1947-02-08 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1947.

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SPORTS FEATURES

RETURN TO LEAGUE

AND CUP SOCCER

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Interport Reflections

(BY SEE TEE)

Although this week brings a return to purely local football ́after two weekends of Interport games there is nothing dull about the fixtures. There are five interesting Senior League matches this after- noon, while to-morrow the first round of the Governor's Cup will be played on the Club Ground.

One of the most interesting matches of the day is the meeting of 45 Commando and the Navy at Causeway Bay this afternoon; kick-off 2.30 p.m. There will be many new faces in the Navy team and there is some hope that Burnage will return to the pivotal position for 45 Com- mando.

It in an all-Chinese occasion at tactical advantage. By the time this Caroline Hill and the two matches page goes to press Roboostoff inay be there to-day are very attractive, buck in Shanghat: it is to be hoped Kwong Wah and Eastern are as well that local centre forwards will have matched an any two Clubs in the taken note of his tactics with a view tongue. The Chineze Amateur to improving on them. Sporting Club are gaining renown es Another Shanghai forward who Hint killers

Their

pallant battle was at times impressive was Loo, the with Sing Tao is still freak in the boyish-looking Jaside lett. Loo memory-in a magnificent and played two rather drab games, only storming first hat they struck ad- too rarely giving any Indication of verally in the forms of an injury to the foothat ability which he showed a forward and a foolishly conceded here at the time of the visit of his penalty kick; then they were caught club, Tsing. Pak. On Sunday (albelt on one leg by a snap raid from the in the

half) Lx Auddenly so-stari. South China will start julled himself together (I was going favourites but a very keen struggle to say "pulled his socks up" but thin ip expected.

he never dkti) and treated the crowd

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St Joseph' and the Club at Soo-to several sparkling pieces of play. kumpoo is another speculative fix- His goal, scored within a few minutes ture. Much depends on the ability of the re-atart, was a gem. Although of both alder to field a properly re- worried by two defenders he sent in presentative eleven.

a smashing drive from about ten yards which did not give Taylor (In god) a chance.

GOVERNOR'S CUP

For their match with the Chinese Federation to-morrow (Governor's Cup First Round) the Hongkong Football Association expect to bre able to rely upon the same defence and jualves ng did duty oguinest Combined Hongkong and Shanghai Chinese XI Last Sunday, except that

attuck. With two good wingmen to ding the ball across and two of the cleverest Inside forwards in cal football to support him Fowler may have a very fruitful game,

Laws Of Football

HANDBALL

More penalty kicks are awarded Powell re-places Taylor 115 goal.for "Itands" than for any other There are two forward changes; single infringement and a penalty Fowler of the Club is chosen to lend kick, being the extreme penalty It the attack and Ford's inside man uns, nut lightly awarded. It is be- the left is 1. Gosto, the versatile cause of this that the PA go to much Saints' forward. The Heggie-Stick-lengths to impress upon referees the Land wing, which met such strong importance of

the in- penalising only opposition from

from Wu, the Shanghaltentional instances of

handling the lat back is together again. That in ball. They also go to some trauble itscit is an attraction: If these two to inform referees that they must piny strike their regular โอเรก

ignore intentional instances of some, elever wing play will be scen. "hands" (and other infringements Much intorest also surrounds Fow- fer's role of leader of the HKPAs well if they are satisfied that by penalising players they would be giving an advantage to the offending teams.

It is worth noting that of the ne offences fr which a penalty kick may be awarded handling the ball is the only one which is not

committed un an opponent. All the others cite " "Holding an ""Tripping an violently dangerously." etc.

an opponent

"Hands" is also mentioned In

Law 10, which describes how a goot is scored. Among other points a goal is scored when the ball is in the net "providing it has not been thrown carried or propelled, by hand or arm, by a player of the attacking alde." This clearly indientes that if a de- fender handles the ball and it goes Into goal the correct award is a goal and not a penalty kick, A penalty kick is meant to penalise intentional bufringements of the laws; it is nut a way out for harassed defenders.

LESSON FOR LOCALS One of the speakers at a dinner given to the Shanghai football team emphasised that among the benefits of Interport matches was the oppor tunity it gave for experience and learning more about the game.

One of the chief features of the visit of the Shanghal team (so far at local football Is concerned) is the Icon in centre forward play which Itoboostoff rave us on each of his five appearances at Causeway Bay. Roboestoff alowed that he a leader of -an-attack in the fullest sense of the word: he was always where a centre forward should be. In mid- feld he positioned himself so that he was ready to chase any loose ball or ready to whip up any long pass from the defence. What указу

was to

to see him pick up a pass near the centre circle and send the ball swinging out to the wingi

opponent.

BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER

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SPORTS DIARY

TO-DAY

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Soccer-1st Div. Soccor Navy-45 RM Cảo v. Navy, 230,

p.m.

Navy-Sing Too v. 44 ZUM Cdo,

p.m.

FASTBALL NOTES

Rovers' Championship

Hopes

Dashed

(BY "SPECTATOR"}

Rovers' hopes to remain in the championship race fizzled out quickly when, after pushing ahead in the first of the sixth frame to lead by four runs to two in their match last Sunday against the Giants, they permitted an all-out bunting offensive by their opponents which brought defeat.

a win

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The Cinderella Club Of English Football

BY ARCHIE QUICK

Most remarkable club in professional football at the moment must be Hull City. Here are a Third Division side who averaged gates of only 8,000 last season. · Now they are drawing 22,000 on Saturdays and had 37,000 for their Blackburn Cuptie.

The city is football mad and there

That is, the nucleus of the

la no end to the possibilities the clubprovements at Boothferry Park. can rise to if only they can find a Next summer the ground is to successful eleven.

complolely drained and how it needs

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For the Blackburn Cuptie all work And the town folk are rallying.

the enthusiasm both before, during finished in the City at midday and

It all started when three brothers A double decker stand is to rige Needler took charge of newly con- on the opposite side of the ground stiluted board of director year and both ends are to be fully covered ara. First item on the agenda was in a lo White Hart Lane so that a manager and aiming high they ob-

It will become one of the most tolned Major Frank Buckley the to date enclosures in the country. gentus behind Wolverhampton Wan- derers from Notts County. He gets £1,500 a year a salary topped by noi more than three or four managers The two other games played were the honour, while too one-sided to be interesting. Out Saints will leave the flag

for the in football to-day. dle in turn en- for blood--being beaten by the op- open to at least three teams-Glant,

chasing gaged George Lax as trainer coach. ponents in the first round game-St Joseph and Canadian Chinese ed feverishly on stand erection. A

During Inst summer work

proceed- revitalised St Joseph's massacred the Recreio still has a sporting chance, modern concrete and wooden grue- young Hotsholis 14 runs to nought. especially if the Canadian Chinese ture went up along one side the A record number of runs were re- were to slip in their game against ground and a big cover behind one gistered in the Rocroia-Baseball Club

flovers to-morrow. affair in which altogether no Iesa

of the goals. Total days work un- than 24 runs were scored.

pro-believably The Rees

was nine. When the bullders used to finish at five got 21 and the Baseballers three.

pip Chung Wah did not appear again and

erama the enthusiastic members of the Supporters another walk-over was conceded-to

Club used to take over until dark. the Canadian Chinese,

The Supporters Club in fact is one the foundations of City.

The Glant-Rover tussle started in a workmanlike manner, both teams playing tight ball with batters well subdued, until in the fourth frame when the Rover boys felt the strain

and committed errors to allow two Glants to scramble home. A. H. 4 Bakar and Parko Baptista scored.

Caroline Il-Kwong Wah V. Eastern, 2.30 p.m.

Caroline TI-South China CASC, 4 pm.

p.m.

Immediately afterwards, in sixth stanza. the losers came back V. with two tallies to tie the score.

Receiving a walk Jock Brown ar

second and the

Sook unpoo-St Joseph's v. Club. 4rived at first, from where he stole to second and then did well to race, home on a near hil. The other Rover run wns scored by II. Hynd- All the four runs were not

2nd Division Sł Joseph's Signals v. Chinese Cadre, 2.30 p.m.

St Joseph's Kit Chee v. Kwon Wah, 4 p.m.

Happy Valley-IQ Land Forces v. 3 Cdo Bde HQ, 2.30 pm.

Rugby Club Club v. 4.15 p.m.

man.

the sixth ennto, Rover sluggers came well carned. At the beginning of Into prominence. Alvaro Xavier Silva, and

bingled and so did Eddie

as a result of some courageous buse- running, they scored to give their United Services, team a lead of two runs which should normally bring victory as it was already the second last Inning of the

Cricket KC.C.-K.C.C. v. 3 Cdo Bde, 2 | Katne,

p.m.

SUNDAY Soccor

GOVERNOR'S CUP

2nd Division Navy South China v. Dockyard, 2.30 p.m.

FIGHTING COMEBACK

The

Things did look glum for the Glants, but they were not ls- couraged that is perhaps a reason why they are up at the top-and Club-HKFA v. Chinese Federa- Big Chief Charlie Figuereldo had a tlon, 3.30 p.m.

lot to do with the Giants' fighting spirit.

first Glant was sent back one way, two runs behind. Char lle himself came next and started the bail rolling. He burled

one which had the Rover Infield spreadeagled and arrived safely. at the initial Bunt after bunt by the station. Glants saw them reach bases, and assisted by Rovers confusion and by their own co-ordination racing along the base paths, Figuereldo, Zaman Abbas and Gussic Hosario tallied. In the

and process Leo Tavares Figuereldo registered hits. *The losers were too shocked to come back to the fight again and went down.

NavSing Tao v. Club, 4 pm. Caroline HL-CASC V. RAMC, 2.30 p.m.

Caroline I-Wireless Centre v. Police, 4 p.m.

Fastball

King's Park-Canucks v. Rovers, 10.30 a.m.; Chung Wab v. Base ballers, noon; Saints v. Glants, p.m.; Recreto v. Hotshots, 3.30 p.m. Bowls KBGCKBGC v. Prison Officers,

3 p.m.

On the trend of play Rovers were lucky to lose. On the other hand, it was not luck that gave the Glauts their, win. There were the breaks

Sports Snapshots either side could have them--and

the winners matte good use of them. As a "post mortem" for the Rovers, who are now out of the pennant race,

BY PAUL IRWIN More snapshots some crowding. The look on Ronnie James's face when he doubles up like a jack-knife from the looping bolo punch of Ike Williams, a dusky destroyer on hand to wreck Welsh hopes of the world playing light-weight title.

Freddie Mills, fighting on his heart, making a red ruin of Gus

can be said they have always which has gained them popularity- played it peppery kind of ball- but it le lamentable that a team with such useful material, should just be in there more as indivi- dualists than a combination.

LACROSSE BOOM Lesnevich's left eye in the cruiser Good fastball fare is expected in

sports

Among the less noticeable booms is the one in Lacrosse. the -old American Indian game, which

has attained such proportions in Eng- land that the local association plans to demand Inclusion In the

This form of opening-out-the-game with the long angled pass to the out- side men is too rarely seen in local football. It calls for quick thinking and accurate distance kicking but its Olympics. effect upon the defence can be shut-

There

is a prospering North of

tering A centre forward, well sup- England league in operation and the ported by two good outside men, can KAME

ame is spreading south. It is played open up the whole defence with one with webbed stick, calls for Tong sweep

to the wing which, in plenty of staming and con be one tactical advantage, is worth a dozen of the roughest of them all. It took series of Urse neat, close-passing the writer only five minutes to get movements which usually give the his nose broken in the days when he defence time to

cover up. The participated in. Instead of wrote short pass along the ground to an about, sport-United Press. open space or to a team-mate stand- ing near is far easier but the angled drive which rises over the heads of the halves and backs to fall ten or fifteen yards in front of the wing- man is a kick which requires quick footwork and some practice.

When he had flung his long pass out to the wing Roboostoff usually followed the play t top speed, timing his down-field run so that he was right in the thick of things when the ball came, gwalwards.

WINGERS FALL SHORT The Shanghai wingmen were not a patch on Heggie (Navy) Tano, Sing Toy's outside left, or B. Gosano of St Joseph's; the result was that much, ar, Roboostoff's good work was wasted because his. winginen were not quick enough to follow up the

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THEY'LL NEED BETTER SCORES British golfers, preparing for stasun in which £30,000 in prizes are at stake, are depressed by reports of American prowess on the alr ways and greens breause 1947 marks the resumption of the Interna-. tional Ryder Cup matches. The melancholy newe is based on seasonal siroke averages for Last year, just available.. Only ten Britons averaged under 75 last year against 26 1 1039. Jim Ferrier, seventh in the United States money spláners lat, averaged just over 71 Incl dentally only TWO of those ten top Dritons are eligible for Ryder Cup, play-United Press.

EPORTING, SAM

Interest will

clash at Harringay. Never did a to-morrow's pumnes. winner and a clear-cut winner-centre on the St Joseph's v. Glants look AO much 3 luser As the tilt, the result of which will give a American...

A Sunday afternoon in Portugal. Mile-long queues of cars, nase to tail, climbing the white road leading to the £600,000 national stadium: just outside Libson.

Sentries patrol the hills over- looking the loveliest sports arena I have ever seen-one built to last a thousand years—as our Air Force boys draw 1-1 with the Portuguese Army.

I ask why. "Because it has been known for sniper to take a shot at the President," says the tubby Lisbon newspaperman sitting beside me.

clear indication na to the destination of the championship 1tle. A Giant victory pretically assures them of

A GALLANT

FIGHTER

By Archio Quick

Not all the athletes of Britath rallied to their country's call ira 1930. Many fit men who had earn- at ed their living professionally Or the same night in the casino at

sport dived for the cushy Jobs. Estoril. A syndicate of Greeks pro

These were the Idols

with feet OL wagering in hundreds as the roulette elay now busily engaged in signing wheel spins.

autographs again. So all honour to Suddenly the voice of a very Д champion Hike Johnny King of famous England player can be heard: Manchester who did not wait for the "This is no cop. I've done in ten call but volunteered from the stort bob."

and like Tommy Weston the jackey did a full six years and more in the Royal Navy.

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minute to go in the Hampden international. "Shackleton grabs Liddell with his bands, Hus- What this has meant to him finan- band takes the free kick. Waddell cially la incalculable for you see he heads the ball downwards, and was born in 1912 and at 27 was in Jimmy Delancy gets Scotland's his fighting prime as bantamweight champion of Great Britain. Now at

winner.:

The face of Bert Turner Wembley. A transformation scene in 00 seconds-from black despair to the heights.

By Reg. Wootton

at the prospect is not so good and it was only recently that I was read- ing in an Australian paper that, when be fought and lost to Miller in Syd- ney during his service in the Pacific he was but shell of his former

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It looks as though the War is go- ing to lose him the chance of big money in much the same way as it dido Rannte James. King has been boxing professionally for 20 years and he won his fille by outpolnilng Dick Corbett as long ago os. 1932.

Ho lost two years later to Corbeit

The following is the ful! gramme:

10.30

a.m.

Canadian Chinese v Rovers, followed by Baseball Club v. Chung Wah; 2.00 pm. St Joseph's v. Giants, followed by Recrela v. Holabots.

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