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MEMORIAL CUP-1st Rd-REPLAY
HONGKONG CHINESE 6, COMBINED SERVICES
THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1955.
BRILLIANT TONG SHEUNG WROTE HIS AUTOGRAPH ALL OVER THIS FINE GAME
•
By I. M. MacTAVISH
Regular followers of football in Hongkong know only too well the enthusiasm with which the fans greet a goal scored by one of their favourite stars. When there is a capacity crowd, as there was last night Yet, here we at the Club Stadium, the roar is heard for miles around. had the unusual spectacle of seeing Yiu Cheuk-yin" running in to score a vital second goal for his team and it was received in almost complete
silence by even the most loyal of the Chinese spectators.
י.
The reason" was not far to seek. When the little South China wizard got the ball he appeared to be standing 10 to 12 yards off-side. No flag was raised: no whistle sounded; and Yiu Cheuk-yin went ahead to round Beveridge and tap the ball into the net. The stoney silence of the fans tells the story of that counter more emphatically than anything I could write about it would do..
the shock
and 10 come to expect from him.... 6-4 MacLennan.
his understanding minutes still to go. The Services nevertheless
Cheuk-yin is just piled on the pressure and the with Yiu
in Chinese defence looked any- the most entertaining thing
Ho Cheung-yau local football. thing but safe.
FINE SAVES was working hard to relieve the
In the Services side Beveridge Pressure but had not quite re- covered from
of and many fine saves but he did having what looked like an ab- not get the covering he solutely good goal chalked of served from the men in front. some infringement that Nash did not quite reproduce mystified the players on both his recent brilliant
form and sides as much as it did the
was too often beaten by Mok crowd.
Chun-wah: Hayes had an easier job agains: Ho Ying-tun and
fortune to hit the
quiet.
Special Swimming Pool For Olympic
Games
Melbourne, May 3.
A futuristic swimming pool specially designed and built for the 1956 Olympic Games will be one of the special attractions for visiting competitors and spectators next year.
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FRIDAY
Meeting
„HKAAA 50th Executive Committen
Mesting. Education Dept. 5.15 p.m.
Fancing Colony Senior Fall Championships, Котора УМСА 5
Hockey Annual Dinner Dance at Peninastia Hotel commanding at $ pun.
HOME RUGGER
London, May 3. Results of Rugby League. matches played this evening
The pool, still under construction in one corner of the Tour Y. RIME (CH) 735 Olympic Park a few hundred yards from the main 4 pm. stadium, will cost more than A£400,000 when completed.Men's "B" Div KOC
The radical design at the the structural design of the pool pool has already excited, much as "brilliant and original.
ar will be an "open" closed pool. attention fron Overseas Tributes are sad, and I know in certain circumchitects. It will be one of the Swimmers and spectators will stances they must be, but I am certain that there will be few pre-stressed steel structures be able to waik straight out their seats on to lawnLS no dissenting voice if I use the Top Spot on the Sports in the world. The general effect from
will be all the more amazing and into gardens on
the banks River nearby. Crowhurst whose untimely death shocked the Colony's structure will have
The Games Organising Com→ Parade this week to pay one to the late Bombadier George because the long sides of the of the Yarra
mitice conducted a special na- sporting community.
means of support from below.
-William Irwing a youngish, tionwide contest fir a suitable I knew George Crowhurst well and had his confidence
the DOW pool. fair-haired engineer who design design for in the sphere in which he was probably best known-footed the pool, explains that the Irwin's design was picked from submitted by ball. Quietly, and away from the limelight, we several project has been called a "sky 72 entries.
architects all over Australia. times discussed his play, his hopes, and his progress, for hook's job". "The roof holds it
The winning design was real- he had set his heart on becoming a league footballer in " said Irwin
The rood is supported by pre. ly a joint effort by Irwin and a England and to this end he sought advice and criticism
stressed steel girders shooting group of four young architects. with equal keenness.
angles from concrete Irwin, who graduated from the of Melbourne in blocks embedded 30 feet down University He played the game hard but memory of the 1955 champion to rock level. Then, by means 1949, co-operated with John he always tried to play it fair ship" series will centre round the
of cables, the root supports the Murphy and his wife Phyllis, and as far as I know there is truly astonishing performance rest of the structure, including who conducts a joint architects the player not a
ever had of Oliver at the Missions to Sea- the pool and seating accommo-office. The two others on
that his men
of the cation, in the serm-firza) cause to complain tactics were anything but legiti-light-heavyweights when he was
Irwin has no doubts about McIntyre and Kevin Borland. mate.
beaten by sailor Sadd Inthe efficiency of his design. A The Olymple pool is located I remember two incidents that many years of watching boxing model of the
under a mile from the structure was Just were typical of him as a player. I don't think I have ever been exhaustively tested in a wind centre of the city. The building The first happened just after he witness to a greater display of tunnel, and it withstood all the will be 60 feet high; 235 feet feet wide. The had been told that he had been courage than Oliver put up on stresses Nkely to be encounter-long and 240
rem will total selected to play for the Army's this occasion, and what is more ed, and more. This included ground floor first team and he was feeling I don't ever want to see a better extraordinary circumstances such 37,000 square feet. very nervous indeed, He one. If the HKABA awarded a
With the foundations prac- as all the spectators sitting on worried even
more when he Medalion of Merit in addition to
one side of the pool, and stand tically finished at the beginning found that the game was against its championship prizes I am
of April, engineers working on ing suddenly when a national Kitchee under floodlights at the certain that Oliver would have anthem is played.
the pool started on the first of Club Stadium....and with an won it hands down.
BRILLIANT AND ORIGINAL 14 bays to accommodate.a total
of 5,500 spectators. Professor A. J. Francis, pro- lessor of civil engineering st Melbourne University, described Cockell-Marciano
This goal which came in the 18th minute put the Chinese Loys in front for the second timic,
Yiu Check-yin had opened the account in the 8th minute with a sparkling run through in the inside right pester seven minutes later Walmsley weaved his way into the Chinese rear lines and his flashing finishing effort was turned into his own net by Lok Tak-hat.
Whatever may have been the Murray and Morris tried all cool reception accorded You they knew to get another Cheuk-yin when
his moth had tries that just missed did well to keep the winger so undersize ball!! he got second geal there is not the and Morris again had the mis-
The Services paid a heavy third slightest doubt that his
port. The penzity for the misplacing of was a magnificent one and de-
note of the loud geftuces held out and the game their wing-halves in the first served every
Walters very left footed and sustained cheer is brought fished with no change in the half.
was to more a right half than a dazzling run, at scoresheet, "
was Toth a left half, and the op-
as Tam Nai-huery · never speed he left four
return to normalcy at the inter- ponents sprawling behind him reached the heights that he did ra before he lashed an unsaveable in the first game....but he still vai gave the middle line a more shot part Beveridg:.
The balanced look although neither The Services were still in the had some very fine saves,
biggest surprise was the spectacle player had a really good game. Toth, potentially a great player, game however in a big way and
forward dashes of seeing Hau Yang-sang-sil persists in his fiddling and their powerful
i fair indulg@g So
cost his side a gave the Chinese defenders a mally
very nearly were wfworthy of lot of trouble.
couple of late goals. Crompton his ability at his reputation.
was full of energy and worked Some of his attempts to stop
hard and st:ccessfully from Walmsley" were crude in the
start to finish. extreme and one of them very nearly produced a serious injury, Lau Yee played well but several he too was penalised times for his robust play.
Tong Sheung was the perfect
top
In
GRAND TRIES
time.
Hau Yung-sang could make nothing of Walmsley who left him standing time after Morris, working like a Trojan bad bad luck with several grand tries that had Tam Nai-huen
tactics that
quite
it
MacLennan and Clark com-
bined well. The inside man is strong and willing but Mac- Lennan was upset by the hard tackling of Lau Yee. Morris
who
With the Colony Fencing Championships now in progress
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The match was in aid of the Miniature Football Association and he asked Granger, Fraze: and Wells to keep shouting at
1 next item is indeed him from the start so that he topical one." In response to re- would forget about his nerves.
ents in tournaments The second one was very dif- quests here are full particulars
of the various fercut and happened after he
the Army's 1955
fending season had won a regular place for
FARELF
Team Champion- himself in the senior side. The ships. (a) Light Weapons. Army was playing well when Hongkong Phase. Winners Foil, they went over to Caroline Hi Epee and Sabre...6 HEC.
returns league (b) FARELF Phase. to play their match with South China.
Winners Foil,
and Epee The Chinese boys.
were Sabre... HQ Singapore Base particularly anxious to avenge District Runners up-do...I their earlier 2-1 defeat at the Bn Kings Own (Representing Club Stadium and sailed into Hongkong). i. the solders with a fury that left even the most experienced It is history players gasping.
To Attend
beam
were architects
Peter
The International Olympic president, Avery Committee Brundage, who came to Austra lla from Chicago for an on-the-
event
spot look at Australia's progress
for the big
site of the new pool.
Olympic officials
visited the
told Mr Brundage the pool was due for
Rules Briefing completion by the end of June
San Francisco, May 3. Don Cockell the British and Heavyweight Champion, Rocky Marciano, whom he meets for the World title on May 16.
1956 four months before the Gates begin on November 22.- United Press.
have been invited to atenda LAWN BOWLS
"schooling session" next Monday.
"on" rules
L
TEAMS
The California Athletic Com- In the Bayonet Fercing Com- petition Command Pay Office mission are arranging for the boxers and their managers to
The following are club seder. how that South China won by the Hongkong Phase and meet following
a request by Mr Singapore for
the John Simgeon, Cockrell's man-tons for the opening matches
to we
beaten but either came back off footballer. In defence, in at- and Murray iried and tried but five goals to one and that MOK FARELF Championships. In the ager, that there should be clar of the Lawn Bowls League
the woodwork or sail:d narrow- ly over the bar.
However
boy3 the Chinese are never more dangerous than when defence is suddenly changed to attack
was
his
showing
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in the dying mimries both were past of selfancy when a pass to an unmarked colleague vital might have brought the coals. Walmsley had an cellent game and ran round Hau Yung-sang both on the inside and the outside almost at will. VERDICT
Chun-wah and Yiu Cheuk-YiDemi-Anal they beat 27 Coy. Acation of certain it day.
st
much
gave Crowhurst, who was right-half, a real roasting. As into the dressing they went room at the end Fraser said to Crowhurst by way of consola tion "Don't worry too about it, George. ・ ・ ・
Crowhurst's reply was typical. He said "Worry....not on your re. If I haven't learned something today then I doubt if
ever will"
which
Satur-
commences this
KBG-C Y. PRC at KBGC #t
RASC who represented Malaya. An official said:
not want any misunderstandings P. Gaddi F C Gasson,
but in the foul they were beaten to be a clean fight and we do by HQ Singapore Base District
or alibis after it is over.!! representing Singapore,
The Hongkong Phare of the Individual Championships saw Major G. Brewer, BAEC win the Foil, Epee and Sabre titles,
Captain E. Eberhardle of the Royal Norfolks. (HQLF) won the Bayonet competition.
tack and in personal conduct he delightful a player who wrote autograph over the game and who would still be called "great" whatever the company in which he played
Lok Tak-hal is again and so it proved again. Clark pushed the the impetuosity that earlier this ball back to Walters but the season shut him out of Colony
A very good game to watch. Fong soldier's forward pass was a bad representative football. one and Tong Sheung sentit Sai-chow without being polished It was not well handled and both teams suffered in this respect to Rashing down the left wing to had a very good game.
In the FARELF Fhase Major degree....in The forward line, in spite of an almost equal Mok Chin-wah.
Brewer was placed 1st in Sabre:"! scoring
HONEST SPORTSMAN six goals, was never j fact many people left the
2nd in Epee and 3rd in Foll. He really top class. Ho Ying-fun ground wondering if Monday
Crowhurst's death removes a check and everúng's Council opinions of '50
also competed in the Bayonet was kept in close
fine and honest sportsmari
from and
was placed 7th Sgt. Day cent' and '90 per Chu Wing-keung had neither per
the arena but it leaves a memory was placed 8th in Foll, Epee and the speed nor mobility to be a efficiency were not somewhat
that is nothing but pleasant, Sabre and 2nd in the Bayonet. menacing centre-forward.
generous under-statements.! ! !
Our loss cannot however com-
Major Brewer was placed 2nd .TEAMS
cent
HI
Services: Beveridge, Nash, pare with that suffered by hin the FARELF Champion-al- Crompton family so many miles away and Arms with 23 points to his credit
were
The little winger did a spol of interchanging with a team
sending a high mate before hanging-lob-into the goalmouth, There was for the fraction of a secend me indecision in the
Ho Cheung-yau on the other Services' defence and in came hand was always looking for an Ho Cheung-yau to head the ball opening and always trying LO Hayes, Walters, into the not. This gave the make the maximum
of OL (Army), Toth, MacLennan, to them, and to his wide circle and Sgt. Day took 4th place with Chinese a 4-1 interval lead that every chance that came, aloos Clark (RAP), Morris, Murray, of intimate friends, we offer our ja total of 18 points. they hardly deserved on the while Yiu Cheuk-yin had Walmsley (Army).
sincere sympathy. We
Thus a very successful season golden spell in the
comes to an end but with the Arst half HK Chinese: Tam Nal-huen, proud to have had him in our which he never quite repeated Han Yang-sang. Lau Yee, Lok midst.
Army well represented in the of the later on although he still did Tak-hai, Fong Sal-chow, Tong
current Colony Championships restart the lead was cut to a many brilliant things."
With five of the ten Colony there is every hope that still Sheung, Ho Ying-fun,, Ho
titles further honours will be added to couple of goals when Hayes con-
Boxing Championships off Cheung-you, Chu Wing-keung, Mok Chun-wah started the verted. a penalty kick at
of the list, in fact Major Brewer was Yiu but his finishing
Chan now gracing the shoulders Cheuk-yin, Mok second attempt. The game was well
the Colong Army boxers we can take a lot has already we have wah,
of really alive again and a minute nothing like what
satisfaction from the first Epee title. later Morris got another
post-war tournament organised into the net only to have it
by the Hongkong quite correctly chalked off för
Boxing Association, off-side.
balance of play.
Within
two minutes
che
Both teams threw everything into the tray and goals were as likely to came at one end as at the ether, but a bad blunder by Clark more
less finished whatever hopes the Services bad
от
of saving the game.
...
his
Detriot
Tigers Score
4-2 Win Over Boston
to
Amateur
1
the
with
&
won
Last week I mentioned that, very comprehensive swimming and Water Polo sea- son almoat upon us, there was a pressing need for more qualified officials. This applied
(parti cularly) to water polo but so far very few names have been received for the proposed
+
Apart from their ability and their willingness to make
of it, our fight our representatives showed sportsmanship of
Beither ring highest order and incident or adverse verdict up set that spirit, Special,
praise to must in this direction
go new Welterweight Champion Colitses New York, May 3.
Beeston of the Northamptons.
This is quite surprising as Away back helping
final Beeston was the Southpaw Billy Hoeft pitched a six-hitter and Alest defence he got the ball out of a Kaline slammed a two-run homer today to give the Detroit several times hit after the there are excellent facilities in melee to the right of his own goal. He had time to move the Tigers a 4-2 triumph over Boston, the sixth straight set- break call by an opponent who the Colony for qualified men to
was to keyed up in his desire practice their art.
The latest Cews on the sub- of back for the Red Sox.
do well
soldie that the ball upfield and well out danger but instead he elected to
Hoeft, the 22-year-old lefthander who is looking for might have been pardoned aject is that, provided sufficient the make a risky pass and Tong his first winning season with the Tigers, spotted the Red show of resentment, but be it to names are forthcoming, Sheung ran on to the ball and
Just outside the penalty Sox a two-run lead in the third inning but settled down his credit that his ready smile SOFT will run courses at both
many ringside Sek Kong and Victoria pools. from
Those two runs sent it crashing into the 'to blank Boston the rest of the way. area
friends as his educated gloves back
of the
were the first earned off Hoeft in 23 innings.
won him points. It was
a brilliant opportunist coal but it should never have
appened. With the score at 5-2 a double by Ted Lepoo, a single Pittsburgh
Boston's lead, which came on Philadelphia and Milwaukee at ceptionally well run especially brief look into the future as far in the National when one realises all the dif- as the FARELF Championships happened
are concerned. According to the Hongkong Chinese
culties by Ivan Delock and another League-United Press.
confronted the the latest available information after more goals and in the 23rd double by Jim Piersall, lasted
organizers. SMI Phillips only until the bottom of the
yoerman service in and out of the Swimming and Water Pola his Championships will again be the ball wide of looked certain to run into thealth. Detroit got ozle back in
ber. The Arrangements net but Ho Cheung-you came racing in to push it home and Delsing and Bill Tuttie's two make certain.: Score 6-2.
Went
pushed
It
minute Chu Weveridge.
The lead was substantial but the scoring was by no means OVCT.
2
the
fourth on a walk to Jim Barnsley Scores
bagger.
2-0 Victory
Over Rochdale
won
the
him
The Championships were ex-
That
Royal Navy Counterpart, CPO Jim Harrett rende blevice sistance to the HRABA-service. that was gladly received and generously acknowledged by the officials of the Association: ?
EXEMPLARY CONDUCT,
Harvey Kuenn opened the Afth for Detroit with a single and scored ahead of Kaline, who walloped one of Delock's pitches CHANGED COMPLEXION into the left field upper deck Loc sixth home run of the
London, May 3. To our five Colony Cham Walmsley was still
Barrisley the giving season Kaline's drive chased
Third Division piens, Howard, Postle, Beeston, Flash Harry a roasting-a roast-Delock with the loss.
North English Football League Carey and Hilton go our con-
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And now to finish here is a
Jook
C.
T. Kavanagh. A. Harvey (S); E. J. Liddell, F. Howarth, C. Rouarefell. One point which is expected E Purth (S); J. Tindall S. Bo- to be emphasised is that under warth. P. Hughes. J. McKelvie (5).
KEG-C V. KCC at KBGC
Greaves; State rules a fighter can nether: Bouch win nor lose on a low blow.-H. A. Scott, A. Hunon (S); L. W Gordon S. Bicheno, S. Tremlett Reuter.
L. F. Cosgrave (5); W. Thou, A. D. McCracken. McLelland. C. E. Terry (5).
Reserves:-A. McCorkindale, J. W. Bellamy,
Your last
few chances
for pominating
Hongkong's Footballer Of The Year
below Fill in
coupon
and send it in not
later than
SATURDAY,
MAY 7th
Recreio
Club de Recreto
"Blues" V Recreto "Whites" at Recreio, 1.30 p.m.:
Blues:- F. Luz (BICIDY, J. A. Luz, S. E, Souza, A, P., Pereira:. J. F. V. Ribeiro (skip), C. E. Passos. C. C. Pereira, M. Ro- drigues; J. E. Noronha (skip), C. E. Roza Pereira, A. M. Souza, A. A.. G. Silv
Whites:-A. A. Remedios (skip), H. J, Norenba, A, A. Guterres, M. Палепоств Roza Pereira; C. A. (skip). G. A. Noronha, F. G. Luz, A. Biota; A. A. Lopez Iskip). B. F. Marques, S. Rivero, J. M. Gulertez.
RCC ..
Second Division (Home) v Row-
4 Ison Bock at a.m.-W. G. Dooley. E. P. White, R. S. Copell. M.
Doe, L. Divecha (Skip; S. Y Baner, H. Phoenix, WJ. Howard (Skup); 9. A. Gray, C. W. Lam. J. F. da Silva, G. Lee (Skip),
Third Division (Away) v KBGC at 4pm.-L. Naylon, W. S. Ed- Wards. Carvalho, S. Ramchand (Skip): W. F. Dudman, D. Taylor. G. S. Ladd, C. T. Champelovier (Skip A. Lian A. C. Tribble. Trizes A. W. Branson, H. A. (Ski).
Note:The First Division team has abye, but there will be a practice roll-up starting at 4.15 p.m. sharp,
notice Unti further
practice games on Sunday will start at 3.30 p.m. sharp, and all those who wish 10 take part should be on the green not later than that time.
Nominate YOUR
Hongkong Footballer
Year Of The
to
Members of the public are invited nominate whom they consider to be Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current season.
It is a popularity poll organised by the China held at Singapore sarly, in Octo- Mail, and nomination coupons will be received until like providing a real treat for the closing date to be announced later. E hockey enthusiasts however for if present plans work out both Malaya and Singapore will be visiting us in February 1956.
boxing Our
and rugby fraternities will have to do a spot of travelling this year as the rugby final is scheduled for either Singapore or Malaya and the FARELE boxing titles will
The two qualifications for nomination are: (1) Footballing prowess.
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed to The Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.
To The Editor, China Mail
ing incidentally that the full Detroit picked up its final run Club, made sure of promotion to gratulations; to Legerton goes back was all too obviously not in the eighth inning off George the Second Division next our sympathy for his unior once again be decided at Singa- My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of
enjoying one little bit
pore.
Our Basketball Champione
and Suscegn, Jr., on a walk and season by beating Rochdale by tucate injury to Jones, goes our
the Year, taking into regard his playing ability when he received a neat pass singles by Ray Boone and Del-two goals to zero in Barnsley praise for his exemplary con from Walters he beat several sing.
tonight,
duct when the decision went will also have to travel but they and his sportsmanship on the field of play is men before being brought down Hoeft walked three batters Barnsley, who were relegated against him to his tremendous will do so at the special re- in a heap The ball broke loose and struck out six as he posted from the Second Division two ussle with Herry Wong Never quest of the authorities in too Clark however and the air- his third victory against one seasons 220, have 63 points by hint or headshake did he Singapore when it is felt that man lost no time in cracking.it
games were on tap latter tonight's victory and have betray his disappointment and the excellent standard of car into the net
Five minutes later the whole New York at Cleveland, still one match to play
as quickly extended hand to play will help to log love the at Chicago and Their nearest rivals, Acering Wong as the hallmark of general quality of the game in complexion was changed, again Washington. when Murray rose above Baltimore at Kansas City in the ton Stanley, have 59 points and true sportsman,
both Singapore and Malaya everyone in the goal mouth to American League, and Chicago have played the same number of In spite of all the thrills of The FAREL fual will probably
at matches-Reuter:
the finals my own - peranal be staged in February, bead in a perfect corner from at New York, Cincinnati
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