THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1954.
[TWINS JUMP BACK TO FORM
WELCH SAUCEPAN GUIDES
A
FIJIANS TO 17-5
VICTORY OVER HONGKONG
Mi Te Agen
By "PAK LO”
Yesterday afternoon the Fijians in their turn caused a surprise when they overcame the l'avoured Colony side by 17 points (3 tries, 1 goal,
1 drop goal) to 5 points (1 goal) at the Club ground.
The Fijinns played the same type of game as they did against the Welch. as did the and this time it came off as the Colony were not tackling as strongly Welch, and the Fijians had been given the Welch saucepan to shoot at as it hung in the Colony's goal.
The Finns began by enter- įside him, and he was well und taming the crowd [0
dance before the game began, to cleared.
the obvious enjoyment
spectators.
11
kick
да
were inclined to. run
straight across the field instead of at- Colony wartruly tacklett and the EL
and Then Just inside the tempting to make ground,
their
was not were half they
tackling of the Finns
own
and Had-spirited as that of the Fijians. awarded a pensity
The second half opened with androdro'n kick was just short. The Pillans kicked off
attacking and A In the 10th minute Craig ran the Colotry the Colony pressed and almost
and Petrie, lovely kick for touch by Mildon immediately were given a pen- Wicked hend alty on the Fijian 25. Craig took following up well, took it on found touch right on the Fijian
Only the kick but missed.
dine. The Fijians won however and then he kicked ahead few seconds later
and touched down. Calony Th
nearly gathered his own
of him. chance with no one in front were Riven a second when the Fijians were penalised but knocked on, and the Fijians
our feet up in the serum, Smith cleared.
The rst score K..buta, al-
rame in the brekka
5th
when minute
The ball temgoing to gather, knocked on
the 01 at shere
came out of a scrum The
side
went out to heeled the ball back, Fijian
and Colony bout the fact tackling Filan Naidole, who went tearing up Turi. the ball away from them the left wing, then across the and unfleld
middle, then back across aguin to the left wing,
and scored well out, leaving the whale des fence in a hopeless tangle.
Wi
serum
The Colony pushed their way hink with soôné vare foot rushes, band The Planet hacked the ball Juto touch On D 25 the ball went from
Lo the ineou! Smith who attempted a drop at god but failed. Again the
**
Colony attacked a good three move, 10 which Collier jrned. WIN WIL- luckily it by a knock on.
Colony were nwarded a penalty for feet up in the
seram Dangert
the Lenih minute the
M
Back and forth midfleld play followed with the Colony look- ing the better, but they were until 1 Bolsh off their moves. Again the Fijlans got away own ten-yard
and from their
in a terrifle run, tine Duwul, Juok the ball to the Colony ten- A scrum followed yard line.
nd the Fijians heeled and the
and ball went to Kabuln
110 crossed the line, Radrodro con- vertet. 11-0.
the
Rad-
Herodro's kick hit te
A few minutes inter ad right and bounced of, 3-0. Fijians got a penalty for barg
the lineout, bui Ing in Then, on the Fijinn 25, Danger-
klek missed. Smith rudre's | fidid just
n penalty. į rudro missed and the Fijians returned to the dinged out, but trying a short who attack. From a fineout on the kick lost the ball to lo
to Radrodro, half way line the Filan threes ran, then passed went away in a lovely move,
then evaded a couple of who
Qio and Cawa went well and then
men
ant passed back to passed to Wagovolnu, who 1
who scored well out. Radrodro turn passed to Baba who scored
missed the long kick,
began 10 The Colony now In the corner. Radrodre missed the long klek, to make the half use their feet and took the bait Then at last we'
thejme vry 0-0 in Che Fijians' back into the enemy half where
they Fipsane trally get gohur. Lækt | favour
executed
couple wheels in the set scrums and front a 1
Down broke,
SECOND HALF Farbt through the defence
The Colony had had
gained quite a bit of ground.
wheel Davidson card not puts to the mi
got From jof the bull, but
the ball and kicked ahead and the ball went over the line and Davey, who was following well.
NAW
6482-1
mul-
plenty their threea
ON THE RECORD
No Decathlon
For
Naidole
#the Decathlon were part of the programme of the Empire Games at Vancouver this summer, the man who would win it hands down would be Tomasi Naidole, the les wing threequarter of the Fijian Infantry Regiment
rugby team now visiting Hongkong.
|
AL
of
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touched down. Danger- field converted. 11-5.
More midfield play 14t Dawai was sent away from 15
and he nearly outplace
serum
the whole defence and Petrie just mannged to get a hand to him which threw him of his balance sufficiently for Milden to get near enough to facklo properly
CONTINUALLY
The Flung at this putral never looked like foring and They were almost emntinually on the attack, but again and nguin when they had a man on either side of them they did not pass were of course tackled and
Colony threes got away
bail
stopped Naide surprised the whole athletic world last year but the kiek ahead was gather- by winning four titles at the Malayan AAA Championed by Baba who took the
to the Colony 25 before he was *hips at Kuala Lumpur - the 440 Yards Hurdles in 54.9 tackled. The Fijians
Won the seconds the 120 Yards High Hurdles in 15.0 seconds, the serum and the ball went 10
Dawai who
coolly Very
post- Hogs. Stop and Jump at 48 feet 5 inches and the Long
tioned himself and dropped Trump at 21 Teet 10 inches.
perfect goal to make it 17-5.
The Fijians kept up their at- tack but twice poor passing spoiled a lovely move and then the Fan record for 300 } Naklofe will return to the on the half way line they were
shortly after th awarded
י,
JI
pedential lymp¦ know, what the Decathlon 4h umpeen on the Die thlon-aju bout
teu-vent all-round
Test.
Yants, ha in the Quarter Mile Fiji Istanda
* 50 Monda
5
**། and the Mile Ing team returns to Singa-fringement
pere. Another member of the
He he cleared nearly 5 feet team, Oris Dawal, is iso
the High Jump and
it
ciecice for the Empire Gam:s. lie has run the 100 Yards
21
kick for a serum in- and Radroro took DROP goal and his kick had height, length and was only
lighly off in direction.
for
Leap frog seems to be a strange way to prepare for table tennis championships, but it is the outdoor Rosalind (leap- exercise chosen by the Rowe twing ing) and Diane.
The girls, selected for the English team, are putting in plenty of open air training at their Ealing, Londun, club for the World Championships opening at Wembley on April 6.
Their outdoor training is added to hours of table tennis practice in the effort to reach tip-top form. They have even cut out smoking-Reuterphoto,
Billy Knight Will To Master
Have
Another Service
By ALAN HOBY
When 18-year-old Billy Knight, Britain's brightest lawn tennis prospect since the war, returns to England this month, he will have to master yet another service,
For this potential Fred Perry-the first English boy ever to win the Australian Junior Championship is due for his call-up.
Rocky Marciano – The Beau Of New York
BY
A BOXING
CORRESPONDENT
Rocky Marciano, the 20-year-old Heavyweight Champion of the World, has become the Beau of New York. The former ditch-digger has taken on the elegant "British Look" in clothes. His manager in this transformation has been his wifd Barbara.
So now you can seo Rocky in an Anthony Eden homburg, a city man's dark coat and striped trousers-looking at his wrist watch us he dashes off to the gymmasium.
Or you can see him more greatly impressed by the English | While she goes with him to relaxed in a pork-ple hat, bow manner of dressing"
buy his suits he goes with her tle, tweed jacket, and flannels- But Beau Rocky is the despair to buy her dresses. and Edwardian walstcont.
of tailors, His huge Bists are at the end of long arms,
Mrs Marciano will be advising the Benu when he buys his first white tio and
17.
But it is very inadvisable to try wisecracies with the Chom- plon about his interest In just as much an feminine fashions. tails after June)
As has been womon's clothing stated, he has huge fists,
-(London Bepresa Service) on men's clothing.
On that night he fights Ezzard Charles in defence of his title.
MORE CLOTHES You see, after each fight the Benu buys more cloilies,
After
beating Joe Louis, he bought an overcoat, two sults, hats, shirts, and necktles to the value of £200.
He celebrated his victory over Roland La Starza by buying a white dinner suit.
He now owns 20 suits and 40 pairs of shoca. There are a lot of suits and lots of shoes for a man who did not carn £45 until
his seventh professional fight.
At the Catskills resort where he is to train for his June fight, he told me, "I'm definitely con- sidering ordering a Savile-row sult when I get some time off from training."
The man
who has knocked out 40 of his 45 opponents sold "I've become so interested in
And he is authority on as his wife is
THEY WILL NEVER AGREE
ON WHO WAS THE. GREATEST HEAVYWEIGHT
New York, Mar. 10.
In a recent poll by a New York newspaper four veteran boxing men were asked to choose the all-time greatest heavyweight boxer, and two named Jim Jeffries, one named Jack Johnson and one picked Jack Dempsey.
Those are the names which had actually seen every Cham- usually are mentioned the most plon from Sullivan onward, when boxing men argue this which gives his opinion welgtit. fascinating question, a question "At his peak, when he was a which never can be answered, trini young man of 5 ft 10% Various other heavyweights are | inches and Just under 190 mentioned in discussion of single
Sullivan was the best," the conservative English way of specific all-time bests- Joc Louis Insited Roche, "Fighters from dressing that I'm sending away was the fastest
with his hands, parts of the world tackled for
Bob special literature.
Fitzsimmons hnd the Sullivan and none leated more trying to learn
rconds. And more hardest single punch, Jim Cor- than four
oven about it.
old and Barbara Ilkes me in bett was the most skilful boxer, when Sullivan was bankers'
Erehe
deep blues and Gene Tunney wan the brainiest heavy, It took the young, and browns. She advises and but
but it ually is Jeffries, John fast Corbett 21 rounds to knock encourages me.
son and Dempsey in the overalt John L. out." "RATHER WILD"
all-time arguments, with John
Roche admitted Johnson's de- "I think the way the Ameri-L. Sullivan also getting some that Johnson would not land.
sidil but fensive
pointed out
attention
can man dresses is rather wild. The colours are at times too "Jeffries bad everything-- He puts Dempsey no better than soventh on his all-time list loud. Not my style at all. I'm gameness, strength, he could box
and he could slug and you could because Dempsey was easy to not hurt him," said 80-year-old hit, and Joo Louis is eighth for Dan Morgan, who managed four the same reason. Rocho placed world
his Jeffries second in his list, and champions during
Fitzsimmons, Jolun- in boxing, Re- then
hen came member, Jeffries twice kayoed non, Corbett, Tunney, Dempsey
NEW BRITISH HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING HOPE
London, Mar 10.. On the strength of a knockout in His Arst professional fight, Brith boxing fans were laudling Joe Erskine as the long-sought- after heavyweight hope.
punch."
many
years
Fitzsimmons, the hardest hitter and Louis.
I ever saw, and he
kayoed
Corbett, the master boxer." „But many questions can never
be answered. For instance, Joe Woodman, who managed Louis was easy to hit but was world bantamweight champ fost Jimmy Walsh 40 years ago, also.
of hand; would Louis have chose Jeffries as thb all-time punch? And Louts had amazing beaten Dempsey to the best.
recuperative powers: his head cleared quickly after a knock- down. Could he have arisen to
or Johnson beat Dempsay Sullivan? Would Jeffries have been effective against Demp-
do you think?-United Press.
and
MURDEROUS PUNCH Francis Albertenti, a boxing Erskine, & feet 11% ins, 199 publicity man who has seen pounds and 20 years old, knock- most of the rent ones, named ed out Alf Price in 10 seconds Dempsey as the greatest. "Jock
the second of the
round Inst night (had a murderous punch with what the Daily Mirror natural fighting ability, and he sey's crouch and weave? What called "n
kliler
could take punches, too," said The Mirror headlined is Albertanti. story: "At last--a heavyweight Jimmy Bronson, veteran Mr Alfred W. Knight, Dilly's It at his
ope for Britain". partner-and hope prone
manager and promoter, liked father, fold me: "My son re- | vice versa.
There has not been a British Johnson. gistered for National Service On and
are champion since the days on....There before he left for Australia last other pleasant little
We rather hope he will with weights, too. year. Join the RAF."
WHI two years in uniform wreck the Lawn Tennis Assoclu- tlon's long-term
plan to make left-handed Billy Knight the
of
"He really learned his trade; tortures Tommy Burns and Bob Fitzsim- he excelled at defensive skill and
for
Billy could have gone, lo a university. but he lives tennis.
"He has had nothing but help trom the Australians," his
spearhead of a team capable of father told me, "but, above a, bringing the Davis Cup back to the Old Country?
he wants to WIN for England. Says Mr Knight senior: "An- That is his ambition."
-London Express Service) other summer of competitive Wimbledon, play, including followed by another
in Australia, and
would be ready to break into world class. "Mind you, there is absolutely question of Billy dodging his military training. He wouldn't be happy otherwise.
went
no
The Fijians had just started 1 unother attack with Naidele
leading when the whistle
"no-side", The game was well referred
whistler. by that decisive
Doc game with
10 bet in the Ple Vault. The hat con 100 Yards in 10 seconds 90 seconds and chared 0 fret 2 dead, has a beat Shot Put of inches in the High Jump. nearly 30 fee to his credit, a: Naidol and Dawal are two of Discus Throw of about 120 feet fight Fillan athletes two 01 and a Javelin Throw of about them wemon-who whit go to the 150 feet. He has undergone a
Games. With Josafa
Empire
A grand Eberle
engela's extirse under Sid Cole- | Levula, who recently ran the plenty of speed but the passing
ani
could
man, now ennel of the Singa- 100 Yards in 9.7 seconds and père AAA team for the Asian the 220 in 21.0 seconds, and Empire Games, and he on more athlete they will com- pete in the 440 Yerds Relay umong other events
CAAF Teams For Governor's Cup Match
At a meeting of the Chinese Football Association yesterday, the following players were elċe- ted to represent the CAAF in the Governor's Cup runtch gainst the Hongkong Football Association on March 21:
።።
SHEK-O GOLF
"AD
10
the Shek-O
Medal Pool
Section H.G. Banham
Winners of the February mons, and the Mirror was join-could pick off punches at arm'a competitions ed by the Daily Express which length and immediately counter," Country Club were: called Erskine a "world "hope" cald Bronson, adding: "But he's in for punish- Billy Roche, former referte ment
and manager, said in 1948, when (10) Nett 64..
that 80 years old, Erskine, who does not leave he was
until August, was Sullivan was the best. Roche Nett 4. the Army billed by the promotors as the next heavyweight champion of Great Britain. United Press.
hilly winter le 23 LAWN BOWLERS WANT
Nor would
we.
Since his outstanding athleve-
school
Baba, Dawai in the threes and he
TO GO TO THE EMPIRE GAMES
ALL BLACKS WIN IN VANCOUVER
Victoria, B.C., Mar. 10.
"B" Section-S.M. Bačke (14)
BoKey Pogl
"A" Section H.G. Banham
(10) 1 up.
"D" Section-C.J.D. (18) 1
up.
Low
Similar competitions are be
The New Zealand Rugbying run throughout March.
On April 11 a return match Union team beat Victoria Crim- son Tide by 39 points (0 goals, 1 will be played
against the penalty goal and 2 tries) to Royal Hongkong Golf Club, at Shek-O members three (1 penalty goal) in the Fanling, and first match of their Canadian who wish to play are requested to put their names down on the tour here yesterday..
The All Blacks led 25-0 at list at the Clubhouse. The list half time.Router.
closes on April 4.
Mexican Near World Record For 100 Metres Free Style
of the Fijians was not all that ment in winning the Australian
be wished,
the "Juniors", Knight has been at- while Colony's tackling locked that tending the world-famous tennis Hongkong lawn bowlers aspiring to represent the necessary fervour:
run by the lynx-eyed Colony at the Empire Games in Vancouver from July 30. Best of the Fijians were Australia Davis Cup manager, to August 7, 1954, have been given two more weeks to
Hopman. Radiodro and Qlo in the for-
young Englishman has make up their minds The Fijian all-rounder, already war, In the Colony side been glad to go to bed every M
General Committee | opportune date to select the hulled by muny European sports Craig, Collins and Eve were night after carrying out the Meeting of the Hongkong Lawn Hongkong team of five playera. publications
one c! the
the best, though the whole of following rigorous schedule. Bowls Association held at the
$42,000 COST greatest Decathlon prospects in
Mexico City, Mar., 10. the Colony pack must be men-
9.30-12.30 pam, practies: office of Messrs Union Trading years, thinks his best chance at loned for their fast heeling.
On the subject of finance, Mr. 12.30-1.30 p.m.-P.T: 2.30-5.30 Co. Ltd, yesterday it was unani-J, E. Noronha, President of the The Mexican sprint ace, Otillo Holguin, turned, in Vancouver is In the 440 Yards
The Fillons play Hurdles. He thinks he can get game against the
their last p.m.more pro
under a practice
What entries Association, disclosed that the the fastest 100 Metres ever swum in Latin America to Combined
sun. Finally, Hopman's will decided
until be left open
Amateur and possibly Services
Athletic the Hongkong under 34 seconds
Club and again on the
of martyrs do a
Annual General Meeting of the Federation has estimated that pace Mexico to a first-day lead in the Central American close to 63:
ground His best hop, step and jump once
on Friday at 4.30 p.m. brisk run round Sydney's version Association which has been ax- the cost of sending a Hongkong Games swimming today., agoin I am going to of the White City.
seconds Gilberto Martinez, 20-ycer- It was contingent of five bowler and Holguin tre record and was old Colorabian merman, upset was accomplished
ed for March 24, 1954. nt Johore switch and favour the Fillons shortly before the Malayan AAA to win after their good show- the finest
Australia's tennis stars are ravenied that only 23 entries two other athletes would
and Instest in the have been received so far,
about $42,000,
within four-tenths of a second the defending champion, Tona- Championships when he cleared
ing today. exactly 49 feet after
world. In a letter home Buly overstep- For a Anni snippet of news Knight reveals part of the Aus In vlow of the Impending i honawn Bowls Association | of ⋅ the world record as heftiu Gutierrez of Mexico, to take board by a
to raise at least $5,000 ping the take-off
ploughed through the two-lap the 1,500 Metres Free Style Wai Fut-kin, Hou Yung-song, sixteenth of an inch.
He doesn't lose the services
the Colony are soon going to trallan secret.
this fund and ro elimination heat in 65.8 sec- event in 20 mins 103 Lau Yee, Chan Fal-hung, Kofancy himself for much
of Farthing, To strengthen their stomach Association, those present at
Annual General Meeting of thes
to the Incoming onds. Po-keung Tong Sheung,
Chu but thinks he can get near 23 Dangerfield, and Smith, all of muscles two players lo down yesterday's meeting agreed that
that among other The young, Mexican's
per- Olida Aranda of hlöxles fed Wing-walt, Szeto Mat
whoni are leaving on Sea of both men ACED Wan, Au Chi-feet. In the Long
another.
Then the the whole subject of organising shore of the expenses, it writa 100 Metres finala overshadowed | in, the women's :400-métra freo and means of raising; its formance in qualifying for the one-two-three Mexican sweep For Friday's game
are tied Hongkong's team be left to the Reserves: Pau King-yin,
bined Services: Exten, Danger- together. A medicine ball is incoming
to the various clubs in
the the two Championships won on style and established One of Luk Tat-hay, Lau Kol-chlu, Yiu
the most promising field, Collins, Michie, Brentford, given to one who taises himself recommened to appoint a Selec- Colony asking for voluntary the opening day of the Central ! meet record of 5 ming 40:5
Islands today, Midon, Daniel, the Fiji I
Eve, Excell Cheuk-yin and Kwok Ying-lok. athletes in
American swim trials, e seas.--United Press "inde at the earliest | donations. to a sitting position and throws tion Committee Naidole told me, le Manus, a 10- Farthing, is attempting to year-old The HKPA
Griffiths, Davey, Innle
who is Davidson, Owen. schoolboy arrangements for the Arsenal team to visit Hongkong following in the footsteps of in May. After a series of three Fill's first Empire Champion, Matalka Tulcakou, and 11a6 games in Hongkong, Arsenal will go to Manila to play the already a 48-foot Shot Put to his champions of the Asian Games, credit. Tuicakau
foot mark last year.
yin, Ho Cheung-yau, Mok Chun-
wall.
South American
•
Jump.
was on
more,
the 51-
The Fijians were entertained
by the Hongkong Football Club
Arst
last night to one of the HKFC's now famous steak and kidney Swim Record pudding dinners Ruger 11 Buenos Aires, Mar. 10. made its appearance in the
Islandia in 1936. It gradually Beatriz Rhode of the Buenos displaced, soccer, which had Alres Municipal · Club today broke the South American 100 arm hold in the island. An
Umpires Approve
MCC Scheme
London, Mar. 10. Cheater and Frank Leo today Test match umpires Frank
approved the MCC scheme to employ umpires on A yearly Chester, who has recovered when she swam the distance in theory that the game was une the Australian tour last year. him to give up umpiring during one minute 27.9 seconds. The mutable to the lin tampers wald "I think the scheme pro- former record of one minute ment. They have been proved vides an incentive for playma to 29,1 seconds was set by Maria o very wrong Spadega koralni in the game, China Schubert in 1949, United A "RECORDER"
Mail Special E
Metros Breast Stroke record interesting point is that therefrome an illness; which forced
∙Press;
う
were originally advocates of the
facing one
committee, who are
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