Tung Wah
4,
GIFT GOALS
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1961,
Eastern wave a weak-as-water goodbye to their Senior Shield soccer chances
By I. M. MacTAVISH
In a game without a single redeeming feature Tung Wah defeated Eastern by four goals to one at the Hongkong Stadium yesterday afternoon and moved into the semi-finals of the Senior Shield competition.
The vast arena was only one-quarter full at the start. A mere handful of fans waited long enough to hear the final whistle: the discerning ones left long before the end.
Tung Wah deserved to win., in the semi-finals, were never fortunate that
lootbull that really in doubt. Any constructive wes played came from them. Five minutes before the Eastern were, to be as gen nous ? us possible, outclassed.-
finish Eastern did rei a goal and it was one right in charac- ter with the general scoring pattern of the game.
net.
shocking
Eastern
second-half knees-in-the-buck' tackle on La Kwok-tal escaped the referee's notice, I'll bet Lo's back has a suitable black and blue reminder of the tackle today.
To me it seems that Eastern's real trouble is in the middle line.
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The strange feature of the encounter was that every one
Out on the left wing 1o Ying- of the reals was scored as the fun hit a right foot shot goal- direct result of rank bad de words. It looked a simple Job fensive work with Eastern for goalkeeper Yong Pul-dor to Lau Yee is no longer the com. Aoalkeeper Lui
Woon-shuntear but Ko Po-keung decided manding pivot be used to bu playing # particularly
th-to have a foot in the proceedings He is nowadays as slow as # glorious part in three of them.; and he had the Indignity of
cab-horse and just putting the ball into his own awkward on the turn, His task The story of the goals is really the story of the game for
is belog made more difficult by 'Own goal'
the wing-half weaknesses very little else of importance 100k place in the entire 90
Ave goals; both sides of him. minutes.
and every single one of i The Bist counter came in the them should have been prevent- 21st minute
ond from oned. Eastern point of view it was all. so unnecessy. Away out on the right touchline Szeto Yiu obilructed Szęło Sum as he emried the bail towards the penalty. fred. Yu
raced
out to tako
What a game
For the winners Yong Pui- | dor had a good game In goal and his conndent clutching of the high cross ball was in strict contrast to his opposite number
the other end.
Lo Pak had an easy afternoon
nt right-back and Wong Chi-
The deterioration in Chan Chi-kong's play is astonishing. In the course of a year Chan bas slid from Colony class to the status of a forgotten ma ... and the way he is pİRying at present he looks like stay- ing there,
Only alibi
His timing into the tackle
The kick and it was oborris he kong, who depulsed for sus~i has deserted him and his dis-
***
|
ended Ler Kwok-wah, also had
was going to lob the ball to the
far side of the goal....maybe
it
would be more accurate to say it was obvious to everyone
Eastern except the
defence, The little inside-left Nighted his kick digonally towards the far pest. Lui made no effort to get to The ball as it swung across the al and Lo Kwok-tai had all the time in the world to nod info, the net,
Bigger tragedy
a successfu: ouling.
tribution is right off the mark.
Fong Ki-kong og the opposite
tried
The Tung Wah middle inc flank is little better and therein was always 100 virile and may be the secret of Eastern's mobile for the opposition. Ko-Inglorious season, Poskeung had a tough job look- Up front Lau Chi-lom ing after Soong Man In
the hard to put some semblance of first half-hour but in the end cohesion into the forward line the Colony pivol emerged very but, apart from an occasional much on top. However he will burst by Lau Kai-chu and some have few pleasant memories of crude his careless 'own goal late in
the game.
nol to
power play by Soong Man, he got very little response,
uil-
GALORE
WEDNESDAY THROUGH
ID EXPRE
OH GARA
Ellis, the Sheffield Wednesday centre-forward, bundles the ball--and Leyton Orient's goalkeeper George, into the net, to score his team's second goal, to put Orient out of the Cup, at Leyton Stadium last week. Wednesday won 2-0—Keystone photo.
Palmer wins
the Baton Rouge Open
Baton Rouge, Feb. 27. Defcuding champion Arnold
Palmer turned in a four- under-par 46 to win The $20,000 Baton Roug Open Golf Tournament by seven
strokes today.
Ho Ying-fun was. seldom in Yiu Cheuk-yin was the brains the plelure and his partner Lau and Lo Kwok-tal the dynamo In Shiu-wah was, if possible, evea The second goal, which was the Tung Wah front line but, less active, The only albi ored just three minutes before as play proceeded Lam Kam-available to the Eastern forward
and more into line was that Lau Chi-lam was Interval, was in even bigger tong came mor tragedy for Eastern. A lang lob the ploture without ever look-injured, I thought quite dewn the middle of the netding like the star man who used necessarily, in an early tussic ned to be an easy clearance to wear KMB's colours with with Ng Wai-man and that he was never the same afterwards for Lau Yee but as he moved such distinction.
Wingers Szelo Sum and to kick the ball upfield, the big
but it is a pretty thin ex- Yin-ying had their cuse for another impoverished pivot fell over and Szola Sum Kwong was on it in a lush. The winger moments and the left-winger display. Theed downfeld, silpped round was
untucky
VERDICT:
Eastern, Tung the advancing goalkeeper, and
occasions.
Wah, and the eight official ball-Johnny Patt, Buster Cupit nnd coolly pushed the ball into the
boys all turned out in a most
Gary Player, the South Afri- confusing miscellany of blue and
can tied for third plce with 274s and won $1,233 each. white shirts... the Secretary It is difficult to know just of the HKFA and the referee un
the leading money win- what to say about Eastern. Imaginatively
Gn the winter spoiled
what The side, loaded with
brought his total to $5,785. ble might have been Easier's best names, la eurrently too bad aitbi by making
Paimer, in taking them change
his third to be true ..and the stars into red jerseys and having the
victory of the tour, now has are the men who are hitting and
ballboys
$16,226.-AP. wear black blazers. the lowest spots.
Twenty eight people all in blue and white would at least have kept the fans amused-even ifį
net,
which
Any Interval plans Eastern
may have hatched 1 wore shattered almost im- mediately
restart after the when, wlihin seconds of the whistle, Tung Wah scored their third goal in a manner almost similar to their first,
a shade score on two
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More on actor
Goalkeeper Litt Woon-shun
In hiy aren. Tvo after
00-
The teams
suc-
Pak, Wong Chi-kong, Chan Fai- Tung Wah Yang Pul-dor, Lo hung, Ko Po-keung, Ng
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SCAA AND GIANTS CLINCH MEN'S SENIOR, JUNIOR SOFTBALL LEAGUE TITLES
་
By OLLY VAS
Two softball championships were decided at King's Park - during the weekend. Ray Cordeiro's Giants accounted for Benny Constantino's Wolves by a score of H-1 in five short' innings to win the Junior League and Lo Kar-hing's SCAA side thrashed the US. Navy: team from the “Skagit” 12-4 to make sure of the Senior title.... The three top batters in the Junior Division had a bad day at the plate and such is the competition in this league that any one of the first ten on the list now stands an excellent chance to win the batting title. In other Junior matches the Newlon hit to Canavarro who more runs and the Giants now Indians cited out a narrow 12- tossed him out at first to close led 10-0, In the bottom of this 11 victory over the White Sox, the Glants' inning.
inning Remedios watched a third and New Asia College beat the
In their turn at bat, in the top Machado who chased him with strike go past, Cheng hit to Welver 20-13.
Balling first the Glants were of the second inning the Wolves ball in hand and Canavarro It-
went down in quick order as good for six runs on a series of Machado tossed third strikes a slow fly ball to shortstop bunts laid down along the first-past Canavarro, Wu and Jorge George Souza Jr and the Wolves base line as Ray Cordeiro's boys and then the third inning got
were still without a single run. went to work on the slow offer-under way. With two away and inga of pitcher Bonnie Castro.
Led 10-0
Alvaro Souza replaced Frankie Munz in the outfeld in the top of the firili Inning and promptly blt a home run off Castro with none on base. Castro forced Britto to ground out and retired Robert Silva on a long y but then his outfeldera proceeded to let him down when the next three batters came up
George Souza Jr оп base The big blow of the opening Machado banged out a home inning was Giorgo Bonza's run when opposing pitcher Can- double to left-field and it was tro floated one in and the Giants
when only
hurler Sony were now ahead·B-D. Machado foul tipped the ball tha the long inning came to a merciful end. Castro struck out, Remedios Britto was caught out in cen; to the plate. Bfted a fly ball to Willie Christe tre-field by Remedios and then Viera and Newton scored on at right field and Chong watched the Wolves tried to score tha; a Machado Special go by to be runs but luck was against them. misjudged By balls to give the Giants a 13-0 lead and if that called out for the Wolves to Benny Constantino bunted finish a startingly quick inning. beautifully to get on ürst base was not enough Hancock blasted but then took too long walk one of Castro's pitches to right away from the sack and "Chub- field for a triple and scored the by Vicra whipped a fast throw Giants 14th run on an inleld error. George Souza Jr wüs Vic Britto led off for
the to the base for Newton to put. Glants in the top of the second the tag on an embarrassed tossed out, Constantina to Docas Inning and hit the ball straight Constantino. Doras got on via a to close the winners' inning.
Olsson to Castro's glove. Robert Silva hit to right-held then singled over second base struck out and Bonnie Castro
was thrown out Machado but catcher Wu threw neatly to Newton at first-and the Wolves Cuzavarro who put the tag on
were still blanked out. the would-be base stealer for the second 'out' of the inning. Two bunis, a hit and a wild Carlinho Viera's easy ny was throw in the top of the fourth dropped by outfielder Cheng but inning were good enough for two
Home run
but
to
BRIGADE SNUFF OUT GARRISON'S
HEXANGULAR RUGBY HOPES
By "PROP"
At the Police ground at Boundary-street on Saturday afternoon the Brigade side chalked up a decisive win over the fancied Garrison XV by 13 points (two goals and a penalty goal) to five (one goal), and thereby put paid to the latter's hopes of winning the Tourna
ment.
1100.
Fine Sportsmen'
Trying desparately to score a run The Walves dinally were re- warded for their efforts when Wu bunted, stole second and tallied their sole run of the game on two successive infield plays on batters Jorge and Const:n- Docas hit mfely and Olsson got a walk but with two men on base Castro could not rise to
the occasion and hit a weak grounder which third- sacker Britto easily picked up and the relay to fret beat Castro by yards for the game to end.
Despite losing, both games over the weekend the Wolves are to be congratulated their keeness in showing up re- gularly and also for trying all the time against veslly superior opposition
од
League they softball fans they are right un
At the bottom of the Junior undoubtedly are but in the opinion of many
top where sportsmanship is con- cerned. The victory was worth $2,800 to Paliner in official prize monty,
The Giants were - fulf· 'value Changes were made.in both which was eventually ended by them scoring again after hand-
for their win and this column's $1,000 as a repeating champion sides but these had little effect Whatley and Richards with ing by at least six players. and $250 fond showing up. ia on the course of the greater part, some good kicking. From a
to clear congratulations are extended to Erigado mantiged the 10th annual tournament of the game.
serum just inside the Brigade their lines most effectively and Ray Cordeiro and his team for Palmer's total was 266 over
undefeated
and for MacDonald's move to fly-half half Hextall threw a bad pass 100' play to the Garrison line staying the 6,700-yard Sherwood for Garrison was definitely not to Whatley whe was unable with a
having won the title. fun run by the "threes, Forest Country Club course. the success that they wished for. gather. Maunsell, picking up
From B
Uncout Whatley put Wes Ellis Jr. finished second Jump, who came in at full-back the loose ball, decided to run Dunn into a
half-gap and the with a 273 and earned $1,900.
was more than adequate for it out, and away went Dunn, but centre, running hard, carved a Garrison, and in fact had the ball came back inside from a try, for his colleague Davies. MARVIN PANCH good game showing some first long pass and Morgan took the Whitmore converted from a class nelding.
game along the opposite touch-dificult position and Brigade line.
were home and dry. When challenged be cross-
Win for RAF kicked and Quinn was very } -- The Brigade tactical move much in position to take the
This score knocked the wind, of partnering Lund and What-cose ball and crash over for a completely out of the Garrison's ley did not get a telai as the nine try. Whitmore converted sails and the final whistle ended
Daytona Beach, Feb., 26. former cried but Whatley from a point half-way to the with Brrr! ***Morgan and
undoubtedly
Marvin Panch of Daytona and Garrison had Broke-Smith earner flag
once challenging behind this Brigade win. With fallen further behind. At half- the Garrison link.
Beach, Florida, driving n 1969 Pontine, wan the third annual neat handling and decisive time the score remained
This was a fast, entertaining Daytona 500" rt the 24-mue game. It was well handled and International Asphalt Speedway I played in the
best of spirits, today as Clen Roberts, also of under conditions more conducive Daytona and the leader from the than we have 43rd lep, was forced out on the good rugger
for some considerable 182nd lap by a broken crank- thalt.
Player,
ner
tour.
New world record
Iolanda
Wal-bellered
Avan
Started well
the
man
running Whatiey never failed unaltered.
to open up the game and kept his three-quarters busy with
n stream of passes.
Poor handling
to
n!
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WINS THE DAYTONA 500'
Panch's average, for the 500 miles was a record 140.601 miles per hour, The previous mark of 135.531 was set by Lee Petty in
Yiu Chouk-yin took another is not First Division class. He confused-and that is more than free-kiek away out on the right is mere of an actor than touchline near the corner fog. feotballer
this drab dull game ever makes 100 ceeded in doing. and he Again he fighted a perfect lob many mistakes for a man to the far post: again the Eastern cupying such a vital position,
The Brigade pack had the On the resumption Brigade #alkeeper
madic no effort to
a team
honours, snatch the ball in its path: and His judgment.
sccking
edge on the Garrison sight,
went straight back into the at-sten agai Lo Kwok-lal nodded ahows no understanding of how is poor and he
the whilst
tack. Milsom wea strong Garrison
booking time in the Colony. Berlin, Feb. 20.
well and ensured
In an earlier game the RAF three-quarter line into the net....but this time, to
a plentiful was rarely Balas, of Rumania, seen in action. indignity to the deal with high tabs dropping
supply of the ball for his had little diflculty disposing of add further
the women's warld nchievement. he actually head-
man, Szeto Sum, Lo Kwok-tal. record for the indoce high jump Brigade was
full-back Maunsell, at
for threes, but their handling in the Navy by 21 points to three, ed the ball through
the centre, was not all that it The best feature of this mame seems more concerned with the Lam Kam-tong, Yiu Chouk-yin, with 1.77 metres (5 It 9.05 especially In
most effective,
Irom the RAF point of view should have been.
a 1959 Oldemobils in 1959. keeper's legs., Oh, the black spectacular than with the sure Kwong Yin-ying.
his fast breaks inches) in the East
the Berlin
performance
In locks that
second place w:s Joe At one were
... and that is a
stage the Garrison was exchanged and safe
Fastern: Lui Woon-shun, Ng Dynamo Sports Hall today the in the centre for Brigade bad
from inside his own half. Dunn
to Started harass Roberts at By-half. He showed
in a 1061 Weatherly
Pontiac, Emong the Eastern defenders.
was forwards Tim-loy, Szeto Yu, Fong Ki- official East policy.
Garman
and third place went to Paul Szeto Yiu was strangely quiet kong, Lou Yee, Chen Chi-kong. agency ADN reported.
news niways threatening danger with Hextall and his service went a good pair of hands, and en With the
a break, The Navy Goldsmith, the only Indianapolis game only 53 throughout but Ng Tim-loy, as Lau
a while, but some hard running, whilst Mor-astray for
he cye for Kal-chu, Lau Chi-lam, minutes old it was all over as a
well The agency said she improved pan on the wing, ran well and stack to his job
had Whilst nod
plucky, boisterous as usual, more than Soong Man, Ho Ying-fun, Lad on the world record held by tackled hard.
little "500" driver in the race. Gold- serious contest and
this made
gradually for
the attention slac cohesion, and were saved time
smith was driving a 1901 Poatlac, up for that. The right- Shiu-wah,
Miss goalkeeper Lui Woon-shun must back was spoken to during the
Tschentechik (Soviet Referee:
and again by their full-back-AP. Mr K. Marsden-Union) by two centimetres (0.59 Awarded
Brigade started well and were kened.
whom ther take the blame. The Eastemret hair
Garrison through the medium Pope,
without penalty from twenty- and he was very White
ins)-AP
looked custodian was slow and uncer-
dangerous must
रा huve jest by much yards which Richards somehow Balille tin as he went down for a shot;
contrived to miss, but
with a run on the left. Mae greater margin. Here it should they Donald then elected the short be told that sent goalwards by Ng Wal-man.
the RAP scored maintained an all-out attack of He mistimed
kick ahead when close to the seven tries and not one of them the ball, it shot
the Garrison Ис until Mac- line and Garrison were very was converted, upwards. clipped the edge of
although thrge-1 Donald managed to the crossbar, and went behind.
clear his nearly through, after a good kickers were called upont From the resultant corner-kick Szelo Sun dropped the ball in the goalmouth where it bounced about without on Eastern defen- der making a serious effort to clear.
towards
Eventually It came Lam Kam-tong and the centre forward-caught with his back to the goal was unhindered as he hocked the ball over lils shoulder and into the net.
The ball had hardly crossed the line before spectators in their hundreds were crossing
the threshold of the Stadium... on their way out.
Rock bottom
Stan's still 'a
at 46
London, Feb. 26. Stanley Matthews, the Rving tegeml of British soccer. proved that even at 46 « Nur is et a star.
is turned out for his struggling teant, Blackpool against Fulham in the First Division of the Evelish League Je 1erday,
It was Matthews' first game for three weeks. He had been
out because of flu.
the olt the soccer |
ouco again' Matthews' marts, lio reserves for London, came | out,
Twice he carved out openings for goals and twłos Blackpool scurod
Eastern were really hitting rock bottom and, bad as they But have been this sensen, they Havé hover dropped quite as Tow they were in the second half of this vitally important match. They fail no plan, no tactics....ATHE precious Jittte rkill. For a Ume in the arst . hak they tried. to upset..the oppositon with crude hell-for- leather tockileg, but Tung Wah were not so cially, knocked off thelo" game and," with goals, coming regularly, Ko Po-keung and his mates only had to bide their Ume: victory, and a place
not
Bus even Matthews could
pull Bisckpoel aut of the dol- itruma. Fulham won 4-3 and Blackpool now has slumped to the bottom of the First Divi- sion and is by serious danger of dropping Into the SeconHI Division at the end of the year. Matthews stayed un in *Lea-
star
don after the Fulham match. (But Mailliews argura: "I still He's due to play for a Tennis enjoy soccer. I still play up to Players' XI against a Cric- standard. As soon as I can no kelers' team on Tuesday.
longer stay with the younga- į Two matches in four days. That ters F'll retire."
would make many youngsters | On Saturday's showing, that's crawl away and hide.
fow years away yet--AF.
THE GAMBOLS
lines for a brief period.
#
areak by Sims. They were Maunsell however, fielding a
awarded a scrum right on the long kick ahead, raced away Brigade line when Morgan was upheld and kicked on. This forced to
minor, to save leole play perilously close to the desperate situation. Heeting the Garrison line, and Dunn was ball they shoved the Brigade nearly over. “At å
serum nearpack over the line and made aj the Garrison twenty-five, thetry for Sims. MacDonald mado defending side were penalised no mistake with the kick from und Walimore kicked a simple in front of the ports. goal, to draw first blood.
Garrison now threw every- Sims ran onto the field and thing into the attack, and only Garrison mounted a series of good work:
Kirkland, zilacks on
by
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