THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1959.
Walker Cup Goes Back To US SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT
The United States won the Walker Cup for the 16th time out of 17 last week when they beat England by nine matches to three at Muirfield, England.
Photo shows Britain's Carr and Wolstenholme having a last feel of the cup before it goes back to the U.8. Times photo,
Weed Out The Guilty Men Of Colony Soccer
& All Who Aid Them
"A game is a sporting contest in which there is no penalty for losing" so runs an old "definition. From recent happenings in Hongkong football — particularly in the Senior Shield Final - I can only assume it has not been translated into the vornacular.
The guilty men of Colony soccer are so afraid of losing that they are slowly but surely kicking the heart right out of the game and they are certainly not using the ball as their instrument of ejection. They are waging their brutality on the bodies and limbs of their opponents. and, what is probably more important, they are getting far too much liberty to work their mischief and mayhem.
current During the
season may well be that the two facts the conduct of our players has are very closely connected. dropped even lower than the football. It standard
of our
Aly Khan Leaves His Derby Dilemma To George
By J. L. MANNING
The 49th direct descendant of Fatima, daughter of the Great Prophet Mohammed, stood ankle-high in the emerald clover of County Kildare and told me of a passing difficulty,
the horse
Κουτί.
There were clear indications Inst season that significant deterioration had already set in. These symptoms were for all to seo but, in spite of repeated practical warnings, the local administrators falled to take effective punitive measures. They allowed things to get readly worse and even the two players from Hongkong who were ordered off so ingloriously in the Asian Games at Tokyo were never taken to inak.... although all the blame for that may not lie with the HKFA,
Gotting Worse
By
very
it to
SPORTING SAM
Ko
on
with only the mildest punishment 3 Kiroll Never know. I blame him more than blame the players. Once they found they could tofte
To second thoughts shout carrying on."
liberties and get way with it bout car
I think the most "eloquent" indication of this was the almost slony Allence which greeted the presentation of the senfor shield to South China's captain....and the medals to the players in the team.
In many yirg of moving
by Reg. Wootton
London Express Berricu.
..they were all there and they saw all that happened for themselves.
Absolute Pantomime byways i lave never seen
uround the scècer highways and thegreen".....Au Ping - Un'a
or
Even they must have found it too much of a coincidence to believe that all the misfortune which befell the lively Tung weh xide was furt the "rub-of- heart champions... third time injury....He Ying-fun's Injury Injury....Kwok Muan-wah's A well known ex-referee double champlons at that. who was present felt much the getting such e frigid reception Lo Kwok-tal's "double
ration". sume about the referee's lux from their fans in their moment woefully weak handling of the They saw too the of glory... and you got tho full picture when you tle that big, occasion by
official. further by saying that the game accorded to the referee when he up with the Chinese raspberry"
hamiling of the South Chins defenders but he went even
I. M. MACTAVISH
Silent Frigidity
A Telor-list"
Their Duty
1 32
the duty administrating oficials to con-
of
our
umn stepped up to receive hla memento of the occasion. I think this was a spontaneous show of diapproval... and contrasted strongly with the rider all they saw, in this gamu | rousing cheer which was given the to chew-it-over at their to the men who handled the next meeting. Football in Hùng- sime game two and three years kohus deicriorated: to ap
ago respectively.
alarming degree, in, the lawy łań other Tung Wah players were was
reduced to absolute
years, It cannol stond “voiy fortunately able to ex- pantomime when Ne Wal-man'a
much
withus serious moto tricate themselves from danger late second goal for Tung Wah
rt percussions....a great 10- in the nick of time,
I was allowed to stand. "If ever a In this colony The refereesponsibility reato on: METY ¦fectboller" infringed the rules," in NOT an automatic target official who saw the man!.... Lau Yee's tactics already
bure ond used said, "that fellow did....at fur
local they cannot be Indifferent and widely criticised when
¡ least three times between crowds have always shown they certainly cannot deny the ugainst met+ Ilko Stanley getting the ball and putting it healthy willingness to acclaim evidence of their eyes. Matthewa and
centre- into the net. I just couldn't goed whistling in the same way forward of the Costa Ricans-believe my eyes when I saws they show their approval of have become well known in our
pointing to the good work by the players. local circles. He goes crashing the referee
The spectators' silent frigidity the tinesman on the one hand and their nolsy
tho
от п
Mounting Hostility of
the
Sports Diary
TODAY
Bowls
into opponents in the most Ir-centre. 11 was simply a fantastic responsible and
decision....even Intimidating Since the start of the 1988-50 manner. Some are sent sprawl-on our side of the field looked demonstration ១៧ the other programme things have been ing in pain and after they have baffled....or maybe he was showert exactly what they, the getting steadily worse and one been partially revived by the just amused"
people who paid for the event, He could not prophiesy which type for Epsom. Sa what do we and the grass was green and has only to look at the 'Roll of trainer they are big heartedly
thought about the disappointing of the two favourite sons of his de?"
Their horses were the Dishonour' to see the number grected with a handshake
1st Division: Taikoo v Recrelo fabulous kingdom of
Leave I knew.
who Australian best in the world and we were ol senior
"A" Rocreio "B" ▼ IRC "B", CCC V players
have pat on the back from the man would win the Derby.
Jockey George Moore to decide line cavalry
generation received marching orders. men,
Unwho caused them their discom-
Now here, as i
KIKIC, INC "A" V ......and so it goes on. There
see it, is the CC, KDC It is not that Aly Khun, am- which of the two he would like after generalion.
fortunately the roll, sizeable as fort. The net has worn as thin lis mounting hostility to the most Important aspect of the 2nd Divisioń: KCC v PRC "A" extraordinary and to ride. bassador
"My great-grandfather intro- it is, tells but n fraction of the as tissue paper... 50
whole unsavoury thin indir wich has crept into our was attended by every
occasion. IL HKCC V PRC "a". KPBA V COC, plenipotentiary and permanent "Poor George," said Aly, "I duetd rneing to India. My story and represents either the fact that it cannot disguise the gome....and there is equal who matters in Hongkong fooi-y St. KEQC Y HKCC, TC KDC.
official Usikre.
Division: HET V CCC, INC representative of Pakistan
to! don't think he alecps thraefather waited unill fe had suf
our less scrupulous coincidence that happens too hostility do ability of
to the lexity which ball. Tho It's nelent wealth and tline to
far too many players has allowed it to do so. the United Nations, wanted tonights worrying about it
President... the players to escape the offteinl eye often to
Chairman... the Councillors back 1.
entirely up to him to choose the job well"
Stanley reluctance of our who are opposed to the South
Shield and many team omells HFC ground, & p.m. which coll he rides."
referees to came down heavily China pivot on big name players who make human targets of their opponents.
I had just said how nice it would be lo know whether Saint Crespin III, chestnut son of Aureole, or Prinellon, bay colt of Prince Bto, had been rightly bred to complete for hlma hat-trick of English classics in 1930.
And young Alec Head, the trainer who was with us, said: "I'm damned if I know either."
So even for owner, trainer and Jockey racing is a gamble. That I Aly's constant theme.
is money and judgment and the skill of his breeding and Let me explain that we stood, racing saft of more than 200 in the meadows of Sheshoon on are pitted against the whim of the edge of the Curragh Heath Nature. He knows all his colts to admire his yearlings risk
and files are superbly brett, million-dollar legs in the morn-but will they win enough races to keep his vost business
Ing sun.
me suivent?
How much does racing COFL you? I asked.
Typically he had invited: there the previous midnight after we had left a village hall amateur boxing tournament,
"But why all this mystery?”
complained.
*Surely
O know which is the better coll? You've bred them, trained them, galloped them and raced them. You know the lot."
**To match the social influence and power of the aristocracy?
"Certainly nol. We've been princes for 1,300 years. My father didn't care
whether he
was competing with a duke or the local butcher, Racing, to f him, was for all the people to caloy. And I have tried follow in his tradition."
....or
The
Things dropped to a new low during the Senior Shield final and frankly I am not alone in considering
A Mystery Nowadays these three South China players are leaving be- hinda wake of injured opponents that cannot be dis- regarded... and the mystery South China's of how they can continue 10 victory the shabbiest in their eccope the attention of referees long history. Some of the deepens. players were unit to wear the fametru red, white, and blue views
With any differences? "A few. My father was very interested clever, but he was mainly in maintaining blood-shirts. lines,
'Marriages'
Do not get any idea that these zre mine alone. They are shared by followers gume in every comer football community.
of the of
Answers To Sports Quiz
1. Professional lawn tennis. Ricardo "Panchio" Gonzales and Francisco "Pancho" Seguro.
2. Jersey Joe Walcoll, Joe the Louis and Sugar Ray Robinson. In my report of the come 1 named "Lau" Yee, Lau Chi-ping
3. Tony Traberi, All the and Luk Tak-bay as the biggest Оле well known Chinese others are left-handed tennis emphasis "I put more
culprits of the day and the more personality called me on Tues players. conformation thr physical
1 have thought about the game day morning to say how much 4. Nu, development of the race horse.
in the days since it was played he agreed with my comments on I believe more in balunce and the more I have found astonish- South China's display in the performance. I try to marry thement in the fact that these three Senior Shield Anal. "It was the right types..
players escaped major punish-most disgusting display ment from the referee. He
I
on
"I haven't the slightest iden. it ever m13. Rinancial advisers showed me,
I should give up out of fright. But I reckon have to win at least £100,000 и year to cover racing costs." And the rest, I thought..
I think we all laughed then. has 6,000 acres of farm land, And I told Aly the story of my five studs in freland, four more meeting with Madame Vuillier, lu France, together with his whose husband, the late Col. "Every-racing
Chantilly, Jean Vallier, was the brains slables It thing except who will win and another slud In Venezuela. behind the founding of the on June 3. It has been puzzling te has six stallion syndicates, Khan raving dynasty,
The Problems
Aly
was serious.
us. Saint Crespin is flushy,95 mares, 36 fonts, 30 yearlings, highly
strung" but Gillant, and 110 horses in truining. Princillon lo calm, sensible, and What made your father start a real little tough.
| It all, I asked Aly.
Modame "Vuillier carries on this vita work, and when 'I asked her what exactly was her job, she said: "I arrange per feet marrlages' for the prince."
Worst Offender
4 seen from a group
In the inalde British 100 ball there is an old point of view that the most dangerous man in the game in one who has lost
...on that vital yard of speed. Is exactly what has happened to the three South China players 1
hove named.
3. From carrier.
n short or long
0, Pauline Betz (now Mrs Addie),
7.
(a) Miller, (b) Endean, Lindwall. 8. Weight lifting.
have of Caroline Hill players and I am one of (c) their oldest supporters. 1 was
0. (a) Horse racing. (b) so shocked by the conduct of several of the defenders, and
Inwn tennis, (e) cricket, (d) the
rowing. obvious effect of their
10. Yes. But only if a me*** factics, that I got up and left ber of the opposition touches it
ground al the Interval. before it enters the hel That information
will identify me for many of my Chinese friends saw me leave,"
Another
the
Hefty Scoring
The problem is not that you "It was a challenge, but not don't know which is the better such a strange one when you i Aly roared, "Well, you know," colt in the morning gallops but knew the history of my family. he went on, "the art of breed-
gentleman who has In this respect Lau Chi-ping
A new Birmingham Works Interested that the good Saint Crespin Centuries ago we were kings ing is to reduce the adds against is by far the worst offender. He long been
in the League record has been set up might use the Tace in the unit princes the northern you in the lottery of nature, persistently late into the administration of Hongkong by Charlie Fish, centre forward parado ring before the Face. It valleys of Persia. There the But it takes great skilt. Re- tackle and he is now sliding in football stated in the bluntest at Wilmot-Breeden FC.
"Some of that's member, all that talk in Eng with his bools dangerously high. terms
ihn South In the defeat of Teedee Cross does happen, you know,
elimate is cold-may be
about Abs other hansh --Prin-Wham always so happy in land
breeding for On Sunday
claimed a China tackling was asgraco FC by 20-0, Fish netted 10 goals cillon
hist the right Switzerland-the rivers ran an amin afttle while nga? couple of victims while several-land: why. lhe referver: pezinitiert, toumass-by-times-valent
record which has stood for ten years.
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