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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MEMORIAL CUP FINAL TOPS THE WEEK-END SOCCER PROGRAMME
BY "UNOMI”
af
Top place on this week-end's soccer card is the Memorial Cup
to be played tomorrow final between Army and the Chinese Boundary Street. The Chinese selectors are taking no chances, seeing there is a cup at stake, and are fielding an exceptionally strong side. Army, by comparison, will be a problem team.
They are a strange team. One work they are brilliant and the next they are very poor. They will be missing the steadying influence of pivot Tennuci, but they are still capable of being a difficult proposition to tackle and there are many clever players in their ranks.
was seen in They appear to play better when the stakes are high, as
A cup is the match with Kitchee in the Senior Shield and the League games. added incentive in tomorrow's game and whenever a cup is to be won, Englishmen can always be relied upon to make an extra effort to win it.
This afternoon there are five games in the Sentor League to be played. Club, after their grand show last Saturday, will repent the per- endeavour tu formance rainst St Joseph's at Club
ground.
The Saints play a much faster game than their opponents and will have the Club boya running St Joseph's around a lot f manage to Hell their strongest eleven, they should treat Cli but I think they will be reading rome of their favourites for next week's Shield final. It will be a good game to watch.
BIGGEST CERTAINTY
to be
thef of the day. biggest errlainly They meet the lowly placed Kwong Wab at Navy ground, The prospective Champlons will
London Zipresa Schroe
be taking nothing for rasteri
and will be represented hy full team.
Commandes have Hastern as visitors to Snakumpor and
their
the Club have Wah. The game was played at, this reason
it neros then fast pace and the height nud managed to dip
weight of the Commandias had a Army.
I guess they are the Aring's telling effect on the Chinese.
Club introduced The winners had no weaklings Jonah team.
new players to their in their side, every man doist uf the work. everal forward line and this gave them his full share
the rersary stint which has Locker had very little to do in been lacking 1 season.
SHIPS WERE IN
Navy, who
managed to ki
to Eatform when
the two met
goal.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1950.
SPORTING SAM
By Reg. Wootton
WEEK-END SOFTBALL
Senior League Play-offs Hold The Spotlight
BY STARDUST"
Most attractive of this week-end's softball games will be the Men's Senior League final play-offs. Two bung-up tussles are in store for the diehard fans going Tomorrow at 11.30 a.m. the Braves tangle with out to the ball park this week.
the Americans while at 2.30 p.m. St Joseph's clash with Jaguara.
After their defeat by the Braves last Sunday, St Joseph's have been hold- ing strict practice sessions during the week. They have worked themselves into a fighting mood and are raring to go into battle against the Jaguars.
Alleen Chenfer
and
BRITAIN'S TRUEST AMBASSADORS FOOTBALL
OF
By JAMES AUDSLEY
At various times many football teams from the United Kingdom touring overseas have been described in the Press as "Britain's Football Ambassadors." One club, however, which truly deserves that description, is Middlesex Wanderers.
This is an unusual club in several ways, First, it rarely plays in Britain: secondly, its members are players belonging to other clubs: and thirdly, membership is by invitation only. The club exists only to undertake tours. overseas during the summer, when football is not played in Britain and players are not required by their regular clubs.
The Qualification for mem It was originally called the bership is a double one. Players Richmond Town Wanderers, and must be top-clars amateurs who this club, by its efforts on the have won some representative Continent of Europe since 1911. honour by playing for their had done so much to encourage
fotball
10 raise the country, their county or the re-
if that
found it presentative team of the league Mandard in which they normally play.
send out stronger
nuvessary to They must also be good com- teams than could be raised in
Richmond. important in panions--most
touring team.
One fact worth
nating thal, although the players are invited
Hoving decided to call
on their Players from a wider area, it
Ilchmond J:1 the southern can always ako tuum out a first-
County of Surrey; but there class cricket team. It also runs already was a team called Surrey Congratulations are extended an amual golf tournament for Wanderers, so the officials looked to Hot Winglee's Wahoos for menders for a Trophy presentederos the river Thames to the being winners for three come-by Omar Hail, a prominent opposite bank, which is in the cutive years of the "China Mail | Wanderers player in the early coumy of Middlesex, and thus Shield" and to 51 Theresa for days.
called the club the Middlesex being the first holder of the
Michellesex Wanderers
Wanderers, Victor Mamak Ladies Junior started an auch in 1912: but the League Shield.
club really existel before that, 1
Last Sunday. RAF were un-1
The Jaguars have a youthful | Eddie Loureiro, Jack Shepherd, | Unwk-Jaguar filt for the Junior feciball qualifications, the club also decided to change its caine. their strongest team for a locks in not sharing the qual and this being their first Charles Figueiredo, R. Rosario, tifle
stane arAIDE ar their time, were a vastly superior side Chi The Chince forwards won in the Sentor kop, their Lomax,
j.. exceedingly to the the oppor- th last work, Deandry and Tozer mile the most of their attacks | Performance in reaching the final Wanda Rodrigues,
the exceptions
PROTEST JUDGMENT of art in tuck-like defereed ud. thank
toni in of their leader, Lee York-
baseman
Guest and nut-; which gave very little away.
The Gibbs protest against an helder Iarring, the rest of the The Forward line was stron: talt, they won by the odd al in
against Civil nd forced Eastern on the de- three
Lee seed both gouds for the quad consist of plagers who umpire's reversed decision in the
Service we hear
before a The RAF de chowed esented them in the Junior Inter-Hong game fensive for long periods. Inside-
divi am lost reason. The play-
Prote: Communities during the ratht Calvin capped a grand des. winners.
noichi both of his march ingrovement.
week. inst of Studd and Morrow in play by trude's souls.
the itatare psons helpard tra balance the forward line.
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Travleblable, Kitchee, whe Inve All bat WONL the fir. 1 Hvem League Championship,"
10 riven a hard game when Hey, met Chine Athletic Padary Street.
Ritchey led by 20 perant but CAA, with
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COLONY'S LOSS
Noken was once again the heat
RAP m. at taan m the
The mes of it "Colony has Jost
Locker, the of or favoširite players,
heir home." brilliant real-
WELL-BALANCED
Though not as anale on the base-pedths as their opponesits,
The meeting held
could not appellants
an umpire's anninst
that the
protest
decision
the Saints have an experienced; However, in view of the fact ball tem that when the Pinte umpire and well-balanced
inhas declared a batted hall "feul" in their late they blve refem fadeau-pulible nanner, this action to eum throth in the rich.; did in fact affect play on the
Felding tean's part. They are all long: Tallatten and
vay-die past, piled on beep. He sailed this week for eve in pullar for the ferre,
11 at eventually England.
intended laying on dower and Damaged t sere. They went
Our of the most consistent busting it out. :11 out for the pali.er, but
કં local Soeger, Kitcher Prformers hafford
The Bhaves lat Sehun's Locker has earned the applaure | Lexcellent defence..
Yu Kai-yant. The CAA god-jd many a large crowl for his damer Leane Champions, will da eper, once again proved he is perb saving and grand sports be trying is annes the Sonic on the odd of, lengte pennant this year. With pup for representative hentara, tnba: how
victories aules to has proved hberelf a their everfit they are in a very Communion.
Sarecer sor several worthy
Sandy favorable position in the final They will have to ex-Coinmarula Marį plny-ele retives in their side, bad line, Powell, the
be at their best if they want to sillenity in overpowering Kwong | roalkeeper.
record another victory at the expense of the Americans.
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with
should add another two points JOHN MACADAM'S COLUMN
to
their total. The Chinese
have not a strojet enough de fence to halt the song attacks of the hurly Connination.
Kowloon Motor Bus will And Navy a still hurdle to overcome when they meet today at Boan- dary Street. The Businen turve
not been too convincing lately. I They have had a veries of close results.
The sailors have a fine de- fence and will no doubt give a Hood necount of themselves, Tozer, the Navy captain, is die playing brilliant form at present the equals in and
bast few Colony In the left-back position.
The remaining game today
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British Tennis Player Turns Professional
Another look around the houses.. Frank Wilde.
the Wimbledon amateur, turns pro, and hopes to make upwards of a thousand a year stinging his racket for dough instead of for fun.
Frank joins the Maskell-Roberts ranks, will operate front the unique St James's Club in the heart of Lon- A good don, but hopes to travel anywhere there is prospect.
Franke,
reneinber, | you will
Although the simpin ritte called it ecrave! sabrequently "fair" after comultation with 1
H w base umpire. nother decided that the which the widen! occurred.
replayed from the time at
JUNIOR PLAY-OFFS
As a result of a triple tie in the inter League, the Japanes have beep drawn to meet the Black Hawks in the first round, while Rexes drew a bye. Rexca the winner of the
Fang an expect a Brot-class will play
both teams exhibition as
とい
capable of di-hint up good ball,
especially whers
victory for
another stride ARSENAL TRY
either means towards the championship gend while los will dampen all. hoper,
FULL CARD
SOMETHING THAT'S NEW
The
American Sports Are are
Becoming More A
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Night-Time Diversion
By CORNELIUS RYAN
Sports in the USA are becoming more and more night-time diversion.
PIONEERS.
tours were in The vorliest Prance, but Belgium, Germany. Holland, Spain anel other countries were Included later, the Wanderers being the first teath from Britain seen in many of the places they visited.
Invitations
were
received to tour further afield, at these, had to be refused, partly bucator it was impossible for amateurs to spare the time for long trips, but often because they would have taken the players from their own clubs during the football season in Britain.
Several member of the Wan-
derers However, have toured
a beyond Europe with other teams. In 1937, eight went on a famuns world tour arranget by the Islington Corinthians club:
other with went
the Football Association teara to Austraila and New
there of
war
English
Bear Mountain, near New York twice has tried an experimentatented Britain in the 1940
By ARCHIE QUICK Something new in foot- ball is the decision of the
to reverse Arsenal
City, and
drew the jumping 6,000 spectators on its first meet, 9,000 for its second and 10,000 for the third.
NO FLAT LIGHT "I's
than casier
rountry in October, 1940, at the Dutch Football request of the Association to play the Dutch International team at Rotterdam.
Major league haschall plays approximately half its games at night; professional football plays a few of its while, also in 1037, nine ganes under the lights and high school football is about Wanderers 80 percent a night-time sport,
Harness racing is conducted mostly at night in the Zeninnd." major tracks, although county-fair racing is in the day-Lester Finch, who was ako one time; professional tennis is almost entirely played at of only three amateurs chosen for the Football Association tour night in arenas.
of South Afrien in 1939.
club sentiment
captain i The present Each year another sport tries and there is strong the lights. This year it was for night raring, Although rac-Denis Kelleher, who served in during Royal Navy which began its big oflats stil solidly ski-jumping
oppose Britain's
Il and now a medical career under the floodlights. A.
student. Kelleher, who re- at huge system was installed
Sportsman's Park at Chlengo presente Olympic
Football Tournament, night programme, and it seems first toured with the Wanderer:: sure that eventually the oflcinis in 1030,
when.
on their 50th The Midget League will ser as this full card of games
will have to capitulate. At pre-tour, they broke new ground by it
its third
sent they argue that too many visiting Turkey. division swings into
Last week most of the
The Wanderers first post-war people who eannot afford to bet week.
teams woNL- by top
daytime would get out to the race tracks tour was to Holland in Mar. winning sided scores but this week will
previous ideas and go for jumping." said Art Tokle, "beat night, a flimsy and uncon-1910; and they ninin visited that see some close tussles.
cause there is little crowd dis-vincing statement. Games this special training after, and traction and flat light to con- The Inter-Hong werk should provide fans with not before, an important tend with." As an all-Chinese affoir, South
"I guess I'd better get used to We'll believe Bing will be on more tailspins. Of the four tills
it," added Mezzy Barber, Chino v Chinese Athletic at
skler. all three junior events at the Brst lee when we hear that the best should be the She match. Thus we find them! The home side won Caroline HT.
is delinitely Went to he
on the High Gibbs games Gibbs, the holders at Dyke Golf Club, Brighton, another star USA have that little bit extra in their Wimbledon
and the US. In 1933 | Cs...
of the San Miguel Shield, will immediately following their looks as though we will be do- forward line which should be Australia
whereas for ing a lot of night jumping next the Brilish team, wag
he going all out to beat the big matches subiclent to give them victory with
It has always been a belief Shell, last year's runners-up. the past quarter of a cen-year," although they will be up against Davis Cup player in 1937, 1938,
The past two years have seen n stubborn defence with Yu and 1939, and reached the final of ours that cricketers, appeals
front one tury they have gone there a steady decline in attendance mostly childish and un- of the Men's Doubles at Wimble were
On the distaff Kal-ynu the star performer.
Chester Sentor
the week preceding and betting at horse race tracks, Press. with Charles Harc innever ary... Frank
and one Junior game for 1936 and 1939....
underlines the point with
are down for decision. "Bloomer their Cup tics and cham- proposal fur on experimental Gif Alice Mar's Canuckettes Hongkong Just managed to
He has so many laure's team whhout them, but Aus- cross bats with "Dee" Molthen's pionship games. win the Interport game opalist!
tenis he doesn't know i tralian cricketer Stan McCabe Wildcats while Beautiful Joyce The iden was stacted by the Macao played last Sunday. The lawn
game would be "a Guest: Squawa ply Mike LeeS late Mr Herbert Chapman, Portuguese were unlucky not to what to do and, with the help thinks the
of Pop Summers who directed little dead" without appeals... chinin
a draw. Thes went Fred Perry, Dorothy Round, Maybe, but the fact is that MeTseres. Both games should and continued by his successor,
be touch and go battles.
Mr George Allison, but Arsenal's close to scoriat en innumerable ty Nuthall, Mary Healey, the umpire should be the head
Mr Tom present inanager, ocensions and were more direct and who knew who else be-jman, and hig word should to
ST VALUABLE" Whittaker, says that tramping in their attacks than Hongkonfisk, witg he can't go wrong.
and without all this timidation....
golf course is too fring Vie Richardson, another Aun-i tralian and a captain of his
fur During the next week or so, develops the wrong! muscles he was He should know, The British Boxing Board of country, agrees with Chester, a specially delegated Committed
trainer the
the under
old! Freddie ys Control has granted
he bus been aivagaling of Fifteen will rack their brainanestros, but
George Allison Mis a licence to be a manuri the elimination of appeals for nominating the Most Valuable and Ted Drake are among those ...Freddie is in the country for years....
Play, of 1949/50 among Soft-whe disagree with him. a couple of days, but it is com-
bail's galaxy of sarn only accepted that he will pack
JAPAN HONOURED
in former years, this himself a couple of amateurs to
"It is ridiculous to say that start with and try to mild Now, here's
an odd
one.. coveted honour will be awartled Amateur Swim- them to his own style of scrap Max Madders
or a points systern, each men-Kol! is not beneficial before a
MACAO SURPRISE
Leyland was the man of the
supert,
match. having many zaves. It has always been a recognised fact that Hengkon higher is of a nuch koccer standard than that played in Macao. Therefore, the cure 2-1-does not say much for the play of our Honkong team.
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One
in 1928,
his
"MOST
NOTHING LIKE SEA AIR
of the biggest this ping, which will be too bad forming Association chief tutor at ber of the Commitice submitting match." says Allison. "Nothing
Block
Then....There is
results In local soccer season was recorded last Satur- Freddie Mills...
Club bent Army by
Separate
were.
only one Loughborough, iles to Japan three
nominations like sulping down the sea sir." this summer to audy Japanese which will be given five, three, says Drake. Ted continues: day when Hongkong Football. Nevertheless Ted Broadribb-swimming methods of trainin...
bit softer than we fessional is a 3-0. will hand over to Freddle any
The trip will include the all and one points in order of meritam afraid the present day pro- We used to pack our Although the final score sughter he fancies.
Japan championships
selected from fans who have bags gladly, fill our lungs with sea air, play golf morning, after- seen almost every jame possible
noen and night, we didn't do during
current Benson,
too badly in Cup and League and whose judgment can be
on it." relied upon.
gests overwhelming superiority, the Club team were on the des fensive for long periods through- out the match.
ADVICE TO BING
Bing Crosby
Belvie
to stay
Tokyo, July 21-23, ond, Japan, under- standably, regarils it as a high honotar.
10-
Thic Commillee has Been
The
same
*1]! can't make
Movement nowadays is During these defensive spells his mind whether to play in the two
men in the Club alde stood Amateur Golf Championship or wards Johannesburg Ortiz
Allison talks in very much the out a mile-Brown and Barber. not, and, thinking back on that threatens to bypass London and
Nominations close on April 4
strain, but Willtaker The keeper was On his toes Old Course, we would
defend his title against Taweel and Committee members are
have says:-"I old groaner, hospitalised there, and
positive proof throughout and had many the
now Carnera may
gone on the brilliant saves whlie Barber, at with an ex-appendix,
Hollands, Hussain Moosdeen, teid overlired on a Saturday us centre-tinif, always appeared to where be is in Hollywood and wrestle there, despite the fact Doc Molthen, Bim Ablon, Sld that players have
Hal Wingee, Ren Sequeira, Dob n result of their golfing activities be at the right spot at the right let Donald Peers go round by they already have a mountain.
Henderson, Reberto Nunes, during the time. This is the second time himself....
allow it again."
"Probably they want a good stenk and some packing like we used to get," retoris Drake, Well,
K. O. CANNON
ca FURUSED
PERVE LOST TRIM CAMT DET ANOTHER
OUT OF THIS
PAUNCH!
YOU ARE ABOUT
TO SEE THE END
OF CANNON NOW.
-(Lotion Express Servicej
The Riddle of the Red Domino
NOT A SIGN OF
·THEM.GUABLY THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TURNED
OFF?
week. I shall not
there it is-for and against. Whittaker is a physical training On expert and should know. the other hand,/Drake has had the
personal experience of
special training as a player, and, as he saye, in those prewar days at Brighton, Arsenal's path was strewn with success SUCCC3S+
after
Maybe, it is the food after all. All I know is that the majority of clubs today are less and less Inclined to take their men away for special training. For my own part, I would always say that a week in now, environs and amid son air is a tonic not
EVEN COLF Golf too has been toying with
Invited to Bermuda for Easter. the idea of night play, although proper lighting of a golf course 1950, the Wanderers have had to However, decline because of the football is a major problem, participation in the game could season in Britain: but they will be increased a hundred fold by be off again in May, 1050. play, and golf is not where? They do not yet know. arelight #VCISE 10 popularity,-United They have, as they always will
have, plenty of mvitations.
HITTING
THE
DECK
Virgil Wharton goca down for the count in his elimination bout with uilly Muth at Great Lakes Naval Training Centre for the Kenosha, Wisconsin, Golden Gloves tournament. Marshall Simonson, Kenosha photographer, himself a boxer,
timed Muth's punch for KO picture.........
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