1961-01-03 — Page 8

Singapore Services worthy winners over Colony in their main match of tour

By ‘PROP'

There must be little doubt in the mind of any spectator at the Club Stadium last night that the Singapore Services were worthy winners over the Colony, in a game marked by the fact that not a single try was scored although the two sides managed to produce fifteen points between them.

An exciting game it certainly was, but it will not be remem- bered as an exhibition of CLEAN, fast rugger, rather it should go down as a mixture of every conceivable foul in the game.

packs.

forward willst Punching delayed tacidity.

trying Lo For the Colony, Wilson tried the straighten

This hard to make a scoring break the heckling on opponent on ground clear of the ball, were all action of the Singapoe player but suffered from the absente Scruby, partner in evidence. Added to which was entirely unneccesary, but of his usual

late replace- were a few instances of less the roforce, on the spot, Balili, another

ment for Maunsell, had a hard common "crimes" that made this jiet it go, game rather a "showpiece"!

With McKay continually get-game and will probably wish pos- The sight of one of the ting into trouble around the to forget it as quickly as

sible. Siompore three-quarters jolok sertim the referee was obliged to

Roberts had no room in which a loose ruck FEET-FIRST and stop the game and admonia proceeding to grind not only both McKay and Whatley. The some of the Colony players, but fatler, I thought, was most un- his own side, into the ground as lucky to be on the receiving end he raced over-top of them was of this lecture. something that I have not wit- perd before, especially as the ball was away from the scrum!

to produce those lovely jinking runs that we know he is capable of and MacDonald, after a good frat halt, fell away and falled to reproduce the form he has shown of late.

Dwyer hooked beautifully as usual, and won the ball against head many times, the loose whilst other forwards

to chine

However, the Singapore side toole the lend as Bryant kleked a My personal opinion is that good goal from thirty yards in the referee must have been the centre of the field, A good unsighted in most instances, foot rush by the Colony side But the crowd were certainly took play back to the Services Were Whatley, chards und hot, and great were the cries line where they were forced to Bedford. of wrath from the stands as concede a minor. this type of foul play went passing Hongkong ront Martin. dale speeding for the line, but the winger ran into the cover defence and his Inalde pass was

on..

More aggressive

With

Good

A pity

Edwards art Smith fought well in the linenuts, and all in all the pack word enough of the But through all this foul play ¦ knocked-on.

ball in the tight to give their one fact stou out. Services won

But three the chance to score. because

MeKay was caught off-alde at their tackling in the loose ler? they were the more

side. Even their a serum shortly after and Mac-much to be desired. DARIESSIVE tackling was aggressive (as Donald had a chance to level should be and time after time the score, but again he took a they broke up Colony passing drop-kick, and this time he movements with hard.

ackles shoulders were were ablo to clear, ammed home

bodies i blowed.

Spectators had hardly settled their seats when Smith, the ervices fly-half took a pass Jom the base of the scrum in

and

a pity that Singapore It is

debat- Services used so many

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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1961.

Silver trays for golden-footed boys

Rangers further ahead in Scottish

First Division

London, Jan. 2.. Rangers beat Celtic 2-1 at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, in their traditional New Year soccer fixture today to increase their lead at the top of the Scottish First Division to seven points.

Aberdeen moved into second! in tho Second Division place with a 2-1 home victoryStirling Alblon drew 2-2, at over Dundee, elinging to their Morton to increase their lead dne goal lead despite heavy to three points, Falkirk, who second-half pressure by Dun- thrashed East Stirling 0-0, jump- dee,

ed into second place-Reuter.

Aflèr chasing Hangets since Results of British league early November, Kilmarnock soccer anatches played today are now going through a very were:

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

lean spell. They crashed 1-21

at home to bottom-of-the-

table St Mirren and slipped back to third place. eight? points behlad Itangers.

Aberdeen Clyde

A month ago they were only Dundee a point away from the leaders. Hearta

Kilmarnock Today's reverse was the first Motherweli home defeat of the season.

Ralili Novers Rangers

Division 1

Dundee

3 Partick

0

Si Jonstone

Hibernians

Et Mirren

2 Airdrieoniana

Dunfermline

Celtics

The Rangers-Celtic clash Third Lanark → Ayre produced a keenly fought con-

Division II Rangers WTC A goal down at the interval, Divers Albion Rovers. 8 Bamajton having scored for

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club gave a Christmas party — after all, they, had some-

teat And 14 Spurs thing to celebrate. A record run of 11 wins at the start of the season! players at the party received a surprise Christinas present from the club aŭ engraved silver tray each, bearing the names of the players and the sides they had defeated in the record-breaking run.

Photo shows two of the players admiring their presentation erraved river ixays, which commemorate Tottenham Hotspur's "eleven-on-the-trot" wins in the current football season they are: Terry Dyson (nearer camera), Spars' diminutivo (8/1, Sin.) winrer and Bobby Smith. Entland centre-forward-London Express Service,

Spurs are 6-1 FA Cup

favourites

London, Jan. 2. Tottenham Hotsput, tendera in the English Football League, have been made 6-1 favourites for the FA Cup in a callover horo tonight.

of the com-- Lakes place this

low pulled it badly and Singapore able tactics in this gune, for The third round

Was

they played good rugger, and played it hard, for the main part of the evening. Hooked his kick

Bryant at full-back Hongkong kop up the always dependable, and the solid

defence of Caldwell

ti pressure and were awarded a

McKenzie has been mentioned before.

e Colony twenty-five andry kickable penalty from the opped a good goal with his left Scrvlees twenty-five and in the centre of the field, MacDonald, 3}. Services continued esa, but suddenly Bedford and who seemed most unsure of his oberts led a good foot-rush kicking, gave Sims the chance From their own twenty-five to to even matters.

The scruby-

the Singapore line. Play re-half hooked his kick very badly mained in the Services' half and the chance was wasted.

until the defending side were pennlisest and MacDonald kicked a good penalty from thirty yards. This was quite a rarity as MacDonald, disdaining the more generally favoured place- kick, took a drop at goal,

Hongkong tried hard to open up the game from the kick-off with some lively passing

(rom

one side of the field to the other. but were folled by good tack!- Ing.

From the twenty-five drop- out the Services increased their lend. A long kick was chased hard by the Singapore alde, and MacDonald, slow to clear, was caught In Dosses- slon. From the ensuing loose

Writing on the wall a chance

Play remained

Smith at fly-hall was the slar of the side. A good furn of speed and a safe pair of hands gave him plenty of me to decide on his moves. HI kicking was a little overdone I feel, but it was a good game for him.

Ohio State named as

America's top college basketball team

New York, Jan. 3.

Ohio State, which won the Holiday Festival Basketball Tournament by knocking off pre viously unbeaten St John's (New York) and St Bonaventure, was the unanimous choice today as America's No. 1 college team in the weekly

Associated Press poll.

Celtic mid- AJIOR

way through the first half. Dumbarton

Falisirk shoulder injury to left-winger | Fortar Hyrno upset Celtic's rhythm, Montroso and goals by Erant and Wilson queen of Bouth s gave Rangers a narrow win.

British runner ahead of schedule in 390-mile run

London, Jan. 2. Walter Hesketh, the 30-year- old Lancashire runner, reached Wetherby (Yorkshire) tonight on his 300 miles run from Edia- burgh to London, and was well He has ahead of schedule. covered some 20 miles. He is reported to be if, apart from sore feet,

on

desketh left Edinburgh Sunday, and regards the run as training for his attempt on the

24 hours world iunning record of 102 miles held by, South African Wally Hayward.

Ife is due to arrive at Marble Arch, London at 2000 pm tomor

v., But if his present paco is

two hours earlier.-AFP.

petition Saturday,

Wanderers, Wolverhampton

With 36 volca from the West Virginia, Kentucky, Scion Spurs' biggest League rivals.

nationwide panel

of sports Hall, Virginia Tech, California, were quoted at 2-1.

writers and sportscasters, the North Carolina Stute, Duquesne, There was considerable bucking Buckeyes scored the second 100 San Francisco and Depaul-maintained he will arrive about

for Manchester United, who per cent sweep of the poll in AP. have shown Improved forma row.

anki who Jately

on Saturday

On the basis of 10 points for defeated Manchester City 8-1. Previously at 22-1, Manchester first, nine for second, eight for United were supperied to win third, Ohio State got 300 points the Madison And and their ouds after proving £12,000

Squaro Garden Tournament slushed to 14-1.

that the experts know their The bettings are:

stuff in balloting a week ago. 6-1 against Tottenham Hotspur.

Wednesday and

10-1 Burnley. 11- Shefeld

Everton. 14-1 Manchester United. 18-1 Leicester City, 20-1 Aston Villa. 25-1 Arsenal,

Williams at scruin-half threw - Wolverhampton Wanderers out a, long accurate

pass and was very lively around the scrum. Of the pack none played betler than Bancock, on extremely Intelligent forward which belts an English triallis!, beard was and Wyatt, whose seen in evidence was all over the field.

and scrum Services heeled Smith with a lovely klek placed a dropped goal over the bar.

This was a game spolled by Shortly afterwards they had

over to go further ahead

exhuberance. Hongkong kick at goal lost because they were not In theas Bryant took Services' half due

their ap A penalty awarded aggressive enough in to a good following foot-rush by Dwyer and

for off-side in the Colony half. proach to this game, whilst the Mar- tindale, but the writing was on But it was not to be, and after a Singapore side deserved their raids by Hong- victory for playing the full the wall Neither Roberts nor few sporadic

pro-kong the whistle sounded for length of the game flat-out and Balllle could make any gress against Caldwell and Mac-no-side" with Singapore Ser- taking their chances as thoy Kenzie who clung to their men vices once more on the attack. like leeches, and refused to be handed off.

The Hongkong wingers had Just- as hard a time against their opposite numbers and the Colony behind

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the scrum

were virtually cancelled out.

Blms, a tale replacement for Scruby, tended to pass on the run due perhaps

the

close covering of the Bloga- pore back-row and COR- sequently little wah seen of Wilson at fly-half.

Bryant missed two penalties in the late stages of the first hald, and the score remained at threb points aplece at half- time.

Wilson startcu the second half well for the Colony with a good tredk to the Singapore twenty-five, only to be swamped with no support at hand. Smith his opposite number was play ing beautifully and saved very well from the feet of the Colony pack as they look the ball from

came,

28-1 Blackburn Rovers. 33-1 Chelsea, West Ham United

and West Bromwich Albion. 40-1 Newcastle United, Man- chester City and Bolton Wan- derers.

The leaders with won-last records and first place votes in parentheses with points on a 10-9-8 basis (records through games of Saturday, December 31 were):

1. Ohio State (36), (0-0), 300.

2. Bradley (10-0), 304. St Bonaventure

~201

Washington beat National U.S. football champions

Minnesota in Rose Bowl

Pasadena, Jan. 3.

(9-1), Washington unleashed à display of speed and fury

Louisville, (11-0), 225,

3. St John's (NY) (8-1), 163.

6. North Carolina (7-2), 158.

7. Town (8-1), 110.

B. Duke (1-1), 70,

D. UCLA (7-2), 65,

and

50-1 Preston North End, Noc- tingham Forest, Cardiff City, Blackpool and Fulham. Birmingham City 66-1

Liverpool.

others.--China 100-1 upwards Mail Special.

WOMEN JOCKEYS

ENGLISH, IRISH WOMEN

ALSO WANT THEIR OWN RACES

London, Jan. 2.

The girls of England and Ire-

land want to emulate their French sisterson the horse- race tracks.

The French Jockey Club has bowed to demands that some races should be open solely to women riders.

Now the girls across the Eng

Jah Channel and over the Trish Sen believe the men who rule borses-racing in their landa should do the same.

their own hall to the Singapore | The French Klits will have twenty-five.

The serum slowed to the left all evening and Sims, fell foul

of McKay the Singpore wing-

races to

themselves and 13 cases whten riderà are under 10 they must have written permission from their parents.

TAE GAMBOLS.

MORE GILUM

ĮTE, NO LIBS JUST PUTTING TRUEM ; AWAY

Married women under 18 mukt gel the okay from their husbands.

Some of the men were all for

The idea, too.

"British racing urgently needs new attractions,” said Ryan Price, leading trainer of steeplechasers and jumpers in England.

4

"Besides the girls in racing stables deserve a fair crack of the whip.

"They work very hard, love their horses and rido better then some mea,” added Price.

Noel Murless, champion trainer on the Dat in Earland last

FLAT, Was opposed. damn silly," he said. "Yomen

10. Auburn (5-0), 51.

Morton

↑ Stenfiusomulr

Queen's Park

East Stirling

Armalit

Brechin City String Albion Stranraer

ENGLISH LEAGUE

Chesterfield Bury

Itar Nepools Carline U,

Bibion III

Tranmere Shrewsbury

Division IV

1 York City 1 Gillingham

—AP.

WEST INDIES

ALL OUT FOR 233

Melbourne, Jan. 3. The West Indies were all

out

in their second Innings for .233, leaving Australia to make 67 to win the second Tost match,

Gerry. Alexander was last ̈man'

Grout off outs caught by Davidson, after a grand knock for 72,

A dour sixth wicket stand of 87 by the overnight batsmen,

this

the

Conrad Hunte and Gerry Alexander. featured morning's play here as West Indies fought a virtually boneless battle for survival, FLAWLESS 110

AL the luncheon adjournment the West Indies, 129 for five overnight in their follow-oh were Eevch for 199 - 32 ahead with only three sedand Inpings winkels standing.

in the first half today, held off a determined The scores then were: Austra second half challenge and rolled on to topple National football champions Minnesota 17-7 in the Rose Bowl

And

Breaking loose with the same, the first scoring, threat by Min- explosive attack that demolish-nesota on the Husky 32 Others receiving votes in-

Huskies roared back 58 ed Wisconsin, another Big Ten the cluded: St Louts, Indiana, Kanas State,

favourite a year ago by 44-8, yards in nine plays. Usc, Drake,

Washington struck for n-field Wichita Detroit, Vanderbilt,

goal in the first quarter, then Kansas, Memphis State, Utah, added two tontchdowns in the sacord to take a 17-0 lead that Mineola could not overcome,

Britions betted about £60m on racing in 1960

The drive was highlighted by a 12-yard quarter-back "eak play with the count third down and she yard to god

the Bchloredt was

min in the ho.

It was Schloredt, who on the the

Fumbled

laist Innings 348, Weat

Innings hidies 1st

181, West Indies 2nd innings →→ 109 for seven, Hanto made a

flawless 110 before being caught behind off a full loss from O'Neil, Els total included nine foura. Resumption of play was delayed for 18 minutes this, morning Because of rain,

Final scoreboard

FIRST INNINGS Australia;

West Indies

348 181

SECOND INNINGS West Indies.

C. Hunte, e Grout b O'Neill 110 J. Soloman hit wicket b

Benaud

5. Nurse run out

३

Sobers,

B. Kauhal ▸ Misson b

Martin

e Simpson b

Bartlis

23

0

Simbson

Martin

0

G. Alexander,

* Gront

72

Davidson

1

8. Remadklit, at Gront

Benaud

A roaring crowd of 97,814 whe Jammed into the historic

bright, Bowl under

sunny ninth play dove through skles siw tho underdog line for the touchdown. Huskies start as if on another So coach Jun Owens trplted rout of the Biz Ten oppori- of the green Held with a 17. tion.

point load just as a year ago they completed the half against London, Jan. Z Deadly combination Wisconsin with a 24-8 lead.

But Murr Wermath rallied British horse race enthusiosis are bad enoughs in Point-to-betied a record £80,280,005 on

his squad in the intermission | G. But Minnesota in its Arst and and the Gophers gave the point Meetingu."

the totalisator last year. the

F. Worrell Over in Ireland, Helen

in this post Huskies all they could ask for Bryce

only appearance Race Course Control Board an-

season classic came back in the or more in the last half. Smyth, a Point-to-point rider,

nounced today.

last two quarters to dominate is leading a campaign to get

Britons usually bet about the races for

women in Ireland.

the game, score a touchdown same amount each year on the and keep its supporters in a She pointed out that many

the their fathers and foto-comparable with the pari- state of hope until final giris help

system In the United minutes of the bruising contest. brothers train their horses,

States--and with individual "Let us realise that raclur bookies. So Britain's total bet- Once again

it was a deadly inches situation on its own 35.

But Bob Hivner, Washington's still a sport and along with | ting on the horses amounted to combination of Washington altérale

the

quarter-back belter ameniiles lot is have a

stars which pulled off welcginlag atmosphere on our The highest betting on the wrecking job-quarter-back Bob fumbled raccoGurses in 1961 ad tote in ohe day was at Royal Schioredt who had not played Gophers Bobs Degan races for women," wrote Thin Ascot in July. Beltors tried à game sincs ha was injured and this timeMinnesota

Fall of wickets: 1-40, 2-8), Fitzgeorge "Parker, in the their luck to the extent of last October 15; half-back George not to be denied.

33 quarter-back 3-97, 4-99, 5-09, 6-186, 7-193, From tho London Dally' Mad‚—AP," £360,338 on that one day.-AP. Fleming, the ghost runner: half-

back Den McKeth, outstanding Sandy Stephens, redded off right; 8-200, 9-222.

Bowling Analysts in defence as well as offence, end for nine. Dave MulhollBudd and full-back Ray Jackson. picked up five and then on it

pitchout half-back Bill Mutney Davidson The skies ted off with colled out his team's lett cud for son

br the 44-yard field goat

16 yards and the lone Gopher Beau gifted Fleming which must be touchdowns,

by Barry Appleby

MOLELL HAVE TO

DEAL WITH THEM } BOONER OR LATER)

WELL, IF YOU KNOW

A BETTER

WAY..

mutuel

about £50 in 1980.

COOK BETTER MEALS

WITH GAS

a repord for this traditional game, But it was the double

nirike -4ouchdown

in the second quarter that rufet the ebanons of the visitor frótti Minneapolis.

Schlored, 1939 / All-America qurier-back, led the Huskies C2 yards in 11 plays at Alped apan for four yard shto the and gone to Brote: Wooten for ile touchdown.

Perling, kickedro (lest of his two extra pointa, z mode

Aho smallét but Washington line stopped

Washington hnd stopped Minnesota on a fourth and¦

D -handoff. The recovered Was

W. Hall, b Davidson C. Watson rúa out

Valentine not out

Extras

Total

11.

16.4 3 БЛ 2

18. g 38

20

Martin...

20

O'Neill.

1

10

Beulat.

Jim Rogers added the extra Simpson point and that was all for the afternoon for Minnesota, 1

· Other results.

· Nerults of other Bowi matches today were:

ORANGE BOWL

--MILKAS); 215 New7,16% KAMI BUGAN. HOWE

View, Oriosity Labelsbe halasissippi. 14, Rice, 0, -

COTTON BOWL.

Duko 7, Arkansu, JASAP

RUGBY RESULTS

પલંગ ન

Resis of today's Engli -rugby matches were:

Salford B, Bwnston 24. Holens 10 Tips da Wigan 6, Warrington 10. Workington Town 3. Oldham 17,---Reuter,