1960-12-28 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1960,

HOME SOCCER REVIEW

SUCCESSFUL HOCKEY FESTIVAL Tottenham continue

Army 'A' retain men's trophy after exciting extra-time. final against Army 'B'

By NUMPERE

The Hongkong Hockey Association's Annual Festival held at

Sookunpoo yesterday was an outstanding success.

Last year's winners in the Men's tournament, Army 'A', retain- ed the trophy but only after being taken to extra-time in the final by last year's plate winners Army 'B'.

In the Plate Competition, Nav Bharat 'A' were close winners over Recreio

by 2-1.

KGY 'A won the Ladies* {

defeating Tournament

St

right-winger ran through to give Wado no chance.

George's 3-0 in the final, and One minute later Frusher the game was six minutes old

KCC beat KGV B' by 5-0 to win the Plate Competition.

Although starting few minutes Late the schedule was well, maintained with all finals belug played on time. This won

with the other Compared final it statted more slowly and made an opening for Holmes before the first scoring chance but he mbed his shot at goal, came when after Nav Bharat's the ball traveling to Bockett right-wing pair Ling and Chan whose that was deflected Eehind; hd combined well, Ling shot Three minutes later Recreio Chavez shol, the had zaved right-winger followed up, re- #ained possession and scored.

by Leach.

Army 'B' cleared the

comer

past,

duc in no small measure to the smd half-time came with Army took tho lend when after ther

sel work put in by The Association Chairman Mr B. G Brandt who controlled the whole by Proceedings, ably assisted

Mrs Banat as time-keeper and recorder. I am sure that all the players were very appreciative of their efforts,

'A' still in the lead by 1-0.

bul

Further ahead

Jound

and

Ollybuat sent the ball through and goalkeeper Wade went for it but inlssed his kick and Naibu Loma, following up, had an empty net to push the ball

From the start of the second half Army 'B' attacked strongly

Oliphani Pelty for very strong in defence. The panel of úmpires also With this period only twa worked very hard

Army 'A' went And only minutes old one incident

noticed further ahead. Was throughout the entire festival well upon the which reflects standard of umpiring. Of the 17 ans entered for the Men's tournaments HMS Crane failed to put in an op-

with the pearance but

draw idsend nude, the programme had to La adhered to and in the

ore preliminary round went through into Dutch HC the first rotund will a win over Demons.

Two shocks

The first round produced two hacks with Army 'B' winning comfortably against Nav Bharat Wand RAF beating Recreio.

Recreio were only folding five n their regular 'A' team but the BAP were also without three of their usual league players.

The other Brst round winners were HMS Hartland Point, KCC A. IRC, HKHC 'A' by a walk-

into.

For the next few minutes it Rs Nav Bharat constantly on the attack and they drow level in the 14th minute when Chan ovllected a 10-yard bit and ran through on his own beat- ing two defenders and finally Coalkeeper Larcina.

Just on half-ime they almost Lar cine saving shead, wont twice in quick succession from Gardner and Zia Hussain.

Gardner again

The second-half started with From the bully Army 'B' at- Nav Bharat ali attacking ond tacked up the right wing, Fearn LOOK taking the lead.

leking clear twice from Limbu A roll-in on the right wing and Humirey but Tilley cbtain found Gardner who then buat eki possession and reduced the three defenders before pushing orrents with a terrine shot.

Play was swinging from end the ball through to give Zin

to end and Sulive shot past Hussain an easy gont.

fer Army 'A', From the 10-yard?

Hussnin should have

made

hil Humfrey went away and sure of the result in the 23rd had two shots saved by Fearn mirate witon

after being put

he

but again Tilley came in from through again by Gardner the left wing and beat Fearnlified the ball out of the ground. Recreto tried hard to Tel to level the scores.

level terms but Nav With only three minutes left back on for play the excitement was haral's defence and particular- intense

and Army 'A' went ty Yakub

finc Khan were in very close, Lettin clearing form and so Nav Bharat 'A' briliantly off the goul-line, but tohle the plate with a deserving neither side could score the tie-

2-1 victory. clder and so the game went to extr-time, which, by the rules, of three minuics wain to be

uver HMS Crane, KIC Beach way or until the Arst goal and Army 'A'.

The losers who thus entered 1 Plate Competition were

1 nous, Nav Bharat 'A', Lions, Nav Bharat B. Recrelo, KCC and Army 'C'. They were Joined by KнC 'A' who lost their first match to RAF netual- ly in the second round,

The second round produced 10 shocks with Army 'B'. IRC, RAF and Army 'A' [°¬ Ing through against Hartland Point, KCC 'A', HKNc 'A' fnd Ármy 'C' respectively, The INC versus KCC 'A' máte produced a few fireworks but no Beore or corters, 1RC going through by virtue of the fact that the ball KCC's half at full-time.

was

Ir

In the first semi-ann RAF nearly upset Army 'A' only Inting by one short and one

long corner fo or short for-

+

er after being in the lend ai bar-time.

Avas scored.

Extra-time

The drst period of there minutes produced plenty of ex-

Teams

The teams were!

Nav Bharat 'A': .lsher, Dillon, Khan, G. Gill, G. Panni, Ibrahim, Chan, Ling. Zia Hus- sain. Gardner, M. Singh.

Heerelo: Larcina, Barros,

citement with Army having Monteiro, Souza, Santo?, Xavier, the better of the play. They Chaves, Pedifuzo, Collaco,

had their chance when Limbu | McGrann, Moranha centred to Ran Bahadur but

the centre-forward missed the ball and so the teams changed

over once more only to and it Ladies' competition

all over.

Holmes worked ไปg way through and gave Narbu Lama a perfect pass for him to bang the ball heme

the and keep shricht in Army 'A's possession, Army 'A' were worthy winners but the game was as close as the 3-2 core suggests.

Teams

The teams were:

Army 'A': Fearn, Pettyfer,

|

The Ladies' tournament was rather spoiled by the luck of the draw.

entered

Of the seven teams KCC, Gremlins, Recreio ord KGV 'A' were in one half of the draw and KGV 'B', St George's and DGS in the other half.

In the first round Gremlins,

Oliphant, Pearce, Bowell, Good- 1 KGV 'A' and, 5¢ George & weat ban, Frusher. Holmes, Narbu through against KCC, Recrolo Lama, Beckett, Sullivan,

and KGV 9 respectively with Army Wade, Sankey, DG9 having bye. Norman, Leach. Lettin, Mc- Lelland, Gabriel Limbu, Hum- frog, Ban

The Army kept a very tight rin on RAF's. Ryan but the irone was in doubt, until the

tal whistle with the Army Talcy. having the edge in the steund kalf,

In the other semi-foral Army

'B' defeated

Davies,

The first seil-final 'between Gremlins 'A' ofd KGV 'A' pm- vided the Bahadur,

best match of the tournament, KGV 'A' Holy through on the strength of the only corner, in the match,

St George's became the other finalists by defeating: DUS.

The Anál itself was a one-sided affair.

Plate competition IRC to make the

fual an all Army affair.

Men's final

very

PLAYERS

ARE HOCKEY PLAYERS REALLY DISSATISFIED WITH THE UMPIRES?

On Christmas morning,

deciding to leave the train-set alone for a low minutes and scan tho nows, I picked up one of our local popers and turning to the back

first pago usual was shocked to "What road

would happen if Colony's hockey umpires went on strika?"

Let me say first that I

have no axe to grind, only an inherent love of the game, which i have closely followed for over 20 years in the United Kingdom, India and Iraq and for the past two seasons in Hongkong.

Firstly the word itself

'Umpire'. It is derived from a Middle English word Nompare which como into use about 7362 with the meaning 'Peerless', 'none equal', 'odd man abovo all' and through usago developed from Num- pero to Umpiro and used in sport roughly two and a half centuries ago.

Wor

I do not for ano moment suggest that there are 'none equal to the umpires in Hongkong, but in my experience they are no worse and no bettor than those found elsewhere. On the averago, I watch between four and six matches ovory weak- end including First Division, Second Divi- sion and Ladies' Divi- sion and hard yet to hear anti-umpire com- monts como thick and fast from players during a game. Perhaps I have always

watched tho wrong matches, but I have only seen one bad caso of misinterpretation of the rules of hockay this season, and that was

Meckiff unfit for

Test

Adelaide, Dec. 27.

Sir Donald Bradmn an-

nounced here tonight that Ian Meckiff, Australia's controversial fast bowler, would not be it for Fri- day's second Test match against the West Indies. Sir Donald, who is chairman of Australia's Board of Cileket St George Control; sold a replacement for In the Mate competition never gave up trying but KGV Meckiff would be arounded us

too strong and won soon áb possible. Demons, Nav Bharat 'B', HKHCA were

He did not mention openbig) KCC and

were 3-0. found eliminated in the first

Ti the comi-finals of the batsman Colin McDonald, who making the two semi-finals Nav Ladies Plate KCC defeated a took part in net practice with Bharat 'A' va Lions and Recreio very strange-looking Recreio Meckift in Melbourne today who had their normal for- where the second Test in being Nav Bharat 'A' had conwards in defence and defendera played. from the bully-oft and it was fortable win over Lions but the up in the forward he, Army 'A' who went first. into recond semi-final was decided KGV 'D' defeated DGS. the attack, Norman conceding in Recreio'a favour on the corner from Narbu Lama's shot, number of cornièts,

As was to be expected, this men's final between two Army teams, was a very fast, exciting encounter. The Army always seem to have the ability to go flat out

This was cleared but Army: 'A'

swept back into the attack with!

a Frusher-Holmes movement

but from Frusher's final

Goodben shot wide,

Most

of the crowd

'A',

vs Army 'CS

Plate final

pase This Bral between

wert

aheering for the 'B' side but

it was Army 'A' who went nhead in the 10th minute.

Atrong

clearance

A

from

Oliphant found Holmes who pamed to Frusher and the

Ndv

Bharat 'A' and Retriló also provided good enters taining hockey, and as usual Pat Gardner, was

But outstanding

and

The final was again very one alded, KCC defeating KGV 'B' by” 5-0,

Sports Diary

herc again it was a very close-cion fought encounter,

TAE GAMBOLS

JUST WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS

WANTED

BRANDY

ONLY

ONE?

VED

Mr.

commented upon in this column.

I have also yot to hear the ominous rumblings In hockey circlas which threaten to dlirupt the sport. Surely it players comment upon umpires during a game the cure is in the umpires' hands. A paramount rule of um- piring it to obtain and retain complete control of the game and if comments are hoard from players a timely word of warning is normally all that is

necessary.

On the other hand 14

clubs are not satisfied with the umpiros # ani turo the Hongkong Hockey Association would be only too pleased to receive and investigato adverse ro- ports.

I fail to see what bonofit could be derived from

a meeting of players and umpires. What would the meeting dis- cuss? The rules? Surely they dro plain enough as published and no amount of discussion can change them. Ad- mittedly inter- protations vary but the camio can be said of any sporting rules. By and large I think the majority of players in the Colony, appreciat- ing the dearth of really top class umpires who are fow and far bo- tween anywhere, are róasonably · satisfied with the standards and If they are not I would leave them with this

iii thought some pires officiate at os marly as four matches at the weekend without even expenses, whilst players play only 'one. Why not tako up whistling and help to improve their lot?

Meckiff, Rorke do hot throw. says Gilligan

Melbourne, Dec. 27. Former England captalt

and Arthur. Gilligan, said to day that Australian fast 66wlers Iaà Mečkif and Gordon Rorke did not throw,

Test commentator,

triumphant progress during holidays

London, Dec. 27.

A hertle Christmas period with two hard "Derby" games against London neighbours, West Ham, and injury to match-winning winger Cliff Jones, failed to check the triumphant pro- gress of Tottenham Hotspur in the English Football Languë.

the

"Much of the trouble over them:

was the fault of English sports writers," Mr Gilligan bild.

Four more polnis over

Strangest scores of the hallm the Sucorki arsalhallay chabled Spurs to retain day came In "Some of our chaps

their 10-point lead as the top of Division. Yesterday, Chariton tho First Division. Second-best Plymouth 54. Tday,

unlo

that

ways looking for sensation.' He sold he would

agree with some claims that, Mecker placed Wolverhampton also won Pymouth won 6-4. Wolf Cater been "crucißed" by English their two games to keep olive cord Ave Unes today for writers,

Plymouth, their hopes.

The Third Division leaders Spurs bent West Ham 2-0 al Gilligan

Beither Meckiff nor Rark was any home on Saturday and despite had a bad Christmas, Grimsby thing like a dangerous to the absence of Jones who hurt last at Barnsley th Boxing Day batsmen és Roy Gilchrist of

a leg, they went even better and Dury twice went down to the West Indies.

with a 3-0 victory at West Ham Walrall, Queen's Park Rangers, He raid he thought the throw-where only one other aldo had the third chib, dropped a point

ing controversy would soon die a natural denth. The recent agreement on throw- for the nëxt Australia- Test scrics was cricket statesmanship.” said he had been de-

ilghted by reports of the alvely Australin-West Indica Atal Test

"What we need now in England

the same

19 he said,

cort of cricket,"

Mr and Mrs Cilligon arrived in

Melbourne today

the In liner

Orlana-China Mall Special.

Fined for

poking his

out tongué

Sydney, Dée, 27. Young apprentice El Cartwright WRB fined Asi by the stewards at Randwick race-

toury after' KA Mid Course poked his tongue out at pun- tefs who heckled him. Cartwright had just finished last on the heavily backed Gold

Track

in

previously won this sɔnson.

Remarkable record

in each ot Bristol City.

their games with

Orystal Palace, leading the

Now Spars have the re- Fourth Division by two points markable record of 44 points from Northampton, today sur- from 24 matahes and have prisingly dropped a home point spored 70 goals against 22.to Exeter, at the bettor of the They have to show only aver- table.

to

are form from now on break the Lengua record of 65

points, in FORSON.

Wolvid Baht 'Asión Vlija twier

Results

Reavies of Footbolt Loagué misichés

League I

@ Burnley

1 Cardi

League 1

1 Scunthorpe v Southampton

over Christning but other Lea- played Today were: fuc choltenders Everton, sati kusekhum 2 Blackpool Burney both dropped back, Everton coch winning on the other's West Brom. ground, Yesterday Everton Won' 3-1 at Burnley, but today Hinge crowd or 75,007 Bay Burntyuen the tabTS Evertail with p 3-0 win..

Shefeld Wednesday the only portsmouth team to beat Spurs this season

Brighton Bititol R

at i pewien

Leeds Lirodis Rotherham dre stil din the decline. Since Sherfekt U. beating Sputs d's November 12 Plymouth, they have won obly one of their ! poznánouth

Over Christmas | LEVEN Esarez. they twles Grear with Arsenal. Notts C.

Qures P.f To add to Sheffield Wednes

Shrewsbury opy's troubles, star half-backs

Tranmere Walford Peter Swan (fractured shouid- Kaya (incérated

Aldershot Bractord accident yesterday.

At the bottom of the Division, Preston suffered two more defeats, ugainst Notting- Ham Forest, and have not won

game since

Tony talp) were injured in a road arrow

the three-year-old League Malden Handicap after the Ally 15. had run off the course at the three-furlong post, when well clear of the rest of the field.

First

October

Strangest scores

beater

от

last Liverpool, When ·Cartwright unsaddled Gold. Track, punters on the September 14 went down "to- him and day at Rotherham after a run fence began heckling

of 14 matches. talner, Hairy Darwin,

They are now Chist Steward, Mr J. Bourke, third in the Second Division. teld Cartwithl He saw nim New leaders are Ipswich their won bott turn to the punters and poke Town who

"Derby" matches with Norwich, His tongue out at them.

A better poal average enabled them to depose Sheffield United who have been on top almost through the sonson, The Uälled slide continued with a home dé feat by Sunderland,

Mr Bourke said he considered this "gross misconduct",--CHIKA Mail Special.

STIRLING MOSS

·

WINS S. AFRICA

GRAND PRIX

East London, Dec. 27. Stirling Moss, Britain's speed ace, roared round 80 laps totalling 195 miles to win the seventh annust South African Grand Prix here to- day.

Moss was driving a Porthc in the event,

not counting for

which theligh the World Championship, was. the Afst Grand Prix lo be held under the new 1961 1 litre Formula which offeinily operates from January 1

Lap record

McDonald received chest

Moos clocked wo hour 11 brating in the first Test after minutes w seconds at on being struck by Wesley Hall.verage speed of 80.24 miles un the West Indies fast bowler,

Hour The absence of any state- ment about McDonald has been taken to mean that the, opeter. Will definitely be at for the game.

Mecklff Injured, the Achilles tendon of his hool in the tied aft Test match at Brisbane and after he hod practise thin morning, a doctor reported that

Towards 116 end of the gruelling race, Julilm Bou- pler, of Sweden, who finished second in another Potschte, met up a ñèw lấp recordi

"

The Swedo covered, the 2.5 miles circult at 11.00 mph.

Cooper-Climax-Reuter.

CHESS

BY LEONARD BARDEN

TOMORROW

Here is a position 'from actual Merling Executive Committee meet the Injury was not you head ham, of Austrails, finished third Tighɛkong Amateur Alhjetle Assos

World champion "Jack" Utube | play: White to more and win

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by Barrie Appleby

YOU KNOW

[DONES

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Cooking Problem Solved

GAS

Drawn match

Pakistan held

to a draw

Carlal❤

Postpobed

4 Norwich

R Derby

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Liverpook Bunderland 6. Charlton Lengde K

Reading Backord 2. Coventry.

1 13:01. C.

• Chesterfield

3. Port Vide

League IV

A Crowe

a Southport

v Auchington

Postponed

* Workington

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3-Mansfeld

Etal Palace 0 Exeter Gillingham Hartlepools Northampton Oldham Stockport

Wrexham

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Portadown

3 York

4 Chester

Doncaster. The Rochdale

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7. Clintonville

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1. Derry City,

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League tables League tables after today's

matches were:....-

ENGLISH LEAGUE

Division

Totisktri Wolves Everton -Bufnidy

Wednesday Aston Villa Arsenal West Ham Blackburn Tusham Manchester U. Ilcester City

Cardiff City

FW

Divalo

23.13

22

24 10

Manchester Notts Forest Jamshedpur, Dec. 27. Birmingham A solid unbeaten innings of 73 Newcastle

West Bromwich by the Bengal opener, P. G. Bolton Poddar, helped East Zane hero Wackpool today to draw their three-day Presion match against the Pakistanovich touring cricket team after shemeld U. they had been forced to follow Liverpool

Southampton on 189 runs behind.

Brunthorpe East Zone were all out for Middlesbrough 245 in reply to the Pakistan first Norwich

Suticerisind inning total of 434 for four mouth Argyla declared... Following on, they Derby County made

185 for four in their Leeds United..

Stoke City second innings.pk

Bethetham After losing their remaining Charlton first ohings wicket for The Luton Marat

*Brigifor medio of five runs to the

Forlunouth overnight totað óf 240 for nine, Bristol. : BoVETS the main aim of the home awansea Town batsmen today appeared to buLitéen City...

Theddersfield to play out time.

Laylan, Orjent.

DIVISION Crimmby

They were helped by lapers

in the fickt which virtunBy robbed the tourists

charico of a whe

the Fary

CUGST Park 11. 25

Poddar received good support Walta! from Bhandart who mado 56. Torquay The pair added 108 run in 130 Notts County mimresim! Malt Special.

RUGBY RESULTS

London, Dec. 27.

Part Valve

Newport County Watford

Jtudi, City

Shrey Coventry

Brestford A Sindica

Results of rugby matches (prinol Caly ****

played today were:

i

Blackpool Borough 11, Barrow

cutobleries

RUGBY LEAGUE Batley, 0, Leeds 13.

Reading Bradford: Chy

Bramley vs Bradford Northern (postponed),

DIVISION IV

Peterborong

Darlington

Crown.

Southport

Doncaster 14, Keighley.11. Huddersfield 12, Huillas 3.

Swiatan 47 14verpool B.-

EUGBY UNION:

Club matches

Tedford 12, Penarth 3. Brinol. 11, Old Merchant MITWW1 "Tayldew, Dat

„CurdifT 27, Watsoniana` 114%,

Gloucester..A Universities Athlelle Union Bal vaT V. Leicester 8, Barbarians 16.

Newport

"Or their) (enhoelled), berullery.

the Rupea Football Cup

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