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FRANCE

NEW ZEALAND

An exciting moment in the Rugby League match between France and New Zealand In the Parc des Princes in Paris. The New Zealanders were beaten 22-13.

-Agence France-Presse Photo,

FOR ENGLAND'S SOCCER XI

This Three-Man Team Has Worked Wonders

By JOHNNY HAYNES

(Fulham's International Inside-Left)

Despite the defeats by Hungary and failure to win the World Cup, England's international Soccer record since the war is a fine one. And, although a comparative newcomer to international football, I think one of the main reasons for the successes has been that grund leam of manager Walter Winterbottom, trainer Jimmy Trotter and skipper Billy Wright.

HOME RUGGER

Wales Holds First Trial

Or un-

Under Mr

Winterbottom,

Ray Barlow, Brian Pilkington

CHINA MATE, MÔNE NOVEMBER 1954.

KMB 1.

BUSMEN WERE IMMATURE

IN SEVERAL

VITAL POSITIONS

Says I. M.

MacTAVISH

Ladies and Gentlemen on my left Kitchee, clever and EXERIENCED on my right KMB, clever and in several vital positions ...imrature.

spirited

spirited

There you have the whole story of this game. The result is a major upset -judged by pre-match forecasta, but to those who had the pleasure of watching It, there is not the slightest doubt that Kitchee won fair and square because, on the day, they were far and away the better side,

TEAMC

CMB

Third Division

But the main honours in this flum have the baste ability ond C, a w. zame do not go to either will surely develop into fine Dairy Farm team...they go to Referee players,....eventually.

Hancock for, his brilliant hand-j

Tramways ling of what could have been a Wol Fat-kim Was often Solleitors difficult match. To him must brillant but was rather casily Backyard

Tolophuna gó duo praise for his frenoss beaten by Hau Ching-to'ʼn open- and thoughtful (understanding, ing goal. Spoto Yiu played him-

self-into the ground...but hexMB He set the pattern and saved Is phylously. worried young K. Aircraft the game when he booked Loule

University C. Ping for a foul on Szeto

RIL Man. This incident happened Several times he moved away 9. 8. Tamar Lane Crawford early on but it extinguished any over to his right as lough un-Road Works Idea that

Was going certain of Lau Tim, and this ataca to tolerate

Kin. questionable threw a lot of work on to young Rediffusion tooties....and from that Puon Kai-hung, Tan Sum was Watson's moment there was never un-

grand in the middle ing bul up

Hollandia piher doubitul situation.

front only Tang Yoo-kit nod Mok Chun-wah played to form,

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my

A famous soccer manager once sold "Give me two good wing halves and I'll give you a team." Yesterday Klichee had two arst class playars in these positions and they won.. KMB had only one-Tang Sum-and they, went

down to defent,

man.

Loe Tal-faol and Sacto Man wore strangely subdued in the inside positions and Lau Chi- lam was never happy against the retenti:sa tacking Ping.

of Lou C.

SURPRISED EVERYONE Kitchee surprised everyone by the freshness of their display, They used their brains to save a lot of running about. their defence is not quite up to go the standard of the forward WDS line.

Play started before a capacity crowd and right away the fast play had the spectators roaring, as Brst one and then the other | team staged strong attacks.

At this stago its was KMB who looked most likely to aheed, although there always

of suggestion

real forward danger in the Kitches surges.

...

.. but

ho is the

one to

2

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BED WORD

JAPANESE

THOMAS CUP TEAM HERE

The players comprise Humlo Mochizuk!! the all-Japan Singles Champion, Yoshiaki Sato, Michiaki Oka, Japan's No. 2 and No. 3 respectively, Hiroshi Sugita, Masuhiro Ueda and Kazunori Takeda,

WILL STAY AT HOME

Shortly after this picture was taken of Britain's top badminton pair, June White (left) and Iris Cooley, it was announced that the two ladies, who were to tour the Far East, had cancelled the projected visit Reason was that the All-England Badminton Association had rofused permission---Central Press Photo.

ON THE RECORD Some Women Just Don't Agre With Dr. Summerskill

Down through the passages of time-dim, dusty, and uncertain-the ancient laws of physical survival have persisted and progressed from being a vital but often brutal necessity, to become accepted in social entertain- ment as the noble art of self defence.

Japan's Thomas Cup bad- minton, delegation, com- prising two officials and six These three men are more than simply the best at their

respective jobs.

players, arrived by air from Together they form a unit that has moulded scores of footballers at various times

Cheung Keon-hing had a good Tokyo yesterday for their game between the sticks. Both two-day into international sides, and they are still carrying on the good work.

backs tackled and cleared well,

series against After Д sories of narrow but it was Chan Fai-hung and Hongkong on Thursday Whatever the critics say, Biliy Billy makes it his job to get

to Ireland. There wa escapes at both ends KMB went Kwok Shek who fashioned the fand Friday. Wright is a great skipper. From you acquainted with previously really got to know one another, into the lead when Q perfect play

play and

set the side on the the moment you join an Eng-unfamiliar colleagues.

and, with Nat Lofthouse taking centre from Lau Chi-lam wae road to

victory. Centre-half Heading the team are Mr land porly preparing for a match Any problem you may have, over the role of comedian-in-headed into the net by Tang Kwok Ying-kee has developed Kenzo Kakuta, chairman, and

however small, is solved once chief from deposed Ivar Brondis, Yee-kit with Kwok Ying-kee a bad habit

of remonstrating Mr K. Kawazuch!, director, of Billy in aware of it, and by the the England party was a very standing watching in apparent with his mates when something the Nipponese Badminton As- time the newcomer trots (cheerful one.

admiration

1 good goal, goes wrong in defence. .. and sociation. nervously on to the field for his

but rank bad covering by the

very often initial international appearance 41

blame. the strangeness

Kitchee centre-half. Imillarity has gone.

and I got together to work out Kitchee came more into the

The whole forward line played a move or two. I had played game midway through the half, its best football of the season Often Bill will share on hotel with Brian in the "B" inter-

ter and just before the Interval Hau with Kwok Yau and Hau Ching- bedroom or bust cabin with a nationa! against Scotland last

Ching-to ran through the Cham-to claiming the main honour! new boy to put hun at ease. He season, so was no stranger to plons defence to push the ball is a master at this off-field job, him. But I found him more into the far side of the not....

my club winger, Vice

Verdict: I tipped the Busmen Charlie which is just be essential as ag Mitten, to play with than Tom and Kikhee went in at the in- to win... but on this form they

At the airport to meet the superb leadership during a

were just not good enough.

visitors were Mr Ramon Young, London, Nov. 6.

Finney had been in the Dublin (terval on level terms. Inter-League match

Kitched exploited every legiti-Secretary of the Hongkong Bad- ten days The Welsh Rugby Union

SECOND HALF Even the formal round of the previously.

mate trick in the book and they minton Association

and other selectors must have been players in the dressing-room just It is merely a

officials. question of

because they had the At the start of the second half won disappointed today with the bofore a match bears the per-positioning, but with Finney one it was the Busmen who again experience to suit their tactics first trial at Ebbw Vale in sonal

"God as to try to read his mind and old most of the pressing Wright stamp.

and to the game in hand... but which will be played over & they looked the old honds.It was the vital one in this and Friday, November 11 and

enough

to don't forget the rame, Hancock period of two days Thursday It is

is no mere ritual. You sense ball and move accordingly, take the lead. the "Whites" by 18 points his deep sincertly.

The large Shting in the dressing-room in the Kitchee ranks were not Bame,

12-at the Macpherson

and distinguished appreciation of Baker's superior Play to eight,

When the time comes for Billy before the maten

audience at the Charity Boxing tess and hitting power. Was 4

itle however, and they

noted

ground, is the Wright to relinquish the cap-wracking experience, but it had that in his enthusiasm to back The tearns:

Colony's first Show at versture into a world intar

the Southorn Play- We shall remember too the Weather conditions and stoney his successor will have a nothing on the moment when up his forwards pivot Lau Tum

Kitchee: Cheung Koon-hing: national

ground last competition atzi

Friday certainly high standard

reconding benvy ground detracted con- difeult task to continue

voices joined In was moving

the betrayed no pangs of conscience which 00,000 Irish the

dangerously free Ping-chiti, Loule C Ping: Hongkong representatives have as they applauded the efforts of have seen in these mixed pro

WOB quite the best we... suferably from value of the trial wonderful team spirit he has anging the National Anthem upfeld.

Chan Fal-hung, Kwok Ying-kte, been undergoing serious train- and there was not enough good developed.

Then the match started....and

Kwok Shek; Ho Ying-fun, Kwoking for the past month in pre-harder the nervous tension was ended.

Quick as lightning the ball You, Lee Hung-kee, Chu Wing-paration for this match, NERVE-WRACKING

was lashed through the middle keung, Hau Ching-to and there was centré-forward

Tickets for the KMB: Wa Fai-kim: Hung series are available at various two-day Lee Hung-kee out on his owTL, He carried the ball up to the Hing-yuk,

Szeto Yu Tong centres on both the Island and x yards line and cleverly Sun, Lau Tim, Poon Kal-hung. the Mainland.

Lau Chi-lam. Szeto Man, Tang: sidefooted it into the not.

Yee-kit, Lee Tel-fal, Mok Chun- wah.

match.

which the "Reds" defented luck, so-and-so," he says. But guess what he will do with the

play to suggest at this $tage But Wales will have an unbeaten aide in the International cham- pronship. However, several well-

MAKING HISTORY

nerve-

What is it like for a teenages

tu There are sull two further trials part of this atmosphere? scheduled.

known players were absent and suddenly chosen become but towards the end a ball over

In the first half

and munopalised

came

the

previous

nevor

this move

and

LEAGUE STANDINGS

I

Following are the latest stand ings of the local soccer leagues:

First Division

The Irish were a good side. the full-back's head dropped The first I knew of my selec- Just right and I managed to The Reds, who hid been ex- tion to play against Ireland score the vital opening goal in pected to win, had a strong wind when my mother rang me at

Saturday my first international.

Funny, for although Mitten behind them

tried I was spending the and I have play scoring midnight. all their 10 points without reply Jimmy Hill and his wife, and here it was helping me to score

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er, many times for the club, it had skipper,

Produced a in this period.

goal. Yet reporter

had telephoned my S. Judd (Cardiff), D. C. Brace mother at Edmonton to pass on in my England debut. (New Port) and G. Wells (Car- the good news.

We scored again before the It was too late diff) scored tries for the Reds to celebrate when I heard, but end and although none of us and Fullback G. Owen (New-I certainly slept well that night. the display we did win.

was particularly satisfied with port) put himself in a challeng-

I was 20 last week, so will ing position for a "cap" by con- As the only Southerner in the verting the

three of them and Manchester with Mr

England team travelled to nover play for my country as a

But it was adding a pensity goal to com- bottom and joined up with the great experience which I shall time in the world to measure his RAP Winter- teenager again. plete the Red totol.

I

rest of the boys there.

never forget

T. J. Brewer (Londen Welsh)

We were making history by

the

and D. C. Murphy (Cardiff) got having a full week's propara- tries for the Whites, une of tion for a home international,

them being converted by R but it amazed me when Greenway (Pontypool.)

COUNTY MATCHES

local and national newspapers seemed interested only in our Ithability to defeat Manchester and Liverpool in practice The whole idea was convincing matches, form and their 17 points to three to try out tactics.

In the county championship,

Yorkshire showed

Japon's Baseball Championship

符

too

KMB really passed out of the contest at this stoge although they still ployed hard enough, but the immaturity of Lau Tim Poon Kai-hung--keen as they wern Was big a handicap,

Kitchenwareu This was clearly demonstrated South China when the thee third our und Easter scored. Poon was dragged out St Josepha Kwong Wal of position by Chan Fat-hung... Army this pulled Szeto Yiu forward, Sin Too and, when the ball was slipped K.M.B.

to Ho Ying-fus, he had all the CAA cross into the goalmouth.

Club

Navy

Second Division "A"

Even then disaster miglit have been averted bat Lau Tim was healtant in going up for the ball | KMB and before he made his move south china

Army Chu Wing-keung was high in Western the air to head it into the back Kitchee Tokyo, Nov. 7. of the net.

CAA The Chunichi Dragons of the

Kwong Wah Central Languo today won the The great lesson from this Too Professional Baseball Cham-game is that there is no Cham- | Follow win over Cumberland and West. None of us was full out, for pionship of Japan by defeating pionship trophy for KMB on A morland was mainly due to We could not risk injury at this Nishitebeu" Lions of

St. Joseph's the this form. There are glaring club fine display by their backs on stage. But,

the Pacifc League 1-0 in of course,

the weakhouses in the side and. Ogginaatle a soft plich. Yorkshire, who ted players ave opposed were ex-seventh gume of the series at while the loss of Chan Kar-mu Zakları. 0-0 at half-time, scored one tremely keen to shine,

Chunichl We

considered. Nagoya, must bo

It would goal two penalty goals and two were certainly surprised, to say Central Japáni.

seem that the Burson licki Iries to the opposition's one the least, when the papers re- More than

35,000

spectators

·Zittin : Bat Wan strong experienced reserves. dropped goat.

ported the games as though they watched the

Prisons were actual matches.

game, - China Youngsters like: Poon: Sal- Sing Mall Special

hung, Lau Thank hind, LA! CH.... HE

The combined county deam of] Notts, Lanes and Derby drew, B-8 with North Midlands in a

· hard even game. 'North Midlands at the interval with a frat-half goal and the combined county alde got the equallsing goal after several quick-breaking, rallies in the second period,

The only other county cham pionship match ended in a Lan- cashire victory over Cheshire by eight points to three.

"Landazhiro, runnerup for the chubionally last asason, werd ; fortunate to win». by one rośl

and one try to a penalty goal.

by 3-0 at the in-

closely fough

THE GAMBOL

ID LIKE TO

FOOD

Stadium

The Thomas Cup matches

the

There are, of course, these female Parlamentariang who still fail to appreciate this alleged progress, but can there be any doubt that it is a far cry from the often morbid ethics of the club-swinging ancients, gladiators, the knights-in-shining-armour, to the modern pugilist whose ability to plant a power-packed punch on the proboscis of a prepared opponent can earn him respect, renown, and very often great wealth.

the fighting men of today. The motions.

the blows the louder they cheered, but it was

During the evening and in assuring to hear that there was still a ready

acknowledgment the oficial programme there was of pluck and courage.

mention of the Hongkong Many Tadies' graced the show Amateur Boxing Association. with their presence and it was This prompted a leading ques- On the Island, of the Hong, Indeed interesting to watch their tion and drew task a classic kony Sports Shop, Gloucester various reactions as the tempo Arcade, and Sincere's, and on.of the different bouts fluctuated. the Mainland at E, C, Fincher's,

Che Tady in the midst of a opposite Star Ferry Kowloon

and at Macpherson Playground,

Hongkong Meet S'pore In Cage Semi-Final Tie

answer.

A well-known local Ogure who is to be seen at the ringside at Royal Navy party had regular fellow spectator "What does the most shows, when seked by a trouble with the atrap of her HKABA do...77.7" solemnly shoe every time the fighting gotropiled "Please do not force me really heated. Another nearby to speak Ill of the dead...!!" quite unashamedly shut her eyes That just about summe whenever a particularly hefty situation blow was struck.

A well-known boxing official qui of harness for the evering- must have had strangs thoughts) about the elegant lady in his one party who remained indifferent of, to affairs in the ring and carried:

perfectly.

tho:

this Colony, where sport means so much, it is really surprising that parent boxing association 80 Illiler, especially when the clanging fatture and for: Boxing There mugakdoent balls in

Club wailing to

to be there is sople, excal-

(1 year ago,''

public

Talpel, Nov. 7. Singapore Chinese team Trash from a hair-raising 70-72 win

over the Formosan Kuo on with her knitting. The wool, a great Kuan team meets Hongkong to- was a delicate shade of pink and are some, 37.18 night for the right to enter the one wondered what situation the Sports

Anals of the Presidential Cup called for such industry

Won 1 Tournament.

However a lady on the raised the ilatio tiers had the right iden. Once,

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Singapore: was undefeated in when tho referce stopped bew: 20:00-2

Class "A" play but with fares tween two over-eager on your rent. Oh, you weRES, ODOS 22 200 regulars injured had shown poor testants, she lapsed into the and make Champlon of Hong- 7ly in Cines "B" play, Thailand vernacular with the classic dry kong a title of valite, respect au 0.14 20:0: was favoured, to win Closs "B"

ah' and real boxing Importance.

“IM. MacTAVISH

play: whito Singapore or the Philippines were favourites to day to cop the Clam. "A" play.

Second Division "B" Tonight's games, Philippines Thailand; Cambodia v. Korea and Sapore Hongkong- United Pres

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let 'em stuck in

Fortunately the counter-dalls

of the crowd drowned here discretion to all but the In Two temporary and unladylike/to

tho Underflate Vicinity ard there are unlikely to

be any social consequences/

The show ir a little 'long, was good entertainment,” The "atuge management was unobtrusiva efficient and a credit tö

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