THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY,
MARCH
14, 1988.
ARMY SURPRISES CHINESE IN LAI WAH
HOLDERS RISE TO OCCASION IN FINE STYLE
MANY PLAYERS INJURED IN THRILLING MATCH
(By "Abe")
The greatest blunder committed by the Chinese in the Lai Wah Cup football final played on the Navy ground at Causeway Bay yesterday was in under-estimating their opponents, the Army. They paid the penalty for the blunder, for the military players won the game by four goals to three after being two goals down at one stage in the first half. The Army thus retains the trophy.
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The
The
The Army attacked continually for The side folded by the Chinese | was probably the worst they have the remainder of the match, and ten from the end they were sent out in a representative match minutes during the present season; the half- rewarded when Saw received a line backs were weak, with the excep-pass from Grogan and calmly put the the ball into the net from close in. tion of Leung Wing-chlu In
entre, and the forwards were rag-
Army fully deserved their with very little cohesion in the win. As a team they combined to- understanding belter throughout.
customary gether with in the attacks was definitely than their opponents, and in defence jacking. Fung King-cheung's pre- Watson und Sheehan seemed safer Tin- sence would probably have infused than Mak Shut-hon und Lee the necessary life into it, but he is sang-high praise indeed when sul on the injured list and could realised how long the Chinese backs
played together. As stated be not play.
Jore, the Army halves completely
Until middeld play.
his dominated injury, Bright was the outstanding intermediate and was given fine sup- port by Freshwater and Proctor. The forwards were well-led by Pearson, of whose headwork was a feature the game Both McGuigan and Saw
On the other hand, the Army men rose to the occasion one and all and well-deserved their victory. They played better as a team, and their forwards too were far more dan- gerous in front of goal than their opposite numbers.
have
It scientific football was often displayed elever football and absent in this mulch, the many their respective wings well.
thrills soen and the fast pace set by both teams more than made up for it.
As
the
and Calvert found their
fed
Grogan
casier
task on account of the weakness of the Chinese wing-halves, but the shoot- On ing of the latter was erratic. several occasions he would proba bly have done better to centre than to shoot when he had only a very acute angle at the goal.
FINE TEAM WORK
The success of the Army was not due so much to individual brilliance as to fine team-work.
ARMY SUPERIOR MIDFIELD Usually so dominating in midfield, the Chinese gave up this superiority to the Army and the halt-backs for more thon Wiree-quarters of game concentrated in defence. result, Freshwater, Bright and Proc- for gained an advantage which they did not fully earn, and consequently they were able to give more support
As only to be expected in a game to the forwards than they would
played at such a great puce, there olherwise have done.
this help,
the Army for- were a tot of hard knocks, many With
the wards swept down on the Chinese players receiving injuries in goal
Lime and again in the early course of the game. Those who had
ta. receive
attention of the field were stages of the gerne, and only the donged defence of the Chinese and Hau Ching-to, Bright and Yeung
The ted Shul-ylok. last-numed appeared their own wild shooting prevented them from scoring. Neither Leung to be seriously hurt in the closing In-chan, on the right, nor Lo Wal- stages, but he returned to the gume kuen, on the left, was able to hold with his head bandaged.
Tooms: the Army wingers, who were thus
almost at
Army-Duncan; Watson, Sheehan;
most always their clearantes were Chinese. Tam Kwan-kon;
The Army football team, photographed yesterday with the Lai Wan Cup which they rasained by beating the Chinese by four goals to three on the Navy ground at Cause way Bay. Front Row (left to right):-Bright, McGuigan, Saw, Calvert. Middle Row:-Grogan, Pearson, Sheehan and Watson (captain), Back Row:-Freshwater, Duncan and Proctor. (Photo: Mee Cheung).
HOCKEY MATCH
DRAWN
Macao Held By Army Team
Our Own Correspondent
Macao, Mar. 13. The most thrilling match of the season was witnessed here this after- the when the Hoon by a large crowd serateh Army hockey selection eng- aged the Macao eleven in a friendly 'chcounter, The stif engagement resulted with each side securing two goals apiece.
Both teams were in fine form and determined onslaught exchanges were very even to begin by the local forwards three minutes
with. In 1
from the outset, Lyle took a fast shot at the Army goni but the ball went wide of Dobson. able to send dangerous crosses to
will. Freshwater, Bright, Proctor; Grogan, As play proceeded, the Army halt their Inside-men
Mak McGuigan. Pearson, Saw and Col-back line, working in splendid com- Hard-pressed throughout,
vert.
vination, and Lee Tin-sang were
was pretty to watch. A Shui-hon
Muk neat pass from Partab, the Army far below their usual standard; al-
Lee Tla-sang: Leung In-left-winger, enabled Gopal Ram al weak. Chon. Leung Wing-chiu, Lo Wai- centre to open the with a ne
kuen; Yeung Shut-ylek, Lee Tock- shot from close range.
Chan Tak-fai, Lai Shiu-wing Shortly after, in a speedy raid on Alex Airosa, the visitors' goal, to the goal- and Hau Ching-to. passing back
Macao's centre-half, put in fost keeper, but he has not yet mastered
shot which was disallowed however, owing to a foul,
haphazard and very often Lee Tin-song attempted take a
to leaf out of the Islington Corinthians,
books
the art und was fortunate yesterday
in not conceding a goal through his
erratic unck-passes.
Of the Chinese defenders, only Tam Kwan-ken, in goal, and Leung Wing-chiu, at centre-half, dis- tinguished themselves. The former pulled down many high shots, and
COLONY
TENNIS
the latter was a hard-working hall. TOURNEY
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CHINESE TAKE LEAD
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As the Army pressed to the attack,
fine individual
movement
by Douglass, inside-right, was witnessed as he made his way right through the opposition, but Lammert coming be- hind at top speed, arrested him from swerving into position to shoot und Ferreira, right back, then cleared
neatly
the
Championships To citadel, but the short corner awarded
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Trying hard to equalise, Mucau's forwards rushed upon
enemy
did not produce result. The local side played as a team, and in repeat- ing attacks, kept the ball well in the visitors territory most of the time and things looked pretty hot for the strict vigilance. Ghulam Army whose defence was obliged to Rassul, left-back, cleared, smartly, keep a while his right partner, Lt. Gorman, Another did his full share of work. short corner found Dobson well on the alert and he cleared easily.
MISSED CHANCES The Army left Bank dangerous to the home goal with Lt. Chattey and Partab working in close co-operation with Gopal Ram. How Macao failed to improve the score. ever, a long corner secured against Before the interval, another con-
Was
very
Badminton Semi-Finals This Evening
Hui-Au Tie Promises Fine Play
Some fine play is likely to be seen in the semi-finals of the Men's Singles Badminton Championship of the Colony to be played at the Talkoo R. C. court this evening.
WEEK-END
CRICKET FEATS
Some Notable Performances
Both the key matches in the First P. H. Wong, the holder, will meet
Division of the Hongkong Cricket S. Y. Hon, clubmate, In the upper bracket and should win his tie, al-
League played on Saturday were though the latter caused a surprise drawn, and in consequence the in the quarter-finals by beating Mdlan R.C. and the Craigengower C.C. have Anished the season on level A. Oliveira.
terms. A play-off will be necessary to decide the championship.
The better match of the evening C. Au. This is Au's first season in will be that between P. K. Hui and the Colony, but he has created a very favourable impression in all the matches hc hus played. The game should be very even.
The programme is as follows:
MEN'S SINGLES (SEMI-FINALS)
P. II. Weng v. 8. Y. Hon P. K. Ha!. v. C. Au
Last season, the Indians also tied for first place, with Hongkong C.C.. und the play-off resulted in a draw. The two teams thus became joint champions.
Beating the University
by
two
CUP FINAL
| COUNTY CRICKET-NEW
POINTS SYSTEM
No Advantage For Side To Play Drawn Matches
One positive decision of importance emerged from the Advisory County Cricket Committee after their meeting at Lord's on February 23, an briefly cabled as the time.
County championship points will in future be awarded in accordance with the recommendation of the Findlay Commission,-which means that. it will never be to the advantage of any side to play for a drawn.game.
Natural 'selection, and the pressure The new method of calculation, [ which comes into force immediately, of finance, may ultimately reduce the number of counties engaged, but no. is as follows:
liberationi from, the geographical (a) Should a match be finished. and numerical anachronisms of the the winning sido to score 12 points. County Championship can be expect- (b) Should a match be finished ed from the unwieldy Advisory and the scores be equal, each side | County Cricket Committee. to score six points.
(c) The side which leads on the irst innings to score four points in all cases.
OTHER ISSUES:
Rules regarding qualification of players remain unchanged. Hours of play, intervals, and the preparation (a) Should a match be un-of wickets all came under discussion, Bnished, and the scores of the Orsi but no material changes were made. Innings be equal, each sido to score two points.
(0) Should the first innings be uncompleted, the match will not bo included in the table of results.
For purposes of deciding the cham- plonship, the points gained will be divided by the number of matches played, and the side which has the highest average will be champion county.
EIGHT-BALL OVER To Be Given A. Trial Next Year
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Another decision was to give trial in 1939 to the eight-ball over in first-class cricket, although this proposal was not recommended by the Findlay Commission.
in my view (writes Ronald T. Symond in the Daily Mail) this ex- periment is of small importance in its relation to the general problems confronting
cricket. For those expecting a whale of change in the conduct of first-class cricket, the eight-ball over is a red herring.
county
As anticipated on the issue of the Findlay Commission's report, the fla- ancial recommendations for a cricket fund were nol accepted,
In summary, the adoption of the new method of scoring for the Cham- plonship is an important step for. ward in improving the game. In all other major designs for the solution cl first-class cricket's problems, there is tus yet no progress to report.
Possibly in future the problem will have to be reconsidered in terms of more drastic change, involving per- the haps the abandonment of "County" method of dividing up the Time resources. cricket country's will tell.
MISS LUMB'S RECORD AT SQUASH
Wins Title For Fourth Successive Year
Miss M. E. Lumb beat Mrs. I. M. in the Anal of the McKechnie women's championship at Queen's Club last month by 9-3, 9-2, 9-1, and thus won the tile for the fourth time in succession-n record.
Miss Lumb was in much better form than against Miss F. B. Cooke
All that has come of that elaborate scheme is a recommendation to the Board of Control that the distribution runs on Saturday, the Nuvy became of Test match profits shall be modi- in the semi-final. The fact that she champions of the Second Division. fled, so that less money be handed bent so good a player us Mrs. Their rivals, the Craigengower C.C. to the clubs on whose grounds Test McKechnie in 18 minutes speaks for slipped up against the Hongkong matches are played, and more to the itself. C.C., losing by 18 runs after they had other counties. dismissed their opponents for only
123.
The most notable performances over the week-end were;
BATTING
R. T. Broadbridge (K.C.C.) v.
U.S.R.C.
H. Owen Hughes (IK.C.C.) v.'
C.C.C.
Mid. Wilson (Navy) v. Volun-
teers
Lt. Weedon (U.S.R.C.) V. K.C.C.
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NO "DISCARDS"
Both started shaklly, and made lots of mistakes, and the rallies were short. When Miss Lumb led 0-1 in the first game nine blank hands
But Big Problems Must followed.
Be Faced
Mrs. McKechnie went boldly for her shots from the start. Unfortun- The other major recommendation ately her touch was all wrong. She of the Findlay Commission, suggest could not get a length, and her at- ing a reduction of the number of tempts to play the angles and the first-class countles, was also nega-reverse angles frequently found the
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A. R. Minu (I.R.C.) v. K.C.C. 74
Lt. Godby (Army) v. C.S.C.C. 55 E. M. L. Soares (Recreio)
Navy ra A. K. Minu (1.R.C. 2nd XI) v.
Recreio
K. M. Rumjahn (1.R.C. 2nd XI)
v. Recreio
B. D. Lay (K.C.C. 2nd XI) v.
Police A. H. Mudar (L.B.C.) v. K.C.C. F. Baker (C.S.C.C.) v, Army Lt. Weedon (Army) v. C.S.C.C. E. C. Fincher (K.C.C.) v. IRC. A. E. Perry (C.S.C.C.) v. Army F. Goodwin (K.C.C.) v. U.S.R.C. L. Beadnell (U.S.I.C.) v. KC.
C. H. Tech (University) v. Navy
2nd XI
F.
I. Zimmern (C.C.C.) H.K.C.C.
G. Souze (C.C.C.) v. H.K.C Cpl. Webb (R.A.M.C.)
CS.CC. 2nd XI
Rather against the run of play, the Chinese took the lead after 30 minutes through Chan Tak-fui, who slammed the ball into the net past crowd of players in the goal-
five
the mouth. Within
minutes Chinese were two up when Watson,
After two interruptions last week, a race for the ball with lau Ching-to, had the bad luck to put the Colony Tennis Championships the ball into his own goal past the will be resumed this afternoon when three doubles three singles and advancing Duncan,
On the run of play the Chinese matches will be decided.
H. D.
holder of the Rumjahn, definitely did not deserve this lead.
failed to show any singles title, will be in action to-day forwards tanding, relying too much on against S. A Hussain, a prominent)
Fom the Kowloon Indian [player which was success- kleking.
and should get through to the fully countered by the the head- work of the Army defenders. Chan third round fairly comfortably.
The other two ties in the singles Tak-fai and Lat
Shiu-wing tried hard
ine together, but promise some even play, but neither the line to pull Hau Ching-lo was obviously hundi-game will probably be of any great
by an old injury which was consequence to the championship.
matches may provide
Kong left ank a collision which he
was fouled owing to of prizes. "sticks," following which Lt. Godby, n poor substitute for Fung and Lee Wal-tong, who chowed con- was vincing form in their opening match
missed by King-cheung, Yeung Shul-yiek
and against W. A. Land and A. Warr, Army outside right, took up the bail,
passed to Chattey who well-marked by Proctor
against another Army inches. Once again, Macao all but
pass by Lund, enabled Partab to get Sheehan to be dangerous, though he will be
equalised when R. Angelo passed to L. A. Newnham and onl the patr
past the opposition and excitement, W. Church (Navy)
Volunteers for Ramalho at centre who evaded Gur- them long enough. In
F. T. Baines. A win evaded
Major
was high when he had only Almada
A. E. Carey (Police) bard man and drove a fust shot which and Lee is indicated. Копк
KC.C. second half to score a fine gol.
It took two re-
cagerness S. W. Liang, a Dobson's
to intercept at goal before him. It F. H. Kwok and combination, Enused him to fail with the ball com-ed with his stick.
lines for the Army when Partab foul- Strangely enough,
Chaleroft (Navy) v. Recreio 5 very verses to shake up the Army for-
Chinese steady
Ing safely to rest between his knees.
ARMY PLAYED WELL wards. Like hounds unleashed, they
while J. W. Leonard and Macho had a narrow escape when took the ball down Chinese territory meet Capt. L. J. C. Loch and J. M.
The
doubles
Misa Megan Taylor became world's woman skating champion recently when the beat Mins Cecilia Colledze in the championship held at Block holder of the tile, was so upset that holm, Sweden. Miss Colledge, former she hurriedly and in tears felt the
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BOWLING N. Singh (1.R.C, 2nd XI) v.
Itecrelv Wyre (R.A.M.C.) v. C.S.C.C.
XI) v. Phoenix Capt. Parsons (U.S.R.C.)
K.C.C.
capped by a had with Watson, and Lee Tack-kee the best fare of the day. Paul Kru cerled ultemp! by Macao from the banquet arranged for the distribution F. R. Zimmern (Dr. Ride's
Was
too
and before the half-time whistle Tomlinson of the Crolgengower | Godby centred from the right wing]
George
Was
C. B. R. Sargent (K.C.C.)
Police
tin.
In this connection it uppears that She improved a little after the the Advisory County Cricket Com- Arst game, but Miss Lumb had found 53mittee is dianbled by its overload of a length, and cleverly volleyed Mrs. which tradition and sentiment from grap-McKechnie's cross-shots, pling with the problems involved,
might have passed the ordinary player, but were enally parried by so swift a mover as Miss Lamb.
Miss Lumb served well, Mrs.
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tack at the start of the rallies. forceful action,
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Navy when the Story and N. L. H. Railton (4/6) v. at pivot, displayed amazing coins Naraina Ram; Lt. Godby, Lt. A. P. Pereira (Recreio) v.
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All the Army pinyers showed fine
Godby (Army) C.S.C.C credit came they had already drawn level.
to the ball, but most of the
G. F. O'Bryen (K,C.C.) v. The Brat was a gem of a header by C.C.. will clash with G. C. Burnett and both Gopal Ram and Partab mettle, and never hang on too long
players missed the chance.
U.S.R.C. Macao evened the score only one belongs to Dobson at goal. Rasul, Pearson, banging the ball past Tam and A. Crawford. If all four
are on form, the last-named tle may
minutė after resumption with a Land and Welton in the defence; und
Billimoria (C.C.C.) v. Kwan-kon.
produce some sparkling tennis.
H.K.C.C. The following is the programme: spectacular goal when Ramalho pass-Godby, Gopal Ram and Chattery In
attack.
H. L. Ozorio (Recreio) v. NEVER LOOKED BACK
Open Singles S. S. Hussain v. H.ed to Lyle who drove a perfect shot
For Macao the seasoned players
Navy The Army players, once they had Owen Hughes; T. A. Pearce v. T. C. into the net. The Army were again
short were well in their own. However, C. P. O. Hulley (Navy 2nd
XI.) v. University. drawn level, never looked back. Monaghan; S. A. Humbin v. H. D.in danger when following a
corner, Lyle's. ball hit the port and the younger bloods surpassed them- Even when Bright was injured and Rumjohn.
rebound anives. Ferreira at back, and R. K. L. Ng (University) v. Open Doubles-F. H. Kwok and Ramalho biting off the
many Navy Angelo, Inside left, showed had to leave the field for attention, they kept on pressure, playing as 8. W. Llang v. Capt. L. J. C. Loch sent the ball just out of goal.
A further ten minutes elapsed clever movements, and Lyle showed J. B. H. Leckle (HK.C.C.)
V. C.CC. well with ten men as with eleven. and J. M. Tomlinson; J. W. Leonard In fact it was when Bright was cut and G. Choa v. G. C. Burnett and and Nolasco at right, passed to dependability and was always menac-
food
v. c.C.C. stickwork was excellent, of the play that Pearson snapped up A. Crawford; Paul Kong and Lee Hamalho who being in s
Lt. with a neat shot. Undeterred, the Army-Dobaon:
German, N. P. Fox (H.K.C.C.) v. and gave the Army the lead Wal-tong v. Major L. A. Newnham position, put Macao in the ascendancy to the opposition. Alex Alrosa's M. F. L. Haymes (H.K a puss
and T. Balnes.
F.
Rassul Wetton. Land, C.C.C. with a right-footed drive in the
Club Handicap Doubles E. E. Army halls fed the forwards, Land, Ghulam penalty area.
ran high Excitement
In one of their few raids, R. K. Valeting and A. C. I. Bowker throughout. His precision at placing Douglass, Gopal Rom, Lt. Ghattey, equallid, Hau Ching-to was in (5/0); R; M. M. King and . P. was fine and his reach conbled him part
to rob the opposing forwards. Five Macao-Almada; Ferreira, Lam- aquallcallion to score, but though Murphy (scr.) v. TE Wheble and minutes later Godby passed to marli Albert Alrosa, Alex Afrosa, B. Duncan of his hand to the shot heJ A. Douglas (-3/6); J. J. Ferguson Gonal Ram who evened the score Costa, Nolasco, Lyle, Ramalho, R was unable to clear and Young and 3. M. Wilson (-8/8) v. W. Wood- Before the close of play, a
Angelo, A. Angelo. ing and E. Laidlaw (scr.). Bhul-yick ran into score,
good
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