1949-11-08 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1949.

CLOSE VICTORY FOR HKCC OVER THE COMBINED SERVICES

·

By "RECORDER"

The Hongkong Cricket Club scored a close victory over the stron- gest postwar Combined Services side at Chater Road yesterday by six runa with six minutes left to play.

The victory was the more remarkable for the fact that it took Alec Pearce's bowling, including all those full tosses, to take three valuable Services' wickets and three more respectable ones in the tall

Frank Howarth cost slightly less than two runs an over, but he could only. tako ono wicket in 14. The opening bowlers, Mabon and Cull, were taken off after four overs apiece and it was only when Pearce came in at fourth change that the Services really began losing their wickets.

Yet the Club's batting

of nicely and it was refreshing

ser Slaken. Oliver and Klibee Corfield

wetting down to score.

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hundred minutes

against a very tight field.

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of the first over from

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in his second

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three wirkets

EJ Manthe C Craig

Wetler

b

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Tho chosen to represent

bech the Indlan their First cricke! Loth

League Second matches next Saturday.

1.40 p.m 4 matches starting Esharp:

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12

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Fuxt Eleven v. CCC (away! AR Abbas, Ismail Ali, F. M. el Arculi, A. ÍL. Bakar, A. R. IL Esmail, S. A. Ismail (capt), A. R. Madar, A. R. Kitchell, A. H. Minu, I. M. Omar, M. A. Wahab,

SPORTING SAM

By Reg. Wootton

WORLD CUP SOCCER

London Express Bervice

Strong Rest Team Beats

Services

2-0

A full house at Sookunpoo was not disappointed yesterday when the Rest team, despite carler rumours, turned out to be the best that could be put on the field against Combined Services and beat them 2-0 in the annual Remembrance Day Charity Match.

scen.

The game was carried on at a good pace and some good football was The left wing of the Rest's attack kept worrying the Services throughout, with Santos backing up as fine a left wing combination as has been seen in a long time.

unr. Scorer, Mr A. M. Wahab, With

Met

U. A. Rumjahn,

Elayer Y

Dockyard

1. T. Barma, S. E M.

in Bux, A., Ebrations, Mi Haasan,

S. If Khan, K. Lalchand, A K.

Total

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14

0

4

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7. Wahab, sr

Y. K. Minu,

Λ Motiwalla. A. Roznek, M.

Scorer T H Barna.

ON THE RECORDE CHINESE CRICKETERS ARE QUITE A TEAM

for this the score FOR

COMPLIED WITH

When play was resumed,

order was to score as fast

CALS 2016ne over

The Stokes Klibee

George Hong in

trai

team will probably

crowded Mie Grason is Craigebgower's

However, where of with hxtures, Enfi Rekling

the there's suelent interest, a way Choy is Chipes enckelets against BKC Derastotunts at Pokfulem can always be found.

and Sunday coming

would Such

[1 competition 10 been asked Ott Kerr has

almost certainly have to be on respectable put up 21

ʼn knock-out systeta and limited gainst them.

be

time would probably

DO The

of agreement Inte en the

minutes botting aside with the scoring the more team the

the case of a draw. advancing to the next round in

England divided

the the

1 une strongest

Hongkonst have us Chinese Th

In

necessi

ruba

Aussies

Win

A

To

Day Spare

Benoni,

South

Afrien, The Australian Nov. touring team beat North.. Eastern Transvaal here by 10 wickets with a day to spare.

The

Chau star of this was

throw-ins which always went Man-chi at Inside-left, who well into the opposition penalty scored the only two goals of porta. the the match

Orsi 20 The Rest resumed the

often- minutes of play.

sive and forced a corner on the Woods cleared the dan- With Lee Tal-ful on the out- right. side and the schoolboy star, Koger. Po-keung.

IRISH & ENGLISH INTERNATIONAL TEAMS SELECTED

Belfast, Nov. 7.-The Irish team to meet England in the World Cup soccer international on Manchester City's ground on November 16 was chosen tonight as follows:

H. Kelly (Fulham); Feeney (Swansea), McMichael (Newcastle United); Bowler (Hull City), Vernon (West Bromwich Albion), captain; McCabe (Leeds United). Cochrane (Leeds United). Snyth (Wolverhampton Wan- derers), Brennan-(Birmingham City), Tully-(Glasgow Celtic) and McKenna (Huddersfield).

Reserve: Walsh (Linfield). thall qualify for the finals to to The only new International is played in Rio de Janeiro › next Hugh Kelly, the former Beltast year.-Reuter. Celtic goalkeeper who is now

HOULISTON UNFIT with Fulham.

Four

changes

And

one

Ginsgow,

positional move have been made Houliston, Qu୯୯୫ of

Saturday.

the

Nov, 7.

-Blily South

centre forward. har from the side which lost 8-2 to

fmm Scotland's Scotland at Belfast last month. Withdrawn

football team to meet Wales at Hugh Kelly takes over from Pat Kelly (Barnsley] in goal and ampden Park on Wednesday, owing to aatmined ligament, Feeney, McCabe and Tully re- place Blanchflower (Barnsley), suffered against St Mirren on Ferris (Birmingham City) and Crossman (Blackburn Rovers).

fron Bowler

right- moves bnek to right-half. Once again vlew of the the selectors, in AI centre-forward, The second goal for the Rest

tournament. have Houliston's the left wing was i bammer was scored by Chou Man-chi World Cup

Eire-barn med affair that kept boring its way after 20 minutes of play. It was not Included any Chrough Tennuel, Berry

picture goal. Chau collected players. While the forward line Clyde.

the defence first looks reasonable. 1 well out, rounded several

will be hard-pressed to with- ponents and gave Pralt ΠΟ

stand England's lively attack. change with his strong parting

Tor!

Phongsan.

LOSS FELT

Unfortunately. Ko was lost to 45de when he was injured test adore half time and his absence gave the Rest A then they བྷ! t“t⪜༼y

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The Australians halted on fur un hour this morning,

served

up-

The standard of play was high during this secund halt und the crowd was treated lo de-son clever soccer by buth Even with only ten men, the Rest were the masters. and gave Pratt a busy time.

15

when

Shortly before the final whis- Alber

the, Highton received an Injury spoling

dand had to retire to the touch-

line for attention.

97 rubs for the loss of two i Steuert work by Thompson, more wickets before declaring the Services" nghil-back, their first innings closed at 331 septed down after seine for four wickets In reply t

mute to capable North-Eastern Transvaal's total against the Best's inore of 135.

Grims left wing. who other contributory factor to this.

second

tick

AL

ENGLISH TEAM

the

The English team was chosen urler today Watson.

wing Sunderlan Yorkshire cricketer,

half

comes in.

at right-half for Wright, who crosses in is normal club post- tun of left-half.

Morris, the East Fife centre- forward. who scored A hat- trick for Scotland against Ire- land last month, is also unit.

place

by Alee

will be

of Lluwood It will bo Linwood's cap.

full Internationn} He has played in n wartime interactional

for Scottish League. -Reuter.

the

Mexican Horse

Show Victory At New York

Fig. Watson, Strewn and galt are new Internationals for England. Stretan, former

New York, the amateur International, replaces

Williams,

Wolverhampton Mexico, with Rest warning round the Ser-Wanderers, who has not played vicea goal. other

The game ended

THE TEAMS

with

Batting

time, the home side, 190 runs behind,

Woods, the Services' were all out for 214, Jeaving the Australians to get 19 runs fullbeck, had good control over the Best's attack on the other for victory, which they

wing. Tenuesi, at pivut, played Combined Bervices:-Prati; Thomp without loss.

game, buton. Wooda: Berry, Tennuct. Itut- Brown, Wilkinson, Highton, tarileston

|| Higgins. Studd, opposition, Rest of Colony-Tam Kwan- the kwon: Hau Yung-hang, Tao Kam- bung: Lau Chung-and. Hung Hing- yuk. Santos; İle Ying-fun, Chang Kam-hal, Ko Pa keung, Chau Man- chi, Lee Pat-tai.

new

defensive Food way upel by The Australian raptain, Lind-

The by Net adopted and young Buy Hassett, Harvey carried their unfluished which challenged him in third wicket partnership to 179 air for the ball, exploiting his

Hutton, on when play was resumed, each poor heading. completing his Bent contury alien, was in good form.

could possibly three into

be

the tour.

tearns

Funston

pable and this was complied, been able to put up since with, forfeld being hit for it and days and very old days al when the Chinese Re-

were Klanta partner- Creation Ciali for the the Cricket League,

Stokes' "TI" will be composed of the Nuth South and Midlands.

from Craigengower, players seven from the University and one from the KCC

Pa mi on 67

Pats

fourth wicket before was caught of silly mid-on by

ball from Bennett Pantun off Kic was raught behind atumps off Cutfield at 138 The orders now were in and four more wickets fell for hine runs.

After

down slowly

Insing

Ik

hit

and

order The probable battist will be G Bonit Choy, T HT Heah, KY Tan, Y C. Teh Gravestone She guess who, S. M

1. Honson, D. L. Huang, I cheaply. Army's balling settled DG.

White playing 1. Younate, T H Lean Careful 19 while Moorehouse JC Kob,

Mainya froita adopted a mere confident

exception fade in hitting three boundaries Hongkong, with the

three of Charles Huang, who is from of Mahon and another

Cull In two successive Tentean and in probably one of

handful of

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fatti-

HURRICANE HITTING

Despite

All

a bare

(15

would, The strongest teams

Include Portugal, uf course,

Recreio side with the

plus George Souza of Craigengower. 110. and India, with a nucleus from the IRC, with further talent in Hillaria. Rumjaho, Divecha, and Ismail Kanchand. A. IL trance from Craigengower ('helliah and Vonar from

the Kermant Auversity and FR from the KCC.

for the

Australia munaged to ruisę

n

TOURISTS WIN

New Delhi, Nov. 7- The Commonwealth cricket tourists beat a Service XI today by 10 wickets,

Requiring tree runs for vie

THE GAME

come

his

wah

MAJOR F.W.

BARRETT DEAD

of

Nov. 7. the

lowest

since he was injured against aggregate of four minutes Wales, nn Froggart displaces 16.4 seconds for the three Hancocks.

events. won the Inter- Com- national Low-score petition Challenge Cup in

Rowley replaces the injured Milburn at centre-forward.

The English team is:

Stredon

(Derby),

Mosley

the National Horse Show here at the Madison Square

(Luton), Aston (Manchester Garden. United Watson (Sunderland).

Wright Ireland was second will four.. Franklin (Stoke City),

Wanderers). minutes, 44.2 seconds, and Chilo (Wolverhampton

(Preston), Finney

was third captain;

with five minutes. Mortenson (Blackpool), Rowley 1.0 neconds. Canada was fourth (Manchester United). Pearson | with five minutes, 54.9 seconds. (Manchester United), Froggart

The third nad final stage of (Portsmouth).- Reuter.

the event

FRENCH TEAM

was won by Chlie

with

of 40 a time Mexico

was second,

seconds. Ireland

Purls, Nov. 7.The Frenchthird and Cannda fourth.

Mexico tonk the four-man Thursday

and Jean

(Lille) ----Reuter.

+

Lechantre

The

prize.

on

·

Edwork (71) neul 433) mastered The Australians' Services started off fncing the spin attack in adding 199 for glarlik sun and sel about their the nith wicket

but when the task with determination. Berry ball was

introduced the sent Brown off on the right but now..e side lost six wickets fo: Santos Intervened and cleared Lec Tal-fal and the danger. Johnson had the best figures; Chnu Man-chi formed n

danger- seth four for 38-Reuter,

oua wing and occasionally ripped

London, Nov. 7-Major team to meet Czechoslovakia in open the opposition defence.

soccer match Chang Kam-hoi eculd

make F. W. Barrett, of Wronghan International

Stadium here event

and the little headway ngalast Tennuelton Hall, Wroughton, Wilt at the Colombes

shire, an

owner-trainer of on November 13 was announced pars event on Friday to build

a lend towards the final time. The Ars real thrill came when

Today as follows: strong shot from racehorses who trained win- Chau tried a

IRISH SUCCESS well out which went narrowly | ners

Abder Porir (Toulouse); Guy for three English

(St Etienne), Buguet

Rager It would be a tough job

The tourists

Back declared their behind.

the Ser-Kings, died today at the ago

International $1,000 seleclure to pick

fret inge closed at 322 for

Marghe (Rhelms): Anton Guis- vices and after some clever dribs of 74.

Military Special Event was won India's Nortiero, best eleven from the players five wickets yesterday, and to- bling by Berry, Highton

sard (St Ellenze), Louis Hok ! Chinese who have ever played avatinble let the teant

(Elude Francals), Jean Luelaney Captain Michael Tubridy, of would day dismissed their opponents, left with a good opportunity to He began training under Na-

Ireland, оп Brurce. Ho com- open the scoring but he sent the tonal fut rules in 1929. and the who scored 115 in their first in-

(Nice); Henri Ballot (Metz). be one of the strongost in

picted the deult 12-barrier Carre Roger

(Nice), Jican the competition is not unlikely that

nungs, for 200 when they batted bail behind.

trained for King George V, King

without a fault in 40,4 course did

a second time,

The Rest were having the better Edward Vill and King George Baratte (Lille), Andre Stroppo reconds to take the $300 first being Tentsi Grammer School Howarth's

(Lille) of the opening exchanges. Chnu VI. He won races for all these brought on al The Dockyard

Chinese boy on its team

Man-chi had on his shooting monarchs. end, he continued his hurricane by some vear of its existence, team ve last year and with

a bitle effort could probably datory," Jock Livingstone (New boots and was sending in shots North

Second WILS hitting and had scored 41 runs or that schoolboys from

Thut they int agein.

wili of South Wales) the Captain, who from ull directions and only Marconi, a steeplechaser which

NEW VENUE

berto Mariles, were educated when he was caught by Craig, China who

winner of the have while trying to hit Weller

played curse, lack bowlers.

opened the tourists' second in-Pratt's fine saving prevented him was trained by Major Barrelt, VIII (now gave King Edward

Parle, Nov. (Vic-from scoring.

7.The French His time was Fred Freer nings with know of no particu-

the Duke of Windsor) and King | Football Federation have rc- Turning to n of

more personal Dy case.

province

as cetved a

the telegram from After ten minutes, following a George VI their first win are note, the Pressimists have lorin), hit a four to flush the Huang

match.

He had ceased train-Hallan Federation, proposing Cemada, goul-mouth scrimmage and with owners. their opening batsman in Frank

Adhikarj 83 not Goldsworthy of the Dally Ex-

out over the

Florence instead of Milan as the seconds. keeper unsighted, Chau ing for a number of years,

niso War Major Barrett

venue on December 11 for the Captain night, completed a Ane century drove the ball hard into press, who has completed

He repre- third World Soccer Cup match Mexico. for the Services, scoring 109. corner of the net to open the famous polo player. job here and is off Home.

George Tribe (Victoria) col-scoring for the Rest. Stung by sented England in the United between France and Yugoslavia. of Due to the fact that so many

1011 and 1013 and Sundays, lected four Services' second in-this reverse, the Services attack-States in things happened on

team high captained the English only nlags wickets for 67 with his ed and Brown sent oveaded for which won the America Cup in agreed to this Frank was available for

competitors quite left-arm alow deliveries, ball which Higgins one match and that was

goal but Tam punched clear. 1914. He was an international Yugoslavia for their views. The representing the Chilean Army press-Reuter, a match, with just ve

Carabineros, two countries have already met and the Chileari Keeping up the attack, Highton polo player until 1921, men turning up.

the Canadian, Irish and Mexican ̈* dashed down the left wing and Major Barrett served with twice, drawing 1-1 at both Bel- SHEFFIELD SHIELD

I was all set to shoot for goal the 15th King's Hussars, which grade and Parls. They are now Armies. Only five managed to

four years

in succession to meet for a third time on a complete the course without a Sydney, Nov. 7-Western when Hau managed to put the for

neutral ground to decide who | fault-Reuter, Australia required 139 runs, ball over the touchline. High-won the Indian polo tourna-

four

innings ton was prominent with his long ment-Reuter. second with wickets in hand, to win their Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales when play closed on the third day.

XIX

White followed

for" Engind тау

le there. I

lat

Then

runs for the fourth wicket.

came Pearce and

the

collapse.

has

tater, leg before to Weller, and When Wilson and Holme settled origin, all except down to a partnership of 37 from Kwangtung or Fukien.

batting team The strength up to No. 9. Lean hus discovered a new stroke in ericket which may be effective at No. 10 and J, C. Koh can be relied on to swipe a lose ball to the boundary.

The bowling will rely on the University combination of Tch,

Koh. Lean and

There is choice of two wicket-keepers.

THE SCORE RRCC

LF Stokes, e Panton b Bennell 34

01. Kerr, e Gambrill b Corfield

TA Pearce, lbw b Bennett

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15

NR. Oliver, e Mitchell b Oor-

18

40

F.A. Waller,

Mitcheli

L.D. Kibes, e Gall b Corfield

Bennett

5

R Craig, e Gall b Bennett

11.M. Newton, not aut***

F. Howarth, lbw b Bennett

Extras

Total

(for 8)

his

Contrary to reports that ap- had peared on the match he two innings and was not out the An excellent idea on the part second time. But the ball that the Kerr and got him-the arst one of of Hong Choy and

most in match was one of the one that could be extended

due course to a tournament curious i have ever seen.

157 that should prove

we

Rugger Results hand, India, Portugal, Chino. Thereupon it smacked him

а

on

•

the

They Insist On Their Own Private Nursery

By ARCHIE QUICK

exceedingly It hadn't the slightest desire popular. It is about time that to travel in the direction of the

New South Wales, who scored had an International wicket until Frank-who is

very 213 in their first innings, added Tournament here In cricket.

chap-stepped out big could include Eng-wide for Troms

swipe: 154 runs, to the overnight score A mighty

of 118 for four before being dis- on missed in their second innings Australia (or Australia and the pad and was deflected

for 270. London, Nov. 7-The fol- New Zealand or the Rest of the to the wicket.

Western Australia, who scored But Frank, who hadn't play-201 in the first innings, were 144

Newcastle United, prolific spenders and canny sales- lowing were the results of rug Commonwealth), and, possibly. ger games played today:

ed cricket for years, was not Even Scotland has Otto Kerr, discouraged. He later bowled for six wickets in their second men, are not content with taking an amateur club under their wing and, using it as a "nursery" for young and and .D. Hospitals 19, Edin-W. M. Davidson

M. and then kept wicket and bat-when stumps

promising players. United must be different to anyone Edwards made '59. can now tell burgh University 10,

Gali na a nucleus and a search ted again and

W. Teates missed scoring else they run their own "nursery." 1 Fleet Sirect that he WAJ TO- Wasps 13. Edinburgh Acado-around the Services could Intcals: 0.

am sure, find eight more Scot-engnised here as an all-rounder.century for New South Wales by Birminghom University 0,tish cricketers.

His services were certainly ap- only seven runs.

C. Puckett was the best of the preciated.

Western Australian bowlers with Ave for 95,-Reuter.

Valted

Rugby Union'

Scotland,

Pontypool 50.

Newbridge blon 0.-Router.

0, Plymouth Al-

The problem is how when to fit such a fournament

and

COD YOU BEG

(TUVE BEEN) CRINKING,

STRIPEY!

FACE IN THE

"RECORDER".

Mister Conquest

TIG A BANGLIFB

ONLY

BURE BATT AND ME OFTEN SEE THEM

AFTER A DROP OF THE OLD STUFF!

were drawn.

GOOD NIGHT, VER LOHOUR-

THANK YE FOR A COINE EVENIN'.

BATT AND MR MUST -AWAY DOWN.TO THE

QUAY NOW TO SCRAP AN ENGLISHMAN, TI9 THE MCGINK'S ORDER,

E.

4

Appropriately enough it is appointed paid Secretory of the run by a schoolmaster, Mr Jim English Schools Football Asso- McAndrews, whom I met, in clation and the first ambitious London where he was attend move in the Association's new

a meeting of, the Schools Football

ing

Associat/progressive polley is to follow.

the example of the Amateur "Mac" told me that he has 48 Cup Final and take the English

his care boya under

all of versus Scotland Schools Interna- whom

either Secondary tion Aro

tional to Wembey, Stadium next; Schoolboys or apprentices un- May. The arena will be packed

for thero Stars like too

'ara few finer der the age of 17,

top-class Stobbart and

Stephenson rose spectacles than

and Mr schools match in which shady from

be has tactles are unknown. another Jimmy Mullen in aboy At the other end of the scale,

McAndrews

named Luke. He has Inst

son's England's captain too.

To

honour

Ben

I watched a London Challenge Cup quarter final and Brent- an agreement nover to allow football to inter- fords two reserve wings cost £10,000 this season-Goodwin fere with his protoges' trade or

£3000 from Birmingham and school training, Mr. McAndrew Paton £7,000 from Celtic. That s will not play a match which what. Soccer has come to. The necessitates the team travelling P50

Army caplain of two seasons overnight.

bard agowaa

working Martin McDonnell ---And now. Coventry Have paid Birminghain £19,000 for himu:, Sine club” mao Mar- in 90 minutes tried, too. But £18,000 I ARK, YOU

3D SCHOOLS V

INTERNATIONAL

Mr W. R Ward of Bourne ville, Birminghum, has

beda.

Colonel #um- of Mexico, the event last year. 30,4 scconds

Baker,

Major Charles

was

of

third in $1.8 Fourth place went to

Alberio Valdes Captain Oscar Cristi, the Chilean Carabineros,

was Afth. The Franch Federation havo

and wired to There were 35

AIRBORNE

CENTRE

This dying hunk of man la Joe Watson, Rico, Institute's 225-pound; centre. Hailing from Temple, Texas, ba's expected to be a bulwark in his school's bla for the Southwest Conference title this autumn.

of