KWONG WAH ENTER THE CHALLENGE SHIELD SEMI-FINAL ROUND
By "SPIV"
A more youthful Kwong Wah XI easily outsped slow and aging Sing Tao by two goals to nil at the Club ground yesterday to join Army and Eastern in the semi-finals of the 1952-1953 Challenge Shield Soccer Competition.
The remaining quarter-final match between South China and Kowloon Moler. Bus has been scheduled to be played off on Tuesday, January 13, at the Club ground.
ed
Both teams had_almost_equal minutes. Yue Kai-yan went up From then on Kwong Wah shares of the play yesterday, to a long pass, bui Inside-left were content to hold on to their with Kwong Web the speedier Ho Cheung-yau got his feet to 2-0 lead with a defensive game. and more thrustful in attack the ball first, only to see what
· THE TEAMS and steadier in defence.
looked like a goal being clear- Sing Tao played the more right-back Cheung Yan-yee.
Just on the
Kwong Wah-Yu Kal-yan, gool-line by
Cheung Yan-yec, S. S. Nien, Fu seleniffe game and showed fine
Nai-long, Kun Kyu-hwan, Luk approach work but were ex- Kwong Wah Increased their Hing-cheung, Chan Ming-chit. tremely slow in front of the lead in the 13th minute of the Kam Lok-sang. Cheung Tang- Kool.
second
half when Luk Hing-sum, Lee Tin-kee, Chu Mul- cheung swung
a long through soong. King-sing at centre- pass to send away Lee Tin-kec, Bing Tao Jimmy Chang, forward pul -his forwards giving him a clear fell in front Chen Ying-kuen, Mok Kum- through with some good passes and enabling him, to easily put dung. Sit Pul-yin, Honnibal, when on the clear, but
time the
ball post Jimmy Chang Sin You-sang, Lau and again was handicapped by from point blank range with a
Sheung, Chow Kit, Hsu King-sing, Ho inability to part with the ball fast rising drive, Aral-time.
Cheung-yu, Kwolt Ying-kee.
Hu
Sadly Incking was
a for- ward among them with sufficient speed. ur initiative to make full use of the many through passes and first-thne chances that came Sing Tho's way,
Sing Tao's mealier defence and Kwong Wah's more oppor- tunistic forward line were the direct cause of Sing Tho's de
feat.
The first goal was conceded as a result of a by Sing Tao fumble to a weak low eros from the right which caught keeper Jimmy Chang on the half-volley. The other goal was scored by Kwond Wah immedi- ately after a continuous period of attack by Sing Tao, who were unable to recover fast enough into the defence. Inside- lett Lee Tin-kee had a clear run from the 40-yard line to the goalmouth as the defence were
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
ANNUAL RACE MEETING 1953
Saturday 17th, Wednesday 21st & Saturday 24th Jan. 1953 (Hold under the Rules of The Hong Kong Jockey Club);
The First Bell will be rúng at 11.30 a.m. and the First Raco will be run at 12.00 NOON each day. The timin interval is after the Fourth Race (1.30 p.m.)
There are 10 races each day (30 ball).
Through Tirkets (30 Races-$30.00) also lickets at $2.00 each for the Special Coal Sweep on the "Pearce Memorial Cup Sweep" scheduled to be run on 24th January, 1953, may be obtained at the Cash Sweey Office of the Club at Queen's Building, Ground Floor, Chater Road.
Through Tickets reserved for this meeting but not paid for by 10.00 a.m., on Friday, 16th January, will be sold and the re- servation cancelled for future meetings.
To avold congestion at the Cash Sweep Office at Queen's Building, sweep tickets may also be purchased at the Club's
was seekers of ozone, and exercisin, niere formulity, it
a the undeniable right of an time. Kingshot showed quite a thought this rigning of lot of agility anticipation and nursery player for the "parent" amateur. Kingshot became # short-sighted when Mr oller. goalkeeping essentials in club. But that is where Arsenal little
Bentham went wrong,
with appeared
his an Arscual trial. NW. Cameron (Glakaw Univer hy. D.M. Rk tediara), 12A
So much so, that schoolmaster For, by a strange coincidence, forms.
He said, "No, thank you Arsenal's Sen hendrai Sestdisha, M. Scott Dick
Bentham,
other League re-fubr (Watemians). N., David presentative iza
slightly staggered
Branch Offices ot:~~ the Brighton Tottenham and Sunderland re- leaving karah Unversity), KJ, Dallesh
to report hurriediv to Cambridge University), Ar. Berard Brea-and Eastbourne United's putedly among them happened scout
ago-to have had their scouts sharing Highbury headquarters, Where (Gala) (Captian; B... Thongsan (Ox- || monager until a week
Park and handed King-as (Oxford University). J.J. Kegarty
NO THANKS' (Hawick), A.1. Valentin DINAS An-shot, a set of Arsenal forms for
McDonald Edinburgh Fred's immediate signature us Having proffered a polite 'It University, K.I.D. McMBláa 155le).
non-committal
fond Univer (Cald. if funders, presented himself at the rings us talkeeper Kingshot aside ale
Results, or played today were
Rugby League Doncaster 12 Widnes 6: Belle Vus Hangers, 10 Workington Town 0: Castleford 15 York ; Dewsbury 3 Bradford Northern Halifax 17
inatehes srl D.C. rugby
Featherstone Hovers 7: Hull 13 Wigan 16; Hunslet 22 Hull Kingston Rovers 4: Leeds 9 Wakefield Trinity 19 Lelah 15 Swinton : Oldhain Barrow 1; Salford 31 Keighley Selens 37 Rechdale, furnets 5: Warrington 27 Huddersfield 7; White: haven v Bramley (postponed),
Rugby Unl Final England England 14 The Rest 3.
(Played at Twickendam) Final Brottish Trial Seolland 11 The Best 0.
(Played at Murrayfield)
No Nicknames
Allowed For Boxers
London, Jan. 1.
Reuter.
an amateur.
Home Soccer
Review
The
Sunderland Take
In First Division
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metsphorical pistol, came back
these We
Lead
London, Jan. 3.
all caught in the forward posi- ton.
with this answer:
Among the losers, however, Give him
until Wednesday. Honniball at centre-half played want Biru play at Gilling consistently brilliant game, ham in our Eastern Counties' and Sit Pei-yin at right-halt team on December 27." It was worked tirelessly to get his for- also inferred that, if Kingshot wards going. declined to sign, Arsenal would lose all further interest in his goalkeeping proclivities.
All of which strikes me as a place of steamroller - imper- tinence.
that
Kwong Wah's last-tackling and
fast-recovering defence were the mainstay of their tearn. Conspicuous was centre- haif ex-Korea player Kim Kyu- hwan, who was given excellent support by the two wing-halyce, Fu Nai-tong and Luk Hing- cheung,
NOT OBLIGED Eastbourne United maintain попе of this business affects their relations with High-
The forward lino showed bury. "No player is obliged to
room for improvement. In posi- sign for Arsenal just because we
tional play and combination, are their nursery United were always dangerous whene they say. but despite these handicaps But-two
>~--~-- moro· youngsters, centre half Jan
ever on their way. Every one foul- of them was a potential scorer with the speed and powerful kick each carles.
Sunderland took the lead in the First Division of the -English- Football League today as both West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhamp-Thomson and right-holf Davla ton Wanderers were beaten.
25 games.
Sunderland's 3-1 home win over Arsenal brought their points tally to 32 from West Bromwich Albion, who went to the top of the table on New Year's Day, crashed 5-0 away to Burnley, who have conceded only one match at Turf Mour since the opening game of the session.
Burnley share third place on by 2-1 at York: They now Jend Reading
Newport The British Boxing Board of
30 points mark with second placed Grimsby, who Quern's Park Control have ruled that Hank the
Avho were lost at home to Bradford, by Aldershot Wolverhampton,
and Swindon Mahlo, the South African non-
points with York European lightweight champion, unexpectedly beaten at home by five
Charlton, who benefitted froin Wrexham one point behind-thester
Bournemouth must not be introduced to the an "own goal" by England's Reuter.
Torquay Cr. Palace public as "Homicide" Hank when captain, Billy Wright.
Leyton Orient. fights in Britain.
Bottom
Shrewsbury The Board stated that the
Walsall boxer must always be advertised chester City forced a 1-1 draw
be
of the table Man-
with lost season's Champions,
LEAGUE STANDINGS
DIVISION I
P. W
25 13 0
London, Dec. 4. Football League standings and shown on the programme Manchester United, in a local after yesterday's matches were: under the name of Hank Mahlo #Derby"
ground on United's and under no circumstances must but still remain "in the "cellar"
be used. the term, "Homicide,"
GR Stoke City won, United Sunderland Mr E. J. Waltham, the Sec-
forze 17-year-old W. Bromwich included retary of the Boxing Control players.
Is the rule of Board, said that
Ronnie Burgess, Welsh Inter- Frenton the Board that boxer must be licensed under their own names, national halfback and Tollen- Arsenal
Burnley
Wolve
Manchester U.
played its first Blackpot "We do not allow nick names. ham captain,
game at outside-right for his Tottenham he sald
club today and scored two goals Charlton
Sheffield W.
He added "We had to put our in two minutes to help Sours Newcastla feet down when we heard that several Gold Coast boxers, who to beat the Cup holders, New-Bolton
castle. by 3-2.
might be later fighting in Eng-
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DIVISION II
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Shefeld United and Hudders-Derby County When Hank Mahlo arrived here field shared the points in a lop
Division table
Two and was described as "Homicide of
at Huddersfield. we checked on his proper name struggle
United thus retain their three and asked that it should be used
points lead over Huddersfield, eid, by promoters," he said.
Even such prefixes as "Young" who have two games in hand, The unusual feature of the
and "Kid" should not be used match was that Furniss, Shef- Luton Town
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Lelcester
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Blackburn. beating Southampton 4-1.
Notin C. Everton The Division Threo Scuth Brentford
Bristol leaders,
Rovers, Doncaster strengthened their position by Swansea
Hull City beating the bottom of the table | Lincoln Walsall by 2-0.
Rovers, who have now play- Southampton ed 21 successive games with Barnsley out defeat have an advantage of nine points over Northamp ton, Norwich and Bristol City, Bristol 1. Ahe cach have 33 points.
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P.S. Bentham has been sacked from his manager's job, but United say the
dismissal, like the flowers that bloom in 30 20 the
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THE GOALS
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Kwong Wah
kicked off against the Pollco end and im- mediately took the ball within range of their opponents' goal. Chueng Tang-sum,
however, drove the ball wide off the mark.
FASTEST EVER?
Sing Tao were awarded a free Cricket correspondents, having flooded me with reminders and kick just outside the box at the other end, but Hsu King-sing's reminiscences of Jack Hobbs, are
attention to full-blooded rising drive hit the now turning their "the fastest bowler of all time," cross-bar and was cleared. C. J.
J. Kortright of Essex, where Sing Tao had the offensive for death
at the age of ut was the next few minutes. Hu King- reported recently.
sing's book from the left found Mr. John Clay (Wanstead) Yue Kal-yan ready. The next writes:
"It is fairly common moment Yue misted a spinning
which knowledge that Kortright took ball,
was eventually 440 first-class wickets for Essex,cleared on the goalline by right but did you also know that 365 back Cheung Yan-yee. of them were taken without any help from his field-or that 280 were clean bowled?
Kortright, official captain of Essex in 1903, made his best store in first-class cricket in Walter Mead's benent match against Aiddlesex at Leyton in 1900. He scored 131 out of 166
in two hours.
"Kortright's Inst wicket far Essex, in 1907, was that of P. F. Warner, who was caught by another fast bowler, C. P. Buckenham.
"Can
any of your readers state off-hand at least records held by Essex or Essex players?"
Well, can you?
London Express Service)
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'MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE
Members and guests are reminded that they and their indies 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 Members' Enclosure and the Club Rooma: at $10.00 per day including tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary at Alexandra House, on the written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors, introduced by him, and for payment of all chlis, etc,
Only a limited number of badges admitting to Members Enclosure will be on sale at the Race Course.
The Branch Offlecs, the Treasurers' Compradore Office and the Secretary's Office will close at 10.00 am. each day. The Treasurers' Compradore Office is situated at Queen's Building, Ground Floor, Chater Road, and the Secretary's Office at From the goal-kick Kwong Alexandra Heuse, 8th Floor. Wah brought the ball up on the A limited number of tins will be obtainable at the Club right and a low hook from House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy Inside-right
(Tel. 27818) across the goalmouth saw goal- keeper Jimny Chang elepping out to meet J. He fumblert and inside-left Lee Tin-kee followed us and headed it into the net..
Kaen
Lok-sang
NO CHILDREN. WILL BE, ADMITTED TO TIME CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The Price of admission to the Public Enclosure
•
will be
Sing Tao went again into the attack from the kick-off and for $3.00 per day including tax for all persons including Ladies and almost a continuous 10-minute will be payable at the Gate. period had the ball in front of Any person leaving the Public Enclosure during a Meeting the Kwong Wah coalmouth, will forfeit his or her 1ight of admission to the Enclosure and only to make no headway on will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain account of their slowness" and ¦ re-admissión.
Kwong Wah's packing of the BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN, ETC., WILL NOT BE goalmouth. Both Hsu King- PERMITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE sing and inside-left Ho Cheung-HONG KONG, JOCKEY CLUB. j......
yau missed et leest a couple of
MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN
good peoring changes during this THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. Derlod.
At the interval Kwong Wah -led by 1-0.
› SERVANTS' PASSES
Servanta passes will be issued to private box holders only, who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and to endorse their names on the passes, Holders of such passes are not permitted in the Members' Enclosure except for passing through on their duties and must remain in their employers' stands,
VIŠIBLY TÍNED
Macao, Jan. 5,
Kwong Wah assumed the India beat Macao in a table offensive on the resumption and tennis match here last night by Sing Tao visibly tired. After a five matchesʻla four...
serica of winging.passes, right- The visiting Indien players wing Chan Ming-chlt sent in a 4135415 thus evened up the count, as beautiful 40-yard drive to the is they lost. The first contest by tep far-corner of the goal which 35 four matches to one:
goalkeeper firmy Chang Just adhered to. managed to up away for a fruit-
cas comer,quae
26 23 18
The Indian team leaves Macau today for Hongkong or the conclualon of their two-day tour, ***Router..
Bing Tao repeated the story of missed chances, the next few
Owing to the congestion in the Member's Batting Hall and. at Booths adjacent to Boxes in the Coffee Robm, Box-holders and only of the Fublle Botting Hell. Military Police will be posted at. Members are requested to ensure that their servants make use various points in the enclosure to conure that this regulation is
/ Örder, By
V HAMIBA,
Secretary
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