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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1958.

Blackpool... 10, Combined Chinese

Surrey Suffer

HAGAN HITS HONGKONG FOR SIX First Defeat

Matthews-Soccer's Strolling

Minstrel - Puts On Grand Frolic For Fans

By I. M. MACTAVISH

A new chapter was written in Hongkong's football history at the Hongkong Stadium last night. In the years to come nearly 30,000 fortunate fans will be able to boast that they were present when Blackpool turned on a display of soccer such as we may not see here again in a long, long time.

stadium struck dumb

In

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in astonishment or roaring in admiration, Blackpool swamped the Combined Chinese to the tune of 10 goals to one and it could, oh so easily, have been twice as many.

For ten minutes this was a serious contest but once the visitors got their

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The visitors essed off a bit after that and Lau Yee incurred the disapproval of the crowd by This tactics in opping Matthews, who was by w Treating the fans to overy trick in his serm- ingly inexhaustible repetoire.

noses in front it was a soccer slaughter of the innocent.

From stem to stern Block-trate that he The great lesson which ouri tootballers must have learned is pool's players knew what they shooting boots round with the bat trilly football can also be had to do and they niso knew teams. His demonstrated his profitable football and as the what each other man in the shic brilliant ball control, as he the Their lacking was cracked in the sixth goal goal total surged towards un-would do.

be out- precedented dimensions they again superb, and their repell- 61st hate. Not to bust have realised too that they tive rotating defensivo pattern done, Charley made it seven were the unsuspecting vlotims was something the Chinese boys rainediately afurwards of a soccer conspiracy to which never solved. Always there was they knew no answer.

more man io beat and

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lightning ustially i was again the tackling of the Blackpool de-many. tence was the root

The Combined Chinese will success bul this time the for-probably count themselves un- line got down to the lucky in that Ifo Cheung-you's fundamental tank of scoring shot in their first real sitaci

Form well goals and right magnißeently hh the post with did they carry it out.

beaten but, while it is true (hut

Lau Yee and bzeto, Yâu suffer- Jimmy Hagan, and ageless, this would have given the ligat

at his wonderful

certala Stanley side

expense but perless,

am of must

yery nothing can justify the cheap malu encouragement, IL

the light of later erudities which the South China cloudifull

happenings If it would have stalwart started to introduce. mede very much difference. Matthews-ia typical style- After an early preamble air simply laughted such efforts mission was

doubt. aside and nover In

merely turned on ever increasing The Chinese did not give the heat to un

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ever : easily bul they were complete degree. Indiscretion

expensive vice where ly outclassed and their moral been an got such a shattering that long the darling of the British soccer crowds is, concerned,,,,as Lou before the end overal

Yee found to his post.

Matthews hollouts.

the look

Man Inspired This goal-hungry Hapan took ne back 17 or 18 years. In the final reckoning he had a personali total of six goals, and in re Gospect it is very cult to decide which was the best of the lot. Jimmy played like o man inspired and his instinctive understading with Matthews

in the first so sadly missing game--was Too much fur the Combined Chinese defenders. The local boya never really knew who 'fo"mürk and their fleeting moments of indecision were all that was required for Hagan to the bail sute the back of the net.

Kame was

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well known personalities were un ashamedly looking hopefully at the hands on the Studium clock and in the circumstances who would blame them.

---Great-Welcome

Cheap Cruditios

The RODI in the 35th minute and in quick succession. Charaley, Hagan, and Iinally Stanley himself raised iku total to duuble Agures and Fonzkone's humiliation was,

complete.

rush was resumed

Who Dinghy the fortunate Once again there was a treat thousands who were in the welcome for both teams during the presentation to His Excel Stadium last night will ever for- Blackpool's performance? enzy the Governor, Sir Robert

Who will not want to hoasi Weat luck, and there was an equally he or she was present on hearty vocal response as tho

June

10, 1958 when State Chinese forced the early pace, Matthews made a mockery of Blackpool's powerful defonderange and played the sort of foot- It is my personal opinion abourbed most of the forward ball that any player in the world

but Ho Cheung-yau batut any player in that in normal circumstances | Chrusta

In the hours before this played there was wide speculation as to whe ther or not Stanley Mat- thews would be fit to play.

he should have bera sitting slipped neatly into position away la the stand.... and fam to the lot of the goal and gave ready to have a small wager

produced? It was soccer magic al its devantofing bes, Where in the visitors a real shock as he

the whole wide world of sport li that today there are several crushed a grand left foot shot there another single entertainer Combined Chinese stars

who against

George Form's right as great as this modest mot fivan will admit that they would | hand post.

the Polleries? had. have been fuppler it

Throats were already getting If there is such a thing as a Matthews knew only too well tisky on Blackpool launched soccer minstrel,........then "surety that thousands had looked for their nest serious attack Hagan it in Stanley Matthews. ward for months to seeing him started it, ran into position for play and, great sportsman that the return pass, and then let: he 1, he obviously decided that fir he wanted to make sure they got their money's worth.

disillusioned defenders

Magnificent

THE

FIRST

TEST

MATCH

England beat New Zealand in the Brst Test at Edgbaston by 205 runs with one and half days to spare.

Top photo shows J. R. Reid, the New Zealand captain being bowled by Trevor Bailey for seven runs in the New Zealanders' first Innings,

Lower photo shows T. W. Graveney dropping a chance from the New Zealand right-handed opening batsman Jack D'Arcy, who went on to score 25 in the first innings before being caught by Trueman off Loader. Central Press

Photos.

Indonesians Blank Thais 4-0 In First Night Of Thomas Cup Zone Final

NEED ONE MORE WIN TO CHALLENGE MALAYA

Singapore, June 10, Indonesia swept Thailand off the court today in the first four matches of the semi-final of the Thomas Cup Badminton World Championships. Indonesia won all the four games. There are five more" to play."

The winners of this series will achiting play by the Thuần, the meel Malayu in the Cup Chal-| (wa

Games fell to the In- lenge round.

delins-Houfer.

The Results

layan too was mugullicent Charoen Wadhanasin,

Tan

Of The Season

London, June 10. Surrey, who have dominated English County cricket for the last six years, suffered their first defeat of the season today when beaten by Somerset at Taunton. Somerset were indebted to Peter Wight, their free scoring West Indies batsman and pace bowlers James Lomax and Bill Alley for their first. victory over the Champions since 1961.

Surrey

were all out for 119 wanhed it play. Somerset are

in their second innings, Lomax third with 52 points from seven taking live for 20 and Alley matches.

three for live, and with Wighi Ruin again interfered with to lead the tuny Somerset cricket generally. knocked off the 112 runs to win with six

wickets

standing. | Wight, unbeaten with 45 scored 220 in the match. But Surrey still lend the County Table with 74 points from eight matches.

Middlesex in second place. two points behind their local rivals, had to be content with two points for first langs lent Berinst Lancashire At O Trafford. Only 25 minutes play Was possible before a stort

Djakarta Ex-Mayor Says: WILL MAKE

1962 ASIAN GAMES A

SUCCESS

Djakarta, Juno 10. Djakarta District Adminis- trator, M. Subiro, koid today that his administra: tion would do its utmost to make the 1962 Asian Games in Djakarta an overwhelming success.

Exciting Finish

There was an exciting finish at Trentbridge where Worcester- shiro made a great bid to obtain 210 runs for victory in two and a quarter hours which meapt scoring at the rate of 03 an hour. When the extra half hour rați out, they were 26 short or their objective with eight men and Nottinghamshire were af- tacking keenly.

out

Nottingham who gained a first Innings lead of 21 hit 180 runs

declared for three

in 100 minutes. Greg Simpson koocked up a bright 02 and Maurice Hill 07 for Worcestershire. Georg Dews hit throw sixes in bis 51 and Ceylon-born' 'Laddle Out- schourn scored 06.–Reuter,

Soviet Tennis

Hope Gets Off To Bad Start

Beckenham, June 10. Soviet Junior tennis cham-

drat So Subiro. Ex-Mayor of Djakarta, plon, Andrei Potonin, told the Antara News Agency viet pinyer ever to enter Wim- thal somo problems, such as bledon, got off to a bad start in the lack of housing would have the Kent County championships to be solved, but he believed today against Indian Davis Cup that a long-planned 14-storey veteran, Narendra Nath. hotel in the heart of Djakarlo Nath boat Potanin 0-0, in the would be completed by 1982. first set and was leading 3-1 in the second when rain stopped Subtro

interview the day's play after only

Lave the _after_roceiving--leaders-of-In--minutes-

15

donesia's Olymple Games. Com-Seventeen-year old Potanin, a nilter, M. Pakialam and M. student, served and vollared Maladi, who were elected Chair- competently but bis drives Jack- man and Secretary of theed power and accuracy. How- Fourth Asian Games Com-over, he was visibly unnerved mittee.

in his Brilish debut and was playing

first on turf for the

Subiro said he and the local time, All Boviet courts have legislative committee welcomed in surfaces. with enthusiasm the choice of

The other Soviet entry at Djakarta as the next Asian Wimbledon,

junior women's Games site and they would do champion, Anna Dimitrievs,

everything necessary to make is aged 17, is expected the games run as smoothly as compete in the Keni tourna

possible.-France-Presse.

meni.-France-Presse,

CHICAGO CUBS SMASH FIVE HOMERS FOR 9-6 VICTORY

In the first match today, In- donesia's schoolboy National

SINGLES champion, Tan Joe-hock, beat

Jog-hock Thai "glant-killer" the young

(Technip) beat Charten Wadle: excars. a clever Ton played sprawling us to weaved his way

and 1-10, 15-6. and in the twilight of his career

Ferry Sunneville (donesia) through to crack the ball into

the Judicious game in the first sei,

15-5, secret of extended youth. the net. it was Vintage Hagane seems to have found

Hextending the Thai through long brat Thando Kadjadthai, it over there was such a thing.

delightful ball control. His rallies and breaking his spirit 15-7.

DOUBLES His display at night was un- | Ten minutes had gone.

Three

scrond-sight positioning, and the 10 win 15-10.

In the scound sel Tan ob- Ngoo Kin-bie and Tan Kin cantly, and even when one has watched in play many times at it again and with the im- return last night of his famous it is hard to believe that he maculate help of Stanley Mat- Anahing burst put him wide by though heroes coure gon (indonesia) bral Sunther The Chicago Cubs smashed five home runs, two of them by Bobby Thom-

fought Suphaphon and Kamol Saja-

Uncanny

power

minutes later he was

Combined

Kong's football affections.

and

13-0.

site with Matthews in Hong and Charoen bas the strange

to thews he sent the

gallantly, he

vanit, 15-12, 8-15, 15-3. demoralize the opposition and Chloese back on the heels with

In the second singles the wily Tas Joe-hock and Lis Po- But the whole Blackpool team. inspite his colleagues by the real shop goal. The lust was

Indonesian Dilan beat Choroci and Pric experienced

met Wengakragul, 7-16, 15-0, 15-10 theer wonder of his work on now glittering in his eyes and played with all the calculated

confidence of a side that knew veteran Ferry Sonniviile the wing-

bubbling from his boots, and a its strength and its weaknesses. Thanoo Kedjadbhal of Thailand.Reuter. In his

time Stanley has | brief forty seconds later he had The final result tells the rest This match supplled some of played many magnificent games the ball in the net again and at the story.

the beel badminton seen in the but, for the Hongkong football the scoreboard read 3-0.

The Combined Chinese must present Thomes Cup tourna

were--to Use an phrase

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public, his efforts last night will This was more than the local now lick their wounded dignity ment surely never be forgotten. He boys could stond and in ack to wholesome health. They Schneville soon established a did things with the ball that strong right wing thrust Wong must not allow this ten-gual 4-0 lead, and n fool-feult

nervous Thol unoriginal Chi-heung made the most of a tragedy to assume unrealistic against the simply not true. slip by Hugh Kelly to put the

Thanoo recovered, but more Whether moving at speed, trot bali Into the goalmouth. The proportions for after all there is sent Sonneville on to G-0.

only one Matthews....and one ting. walking OF standing Blackpool defenders hesitated | Hngan....in the length nad, foot-fault calls 'ceni Sonneville Bull he cast his spell over. Ha and Mole Chun-wah raced to-tireadth of the football world. to 7-3, then, 11-8, Immediate opponents and the wards the left post to drive the They will not have to face them Lob-Drop Technique passes he laid on for his mates ball home.

Lau Yee put the first

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OVER MILWAUKEE BRAVES

FAVOURITE FAILS BECAUSE IT IS

New York, June 10.

ta

son, off Warren Spahn today to beat the Milwaukee Braves, 9-6, and extend the Braves' losing streak to five games, the longest for the World Champions since 1956.

TO START ASLEEP

Karachi, June 10.

ritun rather several blots on his copybook Po-keung. Wong Chi-keung and Lob-drop technique found the failed to start because he was askeop fu ħla stall.

done the old maestro's heart of how a penally kick should be the world of good.

Benneville, with an alternating Ot last night's team only Ko scoring became, a

Just before the half hour mark Mok Chun-wah played

they measure of the harassed Thal, Stanley scored the lost one had been reached with a crude can..the rest were struggling and took the set 15-5.

In the second set, on the ap and spontaneous foul on Hagan and Hugh Kelly all the way.

the four which greeted it must have gave the crowd. a demonstration VERDİOT: A magnificent plication of the Thal manager. Pravat Pattapongse, a linesman show by Blackpool and * timely reminder to Hongkong was changed.

Sonneville took the sot, and that bazle football ability is not enough, There is another game 15-7, but the play way a lot closer thun the scors abstract factor involved, and

fralicated. if we are to progress Interna» tionally then we must find the right person to impart 11 to our Elánós vilayers.

The

token. It in doubtful if Lau Kin-cheung even SOV! the But this was no one-horse or two-horse race. Blackpool as rounder. as it flashed just in- team

were immense and theyside the post.

effectively-ullenced many of the

indiscreet and ill-informed com- ments which have been made in

the last few dage.

to

Strongest Possible

Educated Foot

RADIO was particularly woll handled by Referoo Darbyshire and the visitors had many good things to · MT about his work.

Lâu Yoo, Breto Yiù and Lau mmat hayo Hicpt Kin-cheung

in

Stanley Matthews was always! Professional footballers play in the plcture and his educated their footbuil

a pattern foot paved the way to The which is designed to produce tih goni which Jimmy Bagan the 31st results whatever the strength, netted just around reputation or tactics of the minute.

Everyone watched anxiously of perdium.

as the teams came out for the second half for Mattews had tight Blackpool played limped heavily into the Club-

but the stronges, posible Combined house

his familiar minelle wide on Hongkong's ambling gait was tire weak the awn, vérins and under typical | cmwd settled down to enjoy

The Teams Gasiorly conditions. This time acolher 40 minites of super- there was no advantago

Bléckpool) yarmy Armfield, coccer enterTRÍFICTÍSTIL.

Tho Combined Chirwa Aartin,. Foto, camizin, Kolly zalh or evening coolness, in fact

tried hard | Mutiumus Fresn. Charaiby, uvekiling was das devous, of our | allheight they boys except that vital omnitial enough, had nothing left that misskey Wildin

peshow. Thưy wwe looked Uken rondly, meÍONS

from

a nightmare statosphere iset night

If they slept

With Matthews cheung, • Pak, Lau Yee, Chan orbuted amply because they challenge. were: tirakoin lo match the op-teasing the 106 out of the left Wal-bung. „Ko Po kung, Szelo piqutions In skill, in speed, in flank of the defence, goals Yiu, Wong Chil-CORITIES, Ho wwwby, or the bucchi simple hod to come and Jimmy Chuang yan, Lau- Hafidhu Yi

Hugun, was quide to ... desmonter | Chesleyin, kai Chun-waA.

fan (of their THODE SÄRE.

Out at the race track the other day the adds-on favourite Flag of Pakistan, naw' Known as Mr Sandman, refused to be awakened. At that his humillation was less than that of Velocity who had previously staggered to lite barrier, planted all fours and dosed off while the crowd watched in stunned silence,

way.

All of the Chicago runs came double on an Infeld out and on homers. Thomson's drives, Johnny Logen's sacrificefy. his fifth and sixth of the sea- Mathews had four singles at live son, were with the bases empty times at bat, in the second and with Lee Rellever Glen Kobble won dis Walls aboard in the seventh.fourth game against five losses Ele Banks, the League leader after the Braves slugged starter homers, banged his 18th of Dick Drott for seven hily and the season

with Alvin Dark ve runs in two innings. Hobbie and Wallas on base after sin alluwed xlx hits the rest of the gles.

This was the only day game in Cal Neemon clubbed his fourth of the champaign after the National League,

walk. The five home runs equalled League high for the National the season, held Jointly by the Cuby, San Francisco and Mil- waukce, It was Spahn's second loss against eight wins.

Three-Run Homer

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In night games, Cincinnati was St Louis, Philadelphla at Los Angeles, and Pittsburgh at San Francisco.

So far this season four horses have been in slumberland when they were supposed to be on the track. Officials note that it is because Pakistani bangtails don't get enough sleep.

Oficial lay the blame to heavy-handed rate-ilxers who

The dose Bank Apron .and Eddle administer sedatives in unsportsmaállke propbetilona,

Ho almost slept to death. Mathews stnered tar the Braves. to Flag of Pakistan was monumental.

An Investigation has been insilgated but race fans still ure. Aspon hit a thream homer

end a double, scoring after the U.P.I

Both the doubles went to a rubber set, but despite some crumbling, P. L

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