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• THE OBINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1948.
CASE REOPENING
CONQUEST OF KOREANS IS COMPLETE 80-Year-Old
Asian Cup Holders Beaten 3-1 By Combined Chinese
By I. M. MacTAVISH
The Conquest of the Koreans is complete. At the Hongkong Stadium on Saturday, before an all-time record crowd for a Colony football match, the Combined Chinese crushed the visitors into soccer submission by 3 goals to 1. but it was an indifferent game.
much for the Koreans. I can The penalty of this uncertainty only hope that it was a sugges- was clearly demonstrated in a tlon born in a feeling of mis- three goals scored by the Hong. gulded sympathy for the visitors kung boys. for I cannot believe they would] Eighteen minutes seriously offer it themselves as start Ho Cheung-you went off on un alib for the falluru to win na nazy, meandering run. single game in their tour.
The score is hardly an accurate indication of the gulf between the two teams. The Hongkong boys might easily have scored three more goals and long before the end even the dynamic fighting spirit of the Koreans, which electrified the fans on Tuesday and won them the Asian Cup on their last visit, was just a vague blurred memory. I've heard it suggested' that| mati with the ball to make patches and into a football fair- three games in five days was too] territorial progress.
way where they were too good for the opposition.
well The local boys played together and only Kwok Kam- hung who is still a bit out of his class in this sort of com- and Lau Kal-chu have pany, an
their marks The question
against names.
after
the
defenci: retreated in front of him and then all too late they realised the extent of the danger which Uneatened.
Full
The little South China back does some clever things, but these are more tha effet by his errors particularly situations require 129
the shape of misplaced passes The Imeasures and aight-hair, Cha
Taut vital stages of the game.
Lưu Khôi chú nguồn played Lung, upended the tie inskie right just as it sverned certain poorly and he falled to intu he was going to score.
There was certainly no hint Cit $1 ther condent prv-| tour predleton that they ex- peeled
Desperate to win at least two u their three games....and they desperate made that prediction when they Korean were already well aware of the playing schedule that lay ahead
of them.
No, the truth of the matter is Gil the visitors simply were not good enough for the task
No Hesitation Referee Dick Webb had no
an hand, it is we of course. hesitation in awarding a penalty that they put up a mapuificent kick and Tong Sum showed the
Belt in the Best one...and I' pune promptitude
in despatch-
is true al that the fortunes ing the ball to the back of the frowned on them in the second het.
a front rank that straply bris- lind with lent.
Szuto Ylu had another de- lightful Jame and the Koreans have nightmares will surely
about his tenacious tackling.
Usually In Control
Tang Sum had a much better kame this time und Lau Tim, snatch...but in thin final Combined Chinvke maintained opart from Д couple heart- THEARCHTPL they just plaged their solitary goal lead until the stopping miskicks in front of Ladly.
interval, but inside ten minutes his own gual. was usually in ot the restart they had gone complete control of the middle further., head....and it was of the field. nearly the perfect goal.
tions.
for
had
العدية
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Wong Chi-keung and Mok
The
THE RUGBY
FAN WHO
CUT HIMSELF 3 FOOT OF TWICKENHAM CROSSBAR
AS A SOUVENIR
HAS POSSIBLY STARTED QUITE A THING.
PETER MAY IS RELIEVED OF THE BUSINESS END OF HIS BAT.
and DON'T
pick it up!
HEADMASTERS OF RUGGER
PLAYING SCHOOLE WILL TURN TO SOCCER FOR FEAR AN ÖVER ZEALOUS PUPIL DEMOLISHES THE SCHOOL
SOCCER FAN DECIDES
TO COLLECT THE WIND FROM FOOTBALLS
"THIS COLLECTING
OF CHUNKS
OF
EQUIPMENT
MAY
SPREAD
TO OTHER SPORTG
Oh
(bother!)
WIMBLEDON DEVOTEE BEGINS A FASCINATING COLLECTION OF STRINGS
SATURDAY'S RUGBY
Two Top Teams Prove
Worth As Leaders
SNOOKER FAN HELPS MIMSELF TO 3 FOOT OF
JOE DAVIS'S CUE.
BUT NOT TO WORRY
very funny!
SOME
DEJECTED
PUNDER
MIGHT
START
A
・COLLECTION
OF ODD LEG6 FROM
BOOKMAKERS STOOLS,
Their
In Pentangular Table
By "PAK LO" :
The two teams at the top of the Pentangular table proved their right to their places in no uncertain manner when they won very convincingly over their opponents on Saturday afternoon.
Club, won their match against the Navy by 41 points (4 goals, 6 tries, 1 dropped goal) to nil, while on the other side of the harbour the Police, showing one or two major changes in their XV, were completely overpowered by the Army team which played good, open rugby throughout to leave the field the victors by 33 points (3 goals, 6 tries) to nil. ;
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they got the ball back cleanly for the first time.
allbertson opened the scoring for
VERDICT:
Combined Chinese victory was more com- The Tournament table now is not what they visualised not until the second half that plete than the score suggests. stands thus: The MacTavish Topper is doffed in salute to our representatives Ar for a grand series........and a very | RAF
This can best be done special word
of commendation, Pelles Novy to the fans for their thrilling |
From the above it can be publishing the standings of the have played support of the boys who played easily seen that the winners of various XV's who in our Colony colours.
the Tournament this season will sufficient games to become com- be the victors of the Chub v petllors in the "31" Cup.
for the near future.
doubt Navy should without
Interesting Extract Any match which is scheduled
The Hongkong! Combined: Chinese, outmatched them in every phase of the game and was rather disappointing to sea
Chun-wah thrived on the ex- that even the usually Indo-
Again we were treated to the cellent service they got from Ho mintable Korean fighting spirit sight of the Korenus in half Cheung-you and Yiu Chcult-yin |
hearted reueat as Ho Cheung-und these four gave the opposi- was lacking.
the ball forward.tion plenty to think about....too The forward line even you carried allowing
the big-hearted The inside right raced ahead much in Juct. The score sheet endeavoura of the brilliant and then at the crucial moment ; tells its own story.
he Rave [] deceptive te 111s plant, Wos Sangwan... "
wiggle of his hips, got the de- was infuriatingly inept.
method fence--including the goalkeeper 1 lacked attacking and it was too easily brushed going the wrong way, and aside by Hongkong's hand and coully pinced the ball with inch perfect accuracy just inside fast-tackling defenders,
Their own defence was goodPak Sang-hoon's left hand posl. Crough, but it was overworked it was a delightful effort and did well to keep the score the goalkeever never down to respectable uropor- ghost of a chance from the
moment the ball left Cheung-yau's bon!.
We Visualised
Korean revival when Woo Sang-kwan Here Is v most interesting
the most dit made
of a whole extract from a letter received be the "wooden spoonists, fu Chinese defensive at the week-end. It is the thoy still lack men and sequence of
are errors to chalk up a goal for his reply to one which I wrote in likely to remain in like altuu side but, alas, it was nЛask in answer to mally queries which Ztion until the end of the season. The
and pan
the Korean have received in recent weeks. never materialised The text of the extract is self challenge as a serious threat to the long explanatory....read on....
"Dear Sir, kong boys.
Instead the visitors roon themselves further found
be The wide-nd.
novement that ought the goal was abnost a These changing inetics kept aplicate of the play that led up to the one scored by o the Koreans guessing through- out the whole ninety minutes Cheung-yau, bui this time the with the result that their wing scorer was Yiu Cheuk-yin. halves were never quite sure whether to dosh into tackle or retreat to a 'defence- in-depth pocátion leaving the
Everything Right
The Combined Chinese everything that was required of them.
They played the right kind of football to suit the nceu- don and it was pleasing to see that they were never chained to ate hard and fast plan.
Someumes they kept the ball close--¡ often felt too and then quite suddenly they would switch
to lang,
swept passes.
close-
Headaches BAYER
Toothaches Colda
are quickly overcome by
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All Too Many
Army v. Police
The Police turned out for this match short of two of their stars, Sholley and Lloyd, but even had they been present it is axtremely doubtful that they could have held this fast, hard going Army side.
the Army in the fourts minute when he broke through and sent Itobertson over, and ten minutes later Green stored after a ragged three move to beautiful try when
it 6-0. Busby scored a
tweply
yarde
be dribbled the ball for bounced nicely into his hards and he scored in the corner. Leppard -converted
his feel, until it finally
11-0
easy
Later
Burby gathered a kick rhead and seht Robertson over in 100 corner. Hobertson zum sound to acOTE under the pasta, leavior an conversion for Leonard Jour
Just on hall time Gliberian and Robertson again combined for latter 30 score well out 12-0.
the second half Muntz scored near the posts from a loose maul for secわ Leppard to avert, and Ininutes later Starp cressed in the corner, a move which he repealed another seven minutes later to make
The Army played a very open Of late it has been extremely game, and though their threes noticeable that all ton many were not particularly success- "As requested by you I have XV's have failed to turn up on ful their two halves, Gilbertson studied the rules of the Aclan time for their matches, some and Robertson, were more than it 30-0 Games with particular reference admittedly for good reasons but worthy of their selection. to the eligibility of participants. ll too often it is 4 Case of I have also perused the list of players not leaving home in football players who have re-tune
The little inside left tantalised the defenders as he danced through their rauks. He got a good look at the white of Pak Sang-hoon's eyes before leaving coming Games in Tokyo."
him helptess with a swervingI
shot which had goal stamped
all over it from the moment It
in
"Yours faithfully, X X X*
was kicked until it was tucked by a well known Colony per
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reluctant to do.
WAR
to
in
That opinion has been given
No Effort Their reasoning sonage who is well qualified to
is that XV's do so. Nothing is to be gained whose name is at the bottom of by revealing his identity. His "31" Cup table will make no comments give food for thought,Į effort to improve themselves as
Finally
Took
Throes
Sports Diary
TODAY
Tenula
Teras Interport: Hongkong Talwan, HKCU, 3.15 pun.
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TOMORROW
Mering
Claims He Stole The FA Cup
Birmingham, Feb, 23, Police hero sold tonight that they were po-opening a case which has baffled Britain for 63 years who stole the original Football Association Cup.
This follows a confession by an 80-year-old man, Mr Harry Burge. In today's Sunday Pic- torial.
"I stole the FA Cup in 1800," he is quoted as saying, “and I melted it down and made it into dud half-erowns."
The cup disappeared on the night of September 11. 1895, from a shop here where it was on show, It had been won by Aston Villa, the present holders, and had been loaned by them for display. They were fined £25 because it had been stolen while in their safekeeping.
At the time police believed the "old pot", worth about £20, had been melted down by coun- terleiters.
Tonight a police spokesman said that, as it was an admitted felony, they would be re-open- ing the caso.
Bul, he added, it took place a long time ago and the events might be difficult to prove.
"If crime has been com- milted, the mojesfy of the law, will be entled into play.
"It coulit, however, be one of those occasions where the Chief Constable will exercise his pre- rogative and allow the matter to lie in the Me.
"At any rate, it will difficult finding the dossier."
Why has old Harry Burge broken hin silence about
be
A
Hongkong Football Association crime committed when he was
Council Meeting. Sporla Hogd, 300 | 177,
13.77,
"I am an old man now -- and It has troubled my consciênge Combined Foreign Tunni Clubs for a long time," he in quoted
Tenali
Talwan. LRC, 4.30 pm.
Gojr Lauks' Day, Shanghal Four<CAT PAL
nur saying by the Sunday Pic- torial-China Mall Special.
CAA Come From Behind To Get On Even Terms
CAA
Against The Army
By "TOUCHWOOD"
* ARMY
3
This is the story of a soccer team who, after leading 3-1 by the interval, allowed the opposition to steamroller them into conceding two goals that tied the score and only bad luck provented the back-to-the-wall side from scoring the winning goal in a First Division League match. at Boundary Street.
Before a few thousand fans; the Army side looked like
was
walking away with a comfortable margin of victory. Hadn't they a commanding lead by the 46th minute? Instead of playing like men inspired, the soldiers on resumption played nonchalantly and as a result CAA made the best use of this, to leave the field with honours shared.
A
It was only after the Anny. opened the scoring in the 18th
What Is all the more remark, minute through Coyle that the able about the Athletles, victory | CAA at full strength,
that they played with In place of Jimmy Chang, the man short for the first 10 Athletics put in Sit Kam-hung Seen standing on the as substitute and to his credit Leppard, who had had minutes. Ittle to do all afterxion, gathered sideline was one of their players he did quite a good job although Behind them Goulds maden Pallee kick, ran across fleid and all dressed up to Join theconceding three gods, after the openings, but he himself ihr Altm
going. He and scored well team, but somehow kept out which Law Tak-hing took over was forced to pass time
and out 10
hoping that Jimmy Chang, the from him In the second half. again by the hard-tackling
absent goalkeeper, would At one stage when the Chung Scott, who let no one past him.
eventually join the team,
Woh side were on even terms they came very near to scoring the winning goal. Time and realn their forwarda · mlæred what looked like certain goale,
Left winger Hau Ching-to (was the man of the match and his contribution of two of the three CAA gónis, wan a treat to watch. His first was a beauti- ful header which rested at the back of the net before the Army custodian could move. A penalty' award saw Hau Ching- io neally placing another winner tromo.
Always Slow
in
Polar Flight Scratched From Grand National
not run in the
од
Hectic Pace
presented Hongkong and Tut- This, of course, brings us wan in previous competitions the "31" Cup which
Club v. Navy and it is my opinion that stituted last season. There is The real the Pulice threes players who have participated 1tle doubl that last scuson were, however, not on par The Club's halves and threes in the Asian Games Football most XV's made some effort to with Scott and they were often
were so superior that the Navy Competition for either Hong-win the Cup, but there is little beaten by their own poor had little chance against them, kong or Taiwan would not now Interest in it this season.
tackling. be eligible to represent
capeelally with the Club pack It has been suggested before For the first half, with Johns feeding the ball back steadily. different side the forth to the Referees Society that ton at full back, Walker for
they allow the standings to be some unknown reason lay out- The Club threes passed ex« published, but this they are sido the scrums and the Police ceedingly well and poor wore outshoved and outhooked tackling by the Navy gave them throughout.
every chance to go through und Playing only seven, men in score, away in the corner of the net.
the scrum, they were no match This Navy side was not That finished the adtual goals,
London, Feb. 23.- for the heavier Army forwards, the night, and with both the of whom Busby was easily the Navy and the RAF losing maen Flight w
The eight-year-old Polar but we shall remember another fine effort by Yu Cheuk-yin
best, particularly in the loose. steadily-men whom they ar Grand National steeplechase at which many people thought was
unlikely to replace-it might be Aintree, par the "31" Cup regulations. acturily over the goal like, and
near Liverpool, better next season if these two March 20, his joint owners an Surely it is more important we shall also recall Lau Yee's
The Police were, always slow combined into one XV for the
The match on the whole was that to start with some of the to get down in the serum, and
nounced tonight. fine last diich clearance from a
Tournament.
played at a hectic pace with the hard hit shot by Choi Kwang-
Coincidence Corner XV's take an interest in this the Amy almost invariably had
Instead, Polar
will Flight
Army team taking the initiative competition. As is, none of the undershove.
Lochric,
Williams contest the Cheltenham Gold Euk,
for the better part of the Grah 45 them care whether they win It In second half Walker re- and Campbell all scored a try Cup at Cheltenham carlier next | minutes. Coyle, Simpson and There
incidento apart, Wo
Not often a team wins 0-0, or not, and mention of the Cup | joined the Police pack, and in the first half with Wright month.
Guilon combined the but shall look back only on
effectively to it become .quite o brings caly derisive, laugh from though their weight then held contributing satisfaction of a well won Hong- coincidence when the
owners cx- worry the CAA defenders. first and players,
the Army pack the damage had O'Kelly, who was the architect plataed that they considered kong victory:'a victory
The opening goal, scored by that
second clavens of a club both To, quota good many, been done.
of victory, converted four of the their horse was still a bit young | Army's Coyle, was as sudden, as might easily have been more win by that big margin on the couldn't catc less. Someone In the lineouts the Police, tries.
for the gruelling Aintree race it was unexpected, From mid- substantial ...a victory that same day. What is more the will get it but it won't be us." without Shelley, lacked a force- In the second was once again shared by the senior and
balf Miller, and he could afford to wall air Coyle headed the ball post reserve sides o! It this is the attitude the fal leader and saldom got the Campbell, Cheong end Lochrie another
year---China Mail the Athletics gooliteeper to put Beferees Society meant to foster ball back. The Police. threea scored another try cach, while Special
Army one up in the 18th then they have done a good when they did get the ball] O'Kelly dropped goal to make
!minute, job, but I am certala that this looked dangerous, but it was the final score 41-0.
By the 30th, minuta. It was Coyla again who beat Sit Kam- hung. Stunned by a two-nil defëll, the Chinese suddenly sprang to le. A CES Srem Tam Kam-moon
Chan Ming-chit boating McNicol with ja sizzling grounder.
..
driving force of the voelfermis Carpet Trades FC in the funs who cheered the Combined Kidderminster League were Chinese out of their rough both leading 6-0 at half me.
THE GAMGOLS
by Barry, Andleb
WELL YOU CAN'T GO IN THAT SUIT LOOKING LIKE THAT
I'LL HAVE TO GIVE IT NGE AND PRESS
LATER
TRAIN, GEORGE! WHY DO YOU LEAVE EVERYTHING
THE LAST MOMENT
Cheong,
two tries,
Polar Flight's *while
for DOMESTIC
ECONOMY
Chinese Clears 14ft. 23⁄4ins. In Pole Vault
today at
·BAW
·
Paris, Feb. 29. Communist China's national Army's third, and final col Pole Vault record was improved come in the 43rd minute, scored the outdoor Athleties Simpson, after which the Chinese "Athletics pub. in two Championships in Canton, the New China News Agency rooals that find the match at
three goals each ported Teal
Yi-shu cleared 4.34
The Teams matres (14 feet 2 inches) to · Army; McNlool;; Hindmarah. Improve upon his, own national Cloany; Mendum, Cowley, Poole; record of 4.82 metres set last Guilon, Minhopey,
Corle, October,
Simpson, Hondensor,
A total of 654 competitors CAN Law Tak-hing; - Chang were entered in the Canton] Yuk-koo, Chung Wing W.com Championships whichi begon Chi-twong, shit Nam-bling, Ma yesterday as a curtain-raiser, to Fook-puji Taos Kumagoons, Chán China'g-1930) cutsoor track and Hung-cheung, Chan Mis field season.-Fre
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