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WORLD TITLE PLANS
Boxer Dave Charnley, of Dartford, has plans which could lead him to the world Bghtweight title. Jack Solomons has planned n Championship climina- tor for him at Harringay, London, on January 28 against an American opponent still to be chosen. A fight against World Champlon Joe Brown in London could follow on June 3. The three Americans under consideration for the eliminating contest are Kenny Lane of Muskegan, Michigan, rated Number One contenter; Raolo Roși, New York, Number Three; and Johnny Busson. New York, Number Five.
Reuter Photo,
A SCORELESS DRAW IN YESTERDAY'S INTER-UNIT RUGBY FINAL
By "PAK LO”
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1958.
WAGNER THE WACKER GOAL CRACKER
Austrian Skipper's Three Brilliant Goals Stole The Show Yesterday
By I. M. MacTAVISH
Lucky lucky. Hongkong to finish this game on level terms with the much changed Wacker visitors from Austria, In the end the two teams shared six goals, but if Hong- kong had taken just a few of their wasted chancos in tho first half they could have been on the Victory Road long before the half-way mark was reached: while if the visitors could have finished their second half approach work with just a fraction of the skill with which they built it up they would have won hands down.
This was far and away the best display given by the Austrians during
IS PORTRAIT
"Either he plays to the
Hilt or he resigns-
Lantas Expřen, Strike
Touring Aussies
their series of games in the Colony. The side, in spite of occasional Lose To Combined
bouts of utterly purposeless inter-passing, played with more punch and power and more progressive directness than they did in the two earlier games.
of
From a spectator's point view the changing' fortunes in the game made it good enter talement and it was quite im- possible to foresee what would happen from minute to minute. The uncertainty of the flow of play kept the rain-soaked erow in their places right up to the thuan whistle....and during Hongkong's period of superiority early in the second half, it kept them in lusty volee. There must have been a hourse throat or two among she fans on the popular side when it was all over.
A Noisy, Victory
was
|
Kwok never quite knew what he was supposed to do and it is probably significant that
all direo Austrian goals were scored by inside right Wogner... and that Lau Kin-clieung's flytog saves were also made to
right flank.
two
H quietly
Rugby Union Team
Abertillery, Jan. 8. A Combined Abertillery and Ebbw Vale Rugby Union team today beat the tour- ing Australians by six
(two points
penalty goals) to live (one goal). The Combined team took the
game,
LET ENGLAND PLAY
THE TOP CLUBS
Says JOHNNY HAYNES
London.
England, I read, are back with a World Cup chance after the 4-0 win over France. But where do we go from there?
I think we have a great chance already. But I wonder how much brighter it would be if the team which beat France--plus half a dozen or so players on the fringe could be kept in fréquent practice, together throughout the winter?
Instead, the harmony that was reached agahist France Is In danger of being lost because England's International front now closes down for nearly ive months.
Next time the full England side goes into action is against Scotland at Hampden Park on April 19. Between 1lmes, we will have no competitive games, though I understand there will be short fmining get-togethers with the young England, players around the time of the Under-
23's matches against Wales wid Scotland this next year.
Favell Hits Up A Century At Pretoria
Pretoria, Jan. 8. Lea Favell, the South Aus
tralian opening batsman, put in another bid to re- capture a Test place by hitting a century in two
against Country- Districts here today.
Unfortunately, our domestic competitions make it impossible
hours to bring the England team to- gether at weekly or fortnightly- intervals throughout the season, particularly in the next two months.
Constant Training
How many of England's team beat France will be at peak form by the time' World Cup games come up again in the spring? That's the big question,
which desperately to save the
They were fighting hard as the minutes ticked away and seemed amazed when the referee stopped play and went off, followed by the players.
Watches were consulted andv. England match before we the 40 players on the It was extimated that play had know stopped six minutes short of full first nomination list required by
the World Cup nuthorities. time-Reuter,
We must wait until April 22 three days after the Scotland
In spite of Favell's 102 against fainly weak opposition, the two-
draw. day match ended in
Final scores were: Country Districts 103 and 179 for dye. Australians 314,
Opening bateman C. Logan 1ooks the easy pickings pro vided and hit 95 before being kun out.
The Australians play a turn match against Transvaa), at the Wanderers starting Ground, Johannesburg, on Fri- day.
re-
They had a grand defender | man in the No. 11, shirt nipped | Around the half hour mark in the veteran Ploderer and a passed hai.
Hongkong began
to lose the plotting, scheming. keen 2:5 Lau Tim had a better game | pace and the visitors slowly deel attacker to skipper T. on this occasion than he did in the but sleadily gained
the upper Wagner who took the scoring Combined Chinose side cn Sun-hand, The Colony defence was honours of the evening with day, but the left flank com-hard pressed on several oc- three briliant opportunist goals bination of Lau Yee and Kwok | caslons before, T. Wagner jump- but the truth of the Kam-hung was not a good one, ed high in the air to head home matter Is The was the only Lit
a corner, klek and put his team Austrian who really looked like Yee la nevadays too much
G gallery-ploying showman on level terms. But worst wat | lead after, seven minutes when scoring.
in 1Q be reliable fullback. to follow for the home side. Lewis landed 4 maglicent Pleasing the crowd is probably Less than a minute later Weg penalty goal from three yards Important in its place but when yo burst through E fiat- | behind the line. It was a wonder- it is done to the prejudice of footed and statuelike Hongkong fut effort with a wet hall.
I would like to see the Eng- Favell's century wan compiled defeualve stability then it is
defence to crash the ball into In the 25th minute, for an
lond side kept in constant train- | In such a fashion that if he bats most undesirable.
the net and put his Wacker offside Infringement, the home ing together. playing flat-qut well in the next two matches- With a fully seasoned cam- boys in the lead,
side had another penalty and trials under floodlights against against Transvaal and Natal-be palgner in front of him Lau A hush of staggering silence
once again Lewis
scored. In the best teams up, anil down the my well force his way Into the Yee's performance might have hit the stadium. The visitors between those two goals the country.
side for the third Test. been understandable, but withheld their 2-1 lead until the Australians had missed three
The Australians scored their young player like Kwok Kam-interval and in fact until the penalties, all caster kicks that
Matches like England V. 314 in 224 minutes, but, they Wolves, hung in the left-half position it 15th minute of the second half the first one by Lewis.
Manchester
United, made little attempt to web was quite unjustified.
when the loudest roar of the After another missed penalty West Bromwich, and Liverpool Country Districts out in their
heralded Hongkong's the Australians ald cries
be score, would
most helpful in
second innings in the two hours equalising goal. Lau Kat-chu Gunther going over and Lenehan developlug teamwork.
available. Craig brought on and Yi Cheuk-yin made the converting
ten bowlers, omilling only. Neil chance and Ho Cheung-you
They could boost charities an Light rain began to fall about
Harvey, appreciation by
World Cup showed his
this time to make more dificult well us Edand's cracking the bri horpe. The
Dat it can be only a the conditions but there was no hopes. dongkongum sucre more scoring before or after the dream. an its rocky foundations!!! I was a great pity that the slop shots that came from the
Interval though the Australians strovo Odd Soconds Hongkong side was not
goodandum played enough to Gustain its best
Thirty odd seconds later the obvious that leady game in a dido where he needle on the volume meter was citorts, for it the fervent fans were only too was something of a "nigger-in-shattered as a thunderous roar
The soldier acclaimed another ready to shout and cheer the the-woodpile
Hongkong local players to a noisy victory, turned in a rather uncharacteris-goal. This time the scorer was Had they succeeded — and they geme and he was obviously Lau Kai-chu and his lightning nearly did it would have trying very hard to predicate shot from 30 yards left the visit been a success that was hardly is natural style to that of the ing goalkeeper helpless. deserved for, apart
In spite of this he got Lau Kai-chu. was "booked" from brief! tenra.
the immediately afterwards, flushes of individual brilliance little co-operation from and an occasional
Strange as it may seen this concerted other members of the wide and
сусп when he was in good third goal marked the Colony's movement, the team
was gen- sheeting position... and he zenith and although Ho Chieng- erally disappointing.
was probably far-and-away the yra and Yiu Cheule-yin both Much of the blune for Hang-
best shot in the side... the had goorl tries taier the edge kong's partial future must be ball was seldom sont bis way, quickly won: off the tack.
by Ho Cheung-yau, und borne
The Austrians with several The Visitors swept back into the Yiu Cheuk-yin who, in spite of team changes Rove a much im
game sud Hongkong's defence doing many clever things, failed to press
home their altres proved overall display and the had many worried moments biegant Wagner, qulle apart before Wagner plotted a path They suffered to
from a sort of
from his three gouls, was head right through it and brilliantly 'mutual adınĮration* complex.
Now they are sweating on an- and shoulders above everyone mashed off the movemwil When Ho had the ball he seem-
London, Jan. 8. else on the field. ed imbued with an unquench-
fle coaxed, giving
Laut Kin-cheung
The stewards of the British er chance to make England World Cup holders for the first and prompted his attack and, option but to retrieve the ball Boxing Board of Control today ablo desire to Und Yh: the re-
Dke a good skipper, he
1ime. from the back of the net. พรร
confirmed the decision of the. verse was equally true.
This The combination of the two always ready to go back and
finished scoring emergency committee last night smashed French hopes of a bold help the defenders whenever although Wacker of guine for the force they hudttle Inside-forwards dki pro-bel
with a sub- to prohibit, a proposed match chow in Sweden.. duce one
Hestitute for an injured, pinyer between, Randolph Turpin, Bri- grand goal, Hong- they were hard pressed. on the field. Their forwards were their stronget
got good forward support from link, and
koter's second, but often, far too
Brousek and Haumuner but, often, it collapsed through their
about In more liberal fashion.
Although The
roared fans whenever he got the ball Mok Chun-wah had another indiffer- Against al expectations the ent game and it looks as though Engineers not only shared the the "reign-of-terror" which the ball equally with the Tanks,pini-led winger has enjoyed in but the Tanks threes, although they looked the more dangerous. end.
recent years is fast coming to an never roolly got going, for the Engineers swept down on thera with shard lacking. Koe es- this de- pecially excelled in
After a very scrappy game yesterday afternoon, the 24th Field Regiment and the 1st Royal Tanks left the field with nellber the viclor, for though they played to "extra tine" the result was u scoreless draw. The match will be replayed tomorrow afternoon on the
same ground, kick-off at 3 pm.
18
the
nor
Before going on to the game, the whistle had gone, but this is itself, mention must be made of Jone of those maxhms which are the touchlines the Police easier to state than obey. ground. There were two sets Despite the fight rain, the Visible, as the soccer marks ground was too dry for were still there. In fact the | Decome" at all slippery, as soccer lines stood out while the water Just disappeared, rugger lines were in a too did the ball appear to be dif
places extremely faint, feult to handle from this cause. many and caused many players to
The
Engineers of 24th Field make silly mistakes.
certainly played the right type Certainly the players should have enrrieri on playing until
Colony Represented At Commonwealth Winter Games
programing.
St Moritz, Jan. 8.
tomoroow
the
by
да
Turpin-Pastrano
From those 40 a final 22 must be named before the World Cup finals begin in Sweden next June,
Bout Turned Down Byrne, Tom
By Boxing Board
The Scoreboard
COUNTRY DISTRICTS First Innings — 103 AUSTRALIANS
First Injur
L. Favell, e. Price-Moor b.
Barber,
Four of the side which beat. McDonald, c. Hoffman b. France - Billy Wright, Roger
Blenkinsop Finney, and Tom-T. Burge, c. Guglestone b. niy Taylor went on World Cup Henderson duly in the 1954 series In R. N. Harvey, b.-1 Switzerland,
1. Craig. e. Brewer b. Blenkinsop****
Footnote: Defeat hng
Henderson
B. Jurman, b. Henderson W. Grout, b. Henderson ... Price-Moor B. Simpson, e b. Henderson notK. Mackay, c. Henderson b,
Hoffmann
They tried at all times to keep unwillingness to move the ball for all lug classle skill and his Monal victory in two, flashing | sion, and Willle Pastrono, US) hanquet afterwards; "England;
the ball light.
Hard Tackling
Competitors from 14 countries, including Hongkong, have on tered for the Commonwealth Winter Games here on the eve of the start of the Ove-sportpartment, and he was respon
sible for stopping most of the Tanks attacks. Wynn was once The Games open morning with the slalom skiing again excellent, but it has now event, followed by
come to the stile where Wynn Full. Other events in the pro- invariably turns in a very good performance. Alse outstanding gramine are Tobaganning, to be held "on Friday: Bobsleight, in the Engineers' alde WOR January, 14 and 15: Figurd Morrison who made his name Skating, January 18 and 17, and in the loose. Curling, January 18 to 20.
the down-
cum-
(London Express Service).
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come near to smatching a sensa- | Ush' Licht-Heavyweight Cham- Their spokesman sald at the
won today, but there's still the three goals, he had to share the attacks in the closing minutes. heavyweight.
George Middleton, Turpin's World Cup to come," Verdict evening's top honours with pivot
manager, and promoters Alex Ploderer who did some really
A game of bright and dull | Grimiks and Joe Jacobs, who in defence that putches... swaying fortunes... and hoped to stage the fight in valiant work was often
lopsided and certain.
un good goals and better tempers Leicester on February 3, put Foreth and Windisch gave him counters
thon in the first two teethy ̈ch- their case to the Board today. The visitors were i turned down-bina
It was grand support but there was trifle unlucky not
win...
Mall Special more method In the Austrian
Hongkong afler their defensive plan in this game than wasted chances were more tha
their Drevious
clther
of
In Queer Street
a shade fortunate to estape de- feat.
The game was intelligently and thoughfully handled by Referee Kirkham who was m but fair in all he did.
and a "Tip of the Topper"
T. Wagner and Ploderer. The Teams
ALL HONGKONG: Lau Kin- chung (South China); Lo Pak
RUSSIANS AT WIMBLEDON THIS YEAR?
London, Jan. 8,
American Tennis Stars To Play In Singapore?
The Singapore Laya Tennis
J. Burke, not oul
Henderson
R. Benaud, c. Brewer b.
Extrus
Total
Henderson Blenkinsop Payne Barber
Hoffman
08
Bowling
O. M. 1, 17.2.0 14 Z 10
102
35
77
0
17
23
8 % - FR ** NO
23
314
10 0
COUNTRY DISTRICTS Second Inninga
W. Barber, Ibw, b. Craig .. C. Logan, run out
A. Parker. e. Simpson b.
Burge R. Teale, b. Jaranan
Burge
Singapore, Jan. 8. M. Price Moore, low, b Association will try to gel E. Eaglestone, not out American stars Barry Mackay. E, Hoffman, not qui Ron Holmberg and, Mike Green Extras
alonte 88 A
Here he was just a very of
the old in dinary player. All magle had gone: the lightning outings. first time shot on the run with the 'wrong' tool was a thing of
- In spite "ot a heavy and per- the past the willingness
sistent pre-match drizzle some meet the upposition, however 25,000 spectators turned out to ble, was also u mere memory watch the match and they did wd in this game Molt tre- not have long to wait for some-to chirked the tackle quently, and very obviously, thing exciting to happen. Hong- even when kong look up the running from he had an excellent chance of the start and had the Wecker getting the ball.
defence in queer street in the
Basil Reay, Secretary of the to play exhibition matches in (КМЕ), Lau Yee (South Lawn Tennis Association, said the Colony next month, Generally speaking the Hong-| Corly stages. kong defence
The first great cheer came in China); Mendum (Army), Lau today that he was delighted to was a thing of
Tim (KMB). Kwok Kam-hung hear that the Soviet Union of Asia and Europe after they varying efficiency. Lauk Kin the 16th minute when
oft a fine Wing-wali anished.
(South China): Chu Wing-wah Intended to bo represented at complete, their present engage- cheung had a very good game movement by Lau Kai-chu and (Klichee),
Cheung-yau Wimbledon this year.
ments in Australia, and two brilliant flying saves Yiu Cheuk-yin by driving in the second half kept the ball into the set. What a rour (KMB), Yiu Cheuk-vin (South newa from
the South China), Lau Ka-chiu He was referring to earlier
Moscow that the MK. Low. Kew-Dow, Secretary Colany side on the field, but he did not get enough of
***greeled that goal I
Chius), Mok Churi-wah (South Soviet, intended to enter for the of the Singaporo Association, China).
Kolhapur, Janı, 8.. Lau Kal-chit almost made il
championships. "But it must be sildi "Catching these, stars as was well marked, the ball, and when he did hẹ Lo Pak was worried from two a few minutes later but a WACKER: Czemy; Schrami, emphasised that they will they pass through, is the only Ton Yoc-hok nad Eddie Yusif, start to dish by the strength grand save by Czerny denied (Pellican), Foreth; Nikischer, cubmit entries just like any way we can bring big-time Indonesia's Number One and and speed of. Haummer on the film the honour
Ploderer, Windisch; Brousek, T. other country and it will ba termis to Singapore
and we Two badminton players, arrived Wacker left wing. The Busman little later. Chú
Wagner. A. Wagner, Kozlleels, deelded whether they are up will; certainly inoke Wing-wah
every here today to plast. In hext Haummer.
to the standard necessary," effort to get the Americans to week's East India Champion- Referee: F. Kirkham.
Chin Mall Special.
| play here."--Reuter,
ships-Reuter,
For the Tunks it was Leppard
Bide-Cox Ind
who were the Entries in the Gomes, which stars, Leppard defended very are unofficial, are individual, and well, while Bede-Cox utter
The not by country.
pre-game switch. to centre petitors engaged so far come looked far and away the most from England, Scotland, Wales,
dangerous three Northern Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Northern and Southern Rhodesu. Nigeria, Pakistan, Nyasaland, Hongkong. and Gibraltar.
Canadians are
chance..
In with
real
and
Chu
+
Was never sure how to stop missed a wonderful opportunity the winger and frequently he to inercabo Hongkong's lead. made his hekle a shade too
Bol learns kicked for top expected to much, and it was obviously to be the most numerous groups, the Tanks advantage to open up and likely to carry oft most of the game, but this they never the honours.
really tried to do, Both
lite and got a clear view at Winner of each event in the scrum halves must take the informal games will be award major part of the blame for Hummer's broad back as the ed a small gold medallion on a keeping the game close, with key chala-Reuter.
Filard of the Tanks getting the
Gonzales-Hoad
On Level Terms
most of the blame since Blackpool Touring
would have paid off had ho
fed his threes more instead of
Idelding for touch,
Fullard was also too slow of
the marks and with Koe coming
dough op him never got
chance to settle.
Team Insured
For £(A)100,000
Melbourne, Jan. 8. English football star Stanley On the whole it was a clean | Mathews win fis innares, for.
lalde, Jan. 8. game and the only vicident of £(A)5,000 for gach match be Pancha Command." (United any hote was the missing lot plays in, during the Blackpool Stats) World Profesionál tuo penalties, one by, quch XV, | Club's tour of Australia în langt. Lawn Tennis Champion, today, from about fty yards out in loving his 100-match match each chap.
and
with Lawła. Hodd, winner of the Before the game both XV With dou Lille for the past were presented, to Brigadler L.
Cholomeley, Ckuzales vron 11-33, 6-3, 3-4, ['Before, the, match started the GRESDEN, Daet kify" word Wins of the East : Lälkiashires
itertained, the keen crowd.
Announcing" tals hom, Mu bourmo" "businessinni Mr Jack Skolli, who" In binding the tour for the Australian Soccer Football Association, said the, entire Blackpool team would b Insured for R (A)100,000 during the tour-China - Mall. Specáni.
THE GAMBOLS
CAN WE MOVIZE.P
TO THE
...
Ho
[NDI VOU MUST LEARN TO AMUSE YOURSELVES, ATS
The three, are, making a tour,
By Barry Appleby
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