10
LEAGUE SOCCER
NAVY v.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1949.
By "FAIR PLAY”
v. SOUTH CHINA "A" THE LIKELIEST THRILLER
Despite the fact that there are six First Division matches down for decision this week-end, there does not
appear to be much for local football fans to get excited over, either today
or tomorrow.
To my mind, the only match with any chance of being a thriller at all " is today's meeting between Navy and South China "A" at Causeway Bay. No other fixture excites the imagination, except, perhaps, the Second Division game between Army (Kowloon) and Chinese Athletic.
Army's disappointing show against South China "A" last week makes mo somewhat reluctant to expect too much from the Navy side today. How- ever, fielding a team which should be a slight improvement on that which drew with South China "B" last week, Navy are capable of putting up a very good fight.
tnetles to overcome his deficien- | cy-and often several times in one match.
A reorganized forward line, with Gillam moving up to inside-left and Buck crossing to the the right wing, may thi
Well, obviously, a player who punch to the attack necessary does this is no real sportsman, its team that allows 1 to ease the burden on their solid, and
defence.
players to do it weck after week but not ever-lasting, defe
This game then, has its possi-without dropping them from the billes, and whilst the odds Alde, fa no sporting team, greatly favour South China,
my opinion it is not quite "dead enrt" it may appear first sight.
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the
The Second Division Kome between Army (K) at CAA on the Chatham Rd. Ground to- from the day, is interesting championship point of view. Soult Chinn flied to beat PCA lead them Jast week, so CAA
outside
Nevertheless, this docs go on, after match and my match hope is that these few words make It clear that may not everybody is Insensible to this growing habit. Cut it out, I say, and let us see football played sportingly, or let us all play handball instead.
THIRD EXTRA RACE MEETING
Chances
Today's
At The Valley
By "THE TURF"
Punters attending the Third Extra Race Meet- Ing of the Hongkong Jockey Club this afternoon are assured of keen' racing with some close finishes.
Golden Dahlla (Derby mised. There are ten events on
winner) and Skymaster have
SPORTING SAM
·SOFTBALL CHATTER
By Reg. Wootton
By "SPECTATOR"
Two Championships May Be Decided This Week
The new League champlons may be crowned this week by virtue of victory In just one game. Two such vital engagements are down for decision. The championships of the Indies and the men's Junior loops are in the olling
11 should be a "Must."
ever,
on
olher
JOHN MACADAM'S - COLUMN
"There Were Giants In Those Days"
one
'Not that we have any wish to enter into the feld-sport controversy that already has and will again set even the mildest of the legislators snarling at each other's throats-we're strictly a townie and keep as much out of these things as possible--but a little reading of the subject raises a number of items of interest to the argument.
We have already chronicled somo of the activi- ties of one Captain Horatio Ross, contemporary of the mighty sportsman, Squire Osballeston, and great-great grandfather of the Chelsea bookmaker Hercules Rogs. In odd moments between the lay- ing of odds in one part of the Home Countles and another, Hercules has filled in some detail of the English scene of 100 years ago and you may judgo for yourself how that breed of men compare with the current.
WHS
ofler
In letters to friends, the despite the fact that he had captain pooh-poohs any busl- covered 24 miles to four hours ness of going for big bags of and six mlies fair heel-and-toe, grouse in fi day. His biggest in in 56 minutes.
tay
05 bruce One of this phenomenon's -"Nothing."
(and there were a lot of them not less bursting with energy) He worked hard one season, greatest
performances took and shot 87 deer by
eight hours wading place himself. To do it, he was al-
after In a morass waist-deep ways up at 3 am, (almost the snipe and duck.
got home,
changed into same as Cripps in that respect) and seldom returned home until evening dress with thin pumps p.m., walking, running, and silk stockbigs, ale a hearty 8 crawling all the Ume."
dinner and had just dropped off "This," he says, oddly, "was into a comfortable doze when the grandest training in the he was awakened to help um- world."
Both these needle matches are to to be played tomorrow. Time for the men's game is p.m., and it is 3.30 p.m. for the Indies'. Chief Umpire for the first match Is Herblo Quon, and for the second Charles Figueiredo.
the exceptiori The teams to do battle for members, with Exelling softball is assured.
feminine supremacy are:
of Alice Mar of the Canadians
though, members of Noronha, ulent side, are Two, champlon outfits will be
Wahoos Terry
the two than ADER Patsy beiro, Bernardine Re-leans going out to retain their
OF are un- after travelling long, and medios, Irene Castillo, Hilda directly affected;
Remedios, attached. Therese rugged road, downing spirited Soares, opposition, to their present highs Terry Baptista, Elsie Thompson, level again this season., How-Ramona Xavier, Yolle France
the and Elva
Loc. current form.
Wildcats Dolly Brown, Efe champions, Wahoon and Braves start underdogs. The odds up Babida. Peggy Barros, Cynthia Gilly Winglee, Helen pear to be stacked against them. Motta,
The challengers, Wildcats and Ribeiro, Margie Xavier, Bella Jaguars, respectively, appear Barron, Thelma Watson. Alex to be fighting it. Man to man Mendonca and Inez Soares.
'you like.. woman to woman, if'y they look stronger." -
The Wahoos are. on even terms as far as their count with The Wildcats is concerned, hav- ing won and lost one against off them. But, one of those
loud! with a days descended
by one point, with KMB lying third, and Army (K) in fourth position, with still an charce, due to
a number of fames in hand. South China and KMB should get full polats this week, so It Army (K) beats CAA the
race is wide open again. If CAA win, then Army drop out of the more or less running, and the fight goes on the curd with the first Sad-een afloated the top weight of thud one Sunday: the Wohoos i may
dling Bell at 1.30 p.m. and CAA and Army (K) then, the the first race at 2 p.m. The their very best to win this race
Important, and bath can be relied on to give race of the afternoon as Egyptian Field (153 lbs) and flen Wyvis (147 lbs) are very nicely weighted and able to spring a surprise.
Kame is very
of their best.
may be
to
will be at 6.20 p.m.
FIRST RACE About the remaining fixtures, little need be said. At Boundary The programme opens with a
SIXTH RACE KMB opposerace for Class 5 Old Australian Street tomorrow
Do-
be little There' should aponley over six furlongs. should be Club and thin
with mino, formerly of Class 4, is a choose between Amigo (150 lbs). Tugged sort of encounter,
top Chiet Witness. (151 lbs) and fast pony but, with KMB ending on top.
in this weight 159 lbs, I doubt whe- Frostylight (152 lbs)
of Should Kiernan crack home ther it can do better than place. race and it should be a close and Wind tight finish between these three. couple of specials, however, this her
I rather like Trade match could become exciting. which will probably
Arablan Moon (147 lbs), if taken out by Mr Ostroumoff, is. is hard to imagine the same out again by Mr Maitland.
out- about today's meeting between South China. "B" and Eastern second to Minx on the worth considering as an
second day of the Annual Meet-side choice.
tho
taken be
It
at Caroline Hill though, foring at the mile and 171 yards. neither team has much to play
for.
INTER-SERVICE
1
It is just possible that it will redeem Itself by winning this race aver this six furlongs dis- tance.
The others that can be rount-
(151 lbs).
third match Today's
is uned upon to give a good race are all-Service one at Sookunpuo;Belle Fontaine (150 us), Colonin BAF Army, and this witt, of 1s) and Countess Delight course, be mainly of interest to it should be Service people.
SECOND RACE quite a good game and, on the recent form of both teams,
This mile event for new Aus- think RAF have quite a chae tratan penies (1st Section) will to reverse their two goals 10 probably be won by Big Bluff, or Stayer. one defeat of earlier days.
Coogee, Hop Yick the better of the Hop Yick at the 1st Extra lace Tomorrow.
Miceling, with Mr Rowlands on, First Hames in the remaining Division appears to be Kitchee came in a close fourth and
CAA about the safest bet. Strong on- v CAA at Caroline H are still right in the struggle for position can be expected from runners-up position, and so will other three. be after two more points at Kitchee's expense. They will probably get them too
V
The other match is St Joseph's Police at the Club Ground and, in view of the Saints' re- cent deteriorailon, I shall not be the least surprised to see Police win what can only be a very¦ ordinary game.
THIRD RACE
In this first section race for Class 4 Old Australian Fomics,
in
far wrong. will not be I stating that the winner will he either Anyway (147 ha), Boom Town (159 lbs) or The Dingo (152 lbs).
the
Pedder
SEVENTH RACE Reputation, an absentee at the lust meating, will have a good a win here. chance of scoring
placed This pony has been fourth three times at this same
distance and, ns the opposition now is much weaker, it can be almost sure of winning.
pony Reuter, a well-fancled at the last meeling, failed badly and was not even able to secure a pince, but It should do better this time. Jasmin and Roslyn will probably fight it out for the places.
EIGHTH RACE
In the second lot of Class 4
oldi (2nd
section)
ponies, A Shot running this race,
154 lbs). Golden Dragon (159 hs), Prince Delight (150 s), al Red Fox (159 lbs) are the pick,
Prince Delight, which came firal on the fourth day of the Annual Carnival over the mile Anyway WOR
and 171 yards, will find the dis- Dandicap over the mide distance! fance now more to its liking and
Tenth Hace
should be able to win again. the Double So much, then, for the pro- at gramme. Now for a few words! Meeting last year, in the good | on the game in general, and on time of 1.47 3/5, is very it at aspect of it, deliberate the moment and, as it is coming bandling of the ball, in particu- but with the same weight, ham lar.
a good chance of repeating its
ONG
Much has been said lately, of sportsmanship, but here is one unsportsmanlike oction in which
(de almost all teams Indulge fences being the greater offen ders) and the game would be better with less of it.
HANDBALL
success.
NINTH RACE
Another good field. Is seen in Jot of new Aus- this second tralian ponkes. Sparkling Star, winner of the Doncaster Stakes (ürst section) at the last meet- penalised to the ing has been top weight of 159 lbs and, as is now running against stronger
WAHOOS WEAKER
The
Vas
I think It's a fair decision, in that all the teams have not been adversely affected by Dia decision, with the exception of Canadians St. Joseph's. The would have suffered if their victory over Recrelo was wiped out. St. Joseph's would have gained if their loss was wiped dul. A point of fact is that suffered, Only St. nobody Joseph's did not gain.
Week-end Stars
Jock Brown, St. Joseph's The unhappy, apparent outgoing champions, St. Joseph's, last "farewell week gave a brilliant to Pennantville" exhibition of
sive play, playing error less ball to scalp hard-hitting VRC with a 4-0
4-0 whitewashing.
defensive
returned after who
a
Yet he was the first to deride Hire a friend in a £2,500 a-side his chances in any pedestrian challenge walk over the Gram- plans from Banchory to Inver- fent against professional, nesa.
SOCCER STARS
Transfer To
Management
More and more former
ng
Without ado, he was off just clambered he was. They and slithered all that night, next day, and the next night. travelling in torrential rain all the time. and completed the 100-mile course of six in the morning of the second day.
READY FOR MORE
part
Captain Ross was regarded as second only to Osbaldeston, ac- claimed as the athlete to end all. athletes, and acknowledged by the formidable Ross as the equal of most men and the master of most in any feld of uthietie endeavour.
The latest are R. H. (Juckle") Gibbons, Brentford Inside-for-2 ward and former English Amateur international, who has been appointed team manager of Brentford, and R. Dennison, former Northampton Town centre-half, who has become manager of that club.
Gibbons succeeds Mr Harry
One of theni was single-wie- Curtis, who retires at the end ket cricket, at which he once of the season. He was unani took on, with only a fielder to him. Two of Nottingham, imously elected by the Brentford ald
Board after it had considered with this result: Mr. Osbaldes- his bat)...04. many more applications.
ton (gave Gibbons, who will end his Two of Nottingham...H. Hop- playing career at the end of this 'n b Osholdeston. 11: J. Den-
D season, made his name as an ais, b Osbaldeston, 1: Hopkin,
b Osbaldeston, 3: Denals Osbaldeston 2. Total for two innings, 17.
Yes, whatever side you take controversy, in the flexl-sport
conless it pro- you have duced men of a certain quality: Maybe it was something they
JAGUARS FAVOURED An early season nose-out was avenged with Interest plus in the return encounter by the they mel the Jaguars when Braves a few weeks ago. The
then
infileted wountia
wer severe for the champions and demoralising. yel prove Their play-off tomorrow to found record?-they
the decide the destination of the femmes with their
He would ride to hounds, Lake Chundan
climb, row, box, strongest side out, incidentally, current pennant is expected to be a grudge fight with no holds
shining went about As they
in the toughest steeple- to succumb to them. So. 10 barred...no rough stuff, please! agai
lor managerial side of the game, chase, shoot from first light to Waloos, If they win tomorrow. By the latest exhibitions sive again and again, Jock Brown, players are turning to the walk, will have to meet the Wildcats
by the two contending team absence due to an injured ankle, in some cases with the clubs innt, then sit up most of the in a play-off to decide the cham- the nod is given to the chal-pitched
4 near perfect game.they have served so well on night and start out again at first" A loss for the CC- pionship.
light next morning with no sign the field. fenders of the title means thengers. Another new champion which may remain a record for
may be crowned.
of fatigue, some time to come. He allowed pennant goes to the Wildcats The teams:
not a single hit. He walked but Braves and a new champlon is crown-
Remedios Chappy
one on a fourth ball which was cd.
Pesky Remedios,
Carlos thought aske. The Saints Yvanovich, Carlos Remedios, were really brillinet afield that Junior Remedios, Tony Omund: day. Popular Jock was especial-
ly so. Wahoos, though being Ramon Loureiro, Frankle
A. J. Hussain, St. Joseph's- under the most capable coach- and Eddie Remedios,
Jaguars Afid Azevedo, Fran-
The Saints were not batting ang of oldtimer Hal Wingice. dokle Correa, Emil Leon, Nelson very well
it well but mixed not appear to have comparable Souza, Tony Silva, Gerry Lan-
to win comfortably. material to push this, their senburg, Lionel Sequeira, Ollie enough
The top man of the Collegians through. They Vas, Vie Pedruco, Jojo Baptista crucial game
in the ntinck which was lop look weaker in most depart
and Lino Marques. Bist
brought home the bacon, of the ments. Their battery of
CHAMPS, BUT
five hits made, Jindoo claimed Chief Terry Naronhu and Patsy
two, after three times at the ibeiro wil! be vicing their
The Major League race has numbers, southpaw virtually ended. A peculiar plate. opposite
DS result of
HKBC-A Big Lieby Luz. Dolly Brown and Efe Babida, situation arose
Recreio's withdrawal from the superiority. All
Ten percentage hitter, Lichÿ them are seasoned exponents of competitions is now setled charged strongly onward for
game. The palt, which
by local authority. Apparently the batting crown in gamering come out on top will have a cold-shouldered by higher au- two safety blows in three trips int to do with victory for their thority in the distant United to up his average. But his fine States with the suggestion that performance could not smother Much, however, will depend
Bature could the varied battering of
the by
all- on Conch Wingire in his hand-
very well be settled locally, the Canadians, led
wild fing of the Wahoo unit. He is Association took matters
in-rounder Herbie Quon,
for in its own hands.
slashed a stinging double xpected to make good use of
hlt of the the weakness of, "girlish" n-
The two
by the most distant games played
The
went Ball Club elination to be temperamental
Recreto, losing to Canadians und fracas, to make for what his girls beating St. Joseph's,
up
are to down 7-1 lack in that certain something count, the General Committee He can rely, though, on some ruled. And that is that! As it re-
Dig sult, the Canadians are the vir heavy attack through the sticks of Patay Ribeiro-Irene tual champions for this season. 1t
Terry Noronha and
looks as if the matter has been Castilho, Hilda Soares. But a sugges decided--but hold it! A protest tion that might be
useful is
by Madcaps is still to be decid- that bunting often will be a
the and if it is upheld, wise move. Oh, yes, Hal, I sup- Canadians will play them aguio, pose you'd know what to do.
there! So Jut,
and just try it my way
It's all too tame an ending. sec...Nothing like rooting for perhaps an unhappy one for St. the underdogs, though they be
they Joseph's, who may think el:umps!
have been given a raw deal by de- General Committee they the Wildcats, weren't powerful enough becision, which was carried on
5-2 majority. If the fore, have been reinforced by
of the livewire Recreio games were not to be the return
ball hot, veteran, Gloria Mar reckoned, it would probably
have resulted in a play-off be versatile Sequeira. Also, Bella
tween the Salts and Canadians stor from Shanghat. has signed
for the litic. on since. Margie Xaxier
weak up. come in to fill a
for
the
tenn.
The
of
Bartus,
ระ
a cusc
vote of
of that
The Dingo, second to Heroic this year's Annual Lassie al Carnival, will also have a strong say at the finish. Boom Town, in spite of top weight, is sy opposition, its chances of win-Captain Thelma Watson will not have been biased. All the be well up with Anyway and The Diago.
FOURTH RACE
For this second section for
At least once in every match defender finds himself benten by a well-placed ball, and out Class & ponies, Care Free (150
a
nway.
lbs.) should have every support
at the
ning are remote.
huve to scratch her head a second time which of the many
High Speed (152 lbs) in nicely available strong players .to weighted and stands a good leave out. chance to win this race. (135 lbs), Poker Face (135 lbs)
Maniac
in this race for this pony came weighted and are quite capable o
a very
good first
of springing a surprise here.' the
TENTH RACE
goes his hand to stop the op- posing forwards from getting
The penalty for this in
Handicap Humphreya out- action fit usually occurs side the penalty area) is a free Double Tenth Race Meeling i kick, and by the time the kick 1940, in Class 6, beating Dashing
1 by a margin
to recover
and take up
At
nble position.
All very clever, and dangerous situation averted. least, that seems to be some spectators' point of view when their favourites indulge in this habit.
of 5
I like, however, the peppery.
Barros and Dolly and Top Hat (136 lbs) are most playing of the old favourites, dangerous because Nightly PengY
Brown. 1wo sizzling all- and the colourful rounders, and heady dish-out of the "file" Babila girl. They aru very dangerous mace-maulers. The closing race of the meet-The others, headed by the fleet Mendonca, come in to the form a generally well-balanced, major position is Disely to be powerful contingent.
I would say it would be a seen among Aan 1ting (149 lbs),
mild
if
Wlidents Leaf (147 lbs), Con-
_upset Autumn stant Star (130 lbs), Dashing lose. Let's
Wildcats say the
have Beauty II (160 lbs) and The start 3-2 favourites. I
given the slin odds because a Chiet (140 lbs).
Autumn Leaf and Constant couple of tricks can easily put normally high-strung Star have been doing quite well off our
to pull off the trick? lately and stand the best chance girls. Will The Wahoos be able
[or
is taken the defence has been ths in the pretty good time ing is contined to Class 6 old Alex
of 1.19 at this same distance. ponies and a tussle
Strong opposition will come from Brivisto (148 lbs). Empress of Peace (147 lbs), Seafire (143 lus) and Tootsie (140 lbs).
FIFTH RACE Great Interest will be shown
TBCA in this mile - In truth, however, how very
for new poor this action Is.
Australian ponlen (1st section) fairly banten, resorts to foul and a very hard tussle is, pro- of winning.
KIT CONQUEST!
A
mun,
WULLO, DOC- THE VERY MAN!|
I THINK YOU CAN HELP ME
+
Mister Conquest
FOR INSTANCE-
WHO IS THAT
A RECENT ADDITION TO THE CLORA-
ASK YOUR
BROTHER,
TRY THE{THERE ARG 112 POLICE..
ANYONE SECN)
TOWN
BY-THE WAY
| PETER ABOUT
the
But, surely, the G. C. coul
ENGLAND
the
Arthur Peall says: TRIKER: -snookered-on-bio,
Black at the spot on, lind the Abvious fcape via the right-hand wide cushio
fle pinyect the rather mure dt-
PINK
BLACK
the
jeft side 10. acting u23 shusker. A belter hot. I inank, ince
pink covers the corner pocket.
No de
or serow in required in this pis
Hard 10-olf against the nap must not be complicated by the use al nito. The notion that amput of elds helps the ball into the pocket in a common fallacy. Play in LILY dicated lat ball, diagrami.
да
amateur.
Started An Amateur While serving in the Royal Air Force, Gibbons appeared as an amateur tor Tottenham Hotspur in 1938, moved to Brentford the following year and re-signed amateur forms for Tottenham in 1939.
Upon demobilisation he joined Bradford as a professional and was transferred back to Brent- ford In August, 1947.
Dennison, who played for Newcastle United,Nottingham.. Forest and Fulham, appeared guest for Northampton as a
during the war and later signcil for the club.
for
The season before last be had the task of holding Tomniy Lawton the first time the English international leader appeared third Notts County in division football.
Although Lawfon scored and County WON, Dennison earned high praise for the way he marked his brilliant Oμ- ponent.
the
Last season Dennison gave up active football nud took over the coaching of the Northampton juniors-Reuter,
nte.
JUST
to
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