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FOOTBALL AWARD

England

and Preston centre-forward Tom Finney hole the statuette just presented to him as the "Footballer of the Year" at the Football Writers' Association dinner, in London on May 2. Finney won the award in 1954 and he now becomes the first player to receive it twice in the ten years it has been presented.--Renterphoto,

COUNTY CRICKET

Phebey And Wilson Set Kent's Pace

Middlesex

Against

London, May 8.

Kent, who have been struggling at the foot of the County Cricket Championship table for a number of sea- sons, had one of their best days for years against Middle- sex at Lord's today.

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They rattled up 340 for eight | 82. Trevor Bailey, the England before declaring and then dia- | all-rounder took five for 35. missed the first two MiddideX Spin bowlers chyned even suns. An arcate havee at Cardiff where ECT five

fr opening stand 170 Arthur 21 wickets felt during the day. Fhobey and Bob Wilson inld the Malcolm Hilton (six for 40) and Joundations of Kent's success Roy Tultersnil (our for 40) Wison, who hit 18 jours in his dismissed Glamorgan for 194. D2, and Pheboy, ten fours in 35, Don Shepherd took five for 51 not the pace with some, brilliant when running of sharp singles,

A

splendid inimags of 117 by Charks Palner the Leierster shire captain, kept Yorkshire tolling in the field all day. The home leam made 336.

Lancashire

batted but

they looks the lead through a

fighting G8 by captain Cyril

Washbircok,

At Cambridge, Brian Lobb. the Somerset pace Bowler, achieved the best performance The day's only other contury of his career with seven for 03 Cont- the University, came from Derek Hawking, the gafst young Gloucestershire batsman bridge captain Camini Goone- who hit 108 His maiden sena, of Ceylon, hit 13 fours in hundred in two and a hall 96-Heuler.

few

and

hours against Susses at Hove. CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES

With the coldest opening days At Lord's: Kent 340 for eigh of May for eleven years, crowds declared (Wilson 92, Phebey 80, were again very thin. But the Leary 60), Middlesex live for

hundreds who

attended wo mateles at Southampton

At Southampton: Essex 140. Cardiff had their money's worth. Hampshire 82 (Balley live for

Seam bowlcas dominated the 351. day's playat Southampton. Find At Leicester: Leicestershire Hampshire bundled with Essex 338 (Hallam 50, Palmer 117, fox 146-Vic Cannings taking Firth 51) versus Yorkshire. four e 19-thon Essex it back

Cambridge Cambridge: by bowling out Hampshire for University 270

04, (Dexter Goopescaa 90, Labb Seven for 03), Somerset 114 for five.

Archie Moore Must Defend World Title On June 7

Detroit, May 8. The World Light-Heavy- weight Champlon, Archie Moore, will be suspended by the Na tional Boxing Association is he does not meet Tony Anthony an

At

At Hove: Gloucestershire 822

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1957.

CAAF – 4, HKFA

THE CHINESE WERE VERY EASY WINNERS OF THE GOVERNOR'S CUP

By I M. MacTAVISH

Nearly twenty-five years ago The Governor's Cup was donated to Hongkong football to mark a reconciliation between two dissenting fac- tions in the Colony soccer. It is a beautiful trophy.

It had an idealistic beginning.... but I doubt if it has ever been played for by a team na insipid ....... as lifelcas.... and as devoid of ability na the one which wore the colours of the Hongkong Football Association last night.

The match aťtrictél i tar- prisingly good crowd to the Club Stadium but long before the end they were strearning for the exits and those who left early were probably prised to read in their morning newspapers that the CAAF side had (ntated with only a 4-0 victory to its credit.

sur-

Mr WS.T. Loguy presented the cup to Au Chi-yin, the win- ners skipper, after the game, but if the little policeman didn't blush openly when i remember- ed the weakness of the opposi- tion, it was only because of his respeel for the President of the HKFA.

In a moment of unsoccerlige quiet-and there were many of them-n wag in the stand shouted (Oh Gor Blimey... and a few minutes later in a similar silence another voice suggested to the surrounding community "Let's have a sing-

had all the time in the world to juggle the ball through the defence on his head and at his feet before beating Woods rather engily from close in.

on

It was very much one way traffic and with 32 minutes the clock, Au Chin-yin got his hat-trick with a long lobbing shot that caught Woods on the the but again wrong foot defensive covering was very CAAF centre. bad, and the

forward had yards of space and vita) seconds of time in which to ce up his shot.

A THIND GOAL

*

gome.

for a time, but he was never really at his best and, after his penalty miss he faded out of the

Shepherd was

dis- a great appointfunt at centre half and falled to produce the command- ing display so typical of his colours. appearances in RAF

disastrous first half- He had four during which Au Chi-yin led run n'merry danced and got three goals, Neither Toledo nor Fowler played as they can and their distribution of the ball was oftery poor

ond Fowler

clepety a much better player In possession then when he is

challenging for the ball.

Up ment Owen, Martin and Gardner made the minimum contribution to the proceedings and of the three only Martin showed any real willingness to work. Grimths is still in his soccer freeze-out and one period of twenty

cluring minutes

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in the first half he ald not receive a single pass from colleaguef! Kame

A few minutes after this thirt goal the HKFA had one of its few brief interludes in the lime- light. Grimths was let out of The soccer refrigerator for the first time and he cracked in a shot which Kwok Chow-ming did well to turn away for a corner. The left-winger took the kick and Gardner with his It was that kid of gaine, sole contribution to the but right away let me exonerate crashed in a good drive only to

when boys. They piled see Kwok make a magnificent on the pressure at the start: got diving save, and protect the 3-0 two goals in le minutes: half-time lead. sensed the shallowness of the opposition and eased off. It was Just as well they did otherwise I'm afraid the scoresheet might trave reached mather complimentary proportions.

the Chloese

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Hogan's penalty miss just after the interval encouraged the Chinese boys and Lau Chl- tum Increased his side's lead to four clear goals with a fine shot from near the edge of the penalty area.

After that the witiners seemed satisfied to carve prelly patterns, They eased off the pressure and the HKFA side nude some brief attacking

A REAL SHOCKER

This HKFA side was a real shocker. It lacked any sort of plan it lacked skill......but worst of all it lacked anything force.

Appearances

ין

end.

カロ as

Toledo dropped several long tobs into the goal mouth, and Moss and Grfaiths had a few commendable tries without Piercing the CAAF defence.

saves

He always fooled dangerous possession... but In ene swallow does not make a summer. Moss toiled hard but he has lost his enough speed on the turn and part from a couple of shots and u good late header he had le to show for his efforts.

TEAMS

ALL

THE MAKINGS

The month old cóit here, seen with its mother, Meld, at Someries Stud, Newmarket, has all the minkings of a prize-winner. Meld, owned by Lady Zin Wernher, won about £43,000 and was sired by another famous horse, Nearco, ---- Central Press Photo.

Cardiff Already Working Hard On Next Year's Commonwealth Games

The Sixth British Empire and Commonwealth Games still lie 15 Inontha ahead, yet the wheels of organisation havé &trendy státted turning. Slowly, at the moment, but due to mount to a feverish erescendo, month by month, until the Games open in Cardiff on July 18, 1958. So much work of preparation is ahead, but the Publicity Office is tackling Its task early, well and confidently,

Three monthly "Spotlight" newsshe ots have so far been issued, and the latest reveals the fact that the Appeal Fund has reached a total of 868,026 Well bohind the target of $150,000 from all sources other than the box-office, but still quite satisfactory.

as

Lutou manager "Dally" Dun-

In the long years of prosper ty there were very few ground improvements, and their's with Charlton's is the least comfort was glum of the news that his International goalkeeper able stand and covered accom-

Bernard Streten proposed to inodation I Division Orie,

Morris told betire at the end of this season Manager Trevor the

One of the donations, I note, The Chinese boys won with-

over 58,000 down the road at When I pointed out that Jolan

Park fort the out raising a sweat and all of j is from Mr. David H. Jacobs, Arms

Rugby Charles had got away to Leeds, won a Gold Medal for game.

Mel Hopkins and Terry Med- them played just as hard and us who well as they had to. It was sprinting at the 1912 Olympic When City first rose to fame, win

bad

been captured by as easy as that.

Games in the 4 x 100 metres took the FA Cup to Wales and Spurs and that there were Verdict: No contest... par- event, together with

such challenged for the League otherd, Mr. Morris sall the lure darmeus teammates Apple Championship in the days of of the big elties and lucrative, on my yawns...

Earth, d'Arcy and Mackintosh, mighty Fred! Kečnor, the part-tim jobs caused many even remotely resembling I

Mr Jacobs now lives in Lon- spectators flocked to Ninian. players to leuve Wales, and, in spark of team spirit. In fact,

That they do not do so now, reverse, Cardiff seemed "fop fur CAAF: Kwok Chow-ming; Lodon and, despite the passing of locking back of the game I can-

Pak, Szeto Yiu: Chan Fat-hunar mising young athletes' training result of lack of enterprise and fish

I cannot help feeling, is the off the map" for the best Scot- time, still keeps an eye on pro- recollect one single

playerDanny Molloy Ko Po-keung. Chan Chi-kongi. redeeming feature in the side's

With

Federation of foresight on City's part.

(Cardiff's fine coptuln) always 1. favour....unless it

Will the possible exception of Yeung Wai-to, Lau Chi-ium, Au is the fact

|Northern and Southern Thoderid

excepted. Chi-yin, Lo ICwok-tal, Mok that they played it clean to the left back Oram not a single re-

and Nyasaland there was some Chun-wah. putallen in the HKPA team was

evidently on the When

Hogan travels out of enhanced by the performances

HKFA: Wood; Hogan. Oram: conjecture:

representation from given In this

Wood Toledo, Shepherd, Fowler: Gard possible вате. Hongkong in the near future he will leave behind some very

started very shakily but he made ner, Martin, Moss, Owen, Grif- there, but it has been offelally Karned that the territory will good some

later OTI. flik. conflicting memories, There will

combine its strength under Referée: Mr Jones.

me that he had scoured the and take a grocery business in be for example, the pleasant Hogan subdued Mok Chun-wah

simpla name of "Rhodesir." recollections of the many

A competition for the designs tour Home countries for replace Norfolk, Thus he went beyond brilliant games he has played

of the Victory and Commemor-

ments to plug recognised weak-Cordit to Lisnelly to look at "We know we are not local amateur Derek Gwynne as ...but there will also be the

ate Medals of the Games has al- good enough," he said, "and the possible successor. 1036 favourable ones of these

'ready been held, and the re-

men we obviously need" are

Mr whlic Ackle Baganism that have at-

Duncan sold that the suits atrounced,

Jox | experience players. Every- ways marked him as a potenti-

cffice and

£12,000 his club paid to Black- accommodation where I have gone they have pool for Scottish International Juxury expensive

arrangements are well in hand,

unobtainable or ske,

This although the box office does their price exorbitant.

suved have Allan Brown probably During his time here he has

not open until January next travelled thousands of malies, them from Division Two, not frequently missed penalty kicks

year!

"We have signed on amateur because the big Fiter was play- at vital stages of a game....and

and professional many promising ing particularly well, but be youngsters from

of the the Welsh enuse the remainder they have always been misses that have hnd the greatest bear-

valleys, but it will toke time team had reacted to greater

The last crop efforts

arrival since his to mature them, Ing on the uventual result, Ht.

was not very satisfactory." -- | Kenilworth Rom. did it again here, and blotted out almost completely the that he

was probably' hardest working player on his side.

nily

31- A

fact the

The miss came a few minutes) after the interval when for the p

TED WILLIAMS HITS THREE

HOMERS FOR THE SECOND

TIME OF HIS CAREER

New York, Huy 9.

Ted Williams and Stan Musial, baseball's two great old pros, went on hitting rampages today to help the Boston Red Sox and St Louis Cardinals defeat the Chicago White Sox and New York Giants,

Williams, off to one of the fastest starts of his career only time in the match the at 37, walloped three homers to drive in all the Red Sox KFA team looked like making runs in a 4-1 triumph over the White Sox, while Musial.

fight of it.

In spite of a howl from the crowd, and in spile too of a piece of cheap bam dramaties

(Hawkins 108). Sussex 22 for by Ko Po-keung, the penalty

wickel

absolutely correct.

At Cardiff; Glamorgan 104 (Hilton six for 40, and one for one). Lancashire .171 (Wash- brook 66, Shepherd five for 51). -Reuter.

Sugar Ray Rejects

June 7 in Detroit as scheduled Proposal To Defend

Floyd Stevens, the NBA Pre- sident said here today.

A spolcanon for Stevens sold the NBA President had received a telegram from Moore saying that he had not refused to meet Anthony. He would sign a con- trnet before June 7 if the con- ditions were satisfactory.

Middleweight Title

New York, May 8. 'Sugar Ray Robinson. World Middleweight Boxing Champlon, today rojected a proposal to de- fend his title against the Weller- weight Champion, Carmen Basilio, in July,"

Moore had told pressmen in Robinson, who, regnitied the Frankfur that he wanted title from Gene Fullmer a week $100,000 for the title fight. ago, said he preferred a bout in

Stovens added that

the September. Association WED counting on

The International Boxing Club Moore to defend hia title on of New York would lite të stage June 7 In Detroit. Otherwise, the fight at the Yankee Stadium he would be suspended, and if in early July. Rebinson said: ho did not defend his title in "It could be real hot them. I the 30 days following his mus- pension, his title would be de clared vacant-France-Presse.

have a mental block about fight- ing on hot nights ever since the Joey Maxlim light The bout will have to be in September."

Tho 37-year-old champion collapsed from liest proattutión

with heavyweight bout Twenty-five years ago the Maxim at the Yankee Stadium goalkeeper-captain of Acocks in June, 1968, China Mait

A Long, Long Way in the 14th round of his light-

Green FC was presented with Special.

the Victoria Shield for widning

The Birmingham Schools League.

The week. Acocks Green

{.

a mere 36, collected three singles in the midst of a 13-4 rout of the Giants.

:

It marked The second time in I walkUU. Sulilvan walked one

ke hit and fanned five, nward was

career that Williams'

HIS SECOND WIN The score at the time was 3-0 in three homers in one game and

the favour of the Chinese and Ito- trio

him

really finished 39 minutes left for play,

THE

box

The publicity says that: "All visitors may be assured of a good bed and breakfast, nn Interesting city and district, and and weather 'generally warm sunny in July-with occasional showers' "

The Americans are to give a helping hand in raising funds for a team of their Air Force A Combind boxers is to meet England Wales the Carlin on May 23 next.

The

rowing events will take place on beautiful Lake Padarn, 100 miles from Cardiff in the heart of Snowdonia,

nesses.

either

been

West Indies Cricketers Gain Strong Grip Over Oxford University

at

The interest being shown in the Games is reflected in the

- Oxford, May 8. requests that have been received Major Catcher Hal Smith drove in for "Spotlight" newsshoots from

Spectators who braved the chill wind here today saw san's wild spot kick which sent League leading total of nine for six runs with a severith-inting Australia, New Zealand, Canada the West Indies cricketers gain a strong grip on their the ball soaring high Into the the souson. Ted hit solo homers homer and a pair of singles to and South Afrlen,

three-day game against Oxford University. AT THE CROSSROADS third inning lead the Cardinal bombardment Frandstand also sent his side's in the first and

the and walloped a two-run blow rising spirit dipping low to

Curdiff City, relegated to the on five Glant pitchers, Ken

Sotiny Ramadhin routed the against rivals who usually were eighth-all off Bob soles of their boots. The miss in the

Boyer also had three hits for Second Division, are at the University for 119 In spite of in two minds against the turning

Cardinals who the game even Keegan,

kuyoed crossroads. They hust climb

an excellent innings of "04 by ball. They could not fathom bis Johony Antonell in 4-2/3 back LO First Division ProA.C. Walton. though there were still some

Ramadhin nished with Musial, contributing to a 19-innings. Willard Schmidt picked widence

spin, or surrender, to the

The West Indies, enjoying an analysis of six for 18, in- hit Cardinal attack, scored two up la second, win for the Rugby code. South Wales, no

wickets in ona ABJECT FAILURE

one needs telling, is a hot-beding practice at the experim cluding three rubs and knocked in two and Cardinals,

of the, hard-working but

for over Charly Maxwell, drove in of the Handling game, but the from incisivo Oxford attack, had Mot

apontha Once again the pairing of raised fils career hit total to

the tourists, Weish three tuba and Al Kaline knock-

of their Ire proud with George

scored 155 for four wickets by bataman Ganteaune played folders Martin and Owen in the 2,812-tylnig him

éd in two to lead the Detrost Cardlife, Swansea arid New- melde forward podtions was an 8sier for 20th place in the all- Tigers to an 11-3 viciney that ports, and the fervour trey the close of play.

fluent and stylish innings of 60 LITTLE BOWLER abject failure. To his credit time big League hit parade, exterited the Washington Sena- | gencrale In suport of their

and his second wicket partner- fors' losing streak to ten games | Red Martin did chase the ball, and

Dragon-shirted men of Walton, fastest-century maker ship with Cisde Walcott put an he did try to inject some c The Red Sox scored their the other daylight contest, Socc clearly lemonstrates of last season, showed the same 76.

straight win as Frank Duke Maas died erodit for ads that it is a big pubile, for Astouts in his attractive innings of boundaries, was another crowd-

today. aggression into his play, but Owen would fourth

He hit cloven Watcotfs 68, Including eight- have made almost the same Sullivan hurled a four-hitter fourth win, withough he let the clation contribution to the run of play for his second triumph of the game for a pinch-filter in this Nevertheless, when Cily play- just over two hours, but in the pleasing effort. if he had been sitting beside the reason. The While Sex scored Arth, and Jim Bunnik pliched : ed Luton in a vitál regallon end he fell to the wiles of 5. Clube, was the most dan officials on the touchling,

inning four hitlas, relat isnings to First Division match there were Ranindhin,

gerous bowler, inking all four doubled, corn out the Came-United less The inside left simply refused

20,000 people pt The Billie bowler, clad in two wickets for 45 with" "His right- to raise a gallop unless the ball

had Press.

Ninian Park, compared with I sweaters, enjoyed himself arm off spinners-Reuter, was passed at his fett and his cole effort of note, was a first- half snap shot which hit the framework of the goal and co- bounded into play... for the rest of the time ho was a non- starter ....and often A nani irier.

The weakness of the HKFÅ side: was not all forward hów- ever and the wide yawning gaps in the defence were mute Invitations to trouble. Shepherd started off in most unterfain mood. He was dradded all over the pats by the quick switching

the oppostilon

of

again lifted the trophy, and the SCOTLAND WINS Orion and he could

present captain was handed

it

by the slipper of a quarter of a century ago?... He has gone long way since then has Gitters Merrick, Build and Birming bean City

Glasgow, May 8. Scotland best Spain 4-5 after loading 2-1 at halftime in their preliminary World Football Cip match hore tonight-Heulez.

who banged, into the Brst goal trom, six yards witert the game was just a little more tho mindes olda

The littin cétitre Cont

göt ahöther. a few minutes Inter. Die

their run in the ninth when Minnie Minoso home Nelson Fox, who

THE

BEORGE, SPENDING MONEY

BAMBOLS

than

Barree Appely.

LOTS OF PEOPLE VISIT- HER WITH FLOWERS YOU TAKE HER PERFUMED COLOGNE

Goya

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