THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 1, 1950.
CUP TOURNAMENT FOR
NON-LEAGUE
THE
PROFESSIONAL CLUBS?
London, Apr. 30.-A new football Cup competition, backed by the Football Association, may come into being with a final at Wembley. The move has been sponsored by professional clubs outside the Football League and their names are legion.
Several have competed with distinction in the early round of the FA Cup competition, and many of them keep the beat type of football before the public eye in all parts of the country.
Their competition would be known as an intermediate FA Cup and plans have already been launched by representatives of more than 40 clubs, who have agreed to nak the ruling body to organise the tournament.
A. committee was formed to hammer out details before al focks are put before the Football Association.
FA SUPPORT
Sir Stanley Rous, the Secretary of the Football Association, let it be known in Jetter that 11 it was agreed to have a new competition he felt sure the FA Council would give their support and that the FA would under- take the organisation.
may
Denaby United and Stafford Rangers, two clubs whose game be internationally not known but whose prowess at hume in their own locality is of a high standard, were the pro- posera and seconders of the plan to launch the new event and anuich of their argument centred Gu the 109 sustained in the early rounds of the senior FA Cup competillon.
A
NO DEFINITE PLANS
FOR
BRITAIN'S NEW
.
WORLD CHAMPION
London, Apr. 30.-No definite plans have yet been made for Terry Allen, Britain's new World and European Flyweight Champion. His manager, Johnny Sharpe, said Mr Jack Solomons, would that the London promoter, have the first option on the London barrow boy for his next fight although young Allen had been offered flights with boxers from the United States and Australia.
In spite of the more important honours he gained through his defeat of Honore Pratesi on Tuesday, Allen is understood to be anxious to win the British Fly. weight title.
Is next bout may well be, title since he came to Britain Champion, the then for this Championship ngainst to meet
of Glasgow, selected by the Jacke Paterson, an opponent
who could nat Aght because of illness.
British Board of Control.
Many of these clubs feel they have moral obligation to play in the major kuockout tourna-
TO FIGHT MARINO? ment of British football, even
When he cornes to defend his though it means a lasa unless, like Yeovil, Colchester and Gil-World title Allen will probably tingham, they can make come find the National Boxing Aston
the through headway rounda.
NEW INTEREST
Then, after beating Monaghan on a squalleation, he
waa
himself beaten by the Irishman
in a fight recognised by the early ciation of America urging that NBA nd Eire as for the World
Dado
little titte
Ars:
Monaghan had clinched his claim to the tile by defeating
Negotiations wero Com-Patersen.
Marino, the 1fawalita, should have chance for the Championship.
At a recent Exective
A competition on their own mittee meeting the NDA gave carried on for a mut, between on Cup lines would, it is ten-their ophton that the winner of the Irishman and Marino but erally agreed, benefit the sport the Allen-Pratesi fight should they did not mature.-Reuter,
Marino and the clubs in be
to meet required as a whole
bringing new fu- within x months. particular, terest to their spectators and If this comes about it will be Improved financial side to their the climax of a long campaign
by Marino for a shot
affairs.
The sint of such a tourna- ment would, no doubt, see the larence of these non-Leagur clubs from the early rounds of the FA Cup, which would not suffer on that no- necessarily count.....
The quarter finalists of an Intermedinte Cup Competition and the quarter-Anolists of the Amateur Cup, it is suggested. should automatically qualify for the following reason's FA Cup Competition,
This certainly appeare likely
at the
Portugal And
France For World Cup
RUGGER
Bristol's Fine
Performance
Lontion,
20.
BEING
HIMSELF
The Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson, left, is playing himself in the movie version of his life. Here he rehearses with Pinky Woods, of the Hollywood team, before the cameras en location at Anaheim, California. The sequence being filmed deals with the season when Robinson was farmed out to the Montreal team,
HOME FOOTBALL
Manchester City And
Birmingham Drop To
The Second
Division
London, Apr. 29-Arsenal's two goals victory over Liverpool in the Cup Final today was naturally the dominant happening of the soccer world. It enabled Arsenal to equal Bolton's record of three Cup wins at Wembley.
It also added to the triumphs of the Arsenal manager, Tom Whittaker, who in three seasons as guide of the Arsenal destinies has led the team to a League championship and a Cup success,
to
He it was who
persuaded Bolton after crossing over two and no promotion in the other
so Dumbarton no Joe Mercer to change his mind goals in arrears, while Sunder-direction,
will be voted back when Mercer intimated his in-and were also good winners at Alloa
Division "B."—Reuter. tention to retire at the end of humne to Everton. Jast WHO
season.
Today
in a
Apr.
ho and Bounded The majority of first-cinss
clubs had could be seen Rugby Union already completed their fix-embrace. tures for the season and of
the
CHINESE EASILY BEAT SERVICES
FOR VICTORY SHIELD
In the second match of the Victory Shield series, played on the Navy Ground yesterday, the Combined Chinese eleven consted homo tó a 3-0 win against a weak Service team.
As both aldes have now won one match cach, it is necessary to play again to decide the homo of the Shield for the next twelve months.
The Confbined Services were,
very much below strength a5] HOCKEY the entire Army team is now
touring the Singapore area and the majority of tho
Navy players are away. However, the men selected tried
very
hard throughout but could do Hitle against the strong Chinese eleven. Outstanding in the Ser- vices ranks were Barber, Town- sley and Dearsley. Barber was perhaps the best performer of all; he was responsible for beal-
Army Too Strong For
Police
g back many concentrated Army further enhanced their Chinese attacks during the Arst chances of securing the league half.
championship with an easy 0-1
on
The Chinese Gelded a very chances of securing the Leagua sirong team, Ha Yung-sangwin over Police at Sookunpoo was once again very prominent yesterday. in the rearguard and drew many The soldiers were
top rounds of applause from the throughout.
After
the Army capacity
had come crowd with his well positioned clearances. Also out-close to scoring on two occa- standing were Yu Yul-tak, isulons, Gardiner scored a good King-seng and the diminutive goal
receiving from Yee Ch
Daniels, while a few minutes Cheuk-yin. The latter play. er gave a sparkling display and Inter he further increased their
lend with a the Sur- wrought havoc with
a shot from close in. vices defence wherever he was made it three with a hard drive. From a comer hit McKenzie
in possession of the ball.
From the opening whistle,
The Chinese
swept into attack in the first
and carno car
after
Shortly
before
half time
netted the fourth. Army continued to dominato second period throughout the
minute when Ku shot just wide and further gonis were scored
by Gardiner and Humphries. from a good pass by Lee. Only
Tibbet! scored for tho rarely did the Services manuge
to get the ball out of their own Police. halt und on these few occasions
KITC BEAT NAVY the Chinese defenders had lite difficulty in breaking up their Despite about seven changes hall hearted attacks. After 11|in their team, Navy put up a KITC, minutes, the Chinese opened the stiut showing ngaina scoring when Lau Chung-san a King's Park, only losing 3-1. collected the ball during a goal KITC had most of the play mouth melee and drove it into in the first half, but scored only once-a splendid angle shot by U.S. Dillon.
the back of the net.
PENALTY SAVED.
of
From one sporadic break- nway
Navy, through Gemmel, During another attack in the found the net, and half time 15th minute Yeo was fouled came with the score 1-1. within the area and from the Navy defence again came un- resultant spot kick Chisholm der pressure in the second half, effected a brilliant save wilk and from a penalty bully Mo- magnificent flying effort. The hinda Singh had little difficulty Chinese at this stage appeared in beating Smith. yards faster than the Services In the last ten minutes, Ninoo third for Mercer
Lean, and after 18 minutes Ko Singh scored the ALL-TIME RECORD? Almost equally exelting for one of the stars of the the concerned is the fight at,
A record which
outstripped the defenders and KITC. may never team and when the final whistic the foot of League Three Soull be equalleci, let alone beaten,
Outstanding for the winners udded the second goal with 'a
were Bhagat Singh and Hassan. Whittaker to avoid the necessity of apply was
net up by the brothers, neat choi. hugging in for re-election.
Denia and Leslie Compton, when
The second half was a story while Navy backs Le, Brun and
Branch, were also towers ANY TWO OF SIX
they wan Football Association of one Chinese attack following
strength. COUNTLESS OTHERS The fate many take any two of Cup winners' medals by helping another, but their forwards ap.
Results of other matches:-- teams. In
northern Arsenal to While this match occupied six
beat Liverpool at peared qulle content with the
Chand Tara 2, Nomads 2; also London. Apr. 30.--France those who wound up their
the re-election Wembley on Saturday,
two-goal lead and
Niever
Recrlo "A" 2. Recreio "B" 0; with fivo complex
home thele Wembley, including the true
The sporting brothers already seriously forced at and Portugal will compete programmie today none ac- the attention of a 100,000 fans section
RAF 2. YMCA 1. held Soccer League Champlon-many fine movements. The in the World Football Cup complished a better perfor-King and Queen, as well as thou-teams still facing the danger.
HKHA MEETING One curiosity of the league ap medais, won with
the third and last goal of the match
There ganda who listened in or looked
will be to add to the interest of things compétition in Brazil this mance than Bristol.
* general rereen, there programme was that the three Arsenal two seasons ago, and was reored by Yee Cheuk-yin in on televiation n the Football
Hong Kong whole. BS 1
announced
assured of pro- both helped Middlesex to win when he beat the unsighted meeting of the with keenness summer. it was awalts
In beating Coventry by a goal were countless other thousands clubs already
defeats, two the County Championship in Chisholm world
with ament shot Hockey Association on Thursday ang progress at a meeting of the Organis-
to nothing they registered their with a big interest in League motion met with
Toltenham 1847. by heavy margins. further news of
No two brothers have through a mass of players. next at 5.30 p.m. in the board towards an introduction to the ing Committee here today.
25th win. A pointless first half, problema.
room of Messrs Shewan Tomes, battles were were beaten at Swansea, Nolis cemo near performing the feat, Sixteen nations will take port during which Walton (Coventry) Many stirring game of the Intermediate Cup
at Northampton
In- Combined Chinese Yi Yu-tak; Chung Tin Buliding.. Brst floor, and but records reveal that one in Hou Yung-ng, S. 8. Nien: Tank stil engagedCounty in the nots.
hit an upright with a penalty waged by cla
Doncaster went cówn at home,|dividual did so. Harry Make- Competition. Reuter.
The
bottom struggles in
Sum, Ng Kee-chuen. Hy King-sen: Des Voeux Road (opposite the vacancies were kick, preceded a big improve-in top or
Representatives On a things be-
day of water-logged peace played for Everton when Les Tai-tal. Lee Chun-fat, Ko Po-Dairy Farm), Jenused by the withdrawal
afment by Bristol and Dalziel took the Leagues. Two Turkey nil the decision of possession from a scrummage came certain in the relegation grounds and in heavy rain al- they won the Cup 44 years ago, keung. Yee Cheuk-yin, Lau Chunt of International Teams are re-
tendances fell particularly low. and in 1915 (war year) helped and crossed Scotland not to compete,
he inc. Gibbs fighta
Services. --- Citishotin:quested to attend, There were a number Four countries
of in-them to win the League Cham-Thampot, Dearnley: Philipots. Bare were seeded converted
Manchester SARSON,
juries and two matches were for the competition-England in
Then 11 years later henor, Daley. Wenver. to climb from Group 2, Brazil in
Services a dificult team to once more try
was
In the Lanenshire team HONGKONG BEATEN Italy in Group 3 and Uruguay overcome.
division to which players, Neither side scored the second
which won the cricket honours. sefare half-time but afterwards they will be In Group 4.
relegated while
John,long, the Stoke Inside-All that in the space of 22 years, Singapore, Apr. 30,-The
The Indian Recreation Club The grouping of the remain- look landed a penalty goal for Plymouth Argyle and Bradford left, was sent off the field dur- but the Comptons have per-Hongkon
Army team Was must return in League Threeing the game with Blackpool in formed In 12 nations is to be decided Gloucester and Hudson added a
cficially opened their Lawn the feat In less than beaten by a combined
Bowls green yesterday when a at a later date.-euter.
before Lewis Jones scored a football,
by team today Try
which subsequently there were four years. The first division champions,
stoppages Jor penalty goal for the Services,
Injuries
bers of other clubs. The match Andy Ducat, an International solitary goal scored in the sec-match was played with mem Newport's
over second division runners-up who easy win
and 25. police officers were cricketer and footballer, helped and half of a dull roccer came. Penarth was due to better com- gain promotien with Tottenham stationed rounů
in League following
the touchline,
A goal scored by the visitors resulted in a win for the visitors Aston Villa to win the Cup but bination and more skilful hand- and the re-election
demonstration Three are not yet determined.
The results, with the home ling.
medal. while Joe
the dent half was ruled offside.
team first, were: Cnly one week of the season against the referee, Mr II, Holt never gained a League Cham-left wing in the 24th minute of by 123 shots to 100.
Beason of Rochdale.
pionship Hulme bad five League and Cup. Hongkong tried hard in the Heavy underfool conditions remains for those to be solved
nedals but Middlesex did not concluding stages to equalise talny affected
Pontypool, and at present nothing is more
ORDERED OFF
win the Cricket Championship but the Singapore gant-keeper the situation where Cardi won by a goal complicated than and penalty goal to a try. in League Two where the two
the while he was playing for them.braught off several good saves. Cropley, At Aldershot, the Shefeld Swansen, weakened by
teams, United and home left-half,
and McCrory,-Reuter. absence of eight of their regu- Wednesday,
the Ipswich outside-left were chances orderi from
the field 13
Tennis League Season Will
Start Today
The 1956 Tennis League! Season will commence today when no less than five matches will be down for decision in the Men's "B" Division and four in the Ladies "B" Division.
The most interesting game of the day should be the one be- and de Beercio tween Club
in the Kowloon Cricket Club
Men's
"B"
1wo
Next
Combined
Group 1,ucester found Devonport City and Birmingham City must marred by the ordering off of9p, which was regarded as ber, Townsley: Davies, Spears, Wat-
Major League
Baseball
New York. Apr. 30.-Today's baseball scores were:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Division. Both Detroit
teams are evenly-matched and Chicago
some
keenly-cuntested Comes
are expected,
Thic
TODAY'S GAMES
following are gomez:
Men's "B" Division South Chinn Athletic Assoclu- tion United Services Re- creation Club;
*N* DE
་་
35
tars taking part in the Middle- Southampton, possess E sex seven-a-side
well
n
tournament, of accompanying Tottenham in- minutes from the end.
3 went down to Plymouth Albion to the first division.
seven
PRESENT POSITION
.
LEAGUE
Liverpool
pore
United Press.
Singa-
*
STANDINGS
IRC
GREEN OPENED
D.M.A. Razack
R. Markar
A. lazack
KM, HumJalın
A.R. Minu
S. Sadlek A.A. Razack
W.P. Hillyer
J. Jonsen 0. Sadick A.KC. Minu 1.MA.
Ramjali
M.Y. Adal MA, Wahab
Firs Diviilon
Third Division, Southern
Goals
PWD
Notte C. PA Pts Northamption..
03 48 57
Notts F.
30 49
U.D). Hassan
41 20
Southend Torquay Watford
49 49
U.M. Omar
H.1. Razack
43
Q.. Sadick
Palace
A.. Razack
74 53 40
Reading
45
Norwich
Brighton
In Scotland, the league cham
is still not settled. pionship
with Hibernian The present position is that if Rangers drew
so all depends on Rangers' final last so win their tournament Southampton
of the Ham by gome
season against Portsmouth
Wolves. was won by Rosslyn Park, for match against West
and Shefeld Third. Lanark on Monday night. Manchester U. to three the second time-two goals, a penalty goal and a try, making draw theirs against Tottenham Hibernian had completed their Sunderland
programino and gained 40 Blackpool up their 10 points to which one-one, the two Sheffield cluba Heriot's Former Pupils were and Southampton will be level points while Ranger have the Newcastle U.
same total with boll on points and goal aver-same
one game In Arsenal
Huddersfield unable to reply.
band.
Hurniry Football League rules provide Rangers should at least draw vis
RO win their Derby two clubs being
in the case of on Monday and n play-off
so level but 27th championship. The gates Chelsen not for more than two.
at Ibrox Park to-day were Muddersfiel Portsmouth, Wolverhampton, closed before the start, but the Holton Blackpool and Sunderland re-crowd of more than 100,000 did Fulham tain n personal interest in the not see a game In keeping with Charlton first division championship and the occasion. although
}} R
2
5
B
2 by one goal and a penalty goal
to nothing.
today's
Philadelphia Boston
Philadelphia
(2nd gaine) Boston
2
10 17
0
The Middlesex
5
10
2
12
0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston
4
10
0
Philadelphia
1
♫
0
Boston (2nd game)
Philadelphin
0
Macsing, who are unbeaten this season, wound up their and kept their record programme although after leading at half- time they were pegged back und held to a draw at Nealh.
age.
for
Club
vPittsburgh
Cincinnati
22
1
1
Cricket Club
V
Pittsburgh
(2nd guma)
0
Danish Soccer Cup
Cincinnati
*
*
1
0
A
1 4
Club de Recreto v Kowloon Cricket Club:
Chinese Recreation Club Craigengower Cricket Club;
Indian Recreation
Ladies Recreation Club;
Hongkong
SCAA "
Ladles' "B" Division
Recreio "White" v USRC;
LRC v CCC;
Chicago
Hongkong University Lawn St Louis
Tennis Club v Recreto "Blue":
SCAA v KCC.
THE
GAMBOLS
Portsmouth
are
favourites with a game in hand
West Bromwich
Sloka
Everion
Manchester C.
Apart from the championship, Birmingham ... of their rivals they are by no have
all other Issues in Scotland
Second Division Copeningen, Apr. 29.-Arade-
beer settled. Stirling Tottenham .... 41 27 Boldklubs of Copenhagen means certain of repeating last Albion after a season in Divi-Shield misk
Sheffield w today won the. Danish Soccer year's success.
sion "A" and Queen of the Southampton Wolverhampton brought Koesenhayng defeating Cup.
South
have been
Leed 1-0. (13 Innings) Boldklub
Associated theinselves level on poluts with while Morton after a senson in Presion
relegated
"NE. the leaders with a fine win at Division "B" and Airdrieonlan nrentford
Hull Press.
gain promotion. There is no relegation from D to C division Cardi
Grimsby Chesterfield
-United Press.
Long
Barry
laby
WORLD RECORD
IN SHOT PUT
S'ansea
Leicester Coventry
Barnsley Blackburn
Bury West Bam Luton !!
Bradford
Scottbh
Hibernian Ranger Hearts
Los Angeles, Apr. 30-Jim Queens R. Fuchs, of Yale University, Plymouth beltered the world shot put record here yesterday with a toss of 68 feet, 5% ins,
Competing in the triangular East Fife meeting at Los Angeles Coliseum Dundee sinong Yole, Michigan State and Partick Southern California Universities. Aberdeen Fucha exceeded the recognized Raith Rovers
Motherwell by stron vark of 58 foot, 3⁄4th Ins, set Charles E. Fonville, and also
Celtic
own unofficial mark of 38 Clyde Lect, 4-27/54, ins, made in Nor- way last years—Reuter.
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Aldershot
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Walsall
36lwall
Newport
Third Division,
Doncaster Gateshead Stochasto
Lincoin Manmeld Hotbestim
Спеко Tranmere
Carlisle Stockport
Oldham
Chaster Accrington
48 41
71 40
47 33
Darrow
Southport
New Brighton
Darlington
Jartlepool
Halifax Bradford Wrexham York City
Rcottish Divtal 30 20
Airdrieonians
Dunfermile
Morion
..30
Et Johnstone
Cowdenbeatha
50 35
Hamlili
Dundee Utd. Kilmarnock
30 14
Queen's Park
63 43 20
180 23
45 54 26
70 34
16
Forfar Albion Rovers
Stenhousemuir
Ayr United Arbroath Dumbarton
Allos
31
A.M. Wahab
AJI, Abbas
ARA. Ralon 6. Yurut
14
J. Chambers
JUL. Kinniðurgh W. Butlerworth J. McCutelican 13
J.W. Tindail G.S. Lodd
A.W. Gardner
23 7. Pile
10
L.A. Gutierrez
14
V.C. Labrum
N.J. Bebbington
J.G. Meyer
C.5. Roslett
J. Howan
J.M. Forrest
10 W. Cameron
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9.M. Rumjahn 30
A. Elliott
33
12
H.B.L. Dowbiggin
A.E. Hawkina
W. Itong Sling 25
R. Florslett
MT. Nunes AL. Roberis
AE. Coates
Langley Wins Golf Title
Deal,
24
20,--
Apr. Kent, J. D. A. Langley, former boy champion and oneo runner-up for the English Golf Champlon- ship, to-day won the English title when he beat a former winner, an Patey, by one hole holes final on the Club's Cinque Ports
the 30
Royal
course here.
Langley, a Walker Cup Inter- national, was one down at the helf-way atage against his vix feet four and a half inches glant rival, having once been three down because of his own putting errors during the last, four holes of the morning round. How- ever, Patey made mistakes and lost all his lead only to snatch In hole back at the eighteenth-
Reuter.
SURREY FINAL
Landon,
29 Geoff Apr. Brown, Australla Davis Cup player. needed only 80 minutes to-day to whip Paddy Roberts of England, 6-1, 6-0 in. the finals of the Surrey Tennis | Tournament --Associated Press,
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