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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY. APRIL

1935.

IRON HAND TREATMENT FOR RIOTING FOOTBALLERS

OUR FORECAST

ENGLISH LEAGUE FOOTBALL

FOR SATURDAY

The following is the special Telegraph, forecast of the pro- gramme in the English Football League to be played on Saturday.

FIRST DIVISION

ARSENAL

v Chelsea

BIRMINGHAM Preston

Blackburn

LEEDS

Liverpool

Wolves

Y Leicester + Derby

MANCHESTER C. ▾ Everion MIDDLESBRO' ▾ juddersfield Portsmouth T Aston Villa WEDNESDAY : Tottenham

STORE

W. Bromwich

V Gelmaby

✓

Sunderland

SECOND DIVISION

·BLACKPOOL

Shefeld U.

BRADFORD g Oldham

BRENTFORD

NEWCASTLE Y

5 Southampton

TO BEAT. THE BOOK

HÓME:-

(By "Robin")·

Arsenal Blackburn Manchester C. Wednesday Bradford Brentford Notts F,

Coventry

Reading

Exeter

Watford

Wrexham

AWAY

Sunderland Luton Charlton

TO DRAW

Grimsby

Bolton

Crewe.

NEWPORT

KAZENSKENETENİMLERTONTOURNABLES SMAC

NORTHAMPTON

Swannen.

Hury

Barnsley

PULHAM

Burnley

HULL

v.

Pori Vale

READING

Notts C.

WATFORD

Norwich

Notis F.

Plymouth

F

✔ MANCHESTER U.

BOLTON

CARLISLE

WEST HAM

HALIFAX

Lincoln

v Bradford C.

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

Bournemouth

BRISTOL C.

Clapton O.

COVENTRY

Exeler

Gillingham

Millwall

Charlton

Swindon

✓ BRIGHTON

❤

Cardif

Y Torquey

LUTON

ALDERSHOT

Queen's P.R.

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) Barrow

Bristol R.

Southend

V

Crystal P.

CHESTER

Southport

V. Gateshead

V

Hartlepools

Accrington

CHESTERFIELD Y York

MANSFIELD

ROTHERHAM

Rochdale

TRANMERE

Wainali

"

New Brighton

DONCASTER Crewo

+ y Darlington

WREXHAM y Stockport

OUR "FORM" GUIDE

How Your Team Has Been Faring In League

The following table reveals how each team in the four divi- sions of the English league have fared to date, the results includ- ing their last five more matches op to yesterday.

The first figure in each case, of course, is that of the team

concerned.

FIRST DIVISION

Birmingham

Derby C.... Leeds

Aston Villa

Chelsea Middlesbro Leicester

Liverpool I'ortsmouth Preston 25 Wednesday Sunderland Tottenham West Bromwich 'Wolv® ......

Blackburn Arsenal Grimsby

THE INDISPENSABLE HOWE

ONCE AGAIN MAKES VICTORY

POSSIBLE FOR CLUB

KOWLOON SHOW UP POORLY IN

MID-WEEK LEAGUE GAME

Club

(By "Veritas")

Kowloon

Club: Rodger; M. Railton and Strange; Robertson, Skinner and Gamble; Forrow, Elliott, Howe, H, and Bickfont

Kowloon:-Cairns; Everest and Willis; Sinclair, Bliss, and Barlow; Eastman, Boyd, G. White, V. White, and Knox.

A thought-provoking pastime for a football fan in the throes of boredom would be to consider the position

thres goals yesterday..

of the Club without Albert Howe. The centre-Forward Albert Howe-He bagged another scored another three goals yesterday, and the rest of the attack hadn't got a shot between them. Howe is finish.

ing a wonderful season in such dazzling fashion that he Grimsby Draw

threatens to go down to posterity as the most prolific

goal-scoring centre-forward in the history of the local And Jump

game,

Kowloon reduced the deficit before, Interval when Boyd seized an

Apart from Howe's goals and his; general high level of play, this game the can best be described as a typical opportunity and drove past Rodger mid-week match. The empty stand with a delightful ground shot. and terraces, and the chill

Atmos-

ELLIOTTS BLUNDER

The game was very uninteresting after half time. The Club Blackened

Two Places

SOUTHPORT'S USEFUL POINT

TENNIS TO SHANGHAI

RESUME TAKES

DOUBLES MATCH DRASTIC

TO-DAY

KONG & LEE ON ACTION

STAND COURT

(By "Varitas")

After a long period of delay caused by the inclement wea- ther, it is hoped to resume the Colony tennis championships

Interporter

Suspended

to-day on the stand court of the PLAYER BARRED UNTIL Hongkong Cricket Club, when

Taui Wai-pui and his brother,

Tsui Yun-pai, are due to meet Paul Kong and Lee Wai-tong

in

a quarter-final doubles match.

The winner of this tie will qualify for the semi-final, there to meet the Rurnjahn cousins.

END OF 1936

(Special to Telegraph")

Telpaph, Copyright. Telegraphia Memes Ordinance, 1494, fleerived, April

The ground is still on the soft side, 2, 1.13 a.m.) but I was informed this morning! that if no further rain falls It will be possible to play off the match to-day. POSSIBLE NEW CHAMPIONS?

and are ex-

Kong and Lee have been named in some circles as possible succes- ars to the Rumjahrs as ekamplona, of the Colony. Certainly they con stitute a very Round team, generally speaking they pected to win this afternoon. Nevertheless the Teul brothers are capable

of producing champion- beating tennis, and if they can co- bine steadiness and necuracy withi their dashing methods of play they easily upact their more favour- ed opponenia.

Shanghai, April 3.

Drastic action has been taken by the Shanghai Football Association in connection with the rioting at the Stadium last Satur- day when the football match between the Muni.. cipal Police and the famous Tung Hwa team had to be abandoned.

An exclusive

United

message Press

pheric conditions, had a depressing. effect upon the players, only one or two Individuals rising above a very medloere standard.

There was no cause to, argue about considerably and Kowloon had a fair the result. Certainly there was an share of the exchanges,

London, Apr. 2. but could clement of doubt about the Club's never force honte "any territorial in the first division league table as a Grimsby Town Jumped two places frat goal, but they were so definitely advantage. A better team (and that's not prais At the other end Elliott made two Huddersfield, whom they entertained far nothing has been seen of them from the

result of playing a drawn match with

Kong and Lee are a new combina- tion to the local tournament, and sa when Ideally to-day. Both sides scared once. placed, and Bickford ruined several

beyond their defent of Senones and promising

In the northern auction of the third Pearce which did not afford them the states that the Association movoments BELISIJA BEACONS.

created Howe and HIN,

by division Southpart gained a

needed point on their own ground, wares. But in view of Lee

much opportunity of showing off their; It was lowe who put the issue sharing six geals with Lincoln. At long's fine singles form and Kong's outstanding Tung Hwa Kowloon suffered from lack of beyond doubt less than ten minites the present Southport are languish already established reputation as a

Wat has heavily penalised three enterprise, while they were slow in their movements that one time shot in the penalty ren and but with a game in hand they can couple reaching the semi-final. no from the close, when he took a first lug at the bottom end of the table, doubles player it in odds on Imagined they regarded the Club Deut. Cairns all ends up..

this "stars," players on Bellsha Bencons. Had

lift themselves above the last two places. Reuter,

A full-distance match, however, is more than likely.

ing them!) that once they had obtain-shocking mistakea ed a lend the result was foregone.

·

it not been for Bliss, Everest and Willis, plus the Club forwards' own Ineptitude, Kowloon would have been overwhelmed.

'AMENDED LEAGUE TABLE

Goals

·

P. W. D. L. F: A. Pts. The Kowloon attack could make no S China "A" 20 17 3 0 60 17 headway, and Boys stood on his own Hongkong F.C. 17 8

S. China "B" 18 9 6 42 36 na a threat to the Club defence, cidentally his goal was the outcome: Chinese Ath. 10 6 0 Ia-Lincoln Regt. 21 10 2, DIVISION (SOUTH)

of a peachy shot, though goodness F.K. Police. 10 only knows he should never have been Club de Rear, 1774 6 0-0 1-0 4-1 4-5 1-0 jullowed to make that shot. 1-3 2-3 1-0 0-1 2-0 just stood sill and watched the in.W. Fuziilers 16 6 5 6

The Club, R. Navy

17 7 3 7 0-2 0-0 1-3 1-4 0-1 side right plant the ball where he .A. 2-10 1-1 0-3 1-1 wanted.

THIRD

1-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 3-1

Aldershot 3-1 1-2 1-1 4-0 0-1 Bristol C.

Brighton 4-13-11-71-1 0-3 Cordil 2-2 4-1 14 1-2 1-3 Clapton 0. 1-11-07-1 1-2 4-2 Coventry .... 1-3 1-1 0-2-3-1 3-5] Exeter ...

Gillingham

2-1 0-0 2-1 6-0 3-Lattun 2-1 0-0 3-5 4-1 -3 Swindon

- J-1 0-2 0-3 1-0 1-1 0-0 2-0 0-1 2-1 Hristai R.

Crystal P. 2-1-1 0-1 2-1 12

Watford

1-1 3-0 0-0 4-1 3-0 Charlton 1-1 0-0 [-1.0-6.0-1 Rending 1-1 0-3 0-1 2-2 1-0 Northampton 2-1-1 6-1 1-1 0-1 Newport 0-1 0-0 2-1 1-0 2-1 Torquay 6-0 0-0 2-0 1-1 3-1 Southend 1-3 1-2 1-1 1-3 1-1 Queen's P.R....

011-4 3-6 0-5 Bournemouth 1-1 2-0 -23 3-0 1-1 Mitwall 1-0 0-2 1-1 15-0 Manchester C. 1-1 2-1 4-1 0-0 0-3

Stok

Huddersfield

Everton

wits

ID 6 1 12 St. Joseph's 17 4 3 10 10

AZE

1-0 0-0 1-1 2-1 0-3 "Howe was the best forward an E. Lancashires 18 9 11 23 3-1 1-0 0-1 4-1 0-2 view, and the most unexpected failuro Kowloon F.C. IR 2 11 22 42 7 0-1 3-1 0-1 2-2 1-6 was Bickford, who

"spoon-fed" by his colleagues (and positively Howe in particular) only to destroy every opening by weak kicking.

0-2 2-0 1-2-0 0-0 4-0 2-0 4-0 2-2 3-0 5-3 1-1 1-1 0-2 6-1 1-0 0-2 3-1 2-3 1-0 Elliot' sheeting was equally as 2-0 0-1 -3 2-2 0-1 atrocious and Forrow usually tangled 1-2 0-1 2-0 2-2.1-2 himself in with the ball when he hadl 3-3 2-1 1-0 1-1 -1 plenty of time in which to put aver 0-0 1-1 0-1 -1 0-3 centres. Hil alone aided Howe and

'INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY

3-5 3-0 3-2 3-0 1-0 these two generally made the Kewloon England's Team-To-

-1-3-4-0-3-3-0-5-1-2 rearguard sit up and take notice. 0-1 1-0 1-3 2-}

60 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0

2-0 0-0 1-0 1-4 2-1

1-11-14 (-9 0-1)

2-3 0-1 1-0 2-2 1-

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) -SECOND-DIVISION

Accrington Crewc 1-32-1 1-1 3-1 2-1 | Darlington 0-0 1-0 3-2 2-1 3-0 Gateshead 3-0 0-0 0-5 4-3 0-3 Kalifax 2-7 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 Lincoln 0-07-0 1-1 2-1 1-2 Rotherham

'Bradford Brentford

Burnley

Bury... Fulham

Manchester, U. 0-0 3-2 1-0 3-1 3-0 Stockport 2-1 0-1 5-0 5-0 0-3 Tranmere 7-2 1-1 0-5 1-2 2-1 Walsall 1-1 2-1 2-2 1-3 0-1 Wrexham

Notts F. Oldham Port Vale Barnaler Norwich Southampton Blackpool Plymouth Bradford C. Newenstle Sheffield U. Notts C. Hull West Ham

1-4 1-0 2-1 3-4 2-2 New Brighton

1-1 0-1 0-1 Doncaster.... 1-11-30 York 2-31 2-2 Chester

4-1 2-0 1-0 4-0 0-1 Mansfield 0-0 1-2 0-1 1-6 3-3 Rochdale 1-0 1-2 1-2 4-1 3-3 Chesterfield 3-1 2-1-1 1-2) Southport 0-1 0-1 -1 -1 1-0 Carlisle 2-1 2-1 1-1 0-1 0-3 Hartlepuals 4-5 0-0 2-2-4-3 2-1 Narrow

ASK FOR

MUMM

-THE

SUPERIOR HALVES

were.

his

Meet: China

Players Obsessed By Art Of Ball Play

FOOTBALL NEEDS MORE THOUGHT

By Frank M. Carruthers. -When I first saw

Basthant, the Eantham to me forms no plan until Bolton Wanderers' inside right,

the has begun to move with the ball, thought "Here is surely the outsland-and even after having defeated an

opponent ing forward of this generation."

ble leas o to what he tebould do next remain bazy.

S. H. Van, the left winger being suspended for the rest of the present season and the whole of 1938, while

K. C. Vhen and Tu Loh have been suspended until the end of the 1934-35 season.

K. C. Chen will be remembered anang Hongkong footballers as a member of this year's Interport team. He did not play in the Interport match, but figured against the Combined Chinese and United Services.

S. I. Van Is generally recognised

At the end of Bolton's third Cup- At the present time Eastham in ob- as the finest outside loft in Shang- io with Tottenham Hotspur he had sessed by the art of ball play, and hai and was invited to play in the become an enigmatical figure, fascinat hope he will realise that there are Interport but had to decline at the ing in his juggling feats and his other phases of the game-which-helst mument with the result that battling resource Επ benting on must master before he can realise

opponent, but much less satisfying in expectations. Football requires far Lou Greenberg of the Jewish Club his use of the ball.

more thought and concentration than was brought into the team. The following will represent The Club halves

he is giving to it. But he is only just In each of the three ties whenever twenty, and the world is at his feat vastly England against China in the In- Eastham got the ball he always he will seize his rare opportunity known in Hongkong, but la a pre- 1-0 1-1 0-1 3-1 1-guperior to their opposite numbers of ternational Hockey

The third player, Tu Loh is not whonr only "Sonny" Bliss shone Le Lo-marrow (Thursday).

tournament seemed to be in a position when anf any purpose. Gamble had Eastman

opponent blocked the way and it was well subdued with

BROKEN LEGS

minent member of the Tung Hwa Itallingsworth (L) Cox (E.L.) necessary to beat him. Though this first-time tackling and unorthodox methods, and E. V. Reed (Club); Parker was accomplished with wonderful

team. Though a 120 while Skinner roved successfully, he (Folice), W. A. Reed (Club), and skill it was remarkable that a youth plete recovery from a serious injury, player may make a com- 4-1 1-1 3-1 1-2 4-0 in un effectual stopper. Robertson Williams (E.L.); Divett (Club), should allow himself to be sa persis always doubtful. 3-2 1-6 0-2 2-2 1-0 was constructive, but his work was Garthwaite (II.K.S.R.A.), Senior tently covered.

INCIDENT DESCRIBED endowed with his fine natural gifts the effects that it may produce aru 05 6-2 1-0 2-1 1-1 continually wasted by the right wing, A.E.C.), Dawson

The details of the Incident 1-0 2-0 3-0 0-1 3-3 1-3 6-1 2-3 4-1 have taken advantage of the Club's

A really nippy forward line would Toyne. (L.)..

(E.L.), and

Three players, McLean, of Hudders-

which misrited this severo course 4-1 2-1 2-1 0-3 1-0 right back weakness.

field, Thompson, of Blackburn Rovers, of action by the Shanghai F.A. Reservés: Metcalfe 0-0 1-1 0-1 2-2 0-1 though a hard worker, was none too .R.A.), Farmer (Y.M.C.A.) ond other occurred after he had beaten of thera has yet made

Railton, af-

and Grosvenor, of Birmingham, brake were cabled here last Sunday. A ilero was tho Brat auspicion. An-their legs last season D4 2-3 1-2 6-1 1-1 stendy and Strange was called upon Recks (L.).

and nono dozen foreigners and n score of 3-1 2-6 4-2 1-5 3-1 did not fall, and generally speaking side, and the game is being play- 0-2 2-0 1-3 2-2 0-1 to do some smart covering work. Ho

Д his man. He rarely made a clear-cut ful return to his side. I do not think while twe Chinese were badly hurt Garthwaite will captain

success- Chinese received minor injuries, the opening. 4-0 2-3 2-1 1-2 3-0 had the fall measure of the Kowloon ed

McLean has made the attempt. when the crowd at the Stadium the II.K.S.R.A. ground,

I dislike to criticise a youth on the Both Thompson and Grosvenor have broke down the terraces and in- threshold of a career which ought to reappeared but neither has shown his vaded the playing pitch in protest be a brilliant one, but unleas Eastham old forin, which is tantamount to say to the referee's decision in award- learns that it is not worth while tog that he has not recovered his con- ing a penalty to, the Police when beat a man when a better result canfidence. bo uchleved by a pass and that all

the teama were on level terms at This irlekery is wasted effort unless

two-all.

on

0-2 0-1 1-4 1-1 4-1 quintette. Rodger was never severely starting at 5.10 p.m. 5-0, 1-6 2-1 2-1 3-2 tested, and what shots did come his 1-1 2-1 1-2 2-3 2-3 way he handled confidently. All tha 5-2 6-1 1-3 3-0 0-0 Rame I thought his clearancea were 3-2 1-1 1-2 1-1 1-3 poor; that is, his direction was an 2-2 1-1 3-2 0-2 3-3 indiscriminate, that invariably tho 2-3 1-2 1-1 2-2 0-3 ball went straight to an opponent. 3-1 1-2 6-2 2-2 0-0 1-1 1-1 2-6 2-1, 2-0

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came out of the ordeal quite wel On the whole the Kowloon defenco One sad blunder by Everest and Willis led to Howe's Becond goal. But i vlow of the fact that they were overworked, the wing halven being quite incapable of contributing In proper quota to the task of with- standing the opposition attack, the two backs, and Cairns in goal did very well.

CARRIED. THE TEAM.

School Cricket Record

H. K.

HUGE

BOYS IN

PARTNERSHIP

it has a purpose, he will be in danger

of becoming a fiddler.

The temporary absence of both players continues to be serious to their clubs. Before his injury. Thompson the official who was protocted by They made a concerted rush for looked like developing into an England the Police players, but there was

officials of the

International

..

Bader of the Police converted the penalty which occurred after The Queen's College Annnual half, but a melee followed, in the 15 minutes play in the second

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I would advise Eastham never to centre forward: Grosvenor was, of a nasty display of fisticuffs before les-an-opportunity to watch Alex course, an international inside right. James, because he, ibove all players, | Grosvenor at the present time, is might show him how, at the present undergoing another course of massage Settlement and Safety Bureau and time, he is playing on the wrong lines, treatment, and so far as physical Riot Squads arrived to quell the

A MENTAL PHOTOGRAPH

fitness is concerned there is no reason disturbance.. why he should not return and play as Wint must be a local record for Mr. Herbert Champman used to say:

In proclaiming the virtues of James, successfully as before his injury, school cricket was created on the 'Before he gets the ball he takes a Kowloon Cricket Club's ground yes- mental photograph of the whole field, Bliss well nigh carried the team, Contral British School each scored a and with this instantaneous fash ite Ground, Causeway Bay, to-morrow players punched and kicked Mr. terday, when two batsmen from the noting the position of every player, Sports will be held on the College course of which one of the Chinese but it must have been rather heart- century, and were undefeated when decides what to do with it before (Thursday), weather permitting, Benyon the referee, and the game breaking for the centre-half to see the innings was declared closed. his best work ruined by incom petent forwards.

After batting for approximately

it actually arrives," Boyd strove hard to remedy thof an hour and three quarters the two

was abandoned;, ;-) defects of his colleagues in the attack, put on 261 runs for the third wicket. playera, K. Baxter and R. Holden, but he could accomplish little single- Baxter, who opened the innings, handed. Knox on the left wing was adored 144 runs, while Holden had fast but exasperatingly erratic, while 106 to his credit. neither G. por V. White showed any Initiative. Against a less workman-

Not only were these two players

like half back Eastman might have engaged in this record-batting part- been useful, but he was so closely nerahip but they each took four marked that he had but small chanco wickets and were instrumental In to get the ball on a clear run.

dismissing the opposition, Queen's Forrow's host work of the aftor College, for a total of 40 rusia. noon resulted in the Club's first goal The Central British batted Aret and which came after about ten minutes after twa quick dismissals Baxter and play. He contred well for How to Holden bocama associated. head in, and although Cairns made a were not separated and took the Thoy Inst minute effort to save and get to score from 24 for two wickets to 265 the ball the referee awarded a goal, for two when the innings was de From where I sat it looked as though clared. In his total of 144 Baxter the ball had passed over the time be had twenty fours, one six and one foro Cairna got to it.

ve, while Holden had sixteen fours

Shortly afterwards both backs and one six missed a low contre from Bickford

Queen's College were dismissed for

and Howo, standing unmarked, did 66 runs, Holden taking four for 26 the needful

and Baxter four for 83,

commencing at 2 p.m.

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