10
LEAGUE SOCCER
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1949.
By "FAIR
PLAY"
KWONG WAH MAY GET OFF THE BOTTOM RUNG THIS WEEK
week-end RECE
After last Sunday's exhilarating Cup Final, this Soccer back to a strictly league programme, with two games for decision today and three tomorrow.
some close Today's fixtures offer nothing terribly exciting, but should produce games. A "local Derby" at Boundary Street brings together Police and Kwong Wah, and Police will have to fight hard if they hope to repeat their one-nil victory earlier in the season. In fact I would back Kwong Wah to win this time, and in so doing leave the bottom of the League at long last,
At Sookunpoo, Army play St Joseph's, and this could have been an attractive match. Unfortunately, however, the Saints, hard hit by injuries, are not the team they were before Christmas, and so on recent form I expect Army to improve on the single-goal victory they gained at their last meeting. Saints, novertheless, will not go down with- out a fight.
TOMORROW'S GAMES
Tomorrow brighter.
+
the outlook is a bit SOFTBALL CHATTER
Navy take a trip across the har- bour to play KMD at the Police Ground and this should be a good Rame to watch. Strong in the rear. Navy lack scaring power, and this fur their lowly accounts largely league position.
It will also probably account for Tanit
a KMB win tomorrow, for
Yee-kit and company will doubtless be too strong for an unrelieved de-
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By "SPECTATOR"
THE CANUCKS PROVED
NONE TOO WEAK
It looked a weak Canadian squad that entered the feld against tough St Joseph's last week. hands down. How come?
But they won
All available utilities were called upon by the Canucks to do duty, just filling the necessary nine at the eleventh hour. Their Canadian manager-shortstop, Bill Woo, was Another stalwart, Don Inadvertently called out of town. the Navy
fence. With the Navy forwards scoring couple of roats, however, the issue can be very close, so don't be too surprized should
Het a point.
China
At Carollue .. South "A" meet South China "B" for the second time this
werk,
having benten them by six gols to nil on Wednesday in Charity Kame.
Shield
This result, of course, has taken
of tomorrow's the sting out
inter However, no doubt South China supporters will go along to have a look and as they can watch the progress of Chinese Athletic at Sookunpoo, as well as watch their
Robbins, had previously left for his home in Vancouver.
Side-lined with a fractured leg, their regular third baseman, George White, merely had to be a spectator. On crutches, George was there, after a long absence, to lend Its victory made him feel moral support to his team. good, I am sure. His presence was symbolic of the spirit of a aportsman. White was hurt in a game some time
ago.
Indeed, the Maple
It
Statistics show the Canadians were departments: more superior in all hits and less errors.
Lents looked like underdogs. Theirs appeared to Ume ahead at the. be a difficult
The Canucks' victory puts them in start. A never-say-dle spirit oozed
the best favoured position in the out in good stead, however. Major League penmant race. Still,
for n break tnites but getting Canadian boys to breeze at the moment, their road to the have yet to meet Khalsa-to be de- clded tomorrow and Madcaps, to complete their fixtures. Either squad
the
KO-
HIGH SCORER
MINNESOT 417
on
the Skoog, sophomore forward Whitey Minnesota basketball team, is a big reason the Gophers are undefeated in 13 games. Skoog, Big Ten high scorer, has tallied 85 points in five conference. games.
Money Chasing
With
too much money chasing too few football stars, transfers are going up and up. The latest sign of inflation is the transfer. of Ivor Broadis, the Carlisle United player- manager at a fee believed to be over £18,000, which constitutes a record for a Third Division
own favourites, no doubt they will rough. And the hot-hended Saints Championship continues rugged. They player.
spend a satisfactory afternoon.
Rune,
Have them two. That was one too then is many. The remaining
The Canucks went ahend and RAP 'v CAA at Sookumpoo, Hittle eun be said about this. CAA thrash the mighty Saints as should collect two more points with-had never been out difficulty and will quite likely fore, 11-4. repent their 5-1 victory of last year, for the Airmen, unfortunately, show no signs of being able to strengthen
their team.
SECOND DIVISION
And now, what boll?
art
at Junior Foot.
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top
the
of The situation Division II is still very open and is developing into a first class struggle, with South China, CAA, KMB, end utl well in the Army (Kowloon) running for Championship honours.
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Canucks,
Car
Rovers
for
IC
Sunderland were not the only club anxious to sign this inside-forward for, at a meeting before he signed to
can beat them.
for them. Manchester City, Presion they
Madcaps won the last time they North-end and Blackburn trampled an be-met and Khalsa lost to the Canadians were also represented. At the very outset, the by one run after a close tussle. The Brondis gave us his reason helped
that by the Art Chundians have lost twice and their leaving Carlisle the fact
wanted to return
to
first-class damaging lapse of the Saints when closest rivals, St. Joseph's, have now
At 26 years
of age, Yung Kar-ning, starry outfielder, lost three times. St. Joseph's only tootball. fumbled an ensy caich, had two tough fight to come will be with Brondis was the youngest manager lic for- the VRC. And there is a loss which the Football League.
in
for amateur muy be nullided, which is their de-merly played as on
went to fent to Recreio, who have since with- Tottenham Hotspur and drawn from the competition.
Carliste in March 1946.
errors.
men on base, with none down.
Six-footer A. II. Bakar slashed a sizzling double, to push them in for Important manst Three more ors in the same canto were comi- mitted by
the strong St. Joseph's paund, which were however, not as Do: C. G. Lee, called to ruinous. servies owing to shortage, achieved a personal triumph whom he hit Bakar for the third Canuck run.
the
HIGHER AUTHORITY
A year ago the directors declined A decision as to how the games an offer of £12,000 from Sunder- services. The played and not played
for Broadis' against land Recreio, will count I still being most unusual feature of the transfer awalted from a higher authority in is the fact that Broadis has given the United States. This step, while up n job as a player-manager to re- settling things definitely,
could turn to the role of a fulltime pro- otherwise have been settled by the fessional. local association.
AWKWARD
have a grent chance to assist the Saints end tie up the store, 3-3, | in our own "Backyard" could not be rest of the team, he must now obcy
Kowloon comrades by doing their best to take at least one point from CAA, whom they meet at Sookunpoo.
in two framest
STUBBORN DEFENCE The stubborn defence of
However, there has been so much this Candians could not be pierced to Jockeying for advantage that it was
It is bound to be a little awkward All are separately engaged
(K) though their outfielders appeared to
to for Brandls to readjust hiraselt ot week-end, and whilst Army
posi- Arst. Instead of being in should be beating Tramways at position fan deep, at least two hits thought best for an "outsider"
Nevertheive a decision. Still, it is not so
difficult situation that a settlement tion of authority and guiding the Boundary Street today. Army (1K) could have been saved.
leas, il took a full ve Innings before
with the Local decision would have instructions and fit in made. the
of face. lot of scoring in
Saint saved a eventful sixth stanza:
fdeas of someone else. However, the fight for the Senior
No doubt Broadis considered the hurler Sherry Bucks was now finding
with the KMB are away to Navy at Couse-his control not as good as earlier on: Pennant is still open between the position very carefully before mak- ht Carlisle directors adjourned way Bay, also today, and will have his bruised pitching-arm finger was Saints and the Canucks,
1wo night hard for
points telling on him. K. Nazarin and Bill latter more favoured for the meing his decision and it is known that
In any case;
n prediction their meeting in order that he could Tomorrow South China play War Ing walked. Tarzan Ismail tied up being. Department Chinese at Soakunpoo the whole Saint infield in a nooss early in the season that either of go home and talk it over with his
beauty of dun. these squads should round-up-the-wife, with the and should get two points from this knot
champions is now nearly realised. One thing which may have helped match.
Bares full Junior Markar dashed a
centre where
in to make up his mind is the know- All The Leagues have lost, some sizzler to deep helder, teh Big Chief himself. Jinda terest as they head toward the deel-ledge that when he does eventually Hussain, failed to hang on to the sion
conced, as the three walkovers retire from the active side of the
Jast week
week would indicate, rame, he should have little dimeulty iball.
the The Juniors have their own clim na in finding a job on the managerial"
and aide again.
to
Thus, the struggle for top position goes on, and goal average may well the be the deciding factor when renson Annily ends.
It was not an easy catch.
elder's face to the strong sun, but jon contest and now Jou remain #1}]
to the
Draver, the title-holders, the fight for the championship. The Ladies have also come
Wahoos and championship. stuge where only two teams deckic Wildcats are the opposing parties. the Victory for Wahoos means retention of the pennant which they hold.
it was an error--a very expensive ALL IS NOT WELL
error as it proved to be. That was the All, however, does not seem well second severe lapse the Saints were on the playing field, for 1 hear of guilty of. incidentally, both came as came in as a Two runs on incident in last week's Klichee result of mistakes by seasoned Navy match. The referee, not players.
'Buan Luke European by the way, awarded Navy result.
What followed: Kcher goalle goni when the crossed the goal-line with the ball, doubled, acting mentor Herbie Quan, singled; the
all-rounder, flashy and Kitchee did not like I
Bakar hit again; Nazarin bomered- as the inspired that half all chipped in So much so, in fact, the leani temporarily left the field Canucks rolled over the Saints' de- and the Kitchee linesman down his fog and retired.
ה
threw fence.
Well, obviously, this sort of thing will not do. The referee, good or bad, Is. In charge of the game, and his decision must be
The
was all
over
His exnerience over, the past two years will stand him in good stand. It is even possible that he will re- turn to Carlisle but not for a few years yet, because he may well have, another six or seven playing years ohead,
Dr G. F.
first runs
und
and
wus
sure was a menace and his was, as Week-End Stars
per custom, a big contribution to timely Kalisa Nazarin, Canadians This the Canuck triumph. His seasoned campaigner who has been double scored the
pitcher since be played the game, when the big splurge was on, he Canuck's terriße slugging showed that he has not forgotten was there as well with another hit.
show came to an end after tallying eight much of what is in his big bag of His headiness at first had the make-
heki
the powerful- Į shift infield in Houg order.
Canadians times. From that stanza, the bottle tricks at he for the imhappy
hitting Saints to seven hits, at least
of those older Saints, a couple of whose players two of which would not have been "Geegee" is on
about everything
such the outfeklers were not too players who "never" grow old and and and were sure mad clear,
everywhere He he was nearer.
aimest
He hit in runs. final, and must be accepted by it and anything. But Why? Surely, it scares to position
walked only one and struck out shining that day.
He was was a fair and square thrashing.
Dave Leonard and He caught most of them. players, or football, ni we know it,
four, including HOW DID THEY LOSE?
swing was two will be football no more.
Yeung Kar-sing,
lop hillers. was there, so All the material
fers mighty energetic. His deliveries His varied
and, at times, in a were tricky, hard, exalted The referees, then, must be show come the Samts went under?
old-timers
He banged out a hit which beat the spin. He was one of the big men I'd
unit. The doctor say the ported on this point. However. It
whale field to score a home run. He of the winning
the limpel
damaged old to play bail. A well example, wa:: theoldtimer Geegre! A. victory
11. Ism:11. Canadians-IIls many bosses. Poor Manager Jindoo ankle. His oklish:
a hectic time brightest in the Canuck
well Hussain found it
thni tem-
supi share in the slashing attack for the He over Saints. nagrind of controlling
ported by popular Herble Quen, Canadians was two hits, including perament.
On the other hand, the Canucks whose handling of the game as the a very neat bunt. He was playing team boss left nothing to be desired, second after held before, the catcher litve always had their useful bnt-
et going places He kept the players' spirit in the position, then third base. An "n lers and the nort
offensive player, he is popular and The team right places. at the right moment.
3. H. Bakor, Canadians-Dau-hud, a few times before. spirit is always there and it wa
lust especially apparent Sunday, cerous whenever he is around, Je,buted much to Maple Leaf success.
St.
is only fair to add, that, should i Joseph's, who are in the majority ground but fast enough, so have a lesson that It's never too:
team accept everything; of this na have lost some of their sting. More- ture
in 100t grace, and then aftor-over, it looks as if they have loo hassocks, with a slightly
wards complain offcially about the referee, their prolest in turn, should receive the same consideration that give this they are expected, 10 official.
Only in this way, atmosphere of mutual
and in
ronidence, ne
can these undesirable. Ineldents completely eradicated.
Mister Conquest
WELCOME, CENOR CONQUEST
WELCOME MY FOOT!
ROCA AT HOME?
Was
THEY ARE ON THE BALCONY, SENOZ
(AFTER YOU, PEPE
LKE YOU WHERE
I CAN SEE YOU
contrl-
Olympic Boxing
Boxing Referees Weeded Out By AIBA
By GEORGE WHITING
Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur, con- trollers of Olympic boxing, have sacked 17 of the 37 re- ferees and 19 of the 56 judges who offelated at the 1948 Games at Wembley.
Three British referees-Charles Thompson of London; Ivor Matthews, of Cardiff; and Stanley Royle, of Sheffold-- have survived the purge and are included in a new panel of referees and judges considered capable of handling inter- national bouts.
Two
"There can be no defence-for one London judges, policemen, Harry Mallin and Jim Titmus, are judge, who gave every round to B clear loser. also on the "retained" list. Neither a boxer who was judged in the Olympics.
Some judges gave verdicts to boxers.
openly who had repeatedly and Licut-Colonel R. H Russell, ¦ infringed the rules · Honorary Secretary-Treasurer, de- "In all, there were approximately clined to comment on the AIBA 12 contests in which winnera' were decisions, but confirmed that coples returned joxers due to of an official condemnation of the refereeing and judging at Wembley Referees permitted hitting with had been sent to overseas asocia the inside of the glove, lying llons.
Ring, low blows and dangerous All 37 of the use of the head. referees allowed infringements to ga unchecked, pome
me to such A degree
jud
03
bad
сп.
WINNERS WERE LOSERS "If the standard of refereeing and
that result was clearly affected judging seen at the Olympiad in the
These similar criticisma are best available in the various counmatte by the Olymple Jury d'Appel,
tries." says an executive committe whose removal of referees and report, "it must be considered that the position generally is decidedly Judges during the Games made front page news in every country in the unsatisfactory.
world.
The Jury, I understand, are now
winners,
marked, Do "Judges boxers who were very clearly losers, recommending that six Of the 50 oncluls who acted 45 days at Olymple boxing are judges, one third were below thegreat a strain a competitors,
entry required standard for international re advising a limited boxing.
successivo
too and
future Games.
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