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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1950. ·
SCORPIONS BECOME THE CHAMPIONS A DAY EARLIER THAN EXPECTED
BY "RECORDER"
The Scorpions became the Champions of the Senior Division of the League on Saturday--a day earlier than expected—as the RAF dis- missed their only remaining challengers, the Army, for 31 rans Sookunpoo, emerging the winners by 49 runs.
at
Though Army's new bowling sensation, Cullen, maintained his reputation in taking five more wickets for 36 runs and bringing his total in five matches to 30, the Airmen also found two wicket-taking bowlers to come off together,
J. G. Tyrer und K. C. A. Bail, both pace bowlers, took nine wickets for six runs and four for 17 respectively, Tyrer bowling four of his victims. Army's 31 was the second lowest scure in First Division cricket this season, University's 21 against Recreio being the record low.
at
[ runs Yesterday, at Chinter Road, the Optimists by
points Chater Road and need one more the Scorpions took full
match vlclory from from their last League
of the senson against Comman-maining dos nad have now left only thenhead Rest of the First Division to season. tarkle in the Champlons v. Rest 120
ALL-TIME RECORD?
of
Second Division
two matches re- KCC to take third place-│RAF
RAF-for Use
the Commandon Recreio
The Airmen have a team with IRC out any oustanding "store" in it KGVS that is one of the beal-balanced Dockyard in the League, better balanced. Navy Frank Howarth set what sy than the
Army's and speond | University be an all-time record by taking live more wickets and bringingly to the Scorpions, and it is
• Including 103rprising, indeed, that they tied match
have lost four and draw six of their 20 matcher.
hin total in the League to for the season, an average
wickets 1hann live inne match,
nf
per
the
Len Stokes, who topped
Jast year. batting
averages
Reerein, who may yet at:li ahead of them. have had FL surprisingly unsuccesfu year team than whe
with a stronger
made are of topping something available to them for the largei
them by knocking up 118 runs,
Kenton. part of last League second century of the searon and the highest geore in First Divblon cricket this sea-
similar
The
more
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نزدیکی کرده
Spain Beats Portugal In World Cup
of Madrid. Apr. 2.--Spain
INTERPORT HOCKEY
A
Cup At Stake But Still No Claimants
match
between
For the second year in succession, the Interport hockey Hongkong and Macao ended in a draw. This year there was a trophy-the Spald÷ ing Cup--waiting to be presented to the winners, but there were no claimants to it on the result of the game and no extra time was played to decide the holders of il.
the Indian Re-enry this season looked among the first 10 minutes of the "out of the new
the
strongest challengers
the League Champlonship,
#1
danger.
ON
COMBINED CHINESE HAVE A JOB WINNING THE MEMORIAL CUP
Contrary to expectations, a depleted Army eleven fought every inch of the way and forced the Com-~ binded Chinese to fight harder than ever before this season to gain a 5-3 victory in the Memorial Cup Sinal at Boundary Street yesterday.
Played before a capucitcrowd, the match produced
a feast of football thrills from start to finish and kept the spectators tense with excitement right until the final whistle.
·
Three goals in arrears after ball neatly in the goalmouth 36 minuter second half play, which Lee converted with ́n the Soldters fought back brillant header.
strongly
nod found the net Although the Army tried des- twice in Quick succession.perately to again reduce the do- However, Ave minutes before feit the Chinese defenders stood the end Lee Tai-fal headed Arm and the end came with no home a brilliant goal to scal further change in the score. the Chineso victory. The Army: Fairbrother: Woolton.
The Woods; game, which was of 80 minutes Brown. Maraden, Conway, Higgins, Russell, Spence, Hulton; duration, was played at n fast Andrews. pace, with play swinging from Combined Chinesa:-Yul Yu-tak:
Chi-xiang. Tao one end to the other.
Ham-hung: Tang Sum. Kwok Ying:kes,_Chau
Woo
On completion of the match Man-chi Ho Ying-in, Yee Cheuk-
the Memorial Cup was
pre-yin, Tang Yee-kit, Chu Wing-keung,
scuted to Tse Kam-hung. Cop-Lee Tal-fai toin of the winning team, by Brig. C. I. Hardy, D.S.O.. O.B.E., who went on to award the miniatures and medals to the members of both elevens,
PRESS VICTORY
n
As a curtain raiser to the bir game the annual Referees v The i'ress match
was played resulted in
win for the scribes by three goals to one This grinc
afforded the large crowd plenty of unusemen
Lenin and
berth:
the
Woods, who skippered team, held the clusive Ho Ying- fun in check and also broke up many of the determined Chinese attocks.
SECOND DIVISION
Results of Second Division matches played yesterday were: Talkoo 1. Newe Vendors 4: Kitchee 6. Yard Police 0; South China 3, St. Joseph 0.
Lame Horse A Year Ago
Wins A Race
He was Fontenay, by Tornado out of Flying. Colours, and the English Jockey, Charlie Smirke, crossed to France for the suc- cessful ride.
The game was disappointing for the fact that little good hockey was seen. The visiting team was even less inclined to setting up a high standard of play and was ably handled by Le
Wal-tong.
Idol cratwhile of the soccer pubile. There was
balance to
and towards the Inter stages of the match Hongkong's stalwart half-back line of the Recreio batting throughout,
Outstanding Mersh, Willie Reed and Bhagat Singh (pictured above), backed by two excellent
In the Army there
few in
were Brown. Spence were very
backs in A. Nery and Richard Webb, had so demoralised the Macao attack that it dividual
40 from
Woods who All
Paris, Apr, 2.-A horse played scores over off batting that was expable of thi
was employing rush tactics and little else.
sterling · game Six matches we played
throughout which went lame last April week-end, leaviotop to No. 7 und - B. during the
Jongkong's defence way, for him and for Daniels. Gard- seldom seen to take the ball in Brown achieved match honours and did not race again until six matches still on the peereis's stars, Gerry Gosano beat Portugal by five goals
right direction.
McKenzie by scoring all of the Army last Sunday when beaten poned Cragengower con-
and A. P. Pereira, were missing to one in their World Cup never to be dentes easily and ner, leading the Hongkong at the
was one of the few forwards to Koals. Although Spence gave pleted their ixtures
| the goalkeeper. S. N. Pan-j tack, was very much on his own. with for a few matches in the latter
a penalty during the by a head at St. Cloud, to- soccer match here today aiah,
Maco's forwards did was practically untested
not get the bail inside the striking away IWO close victories against part of the sensom and their glar
The th University
Happy
all-conder of last season, Eddie after leading by three goals throughout the match.
home team had the best of move as a line and rarely were circle, and had he used a flick recond half, he more than made day won the £1,000 Prix de
this lapse by his Ganay shot, instead of lifting his slick amends for
for four-year-olds Valley on Saturday and at Pok-
Gusano, enly fouched form of ».to_onent the interval.
pivotal and upwards over one and o the list by
For the first ten minutes, for a hit, he might have done grand display in the fulm on Sunday,
match played on the tummy. tart in the last few matches. one wicket as Tommy Crabtree
AND FOR FIFTH There was general mathsfaction Navy around at King's Park practically all players suffered some damage.
Macuo's shoe-less outside left,
the quarter miles at the opening and
at the result and Spain Was scored the winning four
The vagaries of the ball on from nerves, and it was tragie As the season draws to a close. on
may have to see both defences falling to Almeida, came into the picture
of Longchamps Race-Course, Greenslade was caught out
of drawing. If not an uneven surface Sight for 17th place be-opeful
Macao's caine,
carly in the second half-though A3 was at the ball. the next ball.
Weaning. the return encounter upset University and the A Royal Navy team that had tween
in Lisbon next Sunday,
The first sign of a goat de-not up to his usual standard. suggested in come quarters, bul Kowloon Cricket Clubs will be
for veloped when Macao Inside- Macao forced another corner, very little resemblance to any
of some interest,
former
The Spanich attack was al- conditions were the same
stopped hy n for- The
The Combined Chinese were that has represented the Navy
: for Nolasco to shoot
forced to make onc change so far this season viellinised, as tram lankes a season ago like ways too fast for the opposition. Hongkong. In the second half, right, Marques, dribbled the which was
Umpire Xavier's en ball past about three defenders Word and Spain scored three times
waist-high bard
shot, Corner only to be robbed by Nory,
which swing
to the injury of Hau Amour Drake, second in lust they did last year
Champions to come and the KCC an in
This Yung-tang, Woo Chi-siang re- year's Derby, was beaten by Rule, there was a show of tem-
Hongkong then forced a cor- looked all set for a guil circumstances,
the placed Hour and played a fine two lengths, with the 10 to 10 for me.
from
Macho creation Club, for Navy's fourth
Portugal notched their goal perament
ner, which was taken by Ilum- was saved brillantly
Also pro- favourite, Djeddnl, another victory of the season.
centre-forward, players which was unfortunate.phreys. His first hit was very slick by B. Gosano and cleared tame at right back.
minent in
the Chinese team length and a half away third At the bottom of the League through their
Though as a team, the vishwerdt but he was given another to safety. there may be quite a light to Cadrita, nine minutes before
Mid-field play was inclined to were Lee Tal-fal, Yeo Cheuk-in a field of 10 runners, showed up a chance because the defence keep the wooden spoon
away half-time, but Spain continued tors at no stage
All carried nine stones, two be a little scrappy, and hardly sin. Chau Man-chi and Ch before
Wing-heung who were all dan- Navy, IRC between the
and to dominate matters afterwards well as they have done
niy constructive hockey Was
pounds. three of their even locally, ant added two more goLeafe, players shone. They were the by one forward for G. Gorano Commandos.
Kercus when in possession. Lee Secri,
The parimutuci dividends to The referee was J.
was the star of the forward linea 10-franes stake were 50 for potential of England,
GOAL DISALLOWED who won highly centre-forward, Lourenca
to take a shot. This he did, but
and scored two grand goals,
win
and 15, 13 and 15 for the centre-half, wooden spoonists, with two vic-praised for his handling of the chie
the attempt.
Macao inside-right, Marques,
places. для the left-back, Kave sticks in.
a loose ball down llo turies over University over the game by the 30,000 crowd and Rosario,
Then followed the unfortunate took
FRUITLESS CORNER
Fontenay made his effort fust week-end. cannot now finish
good cen- Incident when Umpire Xavier, wing and put over by the football crities.-Reuter, Armando Basto,
after entering the straight and Directly from the kick-off the 11 worse than seventh out of
TOO WELL MARKED
having given the necessary two tre, but the ball was snapped
Sinirke raced into AUSTRIA BEATS ITALY
Best place. Hawalpindi, Apr. 2-A surant for this happy position are
up the running Djeddah challenged and Amour Hongkong's forwards were too warnings as allowed by the up and taken to the Macao goal Chinese took prise last-minute decision after indebted, strangely, more to Vienna, Apr. 2-Austria beat
marked, Bertie
new Corner Rule--was asked to area, where a goal by Gardner and within a minule had forced Drake came up on the outside Gosano new
From the their usually poor attack than Italy by one goal to nil in a
fruitless corner.
thebut Fontenay resisted gallantly move his position on the base was disallowed for an Infringe saw very little of the ball and match was abandoned, because to their strong battling Ragi full soccer international here
Roal to stay me by Rodrigues, wha
was ment.
kick the Army to win ensily-Reuter. of the state of the wickel, saw in one match and Divecha In today, Melchior, the Austrian the game was Inclined
left the
where wing
H.K. secured another penalty down the field and the waiting to run out from a cor- the Ceylon versus the Pakistan the other
of outside-left, scoring 10 minutes
Gardner were the stars
A few wards with the corner, which
run to the edge agala keeper had Humphreys showed little anti- ner hit. after the interval.
to kick the ball Commander-in-Chief's XI cric-
enough Maeno skipper followed, and shot at goal, only to be stopped of the ncen ket match continued after Craigengower's bowling
Navy.
clear. Play then swung to Anish the
The game was admirably re- cipation but was inst season
by Ferriera. he kept going. The Rodrigues shifted his position.
with and forth with the Army having succesfully, inflicted the third ferred by Henry Pearce, who is whenever
The final whistle came Machu half-back Line, with For the remainder of the League defeat on the
season's Junior to
ot this
the score blank. definitely
slightly the Rosario the star, was too tight first half. play was
changes. Division Champions, the Kow-
tempermental, probably as on Cricket Club, by 12 runs.
result of this incident.
Macao, Capitulej Ferriera, After 10 minutes Macau forwards looked dan-Basto: Roche, Rosario, Rodrigoal bad a' norrow escape when HOW THEY STAND
advancing keeper gerous when Webb once mishit ques; Nolasco, Marques, Ritchie, the near the circle, and the situa-Angelo, Almeida.
almost beaten by a back possi Melbourne, Apr. 2.-The tion was only saved by Bhagat Hongkong. Ponnial; Nery, from Hution.
Organising Committee for
CHALLENGE FOR THIRD Club de Recreio, Tast Season's Senior League Champions, beat
Ceylonese Draw
Ai Rawalpindi
it had been known
that
tea.
The moich ended in a draw.
Ceylon did not continue their Tuning
the home side balted for 45 minutes, scoring 43 runs without loss
A heavy shower at noon eh-j larged the patches of water on
the wicket and in the outfield,
Cenizentower,
leading to the report that the Scorpions
had been abandoned, Army The Ceylon
maraswamy
Coom-RAF
captain,
the Recreio EXPURRED opinion that the wicket was un-University playable, but the home skipper, CCC desired to carry on.
P W D L Pls
20 15 4 1
19 12 4
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20
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40
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18
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17
3
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If
Thereupon the Ceylon innings Optimists was declared and the Pakistan R. Navy
balled for the short RC period after tea.-Reuter.
team
Australian Swimming Sensation Doesn't Know How To Turn!
New Haven, Connecticut, Apr. 2.-John Marshall, powerful but shy 20-year-old Australian, gave all credit today for his phenomenal performances "to my wonder ful conches who made me work hard and told me what to do."
At
Marshall, swimming for the Yale freshmen, turned in probably the greatest individual performance in hls-
Championships tory in the national AAU Indoor Yale's Payne Whitney 60-metre pool over the weekend.
youth shook his head
Marshall's coaching was good
The
become one of
•
officiate
English Cup that-Reuter.
Davis
well
on
Cup Tourney
-
Jose
ITALY START THE FAVOURITES IN
His second came out too soon. hit was better, and was stopped
THE TEAMS
—
lo
a
back Cricket Ground better of the ex-As Arena For
the Army 1956 Olympics?
was
Singh, who tind covered well. Webb: Mersh, Reed, Bhat Play continued at a furious the 1956 Olympic Games, to was now the turn of the Singh; B. Gorano, McKenzie, pace until the Army goal had a be held in Melbourne, have HK forwards to start a move, Gardner, Daniels, Humphreys. lucky escape when successive but this oraln was broken up
Results at other matches shots from Lee, Chu and then unanimously decided to re- In the early stages by Rosaric, were:-
Lee again were all blocked by commend that the Mel- Gardner showed conte clever League. Nomads 2, Poller D. the defenders.
bourne Cricket Ground shall stickwork, but with the visitors' Friendly-Macao "B" 3, R.N.
The Chinese drew first blood be the main arena, subject defence always on top he was and R.M. 2.
after 34 minutes play when Yee to certain conditions. gave Chu Wing-keung a grand
The Committee Chalman, trough pass which the latter
EUROPEAN ZONE tande
London, Apr. 2.—Italy, again led by stocky Giovanni Cucelli, are expected to start favourites to win the European Zone of the Davis Cup lawn, tennis competi- tion this summer for the second successive year.
All but four of the 26 nations challenging the United States have elected to compote in the Europeana Zone.
. Finland, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines and Poland are new entries while seven nations who competed in 1919 have dropped out-Argentina, Chile, Czechoslova- kia, Greece, Portugal, South Africa and Turkey.
Drawn in the lower half of the Zone, Italy face a stiff task as both Yugoslavia and France; the semi- finalists last year, are in this section.
Compating in this Zone Jor Champlon. Felicisimo Anipon, the first time since the war, the recent winner of the All- the Philippines, drawn in the India title in Ailahabad, top half, may well spring surprise and battle their way to the Zone Anal.
grass, Italy's
1
STRONGEST THREAT
Tho strongest threat to the Philippines probably will come OPEN AGAINST BRITAIN from Hungary, another semi- when the Yale freshman coach but it took more than conching Italy open their challenge in analist in 1940, or from Sweden, On known form at this carly declared that Marshall "should to set the world records of 2:05.5 May with a visit to Britain,
season. the greatest In the 220-yard freestyle; 2:04.0 and though the home side will stage in the European
everything points Re Zone swimmers of atl." Marshall for 200-metre freestyle: 4:31.2 have the advantage of playing anal between Italy and the Fald, "The best swimmer in the for 440 yards and 4:29.5 for 400 on
all-round Philippines. As the final need record world today 13 Hironoshin metres plus a meet
of strength should
them carry
not be completed before August Furuhashi of Japan. He has 18:37,0 for 1,500 metres.
through without much difficulty. the Zone winner probably When Marshall entered Yale Leading Italian players have will have to fly to the United everything."
last September is 157-pounds been putting up some fine per-States as the inter-zone final LACKS GOOD TURN
over formances thinly spread were
season has In carly
been fixed for August 11, 10-Inch frame. Ave-foot
tournaments on the Nevertheless, envious coaches a
Riviera, 12 and 13. singled him out for
particularly Renaldo Del Bello, Australla will almost cer- hailed the dark-haired, broad-Kiphuth chested Marshall as a swimmer special body building exercises who is expected who would make the world for which added 10 pounds to nis his brother, Marcello, for second thinly provide the opposition on ket about Johnny Weissmuller, Freshmen coach Burke called his Press
swim- star pupil "the greatest mer we have today. His power Is tremendous but he has not even learned to make a good Just imagine what he will be when he learns that
Marsholi said, "Bab Kiphuth, Phil Morlarly and Harry Burke, the Yale coaches, told me how
these races should swim They made me work hard and that is what cut down my mos
L
In every race. I just took their
on top of the water and kept
advice, got out in front, stayed
going."
1 slender bulld--United
The
spot
to challengo
thuocension-Reuter.
In the team, The main opposition to Italy early on
conie will probably from Yugoslavin, but they should
DIPLOMATICAILY DISPOSED OFinio and made no mistake Sir Frank Beaurepaire, who an
The Spalding Cup for the Interport Hockey Match
side at King's Park yesterday and early yesterday between Macao and Hongkong was not won by either evening Mr Racul Canavarro, the tennis coach, was seen
hadn't the slightest idea then how long it would take him
Malayans Doing dejectedly carrying it downhill to Club de Recreio. He Backstroke Record win through to the semi-final, Well In France to keep carrying it around as it was the second year in
where they would probably Paris, Apr. 2-The French succession that the match was drawn. Hague. Apr. 2.The clash with Francs or Denmark International Badminton Cham-
However, a flash of Solomonic wisdow has resulted women's world record for the for a place in the final.
pionships entered the final stage 200 Metres buckstroke was im-
The Philippines begin their proved on today by Geertje campaign with a match againsty. In the first two quarter in the trophy, presented by Messrs Gilman & Co., stay. Wielema, who, at Illvertrum, Pakistan. A win here would of the four surviving Malayansing here. But Macao isn't to be deprived of a trophy as Messrs F. Rodrigues of Macao have donated a similar returned a time of 2 mins. 35.3 pit them against Peru, an un- were successful.
known quantity so far as tennis Fook Long-chal beating cup to be retained by the winning team. The world record at present in Europe, is concerned.
Ronnie Williams, of Beltain, by As Hongkong keeps the Spalding Cup, it was de It hardly seems likely that 15-2, 15-2, on the books is 2 mins. 38.8
and EL. Choong Dutch swimmer, who established this formidable Filiping team, also of Britain, by 18-3 and 18-4. Macao should keep the Rodrigues Cup till the two teams secs, made by Cor Kint, another Peru are strong enough to hold winning against, Frank Lawton, cided at the Interport Dinner at China Fleet Club that {12 in November, 1939–Router.
meet again and finally decide who keeps both.
BOCK.
of the Men's Singles two
pared by their dynamic to Reuter.
the Army were
The recommendation of the
with terrifle drive from 15unced this, added thist Decem- yards.
her, 1950, had been fixed as the The advantage was short-tentative data for the Games. lived however, for in almost the Atelbourne alle will be submitted next minule once more on level terms when to the Austration Olympic Marsden and
Conway worked Federation on April 15 and that the ball through and theis slip-body is
is expected adopt it. Sir Harold Luxton, Australia's ped the ball to Brown who beat
the Interna-
reprezentative on
Yui from close range.
Amidst rising excllement the tional Olympic Committee, will Chinese went direct into attack then convey the Federation's from the kick-oft and two decision to the International minutes later had regained their Committee at lead when Lee Tni-ful collected
May 14.
Copenhagen on
loose ball and found the back Sir Frank said that the Or- of the net with a plie driver. kanising Committee recom-
ARMY UNLUCKY
ject to
10
mended the cricket ground sub- The Cricket Ground Trusteer undertaking to make The second half opened with comply with Olymple stan- the Army attacking strongly dards with the necessary finance and in the early minutes had guaranteed by the Victoria had luck when Andrews drove Government,
just over the bar and then_Yul It satisfactory arrangements saved a dashing shot from Con- could not be made in theso
in fine fashion. way
directions, the Committee would After 25 minutes play Spence recommend the Melbourne Show handled the ball within the area Ground as the main arena. und from the spot kick Kwok The Committee's recommen- pinced the ball well out of thedation followed a long contro
was the
keeper's reach to make the veray whether the cricket ground score 3-1.
or the show ground The Army were not dismayed more suitable site.-Reuter. by this further reverse and con- finued to harass the Chinese defenders. Yul Yiu-tok WIS outstanding
during this period with a number of grand saves and then after- 34 minutes the Chinese forward line were get in motion from
1 clearance by the keeper
Yed cleverly dribbled
his way through the defence and scored with a fast ground shot to the corner of the net.
and
who
From the klek-off the Army went clear through and from a centre by Conway the ball
close in found Brown scored with a grand shot Re- eating the same move in the minute Brown this time
the ball over the head! of the advancing custodian,
Sortly before the Onal whistle the Chinese · rearranged their
forward line and, in an attack
· rom 'the left Ho dropped: the
HOW REMEMBER, WE FALL THE FENCE BY DEŻ STABLES. THEN WE CÂN ME IN OUT OF 1
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