1935-09-30 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1935.

GLORIOUS OPENING TO LOCAL SOCCER LEAGUES

POLICE PLEASE SUPPORTERS

STRONG RECREIO TEAM. BEATEN 5-2

LAST YEAR'S RUNNERS-UP DOMINATE

PLAY AT KING'S PARK ·

(By "Sagax")

Recreio R. Marques; A. V. Gosano and Bowen; F. Marques, Beitrao audi Delgado; Genamiven, Castillo, B. T. Closand, Gomes ami Alves.

Police: McHardy: Blackburn and C. Pile; Brooks, Gough and Brillain; T. Pile. Bone, Stevens, Green and Mose.

Incohesive football among the forwards coupled with an inconstructive game by the half backs were the vulnerable points in the Club de Recreio's team on Saturday when the Police scored a 5-2 victory at King's Park after dominat- ing the play for the greater part of the fixture.

The Phire, on the other hand, played a better type of fouthall und their victory to all wed.

FOUN superiority. The forwards were more able to make full use of any openings wideh were made and although several erotica went bugging through shooting under pressure, the winners gave a bright display of football,

*Thib forwards worked in complete union and were it not for the com Bined efforts of the nee men in the

WOMEN'S GOLF TITLE AT SYDNEY

first ling of attack the Portuguese MRS. WALKER'S

defonders would not have anything like the anxious time furt fell to the

of A. V.

Gosaan, Bowen and

Int Marques,

The understanding among Stevens and his colleagues was so complete that it made the half back line of the Club de Recreio side etterly in- effective, particularly on the two left flanks where the Police wing men were given more Intitude than was healthy for the home team,

TRIUMPH

CHAMPIONSHIP OF

BELTRAO BELOW FORM Even Beltran, the newly appointed captain of the Portuguese teanu was not as safe in the pivotal position as he tras hitherto been but a second half change of positions with E. Gesand the 23rd.

AUSTRALIA

Walker

An incident during the match between the Chinese Athletic and the Royal Artillery, (Lyemun) on the Soakúnpoo Ground yesterday afternoon. (Photo: Mee Cheung).

SOUTH CHINA

"A" PLAY

LIKE CHAMPIONS

Five Goals Against East Lancs

EASY VICTORY IN ·

(By "Sngax")

need not necessarily spell failure für the side.

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THAT they were out-played none will deny but it became obvioua the game progressed that the failure of the sldu was due, not to a Jack of material, but to an inability to settle down to their real form so early in the season. Few, if any of

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Artillery Teams Lose Both Matches

KOWLOON F. C.S DEBACLE

ATHLETIC WIN

CHINESE COMBINATION

IN POOR FORM

BEAT ARTILLERY ELEVEN

(By "Sagne")..

BASEBALL

LEADERS

FAIL

DETROIT TIGERS

BEATEN

YANKEES ALSO DEFEATED

New York, Sept. 29,

There were two distinct phases With the National Baseball to the game between the Chinese League already decided interest Athletic and the Lyemun Sec-now centres on the American tion of the Royal Artillery at Soo-Pennant in which the New York kunpoo yesterday afternoon when Yankees and the Detroit Tigers the visiting team won by two are staging a desperate battle for clear goals in a match in which premier honours. the play was never of a particu- The Tigers, who have held the load for a great part of the larly high standard.

season after the Yankees had been Each side took complete control of at the top during the first few the game during different halves and months, continue to lose matches il, was indeed

fortunte that the and today they were beaten in a Chinese were drawn up against such double header by Chicago White a weak team as the Artillery for their opening match or they would have Sox.

received a rule shock, and would have The Yankees, however, lost one been two points down, instead of of their matches in a double hender having a two goal margin in their with the Boston Red Sox while the second fixture WAB abandoned

favour.

It was during the first half of the owing to darktess, in the fourth game that the Chinese dominated the innings when the New York outfit play and launched attack after attack held at four run lead. upon the military eitadol but erratic In the National League the elinoting prevented them from scaring Cubs, who have already won the more than two goals, both registered championship, engaged the St. hy, Tam Kong-sum on the right wing. Louis Cardinals but lost by two

runs to one.

MUCH NEEDED PRACTICE

were

The New York Giants shared a

NATIONAL, LEAGUE

Philadelphin Brooklyn

R. II. E.

0 2.1

2 G 0

(Stripp scored a home run for the Dodgers and Mungo blanked Dut the Phillies). Philadelphia Brooklyn

4 4 1

3 2

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The Chinese were certainly given double header with the Boston

while plenty of shooting practice and fudg-Braves

the Pittsburgh ing by the inaccuracy in each of their Pirates and Cincinnati Reds also shots, they required all the practice shared a double hender. they could get. From the Une thin

Results of to-day's ́mutéhes, the ball was taken down the field from

follow: the initia) kick-off and then sent over the

CTORS bar to the time that the referee signalised the interval, the Ohinese should have scored innumer able goals but the shooting of their forwards was deplorable. The num Melbourne, Sept. 2

the players, gave of their best and

ber of opportunities which In the quarter finals of the Aus

even A. V. Gosapo, at right back, was,

missed by all five men was most dis tralian women's 'open golf cham- OPENING MATCH

of the ball; misjudging the Bight

appointing for such polished players. once Le such an extent as to let Mosi, pionship, Mrs. J. B.

"Darkie" Chan, who led the forward (Ireland) beat Mrs. Walter Green-E dreary, desultory' weather of through to send across a perfect cou-i struggle for the full points by both fees (Scotland) 4 and 2, and Miss

TH the past days was transformed tre for Stephens to head into the net. sides. The Lincolns held the upper line during the first half, was equally

hand in forward play but the stout guilty of some poor shooting but he (Owing to darkness' the match B. Nnakivell, of Victoria, defented into a glorious week-end for the

was called off after the eighth opening of the local football scusa ON another vecasion. A. V. Gosau resistance held the ut bux was always the most dangerous Miss Pam Barton (England) at and, with the rain giving place to charged a low corner kick by rearguard held the opposition at bug on the field. He made openings innings).

of his own goal. Attack after attack was successfully galore and frequently sent his men New York bright sunshine, the league matches Mess into the corner of

subdued and a draw indicated a fairlyaway but it was when in front of Boston.. were-ushered in with all the glamour

goal that that split second which is constructive football of last sen-

of a season in the British Isles, the AT ingredients are necessary to true run of the play.

WHAT on footballers

separates success from fallure robbed New York son and although he was more useful

home of football, as a destructive defender he was not

were all present in the South China E division of the strength of the them of goals,

Royal Artillery, as to be ex- as prominent as was Gough, his op-

The Artillery men defended stub Glants). posite number,

CROWDS of followers of the game side at Caroline Hill with the ne;

literally rushed the grounds on present holders of the title gave preted, has lowered the standard bornly and when the backs and half

two teams which the Gunner,

Chiengo

1 3 the and Brooks, final of the Australian Women's which the more important of the days' } notice, in no uncertain mnaner, of the the

2.6 flecreio forwards liltic | Championship with. Mrs. Slou matches were being played and long strong bld which the Association will have entered this season under the bucks were being hard pressed

"Stenvcutters"

forwards dropped back to assist the St. Louis breathing space Except for an Morpeth, who, as Miss Susan Tol before the time for the kick-off be making this season to retain the cognomens of

defence, thus leaving the Chinese goal (DeLancey scored a home run occasional

raid the hose forwards hurst won the title in 1930. To arrived club pavillions were fairly fully Cup which they won inat your without "Lycemun," both of which

must engaged during the week-end and unmenaced. The soldiers

be for the Cardinals). were never really dangerous.

thankful that the Chinese were not were beaten convincingly.

Pittsburgh

59.0 It was because the Police half backs day Mrs. Walker beat Miss Nan taxed with anxiously awaiting fans, any undue difficulty.

ahooting with any degree of accuracy Cincinnati were able to stop the Recreis for- Nankivell in the semi-firal by 3

and that the visitors to the ground,

A wards and at the

time same

feed and 2.

result, lacked the confidence of Bret Pittsburgh _their_own_forwards with heat, ac-

time shots, and always manoeuvred for Cincinnati curate passes that sent Moss nway

position before shooting. down

the left wing to rattle the Itecreto defence before the inside men received well placed pusses to drive

proved more

more expensive. Gone was

asistance

Kave

of Brittai

the

MRS. WALKER IN. FINAL

Melbourne, Sept. 3. The British, golfor, Mrs. J. B. Walker, will contest the BG holes

-MRS. WALKER WINS--

Melbourne, Sept. 4. Mrs, J. B, Walker, of the British or hend straight for goal, that the women's team, beat Mrs. Sloane winners were able to show their vast Morpeth (who, as Miss Susan Tol superiority.

When young Marques failed to hold hurst, won the title in 1930) in Moss the additional work thus thrust the final of the Australian golf upon the backs became apparent and championship here to-day by 4 and

,it was from the left wing that must

at the opening other flank, was able

were made, although

Tom Pile, un

to break away from the attentions

of Delgado and give his other for

Avards an opportunity to shoot,

WELL SUPPORTED

3.

BADMINTON MEETING

-were

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all cager to watch how their teams would shape after the long rest,

TUNDREDS

- doomed--w H'

disappointment but there was an equally large number, if not larger. who were completely satisfied with the day's happenings and needless to say these were the people whose teants had won and in many ense

their that handsomely for the coming prospects

scason won so appeared even brighter than was at first anticipated.

THE

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where the

OPPOSITION on Saturday WDd provided by the East Lancashire Regiment hat the military team

DANKAANCIAMENIIVILISATORIEKERKANDIRMATIOUNTM

FULL RESULTS AT

A GLANCE

Some Huge Victories Registered

THE keenest disappointment was felt among the members of the Club de Recreio side whose strang team of interporters and potential Lyemu interporters succumbed to the equally Club strong team of the Poller by five goals Fullers

Recreio

Stevens received all the support he BEING HELD TO-DAY to two.

required and when he was unplaced

to receive the ball from the wing men

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S. Chitta "A"

The annual general meeting ofEXPECTATIONS among the club's St. Joseph's,

supporters of n senson, RK PUCCES-

either Bone or Green was always the Hongkong Badminton Associa waiting eagerly to sp up the passion is to be held in the Board ful as that of 1926-27 were denied the

and make for goal.

It was only the stubborn defence of Room of the South China Morning team on Saturday when the players East Lancs.

gave nu indifferent display against Radio Gosano, Bowen auzi Marques which Post, Ltd.. ¡this evening, at 5.30 fast year's runners-up but one defeat | University

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SPORTS DEPT.

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DIVISION I

0 Chinese Aths,

4 Stonecutters 4 Lincolns 2. Police

East Lancs.

a Kowloon

DIVISION II

3 Eastern

1 Engineers

2 South China

5 Kowloon

5 Club

DIVISION III

· R.A.0.C. Fusiliers

2 Recreio

East Lanes.

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CATURDAY saw the eclipse of the Stonecutters side by Lour goals by the Club, who, although not as strong as last year when Howe led the nitack and Pote-Hunt the de fence, are still a well balanced side and one capable of holding any of the teams in the league. Fowler fitted himself into Howe's position and gave a good account of himse a good augury for the club's future

games.

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Boston

G 13 0

3 9 1

G 0

R 7 3

(MacFayden blanked out

the

3 0

AMERICAN LEAGUE

1 4 0

G 15 9

3 2

R. H. E.

4 12 0

3 10 3

0 2 2

It was always that hesitancy on the part of the Chinese which enabled Boston ... the Artillery defenders to recover New York when benten and harass the attackers into wild shooting.

Boston

A New York

G 0 (Owing to darkness the match The metamorphosis came immediate the fourth innings. Ruffing pitch- was called off half way through

THE METAMORPHOSIS

ly after the resumption. As the Chin- WHEN a club like St. Joseph's can use had dominated the play during the ed for the Yankees).

beat the Kowloon Football Club first half so did the soldiers take com-Washington by six to one then there seems sonic plate mastery during the second. The Philadelphia thing radically wrong with the Penin-military forwards had shown a de suln side, which, at one time during cided absence of initiative and their for the Senators and Jimmy Fox

its

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11 14

(Estallella acored a home run

career, was one of the leading attacks lacked sting during the open-

6 teams in the Colony and one which ing half but after the interval they hit two for the Phillies).

could always finish fairly well up in combined to more effect but the Chin-St. Louis...

I the league and could invariably cac backs were always able to quell any Cleveland

qualify for the final of the annuni attack by the opposition. Shield Competition.

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St. Louis Tsui Ah-fal, the centre half for the Cleveland Chinese played a brilliant game and Detroit

prevent the Chicago RECENT years, however, have seen was always aulo to

n decline in the premier civilian suidlers front advancing too near the team in Kowloon and the absence of last line of defence, although thero Detroit new blood has made the side one of were times when the Artillery wont Chicago the weakest in the competitions. very near to scoring. Wild kicking by

2 Last year they were at the bottom the two Chinese backs was largely

and unless they are able to show a responsible for the pressure which the vast improvement on their present soldiers were able to apply while their form they look likely to find them forwards' movements were utterly dis Liga Portuguesa 2

selves very few places higher up this jointed and lacking in the same com- St. Joseph's 2 Chinese Police

bination which had featured their play! 2 Funillers

4 season.

during the opening half.

Lincoins

Engineers Railway

0

3 European Police 1

Air Force

To

provided opposition only is that they had cleven men on the field on the end opposite to the Chinese players,

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HAD the Chinese won by double the

margin that separated the teams

The

at the close of Baturday's match, the champions could not have shown " greater mastery over the soldiers ns they did, to judge by different accounta of

of Tho kame. champions played like champions;.. that

WOD- all. They clever, constructive football and if any other tenni is to finish the league above them then that team will have to show brilliant and con- slatent form throughout the whole of the next six months.

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have Joseph's

hopes ST

improving upon their position ofį last season but although they have some clever players they have not the strength to make them a dangerous team.

GOLF AT HAPPY VALLEY

SHEWAN WINS SUMMER SINGLES

The second summer singloa championship at Happy Valley has now concluded..

IM. C. C. TO TOUR NEW ZEALAND

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