1950-03-13 — Page 3

Home soccer:

Manchester United leading

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by four clear points

London, March-11.

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Manchester United, making a determined. bid for the English League championship honours, staged a thrilling rally at Middlesbrough to- day to win by three goals to two after trailing 0-2 just after the interval.

In a storming finish, the United scored three times, Johnny Downie, their most expensive player, getting two.

Home soccer

league standings

FIRST DIVISION

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W D

A Fie

Manchester U 12.17 105.1 31 44

Blackpool

Liverpool

31-15 10 22 14 12

Sunderland. 23 18

471 23 40

3 4 40

Portsmouth .. 12 15 *. 9 66 37 38 Arena!....

#3 14 10 0 51 40 35 Wolrm zona #8 14 11

With Liverpool losing their Sunderland, with the help of third successive League match, a "hat trick" by Davis, gained | the United are four points clear fine victory at Wolverhampton of their nearest rival at the head after being behind 0-1 at half- of the table,

time. The Intenally of the strug- promotion and to. le both for avoid relegation was shown by the fact that the last five clubs in the premier Division and Ave of the lending élx teams Derby Division II all drew,

Manchester's winning goat, only minutes from time was awarded after the referee had consulled a linesman.

Johnny Carey, United's Irish international full-back. playing

The biggest surprise of the day at left-half in place of the injured

of Tottenhor was the failure Henry Cockburn, made the open- ing for the second goal scored by Hotspur to win their home match Jack flowley, the England centre-gainst struggling Luton Town but fortunately for them, they did not lose ground, Six more points from their remaining 10 Middlesbrough had not been beaten at home since last Sep-Kamen will ensure Tollenham pro- tomber. Not one of the English notion to the First Division even Cup semi-finalists took jaemium should the clubs immediately be points in today's League pro-low them win every match.

forward.

gramme, Aston Villa scoring 'a goal in each half whipped Layer- pool, 7-4. favourles for the Cup.

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137 1 50 41 4 Fulham... 22 10 12 10 36 24 32.

331 1 29 54 20 $2 DD 14 S 45 21

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Walton ......

13 7 12 15 41 AZ 7 11 14 80 44 25 Charlton ... 13 10 €1941 52 21 Manchester C

11 10 24 51 #1 CR 18 23 15 19 Birmingham.. Ja

SECOND DIVISION

Huddersfield. 11 10 7 16 39 63 27 Everton

#2 14 on.

Liverpool's defenco was 1325- steady under the repealed slaughts by the nippy Villa for wards, while the quick tackling and covering of the Vilin defen- ders threw Liverpool's attack off balance.

Costa D & PA Pla Spurs

32 24 5 70 24, 63 Bheffield (f. 54 14 15 1 48 42. 41 full

10 10 67 30 35 Bouthampton. 32 12 11 4 33 27 beeld· W. 31 13 11 750 41 37 12 13 10 * 21 20 Leeds

612 64 42,34 Fryston NE.. 13 13 12 48 20 24 Leierstone .... 34 10 12 12 48 63 At West Ham .. 32 11 12 39 29 #1 Brentford ....

24 10 11 12 31 40 31 Cardiff

+ 32 19

18 30 34 31 Cheaterfeld. 1z Karley .... Blackburn ...

82 11 7 14 41, 44 19 Grimsby .... #1 11 7 13. ST Luton

Sheffield Wednesday, who had been challenging Spurs strongly, continue to slide. They last won a League match on Decem. ber 31, and were beaten againery on their own ground by Pres toni to drop from third to Afth

because place, yet

of their games in hand; they utiil re- main potential promotion team.

Hull, who are also slipping. valuable home dropped another point.

Bradford

10 10 10 59 52 30

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1950.

Charlie Whittaker honoured

When only the best will do

It is a well known fact that the best Virginia cigarettos are made in London'; but, for tunately, they do not all stay there'? The famous Benson & Hodges rød tin ta á familiar sight in alntost every country of the world. You will find these cigarettes in the hands of particular smokers who profer to pay just ́a little, more to makė quite sure of having the absoluté bent for all those occasions when only the best will do.

IN TIMS OF 20,

Photograph taken at the farewell party given at the Admiralty Civiliane Mess (Hankow Road), on Saturday evening, when Mr. C. Whittaker (standing}); the only man to score the maximum, of 180 painta in the Ban. Miguel Darts tournament was presented with a dinner, and tom service and a plinth with, three silver, darts. Mr. Whittaker is leaving, shortly for the United Kingdom-(Mayfair Studio Photo).

Int'l Rugger:

beat

Wales Ireland to win "triple crown

Bolfast, March 11.

... 12 7 12 13 22 482 Wales made certain of winning the International dom's PR.. 20 10 16

Rugby Union championship for the season Coventry ..., #2 7 10 15 37 49 24

22 B # 18 40 41 22

when they beat Ireland here this afternoon by @ 12 14 $# 58 24

six points to three. THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

Geste

youth

Arsenal, socond favourites in the Cup, were without five of their Cup team at Charlton, due to injury, but they nearly won After Arsenal had led 1-0 from In the Third Division South, n goal in the fifteenth minute by the league lendors, Notts County, England cricketer Denis Compton, gained a comfortable home win Chariton equalised through but they continue to be hotly second half penalty, converted by challenged by Torquay United, the South African Sid Olinn.

who gained a splendid away auc- Notts C Watching how the Arsenal cesa ngainst the improved Crystal shaped was Mr. Billy Blerall, Palace side. United pre three manager of Chelson, who clashpoints behind the County. with the North London olub in

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This was their third victory of the season and by beating all three Home countries they won the "triple crown," which had eluded them for 39. years,

Wales now have only France to meet and as they lost to Scotland and drew with Ireland, they can- not even with a victory deprive Wales of the championship.

32 18 7 7 67 44 43 Norte ... 23 16.63 29 40 Northampton.. 32 14 0 53 40 29 Norwich .... 3z 13 10 84 44 85 Southend 30 13

8 43 84 85 Reading.... 22 16 6 12 30 80 95 Fort Vale ... 31 12 10 12 27 31 Palace..... 33 13 8 12 42 45 34 Watford 22 12 11 36 30 23 Bournemouth., 12 9 11 43 40 13 Ewindon ... $210 BIT 51 43 32 A penalty for obstruction gave Bristol R 33 13 4 13 85 27 30 Wales a chance to take the lead Willle | Brighton ... 33 11 8 24 47 64 30 | in the sixth minute, but Lewis in Walsall .... 32 @ 12 12 47 48 25 Jones sent the ball well wide and

the Cup semi-final next Batur- In the Northern Section, the day.

gap between the leaders closed Chelsea drew with Everton, who still further, only one point now ment Liverpool in the other semi-separating Doncaster from Roch- final on March 25. Both sides date. sustained Injuries. Catterick,

the game

on

Exeter

23

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8 16 42 70 24

Everton's centre-forward, Anished In the Scottish Cup, The wing but Penman, centre-forward Chelsea's plight is more serious, completely trorganised Ralth Bestel C........ 1999, 14 48 61 18 short with his kick from near Already they have two forwards, Rovers attack, provided One of Ipswich 05 23. 10. 29 64 25 touch at the hallway line. Campbell and Bowle, as doubtful the two shocks in the fourth Aldershot ...

Wales certainly looked the Penman's second halfton starters, and today Willams, their round."

$115 45 4 more impressive side at the start, utility, attacker, was hurt.

goal against the Rangers meant Newport .... 33.9 8 18 20 78 23 but the match gradually develop Liverpool's lapso allowed Black that the Cup holders will have Millal 30 10 2 18 35 48. 22 ed along the expected lines, with pool and Sunderland to draw to travel to Kirkcaldy for the re-

each set of forwards trying for level with them in a three way play next week,

mastery. tie for second place.

Actually, Blackpool are in the best position 4.5 they have a superior goal average with the added advantage of a game in hand over their rivals including the lenders, Manchester United.

Australia's Davis Cup prospects

it's

London, March 12 Fielding a young, virile lawn tennis team, Australia this year might well break the United States' stranglehold on the Davis Cup.

This is due partly to the speedy

Reminders

Today

Europeni, YMCA Whist Drive, 3

p.m.

British Council sponsored lecture on Chinese Civilisation, "Ro- ligion and Philsophy by Prof: Cheng Te-kun, Council Library, 5.30 pim

History of English Handwriting Exhibition at British Council Library, 9 am to 7 pm.

St. Andrew's Church Women's

Guild meeting, 10 a.m.

HK Football Association Inter- Port 'Sub-Committee meeting. Prince's Bldg., 5.15 p.m.

St. John's Cathedral annual

general meeting, 5.30 p.m. Memorial, Service for Prof. J. K

Rideout, Great Hall, HK University, 9 p.m.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

TUESDAY

Urban Council meeting,

Bldg. 4.15 p.m.

GPO

HR Rotary Luncheon, Roof Gdr-

den, HK Hotel, 32.30 p.m.

8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Toc H meeting. 50, Macdonnelt

Rond, 8.30 p.m. ? European YMCA Servlees Spót-

light, p.m. to 10 p.m.

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

The wide tennis gap which European YMCA, Bridge Drive, Colla

The stand-off halver were existed between the two nations The second surprise was at

P W D PAPIR

nursing the touch lines with in the immediate postwar years 33 12 4 48 27 42

long kloke and the, backs were Dumfries, where Queen of the Doncaster

Flochiaia .... 18 10 67 33 South forced

draw after!

seldom in action.

[ now appears, to have narrowed to Catesbend.. 35 35 7 11 0 47 27 Aberdeen had scored. threa Crewe

Lewis Jones, attempted to land point where Australia can be 23 11 7 50 41 87 goals in the first 15 minutes. Tranmere 81 188 10 20 as 20 la penalty goal from the centre given a reasonable chance of win- Queen of the South's rally cams Lincoln... of 15 6 1 19 35 line, but was well clear of the ning the coveted trophy, after the interval when Abem | Carlisle ... 32 13, 10 8 43 35Zrlah' posts. deen cracked under pressure.

'Mantfield' . $5 12 11 10 51 49 35' Then some bright play by, both

·Glockport ... 33 25 312 40 30 36: sides thrilled the crowd, but Ire-graduation of several young Aus- Stenhousemuir, only "B" Div- Rotherham...32 23

Oldham..... of England International for-Ision club in the round, gave: southport 12 12 10 48 21

-31-198-1246-42-34land-were-more-in-the-picture trallan players to top-flight class. 911 $1 63 83 with their three-quarters.. pro and partly to the United States ward, Stanley Morton on

minent.

losing some of their key mors to Their opponents, West Brom-giting display against East Fife, Barrow 31 32 1 12 40 36 31

the professional ranks. wich

Albion, held

after a goalless Accrington 32 12 7 14 43 48 31 out for an hour bui were finally outplayed und are still without a win siner December 27.

Once more Blackpool owed a great deal to their superb de Fence and the, ...sharp-shooting.

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who won 3-0 first half.

New Brighton 33 21 ・Chester The remaining to saw. Fartlek | Darlington .. Thistle trounce Stirling Albion Wrexham ... 23 10 1

Hartlepool DE 11 by five goals to one.

Bradford C... 12

10 3 ta York ...

SCOTTISH LEAGUE "A"

In the League, Hibernian took over the leadership. of Division "A" but the Rangers have two games in hand.-Reuter.

RUGGER RESULTS

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London, March 11.

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Hibernians 23 16

Rangery

Sourts

Dundee Celtic.....

East Fife St Mirren

The results of Rugby games Aberdeen played today were:

Falkirkon Motherwell

Union County, championship | Fartkk final-Cheshire 5 East Midlanda | cirde

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Smart gathering

Only smart gathering of cross 15 kicks by the Wolsh" "rearguard

Tremendous fillip

Should the Australians succeed, provented a score and the first then the American tennis authori-

7 17 18 08 half ended without a score, but ties no doubt would be the first

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·

European YMCA Debating Sio-

ciety, debate on. "That This House Favours Abolition of the Death Penalty in Britain,” 8.45 p.in..

HK Amateur Radio Transmitting Society, meeting, at Chinn Fleet Club Theatre, 5.30 p.m.

THURSDAY

P.in

with Irkland maintaining improv- to congratulate them, appreciating Kowloon Rotary Club / weekly cd-form

that a swing of power would pro-

luncheon, Peninsula Hotel, Neither side established any vide a tremendous flip to the

12.30 p.m. definite advantage in the scrums, game in general and, the com-y's Men's Club, annual general Aalthough in the loose Ireland ap- petition in particular.

meettig Cosmo Club,, 7.30 4808 27 44 peared to be more impressive.

Within six minutes of the re- Leading the Ave-man Austro-HK Women's International Club, 24 17 31 10 start, however, Wales were in, lan "new look?" team, is the 'Na- 25. 22 7. 6. 45 20 3 front when a rolling ball eluded tional Champion, Frank Sedgman. 26, 14, 448. 89. an Irishman and Matthews This 22-year-old Victorian twice

116 44 20 25 gathered smartly;

held match polpt · · against ged Ireland's. defenders. were Schroeder In last year's Whn- spreadeagled as ha. raced away, bledon quarter-finals and is a drew the fullback and gave strong favourite to win the pres Jonos & scoring

mlor honours at Wimbledon this

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0. Club matches-Blackheath - 14 ) Ruth London Irish 3 Harloquina 8 Bed Third Lanark 151 15 15 tord: 0; London Scottish 27 United Corn of B...

Wols Portsmouth 6;: London |

j. Old Cranleighans

Metropolitan Police 10 Old Blues

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Lewis Jones' failed to convert

7 13 30 61 19 and within 10 minutes Irelander.Reuter,

Inequalised, the Welsh forwards 15beldig penalised on the 25 yards 18. ilac and from near the touch ling Norton sent the ball over to the scores.

315 21 61

• SCOTTISH LEAGUE! "D"

Cele

This added to the excitement of the closing stages, but it was

6; Old Merchant Taylors 14! St Mary's Hospital: 0; Old Paulines when 5 Guy's Hospital 18; Warps & Alidele......

24 10 6 18 27 st not until the final minutes that 6 Alder-St Johnson, 26, 1177 Thomas went over for the deci Newport shot Services 8;

21. 11-3/4 19 37 3i||sive.points, Lewis Jones just fall- Bridgend #111480 1080ing to add the extra points

Dunfermline..214302,

Wales thus won by two tries to

12:22amo Kilmarnock..

Weston-super-Moseley

Leynians 11;

12 Old Cowdenbeath, 25 18 10 4921 19 a penalty goal-Reuter.

Car

Dundee U... 16:10, 81, 52° 21 Dollar Noon 21, 152-4, 10, 40, 63, 27

did 3; Coventry Leicester 3; QP1 36 17343 38 23 Exeter 18 Old MB) Hillians 0; Allah it. 273 7 12 23 05 23 Gloucester. 0: RAF:S: Headingday bout 21 4 7 10 42 435 13.

Cross Roys ASU 17, 25 ES

6. Sala, 6; Lianelly. 17. Neal 23 Dumbarton 117 Richmond: 8:

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Sydney 9-Cliffstage: 0 Abor/sebirinthiance "45 14 12-16» ¿

aven O; Northampton 0 Rosslyn Park Plymouth 7 Albion Camborne 3; Pantypridd Ponty-

· Redrith 18 Penzance and pool 05 Newlyn 9; Rugby, 8: Nuneaton 6: Somerset Police 0:1 Taunton D Swaneca 26 Bath By Torquay Athlatle:14 Devonport Services 3 Edinburg Academicals St fontans By Glasgow Academicals 3. Mairos Stewart's Former Puplis 22. Salicik Mountain: Ash-

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TONIGHT'S BADMINTON

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"GORGEOUS" GUSSIE WINS EGYPTIAN SINGLES TITLË

Cairo, March 11 Miss Gerinide (Gussie)

Schoolboy Interport Trial

Clean and interesting foot ball! was witnessed at the Schoolboys i Interport Trial at the Hong Kong Football Club ground: yesterday.

Ko Po-keung, of La Salle and South Chin' was seen in action and gave a good account of him, self.

I'

A further trial will be held on the Club ground, on Wednesday, commencing at 3 pum. between Itwo

teaza representing the Greens and the Reds. yeng

The following: have been BOS! lected" for thir talaleigh

Graans: Yui Chung-mitg (St

(Queen); Yushing (EL

Chap

The following are tonight's Ark | Moran, of the United States, fazegtephen Chan (St.")

ture in the Colony, Badminton Championships:

March="13" Viptarin Recreation Club! 7.30 p.m., (Schpoldier Sington)

Fan Chur

|bles); E

League: Away Leaguo ihirdyrd under Leeds 14 Wakefield rially: 8, St. Helen's 0 Bradford Northem:0 Warrington 23 Hans La almt475Wldiremo12. Darrove 7) Bib 1.5 Bramley30:kd Castlebard

-10, Whitehaven 1976 Sachin

Workington Town

today won the women's singles title in the Egyptian lawn

tennis championships..

solle

- She defeated Med Malachy elása The Argentina, 6-2, 0-3 in the final.

Belgium, and :30 Dou-) Adri

Australia)!" Hatford the moi

rd-fought

Dou, H. War, OE

"they" Red: No. 1, and Yan

Tato

anda Mam và Qulat, ardeched another - final

Todd

Har

Chun-young

Tat hay Sun-man (Tel- (at

Han, Ping-Igung d

Les Chuck-sang-(6). Chu^" Kam-wing

Chang Hoi

Size-wing

"Informïál' dance for Service

men," 7,30p.m. British Council weekly film show

Helena May Institute, 5,30

p.m:

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