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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1958.

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Confusion Over Grounds Spoils Is The Long Corner

Week-End Rugby

CLUB "B" SCORE A GREAT

VICTORY OVER

STRONG ARMY NORTH

By PAK LO

.

In the other game the Navy and they held the Police Afteen 10 a nine-point lead at half tume, mainly because O'Hare at

horrible pansing.

thank to some good work by the Scottish Internationalist Rodd won göing awny by 20 points (four goals, two tries) to three over the strong HAF Island who had no answer to Rodd's breakthroughs in The centre.

the

In the minor match Loyala beat the Lauenshires by 14 points to 11.

Club "A" - 5th Field

For the first half, by for most of the first half the Club looked Hike any other XV, but in the

the

Whodunit? That was the big question that occupied all too closing intrutes of the first half

many spectators minds on Saturday afternoon's rugger. Who was responsible for the fiasco in connection with the

grounds on the Kowloon side?

steady surression of cores,

they auddenly came to life and soennd half was largely a

which would have been much more had O'Kelly not decided, time and again, to do his jink-

through from a standing position,

Inglis Brown

and Bennell were by far the most polished players on the held.

Who decided that a very minor game should take precedenceing

Who was responsible for over two major rugby matches. the allocation of the grounds? Who? First and foremost the details of this fiasco, that partly spoiled

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an afternoon's rugger.

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Luckily there were no soccer the Pollee, ground matelies on und Nune really efllelent staff by the Polley saw the posts changed and the Palice RAF game played there.

the Army p.m. on

However, the referve had ground in Boundary Street, the explanation. The ground is con Loyal began to play the Lun- trolled by the Lancashire Regi-work cashires. Nothing wrong So meni, nd they had, or so the far? Oh yeti, The referee who referee staled, not been informi 30 member of the Refereesed that there were to be any Society, albelt un Anny mem¦ major matches that afterION. ber, had a Bxture list and was Secondly he felt that as the fully awarc that two games Loyals had travelled from the wore scheduled for Bie afie:- far reaches of the New Terri-hendlines, but their efforts were noun, with the first one starting tories to play this game, then at 3.15 p..

INCLUSION OF

MARTIN IN

AUSTRALIAN

The

XI URGED

it should go on, and the others could themselves in

The Blame

!!*

The Police won by 20 points zi (one goal, five tries) to Normally a store like that by the Police would make the

As naught In comparison with the Cluby "g"

the who beat Army North, one of the major Hexangular

by sides

eight points tone goal, one try) to to

Great Victory

wern

The Club pet superior except in jumping

serum-holt was serving out socheNavy v. RAF Mainland

The Police threes in the first holt passed badly but they settled a little in the second half.

Of the first half I con du no better than quote a very young spectator,

who after studying the police i22 action for voinu time turned to his father and said, "They never hold it in their hands, do they Daddy?"

In the second half O'Hare at last began to And Blach with his passes, but once again after letting his threes score a couple of times, Riach ignored them in favour of tits forward's, and most of the second half stores came after forward inoves,

The airmen were no match for the Polico though both Miller and" Roberts were ex- ceptionally good in their res- pective positions of fly-half wing-forward, but they afone could not hold the Police.

Scott Miller and O'Hare all scored in the Orst half with Scott ulso making the break- su through for Miller's ty. In die in second half Risch scored three

the couls that the 5th Field, } times with Johnston converung no matter how they struggled an easy one.

The were no match for them. Club pack simply streamto inrough the opposition, with Leonard well to the fore when- ever the soldiers lost the bail,

Also, fully deserving ut men- tion in the forwards was New- bigging, who played a sparkt- ing game.

Lancashire v. Loyals

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Rode played in the centre of the threes in the first half, and both he and Watson played very well, but in the second half with could find no answer to his fant Rodd moving up, the alemen and sudies breaks through the centre.

Against stronger wing for- wards this would have been dongerous, but the Mainland'A strength les In their threes, who saw all too little of the bali and who wore never given D chance to settle down. The Navy had on eight-point lund at half time, but were definitely In command of the game from the resumption.

Club "B" v. Army North

While Club "" ' very literally well they once again threw away wanther three Certain scores

Jirst

Army's line.

The Club

the

were

oddly their

for wads superlor and though,

nough, the Club scored eight points in the first half, 11

Thai was in the seccand

they looked the more dangerous,

The Club three line was not outstanding but Army North bed a very weak defence, and there will no doubt be some major changes before this XV play in the Hexangular.

They have of course quite ni A fairly scrappy though ex-

players with Woodward few

missing at the in the orst huif O'Kelly conting match

injuries, Ed goals, and again showed verted two penally

up well, though moment due to O'Kelly has

while with the return of these missed two more, while inglis be also, Likke and Laville each scored a try.

fancy bit of work. This their bree line wil be greatly their pack needs In the second half Bennett more effective

than O'Kelly's strengthened added another three points with and consists of a very sudden even more strengthening.

It seems a pity that the divid- good try. Browne scored two acceleration, but to try and do

between ing line this season more tries, Leonard and Inglist three times in quick suCCUS-

Army North and South should each scored one try, and O'Kelly

be so rigidly maintained for the converted two of them,

Lancashires und the

Green Howards are both only avail- The Lanes threes passing was able for Army South, and on extremely weak in the centre the whole the majority of play- for Army South will be where" attitude very much to Green Howards. is not 100

the tate for the fore. The Lanes thardes to on the re-and though it would never be that the sald they played spark Ung

some excellent work by Gibby Army authorities to amend the Society is į rugger thele efforts outstrip

in the lineouts dominated play dividing line so that all teams definite even their senwurst comfortable The airmen took the field with to a large extent. but their on the Peninsula are in Army regards the 28 points (two goals, four"tries, | Öve players who have Just covering had some gaps and it North and all on the Island in

two penalty goals) to nil win arrived in the Colony and are was through over the Bin Meld.

by no means acclinatised as yet, Loyals scored.

I the Lancashires

not

know that there wen any games scheduled for the after- noon, then no blame can be at- Luched to them and the perso responsible for the atication of Anny grounds

Far the lowly Club "B" to do this quais a team which after all only wanted a game against

In conjunc- Club ìr to get their side some

on with HKRU must shoulder | pruetlee and who, like everyone

blan

a large part of the blame, but else, expected Club "B" to gn

of the

must down, is indeed a great vielory, sune Adelaide, Nov. 2.

devolve of Beft-arm Cetinitely Inclusion

in the tree, who, knowing spinner John Martin

which is Australian XI vorsus the MCC HU to

nade Is aliated had beginning on November 21

his artungements U urged by critics here after

pald success agains! the tourists for ground. therean. South Australla yesterday.

Besides the present mulch, it be the only first class

could In which Martin

- would game

play before

the first Test at Brisbane beginning on Decem- ber 3.

Martin, formerly

with Now

South Wales, does not quailty

in

Shield Sheffield to play

South matches for

Australia until after December 4 when he WOLLICI have resitled there for three months.

The success of spin bowlers in the current match is no in- dication of what the pitch will be like for the fourth Test here in January. Mr A. M. Ulem, South Austraila's secretary and that the Test pitch has been played on often, unlike the pre- sent newly-hald pitch.

Most of the tourles golf today. Reuter.

ployed

Kennedy-Skipton

no

attention

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

CHIEF, WHAT HAPPENED TO

THAT EMPLOYMENT VOENCY COMPLAINT

THAT

5S CASE! FLL FIND

OUT

*SILLY STUFF DIVISION, POLICE HQ.

FERDINAND

First In 50km 19

Road Walk

A very successful road walk

over 50 kilometres wna held yesterday afternoon under the

auspices of the Hongkong Rave; Walking Association.

Eleven competitors took part

in the event which commened

al 2.30 p.m. at the 5th ndlestono

the

on the Taipu Road and ended 20th milestone near Castle Peaks.

oh

Five completed the Course with G. S. Kennedy-Skipton the winner in the time of five hours 18 minutes.

finish were The last two to Licut W. King and Cpl J. Smith who marched in Army boots and did the distance in FIX hotira 42 minutes,

NANCY

YES, SIR, I HANDLED

THAT GS COMPLAINT

DY A MRS TURNER.

WENT THERE YESTERDAY--

WHAT'S

BAA--- GOING ON.

HERE? BAA

BAA-

BAA... BAA... BAA

SPORTRAIT,

Ri

-Ernir BuenMULLER,

"Well, you really want to know how they ioon~!! Son my hert at the crucial moment he shouta Bhoot and they scored the winning goat!"

London Zagreje zengi

JOHNNY HAZARD"

I KNOW HAZARD ALWAYS

COMES THROUGH FOR ME.. BUT SOMENOW... THIS TIME I'M WORRIED? IN PONNY'S CHANGED HER MIND, MY HEART JUST WON'T BE

R THE GAME!

one fully bit the

only ston brought deserved result-he dust and lost possession.

Police v. RAF Island with the usual throw it any-crs

these that

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

FOUND

MRS. TURNER

NANCY HAS

A BAD CASE OF INSOMNIA--

WHILE, OUTSIDE THE BALL PARK........ |

LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY

I LOS ANGELES TURNED

OUT TO SEE THIS GAME! FINDING A PARKING SPOT

15 LIKE PROSPECTING

FOR A URANILA MINE!

JOHNNY! STOP THE CARE).

BACK UP

YELLING AT

THE JOB

HUNTERS

"I TOOK HER TO HER FLAT ACROSS

THE STREET. THEN WENT IN THE PLACE

COMPLAINT

AGAINST US

3-17

By Mik

By Erale Bushmiller

WHAT DO YOU THINK, JOHNNY!

AND I'M HELPING HER. WITH SOUND EFFECTS

By Frank Robbing

ONLY ONE WAY TO, FIND OUT! LET'G

CICCK)

the Army South for this season at

least.

SHEAFFERS

ALLPOINT WITH EXCLUSMI

NEW BALL

STERLING SILVER TIP

AVALAME

AT ALL,

1000 STORES

aris

Fly

SWISSAIR

ROWNTREES

A TEA TIME TREAT

AUSTIN

for LOADS

METRO CARS. (H.K.) LTD/

Coming To An End?

By STANLEY MATTHEWS

How many goals have you seen scored this season follow- ing one of the old-fashioned lang corner kicks? Very few, I'll bet.

Despite various plans, such as, At least two men have to be pulling the ball away from the detailed to move out to the coalmouth and swinging it to wing, and the defence in split. the far post, the packed defence

enerally clears.

The result is that more and more variatious of the short eviner kick are being tried out,

Another plan is for the full- back to come right up field and take the winger's quick pass, He is then poised for a danger- ous drop shot into the goni-

Wo Đặt s one of these ideas mouth.

work successfully at Wembley when a quick, short. hall from Tom Finney to Jotany Bayes took the Russians by aurprise und Haynes got a great qual.

Defence Split

Experiments are good for the game and ean produce some murprising results....

Many

years HO Samuly Chedgzoy, brillant Everton and England right winger, discover- ed that the rules did not state

Burnley have developed the how corner kicks should be short corner kick into a fine art, taken. with inside forward Jimmy Me- froy us the genius behind their plon.

Mellroy gets the ball from the

it, ther winger, holda

slips back to his colleague

who has come inside him,

A team skilled with this short corner kick worries a defence.

In one gamie Chedgzoy took a corner but dribbled the ball into the penalty area. Boffled dan fenders watched nim score. Football The

Association quickly changed the rule, mak- Ing it an offence for the player taking a corner to kick the ball a second time,

Toeless, Fingerless

He's French High Commissioner Of Sport

A man who has no toes and no fingers has been given the new French Government appointment of High Commissioner for Youth and Sport.

Aussies Now Have Another

Elliott

ด

There has never been miler like the phenomenal Herb Elliott, Some sky we chall never see his like again.

OR

But In Australia they are already talking. About athicte who might follow in Herb's footsteps. His name: Laurie Elliott.

Lourie, 18-year-old brother of Herb, recently won the mile and half-mile at Aquinas College, Perth. And his times. were almost as fast as those registered by his brother two years ago.

Now young

Eillatt is plan- ning to go to Melbourne to train at the camp where Percy Cerutty lured Herp into world-beater,

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

(No. 6500)

Here is a position from actual play; Black" to move and win.

Solution No. 6505: B-Q5, PXP: 2 KL (98) XP, or PXD; 2 Q-00, or RxRI; 2 Q-Kts, or BXB: 2 QxR, or B any: 2 RxR, or KK‡¦ 2 B--K12, or Kt any; 2 KIXB,

Landon Asprata Barvice

A

His name is Maurice Herzog and he ranks as one of the most courageous sportsmen In the world today.

In June, 1950, as head of a French expedition, Herzog be- came the first man to conquer Annapurna (24,492 It), the tenth highest mountain in the world.

Without the nick of oxygen cylinders, Herzog and tho famous guide, Loufs Lachenai, struggled to the summit, and then began the perilous flescent.

On the way down they were buried under falling snow and suffered grave frostbite.

men had to have all their toes

Both

amputated. Herzog, who dropped his gloves during the climb, also lost his fingers..

But they did not admit de Kesk. Both men fought back through long treatment to climb aptain.

Lachenal, however, was kill - ed in a ski-ing accident in 1986.

Parasitic skin- discase, itching. azima ete

'Mitigal'

Q & ĐINIMENT,

-Buyor - LEVERKUSEN GERMANY.

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