THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL
1988.
SOUTH CHINA'S EXPECTATIONS NOT FULFILLED
LEAGUE TITLE NOT YET DECIDED
(By "Ako")
THE work-end, which was to
provide such a triumph · for the South Athletic Association in local football, did not come up to expectations. The programme gave them an opportunity of winning both the League Cham- #lonship and the Senior Shield; but they were beaten by Eastern in the League and the Shield match was postponed, so they will have to wait another week for whatever successes they hope
to score.
Deferred Pleasure?
rony be that the winning of the League Championship is only a deferred pleasure for South China "D" nevertheless their defeat by Eastern has taken them back con- siderably and
have now they to beat
Ahe Royal Scots before they can be Aure of winning.
have followed local
Few people who
closely
fooined that
this season would have
DI
the Eastern men were capable of the colours of South China wering
anything, they would have
thought that the Middlesex had stiffer task against the Royal Scots. But things turned out the other
round.
Why
South China "p" were always up against it in their tie with Eastern whereas the Middlesex players had things much their own way against the Royal Scots,
Chances Lessened
THE pusition in the League follow-
THIR ing the results of the week-end
is this. The Middlesex have now completed their programme with 30 points from 18 matches, while South China "B" have one more match to play and have 29 points.
A draw with the Royal Scots this week-end will enable thom to tie with the Middlesex and a win will give them the championship; but a
but a defeat means that the honours will go to the Mid- diesen A
At one time almost certain
with-
of winning the League, the South China "B" are now in a rather pre- carious position. They are not look-
to the match forward Dat qualms. And the reason for their discomfort is that the Royal Scots are improving with every match they play in the Colony.
Shield Tie Postponed
THE
THE weather conspired to rob the Caroline Hill players of what- ever satisfaction that had been left to them. It rained and it rained and it rained, and the officials had no alternative but to postpone the match. AL опе time there was every prospect of the game being decided. The referee and the linesmen wore there; the players had turned up; and the ground was ready. But the rain showed no sign of abating, and by ~ 4.10 pm, the ground was under water. Following an examination of the ground, it was announced "No Play!"
Home Football
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in the First Division of the English Football League by winning their away match against Preston North End on Saturday. In view of the fact that Preston have their eyes, set en the FA Cup, the final of which will be played on Saturday. Arsen-
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Modern Mercury's Feet Run Fastest Mile
HISTORY'S FASTEST MILE-Flying feet of a modern Mercury ran the fastest mile ever recorded for humana, when Glenn Cunningham, 28-year-old Kansan, made the distance in 4:04.4. on Dartmouth Collega's springy board track at Hanover, N. H But those legs and feet once were so crippled it was belloved Cunninghara never would walk again.
A schoolhouse fire, when he was a lad of eight in Elkhart, Kas, not only cost his brother's life but crippled the toes of Glean's left foot and left nothing but thin scar tissuo to protect his leg muscles from the air. "low he quit his crutches to over-
al's feat was not entirely unexpected. But their closest rivals, the Wolver- hampton Wandereds, brought off an achievement almost equally good; they beat Middlesebro' away and thus remain on level terms with the Gun- ners with the advantage of having 40 points from 40 gams, which means two matches in hand. Arsenal have
that at the most they can only get four more points, whereas the Wolves, who also have 48 points, have four more matches to play and can earn eight more points.
Cup Finalists Beaten
APPARENTLY taking
no risks,
Preston and Huddersfield, which will meet in the F.A. Cup Final at Wembley on Saturday, both lost their matches in the League last week-end, As already stated, Preston lost at home to Arsenal, and Huddersfield were beaten away by West Brom- wich. While Preston can afford to lose a few points in the League in order to strengthen their chances in the Cup, Huddersfield connot; they are not yet out of danger of relega- tion.
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Cunningham, studying for a Ph.D. degree at New York University, lives with his wife and baby near famous Washington Square, New York City. He runs under the colors of the New York Curb Exchange Athletic Club.
SCOTS RUGBY LESSON
Tennis Replay Fixed
For To-day
At the time of writing, the rain has stopped, but neverthe- less it is extremely doubtful whether the court will be a fit state for the semi-final replay between H. D. Rumjahn and Tsui Yun-pul in the Colony Tennis Singles Championship this afternoon.
These two have already met twice before but no decision could be reached each time. The first match was called with the scores at two sets all and four games all, and the second was halted with Tsul leading by two sets to one and 8-8 in the fourth set.
If play is possible to-day, the match will start at 4 p.m.
FOR ENGLAND
Triumph Built Up On Attacking
By J. P. Jordan
London, Mar. 22. Scotland's triumph in the international Rugby championship provides a splendid example of how bold methods of selection pay- a lesson that should be taken to heart by the England selection committee in future.
When the first Scottish team was that England could ralse a pock announced, with its eight new caps, sound enough in scrummaging to get those responsible for choosing the the ball almost at will. On Satur side made a shrewd move by moving day England heeled from 23 scrums R. W. Show, one of the strongest ; out of 20 In the first hall and nearly attacking players of the day, from as often in the second, and posses- centre of stand-off half. That slon of the ball from the scrums la proved
one of the secrets of Scotor should be half the battle, innd's unbroken triumphs.
It made for an attacking back division capable of overcoming any deficiencies elsewhere.
England erred right from the start of the campaign, and I am not being wise after the event, for months ago I criticised the selectors' policy of
ENGLISH DAVIS CUP safety first.
TEAM TO BE FOUND
Filby And Shayes Should Be Tried
By A. Walls Myers **
London, Mar, 23. The selectors of representative British tearns will soon have to make
r
SPARKLE NEEDED
All along it was urged that what the England back division needed was sparkic. Heavy footed and blundering backs do not score trics, which are or should be the first object in a game of Rugby football.
It was obvious from the beginning
value. Discreet judges know the fallacy of picking players because they shine on the sand' floors April,
NEW DAVIS CUP TEAM
-
Building on forward superiority the selectors should have gone all out for backs who could crown the skill of their forwards.
Instead of thinking in terms of de- fence, attack should have been the first consideration,
Before Christmas I pointed out thut the England three-quarter line should contain at least one attacking centro and one wing of speed, but in
on
the end the selectors fell back centres of three ́seasons ago and pair of wings who are determined runners, but deficient in pace.
Nicholson was a bigger blow to Eng-
The enforced withdrawal of B. E land than the loss of any of the three fine forwards who also had to atand down.
Nicholson should have been re-
placed by someone of attacking skill. who would cut through more than once in a match, and who would give his wing more than one pass.
It is idle to say that no option was left, but to rely once again on
scrum
A
their cholces-for the first Davis Cup England cannot field its Davis Cup player of great experience, but who match, which is only a few weeks team of last year. Austin is giving was obviously not in his best form away, and for the women's matches up his place to a younger man, Ray- this year. The North possessed two against Australia and Amerlen,
mond Tuckey in tled to business, men with the longed-for attacking which come a little later.
Charles Hare has taken up an op- spirit, neither of whom could have Spring hard court tournaments-pointment in America. Only Frank done any worse. and they follow in sequence now Wilde, of the four playing in the last right up to the British championships challenge round, will probably be half, splendid little trier though he
J. L. Giles is not the ideal' at Bournemouth--will offer a ine available. en relative form, but not necessarily Three vacancies are thus created. as if he had thoroughly shaken off 1s, and F. J. Reynolda did not look a conclusive line. Tournament To hazards are notorious; team matches o fill there with a prospect of re- the effects of illness, but blame for capturing the Cup this year la schr. defeat could not be laid at their have captains and are perhaps more cely posible; to put in men who will door. It lay in lack of enterprise of searching.
benent by the experience of stern those behind. Bealdes, the Australian women's and disciplined
chanchester and the Wheat-ternativeted play an that tenton to detectors
`is a hopeful al^i. “I hope the lesson has been learned,
man Cup match at Wimbledon will In this matter. I think inherent will look for players who wil make be decided on turf, on which takes (Coniliited on Page 93 mens doing that can we hope for success
akili,
stamina and temperament attacks thely Brat polley. Only by and their authors have a different lang
HOUGH KNOCKED OUT
Martin Trounces a Boxer Weary of Fighting
By Geoffrey Simpson
London, Mar. 22. Frank Hough, the most-discussed fighter of the season, finished bia contest at the National Sporting Club, Earl's Court, last night, taking the count on one knee in the ninth round beaten more completely than he has ever been since he was elevated to a top-of- the-bill boxer.
His conqueror was the coloured, roused Martin to make another ni- London cruiser-weight Tommy Mar- tempt at close range punching, and in, who only last December was he had not let many blows travel floored thirteen times by Hough and when Hough went down from a right knocked out by him.
hook on his chin and stayed down.
The transformation in the form Hough was fully conscious as he last night tells its own revealing, knelt, but he was obviously beaten, story. Hough looked like n man and had liifle strength left in his weary of fighting, bereft of speed, legs. of fire and punching power, He lost)
the first round by a wide margin. Preciso, of Italy. As for Hough, it Mariin is now to meet Merto
seems as though his big fight days sort of are over for some time to come. Ko
and went on losing most of the others in a dull, helpless way..
badly wants a rest.
Ills manager sald afterwards that Hough was not at. He did not look fit, and his weight,. 12st. lb., was above his best. But fight weariness Football more than lack of condition rendered Hough such an easy victim. He is now paying the penalty of the fight- a-week programme he forced upon. himself.
Last night's reckoning was a pain- ful one for Hough. The light was terribly one-sided. Martin, with his dancing feet and fast-working left) Jub, outpaced him, outboxed him—
MACAO PREPARES FOR INTERPORT WITH HONGKONG
Macao, April 22. Keen enthusiasm is evinced in fool-
at times even making him look: fool-ball circles here over the Interport ishly impotent.
FUTILE SWINGS
match which is shortly to be staged In Hongkong between the best side Macao can muster and a selection
Hough was alow about the ring, from the Hongkong Second Division. and Marin was so quick to score
and get away that Hough was re-
Macao's team will doubtless con- duced to swinging blows from long sist of most of the players who repre- distance at non-existent
sented this Colony in the recent ca- openings. For four rounds Hough hardly land-counter with the Islington Corin- ed a punch worthy of the name, and thians, but players are being care- in the fourth round he was made to fully chosen from among the four suffer the indignity of a knock-down soccer clubs. from a man who is by no means a weighty puncher,
The following are listed as Prob- ables: Carvalho, Lobato, Ho Cho-seng, Martin gave him a right hook to Cordova, Lau Hing-chol, Airosa. the jaw and then one to the body Rego, Colaco, Santos, Lau Chong- and down went Hough to his knees, sang, Lopes. to take a rest of seven seconds.
Possibles: Fernandes, Lei Nga,
Guerreiro,
Hough was so easy to hit that a Badarraco, Magalhaes, Lam San,
Assis, Jesus, good puncher must have made short Cacao, work of him, game though he was. Marques, Santos. But Martin, though a smart boxer
Of the players listed in the trials, with a straight left, is a light hitter, Carvalho, the youngest player, is a and his right is not of great account. brilliant custodian, while Ho Cho So the struggle was prolonged until the ninth round, by which time seng is Macao's stalwart feft-back. Hough was thoroughly worn out by full share of work in the forward line, Colaco, skipper, does more than his his endeavours to catch an elusive and Alrosa, brilliant hockey centre- rival.
half, is most dependable in his posi tion at left-half in football,
HOUGH'S EYE CUT Occasionally, Martin would stop
The forthcoming match is the his ring circling, stand close up to second Interport soccer match: the Hough, and punch furiously with first which was played here last both hands. Hough was then ablejseason was won by Macao.
to do some good for himself with his A football association has been harder hooks and swings. But as formed in Macso with Brig. Gen. soon as Marlin found himself shaken Temudo de Vera as president. Mr. he would revert to his speedy dis-F. do Silva, member of the Hongkong tance boxing--and Hough could Roferees Association, devoting him never cope with this.
self whole-heartedly to the work of organising the team preparatory to The end came when Hough's left their meeting the Hongkong team. eye was cut in the ninth round. This Our Own Correspondent,
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