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› THE CHINA” MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1957.
IT WAS ALL TOO EASY FOR CHINA TO ADD ANOTHER CUP TO THE COLLECTION I. M. MacTavish's report on
last night's
Where, Oh Where
soccer match
has the fighting spirit of Old England gone.. and where the traditional fury of the fiery
Welsh ???
.
Last night at the Club Stadium there were nearly 11,000 witnesses to the fact that this ration of 'Roast Beef was no better than third grade mince, while the only 'Leeks' were in defence.
Together they made a most unsatisfying soccer risole, and the fact that in the end the International Cup went to Chim by only five goals to all is more than a little flattering to the British boys,
*The
Sports Diary
TODAY
Tennis
Menta "A" Divini: ЭКСС HKCCSA, KCC v CRC (2), BCAA V KTGCA.
Ladies "A" Division: CRC V LHC. USIC V KOC,
Badminton
Exhibitions, by P.I. Eentes v lik at doc, 8 pm.
Chinese
Boccer Catheek Cup Fiil: 24 Fu Begi v KOSB at Doundary Street, 5 pan. TOMORROW
Soccer Memorial Cup final, HK Chinese v Kowloon Chinese, Club ground 9.30 1.m.
IK Schoolboys v Kowicon School- boys 7.15 p.m. Club ground.
Tennis
CHC Men's "B" Division: KTOCA "7""
time the selectors-so were in form at the present time, I keep the score-sheet respectable. witen criticised-have every It was a justiñed risk but it was Oliver had a steady game at reason to feel aggrieved. They | wrecked by the "stars" who | left back and Shepherd showed obviously picked players who were selected on reputation and that he had learned somethingy Recreio; KITC v CRC
who failed miserably to come up about
checking Au Chi-ym "1" v RAF: KTOCA "TV KEC: to expectations,
during their lost clusive meet-A LIC, RCC v Army; CCC V
KECSA. Hogan, for exemple, played Ing. This me he was more the sort of game that comes like the deminning pivot we eventually to all players whose bave come to know. versal!lity makes them pawns in the short-sighted policy of
Dhabher Hero
Of Hongkong Side Against All-Malaya
Kamla Lumpir, May 19. Infrow bowling and Belding and Kuala Lumpur's heat robbed Hongkong of a chance of victory in the final match
All-Malaya cum Against which concluded here Joday,
won the three-day
harassed cleclors.
The Ching stle had alrengili and punch fore and aft, Goal- keeper Lau King-cheung had Last night he had his worst seme ne saves even if he was occasionally canccessarily spec- long, long time. Kamu in
He played ke stop a lintucular. Szeto Yiu and Lau Yee lack - eum - centre - forward
were seldom in dlíficulties pro to sec ging: desperately to find his how refreshing it was
ngaf y the right-berk defenders advancing to attack position where he hull his re-
encoming forwards rather than putation.
guing into the familiar back- Began
tried in vain.
pedalling net which seems to be an essential feature of most of Brectly responsible for
The Colony's European aldes boals and aded the two other mistakes these days. did not have ili same dire con- sequences ...yet, for all that he was one of the few players on the England-Wales side who
touch of real class,
WAT VITY
ite was thr.e 1 luante
Ladter "B" Divalent crelo "2"; CRC v BCAA; LRC V CCC; LRC "2" u flooreta "1",
WORLD FOOTBALL CUP
ENGLAND AMONG LAST SIXTEEN
Dublin, May 19. England qualified to be anions the 10 teams for the World Football Cup, to be played in Sweden next
WITCH:
summer,
Taleh by 27 runs. Although the managed to show an occasional to force the ball ahend, but 140. they drew with the Republle of
Mulnya
Lutting
about equal,
both sides was Malayn's speed
and spin attack was too much for the visiting team, and the
WEARING THIN Tang Sam and Chan Fai-hung worked tirelessly and accurately Pa-koung good as he is is fast qualifying for the title of Soccer's actor of the year'. One second he is rolling on the ground in apparent agony culous
Ireland 1-1 here today. Irelan led 1-0 at half-time.
After its previous victories over Eire and Denmark, Eng- gallops 10 qualify,
home team's right Aelding out displayed a cohesion and under the next he has made a mira- land only needed a draw today
elnascal that of Hongsong.
recovery: he spritely round until alt danger to his goal is cleared then the symptoms return... to be
MARKED CONTRAST China won in a canter. They Landing which the opposition never looked like inntching and the strong poslitve play of their wing halves and inside forwarts was in market contrast to that quickly relieved again when of their opposite numbers.
Jaques, who has been playing so well recently, was a great disappointment. He
WAS
fre-
worry
the ball approaches once more, Even a good het wears thin with undue repetition and this is no longer a good art. The fans me not footed. Ylu Chicuk-yin
goal was
stored
Hero of the Hongkong side
England hps never been Was without doubt "B. P.
beaten in the Republie, but they Dhabher, who held his side
came as near to it today us ever together with a fighting 53 of a
they did in the history of the total of 118 in the first innings
two countries. It was only in and scored a useful 19 in the
the last minute of a tremendous second. His efforts were backed
game that their centre forward, up by W. G. Weich (17) In the
Taylor, scored with his head. Arst innings and W. Greenhalghquently late into the tackle and
Otherwise, he was completely (28) in the second, Speed bowler his distribution was often excep-
Hong-subdued by the Irish centre- J. Kirkham and spinner M. C. tanolly
poor....but then kong's Footballer of the Year hulf, Hurely. Rullampotty settled the match player Cannol
about i.. was in fine form and some. in favour of Malaya.-Reuter. trailing stockings, failing
Ireland's of his dribbling ond ball jug- shin pods....and the ball,
gling were a delight to watch. four minutes after the start of
In Mo Chun-wih he had. The
play which Their diminutive left-winger, Haverly, Oram played like a good 10ft perfect henchman and even i
put the back out of position. He was Cheung-you and Au Chi-
ball across the goal for Ring- never happy in the No. 6 shirt yin were a shade ters effective
stead on the right wing and his tendency
shoot It home between the Eng- to carry the|they were always ready to res- bad diagonally across the field pond 10 You's Thoughtful ish bucks. Frequently landed his side in prompting....while Yeung Wai- serious transble.
lo's speed made him a danger when the litte South China star The England-Wales forward sprayed his preses wide the line was the implied threat of wing. Grimths and title else, Bell showed a lot of promise and
AUSTRIAN TENNIS
Lew Hoad Beats Drobny In Final
It took the Chinese just eight obviously as two good feet, feminutes to open their account Vienna, May 19. is nut fraid to meet a hard and Bogon was the
chier Mrs V. Puzejova, the Czecho-nekting defence at their own
contributor. He made bad slovak mumber one, today won | game and cuee he has rettfed
clearance right To the feet of the Austrian Women's Lawn down I think he has it in lar to
Yiu Cheuk-yin, The ball wi Tennis Bingley Champlunship by make a tasting Impression.
swung into the middle nod beating Mrs Jennifer Hond of Moss gut a knock on the thigh Yeung Wal-lo deposited it i Australia G-4, 0-1 ki the final. Curly in the
the net. It was as easy is that.
Lan Hoad, Australian høkler of the Wimbledon title, won the Men's Binales Ann, defeating Jaroslav Drobny (Egypt), former Wimbledon Champion, for the first tine in six tournament meetings between the palt.
Houl, expecially good n nei, casily Drobny
winning "Jinx." straight rets, 0-3, 6-3, C-3.
averciume
the
the
In
game and was never really effective after- wards, it was omething of a mystery why he was allowed to carry on at centre-forward for
so long.
He stayed in the spearhead position until after
Chinu Ecored their fourth goal late in
The second goal came a (ew conds before the interval and again Hogan - who bad advanced upfield was the Au Chi-yin showed no cause,
he trucked tite ball mercy as home,
Ko Po-keung put his side
The second half and then he further ahead in the 57th minute moved out to the right wing with Bell at inside-forward and sailor when he showed. Just how simple it is to score from the penalty Travis is a strong but guite-spol. inters inside-forward.
Drobny rullet to end 3-0. the eccond set, but suddenly acemed to lose his grip on The stme and dropped six games in a row to be tivo sets down.
From then on Ifoad was in command, though Drobny saved two match points before the Australian clinched the match. -Reuter.
Henry Cooper Kayoed By Swede
Travis in the middle.
Ho thrives
The England Wales defenders
on the sharp burst through the got in a hopeless tangle a te centre and he knows where the later and Mok Chun-wah help- goal Hest. In this spiritless fully untied things for them by front rank he soon found his macking the ball out of their enthusiasm was wasted and he way had no alternative to offer.
... and into the back of the net!!
If there is a more frustrating Moss moved to the right wing player than Owen in our midst at this alage but the switch was
gume
of
England deserved to go into the final In, Sweden because they were the steadier team and their close game was more effective thon the swinging open football of the Irish. But this English team chahat be regarded as being good enough to go much further in the com, petition.
Their forwards, delightful to watch, completely Incked punch and their defens was sub- jected to a gruelling experience. -France-Presse.
A SETBACK FOR WALES AT SOCCER
Leipzig, May 19. Wales suffered a setback in their World Cup preliminary round game today when East Germany won by two goals to
one
Melvyn Charles (Swansea) gave Wales the lead after Ex minutes, but they could not hold on to this against a team who played above themselves in the secund half.
the
About 110,000 people in
wildly enthusiastic
(18
centre-forward
Yela
ut the present time then I want made for too late to mean any- Leipzig Catral Stadium were to see him. A few nights ago thing to the eventual result, ho showed. what a profitable Inside man he can be: Fic At the other end the Chinese Winger Wirth equalised in 20
minutes, and showed too that he has football played a neat little huilty above the average. A one-two-THREE. Ho Cheung-roger gave East Germany the Rest of the Colony shiri, how- you crashed shot number one lead after 61 minutes. ever, must contain corne magle against the post... Au Chi- Wales (who hand previously Influence that is missing from yin chipped shot number two beaten Czechoslovakia 1-0) and The one worn by an England onto the crossbar
Eust Germany each now havo side, for last night Owen was came Mok Chun-wnh to Rosh two points in their group, right back to his most irritating number three into the net and Reuter. Stockholm, May 19. Stop... Caution... and no make the Anal score five-rill, Sweden's 24-your-old heavy-Go.
form. Time after weight Ingemar Johansson today time he shrugged his shoulders retained his European Heavy- and Indifferently watched the flue shaw the
weight title by knocking out the British challenger Henry Cooper after 2:57 minutes in the fifth round of their 15 rounds title fight.
ball run loose. How can one so talented bury so much the soccer sande7 7 7
HEALTHY RESPECT
but up
was
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Scotland
beat
TWO 'STARS' MEET
Hongkong and Philippines Champions Miss Diana Yung (left) and Miss Tan Gun-Suy pictured before they met in last night's badminton match at the Craigengower Cricket Club,
Miss Yung won 12-9, 11-7 to chalk up the first major win of her career.—China Mail Photo,
REIGNING
CHAMPION
Sy Khim-pize, the reigning Philippine Men's Singles Champion pictured in netion against the Colony's Wong Wal-hung at the Craigengower Cricket Club last night. Sy was surprisingly beaten by Wong in a evenly contested two-set match at 15-11, 15-12- China Mall Photo.
MARATHON SWIM
HONGKONG LEADING .
4-1 AGAINST MANILA SHUTTLERS
By "TOUCHWOOD”
Hongkong is leading 4-1 in, the two-day badminton match against the visiting Chinese Eagle Badminton team from the Philippines. Last night at the Craigen- gower Cricket Club the Hongkong Selection impressed spectators by taking the first two men's singles, the Indies' singled, then dropped the first doubles but rounded up the night with a straight set victory in another doubles match.
Two of the Colony's newly Miss Tan's reach, but Disga's promoted player Wong Wal- strong points were in her chop hung and George Ma-stole the shots to the not which bad hee chow in this friendly encounter, Janky opponent rocted to the Tun of Thomas Cup lines. court.
Wong turned in the surprise of The Philippine Champion the evening when he scored on raced ahead to 7-4, 8-8 mud 9-7 unexpected win over the reign when she slowed! up and this Ing Philippines Champlon, Sy was just the break Diana had Khim pino, winning 13-11, been wolling for. Keeping 15-12.
Miss Tant un the run the
12-D.
As though Wong's victory had Colony Champion scored point reted as a tonic to the Colony after point to stond, at 10-9 and de, George Ma the current in the next few ralles she Hongkong Singles Champion, took bel entered the court with an air of confidence written
over his Inco. After losing the first set alter deue of 13 was called, Ma swept the Filippino off his feet in the next two sets to win 13-18, 15-0, 15-9.
of
FULLY DESERVED.
The second set again saw the Philippines Champion taking lends or 6-1 and 7-3 but then she fell into # succession errors to permit Diana Yung to reet off eight points in a row with her snush and accurate net match at Dlana's victory was the the night was in the doubles first major win of her career where Low Keat-soo and M. A. and she fully deserved the ap Ebrahim lost to Sy Khin-plan plause necorded her after the and Uy Cheng-slong in straight match. $15,
SOLITARY DEFEAT
Hongkong's solitary dufcat of 11-7.
play to win set and
I didn't
expect Wong Wal- The Hongkong pair al one hung to beat thet reigning stage looked like foreing a rub-Phippino Champion. Sy ber when in the second set they Khim-plao, for the reputation crept up from behind to tie of the visitor led me to place the score at 14-14. Incrtused lilin as having a slight advant-
by the victors
Wong, Here pressure
foll Saw age
Wong Wai-hung them reeling off the next three maries go to points
sterling performancë save them the trouble for his of contesting the decider
agalist à payer of international
to
over
With the score at 2-1 in repute, favour of Hongkong, the nex!
Wong won because he hnd match of the evening served wonderful fighting spirit when
the
up some very lively play by he was behind
foir sex The Colony's kept feigning Champion, Miss Dion stages.
Yung, nolched " memorable win over the Philippines Chim-
pion, Mies Tan Gun-suy, with
scores of 12-9, 11-7.
Fool
on points and bead In crucial
REALISED HIS MISTAKE
In his two-set match against the Philippine ace, Wong at
I have never seen Diana Yung | first played right into his "op- play so well as she did last night, porent's hands by repeatedly
Her stage fright for once stayed sending all his shots to Sy
well away from her and her Khim-plno's backhand, execution of strokes was almost Laulless. While
打 Sy,
jeff-handed player.
her opponent sliced, chopped and smashed at
the
first bet that Wong realised his mistake and beray to concen- trate on Sy's weak backhand.
had the longer reach with her the shettle with case and it was good height, tils advantage did only towards
the end of not help Miss Tan in the least.
Time and again she was drawn out. of position by Diana Yung's deft placing shots at the net or
Sy's strong smashes had the the deep base backhand returns
better of Wong who more often had the PI girl in difficulties. than not failed to return short
From the start Miss
Tan of them. As the match pro- Gun-suy dictated the pace to gressed. Wong's defence Im- take a 4-1 leal. Dland Yunk proved and so did his stroke made it 4-4 with several nicely production. placed shots that were out of
Aga Khan's Toro Wins French Guineas Race
Paris, May 19.
Wong won this match after a drawn-out affair at 15-11, 15-12. With 3-1 lead. Hongkong requires another two points to win this two-day match and t looks like the Colony will regis ter victory if our players put up a repent performance tonight at the Craigengower Cricket Club.
THE RESULTS Following are the full results of that night's matches:
Men's Singles Wong Wal-hung" (HK) beat Sy Khim Piso (Marlin) 15-11, 15-12.
George
The Aga Khan's Toro, ridde Torres (Manila)
Jean Massard,
Ly
French
1,000
won the 15-9. Guineas-Poule
D'Essai Des Pauliches-at Long- chump today.
Toro who was favourite won the mile race by one and a half
Mn (HR) beat A. 13-18. 15-6.
Ladies' Stoskes Diana Yung (HK) beat Tan Đua Buy (Hanh) 12.9, 11-7.
fen's Doubles Low Keat-soo and M. · A.
lengths from "Comte Henri Be Ebrahim (HK) lost to Sy Khim Montey's Epine Dorce, with M. Plzo
Marcel
and Uy
Boussac's Arbenel (Manila) 0-15, 14-17.
similar distance
the 13 runners.
away third of)
Parimutucl dividends to ú ton-Frane stoke were:
win, 40 Frantes; places, 41, 21 and 24 Francs.
Cheng-slong
Ramos Young and George Ma (HK) beat A, Torres and Shincon Haw (Manila) 15-10, 15-9.
TONIGHT'S PROGRAMME
M's Bineles George Ma (HK) y Sy Khim M. Jacques Puererl's Tyrone, Plao (Munila). ridden by Rober Poincelet, won Wong Hol-hung (HK) v A. the 2,000 Guincas
(Poule Tories (Manila), D'Essal Dea Poulains) by two
and
Lee Wing-toon
(HK)
V
Ladles' Singles
a half lengths from M. Bimeon Haw (Manila), Jean Stern's Franc Luron, with the Aga Khan's Prince Tal three
Helen Kwong (HK) Tun
quarters of... u length Gur Suy (Manila). further behind third in the field of eight.
Tyrone
(Tornado Statira)
Mon's Doubles
Ramon Young and George Ma was favourite, paying 18 Franes (HK) v Sy Khim Plad and Uy- for a ten-Frane win stake on Cheng-siong (Manila).
Low 16 the parimutuel. Place dividends
Keat-too and M. A. were 12, 17 and 10 Francs Ebrahim (HK) v A. Torrey and
Bimeon How (Manila). Reuter
Beirut, May 19, second in 15 hours, 30 minutës, Egyptian long distance swigi- The third bost time was pui mor, Abdel Lauf Abu Heif, today, up by Iraq amateur, Alaeddin VERDICT: After the Rest's
Berne, May 18.
had an easy win in the Skion- Nawab, who covered the course other evening
Switzerland Beirut race along the Lebanese 15 hours and 56 minutes. this was a sad anti-ellmax. 2-1 in their preliminary world coast, He won in 13 hours, five In but of course
there
football, eup match here today.minuies,-
Altogether, 12 of the subtle difference in the opposi- The teams were drawing 1-1 Another Eplian profession starters, finished the race. tion. China won as easily and at halftime.Reuter,
swimmer, 10ml Maroghi, wat Franco-Presse, as worthily as the result sug- gesta. The work of Referee Webb and his linemen was sometimes as ragged as that of the England-Wales side and some really strange decisions things came to a hend when, the referee had correct
Johansson weighed 200 Grimtha always looked dan pounds, Cooper 104.
Kerous when in possession and The end came surprisingly there is no doubt. the Chinese fast after the two fighters were players have developed at after even for nearly five rounds. The healthy respect for him. Swede uncorked a short right
Onev
again, however, he hook that was so faal that few patrolled the touchline for long all too latont blunder by spectators saw .
periods without goiting a pass one of linesmen. He might have done the same thing The blow Landed just below worthy of the name....and Cooper's right Spr.
Cooper some of the belated and, several times before and after.
fried to rise after a count of placed passes that did reach his eight but rolled over and won viebrity falled to make his job still half unconscious when rano whit cesler, free Barent Bergstrom cousted
him out.
THE TEAMS
China: Lou King-cheung: Szoto, Yiu, Lau Yee; Tang Sum,
Of the others in the side Ko Po-heung, Chors, Fai-hung: Swinburn storied shaklly but Young, Wat-to, Ho Cheung-YOU, The mulch at the. Johanne after scrambling couple of Au "Chi-yin, Yiu Chouk-yin. alor butdoor stocaum was wil- awkward shole round the port Mole Chum-wah.
new by 10,000 fame, including in the carly stages he got his Enatand-Wales: Swinburn 11 ▲ your a cas Crown Princa ere in and had no real chance) Hogats, Oliver; Jacques, Sheps Carl Gualalabeing lia fret with any of the shots that beat herd," Orám; Bell, Travin, Mika, priamenghawa?kk:||20-your-old him. In the closing minuten he Owen,' Griffiths, Prinonis MrsAAAAAZZKÁRNA Pesos, mado two brilliant savas to Roleret: Major H. Webb,
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