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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1950.

"UNOMI" REVIEWS THE

HIGHLIGHTS OF

THE SOCCER SEASON

Both

The local football season officially ended last week. the Senior and Junior League Championships have been decided, the few outstanding League games being cancelled. There is, how. ever, one game down for decision tomorrow at Causeway Bay, the the Hongkong Victory Shield Final between United Services and Chinese Football Association.

The Shield competition, which is played on the best-of-three system, has the United Services as the present holders. In the first game of the series this season the Services won 6-2. Tomorrow the second game will be played and if the Chinese win or draw it will necessitate the deciding match being played off, probably next Saturday.

I think it the best way to close this column until next season rolls along again with a brief review of the leading achievements of the past season.

must fo go to

Kilchoo have been the "team dribbling, swerves and electric who did exceptionally well this

They SCABON." of the

havo dashes down the wing: Karl season.

Among the fullbacks we have of soccer for Svensson, the goalkeeper, with

from played a brand

other hin safe handling of the ball, i seen great performances superior to that of any icam In the Colony. Credit his long clearances upfield and Itocha, Tse Korn-hung, Barber,

Tozer and Tam Chun-fal the Kowloon those panther-like leaps neros Motor Bus, Army and St Joseph's his goal: S. O. Svensson, who for

sparkling perfor- played a real captain's innings never seemed to tre: who and Navy Karlsson, the inside-left on the back was the schemer in chief; the

centre-half. for the many spirited displays tall blonde they have given always iners speedy wingers, etc., etc.? and always good to watch.

mance!!.

Commandos, Club are worth a pat

ONE DEFEAT

In the Senior Lengue, Kitchee reigned supreme, winning the Championship by a clear live paints. They suffered one de- fent only, being beaten 2-1 by their great rivals, the Kowloon Motor itus.

and

OTHER VISITORS

the

the

In goal, my praise goes to You Tan Kwan- Yu-tak, Locker, kon, Leyland and Fairbrother.

PROMISING YOUNGSTERS

SPORTING:SAM

By Reg. Wootton

Softball Season Comes

To An End The Annual

Tonight With Supper Dance

BY “STARDUST"

༥༣།

The curtain will be rung down on the official softball season tonight with

The names of the the Annual Presentation Supper Dance at the Peninsula Hotel. winners of the "Academy Awards" for the Most Valuable players in the four leagues (Men's Senior and Junior. Ladies' Senior and Junior) will be announced at this function.

Shield in the

the

SQUASH RACKETS CHAMPION WITHOUT ANY PRACTICE

By SYDNEY SKILTON London-Earliest among the names to go into the record books for sporting achievements in 1050 is that of Norman Francia Borrett.

Lansdowne He, at the Club, here, the other day won the Amateur Squash Rackets Championship of England for the fourth successive time.

This is a feat never accomplished by any other player and one rendered particularly meritorious because there are more people playing the game today than ever before and the championships are attracting over- increasing international entries.

ark!

As well 03 being a record { Probably the next best record holter Borrell is also one of the is that of V. A. Cazalet, six times game's enigmas. A Devonshire | finnlist und four times winner be- schoolmaster, he is seldom able tween 1025 and 1930 and Cana- to visit a squash court except ondian Champion in 1920. vention at Championship lines. NATURAL ATHLETE

Yet he continues

to butstay One very good and simple ex- and outplay every other complanation of Borrell's great suc pelitor. Only very occasionally ress is that he is a natural does he forfelt a game and the player of ball gamesi only match he has lost in the

He is a graduate of Cambridge

where he postwar period was against the University

played Mail

with distinction numerous games Egyptian profesalona), moud et Karim, in the British

and won his colours for squash Open Championship last year.

and fleld hockey. STEADY & AGGRESSIVE

In 1937 he toured in the USA Several promising youngstera

In winning the Junior Championship the Black Hawks lost only two games-

In the Anal of the 1050 with the Cambridge team which to tie with the Rexes and Jaguars. In the play-off they beat the Jaguars and Rexes Amateur Championship it did opposed Harvard, Yale

universities, At Acid We can only pay, Thank you, soared to the forefront of local Sweden, for giving us such asoccer and by their fine per-

and thus became the first claimants of the "Ernie Hearther" Shield since the promo-look as though another of those other

won an occasions when Borrett forfelts hockey he

Olympic rent and we will look forward formanters suggested that they

tion of the Braves, two-time Junior Champions, to the Senior League.

medal with the British team atkl had arrived to stay. in

a game would arise. you ngain to seeing

Tong Suin, the KMB right-

Hal Wingler's Wahoos ex- the game required in this post-¡ Guest, the popular first baseman He was 6-8 down and game at cricket he has played in first

the for

Essex future.

half, is now an automatic selen

aides,perienced little difficulty in be-war era of sport.

of the Jaguars will be leaving point against H. J. A. Dagnall class fixtures all Interpurt tion for

of the "China

Colony HERE AND THERE

for the the diminutivecoining winners

United in the third game. But steadiness county team. Young Santos,

In all his games he plays the Ladies' Muit

Staten by the "General Gordon" and then aggressiveness saw him 15 Jeft-half,

Fans will be interested The Malayan team were other St. Joseph's

grand Senior Division, losing only two

to next Wednesday, that Claude Hollande, welcome visitors to our stores. polished player with a

Last week St Joseph's achieved through to win through at 10-0. ball "early" and hits hard. He Avarita Choy of the learn Kanes.

This gave Borrelt the Cham- has developed an extraordinary pitcher und

flick the

wrist honour of recording the Kilchee gathered 43 points out They served up a type of foot-future.

Uts appointment as captain or Canadians annexed the Butting formerly Madeng

one of the leading southpaws in drst post-war triple play, when plonship as he had won the two powerful tille,

previous

possesses a real match-winning games at 9-4, 0-5. lt of a possible 4. Their success ball on a par with the long-

Hongkong turmi against

the Colony-remembered mostly based were some good

MOST SUCCESSFUL

temperament, Botter also preserved infact his re- was largely due to their excel-kang standard and

Kurea mude him possibly the

As Borrett is still only in his for his post-war The Ladies Junior Division against Canadian

performances Tony Alves of the Braves hit to narkable record of Champton- lent defence which allowed only stumes were witnessed.

team HMCS Saint Dave "Bambino" Leonard, ship Anal victories in three early thirilen he was born in The games played during the youngest captain ever selectest 10

was one of the most successful League 10

pass in

"Ontario" on the Chinese New Year holidays, in for such a gurne.

Hongkong who was playing

1917-he is clll in his prime us short-stop, straight games. Five clubs par- Cricket Club In many ways. from Rides

Yu!

Cheuk-yin

Ground and his where Dave made a shoe-shine touring

Borrell's name can thuc be a squash player and has ample which

Kitcher's tielpated in the campaign for the duels with "int-Top" Pancerz string catch. Manila partielmted,

a pince

Shield and USS "Prometheus"-naw in

lined up with that other great opportunity of improving even Durma and

of proved one of the biggest dop team all season and has bene-"Victor Mamak"

All batters ran with the hit. equash personality, F. D. Amr further on his record. fitted greatly by the wealth of competition was keen through- England,

married

After catching

ball Dave Bey, whu won the English The

nge for a squash peak the 15-game out

schedule of the season.

his team-mates

for over a year.

In reckoned to be 29 experience of

threw

Omar to Benny although from the first ball it

(3rd Championship in the three years player the most promising

He has played some softball baseman)

get to

Avich from 1931 and after falling to years because that is the average and is

of Winners of the player seen in Hongkong for was evident that the pennant

plays for the Yvanovich off the bag. Omar enter in 1034 won three times age.

it race would develop into a two. there and also

Birmingham table tennis team. then threw to Artur Ozorio (2nd more from 1936 before retiring national championship since way battle between St Teresa's

There will bo many a righ of ! basemman)

was instituted in 1922. and caught off undefeated. He is now F. D. despair from the Jaguars and Chappy Remedios. The Saints Ame

the

In America, where there has Pasha,

Egyptian White Fangs.

been a national amateur cham- ambassador in London.

pionship since 1997, the average Several future diamond lars

nge of winners is 25. who don't hit the headline crashed the headlines during the who turn out each week to keep reason by their fine per- the League going. Grand clubformances on the playing field. far below the men like Brown and Bickford

the Junior Lou our local players (Club). Pereira ani Han King-All in all,

bumper success. Spectator interest was maintain was and were easily beaten. Football sam (St. Joseph's), Liu Shiu-san wa

Kames.

barted the Their forwards highest number of goals scored in the League-09 In alt.

In also winning the Senior Challenge Shield, Kitchee com- This worthy double. plated Shield final will be lon: re- membered.

Their

opponents dour cup-fighters, were those St Joseph's, who at that time were plagued by injury.

the

The cold weather experienced during these holidays was sald to Becount for the poor display put up by the boys from Burma, bard to belleve because at some time during the series they would have shown Trome glimpses, even if only for Although Kitcher, were the a few minutes, of their true better team on performance | form. this anal, a resolute St. Joseph's

They were defence held out and it wa only in the last few minutes, standard of that the winning goal scored.

any a year. This was

OUTSTANDING PLAYERS

has

GRAND CLUB MEN

Comf

Then there are the players

soccer.

and their perennial rivals, the

hou

been

Inuded.

the

followers of softball when Erie lost to the Braves 7-2,

£35,000 IN PRIZE MONEY FOR

GOLFERS

Professionals Off On The

Season's Tournament Trail

BY ARCHIE QUICK

and

The difference is thought to be due to the fact that because of the larger and slower British courts greater premium is placed is on stamina. In America it speed that counts ond the winner is invariably a man fresh from university and full of fire

the

and fervour.

DIFFERENT STANDARDS

x

The English standard court measures 32 21ft, and the American 3211.

x 10ft. 0 in. There are also o number of other differences. The English prefer a rafter and lighter ball-

ounces against the Amert- can ounces.

7-7

in Manila is still in its infancyping and Chang Kam-pied at a high level for the full and we knew what to experi | (CAA), Cross and Townsley length of the season.

the visitors from the (RAF) and others too numerous

The

of softball in the grade Kitchee always had the cream from

and Philippines, hence the 6-1 vic- to mention. tuferi available

Ladles Junior Loop was of the of local although praise must be given tery of Hongkong in the official

The players Congratulations to all the highest standardi.

every game to the hilt. played eve them for their many achieve Interport name was no cause for

Junior clubs for completing a ments this season the winning treat rejoicing.

tothe Junior Loop is fast becom- and arduous The Koreans were the last of long

season in a of every competition in which

a springboard for the Senior League they entered was expected by our visitors for the season and News Vendors for winning the,

Congratulations to Si

The golf professionals of Great Britain and a sprinkling of invaders from they were really the football fraternity.

a very good Second Division Championship Teresa's for winning this League overseas have started out on the season's tournament trail which will carry them side. Fitness was the keynote and to Army for winning the

and to Cecile Arnulphy of the Shield, What a pity that all these fine of their

The Junior this to Junior success and

for being

through England, Scotland and Northern Ireland in search of £35,000 prize money. While Fangs

the players are concentrated in ons gether with some fine pasional League lacks the glamour of the Batting Champion.

It is the biggest summer reward ever, but if any one player secures £3,000 it is Division, but team! If they were spread overlay enabled them to win Two First

1 The ball fans, who are parl of it he will have done well in the face of fierce competition. A start was made

In England the method of several teams it would do much out of the

part of Hongkong

scoring is nine points up with three games they essential

aud parcel of the game. have

with the £1,350 annual tournament at Moor Park, Rickmansworth, and there I was to raise the interest in League played here.

valuable services

only the server being allowed to Referees and linesmen are to rendered

told by the Professional Golfers' Association Secretary, Commander R. C. T. Roc,

score, as In badminton, but in games.

be thanked for the efficient and during the season both in their

ut

and in

that he does not expect many Americans over here this time.

USA Lames

with both It is 15 up ON THEIR WAY OUT?

expert handling of many tricky attendance

to carry

players scoring. the freight Having dealt briefly with the games. Theirs is an unenviable helping

Not only have, they bigger | told me. when finance was required.

Flory Van Donck, the recently returned

from Egypt.

There Bittle doubt that if One thing was evident at the teams, what of the players Job.

in to land

their own Belgian, is another visitor al- | says that Hossan Husrencin, the

these The Dance Committee, headed fish

110 versions of squash many of themselves? Who have been

Champion, is a

more into Mrs Carmen "rcus" circuits, but they are though he can almost be looked Cairo

could be brought great by Kitchee's stars are definitely on the outstanding men of the

popular

on stroke play, and upon

now. He swinger of a club

International Molthen, have spared no pains not keen.

and should alignment their way out. They are well season? Departing from fact to

muke

Annual the greatest prize to them, the cannot and a post in this coun- do well here this summer, clashes which among the males tonight's. past their best and If the Cham- personal opi

Finally, on behalf of all soccer lay I now upinion,

and universilica have almost a bumper Open Championship, is by that try because the PGA says there la criticism, for fans in the Colony, I thank the Presentation Dance piona play their same men next myself open

I found some opposition to petered out, would revive with are loo many English profes

several of the chief tournaments, a flourish. reason without Introducing new loyal fans of every club will de-longkong Football Association success. They are to be con- scoring method.

One who is already here is sionals out of a job as li is. will have

including the Match-Play Some "reformists" on toth players they

great plure my not mentioning their for giving us such an entertain-gratulated on this outstanding

contribution to the softball, genial Art Clark, who Ing season.

looks difficulty in retaining leadership particular favourites,

Ossie Pickworth, burly Aus-Championship, being played insides of the Atlantic attempted season as four The Association has tried to

upon the British of the League.

trallan Champion, is un out- Scotland, on the grounds of a few years ago to combine the months' summer Top place in my list is shared provide the type of

Finally. the various trophy.

holiday from standing newcomer, whose first expense. Dick gomes With such a ne record it was

Burton, former best features of both versions. Inevitable that Kitchee should by two Kilcie players who which appeal to the public and donors are 10 be

thanked for his West Virginis form. "I am round in this country at Moor Open Champion, said to me "It But they did not get very far be Inevit

contributions not a good golfer, but I do love Park was a sound 69. He will will cost me £10 to qualify at generous supply the nucleus of the Com-have been the outstanding per- their efforts have been greatly their

enure of the enormous amount which have been the impetus annual trips to England" he be joined later by his fellow Thoradon Park in the Match-of capital invested in courts of bined Chinese side in the special formers of the season-Ho Ying-appreciated.

countryman and no stranger to Play Championship, and more measurements existing in the competitions and with the addi-fun and Hau Yung-sang,

this lund, Norman Van Nida, than £20 to travel to Carnoustie two countries. Therefore who at the moment is playing and spend а week or more any international match.

end of this season;

the other

and of

Both are great-hearted play- tion of members of leading teams, the Chinese have ers, fast, clever, unselfish

strong combination clean. The deadly crosses had a very

Hu Ying-fun have won many a To date they have swept game for belh Kitchee and the everything before them with the Colony. exception of the Victory Shielf.

available,

The

Interno-

n

Hau Yung-sang, or "Flash still to be decided. The Chinese Barry" as he is known by the beat Artny by 5-3 in the European spectators, is a No. 1 Memorial Cup Final. They also favourite, his keenness and hefty

always earning Cup by clearances won

the Governor's winning two

series of round of applause. of the three matches.

Amongst the forwards, Leo tional Cup Final was

a close

Tal-fal and Clau Man-chi -aro affair with China beating Eng-high up on my list. Galvin and lond 3-2, the winning goal being Tung Yec-kit are two others scored from a penalty kick in worthy special mention, the last minute of the match. well as Brown of the Army for and his many during runs OUTSTANDING EVENT

match-winning goals and Berry, the schemer of the Army for

The outstanding event of the

post season was the visit of the Swedish team, Helsingborg "A". which played a series of three games last November.

ward line,

MANY GOOD PIVOTS

15

A JOB WELL DONE

to

season:

Footballers Do Flaunt

Their

Not

Ages

Footballers, like prima donnas, do not flaunt their ages.

a cricketer as well Wisden gives the show away.

But when a man is

So it is public property that Leslie Compton, who headed Arsenal's equalis- ing goal in the Cup "semi," was born on September 12, 1912.

Quite a veteran, Leslie, but a junior compared with some of them. In the absence of reference books Harold Palmer did some research into ages.

Не

y's be cannot be

far

wrong in estimating that Alecandan

Hierd City

(formerly Manchester now Stockport County) Is Tom Manley, Brentford, 41; In the half-back department Bryn Jones, Norwich City, 40 or

near it; Pat Beasley,

Fulham, They let us see exactly where we have an abundance of fine 40: Ted Sugar, who dropped out we stood in the football world, centre-halves. Tennuci, who has of the Everton side recently, 40. Week after week we marvelled been the hero of many a game, Of "ale thirties" there aro at the grand football displays of is perhaps the outstanding pivot, Klichee and sides in the Colony, but when Ng Kee-chten

Sportsman's Diary

EDITED BY

Berince Harris

Canc

from

as a resident

the

In

the

practising and playing,ndvantage will continue to le So I am not going. There will with the home team-From the be others like me."

| Christian Science Monitor.

in the United States on his way there here.

[OBBY LOCKE TOO

Although he missed the tournament, the British Open Champion, Bobby Locke, of Johannesburg is flying to Eng- Kind

I write, and will play in the second tournament al

na

Maidenhead, as well as defend his Open title later on- Two fresh faces from the Continent ate Sten Nordstrom from Sweden and George de Wit from Holland.

Thousands of Durham miners

Against these continued working throughout

invaders are cream of British Easter so that they could take mossed the

Professional strength, but one the time of for the final,

Faulkner, of our hopes, Mox OXFORD CITY'S FUTURE

Members of Isthmian League Park by playing a provisional got himself disqualified at Moor side Oxford City-winners of ball at the 17th hole, found his the F.A. Amateur Cup more than 40 years ago-may soon be original ball

bounds, faced with a decision whether

or become professional.

the

the

was not out of

and then went 011

his second ball. Sam King.

It was a new rule.

Occupational Disease

the lankymany, Including two, Joe Mercer other top-notch although I consider

of Kitchee the und Len Goulden, who played more than 250 miles to Wembley the club should remain amateur playing with

on April 22. Cup-tie, together Thousands

A recommendation that faced by Arst class amateur Anest centre-half I have ocen in this very

club should turn professional badly, oh, our footballers falled this season. His performance in/with Sam Bartram. Ratch Car-North to support the two Dur-

George Swindin, Old Uncle was heavily defeated two years Tom Cobley und all.

ho thought of travelling to go. In every department the eye-opener,

LONG, LONG TRAIL Wembley Mr Jack Nicholson, The question is again being Swedes were miles ahead of us, Kwok Ying-kec, beside filling.

the Headquarters of

FA Willington's chairman, We will

said: raised, and a number of mem rame:nber the per-many of Kitchee's forward post-

Bishop "We considered it o great hers are calling for a special sonalities of the leam for a longtions, has done extremely well Amateur Cup finalists,

They time to come. Who can forget in the mid-line. Spence, Hung Auckland and Willington, are honour to be playing there. We meeting to consider it.

for any contend there is a sound follow

"Occupational disease," "The Blacks Thunderbolt," Malte, Hing-yuis, Mullen, Leonard and only five miles apart. Yet, for would not change it

soccer In principal sympton of which is Ing for professional half-backs the final the clubs had to travel thing."

Oxford.

bruising of the Anger and Although Oxford have had a thumb has resulted from poor season and many of their intensive training lately under- players have joined professional gone by the Fletching Fusillers. clubs, there is a good deal of opposition to the proposals.

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Not soldiers these, but entrants Marbles for the All-England

at Tinsley Championship held Green, Sussex, every Good

coln, might have been a jumper, Friday.

and a fine one, too.

The Manton trainer George

This Sussex village team en-

Todd was so convinced that he tered for the first time last year. could develop us hurdler that

acok

arc

he asked Mr A, E. Sounders to Four of their members

permission from the on the injured list with "thum- breeder, Lady Wentworth-from bitis." Reserves are being coach- whom he had lensed the horse led, just in case, by Mr J. Moon for his racing career for landlord of the Rose and Dramatic to run ovor hurdles. Crown, Fletching, who is the during last winter.

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