South China
THE UHINA MAIE, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1939.
: Kitchee
2
KITCHEE WERE IN CHAOS
Yiu Cheuk-Yin Thumbs His Nose At Selectors With A Brilliant Hat-Trick
By I. M. MACTAVISH
Hongkong soccer today reveals a picture as changing and unpredictable as the fickle patterns in a kaleidoscope. You have to take it as it comes.
and
A few short days ago Kitchee charmed the football fraternity
by scoring a well-deserved victory over KMB . almost at the same time South China were driving their faithful -supporters to distraction by scratching out inglorious win against Sing Tao. A fascinating pre-match pattern for this vital game.
Was
The Colony soccer fans must j overthrow of the Busmen, moved heye and these polits in mind som glight-half to the right-back yesterday as they packed the p-on and was never happy.
Boundary way noithat Police Stadium
Bright-back and cor a right-half
in the Street and averflowed in their Thousands onto
adjacent care of the game he the
Ploght out of position on count . hill sides verandahs
and eyes onto Ters terasions. the branches of advantageously The fans were fluated trees. on edge for a great battle. It never quile worked unt that
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why.
South China beat Kitcheù by five goals to two In spite uccasion forward curries by Klicher. during which they produced summe
forward nval play, it was an easy South China Success:
an
South China acfence-and
by far the more com- looked petent and compact side.
Yu Cheuk-yth put his team the lead in the 19th minute with a beautiful header from a cross and va Ho Chi-kwan minutes later he moved onto u pass by Lee Yuk-tak 10 neal beat the Kitchee goalkeeper all ends up. At this loge South Chine were full value for their two goals lead,
The Champlons were inclined to coast a blt After this but Szeto Man shook them up in the 28th minule when he finirhed off a good combined movement with Kwok You by sweeping a grand shot into the net.
Hopes Dispelled
In front of Itim Kwok Yau was pulled back from the for- ward line to all the vacant 10.ht-half position and there he Continued to play like the very esanetent inside-forward, he is. The without number he was way up with his forwards while thr
South China attackers ravaged the Kitchee defence,
Shu Ping-sum look over the centre-half berth to the cx- No One-Man Show clusion of wily old Tan Kar-sau and the best one cat may is They played with an under that Shu never stopped trying
Kitchee very nearly snatched standing and confidence which but unfortunately for Kitche
the equalisér immediately when, Eye opposition could arver his efforts were not good first Szeto Man hit the post match
Viti Cheuk-yin enough to hold the South Chinn with Lai Kin-cheung well
opportunity Krabbed the
10
lavide trio. H job was beaten, and then Young Wal-to poke a Moger of soccer scum al
further complicated by the Just failed by inches to get his the Colony teaņi pelectors who | wanderings of Lee Yuk--tak, his hood a flashing cross from the have left him out of the next immediate opponent,
the right... but South China were All-Hongkong team by scoring | pivot all-in-all apet a most still very much in the picture a brilliant Best half hat-trick, Į uncomfortable evening.
and Yiu Cheuk-yin completed The life Inside-left was Be Chen Ming-elfh was a fallure his hat trick with a lovely left- on the Klichee right wing but foot shot high into the net. He guiding genius behind almost every South China alfacts and the "razzing" he got from some looked smugly satisfied hla prompting brought out the spectators in the second rightly so. glimpses fleeting as they were half was hardly calculated to As 2009 us the ball was put
of vintage Mok Chun-wah. help him and his touch.
It this
www
show. South China wo EVEN Brilliant Save
to
ture easily this the yeare sub- gests. The missed 1 B-L
Six #
silank chances when it seemed a mor
urple task to score than
İs Some of th treble at tempts at fermverting gilt-edge opportunities made one wonder Chan- just how seriously the plong wire retarding the situa-
U:51.
Hemioti
..and
back in play Kitchee launched a
Sum did strong attack. Szeto the spade work and as the ball rebounded from a defender's les Szeto Sum and' Széto
Man Chu Wing-wah gilded it ac- worked hard in the losers' curately into the corner of the allack. Some of their Internet to make the Interval score Passing was very good but Chu South China... 3, Kitchee ... 2.
Jost If Kilchee "had" any
secret Wing-wah has currently both his form and his old hopes of staging, another giant- fashioned enthusiasm for the killing act these were quickly game while fleet-footed Yeung dispelled when play restarted..
and not so South Caloo, after surviving Wai-to was good
couple of Kickee thrusts, raced to the other end and Cheung-you held on tenacious- ly to carve a mary way through the defence to put his side into
4-2 lead.
In turn. The gates at Boundary Street Apart from the
the misses they bad tw. ars-hatt were closed long before
the fences Melat starting me and goals chalked IT for
basked in a With a pretty crowd spotted by the interve really seri
Sun as they argorach to that afternoon
fell waited for the encounter to be-
job of gundesrora one
that South fhing could surviy in. They didn't have long to
wait action, it
have had an Spore that would have been more than just
a little embarrassing to the boys
in white and lalu.
In the opening minutes they saw a brilliant save by Kwok Chow-nting thwart a fine try by Wong Chi-keung
at ap-
Kitcher malo several changes. from the Hvely side that did separently good goal by Lee Yuk- well against KMB.
In every
tuk chafked off for some offence which we didn't see from the case it was n change for the worse. The remodelled defence stands
and two glaring was shocking.
mieres by the Kitchee forwards, Toledo, who played such શ Kitche weit
surprisingly lot particularly storming part in the Kitchee ged
Shocking Upsets At British Hard Courts Tennis Tourney
Bournemouth, April 22.
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Two sceded players, Ulf Schmidt (Sweden) and
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Glorious Shot
Ho
The Caroline Hill boys were soan back on the ofläck and wlibin a couple of minutes of their fourth goal they gut another, The ball was pushed
out of the danger area by a desperate Kilchee defender. Indirectly
Lo EL reached Cheung-wong and the young right-half sent a glorious rocketing into the net.
shot*
With a 6-2 lead South China free-wheeled to viclory and the spectators who had fought
50
hard to get in were streaming
Bob HopeWOLVES RETAIN ENGLISH
SOCCER LEAGUE TITLE FOR SECOND YEAR
One Up On Bing
Las Vegas, April 22. Comedians Bob Hope and Phil Harris defeated Bing Crosby and Walter Winchell, 3-2, in their an nual 18-hole putting con- test, prelude to the open- ing of the Tournament of Champforts golf event 10-
morrow.
Hope and Harris were five under par for the dis- iance as they performed before a crowd of 3,000 the for the benefit of Damon Runyon Cancer Fund.-U.P.I.
Final Acceptors For The 2,000
& 1,000 Guineas
London, April 22. There are 22 final acceptors for the 2,000 Guineas, to be New- over one mile at market next Wednesday,
run
They are: Pindari, Arvuk, Landrick, Gang Warily, Mas- hom, Hieroglyph, Welsh Guard, Cachem, illum, Pena, Taboun, Vallauris, Firestreak, My Alad din, Carnoustic, Gali Prince, Three Wells, Red Ross, Sanc- tum, Captain Ridd, Des Cupid and Peerless III.
Peerless I has been with- drawn since the declaration of forfelt.
All carry
nine-stone in the
classic,
London, April 22. Wolverhampton Wanderers made absolutely sure of winning the English football league cham- pionship for the second successive year by beating Leicester City 3-0 at Wolverhampton tonight.
Chines
The "Wolves" had virtually Birmingham C. 3 Blackburn
0 West Bromwich elinched the title last Saturday Newcastle U. Bolton when they beat Luton Town Waterhampton 3 Leicester G. G-0. Only a wildly improbable
Division ncoring extravaganza by Man- Reighton Hove chester United could Jave Caru City 2 rebbed the champions and their Buddereṇjeld victory tonight
Issue verpool beyond doubt.
put the
Receive Trophy
Gouls by Norman Deeley, Michael Lill and Jimmy Murray brought Wolves their whit.
Middlesbrough
1
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Division
Derby County
Sunderlan
Stoke City
Scunthorpe
Wetinesday
Bournemouth 2 Stockpart
Aradford
1 Newport, Swinton Town Mansfield T. Wrextime Norwich C. Southampton Chester
1 tax Town
Workington Aldershot
0
0
0
Tommy Atkins ARMY SPORTS
PARADE
What a magnificent meet the Land Forces' Hong- kong athletic and tug-of-war Major Unit championships, held at Boundary Street last Saturday fortnight turned out to be.
If
the meet itself wasn't sufficient, surely the truly stupendous efforts by the 1 Green Howards must have been.
other
Running magnificently BS aļ improved on this appreciably. team in the track events, and 1 RTK cerlainly had with two very good entrants for ideas The third leg and by the field events. they Anally some very fine wearing down, overcame | TTR by 150 points | gradually reduced the jead. to 103. Third was 32 Med Regt
A with 80 points,
This clash, with two Very sporting teams as the chief con- testants, was completely in the balance until the very last event.
Most Exciting
By the final leg i GH. had only just got their noso in front. The 4th leg of this ruce was most exciting with 1 RTR GH always threatening, But ́i The Minor Valts on the refused to be besten, and ran' record previous Thursday had broken on to win in the new Øve records, 60 the Major time of 3 minutes 41.8 sees., '1 Units docided that this GH Therefore captured another couldn't go unchallenged. They championship. What a fine re- also broke five records, the card they have set up during banner, high jump, 4 x 110 yds | this season.
Anal results
At the end of the match thou- sands of excited fans swarmed gay . on to the pitch and watched skipper Billy Wright receive the Championship trophy from Mr Len Shipman, the Leleester Albion lovets Berwick relay, 4 x 120 yds hurdles, and
chairman.
Results of tonight's British futball matches were:
ENGLISH LEAGUE Division 1 Luton TowTI 3 Portenouth
9 Leeds U Nottin Forest
N.
Dundee
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
The
0
Trainer
R.
3 Accrington
Division IV
Crewe A.
1
T
Port Vale
Oldham Aletle ö
Exeter City
Division 1
Alloa Athielle
Morton
5 Fd Regi RA, who beat 32 Med2
Regt RA by two pulls to nii,
JRTR
103
11. 32 Med Rest ILA
80
Old Rivals
4.
49 Fd Regi RA
00
The meet Itself got under way as per programme, and
5.
1 LAN R (PWY)
40
3 Fd Rogt RA...
32
Zax Burling 1 Forfar Athletic 1
Lemitton
Queen's Par
St. Johnstone
Stenhousestus
Ireland
Ayr Unillad
Arbroath
Fast Fite
• StraneeT
• Cowdenbeat!!
-Reuter,
Share
British Title With England
Belfast, April 22.
Northern Ireland beat Wales 4-1 in an interna. tional football match here this evening after leading 3-0 at half-time.
Northern Ireland thus share the British champion-
ship with England.
were:
Points.
Ally the 4 x 440 yds relay.
The tug-of-war was won by 1. 1 Green Howards. 100
A most successful meet, which
whilst the pole vault and ham-11 am sure was fully appreciated
mer were taking place, the run- ners for the 3 miles team race, (teams of four), got under way This race brought together once again those two old rivals Banks and Milbourne,
Once agalo Banks showed his superiority, and won in the good time of 10 minutes 0 sOCI. But this was a team race, and al- though RTR finally won with
by the very large gathering of had spectators, who certainly something to cheer about.
Once again the Band of the 1st Bn Green Howards
played selections during the afternoon. The trophies were presented Mrs Chestnut, wile of Brig. J. M. A. Chesntitt, C.B.E., Com- mander British Forces Hong-
kong.
32 running points, they were closely followed home by 22 Med Reg! RA, with a total of 35 At Boundary Street this points. Third was 1 Lan R
Sunday, a Combined Ser- (PWV) with 41 points.
vices Athletic Team will meet a Combined Civilian Tears.
The heats of the 4 x 220 yds hurdles were then run off, und 1 Green Howards bettered the existing record, They were to du even better in the finals though.
The meet starte nt-1.40 pm, and there should be a' veritablo feset, with the strongest teams uppusing each other
The 22 final ecceptors for the 1,000 Guiness, for three-year- old Allies, to be run over one mile at Nowniarket on Friday. May 1, are: Rosalba, CBKon Lody, Lindsay, Ink Spot, Grecian Urn, Be Careful, Rose'
The flery, but artistic him for a friendly match yes- of Medina, Fan Light, Petite
Bolle, Paraguana, Fiorentina, Northern Ireland side completely terday evening. Dame Meius, Parroda, Slip-outclassed a very eble Welsh
The Arat record to go. was the A New Star without the
haminet. With 1 combined Ireland discovered a new star rullat, Burtonwood, Scampelle, eleven who were
With the Major Unit Athletic Tudor Mam, Collyria, Mirnaye, famous Charles brothers-John
one of the throw of 242 feet 9 inches Championships behind us, the Fee Du NI, Coronella and who was got released by hie in Jimray Hill,
extremely good and heroes of Norwich City, the RTR beltered the existing re- Army have an club, Juventus of Turin, Sarlegnii.
foot 11 inches. All corty
division de cord by nine-stone, Mel who was not picked be- English
The pole vault was rather dis-ssessment of the ones who have been chosen. Naturally Router.
cause his club, Arsenal, wanted whose amazing run in the Eng-appointing, due no doubt to the
with the main strength coming lsh Cup took them to the semi-
frat siring of 1 RTR being away. frem final.
Army, it is hoped that as many speciators as possible will turn up.
Court Orders Sugar Ray To Defend Title Against Basilio
third
Making hio International They were placed first in this, debut at Inside-forward, Hill nevertheless, and by the end of was one of the stars of the
the morning were well in the lead with 24 points, having Irish attack.
first places. Олес
gained three Green Howards certainly threa- lened no danger at this stage.
Records
recent
Clarke of 32 Med Regt RA who cleared 5 ft 11 ins in the open Championships should be a very strong conten- der for the high jump. 16 Events
again Ireland's here was left-winger Peter McPar- land who scored two goals, in the seventh and 80th minutes. The other goals were reored by
Immediately after the noon The one mile should bring left-half. Cyril Peacock (12th break the next record went 32 out the best in Banks of RTR minute) and Inalee-forward Med Regt RA were successful in se should the 3 miles out of Jimmy Mellroy (32nd minute).this. With some beautiful jump-Milbourne of LAN R. (PWV)! New York, April 22,
Championship Table Ing. especially from Clarke, they The Meet is sponsored by the Sugar Ray Robinson, the world middleweight box-
ing champion, was ordered today by a New table following York supreme court judge to agree within 15, days to defend his title against Carmen N. Ireland Basilio or face forfeiture of the title.
India's Cricket
out of the stowhid in their Team Against
thousands long before the end. Verdict: South China won without having to exert them- selves unduly.” Yiu Cheak-yir
Gymkhana Club
was both the ways and the sildon, Aprili 22.
means to victory.
In Lo Cheung-kwong the Champlons have found a boy who can rise to great heights as he gains experience.
Lau Ye played
but well blolted his copybook with
A
couple of tasty fiils on Szete
poor compensation for the In-
ing.
Kitchpo were a sad
Mgm
Justice Saul Streit upheld the right of the New York Stufe
Athletic Commission to house
the challenger. for a champion-
and to fix the date.
the Commission,
But he said,
hip bout according to its own rule, did
not have the right to choose the
Jobation
after
the
The Indians have named 14
The 58-dar-old Negro chiam. players from whom the cricket
plon went to court team will be chosen for the 12- Commission ordered him on -sido match against the Indian April 3 to sign to defend his ankhano Club at Osterley, crown against Basillo, the num- Milesex, tomorrow and Fiber one challenger. day. This is the Indians firs! match but not an official part of the tour.
The Commission rules re- quire e champion to defend his Atte every six months. Robin- ren's last bout was against Berilo in March, 1958 when ho regained the title.
Robinson did not sign for a Judge Sireit said that if
defence, the Commission might declare the title vacant.
The British
rends:
England Scotland Wales
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by LEONARD BARDEN
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Man and Szeto Sum. His ready Mike Davies (Britain), were beaten today, in smile, shallow show of concern, the third round of the men's singles in the end hearty pai on the back are
The team will be chosen from: British hard courts lawn tennis champlon-juries which all too frequenily Manjrekar, E. R. Umrigar, S. P.. D. K. Gaekwad, P. Roy, V. La result from hie ruthless tack!- Gupte, N. J. Contractor, C. G. ships here.
Borde, R. E. Desal, P. G. Joshi, Schlut, favourite to meet Zealand), and Christine Truman appointment, and if they win Nath, 1. d. Nadkarni, J. M. AG. Kripal Singh, Surendra Luis Ayala (Chile). In the final, (Britain).
Hothing else they must now be
Robinson had been negotia- went down 3-6, 7-5, 0-2, 7-8 10 Weedon, with Vermaak as his strong favourities for the title Ghorpade, V. M, Muddinis. fing to fight Archie Moore: for
Here aa problem by R. big South African left-partner, was later concerned in of Champlon Deceivers.aut
world Those not included are M. L., the
light-heavyweight Bridgwater Chess Amateur. hander, Abe Segal, but the big enother shock result, the South of this let down only: Kwok | Helsimha, N. 5. Tamhane and championship, but this was held 1929). White to play and mate gest, surprise was the defeat of Africans beating. Ayala and Chow-ming, Lok Tak-hlug and | A. L. Aple. It is possible, how- up when Moore signed for in two moves. Davies, Britain's number onc, Schmidt, the top-seeded doubles | Szeto Mali con take any satis- ever, that Haisimha will play return, bout against Yvon
Solution No. 5001; 1 R-QD). R-6, 2-0, 0-3, 3-0, 0-3 by the pair. 7-5, 7-0, 0-1, in a second faction. Of the others
for the Gymkhana side. Durelle in Montreal on July Resigns. 1-known 10-year-old Johan-round match-Router.
pooh!
France-Presse.
10. Reuter, nesburg player, Ray Weedon,
the
Last Eight
and Weedon word *Segal joined by two other South Africans, Jan Vermaak and Gordon Fortes, in the quarter- finals. Others to reach the last eighs were top-seeded Avalo, who beat Ray Sanders (South Africa) 8-10, 6-2, 0-1, 1-0, 0-2, Britain's Bobby Wilson and Elly Knight (holder), and Lew Gerard, of New Zealand.
All eight sceded players in the women's singles reached the quarter-Anals. They are Shirer Bloomer (Britain), Mimi Arnold (United States),... Angola Mor titer (Britain), Jean Cross (Bouth Africa), Pat Ward (Britain), Janet Hopps (United States), Rula Morrison (NAW.
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pushed the new record up to 11 Hongkong
Amateur Athletic feet 2 inches.
Association, and altogether thera This beat the old record by 4 will be seen events, inches. 1 GH then began to catch
The events are:-@hot, High up on RTR. and took the Jump 100 yds, raitdag weight, 4 x 800 yds relay, 4 x Hammer Throw, 440 yds. Long 110 yds relay and the discus in Jump, 120 yds Hurdles, Discus, rapid muccession. They captured Mile, Pole Vault, 220 yds, 440 the weight title with a combined yds Hurdles, Javelin, Mlio Walk; throw of 08 feet 4 inches. The 880 yds, & Milles, Hoo, Step and next event, the 4 x 880 yds re Jump, 4 x 440 yds Relay, and lay also went to 1 GH. in the finally the 4x110 Relay fast time of "minutes 37.2 Sces. With the crowded number of Then bang went another re-events it is obvious that there cord. With some first class baton will be something going on all changing 1 CH shattered the old the time, and I am quite sur record in the 4 x 110 yds.
with a time of 13.7 tey rein, that it will do.e-test for all
This beat the existing record
by 3 secs. The discus also went The Land Forces basketball to 1 GH, their two men throw-
championships have been ing a total distance of 208 feet 0% inches.
going on opace, to decide who will represent Hong. kong in the FARELF Championships.
IRTH then came back, and only just falled to beat the re- cord in the long jump. They Jumped a total of 37 feet 10% inches, but 1 GH could only. manage's place.
April 24, the eventual
His hoped that on Friday. winners
Although Banks of RTR will be seen in action. On that day,- starting at 1600 hrs the foal was first home in the one mile of the Hongkong Land Forces team race, he could not stop 1 GH from winning, and scoring maximum points,
Turning Point
knock-out basketboll champion- hips will take place, at Whit Beld Barracks. The finalisty are 58 Coy RASC and 1 LAN R will (PWV), and the winners | meet 2/10 GR who were the winters of the Singapore Championships
The favelin went to 1 RTR wliho combined throw of 299 feet 4 inches, but the 4 x 220 yds relay I thought was the
Both 66 Cay and i LAN turning point in this very tenis have a miest Impressive record struggle for points. Once again to date, and there is no doubt 1 GH, with some very fine that this is going to be a very baton changing won in the time hard-fought, and ding-dong of I minute 38.3 secs. 1 BTR struggle for honours..
could only manage 4th place
behind 40 Fd Regt RA and 33
Med Regt RA.
td
Impressive Record
Or paper 60 Coy RASC ap:
The 4 x 120 yds hurdles fell pear to be alightly stronger, and
Of and here another re-must stand a good chance of
cord went, Hurdling extremely being the eventual winners, but well they were never headed hazard a guess that the Attest tell I would
and
won in the line of
one can never
minute 12 secs. This really put team will win. the old record of 1 minute 13.8 GR who are the winners ip The winners will meet 2/10
their own right froiri (Stapapore.
secs in the shade.
At this stage. 1 GH were 11 is not known for certats teading RTR by one point, where the final will be played and so the scend was mi for a for the FARELP Championship, most exciting climax to this very but it will certainty be in Hong- foo meet.
kong. The date will be díky 8. All Elx una "MM
́ ́gat (off) (b'a
The prizes for the Hoogkong dock start the 3 x 440, yds winners will be presented by relay. The Prut runner of 1 Brig. 3.M.A. Chestnu), GUE, GH Banded over, à Very leku! Commmanding, Landerors, lead to the buttbér 1ỹ and be Honghena.