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~ THE CHÍNĂ MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1957.
MCNICHOL'S FANTASTIC LEAP AND TWIST
2-1
A Very Narrow Win By South China In
Senior Shield
Shield Match
By I. M. MacTAVISH ·
SALUTE THE SOLDIERS AND ABOVE ALL SALUTE McNICHOL THE MAGNIFICENT, and when you have paid both of these well deserved tributos, stand by for the "Lashing of Lamb'.
As the teeming thousands streamed out of the Hongkong Stadium yester- day afternoon there must have been few among them who did not have a sneaking feeling that once again some fickle frolics of Fortune had helped South China to a narrow 2-1 victory over the Army,
At every turn one could hear paqine sight... and fi did a praise and adnijyation being es- } lot to restore one's sense of pressed for The Army's goal- | sporting proportions in a game keeper............. there was sympathy that wan tense, dour, exciting "too for their los, of Cawley at a and entertaining,
val stage of the game
The Ka was played irs but rangely enough I did not glorious autumn weather bear a single comment on what while South China had their
Tho
soldiem wing halves. being caught up in the allock, hall was slipped through the middle to. Wong Chi-keung who had moved into the centre forward position gd he raced and | ahead in seare troní close range, ·
The soldiers fought back desperately and rave every as good as they got with Poola. doing a fine job of keeping Ho Cheung-you reasonably quiet.
The Army had one great chatice to equalise "bul, with; Lau Kin-cheung on the ground, McDowell somehow got the ball round the wrong alde of the pont,
I felt was really the most im-recognised strongest line-top, the portant incident in deciding the Army were without regular inal result,
noalkeeper Pallerce and only managed to get Henderson it at the last moment.
Picture the scene. The Army had just got back on level terms cod, although playing without centre-half Cawley, they were turning in as gailint a showing as any set of soldiers have ever dotte. They were fighting the cleverer South China boys inch by inch and yarıt by yard an In spite of the magnitude of their handicap it looked very much as though they would least face the rame into extra time.
ILL
Only tour mantalga remained fer play when South Jaunched a ment which contind
South China were obviously intent on striking an early blow and right from the kick-off they sturd the attack..but they soon found that the Army was giving nothing
defence
nway.
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Those picturer show McNichol, the Army goalkooper, saving a sizzling shot from South China's Leo Yuk-tak in yostorday's Senior Shield
match. South China won 2-1-T, C. Wang Photo.
WEEK-END CRICKET
Combined Services Can't Score The Runs Fast Enough
By "RECORDER”
"PAK
LO" ON SATURDAY'S
RUGBY
Garrison Beat Navy By A Colossal Score
A
SIZZLER
OF A MATCH TONIGHT
The Navy kicked off against Garrison on Saturday, full of fire and spirit, but the fast and accurate passing of the Garrison threes quickly quenched the Navy, and without even attempting to convert any of their tries in the second half, Garrison won by the colossal score of 64: points (3 goals, 13 tries) to 3 points (1 try).
Yesterday's match at Chater Road between the Hongkong Cricket Club and the Combined Services was mainly interesting for the fact in that the latter were unable to score 167 runs for victory in 120 minutes batting against an attack that was limited to three bowlers, all in fair form but not one exceptionally deadly. The bowling was evenly distributed between Len White, son in the lead with a game in in the corner,
The Table now shows Garr!, un tordividualistic effort scured chaos. Passes were dropped.
Gain and Watts, with the last named the most suc- (hand over Club “A”, the “run-
the curtain raiser RAF Island, after an uninteresting first half, surprised the Police to win by 13 points (2 foals, 1 penalty goal) to nil; while on the other side of the harbour RAF Mainland hauled themselves off the bottom of tho pre-Christmas Tournament Table when they easily beat Club "" by 19 points (2 goals 3 tries) to mil.
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cessful, taking five of the better wickets for 38 runs. behind Club "A" and the match
ners-up, 48 Brigade oro close Police v RAF Island
A P
10 10
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knocked on, hacked Iató louch or the opponent's hands. Tho Club backs faciling was aiment non-existent, and The Almen; between The Cricket Club had a strong | quite
them u few wickets in the tonight
targ
Police played throughout with who settled quickly, were soqh fur this match future.
teams on the Club ground under
fourteen men, but this was no
un top. batting side
painst what way, on paper, u Army South had scored 132 the foodiiglite e-6.30 Pres] excuse, They started
The spectator who suggested should be a sizzler. strong bowling side, and theyond thus won by 30 runs,
man short, and just as he that the Club. "B" play for the were at one stage four wickets The Scorpions, with their full Club "A" are at full strength peared after 20 mbules Lloyd soccer section next week was down for 33 and then five down | Lowling side ther Amy very
out against the with O'Kelly at full back and was carried off with an onklo
very close to the mark, though for 52, then to
The Police until Lloyd the soccer boys would probably I saved by Navy at King's Park, such re- Valentine playing outside Tan injury. hard midway through the half
Alee Pearce, who stayed for unserves when Cawley with badly in-
Owen Hughes, Leach, cock, while newcomer Dalgleish went had looked no better and object, A Tight Roin
undetened 72 in one of his best Stanton, Dodge and Bottomley is promoted to the centre of the no worse than the Islanders and jured in a clash of heads with
and most confident innings in not even being given a chance Club line. This should improve they were if anything getting a The Mainland throes moved Wong Chi-keung. He came
quite some time.
with the ball, dismissed Navy for the Club "A" attack, and they
little more than their fair share well, and were quick to anap MeNichol was quickly in the back for a short time ofter mu lize ant he gave an early treatment
The wickets were quite even- US and then lost seven wickets should maintain their ascen- of the ball, but men Walker up the many chances the Club but he was
ly distributed among the
Ser-befale taking hane all four dancy over 48 Brigade in the had taken over the out-half "B" throw their way. They WwTing the Caroline J obviously meapable of carry; artillery that only the most acing on that the Army oficial
vices bowlers, Army North's points. Pellow took four wicket Table with a clear cut win. Fosillon the Police threes never fell away a bit in the spoon!
being the most for 26. Harry Owes Hughes Higginbottom
ball again saw the
except curate shooting was going
when
half, but they not only managed wisely took to China hit the torget. The Chinese boy:
improved þús already impressive This is how they now stand the flander kleked it to them, to keep the Club "" at bay but HING took
season's batting average with an
FWD With seven minutes left for successful with three for 20. the challenge and
The Poller forwards also even scored once. Started Well
Garrison. soldiers Not their play the
undefeated 59. them wisenever the opportunity arose equalising goal. Henderson kad
Club "A" 10 4 a right wing attack. The Gall
The Services started well en
Optimists scored a tast 200 for
324774orated in the second half. 48 Brig. went out of play euce and whea
they opened up with their big his legs webord in the box and their job of scoring the neces
to back up one another two wickets against the Police RAP I guns. They showed a refresh- trum the penalty spot Mahoney runs
and never covering their threes It was eventually thrown in and
for victory, ostat Chater Road, Rory Macpher Navy Police pushed alor afe
crashed the ball into the net. MeGowan early to
4u defence, The Islandera took touchlineing willingness to shoot
of these RAF Main Len White, son contributing 124 Buli was n
a long time to settle, but once Lamb
lackie y direction but with raced into the
great moment for thebut Lee and Watts stayed to 63, j and Guy Prlichand an with Wong Chi-keung.
they did they looked much The keeping a light rein on
Mok soldiers but three minutes later scoring, singles and twos and an defeated 50, but though they ani Chun-Wah ball broke loose and Lemb had
superior, Mendum came Lamb's lapse. Lee Yuk-necasional four at a good rate, left themselves 38 overs in which only to pivot round and put it dogging Yiu Cheuk-yin's foot- tak's winner....and the game Then Leo was stumped by to dismiss the Police, they fell over the towerline to gain a few steps the sanin South China al-
Hughes of Watts, having coorhort of doing so by three tack came though the middle. vital moment. of safety and sa
25. Watts was joined wickets,
The score tells exactly tributed The Army detence generally allow his mutes to cover up.
Recrció last Ho Cheung you brought the played a grand
left-hander Deadman of the
ut home to happened in this match. by but up warnu For some Inexplicable reason first big cheer when he swerved front Hurst and Mahoney were
so outclassed long kandle, whose day it Craigengower by four wickets, Navy backs were the left back deckled he hid a to the right and crashed in the too alow to
few years ago Craigon Uat it was pitiful to watch until he had led, and led well, minutes later tore through the outwit the South Wasn't; ond though he stayed Only of shot that, normally China defence and it looked, as
up to 106 with Waits, out to L gower could look back to never them, especially Allfrey who his forwards to victory. Like Club spot of pressing personal trust-cort ness to finish with the South finishes up in the back of the though Henderson was far from long hop from Galu after scor having beaten Recreio at home proved the weakest if noisiest Wait, Hitchings was another to Gascolume over. 11-0.
Before the intervol a stood link. For a while the Navy catch the eye, and he had
excellent game. China winger...he tried to net. This one was worthy of a wing 100 per cent it. Sneddon ng 30, he was certainly not in over a succession of seasons.
thicc move cent Martin over, to fate, but
forwards fought well, and had play the man....fatted....and simliar
and McDowell worited hard and a very fluent scoring mood and
catch lo LEAL SENADO CUP 'gave A very easy bellaro
There they kept the ball to themselves both did many clever this.
was no scoring unti uake it 14-0, and in the secon his colleagues flying clutch by MeNichol had
Chub press (857), first silp Owen-Hughes al
they could have held Garrison to the second half and then Watt half, despite could reover, the ball. had the crowd on its feel,
Lau Chi-ping and Ho Chl- when attempting a late cut off
a few points victory, but they
converted when the Polles were Coombs scored canin when he fed their backs and that was
penalized for "foot up" In the gathered a lleod penalty kick casily evaded the full back and that! ili
xth minute. 3-4.
scored under the posts.
Aitole converted. 19-0,
he or
-been switched bross the face of the goal Hạ Chou- Hựu Яicked it down and Lee Yuk- tak had it in the net.
A Cruel Blow
It was a bitler price for Lamb to pay for his fleeting moment of indiscretion: It was also a cruel blow to his
but I
was over.
idea that they could leave the and Ho Cheung-yau were the
and McCourt eight widents
We repeated HR astonishing kwan had andments of uneer- Watts. He had contributed 80. performance several lines and tainly in the Chinese defence. After this Eaine à collapse soon his mates began to get the In the forward iine Les Yak-tak that was stopped only by Rocca
defence to the boys allotted to stars although Won Chi-keup being down for 146 when stumps the job and do a spot of al-and Yiu Choulyth were never were drawn. tacking on their own account. ¦ out of the gami. Bell gavo di They began to push the ball Chudwah nalig adipfoon about and it took a clearance on
fe and it was noticeable, that the the
coal line by Hitle winger worked much fur- Lau Chi-ping to stop a Hender- ther back than usual: son bender from nesting in the not....as far n the South China goalkeeper was concern. ed it was already there.
Verdict
League Cricket
The League Cricket pro- not particularly KURIANO WOND interesting, the match of the day botwoon Army North and KOC being partporsed,
at
KYKY
un-
Club
Colony Beaten 4-1 By Macao
At Tennis
10 '0 0
10
90 9X 12 588 120 868 101 23 131 21 120
Garrison v Navy
The
what The
wandernul in comparison,
Garrison Elde looked
with Abbott and Groen standing out in the loose, and Busby and Hayward being the best of the threes The latter was to excel Macao, Dec. 5, lent forro, and showed a big Macao beat the Hongkong | Improvement
last over his Lawn Tennis Association team game. No one in the Garrison
4-1 to win the Leal Senate Cup XV disappointed and they did in the Interport contest which exactly as they liked, especially in the second half which be- ended here today.
came a rout.
Watt, who took a hammering
match, throughout the
was carried off with a jaw Injury late in the second half but not
an
The Airmen kept up a steady pressure from then on, and Joose maul 10 yards from the
Police lino gave them their chabee, and Hitchings seized it with both hands, going through in a perfect scrtim half's try to Beare near the posts. Watt converted, 8-0.
Just before the end another
tho
am sure he is now a much wiser and more thoughtful young man and he has learned his lemon, then maybe the occasion wasn'
loose, maul on the Polleo 25 Most Interesting result, of the such a tragedy after all.
A most satisfying gold and
saw the bull go out to Myers, Victory or defeat cannot, blur work around the Army goal In Blok Chun-wah hit the wood-
worthy of a biggen crowd. The afternoon was the debacle Anny word struggling against Rocrealian Sookunpoo
J. K. Jackson of Hongkong. where the Indian the
who played an excellent gaine memory that this
Groen converted three of the and he broke through the Polico Club mave was a breakaway attack and a tow MoNichol's game. His goalkeep-minutes later.
defence, and scored under heavy odds towards the end but most of the to wickets they
in today's singles match, beat, five tilce in the arst half with posts. The noticeable thing about the mother and ing was for no far and away the
at the very least they déserved
lost for 38 against Amy South,
Lok Cheong, Macao, 0-0: 0-3.some first class kicking, and
thin try was the close and per- best we have seen in Hongkong father of all melees took place the chance of going into extra
also scored four of the teles, The day's inside the Army six yards in
most successful this season and even the showy First Bell cleared off the goal-their cage and deter Beardsley, a roomtly promoted Pereira and F. M. Ribeiro, rud Howbury noch scored two.
tine. It was a bity they didn't
tutivo doubles, A. A. Fong Ward came next with three feet backing up of the other IAF bowler wES Army Bouth's and J. B. Silva beat E. M.trics, while Busby, Robertson,
Threes. ocraballo brilliance of Hapoeline, than Lamb scrambled the mination whtronted soine remedium-paced
Walt converted. 13×9. custodian didn't quito match this ball away...and just
bowler when ward. Sympathy, apart, how display. How he gat to some of this gat rally hot MeNichol ever. South China, were just the finished with
from Hongkong
0-0, 6.2. Tho Second Division, who | and "H. F. Rodrigues and A. the shota that were fired at Wis
threw himself on top of the ball better team.
an analysis of Boya Dent J. Isu und Fung charge simply do not know..........
0.2-1-21-7. Beardsley's main Moon, Hongkong 4-0, 6-3, 7-3. The lasting memories tylll be virtuo and what was much more and saved the day."
D -bowlor la bie Macau won both of yester portant was hit sure and certain Lee Yuk- had saveral floe of McNichol' mugnificence,... chitching of the ball, no matter shots and from one of these the of Referee Pritchard's unobtrusteadiness and he should take | day's singles,-feuter." the direction from which it came fans got their biggest thrill of ave, proiciency and his intelli-
contest we
or the speed at which it was the fternoon. Lee cent agent nutch moving.
lence
and
werentning 12-yarder on its way of the fine at....
to the net. MeNichol catapulted and as far as the it was goalkeeping par excl. into the air ned somehow stayed Anny are concerned how I'm surg Mike the ball in its path, but by sheer bou, and yet so far.. South Granger and Terry Charlesforce it toro solt free from his worth — surely two of the most grasp and grappol over his head. Challenge Shield without again China may eventually, win the brilliant Army and Colony goal-
shall long remember the fan- having to play as hard as they keeps of thin posterór eru um fastic sukh-air trisi sul clutch did in this came. would have been proud to have which produced a davo in a turned in a perderlinen b
mllion. th. Ob and a nice touch which I hope not to
the 10,000 special lors.
.was
the readiness of the South China players to: appledd. Mae Nichol's heroica............
At one stage after the most Reaper had mada a fanfaella
The Second Half
The Teams
th
Beuth (pranase-Lau | King- Lung: Lau Chi-ping, Kwok The Army goalkeeper got Kimstung: Lak Tok-hay, Lau hau sponumeous ovation as Ho Vee, la Chi-kwan; Wong Chi- wans la at to interval and it keung, Ho Cheung yau, Lo was repeated when he came cut Yuk-fakt, Yļu Choukrala, Mok to take up his place at the stdat | Chun-wah.
combing drive by Los Tuk-tak, well it was deserved.
# of the second belt ................ how. Army McNichol; Bell, Lamb;
Mendurfi, Cawley, Pools; Hen- dorson, Hurst, MeDowell, Ma- honey, Shection,
1 counted four South China South China took the lead in phones upmály”: dhbeing that the Bist minute and tho bol
was the direct result of
Rafervo: G. H. Pritchard,
THE GAMBOLS
I must tidy up my hats Ogore Gebrgë dëmes Kome
6-3,
Club "B" v RAF
Davies, Love and Wilberforce scored-ane each, and nearly
The overy player had a couple
Club forwards ployed For the their usual useful game, but | attempts at 'scoring,
Navy, Evants, the wing throo, in' behlad the serpon there was
Barry Appleby
HULLO, DARLING]
NEW HAT
The Rust RAF BOIS Pamo when the Club "B" full bel: fumbled and Gascoime enth-
d
the loase ball, and · scored well out for Stcole to convert and add the extra points, 5-0.
Watkinson added the next points when ho broke through on the blind ride from a 5-yaad serum, and then Coobs a feny
"B" defence, to send
Rosewall Again Beats Hoad At Sydney
Sydney, Dec. 8. Wimbledon Champion. Lew
again here today at the hands Hond went down to defeat
of Ken Rosewall in a profess stonal tennis match.
Rosewall beat Hond 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 in a disappolating repetition of last week's poor tennis. The only hotely-contested ret ́¡wan the third, when Hoad slaved off Wirce Inatch
before losing-United Press.
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