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South China

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, `1959.

..........4, Army

A WELL DESERVED VICTORY

South China Out-Guess, Out-Play And Out-Stay A Disjointed Army Eleven

By 1. M. MacTAVISH

Boundary Street was packed to capacity yesterday afternoon for the Senior Shield match between old rivals South China and the Army. Due to the preceding Junior Shield game between Kitchee and the Army going into extra time the fans wore. kept waiting almost half an hour beyond kick-off time for their Senior entertainment to begin but, as things turned out, they were not kept very long in doubt about the relative merits of the two sides.

In the end South China won by four clear goals but although they took some time to translate their overall superority into goals they were never in any real danger of defeat.

game

They were markedly superior to the Army in all the essential factors

except of the

sportsmanship. and courage They made their chances and they look them. They had im- portont changes in their line-up uut, so successfully did the established players cover up for their young colleagues, that the nale never allowed the possible weaknesses to be exploited

It might not have worked like that

but this wis knock-out match, and

a

any

thing was worth trying: ans- thing was boller in fact than taking defeat as it came.

watched

If

one

Д

D

enter-

without into this vital game three of their established first team players but Pau Kin-ying,

Wing-hon and--to Tsang.

Ylu-wal lesser degreo-Cheng did a ne fob of stand-in dúty.

The

were champions ammooth working team, confident of their ability to win, prising in their methods and capable of snapping up enough of their chances to give The triplo champions have

them victory. They wol on played bester many times but

their merits beyond the shadow yesterday they played well

of a doubt and they turned in a healthy sporting performance enough to be deserving winners and even the

Their stars achieving 11. mo rabid Army supporter would noi quibble at that comment.

For 45 minutes the soldiers were still in with a chance. When they reached the halfway stage: trolling by only a solitary goal there was every reason for falr opthakan In the Army camp. However, they falled to make the tactical adjustments that might Ive turned the tide and the astute South China stars CX- ploited the situation to the full.

Tactical Lessons

The soldiers would do well to go through the progress of this game with a toothcomb. It was tonded with tactical significance and the players could learn deal that would stand them in good stead in the future.

A

The forward line had the potential power of Watson on the rightwing blunted and squandered for lack of adequate inside support, Johns once again. worked like a Trojan but untur. tunately his achievements

were

far removed from the extent of his effort.

Une Army players merely as physical units would have seen 11 men they putting everything they had into the game....but if the same playera were watched in relation to the team tactles of South China it was easy to spit the shortcomings in the side.

ever

01

in

were

Luk Tak-hay. Kwok

THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT — Size seems to be no hondicop to South China's Ho Choung-you (second from left) and Lee Tak-wai (third from left) who are seen here having the better of the tussle against Army's loft-back John Hig- ginbottom (No. 3) and Army's centre-half Trovars (right) in yesterday's first divi- tion league match.-China Mall Photo.

Western-Grip Player Wins

Table Tennis Japan Table

Title For First Time

FORMER WORLD CHAMPION

OGIMURA OUTPLAYED

Tokyo, Dec. 6.

Brigade Score First Win In Pentangular Rugby Tournament

·

By PAK LO

Brigade earned their first win in the Pentangular rugby tournament on Saturday when they de- feated the Garrison XV by 11 points (one goal, one try, one penalty goal) to three points (one penalty goal) in the usual sort of Army game where most of the action was concen- trated in the forwards. As is usual with this type of game, it deteriorated steadily to the end.

On the other side of the har-¡ pack. If Mechan can be per- bour, Club, in an anything but funded to pass after he has side- convincing display of their stepped and drawn the next man superiority, took things easy he will be very good. from beginning to end and only For 10 minutes the garde defeated the RAF by 14 points swung up and down feld with (one goal, two tries, one penalty Garrison looking the belter at goal) to three (one penalty goal), this stage, and when McDonald while the Club "B" sprong the converted a penalty from the surprise of the afternoon by 23. awarded for a scrum trouncing RAF "B", who were fringement, it acerned possible never in the hunt, by 30 points that Garrison might after all to nil.

spring a surprise. But this was

Garrison v. 48 Brigade

Brigade

more use

not

not to be.

In-

The setback seemed to en- liven Bridge and they altacked strongly. Awarded a scrum Ave yarda from the Garrison lize in the corner, Brigado,

the

25th minule

the ball sped

heeled and across

tho

********** threes to Earle who scored in the far corner, No conversion. 3-3.

certainly deserved their win, for they made far The second half was very of their chances scrappy and uninteresting, and than did Garrison, and almost of the spectatcas heaved though the Brigade pack did in of relfet when Brigade main the ascendancy went ahead late in the second un late in the rame, ther half. This time a linoout inalde had in Walker the star of the Garrison 25 gave the match expecially in the loos, Brigade a chance. Walker got where he

the ball cleanly back and the danger

ball moved out to Neal who tore The other outstanding player over for a try. Burs converted.

8-3.

WRE

always

ปี

was Buse who shone the other night in the floodlit minor

Fnally with five minutes |game, and who was brought in

go Brigade acttled the matter at full-back Et the last when Bues converted a penalty moment. He proved that his from about thirty five yards out exhibition on Wednesday was making the final score 11-3.

po fash

Goro Shibutani today won the Japan national men's singles table tennis

championship, defeating former world titlist Ichiro Ogimura in the gain final, 21-15, 21-11, 21-16.

Two Yards Too Far

and Ho Cheung- Little Hamilton was pitched Kam-hung,

with safe-as-a-rock' in at the deep end of Colony yau

football against to Cheung-

Yee head Lau

and shoulders you. He did remarkably well above everyone on the Beld. without

Suppressing the!

A crowd of 8,500 paid almost famous Chinese star or even

$20,000 to pack the ground long controlling the run of play

Thirteen the South China right far, fore kick-off me,

before they Hamilton has lots of ability. minutes clapsed fie also has loads of courage got their first thrill but when it but he must realise that our rived it produced a goal.

Shibutani, 21, Meiji University senior and national collegiate champion had local footballers excel in thu

South China launched

little trouble defeating Ogimura in three straight sets. It was Shibu- arl of playing the ball on

strong swinging attock and volley or half-volley and there-

tani's first national crown. fore iron-grip marking is Im-eventually the bail broke loost perative. Two yards is too far to to Cheung-you. In a flash

mass of Ogimura, twice world cham-

the from players like Ho Cheung- he drove it through a

Japanese un-pion, captained you and if Hamilton adjuste his legs, phat the completely

sighted Wright, and into the team that won six out of seven game to close the rap between

itself and his immediate op- net for a dramatic opportunist, 1050 world table tennis tiles et Dortmund, West Germany, goal. ponent

curly this year. really popular 'terrier type of

half-back.

he could become

the

Wright made many fine saves. He did not have a ghost of a chance with the first or fourth zoals but there was more than - shade of doubt about the)

other two.

The Army full-backs, Tipper

п

Army The

should have equalised almost immediately wasted a great bot Kalne chance after Wagon had made fine run and cross from the right wing. It was thrust and parry affair right up to the interval! shotumi South China nearly scored in the 31st minute when

A

and Higginbottom, had their Lee Tak-wal headed against

Mise Kimiyo Matuzaki successfully defended her national women

singles titlo

t

+

in the

Once pan. his positioning WEA excellent, and his touch- kicking more than satisfactory. Best Of Throes This was just as well for Simpson of the Garrison clearly outhooked his opponent thus giv-

Club v. RAF

Club in this game were per- suaded as they so often are to play down to their opponents, and the forward play was scrappy. while their backs did not settle down,

back her doubles; sort of guinea-pig and workouting the ball steadily from the by turning

opponent for Japan's top hard-scrums to the back division, but teammate Yoshiko Murakami, 13-21,

Garrison throca 21-17. 21-17. 16-21, zaneching pen-holike stars such the

lacked to two-time world champion penetration and they found 21-18.

themselves Ogimura

against a solid de- Both

are students girls

But

Yet despite this they never eventually Shibutani fence. Tokyo's Senshu University.

Meehan definitely

the locked in any danger and their mastered the gume and even-

Was lunlly

the emerged

belter best of the Garrison threer on

position as the top contender Second Title

stylist. Today's match by display, and he showed a lovely for the Pentangular honours re- Miss Matsuzaki, who recently Shiburiani was a decided victory sidestep, but as he repeated mains unchanged. won her second consecutive na- for exponents of the Wester several times in the same move-

The RAF pack did quite well, and their threes tried hard bui women singles; way of holding the table tennis | ment and always into the centre fional collegiate

their handling was disappoint- the 1958 world women's singles one observer said—AP.

Thimself running into the Brigade, and in defence they left far too many gaps of which the Club should have made better All in all a disappointing display by Club and quite good one by the airmen

Ampon Wins championship, is also holder of paddle to the Japanese method, of the field the steadily

Pl Singles

rown.

She and Miss Murkamil orc alsa women's doubles champions in the college division for 1958-

On the left wing the opposite moments and the right-back, the foot of the post with Wright Tennis Title 5 and won the national doubles

sort of situation existed.

The

who was playing his fast game away out of his goal. game raceci right in the Colony, gave Cheng Yu-

past Brandon on the left touch-wah few opportunities to show line,

Newcomer Calder of jelt huwed the port

inside-

intelligence that might provided the ideal support Watson

his ability,

All Over

From the start of the second

On the opposite side of the of soccerfield the fans got plenty of en-half it was obvious that South China were intent on improving strange have Juyment out of the

their position but when they for struggle between the tallest, and

one of the shorlest men in the did get a second goal it was a of an affair. game. The tussles between Hig-scrambling sort

was driven into the With a little imagination ginbottom and little Wong Chi-The ball

Army goalmouth and the Army might have switch. keung were most entertaining packed

when i rebounded from a de- and far from one sided. ed the inside-forwards and so

fending body Lex Tak-wal pushed it over the line. There LEEBIED to be a suspicion of loose covering by the Army de- fenders.

made one powerful wing out

of

two misfires,

or Course

Malaya 121 For

Three

:

Malaya had scored 121 runs for three wickets at the lunch interval today in their one-day match against the Combined Civilians at the Kowloon Cricket Club ground.

One of their opening batsmen T. Tharumagna- nam was still unbouten with 52 runs to his credit after having been dropped at square leg at 37. In- cluded in his score, com- plled in 102 minutes were thron sixes and four fours. The ECOVE'S art lunch Word:

5.

MALAYA

Rojalingam,

b

17

1

52

Campion

T. Tharumognanen,

not out,

M. Satharivam,

Coffey b C. Myatt· 36 ·

R. do Sítra, b Weller 4

R. Bowles, not out! ---4-

Extras

B

Total for three wkts. 121

Day Of Farewells

The

the

crowd christened Army left-back "Rubber Legs'. Once against Big John mads himself very popular with the fans. For all his size his tackling is scrupulously fair.

It was a day of farewells ter the Army and Browning, the club captain, played his heart out make it a memorable occasion. It just was not to be. Travers must what the soldier be wondering

in the No. 3 shirt has to do to seal up the middle of the field. Yesterday be played well, yet Lee Tak-wai chalked up a hat- him .. and trick gainst strangely enough not once wat the big pivot really at fault.

this Tra

Utle for the second time on Fri-

the Shibutani became

Arst

day.

Lable

found

ILTF To Recommend

Open Tournaments

'Paris, Dec. 6.

use

Club 'B' v. RAF 'B'

a

The Club "B" took the field

for ten minutes played as ex- pected. Then suddenly they elicked, andą (hereafter there was no stopping them.

DEYRO BEATS MACKAY

Manila, Dec. 6. Japanese, using the hand-shake favoured by Western Veteran Felicisimo Ampon, grip

19, won the Philippine players, to win a Japan national

chumpionship Since the

game The International lawn tennis Federation, after n Tennis Association Cham- war introduced here from

two-day meeting here, announced today it with a few substitutes, and pionship here today with Britain more than a half een-

would recommend that the eight official cham- a 6-4, 7-5 victory over tury ago.

His victory will undoubtedly

pionships recognised by the Federation should Raymundo Deyro.

cause many of Japan's The two Filipinos scored upset tennis experts to reconsider the in 1961 be open to all players -- amateur, wina over American aces controversial Japanese 'pez-

authorised and professional. Myron Franks and

Barry holder grip. It is still favour- Mackay ·

morning's ed by many Asian players. mitches.

The unorthodox way of bolding the Deyro toppled Mackay, prob-

table tennis ably the best American player

racket

been tuxa

Japan's in the amateur ranks, 6-4, 6-2 standby ever since Japanese In

players began dominating the July, 6 next year.. Д rain-delayo semi-final match.

game at Betabay in 1952,

A special committee has Ampon Dutmanoeuvred After a disappointing setback been making a study of reports Franks, ranked No. 13 in the

the in 1953,

from 35 national that another U.S., 4-6 6-0, 6-2 in another Japanese came back stronger federations about the rules

developing semi-final struggle.

than ever to walk off with most

governing amateur and pro~ The matches were shortened of the world titles at London, to two out of three sola

by 1954; Utrecht, 1955; Tokyo, fessional status.

150 Stockholm, because rain had played havoc Dortmund, 1959.

This goal came in the 54th minute and in another είχ minutes the game was over as a serious contest. The cham-

plons swamed towards Wright

und

it seemed

close attackt

agreement among the players,

at

Bucharist

tournament schedule

One of Franks" all week. carlier motches had taken three

1957;

The recommendation will be made to the General Assembly of the International Federation when it media in Parks On

neceived

Constantine

First In Nassau Trophy Race

George

and

and

It was decided that umatmır players should continue to

their receive only

expansce not play in more eight tournaments out of their own country uch year,

than

A 'Foreign Player'

During this world supremacy days to complete, at the rate in table tennis the only of a, set a day.

Japanese player employing the Mackay said after his semi- Western hand-shake grip to win

A new category of "autho-

Nassau, Dec. 6.

Constantine

In winning his first major

to

The pack completely

the dominated

scrums, and

forced though they were share the lineouts, the airmen gained no advantage for they found the only way of getting the ball back to their halvos was to tap it, and the Club "B" forwards then pounced through on the RAF "B" fumbles.

Эне

The Club "B" throes joined when suddenly Lee Tek-wat

In the attack with some lovely handling -moves, with Stewart ook an unexpected hook-shot

ofon, the wing once again show- goal and had the satisfaction

Southbridge, Massachu-ing his ability to break through sing the ball sali majesti- cally into the corner of the with the

setis, USA today won and score. This youngster with é tow more sensong knowledge the Nassau Trophy race behind him is destined to bc- net with Wright A.W.O.L.

The soldiers tried hard to put

for sports cars, driving | como B Colony wing-thres a better face on things and with

without question, but at present an Aston Martin. Watson roaming I over the

shows a great lack of field there was always a chance

theoretical training. that they might snatch a goal, final "Dyro played very well, a world title was Miss Tomi riscd players would be allow-international ruce the 41-year-

Newcomer Jones, one of the but Just when they seemed to be and I just didn't have it." He Okawa. She won the women's ed lo receive more important old Constantine came within

bomowed players, also played a getting the upper hand South said the troplest heat and the singles in Tokyo in 1958,

But francial advantages,

mile of the speed very hard game, and like the but they fraction China broke away in charac-delayed schedule "bothered me Miss Okawa never Won a would have to put themselves record of 87.840 miles per hour.

rest of the

once they teristic

on o long a litle bit, but i don't want to Japanoso national title and was at the disposal of their national

Phil Hill, the world's fourth started going they never gava clearance from Leung Kan-yee, make any excuses. He (Deyro) regarded more

driver trom Santa sip. a federation and play when pick-ranking The ball dropped near tanky played better than I did.".

"foreign player" among her ed.

Monica, California, was second The airmen had no answer, Lee Tak-wal. Ho ralled it Mackay and

in a Ferrari and Bob Holbert Their tackling was very poor, Franks leave teammates. forward and, with all the Manila on Monday for Calcutle

Only Ironically Shibutani startext

amateurs would be of Warrington, Pennsylvania and with their threes getting He hardly received a decent lobbed

assurance of a seasoned veteran, for a series of matches in India: playing competitive table tennis allowed to seek "authorised finished third on a rugged little little of the ball had no chance

it steettafely over-AP.

Porsche--AP; the whole 90 minutes. Wright's head as the goalkeeper

three years ago by serving as a ¦ status.---AP.

It was a fine gesture on the

part of the Army officials to appoint Trevor Watson cap- tain for the day. This was the Rying airman's tast game

in Hongkong.

He will hardly look back on

it with any great satisfaction.

pass in

fashion

He went on the hunt in the advanced to rarrow the angle. second half in an effort to gel A fine goal by a young player the ball and he turned up in who is making rapid progress almost every position from left in the game, back to outside-latt....but his enthusiasm foiled to infuse any real bite into the soldiers' front rank.

Calder showed a good under- standing of the duties of an laside-forward. When he has settled down in his new sur- roundings with a regular part- ner he should do well.

Johns, and Brandon were out

of their depth and Ralne found Lau Yee in such superb form

VERDICT: An absolutely. nocurate result in a game ex- orpilonntly well handled by referee Melanghin Both tekun take credit for a fine sporting display.

The Teams.

Army: Wright, Tipper, Hig- ginbotton, Browning, Traven Hamilton, Watson, Johns, Raine, Calder, Brandon.

Bouth China: Pau King-yin.

that ho barely managed to get Luk Tat-bay, Kwok Kam-hung,

a decent kick at the ball. from. Lo truong Lu start to finiska,

Ja Leung Kam-yiu, Wong

South China muat have taken keung, Ho Cheung-ynu,

Yee

Chl-

Lee

a great deal of pleasure from | Tak-wal, "Mung Wing-hon thele victory. They had to go | Cheung Yiu-wah,

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