1961-02-06 — Page 83

South China

KITCHEE

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1961.

0, Kitchee

CONFOUND

Champions held to a draw in dramatic Senior Shield tussle

By I. M. MacTAVISH

In a tense, offon dramatic, Senior Shield first round tie played before some 8,000 fans at Caroline Hill yesterday after- noon, Kitchee defied the odds and held powerful South China to a goalless draw after extra-time.

The champions, surprisingly

weak in both inside-forward

berths, never produced the classy touches which were so much a vital ingredient of their early-season play.

Khigher

Much of the usual bite was have already named were the yau clipped a fine low ball also missing from their attack "rocks"...it was wily Kwok across the face of the ... but för all these eireum- į Shek aral industrious Nz Chun-goal and everyone missed 11. stances the towering widely ex- leung who did a great deal to Then came a most amusing in- perienced Klicher defence was i suppress the South China in- eldent. mainly responsible.

side-forward. Ho Cheung-yuu and Kwok You.

This season Kitchee have stied their "star-spangled" banner bal int place of the former big names they have found a collection of wiling individuals who simply do to know the meaning of the word defeat.

Goalkeeper Tam Nal-buen, veteran full-backs Lau Chi-ping and Lee Ping-chui together with mobile, versatile centres half Lam Sheung-yee were the rocks on which South China's Trilly forwards foundered.

One could not help but feel a little surprise at the inability of the two South China men to vary their play, For 110 minutes they aluck to the same pattern an though confident that the K- chee challenge would eventually wilt. It didn't

...and the champions inside-forwards had

nothing up their sleeves' change the, situxilon.

to

The South China defence was competent and once it got over

Lam Sheung-yee fouled Wong Ch}-cung just outside the penalty area and the iltle win- ger and Lo Cheung-kwong lined up together, to confuse the Kit- chee defenders as to which them would take the kick,

of

When the whistle blew Wong ran at the ball and Jumped over it: Lo following up hit a stinging drive.... right on to the seat of Wong's { pantall! It wasn't much of a foul to start with and this War maybe an appropriate

rent of judgment"..

Lucky

Ma Shha-nang was just inches

the early 'we're out for a casual Glorious afternoon.it leoked as resalute and talent- Sunday afternoon stroll altitude

Tam Nal-buen In particular¦ ed as it always does. However had a glorious afternoons be-one at the impression that the outside the South China post with tween the sticks and he well whole South Chinu

team took a quick try and at the other end deserved the sustained ovation Kitchce a bit 100 much for grant-Ho Choung-you seemed set to necmilist to him by the fans,jed in the opening period and onces prove that what he had done He had several charitable suilles they realised their mistake they once he could do again from Lady Luck but, so had to struggle very hard in three times he drove the ball competent was his generat dis-deed to get their plan workhix (high over the bar. play, few could have grudged smoothly....and in this they Jadi bis moments," at good never really succeeded. fortune. Never ostentatious Tam

handled shots from all directions with inspiring conddence and the men in front of him re-

poned splendaily.

was

South China threat

itt

onci

were

The first real thrill, however, came as Tom Nal-huen made a brilliant save In the 62nd minute

CRITICS

Tam Nal-huen, the Kitchee goalkeeper, making one of his spectacular saves during yesterday's match.

USLTA annual meeting

approves 'Open' tournament proposal

New Orleans, Feb. 5.

The United States Lawn Tennis Association has approved u plan to give each country the right to sanction play between amateurs and professionals.

Tournaments

Was

re-

Mr David Freed appointed captain of the United States Davis Cup team.

Alter the meeting. Bir Freed said in an interview:

The pace began to tell li lale and both teams were clear- ly afraid to take a chance in the second half of extra-time for it шая quite obvious that one

"I don't think our outlook has ever been more bleak,"

to

Mr Freed disclosed that the United States had agreed play the Davis Cup Inter-Zone Final in Italy this year, if the two countries win their respec- tive Zones.

Maxwell wins

Palm Springs Golf Classic

Palm Springs, Feb. 6. Billy Maxwell won the $50,000 Palm Springs Golf Classic today, shoot- ing a one-under-par: 71 for a total of 345 in the 90-hole tournament. The 31-year-old Maxwell, play- ing out of Dallas, beat his nearest rival, Doug Sanders, by two strokes. Arnold Palmer, with a great finish, was third with a 09 for 348. Billy Casper Jr was fourth and next came Bob Rosburg and Ken Venturi.

Other big money winners includ- ed Dan Whitt, at 351, and tied at 352, Jack Flock, Crnada'e. Stan Leonard and Al Mengert. Gary Player of South Africa

finished with 08-72-73-70-71—

354.

with

Player was fled for ninth place AL Gleberger and George Bayer, each sharing 8720 of the prize money,

Such famous professionals

Art Wall Jr, Dave Ragan ond Cary Middlecoff finished far back.

$5,300

PEAK INTEREST ENSURED FOR HENLEY REGATTA

London, Feb. 5.

The re-appearance of the all-conquering Russions after an absence of three years will en-. sure peak interest in this year's Henley Royal Regatta, to be held on the river Thames from July 2 to 8.

One of the most colourful and popular events in the English sporting calendar, the Regatta likely to attract o record number of entries and spcolators this year,

are

YESTERDAY'S CRICKET

POLICE

Although the Regatin is still nearly five months away, feelers Police kept up their challenge already being put out in fer the Second Division Cricket Henley, offering to accommodate Leegio Championship by de the Rusalan crews and offelals fealing Centaurs by 63 runs during their alny in England, yesterday. They now have the On their last visit in 1958 they same number of 30 points as Mayed at a private hotel, com- the league-leading Garrison but plete with their own doctor and have played one match more. dietician, who insisted on watch- Scores were;_ ing the preparation of all Ucir) food.

With the fukaltins' meticulous attention to detail, the samo thing

can be expected this time.

But they will be over whelmed with offers of hospi- tality, for they have an aura of glamour about them which the rowers of no other visit- ing country can equal.

Aura of glamour

Work will soon start on piling] and booming the Henley course, preceded by the ancient cere mony of "gathering the swans" by the Queen's keeper of

the svans, Mr F. D Turk. They are tuken to the upper reaches of the river, and the Regatta.

K. E. Wellburn. e Mills b

Ock

man

D. Aplin, b Shephard ....

N. Roberts, Ibw Fhweett R. L. J. MacDonalch b Read- M. Williamson, e Hook b

Fawcett J. Hollts, b Readman R. E. Bryant, e Milla

Readman...

A. Anderson, e Mills b Oct A. G. Wilson, not cut....

Extras

༄༄2 ° g{ Fa°*Š

Total for 8 wkts deel. 194

Did not bat: G. R. Day, E. F. Taylor.

Bowling Anslynis

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4 15

10

returned after Shepherd

Ucl The Regatta, Arst held in 1839, Readman is sleeped in history. Prince Ridge Albert, later the Prince Consort, Fawcett became the first royal patron in Whitley 1951, and ever since then it has Balicy Country

CENTAURS

Into big

A. J. M. Praia, ↳ Day In recent years it has grown 9. C. Pascoe, b Day..

business. Lost

B. G. Hook, c Bryant b Day nearly £27,000 passed through D. C. Readman, b William-

been styled negutta."

"Henley

Royal

year

The victory was worth

to Maxwell, He went into the final round

nt the Tamarisk Club ted with Ken Ventur Going into the last nine holds,

and Billy Casper Jr. Venturi led Maxwell by one stroke and Casper and Bob Rosburg by tivo. but Ventur, Casper and Rosburg stewards. More than £10,000 is N. Oel, e Wellburn, b Wi-

spent on providing fell apart in the final drive. pubile and preas, and on boom-J. J. Ridge, b Anderson ing the course of one mile 570 N. Whitley, b Anderson yards.

A. G. Abiley, e Anderson b In order that everything

Williamson will run antoothiy

during Henley week. Regalia secre

-AP & AFP.

Alijah wins Indian Derby

Bombay, Feb. 5,

the hands of the administrative Бал

stands for

fary Mr A. L. Alexander will work a I2-hour day from now tinili July, And then he can only hope-

san

G. K. Fawcett, c Wilson

Taylor

24

37

0

14

W. R Mills, bw Taylor 14 A. Shepherd, not out ..

Extras

Total

Italy. European champions, beat the United States in the The Maharaja of Gwalior's hope for the fine weather which 1980 Inter-Zone Final in Aus-| Alijah, the 5-1 on favourite, won Is needed to set the seal on the tralla but lost to Australia In the £7,440 Indlan Derby in great sporting and social the Challenge Round.-Reuter, heavy going here today. Reuter, tasion that is Henley-Router. G. R. Day

Bookmakers

offering 66-1

against Russia's

Grand National entries.

OC-

Bowling Analysis

E. Taylor

M. Williamson

A. Anderson

A. Wilson.......

131

O M R W

1 25

2 20

3 15

5 0 25 2 3 0 26 1

KCC vs Wanderers

In a friendly match at Chair-road yesterday, Hong- kong Cricket Club Wanderers beat Kowloon Cricket Club by one wicket,

KCC

B. Roach, c Mahon b Jones. 10 L. G. Eberl, e Waghorn b

Jones

Javadh, Waghorn b While

chi

Mok Chun-wah had one tire The proposal will be sub | chance when Tam Nai-huen nilted

the International had to punch clear but with Lawn Tennis Federation meet- the goalkeeper out of position.

ing in Stockholm next July, the Cnteny left-winger

shol The Kitchee attack could harmlessly wide.

Federation last year de not match the South China

fated Kitchee

move to allow a limit. were now having The match provided a great quintet in mobility or Ideas.

ed number of Open tournaments much more of the game but just on a trial basis, Only turgie within a tussle as fast,

Chu Wing-wah

was before the interval they agile, sharp-as-n-nerdle Wotus capable of the same kind of lucky not to lose a goal Chi-koung tried every trick in thinking as his opposite numbers Wong Chi-keung burst through,

when 'Bleak outlook' his repertoire to shake off the butt whatever they may have coaxed the goalkeeper

This year plun, approved Intelligent attention. of Hong- lacked in scil the Kitchee boys vance towards him,

to ad- at the USLTA annual meeting kong's grand-old-man-of-de- made up in willingness and en-thoi outside the post.

uld then

here on Saturday, fensive-tactics," Lee Ping-ebui, thusiasm.

would give With better support

chance to put At the end the blank scoresheet: Ma Shiu-nang would have given eleped into a gripping struggle the iden into effect at its

The second half quickly de- each country a suggested that the full-back had the South China defenders even for supremacy.

cretion. The prime mover be. won his duet with the little more trouble than he did. winger but that would be

For the first time the cham-bind the proposal B Mr Perry a hnesh judgment for

The South China threat campesions seemed to realise they had Jones at California, head of the the mainly from wingers Wong Chi- South China star in fact ad keung and Mok Chun-wah with was Kitchee who applied the Committee.

Ореп a fight on their hands and It USLTA more shots at the Kitchee goal the Inside trio for once than all the other redshirted strangely subsiduary roles,

Fine saves forward put together. What

Caroline fill had been was important, however.

welf post-interval pressure. watered for this important game that he was never given

but the fans-usually such CX- second to steady up and he found Lee Ping-chut's nstlue-match-did not turn up in their when Wong Chi-keung drove a cellent pre-judges of a good five sense of positioning a problem he never really solved, expected numbers. In fact only tremendous shot towards the

London, Feb. 5. 7,800 were prerent when the near post.

Seven minutes later

The first appearance of Soviet horses in the Grand National will add tremendous in- match started.

the goalkeeper got heart- Early lay was very much instirring cheer when he pushed a

ternational appeal to the world's toughest steeplechase this season, favour of South China. Kitchee treacherous tob from the winger goal would win the game and

P. Peppereli, c Strachan b looked very heavy

But although the three Rus- for the Jace with

While great the race. They are likly to conv. Fairhall, e Waghorn b comparison with

in over the bar just as Kwok You champions but Tam Nai-huen back of the net.

the sprightly sent him sprawling Into etics to play out time.

the players adopted safety tac.slun entries have been kleking thoroughness. The horses are in test the Cheltenham Gold Cup

up the snow on their gallops on training over fences nimilar to instead. thrillins VERDICT: A grand Rave the Caroline 1 buys clear piece of goalkeeping,

cup-tie the frozen Steppes, they have these at Aintree, Recently, Mr This leaves Merryman 11 top B. Swann, & White with drana....excitement.. warning that goalscoring

not cut much lee in the London Evgeny Dalmatov, director of weight among British Kitchee kept prödding at the incident

challen-M. Gullford, e Wyatt was not going to

galore....and very beiting market. be

White Casy! wit South China defence

the Central Moscow Racecourse, gars with 11 stone 12 pounds, a and little classic football. Top hon- In the current lists, book- several quick misses He Cheung- several times Lau Kin-cheung ours go to the Kitchee defence makers are offering 68 to one National course.

flow to Liverpool to view the stone more than he carried H. Cartledge, e Clark yau Reemet set on proving how had to make good

when winning the race a year right he was.

saves to and in particular to immaculate against each of the Russian. stop his eager opponents from Tam Nol-huen and ageless Lee horses Epigraft II, Grifel

But a curious feature in all go. He is followed in the list P. Bracken, & Sheldon With only six minutes gone

snatching a goal.

Goudty, winners, A.

White Ping-chul.

this thoroughness is that they two other former and Reljef. Chu Wing-wah twisted a mes

Sheldon Wong chi-keung almost won

Russian Jockeys have so far Me What (1958) with 11 stone Finally a very special word of but he spon recovered. The the day when he was only inches commendation to referee Freddy

not been sent over for ex-pounds and Oxe (1939) with 11 R. Bell, not out conceded a out with a shot on the turn and Pratlelt for one of the best bits

Elone 8 pounds. perience of English steeple- number of corners and procce ed to clear them just na regula. with a thrilling lob from Leung Colony ground this season. This the original 90 minutes ended of whistling we have seen on a

chasing and, in particular, the testing Aintree course, Kam-yee which clipped the was a tough he-man game and

As the Russian "raiders" have In the 18th ralnute Ho Cheung-Hitcher bar before the goal- it would have died a miserable keeper edged it out of danger... death if mishandled....that it and so the game went into extra-provided 110 minutes of excellent

time.

soccer entertainment was " The first incidents confirmed much tribute to the referee

At one time it appeared like who frames the weights, had to what we already know: that and linesmen as it was to the Tam Nai-huen was bang in players....yet significently en- that British racegoers would allet cach of them top' weight. form and that Ho Cheung-ough the whistle was strangely be denied the thrill of seeing of 12 stone.

little in evidence....und except formidable fences at Aintree, the Russians attempting the Jau elevation wag still sky high.

for the Wong Chi-keung oftair

entrica not a questionable incident in the.

were made, the Soviet Union was on the list Aintree, game.

Honours to defence

The physical bouts between those two contrasting characters were keen but clean and it was a great pity that the winger biet ted his copybook near the end of exten-tone

He was a most young man that the did not actually see his un- Olgaified Indiscretion against

the

fortunate referee

.ukker.

a Kitchee forward Wine he might have been watching

forthcoming Swiss series from the dublous comfort of the grandstand. There is no doubt the honours

in the game went to the Kitchee defence and while the men

Kitchee defence

Ly.

FINDLATER'S

fooled

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'Collective' odds

They are also willing to bet on a collective price, which means that if any one

of the three wins, the backer Dot run in the minimum of three draws, but the odds offered

Faces in Britain required to ars a most unflattering 25 to qualify them for handicapping Mr Dan Sheppard,

one against.

Kitchee surprisingly fell back in the closing minute there was Liverpool, on March 25. When

The

of you....

on murit.

The Lincolnshire

preparation

Sheldon

Joncs

Extrus

Total

*

1

21

31

45

143

OMI W 10.2 2 93

2 38

7 0 40

T3 22

UKCC WANDERERS

** *** [3] ***** 28*98**-**

Merryman II. Is presently quoted

na eight Lo ono

-Bowling Analysis favourite. Though the book. B. Jones .. makers see Utile danger In the;

L. Sheldon Russian challenge,

10 they are showing a healthy respect for

D. White the Irish Invasion.»

R. Wyatt Irish-trained horses have an impressive record over fences, G.T. Rowe, o and & Pepperell 18 Favourite

due probably to the rich Irish Strachan, b Ebert pasturage and the unhurried R.C, Clarke, b Falchall

of young horses. P. Mann, c Bracken b Goudy into defence and almost paid

Judging by past results at Nine Irish horses remained In R. Wyatt, b Ebert

that heavy the penally when Leo Tak-wal Well done....all twenty five entry of horses into Britain was A quarter of a century has gone ter's Breeze, has been installed. Tilley. 2 Reach b. Bell

of countries from which the seems an almost impossible task. one of them, ten-year-old Hun-R. Jones, e Swann b Bell..

impost at the first acceptance stage, and T. Mahon, not out headed narrowly over the bar. South China were allowed to

prohibited because of the fear by since a horse carried more second favourite at 10-1. The teams get on top and, Kfichee had a

of African horse disease.

G. Waghorn, b Ebert 12 stone to victory in the series of narrow escapes. First South China: Lau Xin-cheung.

The British government, Grand National--the last being shire Handicap, the first big

Betting news on the Lincoln-D. White, c Bell b. Ebert Les Ping-chul kicked off the Luk Tak-kny, Kwok Kam-hung, however, in lifting. The ban on Reynoldstown

Extras (13 stone line. next

2 flat race of the senson which Lam Sheung-yce Lo Cheung-kwong, So Man-po, Russian horses,

pounds) in 1030. made a magnificent clearance Leung Käm-yee, Wong

The Soviet trio for the Na-

Total for wickets..... forms the rat leg of the Spring Mr Sheppard rated only one Double, is that four-year-old on the furn. and then Kwok keung Ho Cheung-yau, Lee tonal aro. Jika all racehorses home-trained entry warthy Shek dived desperately to kick | Tak-wai,, Kwok Yail, Mok in their country, state-owned. 12 stone on merli-seven-year- 14 to one favourite,

of Fuishaw Cross has been made the ball almosi off Lee Tak- Chun-wah.

They wil tack nothing in old King. But the connections of is attractively weighted at & The filly wal's boot us. the centre- Kitchee: Tam Nal-huen, Lau stamina. Epigraft II and Grifei King, and also those of game stone 13 pounds and will be Pepperell forward stendled up to shoot. Chi-ping, Lee Ping-chul, Ng have both won the gruciling ite Mandarin

Chun-lung Lam Bheung-yce, Pardublee

(11 stone 13 well stilted by the flat Fairhnli 'chate in Czecho- pounds), apparently considered Lincoln on March 22, The big thrill Kwok Shek, Leung Ki-ling, slovakia, and Reljef is a winner that to carry such heavy bur-likely to be ridden by star Bracken

She is Javadh This was followed immediate. Tsang Kang-Liang, Ma

Shiu of a steeplechase confined todens over Aintree's 30 towering jockey Scobio Breasley, ly by the game's big thrill, nang, Teang Kang-kwong, Chu leading Moscow-tralriect chasers, fences is too much of an ordeal, has been "wintering" in his Goudy

who Ebert The Russians are preparing, as both have been taken out of native Australla-Reuter,

Kwok You found himself un-Wing-woh. marked in the penalty arent and hit a shot wide of tam Nai- huen's left hand. The ball beat the goalkeeper

clipped the edge of the post... flow off at an angle. . passed be- Hind tho custodian.. shot straight across the face of the Cont

edge of the truck the outer

opposite.post .

and was awon to safely by the defenders Iri the mass, T gasps of Kitchee rellef sounded" lke the wind blowing round Wagian Lighthouse.

As

though this was not enough the playera socmed de- termined to upset the spectators" kicara · Badia -pank - when Kwok You bad enother snap try at Rool Lawn Strung-yee jumped highs to head clear from Linder, the drosisbare Intense: afu za Indeed

Chi-

THE GAMBOLS

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PICTURES

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NO, NO, THAT WONT DO

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Did not bat; L. Sheldon.

Bowling Analysis

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OMR W 5 1 18 1 20 1 30 I

4:16

4 0

9 1 20

4 0 18

9.4 6 20

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