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attack of the Club's right wing, when a miss by Dyer gave Noble a clear field. He went away. speedily, finishing with a good straight shot, but Moore, the Engineers' goal-keeper, saved well. Lowe met the clearance, but made a feeble attempt from a fine opportunity, placing: the ball wide.
At the other end Smillie made a good try from a pass by Tuohy, then the Club were back again, Wilson dispossessing Danby in the nick of time in very close proximity to the goal.
It was not a very entertaining game for the spectators, the backs and half-backe being too much in evidence; rendering ineffectual, the at
tempts at combination by the forwards..
The Engineers just now had, the best of the play, but their attempts at goal were very poor. The Clab forwards were much more business, like. Noble, obtaining possession of the ball, passed well out-to Lowe. He transferred right across, to the other wing to Ross, who put in an excellent shot, but Moore in goal was quite equal to the occasion and saved splendidly. Not so a little later. Danby, I think, passed out to Lowe, who sent in a high one from well nigh the goal line,which Moore attempted to save, but was unable to hold; the ball dropping inte the net.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRALE BÉPORT,
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB V. BOYAL WELCH FUSILIERS (REGIMENTAL TEAM),
BY QUIDNUNO.
The Hongkong Football Club has been able to beat all of the Fusiliers Company teams it has met, some of them pretty easily, and on Monday it took on a team selected from the whole regiment
The sides were:—
Club:-F. H Kow, goal; Looker and Pinck- ney, backs; Hancock, C. T. Kew, and Jenkins, halves; and Lowe, Noble, Danby, H. E. Green,
and Ross, forwards.
Fusiliers.-Evans, goal; Edwards and Bellis, backs; Jones, Phillips, and Pownell, halves; and Williams, Stevens, Allen, Miller, and Dawson, forwards.
Referee Mr. Duncan,
The first half of the game was evenly con- tested, but if anything the Club held the advantage. Noble and Danby scored on its behalf and at the interval the score stood-
Club 2, Fusliers nil,
After a little of the second half had passed a complete change came over the game.
From a brisk attack Dawson put through for Play livened up after this, good attempts the soldiers and immediately afterwards the same being made by Bmillie and Galt for the En-player dodged three of his opponents and fin- gineers, whilst Lowe nearly added one to the ished up a really brilliant individual effort by Club soore. However, the half time score was scoring a second goal. This made matters Club 1, Engineers nil.
level, but they did not stay so long.
The first half was fairly oven, but the Club showed ever so much more method in their attempts at goal.
Soon after the start of the second period it was
seen that the Engineers had shot their bolt, for they fared much worse than in the first part of the game. Their for wards never seemed to get going, the Club halves having them well in haud. Their de- fence worked hard and managed to stare off further disaster, though the Club forwards made several good attempts. Green tricked Ritchie and put in a long well directed shot, just over, and later Danby got right through the defence but finished badly, shooting too high. No addi- tion, however, was made to the score.
The mechanics were not taking their defeat in a sportsman-like manner and several of them adopted very questionable tactics, the play de- teriorating very much in consequence. Kew, Howard, and Green-were each the worse for the attentions of their opponents, the first and last named being very roughly used. Towards the finish the game was uninteresting.
Result-Club I1, Engineers 0.
The better team, there is no doubt, won. All round they had the advantage, but their superiority was apparent most in their for- wards, All the
Club players did well, so it is unnecessary to give them praise in dividually. There are just a couple of flaws I wish to point out, Hancock whilst playing well, makes no difference in his methods when elpse to his goal, and when far away. In the former case he sometimes trys to trick an op- ponent, regardless of the serious risk if he loses the ball. The game is to kick clear at once even if over the touch line. Danby is rather inclined to get out of his position and at present seems to lack resource for a centre forward. He nevertheless does many brilliant things, one of his chief qualities being that he is always up with the ball. One improvement in the Club team is the greater cohesion between forwards and halves, the lack of which was noticeable in the Engineers team.
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The soldiers forwards were very smart and these successes worked them up to concert pitch.
Very soon they were through again, Williams notching the point with an excellent shot from the right. The Club men were not in a happy mood, their opponents just now com- pletely, overrunning them, Lowe and Ross each made good attempts to increase their side's score but with no success and before the end Miller put through another for the Welshmen.
Result, Fusiliers
Club
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4 2
The soldiers deserve overy credit for the way they pulled the game out of the fire, the whole four goals being obtained in a remarkably short space of time.
Their forwards were a very lively lot, tricky and not afraid of work. Dawson on the outside left should stand a good chance for the Scotland V. The world game. He is very clever but a little selfish.
men were very much off colour. games in three days is perhaps a
The Club Two stiff little much.
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HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB V. OFFICERS
"" H.M.S. BARFLEUR, Although it was only a week ago that the Hongkong Football Club's A team obtained its first victory, up to Wednesday its members could boast of being an unbeaten team. The Officers of H.M.S. Barfleur were the cause of their dis comfiture. Although the A's had the assistance of F. H. Kew, Pinckney, and A. C. R. Greene, they were unable to stave off defeat. There was no soore in the first part of the game, but in the second half the officers inside right found himself, through a mis-kiok by Pinckney, in a position from whence it was impossible to do otherwise than score This proved the only paint, the result being, Officers H.M.S. Barfleur 1, Club A 0. The Officers were the better team a good pair of broks and Kew's agility in goal saving the A's from a heavier defeat. H.1.8. BARFLIUR
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26th 00. B.D., B.A. A well contested game under Association rules, took place at the Happy Valley On Thurs: day, between teams from H.M.S. Barfleur and the 25th Co, S.D. RA. The sailors scored once and this served to give them the victory. Result, H.M.8. Barfleur 1, 35th Co 8.D., R.A., 0. The teams have met once before this season, on 27th of last month. The Barfleur came off the better on that occasion, winning by the narrow margin of two goals to one,
The Engineers were strong in goal, backs, and half backs, and when Wilson has got rid of some of his superfluous flesh will be still stronger in the last division. The forwards are yet their weak division. Of course these have been changed about a good deal and this is only what may be expected. Galt on the left was their best forward on Saturday, but Tuohy was not a very helpful partner for him. Tuohy used to be a back. Smillie did not please me at centre and neither of the right wing men did anything very great. Of course it must be remembered that the Club halves are very: A month ago, it will be remembered, the strong and, forwards have to be good to shins Hongkong Football Club met the Royal Welch against them.
Fusiliers in a match under Rugby rules and beat them by 3 tries 49 points, to nil. On Thursday the return game was played, when the Welckmon again wint under, receiving a much more severe- drubbing, than, before. The Club,
The Engineers are to be congratulated on having got together such a capable team in such short time, for it must be borne in mind that this is the Club's first season.
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HONGKONG FOOTBAL CLUB V. ROYAL WELCH WUSILIERS.
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were superior at all points and ran up the score of 1 goal and 6 tries=23 points, to their opponents nothing.
FOOTBALL NOTES.
BY QUIDNUNC.
11th December.
Matches played during the week :-- Monday, 4th-Deo.- Hongkong F.C., 3 goals, F Co. R.W.F. 0 Hongkong F.C., A team, 1 goal, H.M.S. Endy-
Wednesday, 6th Dec.---
mion 0
H. Co. R,W.F. 1 goal, V.R.C. 0
Hongkong F.C., 1 goal Engineers Institute O
Saturday, 9th Dec.
Looker at back, is playing a better game than he has done for a couple of seasons. This is fortunate as in addition to the Club just being in want of a man for that department, the posi- tion is the one best suited to the performance of a captain's duties. Hitherto this season the backs have been the weak division of the Club, but with Pinckney again in the team and Looker playing so well the eleven is now sound, if I may use the expression, from stem to størn.
There is one special feature of Saturday's match, Club Ț Engineers Institute, that I wish to remark on here and that is the undue · amount of feeling introduced into the game by the Engineers. I am no advocate of the "Ex- ouse me, but it is my unpleasant duty to take the ball from you" game, but there are limits; and I like to see a player go on the field with the intention of not only observing the rules bat of also recognizing the spirit of them.
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A football player should not begin a game intent on winning at all costs even if it involves the shedding of blood, let him desire the victory naver so much. If an opponent can get the better of you be manly enough to take your defeat and don't resort to measures altogether inconsi. stent with a Briton's idea of fair play. Two or three of the Club players received severe shakings from their opponents, which took away
• considerable amount of their effectiveness for the rest of the game. Three or four of the Engineers were guilty of a good deal of very questionable play, especially dur iny, the second half of the game, and it could be very plainly noticed that the Club men got very loth to come to close quarters with them for fear of the physical consequences.
I Hongkong Football Club, was reluctant to use suppose Mr. Browne, being Secretary of the
the powers invested in him as referee, for he certainly was lenient with the offenders. I hold no brief for the Club but I must say that its players are most scrupulous in their action on the field and I certainly would sooner come off the field, one of them, beaten by five goals to nil, than one of a team guilty of the tactics I have mentioned, winners by twice that score.
their disposal, but most of those they have got The Engineers have not many players at
are distinctly good men and the team as a whole them every success and hope they will never is exceptionally strong for a new Club. I wish fire cause again for such remarks as the fore- going to be made about them.
I wish to hark back to the match between the
Hongkong Football Club and H.M.S. Bar- fleur on Saturday, 2nd instant. Perhaps this game has been the means of removing from the minds of a great many people the delusion that wet weather depreciates the play of the Club team more than that of any other team at present in the colony or likely to come here.
Most people have heard how, a couple of seasons ago, when Kowloon met the Club in cup tie, the rain beat the latter by 3 gcals to one, how in last season's final the rain caused extra time to be played before the Club could win. We have nearly all heard this and of course believe it. Of course.
Personally, I have taken interest in football a good many years and have seen more cup ties, League matches, etc., etc., than I would try to remember or care to count, yet I cannot recol lect one instance, in an important game played on a wet day, where the losing team has not been beaten by the weather. The weather is recognised as a legitimate excuse; also the goal keeper. If neither of these can be pleaded the supporters of the defeated team are in a bad
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