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LEAGUE FOOTBALL
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
BY "SEE TEE"
Eastern Face One Of Their Most Difficult Opponents
Eastern, who must be numbered amongst South China "A"'s strongest challengers, face one of their most difficult league games this afternoon. Eastern meet the Army at Sookun poo. Both sides have lost two league matches; the Army to South China “A” and "B"; Eastern to South China “A” and KMB.
Although it is a case of "tops" meeling "hottams" at Caroline Hit this after- noon, South China "A". the league leaders, with sharp memories of lust season's mutches with Kwong Wah, will regard this fixture with a certain amount of concern.
Holding second place in the league table, KMB have another hard match morrow: they entertain St Josephs'.
The ground gets more iron-ilke naj the almost
CROP OF INJURIES
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three weeks ago. Nevertheless, it, is the only equitable solution when A rainless days continue. Boundary Street, in particular.
on bone claimed a crop of injuries last week match has to be abandoned through bad light. Who can say that the Ninety minutes football
in Sunday's match hard playing pitches, when every end. If those
gools quick
In those unplayed kick and every bounce of the ball were the result of heavy falls on the Police would not have snatched two might sloud of dust, hard ground, the samo is hardly true minutes, or that the Saints was marked by a
between Chinese have whipped in three more? found footsore footballers after last of the match
Although the Laws of the Game Athleile and Kowloon Motor Buses. Sunday's Memorial Cupties.
So the Saints have to fight their affirm that the interval at half time
Another
five league should not exceed
minutes, way all through
except in very exceptional match, to earn the two points which grasp
one feels that Re- circumstances, seemed to be within their
ferees might be given more margin than that provided for the times of
con- rain falls Unless heavy. tinuously before the week-end, the going is bound to be equally arid
SOFTBALL CHATTER
By "SPECTATOR" the kick-off in early November.
INTERPORT CRICKET INTERFERES
Powerful pennant-chasing
Club de
Recreio acted
suicidally and caused a mild sensation last Sunday when The resultant they forfeited their game against Khálsa. defeat registered puts them in a difficult position in the flag
race.
The self.K.O. net will be finalised if they are to give up without a fight again. Tomorrow they are down to this meet VRC, which tilt, if played, should be tops in week's schedule of games.
Though it was said they will withdraw from the League competition, it is understood that the Rees will remain in the fray. Difficulty to fill what they think is Stalwart members Gerry the best side holds no terror.
and Eddie Gosano, could not make it and that was a reason Recreio conceded the walkover to Khalsu.
The Gosano brothers chose to take part in Interport cricket. That was surely good enough reason to have been absent. After all, there must be substitutes, they probably will be back.
The
Almost simultaneously with
erstwhile manager Rec forfeiture, Tony Gonsalves resigned "owing to pressure of work," as he explained when asked why. That brought the speculation that the Rees were having troubie" in their camp. And that led to a flurry of rumours that they will withdraw.
If they do, softball will have lost something, for the Rees have always been sporting, colourful, and capable exponents of the game. Also, their the following, which is probably largest, will go with them. That is, may be, of course,
AT THE MASTHEAD However, it is expected that the sporting boys from King's Park will with keep the Hecrelo flag flying
other honour as they do in many felds of sports.
While the walkover dealt a sting ing blow in the close League battle, Recs It has not, however, put the out of Bring distance of the pennant. They are on the same footing as St Joseph's, who have gone down twice, though the Canadians have hund some lend with a seven-game beaten streak.
LETT-
This week
WEEK-END STARS Bob Porter. American Club-He let loose 18 teammates and his
blows to wipe the Filipinos out and one blasted two huriers off the mound. Bob slugged two doubles nud homer to pace the heaviest hitting seen for a long time.
as
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Kwong
Wah
on winning their first league point
of the season at Caroline Hill last luck the Saturday. With a little
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1948.
PAKISTAN v. PHILIPPINĖS
The two teams that con lested the International Lawn Bowls final for the Gutierrez Shield at the Kowloon Bowl- ing Green Club last week line up after the game for a friendly group snap.
Rending from the left, the members of the two teams are A. M. Omar, M. I. Razack, L. S. Silva, K. M. Omar, D. A. Rozario, A. E. Coates, W. C. Ogley and U. M. Omar.
The Omars and Razack were for Pakistan, winning by 17 shots to 15. U. M. Omar was Pakistan's skip and Coates the Philippines' skip-Golden Studio Photograph.
Kwong Wali men might have taken THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION_THINKS
both points from South China "B".
It is far from outside the bounds of probablity that Kwang Wah, at the foot of the table this morning. should deprive South Chinn "A" of their one hundred-percent record.
Many members of this afternoon's South China "A" team took part in the match at Boundary Street last Reason (Just after Christmas) when Sing Tao were very lucky to beat weaker Kwong Wah than that of today by n solitary goal,
Kwong Wah enjoyed the splendid tonic of beating Sing Tuo 1-0 on November. 6 last year and might, with more temerity and a little luck, have taken four league points from them.
Don't
write
this
Services' Football Now
Of Amateur Standard
By ARCHIE QUICK
The Football Association has decreed that in view of the weakened strength of the Services, in future matches against Royal Navy, Army and the Royal Air Force, the FA will be represented by amateur clevens.
They may be in for a surprise. afternoon's Li-Col. 11. M. Price, the Army me that "Teps v. Bottoms" match off na Feotball Secretary, tells
Wah's foreitone conclusion. Rweng
quite a number of useful profes- forwards should Ket at speedy
sionals
are coming into the Services least two goals.
This Kwong Wal--South China and that he has hopes of a useful
a fairly side before the season is out. "A" mately will draw
He has in view a regular out- of many
City, a large crowd,
whom wit
from Cardiff side-lef
a winger, take up positions at the eastern end Cowdenbeath of the Caroline Hill ground, with its half
from Chesterfield of glimpse double attractions of the Army's match with Eastern.
an arrange- One can only deplore
Army already has Jones of Aston ment whereby hundreds of spectators Villa in goal, Flavell ef West Brom-
their backs upon the
wich full back. Buchanan, signed efforts of 22 footballers.
by the Wolves when he was still may turn
In one mateli, in the early partat school, Andrews of York City of this season, players taking part in
game at Caroline H imestand Evans of Darlington are avail-
able half-backs. because of the
il
McInnnes, winger
brilliant Lize
centre-
ind
Chelsea
George Gallop. American Club-1
In the forward line, Army al- Two sizzling doubles, included in stopped playing three tits in four trips were claimed psychological influence of an adjacent ready has Hinshelwood, of Fulham,
Bob crowd:DFOR American
with as his share,
excitement, Johnstone of Hibernians, Jamieson McGowan came in the bombarding following the Sookunpon match.
of Aberdeen aid Murray of Queen's circult
the visitors on Park Rangers. grandslam session with a
Kwong Wahi were Al that occasion. 置业 ruined everyone's elout Filipinos Luiz Rocha, Malig and Charlie Thompson did 1 of slamming, tog. Lule homered appetite for the Caroline Ill match. while Al Malig and Charlie Thomp- son doubled.
TODAY'S TITBIT
But for all that, the Army's match with Eastern is the titbit of today's local football fare. Eastern are a force to be reckoned with, despite their rather medloere showing against the Navy last week-end.
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The Services Tourney
been
FRANK BUTLER'S COLUMN
Soccer Is Not A Rich Man's Game
A lesson the Football Association would do well to learn is that Soccer is not a rleh man's game—and never will be.
They have fixed prices of tickets for the England- Switzerland game at Highbury on December 1 at half-a- guineu, one guinea, and two guineas, which is far too- much for a mid-week game In December.
You can't expect fans to pay two clash at Harringay on December 6. gulness for any match outside the Already 25,000 fans are clamouring. Cup Firl. In fact, a guinen should for 10,000 sents.
for the I don't favour the big prices for be the eciling price even
fights, but fistle entertainers like Final.
All
the Football Association are Woodcock and Savold benefit from doing is keeping a few more fans the huge gates they attract-just away from the game, and in theBke the Crazy Gang.
Surely there is a good cast for long rus they are not making any
n share of the tills at footballers getting more profis to swell the
fees fantaalle transfer
they Lanenster-gate.
You can't buy a top-priced 10s. attracting? Od. ticket from Arsenal unless you Wat Mannion returned to Middles-
the other day--but can offer Wilf Mannion in return, brough
fre
not
but you can go to any ticket agency on a football mission. Ife went to and buy as many gulnca and two-sre his father, who la seriously ill. Ruinea tickets as you want for the Arsenal have been given permission Switzerland game.
to approach Mannion.
If you're a two-guinea customer they'll be so pleased to see you là a that they'll probably throw turkey and a fur cont for the wife. I'll wager that the gate is under 50,000, and the receipts not more with the than £12,000, compared
£10,377 paid at Villa Park for the recent England-Wales match.
There is no excuse for the high charges
al internationals, becative sweat, take entertainers who
the
broken legs,
the brutsen and the can receive only £20. away 10,000 or 15,000 fans?
So why drive
· DIFFERENT STORY Doxing is different. This sport attracts rich men and their wives who can afford ten-er 20-guineu seats. Even working-class fans wil find two gulneas for n sent.
Proot of this is in the applications for the Bruce Woodcock-Lee Savold
Arthur Pealt says ... WITH Fed on the brink of the left ton pocket, spotted black alters a good follow-on in tight ton pocket,
otteu cuemen Novice
RED
nit req badly Brid Jaya allé-
tail along
the alde
unblo about two fent back.
Dortos% play is to Atrike red thick LY with right?
hand sid
on cue ball.
Gauge the trength o
shot carefully to come back on t the spatted fach
It altogether wrong to any to rard, a common fault when dealing
ahown on right o
with the 40s, screw abot, played
MIDAXL.
At strength to leave a simple cannon is a good opening for a break.
The Lowest in Price
und
Y
the
BUI Woo, Canadians-This broad- shouldered "Most Valuable Player" of last year returned to form with a powerful blast-and what an ex- five
Since the war, the inter- plosion! There were four hits
services soccer tournament has times at bat from the Big Chief's big
In Lee Tak-kee they have always resolved itself into a stick, He walked once which gave
And that' veteran forward who is always him an almighty 1,000.
produce the unexpected. struggle between Army not all the hits included a homelikely to run and double"
The soldiers should win this match; RAF Yet more: the previous week he if only by the merits of team work
has This
10 due The Merry Madcaps have only
clashed one over the fence. Target and stamina.
damaging shellacking The Navy, after two very "game" majority of professionals called up been beaten once-upset by Khalsa. of all this
knocked matches with Chinese teams last for national service showing a dis They have a say,, too, in the pennant was HKBC as they were
with out 14-3. Once again. A. H. Bakar week-end, are looking forward to like for the Navy. This season if they clash race. Tomorrow
RAF included in this afternoon's encounter with the Association eleven
chow against the Football at Highbury the Saints, who are still holding pre-shone with a double
while Club, earlously to a position in the cham- three hits in four attempts,
park Lake Bunn cleared the ball
The Club had slightly the better is any criterion they are likely to pionship arena.
How come, Luke,
relations, of last season's matches, one of which be poor with a homer. never dreamt you are that power they won 1-0. The other was
They were beaten by nine gon's side to two
the and
professional goalless draw.
them had cased up on a Caroline Hill last against The going at Saturday was just to Kitchee's taste. 7-0 halftime lead.
Drawing ព line through Cam- were Their forwards and halves moved quicksilver in the warm
bridge University, Navy may worry The Army. The light Blues beat Army score sunshine. B-2 was no flattery,
Police, who entertain Kitchee, 4-3 at Cambridge but lost 2-4 were were also last engaged with the Navy at Portsmouth,
RAF, but, whereas Kitchee beat the Airmen casily, the Police were held to a 3-all draw a fortnight ago.
some
be
sen-
a fali
Yeung Kar-sing. St Joseph's—This elever player gave an all-round top performance. As the Saints held to a 3-3 tle at the fourth, Yeung like sinshed his timely
hit to
MORE THRILLS
the
year,
I do not expect the Madcaps to heat and throw them out of the
Madenppers are 6ghting. The .patchy side and generally not
soned. Though, they are expected to give a good account of themselves, have they do not look to me ta reached championship torm,
Veterans Sheridan Hamet and Important runs.
called When
Collegious the Kelly Silva-Netto will
Against this, however, it must be often to pull this young, though pep-threatened with being overtaken, he Veriesyn came to the fore again and pushed
remembered Army fielded only an pery, team together. The
runs across the plate. He did some
experimental amateur eleven against brothers, Benny Sequeira and spark.
good entching at left field, too, as
the Cantabs while Navy nekded their plug Sabu Samy may lend their use- fulness
A thrilling game is promised at full strength. to da
unexpected his team beat VRC comfortably. He hnd two hits in four, one a triple
All in all, therefore, it looks n damage.
and the other a two-bagger. Dave Boundary Street tomorrow, where FEMININE TANGLE
Leonard had two hits in four times Kowloon Motor Buses are at home though Army should retain
10 the Saints. Both sides will championship they won last There is the usual girls' game and at bat including a triple.
Irmar Eriksen, VRC-His return strain every nerve to take the two comparatively mediocre though their aldo may be. The RAF-FA match this week sees Alice Mar's Canuc- kettes tangle with Thelma Watson's of two hits in three was a good per-points from this match.
formance, while teammate Gerry
If Leonard has recovered from revealed that England has in her flery Wildents, conquerors of cham- pion Wahoos two weeks ago, and Roza-Pereira chased down fles with the injury which crippled him for midst a ready-made centre-forward
most of last Sunday's Memorial whom she can never play. probable Canuck scalpers tomorrow. remarkable speed and reliability,
He is George Robledo of Barnsley, Wahoos The Cuptie, Tang Yee-lit is going to Terry Noronha, Between Manager "Doc" Melthen
KMB won but as he has a Chilean father ani and Conch Buster Hollands they Hendwoman had 13 Pirates fanning have a difficult match. have developed what looks like the breeze. Then she had more of the boll of last season's league matches was in fact born in Iqueque he is
debarred from
playing for timelight with three hits in five at-with the Saints, 3-2 and 0-1, champion squad in the Wildcats.
South China "B" took four points country. They beat the Wahoos thoroughly, tempis, as Hilda Soares banged out
from Chinese Athletic last season,
He scored four gents and but the "massacre" scema too easy. the longest blow of the game,
claimed double, and
three hits in but they will have to show better sealtion three times lift the wood- The Wildcats are good, but the
trips. Terry pitched a one-finish than they displayed against work. England has two fine wing- be thot bad slx Wahoos couldn't
Kwong Wah last week if they are to
of especially when dynamic Hal Wing-hitter.
halves in reserve in Nicholson Betty Park, Pirate-Her sido suc-held the Athlete's nippy attack.
Spurs
and Dickenson of Portsmouth leo is running things. There's lots of fight among these women to come cumbed 25-9, but that did not stop
After last week's sel-back the while Metcalfe, Huddersfield left- yot.
the Pirates' only hit. Then four Athletic will be looking for a brace winger, is, as good as Peter Doherty The game, rookie Canuckettes are
This told me he was, steadily improving. Margie Woo, good catches were brought oft, An of league points tomorrow.
mcoting of South China "B" and Talking of England possibles, the Rosita Nye and Allene Chinfeng A-1 display!
Athletic takes place at workings of the FA Salcclion Com- brand of ball
follow: are playing a good
C. K. Chol, Chung Wah-It was a Chinese
mmittee are difficult Chung Wah beat Caroline Hill. while the others are learning fast. close game when
They have waveredi Prior to the KMB-Saints matchi These are the smart "students" un-compatriot Overseas Chinese 7-5. der Bill Woo"s and Alleg Mar's The spotlight was taken by hard tomorrow
even the players themselves musi slammed
IE two Division
Axture. Unbeaten guiding handa:
Helen hitung Choi, who Julie Lee,
bo dizzy while they have now re- triple, after KMB juniora meet Army (HK); | called Tim Ward of Derby County Leung, Monica Chinfeng, Kathleen, enfelice, including
have lost only one league who was summarily dropped after Slow, Josephine Slew and Maudie three times at bat. Jerry Kwan hit who
a home run. Fong.
giving a quite satisfactory display against Belgium in a thunderstorm at Brussels, Aston and Howe have both been passed over on occasions this season after giving good shows Moreover, three of the forwards against Wales at Villa Park, Mint- thows, Mortensen and Finney, were selected while they were on their clubs injured lists.
SPORTING 'SAM
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STICKS
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