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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 24, 1988.

Scottish Football Triumph

Walker's Smashing Goals In Thrilling Tyncastle Finish

Wales Beaten In Grand Game

(By AIR MAIL)

Edinburgh, November 10.

TWO brilliant goals by Tommy Walker won for Scotland a hard-fought International soccer match with Wales which may be decisive in the International championship.

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WORLD'S GREATEST GOLFER

English Paper Names

Locke

“Golfing," published in London, in into, many another Scottish side. the September issue, says of Bobby The game. was going like a Cup-tie Locke: "His play in the two big chal- in the early stages, and, unfortunately, lenge matches in which he took part free kicks were plentiful.. The Scots, last month marks him out as a future. however, were on top when Dearing world-beater, if indeed he is not al- cleared from near his goal to Hopkins, ready the world's best golfer."

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a ready winger, who tore away, and a quick cross ended with the ball being turned into the goal by Astley. This Padgham for $100 a-side, he had

In his 36-hole match with A. H. was a beautiful goal, although most undeserved.

SCOTS GO NEAR

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score of 67 in each round at Selsdon Park, finishing 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, to win by 2 up after being 2 down with six holes to play.

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It required a lot of consistent pres- Walker's goals were the highlights of a great game, but Walker had a shot saved and a header Walton Heath, Locke and Sid Brews sure before the equaliser was gained. In the 72-hole challenge match at until almost the closing minutes little was seen of the Heart of rebound from off the post, while M'-lost to Henry Cotton and R. A. Whit- Midlothian star. He had not repeated his well-known "inter-Culloch and Beattie were only inches combe by 2 and 1, but Locke's indivi- national form," which is something quite apart from his club raids were still carrying a great deal dual score over the four rounds was

off the mark, Meanwhile, the Welsh form, and it must have been agreed that he was as near to be of danger, and it was not until Delaney the best of the four by several strokes. ing a failure as ever he will be.

came into the game with a grand re-

Then, with Scotland pressing hard, without showing much prospect of scoring, a terrific left foot shot from 25 yards by Walker sealed the fate of a gallant Welsh eleven. Straight from the kick- off he repeated his effort this time from nearly 30 yards and the game was well won.

What mattered if the Welsh-】 men fought back and reduced the leeway; the whistle went soon afterwards!

Walker's goals made the game mem- orable. Apart from that, however, it was a great match, with the 'Welsh- men hard pressed, but moving a great deal better. They took the lead with A clean-cut move, and it required an all-in assault to produce the equaliser. It did seem that if a goal was to come it would fall to Wales, when Walker produced his flashes of football power and genius.

SCOTS BETTER SIDE

All over, the Scots were, the bet- ter side, as the run of play could tell but they had just enough faults to make their own work difficult. Ruling out Walker-who had not a good game apart from the scores Shankly was the man of the match, here, there, and everywhere, covering up col leagues, and keeping the celebrat- ed Bryn Jones in almost complete subjection.

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SCOTLAND 3; WALES, 2

Scorers:- Scotland-Gillick,and Walker (2) Wales Astley, and Leslie Jones."

occasion.

Shankly and Miller saw to it that the ball was going forward, and they still found time to blot out the best of the Welsh attack.

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Bryn Jones was scarcely in game. He won admiration by splen- did passing, but there was never any display of his thunderbolt shot or his. clever dribbles, and for that the Scots, must thank Shankly. Leslie Jones, an Arsenal clubmate, was a better man on the day, doing a great deal of out- field work, and gaining a fighting goal at the finish.

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GOOD WELSH DEFENCE

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lieving run that the Scots scored. A The publication states that Locke get there just in front of several Welsh Open, but it hopes to see him a strong quick pass across the goal saw Gillick may not complete in the next British defenders, and his thrust at the ball favourite for the title in 1940, sent it into the net. He was trampled upon, and hurt in the process, but for tanately was able to resume in the second half.

concen-

Wales by this time were trating upon Anderson's seeming lack

CALL OVER FOR MANCHESTER

of pace, but the Heart of Midlothian NOVEMBER H’CAP

full back and Scottish captain was always able to find the extra yard to

hold Cumner and Bryn Jones. It was

London, To-day.

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at this stage that Gillick and Delancy The following is the latest call missed vital .chances by running in over for the Manchester Novem- with the ball and narrowing the shoot- ber Handicap: ing angle when they would have had better prospects with the first-time drives. There was also a lot of clever footwork by half-backs and forwards that ended inevitably with someone blocking the final shot.

the

A FRIGHT!

WAS

A fright for Scotland preceded

finish.

LesHe Jones broke through only to shoot straight at Brown. The goalkeeper's clearance kick sent the ball sailing down the field. Walker veered left to receive a pass and thump-the "ball high up in the net of the visiting goal. The "Hampden roar" of en- couragement from the terracing had not been lost, and straight from the kick-off Walker repeated his score with a tremendous drive from nearly thirty yards. ***

sheer defence, the Welshmen were better because Jones, the Everton pivot, accomplished a great deal of Anderson played a captain's game, what is technically, as well as obvious- but it was always touch-and-go whely, known as "stopping," and Hughes ther he made a clearance from the also kicked well. John, in goal smother-fore the finish Leslie Jones scored. virile Cúmner or not. His tackling ed a lot of difficult shots, but was left

was superb, but he owed a great deal to the Preston man, who put in more running and hard work than anyone else on the field.

helpless with Walker's unexpected volleys. He was quite blameless, for had the goals come earlier they would have had even greater effect, and would have ruined a gränd, hard game.

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Wales were not beaten, and just be-

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It was a near thing for Scotland, al- though they were the better side and proved to be what the selectors tended them to be a fighting side to match the spirited Welshmen.-

in fine weather after heavy rainfall There was an attendance of 84,800 that made the pitch heavy, but did not interfere with the football.

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(Middlesbrough), and Miller Heart of KOWLOON GOLF

CLUB

Championship Results First Round ClubTM

Other successes were hard to find in the Scottish side despite their victory. Harry Rennie that Scotland has had (Tottenham) and Hughes (Birming Even Delaney and Gillick, a staunch for years. Corner kicks and crosses pair of wingers, missed a number of were clutched or fisted away in a man- chances that should have had the

ner that made the work of clearance match well won before, Walker took very easy to the backs. command. They were sound enough, but for men possessing the shooting ability they do, they were strangely hesitant near goal.

Astley was to be admired as the Welsh leader, but he got all too few passes, and Baxter, a former Midlo- thian junior, better known to the SCOTLAND-Brown (Clydo); An- Edinburgh public, perhaps, aderson (Heart of Midlothian) Braid Hills golfer, was able to wan- Beattie (A.) (Preston North End); and der in a way that few international Shankly (Preston North End), Baxter pivots can do. Behind him, of course, Brown a man described as 'unorthodox | (Heart

he had in Midlothian); Delaney (Celtic) Walker only because he likes to work. Brown (Derby County), Beattie (R.) (Pres- of Midlothian), 'Culloch is not the goal-line goalkeeper, who ton North End), and Gillick (Ever- possibly saves many more shots, button.). he is the nearest approach to the great WALES-John (Swansea); Whatley ham), Dearing (Birmingham), Jones (Everton), mingham);

and Richarda (Bir='|

Hopkins (Brentford), first round matches for the Champion- The following were the results of Leslie Jones (Arsenal), Astley (Der- Miller, who was rash with his passes. Benal).

One would say that the Beatties and by), Bryn Jones and Cunner (Ar- ̈: W. C. Simpson beat W. A, Ahern. 3

ship of the Kowloon Golf Club: and probably the nivot. will have to

and 2. do a great deal better if they are to HALF-BACK ADVANTAGE reach Hampden for the match with England. Walker and Delaney both M'Culloch,' at centre, was a good disappointed at times, but were always leader, clever in distributing the ball a potentially match-winning combina- with his head, He met with little success, however, due to the inability of Walker or Beattie, the men along- side him, to hold the ball in face of a hard tackle.

tion,-

LIKE A CUP-TIE

JOCK M'AVOY'S EASY

WIN

Jock M'Avoy, of Rochdale, British middle-weight champion, beat Jack In making criticisms, it must be re-round of a ten rounds fight in Birm- Strongbow (Leicester) in the fifth membered that the Welshmen were a

If there was an advantage. Scotland team to be feared, tremendously fast ingham, the referee stopping the probably had it at half-back. Shankly, on the ball, and quick in the tackle. Contest.

as has been stated, put in a power of They had by no means the better of For M'Avoy the fight was a suc- work, and Miller, for all his faultsplay but were the likeller winners *

A. A. Lopes beat T. D. Paton at the 19th.

1.

T. Lamb bent J. D. Thomson 5 and 4.

G. P. Murphy beat W. Groves 3 and

W.. Bastin bent E. Christensen and 2.

W. A. Stewart beat S. Jex 8 and 1. A. L. Eastman beat. J. McKelvie 8

and 2.

D. S. ROBB RETURNS TO COLONY

and they were many remained until Walker's remarkable finish. The Cessful trial of the leg which he in- mobile... The Welsh middlemen were had a better understanding, although jured some time ago. It was his first obsessed with a fear of Walker and it must be said for the Scottish de- bout since the mishap, and although golfer and member of H.K.C.C: se- M'Culloch possibly rightly, but it fence that they too worked well toget-giving away two stones to Strong- meant that they did not enter into the her, and the manner

D. S. Robb, well known local

ond eleven, returned to the Colony

play as they might have done. Though Welshmen notched their first goal was

in which the how a heavy-weight-the cham this morning the Welshmen tackled like demons on enough to unsettle, if not strike terror plon had an easy victory.