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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1959.

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YESTERDAY'S HOCKEY

Wonderful Woodcock The Hero Macaensis Senior Title

ARMY PIVOT

PIVOT GIVES THE DEWI DIVES-AND IT'S A WIN FOR WALES

POLICEMEN A MOST

UNHAPPY AFTERNOON

By 1. M. MACTAVISH

Was it a goal? Was the ball over the line before goalkeeper

Green retrieved it in a desperate diving scurry? ....

A second-half incident, in which the Army goalie nearly gave away a goal in a moment of carelessness, was the main subject for discussion and argumont as the capacity crowd filed out of Boundary Street yesterday afternoon.

I am neutral. I was quite a distance from the incident although I heard many spectators who saw it from much further away than I, giving very definite opinions.

net. A clever Police strike in the midst of temporary military defensive confusion!!

It must have been a very, won not over the line depended and foe and dropped into the nour thing, indeed, and as the entirely DIL the particular controversy whil no doubt rage | loyalty of the eyes that for a long time, let us get cer- tain salient facts about thi gruelling game into the right perspective.

The Army won by two goals to coa and there

not the slightest doubt that over the piren they were far and away the better TEAM,

The unconsistent Police side was a strange mixture of very good curious indifferearc....yet in User dangerous if spasmodic breakaway they were always Hable to get a goal.

bower

watched it. I will say only that it was very very close.

Green had two more goal line escapades which produced equal controversy hut on all the referee

of these occasions was right on the spot and had no hesitation in allowing play

to continue.

Strange Decision

On these 1wo points I must arcept his judgment but for The soldiers, oh the other the life of mi 1 could not work hand, once again wasted score the rave in favour of the Army

out une offe

decision which of chances that shoul made issue anfe long

pufore and which raised some justined half-time. The caletiated risk of playing Holland at entre- forward did that crime off. The man in the No. 9 shirt was for from match it and he never produced the sparkling forra which made him such a mebace In earlier games,

Lopsided

Wis

.was

A Ane bit of intelligent and thinking refereeing quick allowed the Army to snatch

in equaliser

the 10th the minute. As Holland went for alco the ball Kung Wah-kit raced in and he raised his boot high. It accidentally hit the centre-forward in the face. As he was in the net of blowing for a free kick Mr. Derbyshire spotted Coward with the ball and save him the benent of The advantage of two Police defenders before inside-left resisted the tackles gliding the ball into the net,

Name Taken

England's run of rugby successes — ten matches without a defeat — came to an end on a squelchy morns at Cardiff Arms Park, Wales, recently when they lost to Wales by five points to nil,

A try, late in the first half, by Dewi Beħb, one of the seven new Weish eaps was converted by Terry Davies with a grand kick.

Photo shows Dewi Bebb diving for match-winning touchdown as the mud-splashed England defenders look hopelessly on.

Wales' next match will be against Scotland at Murrayfield on Feb. 7 and England will next play Ireland at Dublin on Feb. 14,

rule. The big RE Beat RASC

In Corps Cricket Match

Wan

the in

Royal Engineers best Royal Ariny Service Corps by 18 runs the Corps cricket match in played at Sookunpoo on Sunday January 20, 1930.

Scores were:

anger among the Police for wards. Au Chi-yin look up position on the six yards line to meet a ball from the left and

In the At it was in flight the whistlej

20th minute Mak went although--as Au Chl-yin Wing-hung had his name taken offence in the Army Very correctly pointed out to the for un referes there

which

not an Army goalmouth player standing against the near obvious from the stands, post beside his goalkeeper. IL

Seven minutes later a strange decision. .. I

Police found themselves

RE This weakness in the middle still haven't worked it out.

arrears The Army were enll- | Edwards (A), à Boone save the Army front ronk a And what of this lefeated ing tupe and alter some Rawlings, b Boone

and with Police side. Franidly they were a shocking slipsbod work in the Fawcett, & Boone Jopsided appenance

lines Coward Ellis, st Ashworth too-delicate_Nellany and over-disappointing team. They had Police defence einborate Byres finding the their periods of supremacy but beaded the ball goalwards, As Edwards, t Ashworth going taugh against the Police somehow

they Jacred the the desperate defenders Tried to Manning, lbw Ashworth lett Bank it was left to Johnst smooth co-ordination which scramble It away

the lines- Heins, b Boone and Coward to carry the attnek

been has

characteristic of man's pointing flag indicated Greenwood, b Ashworth towards the Police goal.

the ball was over the line and Clenshaw, ibw Ashworth much of their play this season. Johnston had

a particularly

Morrison, b Boone the Army were in the lead. To my way of thinking their Bood match and the crowd ens

Wake, not out defeat could be chalked up joyed his elever dribbling and

Extras to several causes. The Arst is intelligent passings. Coward

they lacked cluss in the made a good partner for the bat

and this winger and in the first hair this wing-half positions Army left wing pair did some

obvious when was particularly outstanding work.

The points in the game went to the Anny because they had powerful middle line which set and dictated the whole palteen

st

Bid Spoiled

By Unpredictable IRC

BEATEN 2-1 IN ROUGH MATCH

By TONY MYATT

Macacnsis 'A' lost valuable ground in their bid for the senior division hockey title when they bowed to unpredictable IRC 'A' by the odd goal in three at King's Park yesterday. In a very rough encounter, the Indians held the initiative for the best part of the game. Tempere began to fray during the second period and umpire Ferras was forced to send off two players to save the game from turning into a free-for-all.

The Indians, playing good A Sockumpoo, Recreio A constructive hockey had the thanks to a line hat-trick by Maenensis defence working dashing Inside-left Albertina overtime for the best port of Almeida teored a very convinc- the match.

ing 4-1 win over Army 'B'.

The Portuguese team were by The game was played at n

for the superior hut the soldiers pretty fast pace with both

are to be credited with turning teams resorting to hard, first-

In a very strong resistance, time tackling. IRC, however, There were, however, several Pappeared to stand the pace better and gave the Mecao team the run-around during the later stages.

IRC's goals

0. K. Daliah both

were and

scored by Wahab Jr. Arst half minutes be fore the end through their out- side-left Silvo.

during the Mccaensiz scored

Some Reflections On The

1959 Colony Boxing Championships

By OUR BOXING REPORTER

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The 1959 Colony Boxing Championships are over.

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A good crowd turned

stages during this encounter when they bo Reerelo well on the defensive but they Everything but score,

did

these Recreio's strong point

their re- days seems to be shuffled forward line and once ngain they showed very impres sive form. Their passing and positioning

top quality stuff and their advances the army goal always looked dangerous.

Brilliant Savos

on

Centre-half Kerr played a fine game for the soldiers and kept his forwards well fed with some accurate passes. It's pity they did not take full advantage

of the openings. Army custodian Stewart also played a fine game and pulled of some brilliant goves.

Almelda notted

three times for Recreio before the breather, The soldiern reduced the arrears through James.

A

In the second fame at Scokun- poo, Army A' ramped home to

up for the finals at the Southorn Playground last Friday and the fans

first For the

the part of second half, it was touch and got a fair return for their money.

ge. Army made severni dan- The smooth and oficient

There was of course general mings. One of these, which has crous moves but just couldn't

Deem to get the ball home. of stoge management

the disappointment at the small survived in other parts of the

Recreio increased their lend Chinese boxers world right up to the present Hongkong Amateur Boxing As-entry of local

second mid-way during the sociation was

until some way can be me, is the formal dress half when Almelda spod down always evident and The Police came back into the

1 yet somehow the occasion Just found to induce them to com- spectators at the ring side.

the left wing and laid on game again after that but they

missed living up to the stond- pole, the Championship will lack Stuffed' shirts, black ties, furs

perfect centre for centre- could not score and neither

.. 197ard set in recent years.

a trulși reprefentative flavour, and one gowns are a much a Total (fur 10 wkts)

forward Castro to score. they, nor the soldiers, could find

Something was missing and Maybe by This time next year part of top class boxing as arr the net again although both had

Bowling

strangely enough I felt it was the fast improving novices of the the right rigout at the races or the Army were on top: The their chunees. The Army

connected

the energetic rew with Boone 5-25; Hemsley 0-16; subtly

Boxing Section a rinner jacket en any other wing-halves never seemed missed several and as I report-almer 0-31; Ashworth B-25.

Sports magnificent effort of the Fight-of tho Police

Associa formal ogcision. capable of halting on attacked earlier there were some very

''LA will have reached the ing Lanes

or more cor- and switching the ball forward near things

standard to allow on Green's goal Burnett, b Greenwood

3 rectly, the boxers of the First necessary

The Lancashire them to compete on equal Balmer, & b Edwards (A) 39 Battalion

bris with the coxers from the Hemsley, e Morrison, b Occasion they compared VERDICT:

Services. Hiens with their op-fought game.

Luckraft, b Elis in the Army stuff alright but it numbers

was never Ashworth, ibw Greenwood dirty and there was fle_any- Moon", Clenshaw, ene could complain about."

Greenwood Alllion, lbw Greenwood Hamilton, Greenwood McClellen,

to real advantage. They were line. much too speculative

o play. Holiday, Woodcock this who never made a mistake-and | antavourably Whelan were a lough, tenacious posite and tireless trio.

The two wing-halves defended like tigers when the Pulley were on top but they never neglect-

ed a chance to go up inte the attack when 1:30 opportunity orese.

was

side.

ntid on

The second predisposing! cause' was surely the fact that i The Army

defensive closing stages.

This was a hard It was he-man

deserved

errors

their

|

In the

as the gene progressed Most victory although they came pre- dropped further and further clous close to throwing It away back. Whether this move was by by design or physical necessity makes no difference. It robbed the attack of vital firing power und left Au Chi-yin to plough a lonely furrow for Mak Wing- form hung was right

Ginger Woodcock

He was King of the immense. Middle of the Field and all the wiles of An Chi-yin and all the power packed prodding of Roy Moss could not find a way post and neither of the wingers had

him.

He went into the tackle

the

strength to

as though his very life depend-hrough the

out of

The Police have no complaint

for on this occasion they were beaten by a better team on the

day's play,

I have always been a firm force a way believer in the freedom of ex- tackling pression bat, as I left Boundary strong ed on it but his efforts were as Army defence. This weakness Street I wondered if some

on the wings fair as they were hard and he

to the Police defeat.

was the

of

other the spectaters would have been emerged the hero of the after- factor which contributed a lot as proud of a recording of some

noon.

of their morsets of vitriolle wit and biting comment as they ob-

"unoriginals" were

Davies and Sharp had two Should Not Despair viously were when the original

dangerous spells of uncertainty. For about fifteen minutes in the first half they seemed to lose their touch and significantly the Police forwards had their best period in the game. As soon as the two full-backs go a grip of themsevios again, the tem- porary supremacy of the Police started 10 dwindle how the soldiers' half-backs

but

Nevertheless the Police should i uttered, not despair. This side will came agalu.

There is wealth

loudly

Let us have FAIR comment of promise in the line-up and by all means. Much of what they can keep this defent in we heard yesterday was quite the right perspective It may the reverse. prove to be a blessing in dia-

guise.

Boundary Street once again.

The Teams

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RASC

e Clenshaw, b Ellis Woodcock, not out .... Englishby, b Greenwood

Extras

Regiment.

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No Grander Sight

o D-D win over the Navy,

Well Beaten Team

After the first few minutes There is no grander sight in the length and breadth of box-of play it was pretty easy to At Its Best

I must also have bren a big ing than a big-Services Cham-sce that the sallors, although Open competition is at Its disappointment to the HKABA | plānship

the they were trying hard, would occasion when best when there is a prepon- to find that they had just over ringside flashes with the giltter be a well beaten tenm at the derance

spirit thirty entries. A couple of years and of partisan

embellishments of naval, nol whistle.

They just couldn't seem to abroad. The overwhelming ago it was as high as 80 and military or air force dress uni-

the solli Army de the Lancashire the falling off must have made form

and it seemed a penetrate In the ABA Think seriously about great ply that there was a fence. meant that

with Army forwards The noticeable move away from this. olleagues the future. the dants regimental

established custom-oven among Higginbottom leading the on- were in opposition to each other Full Results

officiats and V.I.P.-lost Fri slaught, found the majority of that inevitably

openings and exploited them to day.

the hilt.

strength

DI

representation

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1 and

01

Totol (for 10 wkts)

Bowling Greenwood 0-20; Hiens 1-22; Edwards (A) 1-25; Ellis 2-4.

JOHANSSON'S FIGHT

nortow

Pte

14 The Interest and sporting The full al of the final bouts

rivalry.

in this year's champlonships is I have nothing but admira-os follows:-

Flyweight: Gunner Wicks (40 tion for the bays of the Lan- cashire Regiment. Without Fd Regt RA) outpointed Rex them this year's championships Williams (PSA).

Bantamweight: Pie Walsh (1 would have menni very little

R.) .....with them it suffered

an La

outpolated emburrassment of riches. all Richardson (1 Lon )

Featherweight; Pie Jordon from the same course.

(1 One mutat also

Lan R.) bent Cpl Bolton ack it

Lon R.) on TKO in 2nd round. Lightweight: Cpl Sheppard (1 Lan R.) outpointed Bdsm Allen (1 Lan R.).

the

championships are being held

at the most advantageous time of the year. It is not easy to enthusiasm

NEGOTIATIONS generale spectator

New York, Jan. 20. Bill Rosensohn, who hopes to promote SI championship fight In June for the world heavy- weight title between Ingemar Johansson and Floyd Patterson, sold today that a contract will not be signed before Wednesday. Chua-Bing.

Johansson, who arrived from Wing-kun, Cheng Na Chak-lou, Ng Chow-wing signing. The G-foot Yuen Hol-bong, Kung Wah-kit, Sweden on Friday, intends Moss, Au Chi-yin, Mak Wing- Jehansson sald be will sign all remain here until the formint 12-inch hung, Chal King-bang.

the articles himself, then return The Army should have scored

Army: Green, Davies, Sharp, to Bweden briefly before setting Brst minute but, after Hallday, Woodcock, In the

Whalen, up a regular training camp in 'Fingers All Thumbs' ing clean through, Coward

delayed his shot loo long and Cowan, Johnson.

Eyres,

Nellany.

Holland, the United States. goalkeeper Kwok It is almen! to know what gallantly smothered it Mari-cum

Referee: Mr Derbyshire.

had to play for survival during housed a capacity erowd and Pellee: Kwok Man-sum, Ngan that part of the proceedings.

Late la the second half Davies the sua but gave them the ad- the tea set the Pollee to face and Sharp had another queer vantage of the wind behind Interlude and it was during them. this

the fighting Police that nearly, saved the game.

It

on his

to say about goalkeeper Green.

boot, Holland headed into the seemed

though hig

goalkeeper's arms and three Angers

werd all thumbs' and

minutes later the soldiers had both his poor handling and

another golden opportunity to Jack of judgement of the ball strike an early blow but Eyrea in the air must have raised the squandered it by sinching the hair on the back of the necka ball high over the undefended

of his collesgues. His was

day to renumber...

no gool,

It was a shocking alo The pattern of the game was Thren. Uline Jalo in the gama ho come very neur to gifting set as the Police swept to the the equaller to the Police. other end and a typical bit of One of his errors, of juig- | Inter-play by Moss and Au Chl- ment provided the talking point yin almost produced the first of um day. He watched a long score, Mony whe in action harzhiess lea edning. towards again a few minutes later with him. Instead of going forward} a real blockbuster from 25 to collect it at dropped hepards but the ball cartled over walled with it bounced.

the top. and a great foar went up as ho In the, 12th minule the Police mishukmdled the ball high abova lopened the coring They

tils head s let it drop behind forced a corner on tho right hum, domehow he iefbaubled † and as the ball DOTAO Across At hwn.

and the unofficial Mower back flicked it and it dosiaren of whriber it was er aalled over the henda of friend

All basle terms for the con- tract have been ogreed to. -- U.P.I.

THE GAMBOLS

ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL

OF COURSE) HES VERY WEALTHY

I'VE NEVER STÊN SUCH A BIGE

DIAMOND

In a cold draughty area and it seems there would be a much more fitting environment if the most important boxing toura- ment of the year was held bit later in the season..

A

.

It is true of course that we The soldiers got off to a dy- are living in a democratie' age in rart, when from a short

trimmings

ordinary corner, Higginbottom fashed bu occasions out of the rut and en-home a-beauty.

acension.

risen

courage contestants to give of After this goal, they seemed their best. Such a factor can to relox n little, Once they not be ignored ..... and many learnt that the sallars meant

sporisman

has re (himself just because he found back into the picture and then above business, however, they stormed himself a participated in a 'big' there was no stopping them,

Before the breather, Wildnes Nevertheless the 1959 cham-scored off a pass from Higgin- bottom and the latter increased plonships provided

most Light Welterweight: L/Cpl Interesting and successful sport the lead with a sole effort,

Army goals in the second half Lanch (1 Lain R.) outpointed ing

and by Phillips were scored L/Cpl Sweeney (1 Lan R.). deserve congratulations ......

Welterweight: L/Bdr Gonier- but I'm sure they will not feel Higginboltom (2). sall (49 Fd ftegt RA) sutpoint- | smugly complacent.

Bur

ed Tsang Chun-wah (PSA),

Light Middleweight Innes (40 Fld Regt RA) beat Pie Deacon (1 Lah R.) on TKO

World Basketball in 3rd round.

Results

Santiago, Chile, Jan. 28.

tonight's Results of

COMICS in the World Basketball Cham- plonship were:

Canada 64, Mexico 50.

(Hall Tare. 33/25)

Argentina 01, UAR 50-UPI.

Middleweight: Pie Stephens (1 Lan H.) outpointed L/CD! John- son (1 Lan R.).

Light Heavyweight: Ple Low (1 Lan Л.) outpointed 5/Ine? Don Bryan (PSA).

event.

The organisers

CHESS NEWS

Solution No. 5552: 1 Ris!; 2 N-KRI (2 PXR, KI Kts ch; 3 K=RI, Q×P: 4 PX Rt, Q-RS mate), RXRP chỉ: Henvyweight: No Contest. J PXR. QXP ch; € K-KLI. Special (Contest: Pto Ash-Ki5 ch 5.K---R2, Q--Nah; brooke ( Lan R.) outpointed 6-12, Q-Kt4 ch; ? K-R2, Ple Fletcher (1 Lan H),

KOKIE CN; & K-K13, KI×KP

Boxing has long had its own| dis. ch; $ R--R2, Q-Kt? mate. traditionis and its own trirn-

Barry Appleby

(VOLI DON'T BELIEVE IT IS A DIAMOND?

WELL, A CHOL CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL CAN

LATCH

GAVE, HOW DID THE MIRROR GET THIS SCRATCH ON IT?

London Express Berekce,

Princess Grace Presents Rally Prizes

Monte Carlo, Jan. 25. Pat Moes and Ann Wisdom, Britain's rally "twins" were to- day presented by Princess Graco of Monaco with the Ladies' Cup they won in the Monte Carlo rally.

Princess Grace gave the Bri- Un girls a warm smile as sho handed them

cup the silver during the presentation cere mony in the courtyards in front of the royal palace.

Rally officials handed the girts huge bouquets of red rouca an their gleaming Austin drow up in the courtyard.

Other British prize-winner who were awarded their tro- phies this morning included Georges Parken and Geoffrey Howarth, and Count Charles de Salit and Poter Bridgeman. Both crows won class awards.

The parade of cars and PTO- concluded sentation of prizes

the 1989 Monte Carlo Rally.

This afternoon and tomorrow, drivers from many natioris were starting their journeys home. China Mall Special;

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