THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY,
SPORTING BAM
OCTOBER 28, 1953.
By Reg. Wootton
ARMY TAKE THE LEAD IN
BOTH DIVISIONS OF THE CRICKET LEAGUE
By "THE
ZOMBIE”
Army take the lead in both the First and Second Divisions of the Cricket League as a result of a good double win during the week-end over Indian Recreation Club.
The Army seconds maintained their impressive form by scoring their fourth straight win by the comfortable margin of eight wickets, but the Brats did not have. matters their own way in their three-wleket wth over the Indians.
Despite having to field wo In breaking down the Indians' and enable the remaining buts- schoolboy substitutes In their buttint backbone, Dowling men to pass the IRC total for match against Army. the IC
1101 only
excollen the loss of three further wickets, senior XI put up a more than control of length and pace, but
CLOSE BHAVE. décent show ngainst the ulso brought into use a bagful
Foldiers,
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Their batting was perhaps on the attractive, side, with the runs coming mainly behind the wicket, but they did chalk up 140 runs with every batsman putting in his share.
Alexander was for from his last year's form and the Army attack was once again Grillat Iy led by Dowling who took five wickets for 44 runs in 10
overs,
showed
of bowling tacties. His short At Happy Valley, Craigen- but faster bails, which kept sower experienced a close shave, rather low, claimed two lbw even though they defeated RAF vietins and paved the way to one additional catch.
The unrellable Army hating wicket at D rus, the second ni
started shakily, losing the first
18 and the third 81 32. Farmer- Wright and Bailey, however, brought the total up to 127 in the best fourth wleket partner- ship so far in this season to put
the issue almost beyond doubt
For
Portugese Swimmer Breaks Record Gibraltar Crossing
Tarifa, Oct. 25,
The Portuguese skeidinger, Baptista Pereira, 10dny broke the record for crossing the Straits of Gibraltar established by the American woman long distance swimmer. Florence Chadwick. Pereira's time of live hours and four minutes was just two minutes better than that of the woman swimmer,
by 56 runs. Batting first, they were all out for the paratively low total of 145
Bewitched Club Are
And Bewildered By Sing Tao
By I. M. MacTAVISH
Get out your notebooks you soccer fans... flip back the pages and then in the brightest colour largely owing to the brilliant until you come to the one headed 'H' ... bowling performance of Hand the biggest possible letters write down this name... Ho Cheung- for unless I am badly mistaken it is going to be one of the really great names in Colony football for many years to come;
aham who took maven wickets.
way!
Breaking deeply elther way. Horsham was at times almost most unplayable. Dhabher was clean bowled by ball that almost curved in from outside his legs.
shown.
yau..
This youngster, 18 years old but with the brain of a veteran, flashed upon the scene on Saturday against the Club to give one of the finest displays of positive Inside play that it has been my pleasure to see in a long time.
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him
HOME SOCCER REVIEW
WEST BROMWICH INCREASE LEAD TO FOUR POINTS
(From Our Own Correspondent)
'London, Oct, 24,
Rotherham United, toppled ftm the head of the Second Divisidh 'table by a defedt. by visiting Everfon. were the only Division leaders who did not forge further ahead of their rivals th today's football league programine,
The First Division leaders, West Bromwich Albion, took their margin over the nearest opposition to four points when they trounced Chelsen.
Ipswich, Third Division Sou-1 credit went to Joo Mercer and thorn, and Port Vale, Tliled Divi-Jimmy Logle, who played bril- sion Northern, both won away lantly. England's centrehalf did to increase their leads to five not ava happy day in a points and eight points respec- generally shaky Charlton de- tively.
fence.
East Fife won the Scottish Ono point separates the frat League Cup for the third time four clubs in the Second Divi- when they beat Partick Thistle sion, by the odd goal in five after a Enicester How occupy first place deck and neck tussle at Hamp-st alload Dr Doncaster lovers,
Everton and Rotherham United. den Park, Glasgow,
Everton brought to an, end East Fife scored twice in the splendid run of success in which
Kothartiam had taken 17 out of Arst ten minutes but had to possible 30 points in their previous
nine matches. all the way after that to reinin their lead against opp nents who were appearing in their fat indier hat for 23 ycars.
keeping their goal
Port Vale won at allfax, again intact. They have conceded only five goals'in 27 matches, and if they can carry on an guvessfully, have a trvat chanÇO of beating he record of 24 goals against in one season under te pre
Ipswicit a victory at Swindon an
Thistle got on level terms af- ter the interval with goals by sent offside law. outside-lett Walker and right-
peared every likelihood of extra time when Christle, East Fifo's the winner right half, banged home.
The match
was watched by just over 38,000 spéctators-an attendance far below the custo- any crowd for a game of this West Bromwich Albion, the
lish Divisions who have scored int
only clubs in the first two Eng
LA
A
win. -Other good performances in this Gillingham's int Division were away victory of the season againnt Crystal Palace and Loyton Oneut splendid fight to force a draw after Hudson fnd done the hat trick for SITOWEDUTY.
A feature of the day was that not EIX a singio penalty was missed,
were awarded and converted.
Queen of the South, iraders of the A. had Scottish League. Division. their lead cut when they were held
Hibernian continued their revival since the return of Scottil inter- national Lawrie Relly, scoring a and one-out victory over Clyde, Celilo scored a good home win at
the expanse of hearts.
Left. 145 minutes to make the runs, the Airmen, however, started a little too recklessly
Italie, tujit, he was up swapped i places with Trondwell.
I would like to make a sub-winger McKenzie, and there ap-on was their seventhi and would have had
greater | agalist pratly mediocre óppäsi- !
this point Treadweli gestion Lo Club regarding success had a little caution been on but in everything he did had contrived with some suc- Shubelle. I have watches him Zie looked the complete font cess to, check the wiles of the on several cecastons and I ain baller. I am sure that if the Sing Tho left wing and he was convinced that The is bapplor Mills was clean bowled in the Clus defenders could be tiven in no way, to blame. for the FACING the ball that he has to first over, and Heanly followed three wishes thes would all two goals which came from play rather than receiving I jult i the next over succumb- have something to do with this mistakes further forward. and turning round...try
in un appeal by wicket-boy, lidding
Shturday
further back...in the half back keeper Colledge.
liernoon -pa
RICH HARVEST -pastime.
line maybe...and I think you Armstrong and Cairns, how- Last scason he was regarded ever, looked well so for a third st
In his eagerness to retrieve will see him in a much better promising young matters McDonald tried to force
light than
he was shown in
to a draw by Airdrieonians. wicket partnership antil bud tilad
player, but I tour of Aus- the play and that meant going
this game..
Dundee, who beat Hangers by the luck intervened.
tralia with
only got scared in the match, an Club up with the ball. This left Ho
NOT SO SOUND
overs, good winner on With
hos the total
Chelsea match, have found fail brought emly maturity 10 Cheung-you the little extra 4. 30....the
"bogey" side in the suring Albian's ground, cach drow batsmen run a single on a cover
play.
required and space he
a point hearer Queen of the South, ho Sing Tao made this, their first past, and at one stage to-day and how only tivo behind. drive by Anstre. Daher,
He is well built and moves į proceeded to reap a rich harvest game of the senson, a sound Chelsea looked Hko denying Ralth were one goal down at nelding at cover, ran in, picked delightfully to the night of the by notching another tires goals victory and t would probably them victory again.
half time, but E. Copland gave theni ball. His rupler
like
dash to bring his tally for the after-seem unnecessary to criticise up the ball and hit the whole through the centre is, however, noon up to five.
12 the victory, with thres goals in the down loside Two goals
second half. team that scorts eight. goals, minutes, Chelsea fought back with a throw-in almost parallel
to the stumps.
his
greatest asset and I am Lo Kan-chuen got another but I am not sure that their de doggedly and loveiled uie scores Billmaria clean bowled West certain thot soon, barrinig goal and Cheung Kum-hol, a fence is as good as their brilliant before half time, but after the in the last ball of the samo
accidenta,
destined for roumer out a most intelligent forward line.
interval Albion ran riot with over and the ret set in for the
When a team has players like three more gonis, Their lively make the total 8.
Ronnic centre-forward.
Allem Altmen.
In Division B Dunfermline Athle- He put up a good performance by George Souza claimed
Club punctuated his scoring Yue Yul-tok, Flash Horry, Hsu forced himself to the selectors
Senfety, taking a polát, from tha with two fairly for he le playing in a team with burst with two real opportunist King-shing and Honnibal in notice again with a hat-trick. atenbousmule, on the Jatter's- quick wickets simple balls, which
goals from Keane and the centro their, rear lines it would seem Huddersfield moved into ground. forward gave the Impression that they are well berved, but I decond place above Wolver- Motherwell even at home had n Viticult ask to defeat Digrion, but. that with reasonable support he felt that many of them
were hampton Wanderers on goal their success was a good slep 10- would hava got more.
carrying too much weight. average. Huddersfield's success wards prmation. Despite the rather turbulent Pereira showed no trace of
Armstrong was sadly missed
Once or twice when the Club was at Newcastle, where the point behind Stenhousemuir, with from the Club side. His strength conditions during the latter part fatigue during the entire cross the toil only at 60 runs, but Now a word about the official and experience: would have staged strong raids there was pairing of seeing their side win home supporters must be des- at the crossing and in the face ing and he continued to that Harsham completed his heroic opening of the new stadium. of a strong wind from the west, and joke with the people who part in the match with a fine can there ever have been such made a world of difference,, for more than one yellow and black This was the sixth successive
often the open spaces in small spell with the bat and together a miserable anti-climax as this defence were almost as wide as a little more air..... and those
the covered chest struggling for jus defeat for Newcastle on their Pereira reached the coast in accompanied him in a excellent condition.- He swam
with Tennant brought the score what should have been one those in the stands,
Itwo goals make you wonder own ground.
Wolverhampton, without Billy with rapid strokes. from stori
up to the respectable total of 80 of the great milestones in soccer before being caught out at cover history fizzled out into the most clever clearances, but he got
really powerful and fast Wright, did well to draw at Bol- Campbell in goal had some attacking force might have done. to finish.
Bolton Wanderers miraculously The first part of the crossing point almost
ton, where by miserable of affaire As coon as he had reached had been relatively
for George Hung Choy, casy
Iltle support. núd several of the crowds ...no tension
Goalkeeper Yüz Yul-fate had had previously dropped valy coast, the Pereira,
HOW THEY STAND
goals against him woje the
approaching North African
but on
and no atmosphere.
point one magnificent save in the first one point in six games. blank affairs with no defender halt when he flung himself at a First Division
All eight goals in the match Portuguese swimmer asked if he the African coast the weather
As I sat and looked round the within fards of the scorer. the sea became
flerce Keane drive and deflected between Preston North End and had beaten the record. When changed and
vast lands with but a handful McDonald played a
hardt over the bar....but he had Sunderland were scored he learned that he had bettered rough. This slowed him down. Army
of official spectators I could enough game...but why...oh little else to tax his ability.
second half. Sunderland's de Miss Chadwick's time he openly
Zenice cracked affiln, and they not but feel once again the why...did he make that post- sensation of utter frustration tional chongo, in the first half. expressed bis juy.
On the ball the whole team conceded six goals, making a that has
permeated local soccer Both he and Treadwell had been played well, but my memories total of 39 scored against them since the so-called start of the doing quite well..but after the of this game will be associated in 14 matches.
Pereira started out at 09.26 GMT from the island of Las Palomas off Tarifa. Five hours and four minutes later, he had reached the North African coast at Point Sires, thus heating Miss Chadwick's record, which was established on September 20.
FENCING INTERPORT
ON FRIDAY
On Friday, Oct. 30, at
the Hongkong Cricket Club.
commencing 8 p.m., repre- sentative fencing teams of Macao and Hongkong will meet in the first interport match held since the war.
is expected to be a strong one, particularly in sabre.
boat.
....
ROUGH SEA
two
however
I hope he realises that he is indeed a fortunate young man
a fine smattering of 'experienced hung a lule bit and which both players who are capable of the batsmen played seconds too coaxing the best out of him.
FRUSTRATION The ninth
soon.
Recreio Pereira ate candied frull sad|CCC drank port wine during his swim. inc
KEC After finishing his record- breaking swim. Pereira expressed Scorpions Optimists bis thanks to the Portuguese National Sports Delegation and RAF
Spanish
authorities.University the to
To Poctra was expected to go Cadiz tonight and to leave by Dad tomorrow for Seville and Army Police Lisbon.-France-Presse.
wicket fell with
P. W. D. T. L. Pis. 4 3 0 0 1 12 4 2 0 1 1 10 1 A
4 0 1.0
1
no
what
Charlie
in the
Motherwell are now only one
Dunfermlias, a further point; Away in third place..
J.A. Remedios Wins Bridge Championship
"season." "I can feel" nothing but change "neither reached the same chiefly with the play- of- Human-got: three for Pracion way- | plowship of the Hongkong Còn....
con-
Too
balked at almost every turn... how can they ever be vinced that the powers-that-be|Sing really want to see top lovel who wandered football in the Colony.
feld.
0
41 1 0 2
the
Navy
for the Skinners and standard. Spatung who have done so
Forrow
3
Second Division
4
0 0 0 16 # 12 4 3 0.
DBS RAF
4 2 1 0 1
Dockyard Recreio
32 0 0 1
4 2 0 0
3 1 0 0 2
4
KCC
4 1 0 0
4
KGY
4 0 0 0 4 0
University 3 0 0
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CLASSIFICATION
IRC
Cheung Kin-man Navy
Equals Manila Swim Record
Manila, Oct. 25. Hongkong's Fortuna swim- mers were 'defeated a second
To
Cings 3.
3 20
Cheung-you.
PART OF THE GAME
much to false the tone of our dour game
played hia usual football and who are now being his task was made very difficult whom so much depends, should
at centre-lialf, but
I believe that the referee, on by the unorthodox tactics of the get a mention in these reports, centre forward.if only as a reminder to him
all over the
that, like the pityers, he is a part of the game, Apart from stadium troubles. Tarpey and Bishop were sore-
On this occasion i was seeing the Club also had team worries by woirled by the speel of Referee Roberts for the second and Tayler and Armstrong were Yeung Wal-foo on the right time in
week. On. The first absen: from the published line-wing, and the left half was $2 uccision I commented en some up. McDinald took over the fully occupied in defence that of his f-side decisions, and right back pesilion and Tread- he was never seen as an attack this time I mest repant that well came in at right hair. ing force, Campbell was in Taylor's place in goal.
A WARNING
oul an
and
The Open Individual Chan--
tract Bridge Association was wan by MP J. AT Remedios "with" "a"
place was
woh by another
A REAL THRILLER Sheffield Wednesday and Ports match point score of 170. Socend mouth fought out a real thril-Lusitanoite. Mr F. A. Gul, and ler. At half time Wednesday this place went to Mr F. Mar were two up, but Portsmouth etelit.
were level less than quarter of an hour afterwards.
to
Wed
home
The final results were based nesday want two ahead again, on the aggregate results of the but Fortsmouth got one back two sessons of the final round 15 minutes from time, and with played on October 15 at the Ove minutes
Gordon Europe YMCA and on October 22 at the Club Lusitand rea- headed an Equaliser which also pectively.
contestants had compicted his hat trick.
The forty Arsenal, who last Saturday darlier been reduced to 28 conceded ave goals at
Analists in qualifying round today scored five away and held on October 8, at the Jewish against one of the strongest aides criticism.
in the League, Charlton Athie Becrection Club... Both teams suffered from sc. Arsenal were without four Alex Forbes, rulings, but Club got by far the Internationals,
1. J.A. Remedios 120 Nichon worst of the deal. For instance Lionel Smith Tommy Lawton
Marchett 17735; 4, VA Zirinaky. no difference.
SOL 5 CHATICs Fan 173) 0. Their reservo left-winger, Kust 1701 Ch 170: 88. Ben Marden, was another Who Climent Yeh and Dodge Chen 1601 got a hat trick, but much of the Robert Kwok 10: 11, M Motol 18112 12. E.M. Petrovo 13:15. Edward Chow 15814: 14. A.K. Omyund 20016? 10. M.C. Blu 164; 10, Mrs 2 Have 10157, TAY." Chang 41034 -10, T, Hofmann 190; 10, C.P. Tonk and
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the ball...I KNOW he
The complete list of frialists and their scores are:
Early play was fairly even Up front Kenne was LIST CHANGES with both teams making terri-his own as a, threat to the o= \{ was sitting in dead line with' i arid Arthur Milton, but it made Match Points: 2, F.&. Gu Matches will be held in the time tonight as the University
torial progress by very different position and the fact that he weapons-foil, sabre, and epee. at Santo Tomas men's selection The following are the altera-methods. Sing Tao played their scored two
fret class goals Sing Tao player when he The visiting team under the and the University of the Bostons to the Classification List while these cost passing game against a centre-half of Honnie Wee yards off-side...but he was
To Class 2-Ping On from Class 3 Blue and Whites gave ball's calibre should serve as a allowed to go on and score captaincy of Cupt. J.A. da Cruz women's team respectively bea.
the visitors 16-11 and 10-13 Class 4-Never Mind on the ball plenty of weight. There warnini to ulher defenses. points in the Philippine Athletic
To Clate :-Phoenix from Clanwere narrow escapes at. both This big fellow is fast
and then Inter the same player Amateur Federation's invita D;Winning Rush from Class 7. ends and although Sing Top strong, and it his left foot was run round two opponents to which tonul dust meet.
To clan 0 - How Do I Know Cron were certainly the more polished just half as good as his right then collect a pass and was whistled W/Cdr. Beamish yington The Hongkong side,
Class B Pearl of Hongkong from there was litle to choose Ve- he could be a topnotcher.
up for off-side... scored victory recently over Cheung Kln-mau, however,To Ciny 1-Silver Dahils from tween the sides. the Japanese International team made a brilliant showing when Class B VIP. from Class D.
Falconer started of
one
The referee may suggest that and won the triangular match, he won the 100 Metres Free-Style 7.
To Clans -Shun Lee from Class
The Brst Host came after style but, after running into good he was fulded in these deel-Win Open Golf Macao, Japan and Hongkong in 58.1 seconds equalling the To Class 9-Evening View from
some typical Sing Tao passing position for passes that never alone by his linesmary, and my held last month, in
all-comers record Class 9: The Great Wall from CLAS
20th minute. when came, he tried to change his game reply to that is that he did not Philippine
Championship hesitate Ho Cheung-yau....standing be and fell botween two ideas... established by Japan's K. Suzu-
correct with to Find a bunch of players.. He has the makings of a good dramalle gestureoffier deci took a moving ball and drove it player but he must have the stone of the flag wavers,
Wing last March.
Commander C. H. past the outstretched fingers backing of a constructive hall in both these listahes I have won the Colony Open Amateur Cricketers. Turn
Boomish, of Singapore, perladay Ox back. Both he and Mullen we quoted the linesmen were wrong Colt Championship af Fanling. More car misses follows very red men long before the and the refered was, fhköbd with a score of 184 for the '88
at end of the game.
in Macao, will
Include Christopher Crose Hodge (British Olymple repre- Dentative in Epec 1952), Peter
Williams (British Olymple Cheung also won the 100-
selection in Foil 1918) and Ma- metre backstroke in 1 minute!
SOCCER MATCH
for corte Brewer (former 12.0 seconds, and the 400- POSTPONED European Junior Sabre cham-metre freestyle in 5 minutes plon and Champion-at-Arms In 11.8 seconds. the last Colony, Chunuplonships).
the
passed
Loals Sung_147), 21, frysnt · Martin 1441; 23 1.0. Shual 1215. 10 1301320, MAT. Tent Frank Chang. 135161-27. Mrs Chen 134; 28, George
Three Indian
Professional
the net,
The First Division League both ends before Ho Cheung
He had 77 on Pickering, who had spells on enough position to hate given u Hades of play. soccer match between Sing Tao yau repented his earlier act to both wings, was neglected for prompt decision but a wohi Aath the Old and New Courses. The Fortuna team was beaten and Kowloon Motor Bus, which make the bre 20..........and at long periods and was never to the Club defenders ....... play Amited number of tickets in both the women's '4 x 50-was to have
Rubad-up was 'D. "Þ. Ander-
Calcutta, Oct. 25, been played this this stage McDonald made what given a chance to use his to the whistle... even when frost some of the toyal Hongkong Golf will be avaliable for sale at the metro relay and men's 4 x 100-afternoon at the HKFC ground, { I
The Executive of the ám sure was the biggest speed to run into a moja have every right to expediClub, with a score of 157. entranco.
Control metre relay-France-Presse.
Cricket blunder of
Indian has been postponed,
the game. .ho ball.
decision in your favour tio whistle may not go vi
Scores on the whole ware ex- Board today agreed to par- tremely high yesterday, although mit three Indian Test VERDICT: Not a Em to both courses were in a good players to become pro... mark the opening of a pat new thing in fessionals, stadium, primarily because: the | R. M. Campbell Vila khe best "The playeré'aro Vijay Hamire, - 'hosts' wore a pode Cook, Every rout sporo of the day with 142 who led the last Indian touring aspiring young soccerite thould whip. W. N. Gray with 70 had lear in the West Indies, CHI bo jaken along to mo, path the best frose score on the Old Mohammed And G., Ramihand. Hárry' play so that they may sw Course und A, „A. Petrio with. 10
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