1954-04-05 — Page 7

Two Championships Slip Out Of The Grasp Of Recreio's Hockey Teams

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1954.

THE WINNER

Two hockey championships slipped out of Recreto't hands one immediately after another in one black afternoon yesterday.

In the first match their Ladies XI were held to a goalless draw by the King George V School who retained the Championship for the second year in succession by yirtue of their one-point lead over the challengers.

In the second match the the right into the "D". As the Portuguese Xi ugain narrowly ball deflected from one of the failed to wrest the title from the defenders' feet, Margie Nieked champion Army team despite a it into the net, but the whistio spirited effort in the last 12 had gone just that shade 100 minutes of the game when early for the infringement and amidst cheers, "Spiky" Guteries for

the vantage rule to be took them to 3-3 with two quick exercised goals.

Recreio also enjoyed a slight superiority in the pray, parti

forward line Serly in their where thel: better stickwork and short-passing

Smith, the Army centre- forward, however, broughil uff the finishing touch for Army with a apectacular last-minute goal that dispelled all Recreio's hopes of salvaging the gamTIO.

H

moves took

the best form of defence was) offence,

The Recreio defence yester- day could not be blamed for the four goals they conceded as all of them were brilliantly scored, but it was

better a slightly performance by the forward line and to a certain extent by would have tho halves enabled them to edge out the soldiers.

that

There was too much reliance them repeatedly into the School on their three inside-forwards,

Buth

Gaining possession of the ball

They had at least five per ofter a scrumble at the edge of the "D", he flipped it

ato,ing chances as against their i post the defence, tapped

opponens two during the whols waist

match. high and hair-volleyed it neatly

Their ability to convert These chances into the net.

would be attri- Played before

bad luck and na appreclubly it to sheer

which resulted evaret xeitement large crowd, both games

their hits.

ducext

bright

and

"Spiky" Guterres und

well to the confidence placed in "Junior" Remedios responded them, but much better results been ob- could probably have tained had their two wings been more exploited.

THE

GOALS inther mistiming exciting

Recreio assumed the offensive conspicuous weakness, from the bully-off, but good and Boxall

pro-

One

Petters

hockey of a high standard and however, was their inability to work by all the four participating teams must be highly complimented it their goal-scoring right-prevented them from scoring. for a must creditable display of winger Stella Corren to the full. Against the run of play, Army Despite the occasional thrusts scored in the sixth minute from nade by this forward, she was a the move by left-half Forde. [starved for the greater part of A flick to left-wing

the gone and only

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spurtanonship, though

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towards the wlaning goul-for which she had ane substitute, it must be saiding the women goul-line. A good back-stick that the Heerelo

centro found Smith at the edge of the

unmarked extremely unfortunate not to position. fave won this uratch by virtue of a goal scored

who easily tapped the ball pasi in the Best

the oncoming half.

Recreio A good

by pass Rozario enabled Stelln

way line art in the inside-left Deserving special mention in the iteerein defence was centre- half Evelyn Alunce who played Margle great part in checking the fast, Cerva Flong-swinging but poorly con- to send in a hard centre from trolled attacking moves of the

School forwards,

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minutes inter through "Junior" Remedios after an unfortunate miss when a hard drive off his stick had hit the upright. Im Although inside-right Libbymediately following this,

from Stokes thed extremely hard in snapped the forward line, the School's | Marques ot

of the ability to hold their opponents "D" and flicked the ball Into to a draw was largely due to the the corner of the net. grand play put up by their' delence in which right back Juan Lambony was most spicuous.

THE MEN'S MATCH

con.

At the interval the score re- mained even at 1-1.

SECOND HALF

23 free-bit

In the 12th minute Army in-

Leading-in Royal Tan (Bryan Marshall up) after his second successive win-and owner's, too, at Aintree. Royal Tan was trained in Ireland, and is owned by Mr J. H. Griffin-Central Press Photo,

SPORTS ROUND-UP

John Disley To Lead Welsh Team At Vancouver

for

Disley, appointed captain of the Welsh team Vancouver, is the greatest steeplechaser Britain has ever produced. He came third in the Helsinki Olympics, one of only two home-produced British athlete to gain a medal for track or field events,

Unfortunately for John, there,

Army took the lead on the resumption when

John Disley, steeplechaser, will become John Disley, The men's match was played went to McMahon. The Army miler and three-miler, for the Vancouver Empire Games al an extremely fast pace and inside-left dribbled his way Army fully deserved thekr 4-3 through from the 25-yard lino

in August. eletory after taking a 1-0 and and scored with a low flick. 3-1 lead.

While their defence played creased their lead to 3-1. Right- with their usual soundness and wing Homer gained possession attacking brand of hockey, of the ball at the edge of the was the brillant form reached "D" after a scramble and drove by their forward line yesterday it hard past the Recreio gaol- that decided the issue.

keeper. Ful Thai

weakness of Recreio woke up to spirited bunching together was yester-efforts at this stage and succeed-is no steeplechase event at Van- duy conspicuous by its absence ed in reducing the score 12

the Army offence which minutes from time

through into action on all ve

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JAMES PARK VISITS HENRI JELLISS

'Jell' Concentrates

On

Two-Year-Olds

Season

This

Henri Jellies, though born in Belgium, where his father was a jockey, has spent most of his life at Newmarket. His family is now established there, his son Harry being assistant trainer to Jack Jarvis.

made

Mrs Jellisa always refers to her husband as Henri. Everybody else calls him "Joll," as he was known when he was riding classic winners for the late Lord Astor.

Increasing weight

it and there might have been a some of his gruesome, murder necessary för Jellies to retire as | different result.

investigation stories. jockey after a long and I am sure now that

he will

He bought Bashful Scot as a successful innings and turn to battle to the last gasp and beat yearling at the sale of the late training. He had a classic vie- better horses than himself Mr James Rank's horses. Now a

If races were won in tory when Happy Knight won

the gelding he grew so quicidly that the 3,000 Guineas in 1948, while paddock Blackshore would not he had to be turned out last Happy Landing did not have have gone through his three-year. He is a huge block, who the best of luck when beaten year-old carcer without a would not look out of place in into third place in a close finish victory.

the Grand National. for the 1944 Derby.

This tail, good-looking colt Most of the older horses at has got me in a tangle because Beverley Lodge have been I do not know what his right weeded out and it is in the distance may be. two-year-old department that

He is bred

is to stay, but Jellise may

have to concent-kely to be tried over shorter rate his energies and skill, Journeys this year. One thing

In a numerical sense the first in his favour is that he has lost season performers ouinumber some of his nervousness. He the seniors, but among the was apt to grow restless on the latter are some who should, exercise ground with ordinary fuck, keep

the year-old, but seeme to have stable in the limelight.

gained in confidence now,

MORE COMPACT

5011

of

I would nominate the three- year-old Royal Dust, Stardust, as the likellest for a bright career. This bonny colt has thrived and is now more compact than in his two-year- old days,

It would have made a big difference to all concerned if the colt had won B

Doncaster nursery instead of being beaten

a three-

YARD INTEREST

It may be he will improve this acason, but as he has let mo down in the past I shall await evidence on the course.

Bashful Scot has fined down. however, and the bumps on his knees and hocks have diis. appeared. For his size be 18 active and

covers a lot of ground in his stride.

He will have his first race at one of the early Newmarket meetings, and whatever he does ho should not be lacking in stamina.

Lege Eleven lamed himself at Goodwood and could not run again. He has always been a lightly framed colt, but having put on weight has lost the lanky look.

He carries a wonderful bloom for this time of the year, and if the handicappers are kind he can win a handicop or two at a mile and a half.

To my eye, the outstanding two-year-olds Bro Stand Ensy and Entracte. Stand Easy is

Scotland Yard will be taking an interest in the career ot Bashful Scot, who belongs to a former member la Mr Reg.agon of His Slipper and War McCovey.

Valley,

Mr McCooey has tried his winners.

haud at a lot of things in his

In a photo naish. Another strido time and chills my blood with with

WORLD

CUP DRAW

London, Apr. 4.

who has produced several

He is a stylish colt good bone.

Entracte

is different. He jo a doop-bodied colt, with short

Не jers.

looks strong and should stand up to any amount of work.

Handsome Prince is a half- brother, by My Babu, to Souverain, the great stayer, who won the Ascot Gold Cup.

The colt is still in the develop- ing stage and may need time, but will be attractive when matured,

Imperial Lady,

With the World Cup qualifying matches concluded in Glasgow yesterday when England beat Scotland 4-2, the 16 qualifying teams and their matches in the first round proper on June 16, 17 19 and 20 are as follows:

Mr J. A. Daniels, T local June 18. Uruguay v Cze-, honours at the interval. choslovakia at Berne; Austria

farmer, was so pleased at win- The first half was exciting ning a race with Scotland at Zurich; France vand packed'

Carrion last with thrills but year that he bought Yugoslavia at Lausanne; Mexico play gradually deteriorated and by the same size, Imperator II.

yourling v Brazil at Geneva.

the second half was poor. For. Carrion is still in training and England, apart from Finney, should win a small race. The Juno 17.-Turkey v Germany it was the "old timers' Braadis two-year-old, at Berne; Belgium v England at at inalde-right, Wright the-

boasts of Basic; Hungary v Korea

more at right-half and Dickenson, left-backward.

scope, although Zurich, Switzerland v Italy at half, who shone.

Mrs Lausanne.

Lionel Montague bred The experimental defence was Poots and Touch. She has re- missed its injured shaky. The Scottish team badly tained Touch, an active daughter centre-half of Midas. Poote has been leased who promises to Woodburn,

and centre-forward and is a fly

develop. Reilly,

Parlour Games is a neat, old- For Scotland Brown stored fashioned colt by Big Game out June 20.-Switzerland v Eng-after seven minutes and Eng- of Spider's Wax Low to the land at Berne; Hungary v Ger-land's back, Byrne, put through ground and with ample bone he many at Basle; Turkey y Koren his own goal with almost the will belle his looks if he does at Geneva; Belgium v Italy at last kick of the match.

not win races. Lugano.

England's scorors

TABLE TENNIS

Mcouver.

Ferenc But he can show his

Sido, the 10st. Hungarian World Table Tennis pores over the flat.

He has Champion, is seeded NJ. tumed just outside 4min. 10secs, together with Britain's Richard land at Baste; Austria v Cze June 19. Uruguay v Scot- for the Mile.

Bergman, in the World Cham- choslovakia at Zurich; Brazli v THE TOOGOODS

Wembley plonships at

from Yugoslavia at Lausanne; France success of thelr

April 6-14.

y Mexico at Berne. game was due largely the

ore The Toogoods,

of the Barely seven excellent performance given by

minutes later world's

familles,

The joint rating is probably golfing their two

and "Spiky snapped a fast upheld have arrived in Britain wings, Teyen

They due to Bergman's

victory over Itomer, whose varied fast centre from the 26 yard-line are Alfred Toogood, 57-year-old Sido et Wembley last November, centres gave their inside and, after a back-stick infringe professional, and his two sons, Two other Englishmen, Johnny

ample room and mont had been allowed to go Peter (23) and John (21).

Leach and Aubrey Simons, have

To sum up: With a better opportunities to break through by, made his way into the "D"

also been seeded along with £.

were looking lot of two-year-olds than the defence.

tapped the bail

past the ad-

All will compete in the Open Andreadls and A. Glow The top eight clubs contest Broadis (14 minutes), Nicholls for some time luck may come Sraith at centre-forward, pl-vancing goalkeeper and back-Championship at Royal Birkdale, (Czechoslovakia), R.

Allen (67 the way of Henri Jelliss this though inclined to overdo his micked the ball into the net. July 5-9, and the two boys in (France) and T.

(82 year. unbit of flipping the ball when Play was even at this stage as the Amateur Championship, (Sweden).

-(London Expresa Service) taking a pass and be frequently both teams strove hard for the Muirfield, May 24-29. penalised for kicking, showed deciding goal, and just

There is also a joint top seed- before opper-minute

Smith

Toogood coached his sons from ing position in the women's

Peter first held a events. dan- snapped a pass from the edge on early age,

Angelica Rozeanu, the of the "D" and, after lapping club when 18 months old, and reigning Champion, shares the McMahon scored an excellent the ball forward, half-volleyed was the youngest golfer to hole- place with Austrian redhead individual Koal despite being a it into the net to win the match in one, when only eight. Hittle too individualistic, while and the Championship for inside-right Westmacott, though Army, slow on the move, proved to be the brains of the attack with

excellent stickwork and

tunism and was

always

gerous.

his beautifully directed and passes to the wing well-timed

and across.

ONE MISTAKE

time,

THE TEAMS

Ladies

onc

KGV "A": Dean; Souza, Lam- booy; Winterton, Watson, Ram- say; Potter, Stokes, Diespeeker, Hewson, Hall.

He has since risen to the top rank among Australian golfers while studying in Melbourne.

McCARTHY'S NEXT

Roothoft the quarter-Anals

minutes), on June 20 (50 Filsberg and 27 in Berne, Basle, Lau- minutes) and Mullen

same and Geneva. The semi-mninutes)-Reuter. finals are on June 30 in Babjo and Lausanne, the match for third and fourth places in Zurich on July 3 and the World Cup final in Berne on July 4.

Linde Wert. The list includes

and Rosalind. the British Rowe twins, Diane

There have been few sur- prises in the qualifying rounds, the chief being the elimination of Sweden and Spain, who did best among the European coun- tries in the last World Cham- pionships in Brazil in 1950.

Favourites to win the

title this year аге Uruguay, the holders, and Hungary. who did not contest the Last World They are ex- Championships.

PETERS FOR BOSTON Jim Peters, British Marathon Champion and holder of the British unofficial world Marathon record, Sammy McCarthy,

the featherweight hope, is to fight will compete in

Boston Recreio "A": Ozorio; Roza-Teddy Peckham on April 5. The Marathon on

Easter Monday, Noronha; Osinund, boat is in preparation day and that was when they Alonco. Ferreira;

for his April 19. Corren, title fight with British champion

The British Amateur Athleile pected to meet each other in

received the Invitation the anal. America and are sending

The Army

defence probably

made only one mistake yester- Pereira,

Iried to turn to the defensive Collaco, Rozario, Starkey, Mar- Ronnie Clayton, at White City Board after leading by 3-1.

ques.

Men

on June 1.

With a

complete break be-

Peters s ΕΠ official British tween the forwards and the de-" Army "A": Boxall; Taylor, It will be McCarthy's first entry. His competing presents a fence, Recreio were

able to Boxall; Reynolds, Petters, Forde; contest since his press into the attack for fully Homer,

unsuccessful great chance for Britain to gain Westmacott, Smith, bid to take the European crown her first 10 minutes and score two goals McMahon, Teyen.

ever victory in the from Belgium's Jean Sneyers event. before the soldiers realls that Recreio "A": Rozario: Nory. last month. The occasion is a Rosa; Vieira, Reed, Collacor charity promotion organised by Gosano, Junior Remedios, S. Jack Solomons in aid of crippled Gulteres, Marques, L. Gutteres. children.

Horses Beat

Baseball

New York... Horse racing is proved n greater lure than any other sport for spectators in the United States.

Attendances at tracks during the past year established an

all-time record. Bareball, which

MY BEST GOLF SHOT

When

Ken Bousfield Took A Chance

By JAMES GOODFELLOW

The last stroke of the week in the £1,500 tournament

once had the greatest appeal, at Hollingbury Park, Brighton, in 1051 decided the £850 failed to draw as many people first prize. A 10 in. putt hit by Australian Norman von es usual.

Thoroughbred racing drew Nida stopped an inch from the hole and allowed Ken 31,238,263 spectators and harness Bousfield (Coombe Hill) to win by a shot. horses 18,509,720, making the

million.

1501

OTHER FINALISTS

The other six to reach the knockout quarter-finals may be Brazil,

Yugoslavia, England, Czechoslovakia, Turkey and Italy, though surprise results

FLOODLIT TENNIS

Floodlit Lawn Tennis

Is are sure to occur. following floodlit football us n England's victory over Scal winter game in Britain. The land not only

gave them the "season"

opened

month United Kingdom championship when the Morshead club enter for 1958-1904 but put them in tained the West Norwood club. the easier group in the world The visitors won by 3-2 a championship finals in Switzer- contest of men's, women's and land in June.

Englanki now mixed doubles. The return, at have Belgium and Switzerland, West Norwood, has been fixed two of the weaker teams in for April 4.

their group. Scotland would have (London Kapresa Service) to face two of he strongest in Uruguay, the holders and Aus- iria.

LOCKE WELL IN FRONT IN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Cairo, Apr. 3. Bobby Locke of South Africa

Neither team yesterday play- ed football good enough to win a world title though conditions. agusly wind, a soft pitch and a greasy ball-were alt against first-class football It was most also drizzling with rain

total sttendance almost 80 Recalling the event Bousfold (drive was slightly pulled and fled the field by nine strokes at of the game.

shy's! "Six of us were In an rested in a semi-rough.

the halfway stage in the 72-holo The Scots will count themi- Baseball attendances totalled exciting finish. With nine holca "Golfers familiar with the Egyptian Open Golf Champion-selves unlucky losors but they had only themselves to blame. 37,680,680, a drop of more than to go. Tom Haliburten lod by long downhill 18th at Holling-ship to-day-

ree million below 1952. Foot- a stroke from Jack Hargreaves, bury know that the green of the

They appeared to lose heart ball, third on the list of popular Dai Reer, Wally Smithers and foot of the slope how far for 8 for in aggregate of 180 for Ave minutes after the interval Lockto, had a second round of when England took the lead sports, attracted 23,290,880, myself, and by two from, von competitors in a close match. alight Increase, bui

Nida:

"Faced with a fricky shot, 16 holes. He was out in 20 and against the run of the play. The figures, say

sporting Hargreaves completed his decided to take a chance with home Iri-82. A Indicate the strong in- round in 08 for an aggregate of a spoon. The ball finished In Dal acials, Cup player was second with

the Belish Ryder | fer of matters; sa li shown by

Motherwell Kilmarnock Stenhousemula Morion Third Lonark B Johnaton

Ayr United

Albion Rovers Dinderestin Cowdenbeath Torter A. Queen's Par Atton

Arbroath Dumbarton

ancer showed a rise in the two Smithers were 281.KEY majorsportracing and foot

ball which impose TV restric

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