THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1959.
THE MECKIFF SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT Now I Know
DELIVERY
Is It A 'Throw?
A front view ...
Stay-away Stars Raise
Bitter Resentment Among Soccer Fans
On Tuesday evening the Hongkong Football Association staged
a big match in the good cause of charity.
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By
KMB.
SPORTING SAM
by Reg. Wootton
SCHOOL
RUPEREES
mhy
The Babe's Secret
says Stanley Matthews WHAT forse has turned
or
Manchester United, a Cham
early seasOTÍ 'xtrùmmiers; Into the League
championship-chasing | side 'of 19502' § 3, is the ́power snið - skl}}^«or, three' men Hobby Chailiai,“ Dengla Viollet, and Albert Quixall
together Soccer's most dangerous telangie, they must now be worth close en £120,000 of any manager's monoy.
⚫ Blonding Relay
the Round The Island Race organised by the 1HKAAA. As far as I can recall this is the first blank which the Ser- vices have drawn in a major Colony event and une is pardon-
asking why.
rankingfellows a chance to get at the
big timers,
The future Zavo
not be foo bright for RAF (Ba) Wun) as far be the league competition is concerned but I'm sure Watson and his mates will looked
high
The wooden-spoonists the Elusmen the mother and father of all frights when they to a goalless draw after extra-time last weekend. It was a grand performance and it is one of my personal re- grets that I was not there to
see it happen.
A Fine Show The Airmen will go into the re-play with great confidence.
believe they and walle many
to repeat their | provious drumatle performance
will be unable
I. M. MACTAVISH
Such a promotion · particularly as it was in aid of a most cockiness-of
-deserved the fullest support of all worthy local fund' who wore connected with the occasion. It got it from the officials of the HKFA, it got it from the held them
members of the public, but in certain important cases. It did not get it from some of the Colony's big name footballers. The two teams selected for the occasion were given a great deal of pub- licity and there is not the slightest doubt that names like Wai Fat- kim, Mok Chun-wah, Ho Cheung-yau, Lau Yee and Yiu Cheuk-yin drew a large percentage of the big crowd to the turnstiles. When the teams turned out pincs will be meeting some of none of these players were in our local stem but there will al- their expected placca and most certainly be players from although understand that other parts of the world and it Wazi
will absence
trest Fat-klm's
was seems carlain they unavoidable, the rumours being the local fans to some excellent circulated regarding the reason competition golf.
D feny The other day I had for the non-appearance four South China stars suggest words on the subject with Bill Hilchin, our veteran profes- much more something plicated and--even
the sional, who sold "I've waited twenty-Ave years to see a ceme rumours ero only pertly
this. Ie à petition just like accurate less than complimen-
Whatever
the happens in great step forward. Even at this tary to the players concerned.
late stage in my career I just
replay they have done a great It is inconceivable-or at the wouldn't miss
deal to underline the fact that ibe chance of best hardly likely that all four competing and some of the
knock-out
soccer is a great sters should be unst at the youngsters had better watch out"
Such happenings theveller and they have brought time. That same
would
is home be he added with
familar splee of football and it that
again to stretching colneldence too far twinkle in his eye.
timely therefore to pay tributė Į edilulstrators the reminder and from what I hear the I asked Bill what he thought to the Royal Air Force (Sai | that a new spirit will be
to imparted to reason for their follure to take about the scoring in the forth-Wan) who
shield com- part in this game, which was coming tournament and he gave shattering the calculated calm petition when they throw open afler all intended to raise it his opinion that to be in with -- and
even tho the ranks and give the little money for the salace of the winning chanco compoiltors Colony's needy Chinese families will have to strike an aggregato at Chinese New Year, is much less practical... laudable... and creditable.
of the
com-
like Worcester, Peterborough, I'm sure no such opinion exists and Norwich have within the RAF ranks. Their's Tooting. it
been splashed across the head-was a fine show. lines of the sporing and national presa
Jr the Untied Kingdom,
HKFA Statement? There is always the danger thai gossip and rumour have magnified the facts, and maybe even distorted them, and for that reason it is not my inten tion to write about them at this time. I believe however that the HKFA who, staged the game should make P public statement explaining why these crowd pulling stars falled to turn out as advertised.
of 280....Thet mearus Jour rounds of 70....and by any standards, it spells top class golf,
In spite of the presence of several big norace Bll felt the winner might well
eventual come from among the younger players and he hinted that the
| winner's final total might even better the gure he has sug- gested.
Annual Event?
This is a big, venture, bath financially and from ganising point of view, and the other day I asked Peter Plumbly, one of the planners, what lay in the future as far as the tournament was con- cerned. He told me that if the 1900 event came up 10 ex- pectations — and expectations
The Football Association has nothing to hide .. and indeed It has a great deal to gain by being frank with the public. If there was a legitimate reason why the four South China were high-it might becomic un players sat this one out then annual date on the Interna- simple statement would cleur |tional golfing calendar taking the air. It there was a different its place as an important com- reason-and rumour hos It petlilon in the ever widening
there was... then the public Far East Circuit: should be told about it.
At the end of the month Hongkong will have its first ever big money golf tourna ment and the event is being anticipated
At the moment there is no promise or suggestion that the 1959, competition will become an annual event. Much de pends on developments.
Sportsmen throughout the Colony, and further afield, will be keeping locally with their fingers crossed hoping exceptional keennesa.
that the 1959 S. C. M. P. with its Golfing Tournament,
prize list, is imposing £1,000
It will be a proud moment for the Colony when, the first ball
no doubt much
Is driven from the Arst tee at roaring success Fanling and when through the enterprise of the South China Morning Post. the writing w start on a new page in our sport- Ing history.
.. par- Kicularly as its future, as well its present, depends on os nothing less.
On several occasions recently
A few weeks ago I wrote
I have been asked how the whole an article bemoaning the thing started and the other day fact that we never got any
I put exactly the same question
to a senior official of the promot-real upsets in the Senior
ing newspaper.
"It all started some time ngo”
I was told, in the thoughts of Kim Hall, the Golfing Corres pondent of the South China Morning Post. He Best turned it over in his mind and finally put it up to the paper DA O
that would pregessive Idea
bo en innovation in Hongkang. He thought it was worth con- sidering....and the result you know."
International List
There is no doubt at all that the new golf tournament has caught the sporting fancy and interest will be stepped up still further as tho bla day approaches.
According to the latest call- mates there will be thirly or so {entries and' the list will have a truly Internationa favour. Goltere from Taiwan, Koros, Spain, Australia, and the Philip-
Answers To Sports Quiz
Pole Vault ---
Harvey and 'Colin
Shield.
In the meantime the FA Cup in England has produced some of the most spectacular surprise results in years and numes
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maybe
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out
back
Inconceivable
with great deal of leasure and justided pride on
With the talented rescurces at heir hour-of-glory' when for
their disposal it seems incone÷ly- ¿early two hours they defied the chle that this attractive new might of KMB's star studded
competition will run its course eloven.. and alter Watson's
without a singlo Services repre- brillant showing in the Fat sentative taking part. It is in- Choy Charity match, the deed a surprising siluotion, par- Dusmen will be putting special | ticularly as many good, judges inspectors' on his route to make believe that the event is tailor- sure he doesn't get out of handmade for mon like the Gurkhas in the replay.
who are famed for their andur- ance and fleetness of foot.
The HKAAA has its critics but it deserves better Support weeks we have than it has received for the in- and Forces Cross auguration of this new event. thoro is greater Country hampionship and Let us hope
enthusiasm and backing for the the annual Khud Race being big intemational distance staged with outstanding suc- which the tince 'A's will be cess by the ́Army.
In ree seen the
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| staging in the near future.
race
Both events revealed that the Army quite definitely has lots of
.... and finally a "tale- top class talent for the kind of
quote of the distance running which required Wagger' both finess and stamina for vic-week from a well-known should administrator in local sport tory. The Gurkha-or
"I'll have to get back be Gorkha soldier has once #gain demonstrated his ability In this type of competition while
into training ag. 1. Active his British colleagues have also participation is an awful lot been in the limelight.
easier than all this com. great surprise to find that there mittee stuff...” Makes you is not a single Services entry for think ... doesn't it?
'In view of these facts it is a
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-1 played Against thoro thred at Old Trafford, and Bow what makes United tick. Their defenen-splitting tactics stamp them a stat about the greatosť Inside forward trio in the gaine today.
The faterchange so ́ravidly and run into posi.
tion so accurately that it is' simost impossible to mark
them.
THEY. SWITCH
The numbers 'on `their "ks are, kinaningless. They are never "In their positions for two minutes together. Thay switch so smoothly and their antid- pation is uncanny. Quixall seems to know. - exzelly where Charlion will go and the ball rolls straight to fa target,
Those well-almed passes have helped to raise Unlied 14 places in the First Divi alon table bu eight weeks. Yes, Manchester Unlied are. Koing placeswwdesplie ibeir Cup defekt st Norwich. There flant- killing hooks are part of the F.A.. Cup-we have them every sonson,
BORN TO KEEP WICKET FOR ENGLAND
From the family album... young Swetmon at 21⁄2 keeps wicket in Kennington Park.
THE GAMBOLS
HERE
THE
RAC AND BONE SMPMAN
HE'LL KEEP ALE STANDING AT THE DOOR HOURS
·
WE HAD TO PAY
BACK TAXES
THE BILLS
Young Roy Had To Have Bat Tucked In His Co With Him
FOR
By ROY MCKELVIE
to
as long as his folks can remember, Roy Swetman, England's new wicketkeeper (born October 25, 1933), had only two ambitions walk down the Oval steps like Jack Hobbs, and be an Admiral of the Fleet. Hobbs and Alf Gover were his childhood heroes,
"He used to look at pictures of "When he was just over a year them and say I'm going to be old and could walk," his mother Ike them," his mother told me continued,
"he was given a yesterday. But, says Me Alice miniature cricket bat and ball. Swetman, who keeps sweet- He would play with them. for shop in Croydon, Surres, Roy's hours, even sitting in an arm- interest in cricket bogan long chair. It nearly drove us nuis.” before he could even talk. His interest at that time was con- centrated
On the now much publicised art of throwing.
Instructor
"Roy and his bat and ball were inseparable. He took them
Swetman Today
he would like to boxe
dairal.
His father was in the Navy retired after 20 and has just years
a physical training instructor:
Ray said he would start as a
as
boy, in HMS, Ganges and work
"I used to take him in his to bed with him, and they had pram to St James's Park to see to be tucked up with him in his
liko other children. the chicks," she said. "It would | pol-just take me hours-be being my have to be tucked up with dolls flest baby-lp get him all nest and teddy bears." and tidy for his talks."
Had it been possible to fuck him up with a battleship young Young Roy, being born Roy's life might have humed out the Swetan boy was, ambitious, From this It is coyous that cricketer
shied away from diferently for when he became was also intelligent, reach- ducks. The moment he got. Inho a Hiile cider and yogan to ylowing the top class in his school the park he throw everything the world apart from cricket, the Croydon of 12 and staying out of his prom.
doelded that eg a second string there until he left for the Oval
by Barry Appleby
DON'T
WORRY
BUT YOUÏZE CUPPOSED TO SELL HIM „KLINKC)
NOT BUY IT
PARIS
COOK BETTER MEALS
ETELY
his way up.
at 15.
Now he take a over from Godfrey Evans Is England's wicket-keeper in Australia.
What a pity about that baffle- | ship! He might have been a
budding Nelson.
He started his cricket envoor playing with a soft ball bo Kennington Park-Just across the way from the Ovil. From | there hĩa graduated to the cap- taincy at 13 of the Croydon Schools. XI.
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