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THE CHINA MAIL. THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1038,
THEY WILL PLAY AT WEMBLEY THE QUEEN PUTS ALMERIA
Manchester United Qualify To Meet Bolton Wanderers
In FA Cup Final
-London, Mar. 26.
Manchester United's magnificent recovery after last month's Munich air disaster reached near completion today when they battled their way gloriously into the final of the English Football Association Cup competition. They gained a deserved 5-3 win over Second Division Fulham in the semi-
final replay at Highbury here after leading 3-2 at half time,
weeks after the. Only reven Munich crash had clolmed the live of eight S1JI United The rebuilt Leain players.
meet have haw qualifted to Bollon Wanderers in soccer's #how-plece of the season at Wembley on May 3.
I will be an All-Lancashire fual,
It is the axcond succesive Your United have reached the id stage of the Cup-they log to Aston Villa Jast season. 11 Cup tradition means anything, 1 United! Wi
crown their great comeback with a Cup vie lory us every team which has reached the Wembley final in successivo years has won
the second attempt.
at
BI Foulkes, a Munich tur, Blackpool after Munich. He vivor and now United's caplain, inspired most of the red-shirted sold: "I am the proudest man attacke in the world today. I am sure Bis must be the greatest thing which has happened in English feball Tip boys played their hearts out for the ela.”
Outclassed
Fulham, who did so well on Saturday to force the replay, Were outclassed for long spells; by a faster keente side.
Hero of United's pulsating friumph was Alex Dawson, s
They twice pulled United 18-yr-lti Sent, who alternated
back after being in arrears, but always between centre forward and the right wing. He anticred Ful- the Manchester team hain's hopes by scoring a hat-hud that little extra in hand."
Inside left Bobby Charlton. trick.
still 't believe," hitnother survivor of the crash, Dawson in the dressing room, set the real on a thrilling game with a well taken, goal in the "It was a wonderful feeling."
The architect of victory was dying minutes. little falde-righ) Ernie Taylor, whorn United bought from
Thailand Takes 4-0 Lead In
Thomas Cup Asian Zone Final
Bangkok, Mar, 26.
Thailand virtually clinched victory in the Asian Zone Final of the Thomas Cup Badminton Tournament when they inflicted crushing defeats on Number One and Two players tonight.
Pakistan's
In the opening singles game Pakistaal player took the Thai Charoen Watusin of Thailand, to 10-5 but lost his edge badly beat Nazir Rajput of Pakistan went under In the second 15-1), 15-5.
Thi Champlon Tanoo Kha- Jadbhye, who had been truiting lately, came back to top form with a defent of the Pattiston Champion, Shamshad Ali, 15-5, 15-3.
The game was watched by King humiphol of Thailand
fil.
hand the Tiral
Soine with shots At the
Shamshad Al crowd cheering brilliant return opening of the match but the energetic Tano
scon had complete mastery of the game, the first two Thailand won detbles lo make th score for
and on estlinated crowd of 4,000. ↑ The net day four-nil.
Iri the Ana
the game
West Indies
Five more Hames will played tomorrow night.
The Results
3
bu
SINGLES Chatova Watanasin beat Nazir
234 For Seven put 15-11, 1-5.
At The Close
Port of Spain, Mar. 26.
West Indies, after losing their first two wickets for twe runs, were 234 for seven at the elo of play on the opening day of the fifth and frul Tent against Pakistan here.
11
Fine batting by Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcoll, who are buth playing in their finst Tos! before retiring and bright BG by their happy-co- lucky balaman. Colle Smith. helped the West Indies recovery after their bad start.
Weekes hit 57, including nino- fours, and Walcott 47.
The Scoreboard
WEST INDIES 1st Innings
E Weekes, e Imlinz b Khan Mohammad ............
C. L. Walcott, st. Imtiaz b
Nasimul Ghini
47
0. G. Smith, lbw b Fazal
Mahmood
$10
F. Alexander, not out
E. Atkinson, e Hanif
Mohammad
Mahmood...
L. Clubs, not out
Fazal
G. Sobers, c Imtiaz Ahmad
Fazal Mahmood
Extras
Total (for seven)
Khadjabhyle beat Tango Shushed All 15-5, 15-3.
DOUBLES
and Sunthorn Subhathan Kamol Stuvani bent Vajnhud Ali and Manu Khun 15-8, 15-0. Charlsen Watenasin and Pride Wongkakrakui best Shamshad Ataned 15-3, Ali and Irshad
15-9.
Tonight was the first of the two inys play in this Azian Zone Finni.
scarce
United's other goal was Irislunnu Seamus Brennan, Jate Inclusion on the left wing.
Eych the tireless prompting of England inside forward Johnny Haynes falled to weld leg-weary Fulham into anything like a Cup-winning side. Errors by young Gkraltar-born Tony Macedo, who had been keeping goal magnificently In previous games, fed 10 two of United's goals,
Poor Attendance Scorets for the Southwest Londianers were Arthur Stevens, and Roy Trevor Chamberlain Dwight..
Disappointing was the poor attendance-only 38.258 watched in the mist and gloom.
Televising
об the Eame obviously kept the crowds awey from the terraces.
Taylor has achieved a unique recard in getting to three Cup Rauls, each with a different club. On his other Cup appearances at Wembley he was on the winning side, helping Newcastle beal Blackpool in 1951 and Bluck-
In 1953. pool defeat Reuter.
Bolton
BOAT RACE
A Disappointing
CHOONG DEFEATED
Malaya's Eddie Choong, rated the world's greatest badminton player, was defeated at Wembley recently in the All-England Men's Singles Championship by Denmark's 21-year-old Erland Kops. -- London Express Photo.
FAVOURED GREEN
HOWARDS
'A' TEAM BEATEN IN SEVENS TOURNAMENT
By "PAK LO"
In last night's Sevens there were two walkovers. Four teams shone dur- ing the evening, with pride of place going to the unknown HQ Ammn. Depot who beat the favoured Green Howards "A" team by 11 points to 5 in the most thrilling struggle of the night.
The Green Howards "B" had an easy win pyer Club “C” but did not greatly impress, while Police "A" made it look all too easy and though in the end they did not bother with conversions there was a long break in the game due to an injury to one of the Cardigan Bay payers.
Full Course Trial threes throughout,
By Oxford
II
25
He had to be carried off with from the loose maul and then lovely combined move scored in and ren 90 yards to the corner before full time. 11-5. broken ankle, and the game gathered itself was shortened. The Police score under the posts. Johnston
HMS Modesto "B" v won by the largest score of the converted. 13-3.
In the second half Wood-
Club "B" evening, 22-9.
Neither side was Impressive The next most dangerous house went away from a lineout
was without and sent Scott the remaining here with the Club "B" putting on display team
yards to
score. It was in in some herrible passing, but a doubt the Tamar "A" Seven
the scoring of this try that one try each half, the second a which, making full use of It's
of the Cardigan Bay's players very nice "down the line" ty hammered Wayfoong by 18 points to nil.
was injured. The Pollco elected by Ingils, saw the Club "B" Into
ot to take the kick. 16-3.
the second round. The most surprising walkover
Slevin scored under the posts was that given by 24 Fleid!
for the next with a good run from half Regt. to the Medics former were reckoned one of way and again the Police did 10 convert. 10-3. strong Sevens
of the not attempt
Finally Scott went away, passed Tournament.
cut to Cunningham who sent Green Howards v Club "C"
under Woodhouse over
the penalty Groot converted
the posts. No attempt it conver before half time, and in second half
Robertson kicked sion. 22-3. ahead, gathered, and scored under the posts Green con- verted, 8-0.
the Londen, Mar, 20. Oxford University rowed disappointing full course trial over the 44 miles from Putney to Mortlake today in preparation for the Annuni Boat Race against Cambridge on April 5.
They finished in 10 minutes 20 seconds, which was 22 seconds on their time for lust
Hemingway settled the question down
when he dribbled up field and week's first trial.
Cambridge University, who scored. No conversion, 11-0. lead by 57 wins to 45 in the
Club "D" HMS their will row Thailand reached the final by historie series,
Modesto "A" trial tomorrow. But beating India B-1, and getting a second
they will be without their Num-
Club side opened the walkover from Japan.
The
conver- winner of
Aslan ber Six, P. Rickelt, a keyman scoring with a penuity this
juter Zone Finn! will meet the United in the boat, who has influenza slon, and a few minutes
*Modeste winger States, which recently won the and is unlikely to be for the American Zone final by defeat- inst Canada, France-Presse and Fleuter.
Pakutan reached the Zone inals by beuling Hongkong 7-2 Burns 3-1 in September, and Inst year.
HKCC TEAMS
The following will represent
28 The "Scorpions" galist CCC
at Happy Valley on Saturday,
next week's race.-Reuter,
Aussie Accepts
The
broke
Tamar "A" v Wayfoong A perfectly moving Navy side was too much for the gallant Bank boys who were not fit enough to last the killing pace. The Navy three moved very well and Watson had a field day. На
twice, scored
converted three times and the remaining RAF Kai Tak v 49 Fiold
six points came from two tries. In the first half Coombes This seven telles on the good went away through to touch covering of it's forwards and down under the posts, and then the speed of Watson on they should and converted his own try.. 5-0. wing In the second half with Halnes through to the semi-finals when
good, looking very
Martin their opponents should be Club Fathered an Army klek and "A". The other semi-Analists, 1 scored. Coombes hit the cross-think, should be Green Howards bar with his dick and the ball "B" and Police "A". bounced in, 10-0.
through and scored. well out. HQ Ammn. Dopot, v Grean
all 3-3. The second half was
Howards "A" Modeste, and they missed o Although this is not
the
Green 130 penalty and an attempted drop stronger of
goal before they finally Howards Sevens they are touched down a loose ball as it good side, but the Ordinance
at
Offer To Fight **
In Bangkok
29th March. (1.30 p.m. start):
0
H. Owen-Hughes, D. W.
4 Leach, I. L. Stanton, T. A.
Sydney, Mar. 20. Trainer Ernie McQuillan on-
Pearce, F. A. Weller, J. T.nounced today
Polico "A" HMS
Cardigan Bay
Tonight's Games
the
of
Howarda
"A"
❤
6.20 p.m. Green "B" Police "B". the
5.40 p.m. Modeste Medics.
8 pm Police "A" v RAF
鼈
6.20 p.m. H.Q. Ammn. Depot v Club "".
0.40 p.m. Tamar "A" v RAF Little Sal Wan.
went over the line to win by boys were much better, especial Kat Tale.
ly their full back. The Ordin ance Seven were always attack- ing and uwuya trying to got going whether their moves were Tho Police attacked im orthodox or not, while the mediately and kicked ahead Green Howards walted on their and the ball rebounded into threes to do the damage, but Seoll's hands
and he scored against the very strong defence under the posts. Jolinston of the Ordinance they only once
broke throught.
that the Au- |
boxer, converted, 6-0.
4 Baugh, J. B. H. Leckie, Frallon middleweight
234 J. Mart.
Fall of wickets: 4-78, 5-151, G-210, 7-210.
Bowling
Fuzol Khan
Nasimul Heseed
4 Howarth, C. Ship, I. H. Clive Stewart, had accepted an Campton, L. White. Umpire: offer to Oght Dowihong Sing-
than Lok in Bangkok.
No date has been fixed yet, he said.
Stewart has been given a
W MR
о
25 8
66
4
21
4 74
19 G 40
34
2 40 -Reuter.
The following will represent The "Scorpions against KCC Sunday, 30th March, at Craigengower Cricket ground (2.16 pan, start):
DI
guarantee of £A640 for the
bght, he said.
The Naval side attacked in A long dribble upheld which
7 p.m. Tamar "A" v Club “A”. 7.40 p.m. Barleycorna v 40
BACK IN TRAINING
By JAMES PARK
The Queen starts the 1958 season with bright hopes. It'
may be too much to expeel her to top the list of winning owners as she did last year, but her preca will be prominent in many of the more valuable races.
Murless describes the Queen's
the
Almeria has been put back | plans are made, into training with the £20,000 King George VI and Queen geven two-year-olds ma Mabout Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot as the the most promising bunch main objective.
National Stud has ever sent me."" Boutello will be trained for the long-distance isces, Includ- ing the Ascot Gold Cup.
Pall Mall will be the Royal hape in the 2,000 Guineas. And, let me whisper it ever so softly, there is a colt called Miner's Lamp in the Derby. Agreement could be a force in the big handicaps,
was
by
They are at rained Captain C. Boyal Rochfort. Aller her victory In the Park Ill Stakes at Doncaster, Almerla retired to stud. When the Queen saw the ally in the paddocks she looked so well that she osited Boyd-Hachfort what he thought of the idea of giving Almeria another reason's racing.
Happy Colt
Boutelle 18
a charming colt with a summer polish on his cont. He looks a picture and Is a happy colt who loves racing.
Pall Mall has grown a te and in altogether stronger and more robust,
It is solely on looks that suggest Miner's Lamp might develop into a Derby candidate. He is an unknown quantity with a lot of leeway to make up.
No horse in the stable has wintered better than Miner's Lamp.
-{London Esprem derpiçe).
ROBINSON'S VICTORY
New York's Leading
Papers Back Up Judges' Decision
Now York, Mar. 26. Threo of Now York's loading nowspapers today backed up the judges' decision which last night took the World Middleweight
Crown
from Carmon Basilio and placed it on the head of Harlem hero 'Sugar Ray Robinson. Only the New York Herald Tribune port
writer, Josso Abramson, disagreed with the verdict.
The
Gene Word of the New York Daily News sald Robinson won Work Middleweight his h
without Championship shadow of a doubt,
Joseph C. Nichols, of the Now York Times gave Robinson the winner. He sold that it was true that certain of the rounds
ns
ir
A beautifully coloured chest-wera close but the margin, nut. Miner's Lamp has develop there was any, was in 'Sugar ed out of all recognition. nid Roy's favour.
my main doubt is whelter the cott will have gained his full atrength in time for the Derby.
Wintered Well
The New York Dally Mirror's Leonard Lewin sald Basilio gave a magnificent demonstra- Bion of courage, which probably influenced the referee's decision. Basilio
admirable mado $11 Agreement is still in the effort, said Lewin, but Sugar rough, but in a physical sence Ray's work WOR even more has wintered well. As a geld-destructive.
ing his opportunities will 120
Abramson, the odd man out, limited, but he is just the type said the incredible Sugar Ray to make a name in the mure Robinson won valuable handicaps.
because of 1- Hypericum's son. Restoration, credible luck-when he closed Dasillo's ryc. He said the has still to run, but is a good judgo's
have of Just
decision must the right looking colt size.
Peironella is still rather surprised. Robinson himself, as small and light of frame. So is with both eyes open the judges Stroma, but she is a nippy little say less than Basilio with only thing sure to make a
one eye. sprinter.
clever
There are only two home- No Serious Damage bred coits among the two-year- olds. Outstanding la Above Carmen Basilio, whose left
half-brother by Suspicion, D
eye was closed last night, will Court Martin, to Doutelle, enter Wesley Memorial Hospt- Sundown,
of 'an own brother total tonight for observation High Veldt, wants to grow a bit, the injury.
bul is a strong and nacing-like The decision for him to enter colt. The four files are mostly the Hospital was made after an lucking scope and oli look examination of the eye at his like coming to hand fairly early. hotel suite by a specialist, Dr
doubt whether any of them Richard Perritt, will hit the high spots.
Irsisted upon
With Murless
His wife Kay the examnation. Dr Perritt said. orthough the eye was still closed the swell- ing had gone down and there vras no injury to the eyelid, He Noel Murless trains the 11 horses leased to the Queen by added that there was no serious the National Stud. Persiandumage or reason for concern, Wheel and Snow Cat, who took but he would be able to watchi the pick of the three-year-olds, the injury better in the hospital, bad one race cach last season. It was expected that Basilio would be in hospital for two or three days.—Ali Agencies.
Tulyar and Sun Charlot won five classics between them and their daughter, Persian Wheel, is a medium-sized brown of out- standing quality. She could be
the Oaks feld,
Murless won that classic' tox the Queen with Carrozza last June and Carrozza's half-brother Snow Cat, successful over seven furlongs, is a promising stayer. He will be tried out this spring --probably at Sandown Pork fa ate April--before any ambitious
British Open Squash Tourney Results
London, Mar. 20, Results in the Open Squash Rackets Championship at the Lansdowne Club, London, to
PHIL MEAD day were:
1.20 p.m. RAMC v East Lancs. DIES AT 71
Flaid "A".
their turn and caught Slevin in was gathered saw the Ordinance Pat MacAteer
possession and scored well out, open the scoring with 3 polnis, No conversion. 3-3. Folice
The Green Howards replied scored ogain when the ball went with a converted try when they out to Scott, was passed to intercepted a lobbed pass and Walker, and out to Scott again scored under the posts, 5-3,
But before the Iowards could for the latter to score in the
guin to ecoto under the post and convert, 8-5.
H. Owen-Hughts, D. W. Leach, He had the option of re- corner. Johnston hit the up- settle the Ordinance were away
T. A. Pearce, | maining in Bangkok after too | right with Wis kick. 3-3. 21. L. Stanton
F.. A. Weller, J. T. Baugh, bout to meet West Indies Aghter. The kick off sent play to MeQillian within five yards of the Police' Constance, F. D. Bottomley, C. Ship, R. H. Hector Campion, L. White, F. Howarth. I added China Mail Special.
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The Ordinance dominated play from then on and with a
RADO
HADE
Favoured To
Retain Title
Liverpool, Mar. 27.
Hashim
First flound
Kian (Pakistan) beat
Jamal Did (Edinburgh Club and Pakistan) 8-3, 4, 9-2.
London, Mar. 26. Phil Moad, the former Nazrullah Khan (Junior Carl- England and Hampshire ton Club and Pakistan) beat All Akbar Khan (United cricketer, and one of the gervices Club and Pakistan greatest batsman, diod to- | 9-6,, 16-8, 8-10, 7-9, 16-9,
Mohibullal Khan (Pakistan) night in a Bournemouth hospital at the age of 71. beat R. Lees (GB) 9-4.0-0.
9-2.
J. H Giles (Britain) beat T. He has been seriously $11
(Britain) 0-8, 9-2, nco entering hospital last week Pickering
for internal 0-4. for an operation
Hachim Khan, the little Pakis- tan squash reckotę - player, MDY be 43 years of age, but his game tifle when he meets Dick Tiger, first representative chance was is as forceful as ever.
Today be began his bid to of Nigeria, over 18 rounds here for England against Kent at the
Oval in 1910. He hit 03, and gain his seventh British Open tonight.
with his defence probably the
titio Championship
A the soundest of any left-hander in Landswowne Club, with a vic- the country, he went on from tory in less than half an hour his fellow countryman, Uiera to hlệ 182 not out in the Oval Test in 1921, which until Aspects pointing to a victory 1038, when it was beaten four mol In 9-3, 0-4, 9-2.
Moving about the court at = champion
that: Umes, was the highest score great speed, Kassim lad "the MacAleer, a batter boxer than made against Australla.
trom the mastery over Din Tiger, will undoubtedly make Also in 1921, he totalled 3,179.
is
Pat MacAteer, of Bitkenfood,hnemtiatroge.
slight favourite to retain Born on March 9, 1887 Mead's
his Empiro middleweight boxing
The champion was hold to a draw by the two-isted slugger from Nigaria la a non-title bout at Cardiff lost November,
for
tho
Gre
nver
The best match, of the first
full use of the big Liverpool runs at an average of 09.1 and moment he struck the first ball. Stadium ring to millify the hit the highest score of his Nigerian's swarming dose tactics career, 280 not out against half of the opening round-the remaining tour matches stu which have" "oarqod. "him some Nottinghamshire. Epochacular wins' in mare con- fined rings.
He cored 1,000 rung in a being played tomorrow we a season 29. tired, exceeding 3.000 20 minutes battle between two In addition the champion le a twice, and 2.000 nine times. On other Khans, Naamullah and All brainy enough boxer to keep Tuenias, June 16, 1931, against Akbar, which ended in victory Tiger, foundering in the open prinints at Narthampton, no for the former #-9, 10-8, 8-10, space and is also likely to be equaled W. G. Grate's record 7-9 10-0
Phil Mend -All" „Akbar,' a' left-handler, better suited to 18 sounda, a of: 126 - céntities, distance Welch Tiger hur deyer vent blind just over 10 years inlased three match points in sing
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