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KMB... 8, The Army ... TI! That's how the scoresheet read at the end of this game which was played before a big, crowd at the Club Stadium yesterday afternoon. Let me assure you that but for the heroics of McNicol in the Army goal the scoreboard at the end would have looked like a brilliant first wicket stand at Chater Road.
The Busmen won as they pleased. They were never in the slightest danger and they coasted to an immaculate victory against an Army side that was too poor to be true.
be
They were poor not only in To he absolutely fr how-1 burth, but long before the end ability
he was noticeable only because also, strangely ever, let me take you behind bul
The of his thinning thatch, of this 'The scenta enough, in fighting spirit and
Jame and had Inte Ibe players of Irony
the Army
#ame passed Mahoney by and manager's thrown in their hands long encturn. The side was beset as one spectator pointed out lo
he always seemed to before the end. They played with an accumulation of major me negative football, right from Sim problems. Full-backa noving in the opposite direc- the start and but for the magnt-Bet and Lamb had both sailed tion to the flow of the play.
For KMB this was nothing for the United Kingdom.......... Acent fri-half goalkeeping by
a pleasant Sunday MeNicol they would have been. Henderson had been ruled right more than in an utterly hopeless position out as completely undit....afternoon outing. They umbled long before the interval.
several players who had been through the game with an casy
marited for premation to the confidence that promised are
harvest of goals long before senior side were also unilt........ and, based on recent form, they actually arrived, changes were badly needed in the forward line,
The goalkeeper saved several rhols that seemed certain to hand in the net and two spectacular
divert leaps to
thundering drives from Lau Kai-chu and Lau Chi-kam and another to tip
These were the facts that a cunning
lob by the latter
known, but on player over the bar had the were genemlly
top of all that there were also crowd cheering their heads off.
What a ply the wonders grave pre-match doubts about the the fitness of centre-half Cawley achleved by the min bright green sweater could not but, so pressing were the other coax his teammates out of their problems, it was decided to take gloom and despondency. The chaner on the big pivot. soldiers were a feckless lol and
calculated rink that the margin their defeat in no falled to pay off. Cawley had a way exurgerated the superiorityshocking game and boiled the of the KMB boys. If any confidence which the HKEA had thing terred in the opposite placed in him by nominating him
Urection,
for the Number Five shirt in the Hongkong Selection side to face Wacker FC in ten days time. In spite of his height he was beaten several times in the air...he was woefully slow on the furn...and as KM centre forward Lau Kai- chu netled five of his side's eight ruals the centre-half's failure to control the middle of the field is underlined in the most graphic Raceway possible.
held And
on
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Programmes and Entry Forms for the 6th meeting 1957/58 to be
the only Cawicy was not 1st Wednesday
failure in the Army ride, Both Saturday 4th January, 1968, at the debutant backs will re- (weather permitting), may member their initial run-around be obtained at the Secre-for a long time. They played to the ine of tary's Office,
Alexandra much too square
attack and left a great sap in House; the Club House, the middie whenever Cawley
and Happy Valley;
the moved, left
right. Poole worked like a Trojan and is
or
Stables, Shan Kwong Road. the only soldier-apart from
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Tuesday, 24th December, 1957.
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Yesterday's Athletics
By "RECORDER"
HKAAA OPEN MEET SUMMARIES
Results of finals at yesterday's HKAAA open Athle tle Meeting were:
100 mètres Dath:-). 1/Bir. D.W. Shot Putt-1. Carn ito (La Salle) Heedhom 40 Field Regt., RAI, 111 2016 ains 2. Kwong Kin-yong
2. Yacob Toul (DUS) 112 CAA) Zitt. Tina. BEC). Poon Keng-tai (La Salle). Die Throwe---1, Sgt. Squires Also sh
in final: Jenkil Tenkal (40 F. Rest, MA) 1031 Dina (matt), Kelly (RAF-Mount Davies, Carl, D. BIT (REME.) 100 rt. Jina:
DR Zoo Mistres
Stephen Binn Chak-kwan (SCAA) POLE, Xavier (AAC) 22.9 cen 2. K.; W.A. Iach (Police) 9711, Bin
(DBS) 240 fees: 8. Lan Enkel (SCIAA) DIEL, Salle) TEL. Remedy-Skiptorā
3. Tog Hmg-101-(SCA) Also can 2ins: 1. Wong in final-Poon Fon-ta) (SCAA), ( 1011 Charles H La Salle) and Kelly Javelin Throw:-1. Wong Yoo-wet. (HAF-Mount-Davis),
400 Metres fun-1 Archin Lin (0039) 038 seen 2, Yacol Toul (DBS) 64.2 sec; 3. Jenkid Tenitul (unatt.)
The general standard at the Morris (bas).
(SCAA) 149/1.45 2. Langford Royal Navy 12971, I.; J. Cpl. D. Hull (REMY, 119, 10ina: 4. Chan Hat (La Salle 11071. 10in. d. 1. Sak-yung (LA Vale) Toi. Dimm,
Ladies' Events
100 Metres Fan:-1. M. Goddard (PAF-Kai Tak), 2m. 429; 2. 381, L. Hunter (TEST) zm. 4.56.1 5. Ala 10 htarros (Jau:1. He bằng Yeo (SCAA) 10.4 sets; 2. Ng Shuet-kwat 1,599 Metres Han:-1. M. Goddard ||SCAA) 135 arcs. 3. Chung Po-ling HKAAA Second Opens Tak), 41, 23.59 2. Sgt. NCAA1; 4. Kwan Yuk-h1 {SCAA),
(FLEME 401. 28,45; 3, r.
High Jump:-). Carole Brindi Athletic Meeting of the Barnes
Exper RAF-Kat Toki; 4. Chan (KAAC) 48. 4; 2. Chan Shuk- current season. nt the fung-man (SCAA).
Ming INTSSA) 481, Jina: 3.2ian Mel. Gor 5,000 Altres Run:-1..
a (Chung wa Gel's School) 40. South China Athletic
Allinson (11QLF) 10m. 43.dy: 2. 52;205: 4 10 Xing-tues (9CAA) 45. Association Stadium at L. Barnen (HERE) Hm, 45.48. Ch
Lin.
Long Jump-1.
Shuet-kwal Bánh ben (Tk Vieu) 4. Chai Kim- Caroline Hill yesterday hung (CAA); 3. Tamm 520 (SCAA). (SCAA) 158.6 1.: 2. Carole Brunello
KAAC) ir: 2ta. (EYMCA I morning was fairly good, One Mile Rare Walk:-1
Kennedy Skipton
Chiu #Pollrei in fact much better thun sin501 2. Tony one could have looked for.9m. 11.25 3 LAC Hg (AF-lo
Bod. Wan). ward to with so many of t-kianz (DBS) 173 Weed; 2 YID 120 Yards High Kurdies:-1, Citur the established stars now ping (CAA) 17 longer with us.
There were no really out- standing performances, even by local standards, with the excep Lau Tim, andtion of a high jump of 5 feet 11 Tang Sum. Leang Kit formed, a middle no inches by Lmi Din-yee who thus on which the Busmen's success equalled his own Colony record, war bulit and with the wing halves pushing an endless stream of passes to the eager forwards, the result of the game was never In doubt....in fact the difference in the performances of the two reflects the accurately sides difference in their respective League positions.
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The standards in the runs were not bad. In L/Bdr, D. W. Needham, who won the 100 Matres Dash in 11 second, in Yacob Tsui of DBS, and
thera second in 11.2 seconds,
are two sprinters who should Kavier to his push Stephen best inter in the season,
The
and
Wide Open Spacesather, 100 Metres finalists, were
batter than average The KMB
held there should forwards
bo no "cheap points-picking picnics in the pinces in the Colony Champions the Army ap anal. wide open spaces defence lines and they revelled in
Xavier ran his first race of the the soldiers inability to
BCBCOD to return 22.9 with the cross ball from either
seconds for the 200 Metres, one wing.
second short of his own Colony Lau Shu-woh put the Buamen record. He wasn't pushed, but on the early road to victory the track was in fairly good. with two quick goula
concation, better than one nor 13th and 15 minutes. Botli
mally expects it to be: times the ball came across from the right wing and while the defenders hesitated the little winger got the ball into the net. The marking on both occasions was attrocious.
in the
McNicol dived, punched, clutched and cleared to such that the Busmen good purpose were denied any further scare before the interval.
The second half was not long the is progress before we saw shape of thing to come. Kal-chu raised the total to our with a couple of rept counters in the 55th and 68th minutes.
Diocesan Boys' School's Archie in won the 400 Metres in 53.3 of the fastest seconds one times ever returned by a school- boy for this distance in Hong- kong from Yacob Taui, also DBS, who was timed in 54.2.
Two-Way Battle
The 800 Metres final turned Battle out to be two-way
Goddard of the between M: Lat
RAF-Kai - Tak and Sgt. Lon Barnes of REME, Goddard won by a tenth of a second in 2 minutes 4.2 seconds. Tagoe chalked off one la
This was
for fast going breakaway in the 65th minute
Caroline Hill and, though thoro when he pushed the ball ac
net as Wal have been many faster times. in curately into the Fat-kim raced out to meet him, this Colony, most of these have Recomplished on, faster sun boen have but any hopos we might had of an Army revival dis tracks.
Alan Morria of DBS WEE The Interport Selectors must appeared completely within two third. Ho is a good prospect, have blushed to the roots of minutes when Lau Chi-tom beat but it was quite obvious that their hair as they watched the McNicol for the fifth tim
ho isn't ready and still lacks was Lau Kai-chu respective right halves in action.
moving
the experience of running in good. purpose and, On the one side they had ang around to
fast company, Sum, erstwhile Colony sidpper, alded and abetted by all his playing
be rubbed brillant game as
forward colleagues, though he wanted the selectors galt in the Soldiers wounds. by to see what they had missed bending MeNical to the back of when they left him out of the the net to retrieve the ball on Hongkong teams which they three more occasions before picked a few days ago. On the Reforoo Mak Yeung-fal blew a other sido and playing badly merciful final whistle. was Mendum, the man chosen
to all the right half position in
the All-Hongkong side.
This
Verdict
onco
It was a repeat for Goddard and Barnes in the 1,500 Maires. The former just scraped under Colony Standard Medal time.
Barnes accomplished some- thing quite out of the ordinary the la placing second also in 5,000 Motros,
minutes Iun 20 ofter the anal of the 800
This Was
again Metres. Gnr. Ted Allinson was of this race in 10 was just about
∙the the
Busmen who recently the winner soldier's worst game of the sea wamped Kitokee. This
Uimo mins, 43.3 secs, son He never tamed Lam they were given even less op-{ Barnes' triple of 2:04.3-4: Kam-long and his distribution | position. It is impossible to ac- 26.4-16:46.4 for the three dis- was surprisingly poor; to crown count fully for the paucity of tances was a better accomplish- everything he was the direct
hun the Army side. Someone
nient than that of Robin Wente, cause of two goals against hip. belter send an urgent signul to who ran tbe equivalent dis- side.
Bell and Lamb who are some lances over yords at the Nor- If the Army defence was where at sea...... they should man Phillips Trophy Meeting weak it is dificult to find the be asked to send back the earlier this year, but in com-
ight term to describe the for- m's fighting spirit which paratively slower times. ward line. I in doubtful if they must have packed in their
they caused the KMB defence kitbugs by mistake. Where was Not Too Remarkable
to raise
that n sweat during the the spirit of the Army side whole 90 minutes, and in the played and fought so magni- same time they did not pro-cently against South China? duce one sustained combined. It certainly was not at the movement that was worthy of Club Stadium yesterday. The a Heal. Tugue, temperamental game was even more none sided and truculent, could have made than
The hurdles times wero not remarkable, but not bad. and Yip Kwok-ping brought his best in the "lows" down to quite respectable 63.4 seconds, a performance generally good for
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the score suggests. at least third place even in the
almost the some contribution to neud. I say more, A the proceedings from a seat in Salute to nap-hander Lau Kal-palmiest days of low hurdling in the stund Unless the bell was chiu rolled on to hio boot ho opparently deckled
it wasn't
The Teams
this Colony.
Lau Din-yee scored another victory with 41 feet 11 inches
for him. In fact the only time KMB: Wai Fal-kim; Lo Pak, in the Hop, Slep and Jump --- he roused himself Kuring the Lo Kwok-leung: Tang Sum, Laua good performance by local
400 Metres Law Hurdler:-1 Yip Kwok-ping. (SCAA) 54 secaj. Alan Borry (DDS) 04.6 secs; 2. Na Tranz-Cheun
High Jump You Dia-yce (BCAA)
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Combined Schools
liine. fequating his own Coteryally at CRC. 3 p.m. record); 2. Pang Chung (SCAA) 3. min.
Long Jump:-1. Kelly RAF-Mount Davis 10ft. 314; 2. Pang Chung (SCAA) 16rt. Bina
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