Game With Italy Showed
"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1949.
RECOGNISE HIM?
ENGLAND WILL HAVE A
TOUGH TASK
THE
WINNING
WORLD
SAYS VERNON MORGAN
CUP
London, Dec. 4.—The thrilling encounter between England and Italy this week showed quite clearly that England is going to have a very tough task in her quest for the Jules Rimet Trophy, which goes to the World Champions at Rio de Janeiro next July,
Football writers were shocked at the comparatively poor display by the home side, taking the view that on this form England can have no hope of success and urging the Football Association to set about the task of finding a better team by adopting different methods.
a football writer Charles Buchan, the former English International, now for the "News Chronicle," saya: "Drastic changes from the alde victorious over Italy are necessary before we can hope to become the World Champions.”
He
Evidently
the
selectors advocates changes in the selection and preparation of the thought that they had found n English team for what he de- ' useful combination because they
(except scribes as "the most important picked the same side event recent years."
for the goal-keeper, Williams injured in the earlier being match) to meet Raly.
The fame writers are now saying that the side just will not
lo
Of course, It all depends on side in playing. how your own who are your opponent, and just how well they are playing.
Buchan suggests for these jobs former players who have become highly successful managers, then of Leeds like Frank Burkley, United, Stan Cullis, of Wolver. Tom Whit- hampton Wanderers,
Ariel, takter, of
and Jimmy Seed, of Charllots Athletic.
He thinks that the mansgeta named have the right experi
that the blond to find
England a chance of will give beating all comers. Advocating
ences
of the team as car- of the
theile, he suggests that
ly
23 player,
should be Sot - gether for two days each week under the critical eve of three who of the managers named, would be responsible with Wal- ter Winterbottom, the present team manager, for tactics team selection
Пе
Kood
and
day as them
to, which in truc, very fast-moving
Italians
Trad
England Wins
Rugby League International
Bordeaux, Dec. 4-Eng- lund beat France by 13
It could be said thai England only played as well on Wednes-points to soven in the Rugby the Italians allowed League International match
The here
this afternoon. The the English team at "sixes and rume was played in misty revens" and it does seem as if weather before a capacity the selectors muk find a team crowd of 23,000,
ball and faster quicker on the
Filtton
the ftored between In anticipating the moves
posts in the thin minute and their opponents
Word converted to give England An early advantage and there change in the score before half-time.
TOO SLOW
ocainst
ΠΥΠΤ
171
and
Food
cold
was no
trut with a free kick
Aubert to convert home side were in
The South Americans are re- puled to be faster even than the
It was not long before France Italians, and to worm weather on a dry ground and with a light had taken the lead, Luis Aubert
that first scoring NEW METHODS WANTED ball tennd us slow
i which
represented English this and Conotont crossing the "ng-
line ish
for hove a very this Now attacking methode mustwerk would
and th Many English fans be tried, he says, England must
front at 7-8, the from
ground players pclect fast-moving
Wednesday saying what opponents, And dominant centre-half. thing it was that I wor Buchan thinks England could and damp, that the ground was produce
to win the heavy and the ball wet. n side
of **plenty
Rut World
this
Dame for Cup with
Kiveh practice together and the in- Fortune would not have troduction of new ideas,"
England her fortunate win and Ward converted. 30 giv
And yet what versie There Faglase! thetr advantage happened had that Blant 13-7, by which they Won." Giuseppe Router. gonik ceper, Moro, not saved that terrifle!
Mortenson drive from Stanley In the opening minutes?
There are
He is not alone in thinking something must be done to and a beiter alde than that which ald duty against the Italians. But football is a strange carne. When. England beat Ireland by 9.2 many writers sald: is the ideal team."
"Hero
Charles Not Champion Yet
To call Ezzard Charles
the
official and legal successor of Joe Louts, as the National Box- ing Association (of
even
many who think
They
that thai Arst quick goni would have depressed the Italians t Auch an extent that England would have scored a run-away win. And Indeed well might.
The Best goal that England eventually got 14 minutes from From the finish won the match. that minute the Italians
did lienten, even though they out five up trying.
TWO STANDOUTS The Italians
were a useful I would say no mor America) side but have done, is contrary to boxing than that. They had in Moro custom and unfair to Britain's a really exceptional goal-keep interest in the heavyweighter, and Carlo Parela at centre champ beship of the world.
Firischer
at
Telal restored the advantage to England by touching down behind the line and then Ward missed with a free kick at 30 yards,
Following
of short a kering Dasses Ge seared for Enginn
Reg Harris
湯
There hasn't been a faster bowler than this man in years. It's Harold Larwood, of bodyline controversy fame, photographed behind the counter in his sweet
shop in Blackpool.
Lancashire League Offers May Weaken West Indies Team
London, Dec. 1-Cricket lovers in Britain have nothing at home in occupy their attention during these wintry months, apart from speculation on the future. As this concerns the visit next season of the West Indies, there is already no Ittle interest in wondering who will
come.
Australians Produce The
Surprise Of The
Of The Week
By "RECORDER"
The second annual Hazzard Shield match produced the surprise of the week In what was otherwise a dull series of results, the Australians, helped on by an undefeated 105 from N. E. Arthy, beating England by 127 runs.
The Australians started badly enough, being 20 for three wickets at one stage, but Oliver, Ride, Hawthorn and Mahon stayed with Arthy for good wicket partnerships.
KCC ceemed near' enough to Gerry Gosano and M
Though the England teain woS hardly the best that could beating Army at one stage at d'Almada Remedios anved tho have been turned out, it was by Sookumpoo on Saturday, having situation with as enterprising no means a very inferior side, plx wickets down for 40 runs a partnership of 68 runs against With the addition of Howarth, in reply to their innings of 109, good bowling as I have ever Stokes and Newton it would but success was not to be theirs seen, but then the rot started as one of these late rallies that again with eight wickets down have been at full strength.
The Australians were very seem 10 be peculiar to the for 81 when P.M.N. da Sliva and much in scratch side, but they Army ground at Sookuinpoo de II. I. Ozorlo got together to turned up a
of veloped with Graveston keep-play out time- good brand Australian cricket this time and ing his end up for
victory can only be a defcated 51.
Though Army's attack hai popular one.
the
suggested, would
an un-
not neces- rone Karily be as one-sided as some strong
latest
the batting aide to on predict. The "International" business I hear for a little over three figures
Chinese
llowever, Army did not look In that the Combined are continuing their fixtures and as invincible as their record in-
dientes. play the RAF next Sunday.
The scores were:
AUSTRALIA
NO CENTURIES There were nona of the ex-
An International series, they, now lost J. H. Bennett, who has pected centuries at King's Park to Singaporo, it proved in the match between Craigen- enough to dismiss f gower and Royal Navy, ho his last wicket former declaring at 107 for ning
and
of getting nino
their opponents wickets for 80 runs.
A feature of the match was the return to form of Tominy Crabtree, whose four wickets for 10 runs represented soma Di The best bowling of the season against a side that is no longer short of good batsmen
N.E. Arthy, nat_out.URLARIN E.C. Fincher, e Ball, b Gambriti G. Hong Choy. Kilber, bi
White b Gorbeill
T. Weller, d'
N.n. Oliver, a Kilber, b Ba LT. Ride, t. Colledge, b lart-
Baker
Gambril J.D. Hawthorn, b TP. Mahon, & Bail
A.D. Duffy, b Gambrill
Extras
Total (for & dec.)
103
I, H. Rankine and W. L. Tingle
did not bat.
Bowling Analysis
K. Gambrill
1. While
R. Pierce K.A. Ball
N. art-Baker
A G. White me
ENGLAND
M
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RAF COME NEAR
RAF had the better of a drawn game against Recreio at King's Park and their 140 for 7 found the League Champions replying with 117 for 8. That after three wickets had been down for eight
runa.
At Chater Road, University got the Optimists aut for 61 runs and had an runs and by seven wickets.
easy victory easily
won
League Cricket Averages
BOWLING:
T. Grant (R. Navy)
K. M. Rumjahn (Craigengower)
G. Ar Souza (Cralgengower)
T. A. Pearce (Scorpions)
Inns N.O. Ruas 1.9. Aver.
до
4
106 181 65.33
7
1
220
38.10
N. E. Arthy (Optimists)
210
#1 30.00
150 20.
31.80
147 01. 20.40
G.
N. Goans (Recreto)
1 172 30
27.00
4
A. D. Pan (RAF)
104
20.00
IID, well, e tankine,
4
K. A. A. Bail (RAF)
20.00
20.00
Mabon
TJ. Grant, e Mahon ↳ Arthy
19
1. M. Newton (Scorplans)
20.00
E. N. Gambrill (RAF)
N. art-naker,
Arthy,
Mahon
W.. Collage, and b Mahon
J.P. O'Driscoll. b Weller
€
KA. Fall, b Arthy
Mohon Cambril, b Mahon... Ad. Whe, e Buty, b Arthy
white, not out
Kilbre, e Oliver, & Ride
17 Pleten, b
Extrax
Total
Bowling Analysts
The real cricket student is also following keenly the happenings in South Africa, where the Australians are proving, as expected, very powerful and, if time permits, TP. Mahon likely to win the Test rubber comfortably.
Also there is the tour in India | Sind 150 and 70, the Common-
wealth 115 and 100 for four. Commonwealth the hrie
Jock Livingston, the Common- plavers are also proving a very
was unbeaten wealth captain, rong combination. West Indies players are contributing towards with a sparkling 60, which in- This as Frank Worrell and John rite one six and six fours, Hali are there. Will they be in Re and Okfield started off today with a score off the first ball. the team to visit England? one of the queries asked.
but within 15 minutes Oldfeld was leg before to Badruddin, Antwerp, Dec. 4-Arle Van Vliet of Holland On Satur- Unfortunately League cricket,
APPLAUDED day night wou the
second which is so strong in the North of England, may Interfere with
Disappoints
is
was
T. Weller
Hong Chey N.E. Arthy L.T. Hida
partnership new
Yesterday's Scoreboard
Football
27
4
10
D
A. R. Abbas (IRC)
M. W. Halme (Army)
F. A. We'ler (Scorpions)
Zimmern (KCC)
A. Zimmern
2. A. Oak'es
Baton (Army)
103
23.28
43
21.83
Commando:)
107
21.40
120
21.00
101
64
20.30
117 35
10.83
130 Fa
18.50
171 50. 18.50
117 65
10.71
18 hellish (University)
LP St* (Scorpins)
F. Themveroft (Army)
1 Kerr (Scorpions)
G. In Choy (Cmfrennwer)
*Not Out Quallication: 100 runs. BOWLING:
&N Gambrill (RAF)
E. N. Gam
(RAF)
J. C. Tyrer (RAF)
J. C. Koh (University)
A. R. Abbas
Overs Maidens Runs Wkts. Aver
J. H. Bennett (Army) F. Howarth (Scorpions) A. L. Snaith (Optimisis)
20.3
GO 11
0.00
104,5
22
230
34
6.94
30,3
118
14
8.23
K. C. Carnield (Army)
08.2
10
161 19
6.17
G. N. Go.ano (Recreio) A. P. Pereira (Recrnia)
53.3
150
10
00.1
10
161
41
0.47
R. E. Lee (KCC)
GA
17
107
20 0.05
60
142
19 10.14
45
В
114
10.30
32.5
A
132
12
4.1.4
135
14
11.00
11.07
R. S. Cull s
105
33
107
11.75
Graves (Commandos)
53,5
0
107
14
11.21
11.41
3 Prisons
White (R. Navy)
77
23
182
15
12.13
12.13
*
A. R. Minu (IRC)
68.4
14
213
\12.78
No12,70
0
FCA
Yard
W. M.
1
At Mitchell (Army
03
15
194
15
15 12.93
49
100
12
18.00
II. T. Pritchard (Optimists) 41
144
13.00
13.09
St Joseph's
K. A. A. Bad (RAF)
55
130
10 122
14 13.25
F. R. Zimmern (KCC)
50.4
10
151
13.72
T. 1. Lean (University)
€92
17 390 14
14.21
S. M. Tch (Univershy)
G0.2
14
218 15 14.53
Canly
-GOVERNOR'S CUP
5 KFA SECOND DIVISION
Dockyard
of four races which will de- the plans for some West Indians. Frank Worrell, the West In-
loudly
Applauded CNAAF elde the European Indoor More than one of them had heenaan.
contract when he came in and Livingston an attractive Sprint Cycling Champion-offered
This team and n League
marked the bay ship.
than more coab could mean
51X. with Ten of Europe's fastest sprint- would be offered for being a official touring tera competed in th beats of member of the the 1,000 metres race in Antwerp Sports Palace.
pion.
PLACINGS
Placings were:
perly.
AWKWARD SITUATION
Vendors
R.A.F.
F
The score mounted with twos Navy Chippa News and singles and after had made an unsuccessful appeal tor let before against Worrell RAF
single the West Indian took a to raise the 50.
Livingston
wns
not
Jong
G Polico
St. Joseph's HOW THEY STAND
First Division
Army
KME
St. Joseph's
SCAA
P
Kwong Wah...
half is also in the world class. Surprise of the night was the For the rest they were poor showing of world chur- Who said that? No, I. Not
intelligent foot-pion Iteg Harris of Earned. fast,
It is un awkward situation Bruce Woodcocic Not Jack clever,
who was only placed fifth. The for nobody can blame a cricke- Salomons. Not any Englishman. baliers but not world braters.
Ifetcheo What will the English selec- The man responsible 15 Nat
look 73 minutes Who Harris' Arst defeat sinne beter who, looking to the future, completing h's individual 50,
up la bank which Inter-tors now do? It really is begin- donned the minbow swen prefers to bulld
missed another six America's
while he is still no then just ringside commentator ning to look a little as if their marking him as a World Cham-balance
when the ball dropped short of national
World Cup
attractive force in the game.
when driving for
boundary the the these 40 years or more. Witness first lift at the
Eastern be made when they
It may be possible of nearly every fight for the going to
Commandos the
contracts with League clubs to Chippa. crossroads. Two heavy-weight championship of are
AED.
be fufilled up to a point, al-
at even a year ago,
once Badruddin Navy Almust
Police the World since the day of Jim years
lowing the men concerned
when club another blow Jelfrien, Fleischer weighs in England had a wonderful team of those great
assist the West Indies in Eng-ruck
Worrell,
in pull the CAA trying "our" side in the Today, mightily on
land.
bowler, was trapped leg before RAP Ezzard Charles-Bruce players may well be slipping. present
may have found a
Some sort of a parallel care for six. Woodcock-Les Savold argu- England
successor to Frank land.
Jast year when New Zealand's ment. An argument that is cer-worthy
of Bert
Mariin Person tnin to Bare up afresh when Swift in the Woodcock and Savold get down Williams in goal, but she has find another Stanley Matthews or a Tommy Lawton.
Moreover, there are signs glum.
contre-half.
to cums in London next spring. yet to
BROKE DOWN LONG AGO
is not something that may
some
that the
1. Arie Van Vliet, Holland. 2. Jan Derksen, Holland.
Joseph Scheren. Belgium.
Oscar Plattner, Switzer-
4.
6. Reg Harris, England.
0. L. Fosselin, Belgium. 7. Stoli, Italy.
0. Raymond Pauwels,
Neil
9. Van Loveren, Belgium.
10. T. Gerardin. France.
The frat leg of the compet!-
The world title, writer Nat,Franklin, and the wing-half
belly Wright, two of England's presented as one gives a suit finest half-backs of all times.
of clothes or a pair of shoes. The heavy-weight champion- mip belongs to boxing, and box- Ing covers the world.
the
may have reached their penk.
to
Faster Army
Navy
Second Division News Vendors living and Victory was in sight for the Donnelly, playing in English cricket, was second time but another wicket Kifebee
New Zen-wES
to fall. Langdon opened SCAA "Collected" by the Bellanders on their arrival and his account with a single but n played with them throughout five runs later, with the total at
05 and 10 runs still required, he RAP the tour.
Tulkoo St. Joseph's If the West Indies want the was corapletely beaten playing back to Badruddin leg-break tion took place last week in men who have signed, or have and was cleaned howled
The brought Pettiford in to The been offered, English League Paris where Horrls worl
and with two Join Livingston, remaining two are due to take contracts they may have to offer
than would twos he sent un the hundred. It at Zurich and Ghent them more money place
ordinarily be the case.
was left to Livingston to make (Belgium).-Associated Press.
That may cause complications among the other players and the winning hit with a ringing drive which carried the total to is all a problem that will ce 108 and the match was over.~~ tainly need diplomatic handling Reuter
SWEDES BEAT
If the West Indies are to be re- their strongest EAST BENGAL
by presented
team in England, possible Dec. 4-Play'ng Reuter Calcutta,
Sweden beat uperior football, he All India Soccer Champions, Cast Bengal, by two goals to 'l
WORST GAMES Franklin must have played "Ergo." the thesis that Char- the worst game of his life ag ins les became the champlon when the Italians and Wright was no he whipped the aged and fad the "superman" he was agains Walcott, and relained the Italians nt Turin last year ing Joe the title when be knocked out
Scottish officials and fans whe helpless Gus
game felt even saw England's Yot more Lesnevich, is founded on a line more convinced than hithert of reasoning which long ago they are going to bent Enelen was broken down in boxing. In the annual encounter thic "There can be no movement year at Hampden Park, Glasgow. towards clarity in the heavy in April. situation until Bruce weight
oday. Before then, however, there i
for Enelant te British champion, plenty of time Woodcock, meets the American Lee Savold and a new match-winning c-m-
and the Fenti ma ina lon. In London. The winner will un- questionably meet Charles, and
van vat be in for a shock then--and only then will
Incidentally, there are siln official sucessor to pns of the there ne an
Scottish Focfb-r (Heavyweight Cham-gociation
their chonging Louis" pionship
1710-1919," Putnam mines about only going to Rio or 151)
theinted Kingdem Champions -Reuter, London Expreis Servloe)
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TOURISTS WIN
Com- Karachi, Dec. 4-Tho
cricketers monwealth touring easily beat Karachi Sind by rix wickets here today to register ti:ir second decisive win the Pakistan part of their tour. Scoring at more than one tu
In
Selicitors Prisont I'clic
LAA Ljub
Yard Police Dockyard University
Hockey
Commandos 5 Nomads tch HO 1 Navy KITCS TIKTIG
Hold BAF
Egyptians
On To Their Golf Title
-
Cairo, Dec. 4Hassan Hassahein. assistant to the Gezira Gulf Club, today wo
Army
HOW THEY STAND
Ammandor
KITC
Navy
ecreta
Nomads
r
Malte Marienssen and Karl ranck scored.
players
were Outstanding Sven Ove Svensson, Alf Jantin who replaced Ake Jonson at utsidealeft), Stendy Appeltoft nd Olle Persson.
This was the Swedes' second off the necessary runs for the the Egyptian Open Golfh experience of playing bare-loss of three wickels, the anal Championship with a 72- K. Polica
showing Karachi holes aggregate of 284. footed teams-Associated Press. scar.board
Conquest
a minute Ufs morning, they hit
TİGAGE COMCONG
HAG KM
AT THE DOOR,NOW.
ARRIVED
WAN
AT ONCE.
University Dak S.C.
TKNG
PW D L F A PH 10 10 0 0 0 5 70 24 19 15 10 7 10 7 11 28 17
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Softball
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MEN'S SENIOR LEAGUE
7 Daredevils Overseas USH
The field included a number of leading Brish International players as wel! as prominent players from France and Italy but the young Egyptian had rounds of 71 nad 72 in heavy."Salisbury rain today to finish one stroke whead in front of Khattab chung Hwa Hassan, the winner for the fadcaps
Bost, 'wo years,
Sound"
Uno. Graunasoal, of Italy, the Paks winner of the French Open Americans
le last year, was third with
7. Bf. Teresa's 8 Canadians
9 Easeballers
(In & Innings)
8
Brayés Cumkan cherun
1 Jarvara D. Roxtr
287, while Alfred Padahom, of MEN'S JUNIOR LEAGUE
of Angelini
22 | Gelfan Alexandria, shared fourth place gras
Mj'ain. and
with. 230.
3. A. Briggs (C.mmandos)
Qun'enos: 10 w'e'eb with an average under 15 00.
Jolm Macadam's Column
PUBLICAN FIGHTS DANNY FOR TITLE
The British Boxing Board of Control have now come across in the matter of champion Stan Rowan's retirement from the bantamweight throne.
They have scanned the horizon anxiously, they have decided to close their ears in the meantime to the shrill cries of Jackie Paterson, they have decided that, since titles can change hands only in the ring, Danny O'Sullivan. must fight for it, and, forgetting all about their liking for eliminators, they have put up Teddy Gardner as the opposition.
noted that in
There DEG conditions, of, but it must be courre. A BBBC pronur ci-just over the last year he has mento without coda. The Achtked five champlons, among must take place on December them Rowan, Norman Lewis,.
Dorant, and Jackle 13 (unluckily for somebody) at Eunty the Albert Hall, the original į Peterson.
the But
alost: and Rowan-O'Sullivan place being held open by Jack intrigues this reporter is that with all the wearisome schem- Solomons anyhow.
ing and frustration associated
over with orranging 11
time
fact that
in
the
claboration SIX MONTHS' GRACE
*Aghts, Then, it O'Sullivan wins, he tantam division-and, for that
six months natter,
in British any other will get the full
be Sp ace before being called on to boxing today-should
title, whereas hard-up for defend
class performers Gardner, as winner. could be that a comparative unknown is enlled on within that time at brought out of the hat at the the discretion of the board, last moment to make up a pill,
The whole thing will batt TALENT SEARCH tcrubbed If either Aghter, is
unable to box on the night, and |
The other day, we mentioned
was in twice-
are
the board will go into another that old Harry (Kid), Fumess, huddle straightway and get to of Manchester, work, on
scries of their weekly promotion and scouring the Lancashire coaltelds for favourite eliminators.
talent. There Terms aren't, likely to offer new arty difficulty. O'Sullivan has hundreds of Harry, Furnessca and down the country, pereed with Solomons and the up 825-year-old West Hartlepool doing. In their small, crowded 7pullican is too delighted at the halls, more for British boxing the than all the planning will ever sudden chance deelte. chortage of time left him so do, th
And that is giving the itte
·for 'n' tl'in fight-to prepare
to the known boys and the novices offer much opposition
only
12
13
kind of wages he is Ukely to be he fights that are their
true preparation for the bir offered.
Although the zerep 't much me. The trouble is that 100 are motohod more attractive on paper than many of them
nurseries before pay sone, of, dozens We could from there.
Real hone have taken in at the Dince they are ready lax Faulkner (204), James Blackhawks a Oversean
Delawares
friars Ring in the old days be talent is in pretty low supply. Adams (290), 6am King (267) *(In 8 Innings)
fore. we got so bogged down Incidentally, they'de picked spore, a trio of British, Ryder spartans ; 21 Pandar
with planping controls: 2 sihtly better-looking pros cap players to Anish lower LADIES SENIOR LEAGUE doesn't look like being a push nosition to test Earl Wolle on
The Albert Hall bill-Lloyd: om the list na did d'Alkmagne of France, and Wen's 10 din over for Danny wory Von Donck of Bellum, LADIES JUNIOR LEAGUE Gardner-is-an Lisonspicuous Barnett. 1852 Gb perse with Ithu cách took 298, Reuters White Fanen 120-BL. Theresa's 2, enough performer in these parts; main vidare pr
Marcel
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