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THE CHINA MAIL; MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1959.

EasternTM

1,

Tung Wah

"V" For Victory And Veterans

EASTERN'S

OLD HEADS TOO

GOOD FOR TUNG WAH'S ILL

DIRECTED

YOUNG FEET

By I. M. MacTAVISH

Eastern, who are fast earning the title of the season's surprise packet, ground out a tense solitary goal victory over Tung Wah before a near capacity crowd at Caroline Hill yester day afternoon.

In the whole 90 minutes there was not a single classic move- ment but instead there was a lot of hard grinding endeavour

.. a host of relentless effort excitement

with everything

bitter tackling and a deciding goal in perfect character. else that happened in the game.

The fans stayed in their seats julme tending the goal of many jgether and as a result fell easy right to the end. If they ex- clubs' but he has never done a (prey to the hard tackling East- preted a sensatiomat lord-teh better job than he did yester- fern defenders who simply drove biz by Tung Wah they were {'day. He had nothing very through the moss of the attack sadly disappointed, but if on diet to, do---that is a sad to emerge with the ball, the other Hand they stayed to reflection on the Tung Wah sec Easter defend their slend-Tarts but he always inspired er advantage right to their Inst condence by his cool handling DÜNY of strength then they and clover articipation. must have left the ground with

a glow of satisfaction.

Tunc Woh were a great disappointment. For all the talent in the side they showed hardly a gilmaner of an idea an how to break down the compact Eastern defence.

The forwards bunched on top of each other far too much and turtles were further eg- gravated by the fact that wing- halves Chan Fai-hung and Lau Kin-etau persjalod in moving forward in possession, Time after Ume they overran

The Rock

In front of him 'Iron Man'

Lee Ping-chiu made a mockery of the date' on his birth certi- feate as

Tung Woh will probably point

to the many claims they made

for penalty kicks and claim they were unlucky. They CTD. but only in so far as they found Eastern In unoondescending mood.

Tung Wah for all their territorial advantage - simply did not deserve to win they displayed on the form through he breezed

yesterday. They might have this match with all the 19-

lost more heavily. thusiasm of a youngster sort- ing to

make his way in the The turf on the Carolino nastic. His partner Lee Kwok-playing pitch was in very poor

Great clouds wah had a grand afternoon and shape.

of dust these thnec formed. with blew into the eyes of players swirling towering Lam Shring-yee, the and fans alike and the rock on which all Tung Wah's | wind made all control a bit

difficult during effort foundered. their

parts of the Eastern's wing-halves hadgame,

do South China must есть given obviously

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their nestore precise orders on their duties for bumpy uneven playing pitch to the day and if Fong Chi-choi its former standard. had the more spectacular bask

game got of (p In policing Yiu Cheuk-yin, Ma interesting start and Tem Noi- Marn-hung was no lessS BULCESS-

Shuch

showed good form in al in his efforts to blot I dealing with a one lob by Yiu Kwok-lai out of the uro

proceedings. Cheuk-yin and long range Yea Eastern's victory shot by Lo

Lo Kwok-al fashioned in ka own W20

After the

thrust "defence 10sen it "only" Because

there early

Topellor hen

the pressure

hard rather than entertain- greatest every forward was ing football but just before ready and willing

Hling to

the interval the fans really back and lend a hand,

got something to shout about. The front rank was no Kreat At one end of the field Cheung shakes no an altucking force. Chi-day hud a good shot at the 11 missed several gilt-edged Eastern goal and when the ball chances. If the side hul lost was cleared to the other end

Little Chan Fal-hung one or even "wo points,

was penalised for going into a tackle with his boots too high.

own forwards and all the coax- ing and remonstrating of Yiu Cheuk-yin failed to correct the CITATS of their ways... but, the little inside-forward must also accept a large slice of the

blame for this defeat.

Policed Out

He allowed himself to be policed out of the game by Íanky Fong Chi-chof in a way

and to an extent that one hardly expected from a player of his experience. It is truc he orchsionally went roaming ut it was all so aimless and useless for veldons did anyone move into the space he left

WEB

come

The

Milling Mass

In

Yiu Check-yins failed, and the entire front line failed with | Cheung Yiu-wat would have him. That is really the story been due for whatever is the of Tung Wal's defeat ..... but soccer equivalent of a court 11 is also the story of Eastern's martial on charges of wasteful victory. Their defence was negligence. In the second half immense and their experienced the lost-winger was given two The free-kick was lofted goal- veterans knew far too much glorious chances by the come words and a fantastic scramble and covered far too well for bined efforts of Cha Wing-wah | developed on the Tung Wah the Tung Wah forwards,

and Szeto Sum....but from six goul line. There was a milling Let's have a close-up look at yards range, and with the goal- mass of humanity in red and this strangely assorted coline-keeper out of position, Cheung blue shirts....and one, lonely tion of players whur carried somehow managed to keep the chup in green who seemed un- Eastern to another surprise ball OUT of the net. How the

| able to get his hands to the ball. victory.

crowd groaned its dismay

on It was lousy star until Lee both occasions. -

Ping-chiu, the Eastern right- back. come up to show his for- wards how it should be done. Out of the melee he pushed the ball into the net for the goal; that was destined to be worth two points.

There is not * single youngster in the Alde and many of the players who wore the familiar red shirts Yesterday would hesitate to count how many Deas Ins they have been in the game.

the

Much To Admire There was much to admire in

wholehearted probably

play of veterans like lo Ying-fun, Lee Yug-lak and Chu Wing-wah. They could feleḥ and carry and when their defence lines were being sorely tried they WITC always to be found in the thick of the fray lending a hand to their hard pressed colleagues.

How different things were in the Tung Waḥ comp.

Goalkeeper. Tam Nai-huen has been aroufd, for long

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CHESS NEWS

by LEONARD BARDEN

The second half was one long | Mruggle between the Eastern defence and the unimaginative Tug Wah attack. This pattern was relieved now and again by lung sweeping Eastern thrusta to the other end where they should have scored at least two more goals ..... but they seem-

The crowd has nowadays deed more intend on holding what veloped complex about

goa!-

they hud rather than adding to

keeper Kwok Chow-ning. He 11.

is not being allowed to forget

The tollowing win by a Ger- his tragic outling against

has who

just been Djurgardens. Whenever the

man

awarded the grandmaster title ball went towards him in is doubly instructive, It llu-

for

Verdict: Full marks to Eastern their determined and the spirited display. Tung Wah failed to turn territorial ad-

Lee Ping-chiu was the man of penalty. Big turiy

strates both how to deal with early stages the spectators gave vantage into goals and paid the

a shout in anticipation of a Inevitable slip...but be it to his credit the goalkeeper did not allow the circumstances to worry him

...nilhough, in spite of the panic stages which arose at the should

a passive defence and how to keep the initiative even at the cost of a

the match. pawn (move 14), White: Schmid. Black: Welz,

1 P-K4, P-K4; 2 K-KAJ. KL-QB3; 3 B-K15, P-Q3: $

P-QI, PZP; 5 KEXP, Kt—K2; | Ume, I still think he

8 Castles, HQ2; 7 KLAB3 hove saved the goal that even-

KK4; 8 P-B4. BxB, Et

(Q4) B. Kt(K4)-B3; 10 K

Q5. KEYKE: 11 PXK, K-K2;

12 P-BS, P-QR3; 13 Kt-as,

tually won the game.

The Teams

Eastern; Tam Nai-huen, Lee Ping-chiu, Lue

The whole Tung Wah defen- Fong Chi-chol, Lam Sheung

Ma Marn-hung, Szeto sive set-up was uneasy. Toledo yee, once again played as enthusias Sum, Ho Ying-fun, Lee Yuk- Q-B2, P-KK13; 16 B-Kt5,tically as he always does but tak, Chu Wing-wan, Cheung

Chi-kong's Yu-wai.

Q-Q2: 14 Q-Q41, Ktx BP 13

some

of Wong B-K12: 17.QR-KI ch, K-B1; tactics in stopping Szeto Sumi were, to say the least, pretty

18 KK41, B-Q5; 19 QxBI, KtXQ: 20 KB. Resigns. Black tosna the queen or is mated by 21 B-R0.

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Solution No. 5734: 1 Q-RI, KL-K15; 2 Q28, or Kt--K8; 2 Kt(Q3) — BI, or P-Kt8(0); 20—18, or P-Kt8(K): KUK13)-BI. A problem real- niscent of some of Bam Loyd's.

---(London Express Savotos).

Not A Soccer Slave'

Ron Flowers, Wolverhampton Wanderers' left half, has played

crude.

Tang Wah: Kwok Chow- ming, Toledo, Wong Chi-kong,

Chau Fal-hung, Ng Wai-man, Ite was booked by the re- Lanh Chau Au Pang in, Lo

Cheung feree for kicking the ball Kwok-tal,

Chi-doy, away after it had been placed Yiu Cheuk-yin, Kwong Yin-

for a free-kick against him ying.

and I thought he WHE

mighty tooky not to get

ipart a similar 'mention. la

black book despatches for WORLD BOXING

thoughiem tackle on the

Exstern right-winged "late in the game.

Vigorous Pivot

* | || CHAMPION

Ng Wei-man was a vigorous pivat. He had un abundance of energy and a varied repertoire, of black looks for anyone who

14 important games in eight dared to engage him in physical

KNOCKED · OUT

Buenos Aires, Déc. 13, Den Jordan, world, welter-

weight champion, was knocked

weeks for Wolves in the League combat...but it was not his out in the fawrth 2000

fault ble side were beaten. He night by Frederick Thompsbe and European Cup and for Eng-played himself into the ground. of Argentina in a non-lille bout land.

„F have already commented on Thompson, the Argentinian, He gets £20 a week, plus the failings of the Tung Woh welterweight champion khodred winning and drew bonus from wing-helves and the unprofitable out Jonders with a left hook to His club, £50 top an Internile bunching tactics of the forwards, the chin 1 mán 20 esce after the tional appearance, £20 a match The game cried out for tow fourth round began. The bout in the European Cup two-lest wide fung vases to spread the had been scheduled for 10 icurnament.

Tung Wab attack across the field rounda. Flowers to Income for but the side-forwarde peralat SA. browd.

of 20,000)) Mawi tha Sight wear?" £349=Banawa | în tipstapping the bull. They lfant; sed; shed plasmáros Servica

Sports Diary

TO-DAY

Cricket

Final day of Interport between Hongkong and Malaya at Chater Road, 1040 a.m.

Joccer

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́GAMESMANSHIP

Ron Staniforth former Eng- land and Huddersfleid full back, brought off piece of neute "gamesmanship” whien, ng player-manager of Barrow, he wམ3 playing against Nofts 1 Diyision! CMD V Kitchee County in the Lecžgue recently. (83) 320 datuton

With his side winning 4-3 and Jualor Mixed Doubire: CYMCA' only minutes to go ho saunter- CCC "Green." CCC P'Yellow v St ed quite 30 yards from full back Stephen's

to take a corner klek and then TO-NORROW Meeting

calmly backheeled the ball into HKFA Cone Meating at Sports touch. A throw-in for County,!

of course, but the bail was kept In the Nottingham end of the

feld-Banows Service.

Road, 3.5.m. admisten

"C" Double B1 Stephen's:

v Recreta, CCC V LBC.

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ROSÉ

TWO ASIAN RECORDS BETTERED

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Bangkok, Dec. 13. Southeast Asian athletes bettered Asian Games records in the flyweight weightlifting and one hundred metre dash in the first day of their own six-nation Olympics-today.

whila

Host country Thailand led by lifting flyweight division, where 400-metre hurdles and bantim

weightlifting. winning str gold medals in the Thailand's Chaiya Sookchinda | division cycling track and field and totalled 640 pounds. This was Malas won both the men's high weighlifting events.

cialmed to be 24 pounds over Jump and women's long jump. Thil sprinter, Sundhi Man-4he Tokyo record.

Burn took first place in the yakes shaved one tenth of a

strenuous 5,000 metre race, second EPORTA Pakistan's A. Khalid's

1954 Manija Asina Games 10.6 seconds regard,

Other performtonces in frack and field events today did not Improve any Asian or Olymple records.

The Silver medal in the 100 Participating in the first metre dash went to Chai Ling-Southeast Asian Peninsula fook of Slighpore with 11 Games (SEAP Games) ore seconds.

Third રામ Kyaw Tholland, Burma, Laos, Malaya, Myint of Burma with 11.5 Singapore and South Vietnam. seconds.

Cambodia withdrew and North The second Asian Games re- Vietnam is not a member. cord bettered was in the weight-

Singapore copped the men's

In Lonnis emerged as

Thailand 150 a powerhd

KOTI- tender by winning seven of 16 games in the men's singles firm and second round and men's - doubles and women's singles,

South Vietnamese Netment won four matches and Singa“ pore two, while Burma, Malaya and Leos had one victory each. --AP.

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