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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1947.

SPORTS FEATURES

SOCCER ROUND-UP

Shield Semi-Finals This Week-End

(BY SEE TEE)

There is magic in the last, rounds of any knock-out competition and the Senior and Junior Shield Semi-final ties, which are to be played this week-end, are one and all very attractive draws. Most speculative of these games,

· however, is the meeting of Sing Tao and 45 Commando al Caroline Hill this afternoon-», Senior Shield Semi-final, -

"That's what comes of running about with your mouth opeR."

FREDDIE MILLS RECOVERS FORM

Sing Tao and 45 Commando last met on Bih November, On that oc- casion 45 Command> lost an unbeaten record in very decisive fashion. Sing Tao carried un interval 1-0 lead to a clear cut 5-0 victory.

SPORTS DIARY

TODAY

FOOTBALL

Shiold Semi-Finals

BENIOR DIVISIÓN

Caroline Hi-Sing Tho v. 45 RM Cdo, 4 pm.

JUNIOR DIVISION Caroline Hill Sing Tao v. Navy, 2.15 p.m.

Loaguo 2nd Division Bookumpon RAMC v. 3 Cảo Bde 1, 4 pm.

FASTBALL NOTES

Last Week's Games Provided Quite A Mixture

(BY "SPECTATOR")

The Giants, by defeating Canadian Chinese in the last week-end, have become virtual champions of the League. St Joseph's are assured of at least the runners-up position in accounting for Club de Recreio.

The two exhibition gamer in which teams from U.S.S. Estes were to take part turned out to be a disappointment.

mis- Owing to their match against understanding a All-Hongkong side did not mat- erinise, the two sides appearing at different times; Whilst

against a representative Portuguese squad, the encounter was

ended abruptly at the end of the sixt frame. The sailor boya had a heated gabfest

On

You Can Watch Snooker Now With All The Trimmings

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the

,

BY ARCHIE QUICK

When anooker stepped up into the prove that Bruce Woodoook wit luxury entertainment class Inst year Doncaster Rovers are not the only, Occasion of the world champions the South Yorkshire. championship final between Joe town cant produce. It would be a Davis and Horace Lindrum the firm nice hat trick if it came off; Woodcock of manufacturera who put the show and Smith world chartplorm and on with all its cabaret atmosphere Rovers promoted to Division Twe. and floral trimmings told me that What are the odds? they intended to continue the Iden In 1947.

I understand now that oven a bigger ball than the Royal Horticulturak at Westminster, last year's venue, is to be engaged when In a month or so two finalists fight out the right to aucceed retired Joe Davis as champion.

America's 1952 Olympic Quest

An effort to stage the 1052 Olympic It is planned to seat 2,000 twice Games to the United States

Was noticeably strengthened by the Mardaily for a fortnight, with Joyce started recently In Congreg when ques sisters of Rita, Thelma and Gardner amin compers, in a hall Representative Youngblood, Michigan Celeste.

where everyone will be able to see Republican, introduced n resolution and sit comfortably in plush chairs to extend a formal invitation to the fell However, the spotlight

surrounded with bunting and flowers. | International Olympic Committee "Sleeping Beauty" Celeste Guterres.

which will meet in Stockholm She swiped a mighty one to right Spooker hos indeed come a long mid-June. field and raced round the bases like

way since its pub and sawdust days. the wind to score

"popular" homer. This was emphasised too recently She was a "streamlined express" when Davis and Lindrum broke new stopping for nobody and flelders in ground by appearing in a ove frames the way were knocked over uncere- | exhibition at a famous West End dance club. The glare of the white noniously.

shirt fronts could easily have duzzied "Sleeping" the players. Now, how come the

The game was played amongst themselves which prompted part of the name?

on a table set up in the centre of chief umpire Proxy Molthen to

From the fastball sense, this first the dance floor the while diners all Comped- call the game off there and then.giris game of the season was not around ute their meals.

The game was forfeited to the local team, who were leading by six runs

Navy-Club v. Dockyard, 4 p.m.

Military "H"-HQ Land Forces v. Chinese Cadre, 2.30 p.m.

To-morrow's other Senior Shield Semi-final is between South China

In their and Kwong Wali.

Inst meeting in January South Chlan won 5-1. Since that match Kwong Wah have much improved and anolber very else struggle is in prospect Regt. RA, 4 p.m.

here.

When "45" fell to Sing Two in early November they were right on the creat of a wave. They have can- linued much In the winning way since and, in more recent weeks, have much strengthened their eleven.

buth Gold-

TEAMS MAKE CHANGES

There will be changes in kides from the last encounter.

was then partnered by that

hope who played at outside left rear wing half, Humble, No mat-

Now

ter who takes Burnage's place t plvol he is certain to be fully ex- tended by Chang Kam-hi. Chang stored two of Sing Tho's goals, Lat clietung get the others. Shul wing (2) and Fung Klag-

.

In recent

Military "II"-Kit Chẹ v. 27 Flold

RUGBY.

Seven-A-Side

Club, tlon, 2.30 p.m.

CRICKET TRỌC. HKCC v. KCC, 2 pn. Navy Navy v. Club de Recrelo, 2 p.m.

to four.

A "creamingly" enjoyable affair was the first ladies' tih played this season-between the Blackhawks KCC, KCC v. HQ Land Forces, and the "Pin Up Girls". The latter had the better of this "comedy of errors."

2 p.m.

SUNDAY

FOOTBALL

Shiold Semi-Finals

SENIOR DIVISION

Club.-South

Chinn

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Kwong

JUNIOR DIVISION

British Cruiserweight Champion, Freddie Milia was recently successful in haiting his run of international boxing setbacks. Fighting as R cruiserweight at the Royal Albert Sing Too, enjoying the advantage Hall, lon, Bil bent Win of having kept their side together

22-18./2 {k few changes Quentenmeyer of Holland by a knock- out in the second round of their fight back line they will most probably Walt, 1 pan.

the weeks-in al-important half

shoping be served by

imitable that The Brith Champion

trio, for a return bout with Gun Lesalevich, Lu, Hul and Fung are sure to take The held full confidence. The the World Light Heavyweight Cham-Comma

Commands, who may be further pion, who defeated him in a fight at strengthened London's Harringẩy Arena last year. But before attempting to take the World Title, Mills hopes to win the European Light Heavyweight Cham pionship, at present without holder.

with new blood,

art A

p.m.

equally sanguine of success. really splendid match is in prospect. Prior to this game the Navy's Second string

ineet Sing To's Seeands in Junior Shield Semi- Anal. In many ways

this

meeting is us pregnant with possibilities as the senior tle. Sing Too's Junior

Laws Of Football are one of the best in their class

PENALTY KICKS

It is several years since I saw a player, who had just taken a penalty kick, penalized for playing the ball twice, Le, playing it a second time before it had been touched ar played by unother player. This happened during the second half of the Divi-

CRICKET

HKCC.—JIKCC v. KCC, 11 am.

LAWN BOWLS

KBGC.-KBGC. V Docks, 3 p.m.

the Rees

and

The Giants have only two more games

to play to complete their fixtures-gainst Baseball Club. Unless they lose to bath, which is highly improbable, the honours are as good as theirs. Their nearest rivals, St Joseph's, are two games behind.

STRIKE BEST FORM

The Canadian Chinese had their Club South China v. Police, 2.15 best line-up so far out against the potential champions, but found the

fortu. Giants in their supreme

in spite of "casualties." First, manager spilt Charlle Figuereido, catching,

Then a finger and had to relire. all-rounder Junior Markar deputised

remarkably and was doing

well when foul tip gave him a shinier. He was obliged to retire too to a less "dangerous position. Livewire Robert Remedioa "survived in one piece" through the rest of the game. Glad to see you playing again, Robert, and a good game at that!

FASTBALL

Recreio. Saints

In local football. The Navy's second division team has a record of quiet constatency which commends itself well. It contains one or two stal- worts, among whom Crummey (left Recrelo v. Rovers. back) is among the Colony's best defenders. Sing Tao will have to go all-out for every moment of ninety minutes (and maybe longer) if they are to pass on to the junior final. VITAL 15 MINUTES

Kowloon

Baseballers:

Cardiff Booked

For Promotion

BY ARCHIE QUICK South Whle awaits the great

came on

and

Giant attackers

esme Into the imelight at last and starry Canuck pitcher Herbie Quen's deliveries for ence were knocked about merchessy -no less than seven clean bingles being slashed out. "Big Boy" Bakar and Chuck Quinn claimed most of them, Snappy Giant twirler Leo Ta- vares played heady ball in all quar- ters. The winners had their own way for six frames, leading by five runs to nought at the last of the last stanza of the game,

A whitewashing of

by

the Canucks was saved by the mas terpiece of a slam for a fourmaster ileadman Elli Woo. Two down, two inen were en base and Bill's humer resulted in the three run scored by the loser-against the Giants' dive.

sion I match between 44 and 42 Much will depend on what happens Commandes at Soukunpo last Saturn the first fifteen minutes of to- day,

| morrow's semi-final meeting of South

China

and

Kwong Wah. South 42 Cominando were awarded 指 China have just very few games this venalty kick. The ball was kicked season but there have been occasions with almoal billiard cue procialon, when their clowness in settling down just a few inches off the ground and has given their opponents oppor-change over. Cardiff City are ap- well witle of the falkeeper's left tunities which never re-cur once the-parently booked for Division Twa hand. Unfortunately for the kicker team gels into its stride. Kwong

work and it hit the

rebounded Wall are opportunists if nothing else.

seemingly Newport County upright and into play utmost in a straight line My memory of their 1-5 defeat by doomed to Division Three, with the post. Several players (at South Ching is chiefly of their many tackers and defenders) descended on quick thrusts at goal most of which

A that remains in the balance It like a pack of wolves but it was falled only tar-ugh luels of drive. to make the change over complete Ale "42" centre-forward, (the kicker) This shortcoming has been remedied is Swansea Town's struggle to avoid who got their first. In his enger-in part und although South China

relegation with Newport. ass he had forgotten that if the ball may enjoy territorial supremacy to- hits the goal-post or the cross bar morrow they may not get all the and relunds into play, the player goals necessary to carry them to the who took the penalty kick must not final. play it again until it has been touched by another player.

Just prior to this another interest- 1

ing penalty kick point had arisen

at the other end of the field. 44 Commando were awarded a penalty kick when one of the "12" backs

SPORT GOOD FOR THE WORLD

Himself an Olymple runner, Lord handled in the area. The ball was Burghley, who heads the committee placed on the penalty mark but the

lek was taken even before the re-organising the 1918 Olymple Games

And from

it I saw of them against Spu they are in for a grùm light.

Yes, Swansea can easily go the way. of luckless Newport.

RECS WHITEWASHED

In real sporting; spirit the SL. Josephians Turned out in toree des pite apparent disappearing chances of winning the flag. And they played a classy kind of ball to wipe the Rees out six runs to nl. It's a ply

these that

peppery, ball-playing

I travelled back from Tottenham Saints return to such topnoten form with Chelsea's captain, Scottish In- when it's too late for the pennant' ternational John Harris whose chaning. father Nell used to manage Swansea.

feree had me to take up his pain Britain, has been stressing left half Burns out of defence Hou to ensure that the requirements friendship

part sport can play in encouraging

People.

The "42"

among

the

Lord

of Law 14 were fulfilled. goalkeeper (a last minute substitute Burghley, who won the British Uni- for Powell) dit well to stop the shot.versity hurdles championships for 120 The referee, when he saw the player yards and 220 yards in three suc- about to take the kick, blew his cessive years, was Olymple champion whistle and held up his hand indi- for the 400 metres hurdle event in 1028, and has held eight British cating that he had not given the

London, signal for the kick to be taken but championships. Speaking the kicker ran on and, as I havo he described apart as "one of the stated, his shot was saved.

rent common denominators of all the peoples of the world."

1

an

exhibition

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He agreed with me that Swansea's aggressively in the exhibition against The Hobs from the Estes player defence is hopeless. One nil down the Portuguese contingent but found at half time they took hardworking them a hard nut to crack. Some to useful lessons could be had from a few Individual displays ́but as and result was strengthen attack Ronnie Dix and Bennett found combination the local boys were great holes in the Welsh defence. Seirg, Skacgs and Murray

superior. Estes Blg. Chief Corrieri, deman- set plan and would ded They had no

Tony Alvca, attention, while have lost by a heap of goals Jock Brown, Chuck Quinn and Joe Spurs finishing had not been so poor. the Portuguese victory. Doc Mol- Franco contributed much towards Swansea upset their supporters then wisely ended when they let Trevor Ford go to which must be put down as a failure. Aston Villa, but to their credit it

Let's hope for better luck next time! must be said that they have bought heavily in Ireland, Burns, Lock-

·HITS AND errors camE rid of home of the Ford transfer in the girls fracas. hart, ote and would willingly get Surefire ball playing was amissing:

The "how" money if they could get another proceeded merrily along with scorer A big yachting event in Britain Irishman centre forward. to stop the kick. The other side to will be the centenary of the Royal

Eddie Marques having a terrible time this "hard luck story" is that had Yorkshire Yacht Club this year. the first kick resulted in a goal the This will be celebrated throughout rumour that Eugence Tatry O'Calla-thenil Was that error, or was 1 And talking of Wales I hear a trying to mark hits and errors cor

rectly-there

werd Buch A lot of referee would have no alternative the summer with racing almost ghan. Welsh International. Inside but to dhallow it. It isn't everyons every other week-end in Bridlington forward now with Fulhom has

a bingle? Ask me another! Eddle who losows that Law (1) directs Bay. There will be a long-distance taken an overseas appointment as ever, "old timers" and coming star- can't tell you elther-so there! How- that the Referee shall signal for ocean, race starting on June 27 and a coach. recommencement of the game after a six-day regatta, opening on August among Fulham Reserves and will missing in current form was made He has dono grand works lets were on view and what was all stoppages.",

be remembered as the former Spur. up in a way by unquestionable keen-

ness and "personality" ́displays,

In 'way is is a hard luck story for 42. Oxnmandos' goalkeeper, for

when the tick was taken properly a goal was scored. The referee was quite right, however; he had not given the nignal and did his best

SPORTING SAM

CLUB'S CENTENARY

17.

By Reg. Wootton

or the "catablished" brigade, "Sweet ne Apple Cider" Alda Cas- iro, "Cinderella" Letlo Xavier and "Ho Hum" Hilda Soares of. Din Blackhawks and "Big Chief Wahoo" Terry Noronha, "Sallor" Motla and Celcale Marques (Mrs Azedo to you!) of the Pin Up Girls, all showed they know their stuff, if they were some- what rusty.

Of the Junior missca" who im pressed were "Sweet 14′′ Sheila Sequeira, Inez Soares. "Baby" Rith Marques, Theme Marques and Therese Remedios.

By the way, the Pin Up Girls 'won by nine runs to sight. They were

up to standard, but it promises a feminine revival" and with more

practice these femmes can play as they did before-a creditable brand of ball. Here's hoping they'll get down to business-better late than

never!

STAR DECORATED

What do you know!

Remember Bobby Laurel, the star catcher of the 1940 Filipino International Serien Well, he is the same guy squad? who the other day was awarded the US Bronze Star, the fourth highest

Meanwhile, up in Blackpool, Joe's

had decisive and

The United States Olympic Com- mittee already has decided to nsk for the 1962 meet to be held in America, sald Youngblood in asking Congress to join in the invitation,

Among clies, he said, which are seeking to be the centre of the meet are Detroit, Michigan, Los Angeles. California, and Minneapolis, Maine- sota,

The 1940 Olympic Gaines will be held in London-Associated Press.

Olympic Yachting At Torbay

For the yachting contents of the lovely

and

brother the bespectacled Fred was creating a first class sensation by Now Zealand's Cinric Mnconachy out of a championship swamping it was expected the Colonial would come close to winning. Fred won the first dozen frames in a row.

What a disappointment this must be to Clark who first of all travell-Olympic Games, one of the most ed across the world to challenge Joc selected.

bays in England has been Davis only to find that the champion

There will be five classes

มหล retired, Now

this competing for Olymple honours comes

they

will mes at Torbay, within sight totally unexpected

of Torquay, the famous Devonshire resort. On this form it looks as though the Yacht Racing

This venue was chosen by award for valour, in the war, B. L. defeat in the first round. was serving as Sergt Major of the

Association b tion P 4th Btn. The Border Regiment in

going to have

cause conditions theru Didn't the news surprise the greatest difficulty in keeping minimum advantage to

eru give Burma.

Fred away from brother Joe's 20- with local knowledge. There is no yachtsmen year-old

crown. Joe told me he

tido,

winds are mostly from tize confidently expected Fred to win south-west and there is cloor, open

he And

should know after his almost | water.

The classes are: six motres continuous opposition of Horace in elana; Dragon class; Nation 200 sq. exhibitions this season. Personally ft. keel boat one-design claw: Star I fancy the Australian.

cians; and the National 12 ft. one- The only other danger, Lo I see design Firefly class, to be sloop It is Sidney Smith who wants

you? It did me! But it's the truth and It's great! Congrats, Dobby!

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To-morrow's League games are as follows: 10.30 am. St Joseph's v. Baseball Club: 12 noon Reca V. Revers.

Horace Lindrum is

to

11yrced.

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