THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1947.
..SPORTS FEATURES
Return To League Soccer Again To-day
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(BY "SEE-TEE")
Key
After last week's Shield upheavals local foot- ball returns to the league programmes again. match of today's schedule is the meeting of the Inniskillings and Eastern at Sookunpoo: Eastern, despite the loss of good players did well to beat the Buffs in the Shield last week-end, while the Innis- killings, still re-shaping their eleven, are well matched with the lively Eastern team.
loon Motor Buses meet the RAF at Sookunpoo, while Chinese Athletic meet the Saints on the Club Ground. At Kowloon the first meeting of the Police and the Bufts holds promise of a fine match.
Tomorrow all the other Icading home by the odd goal in the other Chinese Clubs are in action. Kow-half of the league programme.
A good curtain-raiser for this game
the second division Police natch,
y. Talko. Talkoo scored ຕ popular, if somewhat victory in their unexpected, junior shield at the Club Ground last week.
Even though it doubtful whether they may be able to field the same cleven which did to fic 50 well then, their game with the second string tomorrow
Police should be a bright encounter.
In their last meeting with Chinese Athletic, St Josepha' were the least unlucky to lose by the only gool Up to a point of a grim struggle.
This is the last weekend of local league football in 1947. The lengua programmes have now reached that singe, at which every match is n return match. (with ong or two
and, in some it unt notable exceptions), other instances,
where the clubs have met in the Shield competitions, e third meeting.
THIRD MEETING Tomorrow, at Causeway Bay, the Navy meet the Club for the third time. So far honours are with the
with 0-0
the Club; they drew sallora in early October in a rather
colourless match, but knocked them out of the Senior Shield tournament 3-1 last Saturday, This may ba one of the occasions on which the sailóra will be able to field almost side on two successiva the same weeks: should that be so tomorrow may see the tables reversed.
It was anybody's game, with the advantage lying very alightly with the Chinese, who seemed able to adapt thels play to the uneven sur- face of the Boundary-street ground. The Saints usually serve up at- tractive football and are never in better trim than when faced by a strong band of opponents. Chinese Athletic are not quite the force they were two and a half months ago, and football form suggests that the Saints should win by narrow margin.
a
At Sookumpoo tomorrow the RAF are at home to the Kowloon Motor Busmen. This match preceded by another meeting of R.A.O.C. and Chinese cadre.
In of
Eastern
In recent
The Hongkong Football Club senior team which won its way through to the second round of the Senior Shield last week.-Golden Studlo.
Softball Chatter
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By_“Spectator"
TWO NEEDLE SOFTBALL GAMES TOMORROW
All roads lead to the CBA ground, King's Park, come tomorrow when two needle games, which should produce a brand of softball that only players of high calibre are capable, are down for decision.
the
A severe drubbing was ad-
BRITAIN'S OLYMPIC SOCCER CHANCES
Team Will
Will Be Full Of Fight
BY ARCHIE QUICK
In a world of shrinking amateurism it was re- freshing to watch the Isthmian League play the London League at Guildford, and in addition to seeing ninety minutes of honest unpaid endeavour, to learn of the detailed plans being made to put into the Olympic field a side that will, it is hoped, have some chance against the shamateurs from the Con- tinent and South America.
Personally I do not think we have's chance against the Uruguaylans, Brazilians and the like, because they are, in effect, on par with our pro- fessional league players, but at least every effort is being made to ensure that the team we put into the Beld will be our best possible eleven.
Matt Bushby, Manager of Man- chester United, has been appointed team manager coach and no, better move could have been made. Wo
are
understand, to have England's best side pitted against Glasgow's famous amateur side Queen's Park,
amateur The team is to be taken away and month's special training, given a but i will be all in their own time and all the players will be expected to look upon this training period and the actual games as part of their annual holidays from business. Broken time of course will not be countenanced.
Then there pre the
MOSCOW
come, and you'
How different from the opponents Dynamos, if they
what happened when
wo shall meet! You see Sweden, for instance, can put into the field a side composed of Norkopping, and other players who gave our full pro- fessional strength such a fright at What chance Highbury recently. has England's amateura against them?
excelled with but ministered by the ruling Madcope OLYMPICS
one
Bill Woo's Canadians, who have proved themselves to be a classy combination, in spite of their defeat by the topnotchers, the Recreios last Sunday, cannot afford to slip when they clash with Stan Leonard's star- again to remain in the running studded St. Joseph's. The other attraction is the return engagement between wildcats and Wahoo Land's reigning Queenies.
Of the other gameB
in the full card of games, Merry Madcaps and the Rambling Rees should con solidate their leadership as recond round comes into sight. The Filipinos, who started of the season with a flash, then went tumbling down
and came back with an exceedingly, good show against, the Recs recently, are not likely to extend the Madcaps. South China
good outsiders once upon time, but with their last three suc- cessive defeats, there is little chance of their upsetting the Rees.
were
POWER V. 'POWER
a
Power versus power in the allack
OPLE. They wera some pains to show that they will pl
In this, a game where most of clout. the players
or two to on the weak Rovers. It was a 10-0 perhaps a measly
Batting whitewashing.
averages blame, leftßelder Canuck Dr G. G. whit
five
up were pushed As a result and out with Leo's star shione
It was indeed Kelly Silva-Netto, Sid Hollands and or six good catches. the doctor's boom day! Pitchers Rene Sequeira took good advantage Nazarin and Rec. with three hits each. Sid and Rene Canuck Kahsa Leo Tavares went the full 15-inning homered.
freo
Their pass. route with steady hurling is hard to beat. Al- though the losing pitcher, mention should be made of Kahsa's stone wall defence. worked "hits" were rendered effect- Terrine drives car-
C.B.A. lets with
exceedingly
good Jaguars, stopping. Opposing bunting attacks ares. were fizzled out by speedy Leo. Gerry
Gosano's three-hits-in-seven
nary u
his
FIXTURES Fixtures for the week follow:
Today
C.B.A.
POPULARITY
the
will recall
they were over here.
Going Ahead With Plans But in spite of these threats our amateur plans aro going nieadily ahead and men like Erie Fright, who held up the great Ronnie Dlx in the FA Cupile between Bromley and there fighting for Reading will be the entire ninety minutes. Then is Mellvenny of Bradford and there is John Tanner, Dulwich Hamlet, two
rand
forwards, Streten, Luten's goalkeeper from the RAF Stroud, Hendon's
whom think on his day
is as good as any Isional Matthews
centro
winger
In the
the country- ews and Finney barred.
The det
detailed Olymple programme
The
C
Some idea of the comparativo popularity of games included in the Olympic series can be gained
is just to hand and football will be by the entries received to date.
have accepted played at Wembley Stadium with Fifty-two nations
rounds
on London invitations and 33 havo indicated preliminary
tournament Junior League
the sport in which they will take grounds.
from July 30 to August 13. For ground-3 p.m. Rangers v. part.
4.15 p.m. Rexes v. Wild-
first. It is after information other events have been Athletles come
ono venued as follows: Opening cere all the major event. Only Tomorrow
country of the 33. Egypt, has not mony, Wembley Stadium Exhibition, Victoria and Albert Museum;
Wembley "Next in popularity are swimming one week; basketball, Harringay; continuously athletics, Senior League ground-0.30. a.m.
with 20 countries entered, boxing for
Wembley: Empire Pool
Herne Henley: cycling, wrestling and fencing (23 each),
Windsor Great Park, shooting
(22) and rowing, weight Hill lifting and yachting (20).
An analysis of tho entries also gives a fair indication of sports that of Engineering
Eo trim a might be excluded and
FII-
Recreio football ground-9.30 am. Rovers v. Baseball Club.
softball
diamond- Recrclo 11.15 am. South China v. Recreio.
Women's Leaguo
entered.
and
Parties events, Aldermot Central
fencing.
Grohler:
Palace
gymnastics,
hockey,
Empire the holi and
- C.BA. ground-2.30 p.m. Wahoos programme that has become rather swim
ditto: Pool, modern other shooting Bisley; weightlifting not yet _fyxed;
rowing
Henley;
unwieldy. There are 13 entries for the modern pentathlon, 15 for the venues hockey and 10-for-canoeing.-
Britain, France, U.S.A., Hungary, wrestling, Wembley; yachting, Tor- on July Czecho-Slovakia, Italy and. Switzer-quay. The Games start land have all entered for every sport. 29 and finish August 14,
MARCHING ORDERS Today's interesting match is the
were and Last Saturday two players meeting of the Inniskillings
ordered off the feld in
a senior Eastern at Sookunpoo. These two
Hardly a week end aldes met on the same ground in shield match.
arc cou- early October. In those days Eas-goes by in which players tern boasted a few more illustrious tloned by referees or are ordered off
rious the field.
It is a regrettable state than now, while the players
affairs. Captains and clubs
Join the Canadians-Saints fracas ipa-register was tops of the game, niskillings were having many ups
officials should not cease to impress should predominate and the tighter Two safety blows each were banged t and downs. Anyway,
trounced
them 5-1. Last week-end upon every player that out weeks neiding side should emerge victori- out by Canucks George White and plans v. St Joseph's..15 am. Con (26), cycling and football (24 each) boxing
Don Robbins. the Inniskillings
a bad bargain. almost as mado
Nazarin and **ous. Canuck Kahsa
the opposing Saint Sherry Bucks,
ALICE THE STAR my changes in their team as did the Hongkong F. A. have been at
medium pace hurlers, both deliver their shield
conduct which ball and they probably will be hit
The star of the Canuckciles- not successful
though; there not countenance
However,
affair which resulted Madcap Bees Kahsa's far and often. were times at varying stages of the brings association football into dis-all and game when the Irishmen had the repute.
in mound duties will in a Maple Leaf victory, was Alice Experience
the winners' leading light. game in their laps but could never
serve him in good stead and his Mar, One of the first rules that players heady twirling may tie down the Allce sparkled with a seven-strike v. Wildcats quito-press-horac thair temporary
must observe Is to support-the-de- advantage.
Saints' Murderers Row. Man to out-burling-job, smashed-a-homer. cision of the referee. Very few
four hits after six both sides match strength and registered
sure 15 In beating the Buffs by the odd players have ever bothered to learn evenly and a tooth-and-nail struggle times at bat. Wow! That goal of five last week, Eastern put that it is an offence to show, by word
some record! Hard-swinging Ulian Koo swung
It out
with yet an- again up a pretty promising performance, or action, dissent from a decision This afternoon's Bookunpoo soccer of the Referce. That much is very
other home run to her good. Madcap The challenge between programme, including as it does a plainly stated in the Laws of the Four-Recreios, Madcaps, Saints and
the Cynthia Luz challenged with her junior league match, in which Game.
to Referees are required Eastern's Second XI oppose HQ treat any expressions of
Sent Canadians--is now becoming hotter. fourmaster. Se did Yolanda Franco of dissent as
The Canucks are in the most pre- with her triple. It was the Canuc- conduct, Land Forces, is as interesting as anyungentlemanly
which
first win and the likeable 25 they have al-kettes staged there for many weeks. means that the offending player carious position
are not the kind to feel un- Bees a
down the
the happy
cellar, for should be cautioned, and, if the ball is ready gone down twice against South China, who drow a frat-in piny at the time of the offence. nmpionship aspirations are not game, they say, is one of "love" HD
singleton suffered by the other three round bye in the Senior Shield the Referee should award a free competition, visit the Navy Ground kick against the offending player's Maple Leaf will have to
win, lose or to go with the wind, the Women of "why worry, if we
We draw. are still there in force win to- and we have lots of fun!" this afternoon. They should have team.
I am little diMculty in taking two points
morrow or be relegated to be the
sure you do. Keep it up, Bees! from the league leaders.
minors of the Big Four.
Tony Lopes VRC's went on their merry way with a double triumph over C. B. Wong's South China soft-spoken Caroliners In which
with a circuiti Alex Azedo shone
this
EVENLY-MATCHED
MANUFACTURIN
PERMITS
would caution
should
горе.
Oris anticipated.
15
BRITISH RACING
BLOODSTOCK
Junior League Recreio football ground-11:15 a.m. United Nations v. Daredevils, 1 p.m. Josephians v. Blue Beetles, 2.30 p.m. Cosmos v. Braves.
Development Of Basket-Ball
In Britain
By WILLIAM BROWNING
Founder Member of the Amateur Basket-Ball Association of England and Wales, Honorary Secretary, South of England ABBA, Member of the Technical Committee for the 1948 Olymple Games.
In local football the most com- mon offences under Law 12, the law- which deals with fouls and miscon- LAST WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS
and duct, are pushing, holding, All tomorrow's senior league games jumping at opponents. There is no
Last week's tilts were highlighted are evenly matched encounters. The possible excuse for any of these by a 15-inning extended fracas re-
Prior to 1936, basket-ball was played in Britain but each club had its own rules Police, who improve week-by- offences usually, there is very sulting in a 2-1 decision which is
and, week, will have a tough battle with 1tle doubt about the intention of surely a record for the books and
and regulations and, in consequence, misunderstandings frequently arose owing to the different interpretations of the rules. In 1986, however, Mr H. E. Naylor, who was the the Buffs at Boundary-street. This the culprits. If the letter of the both the Recreios and the Canadians, is the first meeting of the two clubs law were obeyed strictly.
the referees victors and the vanquished
Director of Physical Education of the Young Men's Christian Asson (YMCA) called season: the Devons, whoso
a meeting of all clubs who were playing basket-ball and at that ng under his able any player who respectively, starred themselves into Oxtures the Buffs took over, scraped peralsted in any form of infringe the hearts of ball fans. The
guidance, the Association was born. ment of the laws. Once
Vend of
counter was tied at one-nil at the
Britain's recent autumn Budget
To reach so much that skill in the sport las that
the first frame and thereafter caution the
Immediately the Association was the sport in England,
standard, declared for a tax on football pool formed the rules were standardised international org for thirteen
д player automatically raised itself. allow players по more
thrill-packed cantos,
The British team, on the other Football is a game seen at players of both squads, one and then and greyhound betting, but not on and, for administrative purposes, needs years of training, but this is
racing. the
Chancellor England and Wales were divided into almost impossible in Britain because hand, had had no real competition its best, and enjoyed at its best, with another, pulled off sparkling play, horse
percentage of
another six areas, each area being self- the
of the the majority
players only at home. There was not least interference from the referee's Rough-riding George White scored explaining that a
racing is used to
in the same class, and thus, whistle.
Players who persistently the Canuck run and Gerry Gosano bets on horse
is valuable contained and having a representa- become acquainted with the game team
tive on the National-
Committee, after leaving school. In the junior through lack of competition, there Infringe the laws are spoiling the banged the ball out of the park for benefit a sport which
no Improvements in their are three❘ were for
dollar-saving export purposes. Each year there game for every
homer and the
Is a Senior and grades, however, there. onc.
equaliser. In No player his
Proof of this is scen in the Junior National Competition - the main centres where basket-ball is adroitness and team play.. hms any right to do such * thing between time when the score was:
heavy
scientifically tha Welsh But overseas former being open to all clubs aff-taught
what
the a tonic deadlocked at one-all for 14 eventful increasingly
1010 and he should be stopped at once.
werol stutza,
Championships the Rees had once filled the demands for British bloodstock at linted to the Association and the boys' club, the Birmingham Junior European
and the Eastbury Youth Not only had Britain learnt a lot, Obviously the application of the baga and yet could not score because the sales at England's well-known latter to teams of boys under the League laws is a matter for Individuál re-
Centre in Essex. These three are but the final between Czechoslovakia of heads-up Canuck Belding. Then racing centres of Newmarket and uge of 18. Both tournaments are fcrées. They should remember that ↑ the Canadians boneheaded
Doncaster. their way
a moulding potential internationals and and Itay will long be remembered organised so that each area has
the excellent results should accrue in a and they are given absolute pow
An example of the high value "knock-out" with on the base paths once again-they
competition
as one of the most exciting which to control the gamer
of other few. years' time. is❘ dia
eyer witnessed. during the first ten minutes of quar and falled for against Madcaps put upon the finest Brillah strains winners play the winners
to get into a vital lead. was the export to Latin America, area competitions
Fortunately, the various Basket- hour of
of most matches, In
Ball. Associations on the Continent tches, In the eighth extended frame as stallion, of the four-year old basis.
The British Army, hoa recently All teams, irrespective of nation have been very co-operative with their wrong ងផងអ
Canadian play resulted in Edward Tudor, by Hyperlon out of with bases full with one
down
and Gerry Mary Tudor li for more than £25,-ality, but providing they are mem- British clubs and have never failed classified basket-call as a major sport Those very Low
that
which means, in fact, that overy Gosano caught the eye again as he 000. It is estimated
Tudor bers of the Association, may part-
to extend Invitations
for inte recruit will be given rudimentary players apoll the game for every. holsted deep for a sacrifice to score Minstrel, this year's classic three elpate, and this accounts, for the fact tlonal participation. In 1938, 4 body else.
training in the game. Only recently would When they know they Leo Tavares, It was the best game year-old sprinter,
realize that only once has an entirely Bri- British team travelled to Berlin and are playing under a reforeo who scen this season. It was a hard-four times that amount it for sale. Lish team won the tournament. That were decisively beaten-Latvia, won Scolland formed its own governing body and is now affliated to the. was in 1940 when the Dolobran club the tournament-but in the came British Association. Youth centres, will not tolerate their tricks they are earned victory, but deserving, and usually content to play a quiet game, the better team won,
of Birmingham was successful in the year, when a few Canadians were last of the prewar series. In 1030 included in the side, a victory was too, are taking up the sport, and BTC now definitely potential and 1937 Hoylake YMCA were
were registered in a tournament at Lille, schools are champions (some members of the In 1946, at the European basket-sources of strong teams worthy of side were Canadians) and in 1938 ball championships at Geneva, Bel- the Association. and 1930
Mormon Missionary tain finished last even though the The greatest stimulant to British tcam-a wonderful American com- team was the best British side over basket-ball will undoubtedly be the Bruce Woodcock, Empire British bination won the championship. to cross the Channel The reason
Already the and European heavy-weight boxing From 1839. to 1040 all competitions for auch an emphatic defeat
cason 1948 Olympic Games.
wa game has had more national publi- champion may have as his next oppo- were cancelled, but this year the quite obvious once the tournament city in six months than for the pre nent the glant Swede, Nisse Ander- tournament was revived and the had begun. The standard of play vious 10 years. It appears, at long, ason, who has challenged for a return championship was won by a Pollah had so substantially advanced that last, that the general public realizo fight at Stockholm, Woodcock having team called "The Carpathians”
£10,000-YFS BUT I JUST
|COULDN'T RESIST HIM-NOT
A SINGLE PERMIT - COUPON
LICENCE REQUIRED
OR
ter of an that somo. chances of
doubtful pinyersawny"
`SPORTING SAM
By Reg. Wootton
Andersson Wants Return Bout
won the London contest. Woodcock
la recovering from eye trouble and
B
a knock-out
PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE
has not had a serious contest ainco The Junior basket-ball champion
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MAJOR SPORT
games
an American Army basket-ball offi- basket-ball is a substantial part of cial at the tournament told the the international
al Federation which
mo
'he had his Juw broken in n dynamic | ships sro, in the opinion of the Aquailty of basket-ball in Europe | governa tho sport in 49
two
equal that of America within
s
Olymple Britain's prospector in the years.
Games aro not particularly promis contest with Joo Baksi, but no ana soclation, of paramount importance.
special competition is be- han impressed sumclently, in the Abroad, the game te played in the Without doubt, competition abroad, ing, but meantime among European heavies, schools and all fundamentals master is much keener and more intense ing alaged next December and tha So far as I then in Britain, and in fact the winning team will represent Britain. to-suggest-ho-need fear the loss of edat, and early age. | his supremaby,
know, only two schools have, adopted popularity of the game has advanced | in. 1046.