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DJURGARDENS

4.

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1959.

COMBINED CHINESE

Swedes Make Clean

FORTY-FIVE GLORIOUS MINUTES

-THEN A STEADY DECLINE TO THE SOCCER DEPTHS

By I. M. MacTAVISH

There are surely few more magnificent soccer sights than the Hongkong Stadium under floodlights. Last night it was and OC- packed to the rafters with 28,500 cheering casionally jeering fans as Djurgardens made a clean sweep of their three-game series in the colony by beating the Combined Chinese by four goals to two. In the end the visitors fully deserved their victory.

The stadium was indeed magnificent

the pre-match programme by the Kowloon Motor Bus band was excellent but the whole environment was stimulating regretfully once again I have to report that the field con- duct of some of the visitors was indifferent.

were

Jast

cheered the crowd players to the echo,

SA

no real

surprise Skold and Schramm

Chinese fond it

when they scored again. In a both booked by the referee and

spread for the second time in the It was a well deserved acconcerted attack they

defence and Bering one was left wondering clamation. The local boys were engled the home

honour of some magnificent Hellstrom had the why the latter was permitted to turning In remain on the field. His

stuff at a speri which made the applying the falshing touch. visitors look strangely immoble. minute attack on Lam Sheung-

defenders Djurgardens and The yer looked both crude dangerous and the Eastern left-almost lost another goal im- half, whose own conduct had mediately afterwards and it was a desperate Just Jitch bet exemplary, suffered a badenly

BromstromI that facial injury which caused him clearance by Rreat pain. I saw his face after saved the day. the game. I was quite a mess.

of

Too Generous How the culprit escaped the Indignity of being ordered Do cre who saw the incident will ever really understand... unless once again we simply put

it 3vz;!t 10 Ei generous-sor might HUM too generous Contribution 10 internaunal relations by the referee.

Now before I leave Clif

subicct unsavoury

Tel me

izm

WIN

just add that on this occasion one or two of the Hongkong defenders provocatively con tributed their own share of 'thur elever stuff and Schramm's late action involv- Sheung - yee 1.a.m

an impulsive probably Jei of retaliation for ## earlier injury Je received when Szelo Ylu brought him the Com- dewn in front of bined Chinese goal, The wing had to receive at- 1ntion from the trainer but in fairness to the Hongkong full- ndeed that back it should be the referee who was close by saw nothing irregular Tackle Cortainly Szeto Wit o penalised for it,

f

Yiu

Fer forty-five minutes this was a real torker of a game.

And simply, orisaled

bubbled with football goodness. There i Was enough fxcident and enough goals to keep everyong happy. It is a long time since we have seen or heard anything to equal it and the two quieke goals to the home side gave the local fans all the encourage- Iment they needed

Astonishing Pace How they cheered and roared their approval. Here was satis- faction at last for a hudgry football public which in ine immediate past. has been pro- inised so much and yet given so little. The early pace was quite astonishing and there is no doubt ut all that the fast intelligent movements of the loenf boys look the visitors completely by sur- prise.

Turning Point

Deteriorated

RUGBY RUMPUS

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BRITISH SOCCER ON THE INSIDE

Sweep Charlton Losing

Norwich City

Rugby rumpus in Paris, where Australis beat France by 20 points to 19 recently. French referees Gaston Jameso was criticised for the way in which he handled the game, and Australia contemplated à walk-off after M. Jameru orirted off centre Harry Wells, who jostled and argued with the referee before apologising. Uneasy peace was restored, but Mr W. Fallowfield, recretary of the English Rugby League and the Internallatal Board, said the Interpretation of rules by French officials would have to be discussed. Picture shown a French defender stopping an Australian in unorthodox style.

The game deteriorated steadily after that. The Swedes seemed content to adapt safety treties Several to protect their lend. unpicasant Incidents took place and the inal whistle went blmost unnoticed in the hostile fans as they shouts of the

Įtectret handling of the big-and roared their disapproval of out-to the Police for efficient and side-left Schramm.

touchy-crowd. When last was visiting team hiwed from the field in Hongkong?

had

VERDICT: Here WC forty-five glorious minutes of top class football but the Combined Chinese shot their belt and they looked a pretty Lired lot after

out of themselves in the opening half but they will have to build up the necessary stamina to ED at their first-half pace for the whole 90 minutes. Djurgardens fully deserved to win but once again it is impossible to excuse tore of the conduct of one or the players in what is after all n disappointing side. Finally a special word

of commendation

the Το

turning my mind point in the game came in the A good left-wing 20th minute. movement took the visitors into the Hongkong penally arex but

covering close

minimised

the forced Ohlsson to danger and push the ball weakly goatwards from 3 very RATTOW angle. Ewok Chuw-ming seemed 10 the interval. They look a lot have it well covered but to the consternation and disappoint- Iment of his colleagues, and the crowd, he allowed it to slip be- | tween his body and the post.

The ball dropped just over the line

and

the Combined Chinese lead had been cut to a

their angle goal-and

con sidence had been stinken. Worse was to follow

The Djurgardens inside trio started with a sweeping movement. Kwok Kam-hung failed to get to the ball in the open space wern antt Skold and Ohlsson

At the correct moment Skold took the ball through on a slick as from his centre- a badly forward and he beat positioned goalkeeper with a fine thol.

On level terms the visitors

much more came

into the game and Behramm had the ball in the net again but it Ohlsson disallowed us

WEB was ruled off-side.

A Blot

This let-off did not give the Chinese boys the encouragement the we expected and right on half hour the team officials put the only blot on the local side's performance by pulling their out-of-form goalkeeper out of the game and sending popular Wong Shiu-woo in to take his place. Nothing can Justify such an action. Kwok Chow-ming may have suffered an injury to his dignity but he certainly locked physically fit enough to ław carry on. The substitute was never intended as a let out

bad team for

selection or of form. It was natural loss intended only to prevent team depletion in the case af genuine injuries.

With only one minute on the clock the combined Chinese took In the 30th minute Karlsson The lead. Lanky Leung Wai-hung put the visitors ahead with a made the running on the left cracking goal. The big blonde touchline only to be fouled by winger met a corner as it drop- Gustafsson as he was in the act ped In the penalty area and of sweeping the ball into the volloyed the ball back into the

Just after this Ohlsson was hurt in a tackle and Johansson took his place.

middle. He took the free-kick net. himself and from a spot near the corner flag he scat à perfect Job across the face of the goal. The defenders were caught flat- footed and Lo Kwok-tal dived full length to head a spectacular goal. His header was brilliantly placed and although goalkeeper Arvidsson got his hand to ball he could not keep it out of the net.

the

Six minutes later the ctle Inside-left was again in ac tion. This time he smashed a great drive netwards. looked a goal all the way but with a waverlative Teap the

It

When play resumed after the Interval the Combined Chinese fed another team change. Kwok Kam-hupp dropped out of the side. Lam Sheung-yee took his place and eariler you have read Bollected a proper "shiner" for his trouble.

да

Lost Their Edge

It was quickly, evident

after

the interval that the weight of the

opposition was telling on

big Swedish goalkeeper mar the smaller Chinese playeTB, naged to stay its progress. It They steadily lost their edge broke from his grasp and

the spot to prod it home:

The black velvety Sookunpoo skirs above the brightly lit playing field seemed to take on grateful glow as the vaut

Army Cycling

and

son

Soon the Swedes were

Chị T was right on calling the tune... although Where wat still nothlor rhapsodie about it. In the 53rd minade thuy should have had another goal. Lam Sheung-yce and Lau-you both failed to make an interception and Karls- son immediately pushed the ball Into the penalty area to Johans-

The contre-forward hit it fimmt Pie A.G. Mills, 1st Training time as the goalkeeper dived out Bn RASC, won the Army Inter- | towards him. The ball flushed Unit and individual Cycle-Cross past Wong Sidu-woo, Fult tho Championship at Mytchett, outside angle of the far post, over à 20% miles course in and, believe it or not re-crossed Lime of 20 mins 17 sees, Sigmin the goal and dropped into the A. G. Adums was second. 37goalkeeper's loving arms' as he soca in arrears and Spr A.G. | lay on his back at the oppoalle Taylor third,, a further 33 sec post. What a let-oft for Hong- behind. The team event way kone. won by No 1 ESD, RE (W)~~~ Pidy was not quite defsiltély

Batowa Service,

(manning in Djurgarden's favour

Star Ratings

COMBINED CHINESE Kwok Chow-ming Szeto Yix

Last Ico

Chan Fal-hung Ko Po-keung

Wong Chl-cheung Lau Chia Kwok Yau

to Kwok-in!

Leung Wal-bung

FOUR D. JONES

THE LITTLE MAN SHOCKS JONES BY SAYING THAT HE IS THE MAN THAT STELAS THE BARTH ON IS ORBIT AROUND SINE GUN, A JADE TANT JMS BEEN PEHIEJAMILY FOR GENERATIONS;

AND ITE MYSELF THAT" HAS TO DEAR THE AWFUL,

PRIVING

ROOM

FERDINAND

NANCY

WE NOW

CHOMP CHOMP

CANDY

TAKE YOU TO THE ZOO

BRICK BRADFORD

BRICK!... THE CHUTE HAS BEEN RIPPED TO BHREDS!

NOW WHAT?

[...... AND THEN,ONE DAY

'Y MAN THE BURGIAN PELLEA PAYS A HANDSOME SUM

O'MONEY TO MYSPLE

THAT I NEVER DID SEE THE LIKE.

THAT CHITS WAS SUPPOGEP TO HAVE SLOWED OUR. FLUNGE TOWARD SARTH, BUT IT

DIDN'T LAST- LONS ENCUSHI

THIS IS OUR NEW BABY

HIPPO

·ETHER THE CHUTE WAS GABOTASED OR THE INSTRUMENTS IN HERS ARE ALL

OFF!

SUBSTITUTES

Wong Shlu-woo (goal) Lam Sheng-yee

(left-half)

DJURGARDENS

Arvidsson

Gustafsson

Mild

Hellstrom

Bromstrem

Lacson

Karlson

Skold

Ohlsson

Tvilling Schramm

SUBSTITUTES Peterson (zoal) Johanmon (CF.)

JUST FOR

A FAVOUR LIKE STEERING "THE EARTH CLOSE TO THE

MOON ON A DIVEN

DUATE THIRI ZINA TAKT

SESONGS FELLER.

AM THINKING

ON IT, MATE.

DID HE ASK WHY

HE WANTED

THIS FAVOUR

WE'VE NAMED

HER NANCY

WHAT WILL YOU DO!

Knocked Out Of FA Cup

London, Nov. 18. Norwich City, shock team in the English Football Association Cup last sen.

Ron

£150 A Week

By-CAPEL KIRBY

London.

Charlton Athletic, the amateur club that turned

professional, swept straight through from Third to First Division football in succesşive years, won the Cup, and in past seasons has been well in the thick of promotion battles, are being so poorly supported that unless the fans roll down to The Valley in greater num bers they will have to sell to survive.

when they reached the semi-final, failed to progress beyond the first round this year. They were knocked out by their To third-division rivals, Reading, 2-1 in a replay at Rending tonight,

On a sticky ground, Reading had the better of the exchanges and led 2-0 ive minutes ofter the interval.

Only great defensive work by the Norwich backs kept them

from scoring again.

pay their way it is necessary for Charlton's average attendances to top the 20,000 mark. At the moment they fall 3,000 short and represent a weekly loss of £150, which prevents the club providing for the all-weather comfort of fans, or installing floodlights.

According to secretary Jack It includes Gordon Dale, Jock Philus, the attendance problem Froggatt, Derek Dougat, Res has worsened because home fx-Pickett and Ray Crawford, noi tures clash with three London to mention Jimmy Scoular. Bradford First Division clubs West Ham, Cily, Third Division clubs, and just neross the river, Workington, of the Fourth, and Tottenham. gained home wins in their re plays to reach the second round.

Southampton

and

Gainsborough, the Lincolnshire non-League club, were knocked out at home 1-0 by Doncaster Rovers.

Chelsea

*Our waxes bill and over- head expeners are high be- cause we are still functioning A First Division club in the hope of promotion," he said. Peter Firmant will be the a number of clubs jir Charlton have to carry out

Southampton, 3-0 up after a non-stop

hal seplay, magnet for first hammered Coventry City 1.

Star Southampton forward their wo-sell-unless threat. Not was Terry Simpson,

so long ago Firmont was being who was

for the hotly tipped to follow brought into the side first time this season, He scored Eddie on the lira-lined road to

Italy's soccer Eldorado. twice in three minutes.

Bradford City were

a goal down In the Arst minute to Barnsley but railed to win 2-1, Workington beat Southporą 1-0. -Reuler

Sports Diary

TO-DAY

brother

Pompey Poser

The mood of Portsmouth

followers there days is Buch

Fighting Back

the

When Ipswich-left-half John suffered his fourth Elsworthy

than serious injury in less season, the Portman Rood re- gulars shook their heads and wrote him off as "nished.**

Hul Elsworthy-cure on

International ge of Welsh honours has proved them all way wrong by fighting his back to top form in the reserves

threat and becoming

to Jimmy Belcher's first team selection.

South Next?

Whatever the Football League

that the querlion now being sxy_thout trying to solve Eng- asked is dare they let Peler | tand's problems, my view is that Harris go?

their team which made such

I am told the directors

arc

heavy weather of scrambling

by no means unanimous on the home against the League of subject. They doubtless bear in Ireland's part-timers at Black- mind the long list of players on solely for gate return pur. burn was an all-Northern selec-

poscs... and a

Molor port Motor Sports Club social evening, who were

Goli

elsewhere. Shek ✪ Ladies Golf al 4 p.m.

DAT Mess Rooms.

by MADDOCKS

DIDNT I BE APTER, TELLING YOU FIER FOR THE SAKE OʻSCIENCE?

YOU GREAT NIT/ IT WHEN SO THEY CAN ORIHIN ON BRING THE PROT "COUNTRY TO PUT

A. HOOKEY ON

THE MOON.

By Mik

By Erule Bushmiller

CANDY

By Paul Norris

WE'LL REPEAT OUR LANDING PROCEDURE. I'LL FIRE THIS RIPST OF THE CHARGES TO BLOWERS DOVAL. THEN WE

HAVILONS MORE: PARACHUTE/

HOW CAN YOU DE JURST I IT'S THERE THE LINES ARE PROBABLY ALL

CUT!

allowed to leave

Fratton Park and make good on the Northern Soccer window, poor reflection

Here's the gift.... Sheaffer's

SNORKEL pic

WORLD'S ONLY PEN WITA "NO-DUNE~ FILLING!

Gentlemen prefer

SWISSAIR

THE AIRLINE OF SWITZERLAND

ROWNTREE'S

ALRO

THE

MILK CHOCOLATE THAT'S DIFFERENT!

The Fastest Film

in the

World!

ILFORD

FILM

et that.

My London team — angl 1 mban Landantes born and bred-would lick that lot but of sight.

Hero Kia Ron Springctt (Shefeld Wednesday); George Cohen, Jim Langley (Fulham); Alah Mullery (Fulham), Кеп Brown (West Ham), Join Smith (West Ham): Peter BraBrook (Chelsea), Tommy

Harmer (Spurs), Jkamy Bloom- Beld (Arsenal), Johnny Haynes (Filhan)

Mick (Wolves).

and

My goodness, I can't. And places for Toni Marchi, Jimmy Greaves or Danny Clapton!

Why Haggle?

Milwall want promotion. To get it they also want an ex- perienced match winner. Bul they will have to think In terms of not less than £3,500 to £4,008, which is the price they are quibbling about paying for Portsmouth discard opportunist Peter Harris.

Remembering his own suc- cessful new lease of Soccer life by switching from the wing to inside forward, Millwal manager Reggie Smith rightly reckons Harris has what is takes to develop into a schemer-own- Roal spelcher.

Then why haggle about the Lee?

Still Time

Former Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Johnny McBride has cost Ålan Humphreys, the Shrewsbury, 'ketper, his place as reserve in England's Under-23's team.

When at Aberdeen, McBride, how coach to the National Sporting Club, Dairo, spotted the international potential of Gordon Marshall, playing for Hearts. and tipped otr the England selectars.

They Edinburgh

Baker.

had him watched in along with Joe

Only 18, there's still plenty of time for Happhreys to collect his share of honCRATS.

Russian Sets Weightlifting World Record

Moscow, Nov. 18. The Soviet Union's Varily Stepanov tad 16# Row to bholz.the world press weight- difting, record- for the light heavyweight category, the Tees New Agersey announced today.

The record, which beats the former hark by 600 grams, was sot during a competition at Righ between

the

Dynamo Sports Club,

Stepanov, 3b, le à théenbar of the Soviet záloha! Team-ATP

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