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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1955.

HAPPIEST CHRISTMASES FOR UNITED, WEDNESDAY, ORIENT AND GRIMSBY

By Our Own CORRESPONDENT

London, Dec. 27.

It's back to normal now for England's Football League professionals. After a hectic week-end, with three games crammed into four days, they can relax again at least until the Lengue programme resumes on Satur- day.

--

The happiest Christmuses are for Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday. Leyton Orient and Grimsby Town. They emerge from a week-end of surprises and shock results as the leaders of the four Football League divisions,

But, oh how

Manchester Inters

Foxlay Luncura chapping after yersentry's 5-1 thrashing

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vul and must have Conlette 11 ghane kading som Eddie They held

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Led by swashbuckling Stuart the Ruest ball- base of the Leary, surely at the salt-

Great entre-forward playing upright with a cracking stive 18

though Maik hester's Britain, Charlton hit back. First looked an

Ginule nipped in when a Hew lo defender's arive cannoned off

es and Charlton were one up. PRESENT OF SECOND Trileri ecnije-hall Jones

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Trad Blackpool, beuterra Hurlersfield today, by share

French trainer Ale Hend must be toying with the 1956 his remarkable record this iden of stepping up in

Charlton 3.2 เ stake-money, | 140 m pol with Lakon Both yeur, when he won more than £48,000 in

races with five love 28 points That was the result of winning eight horses.

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and Plymouth Argyle

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FIRST THE

KICK-OFF

Mr D. Benson, a Director of the South China Morning Post Co., Ltd., kicks off in the Heavyweights v. Featherweights match a proper intra-staff do at Cheung Chau on Boxing Day. Watching the kick-off technique is Peter Plumbly, Featherweights' centre-forward.

THEN

REAL ACTION

Here centre-forward Plumbly, harassed on all sides by Heavyweight de fenders, forgets which foot to use as demonstrated at the start of the match.

China Mail Photos.

ARMY MEET REST OF

IN

COLONY

LAST MAJOR RUGGER FIXTURE TONIGHT

By "PAK LO"

Karusey' Ipswitch with 34. Brighton

Torquay both with 39 Millwall and Swindon share the wooders SINKHA spots with 15 points apicer

Accrington tom Chheir chance

inking

the Third Division North leadership when the referee declared the ground waterlogged-for hete txture with Southpart

Se Grimsby, despite today's

sday on

with 35 defent.

Bui Accrington. points

with

The Army, as might well be expected, is putting forth a very strong team that game in hand, are only one

The two wing forwards, Hill and Mc- with a fast and heavy pack led by Collett. Derby pofra bebud them with

Cullagh have many times this season proved themselves worthy of inclusion in this Midget I may have bud an County in third position with 31

side. Barrow bring up the they lack in the Chevelty Park prints Stakes.

Most of our flies, had ar with 15 points, two points been toughing, and there is no behind Crewe nad Mansfeld.

the

Midget 1 is placed} same mark as her stable cum- pation, which means the Bily is The belter, making Digant allowance for

regard

Nex

it

316

donte severid were below par

stay more than a mile. Im if he during First October work

Uncle Sam Wants

World Series Pitching Hero

Brooklyn, Dec. 27.

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Newmarket,

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1 wa virtually a one-horse them the Time Poinerlet

started his 141 Midget II salled to the Beal with

Kreatest of #24 Iv

beat

the La

Fresnes by four lengths.

I have tried to calculate the value of the form in the Middle Park and Cheveley Park with-

BUT

International Cup Soccer Tonight

been

This evening the last major fixture of the year takes place on the Club ground at 6.30 p.m., when the Army meet the Rest of the Colony under floodlit conditions.

THE OTHER WAY

Thus the Rest should get a

Glen and Keir as the serum relied upon to stop most of the been utstanding in the loose for and Bly halves respectively attacks and will probably have their respective sides. should make a fine combination, a busy evening.

While for Keir, given a good steady

the back division is service from the base of the fairly good the forwards are serum, which he should receive, excellent. With Shelley, Kerr, is a past master at making and Lamb and Paige the Army will Anding an opening for his threes, find their work cut out for them, particularly in the line- The latter are fast, and Calne

outs where the Army for- and Boorman on the wings are

wards for once should be due deadly in attack. Rowe is, as expected the natural selection for a rude shook. for full back.

The Rest of the Colony side more

INTERNATIONAL SOFTBALL

Portugal Trounce HK Filipino Team 17-0 In Initial Round

By "TIME OUT"

Playing inspired ball before a near capacity crowd that filled the bleachers and the hillsides at King's Park yesterday, Portugal's Men's team whitewashed Frank Barros' Hongkong Philippines 17-0 in the initial round of the Men's International Series,

Portugal'a Hurler 'Google' Marques turned in a brilliant game with seven strikeouts in his five-inning toil on the mound while his mates battered Philippine slabster R. Pacheco for eight solid blows to gather in a 17-0 one-hit triumph.

In the distaff section of the Series. Mark Kwong's Chino nine proved their Supremacy over the Portuguese girls as they a convincing 13-6 pounded out decision, outshining their oppon- ents in each and every depart- meat, to tako the first game of their three-game serles, Honor- ary Secretary of the Hongkong Softball Association Willle Woo lobbed over the first ball and the China girls took it from there to climb the first rung of this classic pennant ladder.

MEN'S

INTERNATIONAL

Behind the steady right of spinballer 'Google Marques, who had the opposition cowing measly at his feet with one bingle in their five-Inning mas- sucre,

1323

Portugal broke into the column in the initiul canto with lone tully but the China hall *{ that Játs NOW Murk Kwong's orientals come roaring back into play with live runs,

six capitalising

cosily and three walks tu ew up the bad lygumes,

leted The Purluguese lamsvI desperately

blunders

On

crawl buck luto the game after that disastrous inning but China was not to be denied this victory as they played u stea by brand of bul knocking out a further six hit

Innings To In the remaining

well-deserved walk off with 12-6 triumph.

U

Kwan Yi-ching. ul Soun China tofled on the mound fer Portugal the winners and turned la Ed Carvalho's

eight-hitbrilliant gaine, miting the Por- unleashed burrave in real Christmas tuguese sluggers to five sentter fashion to biank the Hongkong ed hits, while losing slabstres. Philippines 17-0

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With both sides going seDIT

Initial less

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frame, Portugui rocketed far into the led in the second when young

Frank Loureiro touched on

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barrage with a drive into

x-ld Five further amushen

two free tickets to first unul aix

Terry Andaya, who also dished up good game but with poor fielding support from her team. was racked for seven blows

Western Province

telling errors on the Philippine Scores 41 Runs Win

side

saw a mad scramble

Portuguese

the

and

batter

rounding sucks In a monotonous

the when

dust fashion finally settled on the third out,

rend

in 10-0 the scoreboard favour of Portugal.

Never

Portuguese

relaxing

In Currie Cup

Johannesbury, Dec. 27.

beat Province Western Eastern Province by 41 runs in the Currie Cup cricket inatch which ended al Port Elizabeth today.

mouent, Google hurter Marques kept dishing out those

Eastern Province batting lost 10 the Philippine goose

***** | needed 108 for victory, but section while his mules kept on

stubborn 74 by slugging for three runs in the apart from a

Springbok all-rounder third,

fourth and one in the

Murray their three more in the Afth to wind end of a 17-0 on the long count in this five-inulug mas- sacre.

up

n-

Portugal mentor Ed Carvalho gambled on aturting Marques on the mound and was ably warded as Marques turned in his best game this season, giving up only one hit, a bunt in the initial only

while frame.

claiming seven victims via the strikeout route. Young Frank Loureiro led the batting parade with a masterful three-in-four attempt, while Joey Rels paced him with two hits In three trips to the plate.

LADIES' QUARTER

the

Ladies' quarter, In the Chinese girls proved too strong

gularly and

Anton

all out

wickets fell re- they were

Summarised Scores:

for

120.

Province

Western

218 and 220 F. 65): Pithey

Eastern Provitice Emslie 277 (H.

51, J. Liddle 4/78) and 120 (A. Murray 14). Western Province won by 41

ID another Currie Cup fix- Notal ture played at Durban, fook Arst innings

points from their match

against Transvaul which ended one hour early be cause of bad

bad light. Three

Springbok centuries in the match. Russell Endean hit 130 LI Transvaal's first innings of 342 wallo

(100) and Roy Mclean John Watkins (144) helped

Summarised

scored

for the Portuguese femmes as Natal to reply with 359. they outhit and outplayed their shaky foes for a convincing 12-5 vaal 342 (R. victory.

$6,500 Returned To Turpin

A

to

batsmen

Scores: Trans- Exican 136, J. Waite 68, H. Tayfield 5/107) and 178 for ve (K. Funston 83 Natal 350 (R. Mclean 100, J. Watkins 144, P. Helne 4/72).--Router.

not out).

FOURTH TEST

Only One Change In NZ Cricket Touring Team

Calcutta, Dec. 28.

one

расс

New York, Dec. 27.

New York State Supreme Court Justice to- plentiful supply of the ball, and day ordered the return of

(about £2,320) if the two halves handle well $6,500

boxer the Rest should win, but the tast British

Randolph tackling of the Army wing for Turpin. wards may unsettle the halves,

The New Zealand cricket The money was part of $10,- and swing the game the other 000 (about £3,570) Turpin paid team for the fourth Test against

today shows way, for the Army attack 19 the into court over a dispute with India here back

Miss Adele Daniels who sued change from the side that drew Penman moves

to his stronger of the two.

ls in defence that the Army him for alleged assault.

the third Test in New Delhi. natural position of wing

down for are liable to break

Misa Daniels

Noel Harford, sued for $100,000

a right-hand is not ne strong as the Army in forward, and is fully capable of

and

medium become (about £30,714), but she agreed batsman they ruffied the back division for though

ugetting the Army haive, when

and start

Matt making

2 to accept $2,500 change bowler, replaced on December the threes are definitely the best

Paligo working flustered especially with

all- simple mistakes.

the Canterbury (about £1,250). Later she went Poors, available, the halves are not as

with him.

This should on the whole turn back on this agreement, saying rounder. strong as could be wished.

Knight has been picked as out to be

sho WDB a very even game, that

under motional

Harford played in the drawn However, they might combine better than expected which will hooker, and with a strong pack with the odds very slightly on strain when she consented. drst test in Hyderabad but was

to the behind him is fully capable of the side of the Rost.

Justice Owen McGivern today dropped for the next two Testa make a big difference

motion on behalf of India led 1-0 in the five Teet hooking the ball back. The fact

granted Rest's attack.

that he has played in the Club

Turpin to pay her $3,500 from series, having won the second "B" with a rather wenic pack so

Army: Rowe, Caine, Blincoe, the $10,000 in the court's hands with the other two drawn,

of the

The New Zealand team will Valentine and Fraser in the for this season may make him Gerard, Boorman, Keir, Chen, and ordered the return Buisson Ardent and Midget II,

residue.

be: H.. B. Cave (captain); J. R. and find myself in the same

centres both have an excellent seem a doubtful choice, but he Collett, Barker, de Cordova,

an up and coming

B. Butellite, Miss Daniels had alloged that Reid, position.

J... C. McCullagh Kelly, Robinson, turn of speed, and cover well is definitely

Dowling, Hill. in defence. Again the full back hooker and should do well to-

Turpin, former World Middle-Alabaster, N. 8. Harford, J. is an automatic selection for at night.

Best of the Colony: Johnstone, weight Champion, assaulted her Guy, J. A. Hayes, J. G. Leg- MacGibbon, S. N. R. In the loose the Rest seem the Lewis,

Valentino, several times on visits to her gat, A. Fraser, no one else present there

G. McMahon; of ather than Johnstone the more likely to got the ball for Hodgson, McGarrity, Comah, flat while he was in the United McGregor, calibre necessary for this practically the whole of the pack Wils, Knight, Shelley, Kerr, States to fight Carl (Bobo) 12th manE. C. Potric-China

Mall Special. game. The latter can be safely consists of players who have Lamb, Paige, Thomas, Penman. Olsori China Mali Special.

ceived word today from lefty out being able to find a satis- ,dolute Penlper, their World

factory answer. There is electric

The following have ulher-selected Newmarket,

for Series pitching hero, Uut the timing at

the International Surgeon General's

wise no time would have been Cup Orst round today, at Washington had reclassifed his possible for the Middle Park.

Caroline Hill ground, kick off ot draft status to 1-A and that he

GUESSWORK

0.15 p.m. a bellover in Whereas Jama Le cafled into probably would

Portugal-A. L. E. Teixeiras (81. Joseptis). J. Toledo (Kliches), G. two-year-old times, there are milltary service soon.

Palers advised Dodger Vice-eccatores when I find it difficulter (St. Joseph's), F. Cimba

Curta Joseph's) L

(BL E President

a calentation. J. (Buzzic) Havasi to nake

The eph G. Santos (Prisons), Collaco (St. Joseph's). L.. that he had received notice of handicapper has had to

HLOSS

Guedes (St Joseph's). J. Rocha (St. Joseph'a), X. Colim F Joseph's), M. Amerto (St. Joseph's). Reserves, M, Noronha (8) Joseph's), 1. Chaves (St, Joseph'a), R. Pereira છા, Jonoph's) G. Boarea ist. Joseph's), A. Rozario (St, Josepis'), Team Manager: Mr R. Rolls: Trainer:

the change in his draft status about the relative ability ΟΙ

at his home in New York.

Previously, the Dodger pitcher, lad been classified 4-F or unft fer military service because of Certainly I do not regard chronic back allment, How- Midget If as being so much in ever, after his shining perform- front of her stable companion ance in the World Series in an the watch would suggest.

tion

con-

(51

Mr P. Halin

Scotland--W. B. Brown (Club), A. McDonald (Jardine), Martin (TAP), which he beat the Yankees ith We shall have to trouble McInnes (Army) Capt., McMAREN (Army), Chalmers (Army), Bonnett two games and wrapped up the about Midget II only in the RAF, Meloman (RAF), Glange seventh and deciding one with a 1,000 Guineas next year. That (Navy). Frizzel (Aeror), Mociar 2-0 shutout triumph. his upstates her sole classle liability in

(Army), Resorves: Miller (Dodwell). New York draft board ordered Britain. I should say

Budman (Navy), Lawson (emer) Proctor RAF

(Club), another physical examination. nections are right in taking the Barclay (Jardine). Team Merger?

The results of this examina-view that the silly will not stay

Mr. A. Marlen, Trolner: Mr A McAlpine, Avere not made known

ot beyond a mile.

Ensland -- Charlesworth (Astro). the time but

were sent to the

(RAF). Midget II seems to take after Brettel

Mulett [Army), Surgeon General's Office

har sire in respect of speed and Pickering (Chub) Crompton Arme analysis. This is the procedure it would not be surprising to

Capt. Book | (Navy), Chesterman (Army).

While (Army) Morris Involving all persons who are learn that Head is laying plans Army) Mom (Policy Bea prominent and in the public eye to attempt the Guineas double (RAT) ReBOTVOR:

The Dodgers did not know Jiowy soon Podres would be call. od up for induction but pred little

hope that ho would be available for any part of the 1956 campaign.

Last season, when ho wie bothered not only by his back Arm trouble, by occasional He had

but

an unimpressive 9-10 won-and-lost recort, But

the

With

Midget II.

Shepherd (NAT), "IEīgaḥ

Bulason

(London Express Service).

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Ardent and Robeon (Armer), Haydock (Army

Ring Award To Ray Robinson

Paris, Dec. 27. French boxing critics have

Birutt (Navy)3

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Sneddon,

Conch: Mr T. To),

Ghen, 1 bà Mai (Em Lee Ping-chlu (ankern), Lu Yer **} {Kitches), Chasa Sean-chil (mter), Lau Tim (MB), Kento YiuU (KOMBI), Bato 2487) (BMI)), Mo: Cheung-yadi (South Cha) Crabe Lie, Yuk-tak South China) „Via Chiayin (South Bouth Cisine), Mok Cham-wah gatnak ·Beseryosť jau. Kin-chung

South China), Jaka Yong-u

2.

basis of his two ano awarded the annual "Grand triumphus in the World Series, Prix du Ring" to Ray Robinson Ng Wat-como, (85fm Co. Chuwing. the Dodgers had counted on him who recently regained the bow, Pastara Pali Chu for big-lime duty next season. World Middleweight boxing Bouth Chirshpi Law" "Kwok de la Cath

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