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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1936.

FOOTBALL, TENNIS, HOCKEY: SPECIAL REPORTS

LATE RECOVERY

FUSILIERS EARN

A DRAW

BUT ATHLETIC WERE GOOD

FAIR. RESULT

Athletic

(By "Veritas").

.. Z Fusiliers 2

Athletic: Li Kwok-ki; Mak Sui- hon and Fu Ka-hing, Ho Chor-yin, Lal Kwok-cliui and Wong Wing-hong: Tang. Kwong-sum, Yeung Kan-po, Au Ping-ming, Chow Ming-chee And Chung Mun wing.

Fusiliers:Saundorn; Wheeler and Keating: Wanklyn, Talbot and Ellis; Hughes, Harrison, Coakley, Evans and Roberts.

Neither team played a brand of football good enough to en- courage yelps of exultation, yet this Caroline Hill encoun- ter bad its interesting phase; they were distinct and both both came in the second half. The first was Athletic's refu sal to be despondent over the loss of Fu Ka-bing, retired from, the game because of a thigh injury, and their obtain- ing a two goal lead with ten men. The second Was the Fusiliers recovery which saved them a league paint.

Dafelency, in staying powers cons tributed to the Athletic's failure to win the match. Half backs faltered

the critical stage and cast too much responualbility on an already severely tested defence. Mak Sul- hon and Ho Chor-yla affered solid resistance for nearly an hour before succumbing to the heavy pressure of tho onergetic but erratic Fusiliers altack,

Fusiliers as a team have given much better showings than this. The forwarda showed but faint iden in direction when shooting and lacked Anishing thrust against a capablo and fast working defence.

INDEFATICABLE TALBOT

The tide was largely turned by the Intermollaten, fed by the in-

defatigablo Talbot, who crowded

on the passes and literally forced

their

Evans was cloverly robbed of the bail when about to go through for goal, but it passed to an- other colleague who missed with his subsequent shot. A lively Incident during yesterday's football match between Athletic and Fusiliers at Caroline Hill. (Photo: Mee Cheung).

THE

GHOST OF LOST OPPORTUNITIES

Mocks Miss

Hancock

Tennis Title From

(By "Veritas")

switched

And Snatches Her Grasp

to over

the

for

Mrs. Nom Wilson beat Mixx] Then suddenly it seemed that Mrs. Rosamund Hancock 6-8, 8-6, 6-2 Witson had realised the errors of her

ways. She A ghost of two years ago loser's backhand, manouevring

ourt forehand drive: The ping cross-court rose up and mocked Missions to make use of that whip- Rosamund Hancock last effect was immediate. She won the set after many exhausting Secon Saturday when she lost the rallies (it is interesting to note that did Miss Inncock hold match final of the Colony open point), and continuing on the same lines went out an easy, though thor singles tennis champion-

For the most part Mina Hancock's ship to Mrs. Nora Wilson oughly tired winner in the third. generalship was the better. She was not so sulle na 31rs. Wilson, but she made full use of a punching forehand which could not go wrong. And her

after a palpitating struggle lasting nearly an hour and a half.

It was the ghost of lost oppor- vanners through. It was in tunities and it asserted itself to fact the Fusillers kocnong to

apply

until it was mercilessly at-

operated with precision. Shr good straightforward tenuis, never anxious to rush things, but al us much pressure as possible which create a repetition of history so ways eager to get the ball on her contributed to the downfall of their exact in detail as to place the forehand which permitted her

cld, wees the fence, event in that class of phenomena direct stinging drives to Mrs. Wilson

о долі.

well up the field, were caught nap lightly dismissed as ping by breakaways.

But it was Kealing who became cidence". Brat goal.

directlyst for the Chinese

to

tentative hackhand. "Coin-Oneither of the players did much forecourt work. Miss Hancock's Two years ago, in the same event, volleying is always somewhat specu of taking the ball but then opposed to Mrs. C.P.Flative, whereas Mrs. Wilson, though e tried to charge the man and the James, Miss Hancock won the first an acknowledged strong net player, Tang Kwong-num seized his set and led 5.2 in the second. The appeared as anxious to avoid mistakes chance to nip part and molly place championship was hers for the take that she refrained from doing any the ball on the

toog

more than pat the ball. of the In-rushing ing. Yet Miss Hancock lost. Chung Munwing

clusivo

On Saturday, this time against

WHAT WINNER LACKED Athletic were not fluttered by this

Mrs. Wilson, the luckless finalist lead, nor a few minutes later when

won the first set and led 5-2 in the

Mrs. Wilson lacked the ability to Tang Kwon-hum fneroaned it with A

second. Once again Miss Hancock'a do two things that would have given autiful goal. On the whole one is itching fingers were touching the her victory in straight sets. The first inclined to zegard them na vlelims of

Yet she lost. cup. bad loss that they did not win. They

Without depriving Mr. Wilson of was to put a backhand stroke straight were more capable in their une the ball, the exception being Chung any of the merit due to her for such down the lines, and the other to re- loft hand court to her backhand. Mun-wing, whose shooting was de magnificent recovery, one cannot turn Miss Hancock's service from the

with the loser in plorable. The winger put in some sympathising

avoid

Wilson's footwork in taking this cruel luck. The

servico was puzzling. Instend

great work in other respects, but it

to

DEPRESSING EFFECT

experiencing

the

of

C.B.A. DO IT!

WIN THE CAER CLARK CUP

HOLDERS NOT UP TO FORM

MISS. WOOLLEY

·MAGNIFICENT

(By R.H.B.)

It was Mrs. Margaret White, brilliant centre-forward, who scored the goal last year to give Hongkong the White

CAER CLARK CUP

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's

Season Winner Runners-up 1929-30 H.K.L.H.C.

1930-31 H.K.L.H.C.

1931-32 H.K.L.H.C.

St. Andrew's 1932-33 H.K.L.H.C.

Recreio 1933-34 H.K.L.H.C.

1034-35 H.K.L.H.C.

1935-36 C.B.A.

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's

H.K.L.H.C.

Mrs. White

Interport Hockey shield against Leads The

Shanghai and this same player on Saturday afternoon accom- plished a great feat by scoring the only goal against the reign- ing champions, Hongkong Ladies Hockey Club, to give the Central British Association

Goal-Scorers

(By R. H. B.)

Star Macao Hockey XI Held To Draw

BY THE ROYAL ENGINEERS

(Our Own Correspondent)

Macao, Fab. -16. Spectacular hockey was witnessed by a large crowd this afternoon in Mncao when the first teams of the Royal Engineers, captained by Libut. R. de V. Winkfield, and the Maeno Hockey Club, captained by Laerten de Costa, engaged in a friendly en- counter which resulted in n draw.

The weather hold despite threaten- lag rain, and play on the slippery ground was fast from atart to finlah.. During the first fifteen minutes, the Macao forwards dla- played their usual aggressiveness hit attack, and were unfortunato

in missing several scoring opportunities. Shots went wide of the visitors' goal, but five minutes later they wore suc- cessful in Anding 11 opening, P. Angelo Rebring.

The Engineers, who had been, mak- Ing'a determined resistance, threaten- ed the home goal time and again. and some three minutes before the

Ladies the Caer Clark Cup, thus The C.B.A. Ladies have earned nn-interval, the combination of the for- taking the coveted trophy aver other distinction. Mrs. Margaret wards brought its reward, a splendid

Collins to the mainland for the first White, by scoring a goal on Satur- shot by Staff Sergeant time since 1929. Congratulany, now heads the goal-scoring list levelling the score.

in the tournament for this senson. The second half was nooreless. tions, C.B.A.!

of 19 goals

unls scored by the team. The home team was very dangerous

the

plause.

The story behind the achievement Mrs. White claims no less than 11 with deft stickwork and directed con- can be likened to Bruce and

while Miss Marie Smith has netted 7 staat attacks towards the visitor' goal. But the ability with which spider. Undaunted by setbacks, the and Miss Doris Hunt one.. Central British Association team Second in the goal scoring table is Supper owlett discharged his duty have always been game fighters and Bins Phyllis Gittins, of St. Andrew's, goal met with well-deserved ap- the winning of the trophy comes as with 10. n well-merited reward. No one can galosay the fact that the inclusion of Mrs. White and Her

Interport FINAL LEAGUE TABLE sister, Iris Woolley, has considerably strengthened the team both in attack and defener.

Final standings of teams in the

An

WAR expected the "needle" Caer Clark Cup tournament are as

follows:-- King's Park, among those who wit- c. B. A. ..........

match attracted many spectators to ERRORS

IN DEFENCE

NAVY OVER-RUN BY ELANCS

(By "Crossbar">

Navy 1. East Lancs,, 4

Regler and Návy: Hayman;

Lobb: Baxter, Ross, Cannel, Bennett Welverson: Nicholson, Bowers and

and Wearmouth.

E. Lancs: Harmsworth: Swain and Steele: Harwood, Gorman, and Ball: Smith, Sandford, O'Donnell, Eckersley, and Ridings...

P W D L F A Pts

1 1 19 8 13

nessed the game being Mrs. T. EI. K. Ladies.. 8 80

1 2 12 4 11 12 21 11 11 8 2 0 0.13 25 4

Pearce, Preshient of the longkong "y" Ladies ...8 Ladies Hockey Association, Mrs. Phyllis Harrop, and Miss D. M. Pope, St. Andrew's the Hongkong, pivot who recently Recrelo 8.0 1 7 2 19 1 returned from leave.

In 30 matches played, 67 gonls have been scored,

FULLY DESERVED

The Central Britial Anaociation fully deserved their win. It was a roalless frst half and the goal that gave them victory came midway during the second session. Mr. Lunson, the Interport goalkeeper, was unsighted when Mrs. White sent the ball rolling into the not following pass from Miss Rousseau, on the right wing.

the

On the whote, defences had

Replay For Southorn Trophy

I

(By R.H.B.)

mediate and last lines hekl together very well with Misa F. Walker play-] better of the day. The C.B.A. inter-

was definitely informed this:| Ing a sparkling, captain's game at right-back. Cool at all times she morning that there will be a replay! seldom initered and received splendid between the II. K. Ladies Hockey Club support from Miss Phyllis Woolley, and the Y. M. C. A. Ladies for tho the opening minutes of the match who, after mishitting rather badly in Sewthorn Cup in the Caer Clark Cap settled down-to-play a fino defensive East Lancashires always looked game.

In the intermediate fine, Misa capable of winning this match at Marian Bryson, while not lacking Causeway Bay, although they left any of her abundant energy, did not But their goal-scoring until the last few play as well as she is able to.

always a hard trier nad minutes. Navy defence contributed she was

tournament. The present holders of the trophy-are-St. Andrew's, who this season occupy fourth place in the tournament.

The replay will probably be on Saturday but this has not been de Anitely decided.

of

There was apparently some misun- derstanding as to the Anal positions of the II.K. Ladies and the Y. M. C. A. But on examination of the results the teams had each won 6, lost 2 and matches played it was found that and again she in- drawn one, making a total of 11 tercepted what ap- points each. peared to be daň-

to the final dlaruption by their impoiler. petuosity, blaffing themselves that MISS WOOLLEY MAGNIFICENT Miss Iris Woolley, at right half they could remain on the halfway, line and still recover well enough to played a magnificent game. Time stop the soldiers' attack. They were sadly disillusioned during the Inst Afteen minutes of the game,

Miss Woolloy

gerous passes and cleared

with HOW BRITAIN WON THE

littlo

ICE HOCKEY TITLE

At Winter Olympiad

ing across alightly with her right must have exnapornted his colleagues more so because up to the eight and meeting the hall while more

East Lancashires made better use of see so many good opportunites game of the second set she had been

Mrs. or less aquar playing so much better than

the net, she facing aquarely thrown away.

curate hitting. Sho ave Mrs. Edna Wilson that she fully deserved her stepped back with the right foot the ball, their offensives being more Au Ping-ming was a skilful but

incisive. Forwards practised skilful

Solby very rather luckless leader of the attack, long lead. In fact she was infusing This movement, plus the fact that masing bouts and eschewed the Navy's and Tang Kwong-sum was the most so much confidence into her work that the ball was spinning away to her tactical mistake of kooping the ball

ropa with the re- seemed obvious. dangerous forward, playing a top-

forchand made the direction of the tou close. It was the treacherous

nuit that the Hong- kong left winger Inevitable, The the did not make allow-shot ping game for the accond week in

ball

went state of the ground more than the

was seldom seen to succcasion.

ance for Mrs. Wilson's fighting char-straight back to Miss Hancock's fore opposition which kept the East Lan-

Certainly, she

any advantage. acteristics.

seemed hand.

Garmisch, Feb. 10. cashires' score down to four goals.

At left-half, Mins Peggy Everest taken aback by such a strong respons

Great Britain won the world Only in the final stages did Mrs. when both, physically and in the

Swain and Steele were steady as was a constant spoiler but she should Olympic ico-hockey championship by The early injury to Fo Ka-hing nature of her stroken, Mrs, Wilson Wilson assert a superiority of curls rocks, and the half backs, although have cleared with harder hitting and reason of the method of scoring which necessitated a resuming of had given every sign of being a de- cleft and stroke production which we the half back line, seemed to have a fanted player,

all know existed. Then she concen- no more effective than those of the employed first-time tactles more than adopted.

Britain secured five points, Canada depressing effect on this department,

Navy in obstructive operations, were she did. Mike Marle Smith, contrary Another important influence on the trated on the right hand corner of far fuperior in attacking enterprises, to her usual play, was very much They accomplished BOING smart subsequent trend of the match was Mias Hancock's court and scored win-

effort and Only the result in the final pal tackling for the major part of the that the winner received bur Arst nor after winner with sharp angle constantly creating the original open-colour in the first half of the game, four and United Staton threo,

ings which developed into smart for- bungled her every and scorching drives. Then too we games, but were not

made "sticks" all too often when in a counted, except where teams had nearly so suc blessings of the goddess of luck dur- cessful as the Fusiliers Intermediates ing those vital three games which saw some cunning variations in flight Ward, he movements. Gorman was position to pass. In the second half, already met in the semi-final pools. in the more constructive elements of terminated the second set. Two net-lob: all backed by a service which

however, she recovered and kept the Bnal, but the semi-final result connt- Those who didn't meet again in the and pace: a neat drop shot; a clever painstaking pivot,

champlona' defence on the move, football.

DASHING O'DONNELL cord "shots scored very important

Miss Elizabeth Rousseau, on the ed. Thus Britain did not have to re- This is where Talbot shone. If points for Mrs. Wilson; the second remained exceedingly good through- anything he tended to negleet his one gave her the

O'Donnell played a dashing type of right wing, guve the impression of play with Canada in the final other duty of covering the Athletic Miss Hancock's reactionary play.came cleanly off the ground, although it saw the necessity of keeping the game

set. After that

being overawed by Reuter. Both players hit very hard and football at centro-forward and was instila tria. Ila was often a aixth as no surprise.

well backed up by his colleagues, who forward, and although much tactics

seemed in the Arst two sets that Mies open on much a ground. Those taction FASCINATING TENNIS Hancock was slightly more pacy, her finally brought their reward when what risky. Ils flanking colleagues The match was a tribute to the fine flat-racket, forehand drives coming wide sweeping movements caught the were always good spoilers and added abilities of both players. Some of off the turf at a very fast rate. Dirs Navy rearguard on the wrong foot. Justro to their performances with the tennis was fascinating; at times Wilson continually countered this by some oxcellent ground passes.

always interesting. The much better recovery shots, notably exciting;

finally bore fruit, they were some-

20

games.

out.

THE BATTLE OF WITS

Glaring Navy blunder was keeping vanner was always the most enter- prising of the attack but Navy pre- ferred to juggle the ball between the inside trio. Dowers was also guilty

One wished for the same cavernas startling tactics of Mra. Wilson and in the vital seven games which saw Wearmouth starved. The left wing in the forward line, but it was miss the clover manner in which Miss Han- the turn of the tide. Ing. The attack was seldom cohoaiza cock turned them to her own advan- enough to make the mooring of goals tago were the features of the first an inevitable procedure. When they did come

they were grooted with something liks aurprise by the crowd. Nobody was quito: certain until they? saw the goalkeeper picking the ball out of the net whether goals had or had not been scored."

DISINTEGRATED

45-

defent

Mrs. White

܂

the importaneo of the match and was not very useful in the first half, but. Improved consider- ably In the second perlød.

Mrs. White play- od her usual cap- ablo game but Miss Doris Hunt, on the left wing, seemed misplaced. Miss R. Blackmore,

►

The visitors made fine attempts to inerense their score, being up to the

end, anybody's game.

BADMINTON MATCHES

FOR THIS WEEK

Ladies' Mixed And Men's Doubles

Six games in the men's doubles division of the badminton league aro officially arranged for decision this week, while this evening the two Recreio teams meet again in the ladies tournament, when the result should guarantee the championship for the "A" combination.

Most interesting tie in the men'a programme is Wednesday's meeting between Chinose Recreation Club and Eliot Hall "B" at Causeway Bay, nl- though it is fairly certain that the C.R.C..will win.

Our Daily Golf Hint

"What good is the best of long games if you can't sink putts? Golf matches to-day are won and lost on the

Greens,

-Arthur Crubbe.

In the mixed doubles

on Friday

Recrelo "B" entertain Fire Brigade, and if they win they will finally dea troy the Brigade's chances of winning the championship. Bat the odds are on the "firenen".

Here is the programme in fall. THIS EVENING

Ladies Doubles

Recreio "7

v. Recreio “A”

TUESDAY Men's Doubles- Recreio "A" v. V.R.C.

St. John's. 8. and B. Heme

WEDNESDAY

Fire Brigade v. Kowloon Tong Chinese R.C. v. Eliot Hall “F” THURSDAY

St. Andrew's v. St. Andrew's "I" Fire Brigade v. 8. and S. Home FRIDAY Alixed Doubles

Talkoo.

v. Recreio "A". S. & S. Home v. St. Andrew's Reerelo "B" v. Fire Brigade St. John's v. Kowloon Tony

SHOOTING PRACTICE FOR POLICE

a league DIANA COED the Artillery Innido for

Police forwards were given burn and Plla presented a solid front opportunities for shooting to a forward line which gave evidence practice in preparation for of enterprising methods and Ideas in The battle of wits which I fore-in his passing and should have real aed at inside-left, was completely off

next week's Shield tie wheu came disheartened.. Police half backs the early stages, but which later bo Wilson tried a blatt, endea- cast last week was always a promin- that putting the ball down the middle form and between her and Miss Hunt Youring to convince Miss Hancock ent feature of the match, although was useless against a pair of backs there was not much support on the

yesterday they met the R. A. put in some relentless tackling and that her forehand was not so strong they were not conducted in the way who covered each other so well..

(Stonecutters), in and reliable as people thought anticipatod. It was Miss Hancock

left flank. Both only nibbled at tha

while Adams, starting the match and won by eight goals ward Though Blks Hancock called that who did most of the dictating up blar in the first set, her opponent the middle of the second set Mrs assist their forwards and left wide entre

The backs were a little too eager to all instead of swinging it into the

ta, ono.

bag game with a reputation, was too closely watched by the whole defence persisted in it, and this, more than Wilson's turn came Inter, but the open spaces betwen themselves and

Miss F. Bost, in goal, was seldoin

The ongor policemen needed no to cause much anxiety. anck solat allowed Mia Han dolay nearly cost her the champion- their goal. The penalty for it was

called on.

second Invitation and plled on, goals pel cock to establish herself in what | ship,

at regular intervals. Johnson collect elusive opposition next week, but they Police must not expect such incon- appeared to be an impregnable

ed four in his usual style, while have reason to feel satisfied with the position.

Mrs. Wilson was a thoroughly

Brooks notched a couple and 'Moss and forwards who wore in happy shoot- worthy winner, but it can also be at the interval through O'Donnell, but best served by Mrs. M. Bell who

East Lancashrcn grabbed a goal lend The Hongkong Ladies were easily Stevens one oach. said that never has there been a Bennett retrieved lost fortunes for played an outstanding game attack making circles round the Gun-

Police dominated the game, the at-ing form and can anticipate the match more gallant loser.

with equanimity, On such a dle the sallors when he converted a Wear- centre-half. Mrs. Bell followed the ners shocked defence. But for Hall play both

players deserve the mouth centre.A title.

ball like a hawk and was a constant in gon any sort of total might have ahead in the first half through John Polico put themselves three goala Mrs. Wilson, who found her opponent always the more aggressive and three ing Mrs. Whito and this job she a lng and half hearted kicking so that with a goal aplece and Johnson with

The first set opened in favour of

obstacle to the C.B.A. attack, Sho East Lancashiros - though wero had a hard afternoon's work in mark been reached. Johnson socmed to son (twice) and Brooks, out of touch and went to a B-1 lead, goals followed in quick succession, complished with satisfaction.

cow the backs Into frightened lack- Bubeoquently Brooks and Moss Miss Hancock then Sandford scoring the first, Ridings the

encycle to captured some next and O'Donnell the last, a few Miss K. Glover, who gave a very im- She received good support from (Continued on Page 9).

(Continued on Page #),

th

In this rathor disintegrated for- ward-line Evans and Harrison labour- ed unceasingly to bring about results, but Coakley was alow as lender. The wingers never assumed a rea! cendancy over the opposition although they did get the ball into the middle. Kwong-sum aucceeded this with 'A fairly regularly towards the close, socand five minutes later. Kwok-ki in goal, Mak Sul-hon and He although they had most of the torr

Athletic wore bent served by Li Fusiliers made a very late recovery Chor-yin at back, and the forwards torial advantages in this half. Then niready mentioned,

Evans scored a clover goal and the blank Brat half was followed by equaliser came within ave minutes of Oven exchanges until Chung Munting, Wanklyn heading in from wing scored as stated and Tang corner.

minutes from the end.

THE LOSERS

the

the other

Police vanhere were never serious- two more made the eight before Smith broke away on his own and At the other end of the field Black-notched the Gunners lone point.

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