INTERNATIONAL CHARITY CUP SOCCER
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1948.
ENGLAND'S EASY WINE
OVER PORTUGAL
In a very fast and well-fought match at the Club Ground yesterday, England-defeated Portugal by six goals to one in the first round of the Inter- national Charity Cup Competition and so qualify to meet China in the final round.
Portugal put up a great fight against an inspired England team, and some really top- speed football resulted, much to the pleasure of the large crowd.
Extra credit must be given to England, too, because for three-quarters of the game they only had 10 men.
Rafferty fell heavily in an Eng- Jand attack, and left the field twenty minutes, from the start with a suspected broken collar-bone,
Marsden
Right from the start England at- tacked, and
Rome carly thrills, with
and Brown Robinson combining well,
put Brown away with a beautiful for- ward pass, and the winger cut in to open the scoring after five minutes. This stung the Portugese team, and they began lo attack with real de- lo draw termination in an effort level.
A period of fast and furious raids was successfully weathered by the English defence, however, and then they began to take charge. After losing Rafferty, Marsden moved into Brown the centre, and very soon cleverly bent two men and gave him the opportunity to score England's second goal.
They continued to press, and with the wing-halves prominent both in mid-feli and attack, the Portugese goal had several escapes,
Then just before haif-me a high centre from Ramskill left Brown with a clear shot, and he made no mistake, to put England three up at the breather,
Boon
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corner,
Barry App Baby
TELL TALE TELL TALE
Sheffield W. Youthampton Tottenham H v.
V. V.
West B. A.
Notis Forest
ALL-AMERICA
CHARLIE JUSTPAR North Carolla
Leicester, C.
THIRD DIVISON
(SOUTH)
Brighton & H. v.
Exeter City
Bristol City V. Aldershot
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1948
B.
DOAK WALKER
Crystal Palace v.
Newport C.
Southern Mathodist
Ipswich Town
Wallsall
Leyton Orient
Notts County
V. Y.
Port Vale
Northampton T.
Norwich City.
BOBBY STUART Army
.ART MURAKOWSKI : Northwestern
"CHUCK BEDNARIK
Pennsylvania
Millwall
Bournemouth
7.
Bristol Rovers
Southend U
Swansea Town
Swlndon Town V.
Torquay U.
Watford
Reading
THIRD DIVISON
(NORTH)
Accrington S. V Doncaster R,
HOME FOOTBALL Hartlepools U. v.
RESULTS
3. Derby County 3
2 Newcastle Un.
0 Huddersfield
i Stoke City
0 Preston N'end
2
1 Portamouth
Manchester
London, Dec, 25.-The follow. ing were the results of football SECOND HALF
matches played today, -In the second half the fast pace
FIRST DIVISION was maintained, and England were
Arsenal However, to the attuck. Portugal forced
and Birmingham C. following it Xavier shot through Blackpool- crowd of players to score, and make Burnley
Charlton Ath. the rally 3-1.
Nothing daunted, away went Eng-Chelsea fand again, and following nice play between Marsden and Brown, Rain- Everton skill scored their fourth goal with Manchester Un. "a long curling drive that entered
1 derers the net off the Inside of the far Sheffield Un
Sunderland I Middlesbrough post.
Wolverhampton 4 Aston Villa The Portuguese were now showing
SECOND DIVISION of the hectic pace, and minor signs
2 Queen's Park con- Blackburn R. knocks were frequent. They tinued to play all-out, however, and were putting up a grand show. Bradford
Brentford Nevertheless, they could not stop
who Bury
three
men
a great goal by Kiernan, literally walized past before shooting, nor a late goal by Marsden, which together made the final result: Portugal 1, England 6.
THE TEAMS
Portugal: Silva; Rocka, Collaco; 3. Castilo, A. Xavier, Santos: M. Xavier, T. Castillo, Perrier, C. Santos, N. Xavier.
England: Cordel) (Army); Hughes (Army), Tozer (Navy); Robinson (Army), Forrow (Club). Hollowny (Navy); Brown (Army), (Army), allerly (Navy), Kiernan (Club), Ramskill (Army).
Marsden
CHINA BEATS SCOTLAND.
In the International Charity Cup competition match played nt Coroline Hill on Christmas Day, China beat Scotland by seven goals to nll.
Despite strong defensive play by the Scottish defence, in which Leck was outstanding, the quick-moving Chinese forwards notched four goals before half-time.
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Grimsby Town Leicester City Lincoln City
0
City
0 Liverpool
0
Bolton Wan-
1 Fulham
1 Cardiff City
0 Coventry City
Barnsley
3 Tottenham Hotspur
1
2 Chesterfield
Plymouth
.
Luton Town 3 Argyle
2 Southampton Notis Forest West Bromwich 1 Sheffield Wed, West Ham Un.
Barrow
Southport
Brailford City V. Carlisle U. Chester
Oldham A,
V.
Darlington
V.
Crewe A,
Gateshead
Manslietu T. Rochdale
v.
Wrexham
V.
Stockport C.
Rotherham U
V.
Hull City
Tranmere R York City
V.
Halifax 2.
V
New Brighton
BARNEY POOLE Mississippi
'BILL FISCHER
Notre Dame
HOLIDAY CRICKET
Bachelors Win
At CCC
The Bachelors beat the Bene- dicts by 16 runs in the annual Boxing Day match at Craigen- ogower Cricket Club.
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Scores were:
BACHELORS
iR. Tay. run out ....
43
1. Crabtree, b. Hong Choy
0
2 L. Wong, ibw, b. Lam
B
0 S. Ramchand, e A.M. Omur,
D. Hong Choy
21. M. Oma
M. Omar, b. Hang Choy
23
J. C. Koh, c. Youngsaye, b. Lam J. Crawford, b. Hong Choy 1S. Leonard, lbw, b. Hong Choy 1 N. Leonard, Ismail, b. Lam.. 97, Mogra, b. Hong Choy ...... F. Woodier, lbw., b. Hong Choy J. Starkey, not out
2 3 Leeds United
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTHERN)
Aldershot Bournemouth Bristol Rovers Exeter City
Millwall
0 Bristol City
Torquay Un
3 Walford
1 Brighton &
Hove
com
Total
Bowling:
0
ANNUAL RATINGS BY “THE RING”
ROD FRANZ California
BUDDY BURRIS Oklahoma
IKE WILLIAMS NAMED BOXER OF THE YEAR
LEO NOMELLINI Minnesota
New York, Dec. 25.-Ring Magazine's annual boxing ratings today named lightweight champion Ike Williams the "fighter of the year,” and ad- vised welterweight champ Ray Robinson to give up his title. Rocky Castellani was named the "rookie of the year."
In a copyright story accompanying the ratings, editor Nat Fleischer predicted that the current boxing slump would continue at least through 1949.
He said it would be "In the best | Pep for the featherweight crown. interests of boxing" were Robinson
to vacate the title, since he finds he
cannot make the weight without weakening himself.
It would be better for him to 2 campaign as a midleweight, and would enable outstanding contenders like Kid Gavilan of Havann and Frankle Fernandez of Honolulu to 125 fight for the vacant crown.
M.
R. W.
G. Hong Chay
11.2
1 c. W. Lam
3
31
25
3 Swindon Town 1A. M. Omar
Newport County 5 Crystal Palace 0 R, O. Baker Northampton T 1 Notts County Norwich City 3 Southend Un. 0
Port. Valc.
Reading. Walsall
BENEDICTS
3 Leyton Orient 0J. L. Youngsaye, e. N. Leonard,
0 Swansea Town 2 . Crabtree
2 Ipswich Town
THIRD DIVISION (NORTHERN)
Crewe Alex. Darlington
Doncaster R. Gateshead
Halifax Town With their forwards
and halves Hull City content to let the game progress New Brighton more easily, the Chinese defenders Oldham United were called upon more during the Southport second bait
Hau Yong-sang excelled even the Stockport Ct.
brilliant form he has shown in re- cent matches.
The Scottish attack battled dourly but without reward. The Chineso scored three more goals in the second half, two from the penalty spot.
REFEREES' MEETING.
The Fortnightly Meeting of the
Hongkong Football Referees' Asso- elation will be held at the HKFA
1 Chesterfield
2 Carlisle Un.
A. Kuruneru, b. Ramchand...
E. H. Esmail, ibw., b. Crabtree
G. Hong Choy, b Crabtree
E. H. Ismail, b. Ramchand
OR. O. Baker, b. Omar...
2 C. W. Lam, c & b. Omar
Accrington St. T. Leonard, not out
2 Hartlepools
Tranmere
B. W. Bradbury, b, Koh
Fleischer stressed that if Robin- son gave up the 147-pound crown he might be able to force middleweight champion Marael Cerdon into a fight Such a for the 160-pound title.
0 fight would be tops for 1049 if it
could be arranged.
Cerdan, of Casablanca, will
-0.) receive a medal for being the second
Other ratings included;
WELTERWEIGHT
Group I-Ray Robinson. Group II-Kid Gavilan, Bernard Docusen, Frankle Fernandez, Johnny
Eugene Greco,
Burton, Johnny Cesario, Charley Fusari, Charley Williams, Tommy Bell
LIGHTWEIGHT
Dawson, Flores,
The Army Loses
Its Stars
Army boxing has suffered a several grievous loss through of last year's team turning pro- fessional and others being in- jured.
Group 1-Ike Williams, Group II Enrique Bolanos,
Freddic Maxte Docusen,
standard was This lowering of Tommy
Campbell, Jesse
by Johnny Williams, Arthur King, reflected in Army's 8-1 defeat
poor Paddy Remarco, Carlos Chavez, Wales at Aldershot and the
public response to the match against Denmark's leading club. Copenhagen Sparta, at the Royal Albert Hall,
Bollon Ford.
FEATHERWEIGHT
0 ranking-boxer of 1948 He..carned. _Group__1=Sandy Saddler, Willie |---Lieut-Colonel-Littlebales,—Army's
that by winning the championship Pep.
Hay Famschon,
Rosario, Eddle.
Miller,
Miguel Secretory, told me that less than a
Johnny
25 on an upset knockout over veteran Acevado, Jackie. Glaves, Tiro del week before the tournament he had
Tony Zale.
Joe Louis was ranked after Cer-Mulloy, Ellis Ask, Harold Dade.
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n
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21 dan because of his knockout victory
A. M. Omar, c. Koh, b. Omar
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over Jersey
.1
10
1 S. A. Fowler. c. Crawford, b.
Crabtree
1S. J. Pestonjeé, c, N. Leonard,
2
17
0
Extras,
s
-Reuter.
Rovers
3 Rotherham Un. 2
3 York City
1. Bradford City b. Crabtree
◊ Barrow
2. Rochdale
Full Programme Again Today
(By "SEE TEE")'
Total
Bowling:
T. Crabtree
5. Ramchand
J. C. Koh
1. M. Omar
the
Peterson
FLYWEIGHT
sold only £62 worth of tickets.
cx- take
This in face of the fact that Sparta was paid £000 in travelling BANTAMWEIGHT Joe Walcott, and Freddie Mills of England was rated Group I Manuel Ortiz, Cecil penses from Copenhagen to
set Schoonmaker, Luis Romero, Guldo part in the match. The Army Box fourth because of his great victory over Gus Lesnevich for the Ferracin, Memo Valero, Chico Rosa, ing Association, most prosperous David Kul Kung Young, Jackie of military sportini organisations, lightheavyweight championship. -
took a heavy loss on the match. The Cerdan-Zale bout was rate
In the absence through injury of the "ght of the year" and
Group
Scott, RCMP, I Rinty Monaghan, Corporal Donald "round of the year was the 11th Maurice Sandyron, Dickle O'Sul- Army's brightest boxing star at the 100 round in which Louis knocked out livan, Dado Marino, Al Chavez, moment, the only other star in the
Walcoll,
Monito Flores, Louis Skena, Emlie firmament is Pte. Peter Morrison, The surprise of the year was Famechon, Charley Squiro, Honore East Yorks, who is due for demobl M. R. W. Sandy Saddler's' victory over Willie Pratesi-United Press.
lisation in few weeks and wil 6.2
return to his fish business in Hull.
The Army
Association Doxing faces an unenviable taste in its search for new talent but I have no doubt that among the National Ser- vice men coming in for 18 months some promising material will bu
KCC BEAT NAVY
There is a full programme At Cox's Road yesterday, Kowloon Offices, & Ice House Street, 2nd floor again today in the English Cricket Club beat Royal Navy by in a friendly cricket soccer leagues. Practically all six wickets
The scores: Royal Navy 134 (R. E. invited to Christmas Day make return Lee 3 for 37), KCC 101 (A. Zimmern
42, W. Davidson 57 rotired).
All members, associates and others the clubs who were at home on
on Wednesday, December 20, 1940, at 0.30 p.m.
interested are cordially attend.
Britain's "Hope"
In Lawn Tennis London, Dec. 25.-One of the Tost discussed players in British lawn tennis circles lust Benson was Howard Walton, the Birmhigham man with the un- orthodox style,
visits.
So far as can be arranged, short journeys are the order of the day. This does much to give locòl rivalry Its head: as witness the meetings of the two Manchester clubs with those of Liverpool.
Everton
unci
match.
Softball Results
WOULD SAVOLD HAVE LOST?
"No Foul" Controversy
Still Rages
Rages On
London, Dec, 25-The most hotly debated point where British sportsmen are gathered together is "Should Britain adopt the no foul rule in boxing?"
found.
VINDICATION
DICK RIFENBURG, Michigan
Despite college football's con- In 1948 towards tinued trend subordinating the Individual to the team, herpio performers slood out across the land to constitute The Associated Press All-America,
But unlike All-Americas 'of recent years, no college in 1948 contributes more than one man to the first eleven, not even those great power teams, Michigan and Notre Dame.
Three 1947 first team men are back-Bill Fischer of Notre Dame al tackle; Chuck Bednarik of Pennsylvania at centre: and Doak Walker of Southern Methodist In the backfield.
Geographically the All-America reflects the middle wesl's domina- tion of the sport. Foar from the first team come from that area, two from tho east, twó from the south, two 'from the couthwest, and one from the Pacillo coast.
Virtually all the dred
several hun- Associated Presa staff writers, newspaper sports editors broadcasters who, foined "In
and wating the team agreed on
five
men Dick Kifetz of Miolilgan at end, Buddy Burris of Oklahoma
Halfback at guard. Charlie Justice of North Carolina, Fischer and Walker.
The rest of tho first team members had sharper competition for their posts-Barney Poole of Mississippi at end, Leo Nomellini of Minnesota at tackle, Rod Franz of Califomia-at- guard, Bednarik. at centre and Books Bobby Jack Stuart of Army and Art Mura- kowski of Northwestern.
Denmark's Olymple bantamweight, Eric Tastum, each time on points.
L/Cpl. Jack Lucy, Royal Artillery, like Morrison one of our hopes for the future, also won both his contests against Lohn Jonsson, but Guarda- man Bert Harding, Grenadiers, lost both his fights with Erik Jenson,
Other Army winners at the Royal Albert Hall were Srgt.-Instr. Don Browning, former Army Flyweight Champion. Cpl. M. O'Sullivan, brother of the two prominent pre- fessionals, and Rifleman' Charlle Bun
The remainder of the Army team, who lost, were L/Comdr. H. Urch, Sergt.-Instr, R. Middlewitch and L/Cpl. J. McLeavy.
STANDARD NOT HIGH
Services boxing in general and
I am not going to say that the Army boxing in particular was standard was high or in any way more than vindlested, however, by comparable with that of last season's the fact that the Copenhagen Sparta Army team, so decimated now by Club lost to both the Army and professionailson and injuries, but I the Imperial Services.
do feel that with Corpl. Don Scott Army surprisingly won by
back agala At,and Morrison, Burn, bouts to four at the Royal Albert | O'Sullivan and Lucy there is a Hall and two days later the Imperial | nucleus there upon which another Services won by six bouts to three fine team can be built.
Ave
at Aldershot, The Services' team in
Although it is weeks now since the American, Lee Savold, was disqualided in his fight with Bruce Woodcock for an alleged low, blow, arguments still continue in club and "pub," "not as to whether the blow was low or not The Boxing Day Axtures in the
(It is generally recognised that it was), but whether Savold International Softball Series, played Nevertheless, clubs like Plymouth at the CBA ground Bow Great Bri-
should have been disqualified for delivering it.
this latter match compromised three After all, there are Ave names
and there are tain win a narrow 14-13
are only Argyle
eight and Swansea Town
Royal there victory Under British rules the referee inevitably involved in long journeys, over the Philippines while China led had no
the no fout rule, with 1,750 against men each from the Army,
Navy and Royal Air Force.
weights. Surely a good flyweight and alternative but to award it. Manchester City, India 20-0 when the latter team re- the fight. to Woodcock.
Feature of tho tournaments was heavyweight can be found by tho In the This popular vote result might who meet again today (at Man red from the contest after three United States, Savold would only have been very different had it been the double victory won by young time, the ISDA championships come chester this time) will be opposed innings.
over along. have lost the round, and the fight confined to boxing experts. As It Pic. Peter Morrison, REME, ngain in the third round of the Cup
The Women's International Serion would have gone on. He would was, many must have voted selfishly, on January 8.
will start this afternoon with then have won,
and purely he probably thought exist on ne fut into introduce the n Portugal meeting the Philippines at
bly add to my 3 p.m. and Britain meeting China this knotty problem, those who say foul" rule would probably
at 3.30 p.m. at the CBA ground.
that to hit a man below the belt is their own equipment by prolonglag n foul crime and is worthy of the fights, which they had pakt con- maximum penalty, and those who lerable sums of money to watch. say that one misdirected blow, pos- Boxing experts incline to the sibly as a result of his opponent view that it would spoil boxing, moving his body,, should not give some going so far as to say that his opponent, the contest. The
it han spoilt in the United States, Crlokel-Triangular' Tournament: penalty is much too great.
where the no foul rule has existed HKCC v. Army at Chater Road.,
for many years. Football-First Division League:
There is yet
another school of v. Birmingham C. South China "A" v. Police nt Caro-
Chelsen
line Hill; Navy v. Army at Cause below the belt" is a famous Briting thought taking in those who foci that amateur boxing should con- way Bay (Kick-off at 4 p.m.) expression used in, many contexts
Second Division League: South for doing something underhand, one tinue to keep to the old rules with
might hove suppose that
but that professional
The following are today's English soccer fixtures, together" with forecast- *****
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International matches and tourna ments are likely to see him' often next season. They may, too.come to realise his danger for he 18, undoubtedly, Britain's Anest hard courts player, he intends touring on
FIRST DIVISION the French Tuviera noxt March and Aston Villa should gain valuable experience on rubble courts before returning Belton W. for the British season and other important events,
Walton was dropped after one
Derby County
V.
Wolverton Wv. Shefeld U
V. Arsenal
Huddersfield T. v Blackpool
V. biverpoo!
Manchester U. Manchester C V Everton
Davis Cup appearance last season, Middlesborough v Sunderland but his activities in the future ore not expected to be hampered by ser- Newcastle U.
V. hia Portamouth vleo duller, an be anticipates
V. Charlton A release from the Royal Ale Force Preston N. E.
Stoke City within the next few weeks.
SECOND
Ther, as a "free" man, he will be able
devote more time to the gamo. In fact ho considera dovoting
Barnsley
Cliesterfold
all next season to lawn tennis be- Cardiff City -foro-sotiling on a career,
to Coventry C. One ambition Walton hopes, full during his presont tour on the Fallam continent, where Spain is in the Leeds U. Junetary, is to see a bull-fight=| Plymouth A. Router.
Queen's P.-R.
лю
v. Burnley
DIVISION
Crimsby T.
V. Brentford
Today's Sport
"BELOW THE BELT"
In view of the fact that
most qualifting earning dis
China v. Anny, at Caroline II; people in Britain would have taken Taikoo v. Police at Happy Valley: the view that the British rule is the boxers should fight under the no Kitcheo vi Dockyard at St Joseph's right one.
foul
rule (Kick-off at 2.30 p.m.); St Joseph's
V.
Thus, it natonished many to and
There are innumerable arguments Solicitors at St. Joseph'a (Kick from a ballot organised by the for and against is introduction In off at 4 p.m.)
"Sunday Pictorial," one of Britain's Britain, but, at least for the time. Juntor Shield Replay: Navy v brightest and most widely read being, there will be no change. The Club at Causeway Bay (Kick-off at Sunday newspapers, that more than British Boxing Board of Control
2,000 voted for the Introduction of have stated so.--Besiter
V
Lincoln City
V. Bury
Bradford
*V
West Ham U
v.
Luton T
v. Blackburn R.12.15 p.m.).......
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