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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1947.
SPORTS FEATURES
INTERPORT SOCCER
BACK AGAIN
Macao-Hongkong Test Tomorrow
(DY SEE TEE)
The cream of local football talent will be on view in representative matches this week-end. To- day is the final of the Memorial Cup in which the To-morrow Army are opposed by the Chinese, Hongkong meet Macao in an Interport game for which Macao are fielding a very strong cleven.
Hinged as it is upon Alex Airosa, the pivot, and set upon two quick-tackling full backs, the Macao team is full of confidence. A very close game is indicated here.
Most of the Macan players are well-known to followers of loen! football. Five of them have appeared In the St Joseph's team and have all acquitted themselves well.
five are Ma und Lau (full
These
Alex Airasa (centre-ha!)CRY
Airosa and dnside right and centre
respectively)
Nine of the players are very well- known to one another, often playing
in
the same eleven.. This fact is the basis of coheslon-good téungwork- and it may go ʼn Jong way to deciding the outcome of the game,
The Hongkong attack is something | of an enigmas Tite choice of Eves, a centre forward from the Navy's 2nd XI. will occasion some surprise in some quarters. I saw Eves score three goals against Sing Tao juniors last week, a distinction which many senior league centre forwards would find very difficult to emulate. He knows what is ex- pected of the leader of the Rt- tuck: remains to be seen how he gets the ball and how he will find a way post Alex Airosa. Alex has the knack of blotting out centre for wards.
THEY WILL BE MISSED
Two pairs of twinkling boots are missing from the home attack: those
Ford the It in that
side forwards, can give ball along the ground. way that goals may come, and I liave a feeling that the Army will neore more often.
This afternoon's line-up should be as follows-
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CHINESE.-Yu Kal-yau (CASC),}
Yung-sang, (5. Tao), The Kam-hung (5. China), Lau Chung-sang (8. Tao), Hul King- eng (S.. Tao), Fung Kwan-sing (S. Tao), Chok Sek-kum, Captain (K. Wah, Chow Man-cht (8.
Cheung Kim-hol, China).
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Tribesmen Beat World's Jump Record
By 12 Inches
BY PAUL IRWIN
RUSSIA POKES OUT HER
CHIN. AGAIN
Takes Exception To Britain v.
Rest Of Europe Football Match
BY ARCHIE QUICK
Russia has again poked out her chin in a munner born of the ignorance of sporting principles. She has said that the forthcoming Great Britain versus Rest of Europe match has been folsted on the International Federation in order to advertise British Soccer and augment our Associn- tion's funds.
First of all the match was not proposed by Britain but by the Swiss secretary of FIFA and secondly, so Mr Stanley Housins revealed, all expenses having been taken cut the gate will o to the funds of FIFA.
In parenthesis I may Britain's four home
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well ay Russia, have just rejoined FIFA, and this is in the nature of i home coming although Britain bus been anything but the prodigal son.
It seems that Russia is not going her Dynamos etc to be to allow chosen piecemeal in the European pattern, so 1 take it they will not be included at all.
of
Secondly British football does not need advertisement, as witness the applications that are pouring into the Football Associa Shal-wing (6. Tao), Lee Shik-yau NOTHING is quite so pathetic dozens"
as civilised man's belief in on offices in the form of invita the superiority of his powers-tions to British terms abroad to physical and mental-over those India, Mexico and all the European of the ignorant savage lacking countries. proper appreciation of the cul- tural value of food rationing and the atom bomb.
ARMY-Powell, (42 Cdo), Humble (45 Cdo), Dear (45 Cdoj, Inglis (Ex 1/5 Cdo), Partington, Captain (45 Cdo), Nicholson (4 Cdo), Neale (45 Cdo), Commors (Devons), Ford (42 Cdo), Sullivan (ILK. Wireless Centre) Pember- tou (27 Field Coy).
Football Laws
of Stickland and Heggie. Heggie | permissible
Stickland how a knee injury and may not play again this season.
CHARGING
For proof, there is the American prediction that a world record high jump of 74. lin. will be made at the Olymple Gumes In 1948.
"The crowd will see an athlete soar through the air higher than any man has ever jumped before," we are told.
Finally our national association's funds are too sound and big to need replenishment.
Having said all that I must add am concerned at the alm that I contained in Mr Rous' statement that all the proceeds, less expenses will go to FIFA. He even said we should be out of pocket.
1 for one am not anxious to ser good English money go out of the country in that way any more than It is magnificent thought, but it was to ste Italian boxers get purses "Charging states Law, 12, "is is not quite true. In fact, it falls for aghting at Royal Albert Hall the 1 deliberately did not long ភេន, in the short of the truth by some 12 inches.nther night.
enquire, how they were paid but I sterling and if I had to pay my shillings at the pale Ilke 1 good football spectator instead of going! in free as a Pressman i would think twice about patronising the match.
cerned
has left the Colony to return to UK, opinion of the referee, it is fair and You sce, the American expertsam anxious about this outgoing of is made when the ball is within have forgotten, or never knew, that playing distance of the players con-a mountain tribe in the strange, wild and they are dennitely land lying midway between Calro attempting to play it." That is a and the Cape, thinks an athlete is quotation from the text of the laws slipping a bit if fails to jump
much higher than seven feet. RACE OF GIANTS
11 will be of interest la follow Heggie's football career. He is still
of the game.
Under the "Advice to Players" section of Law 12 there is a very
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a youngster (not yet 20) and is un- doubtedly gifted with football craft.
Why should the guid bawbees of It is
Is possible that Heggie will come
the braw Scot and the bobs of the under the wing of Scottish
Sassenachs go oversens when only club, with whom, ofter
tish league homely puragrapli which reads: "It first heard of these super the other day Mr Rous told me that few months Is no disgrace to be bowled over by athletes when the Army picked me youth football in Italy was better expert guidance he may be given a a fair charge; you will probably go up by the scruff of the neck and organised than here and that Scot chance in big football. The standard over straight away if an opponent put me Is ver
down briefly in Southland had not started organising it very high, though, and Heggie's catches you standiu: on one foot." Afrien. game will require
yet? That is only one Instance of lot of polishing
why any proceeds from Glasgow's Congratulations to Bertie Gorano A good, vigorous shoulder charge,
match would be more than handy in which shoulder meets shoulder, is part of the life-blood of football.
despite the wealth of the FA. There is a tendency among players to protest on being subjected to a good shoulder charge. Some specta- tors, ton, take up the cry on seeing one of their favourites bowled over from such a charge. If the referee had to blow his whistle every time a
on earning his place for the up- teenth time in Interport soccer: con- gratulations too on being selected to captain Hongkong's team on Sunday. It is a richly deserved honour,
SOLID-LOOKING DEFENCE
On paper the Hongkong defence looks so solid that one is tempted to speculate as to how few will be Macao's scoring chances, played himself from hospital
Hou
Sunntative football again
They are members of the Watusi tribe, a race of glants who live at
ringe of the Belgian Congo. altitudes of 8,000-10,000 feet on the
is
Watust Average_height of a about 6ft. Gins, but nobody stands and stares if an eight-footer sales
out of his hut and wolks down the
couple of players come together,village street,
shoulder to shoulder, and ope fell Powell over, what CATL efeminale game
Into soccer would be! last
Older and
Let the Europeans be paid their expenses and entertained and let us keep the proft, I say. They can. have the matcti in Europe next season and reverse that order.
With their long, slender legs. Health And
wedge-shaped heads, and backs as straight as any Guardsmen, these Watusi are impressive fellows. THE MIGHTY CAN FALL Yung-sang is the best full-back in the Colony; and T's
What's more, they are nearly all Kain-hung unquestionably is a most players will tell any youngster that take time off any day to show pre- more experienced cracking good high jumpers, and will consistent left
Partington of Commando showed brilliant form bearing in mind that when 45
they rarely go into a tackle without cisely how good they are. In the semi-final matches
against Sing Tao recently and has the sup port of two of the best halves, Lau and Cashman.
they
charge or are charged they must PLENTY TO SPARE have two feet firmly planted on the ground. The small or lightweight,
Eric Shore, brother of South crack sprinter, Denis can often upset on inexperienced Shore, told me they can leap over
by the judicious use of his weight, Africa's
The line-un for to-morrow's bly opponent who is bigger and much a man's head without running up for match is expected to be:-
dova,
Ion-sau; Nito
heavler,
MACAO Marmel da Silvo, Ramon Ma, Lats
It is the violent charge and the Souma, Alex Airosa. Merico Cor-charge which comes unexpectedly
from behind that the referee Herman Lopes, Alberto directed to discourage. Among the Alrosa, D, Carvalho, Henrique do nine offences which may be penalised Santo, and J. Pacheco,
by the award of a penalty kick are these twa
HONGKONG-Powell (42 Cdo), Hou Yang-sang (8. Tao), Too Kam-hung (5. China); Lnti Chung-sang (8. Tao), Parlington (45 Cdo), Cashman (R.A.F.); B. Gosano, Captain (St Joseph's), Chow Man-chi (5. China), Eves (Navy "B"), Lai Shut-wing and Lee Shek-Yau (8. China).
:
MEMORIAL CUP
It is of interest to note that eight
.. members
Powell, Hau Yung-sang,
a take-off.
That's easy. When they really buckle down to the job, stripping dawn to a loin cloth, onything up to aft. is within their compass.
One photograph I have seen shown a Watust princeling, and they are the ruling aristocracy of the coun- try, going high over a bamboo bar from with six inches clearance and the
bar was set at Bft, 3in.
Charging an opponent violently or dangerously
Charging an opponent behind.
There is no mistaking the violent Allowing for o 2in. take-off, usual or dangerous charge and it is usually ly a hammered down ant hill, this dealt with as it deserves, With makes the present world record regard to charging in the back there (civilised version) of 6ft. 11n, looit Is a direct ruling concerning the silly.
player who deliberately turns his
back on an opponent as he is tackled WESTERN ROLL
him.
Beauty Comeback
of
In Britain the "Women's League Health and Beauty"Inmous "Fitness Wins' girls of pre-war days are preparing to' stage a full- scale comeback.
Loftily almed at promoting "the health. grace and happiness" of its 100,000 members, this energetic or- ganisation swept the co.ntry like a prairie fire just over a decade ago.. Among other things the girls learn- ed in the
these voluntary
evening sessions were Greek national danc- ing, tap dancing, special gymnastics; public speaking, theory of anatomy, health education and musicnt ap- preciation.
These subjects apparently - added dream- up to "how to win your husband", because beauteous move- ment leader Prunella Stack mado headline news in those carefree days by marrying Lord David Douglas- Hamilton, probably most eligible of the country's pre-war bachelors.
SHORT SPORT
SHOTS
French Cycling Federation recent- called a special meeting to con- sider a racing programne for women ...they walted an hour, not a woman turned up.
Colourfully-jerseyed girls teams are invading British leo hockey archas..
„flmt match took place between Harringay Huskice and Streatham Scullons. .ur shouldn't
that be onesses?.
Fastball Notes
Season Is Dying Prematurely
(BY "SPECTATOR"}
SPORTS
DIARY
TO-DAY
Soccor
Memorial Cup Final
Combined
Cricket
For the second consecutive ‚Navy. — Army V. week last Sunday, League fix-Chinese, 3.30 pm. Lures were not played out, which is rather umatisfactory. It would appear management z p.m. and players alike consider the session over, with Giants RS- sured of the championship..
However, the fact remains that the League is not over. The sooner the remaining games are played off, even if, in order to get a decision, a walk-over is given (It's been done, so what's the difference?) the better Ils for those running affairs to be Able to say that they, have done their best.
With the good old game of fast- Lall in the rut, as it has been allowed to become, the Inconsistency Indi- cated by these concerned is no help towards bringing it back to pro- | minence.
It is concedged that interest will, perhaps tegically, slack a little with the championship almost decided, but this should not encourage fans to let It die prematurely,
INTERNATIONAL SERIES
KCC-KCC v. HQ Land Forces,
HKCC.-HIKCC v. Navy, 2 pm.
Rugby
Club-Club
v. Ink
Bank, 4.1G
- Racing
p.m.
Valley. Third Extra
Happy Meeting, 2 p.m.
SUNDAY
Soccer
Interport
Navy-Hongkong v.. Macao, 3.30
p.m.
Cricket
- KCC.--KCC v. 1K University, 2
pun.
KCC. JC p.m.
Bowls
v. Craigengower, 3
KBGC.-Committee v. Rest, 3.15
p.m.
Fastball
King's Park. "Canucks v. Reprelo; Saints v. Rovers: Giants v. BooT=- ballers.
Is anything being done about the International Series? Surely it is Britain's Maureen Ruttle, who re- time that a meeting be called so the cently went to the United States various representative sides might for rolfing experienca enly just
to get their qunllied for the Palm Beach Prepare right away women's championship with a round strongest lineups?
over par.
the ad- of 86-14 venturous Miss Ruttho reportedly
There have always been trophies had trouble with her putter on for the winners :f the various com- several greens...don't we all?...petitions run by the fastball associa-shield or cup if approached.
Czech sintomer Alexandra Nekva-
tion. But this season, so far, none has anyone been approached? pilova fell in the St. Moritz nud
To-morray's fxtures ure Love her pants ..told the press "as been forthcoming? It is hard to
follows: 10.30 n.m. Canucker Rc- am not at all satisfied with my believe that not a single of the many creio; Saints
noon v. Rovers; 12 performance".
a challenge | Baseball Club v. Giants,
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Yet all the evidence: shows that the Watusi have been jumping this way since time out of mind.
of the Hongkong team, or intentionally obstructs
ТБС Kam Under Kuch circumstances that
How do they do the trick? Here's body was parallel to the bar at the hung, Leu Chung-cang, Partington, player may be charged from behind the answer: Via & Western Hall-split-second before a roll took him Chow Man-chi, Lai Shui-wing and and most followers of football will yes, the very technique most people over. Lee Shek-you are taking part in
readily agree that such a player thought was developed by, the this afternoon's Memorial Cup nakts for I. Nevertheless, the first Americans not so many years ago. Battle. How much this may affect te- proviso still holds good. Although! Anyway, an old Olympic athlete arrow's match is speculative. "It he may be charged from behind the was on hand to see the picture and the Memorial Cup game goes to ex- charge must not be violent OF Hive his verdlet that the jump was tra time several players will find dangerous.
perfect in its "lay off." themselves a little jaded to-morrow morning.
This uflemoon's game promises to be one of the best of the season. The Chinese XI IR well balanced and contains no surprises.
The Army team includes two new faces at the Inside forward berths. I have al- ways preferred Ford, who is leading the Army attacks to-day, as a wing- man. In the Army's match with the Non-Chinese Civilian team, Ford, playing at outside-left wen the match for the Army, scoring their first goal and having a direct hand (or rather, "boot") in the other,:"
Hul_King-zeng, the Chinese and Sing: Tao plvot, knows. Ford's play. It remains to be seen whether Commors and Sullivan, the new In-
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