WEEK-END LEAGUE CRICKET
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1049.
ARMY WELL AHEAD IN THE
SENIOR DIVISION
Commandos & Craigengower
Battle In
In The Dark
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By "RECORDER"
Except for Army's victory by one wicket against the Scorpions, it was quite a dull week in the Cricket League. University put up a very diemal display against the Kowloon Cricket Club, the moon's habits ware of no help to Craigengower and Navy and the Indian Recreation Club failed to spring a surprise on opposition that was barely stronger,
Those who watched the Army against the Scorpions came away with the opinion that the League Championship has been decided, or, at worst, that Army deserve to win it.
Army demonstrated on Saturday that they are probably the finest fielding side in the Colony, young enough to be really agile and as reliable on a stinger of a catch as on a simple drop into an outstretched palm.
Their bowling--not quite completo includes Corfield, a medium to fast bowler right hand over with a delivery swinging away outside the off stump, Mitchell, a slow leg break bowler with, a tendency to overpitch slightly, and Bennett, who bowls to a leg field.
Corfeld's Ave for 22 included
wickets) Three Cralgengower Kerr and Waller and Mitchell's wire lost for nine runs against
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hat this combination slightly less deadly that that of Stepto, Blanton and Jones last but it is filed by a very year. smurt feki.
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SİCƏ PLOUGH HÖRSE DERBY
Bona fide work horses, owned by registered residents of New Hampshire, break away at the start of the Plough-Horse Derby at Rockingham race track, Salem, N.H.
The winner was "Buster" (No. 5, second from right), ridden by Donald
Taylor of North Salem.-Al' Picture.
Soccer Is
With
The
More Popular Americans
International competition is helping to make soccer a popular sport in the United States.
can claim It is still going to take time-probably lots of It-before soccer anything like the public enthusiasm given such sports • as baseball, basketball, American football, golf, tennis, boxing or even ten-pin bowling or shuffle-board. But more Americans than ever are recognising
as à real-
game worth watching.
soccer
Against bowling that, except for Francis Zimmern, never 4 for 22 included' Pearce, and very undifferent bowling with touched anything that could be Howarth Concensus of opinion KM Rumjahn following up hit expected of it, the undergra-
18 00 against the
Army and his duates poked and poked away
the undefented
KONST
to dismal defeat.
The only Optimisth with a single.
bat pen to show He was completely bewil
any netrprise were L T. Ride, dered and bowled by something Vanar and Lean The latter The batting in not too reliable, unusual to
cricket in Joca! but it
Saturday Griffin, a right ärm round bow- was up 1311
tame, apparently designed
wicket-keeper, which against Frank Howarth at binjer.
that he buffle the and mimified near best. It has dive ur x couldn't quite understand which shall not attempt to describe wickets in it that qre liable to be way the ball was heading or further. There were so many
Sure to attract the people next year will be games that will take place when worth 30 and runs aplece on an how to play it
of exactly what d Saturday
three or more foreign teams will visit America. Already programmed are tours medium to last Ertatio П
happened Agamist this all the other br-towirt.
with ♫
meal for talk after matches for by England's Manchester United and Derby County. hemoths of the Senior Division succession of malidens and the
some weeks to come,
The University bowling looked Pending omelat are at least four points behind. Connandes, with nothing very
approval by extent. Army deadly in Certaut
authoritative milliary, govern their
ha for a time like it was going to attack, lucky to
the
sports nituation, butment and at Chater Cragengower qulle meely tied rope with
Davidson and Fincher dulled it
German ► American Road on Saturday. I am given up for a while.
Speceri stand and then
Invited the Ham- The Bold was
Loogue hos to understand
with careful
In and burg Sport Verein of Germany Archie Zlomeru correctly placed
Came not always
to send a tepti lo on understandable lapte against
look the edgțe completely off R
the United States for a series of exhibition. unfamiliar upposition
itumes in 1950
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GAME OF THE WEEK
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strength
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another
los
encounter at Soukupnu yester day--between Cralgengower and
stated
Itok a partnership that has broken the nut before to steady R. Chengower's fortunes.
nd
Tranee joined George Sotiza set an example for the tai to follow with four rione too maart but effective foure
PLAYABLE
Somes toolt a henger time to K Warted, but when he dit de demonstrated that he was quin in agreement with the opinione expressed in the marches linck
versions
and
will
HOW THEY STAND
be
omeile, the Tommy Lawton Says
SWEDES AGAIN
The Swedish-Aineriem Kon- |mältee, sponsor of the 1948-49 Swedish visits, in reported to be
ts planning to get the Swedes over
This IG how Tar First Drylain Tram stand after foar weeks of bengue Cricket;
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44 Army Rec Scorpions Optimisin
University
the Comandados This was to the pavilion that there was Heerelo
no respred a match pro in live ittle that was unplayable in the
of
us that was sparkling, but Commandos" bowling
It had 11s manenty with collapsen
and stops to the rat that lifted
it out of the humdruro.
FOUR DAY
TESTS
FOR
W. INDIES?
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52 Youngsuye to 73. Greenslade
117. Lloys Wong
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and Tommy Crabtre was sti There when Souza declared at, 158, carrying his bat for HD
w fatty Jute
then the
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and he scored
quite
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10 to the States again nex! spring Talks that may result in a visit
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BRITISH REFEREEING
WAS
NEVER WORSE
By Vernon Morgan
WRIGHT? MY REPLY TO THE WOLVES -LET THEM HOWL!
By FRANK BUTLER
The hungry, angry Wolves are howling at my door, and they want my blood. Scores of football fans from Wolverhampton have written their protests because I dared even to query Billy Wright as the best man for the Job of England caplain.
What have Wolves done wrong? is the hysterical bowl we have from the Midlands. We've won the Cup. We're top of the First Division. We supplied three players for England against Ireland, and another thres against Wales,
And from the depths of bitter world's heavyweight title, de- hearts in the Black - Country Zended this fistic Jowel in Son comes the old moon;' 1. Arsenal | Francisco. against ៥. certain held the Cup. .It Arsenal were Pat Valentino, who has been Gl top of the League....If battling ten years without setting Arsenal supplied three men for the world on fire,, England
then the football Charles, recognised work erities in London would be in a champion only by the NBA, was seventh heaven.
13 favourite, which were ridi-
I am not here to defend culous odda in a world Uilo Oght. Arsenal against Wolves, but for The fact that Valentino had those who have short memorles, long, wavy locks, and was not
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I would remind them that going to cut them for the fight Arsenal once supplied England
with seven players (Moss, Male, Hapgood, Copping Bowden,
Drake, and Bastin) against Italy at Highbury, in 193
in 1934--which, of
course, was a record.
As for Wolves having three men in the England team against Eire. Well, if I came from the Midlands I wouldn't oven tell my best friends about it. That performance by England was ona
dark. that should be kept
SECTI
Let us take the case of Billy Wright, Wright is one of the grentest wing half-backs I have with artists Ho lines up like Jimmy McMullan, Matt Wills Edwards, Keu Busby, Willingham, Cut Britton, Joe Mercer, Ronnie Burgess, and Archie Macaulay. He is only 20, and may possibly outstrip all these great players.
Re-
Pat Valentino
A CULLIS? Bul is he another Stan Cullis, the best captain England over "becnusɔ "Uiat's where I derive had? Cullis
the power in my punches," syre- was not only, superb centre half, but a com-ly made the NBA of America op- manding figure on the field.
pear foolish. member how he stuck out his Joe Louis, one of the great chin at a truculent angle? You champions, is tired of it all, at- didn't have to look at your pro-though he has been tempted gramme to know who was cop-back in the ring to make an ex- tain.
hibition tour. "I'm not interest- mays the old
Billy
Wright is a successful¦ed in a come puhut I can tise captain for Wolves, He must Brown Bomber,
be, with his team sitting on top the money. I don't plan ever to of the Soccer world.
He may fight for the title ngala" London, Nov. 6-In saying that British refereeing
was never worse than it is today, Tommy Lawton, former are also England centre-forward, gave as one of the reasons that
the referees do not keep in training.
If the Hamburg squad 1 cleared through for American The German-
B competition,
"They cannot keep up with the play, which is one
Nice work, Joe, because therr yet prove to be as great a cap-
as was Cullis.are quite a few fistic franciers Lain for Enginnd yet, I repeat, England lacked in-
around who could take all the Ispiration when struggling against punishment without flinching if
· Eire.
Certainly I could not wish to they persuaded you to have one
more last fight.
American Soccer League, one of of the major reasons for the decline in British football," meet a more gentlemanly player than Wolverhamption's blond
this country's largest soccer Lawton said. But his remarks certainly do not apply mus
plans to send ha Ainarican tem lu Germany.
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of
Now in the making are final preparations for the resumption
Allanti the
Soccer Cup Journament.
Open to crews ships of all notions which sail at Icast once yearly from Eastern North American seaports,
of
Team In Sound ATLANTIC SOCCER CUP
The Atlantic Soccer
flawl ssly all around the wickel.
was dropped nuce at 37
commandon opened their annings with a similar collapse. two wickets being down for two London, Nov. 6.- less runs and four for
Then 26. than a fortnight the West Oakley and Ryder, neither of the
but, but from whom
many an-
Position
Indies will know whether whann is by any means a classic match against
to all referees,
Moreover, '9
hord Law Is
Lawion
the Only
there would not be such a strong aliout--for Armes! referees.
Wolves
-(Landen Express Service!
THE WEEK-END SCOREBOARD
Football FIRST DIVISION
Wolves
Commandos
St Joseph's
Kwong Wah Club Extern
Edgar Law, the man who
As for "What have nt the Scotland generalising.
best done wrong?" my reply 18: to officiate versis Wales match next week. British referees go abroad and Nothing, unless you can call win- Is training ቤዛ hird
as the the player himself would prob-nlog matches wrong. And now Dinycra.
Thin 42-year-old re-ably be the first to agree that may I remind Soccer fans th the feree, who is
a Mid- there a clerk in a
ร no belter referee Midlands of a heading to this lands tool Arm, is going to the than the best Britain can pro- column six weeks ago: ground of the West Bromwich
I really so cruel to the Big Brave 1025 Albion football club each even- duce. He is certainly correct look the team of the year! Am tournament was started in 1925, ing after
bord his work to spend
in aying that there are
Wolves? with the last contest staged in
Britain. Ask any two bours in walking out referees in
RIDICULOUS 1039. That year it was the sprinting.
FOCEU fan or football writer. !
Ezzard Charles, the coloured Germans, shipmates in the SS.
Reuter.
the who claims | 1.5. fighter New Delhi Nov. 6-On Bremen, who come out on top. UP WITH THE BALL
In this contest, although head- second day of their
In New York. " not
This after-work exotisc quarters are a Services does not matter in which of the day's work, but Mr much fun after they are to be granted four-uther merrily aggressive knock XI here today, the Com-world's senports the games are determined to be up with the
cricket team played. day Tests on their tour of may be expected, carried on tojmonwealth
The rules are that any ball all the time. England next
must play in- summer
the bowling Billimoria.tion and when stumps were games to be
Lowton's outspoken views xtend of three days
AS Crabtree or İrance.
eligible for the un British referees are hardly originally arranged.
drawn the Services re-Championship.
likely to be approved of over- As the light began to fade- On November 15. MCC
Is expected four
the Atlantic seas, notably in South America, ad does early enough atquired 59 runs with
Soccer Bourd Control for
Cup Home
innings wickets
competition will where they are most inger to Com-second | Suokuupoo-two TOTA Teats meets here to decide for
their standing to avold an innings unul next June 30.
start shortly and will continue get these officials from Britain. demonstratı d matikos
But perhaps it is a question or against the extra day. The
ability
recognise a slight defent.
of degree and England's former composition of the Board is ul-
the dark by
centre-forward might ways made up of the President calour of rust in
six 143 for varrying wickets.
Their terry knocks considerably aided by the fact
of the MCC. five members of the MCC Committee, repre- sentative from each of the Arsi
with complete disregard for were soon in a winning posi- minimum of eight tournament
competing ship
to
to ON
the
Postwar soccer tours bit their peak of popularity at the end
The Commonwealth carried
of the 1948 season when Belfast their overnight score to 332 for Celtle, Newcastle United of Eng were live wickets by lunch and then land, Kamraterna of Sweden,
declared. Afterwards,
Milan International of Italy and lost six wickets for the Scottish National teams At one time it looked as i played games in the United though the match would be all States and Canada.-Associated over today for the Services had Press.
146.
10 counties in the previous sen- con and one from each county that though many hoped for the Services
not quite the be played it that county Is note of montà lo expeel much
on whose ground a Test la to
in the first 10.
OPPOSITION
mcon
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is
from it. Cralgengower's field was at times completely lost 25 only 50 runs on the board.
half their wickets down with
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The views of those counties with Test players is that when Tests are limited to three days they miss their star men possi- bly for not more than four or used. five championship games during the season, but if the Testa wickels and they are badly mat
go
of practice:
to where the ball had gone and
BELGIUM BEATS With the counties having such stage WHE reached when Adhikari, however, gavo a
Rotterdam, Nov. 6.Belgium strong representation on the spiritet throws back to the deflant display and helped to beat Holland today by one. goal; Board, opposition to the extra wicket-keeper or bowler were Carry the tatal On before to nil, the inside right, Govard, day is almost certain to be pro- not appreciated.
slumps were drawn, Adhikari scoring for Belgium in the 23rd vided.
The Commandos demonstrated then being not out 83,
minute. The But
visitors
Weather conditions were 'fino they
owned thele Retri
in strong position to a hard- and sunny, but there was a Tessive side, particularly
not be hitting fourth wicket stand be- strong wind which upset playi fielding, and should
and Livingstone, to some extent. A crowd of taken too lightly. They are not tween Alley
who put on 237 runs in 160·100,000 spectators watched the after Malta," to Krass
match in which Belglum, par-j minutes,
Alley was not out at 108 at ticularly during the first half, beyond that, even for one day,
the diclaration, having been had many scoring chances these counties are handicapped
batting for three and n hali Reuter. for two matches
hours and including six sixes at a time. Their allude is understand
and 18 fours in his total, able for not only are such coun
Livingstone, out for 99, scored tles' chances of doing well in.
his highest innings of the tour the championship retorded, but One of the sorriest displays of to date and included and six and the absence of Test cricketers la batting I have ever seen-and nine fours. reflected in gate receipts.
watched quite a few Craigen- Adhikari then claimed However, the retent experi- gower games last season-Bowwicket and bad figures of two ence of four drawn Tests with the University, all out for 60 for 11 for the Janings. New Zealand may well sway, against the Kowloon Cricket Harry Lambert has so far the Board in favour of granting Club at Cox's Road on Satur-talen three Servicos' wickets for the extra dny.---Reuter,
However, they lack the bow ling to shape up wall against the better teams,
this.
SORRY DISPLAY
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Mister Conquest
GOOD LUCK
HEALTH AND
BOYG
HOUSE AND LAND,
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THE
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his
French Race Horse
Owner Dead
Paris, Nav.“ 0.-M. Pierre Chastenet, well-known Trench race-horse owner, died last night at Bordeaux. His steeple- chaser, Mateo, should have run in the Prix Montgomery at Auteuil today but was not storted.-Reuier.
TURS TO COME BACK SOONER'
200K!
THAN I EXPECTED, GIR.
I DIN HAUNTED 1
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Two Army Boxers On A Solomons Card
By ARCHIE QUICK
3 RAF 0 Kl'chee
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HOW THEY STAND First Timely
chee
Army
KMU
Two former Army boxers reached the heights of have appearing on a Solomons Royal Albert Hall programme Joseph's even harsher things to say of the other week. They were Jack Walker of Warwick, Police the referees of other nations.
THAMES GIRL FROM HUNGARY
In training with other *London University row- ing girls at Chiswick Is Miss Pirl Vermes from Hungary. Pif, now at naturalised Brilon, has fust passed her B.Sc. Left | Is Mary Hopper," captain of Birkbeck · Collagʻo women's boat club, ak
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whom many will remember better as Corporal of the 8 China Horse Walker, Heavyweight Champlon of the BAOR, and club Bernard Pugh of Birkenhead, ex-Army Featherweight Commandos Champion.
Navy
Kong Wan
KAF
WATUT
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Both were losers, it is sad to relate, but Walker succeeded in laying flat on his back the ponderous fifteen kitchee stone Sheburyness "hope", Eddie Vann, and Pugh clearly showed against Al Phillips that he can follow in the Chi
Army Lancashire tradition of Nel Tarleton, Ronnie Clayton, HAP Johnny, Mollow and Bert Jackson all outstanding "Red Rose" feathers,
On the
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Navy
toseph's Follettors ГАД Prisons Club
Police
Dockyard
Hockey
same night London whose brilliant left hand jau- got its first sight of the new bed the head off Ells Ask, the Empire lightweight champion. Finn recently returned from coloured Arthur Kipg of a successful tour of the United
States Toronto, This ebony-skinned, well-spoken lad is a workman It lo just possible that the pt his trade but I would hesl-two Canadians will meet fato at 22 years of age to put London for the Empire auec him into world class just yet und what a fight that will be. Pak 80
King told me that it is prob even if he had 'world-fligholder Ike Williama trainer in his able that, he "will apply for corder,
Amoricon, citizenship near future and in that case he would, hayo to relinquish his Empire title. Cantor t that Ask was the toughest job He has ever tackled.
ONE MORE ON THE BILL
Another Canadian
the an same bil was Solly Cantor.
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Army
JOY OF THE EVENING tos The joy of the evening wna. Club "B" the "London debut of ln Ve RAF Buenos Aires Noy Herman, a Glasgow Jew stand- Enrique Diaz Saenz, of Argen-ing under five feet and weigh- ino, today excelled his own ing only Seven steno twelve world record of 574 points by pounds.
Rearing 570 in a leal of tree. While his manager wan nay pistol shooting on the Olymple in Belgium this cheeky chappie SCAA silhouette,
had the temerity to x himself fight with Dickle O'Sullivan. formifable London By- weight who has twice, fought for Championships. Eight rounds, were
100
He achieved the record after Aring four of the five terics in the trial-Reuter. 3
the
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TODAY'S SPORT for Herman but he lost only
points. Looking wjih Combined Services are playing touted head of hair- Just the Hongkong Celekel Club at Harpo Marx he boxes now
Rond, commencing ceasingly with his hands down. Chaler 11. In what should be one the seams of his shorts, noides
Rugger
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FIRST DIVISION. LEAGUE FINAL:
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MEN'S JUNIOR LEAGUE Parents at 185 Ploskhawks T
of the best cricket matches of ince but a wallop in either as 13 the Theory to use Jimmy Wide of arians 10 Griffins
Combined Services-meet the
Ind
Best of the Colony in the Poppy ly "So-and-so importhie, 101 LADIES, JUNIOR LEAGUE Day: Clarity Soccer Match at what a hitter," O'Sullivan mid raver, laks para
50okumpoo, kick-off at 4 p.m. to me afterwards, S ki Wklio Fangs 17. Motyeliktit
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