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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1950.

SOCCER FESTIVAL OVER

THE CHINESE

NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS!

BY "UNOMI”

́Hongkong's soccer following should remember the coming Chinese New Year holidays for years to come. Five games in five days against Interport sides have been arranged with Manila and Burma teams.

This is their Ørst The visit of the Burma team has been eagerly awaited. trip to the Colony, but their reputation has come here before them. Up to the present, every team to visit Burma, with one exception, has not achieved a victory there.

Halsingborg, who showed Hongkong such grand football in November, were fortunate to finish 2-all against the Burma side. The only team that has won against Burma was the Chinese Olympic XI in 1936. The Chinese "idol," Lee Wai- tong, was in China's victorious team that day.

The Burma officials were un- Hongkong and Manila will take (CAA). Playing on their own Πιοπισ ground, these lads are pblo to raise the necessary pince at Caroline Hill. The funds to send a team to the last visitors put up a grand display sure to give a good account of Olymple Games, However, they recently at home against two themselves,

Another visited India

had a very touring sides, one from Spa being given his arst big game on and

youngster who successful tour. The Chinese

another from Malaya. To- team to the Games was schedul-morrow'a Kame should, there- Tuesday la Au Chi-yin of South:

One China. ed to visit Rangoon, but a last-

fore,

be a most interesting one. Although on the small minute rearrangement resulted The class of soccer played in side, this schoolboy is a clever in the match arranged belig Hongkong is much higher than football player who fully merits that played in the Philippines the honour of inclusion in the

team. and Hongkong usually come out the winners in the series,

cancelled.

are

GOOD DRIBBLERS Thie Burmese players Emall in stature, wiry and ex- ceptionally good dribblers. They are accustomed to all types of grounds. Whether they play on muddy or sun-baked surface makes little difference to them.

After yesterday's game against

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The Manila team is Au 18- The local selectors have such known proposition. In the past an array of talent available at has always played a good present that they have decided brand of football, fully appre- to give players who have been glated by all who have seen it ouifited from the Burma une In netion. a chance to show their ability

in this match.

All League games scheduled for this week-end have been

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SPORTING SAM

By Rog. Wootton

England's World Cup

Team Takes Shape

BY PETER DITTON

to

JOHN MACADAM'S COLUMN -

THE AMERICANS INTRODUCE A GROOVED BALL

The Americans—It had to be the Americans--have produced a new kind of foot ball, with deep-set` corrugn- tions set into the pigskin all around and, although their football is a smaller edition of our Rugger ball, the experiment will be of interest to all ball-game players In the country, particularly those who hold to the old- fashioned theory that the game's the thing.

Idea behind the grooved ball is that it is easier to handle with accuracy and is less lable to skid on greasy grounds, and It In casỳ to see the light of expediency leap to the eyes of Frank.Buckley in his Wolves days at the prospect of anything that would have given his fliera more and more control.

as a

After all, golfers of inter- The England selectors have at last given some sort of clúc as

But of course not. The Major, 1

have Ike ourselves, is a traditionalist | national repute The selection of the Football

been likely candidates for the trip to Rio.

when it comes to interfering in stopped recently at the first tee League team which met the League of Ireland at Wolverhampton on

any way with the actual imple- and requested to remove grooves February 15 and the choice of the 'B' team to meet Holland at New- nents of the Soccer, craft. Ho from the faces of their clubs, and agreed inunediately with a snap It is only a manufacturers step castle a week later has clearly demonstrated who are 'in' and who are

Judgment of Arsenal's Jack from there to a ball as full of

duchess's face. Crayston that it would be more grooves 'out' as probable reserves to accompany the first eleven on their quest to

than difcult it would be mur-grooves for loft, and for pull, and bring the World Cup back to England.

for slice. derous to head a grooved ball.

"And anyhow," he wild, "the ball, as it has been developed, is perfect

eet for its purpose, and a bit of ciddding adds interest to the play. The better players can con- trol a ball on most surfaces.”

It is really Interesting to see Stanley Matthews has been recalled for the

Gilbert spoke of such punish- cloth Wolverhampton game. After all the fuss earlier this year, when he was included

ments as playing on

cuo and among those who received an invitation to tour Canada during the close season, this

untrue, with a twisted proves that the Selectors have not passed him over as a Rio candidate. Indeed,

ellipilen billiard balls," but he never put any of these forward most critics agree with me that it would be an act of folly to omit him.

13 rerlous improvements in the The Dicks (Middlesbrough) in new

American speed-ft-up- game. If he had, and they had Interesting also is the selee- i recovered from his knee opera-. tion of Wilfred Monnion, oftion is playing well for Arenal, to representative honours but boys had their own handling code been adopted. Joe Davis would Notable newcomers to Inter-cancelled due to the Interports, Middlesbrough, for both games, but I feel that is allde-tackles well though he is playing. In mind when they thought this no doubt go ahead as calmly as

LAST WEEK'S GAMES the Burma tourists port football who will be ou

"Golden Boy Mannion looked as would be out of place on the cannot see either him or Hughes one up, but now that they have ever collecting his snooker hun-

Kiven it serious meet

tomorrow are Leyland.

consideration,dreds. a Combined Chinese XI view

grounds eventually going to Rio. if he might have been finished hard South American week's and the pro-

there's no way of knowing where League with big time soccer when two and slide-tackling is undoubt at Caroline Hill. The Nien, Castillo, today

three are worth | MA

the idea will stop. reasons ngo he refused Chinese team is the some which mising Army outside-left, An- matches only

to re-edly one of Scott's strong points.

With such pluyèrs ng Ramsey to decisively beat Malaya in the drews. I think the team will be mentioning. The other matches sign for Middlesbrough. But Ho Ho Cup last month. A re-strong enough to give Hongkong provides football at its dullest.

after much arguing he agreed to

Full-back Eckersley of Black (Teltenham), Wright (Wolver

(Sloke), petition of the form displayed victory.

The Commandos-St. Joseph's terms and obviously the Selec- barn has also been playing well hampton), Franklin

Finacy (Preston) and Morten- recent will that day

make

have thought today's BURMA ♥ HONGKONG XI clash last Sunday was a thriller. I tora

none the enough for his club in Urs Monday, the Burma team Feeling ran high throughout the worse of him for his stand, match one of the best scen

matches and while the Selectors (Blackpool) already virtual whole game and the "win at

ly assured of a place, the Eng- Hongkong for many years. once agala takes the felt, this

all

done the right thing inland party for the Jules Rimei costs" allinde which both The Combined Chinese team time

This forward line to oppose giving him a chance, I do not Cup, to be played in Brazil this selected is the strongest possible.öher

xi. The sides adopted made the game the League of Ireland is pretty imagine he will be given a 'cap'

from thrilling It is drawn wholly from Kitchee Colony side selected is a strong

spectatorswell good enough to go to Risen for the Rio trip. The remain

beginning, to take Motor Bus. one, the majority of the players point of view. The saints upset bloe." The unurthodox rovings

ing and the Kowloon

half-backs, Taylor and The defence, which belongsving shown

ffand form in forecasts by scoring a 2-1 view of Roy Bentley in the centre Cockburn, are polished players Kitches,

would throw confusion

among

nud Cockburn is already an Another notable performance the season, Tang Sum and Fun League games and being worthy

of. their selection.

pave International. A Kood per- Kwan-sing

Live

Kwong Wah's 1-0 win opposing defenders and Locker, the Commando goal was

the way for Bafly and Mullen.

formance in this game should diminutive Kwok Ying-re all

Lover the Club. The Chinese were keeper,

big chance, gels his

both ready opportunists, to see them included in the World the assistance he requires in Tenucl will captain the team, putplayed in every position by

score the necessary goals,

Cup party. the mid-line.

The cent In this Home ap- their opponents except in goal The front lue contains a nears to be on youth. Cheung when Tam Woon-chouls was in mixture of youth and ex-Shu-ling, Santos, Xavier, splendid form." perience. The Kitchce pair. Ho Pereira and the schoolboy, Kowards were Ying-fun and Y Cheuk-yin, have been in devastating form -keung, are all stars of the finishing

hag

will

grand record

the

to do battle against an-

Hongkong

tury".

the

The Club for- erratle in their

aract falled to beat

OUT OF PLACE AT RIO

lave

I

There is considerable scoring power in the 'B team forward The defence does not strike line to oppose Holland and

being up to the me as

probably same think the defence is Army had End tuck la not standard. Williams, co-stronger than that of the League last day of the football carnival is Tuesday when the collecting both points at Caro-keeper) cannot be faulted and side. The two Froggatt cousins visitors from Manda meet a ling Hill against South China. A Nicholson (Tulienham) is play- (Redfern of Sheffield Wednesday Combined

ni stubborn South China defence ing well enough at the moment and Jack of Portsmouth) form ΧΙ Chinese

a regular place in Army to command Boundary Street, The Chinese boulked

the International side. Scott, defence in this game will be attack. #201 all-Kowloon ourTen Wing (Police), Lee Ping-nain Lui Shu-ping

alt season. The remaining for- wards are all Businen-fang Yee-kit, Chau Man-chi and the youthful

Tal-fai. The Lon ability of all three is too well known for further comment.

HONGKONG v.

MANILA Tomorrow afternoon thứ an- nual Interport match between [(KMB] and

25 MINUTES OF FOOTBALL WITH

A BROKEN LEG

By ARCHIE QUICK

The incredible performance of playing Cup-lic foot-- ball for 25 minutes with a broken leg was achieved by Ian Drummond, young left-back of Bournemouth, at Northampton, in the Fourth Round F.A. Cup replay, which the home side won 2-1, Drummond was taken to hospital at half-time and when his shinguard and hool were re- moved and an X-Ray taken, a clean break just above the ankle was revealed.

Matt

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Randolph Wants To Be

A Cruiserweight

Middleweight Randolph Turpin fancies himself us Cruiserweight Champion of

Great Britain. Conse- - quently, he is to apply officially to the BBB of C for inclusion in any series of eliminators designed to find a successor to Freddie Mills.

This piece of news, imparted by Randolph himself through a lip punctured by Frenchmen Gilbert Stock, should interest. Don Cockell, Dennis Powell, Mark Hart, Jimmy Carroll, and any of the others now being parad- ed as possible cruiserweight kings,

The Board's reaction will have a go in a higher division. doubtless be un

offelal request although I weigh only 1st Bib. For information about the nun- ber and quality of cruiserweights

Manager Bob Jackson, of Portsmouth, told me that he transferred Drummond to Bournemouth for £5,000 last Benson, and Bournemouth's chairman, Fred Hayward, said- Drummond had become the keyman of their defence. Now Drummond has become the victim of as savage a game of soccer as I have ever seen, with most of the 22 players culprits.

After the match I talked with Bournemouth were tending 1-0,

from

onward than Busby but managers

wing ran (Manchester United), Ted Drake Northampton's right (Reading), Bob Jackson (Ports-louse, the Midland side, getting mouth), Harry Storer (Coven-home by the odd goal in three. Rae (Plymouth). This right wing comprised the try. Jimny Harry Warren

(Southend), sons of forner

famous foots Stewart McMillan (Derby) and ballers-Jack English, the son of

former host of

others, and icy all the

player agreed that a new low in dirty Northampton play had been reached, An 4 manager, and Arthur Dixon, con Ranker Rugby football critle, who had of the former Glasgow wandered into his first game who is now the trainer of Par- of soccer, sald to me after-tick Thistle. Dixon was by far words: "Now let me get back to the best player on the field and to both goals, but our Indylike game."

led the way The accident

to all the good football came from appeared occur when one player made a straight on to the unfortunate player's shins. The

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Darlington

and and

RINGSIDE

Teorge Whiting

the British

one-

"I am anxious to take on any body in the country up to 12st Dlb., including Cockell, Powell Hart, or anybody else with his eye on the Cruiserweight Cham- pionship."

NEW RULE

an

dangerous left-wing and the capabilities of centre-forward Jackie Milburn cannot doubled.

Redfern Froggatt is also

side. for the League. reserve This seems to Indicate that the selectors are interested in him. It remains to be seen whether Sonny Wallers, of Tottenham can produce his club form in this, hia first representative match.

summer, Is shape.

-London Express Service)

GROOVES BARRED What could Hedley Verity at his balling best have done with the fighting of a grooved cricket ball? What could Denis Compton and, will a roved bat, and today put on his "Chinaman"? who knows?-a grooved outfield, what could Len Hutaon do to the Australians?

Boxing In 1949

For ourselves, We

are dead against any Innovations of almost kind. The games as we know any them today are essentially the games that have been developed over the centuries. Let them be. Leave the size and the type of the size and type of the player the ball alone and concentrate on he is good enough, the game will be all right,

London Express Service.)

JOE LOUIS' RETIREMENT

USHERED IN A NEW ERA

By Jack Cuddy

Boxing in 1949 was featured by the most momen tous, two-way, promotional and championship change in ring history. Joe Louis' retirement 1s undefeated Heavyweight Champion on March 1 started the machinery that made James D. Norris' International Boxing Club the successor to Mike Incobs' 20th Century Club, and also helped make Ezzard Charles Heavyweight Champion in National Boxing Association territory.

Retiring after the longest and busiest reign in Heavyweight Championship history, 35-year-old Louis became a director of the International club of New York. Michigan and Illinois-the fight game's most extensive monopoly. Bomber Joe wes made a direc-after having been the world's round because of an injured left.

reportedly No. 1 promoter for 12 years.

Swift of Sheffield Wednesday Have

very sound display against Switzerland in January. Te is a strong tackler and dis- tributes the ball to good-ndvan-tor of the IBC and tage. Do not be surprised if he was paid $150,000 for giving up is given preference over Aston the title and for making arrange when the Selectors come to pick ments that resulted in Charles the England team ngainst Scol- Aghing: Jersey Joe Walcott for at Chicago, land in April,

the vacant crown June 22.

Both wing-halves Quested of Fulham and Dickinson of Porta- mouth are strong ninty-minute By winning the 15-round players and in the event of any decision over Walcott, Charles roughness developing in the I gained NBA World Cup matches, they would be useful players to have in the

lile.

GREAT RECORD

The IBC also bought out the Tournament of Champions. rival New York organisation it had been trying to compete with Jacobs. The IBC controls the major fight em- poriums in New York, Chicago and Detroit, and both ball parks in New York.

05 recognition Champlon, but he did not evoke recomition from the New York commission nor from the British Boxing Board of Control.

"

now

at.

of a Bruce Woodcock-Lee of ring injuries In eight coun-

Savold bout, now scheduled for tries London next May.

IBC GAINS CONTROL

crown

shoulder. Cerdan was killed in an Azores plane crash, Oct. 28, while flying to New York for a return litle fight with La-Motta.

Pep of Hartford, (2) Wille Conn. recaptured the feather- weight diadem from New York's on a 15-round Sandy Saddler decision at the Garden, Feb. 11. Badiller had worn it less than four months.

CARRY-OVERS

Man-

In addition to the Heavy- weight Championship change, two other title shifts occurred during a year in which Dickinson, I think, will make)

tendance and receipts fell off in the grade, but Quentind will And

Among the five carry-over most Loxing areas, but during I no easy matter to get the de-

New York and British officials which an all-time record of 18 Champions, only Freddie Mills In Paris the other week I saw i cision over Wright of Wolvet-want Charles to fight the winner deaths was recorded as a Jesuit of England-light heavyweight in operation for the first time hampton or Nicholson of Tol- he has met. The Leamington flyer, the new "out for eight" rule

ruler failed to make a single How- defence during the year. tenham. will have to admit, of course that | designed to protect a boxer in

ever, Mills subsequently lost to met even

n dazed condition after a knock- he has never

of Cleveland at The other two title changes Jocy, Maxim other than socially, Turpin's tale, down.

London, Jan. 25. were these. I think, will go something like

It is atling that wal-keeper this:

The rule means that every tay Middleton of Chesterfield

(1) On June, 10, Jake

La

The other four carry-overs count must last a minimum of should be honoured by the

Motta of the Bronx wrested the defended ns follows: Welter- "Just because my brother Dick | eight seconds before boxing 19 Selectors. He has a great rc- Moving Into Madison Square Middleweight

from weight Sugar Ray Robinson of Morocco ai against Ike Williams against Gavilan; Light- Middleweight allowed to continue, Jean Stock, cord of over 550 appearances Garden, the International club Marcel Cerdan

not flattened four limes by Robert

for his club and this is a fine bought out the interests of Detroit when Cerdan was unable weight Champion, and therefore available to me as an opponent, Villemain, knows all about it.

ninth Enrique Bolanos Jacobs, who retired on May 5

and Freddle continue after the Resture to a loyal servantt." items that I am being frozen Not so Jimmy Swann, out of the middleweight divi Anericnn negro. Upal two after Fusion.

The taking one on

chin from Pierre Langlois, Jimmy daneed about in well simulated frustra ton while the refered waved him back und the timekeeper had back unul the reached"

hed "...Six, sept, huit"

good one? Well, is the rule rent, Jean Wanes, Gilbert Stock), O'Sullivan, who recently jumped St might have saved, say, Dickie.

up at "two" to run into a knock- Delannoit), n for Belgian (Cyrille should have sent him off with-cleaner play should be led by Canadian (Roy Wouters)

[out'nt_the.resourceful hands of and

Scolland's Peter Keenan. That harassed the Tress, Stewart out further ado.

McMillan, an American (Pote Mead). up to the

I keep beating these men from of the game? Are they net ca players throughout the game but newspapers to make a call for not once did he take a name, or cleaner play by demanding a overseas, but British middle led to reap full and immediate make any attempt to call the higher standard of refereeing weights won't have me at any bencat from any 'get up quickly two teams together for a general The clubs are powerless, for if price-not even for sparring.

mistakes nads by opponents warning.

use cruiserweights In they put in an adverse report have to When Drummond did not against a referee to the League, the gym. If I am to get a chance they have put on the floor? come back after the interval, it is thought they are squealing of a British tille It seems I must

WHERE ARE THEY? "Since I beat Jackie Jones last February, they have given me a South African (Doug Miller).

two-footed jump over the ball disuruh until they avere three Frenchmen (Mickey Lau-

Several ma

referee opinionagers voleed the an Italian (William Poli),

that n crusade

official continued to talk to of Derby, sald; "It

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CANNON

PADAILE DAIVES THROUGH THE NIGHT TO THE HOUSE-IDAT CLUB WITH WIOSPER

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---{London Express Service)

The Biddle of the Red Domino

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UNLESS GONZALES – BEATS

KRAMER

The Dollars May Soon Begin To Disappear

Professional tennis still is a money-making sport in America, but the dollars probably will begin to disappear unless Pancho Gonzales starts beating Jack Kramer.

Kramer won 34 of their first 39 matches in a 120-city tour, and Promoter Bobby Riggs is worried, although he refuses to admit it. But Riggs indicates his worry by the fact that he plans to resume play himself for at least a few matches. Both Riggs and Gonzales have had valuable explanations of the one-sidedness of the series.

ls a good mark.

Rility

Dawson; Bantamweight uel Orliz against Dado Marino; Flyweight

Monaghan of Ireland against Meurice Sandey- ron of France and Terry Allen of England: Allen held him to B

draw, but Rinty kept the title.

Incidentally, after Charles be- came NBA Champion, le de-. fended against Gus Lesnevich Similarly, and Pat Valentino. Willie Pep defended his recap- tured feather crown Eddie Compo.

against

Only 12 title fights were staged throughout the world in '49, although each Champion is supposed to defend at least twice

a year.

ATTENDANCE SLUMPS

Attendance and receipts were off in the New York area be- cause of television, the recession, "Kramer could have beaten Gonzales too promised that he | Its first 30 appearances, which and scarcity of attractive talent. However, the sport boomed in BO Tilden and. Don Budge in would do better.

there

some places-upstate New York "I'm going to forget their best days," Riggs claims:

the 1040 defeats and pile up enough But there were disappoint- cities, Montreal and Minmi. A Kramer has cut out all

that used topf an edge In 1930 that I can ments, too. The tour opened at record California zale was set at "fooling around lead up to a kill shot, and Gon-sign the biggest contract on the Madison Square Garden Oct. 25, San Francisco by Charles and

Schroeder

and had tentatively listed Valentino. zales and Ted

are next tour," he said,

Do following his example. But it is

another Garden show for "itemember, I loat to cember or January, but this was merely extra experience that

gives Kramer his victories over Schroeder eight or nine times in cancelled when Kramer piled in

hla

Gonzales..

up the lop-sided margin over of Gonzalez,

Despite increased safeguards the sport, boxing officials were alarmed at the record 18 a row before I solved

three style and beat him

deaths from ring injuries. Nine do that to "Gonzales has everything to four in 1949. I'll

occurred in the United States, become the greatest player In Kramer, too."

The promoters were zure that two in Algiers, two in Mexico, the history of the game,

buy and one cachs in Italy, Germany, The pro troupe, which also New Yorkers would not

Frank Parker includes

and tickets for what apparently was Australia, Malaya, and Hawail Fancho Segura, drew 140,000 nn uneven match, United The previous record of 18 was

set in 40-United Press, paid admissions and $142,000 in Press..

once

he settles, down. He still has

lot to learn. When he gets that, he will be unbeatable;"

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