1958-09-30 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1959.

Young Joe Baker Disappointing Start To Shuttle League

Has Big Future

PRAIS

says STANLEY MATTHEWS.

AISE the England selectors. Whatever you think of these often criticised men, credit must be given to them for going against tradition in picking & club payer for one of England's national sides.

They heard about Joe Baker, the lad born on Merseyside, who has corner a £20,000 tag is the Hibernian centre forward.

They noted the glowing accounts... how he had the Milburn onsch... fast moving and with a terrific shot,

Scottish

Sunderland director Collings was enthusiastic when 1 spoke to him on the telephone. "We were delighted with his display," he said. "le's very good indeed We had good for a youngater, report from Scotland, but the committee asked us to make un on-the-spot cheek. And we had in recorrimending no hesitation

Then they decided to make a move. One last check was need-the lad for the Young England ed to see if the boy was all thot team against Poland he was cracked up to be.

borough on Wednesday."

Enthusiastic

The F.A. asked Sain Bolton (Leeds) and Syd Collings (Sun- derland) to make AL irlp to Motherwell to watch Joc. They sent in glowing reports--and the 18-year-old "exe" was on the first step to International fume,

English Soccer Team To Tour The Americas

the

London, Sept. 20. The English football team

Peru, will meet Brazil, United States, and perhaps Mexleo in an end-of-the-season tour, the Football Association announced here tonight.

the

But no details of this tour of Two Americas" have yet

been wirked out

Nevertheles carly

have already been laid;

team

at

1015-

This is what Lecde cinismen Sam Bolton had to mys-

"This boy han everything. Good with both feel and a won- derful header of a ball, he could be the awer to our problem."

Now the way is wide open for fur Baker. agilltering career

Don't forget that the centre forward Berth is the problem position in the England team.

Joe will be the No. 1 magnet for England deouls and managers this week. A great game in his next game and our blg League chutz will be after him, waving more hit-the-eeling cheques.

U.K. Soccer

Results

London, Sepk, 20. Results of today's English and Scottish football matches were:

ENGLISH LEAGUE Division III

pians Billy

Acrington Queen's Park

3 Chesterfichi

1

@ Stockport C.

1 Bury

i

for tour duties.

Colchester U.

Southend U.

1

Division IV

England has

Brazil and the

United States,

Dredford narrow

a Tourquay U. Carlisle U,

be

Shrewsbury

1 Millwall

the

1993.

Americas

Argentine,

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

Division I Dunfermline A. 3 Halth Rover

GLASGOW CUP FINAL (A Hampden Park)

Rangers

Nicholson, Tottenham Hotspurs

manager and Mithiles-

brough coach, Harold Shepherd-teading

son, have already been hired Tranmere It

met already

but Peru aut Mexico will

new adversaries,

The last English tour of

Was made In

when

nxtures were played

against the

Uruguay and the United States.

France-Prusac.

2 Stachdale

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THE BLEACHER FANS ARE TREATED TO A STRANGE SIGHT!

THE FIRST OF FOUR

An almost new Tung Wah team beat Army by 4-3 in their opening first division league match at Caroline Hill on Sunday,

Tung Wah's brilliant centre-forward Kwok Moon-wah scored all Tung Wah's four goals. Here he is seen scoring his first goal us he sends the ball past the waiting Army goalkeeper, McNicol.-China Mail Photo,

BRITAIN'S PLUCKIEST AND Sports Diary

UNLUCKIEST FIGHTER

By JOHN DEREK

Dapper Scottish featherweight Bobby Neil, who was elected Britain's Young Boxer of the Year in 1956, now gets my vote as Britain's Pluckiest and Unluckiest Fighter,

Nell wat involved in a road necident a few years ago tad spent 18 months with his leg in plaster. But he made a success-

come-back,

Then, last summer, a second road accident caused on injury to his left knee and he had on other long spell in hospital. It

seemed that tils career was over.

Now it will not be held. For luckies Bobby is back in hos- | pital-with a cracked, jaw, one

of the most serious injuries boxer can suffer.

But no

0

Neil will be out of action for one several months. doubts that this great-hearted third little man will

make a professional

comeback at the age of 25.

of

But this year Bobby made an- Bobby has said that one

and his ambitions is to retire from other amazing come-back his recent string of victories boxing with the respect earned him crack at Charlie everyone concerned

of

with

the

This is already amured.

' British tile. The fightsport." was arranged for October 27.

I'M SURE HYPNOSIS IS MIXEDUP IN ALLOF THIS! BUT HOW F

THIS IS A WEATHER

REPORT

HEY, CORKY, HOLP THE PITCHER'S BOX FOR GULLET! LOOK WHAT JUST FLEW IN_»* {}

DINNER!

By Leo Falk and Phil Davla

WHO DOES IT? HOW

DOES HE GAT TO THEMT

HOW DID HE GET

TO HARDAT

CANT BELIEVE

ANY

By Mik

By Ernie Bushmiller

WIND

WIND

WIND

By Frank Robbins

TODAY

Qell Exhibition by Paul Hahn at Deep Water Bay.

Badminton Ladies' Doubles "a": YMCA v Re-

cio, LRC ♥ COC.

Men's Doubles "H": Recreio Chang Cheong, St Stephen's India

Club

Mreting

1st Division: CAA v Sing Tao 105) 6.45 p.m.

CHAMPION GIANTS LOSE TO CYMCA IN ONLY MATCH PLAYED

By ROBERT TAY

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The 1958-1959 Badminton League season got off to a dis-

appointing start last night. Of the throa senior division matches scheduled only one that between Chinese YMCA and the was played off — Giants badminton club at Bridges Street, The Chung Cheong senior men's division team travelled all the way to Pokfolum for their match against University, but on arrival found that the University Hall was not avail- able for play, a fact which they had never been informed about.

gower

The third match which was were the best combination on supposed to have been played view, winning all their three: yesterday was the Ladles "A" | matches, but their second pair Division game between Craigen- of Lee Wing-foon and Ko Wal- Cricket Club and bong, former Colony schoolboy CYMCA and this had to bo champion tand current Taiwan postponed on account of the singles and doubles tits holder major repairs that were being disappointed both as a combina- made to the Craigéngower Hall. tion and in individual play. ofte se! only take All in all it was a most un- They could satisfactory beginning to a new

out of the three they played. season, and a number of clubs were already asking why the League should be started earlier the usual this year, when some

Long Way To Go

The Glants third pair of

POSSIBLE TRIPLE

FOR THAI SHUTTLER IN

BOMBAY TOURNEY

Bombay, Sept. 20. Charoen Wattanasin, Thailanul

of the courts are still not ready youngsters Loule King and Lam buttminton sac and Lim Say- for play and when the hand-Wing will probably gain a great hup, Malayan left-hander, won books are still not available for deal of experience as the league the men's doubles title in the of India's bad- uistribution.

Re-Formed

In the only match played last Glams badminton ATS & OC annual meeting, S.C.M. | night, the

club who were the champions Port Board Room, 8.30 p.m.

Bocces

of the men's "A" division last year, when the competitions included doubles opened their season this 5-4 defeat Chinese recon-

Tennis LRC Tournament Men's Doubles Open, Mixed Doubles Open, Ladies' Bingles Ореста myter-Kong Heap, ten Doubles Hoop, Ladies' Singles

'cap, Mes's 9nglor 'cap.

Ewinning

Colony Foxy Diving Champion- | ships at Vitoria Park Pool. 6 pm.

TOMORROW

Tennis

both singl

year by taking u

re-formed from tho YMCA squad in stituted Men's division.

thi

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"A" Doubles

Even this match proved dis- appointing in more ways than LRC Toumaments: Ladies' Doubles ong, It did not start un s Open, Mixed Doubles Open, Men's

Pan. although the rule stipulates Open. Men's Doubles

Open

that all matches will Singles, Ladies' Doubles H'emp. Man's

mence at 7.30 p.in." Single 'cap. Inter-orig H'orp.

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Throughout the duration of the match, it was impossible for either players or spectators to concentrate on

ол gume account of the Jucessant clang

barbell weights and

ing

of

the

banging of feet on the inside

balcony.

progresses, but showed that they Cricket Club alill have a long way to go be minion championships hero to- fore they can even reach the day.

They lost all They beat N. M. Natekar and sunior standard. their three games by decisive M. K. Bhopard kar 10-7, 15-5,

In the final. margins.

Wattanasia has also reacho

a chance of

For the CYMCA special men-

of the singles and-- tion goes to the father and sonho finals combination of P. 11, Wong and partnered by compatriat Miss Patlabongse -- the Wong Slu-kwong, who not only Prathuang paved the way to the Y's suc-mixed doubles, and is the only cess by beating Ko Wal-bong player left with and Lee Wing-foon in their winning three titles. opening game, but clinched the deciding ninir game with a 21-13 win over Loule King and Lam Wing-

The Scores

Following are the full scores of last night's match:-

CEMČA 5-GIANTS # Ramon Young and Wong Kang-chow (CYMCA) lost to 9-12, beat Lee Wing-foon and George Ma ond M. A. Ebrahim Ko Wai-bong 21-13, boat Louie King and Lam Wing 21-7.

P. H. Wong and S. K. Wong (CYMCA) lost to Mu and Ebra- him 14-21, beat Lee and Ko 21-19, best Loule and Lam

COMFORTABLE WIN

Wattanosin and

bongse

semi-final

seeded

Miss Patia-

their won

doubles

today against the

Indian

pair D. N. Dongude and Miss M. Kelkar Waltanasin by 15-8, 15-3. reached the singles final yester- a comfortable 15-2, day with 15-1 victory over S.K. Ganorika (India).

Miss

reached Patteborgse the women's singles final yes- with a 1-3, 11-5 win terday over Miss P. Prashar, but, partnered by Miss. N. Parekh, she was beaten in the women's doubles semi-final 3-15, 12-15 by Mrs M. Loiwala and Mrs S. Sule,

Lim Say-hup and his partner,

5-15 Jah the mixed

Sufe.--China

Can Be Avoided One cannot criticise the actual condition of a court, considering the limited number of playing 21-13. halls avaliable for play in the W. F. Foo and M. T. Lam Mrs S. Kapadia, were beaten Colony, but certainly unpunc-

(CYMCA) lost to Ma and Ebra- | 14-18, tuality and such noises can be him 20-24, lost to Lee and Ko doubles semi-final by Natekar

Mrs 16-21, brat Loule and Lam and avoided.

Mall

With ΠΟ exceptional new 21-6. talents on view, the match also failed to live up to the standard of previous years, and was in the mak a game among the Colony's oldtimers.

The Glants first pair of George Ma and M. A. Ebrahimi

Ford Named As Yankees'

Opener For World Series

New York, Sept. 29. Lofty Whiley Ford,

who

rounded Into shape during the last month of the season after a siege of arm trouble, today was named by manager Casey Stengel to

start the opening gamo of the World Series against the Milwaukee Braves. 1. Stengel made the announes.

Low 'ment

hours before the Yankees took off by plane for Milwaukers.

I was regarded as almost i certain that Ford would be the opening-came cholce, however, alter Stengel remarked "he has been our Vury best pitcher lately" following Sunday's game against Baltimore,

acazon,

The 20-year-old Southpaw, who had a 14-7 record this started the 1957 series opener against the Braves and beat the Braves, 3-1.

Ho compiled a 13-4

record through July 25 of this season and then developed a soro left elbow. He was ineffective for several starts, took a few weeks of rest and gradually returned to peak form during the final weeks of the season-V.P.I.

Soccer Match Postponed

1:

The First Division League football match between CAA and Sing Too which wus scheduled to be played off this oventag Boundary Street has been postponed. Tho gome will now take place on October 7 at Boundary Street, com- mancing at 5.85 p.m.

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