SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1955.
GRASSHOPPER TECHNIQUE AND TACTICS ARE WORTHY OF SERIOUS STUDY
Says I. M. MacTAVISH
After each series of games against an overseas visiting team it seems to me that all of us who are interested in the game should take time out to ask ourselves a double question "Did we learn anything from the games played did the visitors have anything new to show us?"
Such questions asked immediately after the Koge or AIK series would surely but I believe that real students of have been answered with a confident 'No'
the game will agree that the visit of the Grasshoppers has been a most enlighten- ing one.
The Swiss players showed ta quales etearts that the game rah fe played successfully areating to a letter! plan vastly dullecend fears the por Bat employed here, or for that much. te in the rated Ringsdom
genes y
The "armoriborders" defensave
with the roving reale SFxTe Jalf was certainly attractive to watch at it is a system that requires great thought, comunes able concentration And 123
gent Interpretation
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The The wwwvelling enver full-bawki wod wing-huidve has 19. to be almost nunctive above all. The plan demands fotballing centre-bals
interest the Chair- I might of malice in the offence, and a j player would play scan the man of the Interport Committer time to know that the ZAZETARIÁ Crashoppers for a long without getting badly injured expressed in the originn lellez The body check, the push, the has now been opealy reiterated tug at the shirt, they were all many
Over by many Where, but the virunts kick and people....Including many mem- the dungereta trip, so often hers of the Hongkong Footbutt in toen football, were absent, .''
Association....and even of the
IN RETROSPECT
I hear that the man f the sterort Committee Ure Hongkong Fimball
Association has extended an invitation to me meeting of to attend the next
1 believe too bis Committee. that the Invitatoin has received in another vers on publicity 44211
tion of the preas. posed to a stoner of the K P kang tyme
Be
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Free, The Gropp
undottesfly footballer His defence when
in the defensive plani was wafe unul senoble but never destructive, and when he went up into the attack he could de- 1ribute the ball with untmany
frast liks
It seems that the gentleman coveraux is displeased with the fuck thrd babol
from a reader who hai a prsia. of-view to express aboral tr nomination of a team manager for the All-Hongkong side play the Grusaloppera,
Fo
Now just as the Chairman of Cotrunitive Wik
of his test-mintex his fanshan the Interport was terribly wrak
The part of the playing plan
have alone would!
The
Grasahuppen senior worthwhule, but the Swims
Carried
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Pries
move further by employing Urop' rentre-forward
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able to get his views and 6 vitaline-published in the press, so, by the sume token, did tract Leader of tile paper, would like to add that the jetter published was at the only one expressing the suite point of view.. und incidentally 4
who is held in
lentil
cane front ofte
With the centre-half godna up, and the centre-forward lying tugh esteem
been circles. tek.
have there ald absolute confusion but, so well
teni conceived was the SwIAN
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However,
must En terested
'tnvitation' d all dovetailed beauty - tan. fully
fact 111
It
spect of the matter, and was Th
Greept it... fourt make to see Roger Vonlanihen
am going fas behind centre-not quite as it was made, operating away
to accept it in half Froste
Fac-1 tronger b meeting at which the teams and the officials for the Grasshop-
NEVER
SHORT
jover th
The proof pudding was the outing and it has to be eatorded that the Grasshoppers were never short defence, or in al- of a many 201 tack. Their clever methods set a problem that even experiencest players like Yu Cheuk-yin neid Szete Man were solve.
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Dan going
A were selected,
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Had I been doing the routine Job of a reporter i might have reported the proceedings of the meeting something like this:-
then "ani
the
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Interport Committee,
WEEK-END GAMES
guin
The
With the departure of the Grasshoppers the local sites get serious League the
There is
buck
to business nf gathering advancing
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of
not he
Hits Shield Competitona.
ไฟแ programme Eures this week-end fans will be able to choose frutas several atleactive fixtures Here
1 te ftill list;-
TODAY
Senior Shield
(2nd Round Re-play)
St Joseph'a y Anny at Club Stadium, 3.45 pm.
int Division
Police
South China # Boundio y Street, 4 pan
11 Causeway Club Navy
Caroline
Bay, 4 pan.
KMB F4
RAF Al
TOMORROW
ין
Eastern
al
Kwang Wah Club Stodum, 4 p.m.
Kitcher v. Set Tan B (r) The Hill, 4 p.m.
With two of the
Kumey Wils taking place grounds where crowds are 4 In- permitted maki spectator terest will be centred on the Senior Shichi game between St. Joseph's and the Army at Chườj Stadium
the RMB-RAF und elash at Caroline Hilk.
meeting got
The outcome the Saints- Soldiers meeting is as uncertain
the now as when
game was first played.
Both
HAIR-RAISING
Hazel Ryan, 14, of Epsom, shown at practice at the Wimbledon Club in London for the All-England junior badminton championships.-Central Press Photo,
LEAGUE CRICKET
Army North Face The Unpredictable Scorpions At Sookunpoo Today
By "GOOGLY”
Army North, last week's conquerors of League leaders Army South and chal. lenging strongly for top spot in the First. Division Cricket table, face the unpre dictable Hongkong Cricket Club Scorpions at Sookunpoo today in one of the main games of the week-end, Army South clash with the other Cricket Club XI, the Optimists, at Chater Road.
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the battle of The Army North-Scorpions game is almost certain to be bowlers. The North have on recent occasions been extremely well served by their pacemen, Young and Lipscombe, who last week routed Army South, recognised as one of the most powerful batting sides in the Lengue,
Scorpions have also been well supported by their two opening bowlers, Spink and Pritchard, and should either of these two
strike a scam bowlers
patch, then Army North are going to have to fight all the way for rups,
Much will depend on Russell and Howard-Dobson to get their bats going to give the soldiers a good start as the balamen from are also capable Chater Road
This of mustering a big score, Raine should be very even and a home for the narrow victory side a very likely,
WEEK-END SOFTBALL
Pandas Meet U.S. Navy In Tomorrow's
Main Attraction
The main attraction of the week will be the hard-hitting Pandas' clash with a new U.S. Navy team and the main additional interest will be the fighting Warriors challenging the strong Chinese Athletics on Sunday in the Sentor "A" League competition. The only Senior "B" Division game will see the Pandas Bees tangling with the Americans for the third and last time.
A fully scheduled week-end is awaiting softball lovers.
In the Junior loop, unbeaten Blackhawks Jr. wil meet the tough P. I. Dodgers and hardy Comets will battle the sturdy Pandas Jr. The young CAA team and South China will compete with Seventeeners and Lynxes respectively.
In the feminine tournaments, Wahoos Aces and Bees and South China Ladies will cross bats with Pandarettes, Colleens Bees and CAA Ladies.
sides have und ii never able to down to the job of nominating had positional changes
a Iram manager for the All may well be that this game will the side that eventually go w This was parkeularly notice-Tungkong XI,
gets the vital opening goal.
After their fine win over St. S
Well played, Grasshoppers... I believe that a must significant tribute was paid to you in the Hongkong Football Club after
the second game.
Mr Y then proposed that Mr
A shurutil be tram manager. This was seconded by Mr 'Z'.
There were no other nomina- tions."
A well-known ineal personni- ity overhearing comments about the number of technten fouis awarded against you, remarked į ethnies ..." raube so,
but in mot
ane instance was there a trace
NOTICE
ENLIGHTENING
心 1 muferstand
The Busmen,
Now
the
matter
of comunateeshuip the ended should have
Mr 'A' But it hidn't, still without a seconder saw
to the
At to address the meeting to the effect that HE would LIKE
I tho
have
in the
the
ey have as they
Junior League P.
the
Lu
four
who Army,
dropped Army South will be ou
points to KGY Lost themselves from the valuable redeemi
received from week. they
will be setback
all out to beat AL Sookunpoo. The their clubmates last week. The DBS
to drop soldiers, ko thel; sonlur teatras, soldiers cannot afford
if they are cannot afford to use any more any more points
Leaguo points in their remaining game: going to retain their standing.
if they are to gain the title.
Recreio and Dockyard should the maximum points at expense of University and Navy respectively.
one Junior There will But J
between Police tomorrow RAF at Happy akrun should win hands down
Optunists will depend much on their attacking strength in Spink, Pritchard and Hubble to the soldiers Prom prevent amassing a huge reore. til fancy the soldierz win.
HAP Police
ut
Con
hume tu
Take
X
be will
should Bot andi tou things
10 highly guardians of low are still fresh from their victory over
the much fancied Kowloon Cricket Club last week. If Police keep the form shown in the past work they should repeat tinir
A draw is more likely frun the outcome of the game.
SUITES
Recreio will be going up to Pokfulam to meet the Under- graduates and should white- warth them. The Portuguese boys should register ather four points to their credit.
Craigenguwer Cricket Club will bo guests
ป! Navy King's Park, CCC should col- Jeet maximum points at the ex- pense of the sailors,
SECOND DIVISION
The giant-killing KGV, after defeating two top teams in the Junior Division, will take on IRC "A" at Sookunpov. question is will they make three in a row?
game and
Valley. The
TODAY'S GAMES
First Division University v. Recreo. Navy v. CCC.
Optimists v. Army South. Army North v. Scorpions. ILAF v. Police. KCC (Bye)
Second Division Rerrelo v. Univeralty Dockyard v. Navy. IRC "A" v. KGV. KCC v. IRC "D".
TOMORROW Becond Division Police v. RAF. Army v. DBS."
HOW THEY STAND
First Division
P. W. L. D. Pts.
Army South
12
23
31
Army North
11
7 3 1
20
11
03 3 20
KCC Heerelo KAF Police
The Optimists it Scorpions
CCC Navy That will have to depend on University the Indians. The schoolboys have a difficult task to cunt- plete their "hat-trick", But a
50 50011 US, with then, Wahoos 'A' would have been certain to regain the Senior Champion-close game should be seen and
Wu ship this year.
sincerely wish them the very best of luck and Bon Voyage,
WEEK-END SCHEDULE The completa programme for the week-end is as follows:
Today
The
u.th.
Vy.
Softball
I believe the Indians have slight edge over KGV.
be
RAF
KCC
Army Police IRC
ד
20
11 052 02 11 6 6
21
20
10 5 3 0 20
9 3 2 4 10
11 4 7 0 10
I
9 1 5
8
B 0 0
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Second Division
"H" Kowicon Cricket Club will
at home to IRC "H" and Recreio
The IRC "A" good game is expected. Intions have shown great im- Dockyard provement in their last few DBS matches and can provide an up- | KOV set if the Kowloonites are not Navy careful.
University
P. W. L. D. Pts.
13 7 3 3 31
12
7 3 2 30
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7 3 2 30
13 7 5 1 29
14
12
7 6 0 20
10
8 2 2 20
6 4 1 25
6 7 2 22
13
6 7 1 21
12 4 7 1 17 13
4 8 1 17
0 10 0
0
You Can't Keep
Mannion Out
News
Wilf
Of The
Pandas Aces are now in a hai grudurtes. However, they seemed Pennant race with St Joseph's to come to life again last week but they hvse a long and hard when they defeated the twice way and many stumbling blocks edged Overseas by a comfortable Aside from margin. They might hand the confronting them.
Americans an upset if the Inter this
USS unk own for,
don't turn out at full strength. Tomorrow, Lennwee,
playing
Americans are also in hot race to battle tánary still have
for the Senior "B" Division title Saints, mighty
hard-hiting utile in the first game when Yiu H rous proposed by Mr X'
Braves and the sturdy Chinese with the Blackhawks Aces. With Cheuk-in persisted in running that Mr A be nominated Tram)
Athlettes, while their rivals the the last crucial game against the
latter postponed to a later date, 2,00 pm. (A) QAA Jr VS. right into defender
a Manager.an far as I could Jusepli's the Royal Air Force Saints, have
only Pandas
and this
match versus
young | Seventeeners; (B) Comets vs. Gefender who Wils
always insce
and hear There
no will tackle KMB with plenty of waл
Braves to conquer. However, Pandas is the only rough spot to Fandas Jr. what, according to our normal
scronder Jur
The airmen have they seen to be ready for such be inmed out. This nomina- | confidence.
Though Pandas 3.30 p.m. (A) South Chine play and reckoning, should have
Hon.
displayed a lot of good form gigantle lask
V& CAA Ladies; (B) been in open space,
recently and the players
Beos are younger, the Americans Ladies
faster
pltcher. James | Blackhawks 'B' vs. P.I. Dodgers, shown that they are willing to larold Dug back to safeguard with a
Tomorrow fight back when things are not the first station and steady Lam Herrick, with betler experience
Ping t
to roam the centre Beld. and steadier slugging quality.
10.00 a.m.: (A) Colleens 'B' vs. going too well.
USS Lenawee arrived during should be able to win this game. Wahoos 'B'; (B) SCAA Jr vs.
It is big ship and
Dodgers other the
weck.
Lynkes. for 11,30 If they are to believed to have a strong battle must fight hard to qualify hand, taust win
САЛ (A) Past
and formation. keep their comfortable place in
experience the final play off. They
Warriors. that the sailors their opponents, CAA Juniors,
2.00 p.m.: (A) U.S. Navy vs. the title race and it may be that reminds
fholi
with two charged their greater forward punch usually have a fast pitcher, and are
Pandas. will swing the
3.30 p.m. (A) Pandas 'B' ya. game in their all players throw with a zip and losses against them. If Dolgora
thetance.ey drop this game, they shall find Americans; (B) Wahoos 'A' vì slug Lavour.
a long
shors of practice and themselves with one more logs Pandas Ladies. This, however, could be the may bo
INTER-SCHOOL to locul boys tactles, but and they have to win the two new major upset of the season, for
KMB
always been there
something remaining matches, one of these
Inter-School 14 team Las
worthwhile for the fans to find against the tough Junior Athle League sponsored by the Hong- generously represented be tram manager and, after Д
oul.
kong School Sports Association Grusshopper series. "dise tuzision,' Mr
on February 2, Blackhawk Becs are a heavy- will conmenco The South Quinn рікуств STEADIER ON THE SLAB down from the job...although should be able to give of their
They are 1955 at 3 pm at the Hongkong It is known in woll-informed best on
Warriors now and Reginaldo slugging bunch. the Police's excellent Santos
and better experienced
are Softball Association's ground at Blub
de- been very playing pitch
at Boundary then the hectic F. Marques und
favoured
to beat the younger King's Park, Kowloon as keen to have the appointment of Strel but as long as Moss and fully prepared
and less experienced Dodgers. tinred by the Convenor, Brother to
the team manager for Dits particular | Au Chi-yin are active against
Comets, CAA Jr., and Lynxca Edward If one will overrun Draft Programmes
Athletics into and
cump pame.
them the game is anything but (4
their opponenta, This year, there are only four atll remembers their first game Entry Forms for the 7th Itaco
a turarono conclusion:
Seventeenera and school teams competing, namely The Committee then moved Club, who may Meeting 1964/55 to be held on
have Ken against CAA, they were leading Pandar Jr,
La Salle College, King's College, South China Jr. 6-2 undi tho sixth frume when on to tho nomination of Forrow back in the wide, should the pitcher cracked up and their
George V School and St. Saturday 12th and Saturday manager for the Colony second add points to their
In 1948 he staged a one-man protest strike against 19th February, 1956, (weather string, the Hongkong Selection. But a couple of mount the hot opponents chalked up 10 runs to way affairs.
and Bets and South China the Champion team last year. permitting), may be obtained Mr 'A' did Mr 'B' the doubtful
turn the lide. Navy, T dogs, Royal
Indies will find the Pandarettes, St. Joseph's College, who had House of Commons. He left football and tried his hand
and teams last year, With the Athieties now out of Colleena Bees and CAA Ladies wo Secretary's
of proposing him Chusoway Bay... at the
Office, compliment
.but they
in the arts of salesmanship. fur the job and not un- wi!!
Queen's College have not enter- Riso have an interest in the Pennant race, they may not easy victims. Alexandra House; the Club
Another £25 was to have been the Senior Shield game that is turn expectedly Mr 'D' declined,
He has found time to break up in full strength and House, Happy Valley; and the
going on at their own ground Warriors should be able to give wahoos 'A', who pitched to win
Terry Noronha, Are hurter of ed
Pui Ching Middle School ap his jaw playing for England; slipped to him on the railway Stables, Shan Kwong Road. Well, that is how my report
for Thy meet, the winners in them another Belding,
plied for admittance to the turn down an attractive offer station morely for making the might have read....it would the semi-final.
CAA's only wealthoss lies in six consecutivo Senior Ladies League but due to the fact that from Bogota; get himself drop-urip to talks over the offer.
League Championships for her Entries close at 12 a'clock certainly have made enlighten-
impeting of their pitching staff.
the Middlesbrough they are not members of the ped from The other team dince 1947 and twice the HK School Sports Association team and sent home from Car
He turned it all down, NOON on Tuesday,
lating reading. However the issue Kwong Wah and Eastern may departments are comparable to
Mamulon also forecast resulta Most Valuable Player award dragged beyond the well end in a draw, but Sing those has been
of Pandas, Saints or
application was refused, February, 1955.
diff for a breach of discipline. teammate, winner, and коро of
fast Fair's Fair's letter Tho with their
virile Braves, if they turn out their Doreen Ozorio, will leave this Inter-School
The complete schedule of the Yes, Will Mannion is quite a for the newspaper, which
League merely expressed youngsters, are just the sort of full formations they shall still be
as boy! By Order of the Stowards,
To- personal
Colony In February.
These journailstic efforts came opinion
all that on team that could upset Kitchoe's able to scalp the Warriors. H. MISA, Chinoso All-Hongkong team at ambitions of finishing
Pandas B played listlessly morrow's guns will
be their follows:
February 2
He is in the news sgain-fat a time when he was retired' in fact this season and even dropped We regret to find them leaving Inst appearance on the field. Chinese Now Your should have.League Champlona... Secretary.
3 p.m.: La Salle ve. King'a.
because of a newspaper article. from the game. But WIL (“TH this could be quito a game. n Chinese manager. had
one game to the bottom under-
4.30 pm King George V vs. Munnion
pretty never return")' is now playing ¡St. Martin's.
straight talking pbout British for Hull City.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
POP
(CAN YOU
LEND ME A
FIVER, POP!
circles that he had
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tam
Tomorrow'a
LENDING MONEY DESTROYS' FRIENDSHIP
A FIVER LINDEED!
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IF THERE'S NO
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tics.
One way or another; you just cannot keep Soccer's "Golden Boy" out of the news.
A former schoolboy international, he was hailed as the greatest young player since Cliff Bastin; reported missing while serving France with the Green Howards in 1910; returned to Soccer to scheme England victories,
Mannion is a man of decided views.
The ladies' game will be all in's College, the last being the "Soccer slave system." It led to a debate in the
CEMENT COMPANY.
Wahoos Aces
ment Paint
February
is
3 pm: St Martin's vs. Lo Salle.
4.80 George
Soccer.
:
did
some
The Football Lonque "I would be a wealthy man anxious to know more about the pm: King's va, King today," ho wrote, if I had alleged offers of illegal payment. listened to even two or throa At the same dime, the Football February 16
of the black market proposillone Association are pordering over rulo 48. This says that players 3 p.m.: King'a va. St. Martin's out to me during my 16 years talking part in football coupon • 4.30 p.m.: King George V.3. as a professional player." betting shall be permanently
La Sollo.
Barth 3
a gmi
La Salle va
Martha'.
One offer alone, could have suspended. * st.put him in clover," he re Both the League Matingénieri İz vested, "The club concerned and the FA Registration Come 4.30 pm. King George vs. were prepared to pay what mittoor have met the result?
would them have been, a record "No toment yet tranater fod-spine, £25,000, to boule say nothing of £3,000 in ready boss for Mannions, the moment
..
King's
#pan. St. Martin's vs. King's, 4.30 p.m.: Im Balle vs. King George V.
Maret 19.
[pay}} bath
To think, this highly; } con- Eroverwint footballer
In addition ho would have had ** cool £26 a weddha aanles of a chemy of Al-mais-of-something or other!
3 pm: Kingu ya. In Balle 334077m.1517/ Martin'ar.
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