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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1957,
BEATEN ALSO IN THE BASIC SKILLS
RICHARDSON TAKES PUNISHMENT
American Wille Pastrano (left) aims a left to the body of Newport's Dick Richardson, who was already bleeding from the Rose, during their ten- round Heavyweight contest at Harringay Arena, London on October 22. Pastrano won on points.-Reuterphoto,
Famous-But Unwanted In The Game He Loves
By ALAN HOBY
RAF Go Down 6-0 To
Bus Kowloon Motor
By I. M. MacTAVISH
The Royal Air Force nosedived to the soccer depths in this uneven but sporting encounter which was played before a big crowd at the Police Stadium yesterday afternoon. At the end the cold statistics of the scoresheet showed that six clear goals separated the two teams. In fact they were worlds apart.
The teams at least as for
ARMY SPORTS
PARADE
The spotlight is deservedly directed this week to the Army golfers who did so well in the Colony Cham- pionships and the following Inter-Port with the Visiting team from Singapore/Malaya.
Whilst offering sincere congratulations to winner Fit/Licut Kim Hall, who with some excellent stroko play took the top honours for the second year run- ning, Major "Paddy" O'Dwyer, RAMC of Medical Branch HQLF has more than earned this column'a congratulations.
The Airmen were beaten not only in the frilly and fancy intricacies of the game, they were beaten also in the basic skills. The Busmen could take the ball out of the air, kill it, and move it accurately on its way all in a split second. They could trap and tame the most awkward dropping lob: they could sense the developing opening: and most important of all each player could make the instinctive move into the open space to receive the ball from a colleague. These arts were something I unmarked males or kicked i the Royal Air Force boys could long and low to the wings. evor match. When Referee It's a Bttle thing....but Kirkhan blew his whistle to ints of there little things that go end the proceedings KMB were to make 'big' teams.
The Busmen were sel to face away out in frons in goals and in their mastery of the funda-n binding sun and right from the Idek-off they had a few mentals of the game,
The vital difference between anxious moments as the Airmen an early altack, ospressed inte the individival players were Leonard slipped round several concerned →wos at wing hall opponeals but his diagonal pasy and in the forward line.
Lent friend, and for alik2. Cooper and MacDonald were With only ten minutes gone struck at the RAF slow id cumbersome in all tragedy they did and, as far as Cooper defence and a series of blunders WAY concerned,
gave the Burmen a gift gool. Lau the Kate
A KMB victory as decisive as literally passed
The Kai-chu had the whole target ot him by.
the score suggests, Individual counterparts in the KMD line his mercy before smashing the
playing skill is one thing, but up Tang Sum and Leung Kit, bolt into the net. were strong and precise both Leonard again came into the mes must be tactically pl
lo meet the particular in attack and defence and they Umelight when he trailed the ball bed provided the men in front with out to the left, changed direction, challenge of the opposition ... these were the great the sort of service that de-and at the least expected moment nnd
between the twn thin unleashed a wonderful curving differences manded co-operation. In game the Busman's front rank the KMB goalkeeper.
drive which swung away from teams, Referce Kirkham did a good job with the whistle... responded well and only some
but-watch the "Bus".. nccomplished! arl sometimes With 'Goal in thousands of during saving by goalkeeper throals the ball suddenly swerved
TEAMS Wisemen kept the score from a fraction too far and clipped the
KMB: Kwok Chow-ming; edge or the post instead of going Law Pak, Law Kwok-leung; into the net. 11 was a great Tong Sum, Lau Tim. Leung shol....the best of the whole Kit Ng Tim-loy, Lau Chl-lam, same....and it deserved a better Lau Kal-chiu, Chow Shiu-kung,
156-6-150, Brettell quite the 16 en- thustastle man in the RAF side it's-and Oram played as well #R any full backs could behind two weak wing halves. Herald almort
himself into the ground but like prettell he fre- quently wandered too far from and against ment his bent.. like Lau Kai-chu and his mates that is fatal.
Leonard was the only forward worth his salt. The other four were out of their depth.
From the first he was outstanding--the skipper, the boss, the scathing double pures,
loader.
When he was 14 he formed a team of kids from his home street in Bristol. A restless, enthusiastic dynamo of a boy, he stuck patches on old footballs, dug holes for goalposts, and mended torn kit with needle and thread.
He even borrowed a typewriter and picked out the names of his "back- alley" boys' team on a sheet of paper which he posted each week in a shop window.
Later he transferred these instinctive gifts of initiative and command to the highly competitive, cut-throat realm of professional football.
A
He captained his cutty bị he loves..
man etest jato to countenance stackers when times. He won 43 full caps und 1 the Soccer wilderness...
he was a club bory, for 10 loyal, dedicated years he
And he insisted upon remain- netved the same eitb.
to the principles which ig R had taverned the whole of his playing fe: that he should be the "guvnor"; that he was
A man who live at Batly in the West Country, forgatten, frustrated, and, again I quote words, "nished as
his
During his sprelucular carcer he skippered Enating cradost Mussolina's men in the "Balear as futball in concerned."
Highbury”........ later madc of
when, much against headlines their collective will, he and the
the team uf
were told Yest to give the Hitler salute befoce England trounced Germany 6–3 in Berlin, 1938....
Be rose to become one of the greatest captaitis ever to war The England shirt.
And the name of this man whose hart wa
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Highbury Stadium, who, in hi
Coll Own words,
T fanatierackers
www.**
Bone?"
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Hapgood-f
is Eddie Arson and England....
In the golden-tre-war das Edris Albert Hanjood vas a.. famous
as
John Charle
full-back without equal, and a
Took who
intense football pride in his six-star rating.
Yet took at the same Eddie Hapgood toxiny-The Haproad I saw the other week-and what do we And?
The Wilderness....
A football tragedy....A man who can't get a job in the gaine
BUNIONS
Dr Schollä Tino-poda
PUT OF ON... THE PAIN'S GONE
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tween the toe. Dr. Sarifa Tino-bach
From: The' Hongkong Diepentary Gloucester Arende, * other dispanaszien
Dr Scholls Zino-pads
Bayer's a TONIC
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Why?
Why is Faldie Happout, whose drive and skill served England val
well in many a see-saw Lootball fight, languishing, in obscurity and eclipse, unknown end unwanted?
Why he unable to get a Job
made, couch, even trainer, although he has applied
it
"
| "big-time,” just like the famous stars he used to lead on Live Tield-Tommy
Stan Lawton, Mereer. CHA Joc Cullis, Britton-all of them front-line managers today.
is for these reasons--aud not through any technical or [tartica) shortcomings - that any envinced Hapgood is us feared totlay off the held as he was whum he was called the
inst het back in footboll.
At Blackburn, Watford, unut Bath-the ihrée clubs he has mtared slure the war-he til not FAIL.
Nothing Else
The IAF forward line was
fate.
Verdict
Referee: F. Kirkham.
old friend "Geordie' Leonard
Just around the half hour mark Lau Shi-wah. and nothing else. The littlo
RAF: Wiseman; Brette!, Oram talled properly to intercept
Oram; Inside
Conner, Heald, Mac- right worked tirelessly
a long cross field pass to the to ity and coax sume combined right wing. The ball was quickly
Winfield, Donald:
Leonard, effort from his front raak makes returned to the goalmuuth by Ng MaePariand Patrick. Hamilton. and he was desperately - Tam-loy and in a flash Chow lucky not 10 score on two Shui-ling had it tucked in the occations, when the woodwork back of the net. around Kwok Chow-ming's goal kept the ball out after the Roalkeeper had been well and truly braten.
But, just as one swallow dors
nol
uver
make
summier neither dogs ne forward-how- willing-make a winning forward line, and as a line the quintet felded by the Airmen were sadly outclassed by the oppositivo. Patrick and Whheld
particularly poor.
Another great difference be tween the sides was that KMB always: revealed systematic planning-of-fict planning
their work. Players KNEW certain cir- ruinstances as they arose in the course of play nd to the.la- quisitive spectator It looked us though they always had nj
how
niark
Lo meal
Finishing Effort
Police To Meet
HK Signals In
Friendly Match
Taking the prize for the best | utse I would suggest that they gross score over the old course. purchase suitable remedies be- falshed with Ogures of cause I doubt if anyone will
to be followed by prevent them making that (rip] Major Bill Tre 1/6 Gurka Ret.io. Singapore, 33 General with 150-4-154, Capt. John Hospital accepted a challenge McNini RADC 102-6-156, and from HMS "Cockade" during captain of the Army Golf teams, the week and, expecting o Major Trevor Vaughan Grifli trouncing, were delighted öfter RACC who had rather back a hard clean game to find the day and returned 171-12-180.
them. score only 14-9 vigorinat Majors O'Dwyer und Tee had The sailors were certainly fitter the honour of representing the and more experienced, How Colony, and "Preddy", partnering about tackling them 1/Green W.D. Leighton, had the antisfac- Howards?
dimeytt The Major Units hockey is off tion of sinking a very
to a fine start and ecte excel- pult on the last green before a Large crowd
bo halve their lent games has been on display. match, while Bill, wat with I".
The Hongkong Signal Regt Kankei, had the pleasure of a are maintaining their reputation Aive up victory. In the singles of having a good all-round) team the following day the loctorrad are at present on top of the won comfortably by four up, league a point ahead of i/Green but Major Tee, after a close Howards with 1/RTR a further match, lost at the last green, point behind,
The next day saw the last These three teams inguther match of the tour when the with HQLF, who so far hove vízilora
took
una Combined Į had only one outing, losing to Services team, skippered by I/RTR În a really good game. Major Grimth, tind a draw of should be chiel contenders for five-ull was the fairest result of honours and
the competition
a really exciting contest, pro will indeed be keen, Of these ducing go of a very four the 1/RTR etrabination standard.
impressed me and having lost Karne to, HK Sig Rest the next It was particularly pleasing to be honoured by a visli from the line these two meet could well CBF Lt General Sir Edrick be the deciding match of Baslyn KBE CB and under his league.
The present position is watchful eye, the seven Army golfers selected for the team of follows: ten gave of their best,
the
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The Minor Units league has Indeed produced quota of surprises.
A FINE EXAMPLE
UK Signal Bogt, A Major Trevor Grimth, with 1/6. Howards
INTR the burden of captaincy, set a RASC fine example with a six tip 74 LAA Rest... victory, and Major O'Dwyer 24 Fd Engr Regt. ended a four day marathon of F....... golf with an undefeated record, when he halve his match. Newcomer Major J.F.S. Walker 1/East Lanes. had a terrific battle with the Singapore cap tain, N. A. Harvey, und only bowed on the last green, as did Major D. E. Cartaell 1/Green Howards in his encounter.
In
RA.
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A half-time lead of two goals against the sun was good going as far as the Busmen were con- cerned and when they were
Who 'woukl have forcast awarded a penalty kick three
Command Workshops REME to minutes after the re-start Lau
beat HMS Tamar, undefeated Chi-lam took full toll from
lust year and usually containing Oram's upending of Chow Shut-
the best part of the Royal Navy hun. He cracked the ball neat-
Civillan First Division League ly into the corner of the net.
team. By "PAK LO"
Congratulations Work- Five minutes later Lau Shu-
In winning veln Major Bul
shops, and to add to this there wan increased the lead to four
This evening at 5.00 p.m. the Tee disposed of the 1951 Army is your 4-0 victory over RAF after a fantastle melee around Follee are taking on the HK Champion Major IBC Davis, Island, no mean achievement. 11 the RAF goal. The ball hit the signal Regiment in a friendly and Capt John McNicol RADC Inf Workshops had a 4-1___yle= woodwork once and was twice match on the Army ground in continued the good work, both tory over RAP Kal Tak mily, to
defen- beaten out by deflant
The Police matches eading fittingly on the lose by the Boundary Street,
odd goe! to RE with dera before the file winger are not at full strength,
fast green,
Troops who in turn were surs finally succeeded in getting it their best players away in
In A very satisfactory end to a
168 By Into the net.
Malayo, and with Scott stilt on
most successful tour, and as we prisingly, beaten by the sidelines, but their heavier say farewell to our visitors we 4 COD, with a few of last forwards should shine in the lock forward to yet another golf The same player raised there and lineouts, though they highlight in the arrival here of year's stare missing, are still à
loso can expect to
the act some of the players at present team to be watched and I note
have they
воп their two brilliant man more than the opposition total to five after I
taking part in the Canada Cup matches, even if only by narrow scruns, for I am informed on on the field. That is the hall-passing movement in which no the very best authority that the
mateli in Tokyo.
margins. of a good team plan. less than six KMB players Signals hooker has to be seen
No league table can be given Lau's finishing to be believed. The Royal Air Force showed participated.
world the Rugby
the yet as quite a number of teams www a beautifully placed
kept on their have
to infor nothing to suggest that they effort
Garrison team
forgotton Whether he will live up to drive which just
secretary
G. Major Had, sune similar understand right foot
winning way when in the pre league ing... and in
Christmas league, without their Newark, RAOC, of the result of fact one was evaded Wiseman's finger tips at a reputation remains to be seen, but it it is true his name rather surprised at the simple the end of a spectacular dive.
stars who are touring Singapore their games. will bo
In the tactical errors committed during
Leonard had his second un-rugby
seen regularly reports, The
I am sure all players like to Pollee with the Colony side, they met the run of play. Let me ex- lucky break at this stage when, threes should settle down better and defeated the Police XV on know how their teams, and the plain just one example of what after a clever slip through from In this match against weaker Boundary Street last Saturday. opposition, are faring and for not have been that matter so do followers of Brettell, he sent a fine low shot opposition.
They could there were others.
Alter Wiseman Goalkeeper
goalwords only to see it once
being the game fiself, so please unit nearer defent. USUAL GAME probably possessed of the again rebound from the post.
superior in all respects to the secretaries, mako it the first job But the Busen were calling With Riach playing his usual
guardians of the law, and taking of the morning fallowing your strongest kick of any goalkeeper
game and Slevin a 12-0 lead in the process, they match to drop a nale of the currently playing in the First, the tune with a vengeance and sterling
movement moving up to the outside half all appeared to think that the result to the Scerotary, and why Divion and that can either be another concerted
the spot this could be the answer
up now and make match was won and int they not check a great asset or a thoughtless left Lau Chi-lam with
oft. Chez
The
Police sure you've sent all your results handicap. During the first half honour of scoring the sixth and the Police have been looking could of this gumo Wiseman had a final goal of the game.
for. The ball should now move
ruled and tries enme thick and off to date? back
Police clounly to the
read fast, and the score soon
CRICKET LEAGUE bright glaring sun shiring ON WRh the exception of reserve threes and they should win Palice 13 Garrison 12, and the HIS BACK... and yet for 45 | winger Ng Tam-loy, Even more ironic. Is the fact
who got comfortably.
The Inter Unit Cricket league Policemen seemed to get inrger, has got off to a fine start desplie that Hapgood has been kicked minutes le persisted in sending some very unfair treatment
the The Signals times are fairly heavier, And fercer in
the vagaries of the weather and out, in my
opinion, precisely prodigious cloud-chasing goal from the big crowd, every KMB
and dominating play
most have played three matches. because he has striven to bring kicks upfeld to his forwards man played his part with skill fast but their handling could be process,
They
Command Pay Omte, firm the same forthright strong man who, blinded by the sun, had and understanding.
penning the Servicemen in their Sume of improved considerably.
favourites at the opening of the the minimum of chance to turn the combined movemente were could win if the Police still own 25 for long periods. to club management qualities
A few seconds before no side season, have not done so well these tremendous kicks
ton joy to watch and they once insist on using thote smothering
the
gaverely, advantage... In fact at one again
fort tackles, but it is an odds on
and as expected and the demonstrated
Army broke away, stage I counted seven successive that it does
Captain Dennis Gould, currently District Workshops REM, who not matter which chance, and the Police must
Culony start the prime favourites.
Boxing were. doubtful Heavyweight long told friends mighty kicks wilch at the end way the bail is moved will get no albis or bitterly: "It is all over, There.
of their parabola went straight as it goes to well placed col-
THE TEAMS
Champion, who had played well blossommed out into & concs to apologies from Hapgood him- is no place in football for me,
throughout the game gathered a bo reckoned with. self. All along, despite everyIt is too late."
Rawlinson,
So for the CRE, 0 COD and loose ball, and switching into reliur; he has
General Hospital XI's áro the opposition 33 top gear, left over his troubles..
direction unbeaten and if they maintain Rawlins, Hewson, standing, Switching
for
Eddie Hapgood-na alibis.
No apologies.
manake-
hundreds-from ment to the most menial?
Finally, why has the Soccer grapevine sent the "word" around that Eddie Hapgood hus a chip on shoulder as large
as the Rock of Gibraltar?
You
refused to cry
At Puch club he improved the
{ football, Increased the gates,
Land boosted local prestige.
Yut each time was sacked. And each time he found it harder to get back. Until today the can't get back at all.
Soccer Crazy
this
The biting Irony of strange shut-out is that Hap- arod, at 47, Is Hill Soccer crazy, although he won't admit it.
as he did in his playing heyday at Highbury.
And the future? Hapgood "has
So Hapgood, who has a wife But there to nothing to stop and four children, is looking for me from snying what I think a job-outside footba}). is wrong.
Ife deserves a good one-dut what a loss it is to the
When he became a manager after the war, ex-Flying Officer Hapgood refused to become un armchair yes-man. He refused
he helped to take great in wonderful career,
(Landox Express Service),
THE GAMBOLS
"Something ametis wonderful — a plet
marvellous
Fanny, thenght Gay had deciated deat Wasn't to mat pastry
#1
mean...
Is
Jones,
to an opponent. What a waste Icague. The busmen exploited HK Signal Regiment: Linnell, of physical effort... and what this principle to the full. The Rodgers, a lack of good guidanco.
Most Striking
Police:
Johnstone, Reynolds,
UWIL
starters, have
final result tells It's own story. Gibb, Cathcart, McCourt, Curtis,
Wiecman In the RAF goal Gilyout, made some brillant saves. Ite Hardwick, Coltsworth, Noble, cleverly, ho gave a perfect pass current form there will be
for a winger to score out by great aght between these three improves with every game and
A dimeult ek was for top of the table honours The contrast after the inter-here he used his height and
the flag.
The worth of this new lengun val was most striking.
The reach to good advantage but, an Brown, Marsh, Sturgeon, Stevin, woll taken by the full back, Cpl KMB goalkeeper, obviously in I sold earlier, he must learn to Riach, Shelley, Purves, Mayger.
Albert Squires ACC, and the is already apparant for beelder parkin, Walker, final whistle then sounded to keeping all players in trim with accordance with a pre-arranged exploit his hefty kicking with Forsythe,
Miller, Bryan.
the rellet of Garrison, with the match practice It is an invalti
window for the plan, threw the ball low to his the same skill
Police just a little unlucky to be able shop
selectors of the Army senior down 17-13.
teams who are frequently to be
ey Barry Appleby
DINNER WON'T BE A MINUTE. DARUNG KIM JUST RUNNING OVER TO MAX LEAFE
GAE'S NOT WELL SO I MADE HER A PIE
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UNBEATEN RECORD į seen weighing up form.
A similarly exciting encounter. This a potion between. 48 Brigade und Club
'COD
"A" saw the Servico side loose en Hood thulz unbeaten record by 17-12 TO COT BASC due in the main" to some excel- CHE Mainland lant kicking by civilian full Diet Workshops
O'Kelly, and with the command." Pay” “Office Royal Navy Losing to RAF DAC Island Garrison must feel a Command Worke little optomistic of onding the RAT, Mt Dav irst half of the seas on top.
All borers, Resoredi, Judyta, forecast the Howard, continue on their wine canda, Treiners, and anyone evian alightly interested in now wondklicuite are invited to adfend, in hing way, and have all the recent friendly matches Hut 42 Trusli Campy: Chatham, arranged, their latest victim Road at 10.00 tue no gaturday being 74 LAA Rg RA THE TOXINov. 3 when the int leplays make them even Armier meeting to quiiina tha sekKRON'S the Hongtous plans: 900 dienas die Warious Xavourites for Unit Championships, and if any lesports at the noble jars will b of the team suffer from seailcks