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Week-End Football
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1950.
THE END OF THE SEASON
INTO SIGHT WITH
LOOMS
THE CUP & SHIELD FINALS
BY "UNOMI"
The end of the scason is gradually looming into sight and with the advent of clear evenings the HKFA are having all the postponed fixtures played off.
The 5.15 p.m, kick-off for the midweek games at presept is a little bit early for many soccer fans who are thus deprived of the pleasure of watching many fine soccer games,
Recently, CAA held Kowloon Motor Bus to a one-all draw and this was a game crammed full-of-exciting-football. Yet only a handful of spectators witnessed
Kitchee have more or less clinched the First Division Lengue title and the News Vendors have a commanding lead in the Junior League. Main interest in the next fortnight will be the finals of the various Cup and Shield games, that is, the Memorial Cup Final at Boundary Street on April 2, the Junior and Senior Chal- lenge Shield finals at Club ground on April 8 and the International Cup final be- tween China and England at Sookunpoo on April 10. Tomorrow afternoon Hen- polished display in the RAF kong ny a came at Macao in goal. the Interport series and became
clubs
players have reveral participating in the game the
SPORTING SAM
WEEK-END SOFTBALL
By Reg. Wootton
Neck-And-Neck Battle For Senior Loop Pennant Continues Tomorrow
By "STARDUST"
сол-
The neck-and-neck battle for supremacy in the Men's Senior Lengue tinues tomorrow when Frank Cleary's Americans tangle with the "Happy-go-lucky” Jaguars, and the all powerful St. Joseph's clash with Charlie Figueiredo's Braves. These two bang-up tussles are the drawing cards of this week's schedule.
The winning of the Americans-Jaguars tilt will be of importance to both teams as they will be battling for the third place in the final play-offs. Both sides are in great form, with the edge slightly in favour of the Jaguars. Conched by Prexy "Doc" Molthen and Hal Winglee, the Jaguars are sure to be on top.
However, fans can be assured 1
struggle as
hoth a tight
dominated the play and finished easy winners.
The two other games played League lenders Kitchee had last Saturday were very one- little diently in collecting both sided affairs. Anny easily ac majority of the teams concerned pointa at the expense of South counted for Kwong Wah by iqunds have much at slake, The
although only The winners were un-Commander, nre playing their Lengue games China.
fortunate in having to play for managing to score one goal in in worry of Frank Cleary's this afternoon. Four games in
game with CAA, had the Americans is the pitehing de- thes of
their FLEEC the First Division and one thare-quarter:
play an attacked partirent and if their present the Second Division are on the without the services of Cheung most of the
Shu-ling, their left-luck, who continuourly, but the forwards burler, Schalte, is able to strike Programme for today,
were off form and mid grand food form, their chances of a received a head injury and was
the low berth in the final play-offs ate opportunities, hence forced to fire.
very bright,
KITCHEE MEET
The potential, League Cham- plans, Kitchee, travel to Kow- Yui Kai- Joon to
play CAA,
1: in CAA goalie, yan. the brilliant form at present, but I can't see him withstanding the powerful Kitchee forward line which contains krown sinupshooters,
many
well-
CAA have a ̈quod defence utitj the forward he is weak and
10 w
U 1 requires goals
matches I am afraid they will
Josers when the fa
be the
whistles blown.
Army have easy opposition to- day at Sookunpoo when they entertain Club. The Army team returned to form last week with? an 8-0 win over Kwong Wah and they should win handsomely today despite the fact that Tennur, their stalwart pivot, Is, * an absentee.
Another certainty on the card Is Cornmandos against Kwong Wah. The Chinese defence is thun kely to crack up more under the terriße pressure that
will be exerted upon them by
the Commando forwards,
The Commandos in the part
one of
1
De pite this handicap, Kitchee
Beors.
John Macadam
Tells Of
A Boxer Who Is Fighting His Way Into Society
Boxers are the darnedest people. . . . If they aren't reading Shakespeare between houts of biffing less capable opponents; or reading Bibles with a view of taking up the Ministry when they have completed their little cycle of defacing their fellow-man; or showing love for children, or tending flowers, or going in for psychiatry.
rent
CONFIDENT
The All powerful St. Joseph's, fresh from thele re- defeat by the Jaguars, cater into their battle
the Braves with
The
full
The
week-endi
follows:-
programme: Overseas
SATURDAY Men's Renfor League AL CHĄ 43 p.m.-Jaguars
Plate Umpire:-Don American
"Scorett-Samet Samy), Robbins.
Men's Junior League At Recrela 2.10 p.m.-Jaguars Aces (Plate Umpire:-Danny Izait. Scorer:-Roberto Nunes),
Inter-Hong League
Spartans Braves Acer
.471
21
253
Pandas
་
Delawaren
Criftus
Inter-Hong League
ཏུ་༡
L Percent
1.000
1.000
500
500
V
At CDA 2.13 p.m. Callex v Umpire:-Bob Civil Service (FiMe
Henderson, Scorer-Tony Kwok),
Ladies Renior League At Recreto 3.45 p.m.-Picates "v Umpire:-Leslie Canadians Plate Castro. Sester:-Bim Ablona).
SUNDAY
Civil Service
Slanac
Callex
Gibbs Livingston Shell
San Miguel Brewery
Mercantile Bank .. Union Instirance
500
1
.000
2
000
Ladles Senior
League
L Percent
Wahoos
Canadians
42
Pirates Wildcats
200
Ladles Junior League
St Teresa
SQUAWS
Men's Benior League AI CỦA II nam.—S! Joseph's V battery of Braves (Plate. Umpire:-Buster Hol-
orlands, Scorer:-Wanda todrigues). Chapple "Personality". Remedios
Ladies' Junior League and Avichi Yvanovich of the AL CBA 3.30 p.m.-Witte Fangs
developed into tech late Umpire White Fangs Braves has Bra
best
pitching a Sequeira. Senter: Ablong).
of
the
Inter-Hong League At CRA 12.30 p.nt.
offensives lo this circuit' They calon Insurance Plate Umpire:
com
are backed by a new infield con bination which Came through with flying colours in their Fast three outings. The Braves are the only undefeated team in the play-off series,
in
Radon Barrelto).
Shelly
Biurain. Scorer: Bonnie
J
WE CAST
CAST BREAD ON THE WATERS
While they're talking about the start of the Flat- and don't forget who gave you Transatlantic and Clon- carrig-and whether the Cup will be battled out at Wembley between Chelsen and Everton or Arsenal and. Liverpool, let's sneak away from it all.
It is dark and the cliff-face is precipitous and slip- pery in the drizzle of pre-dawn rain. We slither down. with one impedimenta låshed around our necks, and finally wo are secure on a rock that might be in the heart of the country if it were not for that lap-lap of the tide ten feet beneath us.
We unlash the stuff from Around the coast of Eng- around our necks. We open the land there are some 75 01- tin and joint the rods, and by jungiing clubs with mything up the time the Arst grey light to 12,000 members. This is a alants nerora the sea we R45 fcobite to the number of fresh- costing
water fishermen up and down waters.
the country. There are onl claly 300,000 of these.
our bread upon the We are sea-angiers,
Sportsman's Diary.
EDITED BY Bruce Harring
Honorary Helpers
After playing a strenuous Oxford game at full-back for
University against Oxfordshire, Mu ray Hofmeyr, who played at England against full-back for Scotland nt Murrayfield en March 18. had half an hours place-kicking and dropping goals. He had the
practice at
following honoraty helpers;
Two small schoolboys; John Kendall-Carpenter, an- other Oxford Blue and English international;
Peter Langley. Oxford Blue and English trial man:
Mrs Langley. Percent
100
1904
ARE
.300
.000
The
Clovers Melyeirenn,
BATTING AVERAGES After their poor performances of At Recreio 3.30 p.m.-San Miguel bat in laal week's games,
Mercantile Bank Plate Umpire; league lenders dropped several Sivas. -Frankie Correa. Scorer:-Bernard polits in their batting Averages, The latest compilations show the | top five hitters in their respective
leagues:
Men's Sentor Leapte
Midget League
AL ČIA 9230 4.m.-Dodgers. V Shell, last year's runner-up Black Arrows (Umpire:-Bol Hen-
the
League.derson). Inter-Hong received
shock last At Rectrio 9.30 a.m.-Mohawk: v a rude
am-Salais v Bluebirds (Um week when they went down to Delawares Umpire-Fred Diesta).
They cannot affort
ple:Igimar Eriksen). to take things
12.30 p.m.--Återv cary tomorrow Stanvae.
Blackhawks when they meet
Uni (Umpire--A. Tipe).
2.m.-Falcons v. Lions getback Insurance. Anolzer
pire: R. Ribeiro). will end all their hopes in the
have
Rennie Sequeira
(Madenps)
Tony Oanund
(tiraves)
(Umar Eriksen
(St Teresa)
Eric Guest
Joey Graca
LEAGUE STANDINGS pennant race. The Union boys
of a bunch
The Men's Scalar fengue show the promising!
various teams standings after the in need completion players but are badly
the prellininary the semi-nal round and include play-off games. The first four foams will battle for the pennant in a final play-off series which will be a fur- | Antonio Guterres ther two ralinda.
Men's Senior
St Joseph's Braves Jaguara
(Backhawks)
Eddie Remedios
(Blackhawk)
arob Ong
¡Overseas)
Eddie Loureiro
:
GAB II Aver.
13 54 23 420
52 21 404
04 25 .301
Spikes Guterres
¡Beaves)
14 40 18 410
(Jaguars)
43 17 403 14
14 19 19 308
10 57
១៩៨ Men's Junior League
GABH Aver.
21
17
IA
10 C3 23 370
League
1. Percent
10 C5 21 360
A37
.731
.7.33
18 37 21 300 Ladies Senior League
GABI Aver.
043
25
(Canadians)
7 NO 13 413
Palsy Ribeiro
371
(Wahnes)
9 30 12,100
Irene Cast tho
5:00
(Walinos)
157
Bobble Lee
.337
(Pirate)
Tetry Cainpus
Wahoon)
Cumbancheros
Final Play-Of Serles
.071
Ladies Junior League
33 12 264
7 19
4 315
33 10 303
GABI Aver.
Braves Jaguars
St Joseph's Americans
You never know with a boxer and, particularly, you
of practice. I cannot see them causing an upset this week. never know with such a character as one Aaron Joshua, who has just hit London on his way towards completing a
of Civit I the performance cirennavigation of the Globe which will terminate (we
Service in their victory over hope) in a successful career as a sassiely photographer. Livingston, holders of two months have been
Inter-Hong the San Miguel Is and New York. he Jord, an
Concurrentis. Aaron--or the most consistent teams in the
he won 31 out of 36 pro fights should be able to notch
criterion, they Shield, is any League. What a great pity they known to his friends and ac didn't
form complices-ks at prevent spenti- ! display this fine
another HALF WAY ROUND
win
the expense Americans"
St Tercan tol of his spare
of Caltex this afternoon. early in the season. They could ing a
U.S. Navy have Beer challenging for mincking the empty air and the
He was half way round the Civil Service boasts of several Canadians at this stage.
noses of any eddfellows as care League honours
players in i world by
Don Madcapt and he top-notch this time, him in loves with Navy meet Eastern and, with to erom,
I decided he would complete the "Flash" Robbins
and "Tiger" Overseas
Pandas inb.
Luth So he paid his way to Hussain,
of the Canu-Chung Hws London, contacted Ernie Jarvis, dians, Buster Hollands of the Paks
"Power-baredevils and is at prerent setting about Madcap
ડી.
the majority of their big ships Solemons' ym.
in
port at present, will be able
to Be a strong side.
I think
THE HARD WAY
time
nre
at
and Stan
up
Dearsley and his defenders will
He came here the hard way, the business of retting himself house" Leonard of St. Joseph's Basebalters
Seasoned bail allow the fast Eastern forwards little scope and Galvin and the It started, really, in Burma up for the fine three years of who
the players, the his boxing served with
career, and
nf that photo- rest of the Navy forwards wilt where doch score the necessary goals to British Army, having been born achievement
in India or withgrapher's business and having, In Calcutta assure them of victory,
two brothers out of his parents Australia where he can gather family of seven boys and two the folks around him. girts, joined up.
1
On
OPPORTUNITY
Sunday the much
-
game
SHOULD BE CLOSE
Another close
game should be the San Miguel Brewery- Buth He has been in England six Mercantile Bank affair. proved RAF team, who almost Josh and his youngest brother weeks, and has had one light, teams are evenly matched and forced a draw with KMB last fought all rough Burma to- which he won, and is readying a good tussle can be expected. The Gibb. Livingston-Stanvac week, have a grand opportunity Rether and the eldert brother himself daily in Bickly, Kent,
has
postponed to been of returning to winuing vein. served with the Australian Air and the xym for his second at
He will not be April 6. The introduction of new blood Force and was executed, after West Ham.
Only one tilt is scheduled int and re-arrangement of the older torture, by the Japanese'n day satisfied until he has had a shot the Men's Junior
Joop when! players has given new hope to or two before the end of the at Clayton's Empire title.
the Aces engane the Jaguars the airmen
You might think
a postponed game. The unpredictable lat, South China, who are RAF's Now Josh himself hat nota soft-spoken. check-gashed) Aces are an
softball from the opponents
lonely but news bo a though a certain amount of art | character would are
#rapevine is that they are all young side with a nippy forward study in the University College otice.
Lout to make things tough for line which requires constant at in Rangoon
went before he
the Jaguars. clness i soldering and, tention. It should be a
ince it
back to to get gume,
now diffleuit Calcutta because his gapa had The best performances in 15st lost his optician's business, 19, week-end's League programme; decided to make his way to the were given by the RAF players. United States, get a stake, and who were narrowly defeated by get the family together again. the strong KMB team.
tomorrow,
2
War.
that such
W3S ON THE CONTRARY
HANDY- IMPLEMENTS
That was in 1917 and, since KMD managed to equalise he had done a certain amount early in the second halt but the of Services boxing, he decided airmen gave as good na they got his fists were as useful a pair of for the remaliider of the game. Implements as he had hontly.
He fought his way
to the The Busmen were extremely Pacific Coast and then fought it fortunate to suntch the winning back again as a pro,, and be goal in the last minute of the tween fights be studied modern game. A newcomer, Wood, gave photography In San Francisco
On the contrary.
(Braves)
Avarita Choy
PW Percent | Crelle Arnulphy
Men's Junior League
Blackhawks
Nexes
Jaguars
1000 Sitho
1. Percent
770
705
(White Fangs) Gloria Stiva
1St Teresa) Carmen Sousa
(Squaw)
ja Gaan ‚(St Teresa) Virgie Gonzales
(Squaws)
10 36 13 417 1a 13 13 494
This ateli wn the final home fixture of the University this term.
PLAYER, SCOUT, COACH
One way and another it is a pretty-safe bet that more-people Form: engugo regularly in one of angling and another in Dri- tain than in any other single sport. And it is entirely amat- eur. An augier who rells & fish Is as much of a pariah as n Wimbledon girl who accepis a teamer for playing in a minor tournament,
nf
£100. RODS
Amateur? The Anglera Britain are innre than that. Each one spends a lot of hard cash on his hobby,
A decent split-cone rod will cost as much as £25, and if he is fastidious he can run to as
If he Usuch as Cien.
វា k he can use a bamboo and a six-
penny line, but research shows that the pole-and-line period
In an angler's life farts ́about hall aur hotir after he han raught his Arst Ash,
Two
main bodies
nuc the port-the National Federation of Anglers in Birmingham and gimlar body for sca unglers
The Arst Whitstable.
ม them has been in operation for 47 years, and really came to the industrialists being when sturted to get busy poisoning the English streams with their factory waste. Now out
D
river pollution 1 on century of
Man who likes his football is the way out. Half Arthur Iitening, appointed baiting has got publie authorl- team manager of Leyton FC.ties on the ride of the anglers. He spent 12 years as a profes- and, one by one, the poisoned sional for Spurs and was coach rivers are getting that tich back
the sport of Walton and scout for them for another
Looming away over the head of three years.
even Soccer, Rugby, cricket, and golf.
Then he went ns coacht to Finchley and after three years joined Hodeston Town.
fater Eighteen months
he heard that Leyton team man- nger Jack Finch had been ap- pointed no coach to the feclan
lie FA. A 37, Hitchins begins another big tank-that of restor Ing Layton to its pre-war posi- tion : amateur soccer,
REES AND VON NIDA
រង
Salmon and trou! anglers. with whom we have spoken an the rubaret, are melined. to be snooty about the sea-anglers- are in- "worin-dippers" they clined to call them.
BONNY FICHTS
But, talk to the fellow who Reis to that sea-girt rock just before dawn and is prepared to stay there with no other com-
the seagulls When Dai Rees was telephon-panionship than ing home from Australia, where for the velong day and he he is on tour, Alppant interrup-will tell you tions
were heard from Von Nida, with him at the time.
about many a fight with not only the nimble bass or pollock, but also
bonny
the fearsome conger.
The
most extmordinary night's ongling we ever heard
ol was off a South Coast shore -and-the-net-well, rod—result
une
pracl one
Jobster
Von Nida swill be back in golf tournaments here after his year's absence. He goes to the United States first.
Australian Champion Ossie was Plekworth is travelling with aluminium kettle. Rees, and
they il play 13- The angler claims that he lit gether at the Royal Caleuttaa fire and bolled the lobster in Club on the return journey. the kettle and ato a hearly Rees, who stopped at this club breakfast, but that might easily on the outward trip says 3,000 be one of those Ashing stories,
12:32 paid to see him.
D 34
12 153
37
25
7 200
JACK FROGGATT'S KNEES
DISTURB PORTSMOUTH
BY ARCHIE QUICK
Caught short of reserve forwards on a falling mar- ket, Portsmouth will have to do some buying, and their One interesting game will be seen in the Ladles Junior choice has fallen on Buckle, of Everton, who can play Division. Hal Winglee's White on either wing and at inside-forward. Manchester · In India Be fetched up Fangs will via
St. Teresa's.
for supremacy United are also interested in this player, but a fortnight through his boxing with John against Nuttall, who has played cricket game
will decide. who will ago Manager Matt Busby signified his willingness to fall for India, hockey for Pakistan, capture the "Victor Mamak out of the bidding if Portsmouth wanted him. But no
Shield"
the the business was done. Hal Wingice's
never tell
had been killed,
You can fighters........
-(London Express Service)
this.
loop
for
This
Challenge He got a deckie's Job in a ship it came here to bax for India
time. in the Olympic Games, and is first The alien showed many in the clothes he stood up in
One disturbing factor at Portsmouth is the continued chances In their line-up and and with nothing in his pockets now fighting here professionally White Fangs have an edge on
in the same their opponents as they have a trouble England's outside-left, Jack Froggatt, is having they combined well together.and arrived In New York the and successfully
stable.
heavy battery with They were all over the Busmenzame way.
Josgite with his knees. Cartilage trouble may yet stop him Tiampo on the mould. for the greater part of the game
making the trip to Rio. And who should be using the and led by two goals to one at
The Pirates-Canadians tussle next dressing-room? Danny In the Ladies' Senior League the end of the first half.
How often it happens that only a yearly contract. Mr O'Sullivan, another of the old will be a touch-and-go battle.
player performa brilliantiv Dirrell held out for three years Indian clums. It was Danny's The Midget Leaguers make staff-work that elicited the in their second debut this week. "gainst his old club. It worked or nothing, and won on a cost-
in reverse at Portsmouth in ing vote. formation that Josh's brother end.
Most of the teams in their Come with Burnley. The protest made by the are unknown Strong. the former Pompey Grand National race Buthor!- but fans can be goalkeeper, let a simple long ties regarding the playing of with quantities
assured of some entertaining shot slip through his hands into the FA Cup semi-final between tussles as the youngsters show the net in the first minute of Everton and Liverpool at Man- their wares on the local
the game and that eventually chester on the same day as the diamond for the second time.
has many decided the match 2-1 in Ports- blg Aintree race
supporters who would like to mouth's favour. But they are playing far from Championship see both events. But it can be for.
viewed in another light.
play at home on the that the Grand No- is run this year it the table they have not wan would have boon Everton ver- match since Christmas and are sus West Bromwich Albion in the lowest scoring alde of the the League and nobody has first twenty in Division One. thought of protesting before. They, too, need forwards,
One interesting person I met I hear that Tom Bremilow, at Portsmouth WEB Lance- former England wing half and Corporal Besle, who will play ex-Palace, Leicester and New- wing half-and
captain the port manager is likely to take RAOC Hilsen in the Army Cup charge at Bury
Final against the RA Oswestry Behind Chelsea's appearance before Their Majesties at Alder- in the FA Cup semi-final lies that A scholar at Ports the story of a fight for recogni- mouth Northern Secondary tion made Manager Billy School he has taken his School
by Hirrell, Quite recently when Certificate, gained honours in his contrast expired and came several languages and has sign- before the Board for discussioned professional for Portsmouth several Directors wished for [FC.
K. O. CANNON,
LIGTEN, WHISPERL,1 | AME YOU WORRIED
ABOUT ME,K.O.
• KNOW YOUR BATHER IS AT MARSH FOLLY. LET ME GO
THERE.
OR THE £5007 YOU CAN KAVE THE CHEQUE
IF YOU
LIKE..
The Riddle of the Red Domino
[FORGET THE WRETCHED [MONEY? YOU'RE ONLY
A KID! YOU NEED
LOOKING AFTER.
NO MORE THAN
A FATHERLY
FEELING,CH?
FIP I DIDN'T WINCE AT MYSELF.
EVERY TIME I SHAVE- I'D SAY YTUR KID 15 MALLING IN LOVE
ATHENS GOES YOUR PHONEŤMY GUESS-
13 PROFILE!
LOWEST SCORING SIDE
, elther Everton or
It is strange too that although Burnley are in the top-half of tonal
-(London Express Service)
4
JOHN MACADAM.
-{London Express Service)
HEAD-ON
Albert Finch, left, lending, contender for the British middleweight, tile and Mel⋅ (Jinx) Brown, coloured American from St Paul, Minnesota, meet head-on during the bant "at Streamham, London, over 10 rounds. Result was a draw-London Express Service.
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