1955-04-18 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1955.

INTERNATIONAL CUP FINAL CHINA 4, ENGLAND 2

BRILLIANT HO CHEUNG-YAU HEADER PUTS THE CUP ON THE CHINA SIDEBOARD

By L M MacTAVISH

This was a game of many facets and many phases. In snatches there was a whiff of the Roast Beef of Old England; in patches we were treated to the sort of soccer that showed all the delightful precision of the oriental footballer; but in between there were times when the standard of play was ordinary indeed.

than an

In the end China took the trophy but the English boys took more equal share of the honours. Don't be misled however into believing that the losers were as good a team as the winners,

their fate to effort dime

bemoan England was weakest where typical Ho Cheung-yau China as strongest, in attack, put his side in the lead.

"Gardner prodded the ball home yet strangely enough there was With half-an-hous gone at the other end to restore the a time when the result was very China's lead was increased in deficit to a single goal. much in the balance, and theulaisuti

very well have snatched the Cup corner kick virtually out of the already jumped Etching hams of China's skipper

the

'circumstances. Mok* At this stage things looked a white shirted Englishmen might Chun-wah took an inswinging little black for China as Lau was injured when the goal and as Taylor

Yee trifle 41

I was scored and had to be taken casually though, the ball curled on to to the sidelines for attention to

bar. came down, hit the his knee.

England now piled on the oalkeeper on the body and

"pressure in a desperate rather dropped into the net.

sort of a This was a stroke of bad luck than in a directed fur an England side that had way, but Lau Yee came back been giving as good as it got just in time to see his side in- crease the lend....and once and it says a lor for the players

it was largely due Ugain. that they did not allow the goal loose defensive play and poor

covering in the English renr.

But as has happened so many times recently, the British boys Battered to deceive, and for Ek of a determined do-or-die efort they arfared the fatiative to pass back to the Chinese team. and with that change went any chance they had of pulling the gume out of the fire.

However, they got their great- est pruise for making this a real game and playing with a con- fidence that belled the fact that enly a week ago, most of them had been involved on the wrong and of

a goal delug? against the sume opposition.

upset them unduly.

to

Wis

A rather simple corner conceded and when the Loll came across to the six-yards line the defenders stood rooted to the spot as Ho Cheung-yau got his head to it and sent it like a bullet into the net.

From a scorer's point of view was a thrilling goal...but it was the

With the second half "under- way for 15 minutes one got the Impression that the Chinese boys had successfully suppressed the strong

post-interval challenge of their opponents, but 4 typical saap ned? by Murris Shoot theri considerably. Before the game the experts gave England little chance of

Walmsley, coming escaping another heavy deleat wing, hit the ball hard and low for the defenders demands

to the credit of into the goalmouth. It looked sort that usually

post-mortem. that by their efforts as though the winger had tried

and it stands

from the

the gave the Caroline Hila shot, but Morris, racing in,

they

crowd something. worthwhile for their money.

Nevertheless, 1 was surprised

to hear football folks attributing

it

2

The China defence was and neither frequently beaten

it first time into the net. hit

I thought he was in an off-Hau Yung-sang nor Lau Yee masters of the close tackle side, position when he moved to

the ball but the linesman and relished fast swinging attacks. the referee seemed in no doubt Chan Fai-hung was tireless and

once amount of work.

the closeness of the result to that everything was in order got through 21 tremendous

+

the fact that there was preponderance of South China the game was alive

players in the winning side who

again.

In contrast Tong Sheung ex- pended a fraction of the energy great but accomplished a lot more, Ko they still have a couple of im- | chance to equalise a few mis-Po-keung was not in his best purtant games to play in their utes later. Running through league programme. Such com- unmarked he shied away from form and locked a trifle stale. ment is an insult to the players concerned, and also to their op- ponents who gave them a very good game indeed....

had taken things easy because Pat Gardner had a

CUSTODIAN R

WAS TOO QUICK

England's Morris (9) falled in this attempt to beat South China's Wai Fat- kim when Wai got his hand to the ball a fraction of a section carlier. Lau Yee on right eyes the ball ready for the clear. South China won 4-2 in this Interna- tional soccer match played at Caroline Hill yesterday.-China Mail Photo,

Junior Players Promise A Bright Future For Hongkong Badminton

Says "TOUCHWOOD"

-There is a bright future for badminton in Hongkong. This was the impression I gained after seeing the Colony's Junior players in the Hongkong Badminton Asso ciation's Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles Championships now in their eighth day. The Junior players that we have at the moment may lack stars of the class of Ramon Young, Dr Low Keat-soo, Bill Funk, Junior Pomeroy, Patrick Wong and P. V. Yap, but there is sufficient material to build up a strong side for future inter- national competition.

A

Japan Creeps Closer To Swaythling Cup Semi-Final

Utrecht, Holland, Apr, 17.

Title holder Japan swept its way to two crush ing five-zero victories today to bring it one step closer to qualification for the semi-finals of the Swaythling Cup for male teams in the 22nd World Table Tennis Championships.

But a decisive clash against Yugoslavia must take place tomorrow, night since the Yugoslavs also won their two matches today to retain their undefeated record,

Japan and Yugoslavia were Group Two: ·Holland beat the only two countries in group (Egypt 3-1, France beat Czechow three to have suffered no defents, slovakia 3-1.

infilcted Germany 5-3.

Japan must still play Scotland, Group Three: England beat whom it should best easily, and United States 3-0, England beat Yugoslavia, while the Yugoslavs Italy 3-0. Wales beat USA 8-1.

beat Germany face Austria and Norway, two Austria

3-1. Sweden beat Switzerland 3-0. relatively easy prey, and Japan.

Group Four England beat The Japanese humiliating defeats on Norway and Austria this morning and afternoon"

the tourney | **TE entered its second day.

Yugoslavia passed the difficult South Vietnamese hurdle this afternoon by a score of five- two.

crushed and Ave-cne Press.

Belgium this morning.-United

THE RESULTS

Swaythiing Cup

Group One: Egypt beat Jer-

sey 5-0, Brazil beat Holland 5-1, Czechoslovakia

Home Soccer Standings

London, Apr. 16..

standings

Football League after today's matches follows:

First Division

Chelsea

beat Italy 5-0. Wolves Holland beat Egypt 5-3, Brazil beat Italy 5-4.

Portsmouth

Sunderland

Aracnoi

2

Aston Villa

Group Two: "United States Manchester U beat Sweden 5-2, Bulgaria beat Burey Portugal 5-2, Denmark beat Everton Finland 5-0, Hungary beat Charlton Denmark 5-0, Hungary beat West Bromwich

Preston Ireland 5-0.

Huddersfield Group Three: Australia beat Newcaste Scotland 5.0 Yugoslavia beat Bolton Austria 5-1, Yugoslavia beat Sheffield U

Blackpool Australia Tattenham South Vietnam 5-2,

| Cherish beat Belgium 5-2,

Leicester "Group Four: Rumania beat Wednesday Germany 5-3, Switzerland beat Spain 5-3, Saar beat Lebanon

54, Rumania beat Wales 5-0.

CORBILLION CUP

Second

Blackbears Leeds United Luton Town

Stoke City....

Bizgradnjahām Rotherham West Ham

beat Bristol Rov.

Group One: Yugoslavia beat

Dermark 3-1.

| Notts County

Sw211203 laiddlesbro

--- Liverpool

Bury

Notes Forest

Hub City

Only Ave competitors are still a panel of coaches for training their bit if a move is made by running for honours in the the Colony's most promising the Hongkong Badminton Asso- Men's Singles. Eleven have junior players.

ciation to bulld badminton Belgium 3-0, Bulgaria been eliminated. The five sur- Here is something that the stadium.

Right now, the Hongkong vivors are: S. K. Wong, R. A. Hongkong BA could take in Remedios Yong Kuen-cheong,

hand.

Through the various Soccer Stadium is nearing com- George Ma and Wong Wal-hung. afiliated chabs they could set up pletion and one might ask why TENNIS INTERNATIONAL Tiran

There is little to choose bea coaching scheine to cover not a badminton arena too? An name of In the forward line Yiu Cheule-

tween these five players. Three shools in the Colony, making arena worthy of the a desperate diving tackle by yin, Mok Chun-wah and Ho

are already in the semi-final-

150 of veteran Champions as Hongkong. Wai Fat-kim and, the ball went Cheung-you

George Ma most pro-Yong Kuen-Cheong,

The work of getting the pre- coaches for the boys and girls.

liminary spadework done for a Wai-hung white

badminton stadium and of S. K.

negotiating the maze

of Gov- regarding ernment regulations buildings, must fall on the Hongkong BA.

behind for a corner kick,

VITAL GOAL

11

were

Lee Yuk-tak got ille and WOWong and R.

aftemdom

minen1. rope and little change out of The England defence which Crompton and Ho Ying-fun was had been grand in the first half Hayes-y for most of the game, now began to make bad errors of distribution and one custable

Taylor had a most uncomfort- England's vital goa).

goal and never really Hayes, who had more or less, the confidence we have come to

expect from

Nash, at right back, was the outstanding his side and by player in thoughtful tactics and scrupul- ously fair tackling he kept Mok Chun-wah ns been in a long time.

quiet us he has

IMPORTANT CHANGES England announced two im- portant changes just before the kick-off. -John Taylor, the Club keeper, made a welcome re-appearance in goal as Lewis was unfil, while Toth took over played Ho Ying-fun out of the The Inside-right berth from game in the first half. started Muss who had been out on duty the rot with a thoughtless clear

ance right to the foot of Chan Fai-hung and the Kitchee wing Early play was interesting half with the help of another and a fast, hard tackling Eng-bad pass by Wallers got the ball land defence, kept the frisky into the middle, where, out of a Chinese forwards GM tight defensive muddle Yiu Cheuk- rein. It was a cut-and-thrust (yin trundled it into, tite net. affair and both teams had

overnight.

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him.

an

Drobny Out Of Paris Championships

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Doncaster Lincoln Port Vale Plytrasth Ipswich Derby County.

Third Division Bristol City Leyton Orient. Southampton Gillingham MEIWall

Watford

Norwich

Brighton

Brentford

LOOK TO YOUTH In sports, it is to the younger Remedies will vie for the right generation that we must look to. to join the sam-finals traight The young schoolboys of today

are the champions of tomorrow. at the CCC..

Judging from recent displays and nothing is more certain that

SENIOR TOURNEY showed in the quarter-final, the eventual this will be true if they are finalists should be S. K. Wong taken in hand and given the

The Colony Men's Senior Bad- and Wong Wai-hung. However, necessary coaching to play on minton Championships commence both capable

Paris, Apr. 17. Q.F. Ranger- Remedios and George Ma are the right lines.

tomorrow evening with two Wimbledon 1954 tennis Coventry of springing We have veteran players here Singhs and one Doubles matches Champion Jaroslav Drobny is to Torquay upset.

like Robert Tay, Dr Low Keat-at Club de Recreio. In addition be operated on for appendicitis Nethampton The Remedios and S.

who to Ksoo and Patrick Wong Wong encounter tonight pro- would make

Aldershot on tomorrow at Nice, it was learn- these, there will be ideal

Bournemouth coaches, Junior Men's Singles and one ed here today. mises to be a thriller from start Robert Tay at the moment is Junior Mixed Doubles played on

Reading to finish. The odds are heavily doing a good job giving hints on the same courts.

Southend The organisers "of the Paris

Newport against Remedios and he will the know-how to the youngsters have to be in top form and whenever he is around the

The following are the fixtures International Tennis Champion Catal Pal,

the Exeter

Swindon for today, tomorrow and Wec-ships, now being held on absolutely fit if he is to spring court, but there should be more

Roland Garros Shrewsbury Cours of the nesday. a surprise on S. K. Wong.

coaches on whom the Hongkong

Stadium have been informed Colchester BA could call

for training

Walemli that Drobny will be unable to

Third Divi There is every likelihood that schoolboys and girls and young

compete,

Barnsley club George Ma will register

players

Accrington prise No. 2 in the Men's Junior

York City Singles when he meets the

Mor Wong Schoolboy Champion, Wal-hung in the semi-finals. tub at the Taikoo Club week, Last

George Ma registered the first upset in the tournament when he beat fourth-seeded Bernard Brown after three

gruelling sets, 7-15, 15-4, 15-7.

Possessing

MISDIRECTED PASSES

Hayes had a brilliant first half England must have regretted but his old failing. of misdirect- chances to get ahead but it was the errors which led to those red passes re-asserted itself after not until the 23:d minute that a 'geas but before the players had the interval Hughes, Crompton

Ramadhin And Valentine Dropped For Third Test

Valentine

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has

The team is:

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the

VERDICT

A much closer and certainly

SURPRISE NO. 27

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8

TODAY

At Cralgengawer Cricket Club.

Junior Men's Singles

p.m. S.K. Wong v W/O P.N. and R. Remcdice.

Junior Men's Doubles

Other veterans "and Cham-Bo pions of the past should be in-

p.m. C. Myatt and Franels Boey to join the panel of A. Nuces and R. Remedies, 10.30 vited coaches and make their services and Wane Wal-ung available in the move to raise the standard of badminton in the Colony.

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C. Delgado and A.C. Sales.

"Junior_Ladies' Singles 9.20 p.m. Misa S.K. Ho v Miss M. Wong.

F

Art Larsen of the United States, who was also to have herpe compeled in these champion- | Stock ships, is to be replaced by his Chesterfield compatriot, Herbert Flam.

Larsen was defeated today at Oldham

Southport

Gateshead Workington Rochdale

Junior Ladies' Doubles These veterans have an un- rivalled

9.30 p.m. Miss C. He and Mrs Naples by Italy's Fausto Gardini Monedel knowledge and ex-Meivy Sonres v Miss. M. Tang and in the semi-finals of the Men's Haa

of the perience

game. No Mrs H. Foom 10 p.m. Mier. Y. Y Singles In the Italian Inter-Darlington others are butter qualified for Chan and Ming D. Yung v Misses Mnational Tennis Championships. Bradford

Wong/B. Marques. excellent beight, the task of coaching the young.

Following these changes. the Barrow Paris

reach and build, George Ma has

an array of good strokes. With a little more determination

to

win and a little less inclination

TOMORROW

Offidai Umpires:-Messrs Z. Tyok, of the standard of the game in

Talking of the improvement A. Nery and J.A. Soares Hongkong, it strikes me that the Hongkong Badminton Associa

At Club De Recreio Senior Men's Singler

4. p.m. Jimmy Koo v P.V. Yap. Ko Wal-kwok v Dr K.S.

Senior Men's Doubles

10 s.m. R. Young and C.Y. San v K.C. Wong and W.F. FOG.

Junior Men's singles 9.30 p.m. S.K. Woog V R.A. Re- medios.

Junior Mixed Doubles 8.30 p.m. C. Ma and Miss D.

Official Umpires: Messrs F. Ro-

M.A. Oliveira,

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TTA OCT

Scott

organisers have announced Carlisle the line up for the Men's Singles Gaunsby

Wrexham Marvyn Rose Australia), Her- Chester birt Flim (United States), Budge Bradford Patty (United States), Marcel

Aberdeen Bernard (France), Paul Remy Celtic (France), Bernard Destremeau Rangers (France), Robert Paillet Hearts.. Hibernian (France), Robert Abdesselam Clyde (France)-France-Presse.

St Mirren Dundee Partick Kumarnock East Flo Falkirk Motherwell

JUST A MINOR DISTURBANCE

and Walters made up a strong middle line and the policeman fitted in well with Nash. England's real troubles ap front Gardner never mixed it enough to worry Lou Yes into major errors and the golden which he missed opportunity might have changed the whclc Toth did well at inside game. Port of Spain, Apr. 17. right but both he and Gardner "Sonny Ramadhin and Alf Valentine, West Indies tended to slow up the attack.

Morris as usual grafted hard outstanding spin bowlers, have been surprisingly dropped without either support or luck. for the Third Test-against Australia beginning at George- Murray did many clever

things but faded out of town on April 26.

game at vital stages in both

to be fanciful in his stroke play, tion is still without a proper hallm Ou an unresponsive pitch in with Norman Marshall, an all-alves, while Walmsley went the Second Test Valentine's rounder, Marshall is the brother the way of so many wingers who Ma could be the master of Wai- for the exclusive use of bad-Law.

they meet in the mint hall, I am afraid this Until and unless we figures were: 49-12-133-2 and of another West Indies Test have tried to beat Flash Harry hung when

semi-final on the outside, Ramadhin's 32-8-90-2 in Aus- player, Roy Marshall.

have a LA the Women's Singles, will retard the progress of our "tralia's innings of 600 for nine

Diana Yung's impressive junior and senior standard. B. Stollmeyer, D. Atkinson, declared.

straight sets victory over Had we a first class badmin- De Feiza, J. Holl F. King, N.

Cinder Ho last week must cer- ton hall players could have Yuzu v M. Kan and Miss M. Wang had trouble Marshal, C. Smith, G. Sobers, a better game than many people tainly with the forefinger of his left C. L. Walcott, E. D. Weekes, expected and it would not have

place her as the hot full facilities for practices and hand, the skin wearing

favourite away F. M. Worrell-Reuter. taken a lot to have changed Mrs year. Diana, a mere slip of a

to win the title this competition instead of playing rario, R. Soares, B.A. Xavier andie- the nail every time he

en borrowed courts that are bowls. I is thought, therefore,

J. A Dawson's task of present-

to reckon much too low for good bad- the intention may be to rest him in readiness for the Fourth

Of

8 p.m. Junior Pomeroy v W/O Į. course the HKBA should Hea and PAY, YOR. 3 p.

Harry Amos and Dick Eason, Test starting at Bridgetown on

Diana will meet the winner of be, thankful to the respective Ebrahim v W/O Dr K.S. Low and the last British referees to leave Airdrie

Dunfermline May 14.

Referei Cabet struck a new the S. K. Ho and Mary Wong clubs in the Colony for the use Ko Wal-kwok.

South America, hope to return Hanson Senior Mixed. Doubles. In the first half he wore semi-final tie scheduled for to- of the various balls for

10.30 p.m. P. Wong and Milas Y.Y. to Uruguay, Amos arrived in Third Lamanle at Craigengower. In all Championships without

three Which Chan v Dr K.S. Low and Mrs M. England minus

teeth. Quem's Park,. black and white

hite ringed stock night

will be

tournaments a Mary the local

Svemir would Soares. probability it but ings

knocked out by a spectator at St Johnstone after

interval the

Wong-Diana Yung final in the have to be played outdoors. sported bright green hose, that Women's Junior Singles and

one of the games he refereed 8.30 p.m. B. Brown and H.J.

Forfar I There must be thousands of Xavier Frank Yeh and Hippo HD,

Ayr United... did not clash with the ringed predict a clear-cut victory for Hongkong sportsmen, and thou-10 p.m. B.C. Chan and B. Wong *But despite what they Morton London, Apr. 17. stockings of the England side.

sands of others, who, though gado/Sales.

V W/O G. 345/W.E. Wong and Del- described Don, Revie, the Manchester

as ninor disturb Dundee U 8.30 p.m. a, Areal | Referees have recently com-

In case the Hongkong Bad-they have never wielded and L.C. Viong y

both" agreed the Abipo City and England forward has mented on press criticism. On

Myatt/Boyances", been voted "Footballer of the this occasion a quartette of us considered it, I commend

minton Committee have not racket and perhaps have never and Nunes/Remedios.

play first Uruguayans Official Umpires: Messrs Bill Giles, football, and their fans. appre- of badminton, 2.A. Year" by members of the British took a

toseen a game a particular

interest in

clate every move In the game, Football Writers Association. He the off-side decisions and when their attention the settlag, up of would only be too willing to dr. Nery Abbai, J.A. Soares and.. will receive a silver statuette at we compared notes later we the Association's annual dinner found that the general opinion in London on May 5.

was that

decisions were Trenton, Apr. 17. Sam Bartram, the veteran were onside when the bali was given against attackers who After being in a coma ftr 18 Charlton Athletic goalkeeper; last played although, clear of

Blackpool's days a 23-year-old American was second with boxer died in hospital here today international Stanley Matthews the opposition when it actually third, and Billy Wright, the Come to them...and all four as the result of injuries received!wolverhampton Wanderers and decisions three against China Curing his first professional fight England centrehalt and Captain, one against England spoiled on March 29 Last,

good scoring chances from well Егуда Thomson, former Matthews won the statuette conceived moves!!!

Don Revie Is Footballer Of

is

The Year

Wicketkeeper C. MeWat replaced by "De Feiza of Bar- bados and Lennox Butler, fast bowler, is also omitted.

Frank Worrell, und for the last match, and Denis Atkinson, who led the team in the First Test, come into the side together

BOXER DIES OF INJURIES

fourth

ing the trophy to Ho Ying-fun, will be a fores

wihis with more competitive minton.

to one of making the presenta- on to Pat Gardner, but the better team won.

note.

TEAMS

United States Amateur Middle- when the award was instituted in weight Champion was taken to 1948, Wright gained it in '1952. hospital from the ring on a Others to be named. "Foot CHINA: Wai Fat-kim, Hau stretcher after being knotted baller of the Year were 1949 Yang-sang, Lau Yes, Chlam out in the record round of his Jackie Carey (Manchester Fal-hun, Ko Po-keung, Tong fight against Jerry-Lusdee, United); 1950 TO

0 Joe Murter Sheung Ho Ying-fun, Ho (Arsenal); 1951. — Harry John Cheung-you, Lee Yuk-tak, Ylu

Two operations on the brainston (Blackpool); 1963 - Nat Cheuk-yin, blok Chun-wall were performed. Before turning Lotthouse. (Bolton Wanderers) ·ENGLAND: Taylor, Nash professional. Thamson won 15 of and 1954 Tom Finney (Preston | Hayes, Hughes, Crampton, Zig:115 lerriateur bouta-France North End). China Mall | Walters, Gartner, Toth, Morris, Presse.

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