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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY,

FEBRUARY 28, 1988.

ISLINGTON CORINTHIANS BEAT ALL LOCAL TEAMS

CIVILIAN FORWARDS FAIL

TO PENETRATE TOURISTS' DEFENCE

PENALTY GIVES LOCAL MEN THEIR SOLITARY POINT

(By "Abo")

When the Civilians commenced their match against the Islington Corinthians on Saturday at Caroline Hill by attacking, they raised the hope that they might be the first team to extend the tourists in the Colony. This hope was not realised, however, and the Corinthians went on to win fairly comfortably by three goals to one.

The game had to moments of} thrills, especially when the Civilian forwards got away a few times, but

the local apposition on the whole was

not strong enough to make the Islington Corinthians'

visitors give of their best.

A

sult, play seldom rose very much above our own first division sandnrd.

Had the Civilian forwards

suc-

ceeded in settling down as a com- bination, they would probably have made a closer fight of it. Bickford, on the left wing, played a

a better exter game than he has done for a long whlic, and Howlett was clever withi the ball, but there was little ro- ordination in the line.

Freddie ame

Fowler, on

starved

the right wing, was by his colleagues and was not given the slightest opportunity to reveal his true worth. Neither D.

Record In Colony

The following is the record of the Islington Corinthians' four matches in the Colony:

Beat South China A.A. LO Beat United Services 3-1 Beat Civilians

3.1 Beat Colony XI

5-1

Knox, at centre forward, nor Wong seldom called upon to do anything in Mee-shun, at inside right, was able goal; he had little chance to slop to do anything outstanding through Wong Mee-sluun's sport-kicks which out the whole 90 minutes. The best was a very good one.

thing Wong did in the match was to convert a penalty given against, Whittaker for hands in the last few minuter.

FINE WING HALVES Bradbury and Wright were wing- halves of the highest class, and were

as prominent in attack as in defence. had Knox co

Knox was too lackadaisical in his Whittaker, in his role as third back,

completely bottled up, and

Lee Tin-sang, Colony right back, and Sherwood, Corinthian centre-forward, in a perullar pose in the match between the tourists and the Colony KT yesterday. Pearce is un the right looking on. (Photo: Staff Photographer).

WHAT OUR VISITORS THINK

OF FOOTBALL IN

THE COLONY

SOME IMPRESSIONS BY CORINTHIANS' LEADER

(By "Abo")

gramme of "official" matches in the Colony, football enthusiasts

play to hear he lacked thrust for the first time in the present NOW that the Islington Corinthians have completed their pro-

defence. Ho and moreover did not appear to be series was seen to move up a little, trying hard enough. It was surorin-to join in the attack towards the will be interested to hear what the famous English amateurs think ing, in view of his poor display, that latter part of the game. in the second half he was not moved

Sherwood, making ids Best appear-

of the local standard of play. At the conclusion of yesterday's ance, was impressive as leader of the match between the visitors and the Colony XI, I had a talks with attack

to the right wing and Fowler brought in to take over hla place in

centre.

GOOD DEFENCE

the

He scored all three goals for "Pat" Clark, the visiting captain, in the dressing room and he had the Corinthians, two with his head some illuminating things to say regarding soccer in the Colony. and the third with a left-foot drive after beating three defenders.

's display on the left wing On Par With Malaya bis point, he naks tocol

to

Costa,

onc

with

lender, and combined ao effectively to the ball by the inside left was it higher; but at the same time, he have been noticed that Wright and

with his colleagues that half

a dozen Fonts would not have flattered the tourists. But Mak Shul-hon

The Civilian delenco did

Pearce's very

men well Indeed, I thought, to hold the was an improvement on the

study the methods of J. K. Corinthians down to three conls. against the Services, but Read on FIRST of all, it is Clark's consider-Wright and Len Bradbury, who were Sherwood was such an enereeue the right wing was always danger- ed opinion that football in the wing halves who could bear compari-

ous, although he was often beuten Colony is on

par with that

the highest standard la of son

It will soccer at Home. Malaya. Certainly he would not put amateur As usual, Avery

the inside forwards and because of Bradbury always formed a link with

this co-ordination the Corinthians in- variably gave the impression of being! superior in midfield play.

Heavier Ball Needed

and a great schemer and made several would not say that the standard of Costa, the backs, and Gough, the openings for his colleagues while play here was lower. centre-half, rose to the occasion and Tarrant continually harassed the kept out several dangerous raids, Civilinn

conse-

small part in holding down Road on a pasy by Pearce, lie completed his chosen

trick" when the second half chosen tuns, but the best wins, the sunced." Clarke himselt says that if

to

Is Lee Wai-tong To Play Again ?

(By "Abe").

Mr. Wong Ka-tsun, the General Secretary of the South China A.A., told me yesterday that a return match between

South China and the Islington Corinthians will be played when the tourists come back from their visit to Manila.

He also said that he would make an attempt to persuado Lee Wai-tong to turn out.

Lee told me some weeks ago that he definitely would not play against the Corinthians as his leg was not yet strong enough. But it appears that he is now uncertain. Will Mr. Wong succeed in making him take the field again?

COLONY TENNIS TITLES

Full Programme For To-Day

defence with his bustling No Team Work It was particularly pleasing to see methods, Gough give such à good account of

THE SCORING Thirty minutes after the start,!

INDIVIDUALLY, himself, especially as his chance

our local men only can

came after Lee Kwok-wat had Sherwood put the Corinthians in the amateurs In England, but in team compare very favourably with been indisposed

Leung in-chan and Bliss, the two net from a centre by Read. This standard. This is probably due to

cad by heading the ball into the play we fall rather short of the Home E Corinthians, as a team, are of the opinion that the ball used in wing-halves, were never completely was the only goal scored in the first lack of coaching facilities in the Co-the Colony is too light, which they at home and seemed bewildcred by (halt..

tony. In the four matches he has think, prevents local players from the quick positional changes mude Six minutes after the resumption, played in Hongkong, Claric hus form-showing the improvement which they by the Corinthians,

Bilss started off Sherwood registered his second goal ed the impression that there

was should. The visitors say quite well, however, and played no with a neat header, this time from plenty of good football in the

4 heavier vers ball is used in England and players the visitors' right wing.

higher standard of play is Though he improved as the game was 25 minutes old by breaking of them owing to the fact that instead a heavier ball was used locally we progressed, S. Tsang, in the Civilian through on his own and scoring just of eleven men working together as would find ourselves playing much goal, did not inspire much confidence as he was tackled.

team, they were generally eleven better football in a short time. It at the start, but in the second half,

In one of the Civilians' rare raids, individuals doing the best they could.gives players a better chance of conches will be played in the he hold a few hot ones from the the referee awarded

21 penalty Thus was the main reason why the trolling it. Corinthian forwards, and helped to against the Corinthians for "hands" tourists were so superior In the gomes keep the score down.

against Whittaker. Wong converted played against local teams. In spit

spite of

fuct that their easily thus completing the scoring. superiority was never in doubt, the

Islington

Corinthians-Wingfield; Corinthians falled to produce the form which they showed in the first Bradbury; Read, Tarrant, Sherwood, game the week before. The inter- Avery and Pearce. mediates again. were their greatest Civilians.-S. Tsang: Mak Shul- strength. With the Civillan attacks hon, Costa; Leung In-chan, Gough, mostly nipped in the bud in the Bliss: Fowler, Wong Mee-shun, D. centre of the field, Wingfield was Knox, Howlett and Bickford,

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Praise For Referees

An Interesting programme of mat-|

Open Tennis Championships of the Colony at the Hongkong C.C. courts this afternoon. Five tles will be decided In the singles and three in the doubles.

Martin, Clark; Wright, Whittaker, Coach Needed Here [N conclusion, "Pat" has a good word to say of the referees in the Colony.

S. A. Rumjahr, o former cham- four men CLARK thinks the local standard He thought the

who plon and runner-up last year, will be would improve considerably if officiated in their matches were quite we were to get a good English conch good; anyhow they would rank high by Major F. T. Baltes, a newcomer to local tennis champion- out from Home to teach us the finer in the list of referees who had ships, in one of the singles matches. points of the game. He points out officiated in their present tour. Re- that football is not a game in which which the Corinthians were pulled up, ed a prominent port in

the garding technical offences for M. W. Lo and M. K. Lo, who play- players

hope for can

the local continued success if they go out on the field the visiting skipper said the referees competitions some years ago, return without sume preconceived plan of were entirely in the right to blow to the fold and will make their ap campaign. All cleven men should the whistle even though it meant pearance to-day agalust D. K. Leung] play together in harmony and with slow

stowing down the pluy on Bome and B. Szeto, a definite idea of what their roles are occasions In this connection, Clark In certain contingencies. Here lies gave an explanation which,

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The programme is as follows: the value of a good coach. Off the sure, is not realised generally. In feld he could teach the players the the first game, against South China. theory of footboll, which is just as several Corinthians were playing Marsland Important to any good team de skill out of positions and in consequence Leune Fing-chlu v in moving a ball up and down the were not quite at home. One player, S. A. Rumjahn ground.

for instance, whose uztal place was at back, had to go out to the right wing. F. V. Harrison Our Men Are Not Fit There was such a dissimilarity in the E. C. Fincher

two positions that he was frequently ANOTHER point which has struck "all arins and elbows," and the re- Clark is that most of our players feree was quite right in pulling him are not fit enough to Inst 90 minutes up. There were other players in that of fast football. This is true enough, team who were out of postions and as those who have followed local they too committed offences which football closely this season, wil might not have been intentional bull realise, even though the charge may which nevertheless justified the re- hurt. The pace in which soccer is feree for blowing his whistle. played nowadays requires every man

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In only OHO match against the Services, were the Corinthiana harti-. pressed in the second half; In the ather three Eames, the greatest opposition from local players came in the first period. Those who have seen all four matches will appreciate the truth of this.

Valuo Of Wing Halves

THE proper functions of the wing halves ย่อ not seem lo be properly appreciated in the Colony, says Claric Local wing halves doi

Corinthians To Play On Wednesday

Club And Polico Provido The Opposition

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not give sumclent support to the A football maich has forwards when the line maves up in ranged between the combined Hong- attack. In most c860s, the attacks kong F,C. and the Police against the on the Carinthian goal failed because Islington Corinthians played on the the forwards were invariably on their! Club ground on Wednesday at 5.15 own. All five could not take partį pan.

in the attack all at once, he points;

One of the reasons why this game

the function of the wing half was to has been fixed up is to give those

out, and when it came from the wings,

move up in: support, To illustrate

(Continued on Page 0.)

OPEN SINGLES

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OPEN DOUBLES

Luk Ding-cheung and Wong Bblu- wing v. A. and II. Chan.

M. W. and M. K. Lo v. D. K. Leung and B. Bxeto.

A. Warr and W. A. Land v. F. II. Kwok and S.. W. Liang.

COLONY ELEVEN FALTER AFTER A FINE START

THRILLING SOCCER IN FIRST HALF OF MATCH

(By "Abe")

The Islington Corinthians complated the rout of local teams in their official programme in Hongkong when they trounced the Colony XI yesterday at Caroline Hill by five goals to one. Local hopes soared when Fung King-cheung scored in the first few min- utes but the tourists fought back splendidly and were decidedly the better team in the second half.

The final score perhaps flattered | rate, they might have managed to the Corinthione who, though they draw the game. were superior in the closing stages, The Corinthians again featured did not deserve to be 3-1 in the lend their game with fine positional play, at the interval. Furthermore, the and their greater speed and greater local players were extremely unfor- niness told in the end. Their for tunate to concede the last two goals, wards also worked together with both of which were scored by Avery fine understanding and presented a In one case, Avery was definitely striking contrast to the Colony play- off-side, in my opinion, and in the ers when they were on the move. other he was suspiciously so.

Whereas all five Corinthian forwards. attacked in unison, the Colony men seldom made concerted efforts. And whereas the Corinthian wing-halves Invariably went up to support the forwards in the attack, Williamson and Leung Wing-chiu were too in- tent-on defending to give much help to the forwards.

Two changes were made in the Colony team. Chris Pile, of the Polles, was included in the place of Ulrich, of Kowloon, who is under- slood to be Indisposed, and Bright of the Middlesex came in for Lau Hing- choi.

While Bright played the game of his to at céntre-half, Plie was un- j certain at left back and failed to hold Read and. Tarrant in check. If any fault could be found with Bright at all, it was that he did not give more ground passes to his forwards instead of putting the ball in the air in view of the superiority of the

Corinthians overhead.

STERN OPPOSITION

QUICK IN RECOVERY

Williamson and Leung, however, could hardly be blamed for not mov- up with the forwards because the Corinthians were so quick in their recoveries that had the Colony wing-halves gone up to assist the forwards, the defence would have been considerably weakened when the tourists broke away,

23, they In the face of the 5-1 score, it may often akl. seem rather strange to say that in Sherwood, as he was the day be- yesterday's match the Corinthians fore, was the spearhead of the Cor- received the sternent opposition they inthians' attack. A hard-worker, he had yet encountered in the Colony, is indeed a dangerous man in front Nevertheless that is my opinion of goal. He scored twice yesterday. Certainly the local men were just as Read, on the right wing, had some good as the tourists in the first half, fine tussles with Leung Wing-chiu and the left-wing combination of and crowned a fine display with o Saw and Hau Ching-to had the Cor-goal, Until he moved out to the inthians' defence worried. But Lal wing, Avery did some clever things Shiu-wing and Yeung Shiu-yick, and with the ball at inside-lett. When in a lesser degree, Fung King- he was outside-left, however, he was cheung, were for from impressive. prone to get off-side and was lucky

to Had they been as good as Saw and to have two goals credited His flau, it is even conceivable that

His shooting in each casc Hongkong might have won; at any

(Continued on Page 9.)

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A typical nave by Cyril Loke man, the Corlulllans goal-keeper, yesterday. Fung, King-cheung is here reen harassing him while Whit- taker in rushing in to ward off the Calany Staff Photographer).

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