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To the Editor, China Mail,
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into regard his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play is
of the
Club.
(Signed)
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SPORTS QUIZ
1. Which cricket playing coun-
try tina never lost a reries?
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2. What have these athletes in common: Derek Ibbotson, Jim Bailey and Lazslo Tabori?
the
3. In which ganes Brc
following shots made; can- non, chip and square cut?
4. Which heavyweight boxer who fought for the world uitle boro the Christian names of Lords Angel?
5. In rugby union how many paints are awarded for n iry, a penalty goal and " dropped goal?
4. Which country has most players in the current World Table Tennis. rank- ings?
7. Which players top the men's and women's table tennis lista?
8. Tommy Price, Peter Crayen and Ove Funden are recent winners or which world iitio?
0. For how long may a golfer search for a ball before it is considered lost?
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10. Which game is reputedly founded on the action schoolboy William Webb Elits?
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Interesting, professor... but I doubt if the football public world stand for buch a drastic Cut in personnel in spite of your
puided missile—
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Sports Diary
TODAY
Cricket
WRAF WITH THEIR MASCOT
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The WRAF team who beat the Army make a fuss of their mascot, 'Dusty', who
attended - all their matches at Wimbledon recently
FA CUP SIXTH ROUND '
Manchester
United
Tipped To Beat Bournemouth Today
By ARCHIE QUICK
Manchester United, Birmingham City, Burnley and Arsenal to beat Bourne- mouth, Forest, Villa and West Bromwich is the forecast for the Sixth Round of the FA Cup competition, with a doubt about Arsenal's ability to avold defeat at The Hawthorns.
In the Scottish quarter-finals Celtic, Raith, Clyde and Kilmarnock should get through at the expense of St. Mirren, Dumbarton, Falkirk and Airdrie.
Famous Sports Stars I Have Met
WILFRED LOW
By Archie Quick.
Six games are due to be played at the week-end he watched re- In Division One and all Man-legation strugglers Port Valo 29 chester United's immediate rivals their new manager for the first are engaged. Likewise, Charlton Ume. It is just possible al Portsmouth are engaged in a Wo
Workington will take-Port Va vitel relegation fight at The place in the Second Divisiori, but Valley. Portsmouth can at least that did not stop Mr Low on hh | draw. Championship chasers arrival in Lefoester, sending Spurs and Preston both have to Workington a good luck tele
matches at travel to awieward
gram at Mansfield, Fred: and Bollon.
may They th Jose, but Wolves
and Blackpool should improve their challenge with victories over | Chelsea and Wednesday. Man- chester City should beat New- Castle.
The change from promotion to relegation strugging is a big one, but as Norman saide "The worry is just the same.” And he has the consolation‘of a two. and a half yeare contract at £1,000 a year, plus first class Which is consider. expenses.
In Divizion Two Leicester In the heyday of Newcastle United, straddling World War (Urst) are at Blackburn (fourth)ably more than he was getting
Bristol
(arth). The match could be a draw the second a home win,
Rovers (sixth) nt Workington,
and wonder- i, the Magpies find a ful half back line of Colin vlett West Ham Velich, Wilfred Low and Peter
and
MoWilliam, Internationals all. 1st Division: IRC v Army North, Optimis v Scorpions: Police v They were in the Cup Finals of ROC Anny Bouth Kavy, CCC Y 1005, 1006, 1908, 1910, 1011-hut RAT
winners only in 1910. They were also League Champlons in ID05, 1907 and 1909.
2nd Division: Army North v Inc. Navy v Army South, KCC Wasps v KOV, DDS v Neercio, RAF v Dock- yard.
Racing First Day of Ninth (Annual) Raco Meeting at Happy Valley, noon.
Rugby
Kantene "Av Club "A". Kandere
v Club" "B" at HKFC.
Bockey
Ladies' Longue: Victorians Kmg's (HV) a p.m.; Recreio "A" Gremlins "A" (KP) 3 B
IIK
Athletics
University Αλ
athletics at Pokfulam 2 p.m.
Babbling Brookes
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Port Vale, although beaten Stoke should pick up a point at 2-1, certainly fought. They were level with only five minutes to Sheffield United, while Middles. goul up in 90 seconds and silll brough could reglater an away go, and Leicester manager, Dave success at Bristol City. Home Halliday, satd afterwards: "Tho wing after that for Barnsley hordest two points this season." Doncaster, Fulham v Liverpool, Huddersfeld, Port Lincoln v Vole v Grimsby, Rotherham V Bury and Swansea v Orient.
TWO TOP TEAMS
Lenzuo
Leicester, almost certainties for the First Division, have not.
beaten in the bcen since
visiting West Ham ? on November 24. In that period they have won ten and two of twelve matches, and it
drawa
is a peculiar feet that in those
Wilfred Low come Into the side only in 1909, to win League medal that year and a Cup medal the following season. But he was also in the team which triumphed at Wembley In 1024-fourteen years later, but this time at outside
He ide right. R The two top canes, Colchester len victories they have been
Torquay, provide numerous Scottish undi
the either level or 'in arrears at Division half time in eight of them!
they South, and while
talking a point cach olher, Ipswich's
Bon
nummerban
International "caps" No wonder match of the day In
his son Norman was steeped in Three
Боссст
came a
but
year
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probably and automatically beare
FIFTH POSITION professional footballer. from Annual Yes, the same Norman Low who challenge could progress with a
fourth This would be the has just been appointed to the victory at Reading. One or two
Port Vale points cach muy £2,000
be gathered occasion in the last thirty years managership.
away from home by Brighton that Leicester City have inlated Coventry. Millwall at Nor- au Second Division Champions, A wise-cracking, hall-fellow wich and Shrewsbury at QPR while their more recent uplita well-met character Norman, Maximum home points
shrewd Palace v
for down history included
promo none the less a
Brentford, Exeter Vtion in 1954, relegation in 1985; football judge. He was with Swindon, Northampton v Wat ad fth position last season. Chase Terrace United beat Lichfield St. Chad's 3-1 in the Liverpool, Newport County and ford, Plymouth
Walsall, Norwich City as centro-half, Southampton v Gillingham und Staffordshire
Mr Halliday told me that ho County League some as his illustrious father Southend v. Aldershot. Centre half Bob Brookes scored
doce not contemplate havine to and rose to become Vice Chair- two goals and missed a penalty,
Rugment his staff in Division man of the Players Union. He
Derby and Workington and brother Graham
are One if reached. The present got
the managership of took over side's other goal. The two full Norwich City at the end of his the only two of the eight lead-team is playing First Division backs were brothers John and
Buys Unis man who Jim, and, believe
it or not, playing days, and the Canaries ing clubs in the Northern Sec football" x
enjoyed
prosperous Umes under on with a promotion chance. Ide eight
eighteen months at Leicester Lichfield's goal was scored by his guldance
When the lean They should beat Mansfield and has imported thirteen players Bill Brookes --- no relation!
enough, Brad from his native Scotland, days came Norman was made Carlisle easily the scapegoat and sacked and ford City,
majority of them, just look where Norwich are field,
the Third bottom of now, Division South
SECURE KIT
tho
Notte County
HAN versus Stamford was a match in the
Chestor
Accrington ch..
Hartlepool ork
ic and Ogilvie,
and
York
Ward,
Stockport all
of Navell, McDonald have made theso Bradford City, and the first team, whllo bia réserver Stockport may well lose are thriving in the Lendog Barrow, Scunthorpe and Hull
Hulk Combination. Hartlepools to win at Darling Com ton, and Chesterfield and
A NEAR MIRACLE For a few months he managed Notts Central League which did Barry Town, and then went to Accrington to draw at Gates- At Leicester, by the way, Fort not take place. Reason: When County arrived at Stamford; the Workington, Hero ho perfotined head and Halifax seems likely Potte, Leake, Hayward
In
Vale folded-/Kings Chodišt
raising the bout of their coach jammed and a near miracle, they
could not
get at their Cinderella club from the bottom
the Scottish League Divi- Sproton in defences and that to playing it. After an hour of rungs of the Northern Third sion One Motherwell should exactly the same rearward that
ladder to the leadership Unsuccessful to-foren (the lock
labour in trying he lets to take over'nt Burslem / succeed' at Ayr ang Hearts take too Team deo, rescheddin
rotorea | Btu. abandoned the game.
the
PRECIOUS DROPS
FOR PRECIOUS
MOMENTS:
CHERRY
.
a point at Porück. A draw, also
this week, One canny buy, Ken between Hibs and fingers is promotion from the Third Diffe Chisholm,
rot Sunderland, Indented, and home victories com and set up a defoderversɔong had a lot to do with Working for Dunfermline and East Flo of only "godh Kuang si G ton's success, but they are all over Dundee and Queen's Park, 40 Lasague matches. They playet
In Division managing to win now that Ken
Two · Sirling that way ngoing? - 1 on the casualty list,
Albion should win at Arbroathi "Dianótor Jade Diffin' told" mai Now Mr Low starts at the and there could bo bottom again, trying to vitaliso games between Allon Brochin and Montrose 6 Port Vale side that looks Stenhousemur, Home successes they were wahdad. On file di booked for relegation. He has then for Albion Rovers For play the expense will not be hatupendous task in front of fat, Dundee United v - iuxton, necesERTY.
drawn
and Mr. Low' wotflă basher military for Vaha spend om now players if he felt
him, but he has succeeded in Hamilton y Berwick, Stranrner
equally difficult onesborord. V St Johnstone and Third Norman, by the way As Lanark v East Stirlingshire.
married
(to the charming sister 2003 nAND 1.
of the late Net Tarleton, one of
strestest
Humply dumpty.
Another #Liverpool-le that Low has manager Norman Low, In mid- "Tiny" wook he was manager of Bradenew the centro-half of the Workington, who he has guilded ipad Hon a Chaerin cua ba tộc of
His 5,000th
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