THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1954.
FOLLOWING IN DAD'S FOOTSTEPS
BUSMEN THE CHAMPIONS -BUT GAME WITH RAF WAS NO MERE FORMALITY
By I. M. MacTAVISH
Hall....the new Champions. By their victory over the Royal Air Force at the Club Stadium yesterday afternoon, KMB realised their greatest ambition and became League Champions for the first time in their history. There was no doubt about their eventual superiority in this game although they gave even their staunchest supporters many anxious moments during the first half.
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put
ver 10 ♫ Kresl his side is the leac He raced through the defence, reusted a cruple of tackles, and blazed powerful who just edge of the bar.
DVANT
The
A elem sheet at the interval was just about a fan reflection on the play one certainly at that stage neither we deserved to be behind.
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Any Idea that the Buamen may have had that this game was to be a mere formality was quickly dispelled. The Airmen immediately struck a fost open game and kept the hall accurately on the move, KMB had their chances but a sound RAF defence, and some indifferent finishing, kept them from scoring.
Jird before the Interval Lønder When Toth moved up Murthy MacLaren hast Fond Arst was pulled out of position to half for the Royal Air Force but herk Szeto Mun with the re- he seemed very uncertain when sult that when the inside man facing the
sun in the secondt Both backs played well pushed the ball to Tang Yee-kit half he
The Art but Martin, in spite of a nasty unmurked. and third goals came from al- facial injury, was the only halt mont identical moves down the back who was consistent in de- KMB right wing after Toth had fenes thrighout the game. moved forward in possession and Mclellan, who was having his hust the ball.
Arst game in the RAF senior Young Kwan King-sham, who Ride, showed enough to suggest was most unfairly barracked by that he will be a plager to note The crowd, had the satisfaction when he has had a chance to of getting the fourth goal when settle down in the Colony
Londer never gave up trying he ran quickly into the penalty area to head an accurate cross but Elston was the forward who danger to Lee Shiu-to) into the net. carried the greatest fr $21
KAB goal. Gilbey With
Championship the the within their grasp the Basinen Anished the gone Imping teak anty nominal In- were content to play out time, and
seconds terest In the game for a long
time during the second half.
VERDICT:--KMB are worthy they hat the ball in the net but as only a hrtlliant diving save
Champions. They have strength in defence and power in attuck Yerskil they in Tang For the new Champions Wo
A forward bette Fat-kim had
another
who has the Stapl anateh
Micas Touch' as for us sevring Wing-yuk
Up 10 concerned. the dash and vital goals is
interval
this was anyone's recently the
but in the
decisive 15 It: gamr
of the
KMB started the set and hoff in very different ashton fron the way they had rushed the fit. Right from the re-start it was obvious that they bad been fold to swing De ball about and they were soon attacking the BAR BOW.
I was clearly Le interrater
of the Bunnen to get
goal and tri the 3840
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this was disallowed 1: NUTHE infringement włuch Wi quite clear from the stands
MERELY DELAYED
The score, however, was prove.
The closing
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Put-kim that stopped the leger HAP team in getting a late goal.
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oyed with all confidener been
Tango the second ball ne Yee-kit was on the yet to move
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evident in his game
on to a Thecaigh pass and place | Was grand to the ball into the net,
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you back in the side after his
.....
from th
He repeated his effort in the long 10th and 16th minute. to notch way he played It was difficult
brillant hat-trick
to realise that he has not kick nad
105 urducky with another two shots in
which went narrowly past the TRIST.
Toth must necept
the
a ball for months.
MOST VERSATILE
The half-backs it did well
In a large, but a special word must go to blame for
thus Sizelo
Yiu who is surely Budden swing of fortune against favourite for the the his site. It is cult to know in
Colony's most
at the start
once
belonged
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The Airmen pover Kava
to the
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victory weni
of footballers
Champians.
to the belter sel The
Dowling,
THE TEAMS
MacLaren; RAF:
Toth: Seat: Treheroe, Marlin,
McLeliun, Loader,
Blung
of the verat
Tomason, Elston, Gilbey.
KMB:
why he suddenly adopted un all-player
attacking role. The
The Busmeris of the play and the well-known did not always eltek
as it has sum. reputation of the KMB forwards done in Un past but in Tang Yu: Lee szemed to call for clove marking. Yee-kit they had the best for Pang
Toth's
Szele ward atfeld, and he got excel Kwan King-sham. roamings left Mon at Tang Yee-kit just the lent service from Lee Til-fl toum they wanted ant They and Lee Shlo-fat. while Szęto one who spotted have been too tong at the game | Man was the diot to pion!
such from
ab the RAF defensive weaknesses
in the second half. Opportunity
W! Fat-kin. forward the Hing-yuk. Chan Kur-sau: Tang Key-cheuIK. Szętu Ng
Shlo-fi, Szeto Man, Yee-kit,
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
TWELFTH RACE MEETING Saturday, 22nd May, 1954.
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 10 RACES, The First Bell will be rang at 130 p.m. and the First Race
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Six-year-old Brian Finney, son of Preston and Eagħnd outside-right Tom Finney, would appear to be following in the footsteps of tits Tamons father.
Equipped with hools, shorts and shirts in the Preston colours, young Brian He is "shaping quite well" according even has his father's No. 7 on his back. to his dad.-Central Press Photo.
COUNTY CRICKET
Bruce Dooland Puts Up
His
Best
Ever
Bowling Performance
London, May 19.
Australian leg spin bowler Bruce Dooland put up the best bowling performance of his career today, playing for Nottinghamshire, when he took the last eight Essex wickets for 39 runs.
broken many
LAWN BOWLS TEAMS
The following are lawn bowls
selections for team
matches this be scheduled to
played Saturday:
Heereja
lat Div. Heerelo "Blues" v K.D.C on Saturday at 4 p.m. at K.D.C- A. A. Pereira. 8. E Souza, C. E. PASON. J. F V Ribeiro: . A Uuserres,
A. Ozorio.
C. J. M. Pereira, C Roan Peculra; Gutierrez, E. M. Alarcon, Luz, J A. Lur.
Recrolo "White" 1st Div.
8. D.
Rr
V
MOST SURPRISING UPSET AT LAWN BOWLS TRIALS
come up to
The failure of some top favourites to form and brilliant performances from unexpected quaricts featured the first lawn bowls trial match at the Hong- kong Football Club yesterday for the purpose of choosing the Colony's five-man Empire Games team.
Most surprising upset of the afternoon was the over- whelming 6-25 defent of M. B. Hassan, A. E. Coates, A. M. Omar and Johnny Ribeiro by J. Chubb, A. A. Lopes, R. Luz and J. McKelvle.
The Jouets. who were On J. F. V. fiboirs (sklp), A. F. paper the strongest of the five LA, A. E. Coates, J. Chubo v. rules of aspleing contenders J. A. Luz (skip), R. S. Gouring, and who seemed to the specia~ | A. A. Lopes, M. B. Hassan- tors to form the basic rink of J. S. Landolt (skip), O. A. the selection,
E. ፕ . -Baker, E. S. were never any-Souza, where near the firm produred Liddell v. W. C. Shopson, A. M. jby their opponents.
E. R. Rosselet, and G. Omar, E. Trailing behind by 5-13 from Bong Ciny.
Final The first few opening bruds of
the
A
impression of the first game, they could only trial is that very gool iden manage to get as close as 6-17 has been furnished with regard during the whole makchi.
to the No. 1 und No. 3 positions, but the No. 2 and skip places appear to be fairly oper
BRILLIANT FORM Largely responsible for their defcut was the brilliant form
displayed by Jack Chubt as lead Fazal Mahmood
ned Raoul Luz us No. 3 in the upposing rink. Despite the one- addedness of the score, the match between the two rinks
must
Lives Up To
His Nickname
Oxford, May 19.
Fazal Mahmood, Pakistan
have furnished an extremely useful guide to the seven-man Selection Committee fur on their performances yesterday, Luz looked almost a certain candidate for the No. 3 berth in the Colony fast-medium bowler,
called rink and Juck Chubb al x} vice-captain, who is tremely likely bowler to bill the the "lion-hearted" by his Lead position,
and
10
re-
the
The next trial, which will be team mates, Ilved up to his held at the Police Club on Mon- | nickname with a brilliant day, will see these two most spell of bowling against the successful players of the open- ing trial being teamed up with University of Oxford,
Between lunch and tea his A. E. Coates and Johnny Ribeiro
21 were 29 overs, RC em Saturday at 4.30 pm. at and their match will be against figures
18
four runs and Hassan, A. A. Lopes, maidens,
wickets. Oxford, 76 lor one nt PH.C.-A.A.G. Sifvn, CM. Silva, M. B.
Norunhu, C. A. Datenberg. S. Gourlay and J. A. Luz FG. Luz. C. P. Barto, M. A With this gume and also that lunch, slumped to 131 for seven. Baptista A, A. Lopes: R. G. Laurel,
The two only other mainly as a result of his hostile This feat beat his eight for 74 for the Commonwealth Costa, A. M. Souza. B. F. between
rinks remaining for considerat.ck. Later batsmen tried X against Mysore on the India tour in 1950. His per- Marques.
2x Div. Recreio y K.B.G.C. un tion, it seems that the Colony hit him off his length, A. K. formances seemed to prove that the re-laying of the Baturday at 4 pm at Recreio-A Arink will assume proper shape Fasken, going in number 10, to
1. A Baptista. E. H. Carvallio, notorious "featherbed" pitch, which had
Pusarto, A. A. Guterres: M. Roze by the time the third and final rome extent succeeding.
Farken hit a bold 61 and was T'eleira.
3. trial is held on May 1 at the fiver, t bowlers hearts, was having results.
mainly responsible for the Neronhs. A. A. Remedios; C. A. PRC. Noronha, J. F. Silva, M. L. Roza
Another creditable perform University total reaching a A. F. Gume.
ance yesterday was that of the spectable 283.
Khan Mohammad. rink comprising A. P. Pereira, A. L. G. Eastman, G. C. Norman medium fast bowler who plays
for Lowerhouse In and A. Harvey E. S.
G. A. Liddell,
Lancashire League, gave Mah- and support R. S. Gourlay and Hong
close Onished with four for 93. by 22-19. This
Alimuddin and Hanif Moham- game all the way until the 20tha
Pakistan in- head when the score was dead-mad, opening the lucked at 18-19. friple on the nings, played out the last half last head gave the winners hour without trouble, their well-deserved win,
SCOREBOARD Fox, C. Pule, H. B. Dowar; inutive.
The
For performances COMO
Oxford University, R Woodhead
1st innings Norman Oldfield, the 43-year-saturday at 4
Friendly. PR.C. v ..F.C., on members of the
the winning rink P.R.C.-T.
Pereira and
especially
and Smith, b. Fazal Mahmood England
would have
b. Khan eathed Marsland, Veriga. 11. Marvin:
consideration for selec- hammed
Williams, c. Shujauddin. b.
K. Mohammad Cowdry, c. K. Mohammad, b.
Mahmood Fellowes-Smith, 6. F. Mah-
mood
No Upsets In French Tennis Championships
Only one batsman shaped at all well against him and he was Arthur the senior professional,
atylish Avery. Avery
Essex opening right-hand bat, stayed al the crease through the three hours and 2 minutes if the lanings and scored 92 not out,
The highest score for the day's county cricket come from
Lancashire veteran
botsman.
Winston Place, who hit 148
against Glamorgan,
Paris, May 19. Ken Rosewall, the Aus
defending cham-old pion, and seeded No. 3 for the men's title, was not in spiring while beating Ivan Plocevic (Yugoslavia) for the loss of two games in
Defence Force tralian
Centenary
former
und
Police R.C. Div P. R. C. V Recreio Whlles un Saturday of 4.30 1.1. at P.R.C.-G. Watt, J. Goodman, W. Hollands. K. Berlin 11 Yu. T Kavanagh, C. Pope, G. Perking: Metcalfe, J. Irrock. C. Gough. 7 Hayward: reserves, 11. Finney, E s.
Jones,
2nd Div. P.A.C. v K.C.C. Baturday at 4 p.m. at R.C.C.-W. Jones. b. S. Roberts, G. Arilsa, A.
• Soutar; J. H. Evans, R. E. Jones, F. Lowe, C. Willcox: R. Yoke.
W
them
them
Poynton, A. A MIAC- Eastman Lancashire batsman played a Kenze stewart. 9. Gilles; V. tonshire by staying four and a valuable innings for Northamp- Chiron, W. Coton, B. Bryan, T. quarter hours for 100, his drat Ross; reserves, Boxall, A. Fudge, century of the season.
Two bowlers had a change to-
who mood valuable
Wig a
tion, had it not been for the
In the other match of the
the rinks
Tennis Tourney each of three sets during day and put up their best batting on Howard S. La skipped by Joe Luz and J. 5.
previous best
the
63
Mo-
4
30
10
3
K. Mohammad Delisle, c. Imtiaz Ahmed, b. Arenhold, st. Imtiaz Ahmed,
b. K. Mohamurind Walshe, b. F. Mahmood
Imtiaz Ahmed b. F. Allan,
Mahmood namely J. McKelvie, Fasken, e. Kardar, b. K.
fact that all of them are not Kowtoon C.C.
among the candidales. 2nd Div. K.C.C. V Police un
other Saturday at 3.30 p.m. at K.C.-H.
between Giting, F. F. White, C. W. Lam, evening the first round of the performances. Eric Hollles. 41- | W. Gaffney, J. A. Tibble;
were prominent. This game re- W. A. Reed and J. B. Con- French Lawn Tennis Cham-year-old Warwickshire and Eng-B. Sequeira, T. W. R. Wilson, Landolt, both No. 3s and skips salves (H.G.) will meet Gold-pionships here today.
Lee, M. J. Divécha lund leg-break bowler, took 47
sulted in а narrow win for off Sussex, his
КВОС mon and Pritchard (H.Q.U.) in
Laz's four by 18-17. The First Division Match agninat the final of the Royal Hong- The major International clash having been 24 against Leicester-
Crigenguwer Creket Club, ache-
FOR SECOND TRIAL kong Defence Force Centenary
duled to be olayed ended with the defeat of Indin's shire in 1937.
on Saturday. After the trial match, three May 22, has been tennis tournament
postponed by next Wed- Narendra Nath by Jack Arkin-
players, The other is one of the few mutual arrangement. nesday by virtue of their vic- stoll (Australia)" whose Sue first class cricketers who have taries in the semi-finals yus- cesses in Indian tennis during taken more wickets than they terday.
recent months included the All-
have scored tuns. Malcolm and Gonsalves won
India hard courts Itle. He ano Hilton, one of Lancashire's top Noth their semi-finals at Recreio and
were doubles
partners spin Goldman and
bowlers, also put up his thet Pritchard won theirs at the Ladles Recreation
best performance, storing 72 not Ramanathan Krishkan, the
out against Glamorgan, Club.
10-year-old The competition was run
champion, on American Tournament lines. was outclassed by Art Larson Middlesex gave the Somerset Because of Indisposition the United States) though he pro- bowlers a hot time. Replying Home Guard pair of E. C. Fin-
mised a recovery when he took to a total of 152 mede in Just cher and Smith had withdrawn
the third set.
over four hours, the opening from the competition.
Keed
RESULTS
Results of yesterday's raatches wete:
best B. G. Mus and Ng Cheung W. A. Heed and J. D. Gonsalves do 0-1: beat A. Osmord and F. A, Machado 10-1 beat G. N. Gosano and P. M. ftodrigues 0-3.
8. G. Mills and Ng Cheung-dow Jout to W. A. Reed and J. B. Gon- salyga 2-0; beat A. Omnond and F. A. Machado 6-3; lost to G. N. Go- sano and P. M. Rodrigues 1-10.
G. N. Gosáno and P. M. Rodrigues
A
best 36, Mills and Ng Cheung-dow fo-1; beat A. Osmond and Menhado 9-2; fost to W. A. Reed and J. B. Gonsalves 3-8.
Achmond and F. A. Machado lost to 9. G. Mills and Ng Cheung- M. Roangues 2.0; lost to W. A. dow 3-6; lost to G.. N. Gosane and Redd and J. B. Gonsalves 1-10,
Goldman and Pritchard beat Mar- ques and Chung 82; Best Dhabher ang 110 11-2.
Marques and Chung beat Dhabher and Ho 6-2.
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Brown and Robertson, 50 off the first li overs in minutės, passed 80 in an bour and reuched 110 in 80 minutes before the partnership was broken.
Other stars to survive in- cluded Jaroslav Drobny (Egypt), 35 Tony Trabert, (United States), and Kúti Nielkon (Denmark) Sven Davidsson (Sweden) on a day when there were no major psets and very little exdie- ment for the crowd.
Britain's chances of success the women's *singles weakened considerably
when their seeded players withdrew. Misa Helen Fletcher was admitted to hospital with mumps ond as a quarantine precaution Mrs Joy Mottram, will return home tomorrow.
the
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
C.
Extras
The following have been selected | W. Hong Sling and C. C. Mohammad Divizion League Match against the to represent the XBGC in a Second Pereira, voluntarily withdrew Jowett, not out Club de Recreto (away) at 4 pm. on Saturday, May
22: J. W Bellamy, R. G. Peatze, A. Buchanan, L. C. Parker; 3. Tremtett, Harris, C. Askow, A. Bailey; 8. Bicheno, R. J. Taylor, E F. Baker, Purvis.
from the list of candidates dril the following 16 players were chosen For the second trial match to be held on Monday at 8.15 p.m. at the Polico Recreation Club:
Sir Gordon Richards In
Hospital After Being Heavily Thrown
The following were the close of play scores in first class cricket matches played today:
At
152 Lord's: Somerset (Warr four for 38). Middlesex 151 for one (Robertson 57, Brown not out 71),
At the Oval: Northampton- shiro 180 (Oldfield 188), Surrey 88 for oric.
Salisbury, May 19.
Total
Pakistan, 1st innings Hanif Mohammad, not but ‹. Alimuddin, not out
Extras
28
1
22
ΒΙ
16
243
Total (for no wicket) 35
**Reuter:
Dorsets Lead
In Rifle
In the third round of the Army 12 Small-bore Rife, Lengua „héld
Sir Gordon Richards, Britain's champlon Jockey, was inst week-end, 1 Doragta taken to hospital with concussion after being thrown equalled their first-round scor heavily during a race here this afternoon,"
of 579 and pulled further ahead
scored 585.
The mishap occurred during the Devizes Handicap, of Command Wkap REME, whe when both Gordon's mount, Misty Night, and another. horse, Sen Spring, fell suddenly. Sen Spring's rider, an Billy Khight, who won Australian Junior title, got over 202 (Kelly 61. Dare Ave for 40).cussion and a suspected fractured.leg.
At Southampton: Derbyshire apprentice, Roy Mandera, was taken to hospital with con- his first hurdle, while Tony Hampshire 68 for two. Mottram, Britain's number player, continued the good form
1
he has been showing this season
was
Both fockeys were taken oft Sir Gordon Richards At Bliningham: Warwickshire the
course in an ambulance, suffering from concussion and 283. Sussex 12 for no wicket.
Sea Spring had to be destroy- would be detalhed, he added.
by defeating the German Davia AL Cambridge: Cambridge ed. Cup player, E. Bucholz, in University 274 (O'Brien 98). Bir Gordon Richards, 80, is Later a doctor at the hospital
dud to ride the Queen's Landau, in the Derby
Two possibles (100) Weko" registered · last week-end, -by- Copt. FL Gardner, Command WESP REME, and L/Cpl Tyrell For 1 Dorset, Capt. Gardner heads the individual averages at the end of three matches, with a high 90.53,
The Norfolks have with- drawn from the league, reducing colt, said Sir Gorden Richards might the number of teams to 21, Several other units have oaked in two have to rest and not ride for a to join but:titis" ik/impossiblé àí
fortnight! This would moan hó this stage.sla samhaldi dan
straight sets.
Roger Backer, however, tell Yorksité eight for no wicket. before Bob Falkenburg, the At Swapsts: Lancashire 374]'wocks' time, former American winner of the for ninė (Washbrook 85, Place: A doctor at Ballsbury hospt will not do Landau for the Results of last week-end and Whibleđón title and ∙now | 148, Branth 64, Hilton not out tál said tonight an X-rpy show- Queen in the Derby, on June 2) | the leading individual scorers qualified för Brazil-Reuter, 72). Glamorgan to Bat-Reuter, [ed no bones broken, -
THE CAMBOLE
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