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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1949
CHAMPION COMES IN
"FAIR PLAY" REVIEWS THE SOCCER SEASON
By "FAIR PLAY"
With both the Senior and Junior League Championships de- cided, and the few 'outstanding league games cancelled, the Football League season is now ended. A brief review of the leading achieve- ments is thus possibly the best way to close this column until next acason rolls around.
South China “À” have been “the team of the season" of course, · but great credit must also go to KMB, CAA, and latterly Kilchee, for some spark- ling performances. Army, Navy, and Club, too, deserve a pat on the back for being all out triers, always good to watch.
In the Club Competitions, South China “A” reigned supreme, and they won the First Division Championship by a convincing margin.. Never headed from the start, they made their position at the top of the table more secure with cuch match, and it was not until the turn of the year (January 15) that they conceded their first point to the Police.
leading with a nett loss of other Ending
teams, the themselves? Who have been four points, they suffered only Chinese have find a very strong the outstanding men of tho reason? Departing from fact to one defeat, losing two-nil to combination available, Chinese Athletic, thele other Great credit, therefore, must pernonal opinion, I now lay my- point being dropped to the ever go to the non-Chinese players self open to criticism, for loyal gallant RAF.
who prevented the Chinese XI, fans of every Club will deplore from making clean sweep of the my not mentioning their parti-
|cular favourites. available trophies.
WORTHY DOUBLE
In also winning the Senior Challenge Shield, South China "A" completed a worthy double, and this Shield Final will be Jorig remembered. Kitchee, their opponents, played storm- ing football and twenty minutes from the end were leading 3-1
The Combined Chinese started: However, without fear Ot well by beating Army 3-2 to favour, and admitting the 1st anner the Memorial Cup, but to be far from complete, here playing as the CNAAF ale la my selection of some of the against the HIKEA XL they had reasons outstanding performers.
to succumb to a reversal of the! score.
Among the forwards I rate Kiernan and Tang Yce-kit on Cupa par for top position. Both Eng-ore great-hearted players, fast. they clever, unselfish and clean, and
saw
with the game apparently safe. In the International
Final, China played What really happened from Innd, and this cup this point will be talked about for many a day in soccer cir-won by five goals to two, but who, among those who
in the Victory Shield Com-It, will forget Tang's grent cles, but sufficient to say now petition they suffered iwn
Becond Koal against Kitchee South China "A" drew level straight defents, and the Com-when KMB assured themselves 3-3 before time, and went on to bined Services retain this trophy of being runners-up, or Kler- the trophy by five goals to for another year. The season, nan's great show In the three in the extra-time period, then, saw a yoy equitable dis-Governor's Cup?
With such a record it was tribution of the special honours. inevitable that South "China "A" should supply the nucieus of the Combined Chinese side in the special competitions, and additional stars with
win
THE PLAYERS
Having dealt briefly with the
the what of from tettms,
Frank Butler Suggests
Then there are veteran Fung King-cheong of SCAA, Chau | Mani-clit (KMB), Xavier (81) Josephs), Chin Chi-fun (CAA). players Mullen, (Club). Marsden (Army), Rafferty (Navy) and a host of others.
USE THE EX-STARS
AS COACHES
With British sport still lurching from the hang- over of a war it seems a pity that in spite of the lessons we keep learning from the Americans we are not 100 percent, conch-conscious.
We have not any boxera to boast about. Yet we do not hear of the Board of Control using any of the thousands of pounds gathered in from the Solo- mona harvest to improve the low standard of British boxing.
dominated
the
In the hall-back department we have seen great performances from Hung Hing-yuk (KMB). Tse Kam-hung (SCAA), Craig-
Leonard head (Army);
(St
Josephs), din
diminutive Chan Karn- put (CAA),
Babbage (Navy). Lau Chung-sang (SCAA), For- mw (Club); and who hos pleased
the crowds more than
Hau Yung-sang at full back,
Gunner, Kirswell, of the 25th Fleld Regiment, R.A., winning the Colony 1,500 Metres Champion- ship from Wong Ching-ling, the Chinese Olympic.
runner.
Kirewell will be running the 800 Metres on the final day of the Championships at Caroline Hill Stadium tomorrow while Wong will be in the 5,000 Metres Run.Photo by Golden Studlo,
Today's Chances At The Valley
By "THE TURF"
The Lantao Handicap is the feature event for this afternoon's Sixth Extra Race Meeting at the Happy Valley.
An attractive programme of ten events has been arranged by the Hongkong Jockey Club, and with the possibility of the weather remaining fine, the meeting should attract a record crowd.
At the time of writing the special sweep for the Lantao Handicap had reached well over the 1,900,000 mark, and the first prize will be approxi mately nine lakhs.
The first Saddling Bell will be two and could not even secure
INTER-HONG SOFTBALL
Stanvac & Gibb's Clash In Play-Off Tomorrow
By "STARDUST”
The stage is all set for the grand finalo of the Inter-Hong softball loop which takes place, tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock when the classy Stanvac ball) -machine square off with hard-playing Gibb Livingston in the play-off for the
San Miguel Shield.
The venue of this tussle will be the spacious CBA ball park. The Flying Horsemen from Paganus wound up their hong junket in a photo finish with the youthful T gang from Gibb's and tomorrow's tussle will decide the cham- plonship.
anybody's
linc-up
what the Anal score will be diese two honge cross bats.
:
Avilo "Chandu"
Campos will cavort at second while the speedy "Rabbit" Leung, pers from the windy alley alot Tho
Both squads are raring to go Ilution why out for a "duck" prospect of a tight hurling duer and a bang-up ball game is just and one in his first Test (but with speedball artist Thacher, around the corner for rabid hit a century in his secund) The T gang will make, a ball fans. At the conclusion of while Washborook scored nino strategle shift in tho inher the tilt, Mr F. Leysohn, represent-and cight not out Compton, defence. "Modest" Khan,, thel ing the San Miguel Browery, international cricket wits a hold down first base.
however, signalised his entry usual hot corner tender, will donors of the gonfalon. will into present the trophy to the newly fighting 05.-Reuter. crowned champs.
and there will be new faces in It's still
when Ruess the
Pening Stanvac will rely greatly on when the last put out is racked up in the play-off clash. Sian-big and burly Ed Thacher taballhawking triumvirate will
will throw the full pitch them to the flag. Thacher be unchanged. strength of their available han chucked two mound vic Jojo Baptista, slugging Gerry
Roza - Pereira, material into the ball game to tories since his triumph over
nd Rahman salvage the flag while youthful Shell Big Ed "Mahatma"
"Superman" Dux will patrol pilot. Frankie“ "Gurpacha" Carten been tolling hard to get in full the pastures in search of files.
have new blood in the
mayThe Gibb's nine is well bölanced "Tor the scule and may powerful Gibb's line up with a well surprise the local publie both offence and defence. vlew to bolstering the side, when he steps on the slab in- Their main forte is a bunting Gibb'a had whipped the morrow. Roy Silva-Netto has game Gerry Roza-Pereira,
Modest" a 13-9 count been assigned behind the plat-Strawberry" Souza will pace
vac
will
up.
Khan, "and George
the T attack.
Socony nine by when these two hongs mixed for to hold on to Thacher's It up on Opening Day. How-smoke balls, The Stanvac Ine ever, tons of water have flowed field will be minus Double- Stanvac wound up in a tie beneath the bridge since that Sulonen, who hustled afeld and for first place by virtue of mecting, and Slanvac pro out collected a fair share of base wins and a lone setback, They
crushed to avenge their early setback hits during his stay in the line walloped APL 16-4,
Caltex 13-10, broke Sholl's TORRID TRAIL
winning streak by clipping the Sully left the Colony on APL Kang 10-0, and sicam- The Flying Horsemen blazed transfer about a fortnight ago. rollered the Musicians 8-1. a torrid trail down the Hong His place in the windy alley
Gibb's opened their drive for Pennant road after their initiat slot will be plugged by new- the flag with a 13-0 victory loss, bowling aside all conten- comer Louls Oilveira who
over Stanvac, and then --were ders for the title. Gibb's, ins- campus star at the Hone disappointed when they drop pired by their grand debut in Kong University prior to 1941. ped an 8-13 decision the loop, suffered rude set-Star Shanghai qund last sea- back to wallop the Musicians EQUAU, Glbb's came- back midway through the cam- san. Daign
when a cagy "Fluko"
28-9, nosed out Shell 11-10 1 Clatex nine came from Behind
The other members of the in- relinse Shell's pennant dreams.. field quartet will be the regulars and ended the campaign with eventful sixth inning rally to hand the T gang their Peters will stomp around the Eagles.
Jack team. Towering only humbling of the scoson.
with hustling Both
teams huve improved with the stretch of the season
In an
ably followed by Tozer, Rocha. run all P., and the first minor position. It should to The Search For
Hughes, Soutar, and many more staunch defenders.
raes will be at 2. pan.
FIRST RACE
better this time.
was
Oliveira played on the All-
of the
Callex
to the
ja 20-4 shellacking of the APL
Initial station Eddle
"Mahatma Marques
Well, ball fans, it's time 16- holding down the keystone sack.sign off! As a parting comment,. Jolting Joe White will appear at I would recommend the Stan- his favourite spot at third base. vac-Gibb tangle for action and
The Secony flyshagging triu diamond thrills. The game is. will be fast and reliable afoot. alated to get under way at 11 Arablan Moon (155 lbs) hús
Gussie Pereira nd southpaw o'clock tomorrow at the CBA. been whispered a good.. thing The openlag race of the day and is capab it won the mile,
Young Talent Luigi Gosano will play left and park. Umpires will be that. Finally, in goal, my praise is
of creating an
centre felds respectively while famous trio-"Doc" confined to Class 5, new goes to Yu Yul-tak,
Cheung ponies from the two-mile post. race, at the Easter meeting, I
Though upset.
London, May 15.-One of freshman Russ Gelb will patrol behind the plate; with Buster Koon-hing, Yu Kal-yan, Tam once round and in, and at even am inclined to think that it will the
Hollands and Lanky · Rennie, Kwan-son, Anderson and Leck weights of 147 Iba a close deck- have to be very good to beat English cricket season now has set his heart on annexing you all at the ball game.
of the right field,
'Mentor Álvaro Osmund, who Sequelra on the cushions, Sce: Then there are the players sion should be seen.
the first mentioned ponles. Sportsmaster just managed to
getting into its full stride is the title, looks keenly forward Trade Wind (145 lbs) is
going. Grand club
success
be covering
an-
main tasks
Australia
tussie, Peters, White,
Netto will bear the burden of Gelb are reputed to be long bail hitters and bingies when the heat through with Beveral timely
may como
on.
Molthen,.
Arthur Peali says: TNLESS the outcome was designedi
poly
to be a drop cannon from band. billards novice would play in-off diagram red lata top
pocket thin-con- Lact cut
AED
BLACK
OPIRK
་་་
rad.
TOWKIAM 12% apot.
For-gen- eral pla my follow- through. stroke D ita Geit
who don't hit the headlines, but have the better of Jennifer by fother pony capable of extending to develop young talent with to the Nobody has approached. Tom- And why stop at £1,000 who turn out each week to a neck in the Aptichau Handi- the fleld. Frostylight (140 Jbs) view to finding new Teat and clutch-hitting Roy Silva- my Farr, Len Harvey, Billy year? The Amerlenn athletle the league
WeHer and Beck cap at the Easter meeting in a too should be a good outside bet, men for the MCC tour of the hilting attack. Oliveira and Wells, or Jimmy Wide to pass conches ure among the highest men like
(Club), Santos and Pereira mile race.
Australiu. FIFTH RACE aport. Why shouldn't "en some of their skill to the un-paid in
I am inclined to believe this they be? Just
(Saints), Tong Kwong-sum and picture skilled youngsters of today.
the
A neck and neck race will be The Tests with repeat its Kwok Ying-kee (Kitchee), Mow pony can satisfaction that swept through
fought out in this race for are the yardstick by which the And one word from any of
uccesses of Cheung-wing and Lee Ping-nam again, as it is very nt at the Class 2 new ponies, once round. standard is the America
of English cricket is these, champs would be worth their athletes in the Olympic (CAA), and others too numerous moment.
The Tigress
so whatever Impor and Harmony. Jeep Hee, which put up an ex-measured. all the bash of some of the pre- Games were continually broad-to name.
performance at the Easter tance is attached
NEW BLOOD to the Testa Are two other ponies to sent fight-managers, whose cast. The credit was due to
Finally a word to the Juniors, watched. carefully for they are
the mile in with New Zealand this sum knowledge of the game begins the coaches as much as to the
2/5., beating Home Builder mer, and the West Indies, who
Gibb's will be strenthened by to CAA Congratulations and ends at 23 percent. How athletes
for running quite well at the mo- who
and Amarant winning the Second Division inent, and may have a strong has a good chance of repeating much
by two lengths, visit next year,
the inclusion of George "Straw- undoubtedly can we hope to produce great Wembley track.
to KMB Championship;
for say at the finish.
more 13 given
berry" Souza In the Infield. to Eng- fighters amid this commercial
its success spite of its top land's prospects against Aus- George is well known to dia- SECOND RACE winning the Junior Shield; and The AAA have altogether
weight now. The others are tralia.
mond fans who remember his Great interest will be shown Fairy Feet, Fiorella. Gypsy Girl, The next encounter with the exploits with the champion St.-fefchpad Docks, RE (DOWA, the Fore six first-class coaches paid de 10 all teams for completing a cent salaries. These men can't long and arduous-season. The in this main event, the Lanthe Lady Gloucester, My Love, Pay: Australines takes place
the Joseph's teams Junior League lacks the glamour Handicap, for Class 4 new ponies Day and Shun Fung.
pre-war It doesn't only apply to box- do wonders, but I am prepared of the First Division, but it is from the two-mile post, once
Souza winter after next, and in the years.
usually plays 'ing.
SIXTH RACE Recently I heard that to be held to task if dividends
but will be scen ស meantime many problems must shortstop but Harold Larwood, running
the an essential part of Hongkong round and in jare not forthcoming t
This race is also likely to be be solved. At the moment only third base in tomorrow's tussie. modest confectionery business Helsinki Olymples in 1952, and soccer.
Empress Delight, which will
His reputation as a big hitter be plisted by Mr Needa, can be close affair as the runners are such men as Len Hution, Cyril at Blackpool, was contemplating more so at Melbourne in 1956.
relled on to win this event for all of about the same standard. Washbrook, Bill Edrich, Denis should carry his mates to pro- Desire (140 lbs), Good Compton and Alec Bedser could digious foots with the hickory it is in the pink of condition.
Shun Lee, who has been well
Ship (135 lbs), Herole Lassie be regarded as probable starters stick. Mentor-cumcatcher Fran-
Correa (149 for the trip..
will shoot Kentucky prepared for this
Masterpiece
That leaves 12 or 13 places Socony gang, Malig is a kecu
flinger Al Molig against competitor and cherishes
and sordid background?
LARWOOD-
A trip to Australia, What a dreadful oversight for English cricket, so hungry for fast bow- lers of class, if the greatest fast bowler of them all is allowed to
раз
bls on
the Australians.
skill
pre
to
COACH-MINDED
Now
that British athletics becoming more conch- minded it means the ordinary! youngsters will get better op- portunities. In
the past our
Larwood should not be a Olymple chances have depended nonenuity in Blackpool. He mainly on the varsities nt
cricket.
-Bill Thomas
unity?
nt Oxford and
Not
Solomons
Packing Up
·
They are
Pos),
|(143 lbs), and with the possibility of Mr Maitland up, is sure to extend Empresa Delight
close finish.
main eventogist (159) Tbs). Pegg open for competition and two
to
Strong opposition is likely to Promoter Jack Solomons come from Ringmer (K F.:
fre
(3. this pany Chiu), Rowangion (appears to be the pick, though the youth
THIRD RACE
falted
Was
-
the First Test
pony will have a chance to win against er, if all goes well.on.
Moon [151 lbs) lbs), Rebel (152 lbs), Sea- more seasons, or eight months (155
[bs],
The Chief (147 crick
cricket, for young players to bs) and Two Bid
Two Bid (147 lbs). nesert their claims. If early of these, Heroic Lassie season form is any guide, then should be a highly paid official Oxford and Cambridge, where is leasing Harringay Arena Ostroumon), First Alarm
of England, will in the rebuilding of English top class coaches were tol yed for at least six big monthly Helgate) and World Peace made a strong favourite. Rebel.
badly at the answer this challenge. Ens'er meeding when It When the war ended
GOOD AUGURY. it didn't need an MCC genius the late Alec Nelson at Cam- shows between September Kwok).
bod start and which had a to see that we had no chance bridge.
this year and April 1950.
finished very strongly to secure The recent performances of of beating the Australians
The best two in this race for second place to Jeep Ching, will young players like Tom Gra From this source we develop. The dates are now being without one good fast bowler ed such as Jack Lovelock, Lord worked out (writes George Cl 4 old ponies are Anyway have all the say at the finish. The man next door knew that Burghley,
(180 lbs) and Lana (154 lbs),
venay, Barry Howard and the Harold Abrahams, Whiting).
but they will have to be at
SEVENTH RACE
record-breaking Cambridge pair, Now turn to athletics. Albert Douglas Lowe, Guy Butler, and
their best to slave off a challenge
John Dewes and Hubert Dog- Hill, one of our finest coaches, R. M. N. Tisdall. True, 'Jack
"That," he told mc. from Avalon (142 lbs), Boom of Class 3. a good
In this event for new. poules gart, augur well for the future, tho man who developed and London, Albert Hill, and Sydney will kill once and for all the Town (142 lbs), Goldon Dragon pected.
race is ex- but it is not suggested that on brought the best out of Sydney Wooderson were not 'varsity rumours that I am giving up (140 lbs) and The Stranger Ostroumoff, a long overdue for display with bat or ball in these V.LP. (136 Ius) Mr the strength of an excellent Wooderson, was so discouraged men, but how many Woodersons promotion in London after my (147 lbs). The last named is a win, and if given a runaway opening matches a colt should that he packed his trunks and were born to blush unseen world heavyweight champion-very ff at the moment and may start I don't think any other be rushed Into is now searching for Olympic through lack of coaching opport- ship fight in September.""
spring an upset. talent in Canada.
New Zealand. Hill. a great athlete himself,
Rumours referred to have ap- .:FOURTH RACE
Usir race, Obviously, the coaching is in parently arisen as a result of
Sparkling This event will be fought out Foyle (160 was picking up 30s, and £2 a
Star (148), the Test fick this season and week for his part in Dirilish it fancy stage, and don't ex- Solomna's reported intention to by Class 5
lbs) and Maniac old ponies and, athletics. Do wo deserve la against team to do any better promote two American tourna- Judging from past performances (147 lbs) should be fighting out and approach the Third or shine, in the international field? "gainst the Americans in the ments at the 60,000 capacity Victorious (140 lbs) and Jeep return, Roue d'or (130 lbs) is
Fourth Tests in an unassailable the minor places. For a position, the chance might well British Gomes... than they did Fortunately, athletics is the
at White City Orange Bowl in Miami,
| Hing (147 lbs) stand. a good worth a chance.
be lak
taken to
to try But new candid. one sport in which we are at in the Olymples last August,
He plans to discuss these veri-chance of winning. Those two
atcs. EIGHTH RACE. last becoming coach-conscious- thanks largely to grant from but Britain's challenge to the tures during a two-weeks visit ponles at the Easer Meeting
was wrong with Chief three of England's present stale It is interesting to recall that the Ministry of Education. Our that we have dropped the 30s the Woodcock-Mills fight at the
United States will come now to America Immediately after a mile race were involved in a
photo-inish.
Pliot? This pony has twice te chief coach, Geoff Dyeon, is a touch in our coaching.
and White City on June 2.
(145 lbs), let down it supporters. A warts, Hutton, Washbrook go-getter, who has a job' worth
the the hot favourite, failed badly could only secure third place Test appearance 12 years asu Second Race meeting it Compton, all made their first around £3,000 a year.
London Express Service) when it ran against the above
afler. being. made a Arm against the last. New Zealand favourite
touring side. If men of the same, At Easter meating this calibre are unearthed this sum- ture. Will it be nowhere again mascots in English cricket cir pony was nowhere in the, pic-mer, then the New Zealandere be regarded Dimoti of in this race?
cles, Bootsio (150 lbs), Minx (142)
The importance of giving Ibs) and Noonday Sun (200 ibs) are looking very fit and more than one match in which
youngsters the opportunity any one of these stands a good to adapt themselves to the Teat chance, of winning.
Lon Whit
➡(London Express Service)
LOOKS LIKE AN
Mister Conquest
LT CMOR.KIT CONQUEST I HAVE A WARRANT FOR
YOUR ARREST
OFFICIAL WELCOME
Countess Delight"
YOU ART CHARGED WITH THE ABDUCTION OF A MINOR-AND SMUGGLING NANG
"(London, Baprpis, Šerplcë)
in
:
What.
NINTH RACE
of
cricket atmosphere was clearly shown in the case of Hutton and Carsle (147 lbs) and Big Shot Washbrook, (147 lbs) are in the pink of cori".
dition, and whichever pony, Mr Marigold (153 lbs) which came S.-W. Lee Intends to take out in first at the tart meeting, is sure to be in the
in the limelight.
Flying J (148lbs), Libern- covering the miks in 1:40, ha
now, jumped two classen higher tion Star (159 lbs) and Red Box (from Class 7) and will prob- (180 lbs), recently demoted fromably again be good, for a win Class--are not entirely out of bere
the picture and may be looked Chief Witness (182 168), Colo- forward to for I
and Possibility
MORTENS Nih.. (180 lbs)
(181, lbs) are, not to be over-
- The last rage of tat, jatternoon looked for they will certainly
la confined to Class Stola ponies, give Marigold a hard race, to the over the mile and a quarter. [finish.
klo
:
ace the
tho
BOTICOL Bnocker touches, too. When striker was on
red, catered red near top.
tion
needed caretul treatment.. However boldly he struck the other remaining red standing near the side cushion, it was hardly good! scoring prospect.
Red In coffier was a problem ball. Tet an only fety stroke essed,that attuation. Aiming half-h) on the side-quahian red, kiriker went while into the corner behind and almost: touching the other red.
illa opponent did not relish the Awkward leave, and to accomplish that is good snooker.
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