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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1950,

ARSENAL ELIMINATES – BURNLEY

ONE OF THE BIGGEST FOOTBALL ROWS EVER IS NOW BOILNG UP

SAYS ARCHIE QUICK

One of the biggest football rows of all time is boiling up as a result of the hint by the Football Association that they are going to con sider holding the two Cup semi-finals at Wembley Stadium on March 18 and 25.

The ramifications are terrific. The question might well cleave the FA and the Football Leaguo apart; it might well see the break up of the competition as at North, South, present constituted, for already the provinces are in a turmoil. East and West, the clubs are protesting that London gets all the plums and that this in the greatest injustice of all.

I know that there is a feeling behind the scenes of the League that if this proposition is carried, then League clubs will conalder refusing to enter the com- They petition next season and in that case may run a competition of their own.

havo for long been discontented with congestion of League Axtures entailed by Cup competition,

out railway fares on top final but a London side. Surely Let us examine the pros and, pay cons Supposing the semi-finals of admiralon money and other that would give it the unfair work out to matches between incidental expenses. Why only advantage of virtually playing Burnley returned at horne. London gets the anal Yorkshire, Lancashire or Mid- Inst week

backbone deprive the land clubs. it would be eminently 2,000 tickets for their Cup-tie ami most Internationals. Why unfair in these days of money in Landon with Arsenal.

Then again, suppose it is not game-the fans of Manchester, to two Northern teams in a semi- Liverpool, Sheffield and New-

castle etc.-ot

just but their Infrequent cut?

shortage to nsk the Good folk

the of

North

YESTERDAY'S TENNIS

Ip & Tsai Further

Confuse The Issue

By "RECORDER"

of the

In favour of the proposition

13 that nli would benefi financially, for they all, from First to Third Division, chare the Cup pool, and Wembley takes whereas the # £45,000

Kate,

biggest money ever taken in the provinces at a semi-final is ler than £10,000.

The Wembley

organisation

crowd

would also obviate scenes. The semi-finalists would fet the "feel" of the Wembley

of their

direct clashing with League Ip Koon-hung and Edwin Tsal proved yesterday that pitch and there would be na in Doubles play our local tennis is not to be disgraced games, but I cannot see clulx entitlement of a third share each when they shared two sets-6-2, 2-6-with the Spanish.in the semi-final taking up their thic in a 100,000 gale with 'Argentine pair of Pedro Masip and Heraldo Weiss at

supporters possiblity Chater Road,

having to travel again to London Chairman Arthur League for the Anal.

League Secretary Drewry and Tom Howarth. are very good friends of the FA but two men could

an incensed not sway

The gallery had its fair share of excitement when the Hongkong pair took a 1-0 lead in the second set and contested point for point the next three games, to be led 4-1 and then catch up to 2-4

cleaned up of the

This looks like an casy save for Strong, the Burnley goalkeeper. Actually it is Arsenal's second goal being scored by Denis Compton at Arsenal Highbury in the fifth round of the Football Association Cup.

won 2.0.

"Hands" At Soccer Are Getting Out Of Hand

Three months ago the Football Association Issued a reminder to referees that unintentional hands should not be penalised. Now, with Spurs out of the Cup through such a penalty, it surely is time the FA neted again.”

The memorandum of November was explicit. It said: "Occasions do arise, where it is impossible for the player to avoid handling the ball, having no time to withdraw his hand or arm before the ball strikes him. Such accidental handling contact should not be penalised."

Harold Palmer, who saw the at Everlon, down Spurs go writes:

In any tuch incident as this n big bo there must surely element of doubt as to intention.

Bolh Ip and Tsai were deadly provincial vote if it came to one referee has to make a dim-

The Hongkong combination too casily certainly looked the winners court.

first game of the utter that second sel, but it was then that we saw Masip and Weiss come forth with some of their best.

POINT FOR DEBATE A debate on this point among those who saw them on boll days would probably lead #s many endless sittings with no

Spanish Champion Pedro Masip and Colony Champion Ip Koon-hung after their match on Wednesday. Golden Studio Photograph,

decision reached as did that tegendary one on the number of angels that could be comfortably provided seating accomodation on the point of pin.

However, the sneaking suspicion rests with me that our visitors, if not exactly extended, left few of their talents hidden in suddenly coming to Be in that second set and sweeping the upposition-which did not get

NO SCARING THE AUSSIES

Ladysmith, Natal, Feb. 23. The Australian tour- ists bent Natal Country Dis- tricts by 129 runs in their two-days' match here today. Resuming their second inn- Inga this morning at 58 runk for the loss of ona wicket, the Australians, who scored 74 in their first fnnings-the lowest of tho tour were dismissed u second time for 195.

in their smashing and they were guard on seldom caught off anything served up in the way uf dropshots In fact, even if toolt like a pair they did not likely

the world, to surprise they left the impression that

the they were

inert Doubles this colony combination

produce.

Both are players

can

1

who can

come up to the nel without risk-

clash.

Bosanquet The

New Squash Champion

cult decision quickly. I should benefit of the doubt say the

but

should go to the deernity.

Mr Seymour chose a

Clarke, a quiet, honest fellow, confirmed afterwards that the bali struck his arm, but he had no intention of handling.

ROTORUA WAY

Our Empire Games athletes were at well remembered Rotorua-therinal region where Jels loose its

ing too many lost points in the l An extremely interesting and New Zealand

process

and they should be hard-fought match was witness-terrors in the form of geyscra mud and seething formidable opposition to the ed last night at the Victoria boiling

a crowded springs. brothers Tsul.

Squash Courts by

Successive ICC teams have gallery when D. I. Bosanquet

A. Stewart by been there, too. I first visited

in

But in that Escond set our defeated Capt visitors suggested that the pro-three straight games the the place with D. R. Jardine's bable outcome of a match of Colony Open Championship. side. Up we drove in coaches, to be received by a Maori chief ave sels between them and the Ip-Tsai combination would sev The score of 0-6, 9-6, 9-3 was of Incredible age, surrounded by

the game, Maori maidens. them on the wealthier side of a fair indication of

of play something like 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, while the standard

ANTI-CLIMAX G-2. This, however, is all throughout surpassed anything

Adressing the

chief, Pelham Warner got impressively o the murk. "Many moons have passed. O lustrious one," said "since last we set foot on your beauteous shores....

theory.

It is improbable that Weiss is normally an erratic as he has been in his games here, and if seems that net play is not anong his stronger points.

NOT TO BE OUTDRIVEN

seen in

years.

the Colony for

many

and accuracy Bosanquet's placing made him the victor, bat credit must also go to Stewart for his powers of recovery and for the numerous outright win ters he played.

100

The

Sit

chief, in traditional Mnorl outfit, responded solemnly in his own language, then told us that his beautiful maidens chow พย round the They did. They were Keysers, the regular pald culdes of this tourist centro

However, Stewart mado many mistaken which were fatal against a player of Bosanquer's would class.

In his 6-2, 0-1 victory over Lt.-Cal, J. W. Spence we saw a Heraldo Weiss confronted by the normal type of hard-driving

"Miss Yvonne Ho presented the play he comes upon in tourna- ments all over the world and be trophy to the winner. proved that he was not to be

outdriven or out. i. easily manoeuvred.

Argentine Champion Senora Maria Weiss with Colony Champion Mrs Ip Koon-hung. Golden Studio Photograph.

It was refeshing to see play

EXHIBITIONS AT USRC

The chief, having put on his net, ambled off home bowler hint,

In

Д

Maori was not the only national costume on show when our Games team was there. Spanish and Hugh Riley, the Scottish boxer, visiting The

was there in his kilt, and had Argentine tennis players will give an exhibition to the school to beat of Maori admirers after

and

U.S.R.C. his sporran. boy's

girls Court, King's Park at 4.30 p.m. 10-0

al

free ไป Admission will be school boys and girls only.

The following matches will be i played:

4.30 p.m. Mrs II. Welss v. Mrs Williams,

5.15 pm. Alessa Masip and Weiss v. Lt. Col. Spence

Ayres.

and

World Records

Ratified

Sportsman's Diari

EDITED BY

Brince Harris

Rotorua....place where even the bunkers of the golf course

omitted wiffs of vapour,

FIVE FORESTERS

LONG RALLIES AT TABLE TENNIS WORRY OFFICIALS

There are likely to be repercussions from the Men's Singles final at the World Table Tennis Cham- plonships In Budapest. A drab, long-drawn out game was won by Dick Bergmann over the Hungarian, Soos; and such were the lengths of the defensive rallies that the English Association are not at all pleased with their new chaniplon.

As a result it is likely that they will introduce an innovation Into the National Championships at Wem- bley Empire Pool next month. It is the American Ex- pedite Rule which, it is stuted, hus improved tho spec- tacular value of the game in the United States.

The Rule, roughly, is this: As for the women, I fancy Misa If, in the opinion of the Re-Elliot of Edinburgh will creato feree not the person umpiring a surprise over the Misses Dace, the game, you will notied the Deregl and Framics. play is uninteresting, he can atop the match and invoke the and Leach and ong other yet to I hear that Bergmann, Darna,

each

be selected are going on a world

Expedito Rule. Then player serves alternately, and, unless the server wins the point our as soon as the Champion- in twelve hits, excluding the fourth place? It would have ships are over, Who is for the service, the point goes to the been Alex Brook, Barna's stage receiver until points are reached.

the usual 21

UNENDING RALLIES

partner, but he la In South Africa, and I am advised that the last place for this attractivo Irip may go to SimonA Q

Chess Tourney

Results

Eugene Taurz beat L. Schure,

I can see that this rule will tend to make the players go for the shots, and reduce the length of some of the present unending rallies, but I think it is a mis- take to make the Referee give any decision. Surely, the umpire on the epot is the man. Maybe there is a reason for it, but I cannot see it. It is a "scaro" rule, and I am surprised, havthe defending Champlon, in the ing learned that the Interna more important of the matches Honal Federation sanctioned it in the 10th round of the Tourna- Championship of as long as two years ago, that ment for the we have not seen it before in the Kowloon Chess Club at the England.

Peninsula Hotel last night,

Thusz WOR

when SchuroTM For the English Champion slipped up badly in the end his queen atter ships there are entries from all game to lose four of the home countries, being two pawna up with a Elre, France, Holland, Belghum, strong parsed pawn. The game, Italy, Switzerland and Austria going to 43 and a strong contingent from Queen's Gambit

They are C. S. do Saram the United States, Who is to (boxing), P. J. Langley (rugby), bent Bergmann now that Victor R. M. Hewitt (hockey), J. F. Barna has retired from singles Pollard (athletics) and . L.play? Hedley-Miller (golf).

II.

moves,

Was

*

In another Queen's Gambit,

Klinghardt

M. beat E. Marchetti in 34 moves. R.W. Carter beat A. Archangelsky in Two Knights' One of the Americans, pet- 29 moves in a Exceptional, considering the

could do it. Defence, small number of undergraduates haps Welssman,

The

P. K. Hage-

match between Maybe the Frenchman, who take the forestly course.

naur, will find inspiration, or Prokopov and V. Zirinsky, also Erthich, the Polo now domicil-n Queen's Gambit, was ad- Sixteen-year-

--old Leyton

But I cannot Journed on the 40th move in an Amatchr Boxing Club Membered in Belgium. Alan Marley gained the. Essex cee anyone, at home doing it. even position, County Est, championship

INVINCIBLE

Bib, boys' club

a few weeks ago by a walk-over. No other con- testant entered his class.

Now Marley has gained a

A tough life seems to appeal to Oxford University sportsmen, Among those who will be taking their final examination in the scrond championship without a Honour School of Forestry In fight the Eastern Counties June are five Blues-something | tille at his weight, there being

a record in the forestry 110 opposition profession.

of

(London Exprča Service)

LEAGUE CRICKET

SCORPIONS MEET IRC

AT CHATER ROAD

Scorpions, the first Division Cricket League leaders and strong favourites for the Championship,- meet the Indian Recreation Club at Chater Road tomorrow in a League progamme that promises some close matches but does not oppose any of the leading teams.

The IRC will be without A. R. Minu and A.H. Mndar, but a team spirit bucked up by recent successes may put considerable fight into the side. The team is not short of good batting and bowling, but it is up against a side that also isn't shore of these prerequisites victory.

Another Death

In The Ring

It will be interesting to see if A. R, Kitchell, who consistently has reached 20 runs and more in his lust half-a-dizen innings, will keep up his record against

Howarth. Cull and Weller.

If the drst wicket partnership of Madur and A. A, Rumjahn New York, Feb. 24. stands, the IRC should give the Middleweight boxer Laverne Scorpions a good game of it.

Roach died Thursday from

head injuries received during. his fight Wednesday night against George Small of Brookdyn.

ARMY V. UNIVERSITY

at Sookunpoo and, likewise, are Army entertain the University up against a team showing late season Improvement.. There is London, Feb. 23. The

no predicting what may happen Laverne was taken to the here and all that is needed for International Amateur hospital with "severe haemorrha good showing from the under- Athletic Federation today ago" and "possibly fractured

graduates is a a respectable scoro announced acceptance of the akull" after being knocked out when they go in to bat. The

in the 10th round.

University batting likes fast following world records for

Roach, who was 25, fort only bowlers and Corfeld will not be at Chater track events:

four fights out of 32. One of the threat he is to other teams. them was to the tale Marcel Commandos meet

the RAF Cerdan, who knocked him out where we do not know at time on March 12 at Madison Square of wrliing and are yet another Garden after flooring him seven times in elgbt rounds,

Tennis

TODAY'S TENNIS Today's matches

tho Colony In Road

3,000 Metros:-7 mins. 50.0 Champlonships are:

vsec, made by Gaston Feiff, of (Court 1) J. D. Macklo Capt. J. A. Stewart. (Court 2) Belgium at Cayle, Sweden, on In Cheng-hing v. George Choa. August 12, 1040. The previous (Court 3) I, A. Ayres v. Wand record was 6 mins 1.2 occs., held by Sweden's Gundar Shek-man. (Court 4) Molan Chan v. J. A. Puerrer. (Court Haege (Court 6) Thomas Lo,v. S. K Wong.

of a type that we see here but/5) Fritz Lin v. Choy Tin-fook. made by Richard Ault of the

Left to get 180 runs for vic- occasionally in newsreels

Weiss showed that he hnd

and

tory, the Country Districis, whe scored 81 In their first innings, command as varied a selection

Jack

wero dismissed for 50 runs in their second knocar.

Careful boting on a turning wicket by Arthur Morris (41), Moroney (20), Lindy Hassett (30)

and Sam Loxton (29) provented the Australians from collapsing again.

Kelih

took five Australian for wickets

91 runa in the innings mecond

for a match analysis of 10 wickets for 115, Getkate captured five wic- kets for 80 to finish with match

of nine for 05.

Country batzmen also struggled against spin.

The

of strokes ng we have seen here in many yars.

His local opponent is

a

Indies Team

the

440 Yards Hurdles: 52.3 secs,

United States

OD at Oslo August 31, 1940. This record is now held jointly with Roy Cochran, United States.

8,000 Metro Relay (four times 1,500 metres):--15 mins. valuable addition to our tennis Bridgetown. Feb. 23 Mem- 30.2 ccs, made by the Gefle West Indies Idrottsforening Club of Sweden world and the opinion held in bers of

to tour England at Gavle, Sweden, on July 3, some quarters that he has a poor cricket team backhand was not justified on this year were announced to- 1949. The previous record was 15 mins 34.0 sees, held by the yesterday's performance,

J. D. Goddard, (Captain), Esame team-Reuter. Weekes, C. L Walcott, Williams, Roy Marshall (Bar-

His services and his powerful 'driving are assets that it w

Of the remaining

night •ns:

C. B.

B. Stollmeyer, Geny

MALAYANS GET not be easy to discount against indo). Jones, A. Plette. A

AN INVITATION a slowness afoot that, it may be Jomez,

Singapors, Feb. 23.-The Inter true, should berucap Telestrailn, Samadhim Ramad against the drop shot artists.

hik (Trinidad), Hines Johnson, national Weightlifting Federa game, Alan Rac A. Valentine, F. M. tion in Europe has invited World Weightlifting Champion- may be said that Ip Hoon-hung Worrell (Tamalen), R. Christian Malaya to participate in the only man to reach double fig

skipa in Paris this year. and Mrs Enid Liiton put up a (British Gulana),Reuter. Addison, who medo ures was

followed on The Invitation ly impressive with his lexing out the loss it did u Polo & Hunt Club the heels of Malaya's success

in winning breaks and

two gold medals googlies to fini

Thera will be a meet of the 2nd one silver medal in the with six wickets for 23 runs. notice any signs of grim do-

Shlu Vilings, weightiffting ayent at the. Em- Tan: Johnson, the off-spinner, termination on the countenances funt at Sheung

Sunday at pire Games af Auckland, New® or of Fodro near Fanling, - on hd three wickets for 18 runs of Sonora

11.30am.

Zealand Associated Press. Router

24. Colin McCool was particul

spectacular performance in com

point one However, at no

Aap

Welss

team that has got over its poor early season showing. Xct, RAF have too much all-round strength, while the Commandes lack that if r not the will to win.

Roach, a handsome boxer from Plainview Texas, got his start in the ring while serving in

Royal Navy are at home to U.S. Marines during the war. the Optimists at King's Park After his beating by Cerdan, and some more big scores are he quit the ring until a month promised. If Morgan or White ago, when he started a come-take the first wickeln cheaply, back.

Navy stand a chance of scoring He was married, and had two a victory.

children, Associpied

smail Pred

Lifts Twice His Own Weibgt

Recreio are at home, to tho | KCC et King's Park and flelding ja considerably weakened side, will find it hard going to stave off defeat.

HOSPITALS' CUP Maniin, Feb. 23.-R. Bagano, London, Feb. 23.-University winner in the bantamweight College Hospital beat St George's division of

an inter-collegiate Hospital by 10 points to nil in weight-lifting meet, raised a Hospital Cup, first-round aloft twice his body weight in Rugby Union repiny match at

Richmond today. the clean and jerk event,

Tipping the scales at 121-11⁄2, pount Begano clean-jerked 245 pounds. It is believed Bagano is one of a dozen men In the world who have litod double body weightAssociated

This was the fourth between the two sides inerting

BOXING'S PICTURES

OF THE YEAR

These two pictures were selected by the Assoclated Press as among the best illustrating big momenta In the ring last year.

Top picture shows Ezzard Charles pounding awAY at the body of Gus Lesnovich in their NBA title fighte which ended with Lesnevich unable to answer the bell in the eighth round, ga

driving tie took a total of five hr. 20 Bottom picture shows Wille Pep. minutes to decide. Univeralty College, now meet St Mary's Hospital in the second-round next Monday-outer, as

hard

right to Sandy Saddler's mouth in the 13th round of the fight in which Pani regained the Workt

weight Championship.