SOUTH CHINA 2, ROYAL AIR FORCE
GO(A)LDEN BOY TOTH INSPIRES RAF FIGHTERS TO A GRAND VICTORY
By LM. MacTAVISH
BRAVO, THE BOYS IN LIGHT BLUE......
There was no fluke
about this victory.. the better team won, and they won because they refused to be overawed by big reputations... They refused to be shaken out of their confidence when a bad défensive error allowed the South China side to get an undeserved interval lead......and above all they refused to fall back on defence once they got their noses in front midway through the second half.
What a great pity the big crowd that packed the same stadium on Tuesday didn't delay their attendance for just twenty-four hours. Here they would at least have got their money's worth, for although this was never a great game in a foot- balling sense, it was a strenuous surging struggle between two sides of widely different styles.
10
soccer players,
that never found wanting ... badly wanting. Medallions for 'go(a)lden' boy a match Win logged in interest and for that and at the inal whistle they Tolh.
THE TEAMS we ha
vi South China: Tam Nal-huen;
Lok Tak-hal, Lay Yee,
Lau The game got off to a bright Chi-plat, Ko Po-kdung, Soong start and the homesters very in-slug: Chu Wing-wah, Lee Yuk-tak Kwok Yin-lok, Yiu early found themselves a goal down before more than a couple Cheuk-vin, Mok Chun-wah.
RAF MacLaren, of their men had touched the
Jones, Tomlinson, Elston, or-nothing: Foulline clearance
ved the situation after Tom Obey Armstrong,
LEAGUE STANDINGS Ndi-huen had been besten,
P.W 10
to thank the will-to-were a sadly disillusione—and win-spirit of the Airmen. They disappointing - recollection never lost their confidence, and their heller-skelter raids into South China territory had the Caroline Hill boys in frequent panle and occasional cliás,
On this
20 vely WHAT'
fortn
South Chloe. As it was, only a neek- Scott; Toth,
ordinary
side, although in fumess it inust be pointed out that they took the field without Pau King-yin and Tong Sheung. and that Soong Ling-sing was injured in the He 12th minatte.
way of the Held for 20 minutes and even after is return he was little more than a wiling passenger
CONFUSION REIGNED
Army
All against the run of play | KM# South Chins opened the scoring South C
Rucher in the 16th minute when Kwok ging Tou Ying-lok cracked a fast shat Kwong Wah torch of MacLaren's ou stretched BAF fight then.
reserved
Club CAɅ St Jul
The RAF Immediately kel | Navy The natonishing thing about übʊut re-establishing their posi- The South China side was the ra the
in
game and in two utter lack of plan in their work minutes Toth scored the kind once they had lost the initiative. Juf goul that is usually Wholesale changes were made for the realms of fiction.
until confusion
the He collected in the line-up reigned in their ranks.
inside the South China half of the field and enrried it forward, beating ma after man until he arrived on the 18 yards.
The Airmen, prompted Toth and driven on by Martin,
ball Just
were not slow to take advantage For Deeting second it seem- of the positional muddles thated that
he hid
his
delayed arose in the Champlons defence effort too long, but as Lok Tak-
Nai- Tum and the fact that
hat closed in to tackle the Air- en did not have to pick the men pivoted and coolly placed
out of the net on Ball
mole that bail in the far comer of! than three occasions were due
the net. No better 2001 has to the valuable assistance
been scored on Caroline II in the goal pusta long time. 4eceived from and crossbar which saved J least three shots he knew next to nothing about.
ht
South China contributed to their defeat by entering the game in far too complacem a frame of mind. They seemerk to think they could win when and how they likeď. When the real challenge came they
Harry
Odell
Jayn
came
THE "DOWNS"
After
the the 'Ups' downs... for a shocking de fensive error presented South Ching with another goal. The ball
Dowling. Martin: Loader,
Pls
West Indies 294 For 2 In Fourth Test
130
..
Port of Spain, Trinidad,
Mar. 17.
not
A punishing innings of out by Everton Weekes helped the West Indies to make sound start to the fourth cricket Test against England here today.
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On jute matting and in ideal
partner,
CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1954.
The
Not
The Low, Will Settle Outcome Taiwan Still A
The verdict having gone against him in an English court of law, Hugh Serville, who claims to be the Welterweight Champion of Trinidad, will now enter the ring to settle once and for all whether he or the other claimant, Hector Con- stance, is the title-holder,
The contest takes place at Empresa Hall on March 23, and here is Serville training hard at Joe Bloom's gymnasium.-Central Press Photo.
Third Round Of The Seven-a-Sides
By "PAK LO"
Yesterday afternoon the third round of the Blarney Stone Seven-a-Side tourna- ment was played off at Causeway Bay in front of quite a large crowd. The one surprise was the struggle the Club "A" had to put up to win their match.against The the REME "Exiles." There are now no REME teams left in the Sevens. Welch, however, still have their two teams going into the Quarter Finals on Saturday.
RAF (Kal Tak) "A" 11, 14th Field Rett. 9.
In the first tow minutes the RAF were dreadfully slow off the mark, and the 14th kept up the pressure and were awarded a penalty on the RAF 30-yard line, but they narrowly missed the
RAF and the opportimity, then got into their stride from penalty attemp when tho Parker gathered
and he was tackled too late as he had already pasted to Chisnell who raced
10 score under the
away
1
won
in the second hall Newcastle attacked and got to the Welch five-yard line where there was
but scrum, the Welch and touched down.
The next score came from the the pre- some Welch three as vious one when he intercepted a pass from the Newcastle scrum halt and touched down under kick was con- the posts. The
Welch won this verted. The game only through the mistakes of HMS Newersite, and should in the run up against trouble next round.
posts. The kick was charged
Welek "B" 5, down, leaving the RAF with i
Boom Defence Depot o three-point lead.
were Shortly after the RAF
The first half of this game was penalty for given
holding
very even and it was only in the ground, and David- last minute that the Welch hod when on the son made no mistake to open chance with their threes gột the lead to six Holts. Then the Beautifully into molión, but with 141h
awarded
of them penalty an open field in front 19th were and Davidson gathered the kick they knocked on. They had a which was short and kicked slight chance with a penalty a Whic
and Chisneli outran the second later but the distance was ahead Test
of the fold to gather and ¦ too great. score under the posts. Davidson The second half opened with converted.
another penalty to the Welch There was no scoring in the which they again missed. The second half through the 14th did Welch now tried using only most of the alwelting, and onet | two forwards in the lincout, or twice a lite ster fellewing and it worked very well os up would have seen them seere they got their threes away and
scored in the The RAF concentrated on kicks Lewis
corner.
was lofted into the goal weather for batting, Weekes arca: It seemed that the backs and his third wicket would have Bite diffleully in
Frank Worrell, mastered the were clearing the danger but for no
attack after carly apparent reason MacLaren ginnd
pace bowlers Bond hostility suddenly dashed
from his goal Freddie Trueman and Stathem. and
completely musjudged the The unbroken stand pro- height
of the ball duced 202 runs, and pace
with Weokes which went far over his up- 130 not out and Worrell 70 not stretched hands to be tapped out at the close, when the West Into the unguarded goal by Chu Indies had made 294 for two Wing-walt.
wickels.
England were
badly handi- MacLaren looked the picture
Jojury 10 their of misery as he contemplate his ped by
bowler,
Brian Statham, who mistake, but the incident for-
bauty strained
and a muscle tunately did not upset was taken to hospital, mates who kept up their attacki
where be received
and an injection on the South China rear lines.
did not return to the fold. Toth had
hand In the equaliser when
THE SCOREBOARD in the 13th
West Indies, 1st Trnings Tute of the second half the
perfect hee-kick towards Holt, c. Compton b. Truemon 40
rose Stollmeyer, e. and b. the far post and Loader above everyone to nod it past the helpless goalkeeper.
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The struggle for the winner end to end with the Airmen always the more likely to succeed and when they did. In the 30th
minute. It was
another grand goal. The bali
moved right across the forward line 10 Armstrong. The left
moved to
Compton Weekes, not out Worrell, not out
Extras
41
130
76
7
Total (for two wickets) 294
Wickels fell at 78 and 92.
Bowling
Statham
winger beat his man and as the Trueman Lovering defenders
Bailey wards ilm he blasted the ballLakor Into the net from a very narrow Lock angle,
South China threw construc- Ition to the winds as they piled on the pressure to try and save the game, Lee Yule-tak was noted for kicking off his own
Ko Po-keung Foul-line
Tari
Compton
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Byes 2; no-balls 3; wides 2.--- Reuter.
Portugal's Team
The
Yee, up in the forward iling ... but In spite of
was now an eight For which man
BAF centre-half being carried inward from the field. the boys in, blue held out to achieve what may be one of the bligest upsels of the seasons ...but what was also a victory on merit
International
following have been selected to represent Portugal in De Finals of the Ladles Hockey International against England on Sunday, at Club de Recreio Ground, bully off at 3.00 pm.
D. Ozocio, Roza-Perelta, E. Souza, ***For the Airmen Toth was the F. Ferrera (Capt.), “E. “Alorico, DF-
guiding genius as well as being mund, S. Corre L Colleco
Spaario. Ti Cartilbo, R. Marques. the outstanding player on the Reserveas 7. Noronha, S. Collaco. Fold He got excellent support Players are requested to wear from his backs and half backs Récrélo Colours and be at the with little Martin cunning him ground fifteen minutes before close for honours Up front bully of. Armstrong and Loader wore the
danger men with Gilbey ond
Elsion the grafters,
Alda poconting
South China side only, Lau Yea
KCC TENNIS
The following games are
Lau, Chiaping, and Kwok Ying-duled for Sunday, commencing
lok played as they came Chuat 10.15 am
-Is
Wing-wah, entertaining as a new
becoming an expenilven deriang china EN Juxury
Ho squandered enough| be'a tisto
to touch until the final whistle. The long kick was very nicely
well
own 25
Twice
the
A Question Mark
At Asian Games
Manila, Mar. 18,
Twelve of the 20 member nations of the Asian Games Federation will definitely compete in the Second Asian Games scheduled here from May 1 to 9 this year, the organising committee of the Asian Games announced yesterday. The 12 are Burma, Ceylon, Hongkong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Koren, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singa pore, Thailand and Vietnam. !
Official word is still being awaited from North Borneo, a fecently accepted member of the Asian Games Federation; and Nationalist China, which has yet to rejoin most international sports federations before it can send teams to the Aslan meet,
Nepál not schoing any formance again this year. The competing unit
mdat probably but will send Philippines will offet representatives to the put up a good fight in the AGF Council convening here women's track and field events. during the meet. Japon and and are favourites to retain Intila are sending the largest the Basketball Championship. men's traeft artch field, delegations, The defending Football Cham the former 37 members and the
will get, tough the plans, India... Inter 31.
opposition from Singapore and track and field. Indonesia, Swimming is con- Indonesin leads with 10. Japan, ceded to Japan.-France-Presse.
Indonesia have. Singapore and
in
In women's
the largest number of entries in
men's, swimming, the former 28, West Bromwich
Singapore 19 and India 15.
Japan and India, which swept the track and field events in the First Asian Games in New Delhi three years ago, are ex-
Ano per- pected to put up
Beaten 5-0
By Chelsea
London, Mar, 17.. West Bromwich Albion,
Colony Athletic who are attempting the
Championships
Time Table
The Fourth Colony Annual Athletle Championships will take In the second half the Old place on Sunday, March 21, at the Crocks threes really got into South China Athletic Association their stride and the threes again Stadium, Caroline Hill, com- went away and Turville passed mencing at p.m. to Allwright who was well
As heals are required only in tackled
the line close to
by five evenis, it has been decided Lambert,
the
ly
The Ung table of events is: 1.00 p.m. One Mile Race Walk Finni.
From the resultant serum the to hold the whole meeting on one day-Sunday-instead of trees went away and Thorpe Saturday and Sunday as original. went over in the corner. The
planned. kick was missed,
The Old Crocks played for touch for a while and then the ball went to Turville who beat one man, drew the other and passed out to Allwright who scored in the corner. The kick was missed.
ties.
Club "A" 3. REME "Exiles" 0
Club "A" did most of the at- holf, and tacking in the first despite being given two penal- one almost on the half way line, failed to score.
REME's scrum
half nearly scored in the opening second of the second half, and then they tried a drop but missed. Ingles took the ball in a good run to the REME 25 and play moved back and forth across the aid until
the ball. Roberts got volded the full back and geored under the posts. Farquharson's kdck hit the crossbar and bounced back.
Wayroong 3.
1.00 High Jump Final.
1.00 Javelin Final, 1.10-1,500 Metres Final. 1.20-100 m Flat Heats. 1.30 Final.
Women's 100 m. Flab 400m Hurdles Heats. 400 at Final,
1:40–400 m.
2.00-100 m. Flat
2.10-800, IT Flat Final
2.10-Hop. Step, Jump Final.
ક
2.30-200 m. Mat. Heats.
2.40-Pole Vault Final
2.40-Shot Put Finál
Cup and League double; setback to received n their League hopes when beaten 5-0 by Chelsea It was their heaviest de fent of the season and their first for three months.
Chelsea's victory in a fast game which pro vided some classic foot ball avenged their:10 third round Cup defeat.
-Reuter.
WEDNESDAY REACH CUP SEMI-FINAL
London, Mar. 17,
Wednes- Sheffield day reached the Football Association Cup semi-final today by beating Bolton last year's runners-up, 2-0 in the sixth round replay on Bolton's ground.
2.40-Women's 200 -m. Flat Wanderers,
Finni
3.00-110 m. Hurdles Heats. 3.10--400 m. Flat Heats, 3.30--5,000 m. Finai. 3.40 Women's Final.
Lont
Jump
3.50-110 m.. Hurdies Finai, 3.40 Long Jump Final. 1.00-200 m. Flat Final. 4.20-Hammer Throw Final. 4.30100, m. Hurdles Final. 4.30-Women's High Jump Final.
4.40-400 m. Flat Final.' 4.50-Discus Final, 6.00-4 100 m. Relay Final. 5.15 Women's 4 x 100 m: Re- tay Final
Welch "A" 13, HMS Newcastle converted.
KAF (Kai Fak) “B” ( The Welch allacked at the
Boom Defence
There was hardly any ques- start
and In the third minute
10307
got away and each time
tion who was going to win this were awarded a penalty
they kicked ahead the when oul, but the
kick
was missed Welch managed to touch down, game as the Bank started at- tacking from the kick-off, but and the Navy side pressed in Falico "A" 3, 27th L. Bly 8 their
hls ium. On
mainly through knocking on Both teams only Just managed Davey intercepted a pass and 10 field their full strength, and they failed to score in the first
well to outstrip the for quite
half, while both tried to ran very
At half time
Barker had to defence and score
without
and leave the field with a shoulder posts. The conversion falled. passing or kicking
things looked bads Injury and The next score came minute
they made little progress. Jale: when a Weloh three got
The 27th in the last minute of for the Bank. away and
tackled as he the first half realised their was crossed the line and the ball error and kicked ahead and fol- went loose, but he got to it lowed up well and touched first and touched down. The down in the comer. Wright, kick was converted.
who was outstanding in the last game, repeated his performance and converted,
under the wake the ball thahead,
Wong Peng-soon Case Taken Up With IBF
With only six men they got
going better than ever and Craiz kicked ahead and chased after, but the RAF kicked over the
line. end ball
Fron
6.304x400 m. Relay Final.
REFEREE DIES DURING GAME
Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 18. A Malay football referee, the scrum the ball came out to Craig who dropped Syed All Bln Othman Yahay, a lovely goal to give the Bank blew his whistle ten minutes
will
Their opponents Preston North End or Leicester City, who again 'drew 2-2 aftër extra time.
minutes
Sewell scored after 58 for Sheffeld and Show added & second in the last minute,
Leicester twice took the lead against Preston but they tired after a no display nha d grid cfensive work saved then
The second reply will be Sheffield Wednesday's ground at Hillsborough, on Monday,
March 22.
SCOTTISH OUT Motherwell reached the semi- final of th
the Scottish FA Cup
with a 7-1 win over Partick
Thistle in a fourth round-s kés
he will now meet Celic
at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on March 27,
LEAGUE RESULTS Division III (South) Southampton D WORL División III (North)
12 Grimsby
0 Falkirk
Celtic
3 Karliton
In the second half the Police
a three-point lead. With the before the end of a match here, Workington In the lincouts, used four men
Scottish A Divladon collapsed and diesi. but they could not get the ball. Bank still pressing the final boll
went and Wa
Wayfoong very quick The President of the Selangor Aberdeen Then on the Police 28 the 27th
well out but by put the ball into a penalty
touch to Football Association, who was Airdrieonians got
watching the game, rushed onto Hearts Wright put it over with little end the game.
AUSTRALIANS ÝERE the field to give him first aid minute later and the 27th The Royd Australian Air but Syed All died without re The Standing Committee of Rot yet another penalty, but Force team from Japan-is now gaining consciousness,United the Badminton Association of this time. Wright spoiled his in the Colony, but they are not Press,
over the w-week-end
effort
Singapore, Mar. 18.
Malaya has decided to write to record by missing. The Pollee staying
Piruz
down.
at
130:
Botvinnik Wins First Game.
Beute
Statham Taken. To Hospital
the International Badminton attacked in the final minute They will now play the IAF
dribble by Brown'
at Kal Tak the Welch on Federation, informing it that with a nice the world's unonicial champion, who took it over the line and Friday, and the Gunners
The kittt was Sunday. All these games will
Port of Spain, Trinidad, T Wang, Peng-sdon, is no longer touched
be missed. o, Old Crocks ?
Tak 'and' Will: start
COPA MAUSMar, 17, 1 a member of the BAM.
ÁL 4.30
Brian Statham, England's place Three other top-ranking Club "B" startet well and
Paris, Idar: 17 The Australians have been
bowler, was taken to hospital players -- Abdullali.
Mikhall Betvinnike von "the with a badly strained muscle. Cheong Hock-long and Lim kept up the pressure and tackled putting in lot of training
since their arrival, and oc- first game of the World Chess during the first day's 'play in the Koon-yan also have been as well as the Old Crocks. In
cording to that famed acrobal Championship -
ing fourth cricket test, egslist / Want banned. The four players tour the last minute of the first half
and louch judge, Tom Porter, Veselily: Smyslov
Indies here were maker way ed Formosa and Hongkong lust the ball canie from a lineout to year without first getting the Henderson who passed it out to they are as fast as the Fifonsoday,” Tuan news
were. So at that rate they ported. The game-won approval of the BAM-United Turville who scored; about half Press.
way out The kick was missed. should be well worth seeing.
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