GREAT BRITAIN 1, CHINA 2
THE CHINA ·MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1953.
A GENEROUS RATION OF THRILLS IN A
GRAND 'INTERNATIONAL'
By I. M. MacTAVISH
treated to a
This was a grand game. For 90 minutes we were display of real honest-to-goodness clean football that was in pleasant con- trast to some of the recent so called 'big' games.. The football was pur- poseful and hard and there was a generous ration of thrills as first one and then the other side took up the initiative.
The ultimate victory went to the better side, of that there is little doubt, bat both sets of players responded well to the calls of the occasion and it was really à pity that in such a contest there had to be winners and losers,
Three men flood out above all others in the gene-Yul Cheuk solid and yin aud Ho Cheung-yau on the one side and Granger olher.
the
not
The Great Britnin side was kick. Right-back Carey, captain sound from goal to on what was probably his last left-half with Frazer having a | appearance in the team, touk grunt game at centre-half, DH
the klek and gave keeper Tsat: The forward line simply did Kai-wing
chance no
with a click. Hennett strave powerful shot. desperately to get things going In the dying minutes of the but Nash mid Reeves were up- game Reeves, brought the' total, set by early injuries and never to three when he made full use played together
ot as they can.
brilliant pass
from Gilbey
Yards Flow and Middleton and, from almost the action to the genis. Jer are his passing with
often wenk. same spot as he scored his first tunet an a Be construellys Chase starim brighủy but was goal, he lashed another right- brand of football
Deimveit ir long periods and he
foot shot into the fur corner af <!*૧*1*1-ખ terwards the the net,
BLAMELESS
Ho Cheung-you, the young Sing Tao forward, was brought Joto the Chink tearn only at the lost moment and his two goals alone would more than have justified him inclusion, but, 111
Yu Cheuk-y any as the general, play of use and he persevered in
M
by
Was
of the ganse
excellent
There
was not
foraging boelia undis For VERDICT. A grand maine that Twang Kai-wing was Glame- trade the opening that both provided The vitul gol.
holkinys for the gouts and marks many line saves in the second He had many thrilling tuste, entertainment.
who refurned to our traditions; clever half. Riley, with Wells wid, although hen let r WAS often beaten
the play, but the clean hard tactics the team after a long absence, was clearly out of condition but thoughtful and timely interven of both sides more than made he stuck to his job and once he tlena of the lack, he never up for any lack of polish. And
has regained his touch he will final In the end held gave up trying
thought... What
be an important nk in the schemer got the ebance he had waiter wonderful
Yut
Police team. for and it was from his brillian), Cheuk-yin. meve that the game was won.
The Great Britain
in the lead for n
much must
Cong time and
of the honour for this
T [o Granger who! brought off sume really magnifi-
cent saves.
am sure that when the time this fine player fe comes fur look back over his career and remember is highligh's he will reen with pleasure the save he made on Saturday from thunderbolt free-kick by Tong Sheu
15
THE MacTAVISH STAR RATINGS GREAT BRITAIN GRANGER
ARMSTRONG WELLS
HUGHES
FRAZER
LUNGLAND
NASH
REEVES
1
BENNET
GILBEY
CHASE
The kick was awarded just outside the 10 yards 1.11 and between the keeper and the kicker there was a solid wall of players who completely blocked his view.
Tony
balt
Sheung hit the will every ounce of his strength. It barely cleared the heads of the defenders WH 1
tore through the
air, ant it remed
going
to ix
under
net just unde the bar.
Into the
a fleeting last
Grunger, got a
minute glimpse of the ball and
CHINA
WAI FAT-KIM
BAU YUNG-SANG LAU YEE
CHAN FAI-HUNG LEE CHUN-FAT
TONG SHEUNG
CHUN WING-WAJ*
HO CHEUNG-YAU ***** AU-CHI-YIN
YIU CHEUR-YIN
SZETO MAN
ARMY 3, POLICE O
Reeves, the Army's brillian!
Hughes and Wakeflek! tied desperately to bring some cohe. sion to their term, but much of their good work was offset by the fact that their goal was often endangered by the crash tactles of lai Wat
In the Police forward line Moss was the driving force behind akuost every move but he got le responte from some of his mater
Au Chi-yin plairly subdued by Frazer and neither Tam Chung-sing or Yuen Yin-nein could get the ball clear of the Army full backs.
of
saves in
was com)-
For the soldiers Granger had very little to do but a couple the second hall showed that he was capable of looking after his end,
Casey
played a One game at right-back and his linking up with Stevens
w
vas clever and profitable. Wells showed that The han
How
thoroughly recovered from the effects of his recent injury.
Frazer had another fine game Land Catf
Au gave Chi-yits afternoon.
Reeva No, I man in the soldiers' attack
4 can
wa3
the
with a flying leap he managed young Inside-right, κανε В where he had good support from to get his right hand to it and positive answer to those
livert it over the bar. I was had
a wonderful
effort and
expressed surprise theclusion in
who Bennett. Middleton is improv
at his Ing with every game but Wing- the All-Hongkona neid did not quite hit it off in applause it drew from the big team to play Pegasus next Fri-Nash's peace on the right wing. crowd, and the players on both day when he cracked 1 two Chase was very tricky and seat
over inany accurate which should
sides, was a sxmtaneous show magnificent
R
of well cared appreciation.
The Great
Britain side truk
the Koals against Police at Sookunpoo yesterday.
There is always something tu
the lead in the third minste of attractive about a rubber matchure gols
the game when Weils convertedviously scored u
penalty kick
the
lek awarded against
legitimacy of the award
ter.
harsh
Verdlet:
A
centres have brought
hard. as both teuins had pre-
elean ganie
nó quarte with win over the
given
asked. or
The Police a defender
handling the other I thought that this would for
Dina defence needs
sl a couple bail. There was no doubt about provide an entertaining roun
Actually the first half strong players to take some of lived up to this expectation, and the weight off the shoulders of
Hughes and Wakefeld. in when the teams changed over lug
more direct attack Moss would with the
score sheet blank it 100
of the must profitable was just about a fair reflection one
Insidemen In the Colony on the run of the game,
Reeves showed the form that honours from has brought him 103 line the Hongkong
THE TEAMS Army: Granger; Casey,
a
to
although # seemed punishment for what was am unintentional offence.
Both sides had chanets score but inclifferent finishing and some grand defensive play brought the teams to the in-
terval with the score unchanged.
SECOND HALF
Both sides had turned in A sound brand of mid-field play and zone of the approach woric had also been of a high selectors, shots at standard...but
goul
INTER-ZONE FINAL
The sensational feature of the first day's play in the Davis Cup Inter-Zone dinaj ai Brisbane on December 17 was the defeat of Wimbledon Champion Vic "Seixas of the United States (right) by Jacques Brichant of Belgium (left), who played the most brilliant tennis of his career to win by 6-3, 11-9, 2-6, 6-1.
Judging by his smile, Seixas was not depressed. Much will depend on his form in the Challenge Round match against Australia which starts at Melbourne today.
Tony Traberi ́ of the United States making a fore hand return against Philippe Washer of Belgium whom he defeated 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.—Pictures by courtesy of the Australian Trade Commissioner's Office.
The seewvid half was only ten were few and far between and Wells; Stevens, Frazer, Long AMATEUR CUP
wns that
minutes old when Ho Cheung the only real threat to up half-a-chance goalkeepers yau snapped to beat Granger with a hard Y shot that went into the net oft night catch a chill through in-
the land; Wingfield, Reeves, Ben- they nett, Middleton, Chase.
Tsang Folloe.
Kay-wing, the post.
Leung Wing-fai, Riley; Hughes, the turn
about the Lai The
Wai, Chika boys
Wakonald;
Tam gradually
Army side started to apply Chung-sing. Moss, Au got on top and, just when it
the pressure and seemed that they were going to
the Polleeyin, La Shul-Jun, Yuen Yin- challenge dwindled.
Hughes nam. -- be denied victory by a stubborn
and Wakefield defence, Yul. Cheuk-yin at last
vallant made got the better
pull of Wells
the team to- anderts to
gether but La! crossed the ball to the far post.
Wat became wild in his Au Chi-yin hooked it back and
Lackles and both backs were frequently Ho Cheung-yau, who
beaten had
inter-passing of moved into the open space, by the quick amashed it into the back of the the Army forwards,
net.
In the
sume
DRAW
Avenue
3-2 Davis Cup Victory Predicted For The Australians
Melbourne, Dec. 27..
Ten thousand fans, contributing two shillings each for charity, crowded into Kooyong Stadium today for a final three-hour pre-Davis Cup practice session.
Öfficials, worried about the condition of the Centre Court after several hours of rain early this morning, asked the Australian and American captains to use the courts alongside, instead.
The Australians opened their; player' since he returned from Ho. has played) Rotewall four workout with Lewis Hood de- his oversens tour to sweep the times already with, the honours feating Ken McGregor 6-2. Ken Queensland, New South Wales divided evenly. Rotewall was next and he show-and Victorian titles,
Rosewall will be playing ed in strongly improved service
The second match on in beating fermer amateur hero
the Trabers on his home court with
crowd behind Frank Sedgman 6-3, in the first opening day between Trabert the
him, but the Trabert holds the advantage of Sedgman then stepped up and Rosewall should give
Americans t
third strong chance to making
Challenge pressure and
drow level, should" Seixes loso Round appearance and should second et with an easy d-1.
be less affected by Davis Cup A humorous touch was given his match.
the
display nerves than the Australian, who Australian practice
professionals "gainst the Belgians at Brisbane is making his debut. United when
the
10 session
look
the
Trabert's
powerful
Sedgman and McGregor acted makes him America's star hope. Press. as ballboya for each other.
Though many experts are pre-
pared
off
to see the Americans pull
a surprise victory, they are outnumbered by these predict ing at least a 3-2 Australian triumph.
Considerable importanco outcome of 10- hinges on the marrow's singles between Hoad and Seixas and it is generally felt that whoever wing this "eruelni match will be on the
way to win the Cup.
A 1100DOO Seixas holds a sort of hoodoo over Hoad, having beaten the blond
ok giant in every one
their past six encounters. How ever, Hoad is a vastly different
HOLIDAY SOCCER RESULTS
London, Dec. 25.
The following are the re- sults of Association Foot bail matches played Christmas Day:
Burnley Chariton
League Division I
Manchester U Middlesbro
Sheffield U Sunderland Tottenham
2
Preston
Bolton
5 Wednesday
3 Newcastle
12 Marighooter" C
Huddersfield Portsmouth
West Bromwich & Liverpool
League Division 11
Birmingham
Blackburn Brentford
Bury
Everton
Fulham
Leicester
Nulta Forces
Westham
3 Notts County
Doncaster
3
Oldham
Derby
Bristol R
3 Plymouth 4
League Division
Barrow
Gateshead
Grimsby
Halifax
Manißeld Port Vale Itochdale Brunthorpe Southport
Stockport C
Workington
York City
Rotherham
Leeds Luton
III (Northern) Wrexham Carlisle U Tranmer
Accrington
• Crewɑ Alex Chester
1
3 Bradford C
1 Darlingion
Bradford
6 Chesterileld
0
Hartlepools
0 Barnsley
League Division UI (Bouthern)
Aldershot
Bournemout
Colchester Coventry
Crystal P Gillingham
Newport Northampton
Heading Swindon Walsa}{ Watford
1 Exeter
3 Bouthampton
Queen's Park
Ipswich
Norwich
2 Millwall
Bristol C Leyton
7 Torquay 3 Shrewsbury Brighton
2 Southend
on
2
0
hi
Skaters
Soviet Speed
Defeat Norwegians Moscow Match
In
London, Dec. 27,
The Soviet Union defeated a Norwegian speed skating team by 1870.753 points to 1396.759 in a two-day speed skating contest which ended in Moscow today, the Soviet news agency, Tass, reported.
The Soviet team had led by 675.100 points to 688.920 after the 500 and 5,000 Metres events yesterday.
Today the 1,500 Metres and f Andersen said that the new 10,000 Metres races were held. Russian skaters were all very,"
In the 1,500 Metres event young and had been trained Kreat interest was shown in from carly youth in Russlan iba Face between
Bald Evgeni ash-style skating. This Grishin,
different of the USSR. and Andersen, wps very Hjalmar Andersen, the Olympic from the Norwegian style, but perfect for Russian ice which Champion, the agency said.
was prepared differently and Grishin won by over 20 which had a much harder sur metres and his time of two face.
minutes 18.4 peconds stood as He said he wondered how 'the the best for some time. But in Russians would perform on the Jast race but one tho Japanese Lec--France-Pressry. eighth-Borks
Shilkov, of the
USSR. who WIS
compoting
ngainst Elvenes, covered tho
distance two
in
minutes 17.2
the fastest time ever
Bet on the Moscow rink.! Out of the nine heals raced, Russlan skaters won
Best
eight.
Norwegian {{me WOA
made by Roald Ang in ko
minutes 10.0 seconds.
Hjalmar
Home Rugger Results
London, Dec. 26.
The New Zealand All
Or special interest In the Blacks overwhelmed the 10,000 Metres was the "hear" Combined Services today by
Andersen, 40 points to holder and Twickenham: champion, and the young Soviet, Sakunenko.
the world record
between
Olymple
At first but then
ז'
eight. at
The tourists scored 21 points of their total in the last - If
as the
Services sio-
they kept together, minutes Andersen drew away fence collapsed. to win convincingly in the best The All Blacks gavo a grand.
of open Rugby to lead at half time by 10 polnis
time of the day, 10 minutes 65.4xhibition seconds.
This time was a record for to five, but the Services scored the Moscow rink. Andersen was
first after the interval-an un-
| warmly applaudot.
converted try—to
The agency sald the contest gap. took place in a friendly Rsphere.
Individual honours for
the NDITOW the That was
Services fast effort, as the All Blacks took completo commund the and scored try after try in rá
pld auccession in the Jast 15
aime then
a two-day event went to Boris
-Reuter. BOXING DAY
London, Dec. 20. The following were the results of matches played today:
Division I
Aston Villa - VE.
Blackpool
Bolton Chosen
Liverpool Manchester C Newcastle
Billingham or Salts vs. Houn- | Huddersfield
Hichin Town Belvedere;
London, Dec. 27. |- · Walthamstow The Pegasus team, Foot-Cambridge City: Chi-ball Association Amateur
Cup holders, which will be slow; leaving for a series of matches in Hongkong, have
Colly in the Amateur Cup second round being played on January 23.
Victory For IRC been drawn away to Gedling
"Youngsters"
The annual Over 37 v Under 10th minute of the 37 Cricket Match on Christmas For the winners Wai Fat-kimcond half Reeves followed up Day at the Indian Recreation Pegasus, composed of Oxford again did many clever things in
good forcing play by Club saw the "youngsters" de-and Cambridge Universilles Casey and was quick to bring
goal but, as so often happens, htine ball under control and crashing their elders by 10 wię» (Blues, are expected to advance
blotted his copy-book with two bad mistakes which might have cost his side dearly.
Hou Yung-sang and Lau Yee played well while Tong Sheung was the outstanding member of
kels
a great right foot shot into the net from 12 yards,
Longland seemed
towards their goal of a third Top scorer for the Over 37 Wembley win in four years, but was S. A. Ismail with 19 runs. Gedling Colly. proved their to bo For the Under 37's, S. E. M.worth by beating Yorkshire troubled by an early foot injury Bucks and A. R. Kitchell carried Amateurs 1-0. but he was always in evidence the bots for 64 and 48
a half back line where Lee in pushing the ball ahead. respectively. Chun-fat was a capable deputy Chase was moving in to take for Ko Po-keung,
Every men in the forward line worked hard with Yul Cheuk yia the brains, and Ho Cheung, you the map shooter, of a clever jine.
runs
The Over 37, first ni bat, col- one of these forward passes in lected the respectable total of the 20th minute when he was 114 runs and thought the dny pushed off the ball by a hefty was won, but Bucks and Kitchell change from Lal Wal.
Nayed the bowling to such a Referee Roberts was right on good effect that the game full- the spot and awarded a penalty ed earlier than was scheduled.
THE GAMBOLS
I'M READY, DEAR
+
vs. Erith and
Leyton or Sheppey Un, vs. Wimbledon;
Bromley vs Cockfield; Finchley vs. Ferryhill;
Gedling Colly vs. Pegasus;
Harrogate and District Rail- or Northern Nomads VE. Withgton;
Wealdstone Hayes;
Romford vs. Crooktown;
Portsmouth Preston Wednesday
Derby Doncaster, #51233 Leeds Turton Noile County
Oldham Plymouth Rotherham
Wolves
Arsenal Chariton Cardiff Sunderland
West Bromwich
Shefeld U
Middlesbro
Tottenham
2 Burnley
0 Manchester U
Division IX
Division
Swanse
Aoerigion Dermatoy
3 Bury
b Blackburn
3 Lincoln C
Notts Forest
l West đem t
Birmingha Brentford Fulham Leicester Stokh
IX (Northern)
3 Halifax 7 York
Bradford C. - Rochdale
Colle
1
Shilkoy of the USSR who had minutes of the game, a total of 193.118 points for the landers biggest win
Today's was the New Zen- of their
four races.
Second place went to Dmtri Sakunenko, of the USSR, with 193.490 points. Hjalmar Ander- sen, of Norway, was third with 193.710 points-Reuter.
NORWEGIAN IMPRESSED
Moscow, Dec. 27. Norwegian speed skater Hal-
who
mar
Andersen,
speed skaters."
seen
tour.
RUGBY UNION The following wore the resuṛta ot on Boxing Day:
Rugby Union maichas played TL Combined
* Now Zealand Tour: Services
40%
+ New Zealanders played at Twickenham.
Final Scottish International, Triali Scotland Rests 9: played at Muf- rayfield.
Club Malchont. Blackheath 3 Ros- holde alyn Paric 3: Old Millions & Lon the world's 10,000 Metres re- 3: Bath In Oid Blue 8: Bedford 11 don Irish d: Abertillery D Ebbw Vale cord, said today that the most Old Paulines 3: Bridgwater and Al- amazing *thing
dharing blon a Clifton 3: 3iston 11 Now. the Russian-Norwegian skating bridge 11: Burton 13 Notte 6:
Cardur 12 Wasps 3: Coventry b tournament hero WOB. the Cheltenham #3 Gloucester # Old "tremendous increase In the Merchant Taylors 6: Leicester. Ja number of top-rank Russian London Welsh 0: Maustes 5 Bridgend Birkenhead Park 8: Zalanneity... X
0: Mangliester 25 Headingly; Mosley 11 Old Edwardians By New-: Andersen said there were part is Watsonians 9: Newton Ab now six or seven exceptionally bot 8 Plymouth Albion 9: Nori- good Soviet speed skaters, Rugby 6: North of Ireland 10 St
hampton ɗ Fonarth 5: Nuneslon 20 more than doublo last year's warts College Tormer Pupils : Pontypool d'Cross Keys 31 Redruth * Camborne 0: Swansea 8_Univer» sitios Athletic Union Bi. Sloud .3 Speaking in his dressing room Glamorgan Wanderers 3: Torqua between events, Anderson sald Aietle a Teignmouth : GlasKOW
• that
the Russian Improvement | Fied School Former Pupils it dafa
8: Kalso 3 Hertats Former, Pupil appeared to be a general one. Q
3: West of Scotland 3 London, Rost- There were now good slenters tish B.
all distances whereas in 1948 the accent was 012 distances only.
0
way
- total.
.
1 Galeanad
10
Chester
or. Hendon
0 Poet Valo
vs.
Chesterfilok
4 Blockport
Crewe Alex.
Darlington
The draw is Wycombe Wanderers vs. Løy- tonstone;
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Brighton Firetol C
St. Alban's City Sports-Reuter,
0 Manfield
3 Scunthorpe
Workington * Crimsby
BATTOW
(Fouthern)
A Walsall
3 Newport
.
Aldershot
4 Coventry
1 Northampton
Cullaghem
Vs. Briggs Zoster
Ipswich Legion
Norwich * * Crystal P Questy's Park IL. 0 Colchester Shrewsbury
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Rovers 13: Dewsbury D. Bailey 0: Doncaster 2 Bramley 131. Inlizas ment on Nonway's chances.
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