SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1954.
JOINT EFFORT
BUSMEN KEPT ON WINNING EVEN WHEN THEY WERE HAVING A BAD RUN
By I. M. MacTAVISH
Some years ago the late Herbert Chapman, Manager of Arsenal Football Chib, wrote, in a letter to a friend, that the eventual greatness of a team depended on its ability to keep on winning when it was having a bad min. He said that he tried hard to convince his players that it was the coin. colhetost when the team had an off day that really added up to finai success in the League race for the Championship.
Local football fans who care to study the record of KMB during the season with notice how often they managed to come out on top when their form did not quite justify a victory. South China, the Army, and Kitchee dropped points when they had a bad day.. but KMB somehow managed to find this ability to win, and It has taken them through to a popular Championship success.
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meet several Great Britain and China report of
wis careful to in the final of the International Cup The match will be of 10 key ilovega says cal Times during offer no personal opinion us to
Ingat
I believe multiutes' duration and no extra or wrong and
Whatever Flacal Me Sheddon,
nie will be played. by his dis
the outcome this should Many of the established stars | prvet silence, has raised hur own
(:um a spectators' have elamet their share of the personal prestige to n higher good game
view. The Start unlight
level in our football community out of plesman; 14 it her of the
then it has been at any tanc Towards the and of the seas at
strice ka arrival in the Colony, ius bern Bv prems show. by
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On Tuesday. Club close their
programme with match against Sing Tao. if the can reproduce their could KMB form they
homsters 4 closing
duny
I take the liberty of quoting Tigers from
writer recent 20 Contemporary
Léac Brent who, when speaking about the
actual broddensts, said ...I was vlewory. amazed at the lengths to which He went in his criticism of fellow coach.
Lo fuy and import ion than to an odeinds that they persevered with bank with The Templats to replace nim with rate
experinced my Dnal games most for at vital have been very gral qudeer
Pre
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To Mi Leslie Loute and his pipers used red-shirted Champions I extend hold
Mr
Double Tenth
Charity
Training is a joint effort for Rugby international Chris Winn and his wife, Valerie (known to track fans as Valerie Ball).
Here they are in double harness in Richmond Park, Surrey--Reuterphoto.
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Thursday with a 6 pan. kick-off.
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promise
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my head and congratulations on fridkeule -in word and drawing theh S My sme on us the man who let Hongkong
trophim, is down old and cheriadze allfe the good of the gam
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KNOWLEDGE
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In conversation with Mr Jack Stanner The thir lay was struck by a remark he made
Fartwhom he said that one of the
Et
admest læt, in the peers esports most noticeable features of the of the meeting of the Council Alan Canes was the tremend- of HKFA earlier is the we+k
fervour of the wig any dam of news of rob-
Mifferent competing notions. siderable
importance to Inf
been thin very football. With the reworks y claiming the limelight the ele-factor that temporarily swayed Mr Love's normally sond vation of Mr Andy Mullen 19 a place on the Coutien got litchgiment,
Hug than a bare rovnklon..... lati
happening of con- slider abste in partante
Andy Muli<1
tu
will bring the legastative side of the game a woolth of knowledge. tol Just of traball In the Colony but at froiball across the world
have
In his letter to the Editor of offered to this paper Mr lae Edender
apology fin
To Mr Sneddon if the Hongkong each considered that the mentaries were personal rather than in the Interests of sports.
com~
I think Mr Lee will wait
he receives
Boy' he
Inay
is be said in Glasgow long time before that our bat players ever signed any request for an apology... for Celte, but of those who did but he saw farzos m
Winslow Some were merely better than The olhers
and as an old Celtie player wh served his Apprenaline- hip the 'Maley Era, Mutton knows how exart- ing i •pancute i foolballer can be set.
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By HENRY LONGHURST
Sometime in the spring of 1754 twenty-two noble. entertaining encounter with the men and gentlemen, "being admirers of the ancient and healthful Exercise of the golf, and at the same time having the interest and prosperity of the ancient city of During recent matches it has St Andrews at heart, being the Alma Mater of the Golf,”
to Impossible not
met at the Black Bull tavern at St Andrews and subscribed regret that circumstances, apiece for a silver club to be played for on May 14. have prolonged the season so tur.
Last Friday the members of the Royal and Ancient is obvious to }[ due to the physlen! discomfort | Club celebrated the 200th anniversary of this event by of playing in the present healplaying in the medal and dining later in the town hall. the players are getting little enjoyment out of the game.
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By Government
Order
Sport and culture travel hand recall a brilliant interchange of in land in Hungary--by Govern
Last week all State ment under notes between two Members of factories were ordered to have a Parliament who were in critical
sport and culture fund opposition.
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COMING MATCHES
There are several
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CANSPORD Manager Maley told Chathe Happy Feet
attractive Napler, whd hand been playing at out- games down for decision dur- sick, that he was to blame ing the next seven days, League encounters winger and representative replled will provide lots of good fool-
but, bail for spectators
withi quickly the ever rising temperature, and
public will
show deal of discretion in choosing
sustonished *M** 1 was 30 yards away ... 1 which Maley
regation Exactly. 40 yards the wide choice ut games, the
too far
probably
It would som that this latest their soccer entertainment. move virtually finishes the ne
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-(London Express Service)
In early days they were the; great St Andrews golfers, who Surety of St Andrews Golfers never los; a vel match and and until 1835 when King Old Toon Morris, whose sole Willan IV had already given cuanment on his portrait wus them their present title and the "Aye, he's got the check of mu vast gold medal, which is played cap just right." for at the autumn meeting, they had no home
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of their own,
this time the Union Club was inaugurated on the site of what used to be until a few years ago the Grand Butel and is now a students' hostel, for the benefit of inembers of the R. and A. and the St Andrews Archers Club.
GREY SENTINEL
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LAWN BOWLS REVIEW
Recreio "Whites" Are In Impressive
Early Season Form
By "TOUCHER”
The Colony Inwn bowls First and Second Division League season enters its third week of matches this afternoon with Recreio in the lead in both divisions.
Of the two Rocreio First Division teams the "Whites" rather than the Last Saturday they champion "Blues" team have been the more impressive. followed up their previous week'a 4-1 win over Kowloon Dook with a resounding 5-0 triumph over the formidable Kowloon Bowling Green Club squad.
Enrty season furn is usually line with the other clubs, who
in
in their cards deceptive, especially inwn sometimes send bowls, but
the [
Recreio from as far as Stanley or Tal- "Whites" can produce the sama koo. impressivo form as they have done in the last two weeks when they play Police this afternoon, they should be a team difficult to pass this sensor,
The Recreio "Blues" look as still if their reshuffled rinks have to and their footing, "Three changes from their last year's team and the taking over of one rink by Raoul Luz in the absence of Jackie Noronha Imve found them unable as yet to strike as effective combinations.
Against Craigengower they
vui unly managed to cke narrow 3-2 decision and against Filipino Club last week they of again got out by the skin
n 3-2 win. their teeth with
the
This afternoon they take ou Kowloon Docks at Hunghom in First Division the only other
The Kanie of
afternoon. Dockmen have not been having good beginning to the season, belog credited with only reint in their last two matches, but will have a very good opportuntly of redeeming them selves this afternoon.
onc
Though the odds are agalat them. they may ind the Recreio "Blues" stil + shaky team and an exceptional per- formance by one of their rinks, say Elliot's, might bring
TODAY'S GAMĖS
First Division
KDC v. Recreio "Blues" PRC v. Recrelo "Whites" IRC V FC (Postponed} KBGC v. CCC (Postponed) KCC (bya).
Becond Division HKFC v. CCC
Recreio v. KBGC
TC v. USAC
KCC v. PRC
IRC v. HKCC (Postponed)
Friendly
PRC v. HKFC
TOMORROW Volunteer Centenary Match Past v. Present at KBOC.
ON THE RECORD
A Letter From
Jennifer
to
Most readers of this column j Manoilta Cinco, at least, was It Filipina. She didn't deserve remember Jennifer Hart will please most of them to better than what happened know that Jennifer recently her. The little Mindanaoan came out of five weeler in just broke twice and the Qual dark rooms and one of the first rule in athletics is that sho The fact that things
the dild was write
was disqualified. letter.
Fortunato Catalon the starter, did exactly that reacts eternal- Here are some quotes from ly to his credit as an honest this letter:
oficial who kad exough courage to disquality a fellow national.
D
Asian from them
"I do hope Stephen Xavier
the int will do well Games. Wish him luck
It may be mentioned that ho Stephen Xavier's also spoiled me, please.... an unexpected 3-2 win.
chances of another medal, bat
and Whereas
responsible Kowloon
"I'm doing my exercises and his personal Bowling
this as for s Green Club showed up dis- will start training soon, I hope qualifications, appointlagly in their opening can recover from last year's column is concerned, are beyond question. Catalon was booed for match of the season by losing form....
and had two hour on "Whites" to the Recreio
"I'm so glad that Fok Wing- | many bottles of
well- Kowloon Cricket Club started
sheng got the Athlete of the advertised
the beverage in year award. She is such a nice Philippines thrown at him. He girl....
did not lose his dignity.
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the season with an encouraging
"It is five weeks from today
ond
Team games, in Asia partios- despite their glamour
fallen into dia-
4-1 victory over the Folice,
Tommy Baker's rink claimed Old Tom's shop still stands be.
nt the same time the distinction side the 18th green and over il
of scoring the biggest rink win that I got my eye operated on. lives his great granddaughter!
of the week when he and his I had to spend a month doing larly the number of think I have
тель overwhelmed Charlie no close work such as reading | right-and "greats"
his great
or writing. It Gough's rink by 35-0. great granddaughter, the latter
baring. aged eight.
Twice a year on the eve of the
medal the Big Room becomes the Parliament of Gold, attended In 1853, as the present captain, by members of every calling and Lieut.-Col. John Inglis, has re- profession-from Field-Marshals, cordel, the Union Club's finances ex-Chancellors, and judges down were sounder than their drains to the occasional humble pen- and they built the present club- pusher-and presided house which presides, four oure occasion by
by an
American square, solid and grey over what
"speaker," Francis Oulmot.
from
these
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the last few years
that have grown
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not call teams
in repute. Please follow the growing cir
got terribly repute because of the number of "spivs" (even in Hongkong) For the Cricket Club, Baker's "I am going to write to Rita who crowd around these
called "matches". rink seems to be the problemati- and I could easily go to sco her cal
this one
It year.
ដល់ព because there is a bus at tho win by
tremendous marginbottom of our road that goes to A and yet lose by almost the same Portsmouth.
It can margin on its off-day.
"I see that KGV were beaten culations of the little magazinės carry the side to victory as well es to defeat.
In the Relay. Does Eddle's leg devoted to poniteam games still worry him? Has ho you are not inclined to bellove With the other two rink finished with running" ... fairly consistent, the KCC team will be an attractive team to watch in action this season on account of that extra “gambling" element.
SECOND- DIVISION
remarkable and can
bo
me.
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"If you see Lynn giro her The great schools of the my love and do you think you world at large can still afford to put out rowing eighter and could ask her if she got my
teams Letter?"
of other description whom the spive at largo do not upon os horses. It is
it costs a lot of money,
Of all the letters that I have look received faw have pleased
me more,
and
et
largely a matter of prestige-and
But please, all Schoolmasters and Schoolmistresses, all Sports Masters
and all Sports Mistresses, no matter what your qualifications were at the ato of 23, don't tell me, that the frost character builder these days is the team game.
-
It is to be financed by the One slipped a chit of paper factory management up to 9 per ACTONS 10 his neighbour. cent of the total paid in wages. bore the words 'Let Jude, be Furty-five per cent of the money 1. THE 20 sehool where play- Done". it wits returnest 1711-
will be spent on sport and 55 is perhaps the best-loved scene galt, as more elevated spheres, ing user was achieved by midlakely
hum with D
The per cent on cultural activity. in golf.
there are good parliaments and meticufian.. attentions Lo every word Justice" struck d
In front of the big windows bad, but the bad have been the aspurt of the gase
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word 'right' substituted!!! But a more practical demon is the site of H. M. Bateman's fault of the incumbents not of where every guol against was make further comment:stration of inarriage between drawing "The man who missed the institution, the solgret of an exhaustive The eldent I in the best sport and the arts is provided by | the ball on the first tee at St
QUICK EXIT pest-staine investigation.
Interests of local frothall-- | the Budapest State Opera House. Andrews." Among the causes of
In the Second Division, Re. better forgotten,
The artists have a soccer eleyen, his failure were, almost certain-
credo has so far inker Next door to the Big Room is
ning a water polo team
Bare is a case of an athlete (not and
the fares peering down at the Silence Room, wbly,
mention of points and conceded only one in a booter, a handler or a ball chaser) billards teams competing in the him silently and perhaps, after which recalls
cne of the more two matches, and have already who, after having come out of the national tournement and are now seeing his practice swing, a tie saci
of the sacred traditi:ms
Club, established themselves as one of dark into the normal schems Lhings, atentially, first, thought planning basketball, fencing and contemptuously
namely the total and permanent the top favourites to garner themene eire who had a bad fox and gymnastle sections, They are windows.
exclusion of women,
When a tille.
a teen-ase hero whey even though also keen anglers.
The holy of holies in the golf- female cashier was installed in
she did not know it when she wrote Their 0-0 win over the Hong- her jetter, did not let her down. Ar elderly ing shrine is the Big Room. The the dining room,
heard visitor, entering with some awo member was
say kong Football Club last Satur- to
As a sports editor it pleasee for the first time, may be, Dammit. It's a woman. Last day was an especially creditable struck by the fact that the walls woman naw in here was
ono and one which will have an me every now and then to see an
of the greatest sports Team are lined with lockers, each with American. She Wes
smoking. important bearing on their final soms
games will ever. fo standings as the Football
athletes Club writerS
(Roger main popular, and will always brass plate engraved
ved In the Silence Room. I soon had consisted of a number of its last Bannister was one of the latter) attract money at the turnstiles. a large Motor-cycling with the name of the owner. The 'er_out.”
chances are that he no longer In this room is the safe con- season's First Division bowiem turn round and complain about it would be stupid to suggest
ад ranked one the fact that there are more, that the truly plays but he will cherish his taining
team games should not Hits Hungary
part of the sporting locker to the end. I chanced to trophies and regalia of the Club of the top teams in this division spectators about than there are form
poricipants in sports,
activities of schools. They pidy be present when floger Wethered among them the silver clubs this season. got his locker. I believe the three of them by now-on which
Bannister may be right, but their part in moulding charac Motor-cycling is latest had been a member for 20 years. every captain for 200 years has rinks will be at home to the not in the case of athletics, ter, sport to hit Hungary.
The portraits, too, o widely appended a silver ball and the Bowling Green Club who
in England is yearly do which
will challenge the original championship Belt won Arst time the Hungarians are to reproduced In golf clubs all overnight by Young Tom in 1870, feated USRC by 34-15 1st attracting more participants.des- six-day trial in England next visitor, notably send a team to compete in the the world, will also strike the
iono games that of the
Nowadays, the Club numbers work. The Bowling Green Club pite the fact that the sport never seemingly established idem i that
has a dumber of new bowlers in makes money.
character-builders than are the Prince of Wales, whose captaincy among its membran golfers from its ranks and it is doubtful if September.
Eon-team of all over the world including
gamos. There are than one point from this match.
At the Second Asian Games I always the better and the poorer
toam and the will be the first to figures in Untled States gouf,
many distracting things,mbers of a and at the end of this month wa
The Indians are next on the some of these are not worth etter ones, especially when they he was depicted is a
matches, but as their match be worth mentioning to those conceit far beyond their gear. against the Hongkong Cricket who have not seen the same. I. In the non-tcom games the Club has been postponed, the saw the world's biggest collec boys and girls who choose to interesting match in the tion of dirty fouls in the good nsh tid jump and swim have to Second Division will be that old game, of soccer,
truin - Largaly, "on" their own. between the Hongkong Football
Training, for these games to Club and Craigendower.
I have it on
sincorost and entially h
tedious procedure. (1 Craigengower after going over believe my own eyes and severance to talk on ones own.
most indisputable, authority down: to Recreio in their open-seok neutral option) that two
supersa ing match, scored their first win players of Chinese origin. In last Saturday when they beat the Vietnam tegen were fouled character: the Hongkong Cricket Club by and Incapacitated by their
tive playing career of Mr Mul- Today Army and Kitchee are Jen but, if he can impart some-listed to meet in their return
thing of his great knowledge match but, at the time of
of the guns to those around writing, there are several doubis him and to those who will come abuut how and when this game under his guidance, then he car will be staged. make a most significant Con- tribution to our football. I wel- come him to his new appoint- ment:
may ull his Council meetings not be as fery as his firet.
It is understood that the Army has suggested that, as the out. come will have no bearing on the Championship, the game should
the
For the
This afterTMOONS
tho
Recreio
be played tonight under flood-tered racing motor-cyclists com- Fair Isle pullover, His Royal some of the most distinguished/ley can get away with more
light with a inte kick-off.
There is a lot to commend
Hungary now has 2,000 regis-alas, coincided with the era
the Highness
MATE
But I
agree, I am sure, that the one in be welcoming teams from tablo with eight points from two remembering, though they mayaro teon-agers. soon develop a
shocker,
pared with 30 in 1942. FURTHER COMMENT
Since my
The sport has a regular fol- which artlets last Satur- this suggestion but whether it lowing of 60,000.
Canada. South Africa, Atis day you will have read a letter will find favour with the FA riders favour
Hungarian
stralia and New Zealand for a the homo pro- Then there is that chivalrous to this paper by Mr Les Wai- remains to be seen.
his great
Commonwealth tong on the subject of his recall the thrills of the Arst the Jawa in the 250
Those who duced Csepel in the 125c class, chameter, Freddie Talt,
tourna boaceasta from Munita during meeting of the teams will no classes and the German
and 350 chum shining from the canvas, mont.
If only the 12 noblemen and the Asian Games. It is always doubl turn out to see this return in the 500 c.c. class.
BMW who had twico been championi
when he lost his life leading a gentlemen could have
been right and fair that both sides of | and, in fairness to the crowd.
charge in the Boer War, And there, how delighted they would ---(London Express Service) Allan Robertson, the first of the be.
a flory should be told but there and to the players an evening
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follow-Chinero even bacore they same time, Unfortunately the scores of had started being an set to have yet to meet an nihisto who is conceited. They know this match were not published the side.
well how their own form together with the others as tha
may
be painted outer for unexplainable factpla cards were not returned to the
that the Second Aalan from one meeting" to knotter Craighgower Cricket Cluby
Cismes depended to a great deal how many it is to lose spem,)
} the "gle' money"ký (on, the
how
There
This arrangement; spr"" #core] 23 (Nether? of Chinese origin bröak, teninings
cards libo, retaiňád ta...), ona
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Alted coup
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bo very dmcclature foreman, and), tra
years both for
From the Lawn
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