1938-02-21 — Page 44

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH MONDAY FEBRUARY

1938.

SERVICES EXTEND THE ISLINGTON CORINTHIANS

Chinese Beaten By Speedy Play

Of Corinthians

Splendid Soccer By English Amateurs

(By "Abo")

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 Chiness and gavo an ex« hibition of bewildering speed, combined with splendid ball con- trol and positional play.

Hud the Chinese not suffered fihinns 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 movements were patently nervous especially at were not crowned with success. the start, and even after duo al- The most marked superiorily of lowance has been made for the fact the tourists was in midfield that the Corinthians' speed had com-fact, it was

play. In monopoly. pletely unsettled them in the opening

in itis ning Though "Bill" Whittaker, in role stages, the Chinese certainly not as a third back, took no part what- come up to expeciation a

ever in the expectations as a team. ever

almost

The Islington Corinthians as they lined up to bo presented to Hils Excellencs the Governor Sir Geoffry Northcoto on Saturday, Left to righi-lanning. Longman, Buchanan, Bradbury, Tarrant, Avery, Martin, Wright. W. Biller, Whittaker and Clark (Captain). (Photo: Staff Photographer).

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

ever been seen before in the bas Colony.

-ONLY WEAKNESSES

The only weaknesses in the visit-

Individually, however, several of Martin and the two-halves Ling side were on both wings, where

them distinguished

wero

bly Tom Kwan-mselves, nota the right Pack, and with the W. Miller on the left was able to

To always

in whether in de- neither Manning on the right, nor In goal, the fence or in Mak Sut-hon and Li Tin-inside-forwards Bradbury full-backs,

and Avery song, and the

centre-half, Lim always dropping back to help in the play up to the general stapdard of Tak-po. 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 Corintt:lans supremacy in mid-bered that melther was playing in commendable; if he

if he had also suf- feld was never questioned. 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.

Their.

With

any

perlod,

SHOW A DROP IN ENTRIES

H.D. RUMJAHN DEFENDS

TITLE IN SINGLES

Entries 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,

IL. D. Rumjahn, who bent his cousin "SA" in the final last year

after five hard-fought sets, will be Hockey defending his title against a field of aspirants who include Taul Wal-pul the Chinese Davis Cupper and former holder of the championship; S. A. Rumjahn, also a former champion;| and E. C. Fincher, probably the finest local player who has never won the title.

MACAO'S LUCKY WIN

HONGKONG ELEVEN DESERVED DRAW

( Our Own Correspondent)

Maçao, Feb. 20.

PUT UP A GOOD SHOW THOUGH BEATEN BY 3-1

TOURISTS AGAIN GIVE SPLENDID EXHIBITION OF POSITIONAL PLAY

(By "Abe")

If further evidenco 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 taske 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 os.

ucive 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. affect positional conditions cannot play, and in this respect the tourists were equally as good as in their first appearance.

Several changes were made in the team.

over Ted Wingfield took Cyril Longman's position in goal. G. W. Dance came in at right-half in place of A. J. Martin, and G. W. Pearce

outside

left. W. Miller, who was at outside left on

SPELM

at

Saturday, moved to inside right and L. Bradbury went to outside right just to show his versatility (he la normally a half-back) and scored two goalal

NOT AS FAST

Brudbury

He is versatile.

While the play lacked the speed

a little of the previous day, the match was The line seemed to move

belter in the second half when better to watch inasmuch us it was more even. Again the tourists be- Pearson, from outside left, went to wildered the opposition by their centre-forward, and Calvert went opening burst, and in ten minutes out to the left. The move bore

fruit when they were a goal up. Two more fru

Pearson received a followed shortly after and before through pass and dashed in to beat the game was half an hour old the Wingfield from close range. Corinthians were three goals in the did not have as much of the mid- Rather surprisingly the Corinthians

Icad.

position, as Manning is a full-back THIRD BACK PLAY

normally and Miller an inside for- Probably for the first time in local ward,

Tarrant, although he went football, we had a glimpse of what very close with several headers, was a "third back" really means. Whittaker positioning himself be perhaps not as dangerous as we had tween them, the two backs, Clark thought him to be; on one occasion,

he missed an almost open goal... able to and Buchanan, were

give Maks Sul-bon, L Tin-sang and more attention to the wings. The

Insufflelent was seen of Longman Lim Tak-po were the other three result was the complete subjugation to enable one to judge his capabili who refused to be beaten without } of

But the Services did not deserve fleld play as one would have expect.. Yeung Shut-ylck and Cheungg

was a spectator for the with ties. Ho Furthermore afght, and throughout they de- Moon-wing

to be 3-0 down at this stage, for they cd, following their exhibition against were playing a splendid game and the Chinese. This was due to the fended stoutly albeit desperately. Whittaker between the backs, there most part of the game,

the tourists were not by any means work of the Services' halves, Wil- clearances lacked the usual was no loop-hole for Chan Take-fai

The speed in which the tourists polish, but to, them polish was only to make his tearaway dashes down started off bewildered the Chinese

having their own way. It was just lamson, Bright and Ferris. No bet- as well that the Corinthians had ter compliment could be paid to secondary consideration on the centre.

who themselves admit that they had Saturday: the first was to get the

established such a commanding lead, these three than to say that they

were only a little behind the Corin the never seen anything Uke it. It was The

method favourite

of ball away-anywhere so long as lt

or else they might have been hard speed alone, speed and

but

thians Intermediate Ino in effective- Apart from these three, there are

put to it to win at all as the Ser- was away from goal.

Chinese attack-the inside forwards not

ness. amongst the entrants in the

vices settled down to such good pur- drawing the backs and sending the speed combined with ball control. few GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT

The Corinthiana again featured for the centre-forward For a long time, there was one tean singles who look capable of depeeing

pose that they often had the visitors' ball through

or in it until Chan

Chan Tak-fai was sent H. D. Rumjahn. Tsui Yan-pui,

defence worried.

their play with falled because of the presents through by Fung but his shot at younger brother of Tsul Wai-pul, is

accurate parses. Probably because so much was ex-

Had Bright, the Services centre Sometimes these passes went astray, Whittaker in the middle. And this pected of him, both by the Corin- is the essential purpose of the third goal vent wide. Desperate defence back again though, and may cause

half, followed Whittaker's example but more often than not they went thians themselves and by local sup-back. True, though, Chan Tak-fai un the part of the Chinese prevented one or two upsets, but it is doubhful the Corinthians from scoring in the whether Lee Wal-tong, so soon after

by taking up the role of "stopper" to the men for whom they were in-

tended. porters, Fung

Bradbury was a great suc- King-cheung,

from the very start, the Corinthians at burst through on several occasions Arst-half, and the blankt score-sheet his leg injury, will be good enough Inside-right, was the greatest dis- but Whittaker was too close on at the interval certainly to offer serious challenge to the lead-

might not have scored three times ces at outside right, and his display appointment among the -Chinese Theels to allow him to shoot with

Despite the lucleniency of the in mich a short period. In the first yesterday ertainly gave no indice- forwards. That the other four would not be able to give of their free of certainty. The Chinnen Chinese, who were unable to with-ing players.

stand the terride pace.

weather here to-day. & large crowd half hour he was too well up the lion that this was not his normal centre-forward, nevertheless, should

It is pleasing to note the return assembled at the hockey ground this field and when the tourists made position. Dick Tarrant worked very best against the tourists was easily have found the net on one occasion

their thrusts he could not go back hard, and scored a beautiful goal off The South China players came of several old-timers in the doubles, afternoon to witness the friendly

In time, thus throwing too 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 Taur responsibility on the

much his head from a pass by Pearce. campaigner like Fung,

shoulders who has to beat; but he shot straight at the

TOURISTS TAKE LEAD but even then they were at. W. Lo, who had done so well in nament team and the Macao Hotkey Watson and Shochan, the full-backs. toured so many countries, should advancing Koal-keeper and the

always beaten to the ball by yards. this tournament in former years. On Club. A fluke goal scored half a When he did play the third-backs type give such a weak display must have chance never came again.

Avery put the visitors one up when paper at least, the most outstanders enabled the home. team to win.

minute

Bradbury's first goal was a very been felt keenly, by the

of play of game, the Corinthians' attack cool affair. Chinese

He dribbled his way selectors, Even his passes to both "Pat" Clark gave an examplary he obtained possession outside the pairs seem to be the Tsul

noticeably became less dangerous.

past Sheehan and calmly tapped: the wings, usually the most reliable fea- exhibition of full-back play. Sure- slammed the ball into the corner of selection of Tsul Wai-pui to represent exciting. Bol

pernity area, felnied twice and and

the Rumjahn cousins, The Play was extremely fast and

ball past Church. Just before this, teams were in fine LACK OF UNDERSTANDING; ture of his play, went awry more footed and fast for

Miller had scored but the goal was a man of his often than not.

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

China in the Davis Cup prevented form and brisk exchanges took place

Very often too there was a lack disallowed because Tarrant was off- and

ground was him his This was the only scoring of the

brother How completely outplayed the wing an inch of rope, Buchanan.

from defending from the outset. The

wards, although Individually every-

suit of a splendid movement on the Chinese were can only be appreel- on the left, was less spectacular but match, but in the 90 minutes of play their doubles Utle which was won wet and very slippery and placed of understanding among the for side. The next goal came as a re

a disadvantage.

left, Pearce lobbing the ball on to The most attractive feature of the the highest standard of amateur are now in full cry after it.

cd a good game. Calvert went very The draw of the tourists play was the splendid co-football.

championships,lent in distribution and held the ordination of the wing-halves and

which commence at the Hongkong opposition attack at bay time and close a few times with rasping drives. it into the net. Shortly afterwards, the inside forward. Nothing like it A

(Continued on Page 9.). too-frequent blowing of the C.C. courts on Monday, February 28, ugain. Raids were frequent in the butlla combination with Saw and Bradbury was again in the limelight,

visitors' goal area, but Dobson dis-McGuigan could have been better. whistle rather marred the game will be made cometime this wek. from the spectators' point of view. Entries are as follows:

played rare Judginent and cleared what seemed to be certain goals. The Usually one of our best referees, Mr.

CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES

United forwards constantly ha R. M. Omar was more strict than

harassed the defence, but on the situation warranted and slowed

several occasioriS P. S. Leong, T. Gray down the game considerably by in Pearce, F. V. Harrison, W. Sander than assisting, and thus enabling fell over each other hindering rather discriminate blowing of the whistle, C. Hung, B. Agaturoff, We Almada to clear. The interval was on alight technicalities. This proved Chung, Pang Ol Lam, A. Crawford, rea

reached with irritating to the spectators.

no scores registered. M. W. Lo, G. W. Sewell, T. C

Upon resumptionstant attempts in Teams:

Guest at right Mo

T. E. Wheble, J. A H. back, thwarted Islington Corinthians.-C. Long-

C. Pool, F. II. Kwok, S.

A. J. Martin, W. Whittaker, J. K pui, Taul Yan-pul, Pay. Lt. Cdr. despite the hard work of the mon; P. B. Clark, A. D. Buchanan; W. Liang, E. C. Fincher, Tsui Wala most creditable manner thereby turning the tide on many occasions, R. Wright, R. Manning, L. Bradbury, R. H. Rump, R.N., Firdos Khan, J. W half back line and forwards to get

ler: Leonard, Leong | P. Tarrant, A. Avery and W. Müller:

Ping-chiu, Na

Apast

Ramalho, in the opposition. South China A-Tam Kwan Drysdale, A. V. Gosano, I. M. A. kon; Mak Sul-hon

LI Tin-sung: Lau Razack, H. D. Rumjahn, B. A. Rum sido right, was unlucky and missed left Hing-chol, Lim Tal-po, Leung Wing-Jahn, J. F. L. Smalley, A. 8. Hussain, several chances. Costa, Macho's

half, treated the

the speciators to a bril chaiu; Yeung Shul-yick, Fung King. - S. Continued on Fage 3.) Land, Hant diaping of intercepting and

placing.

Alex Alrosa, pivot, per- formed akdifully i in outinanoeuvring the opposing forwards.

before the close

ated by those who witnessed the he was certainly not leas effective. the Islington Cohinthians showed us from the Rumjahna in 1938, but they both teams Attack line was excel- one of them can be said to have play" ¦ Tarrant's head for the latter to put

game. The margin of victory cer- tainly did not do the tourists justice. Wherever the bali was, whether on the ground or in the air, the Corin-

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