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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1948.

..SPORTS FEATURES

MORE INTERPORT THIS WEEKEND

Manila XI To Play Three Games

(BY "SEE TEE"}

This

Manila hold the stage this week-end. afternoon Hongkong play Manila in an unofficial Interport match. The match, which will be forty minutes each way, with an extra ten minutes each way if necessary, is to be played on the ground of the Hongkong. Football Club, Happy Valley. The kick-off is at 3.30 p.m.

Tomorrow. Manila have another very severe test; they are to meet a very strong Combined Chinese XI.

On Tuesday they are to meet the Rest of the Colony.

H was no

While it is difficult to goure the day's arrangements were not all strength of Manila's team withmit they might have been. having seen them in action, their fault of any Sing Two man. displays against Lien Hwn. the Malayan Chinese team, suggest they will have to fight very hard to hold Hongkong's best.

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-"'THE REST"

Theic has been misunderstanding | as to the meaning of the title op- There are two changes in the plied to the eleven which Test Colony's teams to meet Manila from Saturday beat Shanghai by a single that which brat Shanghai so decl- | final. "The Rest of the Colony" was sively on Chlaese New Year's Day, intended to be distinction from Lack, the Club goalkeeper, is given the Combined Chinese team which a chance to show

and played Shanghaf lls form:

Wednesday. Wong King-chung, Kitcher's outalde | February 11, and not from the full left, one of the most stylish players Hongkong Interport team. For the In the Colony, is given well-carned Maniin series

the doubts are re- preference for the left wing berth, moved by referring to the team as "The Rest af the Colony (Non- Chinese)"

lot

This afternoon's Hongkong team in expected to line up as follows:-

of

on

people Bre of the Leck (Club): Hau Yung-sang opinion, however, that neither the (Slug Too), B. Gosana (St Joseph's): Combiried Chinese nor the Resi of

(Sing Tro).

teams Captain (Club).

1u

Change Colony (Non-Chinese)

Forrow,

should include any player who ra- Kam-ho (Sing Tao): Ho Ying-fun presented Hongkong In the full (Sing Too), Chau Man-chi (Kow- Interport matela. In the growing loon Motor Busea), Tank Yee-kit|sphere_of_local football there is (Kowloon Motor Buses),. W. Kiernan much to be said for such an argu- (Inniskillings) and Wong King-ment. I would give thirty-three chun (Kitebee).

It is a strong eleven, The deci- sion to give Wong King-chung his chance at outside teft a wise one, even though ts a little sperulative, i Wong has style and polish, his fool- work and body control are good: his one weakness has been inck of drive in his excursions down the wing.

If Wong can pep up his play a little, Kiernan is going to have a good partner to ping to.

DISAPPOINTED CROWD

The resuscitation of the Sing Tao team which toured England to play 011 Caine against Shanghai very naturally captured the pubiis fancy, Crowels Borked to. Caroline Hill on

players a chance to shine in repres |sentative football.

Had this idea been adopted for the { Shanghai games last week, the Come bined Chinese team would have had to include new faces only in the following three places. Goalkeeper vice Tam, right back vice Hau and right half vice Lau. There

Would have been but three chances in the Rest eleven, these would have been in the places of Gosaim, right back; Forrow, centre half; and Kiernan, inside left.

FOR PRESS ONLY

An exciting moment in the Hongkong goalmouth last week when the Shanghai. Int erport team met and were

eleven. defeated by a Combined Non -Chinese

looks very much as though Robou stoff, the Shanghai centre. forward is handling the ball-Ming Yuen,

Softball Chater

By "Spectator"

WOMEN'S LEADERS

CLASH TOMORROW

the

Wahoos v. Wildcats

The attraction for the week is the meeting of the League-leading Wahoo outfit and the dangerously challenging Wildcats contingent on the CBA ground at 2.30 p.m. tomorrow. A reverse for the latter amounts to spelling "finis" to hopes for the championship.

pearly

Oozing!

veteran

SPORTS

DIARY

TODAY

Football

Club.-Interport: Hongkong Manila, 3,30 p.m.

Cricket

V

KCC-KCC 1st XI v. Royal Navy. 2 p.m.

King's Park-Navy 2nd XI v. KCC 2nd XI, 2 p.m.

Recreio Recrelo 1st XI v, HKCC 1st XI. 2 p.m.

HKCC.-HKCC 2nd XI v. Recreio 2nd XI, 2 p.m.

Sookunpoo.-IRC v. Craigengewer,

2 p.m.

Rugby

TURPIN CAN WIN

BRITISH

TITLE

By Frank Butler

One of the best rides on record in Dick Turpin's gallop to York. But the historical journey that was really neces sary lines up as a canter alongside the ride that coloured Dick Turpin took Mark Hart and the British Boxing Board of Control at Nottingham..

After refusing a

coloured, there is one thing that toasts Englishman the right to fight dictator's collar it is being given for a championship of his coun- the runaround.

AJ

try for nearly 20 years, tho When Bettinson couldn't tle down board must face up to the prob-France) he got mnd, ostracised all Jolinson (who visited England and ability that in the coming coloured fighters from the club, and months Turpin will become the vowed that no coloured man would British middle-weight cham-get a chance to fight for à British plon.

champlonably.

The man in the street is confused has it existed in a country once free about the colour bar. How long

of control, und in which we barred no man, irrespective of colour and creed? Who started it-and why?

The British Boxing Board of Con- trol is the most dictatorial of all our Sookunpon-International Series: sporting bodies, Rules are changed, England. Ireland, 3.15 pm. Scot-revised, or instituted to give it more land v. Internationals, 4.15 p.m.

power. But it never started the colour

bar. This existect

years before the board was founded In 1929.

Athletics Caroline Fri. Quadrangular Sports Meeting, 2 pra.

Boxing

Chinese YMCA.--Challenge houts and prize distribution, 8 p.m.

SUNDAY

Football

Club-Interport: Manila v. Com- bined Chinese, 3.30 p.m.

Cricket

Before that the old National Sporting Club, under the hammer of the late "Peggy" Bettinson, dictated Loxing in England, and decided who should fight for the championships which took place only inside the historic walls in Covent Garden, now converted Into a banana ware- house,

WOMEN BARRED

The club barred women, dis- approved of clapping except be- tween rounds and the great fight IIKCC.-Dodwells v. Butterfield & public never saw a championship- Swire, 11 am.

KCC.-KCC, RAF. 11 an

Lawn Bowls

KBGC-Committee, versus Mem- bers, 2.45 pm.

School Football League Senior Navy ----Queen's v. EKPM, 11.30

ALIT.

Navy 2-St Paul's v. St Stephen's, 10.30 a.m.

Police-La Salle v. EKAM, 11.30

[..

Junior Caroline Wantsui AM v. Si Paul's, 9.30 a.m.

Caroline Hill-St Joseph's v. St Stephen's, 10.30 am.

Caroline Hill-EKAM v. ACAM, 11.30 am.

Navy 1-EKPM v. Wantsal PM, 10.30 am,

Navy Wah Yan v. ACPM, 11.30

There is an important Ult in the Noronha does not appear to possess Men's "B" Division down for today better speed than Wildcats Dolly Joint lenders Rexes and Daredevils Brown but both have registered im clashing for superiority and a big pressive records in. previous games.m. For the teams to play Manila on

say in honour clains.

In and do know the game properly; Police,–-Wah Yun (K) 3. Bong- Sunday and Tuesday it is quite a different matter; no less than seven

enthusiasm, the kid brothers" of also both can knock the pill about. kok, 10.30 am, of today's Interiorters are chosen to predominated by scrapping minors pitched against versatile

League--incbientally Of 10-te un

the catchers, Patsy Ribeiro is play for the Combined Chinese to- morrow.

midgets-have The other four members and

rounded Effie Babida. just

They are both tops, of today's team are chosen to re- the second bend. The destination of and althougth "little" Elle is hon- Tuesday hoping to see a game at present the Rest of the Colony one leather is far from decided to none in the catching berth-und

the champion trophy donated

dicapped against youth, she is second least of the quality of the Rest of Tuesday. the Colony v. Shanghai, Every-

Quite clearly both the Combined and the running is wide open for of course, she isn't going to be out-

six feams. The

although needle #hone. Yes, I'm sure. thing, latted secmed set fair for a Chinese and the Rest of the Colony

match. A lot of people, under teams could be made up of play played on the CHA ground at 4 p.ni.

Rexes-Daredevils Kame is to be dashing Patsy is some real threat. the impression that the match was who have not taken part in the

It is anticipated that any bad slip to start at 4 pm. Inurried away from particular Interport series. It is an Promising youthful players are to be in the field will probably mean ruin. offlees and business“-in-order-to-see / idea. worth. considering-ugain, -... ------ Hon view. und a... highly.. interesting the gatu right through. One of the

tusele is anticipated,

So, girls, slug it out! Keep them Sing Tao players arrived, in a high

down! If you don't, the other side! "Drain-trust" Hal Winglee's wins. state of hurry, only

It's going to be red-hot battle. few minules

the before four o'clock. He hadn't been

--a struggle to the end--may I am in full agreement with sug-Wahoos enter the field determined to

the better team win! informed that the time of the klek- focal football grounds should be for Wildcats, under the managership of

gestions that the press boxes at all Venge their only defeat hy off was deferred until 4.30.

the Press only. Interlopers should none other that Prexy Doc Molthen. CRAMER HIT OFTEN That wasn't the only thing which; be removed by officials of the ground This fracas should, develop into went wrong with the arrangements, who are authorised to do so. Quite matching of strength In defence In last week's games, all eyes were Because of the late arrival of the recently I heard a Chinese reporter for there is little to choose as far on the Madcap-Canadians test of visitors, it was well past 1.30 when complain

Beats were as the swinging of the willowy wand strength for the runners-up position the game commenced, which meant occupied by non-pressmen and is concerned. The green-shirled the St Joseph's having as good ag won the "A" Division, unless, oft that large number of propte women. He was told that if he came damsels from Wahooland have walled nearly

an hour before the caller he would have got a gent slugging exponents in Irene

course, there are

the kick-off. All the other three casily. Such a remark is sheer tilho and Hilda Soares amongst the upsets in the completion of matches in which Shanghai took nonsense: tores the fact that Big Ten in the latest list of batting season's fixtures. part commenced dead on time: why | jgcal pressmen And it necessary to

to averages, whereas colourful, popu- Madcaps' million-dollar acquisition, pursue club officials or team captains. Iar Ele Babida is a menace for the pitcher Cramer was hit seven times frame, but the losers' delayed re- for the line-ups and names of Wild Felines, who also boast of bit for safeties by the It was a great pity that such players before games start. In this hitters in Perry Barros and "brains- Candians, but his team won by the hitters were Georite Saunders and strong hiling taliation proved unavailing. Big large crowd gould not have been

connection each club might well behind-the-scene" Thelma given brighter

Watson, hose of a horse-six to five-afler Ai Smirk. George's hit was and better football invest in a notice ward or black- the latter also being a highly up-to-taking good advantage of the usual Ruthian clout for a four-master and half of this game with Sing Tao playing positions of the members of the Walioos can

shaky Canadian defence

start, in When Shanghal defender indulged both teams. It would save a lot of such as Big Chief hurier Terry lead in the early stages of the game. betting averages was that between

rely on batters

the A game to help with individual In a ridiculous piece of handling to people a lot of trouble.

Noronha, Patsy Illbetro, "feminine" "An eleventh hour comeback proved the ruling Saints and the Baseballers. Gilly Winglee and "Sweet-as-apple- too big an order and the Canallans The latter received a 12-2 drubbing, elder Aida Castro, and against this had to eat humble pie for a second Balihawk

Sherry Bucks, "Babe" force, puishful Wildcat Headwoman time at the hands of the underdog | Dave Leonard and Bimby Ablong Cynthia Motta and Dolly Brown lead Madcaps, who have breezed their were each good for three hits, while the rest of a bang-happy bunch at¦ way to stardom.

Baseballer Gus Hosario was the only power-swinging women

Quick-willed, ald warhorse, young one to command notice with a six- Junior Marker appears to be blamed

alis gt two-bugger. Hovers gol defcated for the Canucks failing to make a again, this time by South China, final recovery. He wanted to stretch The Chinese boys played method- from second to third base in the last cally as usual and won easily with chapter but was nabbed, and so a six runs to spare.

not this one?

that

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Cas-

to be sensational

"They've lowered the

pressure again... !”

than Shanghai served tm in the first board showing clearly the nummes and the-occasion clutch hitter. However which six runs were taken foru triple was slashed out by AL

give Sing Tao their third Roal

(from the penalty spot) it was

almost all over bar shouthig.

minutes later.

when

Tea

o harmless punt

from Chu lodged comfortably in the back of the visitors nel to make the

score 4-0, there was very little in- terest left in the game. Sing Tao lost Io. their

outside right,

After

less than a quarter of an hour's play, but they bad little difficulty in collecting all the goals they wanted.

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It is true that Shanghai bucked u in the second half, but was too Tate then. Well before the end crowd, which had hurried to Carn line Hill hoping to see some keenly contested soccer, was streaming out of the ground, wandering aimlessly between the enclosures and the thereby blocking senteditch,

spectators' view, and finally holding up the play. When you to this the fact that one of the Hinesines sauntered to his appor- tloned plece of line' with his dag in

and elgarette in other, you will realise that last Tues-

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The Wahoos appear stronger In the infeld, although it is but slight In the outfield, they have a trio of last effort to equalise the score from Dolly Brown, smooth-motion teen-nge rootles and although they six to five was binsted.

Wildent twirler, slurred herself into are good tricrs they cannot be com- The runs scored

by the victors the fame gallery again with the best pared advantageously with the Wild-resulted from tinely hitting by Sid performance so far by any pitcher- cat gardeners. Edith Xavier Hollands, Maurice Verlesyn, Robbie

Her victims whling 15 batters. "Cookie" Olsson appear inclined Rocha and Dale Cramer assisted by were the Bees, who this time were

bangles to be nervous, but the Wildent out- untimely

by Canndian given no opportunity to claim a field includes

veteran in Thelma felders. Not unassisted by errors walk-over from the Wildcats and Watson who knows posilloning from were the Canadian tallies registered, the A le 2. However, some say she is but Blg Boy, Dakar, Don Robbins, be latter were apparently out for

blood.. And

indeed, blood, they had. somewhat "talpanish" in going for George White, and Junior Markar They scalped the enemy 15 runs to helped. In the being sent in two. The big gun of gunning Ele The Wikient-Wahoo struggle niso was hit less than Cramer, Ave bingles Peggy Barros banged a triple. Cou- Losing pitcher, brainy Kassa Nazarin Babida exploded with a homer and should develop into a duel between being slummed two of Hongkong's best twirlers usually n

orf him. However, sletency supremo was demonstrated among the girls. Wahoos Terry Kassa erred a couple of times:

flashy, reliable fielder, by Thelma Watson with a 3-in-3 starry fent. Outstanding, exponent of the bunt- Fixtures for the week are: Ing game, Junior Markar, led the batting averages with two hits in

Today four trips and this

Men's "B" Division was the best

CBA. ground-4 p.m. Rexes

the ball.

Barry Apply

By Reg. Wootton

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batting performance. It will be re- Daredevils;

membered that Junior holds. the record of bunting safe three times in-

three attempts against Den Crary:

Tomorrow

Men's "B" Division

a privilege reserved for members only. Coloured Astic masters like Peter Jackson. Joe Walcott, Sam Langford, and Sam McVey were allowed to fight there.

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At least until "Peggy" Beitinson decided to present Jack Johnson agabist our Bombardier Billy Wells. thing of a dietator himself-and not World champion Johnson was some-

a little truculent.

he found wine and song to be thu Like so many successful pugilists most important pleasures in life, even though he considered to be overratedi

In short, Lil' Artha "Peggy

the

music

runaround,

old gave

and £

K.O. VICTORY

unfair colour bar,

For years I struck

out at the and nice muys like

Good Bahters Len Johnson, Tommy Martin, and others had to suffer for the alleged sin of Jack Johnson.

But with the help of this anit other columns, Bolton's M.P., John Lewis, and the Colonial Office not only issued a challenge to the B.B.B. of C. against its undemocratic rule, but scored a knock-out victory last year.

Dick Turpin is the first fighter to benefit from our combined effort.

is manager, George Middleton, is now of the opinion that the Utle may remain in the Turpin family for years. He is confident Dick can beat Vince Hawkins, and that when he fades young Randolph will be ready to take over the crown. That may well be.

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Reerelo footbal! ground11.15 [a.m. Rovers v. St. Josephs.

Recreio softball diamond--11.15 Other games of Inst week featured a.m. Reerela v. Filipinos.

OTHER GAMES

the conspicuous return to the picture

of the Filipinos, who humbled the

VRC Swimmers 14 runs to 13. The

Today

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Women's Division Marina ground-2.30 p.m. Madcap

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