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THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1958

THE SEASON'S BIGGEST FOOTBALL FLOP Unknown Golfer

South China's Victory Was More Complete Than Just 5-0

Says I. M. MacTAVISH

This was the season's biggest football flop. Some 17,000 fans weathered a dipping temperature and heavy rain to sea South China amble to a victory that was oven more complete, than the 5-0 scoresheet suggests,

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Plainly and bluntly Kitchee in their humiliation were revealed once again as no better than a third rate outfit whose high position in the current League competition is more an expression of the paucity of the teams below them than an indication of their own ability.

SUCCERS.

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Verdict

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U.K. FIRST CLASS CRICKET SEASON OPENS IN A FORTNIGHT'S TIME

By JOHN DAVIS

London, Apr. 13.

The "flannelled fools" of England and New Zealand will be braving the chill winds for the opening of the first class cricket season in a fortnight's time. We are reminded of this by the arrival on Tuesday of the New Zealand team. But the weather is hardly favourable at the moment for England's summer game of "casting a ball at three straight sticks and defending the same with a fourth" aa Kipling described it.

severe

cricket

of the

man and big

Exhibition Golf

Some Reflections Some Reflections On The Earl Haig Boxing Show

By OUR BOXING REPORTER

Beats Sam Snead By Two Strokes

Greensboro, Apr. 13. Little-known Bob Gonity. wherëshined his job as a profco- sions in Darlen, Conneelleht, only two weeks ago, shot "a brillant Anal-round 60 today to nose out Srim Snead for the

it annual Greater Greensboro- Golf Champtonship.

Goalby, trailing Sneed. by four stroken at the 64-ntorc carlier today, poured in six birdies and look only one bogey in the afternoon round for his five- under par 32-34-68 aixi, 72- beat out Enend by two strokes for the $2,000 drat-prize money ceventh title in 10 starts after

There was true inspiration in the original decision that saw the humble Flanders poppies become the emblemis of the Earl Haig Fund and I suggest that when they make their appearance again next November they may have a richer, redder glow as the result of the enthusiasm generated by twenty-eight Colony boxers at the Macpherson Stadium inst Friday evening, hole total of 17hough to These boys displayed the sort of fighting spirit that would have delighted the old warrloy who gave his name to the Fund and few spectatore could have left the hall without feeling that they had been well rewarded both for their effort and their outlay.

Match Rained Out At Houston preconceived plan

Houston, Apr, 13.

Ind

the

Snead; whoi scentod Ma

ding the neld at 205 at the end of 64 holes; "skiddeų tol u one over par 30-36-72 In the afternoon and slipped 16 second-place tle with four other golfers at 277.

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Also deadlocked at 277 were Dow Finsterwald, Art Wall Jr., Tony Lema and fast-finishing Don January whose Bal routin 33-31-04 equalled the coura record ni Stormount Forest Country Club.--United Press.

Spain Beat Portugal 1-0

At Soccer

With show 5 banging A testree wicketkeeper could It was a grand night's sport young man. Fie Nolan of ground and the prospect of be found among these five-A. J. at the ringside and the officials the Army, who made a big im- further grey and cheerless skies, | McIntyre and

Swethin the Hongkong Amateur Box- pression on the students of the cricket looks destined for a dis- (Surrey), G. Millman (Nottinging Association are to be com- game.

is This boy

body Arie 3 But....and this was a game and bid plenty of time to clear lacked pace:...lacked ideas..

But after such homshie), K. Y. Andrew alimented on the excellent bill niony 'Buts'... many with lines

#allor op- but instead he lacked the power ond drive to mal start,

winter.

they presented on behalf of the puncher and his en- (Northamptonshire) and 3. T. feel as I do tha an incident saiddenly decided

il upset the hard-hitting Souththusiasists are hoping for long Murray (Middlesex). to push

British Legion; for they had to posent EM Cantwell must have which happened fra the 5th back to his goalkeeper. The China defener.

Aurmount dry spell of sunshine and

There is no shortage of pro-difficulties in Ils compilation.

many unexpected had a very painful mid-section)

week-end. Nolan the over minuic of the gome really de- ball inst its

on the wet pace

weather interd of the cold mining talent. The main con- cided the extent of the eventual ground and little Wong Chi-

winds and ralu that Itave cern will be to find the

From a listic polit of viewhould develop into a very good South In-keung was on it in a flash. He

Chlua were outcome....and it was an

spoiled so many receni summers, | with the confidence

the highlight of the show was middleweight," particularly if he cident that detracter! greatly angled it beautifully past enough for the job in hand....

The reason will get under temperament

the brillant battle of wils, will can raise his left hand work to for The from South China's withmate Cheung Koon-hing and as it KRelice were too and to be true

way on April 26, when the New occasion.-China Mail Special,

and punching power between the raine high standard na hin was already on its way to the even for them and that's say-

Henry Wong and Sergeant right. play it one-day Referee Prit-Zealanders Chun-wah was in ing something. nel Mok

Peter Lavin of the

Another It happened like als

mos! Royal Air

encouraging Szeto Yu, The Klicher left attendance to make doubly sure, curd showed an awful lack of game against the Duke of Nor-

Force. Wong-wily old crafts-display was that given by Sub- back, clenreil

of the the hall down-

initiative when he handled the folk's side, and Surrey, County More Indecision

man that be surprised Inspector Don Bryen

but ho it teid where

touched

entire second hair of the game Champions for the past six match against

Lavin and many of the experts | Hondrong Poller. thread to Chu Wing-keung. The Ning notes titer Wong

in his regular black suit which yours, begin

who predicted a clearcut vle-must develop greater variety in Chi-key profited by Veteran centre-forward spun

his attack it he is to claim the Indistinguishable Cambridge University.

tory for the altman. ball and Kitchee indecision and when, from the Kitchee dark blue out-

From then until the MCC's

-In hin' tough round to gather the

Lavin was forced to fight ac- highest honours, Yin Cheuk-yin und Ho Cheung, M.

teain solis for Australia

bout with Once in the second half Lau Yee crashed into him in as

hard-hitting cording the Chinese boy's and sau split the defence lu u bout Chu Wingswah bent his

man September 20 to disfenti

he was Butch Torranco bé scored a well crude tackle as one could in-

étore passing the little

"Ashes" the selectors will be on ufine.

outguessed and outpanched as deserved victory without, as beautiful pass for the referee.

the look-out for players to fill winger fireet a beauty into the swerved-inside, and laid on a

result, By my reckoning for as I recall, striking a single for corner of the net. The Kit-

return นาง the gaps in England', sitio

Last really powerful blow, to Wong won the Brat and chee goalkeeper did get hin

New Zealand, the Cinderellas quick maile and 'n gesture of

body. His attack was eoncen- A steady rain today cancelled rounds by a clear margin a severc man of Test cricket, thes

trafed Chirely on the heat and, diseluliner from the the hands to the ball but was un-

at scheduled 18 hole exhibition while the second round was tusk; Table In dfvert it from its course, with the whistle.

while it was reasonably- B]ር። uwalls golf match placing Jabar's Lovin's best, it is very doubtful cessful, it made Torrance's de A has happened before

have le Torakichi Nakomura na Koichi if even in that he managed to

fensive problem much easier. Kitchee have played in them, but they will

feckle one of the best sides that On against Ben Hogan and share the tonours.

Drummer Lawson of the Army particular strip this

hus represented England over a Jimmy Demaret.

Treat To Watch was another youngster who made i The standard of play did not and one fus every reason to ex-

Omenis of the sponsoring

The crowd gave bolh

a big impression In his middle arouse much enthusiasm among pect our most experienced om- period of 80 years and every clals to take steps to preven: English player will be striving Houston Golf Association" said t

loud weight out against LAC Fair-the 100,000 crowd. Spain were on top for most of the match, such simple errors from taking to gain a place in the team for imilar exhibition will be selen ovetion that was both

duled next month, but not in- and long. They deserved every weather. Tie drummer beat

persistent tattoo on his oppon- but they lacked the penetrailos It is no longer funny,

bit of it for they provided n volve the Japanese players,

ont's nose which was soon bleed-to pierce the stubborn For- The Teams

Last October, Nakamura al contest that was a treat to watching profusely, Lawson was down ituguese defence. One defeated 11 Geld of 60 and a pleasure to applaud,

It looked as if the match SOUTH CHINA? Lau Klu-

a couple of ilmes, but in either доста from 30 nations in the Reflecting on the programme

case wor it the direct result of a would end in scoreless draw 72 hole international

Alfredo Canudo now, there are one or two rallent blow but rather was he weighed when

DI Stefano. Cup matches in Tokyo. Demaret points concerning

forward, individuals | down by the momentum of Fair-Spain's centre and Shend finished second, which come quickly to mind. weather's miler desperate at- fouled just outside the Pur- France-Presse.

] The first thoughts are for tack. The soldier injured his tuguese penalty area, took the arkle in the last round but resulting free kick himself and stayed on his feet long enough to banged the ball frio the net.

Di Stefano was get the verdict he so richly

Sne of six deserved.

Real Madrid players in the Spanish side, Real Madrid leave tomorrow for Budapest, whore they meet Vasas on Wednesday in the second leg of their Euro- pean

the

This when

All he got in Pritchard stopped play saal some very stern words the South China pivot..

a free kick to also awarded! Kichat, so theoretically soccer law was satisfied but the really important thing was that Chu Wing-keung war a przsenger for the rest of the Klima in spile of Lau Yee's hat on the back now familiar

and handlinke of sympathy.

A few minutes after this Chu Wing-keung was mixed up infringement with in a minor

c. was Luk Take-hay nothing in the incident provoked should have

that the

the

tel

South Chiou right balf to barsh retallation which marred the proceedings a little later.

others company with many though! from

referee's the demonstrative gestures he was ordering Lald, Tak-hay from the neld

but another lecture and a free kick were the only consequences. Light puilhment Indeed,

Way Ahead

The elimination of Chu Wing- keung apart, South China were way ahead of Kitchee in every Even department of the game. the players who have held Kilebee togelber for mus Of the the season bursi apari al seams and long before the end thousands of rain-soaked spec- they talos had had more than could stand and were on their way home.

Kichee

unbelievably and only the shocking underfoot conditions stopped South China from running up a erleket score against them. They never revealed the slightest Idea of how to play football on sticky, holding surface several of South China's goals came directly from fundamental errors by Kitchee defenders.

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The Arst goal of the gan after 35 mleutes was a pericet example of what I mean. Szeto You had the ball under control

place.

warm

Australia.

welcome

Worthy Challenge

When the teams resumed after the interval Litchee made sweeping positional changes in their forward line and they also changed the colour of their shirts. They replaced the white dark of the first half.with a blue ensemble,. but all the changing did nothing to im- the football they pro- prove Muced,

In the 68th minute Ho Cheung-cheung Lau Chi-ping, Kwok me three years ago in Auck- you increased South China's lead Kem-Hung Luk Tal Bay, Land, New Zealand were out three clear foals....Yiu Yee, Ho Chi-kwan; Wong Chi- for 20, the world's lowest Test Cheuk-yin made it four a little keung Ho Cheung-y, Lee later, and a couple of minules from the end Ho Cheung-you ripped the Kitchee defence wide open and made it a nap hand for South Chinn.

Nearest They Came

The nearest Kitchee came to scoring was a shot by Szeto Sum which Ft Lau Kin-cheung's left hand post....but it was all sa setuppy at the tial whistle brought only sighs. of relief.

For South China Kwak Kam- Bang had his best game in a long f time and Ho Chi-kwan benefitted | recordingly. Lee Yuk-tak had a very one day in the middle of the trward line bet Wong Chi- Reung and Cheung-yau on his Fight and Yu Cheuk-yin and Mak Chun-wah on his lett werd still fur fon good for any resist- ance which Kilchre could offer.

When the two countries last

score.

Tist

But since

then

New

West

Yak-tak, Yu Cheuk-yin, Mok Zealand have gained their first Chun-yah.

the victory over KITCHEE: Chaon Koon-hing, Indies and they hope to con- Lee Ping-chui, Szeto Ylut Cho found the critics by making u Fat-hung, Tan Kar-sau, Chunworthy challenge to England in Chi-kong: Chu Wing-wah. Les the coming scrles. Tal-fat, Chu Wing-keung, Kwok

Very much the some air of You, Sucto Sum.

superiority pervaded Englisht cricket when New Zealant em- barked on their first Test tout In 1931. They were granted only one Test match; at Lords, but did so well that two more Tests were hastily arranged.

This time the New Zealanders can piny a big part in helping the selectors to weigh up the merits of the Englund players.- Seventeen will be wanted for the tour of Australly and New There Zeolagd next winter,

inten- will undoubtedly be

One-Eyed Boxer Is Schools' Amateur Champion

Fareham, Apr. 12.

alve search for two opening

Danny Beckley, 15, school-batsmen to abure the duties

with left-hander Peter Richard-

boys

Sixteen Major League Clubs Ready For New Baseball Season

New York, Apr. 13.

There's a nip in the air and you still need a topcoat, but the 16 Major League Clubs are all warmed up and keyed up for the official opening of a new baseball season that will take them from coast to coast for the first time in history.

The Washington Senators, generally last in the American League but always first in launching the campaign, get underway against the Boston Red Sox tomorrow, with President Eisenhower fossing out the first ball at the nation's Capitol.

Top Marks

A

When the keynote changed from fistic skill to ring enter toinment two sellors collected the top marka. The first of the matelots to fre the imagination of the crowd was AB Wood from HMS Tamar..

"Chopper shot from his corner tommario 2... stamped

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his feet like on encaged bull

threw poor

punches STOIT Every

kis angle and

In

Madrid, Apr. 13. A goal from a free-kick fiva minutos from the end beat enablod Spain to Portugal 1-0 In thair soccer international hera today.

Was

Cup semi-final; The Spanish club won The first leg mutch 4-0.

In Lisbon today, Spain and Portugal drew 0-0 in a "p" International.-Reuter.

enthusiasm mixed with more Italian Wins

te-

Was D

than be connected, FLY opponent, Sub-Inspector, Jock of the Hongtorg Police, was vealed as a much too gentle- manly novice for such opposition Le Ping-chui played had

but he weathered the storm and enough but Szeto Yiu hoda

boy boxing champion of on-one or two middle order

In the end he showed" he was 10or game in the Kitchee de-

the Britain at his weight, is untemen to support Peter May. tence.

Atter of the two wikang Chan Fai-bung, who was

blind in one aye, his Colin Cowdrey and Tom Gra- The Washington-Boston con booked for misconduct on the

Possible showers are forecast nevertheless Wood, very tired old spoiled a rezinable' per- father revealed today.

show bowlers to test, however, merely is a pre- throughout the baseball map for and nearly exhausted, venty, some formance with ashes of tem-

Danny fought seven times help out Jim Later, Tony Lock lude to Tuesday's "Grand Open- Tuesday, except for San Fran-

the where aning" when all the Major Longud | elsco served nobody perament that

between October and March und Johnny Wardle, and

AB Palmer are scheduled to swing predicts it will be - clear and well. Ti Kur-guu strove man- and knocked out two opponents, other wicket-keeper

to under- Club fully to hold the opposition at Only hly porenis

the evergreen

action. There will be funny-United Press. Godfrey into and trainer study

action enough for every Evanu. day, but in weak company it was w about his bind left eye.

ball fan on Tuesday with games an uneven struggle,

He won the 9 stone 9 lb (135

scheduled in the East, Mid-West 16.) Anal at Brighton in March ไป become Schools' Amateur

and Paclic Coast.. Boxing Association Intermediate Champion of Britain

Chan Chi-kong was only a shadow of the pinyer he was year ago....and 1 is hord - deed to and anything good to ray about the Kitekce front line. The torward five simply

Nominate YOUR

Hongkong Footballer Of The Year

Members of the public are invited to nominate Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current season.

It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.

The two qualifications for nomination are:

(1) Footballing prowess.

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(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed to

the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.

To the Editor, Cluna Mali,

My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into account his playing abilly and isis sportsmanship on the field ut play se!

of the

(Slimed)

Club,

tion.

Regular Game

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Italy Beats England Juniors 1-0

Bowling Talent Englund has a wealth of fast bowling talent. The cholce can be made from Frank Tyson, A crowd of 23,608, all that can Ha father, Tom Deckley, a Freddie Trueman, Peter Loader, squeeze Into San Francisco's former Army boxer, sold: Trevor Bailey and Ted Dexter. Seals Stadium, are expected tó "Danny was born blind in his

Physical fitness, with the ability free the first regular Mujar left eye. We agreed to keep to stand up to the hard grounds; League game ever played in mum about it throughout the land hent on a strenuous tour, California on Tuesday when the competition. It might have put may well be the deciding factor | Glunts face the Dodgers. those he fought in a false post- Į here.

The World Champion Mil- Both Balley and Dexter maywaukee Braves open at homo "As far as we know he came | bo strong contenders as all against the improved Pitsburgh through without any of his op rounders,

Pirates, with a crowd of 48,000 ponchis or offcials knowing Any of the following batsmen anticipated, and the American about the disability. The blind could be challenging for places: League Champion New York reye looks quite normal. He was M. J. Stewart, K. F. Barrington Yankees meet the Red Sox ut

examined by a doctor before, and T. H. Clark (Surrey), W. B. Boston. cach night, but his blind eye Stott and K. Taylor (York-)

For Dodger President Walter stre), D. Kenyon and D. W. O'Malley, Friday is the big day, wet unnoticed.

"When Danny first look up Richardson (Worcestershire), That's the day the Dodgers open fighting we consulted a doctor D. V. Smith (Sussex), M. J. K. their home season at Los Angeles fouring, an injury to his good Smith (Warwickshire), M. J against the rival Glants und eye. We were told this was Hallam

(Icestershiro), D. J. some 90,000 fans. more people net in schoolboy boxing. A Insole and G. Barker (Essex) than have ever watched a base- sahaolboy doesn't punch hard and A. Gale (Middlesex).

ball game anywhere in the US, enough to do serious injury.

Three possible off-spinners are expected to jam the mom-Soviet

The

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Syracuse Grand Prix Race

Syracuse, Apr; 13. *** Italy's Lull Musso at the wheel of a Ferruri today won clear wher. "

the eighth Syracuse: Automobile 'swashbuckling Grand Prix. · He' ruvernd• Tho second sailor was

who the 180 kilometres in 2 hours, carried too many guns for New 2 minutes, 44.5 seconds at m

Gracie! Zealander ME!

His average speed

101,324 broadside punching was right kph.

midway on the target and

Joaquim Bonnier (Sweden), through the second round he driving a Masarali- was second scored a direct fit and Gracie in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 10.9 was aying the distress signal seconds. when the referee Intervened.

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Francisco Godsa (Spain), also driving a Masurati, was third with 2 hours, 6. minutes, 30.4 seconds.

Other platings were: 4th Horace Gould (Britain) Masa- roti.

5th Maria Teresa Denippis

6th Ken Kavanagh (Austra-

Luxembourg, Apr. 13. Italy beat England 1-0 in the Anal of the international junior football contest here today.

Eightee teams had taken

(Italy) Mosorati 13,000 specta- part and today for watched the match. Al- hough the scare narrow, the Italian team show માં distinct superiority

ball contro............... technique anxi France-Presse.

WEIGHTLIFTING RECORD.

and Ken Mrs Defilippis

both making Kavanagh were their first appearances in iriter- national car racing. France.

Presse.

It would be possible to go on saying something in praise of everyone who took part in the programme, but letne fish, with a special word of praise for the Hongkong Police: Sports Association for o' most succesu¬ ful debut in open competition. a) Masarati. margin waż

Six entrants In Police colours Inshalleet up five grand victories wah due rewati and it for the recent erterprise and spirit of the HKPSA that they got the honour of having the first winner of the evening.

Com Congratulatione fu ali berned, in this excellent promo- Moscow, Apr. 13. tion which thoroughly deserved

Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 13. Georgi Loobzhanidze, of the the wholehearted support It get

The Football Association of Union, broke his own trom the boxing public Malayn has appointed an Eng- World Lightweight

Press there were more shows like thisIsh coach, Mr Ronald Mendes, weightlifting_record in Stalino or would be no crowd prob- to superviso the final :: Lheco HOLLAND WINS today, according to Tas, the lens exccpt perhaps that weeks training of the Maisyun Antwerp, Apr. 13, ofléial Soviet news agency, of finding peats for all who Boccer- team for the Malah

kilograms would wish le bo present, Holland trounced Belgium 7-2 Ife Ufted 128.5

·Gamce, -14. ... Indeed a humble poppy Cook (Gloucester- in a soccer international here (203 pounds), beating his pro-

Mr Moades. is now coaching for the highest batting overageshire) and M. H, J, Allen today, scoring six goals in the vious record by half a 'kilogram nowadays stands for a great the All-Indian team in Bombos.

deal. for all schools in 4pis district, (Northamptonshire).

(orte pound).--Reuter..: second half.-Reuter

-Reuter. nurid Hampton cricket - balí thrower. He Jolus the RAF next month-Neuter.

"But we were advised not to are It. lingworth (Yorkshire), moth Callschum. let Danny go on fighting as an F. J. Titmus (Middlesex) and

adult. He has already promised D. J. Shepherd' (Glomorgan), us that he will not box again," and a left-arm bowler may come Danny, who wears glasses," is from P. J. Sainsbury (1lamp- also winner of a Silver medal shire), C.

International

Lawn Tennis Tournament Aix-en-Provence, Apr. 13. Jaroslav Drobny of Egypt Hand Kurt Nielsen of Denmark won the melt's' doubles Anal of tio International "Tondis Tournament hero today by beating Cardnar Mulloy and ||Budgo Pally of the United

States: 1-4, 7-8, 0-0;-8-0,

In the mixed doubles Anal, Miss Arnold and Mulloy (USA) bent Miss Butler (Britain); and Stolpa (Hungary) · 6-2; 13.

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