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· THE "CHINA^ MAIL,

OPENING MATCHES TODAY IN THE PENTANGULAR RUGBY TOURNAMENT

Club

Meet Navy & Army Take On RAF At Happy Valley

BY "AXIOM"

Extensive daily watering and a mid-week-drizzle-have-whetted. the appetites of all intending spectators of the opening Pentangular Rugby Tournament match between the Club and the Navy.

Bused purely on the merits of their display last week, the Navy are at long last out of the rut, not since the mid-thirties, when they reigned supreme, have the will line up on Senior Service been able to field such a star studded fifteen as Saturday at 4.15 on the Club ground.

With the Commandos no longer in evidence, this revival is indeed a stimulus to local rugger, over which the Club and Army have held sway for four seasons. The Club, holders for three years, cannot be any too happy about the outcome of today's struggle,

The FA Cup

THE 500-TO-ONE CHANCES TAKE

UP THE RUNNING

By IVAN SHARPE

Over 500 clubs having been knocked out of the FA Cup, the stage is now reached at which the 500-1 chances take up the running.

That is roughly the situation surrounding the draw tomorrow for the first round of the competition proper.

The Navy have strengthened the side which did duty Inst week by including Walsh, an Irish cap, in the centre, Lemon, his partner, featured in the Harlequins Afteen. and with Norman, possessor of a clever side step, also on view, the club defenders look like having busy afternoon.

MUCH NEEDED PUNCHI

Mitchell,

a

another newcomer

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1950.

SPORTING SAM

SOFTBALL

By Reg. Wootton

MESSAGERIES

The Spotlight Is Focussed This Week-End On The Junior Loop Giants

By 'GRANDSTAND'

The Senior League games carded this week are not likely to affect the current league standings in the pennant chase, as all games on schedule are between teams from the top bracket pitted against tallend outfits, with no possibility of an upset in the offing.

The main interest, however, will be focussed on the Junior League tussles in which the Dragons and Rexes, deadlocked for the top rung in the league ladder, grapple with each other in a diamond showdown at noon tomorrow. Dragons will also be tested this afternoon as they take on the unpredictable Vikings.

seasons and is now wallowing in intend to let any Dragon upset the ignominious 200 bracket. his applecart.

There will only be two ladies' games this week as the White Fongs cross bats with powerful St Teresa's in

return encounter, while Wahoos tangle with the lowly placed Pirates. this

Bas

have

The Dragons, formerly the

who wern Overseas junior squad,

several Food bad luck in players but were dogged by the beginning of last season when they dropped two in a row before awakening from their lethargy to threaten and upset the top teams.

Matched against a weak Reds squad, the Canucks should be able to notch up another triumph week to keep their The Senior League Jaguars hopes alckering, but there's no are slated to complete their telling what an underdog team is expected to supply the much

first

round

an may be capable of when stacked with games needed punch behind the scrum.

unblemished record ៩. they against overwhelming odds. The pack remains unaltered and

The Rexes testified to its

come up against the Panthers, Jast prowess

Dragons tilt, Saturday,

most notable noted for their erratic play. To which has been postponed twice, tomorrow at being its remarkable date the Jaguars have shown will take place pushing in the tight. All eight themselves to be of champion- noon when these two evenly shoved really hard. The same ship calibre as they hurdled one matched teams will settle could not be said of the Army obstacle after another.

rivalry on the diamond. backrow,,

feature

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sess a peculiar aversion for

V.

will

Manager Harry Louie take charge of things personally in this important tilt by taking over hindsnatching duties him- scil

Entering the hunt now are the 25 survivors and 43 civilian counterparts sul pos- by the opposition to get on base. end, being in a separate section |portance exempted clubs-42 from the Third Division and the FA Amateur Cupholders, Willington.

These 500-1 chances will be reduced from 68 to 17 in the next tw rounds, and then the First o Second Division clubs begin the battle-the real thing. THE VOTE The FA, as I have told you out the are proposing lo cut million-to-one-against entries

streamline their

Cup and to competitions in this way:

FA Cup for about 150 clubs, including all 92 Football League members and, as now 14 welcome entries from Wales.

h Cup, Intermediate tournament for minor profes- sional clubs.

new

FA Amateur Cup, also pruned of weaklings. Recently

circularised they the clubs concerned and, from all I can gather up and down the voting will the country. work out something like this:

Football League clubs: 11! favour.

Intermediate clubs: nity-

fifty.

Senlor amateur clubs: favour.

Junior amnicur clubs:

opposition.

IT WILL COME

jumping.

in

line for

ear-

This outt possesses the best For the past three years the In the lineouts, Fawcett, pitching strength in the whole Rexes have been casting jaded Normally two Junior League

with Thornycroft and Rodgers should circuit,

speedball Vic orbs

at the Ernie Hearther games are scheduled to be played ensure their backs a fair divi- Pedruco and mound ace Jock Shield, only to be nosed out at off on the one ground, in different sion of the ball, 05 their Brown smothering all attempts the anish by the Blackhawks areas, but in view of the im

of this game the of the Junior loop this year. Management Committee have PLENTY OF RESERVE

they are looking forward to decided to make this a lobe tilt, In the loose Kelly and Joncs

perennial foes thus obviating There is also plenty of reserve meeting their

any unforeseen are more than capable of hold- in the receiving department of when reckoning time comes cbstruction which may bo "Higher pay will be an in-

The Club are the batteries, with Harry Lee, around.

caused during the play. centive to better football and ing their own.

to in better-ti iss taking longer

seille this Dicky Pereira and Chandu also call will

season and I still feel have not Pedruco standing recruits.

service. "Unless we move, the world decided on their best team. will get far ahead of us. There may be more Colombas and Dogotas to carry off OUT players.

I have always believed the U.S.A. will take up Association football in a big way. Then

pace for us. they will set a

"Their victory over Englanding

may be a in the World Cup blessing in disguise if it helps to put the game in the States really on its feet."

The man who raised £110,- 000 for the Wolves in transfer fees in four years and still kept the club

limit percent

It is true the pack are handi- It is an old maxim in softball capped by the absence of both that the strength of a team de- the regular wing forwards, pends on the midway line, that Warne and Hutson. Under the circumstances, Minto and Moses, in the catcher, pitcher, second ley perform in unaccustomed positions with credit.

Farquharson is still not mak- full use of his height, other- wise I don't think could be faulted.

the scrum

UNFORTUNATE

baseman, shortstop and centre- Belder.

Before reaching that stage. This scuffle has all the however, they must quality in marks of a close game and a their own division, and master-visit to King's Park will do minding Miskin Samy does not well rewarded.

SPORTS

ROUNDUP

There is no doubt as to the soundness of the battery, and teamwork at the close-knit keystone is not lacking with the duo of Cussio Pereira and Tony

One more prewar ladies' for the coaching of schoolboys Silva forming the backbone of hockey trophy has been un- and young players. ,"inke two" plays.

earthed. This is the Hongkong- Interport Shield. Shanghat

So far it is learnt that not a it Strange 25

seem, with may

of number

former single meeting of this Commit- Pereira had always been an

Shanghai players (Recreio had tee has been convened, and right of them in their team last people like Lee Wai-tong and a berth in the

V. Gosano, whose names reries to, be resumed this year. to serve as the coaches have so

for not been consulted.

Outside, the civilians are un- the fortunate, Campbell and challenging for

Lay- Cup and League double, would ton, a good combination, are in- outfelder until this year when also do away with the seven-tured, so D. Henderson and De he was given

have and-a-half

on Rome

another oppor- windy alley to prove his worth, football dividends, and would tunity to display ther paces, and he has lived up to mentor give all Third Division

The latter gave first indications Barros' expectations.

a return to form during a of a voles.

mid-week match. This match NOT MUCH OF A CHANCE certainly has the earmarks of a rousing struggle and should be well worth a visit.

clubs

Leeds United's Major Buck- inley, having never pulled

his purches, is one of the experts in who should be called before the FA Committee that is now

This isn't surprising. Rightly or wrongly, the smaller ama- teur clubs the million-to-one

The

DO YOU Agree?

1

Sunday) now in Hongkong, t should be possible for the were brought up at this meeting

Still missing Bre the Caer Clark Cup for the Senior Champions, the Brawn Cup for the Juniors and the Knill Cup for the Seven-a-side winners,

It is learnt that a new trophy to replace the Caer Clark Cup

has been promised by a gen- erous donor, an well as two more to replace the Brawn and Knill Cups.

Isn't it high time that this Committee set to work, so that by next year or the year after, Hongkong may at least have a brand new team, who con ot least last the 80 minutes or so of the play.

“OBSERVER"

The Panthers, matched against this powerful machine, will not stand much of a chance, and the The Army are not expected to betting is whether they will be examining the game's short- go under at the hands of the blanked or not. Frank Ealarte's try hard RAF. The comings.

Airmen, although Panting Panthers showing all-round Improvement enough, perhaps too hard, and in their last outing with the that is the reason why expensive Army,

crucial are still not a

committed at strong boners at me enough combination to old-timers are

account moments become the rule rather chances in the FA Cup see again. Listen to T. R. Plew of for the soldiers, but the match than the exception.

In view of the impending de- more to lose than to gain. And | Moston, Manchester, who should be of interest.

parture to Australia of Mr A. If only the unit can settle E. P. Guest, Chairman of the in numbers, of course, they clearly knows what he is talk-

for many are in the majority.

To commence the proceedings down to relaxed play, cutting Hockey Association ing about: Tradition also counts, of

the Club Juniors oppose a Naval out those busty throws, most of years, who has done a great "When I was a youth I was

at 2.15 p.m., 80 once the runs scored against them deal

to promote this sport in course, to when the Cup con-

the trollers receive

result of always told trade union mem-

more followers of the carrying could have been prevented. Hongkong, it will not be a bad one man, one code have the opportunity of the voting at their meeting bership meant

How, then,

the witnessing

The Canucks have three wing idea if a subscription list be an un-interrupted

passed around among local ity to brand a change has Players' Union allow its mem-three hours of their favourite to their credit so far, but if these hockey enthusiasts for the pur-M trick with only two rede lers

may be contended that the job.

diagram shows a nasty snooker bers to take any jobs they like aport.

victories are analysed, two of

pose of purchasing a suitable A genuine shot set up a clever cover not yet been established.

them will bo found to be close trophy to be named after Mr Beblad brown on the rod over right

baulk pocket. and no complaints made?

affairs against the Dodgers and Guest. Overstas, a far cry from the hustling

But the wheels have been set moving, and I have a feel-

Ing that modernising the na-

can

"Surely the time has come

for the Union to see that mem-

tional cup competitions la deters stick to football and noth- finitely on the way.

INCENTIVES

Ing else until their playing days are over.

fifteen

THE TEAMS

Teams are as follows:-

Navy: PO Pearce, CPO Tel. Williams, Surg. Lt. Walsh, Surg. Lt. Lemon, Sub. Lt. Barret,

years ago.

shampions of two

Bill Woo, holding the reins of the Maple Leaf outfit, has not yet producedì a regular lineup in

*

The Hongkong Football Asso- clation has announced that 22 players will be selected to go

Arthur Peall says: NEW RULE WILL BEAT SNOOKER CHEATERS

[

OPINK

GOLACK

OBUX

TELLOW

do with the material there is in Hongkong today.

"Then, and only then, shall Major Buckley is on the war-

we begin to see the player as Surg. Lt. Norman, Mid. Mitchell. his six starts, thus losing that into training for the forthcom- Again, Stressing the path

a master of the ball, follow Lt. Car. Thornycroft, Mr May; valuable item known as team-ing representative matches, but Beagle clubs' need of more

PO Bence, Lt. Howarth, L. work, which is so important to one wonders, how much good time nas ing full-time training, says the money, he come to utilize the football

Jones, Lt. Kelly. pools. That isn't new, but this backs has gone with the pass- ing of Bort Sproston. Men like "We shall not get better Cresswell, Wadsworth, Cromp- football until the players have ton and Pennington are things

greater incentive. We huve of the past,

"Almost the last of the class Rodgers, Lt. Fawcett, Surg. La team but not revealed in the that short period of training can

13:

reached the position when the "How many players can trap

football wage isn't enough for the star; another job has to be found for him as well

Obviously

the

and move with the ball at the same time? You can count thers on one hand, time has "TC watch football today come, therefore, to remove the makes me want to cover my wage-limit of £12 and £10 eyes, at times. Such crude stuff week. If a man la about the it is, at £12 a week and bonus best in the country in his as well,

he is entitled

to

1

pose his merits, and I

"The time has come to alop and all international matches would have no hesitation legalising the payment also of all transfers for three or four retaining fee cf, say, a lump years, and let all young players of £500 or more for his learn their trade as it should scrvices over ទេ number of be earned, through the Central

League. 2)

Shem

ychrs.

pro

"The cry will be that, tno "Young players are brought

100 beat players would be cornered forward

soon and by the wealthy clubs lit a few spoiled by writers, who are too cities like London, Birmingtiam, } voŋng for their work, and per- Manchester, Liverpool and hans never kicked a football In Tap former cat any Let 11 top all Interna Nerdsatte. But they can't cor their Phong | Tatran

HON 40, JORDY 2 Ano many food, tonals until we find players

Do

If the top Cushion roda hit the chances are that striker will leage an

with

follow.

red.

That doesn't

the trink

ater,

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touches groen loses four." but

stands to Kain eight

Doinţa

With a walig

LOCAROTEN

Kipel and Barry old min," he bands over the problem to his opponent,

the Dow

Under

individual's average. Club: JR. Henderson,

Added to this is the fact that Rome, D. M. Henderson, Tur- ville, Stewart, Nolan, Lochlan, e bitters are not hitting this At the first Council Meeting experimental rule, the opponent can

particularly cleanup of the Association this year, à Forsgate, Meffan, Carrel, Win-season. yard, Handcock, Minto, Mos- batter A, H. Baker who averaged Coaching committee was др fey Farqharson.

over 350 during the past four pointed to work up a schemo

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insist upon the player of a 100 trying his shot again. With my diagram leas. It abusid pay to anot the new right.

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