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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY

1937.

THREE CORNERS THREE GOALS:

RIFLES RECOVER

Yesterday's Dramatic Football At Caroline Hill

LEE WAI-TONG HAT-TRICK

LEAGUE LEADERS FIGHT BACK FROM LOSING POSITION

S. China "A"

(Ex

Waltong 33

(By "Veritas")

3 Ulster Rifles

(Mooir, Friguson, Killen 3)

3

FOR the second time this season, the Royal Ulster Rifles yesterday snatched victory out of South China's grasp just when it appeared the champions were going to romp away with two league points. Highly dramatic and colourful was this encounter at Caroline Hill which kept a huge crowd roaring and cheering with excitement. Fifteen minutes from the end Rifles were two goals in arrears. Then they quick- ly adopted the initiative, made lightning raids on the Chinese citadel and piled on a couple of goals before the champions knew what had happened. Had the game

lasted another five minutes I am sure the soldiers would have won.

The two big features of the match were Lee Wai-tong's per- fect hat-trick and Irwin's three corners (to take which ke crossed over from the right wing to the left) which were so accurately placed that all three were converted into goals.

magnificently Exchanges were

The Chinese were better contested. us a team, but the Hines rugged in-

their dividualism, and

die-hard spirit made an ideal' counter to the of South machine-like movements China,

cd

TERRIFYING CORNERS There were periods when it seem- the league lenders would be overwhelmed, South China obtain ed a strong grip on the game and with three goals coming from the foot of Lee Wai-tong at regulor intervals, there appeared to be small chance of the soldiers saving a point. But not even the masterful Lee

enterprising Tin-sang, the

Le

Tuni

would not have attemptedi. He was completely beaten by the shots which did score goals, but his general standard of play was excellent.

TACTICAL ERROR

South Chinu played their

usual

brand of football. Neat and accurate in their passes and keeping the ball moving with precision. They were co-ordinated than distinctly mare

but I

thought, in attack, the soldiers, just a bit too prone to overwork Lee Wai-tong with through-the-middle became 10 regular passes. They Inat the Niles' defenders were ablei to anticipate, and to nullify Lee's | ellerts.

Fung King-cheung was the brains of the attack, though } hope

he doesn't ignore his winger quite so much next Thursday. He is a per- but he feet fall for Lee War-tong. should not concentrate entirely on the centre-forward.

Leung Wing-clalu and Lee Kwok- wai were better in offence than de- fence, whereas Wong Mee-slun was spoiling centre-half, but not useful in playing up with his at

it

So s

Kong-pak or the confident au Kn ping could legislate against fewin's tack. remarkable corner kicks. Each thre the ball, with a terrifying swerve, landed within a foot of the

cross bar. The first time it was crumbled

Two excellent camera studies taken during yesterday's football match between South China "A" and Royal Ulster Rifles which was dienllowed. shows how Lai Shui-wing scored a goal which Picture on the left shows him jumping at Conner as the goalkeeper was about to gather Tio's high centre. The other picture reveals how the ball was knocked out of the custodian's hands and into the not. (Photo: Ming Yuen).

TSUI YUN.PUI WILL PLAY

IN COLONY TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

(By "Veritas") /

By giving competitors only a week in witch to fix up partners, forms and return them, it was not surprising to Dud on Satur- day that the Hongkong Cricket Club had to offer a week's extension for entries in the Colony tennis cham- pionships.

I cannot fully understand why the

rushed, SO

seeing the thing was

is not to start until tournament Biarch 1, and that it takes no more than week to make the draw and Both Lee Tin-rang and Tam Kong-Ret printed copies of it vireularised pak put in some sparkling work in to competitors. defence, though a slight injury to

on took away some of his away only to be shot back from five

Les carly yards range. The last two occasions, bobbing heads went up to meet the bull, and into the net it went.

was

Irwin was, in fact, the star Man

It of the Rifles attack, and rather surprising he did not receive anore of the hull. He was con- tinually outwitling Lee Kwok-wai before sending across ideal centres. or testing Pau with well directed shols, and he was the one man who looked like scoring

ct

he

I was also rather impressed with Ferguson's work on the left wing. Though in a strange position made excellent use

the ball, causing the Chinese defence some anxious moments with his high and securately places

Doherty centres. was the schemer-in-chief in the soldiers vangar

and

exhibited some nice touches, though one would have

liked to have seen him playing Hitle more forward than was his wont. More than one pass went begging because an Inside left WRS not on the spol.

A

EXHAUSTING EXPERIENCE Campbell had an exhausting after- noon endeavouring to subdue Leu j Wal-tong and Fung King-cheung, and though he wasn't entirely suc- cessful in this quest, be came out of the ordeal with a fair amount of credit. He played the third back game practically all the time, only normal methods and reverting to becoming an attacking pivot toward the end, when the Rifles crowded on their two vital goals.

The wing halves were stumbling blocks, but both rather neglectful of the more constructive phases of the game. Irwin suffered badly be- cause of this, and Ferguson was only a little better uff.

But at least Miller and McGonigal

confidence, and he was not quite so sure of himself

Quile clearly several would-be participants were taken by surprise

and the entries up to Saturday even- ing last were für from satisfactory.

Juu Ko-ping was safe with any-

Over the week and I have heard of thing which came direct, but I foll that he was very ill at case with some interesting partnerships in the men's doubles. According to reports anything like a well placed corner. Tsui Yun-pui is endeavouring to get He might, though 1

don't

say hedown from Swatow to participate In should, have prevented two of the both singles and doubles, and if he is three carners being converted into successful, he will enter again with goals. But generaty speaking he was his brother, Tsui Wai-pul. Thus the completely competent, and he is sure holders of both championships will be to prove a worthy representative for defending their titles. the Colony on Thursday.

MISSED PENALTY

wha

GENERALCEMEN OGDELGAD FLUGZITORI BRANNTEN SEBAGAI DAELENAGAIN 2

Test Player Loses Job

Sydney. Ray Robinson, New South Wales and Australian Test batsman, has lost his job be- cause he played for his State and country when he was re- fused leave.-Kester,

Robinson, twenty three years old, played in the first Test match against England -at-Brisbane, scored 2 runs-in. the first innings, 3 in the second.

dazu EST: C

Shanghai Will Need

Lot

Of Beating

FINE FOOTBALL TEAM

(By "Veritas")

Promising to make the boldest bid for Interport honours since 1933, Shanghai Football Associa- tion on Saturday last selected a team of eleven players, who, it is claimed, constitute the finest representative side at the die- posal of the selectors.

The team has several distinctive features. It is all-foreign, none of

"NEVER REFUSE ANYTHING"

FOOTBALL TEAM BEATEN

In a friendly soccer match played at the Recreio Ground, yesterday morning, between the N.R.A. ("Never Refuse Any- thing") Football Club, and the School of Accountancy and Com- merce, the latter emerged win- ners after a hard fought game by seven goals to two,

The goal scorers for the win. uers were 11. A. Rozario (3) E. ML Marques (2) C. A. Figueiredo and A. Azedo, Mike Franco and John

for Gomes replied

the N. E. A.

UNUSUAL

BILLIARDS MATCH

WHY GASH IS NOT PLAYING IN INTERPORT

INJURY TO HIS KNEE

(Special to "Telograph")

Shanghai, Feb. 8. No little surprise was created in Shanghai football circles on Saturday when it was announced that Stanley Gash, after play- ing in all of the Interport trials and having been named as cap- tain of the Shanghai team to visit Hongkong, would not be playing in the Interport game.

Later it was revealed why. Gaah, though originally selected as playing captain, has injured his

the Chinese players being available H.K. CHAMPION'S knee and is therefore not fit to

owing to the visit to Hongkong of

the Eastern Chinese squad. It also includes eight

no previous ye

who have had

of

Interport football In

In Hongkong. Thirdly it is led by n one-minn

and

coach non-playing

captain-Stanley! Gash. I belleve this is the first time a visiting Shanghai Interport team has been in the charge of one man.

There is no

no blinking at the fact that it in a very useful side, being especially strong forard. Belinsky, who is playing Inside

inside right, scored four goals in an Interport trial match a week ago (three with his

while Robuustuff, at reair hendis

tre-Forwind

BRILLIANT DISPLAY

(By "Veritas")

play.

As stated elsewhere, Gash is travelling with the team, combin- ing the duties of non-playing cap- Lain, manager and coach. His place at centre-half in the Inter- port side is taken by Jack Ward.

Behind the rather brief notier

The Shanghai squad of 15 play- which appeared in the local Press: last week of A. J. Osmund's vic- cra left for Hongkong by the, tory

over Sinu Hon-yat In the Stuttgart last night and are due Colony

Dillards championship, is to arrive in Hongkong on Tuesday, an unusual story of figures. The United Preas. cold fact is that Osmund heat-his opponent by 500 to 182, but this docs not reveal the astonishing fluctuation of the game which dated from the players' 21st visit to the table.

In their first visit neither Osmund Sinn got a 29 in

and Bossuet at inside left are among the best sharp-shooters in the Orient. Jimmy Ward, so it is said, is one of the cleverest left wingers Shanghal nor Sinn scored. has ever sent to Hongkong. This will mean a lot to the visitors, who were not particularly well served by their wingers in 1935,

his second visit and Osmund an cle- ven. Sinn didn't score during the next four visits, while Osmund piled on an 18 and 44. Then the cham- t is interesting to note that Coliet plon marked time

opponent is figuring at right half. I presume recorded

While

and

te his

What Sport Earns The Most Money?

COMPARATIVE FIGURES

thereafter until a 43, that is the same Collet who led the the 17th visit, they each made small attack In Stun Gush's successful 1933 breaks of under ten. At the 17th visit trum. The inclusion of Jack Ward Sinn got a 35, while at the 21st Os-

centre-half greatly delights Shang-mund recorded a 21, and the respec Four days Test

at

Sinn

crickot at

hai fans, with whom Ward is a greattive totals were Osmund 158, Stun Melbourne has taken £25,393 in gate | favourite.

154. Then at his 24th attempt Os-muncy, which is a fair sum but Despite 12 strenuous

mund newspaper

complied a 02, while

cricket has a long way to go before it agitation, Remedios, the 1935 skipper.

Next could only score three.

time can rival other sports as money- has failed to secure inclusion, but on Sinn made ninc and Osmund getter. For an hour and a half's fool- paper, at any rate, Shanghai appears countered with a brilliant all-round-ball, a Cup Final crowd pay £25,000, to be extremely well CT for belt the-table 154. At that stage Osmund and the England v. Scotland match at backs, and this department should be led 379 to 176-an amazing turn-over Wembley last season earned £20,395, as strong as the attack,

in points. Osmund with two small says a Reuter mesonge from London. IS DEFENCE GOOD ENOUGH?

breaks

aks then put himself within 100 of The Rugby Union keeps its finances One is inclined to doubt whether the required points and at the 30th to itself, bit there are 10,000 hulf- the Shanghal defence will be good visit to the table registered a perfect guinea seats at Twickenham, and as enough to withstand the wlies of Lee 101 unfinished to win a match, which an international often draws in 70,000 Wai-tong and his colleagues. Both at one time looked like being the spectators, the gate must run woll Into

five Agures;*** Vietat and Marcal have played extra closest yet in the championship, by

For Wimbledon the L.T.A. have ordinarily well this season, but from 320 points. conversations 1. have had with our This is how the players scored been known to return £50,000 to dis- player who

appointed ticket applicants, have appeared in their points, Shanghal, I Gather they are not

Osmund-0, 11, 0, 18, 0, 44, 0, 0, Epsom Grand Stand Compony have to Lake £70,000 before they can de- unduly impressed with the might of 0, 5, 20. 7. 6. 7. 8. 0. 11, 0, 0, 21, clare a dividend,

2,

and may be Shanghai's rearguard.

3, 9, 2, 154, 5, 0, 0, 17, 101 (un-accepted that on Derby Day round finished).

The

Sinn Hon-yale, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0 stands and rings alone.

about £30,000 is the harvest from

2. 43, 2, 2, 0, 5, 7, 7, 5, 2, 35, 0, 0, 4, 5, 0, 9, 3, 9, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0.

2n

Kowloon Cricket Club will have ourselves this week. We know for captain.

have better opportunity of judging for manager-cum-conch-cum-nenplaying the record is the £23,000 paid to see

this

It the Old

Holborn

One interesting entry in the doubles is that of 6. Clarke, the Army champlon and K.C.C. player, and Boiscsson is recognised as a com- W. C. lung and E. C, Fincher are Warr, who is another leading Army petent goalkeeper, who finds inspira- dennitely entering together, but me- exponent. If they can settle downtion in the "Big game. This will

The 1933 Olympic Games drew i thinks Fincher will require some quickly to a good understanding, and probably help to allay twingos of

Eute

of £300,000 in sixteen days, and America's final baseball Though the Chinese led by a goal pretty solkt practice during the next enjoy a reasonable draw, there is no doubt concerning, the invulnerability

*cries why they should not of the two backs. to nil at half time, it was the Rides three weeks to put him back into the valid reason

Shanghal's advantage. His touchline | drew about £280,000. long advance through a round er two of who should have scored fist. Moore championship class. He has

But boxing is easily the winner, At the present, however, one's advice is likely to prove extremely the competition. Clarke is playing views on the team must be largely valuable to the visitors. Certainly The Dempsey-Hunney receipts at very eleverly tricked on opponent u been a stranger to the tennis court.

well just now, having vastly im- based on hearsay. We shall have a they could not be given a more able Chicago in 1927 were £031,734. few yards from gool and would cer-

LEE WAL-TONG'S NEW PARTNER | proved his volleying. tainly have scored, but he

country most people believe that brought down badly from behind. Lee Wal-tong is not entering with four other representatives in the Fichtering ran up to take the penalty Luk Ding-choung as last year, but doubles G. C. Burnet and A. W. cortain that the side includes a num- Thus we look forward to Thursday, Carpentier knock-out Joe Beckett in

post. has lu Tak-cheuk and shot yards wide of the

as his partner, Hansey, and A. Crawford and S. Aber of brilliant individual players. A February 11. That Hongkong will 03 seconds Another illustration to prove my which means that the well-known lul Gray, A. T. P. Guest, another Kow- rather more important question is win I feel confident, but equally safe Stadium. theory (expounded several times in brothers combination is broken up for oon player. Is taking part in the whether they can weld themselves is it to predict that Shanghai will Actually the return Carpentier- these columns) that a full back the first time in many years. The

simples.

Into un effective and match-winning| put up a splendid struggle and be Beckett fight at Olympia drów over should not také penolly kicks. Moure Lee-lu partnership is highly regarded

worthy of the cause for which they £20,000. unbination. thai Lili Khùng sun It is, indeed, excellent news to are playing. to the no probable,

(S.R.C.), SHANGHAI TEAM will obtain absence of leave from his know that Stanley Gash is accom-

Roboostaff (A.S.F.), Bos- Job in Swntow to appear in the panying the team. That he will ful- The following is the Shanghal suct (A.S.F.) and Jim Ward (A.S.F.). championships.

Reserves:-1. Greenberg (S.R.C.) 11 his important duties with distinc-leam:- The Cricket Club will not be very tion there is no question. Gash hos

Boissezon (A.S.F.);

Victal (forward); Beli (A.S.F.) (half-back). strongly represented this year as both an extensive and beneficial know- (Clube Lusitano) and Marcal Parkinson (Loyals) (half-back); and L. Goldman and Alec Pearce are ledge of local conditions, the Idiosyn- (A.S.F.); Collet (S.I.C.); Jack Ward Willy Ward (full-back). absent. M. Pagh, however, bas re-cracies of most of our players, and (A.S.F.) and Cochran (S.I.C.); Foyn Manager, coach and non-playing turned and doubtless will be compet- the best way to counter them to (SL. Francis Xavier), Belinsky captain: Stanley V. Gash-Reuter.

or Daherty should have been given at the Chinese Recreation Club, and 1 hear that it la possible, though

the

k- Daherly in perference.

(Continued on Pane b.)

is likely to prove a menace champions.

28 DEATHS IN

U.S. FOOTBALL

of

New York. Professor Floyd Eastwood, New York University, who records annually the number of deaths in Amerlean football, 'reports 28 for the 1936 season. A girl of 15 died on

Thanks-

can be said to have kept the Chinese, giving Day when a football hit her.

Most football deaths'occur among

wingers in subjection. Tay Qua schoolboys owing to their lack of ex Hang never looked dangerous and perience in the game. Only one col- Tso Kwal-shing got away only once lege man died last year. or twice to threaten the Hilles' goal.

Plekering and Stevens, though three-tirues completely outwitted by Leo Wal-tong, and often

confused

by the, tantalising trickery of Fung King-cheung, won general admira- tlon for their defensive tactics. Their runged" tackling and holly kicking relieved dangerous situationa time and again....... Their positioning was not always, precisely as I should be and Lee more than onec dis-

covered a wide gap in the middle

had

to

American

1 football is the most com-

plicated technical game,

The player appears on the ground

Schmeling Fight Boycott Extended

New York.

The Anti-Nazi Lèngue claims as heavily armoured as a crusader. to have extended its boycott of On his head is a felt-lined leather helmet, his Jersey is thickly padded, the Braddock-Schmeling world's championship moleskin knickers have heavy weight leather plates to protect his thighs fight to all the cities of the Heavy barn on the soles of his boots are often a source of danger to his United States.

and his

opponents.

POPULAR AS FILM STARS

It has already appealed to the New Blackbored trike Belven York State Athletle Commission to

ing in the singles. He also stands an excellent chance of carrying, off the Club Championship. Last year he reached the final, only to lose to Goldman.

Britain Interested In Dog Racing

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The National Greyhound Racing Club has just issued statistics con- cerning the rueing for 1030, which show that despite the restrictions of the Betting and Lotteries Act, dog a position as it is to-day, Reuter, racing has never been in 60 round More than 15,000,000 people pald for admission at the 52 tracks con- trolled by the N.G.R.C. Prize money distributed was £250,000, entertain- ment tax close on £150,000. There were 1,573 now owners und 4,720 now

of the field. They were definitely ill throughout the week given york State bout as it present greyhounds registered on the books at case when Lee, obtained the bull who instruct the boys in every stranged-scheduled to be held in of the club. from one of his favourite forward | of "the game. This enthusiasm for New York in June and its new claim This makes a total of 67,200 dogs

often and they passes, scramble hard to stop the audacious etion often lenda schoolboys to is aimed at preventing the flight from and 20,800 owners, far and away the

make more demands on their strength being transferred elsewhere..

highest figure ever recorded. centre-forward. Lee literally walked than they should.

No mention is made of the totalisa- round

to score his

In school frames weight is regardeding 250,000, with 150 posts scattered cause the revenue nuthorities are the

The Jewish war veterans, number tor and its turnover, probably be Within both of them

goal, while

while his second was the as a great asset, and big boys are over the country, and the Friends of only people who can do more Writ of a brant plecy of aliarp | sometimes chosen for the team re-Democracy, with 100,000 members, estimate the total figure,

is quite shooting

with only a small portion of gardless of their ability to endure are supporting the boycott.

probable that the turnover at all tho gout discernible,

But the football star is in his day Fight experts agree that the boy-000. The popularity of the tote N.G.R.C. tracks totailed about £40,- Considerable credit is due to Con-

goalkeeper, who as popular as a star from Hollywood. cott is serious. It might mean a gate le staggering, and, as a result, White Syner, the Rifles"

from Americana love their game and hero of only £40,000-a very small rum City are virtually trebling their toto Benved several stinging shots

for a world's championship contest, accommodation. Lee which many another, custodian worship those who excal at it,

such a strenuous, sport.

than

De

INTERPORT HOCKEY. PLAYERS IN DUEL FOR THE BALL

A tense moment in the ladies Interport hockey trial on Saturday during a strenuous attack on

the Probables' goal. Though a goal looked likely, the ball was cleared. (Photo: Yusen Chun Studio).

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