THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1858.
NEW ZEALANDERS CHALK UP A BIG WIN
A First Class Lesson In Forward Play By The Touring Team
By "PAK LO”
Nominate YOUR
Hongkong Footballer Of The Year
Members of the public are invited to nominate Hongkong's Footballer of the Before one of the largest crowds, which included His Ex-Year for the current season.
collency the Governor, Sir Robert Black and Lady Black, ever to grace a rugby football match in this Colony, the New Zealand Touring Team gave the Colony a first class lesson in forward play when they beat them by the large score of 47 points (4 goals, 7 tries, 2 penalty goals) to nil.
Before the game started and during the interval the Band of the 1st Battalion The Green Howards played selections. On his arrival, Sir Robert Black was presented to both fifteens, and at five minutes be- fore the scheduled time the game began.
Right from the start the New rugby in this Colony, especially Colony defence weakened, saw Zealand forwards took com-it we can get tourists of the Davidson ocore, No conversion.
These mighty AIE- | 47-0. mand of the lineouts, for they calibre of
Although the Colony were Jumped better than the Colony, Blacks. and by using one of the barte It was quite some time, al well and truly beaten they were Fulca of rugby they broke Though the All-Blacks pressed not disgraced, for they played through the Colony forward steadily before the first score an hard as they were able, but
superior came, when Dineen converted athe
tactics and the Instead of, as has become the penalty awarded against Robert-greater liness of the All-Blacks their downfall. It in rule here, getting the ball back son within 20 yards of his own proved
for picking out
n pity the New Zealanders passed the line
of the only
that we shall not see these Ali-Blucks for some one of their forwards serum. 3-0, ball to
A few minutes later Dineen time, for they gave the game who was running round to back up the player who had caught tried a penalty drop from the here a great boost, and deserve the ball, and with the force of hallway line but missed and the our thanks and congratulations
wen! to Valentine who for their wonderful display. his run carrying him through, ball
were when caught in possession died Colony forwards the
with the ball, thus ensuring benten before they started,
With the Colony losing most another
penalty conver-
of the lincoute, the Colony threession by Dineen. G-0. hed to cover no! mly their op- paring threes but the forwards as well, which left a gap in the centre of the threes which no of hard tackling by omount Leppard and
could Watson
COVET,
The Colony Jirees thoughout Lackled extremely well, und Leppard
well, if Leppard had not been there the digits in the score would have been re- verged. What neither Ippard
got chis threes
Was from their own forwards,
Better Position
WETE
COVET
Out- Although they hooted the Colony were la o better position In the reruINS, for they lost only 60 per cent of them, but the ball came back Colony too slowly, and the threes, although their passing was good, were too slow off the with the mark in comparison New Zealanders and ran across feld.
Both O'Kelly and Robertson played well, but when lostog heavily they should have opened the game up for an open some was the only way to stop the All-Blacks' attacks.
The Colony forwards, who were tackling too high through- out the game, let the New Zen- landers score again when it took three of them to hold Prain and the ball went inside to Whineray who sent Davison over in the comer. No conversion. -0.
The Colony suddenly at this stage began to fumble badly and the next score came as no sur- prise. The All-Blacks' pack heeled, held the ball perfectly. wheeled and Pickering" touched down the loose ball half way out
Dineen converted. 14-0.
SIXPENCE A ROUND?
By HENRY LONGHURST
FA CUP REPLAY
►
Fifty-Fifty Chance For Langley To Play For Fulham
London, Mar. 24. Star foft-back Jimmy Langley has a "60-50" chance of playing in the Fulham and Manchester United FA Cup toimi-final replay of Highbury on Wednesday, Fulham team munuger Dugald Livingstone said today.
A cry of distress reaches me from an old friend. He is S. Morton, who years ago was greenkeeper at the Bedfordshire Chib and has now, after a period of absence from England, moved back to Old Fold Manor, Herts. To hear from him brings back happy memòries, for we were playing at Letchworth when I did my first and, until recently, only' hole in one- a fest which we then possessed the stamina to celebrate in five different towns in the same evening. It is not, however, to recall has been for 35 уейте. He
The main trouble is a badly the carefree past that Morton was there when we played the
match
with bruised calf muscle. His knee writes but to deplore, so for at 1020 University its own calling is concerned, the homemade rules and the bunk was also wrenched, but he can
the greens were perfect. Indeed, added. through all the time that I havo
Langley was hurt in the f played golf it seems to have been tacitly accepted that Hay half on Saturday, and went off. to play in the lake bas the "best
greens in but returned
forward line, the world, and certainly after ploying on
BOTGO 400-odd The Air Ministry announced courses could not pick upon today that Tony Macedo, Ful- 18 to beat them. And in all that ham's acrobatle young goal- the old Tom Bridges has been keeper, will be released for responsible for them. They wil}
the replay.. remain
It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accer ed until the closing date to present and the probable future, ers full of water-and even then bond i without difficulty," be be announced later.
The two qualifications for nomination are:
(1) Footballing prowess.
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed to the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.
To the Editor, China Mali,
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into account his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play is:
of the
(Sigand)
.Club.
Quit Now, Stan, Before The Old Black Magic
Misses
Its Spell
Says W. CAPEL KIRBY
London.
faini Last month, on February 10, Stanley Matthews reached the ripe
old soccer age of 43. Should he pack up, or carry on?
The Colony had a chance to reply when they were awarded a penalty ten yards in from touch and ten yards from the half way line, but O'Kelly was just short A good throe move by New Zealand with Some very bad obstruction which the referee did not see brought the next try. with Davison Just scoring as Leppard tackled him well and hard into Louch, but before he went in he managed to score. No cơn- version. 17-0.
It
is a depressing thought, but, much as it hurts, I am certain that millions will join me in hoping this will be the last season we shall see him demonstrating those inimitable tricks of escapology that have left defenders as bewitched and bewildered as a small boy wondering how the ship got into the bottle.
he feels it,
Ston has publicly stated that is to be hoped that the Maestro's speedy and nulle lee-cool brain will recognise and enough to carry
on another heed the distress signals his body two, three, or more seasong, sends out as a warning hot lu As an admirer of Matthews, tempi providence for too long. both on and off the deld As the son of Jack Matthewa, throughout his illustrious career, a well-known ring performer in the old National Sporting Club proffer this advice DON'T!
well Quit now, Stan, before the old days, Ston munt know
that in boxing they black magic loses its spell.... enough while the sleight of foot sill has never come back.. 'em going wrong-a-way, and the throttle answers to the summons for that electrifying burst of speed which leaves pop-eyed and
Old, But True
That old saying applice equally to football as to all other
On joining the comralttee of the Southern Section of the Green Keepers' Association, he says, he has been alormed to see so few young men coming into the profession,
The Past Year Tala reflects a point which myself have often heard in the
both a tribute to his past year and which concerns everyone who plays golf-and memory and a challenge to his care any bowls, cricket and any successor.
which depends for other game
Macedo, currently on national service, won due to play for the Army on RAF against the
tta enjoyment largely on the LINCOLNSHIPE HANDICAP | Wednesday.
"state of the pitch."
The answer, of course, is 03
simple as it is inescapable. Pay Probable Starters
them morel
The joys of life in the open alr, heigh-ho, and the assurance of a lady alatistician in Oxford that he can feed five on £1 108, 5d. a week do not, alas, weigh so strongly with a young fellow who wants to buy a house and raise a family as does the extra money
can tom by minding a machine in a neigh- bouring factory.
run
they
ben
And Jockeys
So, if Langley is t, Fulham will probably Aeld the side
played DAI whiteb
Saturday, Otherwise, Robin Lawler would probably switch at left-back, with Eddie Lowe coming in at left-half.
that
London, Mar, 24. Thirty-seven probable runners with Jockeys for the Incoin-chester United will shire Handicap, to be Tun on Wednesday, March 20, over ons mile at Lincoln are:-
Corinthian
Tico
(N.
Man- be un-
It seems likely
changed. There is * slight doubt about Bale Taylor, the little inalde-right, who suffered bad immock at the back last Saturday, the thigh
but he is expected to be it by. Wednesday,
The chances of Ken Morgan. the outside right who recently returned from Munich, are not bright
ho becauso
19 not Alt-France
Ernie Taylor Fit
After
at Old
MARCIANO-LIKE BASILIO AN 8-5 FAVOURITE TO BEAT ROBINSON
Babur (E. Driit), Colours (Pigzott), Whiranek (W. H. you may say, All very well,
Corr), Vonus Supper (J. Ed- but how do we raise the money? dery), Persuader (S. Clayton), Rising costs. I am told almost Just Verdiet (C. Ride), Nicholas every day, are crippling many Nickloby (A. Breasley), Diplo clubs already though
matie Bag (S. Starkey). never seem quite to do so. Hoy- Magic Moment (S. Mercer), Jake, says Me Guy Farrar in a Copenhagen (E. Mercer), San completely match broadcast, cost less than £100 | brúgh (E. Smith), Jackiesa Kuda Presse. a year to
In the earliest | (J. Egan), Statfold (E. Larkin), Hobinson). dayn and now it costs £15,000. Melody Fair (P.
That is a staggering gure. Chief Barker (D. Smith), Opera Nevertheless, the fact remaine | Score (H. J. Greenway), Master |
London, Mar. 24. that club subscriptions have not Nickey (S. Gifford), Lord
Ernie Taylor, Manchester risen since before the wor in Barker (S. Simo).
United's inalde-forward
who River Line (J. Lynch), Abbots received a bruised thigh in the proportion to other amenities of
fe and another guinea, added Bench (D. Greening), Langton FA Cup Semi-Finol with Fulham possibly as a soparate item un Heath (B. Jego), Grand Reject last Saturday, will deânitely be der "greenkeeping subscriptian,” | (B. Keith), Who You (Ct for the replay at Highbury will not break many camels' Holman), Jomarbet (K. Temple- on Wednesday. backs-though in alibly saying nida), Cleveland (T. Lappin),
treatment so I reflect with relief that putton (D. W. Waller), Retain Trafford today, he took part in am not coplain of a golf club (D. W. Morris):
team training and Teli na ill and will not have to endure
Mcintosh). effects. Neither diď centre- the comments of the members.
Alex Dawson, Naval Fighter (M. Hayes), High forward
who Great Believer
(R. Reader), Curlous suffered an ankle injury in Like the dentists, however, I Peter (R. B. Swindlehurst), Red Satirday's game.
The team, which will not be King (A. Carson), Gay Trio am a great believer in painless (S. Milbanks), Norway (D.selected until just
before the We've heard the stories about extraction and there may be Ward), Regal Rock (K. Glover), parly leave for London to- Matthews having poor games, other ways of relieving golters Norts Light (D. Bast) and Laza morrow, is expected to be un- about young Bryan Dougina per- of the nanetat difference.
Goblin (D. Johnstone).-Reuter. I changed.--France-Presse. manently taking over the outsidetween an enthusiastic young tight job in the England inter-greenkeeper and jobbing The Next Try
national team, about Stanley gardener. It might well be, for Again and again the New
being just a shadow of what he instance, that clabs could create was.
a tradition that members at the Zealanders allacked and again
end of every round In the Colony forwards Pen- and again Leppard and Walson
put Blx- But I don't trust other people's pence in a box on the bar, to man played one of his best cleared, but then Whineray got
opinions. It Stanley Matthews is be earmarked for the outdoor games this season and was well the ball from the loos and tore
to be judged, then he must be staff-hoping, of course, that the bocked up by William, but through to score under the
Judged on the evidence available local tax inspector
would be Green was a 'definite dumppoint- | posts. Dineen converted. 22-0.
...and there's certainly not too busy hunting huatsmen's ment, for he was far too slow Finally, just before half time
enough of that to condemn the Christmas boxes to become lo do any damage,
Meis broku through to send
aware of these voluntary con- The New Zealand pack with Pickering over from a lineout tishy-legged victims Boundering branches of sport, and presonal man.
ly I think ho is too soccer-wise
A proportion Whinery and Pickering to show on the Colony 25. No conver- In your wake....while you con
tributions. the way were always well upsion. 25-0.
sili provide the upot-on-pass to hang on until his game has
visitors' green fees might also in the forefront of the game, Within seconds of the second delivery service which has pro- gone over the hill.
be assigned to the men on whose
enjoyment and when the New Zealand half starting, The New Zea-dured so many goals for England
labour threes
cross kicked, as theytanders went further ahead and Blackpool
direelly depended.
However, as we seek means often did, the whole New when the ball moved across the three line, was kicked ahead by
of ringing in the new, let us, at Zealand pack was there in a
Brown, and Liaven beat the de- There have been bunch.
any rate wiih n joyous peal of Only when the Colony cross- fence to the rolling ball and luggish reactions and I say
On the other hand, the ques-congratulation, ring out the old kicked did the New Zealanders touched' down. Johnson Con that despite bis recent display
tion to be answered is: "WhatIn the person of Tom Bridges, The tough, Marciano-like Basilio, who gained the nar- Should Stanley Matthews hang did Matthews contribute?" against Wolves.
whose greenkeeping like look unsettled, but with their verted. 30-0,
rowest of decisions over Robinson last September, in "At all costs avoid the tragedy up his boots? That's the question
"And the noswer? He laid ca covered almost the whole terrific speed they were able to
probably one of the greatest middleweight fights of modem
A cover their mistakes before the taltnek and seemed they of cheere turning into leers. I've been asked-not once, but two goals. And Blackpool beat what may be termed
all time, is an 8 to 5 on favourite to win again. You Newcastle United 2-1. Colony could
Whitts must score, but Valentine pass-There's nothing the pubite likes many times this season.
golt. Bridges, who has set down his tools for the last time at the poll of 84 leading British and American boxing than to see a champion couldn't throw a tougher one at and Prain played beautifully ed out too late and play swept more
And I might be excused again
me.
writers showed that 21 favoured the champion's tire- with Frain making the try of upheld
Davison 1oppled from his throne,
Accurate Passing age of 78, zertainly had his life and
cast
After Don't risk another season after for taking the simple way out by
pleasant places. the match when he got the ball erosskicked for Brown to gather
less slugging to overcome the ageing Robinson. just outside his own 25, cut and score
Pack up when Blackpool throwing it back to Stanley well out. No con- this.
Coming away from the match spending his boyhood at North finish
because, their tour of Australia Matthews
ofler All,
Those who favour Robinson, In nearly 18 years as a pro- through the defence, dummled version, 33-0.
a friend sold: Matthews should Berwick, he took the high road The ball was kicked off, pass-next summer, and so spore us Stanley is the only man in the be an automatic choice for to England long before the first who will be attempting to win fessional, Robinson has fought his way past two more players,
world compotent to
world war and feiched up at the title for the fifth time, 149 contests, winning 91 inside honed off the full back and cd to Prain by one of the New the ordeal of seeing you continue soccer
every England team."
never the distanco He has won 16 at sworved perfectly to leave the Zculand forwards and it was until the sparkle bas gone und answer.
Why such a forthright opinion Huntercombe in the age of girl point out that he has
his World Championship bouts, But I'm a critle, and a critic after one of Stanley's "ordinary" caddies and members driving been beaten by the same man last two defenders running the then that he made his wonder- the memory of greatness fades.
Resist the temptation
of without un opinton is never performances? wrong way while he touched ful solo run to score under the
Btwice and predict that he willing three on potato nod-be- "Because every up from Henley station In That's why 1
win by a knockout.
ing knocked out once. dówar under tho posts,
challenging the record held by worth his salt. posts. Boon converted. 38-0.
time he parted with the ball it pony and trap. first to advise went accurately to a Blackpool
There the eye of the late and Two opponents who took the Basilio, 30, has won 82 of 71 Dineen, the New Zealand full Pickering added the next try your No. 1 fan, Billy Meredith, would be the
previour to Matthews to pack up TF
great back, also deserves mention for when he took the ball from a who only a year
J. F. Abercmay tell title from Itobinson were both fights since starting as a pro» upon him and, together the two stopped inside the distance in forsional ten years ago. He has the nent way in which he joins wheel within ten yards of the retiring at the age of 51 was thought he was not doing him- player," I was told.
Club line. No conversion, 41-0. actually playing in Cup football self justice as a player. Because
biggest of them plunged into a tangle return bouls, Randolph Turpin, 26 knockouts to his credit,
was beaten in ten The fight will be broadcast Sull the pressure was kept for Manchester City-toothpick nothing is more distressing than problem today is proving to the of rhododendrons, gorse, heather of Britain.
televised emerged rounds and Gene Futimer lasted nationally and
over up and from a lineout Lineenwalt.
the sight of a fallen idol, a man experts that he is not all washed and silver birch and
a closed circuit to 140 cities in went through to score well out. Without detracting from the groping
recapture up. He has already proved it to with the Old course at Adding Ave rounds. The cool, calculat No conversion 44-0. Finally skill which won Tilly 51 caps former greatness, a man who're-himself, but that is not good ton. They kept in touch, I being Robinson will be giving the United States and Canada. after another three move, which for Wales,
Gross receipts are expected to the fact is that the fuses to believe that the good enough for some folk. They lieve, with whistles and I al-away seven years in age, but
be know better than ways remember how impressed I will have the edge in weight.
ground 800,000 think they
Collars were becoming more and more slyle of play in his day produced days will nover come again.
Inid
The fighters wil (£285,714). and tear on spred, as the less wear
Stanley...
.so they "advlee" him was to learn that "Aber" the order of the day
Vacated Title this. stamina and the nervous system
to retire from the game for his out
wonderful course
each gel 20 per cent of all the I don't think the idol has own good.
"straight off the cuff,” as il Basilio, who vacated
proceeds. than it does in present-day com- petition.
fallen; I don't believe the Wizard
were, without having to recon-welterweight title when he beat sider a single green or tee, Robinson, is expected to come From Addington, after a briefjša ut funt under 11 stone-about spell at Croham Iurst, Bridges 31⁄2 pounds Nighter than Robin- I went to Hoylake-undi there he son.
score.
ed in with his threes time and ngain to make the extra man, without crowding his wings.
Big Advantage But though the New Zealand threes passed well it was their crosskicking which gave them big advantage for their forwards were always there to gather up the ball and tako i on. When they did so for the line it was Davison who timo and again toole the eye, for ho was able to spurt away from anyone near hira, and only someone in his path was able to stop him.
The New Zealanders also passed quickly and only onCO when Prain tried to repeat his polo efiampi did they fali to. ferd their wings. Prain with only Leppard to beat and willi four ATVEDA beautifully post- lobed outside him kept the ball to himself and was well and truly grounded for his.
WIS ODO
of the most
Without doubt, on any one of the large crowd will testify, Abin melting riches ever sem, and the Inet that if drew such a large dod" iuris, crowd proves that there can be a great fature for
Now at lart the Colony began
SPORTRAITI
INDOOR
•Don't worry,, sir=il's 'got keither an atomip,, nor conventional ·" warhead-""
Benden Layrull Service
Avoid This!
According to Jawn terbis coach Dan Maskell, there's every chance of the name of Matthewa being perpetuated in the world signs of of sport by Stan junior on the
tennis courts. both well;"
That's my advice to Matthews, who, I am sure, will take it in the spirit it is given.
Should he feel the wrench to much he could come to the same wise Peiston as his old friend, Jimmy Hagan, who now limits his football to occasional appear- ancer when conditions best autt his style, or when Shefeld United consider his experience of value for any particular match.
Mould Cona
Jizmy has just had a birth- day and at 41--with the excep tion of Matthews is the oldest League club player in the country.
It has been shid Dist, niter, the potters fashioned Matthews they throw away the mould .......... but which ́ makos
| nevertheless inevitable that we ever, to see his
are unlikely
klud again.
There must be a limit, and 15
We wish them
vainly to
Not Falfon
The last time I saw Matthews in action was at St James' Park, Newcastle. I've seen hire play better, Theres no deny ing that Matthews was "missing" for long periods of that match against Newcastle United.
Stanley Matthews'
of Dribble is struggling; I don't Let us leave the last word to agree that the vintage days of Stanley Matthews himselt. Says Stanley Matthews are all behind Stanley: "I don't like being told him.
to retire." Would you?
THE GAMBOLS
1., AND FINALLY WE NEED
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HAVE A GODO MERTINOS DEAR
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their
of
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has of
Chicago, Mar. 24, Sugar Ray Robinson, 37, at one tirac regarded as the
best pound for pound lighter in the world, but now in the twilight of an illustrious career, faces the odds against World Middleweight Champlon, Carmen Basilio, here tomorrow night.
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