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ISRAEL - 2
VIETNAM -1
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1956.
SALUTE THE THOUSANDS WHO STAYED AWAY-THEY WERE EXCELLENT JUDGES
Says I. M.
MacTAVISH
If this game did nothing else it once again emphasised the accurate and natate judgment of the Colony's Chinese soccer fans
and 1 don't mean that us a compliment to the ones who attended.... rather is It a salute to the thousands who stayed away! !!
.
This was the sort of match that made one wonder if the Aslan Cup — and the contestants' journey — were really necessary. In fact if it had been played on the wide open spaces of Happy Valley it would have raised more jeers than cheers and encouraged more yawns than yells
but from a spectator's point even as a free show!!
I'll never
of view it would have attracted very little attention.
FOKUPT
↑
Wis
Vietnam reproduced omy the players nor the officials will into extra time dim shadow of the attraclive | disagree with the assertion that | know soecce tons ove glut-
that entertained DE NO as for Hongkong is cofi- toos for punishmen[J] well in their first appearance cerned their efforty have never,
A FINE GOAL aginat Hongkong
Israel, with ❘ been better thì mediocre.
Early play was in favour of wholesale changes,
Bite After last night's Ramhe Israel and the Vietnam defence better but fortunately for their
spoke to a gentleman who has
NOR
panie stations. it is worked in the Middle East for Mistaken were frequent, but as repolation threadbare as
work -They had a magnificent de-
and his comminent [they happened in oqurt measure many years fender in Schneur, one goalwise mates interesting reading.
It'
m both sides, no damage was forward in Stelmach, and about hard to believe that this is the core and the store sheet on their own these two practį.
fast, and mined blank unit) The 16th cully carried the side to nRITOW victory.
In spite of the utter paucity of the play the points went to the right team if only because no deven that goes into a game with the cartuniness or careless- ness displayed by the Vietnam players on this occasion deserved anything but defeat.
SNAIL'S PACE
its
team I've seen Poll in the minute when Stelmach showed
often brilliant,
hud
own country. I remember the
determined players who fought for every buil tonight they seemed only in filling in Ume un the| Anal whistic,
interested
ANOTHER SORRY STORY
1wo
we
Without Schneur, who con fumed the high opinion
of his ski and have formed team
flecting spirit, and
of finshes
opportunism by Stelmach, thus would have been anothor
story for our 201Ty Visitors to take away with them. Wis
Wischer who replaced Hodorov looked attractive as he went for the ball but his handling once he gut to it was
The Vietnam alde plised EXECUT 2 A smail's pace; some of the players dillied and dallked to the abject frustration ol their team mates and the Pre- quent irritation of the meaFTE crowd The chief culprits in go-low campaign were Truo
Fight-wing tel De 4211 Time * fime again Sted they
promising move. menis try profess tickling t
de which #KUV the opposing fence ample first to cover up
often faulty
speed and enterprise in out- running 120 Victrum defence befare
driving the ball home for fine goal.
Expunity should isave bcen
the
tin
restored almost anmediately afterwards when 3 misunder- standing in the Isrnc defence gave the opposition a real scor-
inunder. The chance, but the standing
lu bug spreadi
and before Vietnam players they could wrt 1 out Wischer made a spectacular dive in to the thick of the fray and came out with the ball. Five minutes
later Victrum again came close to scoring when brilliant drive from Trun- Van-Ung was headvét mut In Kramer played a quietly effec-qually brilliant fashion by live ge but Glazer
Israel defender, never
With the good
Raine 27 ok Isrue sport d agnia. The /*41st itself WGS
bridiand fort
but there are many who believe #t should never have happened at all. Vietnam were attack strongly on the Isruel gool and in the beat of the battle it seemed to most of 115 that on of the defenders handled the bats in the most blatant fashion
The Vietnam players stopped in anticipation of a frey kick- their
1
T Doter player burly nut of position
Wing-bulves Chaldi and Hablaivitz were never more thon Tw Vietnamese criticism L-Huu-Due at insidefters. Both lacked polish and
kef!
cape all
al
11
and Plion-Van-Hivu conthe-half
tremendous were The inside-10ft never wielixi
Tulile ball but,
were the fellow efforts of bis
forwards. nil his thoughful schemes bruke down a son as he parted with the ba Phan playert a hero's pait in
distr 14
thot was suspect from start to finish and of the number of Altunfion 112
I let ou thnes he steel almost on his own
Tran-Van-Ung who played at right-ball looked a grand foot- baller l is was to be expect- + [10411
converted #stela
Josword be spent far too much time up in the attuck and gave Spiegel more space than he de- peryod
Israel WeLe Again disappointment.
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guite and their distribution of the ball was often attrociously insecurate.
Forward there was Stelmach
Israeli und
else
und Rosenbaum were never in the picture while Spiegel-who had a brilliant header well saved by Pham and i pile driver close to the target-patrolled a specula- lative ben!
in No-Man's Lan waiting in vain for the passes eidom came his way That
AL The start it looked as though Mirimovitz was at last going to live up his reputation, but he faded out of the game and once again be finishing
like
that of the other forwards was worfully weak
Whis
folks
muutes
the
attitude Wa obviously shared by the linesman who flagged vigorously--but referee allowed play to proceed,
The ball ♥ IS thankfully booted downfield and before the Vietnam forces could be re- marshalled Stelmach had raced through the defence and had the ball in the net
to provid # lesson in opportunism and a reminder that play to the whistle is the nides axiom in
SECOND HALF
The triple! football ruisod great little enthustam anong the even if you feel with The many | Fpectatoes and it was only in the justification that the referee has blundered by not blowing it.... charges certainly prouvec a fat quarter of an hour that they labourously WIN! victory but storted to shout their encourage- they did little to improve their finent.
This
during the ataniard of football. Ou has period when Vietnam was try to accept the reliable
herd to such an equalising affair reporting from other parts of the world goal but why the crowd praising the play of the team. should have risked the possibi- but I feel corten that neither Hty of coaxing this encounter
BASEBALL
Milwaukee Braves Beat Brooklyn Dodgers 8-7 To Regain One Game Lead
in bent
The
second buil was a drai until. with their only piece of top class football, Viel nam scored in the 58th minute. Inside-left Le started the move with a neat fick down the wing. Nguyen carried it on and cross- for outside-right Tran to crack it into the net for a time front. but
the inquest must have found the Israet defence gulity of poor covering.
The crowd tried hard to x- hort Vietnam
FINALISTS
Mrs Jean Banka (left) pictured with Mrs Effie McLeod before the final of the Ladies' Open Singles Lawn Bowls Championship at KBGC yesterday, Mrs Banks won 21-14-China Mail Photo.
Basilo Recaptures
Welterweight Crown From Johnny Saxton
Syracuse, N.Y., Sept. 12. Carmen Basilio of Chitewango, New York, recaptured the World Welterweight Championship from Johnny Saxton of New York tonight by wrecking him with body smashes and stunning him with head hooks for a technical knockout in the ninth round of their return fight.
Veteran Basilio's savagely impressive victory settled a six-month dispute about their previous fight and made the 29-year-old' Carmen the ninth former welterweight champion to recapture the crown.
D
As
after
Ladies' Open Singles Final Yesterday Produced Some Fine Bowls
Says "TOUCHER”
Mrs Jean Banks of Kowloon Dock Club became this year's Colony Lawn Bowls Ladies' Open Singles Champion when she triumphed over Taikoo Dock's Mrs Effie McLeod in the final at the KBGC green yester- day by 21-14 after 23 heads.
The afty spectators or so who watched the game were treated to súmb vary fine bowls by the two finalists, and the result was a fitting reward to the slightly better player.
Throughout the major part of Mrs MaLeod came back with ciently weighted to spring the the game, it was a duel between a spirited stand on the next two | jack far enough, leaving her રા champion, strong on her heads, scoring a single and aopponent still with a count of backhand and in the long and two to agata draw lovel ab two. medium-long hoads, and a11-11
Anilah açõe runner-up specialising on
Short woods proved
peemed imminent, Mrs Banks short head and possessing a trous for Mrs McLeod on the came In with good forehand.
15th hand. After Mrs Banks strawing on the 19th head to
tho
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Just-when
לאתנא
superb
Mrs Banks' greater all-rounded drawn two ahola, one 10 register a count of three and
inches in the backbonet draw ability, however, especially in and the other 10 trichen behind, shot was a toucher, the second Stimp to an 18-13 feb. The first
ten'inches behind and the third 10 inches in front of the jack.
changing from forehand to bockhand, was two feet short with her third de.
playing outside her strong points and her accurate heavy drawn Mrs McLeod, and drives proved 60 bo the deciding factor over her oppen ent, who had some difficulty 17 finding her length on the long heads and in immediately And ing the green and weight when forced to change her band.
MORE
DECISIVE
very and now and one yard short with her fourth.
From 13-11, Mrs Banka forged
14-11 TH
15-11 on ahead to the next two hoads,
LAST STAND
made another
Mr McLeod
to 19-19 on the 20th head and
Mira Banus carried or scare
after concoding a single on the 21st head romped time with two successive singles on the 22nd and 23rd head to become Colony Ladies Champlon for the first time,
Another
Interesting Ladies'
two Mr Banks was Of the more decisive and showed much20od stand on the 18th bead greater confidence in the shots with two well-drawn shots, one Singles food was seen yesterday two inches in front of the jacket Craigengower Cricket Club to be played.
and another about eight triches | when Me" Irene Silva won the In the 23 heads played, the shorter. Mrs Banks heavy draw Craizengower Ladies'
Skinsha on 14 heads, on the shat wood nearly paid | Championship by defeating Mies i chaarspion scored
and
score dividends, but was just insuffi-Irene Souza by 21-19. included in her eight singles, five twos and one three. Mrs McLeod cated five singles, three twos and one three.
Although both bowlers found their green from the very first wood and displayed a high
standard from
the very first head, the game looked like end- inga Tunaway win for Mrs Baches when sho chalked three
succcpsive twas on first three heada
up
the
On the Trot head Mrs
Mc- shot
od made an excellent
when she rested Mrs Bank's shot-wood about six inches be- hind the jack, only to see her text bettered by her opponent, With her last wood Mes Banks trafled the Jock o few inches for two.
A hugging toucher and second that, a foot behind the jakt gave Mrs Banks a further count of two on the second head.
LAKE FOREST COLF
DEFENDING CHAMPION WARD WINS THIRD ROUND MATCH EASILY
Lake Forest, Illinois, Sept. 12. “Name" players bowed out of the National Amateur golf tourney in droves today with Ken Venturi, Don Cherry, Billy Joe Patton and Dale Morey among the stars sent to the widelines in the third and fourth round play.
About the only stars who stayed in the running were the defending Champion, E. Harvie Ward, the Walker Cup player Rex Baxter, Bill Campbell, Joe Campbell and Charlie Kocsis.
Saxton,
Basilic continued weighing 1463
him, Saxton--gamely trying to was in such Basilio's 1463⁄41⁄4 «
height back at times-gradually condition helpless
Koeping to 4 medium-longŞE staggered about the ring in the weakened under the battering,
Ward easily won his third- the afternoon, losing to Kbesis ninth round that referce Al Berl but
outdrew họ never went to the head, Mrs Banks again of New York
Canvas City stopped in
Bleeding from his Mrs McLeod on the third head round match 6 and 3 from Miller 2 and 1. Kocsis dlminated int and prevented further butchery. | mouth and nose, he was still on with a ten-inch Jack-high shot Barber but had to fight all the other "name" earlier by defund- way to defeat 20-year-old Franking the 1940 champion, Dick his feet when stopped.--United and another a foot behind.
Chapman, 9 and 2 in the It was a glorious victory for Press.
morning. Carmen before a crowd in the Memorial Auditorium only 20 miles from his home town.
Basil10.
who had yelled **robbory"
March tost
after Saxton Look hin Mile unanimous but
questionable decision at the Chicago Stadium, gave the 20-year-old Saxton such a trouncing tonight that all three ring officials hud given Johnny but
one round-the
the second-when
sight was stopped.
SMARTER TACTICS
Carmen won with smarter ineties tonight-a newly adopted "box" attack with which he intercepted Sexion
as
done
At
he to equality but ultempled to .circle in retreat. Referee Tucker's final whistle He did not follow Johnny in a brought a poor game to its end circle
he had AN with Isruel holding on to their Chleago. narrow head in spite of an injury to Stelmach which reduced him to half speed.
VERDICT This was
advertisement 110 for the Asian Cup. Vietnam's the fiery happy-go-lucky play was thenover in evidence while Israel
New York, Sept. 12. Bill Bruton singled home the decisive run eighth inning for the Milwaukee Braves Brooklyn Dodgers 8-7 and regain a one-game lead in the ploughed through the game in
tense Nationsi League pennant race.
to
go
cumbersome fashion, Tommy Tucker missed two vital The triumph dso enabled the Braves to three flags from his linesmen. The games ahead of the Cincinnati Redlege, who bowed to the fest resulted in Israel scoring New York Giants 8-0. games left to play.
All three contenders
•
Southpaw Johnny
Bruton's single scored Joe Ad-
It Was apparent from the opening bell that Basilio would knock out Johnny this time or collapse in the attempt.. Не tore after him every round, but in the early sessions Saxton trid
match Carmen's
rggressiveness,
As a result, the early rounds were terrifically fought by both at close quarters.
As Basilio began to "box him ..the other in" offectively In the third
have 16their econd gold half round, with rights to the body'
cock from second bags to decide stiffed Cincinnati's sluggers with
a two-hour 40-minute struggle, three hits and the Glants back-
into which the Braves throwed him with
sixxx.
one came
in tho
Probable Starters
shot
Mrs McLeod broke the duck Boynton one up in the afternoon
tussle. OD the fourth hand when she succeeded with her third wood
Billy Joe Patton, who flashod to tap up one of her own for to prominence
the 1955 the shot. Mrs Banks rested the Masters, also won his third
which
was, however, round match, but his coiliaton Wood stopped by her own backwood in the afternoon with young Ron and stayed for the count
Weizier was 'toờ much tìnd the Mrs McLeod kept her jack to collegian grabbed 14 dnd 2 short binds and began to draw match. more accurately by sticking to her forehand. She followed up Venturi fost in the major up- with a single and was lying four set of the day, a one up decision London, Sept. 12.
with closely-drawn shots on the to 37-year-old Bob Rounds. probable starters sixth head when Mra Banks and Jockeys for the Portland took away one with a heavy
"SAME PATTERN Handicap. to be run over five drive. furlongs, 152 yards at 14.05 GMT at Doncaster tomorrow
And Jockeys For Portland Handicap
Nineteen
are:...
Edmundo (A. Bresslcy) Hook Money (W. Elliott). Vigo (L. Piggott). Ephemeral (E. Mercer), Kingsmuir (W. H. Carr). Beckfoot (W. Nevdt). Codruliah (J. Mercer). Amber Glass (W. Nicksby). Polish
Lancer (D. L. Jones), Epauletto (W. `Snaith). Roman Vale (G. Littlewood), Gratitude (E. Smith), Libutor (J. Sime). Dark Horizon (F. Gifford), Clyde Light (E. Larkin) Power House (D. Smith). Closed Doors (J Green away).
Appllow (N. McIntosh). Prairie Maiden (N, Pearson).
when in epite of a flug held and left hooks to the head, |--China Mail Spedal. aloft for a long time he allowed
to go on from obylous off-side position.
AntancillEN VOS the
centre-forward
a 14-hit attack shot over the bar, I thought
In American League afternoon
THE MACTAVISH STAR RATINGS.
Saxton appeared to weaken. He was stutrned near the end of that session with a right to the chin.
In the fourth round Johnny was staggered on the ropes near the bell. Jahany's jouth
1
five pitchers and the Dodgers that included homers by Jackle too that the referee wag.over
Bob
Buhl, Third M Brandt and
Daryl Spencer. Į generous to the Vietnam de- waukee pitcher, miner credit Antonelli
walked stno
and feriders, in the matter of ob- began to bleed from a cut in the for his eighth win of the staton struck out three in posting his struction ... over the Dodgers while Roger 18th win. Joe Nuxhall suffered penalty far too often.. they
souped left corner in the fifth round, Craig, fourth Brooklyn hurler, the loss,
and the blood was flowing freely suffered his wath loss.
before the finish Ha mouth was **With the score tied 7-7, Hack games, tho Baston Rod Sox
badly ripped. Aaron opened the Braves eighth beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1 with a single, Ed Mathews and the Detroit Tigers shaded struck out and Adcock forced the Washington Senalbes Annonat second burt, Bobby Frank Sullivan pitäes Thomoon
walked and Bruton hätter for his 13th win with the power with his single through help Jackie Jenada's 10th the right side of the Doligere former while Billy Houft won thnetd
bis 18th grimpe đức the Tiger, senttering 11 hits.
National League
THREE RUN BURST- Thai-Dodgers' knodded out. 18- chiro-swinner Lew Burdetto in first inning with a thrès. rubun but the Braves Milwaukee
back tri the Brooklyn
mins to kago Cincinnati
Don New Now York
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ISRAEL
Ati Shield Match
Postponed
tween the CCC and the Thinito The "At" Shield match be- Club schedule for Sunday September 10, 1956, has bem postponed to a date to be in
nounced Mater.
THE GAMBOLS
DAWN SOMEBODYS LAWN MOWER WOKE ME
Chorty, a Walker Cup team From 5-6 Mrs McLeod drewmätiber it year, who fa to level to 6-6 or the seventh head marry inst year's Miss Amerien with a wrigle after two unlucky next week, followed, the 'stine
shots by Mrs Banks who twice patch He is
cut the jack a few inches to one side without affecting the lle, except to reduce it by one.
LEAD CHANGES HANDS
On the 8th head Mrs Banja regained the lead by successful ly promoting her front wood with a heavy draw to register {a dingde:
Inaccurate rolling of the jack by Mrs Banics cast her b count of two on the 9th handShe
reached only
up to a share- medium head and Mrs McLeod drow two good shots Both about ten inches behind the jack.
test from
drag Timbrook one up but losing to Jerry Magee, the runner-up for the Canadian Amateur title from Toronto, 3 and 3, in his next start, -
Dale Morey, the 1958 tourney vinnerup, also went, down în
Cricket 'Writers' Club Beats Combined Schools
Nairobi, Sept. 12. The Palaston Cricket Writers' Mrs McLeod's lead was, how.. ever, short-lived Mrs Banks Club beat a Combined Schools Gimme back with a singin... by eight wickets in a one-day tend to b
jd be the
hot sind zintch at the Palel, Club, today,
mrasht
and
The schools made) 148 voi the fourlon trong In ton the fors of Omar and Hanif,
11th head with another dingle,
On the 12tk -head, McLeod was
Baxter whipped
Don Mc- Callister 4 and 3 in 'the fourth round and Dr Edgar Updigral 3 and 2 in the ath, wille Bill Campbell defeated the Wolter
Amateur
champ, MasonBu- dolph, 2 and 1, and Jerry Plt- man 3 and 2.
Joe Campbell 1966 National Collegiate Champion, pot own L'alc Smilth one up.United Press,
S'pore Selection Draw One All With Pakistan
Singapore, Sept. 12.
A touring Pakistani team drow 1-1 against, a Singapore Selection a foodit soccer match at the Jalan Besar Stadium tonight.
This was the third game the Paldstants drew in their four game series th Bingsport,
They had beaten the Indo- Malays 6-1, and drew 2-2 against to Sino-Maliws and 1-1 against a Singapore, even
In tonight's game, the Paičia...; tanis were lucky, not to have' lust.
They led 1-0 at half timo
Bingapore equalised after the resumpti
Scores: Combined Echools 148 through right-wi chats, ono, a foot in, front the other a foot behind, both Narendro 7ot out, Hies Tallb
30, H.- Anwar 4 for 61, Wallis Mrs Banks lidhly on
Dat the backhand
4 for 29). in with a kapag boucher and followed this up Welters' “Club104fdor - 2 with a six-inch Jack high shot. (Alumuddiis. 75 not out. Ikram to chalk up a count of two and | Elodii, 58
Presso biring her lead to 11-8.
Barry Appleby
THE CHILDREN WERE
shortly
The Pakistanzi Wild ouit) TRTice" | teach leaves tožisoriów Fór w tour
Rom
DELICIOUS
CRUNCHY
Boston