HOCKEY INTERNATIONAL
IRELAND WINS THROUGH 2-1 ·
In a comparatively fast game of a type seldom seen in Hongkong, the Irish hockey team beat the Malayans in the International Competition by 2 goals to 1 at King's Park yesterday,
The game was marred by rough play with nunny minor infringements of the rules resulting In frayed tempers towards the end of the game. Right from the alurt Ireland steady, under all attacks.
10 Ireland had only ten men in attacked and, after about minutes of play, Gibson broke the first half but played
hockey while through and the clearance was spiring mistimed by Ponniah when he slayans appeared to be
and unfoinilar attempted to kick the ball clear. jointed It continued to roll under the Pach others' play. goalie's feet and in the net to
but Ireland une up.
The Malays
were rattled
Banry April by.
passes to
often
for L while, but under the guidance of Tay at centre-for- ward they began to work more as a team although
the
wings were missed
time came with the Irish
enough.
Half leading 1-0.
found
The second half soon the frish scoring agith through Kante.
Tay of the Malayans broke through only to be blocked uy McGrut. Soon afterwards' Tay gathered up a pass ami, run- ning between the lucks, senred with a grounsfer to the corner of the goali
However, try as they would, the Malayans could not obtain the equaliser. The Irish backs. Joyce and Doyle, put up .string
defence and were
COUNTY CRICKET
ACCENT IS ON
·YOUTH & SPEED
.accent
on
2
WITH THS
in-
the
dis-
with
WIND BEHIND HIM HE'S
A CERTAINTY FOR THE 2-30
Veterans Win At KCC
Club al
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1949.
SPORTING SAM
HEADS!
By Reg. Wootton
The Football Association
Will Have To Declare
Its Mind On The Pools
Soon the Football Association will have to declare their august minds. on the evergreen questión of the pools.
If requested to do so—and no doubt there will be a request-they will give evidence before Mr H, U. Willink's Royal Commission on Belting, and Gambling.
Opportunity to speak was given to the FA recently by the Churches Com- mittee on Gambling, who were to have sent a deputation to the Home Scere- tary and invited the FA to join in. The FA declined. They wanted, they said, to await the Commission.
In the end the deputation, i Harold Palmer, who sees an which the Archbishop of Can- much of footballers as most men,
STRANGLER terbury was to lead, was post- estimates that nine out of 10
MEETS HIS
OLD IDOL
PLAYERS IN THE POOLS
FIXTURE FARCE
poned because the Commission! League club players All in their is imminent.
pools
coupons every weck Amateurs enter openly in their own names. Professionals may In their wives' coupons, or Once upon a time the
FA their mothers'. seemed to be Birting with the klea of laking money from the Pools. The secretary, Mr. S. F.. Sir Stanley, Rous, now
The FA, indeed, have prem pared a memorandum about five completely to check the pooln New York "You don't years ago and recommended habit hmong ployers and
the making Pools a real source of officials remember me," said chunky
with theme for the game. But the mussive shoulders, I've waited a long time shake your hand.'
By ROBERT MUSEL
תונה
failed
was
council later refused to have The Football League fried to "but! connection with the Povls.beat the pools before the war to FA rule 43 bans all betting on by rearranging fixtures at the
football
officials, by
last minute. referees,
The game and George Hackenschmidt, the linesmen
players, The thrown into confusion and the "Russian Lion" of the days when penalty is permanent suspension experiment soon ended.
of this rule
Certainly, if the wrestlers were real glants, raised every breaker
were to be exposed and punished his head,
the game.
London, Apr. 16.The An intra-club match between
ін
youth members of over 35 and under and speed for the cricket 35 years of age was played at
The Kowloon Cricket Cox's Road yesterday when the former younger team by five wickets. This was the KCC's final match know you."
season which opens on April 30, when the New Zealand- ers also open their tour with a match against York- xhire.
have
been
Most countics handicapped by the lack of!
tind during the winter
team
of the season,
Scores were:
defeated
UNDER 35
hostile bowlers on hard pitches, E. Randall, ibw Unvidson
G. E. Taylor. b Bart Baker H. E. Matthews, e Davidson A. Zimmern. C News,
inten-
alve efforts have been made to unearth promising fast bowlers. Davidson
Of
W. II. Cowie, b Barrow
Yorkshire, now in the process, C. Bond, and harrow
Hart Baker, b
long-term team building Guest,
plan, tackled the problem with Tibute
C. H. Lawrence, » F. E.
their usual thoroughness. The D. G. White, e Hewitt, & Barrow full strength at their well 01- Lawrenco janised "routing" system was J. Crawford, e Hart Baker, brought to bear, and 130 no- Finclier tential
county
been noted,
bowlers
the
FA now line
toke
a strong muti-pools
BADMINTON
Freeman & Ooi In
Danish Final
Copenhagen, Apr. 18.—¡ and led 3-0, 7-2, 9-4, 5-7, 13-7 America's Dave Freeman and 12-10. Then Freeman and Ooi Totk-hock of Malaya | 13-all. In the extra
made it 13-12 and levelled al live the last night qualified for the American ran into a 4-0 lend men's singles final-In the end uftet Wong had drawn up International badminton to 4-2, Freeman won the next
point for the first game. tournament in Copenhagen. The second game started 2-0 In the most perfect style to Freeman, but Wong fought ever seen on a Danish badmin back and ton court, Freeman defeated struggle they reached 14-all for after a dtng dòng Malaya's Wong Peng-soon 18- 14, 17-14 and Ooi beat his compatriot, Ong Poh-lim 17-15, 15-7.
Freeman won his match on
his stronger Kerves and his better concentration. He played
the extra three.
After the muleli experts said that, the pair played the best badminton ever mark.
seen in Den-
Freeman seored well with his delicate drup shots. His know-
such
a wonderful game with precise-ledge of the court was ly floored balls and tired out that he never allowed one shot Wong with lobs to the base-
to line.
In the second set. Wolg had an 11-5 lead, but was too and exhausted and
gd out. The fenture o! Wong's game was his backhand. Que expert declared that the Menyans will soon know Free- man's game so well that they missed toa many shols will be oble to break through Associated Press.
nervous
his defence und beat him.' Wong's match Insted exactly
WONG LED Early in his match, Wong bidone hour. the better of the exchanges Ool Teik Hock led Ong Poh- lim 2-0 at the start of his notch, but Ong levelled and went ahend at 7-3, 7-5, 12-3. Ooi won the next four points and after Ong had made it 14-9. Ooi rallied to square
at 14-all and won the game in the extra thre
three.
Arthur Peall says: SNOOKER-CUM-DILLIARDS is not a new game, but a combination of the two that was extremely useful when striker
on my diagram
last, red." A 104 "double
was
PINK
for our
lable in to
left centre during
In spite of straining his fool
the secoixi
Kaine, Oo was always on top and led 2-0, proper 4-2, 7-3, 8-4, 10-5 before run-
pocket wan the only
struke ning out a comfortable winner.
Reuter.
offered.
12e prospect of
A break wha not pright.
Colours Ay badly, so he hit red fairly hard with top and left side on white to combine the snooker Dot with a three-cilsbian' billi type cannon that NOTIE blue inko
mt-rate position ne sinn. play Professionals often stroke, They skilfully transforin
EARLIER
Earlier results were: Men's Singles
VICTORY GRIN
Joe Verdeur, 23-year- old olympic champion from
Philadelphia,
comes up grinning after bettering the 300-yard medley swimming re cord in the National AAU indoor meet held at Daytona Beach, Fla. His time was 3 minutes, 22.9 seconds,
ȧ full second faster than the record set in 1944.- AP Wirephoto.
A
(Quarter Jaya) bent Mogens Koelle and Anals)-Dave Freeman (USA) Junen Hamergare (Denmark) beat Teoh Seng-khoon (Malnya) 15-4
16-5; Wong Peng-soon
YMCA TEAM (Malay) beat Per Nielsen The YMCA Hockey team to these (Denmark) 15-3, 15-9; Ong meet the Navy on Tuesday. Poh-ilm (Malaya) beat Mogens April 19, at 5.45 pm. on the Felsby (Denmark) 15-10, 15-11; RNRCI pitch at King's Park will Oof Tek-hock (Malayn) beat be
(Denmark)
D. Gorely. Smith, Caynes, Ingls, Gibbons, Robertson, A.
Blenkinsop, Doubles-Chan Kon-Inglis,
Boycott, -(London Express Service); {leong and Yeah Peck-chye (Ma- | Jacques, Slater.
badly hampered binck or pink at the ball that can be June srrected red for the essential
patient into • punketed potting part of these strukea sa Important because the entire effort
"No," he said finally, "I do not Ỉ there would indeed be gaps in they will have to swim aguflist in wasted if it falls to go down,
A curious group watched thern in Bolhner's Kymnasium--acro- baik, Jugglers, tumblers, boxers. strong men.
"I didn't think you would re- "You member," said the man. see, it was 40 years ago that we
29 met we didn't really meet bui I always pretended that we did. You were my idol-like the kids today worship Joe DiMaggio or Joe Louis. And I was only 18. . . .”
21
A. J. Wood, and Fincher have. N. other, not euf
Tutal
101
14
Each day for a month, these will be tested with the hope of Binding at least one speed mer- chant among them. Perhaps they will be fortunate enough to fud u Larwood or two who may, in the near future, do for England what Lindwall, Miller and Bill Johnston have done for Australia, recently.
Whitehead,
Davidson
Hart Baker
arrow treneri Fincher Tilte
Gray
OVER 35
O
11
0
0 #1
3. Barrow, e Cuest, Matthew16
5. C. Truman, Lawrence, b
--Zummert
Yorkshire have a line young- professional fast bowler in J... E Lawrence, & Taylor
who has just left. Howarth, ibw Matthews Unfortunately,
P. Hewitt, e Gasest, is Taylor the Army.
be
J. Tibble. e While, D Cowle will not be available until the N. Dart Daker, not out summer vacation
as he is on S. A. Gray, not out
Extros a two-year course at Leeds University and intends to take an engineering degree.
Nottinghamshire have
high
Total (for 8 wkts)
Fincher, . Leigh did not bat.
Melbourne's
Bid For
Olympics
Montreal. Apr. 16.—Aug- tralia is native here in drum-
PROUD TO SHAKE HANDS ming up support for get-
He shook his head on a neckting
as thick as the trunk of a tree. Games
"I wish the kids who calledbourne. me a far could see me, TLOW, shaking George Hackenschmidt's hand. I hear you were in town from Europe and 1 came over here to see you up close like I F❘ nere
wanted to in Chicago all those
did I
πολ have лно. enough money to sit ringside to wrestle but I did watch you nollee the way you rolled your shoulders when you walked.”
@
23
0
M
130
years
the 1956
Olymple! allotted to Mel-
for the 1950
since Australia is not equipped to do more than play host to the
"I went around walking that way until the neighbours began to ask my folks what was wrong with me. And you know, just seeing you that might decided summer events, me on my whole life. I be came a wrestler, too."
The
W. M. Davidson, R. E. Len. E. C. "Hat," snorted. the old, Rus | Rome from April
W sian Llon, now 73. "You did April 29. Many other cities are 2not wrestle, 1 hope, like these in the competition, including 2 bunk wrestlers who smeli up Mexico City.
kopes of Richardson, a fast medium right arm bowler, A Taylor
Matthews protege of Bill Voce, a former
White England left arm fastish bow- Cowle ler, Richardson is only 22 and Hond I six feet tall.
Zimmern Wood Hampshire are to experiment Randall with R. Carly, a fast medium bowler from Southampton,
Detroit Los
the rings today. Why. they Angeles and Minneapolis.
10
1
14
1
1
D
make
14
0
such tricks?
Why do
i they not wrestle? Surely people will come to see skill and strength."
a swift current,
-(Lontan Express Service).
Knud Christensen 15-1, 15-11.
Men's
The Most Ridiculous Game Of Football
Ever Played In Britain
By GEORGE ALLISON—Ex-Secretary Manager & Director of Arsenal The Eleven Silent Men in Blue of Russia's Dynamo team, a woman interpreter who scarcely opened her mouth, and a few other individuals who opened theirs too much, arrived in this country from Moscow not very long after VJ Day, 1945.
They were the first Russian team ever in this country and they played their first match on British soil on November 13 against Chelsea.
For me the Dynamo chapter has unpleasant memories.
The arrangements for the Russian tour were made by the Football Association, and among the many stipulations the Russians made was that whatever games they played in Britain, they must meet the world- famous Arsenal.
TOUCH-AND-GO TEAM
ns.
of
apart
03
ду
we
stunner as soon as 1
understand should be stopped. The scort
as it stands is in your favour, and we are quite prepared to concede you the victory and congratulate your team on their success."
Frauels N. Forde, Australian High Commissioner to Canudo. is the spokesman. Already has drawn a
promise from F. Sydney Dawes, President of the Canadian Olympic Association,
World famous....but what a scribbled out the answer the in- of Soccer that the Canadians would sup- port their sister Commonwealth.mement to choose.
terpreter gave him.
them in this country, Mr Forde said that Australin
The Arsenal of 1939 was not "Where do the players live? A DAY OF SHOCKS would back any bid by Canada "the "team" "The --Russians" were How do they spend theh" time?” The day of the match itself
Winter Games. oing to meet.
IMPERTINENCE was a day of shocks, and one on It was not the same Arsenal which in that memorable year I began to wonder how long which Nature chose to endow
A DEFINITE 'NO' had seen
42 of its 44 pro- this grilling was going to last, London with a quilt of fog.
The first shock hit те д The answer
Was a definite fessionals
interpretation En off to the Ser- especially
made
twlee
I arrived at Russian "No." everything International Olympic vices.
There was nothing left but to from the Tottenham ground. Committeo Is scheduled to
anyway, Arsenal scroped along during lengthy
the referee's scribbling.
A linesman
came to tell me walk away in disgust. select the cite at a meeting in the war, borrowing players here
I was content for it to remain And 50 25 through and there.
It went on, question that he and his colleague had
until in April after question, all of an intimate been instructed by the Russian but a memory
that they must both 1940 Vadim Smyavsky, the character, touching on my per-refereo
personal life of operate on one side of the field, radio commentator who accom- sonal Hfe, the
dug out his It was a touch-and-go Arsenal the players and even of the while he would take the other. panied the team,
He had also told them that impressions for the benefit of which had not recovered by any ground-stall. Mr Forde also approached the means when the Dynamos Some of the questions were in no circumstances were they the Russian children's journal
to take any act
action Peruvian Ambassador, Dr dropped out of Croydon's clouds thoroughly impertinent.
about any Pioneer.
Eleven the Alfredo Benavides,
Speaking for about gel-from Moscow.
The Russians wanted to know thing which happened in either ting that country's support.
Silent Men in Blue, this is whit greatest what kind
food Also, three of our
we afe, of the penalty areas. The
he said: Ambassador
That would be his business. were paid for expressed players were physically out of how much we
It was too late to start an "extreme sympathy toward the the game for good-Ted Drake, our services, how we spent our
"In England, fatherland of Australion cause."
what we did AH Kirchen, and Jack Cravston, | holidays,
in off argument, as much as I felt like football, we were met according And the Russians wanted to hours, how we trained.
it, and the match began-one of to the English fashion; rather meet-demanded. perhaps I What bearing it had on the the most farcical in the history dryly, without flags, music or
of football in this country. should say the world-famous Dynamos visit I will never
flowers. Arsenal.
"Officials of the British foot- know. It WBS morc like Д
The heavy fog made it im-
federation However, I agreed to produce secret pollee quiz than a foot possible to see from one side of ball
coldly shook Melbourne, Apr. 12-A
was going on our hands and then threw us to the best available side, even ball parley.
the ground what
the legation is en route to the Inter- though it meant the inclusion of
Atier an hour this witness-on the ather.
newspapermen to be torn national Olymple Council meet-
wont There were things happening to pieces." crous-examination ing in Rome this month to bid several guest players. This, in-box
on that pitch which even the
BRILLIANT PLAY · trial to George Pullinger, a 20- Cooke: Court No 3. C. Fincher & for legitimate wrestling,
Essex will give un carly No. 2. Toller Capt. Turner the time. That is a big order for the Olympic Rames in 1050cidentally, was to be construed relentlessly on.
by the Russinns as being an Query still followed query, the referee and the linesmen must
And here is where · Arsenal Councillor J. S. Disney, Muyor er W. S. Cowie v br It Hung&P.
to see at and Pullinger year-old amateur.
come In:- book began to have been Hackenschmidt gestured with of Melbourne, and head of the Englard XI. Client Court No. 4, Mrs C. Cround- was awarded a cap last surainer, water & Mrs Joife w Mrs Loan arm still mighty
"Because of the fog, Dynamo In girth, delegation, said Melbourne “eer- Do you remember some of the tried to click it all out manfully
of words, and I times.
But 54,020 people were there sugested to Allison that tho The "most, fortunate of the | Liton & Nies 1. Tamsworth. Cum Once it mensured 20 inches tainly" should get the games in players?
for the sake of international to see what they possibly could. game should be postponed. sinco counties is Derbyshire. They Court Nor
1960, if it does not get them for I got Mortenzen, of Mack-lor
In the Arst minute Bobrov we understand that fog was ad- Mr&atra 7. Haker v.alised. Broad-round the biceps. have the most impressive fast brichte H. S. Yona: Court No. 2,
sure-footed Ronnie sport. poo!, the "If I were young again," he 1050.
Arsenal becauzo Despite my attempts to keep put the Russians ahead, only for vantageous to attack in the Test player, Claw Gilles v C G. Marali: Court
Other members of the dele-Rocke, of Fulham, whom I inter the relationship cordial, my Rooke to equalize nine minutes it was a frequent occurrence, No. 3, 31, Gabriel 2 WA. Palmer v sald, "I could take them all Gladwin, W. Copson, for whom A. P. and G. P. Guest: Court and.....
gation are Sir Frank Beaure-signed for Arsenal, and Stanley stomach would not have it.
London. fatre, a former Olympic swim-Matthews. then of Stoke. It
I looked at my watch some-
thirty-seventi "But Allison refused because mer, and H. G. Alderson Chair- was the practice and a necessity
The time was five and thirty-eighth minutes two people had paid for their sents time later. to one.
Anyone's
Mortensen put and bets had been placed. quick goals by stomach is Federation.-Associated Press.
to Table rebel after
us In front. nearly
"After the first Dynamo goat Two minutes later the Dyna-the Arsenal pot mad. three hours ut a round table conterence.
Beskov netted one, most
to always play rather
roughly and
while
testing
#
Warwickshire will be
promising speed bowler in R. Thompson. Barely 17, Thompson is sidered by his parents to be too young yet to take a pro- fessional staff appointment.
Deprived
at the services Preston, a pace bowler,
KCC Tennis
DRAMA REQUIRED "It's the world we live in," young
the man replied. "People want the fantastic. If we put on a con- In connection with the Spring Legitimate bout, the kind
our Tennis Tournaments arranged fathers loved, no one
would by the KCC, the following come to see it. The people have natches have been arranged for no patience with the slow but today:
time, 1errific finesse of your Commencing. at 3 pm-Court Mr Hackenschmidt. They want No, 1, atins P. Ward & IL S. Capell Videantic things to happen Mm. P. Lawes & P. Exal; Court dramatic
of
who
broke a leg while playing soc
cer.
all
a testimonial match is being | No.4, Mrs A. V. White de Mim The unanished sentence was
enough.
Commencing st
Dr Benavides is a member of
the 1.O.C.-Asociated Press.
DELEGATION EN ROUTE
de-
arranged, and L. Jackson, a fast Lambert Beker v Miss M, Ribeiro & elle vou could," said; his man of the Australian Olympic then to use guest players.
medium swinger,
Jackson showed extreme pro- when he took mine last year,
county championship wickets
81
at n'.
Mies P. Kotewall. 4.30 pm-Court No. 1, E. Randall &
10
Guest T. Baker & Dr 58: Faithful Fan, "Well, I've got to Court No. 2, A. E. P. Guest v 1. Exal: Court No. 3, Mrs E. Lo Ligo, but it was nice of you ton v Mrs J. T. Lawes: Court No. 4.jsee me."
And with a boyhood dream
M of just over 25.runs, Mrs E C. Fincher & Mrs C. J.
went
Mister Conquest
AT ROUND TABLE
When the Dynamos reached this country-in their own good
referee's big assume lines
༔་
arrangements for
unable
in the
OUR GOOD GOAL
* DISALLOWED
in
They
CIVIL SERVICE WIN
I was getting hungry, possibly bring the score to 3-2, which here in the fog they fully de- crilles
are, urging the Smith v Mire M. Jablana fulfilled, Ed (Strangler) Lewis
Houten. “Commencing at 6.30 più---
The Dutch Hockey Club team time- was asked 10 meet thirsty, and-after a three-hour were the Ogures when half-time monstrated their style. take a chance
wrestlingt and Cours No. 1, Dr JL. Y. Ng v. C. N. many times world's
Rooke, the
centre forward, selectors to the experiente of Tornar Court No. Chen champion,
the lust to the Civil Service by two their mannger, Yakoushin, and bombardment just a little came. ost Rive
was especially bad. He was to door-at|l1 walking like goals to nit in their match at their trainer and referee at the irritable. Tests against V. White: Court No. 3. A W. playing in the
F.A. offices. Wand V J. Arzooni; Court No. 4,
To the interpreter. I said: "1
cflcient that the British them- Boundary Street yesterday. The New
Zealanders, Reuter. K., H. Grimus v II. Hidsdale,
Hackenschmidt,
It would be. I assumed, to suggest that now we might get
selves beat him after the game. deal with the arrangements for down to
It was crazy, football, and the the more Important
"When the English had shot the Amenal v Dynamo mateli, part of the business of going for did not appear to be lifting three goals Allison, with to be played, on Tottenham through the
Shadowy figures, chasing
to buttery smile, suggested Hotspur's ground,
the match itself." The message hudowy ball is not everybody's Yakoushin that
they postpone One morning I went along to was relayed in Russian,
idea of football.
the game... Lancaster Gate at 10 o'clock to
Within six minutes Kartsev
the latter reminded There is no need to tell you had brought the score level, and Allison talk with the Russians, The
that bels had been my feelings when back came the 14 minutes later. another goal placed. Interpreter WILE an English-
translated answer: "We have from Bobrov put, the Russians on stopping the game.
Allison then insisted speaking Russian who knew nothing at all about football, nothing to do with the match ahend.
"But Yakoushin stopped Manager Yakoushin carried arrangements. You must con- With the score thus standing understanding English oven aheaves of foolscap filled with a the Soviet Embassy for 4-3 in the Dynamon' favour. through an Interpreter-and the questions. The referee
pro- that,"
managed to see a good goal game continued duced an outsize in notebooks Later I made all arrange Rcored by Ronnie Rooke-only "When the
goal- Arconal Seats were drawn up at a round ments for the match, including to be disailowed.
keeper took the fourth ball out table and we snt down.
the supplying of As many The fog won becoming more of the net Allison fainted. Ho Yakoushin passed his sheets
tho game more hind bot a large BUTI in the ridiculous. to the Interpreter. paper over Tho
· · referee | prepared to jot things down in his big book.
NO CUSTOMS
MR. ABHORS
- CAST
BACK AT THE
TO THE SUPERINTENDENT
OG POLICE!
-BENOR ROCA EIQUEATS,
THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY
of
tickets for the game as the dense, and
Russlans needed,
match and had lost."
were
To their suggestion that their | I appealed to the first secre- Discounting the Highbury own referee should take control tary of the Soviet Embassy. tragedy in the fog, I will say Then came · the questions. of the game I gave my consent. "Will you kindly go to the|that the Dynamos played
But-and 1 "Where do you live?"
wish to em-field with me," I pleaded, "and brilliant foolball. They I told them I lived in Golders | phasise this in viow. of the nak the Dynamo manager to the perfect illustration of the events to come-I gave it after tell the referee to stop the lensely tmined Continental do you spend your I had had a definito Russian game?
tearn, playing the type of footé.. Assurance that their referee was "It is absolutely ridiculous ball the English coach teaches, referee | fully acquainted with the rules under these conditions and
(London Express Service);
4 HOURS LATER..
Green,
"How time?"
London Express Fervice).
I answered. The