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· THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1949.
By “SEE TEE”
WILL THE KOREANS REPEAT LAST SATURDAY'S VICTORY?
Knock-out and league football today, and another match in the Korcän series tomorrow-that is this week-end'a locú soccer fare.
This afternoon second round matches in the Senior and Junior Shield knock-out competitions will be played off. Tomorrow an extra match in the programme of the Korean tourists, gives Hongkong an opportunit} of avenging last Saturday's 5—2 defeat. All three of this afternoon's Senior Shield ties offer most Interesting possibilities. The meeting of Eastern and Kitchee at Caroline Hill shoukl be a battle royal; the Club's tie with the Police will not be the easy 4-1 victory of their Leaguo meeting on October 16, while the Army must realise that they will have a fight all the way in order to repent their 'somewhat lucky League sucess of October 24-on that occasion the soldiers won by the only goal of a drab match.
For the Juniors there are four Soccer is o clincy kaing, and inhospitable thekling of their guest- ties this afternoon, three of which many liave argued that the visitors' | Opponents in last Sunday's malch. should produce some of the keen-lucky goal, which opened their ne- was so noticeable, are agahi in the est matches of the season.
count in last Saturday's match with field of representative honours. There is a fine flavour of rivalry a Hongkong Football Association match XI, look the heart out of a disjoin- the Inter-Dockyard which Talkoo are opposed by the ted local team
and put the Koreans from the Naval Yard, Hopennirnight into their stride. men from run high
in both camps, but the Certainly their five goats in less much improved form of the Naval than half an hour stuck disny
local hearts,
Chinese Combined
Most of Hongkong's Football Association Councillors were
pre- sent Inst Sunday. In addition, the local clubs were officials af most there to see the misbehaviour. Un-
TRIPLE PLAY
The Wahoos infield trio, Irene Castilho, Gilly Wingles and Hilda Soares, reading from the left, who were respon- sible for the only triple play of the softball season.
less Association and club officinis SOFTBALL CHATTER snatched vic-going
Dockyardmen suggests that they may into telling battle in which the attack foul play prelly soon, it is
antl
other.
The
to
become
progressively
There is no place in big repre-
for the
player
clative matches
the crowd to upset
reach the semi-finals.
But the harder junior bailles dre the meetings of the Navy and Kowtory so narrowly on Sunday, open-awkward for referees. loon Motor Buses, on the que hand, ed up new lines of thought. Were and Chinese Athletic
South the visitors a Ittle over-done after China,
There their game of the previous day? hnvo been some keen League Two lari matches, each of ninety allows clashes between these clubs in re minutes duration, in strange sur- cent weeks: this afternoon's 'Junior roundings may be a heavy drain Shield ties should make the welkla on physical and nervous energy. ring.
JADED
On
the
him. The players who misbehaved last Sunday should be told that the next occasion will mean "blacklist, ing from representative football, until they have proved themselves
South Chinn upset Chinese Athle- There was a certain air of jaded-worthy of such honours. 'le's unbeaten record by beatingness about Some of the Korean
There was a certain amount of
- ihem 2-0 r enriy November: players in Tuesday's game with the
South China were well worth their longkong Non-Chinese. It was rough play on Tuesday. None of victory, bul more recent form sug-most noticeable the way the for- gests that the Athletic may make wards seemed unable to see their
bly comeback. South Ching are Inany sconing
the Junior Shield holders,
the
it (elther by origin or retaliation) came from Hongkong's team. Their
W03. chances it is true victory
therefore, all they leapt at the openli gs provid-
more creditable. The Navy, who won the Junlored by a couple of bad blunders in Shield for two successive seasons.
Some surprise was expressed at and
beaten were only
Cordell's failure to hold an appar- In last season's fast round, were to have
ently simple drop shot in the second
half. I thought that the two played Kowloon Motor Buses in a League match at the end of Septem-
casions on which he was
roughly treated in the first half had a lot to do with his costly slip.
ber.
defence or to take advantage of had marking by the local defence.
After several days' rest from com- petitive football, during which they |will have a chance to watch local clubs in action this afternoon, it may be expecled that tomorrow the visitors will strike the form of which we have seen no more thun old dashes, here and there.
match
more
All football was postponed on that ocension, so the two sides take the fteld without the usual background. KiB are still doing very well. The sailors, because of ships movements, may have to fleld, a much changed The Hangkong tenm for team; it is possible that a complete-morrow's
is much ly different half-back line may be practical and much less ex- on view.
perimental than that of a week ago. There will be general rejoicing at The K
the inclusion of Tang Yee-kit ns centre forward: one can only won- der why he was omitted last week- el.
KMB v. Navy Junior Shield tie takes place this afternoon al Boundary
It is Street, Kowloon. followed by n postponed First Division League match in which Kwong Wali are at home sailors senior eleven.
to the
eon-
MUCH SPECULATION There is much speculation cerning the result of tomorrow's extra match in the Korean series. To many
followers of football in Hongkong, the Korean's form has been both puzzling and disappoint- Ing.
One can only wonder also why Weatherall is displaced from the right-half position and Xavier from. outside-right. There is a fine under- standing between these (wo players (it was amply demonstrated in Tuesday's motel) which should nut be forgotten so quickly.
It la. malter also for a little surprise that certain players, whose
Arthur Peall says:
LINOOKER stroke on the right of iny diagram brings to mind the cocked at double," always popular with fe pool" players.
With black the only oil left in play.
cocked-hat double," of
*
strok. Not so cimcult a
OC-
THE CRICKET WORLD IS UPSET. BY
The League Clubs' Talent Hunt
London, Jan. 7. —The recent signings by some of the large clubs in English League cricket look like afflicting the premier summer sport with the same problem as fool- ball-namely, big money.
The first rumblings of discontent are not only coming from the smaller League clubs, but also from the county clubs who are perturbed by the large offers to first class cricketers, mostly Test players, who are being drawn from all over the world to play for League clubs in England. Leagyo Clubs go to great lengths | matches. Second comes England to secure a cricketer of note. Some with five wins, (including the first of the Australian tourists In England | Test in the present. South African Jast season received offers and tour), and ten draws out of a total members of the present MCG (eam of 24. - Next in order come the in South Africa havo been ap-West Indies, India, South Africa and proached.
New Zealarid. Australia is the happy hunting Only one country, Australla, has for these clubs, but well-played anything near the number of ground players have appeared in League even they have played nine, games erleket and are likely to do so in the less. At the moment it works out coming season.
that England hex undertaken na Somo League clubs are paying average of almost ono
Test per
known Indians and West Indies games undertaken by England and
By "SPECTATOR"professionals four-figure fees for month since July, 1940.
22 weeks playing engagement, It is too much, and the MCC With additions in the way
of decision that in the future no touring collections and talent money
etc. team will be entertained the summer
League Competition Resumes Today
After a break of one week-end, League competition resumes today. An eight-game card is scheduled for this week in the Men's Senior and Junior Divisions and the Ladies' section.
The men head into the second and final round. Three of the four Senior lenders, St Joseph's, Canadians and Madcaps, will be having apparently easy games. VRC, however, are not expected to have it all their own way when they meet the giant-killing Khalsa. This should be the best of the average lot for the week.
ICU occurrence
a player can earn as much as £40 following on Australian tour, is for one match.
readily understandable. The decision, It is this that worries the smaller incidentally, will not apply next. and not so rich clubs who consider summer, when the New Zealanders £40 for one game far too much.
come to England, but will, apply after 1948,
POACHING
Country clubs are more concerned
with the "poaching" of their star Closer Sports Ties
players, and one suggestion is to raise their professionals wages to counteract the lucrative inducements being offered by the League clubs.
A county professional earns some- thing like 30 a week, but out of this he has to pay his hotel and laundry bills, and has other ex- penses,
of
In this great year for United countries Kingdom sport ties with overseas are becoming closer and stronger. Football coaches and re-' ferces from Britain are being sought by many countries.
There is a similar demand to see the best teams. Liverpool's second successful tour of the United States (where this English side won all their eleven games this summer, de- scoring 63 goals to 16) created sire for more.
and skill of The sportsmanship the liverpool players deeply im-
of a pressed supporters
game ita infancy in tho United States. The appeal of football was alsp strengthened by the brilliant play seen at the Olympic Games.
SOCCER IN AMERICA
Most counties could afford to pay A review of the first half of the phy in a tight spot. Benny is their players more in view of the censo,
which started towards the nearly the best third baseman secu
boom in cricket gates last season, end of October, shows a close race locally.
but there is certain amount between four teams in the First The stars In the "week-end' prestige that goes with playing for Division. A matter of test of parndes earned mention, Here a county and the raising of wages strength between only two squads, are some of them as a refresher may not be considered necessary.
Hussain, last year's champions, the Braves, Jindou
Dave Leonard, It is a well-known fact, however, and the Jaguars, is the position in Sheny Bucks, Yeung Kar-sing, that a man cannot retire comfort the running for the junior title. Bill Woo, A. II. Bakar. Don Robably on prestige, and to how long The same applies to the ladies. bing, Junior Markor, Luke Bunn, such a position will last is n matter The Utle-holding Wahoos and the George White, Rennte Sequeira, for conjecture-especially when Wildents are the strongest claimants Spikes Guterres, Rakimet Samy,
mast League players are also as- to the pennant, the latter holding Alvare
Xavier,
Igmar Eriksen, sured of Jobs after their playing the oushions,
for the moment. pdvantage
Gussie Pereira, Dob
There is little doubt that football Billdays are finished. The
Bob Porter, was McClane, Bob doubtedly
and McGowan, Al
will gain a bigger hold ́when, as the bnat the
༦. of the
erstwhile Ricardo Mallg, Doc Molthen, Laig League player to make some spare United States begin to regard it as i used to be the practice for a seems Inevitable, clubs in the ΟΙ the
Fame, Luz
Peter Lo, Terry Noronha, Recreio, from League competition.
coaching the younger seriously as their South American Watson, money by to difficulties to la Dwing
"best
beat Helen Ribeiro, Dolly Brown, Eme members of the club in his spare neighbours, team, players
take Babide, Hilda choosing to
time. Now the need for extra money South America shares the passion Dorothy part in ather sports. That upsel Park, Alex Mondonica, Margle Woo,
is going and with it the coaching for the game with Italy, France, now Alice Mor. Rosita
of the youngsters, unless one hap-Switzerland and the Scandinavian Nye, Terry it has not yet been decided how Baptista.
pens to be particularly outstanding countries. Britain's Football Asso-, the games played by Recreio will
in a match, and looks a likely ad- ciation have been asked by the count. Most probably all of them All these named either excelled,dition to an attractive team,
Chilean Association to sponsor next will be nullified.
or helped to get their teams to the
summer a tour by a Arst class Considering that League cricket English team in Brazil, positions, where they are now. To is one of
Argentine, best methods of Chile, Peru and Uruguay. tho be the menace they are, the Khalsa, grooming a youngster for bigger In that case, St Joseph's, defend-the
one and all, put their shoulders to things, the fact is that promising This South American airborne trip
wheel. Mention is ing champions, who lost to Reerclo. Captain Barney
made of youngsters may sink into security of 10,000 miles for a party of 22 will be in luck. Their only other thers, Albert and Abor Kader and ex-county stars who
Abbas, the bro- beneath the glitter of overseas and will be the most costly ever under- loss was against the Canadians, whos. K. and S. II. Khan
are engaged taken-twice 05 expensive have lost twice--to VRC and Mad-Ebrahim.
und H.K.primarily to attract the crowds. Southampton's, 1948 summer tour This does not look too hopeful for of Brazil. which included only eight
Reuler. the cricketing future of England.-games.
BLACK LOOKS
Alway a Yon-
In one y chance to good paci players, it LE worth constgeration sanooker alict.
Billard stroke on toit is very fine glins in-off white. Play it with #litio mora strength than in wanted to drop cue-ball in the top pocket.
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the schedules drawn. Even
THE LUCKY SAINTS
caps after beating Recrelo.
spite of having lost
Potsy Ribeiro, Thelma
Soares,
the
TOO MUCH TEST CRICKET?
South American football enthu- siasts will not count the cost In their eager desire to see other tcoms from Britain. The most Is England playing too much Test popular visitors would be Arsenal, "Yes" says Ivan Sharpe English Ler que champlons, and
Madcaps lost to Khalsa and St. Abld Ebrahim,
cricketer, Joseph's, while VRC lost to Mad-showed promise as a pitcher, Also, caps and Recrelu. The start of Allene Chinteng and sister Monica, the current round will probably Julle Lee and Helen Leung, who have VRC and the Saints in the are intelligent ball-playing rookies, lead with one Inst registered, in Little Joseite Tiampo of the White cricket?
once cach_to_ Fangs.non-Leaguers, gavo-eye-in-the-Sunday-Chronicle, and to Manchester United, the English Cup-
opening performances for pea-prove his point he has drawn up on | holders,
international table of all Test matches played since the war. Points MORE ATLANTIC CROSSINGS are awarded on the basis of two for a win and one for a draw.
Australia easily heads the table with 11 victorles, and 4 draws lit
the Rees.
Popular Recreio's décision IU green rookie.
quit
disappointed, mainly be cause their inclusion would have marie
As one
TIME OUT!
other petition keener.
result of the withdrawal, their The festive season is now aver, members may
allowed to bat not before the New Year soft participate in any other com- ball fiasco of the senson was also
not be
The United States has seen foot- ballers, golfers, boxers, tennis players and hockey girls from. Britain. Now a visit is planned by the Women's Squash Rackets Asso-
£1,200 to Anance the trip. The
petition the International Series, ended. It was, however, in the for instance-arranged. by the spirit of the galety. The "choice triple, only matched by "Grand-clotion. Who arc trying to raise Association. Pollee withdrew also of the League" girls were pitched sland" Hal Winglee's double. How during the frst half but not in a "game" against the General did Hal "dood" it left-handed, cigar Cup and endeavour to win
team will defond the Wolle being a force to be reckoned with, Committee, with three seribes as between lips-the GC were general- the consequences were badly felt.
ចង់ assists.
Nocl
United
States tournament titles,
Other possible sporting visitors to the United States next year include
combined athletics
icam from Matches with the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Universities. It Yale,
Harvard, Princeton and
y elgar-puffing-remains a wonder. There are the snags, but the Outstanding performers: Playboy Oh, by the way, the girls won 20-
Don Robbins and Helen
Ribeiro. 5. The boys didn't know if that Don carried. Helen on his bread score was correct but they didn't shoulders from. second to third. follow anything, it at all-bici puffing, though.
eason started off well. One point worthy of mention is that the game fa catching on with the Chinese, who
are represented by two Chin Helen was safe: Don was out was all but a gesture in diplomatic Cornell are proposed.
relations between' all.
eso teams-very keen, though not scasoned - namely Dick Chungs "Bleacher Philo Remedios stole
A visit by a joint English-French Churg Wah and Frank Poon's Overall the thunder. He managed, piny- The girls, we suspect, did not Rugby League team is also proposed. seas. Their enthusiasm is most ed nearly all positions. Being stop us, as they well could have, This would be an entirely new ven- encouraging.
Treasurer also, he was also holding from partaking of too much New ture. Financial questions must Arst Are the champion Wahoos gome all. dark and handsome" to the table, presided over by the Dac's vigour, skill and speed of
several jobs at one time, and was Year cheer. It was a well-laden be settled. The promoters feel the Rugby girls as well.
charming lady, Mrs Cermen Mol- football as played by professionals Dorothy Park, the quiet but then. The softball world can well would appeal to the thrill-loving heavy-hilting Pirate, slammed a understand that we lost.
sports public of the United States.
out this season? They have suc cumbed to their strongest threat, the Wildcats, who have not yet last. The Wahoos niso lost to the fast-improving novice Can
However, in spite of a shaky the defending titlists appear to be coming back. Their return gome with the Wildcats, It lost again, will nevertheless mean curtains for hopes to retain the coveled crown.
RED TAPE
The biggest disappointment far Is that months. have now passed and yet there isn't a ground allocat- ed to softball, thereby barring the erection of a stand, essential for will contribute much, which
towards the promotion of a the internerated by many and in
Kport
of the public's welfare. The Recreio football ground, on which League games have been played regularly, Is at left to
not
waste. The Association han been. sinck in approaching the grounds authorities for use of a ground-ant that field of Recrolo "would do" in the circumstances,
STARS' POLL
Who did exceedingly well in the Arst half? Who showed promise? Who helped much in their teams victories; in defent, who theless excelled? What plays stood Dut?
never-
A triple play, the only one of Wils season and, if I remember correct- ly for several seasons, was achlev- e through the combination of the Wahoo Infield trio, Irene Castilho, Gilly Winglee and Hilda Soares.
Benny Omar's dive to catch o bunt, with the keenest anticipation, then pegged to first to force out a runnor, .... was another outstanding
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