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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1956.
SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT
Famous
THE LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE EVERY SPORTSMAN SHOULD Sports Stars SEASON GETS PROPERLY
BACK HKFA'S EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE FOUL PLAY
Says I. M.
MacTAVISH
I Have Met
Bill O'Reilly
have
By ARCHIE QUICK
camp followers Among the the Australian cricketers
to England what a host there are Bill O'Reilly, probably the best of all Australian off eplnera.
Should he use the space What is the duty of a sports writer?
brought with them some particular which is placed at his disposal to air his own views on subject or should he show impartiality and from time to time present other people's sides of the story even if these happen to be at variance with his own?
I have pondered that question at length during the past week and I now feel satisfied in my own mind that if a writer is not prepared to be impartial, or if he is not prepared to balance his own views against those of others, then his work loses much of its value.
These inental Drive
Kulik
Jast
UNDER
WAY TODAY
By "TOUCHER”
After a poor opening last Saturday the Colony Lawn Bowls League season finally gets under way this afternoon with a full programme of four First Division, five Second Division and four Third Division matches. Commanding special interest are the First Division reigning champions Club de Recreio and top contenders Craigengower Cricket Club who will both make their Initial roll-up this season.
Himal
against the Filipino Club, this cellent fighting spirit to Invari
much to ably end up among the top will probably be too
from them. A closu
three in the Division's expect game should be seen with the
League table. emerging winners Champions by a 4-1 margin.
The big bluff. baldish Now South Wallan is now past Afty With only eight was taking In this Division of the years of age, and this is his fifth part visit to the Home Country-two League this year, early season will have an important as a player, three as a journal-form
For them this afternoon a win st. And his opinions are very bearing on the Anal destination
Recreation against the Indian much to the point. He told me a of the Championship trophy.
MUCH EASIER
Club "Gold" is a foregone con- day or two ago: "While I agree This will be more for Recreio surrounds *NTI, they
will that
bowlers who It is
win and the Valley club who
In comparison, Craigengover clusion. will have a much easier match
of great importance to them matches-naturally I say that-
meet in an early clash at the would be accepted without un
the collection of vo commont and pubilety.and i concede that England Valley on Wednesday,
against the depicted Indian Re will be due
the trimmings that tranlikely to have a stronger speed
Champlons Both
ercusion Clay "Blues", and should points from this match to bring Last week I presented arther
sull think straight-
to avenge their 44-their aggregate be able op- form even the most
and spin attack. man's view on the present crop
transactions Australia
the tenders will have worthy win will just These forward of
first-round defeat last sonsöfi. ponents this afternoon, ROCTOLO heavy strija 11840819
Ashes back, players who into some sort of deeply hatch- jusanded to Jeral
against Kowloon the
and 14 ho
HKFA ed den
Green Reason, Hulton and Complaying away
Club Bowling
LA charged
with modemstanour
cannot be repined imin e Craigsgower being at home the Beld
Recreation Club That gentle 2 galay man
suggested that generally
are who the standard of munistimment w boo sever
meanderings | behaviour + their players dung which out of
n game in which the two claus my article Saturday regarding the severity had been involveti of punt hments being given to offending player by the appro- priate coinmittee of the long- Football Association. Personally I have never disr guised my views on the matter who bellove that a player
either an deliberately commits
premeditated impetuous U! offence during a guze dem:TVUS everything that coming him, except probably the mils-
uided
of partisan sympathy
ties.
to
to
I believe too that the general held conduct of a player is very an accurate reflection of of the controlling policy
uften
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Έμει know from past experience the in clubs where that background
thuence is good the feeling of regret is all the greater when 31 Unshyanary ingdeal occurs,
IA
mber
than
Pluss".
Champions,
of the how many I wonder €1
I have ben migration plans
have ve heve Austrnila told about will in fact work out and fur five day Teats, 1
batsten more consistent As predicted.
England hus. Harvey will prob Jally be the best bat on either side Allowing for unconscious to be statement jains Chrud respected
tha' ho
SHIELD SIDELIGHTA
th
You will
The Stanley Shield has bils several points among
altracted very imd as his optralory Plain Rave il
tu the Club Stadium.
speking. retrud of making the player?rrowd
of their actions It Generally repentant
of enthusiasts have had a good re- collection
their money, and Tor would breed bitter and discontented men
charity to will do well out of
efforts of the willing players.
S
HOUSE IS DIVIDE13
These were his personal views. der agree with arc however.
Our
The competition, as well 15
entertai There providing attructive others who
ment, has also provide i one or two interesting and even
oversial isaties,
and by the same token there are those wim are quite open fo stating that the players der eezed ail they got
Flus
A frue
an Hongkong but it is at any other park of the iworld and you chrubt me words
bring the week 1 tuiked with Let me tell you that only this
sportemen from both sides of high level ik loading teams mode
the argument One well-known approach to thwi
the counterparts
said, mensther side in order to offer their sinttaw apologies for the selena; the dials of one of ou
KONG JOCKEY CLUB TWELFTH (WHITSUN) RACE MEETING Saturday 19th and Monday 21st May, 1956
To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CON8137 or 22 RACES. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.un, and the First Race run
at 2.00 pm on the 1st Day
On the 2nd Day the First Hell will be rung at 11.30 am and the First Have man nt 12.00 Noon". The Tin interval is after the Fourth Race (130 p.m.).
The Secretary's Office at
Alexandra
11 45p to it Day la 19.00 m
House will close
ul
on the 2nd Day
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
THE 1053 SETS OF MEMBERS BADGES AND LADIES BROOCHES ARE VALID UNTIL THE END OF THE CURRENT RACING SEASON,
NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. All prisa MUST
their badges prominently displayed
throughout the meeting.
wear
Mon-
The first of these ser un red fact |
Saturday when several people in the centre stand sputted the fact that the referee in charge He b of the jaimes
A REALITY
101
2
to take rally never failed
wickets wendy less than jearn of the four Test series
which he played against
Jardine's land, starting against textu in Australia m December, 105%, and ending with Brad-
England man's team
In then August 103 He was 33 aradt the height of this powers. who en say what would have been has reverd if the War had hot anterened
Tiger Bill gave a bit use his walipermen on the left wing of the the threet that was later to be. he took a realty when for 64 and five for 06 in Melbourne the Serend Test at
was
dingunia).
no
LAver
Countries
ita
27
such
bia
not
words, "If it happened to one of two attacks, nrd was himself come
to running a my players would fight it
LEFT the 1 think bliter
end 100
It was as strange an arrange
14 Janney 1033- capturing the BUS*ions are unrealistic and ment as we could expect to see
wickets
Wyall (twice). i am sure they will do more but I had a humorous ride ino.
Nuwab
Pataudi. Leyland, During the second half of the
Allen. harm than gʊxxi."
Sutcliffe, Hammond, Nol gan the refcrce, nway out 4912
Aues Larwood and Vore. Another official who has a long the left wing, watched intently a bad bag for a new recruit! He and didinguished connection
as the ball went out of play ariably finished wp of the with Hongkong football in many
from a scrimmage near the right Test averages after that, and is different capacities La just ashand corner fling.
all took 144 Test wickets against definite that the present method
immerlaten The of heavy suspension is the only
the offeint coked matches way to halt the dangerous trend decision us
for the line:mar Lo give his towards crude and unacceptabic
opinion.
O'Reilly made a joke of But he locked in vain
wtually baiting. More often than Hinesman was
double pressed fo When
be more to the
rench falled to standing a couple of yards behe delinite he said. "I have been in the closest touch
ama the things," but he did get into the with Colony hid hun on the left buchiinetgures "saving myself for betler
second issue
this thirties twice not out on each football for more years than 1 ike to recall and I could point
occasion at that--and then sur- out some of our present players
prised everyone, including him- who have been saved from them- corner was not a corner. It hap-seir, by rattling up 42 at Lords selves by the fact that the Asso-
pened in
the Sirg Tus-Army in 1939 against an attack com- ciation imposed heavy suspen- gaine. The soldiers were award prising Farnes Wellard, Wright. ed a comer just before the in- Verity and Edrich. That was in -Jons--arme
terval but before the ball could a gallant eighth wicket attempt lead in be kicked the whistle went forto gain half-time.
| [1]
UPN
...the
The The me night. tient
Was
came the
Lo
The
questions
Wit'n de-ide
them a long as !K months-and made the play- ealise once and for all that if they resorted to foul piny they would be the ones to suffer most in the long run.
house Gentlemen is divided. The present situas level on will be
victu! the current attitude towards it are good or bad, right or wrong, only in rordance with
org
Admus Badges at $10.00 ench per day are obtainable from the Club's Cash Sweep Offer, it Queen's Building, Chater Road only on the written introduction of a Momber, who responsible for all visitors introduced by him.
This will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered l advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811),
NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during For the purpose a Child is a person under the nge the Meeting. of seventeen years, Western Standard.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable ot the Gale.
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admision,
MEALS and RESTAURANT.
REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the
SERVANTS Servants must remain in their employers' boxes except for passing through on their duties. They may un nu account use the Betting Booths or Pay Out Booths in the Enclosures.
CASH SWEEPS
Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $44.00 each may be obtained from the Cush Sweep Offers at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), and 5. D'Aguilar Street during normal office hours and until 10.00 a.m. on the First Day of the Race Meeting
Particular numbers within the series 1 to 3,000 may be reserved for all race meetings as Through Tickets. Such tickets will be issued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stewards a particular to cancel any reservation for Through Tickets for Meeting If it is found that sales may not reach the number reserved
the series 1 to 3,000.
in
Hen
The
ch
cull-
ciso
en-
points to
and give from two matches their bowlers mure confidence when they meet Recreio, CCC and KBCC.
Newly promoted Talkoo Club, who failed in their First Division ed a good opportunity of stoning debut last week, will be afford- for their defeat when they enter- tain Filipino Club this afternoon. A 4-1 and even a 5-0 victory for them seems very likely.
SECOND DIVISION
Second Division top In the
Dock "B" favourites Kowloon will be given the easy task of
I doubt, however, if they will be able to do so by the same The very successful margin. Open Championship season Joyed by the Valley Club Inst 'The without the services of the two year has had the pleasing effect of altracting wider interest in Luz
and brothers
"Spotty" the spurt among His bowlers, and Pereira, are notext for their slow has enabled it to field three start. Last year they opened the
teams this year.
with senson by beating the Recreio
As is usually tho "Whites" by
4-1 and then lost lawn bowls teams, the greatest to Kowloon Cricket Club and difculty in to have the right Kowloon Bowling Green Clubman play in the right position. This is far from being solved in successively by 4-1 marginu.
the Craigengower line-up and The Bowling Club, however, may likely cost them one point
mates, the "Whites", A 6-0 win have lost no fewer than six of at least against the Indians and ping it up against their club- their last season's players, in probably the first crucial match will keep their hundred per cent cluding Colony champion Erie against Recreio on Wednesday.
The "dek horse of the First record in two matches. Second favourites Liddell and skips Alec Harvey,
Recreio Jack McKelvic, and M. E. Division this season is Kowloon
Cricket Club. The KCC bowlers dropped one point last week to
will have Purvis,
this atlernoon appear fairly tmine on paper but the Police, and have me and again registereti make it up creditable wins with their stendy against the unpredictable Foot- ball Club squad to keep close to and consistent bowling and ex-
With Dock Kowloon
en advantage on their side should be able to take at this from four points
is not impossible, An upsel Eart tlespile the ски form shown by the Bowling Club Twelve last week in their match
Softball Association's
Annual Presentation
Dance On June 2
By "TIME OUT”
Anmial
4
"B"
to
Icast game.
Both the USRC and Filipino Club registered good wins last yoek-end and will be two teams for both Kowloon Dock "B" and Recreio to watch. The clash be- twee
the two this afternoon should
Br excellent provide game, with the Services Club
enjoying a slight edge.
Kowloon Cricket Club, with already five points to their credit, ars expected to enhance their position is another top contender for the Second Division title. Apaket the Police, four points Pre-seem to be fairly certain for them. Whether they can take their fifth point depends on the ability of the rink that will be matched against Hollande and his men.
on
The Hongkong Softball Association's sentation Dance will be held at the Peninsula Hotel
This annual gathering of diamond Saturday, June 2. artists and fans has always been a ringing success and this year's dance, held a little later in the year than usual, is being very much looked forward to.
At Stanley the Prison Officers open their senson by taking on the Cricket Club and can look forward to at least three points from this game.
Master of Ceremonies will opportunity for people who 'en- unce again be Joviable Jindo joy the sport to help promoto Husson. Wahoo second-sacker | interest in the game and at the
THIRD DIVISION Most Interesting of the Third Dorothy Mendoza holds the dis- same time have any evening of tinguished title af Secretary, fun.
Division games will be that be while Prize Convenor will bc
JAMBOREE SERIES
tween
KFC
and
KBGC. Highlighting the closing none other than Ed Chief Cor-
the Bowling Club this year's softball season the bowlers collected full points
first innings company with Bill Brown. Corners count of course in this
Everybody, including Brad- competition if the teams finish
man, bad failed in face of an goals and they are English total of 494, but O'Reilly valuable as cl therefore
**** and Brown were the chief rea- sons why Australia's, score got interval score was actually an- nounced three time; first of all
to 422. Brown's contribution was valho. giving the soldiers the benefit of
out. 200 not
"My only Test the award, then taking it away batting success," from them, and finally restoring modestly. the HKFA is presenting a united it to their scoresheet Indeed.... front in determined bid climinate the unsatisfactory when is a cerner not a corner?
whatever
onal views you have on it.
so close
BC
It
10
elements from our football then
MOST CONTROVERSIAL all praise to them. I am sure
The most controversial situa- that every sportsman will back
in them
took their efforts, even if tions
place during the they do not always agree with Army-Kitchee match on Tues- the modus operandum".
day and although I know I shall believe that the reat thom- be disappointing some people by in-the-side and the fact which not crilarging on them I feel of all is that the that the weight of public and hurts most
word and heavy punishments have arrived press opinion in
in the heels of the picture has already been so infamous, but well remembered, forcibly expressed that it saves
lask the
of The
unpleasant sequence quashings. events has Indeed been unfor- labouring the point,
However, the game served to tunate.
cmphasize still further....A thing that has been most notice- able during the competition. It in some parts of the world
is surely 'unfair to ask our and naturaliste are SpŪTĪŠIČ 11
junior referees who have spent closely interested in the annual the asces handling the slower misation of birds. In Hongkong football of the lower divisions It seems that the greatest in- to take charge of streamlined terest in migration concerns the seven-a-side
which Kamen
ANNUAL MIGRATION
of
me
star footballer who make on feature two tog class sentor annual flight from club to club.
teams.
In the case of two-day Race Meetings. Through Tickets may be purchased for each day of the Meeting provided that the second day is on a dato not less than five days after the first day. In all other cases Through Tickets will only be sold for the wholegular in their habits, but the catches them unawares and they
Meeting.
Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00a.m. on Friday, 18th May, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.
Tickets over 3,000 will also be issued consecutively but particular numbers cannot be reserved as Through Tickets.
The reservation of any particular nuznber does not confer on the registered holder any rights whathoover unless the ticket bearing the appropriate number is issued to and can be produced by the holder.
The Stewards reserve the right to refuse any subscription also the right to remove any name from Subscription lists without alating reasons for their solion.
Cash Swoop Tickets on the last rate of the Meeting at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offees at Queen's Building (Chater Road), G, D'Aguilar Sirect and 382, Nathon Road during normal office hours and until 12.00 am, on the 1st Day and 10.00 mm. on the 2nd Day of the Moeting.
until
TOTALISAYOR'
The birds are said to be re-
The pace of the whole thing
left for behind the only apparent regularity about are often
play
sometimes surge of the habits of our soccermen is
behind to give on-the-. that they migrate.
Their too far
spot decisions. destination is
а frequently
Incidentally one quote from closely guarded secret,.. or
this game will stop a lot of at least it is supposed to be..
unnecessary argument the The 1980-30 season is still speaker is Cheng
Koon-hing with us but already the yearly the Kitchee goallo "We were ball was over and the very lucky, the storics, the rumours preciofions about the future the ine before I caught it-but activities of this player and that the referee waved piny on-and
that's what I player are going a mary round. could be fairer than that?
did," What
1 shall embarrass neither
clubs by pin- players nor pointing the stories simply be cause I feel that much of what is being said thought gotip started maybe by thinking...but It healthy symptom betraying in the most significant way what is going on behind the scenes and the plans which are indientes being hatched in certain minds.
There win certainty
uri-
POP
of
Other members of the Com-Association says O'Reillymittee are Alex Mendoza, Virgie Double Elimination Series open om
to all teams, commencing this ballers claimed a more-empled ta and Marie Ribeiro, Diana Pires,
Sunday. Bobby Lev, Tracy Brown, Eddle Marques and Bimbi Ablong.
SPORTS QUIZ
1. Last year Meld, a ally own
Werhner, ed by Lady Zla won three of the biggest races of the flat What were they?
war?
season,
a
lowered
Although
1 has rigged up
from PRC Tast week, the FOOF-
cular
victory when
$10
HKPSA
Togeth
the
Eight entries have been re- relved with the curtain rising
on the Chinese Athletle-Navy
i
colours &
with
The normal fee of $10.00 per head will be charged and cupper game ft 10.00 a.m. These games rank as the top favourites for will be served from 8.30 p.m. to
9.39
On the Island, tickets can be obtained from 'Doc' Molthen and Wille Woo, while in Kowloon,
Third Division title and the
Both HKERC and HKPSA should
experience little difficulty next
in collceling at least four points for this from PRC and FC and Craigen-
gower making Its first appear
p.m. (no meal being served will be five-inning affairs, fol- after 9.30 p.m.) There will be lowing each other hourly from outcome of this game will have four distributional centres for the opener at 10.00 am. and an important bearing on the down on this Championship title. The Bowl- tickets, two in Hongkong and eight games are two in Kowloon and team tables thrill-parked card. At the con- ing Club team seems the better-
clusion of the day thd semi-balanced can be reserved in advance finalists will be known and they
will meet for the title through these distributors.
week.
Herewith the draw week's programme:-
Sunday 10.00 am (8) CAA v.
11.00 am (b) Saint Joseph's v Blackhawks.
12.00
Braves pm (c) Pandas.
1,00 pm (d) Warriors v. Pl Dodgers.
2.00 pm Winners (0) v. Win- ners (b).
ance in the Third Division after US lapse of a couple of years, will be given a good chance of start- ing with a win against Kowloon Cricket Club.
V
2. How many times have New.Ed Carvalho and Jindo Hussain have the honours. Bookings for castle held the FA Cup? 3. How many
London clubs team tables can be made through Navy have won the FA since the Ed Carvalho and Jinda Hussain, while private parties not con-
with nceted Britain held
any teams may have 4. Last year
their Wimbledon ille for the first tables reserved personally time in 18 years. What was at the Peninsula Hotel by bring-
ing along their tickets it and who won it?
naming the seating space have times many 5. How
quired.
3.00 pm Losárs (a) v. Losers England beaten Scotland in international
As the Souvenir Programme (1).
since
md
C-
has to be printed in advance, 4.00 pm Winners (c). v. Win- What are the national sports teams wishing to send in team ners (d).
the war?.
6.
Laya.
7.
What is Eskimo boxing?
of the following countries? photographs or action shots are 5.00 pm Losers (c) v. Losers Switzerland, America, Ma-advised that the closing date (6)
B. With what sport do you connect the Harlem Globe- trotters?
Squash
9. In 1930-31 West Bromwich Albion fulfilled two fente, What were they?
holds the Who 'Open' title?
(Answers see Page 17).
10.
for entries is Saturday,
May
REPLAY ON MAY 20 19, and all photographs are to
A Council Meeting of the be addressed to the Hon. Stere try, Mr Wille Woo, c/o Mollers Hongkong Softball Association
Queen's Building. Ltd.
on Thursday decided that the There
tere will be the usual no- First Division match between
valty dances, contests and games Saints and Braves will be re- anal best of all, the moment that played on Sunday, May 20,
had invalidated every sotiballer waits for the Braves
of the Most April 22 match against announcement
on: neiding Valuable Player Awards in the by
This is aniplayer, various leagues.
MORE LIKE
IT'S AN OWL
IT SOUNDS
WHAT'S THAT
be
Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their tickets Fafter the "all clear" signal has been exhibited. ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LATER THAN ONE HOUR AF DER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN MCHEDULED TO BE RUN. changes before next season and PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE MADE ON TORN OR I know that riveral of our star DISFIGURED TICKETS
men will be changing their the colours of shirts ever: If their next ones are not exactly undamiliar to them
Bookmakers, Tie Tay men, aby w not be permitted to operite within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club..
By Order of
of the Stewards,
AJE, ARNOLD
Some ennusi changes are in QUITADIO Bag Úrobably, they iwire - abipout" of the cureless
and someshes milikits sor
A MOOT THAN A HOWL
their
Saints unregistered
+
Twit to woo -
WELL, HOWL'S
TODAY'S GAMES
First Division KBGC v. Recario CCC v. IRC “"B" TC v. FC
IRC. "G" v. Kcc
Second Division
Recreio v. 'HKFC | |--
USBC v. FC
POC v. HKCC
KCC v. PRC
KDC “W” v. KDC "B"
Third Division KCC v. CCC HKERC v. PRC HKFC V. KBGC
FC v. HKPSA
TOMORROW Valley Shield
CCC v..PRC.
WEDNESDAY First Division ccc v. Recreio
PRECIOUS DROPS
CHERRY HEERING