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THE · · HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, OCTOBER

1935.

INDIFFERENT FOOTBALL SEEN AT THE WEEK-END

BRILLIANT DISPLAY BY ROWLANDS IN GOAL

POLICE FORWARDS UNABLE TO

SCORE MORE THAN TWICE

LAST YEAR'S RUNNERS-UP SHARE POINTS WITH FUSILIERS

Police

(By "Sagax") 2

Fusiliers

2

Police: Mellardy; Blackburn ånd C. Pile; Brooks, Gough and Brittain;

T. Pile, Johnson, Stevenson, Green and Moss.

Fusiliers: --Rowlands; Wheeler und Keating;' Wanklyn, Koneghan'and Ella Hughes, Harrison, Sullivan, Talbot and Roberts.

A sparkling display of goalkeeping by Row- Jands, the Royal Welch Fusiliers custodian, saved the battalion from defeat in the first divi- sion of the local football league yesterday after- noon when they met the Police on the Kowloon F. C. ground and shared four goals.

AMERICA'S OLYMPIC TRIALS

SELECTION OF A SUITABLE SITE

TRACK AND FIELD. ATHLETES

Chicago, Oct. 6. The American Olympic Track and Field Committee has an- nounced selection of the now $2,500,000 stadium on Randall's

A strong breeze throughout the match gave the defenders of the Clu house gont a decided advantage and it was from this end that each side led by a single point for the half during which they occupied that end. The Police fought desperately to minimise the handicap during the rat period of the game bat changed; over one goal down.

they took full

In the second hance which thei

ivantage of the

wind

was giving them but this time they found yet another force which they had not anticipated. This was

HEADING FOR GOAL. Police and Royal Welch Fusiliers players leaping for possession of the ball during the league football

match between the Police and the Royal Welch Fusiliers on the

Kowloon F. C. ground yesterday. (Photo, Mes Cheung).

AGE WINS

AGAINST

the brilliance of Rowlands who car- YOUTH

ried off the honours of the match by some marvellous saves from all angles

of

the field.

Had it not been for the Army cus- todian the Fusiliers would have found themselves in arrears at the Anal whistle for Rowlands saved many a shot which would easily have beaten the majority of gonikeepers.

Wear

ns, a

TONY CANZONERI BEATS AL ROTH

BUT CHAMPION ON DECLINE

TENNIS TITLES IN U.S.

PACIFIC COAST TOURNEY

WON BY DONALD BUDGE

TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT Throughout the second half he stood

(Spacial to "Telegraph") up to a terrific bombardment and to Island, N. Y., as the scene of have been beaten only once was in-

Now York, Oct. 5.

Berkeley, Oct. 6. final tryouts for the 1936 Olym-deed a credit to his capabilities rather Age against youth was the

The finals of the Pacific Coast pic track and field team. The than an adverso reflection on his pro- theme for the lightweight box-Lawn Tennis Championships were

goalkeeper. Time after ing championship bout over fif-played off to-day. trials will be held on July 10 and time he was brought on his knees to teen rounds at Madison Garden 11, 1936,

provent the police from scoring but to-night in which Tony Canzon- Donald Budge defeated Robert each shot was handled in masterly eri defeated Al Roth on points. Riggs Other bids were received from fashion. Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, and The support he received in front of Canzoneri, the thirty year vid Princeton University, William J. goal was not of the bost although both champion of the light-weights has was Wheeler and Kenting defended stub slowed up considerably since he re who Bingham, chairman, named manager of the squad, an-bornly and broke up many a danger gained the title early In May of this nounced. The new Invitation was centre-half, who was the key man to battles since he earned the decision

our attack. IL

was Keneghan, at year. Although, he hasn't lost any selected on condition that the the Fusiliers team in front of goal over Lou Ambers, he has not defended stadium be completed and suitably and it was he who did most to hold his title, since nit bouts were over the equipped

the Police forwards at bay, He play-weight. ed with his head us well as his feet

Chicago, and Dean Crowell, Univolice backa, Hárrison_had_an of which covers half his life, is nearing 1

For the fourth consecutive year, and served his forwards with some Experts who have seen Tony in his Lawson Robertson of the University well placed passes but, with the ex- latest fights say that the spring has of Pennsylvania was named couch ception of the left flank the Welsh-gone from his legs and the dynamite of the team. He will be assisted by men were ineffective against the fron his fista, Ilis long ring career T-Nelson-Metcalfe,-University of

and rarely gave the opposing its end defenders any trouble on the right.| sity of Southern California.

Hughes occasionally came into the pic fore, it seems more likely to be true Although this has been heard be- Bingham's assistants will

beture but he was not receiving the Edwin F. Schaeffer, Buffalo, New passes he might have had had Hurri-now. The boy Just goes on fighting York, Joseph T. England. Balen been more active. Sullivan, the for the love of it. The money he has timore, Maryland, and A. Masters, little man at centre forward, found earned would comfortably retire him Leland Stanford University. Cali-both Pile and Blackburn.

walous.

him his farm for the rest of his, life, It cannot be that im is looking" for fornia. "

closely to be really Both the wing halves, Ellis and more glory because he has more than Regional trials will be held earlyWanklyn, wore indifferent, playing his share with titles as light-weight, Home stolid football, at times but junior welterweight, and feather. allowing the oppostanklyn, earlier

nuch weight champion. inuch fatitude at others.

· Plymouth Argyle's search for an in tho game, was cautioned for dan outside right ended recently with gerous tackling after having been pre-

next summer.--United Press.

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pulled

100

THE CHALLENGER

Al Rath, unsuccessful challenger, has day and has been fighting for four ugs but during the just passed his twenty-second birth-

the transfer, at a substantial fee,econd half he kept Moss and Green of Bernard Oxley, from Sheffield Wednesday. and formerly of more subdued than he had been do years. In his last two fights he up- Sheffield United and Chesterfield.ing in the first.

Argyle have also signed for exten-

sivo trinis Charles Lennon, a half-

back from St. James Gate, Dublin,

POLICE DEFENCE

Bet two of the best lightweights in the business. First, is was Lenard Del Genio, the hard hitting former golden-

Once again Chris Pile and Black-gloves champion. Then, with the

the National Junior Champion, by C-0, 7-9, 6-4.

Mrs. Ethel Arnold defeated Miss Carolin Babcock 6-3, 6-3.

It is noteworthy that during the last several years when the title has been won by a foreigner in the Men's Singles. Championship It has always been won by nationals the following year-- United Press.

FOOTBALL PUZZLE OF INSURANCE

PLAYERS WHO ARE NOT WORKMEN

CASUALTIES IN THE GAME

CHINESE AWAY

CURTAILED PROGRAMME FOR WEEK-END

(Dy "Sagax")

FULL RESULTS AT

Police

A GLANCE

St. Joseph's Win Second Match

Lycemun

Lincolns

Kowloon

FIRST DIVISION,

HINA'S National Games which St. Joseph's

commence in Shanghai on Thurs- day next have attracted the majority

2 Fusiliers

3 Stonecutters

@ Recreio

0 East Latics, 1 Club

SECOND DIVISION.

of the local Chinese footballers and South China during the past week the South China | Engineers and Chinese Athletic prayers went Kowloon North to represent the Colony' and Lincolns Canton during the meet.

East Lanes.

5a result of the absence of these | Club

As is uit of the of the se

curtailed programme of matches was) carried out over the week-end.

W WHERE do the Chinese football fans go on a Saturday afternoon when their favourite teams are away from the Colony

*

HINESE supporters of the gume

of soccer

in Hongkong confine their interest almost entirely to the activities of the South China and Chinese Athletic Associations.

1 Chinese Athletic

0 Fullers

o University

4 Eastern

3 R.A.S.C. &

R.A.0.C.

3 Radio

THIRD DIVISION.

1 East Lance.

Medicals Chinese Police Fusiliers Liga

2 Air Force

3 St. Joseph's

Portuguesa European Police

1- Engineers

1 Lincolns

SURPRISE WIN

ST. JOSEPH'S SECURE ANOTHER VICTORY

IN striking contrast to the heavy scoring of the previous week, only three goals were recorded by the six teams which were engaged in First Division football on Saturday, the East Lancashire Regiment claiming two against Kowloon and St. Joseph's 3 neiting once against the Club,

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T

would seem that the surprise

team of the season is going to be the St. Joseph's eleven although it is yet too early to take their. present 1position at the top of the league

seriously,

GAINST the Kowloon Football A Club fast week the Colloglans won by six goals to one but the Peninsula side are last year's wooden-spoonists and they look likely to continue hovering round the bottom of the 2league.

HOWEVER, last Saturday's frut

against the Club has marked the Joseph's Football Club & is potential force in the local league this scuson and If they are not among the leading teams at the end of the inson they should not fail to give a good necount of themselves in their

Terent matches.

NE only needs to attend matches | St. ONE

which no Chinese team engaged to realise that it is cope AT_a_rough computation these two with the attendance during a foreign

Chinese match that these erectiona were put up.

clubs between them attruct as miany spectators as all the other teams put together.

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ON paper the eleven are nothing 【ATCHES between two foreign THE Royal Navy and the Army.

like us formidable as when they during the past two, acasons, have tennis never attract the spectators were runners-up to the South Wales erected stands which will now accum in the same way as a game in which Borderers three seasons 'ngo but they modate something like 6,000 specta- | a Chinese team is "ongaged. On have HOME

recruits. promising tors each. By no stretch of the far- Saturday last when there were only | Gurbachan Singh, who was in the agination can it be said that these foreign teams playing the stunts Radio team in, the Second Division Improvements and enlargements were were almost deserted in comparison inst season, is showing improved form made to accommodate their own up with the crowds which were seen ut in the higher class amal is making na

the games of the previous week. ideal leader for his new team.

porters.

CLUB DE RECREIO AND LINCOLNS DRAW

POOR MATCH AT SOOKUnpoo grouND ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON

WEAKENED PORTUGUESE SIDE DEFEND STUBBORNLY AGAINST SOLDIERS

Lincolnshire

(By."Sagax")

0 Club de Recreio. Lincolns:-Reed; Edmundson and Ash; Thompson, Decming and Rob son; Clayton, Malpas, Higgins, Ridley and Baldry,

Club de, Recreio: Marques; Muher and Bowen; Fernandes, Delgado and V. Marques; Gonsalves, Castilho, Campos and Ålvos,

Football that was never worthy of two teams parti- cipating in the top class in the Colony, was served up by

BRITISH VICTORY IN S. AFRICA

ANOTHER DOUBLE FOR HOWLAND

WON ALL EVENTS

Pretoria, Sept. 11.

The Oxford and Cambridge team of athletes, who are touri ing the Union, won another match here to-day, when they met the Transvaal and South African police in a triangular contest. Tho tourists won by one point from the Transvaal with 13 points against 12 The South African police scored 5.

and the discus with 120ft. 0 in. He

R. L. Howland (Cambridge Uni- versity), captain of the British team, won the shot pult with 40ft. 10 in. has so far won every event during the Grimbeek, the South African kunpoo on Saturday afternoon when the weakened Portu sprint champion, won the 100yds. and guese side rather covered themselves with glory by holding in sec, and 21 4-10sec. res

pectively. the soldiers to a goalless draw.

the Lincolnshire Regiment and the Club de Recreio at-Soo-tour in which he has competed.

.

Diapas was introduced into the forward line in the place of Turner in the Lincolnshire side while Thomp son came into the side at half back

back

On several occasions

*on

A. G. K. Brown, the Cambridge University quarter-mller, beat A. W. Sweeney, the British Empire sprint. champion, in the 100yds., and Grimbeck, the winner, to Gin. and Jeut even time. In the 220yds, Sweeney could only get to within ayds; of Grinbeek. by Tyds, from. Lyell, of the Tranaval,

M. J. K. Sullivan won the half-mile"

Imin. 57.2sec.

In

und Jack Greon; right half, from burn showed that they are a formid-right to challenge for the lightweight England has been running only a to enable Edmundson to partner Ash Portuguese, although three or four Cambridge University, the inter-Uni

a Lancashiro junior club.

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Three reserves were introduced into | advantage under which the visitors the Club de Recruio team, the Gusano were playing in being without the brothers being absentees while N. services of star men, the Recreio Beitrao, the captain, was also away. adopted an entirely defensive policy The brothers are on the injured list, and had their three hair backs assist following the previous, week's match | ing the defence to the exclusion of the against the Police but they hope to forwards and it was necessary for the be available again nöxtisaturday. Portuguese attack to

ack to drop back for the nll, to initiate and the forwards finished fourth, Byds. behind the South centre-forward), Fer- Campos (at

R. T. Squires, the Oxford miler, nandes, (right half) and Maher (right broke away and became an instant African mile champion, N. J. Wessels, back) were drawn from the second division to deputise for the absentees,urce of danger to the Lincolns' who returnet 4in.. 24.4see, to beat

defence but except for sions the half backe wore able to sub. Olympic runner, by Joyds,

few eccuD. R. Jacobs (Police), the former (By Frank M. Carruthers)

due all attacks. When full backs were always prepared for ed in the role

necessary the

Another English defeat was record London, Sept. 9.

an emergency and there were indeed

when J. Van Der Walt, of Though the football season in

few opportunities given

police, vaulted 12ft. the 35 in. to 12ft. by F. R. Webster, of title at stake he defeated the 3-1 week a problem has arisen which able combination at back and had they favourite Davey Day the Illinois

times the visitors went very near to verte 120yds, hurdles, A. G. Pilbrow received the same support from the Boxing Commission's No. 1 chatlonis causing the authorities great

champion. - OPPORTUNITIES GO BEGGING avoring a surprise goal. half bucks on the Fusiliers defenders

(Oxford University) knocked down were able to command, the Police Fer.

Indecision on the part of the Lin-

DETERMINED DEFENCE would not. have

three hurdles in finishing first in the meeting of the League coins forwards when marked by the He has come through his four years of fighting without being knocked out Management Committee at

Ibave, dead and was accordingly dis- opposition defenders allowed many

The determined defence which was qualified. The race went to Lavery. Gough in slow with his tackling unce. In this forty fights, his fourth on Saturday steps were taken openings to go begging and it was put up by the Recrelo side was due of the Transvaal. anil inaccurate with his passing losses can be directly attributed to a to straighten out the complicated legal to their inability to take full R. Marques in goal and to the bri-match against South Africa on the

no small measure to the safety of the first half and although he improved hand injury which prevented him from the which has occurred in regard advantage of all opportunities that ance of Bowen

The next content will be * Test In the second period he was never up delivering his famous left hook. Last to the insurance of players. to the standard of inst season's form. year. his manager ordered an opern-

the soldiers failed to secure both latter was the outstanding player on

at left back. The famous Wanderers' ground on Satur Brooks also failed to reveal the Lion performed on the bruised sinews whose claims for compensation for of the play,

There are four men'

at presens hinta after they had had almost all the field and was always an obstacle

Jay. form which last season mado kim one in the back of his left hand, and since injuries which have compelled. their

the Lincolns attack. There was of the best right halves in the game then the hand has been perfect.

The combination among retirement from the game cannot be forwards on the military side was good beuten and then Malpus misjudged his Brittain was like only player in the

the five paly one occasian when he was really Intermediate line who was at his best

met. It has been legally decided that but Brittain is not now the Brittain two of the decisions against him and are no longer "workmen," and

Since his operation be has reversed because they earn 1950 a year they up to a point. When the ball had been that for goal, allowing Marques to

are manoeuvred to a favourable spot save without

or the other of the attackers stubborn Bowen, concentrated entirely

The half the

inspired by 'the the most versatile player in the Police to meet him.

maximum rate of 30s. a week.

would relieve a pressing situation by support to the backs. The return of Johnson to the for- Both Canzoner! and Roth are the The authorities are the trustees of ward, line improved the attack but same type of fighters, clever boxers, the insurance fund subscribed by the

back ant the former centre forward was in and men that carry a punch in both clubs. Until the clubs sanction enn-

opposition few clined to be slow

were always able to an the move lands.

pensation to players who have been to the soldiers' failures was the nip in and clear every time Higgins although the pass from which ho Bobby Pacho, the Mexican light legal decision, the authorities

placed outside the scheme by the stout defence which the Portuguese and Co, approached within reach of scored the second goal to equalise in weight, had Tony on the floor at withhold payments if claimed.

must put up against a rather slow moving goal. More often than not, the ball. the second half had to be taken in Chicago in July, and Pacho is a light

forward line. To cope with the dis was cleared to a Lincolns minn but the flash. The way he nipped past Keat-hitter as compared to Al Roth, who

Recreio forwards received several Ing and then beat the ever watchful was in fine shape for to-night's fight

GRANT TO PLAYER

neat pusses from which they moved Rowlands wRS CUTEward, He was Bey's training cump, at Summit, NY the clubs, who I have no doubt, will of a slow

not the work after training seriously at Madame

The position is to be explained to their gåte receipts for the purpose.

kly down the

only to be by the defenders, in sending Tom

There are too many injuries in the rectify it. Meanwhile, a compassion- for nearly a month-United Press.

Ash and Edmundson were always Pile away down the right wing on

nte grant has been made to one of Villa back, fractured a bone in his former

game. On Saturday Blair, the Aston reliable, and gava little many occasiona but it was when

away, the tackling an opponent for possession covered from saving first time. When

the players.

being particularly sound. leg and Dean, the Everton that he was unable to hold his own, the Fusillers goalkeeper caught the hedged round which legal dimculties,

centro Read, in goat, was nover given a The whole question of insurance is forward, broken toe.

roully anxious time although one or Stevens proved a cupable lender and

two shots constantly made openings for his ball he appeared to have drawn it One which it is felt must be decidud, sion with an opponent and it was re- the gaine missed an open goal in the Blair's accident occurred in a colli.verted. Campos, towards the end of went near. to being con- Inside men but Green, on his left, was

Into the gont before throwing it out is the nga ilmit of a player's career.markable that he continued to play same way as Malpas: had missed inte of less u passenger throughout. near the but the referee was unsation as one ten years youngur, for ten minutes. The presumptions acoring for the Lincolns early in the Мозн

near the middle of the field and was ponsation as one was that the injury was aggravated first half. was active and dashed

nway down the wing and was instrumental unsighted,

and it has never been laid down at by remaining on the field. .In sco

scoring the first goal which was Mellardy, the police custodian,, was ceased to retain his playing qualifica. what age it can be said that ho has

Taken all round the game was notted

from a centre by him. It would have been rather unfor aliets,

very safe and

But a suggestion that the accidents scrappy and never reached a high saved many difficult tions.

are due to rough play is a very un- standard of play. The football that tunate. If the Police had missed: tho The match was played at a fast and

fair reflection on the players. I have was seen was certainly not a credit first goal which was scared in a furious pace throughout and 'some players is about £9,000 a year, the has not been a deliberate foul in one there were one or two bright spots The amount disbursed to injured already seen six matches and there to the twenty-two players although scramble before Rowlands had re-good healthy football, was

clubs contributing one. por cent of of thom.

during the match."

one

of former days, the days when he was the other two fighters have refused not entitled to compensation at the would allow himself to be robbed of an defence and rendered invaluable

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