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Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

HALF-BACKS' VALUE IN

Construction Of Teams Centres Around The Intermediate Line

(By "Rox")

WHILE WATCHING a well-balanced forward lino sweeping into attack, and, perhaps, scoring, the work of the half-backs, who are often the ones most responsible for the goals, is over- shadowed. The inside-forwards are also to be mentioned, but I shall deal with them at another time.

Pondering on the casual way in which most people speak of what teams should be a goal-scoring centre. forward and a good pair of inside men as the mainstay of the team-it seems that not enough thought is given to the half-backs.

There is a much used phrase that has made its impres- sion, and that is: "Show me your half-back line, and I will tell you what your whole team is like.”

Around them is the construc-TT may be necessary

tion of your team.

Do not

in the near future to get back to a type of whag-half who was most usehti In underestimate the importance les days. There is a tendency to of the middle line. I feel that use off-side turtles more and more many will agree that the local under the present rules. Chinese owe much of their suc- ties provide chances

These tac- for the wing- halves to go through on their own

CLAS to their strong inter-occasionally, and that, perhaps, is the mediates, who are not only good more effective way of creating doubt defenders, but are skilled at- in some minds as to whether off-side tackers as well.

lacties are worth while,

And the ideal half-buck line will Certainly, in these days, so for aslay its part in making such thelles the centre-half is concerned, one less effective. frequently hears that in most teams!

he is merely n stopper. And when the

words "merely

the

FOOTBALL TIT-BIT for stopper" are used there is a touch of oon-week-end will be the first of the to-morrow, tempt, or, at any rate, a suggestion International matches

good

that one does not have to be a really when Ireland meets China at Caroline footballer to render his side Hill at 3.30 p.m. Ireland's team is full service in that position to-day, comprised mostly of the Services, team has shown a All that seems to be required is a while China's

big strong chap to block the way to slight change. Leung Wing-chlu has goal, to shindow the opposing centre- been surprisingly dropped from the forward, and see that he does not

score.

In a few words, I is n suggestion that the player who was formerly known as the pivot, being now, in most teams, something of a third back, has an easy job which could be undertaken by almost anybody.

hajf-back line in favour of Hsu King- Seng, while Lee Kwok-wał (Kwong) Wab) As the position of left back.

The winners will meet Portugal In the semi-final.

The teams for to-morrow are: Chun-Tum Kwan-ken (South China); Lee Tin-song (South China, Lee Kwok- wal (Kwong Wul!!: Lau Chee-chum (Eastern). Ju King-seng (Eastern), Lau Chung-sung (South China); Yeung service if the idea takes root that shur-yick (South China). Fung King- China), Lee Wal-tong the half-backs are of lesser impor-chicong (Souths Lance. The very nature of their suuts China) Chang Ching-hai (Eastern

FOOTBALL will be done an

pobillon-and I am now thinking of Ching-to (Eastern),

Ireland.Moore 18.A.S.C.); Lawton (8th

Leonisu

13. Jusepti

Tournament Rugby

December 16, 1939.

SOCCER

For Our Junior Readers

DRIBBLING the

S

OME players are tempted to

uso dribbling a bail na'a chanco for exhibiting fancy tricks. A great mistake; for dribbling is needed most of all at a time when fancy work would Innd the player in trouble.

Dribbling almost invariably precedes A pass and aims at deceiving tho opposition as to the nature and direc- tion of the pass. There is little excuse for dribbling in the open.

Clever footwork aims at upsetting uearby opposing players. It cannot cauna a player at a distance to fall * very badly out of position.

One essential in dribbing is that the player in possession should never loso control of or contact with the ball. For this reason ho must keep the ball close to his feet.

Using Either Foot

Forward progression should be main- tained, not by kicking well ahead, but

BALL

by tho SOCCER COACH

learn to control his body, not only to as to be able to control the ball, but also A that he may be able to decsive tho opposition..

By a clever swaying of the body a player may convey the impression that he going to direction in which he leaning, but much practice can enable him to use that body sway as a clever bit of camouflage.

by a series of light, short taps from one Opponents Bluffed

foot to the other, tisually with the-in- side of the foot. The buil should never be more than about four feet ahead of the player.

While the cleverest of players have shown magnificent foolwork, it is not this alone, which makes a success DI dribbling. Remember that the opposi Llon are Bifluenced more by the netions of the player in 'jiozßession of the ball than by the actual position of the ball. In planning to anticipate his next move they enunot rely on the ball for guidance. They watch the player and decide by his actions just where he in- tends to go or where he intends to pass the ball.

Thus the player who expects to get the most out of his dribbling skill must

Keep the others gucesing" is altesecstul dribbler something the always has in mind. And you will find there are many ways of doing it. ways that are invented on the spur of the moment.

Equal ability in each foot is another essential and the ability to dribble with the outside as well as the inside. Naturally the dribble with the outside of the foot is much more dimeult than with the inside, but a little bit of prac. tice will show that the difficultica are not insurmountable.

One thing to guard against in using the outside of the foot is a natural tendency to drive the ball outwards - stend of forward.

Army-Navy Match At Sookunpoo To-day

KEEN STRUGGLE ANTICIPATED BETWEEN CLUB AND POLICE

(By "Fly Half”)

THIS AFTERNOON' on the Army ground at Fare (R-4.8.C.); Coughlan (6th R.A), P. Sookunpoo, two very close games of rugby football will (Kowloon), O'Regan (Navy) be seen. The Club will meet the Police at 2.45 p.m. and

the Army-Navy T.T. match will commence at 4 p.m.

A. Leonard Inter-

the middle-men as a telo, not as in- | RAJ, Sheetart (Middlesex}; dividuals-renders their job Im-LAS.C.), D.

are the connecting Jorge portant. They inks; they are the fellows who play Martin (ILAS.C.). in, both defence and attack, and the national). ideal intermediate trio must still re- gard themselves as not only half- The programme for the week-end!

Is as follows: backs but hair-forwards, too.

Perhaps, only those who have played bath forward and full-back can appreciate fully what a strong do for the re- half-back line can mainder of the leam."

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To-day

FIRST DIVISION

To date, the Police have not been XV's than they have of late, and it defeated by a Club slắc. and his looks as if it will be a struggle be-] afternoon's game is the first one in tween Army forwards and Navy which Club will have fielded a re-backs. This might in some way ex- presentativo side. The Club team plain Bee's absence. may_look_strange on paper, but is,

11 Police v. South China "A" (Bound- IT is yet possible for the centre-half,ay Street), 4 p.m.

Kowloon v. Eastern (Kowloon), 4 even if adopting the third-back role, to be of value and assistance to P

Hongkong FC. v. Royal Scots the men in front of him. He should get the ball often, and having got it, (appy Valley), 4 p.m.

posses.

send it out to his wing forwards with long sweeping

Or. If the right or left halves are in posl- tlon, he may start an attack through them.

And that brings me to another im- portant phase of half-back play. It can be suggested that the greater the concentration of the centre-half on defence, the more necessary in it for the wing-halves to be half-forwards, There must be real footballers in the wing-half positions.

SECOND DIVISION "A"

5th A.A. v. Eastern (Happy Valley). Hongkong F.C. v. 30th R.A. (Hong- kong F.C.), 2.30 p.m.

RA.O.C. v. 8th Heavy R.A. (Happy Valley), 4 p.m.

SECOND DIVISION "8"

Kwong Wah v. Royal Scots (Boun- dary Street), 2.30 pm.

Kowloon v. Pallee (Kowloon), 2.30

AT

REPULSE BAY

HOTEL

ROYAL SCOTS

Dance Orchestra

By, kind permission of Lt. Col. D. J. McDougall, M.C. and Officers.

Christmas Eva Carnival

24th December

9 p.m. - 2 aằm. Christmas Day Tiffin Concort

25th Decombor

1 p.m. 3 p.m..

this

season,

Teams which took part in the charly hockey match last Sunday:

Combined Services.-S. Gemmell, Datta Ram, Sgt. Crowley, Shah Wall, Nerain Singh, Parlaub Singh, L Baines R.N., Lt.Cdr. Curric 11 (R.N.), L. Pritam Nath, Lt. Mars' and LL. G. W. Hook.

Civilians.

Gurbachan Singh, Pyora Singh, W. Brown, S. A. Fow- fer, V. DL. Benwell, W. A. Reed. V. C. Bond, J. Gonsalves. N. B. Whitley, J. A. Soares. (E. Fowler absent), Ming Yuen,

Dempsey Arriving In Hongkong On

Short Visit

nca

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (UP). Jack Dempsey, the famous rx- heavyweight champion of the world, will arrive in Hongkong on the China Cilpper on Mon- day at 2.30 p.m. He will leave by the same plane the follow- ing day for Manila, where he is middleweight to referce the

fight between Glen Lee and Garcia,

Governor To Play For Club Against Kowloon

nevertheless, a very strong one, as liThe Army are to try-out-a-new contains all the players, who have serum half in Lt. May, of the Dur- been shining either in the "A" team hams, and no doubt great interest or the 1st XV, together with men will centre round his play. It is un.. who are to be considered doubtful Ist: fortunate for Army that Lt. Ridsdale, Cricket XV players in view of the reorgania- their very active forward, is not to ed pack which will have to be when play owing to Illness. His absence: will be somewhat compensated for by, Taylor comes back.

the return of Cuthbertson. The Police have,

Navy are to play Bowden, who beaten Club at forward, and it seems that Club have had this in view when gave such a splendid display_lust The front week on the wing outside to Paul; they picked their side. row of Heaseman, Salter and Stout and Lt. Bax, last week's full back, at

Ils Excellency the Governor. Sir against Wheeler, Cullinan and Searle, wing three quarter. The return of

up Geoffry Northcote, will play cricket suggests a Club superiority in the Pay Lt. Stevens would stiffen

Navy's defence. Kennedy, whoj to-morrow when he will take part in tight scrums. In the lose, Club will Nav

KC.C. between Hong- have to rely on Deane and Taylor. generally plays on the wing, is to a. match

and Kowloon be given a trial at stand-off half. kong Cricket Club The Club halves, Henderson and Thomson, are young and very active, Navy have not made to date a final Cricket Club members over 45 years Captain of the Kowloon and if these two combine well they choice of forwards, and they have of age.

team will be the Pulsne Judge, Mr. have the beating of the Police pair. notified eleven players. Lenlie, the Police stand-off half, is

Club-F. M. Thompson; H. Van R. E. Lindsell similar in play to Thomson, and is Lecuwen, J. C. Charter, M. G. Gar- Players will take timin in the Club- alsu on the light side.

ruthers and R. M. Lavalle; J. house at 1 pm, and will start the Thomson and J. It. Henderson; E. W.

POLICE CHANGES

E

Stout, K. W. Salter, R. A. Heaseman; tame at 2.15. The teams are:

Kowloon.-R. E. A. Dompas, A. M. Kennedy: POLICE seemingly have thought. O'M. Deane, A. J. G. Taylor and Abraham, F. E. Nash, W. Nash, C. F. Lindsell, E. Fay more valuable inside three than

J. S. Dunnett, nsland-of half.

Green, W. M. Parsons, A. H. Martin, J. It doubtful

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ser, S. Jex, T. G. Stokes, W. H. whether Leslie has the same kicking

Hobbs. powers as Foy. Jackson, an inside- three, is to be played at wing for- ward, where he should be very use- ful. Taylor is moved up from full. back to his old position on the wing, allowing Wall to revert to his proved! position.

Finn Athletes

At The Front

¡

Umpire,

F. Goodwin.

J. P. Robinson. Scorer,

Club.-T. E. Pearce (Captain), G. McLeod, Sir Geoffry Northcote, C. Blaker, R. J. Gillespie, J. D. Hum- COPENHAGEN, Dec. 14 (UP)-phreys, E. J. R. Mitchell, C. C. Stark, This match should be a keen one The National Tidende estimate that, S. W. Paterson, S. A. Redmond, with Club just managing to win, 80 per cent, of Finland's best athletes, S. Lovett. Umpire, E. W. Hamil- they have the good fortune to con- Including many former Olymple ton. vert or kick penalty goals.

stars as well as those who would probably have participated in the THE NAVY-ARMY T.T. match 1940 Games, are already under arms. this afternoon is very impursant. It says that Gunner Soeckert, winner Badminton Both teams arc flelding stronger of the 5,000 metres run, is at the Lake

Dm.

THIRD DIVISION South China v. 12th It.A. (Carolino Hill).

R. Engineers v. R.AS.C. (Happy Valley), 4 pan.

24th RA, v. Kumaons (Stanley). Royal Scots v. R.A.M.C. (Chatham Road), 2.30 p.m.

To-Morrow

INTERNATIONAL CUP

China v. Ireland (Caroline HI) 3.30 p.m.

GEO. PIO-ULSKI'S QUINTETTE

Sunday, 24th December

Tiffin Concort

1 p.m.

2.30 p.m.*

kong F.C.).

TABLE D'HOTE AND A LA CARTE — NO COVER CHARGE

THIRD DIVISION

Ladoga front,

Taisto Maeki, who recently estab- lished several world records, is also at the front us a soldier, and Paavo Nurmi is in an air defence organiza. tion.

Football

In Macao

CHINESE "Y" TROUNCE CHUNG WAH

Playing at the Talkoo Recreation Club last night, the Chinese Y.M.C.A. beat Chung Wah in the "A" Division of the Learus by uine sets to ull.

The Moores were!

C. Au and H. Koh (Chinese "Y") boat P. C. Leung and S. . Leung 21-4; beat C. F. Chiu and K. F. Ch1FÜ Macao, Dec. 13. Further proof of the popularity of 21-10; beat F. F. LI and W. C. Choy football in Macao, can be seen in the 24-10 laying out of a football ground in the P. M. Wong and T. C. Lau (Chinese Island of Taipa. The first game was "y") beat Leung and Leung 21-11; played between the Talpa Sporting Electric v. International (Hong-Club, and Tchen Vs Football Club, beat Chiu and Chiu 21-17; beat Li

and Choy 21-9... the former team winning 4-0. The 5th H.A. v. R.C.S.. (Sookunpoo), game was witnessed by many of the T. J. Ong and F. Koh (Chinero 2.30 p.m.

population of the island, one of the "Y") beat Leung and Leung 21-14; R. Engineers v. R.A.F. (Hongkong Insular dependencies of Macao beat Chlu and Chiu 21-2; beat Li and F.C.), 4 p.m.“

Our Own Correspondant,

Choy 21-5.

"Capt. Foster" Selects The Following:

HONGKONG AUTUMN

CHAMPIONS

Confusion Bay

Eve of Harvest Hectic View

LAGGARDS' HANDICAP

Pumpernickel

Brutus

Macquarie River

DILATORY HANDICAP

Smiling Time Matador

Gog

HONGKONG SUB..GRIFFINS

AUTUMN CHAMPIONS

King Kong

Musketeer

Strathbannock

TARDY HANDICAP

Mr. Encarnacao's mount New Stor

Humdrum Eve

QUEENSLAND AUTUMN

CHAMPIONS

Lancashire Clips Ballin Bay

Triumphant Day.

LAST CHANCE HANDICAP

Dawn Star

National Pride

Rose Fiana

Selections By "Early Bird"

The

following selections were mado by "Early Bird", in the S. C. M. Post:

1st Raco

Confusion Bay Hectic View

2nd Iaco

Pumpernickel Brulus

Dick Turpin

3rd Race

Matador Smiling Time Gog

4th Raco

5th Race

Cth Race

King Kong Musketeer

Celtic Star

New Stor Potentate Humdrum Eve

Lancashire Chips Courting Eve Ballin Bay

Boolat Bay Calveston Day Tampa Bay

Gold Cola Pelt Heln Night View

New Star & Boslat Bay

7th Race

FINALE HANDICAP

Night View

Plet Hein

Gold Coin

DAILY DOUBLE EVENT

Mr. Encarnacho's mount Dawn Star.

6th Race

Daily Dosblo

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