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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1987.

The Triumph Of Youth, Courage In Soccer

SHANGHAI MORE THAN FULFIL EXPECTATIONS

PLAY RIGHT TACTICS AND WIN THRILLING

ENCOUNTER.

COLONY XI DISAPPOINTS

Hongkong F. A.

(Lee Waltong 2. Wilsonj

(By "Veritan")

.3.- Shanghai F. A.

(Foy, Bossuet, finboonto)

MENSE, pulsating, thrilling football kept 7,000

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MARCAL IS FLYING TO SHANGHAI ON SUNDAY

(By "Veritas"}

L. Marcal, the Shanghai cap- tain, is literally 'making a flying| visit to Hongkong.

Ho informed

mo

yesterday

the United Services match

Optimism And

Interport

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI INTERPORT FOOTBALL TEAMS

spectators cheering for the better part of 90 that he would not be playing in minutes on the Navy Ground at Causeway Bay neither would he be at the Inter- TENNIS yesterday, when Shanghai, contrary to general export dinner.

pectations scored a spectacular victory over Hong- He is flying back to Shanghai kong in the annual football match by four goals to by a C.N.A.C. plane on Sunday, three.

Afterwards Jock McKelvle, the Hongkong team manager, mld "The better team won." Lee Wai-tong. Colony skipper sald "The better team won" I agreo, and at the same time disagree with them. In some

minutes, when they withstood n fierce onslaught in brilijant style.

Marcal was the better of the two. and played a notable part.

From Shanghai's viewpoint. the man of the match was Jack Ward, respects Shanghai were a better team, the centre-half. Keen, intelligent, un- They were faster a full yard faster: sparing, he set a standard of play and by that

don't mean in race for which I am, sure must have inspired the ball, but in moving the ball, in his colleagues. He had his ducis tackling and their shootlur. Was with Lee Wai-long and not often did those split seconds in taking the ler he come off second best. Can one

Its full distance and in choosing

pay A a better tribute? a short swing back which made whole heap of difference to which direction that ball went. In this respect I

I agree Shanghai were the better team.

BACK

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They were also the better team in tactics. To them the primary object was to get the ball in the quickest time possible into the Hongkong and by the shortest route Koal: Four times they succeeded. Three times in addition they went perilously

wasn't dainty close. football. It was honest, hell-for- Icather stuff which the purists dis- but which so often produce When it came to the artistle fen- tures of the game, Hongkong were far and away the better team. The trouble was they were too artistic. Artistry does not always produce goals, neither is the scoring of goals always dependent upon artistry. Thus it was in this game.

dsin

goals.

-Then What

Territorially speaking Hongkong had four-fifths of the game. They had the louches and took the ball up from one end of the field to the other just as if there were no opposition,

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When it came to the more con- structive phases of

of the game he could give Campbell points and then leave

him

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well behind. His swinging passes to the wings and that bewilder- Ing high pass down the middle to

toboostoft kind the Hongkong defence guessing time and ugain. I am sure a finer, if as fine, display of centre. many years have passed since we sow

half work.

his leave having expired.

Tungshan Take The Lead

And so he will be the first to tell Shanghai first-hand of the team's great triumph. But the Interpart dinner will be the IN MATCH WITH poorer by his absence, and it will be generally regretted that he must miss much of the fun at- tached to the visit.

When The

Game Was All Over

THEY SAID—

ND this is what they said.

after the match.

THE K.C.C.

The Deutscher Garten Klub tennis team from Tungahan secured a very useful lead yester- day in their two-day tennis con- test with the Kowloon Cricket events Club, winning six men's and losing four ladies' matches.

Another Swimming

Mias

Record Set

Copenhagen, Feb. 11.

Ragnhild Hveger, established a world's 'record tho swimming mark for women's 400 metres race to- day, covering the distance in five minutes 14.2 seconds.

The former record, set up by Miss do Nouden of Hol- land Was 5 minutes 1G seconds.-Reuter.

BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP

HUI WINS EASILY IN FIRST ROUND

The big mitch of the day was the singles between George. Bodlker and E. C. Fincher, the former, ploying for Tungshan, winning after П three-set match. Fincher splendid won the first set but lost the next two. Bodiker showed excellent form

P. K. Hul, a "seeded" player, and and.!

hns clearly improved his game one of the favourites to win the men's Krass. Fincher was short of singles badminton championship of practice, and but for this might have Hongkong enjoyed an easy passage won in straight He was lead into the second round on Wednesday

scis. Ing 3-2 in the second set.

evening when he beat Frederick Koli AW. Ramsey had a remarkable of Chinese Y.M.C.A. in straight match against H. Rode. Romsey, games. K.C.C. third string, won the first set and led 5-2 in the second.

on

Old, Old Trouble Campbell, his opposite number, was clever in defence, but oh! how he lacked a decent passt That old, old trouble, about which I have written He would turn his foot and try to many words, was again apparent.

He then L. Marcal (Shanghai's Captain),

Although the match was played on kick with the side of the boot.

such "Well! I told you we had a team gained eight match points, but could the Chinese Y.M.C.A. court, Hui not clinch the issue, and Rede come asserted a superiority from the out- son you pass accurately in

Yet he was a tremendously which might surprise you: It was a

up from behind and eventually won set. Why? hard working

his grand match, and our player

fellows did the match in the third set. obstructive efforts at times brilliant wonderfully well If on

only he could have given his at tack, half as much support. us

in

How

ald

He surprised one and all by win- ning the first game to love, and only conceded five aces in, the second fine game. The 6cores were Hul beat

Koh 15-0, 15-6. Grimtis.

her

M.C.C. WIN BY

INNINGS .

Great Bowling By Copson

The Kowloon Cricket Club. ladies proved too strong for the

visitors, Lee Wal-tong (Hongkong's skip- though Mrs. Rode, a wonderfully im- Ward to his, there might have beenper). "The better team won. Natural-proved

offered exponent, a much different story to tell.

ly we are a bit disappointed, but we resistance to Miss Madge Gr Shanghai's wing halves were de-

Hut now meets the winner of the fnitely inferior to Hongkong's, ex-congratulate Shanghai on a fine per- In the first set she out-drove cept that Leung Wing-chul committed formance. I can't help thinking that opponent, but could not sustain the Frank Kwok-E. da Sousa match in the unpardonable error of concentral-at times the ball ran. rather badly allles, Miss Griffiths winning more the second round.

on her errors than anything else. But to where did it lead? Invariablying on his inside man instead of the for us, but Shanghut's tacties were in the second stanza Mrs. Rode tired a lost opportunity of shooting,

wing. Even so he impressed more

and could not maintain the

pace. clever piece of interceptive work by

than his vis-a-vis. Collet was very extremely good."

Nevertheless her general display was Marcal and Victal, or a weak punt disappointing, while Cochran never Stanley Gash (Shanghal's mana-inost praiseworthy and quite clearly

goal over the linc.

the fathoming Bucceeded

It was a she will develop into a useful player. Shanghal had three really declave machinations of Fung King-cheunger). "What can I say

Her strong

point was severe driving attacks In the first half. They and Teurig Sliul-yick. Fortunately wonderful display. The whole team

or both scored each time. Quite apart from for him, Marcal and Shanghal, these played like men possessed. Did you Griffiths to be on the defensive for wings. It caused Miss the fact that Gosano and Lee Tin two players defeated their own ends notice those forwards? Magnificent! most of the match. sang contributed in some measure to

by ultra-clevernėsa,

Mrs. Kanter gave Miss Mackenzie these, goals, the real secret of them

Evans was the plo

pick of the Hong-Of course we are delighted, though

start, a bad was the ability of any wet en kong intermediate line, and in the Hongkong hus our congratulations on a hard match after

forwards to well enough to

half played inspired football.putting up a sterling display, The eventually losing 5-7, 7-0. Miss Here was a striking distinction beFoyn was very innocuous, except that fact is we did something which we tween the two attucks: Unless Lethe scored a great goal. But as a scarcely believed possible."

winger he rarely; -appeared Wal-tong got goals, nobody looked right

dangerous. Evans seemned to :be Jack McKelvic (Hongkong's mana- dike getting them. With Shanghai It suffering from the effects of his efforts gery. "There is no doubt that

whether Ward, in the second half and Foyn became that didn't

better team did win. They Brunke. Bossuet, Roboostoff, Belinsky or Foy more of a menace, crowning a useful did the shooting: they were all likely display by netting a spectacular goul played the right type of football. have not to beat Pau Ka-ping,

would I

may seemed Hongkong w when it

agree they been

to watch pretty So far as the actual play was con

save the day.

were Hongkong, but look how much faster, cerned I attribute Itongkong's defeat

Gosuno and Lee Tin-sang

were they were, and how more effective Finelier, E. Dulner (Tungshan) deat the Interval for 102. to three things. The unexpectedly frankly disappointing. They poor display of Gosano and Lee Tin- terribly at fault in positional play, the attack was. I do wish. Camp- W. W. Hirst, B. Soliau (Tungelian) Kelly was top-scorer with 49, while sang, who made countless positional blunders; the fine foraging tactie being much too square and leaving bell had been in a little better form. I beat V. Freeman, H. Hode (Tangshan) Ames apeared in the unusual role of

badly needed his beat A. W. large gaps in the middle of the fold The forwards

A. Sander bowler, taking three wigkets for nine to shoot (Continued from Page 5)

through which Roboostoff, Belinky passes. Bub it was a great game. (Tungshan) beat A. Philippens, H. runs.

and Shanghal deserved to win."

Rođs (Tungahan) beat R. 8. Capell.

LADIES' SINGLES,

score..

matter

the Shanghal forwards,

of

the refus al of Fung King-cheung" when he had opening after opening. Additionally, I think it can be claimed with fairness, that the ball did not always run kindly for the local lads, but this is in the luck of the game. All the same it is truc that had not the ball suddenly jumped up when Lee was about to shoot in the very last minute of the match,

the store at the end of no mu

would” almost 'certainly have four-all. Lee was in his favourite position when it happened. He was practically clear of the opposition and only a dozen yards from the goal. Normally "one would have willingly planked down $100 for a bet that lie would scoro. But the ball jumped, The over-kicked it und that was that.

Just What Gash Said

a

of

It would be difficult to over-prake the Bhanghai boys for their display. *Not for years have 1 neen' anything ranite, so whole-hearted, It was #team, just as Bian Gash said,

Youth, Optimism, Endiulasm" and courage.

These qualides won Khang. had the Interport #gainst, tremendous

Shanglul did possess its weak- nesses. But determination countered them. There were times when Victal and Marcal looked about the unsafest pair of backs ever seen on a local

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Andy Wition (dark shirt) Colony Inside left, has tussle for the buil Football field. Yet they rose to their with Jack Ward, Shanghai contra-half during yesterday's Interport match

valest Titights, in the last ten (Picture staff photographar);

tuale's reverity of siroke even- |

to

Canberra, Feb. 11. pulled her through to victory. The match between the M.C.C. and Miss Perry won fairly comfortably a New South Wales Country Eleven against Mrs. Brunke, while Miss was concluded shortly after tea to- Griffiths and Mrs. Goodwin did well day. In reply to the tourists' total defeat Mrs. Rode and Mrs. of 300, the Country Eleven had lost one wicket for one run yesterday Yesterday's results were as follows. when stumps were drawn. On re- sumption the score was advanced to MEN'S 'SINGLES

137 for nine wickets at lunch, and the whole side was out shortly after

G. Bodiker (Tungshan) beat E. C.

Kamscy,

Following-on, the home side found Copson in deadly form. Bowling into Mrs. Rode (Tungehan) lost to Miss in sharply, the fast bowler returned a strong wind, and appearing to swing M. Griffiths, Mrs. Kanter (Tung- the fine figures of seven wickets for shan) lost to Miss A. Mackenzie, Mrs. 10 runs, and was primarily responsi Brunko (Tungshan) lost to Miss Bble for the dismissal of the Country

Eleven for 78.

The M.C.C. thus innings and 140 runs.

Perry.

LADIES' DOUBLES

Mrs. Rode and Mrs. Brunke (Tung- shan) lost to Miss Grimths and Mrs. Goodwin.

PROBLEM OF THE

T

H.K. DERBY

Sensational Gallop By Havoc Eve

ROSEMARY STILL THE MOST

PROMISING PONY

*:+ 4')

(By "Captain Foster")

(By "Captain Foster") During the next week we shall have many fascinating problems to solve, but there is one which will stand out over all the others,-the problem of finding the Hongkong Derby.

The first "Forecast Pool" closed last Monday and it is learned that a very sailstoctory response has been received, there being 1,300 nominators.

over

There is no end of rumours and stable secrets rolling down the Wong-Nel-Chong gap and the latest

0.20.

It

being that the Dynasty's nomina- tions were given a test gallop over the Derby course Last Monday at 11 King's Coronation came off with flying colours while King's Highway pleased, the connections. was reported that the former covered the distance in 3.17 romp- ing inside 32 seconds and the last half-s-lle was cantered in 1.05. King's Highway's time was 3.22 or thereabout and the last quarter was better than King's Coronation's j figure.

SENSATIONAL GALLOP Another sensational gollop took place on Thursday, February 4, when Havoc Eve came on to the track at noon and he journeyed the champion course in 2.46 finishing the last quarter inside 31 seconds. However, not being a taipan, I was not present when these two try. outs were held and I must therefore pass on to what I had seen with my own eyes.

BIG RACE AT FANLING

NEXT SUNDAY

AN ENTERTAINING PROGRAMME

(By "Captain Foster")

All the sporting celebrities will no doubt be touring out to the Kwanti Itace Course on Sunday.to witness the big event, the Fanling Grand National, staged under the auspices of the Failing Hunt and Касе Club. A programme of seven races will be presented to the punters and the first event will be run off at 2.30 p.m. sharp. There will be the usual additional coaches attached to 12.12 p.m. and 1.25 p.m. trains to Fanling and the return 0.39 p.m. train to Kowloon. The Railway fare is. $2 Including to the Public enclosure admission and tickets may be purchased at the Kowloon Rallway Station.

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In the opening event, the Jarrocks Cup (First Division) over a country course finishing on the racecourse, we should see a good tussle between That's That and Wembly Slag. may be recalled that at the Christ- mas Meeting, Wembly Stag won the It my candid opinion that first division of the December Coun- there are to-day only two aspir-try Cup while the second was cap- ants for the Blue Riband and they are Havoc Eve and Rosemary,

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fured by That's That. Wembly Stag is very fond of running 'over country courses and I therefore vote this dapple grey griffin of 1932 to pass the post first with That's That and Glenshee to follow.

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OBVIOUS WINNER

would give a false colouring should I attempt to suggest that Rosemary is now a "dead cert for the main event, but, I have no hesi talion in saying that it must be a

do not think that it requires first class animal to deprive her or any great thought to spot the winner Havoc Eve of first place in the of the second division of the Jor- Hongkong Derby. Rosemary's finish

rocks Cup unless Iko starts for the of last Saturday over a mile In

main event. After his recent per- 2.11.3/5 was very impressive, and formances Kwanti, ke has no it is significant the mare wns

opposition while Nebular Star and not extended. The quarters were Canary should fill the minor places. in 37, 34, 31 and 20.3/5 The Hunters! Hurdle, over à mile seconds while her last half was perfor China: ponies has attracted no formed in one minute three-fifths less than ten entries and there are seconds. Her legs stood up to the three jumpers carrying 173 lbs. and fast gallop and this was no doubt the rest to weigh out at 108 lbs. a good news to the connections.

timed

This is some weight for the "old imera" to shoulder. Belmont Star! Havoc Eve is under the supervi and Double Chance should be in the sion of Mr. Reidy and very fow

Jimelight but the book of form shows people can understand his methods that the latter is not on. Honest

won

by

an

of training. After the reported fast gallop

uests at Ucher Garten Klub were HOME FOOTBALL

at umn and dinner yesterday,

and also at the dance which was held

at the club last night. At the din-

hus

The great jumper, Pride of Tsing-

of February 4, Havoc Eve racer. been given quick half-a-mile

canters to open the wind-pipe and has been allotted top-weight

iho stallion looking

namely, 168 Abs. In Fanling Grand National and Plerce Grove Commencement Bay, accompanied Memorial Cup, but the distance of Important event has been by Mistake Bay, went over the full this

ner Mr. Ezra Abraham, vice-Presi- LATEST RESULTS of 12 miles in 3.21.1/5 and shortened to one and a half mlios.

dent K.C.C. welcomed the Canton

icam

and Mr. H. Schneider (prest-

dent Deutscher Garten Klub) replied. Mr S. A. Gray proposed the health

London; Jan. 10.

The following are the results of of the ladies to which Mr. G. Bodiker the matches played in the English

and Scottish leagues, to-day. responded,

the tennis Weather permitting programme will be continued to-day, when i further ten mutches will be

Yorld

the latter was badly Helted. Red It would interest one to know the Feather, In my opinion, put up a reason for chopping and changing show over the champion the route. Perhaps it was, neces- better course the home stretch being run aary to alter the distance to attract in 30.3/5 seconds. It will be seen a good field, that the last mile was done in 2.08 while the last three-quarters were toured in 1.35.

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FANLING NATIONAL

It may perhaps not be known that it was 11 years ago that the Arst Fanling National was run over The essence of race, pontes is in a course of two enlles, and to further thoir energy and speed, but latter the interest, H. R. H. Prince George, must not be over-rated or over- now Duke of Kent, kindly donated calimaled. Under the category of a handsome Silver Cup to the win- speed, I say without any fear of new. There was no change in the contradiction that Havoc Eve, and conditions of the Fanling National Rosemary have not as yet been run in the following year, but, in joalled upon to show their horse.1928, the distance was altered to In two and a quarter: miles.. power and I therefore refrain from

(Continued from Paga S.) zivoting which is a better animal.

LEAGUE DIVISION I Wolverhampton 4 Brentford

3 Bolton Sunderland

SECOND DIVISION

Bury

3 Norwich Swansea ...... 3 Burnley Shefeld U.0 Southampton

0.

0

0

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1 Dunfermline. Elgin City 3 King'a Fork....

*After extra time.

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THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) Reading

2 Luton

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) 264 Rochdale SCOTTISH CUP (1st Round Replay) Albion Rovers 5 Leith Arbroath

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