FA CUP

THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1961.

League Hockey resumes this weekend

weekend

SURPRISES SIX TEAMS STILL IN

Both Manchester teams out in fourth round

London, Feb. 1. Luton Town, the Second Division club, produced a remarkablo reversal of form today when they beat Manchester City, of the First Division, 3-1 in the fourth round of the English Football Association Cup.

Ave changes, struck two carly

thousand disappointed Ten blows with goals by Alte fors

outside Aston swarmed Ashworth and Jim Fleming in Vilo's ground after the gates the 20th and '22nd minutes. had been cloned with a crowd of

reduced the

60,000 arrears nearly

Inside. The i interval, but lucky ones saw Villa beat the over-powering Fourth Division side, Peter- City forwards | borough, 2-1 in the replay.

Luton were trailing 2-6 when Saturday's first meeting between the clubs was abandoned 21 minutes from time because of

All ix! Law conditions. muddy Manchester goals were scored just before

Fo star there was Scottish International by. Denis Law, the costilest player comeback by the In English football,

as on Saturday

Low scored again today, but won so closely marked this m that he was rarely in the game,

As in the first match, Luton who recast their team with

Lyons wants to stage the 1968 Games

Paris, Feb. I. The French Olympic Com- here today mittee unaounced that twar

the forwarding candidature of the city af Lyons as host to the 1908 Ölytr- ple Summer Games to the In- temational Olympic Committee.

Lyons announced its candida- ture when the French High Con- missioner for Youth and Sports, Maurice Herzog visited the cát last week.

The choice of the host cities for the 1908 Summer and Win- ter Olymole Groves will be made during the International Olym- pic Committee's Congress in the spring of 1903-AFP.

the

Ashworth scorta a brilliant goal in the 60th minute to give Luton a well-deserved victory, Two other Les which were abordoned ou Saturday were

ulso

together played tonight with four replagy.

Drawn match

Denis Law must have been a very disappointed man to have nished on the lesing side after searing seven goals in the tie.

Luton will have to wait be- tere knowing their next oppon- enis. They will be away to either Huddersfeld Barnsley who A penalty, drew 1-1 tonight.

minutes from the end eight carmed Huddersfield a replay.

It was a black day for Manchester Faus, After City's defcal, another big shock was the 3-2 trouncing of Manchts- ter United by Shefeld Wed- ucoday.

At Manchester, n crowd of Stav Keith Ellis over 65.000

enre three goals for Wednes day. Johney Funtham and Alab Finney each got two,

New blood, new ideas

With the prospects of a home tie against mighty Tattenham. Peterborough made Villa night! all the way. Two goals by Trish international winger Peler Me- Parland settled the issue after a goulless first half.

Gates were remarkably high everywhere with the six evering Cup games drawing well over i quarter of a million spectators.

Results

Results of today's English and Scottish FA Cup matches were:

ENGLISII FA CUP

Fourth round Luton 3 Manchester C. 1. (Winners meet Huddersfield or Barnsley away).

Huddersfield 1, Barnsley 1. (Winners home to Luton).

Newcastle U. 4, Stockport 0. (Winters home to Stoke or Aldershot).

Fourth round replays

Aston Villa 2, Peterborough 1. (Winners home to Totten- ham).

Blackburn 4, Boilon 0. (Win- ners home to Sheffield United). Manchester U. 2. Sheffield Wednesday 7, (Winners home 10 Leyton Orient).

Aldershot 0, Stoke City 0. (After extra-time winners away to Newcastle U.).

SCOTTISH FA CUP First round replay

St Johnstone 1, Queen of South 2. (After extra-time --

newer some to Hamilton).

needed to build

England Rugby XV

By JOHN COTTRELL

Here we go again. England's rugby men failed miserably in the Cardiff mud recently and the pro-Sharp brigade renew their Risman- must-go campaign.

I cannot recall a time when English supporters and critics were so deeply divided in their opinion of the respective merits of the two fly-halves.

But then rarely have players of such contrasting styles con- the dy half spot. tended for Fair-haired Richard Sharp fast. slphtly-built, stronger in altack than defence, and bilant at making the outside break. Beverley Risman is a sturdy all-rounder, kicks well with both feet and excels at the Inside break.

Both superb

Both are superb players In their way, though I have al-

leaned slightly

Ways

of

In

favour Risman whom I rate the more complete rugby player.

sacrilege to many fatus. but this In my clusion.

Airdrieonians 2. Elgin City 0. (Winners away to Ayr United). -Reuter.

World Figure Skating Championships

The

WEST INDIES 'UMPIRED

OUT OF WINNING

THE FOURTH TEST?

Kingston, Feb. 1. Heated arguments about whether the West Indies were "umpired out" of winning the drawn fourth cricket Test against Aus- tralia were Laking place

cricket among thusiasts here today.

en-

The hump-ball catch by Gary Sobers from Ken Mackay, which caused the West Indies fleldsmen to start for the pavilion, thinking they had won, and the rejection of an

Floyd: I look

forward to a long fight

New York, Feb. 1. Heavyweight boxing cham- Patterson pion Floyd says he looks forward to a long fight with Ingemar Johansson in their third 13 in battle on March Miami Beach, Florida.

"I am sure Johansson is cor- reeting the mistakes he made in cur last fight," Patterson told a newunan at his training camp near Spring Valley, New York, "just as corrected my nutstokes In the first {ight.

"Ingo has the greatest right hand I have ever seen and the best legs of any heavyweight, I look for a long faht".- Patterson was asked by an- other reporter about reports that he has been doing more left hooking than ever before, Не said if he was ho was doing it unconielɔusly,

"I don't consciously favour, either hand," he said, "When I' see an opening I hit.

Aus-

appeal for low against Lindsay Kline before he had scored, were toples of much controversy.

Indiang at. home, West

however, are proud that their cricketers in tralia are not concerned with umpiring but are playing the game for the game's sake, so that the tour. so far is probably the first with no umpiring controversy in any Test series since the war.- China Mail Special.

In

THE RUNNING FOR

FIRST DIVISION TITLE

By NUMPERE

After the excitement of last Sunday's Interport in Macao, League hockey

returns this week with almost a full programme.

The First Division is at a very interesting stage with only five points separating the top six teams. Any one of them could still win the league,

4

are pened, and HKHC 'B' are taken Macaensis A fead: the table remaining four matches

points from with 15

nine against Пterclo 'B' and Macaen-to win against Macaonsis 'C'.

matches but their remaining sis 'B'. These should give them In Section B' the RAF arc five matches are gil painst 'A full points. sides and pretty slift opposition is in stare for them.

Deciding motchos?

In second position Ναν Bharai A have 14 points from 10 matches but two of their

Springboks made to fight hard for 28th Tour win

Dublin, Feb. 1.

Their other two matches aro aralast Army A this week and Macaensis 'A' in their last match of the season and the League Championship could well depend on the out- come of these two ixtures.

well on their way towards pro- motion with 18 points from nine matches, followed by Army C with 13 points from eight matches but neither of these teams can afford to slip up with KCC B' who have won their last fivo matches to regis- for

from 11 points

eight

KCC 'A' in third position have matches. 13 points from 10 matches, their The bottom three teams at remaining four fixtures being the moment are Dutch HC. against RC 'A', Recrélo 'A' IRC 'B' and Nav Bharat C Macaensis 'A' and Recreio B and they all look like bein and are the only club to have the Third Division next season,

defeated Macaenais A'- this eca-

sori.

Army 'A' are handily placed

Gromlins Cup

in fourth position with 11 points In the Ladies Lengua Roersio from elghi matches, having only have already won the champlon- Iest to Maccensis 'A' end Nav ship by defeating KGV A 1-0 Bharat 'A' this

and this week season. With last Saturday their strong all-round side and even the first, round of the adequate reserve strength they Gremlins Cup. must be considered as cham- plonship contenders.

Stil the running. in fifth

with 11 points from 10 matches

Rcercio who will be all out For Lengite

holders and

and Cup double

after last week's

success, must be full of co-

what was probably the last game of their tour

before meeting France the South African and sixth places, are Recreio Ameet KGV A the present Cup touring Rugby Union team defeated Leinster and IRC A with 10 points from here today by 12 points to five and scored nine matches. their 28th victory in 29 games, the other being drawn.

Doomed

fidence. They have not been beaten in tho League thin censori and I think they will go through to the semi-finals.

Gremlins

should beat

Doomed to "relegation at the But for a long time it looked p Grinding them down along bottom of the League table touchiles the tourists after only one mason in the as if the Springboks were going both to lose their unbeaten record. į went ahead with a-penalty-goal | First Division are Recreio 'B Weakened by injuries andby Lockyear. Then turning de- with two points and Macaensia | round te KOC influenza the South Africans fenco into swift attack in the g with no points.

their closing minulcs, they scored

as they the first hal

had 10 Test players in side while Lefaster had eight | tries through Gainsfored and internationals and it was the left-winger Piet Van Zyl. home team which showed the wny in

The Springboks showed they of power at the took a five points to three lead, bad plenty

finish but on their general.dis- The game was only one play, France could be the side and a half minutes old when to put them down-AFP. Antelme. the tourists right- winger crossed the line after defensive blunder but Leinster went ahead later with a good try by McAleest. This was converted by Keogh, the full-back,

on the

NO SECRET METHODS

In the second half, however, the superior weight and strength Davos, Feb. 1. "Also I don't have any secret of the Springbok pack told lis of the stomino Figure methods. If Johansson wants to, tale 1901 World skating Championships will be see me train he can do so. At fighting Irish. held in Prague, Czechoslovakia. on Feb, 22-26 as scheduled, the tional Skating, Urinn said today, "but a fighter has to adapt him-

Headquarters

of the Interna-

England

The Prague inceting was in con- doubt last month becues the

ISU feared that

self-exited sinters from Czechoslovakia might run into diilleuities.

No man has served England more courageously than Jeeps Isle is a treat captain; he is

All gaurantee have now been has roless In defence; he arver tackled or fallen on the reclved for the mafety of these

Yes skaters, an ball with faint heart.

that he old-UPL cannot help feeling

evening has now reached the of his great career.

With his fast outside brea, Sharp can make up for the lack of length in Jeeps service, Though Risman, as he showed can against the Springboks,

the bad pass with pick up greater surety.

But before England revert to Yet wat John Young Sharp, I would prefer to ser ed the Welsh line in the latest how Rismon operates In

falled England had match,

partnership with a long-passing to score a single ing while six- | serum half. caps Rismaz was in the side. When Sharp played last season, i England scored a try in every match-mid

Trile won the Crown.

The case for Sharp IA strong one. In reply, I would point out that while

Bibman was on teg: with the British! Lions in Australia last year, he played in four games in which the llons scored 23 tries.

The facts suggest that Shiorp

is belter sulted te play with

England's current players. Falr

nough. But are hess players

New ideas

Much more than this how- ever, is needed to restore Eng- land's greatness. Strong, mobile forwards are wanted most of DIL

no

The nolectors should longer play safe this scIBUNI, but make told experiments in hallding а пож Englanu park.

Behind the serum, I feel that the best that England een put more Inclave dece nether than forward? I do not think so. now players

are required-

fooling is that time of them though I would certainly make that Risman change it winger Peter

should go and Bhould stay.

Corcor's and

1 have you to sep itismän pity in' Internatlonial n bad. game rugby and watching at Cardiff one could not help feeling that hu might have been liegpjor if he bed not spurned the chaties! of a Welsh trial in the hupe

of playing for Enginta.

Given the lonx, jiccurate

Jackson were avaliable, And Don Rutherford, strangely dropped, should return as full- thol

Somehow the backs must get seino. pruetien together to that they can develop, the smooth un derstanding which the Wakh backs displayed at Cardily.

Hard, with dummy scissor KEVERÉE, DIKELSON (Und the like, the Welsh backs? revealed the kind service of Tony O'Connor, he of uniginative play that can miah), well have choñe da make riety; the most melting briliantly nk tils

opposite of all team sporta. ART AN

England have bad n gratt number, Ken Bichaids, But. far this season, Hitman has run since Eric Evans led them to ravely been given sulllelenit the grand cons In 1950-67; ther ioni in which to move

{hárd had their share of luck What am I saying? That tons especially in the last two *kipper Kickin Jukson is the meatings with Ireland. Now the werk llak behind the Engileia, golden era tas gded. Now Borama? Kinky / wound, like blood is needed, and new ideas.

ISU

spokesman

Sports Diary

TODAY Annual lager dance of Hongkong Underwater Club, Paramount "Rex- taurant, & pre....

TOMORROW Bfecting HKFA Managenezi meeting, Sporin-road, a

Committee

THE

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amateurs in the strictest senat

sportswomen all

ienst so far as I am concerned. "Maybe football teams need scouting." Patterson continued,

self to conditions which change in the midst of a round. At such times you are on your own."

Perez may fight Caldwell

the

56 acceptors

for the Grand

National

In the Axtures. for. Bunday the top six teams clash with Macacusis 'A' each other, play Recreio 'A' King's Park In what akould. prove to be a very fast time.

Their previous encounter this reason resulted in a 'goalices draw. but I fancy that which- over team seitleg down to play this time constructive hodity wil win and it could be Recreio

Victorians but the 'B' side will have a harder game against St Georges. The other st veraus KGV 'B', will ba played at a later Shuls.

Weekend fixtures

SATURDAY

Gremlins Cup First round

KGV A ya Recreio at King's Park, 4 pm. Umpires: F. Bonres, J. K. Fellows.

St-Georges va Gremlins 'B' at Happy Valley, 2.30 pm. Umpires: F. Van Dongen, A. Van der Sluis.

Over at Sookupoo, IRC 'A' i

Victorians vs Gremlins 'A' at caterlain KCCA. In their Happy Valley, 4 pm. Umpires: previous League match. this!

der F. Van Dongen, A. Van 6-2 and Cluis. seton KCC won repealed the victory with a 3-2 win in the Holland Cup.

This

SUNDAY

Men's League First Division Macaensis 'A' va Rocrelo 'A'

at King's Park, 9.45 am. pires: K. Lall, P. Xavier.

IRC 'A' vs KCC 'A' at Soo- kunpoo, 11.30 am. Umpires: J. Howe, Y. Khan.

is a tough one to forecast but IRC may just scrape through. London, Feb. 1.'

Also at There were 66 acceptors, out gharat A will be out to repeat Soukunpoo, Nay of an original entry of

their earlier 4-2 victory over 74 for the Grand National Army 'A' which they trust do Steeplechase at today's to keep alive their hopes of Arst acceptance stage,

winning the League,

Sirice the King and Mandarin the two

previous match the Nav Bharat have lost several horses top English weights did not accept, This Players and although they still

have Pat Gardner, I think Nay Bharat "A" vs Army 'A' was no surprise as they have boon favoured for the Chelten

*wili reverse heat-Sopirunpoo, 3.30 pm, Umpires: decision.

P. Xavier, J. Howe. ham Gold Cup.

Second Division 20

Section 'A'

Buenos Aires, Feb. 1. Argentina's former world fly- Patterson also said he hopes he'll be better in the upcoming weight boxing champion, Pes- fight than he was last June Cual Perez started training to- when he knocked out Johans day for a possible light with son to become the Arst heavy-

British champion Johnny Coldwell weight champion to ever re- gain the crown.

The fight could be held in "In the past 12 months I have London on March 21.

both grown

mentally and The veteran boxer's manager physically," he said, "The next Lazaro Koci sald that Perez fight could be the toughest I would have to lose a few pounds have ever experienced. The to get down to the flyweight title means a lot to me. I do not limit because the 34-year-old- Intend to fall."

former champion stopped all training after he failed to re- capture his world title from

The only other horse allotted Thailand's Fone Kingpetch at Bangkok early last year--AFP.more than 11 stone which did

#bl accept wis the novice chaser Retctur. De Flamme.

Patterson and his party are scheduled to leave New York around February 11 for another training alle in Florida.-AP,

TRUE AMATEURS

Town. Durban, Johannesburg and Ballabury.

of the word-will leave Et Theng will not count as official internationals, though the England team includes six Internationals and six Eng- land B players.

land on a three-month tour of South Africa next July, each paying over £200 for the pri- of playing hockey

abroad.

They are representatives of the | Apart from the $200 fare, enph

All - England Women's Hocker's Association, whose tour will inelade matches against Bouth Africa in Capo).

player will have to pay:15%. cidental expenses -aná vover loss of earnings for 12 weeks. Yet there has been no diffi-

TAE GAMBOLS

WELL, I CANT SEE WHAT'S WRONG,

GVERY. MAN TO HIR

JOB | ALWAVE

culty in raising first-class players.

The Russian trio, Neiler, Grifel and Epigraff, who have yet to set foot on British soil, are left on the top welght of 12 stone, having to give last winner, Merryman, two

year's Dounds.

TWO SURPRISES

Of the original 15 Irish entries enly nine accepted.

In the Lincolnshire Handicap accepted out of an original antry of 73.

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a team

of

Second Division

The Second Division Section 'A' championship rests between

Recreio 'B' ya Maenensis 'B' Umpires:

at Recreio, 11.30 am. K. Lall, W. Matthews.

Rangers vs Prirons at King's 2.30 . Umpires: A.

Prisons and Army Bwith 20 Cunha, A. V. Couto.

Park

pointe from 10 matches, and 10 points from nine matches re- spectively and will probably be decided when these two teams ment on February 20,

With the bottom four teams of each sellon of the Beconil }

at King'a

Demens ve Lions Park, 11.30 am postponed.

Nav Bharet 'B' va Army 'B' at Happy Valley, 11.30 am. Um H. Crebas, P. Xavier.

Division due to drop out anti HKHC 'B' va Matdiensis C' form a Third Division at the, at Happy Valley, 11.30 am. Um- end of this season there is pires: D. G. Price, J. K. Fellows. sure to be a mad Betszablo

for points in the middle of the league table.

In Section 'A' HKHC and Macaensis 'C' look likely to full out and will probably be ac- companied by two of either

Nav Rangers,

Bharat 'B' or Licns.

Two surprisca emong the non- Aeroplances were Mr Joel Mc- With such enthusiasm B is no Grath's pair, the top weighted wonder that" women's kockey Le Levanafell and Lucky Guy is one sport in which England who was given second top reigns supreme. Unlike men's | weight

stone five of nine hockey it also has tremendous¦ pounds with Welsh Rake. Thesp spectator sppeal, and, as two were the only Irish challen- In this week's fixtures in usual, all 56,000 reserved seats, gera," "and their withdrawal thin Rection Prisons And have been sold long before is leaves Lard Milford's Welsh Army B should both take full England-Ireland ↑ International | Rake heading the weights with petals from Rangers and Náv at Wembley on hiarch · 11-; nie stone;, live pountta.—China | Bharat 'B'. The Demons verður

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Dutch HC va Anny 'Cat Happy Valley 2.30 pm. Umpires: A. Aiz. K. M. Hussen.

RC 'B' vs HKHC 'A' at Soo- unpoo, 9.46 am. Umpires: H. Crebas, F. Van Dongen.

Argentina's boy

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ace to swim in Japan

Buenos Aires, Feb. 1. Argentina's 16-year-old swin- ming står, Luis Alberto Nicolao said here today he had been Linvited along with ' Australiaų and United States swimmera to Compata in koverál internatiobal swimming meetluka in JEDEN this reason.

Nicolad who has swim the 100 metres, batterfly stroke, in 60,8; seconds-1.1: seconda out- side the world record held by America's Latics. Larsson-sald he would be accompanied to | Japan |- by, the Branling"-nce swimer Manoel Das Banton mad A Bradling, techniela; roaringer.:

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