Two Championships Slip Out Of The Grasp Of Recreio's Hockey Teams
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1954.
THE WINNER
Two hockey championships slipped out of Recreto't hands one immediately after another in one black afternoon yesterday.
In the first match their Ladies XI were held to a goalless draw by the King George V School who retained the Championship for the second year in succession by yirtue of their one-point lead over the challengers.
In the second match the the right into the "D". As the Portuguese Xi ugain narrowly ball deflected from one of the failed to wrest the title from the defenders' feet, Margie Nieked champion Army team despite a it into the net, but the whistio spirited effort in the last 12 had gone just that shade 100 minutes of the game when early for the infringement and amidst cheers, "Spiky" Guteries for
the vantage rule to be took them to 3-3 with two quick exercised goals.
Recreio also enjoyed a slight superiority in the pray, parti
forward line Serly in their where thel: better stickwork and short-passing
Smith, the Army centre- forward, however, broughil uff the finishing touch for Army with a apectacular last-minute goal that dispelled all Recreio's hopes of salvaging the gamTIO.
H
moves took
the best form of defence was) offence,
The Recreio defence yester- day could not be blamed for the four goals they conceded as all of them were brilliantly scored, but it was
better a slightly performance by the forward line and to a certain extent by would have tho halves enabled them to edge out the soldiers.
that
There was too much reliance them repeatedly into the School on their three inside-forwards,
Buth
Gaining possession of the ball
They had at least five per ofter a scrumble at the edge of the "D", he flipped it
ato,ing chances as against their i post the defence, tapped
opponens two during the whols waist
match. high and hair-volleyed it neatly
Their ability to convert These chances into the net.
would be attri- Played before
bad luck and na appreclubly it to sheer
which resulted evaret xeitement large crowd, both games
their hits.
ducext
bright
and
"Spiky" Guterres und
well to the confidence placed in "Junior" Remedios responded them, but much better results been ob- could probably have tained had their two wings been more exploited.
THE
GOALS inther mistiming exciting
Recreio assumed the offensive conspicuous weakness, from the bully-off, but good and Boxall
pro-
One
Petters
hockey of a high standard and however, was their inability to work by all the four participating teams must be highly complimented it their goal-scoring right-prevented them from scoring. for a must creditable display of winger Stella Corren to the full. Against the run of play, Army Despite the occasional thrusts scored in the sixth minute from nade by this forward, she was a the move by left-half Forde. [starved for the greater part of A flick to left-wing
the gone and only
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spurtanonship, though
some of
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towards the wlaning goul-for which she had ane substitute, it must be saiding the women goul-line. A good back-stick that the Heerelo
centro found Smith at the edge of the
unmarked extremely unfortunate not to position. fave won this uratch by virtue of a goal scored
who easily tapped the ball pasi in the Best
the oncoming half.
Recreio A good
by pass Rozario enabled Stelln
way line art in the inside-left Deserving special mention in the iteerein defence was centre- half Evelyn Alunce who played Margle great part in checking the fast, Cerva Flong-swinging but poorly con- to send in a hard centre from trolled attacking moves of the
School forwards,
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a short pass the edge
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three
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minutes inter through "Junior" Remedios after an unfortunate miss when a hard drive off his stick had hit the upright. Im Although inside-right Libbymediately following this,
from Stokes thed extremely hard in snapped the forward line, the School's | Marques ot
of the ability to hold their opponents "D" and flicked the ball Into to a draw was largely due to the the corner of the net. grand play put up by their' delence in which right back Juan Lambony was most spicuous.
THE MEN'S MATCH
con.
At the interval the score re- mained even at 1-1.
SECOND HALF
23 free-bit
In the 12th minute Army in-
Leading-in Royal Tan (Bryan Marshall up) after his second successive win-and owner's, too, at Aintree. Royal Tan was trained in Ireland, and is owned by Mr J. H. Griffin-Central Press Photo,
SPORTS ROUND-UP
John Disley To Lead Welsh Team At Vancouver
for
Disley, appointed captain of the Welsh team Vancouver, is the greatest steeplechaser Britain has ever produced. He came third in the Helsinki Olympics, one of only two home-produced British athlete to gain a medal for track or field events,
Unfortunately for John, there,
Army took the lead on the resumption when
John Disley, steeplechaser, will become John Disley, The men's match was played went to McMahon. The Army miler and three-miler, for the Vancouver Empire Games al an extremely fast pace and inside-left dribbled his way Army fully deserved thekr 4-3 through from the 25-yard lino
in August. eletory after taking a 1-0 and and scored with a low flick. 3-1 lead.
While their defence played creased their lead to 3-1. Right- with their usual soundness and wing Homer gained possession attacking brand of hockey, of the ball at the edge of the was the brillant form reached "D" after a scramble and drove by their forward line yesterday it hard past the Recreio gaol- that decided the issue.
keeper. Ful Thai
weakness of Recreio woke up to spirited bunching together was yester-efforts at this stage and succeed-is no steeplechase event at Van- duy conspicuous by its absence ed in reducing the score 12
the Army offence which minutes from time
through into action on all ve
"Spiky" Guterres, who
gave well-oiled Boxall no chance like
with a first- thner from close in off Lionel Gutteres bookward back-stick pass.
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JAMES PARK VISITS HENRI JELLISS
'Jell' Concentrates
On
Two-Year-Olds
Season
This
Henri Jellies, though born in Belgium, where his father was a jockey, has spent most of his life at Newmarket. His family is now established there, his son Harry being assistant trainer to Jack Jarvis.
made
Mrs Jellisa always refers to her husband as Henri. Everybody else calls him "Joll," as he was known when he was riding classic winners for the late Lord Astor.
Increasing weight
it and there might have been a some of his gruesome, murder necessary för Jellies to retire as | different result.
investigation stories. jockey after a long and I am sure now that
he will
He bought Bashful Scot as a successful innings and turn to battle to the last gasp and beat yearling at the sale of the late training. He had a classic vie- better horses than himself Mr James Rank's horses. Now a
If races were won in tory when Happy Knight won
the gelding he grew so quicidly that the 3,000 Guineas in 1948, while paddock Blackshore would not he had to be turned out last Happy Landing did not have have gone through his three-year. He is a huge block, who the best of luck when beaten year-old carcer without a would not look out of place in into third place in a close finish victory.
the Grand National. for the 1944 Derby.
This tail, good-looking colt Most of the older horses at has got me in a tangle because Beverley Lodge have been I do not know what his right weeded out and it is in the distance may be. two-year-old department that
He is bred
is to stay, but Jellise may
have to concent-kely to be tried over shorter rate his energies and skill, Journeys this year. One thing
In a numerical sense the first in his favour is that he has lost season performers ouinumber some of his nervousness. He the seniors, but among the was apt to grow restless on the latter are some who should, exercise ground with ordinary fuck, keep
the year-old, but seeme to have stable in the limelight.
gained in confidence now,
MORE COMPACT
5011
of
I would nominate the three- year-old Royal Dust, Stardust, as the likellest for a bright career. This bonny colt has thrived and is now more compact than in his two-year- old days,
It would have made a big difference to all concerned if the colt had won B
Doncaster nursery instead of being beaten
a three-
YARD INTEREST
It may be he will improve this acason, but as he has let mo down in the past I shall await evidence on the course.
Bashful Scot has fined down. however, and the bumps on his knees and hocks have diis. appeared. For his size be 18 active and
covers a lot of ground in his stride.
He will have his first race at one of the early Newmarket meetings, and whatever he does ho should not be lacking in stamina.
Lege Eleven lamed himself at Goodwood and could not run again. He has always been a lightly framed colt, but having put on weight has lost the lanky look.
He carries a wonderful bloom for this time of the year, and if the handicappers are kind he can win a handicop or two at a mile and a half.
To my eye, the outstanding two-year-olds Bro Stand Ensy and Entracte. Stand Easy is
Scotland Yard will be taking an interest in the career ot Bashful Scot, who belongs to a former member la Mr Reg.agon of His Slipper and War McCovey.
Valley,
Mr McCooey has tried his winners.
haud at a lot of things in his
In a photo naish. Another strido time and chills my blood with with
WORLD
CUP DRAW
London, Apr. 4.
who has produced several
He is a stylish colt good bone.
Entracte
is different. He jo a doop-bodied colt, with short
Не jers.
looks strong and should stand up to any amount of work.
Handsome Prince is a half- brother, by My Babu, to Souverain, the great stayer, who won the Ascot Gold Cup.
The colt is still in the develop- ing stage and may need time, but will be attractive when matured,
Imperial Lady,
With the World Cup qualifying matches concluded in Glasgow yesterday when England beat Scotland 4-2, the 16 qualifying teams and their matches in the first round proper on June 16, 17 19 and 20 are as follows:
Mr J. A. Daniels, T local June 18. Uruguay v Cze-, honours at the interval. choslovakia at Berne; Austria
farmer, was so pleased at win- The first half was exciting ning a race with Scotland at Zurich; France vand packed'
Carrion last with thrills but year that he bought Yugoslavia at Lausanne; Mexico play gradually deteriorated and by the same size, Imperator II.
yourling v Brazil at Geneva.
the second half was poor. For. Carrion is still in training and England, apart from Finney, should win a small race. The Juno 17.-Turkey v Germany it was the "old timers' Braadis two-year-old, at Berne; Belgium v England at at inalde-right, Wright the-
boasts of Basic; Hungary v Korea
more at right-half and Dickenson, left-backward.
scope, although Zurich, Switzerland v Italy at half, who shone.
Mrs Lausanne.
Lionel Montague bred The experimental defence was Poots and Touch. She has re- missed its injured shaky. The Scottish team badly tained Touch, an active daughter centre-half of Midas. Poote has been leased who promises to Woodburn,
and centre-forward and is a fly
develop. Reilly,
Parlour Games is a neat, old- For Scotland Brown stored fashioned colt by Big Game out June 20.-Switzerland v Eng-after seven minutes and Eng- of Spider's Wax Low to the land at Berne; Hungary v Ger-land's back, Byrne, put through ground and with ample bone he many at Basle; Turkey y Koren his own goal with almost the will belle his looks if he does at Geneva; Belgium v Italy at last kick of the match.
not win races. Lugano.
England's scorors
TABLE TENNIS
Mcouver.
Ferenc But he can show his
Sido, the 10st. Hungarian World Table Tennis pores over the flat.
He has Champion, is seeded NJ. tumed just outside 4min. 10secs, together with Britain's Richard land at Baste; Austria v Cze June 19. Uruguay v Scot- for the Mile.
Bergman, in the World Cham- choslovakia at Zurich; Brazli v THE TOOGOODS
Wembley plonships at
from Yugoslavia at Lausanne; France success of thelr
April 6-14.
y Mexico at Berne. game was due largely the
ore The Toogoods,
of the Barely seven excellent performance given by
minutes later world's
familles,
The joint rating is probably golfing their two
and "Spiky snapped a fast upheld have arrived in Britain wings, Teyen
They due to Bergman's
victory over Itomer, whose varied fast centre from the 26 yard-line are Alfred Toogood, 57-year-old Sido et Wembley last November, centres gave their inside and, after a back-stick infringe professional, and his two sons, Two other Englishmen, Johnny
ample room and mont had been allowed to go Peter (23) and John (21).
Leach and Aubrey Simons, have
To sum up: With a better opportunities to break through by, made his way into the "D"
also been seeded along with £.
were looking lot of two-year-olds than the defence.
tapped the bail
past the ad-
All will compete in the Open Andreadls and A. Glow The top eight clubs contest Broadis (14 minutes), Nicholls for some time luck may come Sraith at centre-forward, pl-vancing goalkeeper and back-Championship at Royal Birkdale, (Czechoslovakia), R.
Allen (67 the way of Henri Jelliss this though inclined to overdo his micked the ball into the net. July 5-9, and the two boys in (France) and T.
(82 year. unbit of flipping the ball when Play was even at this stage as the Amateur Championship, (Sweden).
-(London Expresa Service) taking a pass and be frequently both teams strove hard for the Muirfield, May 24-29. penalised for kicking, showed deciding goal, and just
There is also a joint top seed- before opper-minute
Smith
Toogood coached his sons from ing position in the women's
Peter first held a events. dan- snapped a pass from the edge on early age,
Angelica Rozeanu, the of the "D" and, after lapping club when 18 months old, and reigning Champion, shares the McMahon scored an excellent the ball forward, half-volleyed was the youngest golfer to hole- place with Austrian redhead individual Koal despite being a it into the net to win the match in one, when only eight. Hittle too individualistic, while and the Championship for inside-right Westmacott, though Army, slow on the move, proved to be the brains of the attack with
excellent stickwork and
tunism and was
always
gerous.
his beautifully directed and passes to the wing well-timed
and across.
ONE MISTAKE
time,
THE TEAMS
Ladies
onc
KGV "A": Dean; Souza, Lam- booy; Winterton, Watson, Ram- say; Potter, Stokes, Diespeeker, Hewson, Hall.
He has since risen to the top rank among Australian golfers while studying in Melbourne.
McCARTHY'S NEXT
Roothoft the quarter-Anals
minutes), on June 20 (50 Filsberg and 27 in Berne, Basle, Lau- minutes) and Mullen
same and Geneva. The semi-mninutes)-Reuter. finals are on June 30 in Babjo and Lausanne, the match for third and fourth places in Zurich on July 3 and the World Cup final in Berne on July 4.
Linde Wert. The list includes
and Rosalind. the British Rowe twins, Diane
There have been few sur- prises in the qualifying rounds, the chief being the elimination of Sweden and Spain, who did best among the European coun- tries in the last World Cham- pionships in Brazil in 1950.
Favourites to win the
title this year аге Uruguay, the holders, and Hungary. who did not contest the Last World They are ex- Championships.
PETERS FOR BOSTON Jim Peters, British Marathon Champion and holder of the British unofficial world Marathon record, Sammy McCarthy,
the featherweight hope, is to fight will compete in
Boston Recreio "A": Ozorio; Roza-Teddy Peckham on April 5. The Marathon on
Easter Monday, Noronha; Osinund, boat is in preparation day and that was when they Alonco. Ferreira;
for his April 19. Corren, title fight with British champion
The British Amateur Athleile pected to meet each other in
received the Invitation the anal. America and are sending
The Army
defence probably
made only one mistake yester- Pereira,
Iried to turn to the defensive Collaco, Rozario, Starkey, Mar- Ronnie Clayton, at White City Board after leading by 3-1.
ques.
Men
on June 1.
With a
complete break be-
Peters s ΕΠ official British tween the forwards and the de-" Army "A": Boxall; Taylor, It will be McCarthy's first entry. His competing presents a fence, Recreio were
able to Boxall; Reynolds, Petters, Forde; contest since his press into the attack for fully Homer,
unsuccessful great chance for Britain to gain Westmacott, Smith, bid to take the European crown her first 10 minutes and score two goals McMahon, Teyen.
ever victory in the from Belgium's Jean Sneyers event. before the soldiers realls that Recreio "A": Rozario: Nory. last month. The occasion is a Rosa; Vieira, Reed, Collacor charity promotion organised by Gosano, Junior Remedios, S. Jack Solomons in aid of crippled Gulteres, Marques, L. Gutteres. children.
Horses Beat
Baseball
New York... Horse racing is proved n greater lure than any other sport for spectators in the United States.
Attendances at tracks during the past year established an
all-time record. Bareball, which
MY BEST GOLF SHOT
When
Ken Bousfield Took A Chance
By JAMES GOODFELLOW
The last stroke of the week in the £1,500 tournament
once had the greatest appeal, at Hollingbury Park, Brighton, in 1051 decided the £850 failed to draw as many people first prize. A 10 in. putt hit by Australian Norman von es usual.
Thoroughbred racing drew Nida stopped an inch from the hole and allowed Ken 31,238,263 spectators and harness Bousfield (Coombe Hill) to win by a shot. horses 18,509,720, making the
million.
1501
OTHER FINALISTS
The other six to reach the knockout quarter-finals may be Brazil,
Yugoslavia, England, Czechoslovakia, Turkey and Italy, though surprise results
FLOODLIT TENNIS
Floodlit Lawn Tennis
Is are sure to occur. following floodlit football us n England's victory over Scal winter game in Britain. The land not only
gave them the "season"
opened
month United Kingdom championship when the Morshead club enter for 1958-1904 but put them in tained the West Norwood club. the easier group in the world The visitors won by 3-2 a championship finals in Switzer- contest of men's, women's and land in June.
Englanki now mixed doubles. The return, at have Belgium and Switzerland, West Norwood, has been fixed two of the weaker teams in for April 4.
their group. Scotland would have (London Kapresa Service) to face two of he strongest in Uruguay, the holders and Aus- iria.
LOCKE WELL IN FRONT IN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Cairo, Apr. 3. Bobby Locke of South Africa
Neither team yesterday play- ed football good enough to win a world title though conditions. agusly wind, a soft pitch and a greasy ball-were alt against first-class football It was most also drizzling with rain
total sttendance almost 80 Recalling the event Bousfold (drive was slightly pulled and fled the field by nine strokes at of the game.
shy's! "Six of us were In an rested in a semi-rough.
the halfway stage in the 72-holo The Scots will count themi- Baseball attendances totalled exciting finish. With nine holca "Golfers familiar with the Egyptian Open Golf Champion-selves unlucky losors but they had only themselves to blame. 37,680,680, a drop of more than to go. Tom Haliburten lod by long downhill 18th at Holling-ship to-day-
ree million below 1952. Foot- a stroke from Jack Hargreaves, bury know that the green of the
They appeared to lose heart ball, third on the list of popular Dai Reer, Wally Smithers and foot of the slope how far for 8 for in aggregate of 180 for Ave minutes after the interval Lockto, had a second round of when England took the lead sports, attracted 23,290,880, myself, and by two from, von competitors in a close match. alight Increase, bui
Nida:
"Faced with a fricky shot, 16 holes. He was out in 20 and against the run of the play. The figures, say
sporting Hargreaves completed his decided to take a chance with home Iri-82. A Indicate the strong in- round in 08 for an aggregate of a spoon. The ball finished In Dal acials, Cup player was second with
the Belish Ryder | fer of matters; sa li shown by
Motherwell Kilmarnock Stenhousemula Morion Third Lonark B Johnaton
Ayr United
Albion Rovers Dinderestin Cowdenbeath Torter A. Queen's Par Atton
Arbroath Dumbarton
ancer showed a rise in the two Smithers were 281.KEY majorsportracing and foot
ball which impose TV restric
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