THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1958.
A MATCH OF TWO DISTINCT HALVES
Combined Chinese Beat Austrians 3-2 In The Second Game
By I. M. MacTAVISH
The Hongkong public had the opportunity of a double look at the Wacker soccerites from Austria during the week-end. All in all they found them a very' mixed and poppery soccer dish.
In their first appearance against the Hongkong Selection on Saturday the visitors won by 4 goals to 1 in a game that was marred by some really irresponsible conduct by the Wacker players, but will long be remembered for the shockingly poor standard of refereeing and linesmariship. This was the root of all the trouble.
The Hongkong Selection gave, general cacophony were critical most uninspired display and and born in disapproval of the few nd the players-MacNicol, proceedings but, la part at least. Lan Sheung-yee and Wong it is probably true to say that Chi-keung excepted-did any-the crowd assembled in an at- thing either
their mosphere of latent and sub- 10 enhance reputations
Justify their conscious hostility, lee in the side,
They had read and beard all Bongkong's Combined Chinese about the previous day's
Ceneral quared the
account stringe happenings and early on yesterday when they beat the they were ready to see some- Wacker ride by 3 goals to 2 in an- | thing sinister in even the most ather toothy and testy tussle. innocent incident. The honours at the series' whi A Grand Goal
therefore
when be decided
By the use the interval
Wacker meet the All-llongkung vide at
The Stadium on Wed-rived they had almost forgotten
after all about this feeling for kalay evening....and
hed what we have seen so far the game
the
fost
both ute ords should be in favour of a end interesting. Ho Cheung- op- Hongkong victory. The visitors you gave them two great
|
while the Hongkong defence
the stood rooted to
app1, Brouack headed into the net to Guish the scoring..
Both sides sadly lacked Tharpshooter and the only whole worthwhile shot in the game was it second half 20- varder
from Ho Cheung-you which crashed
against the underside of the crossbar with goalkeeper Pelikan completely beaten.
Ho Cheung-you_pic= tured scoring the first goal for the Combined Chinese side in yesterday's soccer match against the touring Austrian Wackor team. Combined Chinosa won 3-2. T. C. Wang Photo,
Sports Diary
TOMORROW
Barlog Entries Close for it Race Steeling
Golf
at Noon.
Ladies' Golf: Captain's | Fanding (isi round).
TOM FINNEY SAYS.....
Cup,
CLASS GOALKEEPERS ARE NOT SO EASY TO FIND
AS THEY USED TO BE
I'm glad to see that football teams are now appreciating the true value of a goalkeeper. When Reg Matthews wae transferred from Coventry City to Chelsea there was an outery that no 'keeper was worth the £22,250 reputed to have been paid for this acrobatic player. Doncaster put the value of Harry Gregg, so I am told, in the £25,000 class. Of course we don't know the exact fees but why should people boggle when a club are prepared to pay as much money for a goalkeeper as they would for a star forward?
Don't ask me why, but class goalkeepers are not so easy to find as they used to be. One In spite of their victory, reason for this may be, that u which they fully deserved, the goalkeeper is not just a dunitny
sucks. In Coinbinex Chinese were not a between great team.
the
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not
SATURDAY'S RUGBY
Police XV
Share Honours
With Army In Pentangular
First Round Match
By "PAK LO”
On Saturday afternoon, in the first round of the Pentangular Tourna
ment the one team which was expected to smash all opposition to wit the Army, had to go all out to draw with the up and coming. Police XV, who playing as they have not done for years completely spoiled the Army's attacks and were seldom seen in their own half of the field.
Only a last minute try by Haddow pulled the game out of the fire for the Army making the final moore Police-8 poin tà (1 goal, 1 penalty goal), Army---8 pointa (1 goal, 1 try).
in IL
and were inaku than a thatcli In the first game the Club left the loose, muls show 'they fell badly it the first half, and i had becolce stuck, tár, sar too ; for the Axtoy,
What the Police played could the Navy led at halt time by Jong
In the second Italf the Club never be called good rugby, but ten points (2 goals) to nil, but
got inlo the it was the one type of game for in the second half a rejuvenated forwards really callack scored three goals battle and their threes began to which the Army had to answer. were bustled off every to make it 15-10 and give move to very good effect, and They
they had opened
the ball, and when they were not the Club two important points once
scoring they looked certain to bustled off the ball they were In the Tournament.
Club "B" went down
win, and win they did, swarmed on the pitch to herald
running back to get it after a In the a great England victory. Rightly very scrappy game to the RAF
opening minutes hack ahead by the Police. The missed A they acclaimed Nat Lofthouse by 16 points (2 goals, 1 try, 1 O'Kelly
penalty Pelice certainly had the luck in for his wonderful opportunism penalty goal) to nil. In both the attempt from 86 yards out, and the way the loose ball bounced, 11 for they clarke, but they deserved forget that the major gaines the one outstand-then the Navy took but let's theant was made by dil Merrick.
From hult way, where there tried onil tried so hard that they ing thing was the poor ruftice- in the Brat The two best Booliteepers in ing. The referee Lau Kin-cheung modern game he is part of the
was a lineout the ball swung fully deserved to win. there, post-war football, I think, werd
forwards with game failed to see most of the smartly across the Navy threes
The Army was hesitant and uncertain and football team. He
Abbott were 8000 a third full-back, Frank Swifi and Bert Traut-knock-one, pod was seldom up to Watson who cut through 10 Tynn and be might have saved both goals. almost like
throws and kicks mans, although Ronnie Simpson, with the ball, and at one point score under the posts. Thomas under control of the hard bit- Kwok Kun-hung was badly using astute
own of Newcastle, has out of his depth in the left hall to start attacks for his
generally when game became very rough, converted, 6-0.
ting Polleo forwards, and though position and Kwok Moon-wah, too.
played well ngainst Preston. I the referee, for once blowing For the next 15 minutes the botit of them shone to a certain in spite of his two goals, was The goalline goalkeepers is no would put Swift first, by the his whistle with unaccustomed Club
under continuous extent in the loose they never narrowest of margins, He must be
with authority sent two men of the pressure, with the Navy kicking really not o success at centre-forward.use to any
got moving before the second. I thinknek.
their
down the touchline Police would hurt themselves, ot All the old-hands did their job able to read game and be Trautmann
11:
Swift just had the edge for his well enough with ប special able to anticipate correctly in
Personally, I isagreed with and despite one or two good in thers in no uncertain manner. intelligent use of the penalty his orders, for to start with, he dividualistle Club attacks, lad
excellent, Ying-fun, coming out of his goal.
Scott in defence was word going to Ho
liko a demon, and Cheuk- Yiu comedy.....in-simple fashion before the Inter- Ho Cheung-yall,
I suppose Frank Swift really area and bis uncanny, knack of
never near enough to tho by Williams, the Club did not tackling
the and galore... brilliant val and we sat back in iceen yltt, Tang Sum and Szeto Ylu, slarted this style of goal- using what an opponent was incident at any time to have looke happy. Then from the Club Riach without doubt was
The Arthy a keeping in Britain. The Wicker side lacked
26 the, Navy forwards took the star of the match. Looking going to do.
reen what happened and inter-pussing which was usually anticipation of a real cracker-
(COPYRIGHT) commanding personality. Centre-back to pre-war days there.
warning would have been more ball on at their feet and a hack had no one to touch him, and played across rather than up jack of a second half.
break Througho terrific What
the line for his disappointment it half Kollman
well were
ahead sent it over played
a number of absolutely
than sufficient. and down the field ... von-
An injury to out- enough In a purely defensive first-class men-Swift, Sam
The referee for the second Thomas to drop on it and store paved the way for the Police.. troversy
... thoughtless fouts proved to be,
Huby upset the way, but
game was a little botter, though half way out. He then converted bew and utterly shifts of-form
which both Hongkong's second Elleha Scott (Liverpool), Vie attempt to vircumvent the sub- balance of the Wacker forward le sufferei by a cut sillution
hait goals were scored. Pelikan Woodley (Chelsen), Harry Hibbs Arrangements agreed line;
an ardering Foreh in a clash with a wall
showed none of the electric (Birkigham)-the Hat is far in Ho Viog-fm's boot added to off best examinatiou
presence of previous continen- too bly to give fully. fal goalkeepers but Foreth was and five goal!!!
a very competent fullback.
Little Effect
are no world heaters and a sideportunities to really blow their once when he scored as temperamental as the one lungs
the Com- is always in danger of beating a grand goal to put
bined Chinese in the lend and ifrelf.
Chinese 3 Wacker 2
Drama cidenta
for the game...
the
སྐ ཞེ ར
ngon when he missed a sitter.
The visitors equalised in
in his
the visors worries; but there 1 cxcuse for the une There was certainly a bit of was
of right- everything in this game which controlled conduct Was played before one 26,000 half Nikischer which resulted receiving his marching spectators W
Hongkong Stadiuin yesterday, and 1: de orders for a foul-one of several pended to a great extent what Mok Chun-wah.
The Austriuts Just their you want from your
football whether you were satisfied or poise, their balance, and any friends by their cheap dramaties and things really edmo 10
noi.
From a purely statistical poin! of view there will be satisfection
in the fact that the Combined
2
teum.
wan out of position Bartra, Scott Six New
The Golden Era
Caps In Ireland's Rugby Union Team
Dublin, Jan. 5. There are six new caps, flvé of them forwards, in Ireland's Rugby Union team to meet the touring Australians In Dublin on January
Chinese defeated Wacker by signalled for the reserve goal- 9-2...but personally 1 thought in the end it was a bitterly dis-er to take his place between card him being criticised for the town. A player ir midfield Noel Murphy.
thr Tis while
calmly appointing game.
(changed into an ordinary shirt
of their reputation for this cort
of stuff the Austrians had to play second Badle to the local boys....not so much in the re-
tossing Nikischer
Kame
tlens to the exclusion of the spirit as well as to the jetter. He needs to be touch and
the manager
of the
Austrian
side, he would have none of it.
Dawson, Mulcahy,
J.
was
Club ▾ Navy
Why this space was left will
lative ability to play the ball He quickly and sternly orderca with all his decisions, but there breaking leap on his time to stop O'Meara, G, Wood, R. Dawson forwards poured through it on
accurately from man to man.......... but in the fact that the Hong-
the goalkeeper to correct posiiton.
jow resume his would have been
a shot. teers for bis job who would have done it as sensibly as he dld.
volun
Merrick's Goal
Verdict
kong boys made a much greater No Surprise
In
were
Usual Spirit
The Army threes after about five minutes, during which they scored their first try never look- dangerous, and their tractic passing showed that they wite under the spell of the bustling Goulds, did well, Police pack. but he lacked support.
the end of the
д
he too missed mush, and it is his own try. 10-0.
in to be hoped the referees question will get some lessono Στυπτ their seniors. Oddly
the last minute a quick though one of the better re-interception by Elkins gave the festes was busy at the Club Club a clunce and he broke passed out to "B" RAF game, when his through and Yet in the golden era when
presence was more obviously Dalgleish, but the latter seemed
The First Move needed elsewhere,
to lack his usual spirit and was] Wagner play acted, schemou, these men played, club managers
It was Goulds who made the The other game between the easily tackled into touch, passed and ploted to little effect were not prepared to pay more
an attack in arst move for the Army, when Navy started Tanks and the Navy "3" XV and only Kozleek and Haummer than £3,000 to £5,000 for a stor
10 for the latter showed any real forward enter-goalkeeper, although they would
was cancelled at the last min- the second half, but before he broke through and scissorad pay £10,000 for a star forward.
ute due to an administrative could fully develop Club kicked with Busty fault on the Army's side.
back to the halfway where they break through the remainder of prise and bite.
and score
under and innlly a word about Pre-war values in this respect
found touch. The ball went to the defence were all wrong.
The team inelades two song
This was an cody head when goalkeeper Pellkat Referee Pritchard. This was a
A goalkeeper is a specialist, of former Irish internationals-
Dalgleish who cut in from the the posts. Belded to take over as boss of most difficult game to hundile.
wing to take O'Kelly's pass and one for Green 5-0.
Just before more than any other member of Dave Hewitt and wing forward right from the word go, and their The Navy tore into this game the show. The anky custodian but he did his job with durth as much and maybe 18-year-old centre threequarter
make an extra man, and he healthy measure of success.
sent the ball out to Valentine first half, inch nearly broke forwards were harassing the
O'Kelly through byt was caught, the a mistake and get
who scored well out. Jack Kyle, 31, will equal the Club backer throughout the first out of the can make
Police forwards were hard on converted 10-5. but I believe his way with it. Very often the world record of 44 caps, held Falt. They pald special attention
Anoiber Club attack with his heels and look the ball of tlandly action... and his un-oalkeeper is lost to retrieve the by Ken Jones (Wales), when he to Kolly and it was Cheong the threes moving sweetly saw and Miller got it and scorti It was very much a match of with the obvious alenting of two distinct halves. In the first playing in one of the felos-the substitution
flinching determination to apply error of the men in front of him, plays against the Wallabies. who partiy saved the day. The
Inglis break through, but as he near the poala. Johnstone col- we were treated to a good dis-
rest of the Club threes covered agreement in and he dare not make nny slips. play of fost it frequently un-injured Hruby.
The six new caps are Hewill, badly, und were not at all helped crossed the line he was held inverted. 5-5.
mid-air by two Navy players. In the second halt Army proíliable inter-passing. The in-
by the lango gap the Club for-
who were so bury holding him started with their first good teresting thing was that in spite
This was all again the paved this game from deteriorat.courageous, fast, agile, an acro- Murphy,
wards continually left in their match agreement and be it to ing into an even sorrier specta-at. And it's the man who cuts Stevenson and Donaldson.
the ball three move, but then went on out the dangerous cross balls by The team is: Berkoory, A. J. ineouts between the arth and
up that they forgot which went loose, for Camp- Mr Gold, cle than we had to watch an elever anticipation who la worth the lasting eredit
the defensivo and Walker Score, Saturday.
bell to dive on it and
few seconds later was unlucky more to his team than the manReilly, NJ Henderson sixth man.
A. C.
Do it Maybe not everyone
to just end # locas buil agreed who makes the occasional back (captain), D. Hewitt, Pedlow, J. Kyle,
A. never be known, but the Navy O'Kelly converted 10-10.
Club
kept up strong pressure went over the Amy line.
Then just 10 yards from the trom now until the end, but Mulcahy, every occasion, and spoiled many P. O'Donoghue, W.
did not
to break touchlino, and the same nEZOM scem able J. B. Stevenson, J. A. Donald-a good Club move. The only Club sen, A. Kavan and N. Murphy forwards to shine in the first half through. At one point O'Kelly xr of yards from halfway the -China Mall Special.
were Williams and Whiteley, the tried a drop but it was charged Army were penalised for foot former nearly ran himself ragged down, then a kick to the Navy up and Stevens missed, but
few minutes later Army, were in the loose, but he did not get fullbacks bands gave Navy a the backing he should have, chanco to clear, but Froemaa agnin penalised this time for of side round the serum ob The Navy on the other hand clipped and fell on his own line
their own 26, and Johnstone made most of their chances,
and Willams grabbed the ball Thomas especially being their
from him and slammed it down | put the Polles in the lead. &-0. outstanding player. Tho Navy
over the line to make it 15-10 Army were given a chance to threes moved well, but their
as O'Kelly again converted retaliato a minute later but Green's kick was short. However passing needed tightening up,
Police v Army
five-yard scrum remulled and and their covering in defence was weak The Navy wing The Army took the field like
aller a scrappy three mayo by London, Jan. 5.
forwards Valtings and Bradby conquerors and loft with their the Army Haddow scored nest Miss Ann Haydop, runner-
their legs,
for the corner in the closing minutië. up in the World Championships deserve mention for their fast talls between Jast year, retained her place as breadng, and though often off from the start the Police at Green failed with the conver
tacked, attacked and attacked. slon, 8-8. Number One in the English elde the referes talled to notice.
1st He also failed to see many of Everyone walted expectantly Club "B" y RAFA Tenis rankings Table issued today.
the Navy forwarda going into for the Police to rack up
A verappy gamo with the RAF Brian Kennedy is the Men's the loose mauls from the wrong under the strain but they kept Number one.-Router,
side of the scrums;, while boming right to the bitter and forwards taking the honours with some good hooking in the set serums despite the heavier weight of the Club' "B" pack. Otherwise the two XV's were about equal, Carnah had his usual game and Taylor was the star of the Airmen, while al bad at seruka hall one of his best" games to date, but his quiákdo halt dia not food his threen with the | result, that the Club three Vraný continually on the defcakwa, while indset. Airshan'a tirami bassed, better them, they have doce for unto wared a LT
Watt and Lille
effort to do it in the generat direction of Heal while the visitors for too often played 11 across the field and even back- wards.
The big crowd gol plenty shout about and ns folks who live in the Sookunpoo uren know the fans were not a bit reluctant to let themselves go... but not
ail of the crescendos were indi- eations of approval. the luudest
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
The game started some five minutes late after the players
I lose count of the many goals A game full of ineldent, but scored from openings created bý quick-thinking goalkeepers,
swung from end to end and it difference was
surprise was no
It brought the house down. Thousands of British servicemen
had been presented to Mr N. C. Chan, President of the hover by any stretch of the one happened on the day that from the imagination could it be called England sensationally beat Aus- HKFA and right first whistle the Chinese boys | great. The visitors have trinh Vienna a few years ago, matched the intricate pussing obviowy modelled their play on We were being hard pressed
of the visitors.
.... the only when Gli Merrick made a splen- The play the Hungarians
that the old did save and, though harassed, when after Work! Champions always pass-Fleared the bull straight to my Some of nine minutes Ho Cheung-yau rane with a murpose and had the feet. I was unmarked moinen-
of genlus.
ball and thrlly, so I pushed the In the brilliantly through the Wacker fishing flash pasenges
defence to beat Pelikan and power to slash a defence, to through the middle. The Aus- put his side in the lead.
ribbons, The Wacker boys trico defence was caught out of The ball was. In the Aus lacked this pay-off power.
position, and Nat Lofthouse. trian net again a few minutes
when, Oh when, pre we after a long thrilling run, held later but scorer Ho Ying-fan going to see an xruction for off his challengers and scored
time ajudged to be the regular pre-match Inspec- the winning goal. was this offside. A very correct deel- tion of boots, Must we walt
for a major tragedy? slots, too. Programmes and
Wacker equalled in the 23rd Entry minute, but it was a bad goal as Forms for the 7th Race far as the Hongkong side was Meeting 1957/58 to bo hold concerned. Kwok Kam-hung got *on Baturday 18th and Saturn diiculty and before he could recover Hruby Tained possession 25th January, 1968, and had ewung the bail Into the day (weather permitting), may goalmouth. The Chinese defence be obtained at the Szorëtary's was spreadeagledas Wagner Office. Alexandra House; the thightfully noted the ball to Club House, Happy Valley: centro-forward scored with a the feet of Brousek, and the big and the Stables, Shan Kwong half-hit shot that Lau Kin- Road.
chung should have saved.
Centre-forward Kwok Moon- Entries close at 12 o'clock wah scored two further goals NOON OD Tuesday, 7th for the Combined Chinese dur-
January, 1958,
By Order of the Stewards,
A. E. ARNOLD,
́Secretary.
ing the second half which was ruined by many "unfootball' clrcumstances, and, just before the end Lau Yee gave away a quite unnecessary tree klok Kotleek placed the ball beaut fully into the goalmouth sid
THE GAMBOLS
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Ann Haydon Is Still England's Number One
by Barry Appleby
OW WHAT CAN I PUT IN | WELL, THAT NOT WORD
REMEMBERING DÖ WAY PUT. IT IN MY CARY.
. LET ME THINK
I'LL NEVER FORGET TILAT SO THERES NO NEED TO WRITE IT IN MY CHARY
always bake
a better cake
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a
euch in the first ball with Wate convirting his meti try to zako I B-9 baltime in the second half Kililo interdepied.
woolly pass near the Chiz· TRY
Sibw much, went over, ford Watt to obervert. Wat nonly #dfjed
three-points for pedalty conversion, 10-0,
another