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THE CHINA MAIL, ・ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1957.
THE WHISTLE IS POISED TO START OFF ANOTHER LEAGUE SOCCER SEASON
Present Indications Are That South China Will Again Be The Favourites
Says L. M. MacTAVISH
Today's the day for thousands of Hongkong football fans and
later this afternoon a packed stadium will roar
a spon- taneous welcome to the champion South China side as they take the field against Sing Tao for the first step in the long and uncertain journey to another title.
Quite apart from the promised fireworks off the playing pitch this pro- mises to be a most eventful season. The powerful Chinese clubs have been hard at it building up their strength for the tough programme ahead and the tussle for the signatures of star players has been hectic and, to say the very least, unpredictable in the extreme, Even at this kat stake in and if they run reproduce ́ine tesin preparation the picture in streamlined performances that some manes de far from belug) electrified the crowds who then crystal clear and many team Rocked to watch them there oficials will heave sigh of will be no relegation worries for relief when they finally see their the famous yellow and players running out to start the trigode his season, Gume.
Present Indications are that South China wi}! again be faveurites
win the top bonous. According to the mont rellable Information they will have Lau Yee back at Caroline Hill, but this time he will be wearing the centre-half's shirt instead of the No. 3 one he wore with such distinction fow
4 years ago.
For ng, however, the most altrurtive thing about the South China the-up is the promised re- lum of impeccable Tong Sheung to the left-half position. This delightful player is now report- led to be fully recovered from the knee trouble which kept him PASHA SHOES inctive for a year and he told
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sloe enn boost some very good players But they inny well lock the all-round strength
esp them out of the relega- tic struggle. With Moss and Au Chi-yin around they are always ilable to get goals but with a Hunter-less defence it is doubt if they will be able to keep the opposition from At the end of lost season I running up a winning margin, forecast a big change in fortune The team with the bigxes. fur Sing Tao ki the 1957-69 problem, however, is the Hong- with competition and present indica- kong Football Club and tions are that it will be achieved. | their already skader resources
sill! may well thinned
further due in The Tigert in Turt provide the biggest challenge to players being on home leave South China.
they will have to fight desperate- ly for their senior existence. They have recruited some com- petent players but a lot will depend on how successfully Georgs Armstrong can shuke them down into an efficient teum.
.
Across the harbour the soccer fons are eagerly awaiting the new seuson in high hopes that this will be KMB'a year.
It is true of course that the lively young Busmen have al- rendy, won the CAAF Cup, ball I do not think that should be laken us a serious indication of things to come,
The Busmen have been very fortunate in these early games in that they have had the ser- vices of their regular line-up and that is something that none of the other competilors have enjoyed.
Genuine Respect There is no other single per- son in Hongkong football who KBM have certainly bulit up enjoys the measure of genuine a very promising team. There reineet accorded to this gentle-is youth and enthusiasm in their Lenar fuqikuiler and if his return ranks and they will not be to fitness is complete he may easily beaten, but they have again be acclaimed our Fool- shown a marked weakness
Annual Problem
un-
TITLE RETAINED
Joe Erskine, the British Heavyweight Champion (right), retained bis title
by outpointing Henry Cooper over 15 rounds at Harringay on September 17,--
Central Press Photo,
I Rate Erskine's Prospects
Against Johansson At Just About Nil
Says DEREK JOHN
London,
This Southend Side Is A Good One
By Archie Quick When Welsh International contre forward Eddle Perry loft his comfortable posi- tion as assistant manager of Fulham FC to become manager of Southend United he dived into a seo of trouble.
Ato start of last scasan his first at the Essex seaside resort-United began by losing their opening seven games, and Exidie, with no money to spend, was at his wit's end as to how to find a winning com- bingilon. He BCO(ed the country without success for cheap
players, bought wisely and finished the senson respectable
the neventh in Third Division South Labic
1 48 points,
E
In those early desperate dhya everyone was blaming Porry, excopi those who were blaming the the newly-laid pitch at newly-acquired Rools I al Ground, When things berant to prosper the directors £ol, and took, the credit.
This season's opening was a cracker. The ground had been returfed and Southend's skilful ball players, like Roy Hollis, Kevin Boron and Sam McCrory, exploited it so cessfully that the opening four Eames were won outright with 3 top-of-the-country
goal average. Who
Buc
stot the credit? The Board of Directors you
might have guessed and you would have guessed right.
Aftermath
But there was an aftermath. Southend lost two successive home comes to Colchester and Bixty years ago Britain produced a Heavyweight Champion of the World. It had lowly Aldershot. Who got the
never happened before. It has never happened since.
Right again, And I shall be surprised blome?
Eddie Perryi if it ever happens again — in my lifetime at least. This is my sad conclusion
Nevertheless, this present after seeing the pathetic performance by Mesars Joe Erskine and Henry Cooper Southend side looks as though
1 Harringay Arena this month.
it en contest promotion with
For forty-five minutes they lumbered around the ring like two friendly old bears. The crowd kept time with slow hand-clapping and the winner was greeted with as much booing as can ever have beer accorded a Champion.
This, our programynes nt pears in his final race before
Heavyweight Championship of a crack cyclist.
bailer of the Year: as he was front of goul and unless this supremacy of the bly Chinese fured us, was a "Aich!" for the retiring after nearly 20 years as the batsmen would make suf- [ their own story of the allock's
jtwo years ago.
in that order.
clubs we
G
I rato
7
That leaves the two Services sides and behind the scenes the officials are wrestling with their annual problem
of building teams from the bottom up with young lalent generally indoctrinated to the type and style of football played in Hong-
Brighton, Port Vale, South- kong. Remembering the strength
Jumpton Plymouth. McCrory, Tolls and and class of the opposition this
Baron are just je a most uncavluble task, bui
about the finest inside trio in because Colony football needs a
the Third Division, and 24 healthy challenge the curreal
However, he did feel that gonin in eight matches teil
cun only hope that Great Britain.
felent runs to ease the burden frelsiveness. Probably the falling van be corrected quickly the Army or
Harris is recognised on the pluced upon the bowlers. "1 canniest buy
mado Mr Perry they might find themselves on Force or both will hit on
the Royal Air Now the British Champion, Continent as Britain's No. 1-welcome- -the-choice of
Ken
was to persuade Gillingham to South China have again won the wrong end of some very
chubby ex-docker Joe Erslane, sports ambassador, and he The from
Canadian successful line-up
is Mackay as
Ditoids a substitute for | part with the
for close scores. tenacious tug-of-war
Their succtes would be European title held by Ingemar ists the world over.
Is In line for a shot at the known as "The Master" to cycl. | Archer, I think he will get a right Ervol Crosian for £1,000. the football affections of bell-
As far as the leading positions reai chot in the arm for the Johansson of Sweden.
heup of run15."
Why the Kent club parted I 1kont nang Chrung-you and go i suggest South China will
Since he began racing at the I think it was rather Hogical } cannol understand. Unfor- with him in action it is difficult set the pace with KMB, Kitchens generally,
his prospects here at almost age of 15, he has cracked wide to Well, the whistle is virtually
replace a bowler with a tunately, Eddie's achetnes have ace where there is any other und Sing Tag following, possibly poised ready for the biow that
mil.
open the exclusive Conumental batsman,
And so, I suspect, gang orley, for Crossan has: Fw In the vast audience at racing school. He has won the dues Craig.
injured the laments of a let I will set the new season
Harringay were convinced that world professional sprint tile
and will be out of the gaine motion. Let us hope the months Erskine
1: deserved
polits
Globe-trotting golfer Peter | for about a month. that follow will be punctuated victory over Cooper. And
Mr Perry tells me that the The
Thomson has staried collecting wholesome
most remarkable BOCCE Johnson Itnocked out Cooper Of the other Clunese sides with good
is His silver ring to the cloud records. aspect of the free from the dying boot and Tuni Wahe
and | In Ave rounds last May,
Reg Harris tuc phun
favourite dise is on American ress story is the way he has hit called "You've Got To Ee
that Essex cricketer Gordon newly promoted
well be the surprise careless tackle that became all Soins ontinusis look hopeful-
Barker is now in full soccer too familiar in the closingly to Dick Richardsen and triumphed over physical set- but even with theit undoubled) pucket and much will depend months of last sensen, und lave
Lucky."
training, and in brilliant form Brian London ha great British backs.
Alsir good wealth of talent they do not in- on the generalship
But
In World War II he was the
at outside right. be already made an unwelcome re-heavyweight prospects.
news from London-by-the-Sea In their appearance in some of the cur-Richardson has been beaten by only crewman to escape from a
Is that the Supporters Club is new activities. Kwong Wahe CAAF Cup games. Let us Erskine, and London by Cooper, burned out tant in the Libyan
setting aside, about £200 - m hope also that referees
denert. Badly burned, he was apart from the possible cap-
Leading Heavies
week for ground improvementa invalided out of the Army in Man-chi-have take strong aetion against any
be made during next 1945. Two years later he won
summer. done little team building and attempts to turn the game here
to BOOT BRAWL
the world amateur fille in be capable they will not
Paris. offering a serious challongs to
I am indebted to a reader for the League leaders. very much as though they will the following morsel for which have another distinguished he claims no originality. He says "the finest sight in the Colony today is not the Peak at right, it is
theni.
ride oupable of affering zustained challenge
Tony uldl have Kircher Pui-dor end Chu Wing-keong from Eastern ind Chu Wing wah and Chan Chi-kang freis South China to their resources,
may
Surprise Packet
i spire the come stability or sug- Lee Chun-fat
Rest the same ali-round power as the reigning Champions.
Eastern have done little thit suggests they can retain their place near the top of the table. History has somehow repeated Itself for this club who 6W their ne ten disintregate after a tour
in of Australia 1959...
and now very much the same happened again. looks like being a lean reason Indeed for the Double Cham- plons of only a year bgo.
It
In-
It will be particularly teresting to see how Sing Tao | arquit themselves in the months ahead. The Tigers have dono an excellent job of team build- ing.
Many of the brilliant young Jets' of a couple 303- sons ago have been recaptured
» Aayers « TONIC
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Now
FOCIBALL
of voteran who will leading the 'babes
ture of Chow
season.
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It looks
CAA have made an excellent capture in Jimaty Chung, the St Joseph's goalkeeper who- on his daycan
in As competent a show between the sticks as any goalie in the Colony. In spite of this it is difficult to see the once power- ful Athletic regaining very much of their former glory this season,
Special Interest will be taken in the achievements of Jurdine's
show
in
will
An amateur thinking of money, And hoping the fael doesn'
In his eyes as he tries disguise the smprise. That WE know HE's really o
pro...!!!
to
FAMILY RECORD
A Macklin has been playing who collected the Championship football for Sallsbury ever since
names.,
and
So the future of British heavyweight boxing looks pretty gloomy. And as for talk about bringligt over loading American heavies for Bghts, that should be stopped at one Such E beve
could only in Britain's shortage heavyweight talent.
etense
in
Sugar Ray Robinson
15
4.
ntice.
But
"How true it is in golf," says Thomson.
Exhibition Tour Richard
Bergmann, four dimes World Table Tennia Singles Champion, just disap- pointed over one exhibition In 1847, Reg sustained o
tour, is already making plans fractured spine in a motor-car for another. smash-up and was told Je Borgnant, at 30 still one of would never ride agalo. But the world's best players, and Rea soon proved the doctors certainly the frame's greatest showman, had arranged a tour
wrong.
the
Footnote:
only Britain's
Reg Harris is à Bon-hearted of the West Incies for this Heavyweight Champion of the
with
Idro Japan's world.
a man who bales month way Bob Fitzsimmons Achter and
to be beaten in any ruce. Even Ogimura as his partner. who knocked out James
But Ogimura age of 37, he is
has been rt- Corbett a Carson City. He was now, at the
perralssion by the fastest cyclists in fused born in Cornwall, but he was one of
New Zealand and the world and could have more Japanese Table Tennis Associa rulsed lerrnest his boxing in Australia, and more racing contracts onion and the prrangements have
Continentul tracks.
had to be cancelled. But he Buys: "I've hadi Now Bergmann, who has just Next big engagement for
completed a Continental tour, I want on enough travelling.
= plans to return there in Octo. October 17. He has agreed to home life."
"I shall be waking play the King of Babylon in an Harris can afford his well-tr.
week's exhibition toin in American TV performance of earned retirement. This con of of the Second Division to win the club was formed nearly fifty the play "Green Partures." a clothworker is Cstimated to France, possibly with Johncy this step up among the big years .ago. George Mackitn 'Sugar Ray will not only cam £7,000 to £10,000 a year. Leach," he tells me.
In recent years Bertmann Unfettered by the played from 1900 to 1923,
Now he will work as a pro- have to speak his lines; he will
abroad, strings which restrict the activi his uncle Sidney tumed out also dance,
meler of racing at his own has made many tours
some in the United States with ties of some other sides they until the First World War in
It will not be his first ex- stadium in Manchester and as
the Haric Globetrotters George the which he was killed. meet
In 1933 an exporter of British cycles.
basketball trans and later this challenge of the First Division Junior was on the books from perience of TV acting.
he played the role of Jim in
year he may make a similar with a refreshing lightness that 1927, and another son, David,
The Adventures of Huckle They Both Lost
Trip. War Two. berry Finn," could carry them to a com- played up to World fortable position in the League. David and George junior took Then Dennis, brother of
His Final Race
Low Hood and his Australiaıx Jack Cheetham, caplain of tenats colleague Ken Rosewall the South African cricketers The Police will have to get over when the lust War ended. One of the worl's greatest have recently played two ex-
who toured Britain in 1955, is along without the study play and is still playing, Dennis was sportsmen will be scen lafhibition sets at the oil town of Hunter us their powerful married recently so maybe action for the last time on Octo- of Dhahram in Saudi Arabia. returning with a new land of Springbok team-shaft-ainking nivoi is leaving the Colony the line of succession will con-ber 20. In Paris that day, And they both lost-Hood, Bib
experts from South Africa's D The Boundary Street (tinue!
Reginald Hargreaves, Harris ap-| in weight. Rosowali, 3lb.
thermometer wag
re- gold mines.
Cheetham, an officiat of a gizlering 110 degrees in the Johannesburg engineering firm, shade and it took them threa And a half hours to complete their two gunes,
will be able to
6001.
BOXING ANO TABLE
JENNIS
Muscle bound WHY DID I HAVE 16 MARRY AN ATHLETE !?
PRECIOUS DROPS JOR PRECIOUS MENTE.
CHERRY
HEERING
The
The goore: 0-3 to Hoad in Berat sel, 14-12 to Rosewall In the second.
is taking 10 men to Britain to sink new coal shafts in Lane coshito,
of
to
SPORTS
1 Only
QUIZ
four
Heavyweight Boxing Champions of the
world have not
been
American. Nome any two of them.
2 Who is the present Euro-
pean Heavyweight-
plon?
Cham-
contest
3 Which country has won the
Davis Cup tonnis the most
men?
4 How many times has "Drl-·
fain won the Ryder Cup" golf contest with the Uni ed Statest
Who led the Arst Englinid cricket team to visit Aur- · tralia after World War It? am-
G How does a cricket
plo signal «,"gix"T
7 With what sport do you az-
Moclate "Ham" and "Art"? May a hockey pulkeeper kick or hit the bill outside. "tho: circle'?.
In what sports could
you
B) the Vendon Grip, bj.
the Carmody. Aold?
10
Arnold Raymond Cream Is
famou
the name of a
boxer, What is his profes». sional namo?
(Answers Seo Page 17}
the 500-strong audience. No one stopped forward.
The biggest sporting, "Hop the year. that's what they're calling this year's British Nail Ion Craig, 23-year-old cap-ding Championship. tain of the Australian team to For the past three years,
Bo Harry broke ten slx-inph Sour South Africa, did rut Champion Harry: Cope, a. 45-
nails in an average time of 12. Round so confidant about his swar-014 14 stone miner, has not team's prospects when I spoko, had to defend his title. This seconds each and then cho to him just before he sailed ye he was delighted to beat twisted an iron bar ints trans Tidend for, Capetown, that tve strong" men would horsbice shaperon
The failure of Ron Archer challenge him: ||
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Exasperated, he stumped of
to pasa e fitness best has been But nitensi mandla á mận: | the “singe mattering, "Whats" a major blow "us," by said, turned up to tend nails against wrong with overything -
*t means we are now left him at the osment: Harry was they all scared?" With dve bowlers, and thuso furious,
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