1935-03-04 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1985.

S. CHINA BITE THE DUST LEADERS SWAMP GUNNERS

CLUB SCORE THRICE IN

FIFTEEN MINUTES

PLAYERS AND SPECTATORS

ALIKE BEWILDERED

{By "Veritas")

South Chins “A” ............. die F

Club

S. China Wong Wing; Li Tin-sang and Lau Blau; Leung In-chan, Lau Chol-hing, and Loung Wing-chui; To Kwab-shing, Wang Moo

hun, Tam Kong-pak, Ip Pak-wa-and Ng Po-chiu,

Club: Rodger: Gamble and Strange; Robertson, Siinner and Dun- -can Fowler, Forrew, Howe, Hill, and Bickford.

SOUTH China's elimination from the Senior

Shield was one of those football "accidents"! which is as difficult to explain as to understand. And in describing this result as accidental | am not attempting to deprecate the Club without due consideration to the part_they played in making possible such a result. But when a team shows marked superiority for three-fifths of a game and then loses 3-1, a critic's style is some- what cramped. It would be just as easy, and at the same time unfair and incorrect, to hand

out wholesale comdemnation of the Chinese, as to rhapsodise about the Club..

badly that any comparison on such lines is Judicrous. Giving Skinner, Robertson and Duncan full credit for their ideas of constructive work, it is still impossible to hand out bouquets: for the manner in which they put their ideas into practical effect. Acknowledging the forwards Inten- tions to be nently cohesive, it is equal. ly as difficult to cheer their efforts to

To state South China mono- polised the play in the first half and yet finished only one goal to the good carries with it the im- plication that they missed lots of opportunities; this is in part true, yet it is equally a fact that they were decidedly unlucky.this end. Rodger was twice beaten to the Swide by shots, one of which hit the cross-bar and the other which sailed a foot by the far post

Happily for the Club they became aware of the futility of such methods late in the second half, and forthwith started to try something else. It met with immediate success, The mont distasteful type of football to South (Continued on Page 9.)

South China doserved to be three goals ahead at the interval and had this been the position the result would have been entirely opposite. But football results do not allow for prob Spectacular clourance by Rodger, Abilities They deal in hard and cold Club custodian during · Saturday'ı mathematical. facta, expressed inShield match against 5. China. The torms of goals which is why we found Club

a remarkable game by

won

the Club, playing real football only three goals to one, the winnere scor- in the last fiftoon minutes of the Fame emerge an acni-finalists in the Senior Shield.

"WHY THE CLUB WON

On Friday last I whispered the possible defeat of South China, bused on the Hkely paychological reaction of the champion league team to the fact that it was n Shield game.

of

The ten- tativo prophesy wan fulfilled, but I do not think it can be attributed to any such influence. South Chinn lost bo cause they showed themselves to be poor fighters. They couldn't bear the iden of

robbed being advantage, and as soon as the Cluby equalicif they threw in their hands.

Collapae of morale is not a new feature of Chinese Toothail: rather; has it become regarded as a regular am unfailing constituent of Chino paychological make-up in football. And in striking contrast the Club have always been fighters of the first water. Once the teams werg on level terms the result of the match hung, on this factor. I was not so much a question of which team could display the hetter football, but which team could impose the greater mental) superiority. The Club supplied the Answer.

ls because of this that any analytical survey of the Club su a team of footballers would reveal the majority of their players in any- thing but a happy light. Judged as eleven men with stout hearts and a "never any die" spirit, there Is a different story to tell.

~CLUB'S WRONG METHODS

The most unfortunate part about a team like the Club is that they will try and play the same type of foot- bail as the Chinese, yel play it so

ing three times in the last quarter

of an hour. (Photo: Mae Cheung).

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This was how the Club scored their first goal against South China. Howe can just be dis tinguished getting his head to the ball, while Lau Mau and Li Tin-sang, out positioned, look on

helplessly. (Pho 101 Men Cheung),

AROUND THE GROUNDS TO-DAY'S

TENNIS MATCHES

Lincolns Lose 100% Record In Second Division

(By "Veritas")

LOCAL football shook off its

fit of lethargy, this week- end to provide fans with three or four displays varying bo- tween the exciting, entertaining and

academic. There were thrills at Caroline Hill Con Saturday, excitement at Chat ham Road and plenty to interest

at Sookunpoo. FOR 20 weeks South China "A"

held their unbeaten record in-

IKE South China, the Police were given an unnerving jolt on Saturday, when they paid a visit to Challani Road-the graveyard of many a elvillan team-and lost io the Lincolns. Furthermore they lost badly, although the scores do not suggest it.

POLICE prospects for runners

GROUND IN VERY

SOFT STATE

(By "Varitas")'

The ground was very soft at the Hongkong Cricket Club at

NEAT AND METHODICAL FOOTBALL WINS DAY

S. CHINA RETAIN IMPOSING

LEAGUE RECORD

R. Artillery

(By "Veritas").

0 S. China "A"

R. | Arilliery:--Durham; Worthington and Clancey; Hall, Morton' and Harris; Edmunds, Drown, Smith, Külght and Taylor,

S: China "A"-Wong Wing: L Tin Bang and Lau Mau; Loung In- chan, Lau Hol-ching and Leung Wing-chul; Tao Kwal-shing, Wong Bles- shun, Tam Kong-pak, Ip Pak-wa, and Ng Po-chui

Without being in the least bit extended, South China "A" playing their second football match within two days, yesterday defeated the Royal Artillery at Sookumpoo four goals to nil, thereby bringing themselves within three points of the championship."

The cleverer team won at will, the Gunners being made to look

very second-class playere. With Far Eastern Pardoc, the Artillery lacked Athletic

out their presiding gening

sting in attack and firmness in defence. On the other hand South China did as they liked in their own inimitable way.

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The winner's defence wRS sold as a rock, both LI Tin-sang and Lau Mau kicking first time with unerring precision and ac- hing and Leung Wing-chul throttled curacy. Leung In-chan, Lau Chol-

the Artillery "attack, 'making the work of the backs and Wong, Wing in gou very much lighter.

TOO MANY TRICKS

The forwards had far too many

Association

"

FATE TO BE DECIDED

The fate of the Far Eastern Athletic Association, under. whose auspices the Far East- ern Olympic Games have been conducted, is being discussed by the Committee of the Inter- national Olympiad at its con- ference at Oslo.

The China National Amateur Athle-

the Federation has been officially

10 o'clock this morning sug-tricks for the soldiers' back divi- gesting the improbability of a sion, in Pak-wa, Tam Kong-pak and start being made to-day in the Wong Mee-shun gently but skilful-notified of this by the secretary, of open tennis championships. ly piloting the ball to the desired the International Olympiad Committer, An inspection of the ground positions,

Mr. A. Berdez, in a correspondence was made Inter in the morning

from Lausanne. up honours have consequently and a decision expected about been jeopardised, and it the noon, Athletic bent South China "B" on Eight first round singles ties are Wednesday, the Club will be sil- schoiuled for this afternoon, the ting pretty.

most interesting among them being the meeting of E. C. Fincher and E. L. H. Shute,

KOWLOON missed the services

If cher, whose chop strokes is possible conditions will of Morrison, Jones and Davis,

favour yel should still hive benten Stare well suited to a soft court. Joseph's The Saints, ning de Fincher is somewhat out of practice prived of their military players, just now whereas Shuts has been fought back with tigerish sincerity in constant contact with the tennis after being a goal down and with court for the last two months. their custodian sent off the field.

Even so I think Teddy will emerge

ROCHA'S goal suddenly recalled that this player used to be one of Hongkong's star inside lefts.

OWLOON required stendiness

Ko

on top.

Tam again led the line with vim and enterprise, while Tso Kwai- shing gave a greatly improved ar- count of himself on the right wing.

Po-chul was not up to the standard of his colleagues, while P Pak-wa has been more effective in front of goal.

On the whole thought the team played neat and match-winning festhalt. Their goals came at regular Intervals, and another two would not have exaggerated the difference between the teams.

The letter reads: "The President, Mr. Baillet-Latour, of the Inter national Olympaid Committee, In- structs me to neknowledge the re- ceipt of your letter of December 21, 1934, regarding the conferencs - of the Far Eastern Athletic Association held at Manila on May 19 and-20, 1934, and to inform you that the question will be studied at the Inter- national Olympiad Committee to take place at Oslo from February 25 to the end of March, 1933

It will remembered that in the last Far Eastern Olympic Gan.es held at Manila in May, 1034, Japan desired to The Artillery were poorly served invite Manchukua athletes to take in attack. Smith's debut at centre part in the contests. China objected Sirdar Ruminho is on view, but forward was not a success, while on the ground that Manchukuo had Brown, Knight and Taylor could not been recognized and therefore it ought to win in a canter,

It will be Interesting to see ever get the ball running right. a legal to permit Manchurian Kenneth Shute the schoolboy in ac-Edmunds bad the most dash, but. At the initiative of the Philipines tion but I doubt if he will be able

was somewhat wasted on the who were then the host of the Games, lo stand up to Drysdale's speed.

around-tableconference of three countries, namely, China, Japan and the Philipines, was convened." at Shanghai and no iangible results were arrived at,

in shooting to be three gants The K.C,C. junior champion la hit-

up at talf time, After the interval

they required steadiness is de- fence to

themselves prevent finishing one down. Neither was. forthcoming.

UNTIL Saturday the Royal

Engineers had 'won four out¦

of twelve second division matches. Now they have won five and at: the same time spoilt a handsome looking 100 per cent, record, Thel Lincolns. heretofore invincible) howed their heads to the Sappers who exploded the Lincolna de- fence with a load of soccer T.N.T. (Terribly Natty Tricks).

NO TENNIS TO-DAY

RAIN-SODDEN COURTS DECLARED UNFIT

was

an-

Following an inspection of the ground this morning by Mr. A. K. Mackenzie, -hon, secretary Hongkong

Cricket Club, it nounced that owing to the sodden conditions of the court, no play to-day in the open championships would be possible.

THE Athletic's Canton players

found the friendly visit of the ting the ball really hard these days Club de Recreio more important is big deficiency is lack of control than the call of the league, and a very unreliable overhead, if that their game with South China young Shute has an opportunity "B" was called off. It has been of dictating tactics he may give re-arranged for mid-week, which Drysdale # very uncomfortable Is just as well. The Association i time. would do well to keep a strict cye on teams scratching league games

this end of the season.

tact. Then I was left to the Club to "bump" it off. But the Caroline | Hill merchants still have a consoling league

appearing under the

ME

TERE are only eight further wecks scheduled for the and tho programme, "lost" Athletic have ten more matches to column in the frat division league play, The Fusillora and Navy table. They may yet lose that, but ure in a similar position, and It won't make any difference to none of them can afford any more their championship claims, which postponements if programmes are are now firmly and finally extab to be completed within the pres- lished.

cribed period.

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Here le the programme for this afternoon.

F. R. Zimmern v S. W. Liang J. W. Leonard v A. L. Sullivan H. D. Tollington

Wong Shut-wing K. L. Shute v M. Drysdale Lec Wai-tong v Iu Tal-lum M. W. Lo

V

D. M. MacDougall S. A. Rumjahn v H. Y. Ho E. C. Fincher va L. H. Shute

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CHINA'S STAND

Itall at right half Kave promising performance, holding his own very well against Ng Po-chul

It is the customary rule of the and sending the ball along the F. E. A. A. to hold a conference of carpet to Edmunds and Brown in the representative countries at the good style. Both Morton and conclusion of the Games and in the Harris worked with a will, but their meeting China firmly held her ground football was minus constructive that Manchurian athletes should not qualities. Morton's headwork was be invitel. As a result the meeting good, but never led to anything broke up without a decision.

Deciding there' was no possibility tangible. Harris found Two such of bringing Manchukuo in the fold an elusive handful that he was more Japan called a special meeting in or less forced to concentrate ex- which only Japan and the Philipines clusively on defence.

were represeiled. In the meeting Worthington did not do at all they came to the conclusion that the badly at right buck, and although For East Athletic Association abould firing towards the end put in some be abandoned and a new, nascelation useful work in the earlier stages in the name of the Asiatic Athletic of the game.

Not unexpectedly he

Association should be formed,

Consequently China appealed to the Bud Clancey showed little idea of International Olympiad Committee, to there were large gaps in front of against the illegal dissolution of the covering work and several times which the F. E. A, A. Is affliated;

Far East Athletic Association.

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