1946-12-28 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1946,

SPORTS FEATURES

ANOTHER TITANIC STRUGGLE PROMISED IN SENIOR SHIELD REPLAY

CHINESE AMATEURS AMATEURS AND ST. JOSEPH'S

TO MEET TO-DAY

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(By See Tee)

-DAY'S RE-PLAY OF THE SENIOR SHIELD TIE BETWEEN THE CHINESE AMATEUR SPORTING CLUB (THE AMATEURS) AND ST. JOSEPH'S PRO- MISES TO BE ANOTHER TITANIC STRUGGLE.. THE AMATEURS HOPË TO BE AT FULL STRENGTH AGAIN AFTER LAST SUNDAY'S GREAT GAME WITH SING TAO, WHILE ST. JOSEPH'S EXPECT TO FIELD THEIR MACAO PLAYERS.

The first meeting of these clubs in the shield com- Shield petition took place on Saturday, November 23. games are of ninety minutes' duration, but even after that term plus ten minutes each way there was still nothing in it. At half time the Saints held a 2-1 lead and looked likely winners, but the tide swung right round. Even so The Ama. both sides had shocks of the first magnitude.

teurs scored from a penalty kick early in second half, but almost at once Ho, their right back, turned the ball past his own goalkeeper. In the last few minutes of extra time the Chinese were awarded another spot kick which they failed to convert.

The story of David and Gollath, no, his second from a corner kick from maller how often re-told, is always the opposite flag which also over- this stirring. Last Sunday afternoon on the the crowd in the goalmouth

Far from being tried in

the Club's ground the gallant Chi- fashion Wong, South China's custo- nese Amateur Sporting Club set out.dian, had few effective shots at goal to lower the colours of the re- to handle. Twice the ball came in doubtable Sing Tao. Except that 1/5 sharply, but it was a fullback who

cleared on each occasion. Commando fought at top speed from Arst to last and emerged victors. there was much in last Sunday's

encounter which brought to mind the The Laws of the Game

classic game between the Commandos and Sing, Tao.

Within a few minutes of the kick- off the Amateurs were on the ball like tigers their enthusiasm was Ir- resistible and, although Sing Tạo adopted the wise policy of trying to play their usual game in the face of unorthodox tacties, it was at once clear that they were rattled.

Anything could have happened during the first ten minutes; almost every klek of the ball was greeted with thunderous roars from a crowd wild with excitement. There were broathless thrills at both ends. Y the Amateur's goal-keeper, crouch- ing like a tiger, was ready for any thing.

Not Disheartened

Offside

I wonder how many spectators and players could correctly answer the question "When is a player offside?" There was ample evidence during the Club v RAF match last Saturday of the danger of a little learning. This widespread misunderstanding of the offside law is all the more surprising when it la considered how very simple it all is. Most Chinese players

(forwards in particular) alive to offside and have shown a fine: understanding of the law. I have yet to sec a local Chinese club ex- plotting an "offside trap,"

are very

WEED-END SPORTS

TO-DAY

SOCCER

Challenge Shield Competition

1st Round Replay

Navy-St. Joseph's v. CASC, 4

p.m.

First Division

Sookunpoo-45 RM′ Commando, v,

RAF, 4 pm.

Club Club v. Sing Tao, 4 pm. Navy Navy v. 44 RM Commando,

2.30 pm.

Second Division

Caroline Hill-Signals v. 387 Coy.

RASC, 2.30p.m.

St. Joseph's-Kli Che v. Police, 4

p.m.

St. Joseph's HQ Land Forces v.

Dockyard, 2,30 pan.

Chatham Road,—CASC v. 44 RM,

Commando, 4 p.m.

A gallant save by the 45 Commando goalkeeper in the match last Saturday between South China and the 45 Commando on the Navy Ground, the Chinese winning 4.0-Golden Studio.

Club.Sing Too v. Travancore, 230 SOCCER CHATTER

p.m.

RUGBY

Sookanpoo-Navy "A", v. Club A, 3 pan. 3 Cdo. Edc, v. Rest of Colony, 4 p.m.

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TO-MORROW

SOCCER

First Division

Navy-South China v. Eastern, 4

p.m.

FA REVERSES DECISION

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ON SUBSTITUTES

By Archie Quick

UBSTITUTES in football, so long frowned upon by the Football Association, has the support now of the Foot- ball Association of all people. After the Reading match between an FA eleven, which in effect was England's sha- dow 2nd XI against RAF, FA Secretary Stanley Rous told me that at the next meeting ofFIFA, the International Fed- eration England will propose that in all representative matches, except fall internationals, substitutes be allowed for first half injuries..

|FASTBALL CORNER

Giants Suffer First

Defeat At Hands Of

St. Joseph's Squad

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(By "Spectator").

XCITING FINISHES FEATURED TWO OF THE THREE LEAGUE GAMES LAST SUNDAY. THE WINNERS IN BOTH CASES CAME FROM BEHIND TO EMERGE VICTORIOUS IN THE LAST STANZA. ST JOSEPH'S REGISTERED THEIR FIRST WIN IN THREE OUTINGS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE GIANTS RY SIX RUNS TO FIVE. IT WAS THE LATTER'S FIRST. DE FEAT IN THREE MATCHES PLAYED.. RECREIO AGAIN FIELDED A SCRATCH TEAM AND JUST MANAGED TO EDUE THROUGH AGAINST THE HOT- SHOTS, WINNING BY THREE RUNS TO TWO.

The

The Canadian Chinese played with a very much depleted side and fell ensy victims to the Rovers, score, was 10-1. Chung Wah again failed to show up and the Baschall Club received a walk-över.

super average—for

After beating the Saints In be that depleted, the Canucks were. overy department of the game of course not their usual selven. the Giants cracked up in the last However, Rovers henvy alugners were in form and the Canadians who frame to allow the former to were there had a busy day chasing score n victory which at one time the evading pill. Rover Jock Brown led the hitting parade with looked certain to go to Charlie Bro

an all-time In Figueiredo's boys. that times ot bat, four runs, four hits. eventful inning, the Giants were That was great going, Jack! Other leading by five runs to two and Rovers, Irmar Eriksen, Eddie Silva two Josephians were already put and R. Souzh all made three hits.

Silva's included a homer, away, when the rot set in. The Saints' timely bingles had two With four regular players not. of them at first and second, and doing duty, the Rambling Rees

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Sherry Bucks banged out "heroic" double to score in two St Joseph's runs. Another walk

a walk filled. the bags. Thennevertheless proved too steady for the Hotshots, who led most of the way until the last frame, when with two away, Avichi Yvanovich scored the deciding run as a result of a neat again splashed the bases. Dave Nello. In the Hotshots defeat it

hit

by newest Ree hurler Kelly Silva Leonard played a captain's was a case of a young team being not inning when he drove in two up to the occasion in tight play, but more runs to lead by one and to their marked improvement could be win. For once Dame Fortune readily seen. smiled on Dave, for he was This week-end's games are 10.30 missed before he made that win-Rovers v. Chung Wah, followed by ning hit.

Canadian Chinese v. Glants. 2 p.m. By winning the Saints now stand a Baseball Club v. Hotshots, followed.. sporting chance in the championship by St. Joseph's v. Recs.

did'at long race. Their playing last

show

of former a flash brilliance.

Bert Couzens, 47-year-old London Well slap me down with a football Tinn also told me that he wants Individual playing honoure went gus-worker, completed at Romford coupon. The FA will be accepting Mountford in the man who displaced two successive doubles to right field walk of 3,000 miles in 1,136 hours. Mountford of Stoke for outside-left. | to the Giants. Parko Baptista's Stadium, London, recently, a record poola money next. When Mosley Stanley Matthews in Cily Derby County full back was hurt in Tinn does not expect team, but [were masterpieces. While "Big Boy" "Only once did I feel Uredi #·

to get him, Bakar again showed power with n

Couzens afterwards."That WPLA the Reading match twenty minutes Others at the match included Ted Ruthian clout for a fourmaster. November when I

camb ed and was Vizard-not at all happy at Wolver

erwas his second League home run.

slept for an hour.” Club do Recrela. Rovers.v. Chung after the start, twelfth man

Hwa, Canadians, V. Giants, allowed to substitute. He happened Joe Hulme of Spurs chatting and.

hampton-Dick Bayliss of Coventry,

only. 10.30 a... Baseballers v. Hot to be Norman Bowden, Arsenal's arguing over old times with former shots; Saints v. Recrelo, 2 p.m. third

The Canadian Chinese were with watching the track, was the centre-forward. And England and Arsenal team-mate Ted out the services of their smokeball physical discomfort he suffered and, Herbio Quon, peppery though he lost two stones in weight, Willle Liddell of Liverpool, Scot-Drake, and a dozen and one other hurler,

Tarzan Ismail and Luke Bunn. Tu he hoped to resume work na usunt. land's winger and RAF captain alled managers. four positions during the Game- Re-outside-left, outside-right, right-half and left-back. The game, as a trial was a bit farcical.

Second Division

Navy South: China V. Kwong

Wah, 2.30 pm.

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FASTBALL

YACHTING

Royal Hongkong Yacht Club

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team

But it did confirm what I told you in which qualified referees are em- ployed as neutral linesmen) know

a week or so ago that the pair of (Shimwell, United, the law. They know too that the Sheffield backs with a defender. has only a

Such a "trap" often ensnares the Many teams would have been dis- wrong prey for it is usually set far forward who places himself in line and Swift Wednesday)

It is the defender who heartened by losing the first goal, thinks he can put an opponent off Not the Amateurs. Rather was side simply by walking a few yards the signal for a storming attack upheld while lile ball is coming to- which, within three minutes, had wards him who is courting disaster. levelled the scores. The rest of theThe referee and the linesmen (espe- first half was fought out at-break neck speed. Sing Tao's defer.ce, prob- clally in all local first division games ably the strongest in local football, was shaken to the foundations by the Amateur's whirlwind raids. It is a along while since one saw Hau, Sing Tao's right-back, mis-kicking and glad to find touch even at the ex- pense of a corner kick.

But it was not to be CASC's lucky. day. In closing the toss their de fence was much tried by strong aun- shine which had dropped behind the hill soon after the cross-over. Tho penalty kick awarded in the last few seconds of the first half was thn second disaster (Lee Fat's injury was the first) and Sing Too's very clever goal scored within 25 seconds of the re-start was the last straw. Hard

lines, Amateurs! Your great first half struggle will long be remem- bered. During 35 minutes you took part in one of the best exhibitions for many n day.

Lal Shut-wing, Sing Too's inside- left, was again the outstanding player. Ito never stopped working the ball weaving and fencing in on attempt to find a chink in the Amn- teurs' armour. It was he who drow the defence and then found Fung King-cheung with a perfect DIES which enabled the inside-right" to score the first goal. During the forcer raids by CASC he dropped back to help the defence with many well placed clearances. Ills judicious use of his weight against slighter opponenta was another pleasing ne- pect of his play.

44 Commando had a rude shock In their game with Kwong Wah on Sunday. Two quick goals by the Chinese did not dismay the Comman- dos however, they went to it ham- mer and tongs and the final score of four goals all was generally voted a fair result. Murrell, playing at in- kide-loft had a good outing for the * Commandos. :-In addition to heading Bown clever goal he was fotching and carrying the ball with untiring energy.

Butes.

South China's defent' of 45 Com- mando at Causeway Day last Satur- day was a triumph for first-time toe- tica. Comon-ball 'volleying pr2 duced three goals for the Chineso ngainst which few defences could hope to find effective counter meal Tea Kam-ho, South Chinn's right wingman, scored two of these Orst-time points. It was probably because he was unmarked (the play being concentrated on the opposite wing) that he was able to connect no accurately. His · first goal was from an over-shot:left:wing; centre the hit this one on the rub); änd

are future

defenders. Galley and the knowledge of the requirements: Johnson of Wolves and Binckpool of the low to work upon. It a great pity that there is so much mis- respectively are ready for Interna- understanding of this simple law. tional duty and I would not hesitate Next week I hope to enlarge on the to play Hancocks Instead of Langton

in the national eleven at outside- principal points of offside.

left. He is another Fanny Walden. The match also revealed that Kippax

Edelston (Burnicy) and (Reading) can be England's left- wing when the Amaliumialation als are revived later this season.

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Manager Leslie Knighton Shrewsbury Town, also had a fin amateur gonilkeeper in this matel named Streton. Jiminy Hagan, too. was back to the form that made him. a member of England's classic war- time eleven.

ие. match, however, was

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magnet for those, harassed managers daya who spend their line these touring the country with a cheque book and an incurable optimism. There looking 100 un ouwatie

was Jack Tion of Portsmouth left and grumbing about Crystal

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Palace. He told me that Chairman Percy Harper had written Taying he Intended playing Cup Final Captain Jimmy Guthrie even the official transter was held up. That, too, is something new to me. Portsmouth have retused £1,250 cheque for Players Union Chairman Guthrie.

THE STORY Of Dodds

By Archie Quick

Behind the story that L: C. Dodds, the Essex amateur, cricketeer, hos turned pro lies the story of a man who has act himself, the attainment, of an ideal.

Dodda came out of the Army Intent upon being d journalist, da j writer who would wander over the face of devastated Europe describing what he now and later writing a book about it. But It's not working out that way. Greater funds than expected wore needed, so Dodda is going to earn money on the cricket field in the summer so that he may realiso, his European object in the winter. He plans a wolicing tour through Europe at the end of next summer.

Dodds proved a valuable opening bat for Emox.' Inst season of the defensive type. He has not many. atrolces but he can stay and several times last summer he propped up one end while wickets were lumbling at the other."

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