1954-02-15 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1954.

MEMORIAL CUP MATCH

LEICESTER EDGES STOKE OUT OF THE CUP

ALLIAN

JOHNNY MORRIS HEADS THE BALL AND LEICESTER ARE ONE UP

Lelcester played Stoke at home in the Football Association Cup fourth round replay. Leicester won the match 3-1 and will now meet Norwich, conquerors of Arsenal, in the fifth round of the Cup at Norwich on February 20.

5 ft. 6 ins. Johnny Morris Picture shows Leicester's first goal, made by

with a beautifully whose mighty leap steered the ball into the roof of the net judged header.-Express Photo,

Australia's Test Cricket Cupboard Not As Well Stocked As A

Year Ago

Melbourne, Feb. 14.

A survey of Australia's Test cricket cupboard show, that it is not as well stocked as a year ago, when South Africa won the Fifth Test in Australia, drew the rubber and picked a team which went to England and lost the Ashes.

Lindishy Hassett's retirement has left a double

KOWLOON CHINESE BEAT COMBINED CIVILIANS 5-3 AFTER EXTRA TIME

By I.M. MacTAVISH

goals, thrills

What a grand game this turned out to be. Eight galore and more good honest endeavour than we have seen in lots of the so called big games this season.

The Civilian side was in many ways a revelation, but above all else one could not but admire their great fighting spirit. Three times they were behind and three times they fought back to equality, showing a determination that was as refreshing as it was entertaining,

10

to have

afield.

rounded off

inter passing

It was the slayaways who were the real losers.

THE TEAMB

Taylor: Armstrong, Hughes,

Forrow,

cantiot

What Mullen and Moss were grand others. In the end victory went to the

an example this his mates, side that lasted the pace beltar, inside forwards and Xayler had a nne player was to

and clear played hard The Kowloon Chinese played very good game on the right He

last but his well, very well at times, and in wing. Falconer must get correct from first kick to

failed to raise the same Szeto Man they had the treatment for his chronic injury efforts standing tactician

He otherwise he is going to join Ko enthusiasm among the others in black. Honnibail foraged for the ball, and his P-keung on my list of players yellow and

and a patchy game clever distribution and readiness who don't know when to take had

blame for a goala rest'. a quick shot

escape made hin the best forward VERDICT: Grand thrilling couple of the goals. in a game where there was entertainment from two teams The forward line squandered much good forward play.

who played the game hard and many chances in the second half The game started off in ding-clean for 110 minutes. The con- and only Ho Cheung-you ever of outwitting and the Chinese trusting styles of the opposing looked dont fashion

capabl teams made for interesting play the compet

DBCL Kihee defence. got an early warning of things to ecme when Xavier raced in to

squanderer-in-chief" was crack u rasping shot just wide and every one of the 32 players The

Sheung who had enough of the target. Play moved from take credit from the game, Lau Sheung

The only disappointment was the opportunities to win the game end to end until

in the 2 smallness of the crowd but many times over. minute Szeto Men some bewildering with neat goal.

The Civilians' reply to this set- for ani back was ewift

sure

10 Moss ripped a clever paSZT Xavier who cut through the Chinese defence ond left Wai Fat-kim helpless with a powerful left foot shot.

The teams started off eccond half with cut-and-thrust play but again the craft of Szelo Many broke the deadlock when he beat Taylor for the second timme. This good really pet the In adult and disappointing game alight and Sime Onished game at the Club Studlum on Lee Ping-chiu, Louie C Ping: off good

good work by Mullen by Saturday, Kitchee struggled into Chan Fal-hung, Kwok Ying-

well placed left foot the final of the Senior Shield by cracking

kee, Chau Man-chi; Ho Ying shot behind Wal Fat-kin

defeating Sing Tao.

fun,

King Kwok You,

Los Mors and Mullen now applied

The winners were mere sang. Chu Wing-keung, the Chinese heavy pressure to

Ching-to.

LEAGUE STANDINGS defence but, in keeping with the shadows of the side that con- uncertainty of the game, the goal quered South China in the pre-

vious

Tro round; Sing came at the other end when Au Chi-gin caught the defenders devold of any real match plan

a casual visitor might have K.M.D. napping and fucked in a third and

been excused his astonishment Kitcher goal for his elde.

that two such teams should be sing Too fighting it out for a place in our show game of the season.

the

Xavier, Moss, Sime,

VERDICT: Kitchee are in the final but I would advise their opponents whether KMB or Civilians:

Kwang Wah-not to place too Schultz:

much importance on the class of play seen

in this game... Santos;

was really too bad to be true. Mullen, Falconer.

Kowloon Chinese: Whi Fat-

THE TEAMS kim; Hung Hing-yuk, Chan Sing Tag: Yu Yul-tak, Hau Kar-sau: Tang Sum, Lee Chun- | Yung-sang, Hsu King-shing; fut, Ng Bo-leung; Chen Ming- Sit Pei-yin, Honniball, Chang Szelo Man, Au Chl-yin, Ken-hol, Lau Sheung, Lo Kan- chik,

Young Wai-tao, Ho chuen KITCHEE 4, SING TAO 2 Cheng yeu, Lau Chung sa K.

Lee Taifal, Tung. Ying-kan gap as captain and sheet-

anchor batsman which will be difficult to fill for the Tests to be played here against England next senson.

Australia's dearth of Test class spin bowlers-her pride and joy in the days of Mailey, trimmett. O'Reilly and Fleetwood Smith-is

The first pair, Lindwall Miller, ure in the twiligh

Atul Subject 1 their care nches and lie on an increasing Bale, fll, 'p they shell 24

bowlers next

ink

season.

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has

alarming.

Tests is reasonably promising. and flunomid stage yet, but

despite Hassell's exit at only 40 possibilitien

uf age while su Aus- Evil 18-year-old 183 Craig, years

the 1953 tralia's safest baisman. distal falure on

to light English tour, EN253 with 93 for New South Wales South Australin #12 ogahin Adelaide and a gay century in fr Hussett

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To affret the lus of Hurst os batsman, Australia has some talented

advancing Last technique tui conficience.

Hule and do Carey and the and all-roptulers, Ron Archer

from Benand. Inve returned England with improvet baiting, Harvey uit In addition, Ray

Victorta, Dick Muddocks front Item Brit of New South Wales and Les Favell of South Aus-

at times showa ↑ Englnad, tralin all have clie's Late marships

left

LESS OPTIMISM Less optimisin can be enter- Lind- lained for Test bowling. wall (New South Wales), now testimoniad match.

32, and Miller will, no But the century-hir second in aged blg ectcket was hit in a light-doubt, be on the job again, but wall with some of their fangs drawn. Atmosphore, famed

nearly all of them. They will be relying more on their reputations cunning-and ENT) J11 Bre walbig vins

-than on sheer speed and shock massbere

thetics. However, his form this season

Victorian โยม shines that Craig may yet get

He winger-spinner Bill Johnston, 32 Into the Teul teserra.

this innath, has lost something in Bark

a Test int od chosen for WHA

hostility and wiekt1-taking since his knee injury early in the 1953 New South Wales cap-tour in Englans. Whether he will The Twenty-ought-year-old

Fitzroy in, Keith Miller, although he still be a Test force next season

Is pbicemusic. Farvey Dine BE Folest

Las lwo centurks in

The strapping young all (Melbourne) cricketing bothers blazed

Hassel match, when

rounders,

Ron Archer (Queens- and 25-year-old Neill is another.

Davison (New South Wales). may be in the Test firing line again with their fat swingers, although it will be impossible to

RAY

OPENING BAT PROBLEM

th

nothing Was at stake. has land?

endled as a batsman in first- class competitive matches, and nowadays Is All the more dangerous for it. His 72 in 191 (eight fours) aganist minutes Victoria of Melbourne recently revealed

a new, and sounder,

Former Tust opener, Colla McDonald (Victoria), why the not play in a Test in England, is still muspect as 21 reliable opening bat for Australia. seems to need some luck as well,

N: Miller. The question of an opening Morrin partner for left-hander

reason

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With only a minute or two left for play the game looked

were

Klichee: Cheung Koon-kung;

Army

First Division

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South China

BETWEEN COUSINS

Nasrullah Khan leaps to a shot in his gaine against fellow Pakistani and cousin, Abdul Bari during the third round of the Dunlop Professional Squash Tournament at the Lansdowne Club-Central Press Photo.

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DOUBLE ACCEPTERS

Forty-nine horses were left in the Grand National (Liverpool, 4 miles 856 yards, March 27) at the first acceptance stage and 50 in the Lincolnshire Handicap (1 Haumile, March 24).

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Second Div

One cannot blame the poor to be all over,

Then the Civilians forced show on lack of talent for both club

Navy corner on the left wing, and sides have men of great ability A.A.

but with Falconer injured, Mullen and experience,

ар hust. Josep this season, raced over to take the kick and happened before

K.M.9. bis

inswinger eppears that even our top mea right-footed

C.A.A. worried the defence so much allow themselves to be overcome South China

conceded another by the Importance of the big Eastern that they

Kliches occasion. Mullen again placed it corner,

Navy The Tigers started off brightly... accurately and Hughes, rushing

enough and with less then three Army In at top speed, headed

The Gymnastic brilian equaliser.

mlautes gone they were in the Police lead through a neat goal by Lo Kwong Wals

"They

maintained Club Kan-chuen.

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and left-hander Alan way was played and during this and were pegged back to equality Tatoo

Ho Ying-fun allpped Western

in all five pace bowlers and till And room for a spinner or twa.

hot

But 35-year-old Ian Johnson,

1953 to rejected for the Left-hander Nell Harvey now England, is regarded by many as ns Australia's best bals-the best spin bowler in Australia He

flashing toury. He the

is way, accurate, strokes and watchful defence, fights a bateman and is but licks the cold-blooded Brak afraid to tose them up to lure a

to push on man concentration

victim to destruction, lant John next century son Is Victoria's captain this ruthlessly to his after reaching 100 or 200,

season, succeeding Hasselt. Overall, however, Austrail's

outlook for the talting

Tests against England next ranks In

still is, therefore, Bettled

Briggs, Ray Harvey and Favell have claims as openers, although Favell, o darher, might do better lower in the batting order. Jeff Victorian Hallebone, young

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that the when obvious

C. & W. defence to Core C.M.B. Chinese boys were lasting the through the

R.E.M.E. Then long ordeal better than their with a good drive.

tragic tale Sai Wan minutes

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R.A.M.C. two minutes which set them Sattelters

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Both teams kept going at top speed and in the closing minutes Tung Ying-kan, notched a afth goal for the Chinese.

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Third

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second half produced Star Ferry just a Hittle surprised by the little of note and even a good Lou Chung-sang failed goal by

the Sing Tao players out of their inertia. Kitchee seemed content to hold on to their lead and in the later stages coasted to the final.

For the winners Cheung

Surprise Packet Ir Chan Kar-sau was the hero Koon-hing had

good a very

London, Feb. 15.

Statcaman of the afternoon for his whole game in goal although he was Ireland's International Rugby Gentle Moyn hearted display after receiving very late in getting down to Union team to meet Scotland at Uncle Barney a nasty head Injury in the the shot which brought the Belfast on February 27 shows Royal Stuart closing seconds of the first half. second goal to Sing Tao. two changes from the side which Triple Torch Tang Sum was the best half-

Chan Fai-hung was the best was beaten 14-3 by England at Minimax back, and forward the right defender, but Louie C. Ping, Twickenham last Saturday. Printers Pic wing play of Szeto Man and who had his

name taken by Robin Godfrey (University

Punchestown Star Chen Ming-chik was very good the referee for a a shocking foul College, Dublin) and Scamus on Lau Sheung, will probably Kelly (Lansdowne), replace A. For the Civilians Taylor had regret this impetuous

as C. Pediow and W. J. Hewitt at a suspension at this stage of left centre and standoff half a great day in goal and it seems the season could well cost him respectively. Both are new capa. 24). Blacklegs, at 9 incredible that n' permanent place cannot be found for thle his chance of appearing in the

The team is: R. J. Greg M. February 2 Anol. A lot will depend on Mortell, Gaston, S. Kelly,

N. J. Henderson, R. LINCOLNSHIRE brillant

in First keeper

the view taken of the incident Godfrey, Division football. Ho made

by the local administrators, J. A. O'Meara, F. E. Anderson, some thrilling saves and had ittle or no

In the Kitchee forward line R. Roe, G. Wood, R. H. Thomp- Orgoglio (D) chance with the

Ho Ying-fun and Hau Ching-to

Reidy, 3. shots that beat him.

the players who caught Murphy-O'Connor, 5. Me- Salling Light C and D, Armstrong and Schuliz were were

D3) and left-hander George Tribe, | clean kicking and reliable the cyc.

Carthy (captain).

no Caerlaverock STOOD OUT been shining

Scotland

making backs, while the honours in cricket in England.

capable half back line went to In Tigers' aldo that was change from the side that so Dumbarnis (D)

the New Stormy Hour left-half Santos who made a strangely devoid of ghting narrowly lost welcome return, to top class spirit Hau Yung-sang stood out Zealanders last Saturday-China Wyc-au-Poor (D).

Netherwood head and shoulders above all Mall Special.

Richie Benaud (New South Wales) is a better leg-spinner than before he toured England, 65 a slow but he la no star bowler. His value is as an all- rounder.

turned Ironically, Australia away two of the world's best splaners today-Bruce Dooland

who have

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COMING FACE BOWLERS

Two coming, 20-year-old pace bowlers are John Power (Victoria) and left-hander Ker Horschell who took 6 for 80 and 0 for 103 against Viktoria t Melbourne,

As for wicket

keepers, Gil Langley (South Austraila) may still hold the post, but young Len Maddocks (Victoria) will be a strong compositor.

Although New South Wales have made Millor captain, over him for two

seasong now, Arthur Morris

may well lead Australia against England next ECOSOTI.

Morris, a former New South Wales skipper, is not a dynamic or spectacular type. But no is Bound. He knows, his cricket and was a success as vice- captain to Hassett in South 27 Africa in 1949/50 And in Bog- Jandin 1963 China

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BIG RACE SCRATCHING

Oslo, Feb. 14. The Soviet Union today won their two-day International Lincolnshire Handicap (Marchspeed skating contest with Nor- a.m. way at the Bislet Stadlum Here.

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