ON THE
SOCCER SIDE
(Edited By Sam Le.tch)
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1955.
Goalkeeper-grocer Ted Dilchburn, a solid 'Spurs man since he joined the club
in 1938, has asked for a transfer-just six weeks after he asked manager Arthur Rowe: "Drop me from the League side. I need a rest.”
Watch the rush for Ted. ulham and Middlesbrough ever since Ditchburn, having huu his requested rest, failed to place from Ron Reynolds.
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tag
the beginning month Mr It.we said "We could have sold Ted many times caring the past few days and for a hefty e But we are not disposed to part."
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McCARTHY IS TOLD: YOU FIGHT KELLY FOR THE TITLE
By SYDNEY HULLS
Sammy McCarthy, 23-year-old fighting son of a Stepney greengrocer, defends his British featherweight title against Empire Champion "Spider" Billy Kelly, of Derry, in Belfast on January 22.
an-
to
A
Crash go the hopes of London promoter Stan Baker of staging McCarthy in a fight with Frenchman Andre Younst at Streatham on January 11.
Baker Smashed aro
Then promoßer the plans of hall again until February 20, manager Jack King, who wanted which is long after the final datenounced that four days previous- have been interested
to give Champion McCarthy this the Board have set for the con-ly he had signed McCarthy
on January fight ad Streatham vital warming-up fight before test.” regain bls League
et Gardiner must have had it was imposible under the he defended this title.
momenta Dashing Belfast organer Bob some nerve-racking Gardiner is
man to before the favourable decision the only come out of this dispute with came his way. brow
TANGLED DATES" unfurrowed, bowed shoul- ders
For two and a half hours a as the' springing back worry-load is released.
special emergency committee of For Gardiner has the fight on Boxing Board stewards wrangled his night. "It would have cost over this problem. of tangled me £1,000 if the Board had dates. decided to postpone my date," he said.
"The fight is three-quarters sold out and I cannot get the
£16,000 terms for right winger Nutt,
Known Despite frequent watches on their international defender Horty Haddock, Clyac manager Pat Travers says: "No English club has yet made a firm offer te Harry,
Favouring Fulham is the fact ; inside-tent Tin Brown, that Ditchburn's family grocery gut his Lesgus place back and business in in London, near
lovka like tolding on to it.
COVENTRY BUY Tottenlum ground.
Coventry BILIN
City have parted with £11,000 of the £15,000 they received for Gedon Nutt when they signed Alan Moore. Nottingham Forest night winger.
Mcore was NOT one of the Which could suggest that tive players pandei "F. Sale" Harry, currently rated by the Ditch-by Forest
Billy chat
Walker Sats the best left back recently. He is the former Britain might be allowed to go Chesterfield and Hull winger to England if the price suited who was eagerly watched by Clyde.
Sheffield Wednesday Aston Villa at the starl of the season.
Aston Villa funcy Haddock. Moore joins Id Forest play-who put in two splendid televised ing pals at Covepiry in Colin utings recently against Sunder- Collindridge and my Capel, land and Hungary. Of the unster list at his own! Eighteen days ago Coventry request cons Ipswich Town and Cordiff City agreed. 11 the
Thirty-three-year-szial burn set up a Izogue record in March by playing his 247th con- secutivo League game. Sine the day he joined Spas up to ไ "Drop me" request he had missed anly Leven matches--all through injury.
HKFA COUNCIL IS CRITICISED AT· STORMY SESSION
An allegation that the Hongkong Football Associa. tion Council was weak and was not doing justice to the affilated clubs in the League was made by Mr Pat George' during a stormy session of the Hongkong Football Asso. ciation Council at the Association's office, Sports Road, yesterday.
In
and
Clyde might d. business with any English club over centre- forward Jock Buchanan, bu: the price intist not come lower than £12,000 Buchnen has aske
for a move.
BAD NEWS FOR HULL Aston Villa directies culled in 20-year-old English international Tommy Thompson to their board meeting on December 22 and asked him: "Why d you want
to leave Villa?" Inside-toil
Kuve
Thom his views and was then fold: "Sorry.
Your transfer request cannot be granted," Bad news for Hull City, that.
Swift-tuckling right back Jim- my Campbell, +>f Charlin, thinks that thiril round Cup closh with Rochdale is a good amen. Why? In 1947 Jimmy mode his Chariton debut....against
Mr George made this statement after he had inform-Rochdale in the third round. And ed the meeting that the St. Joseph's Football Club had that year Charit'n won the Cupf received no reply from South China regarding the ques- tion of complimentary tickets issued by South China for League matches played at Caroline Hin.
The Associatiun letter
received a China re-
A
PROBLEM SOLVED
Raich Curler, Leeds United manager, emphasised that Welsh international John Charles is to stay at centre-half in the Leeds side.
Mr George requested that a he would be permitted to do the letter be sent to the South line. China Association from the
A proposal by Mr Loo Taun- He told shareholders: "We HKFA asking them to reply to huen that a three-man financial had a problem last or son with look Big John playing centre-forward of the St. Joseph's committee be selected to the Secretary
after affairs of the Association and scrring so many goals while Football Chib,
ແຕ adopted. Those elected the opposition got too many from South
were Mr Loo Tsun-buen, Mr A. chances of scoring. This season it arise again, and we had to do garding complimentary tickets M. Chan and Mr A. Mullen,
letter
received something about it. stating that in any match play-
has been ed at Caroline Hill and in which from the Philippines Amateur "Since we got over our bad Kitchee, South China or
KMB
Athletic Federation stating that start we have had more solid with participated,
team would the Executive the
Committee had and consistent displays
at centre-half The gel 30 complimentary tickets, approved returning the sum of Charles as well as the opposing team $5,058.80
the Cathay Paci- players have moulded themselves Council members however stat-fe Airways, which WKS the into the defensive scheme. We ed that this was the first time sum involved when the PAAF might upset it by bringing our to centre-forward, cancelled the Hongkong-Manila centre-half they had ever heard of this. Another letler is to be sent to Schoolboy's soccer Interport. and I think it would be a mis-
же take," the SCAA requesting further information.
Replying to a shareholder who Was said Leeds fans want more at-
Lo
A letter from Mr Wolfe Ly- berg stating
he that
CONFIDENTIAL REPORT honoured that the Association tractive fo:tball, Mr Carter It was brought to the notice had appointed him to investi-said that so long as the team, of the meeting that a conilden-gate the possibilities of Q now at the top of the Second tiol report by Coach Tom European Tour, was read out
Division, goes en winning by the Sneddon on the players
Не 20 to the meeting. suggestedsion
odd goal, he will be content. training under him, had been
een that the tour get underway by Mr Stanky Blenkinsop, published in local vernacular
the soccer season In director, Fald July 15 as
that with It had been specifically paper,
Europe is dead until about Au-winning team Leods ought stated that pressmen were not
Ho sald the total cost have a winning crowd to follow ould amount to print what was in the re-
5,000 them. to U.S.315. port, A representative of the for 20 or 22 persons. He
---(London Express Service). paper at the meeting yesterday ped out Stockholm, Halsing- stated that the report had been borg, Copenhagen, Koge, Odense, sent in by an unknown person. Hamburg,
map-
Paris,
London, Mr J. A. Kearney stated that Madrid, Nice, Zurich, Linz, Rome as a likely one of the council members had Vienna and "leaked" the Information to the route. Press.
The Secretary of the Associa tion was however aske-d to write to Mr Lyberg und Inform him that the tour was not yet the defnite, and to ask for further
It was suggested that in tu- ture, any such conddential re- port be circulated to the Inter- port Sub-Committee and
copy be taken back immediately detalls. Council members
after the meeting.
Another article published
were
in to deal with the dis-2
the same paper was also read tribution of funds to Chinese
tha
F.A.
bad a
of
the
name.
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Board's rules for McCarthy to furni both commitments, boxer must not fight for 28 days ecotest. There before were only 11.
Balcer Insisted his contract had It was signed prior claim as
McCarthy's earlier.
STILOger The Board had accepted Gar-appealed for a postponement of dintr's purse-offer and date for the Championship.
Gardiner pleaded for the the McCarthy-Kelly champion-
their to uphold ship fight.
decision. Finally st the
mooling Baker mergency agreed to postpone his con tract until after McCarthy had fought Kelly, So the problem was solved.
FANLING GOLF
Junior Championship Semi-Finals To Be Played On Sunday
:
The Royal Hongkong Golf Club Junior Championship match play stage reached the last four after Sunday's games, and the semi-finals will be played off this Sunday, the first match between K. U. Dzung and W. C. Falconer commencing at 9.16 a.m., and that between R. P. Moodle and G. J. Mary at 9.20 a.m.
The First and Second Round matches last Sunday were play- et under favourable weather conditions and the following are the results:
First Round R. H. Coombs lost to K.U. Allen beat Dzung - 3/2; 5. W.H. Paterson i up: W.C. Falconer beat W.P. Birtwhistle 2/1, J.T.H. Ni lost to John
second place with 87-13-nett 74.
J.R. Leitch was the winner
of
of the Qualifier played over the New Course with a return
Scores of nett 78-11-nett. 67. 71 being returned by R.R. Davies, W.A. Johnson, J.W. Nichols, J.E. Richardson, J.K. Watson and J.B. Wilson
The week-end Bogey compott tion was won by W.N. Gray a score of All Square, 5/4; 3.0. Pote-Hunt lost with to F.C.B. Black 3/2; R.P. Major P.V. Huyshe being run. Moodio beat W. Stoker -- 3/1;ner-up with two down, D.R. R. Pan lost to G.J. Mary-2/1: Homes and Captain M. W. Jah kins sharing third place with R. Main lost to F. de Jong ---
three down. 4/3.
Wai
Second Round K.U. Dzung beat S. Allen — up; W.C. Falconer beat John Wai 9/2; F.C.B. Black lost
Moodle
4/8; G.J. Mary beat F. de Jong-3/1
to R.P.
LFETER The Committee of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club would ap
of preciate the co-operation
keeping the Courses members
be will free from litter. It understood that it is not prac ticable to provide waste paper all Tees and receptacles at Greens neither is it possible to engage a sufficient number of men to keep the Fairways free
It is realised
VICTORY CUP The Final of the Victory Cup competition was played over the Old Course at Fanling last week between Lowe, Bingham & Mat thows (Messrs D.S. Robb & from waste
K.A. Miller) and Pan American | bris at all tier and other
on
BOTTLE
Board
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Baker hopes to get Born consolation. When McCarthy defends his British title, Kelly also puts hin Empire Cham- pionship at stake.
Said Baker: "1 hope to put McCarthy on at Streatham sometime in February, By then
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Fixtures
Soccer nxtures for Saturday Jan,
FA Cup
Preston V Bloke
v Sour
VEO Auckland
v Port Vale,
v Hawings V.
v Note Forest
V
Airways (Messrs E.M. Wiseley that much of the litter is not
The following are the Home & W. van Alst) the first namert left by members; but pair being victorious by three wrappers and cigarette packets
0, and the FA Cup third round up and two to play.
are thrown away whilst a round draw which is schedisled to be Lowe, Bingham & Matthews le being played and players are played on the same day:
nd the beat Imperial Chemical Indus asked to assist in preserving tries 2/1 in the First Round, natural beauty of the Courses, Fulham Cable & Wireless 1
Matches and cigarettes have Dury up in the
| Chelsea Second, R.A.F. 3/2 in the third been found Groens and chathead around and the Marine Depart several small fires have been re- Ipewich
ment, 5/3, in the Semi-final. ported on Fairways. These have West Ham Wednesday In their journey to the Final,been caused by the throwing spilled U. the lovers had beaten Jardine, away of lighted cigarettes and Matheson, 6/5 in the First round, axilnguished by
by players follow- Talkoo Dockyard, 2/1 in the Ing. The importance of taking Second, R.A.M.C., 8/4 In the every precaution against fire Third
round and the Hongkong cannot be too strongly stressed Whampoa Docks, 2 up in the in view of the present dry state
of vegetation on the Courses. Messrs Lowe, Bingham & Matthews have now appeared to the Victory Cup Final for four successive yours, winning the trophy in 1951 & 1954 and being runners-up in 1952 and 1953.
&c
Semi-final. Dacca Test
Likely To End
In A Draw
Dacca, Jan. 3.
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" The draw for the Ladies Anton Foursomes Competition of the paymouth Royal Hongkong Golf Club was made yesterday and the follow-pool ing are the First Round pair-Huccess Inge and the byos,
Mrs
Donorber
Cheriton
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Screwsbury.
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MIXED FOURSOMES
The First Round matches are Following are the results of
on or before matches played in the First to be completed Round of the Fanling. Mixed January 20 at Fanling, and dates out to the meeting. This con- Charity before the Chinese New With one day to play Foursomes:
round matches: for subsequent the arrival of the Grass Year. They were Mr K. K. Ip, Pakistan, 257 and 97 for
in the usual will be notified cerned the arrival
Mr/Mrs R. P. Moodie beat hoppers soccer team, some points Mr Mok Hing. Mr Loo Taun-one, are 206 runa ahead of Mr/Mrs F.H. Taggart - 2 up.
manner later. of which the Association had buen and Mr C. K. Woo.
First Bound: asked the Press not to
Mr/Mrs J.R. Colls lost to publish
India, 148, in the Test
Mrs Campbell and Mrs Bleep till a later date. The rest The CAAF is to write to the cricket match here and will Dr/Mrs Dawson-Grove-on thev. Mrs Hunter and Mrs Lelich.
18th hole. Association explaining why cer-
Mrs A. M. Brown and article was written with the
a timely declaration Mr/Mrs J.F. Shoemaker Iost Watkineen v. Mr. Hayes and tain players failed to run up for need intent of giving Mr Omar,
the CAAF
to to Mr/Mrs WP. Birtwhistle — Mrs Mackie. team against the tomorrow if they are
1 REMÉNY Mrs Coombe and Mrs Hurden The retary, The paper's representative an- HKFA selection in the recent give their bowlers a chance|5/5,
W.N. Mr/Mrs
Gray had already Governor's Cup match.
beat Mrs Shoemaker and Mrs Fin... | Crowa nounced that he
to dismiss India ogain.
deman apologised to Mr Omar both in
SHTELD DRAW
Mr/Mrs R.N. LindemaKY. Pakistan's bowlers were cer-
Mr/Mrs J.J.
Byew: words and In
Basto Jost to and in print, but Fit Lt
The following is the draw for
Mr/Mrs F.D. Hunter.
Wilson and Miss Mirama Hides stated that the damago had already been done, Ile re-
the semi-finals of the Challenge
Mr/Mrs John Wal boat Mr/v M Porce and Mrs Claque
Mm Harrison and Mrs Fittin quested the paper's representa-soccer shields on February 12
Mire D.L. Anderson-2/1 13.
Mr/Mrs D.S. Robb beat Mr Mrs Kite and Mrs Bidwell,
Mrs Stocks and Mrs Gray v Kannock Mre T.A. Pearce - 8/2.
Supra o Bouth Club or CAA v St. Joeph's Medium-fast Mahmoud
With R. or Army.
Mr/Mrs L.C. Hawkins lost Mr Coleman and Mrs Reever. Hussain claimed three wickets to Mr/Mrs P.A. Laroche-2- Mrs N. A. Brown and Mrs Eastern or Kitchee. KMB or South
Evettias China
Littlejohnv w/o Coombs/Hur
Atbton All figures of fix do: 67, and pace Mrs Junior
My Birtwhirtie und Mimm Orr | Dünden Ự, L bowler Khah Mohammad got the ton bent Mr/Mrs L. Goldman irs Gordon and Mrs Brooks, pyeliner Eastern or Kondwork v Little two others for figures of four. Sai Wan or Army.
3/2.
Mr Anderson and Mrs LG Z South China or Sing Tao
Dr/Mrs J.B. Mackle beat Roche v Kirs Van der Touw and Morton pakistan had lunch,
Low minutes
Queen's Park attor Miss J. Brown/Dr J Grayhew McCann. the goalkeeper may be replaced Kitchee or KMB.
The draw for the first round which the scoring rate became Mr & Mrs AV white 4/2 Goldman y Mira Mackie and Mrs Mr/Mrs H.R: Cleland lost to Mrs Dawson-Grove and 3irs and one player up to half time. of the Memorial Cup which very slow, Accurate bowling.
Live not to permit the man who had covered the previous mec- ting to attend another Interport meeting.
A letter has been received from FIFI in reply to an earlier letter from the FA asking for the rule on the substitution of
injured ployers during
matches. The rule slates that
at any time during the match
A
takes
Bentor
tainly on top this moming w they got rid of five outstand wickets for the addition of only
33 run to the overnight score of 115 for five:
vthis morning-to give him innings | dow R. Loltch/W.D. Leigh- den v Shioémakör/Lindeman Ca
V
batting
before
place on February 20 is and good folding was a primary POOR HANDLING
as follows
cause. Neither Allmuddin nor H.K Chinese, v roport from Mr Leslie
Combined Waqar Hasan, after Hant Channing on the poor handling Services Kowloon Chinese v Mohammad had been dismissed of the South China-Kitchoo Non-Chieap Civilians at 26, was triclined to take game was brought to the atten Tickets for the floodlit soccer chance, T. KEPEN tion of the meating Major match between an SCIVA sta
Sane capacity expwd) of 40,000 Walker: Chalemán la ofan. he tum silsillin, and the Cjub Referee's Association, alated | stadiumi;
that this" particular 2-referee place with DHLARNIN
would be re-tested; "In the today in The band Sogy R.Mosh meeptime he would not referee Birmingherd will play before De may dish clash matches although match, and during the interval:
"continued 2002
Mr/Mrs AHL Peon lors to mu
W. Brooks M/BAR HEWIE. Heath, beaf Miss Swallow/R/qrking, y
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