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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1961.

Yuen Long

CHAMPIONS WERE JUST THAT

South China's understanding Delegates gather

too much for Yuen Long's new team

By I. M.

MacTAVISH

In a game of two contrasting halves South China, the defending champions, proved too strong and too versatile for a promising Yuen Long side and eventually emerged worthy winners by four goals to one.

The heavy rain which fell yesterday morning did not damp the enthusi- asm of the fans and a crowd of more than 12,000 mude the trip to Caroline Hill to see how South China stepped off along the trail to their fourth successive title.

The double champions, the two. Flis without So Man-po und Leung the game alive Kam-yre Turned fu very creditable performance and they Bunded an immediate warning full-wald-be challengers that

in London for FIFA, UEFA Congresses

Champions Recreio off

to good start in Ladies' Hockey League

By NUMPERE

In a repeat performance of last season's opening day in Men's League hockey, the weather again caused havoc with the fixture list and only two fixtures were fulfilled. Prisons emerged 3-2 winners over IRC. in a First Division match and KCC 'B' beat Demons 3-2 in a Second Division encounter.

On Saturday, the opering Steven, McDonald, Reeve, Dha- day of the Ladies' League, the ber, London, Sept. 24.

Fagg, Jones, Cartledge, weather was dry but very hot. Rose, Shroff. Of the three matches scheduled

A big gathering of World and European soccer executives were in London today for the 1961 Congresses of the International Federation and European Association.

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the St George's vs KCC fix- ture was postpaned And In the other two Recreio defeat- ed KGV 'A' by 5-2 and Gremlins 'A' acenunted for their junior side by 4-0.

Demons vs KCC 'B'

ro-

State the Foreign Once. The pitch at King's Park Mestings of the two bodies are

absorbed the water markably well and scheduled to continue up to. Saturday, Sept. 30.

though the earlier sche- duled match, Macnensis 'D' vs Combined Schools

They relaxed yesterday at the gre on Sept, 21 at Church Arzenai-Birmingham First Divi- House, Westminster. The FIFA stan soccer match and got down Congress, also open to the press, to business talks this morning is due to get underway on Sept. when the Finance Committee of 28, aise at Church House. This will be opened by the European body (UEFA) met meeting

of Thomas, Secretary at the Great Western Hotel hiere, Peter Tonight, UEFA were host to

English Foot discretion kepparently for leaving the fleid nemors of the

as a spectacle without permission after he had Accueiation at a dinner In yet did not allow the culprits logone off for treatment to an in- go unpunished.

Tomorrow's meetings дре pured umb.

also **clased door" affairs. When the whistle went to enri The last thoughts about theth game Yuen-Long hadd Woo Tere will be a meeting of they will have a fight on their Yuen Long rkle are with goal-

Muca-wnh and Flo Chi-kwan African Football Confedera- huns if they have any toas keeper Lo Tak-kuun. 1ን፡፡

Hon delegates at the on the sidelines for treatment,

Green rhand removing the Leagite win-,

Park Intel, followed by a fina ner's trophy from the spot where

VERDICT: A

enter-

Committee FIFA Executive It has almost taken root on the

half. The taining first

merilog at the Carlton Tower. SCAA sidebarci.

second half didn't quite UEFA Is scheduled to meet for The Executive Committee of measure up to this high the Arst time In a separate standard. South China will morning session. not

the

Goalkeeper Lau Kin-cheung had one of his better games and made a number

of Bae clearances.

Young Lo Kwal-sung is mak-

right, ing steady progress of back and when So Man-po is fit again Luk Tuk-hay Is going to have a Job on Jus hands pushing the youngster out of the side... but it's a very nice sort of problem for South Chim to have.

Culony nrs Lo Chung- kwong, Kwok Kam-hung, Wong Chi-keong. Ho Cheung-you and

youngster has it in his grip to be one of the Colony's outstand-

the ing perfonners between sticks but unless he puts a quick stop to his gallery net he will put his natural progress jeopardy. Several times yes feplay be deliberately made simple things book difelt and one was immediately minded of another ne keeper,

Kwok Chow-ming and the years he wasted before he realised that a goalkeeper's fira qualification is safely. Let hope Lo Tak-kuen is given g advice soon

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and takes it.

Best move

Yuen Long's new white oft made a fine contrast with South

Mek Chun-wah proved they China's bluzing red and the will all be fighting for raajor opening play was just an colour- honours again while Kwok Yau | fai

showed that the passing years) The ball swang from end to are not dimming his astute foot-end at astonishing speed. South ball brain.

Newcomer

Newenner

Lau

China gol the first corter and i Kwok Yan had two shots well; saved by Lo Tak-kuen who also)

nade a fine clearance from Kam-pitshot by Wong Chi-keung-

nitted Into the team paller very well and he will make in exeed- lent stand-by during the seasti.

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In the 14th minute Yuen Long produced the best move of the game tar. Away back in their own half Vor-fin And se Bien- kuesi started an inter-passing which earried the expectations,novement

ball for uptteld. I reached Ezu Shia-wah away out on the left touchline and his cross was gonwards by Be Shu- hended han,,, only fur Lau Klu- cheung to make a smart dear- ancy.

Yuen Long made a credit- able debut in the First Divi-

■ion but they did not qulie live

to almost

completely recruited from the ranks of other First Division des they were not so much debutants as a club on a re- organisation exercise.

New in

points and only the top sides in the league will be able to tackle them with confidence!

at the

side is barsling The seams with experience..........may-

but it also has one or two klaring weaknesses. The wing- olves simply Ja not click Kwok Shek has been playing at left-half for too long to change easily and yesterday he speal far too much time treading on Ho Chi-kwan's lous thus giving brother Kwok Yau on the other alle more roca than he should have been allowed.

Yuen Long's defence conceded a corner in a moment of punte

and wide.

walt took a corner and Lee Tak- wat eight the Yuen Long de-i fence napping as he side-footed the ball intelligently into the net.

Upper

From this moment the chant- plans steadily got the hand and Lee Tak-wal had one fine shot turned round the post.. and a lttle later he was knocked out when another shot rebounded from the goalkeeper and hit him on the face.

week

Various

Big topics

Bik toplis for the FIFA meeting will be discusalons on the World Cup playoffs, to be staged in Chile next year, and election of a new president. Sir Stanley Reus, secretary of the English Football Associa

is considered a "sure iton,

pro- bet" for vlection to the sideney of the world body.

On Friday next, Sept. 25, the draw for the first round proper of the European Cup (for League winners) will be held.

During be costly knocked from their proud perch..crganisations and groups within

ruling two

bodies AJU Yuen Long will win more the

ser eduled to stage meetings. games than they will lose

The first meeting open to the press will be the UEFA Con--UPI.

Impressive opening to softball season

By OLLY VAS

The official opening of the new softball ground

at Tin Kwong-road,

Kowloon, took place yesterday at 2.30 pm when the Hon. Patron of Softball, Sir Michael Turner, cut the ribbon before a large gather ing and was then presented with a souvenir for the occasion- softball mounted on n stand.

The inclement weather did not dampen the spirits

Special ovation

of the teams that

all softballers 10 Sir Michael Defences on top

for having honoured softball by his presence. The Hon. Patron

Y, K, Chan's fly-ball to

on.

Was

KGV 'A' vs Recreio

The

champion Recreio Ladies' League team who only dropped one point in 14 matches İnst season continued In winning vein with a 5-2 ⚫ win over KGY 'A,' four of their goals coming from Inside-left L. Guterres. D. Carter scored twice for KGV A.

Collaco ran down the right wing 10 cut into the cirete and send hard shot past goalkeeper R. Loh,

Two minutes later it wna 2-0 to Recreio with a goal from L Gulcries and there the scure remained at the interval.

Recreio maintained their grip the game in the second halt and by the 59th minule were 1-0 in the lead with two more goals from L. Guterres to com- plete her hat-trick.

Five minutes later D. Carler, the only player to really shine in KGV forward line, opened her side's scoring and added an- other five minutes later but in between these two efforts L. Guterres had scored her fourth goat and Recreio ran out com. fortable winners by 5-2.

The teams

KGYA: R. Loh, M. Agnew, L. White, E. Von Schultz, C. Moth, A. Luddington, J. Lyons, S. Evans, P. Lee, D. Curter, Li Evans,

Recreio Held last year's was postponed, there was winning side but KGV 'A' show- only light rain atel_sial changes and were 11.30 am and this second just not strong enough to hold

the Portuguese ladies. division encounter

However,

KOV will cer- tainly improve and they munt Demons who only remained in surely have a star of the fu- the Second Division through the sure in their tiny right-half, Beerein: N. Prata, N. Pereira, withdrawal of Rangers,

E. Van Schultz. Her tenacityF. Collace, N. Prata. E. Osmund, Aelding the majority of last sea- against far bigger opponents F. Sequeira, G. Alones, V. Castro, son's team, while KCC 'B' kad

M. Collaco, L. Guterres, S. Sliva. RESULTS several players who were regul- ar

were

or substitute Jirst team players last season.

On paper this looked a sure thing for KCC 'B' but Demons lived up to their Bame and were 2-0 up at the interval. KCC had their chances but their shooting was off the mark and Silva Netto in Do- was frequently

mons'

out to clear well.

In the second half the younger Demons were expected to last the pace better but this was not to be and with Shroff moving from left wing to centre-forward and scoring a hat-triel KCC 'B' won by 3-2 despite on injury to thele right- back and skipper Bell.

The match opened with the Demons attacking strongly for the first few minutes but the greater experience of KCC's de- ience held their opponents at KCC who had

bay and it was

the first real scoring chance

the 25th minute,

Took the lead Dhaber came through from the halfway me and shot fron the edge of the circle, but al- though he beat goalkeeper Kello full-back Arthur was

but the

ился

is amazing and she appears to never accept defeat. With a bright sun sending the temperature soaring conditions were all against fast hockey and the game never heights.

renched great

The opening minutes found | KGV attacking strongly but Re- creto gradually assumed The upper hand and took the lead

Results of matches played during the weekend were:

MEN'S LEAGUE First Division

IRC 'A'

Demons

2 Prisons Second Division

2 KCC 'B' LADIES' LEAGUE KGV 'A'

2 Recreio

in the 13th minute when M. Gremlins 'A' 4 Gremlins 'B'

WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING

ends up

up with medals

Russia ends four gold

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Vienna, Sept. 24. The Soviet Union confirmed its supremacy in weightlifting in the 1961 World Champion- ships which ended tonight by winning the heavyweight title.

Altogether the Russians cap- tured four of the seven world titles. Poland had two and the United States one.

of America's Tommy. Kono, in the light-heavyweight. Kotb, a double Olymple champion and seven times world champion, had failed to meet the weight limit in the middleweight.

Yuri Vlasov, the 25-year old Soviet Army Captain

He had to enter the next again proved "the strongest heavier class, the light-heavy- man in the world." by win-weight. Wealsened by efforts ning the heavyweight ovent,

to lose the extra weight for the However, ho did not do as middleweight, he did poorly in

Poland's

Records

The champions

The 1001 were:

world champions

Bantamweight: Vladimir Stogov, Soviet Union, 343 kilog (107.5 press, 105 snatch and 132.4 clean-and-jerk).

Featherweight: Isaac Berger, US, 387.6 (120, 100, 142.5).

Lightweight: Waldemar Bas- zanowski, (Poland) 402.6 (120, 122.5, 100).

turned up for the parade before the stands. Led by the band of the Hong Kong Police Force the teams marched past Sir Michael, and a host of invited guests seated in the VIP section of the stands.

thore to clear of the line. Nevertheless the form such as

Five minutes later, however, Heading the parade were the day and that both progress and hitting the ball over second base

A free they displayed in the Arst half

and Just afterwards Muk Chun-Coinraissioner of Softball, "Doc" the weather had favoured the but was left cooling his heels Demons took the lead,

there +S Chaves, Souza and hit from Brown found Curry who yesterday will earn them marwah miscued when he tried to Malther, and the Chairman of Association with a smile.

slipped the ball through for left- "Dec" was about to carry on Remedios went down in order. Wonk the HKSA, Bill Woo, with ny volicy a long lob from

the Littic Noronha of

when the noise of a jet airliner With one down the Rest took wiger Asome to cut hi and push Jue Chi-keun. His shet went high League Giants walking proudly taking off drowned out his the lead in their lan at bat. it Into the net past goalkeeper

In Letween and carrying the voice but after this unexpected Manuel Nunes singled and end- Horgood.

Within four minutes Asame At this stage Yuen Long were blue and gold banner of the interruption he went on to thanked up at second busts when the

The teams stopped the authorities for allocating throw-in from the outfield went had made it 2-0 for Demons well as he did at the 1800 Rome the heavier class. be it has a bit too much of 11iving the champions a real light Association.

and Inst volley by Ho Shu-smartly and in time to the ily-

the Association

baseman's Remedios when another free hit was push-Olymples when he became the a new ground over first

ed through and he cut in and Brat man to jerk more than 200 watched the live-day tourno- Twenty-eight thousand. fans hot was just too high.

ly music provided by the Police and to express the gratitude of Hend.

sho! past Horwood who appear-kilogramnies, South China took the lead in band.

ed to have the ball well cover- the 24th minute. Mok Chun-

Firal

the came

Little

Vlasov Hiled a total of 525 kgsment in the Vienna Stadthalle, cd. the apol of Leaguers and

here, as compared with 537.6 Jest on half-time KCC honour went to the Glants of the game then tossed the right Beld was dropped by almost

kg at Rome. The total is com- reduced the

arrears posed winners of the 1961 competi- first pitch of the 1001/2 playing | Johnny Chaves and Nimes ad-

of preas, snatch, and, when Shroff centred woll for clean-and-jerk. venson and this started of the vanced to third, with Chan fak- flou. dressed in light-grey and

Jones to ahoot hard yellow uniforms.

exhibition baseball game being second on the play. Whil

shot was just wide, tween the Giants and the Rest,

Newton then banged out another

The teams changed over with The Giants' Georgle Viera and hil and this pushed Nunes over the Resta Hiro Dayaram match the home

Demons holding their plate but Whit got

Ireneusz Pallaski, pected 2-0 lead.

| Who won tho middleweight Right behind them were Billed strikes on the mound and the taggged out at second in trying The other weakness is nt

For the second half event tonight, make two world centre-forward. La Chin-Au

Silva's Rebels with the Lions large crowd thrilled to the fast to stretch the hit even as Chan

Cartledge moved

to KCC's recrds following, then came the parade plicking. Viera blazed his fast ran on to third base and slayed

become the outstand- filed in this vital position for

left-wing with Shroff while there. P. C. Wang hit straight the plate of glamour in the form of the ball over

re-ing athlete of the tournament. Happy Valley Jast season and

placing him in the to cut to Pedruco who Tosed him out Dayaram was content

centre. He achieved u. total of 475 kgs SCAA "B" girls. There was a there was nothing in his dis

and it was KCC turn with

to and the corners

pecullarat first to close the inning. round of applause for them as

clean-and-jerk of 100. play against South China to sug-

pile on the pressure. alde-arm motion.

Detences were on top for tho the ladies in navy blue walked

This clan-and-jerk maik was gest that he is going to do any

Just before the Interval Southpast, to be followed by their

To Viera went the distinction next three inaings, Pedruce giv-

Within 10 minutes they had exactly the same weight that better in the No. 9 shirt for his

China got a second goal. It was His best position is

tear-inates in the Men's divi- of registering the first bit of the ing up only three hits and Pang reduced the arrears with a well Vlarov jerked in the heavy- new club,

a typical effort by little Wong sion--the two SCAA teams in

when ke

taken goal from Shroff connected senson left-ball...but that obviously Chi-kete und hos nishing shot their familar white uniforms.

one in four inulings of topnotch

after weight, Rosa had made the opening. Boldly over secund base for a softball and raises another problem,

It took a dropped

The old middle heavyweight gove Lo Tak-kuen no chance.

Parading like would-be chum- | single. 'The Glants' batting By-ball off Pedruco's bat to put Shroff then levelled the scores world mark for the total, held terms. fe in the 55th minute following a by Russia's Arkadi Vorobiev, power proved too much for the Portugal on equal The second halt never pits were the boys who followed

the test and they went on to win tallied the rum on a bunt from scramble in the circle. contingents

472.5 kgs. reached the same standard. It he SCAA

The former "Chief" In two Innings of fast play by the bat of Sonny Azevedo,

KCC were now on top but an clean-and-jerk mark of 100.5 was hard grinding stu but Cheyennes, led by Ed

the convincing score of. 7-1. Carvalho, In new outils that Yuen Long had lost their p-ought the eye. They kne

The crowd gasped in the top injury to full-back Rell fund kgs was held by Fallnaki hin- of the sixth as centre-fielder him hobbling on the left-wing seit. Bish and their confidence.

P. C. Wong went backwards is with Rowa back in defence.

The greatest upset They almost lost a goal teemart in their fong red-sierved '

The

snare Robert Remedios' long y However, Demons seemed to tournament was the third place mediately after the re-start Shirts and white trousers,

The match which took place but Wong could not get his i have lost their punch and in the Austers from but Lee Kwok-wah managed Shatin were at their heels aud

keen-as-mustard

right afterwards provided the glove to it and this paved the 63rd minute Shroff completed spectators with thritis aplenty. way for Portugal's second run bla hat-trick with a well placed were kept company by the A minute later they lost 1 Glants of Ray Cordeiro but the The international champions, † as Pedruco came into the line-shot following a corner to put player temporarily when Tre team that really state the spot- Portugal, beat the Rest of the light again, this time with #KCC 3-2 In the lead, and there Blen-kuen waz injured in # light was he Japanese spongo lengue 2-1 In a roven-innings į stinging hit to right feld on the score remained at the Anal Ho Ying-fun strode through cingh with Luk Tak-hay who bali nine from the Tokyo softboll game. In opposition which Remedios scored.

whistle the game like a venerable old got a word in the ear from the Restaurant who sportingly turn- were the Cheyennes" Vie The Rest tried to ile it up in

The teams gentleman trying hard to impart referee .. and rightly too, cd up for the parade though they Pedrucu and ex-SCAA pitching the better of the seventh but his cultured soccer knowledge In the 58th minute the lea are not in the softball leagues. ace Junior Pang.

Podruco WAS giving nothing Demons Silva Netto, Arthur, to his mates. Unfortunately be gue'n newcomers Just another for them the crowd reserved a The Portugal team, repre- away and the game ended with M. Vianna, Brown, Souza, H. here today, dkin't have too much success | goal Lee Kan-wal handled the spicial ovation,

sented by moat of the the Rest going out In 1-2-3 Vianna, Garcin, Eastman, Metro- In the women's and only The Dion-kten was ball out on the left and centre-

Brat Cheyennes, batted

and style bring the game and the velit. Curry, Asome,

tain beat France really in the same class, Night-forward Lee Tak-wal was rightį

Manuel Xavier got on baxo after day to a close.

RCC

Horwood, Bell ter., winger Ho Shu-hon started at- on the spot to bank Mok Chun- tractively but faded right out of wah's free-kick into the net. the picture while Lau Shiu-wali

Once the defence has rettled down Lee Kan-wat will form a powerful comer-stone. At Be moment he is being askeri tu cover too many mistakes.

Booked

There is plenty of individua} sk in the forward line, bui as a composite attacking unit it has its limitations.

Deteriorated

to kick the ball off the fine.

Chad a glorious chance to reduce

Ja stil no more than a second Five minutes later Yuen Long class winger.

the deficit but first Wou Moon- Thint leaves Ng Wai-man and wah hit the pont and then Lai Lec Kwok-wab. These two Chin-kau shot wirle when it controversial charactern „par-scomed vacker to beure,,,and ini- formed true to type. Both of mediately afterwards they lost them were in trouble and the a geol at the other end. right-back was booked by the Kwok Yau tubbed the batt referee. He was lucky not to goalwards and again the de- make a premature trip to the fenders hesitated And Ho dressing room.

First pitch

The Leatru circled tho diamand to await the pro- sentation of prizes to the Little League competitors and Sir Michael then presented

tropfiles the

1* Mahadev 10gt Dayaram's Glanis, the winners, the Laittar

Utte shield to the Lions' Anidėjo Xavier and the Most Valuable Player trophy to the Robels" Georgie Viert.

Cheung-you hit a fine left foot who has given much helpful After this Mr Bill Bustel,

Football is a man's ganie and shot into the rest of the net. advice to the JIKSA óo the new

il must never stop being that Play was now very scrappy around, was asked to present the but there is a world of but in the 77th ininule Lal Chin-medals to the Fiebeln, 1900 differencs holween wholesomekau ran through the South China | lengue winners. he-man stuff and wint indolence atti" boat Lau Kin- The team then dispersed to nothing more that ruthless, choung to give. Yuen Lang n make way for "Doc" Molthen. ofleit reckless, tackling and yea») consolation gusi.

The Commisioner

addrenend

terday retares Petrie did a Brot Wear the end Luke Taic-hay the gathering and said, in part, staan jou of deciding between i was booked by the refersɑ sp. thai it was really an auspicious

A

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Middleweight: Alexander Kurynov, Soviet Union, 435 (135, 135, 183).

Light heavyweight: Rudolf Plukfelder, Soviet Union, 450 (150, 135, 105).

Middle-heavyweight: Ireneusz Palinski, Poland, 475 (147.5, 137.5, 150)-AP.

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