1951.
THE CHINA, MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH
SWEDEN BEATS ENGLAND
STANLEY MATTHEWS CAN BE BLACKPOOL'S CUP WINNER
Says PETER DITTON
London.
A 35-year-old, slightly balding Blackpool__hotel proprietor will probably be the key man of the 1951 FA Cup Final to be played at Wembley on April 28: Stanley Matthews, for that is his name, has been England's outside-right since 1936 and in his 15 years of International soccer he has proved himself to be the greatest exhibitionist and goal- maker in the game.
Now in the twilight of his career and playing as well as at any time previously, Matthews will be making his second attempt to win an FA Cup medal, one of the few honours in the game still denied him.
a member of the Blackpool team which Three years ago Matthews was reached the FA Cup Final for the first time ever. Thousands of soccer fans all over the country would have rejoiced with Stanley if he had been on the winning side, such is the measure of his popularity.
Hockey Trial Time And Ground Not
Yet Fixed
The time and ground for the Ladies' Hockey League trial match on Sunday to pick a Rest team to play the League Champions have not yet decided been
upon. These will be announced' in tomorrow's morning papers.
But it was not to be. Black-that is likely to worry them. pool took an early lend when They can take solace from the In League matches their right back Shinwell con- fact that
have taken season they verted a penalty but the Man-
points out of Blackpool, chester United struck back to three equalise and although Black-1:ating them 4-2 at Newcastle pool regained the lead at 2-1 drawing 2-2 at Bloomfield beaten Road, Eventually they were
4-2.
be
Invariably second attempi.
an
DIFFERENT MATTER
If history repeats itself how- ever, Blackpool and Matthews' But playing at Wembley is n will not disappointed a different proposition from play- accond time. Records show that ing in a League match as New-
their first castle
could well discover, teams beaten
is not nec?s- appearance in a Cup Final are League success
at successful
thesarily a
prelude to victory in the
The Cup.
There is no doubt that Black- pool have in Matthews the man who can dictate the
whole He course of the game,
the match at his bast in not against Manchester three years ago and that was undoubtedly one of the reasons that Black-
lost,
Newcastle have won the three times so coveted trophy
superstition there is no such working in their favour. Not that
COLONY BADMINTON
SEASON COMES
TO
A CLOSE TONIGHT
By
"ARGONAUT”"
a
The 1950-1951 Colony Badminton season comes to close tonight when the last three finals of the Open Championships will be decided at the St. Teresa Church Hall, commencing at 8 p.m.
With three out of the five Senior les having already gone to a set of new champions, will be centred main interest
remaining two tonight on the Senior finals.
in
and
There is no
ponis
the
for
was
fact it
his fellow-for- 'served up on 2
Sweden beat England by five goals to one in the Amateur World Champion- ship Ice Hockey Tournament at the Palais Des Sports in Paris. Photo shows the Swedish team (Bearing Three Crowns Insignia) trying hard for a goal around the English goalmouth.
One Of The Smallest Fields
For Many Years Will Contest The Lincolnshire Tomorrow
By
VERNON MORGAN
1
London, Mar. 30.
One of the smallest flelds for many years, about 80, will contest the Lincoln- shire Handicap to be run over a mile at Lincola tomorrow.
Of the 72 entries for the race only 36 stood their ground at the final accept- ance and some of these may be absent when the tapes go up. Last year 40-went to the post.
Though there will be fewer horses from which to try and find the winner, due firstly to the fact that the race is being run after the Kempton Park meeting, and, secondly, because of the appalling weather, the contest is as open as ever.
gent.
important and they will be two of the
With
he
13.
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For all
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year, however, Mat- thews has been pulling every trick out of the bag and hos been mainly responxble for There are two French horses, year's Two Thousand Guineas, weather has severely interfered even with his preparation for this Blackpool's success. His bril- Astromonte and Makoko, who is a handicap certainty
certain the top-weight race and he is not a llant runs down the right wing will
formidable though he is A procent which have left sometimes, as challenge to the home contin- with nine stone. They believe runner.
There are three greys in the many as three and four defen-
No: for 26 years has his class will pull him through,
Dieppe and Equally, there are those who race, Streatley, ders in their wake, have made
a French-trained horse won this way cosy for the other
race not since Tapin scored in think he is overrated, and that Arlotte, all well down the hand!- forwards to score.
is not good enough to beat cap. Of this trio Streatley ap- 1025, Matthews himself is not a During the last three years as the intently handicapped Astropears to have the bost chance. He is well-bred, being by Lam- others in great goal-scorer.
Judging from usually makes headines if he many as 12 horses have crossed and mile beting de bert Simnel, and his trainer de- four-year-old t gets a goal. This season, fer from France in a bid to take this
the eight-to nine-stone divi- Indeed, be reckons his charge, place among instance. he has not found the popular handicap, but they have winner is expected to come from clares the
sion, the French pair excepted. who loves soft ground and has net once. But during his long not obtained a
Flower Dust second from the been galloping with Masked care he has made Uterally them.
However, this year the French At the conclusion of the games, prizes won during the hundreds
ore sald to be very confident of top, has been backed for months Light, a good cach-way wager,
Both by all the prize.
and sundry and this four-
SUMMING UP Championship and League season will be distributed by wards; passes 'ser
they had to carrying off do was stick Mrs R. R. Todd, wife of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs plate' so that
Summing up, the race may be out a fost and Astromonte and Makoko have year-old son of Pink Flower is
fought out between Astro- hed the great advantage of generally held to be the best and one of the best lady shuttlers Hongkong has had in pilot the ball into the net.
And his
value is an having raced already this season cach-way wager in the race,
Just below him in the weights monte, Masked Light, Makoko, the past.
Dust, Persia otlar
another four-year-old, Cab- Flower
has been sup- Seconds Out. Perhaps the best The Misses Choong and Lam tactor, Defenders, packing their attest horses in the field.
a good draw at the stairs, bage Hill, who
ported.
win and place wager is Persia have distinguished themselves by goalmouth to keep out a Mai-
Ke is trained by George as he is at a better price than eliminating the former holders thews centre, are just as likely to esential in this of all races,
may not be Beeby who is hoping to be the Flow
Dust
If Rockaway of the title, and especially Ivy in their confusion to put the their confidence
surprise wallo Arst man ever to pull of the runs he might misplaced Choong in her Singles match ball into their own net as not.
England will shortly be an- But trying to and which one Spring double, the Lincolnshire those who must back grtys to throw against Uliane Khoo and in her
Handicap and the Grand would do worse than to In the Ladles Doubles, the Mixed Doubles match against nouncing the side for the In- of the pair is a comundrum
on is not
to solve. Many National,
a trifle away on Streatley. holders, Myllhle Gonsalves and Winnie Cheung and Low Kent ternational with Scotland
easy
Beeby also has King Edmund Spring Doubles which might 500 has shown that she is capable April 14. For their right-wing punters say that they will back Margaret Xavier, have already
no better bath: others plump for Makokoin the Lincoln. This four-year reap
are Astramonta reward
Persia and been eliminated in an earlier of rising to great heights in trio they could do
than
select the
Arctic Gold, Blackpool because the French always win old, to be ridden by the Aus-and
Dust
and should
Flower Ramon big match.
tralian, Edgar Britt, is said to Shagreen, round,
players, Harry Johnsion, right-with their "outsider".. Young and K. S. Low succeed
Seconds Out Matthews
BLE FEATURE and captain,
much fancied as Prince Brownle, doubt that she half
NOTABLE
be almost Ag лад Men's dethroning
the
This has been one of the most Cabbage Hill, especially if the and Ellesmere and, as a really Doubles Champions, W. F. Foo will take her place in the back-and Mortensen.
These three formed what court tonight to meet the - and C. K. Lee, this year's
and Revealed. British turf, on probable. cesses on the
of championship will have progressive shots of her opponents, was undoubtedly the strongest notable features of French suc going should be heavy, as seems spectacular double, Rockaway
decision will right wing alliance in the
In the Grand National the
But spotting the winner duced a completely new Ust of and the night's
hopeful trainer has three-fine one race is hard enough without Senior Champions.
winner of rest mainly on the form shown country until Blackpool decided the flat arxl over the sticks, by Dorothy Lam at the net. to exploit Mortensen's speed by during the last season,
In the Derby Fast year Gal- candidates in Finnure, Rolmond trying to find the converting him into a centre-
cador was at longer odds than and Ellesmere. Indeed, Beeby two Reuter. forward.
either L'Amicol
Vieux
has a splendid opportunity of Manoir. In the Oaks Camarco making history. Singles Men's Junior
was preferred in the market to
EIGHT-STONE DIVISION Onal between University's F. W.
Similarly the Scottish selec- the winner, Asmens. In the St
Among the eight-stone divi. Kwong and Kowloon Tong's C. C. Wen should produce an en-tors could do worse than keep Leger Scratch was at a better
an aye upon Brown and Mudie, price than Vieux Manoir. And on there are two "Scotsmen
Persia the two inside-forwards.
with a good following. Joyabis number
For to it went on virtually without undoubtedly Blackpool's
(very much in the news just long rallies.
(exceptiotly over, the dick now) is a well-bred son of their forward Kwong's accurney, patience, strength lies in
Even line and
four-year-old, This quick-moving
runaway Tehran. Song scored a Blue
prominently in the favourites over the combination and greater stamina are assets Mudie and the studious Brown) victory in the big Triumph who ran
which should give him the
is much fancied championship, but should Wen have developed a fester Hurdle at Hurst Park with, the Derby last year, le mche
Verdi, by his offset his lack of stamina with derstanding and are mare that hot French favourite,
The Stewards have ordered an attacking game and utilise just folls for Matthews,
unplacod. Behind this strong forward
is not surprising thermogr Barnes Park, trained at Dun- his powerful smashes
the defence has. been in fullest advantage, his alreadyline
that punters want to back the bar, was 3fth in the race last batch of 100, Australian be much moulded into a well-disciplined
of the pair. chances will
year. He has been kept at by Subscription Ponies to race "neglected" unit, taking its example from
Altomonte, who will be rid-strong gallops on the sands of in 1952 and they now invite the never say die spirit of den by the big race Jockey, the West Coast and by racing Members to subscribe for skipper Johnson.
Australian Rae Johnstone, has pubile over hurdles during them. Senior be the theme of the
Indeed, to analyse the Black-been under a cloud in the bet the winter.
team, from goalkeeper
Anished As a reaintly and his
horse which Men's Doubles final, and it is pool
An application form has outskie-left Perry, ing market
the drifter instead of third in
Two Thousand
posted to every as anticipated. But Guineas two years ago he could been Girls' School, af the holders, C. K. Lee and they
would put his Member. In the event of non- having won all games played, are leading in the fost attacking shots of their op-League has produced since the which The question delivery further forms may
their eight W. F. Foo will stand up to the balo
Tapin
was supposed to be suf-is will he? He did nothing of be obtained at the Club's Pinckpool's fortunes Second Division of the Ladies*ponents,
are fering and Me
yet he was,
note last year after the Lincoln. Hockey League.
Joe Manager, will play an im- guided by Accuracy
Furthermore Astromente'a One that has been well-back-Office, 1st Floor, Telephone HARRIMAN REALTY CO., LTD. rank with Fortant part in deciding this Smith, who must
trainer, Charles Clout, says that PWDLF A Pls game, particularly for the Low- the best that the game know.jithane is nothing wronged recently is the Epsom horse House, ́ ́..
Richard Louls, the view confirmed by
The Subscription List will combination, and more He was himself a great player him,
Lincoln specialist, having won close with SATURDAY, 81ST ford Jockey Johnstone, to that he is Eph Smith who is something of Virard, the groat
as much a live the race three times with ternational, has wil be entrusted Young who
MARCH, 1951. probably just Welsh
hie WAL candidato as over
hand Further down the of putting the with the tunis
៥: the The big one-eyed Makoko,
one pauses finishing touches to the majori- become legend. These two
Out. This ty of life points with follow up biped Bolton Wanderers to amashes. The challenges have win two FA Cup Finals in the which will be new Australian a 60-40 chance of winning this short space: of four-years in jockey, Neville Sellwood's first nochch-base, son of fockla big race, mount, has come in owned by the bexing promoter the early 1830's.
for some boovy support in the ack Solemons. Hence lis pugi- last few days and also seems justle
name, genuinely fancied,
CLASS SHOULD TELL
Another record-making feat in the offing tonight will be seen in the curtain-raiser, when Win- nie Cheung in partnership with Ulian Khoo will be making a final bid for the first ladies' triple crown.
The ability of each of them to hit the shuttle forcefully and their superior courteratt and placo experience
them
ад
of Ivy Choong and Dorothy Lam, who however are not incapable of upsetting the applecart.
DGS Lead In
Tho
slim greater.
ENJOYABLE
of accurate
to the
Ladies' Junior Attack versus defence will
line
STRENGTH IN ATTACK
Hockey League doubtful it the defensive game Farm
The Diocesan
The standings are:--
DGS "A"
Recreio
KGV "D" KGV "C"
DGS "B" LFC
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Army Athletics
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event.
price
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Football
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The following
have bean
TEAM WANTED
Like King Midas everything to up he touches turns to gold. He od four-year-old to win him over, tainly the top-weight Masked Light, who will be ridden by £60,000 and he is openly, telling champion jockey Gordon his boxing friends to "got on".
colected to represent Craigeza Hongkong Hockey Associa-Floards, winner of the raco the boy Wonder · Lester The Meet will now be held gower ̈ 'a'* Second Division top players eligible to repro-last year on Dramatic inconda- Out: will-bo --- ridden"
on the following days, weather League cricket match against sent Sortland. in the forth-
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April 2; and Friday. on Saturday J. Lounger Series are requested to contact say Meabed Light, third in last
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Mehta, will distribute the prices."
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The Inter-Scicol Athletics Moet, 1901, will be held on the South China Athletic Amociation Ground at Carolina, Hill" on the following
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