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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1950.

JUST HAVING FUN

EASTER MONDAY RESULTS LEAVE THE SITUATION EVEN MORE INVOLVED

London, Apr. 10.~~On snow-swept or water-laden pitches and in winds of gale force, lew of the Championship or relegation issues in the English Football Leagues became any clearer after the Easter Monday

programme,

If anything, some of the situations became even more involved than they were before. the start of the holiday games. This was particularly so at the top of the First Division.

A draw at Birmingham was sufficient to take Manchester United back to first place, which they loat on Friday, but they are only in front of Sunderland, who have a match in hand, because of the goal average.

The bottom clubs in both the were the only team in the First and Second Divisions en- Longue to take six points from joyed a remarkably successful the Easter matches, day and the

results showed With two games in hand, what great fights they are mak- Doncaster lead Gateshead by Ing to avoid relegation.

two points.

ALL UNBEATEN

The weather was so bad in many places that the aggregate attendance was lower than on any previous day of the season when a full programme has been carried out,

Fulham and Aldershot sharo Only 600,400 people say the of 41 League matchen, the pre- distinction In the First Division, Mon- the unenviable

worst being 742,377 on and

beaten in three vious having been Everton chester

City,

December 17,-Reuter. un holiday games. Birmingham all remained beaten over the holidays. Mon- chester City are still at the bot- with tom

points, with 25 Birmingham one point better

off.

The Manchester side, however, have played one game less.

Though Plymouth Argyle, the last club in the Second Divi

home Blon, obtained their nest

win since December 23, they the Of advantage. won по other three sides in acute dan- City and Coventry ger, only

Rangers were Purk Queen's playing and each won away.

Pinouth are till the bottom with 28 points from 30 games, Bradford are just above them with 20 points from 37 games, while Queen's Park Rangers have played 30 games,

however, two

Coventry.

moro

IN THE BALANCE

an

INTERNATIONAL FINAL

Last Minute Penalty Gives China The Cup

The International Cup Final between China and England, played at Sookunpoo yesterday, resulted in a lucky win for China by three goals to two,

With both teams sharing four goals one minute from full time, It came as a shock to the vast crowd of spectators when the referee awarded the Chinese n doubtful penalty kick which gave them victory.

Prior to this decision the English eleven had quite

as much of the play as their opponents and, but for

At the Top of the Second faully finishing, would have undoubtedly been leading

Division, Tottenham Hotspurs by a substantial margin after the interval.

are, of course, sure of going up The goal which gave the Chinese final victory will them is still in the balance. At long be argued about in local soccer circles.

but the

team to accompany

a deep when Brown chased clearance from Hayes and went on to beat Yu with a flashing drive from 10 yards. In scoring this grand goal Brown received As a prelude to the big game, Shefeld Wednesday have 47

Association an injury from a desperately and the II.K. Referees 37 games points from Sheffield United have 40 points played their Chinese counter-tackling defender and was forc from 30 matcher.

parts, the latter winning by three ed to retire from the field for goals to two. Though Notts

In the last minute during a

attack, Chinese

the referce benten at Port Vale, there is of their being little prospect

at the caught

top of the

awarded a penalty against Eng- Section Southern

of the Third

land which Chu Wing-keung This converted with a feeble shot to Division, but Doncaster Rovers, cannot who drew at Halifax,

the Blips afford many Nothern Section.

prezent it appears to rest be-From the Press Bux it op- tween the two Sheffield clubs,

United, who peared Hayes blocked the ball Wednesday and

his chest and did not are second and third respective-1 with

handle it. ly.

In this match, attention, County were

which kept the large crowd on their toes, Lee Wai-tong show- ed a return to his old form by scoring all of his team's goals

the first len minutes.

THIRD DIVISION.

H.K. Referees replied with goats the right hand corner

net.

scored by Gaffney Brul Leck.

MEDALS PRESENTED

THE TEAMS

of the

Hayes,

Barber, Wootton:

England. Fairbrother; On conclusion of the Inter-

Cup was Tazer: Spener. the the national game..

China-Yu Yul-tak: Fak Yul-wah.

Aja Vrzanova, of Czechoslovakia, who relained her Women's World Figure Skating Championship, joins up with American Dick Button in a mutual dis play of skill in London, England. Button won the men's title for the third successivo year. They're just having fun in this shot.

American Promoters Are Much Too Kind To Imported Boxers

SAYS CORNELIUS RYAN

Foreign fighters for the most part get better treatment from American boxing promoters than American fighters, and the grumbling about It is getting louder.

American youngsters work hard and long, and often have to accept small pay- checks, to become a main event boxer and to get into Madison Square Garden.

The foreign boxers almost all begin in America as main-event ighters in the more important of the small clubs, and some even anke their debuts in the Garden main event.

Π

nt their

Such was the case with Ray | Tandberg of Sweden looked sojbe relained Famechon of France, the futile against Joe Maxim in level, European featherweight champ, Ollo's American debut in 1 whose first USA showing was Garden main event.

In the Garden in a 10-round Famechon and Tandberg are boxers. Famechon complained

America to reach

proper

It also might be mentioned that this may be fairer to the

bout with Willie Pep for Pep's not the

visitors to after his defeat by Pep that ho world title.

to only

main-event could have dono better with Famechon made a poor show-status in a hurry. Tuzo Portu- more

In American ing, looking inept and guez of Costa Rica needed only ring

tactice ce amateurish in the face of Pep's one fight at St Nicholas Arena It would have been fairer to | fab-and-run tacties.

(and that was a main event) to the fans who paid high prices reach the Garden top-line. for seats had Famechon been Jean Walczak of France has better able to cope with his been a

consistent small-club tantalising adversary. United main-eventer, although his re-Press. cord is not good-he has lost his last six matches.

DISCOURTEOUS

A long list of Italians-the

After the fight, both Al Buck of the New York Post and Jack & Cuddy of the United Press sur gested that the State Athletic Commission should return to custom of requiring foreigners Minelli brothers, Dullio to begin their USA campaigns in small clubs, where deputy nolo, Gino Buonvino,

Sanna, Erm

Ermanno Bonetti, evaluate mando could their abilities. The commission Colasant-have been headliners enforce at small clubs week after week

commissioners

strict

Amanini,

Spag-

Massino

Ar-

Верро

retorted that a ment of this custom might be although their records Bro discourteous to somo foreign

routine. All achieved main- boxers.

event status quickly after otzly-

The same suggestion wan made two years ago after Olle ing in America,

Gordon Richards Rides To Victory On

Golden

Road

Kempton Park, London, Apr. 10.-Gordon Richards rode his probable Two Thousand Guineas mount, Golden Road, by Watling Street out of Yasna, owned by a retired Irish diplomat, Sir Percy Loraine, to a splendid win in the Coventry Foal Stakes, run over one mile, here today.

Was

It was the colt's first public outing this season and his trainer, Noel Mur- run in driving less, expressed satisfaction with his performance. The race rain and The Golden Road, lying third on entering the straight, joined the Aga Khan's classic colt, Khorassan, in a stirring struggle before drawing away to win by one and a half lengths.

SCORPIONS DEFEAT

THE REST

The Golden Rood started even money favourite owing to heavy support for Khorassan, who was A field of six a 0 to 4 chance. ran.

FINE DOUBLE Later in the afternoon, Jack Waugh, the trainer of Pewter Platter, winner of the Two

Ond

on Saturday, brought off a fine double when his illy, Sanlinea, beat Sinless by a neck in an exciting finish to the Thousand Guineas' Trial Staken Lun over seven furlongs,

Beautiful was half a But length away third in a field on nine runners. Sanlinca,

Lord

for whom

Thousand Guinean Trial Stakes Howard de Walden paid a big

Scorpions, the First Divi- IT SETTLES Lnu Wai: Fung Kwan-sing. Woo Chi-keung. Har King-ang: nsion Champions, beat The

Notts County lend Southern Section from

Andrews. their presented to Yu Yui-takt, Cap-igging Galvin, Brown, Marsden, neighbours, Nottingham Forest, tain of the winning team, by by six points, and only have two games in hand.

Rovers' nearest Doncaster rivals are now Gateshead, who

Army Near To

A Clean Sweep

The with the RAF nt

Wolverhampton, despite

Lady Man-kom La who went on to award cach individual player participating with a re- pica cup and medal.

During the presentation, al- though all members were warm- ly appinuted, Brown was the rubject of special cheers by virtue of his splendid efforts throughout.

The English forwards then tonk up the running and forced the Chinese defence to concede two fruitless cormers before the pressure was cased.

A

tun, Chu Wing-keung. Tang Yee Cheuk-vin, Lee Tal-fai,

INTERPORT TEAMS Following the International Cup Final at Sookunpoo the teams to oppose the Koreans in the forthcoming Interport were selected as follows:

fal.

Rest by 86 runs at Chater

ARGUMENTS Road yesterday, The game,

full of interest, lacked any glimmer of sparkle.

R.C. Corfleld, Was

out

at a cost of only 17 runs, The

That

to Peter-Smith

of

price at the Doncaster Yearling Sales, started at 4 40 1 and was ridden by E.P.II, Smith.

NO COMPARISON? Most of these foreigners come to America with good records→→ good for their home nation. But few other countries offer pro- fessional boxing of the pame quality as the USA, and critics want these newcomers to prove themselves worthy of headline attention before they get it.

It is argued that a for

of the ability of Marcel KI Gavilan от Laurent Dauthulle will quickly show it and move upward, while

| lesser talented foreigners

the

EL KARIM BEATS ABDUL BARI Edinburgh,

Apr. 10.-M.A. (Egypt), the Open Karim Champion, retained the Scottish Open Squash Backets Cham- pionship here tonight by de- feating Abdul Bari (Bombay) by 5-0, 0-5, 9-2 and 9-4.

Bori

After winning the first game fell away in the sub- sequent games, which Were marred by two much "crowd- Ing."

Karim, although not display- ing his usual brilliance, won the next three games for the match. ----Rouler.

Basketball

West Indian Cricketers Arrive

Southampton, Apr. 10.--Twelve members of tho West Indies cricket team to tour England arrived at Southampton this after- noon by tender from the "Golfito" and pro- ceeded to London by the boat train.

Gerry Walcott,

They were: John Goddard (captain), Gomez, Clydo Everton Weekes, Cecil Williams, Roy Marshall, Kenneth Testrail, Robert Chris- tiani,

Stoll- Jeffrey meyer, Prior Jones, Sonny Ramadhin, and Lance Pierre.

Two other members of the team, Alan Rao and Frank Worrell, are already in England, and Alfred Valentine and Hines Johnson are due to arrive on Thursday. -Reuter.

ARELLANO TIE WITH SHANGHAI WARRIORS

IN THRILLING GAME

The Arellano University quintet tled 37-37 with the Shanghai Warriors last night at Caroline Hill in one of most thrilling basketball games seen in the Colony in years.

Playing minus the services of their scoring ace, Jim Turner, who was yanked out of the game in the beginning of the third quarter for committing five personal fouls, and their regular guard, Pagtakhan, who was also sent to the bench early in the fourth quarter, the visitors from the Philippines surprised all and sundry with their performance.

One of the leading fancles for the One Thousand Guineas and the Oaks, Sanlirea, by Precipi tation out of Sun Helmet, is the Cesarewitch Arguments on cricket records a half sister to

Stakes winner, Woodburn. and scores of part ames ena

Both The Golden Road and will not run again On a pitch which was making soon be settled by members of

until the Two Thousand Guineas the ball pop viciously at either the Sussex CCC. At the back Sanlines

the pavilion, adjoining April 15. Interport Match end, accurate bowling from both of the

Hove and the One Thousand Culneas Y. C. Yultak: ita Yung-sang

ground, is

a library of more respectively at the end of the Keung: Tant Sur. Itayes, Santos sides' attack planed the batsmen committee room, at the (Capt o Ying-fun, Yee Cheuk down for long spells at a time.

with month-Reuter Only rarely did the rate of runs

than

books dealing 800 sin, Brown, Galvin, Lee Tal-fat By ARCHIE QUICK

April 10, Combined Chinese v

the game.

PRIX DE LA GROTTE Koren-Yu Yui-tak: Hau Yung-sang, keep up with the clock.

The library was started two the Army is What a season

CHINESE SCORE

Parls, Apr. 10.-M. Marcel Lai Wal; Tang Sum, Woo Kee-

The Scorpions, having in later-Service sport!

who opened years ago by committee mem The

After 20 minutes play China cheung, Fung Kwan-shing: Ho Ying- Army has its #reatest

fun Capt), Yoo Cheuk-yin. Tang the play, looked at one time as bers Mr L W. Jenner anti Mr Boussac's English Two Thousand Bugby Afteen since the War, the took the lead when, from

Yee-kit, Chu Wing-keung, Lee Tif they were all set for a man- R. D. Green. It grew rapidly, Guineas candidate, Cardanil, by today won the Soccer eleven have beaten both corner on the left taken by Lee,

ing favourite. It was also proposed that the moths score when they had 123 ay presentation copies being Djebel out of Damoirelle, start- the Royal Navy and RAF to Tung received the ball within

Prix de la Grotte for three- and the area and made no mistake third match against the Koreans runs on the board for the loss added.

IN 1884 MATCH that Championship, and regain

superb shot from 10 should be played by the Kitchee of only three wickets at lunch the Soldiers have also succeeded with

Two presentations were made year-olds, run over ono mile at F.C. as champions of the League time; but they were all

Longchamps.

ridden Cardanil,

by Вде in retaining the Cross-Country yards range.

41 the dinner of the Ancient The first half was played at and also winners of the Senior eventually for 101. event. The squash rackets title furious pace

Senor Cricket Club-

A. beat ball with the

Johnstone, Shield. It was decided by the Man responsible for their col- East Molesey have also come their way 08

the one to Peter, the other to Pat.

Lopez's Epi Dor VIII by half a other as both elevens made at this match should be reserved Army's fast bowler. In an ins-sex-was a Georgian pewter Kanriner a further one and a well as the hockey, and It now winging from one end to the HKFA Council that decision on lapse

length with the Comte de Fel's only remains for them to scoop tempts to find the back of their until after the infilal two games piret spell directly after lunch, tankard given in recognition of half lengths away third in a the pool with a win in the Inter-

had been played.

he took four wickets in six overs much friendly service from this Beld of seven runners Services Boxing Championships. opponent's net. However the die- Army had no trouble fences of each team stood firm

SINGAPORE VISIT

de Chambure's The Comte and the whistle came for the

other threo wickets fell to J. England and county player to

fourth finished Soccer at

to the club.

Astremente The Hongkong Combined Ser-Cullen who bowled steadily to the cather with China still hold-

That to Pat-o dok

of un- Astrementousand Guineas, but is also entered for Airmen's strengths, and a 3-0 ng on to their narrow one goal vices will play three matches in return an analysis of five wit

lead.

team will arkets for 02 runs from 27 overs, Singapore, Tho

pedigree but certain

the Two On resumption England were

sagacity took the form

of it was announced after the race

will not run. Orbita and will play Singapore

medal for "meritorious service

but he

the planned move on the right which District, Singapore Civilians

M.Marcel Bousser BAD START

which the owner, Mr V Stovens, flashing shot from and Combined Singapore.

attached to his collar,

other hand said that Cardantl ended when If there was a surprise in the Galvin beat the entire Chinese

that the

Bulagon, Roxas and Salvador The Hongkong team will re- The Rest began their Innings I suspected

dog would certainly run in the Eng- cross-country run it was that defence and eventually ran out.

a good fish Classic and his other entry,

Coach Munson of the vialling place of the regulars when they did a very good job taking the' boef steak as do no side. China came back from the present Hongkong Garrison and disastrously, losing the wickets would have preferred

the reward for Emperor II,

may also young Hesketh

Arellano five sent his Arst better than third. It is true goal kick and almost increased 40th Division. They are believed of D. A. Oakley and E. C. Dunn

the last eight

Ave will play that he is only a junior, but he their lead when Ho Ying-fun to have several top-class players with only two runs scored. Both rescuing 400 cricket balls from starter.

says the Straits wickets fell to R.S. Cull, and it the Thames in

The part mutuel returns for ringers, forwards Jim Turner were benched by the referee.

Ric. Munson, centro is an Internati and it was slipped his way down the wing among them,

the club of a 10-francs was the same bowler who, with years a saving to

stake on today's and

at Caroline Hil generally

lic only to see his final shot strike Times.

race were: win 24, places 14 and Bautista, skipper Divinotracis their Inst scheduled come to score at 21, clean about £600,

and Pagtakhon into the first night also some case at the upright and then cleared SCHOOLBOYS BACK

Pat duly barked his appre- | 21,--Reuter, | bowled O. II. Cunnington. Hatton Instead, Birch

quarter, the coach of the Shang- against the strong Kitchee Ave, Schoolboys'

clations.

game tonight is expected to hal Warriors also starting of be the best of the series as the QUEEN'S PRIZE home first for the Army, and ENGLAND EQUALISE

With two more wickets down soccer team led by

Speakers at the dinner in-

Kempton Park, Apr. 10-Mr with his top stars. England then staged a number Father Roger D. Maguire re for the addition of only another cluded the president, Mr B. M. Dave Morris's Sportsmaster won Ifarrrison, of the RAF,

visiting team will do all their Hesketh for second

to better Manila yesterday 18 runs, things were going from Turner, Mr W. H. Kitson, Agent the Queen's Prize here la The of forceful raids on the Chinese turned from

almost) can Both teams played

their previous Army, however, won with citadel and were unlucky when

bad to worst for The Rest, general for Western Allt afternoon.

their ball showings. Major Ian Floor's perfect basketball; score of 39 points against 47 by successive shots from Andrews by PAL plano.

The team consisted of 17 Then FR. Kermant

The Arellano contigent, and Mr Billy Williams, of the Mosquito was second and Lieu-handling, passing, four work the Navy and 06 by the RAF. and Brown were either blocked

football playern selected from Panton (handicapped by Despite the influx of some or well saved by the keeper, various local schools.

MCC. Out of sprained ankle and using a ran-

Playing a fine sturdy orator-lonants-Colonel H. Phillips' D. U. and set plays being a treat to well-known потез to the They were rewarded, however,

packed the stadium last night Gupit, will pay their respects to the Philippine Consul here, Dr National Servico ranks, it is not when Marsden received the ball five matches played in Manila, iner) with some careful baiting Iral innings at 80, Mr Williams K. W. third in a field of 12 watch and basketball fans who headed by their Dean Furtunato

the Hongkong team won four retrieved the position a little rechten mat

runners. he played in a and drew one..

Between them they put un 50

The betting was: 4 to 1 Sports- were unanimous in their com- . against for Middlesex

toniarrow the best seen here yet in many plane for Manila runs for the sixth wicket before Surrey in 1884, of which he is marter, 8 to 1 Mosquito, 15 to 2 ment that last night's game was Jose Rodriguez before they em-

D.U.K.W. Kermani poked a catch up to the only survivor now that Mr Kerr at short square leg. W. E Roller, of the Surrey

The race was won by twoja moon. Shortly afterwards Panton was side, has died.

one and a half lengths, with run out.

lengths between the second and third., F. Barlow rode Sports- mastur. Le Hero did not run

got two of the goals and Monie" soon to the fore with a wet rive on April 18 by the troopship 11 of which were maldens

win was duly registered. Hassell, the Huddersfield Inside-forward, house, of Millwall, the other.

would win with

could

thint

got from the rebound by a defender.

beat

place. The

now anticipated that there will well cut and drove it through

be any great change from the mean of players past the un- successful Army

alde in their sighted Yu to register

Soccer match with the French equaliser.

Army at Dulwich on April 1.

the

Play then became fast and furious with each team striving desperlely to take the advan-

Hockey Festival tage. England were still slight-

At Folkestone

ly on top and it came very much against the run of play when China, during a raid, were nwarded a penalty kick for an

The

Hongkong

Interport

Yesterday's Softball

MEN'S INTERNATIONAL

Folkestone, Apr. 10. The infringement by Tozer against results of matches played today Tang. From the spot Chu Wing- Portugal

the Folkestone Easter Hoe-keung mada no mistake to oneo

in

ker Festival were:

Folkestone

Optimisties

Hoc (the Hague) O.

moro give China the lead.

LADIES

The English eleven were still

FINAL

5' Pakistan INTERNATIONAL

FINAL

4 Portugal MEN'S JUNIOR LEAGUE FINAL himself a master between the Blackhawks 5 Roxes O posts at this time with two mar- vellous saves in quick succession

MIDGET LEAGUE

the more aggressive and within Deltain ing havoc amongst the Chinese

Ghosts, Victory (Aniwern) a few minutes were again caus-

Heathens Roubaix

1. Batavieren Trampe 0.

4, Pole. Club de rearguard. Yu Yul-tak proved

(Dordrecht)

Grasshoppers Club (Zurich) from Higgins and Brown in Delawares 11 Blackafrows

The Real's

SCORPIONS

The scores:

I. Blokes, lbw White

O. Kerr, c Fanton Cullen...

T. A. Pearce, b Cullen, ******

F. A. Weller, b Corfield 10. Owen Hugher, c

Corfield

Oakley

J. A. Borthwick, at Oakley

Cullen

11. M. Newton, not out 10. B. Cull, b Corfield

3. P. Delacoli, b Corfield....

7. Howarth, e Oakley Cullen

A. P. Wolf, e Wilion b Cullen..

10

match

AYNOOK

cerlain

-London Express Serules.

THE REST

Oakley, b Culi....

8. Wilson, c and Weller z

C. Dunn, o Weller b Cull...

H. Cunnington, b Cull

R. Kermani,

& Kerr

Bours, b Howarth su..........

Howarth

A. D. Panton, run out

T. I. Lean, e Pearce b Howarth

1. While, not out *******

1. c. Corhold, ₺ Howarth

20 J. Cullen, e tokes D Howarth

Б

4

Extras

Total

Extra

101

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Bowling Analyss

Bowling Analysis

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LEVEL: AGAIN

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After 40 minutes England Blackhawks Falcons deservedly got on level terma Aom 16, Bluebirán

a Cullers

Howarth Wellar

Izana

did not play, their match against turn. the Ironsides because the team returned home early today.---

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од

bo a

Their good showing last night] Coach Munson's big gun, Jim also proved that their smashing Turner, was sienced low night the Hongkong and he was limited to oply victory

Combine the night before last three points, but his

reserves, was no fluke,

over

A

The Arellano

afternoon.

THE SCORERS : Ric Munson, coming from no-

Scorer were: where, received a lateral pasa from his teammate, faked

Warriors-Wong Yung-tong 10. shot, fainted and dribbled under Tien Too-hat 7 La Ting-hou to make the Arat Chao Tachi 8, Wu Ching-chang IRISH GRAND NATIONAL the basket

ot the evening. Shian Sung-yan 1. Neo Chi-kuen B twin pointer

Arellanos Turner 3, R. Mun

Baltiin 2. P. Pagtak- Fairyhouse, Bire, Apt. 10 The visitors took an early lend son 11, 0. Dominick's Bar, a six-year-old but the Shanghai nive, not to han 1. Divinagracia 3. 8. Bulanon

by Embargo out of gelding Dominick's Bell, won the Irish be outdone, lied the score at 10 Salvador 3, J. Roxas L

the end of the Arst quarter at Grand National, run over

D-9. and half miles, here today.

three

Ridden by the Champion

Irish

Molony.

Martin Dominick's Bar, carting at a to

won by two lengths from the

TIGHT GUARDING

The second quarter waLE

Inter 2.

The Arellanos will play Kit- chea tonight, and the Warriors will meet Hongkong-Kowloom Combined to-morrow. Both Kames will be played at Caro- aline Hill at 5 p.m.

arrived

10 to 1 chance, Stormhead, with very beautiful demonstration by

115 the

8

Another

team

bes

cost.

to 1 shot, Coupe, a further both teams of very tight man-in the Colony from Shanghal, six lengths away third in a field to-man guarding, and this sc. It is the Whaly, which

counts for the low scoring insists of two Chinese Olym MRW of 12,

Cottage Rake, triple Cheiten- this period. At lemon time the ple stars-Pay Tsung-yuan and ham Gold Cup winner, started score was 14-13 in favour of the Choi Wan-hus. It will make

Maka thela dirii appearance this woo even money favourite-Reuter, l'Arellano quintet.