1935-02-18 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18,

1935.

THE DERBY PROSPECTS: STARTERS AND JOCKEYS

POLICE PLOD WEARY WAY TO DEFEAT

HALF BACKS FADE OUT AGAINST BRIGHT RECREIO ATTACK

THE GENIUS OF BERNIE COSANO

Police

(By "Veritas")

2 Recreio

Police: Perkins; Blackburn and C. Pilo; Brooks, Gough, and Par kor; T. Pile, Channing, Johnstone, Green and Moss.

Rocrelo:-Marques A.V. Gosansano, and Bowen; Silva-netto, Belirao|

and Marques; Cantiho, Delgado, D.Gosano, Gomes, and Alves,

Pollco:-Ferkins; Blackburn and were squandered and spoilt by his

G. Pile; Brooks, Gough, and Parker; inability to do anything with the

T. Tite Channing, Jubenton, ball, save to kick it weakly to ani Groon and Moss.

opposing defender,

Boerelo-Marques A.V. Gozano, лос Bowen; Silva-notto, Beltrad and Marques; Castlino, Delgado, B. Gosano, tiomes, and Alves.

Johnstone and Mass tried really hard to account for the deflcioncicat of their colleagues, but lucking also adequate support from the half backs, were forced too, much to in- dividual efforts which were always Is how we went to meet-well countered by A. V. Gesano, The Recreiol

With duu and heavy feet, As on a midnight beat,

Beltrao and Bowon.

Gough at centre-half was a big The poets might have ex disappointment. One could have pressed this thought different pardoned him for falling to shadow ly, but they could not have Bernie Goanno had be shown initia- avoided a somewhat similar note tive and skill in constructive work. of dejection entering a descrip. But he was clean off form, and did tion of the display of the Police little but run vainly about in cir against the Club de Recreio.

The team we had come to

cles.

PARKER ON HIS OWN

HEROD STRONGLY FANCIED

SOLDIER OF HONOUR

WILL COMPETE Being Ridden By D. S. Li

FAVOURITE PLEASES

(By "Capt. Foster")

Soldier of Honour will definitely start in the

Derby this afternoon, and will be ridden by Mr. D. S. Li. This jockey rode the

Wong Wing, always confident and ceol under any pressure, is seen cleanly fielding a high shot from Tong Kan po during yester day's thrilling match. (Photo: Mae Cheung).

pony yesterday morning AROUND THE

and, I understand, was pleased with him. Soldier

GROUNDS

of Honour galloped half a Artillery Deprived

mile in 58 seconds.

Herod will be ridden by

Mr. Davis, and, I gather, he

is also well satisfied with his mount.

regard as capable of epitmois. Parker was the one half back ing much of the best that is in who kept his head, and insisted on football collapsed like an in-his usual methodical gamo. Hin the first half wore

be: experienced swordsman against efforts in the brilliant thrust and parry especially commendable, and it was of the Portuguese.

surprising the amount of aling he If the Recreio had been denied managed to take out of the Recreio victory, they would have to be attack. Brooks' big fault was to cinsaed as the unluckiest team of wander over to the middle of the field, thereby giving Alves and the season.

Gomes so much room in which to operate, that three-quarters of the from Portuguese offensives came the left wing.

In the words of an Army inven- tory, big contributing factors to the defeat of the Pollet were Speed, lack of: Enterprise, quantity of minus. Other incidental Influences were the fine team work of the Recrolo, their opportunism and their superior half bacios.

HOPED AS THEY DID

Blackburn was splendid in

Aid

Promising Player

(By "Veritas)

Of

Other starters will EVERYBODY in making "What MATCH_was a personal triumph E is wrong with South China M for Leo Shek-yau, the left

Bonny Dundee (Heard) Clear View (Pih)

King's Jubileo (Marshall) Mistake Bay (Frost) Pacific Hall (C. Encarnacao) Rose Queen (Needa) Soldier of Victory (Sun) Mersey (Botelho) Gold Coin (Tao)

HEROD OUGHT TO WIN

"A"?" They have now been heldwinger netting four times. to three successive drawn matches, and were lucky in each instance.

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TOUCH AND GO

SOUTH CHINA'S RECORD TOTTERS BUT

SURVIVES HARD ORDEAL

Athletic

(By "Veritas").

1 S. China "A'

Athletic: Sui Tim-Him; Mak Su 1-hon, and Wang Sik-ping; Ho Chor- ̈ ̈ yin, Tsui Ah-fal, and Ng Tak-ping; Lee Ilon-choong, Tong Kan-pe, Ho Kar-teung, Chan Chang-wo, and Fung King-yin.

8. China "A"-Wong Wing; L Tin-anng and Lau Mau; Leung In- chan, Leung Wing-chul, and Lee Kwok-wai; Tao Kwai-shing, Tam Kong- pak, Fong King-cheung, Wong Me e-shun, and Tay Qua-liang.

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 centro, 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.

It was

a splendid match from the an inevitable defeat. For over spectators' viewpolat, and the huge an hour Chinese. Athletic were crowd which filled the Club ground to

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

FOUR OUTSTANDING PLAYERS

Four men in the Athletic team stood above the others. Mak Sul-hon at right back

bewildered, frustrated servants. excitedly reacted to the rapid changes In every single position bar that of fortune. of goalkeeper, the Athletle were superior to their compatriots.

The Athletic indlented from the out- They took an early lead,

set that they were on business bent. should have increased it three They were twice as fast as South China fold within the succeeding 40 in getting to the ball, and in ita distel- minutes of play, and actually button. Consequently the lazy move- held on to the advantage until, 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 made Li | Ti-sang and his colleagues very It is astonishing to find a hitherto T is interesting to note how the

and paid the penalty, Services teams dominate the

Any stranger watching South "Jumpy." unapproachable team jose so much

fun-second and third divisions. In the China during the last four matches the That is confidence. damental trouble with South second division the first four would have found it impossible to out heat and shoulders

They are places are occupied by Lincolns. bellove that not only league, but was inspired, and gave one of the China "A" right now.

East Lancashires, Navy

and assured champions of the league, till trying to play the sume excellent brand of football, but Artillery in that order, while in was walking about with an unbeaten finest displays of first time kicking wan the Ideal are doing so half-heartedly, the third division we have Enst record. It is equally impossible for seen on the Club ground for many a the

to reconcile their present-day form that no matter how well directed were the passes to Tay Qua-lang on the with that of pre-Christmas.

Yesterday, as against the Fusiliers left wing, Mak was always able to in- a week ago, one looked in vain for tercept. It was a real plozsure to

watch him in action those enamcteristics which Jor

Another player to entch the eye was years have marked them as the cleverest exponents of football in the Tsui Ah-fal at centre-half. Ife made Colony. Not only were the forwards Fung King-cheang as inefectual as a al variance and the half backs torch lamp with an exhausted battery. tentative in tackling and wild in le walized round Wong Meo-shun and passing, the defence showed WAB never concerned about Tam Kong- tendencies of collapsing

any pak. And when it came to slipping.

forward passes along to llo Ku-keung, miontent.

he slipped them with meticulous ac- Jepracy both in direction and paco. His

wax magnificent football.

I

King's Jubilee obtained the mirce, being particularly pro- better of Mistake Bay in minent in his covering of Chris Trial Plate on Saturday, and Pile, who was never happy agninst the

think both these can be in the clusive Gosano. being several times lured out of hunt this afternoon. postilen.

I must say I like Herod better than the rest of the Seld, and expect to see him win.

In any case the race promises

The essential difference be tween the teams however, was whereas the Recreio did as they hoped, the Police only hoped na they did. The confidence of the Recreio as against the healtancy and something like desperation of the Police was one of the striking features of the game. Once again we saw the tremend- his own right, to move up and

One noticed an appreciablo all- round Improvement in the Recreio. They regained much of the con- dence which had been shaken to be an exciting one, and may from them by the Fusters. The the best pony win! return of A. V. Gosano to the de- fence was a sensible and much-

needed move. It allowed Silv- How They

Netto, who is a fine footballer in

ous influence a better balanced half strengthen the intermediate line. Stand In

Policemen'a

one.

Beltran single-handed

The Tables

Goals,

back line can exert on it game. and with Beltras playing one of his Measured in terms of effectiveness, best games of the season, and Mar- the Recrolo had three-half backsques well able to hold his own to the

Only against the Channing-Pile wing, Parker, on the day's display, could the solidity of the Recreto defence bo put in the same catergory as was assured.

DIVISION I Beltrao, Silva-Netto and Marques. And generally when you arrive at · BELTRAO DAZZLING

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. this position, there can be only one

WILA dazzling in his S. China "A" 10 13 3 0 47 14 29 result.

40 31 20 hold-ups of the S. China "B" 16 02 To suggest that the Police were Police inside trio, and when it came II.K. Police: 1 6 6. 3 34 25 18 outplayed would be as foolish as to attack, he rarely failed to set club de Rec. 1564 B to deny that the Recreio were the his forwards going with long sweep Lincoln Reg. 10 7 2 better team. But one waited in ing ground passes, well timed and Chincas Ath. 14 B vain for evidence of the swift- accurately directed,

K.W. Fusiliers 14 4 & moving team which the Palico were

Bernie Gosano was the genius R.A.

100 1 róputed to be.

jamong the forwards. His subtle | II. _Navy, 13 4 0 peregrinations with the ball auc-1. Lancashires 16 3 4 DISJOINTED FORWARDS ceeded in drawing the Police St Joseph's TOK

H.K.F.C.

15 6 0 3 32 30

14

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

R.A.F. R.A.M.C. Fusiliers and performances throughout the season back. lis positioning was so clever

of their own limitations.

THE Royal Artillery also served

up some reactionary football; against the Club. The forward line, which a week previous had sot the Athletic defence on edge, suffered an attack of nerves and nude a sorry show against Bydney Strange and Co.-

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VIE Gunners were not helped by

the enforced last minute in! ¡troduction of Butterfeld for Matthews. Matthews is a com- paratively unknown player Hongkong crowds, but I am assured that he is a very clever. the

The exponent of

game. Artillery "discovered" him neci- dentally as a result of his turn- ing out for the 20th Battery at Stonecutters in the Inter-Battery competition. Unfortunately Mul- thews has been in hospital for the last six weeks, and it is not certain whether he will be available for! next week.

but

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ATHLETIC'S BIG HANDICAP

It has often been claimed in these

HO'S IDEAL PASSES columas that the Athletic should be

top figuring at the

of the table

The other two players who helped instead of lauguishing, as they are, somewhere around the middle. The Bo, much towards making the Athletic trouble with the Athletic has always a better team than South China wore been the uncertain personnel of the Ho Ka-keung and Chan Chang-wo. team from one week to the other. Ho's ball distribution was that of vory The men whose presenco make all the, Fung King-cheung at hin

and I venture 10 suggest difference between a mediocre and best brilliant team come from Canton, and one cannot pay a muels higher com. the club never knows whether piment. He spoon-fed Lee Hung. they will be able to get down here cling with perfect passes, usually of for a match.

20 to 30 yards rango, which allowed Yesterday, apart

the winger to obtain possession com- Tang pletely unmarked. If only lo had Kwong-shum, they were at full been a little atcadior in front of goal, strength, and in consequente demon he would have won the match for the strated that they could bo na skillful Athletic.

from

True, they were without Stephens | defence out of position, after which Kowloon F. C. 13 1 2 10 17 35 4 four goals came direct from them. Yesterday vividly illustrates the fact.tunate to be robbed of victory. They times when one felt he would have

in the forward line, and I am pre-ho calmy gave the ball to an un- pared to believe that his absence marked colleague, Much of the did much to upset the machinery credit for Delgado's three goals

DIVISION 17

Lincoln Regt. 10 16

HOWE Bickford and Fowler

Tam Kong pak is the most specte a combination as any in the Colony, Chan spent most of the afternoon were the Club's "Big Three" cular "header" in local football, and For seven-eightha of the match tying the South China defence into

at China The wingers accomplished the

their knots. But his efforts did not meet this picture, taken as he leapt high they had South spade work und Howe provided the to a ball in front of the Athletic goal mercy. They were distinctly unfor with just reward, and, there wero Anishing touches. Three of the

played football deserving of two been better advised to attempt some- (Photo: Me Cheung).

points. At the same time they also thing on his own instead of making while it was Howe who made it Goals,

made some shocking blundere. Ho openings for the rest of the forwards. The R.A.O.C. occupying the first seven Ka-keung, after scoring a magnificent Neither Loung Wing-chul nor Leung P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis. possible for Hill to score.

64 10 32 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 two minutes. Chan's manoeuvring, and onco Wong their best farm in this game. If ever, it should be noted there are two "sitters", while 14 9 2 3 41 23 20 they could have remained con-only three civilian teams.

before South China obtained the Mes-shun moved across to challenge acuniiser, sistent this season..

Tong Kan-powalked the inside left, but Chan just carried through on his own, and with only the ball round in complete circle THE Navy chalked up three goals THE second round Shield match Wong Wing to beat sent the ball and left Wong standing

far upright. A goal at (Continued on Page 9.) and two points against the South Chino "B",

between Royal Artillery and past the Lincolns, thanks a good deal to originally fixed for Interport week, the return of H.M.S. Suffolk, which has been re-arranged for Sunday allowed the Silent Service to fleld

of the attack Channing, his sub-must be given to Cosano, whone E. Lance. stitute, was absolutely out of depth, skill in initiating the movements. Navy

14 10 1 3 43 13 21 and Tommy Pile wandered about and making possible the openings A.

15 7 2 6 30 24 10 the right wing waiting vainly for defed the determination of Pile South China. 13 & 3 4 34 20 16 a reasonably good pass.

and Blackburn.

RW. Fusiliers 13 5 4 4 31 19 14 Nevertheless this did not excuse The forwards generally were far Chinese Ath. 14 6 1 73 Green for such an inept display. more impressive than the Police, Hongkong F.C. 16 2 & Not. a few promlaing movements.

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