1961-03-13 — Page 8

KMB

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1951.

3. Army

BUSMEN "HALT" SOLDIERS

KMB too fast and too accurate for out-of-step Army

By I. M. MacTAVISH

TONIGHT'S BIG FIGHT

QUESTION. NOW IS: HOW MANY ROUNDS CAN JOHANSSON LAST?

Miami, Mar. 12. Patterson and Ingemar Johansson, who meet hero tomorrow tight

for the world heavyweight championship, both spent, today in the com- pany of their families. Patterson,

26-year-old holder

Nine thousand three hundred fans went to Boundary Street Floyd

yesterday afternoon in anticipation of a tense, struggle between two sides who have had many "titanic battles in the past.

To a very large degree they were disappointed for KMB scored a comparatively easy victory over an out-of-step Army side by three goals to nil.

sadly off target

were

ала

were

very

the

Fot

of the title, had his daily 21⁄2 miles can soon after dawn, and then rested at his home. With him were his mother, his 18-year-old brother, Hay. his trainer, Dan Florio, and a long-time friend, Buster Wat

Bon,

machine obviously much happier in the (With only two minutes on The Anny's soccer

clock the Army defenders mistined in too many cylinders middle than on the wing.

The to produce

effective a really

bir disappointments into a terrible tangle and they however,

Owen

fortunate Indeed Johansson. 28-year-old Swedish challenge and one got the im-

Dixon, The inside-men work-when right-winger Wong Chu- challenger, rose late in his pression that someone had done

facin ed hard and rse

by penthouse apartment for miles po missed a great chance a stick bit of fiddling with their

often but too

they were shooting wide yet shooting was

they the falling Atlantic breakers sights for their

in

caught in possession, too often almost got the satisfaction of a fact

at West Palm Beach, 70 miles their final pass went astray, quick goal at the other end.

He spent the north of here. some of the efforts would have

and worst of all they were provoked even the most placid

day with his mother, father, roars of musketry sergeant

bath badly off the mark with

sister, brother, sister-in-law disapproval maybe even what little shooting they at-

and his fiancee, Birgit Lund- templed.

gren. Tonight he was driving here to stay overnight at the home of a friend dear Convention Hall, where the Gght wBI be held 18-5 favourite

to burst blood vessels or ulcers,

However make no mistake about it: from goal to left half the soldiers were every bil an good as their oppon- ents. alihourl: there were unexpected bouts of panic in the military defence inen on several occasions, but once the ball got up among the forwards there was no com- parison between the sides.

the

Streets ahead

Snap goal

Lowther, in his first sally at There can be but small doubt the centre-forward job, had tad the Army lost this game up luck with a good header which front: one got the impression went just outside. Two minutes! that, it they and played for later he was in action again but hours, they would never have this time it was to restart play scored.

after a nop goal by KME. The Army defence had

Up and coming

other spasm of the jitters. When Patterson was a firm 18 to 5

the

and Bittle

the ball was crossed into Power started shakily in the middle everyone hesitated soldiers' goal but he quickly Cheung Yul-kwok had pulled himself together and trouble in sweeping it into the made a number of good saves net. while newcomer Prentice had

The Busmen had the ball

a very satisfying first outing the net again a few

in Dinutes

in the Senior side. He had later but the trade winds never difficult task looking after slip blew louder than the Army' pery Luk Marwai but ho

Businer were far from champions but in an attacking sense they were streets ahead

score of do-or-le Dixon und his never shirked a tuckle and his sighs of relief when the mates. Wong Tok-fook once

willingness to pull himself off Was chalked off on the strength

Je

intration.

115

Was

server, held out any hopeful { prediction for the Swede, bat qualified it with an "ir." "K Johansson can land his right ho can win," ke said this weekend,

Much of the last-minute betting

today switched from fore- casting the result to predict- ing in which round Patterson would score a knock-out. Bookmakers" odds were eight to one on the bout onishing Inside the distance, The promoters. Feature Sports Incorporated, wero today hoping for a last-minute rush

Club

LADIES' EXHIBITION SOFTBALL

Taiwan's Man Sheung too good for HK Selection side

By OLLY VAS --

There was some doubt about the ground being fit for play when the Hongkong Selection ladies arrived at King's Park on Saturday but for- tunately for both the Man Sheung girls and the Hongkong representatives the weather had cleared up and the two teams settled down to the exhibition, match, wòn easily be- fore a handful of diehard softball fans by Man Sheung by 20-2.

for seals, admitting that pd. vance sales were "noi as. blg as wo had at one time hoped." It seemed that the Hye gate would produce leas than $500,000 (£178,500), with a

The game was unavoidably crowd of between 12,000 and held up because of the visitors' 13,000 in the 17,000-scat Con- late arrival at the ball pork but vention Hall, instead of an once they settled down to carly optimistia farroast that business there was no holding a sell-out crowd would pro- them back. duce $1,100,000 (£393,000),

The greater part of the boxern"

purses will come from Line cillary rights - of closed-clretili television, radlo and filmus, ---- Reuter,

Lu Wah-may then singled off Hongkong pitcher Chol but was left on base as both. So Yeo-wai and Cheng Ych-kus hát fly-balls to the outfield where fielders Ip and Evelyn Cotton were right under the ball. In the first inning: Lee In the Selection's turn at bat Man-chla hit a home run Ip, Pezzie Wong and Colton with two runners on baan to were relired in order. make it 6-0 for Man Sheung

Tho Taiwan girls went ahead

after her side had already further In the top of the second been three runs up.

play like champions to beat Garrison XV

By "PROP"

Playing like the new-crowned champions that they are, Club scored a convincing victory over a somewhat changed Garrison side at the Club Stadium on Saturday. They chalked up 11 points in the first half and went on to make their total 29 before the close to which Gar- rison could only reply with an unconverted try..

The opening exchanges were supported by Kelly but Garrison

out

a fast, accurate

one

when with

out on the scoreboard Chow Pak-pau hit a resounding Triple which rebounded of

the right-feld fence and scored on Peggle Wong's overthrow to Orst fast Wonk trieci to pick up a grounder from Wong Hee-kong's bal.

Tal Pong-man then hit one to centrefeld. Evelyn Cotton picked up the ball and relayed it to the infield but somehow it slipped past the fielders wao had converged on it and Wong camo home ta tally Man Shoung's eighth

gome.

TUDI

the

A routine infeld out via

another grounder pop-up and from Wonz

Shui-wah's bat accounted for the next two outs and then it was the Selvelion's turn to try to score at least

With one away, Sze got'un

service, runĮ.

extremely even, but Club, once | tackled well and the move apart front scoring a neat try base but an accurate throw by

and Wilson was very content

favourite today to retain the title which he won back from Johansson bine môníks ago. He was the outsider in the betting

that occasion, on Johansson when he confound- ed boxing crittes by defeat- ing Patterson in June, 1959. Despite Patterson's favouritism they were in their stride, were fizzled out.

in the belling, there was fair- hard to hold, and the Garrison

On the other side of the field to use his threes for their press-Man Sheung catcher Tal caught the after

Club were presented with aing was better than it has been her with yards to spare and then ly, general acknowledgement defence crumbled

all season. McTavish strciled Ena Remedios hlt straight to gift as Moore picked up a loose that the slower and less skll-time. ad-was difficult to say whether the

Late changes brought Mne- all and raced

through this game and was pitcher Wong to close the inn- into the posts.only worried on two occasions. ful Swede might win with one

ing. ful-blooded right. It was this Lead and Bird to the Garrison | Kicking the goal himself, he

side, place of Jump and Mac- brought the Club total to punch which won him the

Donald, whilst Newbigging op- first fight between the pair. and le rocked Patterson with peared, in place of Willams in points, and his personal taily to

the Club colours. It during their last meeting. Johansson, It seemed, would have to crush Patterson with that right early in the boat or suffer another knock-out defeat.

fap.

soldiers were more surprised or

again showed how completely the ground and have another of a nesman's raised

has recaptured his best go won for him a lot of form at in this game he was always one thought, ukt une The most impressive-looking relieved. mave, ahead of the opposition player in the

It was still very much KMB. Army side was ...while left-winger Luk Mon-Turner.

Yet strangely enough They were faster to the ball, wal, who set up a most effective

in thelr he was directly to blame for much more accurate partnership with lanky Cheung

two of the goals. The left-back distribution and only a brilliant Yiu-kwok, was too versatile and

has improved by leaps

Turner and goal line clearance purposeful for the Army de-

bounds since coming into the thwarted Chow Shlu-hung after fence.

goal- side. His tackling is confident, he had beaten the Army his distribution extremely good|keeper with a snap shot. and, once he has the experi- ence to time his upfeld excur- stons with better judgment, he will be a superb full-back

The soldiers made very, hes- vy weather of their forward thrusts. Time after time they scored the obvious. They put far too much work on the ball

Bagley had one of his best ...and above all they encoun- tered the greatest inculty in games of the season. 'Big-Boot with their gave Chow Shlu-hung & very finding each other

lean time. The Colony centre- passes.

The experiment of restor- forward has not been so effec-

$1 to his original Uively blotted out In Jong ing Lowther

in fact Chow spent position at centre-forward was time Bot success, The blg fellow most of the game on the wings worked terribly hard but it looking for space in which to was not enough and as a result work. the line lacked punch

Wing-halves 1 the initiale.

However, in fairness, Lowther got precious Mile help from those around him and he re- ceived hardly a single decent pass from start to finish.

Sykes hud u "Dickens" of a game, particularly in the first half, and it was only in the clos- ing stages that he really got into his stride with two good crosses which

produced might have Bouls.

NOTICE

HONG KONG LAWN BOWLS ASSOCIATION

Very ordinary stuff prevalt- ed around this period of the bub Just before the Famo Interval Power gave the crowd a late thrill with a fine save from Yeung Kwok-kií,

The Busmen were quickly in control after the interval. N

Grand save

Luk Man-wat missed a greal Johns and chance by shooting badly bul Mackin grafted tirelessly but the goal was only delayed for long before the end the weak a short time. Away out on the ness of their inside-forwards KMB right wing Turner mot almost had them on their knees. caught in two minds and out It was no fault of theirs that of position. Before

he could

the Army went down defeat.recover Wong Chu-po cracked

The Busmen are steadily the ball goalwards where th building up a promising side the woodwork before Cheung which would appear to have a

Ylu-kwek scrambled it into the very bright future. As things not for his own, and his side's stand however, they still have second goal. to patch up a position or two.

Almost

after- immediately wards Power made 0 grand suve when he dived onto Wong Tak-fook's boo to clear a des- perate situation.

Surprising

Turner started a good Army carried on by Sykes and Calder move down the left. It is

was only just wide when he GOL his head to the winger's cross.

д

Amply

forewarded what the punch can do, Patterson was unlikely to present an easy target for the Swede to hit. | One of the fastest heavy- weights in history, Patterson now carries killer punches in both hands.

The champion gave an impres- sive Illustration of his power at his final half-hour work- obt on Saturday.

Hght punch-bag

The first and second scoring chances went begging as Moore short with two for Club was long range penalty attempts from over forty yards.

to Club continued

press, however, aud Johnston with a neat kick split the Garrison defence wide open. Gather- ing the bouncing ball anfely

13!

The danger man

21

MacLean was the danger man of the Garrison allack and with one run he bassied the Club completely only to be grassed close to the line.

Another MacLean run

WAS

the centre put Moore over for only folled by some dogged chasing by Johnstone who even- a god try which was not im-tually "got his man." The small proved upon.

Lucky to score Garrison pressed briefly, but He burst Club were back into the attack. a Johnston again kicked ahead balloon with a vicious right) but Club were very lucky to

hand blow.

like

A round-up or opinion among several hundred experts and boxing writers today found only two-both Swers who favoured Johansson.

A

core as the ball rolled out of MacLeod's arms near the dead- ball line and Moore gained the touchdown. The kick was taken from a wide angle and Moore

could not gastier extra points,

he

Consolation runs

The Talwan girls forged still further ahead in the third and fourth innings and by this time they were playing with their reserves.

For the Gorrison, the star of the side wus Riddle who had a very hard game. Time after time his fine, sure handling and ] uccurate kicking saved the day. In attack he was allowed very Hittle scope but he tried hand to

A double-play by the visitors open up the potential scoring

spolled the Selection's bid to power of his threes

MacLean also had a success open their scoring for with ful game for he was the main none out, Frances Beck hit a threat to the Club line. Robert-long ball to left. Lee Mar son was about the pick of the chlu got under the ball, mak- Garrison forwards who were ing a good catch and then tossed it to second to get. Theresa the Kwan out,

the latter having made a dash for the base after the catch.

forced to play "econd fludle" to the Club pack for

majority of the game.

The teams

The local girls were not to be dented for in the bottom of Club: McTavish, Kelly, Ken- the fourth, when Man Sheung nedy, Johnstone, Moore, Wilson,

pressure

Robertson, Menzies, Dwyer, Bed-cased off the aciding

they scored their consolation

ford, Hope, Newbigging, Berro cloth, Smith, Hall.

In

Garrison centre was not to be beaten that easily, and be eventually sparked the move carried on by Thompson which gave Baillie a try in the corner. Thompson failed in his attempt to convert from the touchline,

runs. A

walk, D wild plien After a Club footrusty had

and Evelyn Cotton's hit were carried play to the Garrison Garrison: MacLeod, Mason, combined to push Ip over the line and

the Army side bad: MacLean, Baillie, Martindale, plate for the Selection's first them back pushed

Then to the Riddle, Jackson, Shaw, Smith,|zun.

bad a

aciding some twenty-five,

orthodox Thorpe, Ball, Robertson, Thomp error, by third-baseman

Sum gave Julmsione teson, Fitzgerald, Bird. passing

Shuk-chung when she fumbled the chance for his speciality.

an earlier game thean easy grounder off Sze's bat Showing Mason

the ball

Brigade scored a narrow victory permitted Cotton herself to drew the latter

over the RAF to take third place tolly the Selection's second run to him, and then timed a pass to Kelly

in the Hexangular Tournament. and after this the gamo was perfectly that Kelly was given

Richards the Brigade captain practically over.

With the score standing enough room to reave and run in straight to the line. Moore scored a good try from, a line-18-2 as the Bfth inning opened

out to equal another good op both sides seemed anxious to with a good kick converted.

portunist try by Low for the Play remained in the Garrison RA.F. The deciding try came get it over with and for once in half and McTavish had an un-

in the sixth, piler

a tremendous, sustained the game, successful attempt to cut through handling move by the Brigade Selection found their true play- from full-back.

They retired Mon which took play from one side ing ferm. of the field to the other and Sheung 1-2-3 but allowed the back again, and the ball through in the last inning to make

winners to add two more runs the at least ten pairs of hands be- fere Sanre touched down.`

Anal score 20-2 In Man Sheung's faveur.

galaxy of ex-champions - Jos Louis, Rocky Marciano, Dwyer had come initial Max

Jack trouble with his hooking, which Solmeline. Dempsey, Geno Tunney and for a time was far below his Primo Carnera-now assemb usual high standard, but he led here all give the eage to found his touch just in time. Patterson.

Only Schmeling, Kennedy with a strong who sttached himself to hunded of McLean and went Johansson's camp

burd for the line. He was smothered

five yards some from the line and eventually referee Williams owdered

As AD

ob.

burst

Tommy Bolt wins scrum to form in that position.

Pensacola Open

Pensacola, Mar, 13. Tommy Bolt, the United Stalce Ryder Cup golfer, won the $20,000 (about £7,100) Pensacola Open Tournament to- day with a 72-hole total of 275, 13 under par.

On the opposite wing Calder had a most uncomfortable after-

Goalkeeper Wal Fat-kim can- noon and one fell that, during not go

on for ever. The old the second half, the Army might Colony star had very little to do have tried switching in this game but he still gave usefully him with Lowther. Calder is his mates an occasional shock by mishandling the ball when least expected.

Full-backs Lo Kwok-leung and Sheun Chi-keung were a cop-

The soldiers were not fight- ing for the ball as one expeeled but while Shuen able couple was again

a little them to do but Owen raised more than suspect in his conduct it was a spark of hope with a long range

Wai Fat-kim great surprise to see Lo Kwok-shot which had

diving full length to push the icung being involved in a very ball round the post....and the

uncalled for unnecessary and kicking incident with Sykes

Inside-left also tried a long the first half. It toolt the win-distance free-kick a little later. ger a long time to recover from This time he caused no worry to the KMB goalkeeper with a the effects of a nasty crack on

shot right hito his walling arms. the left ankle.

In the 70th minute the Bus- Pint-sized Leung Kit is all men attacked on the right and the brains

had 67. and the driving when Turner failed to clear als force in the KMB defence. With lines Wong Chu-po lobbed the experlerked Young Kwok-kit ball into the middle whore, out maintaining his form

Broup sur- of

Army defenders, Fal-Wong Tak-took got his head to prisingly well and Lo

the ball and

made the final Leto the on atting nicely general pattern

..0. 3. Army.... the score KMB. of thlogs Busmen had a generally secure

VERDICT: No doubt, about it ....victory went to the better and compact look about them.

team on the day.

Notice of Annual General Meeting-

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of The Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association will be held in the Club Lusitano on

Monday 20th March 1961 commending at 5.30 p.m.

Business

1. To confirm the minuten of the last Annual General Meeting.

2. Receive the Annual Report of the General Committee.

3. Receive the Annual State-

ment of Accounts..

4. Blect the officers of the

Association.

In

The soft playing surface.nt Boundary-street cut up badly at one end and the players... particularly the heavler boldlera. .had considerable dificulty in keeping their feet and controlling the ball but fortunately the ruln stayed away and the fans led the stands rather later then usual. However, they did not have

G. Discuss any matter re-tong to wait for their first thrill.

lating to the constitution

nr management of the Association.

un Anditor or

4. Elect

Auditors,

B. DOUGLASS,

Hon. Secrotary. Hong Kong, 10th Mar,, 1061.

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TAE GAMBOLS

HULLA, ONE OF THE GIRLS)

LEFT HER RING

HOW

WHICH

ONE?

Success secret Jackson put the ball in for Garrison but Dwyer struck 100

Again Club heeled from the fast for Smith and the ball tight and this time McTavish

the Club

with two cmarged on

side

dummies Florious threw

swept the opposition into the Roberton

lovely dummy to the Garrison defence corner whilst he himself touched and stole away under two

down two-thirds of the way to players to score a fine

A atting Anale to a the g by". Moore.converted to take the ane career, as Duncan assures Club into a handsome lead at me that he will be "blowing & half-time.

whistle" next year.

Some attacking play by the Club on the left of the field opened the second half, and Johnston, "stealing the ball from a surprised defender, put

Moore was unable to add the goal points, and the referee blew, for time shortly after.

The secret of the Club's suc- Д cess on Saturday rests with Hope 'over about half way to try magnificent display by the pack and the half-backs. With

the corner. Moore ngalii con- verted,

Garrison now exeried

pres- Mason, sure on the Club line, Ballie and MacLean all made Player od runs but the Club deferen $1,400. held dem.

Wilcon made

a new second row, the Club were on the wrong end of the shove many times in the tight, but they

heeled nevertheless continuously and speedily, and in the 10050 they dia 1101 shine

individuals

D

lovely run of forty yards well but as a pack! Robertson throw

by Barry Appleby

GLASS!

THEN IT JEWELLER MUST BE VALUATIONE MILOREDU

Richards inspired his side by his example and they responded nobly. Others to catch the eye were. Whatley, Maunsell, Cross- well, Quinn and Moore.

and

at

the

A great deal of credit must go to the Selection team for trying so hard to stem the tide of runa sgainst

avastly superior side.

That Man Shoung won was What Teally mat- Hongkong'o

For RAF Jones, Dixon, Roberts were outstanding but immaterial their "star" was undoubtedly tered was that Law who had his best game standard of play was clearly This season. "

revealed and they will need b great deal more

practice The Anal score of a hard sessions.yet if they are ever to to lower the colours of any Tal- wan girls' team in the near the future. The only batter in

fought game was six points three in favour of Brigade. The top six placings in 31 Trophy have been announced as follows:

Club "A" 79.8%.

14th Field Regi RA

RAF "A" 70,4%.

91.1.5%,

32 Medium Regt RA 70%.

5th Field Regt RA 677 17/21st Lancers 85.4%.

If It's Japan that you cook.

Fly: AIR-ENDIA

·Three fights a wick,

the Selection side to get tho hits,

measly pair, WILE Evelyn Cotton. The others had a lean time at the plate.

Resulta of

other softball matches played .during the weekend were:

Men's Senior League Pandas 0, Cheyennes 7. Men's Junior League White Sox. 10. Antelopes 7. Glanta 8, New Asia College.

Rumania are World Handball champions

Dortmund, Mar. 12. Rummada Won the World Handball Championship hero today, defeating Czechoslovalda 0-8 in the final after two periods of extra-lime, E

The team were 1-4 at half- Ume, and werp Lied at 7-7 at the end of riqual full-time There was no thango, in, the score, after ING' first period of extrt-upot-outer