1947-04-26 — Page 8

Racing Gossip

Form Is

Guide For Today

(BY "THE TURF")

Racing resumes at the Valley this afternoon, with the 'Hong. nong Jockey Club conducting its Fifth Extra Race Meeting, after a lapse of three weeks. An al- tractive programme of eight the First

events in featured, Saddling Bell for which will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

Mount Davis Handicap

(Unofficial) I (Abt 1, Me 171 Yards)

The, opening race will be confined to the Honkong Services Ince Club ponies, and by a process of climina- tlon, I think the race should be de- cided between Jacobus, Jacicie and

on

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1947.

SPORTS FEATURES..

FOOTBALL CHATTER

END IN SIGHT: A

SEASON'S

QUIET WEEK-END

(BY. "SEE TEE")

The end of the soccer season is in sight and this week-end promises to be one of the quietest of the season. There are three senior league games today but only junior match tomorrow. Although. the season's end is so close at hand today's three senior matches, in all of which Chinese teams are opposed by Service sides, promise to be encounters full of rivalry.

South China versus the RAF. at | flag more oflen.

the buneli although there in every ving | possibility of a battle royal on the Club ground, where 42, Commando meet the Chinese Amateur Sporting Club,

A good wingman

flag can draw the defence wide open when he swings his centre across, Tse Kam-ho showed how it should be done in Sunday's interport game.

Arthur. Peall,soys: |SOFTBALL NOTES

N occasion when it' does not pay 3 by thirry to, kooker your opponent

atown at the button et diazenin. Striker is teft

BLUA

YELLOW EPFLACK OPINK

shown.

After

pocketing

And at art sight 100k it Anooker hind pink i Ingleated.

quore the snooker and play off blue B

Trum compels your opevne.l to hit yellow fthe ball on for him), which touching black on the brink of the pocket and cannot be hit without pocketing black. This menna oven away, as black I Pocketed uniawfully, and you are nino kri to have an easy yellow left- better remitt than you can expect from playing ito noort behind plnx.

PITAL „player apened П vano an still by giving a nila ia baulk, as show all the toit. erpund by runt & coup in the middle mplet Thin not WA- challenned, but it in tali,

First YT YUN now 2:1t the spotted ret.

Moses. In the Fanling Hand Caroline Itill is probably the pick of who is tearing away for the corner Hylton Cleaver Says About 7 furlonga yards. (Un- the the first day of official) Easter Meeling, Jacobus carrying 100 lbs, with Newman up won this race with case having a margin of one and a half lengths ahead of the second pony Moses, with Nigger third. Jacobus may possibly do it again, despite un extra weight of 5 lbs.

Sing Tao, league champions and Senior Shield holders ure at Shanghal but will be back in the Colony in time to play the annual match, Champions versus the Rest of the Colony, on Sunday, May 4 at Causeway Bay.

Might As Well Nationalise

Playing Fields

The Season's All Over Now-Bar The Applause

A Retrospective Survey

(BY "SPECTATOR"}

Softballers "called it a day" with the last official game last Sunday between the League Champions, the Giants, and The Rest, which resulted in the latter edging to a 2-1 victory,

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Ice Hockey Disputes

Tost Patience Of The Public

(BY HYLTON CLEAVER) With disputes between Aus- tralin

and England about cricket and boxing, and between England and Amories about the ico hockey, what hope exists of pence and good will at the Olympic Games?

These people at least speak the same language. When they cannot even do that it becomes too enry to misinterpret the most innocent .actions. And, belleve me, some athletes will

Trouble on the lee has come be- cause polley behind present Tests between England and America hay been obscured, it not in itself obscure.

went about in the most correct man- ner. But lacking hitting power and fight situations they did not succeed as

Sł was rightly expected "of them.

Apart from the original desire to Joseph's took things too easily at the

malie money, a fresh intention was outset of the session as a result of later introduced. This was to use which they found themselves giving the games to find the best team to the Giants too big a lend to over-represent Britain in the world and come and had to be content playing European championships in Prague

The Champs. second best to the

The fact that our entry has now

The Hongkong Softball Association's affairs for the working year will be climaxed by a distribution of prizes failing to play together in Oppanten:

to the winners of the two competi- tions, the League and International Series, which will be held in the Grill Room, Peninsula Hotel where, in | conjunction with the prize-giving. the Annual Softball Dan

Dance is to take place. The date for the occasion is May 3 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., and not May 2 as previously stated. Glants individually were good ball next month,

The presentation of the "Doc" F. players but time and again their J. Molthen Shield, also medals, for

team work, with Charlie Figueiredo been withdrawn does not affect the the League Champions will be made managing things very properly, saved question whether Test matches with | by Mr Thompson, United States Vice- | them from situations which would Americh are best designed for trying The Americans have Consul, to the Glants, led by Men-have been regarded as hopeless for out our men. for Charlle Figueiredo. Mr A. K. some teams with less fighting spirit. their opinion, and so have I.

half Dimond, Manager of the Hongkong Indeed, they won nearly the

CANADIANS WERE ELIGIBLE Who Hotel, is Instrumental in the games by the margin of one run

of the challenge trophy emergence of

of the Canadian Chinese The

In picking the flirt team, Mr sirengih for the International winners-Great depended much on their battery of Ahearne, secretary of the British Ico Britain-will distribute tim Hong-smoke-ball pitcher Herble Quan and Hockey Association, says that he and Hong and Shanghai Hotels Sticks brainy catcher Khasa Nazarin, with Mr Carl Erhardt observed the quali and medals to Manager Harold Wing- mentor Bill Woo handling things, to nication laid down for England, of

and his British boys.

give them wins. Too much was ex-birth or five years' residence. Those in the victorious teams to pected of too fow and it told against For the next matenes the policy the Canucks. Rovers got together a was changed. The opportunity was Champions of League: Glants crowd of fast-moving ball players seized to try out candidates for the At present

The Government, in Charles Figueiredo (Manager), A. H. but combination seemed not to mat-British team for Prague, so the qual one form or another, local

Dakar (Captain), Leo Tavares, Paco fer ane hoot and it turned out to be Beation became one of birth AND national, sees a sports ground and Baptista. A. K. Markar, B. M. Omer, largely responsible for their side's residence which restricted choice too. takes it away.

Billy

Sonres, Gus Rosario, I. M.

failure. The only creditable feat of grimly. Disregard the spectral yet pre- Omar, Z. A. Abbas, Robert Remedios the bunch of kids who called them- When the public's pollence Was selves Hotshots was the severe shock strained to accept, as representative- were spaces that Kam- the enchanting

Champlons of International Series: they gave to the mighty Saints with of the best in England, some of the Great Britain--Harold Wing-lee their sensational first round defeat.

or followed by England losing the next

three games, there was barracking,

RIGHT MATCH: WRONG TEAM

THE INTERPORT 17

'It is a most Interesting group of players who have been invited to travel to Shanghal on May 9. There are six players from Sing Tao, five from the Services, three from South China, two Saints and Yu, C.A.S.C.'s If nationalisation means mak- Hoalkeeper. The decision to keeping over to the

People. Alex Airosu as centre half is a wise one; he is still the best pivot in local that which belongs to them, the football.

lee My selection, of an Inter-Government might now present players leave the port team is taken from the follow-the People with their playing

ing seventeen names:---

home tomorrow. defeat at the

Moreton Bay Stakes (1st Section) "D" Class (Abolt 4 Mile 170 Yards) In this sprint event of 4 Mile 170 yards, confined to "D" Clans Ponles, 1st Section, punters should not have

The Salgon much dimculty in selecting the likely winner. I recommend Flying Wheel Colony to return

Despite their heavy with Pearn up. I think It should win again irrespective of the weight hands of Sing Tuo the Salgon men

· ឆ carrying

(153-10 have shown themselves to be worthy (Hodgman) also carrying (150-lbs). will be going all out this time to opponents. Their great speed on the avenge his defeat und mustile cu ne kerness with which they

position For the third Witness (Ching) with 150-lbs, is my choice, though the pony is a bit picking up a loose pars has been a

at the beginning, Burge shorp lesson to slcw (Ostroumoff) is very good for un ballers. outside chance.

Carpentaria Handicap (1st Section) "B" Class (Ono and a Quarter Miles)

This is the first lot of "B" Clans

Ponies, and with Kim, Lily and Wodonga unlikely to start, tussie, should be witnessed. In view With performances I think of Alarm, with Brodie up, will pass the winning post arst. Strong op- position may come from Jeep Hing and Spanish Onion.

fields.

receive medals are as follows:

chase even a shadow of a chance of (Sing Tao), Teng henslie hands which reach out over and Mamie Xavier.

many

local foot-

PERSONALITIES

of

The Salgon team is full of per- sonalities. Few will forget the whip. pet like runs of Trong, their outside ef he has very aptly been com- a keenpared with Fanny Walden, one-time very diminutive left winger of Spurs

The Acrobatics and England, Vareo, their left back, were most unusual. By timing his leap with care he often was able to get his head or boot to a ball which would have beaten many taller men. Although Pacini, Saigon's

Wallsend Handicap "C" Class

(Six Furlongs). The most exciting finish of

the day will probably be seen in this

cap-

race in which Miami Beauty tain, was in many ways their most (Ostroumoff),

player Masterplece (Row-conspicuous

(particularly londs), Eastern Diamond (Newman)

when playing at centre half it was Esmeralda (Yuen) should be the play of Mamosa, the right half-

Miami prominent.

Beauty 14

I found 15 back, which

consistently. strongly fancled to win as the dis- pleasing. His action was always tance suits. Esmeralda is

is n game ultra-smooth. He moved with all fighter, while Masterpiece is cer- the grace and case of a well trained tainly not to be neglected. Eastern athlete; his kicking of the ball and Diamond which has just been pro-heading were us clean as could be moted to this class should give a as was his tackling. Mamosa is one good nccount of himself and may of those half backs (Lau Chung-sang spring a surprise here.

is another) whose good play is rather Often it is so taken for grunted. unostentatious as to be overlooked. A good half back is a treasure in any team,

to

·

12 pismam.

The eleven I would like to see re-a present the Colony against Shanghal lights. is:-

Craske; Hau Yung-sang, Tse Kam- hung: Lau Chung-sang, Alec Airosa, Steen; Tse Kam-ho, Sullivan, Sewell, Chow Man-chl, Tsao Chau-ting.

Football Laws

to St.

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be

"Sure

The

Craske (Royal Artillery), Yui Ka- yan (Chinese Amateurs), Hau Yung sang (Sing Teo), Tse Kam-hung (South China), Steen (Royal Navy), Lau Chung-eang, (Sing Tho), (Vice

(St. Joseph's), Kwan-shing

China), Chau

too, the reported threat | (Manager), Dave Leonard (Captain). The Hotshots were the worst players who now come nut to play, South China) (Captain),di. (Hoyal Artillery), Sewell (Royal Air to carry out military exercises over S. Stan Leonard, Billy Wilkin ganised outfit Force), Sullivan (Wireless Centre), the grounds and gardens of one of son, Igmar Erickson, Sidney Hol- ber of them, however, showed pro

in the pro-lands, M. Ablong, G. Saul, George mise, but the team threw Tso Chau-ting (Sing Too), Ho Ying- Doctor Barnardo's Homes. A

Lowel before the fan (Sing Tool, La Shul-wing mise has been given not to exercise White and George Rosselet.

was con- sesalun cluded by allowing one walkover SUCCESSFUL SEASON (Sing Tho) and D. Carvalho (St. this right. The alarm was occasioned

Complaint is not that a change beck after another. Chung Wol and Base- Joseph's).

by a formality like that of closing a railway approach to the public once concluded was not followed with na not care whether they won, lost or made in time so short that the wrong While the ball playing session Just hall Club belonged to those who did was made advisable, but that it was year, to preserve its ancient much enthusiasm as there should dres

have been, for the softball following their games except, of course, the England teara only found this out

drew.

So they surely did lose all team arrived to play the right match. At Wembley recently some of the NOW A BUILDING SITE

includes a good many, it

one beating the otherby walk- But the sports ground belonging considered successful when all con- overs. They also fulied to complete in the dressing room. They were

Thomas's Hospital attributing factors are put under re-

the change, so was one of at the defensed Chiswick, requisitioned in wartime view.

whose Conditions in which players their fixtures.

team

was as a balloon barroge site, and then had to play their games were for

the Americans, TAME BUT ENJOYABLE

promptly beaten. as allotments, was due to be handed from Ideal. Consequently the stan

The "exhibition" between the

Further criticism is incurred by the back when the Minister of Health dard of play suffered to a certain ex- Champions and the Rest was tame announcement then made to the pub commandeered it as a buliding site, tent. No further mention need be but enjoyable, with a few sparkling lie that the changes ware forced on An inquiry has been held, counsel made of the state of the playing | displays of fielding, plus one_high- the selectors by Injuries and claims appeal is lost. pitch which was not conducive of power instance of slugging. Bimby of league teams, have

appeared, the

Alen, the fact that there Ablong brought off a couple of field This grab in now an accomplished good play.

One fretting amatour who had been without was no stand. for spectators kept ing gems, while Giant Benny Omar deliberately left out was at that very and the students are fact,

quite few of them from the ball anywhere to play games after in-

as usual claimed a share of honour game. As game. haling anaesthetics, THE TEN YARDS RULE

one wise party says, spec-in that department. It was pleasant moment storming around looking for year the Sidcup Golf Club, tators who make the game every

someone to take back his expense Lust

to see old-timer Prexy Doc Molthen which had the inestimable advantage | time, kept away too conspicuously. Į roaming the pastures for the Rest. money. He even entered the Ameri- can dressing room for the purpose of Whenever a free kick ja taken no of bringing golf within 15 minutes And our feminine players also gave He showed ho knows his stuff. player of the opposing side shall be of Charing Cross was claimed for the game the air.. It's not much fun Positioning himself accordingly hending him. Nobody would accept within ten yards of the ball until building by methods which seem to with no spectators around, and you brought off two beautiful flies.. Bill it and he was finally told to put it It has been kicked. That rule the average golfer an act of bureau- know, it could be that the ladies Woo's powerful slam to left feld in his child's money box. upplies to almost every "place-kick". | cratic piracy.

THE WARMER-UP were not immune to feeling that which nearly cleared the ground and in last Sunday's Interpon game a

JUST RELICS

something was missing and therefore which had Giant left fielder

This sort of thing is just misman-- free kick was awarded to Hongkong

lacked incentive to play. The list of clubs, schools, and

Catch" Gus Rosario rolling into the

agement. just inside the Saigon penalty area business houses

The reversion of the name of the road going for it, registered for po- who had acres

It is on a par with the fact, that boner. Glants end, when the Saigon players pro- previously laid out for recreation fame to softball arose over whether

another pular Bill

when the England team went to play be the challenge shields

the ceeded to line up in front of their

lead carly in the Inscribed took which and

now depressing with the word softball or fasiball, Bill Soares singled, and arriving at coach, or committeeman who was

America Come when

at Brighton, no selector, St. George's Plato

goal the referee waved them back. stretches on which little can be seen (One Millo)

not withdraw far but decaying cabbages, or relics in favour of the former. Why was Bakar's safely to right field. When they did

and the management wisely decided third, was pushed home by Big Boy likely to bolster up its morale went enough he promptly stepped-out ten the defence of Britain, is headed by Special attention should be given

it changed in the first place could Rest, however, equalised soon after 10 watch the game. yards,

St. Paul's School where Mont-

not be conjectured. 10 this mile rece..as the cream of But the Salgon visit, in addition to

and taking the lead as quickly had England lost. and so little interest "D" Class ponies are coming out

-was-takon-in-thelr..welfare that the the Champs cernered. This ben yardd rule apples to gomery planned D-Day.

"GOOD" MANAGEMENT on providing a refreshing change fron

And in 1939 the military requist-

father-in-law of one of the players meet the Derby and Champion

All's well that ends well-and the winner and other "A" Class ponies. the weekly fixtures lists, has proved the kick-off from the centre of the tioned the grounds of Timns School,

excellent training ground for our field, a penalty kick, all forms of Kingston, which became of

With the above round-up of ball was importuned to be warmar-up to was well

people who ran the competitions can players and the ball season it ap- those sitting in the ice-box. team. Sun- direct-free kicks and all indirect further use or omnument and' own potential

It seen. Norse contested race will

congratulate themselves for pears quite obvious that this scribe ís Queen

my view that much, if not all (Ostroumoff)

in game will undoubtedly invite the majority day's

any awarded not returned.

bringing

the season to a successful winds up too. However,

ore of this bother can be traced to the have been happily conclusion, although players for again the defending side within The people

handicapped "Spectator" says, it's been nice meet- nonsensical claim that this game is the the Shanghai

Powell, of their penalty area. Law 13

reads presented with the coal-mines, the one way and then another.

amateur. ing you all, he hopes, before he ten Bank of England, and those lugu-deserving course, is not available to go to

pot on the back for of the ball unil it is in play, brious railway stations which the keeping the game alive the manage-

really packs up for the off-season, to Ice hockey was once, like polo and turn "social scribing." Shanghai in view of his impending yahut not approach within

vision of Victorian

So I may be lion hunting, a pursuit for those who departure from the Colony. It was unless he is standing on his own preverted

ment now have arranged this splen-seeing you, if space permits, with could afford it. The British Ice to his good playgonl-line between the goal-posts". architects delighted to portray. a fitting tribute

did finale: the supper dance and the a "round by round" description of Hockey Association was founded by PLAYING FIELDS SOCIETY that he was honoured with the cap-

prize-giving. Of course, the two the coming softball dance. Anyway, the Inte Major B. M. Patton, who But how often do we see this taincy of the Hongkong team: it was

What the citizen needs is some-generous and sporting partics who see you all at the dance! rule infringed? Many players use a universally-welcomed selection.

the referee's whistle of the signal where to set the stresses of the day and medals the latter for keeps

his where donated the GOOD SUBSTITUTE

to rush the ball and for too often and the foreboding of tomorrow.. gave gratifying support and good they are not checked. Many com- If the only answer is to nationalise cheer to keen followers of the game plications may arise from this hasty the lot, then nobody will be better as well as encouragement for better form of encroachment and it is as pleased than the London Playing things to come in the softball ses- well that it be stopped.

Fields Society, who have already lost slons to come. two-thirds of the spaces they had

due to the pre which ran the League and In- painstakingly acquired for the re-boks, therefore, lease to fresh air of the bricked-international series a

fans and Few players realise that from a

London, Apr. 25. and built-up boys of London.

niiko will join players

mc in the other

Professional footballers of Charlton penalty kick and from all

250,000 WANTED 20,000 sentiment: Association Pres. F. J Athletic which on Saturday meets place-kicks outside the penalty aren

Not only are we short of playing Molthen, Vice-Pres. Jimmy Shep-Burnley in the final of the FA Cup the ball is not in play until it has.

even herd, Hon. Secretary Tony Ribeiro, at Wembley Stadium ore cashing travelled the whole distance of its space,

Hon Treasurer and Omcial Scoter

They are charging press photo- circumference, twenty-seven inches. for those who want to watch,

Several months ago Mr H. Wood, Philo Remedios and H. Monsdeen of graphers for the privilege of taking Hongkong Cricket Club For the goal-kick and free kicks

Under training photographs and are them- awarded to the defending aide with of Keaton, tried to get tickets for the Ground Sub-Committee. Carpentaria Handicap

the England-Scotland soccer inter- trying conditions, you gentlemen or selves producing a booklet of pen in their penalty area the ball is (2nd Section) "B" Class

not in play until it has passed out national at Wembley on April 12. would you rather I call fellare pictures of the men and photographs |

did welll Congrats! and was told to watch for an an-

to be sold for a shilling on (14 Mesb

ground on Saturday. Tuesday was one of the Sing Tao's of the penalty area. That

has saved a lot of nonsense which nouncement in the newspapers.

He saw it and wrote on December This, event will maric the clash of inside-left's best efforts of the sea- used to occur when free kicks and 4. the second lot of "B" Class ponies, son. His first two goals wree par-

gont-kicks were taken. Many de Nothing happened for six weeks, and on looking at the entries it ticularly good, his fourth rather fences had a standing rule that the would appear that Avalon (Row-gift, but the kind of gift which is far fullbacks should kick the ball into Then his money came back,

Wembley say, they had 20,000 lands) is the logical choice, as this too often thrown away. fis fifth the goal-keeper's hands for him to tickets and applications for 250,000. pony has improved a lot in its track. Indirect free kick in the Salgon the opposing centre forward would

was a good map shot following an punt it upfield. The resuk was that They whittled these down fairly. Work

during morning gallops.

There were some letters opened too Happy Valley with Hodgman up is penalty area.

be waiting to descend upon the next best and on present form.

the late for the share out. Mr Wood's, goalkeeper to worry him or in the of Kenton, was one. hope that the goal-keeper might than

A thousand and one mall bags do Avalon. Luck Strike (Newman) is never

drop the ball or miss it altogether.not very lightly treated and is quite against Salgon on Tuesday. Now the centre forward and others, Wembley's efforts to please must,

make a queue, and criticism of capable of causing an upset. My they went to the atincke every one of of course, have to wait for the ball suppose, remain in abeyance until selections arAvalon, Happy Valley

the five forwards was right up there The

clear of the penaltya fairer scheme can be put forward; Wolf. Outsider: Lucky on top of the opposing defence. My to be kicked

only

aren, If they rush in and play and then, only It Wembley, tuth criticism was that Tsao did not

down. too early tho kick is re-taken, make ground towards his corner

A very

be

backers, followed by Bashful Beauty/outing for us a good free kicks except

this

(Ching),

but there is also Air Dome (Black) to be considered as pony came in first in the Wattir Park Handicap beating the Derby and Champlon winner Norse Queen

in the same distance event,

Great Bight Stakes "C" Class (Six Furlongs)

tour.

In this race

for novice riders, Canary with h owner Mr

Craske of the 27th Field Regt, is Carlos Saares up the saddle has a good ep- as good a substitute for Powell as

in the Colony Just portunity of scoring its first win of will be found. the season. Rose Emme (Castro) is now. If Powell catches the eye with about the next best especially as it his brillant play, Crnske fa, liable to has been showing improved form, be overlooked because of the very being second to Fifth Alarm the last case with which he keeps goal, iime out. Crown Wliness (Carvalho) handling of a wet, greasy ball will also have a say and may finish throughout the Gunners' game with in the first three group. I have also South China last Saturday was as been given to understand that Hoi unobtrusive as it was eficient. He Polloi (Jones) is in the pink of con- must have gum on his angers!" re- dition and may cause an upset here. marked a spectator sitting near me when Craske held a fast rising shot 1rpm Chan,

La Shul-wing's nap hand on

should give a good account against The Sing Too forward line has

and Strike.

Moreton Bay Stakes (2nd Section "D" Class

should

(About 1⁄2 Mle 170 Yards) The last race of the day is con- fined to the second lot of ponies classifed "D" Class, and prove an Interesting duel. Golden Wheel (Mul) appears to be choice for the first pesilon. Tootsie, with Yuen up, has shown rapid Improve ment since it came first in the Koala Stakes-One Mile, beating Souvenir and Golden Wheel, and should bo prominent again. Souvenir (Row- lands) will also be fighting out the Issue. For those looking for. un outsider Peggy (Hodgman) is the pony.

been in

better formi

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WHEN BALL IS IN PLAY

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Already

before

CUP PLAYERS

appreciated that much.

OUT OF SYMPATHY. Today, an avowed amateur draws In the neighbourhood of £10 a week as "expenses," and does not even have to necount for its expenditure.

Petty ensh disbursed as if it were code I understand. and it puts one out of sympathy with many of the Brumbles of those who accept It.

There is more than this wrong with ice hockey, but that will do for now.

CASHING IN largesse makes light of any amateur

the

LOOKING BACK Eight teams entered the · League Don Walsh, bald headed captain competition. They were Giants, Club of Charlton explained that in pre- de Recreio, St Joseph's Rovers, war years players benefited from all Canadian, Chinese, Hotshots, Chung sorts of extras as through advertise- Wah and Baseball Club. The best ments, clothes, shoes and special organised team was the Recreio un brands of processed foods but all der the leadership of Tony Alves, that is no longer possible.-Asso- They practised regularly und they clated Press.

TODAY'S F.A. CUP FINAL

English football's biggest day would be firm favourites to take the

"Charllon, on the other hand, with of the season, the final of the cup to the north of England. Football Association challenge a sound defence too, have a couple cup brings together, Charlton of forwards in their baldheaded cap- Athletic and Burnley at Wem-tain, Dan Welsh, and the outside eft, Chris Duffy, who can win any match | bley Station today,

by their quick moving and equally speedy shooting. ot These two sides have battled their

Baai. Today's game is likely to develop Charlton for Inta way into the final.

duel between the Burnley the second year in succession and defence and the two outstanding the fourth time at Wembley in five forwards in the Charlton front line, years, by playing two distinct types and the lucity 90-odd thousand or of football that promised in close yet so ticket holders

should get thrilling match.

value for their money. Burnley virtually certain of pro-

Burnley, & tent

team without a star. motion into the first division of the an extremely workmen-like soccer football league, have just about the machine, may have the edge by ren- best defence in modern soccer, and son of their outstanding defence, des- If their forwards were a little more pita, their surprising home dolent decisive when the ball has been by Bradford list Saturday.—Asso- worked into shooting, range, they [clated Press, j

full-

LAWN TENNIS CHALLENGE. MATCHES

Monday, April 28 5.15 p.m,

W, C. CHOY (Cambridge and Davis

YIP KOON HOONG Colony Champion

CHOY and YIP KOON HOONG“

V

TSUI BROTHERS Open Doubles Champions:

Tickets $2 and $1

IN AID OF THE BRITISH FLOOD RELIEF' FUND