1939-10-09 — Page 16

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

October 9, 1939.

SOCCER CHAMPIONS MAKE GOOD START TO SEASON

BEAT SAINTS BY 6-3: PLAY LIKE OILED MACHINE SAM TSANG SAVED SIDE FROM HEAVIER DEFEAT

(By "Abo")

For 35 minutes St. Joseph's did well enough to hold the strong South China "A" team to 2-1 in the First Division of the Football League at Caroline Hill yesterday; but after that they just "fizzled" out and were finally defeated by six goals to throa. Only a superlative display of goal. kooping by Sammy Tsang prevented the cham- pions from doubling their score.

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Though they showed dash on aluking the place of Tony Alves, who few occasions, it was obvious that the Saints are not yel a t tea Several of them had "bellows mend shortly after the start, and especially to at one etage of the second period when the Chinese for- wards had things very much their own way. Costa, Souza. Honniball and David Leonard were notable ex- ceptions, however.

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was recently hurt at baseball. So lo the circumstances we will say no more.. But Lee Taek-kee, erstwhile Eastern centre-forward, who turned out for the Salats in this position. had no such excuse, ally signed up for the centre-for- wird berth and had been, regarded as a distinct acquisition. His form! yesterday was a disappointment. It may be that he has not yet got used to the style of his team-mates.

These are a few members of the New York Yankees' modern "Murderers' flow," which is giving the Cincinnati Reds such a bad time in the 1930 World Series. Left to right are Babe Dahlgren, Joe DiMaggio, Tommy Henrich, Dili Dickey, George Selkirk, and Joe Gordon. Frank Crosetil and Charles Keller, who have done so well in the present series, are not in the picture above,

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The game was featured by the fine defensive work of the Saints back division. Costa

a lower of strength at left back, and was well- supported by Souza on the right Honniball was easily the best St. Joseph's half-back on view, while Hussain's chief claim to distinction was the way in which he stuck to Lee Wai-long and provented the lat-markers. The others could make in the Third. ter from being as dangerous as he little impression, although Gson, the might have been. Hussak used his inside right, made u, good run weight effectively and on more than wards the end to score. one occasion charged the Chinese soccer idol off the ball,

The Hongkong Football League it is so, tine will remedy this. But week-end with a total of

It went off to a good start over the one could not help noting the fact that all his former dash was absent matches played in the three divi- The only Saints' forward who sion. Five were decided in the looked capable of getting goals at any First Division, seven in the two time was David Leonard, who was responsible for two of his side's three sections of the Second and six

These Saints' defenders were to hard-pressed that they were not par- ticular where they kicked the ball, They wern forced to clear hurriedly, but clear they did and many were the Chinese movements which were spoilt by the desperate clearances of Costa and Co.

In all, 103 goals were scared, to thus giving an average of 5.72 goals per match. South China's Of the South Chinn players, the Third Division side led the field majority of whom returned only two with nine goals against the 5th weeks ago from their long tour, what need be said of them but that A.A. Regt., who scored only two while other teams in the League are in reply. floundering into their stride, they are already at their best? Yesterday they give the impression of being a well-oiled machine. The early gool Eastern But slowly and inexorably the which they conceded did not fluster S. China "p" Chinese forwards, backed up by them in the least, and they set about Royal Scots Uheir splendid intermediote line, overcoming the Saints in the same S. China "A" wore down the resistance of the methodical fashion which one hus Royal Navy Sulnis defenders, and despite the now come to associate with them. magnificent goal-keeping of Sammy Teung, they scored four goals in the MARKED CONTRAST

second halt.

FIRST DIVISION

3 Kwong Wah

4

Club

1

Police

SECOND

It took them a bit of time to score Club the equaliser but once this had been Kit Chee accomplished, there could be le 5th A.A. Regt. doubt as to which was the better SECOND side.

Engineers

0 St Joseph's

3 Kowloon DIVISION "A"

1 Eastern

4 8th Hy. Regt.

0 30th H. Bly.

DIVISION "B"

2 Royal Scots.

2 Police

3 RAF.

0 Signals

In contrast to the methodical play of the Chinese, the Saints' forwards Fung King-cheung scored three University were ragged and offered little trou-gouls, all of them opportunistie, while Kwong Wah ble to Mok Slu-hon and Lee Tin-Lee Wal-tong scored two beauties, Kowloon song. There was no semblence of one from 30 yards out and the other

THIRD DIVISION combination and, except for their swivel shof which entered the nei 12th H. Regi, Z R.A.M.C. first which was scored in the open- before Teang was even aware of it. 5th A.A. Regt. 2 S. Chin ing minute of the game, their goals The sixth wis put In by Law To International 4 Signals were the result of individual effort. | marz from an extremely difficult Kumnon Rides The way the last two goals were angle.

scored

Royal Scots

4 Engineera

2 R.AS.C.

3 Electric

suggested that the South For the Saints, Leonard put his 24th RA China "A" was not a invulnerable side in front in the very first minute _na_the_Saints" forwards, made them of the match when he honded the {-----

out to be.

ball past Tum Kwan-kon from a Fernandes, on the left wing, was centre by Castilho, and in the second scored the third after the Chinese terribly weak. I was told after the half, when the Chinese were lead-lind established a lend of B-2. gome that he was only a slop-gap. Inst 4-1, he added another. ' Gann|

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Yankees Clinch World Sorios

NEW YORK, Oct. 8 (Reu- tor).The New York Yankees won the World Series to-day by beating the Cincinnati Reds by seven runs to four after ten innings. The Yankees won. the first three matches.

This is the Yankees' fourth success in four years.

The following were scores:

Lawn Bowls

K. DOCKS EARN A

PLAY-OFF

Here And There

With "Abe"

Yankees Better

Better Their

World Series Record

NOWLING over, the Chiengo Cubs 1034 St. Louis Cardinals (4~3). Din four straight games in the

1935 Detroit Tigers (4-2). 1930 War Series, the New York

1936 N. Y. Tankees (4-2), Yunkers become the first club in the 1037 N.. Y. Yankees (4-1). history of organised baseball to win 1938 N. X. Yankees (4-0). Three world's championships in When they were defeated in 1931 zuccessive years, and also gained their by, four matches to three by the St. seventh championship out of the ten Louis Cardinals, the Philadelphia tall classics in which they had Athletles missed their chance of bo- participated. This year the bard-ing the first outfit to win three inting Yunkces roced to their World Series running. American League pennant withoutj

any serious opposition, and have Swedish “Hopo”

now repeated last year's performance by winning the World Series in four

straight games. Their victims this A giant Swedish bricklayer ins year are the Cincinnati Reds, who gone to America to śock fame have fallen foul of the Yankees' fortune in the prize ring na n

[henyyewight famous "Murderers' flow," famous in

Arnu the days of Babe Ruth and which now 14st, 9lbs. and standing Gl. ing.

Anderson, 21 years old, weighing

seems to have come back to its best

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boxer.

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days. The Yankees' feat of three high. He comes with a reputation wins in successive years was a as a derrife puncher and in Europe cord. They have now Improved on won ten of his 11 bouts as a pro- It, and their four victories in four fessional by quick knockouts. His ycurs moy stand as an all-time mark, showing so far in the United States Their 1038 success brought the hos bolstered his reputation. Ho Yankees' total to 24 wins against only floored his Orst opponent six times three losses in their previous six to win a technical knockout and series, and gave the American League knocked out his second opponent in 22 world's titles out of the 35 fall two rounds. Anderson got his first meetings with the National,

the Indians Lose On History Repeats

Home Green

R. H. E.

New York Cincinnati

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Golf

Captain's Cup Competition

serious test when he engaged Billy Miske, Jr., son of the late heavy- weight title contender, in a 10-round contest at St. Paul, Minnesota, on

ONG und timely hitting and August 21. La brilliant pitching were the factors

on which the Yankees rode to victory Second Carnera against the Cubs last year; the same

factors have given them victory over COMETHING of a Primo Carnera, the Reds this season. Charley Rut-{}} Anderson wears a size 12 ahoc, fing Monte.

Frankie has lands like hams and craves to Pearson,

(By "Abo")

Judging them by the form Cronetti, Joe Gordon and Bill Dickey fight. He became interested in box- they showed against the Indian were the Yankee standouts of the Ing at the age of 13 when Kärl

1930 gerics. R.C. at Soakumpoo on Saturday, York outfit has had to rely on these weight and middleweight contender. Once again the New Ogren, of Chicago, once ⚫ weiter- Kowloon Docks must have been same stalwarts for their success returned to his native Sweden to hox badly off form in the majority against the Reds, and in addition in 1931. He admired Ogren's ability of their matches this season in they have been lucky to have a and became attached to Ogren's the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Lex-rookle of the quality of Charles family. As an amateur, Anderson gue. In this all important en-two homers.

Keller, who in the third game clouted fought 60 fights throughout. Europe. Joe DiMaggio also, He began training in a gymnasium in counter, which if they had lost after a series of disappointments, Oslo, conducted by Otto Von Porat, would have meant relegation to found his best form with a homer once à successful heavyweight In Results of the October qualifying the Second Division, they con- which clinched this match for the America who numbers Phil Scott tion of the Royal Hongkong Gair Club, founded all critica by winning who took the place of Lou Gehrig at Forat'a

Young Babe Dahlgren, omong his victims, and under von teaching he developed played on the Old Course, Fanling, handsomely by 15 shots. Per first when that veteran was incapael-tremendous hitting power. Von during October 7 and 8 were haps the danger of relegation tated, has wasted no time in making Forat urged him to go to America. follow:

brought out the best that is in his presence felt and was the first He was taken there by Ogren,, who J. W. Mayhew (61-1071) and the team; anyhow, all who saw of the pitchers, Ruffing, despite a $50,000 estate in Wisconsin.

Yankee hitter to score a home-run. conducts a training camp on his J. Linaker (89-13-71) tle and will the match will agree that they sore arm, held the Reds in check 4 play-off.

fully deserved their victory.

round of the Captain's Cup Competi

There were 22 entries.

Starting Times

The following are the starting times at Fanling "for" to-morrow!***

Old Courie

0.16 N. K. Littlejohn. G. D. H. Theinson.

20. D. Hunter, A. K. Mackenzie, South China "A"-Tae Kwon- 0.74 W. N. A. Smalley. J. W. Mayhow. kon: Mak Slu-hon, Lee Tin-sung: 920 . Young, A. Redmond. Lit

9.32 . L. Schultz, 3. 1. Geare. Hing-choi, Leung Wing-ehlu,

8.3 8. S. Church, R. 31. Gregory. Soong Ling-sing: Tang Kwong-sum. 1.40 E. A. Bompas, R. C. Gartner. Fung King-cheung, Lee Wid-tong,i 2.44 C. D. N. Washer, Lieut. Gibb, | Lai Shlu-wing and Law Tau-mon. 10 04 R. K. Callings. A. J. Dennis.

10.32 1.5, Casaldy, Col. Matthews St. Joseph's-Summy Tsan! Souza, Costa; Pereira, Hussain, Hon- niall: Castilho, Ghnn, Len Tack- 2 Mrs. Munro, Mrs. Smalley, kee, D. Leonard and Fernandes.

New CourTO

Foundball and Fung King-Chewing in a tonale for the ball in the Football Leagoo maten 19 Caroline Hill-yesterday, The South Chins "A", last year's champions, won by six goals to thros. The Baisle did well to {Wooro2 three goals “agalist-utachi w fine tonen so, the champion---BERE

Cheung,

Yankees.

in the opening game on Wednesday [and Pearson gave the Yankees their As a result of this victory, Kow-second match on Thursday when he loon Docks tie with the Club de held the Reds to two hits in the Recreio "B" at the bottom of the whole game and shut them out for Lengue Table in the First Division the first seven and a third innings: and a play-off between_the_two

terms on a neutral areen is now List-year Ruffing had two well- necessary to decide which team will pitched victories in the first and go down to the Second Division next fourth games, while Pearson, as In 1937, contributed the low-hit per- formance of the classic, yielding only

Year.

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A. R. Dalio's absence from the five safeties in triumphing in the Draft Programmes and Entry Indians' team meant a re-shuffling in third contest. In the four matches: Forms for the Ninth Extra Race Uheir rinks. but even toicing into already decided this year, Ruffing has consideration the fact that he holds already won two and Pearson one, Meeting to be held on Saturday, one of the key positions in the side. History has repeated itself. I doubt whether bis presence would lave made suffelent difference as to change the result of the game. At my rate, A. I. Minu, who took over Dullah's place, beat R. Morrison by four shots, and I was the two re- ular skips, A. K. Minu and M. B. [Abbas, who were beaten.

KEMPTON TO THANK

History of Series

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E World Series between Ameri-ing; the Club House, Happy winners dates back to 1903, though Sports Club; and the Stables, and National League fag Valley; the Hong Kong Club, the the Pirate-Red Sox set that fall was Shan Kwong Road,

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two clubs. In 1004, the Glants and

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ċ. I BROWN,

Secretary.

the Red Sox won the dags in their on Thursday, 12th October, 1939. While every visiting rink played respective leagues, but John T. Brush well, Kowloon Docks had J. Kemp- would not permit the Glants to play ton's

four to thank the most for the American League champion team. their success. Scoring a six on the insisting the series should be govern- eighth head, Kempton's men (Wed by the National Commision. Houston, C. S. M. Thon and J. C firat World Serles under Notlanul Brown) finished up 20-12-pgainst J. Commission regulations was played floozert, S. M. Rumjaha, M. Y. Adal in 1905, and Brush drafted the code! und A. K. MHE. The other two under which the fall classics still matches were more even, A. R. Minu

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rcoring the Indians' solitary success continue. In the 35 series played by four chota over R. Morrison, between the American and National While H. G. Cooper beat M. R. Abbas Leagues, the junior body holds a 22-THE EIGHTH EXTRA RACE 13 edge and its teams are out in MEETING WI be held (weather Until the tea interval the same clusive of this year's games). The October, 1939, commencing at 2.00 front in games won, 114 to 87 fexgalurday, 7th and TUESDAY, 10th permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on was very close. The Indians started following have won the World Serics m. on both days. N

by three.

1020 Philadelphia Athletics (4-1). 1930 Philadelphia Athletics (4-2). 1931 St. Louis Cardinals (4-3). 1032 N. Y, Yankees (4-0). 1023 N. Y. Yankees : (4-1).

off by taking the lend, but the Docks slowly wiped this off, and at tea thene last years: scores were level on the whole. A. 1. Minu and Abbas making up for the few shots by which A. K. Minu was down to Kempion. But after tea, "A. X." continued to trail while noither "A. R.2 nor Abbos,could iru- prove on their scoring. In fact, though WA R." managed to retain and Abbas made the position more,

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drive scattered a few woods but atili The Secretary's Omec, 1st Floor left the visitors with two shots. Exchange Building. (Tel. 27704) will In the Urd match, honours were It WZ a well-contested match close at 13 o'clock Noon on both days. fairly even. The outstanding player right through, and, us, I have said so of the eight undeniably was F. C. already, the Docks were full value Cullen. Time and again when the for their win.. ount was against his side. Cullen, who was No. 3 to Cooper, saved the ny with some perfect stiots, either draw or natching the shot with aking the "kitty" back. But for him, he Indian zink would have been vic- orious. As it was the scare on the 9th end was 18-10. Then on tho 9th the Indians were counting two when the skips. went down to roll The abots were well protected, too,

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