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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1052..

Their Stock GREMLINS' DEFENCE IN DEPTH TACTICS

Is Up Again

YOURDE

LATED

The Gremlins, whose Championship hopes were slowly slipping away, came back into the picture yesterday with a 4.1 victory over League-leading Recreio to catch up with them at the top of the League table.

This picture shows relief, surprise, amazement and some of the happiest ex- pressions that have been seen on Gremlin faces in many weeks. There may have to be a play-off with Recreio for the Championship, but they are confident again, The Gremlins here, snapped after victory yesterday at Boundary Street, are: Standing (from the left): Julia Wilson, Betty. Rouse, Marjorie Muir and Rosemary Read,

Front row (from the left): Mary Elliott, Marie Melide, Hilda Fowler, Ren- ate Kerr, Amber Kavanagh, Sybil Groundwater and Noele Simmons,China Mail Photo.

Taiwan Athlete More British Amateur

Runs Record

400 Metres

Manila, Mar. 17. Formosan Tan Eng-long (Chen Ying-long) speur- headed his team to the

Championship of the Philip pines National Track and Field meet yesterday. by smashing the meet record

400-motre for the

run, the distance in covering 48:9 seconds. The former mark was 49.3 seconds.

Boxers Lost To Professional Ranks

London, Mar. 16.

The lure of professional boxing, hard road that may be, annually takes men from the amateur ranks, where they may have appeared as stars, only to be lost in the harder school.

There

will

In

be

Britain's hopes of an Olympic title this year depend largely on the available talent and, if all last year's champions were available, the chances would be bright,

are, however, strong of keen amateurs who, Another meet record broken rumours that at least two men various tournaments,

ilgured prominently showing their paces in the next was that in the Shot Put where who have

Silliman in international matches during two or three months, Cortes of Artemio

ball the past 12 months will be in University heaved the iron

the professional ranks to 48 feet 2 inches,

The visiting. Taiwan athletes Helsink comes round. collected a total of 12 points for track and 42 points for feld events.

Talwan's best bet to win the 100-metre dash, Si Ai-ion, was unable to get a place as he was lef: stranded at the starting line after 14 false starts,

SWEEP-UP

Tan Eng-long eopped his second gold medal yesterday by winning the 200-metre dash in! 22,4 seconds. Tan also anchored Taiwan to victory. In the 1,000- metre reloy,

the

when

It is 28 years since Britain won an Olympic boxing title- Harry Mallin and Harry Mit- hell at Paris in 1824-but it is estimated that something like 10,000 boxers in Britain hope to end the long run of lean years. They are an approximate' total

Fast Time By

Korean In

Marathon Run

Und this year British amateur teams had the proud record of being unbeaten in international matches at home.

HOLD STELLA CORREA AS FORWARD LINE RUNS RIOT

By “OBSERVER”

A replay between Gremlins “A” and Recreio may be necessary to decide the Ladies' Hockey League Championship.

In the crucial match yesterday at Boundary Street, Gremlins overwhelmed Recreio by four goals to one to avenge their early season 3-0 defeat, and draw on level terms with the Portuguese girls.

The Gremlins left no doubt as to their superlority yesterday. They outhit.. outmanoeuvred, and outran their opponents. In the direct tackle their heavier weight and size give them a distinct advantage.

They had a complete anawer. to Hecreio's goal-scoring pheno- menon, Stells Corren, who was resporlble for all the three goals against them in the previous matche

Thico defenders in depth, left-hair Julia Wilson, left-back Rosemary Read and centre-half Renate Kerr, stood guard over her.

Stella did get through once with her flashing run to the goalmouth that ended in a goal, but with this star winger well murked for the greater period of the game, the Recreio van- guard was too disorganised to do much damage.

The Inside trio of Rita Mar-

Sheila Silva ques,

and Lily Dunenberg tried hard, but their lack of thrust and combination made them fall easy prey to the accurate first-timers of the two Gremlin full-backs,

ROSEMARY SHINES

missed only Kosemary Read once with her frst-timers dur- whole the course of the

Muir at goal Marjorie gnme

ing

Bad

little to do, but made one noticeable good save during the second half. A good hit by Shella from a short corner went past three defenders' silcks, and looked a goal all the way, when this dour Scot thrust her leg forward and deflected it for a corner.

Playing Renule Kerr-at centre-half and Hilda Fowler at centre-forward, made all the difference to the Gremlin at- tack, which yesterday mower down the Recreio defence with the force of a steam-roller.

Misunderstanding of defence

to tip the ball paal Doreen for Gremlins fourth goal

THE TEAMS Gremlinsi Marjuric Muir; Rosemary end; Betty Rouse, Amber Kavanagh, Renate Kers, Julls Wilson; Nocle Simmons, Groundwater, Hitkli Sybil Fowler, Marie Maille and Mary Elliot.

Silva, Rita

Recreio; Doreen Ozorio; Elvie Tsok, Ena Roza-Pereira; Frisky Ferreira, Sholla Silva, Nana Carvalho; Stella Corren, Lily Darenberg, Mercia Marques and Morcin Maher.

OTHER RESULTS The following wore the results

hockey of League

matches played yesterday:

Ladies League: Victorians 7 KGV "A" 3; Littis Flowers 1 XCv "B" a Gremling "A tecrela 1.

Men's INR Division. Hongkong Tockey Club & Pollos 1: Hoorelo "A" Thunderbolls 0.

Men's 2nd Division.Duton Hockey Club & Acts 1; EYMCA | IKAAP 0; Recreio "B" 10 Nau Jawn 1.

Home Soccer Standings

London, Mar. 18. The following ore the League football standings after yester day's games:

First Division

Manchester U. Arteria)

Teliers sinn Portsmouth

Bolton

Nowcastle Preston N. E.. Wolves tactics among the Recrelo Aston Villa defenders was another contribut Chariton

Burley ing factor to the four goals scored Manchester C. against them, but on the day's Liverpool performance Recreio were lucky Blackpool

of

i

Derby.....

Doncaster Barnsley

PW DLA PU. 34 19 D 6 71 43 47 07 15 48 49

36 47 42

Second Div

Third Divia

to have go: away with just four Sunderland goals. But for some brilliant Chelsea... saves by Dorcen Ozario at goal, West Brom Middlesbra the Ane display put up by centres

Fulham half Sheila Silva and the hardsuke. tackling

Elvie Huddersfield right-back Tsak, not to mention the number

Sheffield W. Only 10 men will be needed of missed open chances by the Notts

forwards, the score Leicester to have a representative at each Gremlin weight in Helsinki so that thou-. would have been much bigger Birmingham

Cardiff sands must be disappointed, but against them.

Leeds Utd. whoever the 10 are, they will Most prominent player on the Rotherham

Sheffield U. have come through a testingfeld 1 yesterday was perhaps the

Brentford period and the ordinary fan in Gremlin inside-left, tall Marie Everton Britain will know

that the Meikle,

Southampton chosen men have proved them- Contrary to local belief, Marie Notts C.

Luton selves in the fire of competitive has never played for any county, Blackburn

but has taken part in a number West Ham preparation.

jof county tournaments in Swansea

SiLeex.

Showing excellent stick work Bury and ball control and a hit that Hull. would do justice to a First Divi- Coventry ston male player, Marie was the Queen F. It The United States spoiled that schemer of the attack, as well | Plymouth record this winter and in coming as the most thrustful of a for- Reading months there

inter- are full

word line of potential goal Brighton Norwich nationals against Germany, scorera.

Motwall con- Ireland to be

Bristol R. Italy and

DANGEROUS FORWARDS Northampton tested. In addition Service teams with France

Newport have engagements

Every one of the forward line Southand. and Scandinavia and all these hotties will help in deciding on was above par yesterday, with Bournemouth

dangerous Swindon

Colchester the British 10 for Helsinki.Hilda Fowler ever

with her est-timers in front of Leyton Orient the goal-mouth, Sybil Ground-Palace water feeding her right-wing and Bristol centre-forward in praiseworthy Torquay fashion and Nocle Simmons Ipswich showing a good burst of speed Fart Vels London, Mat. 10.

Watford whenever she A meeting of the Inter-

she got through.

Shrewsbury Recreio were the first Boxing Federation

to Gillingham become dangerous from the Exeter

Walsall

Third Division, hotel today when matters ton-D

organication cleared to the other end, Grem nected

with the

ling opened the scoring in the Grimsby nt the Olympic Chel Yoon Chil finished third of boxing

technical Accond minute of play. A free-stockport other Games and In the Boston Marathon of 1080,

the matters were, it is understood, hit by Recreio just inside the Oldham

circle went straight to Marie Mansteid

Corfialo Arst three plners in the 20-mile,discussed.

Meikle, V

who pushed it actors to Hartlepools 385-yard event.

Hilda complied Gateshead It was also learned that the Hilda Fowler, Landon, Mar. 14,

with a rasping shot past Doreen Chesterfield The

Boxing Champion- Koreans were refused European

Ozorio. The Oxford-Cambridge boat race on March 20 will be the permission to enter the Boston ships of 1053 had been given to

Gremlins Increased their score Bredford first to be televised from start Marathon in 1951, but hope to Poland and will take place in a

get into the Olymple Glumes civic hall at Wroclaw towarts in the 15th minute through York to finish by cameramen in a

Marie Meille. A' long hit by Southport this year.-Associated Press, the end of May. Reuter, following launch.-Reuter,

right-back

Betty Rouse found Wrexham

Lau Kheng-kung wor 10,000-metre run in 34 minutes 52.2 seconds. Koch Keng-lin 800-metre won the

run while Ng Kian captured the pole vault with a mark of 11 feet 3 inches,

Pusan, Korea, Mar, 16. Choi Yoon Chil was clocked in the sensational time of two hours 20 minutes seven seconds Reuter. today in winning the finals of the Korean Olymple Marathon trials at Taegu.

Taiwan also Anished in the first four places in the Hop, Step and Jump with Gan Peng-hun jumping 45 feet 5 inches.

Taking second place in the meet was the Bureati of Public Ho Schools with 34 points in fleid and 14 points In track events- France-Presse.

was more

than three minutes better than the Olympic record of 2:20:19.2 set In 1030 at Berlin by the Korean, Kitel national

IRF MEETING

Son, who then ran under the was hold in private in a Londoni bully-off, but no the. ball was

banner of Japan.

BOAT RACE TO

BE TELEVISED in which Koreans swept

THREE

SILENT

2

SALESMEN

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Aktershof

Harrow

Transnare

Crowe

Her unmarked, and Marie took Bradford C. the ball into the "D" and her Scunthorpe

Rochdale parting flick deflected Dif

Chester Doreen's pad into the goal.

Apertagion Five minutes later, Doreen Halifax Town made a good save to a hard drive Darlington by Marie, but Bybil Groundwater Warkigion followed up and, taking the re-berian bound, pushed the ball into the Hangers

net.

Just

Elvie

East Fla Tildartsen before the interval, Raith Rovers Tsak hit one past Lite Partick

Queen p'S. Gremlin

left-half and sent Aberdeen Stella Correa through from St Mirren midfield

Stella took the ball Motherwell

Dundee all the way to the goalmouth, leor ans

Ceitio qutstripping the defence. and

Morton

dicked it past the goalie for the Third Labark arelo's first and what proved to during be their only goal of the

match

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on

At the interval Gremlins led Valkirk by S-1 Among the Recrelo Dundes supporters and players there was 4yr Unlied.

Kimarnock sulla fajut hope that a draw Dunfermline could be forced, which would amon give them the Championship: Cowdenbeay!

Allős All hopes, however, were Dumbarto dashed to pieces, when

the opening minutes, Noela Sim- mans, took one of her allout dalies to the, goal, linegrana centred across for Hilda Fawier

81 Johnston

39 51 30

4 13 20

04:45 13 30 48

67 44 44 51 46 43

Junior Shuttle Semi-finals Start Today

The semi-finals. of the Colony and Schoolgirls' Schoolboys",

badminton champion- Junior

the ships open this evening at St. Teresa Church Hall with a programme of seven events,

The other seven semi-finals will be played on Wednesday and the finals on Friday at the same place. There will be no admission charges for the semi- anals, but charges of $2.40 will be made for the finals.

.Curtain raiser of this even- will be ing's programme Schoolboys doubles between the two Wah Yan college combinations of Andrew Chen and Lam and Lo Wing-chuen Yung-tak and Che Wai-kin.

This will be followed by the Schoolgirls' doubles semi- final between the two Mary- knoll pairs of G. Baptista and R. Carvalho and M. C. Barros and J. Lam. C. Baptista, who is the Sentor title holder of the School will be likely to And Janet Lam equally force- ful at the base, and a close match should be scen

The Men's Junior Doubles match between, the University

HIGH - JUMPING TEAM

The European YMCA is probably the only team in the world which can' boast a span of 40 years between the oldest and youngest members of its High Jump team (oldest 53, youngest 13).

The team members are (from the left) G. S. Kennedy-Skipton, Joan Atherton, Jennifer Hart and Peter Grant.

They beat the South China Athletic Association quite convincingly yeaterday, which was a great per formance against a club which has produced a great majority of the Colony's best leapers.---Photo by K. H. Yick.

CRICKET LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE WIDENS OUT AGAIN

The race for the Championship of the First Division of the Cricket League widened, out again as a result of two brilliant catches by A. R. Osmund at Sookunpoo® which brought about Army's first defeat this year...

The following day at Kai Tak, Army put the Royal Air Force four points down as well with a convincing victory by eight wickets. As a result, Kowloon Cricket Club, eight points ahead of RAF and nine points ahead pair of L., H. Tan and S. T. Hool

of Army, both of which teams have three matches in and Craigengower's K. Y. Tso and Wong Kang-chew will pro-hand, comes back into the picture. vide one of the main highlights of the evening. A

A fast and

as

KCC may well depend on 'fur- 1 hard-hitting game will be the ther upsets draws almost order of the day. The under- good as defents which are more grads are the steadier of the than likely to occur over a five- two combinations and although match programme.

Recreio knocked up 150 runs the odds are on them, they will

Army at Sobkunpoo, be up against an unpredictable against

the fact that John pair, who can be exceptionally despite brilliant or completely oft colour. Deighton, pegging away slightly short of a length right on to the The Schoolboys' singles be-wicket for 16 overs at a stretch, was almost unplayable excopt at tween Peter Lim of Pul Sun college and Robert Heng of La risk of a journey back to the Salle will practically be the pavilion. final of the Schoolboys Singles по There is championship. doubt that these two schoolboys view have been the best on during the current tournament. Both possess a powerful smash and strong strokes, with Meng enjoying a slight advantage. in weakness in retrieving the drop shots may spell his detent,

Oxford Win University Athletics

White City, Mar. 18.

A record breaking mile of four- minutes and 10.2 seconds by There were no bumper con- Oxford's red headed Olymple tributions in runs. It took three hope, Chris Chataway, was the Gosanos to score 77 of Rezrelo's feature of the Oxford and Cam- runs and A.M. Prata and C.A. bridge sports here this afternoon. in which Oxford beat their rivals Guterres also helped.

Army atsited off badly and for the Afth successive time by were saved by a grand partner-68 points to 50. Nicholson and

hoving a better drop shot, Lim's ship by Major which brought the three miles, trotting in un-

THRILLING MATCH -

The Junior Mixed Doubles be- tween the mother and son com- bination of Mrs W. K. Tso'

and K. Y. Tso and Recreio's Mis

Ha

Captain Lomon

Chataway later dead-heated in

the score to 103 runs for three challenged with his Oxford wickets from 40 for two.

colleague, John Scott Wilson. Then things began really with Д lime, of 14 minutes and went for the Tuna and these warming up and Army's batsmen | 83.8 seconds.

Peter Robinson of Cambridge, mounted up on the scoreboard. one of England's best youn

As Army swept on to another middle distance runners, finished

Margie Razarlo and C. M. Quinn victory, Osmund brought off the second to Chataway in the one is expected to be another thri- first of two brilliant catches, mile, his time of four minutes match of the evening. With running from deep mid-off to and 13 seconds also beating the Pearson: In on record of four minutes and 14.8 already an upset victory to their hold Major

perobatic catch almost on the seconds for the meeting held by credit, the Rozario-Quinn com-

screen off Gerry Gosano.

Oxford's Roger Bannlater, one of bination appears to be the slight-

He followed this up by a Britain's outstanding hopes for ly superior one.

sprint from deep mid-off to well the Olympics. The other Jurilor Mixed on the on side to held Lt. Col.

POLE VAULT RECORD Doubles between tho two Bailey, also off Gerry Gosane. The only other record to go on Cralgengower pairs sees all four and this was the beginning of a bitterly cold but sunny after- players taking the court with a the end for Army's innings, to noon was that of the pole vault, very good idea of each other's which Major Micholson contri- which South Africa's A; J. Bur- play. The two sisters, Elvie and buted 41 and Captain Campbell, Stella will be at opposite ends Major Scheurmfer and Capt. Ber won for the third successive year for Oxford. His best leap and so will the two K.Cs of Lemon 22 runs apleco.

of 13 feet and one inch beat his Craigengower. Diminutivo Wong

Cemund also took three wic-old university record established Kal-cheong's ability to play to kets for 24 runs, Gerry Gosano two years ago.

Doubles were recorded by for 14. Majar taking three Deighton took Ave Recreio Keith Finley for Cambridge, who wickets for 65 runs and Major won the 100 yards (against the wind) in 10.2 seconds and the Main attraction of the even- Pearson three for 31,

220 yards in 22.4 seconds, and. ing will be the singles en-

At Kal Tak yesterday, Colanet Oxford's. International hurdles, counter between the two Uni-

the 120 versity players L. H. Tan and Bailey claimed the wickets of Paul Vine, who wen S. T. Hool, Tan, who already Lt. Wilson (who had scored high hurdles in 15.1 seconda

the first League.century of the fagainst the wind).

and

the 220 has to his credit, victories over

season against Craigengower on low hurdles in 23.0 seconds. some of the senior players in Saturday) for eight runs and The half-mile went to A. T. leaguo games is regarded as

his opponents weakness may be the deciding factor that will carry his side through.

the top favourite for the title, Lt. Ball for three runs, both Day of Cambridge in one minute

enleg before.

and 58.5 seconds, and the 440 but will undoubtedly be given

Sq. Ldr. Roy Kingsford's being yards to Alan Dick (Oxford) in a run for at his worth by his bowled for five runs by Major 48.8 seconds. Reuter. chubmate this evening.

TODAY'S GAMES

Deighton was the beginning the

end and the Airmen were all

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out for 10 runs (Deighton tour Peter Keenan To

7.00 p.m.; Schoolboys Doubles | for 29, Nicholson · four (br. 8). → Andrew Chen and Lo Wing Army lost two wickets overtak- chuen v Lam Yung-talt and Gheing that total Wal-kin.dng

2.30 pm: Schoolgirls' Doubles || HOW THEY STAND

G. Baptista and R. Carvalho

8.00

RAY

First Division

P W D L Pu in 32 153

v M. C. Barros and J. Lam. KCC

Junior p.m.; Men's Doubles H. Tan and S. T.Army

v K, Y. Tao and Wong Optimis Scorpions Kang-chow.

Indian RC Schoolboys' Bingles necrelo 8.30 p.m.:

Craigengewer, o

Hool

..

Army"

Defend Title Against Williams

London, Mor. 10. The British Boxing Board of Control_announces that the

15 10 4 144 British Bantamweight Champlon- ship fight, between the lipifer; 15.56 13 23: 14 5.40 24 Helar Keenan, of Glasgow and 1367 130 ||| Feard 'Williams, of 'Birkenhead 340 10 shall take place by June

Koanton won: ie: British '-tilla- 11. a

Your. when. knocked out Dapny

ay O'Sullivan. 040 in graunda. Ho successfully:

dafanded it the following Mordh against Bobby Boland, the fight

Second Division

Peter Lim v R. Heng., 0,00 pm. Junior Mixed Royal Navy Doubles Mrs W. K. Tso and. University K. Y. Tso y Mrs M, Rozario. and C. M. Quinn Junior

| IRAN 0.30 pa

Mixed KCC

Dockyard. Doubles — Mrs. E. Tsok and KGVS Wong, Kang show v. Miss Smc Correa and Wong Kal-cheong. Recreio

10.00p.m.; Mor's Junior Police Slagles H. Tan v 8. T Royal Navy

University

6. 171belas stopped after 12 rounds. In 2017 January This year Keenly want to South Africa to bid for the world, title but was out-pointed by: Via Towael-Router

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