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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1960.

Whitfield Wanderers, 1st Lancs put up one of best rugby games this

By PAK LO

season

Playing before a small crowd on Saturday afternoon, both Whitfield Wanderers and the 1st Lanes Regiment produced a game that must rank easily with some of the best seen this season.

Wanderers. ran off the deserving winners at the end of a fine clean open fast game by 16 points (two goals, one try, one pénalty goal) to 9 points (three penalty goals).

in the other matches, Club: perfectly placed

ik

to

take the ten minutes the Wanderers, pat- "1" lust to slice " {2} a pass, Fitzgerald scored well [ting on fontastic pressure. were

But, and then converted his own retapuy encounter and Club "A". after gaming 10-point lead try with a lovely klek, 8-0. over 5th Field Regiment coaster ¦ home with 16 points (two gouls, two penally goals) to points (one try) victory,

Whitfield Wanderers

v. 1st Lancs

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This was a magnificent kame on all counts. It had everything three- moves galore. line covering Aad tackling. forward rushes, And into the bargain it was

hard fought battlo From beginning in end,

If anyone cirservar mention In this game it was Fitzgerald, who was playing in the match 510 A wing-threequarter, and such was the game he played, that

were he not norinally preferred for wing-forward, he could have made his position on any team as a wing-three after this match.

A joy to watch

He tackled, he passed, he covered, and

such covered to

back Lanes pressed

with Wallwork having a good break-

Gartland through and coding on. Gaetland made more ground before passing to Hollraworth

who was just bundled into

touch with five yards to go 1 the corner fing. Another "fect up" ponally followed from the Rerum, and Davies moved book to twenly yards from the lino und ramined the ball over the crossbar. B-0.

For the last ten tukes of this half Wanderer, were on top, and it was during this period that Richte Was La- jured and had to retire with a rib injury,

Wilted

The Wanderers threes ham- mered away with Kirkland

really doing a magnificent Job. and at last on the Lanes 25 the ball was swung out to Moffat on the wing, who broke through three tackles, then beautifully Įsidestepped Davies, who could not make up his mind whether to tackle him or wait for the pass, and scored well out. Again Fitzgerald smocked home

the half-time beauty to make score, 13-9.

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never outside the Lanes 20, but good hard tacking held them at bay until a penalty relleved the pressure somewhat.

and were back inside their own

wern

Fitzgerald missed

a penalty from 35 yards

then out and under the pressure Lancs wilted

when Wanderers 25 awarded another penully for time I was feet up". This pbout half way out and twenty yorcis from the line, geud Fitzgerakt put it over easily. 16-0.

Club "A" v. 5th Field

serums und

The Ath Field were of Course butcherd In this game, but they never stopped trying, and their efforis pald off near the end when in the second half Club eased up.

the Club has Incouts and were superior in the loose. Among the threes Moore outshone

everyone else, though MacTavish

ve notice that he can take his position in the centra 3t any time

he wants. All he Beds to ance the best ventre again becomie three in the Colony is a couple more games. The old sidestep. and change of pace were still handling was there, his

an extent that the Lanes could

break

Не never

through. altacked with a verve and clan In the second half the Won- that was a joy to watch. Norderers pack. playing a man light was he alone in all his efforts, throughout were terrific. Their for Kirkland, playing inside ding was much slower than him was terrife in attack. Time the Lanes and having the under-excellent, and again he handled the ball, shove gave Simpson the chance and whipped behind his athore needed and regularly the ball to his waiting centre or Fitzgerald to

lakewong another pass and in effect make an extra man. It

rugby

In the first minute of the as it should be played.

second half Lancs went away Although these two comand Hollingsworth kicked ahenti Dietely overshadowed their and the Wänderers just managed and Moffat. to touch down. pariners Davies

For the next

It was

they too played well. In front

of them Smith and Hurst gave excellent servior.

Nor were the pack far behind this mighty three-line.

Cleary, i Oakden, Ritchie all fought like i

demons for possession, but I was in the second half that the Ick really came into their own, When they lost tehle, they buckled down, and completely overshadowed the Lenna serums, lineouls and lose.

No answer

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The Lancs tried hard. but beyond good tackling could ind по answer to the Wanderer spirit,

Peifleld distinguished himself In the lineouts, though his habit of turning to face his opponents unce he had caught the ball, often gave the Wanderers an ad- vantage they wure quiet to grosp.

Davis, playing out of position at full-back, was very good do. fensively and tried several times to get is threes going, but they did not prove equal to the task, ond when they had the ball, favoured the Idek ahead, instead of the past.

Cartland did his best in the centre of the threes, but he was on his own, and could inake little headway against the per- fect covering of the Wanderers.

After only five minutes the first score came, and there- after for the first half, the points como steadily and at short intervals

The Lanes were the first to ! attack and Davies missed A long penalty awarded for "feet up". Play swung bock and Fitzgerald charged down a for- ward kick by Davics. There was a serum five yards from the Lanes line, and Smith, after whipping the ball into the scrum ran round the base of the scrum, scooping the ball up in the same movement. Breaking blind he was over the line for a score belure the Lanes even knew the ball was out of the serum. No conversion, 3-0,

Lovelled

The Lanes pressed back and Davlos levelled

the scores with

a penalty conversion, again for "feel up", from the Wanderer's 25 smack in front of the posts. 3-3.

Three minutes later from al- most the same spot he converted again, this time the penalty be- Ing awarded. for offside. 3-0.

The Lunca were winning the lincouts at this sluge, but either Fetnoid lost the ball or tho Wanderers, fod by Cleary, haminered through, to Lako possession.

From u loose moul on the Lanes zn the dialt suddenly, come- out to A. Davies who broke through into the clear and then mado, eure by gaming out to Wilzyérald, who" siglufally, was

halves.

backt

FOUR D. JONES

by MADDOCKS

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have for ages.

The 6th Field did their best to stop the Club attack, but they did not have the men to match either the Club threes or tor- wards.

اوا

his

Club

tu

Just after the restart Wiggen again converted a

penalty make it 16-0, and then Clue cased up.

Unfortunate

Field

this

RAY LINDWALL RETIRES FROM TEST CRICKET

ONLY TEST PLAYER WITH OVER 200 WICKETS AND 1,500 RUNS TO HIS CREDIT

Brisbane, Feb. 14.

Ray Lindwall, the Australian fast bowler, tonight announced his retire-

ment from first class cricket.

The present Sheffield shield`match, in which he is captaining Queensland against Western Australla here, will be his last first class game, he said.

Lindwall, who is 38, has been jogo, The outstanding tot bowler in world cricket since the second World War

Recalled

He was recalled to the Aus tralian side. after an absence of over two

for the yours, fourth and fit Tests against England in Australia a year

Its recently returned from the tour * Pakistan and Indla. Ila claimed ning Test wickeln on the tour to take his total to 228, eight short of Ales Bedser's world record of 230 Test wickeln.

In the 1th Test against Eng- (and in Melbourne a year *go, Lindwall bent Clarrie Grimmetl'é

U.S. hurdler scores

great 'double' in New York meeting

New York, Feb. 14.

Australian Test record of 210 wickets.

In recent years, Lindwall lack- ed some of his earlier fre, but be retained the almost perfect control, length and swing which mado him one of the world's master pace bowlers.

Test aggregate

Lindwall is the only player In the world to take more than 200 wickets and 300TD more than 1,500 runs in Test cricket. 11* test aggregulo was 1,502 runa,

He first player for Australia In the 1946-47 nezica aglanst Wally Hammond's England team which toured Australia, and was orio of the successes DI Australia's victorious 1948 side in England under Don Bradman. Lindwall and Keith Miller were one of the most, menacing-

-China Mail Spectal.

Hayes Jones, America's top hurdler, scored an new ball partnerships in cricket.

unprecedented sprint-hurdles "double" for the second straight night on Saturday when he

won both events in the New York AC track Bagdad avenges

and field meeting at Madison Square Garden. The two victories by the Eastern Michigan Univer- sity star duplicated his sweep in the same events in last night's Philadelphia Inquirer meeting.

The Club started as if they intended to make a century. A lovely three move with Moore breaking through stari cd things hamplg. He beat another man,

full after, but the referee ruled a drew the

nock-on. This did back out of position and pass-

not upset cd smoothly out to D'Eath the Gunners and their forwards Philadelphia. Hc who scored well out. Wigzett took the ball upfield and kicked in

· converted. 5-0.

nhead. The ball hit Sleward final.

Το their credli 5th

the

of mode

most

In turning the "tron mu** opportunity and were very un- fortunate not to score soon feat, Jones was forced to run a

A continual pressure kop! Club well upfield and again it was Moore who broke away from near the centre of the Ack, and crosskick;ed for Smith, foi- His partner Moore seems to lowing up well, to gather and oul. Wiggest con- icure well game, and improve with every with D'Eath giving an Inspired verled. 10-0. performance on the wing, Club i Wiggett followed this with a must feel a lot happier about penalty conversion to make the their back division than they half-time score 13-0.

SLUGGO --- THE PRINCIPAL WANTS YOU IN HIS OFFICE RIGHT

AWAY

BRICK BRADFORD

· THE SPACESHIPS HAVE FASSED US... NOW WE CAN RETURN TO OUR- SEARCH FOR KRS!

THEY'LL PROBABLY COME BACK LOOKING FOR

US/

---HO-HO

at full-back, and bounced off his shoulder into the hands of who in oue of the forwards. rompany with quite a his compatriots went over the ne to score, No conversion 1U-3.

few of

total of 10 races in the just two evenings here and In finished frst

every heat, semi-final and

By a yard

Jones, who won nis final four races within the space of 20 the 60-yard minutes, captured hurdles

7.2 seconds, de- fecting William Johnson of Merylan! by For the rest of the game the

#! yard with Gunners were

top, but Chuck Cobb of the U.S. Navy found the Club defence too third.

He then took the 60-yard strong.

on

SHALL PLEAD POVERTY TO THE CAPITALIST WORLD THREATEN TO GO ALL COMMUNISTIC -

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THE PEOPLE

By Mik

By Ernie Bushmiller

WHAT DID I

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PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE

NO VOJATÍ JUST

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BRICK THE GROUND GCOPE BLOWS SOVE-

THING AHEAD. IT HAUST BE A HARBOR ON THE CANAL...

By Paul NorTİS

A FEW MINUTES LATER BRICK MAKES A

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sprit In 4.2 seconds, also by a yard, over Paul Winder of Morgan State College, with

Топаз Spiegel of Maryland

third.

The time in cach raco was a tenth of a second over the meet record. Little Jim Beauty. former North Carolina star now repre- senting the Santa Clara Youth Centre. upset Oregon ace Dyrol Burlesson and set a new micel record of 4:05.4 in the Baxter mile.

defeat at

Santa Anita

Arcadia, Feb. 14, Bagdad avenged his defeat by First Landing in the $166,000 Maturity by heating his rival on Fri- day in the $17,500 San Antonio Handicap at Santa Anita.

Burleson jumped into the lead maker, with a lap to go but Beally

rallied, drew even in the home

sirctch and won by an eyelash with a lungs at the top. E Moran of the New York A was a distant third. The old Baxter record of 4:00:2 was set! hy Fred Dyer in 1955.

Relay record

and

Kept in stalking postion all the way by jockey Wille Shoe- Bagdad took the load going into the stretch fought off First Landing'e be- lated drive to win by some two lengths over the one and one- eighth mile distance,

It was Bagdad's third start in the meeting. After twice run- ning second the well-bred son of Double Jay demonstrated Mis Villanova's crack foursome set ability with the clear-cut win a meet mark in the one-mile in the final major preparatory relay when deteated Morgan event for the $145,000 Santa Slate in a match race in 3:17.0.

Juanita Handicap. How Now

The time cracked the old

and WŁA

Was

the

meet mark of 3:17.9 held by was third but it again the New York Pioneer Club strictly a race between First

one secondLanding and Bagdad for only slower than the fastest time winner's share of the purse,

posted Indoors by

UPI, A college relay team.

ever

Villanova, running with Paul Drayton, Nick De Angelis Joseph Manion, and Robert Racore, fed all the way to win by five yards as Morgan State was

it unofficially clocked 3:170. Key to the race was the second leg when De Angelis

W. Australia's Sheffield Shield

fought off Morgan State's Tom hopes dwindling

Anderson.-UPI.

Sports Diary

TO-DAY

Aquash

Brisbane, Feb, 13. Western Australla's chance of overhauling New South Wales In the Sheffield Shield cricket championship slumped today when their opponents, Queens- land, totalled 417 on frst

Colony Ba&#3 Championship at innings.

Victoria Farranks courts, 530 p.m.

Tennis

Colony Tels Championship at JKCC. 6.

PR.

adminton

Western Australia must win the malch to keep alive their alight Shield chance. Their pace Entries for Junior Championship { bowler Ray Strauss had one close.

good spell of three wickets for four runs today, but Queens- land's last seven wickets added 100. Stroues finished with five for 100,

CCC v JIKU (MC); Chung Cheong

RAF (India Club) 730 p.m.

Soccer

int Division: Hoppy Valley Kwong Wah (85) 4 pâm.

TO-MORROW

Tennis

Colony

tenna Chipionship 11KCC. 8.15 p.m.

at

**Racing

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