Tommy Atkins ARMY SPORTS
PARADE
Well deserved Spotlight treatment is afforded the Army Water-Polo team for their magnificent effort in holding the Hongkong Regiment's team of experts to a 5-5 draw when they met in the annual Terry Trophy competition at the Victoria Pool last Thursday.
As expected the local swimmers had things nearly all their own way. They seldom before left us even crumbs of comfort, but this time I am Huro the exploits of Sgt John Higginbottom, Gar Rogers, Capt Livingstone, Cpl Greenwood. L/Cpbs Flemming, Hague, and Brannigan, must have pleased the energetic Army Swimming Union Secretary Capt John Sharp, RAPC, to whom thanks are due for organising this and the previous Army Champion. ships.
Defending the "deep" they were 1-4 down In the first period. With the advantage in their favour in the second half they gradually pulled up to nake the game more exciting. Bul fortune was just a little un- kind and they had to be content with a draw which was extremely grand affort, con- sidering the talented opposition they were up against.
an
The Lancashire Regt have started the boxing ball rolling with a very well organised novices competition in which Ally aspirants to fame ballled for honours,
over
'Champion' Novices
noon and the winner titis ought to like the champions' Intirels. Howover, vither 70 Com- pany RASC or perhaps dark horses Lanes "B" wher now have Sgt John Higginbottom back among then could well upset few plecarts".
In the Beld variety of the game there was a great dual of dis- appointment when it was known! that the growid wan out of bounds for the opening of the season after frontle measures had been taken to alt in the trials. However, better a week's delay at the start rather Than have the ground completely out of netion before the end of what is always a hard season.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1958.
Pago 77
League Internationals A Boost
ANOTHER THRASHING FOR BRAZILIAN SOCCER TEAM Beaten 12-1. By Newcastle United
The Brazilian footballers of the Bela Vista team were told of a decision
London, Oct. 1. by the Brazilian Sports Confederation to recall them to Rio, following their European tour showing, just before they faced Newcastle United tonight.
the Bein Visit mea to pre he But this did not inre the Confederation wrong
On the contrary they sated | to a humiliating 12 gabb Ong
defeat by the United to shreds the British ball that comes out of Bra the fate conviction that thing football business mate pure gold-dust.
Lending four goals vacat half time, the
Umind totball machine,
fired in often
Terry Downes Looking For A Fight
London 1. Newly crowned Britt Middle- weight ehmoplon, Ten Downes, is looking for aft with a
Spell U.K. Soccer
lion without a semblance of oppoel- (in. six-minute betweezi the 52nd ond 50th minute, they scored four goals). The 60th minute,
And in
Centre-forward White stammed in his fourth and Bottom cracked in his fifth, seven minutes later. Whlic hnd the last word in
the 78th minute when he also claimed five goals, The Brazilian goal came from a penalty.
The 23,000 spectators were disillusioned and Bela Vista cannot count on big gates for the remaining maiches to be played in this country-France- Presse.
FC Team For Good Neighbours' Shield Match
The following, players who
high rated boy Innory have represented Filipino Club "Good to prepare biniselfck in the first leg of the at the world title, was re- Neighbours' Shield" raulch
against United Services Recrea- vrated here tonight
Negotiations will under-tion Club have now been token ft was revealed, with chosen to play in European champi. Charles Eame to be played on Sunday, lubaz, Gette Fuller and Car-October 5, 1950 commencing at Then Basillo, former walicham- P.MF:- plans, aul Joey Gland. and
M.M. Memazce, E. Lawrence,
As is usually the case there
The "off" for these enthusiasts were several Thumpion' novices will now be next Sunday when and from the displays given I the "A" side will oppose newly- feel sure the Regment will pro- promoted "Mucsurisis" on the duen a team this season that will Sookanpoo ground at 1430 yo for.
the
eleven take Details of results will be formidable opponents in Nay given in next week's column.
Bharat.
un
LL
A combination of bad weather And
"nights in" have delayed for the first match is Sgt Blun, The selectedl side envisaged the fal struggles in the Kow-Cfn Roberts, Set Smith, Toon six-a-side hockey league and cup competition but the firstth, Lt Waits, 2/14 Phillips,
LA Green, round and part of the second Cat Timothy, Capt Orvis, and Sgt Higgdobonom, has been completed.
that elusive gentleman A. N. Other,
Surpises have resulted as can be expected., but he biggest sur- priae has been the sudden lacki of interest
displayed by the majority of teams and the fre quency of sides turning up tó play only to find no opposition.
In the early round the Lases Band received a walkover from the LAD 'C' skle and 3 Coy A and LAD 'A' drelded
te com-
plicate things by sharing four goals in their maiter, & Coy 'C entered the next round without
produced
Until La Trevor Halph returns is likely to be a difficulty, and from UK the outside-right berth
it is hoped in have yet another trial this afternoon at the King's Park round staring at 1600 to attempt to selle this knotty problem.
Lot Of Headaches
and
COD is n Corps player and if he Newcomer Cap Timothy of G
lives up to his reputation reproduces the ability he showed for a few minutes in a recent trial he will indeed be the answer to the Anny prayer for the centre-forward position which has been our wealiness in the just,
playing their game with Lates
C wille Signals 'B' the Arst surprise by defeating the Lanes 'A' side, all of whom, even skipper Capt. ian Frier. sermed off form. Signis played Hrsi team player Archer with one of his arms in plaster and wearing leather shoes. Even so they managed to get on top of a side who have often given the the leaders something to think promotion
about.
The RMP swamped B Coy 'B' by G-1 and Con and Work- shops 'B' had quite a handful to cope with in LAD before they took the honours at 3-1.
Major Surprise
The fine work last season of "" eleven in winuing
to the pranter division was grand but it has given Secretary Capt Philli Bullard a lot of headaches for now he has the unpleasant task of deciding whether to split his resources and have two separate teams with a reserve or two for each, or to keep the "A" side ot the strongest at the expense of the "B" side.
Then came the first of two major surprises. Signals, less
There will be a lot to be said Grierson and plus the plaster for both solutions but 1 feet ho encased Archer looked all set to and the other selectors are right bow to a very strong DCRE six, in deciding to held the strongest but with every member of the possible side in the senior team side in fine form they weathered and blood newcomers in the the initial thrust of the Sappers,""
building up an interval lead of Why not go along to Sookun- 5-3 tlicy tore the Engineer's os at 1439 defence to shreds in the initial Hockey matches. Then by way to see both the ten minutes of the second half of a change take in the Anny slammed in a further four with football match at the Club out reply to even their own Stadium where our lads should surprise,
make up for last week's narrow There followed another bitter defeat and register their struggle when Workshops A. victory of the season when they prospective league champlons, oppose entertained BMII Kowloon in meneing at 1730 hrs.
Caroline 1, com- this instance both sides Have Next Wodnesday will see the sparkling displays. This way opening of the Army leagues and
the retum
Results
Loudon, Oct. 1. Results in tonight's football matches were:
ENGLISH LEAGUE
Bradford C. Norwich C.
Southamp Wrexham
Clientes
Degion
Gingham
Alderhot
Crewe
Crystal P.
Workingte
Divblon
1 Swindon T.
Berou
2 Notte County
2 Munich' '7′′.
Division IV
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0
Watford
Waldl
Oldham A.
Coventry C.
3 York City
Hartlepools U Northampton 'T.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP
Cele
Kilmarnock
Semi-Finals
1 Prizle Th 0
2
IRISH LEAque gold CUP Semi-Final Gediman
5 Linfield
2
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European Cup Soccer Match
1
For UK Soccer
STAR NAMES WILL PULL IN THE CROWDS
By TOM FINNEY
(Of Preston North End and England)
What a splendid thing it is to see the premier soccer league in the world, the powerful Football League of England, really moving ahead with the times by planning to play home and away gamos with the League of Italy next season. This is a great idea which cannot fail to succeed. I'm all for new-ideas in football; only in this way can soccer, hope to hold its own-and maintain the increasing interest in the game-in competition with the numerous counter- attractions in the entertainment world today.
11's certainly no use living So the past, or on reputation, Land thinking that because everything's gone smoothly for so long it always will.
A Mystery
The Football League has often been accused of "being old- fashioned and too conservative, and It's always been a mystery to ne why an organisation con- Irolling so many
Instead, the main business is done at onlces situated in a duiet part of my native town of Pres- ion, overlooking some public
Belleve gardens.
me, you'd trave to look for the place in find i Just imagine this heing the hub of an organisation held in great esteem wherever 'succer Is played.
it doesn't make sense, except that no one has ever complained about the way they do the job, clubs, the so highly efficient is the League cream of English football, system. But why do it all from should have little or no money backwater bi A provincial In the kitty.
As long as I remember they seem to have been content to for along and pay their way. I don't know whether they've ever funde a big profit but most of the balance sheets I recall slowed Just enough cash on the credit side to keep out the balls!
An encounter beta-slownes A. E. Ablong, V. A. Neves; L. and one of those would Leon, Mrs F. M. Custilho, L.A.
Paris, Oct. 1.
You might thin, after run- probably be staged a foringay Rozario, L. S. Silva; L. V. France beat Greece by seven
ning League football since 1888 In December.
Osmund, Mins M. Coelho, T.M.ols to one in un internations! that they would be established Downes of Paddifas claimed | Custlho, F. Ton; C. M. European Cup eighth Anal arst in apalaliul building, with offices, the vacant inlddies grown Coslitho, Mrs M. Ablong, L.1g soccer match here tonight.
meeting rooms and a conference when he stopped Edwards Lima, F. J. Rodrigues; C.
At half time, Franee led by chamber big enough to stage the C. of Wales in the 135 of a sche-Dendo, Mr A Remedior, 3-0.
annuat meeting of the clubs. Harringay last D.-France-E. M. Remedios, A. Sequira staged at Athens on December description could be located in duled 15 round ter at F. A. Siuntos, J. S. A. Curreem;
relura match will be And that headquarters of this
C. J. Harvesen, M. T. Nunes.
Presst.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
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APPRESSED TO NARRA--NO RETURN, ADDRESS-TRUS PAPER-CHIEF?
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first
WHAT'S GOING
ON HERE?
one of the occasions when it is from that time onward the army
a pity that one side had to win football
grounds will be in
for both teams were very evenly constant use.
matched. For their 3-2 victory
BMI can thank Lt John Booth
for a grand game at centre-half,
where time after time he broke
up REME threats, and in the
Big Attraction
The major league's big attrac-
forward line veteran Lt Col J. 3tion will be 1/Lancashire Rtgt V Sullivan who was responsible RAF Kal Tak which will be con for the goals scored.
tested on the formers' ground at Gun Club starting at 1415. 6 COD returned to winning These sides are very evenly form when they just caged out matched and perhaps home 3 IAO Troop, by 5-3. With 19 advantage may just swing the Company RASC and Lane Dbalance in favour of the In- recelving walkovers from HQ} fantrymen,
RASC and Garrison HQ the last With two games at Sek Kong match of this serica saw 3 and the other at Stanley Kow- Supply Depot emerge casy toon residents will have to travel victors over the AGD Unit with to Boundary Street for threo a score of 6-1.
mere games in the Minor Units league or remain at Gun Club for the HK Provost Company. BMH Kowloon game. Which- over they choose some strenuous matches should be on show,
In the second round St Georges School caused a raising of eyebrows by defeating the HMP team 0-2. The losers were able to produce only five players but tho school made a Very Fans on the Island can see 50 sporting gesture when they ❘ Coy RASC tako issue with Cimp loaned their opponents `one of HOLF on Sookunpoo's lovely their reserve players.
turf, or take a stroll to happy Weather put a stop to Tues-Valley and witness the
Inter day's fixtures in which the star Service clash between RAF MI attraction was to have been the Davin-Command Pay Offee or Signals-BMH match. This game BMH Hongkong's tussle with will now be played this after-Island Signals.
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By Frank Robbins
lown?
The answer has always beent "We've about on giving ourselves alrs money to Spinsk
no
there's a plan to make a move of importance." Now I believe
In the near future lo premises League's in keeping with the standing.
Lengue v. Italian League, where ever they are played,
1 low there's been a home inter-League tournament for many years, with the Scottish and Irish Leagues, and, more recently, the League of Innd, furnishing the opposition. Irt-
But how often have anch games, valuablo they are to the amaller leagues for течение для alimulating incentive, been unequal contests, too one- alded to rouse much terent,
and definitely comparable with
though
not interna- tionals as crowd pullers?
Pick Of Italy
Most people would say they're just about played out, and such is the inevitable dispirity be- tween the teams that some re- putations have been built up on rather thin foundations.
Bold Schemes With new and more, bold schemes
That's where this bright, bold taking shape, and new move will make a big dif- especially this appreciation at ference for the better. We shall Inst of the value of foreign fix-be playing the pick of Italy, with tures, the excuse of being hard John Charles, Eddie Firmini up will soon be a thing of the and the rest of the star-studded past.
brigade. Maybe this great step forward could lead to the French, German and Spanish leagues coming into the picture as well.
For the money will roll in from such matches as Football
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There'll be no cheap inter- League honours then for our lada, or appearances to mark the approaching end of a long
and distinguished career which did not quite f make the England team They'll have to be earned I against top-class opposition with enough glamour pack any ground la Britain. “
Boost For Soccer Remember the tremendous interest when Great Britain played the Rest of Europe at Hampden Park, Glasgow, just after the war? The stars were on show, and everybody wanted to see them.
Now this Italian arrangement will mean a similar boost for soccer because there'll be no strings any registered player In either country will be able to play. Just think what this will offer in the way of star names.
The Football League will be able to call upon in addition to the plek of players capped by England, a whole host of stars,
What A Choice Among those who could ba pleked are Scottish Inter- nationals Tommy
Younger (Liverpool), Tommy Docherty (Arsenal), Jackie Müdle (Black- bool), Alex Parker and Bobby Collins (Everton), Graham Leg- gat (Fulham) und Stewart Imlach (Notts Forest).
Wales could provide Jacka Kelsey (Arsenal) Mervyn Charles and
Ivor Allchurch, (Swansea), Dave Boweri (^ra senal) and Mel Hopkins (Spurs). Ireland's Donny Buchflower (Spurs). Harry Greg (Мол United) and Peter McParland (Aston Villa) would also be in the running for selection.
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