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Shield Competitions Start Today
By "SEE TEE"
The Senior and Junior Challenge Shield com- petitions, the Colony's big_knoch-out' soccer tour- nament, begins today. There are two senior and· two junior ties this afternoon; and two senior and three junior games tomorrow.
Sing Tao, Challenge Shield holders, are, to all intents and purposes, represented by South China "A" (drawn to play the Navy tomorrow). South China's junior string. who bent the Navy's "B" team in last season's junior final, have a fairly comfortable lie with War Dept. Chinese this afternoon,
The Colony's big knock-out: tournament
welcome brings change from routine league games. There are four senior ties in the first round, with four clubs with byes into the second round.
All four first round matches offer very much the same fare. South Include China "A", whose ranks
many of the players who played in
the Shield winners' colours of Sing Tao last season, scem the most favoured club for the second round. Largely because of the Navy's spirited display against a Combined Cúp Chinese XI in the Memorial
Navy ngo, this
match a fortnight versus South China "A" match will draw a big crowd tomorrow.
defence,
reasonably
Strong in powerful in their half-back line (des- pite the continued absence of the
Flintham, bearded pivot,
attle more pep in the attack might upset South China "A". It is unfortunate that the sailors' burly centre-for- ward, Rafferty, will not be in port for tomorrow's game,
South China "A"'s very com-
I'M EXPECTING A CALL FROM THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1948.
SPORTING SAM
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SOFTBALL CHATTER
By Reg. Wootton
By “SPECTATOR”
RECREIO'S WITHDRAWAL DISAPPOINTS
Withdrawal of the Club de Recreio from the Senior League competition came as a blow to the local softball world. Interest in the pennant race consequently is reduced to a con siderable degree.
The Reca had always been a power to be reckoned with, although they only came very near to taking the pennant without ever doing. It. They never won but they were always good losers. Their club is enthusiastically sporting. They had always been represented in the softball fleld.
Now this will be the first timely there must be at least nine players they are not. They probably have up to standard to represent a club the largest following. This season boosting of hundreds of members. the Rees had what appeared to be Sull, strictly speaking, the Rees aro their strongest side yet. It was hat under no obligation to softball.
with on the trail of the fing
Admitting that tastes vary
Isn't Some followers of the game were individuals; nevertheless, why beginning to be convinced that "at softball preferred? Is it not as ex- last this the Reerelo year," Many citing and enjoyable as cricket and will be disappointed in now not hav-hockey? I believe the answer is that these expecta- softball is not as "attractive," and ing a chance to see
may be considered "small time"- tions fulalled.
ground and no with no suitable stand to accommodate spectators.
д ground
Gets The rooting for louder with the Rees withdrawal. If the game were played ander better conditions, the Rees would probably have thought twice about quitting The ground allocating authorities still turn a deaf ear, and the dire need is sill not met.
The Rees' explanation is that there a were no players enough to field
the "strong strong team, because men" were mare interested in games other than softball. However, sure-
manding league record-Played 3 ARChie quick oN THE
Won 8 38 goals for with only
against, suggests that the Navy will HOME FOOTBALL FRONT
have to produce something excep ilona to hold the potential - league champions.
CONFIDENCE
Kowloon Motor Buses will regard their visit to Caroline Hill this after- noon, where they meet South China "D".
with fair amount of conn- dence. In their league meeting at Boundary Street in early October,
well the Busmen, playing
within themselves, bent South China "B" 4-1. Although the Caroline Hi
forma improved men have shown since then they can hardly hope to check the lively Bus attack.
Chinese Athletic and the Club, who do battle at Boundary-street this afternoon, were opposed in the first league match of the senson on ground. The Chinese The summe
won 4-2.
Both sides have suffered changes since then. The Club, may pull something out of the bag for this
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match, but the
continued absence of Forrow turns the odds against them.
After carning their first league point of the senson a fortnight ago, Kwong Wah were, perhaps, a little unlucky at once to come under the big guns of all-conquering South China "A".
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REPAIRS YET HELD UP ON
BOMB-DAMAGED GROUNDS
Several Soccer League clubs have written me, in my capacity of Hon. Secretary of the Football Writers' Asso- ciation, asking for press support of their applications to obtain Government permission to repair their bomb-damaged grounds.
They are Manchester United, Plymouth Argyle, West Ham, Millwall and Birmingham City. Queen's Park Rangers are also anxious to make ground improvements and ex- tensions in order to avoid the risk of crowd accidents.
Everybody recognises that priority. should be given to the erection of private houses if material is avail- able and any building is to be done. But there is the other point of I view that these soccer clubs
giving entertainment o a pubile relief badly in need of occasional from fighting... the grim battle of economics.
are
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These clubs that have written to losing money in me are not only every home match but there is some cases very real risk of repetition of the Bolton disaster.
Birmingham City have
partially solved their problem by erecting u complicated
temporary system of
Manchester scaffolding. tubular United have got permission to pro- on their ceed with certain work wrecked-stands;--but-this-is-ot.
enough.
even
OPEN TO THE HEAVENS
Ham the West Three sides of ground are still open to the heavens while Millwall and Plymouth are in worse plight. Plymouth's grandstand, the directors' box, press seats, dressing rooms, etc., comprise converted motor coaches while Mill wall are completely flat except for one small stand at the back of one of the goals,
Foot-
The Modest Footballer
Would that we had the gift to see ourselves as others see us. No such power of Introspection is given to the majority of pro- fessional footballers.
to
It was refreshing, therefore, hear Chelsea's reserve forward, Jack Galloway, being self-critical,
the
years
Galloway was bought by Stamford Bridge club three ago-for- £8,000-from-Glasgow. Rangers. He was considered a star capture but he has never found his true form In London.
But listen to what he says about himself.
the
"I know I have not made grade since I came south and I have asked Chelsea
to release me.
I
want to retire from the game or play as an amateur because I know now that I shall never be top class.
"I am sad about it all, not for paid Chelsea for "the money they myself but because I have never re- spent on me."
THIS WEEK
1
This week's schedule of tilts does The not command- much. interest, best should be the game between Klinisa and the eight-game straight victorious Canadians.
Barney Abbas' Indian boys will another have their eyes cocked on upset, but are not expected to work
onc.
BIH Woo's Maple Leaters are too seasoned and all-round to be un- nerved, and should win easily, un- become over- less they have conildent.
The girls' game this week is be- tween Alice Mar's Canadians and Coach Terry Noronha's, Wahoos. Hal Winglee will take opportunity to get in more practice for the com- ing "revenge" on the Wildeals, who bent them. The champion Wahoos are sul mad, licking wounds, and Itching to
The again. clash
will Canuckelte squad of beginners
They are got more experience.
their getting to be well liked for keenness.
In
Pakistan prepared carly and earnest to take part in the coming International Series to begin some- was A. R. "Senior" Morkar. Captain time this month. Elected Manager is A. H. "Big Boy" Bakar and Vice-
They for Captain is Benny Omar. the Selection Committee.
"Senior" will probably approach Alfred Abbas and Andy Omar to bases. assist As coaches at the Looking after uniforms, equipment, etc., are Abdul Aziz, Imom Din and G. M. Bull.
tear
Markar,
Selected for the Pakistan are: Sherry Bucks, Samet Sumy, N H. Bakar, A. K. "Junior" Benny Omar, A. A. Rumjahn, A, J. Hussain, A. H. "Barney" Abbas, Heary Hussain (that's "Tiger"), S. K. Khan, S. H. Khan, Sheridan Hamet, A. H. "Tarzan" Ismail, I. M. "Olly" Omar and Z. A. Abbas.
WEEK-END STARS
he
Yeung Kar-sing, St Joseph's They call him "Showboat" but didn't take time out for stunts when second he shone again, for the
The straight week last Sunday. Saints whitewashed the Madcaps. Yeung did lots of damage towards that. A high-power .500 was Blash- wronged from his stick. He chased files open at left field with colour-no show- two off this time-and confidence. He back gldn't miss any.
The Government is very sym- pathetic to the clubs' case which has been put before them by both the The league leaders' 4-0 victory Football Association and the
ball League but they say, and most When I suggesteil he was over Kwong Wah last Saturday was
that because I had just seen him people will agree with them, as complete as it was, hollow.
In dashing fashion and score Kwong Wah meet Kitchee on the normal housing, projects must come the first.
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grand goals, Galloway came Navy ground tomorrow
Having
with just what I was thinking. Senior Shield Competition.
league lost to Kitchee-5-1 in
"I may have been O.K; for some match five weeks ago, there seems is to allow ench
can with some covered buildings during 10 minutes or so, but then I faded little hope that Kwong Wah
summer, of course, right out of the game and could not make Die second round, with Kwok | the coming
attack, clubs can now take advantage of an come back, try as I might. I do not Ying-kee, back in the
limit to £1,000 for un-know why it is but I am always enthusiasm per- Kitcheo seem booked for the second increased
licensed repairs, but that is a mere like that Lost round.
ficabite to the needs of some.
haps," he ventured.
#1.
JUNIOR SHIELD
seem
What I do think could be done
club to proceed
Police regulations keep the crowds I have never heard a professional down to what they consider reason-footballer admit that before. Callo- Juniorable limits but that, even this sur-way is fortunate in that he is con- to have a velllance 15 insufficient was forinbly circumstanced. How many They demonstrated at the recent Chelsea- similarly unsuccessful footballers are
in Blackpoo! match at. Slamford not. difficulty
war. Dept. Bridge.
Of the three leading junior clubs- Chinese Athletic, South China and KMB-only South China, Shield holders, comfortable first round fic. should have little the of disposing Chinese.
Saint hurler Jock Brown pitched
a two-hitter. The couple of hits were a double, the game's biggest blow, by youthful Sid Hollands and
a bingle by lanky Rennie Sequeira. The Madcap loss put them level to the Saints in the League standing- two defeats each.
A. II. Ismail, Canadians-Hustling "Tarzan" elbowed into the spotlight again in the Canuck continued vic- tory streak, this time with Chung Wah knocked out of the way. That brought the count to eight sucCCRSIVO tead Galloway was a schoolmaster who wins. Catcher Ismail banged out
two safeties in three trips to Therefore, if terracing is poor, as served with the Royal Artillery in
Luke the attack while teammates No one can deny, however, that
It is on the majority of grounds, and the Western Desert and Italy. He
Bunn and Junior Markar helpell. Kowloon Motor Buses face h very
stands arc put up in slipshod married the daughter of an ex-Luke's was a triple and Junior's a dificult problem in St Joseph's fashion to conform to financial Lord Mayor of London and lives in
Retaliation
Irom double. Juniors; while Chinese Athletic will limits, as they are on at least one a big mansion down in Sussex. Ho Chung Wah's camp thro P. F. Chey have to Improve on recent form in First Division ground, then the comes to London three times week who clouted a fourmuster. order to beat Klichee.
chance of further crowd scenes y train, travelling in comfort cannot be ruled out.
from. his home to the Sussex Station. In a big limousine.
St Joseph's hold only a mid-way position in the league table, but they are quite llable to upset the KMB, however, Junior Busmen.
are the only unbeaten sido.
lengue
Junior As in the senior section, the potential junior shield winners may among the teams
be picked from
which occupy the first six or seven
places in the table.
Army
""" team.
These include the two elovens and the Navy's Frequent team changes have upret the Navy's Junior side more this season than in any since the war."
the shield two The sailors won
seasons in succession, losing to South China juniors in a thrilling Ahal last season.
Although the
the
"this
the sailors should have Uttio dimculty in beating. Club's second string team afternoon (the, znatch is at the Club ground), they will have to bo sharper shoones than in their last meeting. A last minute goal lucky point gave them a
HE SAYS
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FOR COTTON OTHERS.
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football at the end of the season and enter his family's city office to learn the newsprint trade.
came
Francis Molthen, HKBC-Yes, it's the same "Doc" but that "Francia" The with got you wondering, didn't it?
Association President and Ball Club Manager put himself more into the picture. He grabbed a lion's share. In the mauling of Bob McGowan's American Clubbers. There were lots of fireworks in this slugfeat. Doc. blasted two doubles in his three hits Chelsea's manager, Billy Birrell, is in four times at bat. His was surely
powerful bang! Lichy worried more than he will admit a
three brilliantly for
Chelsea's Worries
"
over the Impending departure of whacked Tommy: Walker to become assistant safelles, Bob Horter and Hal Wilbur manager of the Hearts in Edin each banged a two-bagger for the hard-hitting U.S. men who, though burgh.
out- were pathitting 13-12- The Scotsman's place is difficult manoeuvred by the Baseballers. to fu and Chelsea expect to go into the transfer, market in a big way to B. . "Bodest" Khan, Khalsa-Kis batting performance. was the best rectify the weakness.
of the averago showing in the
Mr. Birrell, however, is grailed Khalsa-Overseas Chinese struggle. at the return to form at long last The Indian geng again, was in hot of Roy Bentley and says that the water and again, scraped through to former England, International for take a 10-9 declalon.
ward; Len Goulden, is playing grand... Kile, ... Eebida,, Wüdeath The football at wing-half. Chalsea are popular alugging catcher found her | still not, what they should-be- true form after a little while to
THE WRESTLERS ARE HAPPIER, BUT
Life Loses Its Point For "Hatpin
"Mary
New York, Dec. 3.--Life has lost its point for "Hat... ; pin" Mary. The State Athletic Commission has ordered her to stop spearing wrestlers.
"They told me I have to be a good girl, or I can't watch wrestling matches any more," Mary enld. "It's really a shame. Everybody always enjoyed it so." Mary, whose real name is Mrs Eloise Burnett, is a spry, 02-year- goes along with her at least three · old grandmother, and she hasn't times a week to sea that she keeps missed a wrestling match for 30 her hatpin where it belonita. years.
Un the Commission told her to keep her hatpin in her hat, sho was u self-appointed watchdog at the mauling bouts,
Mary's husband, John Burnett,
"She geta so excited," he said.. "I'm afraid she'll get kicked in the face."
Mary said she works hard as lampahade trimmer and likes to Bee wrestling matches as a hobby,
"I'm crazy for those muscles,"
She stabbed wrestlers who got too tough, to the delight of the | she added.--United Press, customers and the anguish of the men on the mat.
"I
don't
like no dirty business," she explained, That's why the
Idenly thought halpin. using it one night about 10 years go when a fighter got real dirty. It worked just fine until they made
me
of
men
Her many crack three sizzling hits.
appreciative. followers, thoroughly yelled gleefully, "Little" Eme con- neeted against the pitching of Alice Mar, the Canadian Dig Chief, and that sure was something! Alice fan- ned seven.
But Mary still startles the Ir. the ing by shouting Insults and Last Marjorie Woo, Canadians--Field-making faces at them. The ing well, figuring in a double killing, time she went to the Jamaica Arena, she hit 580. Wildcats Helen Ribeiro she bellowed at the boys in a volec and Dolly Brown were prominent that bounced off the walls. with a double spiece.
tramp "Throw the dolly
oul" she hollered at one of her favourites.
Mike Dietrich and Carlos stylish Braves The Remedios, Brave youngsters continued to mow down all-comers, the intest casually being the Rangers. Mike and Carlos were the big guns of the fracas, each with three bingles, completing perfect day with heads-up sive work.
"Aw, siddown and shuddup, ya old bag," the wrestler shouted back.
"Sec," she said, "he likes I'm crazy for wrestlers."
Tho
me.
for
crazy customers aro Mary, too. They held a contest to delen-choose her name and they fight for
seats near, her.
Arthur Peall saya:
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Lectly to lose cue-balt on pink.
You must practias continually before ven hoblar to viny this shot. with any confidence.
Be careful not to clutch the cus, that is asking for trouble.
Bläseda stroko is a robsah runs through whito, forcing it round tho- table corner into position for cannon from hand, to rescue red. which is badly placed.
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