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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY. OCTOBER 16. 1961.

5. Kwong Wah

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COPPERS ALMOST COP IT

Police just scrape home to victory against Kwong Wah

In an impoverished match played before 4,500 spectators at Boundary-street yesterday afternoon Police twice came from behind to scrape out a some what precarious victory over Kwong Wah by five goals to three.

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The occasion was a poor advertisement for First Division football and the winners have little except their two points to look back on with pleasure.

The Police ale mishred fore Chang-ye and the whole for and alt and when the time for word line suffered as a result. individul reckoning came along! There is surely a big future only a string performance by

to the BURN for Tang Tai goalkeeper Cheung Kwok-kui, a tung who has plenty of cour- polished contribution by left-half age to go with his effervescent Cheung Chieman and. 2 live #mendous wholehearted display ly tieorge Seaston stred on the credit slide

Toi-hong

abilir afthough in this game he Tacked the support he de-

served.

Cheung Shin-keung was still unti tett Short of match fitnes aut he faced out of the proceedings

TAKE serves a mention of merit and but

for a musty knock for bong perioris hit Ng Chan- would certainly have qualified for higher rating.

Biggest trouble

wing, who could do little right. snatched two late gut

masket the overal

of us display.

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I. M. MacTAVISH

pround Armly as Scanlon mared ference before the Chinese boy

to challenge, him. A 1 cracked the ball into the net. Just second the goalkeeper ap- The fans were not shouting peared to swing away bal the alder Inte romeiḥ]ng re- Scanlon enuight Ban fair and 'sembling a state of enthusiasm. square on the shoulder und Nevertheless

was scrappy.

ite

ball and keeper landed in the Lerude, threadbare stuff but it 11. The referee 'koked | Brished on I reasonable stote saltsßed It was a legitimate as Ng Chou-wing drove, upfeldi. charge and it seemed he had resisted a number of chal- awarded a goal but although lenges before sending Bu he was right on the st reverse shot flashing into the had a perl or indecision, sa net for the fifth Police goal, a linesman's flag, and indicated that some offence or other had been committed. It looked their irst attack 1 legitimate goal to me. Pulier should have taken the and bus Cheung Shit-keung assed a sitter and a couple of mantes kieg the Kwung Wah ; left-hrek did well to kick

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