Puge 6
THE CHINA
CLUB BEAT RAF 4-1 IN A FASCINATING FLUCTUATION OF FORTUNES
By I. M. MacTAVISH
It may be that at some future date a football genius will pin-point the reason for soccer inconsistency and save the fans, officials and players the pangs of disappointment and uncertainty.
over
Until then, however, we shall go on being fascinated by the fluctuation of team fortunes from one game to the next. Only seven days ago the Royal Air Force was on top of the world having scored a thrilling and meritorious victory South China but against the Club at Happy Valley yesterday they were a very ordinary side indeed.
the Club
forward line | Keane always looked dangerous the run, on
but Mac- when Gregor for his goals and Mullen for his early artistry were the leading
lights. BADLY DISAPPOINTING
In It lidt take the bemesters Gone were the determination! and enthusiasm, допо tas į long to get back on level terms. the
and again it was a gift from the ki and the polish that subdued 1 Champions, 173 pulkeepers benevolent society their place we had uncertainty
for fin time MacLaren allowed and casualness, despermion and a half-hit shot by Metrewn to from lip between his legs and trickle side with only one chance to the net, from last week
In the end resignation..
WON DECISIVELY
In a sadly disappointing RAF MoreLaren had an unin- The second half started with side the side sull love! but cospiring game in goal and might Anther goals from MrGregor have saved
second goals.
The Club wen this game " Club décisively at the Metro Matagests | and in the end they might have avored further goals.
ffurd knocks were given and Talon in the right sport at the
both the Arst and
and one from Krane gave the
belter back rlearent n
that lead
Dowling was the never looked they
in
much and gave Pickering a very lean danger of losing.
time. Early on Douglas looked fa good substitute for Jones at Morris io The Club goal centre-half but towards the end in first he was being outrun and out- appeared
was prob- Frutosed by Keune.
Tiny
Tre worth
start but later there was a time senfor game but be wigen things started to pet out [ubly upset by hp early of sand and two very serious
and ermittedl FL**
For-Hance. tunately the sefere took a firms hand,
fouls
The Royal Air Force pot an rarly lead when newcomer Mo:-
rts in the Club gool mishandled o shot by Londer nud allowed The ball to slip into the net
teor
an early In-
Toth is
nearly sach n when things re another good pluser
going against his side as he is
Are when they
tup CT1
and Armstrong played intelligent- | Martin did not lealt a represen- ly at right back while Muc-
tative Donald provided the aft and ate class player on this dis-
play Gardiner the grace in a half
Ġilbey received back line where Forrow had a
Jury and finished the game on tough handful in Loader.
the Fight WITAM. Armstrony looked the most dangerous for- Ward bad seldom got the right
vi
Londer tried pascs. very hard but was eventually subdued by Forrow.
SOCCER TEAMS FOR ASIAN GAMES
48 CHINESE PLAYERS TO DECIDE TONIGHT BETWEEN
HONGKONG AND FORMOSA
Forty-eight local Chinese footballers were yesterday asked by the FI.K. Football Association to declare tonight
the whether they will represent the Colony at Games next May "a lifetime decision."
AL
Asian
a meeting of the HKFA for the Asian Games, only one Asian Gomes Committer, the month away. HKFA Chaison, Mr Jock The Chairman of the TIKFA Skinner, womed the Colony's Asian Games Committee, Mr younger players that under Inter-G. Young, told the meeting yes- Batonal rules if they represent terday that local Chinese clubs anybody but Hongkong at the coming Gamen in Manila they will foreve forfeit the right to represent the Colony at future Olympics or regional games.
bed responded only half-heartedly to the Committe's call for can- chule for the Colony's Asian Games football team.
ONCE AND FOR ALL
Mr Skinn said it was biller "to settle the matter once for all as some of the players before the mude other commitments have
Fort
VERDICT: A decisive vle- tory for the better team on the The Airmen day's display, failed to maintain their recent and were knocked good form off their game by a big And powerful Chub side.
THE TEAMS CLUB: Murris; Armstrong. Torpey:
TUR
ALWAYS BACK Sti HORSE WITH THE
KINDEST EYES. DON'T YOU?
SYSTEM - STAKE ₤10 TO WIN 1ST RACE
BORROW FURTHER £10 FROM BOY FRIEND FOR 2ND RACE ETC,
HKLBA
ANNUAL MEETING
Hongkong
To Send
Lawn Bowlers
Five Lawn
To Empire Games
You Can't Buy Loyalty, Says Arsenal's
Whittaker
Tom
Is the power of Arsenal declining? Is the team too old? Has Tom Whit- taker been swayed by sentiment in team selection? Are Arsenal too loyal to the old stars? In the old fighting spirit still there? Is Highbury prestige waning? What of the future?
These are the frank questions I put to manager Tom Whittaker, and here is his equally frank reply: "We have never regretted our loyalty to players," he said. "There is no sentiment in team selection. We pick the man in form.
"What young players could next year and the following as high os ever it was. The have done belter thani our jkcanon. One cycle of success | team is still a star attraction older men? It was their tre comes to an end, we plan for at most grounds. Arsenal 19 mendous spirit that carried us the next. That is the Arrenh1 THE match of the year, and élenr ufter a disastrous start, way, There may be mistakes, | Hlalibury in the envy of the They know what is expected of but we all learn from our mis-world because of the spirit and an Arsenal player.
taices.
ibyalty of our players,” 19
"We played a practice game to sort out a few problems the other day. The boys knew how
important it was and played at
"Arsenal's world prestige
(London Express Seretez)
full match tempó, giving every-DESMOND HACKETT'S COLUMN
thing they had.
"Aricnal teams have always exceptionally
been judged by
high standards. That calls for tremendous concentration,
and
you can't maintain it for ever. "You can't buy loyaltý such
as we get from our players. I have only ever knower one man Ray Daniel-ask for a move from Highbury.
80.
100
of
Our
"The average tent last August Wis about That was cut down to 20 of four at Burnley. A drop years in a few months.
HOUSEHOLD NAMES
"Many of our boys have be- come hourchold names because of their loyal service with the club.
RUSSIAN MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER
The great Arsenal-for-Moscow plan has become a mystery deeper and murkier than the mighty mother Volga.
It is one long, weary month since the Department for Culture of the Bovlet cubled to the Football Associa- tion inviting the red-shirted heroes of Arsenal to go to Moscow for two games on August 2 and August 5.
He
talk
1n
that the
And if the Soviet cable back and say whatever is "Yes" Ruslan, they will also end the harebrained Muscovites only asked for Ar senal when they knew they were on the slide.
Russian Attache for
me
In that long month, brothers, nothing has happen- Don't forget that for theed, nothing at all. One and all past few years we have been seemed to be pussing the back running for Cup or League as though it wore a Mills bomb
aut. pin honours, That wasn't the time with the
Footbull Association The You don't play to experiment.
formally
the invitation passes Around with a match-winning combination.
to Arsenal. No reply. First, "Once
Arsenal
Achl say they must have a out of
beard trouble I was prepared
to use full-scale
meeting to vilch. this season 15 a transitional make any decision. Then they makes me thirsty. period. I
they have heard nothing direct from Moscow.
The Football Association
with shrugs Its shoulders
the snd air of a droshicy driver
་
Hongkong will send a five-man lawn bowls team to youngsters. the Empire Games in Vancouver in July, the outgoing President of the H.K. Lawn Bowls Association, Mr J.
MacDonald, Forrow Noronha, told the General Meeting of the Association Five
Gurdiner: Paton, Mullen, Keane, McGregor, Plelsering,
RAF: MacLaren: Dowling, Martin: Scott; Toth, Douglas. Tomlinson, Elston, Loader, Gil- bey. Armstrong.
Aly Khan's Nahar
Wins The Lincolnshire
Lincoln, Mar. 24. France won the first big the English handicap of flat-racing season when the Aly Khau's horse, Nahar, scored
yesterday.
was
all recom-
up.
we
were
try con
thesay out looking ahend to
Changes In Scottish Team
last
has been short-lipped. "What can we do?" they ask. "Arsenal do not reply so cannot strid to Moscow station The Arvenol. terms.”
We
or
Culture he can say nothing.
Pass the vodka, Ivano- The whole crazy thing
-tendon. Kapress Servicė)
TOP MEN CRITICISE
SPONGE BAT
of four in
Mr N. Rakusen was elected President and Dr V. N. Atienza Vice-President for the coming year at the meet-
NO TERMS OFFERED ing, which was held in the South China Morning Post
Glasgow, Mar. 24.
And Arsenal drag the thing Board Room. Others elected were: Mr F. M. Marshall,
Scotland made five on like a Russian tragedy with Hon. Sec.: Mr M. B. Hassan, Asst Hon. Sec.; Mr J. changes
Ban or ignore the sponge from the side their Ittle piece: "How can we which drew 3-3 with Wales when we have not beep rubber bat. That seems to
reply Tindall, Hon. Trens.; Mr F. M. X. Silva, Hon. Auditor.
offered any terms?
The the consensus of opinion the November for
Trying to brisk thing At the start of the meeting that
up suggestion.However, I!
the whole aftair (dis among - Britain's leading the President asked the memi a mutter for the incoming World Cup qualifying soc- before
table tennis players. bers to stand for a few moments" Committee,
cer match against England peared under a shroud
İtal I tried Arkenal again,
Here are the views allence in memory of bowlers
add at this "I wish only to
at Hampden Park here on asked: "Suppose the terms and players on a memorandum who passed away last year, "In Juncture that I appeal to all April 3.
conditions were all right, would which the English Table Tennis their particular Mr U. M. Omar who bowlers to give
whole-
The two changes are neces-you be glad to a guarded as
Association asked for comments. always in the forefront of hearted support to Colony
The reply was de bowls and Mr 1. A. mendations of the Committee sary through injuries to right
This follows the Association's atom plant: back Young and Reilly, the an
We would idea of asiding Erie Ehrlich, Guterres who gave many years that will no doubt be set of service to the Association as to raise funds, etc., to succOAN- centre-forward.
give it very careful considera-former English charapion, to Its Hon. Tensurer."
fully Imunch our good team. Young is replaced by Haugh-lion but we cannot do anything conch
and our Swaythling the end of the month Corbillon Cup teams in the use Mr W. Foliards was elected May I also take this opportunity ney, who gains his first "cap" before
Henderson comes Home the Association's
reof expressing the hope that our and The 48 Chines:
Which is, of course; players arO
nt Wembley. for the Esplen Cup team will put Hongkong on the Remy. a comfortable win in England, an annual match maere is one other
presentative
chAGE Ermand, the only other, new-we came in. Tf Arscial mong the 60 local players re-
for in the Lincolnshire Handi-between Hongkong players The 18 Chinese players were commended by the HKFA
thing, comer in the side, is preferred trying to play hard to get, this
Johnn Lesch, former world not the season for being coy; champion is the appeal of my pre- to Littell at dutside-left. After HKFA selection to represent Hongkong cap, run over a mile here Home against a Home team. asked
to the
and a member Woodburn
sogging com 18 recalled The H. K. Football Associn- decessor last year, there was a
ta They are
and England's team: "I think it of this evening after theat the Asian Games. The GO are: Bestern-Lee lung-kee, Fone Sol-
today.
tion will donate $500 towards notatute improvement in Mantle-Combined Chinese match
chow. N Wal-inan.
Nahar. Lo Wal-kuen,
Seven-year-old the fund for sending a HKLBA uniformity the
of
attire of 10 make the irrevocable decision
Tan Woon-glicuk.
Sterdusi out of Queen of Bagh-
bowlers. Which will once and for all es-
team to the Empire Games, Kitebee.--Cham
It will indeed be nice. Fal-hung th which ecuniry they will Match,
dad, started at 100 to 7 and was Cheung Koop-hing, Lee
Prison Officers Club will pay for every one concerned if the their dues but will not partici- few die-hards will toe the line prestat in future international Ping-chli Chu Wing-keung, Hay the first horse of his age to win
Ching-to, Bu Ying-fan, C. P. Louie.
event for more than 70 pate in the league as their and comply with the require- football competitions,
KC.M.D--Bung ting-yuk, Lee Tai- Szefo Ylu, Tank
years. fai. Szeto Man, Surn. Wat Fat-kim, Lee Chun-fat, Ng In hands of the Frenches are going to be pulled ments as laid down
the
up and relaid, it was also learn-sociation." Ke-cheung, Tang Yer-kit.
jockey, Joan Massard, Nabar cd at the meeting. Lo Kan-chuen, came through the field with a The meeting also: all the players they want in the Cheung-Yan, near future, As for Taipei, Talang Kum-hoi, Hau Yang-sang. Yu furlong to go to beat last year's firmed the mintites of the Inst wimmer, Sailing Light, the top annual general meeting; 2, Adop- to se: Talpel to ahead in any way they can go ahead,"
This is elifetime decision, not just for one gone. But each player will make his own choice fely." Me Skinner said in on emphatic statement Coinmitter,
Ku
Mr Skinner urged the Colony's Younger players to remain with Hongkong. "China will produce
The HKFA's "declaration of intention" move yesterday came as a result of the long tug-of-war between Hongicong and Formosa for the Colony's crack athletes
7 out of 10 Office Workers
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shan any
SOUTH
Hong
Sing Tan-Chow Kit, Si Pelyin,
Yu-fak.
Pickering, Weller.
15
by
at
In for when the board meets.where! of these bats for the world
A
'of
the centre-half after an absence of the old glory is wearing thin would be a ign of weakness to two years, to replace Teller, and Souple of cables ta dires- 'bin the bais. They should just
would Althen displaces Cowle at left tore out of the country
be discouraged. If a player sensibly, speed up the decision, wants to use one-then let him. hall
NO, The side which contains four A brief
thank you,"
"I find that it is morà difficult appearing in English woukt enable the Fugtball As
Ito control sociation to suggest weetport
your play when using them," West Bromwich Albion elther Farm (Blackpool); Houghney or Wolves.
Violör Barna, úve time (Celtic), Cox (Rangers); Evans
world champion: "Surely, it is the rules that are Celtic Woodburn (Rangers),
at fault. what There is nothing to say bat may be used. If a new, rule site was laying down the
Macao Team For
Trub-Gardner, Forrow, MeDonald, weight, ridden by Sir Gordon ted the accounts: 3 Biscussed Soccer Interport PoliceAu Chi-yin. Tane Kal. Richards, by one and n half the question of bringing for wing. Lai Wai, Yuen Yu-lain, lengths, with Ambassador's ward the starting times for
Pereira, Court three lengths away, third league games to
St Joseph'sCastillo,
Omar. Xaviar, Ifahn.
Prisona-Santos, Toledo.
of 32 rurintis.
to
3.30. p.m.; 4. Veted its thanks to the EXCEM.P. for the use of its boud room, and Selling Light started at 20 to Kal-chlu, Yue Kal-san.
the League Management 1 and Ambassador's Court at 33 Committee and the Hon. Trea South China. — Chu Wing-wah. Kwok Ving-lok, Mok Chun-wali, Lou
1. The 4 to 1 favourite, surer for the 10
help rendered Chee-ping, Lee Yuk-tak, Peu King-Dumbarnle, finished fourth.
during the part season, yin, Seong Ling-sing, Tam Lal-bien, Tong Sheung, Yiu Cheuk-yin, Lau Yee, Ko Po-keung.
Colony Junior Fencing
Championships
PRESIDENT'S SPEECH
Macao, Mur, 25,
Affisen (Sonderland); McKenzie (Partick Thistle), Johnston
Hernian), Henderson (Ports-
Touth), Brown (Blackpool), Ormond (Hibernian).
HKCC TEAM
...
The following have been framed then this, would outsi selected to represent the Honglaw the sponge, bat."
BAN IT Scotland need only a draw kong Cricket Club In the Han The Macao Football Associa
Shield Cricket match Harry Venner, Surrey No. 1, ton has named a 15-man team to quality for the final moge of cock
against Kowloon for the annual Interport football the "World Cup.
Cricket Chith and a member of the Bwoything "Ban It otherwise Hongkong match between Macao
which is scheduled to be played Cup team: and
But a heavy defeat would over the week-end at Chater table tennis as a spectacle. Will
be finished. The Maczo team line-up is as give Wales an outside chance of Road. follows: Nahar had finished seventh
qualifying If Wales scored a
think that the The match will commence on
game HOWS
depend on the player last year
Goalkeepers: when starling Joint
T. Manteigas, good win over Ireland on March Saturday at 2 pm, and on Sun-should favourite for the race. The good
rather than material.” day at 11.80 a.m. 31.-China Mall Special, The outgoing President's Teixeira.
Fullbacks: F. Rocha, Ho Seng,
Jack Carrington, Trader. going sulted him today and speech, in part, follows:
director of. 1. L. Stanton, C. J. B,
The complete stroke P. Pritchard, G. T. Rowe, coaching: he though
G. H. well whs not too
"There is one matter of par-Pinto. drawn in the
Halfbacks: middle of the ticular interest, that is that
L.
D. W. Leach, H. Owen Hughes, player would not want the bat Cunha, F. feld. Monnard brought
K him Hongkong will be sending Ave Cunha, Octavio, M. Mello.
Spink, L. D. Kilbee, A. anyway. It only seems to help through well to take the race. representatives
Farvey Ooria, A Bruce the ordinary player to participate Forwards: A. Rocha, C. Paulo.
The following games aro
(London Express Beroles) Nehor is truined by Alect the Empire Games to be J.. Rocha, A. Cotrim, Abel scheduled for Sunday, March Twelfth man-A. Grabain, Head et Molsons Lanite, and is held in Vancouver In July of Chung, Lal Chuen.
28, commencing at 19.15 am Umpires P. J. Hart na 2. the first French horse to win this year.
The Interport match, which is Hall's Team:-P. Hell, W. Marshall Scorer: R. McAdam Pepperell, F. Kemahl, Mrs K. M. Getz, W. Perel, M. Guilford
1his race since Apin în 1926, "A vote of thanks is due to the 19th between Horkong und He was the only foreign chal-Mr Hakusen, our representative Macao, will take place at Campo lenger in the race.
on the Olympic Committee, for Desportive In Macao on April It was the smallest field sincooking after our Interests so 4.--France-Presse, Following were the results of
well, the semi-finals of the Colony the war and the attendance in Janlor Fencing Championships cold, windy weather was one held at the European YMCA of the smallest ever-Reuter, last night:
Foils: Pool 1: Chan Ston (0), Chang Bing-chinng (4), Day (10), Goodall (8), P. Ngan (2), George Wu (10), Pearce (2).
England Beats
(1) Germany In "B"
Pool, 2: ffung Flak-to (4), F. Fung (3), -Hazel! (9), Yung Kol-kwong (4), Stalldy (4), A. Lan (0), Lau Kwok-chu (3)..
International
Promoted to the fuels were: Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr, Mar, 24, Pool 1: Chan Sian, Day. Goodall, Geargo. Wu.
Pobl 2: Hang Hak-to, Yung Kal-kwong, Shelley, A. Lam. today. They led; 1-0 at half-
Sobre: Pool 1: Jolinson (1).
England brat Germany by four goals to nothing in a "Ƒ3 International soccer match here
time.
SA expeRIES; crowd of 42,000 -atom (624 watdied, e match, which w
(3), Peirce XLN SU THÌ “(8)^{\hdben! • Mish firin übceer meeting of.
Ping (). Internasional Matus between the
Bedforsk Jazzard, the Fulham
web's "kenke Rorward, led tho dand town. well and scored Zhe other,
mah, sports boxperts openly disappointmatit
who
"We already have 28 players.
have signified their willingness to go if selected. I foresee, immense difficulties for the Incoming Committed In arriving at a final choice and offer for consideration that the solution be for the team to be 4.
made an international one. As
RUGBY LEAGUE RESULTS
London, Mar. 24. Rugby Leaguo results:: Bradford Northern 13,
Leigh 21, Bramley 10. Workington Town
happens cream of our bowlers would just, at in with Holens 15.-Router,
THE GAMBOLS
TOTAL IT-UP OLORSE Juch IN CASE CHES CHAUSED DO MUCH:
KCC TENNIS
N. Leonard's Team:-N, Leonard, is M. Fleireido, E. Postuma, Misa A. Oo, Chi, G. "Geerisema, C. N. Tieren.
38. Augestad's Team:-A. Augestad, Bling E. Low, C. Boeten,
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BARRY. BROWN. RETIRES
Home Soccer
London, Mar. 241
Wanderers
Wolverhampton
Sydney, Mar, 24. British Empire. Welterweight and Bolton drew, one goal tau, MrKA. S.KAUzeried, 11. - Gohlke Champlon Barry Brown of Now in League Division One
Mia H. Mudeo V C. Ozangu Meanin
C. Quong, Mrs Md. Thanchand,Zealand announced his retire-match today rearranged from Fishery bing F. A. Fisher, C. Burk ment from boxing following his March 13. Mum B. Yim.
sixth round technical knockoot It *the
Division
Hunsleydollowing Reveries are to
YOUNE TOP THIS BILL WRONG BUDULO ONLY COMEMO
AND SIX
The Kindly D. R. Bamforth, A, Liang,
Wul those players who are un able in, play kindly, notify, the Ten- Convert before. Fikkay noon. LAURELING—34174);
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SALADS.
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defeat by Chicago's Freddie (Northern) resulta were Dawson on Thursday night,
Chester
0 Mimaliäld After the bout Brown Bald, Cheaterhela 5 Era "Me heart is not in the gune," IJarlington United Press.