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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 5, 1940.

Thrilling Moments AUTOBRIDGE

Of Cup Semi-finals

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The Lai Tsun Union swimming team, whose medley relay team is as yet undefeated this season, Standing at the back in the white coat is Chan Chun-nam, cross-harbour 'champion, with Yau Sai-kwan and Lau Tai-ping second and third respectively on either side..

S. H. Wong, the coach, is seated second from the right.—Ming Yuen.

LEAGUE BASKETBALL

Chinese "Y" Defeat Kwong. Tai U. In Thrilling Last Minute Rally

(By "GUARD")

HERO OF THE HOUR on Wednesday was Luk Tut- choung of Chinese "Y" when, in the last split second before full time he repeated his performance when playing against Pui Ying by sinking a basket from well out to give Chinese "y" victory over Kwong Tai University in the tightest cage league game this season 36-35.

"In the other senior game Combined Banks gained their first victory of the season when they humbled a Wah Kiu quintette 43-34, in a match in which they were not visited with the usual "bad joss" that seems to have been following them around.

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HIGH JUMPER JOINS R.A.F.

London, June 28. Stanley West, the Olympic high jumper and Great Bri- tain's best exponent for years, is in the Royal Air Force as a physical training instructor.

For some time West, who is a travelling salesman, has had little opportunity for training, but he hopes to get plenty of time to get fit and enable him to better his best jump of 6 ft. 3 in.Reuter.

the best player on the court, while Wong Wal-hung did excellent work sinking baskets from Luk's efforts.

Kwong Tal's Chan Siu-luk and Lec Chun-sing were the only players who were really dangerous.

When half time had reached

STEAM ROLLER OFFENSIVE

Newcastle 1-0

JUNE

Recovery

Just Fails

UNE 1 was a beautiful day for the THE WEST HAM-FULHAM semi-

Cup Semi-finals. The 14,238 final at Chelsea

real

people at Blackburn saw very thriller, and after being four goals quiet game. No belle or, railles down soon after the interval, Fullum none of the usual cup-tid settlar, stared a great recovery and only lost exceni perhaps in that final swelling by the odd goal in seven. cheer na the whistle went, and Black- In

burn Rovers trooped off the field Black contrast the diner semi-final ut

with a one-goal" margin' of victory aver Newcastle Unlied.

was a tamne affair. When a minute after the restart t Chelsen, West Ham were put four goals up with a Foxall specini, it looked as if it would be a question

There was just a second-half spell of ten minutes or so that took one of how many goals they would score.

Then came the most dramatie

back to old times-to that semi-final,¡ drama at Old Trafford, Manchester, change. lust season, when, Grimsby's full-back In 20 minutes Fulbam had made it had to don the injured goalkeeper's four-three, and the West Ham coal Jersey against the Wolves.

At Blackburn the Newcastle goal- keeper Swinburne twisted an ankle

died a dozen deaths before the final whistle.

It was a surprise goal, by Wocd-

in making a save from Clarke afterwards, when West Ham had slicken- 75 minutes. and Woodburn was his ed which set Fulham alight. deputy for five minutes.

DEFENSIVE BLUNDER

DUT before that-19 minutes after

Dhalf time-Swinburne had figured

In the big dramatic moment of the match as he stood helplessly watch ing a header from Clarke. flash past film.

FURIOUS ATTACKS. Fwhich

FULHAM Bading that extra yard had been lacking all through the first half, swept down to Rooke and the centre scored. on the West Ham goal. Finch pussed

More furious attacks with West Hom surviving minellously, and then as Evana was boring, in he was brought down in the penalty area, icick the 32,000 crowd

When Rookca scored from the spot raised the roof. The din was continuous as

Fulham threw in ten men for the

survive.

The goalkeeper was unsighted as Butt's centre came across, and as Clarke met it with his head Swing "burne, it seems, thought Craig had

it covered. A defensive blunder equaliser, but West Ham managed to. how often has that summed up a

Had Fulham produced some of this Cup defeat!

phenomenal speed the first half Woodburn later made a few heart-they must have won, but they were in-your-mouth saves as deputy goal-content to let West Ham dictate mat- keeper until Swinburne returned ters with Macaulay and Goulden! from his brief rest.

Elven ample time to demonstrate Then Cairns shot across the Rovers' their artistry. It was largely these goul-mouth in the last minulo to two whom West Ham must thank. bring visions--but visions only-of extra time.

It was the finish.

So Blackburn Rovers deserved to reach the final because of a scoringi chance that was snapped up and a general level of team play that was better than Newcastle's,

DODGERS HUMBLE

GIANTS

NEW YORK, July 4 (UP)— Brooklyn Dodgers humbled the Now York Giants to-day 6-1, maintaining their lead in the National Baseball

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AT LAST

Thrilling Fight Won By Jackie Rankin

London, June 1. Jackle Rankin, of Southall, won one of the most exclting fights seen in London for a long time when he knocked out Billle Walker, of Strat- ford, in the eighth round at the Stadium Club.

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From the bell Kwong Tai Tal played the "zone" defence, but gained possession of the ball and, their passings were faster and more

thought-out than “Y's”. within the first minute, drew first blood in a series of cleverly team the lead when he was successful Chan King-chor of "y" gave his executed passes. Chinese with a foul shot, but this lead was Kwong Tal was in the lead 22-20 due replied soon after, and with only short-lived as Chan Slu-luk to a nice basket by Lo Tung. scores level both grew cautious. lend again.

sank a basket to give Kwong Tal the Chinese "Y" was employing the Luk Tut-cheung of "Y" was doing, .man-to-man defence, while Kwong great thinge as guard, and was easily went further ahead in a steamroller

FROM the resumption Kwong Tul League. The catapleie scores were would have said that Walker Joffence that "y" falled to stop, Ng Suen-chlu searing from a dimenti position a lovely one-handed shot,

"y" made |24-20.

great effort and mainly due to Lule were they able to somewhat cheek Kwong Tai, but Chan Stu-lul managed another basket, 20-20.

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Au Chi-kcung who was included on, suddenly struck a good pitch and proceeded to give as good himself as Luk, and the fan account of

two of them managed to hold the Tains while first Au, from field goal,

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The fight was for the featherweight championship of the Southern Arco, and at the end of the seventh round anyone unacquainted with the re- markable punching power of Rankin Was nlready the winner.

Except for the first round, when. he was twice knocked down, Walker had won almost every round by a good

outboxing his aggres- margin, sive opponent with a fine steady left, During the fourth round an old wound near Rankin's right eye was reopened and his case began to look hopeless. But Rankin, although .4. poor stylist, Is the fastest hitter in England to-d

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He missed with his fierce hooks dozens of times, but at last in the 12 11.

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out.Our Own Correspondent.

The game continued at its fast pace, but the "y" players' found the man-to-man defence a trying effort Peacock. and were showing signs of flogging, while the Tains appeared the fresher team. Kwong Tal, mainly due Lo Tung, who was playing a grand game with Chan Siu-luk, again gain- ed a six-points lead, 32-20, over the Au and Won of "y" made great efforts and their team once more were two points behind at 33- 31.

A DEAD-LOCK

A DEAD-LOCK seemed to have settled as neither side seemed capable of taking the ball past the other's guard. Luk

Tut-cheung dwarfed his earlier half play by performing lice two men himself.

"Y's" forwards made the most of Wong Wal-hung, their centre. Leung Kong-keung, Tain guard, vied with Luk for honours in their respective positions, and was not far behind. Throughout the game he had not been displaced, and performed just as well as at the beginning.

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level and gallant attempt, drew and then passed the Taina" score at 34-33 in a mad scramble, With four minutes to go, Lo Tung, sanie n lovely field goal to give his side the lead at 35-34. Like truc sportsmen, they gave the *** even chance of getting the game and refused to "freeze them despite the encouragement of their supporters,

THE FINAL GOAL

y profitted by their sportamınn- ship when Luk intercepted a pass intended for Lo Tung to try blindly, and just as the bell was tinkling the ball was sailing along and sank through as clean as a whistle to give "Y" victory 36-35 after a splendid game..

The Scores

FIRST DIVISION

Combined Banks 43 Woh Kluzz *34 Chinese "X30 Kwong Tai 35 SELA SECOND-DIVISION MA Press

48 Cheng Pak 38

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