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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1955.

BRITISH TRIUMPH

DAWSON THE DIPLOMAT COULD HAVE SAVED WHAT DICTATOR DAWSON RUINED

By I. M.

MacTAVISH

Have you ever promised yourself the enjoyment of a real slap-up meal only to find that the steak was tough, the plates were cold, the wine rungh and distasteful......and the maitre d'hotel inefficient?

This was no

If you've ever had that experience then you will have a pretty good idea just how most of us felt by the end of this much hoisted game yesterday. champagne football. It wam't even a fair substitute

dreggy could be, and left a very bad taste in the mouth,

nut fast as

Wns

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it was dreggy as

Crif

ütd. the

There Let us however get certain them

1 this ordered Referee must be a lot of sympathy for zalbend fuck. (deurly establister), game 12 Ateriam. were very un- Dowans cerisiniy make it look the Title flying winger for there at the shadow of s doubt Tucky mot 10 seaze u décisive, that way. victory over flonkonk that staged the biggest faded their names jotted down it in years mul if the visitors, Dawson Doomsday

Day the that they

climax-r

depth 10 the wrong end o WITH OVER ZORAL were renched late in the second

Ú { Evel

Hofer was

A! leunt three vistiors had that he was fouled when going

spedadors whe will not optree that there E more thon moeltem ref subestatterer

for Uge-ty altitude

Exak

the through

uki he obviously it- and d the fact that the offend-

Hongkong player

escaped

continure.

the

IRRITATED

hull when winger refereeing

At this moment Dawson the 10 1ew fatr-minded ordered off the feld after Dipkmat, with all the language and other dimeuities in mind. verbal dispute with the referee.

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for trul

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decreed that the only w far from being that

solutia wes maueling orders

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101

Six Entries In

American Zone

Of Davis Cup

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WITH

you standard. rough bail they were obviously (2 plap football In

with cabe which

gude prempladale ita i country

High

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and white 1

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under- by the fast

1 ty inseretion by the Hongkong players were allowed

to pass unh cvrled.

I went to this match hoping ree good, clota vereer enter-

to study

201

duals of the visitora

w sadly disappointed.

The

had to

referre

and marching orders it had t

Thus ruineri the game popular sportsch 20+ big secusion becente one more big top

une

A few minutes after the in- Eeldeni. Ho Cheung-yau completed be tort-trick and put Hongkong me a tous! unnustified lead, but. with only two minutes left for play, Cegien also completed his hat-track with one of the great- est Rendda se in the Club Sla-

to

MAGNIFICENT поль

Szeto You had just headed o

It looked these of the goalline

Vroth about 12 yards.

ļa sute cleurance but Ceykn, rue- ang all, to the ball in the volley and it back into the net A max- New York, Feb. 16,

Bushes f mony wer

the visi-ucent goal that brought equal- Six nations Australia, te per il whatever

en-yah sutne semblance of rea show, ther the British

Indies, us

result that wid 25 Crustasen wan shuffed out by ason to a Canada, Cuba, Mexico and

EM whose

Battering to our boys. very B hyper-critical

Amira on this forth are not a Pakistan have entered for pasteur brand of showy dieta- The North American zone of fort control was as irritating to great team but they play attrac

bril- The 1955 Davis Cup

the crowd as to the spectators.

pivot However. we have to admit petition, the United States weken were a big dis-

appointment. In

spile of the of # wonderful encouragement

lend after

15 two-goal

Daily lust muutes play they

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Association

Lawn Termis amore here Terlay.

The entries elesed yesterday

live football Ceyku was ant and their attacking

and fast raiding wingers always kept the side on the move.

In the home side Szelo Ylu worried by the speed of Yee had his and La

Whe Hofer

Got the Asacurtion saund it did bəlive. and were. fortunate worst representative Kasne not know when the draw would be made. With !!! b States now folding the Cup, the Associatio

Celje 15

this year's competition,

tit

£1

not to lose the match.

Chun Pai-hung poor substitute for Tong Sheung They WETE DE the game as

because of his weak left fool, bosas for the fest 20 minuter

Tim had a creditable but after that they unaccount but Lau

in the

the 'big time' finally debut ably Interl Outd And up as mere ghosta

Up front Au Chi-yin would

at team that took AIK have transformed the side part at the seams at Caroline Tang Yee-lit had a very Hill not so long ago

The six-comtry entry meats there will be two matches and two byes in the dret round the determine? the four ter o into the semi-nds of the zone.

The whunt of the zone will

clicks have another matel tox the nation which will challenge The United States for the cup

Ito opponent will probably be the wir of The Europeans Zotw. But he winter of 201 zone must first meet the winner uf the Far East gone before meeting the North Aneumon zone whiт.—Iteuler.

One More Year For Vic Seixas In Top Class Tennis

|

for poor Rame and the forward the effort Whatever play the team may was based on the strength of Ho the occasional have had lasted only for these | Cheung-yau an

After that Bushes of Yiu Cheuk-yin And few early minutes,

11 defensive plan was 1 Mok Chun-wah.

VERDICT: Judgment N struggle and hope, and the for waved plan was jed Jok

that brilliant

rvepia ("hestrunovant wrueled the through the Laughl Admin

refere

Young

a

It wa Ho who set the early pattern of things with two fime goal: 113 tac 7th and 15th

I!! minus

between these

Bals he made a couple of ex- cellent openings for Yu Chựult- ya and Tang Yep-kit trut beth clances

wasted.. WYZY

and he is engineered a move which :w』Mult Chan-walt crash a grent 25-yarder against the top of the pжst

New York. Feb. 10 Vic Seixas. the 31 year-aid United States Single: Champion, Admna struckc back in e with a wonderful has dended to spend one more 23ed minute

clas. international goal by Indie-right Ceyka who year in lop

beat man after man in a long, lawn tennis before retiring.

toke in muzy run in on the home goal.

His final round

will

the French Championships in After this counter Hongkong's where Play deteriorated steadily but

Paris

and Wimbledon,

he was Champion in 1953.

Seixas

hla Davis and

Cup mate, Tony Trabert, arrived in New York by air today from the Pacife coast on their way

From homes

their victorious Davki Cup matche in Aus- tralia.-China Mail Special,

it was not Warstil 15 minutes after the interval that the visi- tore managed to get the equaliser when Cryka headed in a cross from the right,

The game became ragged and in- creasingly unpleasant and things came to a head when Hofer was

The MacTavish Star Ratings

ALL HONGKONG Wat Fat-kim

Azeto Yiu

Lau Yee Tang Sum Lau Tim Chan Fal-hung

Chu Wing-wah

Bo Cheung-yau Tang Yoo-kit

Yiu Cheuk-yi Mok Chun-wah

ADMIRA FC

Gilly Lino

Mayor Blaschke Ficht!

Holzer Stoldatics Ockya Richter

Tupy Hofer

Interim British Heavyweight

Title Suggested

By SYDNEY HULLS

Johnny Williams' fight against Jack Gardner at Nottingham, on April 4, should be over 15 rounds for the Interim Heavyweight Championship of Great Britain and the Empire. Who says that? Willams manager Tat Broadribb,

At the moment the match be up in world title fights to de-Pavilon, Montgomeryshire, n tween ex-heavyweight cham-fond his British and Empire Saturday, March 6, over ten pions Williams, of Rugby, anches.

rounds possibly against Italiari

Gardner, of Market Harborough, "If he loses, I think he may Uber Baolliert.

the fighting farmers, in a 12-108k at this hongo, world title i This will be Willamia' flém round final eliminator, the pure, be contented, call Higit near his birthplace of Var- winner to challenge Don Cockell day and retire,

for his British and Empire titles.

"Then we have to walt for

LONG DEAWN-OUT

mouth, about 30 mies from Nowtown,

It will also be only his wecond

"Right," BOYS Broadribb "With Chekell retired there fight In Wales the rat: WRE Cockel! lo night world heavy-may have to be more long against Plet Wilde at Porthcawi weight champion Rocky Mar drawn-out oliminating series. Or 1949.

efano,

else Gardner and Williams would

tritons you bount the time he have to fight all over again för drow with Johnny Houlator, over "After Cockell and Marciano the vacant Championship. have met eventually, we will could all be cleared up by mak-ight rounds at Newport in 1947, But deciding whether New-

have to wait some more for ing an Interim Champlon.

That

Cocks12%. hitott, move. I feel it Willking neck name will be Port is de: England or Wales tar

1366KAN AVINA HE’Al be too wrapped | the g 3,000saky

got it diciting already,

Gordon Pirte of Britain leads the field just after the start of the 844-mile International Cross Country Race at Hannut, Belgium. He won the race in 48 minutes 5 seconds, finishing 28 seconds ahead of Frank Sando (Britain) with Ken Norris, alm of Britain, in third place, The world's leading cross country runners competed In the race. This was one of the rare occasions in inter- national Cross Country history when a team scored the maximum points.-Express Photo.

Colony Tennis Championships

Ho Cheung-po, the Schoolboy Champion, put up a plucky fight before going down to Tsui Yun-pui, a former Colony Champion, on the third day of the Colony Grass court Tennis Championships at Chater Road yesterday.

Seven matches were played, including the continua tion of the encounter between Kenneth Lo and Chung Wing-kwong which resulted in a win for the former by 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

V. T. Wang was eliminated from the tournament when he failed to appear and conceded`u walkover to M. Lo. There was

other OTIO

walkover when Cheung Chow did not arrive for his scheduled game against K. Y. Chung.

Lee King-fun, the Hongkong University titleholder, edged out A. D Barnvil three sets, wining by 6-2, 3-0, 0-4.

F. Lonne, with his powerful service and forehand drives, put the Land Forces Champion. Sigm, Hooper, out of the tourna- match WON mosi Ho Chrung-jk started off in ment. This a grand style

with both players match entertaining in i nggaraa Tsui Yun-pus, winning showing securacy and speed. the first set by 0-2.

But iri the second set Tsul found Ho's weakness and play ed the baseline game. This paid dividends and Nui won by 0-4. In the foal set saw the school-

boy tired and Trul won five games

Ho In a row.

did not give up and put up a stern fight- games. to take the next three But the more experienced Tsul put on the pressure to win the match and set at 0-3.

Edwin Tsai, second seeded player, dropped only two games and came out an easy winner against Au Kam-moon.

Scotland Retains Winning XV To Meet Ireland

Scotland

Edinburgh, Feb. 10.

have chosen. the team that beat Wales by

14 points to eight 10 days ago, to meet Ireland in their Rugby

Union international at Murray- Geld on Saturday week.

Dr George Chos. playing hi first tournament game since his return from abroad, won com- V. C. Kung by fortably from 8-1, 0-2.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Athisaya College ARYALE) BCAA Badium) 13 pan.

Fit'

Army Chamindamiskom.

Tennis

Scoring Goals

His Business

Is

"Football is My Business" was the title of Tommy Lawton's controversial book. "Scoring goals is My Business" would be more applicable to this 84-year-old Arsenal and former England, Burnley, Everton, Chelsen, Notts County and Brentford centre- forward. The only trouble this occupation has caused has been to opposition defences. Arsenal recently won three vital matches by the only goal of the game. the scorer on each occasion? You've guessed it-Tommy Lawton.

ing the younger members,

And

dave

of

First to succumb to the wides | bright spot of a drab match was Con this 33-year-old

from gool Arsenal

Division of Mr Larwin were Chelsta on Lawton's match winning

Two, Boxing Day. They had most of four minutes from the end.

asked the fans, Injured in his the play. They fatted to take

Arst match Lawton faded, was Spurs must have had their chances. Atsonal

reg eventually dropped, and High- point over being one of the few clubs bury announce that most scrambling to a solitary when up popped Tommy Lawton to play during the recent anow to snatch both from his former blizzard. They had most of the hit was being spont conch-

play.

Their football Whe the mid-way {more aftructive. But ONLY BRIGHT SPOT Cardiff City

punch. So who better to provide Arsenal's through the second half, from a were

Lishman

the Arsenal than Tommy Lawton, once opponents at Highbury

centre-forward swivelled and the most feared centre-forwards FA Cup. Again. the

hit a powerful low drive Into in the world. the cosmer past a helpless Spure' goalkeeper.

club,

the in

only

Junior Fencing

Championships

Thr

Hongkong Amateur Fencing Association announces that entries for the Colony Junior Fencing Championships will close on February 23

Intending participants are ad- vised that entries received after the above dale will not be ac- cepted.

All entrante

must give their namon and that of the Club in BLOCK

the LETTERS. and entry form logether with fees ($2.00 per wenpon or $3.00 for All three weapons)

ant to P. G. Willems, Dodwell & Co.,

Floor, H & S Bank Hongkong.

are to

be

c/o

Ltd.

3rd

Building.

The Colony Junior Champion- ships comprise the Foll, "Epec and Sobre competitions, and the Junior Champion at Arms (Aggregate winner of the three weapons evenis) will receive the Brewer Cup which will be held for one year,

pites.

Tommy Lawton

four

But the Gunners needed goal-

SO HE CAME BACK

So Tommy came back. He is

now almost as big a menace to

He's lost centre-halves na ever.

a little speed. temaitia,

But the class So does the power.

Lawton has been scoring goals all his life. I three scusons of schoolboy football he hit the back of the net 570 times.

Allough born iti Bolton, Burnty Wi.A 11 Best League club.

Coals were not so easy to pel In the higher grade. But Law. ton arored 18 for Burnley's "A" feat and three for the Central League side in 19 appearshee- The he got his big chance. Bill a growing staff boy, and only 18, he was thosen to len: Burnley's attack gulust Den- caster Rovers, in 1030.

પ્રાણ “ restless But Lawton

He

to young

moved Chelsea, where he was involved in a much publicised before being Notta

mun.

clispute

I transferred County. Publicity fol- lowed him. Tommy was re-

ported to be earning over £3,- 500 a year through newspaper articles and a job in Industry apart from his wages an He became the first- pinger.

footballer to

it ever professional

pay surtax.

Tommy Lawton had done The following are the dates

the Preliminary and Final again. for Pools of the various weapons:

Three

precious wins; Foll-Preliminary February League points for Arsenal and 1 at 0 p.m. a passage into the fourth round 28 and March

of the Cup. Thanks to Law. Final on March 4 at 7.30 p.m.

Sabre.Preliminary Murch 1lon's three goals. and 2 at 6 p.m. Final March

at 3 p.m.

B

CAPPED 28 TIMES In between the publicity and the transfers, Lawton was cap. pod for England 28 times, and became one of the most popular

Yet when Lawton Joined players of the day. Arsenal from Brentford, having

When Arsenal visited Moscow rested from his post of player; recently, to play the Dynamos, manager with the then Second there was one man all the Rus Division club, he brought more (alans wanted to see - Tommy controversy to an already on Lawton.

-(London Exprese Service)

the Juniortroversial career.

[1

Moore Offers Fight

Eper: Preliminary and! Final March 13 at 10 a.m.

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifiertions for Championships are as follows:

1. Those that have not reach-

the anal in that weapon the Colony Senior Championship at any time.

2 *Tho

not that have reached the fnul in any Inter- national or National competition in that weapon at any time.

J. Former winners of that wedpon In the Color Junder Championship.

The dates for the Senior Championships have been con- firmed and are as follows:

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Epce-April 17: Foll-April 19 and 20; Sabre-April 22 and

28.

Those qualined to enter the Senior Championships will be those who are disqualled from

Cockell And Valdez On Same Night

Toledo, Ohio, Feb. 16. Archie Moore, high-ranking Toledo heavyweight, said the Governor of last night he had sent a telogram to California urging him to prevent Champion Rocky Mar- cino from defending his title against Don Cockell of England at San Francisco in May.

gamblera Moore said: ""The

Moors offered to take on both the Junior competition under in Las Vegas were too honest to Nino Valdez and Cockell on the

fight there. They some night. the "Qualifications" mentioned permit the

fight

"I

will

Valdez and

你 the same night,

above, and all those who reach couldn't get 11 In New York, so Athletics, semi-final of the foil and they are trying to palm it off Cochell

Grasscourt Championshẳng (HKCC) Doubles

Gott

Bronze Champlctedupe. Ladies' Panding: Shek O Medal Competition.

Badminton

Men's "A" Ivixion: OCC v Recreio.

TOMORROW

Army

squash

Championships

Badminton

in

Cockell first because I'm a slow

sabre and the final of Epee on California,

the Junior Championship

The Toledo heavyweight said starter and be will warm me up

for Valdez"-United- Press 1953.

he would do everything pos alble to halt such match.

that such Moore said

a fight might be a good exhibition, but wided that "to make a Utic maith of it

rick would be culous."

FIGURE-SKATING

CHAMPIONSHIP

Vienna, Feb. 18.

third

Moore suit ho doubted that

"CHERRY PICKER"

Macao Grand Prix

Brought Forward To November 5-6

It

s been learned that the

Alan Hayes Jenkins, a 21-Rocky is afraid of him, but year-old American, won tho said his manager, Al Weill, was

date of the Macao Grand Prix Men's World Figures Skating "afraid to let him light me.”

has been altered from Novem- Championship for the

ber 13 to that of November 8. mucoessive year here tonight.

The programme now covers Moore was highly critical of November 5 and 8 (Armistico The United States took the the match and, called Marciano Day). Yourth first three places. Jenkins* a "cherry picker."

brother, David, was

Intending eronta are agota by the Committed "I know Rocky has to make a reminded Official placings: First, Alan Hayes Jenkins, 203.07 points living but he does not have to that applications for competi- entrants Heon.com and (11 placementa); second, Ronald fight the dregs from log," said tion Robertson, 201.12 points (10 Moore. "I he wants some big should be made as soon as placementa); third,

Dayld money, let him fight mo and sible to Mr Paul Duo

million-dollar Diocesan Boys' School, Mong- Chicen's College Anual Athletes Jenkins, 190.09 points (28 place we'll have

wok, Kowloom. metits).-Houter.

gabe."*

The team; A. Cameron (Cip- tain).

A. R. Smith, M. K. Round. Egic, R. G. Charters, J. S Swan, J. K. T. Docherty, J. A.

C.

Nichol, H. F. McLeod W. 8.

I. Ralph, T. Elliot. Michie, J. W. Y. Komp, W. S. Glon. J. Greenwood, A. Rob eon.-Router.

M, "A". Division: CYMCA "W"

Ý HRU.

Athletics

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