1946-11-16 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1946.

SPORTS FEATURES

COMMANDO TEAMS MEET IN

NEEDLE MATCH

SING TAO, EASTERN IN ALL-CHINESE BATTLE

(By Sca Toe)

THE 45 AND 1/5 COMMANDO ELEVENS MEET ON THE NAVY .... GROUND. AT CAUSEWAY BAY TO-MORROW AT 3 P.M. A STIRRING STRUGGLE IS IN PROSPECT HERE WITH THE ODDS SLIGHTLY FAVOURING "1/5." THIS IS ANOTHER NEEDLE MATCH FOR THEM AND IT IS TO BE HOPED THAT THEIR PREVIOUS ILL-LUCK IN REGARD TO INJURIES IS PLAYED OUT.

This game is followed by an interesting all- Eastern Chinese battle-Sing Tao and Eastern. are an erratic side but have a reputation for upset- ting form. Sing Tao will start warm favourites.

Bad Services Weelt-End

NYWAY it was not a good week-

Unless now blood is introduced into the 44 Commando team they can expect a hard time with South China to-day. (This meeting is one of extremes; South China lead the league table 44 Commando are the present wooden spoonists. The Navy can rarely field the same side in successive games and are making several changes. end for the three Service teams from the side which bent the (1/5 Cdo, 45, Cdn and RAF) who RAF so decisively last Saturday. were holding first, second and th placca in the table. By Sunday Their match with CASC to- evening 1/5 and 45 had dropped to morrow is full of interesting second and fourth places, while possibilities. Each side has RAF. emarting under a severe lick

ing from the Navy, fell back to No. played seven games but the

8 in the table.. Navy have eight points to the Amateurs deven. A naval victory may put them in the first four of the table.

Last week-end's soccer on tha

Club ground was as rich in maston ment us in promise, a happy.occision indeed! On three successive days Saturday, Sunday and Monday- thrilling games were played before crowds which often surged over the touchlines into the field of play.

If the Services had pointless days against Chinese teams on Saturday and Sunday (both 45 and 1/6 Com- mando

were beaten by Chinese teams) they balanced the scales Services team (for n "team" it was) beat the Rest of the Colony.

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Tam Kwal-kong, South China's custodian, savea o high one dur. Sunday.Golden ing his club's game against 1/5 Commando last Studio.

Charging 'Keepers Matter For Conjecturo WHAT might have happened had MENTION of goalkeepers reminds me that there is a lot of mis- Bannister, the Commando's steady left back, not been absent understanding in local football as to most of the game with a head In-how, when and where a goalkeeper. Jury is a matter for conjectura, It may be charged. Goalkeepers and, has been pointed out that it was not others look askance at the referee until the last few minutes (when if he allows a keeper to be charged Dannister had returned) that the and some forwards allrik away from Commandos again showed the same a goalkeeper as though he is some

"untouchable." cohesion in altock as marked their play during the first few minutes. It is all speculation: South Chinu might well have pulled something out of the bag-who can say?

The Charity Game

was something of a shock to some of the players (and most of the spectators) that Monday's representative match was played the full duration of forty-Ave minutes each way. Members of the South teams China and 1/5 Commando

who had a very gruelling game on Sunday stood up to this prolonged

I was particularly interested in Sing Tao's showing against 43 Com-test very well.

and football mando. Experience

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Lee Wai-tong mixed it pretty craft carried the Chinese to victory. thoroughly against the Commandos Plenty of less well-balanced. com- on Sunday, but during the second hinallous would have been thrown half of Monday's game, when the

out of gear by the whirlwind Com-side of which he was captain was mande tactics but Sing Tao pinned a goal in arrears, he literally throw their faith In their style of football himself into the struggle. Two of and it triumphed.

his bursts through the United Ser- Vices backs deserved a better fate The South China V. 1/5 Com- than Powell meted out. mando game on Sunday was quite

Powell,

Commando's goal- 1/5 another matter. Both sides play

to strength good football and both sides can set keeper,

His cannon-ball punching and maintain a hot pace. For ten strength. minutes the Commandos rociced the of high centres and high shots at a demoralising effect on South China citadel, and only Tam's goal has enabled the Chinese to survive that that if Powell rises for the ball they { onslaught.

won't get it.

from

The goalkeeper may be charged in exactly the same way as any other player on the field EXCEPT when he is within his own goal area and is NOT holding the ball pr obstructing an opponent. A goal- keeper who holds the ball must ex-| pect to be charged-what else cun FA's Players' expect? The be Guide to the Laws of the Game .in the Referees' incorporated Chari) advises goalkeepers as fol. lows. "The best advice possible to a goalkeeper is to get rid of the ball at once."

WEEK-END SPORTS

TO-DAY

SOCCER,

First Division

Causeway Bayst 9 Joseph's v RAF, 3

1.0,

Causeway Bay: South China V 44 R.M. Commando, 30 p.m.

Second Division

Chatham Road: Police ✔ 307 R.AY.C. 3 p..

Coy.

Chatham Road: 3 Cdo. Bde. H.Q. Travancore legt. 4.30 p.m.

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3.m),

Navy: South China v CASC. 3 p.m.

3 p.m.

British Boxing Hopes Centreon Woodcock

(By Walter Pilkington)

Sports Editor of the Lancashire Dally Post" and con tributor to leading sporting publications in Britnin.

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'EPTEMBER'S crowded boxing diary in Britain confirmed expectations of a boom even greater than that which followed World War I, and if there were four times as many contests the public' would' eagerly flock to see them.

Britain's boxing never had a better opportunity to achieve the expansion it needs and so lay the foundation for a con- certed effort to produce more fighters for ultimate grooming into championship class.

Solomons, top man in the Brl- and his advisers will be wise if they Happy Valley: Club v Ki Cher. 4.30 tish fight game is finding time alat upon his first proving his worth. against other contenders. The between promoting his headline longer he walls before coming in making contests to give thought contact with the Brown Bomber's Club: HIK. Chinese Caure, v Sing Tao, to planning regular boxing pro his ultimate chances in a. ille fight. sleep-producing fist the better for grammes and linking up the He is very good, but not yet a natur- small halls with the big-money al successor to tha! llon-like Brillah arenas. He knows this is the fighter of the past, Bob Fitzalmanons. only way to discover and develop

Fow More Fights. future champions. He also knows that Britain's boxing is in ALL the present bullabaloo about a hinge persuading Louis, for need of virile new blood with

financial consideration, to come

to some of the reigning stars past Britain next summer for a fight with their best through the inevitable Woodcock, may be a good thing în toll of passing years, and that uncially for the participants, and a

(Continued on page 6) new fighters come to maturity the hard way.

CRICKET

Club Club v Land Forces. KCE KCC v Dockyard.

TO-MORROW

SOCCER

First Division

Club: CASC. v Navy, 4.30 p.m. Navy: Eastern v Sing Tao, 4.30 pm, Navy: 45 FL.M. Commando V

Commande, m.

Club: Club v Rwung Walt, 3 p.m. Second Division

Chatham Bload! 44 R.M. Signals, 3 ph.

Chatham Road: Wireless mando, 4.30 p.m.

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KCC: KCC v Kowloon Docks.

KCC:

CRICKET

KCC v Recreio.

Home Football

Many young boxers" careers 'suffer through Inadequate gymnasium

170 equipment and faults being allowed become ingrained for want of carly

to

Thecking by inexpert referees: |

impetus the fight game

could have had towards eliminating these haphazard tendencies and, as In the United States, give the fullest opportunity to every potential star, Com-Was Bruce Woodcock's heartening knock-out victory over America's Gus Lesnevich, a skilful, experienced, dangerous opportunist and cruiser-eight champion.

THE

Powerful Tonic

world

THE manner in which the Doncaster

ex-railway worker

succeeded

where his compatriot, Freddie Mills, gallantly falled, and so put an end to the defeats of Britain's title-holders, is brought forth a certain amount of - even extravagant praise

The intention of the law is clep How The Precious

that a goalkeeper who is waiting to deal with a shot at goal shall be protected.

were

FA Bauble Escaped Blitz

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conaldean, such as his being able

and

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to take on Joe Louis for the heavyweight own directly pen could

be put to paper. But on balanced judgment it was a very fine perform- once which has had a powerful tonle effect on British boxing.

The enthusiasm generated some years ago by Ben and T the fisc feats of Peter

Farr has been revived

by this mettlesome, ever-img

young puncher who is

est hope. Woodcock recen

Press v Referees THE match between the Press and Referees was an excellent pre- lude to Monday's grand charity

There

Nashes match.

but clever football here and there, there were "bellows to mend" on both

sides when the final whistle sounded. The

In festive spirit in which lusty knocks were exchanged was maintained from first to last:! much laughter was caused by the A escape the Football Asso- standpoint, altemplay of one or two "lofty" Refs. ciation Cup had during an Everyons portly opponent very much lacking In Inches.

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legated from fourth to sixth in an American ranking Hat of world heavy- weights, and he is entitled credit for his trenchant reply to that slight and for making sure he did not fall into second rating from a world 6 he would have done if the astute Lesnevich had won. knows Englishman has the Bronx defeat in the US. by the

Tami Mauriello, who was twice cutpointed over 15 rounds by Leanevich and whom Joe Louis beat with absurd case in the recent world

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nicely on Monday when a United classic coolness between the posts forwards: they are pretty certain to establish shoulder contact with a air raid on Portsmouth in 1940nd and stamine, but his sixth i

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Pompey were then, of course,le Aght, showed clearly that Wood holders and Mr Stokes had talten cock needed both added initiative and the cup to a charity match. He kept his defence Ughtening up.

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burnt the house to the ground. MrTN his battle with Lesnevich he re Stokes, however, with all the dire

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vealed an encouraging advance in consequences in front of him, saw to both directions, and must now be

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that the precious famous bauble was carried to safety.

itching for a chance to wipe out in a return bout the smear which Maurtello put upon his modest reputation with Woodcock just a knock-out in the early summer. Mauriello before

has to obliterate ---a seven years delayed game be Louis dare be considered os

contest with tween the respective English and able prospect, The The

I heard this yarn during the Ports mouth Clyde match at Fratton Park

reason- chance will

Scottish Cup winners of 1939. Sad come soon and Bruce will bo eager to relate not one of the Cup winners to take It. Jack Solomons certainly is now on Clyde's books but Ports promoter he is

will not be regarded as the shrewd mouth fielded four

if he does as has of the cleven been suggested and switches Freddie players that beat Wolves at Wembley Mills to fight Taml, leaving. Bruce -Walker, McAlinden, Barlow and for bigger game,

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Those who have let their exuber- ance cool off and see the Woodcock- The game gave me an opportunity Louls dght proposal In its proper

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of assessing the post war merits of perspective must realise there are the two national styles. Well, Forts-hall-a-dozen heavies with an equal, mouth had more determination and if not a better claim to a challenge strength, were quicker to the tackles, match with the champ, and Bruce were beller in their

eir finishing and shooting and were more classical In style: I am

am sorry to ឆiy. that while they would do well In Scotland's premier league, I do not thenic Clyde up to English First Division stan- dard. Not that they were outclassed by any means, but they wanted 100 much time in which to work, the ball were very diminutive and rarely troubled the goalkeeper. Although he told me he prefers the centro forward position. Reid. Portsmouth's giant capture from Stockport County, sinle the match with some

of the most deadly shooting I have seen from onc player In ninety minutes. He drove them in.

from all distances and angies, definitely be the hardest kicker of a ball in football His centre led to Portsmouth's first goal; literally rocked the upright before. Froggalt headed in the second, and he finished up his cyclonic display by chalantly hitting in a free kids from over thirty yards out.

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Portsmouth look to ine to be 扯 side likely to do well in the Cup competition if they have any luck at all in the draw. The sides meet In a retum at Shawfield on February 11 and if It turns out to be a friendly of the calibre of the one at Fration then it will be well worth watching. Another prophecy I am prepared to make in that Portsmouth's left half, Dickenson, will one day play for England. He la still a bluejacket:

and not in full training. When he gels out of the Royal Navy, becomes a full professional and sharpens up, ho will bo the man to fill one of Englund's sorely needed wants.

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