THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1947.
SPORTS FEATURES
PLENTY OF GOOD FOOTBALL International Rugby Match
BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER
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Homeside Soccer
Doncaster Rovers'
Fine Record
By Archie Quick
best record in Doncaster Rovers.
When F
ZA
FARE AWAITING
Week-End League
Interport Games
League And
THE
no
THE ́stage is pretty well set for next week's Inter-
port
games, while there is
shortage of attractive football fare for this week-end. The Navy Ground at Causeway Bay to-day is the venue for two
No. very open matches.
45 Commando (still in the winning way) meet Kwong Wah. Kwong Wah ara stronger than they have been for many weeks and are certain, to give the Commandos a good game. Following this match the Navy (also with a strong side) will take the field against South China, the league leaders, full of optimism.
The Chinese Amateur Sporting do), Jones (Navy) Lee Wal-tong (S. Club again meet St Joseph's on the Chinn) and Shul Club ground to-morrow. The Saints China). Strong arguments could be Wing-kung (S. proved too good for the Amateurs at their Inst meeting the Sentor raised in' favour of the choice of any Shield re-play: the Amateurs will be one of these seven. I contend still looking forward to this match with that Lee Wai-tong is our best selec- sonte keenness.
The best of to-morrow's games, however, seems to be Sing Tao's - ture with 42 Commando on the Navy Ground: 42 Commando have inken over 1/5 Commando's Axtures and,
tion.
Last Sunday's trial game certainly set the seal on the claims of Stick- land of the RAF to be included in the Interport teams. Whut
if what I hear is correct, they are * } abundance of energy he showed Inst
IN RETROSPECT
team with many of 1/6'6 churac-week! He was going just as fast in teristics. This come will surely draw a big crowd. It promises to be the last minute of a full-length game #searching tent for Fung King as he was when the ball was set in cheung, the Interport centre for- motion. It will be interesting In word.
see if he and 'Heggie—they played together as the right wing-will produce something of last Sunday's sparkle. If nothing else the Hong- results. There were | kong forward line is a fair mixture fairly large attendances at Causeway of youth and experience. The right fest. the wing and Tsao, the outside Bay and at Caroline Hill but
fixture most attractive
and what form the younger element. Lat und proved to be the brightest game of Fung provide the steadiness and the day attracted a mere handful of experience so very necessary in any spectators. I refer to 45 Comman-
attack which has formidable oppo- St le with dos's senior shield
sition to overcome. Joseph's. The result of this match
until less than was in doubt minutes from full time.
Did you know there was first class football club who are not allowed to build a stand at one end of their ground because it would be in the way of air- craft landing and taking off from the neighbouring munici-. Last Saturday's games produced pal airport? The same club has some varied landing lights on one of its stands for the same purpose.
Who is it? Why the club with the football to-day--
compact ground opposite the St Leger, course, that Manager Jackle Bestall said while he is satisßed with his team's displays ho mutst have greater
The Commandos established a 3-1 Geoff interval tead and proceeded to take reserve strength. Secretary Dickinson chimed in that the club things Just a little enay. A quick and was willing to buy too at the right goal restored the Saints morale price. Pity it is that the club's home it was quite on the run of the play matches clash with
of those when they drew level. With Barnsley and gates average
only
Com- score al three-all I heard a twelve thousand. Nobody under-mando remark "The next goal wili stands the mechanics of the game decide." He was right. There were better than Bestall, for white he thrills at both ends and it is a mat- was still with Grimsby this English ter for conjecture what would have
Inside-forward International
was happened If one of Carvalho's shots
had found the target.
visited the
studying coaching at Duke of York's Barracks, London Camegle School, Leeds and Loughborough College courses. I met him there and know how much he was thought of. I
The teaching is now reflected in team's play, most of players being discoveries. No
ten
the
It was only last week that I was referring to missed penalty kicks and mentioned in passing that the Saints bad missed one the previous week, Last Saturday Carvalho seemed to have definite idens about this
when players are to be cold whatever the attrac- he placed the ball for the penalty tlveness of the offers. There is no kiek awarded against 45 Commando Rugby opposition here and Second for "hands." His spot-kick was a of precision. Running slowly up to the ball he gave no hint
wartime
Division football is the ahn.
SOME SUPPORTER!
I was told, had One supporter, collected 60 clothing coupons to get wool to knit twelve pairs of stock- Ings for the players.
I also met Bob McLean, who has been with the club 24 years and he says they havo naver had a better chance of regaining Second Division status.
Glasgow
model
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Sports Diary
TO-DAY
SOCCER-1st Div.
Bookunpoo-Club v. 44 RM Cdo., 4
p.m.
Navy, Navy v South China, 4
p.m.
Navy-45 RM Cdo, v. Kwong Wah, 2.30 p.m.
Second Division
Caroline HU-Kwong
Wah v.
Police, 2.30 p.m.
Caroline HI-CASC v, Kii Chec, 4 p.nt.
to direction of his shot; he kicked the ball with just the right amount of force--not too much, not too little Chatham Road-3 Cdo, Bde. HQ it entered the net about v. 387 Coy. RASC, 2.30 p.m. and
ground eighteen inches from the
and the same distance from the goal-keeper's left-hand upright. A goal-keeper has no chance with such kicks.
CRICKET
RACING SELECTORS' HARD JOB
Selectors of soccer teams always
Happy Valley-Hongkong Jockey I happened to open a newspaper last week and Ataring out of the pages at me were much more dificult is the task of
tora do not please everybody. How day, 2 p.m. two Scottish Infernationals who were with mc overseas-Jock this year's Interport selection com- Brown, Hibernians' tall, fair, good-mitter! There has been doubt about looking goalkeeper and Jackie Milne, many positions: the selectors have now coaching in Mexico. We were overcome these doubts by bold deci-p..
the Navy all together in Sierra Leone, myself slons. In sitting Coles"
Wal-tong they have laid
in the Army, Brown in the Royal and Lee
RUGBY
Glth Navy vì 3 Cáo, Bắc. 3.13
PLAYERS jump for the ball in a line-out 'during last week's International rugby final between Scotland and a combined Ireland and Wales XV, played on the Club ground. Scotland won nine points to nil.
FASTBALL NOTES
7
The
"Brown Bomber" Fears No Heavyweight Challenger
(By Walt Byers) `-
JOE LOUIS, the powerfully-built negro who has ruled heavyweight boxing for nine years, is a quiet, easy-going champion who literally has to fight for a living although he would rather play golf and talk politics,
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Sitting in his now chromium-decorated Manhattan night club, Louis talked freely about himself and boxing, exploding several myiks that have grown up with the "Brown Bomber” in his climb from the cotton fields of Alabama to the heavyweight championship of the world. His is a great career.
And
"Not since I began ighting can. I this light-skinned nogro, born remember when fighters were 32 years ago in Lexington, Alnmuch alike and there was not one For two outstanding challengers, such bama, has had the greatness to as Max Schmeling for example. 1 grow with it. During our one-do not fear any challenger we have hour chat, Louis disclosed that: and I do not think there is any that
con beat me." (1) he fears no heavyweight challenger currently fighting in the world; (2) he is not wealthy or even well-to-do; (3) he is not an "unemotional and deadpan" fighter as most experts believe. "We don't have many good heavy weighla now." Louls said. "For some reason, they are all about the Rame classike Mauriello (whom
"The reason for no outstanding Louls knocked out in the first challenger, I think, is because of the round); Billy Conn (whom Lou's war," he said. knocked out in the eighth round); Lee Oma and Bruce Woodcock, the British fighter.
Confused Recs Humbled By Fast-Moving Giants
(BY "SPECTATOR"}
Club de Recreio and Giants, joint leaders of the League, tangled last Sunday in an evenly contested encounter that resulted in the latter getting ahead in the very last frame to emerge triumphant by three runs to two. Tony Alves' Portuguese boys slipped in the second of the final stanza after being in front by a margin of one tally.
Hotshots put up their best show
for
J:
OUIS was not bragging.. It was Lo
an honest statement of how he felt-a man whose explosive flats have knocked out 50 opponents in 69 fights and has dominated the heavyweight division like few If any other fighters.
"About four years ago, somewhere In the world, there were a couple of young boys who were going to be great fighters. But the war inter- rupted and stopped their
careers.
I do not know who those young fighters were, but if the war had not come along I am positive we would have a couple of top-notch heavy- weights rendy to take the title away from me," Louis said.
Louis spends about six hours a day, during his off-time, at the club, greeting guests, sitting for pictures and signing autographs. Ho plays golf every day when the woather permits.
Courses,
The chomp usually shoots golf in' the early afternoon, at one of the metropolitan New York spends about four hours at his night club between 6 and 11 pm, leaves for a while and then comes back for two hours between midnight and 2. The Chung Wahs failed once again scored after arriving safely on basen.m. His night club is a huge one, against the fost-declining to make an
Big with hits. Lawrence appearance and
pushed in measuring some 45 feet by 45 feet, Rovers, Who managed to edge Chief Dick Chung, who was thero
with a large oval bar. A four-piece. through to win by the odd run in as usual, had to concede yet another Alves with his hit, while Tony was
band plays on a raised stand In the seven through disastrous Hotshot walk-over, this time to the St sent home by Tony Bayot. All that centre of the bar.
Joseph's. miscues.
happened in the first of the first The Rambling Rees went into
inning. It did look as if the Reca flying start against heat Dingles. Giants, with four Tony Alves and Wilfred Lawrence
Canadian Chinese come back to
the fight for championship honours with an easy victory over the Indif- ferent Baseball Clubbers.
a
were running away to an easy vic-THE 210-pound fighter beat tory; but that was the first and last
11
ho
negro tradition, always has of the Rec scoring. Against the tight | been Republican, although
D. the late Franklin flelding of the Recreios and the finely supported mixed deliveries of twirler Gerry, The champ also has taken an active Roosevelt, one presidential campaign. Giant Big Boy Baker, part in anti-racial prejudice cam- however, did, well to slash out apaigns in New York. clean hit and later tallied for
News, Gossip And Anecdotes mixed d
From World's Track & Fields
"I am afraid Amerien will take a
the
The brown-skinned king of the world's heavyweights will not de- Arst run in the fourth inning. Mean-tend his title again until some time while, Giants were equally air early next year,
fight
in defence in which their moundsman all-rounder Leo Tavares Many sports writers have called the pitched and picked them up so well Louis on unemotional fighter, that he bad the Rees coming in and
type.of man who feels nothing as he out hitless. By the way, for all prepares to climb in the ring except to do and the round game, Tavares is fast deve- that he has a job
sooner he gets done with it the loping into the best round pitcher on
beiter, the local diamond.
TABLES TURNED
+
In the dressing room, I run over and over in my mind what I am going to do when the bell sounds This was what happened in the for the first round. Then I warm stanza which saw the Glants turn the up and get as hot and limbor as I tables on the Rees in the last minute. can. When I shadow box, I
seldom Gerry Gosano walked Benny Omar think of the man I am going to fight
of 'a
name.
New York. Amateur Athlete, official monthly magazine of the U.S. National Amateur Athletic
that Union, confesses "when faster distance times are made it looks as if we will simply have to expect them from Sweden. Now comes reports of n new world 3,200 metre' mark of 7:29.0 by the Swedish relay combination of Tore Sten, Olle Linden, Stig.
The former record, 1.4 Lindgaard and Lennart Strand. seconds slower was made by a German teant in 1941. . . .”
Ray Daughters, famous the 1048 Olympics. Best of the American swimming coach, is Turks la Guner Frick, who last year pessimistic about United States made a hop, step and jump record in the Glants' last turn to bat in the except when I block an imaginary
of 4811, Gins, better than any
game, That was ruinous for the blow or make believe that my op- K.C.C.-Kowloon Cricket Club v. chances in the Olympic aquatic American performance of the past fees as it turned out. Junior ponent has left an opening and I am Club de Recrelo, -2 p.m.
competition. In a recent inter-four years.
Markar followed up with a beauty trying to hit him. Usually, I do not One of the most remarkable per- view Ray said:
a dump to advance Omar and think of the other man, however formances of the English track himself reaching the initial station.
bunt whipping. In the swim events. Wo season, as reported on these shores, The third batter. Leo Tavares, prac-
was the grass track 10 seconds per- tically duplicated Markar's have to develop youngsters It wo there get it in the neck. Even club selec-Club's annual spring meeting-Anal want to win, sure, there are a lot of Balley, Jamalean sprinter. That is air and Omar breezed his way from to the ring he ignores the people formance turned in by E. MacDonald which had the Ree infield up in the LOUIS explained that when he walks from the dressing room Ane champions in this country now,
flying over grass.
second, then third and home to beat who stand up and cheer, who try to but they will not be around in 1948.
Dar Ferris, secretary of the the tag for the tying tally. Mean touch him and those who holler his Too old.
Amateur Athletic Union, keeping a while, taking full advantage of the "More and more swimming is
close eye on any professionalism losers' upset Markar had romped on getting to be a kid's game for 13, 14 trends in sports, notifed competitors to third from arst and continued to "I do not even hear them because and 15 year olders. But It is hard that
#an amateur athlete auto- | reach home whon the Rees in a am still concentrating on that first to make youngsters concentrate on matically disqualifies himself from
general mix-up around the pitcher move. You have to start fast when strict training."
further amateur competition by par- The Amateur Athlete's Australian Ucipating in any
motion pleture were not aware that catcher Spotty die bell rings because if you don't Pereira was returning. the ball toyou are liable to freeze up' and not correspondent, Joe Gall, reports without obtaining permission to do ano of them. No one stopped the get moving and boxing good for that the 42:40 made by George Knott ...permission will be granted
He explained that when he is in of Victoria in winning the six mile for certain types nt motion pictures returned ball; in fact it was stopped several rounds." Louis sald
but by the head of one of the groggy the walk recently was the fastest time provided, the company filming
ball players. Alert Junior Maricar the centre of the ring, listening to ever made by an Australian. It also picture can comply with the con- certainly did a good job scoring the instructions Just before the start of 'Club,--CASC v. St Joseph's, 2.30 surpassed the Engilshman, G. H. Altions which have been agreed winning run. Big Chief Tony Alves the fight, he hears the referee's
Pope's
figures by 21 seconds. upon by the A.A.U." It is merely nearly pulled his own hair out bo-words but that they do not register Knott's time has been bettered by a reminder of the US, rule that cause of the Rees' confusion. Ap-on his mind. the Swede, Werner, Hardmo, who athletes cannot receive money from parently they were terribly upset by "I do not even think about the holds the 10,000 metre record at any source if it is paid, primarily, the turn of Ude.
other fellow then: This may be 442:39.0, but Knott does not meet the because of the recipient's athletic
hard to believe. But I am still competition that Hardino faces. nbility,
Glants, as a result of their latest concentrating on my plan for the There is a report that Now The Arst post-war South African win, are at the top of the League all night and how I am going to start Zealand may be the scene of the swimming championship macet by themselves. They have one game it." 1950 British Empire games. Navy-Sing Tao
with emphasised the extreme youth of the in hand against the Rees, St Joseph's, But the one-track train of thought Land Christchurch the action' site. Forces, 2.30 p.m.
competitors. Winner of both the Rovers and Canadian Chinese, all comes to an abrupt end for Louis The comeback of Gil Dodds, men's 220 and 500 yards titles woof whom have lost twice.
when he returns to his corner and former American mile king, is pro- D Johnstone, 10-year-old. D.
walls the faw seconds before the Bookunpoo-NAMC v. Signal Coy,gressing rapidly and U.S. track Cohen, who set a new South African
opening bell. Metals aro
hoping that the record for the 200 yards breast-
"Then lings go round and round SPEEDPITCHER Herbie Quon ro in my mind." he smiled, "I think bespectacled sturdy runner will be stroke of 2:35.3, is only 18,
turned to the Canucks' ranks of a rendy for the 1948 Olympic Games.
thousand things in a split Joseph J. Barriskill, executive
after a couple of weeks' absence to second and pretty soon my thoughts At the peak of his carcer, after secretary of the United States soccer help in a large way towards
the run in on endless circle....over.......... setting a world's indoor mile record, football association, predicts that latiers victory over the Baseballers. Caroline Hill-South China v. 44 divinity student. Now, 28, Dodds most successful in the history of the scere eight runs, while the losers re- nothing. But then the bell wounds of 4:06.4, Dodds retired to become a the current season should be the The Canadians made eight hits to over....and over. I think of a Tils Indicates how much importance RM Cdo., 2.30 p.m.
still plarin to carry on the "work of sport in America. There has been altered one with three hits, the Football Association attaches to
God" but belleves he will have an increase of more than 80 percent the
For and I think of nothing but the other winners, Bill Woo and Nickn enough"off time" to compete in in entries for the National challenge
gman, what he is trying to do, and Delgado returned amateur championships. batting average, while three track. He recently did better than cup and
a 100 per cent how I am going to hit him." 4:12 for the mile.
Competition will open next month for 4 times at bat wero registered by
hlts United Press. Turkey Working Hard
with 133 teams, participating in the Kassa Nazarin and Billy Wilkin- Turkey reportedly is working hard amateur tournament and 110 in the son. The three Club hits were con- to produce a strong track team for open race-United Press.
tributed by Bill Peace, Jack Droger and Doc Molthen.
tocal
Navy and Milne in the RAF. They themselves open to those crifles who played in Inter-Services team against refolce in being wise after the event. natives and the standard of
The selection of u centre-forward football, there can be judged when I tell natives won 2-1. They had called for strong-minded action. A un inalde-forward numed
reminder of some of the candidates
of
China),
Spitfire for this berth is ample evidence Davies who is of Olympic Games the dimeulty: here are the names of speed. H played without boots
a few. Khan fal Ini ( and of course was almost uncatch Fowler (Club), Fung King-cheung able. Brown and Milno were not (S. Tao), Goldthorpe (45 Comman only stars in team, either,
There
way Evans of Fulham and Lieut
Beswick Stokes Amateur Inter-
national, centra halt. Bellove me,
Sierra Leone football is good. They LAWS OF FOOTBALL
have recently had delegates
England studying FA methods.
Money Talks
In
OFFSIDE-NO. 4
TO-MORROW
SOCCER-1st Div.
p.m.
Club-RAF v. Euslern, 4 pm.
Navy-42 Cdo. v. Sing Too,
p.m.
Second Division
V
HQ
Caroline
Although Law 11, the Offside Law, | 4 p.m. Is rather shorter in text than most of the other Inws of the game, the
II Dockyard Referees Chart, hos an appendix Chinese Cadre, 4 p.m.
Shield Second Round
Relegation containing no less than 20 well-known Points. Finger
diagrama illustrating different In- cidents affecting the off-side law.
Football clubs are making big efforts to improve their position Inreferees, and players too, having the the League tables or to save them fullest possible knowledge of the im- belves fixen relegation into lower plications of the law. Leagues.
stock
likely
It is worth remembering that n The Christmas and New Year
player may be offside from a penally period in always tie time for taking kick. It is a simple enough matter and for the buying of new if you think about it. Although it players to avert crines, Hudders- field Town have paid £10,000 to may well be said that a player stand- Derby City for the transfer of Fetering outside the penalty area is not Doherty, the Irish International would be liable to at once if the ball to Interfere with the play he side left. Doherty will be eligible to hit the post or cross bar and play for Huddersfield in the Cup-bounded towards him. The ites..
rule still holds; if you are a player Blackopol made an attempt to keep behind the ball or make sure secure Doherty and also was prepared that there are two opponents nearer to pay £10,000 for him but Hudders-to their goal-line when the ball in fald had the Brat refusal.
kicked. If you are a spectator at Tommy Rudido, the left wing matches keep an eye open for these pride of Peterborough, has been litla points, You will get n Tot
and re..
golden
gned for the Arsenal, Peterborough more enjoyment out of the game by do not mind Rudkin going now na following the play with a knowledge- they dished with the Cup when able eyes you may even see the in- they were beaten by Northampton terest In the game which "attracts B-1 in n replayed tie..
the layman to refereeing itself!
FASTBALL
V.
Chung Wah v. Hotshola; Canadian Chinese v. Recreio, 10.30 a.m. St Joseph's v. Rovers; Baseball Club v. Giants, 2 p.m.
SPORTING. SAM'
GRAND ANGLO-FRENCH
BOXING SMITHROWN
SEPT HUIT
•
By Reg. Wootton
NEDF
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thousand things and I think
REMEMBER THEM?
of
The Hotshots outhit the Rovers Famous British ambassadors of nine to five in losing by four runs football, the elington Corinthians, to three. They had the winners whose activilich were interrupted by beaten in all departments and when World War II will be seen again in they Istled in the squeeze play in the various paris of the world next last stanza that spelt their downfall season. Many amateur football en- Hotshots. R. Samy and E. Yusuf and thusiasts all over the world will re- Rover Joe Franco each registered member seeing these ine sporing two his out of three times at bat.
THE following
aru
ganies:
players on their Grand Six of them,
Including 1037.
Dunce, Pat Clark and Bill wor
to-morrow's are all playing, and they will be reinforced by some of Britain's best amatour young blood next year. 10.30 am-Chung Wah v. Hot- Plans are being made for Islington shots, followed by Canadian Chinese Corinthians to meet sides in Holland v. Récrolo; 2 pm. St Joseph's vand Iceland, Australia, New Zea Rovers, followed by Baseball Club v. land, the Union of South, Africa and Giants.
South America