THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1951.
HONGKONG SELECTION XI PUT UP INSPIRED GAME TO DRAW WITH HENDON
By "SPIV"
Once again the Hongkong Selection Soccer XI, generally regarded
as the second best Colony team, covered themselves with glory when be- fore a crowd of about 10,000 yesterday they held the visiting Hendon Football Club to a 2-2 draw after a scoreless first half.
Hopelessly outplayed for almost the first 30 minutes, the local XI gradually came into the picture with inspired play and effective tactics.
It was they who opened the scoring at the beginning of the second half and Although Hendon came back with two quick goals to take the lead, a confident Hong- kong X suon got the equaliser, and followed it immediately with another goal which, however, was disallowed by the referee after he had pointed to the centre pot. It appeared that the ball had gone out at the touchline before the goal was cored.
indomitable - de- Hongkong then took up the Hongkong's Heston made three changes
and, after the way to their running once more played fence paved team which From the
feart. For fully 30 six minutes play, they opened Chu Wing- and beat the Hongkong Inter- ereditable port XJ by two goals to uit onminutes in the first half, they the scoring when
un koung crossed the dull from th Saturday, These wore R. 11 withstood the continuous
for slaught of the Hendon forwards left and Au Chi-yin got his foot for Ivey at goal, Gitties
to it and placed the ball in the Austh
of inside right and Reilly and held the fort,
Must
prominent among them net. Ng Ke-cling at Junky was centre-half whose spoiling tac
Hendon of almost ties robbed
for Westmore at left wing.
On a ground that was water logged in parts and bared with mud spots, the visitors heavier build put them at a slight dis- advantage.
This was particularly nollee-“ able during the sharp cut-ins for the "into the open space" passes, and two vertain goals went a-begging through this cause.
BRILLIANT HEADING Conspicuous features of their play, however, were again their brilliant
certain goals.
EXCELLENT SUPPORT
Following this gual, Hendon then staged a number of stolening rails on the Hongkong defence and, after two unlucky attempts ually equalises when Lynch Giving him excellent support headed through to Evans for the
+is+ 1we
full backs latter to cross to Stroud who rus were
and Kirkland. when and crashed the ball home. Etheridge together with Tsang Kol-wing. Two minutes later Hendon took who put up a notable perforthe lead when Stroud jook the mance at goal, formed. 3. gland bait through and from his pass
Avis beat Ng Kee-cheung defence.
found the back of the net with a shos which gave Tsang Kai-wing no chance.
fearless fuckler, was alise erratic in his passes.
Santos at teft-hall was rell
throughout, But ably steady Taug Sum, though a hardwork- heading. bolli ining andi defence and attack, their power- ful kicking both in elearing and in goal-shooting, and execlient ball control.
The ability of the Hongkong forwards to seare the two goals yesterday came from successful foeties which with a little more ek might have given them the winning goal as well.
Exploiting the inability of the
and
From this point on the Hendon,] team appeared to tire and Hong- ug therr took over the initia- Although the home team live. came near it was not hartil the 27th minute unidst terrifle equaliser excitement, that the caine wien Ho Ying-fun met a eroys from Chau Man-chi firs:
to
Two tireless wing Solves, amateur international Topps and Hinshelwood. Hime and again got their forwards going with their aggressive play and ex-visitors to turn fast enough othne and crashed the ball, into
slippery ground and taking
the net. cellent feeding passes, while at
consideration the strong
Immediately afterwards Hong- defenders and
keng again centre-ball Fisher provided a
scored, owing the ball going out of play for a constant stumbling block to the heading of the
their advantage in height. The
Hendon, the goar Hongkong forwards,
throw in to Pat Hongkong forwards rightly dis- cuplain, The visiting
carded high wing centres,
utilised their Lynch Have
Instead another outstanding
they performance with
his tigerish
and quick warn nip
speed to first time tackling and inter- The full with deliberate square passes in the centre, pouncing cepting headers, but was a little on the slow side on
on an opening a soon as it when particularly in the second presented self and passing a
dazzling
first half he was besten a few times defender with by the dazzling surpasses time short passes. between Hongkong's Mok Chun-
the run,
wah and Chu Wing-keang
In the forward line, Stroud was the most
dangerous, with WAS Avis the most delightful to watch in ball control. Evans at right wing provided a constant source of dunger, but appeared to be slightly off his usunt forma when it come to shooting.
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
Mok Chun-wah at left wing was in sparkling furni, and so was Ho. Ying-fun on the other touch line.
was
disallowed.
a
Etheridge, Hongkong's right-back and captain, heads the ball out as Hendon swarm in on. Hongkong's goal. Hendon'a left winger Riley, is nearest the camera and it's Avis, the inside-left, who is all set to send that ball into the, net, China Mail Photo.
A
Last-minute Substitute Dashed Barrow's Hopes In Rugby League Cup Final
By PETER LOVEGROVE
A
A thirty-year-old last-minute substitute was the outstanding personality of the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final which drew over 95,000 spectators to a rain- swept Wembley on the first Saturday in May and brought tradition-steeped Wigan their fourth Cup success. They beat rank outsiders Barrow, who were quoted at 500 to 1 at the start of the competition, as decisively as the score of 10 points goal, a penalty and a try—to nil suggests,
He was Jack Hilton, the right wing threequarter, who was brought in to re- place Gordon Ratcliffe, the 6 ft. 1 in. Lancashire, England and Great Britain player who toured Australasia last year, and he scored one of the most spectacular tries I have ever seen twenty minutes from the end to turn the scales conclusively in Wigan's favour.
:
and
Record Falls To
McKenley At British Games
the tearing down A strong, powerful runner; ber, and
great pace, evaded the Barrow In the closing minutes Hendon with a beautiful stride, he was touch-line. nt a fought hard to obtain the de-given a gem of a pass by his briliantly
centre, Jack Broome, near the full-buck's despairing dive and elding goal but grand work by half-way mark after the New scored in the far corner. the Hongkong defenders cleared Zealand stand-off
hall, Cecil Unit) then Barrow had de- every danger as it arose.
Mountford, had cleverly turned fended most stubbornly the attack to their flank. Hilton only conceded a penalty, kicked side-stepped his opposite num- by 15st, 10lbs. Kenneth Gee in the seventh minute. They had the keeping the concentrated game close and their vigorous tackling had neutralised most of
those crisp, .unorthodox Wigen passing movements that record for the 300 yards was have torn hales In most deset up by Herb McKenley of fences in recent seasons,
Jamateu
the in
British Gumes meet at White City
On the showing yesterday draw was a very fair result, and now all interest will centre on the game tomorrow when Hen- don meet a Combined Chinese of the last matcli Eleven in their tour,
Chau Mun-chi, after a shaky.
the Hongkong Selection, Teang Etheridge (Cap!), start, gradually came into
Sum, Ng Tang picture with some good feeding Kal-wing: Kirkland still showed a lack of Kec-cheung, Santos: Ho Ying- passes but kleking power.
fur
Chau Man-chi Au Chi-yl, though Wing-kueng, Chut
Wing-keung, Mok Chun- Chu playing at inside-left, trusted with the difficult task of leading the forward line and
was en-
wah.
Hendon. Hill; Lynch (Capt), Lone: Topp. Cusher, Henshel-
Festival Soccer
London, May 14. The following were
football matches played day:
сп
London, May 14.
A new British all comers
A WAY THROUGH Hition, whose bursts had always been threatenlog, show-Stadium today. He covered
ON THE RECORD An Odd Grey Hair To Remember Hongkong By
"No
The Hendon Football Club apparently signifles
*Thanks, I've lads are unanimous about the thank you" or most exciting moment of their already had some, chym."""" trip cut to Hongkong and their On things Oriental that our slay here. It was the landing shops are creaking with: "We at Kal Tak that shook them, like the tablecloths and nylons." On Hongkong In general: #We suddenly shut down we've had the grandest time whacking great big mountains
few aut
lot of it in a G It looked like we were
Everyone has been a days. to scrape them," said wonderful host
and wo
and going
une,
"It looked like we missed one of them by three fees."
keep
many
are
Just about getting surprised at how
dilTobent nationalities there here and how they all seem to et together in a combined effort to make us feel at home."
For about half of them there had been more excitement at Heath Row Aerodrome when they took off for Hongkong. Some eight members ut the for the first were up mariy thne in their lives.
Like all travelling teams they agree that you can't see much af
It's quite natural the work on a football tour that they would cheer the home There were quite a few stops enside more. The crowds are just They Toule but except at Karachi they
On local football crowds: "They don't seem to appreciate a really good move in the game and some of the best combined movements un caher side never
cheer. * και
were fair enough. We liked that couldnt ace much more of the as partisan back home. efty than the airfiel
checr-section effort put up by The right of Hongkong rather the shocked thom. "We.
to see anything I didn't expect hope I made us feel more
Imuch more than
a lot of hovels," they told this column. It turned out to be quite a place. Even the Chinese here don't look as Oriental as we expected them to be."
our
You may
On local football: "You have
by players here good 43 clever but it is not match- amateur standards. Your football winning football. At home we look over a team and pick out ita One Oriental touch rattled match-winning points. We con- their teeth. They were sampling centrate on these, the delicacies of a Chinese dinner have the best players in the when suddenly seemed as world but they are not much use
place was though the whole
it they can't fall into a match- winning scheme." blowing up."
"RECORDER" It was only an outsize string of Chinese fire-crackers in the adjoining restaurant compari- ment where a Chinese wedding
was being solemnised and all Inter-County Rugger
the evil spirits being appro-
London, May 14. priately dismissed.
In a League County Cham- Though it hadn't been on the plonship migby,
match played the leda
beat Cum- from today Lancashire Hendon then adjourned to watch berland 13-12.-Router.
programme,
a Chinese wedding ceremony or, what was left of it. It was something worth talking about when they get home.
NOTICE
On Chinese food: "The best THE HONG KONG JOCKEY thing we had were the steaké,
We couldn't understand what
CLUB
the bird's nest soup was all SIXTH RACE MEETING 1951 about and it rather put us off."
It turned out that some had taken understanding sou
The above Race Meeting
the restaurant's cook aside and advertised for Saturday, 26th had explained to him gently May, 1961, has been postponed that it would only be hospitable to Saturday, 2nd June. 1951, to include beef steaks with the and the Entries advertised to other Chinese delicacies served and to pass them clf as a dish close on Thursday, 17th May, normally served up at Chinese 1951, will now close at 12.
Noon, on Thursday, 24th May, dinners.
1961.
On the Chinese language: The whole
between team
them learned
word- one can't remember
ed his side that there was a the distance in 30.3 seconds, have the way through that tigerlsh de-beating the record of 31.6 "moya". They
and soon afler the
drawing the defence and, thought wood: Evans, Gitius, Stroud, results of Festival of Britain monumental figure of Gee bat-seconds established by Bri- where they learned it from but!
at times was a little too slow in parting with the ball, performed his task in a more than credit- able.mather,
goul,
During
THE PLAY
Evans
antage
the vial, 'Secing is believing' when shots from almost every
their
once
Avis. Riley.
Saigon Tennis Team Here
fence,
to-
Bradford 2. Partizan (Yugo- slavia) 0,--
Bristol Rovers 0, R. F. Harlem (Holland) 0.
Cambridge City 2, R. V. and A. V. Sparta (Rotterdam) 2.
Chester 4, Dundalk (Ire- land) 0.
Falmouth 1, Torquay United Leeds United 2, F. C. Haarlem (Holland) 0.
2.
reserve:
Mal Whitfield of the United States was beaten by about six yards while Reg Pearman (U.S.) was third.
FAST TIMES Britain's Chris Chataway won
two
miles international invitation race in nine minutes seconds with Yugoslavia's Olenhajmer second.
of
tered its way over for
for the tain's G. M. Butler in June,] second ary near the posts, with 1926. Mountford easily concerving.
Hilton, of f course, is ab or- dinary
he too has In the first minute Hongkong
gained International caps and were very lucky when
Australian crowds saw him at 'Seeing Is Believing'
After a half-hour's rest. Mc- his best last year.
Kenley won the 100 yards event Sir-After the excellent foot-intercepted a pass and ran on
Barrow had relied on hold-by inches from Britain's Jolin bail displayed by the visiting through the Hongkong defenen
ing their redoubtable opponents Wilkinson in 10 seconds, J. Amateur Headon XI, I am much only to shout yards with from
and then striking suddenly in Lammers of Holland was third, Three top-ranking tennis amazed at the popular impres- good position, Hendo con-
the closing stages. It was those Vercruysse
Belgium of tactics which had brought them fourth, and Yugoslavia's Pecalj slon shown by focal Chinese tinued to hold the sports writers and enthusiastic and at one time only Ethbridge tsars from Saigon arrived them and the by Air France yesterday to
victory over Bradford Northern Afth. of Interport spectators as well. They should stood between
play a series. now of 110
a Town 3, Waterford in the quarter-final (which Kick be fully aware
the initial
they won 5-4 with the last of the true prowess and
Romford 1, Wageningen F. C. of the match) and against Leeds No definite date has been superior standard Polish Hendon were andis period games against Hongkong.
to begin,
in the semi-final, But Wigan the (Holland) 5. fixed for the series ned more forceful than the Hong and ashamed Amateur succe
Swindon Town 2, Dortmund never gave them a glimmer of fer being totally Ignorant su to kong eleven, and times out of
but it is possible that the first
a chance, and the winners de-3.8 of number the Hongkong goal ap
games-two singles encounters Borussia (Germany) 1. underestimate the strength of
West Bromwich Albion 2. fence, which conceded only 15 Hendon X1 before peared to bear a charmed life
will spread over a period of
(Malta) 0.
points in six Cup games, was Coloured Jamaican Arthur were either three days. All matches will be Floriana
Workington 1. Shamrock never once in difficulties.
Wint, running for Britain, won played on the Hongkong Cricket will be a good lesson that local forward in turn of CILM
cleared by a de
Club
It was only Barrow's second the last international event ground, commencing at 5 Rovers (Ireland) 1. Chinese football circle must at blocked
Bury Town 4, R.SC. Ver.
and the meet, the 440 yards, in 47,9 the final, appearance in stari everything afresh to sperate defence.
After 20
play them, each day, Admission will
seconds. minutes
some they betrayed
nerves. play
methodical soccer a better
Swansea Town 2, F. C. Eind-Wigan, on the other hand, are yards ahead of Mel Whitfield of Hongkong team began to have be $5 and $2. Full particulars vietois (Belgium) 1.
He breasted the tape eight noboxly is
will be announced later, otherwise game:
The Saigon players are Ngu-hoven (Holland) 1.
Herb even a dollar more of the game and in one willing to pay
Beford Town 1, Ayr United 0. old hands at Wembley. They the United States with yen Van Nua, Singles Champion
(Jamaica) taking twenty to see the league games attack Hendon had
Em McKenley escape when all forwards com-
Walton & Hargham 5, Hengeldere ೧.
ever to be played in the
third place. The fourth was next season.
It is an established. fact that bined well together in a roaring of Saigon; Nguyen Van Sau, who
Bromley 5, R.S.C. Leigealse mire Stadium in 1929, and play-
ed there
in 1948 and 1948. Reg Fearman (US). United gain
Press, Chinese football has greatly de- raid only to see the final shot accently returned from France (Holland) 1.
go tamely where he was ranked sixth in from Ho
the also reached They have 1943: and Tran Van Duong, one teriorated
hands Transfer of players with at-Into the kn
final on other grounds on thres NABRON ESCAPE
of, Salgon's top notchers, Van
Hot-other occasions. tractive offers from one club 10 After 27 minutes play, Hendon Sau and Duong were here about { another has been a tople time of pre-season; Importation found the back of the net but two years ago when they played spur D.
ruled offside. Although exhibition games,
players is Reuter, Accompanying the of players from
rom oversea was were fried in
the beginning of this Hendon continued to hold the
Mr Jacques Huynh Van Day. the interval advantage, season. The spirit of Amateur- Ism has been a crossword puzzle with neither side having taken Manager of the team. The four
are staying at Sunning House,
Mr Day was at school here and lamented deeply by those the lead.
Summing up the Arst half
some 30
years ago. who love and promote
this play, it seemed impossible how some athletics
Van Sau and Duong are in the and sports in
the visitors had not scored a Ministry of Sports in Vietnam. colony.
and it may Sportmanship was also badly least three times displayed by several "A" Divi- well be that the opposition pro- Van Sau is Chiet of Sports and vided by the Hongkong Selec- Duong is Private Secretary to sien players in the recent Southon was treated far too lightly Minister
the
Binh, who may Mr China vs Bus re-play. It seems
fly here on Friday to be present to me that they are playing by the Hendon forwards.
On resumption, a new ball at at least one Interport.
The following the kick- From leniently was
in
recent years.
ut
amateur
a harrow
came
(Betglum) 1.
OTHER MATCHES Arsenal 0, Tottenham
Dundee Barnsley, 8,
Badminton Interport Arranged
were there
for the first final
No other League club has 1. left such a mark on the record past 40 During tho books. years they have finished in the frat four of the league table than 20 occasions; on more they trave won the Club cham- plonship seven times and the Lancashire Cup on eleven -oc- casions.
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB WHITSUN RACE MEETING 1951
ן:
By Order,
8. A. SLEAP,
Secretary,
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
WHITSUN - RACE-MEETING. Second Day Saturday, 19th May, 1951. (Postponed from Monday, 14th May. 1951)'
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m.
·
There are 12 races on the 2nd Day. Through Tickets for the above at $24 each may be obtained at the Treasurers, 1st floor, Telephone the Compradore Office of House.
To avoid congestion at the Club's Offices at Telephone House, non-members are requested to purchase their sweep tickets at the Club's Branch Offices at
5. D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong
or
362, Nathan Road, Kowloon. MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE
MEMBERS ARE INFORMED THE 1951 SETS OF MEMBERS AND LADIES BADGES NOW SUPERSEDE THE PREVIOUS ISSUE.
Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
Badges admitting ladies not in possession of Brooches or Season tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the at $10.00 including Members Enclosure and Club Rooms tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for pays ment of all chits
The COURSE.
NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PRÉ- MISES DURING THE MEETING.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
Badges admitting to Members Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the RACE
Compradore Office will close at 11.00 a.m.
Both offices. and the. Secretary's Offee will elose at 11.45 a.m. at 1st floor, Telephone House. The second day of the above
A limited number of times will be obtainable at the Club advertised for Monday, 14th House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy
27810). Their
most twó
famonis May, 1951, has been postponed | (Tel. players have been Jimmy Ley- until Saturday, 19th May,
loft wing 1951. greyhound threequarter, and that. "Prince"
Jirn or full-backs,
Sullivan. The First Saddling Bell will The Hongkong Badminton who kicked nearly 3,000 goals be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the set the pace and players will participate in the Association have received a in his career, record which First Race will be run at 2.00 including tax for all persons including ladies, and is payable a goalmouth melee series:-Ip Koon-hung, Colony telegram from the Philip Jim is now the trainer of the p.m. re-plays for the league Chain-the danger to Hendon was aver-Champion, K,C. Dao, runner-up pines Chinese Badminton team and his genhus is reflected |
and ted when Mok, Chun-wah was Edwin Tani and Donald Le. the disorder
| WING
Two partiality shown by spectators penalised far off side.
also a carious probation.
4īni. Į minutes that
later during another TODAY'S SPORT
.អ thn Hen- Hongkong attacks, requires an adequate
As an ex-Sports writer, per don keeper, was stopped by the mit rao to appeal through the referee for obstructing Au Chi- medium of your esteemed yin, and from the
to win at all cost. If such poor sportsmanship
is
treated, much harm' will be/b, vided.
Jone
in the future. At the two foll
following
in
pionship,
·ure:
Free Kick Ave yards Draw the altar o chance for Hongkong was wasted
paper and to attention
both
of
10
m
Hontony.
likely to stand for hit time.
Club accepting the HKBA's in, the play of the present side. terms with regard to their visit here to play a series of matches. These will in clude a match against a Hongkong Interport team.
The tourists, will have in their past and present ranks three
PRC Bowls Team
12 to
The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $3.00
at the Gate,
SERVANTS' PASSES
BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN ETC., WILL NOT BE FER- All previous arrangements D TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE
Entries, Admission: HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DURING THE RACE MEETING Tickets and Cash Sweep
MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN Tickets, including Through THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE SOCCER
Chances already booked will' Combined Chinese Hendon
hold good for that date. (Club round) 6 pm KFA TA subcequent terport dinner to Hendon tourn
DECLARATIONS out the ongkong Hotel Root Garden)
Owners are notified that all ATHLETICS Hongkong Track and Field 'Asso- étation meeting War Memortal Philippine National Champions Police Recreation Club against starting declarations for Mon Taiko Club in the lawn bowls day, 14th May, 1961 are dows Centre, Southern Phyground), 4,39 ) and, several club ellampionerat match a Tallcoo on Wednes». cancelled. Ponlea starting on
It is expected that the match will be played we say, May 10,
Saturday, 10th May, 1961, will Box-hokieri and Members are requested to ensure that their at the end of June, 5.30
ARTVAnts: Shake use only of the Pabllo. Betting Malik MR. p.m. An Executive Committee T Kavanaghi, A. Soidlar, require to be declared in the Police will be posted at various entrances to the Members Bail
of the Hongkong Bad C. Pile and meeting
WHO, DA ron: usual mariner". mintan Association will be held tulip); «G® Band, #EN
Pexers every effort to co when Tang Sum shot, yards Foperate
mutual wide. closely with understanding for the better fment
advancement
Hendon then settled. of bgain and a long through pass p.m. local football. We should try to from Topp gave the Hongkong
TENNIS MEA's Helylstom
KITC VLIC
rep the true idea and spirit desendors a scare when. Avls Past Ome of sportsmanship, and fair play beat Ng Kee-cheung to the ball CAA and learn to be good losers and therr shot wide. starefully as His Excellency next minule
In the 30
Warh
Hendon the Governor advocated in his gates unluckwheat" at fów. from: Githus bene Tontig
tline
The following will represent
·
commering at
at the South China, Moralia anda, H.B. Dowse mach Post Board Room tomorrow, 21 | Entwininta : (aisip pa 5.30pm to decide on înal use haikumarym
By Order
BL.A. SLEAP
Servants' passes will be issued to private box holders only, who are requested to distribute them with discriminatiori and endorse their names on the passes. Holders of much palies are
remain
in their employETR must on their duties and through not permitted in the Members Enclosure except for baiting stanowi to the present congestion in the Members Belts Hall
to ensure that chia régulation is manerea tok
WALTER
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