1941-03-27 — Page 14

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

March 27, 1941.

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'Pilgrim's Hockey

Notes

On Passing And Forward Combination

Old Tactics Improved: Hit-and-rush Methods Superseded By New

SHORT PASSING in hockey, which earlier players had brought down to a fine art, has, to a large extent to-day, been superseded by the through pass. This, in turn, is nothing more than the oldest style of hockey play-known as hit-and- rush-improved on a scientific basis.

Random Jottings

Bomber Fund Matches

THOUGH the YKLILA, have done very little this season in the way of games, they are, however, the first to run a tournament in

ald of the Bomber Fund, and have

beaten the JL.KILA. toʻIt.

The Ladies Seven-n-side tourna- ment will take place at King's Park on Saturday, April 5. There are at lenst seven teams in the competition,

Enthusiasts will give them all the support they need-and all for a good

So that we see little of the short square passing game and some keen tussles are anticipated. that was so entertaining to watch.

The tendency has been to make players more individual than before, and the present centre-forward is generally scen doing rather more than the average amount of dribbling. This is to draw the defence, and make the through pass more effective.

Bat centre-forwards must not make themselves slaves of this new attack, but should use discretion in when to employ it, and vary methods as much as possible.

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Next Sunday's ACCORDING to the revised

Tournament Fixtures

The following are the ILKILA. Tournament fixtures for next Sunday (at 10.30 a.m.): 5th A.A. "B" Police "A"

C.B.A.

A elever defence, alive to, these 5th AA. "A" methods, can position themselves

far more easily in frustrate them Khalsa than they could to check a fast and R. Engineers forwards moving with clever inc

the short passing game. On wet and heavy ground, where defenders find it more difficult to turn quickly, the through pass hus for greater chances of success, and here generalship and brainwork again are important.

Forwards In General IN the Nineties, long passing, hard Fitta topping the bat a ba

the air and the hit-and-ruch pethods were common. Then certain of the better known Clubs developed shots like the jab, the lunge, the flick (or pushy and the coup, and these were seized upon eventually by all.

This led to a much more scientifle game-that

of to-day-which on im-| proved hard

hard fast grounds has led to the supersession of violence by artis tic wrist-work.

If the ground be heavy and clayey, Hurd passing is to be adopted with less of the push and dick. If the de- fence has the temerity to lie too fur up, hit-and-rush tactics in sudden bursts will still pay.

Preparations

Gunboats

V.. Recrclo

v. Destroyers

V. Nomady

AT 4 p.m.

V.

v. R: Signals University

The frst named team plays home.

League Badminton

at

H.K.H.A.. fxture list, the only two unbeaten teams in the Tournament are Club'de Recreto and the Police "A" and they will meet next Sunday,

It is rumoured, however, that the Police are anxious to meet Recreio in their final match, with the ixture

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TT is about time the H.KH.A. held a meeting to discuss the International Tournament. I would also suggest that the final game he played in aid of the

Winners of the Scratch Fours at the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club Spring regatta at Deep Water Bay on Sunday. The team: L. P. Ralph, J. C. McDougall, K. B. Nelson, J. Moodie (stroke) and D. B. Nelson (cox).--Ming Yuen.

H.K.H.A. Tournament

Police "A" Maintain

Tournament Table

Police "A"

Unbeaten Record Recreio

C.B.A.

POLICE "A" maintained Police

"B"

P W L D F A P

10 D

5th A.A. ""A" 13

respective defences, as the AN. Oth

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2 38 20

39 8 10

39 14 10

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to be played in aid of the Bomber their unbeaten record at Khalsa Fund. Should this materialise, next Lyemun last Sunday, when Nomads Sunday's game will be postponed.

It is a splendid Idea, and the Police they met the 5th A.A. Battery R. Engineers..

B. Sigura should take further steps to make the "A" in a scoreloss draw. The R muteh n success.

University score indicates, were usually Gunboats on top, but both forward lines 5th A. "B" 8 1 in turn missed scoring chances, Destroyers

Play was exceedingly fast on a dry | 2nd M.T.B‚'s.... hard groumt, and the Ack-Ack's, who had the better team, were only foiled by some fine goal-keeping by Naran- down the line but his shooting was poor, and Blackburn, on most ocen- Jan Singh. The Association, so far, have done In the first twenty minutes, the sions, had the better of him. when it could be done. Since the periods without success, although Ack's on the attack, but they could ladies have taken the initiative, they| Howielt and Teja Singh went close.

not penetrate a stout defence, though wilt probably follow suit. It is Clague, on the right wing for the thes were seen in several breaks- about time they did.

Gunners, made some brillant runs

B.W.O.F.

Chung Hwa Win nothing for charity, and this is a tine Police forwards" pressed for long

Junior Section

Championship

the "B"

Umetani-Pagh Match Again Unfinished

DEFEATING King's Col-Tournament Tennis lege 6-3 in the play-off, Chung Hwa secured championship of the Section of the Junior Bad- minton League at the Kow- Ioon Cricket Club last night. It was a great struggle, for though the score was 6-3, it might very casily have been $-4 in King's favour. S. B .Chau and W. C. Chung were the winning combination for King's taking all three of their

On stores and on play, the outcome of the Issue depended on the form of FREQUENTLY the captain or some P. C. Leung and K. F. Chiu and they player in the team will be fami- came through with colours Dying, but flar with characteristics of their op- only just. They beat K. H. Lo and ponents play, and Instruction in K, J. Atwell 24-21, and beat K. C. defensive or attacking tactics should Lui and H. T, Wu also 24-21. be given and decided upon. The captain may even surprise his men

een W. C. men | between

match was that

(By "Tinker").

D. Rumjahn and Taui Yan-pui in the Open Singles semi-finals, RECALLING the great struggle some years ago between H. M. Pagh and 0. Umetani were again unable to reach a decision in their Open Singles match at the Hongkong C. C. yesterday. Their first match was abandoned when each had won one set. Yesterday the scores were (Pagh first) 6-4, 3-6, 11-11.

Results of other games in the Open

Another excw. H. Choy and by a sudden change-of-tactics-if; some K11. Lo and 1J Atwell (King's): Singles were: slar performer of either, the opposi-The former won 21-19. Standard of Fung Yee-pul beat Kenneth Lo tion or his own side is off his game, play throughout the evening was 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. for us in the nineties, offence fairly high. usually the most efficient defence. The winners will meet the cham-6-0, 6-1.

pions of the "A" Section to decide the supreme Junior champions. cracking the ball as hard as you Scores were:

Before a game, do not neglect to try the pace of the turf. Not by

and K. F. Chin 21-11

can at the goal, but by having a B. D. Chau and W. C. Chung beat player run up and down the field Mt. Chiu and hoy

Lung once or twice with ball, being und W., Chay 21-3, bent P. C. Lan careful to hold the stick exactly ask. 11. Lo and K. J. Atwell lost to Chiu is would be held in the match. and Liang 32-21, Jos: to Choy and Choy

There have been too many ac- 19-21, lost to Leung and Chiu 21-24. cidents through this insane hitting and Liang 14-21, lost to Choy and Choy K. C. Lui and H. T. Wu lost to Chiu about in the circle.

10-21, lost to Leung and Chiù 21-24.

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Lt Shields Goodman beat C. Dunne:

Nearly everyone was certain that Pagh was going to win the third set when he led 4-1, but the Japanese climbed to 4-all. Pagh again went

in the leads fout he was always in the lead throughout the set at 5-4, but with unfailing regularity each lost his service game and finally the match closed at fl-all.

Umetani commenced in the first sot with an attacking game, and in this

To-day's Matches

Matches to-day are:

OPEN SINGLES

Fung Yee-pul v. Paul Kong. I.M.A. Razack v. S. X. Tong, ' •

OPEN DOUBLES

George Choa and A. V. Remedios Iv. O. Umetani and T. Imura,

the tennis, was the most sparkling League Soccer of the three. Pagh, who is essen- tially a baseline player with no volley worth mentioning, kept Umetani on the baseline, too, for on the few oc-: casions that the Japanese advanced Pagh passed him down the side with his accurate forehand.

Weaknesies

Kwong Wah Defeat Navy In Second Division

KWỎNG WÀHf gained a deserved

The concluding half saw the Ack-

RWBY.

Fine Goal-Keeper NARANJAN SINGH, in goal,

was a rare stumbling block which the. Battery could not over- come. His cool clearances on three occasions saved the side from des feat.

The Police halves were seldom seen to advantage. Leslie was hurt early in the game, and Gough as pivot was slow. It was fortunate that Hayward, on the left, was up to scratch and he kept a good eye on the speedy Khuda Bux.

Teja Singh was the best of the

in winger Van Singh, at right forwards, and Narwant Singh, play- Ing his second game, proved a useful back, gave a useful display.

Better Defence

Na game of rather few notable

cene of railler en lit

of Mastan Singh, the Battery's centre-half, was outstanding. Of Uhree good halves, he was the best. and he nipped many a movement in the bud. He fed his forwards with well-placed flick passer, and was always up in support.

Amar Singh and M. Khan defended cleverly at back. Khuda Bux and Nur Khan were dangerous forwards, though the former was too indivi- dualistic at limes.

In

were

my estimation, Police lucky in forcing a draw, and will have to give a better show if they hope to beat the Club de Recrelo, who have only lost one point,

SPORTS ADVT.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

SECOND The

permitting, on

ROTH players were weak but

EXTRA RACE steady on the backhand, and conse victory over the Royal Navy at MEETING will be held, weather quently both endeavoured to con-Boundary Btreet yesterday, when

SATURDAY. 29th centrate in that 'directlori,

they won 4-1 in a Second Division March, 1941, commencing at 2.00 Many points were lost through football match. weak and allly returns, and, in fact,

pm Goal scorers for Kwong Wah were

far more points were won on mis Lee Yam-lerng (2), Leung Chi-lup takes than through winners. But the and Leung Bing-leam. match, nevertheless, was interesting throughout.

In the second set Umetant adopted

a more cautious game, and waited

Breese netted Navy's only goal. Third Division

At Happy Valley, 30th Battery beat

for Pagh to make the mistakes-Sing Tao 3-2. which he did.

Cautious Tactica

The Gunnors scored through. Hill (2) and Webber, while Sing Tao registered through Chang Moon- (wing and Sin You-song.

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AT the commencement of the third, Umelani again essayed to be a little more forceful, and in a very very bad light, for a victory under SECRETARY upon the personal or short while he Was 1-4 down. Cautious tactics were then adopted, those conditions would hardly have written application of a Member, and the Japanese proved to be the been satisfactory. But the question such Member to be responsible for umpires again all visitors introduced by him, and of linesmen and 10 Pagh was over trying steadier

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