THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1954.
THE CHIN
MAIL'S
WEEKEND
LOCAL SPORTS
SPORTING SAM
1. By Ree. Wootton
WEEK-END CRICKET
by "THE ZOMBIE"
With the Senior and Junior titles already won by Army, Cricket League matches will in the coming weeks be mere routine play-offs of outstanding fixtures.
Only one First Division and one Second Division matches ure scheduled for this
after- In 100/1.
the senior kame Recreio will be hosts to Univer- sity while In the Junior Rame RÁV will entertala Indlan Recreation Club at Kai Tek.
With their full team out.
Heercio are not likely to be stopped by the undergrads and should end up comfortably four points nearer to the runner-up position in the Senior League,
Two Interesting matches wil Al Cox's be seen on Sunday.
Kowloon Crickci Road,
Club bowlers, who proved ved jawn
adept with the themselves as bat and ball as they are with
bowls when they overenine
Dockyard Gone un their
Chubb's XI which will prob- ably
the conalst of mainly Champion Scconti Divison Army cricketors,
the fare against HKCC Occasionals.
Now that the League matches are practically over, it will be it two special Interesting matches be arranged in which the two Ariny champion teams be asked to play the Rest, The would bring the League to a suitable close.
Owing to unavailability of scores of two matches, it is regretted that it is not possible to publish the League averages this week-end.
time next
TODAY'S GAMES First Division Recrelo v. HKU,
Second Division
Talkoo
will take tako, opponis, Kowloon Bowling Green Club, in the Triangulur series.
The Bowling Club line-
up is top secret and may be to strong that they will probably drop Frank Howarth!
In the other match it will be interesting to see how Major
RAF v. IRC.
TOMORROW Triangular Series
KCC v. KBGC.
Friendly HKCC Occasionale v. Chubb's XI.
Majur
CHOICE OF WIGHTMAN CUP
CAPTAIN IS URGENT
By ROY MCKELVIE
THIS AFTERNOON'S RUGGER
Pentangular Tournament
Concludes
Today
By "PAK LO”
This afternoon's games will see the final stages of the Penlangular Tourna- ment when at 3.00 p.m. the Navy meet the RAF in what will probably be the needle match of the Tournament.
This will be followed at 4.15 p.m. by the Army versus the Club. AB a curtain raiser the Club "B" take on the 27th HAA, RA at 2.00 p.m. The venue for all these matches is the Club ground at Happy Valley.
aret-...
Army
Since this is the end of the Tournament It is perhaps well to
consider the various standings in the Table before discussing the games.
The positions in
the Table
PWL F
A PIS 7 0 1 115 30 12 7 0 1 06
as
12
Club RAF
3 * 60 87
4
Running through the streets of her home town the Navy other day Miss Mary Harris, a leading Sussex Lawn tennis player, was stopped by a well-meaning bus con- ductor who asked if she was being chased. She replied: "No. 1 am training."
Here was one of our more promising women players altempting to keep ft during the winter.
On
A good many more have been expert, Mrs Molile Blair.
and practising training
As the LTA now own Queen's Vale Club, the practices could have covered court at Molli under the auspices of Mrs Mury | taken place there. The owner of Halford, former Wightman De Maida Vale court has been Cup player. "Mrs Halford's most generous, but does not girls played 4 recent match permil men to play on the against women from the cham-court, and practive" against men
equity, Muddlesex, and is a good thing.
pion
won.
But the problem of raising the inter- standards of Britain's national women's team gora fur- ther than a few training runs and winter practices. Three things are needed.
The cholce of th Wightmun Cup captain who is a leader; a greater interest
in women s Tawn tennis by the all-male members of the LTA selection committee; and a more enthusiastic appro
Leam-
Mra Halford has no power to create doubles teams. In conse- quence there were pairings of leading players that seemed il- fated from the start-fDT stance. Miss Helen Fletcher with Miss Ann Shilcock; Miss
Put Ward with Mrs Joy Motiram.
Not the least of the factors against the development of our leading players as a team is the fact that they can enjoy the
players themselves by the winter months abroad at no ex..
NO AUTHORITY
pense to themselves. They are in demand for such pleasant Mrs Halford has not been ap-spots as Monte Carlo, where, It tointed Wightman Cup captain, is true, they get some admirable though she was asked to or- practice early in the season. Hanise these winter games. But Team spirit may be more difficult to develop among The job has been no sinecure. women than among men. This The LTA have shown little makes the chalce and naming Interest other than composing a of a lender with considerable physical training chart when authority all the sume of the girls were already perative and urgent. The respon- following one prepared by that ability rests with the LTA.
whe
was
given no authority.
more
im-
specta
|Follce
7 2 5 49 0.1 8
7 17 201
This of course will result in a
The Navy are turning quite a Įpartment, there seems to be strong team, but their three-ttle to stop the Army from quarters are a little slow off the rolling over the Club. mark, and while they would However, the Club has, be probably do well against one of fore now, suddenly produced the other teains, they will really their best form after u eric have to pull up their socks of reverses, and they might against this newly reconstituted just do it again this afternoon. HAT XV.
The last time these two teams met the Amy
25 won by points to all, but I very much doubt whether the Army will this such reach
high figures afternoon.
The opening between p.10.
their
The Navy should still win the major share of the set and loose scrums, but whether they 2 will be allowed to get
threequarters working is in much more doubtful category. because the RAF now have two very good and fast break- away forwards.
the for top place between the Army and the Navy unless either are beaten In today's gamea. This time it is quite on the cards that in the game al 3.00 pm. the Navy will indeed be overcome as they have had a lot of trouble to get a XV to- gether. Most of the Navy ships will have left harbour before this afternoon.
SPORTRAIT
Landon Express Service,
pared
2,00
PARADE
SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT
FLOODLIGHT FOOTBALL- A GREAT NEW FIELD OF SPORTING POSSIBILITIES
By I. M. MacTÁVISH
Floodlight football came to the Colbily on Wednesday evening and brought with it the opening to a great new and spectacular field of sporting possibilities. For a first tryout the arrangements for the Club's game with HMS Newcastle had much to commend them but I think I know enough about the Club officials to feel confident that they will not be complacent or pay too much attention to the local scribe who reported that the 'floodlighting was most effective' and that the general set-up was 'very satisfactory'.
I have been witness to many big games under floodlights in the United King- dom and also matches on the grounds of many of the lesser clubs who have installed floodlighting systems in the hope of increasing revenue. The present arrangement at the Club ground does not by any stretch of imagination compare with these Installations. Now that is not intended in any way as a criticism but rather as factual pointer for those who were not at the Stadium and who might be nlisted by well-meaning, but somewhat misleading, comment.
stink
F9 On
be surely of understatement «
the referee mode an
uta 4
at Caroline
Wednesday, March 3 Army v. Kitchéo at Caroline Hill, 4.30 p.m.
Thunday, March 4
CAA v. South China at Caro-
line Hill 4.30 p.m.
After a considerable lápio of Polico v. Eastern at Boundary The energetic officinis who
time are responsible for the present
the rifercie concerned Street, 4 p.m. enterprise
Tuesday, March 2 are due all praize appeared before the appropriate for their work and I am certain committee of the HKFA last
Sing Tao v. Kwong Wah at that they are
the fully aware that Friday and there is still
post-inquiry | Club gròund, 430 pan. a lot to be done | statement from
KMB the FA must
Navy v before
can the system
of the 1, 4.30 p.m. classifted as 'very satisfactory'.
error of The Club has made ari ex- cellent start and given a valu-judgment....
that
Football has good laws and able lead and 1 bellevo they already decided on certain one of two that, from time to modifications.
Hittle worry: time, cause They
realise only too well As Lord Bolingbroke would
With South Chirin, Kitchee, that the present sixteen 1,990 comment, the real difficulty is
KMB and Army'all engaged in W lamps are not nearly suff to make them effective. cient to flood the ground and
The referen may have made top-of-the-pole encounters there is enough in the programme to exclude shadows, and I think on error of judgment in blow-
most expeting we shall see big improvements ing his whistle as the ball came satisfy even the
spectators. over to Szeto Man, when the ganie comes along.
WAS AN ERROR
The unexpected defeat of COUPLE OF POINTS
THAT ALLOWED PLAY TO Army by Sing Tho has taken CONTINUE AFTER
THE Eome of the edge off a couple of There are a couple of points, ; CO
WHISTLE
WHATEVER the games but there is sull however, which I think the Club
there will be everal packed officials should, consider when THE CIRCUMSTANCES MAY Cough at stake to ensure that
stadiums. experi- HAVE BEEN, of their players they have their next
This whole incident has be As Dark is sull in the Colony have been borrowed by the 1st mental game. The first point
the outfits worn by come a little unsavoury and is he will again take his place in XV; and, if their pack can follow
now best forgotten but the FA the threequarter line, and will up a little faster, they stand a
as they havd
satisfied many would have be the thorn in the side of the good chance Navy, and the man they must strong threequarter line, mark, and stop, at all costs, as he is exceedingly Last and dangerous.
team Mc
Kame at the Club and the 27 HAA, RA will prob- ably be a repent of their last which resulted in a very clost score after remarkably good game.
The RAF on the other handgame together, ሸዋ
forth the putting which so easily overcame Club last week, and it is a plty that this new team has not, as yet been seen against stronger opposition, so that its strength | could be better judged.
Eden at full back is perfectly capable of looking after the Navy's breakthroughs, and seems to have a very safe pair of hands.
Davidson who was back in the pack last week, and looking much. happler, is thero agata, and now that he has some con- fidence in his backs should be able to concentrate on his Job as forward and captain.
The only apparent weakness in this RAF team is the weight of the puck, which is on the light side compared to the Navy's and they will have to go all out in the lincouts, and the loose mauls to get their share of the ball.
Despite this lack of weight think they will get enough of the ball to overcome Navy by a small
margin. Whichever way this game goes it will present plenty of thrills and good rugger, If the RAF win, as I think they will, this will bring them en a level with the Club in the table, and leave the Army the winners of the Pentangular for the second year running.
ARMY V. OLUB
The last gamo between the Army and the Club should, after last week's performance by the Club, sed the Army energe the victors by quite a fortable score.
com-
Both teams have made a few eliange, and it is to be hoped that the alterations in the Club icam produce a stronger XV than they fielded previously.
Once again, due to the Bank Balance, some of the Club's best players aro daubifil starters and may possibly be missing from the line-up, but it is to be hoped that much will not be the Case.
The Army are as usual field-
ing
a fairly heavy and fast pack, backed by their re- doubtable threequarter line. and unless the Club's play im- proves, in all and every do
POP -
271
期
between the two teams, but the There is little to differentiate
will probably win by A
Club "B" ure small margin felding a strong side, unicss, of course, some
STUMPING
THE
UMPIRE
A bowler is running up to deliver the ball. He sees the non-striker out of his ground and throws the ball at the wicket, misses it, and, two runs are taken. Should they be allowed? (writes Bruce Harris).
Here is a question, one of 46, directed at um- pires seeking full mem- hership of the Associa- tion of Cricket Umpires:
The answer, of course, should be that, two runs are scored and. reckoned as no-balls,
STIFF TEST
are
First-class umpire A. E. D. Smith, of Hertford- shire, chairman of the training committee, set cândidates à stiff, oral and written test, which nearly half of those wishing to be lifted from associate to full member- ship passed with 80 per cent marks or better.
These umpires will be watched on the field of play during the summer, The object of the newly formed association is to improve the standard of | umpiring 'in club crickot...
ก
concerns the two teams.
OF
But
LAW
IT
Pride of place over the wock- and will be shared by South China and Kitchee, today and KMB and Army tomorrow."
Kitchee will enter their game with loads of condrace afic
the their clear cut win over
A few years ago 'I was pre- sent wheri scientific, testa were people if their findings bad carried out to decide on the been more in keeping with best colours for teams playing what the eyes and ears of about in Boodlight matches: many 14,000 spectators saw and heard Champions in their Inst meeting colours and combinations of at the time of the incident. colours
tried out and WETC after a lot of elimination the following colours-here I have
FAITH RESTORER
but I do not think they will
come out on top this Umo and I
From time to time one hears expect to
to spe South China clear
to trust memory were of some pleasant little meldent cust. recommended...
that helps restore one's in yellow, gled white, orange, the human state of football, Hera dimeuit. and zeveral combinations is a little story that came to me of them. The committen also a couple of weeks ago
I have suggested that green, dark blue, which
withheld until maroon, and vertical stripes now. should be avoided as for A9 You will recall how just possible.
and
before the second Koege gaine
RAF-Club tussle is a
one
to forecast as it could very chally go either way. but I have an idea that the Club just the sort of team to upset the clever, Airmen who are playing so well at the moment. I take the Club io, win, but, Police should not take,
ke, recont Eastern defects as a guide to
I am sure that those people Stevens the Ariny left-half, who watched the game on Wed-received a last minute invita- thole true form and I think they nesday will appreciate the action to play in the Hongkong will do well to, share the curacy of that when they recall selection and how he sport honours, the difficulty they had in ingly agreed and finished up The Army-KMB clash,14 on- quickly picking out the 'New- the outstanding player on the other hard one to forgotst.I castle players who wore black geld. and white vertical striped shirts and dark blue or black shorts.
know that on current form the
differen
S as well as assist the was in Steven's lapel....quictly
At the officelal dinner after Busmen will start favourites but the series was finished Captain that is just when the Army side
most dangerous. This wilr If we are going to have games George, the Army Secretary, in
n clash of two very under the lights I think the was presented with the honour- two opposing teams should get ary life membership badge of styles and the soldiers, oven Stevens, may well together and consider the im, the Koege Club and I know without portant question, of colours, that he was delighted with the produce another South China upset. A lot will depend on the This would Increase the enjoy-honour. Later in the evening ability of the Army to hold
of the game for the it was notfoed that the badge Sieto Main and Les-Tal-fal.
оп the field.
the other week-end games given to him in appreciation in Wah should get the The second point is the proof his co-operation in turning
Kwang vision of some sort of low screen out at such short notice, ond batter of St. Joseph's, unless, of behind the goals to pick up the
course, their mkwerk marathon alsó, of course, for two seasons with KMB has supped their light and so enable the players grand service to the Army team, strength and Sing Tao should
to spot the goal when they are moving fast with the ball, and Incidentally I pass the tip
WEEK-END GAMES.
have little trouble with CAA In There is a most interesting pite of the Athlelle's draw with. to Brig Young and his com- programme of matches listed Club last week. mittee that a recent trial was for next week and with many carried out in the United King of the games having a direct dom using luminous goal posts bearing on the League Cham- and cross-bars....and luminous pionship they will be followed shirts!
JUST AS TRUE
Lord Bolingbroke gets credit for the following, statement: It is a very easy thing to dovied good laws; the difficulty is to make them, effective.. He made that statement in relation to the laws of a nation, but it is just as true when applied to foot- ball.
The thousands of fans who saw the KMH-Army game.. few weeks ago will recall the famous after the whistle goal that caused "do" "much contro- versy, around the Colony,
eagerly by the supporters of the rival clubs. The full list of games is as follows
Today
RAP v. Club at Sosicuapão, 4 p.m.
South China v. Kitchee at Caroline Hill, 4 p.m.
Kwong Whh v, St. Joseph's at Nowy ground,, plan!
Tomorrow
Army v. KMB at Club ground, 4 pm -
THIS WEEK'S, TALKING POINTS:
(1) What is the reason the the exclusion of top Chinese star Wai Fat-kim from the Hat of players invitet, to train, for the 20, Mr hypothetical, visit or Astaty the Talwan sida to, the game?
(2) Have you noticed how many of our retezess, run around with their while In their mouth for virtually, the whole course of the game? bellové that this is a practice that I. TRONG Loch in the bes circles of British and
Interna tional referees as it in con sidered that, 17.is.
CAA V. Sur Tạo at Caroline pure the o
1
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ABOUT AND
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cannot be