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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1987.
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McNicol, the Combined Services goalkeeper, gathers the ball in fine style in the Combined Chinese versus Combined Services Victory Shield match at the Club ground The Chinese last night. side won 1-1-China Mail Photo,
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Unobtrusive?
Sir-1. M. MacTavish's write- Monday of the South
I am
Chinu/Army Shield Iussle an Sunday was very fur indeed. However, I venture to take issue with
you over your re- mark that Referee Pritchard was relelent in an "unobstru- sive" way.
Ref. Prilchurd might Have been efficient, but he was hard- ly "unobtrusive” in the sen SE that he got in the way of the balt or players several times, at one time even spoiling a threat. ening South China attack, Furthermore, I don't suppose that anyone missed the sight of our distinguished referce being knocked nearly sprawling by a hefty shot from onc of the players,
Granted that the referee had to stick close to where the action was thickest, but surely
Services Outclassed In Victory Shield Match
By I. M.
MacTAVISH
A large crowd gathered at the Club Stadium last night and saw the Combined Chinese beat the Combined Services by 4 goals to 1 in the Victory Shield. There were moments of excitement and occasional brilliant bursts of
pattern-weaving football, but strangely enough the most vivid recollec- tions will be of the unexpected incidents which marred the closing stages and during which one Services player had his name taken by
ing MeNleo! helpless with a well placed angular shol.
the referee and two others were spoken to in very stern manner. Why the referee allowed one of them to remain on the field will long remain a mystery to those who saw the game. Having said all that and ment on Ho Cheung-you. This I repeat that the conduct of the incidunt developed into a de- Services players, however ng-| plorable exhibition of rt pk had rieved they may have felt.pertsmanship and after a heat- was most reprehensible, let me ed and belligerent watburst sxplain that the unsausfactory Henderson was taken away to ending the same was the out- one sk'e. It looked though come of dimcult decision by he was about to receive his Referee Dalgetty which wüt be nurching orders, but after discussed, argued and chewed long lecture he was allowed to over for a long time,
continue.
The Incident happened late in the second half when goal- keeper Lau Kin-cheung was challenged while in possession of the ball. He tried to avold the charge, but somehow he got knock on the face and fell to the pound. The referee apparently detected no infringe ment by either of the Services players who were involved and he certainly did not blow his whistle when the goalkeeper went to the ground. One of Mie Services players" retrieved the ball an it slipped from the fallen goalkeeper's grasp klefted it into the net.
Later Movement
and
While this later movement wus in progress the referee must have blown his whistle, for the team officials of tho Combined Chinese side were
racing across the playing pitch to attend to Lau Kin-cheung.
The roalkeeper was
It was a thousand pittes that the game should end
At the intervnt the Comblard Chinese enjoyed a 3-0 lead.
Much Better Form
The Services struck belter form after the Interval and while they could never matel the Individual skills of the Chinese boys they certainly gave
on this very
sort or discordant note, dor until the sudden Bare-up of feeling it had been played in fine spirit
The
Chinese
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where
wholesome account
themselves.
of
The game' swayed from end to end and the evening's best bit of combined play from the Ser- victa ide brou be them a goal. Several player had a hand in and when McDowall cut
back the ball from the line Henderson drove it brilliantly into the net.
the
mrveria
worthy winners. They had all and the elements of cohesion
were sadly understanding that lacking in the Services ride. The real difference between the two team; was in the inside for-
The Services boys tried hard Iio ward positions
tu reduce the dieBeit sull Cheung-yau and Yu Cheuk-yin further, but the compact Chinese made their opposite numbers:
*** | defence held firm and soon thay. Joolc crude,
again assumed the fifth rate indeed. Ho could felch and carry, plot and upper hand. plan and when the chance arose The two they could shoot hard and true ut the goal. The Services in side men lacked these attributes,
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and
very had one and Yiu
Ho Cheung-you again coaxed Chu Wing-wah into his old time the field the venerable partner form and on the other side of ship between Mok Chun-wah unable and Ylu Cheuk-yin oilen pro- to continute immediately and Sze-duced the sort of brilliant inter- to Yiu prepared to take his place panding that was once the hall between the posts.. but when mark of their game,
it was seen that the referee was intending-to drop the ball where the goalkeeper lay there was a Service outburst.
Whatever the right or the wrong of the referee's decision, the scene that followed was no credit those Services players involved and it ended with Mendum having his name eles- ed in the wee black book. That was the first of
(he did not have to shove lilim-late incidents and a few minutes | self right into the midst of it after Mendum's
all the time!
ESSELL.
three
booking Poole got a very stern warning from the referce after an infringe
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Final Effort
some
sides played reaily attractive football with the Chinese forward elements always" suggesting that they were the more likely to score. 11 was no real surprise there- fore when Ho Cheung-yau cul before pushing the ball wide of through the Services defence McNico! priu into the net although Mok Chun-wah
WRS
on the spot to make sure the ball finished up in the right] pince.
Service's immediately The swung back into the attack and ahead at a the game went It is almost certain that the appearance of MeNicol in the lively pace with the spectators Combined Services goal added rafting plenty to shout about, Both sides had chances to score few thousand spectators to the crowd, but the goalkeeper but failed. Then the unexpected gat Httle chance to reproduce flash of fire swept through the match his thrilling performance of last Services side and the Sunday as the loosely knit finished on an unpleasant note was completely out of Services defence was unable to which force the Chinese Into long keeping with the good grace that range attack. Time after ume went before 11. the oncoming forwards carried the ball close to McNicol before making their final effort.
This meant close range cluff and while the goalkeeper made many daring ́clearances--ONIO fearless Arst-half ølve at Yiu Chouc-yin's foet was
throughout and tiere was not u The Chinese side played well
weak link in the line-up. Ho Cheung-you and Kwok Kom- hung were the stars.
The Combined Services had their a peneral Jooseness in particu. Tanks and they might have lost more than four goals, Cawicy, who otherwise had t good mine, twice completely
nearly so clever, but his long runs upfeld frequently left dangerous gap behind him.
a
larly hazardous he was seldom given the opportunity bo in- dulge in the spectacular leaps and dives which thrilled the beaten by balls flighted DVC crowd Inst week-end, but he his head and both times Au had no chance with the shots | Chi-yks just missed the target, that beat him.
Martin in his final mame in the Colony-did many brilliant Au Chi-yin hended his side things and some that were not Into the lead when the game was only five minutes old and for a time the Chinese boys forced the opposition on to the defensive and they looked likely The middle line played well And to add to their score. Instead, but up front Hendersón
alone bowover, it took a brilliant dive McDowall
managed to by Lau Kin-choung to stop 4 cause any real worry. Mahoney Mahoney drive from putting the had a couple of good shots, but sides on level terme again
cncc again he was woefully and
inside right slow
insecurato and
and had bad luck a tle later when Nicholl had a very poor game. he smacked the ball against the Chinese crossbar......but he should have scored.
the Service
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Verdict
Victory went to the batter
Thiose escapes merely served side and the Chinese boys do- to rouse the Combined Chinese | sorved the honours. There must
to greater effort and Ho rely be second thoughts
· Cheung-you headed their second | unang
the Services officials
display tho
goal after a good opening had | after this unexpected been made by Au Chi-gin.
of lack of discipline as feld.
Mok Chun-wak came into the picture
of mimartes a couple later when he mazed downfield und crashed a tremendous drive taust McNicol... only to find a linesman's flug hold higi to signify absolutely correctly
that he was offside.
. Whatever the provocation - and the players inay well feel there was some behaviour such as we saw last night does the no good to the game, to players concerned,...OT to their team.
Some delightful inter-passing Referee Dalzelly handled the preceded the scoring of The match excellently up to the Combined Chineze third goal momont of the outburst.... | and Chu Wing-wah made a fino after that he would have been job of the Anal effort by leav- fully justified, fra applying much
heavier punishments.
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The Tooms
Combined Chinese: Lau Kin- chung (South China);: Szeto Ylu (Kitchoo), Lau Yoo (South China); Chan
Tal-hung (Kitchee), Led Tim (KMB). Ham kungar (Houth CHIS); Chu: Wing Wah (Kitched), Ho Cheung-you .(South Chino), Au Chi-rin (Police), Ylu Cheuk-yin (Bouth China), Mok Chin-wah (South China).
·Combined Services: McNicol (Army); Martin (RAF), Lamb (Amy); Mendum
Cawley (Ariny); Poola (Aastor); Hondarsonfamy), Mahoney (Army), Mabuwali: TAxmy), Nicol (RAF), Beediga. (Army).
TODAY Athletics
Primary
Tw Wah Slowpital School athletic meeting at BCAA stadium, 3.30 p.m.
Fadminton
Men's
Div. Doublon.--St. Stephen's v RAF: Man Sheung Y Kowloon Tong
Football Army Major and Minor Unite corn- petitions at a.15 p.m.
TOMORROW Athletics
JUAAA Nouecutive Comuniflow Meeting, Education Dept., 8.30 p.m.
Eadmiston „Mer%
DIX. Dobbies. CCC v me; Tai Hangy Indonesian Club
Jean Behra And Schell Join BRM'
Racing Stable
Brian London Beats American On Points
a
London, Dec. 10. Brian, London, one of Bri- tain's brightest young heavyweight prospects scored
notable: ton rounds points victory: ovar the experienced American,
Howie Tumer, at Harring gay Arena here tonight, London, noted for his in- petuosity in the ting, rostedined. himself admirably to pród hap way victory against. tha mative: Bechy American,
Turner, who has beaten some
gor the world's ranking heavy-
weights, and spare
regularly Lavith World Champion Floyd Patterson, looked out of cond)- Hon and ring-busty, after 11 lay-off of some months,
London, Dec. 10.
molor The British "BRM" racing stablo today signed up crack French driver Behru
A 217 nearly 14 abs heavier than Lontier--he was ponderaus, clumsy and batt little to offer apart from a' dan- Jeangerous looping overhand right, Amerien's Harry Schell for the 1038 season and announced it would enter all the Grand Prix and other top sports car races.
Behra and Schell have been “unemployed” since technlenily
their former
,Italy's stable, Maserati motors, deckied to quit racing.
Today's announcement was made by BRM's Director, Ray- Behro and mond Mays, after
DRM's 1038 Schell had put Formula One model through its paces in the past
few days at the BRM factory at Bourn In Lincolnshire.
London boxed coolly, pleking his punches with care and pilyj ing up points with s proddin left hind for most of the fighti
Richardson Beaten'
The Heavyweight Chumpion ship aspirations of Welshman Dick Richardson receded fur- ther into the background when he was battered to a points riefeat by the American, Bob Baker, over ten roimdu.
Baker, though only a slitdow of the days when he was third contender for world title honours, was still too experi enced for Richardson, who wat exposed as still a comparative novice.
Bobra ond Schell, on "loan" from Maserati, drove BRM
in three racera
events last Terry Spin, Britain's Olym- reason. Bebra won at Silver-pl Flyweight Champion, scored lone and Caen und Schell was his 11th muccessive win 190 placed second in a British race. professional by outpointing Mal- colm McLeod of the Midlands -France-Presse.
aver eight round-Reuter,
AFTER LOS ANGELES
Nakamura And One To Compete In Manila
The
Tokyo, Dec. 10. Japanese Golf Cham plons, Torakichi Nakamura and the who won Kolchi Ono,
in October this Canada Cup year, will compete in the Sixth For East Golf Tournament at Manila from January 16 to 19, the Japan Golf Association en- nounced today.
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The Association said they would not, however, compete in the Los Angeles Open Tourna- ment from January 2 to 8 California.
Nakamura, who also won the International Trophy in Octo- ber, and One were invited to compete in the Los Angeles tournament last November 27.
The two Japanese than dew clined the Invitation on the grounds that they could not obtain a Japanese passport un- less they had sponsors in the United States to guarantee their expenses-Reuler.
Rosewall Leads
In Australian
Tour Victories
Sydney, Dec. 10. Lew Hoad beat Franic Sedgman 6-4, 6-4, and Ken Rosewall won from Pancho Segura, 6-3, 6-1, tonight in pro- fessional
tennis
matches at Bathurst,
Ifoad and Rosewall, the Aus- traitan "Whiz Kids" teamed in the doubles to defeat Sedgman. and Begura, 6-4, 6-1,
Rosewall has an 8-3 rècord in singles to load the others on their Australian tour. la G-6, Hload 6-8, and Sedgman 3-8-United Preso.
Segura
Carmen Basilio Chosen As Best Boxer Of 1957
DAVIS CUP
Flam In Singles - Against Belgium
Brisbane, Dec. 11. Billy Tolbert, non-playing captain of the United States Davis Cup team, decided today 10 stick with unpredictabla Herbie Flan for the Inter-Zone matches against Belgium.
Although Flam reportedly was suffering from a case of thes jitters, Talbert announced that Flam and Vie Seixar will handla the singles assignments against
Seixas the
arid Belgians.
of Denver, Gordnar Mulloy Colorado, will team up again in the doubles.
In the draw for tomorrow'a opening singles matches, Flam
drew
Jacques Brichant as Ha opponent while Seixas playa Philippe Washer. The doubles match will be played on Fray and the final two singles matelies are scheduled for Saturday.
The winner of the US- Belgium series will face the de- fending Champions, Australia, in the Challengo Round at Mela bourne, December 20-28,- Unlted Press.
Wallabies Beat Llanelly 9-5
Llanelly, Dec. 10, Superb forward play in a second half rally enabled Australia's Rugby Union team, the Wallables, to beat a strong Lanelly side by ning points to five tol day.
Llanelly, with five Wolsin -in- tematicnals, led 5-0 at half time, Then
centre
the Australians exerted their power after the interval
Danally, who had tie better of some fletce forward · dx- changes in the first half, took the tend
through In 32 minutes.
three-quarter Dottis Evans, who converted his own try.
Jim Lenchen, a try and London, Dee, 10. penalty goal, and Den Logan, a The American Boxing Writers | Try, scored for the Australians, i Associations today ukanimnomaly
A
voted World Mileweight Lenehan's try was the bast of Charopion Carmen Basilio the the tour, fodicy Phelps, wing best boxer of 1857.
three-quarter, paving the way The Association also renowed with a brilliant 60-yards runni | its effcors and elected Ned China Mall Special
Brown as President to succoed Not Fleischer," Whò'' becomes Secretary Treasurer-Frances
Presso.
HOME RUGBY
Twickenhan, Dec. 10. Oxford boat Cambridge 3-0 with a first half try by Coles in the Inter-Univeralty Rugby Union match here today- Reuter,
ARMY SPORTS PARADE
The Weirsday rekture, Army, Sporta Paradio, will: appear-in timicercare sporte pagusti
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Dai Rees Wins Golf Writers Trophy
Lindon, Dec. 10.
Dal Rees, who in October lod Britain to their fast „RSder Cup victory over the aged States Are 24 years, was fodbur namod "Golfer of the Year' by the British, Goir Writers AERO® ciation, Rees giined 75 per ent of the votes in the ballot Ho will bo prenonsde with the GOING WYDara), Mil-Speglar