South China
3.
THE CHINA MAIL,`` MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1881.
Malaya
1 PETER MAY OUT
THE FIRST TEST
Malaya meets its match
South China's teamwork much too good for the national side
By I. M. MacTAVISH
saw o
A capacity crowd marshalled and dispersed against an Im-
posing display of helmoted, armed police strength grand South China side tailor the visiting Malayan national side to size in beating them by three goals to one at Caroline Hill yesterday.
The Hongkong champions were streets ahead of the opposition in ball-control and positional play. They had a much better understanding of each other's tactics and their victory might easily have been more decisive.
decisions, waved play on. worked Certainly the sages who - home inside-forwards. Centre
It was
une now very much Konradcla advisedly votre their opinion of half
and when 'Kwok standards of Colony tremendously hard and covered way trafe relative
Around
but he was You got a clever reverse pask and Malayan football after 1st let Friday's farelcal match and AWOL when lanky Lee Tak- from Hu Cheung-you he stashed a fast ring shot inchen over who even suggested that the wai scored both of his goals,
In the 20th minute Mok Wai- the bar. high praise
deservedly lavished on the local players hong-1 fully it and raring after their the displays against to Ko-was yanked' of replaced by nad game the PA touring team might the have been misplaced must Noordin who managed to bring constructivo of Mezare have given their molars plenty of exercise on their own words stability to the side. after the Caroline Itill boys had awept to this resounding success.
A disappointment
On a bumpy, teasing. un. the Hongkong plich гven footballers controlled the ball much better than their oppon- ents white their passing and quick movement Into the open | space were vastly superior to Dutton
his and anything mates could produce.
iT
1
a
Right on the half-hour South went further ahead. China Leung Kam-yer took the ball forward, lost it, got it back and prodded a rather desperate pass towards Ho Cheung-you. The The biggest disappointment skipper swung round on the ball was, however, the front rank and from 20 yorda sent a megni from which so much was ficent left-100 Crive into the net. expected. Maybe their eleven It was a real goal and well de- | goals on Friday gave them a served the ovation which it
kruer of proportions received.
wrong
but they could certaloly have done with a bit of goal sense yesterday.
Off target
They were struggling all the way and. apart from a Kreut shot In the 10th minute by
Much
The
Hongkong boys main- the until tained their lead interval and when the sider: lined up for the second half te Malayan officials had recast their uttack, Govindarajno dropped out and the new line rend, Koht, Gabrielle, Choe, Kuppan Ghani bul as the game progress- ed it underwent many Paltional permutations.
What a goal!
U.S.
retain the Canada Cup
SAM SNEAD
OF
Barry Knight is surprise choice in England 12
London, June 4. Barry Knight, the 23-year-old Essex all-rounder, is the surprise choice in England's 12 to meet Australia in the first match of the Test series starting at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Thursday.
He had been in impresalvė
this
43 BUXION with wickets at a cost of just over 21 runs each. He has also turned in some good balling performances, Including # forcing 114 off the Surrey bowling tast week.
Peter May will not play, and achieved for a quarter of a Colin Cowdrey leads the team. contury,
form He gained preference May attended the meeting of the over Jim Parks in the three Selectors today, and Informed representative MCC matches them that he did not wish to be in New Zealand. carlier this considered on the grounds that year, and no doubt Park's he felt he had insufilelent match |"double failure as a balussus
Dainsi practice since his recent injury.
the Australians last The team is. M. C. Cowdity | weekend when he was dismissed (Kent) captain, Barry Knight for four und zero vetiled the (Essex), D. A. Allen (Glouces- question in Murray's favour, Allen and Illingworth-In the tershire), K. F. Barrington As a batsınan, Murray Jacks 12, and if the Selectors feel the (Surrey), E. R. Dexter (Sumex), Park's flowing strokes, but in Edgbasta11 pitch wil favour 9. Pullar (Lancashire), M.J.K. 1039 nissed the double of 1,000 per bowling. one may be left Smith (Warwickshire) J. E. runs and 100 wickets by only out and Knight may gain a first Statham (Lancdshire), John Ave rum,
Murray (Middlesex), R. Ding worth (Yorkshire). K. Subba Raw (Northamptonshire) F. S. Thitman (Yorkshire).
May was out of the game for, thete weeks with pulled bln misclé, and appeared to be alright when he returned to
team the Surrey
yesterday and scored 30 against North- ants, but clearly he does not wish to rlak yet the strain of a live-day match.
Opening batsmon
The Selectors are satisfied that both Dexter (knee injury) and Illingworth (sore splrining linger) are fit. They also an-
Two off-spinners
There are two oft-spinners-
cap-Reuter
THOMAS CUP BADMINTON
DENMARK BEAT U.S. TO
QUALIFY FOR ZONE
FINAL AGAINST THAILAND
Djakarta, June 5.
nounced that Pullar and Subba Denmark scored a 7-2 win over the United States
How would open the batting.
Cowdrey has already shown that tho Australian bowling holds no terrors for him. Only
| last weekend, he made 115 and
E against them for the MCC at Lord's.
and SAM SNEAD TAKES INDIVIDUAL Correctly
other
But in spite of their con Ghani which beat the South vincing win everything was Chins goalkeeper all ends up lovely
the South the
China and then rebounded from garden
and they must
off the be growing more than a little Post, they were right
with target
their tristai their deefforts. mprehensive About
Kin-
Right from the kick-off it was inside-jeft fence. Goalkeeper
vaunted chung once again gave away a Kuppan was never in the game evident that the heat had taken bad goat and Kwok Kam-hung and even the introduction of toll and the game lost much Robert Chee after the interval, of its marlier sparkle, A lot of is currently right out of form. Between these two the lam to the exclusion of Govindara- the accuracy had gone out of the
lost a couple of plons ukpost
to passing and joo, did not bring the line strong covering! gons and only
life. Ghani looked a potential down through by the other defenders
saved ringer but never quite fulfilled fallure of the man not in pos525-
sion to anticipats the pass. promise. Gabrielle the day.
Jast
his
and
broke movements
carelessness or
TITLE WITII RECORD SCORE
Dorado Beach, June 4.
sor
The United States with Sam Snead playing irresis-of occasions, and
tible golf, retained the Canada Cup here today | bat lower in the order. with almost contemptuous ease.
Their two-man team took 560 strokes for the 72- hole tournament, 12 strokes ahead of Austra- lia, who took second place.
Snead
also
smashed
the, the final day with Snead and Lau Ki-cheung, So Man-po tournament record with a per- Demaret-the oldest men in the The Malayans were, quite! Arthur Koh were probably the
and Kwok Kam-hung all gatonal four-round score of 272 to tournament-took third pince, frankly, a disappointment. All mert successful members of the
away with defensive lapses but add the Individual Champion- Ireland were fourth (582), the (505), and the flashy polish they produced | jine bul certainly--and I
the cham ship to his collection. of itles, Philippines th apainst fifth-rete CAAP side say this with complete respect in the dist minute
includes almost every- Wales sixth (587).
The Irishman played top-class Friday vanished nguinal for South Ching--this Malayan plons scored another goal and which
thing to be won in majur gali really made their victory safe. the fart tuekling and intelligent side would have been sadly
And what a great goal it except the United States Open. golf throughout the tournament the South outclassed by tf
a full-strength interventions
was. The ball came square to Chia defence. Early on they Colony side,
The oldest mon Lee Tak-wal who was stand- Hi Stadium The Caroline
to the tried to toughen it up' but they
his back ing with side was not found the horne
was packed to capacity and t
centre- Tho Malayan ust. upset by these tactics and, after spite of the heat the fans gave.
forward swayed one way and from spoken to both sides a great welcome Mok Wai-hong was
turned the other, then Kwolt icy ran out. for
tackle on a crude Yau, the returned to conven- tional methods.
Goalkeeper Yusuf Balene had no chance with any of the gouls that beat him. His
clutching
ng
South China were quickly on top with Ho Cheung-Yau carry- the ball well into Malayan territory before being dispos
almost in- sensed und
and clearing were excellent and mediafely, he looked one of the tow class headed just players in the visiting side.
then.
Wong Chi-keung
Mok
In the inter-zone semi-finals of the Thomas Cup Tournament here last night.
The Dones will now meet the.
Thais, who in the other Inter-
zone semi-final last Tuesday and
DAVIS CUP RESULTS
Paris, Juno 4. France today qualified to
meet Poland in the Davis Cup European Zono quar- ter-finals when they boat Brazil 4-1 hora. Gerard
He must be wondering whe-Wednesday beat the Australians ther his incredible Juck with 9-0. The winners will chal- the toss will hold. He called lenge Indonesia, the Cup holders, In all five Tests The two points earned by the against South Africa last sea- underdog American team were turned in by their third-rank- Opening batsman problems Ing singles player, Ronald American have forced Cowdrey to go in Palmer, and by the first for England on a number (doubles chainplons, Wynn Rogers
he has done and Michael Hartgrove, well there, but he prefers to Best match
Pollar and Subba Row are The best badminton and the both Teft-landers, and thereal crowd pleaser of the even- England
doubles engage- Selectors
oding was the
Rogers and viously hoping
tils mont will enable them to oughter Michael Hartgrove hd Erland
Kops and Henning Borch. the hostility of the left-
The Danes took only handed Davidson with the
minutes to take the first sot now bell which he awing
15-0. The Americans came back
With the issue decided, Brazil across the body of the right. | to take the second 12-15 and
played their reserve, Eduardo hander.
then in a thrilling 22 minutes Mandarino, in the last match of tricky network and vicious against Pierre Darmon, but the exchange of smashes the Amer-Brazilian retired with cramp cans won the closing deuce set
when Darmon led 6-7, 6-1, 9-7, 17-14.--UPI.
3-3.-Reuter.
that
Wicketkeeper
Taking
the 12 as a whole,
and his 80 yesterday followed there is sure to be one new cap by a 69 today ensured him of in John Murray, the Middlesex $400 third-place prize money. wicket-keeper. and possibly on-
Snead, during his four days other in Knight, The previous Best Individual
A string of aggregate in Canada Cup play here, produced
Since Godfrey Evans retired, Beginning there has , rounds,
been, no autornotle was Torakichi Nakamuru's 274 brilliant
with two 67's he faltoweld therm In Tokyo four years ago.
20 and wrapped up a choice for wicketkeeper. Murray Силаца, whose team of Al a
belsween
Soccer dispute
near the Raiding and Al Johnston shared the honours with today's 66-4 has ben well to the fort for still unsettled
had a never
It had almost hit the
23 yurds, score with a great shot. Bakar chance of gelling ball: back moved. With a three-goal lead South
of the net before he
the lowest aggregate of 139 for score for the final round match- some time, and four times in by Dave Thomas of the last five years has won the led only
Wales, who suddenly found his anal wicket-keeping trophy.
In 1957, Murray scored 1,000 to burn power and confidence
tropical course runs and claimd 100 victims, n up the steamy that had earlier caused him feat
wicketkeeper headaches.
wide from
China eased off a bit.
The
Surprise cycling
Chun-wah's lang lob into the visitors now came more into
The full-backs Yee Seng-choy qualmouth. and Nazuri were never able to
the attacking picture. Choe just
At the alber end the visitors failed to get his head to a fast
curb the fast, tricky South had a chance but Koh was alow China wingers and the Mulayan with his finishing effort
were hardly any the ball was scrambled out wing-halves
against successful
nore
the danger.
GREAVES FOR
MILAN?
* to make
and
01
novement
cross from Ghant and Lau Kin- cheurg clutched and cleared before he got a second chance. Ghani was leading the scheme
There
WAS 1
victory by British rider
Robinson,
of things for the Malayans and
Grenoble, Jime 4. Almost a penalty
after he had whipped a shot
Britain's Brien Robinson to- over the lop he ball another one South China were soon back welt saved by the home goal-day surprised Continenta! riding
glants when he won the reven in the attack and after one keeper,
thrill at the stage proftarlanti road cycling nitacking brilliant goalkeeper Bakar case high in other end when Ho Cheung-yau race organised by the provincial
beautiful chipped a fast shot diagonally newspaper Dauphine Libere, the alr
Lee Belgium's De Wolf won to- clulch from Mok Chun-wah across the penalty area.
was Wong Chi-keung Tak-wai threw himself at it but day's naj stuge. but It
from Yorkshlie, London, June 4.
of the missed by the thickness of u who was earning most A London
persistence in sheet of tissue paper only to see had a total time of 41 hours B newspaper recheers for his
the Malayan defence go into minutes 34 seconds. France's ported in to Saturday chasing every ball.
pante in in effort to scramble Mastrato was second in 41:14:40 edition that England's
the ball away.
and his compatriot Mahe was Ghuni then sobered the pro-
In the last minute the visitors third in 41:16:45-AFP. inside right Jimmy ceedings by crashing a fine shot Greaves of Chelsea sign-against Inu Kin-cheung's right got a consolation goal.
but three minutes Kin-cheung was caught napping ed a new three-year con-hand post
ball which went behind for tract with F. C. Milan Inter South China were in the and carelessly mishandled the
lend.
corner. When the klek came last night.
Mok Chun-wah forcel A
Kuppan the goalmouth and when
The ball the ball into Greaves
originally corner signed Rn agreement bounced about in the penalty awept It goalwards
area Lee Tak-wal toole careful got a deflection on the way and with Milan bat later de-aim and sent a right-foot chot nisted up in the back of the nounced
had
it when he into the net. learned the Italian First Division team would rot permit him to play in all of England's Internn. tional matches.-AFP.
WAS
net.
b0yN the local
60m0
succoss
Was
Lau
on
n
It seemed
VERDICT: A fino, well- must got a penalty kick im deserved victory by à grand mediately afterwards when He club sido over a very dis- Cheung-you TVILS Viatantly tripped but the referee, who appointing national olovan
funny producing
...the endorsement of all the good things said about the Chinato players recently....and a reassuring sight following the worthlesi comparitons made after the Malayans gome on Friday avoning. |South China would havo run even bigger rings round the same shoddy Colony side.
The teams'
Ambassadors of
Football contest
Following are the standings in the Hongkong Ambassador of Football contest after Satur day's voting:
Rentar Tre
Junior Team
Ku Po ku u want... 721 Ward Bye-hound (Wah Yan 14) 9404
Kung Wah-kit (Poiles)
Ro Cheung Yau (BCAA) Wong Man wal (Happy Valley
Wong
(CAA)
Yin-st niesion)
15 Chan Kwai-wing (in Bali).
Els Chan Lul-wo (Soong Ching) - 2,477
.......
....
Abg
Bay Chan Pak-ling (Le Ratio;
2411
do 149 Kam-title
572 Chouk-wah (Clementi).
21
Chit-stion tЯt Lei)
1,074
Chant Fai-hung (Tung Wall
Tung Walt
Yu Chuk-yl
Chow Shaung KMn
R. North (tungkang Club).
Zion Chun-wan (DGAA)
.
South China: Lou Kin-chtung. Low Kwal-sung, Kwok Kam- hing, Lo Chrung-kwong, So Man po, Leung Kami-yeo, Wong Chi- Reuse. He Cheung-you, Lev Tak-wal, Kwok Yau, Mok Chun. wah.
Malakat. Yoo Seng- choy, Nazari, Mok Wai-hong (Nootdin), Kamaruddin, Dutton,
Choung Kwok-hing 1003 Gabrielle, Ghaut, Koh, Kuppan
27 Chun.on (Cheinelti)
208.
(Queen's) ........... 1507 | Govindarajoo (Choo),
WOTAN
Team scores
Leading team scores were:
United States (Sam Snead and Jimmy Demaret), aggregate.
500
2. Auxirulla (Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle), 572.
3. Canada (Al Balding and Al Johnston), 578.
4. Ireland (Christy O'Connor
and Norman Drew), 682.
5. The Philippines, 595.
8. Wales, 587.
7. Puerto Rico, 580.
8. South Africa, 591.
D. Argentina, 593, and 10, Belgium's
DO
the
Pilet clinched second round the for, France by beating Ronald Barnes 0-1, 6-4, 124-8, 2-0, 6-4 In the first of the
remaining two singles.
London, June 3, The expbeled peaceful con- clusion to the dispute between English Football League clubs and the players, failed to mature at the annual meeting of the League here today.
Tho
had
Australians
praised by
the Bishop
Bath, June 3.
Scheveningen, Jung 4.
a
West Germany completedk 5-0 win over Holland when their Davis Cup Europen Zone second round match ended here tuday.
In today's remaining two singles, Dieter Ecklebo beat Piet Van Eysden 0-2, 0-3, 0-1, äh Ingo Buding beat Willem Moris 0-3, 4-0, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3,-Reuter.
Brussels, June 4.
Italy, the Davis Cup European Zope champions, beat Belğlum The clubs would not accept 3-2 here today in their secord
which were round zone match.
in full the points
the between agreed
League In the final day's play, Jackie, those of negotiators and
the Brichant, of Belgium, beat, giant Professiondi Footballers Asso Orlando Sitola 6-1, 7-5, 0-0 10 clation at
of Ministry level the match at 2-all. Then Labour on May 16, concerning Nicola Pletrangell defeated Ezic the retain and transfer system. Drossart 0-3, 6-2, 7-5. to put
the
Italy
into the
quarter-findi against West Germany-en-
ANOTHER MEETING Dr. E. Henderson, the Bishop-of Amendments in detail
made ter, Bath and Wells and a keep today will mean another meet- cricketer prales the sun of Ing between the representatives Uta present Australian tour of both sides. ing team to play more attrac-
lve cricket. Formosa,
504,
12. Scotland and Japan, 595. 14. Mexico, 590.
15. England, 599.
Individual placings
Leading Individual were:
placings
Snead
(United
272--Sum Slates).
200-Peter Thomson (Austra- jla).
282-Christy O'Connor (re-
land).
The chief point of the dis-
0
Writing in his letter to the pute is still the automatic right
of the player to be given diocese, Dr Henderson said:
transfer when he asks for it. The Australian's intention to
Mr Alan Hardaker the League play open and attractive cricket, Secretary, sald: "The clubs are win or lose, will do much if it not opposed to removing some
Warsaw, June 4. Poland boat Mobaco 4-1
their second round Davis Cup European zona tle which ended
at Szczecin today.
Having already gained a win- pityed their ings lead, Poland
two serve men for the last tingles.
beat Jozef Orlikowski 10-8, 3-0,
2-6. 8-8, 0-4 and Wieslaw of Poland, bent Monaco's No.2 player, Adrien
I realised to revive the game of the anomalles which exist Roland Borghini, of Monaco, in this country and the long In the present system." Leudition of Brish sport.
Mr Hardaker thought the "Both have been struggling clubs had taken note of what Nowicki, tately to keep their place under
had been happening in Italy." glare of modern the pitile publicity and in the face Commercial enticement.
"What the Austrollanis intend to do is to remind us that
of
A
game can still be played in the
283-A1 Balding (Canada). 280-Ben Arda (Philippines).
centre of the stage between men
and not machines and enjoyed (England), 208--Peter Allis and Jimmy Demaret (United even though it brings defeat."
China Maft Speciál State)-Reuter,
THE GAMBOLS
KRING
TRING
{THE CHAIRMAN? JUST
1 A MOMENT, PLEASE
He spoke of agents, both official Viviani, 6-4, 6-4, 0-4.-Reuter. and unofficial, and said the clubs
were against any system which World Cup soccer
"just made a field-day for the under-cover boys to do as they like"
Belgrade, June 4. Yugoslavia beat Poland 2-1 Mr Hardaker said: "Clubs in a World Boécor Cup pre-
to a system Bminary group match here to will not oppres ollowing players
to be enticed day. Yugoslavia led 1-0 at half-
time.---Reuter, away," China Mall Special.
Barry Appleby
RES OUT- THIS IS HIS DEPUTY SPEAKINGS
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New York
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