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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1950.

PROMOTION & RELEGATION STRUGGLES LOOK LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO MAY

SPORTING SAM

WINNER C

THE BALL TICKET NO

London, Apr. 18.-Intense championship, promotion and relega- An Inside Story On tion struggles look like continuing to the end of the football season on May 6.

Only two points cover six teams any of which can win the Football League Championship, and at the other end of the First Division table it is still not cer fain which two teams will be relegated to the Second Division.

The outstanding match in next Saturday's programme is that between Ports- mouth, the defending League Champions, and Liverpool, who are striving to achieve the elusive double of winning the FA Cup and the League Championship in one sea-

Hon.

Sixty

Teams

In Tennis

League

Sixty teams will compete

in the eight divisions of the Colony Inter-Club longues which are fixed to begin during the first week of May.

late

keen to Portsmouth's

finishing tion worries, will be rally has carried them to the top avenge their 0-1 Cup thrashing.

Wolverhamp Blackpool and of the League, with a point lead

the other two in the and a game in hand over Mun- tion,

have home chester United who have a championship race, Fetter pont average than games against London sides in

Arsenal and Sunderland and Liverpool, all Cheirea level on points.

CRACKING UP

A strong defence and sharp- shootitut forwards, plus ground may enable Ports- advantage

with

to

tively.

тетное-

carly season brillance, should

When D.R. Booed At

By Reg. Wootton

Jardine Was Old Trafford

D. R. Jardine is never in a hurry to reply to critics, as he showed during the "bodyline" tour in Australia. Now he has casually revealed an English Test match secret during a talk to the Manchester Luncheon Club 19 years after the event.

Jardine was captain of the English side in a Test match against the New Zen- landers ut Manchester in August, 1931-days when the Dominion was new to Test cricket.

tennis mouth to strengthen their grip hampton, now returned to their wicket till close of play-224 for

whe uyer Liverpool, heat Arsenal whose thoughts whose players are beginning

final on Cup how signs of cracking under be preoccupied the train of their double bur

Saturday, den.

Manchester United have

hard

FE

the

with the following

Charlton and Birmingham

Sportsman's Diary

EDITED BY

Bruce Harris

with the British team for New Zealand and Australla, bas just

he

It is this

piece of nonsense

SPLITTING OF HAIRS ALLEGED AT HKFA COUNCIL MEETING

At a meeting of the Football Association Council last night Mr Mok Iling bitterly attacked the proposed visit of a Sing Tro soccer team to Manila, Korean, Malaya, Saigon and Java.

Mr Mok, supported by Mr Ma Man-fai, did not object to the actual tour, but to the use of the name Sing Tao. They both maintained that the use of name of one of the clubs which had participated in the competitions during the season would be a better idea.

Mr L, G. Young and that chlu, Ng Ko-cheon, Chau they were "eplitting hair" by Man-chl, Ho Ying-keb, Chiu objecting to the name.

Wing-keung, Tank Yee-kit, Mr J. Skinner, Chalman, Yue Cheuk-y, Leys Tai-fni, suggested to Mr Mok that the Nien Sze-ythm, Lal Skiu-wing, objection was apparently on a Fung King-cheong, Fung Kwan personal basis.

sing and one uther,

This was defeated by

fak away to Newenslicht cut a relegation battle at were playing in their first series been awarded a joint share in seconds and may improve, but a number of beils be endowed

whu, safely placed

the

This number represents Increase of eight teamng Over that of last year and is made up by the entries in the new "D"

for this League, may administer a set-ground Div kam Inalituled

back to the title hopes of the United whose attack has lost much of its sting

year.

advantage

sport

Prince Aly Khan Has A Winner At Epsom

Epsom, Surrey, Apr. 18. -Prince Aly Khan's Blue Fox won the Great Metro- politan Handicap run over two and a quarter miles here today.

Mrs M. Glenister's Tarka was second and Lord Rosebery's Garter Knight third.

Thirteen tan.

10 2.

INACTIVE

Sing Tao is aflated to the Hongkong Football Association. but was not inking an active part in the season's games na the First Division is limited tro number of teams.

Mr Ma proposed that Sing Rain Umited the total play lo GROUND ADVANTAGE

that may affect the future of Tao be requested to change the half of the third afternoon, and Blackpool should profit from Jardine having won the loss and

Ron Higgins, recently promoted me.

vate. advantage to maintain batted, was heartily hooed be-

to Leyton Orient's League skle. round their challenge and Wolver-

Harold Palmer tells me that it jenuse he kept England at the

A proposal that the team be Orient make a professional offer allowed to leave subject to the to this amateur centre-forward associations in the cities which Three (Duleepsinhi 03 out, Sul-

will think twice elle 100 not out, Jardine 20 nut

before It was intended to visit. agree out).

acepting becatter acceptance ing to receiving it, was carried WHY HE BATTED ON

would end his part in athletles. by five votes to two, Now for the explanation.

Higgins is a sprinter, who ins

It will be proposed to the The New Zealanders, he said,

done the 100 yards in 10.3

Association by the Council that of the table and of Test matches the bottom

In England, the Warren Fisher trophy. This in athlelles they have that rule in the Ruttonjee Sanatorium as may save They had done very well in goes to the best Individual per- that a man who lo a professional

ΓΕ method of disposing of the any other London but their tour was not formance in sport of the year by fat

cannot Association's Charity Fund. The the day for Charlton.

Manchester City, encouraged proving a financial success.

civil

servant. Roberts compete.

comprises committee limited,

Isn't it about time the various Skinner, Gordon, and at the shares it with by their fine win at Sunderland

Geoffery Palsh, week, will tackle Derby Jast

of the New Zea- the Davis Cup Tawn

sports bodies held a parliament Ma Man-tal. feared that player. with confidence."

nchieved who

consistency in faat wood might Ket several Voting is by areas. Roberts, Manchester City and

Cornishman, was crocked have 27 peints, one quick wickets at low cost if they a mingham

batted Art, thus

making a wh

a when the rugby reason began, less than Charlton, who have "force of the rest of the tour, and missed England v. Wales, played one game more.

Last summer the matches, almost certain

New Zealanders needed no such

He took his place in the tour- this trio. Defend Title

Ing side when J. R. Matthews Shefeld Wednesday should concessions.

dropped out, and is one of three Englishmen included. He is a Philadephin, Apr. 18.-Merynncrease their promotion pros

Sir Pelham Warner Is Customs officer. Wood, Australian and Olympic Pecis at home to Coventry

Their two rivals, Champion, will Shefeld United and Southampcricket optimist Speaking of defend the Philadelphia Gold ton, have away games at Cardiff the Australians at the Sevenoaks TRIED AND TRIED AGAIN League club to be interested in the referee's report prior to the had a winner here today when Challenge Cup. emblematic of and Plymouth (bottom of the

World's Championship, table) respectively.---Beuter. loon Cricket Club, Kowloon at the American Champion, Dacks, Club de Recreis, Univer. Ithn Kelly, In September.

Craitengower, Hong Kong sity,

Wood, who automallenlly be- Cricket Club, United Services, Kowloon

Inillans, Chinese Re-came the holder of the Cup by winning the. Olymple e, was creation Club (two teams), South China and Royal Ale challenged by Kelly, holder of Diamond Sculls,

The following are the full en- teles;

Men's Doubles "A" Division Kowloon Cricket Club, Club de Heereis, Hong Kong Univer aily Hong Kong Cricket Club, Chinese Recreation Chib and South China,

Hong United

i

Skilful Sunderland travel to hekle lowly placed Huddersfield who, almost free from releja-

Time was suggestion fandere,

Bir-

tennia

and

Mervyn Wood Toolb for relegation seem Jardine put England in. So now but played in the next three

afen's Doubles "B" Division Lading Recreation Club, Kow- loon Cricket Club, Chub de Re Cralgengower, creio,

Cricket Kong

Club, Services

Recreation Club, I dan Recreation Club, Chinese Recreation Club

South Single Seulk #rul China.

Men's Doubles "C" Division Ladilen' Recreation Club, Kow-the

Force.

the Henley

Division II.

The

10

come from we know.

in

KOREANS MEET CHINESE TODAY

The Korean Soccer XI will

NOT INEVITABLE

a

dinner he Vine Cricket Club said we should do well when He saw a few we met then. wenk points in their eleven. For one thing, Bradman had gone.

"We have suffered from the war but as certain as there is

their ruler.

WORKS AT THE DOCKS

me.

Fox

Messrs Ennis and

The betting was as follows! Blue Fox 0 to 1. Tarka (favourite) Garter Kalght 8 to 1. Blue lengths lengths Lau Sau-fook, who was third. jured in the match at Bangkok has been discharged from hos- pital.

won

by and a hall

three

between second

anl

with one

were

Runners and

Jockeys identical to the probables ex- New Zealand is shortly except that Stipend and Noble In any case Higgins would not pected to forward their propo-11 did not run-Reuter, consider becoming a full-tline

the intended professional. "I have a steady sal regarding

visit Inter in the year.

APRIL HANDICAP little job at the docka," he told

Clubs secretaries are urged to: He is a driller, having just make sure that any

inamber Epsom, Surrey, Apr. 10.—Sir completed his apprenticeship.

who has to appear before the Oliver Goonetilleke, the Ceylon Disciplinary

Sub-Committee are High Commissioner in London, Orient were not the Arst

his four-year-old, Bear Dance, Higgins, now 25. He played for dute of the hearing.

The stands accounts of all won the April Handicap, run West Ifam schoolboys and for clubs will be investigated very over one mille. the West Ham Chib's Junior

the position tent after leaving school. When soon to ascertain

Staring at 8 to 1 and ridden he was in the IAF he played that a concrete case can be centre-half for a change.

presented to Government for by Charlie Spares, Dear Dance overlook the 100 to 8 chance, It was only his works team's permanent structures.

Mount Coole, ridden by the need for a centre-forward that

Brensicy, Australian, "Scobie" took him back to this position

shortly after rounding Tatten- season. He had his first A specially trained team witham Corner and romped home game for Örlent in Decemberbe sent to Manila before the an casy

four lengths winner thewhen he scored all three goals visit by the Swedea this year. from Mount Colle, with a 11 inn 3-1 win against Crystal This Kam will not be made up to 2 shot, Highwell, another Palace in a mid-week League of the pinyera who will meet

neet from Mount Cocte, with an 11

Tom Williamson, 70-year-old golf professional who died in held an Nottingham recently,

Ha Open Championship record.

40 times. In 1914 competed be foished fourth

A contemporary of Vardon.

sunrise in the morning we shall Braid and Taylor, he dominated

rise

again." " he said.

I do not regard this rising Midlands golf for many years. after the Australian had agreed play their third and final game again" az at all assured. It alle coached Miss Enid Wilson.

times winmer of we organise three Men's Doubles "D" Division to come to the United States. in the Colony this afternoon, depends whether

Cup

Committee nn- when they

meet another Chi-our cricket, as the Australiens Women's Open Championship. Cricket Club, Re- Kowkon

One he showed me a faded creto, Craigengower, Indian He-pounced that the race would be nuse XI on the Club ground at do

fetter, dated 1000, in which it The war enn be blamed over-i creation Club, Chinens Reeren beld on the Schuylkill River in Happy Valley at 5.30 p.m.

much for our cricket troubles. was slated that the Notts Golf Club were willing to engage him tion Club (three tears), Sonth September.

not We have

won n rubber China.

a salary of 65. a week, the against Australia since 1932-3.

engagement

tem- to be "only porary and experimental." England years.

He had been "on trint" for 51 No further agreement travelling

was ever made though, naturally, the salary went up.

Ladies Doubles "A" Diviston

Ladies Recreatırın. Club, Kow- loan Cricket Club,

Recreio, University, Cralgengower, Unit- ed Services.

allxed Doubles "A" Division Ladies' Recreation Club, Kow loon Cricket Club, Chinese Re- creation Club, and South China. Mixed Doubles "" Division Ladies Recreation Club, Kow- loon Cricket Club, Recreio, University, Cralgengower, Bulted Services, Chinese creation Club and South China

itc-

Moroccan Road Cycling Event

tour.

evenly

Casablanca, Apr. 18-Seven- ty-five riders started today on the Afth Moroccan road cycling

The 1,740-mile divided into stages, strong international field, in cluding the Portuguese aces, Diag Suutos

and

unti

the

15

has

Fernando Moreira.

Frenchmen,

Guy and

Lapebis, Jacques Moujica Andre trule, winner of the event

last year.

Moriera rotte brilliantly Inst year, finishing Bfth after break- In a podni in the 12th stage when looking a likely winner.

The Spanish riders, Ruls and Pastor, and the Ferdandez Italians, Sissi and Bertocchi, are also expected to give good per- formances.

Today's stage was an 30-miller: atretch, finishing at Mazagan.-- Reuter.

Italian Tennis

Championships

Under the roles, Wood could Innly that the event be held on his home courte nt n date he would releet. His acceptance of the nut to ruce here came a surprise. -Пouter,

as

On Saturday last, the Koreans

defeated the Colony XI by six oals to three, following up this sucess with a 3-1 win over a strong Combined Chluese XI on Sunday,

TOP CIVIL SERVANT V. J. Roberts, the rugby International,

Soldat Lenfant, centre of the ground, Sims, British Army goalkeeper, and Trend, British Army outside-left, in a mix up in front of the British goal.

British Army Did Well To

Hold French To A

SAYS

The British Army did well to

ARCHIE QUICK

Draw

The French were encouraged Soldat Lenfant, from the Inside- hold a clever French eleven to a by a freak goal three minutes right position.

ground

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tint

left-back.

was

FROM SOUTH AFRICA

Two South African girl golfers, the arrive at Southampton olher day for a four months' stay.

They arc Miss Jacqueline Smith, South African Champion In 1948, and Miss Peggy Sealy. both of Durban.

or seven

They are to compete in the British Championship at County Down from May 15-19 and hope to take part in six other tournaments.

Asked about their prospects Miss Smith said: "It all depends en the weather because we just can't play golf with cold hands. We shall have to buy cotton gloves."

Edmonton the

'CITY CRAZY'

Homewart-bound Mercuries not only have World Ice Hockey Championship trophy in their

luggage, but they have gifts and mementoes cf their three-month European four.

When the team arrive in Hal- fax about a week hence they to Ollawn for a reception

Will

Ny

In their honour.

Coach Jimmy Graham, who telephoned his wife in Edmon- fon after the team had won the world crown, was told by her "Jimmy,

you could borrow 3,000,000 dollars today it you wanted to. The city is going crazy."

a WAS

£2,000 SHARE

Owners who have just opened their own studs find dimeulty in obtaining nominations to high- 2-2 draw on Dulwich Hamlet's after the start, Andrews (York

Sims (Wolves), In stool, jeinss stallions for their

mares. Champion Hill, City), British

the preference given Therefore

Galc

at rlag London, In its first Telangular shaping to clear some distance Justified the

Soldar him over Scottish International Windsor was crowded when one Tournament match of the sea- froin his goal, when

have of the 40 shares in the Chanteur Rome, Apr. 18-The Italianson. As the Frenchmen had Ecquier let fly at the ball and Ronnie Simpson, but, as

said previously, Neilson (Queen 11 Eyndicate Was offered. Lawn Tennis Championshipa previously beaten the Belgians it dew straight into the net.

of the South) at left half is too Chanteur

tilgh-class continued here today. 4-1 in Paris, the British side wero

heavy and slow. He does not racehorse who won 3,156,150 Notable resulta were:

must win by better than

Britain were level 13 minutes 09 minutes' work; does not franes (£3,300) in France. Ite the Winston Churchill Men's Singles, (Second Round): score in Brussels on April 20 to Inter through Harsal (Hudders recover to help his defence after won

Stakes and the Coronation Cup Billy Talbert (United States) win back the Kentish Cap, now field), and following good pisy he has been beaten.

In the possession of the Bel-

In England, by inside-right Foster (Chester-

but was slammed beat Jean Becker (France) by glans.

This threw an additional by Souverain the Ascot Gold The French team, particularly field), Humphries (Motherwell)

site the lead burden on Wilkins and left-back Cup.

Bidding for him was brisk Tony Trabert (United States) their set of midget forwards, gave the hone boat Misejkov (Yugoslavia) 6-2, were a grand team at Dulwich with a header just on the in- Andrews, but they managed it

terval. Britain had had the in great style.

and Lady Cambridge bought the and Britain were somewhat

and had

share for £2,000-£500 less Foster's Introduction into the than the cost when the ball in the air to

the horse Round); fortunate to draw. They owed wind behind them,

it to their defence in general and kept

and Hove the disadvantage of the small forward line was a success, but was first syndicated just over Wilkins (Brighton

I imagine there will be one or two years ago. beat Miss de Ridder Alblon), who played maglicently Frenchmen.

two changes for the Brussels Last season Lady Cambridge at centre-half He was the only

match, although the reserve owned the good filly Mixed amateur in the team. On the After half time it was a material available is neither Blessing who, towards the end other hand, the French were all different tole. Tho French plentiful nor Impressive.

of the season, proved herself one Mrs Tony Mottram (Britain) amateurs, but, despite their skill, rearranged their forward line, beat Elta Neumann (Austria)

of them will play for and, keeping the ball on the I note that no fewer than six of the best three-year-olds of

her sox. 0-3 and 7-5.

In the forthcoming ground, gave the home defence a prefessionals who have played Curry (Brt Amateur International against gruelling me Miss Joan Joan

Then it was for the Army since the War tain) boat Mia G. Kornfeld England at Southampton, for in that Wilkins starred, and it was scored for their sides in League

France conscripts are (Imael) by 8-2 and 6-3.

notchley

this due to his untiring football

6-2, 0-2 and 0-2.

0-4 and 7-5.

(United

Women's Binzies (First

Miss Gusslo Moran States) (Belgium) by 6-1 and 0-0,

Women's Singles (Second Round):

of

30

this

game.

-London Express Service)

Arthur Peali says:

TWO SHOTS TO AVOID -2 SHOTS TO PLAY

TEAM FOR MANILA

it

the Swedes as the risk of in- runnera. jury at such critical time

It was ja

Bear Dance's Arst tou

However, #treat,

was race of the season and his Arst on a racecourse.-Reu- agreed that the team be a good | success one made up of many younger ter..

players who will be trained to:

the minute.

The team to play the Koreans

CITY & SUBURBAN London, Apr. 10-The Royal

run over ona

to-day is as follows: Yu Yue-jockey, Harry Carr, rides Habib tak, Hau Yong-rang, Hsu King-Rahimtoola's five-year-old Ng Ki-Tsaoko in the City and Suburban EN While is close to a top sing, Kwok Yin-kec, pocket, red on ite spot and cure cheung, Chow Man-chl, Chu Handicap, to be pair line, the billarda tempta Wing-Reung, Chang Kam-hol, nile nod a quarter at Epsom ti a play a from red to white $7:1 ALLATI

Tang Yee-kit, Yiu Cheuk-yin, tomorrow. good shut Only Lee Tai-fal. for theme W310

CBLUE

YELLOW

a hard screw COULDN

Con doubte Ted

The Rest team 1st

lu and mut of

Daulk and stop

Doczel

I over a corner Tam Woon-cheuk,

The race is timed to start ot 13.15 B. S. T. Twelve probable 17 runners and fockeys are Rochefollows: Tsaoko (W. H. Cait),

My fa pram (Capt.) Lai Shlu-wing, Mulih, Roe du Dlable (W. Johnstone). suggestion, Hays, Santos, Xavier, Lee Hyperbole (A. Breasley), Iron

cushion dret in.

f chile, not in Chung-fat, Ko Po-keung, Yuen Duke (Edgar Britt), Periscope tself dimenit, Yiu-lüm, Lee Tai-fal. Heserves. III (Gortion Richards), Burnt Dites better con Tsang

frol.

Hery

Wint

Fak Yu-wah, Brown (J. Sime), Refund (Doug important facial Tang Sun, Tang Yu-kit, Chat Sinith), Witton (EPH Smith) tri break-bit-Man-chlu. Manager, Mr Gor Jacobite (W. Cox), Burnt Grass

(H. Header), Bly Wig Mahon)

ing.

Think twice

about trying to

don.

.

(T.

Laverstoke (D.

and The Police First XI will meet Greening)-Reuter.

Joseph's al Boundary Street to-morrow and not the Club.

Dot the angoiter IRAL red atown lying about bail-way along the wide St. Cushion. The right haulk pocket. A Ente attot für a professional, in uften antsued by the best of un

Forget the double," a thin cut tant is most likely to knock red ist Saturday at the Club will b

where your opponent wants it, over a centre pocket,

A found shot, playable by sus; men of all degréri, la to play red thinly to and white to the baulk

เห ใน If white comes to rest, tanching the cushion. the stroke, in likely to make your opponent play hts hest stroxe" badiy and it huny Booker him behind yellow.

London Express Service

The Junior League match on

winner

Rugger Results

the results of

Kames played

London, Apr. 18.-The fol- the between

News lowing were {Vendors, and the runners-up | Rugby Unlon

today:

Cross Keys - 8, Wanderers .

Kitches.

Players invited to tour with Sing Tuo are as follows:

Yu Yue-tak, Hau Yung-sang, Te Kam-hung, Chang Kam-

Glamorgan

Falmouth 5, Cardiff 21. Teignmouth 8,

hoi, Lau Chung-sang, Lee Ping | Albion 6.-Reuter.

NEW WINTER SPORTS

ITEM

Plymouth

A new item of winter, sports equipment, the ski-bob, has been invented by Ernst. Reias-Schmidt, a sculptor and architect who lives at Kiefersfelden, Ger-

A professional lawyer,

musician may

many.

But a orto-

AMATEUR LAW FOLLY

Saturday, and stockbroker, Mrs Betty Hilton (Britain) allowed to play in civilan sides efforts that France got, but one there were at least another half be an amateur athlete. beat Miss Jacqueline Marcellin while they

doing their more goat-this after a quarter | dozen: playing. for their first professional footballer or (France) 6-0 and 6-2-Reuternational service.

an hour by outside left elevens. - Not, ■-bad - record. keter may not boy itp..

0.0

of

:

Weighing about 15 pounds, it can be easily driven by novices. Here, the inventor and his four-year-old son, Christi, try out the ski-bob which is guaranteed fo give the rider plenty of thrills-Express.