1949-12-17 — Page 23

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SPORTING SAM

Reg. Wootton

WEEK-END SOCCER

London Express Servics

Should England Retire From The World Cup?

HOBY ASKS ALAN

Let us be honest. If this is the beat England's footballers can do we should On their Tottenham form-faltering, retire from the World Cup forthwith. fumbling, feeble-this England team hasn't a cat-in-hell's chance of winning oven a silver spoon in Rio de Janeiro next July.

Don't bleat that wo beat the Italians in North London. If that was a "vic- tory" it was as empty as a moron's mind.

A point that hasn't been sufficiently emphasised, I think, Is that this makeshift Italian eleven, playing away from home on a heavy Engilah pitch, can do in one second what it takes our men throe seconds to ac- complish.

YARDS FASTER

They have all the tricks we used to have. They can kill angle es the ball from any dead as a kipper.

They can bring it down from the thigh or chest and, in n fash, flick or move it aut to the

mun running

space.

Into

They are yards they go forward to ball.

the oper

faster and meet the

Yet South American obser- vers tell me that the Italians are slower than Drazilian or Argentine teams operating on their own bone-dry grounds!

Moreover, the South Ameri- cans can shoot.

Typical of the way

these Inside Hallany play Is their

ono Signor Benito right, Loreaz!.

call hlm they Iri Italy "Paison" Lorenzl, because be acts like oarsonic on rival de- fences.

apart,

Colbies 13 a

THE HARRIER

His temperamental

Bignor Lorenzl brilliant, bustling little guy. He' buzzed around the Tottenham ground Ilkd à tempestuous gnat. He harassed, and harried the fo dut of Nell Franklin and company.

Today's Chances At The Valley

By "THE TURF"

Outstanding event of the Twelfth Race Meeting, the Last of the 1949 racing season, to be held at the Valley this afternoon, la the Hongkong Autumn Champions for Australian ponies of any season over the mile and a quarter.

In a programme of eight races, three are over short distances the results of which will depend to a great careful I would

recommend A extent on the start. study of the draw for positions as it is obvious that getting off to a good start in races of this kind is a matter of paramount importance.

The

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DAY, DECEMBER 17, 1949.

Argentina »Offers

ARMY MAY REGRET £36,000 In DEAD

SEASON EARLY

SLIP-UPS

By "UNOMI"

Today and tomorrow Clubs resume the search for League polnis. A full programme of First, and Second Diyision games is slated for this week-end. Kitchee, the potential champlons in the Senior League are still undefeated and are well ahead of their nearest rivals, Kowloon Motor Bus and Army. The main Interest ap pears to be the tussle for second place. The Army içam have now managed to blend together and have been victorious in their past seven games.

What a great pity the Army slipped up badly at the start of the season and dropped valuable points which, if they had been collected, would have put them about two points behind Kitchen. However, we still in the first half of the season and if Army keeps up their present form they will certainly be in at the kill.

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Today's most promising game, swell their goals total con- appears to be the meeting of St. siderably as a suit

of this Tho

remaining game Joseph's and Club at Happy game. Valley. The Saints are begin should be well worth watching: Kowloon Motor Bus ning to slide down the league Navy. v. Ko table and a defeat today will at Causeway Bay,

The Busmen are Just, about ruta their chances of Onishing in either first or second first-ciors soccer

these days. Į

Turf Prizes

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Stakes which make, our richest turf prizes look meagre are on offer to Eng- llah owners from the Argen tine. A £80,000 International race is the balt

The race, the "Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini," to be run next, November, is over. 3,000 metres getung on

for two

miles, to be accurate, -one mile 1521 yards. Buenos Aires Jockey Club will pay shipping

expenses.

The race will be on weight- for-age terms, and horses, to become well acclimatised, would, need to go over in the spring a blow this, for they would miss the English season.

£25,000 FOR WINNER Here is the temptation The winner will receive £25,000 second £6,000, third 23,000, fourth £1,250, and fifth £750. There will be a consolation plate of not less than £3,000 for unsuccessful foreign horses. One English horno at least will compete Swallow Tall, recently bought by the Agen- tino for this very race.

Hora aró comparisons Nichest-ever med was this year'a J'Arc de Triomphe at

playing champ £37.000. Richest- }

place. This game is always one Chau Man-chi, the Captain, is

and Sammy Tsang has been of form lately. His display against KMB was most uncovincing.

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of the matches which is eagerly the danger man, his excellent ever in this country was the awaited for by both players and ball control and prompting of 1948 St Leger, which totalled his fellow forwards, canting more than £10,000, of which

share Winner's spectators alike..

St. Joseph's ure having goal-havoc amongst defenders.

£15,200. The result of this game do. keeping trouble at the moment.

But though no individal race team the Navy Brown is not always available pende' on the

| Iri this country cari comparo are able to geld service duties with the dazzle prize dangled

occasions preventing on many

play in the Argentine, probably no some of their strongest

whole mcoting in the world ств trom being available.

compares with Royal Ascot, at DOUGHTY OPPONENTS

which, over the four days, no Club, straight from their win think KMB will win

raco has less than 21,000 added over CAA in last week's Shield

HÁLF-KILLED GIANTS,

to the sweep money, and the prove themselves game, will

opponents. The team

The first round ties of the Gold Cup has £10,000 added. doughty

hard Challenge

-(London Express Service) Shield

played. Last have adopted irst time tackling tactics and this may up week provided good fare for set the Saints whose youngsters soccer fans. Kitchee, although

share of the

Tennuci was a notablo eb. are inclined to play a more con-having the Hon's

Brown,

outside almost eliminated centoe.

at play, were structive game. It should be a most interesting game to watch

by the youthful South China right, scored a "hat-trick" for two evenly matched team. between

A goal scored by Chu Army, his second goal being a

Ho sides

Wing-keung early in the first real gem

collected the Army should have little diff-half was the only counter of bail well out on his wing and 1940 Champlon Jockey; well lately, will have to pro-

with n "Martonson” liko run will be decided this afternoon duce her beat form to beat Sky-culty in scoring their eighth suc-

the Chinese South China fought doggedly he went through between Mr J. Pote-Hunt, Mr master.

Mr Pote-Hunt, will have the cessive win when they visit RAF the game,

at Sookunpoo. The Airmen, al-

throughout the whole game defence and netted. H. Maitland and Mr K. Kwok.

choice of either Arabian Dagger

though not lacking in against their exprieLced op- Police had a good win Here is how they now stand:

The craft Time and again the Navy. or High Speed and whichever 23 wina Mr J. Pote-Hunt

one he brings out will have a enthusiasm, noc a poor tenim and ponents.

atrald their many weak-Kitchee Jefen.co www ripped and Gordon. in the Police mid- 23 wins. Mr H. Maitland

22 wins,tay in this main cvent.

wide open by the small South line upset many Navy, attacks nesses will onco again be ex- Mr K. Kwok

China forwards but cratic as well as providing fino passes Racegoers are reminded that

The rest of the Geld are posed.

~Left- They havo an excellent de-

shooting spoilt many of their to their own forwards. the first sodding bell will be

Blue Sky (Mr Holgate), Fort

winger Tom Yung-kan made rung at 1.30 p.m. with the first Knox (Mr Maitland), Golden fence but the forward line con- Individualista

and use of this service Usually a team makes a little full. race at 2 p.m. sharp.

Dragon (Mr Wong Yan), Jeep tatns

effort, to win A mone

eup-was. the star of the day. He Here is how I see this after Heo (Mr Noodt), Panda (Mr, The sooner they learn to play as

was a glaring ex-netted three of his team's four a team the better will be there and this F. Chiu) and noon's chances:

obtaining of

more ampló of this happening. Un- goals Valley.

daunted by Kitchee's grand

DEBUT lengue points. SIXTH RACE

Eastern and Commandos play record the boys from, Caroline

all out to win and News Vendors marked their at Caroline Hill. Highton, the Hill went Commando centro-forward, was almost sucecoded. They were debut against a First Division Club with a clear six goal vic- injured in last week's game and beaten but not disgraced.

The fast and Commandos in today's line-

disappointed tory over RAF up. The

iba slow, dobermined Highton reappeared at Bus med

was fence was in Ane form but they centre-forward but ho

by were

overworked much

and their Hung Hing-yuk, the Bus pivot were anally

The result The

spoedier Commando

opponen_byg much too slow and were no in no way flattered the victors.

for their match

clever op- Extra time had to be played in the match between Club and ponents. A THRILLER

Highton once again had the CAA during which Club rattled The remaining game today misfortuna to meet with an in- on three mere goals and thus He is the unluckiest merited entry into the next should be a thriller, CAA act as jury.

at player in local football. Special round of the Shield. The game hosts to South China Boundary Street, South China mention must be made of the was fast and exciting although marred by rough almost beat the strong Kitches excellent display of goalkeep somewhat team last week and if the same ing by the Commando Keeper, play by players of both teams. Widger, the Club Inside- team is fielded today they Locker. He was in grand form,

saves bordering right, had his shooting boots HONGKONG & SHANGHAI should earn at least a share of some the points.

FIRST RACE

The curtain raiser will be the Final Handicap, (1z; section); for Class 7 ponies from the two-milo looks that all the 19 contestants land could do with some of will weigh out that poison."

K.

Pleasant

I can't predict a leap in the dark but my choice for this

World Peace. section)

chances

too many

chances of scoring.

As one wag remarked: "Enz-/ post once round, and in, and it race for Class 2 ponies (2nd will not en beret" boys, their supporters by their poor accurato, passing, of the Chiac

i fancy Pheine which is nicely The harsh truth is that this Italian display wiped the self-weighted at 150 lbs. This brown confident smirk off. the face of mare ran a good second behind British Soccer.

Suno Marshall in the Talmoshan Stakes (2nd section) on May 7. Her mlle distance.

Coming after our complacent 9-2 massacre of a weak Ireland

over the

team, it acted on us like Adversary is Abdul Hamid with punch on the nose.

The only Englishmen who gave 'me world-class form fa. 90 minutes

goalkeeper Bort William. Mr. Luck was

WOS

Green Velvet in the rear, Yacal is good for an outside bet.

SECOND RACE

bur other outstanding player. My best three for the Lant

For the rest, our half-back line was terrible and, as I have Chance Handicap (1st section) Bald before, we need a cap for Class 6 ponies, over this tain-general to dominate this sprint race of 1⁄2 mile 170 yards are Epinard (150 lbs); Sapientia. team.

(162 lbs), and Windermere' (149. [ lbs.)

TRIALS NEEDED

What happens now? Do we

Windermere. is not, a nice.

go off to sleep again between black gelding to handle, but If Christmas and April, when we it gets away with the fold your money is pretty safe for a win. play Scotland?

We should hold trials, blood My dossier shows that Kwong

men, abs

abere all find some Leung is better over a distance ball players. We simply don't and it in unlikely the brown mare will upset the applecart, play football any more..

new

It is a daming reflection on Be careful with Marber (145

our modern Soccer standards, ibs.) but Hull City's Raich Carter at

30 is still just about the best

English Inside playing,

Little Will Mannion,

THIRD RACE

Judging by the allotment of of poundage the best race of the

Middlesbrough, can still make afternoon is the Loggards

the Arst-time pass better than Handicap all the Pearsons and Shackle Class 2 ponies. tons.

(ist

section) for over the two mile post once round and in. There are quite a few speedy

understand that the pony will with the exception of goalkeeper i showing against Kowloon Motare. As usual the RAF-đỡ.

bo piloted by Mr Maitland, and think can be relied on to win it is this event though now running in a higher class.

Bariy

Apply

ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL

ME THAT THE HORSE LOST ?!

Locker, really struck rock bot- tom last week. The whole team was far too slow and against n Chinese team this lack of speed Eastern, led by is evident. Lo Wah-sing, should manage to add another two 'points to their total.

Wero team

of his

the best keeper in the The presence of Mullon in the

on the miraculous. He is by on and scored threo goals.

Chung Fook-lum, the South far China pivot, is filling the post- Colony at the present moment. Chub team, helpied to instal confidence in the rest of the tlon so well that the absence of

EASY PASSAGE

players und the whole team

Dil Army, had a nico easy pas earned their fine victory,

а hard-fought always be

into round relied upon to provide sage

two, giving though it was stuff opposition

object lesson game.

Ko Po-cheung, the BCCA

schoolboy

star, is not missed CAA can

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Kitchée and South dence but require a few sharp-Several new players were on tween' shooters in the forward Unc. view in the Army team, each Chine was a thriller through- Tomorrow the league "giants," one acquitting himself well, out. The final score, alter ex- an Indication of tra time had been played, was Pay Day has been well pro-Kitchee, have weak opposition which gives

the 1-1. The replay will be worth pared for this race and with in Kwong, Wah. The unde- the unlimited talent at

going a long way to see. leaders should Army selectors' disposal. League the possibility of Mr H. P.feated Chanson up is sure to..exiónd World Peace to a close finish. likely to Strong opposition is come from Barbarian, Dominion Day and Rose Emme,

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SEVENTH RACE

Stanley Matthewa at 34 can merchants plop the ball Into the goal- mouth right on to a sixpence on the start.

I like Home Bullder, which (3rd section), puntera will have

on...!

aro of similar:

and a lot depends mile 170 yards for Class 0 pontes

In this last sprint race of

Tom Lawton-but.. why go Is down at 141 Tbs Tály (150 much difcully in selecting the One excuse I have heard is lbs) has a big proposition to kely winner as nearly all of

a stone to this these ponies that Wednesday was an "off concede over

Well, we have had "off day."

bay gelding. I would like to standard. consider Empress Delight (150 days against Scotland, Sweden

more has jumped d to Class 2 since her last win In Class 4 Never forret English prestige fil leave this pony out of the reckoning. Strong opposition, Is If we can't beat the Scots at sure to come from Jeep. Shing

(146 iba), Manias Hampden we should stay at

I expect that the Arst three

and Ere. It is developing into lbs) a chance but seeing this bay ponies to pass the winning post |

a habit.

will be on show before the world in Rio.

home rather than be rubbed in and Rabel (142 lbs.)

C

the dirt by the South Ameri-

cana.

(150 lbs),

FOURTH RACE

this second section race

In LOUIS COME BACK?

for Class 0 pontes over the 4 mile 170 yards the finish should

Long before Bruce Wood-be fought out between Dawn (187 lbs) and Sparkling Eyes

cock and Lea Savold step into

will be Rosemarie (152. Ibs) Su-

tron (147 s.)

Spear (143 be) and Radio-

Reuter, at only 185 lbs, is well worth watching for this mare was first at the 4th Race Meet- ing over the six furlongs carry- ing 147s, whereas now it has

advantage of 12 ms less.

an

EIGHTH RACE®

The meeting will close with the ring at "that White City (158 lbs.) These two ponies are the mile bad.171 yards for Class ponies, and this clones the 1040 next' May or June for their world, heavyweight, title, light, good sprinters but Dawn will racing season. Because of the have a little advantage of a bulky field; and undetermined Joe Louis, may

may, make a sensa-diference in weight. Iron form of a number of the entries tlong come-back,

The old executioner has been us this bay mare anything is liable to happen

a chance, but

mare here. the road

morning will have to be up with the two and

in them every ponies all the way. Domino afternoon. According to my (152 lbs) is worth a $5.00 each | Bay is in good form and should American scout, he has never

Heway.

be able to win this race in spite

on

worked harder even, in his

best days.

* Indeed, there are Indications

FIFTH RACE

However I know that Good

of the top weight

·Airfield

that Jolung Joe is flirting with The field for the Hongkong and must be given some kind of the idea of Just one more pay Champions, will be no. more a chance in this company,

than ten and all will be out at

if that should happen the equal weights of 160 lbs, Sky- Einer (182 Me) and Strath Bomber Fun will fight the master (Mir Tao) will certainly numara (150 lbs), are coming Cincinnati Negro, Bazard Char to the avourite, and

this pony, back to former and, are real

Tes for the le-and-where I

wonder will that puts Bruce hard to beat

bethreats here. Al Fresco (180 m) and Good News (139 lbs) aro

Mapress Bérvios), which has been showing up so sure to be well up at the finishing

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