1938-02-21 — Page 32

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY,

1938. FEBRUARY 21,

SERVICES EXTEND THE ISLINGTON CORINTHIANS

Chinese Beaten By Speedy Play

Of Corinthians

Splendid Soccer By English Amateurs

(By "Abe")

In exactly the same manner as the South China A.A. foot- ballers have so often toyed with local opposition in the past, so the Islington Corinthians toyed with them at Caroline Hill on Saturday when the famous English amateur players commenced their programme in the Colony. Though the visitors won by a solitary goal, they were all over the Chinese and gave an ex- hibition of bewildering speed, combined with splendid ball con- trol and positional play.

movements

In

The Islington Corinthians as they lined up to be presented to His Excellency the Governor Sir Geoffry Northcote on Saturday. Left to right:-Manning. Longman, Buchanan, Bradbury, Tarrant, Avery, Martin, Wright, W. Buller, Whittaker and Clark (Captain). (Photo: Staff Photographer).

has.

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS SHOW A DROP IN ENTRIES

ever been seen before in the

ONLY WEAKNESSES

Had the Chinese not suffered thlans were the masters. In several from an inferiority complex, they movements, no Chinese defender was might have given a better show than able to even touch the ball although they did; but the majority of them the majority of these were patently nervous especially at were not crowned with success.

The most marked superiority of Colony. the start, and even after due al- lowance has been made for the fact the tourists was in midfield play,

almost a monopoly. that the Corinthians' speed had com-fact, it was pletely unsettled them in the opening Though "Bill" Whittaker, in his role

The only weaknesses in the visit- singes, the Chinese certainly did not as a third back, took no part what- come up to expectations as a team. ever in the attack, the two-halves ing side were on both wings, where Individually, however, several of Murtin and Wright were always in them distinguished themselves, notu- the right position, whether in de-neither Manning on the right, nor and with the W. Miller on the left was able to or in attack, bly Tem

in goal, the fence Kwan-kon full-backs, Mak Sul-hon

and Li Tin-Inside-forwards Bradbury and Avery play up to the general standard of and the centre-half Lim always dropping back to help in the Bang, Tak-pa, The display given by Tam foraging, it was not surprising that their side. But it has to be remem- between the sticks was particularly the Corinthians' supremacy in mid-bered that neither was playing in

feld was never questioned. commendable; If he had also auf- fered from nervousness, the tourists would most assuredly have scored more than one goal. While most of his team-mates allowed themselves to be over-awed by the occasion, he remained cool. between the sticks and set an example which the others might well have followed.

Mak Sul-hon, Li Tin-sang and Lim Tak-po were the other three who refused to be beaten without n fight, and throughout they de fended stoutly albeit desperately. Their clearances licked the usual polish, Irut to them polish was only

secondary

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consideration Saturday: the first was to get the ball away-anywhere' so long as it was, away from goal.

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position, as Manning is a full-back normally and Miller an inside for- Tarrant, although he went very close with several headers, was perhaps not as dangerous as we had thought him to be; on one occasion,

THIRD BACK PLAY Probably for the first time in local ward. football, we had a glimpse of what a "third back" really means. Whittaker positioning himself be tween them, the two backs, Clark

the centre.

WICH

The

the

period.

but

PUT UP A GOOD SHOW THOUGH BEATEN BY 3-1

TOURISTS AGAIN GIVE SPLENDID EXHIBITION OF POSITIONAL PLAY

(By "Abo")

If further evidence was required to prove the effectiveness of the Islington Corinthians as a team, it was supplied at Caroline Hill yesterday afternoon when they played against the United Services. Nevertheless their 3-1 win might suggest that they had an easier task against the Services, than against the Chinese the day before, but actually it was the other way round Though they scored three goals, the tourists' were made to go all out to get them.

Ground and weather conditions were not as conducive to fast play as they were when the Islington Corinthians met the Chinese, and in consequence the ball was not moved. up and down the field with such rapidity. But ground and weather conditions cannot affect positional play, and in this respect the tourists were equally as good as in their first

upp.

team.

over

changes were made in the Ted Wingfield took Cyril Longman's position in goal, G. in W. Dance camo at right-half

of A. J. Martin, and G. W. place

left. W. outside Pearce was at Miller, who was at outside left on Saturday, moved to inside right and L. Bradbury went to outside right Just to show his versatility (he is

two goals!

H.D. RUMJAHN DEFENDS normally a half-back) and scored

TITLE IN SINGLES

Entrics for the Open Tennis Championships of the Colony, organised by the Hongkong Cricket Club annually, show a drop of 15 in the singles and seven in the doubles.

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In

MACAO'S LUCKY WIN HONGKONG ELEVEN DESERVED DRAW

win

Clark gave an examplary he obinined possession outside the inaire seem to be the Tsui brothers & Both teams were in finel

NOT AS FAST

Bradbury

He is versatile.

While the play lacked the speed of the previous day, the match was The line seemed to move a little the second half when better to watch inasmuch as it was better in more even. Again the tourists be- Pearson, from outside left, went to wildered the opposition by their centre-forward, and Calvert went out to the left. The move bore opening burst, and in ten minutes out when Pearson received they were a goal up. Two more through pors and dashed in to beat followed shortly aftor and before

the game was half an hour old the'l Wingfleld from close raninthians

Corinthians were three goals in the Icad.

But the Services did not deserve to be 3-0 down at this stage, for they were playing a splendid game and the tourists were not by any means having their own way. It was just hind Corinthiana as well that the established such a commanding lead, else they might have been hord put to it to win at all as the Ser- vices settled down to such good pur

pose that they often had the visitors'

defence worried.

Rather surprisingly the

expect

did not have as much of the mid- feld play, as one would have.

the Chinese.

This cd, following their exhibition against work of the Services' halves, Wi-

was due to the

liamson, Bright and Ferris, No bet- ter compliment could be paid to these three than to say that they were only a little behind the Corin- thlans' intermediate line in effective-

ness.

H. D. Rumjan, who beat his cousin "SA" in the final last year he missed an almost open goal. able to give and Buchanan, were

after five hard-fought sets, will be Hockey to the wings. more attention

Insuficient was seen of Longman defending his title against a field of! result was the complete subjugation to enable ong to judge his capabili- aspirants who include Tsui Wai-pui. of Yeung Shul-ylck and Cheung with

was n spectator for the the Chinese Davis Cupper and former Furthermore

holder of the championship; S. A. Moon-wing.

Rumjahn, also a former champion; Whittaker between the backs, there most part of the game.

The speed in which the tourista and E. C. Fincher, probably the finest was no loop-hole for Chan Tak-fal to make his tearaway dashes down started off bewildered the Chinese local player who has never won the

who themselves admit that they had itle. of the never seen anything like it. It was The favourite method

speed alone,

Apart from these three, there are control. few amongst Chinese attack-the Inside forwards not speed and

with ball

the entrants in the

The Corinthians again featured their play with accurate Pabsts. drawing the backs and sending the speed combined GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT bull through for the contre-forward For a long time, there was one team singles who look capable of deposing Tsui Yan-pul,;

Had Bright, the Services' centre Sometimes these passes went astray, failed because of the presence of in it until Chan Tak-fol was sent H. D. Rumjahn.

half, followed. Whittaker's example but more often than not they went Probably because so much was ex- Whittaker in the middle. And this through by Fung but his shot at younger brother of Taul Wal-pui, is

by taking up the role of "stopper" to the men for whom they were in- pected of him, both by the Corin-is the essential purpose of the third goal went wide. Desperate defence back again though, and may cause

(By Our Own Correspondent) thians themselves and by local sup-back. True

from the very start, the Corinthians tended. Bradbury was a great suc chough, Chan Tak-fal on the part of the Chinese prevented one or two upsets, but it is doubhfui the Corinthians from scoring in the whether Leo Wal-tong, so soon after

might not have scored three times cess at outside right, and his display porters, Fung

at burst through, on several occasions retail, and the blank score-sheet his leg injury, will be good enough King-cheung,.

Macao, Feb. 20.

in such a short period. In the first yesterday certainly gave no indica- inside-right was the greatest dis but Whittaker was too close on his at the interval certainly flattered the to offer serious challenge to the lead- Despite-the-Inclemeney-of-the appointment among the Chinese heels to allow him to shoot with any

position. Dick Tarrant worked very any Chinese, who were unable to withing players.

weather hero to-day, a large crowd half hour he was too-well-up-the-tion that this was not his normal

tourists made field and when the forwards. That the other four degree of certainty. The Chinese would not be able to give of their centre-forward, nevertheless, should stand the terrific pace.

It is pleasing to note the return praembled at the hockey ground this their thrusts he could not go back hard, and scored a beautiful goal off

friendly in time, thus throwing too much his head from a pass by Pearce. best against the tourists was caally have found the net on one occasion The South China players came of several old-timers in the doubles, afternoon to witness the

...TOURISTS TAKE LEAD understandable, but that a seasoned at least, when he had only Longman more into the picture in the second the most notable being M. K. Lo and encounter between the United Tour-responsibility on the shoulders of campaigner like Fung. who

to beat; but he shot straight at the

but even then they were M. W. Lo, who had done so well in nament team and the Macao Hockey Watson and Sheehan, the full-backs

A fluke goal scored half a When he did play the third-back type Bradbury's first goal was a very toured

and advancing goal-keeper

On Club, so many countries, should

always beaten to the balle up when this tour test, the most outstanding minute before the clone

way of play of game, the Corinthians' attack cool affair. He dribbled his give such a weak display must have chunce never came again.

Avery put the visitors one up paper at

enabled the home team to

noticeably became less dangerous. past Shechen and calmly tapped the been telt keenly by the Chinese

was extremely fast and

ball past Church. Just before this, "Pat" selectors. Even his posses to both

penalty area,

and and the Rumfahn cousins, The felnted twice

LACK OF UNDERSTANDING.

Miller had scored but the goal was wings, usually the most reliable fen-exhibition of full-back play. Sure stammed the ball into the corner of

ection of Tsul Wai-pul to represent

Was

off- fooled and fast for a man of his

Very often too there was a luck disallowed because Tarrant China ture of his play, went awry more

In the Davis Cup prevented form and brisk exchanges took place ground was often than not,

bulk, he never gave Cheung Moon- the net well out of Tam's reach,

and placed of understanding among the for- side. The next goal came as a re- his brother from defending from the outset. The

sult

of a splendid movement on the This was the only scoring of the him and ble tile, which was won wet and very slippery the wing an inch of rope. Buchanan,

wards, although individually every disadvantage. a

Calvert went very Tarrant's hend for the latter to put ho was certainly not less effective. the Islington Cohinthians showed us

ed a good game, The draw of the championships, lent in distribution and held

close a few times with rasping drives,it into the not. Shortly afterwards,

(Continued on Page 9.) which commence at the Hongkouts opposition attack at bay time and A too-frequent blowing of the C.C. courts on Monday, February 29, again. Raids were frequent in the but his combination with Saw and Bradbury was again in the limelight,

the game will be made sometime this welt. visitors' goal area, but Dobson dis-McGuigan could have been better.

played ruro

and cleared uro judgment whistle rather marred

Entries are as follows:

to be certain goals. The from the spectators' point of view.

Unlied Usually one of our best referees, Mr. PAMIR. M. Omar was more strict than

the defence, but on several occasions the situation warranted and slowed

S. A. Gray, P. S. Leong, T. Afell over each other hindering rather down the game considerably by in Pearce, F. V. Harrison, W: Sander, than assisting, and thus enabling

Wel Almada to discriminate blowing of the whistic w. C. lung, B. Agafuroff,

to clear. The interval was on slight technicalities. This proved Chung, Pang Of Lam, A Crawford reached with no scores registered. Irritating to the spectators.

M. W.

G. W. Sewell, T.

Upon resumption, Guest at right Teams:

Monaghan, T. E. Wheble, J. A back, thwarted constant attempts in Douglass, J. C. Pool, F. H. Kwok, S., a. most

creditable manner thereby Islington Corinthians.-C. Lorig- man, P. B. Clark, . D. Buchanan; W. Liang, E. C. Fincher, Taul Wai- turning the tide on many occasions, A. J. Martin, W. Whittaker, J. K. pui, Tsui Yan-pul Pay. Lt. Cdr. B. despite the hard work of the Maczo Het Wright; H. Manning, L. Bradbury, R. H. Rump, R.N., Firdos Khan, J. W half back line and forwards to Leonard, Leong Ping-chlu, P. Tarrant, A. Avery and W. Miller,

South China AA-Tam Kwan-Drysdale, A. V. Gosano, I. M. A past the opposition. Ramalho, in kon; Mak Sut-hon, Li Tin-sang: Lau Razack, H. D. Rumjahn, S. A. Rum-side right, was unlucky and missed

Jahn, J. F. L. Smalley, A. 5. Hussain, hatt, treated the spectators to

several chances. Costa, Macao's left a bril- Hing-chol, Lim Tak-po, Leung Wing

placing, and Alex Airosa, pivot, per- skilfully in outmanoeuvring the opposing forwards...

How completely outpiny reci- on the left, was less spectacular but match, but in the 20 minutes of play the Rumjahns in 1030, but they both teams back line was excel- one of them can be said to have play- left, Pearce lobbing the ball on to

Chinese were can only be

witnessed the ated by those who game. The margin of victory cer- tainly did not do the tourists justice. Wherever the ball was, whether on the ground or in the air, the Corinthe inside, forward. Nothing like it

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CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES

Macao's half

the

ared

What secards constantly harassed

chlu; Yeung Shui-yick, Fung King-S. S. Hussain, A. Warr, W. A. Land, lant display of intercepting

(Continued on Page 9.1

cheung, Chan Tak-fal, Lai Shiu- wing and Cheung Moon-wing.

A typical save by Tam Kwai- hòn, the South China gosi-keeper. vho played k very cost game again at the Islington Corinthiani, :(Photo: Staff Thotngrapher);;

and

Gulam Rasul, his opposite number, Why prominent for samu work, R. Rosario, was thoroughly depen- dable at right back, and his ability to rob Dunne, outside left, and Par- laub. at wing of the ball, was pretty to watch.

As play advanced, spectators de- elded that the side upon which Dame Fortune smiled would win, and she lighted her face upon Macao. The game had barely a minute to go. when the ball came up close to the visitors' goal. A shot by well on the 11. Rosario, Inside left, found Dobron alert and he stopped the ball, only 10 allp over as he was on the point of clearing and the ball skimmed gently past them over the goal line to de- half a cide the game for Mactio

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| minute before the final whistle. Macao: Almada; 1. Rosario, mert; Albert ⠀⠀ Alrosa, Alex Alrosa, F. Nolanco, Homolke, 11. Rosario, Amilenr. Angelo.

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