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Yesterday's Hockey Carnival

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1951. PASSING USOBY?

THE FIGHTING IRISH WON

INTERNATIONAL

TOURNEY

IN TRADITIONAL

Says

"OBSERVER"

STYLE

Fifteen men's and two ladies's teams supplied a day's grand and enjoyable hockey at King's Park yesterday to mark the conclusion of the 1950-1951 local hockey season.

Sharing honours in the carnival were teams representing Ireland, Army and the Club de Recreio.

Ireland and India opened the programme with the International final in the morning, when a record crowd of spectators saw the Irishmen fight back in true Irish tradition from a one goal deficit to win the match by two goals to one.

The afternon saw the Navy and Recreio ground swarming with players and enthusiasts as the men's knock-out competition and the ladies' tournament final went under way, and successfully concluding with the distribution of prizes just be- fore the "Thunderbolts" gave vent to their feelings with peals of thunder for being the only champion team that were not awarded a trophy.

Army capped a brillant sea- mishit, and as Pitcher followed son, during which they retained up and banged the ball into their Senior League title

and

Second Round

Argonauts "B"

Arnly beat

by two and the goal, the umpire had al-by three corners.

Dutch RAF beat "ticks". India given won the Quadrangular Tourna- ready

Recreio "A" bent University ment, with yet another success led by the solitary goal in the corners.

the out half.

Ireland by one goal. by emerging yesterday

On the resumption,

YMCA won on a walkover. champions in the men's knock-

sailed into the offensive

Semi-final out competition.

except for a couple of sporadic their raids by the Indians, penned by their their opponents in their "25" in new left-winger discovery, Stella the first 15 minutes.

A push into the circle by theners to 1.

Ireland their Correa, they just managed to

diminutive but fight-left-wing edge but ing King George V School XI by equaliser three cummers.

Recreio's honours for the day were brought home by ladies. Sparkel

INTERNATIONAL FINAL

Rave

Army beat YMCA by 6 cor- RAF bea: Recreio "A" by

Finial

beat Army penalty bully.

by

Onc

In the 15th minute, one corner. Taking the bail in his stride,

RAF inside-lelt Pitcher swerved part a defender and flicked it into

LADIES LEAGUE the net.

POINT FINAL Three minutes later Ireland

KGV. "B" by Fast and hardhitting hockey

. short

Recreio beat

corners International took the lead from in the

and three Was spen

Walker, now playing two goals final between Ireland and India. comer.

greater

and INTERNATIONAL FINAL India bad slightly the

hit and pushed it across

Ireland beat India by two advancing part of the play in the first half, centre-forward, stopped the to two goals.

the past forward but again lack of cohesion

defenders for Picher to slam goals to one. the forwards among quent offsides nullified many of past Lail Singh. their gual-storing attempts,

Only Karanjin among the for- warda

Lave

and

the

and

Lic-

t

Singh

Indiu come

Desperate Bal attempts saw

close

line

any

Mchinder forward semblance of teamwork. Bagbat Singh's attempts to force the

"through" bali proved unworkable against a

within range

of scoring, but without sucess. Home Rugger

Three

promising

movements left-wing

were failed by their Newport Given

and Inside-left being offside in opponent turn,

ent

Mobinder Singh had a golden tough and brilliant Irish defence; chance of scoring when Karan- composed of Wilson at right-lia and Fitzgibbon, both going back, Chamberlain at left-back, centre-half, Fitzgblun Stewart-Cox, at right-half and Noonan at left-half.

Voteran interporter M. H. Hus- san gave another clussical dis- play

at centro-half and was largely responsible for keeping the team together, but the two Tadian wing halves and wings were the weakest link in the

team.

Both the Indian backs, Jaggeet Singh and Man Singh, stood up well in the loose, when their powerful his were conspicuous, but were inclined to be rattled when under pressure and sub- jected to hard tackling by their opponents.

missed. cross centre, for

to get into allowing the batt the circle; but Mohinder Singh with a clear run ahead delayed with the ball to be bustied off it by Wilson,

Hard Fight By Plymouth

London, Apr. 21.

outstanding the

Newport, Karanția, too, missert a good hance just failing to reach Rugby Union team of the sea- pass by Baghat Singh son, had to work hard to-day to beat Plymouth Albion by two tries to a goal. past the defence.

cross

A fruitless short corner for india brought the sound of the International trophy ning the

nal whistle with Ireland wins for the Orst time in the series.

the

The game was noteworthy for the terrifle battle between rival packs, Albion scored, first through Tantram but J. Lane and Ken Jones replied with

cks for Newport,

THE TEAMS Ireland: Rowan; Wilson, Cham-

Noonan, Fitzgibbon, Bristol, who fulfilled two Arst bertuin; Stewari-Cox; McMullen, Hayde, team fixtures on the same day. gained revenge for a defeat at Hunt, Pitcher, Walker.

India: Lall Singh, J. S. Dillon, Twickenham in November when Walker: Balwant A notable appearance was that Man Singh, Gurbux Singh, M. beating the Harlequins by 11-8. H. Hassan, Singh, Karanjin, Mohinder Singh, of the Rev. P.W.P. Brook, the old Cambridge and England Bhagat Singh, Mickey Rom

At the conclusion of the Men's forward, who filled the breach won when the London side prrived. short. This was his knockout final, trophies during the season, including the one man Spalding Interport Cup which game for Harlequins for about Ireland's victory yesterday was won by Hongkong were 10 years.

lo

their given away by Miss E. M. Gray. WDS due mainly

a former Colony Interporier. How great brilliant half-line.

THE PRIZE-WINNERS Ladies' Senior League

Greater utilisation of the flicks towards their halves outside the "D" could have saved them from many an awkward situation. Lall Singh gave more

average performance and could not be blained for the two goals against him,

an

than

a part the half-line plays, par- ticularly in hockey, was demon-

strated to the full in yesterday's match,

three brilliant

cary

Johnny Leach (above), the English holder of the World Table Tennis Singles title, will leave London by air on May 15 for a tour of India, Singapore, New Zea- land und Australia, says a Reuter message.

He will be accompanied by the French international, Michel Haguenauer.

The two could be persuaded to visit Hongkong.

TONY OSMUND WINS BATTING

TITLE

The Braves Prove Their Diamond Supremacy Shadow Of A Any

By “GRANDSTAND”

KING GEORGE V "B" COME NEAR TO THE SEASON'S UPSET

Contrary to their expectations of seeing Recreio- scoring an easy win over the King George V "B" School- girls in the Ladies' knock-out final, the record crowd of to ono of the spectators at King's Park were treated gamest displays seen this season by the schoolgirls, who failed just by a hairsbreadth to turn in the greatest upset of the year.

At the ond of the first half, the Recreio girls were leading by, one goal to nil, but ten minutes towards the end of the game, the schoolgirls had the match within their hands with a 2-1 lend.

A sparkling effort by Stella Correa in the waning minutes of the game resulted in a follow-up goal by Amanda Silva, giving Recreio their victory by the narrow margin of three corners.

Experience

the

The Rest scored first a few against youth

before half-time was the thema of the match. minutes

Maureen Hodkinson, Generally slower on their feet, through

at inside-left though. Recrelo's experience, howover, pinying

contro them to have the picked originally for enabled

of tio play forward. Valerie Slade oqualised greater part

for Gremlins late ira throughout.

Incorperience in covering up second half.

in WILS the onspicuous defect

Their the Schoolgirls' defence. amazing.specti however, par- ticularly in the forward line, counteracted this deficiency and Abraham: Kave promise of a team In the making

proper coaching.

Undoubtedly

REMO'S

The teams were: Cremlins "A": Mrs Read; Mre Muir, Joan. Gerrard; Sheila Abraham, Mrs Mulcahy, Naomi Nocle Simmons, Groundwater, champion Sybil

Fowler,

Doris under

Valerie Slade.

the two

forwards on the field

Correa, and

bost

Hilda Barten and

The Rest: Anna

Graham-

Stella Franklin right-wing,

were Cumming (Universum Sylv

the

Rose

schoolgirls' mary Read (Gremlins "B");

centre-forward, Susan Howson. Louise Warning (KGVS "A"),

Pible

Peglyn Faber, (Victorians) and Mrs

J. Van Houten (Dutch); Susan Whitworth (Victorians), Danenberg (Recreio), Lily Amanda Siva

(Rocredo)

(KGVS the Maureen Hodicinezon

Stella in addition to scoring Recreio's first goal, was respon-

for the second and win ning goal, and was the spear- head of the Recreio attack.

both Susan scored

which were the "A" School's gonis,

excellent opportunism, (Victorians),

result

of

speed and dosh.

tracted attention

Two other players who at-

were the

Irene

school's right-winger, Inside..

Taylor, and Recreio's

right. Lily Danenberg. -

THE TEAMS

Reercio: Doreen

and Beth MacNaughton

On Chester

Controversy

London, Apr. 22.

The batsman who has his

Ozorio;

Chelle Silva, Evelyn Collaco, E, Alonco, Nooki Remedies, Britto; Stella Correa, Lily Dan-

H.

off his pads must be given

onberg, Armanda Silva, Mercia wicket broken by the ball

Silva, Marcia Maher,

KGV "B": M. Revie;

D. "bowled and not "leg be-

Jillet, K. Davies; J. Tingay, A. fore wicket."*

Davies, C. Marchetti; 1. Taylor,

This decision was announced V. Giles, S. Hewson, L. Butcher, by the MCC, who state that the

the fact

S. Hyslop.

decision is based on GREMLINS 'HOLD REST that the LBW law was intro- At King George V School on duced prevent players defend.

the wicker unfairly, and Saturday, the Gremlins held the ing

"But Rest to a one-all draw, The Rest they add the comment: team, one of the most carefully this cannot be the case if the selected in history, took the field

with a forward line that worried ball in fact breaks the w!?

Mrs

Read, Gremlins' goal-after hitting the striker's keper, who had helped select them, but stood up well to the ball is not dead until

as any the season

They also point out that the

given the umpire has

out.

the striker

Beyond, sed et now of this now, MCC ruling followe

Doubt

the controversial decision made was sparked with the per- formance of the two half-back by the umpire, Frank Chester, lines. There being no interport tluring the third Test at Not- More tingham against the West Indies, match to

to follow, the selectors have not the worry facing them D. J. Insole, the Essex player, of selecting three out of Louise was bowled off his pads by but Chester bad Warning, Peglyn Faber and Mrs Ramadhin, van Houten of the Rest XI and signalled him leg-before wicket the ball broka the stumps.-Reuter, sisters for Gremlins.

The champion Braves proved their diamond supremacy beyond any shadows Mulcahy and the Abraham before of a doubt when they outhit the Saints yesterday to register a 4-0 shutout, at the same time completing,” in a blaze of glory, an undefeated streak of 18 games.

Tony Osmund, who was given a free pass to first base with the bases loaded in the sixth inning, did not have a time at bat chalked up against him and annexed the batting title for the season.

Batting in the leadoff alot during the Braves victorious campaign, Osmund fully deserves the swatting crown, for apart from leading at the end of the elimina- tion series, he has been able to maintain a steady gait throughout the playoffs to finish at the top of the heap.

had

Reinforced by six players borrowed from the Clifton Club, Bristol made a good fight of i

Neither the Jaguars nor the ting from the left side of the frames proved their downfall by

out to Chandu an 8-6 count.

Union Insurance, who at Coventry, but lost by 6-0.

Getting most of the ball in Canucks flelded a full team of dish, lined the

Cardiff found Llanelly nine registered players in the Pedruco at second who relayed Ezra Abraham Cup for

double Hong series for a brief spell, lost complete the Gremlins the heims at Cardif Arms Anal game of the Playoff series, the apple to Harry Loufe at first possession of the lead in the when

on the and both teams had to depend base to

that envious position when they halves gave. fine exhibition of Champlons: Won by

Derek Murphy, depth in defence "A".

on outside help to finish a five play.

Final standings of the Play-bowed to Gibbs 18-3.

The Insurance merchants fail- coverage in

Southorn Cup for runners-Park. and kept on plying their cor-

Gloucester's end of the season inning scratch game which was

Won Lost Petged to score for six innings, and at Devonport won by the Jaguars 3-2 before a effs:

Lans. slump continued responding forwart with con-up: won by Victorians on a toss-wing, scored three tries.

I was not until the eventh that failed leaders Inter-Hong

1.000 they broke the duck when Umbe where the Services won deserv-small crowd of dichard stant streams of well-directed up with Recreio,

Mose was given edly by 12-0. The Welsh stars feeding passes into the open

and Lewis badly and the bottom bracket spaces. Stewart-Cox was the

Malcolm Thoming Jones figured prominently in the has moved up to the top section as a result of the week-end's most scientifle in this respect.

diamond battles. win

With two good wings, Walker

Ladies' Junior League Falconer Cup for Champlona: won by Diocesan Girls' School.

Watson Cup for runners-up:

on the left and later, in the won by Recreio "B". second half, Hunt and Mc-

Mullen on the right constantly fed and sending good cross passes it was only a matter of ime before the goals came.

That they did not come in a greater number was the fault of

Ladies Hockey League Tournament

for

Cup Gray won by Recreio,

Braves Jaguars Saints Canucks

6

3

,800

2

4

1

.167

INTER-HONG GAMES

on

32:13

&

Water-logged Nets

Pitches Like Bogs Await S. Africans

London, Apr. 22:

The preparation of pitches for the opening of the cricket season, less than two weeks hence has been hampered by the unprecedented heavy rainfall of recent months.

Some of the grounds are like bogs, and mowing and life J 939 Infield dumble and after two rolling has not yet been possible. The grass on sonte

steats aided by a sacrifice

Thomas kicked two penalty

BRAVES 4-SAINTS O

Saints, the goals and Jones obtained a try.

blanking In A Pontypool, at home, won

Chappy Remedios only Kelly stern battle with Swansea by a hurler

but their deallowed one hit and that was outduelled Champions: goal to nothing, but

Jindoo Hussain opened NHB by runhing away with a fence had to work extremely when

the fifth frame with a rousizig hard in the accond half.

Northampton found their visi-single to centre field but the tors, Old Alleynians, in good

Men's Senior League Challenge Shield for Cham- tors the inside-forwards, who between

missed at least half them

In plons: won by Army for second form and it was not until well side was retired by the time especially in dozen easy ones,

the second half, when they year in succession.

the

were in the Indian "D" for at least three quarters of period.

THE PLAT

After even exchanges in the opened opening minutes, India

.

Men's Junior League

No trophy: League won Thunderbolts.

by

through the second

Bier's knock-out-Competensions.

Challenge Cup: won by Army.

Quadrangular Tournament

denting Leicester completed "dou Tribe single blo" over Blackheath, Cullen did well for the winners, "mak-found dropping a goal.

Wern Two

Challenge Cup: won by Army. |ing" one try, converting one and crossing the dixh semester

"International Competitions

the scoring in the 10th minute. A beautiful cross push pass by Karanjin into the circle was centre-forward by knapped Mohinder Singh, who took the

Challenge. Shield: Won by forward and Acked it Ireland. ball past Ronan at close range.

Spalding HK-Macao Interport Cup

Soon

afterwards, Mohinder Singh missed a rst-timer to1á perfect right-wing centre front of the goal-mouth,

in

Gradually, however, Ireland' came into the ascendancy and were all over the India goal- mouth towards the end of the first-half, without being able

make the equaliser.

to

·

The results:

Rugby Union

SCORES AT

A GLANCE

SENIOR LEAGUE ·

PLAYOFFS

t

+ Saints 3.Canadians

12 Callox

11 Callox

+

tty.

Two more Union runs followed pitches, including that at Lords, where the MCC are due In that chapter on a wild heave to play Yorkshire on April 28, is quite long:

11

DANCE COMMITTEE

A meeting of the Committee

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That

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on

Rediffusion

Land

but surprised

their habits, practices outdoor

of to change In the Intér-Hong

gumos,

res- youngsters are more adaptable Silva-Netto of Jardines ance more when Jindoo Hus.

out a e grand-slam many counties have been Pedruco Vie

of sain belted

brim-tricted. The nets were water and attention should be paid to homer with the bones ming with Broadcasters to en logged when Derbyshire's play them.

training on The present outlook of finding C1B reported for 12-7 to snatch able them

the county ground last week. men to take over from Len Hut- verdict over Caltex.

Caltex, who were nosed out Early practices there had to ton, Dents Compton and Cyril

covered Washbrook is a BOOD

boat. Yo out carried 13-12, be by NHB was moved around to

yesterday Jindoo

they must be found half that third base.

suffered their third consecutive boards.

For the first time for 42 is the outlook which

year Close fielding featured the

Locs in four days to see their

faces the South African touring England's Test selectors are ali they took the lead and eventu-

and errors siame fast

pennant hopes fade away,

team

who arrived here two active cricketers, N.W.D. Yard- ally won

fevi

far between, and

Lowe Bingham's registered a surprise win Over Stanvac days ago. It will probably reley (Chairman), RES. Wyatt, The Scottish full-back, T.

7.R. Brown found Frankie Vas BraveS

Rennio Barretto mind them of the opening of LEG. Ames and

talent Gray, obtained 10 points, two bunched up hits in the opening

when hurler rubber for the Laguars the

handcuffed the big hitters with their 1947 tour, when day will be able to watch penalty goals and two conver-atanza

from close.

which quarters, while another timely

five strikeouts to his credit. played Worcestershire ——-INTER HONG SERIES...

ground which two weeks we should ensure that no young In the third inning

viously had been under flood player is overlooked. the second Brave tally

Rediffusion

South Africa, this year's visi- the plate.

13 U. Insurance 3

Dance water. Glibbe

been Lancashire is the county club will be held this

the defensive to deep China Light B Shell

most likely to benefit from the tors, have, like England,

suffering from with a three-bagger

I NHE

House, com- evening at Shell

and the conditions in the early part of outlook in cricket since the war. centre by Junior Remedios, the Jardines

Because of their

Formerly they played very at- Braves want on a hitting proc IA Bingham's 8 Booony

12 organisers of the Annual Pro the season,

sentation function have reques-treatment of pitches and the on-tractive cricket, and they may to send in their couragement of youth, ther endeavour under the captalacy Barnstaple D, Penzance and New. and two more runs crossed the NED tra, Bristol 11, Harlequine ; Ded-plate, until u brilliant catch by

plicher Sherry Bucks 5-9 decision, during which time 1ed, managers

tickets at an have developed an attack which of Dudley Nourse to recapture applications for allowed A only twin - killing Silva-Netto

suited to soft the old adventurous spirit ford 20 Bradford 3 Bridgend Salm

of, F. R. Brown ceber 0: Camborne 11. Falmouth 5.

the uprising.

scratch single. For six frames early date to avoid disappoint is admirably Cheltenham 13,

Plichtermali, Bob Berry and 117,40 #ucces Pitcher Remedios also trezo

it was a one-nil ballgame with ment

Ray

Australia must make him a 0 Cross Keys 12, Weston-

play dominating Spalding Challenge Cup: won Coventry G, Bristol 0: Candir XT,

Devocport Servienen Inst inning rally when he light

South Africa, England against clamped his mitt on a binding scume. 12. Glotronster 6; Ebbw Vale 9, Lon-

smit through the box, while that chapter NHB had a Stevenson Memorial who twice bowled Sir Donald firm favourite for the captalacy

man to In

should be a formid- But a younger Bradman ney 3, Leicester 14 Blackheath a

Champrgan Wanderors

for the Saints

trio. Maceteg 1

Benny Omar

a weak follow-up after two

to badly needed, and for this rea- that streaked, for Bankers had reached. first and

Bouthson, Hampshire,”

slow bowlers, English batsmen

(Nottinghamshire).

N second buses on errors ended

and- (Lancashire) w

will be ter footwork and more aggreSHOWRID Two Franch players Dr. S. G. will have to concentrate on bet players Uke R. 7. Simpson JAGUARS 8—CANADIANS z the rally. In the seventh, Ewo

unleashod a barrage of

Вале-

Tartukower and N. ftomsolimo, Both outats played sloppy hits to cinch the Late hall in a 'game devoid of lustre.

theso days Ghelt niched up three runs in piedi di andround in got closely Kad Nazarin started off mir-

Memorial tournament, st~! ling for the Camicks but after the opening inning of their game pritos in the third terston which in being sadly neglected

Bouthern Spring

WACHANGE URGED". against Chine Light but

of Australian woment Chea Union'

A change of outlook on the arranged any Belle Vur Rayon 29. Casseford telling for two chapters handed break of errors in thar, ayldips Eagle

game the being strred by indo grammo of 31 ma of Dublin Chanlogi

273+ Dutch beat Thunderbolta te Dewsbury Melone Bovert over the chords to Wong Polesie sollthe stanza "allowsch

Brodesnica 130

chiu, while Jock Brown on the China Lagit runners to dent Congr slab for the Jags allowed Vic rubber,

a Lapston povere XP Lowde Recreio "A" best Navy by Ermall &

Podrties to finish the curtailed: The Ollers ware within one rua Jour old formos Trim Cham cities following the callurée Mar 12 and the end

of Upingto the balleros, in the

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by Hongkong.

THE RESULTB MEN'S KNOCK-OUT COMPETITIÓN

Apush into the circle by one goal.

First Found

Birmingham -

11: Monclery 3, Bath 9: Mountain Ash

A

tho

Malcolm Hilton, the youngster

of

Moreley 3. Deth 9; Mourteks Ants | was a stone-wall, as he stopped chance to turn the tables, but | Chess Tournament Tables itches sympathetic over from him in the future.

0: Abellery & North 3. Aber every blow

Bikerbead Park

O Notta by Northampton 10, Old Alleynhans d; the hot

Plymouth Albion 5. Newport 0: Pontypool 5, Ewers, 9; Sedrutis o

11. Torquay Affitto HK Targusion 3:

Barcs 10. Newbratra 14,. Penarthi

Army beat Police "A" Argonauts "B" beat was taken by Hockey Club, wo, Dr.

HIGAAF Argonauts "A" who crashed the ball goolaburk, the whistle (scratchod). 947 75

YMCA boat Rovers by one

PERY and bedorse this whistle went pre

Rugby League

"Northern:0;

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tip Bouth Africans, other visi foss, this summer, wills