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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1950.
ARSENAL ELIMINATES BURNLEY
ONE OF THE BIGGEST FOOTBALL ROWS EVER IS NOW BOILNG UP
SAYS ARCHIE QUICK
One of the biggest football rows of all time is boiling up as a result of the hint by the Football Association that they are going to con- sider holding the two Cup semi-finals at Wembley Stadium on March 18 and 25.
The ramifications are terrific. The question might well cleave the FA and the Football League apart; It might well see the break up of the competition as ot in n turmoil. North, South, present constituted, for already the provinces are
East and West, the clubs are protesting that London gels all the plums and that this is the greatest injustice of all.
I know that there is a feeling behind the scenes of the League that if this proposition is carried, then League clubs will consider refusing to enter the com. They petition next season and in that case may run a competition of their own. have for long been discontented with congestion of League fixtures entailed by Cup competition.
out railway fares on top Let us examine the pros and, pay cons. Supposing the reini-finals of admisden money and other work out to matches between neidental expenses. Why only Burnley returned Yorkshire, Lancashire or Mid- last week land clubs, it would be eminently 2,008 tickets for their Cup tie unfair in these days of money in London with Arsenal.
Then again, suppose It is not of the North towa Northern teams in a semi-
shortage
folk
ter
ask
the
food
YESTERDAY'S TENNIS
Ip & Tsai Further Confuse The Issue
By "RECORDER"
Ip Koon-hung and Edwin Tsai proved yesterday that In Doubles play our local tennis is not to be disgraced when they shared two Hels-6-2, 2-6-with the Spanish Argentine pair of Pedro Masip and Heraldo Weiss at Chater Road.
The gallery had its fair share of excitement when the Hongkong pair took a 1-0 lead in the second set and contested point for point the next three games, to be led 4-1 and then catch up to 2-4
The Hongkong combination certainly looked the winners Brat garne f the after that second ret, but it was then that we saw. Masip and Welss come forth with some of their best.
POINT FOR DEBATE A debate on this point among those who saw them on both days would probably lead as many endless alttings with no
Spanish Champlon Pedro Masip and Colony Champion Ip Koon-hung
match after their Wednesday. Golden Studio Photograph.
on
decision reached as did that Legendary une on the number of angels that could be comfortably provided seating accomodation on the point of a pin.
However, the sneaking suspicion rests with me that our visitors,
If not exactly extetuled, left few of their talents hidden in suddenly coming to te iz that second set and sweeping the opposition which did not get
NO
SCARING THE AUSSIES
Ladysmith, Natal, Feb. 23. The Australian tour- ists beat Natal Country Dia- tricts by 129 runs in their two-days' match here today. Resuming their second inn- ings this morning at 58 runs for the loss of one wicket, the Australians, who scored 74 in their first Innings the lowest of the four were dismissed In second time for 195.
Left to get 189 runs for vic- tory, the Country Districts, who cored 81 in their first innings, were dismissed for 60 runs in their second knock.
Elossett (30)
Careful batting on a turning wicket by Arthur Morris (41), Jack
Moroney
(20), Lind: ay and Sam Loxton (29) prevented the Australians from collapsing again.
Keith took vo Australian wickets
for
tea casily court.
cleaned up-off the Both Ip and Tsal were deadly
on
in their smashing and they were seldom caught off guard anything served up in the way of dropshots In fact, even if they did not look like a pair likely,
the work, to surprise they left the impression that Anes Doubles they were the
this colony can combination
produce.
final but a London side. Surely that would give it the unfair advantage of virtually playing at home. London gels the final
of the and most Internationals Why deprive the backbone
fans of Manchester, raine--the Liverpool, Sheffield and New- castle etc.-of their Just but Infrequent cut?
This looks like an easy save for Strong, the Burnley goalkeeper. Actually it is Arsenal's second goal being scored by Denis Compton at Arsenal Highbury in the fifth round of the Football Association Cup.
won 2-0.
In favour of the proposition benefit 1+11 18
would that financially, for they all, from 6 First to Third Division, chare the Cup pool, and Wembley takes
R £45,000 rate, whereas the blatest money ever taken lo the provinces at a semi-final is less than £10.000,
The Wembley
organisation
would also obviate crowd
acenes. The semi-finalisia would ket the "feel" of the Wembley
direct
clashing with League itch and there would be no games, but I cannot see clubs in the semi-Anal taking up their I entitlement of a third share each a 100,000 gate with the of their mupporters possiblity having to travel again to London for the final.
League
Drewry and
Chairman
Arthur League Secretary Tom Howarth are very gond friends of the FA but two men could
an incensed not sway provincial vote if it came to a clash
Bosanquet The
New Squash Champion
"Hands" At Soccer Are Getting Out Of Hand
Three months ago the Football Association issued a reminder to referees that unintentional hands should not be penalised. Now, with Spurs out of the Cup through such a penalty, it surely is time the FA-acted again.
The memorandum of November was explicit. It said: "Occasions do arise, where it is impossible for the player to avoid handling the ball, having no time to withdraw his hand or arm before the ball strikes him. Such accidental handling contact should not be penalised."
Harold Palmer, who saw the at. Everton, Spurs go down writes:
In any such incident as this
bo there must surely
a big element of doubt as to intention. The referee has to make a diff- cult decision quickly. I should
bencЛl say the
of the doubt should go to the defence, but Mr Seymour chose a penalty.
Clarke, a quiet, honest fellow, confirmed afterwards that the ball struck his arm, but he had no intention of handling,
were
ROTORUA
WAY
Our Empire Games athletes well remembered at Rotorua-thermal region where Zealand lets loose its
scething
who cau Both are players come up to the net without risk- Ing too many lost points in the An extremely interesting and New process and they should be hard-fought match was witness-terrors in the form of geysers,
mud the Victoria boiling fonnidable opposition to the ed last night at
springs. brothers sul.
Squash Courts by a crowded
Successive MCC kams lave; when D. I. Bosanquet gallery But in that mecondi set our defealed Capt. A. Stewart by been there, too. I first visited visitors suggested that the pro-three straight
gatnes in the the place with D. R, Jardine's bable outcome
side. Up we drove in coaches, of a match of
to be received by a Maori chief five sets between them and the Colony Open Championship,
The score of 9-6, 9-0, 0-3 wns of incredible age, surrounded by Ip-Trai combination would zeo them on the wealthier side of a fair indication of the game, Maori maidens.
of play standard something like 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. while the 4-2. This, however, all throughout surpassed anything theory.
seen in It is improbable that Weiss is
years. normally as erratic as he as been In his games here, ond it seems that net play is not among his stronger points.
NOT TO BE OUTDRIVEN
In his 6-2, 0-1 victory over
Sir
ANTI-CLIMAX the Colony for many Adressing the chief,
Pelham Warner got impressively Bosanquet's accuracy and off the mark. "Many moons have placing made him the victor, but passed, illustrious one," said we set foot on credit must also go to Stewart he, "since last for his powers of recovery and
your beauteous shores....
intraditional The the numerous outright win-
chief, Maori outfit, responded solemnly ners he played.
fur
However, Stewart made tcoin
Sportsman's
EDITED BY
Briced
LONG RALLIES AT TABLE TENNIS WORRY OFFICIALS
There are likely to be repercussions from the Men's Singles final at the World Table Tennis Cham- plonships in Budapest. A-drab, long-drawn out game was won by Dick Bergmann over the Hungarian, Soos, and such were the lengths of the defensive rallies that the English Association are not at all pleased with their new champion.
As a result it is likely that they will introduce an innovation into the National Championships at Wem- bley Empire Pool next month. It is the American Ex- pedito Rule which, it is stated, has improved the spec- tacular value of the game in the United States.
I hear that Bergmann, Barna
The Rule, roughly, is this: As for the women, I fancy. Miss If, in the opinion of tho Re-Elliott of Edinburgh will crente feree-not the person umpiring a surprise over the Misses Dace, the game, you will noticd-the Berent and Franks. play la uninteresting, ha cati stop the match and invoke the Expedito Ilulc. Then cach and Leach and one other yet to be selected are going on a world player serves alternately, and, unless the cerver wins the point tour as soon as the Champion- in twelve hits, excluding the ships are over. Who is for the service, the point goes to the been Alex Brook, Barna's stage fourth place? It would have receiver until the usual points are reached.
UNENDING RALLIES
21
partner, but he io in South Africa, and I am advised that the last place for this attractive trip may go to Simon.-A. Q.
Chess Tourney
Results
I can 900 that this rule will tend to make the players Ko for the shots, and reduce the length of some of the present unending rallies, but I think it is a mis- take to make the Referee give any decision. Surely, the umpire on the spot is the man. Maybe there is a reason for it, but cannot see it. It is n
Eugene Tausz beat L. Schure, rule, and I am surprised, hay- the defending Champion, in the ing learned that the Interna-more impartint of the matchca tonal Federation sanctioned it in the 10th round of the Tourna as long as two years ago, that ment for the Champlonship of we have not seen it before in the Kowloon Chess Club at the England.
Peninsula Hotel last night,
Thusz--won- when Schura. For the English Champion slipped up badly in
"schre
thips there are entries from all game to lose four of
was
A
the end hta queen nfler up with a the home countries, being two pawns Eire, France, Holland, Belgium, strong passed pawn. The game, Italy, Switzerland and Austria | going to 43 moves, and a strong contingent from Queen's Gambit. They
are C.
S. de Saram the United States. Who is to
Queen's Gambit, In another (boxing), P. J. Langley (rugby), beat Bergmann now that Victor R. M. Hewitt (hockey), J. F. Barna has retired from singles Klinghardt beat E. M Pollard (athletics) and R. L.play?
Marchetti in 34 moves, R.W. Carter beat A. Archangelsky in Hedley-Miller (golf).
One of the Americans, pet-29 moves in o Two Knights* Exceptional, considering the small number of undergraduates hopa Weissman. could do it. Defence.
The Maybe the Frenchman, Hoge-
match between P. K. who take the forestly course.
naur. will find inspiration, or Prokopav and V. Zirinsky, also
Queen's Gambit, was Leyton Erbich, the Pole now domicil-ja Sixteen-year-old
But I cannot Journed on the 40th move in an Amalehr Buxing Club Membered in Belgium.
even position. Alan Marley gained the Essex to anyone at home doing it. County Bst. lb. boys' club a few weeks ago championship a A tough life seems to appeal by a walk-over. No other con- to Oxford University sportsmen.testant entered his class. Among those who will be taking Now Marles
gained a has their final examination in the second championship without a Honour School of Forestry In Oulit - the Eastern Counties June are five Blues-something title at his weight, there belag of a record in the forestry no opposition profession,
Rotorua....place where even
the bunkera of the golf course
omlited wiffs of vapour.
FIVE FORESTERS
INVINCIBLE
London Express Service)
LEAGUE CRICKET
SCORPIONS MEET IRC
AT CHATER ROAD
Scorpions, the first Division Cricket League leaders and-strong favourites for the Championship, meet the Indian Recreation Club at Chater Road tomorrow in a League progamme that promises some clase matches but does not oppose any of the leading teams.
The IRC will be without A. R. Minu and A.II.
Lt-Col. J. W. Spence we saw many mistakes which were fatal his own language, then told | Madar, but a team spirit bucked up by recent successes
a Heraldo Weiss confronted by the normal type of hard-driving play he comes upon in tourna ments all over the world and he proved that he was not to be outdriven or out- easily manoeuvred.
Argentine
against a player of Bosanquet's
class.
Miss Yvonne Ho presented the trophy to the winner.
EXHIBITIONS
The
9
round
They were
the
us that his beautiful maidens.
show would
They did. Keysers. the regular paid guides of this tourist centre
The chief, having put on his act, ambled off home in bowler hut.
П
Maori svan not the only national costume on show when AT USRC
Cames team was Dur
there. visiting Spanish and Hugh Riley, the Scottish boxer, Argentine tennis players will was there in his heilt, and had give an exhibition to the school to beat off Maori admirers after at U.S.R.C. his sporran. boys and girls Court, King's Park at 4.30 p.m. to-day.
Admission will be free to school boys and girls only.
The following matches will be played:
4.30 p.m. Mrs H. Weiss v. Mrs Willams.
5.15 p.m. Messrs Masip and Weiss v. Lt. Col. Spence and
Ayres.
Road In Champion Senora Maria Weiss with Colony Champion Mrs Ip Koon-hung. Golden Studio Photograph.
It was refeshing to see play Chan v. J. A. Fuerrer, (Court 5) Fritz Lin v. Choy Tin-foole of a type that we see here but Court 6) Thomas La v. S. K. occasionally in newsreels
World Records
Ratified
London, Feb. 23. The International Amateur Athletic Federation today announced acceptance of the following world records for track events:
TODAY'S TENNIS Today's matelics at Chater Colony Tennis the
3,000 Metres:-7 mins, 58.8 Championships are:
tees, made by Gaston Reif, of (Court 1) J. D. Mackle V. Capt. J. Stewart. (Court 21Belgium at Gavle, Sweden, on Tu Cheng-hing v. George Choa. August 12, 1949. The previous (Court 3) HI, A. Ayres v. Wong record was 0 mins. 1.2 secs.
held by Sweden's Gundar Shek-mail (Court 4) Moinn
Haerg
440 Yards Hurdles:-32.2 secs., made by Richard Ault of the United States at Oslo August 31, 1949. This record is now held jointly with Roy Cochran, United States.
0,000 Metre Relay (four times 1,500 metres):—15 mins, His local opponent 19 valuable addition to our tennis Bridgstown, Feb. 23 Mem- 30.2 secs., made by the Gefle Idrottsforening Club of Sweden world and the opinion held in bers of
on July 3. some quarters that he has a poor cricket team to tour England at Gavle, Sweden, backhand was not justified on this year were announced to- 1949. The previous record was 15 mins. 34.0 secs. held by the yesterday's performance.
night ns:
same team.-Reuter.
and Wonk.
Weisa showed that he had al command as varied a selection of strokes as we have seen here in many yaro.
Indies Team
liis services and his powerful Weekes. 01 run in the
Decond Innings for a match annlysis of 10 wicket for 115, and Geikalo captured five wic kots for 30 to finish with match figures of nine for 85.
Tho
Country batsmen also The struggled against ebin. only man to reach double fig- ures was Addison, who made 24. Colin McCool was particul- urly Impressiva with his breaks and
driving ate assets that it will
the
West Indies
J. D. Goddard, (Captain), E. C. L. Walmit, C. B. Williams Roy Marshall (Bar- J. B. Stollmeyer, Gerry Gomez
not be easy to discount against indos). Jones, A, Plerre, g
bo
Of the remaining
MALAYANS GET
an
Federa❤
The team is may put considerable fight into the sido. not short of good batting and bowling, but it is up against a side that also isn't shore of these prerequisites victory.
Another Death
In The Ring
New York, Feb. 24.- Middleweight boxer Laverne
Roach died Thursday from
head injuries received during his fight Wednesday night against George Small of Brooklyn.
It will be interesting to see li A. 1. Kitchell, who consistenlly has reached 20 runs and more in his last half-a-dizen. innings, will keep up his record against Howarth, Cull and Weller.
If the first wicket partnership of Madar and A. A Rumjohn stands, the IRC should give the Scorpions a good game of it.
ARMY V. UNIVERSITY
Army entertain the University at Sookunpoo and, likewise, aro up against a team showing late season, improvement. There is no predicting what may happen Laverne was taken to the here and all that is needed for hospital with "severe haemorrha good showing from the under- age" and "possibly fractured graduates is a respectable score 10 skull" after being knocked out when they go In to bat.
University in the 10th round.
fast batting likes. Roach, who was 25, lost only bowlers and Corfeld will not be four fights out of 32 One of the thre
threat he to other teams. them was to the late Marcel Commandos meet
the RAF Certian, who knocked him out where we do not know at time on March 12 at Madison Square of writing and are
'another yet Garden after flooring him seven team that has Kot OVCE
its poor Umen in eight rounds,
early
showing Yet, RABson
have too much all-round Roach, a
handsome boxer strength, while the Commandos from Plainview Texas, got his lacks that if not the will to win. start in the ring while serving in
Navy are at home to U.S. Marines during the war. the Optimista
at King's Park After his beating by Cerdun, and some more blg scores pre he quit the ring until a month promised. If Morgan or White ago, when he started a coror- tako the
first wickets chicaply. back.
Navy stand a chance of scoring He was married, and had two mali childre Prezz
Associated
Lifts Twice His Own Weihgt
Royal
a victory. Recreio
aro al home to the KCC at King's Park and Belding a considerably weakened side, will and it hard going to stave off defeat.
HOSPITALS' CUP
London, Feb. 23,--University College Hospital beat St George's Hospital by 10 points to all in a Hospital Cup, first-round Rugby Union replay match ni Rietmond today.
AN INVITATION a slowness alool that, it may be truc, should
handicap Telestrain, Samadhir Ramad- Singapore, Feb. 23-The Inter against the drop shot artists. hik (Trinidad), Hines Johnson, national Weightlifting
invited Europe has
in tho game, Alan Rac, A. Valentine, F. M. tion In
World Weightlifting Champlon- may be said that Ip Koon-hung Worrell (Jamaica), R. Christian Malaya to participate
(British Gulana)-Reuter.
ships in Paris this year.
The Invitation followed on ing out the losers at 7-9, 3-0, leg
Polo & Hunt Club the heels of Malaya's success two gold medals in winning However, at no point did one
ono silver medal in the notice any signs of grim de- There wil bo a meet of the end
College now. Shiu Village weightlifting event at the Em- termination on the countenances Hunt at Sheung of Senora
on or of Pedro [near Faniing, Bunday atpire Games at Auckland, New
Zealand Assocluted Press. D Masip...
11:30: a.m.
googlics to faltu with six wickets for 23 ruKIN. the off-spinner, Can Johnson, had three wickets for 18 runs.
Router
and Mr Enid Lition put up a spectacular performance in com-
Welas
Manila, Feb. 23-R. Bagano, the bantamweight winner in
vision of an inter-collegiate weight-lifting-
meet, raised alon twice la body weight in the clean and jerk event,
Bagano clean-jerked pounds. It is beloved Bagano is one of a dozen men in the world-who have lifted double body weight-Associated Prebs.
bipping the scales at 121-
245
This was the fourth, meeting between the two sides and the He took a total of five hrs, 20 minutes to decide.' University meet St Mary's second-round Hospital in the next Monday, Reuter,
BOXING'S PICTURES
OF
THE YEAR
ad-
These two pictures were selected by the Associated Press as among the best illustrating big moments in the ring last year.
Top picture shows Ezzard. Charles pounding away at the body of Gus Lesnevich in their NBA tiile fight which ended with Lesnevich, unable to answer the bell in the eighth round.
Bottom picture shows Wille Pep driving a hard right to Sandy Saddler's mouth in the 13th round of the fight in which Pep regained the World Feather- weight Championship.