1937-12-28 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1937.

MARQUES SAVES PORTUGAL DOUBLE FIGURE DEFEAT England's Lively Display In International Cup Match

MIDDLETON BIG

SUCCESS ON LEFT WING

England

(Izzard 2, Lalster, Saw)

(By "Veritas")

.4 Portugal

(Deltrao)

CHRISTMAS and its festivities acted as an inspiration, and certainly not a handicap, to England's team in the International Charity Cup 'match on the Kowloon Football Club ground yesterday, and if Portugal had con. ceded another three goals she could not have accused the fates of harsh treatment. Portugal was a goodly looking team on paper, but it remained a paper team. England, less impressive in print, became a clever, thrustful side which just had to win, despite that first half when at least four open goals were missed, and as many certainties were miraculously saved by Marques in goal.

England Garly dominated, and had

who

Individually 1. Marques, Portu- Portugal playing second fiddle (not guese goalkeeper, was the man of the very harmoniously at that) for nine-match, but after him Middleton of the tenths of the match. The English Navy, und England's left winger took forwards were shooting at goal for the honours. Yards faster than Carlos was set to mark him, long stretches, four factors combining Remedios

showed the only not to keep the score down to reason- Middleton able figures: bad finishing by England, Portuguese defence a clean pair of splendid goalkeeping by Marques, heels, but backed up his fleetness with bad luck, and desperate defending smart and necurate centring and an by Souzu, D. Alves, Beltran and C. occasional shot which made Marques bring off some of his most spectacular saves.

Marques.

Howlett, was a cumbersome leader, but he scored two goals which atoned for his numerous blunders. Courtney and Freshwater made an effective right wing, and taken by and large

with there

Much was expected of Portugal, but Portugal offered nothing save Saw worked well with the winger disappointinent, a remarkably gallant and this was a very lively and enter display by R. Marques the goal-taining wing. Izzard, brought in for keeper and some deft, though wasted touches by Beltran. Beyond these two, and occasionally same brave hearted tackling by C. Marques at left half, the Portuguese played fool- ball which would not have given a second division team mueli reason for swollen heads. The players peared to be defeated by the pace of the ball on the fast and not to even ground, but although there was a degree of excuse for this in the adaptability opening slages, more should have been shown.

The Englishmen largely over- came the difficulty by awluging the ball about thus minimising the danger of a false runs to the ball encouraged, which short-passing

the eclipse of the But primarily Portuguese thorough-going play of the winners, who started off at a whirlwind pare, and (to my surprise, at least) maintained it.

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ENGLAND ALL-ROUND

STRENGTH

the

the

was Bittie wrong ishlat English attack, save their which at times was lamentable.

However, the Portuguese suffered badly by comparsion. Tony Alves

a most unhappy afternoon on the had a Jeft

wing and his partner. Gomes kept the bail much too close and too long,

fine account of him-

LD. Skinner, Club goalkeeper, with his back towards the camera, a club full back and one of the South China “B” forwards have a tussle for the ball. An incident in the league match on the Club ground yesterday which South China "B" won by 4-1. (Photo: Mee Cheung).

GORGEOUS INNINGS BY ALEC PEARCE

Real Holiday Cricket Marks

Triangular

Tourney Match

(By R. Abbit)

HOME FOOTBALL Brentford Has Good Win

London, Dec. 27. Following are the results of o- day's matches In the English Foot- ball League:

Arsenal

ENGLISH LEAGUE

Birmingham Brentford

Charlton

Derby

Everton

First Division

2 Blackpool

2 Liverpool

2 Manchester C.

Chelsea

4 Bolton

3

ག Leicester

Huddersfeld 1 Sunderland

Middlesbro'

Preston

Stoke

West Brom

3 Leeds

1 Portsmouth

1 Grimsby

2 Wolves

Second Division

Barnsley Bradford Chesterfeld Coventry Fulham Manchester U. Norwich Sheffield W. *Stockport

Swansca Tottenham

•Mhen

minutes,

3

Luton

1 Aston Villa

3 Blackburn

Z Shefeld U.

2 Burnley

Notts F. West Ham Plymouth

2 Newcastle

0 Southampton

1 Bury abandoned

Soccer Tourists' Fine Record In:India

A letter from Mr. Thomas Smith, manager of the Islington Corinthians soccer team, writ- ten from Lucknow, states:

Our results in India up to the present are as follows:

Won 10, drawn 3, lost 1.

The lost game was played by a team composed mainly of. reserves to enable the first scam to rest, after playing six- games in the week, the last of which was the international match in which All India wero bealen

55,000 before spectators af Calcutta.

The party consists of twenty- Iwo, including Mrs. Searle, Jour- nalist, and Miss Starr, secretary.

RUGBY Big Holiday Scores

London, Dec. 27.

The following were the results of

the leading rugby football matches

3 played in England to-day.

alter

70 Bath

Iledford

Third Division (South)

Aldershot

Brighton

Bristol C. Cardiff Excler

Newport

Nolts

Southend Swindon Torquay Walsall

2 Millwall

2 Clapton

1 Northampion

4 Mansfield

2 Crystal Pnl.

Watford

1 Gillingham

2

Queen's P.R.

o Reading

0 Bournemouth

5 Bristol R.

Division (North)

Rochdale

2 Hartlepools

1 Carlisle

1 Southport

Blackheath

Bristol Coventry Gloucester

1 Leicester

0

1 Llanelly

2 Northampton

0 Richmond

I

Torquay Ath.

10 Old Blues

27. Old Panlines

20 Sale

16 Pontypool

3 Waterloo

29 O.M.T. 18 Birkenhead

3

Park 11

17 London Well

35 Penarth

3 Harlequins

8

3

8

6 Plymouth

Albion 3

Scottish 28

OW. of Scotland 4 London

01

2 Old Cranleig-

Aberavon

hans 28 Merchistonians 0

Cardif Manchester

Neath Newport Swansea

32 Cross Keya

24 London-Irish

11 Headingly

34 Aberlillery

Third

Accrington beautiful shot of Godby through the covers Doncaster

Crewe

.

18 Watsonians

Halifax

20. Universites

full

4 Darlington

BOWLING CHANGES

Lincoln *Oldham Rotherham

Port Vale

Q

A.U..Q -Reuter,

New Brighton

4

i

2

Bradford C.

FINE POLO FINAL

5 Gateshead

IRISH LEAGUE

3 Ballymena

a

At 120 Coombes went on for Codby

Chester

3 Barrow

6 Derry City

3 Glentoran 1 Bangor

Z Portadown

2 Newry Town

1

Belfast Celtic

6

1

3

Last Second Score Which Decided Match

The Royal Artillery polo final was

1 played yesterday when the Leopards

4 lost to the Flotsams by the odd goal

hi seven scored in the very lost second of the match,

Custa was not success as leader, and

When I had a look at the wicket at about eight-thirty | strokes and he played it was not until Beltrao moved up that the attack looked capable of doing anything. Ward and Delgado yesterday morning, I felt glad, I was not going to have to for four. Pearce however continued

But save when the ball was pitched very short hiting beautifully. could make little advance against the bat on it. stubborn defence of Bliss and Pile. it was not too bad at the start, The day was nearly

Beltrne gave self, both as a pivot, and later as perfect, bright sun, but quite a drop of wind about and by centre-forward, his goal being the

no means too hot. In the Club side Marshall and R. D. at the Yard end, and Cheney went Trahmere on. Marshall was dropped off a hot Wrexham outcome of a neat follow-up to com-

ve Allen (up here on a visit from Penang) took the places of drive from his sceand ball, when the York plete the only smart left-wing move-

At 132 There were patches of very in ment of the match. C. Marques at Haymes and T. E. Pearce. In the Army side Weeden was batsman had scored eleven.

• Postponed. of the different football, but once the goals left hårf

hardest

Coombes appealed confidently for not playing a great loss-and Major Rawsthorne took Low against Pearce who had gone began

workers on view and it was very hard. come, the game brightened, wharf was one

right across his wicket. but the and one discerned improving attempts | luck on him that his miskick should

Coleraine over the gloves from Warre and very well he kept too!

umpire ruled 'not out'. Next ball- Linfield to ally accuracy will speed and de- lead directly to England's first goal. termination. Portugal 100

and played

watched Carlos Remedios

to his much better once England had scored, then sighed for a return

Godby opened the bowling from

first of the match. Marshall T. A. Pearce came in and put his one-went for four byes-the Larne

now Cliftonville Bolden

drove Distillery and the closing 20 minutes of play days of football, when he was an in- the Supreme Court end to Richard-first ball briskly away to long on for began to be vigorous and

bowling fastish right hand. a couple. Next over he got only one Cheney for a couple of fours, but in Glenavon were easily the brightest of the whole evitable choice for the Shanghai son,

The third ball was put prettily be- ball which went to long leg for four trying to get a third he skied the boil -match,

Interport-rida.

Ards Neither Souza nor D. Alves were fiind cover for four but off-the-sixth |-A-complete-change-now-came-over and was enlight ̃at-deep mid-off-by the batsman played the name shot the game. Richardson had couple Mackintosh-Walker (144-3-21 n capable of withstanding the Insist at an off ball that those get him out of twos and they ran

couple of 83 minutes.) * Pearce seemed 10 ent pressure of the English attack. Neither bacit looked comfortable and missed it. Burron bowled at the like Cheney and cracked him for

so often. Luckily in this case he checky singles. of their work was of the other end to Kilbee who took a single couple of fours to leg off successive nost

with off the third ball-rather a sharp rus. balls. Godby then relieved Barron, scrambling type. astonishing success, but it could not A rather erratic over from Godby a good move of the Army skipper as he square cut his first fell for four first slip could quite get at, the scor- inst for ever and eventually had to followed and then Richardson hook it was his proper end. However but then they unkindly blocked his in was restricted to singles, until cu Burson to square leg for three-Richardson off drove him for four pel shot and only a single came from Alien brought off a really good hook a fine bit of welding by Coombes though he only just stopped the next an equally good shot. Coombes was off Burron for four and lofted one went ahead for the first time and saving the four-and Kilbee success- one. After a short single Pearce obviously turning them from the off over mid-off for two in

blt by over.

Of the first ball of Cheney's Ing almost a single venture in attack, fully avoided a shocking long-hop collected a pretty four to long leg and kept the runs down a that got up head high. Godby then McLogan relleved Cheney and had bowling short of a length. One very next over Pearce on drove

Wan Penree dropped right on the square short one got up very high, and it which should, it seemed, have been bowled another maiden. He keeping most of them outside the off. fer boundary off his second ball. It seemed as if the wicket might be mulch sitten seen, have been the was an awkward catch as the fields crumbling a bit at the Supreme Court In only to see the ball go over his stump (as was Barron) and batsmen for no reason cau con mua

the railings. end. Scoring stackened until Pearce head. But Cheney got some revenge celve did not seem to be secing them Seventeen runs came off the over-lt Cheney clean into the first floor

(Continued on Pape 3.) so well. Cheney relieved Godby and a seven ball one by the way! Pearce verandah of the Supreme Court an bowled the third consecutive mailen had made 33 in about twenty min on drive. The next ball went to the

end.

four utes. from that

However,

Borron's next singles came from over and the ten went up in about twenty minutes!

My suggestion made before the game that Portugal would prove to be the better balanced side was com-

In truth pletely set at nought.

posl tions were reversed. It was England where one found it hard to remark any profound weakness. The defence was very solld, despite Webster's shaky start. Pilo was no safe as houses. The half backs quickly gain- ed a grip on the opposing attack and never relaxed. Bright was a model centre-half, and Bilss and Lalster were completely competent.

break down.

It

met

KÉPT A GRAND GOAL

Behind them Marques kept a grand goal. He was early in aetion and until halfway through the second half looked unbeatable. He med polni

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A NEAR THING

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end. The

was bowling

now definitely on top and barring

that a snick by John Pearce, wicket-keeper

SCORING SLACKENS When Owen Hughes faced Coombes neither

off and would have broken a window on the ground floor but for pitching FAST AND FURIOUS

on a pillar. Next ball he had on- Terrifié lash at a straight one other The rate of scoring had increased

much

too short to drive and was amazingly as Richardson was having bw. to everyone's regret except the Cheney very nearly bowicd an-his share and playing some very nice Army! 1904-91. One run later the other malden! Off the fourth ball shots tho he did not show the easy Owen Hughes was caught at

of batting which made wicket off Coombes, 191-5-21. Kilbee tried to put one to leg and mastery

50 Hayward and Allen took a single or very nearly cocked it up to square every shot. Pearce played look leg. From the last he pushed one inevitable and so easy! It hard to deep square leg for a single pure delight to watch such an inn-two before tiffin when the score was but it looked a risky stroke. The ings. Melngan could find no length 195 made in 111 winutes. scoring was very slow but all credit and Mackintosh-Walker took must be given to the excellent plac-place but nine came off his first over.

Godby presevered

at 102 timin and Allen sent the 200 up with and ing of the Army Beld and the ex-

hit a full tons into deep a hard off-drive off the latter. He Richardson cellent felding of their team. At 17 Kilbee who had never been com- mid-on's hands 102--2-41. The runs got another with a late cut through fortable had a slash at Cheney and had been made in exactly an hour. the slips. Next over Hayward was was excellently caught by McLagan It was an amazing change as 85 runs b.w. In trying to turn Cheney to

long leg (207--0---0.). was cover-the fieldsman talding a had come in 31 minutes!

Pearco came in and scored a big hard hit at the full stretch of his right

fasl singlo to square

leg. Barron then arm

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