1941-02-13 — Page 22

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 13, 1941.

८८ "Pilgrim's" Hockey

Notes

Undercutting And Its Dangers

Umpires Should Be Firm

LATE RECOVERY GIVES In Stamping Out Fault

MACAO VICTORY

C. B. A. HELD

TO DRAW

Led 3-1 At Interval

KHALSA were at home to CBA.

THE "SCOOPING and Foot Obstruction" Rule is intended to prevent injury to players, and on the Police Ground. at Boundary umpires should be very firm in ponalising under-Street last Sunday and drew 3-3. Visitors' Defence Holds Out cutting and any playing of the ball in the air likely to sell and

(By "SCRAMBLER")

PLAYING AGAINST a South China eleven composed of four first and seven second division players, the Combined Macao team staged a fine rally to win by the odd goal in seven, after trailing behind at the interval by the odd goal in three.

The fare served was not up to local first division standard, but nevertheless it had its share of excitement; especially towards the close of the game when the visitors had to go all out to keep South China from.equalising.

Credit must be given for the fine way in which the visitors' defence held out, and to Cordova, at left back, must go the chief honours for their victory, for without him, Macao would un- doubtedly have gone under. It was his superb display that saved their charge on numerous occasiors.

They played an improved type of football yesterday, and had an Iden where to go for goals. South China

winning, for the forwards instead of

confidence

com-

at the commencement

Random Jottings

Interport Selections

had only themselves to blame for nat WITI regard to the Interport selections, owing to the two Punjabi going directly for the goal, indulged withdrawal of in far too much short passing, and players, three other nominations were invariably robbed. There was have been made. They are E. also too much individuat

work.. Fowler (inside left) and Tom finer Though they showed a bination of the game, Stuth China Whitley (inside right). of the were unable to overhaul the Portu C.B.A., and Lt Cole (outside guere players, whose rugged defence right) of the Rajputana Regi- when hard pressed paved the way ment. The Selectors were forced to their victory.

Carvalho played with very me to include these three players in the attack as in previous trials and allowed two easy goals to get the Colony attack proved to be past him. Again it was partly due its weakest links. to bis fine all round display in the second half that they managed to survive, for by then he was himself again, saving shots from alt angles. Chi Fu hnd good understanding with Cordova, but it was the latter's work that caught the eye with his In clearances. With a week half." front of him, he had to work doubly hard to stem the fast advances on South China's right dank. Magal- haes lacked all sense of direction. and was only seen in few half hearted clearances. To Alrosa

bo kiven

part

centre-half, must also

nt

credit for their win, for this player worked tirelessly throughout, and tried to get the forwards into moving

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_to load to dangerous play.

This was a good fast match without

C.B.A., attacking strongly in UNDERCUTTING must be penalised immediately. It is the opening stages, were soon by far the most dangerous stroke in the game especially when proving themselves more adapt- shooting at goal through a thick crowd of players. From a able to the conditions and were free hit, it is unpardonable.. There are a few players, and superior in the forward move- they are very few, who can raise the ball by touching it and ments. This was reflected in As the half-time score of 3-1 in this is not an offence and is extremely hard to determine. regards the scoop, it is left entirely to the umpire to decide their favour. The scorers were

whether it is dangerous or not.

E. and F. Fowler and T. Whitley,

the C.D.A. defence distinguished it

It was also during this period that A FREQUENT Hource of dan- stopped with the back or edge ger is an outside forward of the stick or by a player who scooping the ball up past the has not got his own stick in his

self. N. Whitley, at centre-half, was very sound, putting Game nico face of his opposing half. It is hand. generally advisable to penalise"

The foot niust not be used for stop through passes 10 his forwards. a long scoop shot, usually made ping the ball. Don't allow a player Bond and D. Taylor were also in the by a half back to get the ball place his foot against a ballplcture with their hard clearances.

prevent an opponent from getting it Into the circle. The players away. A player will sometimes do Khalan however, rallied in the naturally move in to where the this when he cannot get his stick to second half and after applying pres- ball will fall and dangerous play the ball. Also do not allow a player sure for fully twenty minuten, even- is likely to result, but this must behind his stick: it is contrary to the Singh and Gurbachan Singh. Both to propel the ball by placing his fool tually drew level through Awiar be a matter for decision at the spirit of the game and is specifically these forwards very cleverly drib- time, as a scoop into the circle forbidden by the rules. It really bled through the opposing defence to may be just as harmless as any amounts to a kick.

equalise with similar reverse stick where else.

The hand if used for stopping the shots.

must be removed at once. ball

It Is Watch the player who carries the extremely unlikely that any player ball on his stick and Alcks it away the ball when an opponent is about

will keep bis

fand in

contact with when tackled, often dangerously near

when penalising the with his an opponent. Danger is the only to try to gain possession of it unless his own stick he can ward off consideration

the

so keep apponent's stroke and the ball under bis own control.

scoop.

Next Paper-Hunt On Saturday

Where possible, the player should So with such a contingency in view The Cottage Club will hold its next poper-hunt on Saturday, February

it

contact with the ball.

is an offence to keep the hand in

15.

The last sentence in this paragraph has been put in to counteract the ten-

Detalls with regard to

time and

be penalised who, by lifting the ball, Jends up to dangerous play or causes a breach of the rules by other players, and not the player who, for example, is induced to iency of a great many players, who place will be announced later and when the ball is stationary before Club ponies will be drawn for, in de them, support the stick by placing cordance with the usual procedure. their foot or knee behind it. This practice destroys the spirit of the

rive "silcks" through the fling of the ball by an opponent.

Foot Obstruction

IF the ball be caught, it shall be released immediately to drop perpendicularly towards AM pleaseil to hear that T. the ground. The hand, if used Whitley has decided to accept for stopping, shall be removed

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anything but the hands and arms SPORTS ADVERT. game as it was never intended that should be used to give power to the stroke.

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*

other words, the ball shall his Interport colours. For reasons immediately. The foot or leg not be picked up nor kicked, known only to himself, he has for shall not be used to support the thrown; carried or propelled in the past few years avoided par-stick in order to resist an op-any manner or direction except | ticipation in the trials. In partner-ponent. The ball may not be with the stick.

ship with Lt Cole, he should form

a

useful

right flank combination.

There Is

is no doubt that the in- clusion of Whitley and the other players will greatly speed up the Colony attack. They will be seen In action against the Indian Army on the Club ground at 5 p.m. this afternoon.

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order, Mendes was good only in Two further Civilians have

-patches,

Forwards Loose

-been-passed-by-the-Associa tion as qualified umpires. V. M.

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Club Defence Weak

Against Army Team

-A FAST-GAME-was-seen-in-the-Quadrangular In the forward line, both Badar- Benwell, the well-known Inter-Tournament at Sookunpoo on Tuesday when the British raco and Guerreiro Improved on port goal-keeper, and C. van Army accounted for the Hongkong Hockey Club by 2-1. their last outing, and Ip Po-tou on Langenberg, a recent arrival ín

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marliy gers that went to the Portuguese way. Too Kam-hung was steadyLUB de Recreio and Police "A" at back, whilai Lam Tak-po was are running neck and neck for prominent In both attack and de-championship honours. Due to a fence.

draw, both teams have lost a point

Chu Wing-keung of the second but neither has suffered defeat na eleven played up well and should yet. It is going to be a great match both soon be able to help their first cleven when these teams meet, as in case of need. He was an oppor-possess brillant defences and are of tunist, for besides scoring two goals, equal strength in attack. They are he was seen to good advantage In due to clash in three weeks and I TURN to Pago 7, Column Five TURN to Page 7, Column Throo

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