HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER
1005,
ANSWER TO THE FOOTBALL CRITIC'S PRAYER Police And Navy Serve Up Fascinating Display
JOHNSON SCORES THREE TIMES
TWO FINE SETS OF FORWARDS
WINNERS RECOVER FROM BAD ATTACK OF “NAVY BLUES”
Polico
(By "Veritas")
Navy
• Police: McHardy: Blackburn and C. Pilc: North, Gough, and Parker: T, Pile, Bievens, Johnsen, Brooks and Moss.
Navy: Roberts: Stretton and Regler: Clarkson, flowers, and Crawford; Phippen, Haxter, Cannel, Jones and Wearmouth.
This match, played on the Kowloon F.C. ground yesterday' was the answer to a soccer critic's prayer. It was not the type of game which forced one to sit back and observe a succession of futile and puny efforts, or to note with pain and regret the hundred and one blemishes of the players on view as is so often the case: instead one could revel in exciting exchanges, the move- ments of two fine sets of forwards, and the fas- cinating struggle between hard working defences and splendid attacks.
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And fellas! Did the Police get those Navy Blues in the first. ten minutes! But after that they showed how a team could play like champions without enjoying that exalted honour. The result was a real triumph for the winners, for they wiped off a goal deficit sustained in the first 'three minutes of the game and in the end waltzed out easy and worthy victors,' Johnson, leader of the Polico at tack, scored a personal triumph: three goals and every one stamped with class. There were no cobwebs banging around Johnson, Virile and opportunist, he was an ever-present monace to the Navy defence, which hold out until half time and then collapsed.
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NAVY'S SPECTACULAR START
times he handled the ball must huvo forgotten he was playing a different code) constituted a lively inside trio. Their machinations, supported, by fairly good work on the wings, drew out the best in Gough, Binekburn and while Mellardy was able to Pile,
with four earn glory and honour magnificent saves.
For the whole of the first half the Navy could rightly claim to be as
if
not
shade better, than the on the ball and rather more formida
But thereafter the b'e in attack.
When the game started indications Police. They were just a little faster
Weng Wing, South China "A" custodian makes a timely save against
the Athletic. (Photo Mee Cheung).
AROUND THE GROUNDS
ELLIOTT'S THREE GOALS
FOR THE CLUB · ·
ATHLETIC TEST CHAMPIONS
(By "Veritas")
Hongkong's Team
The following have been selected to represent tho Hongkong Ladies against the Shanghai Ladies in the forthcoming Interpart. Hoe- key match to be played at Shanghal during the Chinese New Year holidays noxt month:
Mra. J. Lunion;
-Mias E. M. Gray,
Miss A. Fowler:
Miss J. Wong, Miss M. Bryson, Mrs. M. Boll;
Miss, M. Smith,
Miss S. Dalziel,
Mrs. M. Whito,
Miss J. Adoy,
Miss M. Westcott,
Reserves: Miss I. L. Wool- ley and Miss P. Gittins.
Men Play In Ladies' Hockey Trial
AN INNOVATION
(By R. H. B.)
Geoffrey Divett, of the Club, and a couple of British Naval officers, ent a hand at the indis final hockey trial played at King's Park yesterday morning, the Probables defeating the Possibles by the odd goal in seven. The winning goal was .dcorcher off the stick of Miss Marie Smith.
The presence of men in a ladles'
FOOTBALL IS A
FUNNY GAME!
PARADOXIES OF SENIOR SHIELD REPLAY
RECREIO STUNNED AS ST, JOSEPH'S PILE ON THE GOALS
Recreio
(By "Veritas")
0 St. Joseph's
Rocrelo:-. Barques: A. V. Goanino and Bowan: V. Marques, Beltra and fiosalves: Castilho, Campos, B. Goaanu' A. Alves and J. L Alves.
St. Joseph's-U. B. Souza: 1. Souza and Costa: Woo, Sinclair, and. Elms: Vietor, Ward, Leonard, Hussain and Fernandez.
Football's a funny game! Ask Recreio, although they may not see the joke right now. You get such paradoxical results. This Senior Shield replay provided one of them. There was nothing in the game to suggest St. Joseph's should have won by three clear goals. Re- flecting on the match one wonders why any goals were scored at all, but as they were, why they didn't go to the losers. Not that the Recreio can blame anybody but themselves for the upset. It was bad defensive errors which gave the Saints their goals and futile finishing by the forwards which kept the Recreio's score sheet a blank.
The game had its absorbing mo- from bad positioning by the Portu- ments, but generally speaking it was 'guese backs when Woo took a free hard to realise that two senior teams kick well beyond the penalty area. were playing. I can remember more Nevertheless Gosano was the botter than one outstanding individual per- of the two backs, who were not too formance, but I try in vain to recall well served by the wing halves operat any brilliantly conceived or soundly ing in front of them. Both Victor and strategie concerted efforts. Costa's Fernandez were allowed too much superb first-time kicking remains a freedom, so that St. Joseph's attacks vivid memory: Ward's sparkling ball were able to develop up to the penalty. distribution deserves an honourable jaren before they were sorlously chal-
trial is regarded by some as being a mention: Beltrno's untiring efforts to Boltrao at centre-half played brave.
somewhat dublous policy but to all In-pull the Recreio together demand com-
Mins E. Thomson was brought in at left back for the Possibles in the second half. I understand that she
of reserve back.
THE camel and THE "NEEDLE
NCE upon a time a young man came to Hongkong from Kent.ents and purposes they did much to mendation. These men almost suc-ly, and outside of Ward was easily He had played a lot of football there: good football at that.'mprove the standard of play. They cooded in resurrecting the game to the most constructive player on view. played in the Possibles defence and something of importance and lively No pivot in local football pushes the Semi-professional county stuff. So naturally he had a bit of a thus the Probables' attack was put interest.
ball along the ground to his forwards I am not going to deny St. Joseph's better than Beltrao, and whon ho has reputation in this respect. He joined Kowloon and was hailed the utmost test.
the merit of their victory. They got to adopt a polley of obstruction, he as the goal-scoring machine for which the club had been waiting
In the second half, Divelt led the the goals and that's what really mal- does no with outstanding success, Ho many years. He played at centre-forward, then inside left, then Possibles aftack and scored a goal tors, even if the first and third were had Leonard well covered.
Miss F. Marsh was given a trial very doubtful points. There was no inside right, and although he did well, he didn't do quite well enough. So he tried the Club. There he figured at inside right, at right wing and she played for arguing about the second, and that then inside left. But he couldn't recapture that Kent League 2010 half while Miss Olive Dalziel was enough to put St. Joseph's into the Navy would Wero
run riot.
were particularly outstanding. Playing against a glitterring aus,
goal-scoring complex. So the Club, who were really in need of played in the second half. Neither the second round. Chris Pile badly misklekod twice in Police dominated, and those last ten
a centre-forward put him there. He looked good. There was the Brst two minutes, and it was minutes anw the Navy defence har
definite improvement in the attack. But nothing really startling from his
the Navy crror
secured a
assed to death.
happened until last Saturday when- corner which gave them the opening
Johnson's ing forward-line leader-
EE Wai-tong was goal, Cannel driving in a beautiful shot which Meliardy did not smell. ship has already been noted. It was FILLIOTT (he's the gentleman in
not play, while was not Tam Kong-pak was also an absentep and thair round rings
opponents, and intelligent use of the ball, although prove that his "reputation"
three from the champions alde. These twe Jorías, Baxter
and
Woarmouth all once or twice he was slow in dis-all booey. The upshot was
Then tributing and Inclined to pass a bit goals (and darn good ones Sir, at facts made an enormous difference lo Chat) nguinst none other than South the team. Athletic easily hold their went very close to scoring. came the first Police raid and it was too squarely to his wingers.
Brooks gave his best performance China "B" And when I say South own. Made the running for three- wo-nearly successful that it neomed
put new heart into them and of the reason at inside left, and with China "B", Lam not thinking of South Afths of the game and should at least
as a team. I am referring have drawn. from
that point they did not look Mons constituted the most effective China "B"
on view. Stevens was the only to the almost unprecedented fact that wing 'back,
He could do the goals were scored against Pau was the
out of tune the Goal analysis it.
and
Is Ka-ping. And if three goals in one superiority of the Police defence which made victory possible. The so often the case, the ball did not match against Pau in not an achieve- Navy attack was just as brilliant es run kindly for him. Pile naturally ment of worthy rank, tell me what
opposition. There
bu
the
For five minutes the Navy made mest refreshing to see him make such question you know) declded to L jured leg and did sting an in. is a likely candidato for the vacancy
Playely nothing right.
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was cefvo his usual supply of passes, but
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stronice, but they were up against had to suffer a bit as he did not re-jist nothing to choose between the respec- taken as a whole the Police attack tive half back lines, but after the played high-grade football and were
real always interesting on the move. Stretton proved to be CES in the nautical defenco,
NORTH OUT STANDING North was the outstanding half
and it was his blunders which led to Johnson scoring his first two goals.
T was Eliloit's Day. I doubt if even he will dispute the suggestion that it was the best game he has played since finding himself in Hong- kong. It was not just acering three goals, though they were important enough, but his general display. Albert Howo at his best did not lond the Club attack with more enterprise
Regler, his partner tack was as solid back, and in the closing stages he as a rock and played a sterling game.me a sixth forward. He too, like Bowers at centre-half was delight Chris Pile, started shakily and then or skill. No better goals could be fully constructive, but he should have settled down to give a fine display desired than Elliott's first and second pald more attention to Johnson, who was obviously in his most dangerous | Gough covered a lot of ground and the latter being the Club's third), I
own in the first he and Blekford took the generally speaking, held his form, and morited a close watch. ngainst Cannel and Co. Parker was bull right down the field by means of seldom in dificulties and usually did a delightful bout of passing before the right thing at the psychological the centre-forward added the finishing touches, and the other resulted from moment.
a dandy piece of hendwork which brought the ball down from an in- credible height. It would have turned Tam Kong-pak green with envy!
A LIVELY TRIO
Baxter, Cannel and Jones, the latter being the Navy rugger player (who, Judging from the number of
No praise can be too high for the
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Royal Ulster Rifles Boast I
Fine Boxing Talent
JACK HARDE SPOTS TWO. UNCROWNED CHAMPIONS OF ORIENT
(By "Veritas")
Jack Hare, known in almost the way out to Hongkong.
Farrel is a welterweight of excep every civilised part of the tional promise, and the presence of world as the globe-trotting these two boxers in Hongkong means pugilist-cum-No. 1 ship's cook that our pugilistle talent is going to is in Hongkong again. Ho be enriched." paid his customary courtesy
the
T was sprightly football, with a dis- organised South China team strug a hoavy defleit. They succeeded gling hard in the first half to avoid kooping it down to a single goal, but had to thank their lucky stars it was ao. They became rejuvenated after
T. T. HOCKEY MATCH
POSTPONED
to
an-
We are asked by Major R. C. Bates, the Army Hockey Secretary, nounce that owing to unfor- seen cirumstances the Tri- angular Tournament hockey match between the Army and Navy, arranged for this afternoon, has
been post-. poned.
in
was a magnificent encounter, this match between South China and the interval, and with Tay Qua-liang the Club. The sort of exhibition restored to the attack and Tao Kwai- which restores one's faith in ability of local teams to play high shing at his best, the Caroline H calibre soccer. Action was the key outfit became more like its true self. note, and it thrilled the crowd and left a pleasant memory. Any other result than a draw would have been completely out of place.
ELLIOTT, although walking off with most of the honours, was not the only performer to catch the eye. Sydney ("Oliver Hardy") Strange always happy against the Chinese, scintillated. I still want to know his secret of being able to carry such enormous weight around the field at such a terrific speed. It must be a sobering thought for opposition for wards that over 30 yards there is not
of
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Miss Smalley Out Of Luck
(By R. H: B.)
Not only were tho Regreto forwards distractingly inept-in front of goal, but they went about the job in the NOT QUITE UP TO THE MARK
wrong way. The quick and decisive I may be wrong but I can't help tackling of
called for the adoption feeling A. V. Goanno is not playing elair and Elsa Souza, Woo, Sin- no well these days. Mind you, when of the "open altack, Instead tho It comes to stopping n straight-Portuguese kept the ball so close that
hns no forward attack he
I couldn't avoid being reminded of the superior in Hongkong. But under parable of the camel going through stress, when the unexpected hap, the eye of a needle. The left wing pena "A.V." Reem to get Burried could never get going and Castilho, and commita blunders which previ- on the opposite side of the field made ously could never be associated with the mistake of trying to take the ball him.
up to the goal line before parting
Take the Saints' firat_goal for with it. By then-Costa, South-and- xample. There was a rush attack on Sinclair had recovered their positions. be ho left wing. Ward, I think it was, and simply waited for the ball to Jobbed the ball well forward. centred in order to kick clear.
St. Joseph's offered a strong con- Marques had it covered and could have fielded it with case. But Gosano pro-irast. They eschewed the fancler ferred to try and head it and succeed-touches and went for goal by the most
route. It ed only in putting the ball on to the direct
proved disconcerting paved Miss Joan Smalley, of the II.K. feet of the in-rushing Victor. Next to the Recreio rearguard and
Ward
pormitted Ladies Hockey Club, and one of the second the ball had crashed under the the way to success.
cross-bar and bounced over the goul himself to reveal the finer points of steadiest full backs seen here for a
forward lins play, but they werg long time, is unable to make the
The Recreio defence was also at (always of such an enterprising and to
Apparently fault with the other goals. When constructive typo that one never fail- and Davis cannot Ward romped through for his pointed to be interested when he had the
Lil Shanghai.
spare her services.
line.
Her inability to make the trip is the backs were horribly spread-eagled, ball. Victor was a go-ahead winger. and blow to the Colony for it is white Victor's second goal materialised
almost certain that she would have
been selected to partner Miss Gray, her Club mate.
Miss Anne Fowler has been chosen
to play left back.
INTERPORT TEAM LEAVES JAN. 18
Returns Last Day Of Month
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Two Surprises In Ladies' Interport Team
BUT SELECTORS HAVE DONE THEIR JOB VERY WELL
(By R. H. B.)
The ladies interport hockey team to deserving a place in the tean, is given defend the White Shield against a position (right wing) in which sho (By R. II. B.) OR the second time this season |
Shanghal in the Northern port next has never played. She is Miss Mario the selectors made the mistake puting Wong bice-shunin the
Hockey history in the Far East month was selected yesterday morning Smith, of the Central British Associa forward line. He missed three easy
King's Park.
she was not at home as she was in- chances of coming in the first half was made in February last when the the conclusion of the final trial at tion. It was obvious yesterday that
minute Shanghai Ladies paid their flest
In the defence the team is all that elined to wander into her old position up and very wisely, and not a visit-n "ying visit" at that to could be desired and contains no surat Inside right and thus bungle,
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Hongkong
prises. But when one comes to the nintters both for herself and for Miss Next month the cordiality that forwards the selection of Miss B. Sybil Dalziel. exists between the Northern port Westcott to fill the position of left The pivotal position has been allot jand the Colony will be further wing, is almost sensational in its un-ted to the very capable Miss
cemented by the visit of our Indies. It will be the first Interport ladier tonm from Hongkong to visit Shang- hal.
COLONY BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIPS
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The local team salls on January (Saturday) aboard the liner
While at Home Jack Hare met Jack a faster runner than Strange in local Entries. Finally Closing President Jefferson and I am sare
call to the Telegraph sports de Petersen and his wife after their soccer. partment and waxed enthusias-honeymoon. Petersen told Jack that
Incident him the fight precision.
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ACO
To-morrow
they will be given a rousing send off. They are returning, understand, on January 31. This will give them at least ten days in Shanghal,
NO INTERPORT CAPTAIN YET
expectedness.
Bryson, of the C.B.A. a truly stalwart The omission of Miss Phyllis player. She is supported by
Gitting, one of the Jessie Wong and Mrs. M. Bell finest forwards at have behind her in the last line of (formerly Miss M. Wallace), and will the present time, fa defence, Miss B. M. Gray and Miss inexplicable. Com- Anne Fowler, a strong pair. Misa nared with Miss Gray covers up well and Mins Fowler
Westcolt Miss has a lusty hit.
ittins is by for Mrs. Margaret White (nes Woolley) he is confident ho can "drop" Harvey Club too are happy to
Bickford recovering lost form. tic about some boxing talent when they meet. Petersen blamed his
he better player will lead the attack and with Miss and has a command Ader and Alias Dalziel the trio should Those intending to participate in in the Ulster Rifles, the new father for his defeat by Walter He did wilt for about three weeks, but
of the difficult re- be able to get together and collect regiment to be stationed in Nousel. The Elah boxer had made being real como always the Colony's open senlor and junior
rio stick shot some goals for us. his mind to A. O. Neusel in air factor, and is now operating on billiards championships are reminded
which Miss West The choice of goalkeeper went to the Colony.
Certain round, but his father threw the left wing with old time skill and that entries definitely close to-morrow
cott soldom, if ever, Mrs. Lunson. It is probable that it According to Jack (and his fudgin of the
and must be sont in to Mr. N. M.
brings into her play.
Mrs. Rosa could have got away she Rokusan forthwith. mont can be relied upon) the Ulsters avere the
Entries have already reached gras
One would have thought that on her would have been picked. However, have in L/Cpl. Whoelan and Rifleman
although Jack Hare is THE spectre of a lost record dangled
display yesterday Miss Gittins fully Mrs. Lunson is always up and about Farrel two uncrowned champions of ship's cank, ho spends all his time before the eyes of South China tifying numbers. In the senior com-
training and teaching chape how to "A" for three-quarters of thoir game petition 25 players have entered, The captain of the Hongkong Ladies Justifii plection. Mias Gittins har between the sticks and koups a keen Wheelan is holder of the feather-box. He has produced more then ngahust the Athletic yesterday. Then while 44 are at the present cortain to interport hockey team has not been played on the left wing. What is vigil.KA TERANG RAC
more she has experience and this goes. The team takes, with it the best of weight title of Egypt and Palastino. one authoritative brochure on the fistle in the closing minutes they made a take part in the junior championship, selected as yet form wil haven tefal a long way in a match of major luck. Don't forget. Indios When
The Interport team
you come back to bring the White It boen hin for the last two years. arts, and his chearing personality is supreme effort and secured the goal Those include champions of various He's grand fighter yows Jack Hare, known in every port from Southampresaare to keep those 100 per cent clubs among them being Army, For match on Bunday on the Club ground, importantco.
Another player who, although fully Shield with youl figures intact.
tuguese, Chinese and Polico,
King's Park, starting at 10,43 a.m. who helped to keep him at while on ton to Shanghai
the Orient
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