KITCHEE
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2, ARMY 3
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 1954.
THE LAST MINUTE VICTORY
COULD HAVE BEEN THE OTHER
SIDE'S
By I.M. MacTAVISH
As the whistle blew for the end of this game at Caroline Hill the reactions and attitudes of the opposing players told the whole story of this tense drama better than mere words can do.
scene.
con-
The soldiers were obviously overjoyed at pulling off yet another kist minute victory while the Kitchee boys were deep in the depths of dejection, convinced that they in their turn had been robbed of just that same sort of victory.
Picture the
With less of the Army
Chow Man-chl centre-forward left half than two minutes left for play carried him deep luto Kitchee ceded a corner in thwarting a and the score standing at two territory. Too late the defenders Reeves attack and Lunnen, who geals all, Kitchee launched a realised the danger und Bennett took the kick, swung the ball the net over the powerful attack down their left¦culstripped them all to place the direct into wing and in cloning he lines! ball wide of Cheong Koon-hing heads of both the attackers and
the defenders. on Army deferades sent the ball into the far comer of the net. behind for K POSTOV
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FROZEN TO THE SPOT
Polentarth.
a cluster
bmersi Le The Kitche As Horny shock:d
of frozen
to H flash, the ball was of the net
ON THE
SOCCER
INSIDE
(Edited by Marshall Fallows)
Walley Barnek, footballer, switched to Walley Barnes, business man, rather smartly after the Arsenal v. Portuguesa de Desportos match.
Reason: The Brazilians were interested in a lightweight soccer boot, Sports dealer Barnes, with visions of selling 80 pairs of boots just like that, showed them a sample.
"Flic" said
the Brazilians.
In the dressing Startling? Maybɔ-If you are to Port Vale, "May we borrow this to take not a Vale fan-but this director room after the Vale players had back to Brazil to show our explains: "If they are good changed back to "elyvios" werd mamufactur£TA?”
enough to keep out a Blackpool Derek, 15, Mike 12, and Kelvm, forward line that includes Stan 0. Bernes's business
is fourtish- Matthews
and other interne- } Ing. Last Friday he opened a tionals of the onlibre of Ernie second shap nt Chiswick. Taylor and Allan Brown, they are Manager Tom Whittaker was good enough for anything." there to cut the ceremonial tape.
for
He goes further, "After all, This brought the soldiers
Tommy Taylor was not noticed Valor (Iceland) are consider until he left Barnsity for Man- back into the game with a bang ware and they men
exerted
ing the name tremendous
of four London chester United, and then he went professional
Job and remabled pressure
the Kitchee rear
of straight into the England team. on the
coach for the summer months-Tommy Lawten, alcady in cruel lines. With only seconds left
two from Charlton and two blished in the England alde, from Queen's Park Rangers. was not dropped when he went
to Netts County." EMPHATIC "NO"
是
a thrilling started forward movement victory was now a bitter cle-with a brilliant pass through
The rentre.
moved across
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ffan Chong-la Take it and sent a hath eurlingt
uz right the ball dropped
to the spot players curbed towards it, and realisation that what had come before the interval Longland
Though Granger 10 close. to being had the bd chance of getting
suddenly, in a
The ball the bank
put into play kad in a few feeling seconds the the final whilstle Anished Kitchee's monent of joy was mateh
hut started long dis- Immediately shattered for it was tons on the eld around
Heterve reen Hal
Woo
the stands....nad in the dress- pointing to a spot near the r port and that Linesman Barrett's MS, flug whom he tel high in the my to Indiente sana
ither.
infringemezit
was
pr
is belag a professional foot- baller a passport to favouritiam in the Army?
Major-General G.A.N. Swincy, Chairman of the Army FA. gives an emphatic "No,"
He says: "They are treated Just like any other National Serviceman.
The ball won the face of the goal and come the left hand to Doyle out on
The corner of the penalty area. Lig Inside left took a couple of steps and smashed a magnificent drive Info The KONT giving Tho question 4911 every 1p Cheung Koon-hing not a ghost wens Why did the referee din of a chance to save. Cdew the Kitche goal?! Some
The ball was put into play When as an ordent hat beers folks sidd it was for offsides,
the whistle sortert out the Desai danger of gave the opinion that the and immediately
Any
Into the sounded for the interval. onceal had been fisted *45
Play in the early part of the understan Pgain squately tamen rated Joel, but
the
should be any kick second half was in favour of the free Varanger seatbet the ball frene officially--that
was awarded for a foul when Array and only a flying save by the back if the set neeil 11 as
goalkeeper Cheong stopped a Indicated by the refire, and jour of the Kilehce players, in move it with all bi stength up the heat of the moment, push-Reeves header from increasing
their
Khchee, thua ch away from flo
cutraged, began their fight back and the soldiers somehow lost their initiative and retreated in
effort to hold or to their slender lend.
the
Bel
Vide
As the ball drogas Reeves arul Chan Fat-hung went for 18 and the soldier
a
The defenders appeared to be rooted to the spot as the speed
I
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lead.
"Many people think that they are being mollycoddled. Pro- fessional footballers are always
Why getting criticisco.
they more than the professional cricketers ur other
professionals
sports
think.
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Peep into the future and you may see two more members of the Steele family bringing fame
"I don't know about Kelvin yet," anid
manager Freddie proudly, but the other two are clready doing their stuff at in side forward at school." They could not want a better tutor.
First Division Clubs Face A Challenge To Their Cup Supremacy
London, Mar. 3.
The magic of the Football Association Cup is unfail- Ing. But rarely has the public Imagination been caught. to the extent of this season.
The triumph of the little teams over the big brigades is responsible. It is many years since the First Division faced such a challenge to its Cup supremacy.
In 1937, Millwall, a Division It is a further point of in- III Club, reached the semi- torest that only one of the Anals and in 1940, Leicester, of surviving clubs, Bolton, has Division II, got to Wembley, been a constant member But these incursions into the Division I since the war. Division I territory wert isolated forays, ultimately re- Indeed, not
Port Valo and Leyton buffed.
Clapton) Orient were
OS
long ago,
comTM
(then
The challenge this year is on panlons in distress near the a broader front Of the eight | foot of Division. III (South). clubs surviving to the sixth Their fortunes
changed in Port Vale's riso round, Leyton Orient and Port dramatic way.
from Division III. began with a change into the Vale Leicester City from the Second Northern Section. A change in Ecl West Bromwich Sheffield Wednesday,
the Orlent Albion, namo put Preston ladder to fame-China Mail. North End, Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur from the First.
Since Leyton Orient and Port Portsmouth
Eddie Vale are drawn to meet each manager Lever may soon begin to wonder other, Division III is assured, of If he is running a matrimonini | representatives in the semi-final, agency.
Vale, leaders Five of his players Port
tho of Jack Froggatt,
Peter Harris, Northern section, are expected to Johnny Gordon, Gordon Dale dispose of their southern rivals and reserve inside forward Matt although not without a struggle. Gemmell-anc current entrants for the marriage stakes,
~~(London Express Service)
FEMALE STUDIES
LONGHURST
By HENRY
Having recently for five shillings registered myself cannot us a film company, and hoping any day now to justify changing the first name to "J. Arthur," I received with "A lot of the National Service gratitude and interest from a friend in Rochester, N.Y., professional footballers stoy in
a slow-motion coloured film of the American this country--but a lot serve "Procttes" performing in, or practising for, the first U.S. oversCES. On the Rime today there are between 50 and 60 of
Women's Open Championship. them."
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women
Among these Amazons are members of the team which defeated some distinguished British male amateurs Referee Reg Leafe, FT
in somewhat humiliating circumstances a couple of years instructor Chu Wing-
at A Nottingham school, cracked a couple of ribs ago, an occasion which I escaped by means of an alibi- in 1 sledging spill... but he my erroneous use of which word induced a number of insisted on controlling Arsenal's correspondents, I am sorry to report, to speak to the game against a Brazilian side.
headmaster. In other words, I was "absent at the time.”
Whatever the decision was it i was given promptly enough and succeedle the referee gave the impression koneking it down to Bennett why that he was in no doubt that This proved to be their un- WHEN of medutely like
infringement had been commit- doing for with 27 minutes gone streak of lightning.
aftor the Frozer was beaten by the bounce Lineman's Bag of an awicword ball and before me that the was actually
high
in the air he could recover before the ball had dropped low keung had the ball in the net, enough for anyone to play it.
Nevertheless one
The game burst right back life, Both aldes tought feel gemine sympathy for the into Kitchen boys
desperately for the winning goal who had plaved
and it was in this dramatic grand football in the second half
that atmosphere
the tussle to fight back to equailty.
on to its controversial The game started off at
it fast moved and right from the first climax and thrilling finale. Pace
Not Enough Cinder Tracks
In Britain
cannot but
Rick it was
wis seen that the tearns This was often a great game were going to make a big effort and although the play to come oil on top. Both sides casionally ingged just a little were at full strength and early there was never an absence of ,ply provided plenty of contrast incident or excitement. A big London, Mar. 3. in styles.
mid-week crowd once again goi The Antateur Athletic The Army moved the ball Association particularly (about to the open at great speed while the boys in two-shades- stress in their annun! re-
jof-bluest preferred the close
signa
WALA
entertainment for Its money and has no doubt at the some time been given a talking point that will be turned over again and again wherever soc- cer is discussed.
OVER-ELABORATE
Handicap No. 2 was a strapped" arin-following inoculations. Reg relerces the Israel-Yugoslavia World Cup (eliminating series) match in Israei on March 21.
.
How's this for a coincidence? When Leyton Orient (as Clapton Orient) reached the sixth round of the FA Cup in 1926 one of their backs
a Welshman พวง named John Evans.
Now Orient have reached the sixth round for the second time ....with John Evans, a Welsh- man, at right back.
DRASTIC REMEDY
Drastic nemedy for
To watch these sturdy
and heads stili. Often confused with
on the
Asian Games Swim Trials
breast
the
stroke
above-
Elongkong'a champion, Tsigg Rit-wan, swam
motres Leleester are in a position to 200
In emulate their 1948 Wembley standard time of 2 mins 45.5 feat, but Preston, given the sees yesterday in the Asian Inspiration of England's Tom Games swimming time trials
Finney, are redoubtable op- at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. ponents, Leicester, who 10 also bidding for Division Championship, have the ground advantage.
Wesl
9-4 FAVOURITES
II
in
overcome
Cheung Kin-man and Vanessa Giles both set sub-standard times in the 100 metres free time was 60.8 style. Cheung's
00) and sees (standard
Miss Giles 77.5 secs (standard 78).
Bromwich Albion.
After the trials the Secretary pursuit of the elusive Cup and
Swim- of the H.K. Amateur League double, are nine to four
ming favourites to resist
Federation, Mr Harry every Cup challenge. Recent displays in Wing-lee, attributed the sub- standard times to the cold wea- should dicate they
ther and lack of competition. the Spurs in the forthcoming round.
Tsigg Rit-wan's time of 2 Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton
The fourth
45.5 secs for the 200 tie, involving mins
metres breast
giroko was ot 1cast Wanderers at Hillsborough, as-
3 secs faster than his Colony record for the 220 sures the premier division of a powerful representative in the yards of 2 mins 48.8 secs and
even if others foll
9.5 BCCS better than semi-dinals
the set by the wayside.
standard.
Colony Tennis Championships
The fourth and only other
for candidate
the Colony's Asian Games swimming team, Irene Kwok, the 200 metres breast stroke champion, did not take part in the time triala yesterday owing to a slight in- disposition.
by no means unfeminine young "keeping the eye on the ball," women bashing a golf ball is which, of course, is a different an education and self-deflation | thing altogether, this is accepted
Another time trial will be combined.
K. I. Ip and E. Taal beat held on Saturday, March 18, at Let us concentrate
basle golfing principle KC. Dao and A. V. Szelo in the Ladies' Recreation 09 the on the former and see what we and, even If Bradshaw and
Club, can learn. It strikes mc that Daly manifestly nout it.
three straight sets in the semi- after which the final selection With one exception
final of the they have lesser fry may still take i
Colony Man's for the Asian Games will bo four things in common.
read.
Double championship at HKCC made. last night. The scores were 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
NOT UNKIND
graphed as
The exception is the younger of the two Bauer sisters, of Hart for 1953 the urgent ! passing game which they
whom it is not unkind to say need for more cinder tracks (exgested in brilliant fashion,
that they have been photo- Grunger
much for their in Britain.
was early troubleri
shorts as for their shots. of by several close range tries but “Unfortunately. effective action seem more re-the opening goal very nearly
In the Kitchee side Cheong at the other end when Koon-hing.
This lissom young lady opens note In the large cities" the
Fame
Leo Ping-chiu, Bennett rise above Kwok Ying- Chan
the the proceedings by raising the report states,
Fal-hung, and Chow recovery of England's soccer right heel high in the air ond to crush mighty header Man-ch! were top line de prestige is proposed by Chapple finishes facing the hole and Croydon, Surrey,
the just wide of the post.
fenders, while Chu
to D'Amato, Wing-
o Fulham director. Joaning so far sideways to the only town with a population of At this stage Kitchee speeded keung and Hau Ching-to were
He says: The
solution is to right that the club hangs downs more than 200,000 that opened up their play and the change the men who threatened most use players from other divisione vertically over where the ball a new track lust year.
tactics paid off when in a danger in a very clever front as well as the First, I would used to be, There are still six towns of meler in the goalmouth three ine that was occasionally over-
a position put the Port Vale goaliceeper, discount both for unorthodoxy this size.
23 band
of between of their players In concert
backs, and entre-half, if they and because, it we ever reach- 100,000 and 200,000 that have bundled the ball into the net.
elaboratz in its approach work. have the necessary qualifica ed it, we should be carried off no track at all while seven Instead of disheartening the
In an Army side that has found tions, in the England team." in the ambulance, with over 200,000 have only
soldiers this reverse seemed to & now Icase of life Granger, private tracks, and one of these inke them fight harder than Buckley and Wells formed is the largest city in the coun- ever although In one
rearguard. strong compact
Longland try," the report added.
Kitchee attack they very nearly was right back to his beat Colony lost another goal when only a form, while Frazer and Higgins tracks were opened in Britainpical Granger effort saved the were aggressive and constructive
situation.
Although a total of 12 new
were only 47
public tricks, including three
last year, there
belonging:
to
thorltles,
and 08
owned one,
total of 115.
The cos! of laying cinder tracks has deterred local autho ritles from building them, and the report says it hopes that the action of the National Play- ing Fields Association in making available £5,000 sterling for this your would provide stimulus.
UNUSUAL ONE
England And
Scotland Draw
half-backs,
KCC TENNIS
we can
The remainder, to be more serious, have the following in common. Firstly, they all address the ball with their left orm and the club in one. straight line,
The following
are games scheduled at KCC on Sunday, commencing at 10:15 am:
bul how
wo
03
Results:
Colony Men's Doubles: K. H.
There is nothing to beat a fhm in the respect, since you can watch the head against the background. One of these girls has a bobble on her cap. It re- Ip and E. Tsai beat K. C. Dao mains steady against the very and A. V. Szeto, 0-4, 6-3, 6-2. same leat from start to finish.
Most of us, perhaps merciful- ly, do not see ourselves in slow motion, but who has not perienced the moment when one's shadow is just ahead of the ball-and the backswing causes an effect like, a total eclipse of the moon?
Club mixed doubles: N. Cooke and Mrs Farrar beat T. J. Gould and Mra J. B. Kite, -1, 0-3 Mrs Fowler and J. **-
Agaturoff beat Mr and Mrs Musson 0-0, 6-3. Walker and Mry Allbrow beat Mr and Mrs Prophet, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Men's Doubles: Moore and Calvert beat Walsh and Mayno G-4, 6-0. Barnett and Finally, commonplace again Storey beat Weller and Hill 6-4, perhaps, theso girls hava 0-2. balance. They stand steady as a rock and you feel as you did The following are the fixtures on watching Joyce Wethered, that you could give them a
light shove at any point in the swing and it would not affect them at all.
PHOTOGRAPHIC POSTURE
起
The four
swimmers entered
for the following events:
Cheung Kin-man-100, 400, 1,500 metres tree style, Tsigg Rit-wan.--200 breast stroke.
metres
Vanessa Giles, - 100, 400 metres free style.
Irene Kwok-200 metres breast stroke.
HKAAC Pentathlon
The of the Colony and Club Tennis
Tournament for today and to morrow and at Chater Road,
TODAY'S GAMES
Final: Colony Open Singles -H. K. Ip v Edwin Tsai.
On Sunday
Amateur Athletic
Hongkong
Ал- Club's Second Pentathlon Champion- nual ship will be held at the King George V School ground, by kind permisalon of the Principal. on Sunday, Mr. A. L. Potter, March 7, commencing at 2 p.m. Since this Is the accepted
To finish on two feet and in hitting position. It seems
Seven entries have been re- A. S. Augestad's team:-A. S. eminently sensible.
a photographic posture La not
Club Events: Kite v Coxhead; Augestad, Miss E. Lew, C. Soe-many of us do it? The "kink"
in itself evidence of
good Mr and Mrs J, P. Walsh v Mrceived to date and further en- tens, Mrs Augestad, H. Golke, in the left wrist at the address
shot, but a swing that finishes and Mrs M. Heenan; Fisher and tries will be accepted on the Miss H. Modoo, v N. Leonard's is, I believe, the
in a position of equilibrium Is Miss Lambooy v Smart and Mrs only to members of the HKAAC, feld. The competition is open team:-Miss M. Figureido, E. cause
commonest surely more likely to have good Schole Williams anch Postuma, Miss A. Oci, Ch. G. alice, since the club is squared the right foot from
of the Sunday morning results than one which
Mrs There will be Braine v MacPherson and Miss and second. drags Geortsema, C. R. Tlerrian.
ils moor Livingstone; Arafuroft and Could up to the right of the target. ings, or ends with an up-and-v Weller and Hill; Pritchard Secondly, they all without down bell ringing movement, and Hubble v Peters and Flex- exception, having found the
or-shades of Ted Ray!-scrowa man. "piccolo grip and the earning up the turf with the right heel. of dollars to be incompatiblo, have got hold of the club with their left hand at the top of the swing. Of course, most of them
TOMORROW
prizes for first
Colony Athletic Championships
In a fast forward line where education au-
Thomas was tightly marked by In the 20th minute the Army privately
Lee Ping-chiu, Lunnon showed and an un-that he has come to stay on the making a
the equaliser grand got
usual one it was too, Kitchee
right wing. The inside trio played hard against a strong, stubborn defence but Reeves and Doyle tended to is too far back when things weren't going too well for their side in the second half. R. E. Moore's team:-R. E. Moore, Miss Greta Lo, E. Abbas, VERDICT: A good game that Miss B. Greaves, H. Hanti, Miss brought despondency to Kit T. Silva, v F. Lonne's team:-F. chee, delight to the soldiers and Lonne, Mrs A. Liang, G. Egling-
And to think that it is only 00 years ago that they were laying doughy debating point to the ton, Mrs K. M. Getz, S. Su, Mrs
Final: Colony Open Doubles. spectators. For the neutral S. Su
out special ladies' links with K. H. Ip and Edwin Tṣal y V. T. spectator It
grand provided
"some longer holes are able to keep the left arm
admitting Wang and E. Saubolle.
Intending competitors in the entertainment and pleaty of The following Reserves aro straight
Fourth Annual Colony Athletic as well, high above of a drive of 70 or 80 yards, excitement. Kitchee played kindly asked to turn up: Miss their heads in a position which on the
Club Events: Bendall v Weir, training and ordinary athlouc England and Scotland better football than they did B. Yim, C. Chumn, C. Burki, R. mort
ful strokes that more power- only of us could reach
"could not well be Mr and Mrs Coxhend v Mr and Championships at the Caroline meetings, but this type would finished level with one goal against South China but there
Hill Stadium on Saturday and with the aid of pulleys, but the
made without raising the club Mrs Storey: Pritchard v Fisher; not meet international require each in their "B" Internn-is no doubt that the fans are
above the shoulder''I Thore Smith v. Walker: W/o Mr and Sunday, March 30 and 31, ars reminded that entries for the Will those players who are fact remains-none of them let
must be a moral in this some Mrs Hewan and Mr and Mrs Championships must reach the tional football match played particularly appreciative of the unable to play kindly notify the 40 with the left hand. The NPFA have recently sender floodlights at Roker resent attractive play
where, but for the moment it Walak w/o Flaher and Miss Acting Hon, Secretary, HKAAA, of the Tennis Convener before Friday Thirdly. trile as Army,
It may escapes me. Perhaps just as Lambooy and Smart and Mrs P. O. Box 280, not later than be a elnder track In every town Park here tonight,
noon. (Augestad ---- 34174).
Schoter. sound, they really do keep their well.
Monday, March 6,
A Joint Committee of the NPFA and the AAA are pro-
ducing a simplified specification
for a cinder track suitable for
menis.
At Roker Park
Sunderland, Mar. 3,
hall
Scotland
A
THE TEAMS
commended that there should
with a minimum population of Both goals were scored In 30,000. Recent Agures show the second that in Engond and Wales there scored frat when, in the 53rd Kitchee: Cheong Koon-hing: is one cinder track to every minute, right-haif. Cumming, Loo Ping-chlu, Louie C Ping: 800,000 people. In Sweden, the who plays with the Scottish Chan Fal-hung, Kwok Ying-kee, ratio is one to every 8.700.
Division A Hearts, shook off Chow Man-chi; Ho Ying-fun
tackle from Manchester City's Kwok You, King Lok-hung. Figures for Finland ahow Rovio. at inside-left and shot Chu Wing-koung, Hau Ching-to. that the Finns have 600 tracke into the corner of the net. with one in every town, Turkey. The goal was disputed,
Buckley, is planning to have tracks in all England players protesting that gins; Lunnon, Reeves, Bennett, the Wells; Longland, Frazer, Hig- towna and flie latest figures linesman had just previously Doyle, Thomas, show that there as already flagged for a throw-in, but to tracks in 43 out of 63 towns. no avail,
Army:
Granger:
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Kitetaa
China
It is hoped that the plans for England almost immediately the new "uulity" track for Bri-suffered another, blow as Revie Army tain will go ahead because of was led off with blood streaming XMB the considerable drop in cost. from a cut eye. 1.
Hitherto the cheapest Brat But with only 10 men, England South Ch class running tracks have cost bold their own and equalised -between £1,000 ond 20,000 through Hooper, West Ham's or sterling The now, simplified outaldo left, after 60 minutes. club track is expected to cost 11ttle 13 was the first sende representasi | Ar more than $2,000 sterling, Live, matora: whend under, noodsa China Mail Bpogiat.
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