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THE CHINA MAIL,

FRIDAY, MARCHI 18, 1960.

A SURPRISE WINNER.

WEEKEND SOFTBALL

TOMORROW'S INTERNATIONAL RUGBY

Victory over Scotland will put England well on way to grand slam'

By JOHN COTTRELL

Unbeaten England, already favourites for the International Championship, can go two-thirds of the way to repeat- ing their 1957 "grand slam" by defeating Scotland at Murrayfield tomorrow.

Victory will give them the Calcutta Cup and the Home Countries title and ensure that only France, with two matches to play, can overtake them in the championship race..

In a sense England would be They retuluing ball homars. lave drawn with Scotland on both occasions since winning the Coleufty Cup match in 1957 and 1y wer the last country to] win the mythical Triple Chwn.

No pride

Two mouths ago I turcenst that England could capture

three ull

International But It gives me no i hongars.

incr prlike, for

defeating Wales this England side hon

The importance of line-out men in becoming increasitigly evident. For in internationals we now have about 40 sei (compared with scrummages

war) about 100 before tho Former

and about 80 line-outa.

niready proved their their successful team which had have

but x changes for

In terummaging the Ireland { strength

(more will depend on the success! match.

The three newest members of line-out speeltlists David who galo their second caps Marques and John Currie. are Ronnie Thomson, 23-year-

winger: old London Scottish Brian Shillingtaw, 21-year-old Borderer; and wing forward David Edwards, 20-year-old

Herlots captain of Puplia team,

The value of serummaging Scrum-half Shillingaw, Seol-

skit is also weakened by the of the year. looks like holding his position fact that aimsot nine times out shown no signs of greatness: for a long time to come. With often the ball will be won by Indeed. they can count them his crisp necurate passing, in the side puiting In

fortunate to be no teligent breaks and good cover-hus, despite the new rules, the favourably placed their ling, he seems an ideal partner wing forwards can su move up sinarily with defences to atten last encounter of the season. for captain Gordon Waddell.

any threat of an attack. the totally 10- Mocnwhile.

Because of their all-round victory expected

the incentive ut Crown, start favourites

Kelves

ver freland (their first win in Dulalit for 27 years) strikingly changed the

k

of the Catentia Cup match.

11 can no longer be regarded as walk-over expected for England. In fael, on the form shown in Dublin, Seatland are capable of defeating England for the last time since 1950.

Lucky

land's discovery

of

ability, plus

for the Calcutta Cap.

the ball.

UK soccer results

of Seatland Scotland's chances

Waddell, Hy-half with the capturing the Triple ระ

neal foulwurk of a Jackie Kyle, Enghind "must is the general of this new Seot- land side. At Murrayfield, his aim will almost certainly to be keep the game forward with his finely judged touch-kicking and to bring the superb speed winger Arthur Silth into play with his diagonal kicks.

fairly clear that 11 seems the England Scotland's chances Quce galo,

of success seiretors have sluck to their depend on controlling the game policy of never interfering with forward, They have a strong, an unbraten team. They have fast pack which, unilke ireland.

• decided to relain John Young have shown themselves able wht damaged

maintain their re and speci a hamstringg Parks,

until

the final whistle. But Sharp can their three-quarter line, espedal- also consider hinwelf lucky toly in the centre, has been far remain in favour after his here Impressive in defence, han

kappunting showing against in attack.

England will need to open up France. But it is perhaps

bring the game as much as possible Hitte late in the day to Lark the deserving Bev Risman, and assert their, superiority bo- Scotland's selectors also retain hind the serum. The forwards

Fly-half Richard

in

Four D. Jones SOME WEEKS LATER

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London, Mar, 17. Results of Loday's British soccer matches were:

ENGLISH LEAGUE Division II Leyton, Sheffield United 1. Hull City, Stoke City 0.

(Postponed from March 12). REPRESENTATIVE MATCH

League of Ireland 5, Hessen League (Germany) 2.

(Played at Dublin).

.

"Inover dreamed he'd win,” said Mrs V. R. Bishop, after her husband's Proud Socks had romped home by 30 lengths in the National Hunt Steeplechase last week. But she had 6s. on for a place. Picture captures a proud moment as the 100-6 Irish-bred heater shows a clean pair of heels to his rivals at the last fence.

Sports Diary MEN (like Peter May) WHO

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extra-ordinary Olymple Committee

eneral inceting. South China Morn ing Post Board Room. 8.30 p.m.

Auction Auction of Race pony "Carrie". 103C Paddock, Happy Valley, 4.43 p.m.

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HANG ON LIKE

HEROES ARE ALL WRONG

By DONALD GOMERY

Find Day of Tenth Rate Me How many people who went to work this morning

1st Division: Recreio Brigade.

Нассет Division! CAA

1st (CH) 4.30 p.m.

Reserve Division: CAA v Sing Tao {CH) 2 pm; Kitchen V CAR (ES)

4.30 p.m.

should really be still in bed?

v Sing Tao I mean all those people who are struggling in, with stiff upper lip and a worried fook, telling themselves that they aren't going to let a cold (cough, flu, or what have-they) keep them from their desks.

2nd Division: REME v AFS (BS) p.m. Telephone v RIL (Navy) 4.30 p.m. Talkoo Prisons (NEVY) 430 pm lion Ying v Koon Wun (JV) 4.30 p.m.

3rd Division: C & W v Rediffusion (V) 3 pm.; Five-Dne-Seven v Sk Ving (V) 3.30 p.m.; B & S v HX Cene 14.30 p.m.; University Dodwell (V) 4.50 pm.

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w/o KGV Cup Anal:

Kecreio (KP) 2.30

IRISH LEAGUE Linfield 3. Derry City 1-"A"Grmins Reuter.

MEANWHILE, ON A NEARBY ISLAND.

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CHEYENNES CAN WIN SENIOR LEAGUE TITLE ON SUNDAY

By OLLY VAS

Only the Saints stand in the way of Robert Remedios' Cheyennes winning the Senior league championship this weekend. The two teams are down to play each other on Sunday ut 11.00 a.m.

Prior to their dramatic 1-0 defeat by South, China AA last week the Cheyennes were a 'cinch' to win the title but their unexpected setback at the hands of the Caroliners gives the Braves a slim chance for a play-off, provided the Cheyennes drop the decision to the Saints this! week and the Braves win against the same Saint Joseph's team a week "hence,

of

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Anything past happen

The 3.30 p.m. game features ball me but the form book the Glants and New Asia College says that a sensational upset is and with both sides more or losa not Ukely this time, li may be || eventy matched the decision remembered thal the Salts could go either way. playing without thair regular plicher Salleh were beaten by Incidentally, except for the 24 runs to 7 in the first outing postponed Braves vermy Saints Senior match scheduled for next against the Cheyennes.

This match highlights K week the above games ring four-gome programme on down the curtain on league the However. Bunday, the unusual feature competition.

which is the fact that all Knock-Out Series in the Junior three Cheyenne teams will be and Ladies' divisions will begin engaged In lengus play, one shortly and this, coupled with the forthcoming visit of the Talwan Universal Girls and the Easter International Finals, should satisfy the fans who The Cheyenne ladies take on make regular trips to King's the Matadors In the opening Park.

at 9.30 am). game on Sunday They bowed by a solitary run to the steadler Matadors once the latter's before and with Annabelle

tossing the strikes so neatly these days I tip them to repeat their first- round victory.

In each division,

Can repeat

Chin

Gil Langley retires

Adelaide, Mar. 17. South Australian

GI Langley,

Test

I th

Immediately afterwards the Senior Cheyennes take the field

Saints.

Without pitcher Salleh the Saints do not against the stand the ghost of a chance wicket-korper, against a side which boasts of today announced his noni some of the longest-ball hitters ilrement from cricket,

n the entire Senior league.

Since 1990, when ho gave up Defensively the Cheyennes! have but one weak link, at short-first class cricket, Langley has stop, but they make up for this captained Sturt, his club side,

in Adplakle grade matches. by terrific batting to drive in the vital rims.

Evenly matched

Sad

to say the Salts are

But Langley used himself as a feldman rather than wicket- keeper so that younger keepers could be encouraged.

Langley, now 10, began his no longer the force in softball prade cricket career in 1938.

they once used to be. It is

hoped they will put up their China Meil Special. strongest line-up by recalling veterans Bucks, Ozoria, Omar and Dave Leonard.

The first of two afternoon Only recently football now matches gets under way at 2.00 It was Kocsis, the brilliant pm, when the Junior Cheyennes nut from Barcelona, dislocating clash with the Cordinais. his shoulder in the first hali agains! Wolves, fainting at half- time, taking injections, limping on and scoring altogether (our goals.

Futility

iferole? Or is the result of our or two matches more important thon the possible future of Kocsis himself? (Or of May?).

But you find this attitude of "I'll play, or work, on and damn the consequences" all round you

You find it in the тава futility of the scores of men with stickя and swollen

ankles now hobbling from John 'Groat's to Land's End ..Trying to prove- what? Their guta? A tiny woman has done the trip al- ready.

Most of all find it in your own office. Germ-ridden Jenkins at his desk, for inglance. Enuffing away like a seal. Feel- ing terribly ill but terribly virtuous because he hasn't lost a lay in 20 years. And every- one hating him like mad.

And if the boss goes down with a cold too he'll be saying It's that idiot Jenkins's fouil, which may be why Mr J. never rets promoted:)

Selfish?

1 spoke to paychologist bout this modern mania of 'Theat must-slay-on-my-feel, chaps have an answer to every thing, and he rattled this one off readily enough. "Sedentary workers are the worst. Too often they feel they haven't enough ways of showing their deter- mination....They want to prove themselves in come way. That ibere's something of the hero in them too."!

Perhaps they watch too many TV Westerzis. Parhaps ifley are over-influenced by the undoubte (but often misplaced) courage of Our real-life horeca. Mon 1 May.

Perhaps they're really just darned grifish-London Express Service.

Chess News

by LEONARD HARDEN

Sótution No. 5780: 1.

Title fight

Frankfurt, Mar. 17.

German's Erich Schoeppner will defend his European and The latter made a spectacular | Geman cruiserweight boxing return to form late in the season lities against Heimat Ball in and are anxious to avenge their Frankfurt on April §. earlier 3-0 defeat. Currently | 20

Schoeppner is

due to on a winning streak they should end the season by reversing the world champion Archie decision this Ume.

later this year.—AFF.

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