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EASTERN E. KMB-

THE CHINA MATE, MONDAY, OCTOBER

THE BUSMEN KNEW THE ROUTE TO GOAL BUT THEY COULDN'T RING THE BELL

Says L. M. MacTAVISH

This game defied the wholé concept of averages. According to an old saying on the Law of Averages ‘It has to happen sometime' but after all this when "it" was KMB scoring a goal, I am prepared to go on record with the opinion that if they had played all night they would only have proved how wrong ・・・ how terribly wrong, the old saying can be.

The Busmen's front rank-luckless as it was-must shoulder every morsel of blame for the fact that they retired pointless from this match which was played at the Hongkong Stadium yesterday.

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WEEK END CRICKET

Civilians Were Tame On Saturday, Livelier Yesterday

The Singapore Services have played the first match of their cricket tour of Hongkong, drawing with the Combined Civilians, and much has already been written about this match..

Things started at a creepy pace in the Hongkong Combined Civilians first knock of 180 on Saturday which lasted for three hours and seven minutos.

George Souza stayed for some while, reachod 47, tried to make It 80 quickly in a typles) gesture. his love for round figures again getting the better of him, and Whe out caught at mid-wicket by Rose off Flood.

Meanwhile wickets had been tumbling at the other end and the remaining two did not last long

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CAPTAIN LEFT SPELCHLESS

Mainlanders Become Match Winners For Islanders

By "PAK LO"

On Saturday afternoon Garrison. Mainland, ta`make a mors even game of their match, very sportingly lent Garrison Island one of their players and their first reserve as the Islanders had turned up three men stort.

When the game finished, the Garrison Mainland' captain, Dowling, unable to play himself due to injuries, was speechless, as the two men he had-lent the Islandora proved to be the match winners,, and as a result Garrison Island left the fold, with a comfortable 16 points (2 goals, 2 tries) to 8 points (1 goal, i try).

run, then a grand forty-yard kicked ahead over the heads of

Boci defenders

gathered the

Horsefall and scored well out. converted. 18-8.

Later in the afternoon on the the ball and cut through with me ground 48 Brigade romped home to a 19 points (2 goals, 3 tries) to 3 points (1 try) win while at Kal Tak the RAF Main- land went down by 9 points (2 trics, penalty goal) to nil to the stronger 27 Brigade.

MUCH BRIGITTER

RAF Island v 48 Brigade The cricket on Sunday VEL On the other side of the hor-

тажаете. Literally this was undoubtedly of a much brighter bour, the Club "A" had to go all quality. 300 runs were scored

out to overcome its own "3"It was not until well into the as against Saturday's tortuous team by 13 points (2 goals, 1 try) second half that the RAF got

own half

of the The Combined Civilians to 9 poinda (1 try. 2 penalty out of their

while Police walloped held. finally declared at 234 with alx goals)

Watt

and Southwick and wickets lost, the Singapore Ser- Navy to the tune of 21 points (3

A few goals, 2 tries) to 3 points (1 try), Cornah had quite good games vices going in

Now that minutes batting before the tea

the 31" Cup has but the rest of the Airmen just interval.

been accepted by the HRRU could not settle down to con-

already in siructive the referees

play, Boothroyd action, but

Cantor at the

seemed to be an improvement Boundary Street ground was at scrun half, but the threes' faced with a nico problem

running

and handling werd Saturday.

wrok, and their positioning was

with

Except for medium-faelish things up and Pht Wood (60 King and left-hander Flood, and highest scorer of tho

excited there wasn't too much bite in match)

quito: Done the visitors' attock, yet the exam comment from the stands on of local civilian batting talent his ability as an opening bats- lively on paper a very strong batting men. The game started in D* Lady Luck goes on ¦ should they have long Not only

after-lunch eide Indpod—got quietly lost in a

partnership the loyalty

Pearce and Fairhia to style and the enterprise of 1x11

should | showing the same

big match atmosphere reminis between they Won

KMB this young

W cent of their mood against the

was bright, bric end. have woni

margin their chiuse as she did try Huch

in evidence but full Malayan Interport side.

ductive, that their 'Roata for

quickly enlum vocarion they can afford to be

too was their ability not to would have had a healthy look indifferent to what happens on

set the Lau Shul-wah Yet the sidelines,

scuro, weeks for

The Bustnen missed every

pattern for things when he strange as it seems they might

conceivable sort of opportunity somehow managed to get have inished easily

They

miskicked at the vital

over the bur from

a position further in arreves!{

morrent; stumbled when a mure know

almost under it...and to prove paradox: let me assure you it foot was required; hesitated or is was no fluke he repeated dis

overpassed; in fact didact a little later on, hurried; Isn't Easter

scored with the Arat real chance they had and everything that was guaranteed

who ich Lo Kwok-ii,

the not to produce a

goal. At times the situation 11 honours, should have made two a little later, but he shot little short of fantastic. Eestem

The Singapore Services open- Wat Fat-kin after get- defenders threw themselves into against

that went u-beg-el at a brisker pace with Rose Ting tight through. Kung Wall the tray with the fury that

born of desperation

and Rutherford and for a line kit should also have scored it often

the whats

they half

effected neck-

A GOLDEN GOAL

I looked like they were settling 1250 second

spist

clearances: often had been

In the 24th minute Earem down to a handsome score, a maze long diagonal, ther wide open by

they floundered in

took the end. The play deve Tony Myatt suffered from KMB 10% from timu Ching-to.

Inter-possing; but always loped on the right wing and as

or was it boots. stage fright, of the ball came through the mid- Those

pavilion end, While

but the satisfaction were

the they had of the nk

saved by dle Le Kwok-tal was in good "Buddy"

mono Cornell, with Happening

the heroics uf Yong Pul-dor, position to prod it into the net

experience of this type of match with strange gumenty the situation

his for what turned out to bo woodwork

around

despite his

youth, unbelievable goldon goal.

overawed and finally broke up the first wicket partnership.

After that

the Singapore Services wickets kept falling who DS lently. Fairhall, usul tried to be faster than ho should be for the first few overs. and did finally settled down soune damage.

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KMI defence

were witnessed

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one and

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nothinst

There

work witY B but may we be preserved from power mother

of

But in this respect he was no odd-man-out. His team mates soon showed they were just as competent at this sort of thing Ls he was and one lost count of the chaters dng.

It

other, the Whe

the от Prompted and fathered by Tung, charge,

Chan-fat the misses of the opposition.

The same player should have and Lex Sแลก

scored again soon afterwards little wrong Es very Youlful Businen curved

bul

after breaking through ne Fund and through the Eastern with this KMB side that timo

Wai shot against Fat-kim and of fortune will approach, and a change defence Often

their

the ball was cleared. delight to watch

have right. They not put

The second half was one long de.. and experience in this fence and they have youth and procession of KMB attacks on The Eastern goal punctuated here and there by occasional breaks- away by Hau Ching-to and his mates. In one of these Kung Wah-kit should have reored, but he seemed to be afflicted by a sudden attack of KMB-its and sent his final shot tamely into the side netting.

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exhibition

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ble, purposeless and pn-virility up front. fitless freting.

to

VOCAL ROUTINE There was once again only a but they e These crowd Cg called to give evidence us of the The squandermama KMB towards then there will 1,700 willing wiincrack for

thecution. The fans vociferous enough were tuck- ed away in one end of the huge

FINE COMBINATION They showed some fine com- bination and when the side does eventually spark it la going to

defences few opporing alight. They lost this game be cause they allowed the early disheartening circumstances to become greater than their team

Late in the game Lau Kai-chu had his name taken after a melee in the Eastern goalmouth during

woa

apparently kicked on the head. Fortunately the goalkeeper was able in continue although obviously somewhat shaken,

plari They began to believe

eve which goalkeeper Yong stadium and they sol deve they

they simply could not score. 1pedi strict Dusually started with » deep rumble of expectation; In

cheer of encour- erased to agement; hul always it ended in a gruf groan of frustration and disappointment.

Judged

routine. This was all so very obvious V their later play, but let it be said to their credit they never give up trying and I believe li they could have got one goal it

have started would avalanche.

This Eastern side on the other an austerity vid-fashioned in

this fluctuating by

volume of sound it semmied that [F-and is strictly

wh

com-

KMB were by now in plete charge of proceedings bul found the Eastern gonl tantalisingly elusive. have a feeling that if the Busmen had stayed on the held

after Eastern players had gale

<xten to KMB style and personaliiles, but the at the end the

against sui remain experience therein mellows its them Ketting gre into the

such way that it net would becomes serviccable enough high., 11"

a very large proportion of the one

crowd wunted victory. Eusib

socin) outcasts as far as fon affection is concerned, but

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30th on Tuesday October, 1956,

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VERDICT ... simply fantastic. I saw it and I st} And it hard to belleves Referee Dawson con. trolled the game with tact and a sense of firmness that was never overdone, but in his

Was

not

The target set was 209 runs in 100 minutes with, apparently, quite some confidence being re- posed in the Combined Civilians attack being able to send a bate- man back to the pavilion every 10 minutes.

on

The Brigade on the other hand

the weak defence, and every man played well. But without doubt the best of the lot was Gould

forwardk

A SLIP UP Both Charison teams turned Hose and Rutherford again up wearing red jerseys and looked like champions against sotilled down und were nota result the game had to be soparated Ull 33 runs were up postponed until new colours on the board. Grindrod and inter were obtained. This was a slip Bone stayed quite confidently up on someone's part, and it is who really went to town on the without making any particular

be hoped that some armage RAF back division.

48 effort to score runs very quickly ment can be made by the anny The

Brigade authorities concerned

to pro-passed the ball back cleanly from It looked very much like a g

HAF lincoula while the vide either one or another of the tame draw would be the ulti-a

distinctive fumbled and fluttered, and in the

with teams male result. There were many

the scrums the Brigade heeled it wron

though guessers,

the Jerseys.

The HKRU no agreed to smartly, but the Airmen held 11

so long in the servans match was oventually to end in

official Invitation to send an │a draw. But it wasn't to be a

The Yawala Stool Works XV of referee nearly sent for another fame draw.

ball under the impression the Japan, conarming the arrango- The situation took a dramatic man's made between the two first was lost. turn as Bone was leg before to RU's, and suggesting the be- Carnell and Dhaber held the ginning of February as the date next man in, King, off the same of arrival. bowler. The remaining minutes; A team of 25 men will be

the match

were largely a coming through, and it is hoped some matter of how fast Dhaber and to give pen pictures of some of

could deal with the their outstanding players clear thinking over Saturday Carnell

They just failed on at this column in the near future. night. One of the carlier tail, cricketing birds crossing

the match's end the Singapore Sar

Garrison Mainland dv. vlees were 141 for nine.

Bone held his ground for the Singapore Services and the moro at drawing of stumps on Saturday everting was 191 for eight. Next morning 18 more ruus were added to this score.

CLEAR THINKING

There must have been

was

ferry

on Sunday morning already sploed with the new mood.

of

He had decided that the OLYMPIC weightlifTING

visitors were

not as frightening as they might now and agreed that they did not look stronger shan would a combined Army North and South team.

Wood and

followed

A

John Davis Omitted From

U.S. Team

to

the

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Jet

Before leaving referces, ano bring forward one point that came to light in the Inter- Garrison match. After the

nual try

the Islanders were

awarded до

charge. Thi

was because one of the Main. tired to take his Land was too

weight off the posts.

Apparently

already

been

hal Mainlan

warned #bout

this, but it made no impression. Players are therefore reminded, thai at the referee's request, until the ball is on the ground they must remain BEHIND the goal line, and since the posts are in the goal line, they are if they an offence guilty of lean against them.

Club "A" v Club "B"

The result of this game WOR always in doubt to the bitter end, for the "B" team shone in the loose, and always looked as if they would be the more dan- gerous. The "B" threes, how- ever, lacked that final punch

would which

send through

score, while

Bcore,

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O'Kelly and Penman

them

the

Ayes, although they made fewer allacks, generally managed to finish them off with a resultaat

shone in the "A" side while the "B" forwards shone throughout, Am expected the Ayes got the ball back pretty regularly from the

and it was serums,

this all the difference which made to their strong attack.

The Brigade three's handling was much superior, and they ran very much faster than the RAF.

It was not until the closing Only Pritchard of the 48 Brigade did litle and as full back that minutes of the first half that the not his fault as the ball aenfor side managed to score when about 30 yards from the seldom came so far downfeld.

Worsley opened the scoring "B" line the "A" threes were after a nice three move sent the sent away and after a nice pass- ball across fteld, and two minutes ing movement kicked ahead, and fast. later Tumbull found an opening Valentine, following up and split the defence wide open gathered and sent Stevens over The conversion The Matrland pack were the and sent Worsley over again, in the corner.

Kor they despite

Next Gould broke through was miszeć, disappointment here

being tackled(?) outhooked werd, as expected

three men ant serums, about

Coumbs over. Kingston

Garrison Island

by In the second half the "B" sent team got stuck when only yards by Barker in the

con-om their opponents' line. Time and in the loose they gathered verted. Just before time Kingston and again they attacked, but the

the ball, quickly

defence of the

How ver, they eventually drew

heads down, and shoved was sent over in the corner, but

threes

Fot 1ow

across field, and generally man

RAF Mainland: w 27 Brigade

hard-tackling

wut.

and a nice bit of work by O'Kelly and Penzan This was a much more even

O'Kelly score another try and match but the 27 Brigade, had convert end finally Gault added a slight advantage in the threes mother three points for the he-converted a Club in when

but could have scored much

aily at Caroline Hili at a Brac-{ includes weight the inall the others put together, and ) more had the centre threes not penalty to make the final score

never

the won

Team:

of the

Time and 13-8.

well

Wis

Police v Navy"

Pritchard opened

But no one seemed to think of failed to convert his own try. Ayes' threes kept them at bay. the Combined Civiliana' seconds

putting a foot over the ball and 14-0

In the second half the RAF love when the Ayes were penal- and tho

heeling it back to their waiting innings aggressively have still

old creeping mood was soon San Jose, California, Oct. 28.

threes, and as a result the Main-scored when Walt took the sed, and Gault put it smock of the past. King was John Davis, who won the 1948 land Wal Fat-kim looked far from thing

good ball at His, feet, gathered and between the posts. 3-3.

Club "A" swung back onto he and 1952 Olympic heavyweight chances,

sent Southwick, the only man

and wept down On this occasion all its stars in the KMB soul and at not too easy to play, but

weightlifting thies, was injured was played. were in defence. Courageous pains to protect his recently in-

The Mainland pack did shine supporting him, over for in the attack Yong Pui-dor

tenacious jured shoulder, and

1o Pak must

George Souza, who followed during trials here yesterday and

to a certain extent in the line unconverted try. Gould scored field. to a five-yard serum, The omilled from Pritchard, Toledo were the twinklers-in- curb his

confident has been

in the closing minutes when a toll came back to O'Kelly who vis in

outs, but they fell away and in ebullience. soint of

10 compete in the

his mood though a little winded by American team

He then converted chief. Luu Yee, Ko Po-keung. it bordered

the second half the Island were nice bit of inter-passing amongst whipped through to score well on deliberate 15-

completely baffled much Kwok-leung Lee Kwok-wah and industrious timidation.

the next month's Olymple Games In between

The Island the threes. running

definitely on top. Lu

own try. 8-3. Club "B" re- wickets, but

threes threw away quite a few the defence, and Kingston.con- failated with an Hitle Ma Man-hung also fought atted neatly into

Flood eventually Melbourne.

unconverted the defence

Davis, who Was considered| N** broke through his guard with a

scorca when they run verted: 19-8;

try to make it 8-0. certain of the way to secure and the powerful middle line

be Entry every inch

certain beutiful ball.

selected, had a

Then it was the Ayes turn the valuable points. "They whic

which worked well will make

Tony

Weller Forms for the 3rd Race Meet-fought

fractured kneecap hard,

Boon suspected but they also tho

aged to lose ground. Buam a hard nut to crack

after, but Alex Pearce steadied after failing when making a litt. the land, side the three ink 1900/67 to be held on fought clean, and if Bastern are Each of the forwards should bo

Th

American selectors

| outstanding

Wain- men were Saturday 10th and Monday

sull

the honoura hunt at presented with a rabbit's

decided to send an extra light

the two Cason

eavyweight Instead and and black cat before the next

of Novembar, 1956, the end of the

awright and Reintjes, could have been accommodated

and Burker, on recent form I doubt it

game .somewhere

the along (weather permitting) may be they will have the defence to

lightweight. The team of seven burrowed players, line their tuck ration has run

who who showed more spirit than Kono, tion of the cost involved at the } INCA obtained at the Secretary thank for this early

success.

out.

been so greedy, office, Alexandra House; the

The forward line seemed

Hongkong Studium. Maker you 1952 but la now a world record who had an excelent game. think.

Sharp opened the scoring for again Wyss tried to go through waiting Club House, Happy Valley; have a plot rather than a plan,

holder at light-heavyweight and

cut on his own with men the Islanders when he whatever It was it must

another Olympic champion ta

outnice him, and and the Stables, Shen Kwong bus

No doubt about it now, the have been a real cloak and

middleweight Pete George. through on his own after four Road.

Police are on the crest of the dagger affair for 11

to score under the posts, thumped for his pains, was vir

minuses to

other players only wave and out to win every game tually impossible to follow the

Bantamweight Charles Vinci: Clements converted. 6-0,

Then it was Mainland's turn Jealous, Self, and Mitchell, all they can. On their present form In the never

Featherweight. Isine Berger; and a nice run by King: Look: forwart soud out: Out the only Club "A" would seem to use or reason adding switching of positions

Middleweight - Pete George;

almost to the Island line, other side, MacNamara, the have any chance of stopping play. that took place. The only con-

Da Light -. heavyweighti

half, had a good them and this game, which is to the It caused turion

gathered a loooe RAF serum Arthur Was

Kono and Jim George, Middle-and

game though he came in for due to be played in a fortnight, ball and scored. -3. Ex-ster side: it certainly did

Heavyweights-Dave: Sheppard;

before halt more than his share of hard should be the deciding match of Four minutes

-Both teagas Heavyweight-Paul Anderson,

akrocles, but the RAP forwards the present: sorles time Talent were awarded Secretary. his colleagues.

American weightlifters "won

were slow to cover their backs, are unbeaten in the present series four Olympic titles in 1952 penalty but missed the cover wnd the bacite did not hit and I should be a grand match.

the: Mainland sion. However, China Mail Special.

On Saturday the Navy had no the off: too well. Fraser had. and the

afine full back tumbled

seldom out of chance against the fast moving Leland: forerordia with Wall game and was

threes of the Police, and the only the sailors wright to the fore. got to ball as it crossed the line anıd In the first half Leigh with thing the Police can be faulted Wainwright touched down. The a very good forty-yard run with was poor backing up by the

scored

the only try of that half forwardi, The personalities were Chan

However, in this game minutes later Thomas to give the 27 Brigade a slender,

difference as the Fai-trung and Chow Man-chi for

Jade: no.

obviously took the ball down the wing three-point lead. Kitchee and Chan Chi-xong, Họ

terrific

yards fifty

In the second halt Brown Police were so Cheung-yau and macetro Yiu

In the North Borneo Olympic T China, South

dribble, and then Check-yin

as the ball scored when a loose ball was superior in every department. were McNiven, Kwok Ying-lok on the one side Trials at Jocsolton on a bounced nicely, gathered and gathered by the 27 Brigade *

policeman Gabub bin

and, in the closing minutes 24 Lloyd, and M. Miller in the and Mok Chun-wah on the other Tiging cloured 50 foot 111⁄2 in ored Sharp converted. 18-8.

three points first half, Marsh converting one looked dar from being fit enough ches in the

The second half of the game added another Hop, Stop and

when the RAF were ponalised and Miller the other to make to take part in this sort of

half time more 18-0, Schoolteacher Shum bin was very disappointing and

straight, and it come as a surprise when Wing-wah (2) both from second On

form Gabush the Teland, forwards managed to Personally it appeared to me, and Scott-scored once each and half penalties, Ho Cheung-yau (2), Yu Chouk-yin and Mak stands an excellent chance of collapse on a loose ball as it on where I was standing five. Forsyth converted one of the was the only ball of the match really good pawing bout tored Chun-walt for South China; and being selected for the Britian, went over the line. The con- yards from the serum, that it tries, while the Navy with one Chan Fai-hung, Szeto Man, Commonwealth

that was put în straight, but the their only try of the match versiam - Unlind version was mlased.

In tho closing miattesterte was, of course, closer through rig but it was not Yeung Wai-to and Kwok Ying. States match that will follow. tha 4

converted,» Willlars for the Mainlord got with better view. Olympic Games at MelbouEDO, South China's brilliant. for- lok dör Kitches. ward line carried a tottering defence to, victory. In... this spectacular and often thrilling [gumo;

By Order of the Stewards,

A. E. ARNOLD,

ittle to outwit Lau Tim

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by our Staff Photographers

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Avilable

and

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. LTD.

to

-AMO

and

eagerucas to get play in progress gain after a stoppage for injury The was often less than fair to

injured ployers.

Roftrees are there trol: trainers to revive repair. Let's keep it that way and let's see the experts each being given fair chance to do their own job. the players deserve nothing less.

Thoso who saw the Yong Pui-dor and Ma Man-hung incidents will know what I mean, TEAMS

Eastern Yong Put-dor; Toledo, Lau Yee; Ma Man-hung, Ko Po-keung, Lee Kwok-wab: Kung Wah-kit, Chu Wing keung Ho Ying-fun, Le Kwok-

tal, Hau Ching-to.

KMB: Wal Fat-kim; Lo Pak, Lo Kwok-leung; Tang Sun, Lau Tim, Leo Chun-fat; Hung Fan- hed, Lau Chi-lum, Lau Kai chu. Lam Kim-tong, Lau Shui-wab.

Referee: Mr Dawson

SATURDAY'S GAME SOUTH CHINA KITOBRE

Both deferver found the op- posing forwards more than “a); shade: too good for them and even the ten goals scored hard- ly reflected the chances that proje

Noverthole this was a real soccer, fonta :after

tes to drab and doppeltinst REALIT we have

Fand

to watch recally. The teare

everything into their play, M3 L256, CA Last got som thing worthwhile to mout about

te buzzerous he had been.

GOALKEEPING ERRORS

South China deserved to win If only because they stopped trying to play fast open football and because they fought back to retrieve two bad goalkeeping errors by Lau King

Kitchee on the other cheung

deserved to do. hand hardly Early on they turned in some grand stuff which, with just a little luck,

been might have turned to game winning goals .but when the real pressure the was on their defence lost place and finished up a very subdued lot indeed.

gumo......

for

The goal scorers were Chu

CABUH. CLEARS: 50 FEET: IN HOP; STEP

Ortizioa, wild-molded. 8-3.

that

·was secondlat:48÷fánt 7% play was gluggish and scrappy, for not putting the ball in the second hate Miller

inches.

current

THE GAMBOLS.

Gaye would like that

LOSINCE

DOWN

MUST GO

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