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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1956,
Group picture of the Cheung Chan-South China Morning Post Sports Association teams in the annual Boxing Day friendly miniature soccer match at Cheung Chau yesterday. In picture, third from right, is Mr W. A. Grinham, General Manager of the SCMP and, in centre, Dr Khoo of Cheung Chau. The SCMP won 3-1-China Mail Photo.
DAVIS CUP
Australia Takes
Two Nil
Lead Over U.S. In
Challenge Round Match
Adelaide, Dec. 26.
Whobledon Champion Lew Hoad and US Champion Ken Rosewall gave Aus- trala a 10-nit lead over the United States in the Challenge Round of the Davis Cup Lawn Tennis Tournament here today,
Hond easily bent Herbie Flam in straight sets and 22 year-old Rosewall beat "vetera" Vie Seixas three sets to one.
Except for a patch-halfwayį spim backhand were more than through the third set, Houd wa Flum could cope with.
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Flam fought pluckily in the third set when he foreval Hoad lo nine advantage points.
Seixas fought gamely n his match with Rosewall
but his effort the third set, which ne won 6-4, sappert his energy to such an extent that the fourth set wie e mere forinality.
MINIATURE SOCCER
SCM POST SCORE 3-1 WIN OVER CHEUNG CHAU
By "TOUCHWOOD"
According in the Lamar Calendar, this is the Your of the Monkey. But as far as miniature soccer is con. cerned, this is the year of the South China Morning Post Sports Association,
And here is the reason --- the SCMP players yester day won the annual Boxing Day friendly by three goals to one against their strong opponents -- Cheung Chau - and thus ended a series of defents year after year.
SHEFFIELD SHIELD
South Australia 433 Against Queensland
10
Adelaide, Dec. 24. Phil Ridings, South Aus. tralia's captain who is expected retire at the end of the season, scored 86 not out in helping his sidr icial 433
Queensland
the second day of their Shefeld Shield match here.
C
recover
At the close Queensland were 43 for no wirket in reply.
Hidings dominated an eighth wicket stand of 83 in helping South Australia
flor they had lust three wickel with 18 uns added to the overnight score of 20
He atted 3 hours att hit no fours.
Ray Lindwall, the Test Fant bowler, threatened to wreck the South Australian Innings when he took three for
25 in his first spell. ile Anished with four for 85 gon
One factor which probably gave added inspiration to the winners was that the match was kicked off by Morning Post re- porter Miss Beatrice Greave!.
While our boys won the soccer maich, they suffered a severe basketball trouncing by the Champion team of Cheung Chaut -Chong San-and the scores of 44-10 clearly pointed to the vast superiority of the home team's standard
THRILLS AND SPILLS Prior to the main match, the Morning Post Sports Association defculed the Staff Club 5-4 in i game which had a full quota of thrills and spilis on the slippery Cheung Chau ground. Here was n game in which the rule book was thrown overboard and the result was a carefree brand of soccer served up.
incident An
had whleh spectator roaring with laughter was when one of the Staff Club rebound players picked up shot off the goalpost to clear and the referee Instead of pointing to the spot kick, merely waved the play on signat.
service with the loss of only one point.
ROSEWALL v. SEIXAS
South ripped through the Rosewall opening set against Selxos of the United States in 20 minutes for the loss of only Seixas, denied the net by Rose- wall's superb passing ahots, was out-classed,
one
The mames went with service when to 1-1 in the second sci in Rosewall dropped his service by a ritier over the base-
Hood had little difeulty winning the first set. Flam, play | hitting in his first Challenge Round, line.
eighth started nervously and dropped Hel back in the his opening service.
game when he took Seixas's ser-
He was not vler to 30 for 4-4
Making devastating two of his heavily tap-spin backhand, Head quickly in to a 3-1 lead and then broke through Flam's ser- vice to lead 4-1.
A
THE SCORES
Here is Miss Beatrice Greaves of the South China Morning Post pictured in the kick-off to the miniature soccer match against Cheung Chau. -- China Mall Photo.
JOHANNESBURG TEST
ENGLAND 157 FOR 3 AT THE CLOSE ON
FIRST DAY
Johannesburg, D
21.
Tu come back to the Cheung Chau
China Morning Post Sports Association match. the opening goal by the visit
ng team wid scored immedi- |
after ately
the kick-oAT by Leung Bu-kwong. ft was a At the close, England were 157 for three after having (sudden shot that had the Cheung lost their first three wickets for 48 ruus,
An unfinished fourth wickel stand of 109 by opening batsman Peter Richardson and the No. 5, Colin Cowdrey, redeemed a poor start by England in the First Test against South Afrien, which started here today.
South Australia 433 Ridings 86 not oul, Colin Pinch 84. Graeme Hole 72, Les Favell 60, Lindwall four for 80): Queensland 45 for no wicket.-- Reuter.
INITIATIVE HELD
Chafi eustodian. Isu Tak-yce, beaten all the way.
the
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Bowling to date
0. M. R. W.
15
19
18
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Goddard Watkins
17
20
11
Tayfield Ryneveld
10
10
-Reuter.
fichardson Anished the day with 69 put out and Cowdroy 61
Adcock not out.
Trevor Bality, who opened Heine with Richardson, hud played a sterling part in taking some of the sting from the opening at Lack, but he was caught behind the wicket at 20.
Cheung Chau equalised minute trum the interval through Chay Kwong-chuen,
Al
gaine progressed, Cheung Chau got into a shoot Adelaide, Dec. 25.
but they talled to | trouble! to hold his own ser- South Australia held the in- ing mood,
vice for 5-4 and then, olded by Įtiative against Queensland of the
beat Kwong Fook-hung.
On doubtful service decision, took close of today's play in their
resumption. the S.C.M.
Denk Compton, never really · ENGLAND 241 FOR O the American's service for the Sheffield Shield cricket match, Post's Lau Cheo-choy and sel at 0-4.
having dismissed nine opposing Loung lo-kwong made sure of happy against the nagging, per- sistent attack, fell when trying his chances, but batsmen for 248 in reply to their victory with a goul apiece. Seixas haci
to turn a ball to leg and ther fureed Into repeatedly was
own first landags score of 438.
A fine spell of pace bowling by
TEAMS
May was caught off an edged stroke when only six-a major Beagley who took three
Fook-bung, blow to England. Schr: Kwon wickets for 14 runs in threo
immediately afber ten, Tam Kain-pul, Lau Chi-ping, wrecked the Queensland innings Tsum Kun-chee, Lai Tang-kit and the visitors suli need 35 Lau Chee-choy, runs to avoid following on.
lewong.
Plom managed to get one more game before the Australian took the set at 6-2,
Hond clapped on the pace in trouble by deep tosses which he the second set, but Flum, attack-dragged down into the net,
WON Rosewall ing at the net at every opdur-
the opening tunity, held the Australian to 50% vice of the third set to 30 but 3-3, when bad broke through
Sexua, Hghting all the way, ran for 4-3.
the Australlon all over the court A terrifle aço aud a flashing to level the scores, e-court forehand took Hoad 1175-3.
Down 15-48 in the next game, Flam served a double fault to give Hoad a two-set leal,
Games went with servers to 2-2 syltetr Seixas completely out-generalled his opponent for the first service break of the set. The Amerikan kept up heavy Scambling everything back, prvemne on forewall's forehand Flam Book Bod's opening ser ja hald his vict futa 4-2 vice in the Inimi rei and, aided | lend.
by careles play by the Audra- Rosewall held un gamely, but the American ran out with the | set at G-4.-France-PresZC.
lion, mun to a 3-1 lead.
A terrible struggle tollowed a the next game, whirl Houd won only after "advnolage" had been Cilest nine time
1 them
1 Mar.
Flom was view highùng gallant- ly, but Houd book lus service ta level at 3-3.
Pulling out alt He stops, Hond, with crashoug. almost une playable services, tonk the lead at 4-3 and then broke through the American's service for 5-3. He clinched the match on his
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Rugby League Results
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London, Dee, 25. Barrow 13. Workington Town Bramley versus Featherstone Ravers postponed (Frost).
Castle Durd 14, Wakefloid Trinity 14.
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Only Ken Muckay, the left hander who scored a chanceless 107 in 298 minutes, including ten fours, stood between Queens- land and complete collapre. Reuter
NEW LEAD
Leung
Ho-
Cheung Chau:-Lau Tak-yee, Tse Yluskre, Chan Ping-kuen, Ne Chain-wah, Fung Tee-kon
Kwong-chuen, Cheung Choy
Man-yla
Sports Association:- Chan Melbourne, Dec. 24. Ki-kwong, Yu Wing-yiu, Chow Ng Chee cheong, An unbeaten innings of 132 by Wai-shing,
Chung-yung, Cheung Test batsman Jim Burke hetpeil Cheng New South Wales to gain a drst | Shu-kon, Leung Wing-lok, Lau innings lead of 37 on the second Chi-pak. day of their Shelleld Shield match against Victoria here tv- day.
Staff Club:- Benjamin Fu, Y. K. Sat, R. Brown, D. Leung, Peter Leung, P. Plumbly. A. 8. Burke, who recently corried Ramjohn, S. Kung.
his but DL
South
Adelaide usalat
Australia, agal bailed throughout the innings and was helped by a hard hiting 09 by 19-year-old Norman O'Neil.
New South Wales, who mado 281 In reply to Victoria's 244, then took two of Victoria's second innings wickets for only 23 runs to maintain the Initla-
Victoria are worried by in- Dewsbury versus Hunslet post-juries to John Shaw, who re- paned (frost).
2
Doncaster 12, York 15. Huddersfield 13, Halifax 17. Hull 30, Hull Kingston Rovers
Tive
tired after being hit by a ball from Alan Davidson, Nell Harvey (badly bruised finger) and John Salmon (injured side),
THE SCORES
Victoria 244 and 23 Zor two; New South Walom 281 (3. Burke, 192 not out, N, O'Neill. 09, 1. Meckiff 3/65, L. Kline 3/72.)
Keighley VerJus Bradford Northern postponed (frost).
Leeds 87, Batley 6, Leigh 7, St Helens 7. Oldham versus Swinton post-Reuter. poned (frost),
Rechoslo Hornets Versus Liverpool City postponed (frost). Widnes VCTUA Warrington postponed (ground unfit).
Wigan 13, Salford 10,--Reuter,
RUGBY UNION
KEEPING FIT
Aston-on-Trent FC has dis covered a way to earn money fór the club and keep tha London, Dec. 25. Edinburgh Academicals beat players fit at the same time. London Scottish by 12 points to They have been employed by a nine in the only first class local farmer pulling mangolds Rugby Union match played, to- and sugar beet and have earned dayReuter.
over £30.
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time opening pale for England, Richardson and Cowdrey, one
stemmed the vot and took Eng- land to a position of promise,
THE SCOREBOARD
England, First Innings P. E. chardson, not T. E. Bailey, c. Walte, b.
Heine
oul
40
18
D. C. S. Compton, c. Keith,
b. Goddurch
P. 1. May, e. Goddard, G.
Adcock
Johannesburg. Dec. 20. England had taken thetr score to 241 for six at lunch or the second day of the First Test against South Africa here.
Polar Richardson, the opening batsman, was then 100 not out,
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GOALS GALORE
West Bridgford Boys' Brigade Reserves scored twelve Coals Bamal Hucknall Brigade, and the losers changed their goal- uire time during the 5keeper
match. Seems nothing can slop West Bridgford, for they have 61 scored 51 goals in their last 10 Ave Nottinghain Boys' Brigade League Cumes. Their mentors Total (for three wiekets) 157 have an even more impressive Wicket falls: i for 28, 2 for 37, 1ccord-60 goals In their last 3 for 48,
five League matches.
M. C. Cowdrey, not out
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