Nominate YOUR
Hongkong Footballer CLUB
Of The Year
·
Members of the public are invited to nominate whom they consider to be Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current season,
It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be received until the closing date to be announced later.
The two qualifications for nomination are: (1) Footballing prowess.
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed to The Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.
To The Editor, China Mail,
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into regard his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play is
of the
(Signed).
Club.
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1955.
SATURDAY'S RUGGER
SURPRISE IN THEIR LAST PENTANGULAR
MATCH BY BEATING NAVY
By
"PAK LO”
To the surprise of many of the spectators at Sookunpoo ( 1 Satur- day afternoon the Club, in their last Pentangular Tournament match of the season, found a touch of their old form to narrowly overcome the Navy by 8 points (1 goal, 1 penalty goal) to 6 points (1 try, 1 penalty goal.)
In the curtain raiser a weakened Police team easily beat an even weakened Club "B" side by 11 points (1 goal 2 tries) to nil. Had one of the Police been able to kick, they would have reached a much greater figure for the Club "B" liberally sprinkled Infringements around,
more than
were
ex-
In both games there
Poomen, Inside him, also had a periods of scrappy play with the good day though he was a little Club "B" game inclined to go through the centre Police versus
the of the opposing pack having much major match.
Petrie playet! well, and his
• In the latter game the Club kicking and tackling were looked much better behind the cellent, but his position is de
Thng of a wing serum than they have for many finitely either a long day, The threes and the forward or halves combined well, and for a pleasant change the threes lost ittle ground when attacking.
By far the outstanding three was Martin, playing a grand at- tocking game on the left wing.
WEEK-END SOFTBALL
Americans Narrowly Edge Out The Overseas Aces
Americans narrowly edged the desperate Overseas Aces 7-6 in a close Senior "B" tussle yesterday afternoon at King's Park. Junior Leaguer P. 1. Dodgers trounced the Junior Chinese Athletics 17-6 with a sixth inning rally to remain in the race for the final play-off. Wahoos Aces slaughtered the rookie Colleens 47-5 to take the double-header. Colleens Aces and Pandarettes gave walk overs to Over- seas and CAA Ladles respectively.
Americans took the field first and the Overseas were on the assault right away. T. K. Yau was passed first. "Red" Pereira. the American home guardian, who tried a hasty peg to first on the next pitch, found his throw was too low and the ball just went bouncing all the way to the fence.
However, the Americas made, were on the run. "Red" Pereira Before the aphere was recover- ed by the unaware right heider, in double play on the next was lucky to find his lofty ly T. K. Yau had already made batter's grounder to retire their muffed and reached the second 10 round trip Y. E. Chun opponents, but they themselves station. bunted three times foul and was went
out three straight and out but Bill Cheng contected a Overseas led 1-0 elean hit when he stepped to the
box
WAS
During
second
cunto, He then stole second and | Oversens scored two more runs batted
in by P.
ani Jolin K by W.
Chang 5. Young's ingle
Brooker, but now the Yankees
the
New Means Of Getting Rich Quick For The British Racing Public
London, Feb. 27.
Appreciating the British love of a gamble and as a means of boosting their dwindling returns, the Race Course Betting Control Board are presenting the racing public with new means of getting rich quick during the coming flat racing season.
Each Saturday, in addition to the double on the third
hot roiler
with a red
quickly
and
hr the third.
The
the
full bock A full back Salmon had a good day and it is a pity that I only at this late date that he away from been weaned has cricket.
Cule at the serum half really and his parsing found his form was both crisp and accurate
Of the forwards
only Kerr of the Club and Harris of the Navy
shone stendily. An marciate had some bright Tiods, but they were few mid far between and he seemed to be taking the game too easily.
The serums were over The whole
(airly gume
evenly shared, with the Club getting the larger share in the first half and the Navy doing likewise in the second period.
Poor And
more
Shelley who crashed his way through to score. Stevens miss- ed the conversion. 3-6.
PRESSED AGAIN The Police pressed again bul the Club "B" with some good touch kicking held them for a few minutes in midfield. On the half-way line there was a lineout and the ball went out cart. to score
Fan
to Marsh who completely
the opposition under the posts. Stevens con- verted. 8-0.
for
Club "B"
Back came the Police again but Taylor cleared upfield. the 27th
In minute the Police were awarded
a penalty obstruction on the '23 but Marsh missed.
A minute later, much closer. awarded no- the Police
this time smack penalty, other In front of the
but posts, Marsh, attempting to drop, was not straight and Moore cleared with a nice run to half way.
were
The Police, after a short-lived
again
Page
ON THE
SOCCER
INSIDE
Edited By SAM LEITCH & TERENCE ELLIOTT
What price Norman Bullock as the new manager of
Lolcester City? Look at this chain of events. Leicester manager Bullock resigned reluctantly on February 9. It was the toughest decision he had to make in 40 years of football. Ho resigned on a matter of principle.
24
+
The principle Involved A Jimmy Anderson has reported | Ken, now in the RAF at Tern breach of club discipline by back favourably to White Hart Hll on National Service, was Leicester's International Inside Lane,
aguin under the Middlesbrough right Johnny Morris, who, on
SIGHTS TRAINED
At microscope
Stalybridge the same day
Middlesbrough his manager
have their recently, resigned, was suspended for 14 sights trained on Ken Taylor.
Birmingham manager Huddersfield Arthur Tumer realise he will days by the club,
Don't worry, you Then Morris returned to the fans. We don't mean your Ken have stiff apposition pretty soon club for training. Later the Taylor, centre half, star of the from Wolves and Port Vale for
We refer to 18-year-old John Tipper? day Port Vale chairman Anfield Cup tie. C Fred Burgess unđ
the 20-year-old right or manager
John is the powerfully-built Freddie
Steelo arrived in full-back of Cheshire County Rght back of Tubury Hawthorne. Morris.
League team Altrincham.
I understand Leicester are prepared to part with Morris, and
the fee wanted would be around £12,000,
ព
It is a lot of money for Port Vale, who, in five starsons, have spent only £2,000 for forward Cyril Done. But Vale need top-class inside man, and were disappointed when Jück Rowley betrang player-manager 11 Plymouth.
Morris leaves Leicester what is to stop the return of ex-manager Bullock? He likes the
Leicester club and directors Bike Mr Bullock,
He
The
GOING HOME
Inside right Sid O'Lian, one of the Brst South Africans to sign for Charlton in 1947, will attack by the Club "B", pressed return to South Africs at the
und missed
another end of this season. slow handling, by penalty
another penalty Yel
Why? Because transfer the was award) a minute later the Navy threes lost them
listed O'Linn is fed up with re- game. Smithfield found himself und Blyth hit the upright and contually covered by the fast the ball bounced back into play. been no
serve football and there have offers to Charlton for breaking of Campbell, the Club Marsh gathered it and before him. wing forward, and no the game the surprised defenders realised
became progressed
more and what was happening whipped more harassed, and the rest of the back division never settled rough to score well out, Blyth nerTowly missed the conversion. 11-0. Fleet was the best, but the rest passed pourly at times and of scoring. lost many chances Walters played a steady game back, and towards the at full end joined the threes as extra man but with little effect.
OPENED THE ATTACK
Club
opened the attack,
down as a team.
The
to
The Navy attacked after this and from a sorum ort the Club
assisted
For the
The Police pressed again to Lhe Club five-yard line, and Marah got the ball and with at cast ve men in the clear ut- of passing out, templed to drop a goal instead
He missed and the Club clear- bofort ed upheld.
Jizat Then, the end of time, the Police miss- yet another two penalties in quick succession, making in all 41 total of eight penalties and
conversions missed.
Lwo
Д
pass them in the
the table below shows,
HOW THEY STAND
P W D L
A Pts 8 8 0 0 121 31 16
7
3 50 29 3 1
8 3 1 4
43 56
3 0 5
38 70 86
7 1 0 20 THE TEAMS
jeft
-London Express Service)
A Decision Likely In
Final Test Between
India And Pakistan
Karachi, Feb. 27. After drawing the first four Tests of the present tour by India, Pakistan and India look like reaching a decision in the Fifth and final encounter now in progress here as each side has completed an innings.
Pakistan (162) gained a first innings lead of 17 runs -India all out 145-and had scored one run without loss in their second innings today before stumps were drawn at the half-way stage of the match.
who let him have John Yellow- the pitch.
Eddie Choong Wins Dutch Championship
in the sixth that midfield and melther si were the Perry, Long, Bryan, Shelley, The Choong brothers, Eddie
Д
had already given him out.
b. Ramchand Maqsood Ahmed,
hane, b. Ramchand Imtiaz Ahmed, e. Ramchand
b. Patel
and
had
.. 23
14
0
14
Extras
Total
102
off
Fall of wickets: 1/2; 2/19: 3/37; 4/00; 6/88; 6/119; 7/110;
Bowling
M R
28 9 49
10
6
7
32 12 49
3 24
16
3
4
2
India, First innings P. Roy, e. Kardar, b. Khan
Mohammad......
P. L. Punjabi, b. Khon
Mohammad
30-3000
37
12
P.
R. Umrigar, b. Fazil Mahmood
10
14
Fazal
Mahmood
པ་
Mohammad,
G. S. Ramchand, c. Hanif
V
Mahmood
Fazil
b. Fazal
Prakash Bhandaki, b. Khan
Mohammad ........
D. G. Phadkar, not out-
7 Jasu Patel, lb., b. Khan
Mohammad
12
22
27
P. Gupta, c. Shujauddin, b.
Fazal Mahmood
Extras
Pakistan's last wicket fell In | Wazir Mohammed, e. Phod- the first over Today without kar, b. Patel Introduced star forward addition to the overnight score A. H. Kardar, e. Tamhane, Stuart Leary to Charlton. And of 162 for 9 and the pace attack b. Ramchand
13 the man keeping of Khan Mohammad and Fazal | hujaudin, e. Musikad, b. Leary O'Linn out of the League side. Mahmood wrecked India's Ramchand
chare of gaining a Brat lanings Fazil Mahnood, low.. 'Spurs get first call on two end.
Patri Kent soccer discoveries centre-
claimed Each
Ave wickets, Khan Muhammad, not out 15 half Ken Summers and inside- Fazal for 49 in 27.3 overs
Mahmood Hussain, c. Phod- forward Billy Scott because Khan for 72 30 overs.
kar, b. Ramchand out Betteshonger helped
By
indin lunch time, Colliery cariler in the season. scored 01 for the loss of two they
Colliery
Charlie wickets und the slow rate of mariager Rundle was aluck for
the emphasised a right scoring Claude Pugh made a powerfu! hit to hot corner. but the third and before a minute had pressed
back. He approached Spurs certainty of the ball coming lived to stop the ball were awarded a penalty well baseman
The grassy outould also kept 2/212, 9/233. out, which Pehle narrowly
ley for nothing. and saved disaster,
Rundle has down the rate of scoring. Now manager also clubbed missed
There was no increase in the several League sides jostling for Juck Bordwell
The Navy forwards pressed
rate afterwards and by tea timo Ramchand the sphere in the same direc-
result
of yesterday's discoveries Summers and Scott.
Phodkar tion bul forced out "Red" back half way, but were
the Club need no longer But he will give 'Spurs first India had reached 113 for six. game theis quickly hustled back - to Pereira on third,
fear that the Police will over-refusal. Assistant manager
L. Manjrekar was out to Patel doubtful
Gupte who never hitown half by the Club forwards.
decision. And Ricky Wheeler,
Ho hud take well thus far, came up with a ably led by Kerr. About ten Pentangular, and unless the
been dropped at backward short Manicad Umrigar centre yards from the half way line RAF lose to the toward
Police they
leg but off the next ball was Club
were awarded which not only scored Pugh and the
caught although the ball appear Bordwell but also enabled him penalty and Petrie with a love-have become the runners-up as
Не od to have struck his thigh. kick ocaverted. 3-0, ly to reach second comfortably,
rubbed himself and the umpire Whisler Ralph Burling and ench followed with a hit and
It took 100 minutes for the Wheeler come in 25 the Navy threes were sent | Army Jolly
Ricky
100 to be holsted. his face of and Flect tore through to RAF 610w on
Bowlers continued on top v. L. Manjrekar, e. Kardar,, Jim Armstrong lofted out next, pase on to Walt who crossed. | Navy
after tea, the last four wickets b. Khan Mohammad Jack the line in the corner with two Club but Burling closed in.
32 runa, tumbling "or
leaving v. Mankad, c. Magrood b. Carvalho drow a walk but Ken defenders hanging on to him. Polleo
India 17 behind and in the short Donaldson's long By was caught The conversion wes missed. 3-3.
Haarlem, Feb. 27. to end their raily. The score
period remaining Pakistan scored Club: Salmon, Spencer, Petrie, Play stayed midfield for some
Eddie Choong (Malaya), one without loss in their sceend now stood at a 4-4 tic.
time. Then the Club got moving Fenman, Martin, Clare, Cole, The Overseas went down again but when they idcked Slack, V. Russell, Rogers, Har- the All-England and virtual innings.
Badminton Cham- THE SCOREBOARD the Yankees, ahead It went over the groves, Barker. Campbell, Kerr, World
Pakistan, First Inslags Pereira and Bordwell, were of
and and their threes,
touched down. The Armstrong-Wright
plon, today won the Dutch Navy:
Walters, Webb, Lloyd. title from powerful Danish Hai Mohammad, c. Tam- fered two runs by wild throws Navy
hane, b. Phadkar Harris,
Allwood, Smith- by
looked Ficet, Witts,
Allmuddin,
c. Tamhane, b. Annandale, Davies, Bey- opposition. the dangerous, but Americans returned
fying tackle field,
Reeves, Wilson, Harris,
In the final ho beat Ole Ramchand Harris to non,
Mertz (Denmark) 15-5, Brampton, White.
10-0 Waqar Hassan, e. Umrigar, and fifth races, there will be a treble event pool on the hospitality in the fourth and the by Patria carried
Oversons levelled the score touch and saved the day,
Police:
Scott, after McMahon,
knocking
another out frat ten minutes of again in the fifth at ex-all.
15-11. second, fourth and sixth races at the leading meeting.
c. Tam- Marsh, Stevens, Brown, Nash, Dane, Arne Rasmussen the second half play remain Blythe, FORGED AHEAD
Harris, 15-6 in the Semi-Anal. Durinidiffe, Arrangements are being made The leading bookmakers to that backers at other meet- hove Announced that punters
Jack impressive. The Club
and David, won the Men's Ings on Saturdays can also In-
who wish to wager with them American forged shenck
issued a free first to find their feet and Dawson.
were elimi- Club "B": Taylor, Knowles, Doubles but both dulge in this treble event pool on these new systems may do Carvalho
out the ticket after one down and Ken brocking fast from a scrum, the Dix, Moore, Philpott, Hickson, nated in their respective Semi- should they so desire. Hitherto 50. They will pay
fly ad forwards overpowered the Navy
of the mixed event. the only treble event pool that some odds as on the totalisator. Donaldson's sacrifice
backs, taking the ball from them Dyer. Wells, Knight, Clemens, finals
RESULTS existed was that at Ascot, where They wil nccordingly take vanced him to second.
Men's Singles throw to first on and getting to within five yards. Wilson, Rankin, Morrison, quite a bit
Barclay.
Semi-Anais Eddjc Choong Pereiro's infielder sent the line. Įmight otherwise have been in- "Wild
The Club won the ecrum and Carvalho home for the winding Penman tried to break through
In Saturday's edition in the (Malaya) beat Are Rasmussen
(Denmark) 15-11. 15-8; Ole Team For were held Overscas may at times themselves lodge run and
the contre of the Navy pack,, draw for the Sevens the game
(Denmark) Mertz their last sume of
with the back the money
scoreless in
jand the. Navy cleared to their at 6.00 p.m. was printed aLillelund (Denmark) 15-5, 3-15, at bat. The anal tote.
being held on the Club ground. The new
forecast pool will standing was 7-0 in favour of
However, Penman made up for This is an error, for which
Final: Choong beat Mertz inevitably lead to an increased the Yankees. demand by race-goers and the The Overseas made only six terror a minute later when he apologise as it will be held 155, 16-0.
gathered a poor pass and, cutting instead at Causeway Bay. The
Women's Singles
Wellington, Feb. 27. betting public generally for errors. However, these were rough, passed to Martin who flest
Semi-finals: Hanna Jensen The following team. was jockeys to ride their horses out costly
Club Kama to be held on the opponents scored under the posts with ‘a
beat Esther Land for places. There is an Instruc- collected four unearned runs. fast run. Petrie converted. 8-3.0 round will be the one at (Denmark)
Pelerson (Denmark) 11-3, 11-0. selected today to represent tion in the Jockey Club rules
les The Yankees bobbled twelvo In the closing minutes the While on the subject of the Final: Hand Jensen beat New Zealand against Eng- "Saturday treble will bring that riders must try and place umes but yielded two unearned Navy mounted another attacle, Sovena it is feared that the Annesile Hansen 0-11, 11-7 land in the First Test of them in a lot of business, though they can, though many feel.
and Wobb kicked ahead to the Kantere will not be in port in 11-5. only..
the current tour at Dunedin the Stewards are pretty lax in
1. Dodgers fought Club 25. In the
scrum there time to play off their matches
Men's Double this matter and do not suspend
for casing their hard under enough riders
Rabone (Malaya)
(Auckland) David Choong have to concede a walkover to and mounts when winning is out of their coach, Fred Dicata, to win Navy for obstruction and Annan-
beat
and Captain; M. E. Chapple (Canter- Poul Djerregaard Mail well deserved garne against the date converted to make it 0-8.
Until no side went the Navy their opponents. the question. China
Junior Chinese Athletics. They kept up the pressure but the This is a pity as great things Oscar Zarsen (Denmark) 15-4, bury), B: Sateliffe (Otago), J.
R. Special,
young Athletics off
19.4.
Rold (Wellington), Vice caught the
A. Lillelund and O. Mertz (Den-Captain, feet right in the first to lead Club defence held out. their
R. Macgibbon POLICE V CLUB "A"
Cave (CET 4-1. However, the CAA lads
(Canterbury), H. B. mark) boat A. In the first game, taken
Rasmussen pushed two
tral Districts), A. M Verhoof men across the chronological order Ahe Police
(Denmark) and A.
(Otogo), R. Blau (Central
WBlair (Wellin very sensibly relied on Marsh
(Holland) 15-3, 15-3.‚· Final: Choong and to a slim one-run, to do their scoring and he and World Ice Hockey
tom), 1.
1. A. Colquhoun (C
N. Districts), S.
Mcgregor beat Lillelund and Mertz (Ofago) and L. A. Walt (Otago) Championships
with J. W. Guy (Central Dis Mixed Doubles Semi-finals: Grethe Flensted trials) Twelfth Man
Colquhoun, Mcgregor, Wat and Rasmussen (Denmark) beat Hanne Jensen (Dermsek) and and Guy have not previously Exile Choone (Minnya) 18-19. ployed in Test Cricket
Solythorp and The side has a good backing 13-10: Glenda Mertz (Denmark) beat Annelise of former stars and Babone Hansen (Denmark) and David Led the side which toured South (Malaya): 9-16; 17-14, Africa in 1953-54. With hin Choong
on that occasion were Chapple, Final Greihe Fleted and Sutcliffe, Reid, Mergibbon and USE IT
of the present team,vtfall bu and Merts 16:3, 11417, 15-6.
Women's Detables that previously played against Eng Final: GrinG. Flensted
Faced Englial": bowling/ enmark Bdel 2 Chell doen
it had been a daily the last three years.
event for
The Race Course Betting Con- trol Board vald it had been used "with increasing success" there. This has doubtless made them try it out elsewhere on Satur- days and give these at other meetings, as well as those who bet from home, the chance of finding the three winners getting a good dividend.
and
They have hopes that the
it will not come into operation until June 4 at Kempton Park, midway through the season.
NEW FORECAST POOL Opening on the first day of the season on March 21 will be new forecast pool for all races in which there are seven, eight or nine runners.
they
Puntors will pick two horsJA and they will draw if finish first or second, no matter in what order. They thus got
for a single reverse forecast alake.
Whether this will prove populat remains to be seen. The public may take the view that it will considerably roduco tho big dividends, though this balanced by their having a far greater chance of getting some thing...
In walition, the present one- way forecast pools for races with three to six runners will be continued, thus corridorably Ingressing the amount of available forecasts. Indeed, there will probably now be for det beting in more than has the number of rabaty Onli
of mottey
which
Sports Diary
TODAY Meelings
It was
was
A
chanco
Tho
the
their and
25.
р
AN EBBOR
15-.
beat A.
New Zealand
First Test
the guldurice of was a penalty award to the and their teams will therefore Semi-Anals: Eddie Choong starting on March 11.
G.
0.
narrow
for from these were hoped alwarts from New Zealand,
in
them. If anything
قوام
plate in
third to the down the gap to
The Dodgers made one run in Scott fully deserved the rollaune
fifth and chalked up twelve placed on
the the work opposition ninde them in the sixth to put ABT and DC meeting BCM Post runs Boardroom 3:30 pm KFA Mest game on los. The game ended look even better than they were
17-6 for the Dodgers and they in actual fact. Stevens
Bonn, Feb, 27; ing Sports Road 630 p.m,
Doubles. quarter-finals round of will battas once again with the played well on the wing, while Cameds held a slight goal odge
Athletics this work-end to
to Shelley Colony Gramcourt Championships
shone in the forwards over the Soviet Union after the young
"In the "B" teams Taylor at third round of the World Ice we, who qualifies for the final Fencing
Champion, foll play off
full back was the best, but he Hockey Championships in West "Wahoor Acos" provel was faced by a much stronger Clonmany tonight, and sabre, primity pools.
Men's A Decreto iku: themselves too strong for the team and the Canada whitewashed Poland 1714 CCG CYMICAL (WEZ
rookie Collons. Becade Police
his play, KON The TOMORROW
were on a hilling spree Meethige
Choong
Total
145
Fall of wickets: 1/23; 2/45; 3/68; 4/89; 8/95; 0/110, 7/134; 8/144; 0/145.
Bowling
PM.RW Khan Mohammad 30.5.72 $ Mahmood Hussain 7 0°14 0 Fazol Mahmood 1.27.30 40 5
Pakistan, Second Innings, Shu luddin, runs out Alimuddin, not out.
Total (for no wicket)
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and the score stood at and made 40 yards with grond Sweden beat Switpcriend 1-0 any drawcourt; Championship at 37-5. The luck Colleens run; being sloppet with only Dudeldorf and hikes United
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