1937-02-22 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY

1937.

INTERNATIONAL CHARITY CUP GAMES DESCRIBED

Ireland Held To A Replay Excellent English Attack

RECOVERY BY WALES

SMART GOALS SCORED

NORTH PLAYS OUTSTANDING GAME AS HALF BACK

Wales

(Buildvan *, Roberti)

(By "Veritas")

3

Ircland

3

Ferguson, Pickering)

IRELAND led by three goals to one in this International Charity Cup match on the Kowloon F.C. ground yester- day: yet they were a trifle fortunate to earn a replay.

Wales made a splendid and courageous recovery in the second half. Played a grand type of football and all but acored a sensational victory.

I was a trifle disappointed in the whole. The ball waR Kome as a sent, from end to end in style truc to such teams, but there was a lot of desultory play, and 'far too much haphazard kicking Ireland's forwards sparkled in the first half, while it was the Welsh attack which took the eye after the change-over.

Ireland was composed of Ulster Rifles players (with the exception of The centre-half, the team was the full first division ride) while Wales, apart

from North at left half, „con- sisted of the Fusiliers. So that actually we had two of the strongest military teams in Hongkong pitted against each other.

The result was

not

TITI

Interesting,

reland phly outstanding game.

so immeasurably better than Wales in

the opening stanza that it seemed that a runaway victory for then was assured. But Wales,

effecting astute positional changes of the interval, played like different team, and thoroughly deserved to earn a draw and to fight another day.

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SIMILAR TACTICS

Both adopted simliar tactics, though what they were it is not too casy to define, it was a mixture of gulle and whole-heartedness. On a difficult ground (because it was like concrete) and with a light ball, both teams performed wonders in ball- control, and there was a most de- lightful understanding between half backs and forwards on both sides. Nearer pools the attacks became less confident, though one cannot deny that all of the goals scored were admirable and reflected the highest credit on everyone concerned.

Stevens was quite the finest back on the field, and Kesting easily the most uncertain. Yet Keating's value to Wales could never be doubted, Though his kicking must have given cart palpitations to the rest of the team, somehow or other he came off nearly every time, and one must give him full marks for some skilful inter- ceptions.

the honours of the match. Un- doubtedly one of his best displays this season. North not only kept a fight hold of the Irwin-MooTO wing. but sent through dozens of idealground passes to Ferguson and Dolieris. Altogether a clever and thoughtful display of half back football.

When Taylor moved from Inside left to centre-half in the second, and during the same period Evans went from centre-forward to right half, there was discernible improvement in the Welsh middle line, Taylor,

Cricket G.O.M.

Says Modern Gamo Too Slow

Cricket veteran Lord Hawke, M.C.C. treasurer, Yorkshire pre- sident, thinks the publle la fired of present-day batsmen who stick at the wicket all afternoon for a paltry two-figure score; says cricket fans must be given more for their money.

Points from his annual survey at a meeting of the Yorkshire club:

"Present-day cricketers will say I am an old lossil, but I say the batsman's Idea must surely be to knock a bowler off his length.

"Unleas cricketers of to-day their give spectators more for money wo shall sec a serious decrease in gales."

To his own club in parti- cular:--

We

want strong, forward, vigorous strokes-no back play. Yorkshire must set an example in playing an attractive game."

Lord Hawke, seventy-seven, In his cricket career scored 13,000 runs, including ten centuries.

Colony

though Inclined to be slow was a Badminton

fine worker, and Evans had Ferguson completely in subjection,

Championship

Of the two sets of forwards I thought Roberts on the Welsh left wing. Irwin on the Irish right wing and Doherty, playing inside left for Ireland, gave the brightest display of EASY WIN FOR

C.E. CHNG

They Shall Not Pass This Day"

This is probably the most typical and candid plature ever taken of Sydney Strange, the well-known full back during football match. It shows Strange taking the ball in favourite manner and stopping Scottish attack on the English goal during yesterday's Charity Cup match.

(Picture by staff photographer).

FINISHING IS SUPERIOR

BOTH DEFENCES GOOD

FOWLER'S FINE RIGHT-WING

DISPLAY FOR WINNERS

England

(Alliot & Faurier)

2 Scotland

ENGLAND, possessing a forward line with the will and ability to score goals won yesterday's Intor. national Charity Cup tie against Scotland somewhat contrary to expectations. Scotland's weakness, was England's strength.

The English attack showed up] remarkably well, and wero the doubly as dangerous as Scottish vanners in front of goal. Rodger was very much more worried than Church his opposite number, which fortunate for England Church did not inspire a great deal of confidence,

WILS

CLS

Scotland were splendidly served in defence. Rodger, Hill and Steele. were constantly averting catastrophes to their goal by means of clever in- terceptions or daring saves. They needed to be on their best behaviour against

which clearly quintelle . ་ས

occasion, found Inspiration in the Fowler and Bickford on the extreme English wings were sources of real worry to the Scols, while the pushful constantly spelt danger...

the afternoon. Sullivan's opportun- and his ism was a pleasure to watch, two

worthy were

efforts. Roals Ferguson was dangerous In the initial

C. E. Chị one of Chinese stages, but collapsed against the YM.C.A.'s leading exponents, won an

methods

of Evars.

efforts of Elliot, Wride and Talbot easy victory in the second round of Coakley had some good moments the Colony badminton championship) on the Welsh right wing but lacked consistency and was inclined to be yesterday. overawed by Stevens,

terrier-like

THE GOALS

Wales took an unexpected lend when Coakley performed a brilliant right wing run and finished up with a perfect centre which Roberts ran in to convert, but the advantage was short-lived, Ferguson equalising with a half volicy from what appeared to be an offside position. A few min utes Inter Irvind was a bit lucky to be awarded A penalty for an accidental hands against Wheeler, and Pickering converted with a ground shot. Before the interval Ferguson got his head to a perfect Irwin

corner and it looked odds on for a handsome Irish victory.

But Wales made some positional were

Playing on the King's College court,

he defeated Lui Kwal-yau in straight Saturday's Cricket In Hongkong games of 15-1, 15-1, and thus enters the quarter-finals.

His opponent will be either P.K. Hul. F. Koh F. H. Kwak or E. de Sousa, most probably the first-named.

This evening's first round match between T. C. Lee of the University and S. A. Gray of St. Andrew's hos been postponed until Wednesday:

To-morrow evening Frank Kwok and E. de Sousa play off their first round engagement in the singles.

changes, the benefit of which AND EVERYBODY quickly realised. Firstly a neat left

movement wing

in culminated PLAYED HAPPILY

Roberts centring and Sullivan screw- ing the ball into the net_with his

head. Not long afterwards the same

player headed through from a corner, and from that time on Wales were on top, and twice cathe very close to scoring. Rowlands had to effect two miraculous saves to keep his goal intact and the end come with Wales North, as a half-back carried off still on the offensive.

EVERYBODY'S GUIDE

TO FOOTBALL And How To Distinguish Soccer From Rugger

EVER AFTER-

Soccer Teams Tangle Is Unwoven

(By "Veritas")

THE amusing muddle created by

HURRICANE HITTING AT THE K. C. C.

Then Frank Goodwin Takes A Hand And Gets Three Wickets In An Over

Jessopian-like,

batting

(By "Veritas")

by

A. W. Ramsey, who smacked two sixes and nine fours in an innings of 74 compiled in 50 minutes left the Army bowlers shaking their heads in despon- dency when K.C.C. senior team was at home to the military side on Saturday,

Ramsey, exhibiting powerful drives! the selection of Irishmen and Welshmen for the English Inter- and hefty leg pulis, made the Army attack appear exceedingly inocuous, national Charity Cup football and with the willing and very capable team was straightened out satis-assistance of Donald Amierson, 144

runs were added for the second wic factorily yesterday.

ket in a few minutes under the hour. Anderson, after a start which sug- gested the opposition bowling held all; the terrors known in cricket, sudden- ly blossomed into a beautiful hitter, and at one stage nearly caught up with Ramsey, though before he had However, when the teams fin-been over 30 runs behind him.

An interesting feature about both

Originally Stevens, an Irishman, and Taylor, a Welshman, were chosen for England, while Talbot, an Englishman, was included in the Welsh team.

ally lined up it was to reveal innings 103 that each batsmen Stevens at left back in Ireland's reached his half century with a The difference between "Soccer" and "Rugger" is that in the first game you may get killed before the end of the season, where-team, Taylor in the Welsh team, mighty hit for six. Ramsey got his

in the second you'll probably be torn limb from limb long and Talbot taking his rightful with

place in the English sido. before, Christmas. The difference between amateur football and professional football lies in the fact that in the former no one knows how much you don't get!

NS

The referee, or the man who is A football "fan" is never cool. As under the impression that he is in a matter of fact, this individual le to charge of the game, can be dis- the point of having apoplexy from the end of August until the follow- tinguished from the other 22 men on the field by the fact that he wearsing April.

a coat and un extremely worried

In America a football game is fre

look. He is also the first man offquently mistaken for a war between the

field at the end of the game. rival "ganga" by European visitors. The goalie is usually very dirty in Americans do not make the same front and clean behind. This is due mistake, because they recognise the to the fact that he flings himself players unde: their disguises. full length on the ground every "Offside" is the place where a time a goal scored just to make player should not be or should be people think that he's trying to save according to the spectators. If the the goals. It he didn't do this no one referee notices that the should-not- would be able to distinguish him be's exceed the should-be's ho from one of the spectators,

his whistle and points dramat

As for the spectators, they are at a certain spot, but if the should- usually expert footballers with lambe's exceed the others then he tries mer toes, weals hearts, varicose veins, hard not notice the remarks of the and other ailments that prevent them disappointed should-not-be's Com- from taking an active part in foot-plicated, yes-but football IS a com-

Sixty

of them are ball.

pillcated gamel supposed to out doing the week- Half-time is a period in the middle of the game to cauble, the players to end, shopping for the wife,

The trainer is the man who tells lick their wounds and the spectators newspaper reporters why lila "boys" to read the hastily printed half are bound to win before the game, scores of other foobtall matches or and then tells his "boya" exactly the rest

results of early horse races. Ioat after

the

game. The A foul is a dirty trick as far as the training opponents of the man who fouls are

Led

drive from the a straight pavilion end to send the ball into the Bowling Green Club, whllu So everybody is happy, though Anderson adapted a similar stroke, 1 rather think some of our soccer but from the other wicket and clear- club: the cinder track by the selectors will think twice poxt

garden..

MODEL INNINGS time before picking their teams

Ramsey's knock was a wee h at the Interport dinner!

"chance" though when he did con- nee: (particularly against Barron) it won right in the middle of the bat. On the other hand Anderson'a wasi a model innings. He got over, the ball perfectly in making his flashing cover drives to. the boundary, and when he did lift the ball, it was always thoroughly cicar of fielders, and In an intended direction.

Coronation Day Six-A-Side

Matches?

The

FRANK GOODWIN

The Scottish attack was polished In its approach movements but fell very short when it came to adding the finishing touches. In addition to which full marks must be given Sydney Strange and Webster for some first-class defensive play. They post- tioned themselves better than did 111 and Steele, co-operating more effec- tively with their half backs.

The Scottish inside forwards rarely cutting recolved opportunities for through the middle os did Elliot and Talbot at the other end. The cover- ing play of Webster and Strange mude a pretty picture.

There was little to choose between the intermediate lines, though passi bly, the Englishmen were a little more attentive towards their own forwards, Certainly, the English vanners did not have to folch and carry so much as the Scots.

The fact that the Scots had rather more of the play indicates they were

Thirty-one To Nono! Goalkeeper

Scores Six

Penalty Goals

Have you ever heard of roalkeeper scoring six goals in a match? Well, it happened In the rame between Ouston Juniors (Durham) and Deaf Hill Juniors, at Ouston,

Ouston Juniors were awarded Bix penalty kicks. Their goal- keeper converted the lot.

The Ouston lads won 31-0. Morrison. Inside right,

scored nineteen on his own.

BADMINTON

TO-NIGHT'S LEAGUE PROGRAMME

(Dy "Veritas")

:

Three matches in the "A" Division- and two in the "B" are' scheduled as to-night's league badminton pro-

gramme.

St. Andrew's "A" receive Univer- siły "A" in the return fixture, while Recreio "A" visit the Eu Tong-sen gymnasium to meet the University second string.

The Varsity seniors are sure to win comfortably, whlle Recreio should Annex points,

Chinese Y.M.C.A. are at home to

superior in the midseld exchanges, Chinese Recreation Club, and I rather but there that superiority ended. I think they will win about 6-3 at the was the English forwards who were very least. the more potent before goal, and al-

In the second division there is a though they could not pierce a bril-"Derby" encounter at Kowloon Tong liant defence in the first half, they where the club's two teams meet. met with just reward in the closing The senior outat are sure to win. stages.

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St. John's should give King's College a good run for their money at the Cathedral Hall, but I cannot see them avoiding defeat.

The programme, with home teams given first, follows:

It was Fowler who paved the way for the first goal, fring in a hard drive which Rodger could not hold, and Elliot, rushing up netted before the goalkeeper could recover. Not long afterwards England made the game safe

when Fowler broke

"A" DIVISION through a second time and beat Rodger with a well directed shot, St. Andrew's "A" v. University “A."

Scotland might have reduced the University "B" v. Recreto “A," arrears before the end, but the luck Chiace Ý‚M.C.A. v. C.R.c. was against them. On the whole,

"D" DIVISION (though, England deserved to win, if

only because she enjoyed that alight Kowloon Tong v. Kowloon Tong “E." edgo in attack.

Bi. John's v. King's College,

TWO-REFEREE SCHEME

OPPOSED BY HERTS F.A.

If the advocates of two referees being appointed to take charge of professional football matches get their way there will be a serious shortage of efficient referees for the big amateur competitions.

This was the information laid be-|

were If games

not properly fore the council of the fiertfordshire | handled #t was due to the incom- Football Association at their meet-petence of the officials and not to Ing in London.

the system of control,

The Counell unanimously decided A further argument put forward to Instruct the representative of the against the Introduction of two re- county to oppose any motion that ferees for professional football was he took three wickets for two might be submitted to the F.A. that it was most undesirable there

Council for two referees to be placed | should be one law for the profes-- in control of games instead of one, |sional side of the game and another

The view was taken that, although for the amateur side.

Anderson reached hla century by runs in one over, four o'clock. In other words he

made his runs In something like runs. I wondered why he was not Football Association

110 minutes, which was great going brought back again. Only the and

at present the advocates of the Hitherto the game had been dealt seeing that he started off rather McIntosh-Walleer locked capable of Council at a meeting in London slowly. It was his second succes stemming the fatt tide af scoring change insisted that they meant the with as a game, and the cound was Was treated in merciless alteration to apply exclusively to emphatic that it would be a danger- will consider a draft lotter of sive three-figure Innings and was Barron

one fashion, especially by Ramsey, who professional football, it was inevitous experiment to set up two kinds instructions: recommended by

without blemish. One six, the Consultative Committee for

Ave and 15 boundaries, were his smote him time and again past the able that, if the option were placed of control. best hils.

fieldors.

in the laws, sooner or later it must

"It would be the first step towards Walch in a brief spell sent down be made compulsory, and it would

a cleavage botwoon the amateur and issue to county associations in E. F. Fincher made a confident 37

the professional sides of the game, connection with six-a-side against bowling which had had its some fair stuff, but, taken all round apply to all kinds of football. matches on May 12, Coronation helped to advance the score by 80 in

heart broken, and with Anderson the Army attack was not Impressivo. The appointment of two referees and ultimately the two would be

Their flexing was the poorest for each game would lead to chaos, completely divorced. Day. half-time

Norwich City FC. directors are an hour. He bousled seven boundary have seen for a long time in this if only because it would be impossi A sub-committee will be ap-ha

grade of cricket. As somebody re-

required at different periods of the Mr. J. F. Wright, chairman of the K.C.C. innings lasted just short of marked: "Shades of the Hunt Ballible to obtain the number of referees unanimously opposed to the scheme. pointed to consider Welsh club

CURIOSITIES two hours and in that time they applications for entry in next rattled up 136 runs for the loss of There were some curiosities about season when there was a large num-club, told a reporter: "The over- footballers play the game in D season's competition. “

two wickets. Toddy Fincher left at the Army insing, which terminateder of cup tics on the same after-whelming majority of professional sportsmanlikó way, and to let loose that have nothing whatever as hig supporters are able to see. I Recommendation of the sub-eight, and so accurato was the bowl- at 132, leaving the homo team win-

It was stressed ́that, in the on footballers generally this costly, ing in the early stages, that is seemed nora by 100 runs. The biggest of committee who For exam- a referee is foolish enough to noc a

have

experience of the members of the and what might anally prove to be to do

con- the home team would have a real them was Frank Goodwin's bowling fouler ple he gets them to run egg-foul, then ho penalises tho

sidered rulo 29 dealing with the sight for runs,

figures of 6 for 49. His first wicket, Counell, there was not any dial- confusing, split · outhority, le - not and-spoon races, ride donkeys on and his team and at the same time

aully in a competent referee and justified because there may happen atatus of amateur and profes

two linesmen controlling a game to do a few black sheep who can the sands, play billiards, icam chunks runs the risk of having poison put

sional players will be

efficiently, especially of Euclid, and master the art of in his beer at the "Blue Pig" after

under the be adequately dealt with by one. sidored. (Continued on Page 9.)

referee, dancing the Rumba.

diagonal system now in vogue,

his

why they about "boya" to do concerned and 10y good play as far

chlet methods is to get

Things football

com.

As It was Garthwaite finished with occured in the course of five overa the admirable analysis of 1 for 27 in cost 34 runs. Then he returned to nine overs (including two maidens), bowl from the Bowling Green end

(Continued on Päge: 9.) and kin, frei, six overs only cost ten y

noon.