HEXANGULAR RUGBY TOURNAMENT
THE CHINAT MAIL, | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, ⠀⠀ 1957.
NOW RIBOT HAS
CLUB BEAT THE AIRMEN CONVINCINGLY TO FINISH RUNNERS - UP
By "PAK NG LO WAH"
The concluding games of the Colony Rugby Hexangular Tournament were played on Saturday. The Hongkong Football Club XV made sure of finishing runners- up when they won convincingly against the Royal Air Force at Sookunpoo by 17 points to nil.
corner
In the following game Army; the South beat tho Police by 12 converted try. points to 3. Champlong Navy fought out a six polnis each draw at Sek Kong against the Army North,
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ARMY NORTH`v, NAVY Army North Navy
*owe penalty.
for another
trans- un-gathered thla kick and
ferred to Langley who crossed wide out and finally grounded the posts for the ball under Gauit to convert.
1
ARMY SOUTH v. POLICE
Army South Police
0--4--12pts.
0--1-- 3pts.
Johnson, the Police full back, apart had an excellent game
mistake from one unfortunate
He falled to in the first minute.
Army sn kick-ahead and was caught in From
the
Joose possession
Over maul Macdonald nipped for an unconverted try.
Busby, who usually plays at the Army wing forward for
the Army centre Goulds, threequarter, was playing a good game. His stocky build and strong running made him a very difficult man to stop. Although the soldiers continued the pres- 0-2-6pts. sure there was no further score 1i-pt.t half tine.
In the second half the rainfall was heavier and the greasy ball The first half of this game pro-
difficult. good Rugby made handling more" duced come very and it was a shame that the The Navy returned to the attack drizzle
gather a ball from And occasional coin in and from an offside decision on Kaye, the Navy the second period prevented it the Army "25 successful open game being ful back, kicked a good penally goal from half way, out to equal Sailors Belded v reshuffled the score at six pouits all. back
The deteriorating weather was division. Spencer was not playing and hils berth in the
switched to scrum centre was taken by scrum half responsible for the rerappy for
ward play that characterised the side. Iliha,
another rest of the
which wna Coiner.
half. He, managed game, enlivened by
moving Kaniere player, took Corner's (only
occasional ( threes
DRIVER.
necasions place at the base of the scrum.abortive threequarter
sound. Army North kicked off and Both packs were taking turns to
The Army bucks altek but the Navy forwards
A cross-kick from the pressive and ball almost to the soldiers' me resalted.
touchline by Corner was minutes Flowers
but the Navy forwards in
Cortier, By now Anny were not quick enough in follow-Police pack was settling down and starting to play their usual in up to take advantage.
took game. Johnson A draw was a fair result toplefted what was, in the first half, î play into the soldiers' "25" with most exhilarating game to watch. a long touch klek and from the
lincout the Army und Blackburn | ensuing Goulds, Dare,
The Police forwards played well for the Army out the ball,
quickly sides with Haggard and Crabbe broke through
and smothered the bail, which then
yet
look
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no further
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before being halted. The ballentially dangerous for the for пп unconverted
was cleared to the "25" after five minutes a
a Naxy loose heel saw
the ball going out to Corner, who, living up to h
strongly name, ran straight and for the flag la jeure un verted try. Full back Morson was shaken in his unsuccessful tackle, but resumed immediate ly
Lincon-
the
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The Navy continued to press outstandkig in the park. Newton, ont loose for Miller to gather
hard but after their inital lapse Hlha, and
the Army defence
Welsh,
the wing forwards held firm.phone for the Navy.
at outside half for the his Jna spoilt A
sailors,
handling
moves.
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and
end
CLUB V, KAF
Club RAF
2*-3-17pts. 0-0-0
and
their heeling
After about twenty minutes the Army Norih woke up unt half time played some de- lightful Rugby. The forwards wore well from the loose was excellent. The Army eight took the ball to the Navy line before they were stopped and then heeled amartly. Serum hall Turnbull's attempted pass to his partner Dare was smothered but wing forward Gemmell managed to
an
Johnson's and cross for a try. conversion attempt falled and the core remained at 0-3 until half time.
hall the During the second one penalty.
the drizzling rain handicapped
Fur- Club were three points up in players and there was no the opening
when ther score until after 20 minutes. minules Cheong scored an unconvertel Busby pleket up
loose ball corner try after taking advant- and passed to winger Flowers
For who made some ground of RAF defensivo error".
plong before cross- The elviltan side was playing the touchline its usual
tyle
of good open kicking. Robinson was follow- Rugby with half backs Stewarding up and collected to score an und Valentine
unconverted try well out. combining weit.
A few minutes from the end The threequarters looked especially xiangerous and were Army notched their fourth an Club had an advantage in the alien from to winger tot scrums scored
SISTER
Ribot, the world famous Italian racehorse, now has a full sister, The sister, a bay filly, is pictured here with her dam, Komanella, who is also the dam of Ribot. The birth took place recently at the Egerton Stud, Newmarket. — Express Photo.
LEAGUE CRICKET
Ashcroft Tried Very Hard
And Pettitt Was Very Badly Missed
By "RECORDER”
Army South were very short of David Pettitt against the KCC in the Senior Division Cricket League match at Cox's Path on Saturday and though Ashcroft was quite definitely the best bowler on view, though not too much better than KCC's Bob Bell, Army South lost to KCC by three wickets.
Optimists now lead the First Division, one point ahead of KCC and Army South. KCC have still to play the Optimists.
Page: 7
Yet Another Night O Stark Tragedy For British Boxing
By VERNON MORGAN
London, Feb. 24,
One wonders how many times veteran sports writers have had to write about British boxing having reached ita "darkest hour." Then came the silver linings and optimism only for the abysmal night to fall again,
That is how one feels in London back on Tuesday night's programme when British boxing, at any rate in the heavyweight division,'sank again to its deepest depths, It was yet another night of stark tragedy for British boxing.
Those who really though; that baltie that one had expected to at last in men like Joe Ersitine, sce. Dick Richardson and Henry Some said he had beán irašné Cooper the old country had ning too hard and had taken too crop of rising young heavy much weight off, others that he weights capable of bringing back was overawed by the occasion the long lost prostige to British China Midi Special. boxing have now got to think again,
Erskine, British Heavyweight Champion and undefeated in 30 fights, was made to look like a novice by the Cuban, Nino Valdes, not ranked in the first dozen in the United States, who put an end to all his aspirations in 123 seconds of fighting. Cooper, official challenger to Brakine for the British title, was made to look like a second rater by the Jamaican and En- Champion Joe Bygraves, pire who knocited him out in the ninth round,
A FIASCO
Gene
COLF
Bone Still In The Lead In Houston Open
Houston, Texas, Feb. 24. Stocity Gene Bette
clung stubbornly to the lead at the three-quarter mark of
the $36,000 Houston Open today with Д 10 under par 200, that Richardson went The 25-year-old Bone, who
Vaides that eight rounds with
pocketed only $33 in three makes him the British Champion, previous tours as a pro, fought said one sarcastic man as the Memorial Park's 7,200 yards of fight fans wended their way home, muddy fairways and greens for There possibly never has been a a 34-30-70 to go two strokes
Seeing
had
more unexpected finish to any in front of the field. fight in Britain than the Erkine Valdes flasco,
of
So con-
Another
comparative
Adent were the Welsh supporters known, 28-year-old Bob Harris,
the Erskine, "Tiger from steamed around the boggy lay- Cardiff," of his win that they out in seven under par 31-34--- inid cash in hundreds. and 68 to surge from nowhere into
second place at 208. hundreds at 6-4 and 5-4,
There was so much money on Veteran Jimmy Demaret, tha him that as the boxer entered home towner, fired a 34-34 - 08 the ring, it was easy to get even | to wind up in third place at 200, one stroke ahead of the former money against the Cuban,
and
top money-winner.
Arrangements had been made amateur champion, Arnold Pal
mer Fort to sing Welsh national songs to Doug celebrate his win. Several of
Ford, who had started the the best known British sports postponed third round only one writers predicted a win for the stroke behind Bone, alld to a Briton and promoter Jack Solo-37-30-73 today while Palmer mons had booked a plane seat got in with a 38-3571,-- title fight for Erskine with the World Champion, Floyd Patler-
to
get the ball back to the outside † making some ground. As the final try. The bill was kicked runs on the board. They sulf" "por falling to the sama" bow- pions beat the Navy and Indian By to America to Ax up at nited Press, ''
half, From Dare the ball went
ull along the line Blackburn who
F
before a score
threequarter a
Macdonald
and
secured the touchdown,
there were many movement halt movements and it wrs only way out. Morson's attempt at matter of time a conversion
wide, came. Wos Just 3-3.
From the
kick-off the Army pack took the ball straight to the Navy ten-yard line and from an almost identical move to the one from which he had just fumbled and Blackburn
However,
score, certain try. missed a from the ensuing serum Army heeled and Goulds ran strongly round the blind ride and passed to Blackburn, who this time made no mistake and crossed in
TENNIS
All American Doubles Final
Wing threequarter Salter cul- minate one such move with another unconverted corner try. The same player repeated the dose
later after two minutes O'Kelly. the full back, had joined in the movement, 9-9.
in the latter part of the first half the Air Force rallet and spent some tune in Club terri- fory. However, the RAF could not get the ball from the set scrums and Club were relieving with some good the pressure defensive kicking.
in the lincouts,
т sphere where the Air Force was getting
any advantage
the ball,
boll
was
this player could get the ball
Honved Players Seek Individual Engagements
Vienna, Feb. 24. Nine members of the Hun- garian "Honved" football team are to ask leading European and South American clubs for places in their teams, It was announced here today.
Emil Gesterrelcher, manager of the "Honved" team which chose not to return to Hungary Immediately lost because the following the insurrection there
was being patted
last October, sald here that nine knocked back, giving no chance members of the team, now here, to serum half Morgan. When New York, Feb. 24.
decided to send circular had The young American com-
letter to leading European and bination of Barry Mackay and out, Cornal, his partner at fly Grant Golden today won the half, took it standing still and South American clubs asking for Men's Doubles title in the was unable to set his backs in individual engagements in these United States Covered Courts motion. Tennis Championships here when they defeated Dick Savilt and Bill Talbert in an all American conceded Anal by 3-0, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. France-Presse,
INTERNATIONAL SOCCER
Valletta, Malin, Feb, 24, Austria bent Malla 3-2 today in the first international soccer match ever played in Malta, — Reuter.
1 Rodents
2 Part of Germany
3 European town
4 In verse?
Incline
that.
Army South were put in to Two wickets were lost with
In other First Division bat on a batsmen's wicket and only 11 on the board, Findlay matches played on Saturday, had lost five of their established being held by Bedson off Optimists beat Rearelo, Army batsmen - the one exception | Ashcroft
at second slip and North beat Craigengower, Scor being Bedson, with only
let. Kenneth Lo and Coffey Recreation Club beat the Police. managed to inake 11 In spite of then steadied matters up and
LEAGUE STANDINGS carried on to 36 when Lo was
First Division First to RO Was Ball who bowled by Ashcroft after having hooked a high ball that looked contributed 10. like a certain boundary but rested in the upstretched hand Frank Findlay at backward of short
1c. This was one of the catches be the season, though have seen several as good Ball had contributed seven of the eight runs then on the board.
With the score at 10, Howard- Dobson was
He had contra Carnet.
former
the
P. W.L. D. Pts 18 11 1 4 48 16 11 2 3 47 10 11 2 3 47 14 3 4 3 3
10
14 75 4 33
son),
The only fly in the ointment was that perhaps the Welsh- man's cyes would not stand up to it. That was regarded as the only weak chink in
Το amour.
his
stop that rap 74 28 special "no-cut" seamless gloves were used. All seemed set for 49 3 10 victory.
12 8 7 428
14 6 5 3 27
10 4
17
16 3 7 6 14
At 43, Coffey was Ashcroft's Optimists
KCC fourth in
also dis- the bag.
Army South ... 10 11 missed without the ald of A catch. He had scored 14. Rob Army North... bio Lee and Fairhall then held RAF
Cralgengower out to 60, when the former be- came Ashcroft's fifth victim, Recreio
Indian RC held by wicketkeeper Payne.
Scorpions Fairhall
and and Hal
proved Police difficult to separate despite the wicked weather and had a 17- Royal Navy ...
Second minute intermission at one stage before going out again. They were not separated before 87 runs were up on the board when Fairhall was run out after having scared 23,
14
2 13 1 B 15 0 13 2 3 Division
P. W. L.D. Pta Army North 18 14 2 2 58 Hornota 19 13 4 2 54 KCC
RAF
It may thus be imagined what
a bitter blow it was to Erskine's supporters to see him crushed and humbled. They were dumb- founded.
What happened? Was the 20 8 7 4 38 Army South.. 20
35 Welz "tiger" mesmerised by MMA the Cuban 17 972 37
"cobra"? Certainly 10 7 4 3 33 Erskine was not himself that 091 33 night. The occasion seemed to
a tie,
6' 3 8 28
be too much for him. He looked a beaten man as he sat almost 17 0 7 4 28 dejectedly in his comer pale
4 5
0 27
and won before the Best bell. 2 22 3 11 2 10 points for
19 18 6 11 17 2 12 17 2 13
eight. Two quick wickets followed, Tidey both going without Brd Crook contributing to the score.
mer caught by Hill off Carnell at forward short leg at 22 and the latter bowled by Ball at 24.
Carnell was caught and bowled Recreio Ashcroft stayed with Bedson
102, but to 37 but played on a ball front Ashcroft at
three Dockyard Carnell After scoring
two mighty hits from "Tinker" Lee Indian RC rot up to followed and KCC won with 20 Unive
University Linnell stopped the
and three
ree KCC Wasps. 55 when he, too, was bowled by minutes to spare
Ashcroft had DBS Camell after a contribution of wickola in hand. eight.
Payne also scored eight bowled throughout for 17 overs Royal Navy when he was caught by "Tinicer" and finished with six wickets for KGVS 42 runs, having had his analysis Police Loo at mid-off off Carnell.
31 considerably spoiled by the later *Including two Bodson had contributed
runs on the board batsmen. of the 93 when he was held by Hill off clubs.
nino The
players were: Bell at silly mid-on. The
batsmen held opened Pusicas, Grosics, Kocsis, Lantos, maining
Bell claiming with the RAF pressing. Club Szolnok, Szuskn, Szabo, Garam- however, to 111,
a penalty on
their voelgy, and Sandor. They the remaining two wickets
of "25" In the centre of the field, arrived here over the week-end | finish_ with an analysis
12.4- from this comparatively from South America, where 5-24-5 in one of his best bowling easy position Southwick's kick "Honved" had played a serica spells of the season, Carnell was just short,
of matches.
took the other five wickets for After this early pressure the Meanwhile, Mme Kaimar, wilo 57 runs, Air Force slackened off and for of the "Honved" trainer, now
LOADS OF TIME the remainder of the game Club staying here, said she had re- KCC were left with all
the were on top. Gault inado na ceived
cable from A
her time in the world to make the mistake with a penalty frem 30 husband saying that eight of necessary runs for victory but yards to increase the civilians the "Honved" players were on found Ashcroft and a steady lend to 12 points,
theje way back to Hungary, drizzle that stopped the game The final score came from a They were expected to arrive for 17 minutes quite
a com- Budapest tomorrow. faulty clearance by RAF full-in
bination to contend with. back Gray. Miller of the Club France-Presse.
The
but
second period
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KITIONE LAVE SAYS
Is Scared
Everyone
Fight Me So I Go To Canada
Kitione Lave, the Tongan heavyweight, who made a brief comeback to the ring, the other week in a sparring brawl with Cuban giant Nino Valdés, is fed up because he can't get sights.
Saya Lave: "I kayo. Don Cockell, I put Jack Gardner twice on the floor. I kayo in one round Gunther Nurnberg. I show up Valdes. So everyone is scared to fight me. So I go to Canada."
aide
this
season.
Panama City, Feb. 24. Australians Mervyn Rose and the Men's Don Candy Won
Mias Elnino Burton, a member | Somerset Doubles finals in the Interna- of Parliament, wants to see the Gimblett, who retired in 1954, tional tennis tournament here, Football Poola supply money to is willing to play for the first defeating Mexico's Maro Llamas help put Britain back on top or second team. Jie is 42. and Pancho Contreras 3-0, 6-3, of the sports
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world. "Givo British sport half
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million
In the Men's Singles finais, po más a year, and we would Roce beat Candy 6-4, 6-7, 3-0, lick the world" she says. The 0-3, 0-2.
Government take 231% milion Dorothy Head Knode of the from football pools each year United States defeated Darlene Hard (United States) 2-6, 6-0, -1 in the Women's Singles finals-United Press.
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Dane Wins U.S.
Singles Title
•
Russia is sonding an athletics team to Britain in August, "And they are travelling at their own expense. That is to compensate
for the called-off meeting last
your
over "Nina and "the five
the Irvino Allen,
young Trinidad heavyweight who was discovered by Alm director John Huston, has the best start to a professional career any young boxer could wish to have. For his manager will be Ted Brodd- ribb, former manager of Freddie Mills and Johnny Willomaž /
Jim Parks, the Surge bala bats." Brill, athletic boss eran, has begun the task of pite · Jack Crump mys he appreciates ung fit for crinker. Ho le de- how much" the "Russians are termined to prove that his bat New York, Feb. 24, anxious to malco amends for luck with injuries and Illness Kurt Nioleen,... of Denmark last September.}" won the United States Men's house claw which cost him his chance in, Vi Squilly Afrlen, has not “pidă.him! Singles Indoor Lawn Tennis MATOH MARIS de dusjon, the running for mepiące, Championship today, defeating Harold Gimblett," one of the l the England adeft A Herb Flam (California):4-6; 3-1 most colourful of Dart-War for and bedank Kupress service).
WWCOPYRIGHT)--- 0-4,5-3 in the Ark-Reuter. batsmen, may return to the
At no time in the short space
of the time he was on his feet did he give any promise of vic- tory, Ho Jooked like o amb being led to the slaughter. A very different pleture from the Laugh Welshman
for
CageT
Headaches BAYER
Toothaches
Colda are quickly overcome. by
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