THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1959.
GREEN HOWARDS NOW TOP SPORTS PERSONALITIES.
FAVOURITES Impressive Win Over Bacchanalians In Blarney Stone Rugby
By PAK LO
After last night's games the Green Howards "B" must be reckoned as the team most likely to win the Final, for against a very fast hard tackling team of Bacchanalians they won convincingly by 13 points (2 goals, 1 try) to nil. Club "A" another of the "seeds". were not as impressive as expected against the Magpies whom they overcame by 13 points (2 goals, I try to nil.
The second round starts this ground evening, on the Club with the following matches:
3.40 p.m.-Green Howards "v. IMS Alert "B",
0.00 p.m.-48 Field "A" v. 23 Medjur,
8.20 -RAF Wan v. Wayfoong
Sai
but vhancest rearing
their lyging converted from in front bundling was their weak point of the posts. 10-0. and they knocked on. On bis 12 the second half Valentine own 25 Lowe got the ball and got the ball from a serum and cut through to send Embley broke through to cross well out
yards.nl go round to score away for the last few
under
to score under the posts. Mork- the posts. No converston, 13-0. '.
hill converted. 13-0, Little
6.40 p.m.-IMS Tamar v. RAF Mainland.
7.00 pm-Police "A v. Club
"B".
7.20 p.m.--Sappers v. Nomads. 7.40 p.m.-Club "A" v, P & (). Blog.
The other point where the Green Howards were successful was in their covering for they always had a man to spare even with only six mer on the field.
8.00 pm-HMS Ceylon "A" Sappers v. Police `B'
v. Green Bowards "A".
'The last three 10am mention- ed have not yet played as they received a bye into the second round, and their potentialitics ure as yet unknown,
Club 'B' v. Dampier
Reisman Criticises
US Table Tennis Team-SUSPENDED
New York, March 12.
United Martin Reisman, the
Stales national table tennisi champion, has been suspend- ed by the US Toble canis Acrociation un may be batted from the forthcoming world tournement in Dort- mund, Germany. Reman, now in Culver City, California, to compete in the US Nationals, learned of his suspension in a letter from Hufford Harrison, president of the USTTA. Harrison also told Reisman thni Itis recent critichum of the official team being sent to Dortmund might result in his belng barred from competing in the World tournament.
Reisman.. under
partial KLIN- pension since he was charged with breaking a curfew rule during the World Champion- ships at Stockholm, Sweden. In 1957, had been given per mis on to partisipale In singles competition at Dort-
the
mund but his point totala would not count toward the United States team's ofletul standing.
Relsman criticised the USTTA In an interview with Bill Bucder of the New York World Telegram and Sun, on Wednesday. He said the US team going to Dortmund was led with kids who are not enly unseasoned but never going anything.
to amouni
arc to
PREDICTS SLAUGHTER He predicted the United States 'would be slaughtered' in the Dortmund World Champion- ships.
JUNIOR REMEDIOS
A Brilliant
TONY MYATT
All - Rounder
Who Is
Leaving HK Shortly
"
"A Jack of all trades,” couldn't be a more apt description of our sports personality for this week, Junior Remedios, a young man who has made a name for himself in a number of sports in the Colony.
This artricle is in a way, a
games for St Joseph's. But he Once again in softball he will farewell tribute to this energe- was forced to give it up as it play anywhere he even pitch- te sportsman whose dynamle elashed
and with his hockey,
cd a game on one occasion. His usual position, however, la де personality t won him many also for other reasons. friends both in and out of sport- He played hockey during his shortstop.
He has played agalust a num- school days at La Salle College ing circles. A 29-year-old native of New
Junior will be leaving Hong- ¦ and later, joined the Recreioter of visiting softball teama York City. Reisman also hoper kong, to make a heme for him-B team. He played for the lat- and has been in the Braves most ucensiona when to play in the Belgian Cham-self in America, sometime during ter XI for a year before sceur squad
they have won the senior pen- plenships beginning March 21 the first half of April. What's ing a pluce in the 'A' team.
represented thebant,. and the English Champion-more, wedding bells are also in
He will tie the knot Colony,
0 number of ships beginning April 6. The the oiling
several con-ocensions playing in World Championships in Dort-this coming Tuesday. In mund are scheduled between gratulating him I am sure I am different positions. He has been. He is also a three-lime "Most March 27 and April 5.-U.P.I. not only speaking for myself switched from right-haif, to Valuable Player," award winner but for all his many friends as inside-right, to eentre-forward twice in the Junior league and well..
once in the Senior division. and inside-left.
But all this switching around In cricket, he has played for made little difference to him for the Recreio First XI, but, he was only regardless of the position, he said modestly, "I always gives of his best and this selected for my fielding." is what counts most.
He has however, been greally disappointed during lie hockey career.
'Corruption, Nespotism' Charge
Against India's Cricket Board To Be Investigated
New Delhi, March 12.
Modest
Never have I met such modest young man. i had to chase him for weeks, make that months, before he finaly agreed to an interview.
Yesterday, he admitted he had planned even
then to quietly slip away, and send me a note of apology from Japan.
Allegations of "corruption and nepotism" against India's Cricket Boardifferent sports he plays,
of Control, mentioned in the Indian Parliament today, will be investi- gated by the new government-appointed Indian Council of Sports.
The charges were mentioned i pleas
and
parliamentary | advice
the
Government
has
on
Plays Anywhere
Tennis
In terals, he has played for the Recreio first team in the 'D. Division and in a number of Chat championships. He has won the Junior singles, und has been with his partner, runners-up In the Senior doubles and twied I asked Junior it he could Prior to the 1956 Olympics in |in the Junior doubles, Police took the Bild with only
success in all the Australia, he was one of the explain his
His performances in badıntı- six men which virtually thisted
"I'm pinyers selected to go to Manoton have been similor, He has any chances they had, and yet
just lucky," he said. Lucky in for special training to represent won, together with his partner, they played much better Sevens
Games hockey the Junior and Senior doubles the respect, he explained, that Portugal at the than their apponents, rugby
tournament. born with the natural he wos
After weeks of events and was also runner-up But the latter could always find
ability to take up and play any
training certain unforeseen difil-} in the junter mixed doubles, the gap with the extra man,
From culties crept into the picture Lawn Bowls Myers sebred the first one in
on sport reasonably well.
the corner after a three move
in the Council of States, India's criticism of the Control Board, grants of assistance to sports here on in it wres easy. He just and the idea was dropped. "A chance like this comes only which included two dropped upper house, by Mr Shupesh and speculation that the govern-organisations, is Dr P. Sub-Improved as he went along.
once in a felime and naturally Dampler made the fatal mis-pusses, and
converted Gupta, the Communist leader, ment might withhold financial baroyan, member of Parliament take throughout this gante off from the wing. 3-0.
who received an assurance from aid for the proposed Indian and former President of the
I was disappointed," he said.
His softball career began with kicking the ball, but the Club Once again before half-time the Education Minister, Dr K. L. cricket tour of England this Cricket Board of Control.
the Jaguars and Braves in the The final decision on grants that the Sports summer.
then the although they passed indifferent- the Sappers used the extra man Shemail,
be Junior League and His pet sport, used would the
rest with the Govern and Church broke through and Council would look into Huhl lu, ly, had the
and
ume he latter's senior squad with whom Puckett who scored matter.
ment, the Education Minister soccer, and al made full use of their chances
passes to
sald-China Mall Special. trained with and played a few he has stuck ever elace. No conversion 8-0. Club opened the scoring in well it. the second minnie with a good three moeg tyd sent Marriott away Evading two tackles hei crossed and went round 10 stote under the posts. converted. 5-0.
Hutt
Never In Danger
in the second half the Club "B" were
danger. never in They attacked, missed a penalty conversion from well out, tutt's kick hitting the upright, but seconds
Inter Club "B" were awarded another penalty and this time used the stort klek to get the ball to Marriott who Ecored half way 1. lic.ft
Horton
Lovely Dummies
In the second half Sanderson storted with some lovely dum- mies and the ball was passed out to Puckett, but he bounced the ball in the In-goal area and did not touch down properly what was a certain ty.
Horton scored the next with a good run, but did not convert, the next and then he made opening to send Church on to:
Horton score under the posts. converted 16-V.
ogsin hut the right but is Nomads v. 49 Field `B'
time it bounted In
10-4.
Dampier swung back with some long kicks but Club "B" got Fossession and broke through to end Marriott over under the posts. Huli converted, 15-0.
Green Howards 'B'
v. Bacchanalians
KANDARI
The Green Howards were defnitely outstanding in this Hatoo which turned out to be one of the fastest to date,
they had only, slx Although men in the second half owing to an injury to Woods in the 1fth minute of the first hai they scored twice more against very strong opposition.
The Nomads, who proved to be a very good seven never gave the 10 Field "B" a chance to settle, and played very clever Sevens' rugby throughout and should do well in their game tonight
A three move gave Ellioll the chance which he was quick to take and Dean converted.
Prior made victory certain with a lovely run up the centre from inside:hown 25 and. Dean again Converted 10-0.
Just before half-tline Bozle put the Nomads further ahead; when he scored from a three move after a series of Miong
Nomad attacks. 13-0.
Relaxed
The Nomads relaxed in the second half and at the same time proved, with their grand tackling, to have cue of the best defences seen to date. They tackled like demons and covered well with lone man taking oné mon. They in Į did not have to worry about any- one misaing their men, and et
With five points behind them the Green Howards in the second half concentrated on the touch Une, and by kicking for It kept the Bacchanaians their own half of the field.
Weak Handling
one peint in the second half one
of their players dummied post
A lovely passing move In the six men before passing out but Arct minute
sent
Inst
the Green the winger was caught. Howards deep into their Finally Dean added the lest opponents: half
from a five points with a nice try from couple of penalty kicks, inekud-a scrum ten yards from the line, ing use of the dreaded ten which he converted, 18-0. yards Law, they got
the bailEPLANNING
out to Green who was left with no opposition before acoring Morkhill converted. B-0.
Goulds, playing 1 lovely game throughout, scored the first one in the second half
Club A v. Magpies
The Club disappointed with
when he dodged through to go the handling, and in the sound up the wing with Mander, cul- halt for a long time the Magpies side him. The ball went from had much the better of the ex Goulds to Mander and back to changes, and only a series of Goulds, in disposed of the one penalties to Club gave the latter defender, mud Goulds scored in the corner. No conversion. B-0. The Bacchanalans twice in title half had almost certain
a much needed breather.
Browne was their main hope and he succeeded in outstripping most of the defenders though he should have been caught in both his tries, The first time
and the second time the
Death Of Former his would-be teckler slipped,
ILTF President
tackler gave up when he could
not have failed to get him. The first score saw Browne. get the South Oranpt, Margh 12. ball from his threes after they a loose FD. Köigman, gemar had guidered from
ant
the US Lawn 1.maui,
score undor president of the
converted. Newbigging Tennis Association and the only post American ever, to serve as præ- | 5-0.
Just on of the International
half-time another Aiden Lawn.tids Federation, died good three move by Club gave this today. He was 74-years old Browne the ball again UPL
time. in the 'clear' and. · New-
The president of the Council There has been widespread of Sports, which was formed to
FOUR D. JONES
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Those are the sports he plays or has played soccer, hockey, softball, cricket, tennis, lawn bowls and badminton.
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Now, last but not least, comes lawn bowls, a game which he has been playing for a very short while bat in which he has ve emplished quite a lot.
Last year, he accomplished his
bowls achibve- tattsi lewn ment when In the Club pairs, ocupled with Carlos Yvano- vitsh. they ben the famous Luz brothers. On two other occasions he partnered his father when the pair came in runners-up to the Luz brothers. In the Colny Triples, Jualor together with his father and C. Florario cime
runners-up fa this event last year. He has also
played
first for the Necrolo lez-an variti occasions.
Junior'a nchwrenchts I feel, speak for themselves. It.ly leaves me now. to wish him wxd his wife-to-be every success for the future.
World's Best Bowler?
London, March 12. Fazal Mahmood of Pakistan
is the best bowler in the
world today, according to
5
the Star, the London indian evening newspaper.
"Who is the greatest bowler cricket icday?" asks John Paul in le ditily sports diary, The diarist answers the question himself: "I think the tille must go to Fazal Mahmood-o? Pakistan-the Grst man to take 12 wickets in a Test against four different countries."
John Paul reminds his readers
Fazal'a how
right-arm fast. medium deliveries demoralised England batemen at the Oval in 1954. "His 12 for 90 sent us to (detent by 24 mins to square that
series," continues the Star,
The London paper concluded by recalling Mahmood's other great bowling feats: his 12 for 94 In a Test with India in 1953, his 13 for 114 against Australia in 1950 and his recent 12 for 100 against the West Indies. Franco-PreKSC,
CHESS
-LEONARD BARDEN
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