to spectators' viewpoint, and the hugo

Aid Of the masters and South China the overflowing, fairly buzzed as they

Artillery Deprived

Promising Player

(By "Veritas) ?

perienced players in their school-VERYBODY is asking "What MATCH was a personal triumph

Members of the team, all ex- days, are:

is wrong with South China for Lee Shek-yau, the left Pitchers. EI}{ Sawamura,« They have now been held winger netting four times. Kenichi Aoshiba, Stalhin, Shi

to three successive drawn matches, goru Mizuhara and Toshihide and were lucky in each Instance. Katafuku.

Catchers.

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bewildered, frustrated servants, excitedly reacted to the rapid changes In every single position bar that of fortune.

of goalkeeper, the Athletic were| FOUR OUTSTANDING PLAYERS superior to their compatriots.

They took an early lead, The Athletic indicated from the out. should have increased it three act that they were on business bent. fold within the succeeding 40 They were twice as fast as South China minutes of play, and actually getting to the ball, and in its distrl- on to the advantage until on. Consequently the lazy move. ments of the South China forwards seven minutes from the end, were easily stopped from becoming Then the defence made their dangerous, while with the Athletic on first blunder of the afternoon the attack their sharp thrusts mado Li Nobuo Kurn, It is astonishing to find a hitherto is interesting to note how the

Sorvices teams dominate the and paid the penalty,

Tin-sang and his colleagues very Tamotu Uchibori, Takeshi unapproachable team lone so much

Any

South

"Jumpy confidence. That is the fun second and third divisions. In the

stranger watching

Four men in the Athletic team atová Nakamiya. from

damental trouble with South second division the first four Chinn during the last four malchea

would have found it impassible to out head and shoulders above the First base-Fujiro Nagasawa. China "A" right now. They are places are occupied by Lincolne, believe that not only was the team others, Mak Sul-hen at right back Second base-Yunio Eguchi, still trying to play the same East Lancashires, Navy and Blackburn was splendid in

Third Base.Shiro Tsuda, defence, being particularly pro-

Usaburo Niltomi, Shigeru Mizu-excellent brand of football, but Artillery in that order, while in assured champions of the lenguo, but was inspired, and gave one of the are doing so half-heartedly, the third division we have. East was walking about with an unbeaten finest displays of first time kicking record. It equally impossible for seen on the Club ground for many a minent In his covering of Chris hura (reserve pitcher).

R.A.S.C. Lincolns, those who have followed the team's long day. In fact he was the ideal though dominated by the thought Lancashires, Pile, who

Shortstop. Itisanori never happy

Karlin, of their own limitations,

Fusiliers R.A.F. R.A.M.C.

and performances throughout the season back. His positioning was so clever against the clusive Goяano, Takeo Tube (reserve pitcher).

to reconcile their present-day form that no matter how well directed were Outfielders-Kumeyasu YTHE Royal Artillery alas acrven

the passes to Tay Qua-liang en the ¡with that of pro-Christmas. being several times lured out of

Yesterday, as against the Fusiliers left wing, bak was always able to in- position.

ma, Fumludo, Horlo, Elichiro Yamamoto.

up some reactionary football

a week ago, one looked in vain for tercept. It was a real pleasure to against the Club. The forward

thono characteristics which for Watch him in netion. Hine, which a week previous had

years have marked them astha Another player to catch the eye was set the Athletic defence on edge,

clevereat exponents of football in the Taul Ah-fal at centro-half.. Ho made Colony. Not only were the forwards Fung King-cheung ineffectual as n suffered an attack of nervea and

nt varlance and

backs torch lamp with an exhausted battery, made a sorry show against Sydney

tentative in tackling and wild in He waltzed round Wong Meo-shun and Strange and Co.

passing, but the defence showed was never concerned about Tam Kong- tendencies of collapsing at

any prk. And when it came to slipping

waя

HOPED AS THEY DID The essential difference be- tween the teams however, was whereas the Recreto did as they hoped, the Police only hoped as they did. The confidence of the Recreio as against the heultancy

One noticed an appreciable all-} and something like desperation round improvement in the Recrelo. of the Police was one of the They regained much of the con- fidence which had been shaken atriking features of the game.

How They

from them by the Fusiliers. The Stand In

Once again wo saw the tremend-{return of A. V. Goanno to the de- ous Influence a better balanced half fence was a sensible and much- back line can axert on a Moasured in terms of effectiveness, Netto, who is a no footballer in the Recreio had three half backs his own right, to move up and to the Policemen's one. Only strengthen the Intermediate line, i Parker, on the day's display, could and with Belleno playing one of his be put in the same catergory se Beltrao, Silva-Netto and Marques, And generally when you arrive at this position, there can be only one result.

game. needed move. It allowed Silva- The Tables

To suggest that the Police were outplayed would be a foolish as to deny that the Recreio were the better team. But one walted in vain for evidence of the swift moving team which the Police were reputed to bo.

DISJOINTED FORWARDS ·

DIVISION I

Goals.

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.

best games of the season, and Mars. China "A" 16 18 3 0 47 14 20 ques well able to hold his own. Chino "B" 15 9 2 4.40 31.20 against the Channing-Pile" wing, H.K. Police.. 10 6 0 3 34 25 18 the solidity of the Recreio defence H.K.F.C. -15 C 0 was assured.

Club de Rec. 15 6 4 [Lincoln Regt. 10 7 2 BELTRAO DAZZLING

Chinese Ath. 14 6 5 Beltrao was

dazzling in his R.W. Fusiliers 14 4 G single-handed hold-ups

10 6 1 of Pollce inside trlo, and when it came E. Lancashires 10

the RA.

R. Navy 13 4 3 to attack, he rarely failed to set St. Joseph's 14 3 3 8 16 350

DIVISION I

60 13

37 10

his forwards going with long sweep Kowloon F. C. 13 12 10 17 35 ing ground passes, well timed and accurately directed.

Bernie Gosano was the genius

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Goals.

P. W. D. L. F: A: Ita,

10 13 43 13.21

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Į THE Gunners were not helped by the enforced last minute in- troduction of Butterfield for Matthews. Matthews la a

player Hongkong crowds, but 1 paratively unknown BRAured that he is a very clever exponent of the game. The Artillery "discovered" him acci- dentally as a result of his turn- ing out for the 20th Battery at Stonecutters in the Inter-Battery competition. Unfortunately Mat- thews has been in hospital for the last six weeks, and it is not certain whether he will be available for next week:

moment.

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forward passes along to Ho Ka-keung, he slipped them with meticulous ac curacy both in direction and pace. His was magnifleɛent football

ATHLETIC'S BIG HANDICAP

It has often been claimed in theso columns that the Athletic should be

HO'S IDEAL PASSES figuring at the top of the table instead of languishing, as they are, Tho other two players who helped somewhere around the middle. The so much towards making the Athletic. trouble with the Athletic has always a better team than South China were been the uncertain persoanel of the Ho Ka-keung and Chan Chang-wo

ball distribution team from one week to the other. Ho's

was that of The men whose presence make all the Fung King-choung at his very difference between a mediocre nou albast and I venturo to suggent brilliant team come from Canton, and one cannot pay a much higher com- the club

know whether piment. He spoon-fed Leo Hung- they will be able get down herolching with perfect passes, usually of for a match.

120 to 80 yards range, which allowed Yesterday, apart from

the winger Tang

obtain possession com Kwong-shum, they were at full been a little steadier in front of gosi, pletoly unmarked. If only Ho had atrength, and in consequence demon-the would have won the match for the strated that they could be as skillful Athletic

never

bave

HOWE, Bickford and Fowler H

were the Club's "Big Three" colar "header" in local football, and For seven-eighths of the matek tying the South China defence into Tam Kong-pak la the meat spasta a combination as any in the Colony. Chan spent most of the afternoon True, they were without Stephens among the forwards. His subtle Lincoln Regt. 10 16 0 0 64 10 32 The wingers accomplished, the in the forward llac, and I am pre-peregrinations with the ball suc-E. Lancs,

this,picture, taken as he leapt high they had South China at pared to believe that his absence ceeded in drawing the

their knots. But his efforts did not meet 14 0 2 3 41 23 25 spade work and Howe provided the in were R. Navy Police did much to upset the machinery defence out of position, after which south China. 13 63 4

R.A.

15 7 2 6 30 24.18finishing touches. Three of the of the attack. Channing, his sub-he calmy gave the ball to an un-R.W. Fusillers 13 6 4 4

four goals came direct from them. Yesterday vividly 'illustrates the fact, itunate to be rabbed of victory. They times when one felt he would

(Photo: Mas Cheung).

played football deserving of two been better advised to attempt some stitute, was absolutely out of depth, marked colleague. Much of the Chinese Ath. 14 8 1

while it was Howe who made it

points. At the same time they also thing on his own instead of making possible for Hill to score. The

made some shocking blunders. He openings for the rest of the forwards. R.A.0.C. occupying the first seven Ka-koung, after scoring a magnificent Club went very near to producing positions. In this division, how-goal-in the first five minutes, missed In-chan could make head or tails of Noither Leung Wing-chul nor Leung their best form in this game. If ever, it should be noted there are two "sitters", while two minutes Chan's manoeuvring, and once Wong they could have remained con-only three civilian teams.

before South Chinn obtained the Bee-shun moved across to challengo sistent this season.

equaliser, Tong Kan-po walked the inaldo left, but Chan just carried through on his own, and with only the, ball round in a complete circle THIE second round Shield match Wong Wing to beat sent the ball and left Wong standing. LGE Navy chalked up three goals between Royal Artillery, and past the

far upright. A goal at and two points against the South China "B", which was

(Continued on Pago 9.) Lincolns, thanks a good deal to originally Axed for Interport week, the return of H.M.9. Suifolk, which has been re-arranged for Sunday allowed the Silent Sorvice to field next.

and Tommy Pilo wandered about credit for Delgado's three goals Hongkong F.C. 1 2 0 8 25 13 the right wing waiting vainly for must be given to Goanno, whose R.E." a reasonably good pass.

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11 3 2 0 10 24 8 11 3 1 7 16 25 and making possible the openings Eastern Ath. 14 2 1 11 13 60 Nevertheless this did not excuse defied the determination of Plic Kowloon F.C. 14 12 11 8 59 4 Green for such an inept display. and Blackburn.

DIVISION I Not a fow promising movements The forwards generally were far were squandered and spoilt by his more impressive than the Police. inability to do anything with the (Continued on Page 9.)

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