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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1958.

A VERY SLENDER VICTORY FOR THE BUSMEN

TWO MORE PLAYING YEARS FOR STANLEY MATTHEWS

Blackpool, Feb. 2.

Stanley Matthews, England's most famous footballer, who was 48 yesterday, sald today he hoped to continue playing for at least two years more. Matthews was commenting on reports that he had been offered the managership of his club, Black- pool, in succession to Mr Joe Smith, who has been given three months' notice. Denying the rumour. he declared: "These reports are entirely false. Even if any offer should be made--and this is highly unlikely should not consider it. I am not interested in the job.

Not Giving Up

"Nor am I giving up playing soccer at the end of the season because of what has happened. I hope to continue in football as a player for at least two more years"

Mr Smith's dismissal was announced yesterday before the start of Blackpool's League match against Aston Villu.

The Villa players presented Matthews with a birth- day gift of a briefcase before the tennis took the field-China Mail Special.

SOME REFLECTIONS ON LAST FRIDAY'S INDIVIDUAL BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

By Our Boxing Reporter

This is certainly proving to be a lean year for boxing in the Colony. During recent months there has been a mounting appreciation that this is so and it was con firmed in the most significant way when the Land Forces Individual Championships were held at the

Jardines Hold KMB To A Goalless First Half Before Bowing Out

By I. M. MacTAVISH

One of these days. and that very soon

this KMB

team is going to suffer a shock defeat at the hands of one of the lessor lights in the competition. When it happens they will have only themselves to blame for the truth of the matter is that some of the big names in the side are allowing big heads to prejudice the real work of the team. They got a stern last warning yesterday.

On the slippery surface of the Club Stadium they scratched out a very slender 2-1 victory over Jardines. On footballing merit-based on past performances at least-this should have been an easy hurdle for them. Instead we saw them struggling desperately to cling to a solitary. goal advantage which they never really deserved.

The trouble with this star-1 stuckled KMB outfit t't lack of ability, it is a surfeit of a surt of cocky, most contemptuous, confidence which Brxls them taking liberties that are quite unjustled by the run of the play.

Yesterday TUC had several glaring examples of this kind of thing and Lau Tim was the culprit-in-chief. In the early stages he seemed to take a parucular delight in showing the spectators how easily he could dent with even a top class Centre-forward

ke

Kwold Moon-wah his great mis take was in thinking that such uealment would dishearten the Jardines leader.

Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre last Friday evening. Juan Fangio Wins

In spite of all the big show trimmings, slick management, and precise arrangements which we have come to expect from the Army boxing authorities, the naked truth was that the men who stepped into the ring generally lacked the ability that has charue terised so many of their illustrious predecessors. Courage and prisoltive lighting came a major task for rither tpirit there

to push put even was in abundance. | of them but students of the noble art pawing glove. looked in vain. for even a vest- As a display of the Instinctive Ige of the skill of Army boxers | determination to survive or ng a of the years gone by,

show of the No Surrender". We looked in vaku for the spirit it was supers mercurial versatility ol on exhibition of Championship Allison, Be jaunty jaw-jolling boxing

war bitterly dis- jobs of a

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Buenos Aires

Instead it merely coaxed | injury to centre-half Hut Plag- Kwok to greater effort and long sang necessitated the Jardines before the end, he had the big wing halves dropping back pivot waving his arms for help, shade with the renal that the shouting loudly for assistance, inside men never really got the and looking anything but the support they needed. type of centro-half one would expect to see in Colony colours against the Koreans in a couple of weeks time.

Far From Accurate

In spite of all this KMB were a long way abend of Jordines in the more refined soccer skills, bul whatever the 'Babes' lacked in competence they more than countered with their keenness and courage.

Grand Prix Race secking Busmen to a goalless

Buenos Aires, Feb. 2.

World Champion Juan

finished fourth Jones the power-appointing. Incidentally, Bushell, packed persistence of a Dinning. who very sportingly took part the explosive shor six-chat short notice, was declared hook of b McGratha lekin the winner,

son....and we looked in vain

also for rich ting personalities like the Burkes, the Enardinons.

the immaculate Mullens and se many more. thear like was not to be found abg the would- be champions of 1958,

Special Contest

In

a

80-lap event in two hours, 38 minutes, 47.3 seconds.

Musso was sooood in 2:39:56.7.

Moss Fails

hearted

Grand Saves

samu

He made a couple of grand

FUCHS!

GIT BACK IN YER IGLOO;; RACIN'S ORF

AGUELYETT.

Army On Top Of The Pentangular Rugby Tournament Table

By "PAK LO”

saves just afterwards and was A weak-tackling Club XV on a wet soft pitch, a most unusual combina-

in

tion, fell before the more solid Army XV on Saturday afternoon at Kai Tak by 8 points (1 goal, 1, try) to 3. points (1 dropped goal), thus handing the Army two all important Pentangular points and sending them to the top of the Table.

the first match at Kal Tak the Police drew with the RAF, each XV scoring three points. The Airmen scored a try and the Police replied with penalty con version, though overall, neither side deserved a draw.

The first half was surprisingly even and while Tam Woon- cheuk had more actuni saying to do than Wal Fat-kim, there were close things at both ends. The crowd setlied back in kcen expectation of a rousing Lou Tim was not, however, second half and they were ni the only Busman to underrate least partially satisfied. the opposition and Wal Fat- Lau Chi-lam put the Busmen kim, Lo Pak, Lau Kol-chu and | in the lead six minutes after the Lau Shu-wah were others who re-start when he scored a real found their original assessment opportunist goal from about 25 of their immediate opponents yards out. He suddenly got was far from accurate.

the woodwork it his sights and fired the ball for a sput close to Tam Woon-cheuk's right hand post. The goalkeeper gol touch on the ball but It went into the net. It was a grand shot... but nevertheless I thought Tam might have saved it. I thought his own feelings They held the Championship were much along the

lines.

first half and got a big ovation | from the crowd for that achieve- ment. In the early stages of the second half they seemed to tire Manuel Fangio finally won for a time and during that period

very unlucky to be beaten a ruce before the home folk today they lost two vital goals.

second Himac after he had when he drove his Maserati to

'Instead of being down-courageously thrown himself victory in the City of Buenos

by this double reverse into the path of two point blanke Aires Grand Prix.

they suddenly buckled in and blockbusters by Ng Tim-loy Fanglo bad met nothing but

waded into the wobbly KMB and Lau Chi-lam. The ball was carlier disappointment in two

rear lines with renewed vigour, eventually bundled into the net this scason, races here

rewarded with a in a concerted rush by the KMB Prix of Argentinn two weeks just

Grand They were in the

brilliant goal

and with forwards. It looked as though alle luck they might Lau Kal-chu had the final idek avery go and was forced to quit

casily have equalised.

at it before it crossed the line. special 1,000-kilometre race last They did have a stroke of luck For a time Jardines scored At Boundary Street a more of the lineouts were "blown up” Police, fall on, the ball when i week-end,

of a different kind at the other rosigned to dolent but they lively Navy XV beat an Army for knocking on and became went loose and for "battez Doday's race, Fangio and

when the referee chalked started to fight back god when XV by 5 points (1 goal) to 3 scrums.

handling and tactics deserved buttled Luigi Musso of Italy most of the way, finishing

The Club did better than the to win. The Police won the the off a goal neatly headed in by Cheng Yulawal crashed a 25-

points (1 penalty goal), while of Wal Fat-kim's The only other

In the curtain raiser the Club Army in the lincouts but the majority of thé scrume but the moments of

Lau Kai-chu, but Kwok Moon-yarder out read enthusinan during

bowed before wah and his mates just failed reach in the 71st minute they the

"B" converted a penally goal, forwards

the RAF pack dominated the line- were right back in the game with and in the second half the RAF heavier Army pack as the game cuts." evening were reserved for n

to cash in on the uncertainty in the KMB they had spread

the a vengeance. They piled

"B" made it three-all with a progressed. ost spirited Special Contest between Stevenson and Booth-

rear Hnes.

pressure and the KMB defenders try.

the Rowe and Davis,

two Most Dangerous looked a ragged and uncertain Beyond which

Club and Army Army halves, iz 17:2141

the former

extremely lol indeed

Little in the contre of the kained a narrow points victory,

and only changing places in the Pentanwell,

Penman gave RAF threes was bondly the most and for another display of

Just before the end the refereegular Table the order remains them any trouble. blind courage by 2/LI. Carring-winner of the Grand Prix of Incidentally the Jardines goal disallowed a goat headed in at mchanged, with the Police now O'Kelly played well, but was

the other end by Lau Kal-chu having the Many of the willing young tot In the Light Heavyweight Argentina, and Peter Collins, was allowed by the referee in

same number of too busy trying to dummy his and the game finished with the points as the Club, and with the way through, when he should Sple of heavy who teamed with Phil Hill of spite of some frantic signalling little side giving the big one the Airmen treading hard on their have dicked ahead for his for- sters who ducked though the class, [o ropes an Friday were still in mishment the young

officer Santa Monica, California, to win by tl flog-happy linesman: the practical throes of their somehow delled the persistegt last week's tuning-up event. Chouny Yui-wai, who scored the biggest fright of its life.

hools,

wurds,

to be really successful, pugilistic noviciate even if. i bu 11-conceived ciforts OI Mosa dropped out of the race goal with a glorious long range Jardines got excellent ser- This is how they now stand: The Club threes started well,

PWOLF A Pls. but |üfter_colliding with another car, shot, almost had his tine effort|vice from Tam Woon-cheuk,

Fun un adininistrative sense, they Gur. Hunt to knock hhu out.

did not

straight the star, with had legitimately graduated ta The

Mandard

of His Cooper Climax went into a

3 2 1 0 28 16 5 nullided by the linesman flag Ng Chee-wing, Lok Tak-hing. Army

enough, and Instead of feeding able to upset the RAF when their forwards with 'Opon class.

short he got the chance The Police. Of the 22 boxers who took Colony boxing has long been pin after the collision, but he ging for an offence by another Cheung Yu-val and patient, Club

took the field without Collins had player in his side who was not unrumed Kwok Moon-wah. set by the standard of Artny merged unhurt.

kicks ahead of the pack, they who Thie Busmen had few surs part in the programme less than boxing and there is no doubt quit carly because of a broken interfering with the play. Re

eross-kicked upfeld, well shead Lloyd, Riach or Lewis, were on came near that the present half-a-dozen really

drive shaft.

feree Darbyshire would have who lived up to their repula- Indifferent

of everyone, and Leppard, who the whole weak behind the falled scrum. Even; fohnstone to Championship standard..

Wolfgang von Trips of Ger- none of it however and his de- tion and only Lo Kwok-leung, sensun we are having is due, in

played faultless Kome had

sto realise the danger of gather- and two

them-L/Buc. large measure to the fact that many piled up his Ferrari while cision to let the goal stand was Tang Sum, Lau Chil-lam

ittle trouble in clearing double hairpin an excellent ouc."

also Stevenson and

a rolling ball, instead of C. Boothman the Army in Hongkong in at the negotiating a

line. The type of game Lam Kum-tong will recall tha serious escaped -were hot chasing a title.

Club: forwards, falling or 51, and he concentrated The Army won this game be killed off the moment passing through a lean turn. He too

too much The playing pitch at the Club Kare with very much satisfac

on watching hla performance of the period as far as first class fistle injury The best

tion.

cause their threes tackled well, who 1award

attackers when he should haya evening was Even by Pit. alent is concerned.

Following the race.. Fangio Stadium had made a quick ro-

one man being cuficient to struggling badly. Paton

in winning the Light

admitted he was pleased with covery from the heavy rain of

down an opponent, The Club on The Army kicked off and before and although Welterweight clase....and

his victory, but reiterated that the day

the other hand tackled high, were awarded a penalty for off- he did not plan to defend his the top surface was a bit soft had a worthy opponent in Cin.

KMD Just deserved to win it and often had to use three men side round the serum within a Logue. Paton employed a per-

world Bille this year. He said and slippery, playing conditions only because of their superior to stop one man, leaving a wide minute, but Gerrard was short Johnstone. He tried to pick it left to halt pians is as follows:-

full list of new Cham-he would compete in only "two were surprisingly good. sistent piston-ke

or three" more events

up, but Little, following up tasi. his adversary in

this weather was crisp and cold and what a pity they didn'tep in their defence. Had it not and the Club attacked in their his tough

A good forward ruah kirked through his grasplug Flyweight.Tpr. Bushell (1. season-United Press. he timed his own RTR).

right from the first tracks and

whistle ve Jardines will to go, with been for Hearn, who pasilloned turn. both teame played as thought. One of these days the KMB himself magnificently through-threatened the Army line, Iralica. Angers and raced after the ball counter-attacks' skilfully,

Bantamweight.-Pic. Walsh

whose touch kicking ting to the Club what they should to touch down as it went over In the heavyweight division (1. E. Lan. R).

rude out, and they wanted to get their blood casuals are going to get circulation really going.

awakening.

was really good, the Army do to win, but they falled to take the line. No conversion, 1-0, Heywood of the RAOC

would have walked this game. any notice of this tactic. proved himself to be an expert-(49 Fd. Regt RA),

In the second half a deter- Teams

The Club also, despite the soft

mined Police nithek saw. Walker enced and very competent boxer Lightweight-C/Cpl.

conditions and the slippery ball,

break away with a lovely run, who would have done even bet- (3 Sup. Depot RASC).

West Germany, Feb. 2. Conny Freundorfer won the tempo und as the game pro- KMB: Wai Fai-kim; Lo Pak, failed to fall on it when the

but.be was obstructed when the Light Welterweight-Pte. German Table Tennis

Ten minutes after the start | ball went loose thirty yards] Charm-gressed It looked as though 1 Kwok-leung: Tang Sum, Army forwards took it on in the Paton (1. E. Lan. R).

pionship hore today for the Jardines needed only a bit Lau Tim, Leung Kit: Ng Tim Loose. The Army had only to the Army were penalised on from the RAF line. Johnstone Welterweight.--Pie. Harrison sixth time, dropping only one mure bite forward to cause an loy, Lau Chi-lam, Lau Kal-chu. to be almost certain, unless they wing for tackling a man while the penalty. 3-3.

kick ahead, or along the ground their own 25 well out on the come up, took, and converted game in his six matches at upsci.

Lam Kam-tong, Lau Shu-wah. pleasing style: In the peak of Light Middleweight.-Bdr. In- Neumuenster,

sent it near Hearn, of making he was dribbling the ball, condition and with some hard nes (74 LAA Regt RA).

KMB's wing halvo, Tang Sum Jardines: Tam Woon-chouk; ground.

O'Kelly was short but RAF "B" y Club “B” training ngainst the right kind Middleweight-Plo. McVey In the final he beat Erich and Leung Kit generally seemed

Ng Chee-wing, Chan Pul-ching; The Army forwards dominat-Army fumble gave the Club a of opposition he could certainly), E. Lan. R).

Arndt 21-15, 21-14, 21–15.

to have the measure of the

Sec-sing. Hul Ping-song, ed the set scrums, winning the 5-yard saun and the ball was A very scrappy forward maul make his mark In good class Light IIeavyweight---Gar. The women's utle went to Jardines inside forwards, but it Lolt Tak-hing: Lal Chit-sing, strike even when the ball went heeled smartly to O'Kelly who is the only description that cần boxing direles,

Hunt (74 LAA Regt. RA). Uschi Fielder, who beat Hanne is difficult to put a really no- Fung Kee-leung, Kwok Moon-In on the side of the loose head. dropped a lovely goal from 20 be appiled to this particular

Heavyweight-Pte. Heywood Schiaf 15-21, 10-21, 21-3, 22-20, curate pointer on this particular wah, Cheung Yul-wal, Law Teo- This gave them a big advant- yards out. 3-0. LA│(6 COD, RÄOC).

21-16.-Reuter.

aspect of the game for an early keung.

age, as with the wet ball many

This is not a vase of losing at the past through rose colour- ed glosses, it is a simple plute- ment of fie fact.

Pte.

Still Novices

of

overall

he

New Champions

The

ter had he been pitted against

A more orthodox opponent that

/Lt. Abbott,

Heywood has a

fbc physique and

Has A Punch

Featherweight-Sgt.

most (1. E Lan. R),

I reservo comment on Bar Innes who won the Light Middleweight title when the refered stopped the bout in his. favour midway through the first round. This young mun eer- tainly has a right hand punch, always although it is not delivered correctly, anth, white his victory was worthily won, it will be necessary to see him against better opposition before making a decision as to his true

-The spectators gavo à, most anthudarile ovation 10 Gnr. Gibbons and Tpr. Bushel their jussie für the Flyweight Ulila. This wad a spontaneous, show of appreciation for two. with

big hearts.

tla

There was a minimum of course in their efforts and towards the end of the third pound they vranu births, de Lind that IT`200+

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Among those who failed to finish Were Surling Moss,

Morris

Hewitt

TABLE TENNIS

THE GAMBOLS

Hallo! more money in my, pay packet ---- mcint be icy Conize

This palls for astsbration

Excellent Decision

The Lall was swung from end to end at a

by

The

about lively

Au

Verdict

Bahhy Appleby

I'll take Gaye out to dinrter

IT'S THE OFFICE ACCOUNTANT OBORDE, SAYS THERE'S BEEN SOME KIND OF MISTAKE

anci

Police RAF Navy

3 z 0 1 22 18 4

4 1 2 1 24 23 4

9 1 1 1 10 21 3

0 0 0 3 22 34 0

Club v Army

Time on your hands.

RADO

| MADE

did

the end were

Penalised

He

dangerous with his fast straight running, and his good handling. was greatly aided by Cornah who played a steady in not a brilliant gome.

For the Police Reynolds wat Walker always

ing

"kept his eye on the ball."

In the opening minutes the Airmen attacked and the ball WAS kicked nhead. towards

-

match, for neither set of threes Tor the next ten minutes moved at all to shy great extent; In the fire! Eali sker ten minuzios Club maintained the pressure, the Altmen were penalled for but slowly, if a trifle scrappily ofulde on their own 25, and at first, the Army forward Gault converted. In the second took control. A scrum on the hate Spier, the BAP Wắc 190- Club 25 saw the ball move out ward, broke through fie s aki to Davis who drew two men try well out which was not cop and gave the ball to Clervurti | vorted. 3-3. The latter cut through to score under the post, Icaving in onEy conversion for Leppard. 5-8.

In the second half Haddow noorly scored but hit the corner poát, as ho was crossing the How, and then a tow, minDRE Inter Baby got to a looso bañ;

RUSSIANS WIN ICE HOCKEY

West Germany, Feb. 2.

and created his way over. Lep-in Soviet Union tonight pard inlayed the conversion. D-2.scored-thely accTRACE FOLDER VI Victory over West Germany i

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