The Archive · 1941

P.T.H. Score Sensational Win

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Defeat Favoured Police Team by 5-3 After Extra Time; Billy Tingle Plays Prominent Part in Win APPARENTLY inspired by the Shanghai, Feb. 23, inclusion of the diminutive Billy Tingle,' their sports master, whose influence over the team has proved to be a telling factor, the Public and Thomas Hanbury School, the cellarites of the Senior League, staged another sensa~ tional upset yesterday afternoon when they culminated the SIN. Police, the favourites, in the semi-final of the Skottowe Cup at the Race Course by five goals to three. It required 30 extra minutes to decide the issue as at the end of full time the score stood. at three all, Strange to say both sides scored four goals each, but through a double fault of the Police full-back and the goalie the School received the fourth Yeading point in the last minute of the first extra period, Teddy Kidby slammed from a free-kick which was awarded against Woodley for violently bumping "Ikey" Dobrenky just outside the penalty box. Instead of heading the leather forward. Victal tossed the sphere towards his owo goal, Hoff Cochran leapt high to head the ball near the upright but his presence in close proximity of the Police eftadel had seemingly wor tied Bulpin who, in an attempt to Ast away, multed to allow the ball to drop. over the line.

'Then in the second extra half the "Liliputian" 'Tingle was partly sponsible for the success which ensured the School's entry into the final round. Dribbling Up in a solo effort, Tingle drove against' Bulpin who fumbled, "A'melee ensued and "They" Dobrenky tapped past Bulpin to make the victory certain,

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