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SOCCER TEAM OF THE WEEK:
THÉ CHÍNA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1952.
The Army Soccer XI earned the title of "Footballers of the Week" when they eliminated Kitchee from the Senior Challenge Shield series in the first round yesterday with a 4-2 victory.
Photo.
From left to right are:
Back row: Pownall, Wells, Poole, Williams, Adams,
Front row: Allen, Hunt, Casey, Gray, Jerome and Osborne-China Mán
FOG INTERFERES WITH FINCHLEY .
Amateur Side Comes Near To Reaching Third Round Of FA Cup Competition
London, Dec. 6. '
The unluckiest team in today's English Football Association second round ties was the north London amateur side Finchley, who were lead- ing their professional opponents, Crystal Palace, by three goals to one- when fog stopped play-27 minutes from time.
The match will be played again on the same ground on Wednesday. Not since 1935 has an amateur club reached the third round of this classic competition.
team,
Walthamstow
Avenue, ¦ Lincoln
had
The other London amateur over Leicester, scoring twice. | West Brom.
gone 15 matches Blackpool
Arsenal Burnley
Newcastle
to 1-1 draw. They replay at Watford on Wednesday.
Chariton
heid Third Divisioners Watford without seven successive defeats Preston N..
Alter seu Hull returned to form, trouncing Liverpast Notts County 6-0.
Blackburn's victory was the Shettield W. fast since Oct. 11.
The Second Division leadership Portsmouth
unchanged, both Shef- Manchester U. remains feld winning narrowly
United and Huddersfield Button
They drew Aston Villa rivals, but Chelse way
FOG AND FROST These were the only Kanica started in London today where fog together with frost wiped out all five League matches,
Conditions were better in other parts of the country, where the only matches affected
werd Aston Villa vs Cardiff in Divi alon One and Reading vs Queen's Park Rangers in Division Three,
from their
Toltenhum *WIJENTUALNO
Cardill
Derby
Nottingham Forest are becoming Stoke
They gained an easy Manchester C.
a threat.
win over Bury and in their last five games have scored 19 goals.
-KEMARKABLE INCIDENT
A
remarkable incident
Division 11
Shefield U. Not even the most enthusiastic
Huddersfield Crystal Palace supporters could
Plymouth deny the cruel stroke of fortune
Rotherham took Leicester which robbed Finchley of victory place at Bristol
between the Luton In a day when non-League clubs City
Nottingham F. and Exeter. Bristol
was Birmingham suffered an almost total eclipse,
awarded a penalty but the shot Fulham
Finchley looked certain enter the third round when fog Kelly. The referee, however,
e was saved by the goalkeeper West Ham
Swansco
became so bad that the referee ordered a relick Kelly did
did not Lincoln
had no option but to stop the stone. He waited five minutes appear to approve of the de- Notts C. Everton to see if visibility would imprecision and, after being warned,
was ordered off. Daly, Exeter's Bury
but
BOVE
Scottish Division "A"
Hibernian
Ranger
but then abandoned the match. centre-forward, went in goal Blackburs Finchley would probably meet after a holdup of two minutes Brentford a reinforced Palace sido
on but Wednesday.
not could
Eisen- Southpton
Darnsley Of the other 11 non-League strager's shot.
The leading Third Division. clubs who contested today's Mes only Hereford United survived clubs were all engaged in Cup East Fife to play again. Hereford, like ties, Bristol Rovers, who head St Mirren Walthamstow, dace an away re- the Southern section, scored a critic play. They owed their goalles narrow victory over the non-Airdria draw with Scunthorpe to their League club Peterborough Aberdeen goalkeeper, who in spite of un Unlied, while Grimsby, the Clyde edily injury gave a superb dis-Northern leaders, were held by Partick play, including the saving of a another non-League side, Bath Dundee Late penalty.
City, until six minutes before Queen
Falkirk the end.
Other non-League clubs did
Third Lamark Motherwell Gainsborough in the League well.
Trinity Ralth programme benefitted from the gained a well deserved interval the Seventeen lead, but were outplayed in
-HOME TEAMS 'DENEFIT
Home teams
difficult conditions.
Hearts
Ilamilton
Allon
Scottish Division "B"
of the 22 League matches play-second half. Lianelly lost an Ayr
d resulted in home wins. Four exciting struggle by the good Stirling were drawn, and the only away goal of five at Colchester and Morton success fell to West Bromwich Great Yarmouth made Wrexham Arbroath Albion, who gained a 2-1 victory fight all the way for their 2-1 Dunfermline at Portsmouth.
The biggest Cup crowd of the day, over 25,000, saw Port Vale beater 3-0 by Oldham.
This enabled them to move lilto third place in Division One, taking over from Arsenal, whose
victory.
| Dumbarton
Stenhousemul Dundee U. Rimarnock Queen's Park St. Johnstone SCOTTISH LEAGUE
Forfar Athletic Scotland's A Albion Rovers
match against Preston WEB Home clubs enjoyed a suc-Cowdenbeath
folled by
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Hoague landers Wolverhamp Division. Dundee, who had not No League III tables were compiled
who wero
weeks scored for four
and this week ar mowt olubs we Brilliant goalkeeping display,
|anged in ___FA, Cup Greond Round dropped a point-to
Totterihom whose goals total was only nine, matches-Router. bat kept the leadership on obtained i against Partick. Thistic, Billy Steel scoring goal average.
Sunderland, thair closest St Mirren were always strug-
ing against without Trevor
a lively Airdrie Fit, but maaged to beat side. St Mirren were hundicap Sheffield Wednesday after being ped by the ordering off of their a goal town at half time, and centre half Tolfer.
rivals,
were
FA CUP REPLAYS
London, Dec. 7.. The FA Cup Becarul round drawn matches which were yesterday will be replayed next week as follows:
are level with the Wolves on Rangers made the most of a Wednesday, December 10 paints, each having 20.
West Bromwich
pois.
have
white ball to score four against Chesterfield v. Shtywabuty
bawhose Aberdeen, 25
attack was Town, Ipswich v. Bradford wenic In front of goal, while City. Millwall v. Barrow, Wat- Markchester United, the League East Fife, back at the top of ford v. Walthamstow Avenue. chappies, scored their first the table, also found the white heid win aineo :Sept. 13 when ball
to their liking" ngainat victoryThird Latark.Reuter
LEAGUE
STANDINGS
the gained a narrow
over Middlesbrough.
texture of the Second Divi-]
Thursday, December 11 Scunthorpe United v. Hereforà Unfled.
Lindon, Dec. 7. The Finchley Crystal Palace games were the belated Football League #tortcliriges
match, abandoned yesterday:
Vitories of Lincoln, Hul and after yesterday matches were:arter 68 minutes, play owing to
Blacktrarn.
indy Wines during the week
· Division I.
frank Wolvethampton, played a sunderland. ... 19:11 4
Leading role in Lanpoltys 3-2 win Wales
för," will be played, gaila, a
ca. 1ts. Finchley on Wednesday)
sember: 10,--Reuter,
GREAT DISPLAY BY ARMY IN 4-2 CHALLENGE SHIELD VICTORY OVER KITCHEE
a
By "SPIV"
A rejuvenated Army XI which included four new forwards gave ope of the best displays that an Army side has ever given when they eliminated Kitchee by four goals to two in the first round of the Challenge Shield Soccer series yesterday....
Kitchee, who until last week had been at the top of the League table, made a spirited effort in the second half. They recovered from an initial deficit of two, ronis to draw closer at 2-3 in the second half and with seven miňutés-láft for play. staged a desperate all-out offensive, keeping the ball in front of the Army goalmouth for the major part of the seven minutes.
Army, however, playing with | A comer saw Tae Kam-hung | follow-up shot which crashed new confidence, not only first time over the bar, and two into the top corner of the not, stopped them from scoring but, successive' raids ended in Chau contrary to the expectation that Man-chi sending in weak shots they would fall bacit on the to the goalkeeper. defensive and try to hold on to their one-goal lead, threw all
the fifth their might into counter-attack In the last minute of play, scoring their fourth goal just before the Anal whistle 'come.
for
fact
WELL-DESERVED
In
were
THE TEAMS · Klichee: Cheung Koon-hing; Lee Ping-nam, Liu Shu-ping; Luk Tat-hay, Tec Kam-hung, minule Army Kwok Shek: Tse Kam-ho. Kwok awarded a penalty.. A Yau, Lee Hung-kee, Châu Man- high lob from midfield to chi, Leurig Wing-kwong, contre-forward Gray saw him
Army: Williams; Pownall, blocked by a couple of fenders, Pools
made no mis-Hunt, Casey,
Allen; Adams, Poole, Wells;
Gray, Jerome, inke with the kick.
Osborne.
de-
I was a well-deserved win i Army gradually, gained con- the soldiers, despite the trol of the play, showing es- that two of their goalspecially vast improvement in came from infringements by the approach work from mid-feld
Kitchee defenders.
One was a penalty and the other an indirect kick from la side the goal area.
on the
and in the 17th minule in- creased their lead to two goals to all.
Closing Day
At KBGC
Geoff Dyson Preaches The Lessons Of Helsinki To The Workers Of Britain
London, Dec. 6. Touring the country today preaching the lessons of Helsinki to factory workers, mill hands and labourers Is Geoffrey Dyson, Britain's chief athletic coach,
Dyson already has covered 15 towns, including-New- castle, Sheffield, Sunderland, Birmingham and Notting ham. He is scheduled to visit London after which he will go to Scotland, Wales and the Eastern Counties.
The Industrial Welfare to belleve such a distance could "Society, with the permission of be covered by touching The the Amateur Athletle Associa- | ground only twice before dump? Alan, organised the tour.
Ing off and landing-United The object is to interest the Press, country's sports minded dustrial workers in athletics.
In-
TRUE PERSPECTIVE To rive His listeners a true perspective of what is required in physical effort to achieve world record in the field of athletics, Dyson has introduced a novel feature.
The Kowloon Bowling Green Club held its "Green Closing
When speaking in Imbis or Day" at Austin Road yesterday 'dactory canteens, Dyson exhibits with a lawn bowls match be- pole vault standards with the tween the President's team and] bar placed at a height of 18 feet the Vice-President's. The game 8 inches-the world mark set
Theirs was on almost différent Inside-right Casey gained team in action. There were no possession of the ball after a haphazard clearances and all the midfleid scuffle and sent forward movements were a long through pass which Hunt socalty carried out, with got to and after making his way very little wastage in the way along the middle and having the of stray passes.
better of Tse Kam-hung in All five forwards combined duel for possession, flicked the effectively, with Hunt
ball past the approaching goal- right-wing perhaps the most keeper. prominent with his speed, ball- Three minutes before the in-ended in a win for the President's by Cornellus Warmerdam of the control and varied wing-centres.terval, Kitchee reduced the beam by 10 shots, the final score United States in 1042. Audiences
defelt to 1-2. Receiving a pass being 171-150.
gasp when they look at the bar- Lanky centre-forward Gray from nidfeld, Chau Man-chi
Mr AL.G. Eastman, President higher than a London trolleybus. gave more than a favourable
Dyson also measures on the drovė in grounder through the of the Club, sald that the Club floor the 53 feet 1 inches hop.
a gro impression in his first big repre-packed goalmouth, sentative match. A good header, straight to Williams from a 25- and placed third in the Lenguo, mark set by Brazilian Adhemar almost had enjoyed an excellent year stop and jump world and Olymple he is also a good opportunist yard range. Williams fumbled and a powerful kicker.
with the ball and allowed it toe congratulated Mr WC. Simp- Ferreira da Silva at Helsinki. More should be heard of this dip into the goal Ammy led 2-1 son and Mr R. Robertson for their And listeners are hard put to it
outstanding performances on the forward, who should develop at the interval
Twenty improvement in with a little
minutes
and consoled the Club's boll control
Army into one of local resumption
Increased Second team which had not done
da well,
saying that it was a soccer's most proline
their lead to 3-1 as a result of nursery" for the First Division. another infringement. Casey
MI CE.
wife of the Terry,
Chairman of
scorers.
Diminutive
goat
after the
moved up to the left-wing post- the goal area and tipped it to the Club,
Osborne-who tool--the Indirect kick inside Hon. womted the prizes,
tion from his usual left-hall right-half Adams who first- berth had the crowd for him in timed a cross shot past Cheung his spirited tackling and run-Koon-hing Into the far end of throughs on the wing.
Utilising his small size 'to'good advantage, he time and again had a defender non-plussekl by squeezing in between the bail and his opponent.
In Poole, Army have again produced centre-half, who, whether in
the net..
NO MISTAKE
before
the After
presentation of
prizes, Mr. Terry congratulated
SID BARNES
CROSS COUNTRY
Derek Coburn Wins Army Championship
There was a large turn- out for this year's Army team and Individual Croas held at Dill's Corner on Fri- Country Championships day, December 6,
Altogether 182 runners took part in the race, which- was lecenly contested throughout. There were 12 Major and four Minor unit teams and 24 indi
THINKS HEvidual-contestants lined-up-for-
the members on their foresight IS FINISHED
la building an extension to the Club
Mr Terry concluded by thank-
Seven minutes
the ing Mr G. Volckeart, the archi- end, Poole was penalised for hands and Lee Hung-kee made
Bald
Major de Corty Long, M.C., sot them off to a flying start but they were soon well strung out, although it was apparent that the first place was going to be Icenly contested throughout the
Sydney, Dec. 7. Sid Barnes, the Australian race.
quoted in tect in charge of the project, and Test cricketer, wan
The course was approximately presented him with a small gift the Sunday Telegraph today as 51⁄2 miles and the large crowd no mistake with the spot kick, in appreciation of his excellent saying that the Cricket Board of spectators were able to view
of Control had "beater him?
the first and last mile of the another brilliant checks in the next-Refreshments were served at
Kitchee made a continuous and Inspired work.
According to the newspaper, race, The Wireless vans of
The attack or defence, was yesterday five minutes but could not get the conclusion of the ceremony-Board of Control has beaten me Section broadcast a very good Cricket 1/Wilts and 27 Int. Bife Signal ably
alled by two equally sound the equaliser.
PRIZE WINNERS
it looks as though I am finish commentary on the later stages wing-halves
and in Adams
A great effort by Osborne at
ed with big cricket."
of the race. Wells.
left-wing in the last minute of
Following is a list of prize
Barnes has been the centre of Army to notch winners:
NECK AND NECK one of the biggest controversies Pownall was another main play enabled stay in the defence with his their fourth goal of the day. Club Championship and Jubilor in Australian cricket. The As anticipated, the finish was hard tackling and long clear- After working the ball up along | Cup.-E. Greenwood (Winner); R.D.Board of Control, dropped him very keenly contésfelt, Lt Me-
Robertson (Runner-up).. ances.
the wing, Osborne sent in
last President's Prize. Harvey (Win chosen by the selectors to play Coburn sot a hot pace for the year after he had been Cord, S/Sgt West and L/Cpl Williams in goDi staried low centre, which Gray met
ner); G.C. Norman (Runner-up),_ rather shakily by conceding with a "low" hender.
Vice-President's Prize. It against the West Indies, and he finishing line and battled it out an easy one when he fumbled"
was stopped by Liu Browne (Winner); J. McKelvie Runas left out of the tearn to meet neck
and
neck. Lt McCord This medium
paced
ericas Palis.-G.C. Norman and being played at Brisbane.
the Test now could not quite lait oug sind in ground drive from Chau Man-Shu-ping at the goal-mouth and
ball rebounded back to KF Bodle (Winners): 8pary and J.
the. nal
[battle to the "tapo, Martin (Runners-up). ch, but made up for this with Gray whose flick was again
L/Cpi Cobain funt Iorged Handicap Triples--A. Harvey, G.C. safe handling of the tall In stopped, this time by Cheung
ahead to
to win by 2.4 seconds the remaining period of thi 10con-hing. game.
£
UNFORTUNATE
25-yard
Kitchee were unfortunate to have two goals scored against them from infringements by their defenders both of which are on the obstruction rule-but on yesterday's performance they would have stili Jost the game even without these goals.
the
д
J McKelvie, WC. Simpson and A.
| Norman and F. Francis (Winner);
Cheung, however, did not have timo
stop Adams'
طلا
OXFORD MAKE CROSS COUNTRY HISTORY
Oxford
London, Dec. G. University proved
South Africa in
NERVOUS EXHAUSTION Barnes will enter hospital to- from S/Sgt. West.
L. G. Eastman (Runners-up).. day for treatment for nervous The Royal Ulster Rides a
Non-Prize Winners. F. Francis exhaustion. (Winner); L. Gada) (Runner-up);
very well ogainst strong opposi- the According to Bulver spoons were presented to Telegraph, he said his attempt Championship and 170 Lt Bly tion to win the Major Units
non-members.
Bedres in lawn bowls match were:ed "comeback"
President's
Team
3. Finne
J. Chton
By Cheddi
R. C. Bideg
A. Casuliso
M. McCall
Vice-president's
Team
E. Poulsen
E. Walstonholme
B. Buva
30
H. H. Brown 15 J. Tindall
U. A. Rumfahın
Sunday
to Test cricket:
this year had been such a strain. A. had to go all out to win that only constant medical at the Minor Units Teams event against a strong challenge from the Royal Ariny Pay Carpa,
tention had kept him from a [complete breakdown.
In an article published in the Sundry Telegraph, Barnes sald ho wanted to tell his story of
Kintburgh 31 CC Pereira 14 the incident in which he figured
· The results wèno as follows.
Individual,L/Cpl Cobin_(60. rd. Rest A.) 2. S/Sgt Wen the during
Shefferd Shield TR.E.); 2 2/Let Macard" (H.U.R.). {match at Adelaide last week. Times: 30 mins 18 secs, 133 ·andna
E. Greenwood 17
Handicapped with their lack of themselves better than Cam-Wilcox
$. Howarth stamina, they had in most of bridge University and the dense | N."J. Howard their major games depended on fog in their annual cross coun- the first 15 minutes or play, try match at Roehampton here which yesterday, only saw them today, behind by two goals.
Army played to this weakness
and also to Klichee's slowness tory of the race, the Brat six on the ball. Time and again runners
I. Bones
S. Beach
J. Seundera
K. A. Baker
3. H. Strange B. W. Drad="
budy
A. Black G. Mackriell F. S. Baker
E. Franch 28
A. E. L.. Eastman
For the first time in the his-
9. Volckeart
A. J. Joker
finish were to
all
R. Morrison
thus ob-
R. B. Robert-
300
24
they were bundled off the ball Oxford men, so they
by Army's first time tacklers and] tained the lowest possible num-
A. Campbell
J. . Dewar
8. M. Rumjahni
I. Badley
C. EXP
Li, Miller
A. Hutton C. Greaves J. V. Hamsay G. Norman
F. C. D. Black
3. Ferguson G. F. Thomson
W. Hong Sting 17 A. Harvey
C. Parker.
c. fut W. Timell
♫ Trail
G. 3. Ladd
A. Buchanan
in the air they were no match ber of place points-21. Com- for the rollers who hold a bridge's" total was 00. distinct suporiority In this department. Against the Amy Chris Chataway, British W. Genh forwards ability of varying their Olympic runner, winner for the Tr attacking tactles, Kitchee were past two years, was this time; II. F. Shields 25 K. Boodle only left with one strategical concerned in a triple deadheaterton move the run-throughs along for first place with team mates 3. Pollock the centre-which, however, D..
Weekes- F. Goodwin Pearso
Their time was 41
T. C.. Clesto minutes 10.8 seconds for the 1. Starbuck seven and a half miles.course. „7. Morahal Army kicked off against the Fog reduced visibility on occa- 7. McKawia Club end, but it was. Kitchee sions to less than a few yards..
Tabel who went first into the attack-Reuter.
Army were well prepared for.
THE GOALS"
THE GAMBOLS
OOH-LOOK GLORGE, THEREY
A WEDDING
and
AJ
X. M. Our
15 W. C. Blimp-
800
A. Bailey
Meyer
As 12th man. Bames accom- |20.4 secs. 35 mins 30 secs. panied the drinks steward on to Major Uaits-1, Royal Vistar the fleid, wearing atreet clothes Begt. H. 1104 points): 3, 3/WER- Rifles (99 polta); 2, 60 źd- Engineer and carrying a portable radio, a hire Best (24 portat By RA. 1scent spray and cigars, which he
15
Minor Unity.-1.
offered to players.
(68 polite): 2. Royal Army Pay 5. PRIQ. 17:53 Barnes said: "After a year of Corps (1) - points); real misery for my family and Inf. de 1197 points). myself,
Trophies, and prizes Wera “pre- perhaps I did clown a sented to the winning tosis and little too much at Adelaide. But the Ast three trudividum walory by
·R.C..
you feel like that when you are | Major-General ·
out of balance.
D.0.0, 0.0.0. Land Forces Hangg
"I indulged in what was to beco a little harmless fun. Undor- tunately, that brief interlude has 14
been magnided into an almost International situation. Most members of the New South Wales team and some of the 21 South
Australians
at know
towan
10. W. Williamson
-172
Total
150
Barry
WHY DO WEDDINGS ALWAYS MAKE YOU CRY
(DON'T ASK SILLY
QUESTIONS
| Adelaide what I was going to do they all thought it a good joke, but the
popers turned it round the wrong way."-Reu- ter.
AB
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CRC TENNIS
TEAM BEATS MALAYANS
The Childede Recreation Club beat thò visiting Malayan Tennis team by 8-2 sets with two, sēta drawn in a frienilly tennis tour. nament held at Causeway Bay yesterday.
· Men's ''Singles To Wal-F (C.R.O.) bent.: Öög Chew- 6-4, 6-4; Chol Geo-bán:KGRO drow with Lim Hee-chin:
8-6; Chang");
Mixed Double CHUGS
Gout and Markara bée a weed kits- beatoke Chip Re
Gladys
Look Wei-long and
fre
(C.R.C.) lost to Low Ter-pow and Chun Kwan yük 2-0 Ho Ka-lau and Mrs Tr
(C.R.C) lost to Leon Pand Mrs - Kht.
drow "with" "Llen Ishu-läky Low Kes-pow 8-0,