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Answers To Sports Quiz
1. Exzard Charles.
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 8-1958.
THEY ACHIEVE AN EPIC VICTORY? Manchester United Can
Win The Cup With Their Soccer Skill
Says DENNIS HART
The most poignant' moment in the English soccer season will come just before three o’alock today when FA Cup finalists Manchester United onter the Wembley arona.
The FA Cup competition fires English sporting enthusiasm every year. But never so much as this year with United's appearance at Wembley barely three months after the Munich air disaster which cost the club elght of its players, including such stars as Duncan Edwards and Tommy Taylor.
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CAUSER a
to give close support to the for- Emotion and endeavour have determination that gone hand in hand in United's player to pull out that ittle ex-wards, means that the defence The amazing recovery
their ira effort has been missing in Inevitably weakened.
way is left open to the sudden patched-up team won through their League games,
counterattack. On top of this, the fib, sixth and semi-final
United's defence does not look rounds of the Cup.
safa under pressure, even with the mercurial Harry Gregg in
coal.
Inevitably the question has been asked: "Has the emotion been carried too far?" Man chester fans have often come neur to hysteria. The players 2. e) William Tilden, b) H. W. tuve occasionally let enthusiasm Austin, e) Gertrude Moran. get the better of their judgment.
of the Inter- 3. President
"If that happens in the earlier national Olympic Committee rounds, what is it going to be 4. Harry Vardon. He won his like at Wembley?" Many have
sixth British Open Cham-wondered, plonship in 1924 at the age of 44.
5. The Barbarians,
There is no doubt that the majority of the hundred thou- sand spectators will be cheering for United. But the game itself
Swept Along
-It is true that in the Cup games immediately after Munich United were swept along on a wave of emotion. But gradually the emphasis has been more and more on skill, until now, with the return of another Munich survivor, Denis Viollett, their line-up is once again one at the most talented in the country, in- cluding auch players as Bobby Charllon, Ernie Taylor, Violett, Wilf Mcguinness, Stan Crowther, Ernier Cope and Harry Gregg, Untied, in fact, is faced with the problem that Mait Busby so
to leave out,
6. a) Galí, b) Golf, e) Tennis. will be decided on football skill.often had to wrestle with: who
7. Peter Waterman.
8. Uruguay.
9. Seventh.
10. Godfrey Evans.
And A is on skill that I tako United to beat Bolton.
succession
of
Their one
recovery amazing Viollett's after being told that he might Forget the League defeats that United have never play again has set an
Charl inside-forward problem. suffered recently. aim is to win the Cup, and the on, who has developed into a great player with even greater potential, must play. And it seems unthinkable to drop Ernie Taylor, the "general" of the at- tack. Viollett can play at centre-forward. But that would mean dropping Hobby. Dawson who scored a hat-trick in the semi-final.
Nominate YOUR
Hongkong Footballer
Of The Year
Members of the public are invited to
And with former England centre forward Nat. Lofthouse and form after back to fitness a shoulder injury. Bolton's al- thek looks Bil tha more menacing.
Lofthouse is a skilful and de- After scoring termined leader. two goals in England's 3-2 win over Austria in 1052, the local fans nicknamed him "The Lion
of Vienna,"
Better Balanced United's attack looks the bet ter-balanced, but it will prob- the tougher task ably have against a defence that has con- ceded only, three goals in five to Wembley. ties and one replay on their way
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Some Final Comment On The Softball Season
By
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No round-up of the local' softball season would be complete without some comment on the 'extra' competitions much a part of the game and also a few reflections on tho general sceno....so here goes!
The Junior Knockout tournament was once again won by the Cheyennes. The highly-favoured Dodgers scraped through to the semi-final through the courtesy of Lester Wu's homer, which was all the margin they needed against Wah Ying, and it took the Filipinos eight agonising innings to achieve this.
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The King of Whiskies
of these 1057/08 season was highlighted They had an easier timo (up. Lel's 'see more
In .futura inter-by a rash of forfeits generously against the Comets, but falled youngsters
given. Need. I say 'morg??? to slop the Cheyennes from nationals.
Looking back on the softball making it two straight. The
the titles having been Bote, Agenta: DODWELL, & pal amo Cheyennes took the final 5 to 2 scene, I have only to ring down the curipin on suggestion to make, and that is decided, it now remains for the the, advisability of re-instating catiball fraternity to take a
Ogdon Health Protecting during the forthcoming season wild guess at the names of the League competition.
WATER PURIFIER: Commentat An excellent end-a stiff fine for offending teams eventual winners of the covet- of-season tournament played in which generously give walked Most Valuable Player" There aro maby the best of spirits. The Juniors over once the Championships award. certainly showed boundless in the various Divisions have possibles' and It's difficult to gucas correctly, but be patient. enthusiasm for the game, even bren decided. after the grind of playing 10 League, matches. well for the future of softball.
No Apology This bodes).
Of
At midnight during the Dance tonight you will be put the cut of your misery, Ask I have been particularly criti-Hon. Secretary, you say? The Ladies Fection of the enl, at times, of certain aspects course he knows, but he isn't
I make no telling! KO's saw a bitterly conteed of local softball.
since I have anal between South China and apology for this the luczless University girls. felt that the game could very The former won it, somewhat well prolt by some of the criti- fuckily I thought, and one clams I have made. University infielder left the ball
When the question of asking park a sadder but wiser girl. Even as she was hotly disputing for a cash guarantee from teams a strange decision by an umpire (to ensure a completion of play- (incidentally it was one of many lng schedule) was first mooted atrocious calls), a Nam Wah early in the season it was, for heading in the some odd reason, voted down, direction of the plate like a The concluding stage of the lacelo handig pigeonil
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NON-STOP
In that run they held at bay the powerful thrusts of Wolves,
That brief incident with the Champions, and the League, countered the smooth finesse of man in brown was indeed costly. The game didn't find too much
Which player now in League Preston, the runners-up/"
the with
apectators football and County cricket has Tradition indicates & United favour
ever lost of the astonishing -umpiring win. No team has
sporting year-round
netivity? two auccessive. Wembley anals, decisions at 1st base, but then maintained the longest all-the- Charlton and Preston have each this is one problem all teams won once at the second attempt, will have to put up with-unt! The answer is Australian Ken while. Manchester City have such time as would be umpa get Grieves who has played con- the foot twice, their eyes examined or brush uptinuously now, winter and sum. mer, for ten years footbali tu on the rules. performed
losing
goal for Bolton Wanderers, Bury United, were last year's
Stockport; cricket for finalists when on carly injury to
Lancashire. Thet: goalkeeper Wood mean that The Internationals and
Main Worry Whatever attack they settle o, I think United will have the skill and punch in front of their Opponents", goal toʻscorq, main worry will be in defence. Playing attacking football,
they had to play most of the match with ten men
nominate Hongkong's 'Footballer of the with the wing halves moving up cenfive. But in 1955,
Year for the current season.
It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination. coupons will be accepted until Monday.
The two qualifications for nomination are:
(1) Footballing prowess.
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play.
Nominations should be addressed to
Sports Diary
TODAY
Bowi
1st Division: KCC VIBC, Kace v "B" CCE "A", KDC. Recreio TC V Recreio "A".
V XDC, 2nd Division: FC "A"
KCC v HKPBA, KKCC V HKFC,
PRCV IRC, Recreio v FC "D"
3rd Division: HKFC v CCC, IRC V USRC V PRC,
the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street. FRC. HERC, KCCC
To the Editor, China Mail,
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into account his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play la:
of the
(Signed)
Hub.
at 5 p.m.
Boccer
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Reserve Division: Army v Kitchen (Club), CAA V Tung Wah (88) both matches at 3.30 p.m.
2nd Division: South China v Navy (CH3.30 pm: Taikoo V REME 3.30 pm. St Joseph'a v
And how about the Inter- This gives United added in-nationals?
Bolton, The last de "Vivo la Portugal" hit by Injuries and a masterly for yet another year. The Lust- display by Stanley Matthews, tanions registered a double. In
4-3 to Blackpool the went down This makes them all the more determined to win this time.
These two factors seem to cancel cach other out. That brings us back to soccer
skill. and in that department United can win the day.
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best-of-throo serles the Portuguese ladics, assisted by numerous fielding errors on the part of the Chinese girls. had on casy time,
China pitcher Yim Lal-shcung had a most unnerving time against the winners' Frances da Silva, Frances connected for a homer and four singles in 8 times at bat for a fantastle .925 average, an all-time high in the Ladies' International--and all this not- withstanding a most unorthodox good It was only last November batting stance! A very
SHORT CAREER
that Peter Glover signed profes showing indeed by a single
Portugal
poor
sional football forms for Brad-player against the best hurler in ford City, his first taste of the the Ladies' Division.
But bis career V Kitchen pald, ranks.
The China versus 1st Division: Armandine lasted only four months, for on (Club), Eastern CAA V Tung Wan (B5) all watches medical advice he has quit the Men's International Anal was a game following two shoulder monst disappointing affair. P. C. alslocations. He is only 31 years Wong proved,, to be a
substitute for namesake "Goo96" old too..
Wong. The game was won by Portugal even before the plato ump called "Play Ball".
There were only two things this game, ,Every member of the Hinton worth recording in and Parsons School eleven has Firstly the timely, hitling of representative slugger Tong Guterres, whose gained county,honours. Nine have over-the-scoreboard bomer played for South-East Stafford-still being talked about, and the Dance, shire schools and two for Bir-inclusion of two Junior playera in'a predominantly Senior line- mingham. County Schools.
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Telephone (v) 6 pm. -
.3rd Division: TIL v ATB (EV) 330 p.: Dodwel v lappy Valley (RV) 5.30 p.m.: Bouth China v Mercantile (iv) 8 pm.
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