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THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, NOVEMBER ·1960.
4. Enst
Eastern
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GIFT GOALS GALORE
Eastern make spirited recovery after being three goals down
By I. M. MacTAVISH
This bristling first division soccer match between Happy Valley and Eastern yesterday could have been torn from.. the pages of fiction.
It had all the fantasy beloved of writers of sporting, thril- lers for boys. There was the failure who came back to be a hero... the apparently beaten side that recovered the hairbreadth in spectacular style to save the day. escapes like the ones that bring thrilling mental day- dreams to youthful readers.,,,and of course there was- a fine sporting round of handshakes when the
was over.
battle
YESTERDAY'S. HOCKEY
Pare P
PAT GARDNER LEADS COMBINED CIVILIANS TO
Toreros' ladies team put 4-2 WIN OVER NAVY
up week's best softball performance
By OLLY VAS
Pride of place in this week's report goes to the Toreros' team of lady soft- ballers for their fine victory over a plucky but very inexperienced Nam Wah side,
Anne Tlu tossed a steady game, as the next two batters also, overthrow, lo Terensa Kwan for the winners in this first no- | struck out.. hit 'no-run game in the Ladies Not to be outdone pitcher Division, the final score being] Choy strunk-out two Forern 13-0. She struck out 12 batters batters in the second inning and, and faced only 18-in" "the "five- retired the Toreros in order in inning match.” “
the third which saw both sides falling to tally, and the spore-"| board still reading: Toreros 2 Nam Wah O.
·2-0⋅ up in first.
The Toreros were up 1-0,In ihe very first innlos, Magrie Kwan had a base on halls off. pitcher Choy Pool-seong, stole second, advanced on Olivia Özler's infield sut and scored
The 25,000 fans who went to the Hongkong Stadium yesterday had a fair share of all of these things and they stayed right, to the final. whistle to see gallant Eastern gain a point in a 4-all draw with Happy ou a wild throw in the infield Valley after being down by four goals to one with only 21, minutes played.
but, ch that defence!!
more
at 4-all the With the scoKE crowd stood by for thrills. They were not disappointed. Lau Tim made a spectacular clearance off the goal line at one end and, to show the way things were fluc tualing, it teck a similar efteri by Lau Yee to save the day for Easlem when Happy Valley made a last minute attempt regain their lead..
It was a grand fightback but, | Eastern goalkeeper's outstretch-, of players, struck the inside of make no mistake, Happy Valley et hands and imo the far corner the post, and finished up in the simuki have won with plenty to of the net. A real opportunist back of the net'. syare... und the fact that they goal..
It needed only iwo did not do so was due to their
inexplicable 01.1
inde-out minutes for Happy Valley to rather than to anything paril- forease their lead stilt fur
ther and this time goalkeeper cularly brilliant in the Eastern side.
Louey Woon-clun must have wished the ground would open up and swallow him in his moment of tragedy. Winger Au Preg-lin moved diagonally towards the Eastern goal and with two defenders closing in en him he sent a rather half-hearted drive right into the keeper's arms. Louey had all the time in the world to
Delightful
were streets
Heroics
to
after Ferry Wong's hit was fumbled to allow Perry 10, ret on.
Przy stole second base, ad- Anne Tiu vanced to third as was being tossed out at first and then crossed the home plate for the Toreros' second run Teresa Kwan hit the ball safely past the Nam Wah infield.
ax
For Nom Wah the first batter struck up, Leung Wing-Woh, out. Then Anne Tiu tossed four Pri-fung to balls past Chan walk her but it came to naught
crrora In the closing fifteen minutes Happy Valley were back on top and it was during this period
overed
h's
entertain. VERDICT: An ing fame with plenty of 'in- eldent and enough human to krep the fans on edre right to the end... the sad point was the realisation that at the moment we do not have a single goalkeeper in our midst who is generally reliable or who is really repre- sentative ofuss.
Aelurily the Nam Wab team throw away a chance to lower the margin "ky"a by some bad" bass-running- when in the third inning Josephine Shek rot trapped. between third base and home piste.
Four walks
In the fourth inning Nem Wah pitcher Choy issued four walks and these expensive tree tickets to first base coupled with three, felding errors on only a pair of hits allowed the Toreros to tally six times to lead 8-0.
In the Nam Wah fourth inning Chung-ling not a walk then stole second and then went to third on catcher Margaret Toul's
escape
severu
fortunate to censure for two crude and' painful foula on SeongmaIL
Tlu
while attempting: to PiRy the runner but once again ifie losers could not make use of this op- portunity to break into the acoring column. Anne struck out ChoyPool-seong, made: Li Yin' Chân ground out to the inficid, Chu holding on to the base and not daring to run | home on this play, and finally
striking out Sze Bling-wu.
Repetition
The fifth inning for the
By NUMPERE:
The Royal Navy showed greatly improved form in their match against the Combined Civilians at King's Park yesterday. They were beaten 4-2 largely through the efforts of Pat Gardner who scored a hat-trick and laid on a perfect pass for. Yakub Khan to score the fourth goal.
The Combined Civilians team bull but Kadiet was out to save showed four changes from that well. selected, J. Colisco, Y. Khan, M. In the next few minutes the Singh and Felton substituting Navy had four comers but could for Valona, D. Castro, Aloneo not press home the advantage. ank Zia Hussain,
By now the Combined' Civi-
· tians · had' settled down and in The Navy side showed three the 21st minute Collaco Inter- changes from that Balded cepted a clearance, took the ball sgalant the Army list - Tas
across Belt and stipped "¦ le to day and there were seven Catiner who ran on and flicked Royal Marines Included. Ther it past Corless to open the scar- had their fair share of this Ing game with left-back Hagpies, contre-ball Slovens und centre-forward Cook
-- standing.
They continued attacking with ont- | Gardner and Guterres comblo-
Cook had several fine runs
lir well on the left wing,
Four minutes later D, Singh cromed to Gardner 'who drew Corless out of his goal, calmly walked pest, him and pushed. the hall lule an empty pet.", In the 30th minule Günther For the Combined Civilians from a Guterres corner he stop- completed his hat-trick when Callaen who usually plays on
Gardner's match
Toreros was almost a repoll-arough the middle and with e tton of the previous inning as lo luck might have scored at the Nam Wah team groped past one more goal, for the ball, tossed it wildly when their gelders, picked it. tip and allowed the Toreros to nich up another ivə hans, on once again just two' bila, to bring the winners final tally 10 13.
To end the game Anne Tlu struck out
Yue-kun, Cheung
Yuen MoA to permitted sister get on base via a defensive error but then rose to the occa sion by tossing the strikes past Josephine Shek and Leung Wing-wah,
The Toreros and particularly Anne Tiu were much too good for the opposition but the Nam
0% Wahs, in their first season league competlion must be con- gratulated on their never-say
this one-sided match.
The teams Happy Valley: Wong Shlu woo, Lok Tak-hing, Chan Chan- die spirit in reputation-restoring
fam, Weng Man-Wal, Lau Tim, Lau Chi-kou, Au Fang-lin, Chu Wing-keung, Kwok Moon- The Blen-kuen, Leung wat Wal-hungar
Happy Valley ahead of their opponents in the Aner points of the game. Some of their early inter-passing was delightful to watch and at one stage one got the impression they were going to win by the proverbial barrowload of goals.grab it and clear his lines... that Louey Woon-chan perform-
Maybe the truth is that goals buf a strange hush spread came fr too easily. We had the ground as the tall goal- heroics. the
Inichnational keeper let the ball dip through Formosan gorkeeper at one end and the his fingers and over the line, man who is regarded as the He hung his head in shame Calory's top keeper at the other, and I'm sure he will remember yet of the eight goals were, the occasion as long as he plays
attributable to directly
their footbak, and ofterwards, Otters.
Wong Shiu-woo has sėklom been less certain and current FORTHestn
custertian Louey Woon-shun went through a nightmare period in the first hpir.
His mistakes were catas~ trophle and he was very lucky Indeed
that, his colleagues cover op twice managed to _when_it__socmed certain that goals would result from his bangling
.but. unlike
Wong Shi-woo, whose under- tainty continued right to the end, he came blazing black ini the second half to JAVe bis side with a magnificent dis- play of safe handling and aerobatics that almost wiped out the memory of his earlier
edies.
Eased off
even
With a 4-1 lead Happy Valley were now embling through the game and Eastern looked Worse than they did a week ago. Louey Woon-chun did some- in thing to restore condense his ability when he calapulted through the air in spectacula: style to turn a magnificent drive by Wong Man-wai ove; the bar. For sothe inexplicable Valley sud- reason Happy denly eased off the pressure and Eastern marted to come into the picture without ever looking likely to recover lost ground... then like a gift from heaven anothér bað error by goalkeeper Wong Shin-woo made them a pre- sent of a goal and they were back in the bupt.
Goals and misses The story at this game, how➡ ever, is really told in the story of the goals and the usually large crop of near misses.
With just seven minutes gone Happy Valley attacked through the middle. As the ball landed at Kwok Moun-wah's feet he spotted goalkeeper Louey,eather thadvirably racing from his goal Valley still held their 4-2 lead and the centre-forward lofted the ball goalwards.
The ball va swopt into the Happy Valley goalmouth and it tooled the easiest of tasks for their big goalkeeper to clutch and clear... but he made no move to intercept the ball in ught and Lau Shig-wah had the simplest of simple tasks to head it into the net.
The keeper jumped high and menaged to get his finger tips to it but the ball dropard behind him and was twb fest over Die line before Louey could retrieve H. He did manage to sweep it away but the Inesman was right on the spot and his raised Aug indicated that the goal- keeper's frantle dive had been unsuccessful.
At the halfway stage Happy
and the main thought during the interval was that all els poate might have been prevented...
though!!! and that's quite
It took Eastern just two minutes of the second half to pull back another goal of their deficit, and this time for good measure it was caused by but two defensive it one errors. Szoto Man took the ball almost to the by-line be- fore pushing Into the six
Kwok Moon-wah almost had yards box.
another one a couple of minutes Thoughtless foul
later but Eastern somehow żur-
vived and actually equaliser "in ;
It was a gbaủ đức to
keeping crtor.
Lau Chin-kan missed it com-
the 17th minute...and again pletely as it passed him, goal- a goalkeeper Wong stayed rooted to his goal line and Soongman had the easien job in the world to
p the ball into the net. There
looks wore block galore in the not-so-happy Valley defchoc,
Szole Man carried the ball down the Extern right wing. slipped round the full-back and slipped » meat pays into the goalmouth, Wong Bhut WOO WAR PRught in two minds and before he could renover
side-footed
· Boongman -
ball in the net.
iko
Bastem now realised for the first time ttrot they could still save the game. In spite of all the first halt blunders and, with the opposition biking at the
Oh, that defence knees, they plied on the pres Eristern's delight - Jasted | suto. ARMO
ans
exactly di don for es pogn Lou Chi-dam raced duto a as the ball got to the other end bid clearance by Lou Tim only hother. bhunder priniet, to soe his dashing drive from 20 other goal..
Mazyanis Upped oper the flap by Little Tee Bien-kuen nyed Wong Shhy-wag 237) and a little phopliced into the open space, Tetor Chang Chi-kong thitin thy options few atfucious luck when onside... to collect a fopse hall | cont grounder elfopect the pai and make the zubet of a bad on, the OUTSIDE OF UN bit of mindžing by gull- otter is hit beaten Weeper: Louay, tá prod the ball | dregat all enda up home and give Halter Valley * Poll But with, siseh prCATIES/R
A trimule later Happy Valley West fifither attend the angle yes,utve dumnant skin, shu other defensive wrog 163. Up to the goal. This time the culprits inrelief was bleib-buck finesa Will The old. Colons star was
the gual
· goal", "hist 'had laine (241)
when it did, SELY
dirept: result of and totally","ung
The right opponent
of the penalty
Eastern deserved their point never-
For Happy Valley, Lok Tak hing, Wong Man-wal, Leu Tim, Au Ping-lin and Tee Bien-kuen
who were the men most while Easter, who many friends by their whole- hearted effort, goi excellent
ret no Chan Chi-kong, service from Szela Mon, Lau Chi-lam, Seong- man and, in the second half, Lau Yee.
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Other results Results of other matches yes-
Giania Antelopes (Jr) Stardusta New Azia -
College (JP) Cheyennes ¿South China
AA(Br) All Saturday games were rained out.!
if only for their maitered
say-die spirit but in the font Eastern: Loucy Woon-shun, terday were: won
ball arts they are still a very ordinary team. Happy Valley .they bouquets had the game in their grasp and and let it slip away. sdipper Lau Tim was very
Four D. Jones FOUR A JOVES BEUGVES THE
BULL TO BE TWO MEN DRESSED UP BY MADDOCKS
FERDINAND
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Referees Mr F. Fratlett
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the left wing for his club, play-ped the ball and, although the ed well at right-half, whilst Navy were lining thale goal, Dillon and Pedruco were safe at picked his spot, and shot hard full-back, but this was Gard- from an oblique angle. ner's match.
The Navy went into the attack right from the start whilst the Combined Civilians were settling down and nearly went into the lead in the second. minute.
The Navy did not deserve to be three goals behind at this lage but that was how it was until the interval.
From the start of the second hal! Gardner went through again but this time Corless came
Navy's goals
Their centre-forward Cock out and cleared. ren through and Kadir had to use his hand to save a hard rising shot. The ball went be hind and from the corner Cook had two shots at goal stopped by Kadir's pads
The Navy eerfainly had the better of the opening Pages and it was not until the 10th minate that the Combined Civilians camá, closo › to the Navy real when a Guterres centre went right serous' and behind.
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In the 40th minute Ellis cleared the Navy's lines with a tard hit upfield which
and look upfeld. pounced on
his geal
Cook.
Kadir advanced from but Cook slipped past him and ongned the score for the Navy.
They went straight, back - Into the Sitack. “Cook again haking the bell spüald. Hi -shot was saved by Kadir but left-winger Walang - Camde running in taxi is Intercept and further reduce the priests
Play was now going from end to end and Corless saved well from Singh after Garder had made the opening, The Com- bined Civilians die gehee were playing well-upäold—catching- the Navy forwards offside.
In the 56th minute the Comi- bined Civilians went fujther ahead. Gardinen picked up the ball midway the Navy's half, took it, as far as the goal-line with two delenders in altend- anoe and then passed back to Yakub Kina, who rattled the net with a terrifle shot.
* Unlucky
The Combined Civilians were now on top but the Navy refLLBed to give up. They were unlucky not to store in the 61st minute. From a roll-in Hunter found Cook and from his shat Kadir conceded corner. From this Stevens shot was blocked, Cook inlercepted and his chot hit the past and the Combined Civillona managed to scramble the ball away in the ensuing meles.
In the dying minsités the Navy threw everything into the attack and again went close. Stevens sent Cook away and the centre-forward tried to lift the ball past the advancing Kadir bus. Kadir managed to get his hand to the bell for a good save.
It was an entertaining matohy played in the best' of spirits. Last minute substituden terialuly weakened, the Com bined Civilian làm but ther fist about deserved thela sues
It is a pity the Royal Navy's visit is so short. He for Tone, would have liked to zra
of them on the sports fold
* The teame
Combined Chillings: Kadir (Prisons)), Pedruco (Becrela),
Dillon (Nay. Bhará)), (Nav Bhart1); Collaco. (Regelo),
Y Khan (Nay (Euro)
Silva (Recreio), Mohinde
(80), Telin'S (NAZA Gurdner Me (Nav" Bharat), Guterres, (Repruth); a SPOKE NI B/L Catless
Stevens (Hoynt Ma