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Week-End Football
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1950.
SPORTING SAM
By Reg. Wootton
The Struggle For League Honours Is All But Over
BY "UNOMI"
is gradually on the Interest in local First Division soccer wane, the two top positions being more or less decided. Kitchee, by
of
their games as the time they have played the same number nearest challengers, Kowloon Motor Bus, will be well ahead of all the other teams and are almost certain to win the title.
KMB, thanks to a grand win over their closest rivals, the Army, at Soo- kunpoo last Saturday, have assured themselves of the runner-up position. The struggle at the bottom of the table is unchanged with Kwong Wah and RAF fighting hard to steer clear of the bottom rung.
The Chinese
Today, the Commandos have CAA as visitors at Sookunpoo. really upset all forecasts during the week when they held a strong KMB team to a one-all draw. Even with the same team representing them today, I doubt if the CAA defence could withstand the hard-hitting Commando forwards.
WEEK-END SOFTBALL
London Express Service
Midgets' League Off To A Start This Week-end
A
BY STARDUST"
This week-end will see the commencement of the Midgets' League with full
programme
of games scheduled. Eight teams will vie for the Jim Shepherd Challenge Cup. Softball fans will be provided with thrills aplenty as the youngsters-under 15 years in age and under 5 feet 2 inches in height go through their paces.
The best tussle should be the highly-favoured Acey' clash with the Falcons. A gang sure to fight tooth and nail from start to finish, Brother Cronin's Aces will put on an all-out effort to down the Falcons. For what they lack in experience, they are sure to make up in enthusiasm and fight- ing spirit.
FREDDIE MILLS TO GO INTO BOXING MANAGEMENT
Freddie Mills wants to be a boxing manager. This great sportsman told me at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, tournament, that his one ambition is to stay in the game and take over "a stable" when his father-in-law, Ted Broadribb, retires. "I am alright financially", says Fred, "but I should be lost if I parted all connection with boxing. In no circumstances, how- ever, will I fight again."
Len Harvey, too, has managerial ambitions, but one ex-champlon who has come under the official ban of the British Boxing Board of Control is Eric Boon, who, has had his licence as a manager withdrawn by the ruling body.
did, must be made of
Newcomer lo the London | Keenan professional ring at Earls Court the right material.
and
fio won
ngainst
was Peter Keenan, who follows At the other end of the ladder In the long Attccession of of experience and on the same Glasgow flyweights. Elky programme was George Daly, of Clark, Johnny 11, Benny Blackfriars, London. Lynch
Jackie and
Paterson a south-eastern area lightweight
contest were all elght-store men from
eliminating Clydeside, but while Keenan Tommy Barnham, of Fulham, has every
promke he rannut Yet in the palmy days of the yet be ranked with his illustri- late Jeff Dickson in the middle ous predecesSOTM,
thirties this same Daly was the Keenan It was who was de-American promoter's office prived of an amateur national boy. tille by one of the worst de- Daly has been boxing since cisions I have ever seen. That he was 17, and now he is 25. wag at Wembley two years but he is completely unmarked good as any of them ngo,
the man who got the and as Two crucial filts feature the Clovers will face Hal Wing awaken from their long slum-verdiet was Henry Carpenter of
It will be strange if he still. CAA are most disappoint- the game for the remainder of the goalkeeper. He brought of
some amazing gaver and could aton's Senior League. The Lee's White Fanga white Siber. could "bite some"
London 1:0 a professionar wins another Championship, as Ing team this season, They the reason.
be blamed for the goalshoppy-go-lucky Jaguars,
well may
do. The Army at have enough not
con- Teresa's meet the Squaws.
After the licking handed out now. But grec as he in Keenan he have three stalwarts in the side.
On every boxing bill these by the Stanvac's big pawa last will go farther than Carpenter, I refer to Yui Kal-yan, the goal-j punch and power in their ranks which beat him.
The Haun-kissed" Squaws week, Big Chief Robert Castro
RIGHT MATERIÁL Spence look over the duties or querors of St Joseph's last
there Is cameone fighting keeper, Luj Shut-ping, the left in beat Enstern, who are a poor,
Figueredo's Braves, two-time
that his
hopeful of
Alling Fredklie back, and that diminutive right-kie with
Keenan heat Jan, Snever la Jualor
the St Teresa's Though the odds Meefcong boys should beat the the good-looking Belgian chum although he was given the job
Champions, in half, Chan Kam-pui.
good footbal: J
of looking after the most second game of the final play are in favour of the letter, Tennents lambs, the holders of pion from Ghent, but he ob-
is certain the Squaws will put the San Miguel Shield, but Itviously
found League leaders Kitcher play Rerous player on the Beld, Lee folie dimeult to forecast the up stit epposition and will he looks like they are
ten rounds B with Chun-fat.
distance. in for it tiring League Hume
Still a man South Chinn tomorrow at Club
The Bus centre-forward was outcome of this match as both trying all the time.
agabu. Good weeping, Mec-who
out Dickie сол knuck teams are of about ground, The two teams
O'Sullivan in three rounds, met in grand form and seared two
longs! goals. KMB
weretrength. The Jaguars, coached last Wednesday evening, Kitchee well-taken
ure deter- winning by 4-1 in a game widehshaky at times, especially on the by Hal Wing: Lee,
marred by the rough right flank. However, they had mined to win. was
adopted medies
by
Navy fal, who was the best player na youthful oppon- ngast their
view.
is cool
and shows *niz.
excellent timing in his tackling Club met Police last Sunday
to make a It takes 11 men team and without the co-opera- | a return tion of the other eight the hard work put it at every game by the trio mentioned is wasted. A victory for Commandos is a likely result.
Caroline Hill this afternoon.
11e idea of what pivot and acquitted himself weli i Week by 5-1, take on Chiarile will come to the fore against appears determined
the same
Provided the US. Kitchreia One defender in Tam Chin-
too carry
much
represented
Salisbury by the Sound, which is still away, their strunde with the Ameri-
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Squaw Joyce Guest will not Course not under- estimate the enemy, being now a seasoned campaigner.
and when full time came the should be a ding-dong
une. Both teams have their the redoubtable Stanvacs will
EASY FOR ARMY
Army, after their lapse fart Saturday, should have little xitrea dimeulty in collecting boll weight and experience for the points as a result of their game | Carollie Hi! Goys and shoult scare was 0-9). The result was with Enslern to be played at win handsomely. No doubl
a fair one, the two teams having 1Helyer will remember thean equal share of the attack. close khave they had in the Brown, the Club goalie, shone The soldiers will be without Challenge Shield on the same in a mediocre Club defence. He the services of Berry, their ground and against the same was given grand support, by
opposition.
Police have improved greatly
the past month and only just managed to supply many upset scores before
the season ends.
elever Inside-right. He as Lone Home. Tennuel, who broke his arm in the recent Salgen Interport, will be out of
THE
YOUNGEST
Youngest competitor in the world ice figure skul- ing championships #t Wembley was Sonya Klopfer, 15, from Brook- lyn. She is junior cham- plon of the United States.
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TAKING NO CHANCES
They
Barber.
in
INTER-HONG LEAGUE
The tilt_between Shell and
backs to the wall and will be be the match to watch this going all out to secure a berth afternoon, provided the latter in the fun play-offs.
can recover n glimpse of their old form. Shell should win, DISTAFF CIRCUIT
but It would not be wise of them to treat the Stanyacs too as the latter, if they
In the Ladies' Junior Section,
"Mahatma" Marques' | lightly
Eddie
may
scrape through by the only St Joseph's, who are at pre-
gon! scored in the match.
To-
morrow they will be taking no sent visiting Manila, played two chances and will held a strong games last week and look all They beat Kwong side which will assure them of four points.
last Saturday.
The Wah 4-3 victory.
Saints were wo goals in arrears at one stage in this game and it certainly looked
would spring Kwong Wah
but late
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ir
RUSSIANS
WANT TO
JOIN THE
THE WORLD
IN THE BOXING RING
John Macadam's Column
who
In
posexi lenger
vacant tille. Albert
Finch,
Don Cockell and Mark thise leading Hart are the
Hart did him- contenders, and
n good turn when he dis- of a very forceful chal- in Jiray Carrol, of Stockport. I think eventually that art and Corkell will fight it out for the Championship. although I cannot rate either of them a second Mills.
Tommy Walker Newcastle Are
Tips Chelsea For The Cup
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Not Really Extravagant
By ARCHIE QUICK Newcastle United have event £100,000 since the war un players. Wait a moment before
Here we go again off around the sporting houses you talk about their crass ex- and, since Chelsea are talking-point team of this season travagance, They have drawn (as they have been, differently, many other seasons £120,000 in players trans- fers, and of the moment of before), we may as well start with them.
Sheffield writing are awaiting Wednesday's "Yes" for over £20,000 for the Hobicdo brothers.
First man to weigh in with congratulations and prayer for that long-awaited Wembley appearance was Tommy Walker, now nicely settled among his ain folk in Edinburgh.
"According to all the reports
Kowloon Motor Bus have an easy task tomorrow when, they play RAF at Boundary Street. The airmen are definitely
surprise result,
Russia wants to play! In the firm personal belief weak team and they don't ap- rally, capably Jed by Castilho,
of the that a friendly punch on the nose can clear more air than St Joseph's showing signs of assured pear to be
19 international conferences, I report with pleasure that improvement.
points.
On Sunday the Saints were a the Soviet, new member of the Association Internationale game in which every
much improved side and de Boxe Amateur, has made its first neighbourly move they participate the defence is always overworked and ul- trounced Eastern by five goals towards joining the rest of the world in the boxing ring. timately collapses. The for-NE
in goal and Meeting in London, the executive committee of the ward line show little idea of versatile, played
it off. ick did all that was asked of him. association will have before them a list of sugges- combination and they
player who can Dave Leonard proved that he tions-sent officially by Russia through their Embassy marksnun,
laxer word and is still one of the finest centre-here-for discussion at the association's annual congress hit the really
halves in the Colony, true into the goni.
in Copenhagen next June.
In
KMB will no doubt feld the team which did so well against the Army last
romp home easy winners.
LAST WEEK'S GAMES
Pereira, two.
who is nost
KOREANS COMING
came
into and
with
The Sheffield palm itches to net rid of that £20,000 received from Preston North End for Eddle Ice hockey fans
Quigley, and Newcastle are the of how they are playing." Tom-their Own Wembley
only club that can afford to get the rid of one or even two players my told us, "I cannot see them Harringaywards
of the fen-day world | without asking for others in ex- being stopped now, and I wrote start to tell Mr Birrell and all my old championships. USA meet change, Both Robledo brothers dark-horse Sweden, who have have been invited by Chile, friends at Stamford Bridge so. It would be grand to see Chelsea beaten the world-beating Czechs where they were born, to piny
5-0 and checked the Edmonton for that South American coun pulit
Tommy is as puzzled as John Mercurys, who represent Canada in the World Cup scrles at Harris and practically every- In the competition. body else as to why Chelsea are
Reason given for the Swedes' Lop consistently hitting form success is that they are coached Wembley Frankie Trot- only occasionally at by ex-W away and
"Maybe the fact that the Stamford Bridge crowd are not nearly so partisan as most home crowds, but cheer good football from whomever it comes, is re sponsible," says Tommy.
In them, a M. Nikiforov, the intervals of teaching P.T. home.
of the followers chairman
All-Union at a Lancashire school. Hongkong football week and will
reveals that! for a treat next month boxing section,
After a highlight eareer as a are in when a team from Korea ls to "Russia wishes to take not only near-champion and international visit
Birkenhend's the Colony.
a very active part in the affairs | with Many will
amateurs, remember the grand display of the association, but a neces- Some exciting games were they put up last season against sary share of responsibility for
RINGSIDE seen last week-end. Army and the pick of Hongkong's talent. the developing of boxing and
They beat a Hongkong XI by KMB attracted a large crowd to
5-2 on the Saturday and the A further Soviet suggestion, is Sookunpoo and provided excel-
game against a Com- that AIBA should tell the world lent entertainment. The game Sunday
Chinese XI was one of that it is "formed on the basis was played at a cracking pace bined
Burmen the most exciting seen in years, of democracy" and has as une throughout and the
With both teams going all out of its chief of aims "the making deserved their 3-1 victory,
for victory, the score stood at of boxing popular unong the
international relations."
with only one minute broad masses."
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The Army contained Craig-one-all head, an old favourite, and left to play. Hongkong forced youngster at Inside-right called a corner on the right and veteran Mamion. Both merited their Fung King-cheong sent over
which perfect centre promotion to the First Eleven.
was The man who caught the eye headed into the net to give the In the Army team was Leyland, Hongkong Chinese victory.
100th
HOO
IVERS
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VERSA
AMERICAN
ÄXPRESS
1850 950
Anniversary
MARCH
18
SATURDAY
1950
AMERICAN EXPRESS
IS, 100 YEARS, OLD TODAY!.
DES VOEUX-ROAD
20. 1: Teorge Whiting
WAVING THE FLAG From these laudable senti- ments, M. Nikiforov guis down to technicalities that show, for the first time ever, the kind of ideas that hold sway in the hitherla "secret" rings of Russia.
fas
since taken!
seven of his opponents.
His Hearts team is carrying the torch in the far North with Koodwill matches in Inverness and Elgin.
REHEARSING
YES-MOBER-A ZET DIVIDEND - ANDD MAKE SURE THAT IT WOULD BE POSTED I GIVE IT TO GEORGE.
Frank turned professional last August, and lins
With only # of a point se- only 20 rounds to polish off all parating her from the world wo- man champion skater, 18-year- old Jennette Altwegg spent the A six footer with the longest hours of waiting for the deciding poker- free style patiently, pet of arms in the busine, facedly relearsing her routine... Indian-born Jeanette, who Bell just missed the bus in two attempts on an ABA title but won her first national champion- only une professional has been ship here when she was nine, is able to stay the distance with unlikely to turn pro.. him. Could it be that the "Great not the showman type, is an ice ..She is
who, like many another Unpaid are tougher?
classicist, and makes a change from these girls who are never bright light here, had fo status-oing into show business, and overseas to get a shine.... The less acrimony always do....
Swedes got in by air, each man armed with 10m. of Swedish
1949 was the most suc
70 This is
won't find any scrappers,
tler,
but cessful
cason
that if a boxer is knocked downlght Champlon of his coun- they ought to produce a couple Years of AAA life.
in
go
10.
the
Despite the summary dismis sal of Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbro from the FA Cup on the same day, soccer
is aflame on enthusiasm
the North East const, and when the England players turned up on the little North Shields ground for practice the day before the with Holland at New- match castle, there
2,000 were over people looking on.
Sunderland's success in Jum- to fourth place in the First Division League table,
ping
Middlesbrough's consistenly good football, and Newcastle's constant juggling with top stars all helps to keep that enthusiasm alive.
CUP FINAL IN MAY?
Talk on the North-East coast Loo, is about the possiblity of the season after next being shortened for the last week in April, and the Cup Final played at Wembley in May in order to Sir he free of all opposition. We learn, for instance, that
Stanley Rous is all for it, so they would like to see schoo!
In Scotland, where Instructors of physical training
you may take it for granted that it will happen.
My biggest surprise was the regarded as amateurs, that they switches cause favour public adjudication, with and argument than in England, Maybe British Rollways' am- food.
concensus of opinion that Eddle each judge waving a coloured he next amateur to turn pro ateur boxing championships at
Trautmann, the goalkeeper of fessional will to indicate his finding, Nell Phillips,
be lightweight the Albert Hall
Manchester seemingly doomed former Feather-world-beating
City and an ex-German Pri- three times in ou round the
soner of War, is liable to become in London as immediately be try and bout should
sald In the AAA annual report, the оссира-
goalkeeper the Createst stopped.
one of Scotland's most poilshed
which underlines our statement and
on increased internationals. ese and other ideas are put
and increasing dame has ever known. persistent
hiz No less ban- a
person than Back to his forward, says Russia, in the
Hustelous predecessor the coppersmith's job hope that their acceptance at at Springburn, Glasgow, after tam Numbertaker, in the last standard, but reiterates that full
four of his class, and a fascina- succces will not be achieved un- cits goni, Frank Swift, sald to
til facilities are increased..... Copenhagen will "stimulate the National Service with the Army ting featherweight who is pro-
England and Wales
have mefe is better than I was
at the start of my career, and he #reater popularisation of box for whom he boxed regularlyfessionally engaged as a
· 19 of representative matches
around 43 cinder tracks. dropper.
A Lengthmnn ing and the greater authority Philos had his last amateur (which to musi on no accotly half the available ones are in of them already. Just wait." et the AIBA.”
them privately owned, and near is very nearly better than any
Trautmann, week ago. Then,
imann, who is in England Well, come what may, it's about a
stretch on the canvas), an Oxy-
There is none in will join the
it London beginning. If we are going to understand, he
labour permit but has gen Gas Cutter, and, for what the southwest, only with Russia, several ex-amateurs, including is worth, a C and W Lifter.. west and north-east, and plans
one in the on
turned professional, will never Argue the point let's do it with boxing gloves! Peler Keenan, who box under The boys come to battle from
the managerial eye of Tommy every railroading corner of the are well afoot to provide them in be eligible to play for Enginnd. Gilmour.
kingdom. and good luck to Uliem..
NOT FOR RANDOLPH
Melvin ("Jinx") Brown, here from St Paul, Minnesota, per- mits himself a quiet smile when he hears that nobody wants to fight our Randolph Turpin.
was
He put himself at Randolph's disposal several weeks ago, but was unable to do business. Aged last here as a 23, Brown Gi. and had hoped to return as an art student. Instead, he comes as a fighter with three ambitions-to beat Albert, to meet muy middleweight in Europe, and to acquire Cana- dian clUzenship.
BELL'S THE NAME Southern matchmakers who about The shortage
moan
of professional beavyweights might do worse than fot down the name of Yorkshire's. Frank ing over North Courtymien in
TELS: 31236-7-D............ | Bell, currently employed knock-
in
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of
world-shattering tions.
There is, for instance,
K. O. CANNON
YOU GO INTO YOUR FLAT, WHISPEN. I'LL FOLLOW YOU UP. JUST WANT TO) BEN WE WEREN'T,
FOLLOWED,
/50 YOU WERE PLAY-ACTING WHEN
YOU MADE PROFILE THINK YOU TRUSTED HIM? DO I HAVE TO
BELIEVE THAT
Fire-
a
15 centres..
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The law lays it down very de- finitely that a man must be born In this country to play for it.
The Riddle of the Red Domino
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AFRAID. HE'D HUNTÄ
MY BATHER....Th
BOUNDS FAIR) • CAT FROFILE'S SALON - THERE ARE DOuprs.. THEN YOU REALLY
FOOLED PROPILA? BUT, MA. PROFILE, YOUR HEAD 15 AS FAT AS AT THIS VERY MOMENT YOUR BODY,PAUNCH, I DO \ SHE MAY BE WITH ♫
HOT TRUST WHISPER CANNON.
ANY MORE THAN C TRUST YOU! ONE IS BEING WATCHEDİ
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