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CHAMPIONS ROUTED BY REST
CROWD WALKS OUT ON KIT CHEE
Eastern Juniors Take Second Division Cup
The Hongkong Football Association's season ended yesterday with one of the poorest exhibi- tions of play ever seen in a Champions v. The Rest encounter Kit Chee took a seven-nil trouncing at Happy Valley.
da
Kit Chee came on the field with only four members of their regular eleven, and a number of players who are vic- tual unknowns. The Rest, thought it had the game its own way very nearly throughout, did not sparkle either.
A display of one-sided
and
footballThe-Beat:— Taung Wing-(Police): enlivened by only occasional Inu Yung-sang (Sing Tao)
(Kwong Wah); wasn't! Leung Pak-wai moments when mediocrity
Forrow (Club) The order of the ufternoon saw the Craighead (RA),
witnessed
essed and Lo Wai-kuen (Eastern); Lee large crowd that earlier
Second Tal-fai (CAA), Fùng Kwan-sing Eastern Juniors
Sing Tao (KMB); Sewell (RAF), Klernan
Inniskillings) and Bales (NA),
win the
the Gull-
Division play-off from juniors by a 2-1 score, began tricki-
ng away at half-time and
toward the exils procession tinued throughout the second half.
The score in favour of the Rest Ind could have easily been 12-nil their forwards not disappointedl even more than did Ki Chee by o succession of missed chances and a procession of offsides.
The Hest were all over Champions.
the
more than half-dozen movements
Eastern Juniors
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1948. STAN. MUSIAL CONNECTS
Stan Musial, St Louis Cardinals first baseman, connects with a pitch (left) and follows through (centre'and right) during a workout at the Cards' Lakeland, Florida, spring training camp. The 27-year-old slugger is from Donora, Pa.
BASEBALL
Prospects Point To New "Golden Era"
(By JOE REICHLER)
New York, Apr. 18.-The 1948 major league baseball season which opens on three fronts today promises to develop into the most exciting in many years.
Pre-season ticket reservations to- tailing more than US$4,000,000 and the richest rookie crop since before the war form the basis for this great Interest also has been players numerous
Just Make It Eastern juniors did not have an easy time of taking the measure of Sing Tao Juniora by barely two goals to one and annexing optimism. There were throughout the game that saw Kit the Second Division Champion-stimulated by Chee on the offensive and it was ship. only the league winners' right wing, packed with reserves except for the outside-right, Teng Kwong-sum, that just managed, to preserve any understanding throughout the game.
GOALIE IMPRESSES
The only member of the Kit Clies aide to impress was the goalie, regular, Chu Siu-hung, whose out- heelie rushing tactics in the more moments in the penalty area saved a half-dozen certainties and allowed in three that could have been with less impetuous tactics.
saved
In the Rest's
Brightest enfiled to by Lee
display were
two
Tai-fai, right-wing, and the
Loung backs, Hau Yang-sang and Pak-wai, who were practically im- passobic, Had they been confront- forward: ed with a classier set of to look after, it would have rellecled more-to-their credit.
The Services players on the left- wing of the Rest attack were all off
well combined form. They
but
the
missed opportunities between three of Sewell, Kiernan and Bates for a round half-dozen more goals.
Sing TRO had more of the
follow
trades and sales.
The return
of such colourful the The game was exciting all through and much of the credit for Eastern's figures as Leo Durocher with | victory ia due their goal-keeper, Brooklyn Dodgers and Jo, McCarthy Leung Teng-tong, whn stood up to with the Boston Red Sox, several Sing Tao's continued nssault and managerial changes, and the invest- was never caught napping.
ments in clubs by such figures as Bob Postmaster General game, former which turned a little rough in the Hannegan and Hank Greenberg. second half, and were on the offen-
With more night games scheduled sive again and again only to see than ever before, and such current Joe their forward line fail to
Willams, Ted stars through.
The first goal of the game was Dimaggio, Bob Feller, Johnny Mize. Stan Musial, Ewell Halph Kiner, Ecored
after 20 minutes play when Blackwell and Hal Newhouser to Eastern's inside-right, Yiu Yin-lam, command the fan's attention, this netted.
could
well develop into an- The half-time score was one-nil in "golden ern" in baseball. A favour of Enstern. Six minutes from record of 20,000,000 attendance this the kick-off. Tao equalised through their centre-forward. Lee Jung-ket, year is more than a possibility.
TODAY'S GAMES Neary 125.000 fans are expected
Eastern again took the lead after
witness the four games
a further 13 minutes of play when
today Lee Wol-lam. their centre-forward, scured. Sing Tao continued pressing 10 "through the rest of the second-half which mark the home struggles of
three clubs, The Boston Red but could not break through,
Sox, Tao played who are expected to be the defend- Eastern and Sing three games to decide the Second ing New York Yankees' biggest American another Division Championship. Sing Tan obstacle for won the first last Wednedsay by two League pennant, will-get-the-jump- goals to one. Eastern reversing the on the other club
Barry
Appleby
NATIONAL
STOP WORRYING' IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'VE GOT TO FEED ME- UP TO TWELVE STONE TWO
GOLF
Cotton Springs
White
A Surprise
ARMY BOXING
Bandages For Amateurs?
WEEK'S FIXTURES IN BADMINTON TOURNEY
An attractive programme in the quarter-finals of the Senior and Junior. Open Singles features the week's games in the Colony Badminton champion- ships.
This evening's games at the Kow- The programme up to Thursday loon Cricket Club are:
1.30 p.m. (Junior Men's Singles) T. 11. Choo v W. C. Chung.
8 p.m. (Junior Men's Doubles) F. H. Kwok & D. Kwok v J. Kompton &M. Kempton.
8.30 p.m. (Junior Men's Singles)
Thong Kuo Ela v K. Y. Tant
18:
Tuesday, April 20 * At Club de Recreio:
7.30 p.m. (Benlor Men's Singles) S. Amplavanar v. D. Kwok.
8.00. p.m. (Junior Men's Doubles)
W, K. Yinx & B. C. Long v. J. L.. Anderson & A. L Fisher.
Men's Singles)
0.30
p.m.
9 p.m. (Mixed Doubles) 3. J. Remedios & Mrs O. Silva v M. A. C. Au v. P.
Oilverla & Miss M. Silva,
0.00 pmOTE
Men's Doubles)
9.30 p.m. (Junior Men's Doubles) | K. S. Thong & T. H. Choo v. C. Y.
A. Ho & K. F. Chiu v M. Verleyen Yung & W. K.
& A. J. Gonsalves.
CHESS TOURNEY.
Botvinnik
Loses To Reshevsky
Yunk
0.30 pm. (Junior Men's Doubles) H. A. Barros
arros & P. A. Yvanovich v
S. Snui & W. Gillies.
At
Wednesday, Apr. 21
Kowloon Cricket Club: 7.30 p.m. A. Ho &
(Junior Men's Doubles)
KF. Chiu or M. Verleyren & A. J. Gonsalves v. W. 2. Yung & S. C.
C. Liang or J. L. Anderson &
Fisher.
A
8.00 p.m. (Junior Men's Doubles} / A. D. Brown & J. A. Soares v. A. Bayot & F. M. Ribeiro.
8.30 p.m. (Mixed Doubles R. Tay
& Miss W. Cheung v. W. C. Chung * MAY CHÚNG
9.00
(Junior Men's Doubles) W. & C. Quinn v. H. A, Barros & P. A. Yvanovich or S. Saul
London, Apr. 18-The United & w. Gilles, States chess player, Samuel
9.30 p.m. (Mixed Doubles) _R.
Reshevsky, today beat the Young & Miss U. Khoo v W. F. Foo
Russian player, Mikhail Botvin- nik, in a world championship game, Moscow Radio reported.
In the 13th round of the cham- plonship played on Friday, Botvin nik was lending with eight points There was some talk at the out of a possible 10. He had won Championships of a
move
to six games and drawn four.
gel bandages sanctioned for In unpaid amateur boxing. ranks these aids are allowed
& Mrs T. W. Tso.
Thursday, Apr. 22
At Victoria fccrcation Club:
7.30 p.m. (Junior Men's Singles)
A. Bayot v S. Sauf.
8
p.m. (Mixed Doubles) Gillies & Mrs Ankerson v P. Wong & Misa M. Ribeiro.
W. H.
6.30 p.m. (Senior Men's Singles) W. F. Foo. V R. Tay.
only in internationals to fall in round. Reshevsky, line with overseas regulations and so prevent our men being (Russia) and Max Euwe (Holland) Lawrence &C. Quinn versus H. A.
bishops,
0 p.m. (Junior Men's Doubles) F. Reshevsky was then fourth in H. Kwok & D. Kwok or J. Kempton & M. Kemplon v K. S. Thong & T. the series with 4.5 points.
or C. Y. Yung & W. K. Botvinnik's defeat, his first in the H. Choo present series, came in the 14th Yung.
ploying black, 0.30 p.m. (Junior Men's Singles)
A. L. Fisher v C. II. Ngan. won the game on the 41st move.
10 p.m. (Junior Men's Doubles) Another game between Smyslov D. C. Lau & K. Y. Tom v Winners of
Yvanovich or 3. 43rd move, Barros & P. A.
Saul & W. Gillies placed at a disadvantage, but was adjourned at the
FRIDAY'S SCORES the ABA has always looked with Euwe in the better position.
Botvinnik secured two revolu-
Friday's results in the Open askance at
anyone so
but at the same time weakened his tionary as to suggest the use pawn position on the queen's flank, Badminton Championships in ordinary Moscow Radio's chess reporter said. matches played at the Hong- bandages of
then
strong kong brought Reshevsky
University Gymnasium on this weakened pawn: amateur contests in this coun
pressure and, in searching to defend it.
Senior Men's Singles time. used Botvinnik
up much try.
W. F. Foo beat W. Gillies 15-7, Suffering from a time shortage, he made a mistake which cost him the 3-15 15-5.
Robert Tay beat S. Saul 15-5, game.
In the other game, the world 13-12.
Junior Men's Singles. champion, Max Euwe, opened with
A. L. Fisher beat M. Kempton his queen's pawn, and the young
player, Smyslov, ogal 15-19, 10-15, 15-2.
line in the
Junior Men's Doubles showed his favourite "Grunwald" defence. But Euwe A. D. Brown and J. A. Soares mnde a surprise move, and in the beat W. C. Chung and S. H. Leung following complications, was able to 11-15, 18-6, 15-7.
A. Bayot and F. M. Ribeiro beat win the exchange, re-
1s
we
However,
Army Secretary
Semmence Tony Major strongly in favour of it, so may have some fun at the an- nual general meeting of ABA.
Soviet the
many
Another topic was how
strong Army ABA titles the presentation was going to win next month. Murphy (flyweight), Mor- rison (bantam), Burn (feather), and Ryan (welter) are all good enough to win the coveted honour, although I do not anticipate the Army per- centage of successes will be as great i as all that.
ari
Murphy told me that when he is demobbed he is returning to amateur Glasgow club and not turn- Ing professional.
One particular disappointment was Officers* of BAOR absence the Sulphur Springs,-West heavyweight champion Capt. David with an abscess on his left ear and The Rest's half-back line, with decision by the identical score on Philadelphin Chib by engaging the Virginia, Apr 18-Henry Cotton, Hend. He turned up all-right-but
to cele- veteran British pro who la supposed Farrow at pivat, played n steady Friday and taking the rubber yester-afternoon double-header
to be nearing the end of his golfing had to content himself with judg
ing. plodding game that served to keep d
days, came up with his Brst tourna- A crowd of 31,000, Including ment victory in the United States President Harry Truman, ex- today when he shot part 70 to win Washington and the US$7,500 Greenbrier Amateur pected to watch ihe Yunkers open their schson at and Professional with 138 for two the Capital city. Truman, a south-rounds. paw, will throw out the Orst ball.
the bail at the Kit Chee end of the feld but showed up little that was bright.
Kit Chen had n little bit of the game in the curly stages of the first hail and managed to hold the Rest for 22 minutes without a goal being ncored. This was largely due to some inspired work by their goalic. Chu Siu-hong, and to the Rest's lack
in of finish
a constant series raids.
There were one or two moments when Kit Chee's forwards had the ball under control but they Invariably lost it in passes being in- tercepted.
FIRST GOAL-
of
way
The first goal of the game rcored by Lee Tal-fal, the Chinese Athletic winger, who netted from
16 yards as Chu rushed out to in- tercept. The Kit Chee goalie had just a minule before pulled one out from practically off the beat of un attacking forward, but Lee this time was not waiting for him to out too far.
come
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Baring
CLOSED
BAD
LANGUAGE
OH! BOTHER !!
brate Patriots' Day in Boston.
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TRAYNOR INJURED
First of the contending title- Cotton beat 12 United States pro-holders to fall by the wayside in the Championships at fessional stars for first place in pro- Army Boxing Cincinnati will represent the fessional ranks and tied for top posi-Aldershot was Sgt/Instr. 1. Traynor,
the tien in National League as the host to
the amateur-professional APTC. Northern Command,
had held the featherweight About Pittsburgh Pirates.
33,000 competition.-United Press.
for the last two years. fans will sit in on the only National League game on Monday.
general On The firing becomes Tuesday when overy club, with the expection of the Red Sox and the nelion. The Athletics, swing into
be resting 3atter two will their holiday labours-Associated
Press.
from
American Team To
Cater For Itself
COLONY TENNIS
who
crown
fight He won his first serious against Cpl. Pile, 75 PTC. Scottish Command, on points casliy enough. and but sustained a badly cut eyo
forbidden by the Medical Weather permitting, three was matches in the quarter-finals of the championships.
Omeer to take any further part in
the Colony's Open Tennis Doubles Championships, post- This must have been disappointing poned from last week, will be for this game Northerner who has played on the Cricket Club represented Army for so long in the
Internationals.. ground today.
The Stand Court attraction is the match between the Tsul brothers (holders) and the Rumjahn cousins.
the (past Champions)
Stand Court.
сл
Blay
Another surprise was the non- appearance at the weigh-in of two BAOR contestants. One of them was Corporal of Horse Frank Walker, Army International, who was pected to go close to winning explanation for his absence or his colleague's,
The Tsuis are favoured to win heavyweight title. There was be but the veteran Indian pair
spring to yet
a surprise It S. A Rumjahn hits his old form.
International The second goal did not come until some five minutes before the
New York, Apr. 18-Nine thou- half-time whistle, The Rest weru Football Scores aand slices of fresh bread will United States flown from the having more of the game but were shooting wide of the goal. This
Rotterdam. Apr. 18,-
Athe American Olymple Games team time Forrow sent li slow ground
London. shot from 20 yards that Chu missed crowd of 65,000 saw Holland and every 48 hours during Ils stay
and himself.
within
Own
in
A three-set struggle is, therefore,
CX-
the
110
Forrester,
Two champions, Cpl. not unlikely. Major C. W. L. Waylightweight, and Sgt. Taylor, teather- will be the umpire.
weight, did not defend because they have been demobbed. I understand Other games are:
Forrester is hurt enough to prevent his boxing for another year.
:.
entirely. His view was obstructed Belgium draw in their soccer by one of the backs between Forrow International here today, ench Announcing this today, Mr Char-
Court 3, A. M. Rodrigues and H. side scoring twice after an in-les Ernstein, chairman of the Olym
pies committee's food group, sald A. Noronha v Lee Chun-kit and Y. It was evident at half-time that fervi score of one all.
ho also hoped to arrange for the Y. Lam (Umpire, G. W. Sewell). Kit Chee had kept the score down
Court 4, K. Lo and T. Lo v J. B. Engelsman Holland's outside shipment of about 30 tons of meal, to 2-0 only by sheer good luck.
of icecream, half a Gonsalves aid W. A. Bleed (Um- after 25 minutes to 2,000 gallons This did not last as.
two right, scored minutes of the kick-off Leo Tal-falive liolland the lead, but Mermans ton of butter and 2,400 dozen eggs pire, A. D. Humphreys).
and Vansteelandt put Belgium In The food will be prepared under brought one in easily on his
of a well-known front, and then midway through the the supervision and had only the goalie to beat.
20 second half Lenstran took another
cauallsed for American chef, who will be alded However, it
Holland-Reuter.
by 1 college-trained steward. minutes before Chu let in another
Vienna, Apr. 18.-Audirla beat | Reuler. one. This time it Was from
Switzerland by three goals to one Kiernan, Kit Chee did not go pieces but they were, on paper, a in an International soccer match here beaten side from the start and could today after leading 2-0 at halftime do lttle to stave off a Onal goal-Router. scoring spree that could have come as well at an carlier stage of the game. Sowell notted two and Bates one in the last 10 minutes, bringing the final score to 7-nil.
The teams were:
Warmw, Apr. 18-Poland defeated BIDS FOR OLYMPIC
Czechoslovakia by three goals to one
GAMES
Brugnon Upset
A GREAT PLEASURE
To me, the greatest pleasure of the early stages of the champion- ships was the continued good form of CSMI Ernie Shackleton. It is many years since he was ABA, and Army Middleweight
In Paris Tourney FA,
Champion, but he has staged an
effective comeback as Southern Paris Apr. 18-In the
mter Command Champion, and he did a national lawn tennis tournamentine job of work in his first fight in hero
George
Viziru, today,
of out-pointing burly Sgt. Patterson, Rumanin, M. Stas, of Holland, and RA. in an International soccer match here
States, Bill Young, of the United today. Poland's surprise win, their
were visiting players who reached The standard of boxing was very first against the Czechs, was gained
the third round of the men's singles. high and it was a pity that by vigorous shock tactles against o Working on the assumption that
Young beat J. 1. Lesour, of France, splendid preliminary contests, good KII Chee: Chu Siu-hang; Cheung more scientific, but less lucky, team. the 1960 Olymple Gamei will be Kwan-young and Chan Wing: Reuter.
awarded to the United States, the 6-2, 6-8, 6-0, Stas won by 6-2, 6-1 enough for any final, were, witness- Leung Fook chung Chou Kwal- Prague. Apr. 18-Prague defeated American Olymple Committee asked against J. Hugron, of France, while ed by only a handful of people, Viziru caused an upset by whereas possible inferior fights on cheung and Leo Tin-kee; Tang Krakow four to two in an Inter for bids and has received applica eliminating Jacques Brugnon, the finais night were to be watched by Kwong-rum, Kwok Ying-wal, Kwok national soccer match in Prague finns to stage the Games Ying-lok, Lat Wal-man and Wong today. At halftime the Polish team Philadelphia, Detroit, Los Angeles former Davis Cup star, 9-7, 0-2 thousands at the Royal Albert Hall
two nights later.. King-chung.
led two to`one-Associated, Pross. and Minneapolis.
from
Router.
such
were:
The game will be finislied tomor-J. A. Motta and It. M. Soares 15-5, row.--Reuter.
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