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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY, JANUARY. 4. 1937.

Ulster Rifles Take Over The Leadership While Champions Continue To Fall Away

ATHLETIC SET A

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HOT PACE, THEN FALL AWAY BADLY

Rifles Masterly In Defence

Athletic (MeConlod, www preci;

(By "Veritas")

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Ulster Rifles (Bloore, Miller)

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ROYAL Ulster Rifles resume leadership of the first division as a result of yesterday's victory over the Athletic at Caroline Hill, but they have - still got to make a lot of improvement before their supporters can subscribe confidently to the belief that they will win the championship.

entertainment.

Clubhouse Chatter

By "Veritas"

TAKING A FIRST GLANCE

AT THE INTERPORT

PROSPECTS

Rules Will Be Strictly Enforced: What Of Lee Wai-Tong?

RADUALLY, but percep-all support necessary in their bath selectors and player were giving

G tibly, interest in the forth-important taak.

to deal with

night real

serious thought to the possibility al Lee Wai-tong's Inclusion in the team. Wilson tools a very likely candidate for the inside left berth, but some coming football Interport be No Canton Residents tween Hongkong and Shanghai

considerable thought may be neces imposing itself upon followers To Play For Colony sary concerning the two wings. AL the moment Bickford appears to be the most eligible for the left flank, of the game in the various clubhouses of the Colony. This NE of the first things I made en- but it maybe the Seaforth High- quiries about the other day was landers can help out even in this interest was emplified by the an-

whether the selection commlitee

position. I am not frightfully en- This transformation had its effect nouncement last week of the would strictly observe the rules of amoured with the idea of either T They survived a worrying time in

programme for the Interport competition which for Kwai-shing or Irwin, on the the first half, but emerging through on the rear lines, where Lo Wai-man provisional

February, and

the bids Canton residential players from wing, though both have very the ordeal successfully pul con- and Wong Sik-ping. though kicking next

cover each did not

other! fidence into them and they were lustily,

wink at the rule und stretch its inter- sum, and possibly Fowler, But, at the particularly well, and were prone to formation of the various sub-participating, or whether they would claims. Then so has Tang Kwonge during top

the very much on closing stages of * Kamo which crowd each other. A third contribu- committees

King-cheung, Li Tin-sang, Tam strikingly endowed with right or left seldom 2060 above mediocrlly. tion to the ad decline of a very hundred and one details which Funan lo permit players such as the moment Colony football is not either in performance or as an promising team was the inability of are part and parcel of this im-Kong-pak and Ip Pak-wa to appear wingers, and if the Seaforths can Bil a breach it will be very wormly the wing halves to keep the opposing

as a distinct reilef hear that the welcomed. Fortunately they arrive There were some noticeable weak-forwards in check. Lo Wal-kuen portant sporting festival. That in the Colony team. To me it came

McKelvie, C. G. Warren committee will apply the rules of the this week, and will therefore be esses in the Rifles outat. One was didn't seem to be able to interpret J.

Dr. Wong To have competition in their strictest form. eligible if any are wanted. Killen on the left wing;, another Irwin's next move, though the Rifles and

In other words, Fung, Tam, Li and Ip, nominate chosen to Moore at inside right, and a third right winger played fairly straight-been

among others, are definitely barred: Miller at left half (though his per-forward football and always went in

and from inclusion in the team. This formance was an exception and not the same direction so that he could the Colony trial teams

finally the side to represent decision at least puts us on all fours the rule). Ferguson didn't get a centre with his right fool

true, chance. That's not strictly

But though the Chinese half backs Hongkong, is excellent nows, with Shanghai, though it means that Just two minutes before the end he

normally walk into the Colony eleven was able to snap up one of his fa- were not all to be desired in their Firstly because each is repre- at least two players who would were de-sentative of very important cannot play. I refer to Li Tin-sang vourite passes and straight through defensive measures, these he went to miss the upright by inches nitely superior to their offensive sections of football in Hongkong and Fung King-cheung. Li still re-

cilorts, They kicked high and wildly

malna incomparably the best right with the goalkeeper well beaten.

McKelvie the civilian back in fter those first encouraging 20-Mr.

Colony football, and Fung minutes, and their contribution to a teams, Mr. Warren the Services King-choung has only one equal as cohesive and penetrating attack was clubs and Dr. Wong the Chinese, centro-forward he is Lee Wat-tong-

secondly beenuse each and Ng Tak-wing possesses vast knowledge of our were the best of the intermediates, players as well as the game in and certainly worked hard, though not with

enterprise. general. They may rest any great Cheong Moon-wing was the outstand-sured they enjoy the confidence Tang Kwong-sum on the other wing football, and can look forward to ing forward when given a chance of all Hongkong followers of

(Continued on Page 4.)

OWED MUCH TO DEFENCE What the Rifles owed to their de fence and to Campbell probably only the players themselves can fully up- preclata. Campbell performed pro- diglous feats of ground coverage, ball distribution. interceptions, and The latter feature was not always of insistence upon kicking with his foot the best. Once again I noticed that turned; the mathematics of the game will tell you that nine times out of ten the ball will be lifted off the

the best way round. It's not hand our passes to expectant for- wards. But one could still admire Campbell's tenacity of purpose. On 11 heavy ground I could imagine Campbell as a second Podmore,

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Another, half back to catch the eye was MoConigal. He was up against what is undoubtedly one of the nip-

virtually nil.

Man Sung-ki

and

But I think footballers generally will. heartily endorse the committee's de- cision to fellow out the rules of the competition, and though we all very AS-much regret the enforced exclusion of Fung and Li, one and all, I am con- dent, will feel that the committee

has done the right thing.

Beltrao And Gosano

Vanished Soccer Star In Village Side

Our Daily Golf Hint

In approach shots, it will help the player to retain more control over the shot if he holds the 'club' rather lower down than he would do, say in the case of the iron."

HOCKEY

C. Whitcombe.

MACAO AGAIN

TRIUMPH

Hongkong XI Thrashed

(By Our Own Correspondent)

SAINTS DO THE TRICK

BUT WERE LITTLE LUCKY

St. Joseph's 2 S. China "A" a

(Lal Bhai-wing) · (Leonard, Omor}

South China "A" turned out a peculiar assortment of senior and Junior players for

yesterday's match against St. Joseph's at 800- kunpoo, and because of the obvious absence of balance in the teams, it was not completely surprising to seo them lose. But a fairer result would have been a division of points.

Lee Wal-tong turned out for his second successive game in the course of three days, and with the Interport coming ahead, this appears to be significant. Lee was a brillant trier, out almost completely without sup- port. Lal Shul-wing alone under- Macao, Jan. 3. Brilliant hockey was witnessed by 1ood Lee's moves. The rest of the

who attack

much too inadequate large crowds in Macao this after-

**against a virile defence. 100n when the fongkong and Singa- pore Brigade Royal Artillery, cap- Big disappointment was Ho Ka- Lained by Tara Singh, engaged the kues, one-time star front line man formidable Macao Hockey Club, of the erstwhile Athletic team. Ko, captained by Laertes Costs. In 4 ponderous and unimaginative, could friendly

encounter. The visitors

never adapt himself to the require suffered a crushing defeat by eight ments of the game and appeared to reals to two, Macao thus continuing bo playing right out of his cines of its winning vein and maintaining its football. caviable record of not having lost a single match on its own ground,

Heavy responsibility was thrown Play was extremely brisk from on Wong Mee-shun, and the centre- the outset, and only two minutes nalf rose nably to the occasion, being from bully-off the local side opened tireless in his covering of large tracts the score after a fine dash by the of ground, and constantly attentive, Macao forwards and a neat shot by P. when given the opportunity, to the Angelo. A second raid of the Artil-needs of his forwards. The Chinese lery goal zone which immediately defence was rather shaky, and clear- followed, saw Rosario, Inside left, re This was made evident when he ly feared the boisterous Leonard. gister the second goal from close

range.

the

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scored St. Joseph's first goal

through

practically went challenged.

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Biggleswade (Beds), Dec. 14. The pace was maintained by swift Tom Morrison. seven-month-inter-passing, and the visitors' for- vanished ex-Sunderland Football ward line made frequent onslaughts

This, of course, was not the real South China "A" team, but that can- Club and Scottish international on the Macao goal. So alert was the back, who was arrested in Cam- home defence, however, that every not alter the fact that two immensely valuable points were conceded. The bridgeshire on Saturday, has help-attempt to score was ably frustrated.

minutes Jater,

champions have now only a compara- ed a Cambridgeshire village foot-Some fifteen

Macao quintette broke through the tively faint chance of retaining the ball team to have its best season

eluding Bachantle, as they have already dropped opposition, and for years.

Singh, right back, Rosario scored u three more points than the Ulster Morrison left Sunderland last May, third goal.

Alfes who head the league table. THOUGH advertised and played as He arrived at Camlingay he was

WORKMANLIKE WINNERS.

Wickets Tumble On Rain-Indispensable

Affected Pitches

plest, surest kicking left wingers in BOWLERS REAP RICH HARVESTS

the Colony. Interport selectors might

take note of Cheong Moon-wing. At least he is worth shroffing up. Cheong, when he could get clear to the attentions of McConigal, was the chlet threat to the Rifles goal. This was especially so in the first half, during which perlod MoConigal was gradually sizing him up and making bimpelt familiar with Cheong little tricks.

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As for Fickering and Stevens, they were magnificent, playing to- gether in sucir barmony that only' once were ibey, taken - unawares. The result was a goal; Pickering was particularly to the forefront with his dashing tackles, and his useful distribution of the ball after working it out of the danger sdno, While the Rides have these two backs and Campbell at centre-half. they will never concede many goals.

WHILE BATSMEN STRUGGLE

(By "Voritas")

BOWLERS found themselves

K.C.C. STRUGGLE

presented with paradise THEN ELVIN WAS HIT FOR wickets on Saturday, and local

20 IN FOUR BALLS cricket was just one. long story of cheap dismissals. The New Year's Day downpour, succeeded by Saturday's bril liant sunshine and drying wind left grass wickets in a state which batsmen could only regard as a nightmare.

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a charity match, there was unknown to the villagers and join-QUICK AND CLEVER GOALS secondary molive behind the New

Southed the pea-pickers., Year's Day match between

China A.A. and the Rest of the When the pea senson was over he Colony. It was an unofficial Inter- took a job with a arm of appic port trial, and I believe members of growers nearby. the selection committee derived a lot!

of satisfactory information from it. The football senson approached; If the lessons of the game are to mean Morrison joined the village lads in anything I should imagine two of the their nightly kickabout. most Important are that A. V. Gosano and N. Beltrao are positively indis- He showed promise. Gamlingay pensable to the Hongkong Interport asked him to play in their reserve side. The thing which Impressed me teum. After the first match he was chiefly about Belirao was his canny promoted to Gamlingay's first team positional play which often left him in the Cambridgeshire League. in undisputed possession of, the ball

He did well. So did the club when one of the opposition thought

Public

accused at

the

persistent forwards In

On resumption, moves by the Macao enemy territory led the Artillery de

dance. Avarded a fence a merry short corner, the home team wen. further ahead with a fourth goal b Costa, left half, after five minutes.

Another two minutes passed, and Rosario showed his agility when, tak ing a quick pass from P. Angelo, he put through a fifth goal.

Ten minutes later the visitors suc.

in breaking clear of the opposing defence. Tara Singh at centre, led the vigorous attack which enabled Khuda Bux, inside left, to score from close quarters.

After five minutes Macao replied with another goal, this beinig a'spleni

ceeded

Thereafter, Macao held the balance

St. Joseph's played very workman- ake football, especially in defence, Costa and Souza would allow Lec Wal-tong no rope, although even they alled on occasions to stop him from getting home some of his most tell- ng shots, Unhappily for Lee they were slightly off the mark

St. Joseph's were seen to better advantage in the second half, and Jeppered Pou Ke-ping with good shots from all angles. Leonard and Fernandez were always prominent in chess dramatic raids, and they often nd the opposition completely fooled, Pau's skilful goalkeeping alone saved South China from a heavy deficit dur- ing the second half.

On the other side of the fence, he had cleared it to his own forwards. Last week they won 6-1 away, Kowloon Cricket Club were strThis is a hall mark of good centre-

When Morrison was gling not only to maintain their half play, and for this quality alone

Nevertheless the deciding goal unbeaten record but to try and Beltrao deserves his place against Sunderland yesterday of leaving his did sole effort by P. Angelo. Eventual- unch three points from Army Shanghai.. Additionally he is a fine wife and family chargeable to the ly the Artillery were rewarded with which come late in the game was far "C" Eventually they succeeded in tackler, and knows precisely where Assistance Committee, M. second goal after a clever combina- from satisfactory, the bail having ap- both objects, but not before they and when to dispose of the bail. Te Lionel Weife, director of Sunderlandtion and a Bashing shot by Kishan parently passed over the line which it bad suffered a

was retrieved and sent back to Omar' few palpitating say that Gosano played a typical Football Club, gave an undertaking

game at left back last Frida, ls that 210 paid in reller would be Singh.

who shot easily past an astonished moments. The visitors did quite well to dis- rather to understate the case. The refunded

of the exchanges. F. Nolasco, right Pau South Chica's vigorous protest But the result was a lot of jolly,

The case was withdrawn.

wing, carried the ball smartly from was not sustained by the referee, who hearty cricket, with a thrill or two miss the Army for 100, though the most remarkable thing about his

centre and scored with an angle shot went so far as to consult his lines- thrown in for good measure. Junior score should have been smaller. At work was that it touched peak SLAP-DASH FORWARDS

from long range, while the last goal man, league players in particular, went

one time the military side had lost standard under difficult and depress-

was a perfect shot by A. Angelo, lett The first half saw the teams score wickets for some 40 runs.ing conditions. There was no surer The team as a whole played with through some varying experiences.

P. ("Tich") Freeman hus wing, who directed a high ball into

a goal apicee. fine spirit, spoilt rather by in- Oan of the most remarkable games Then a timely partnership by Fte. foot on the field than Gosano's, and

pro- the net.

Leanard opened for the Saints after accuracies. There was a touch of the of the afternoon was at Sookunpoo Dickson (30) and Sergt. Hollis (23) the manner in which he smothered

Iessional to Walsall Cricket Club.: The Macao team was undoubtedly Loo Wal-long, La! Shul-wing and the Scarlet Pimpernel polnis In slap-dash about the forward line where the Indian Recreation Club, put a different complexion on things. Lee Wai-long, who can usually give accepted an engagement as

"A" for which against a more determined de after dismissing Army

But in this case the balsmen were

and collectively, the players directed indeed for the champions. But St. fence would never have the rewards meagre 55 (at one stage four wickels not up against a sticky wicket, the elusiveness, was masterly in its pre- which competes in the Birmingham at the top of its form. Individually Wong Mee-shun had gone very close

on matting. cision, which followed skliful anti-and District League. -

their movements with precision and Joseph's did hot hold their lead for they did yesterday. If the Rifles are were down for under ten runs), game being played

out for 36.

Since his break with Kent nice varied elpation,

En absoluts Dand, however, had

understanding. The de- long, Lai Shui-wing putting his side to rotath the premiership there will were themselves bowled

effort has been made to induce him fence led by Alex Airosa at centre- on level terms with a dazzling shot have to be more thoughtful operation Here Cpl. Apps, a medium to fast attack at his disposal inder Consider Lee Wai-tong by the

When half was magnificent.

from the wing, A truer indication enter League cricket. Hung and F. Zimmern, former by attack. Banging the ball right hand bowler, excelled himself,

negotiations between Walsall and an The visitors forward line lacked of the run of play in this period ahead and racing after it is okay na taking six wickets in the course of senior league players, W. L. Mc- tactics, given certain conditions and seven overs for a paltry 14 runs, In Kenzie, Dunne, and others, though the face of things, I don't think Australian player broke down, the the speedy cohesion which featured would have been an odd goal lead

called

for the Chinese. (Continued on Page 4.) against certain opposition, but when between watching the K.C.C. strug the others were not

upon

the selectors are going to have club approached Freeman. these methods degenerate into com- gling for runs against the Army "C" Zimmern "fooled" out three bals-much dificulty in choosing the de- mon and garden ballooning of the

от the adjoining field, I watched ball with the inside forwards given Apps at work. He certainly bowled men, and was later hit about a bit, fence, though many will regret that but McKenzie, who came on late Swam is not available. The goal- conals-

bowled

very well for his three vic-isceper position seems to rest between

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clically' no chance of getting the an extraordinarily One to be tims at a cost of eight runs. Hune Rowlands and Pau, Ka-ping, and

The was

zling

about

under control without loss of tent length, and he valuable time, then it is accessary to making em swing quite a lot. But bowled better than his figures sug honestly I don't think it matters two supplant auch

tactics with more the dismissal of the later Indian gest (1 for 30), his arst spell being hoots which is chosen, for there is scientiae touches.

batsmen was quite considerably due exceptionally

dropped practically nothing to argue "HOOL, A For 20 minutes in this match the to rank nervous batting. The last catch in his second over was an un- concerning their respective merlis. Athletic played that type of football three men merely made blind swipes lucky break for him, and it also if anything I think Rowlands has surer hands-than Pau, though bis best known to the Chinese and which

proved a bit expensive. However, thi always stamps them as knowledge at bulls they should have played.

this performance by the

With the KC.C. enjoying batting general technique is not quite so able and studious players. Diagonal Army "A" was very creditable. One strength down to No. 11. It seemed polished. Gosano and Beltrao should despatch pght to the player were pleasing aspect of it was the smart that the obtaining of 101 runs would be certainties, and it is hard to see

from middle to right or

Yet within how Leung Wing-chul can be left out flelding of the winners. Two or bo mere child's "pluy. Le in alternating succession, so three extremely good catches were three quarters of an hour half the of the intermediate line. The con- What next to expect ver really knew made, and only one, I believe, put side were out for 50, and Carter, stitute of the attack offers far problems, and one which can- Lour corders in as arány, minutes and он

who was bowling really well, siz not be fairly tackled at this stage. the ground. eventuallya gual, wall deserved. AM. Rumjan, lighting well and tim

off the matting at bewildering

wildering But I did hear one prominent official then a trifle, fortunate in it per breaking quite a lot, bad the Army paces and maintaining an price observe recently that if would be a length, had the batsmen ane thing if Lee Wal-tong would turn MALLERAbatsmen in two minds, and his 0 THEY LOST THEIR FIRE 18611 several batamen, contributed to visitors were a little unfortunate to inclined to agree, Lee may have lost 21 were worthy figures, though here thoroughly on tenterhooks." The out at centre-forward. I'm certainly Yot once the Fides had equalised, their own downtall by executing 201 lose Baxter after he had scored a

a great deal of his old dash and "all" "the fire"gesandć to die out of the ten strokes heldentally the man delightful 29, the general, impression stamina, but his very presence in the

Catacsa.game the attack, previous nor in which Bdr. Bancroft (lop being that he had played the ball attack would lend it a morale.

Whelh ly, so scotillating became a one ar aceros for the Army) was run out for which an 1.b.w. appeal was su might well mean the difference two-münk show, "and"where" before was, painful - In "the extreme. He fained.

tween a lively and match-winning. they shot Tor foal Oratime and on partner hit oon to square, log and However, Rupert Baldwin, playing offence, and a listless, nervous, the mark, they Eater heallated, turned straight to the feldaman, who was very adventurously, but enjoying hesitant forward line.” And, let it be back, bir-manoeuvrod Enamusolves for standing fairly close" In- " "And" the the good favour but the goda, and remembered, Leo still possess shots

trable pheitsing, and it eventual batsmen raaf As far as I could see better than Llany

Line this with both foot second to none in the make shot wore yards Bateroft "was out by eleven yarda; | season, mov

Alan" quick- Far East for their deadly accuracy tem: An-amoking, plece, of bad judgment,

nued on Poor20;);e and juka ambzing power. I'd like to think

formance.

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The fret and second elevens of the St. Joseph's Football Club," make a happy picture in one of the goafs at:Sookun

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