1959-02-19 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1959.

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JOINT CHAMPIONS: The Army - North team in the Hoxangular rugby toumament. China Mail Photo.

F.A. CUP SHOCKS

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Arsenal And Spurs Eliminated In Fifth Round Replays

London, Feb. 18.

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, London's last hopes, were both knocked out of the English FA Cup in fifth round replays tonight. Arsenal, who are challenging for the League

championship, crashed 3-0 against the Second Division club Sheffield United at Sheffield and Tottenham were beaten 1-0 by Norwich City at Norwich.

Hero of Norwich's great vic- tory was' eenite-forward Ten Ely, whose goal after 33 minutes) wbs the decider. Norwich no N visit Shefeld United In the sixile round.

Bill Russell, Derek Pace and Kevin Lewis scored for United,

Extra-Time

Cup holders Bolton took a Arsenal were seriously bandi-first-half lead through Doug Holden against their Lancashirë capped by an arm lajury to

Rivals Preston North End but a Jack Kelsey. their Welsh lute second half gout by wing-huit' national goalkeeper, after only Jan Smith foreed extra time, 13 minutes in helr zmatch

during which' thero wat 110 against Shelled. He rest:ned

addition to the score. 10 minutes later as leftwinger for the rest of the match, and the side, heavily re-shame, never produced anything like! normal for ties,

The winners meet the winners of this afternoon's drawn re- play between Nottingham Forest ar Lighting quali and Birmingham.

PI Champion

To Clash

With Yaoita

For the second time running Nottingham kept alive their when all interest in the Cup stoned lost. On Saturday at Biurlingham, they equalised with 43 seconds remaing Today on their own round they spafched a vilat goal through Roy Dwight with only five minutes of extra time remaining. Gordon scored

in the for Birmingham mizule of extra one.

Full Results Results of today's und Scottish football dre:

12th

Englis!1 matches

ENGLISH F.A. CUP Fifth Round Replay Nottingham F. 7, Birmingham

(After extra · Ume-score after 90 minutes 0-0.)

Manuel manager

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Sheffield United 3, Arsenal "0. (Winners home to Norwich City)

Manila, Feb. 18. Philippines flyweight cham- plon Larry Pineda leaves Thursday neon for Tokyo to Sadau challenge Japanese Yaolta's Orient Byweight crown in a March 2-tille match there.

Pineda will be accompanied C... by hla Salvacion who yesterday and he and his wardare confident they would bring home the Far Eastern 413-pound crown, their return to Manila.

Arrangements for the title i bout were finalized yesterday afler Pineda and Salvacion signed the contract airmailed to them by Japanese promoter

Takashil Toukuhara.

Pineda has been undergoin intensive drille since his last Aght on December 20 during which he dethroned Vic Campo from the Philippines flyweight title.

Yealin

Inst outing his decisioned

flyweight

• world chkumpin Paculal Perez от January 18 in a 10-mend non- title Tokyo light-U.P.I.

in

Irish Soccer

- London, Feb. 18. Glenavon and Crusaders drew 1-1 in on idish Football League! match todayReuter.

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

Here is a position from actual play, White to move and win. Solution No. 5566. 1 D--}}} (threat 2 KT-R4), R=0STE

Preston 1, Bollon 1. (After after 90 minutes 1-1. Winners home to Nottingham Forest Dr Almingham Elly).

Norwich City 1 Tottenham 0. (Winners away to Shefeld ·

extra- Ume-score

ENGLISH LEAGUE 1 Aston Villa 1, Blackbourn 0. Everton 3, West Bromwich 3. Portsmouth Newcastle (poet poned, fog),

English League III Accrington St. 0, Swindon T, 0.

SCOTTISH CUP (Becond Round)

Celile 1, Clyde 1.

SCOTTISH CUP

· (Second Round Replay) Alloa A. 3; Brochin C. 1.

to (Winners away

Lanark).

2.

Third

Sensational Athletic Event To Be Held In NY

New York, Feb. 18. Tha American indoor cham- pionship mile event is being fed here as the "most sensational athletic

EDGED OUT 5-0 BY ARMY

SOUTH TO

TO END UP EVEN WITH ARMY NORTH

By PAK LO

Army South played a wonderful game yesterday evening on the Club ground to edge qut the Club by 5-0 (one goal) and force them to share the Hexangular tournament title with Army North.

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In the minor game Qualtrough's Selection beat Wayfoong by six points (one try, one penalty goal). to three points (one penalty goal) in a scrappy and disjointed game.

forwards,

using,

So Disappointing And full credit to the referee

ה

of

event ever to be staged in /whose handling of the game was effcet with Sharp always up on | ahead, but McTavish invariably

New York."

The mile, which will be run at

Madison Square Gardens on

lo attracted six Saturday has men who have blasted their way through the four-minuto taile barrier.

ARMY SPORTS

PARADE

A brilliant hat-trick by Higginbottom was the highlight of the very entertaining hockey match between the HK Combined Services and the Combined Services from Singapore at Sookunpoo last Friday.

After a very ding dong struggle, with both de-

fences on top, the HK Combined Services finally ran out winners by the very narrow margin of three goals to two.

Team-work mi both sides was

ger.

Tuesday two of the Army representatives were seen - in action.

They were 1.-Cul. J. J, Sul-

RADC.

In this very gruelling five-set match Booth eventually emerged the winner defeating Sullivan by 0-5, 8-19, 4-9, 9-2, 0-6. But what a Bubt it was. It was

only the superior stamina, plus On Saturday, Combined Ser-

the youth of Booth that finally vices Singapore defeated Hong-got blm through. kong Civilians in no uncertain

The recent spell of very uns. manter by three goals to one. sex onable weather affected the As a team they were superior, | courts, and was the cause of in spite of making changes from ulte a few unexpected shota the team that did duty on coming off. Beath, recent win- Saturday.

ner of the Arniy squash cham- pionships, now Rocs Into the inal, and is due to meet Fl/Lt D. Thornton of the RAF in an all-Services affair.

Toughest Game

Their toughest game was on Sunday when they met a Com- bined Hongkong eleven. The result was a 2-2 draw. Smith, Roberts,

Watts, and HigginThe semi-finals of the Inter- bottom were chosen for the

Unit Rugby knock-out Hongkong team, and all of them played a very sterling game.

competition will be played this coming Higginbotton scored one of the goale, and so kept his record of scoring in every game.

The return of foberts to the Hongkong team Wats very 'Full credit for Army South's ' The Club wore unlucky once and score in the corner. Mork-timey. He was a lower of win yesterday went to their in a good scoring spot, and that hill converted the difculi kick. strength in defence.

when who with Williamans

there was, some 5-0. and Mander well to the fore blatant obstruction, but

* Club swung play back up-good with the local team un-ivan, OBE. of the BMH Kow- dominated the Club pack. The course the referee did not see held, and Newbigging missed laying in my opinion a slightloon and Capt. J. M. Booth Jatter gradually faded away and. Not that it would have made another penalty. Then twice in edge. Althouh unly one from the because Me quick succession Valentine cut IAF and two from the Royal could not except for a couple of any differenco ocensings keep

was the Tavish

Oddling around through the centre, but each Navy were chosen for this com up with

with fancy short penalties which time bad passing further along bined team, they filed in very game.

last night the line spolled what was anwell, and were always a dan Full

to on an evening like went credit, too,

were not only a complete waste | opvlous and certain score. And Army South's threes who on wet slippery ground and with of time, but dangerous to boot. that was the way things stood a wel slippery ball, played The. Club threes unlike their at half-limo, exactly the right type of game opponents kept trying to pass In the Recond half Elliot, 6 upsei Club, who insisted on the lippery ball, and though who ns Army South suUT- or trying to use their their handling, considering the half, played a very fine game, threes as if they were playing conditions, was good, it was no began to get the ball out to his on a bone dry evening.

good enough for this fine keen threes with clockwork re- set of threes that Army Southgularity, and in the second half. flelded.

The Club were nearly always The Army threes used the on the defensive. They did try cross-kick all the time to good and copy Army South's kicks

in lesson to all other referees-a the loosy ball, and playing on found Sanderson with his

Do outstanding Irson in "HOW NOT TO

gano throughout. kicks with disastrous results. | IT."

Sanderson was UIC other Never has a first class Novai | Army three. to catch the cye,

Missed Penalties covering referee hicen se disappainting in and his

in defence everything he did. He misser made a big difference the

Morkhill missed a couple of every incident and there were Army.

Club threes penalties in this hair, but the plenty. His whistle was like Defensively the himself, well behind the geme, tackled well, but they gol no Atiny had stored all they de

they player! and the one time he could be backing or support from their crved, for while

Our visitors left us on Tues-Royal allExcellently, the Club were al struggled

Tanks Regiment Hungarian Istvan suid to be on the spot was when forwards who Delancy,

ways helping them, and the day with very pleasant,memories Army Ground, Boundary Street, Rezsavolgyi, Laszlo, Tabori, he was caught in the middle of ¦ evening.

Army threes when they did run of their very sporting encounters, kick-off at 3 pm, and. 32 Sweden's Dan Woern, Poland's serum whose centre he was

instead of kleking, ran

only and I am quite sure that all Medium Regiment play 1 Green Orywal and Britain's Brian unsy pointing out.

across field until the bull reach-Hongkong hockey enthusiasts Howards at Sockumpoo, kick- Do not for a minute imagine

anded the winger when it was will join with me in saying of 12 puns. 32 Medium Regi- Steven difference PHENOMENAL TIMES

Dhat this made any

Willars were always trying Inmediately banged into touch thank you for your fine exhibi,ment's entry into the semi-final The event will also feature to the result for as often

was recorded last week. The two men, Germany's Pout not, the Club got away with the loose, and Newbigging shone for a good gain of ground.

lincouts, but the real

hockey other semi-nudists all achieved The Club wing threes were league is almost complele, with convincing wins, on paper, it Schmidt and America's Bill things they never should have in the

were indifferent.

Browne Comd Workshops REME the top not on the field. 5 Field Regi- very effective, with Dellinger-who have returned been allowed to.

The store would easily have completely off form, and the degs, and 6 COD phenomenal timings over

RAOC thement beat 1.LAN R (PWV) by 1,300 metres,

been larger had it not been for Club never had a hope of pull-

runnew up. They have com- Lochrie who* was very cafe ing the one out of the bug.

16 pelata to nil, whilst 4-Rovi American

pleted their Axtures, and their Tank Regiment defeated

Vic- Delaney, four times

So under strong pressure, and un-

Club and Army North The Army for Instance spent the what he did on Saturday share the Hexangular honoura

respective "Indoor" champion and vic-

records are as fol- toris by 10 points to 3. 1 Green lows:- over 28 consecutive the whole of the Arst half

this scusou, he was making his angle and for

Contrary to

Hawards disposed of a weaken. PW.D L F A Pined REMIE team by 43 points to covered track mile event putting the ball forward in the putting the ball into touch.

me people's hopes there is no Cond Work- will, ince a strong challenge lineouts, but the referee was

The Club halves were dis-play-off, mud, that is that.

shupa

3, which must inevitably make from athletes eager to wrest so engrossed in watching Man-

them strong contenders for the appointing, with Valentine not away his title.

der that he had eyes

trom

tille. Ofsides also nothing. -eire..

were getting the ball cleanly event

Tancock who was "all thumbs": when half the be pròmines to an athletic only noticed

when it came to gathering ''a sensation. America's 1958 cam was offelde, and even then

ball. The Club also forget the champion, Tom Murphy is rat always. engaged and he may compete

No one expects a referee to basic tenet of falling on a loose against Orywal, Hewson and

have eyes in the back of his bail, and this did not help them. Schmidt, IT these athletes head, but a gentle swivel of stund 'down from the mile the neck would have brought event. France-Presse.

the referee more into the gunie,

Thes .arc Ireland's Ra

Howsoti.

for

The 1,000 yards

Blatant Obstruction

TAIWAN ATHLETES ARRIVE FOR THE 30,000 METRE RACE

for

Two Taiwan athletes, Ng Man-ming, 32, and Lam Yin-ng, 22, who will compete in the interna- tional 30,000-metre race to be held at Caroline Hill on Sunday, arrived in the British ship mv Szechuen this morning.........

The forthcoming race. In the Mr Louis B. Chiao, Hon, Secte second meeting participated by fary of the Hongkong Amateur and Mr athletes from Japan, Taiwan Athletic Association

K.W. and Hongkong.

Pang, member of the executive. committee. ..

Las year, Korda, Japan and Hongkong took part in the race and Korea won the champion- ship.

Mr Young Kec-wing, the Talwan athieles' coach who also, arrived in the same ship sold it would be the Arst time for Tal- wan to participate in such a race.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Bynesh Colony Open Squash Champion Will Do Their Bestial, Victoria Barracks Courts

Asked about the Taiwan

5.30...

SCOTTISHI LEAGUE 1 St Mirren 6, Dunfermline 2. Hibernians Aberdeen 0. Partick Thistle 2, Hearts 1: Queen of South 2 Kilmarnock

to mun the 30,000-metre raco. Army Team Boxing Championship Raith Rovers 2. Rangers 2 flowever, de assured that they at Sek Kong: 1 Lancastico feat v The Scotush League Matches will do their best to give com- Grown Howards, were postponed from February petition, 14 because, of Cup matches, Amonit those who greeted the Reuter,

Taiwan teaIN

Tenais team's, thunees, he said that ho Colony Grass Court Tennis Cham could not tell as it was the ponante, Chater Road, 9.10 p.m. frst tline for his two athletes

Baking

+

THE GAMBOLS:

Spring

DIRECT FAM

PARIS

Tennis

Colony Grams Court Tents Chan on arrival, were 'pionships at HICC, 4.18 p.m.

LATER

HULLO

Always Trying

and

Perman

cer-

Army South's forwards tainly gave the Club a lesson in how to play as a park. They were on a loose ball in a bunch and either heeled or passed It back. At all times they did something wth the ball while Club forwards gathered round if and looked at it,

the

Sharp Scores

Uons of hockey. The Minor

Unlis

TEMP

• CON BADC

24 13 14 This Sunday. Army 'A' meet Nav Bharat À' in a return en-

Wayfoong v. Mixed cotanter, and I have no doubt

Army XV

February 21.

5

Saturday,

Field Regiment play, 1

at

al

Inter-Unit Final that they will be out to reverse The Final will be played Uve result of thete Arst meeting the Police Ground, Boundary In this game Nay Bharut 'A' won by the very narrow margin of one goal tu nil. The game commences at 2,30 p.m. at Sau- kunpoo,

the

Are

Street on Saturdcy, February 20 at 2.30 p.m. and not at 8 pm, as previously stated. Full details" will be announced in this column In the minor match the Army

next week, but nevertheless make a nolu of time and side (alded by Isanes, at wing:

of all positions) forward

scrums and the In a First Division cricket pkce in your diarles-all dominated the lineouts, but their threes were

match, played at Sookun- welcome.

The Hexingular Tournamenit poo last Saturday, Army for the season, will be completed disappointing and the wings did not_pro_enough of the bail.

South showed Army North by the time this column is Lowe of course completely The Bonk boys were wegpir

in no uncertain way who published, so readers must took outhooked Williams, and with attack but grand in defence,

letzewhere to And whether Aruy and this mude The difference, were the League leaders. IsDoce now leaving the. Colony

Wigrell in attack would break! Batting first on on easy-ined North have led with Club" or on Saturday, he must be the ob-

through vious choice for Colony hooker.

and then Instead of wirket Army North scored 148. whether they have to be con-

tent with second place. appeared to

Following their loss by three By five o'clock With a steady supply of the puzzing went for the spot where tuns, but alway

the Army forwards were con- be struggling. ball Army South did not waste

points (one try) to Club 1st necessary rung were time with frills but put the gregating ball either where the threes had, The Bank forwards did not knocked off, and Army South Saturday in a very well worth- willie and most tense game, a chance to get it, or safely inin backup mough, and the two ran out easy winners by six

But halves, Wiggett and wickets after a bright and their hopes Inve lisen pinned touch with a ek.

Laville, wore passing slowly breezy knock by Saddler undon Army South who finish in of the third place regorziless Sevenoaks and indifferently.

By this win Atmy South still outcome of last night's game. ence The Army Threes in this other The Club started with a rush, hand while they passed well ran resin their lead at the head or fully deserve thepositioni

and gained little the Senior Division, but are having floundered at the bottom with McTavish easily Anding an across field

of the table for so many weeks being hard pressed. opening and then Newbigging ground in their attacks.

There are su some games carly in the tournament, missed a penalty from 35 yards

It with a convincing to be played before the Milnor clinched out.

Units League is completed. But 24 points to five win over RAF Play went back into the Club half as the Club fumbled' and Horlon converted a penalty in unless something very unusun last Saturday.

Icatue The Club side from Talwan and the opening minutes to put the peppens the present. humbled their chances,

evoerted, their did not arrive Army South in their turn_miss- | Army into the lead, a lead leaders

25. The Erst ed a penalty from 33 yards out. which they held unul half-time position at the top. This posi- but all being well should do, so

tion is held by Headquarters on February Then Sanderson got the ball without too much trouble.

Land Forces/Garrison HQ, and mach will be against Club on..... Inside the Cub half, broke In the second half the Bank next Wednesday, they are due Merch 3 and the President's XV through and passed to Gilbert with Wiggett kicking missed

On March 4. The only games affecting. son who spurted clear of, the quite a few permities, and fatal- to meet HQ 48 Bde in their will meet them

final game of the peason. Lochrio who

Com- wasty near the

Army players are the 'Woodward, end defence.

bined Services 'war' filling in for Cun-

and Colony responsible for Sanderson cat who

Inatches on March 1 and March ting through, made up for it by ningham di full-back was call- overtaking Gilbertson, who is od up to Laite one, and from 20 There is little to report from 11 respectively. All games noted for his speel, and ground-yards out made no mistake. 3-3. ing him with a lovely tackle.

The Army pressed back and In the fifteenth minute there were... eventually. awarded was a scrum.fifteen yards from penalty five yards from the Club line-and' the ball came | Bank "ine. They took a short out to Birdsell who cross-kicked one and Richards crashed over perfectly for Sharp to gather well out. No, conversion. 0-3.

by Barry Appleby

BUT HOW BOULD SHE AFFORD

15 GUNEAS FOR

STORE

SPRING HATS COPIES

MARIG MODELS

19

Penalty Converted

GAS IS TOPS

SAYS MR. THERM.

.

the

should retuin

容

and

the football front. Due will take place at the Club

to the Cup, and Charity ground under floodlight, games that have been, and

are being played, Army Sovon-A-Side Rugby

'A' still have some out:[

the seven-a-side.

The final ; events · of this

al- the Senior League.

ready called for entries ''for They are at present fifth in their Blainey Stone Compati the Senior Division, whilst Amy tion and look forward to 'a 'Baro at the top of their good response, Certainly Arms Division.

icoms have been given every Army 'A' still have soven opportunity jo tako part as it games to complete their Icoguo is undorstood that all unfts and axtures, and on current form Corps have been invited to should retain their position. submit entrics, Tho proli

In the Junior Shield, Army | minaries will now take place “E' are still in with, a chance.. on March 12 and 13 and, the

- Thla week-end Army 'A' play | final on March 14. Kitchee at Boundary Street, kick-off 3.30 pan, and Army

standing games to play in cason are

tournaments: Club- have

It had been hoped to conclude.

Bare due to meet Tung Wah the Army seven-a-side tourna at IK Stadium, kick-of being ment before the. Blarney Stone at 1:46 pm. Both WOMEN. 'DŻe

event. However, this will not bo due to be played on February possible owing to various factors.

and the concluding games

རྣལ provistorially scheduled to lako place on Wednesday Marcft 24. Dotalis will be pubílshod Inter championships held at buti unit, Rugby officers should Victoria Barracks „ last' miaka a note of these dates

In the Colony 1959 squash