THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1959
SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT
What-If Anything-Did We Learn From The Djurgardens Series?
Asks I. M. MacTAVISH
Djurgardens have gone.
SPORTING ·SAM
strength into the tackle, his winger survived was an indico- mobliity in covering up, and ton of refereeing weakness or a above all, his ability to clearomatic lump in a couste
situg the ball naturally with either of difficult International foot showed that he was right tions.
For Schraman I hold no brief wljatsoever. Ind he suffered
back to his very best form.
Excellent Service
the humiliation of making the long walk back to the dressing Still on
the credit side we room he would have had no ang had excellent service from but himself to blárve. His comi Wong Shi-woo, Chan Fai-hung. | duet was quite reprehensible and
by Reg. Wootton
"London Express Service.
and it has been freely and openly admitted that he was replaced In' tccordance with abr'agréeshent-' zado before
the game that two players-- In addition to the goalkeeper -could be substituted FOR ANY REASON up to and including the interval, This is the old pals oct" at its very worst, for what it means is that we have now got to the
For the first time in three visits spread over nearly ten years this famous Swedish side has left behind very conflicting memories. There will be nothing but pleasure in our minds when we
think of the agility, brilliance, and uncanny anticipation of Kwok Yu, Luk Tak-hay who I can think of many countries stage when, ingtend of selecting goalkeeper Arvidsson: we shall recall with genuine appre-Sunday, Lee Kwok-wah, Trevor touched off
Watson and Leung Wal-hung. that would have stretched far it as the fluctuations of the game ciation the immaculate play of Bromstrom, the towering Sato Yiu, Lai Yee. Kwok beyond the touchline. It speaks pivot, who for all his height and weight never exploited either unfairly: the same can be said of six-foot-passed muster, but there must pressions of vocal disapproval. international
outsize question. marky've seen riots provoked by less plus left-back Mild who played pint-sized Wong Chi-keunggainst
names of Ho Cheung-yen, who of stuff Schramm. produced.
once
fairly and cleanly. There was much to admire too in the players who shared the job of captaining the side. Gustafsson who led the team in the first two games was a sterling full-back and Tvilling, a very experienced and much travelled player, handled the side intelligently and well in the tousy final game against the Combined Chinese.
He looked genuinely dis- some of the things fressed at that were happening around him and his action in sending winger Schramm back to in- had caused spect the injury
to hapless Lam Sheung-yoe was not wasted on the spectators.
But these things are all fi the past although injured Yin Cheuk-yin, players like Ho Cheung-yau and of course Lam Sheung-yee will not and much consolation in that. The big thing now is to decide exactly what we
learned from the series,
very
Disadvantage
First of all I think we should examine the general interna- tional situation as it concerns our players. It must surely be accepted that in all, but the most exceptionat cnoca they will al- ways be at a considerable physical disadvantaxe when they are faerd by overseas op- ponents. However, it should be remembered that height and are only advantages if weight they are correctly exploited and conversely, lack of either factor
had his best game in years last where his behaviour would have a firm team, we select a 14-mou major incident football squid and stage-manage
Ka-hung, Lo Kwok-tal, Lau volumes for the local fans that Chi-lam and
Cheuk-yla they confined themselves to ex-
Yiu
breti sa apparent during
current neastṛ.
Apology
Metate. By all means let us in- yoke the FIFA substitution rule when we are engaged in friendly compeition but let us stick to the spirit of it, and more important sill let us stick to the rule as it is written. "The old pals act" is an iniqui- tous corruption of what is al ready a mach abused Innovation in modern football,
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this once illustriou...much less...than the stat
has never played so poorly and who has never seemed less enthusiastic for a game. Wong
Now here is one interesting Chi-keung, who surely fuddled point and I make it in fairness And idled his way into ecer to the Djurgarden Club. The costuraly and Kwok Chow- Swedish "dificiofs disliked the ming, who merely confirmed the whole affair ....as much as the decline in his form which has | Hongkong pubile and at the off!-
Even if we lost all three games thecial dinner at Winner House last the Djurgardens series was
both in a Monday the · Visiting coach resounding success sought out the team manager of Anancial and in an administra- The Hongkong Foot- the Hongkong Selection.side and ive sense,
is cue con- who offered him an unqualified app-ball Association The three referees
Invited to handle logy for the conduct of some ofgratulations on its cnterprise in his players in the Sunday game. (making it possible. The visitors provided lively, it That was a gallant gesture certainly which was much appreciated highly controversial, soccer en- tertainment. If they have done by the Colony offelals.
Finally let me say just
or two on the vexing word question of substitutes.
Reprehensible
were the
as And sometimes better op. bigger than their ponents. Their two goals and in
games in the series had their general superiority
time. anything but an easy of the 30 minutes the first
Each one of them was faced third game provided adequate
with a thorny problem and in proof of that and therein
well retrospect I may
be our fies the Rurely
key to
decided that they acted wisely, future suCCTES.
although there will be plenty We must take stock ot our
of support for the point of footballing attributes and, with
view that in both the second the aid of a really nimble fooi-
and third games the referen ball brain, fashion our playing
have been would
fully a very delimite
ordering In Justified pattern within
the Djurgardens Schramm. more framework....and above all our to sel
left winger off the field. players simply have match-fit,
In the first game of the Djurgardens series the ball was peculatively belted high up feld by the All-Hongkong de- fenders and the poor. old for-
Inches wards,
shorter and stones lighter than their luge had a ghost opponents, never
chance to get the ball of indor control and play the sor of football at which they excel
Things were a lot better to the second game and as result the Hongkong Selec tion looked much competent side than the one which played under the All- Hongkong banner.
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The improvement was carried a most signifeant step further un Wednesday and for the first and in time in the series fact for the first time in nearly iwo years
We saw
In the series which has just finished Djurgardens, in spite of all their travels, always looked They the much fitter side. generally had something in re- always scrve and they were abic the
to raise the vital extra local Chinese boys pinying the burst when it was necessary.
Twenty minutes or even 43 sort of football of which we know they used to be capable,mirates of all-out effort is not A lot of credit for this im-chough against international op position....it has to be 90 Co to soccer- provement must wise Lee Wai-long who planned minutes or nothing at all. the pattern of play. There i not the slightest doubt he gave Camsel the players excellent
he could unfortunately
is only a major disadvantage if not wave a magic wand and their significance is not ap-give them the puff and stamina preciated.
up through Do
For 29 glorious minutes in the third game the Combined Chinese kept the ball on the ground, moved it accurately and
keep
It
núinutes.
gool
Need New Blood It is now very obvious that
we desperately need new blood
la out representative sides. The present players have served us
It will long be argued whether the fact that the irresponsible
a
In my report on the third dianpproval game 1 expressed of the action which saw Kwok Chow-ming, who was having a bad game, being replaced by Weng Shu-woo.
There was not the slightest doubt that Kwok Wie PHYSICALLY ¤t to carry on
SOLOMONS SCOOP
World Threat De
John
Booked For Wembley
By SYDNEY HULLS
London.
well but they are growing old Mike De John, a 27-year-old battler from Syracuse
search
and what's more same of them shownal very are beginning to clearly on the field of play. The Tragic Goal
In this ultra-keen football There must be community Of course the trage at top speed, and by a combina-which Kwok Chow-ming lost youngsters worth encouraging
The tion of good advice and good to give Djurgardens their first and developing. play they contrived 10 over counter struck deep into the should be planned and thorough whelm the visitors. It is truenorhle of the side. When and not left to the casual talent they lacked the stamina to
things are hs delicately balanced spotting endeavours of the chuba. maintain the pace they set but as they were in this game such in a restricted area such as we by their own display they de-
3 happening can send the best have here the Hongkong Foot- monstrated the wisdom of their
laid plans tottering to disaster. ball Association could cap tactics.
That's exactly what happened. I henkhy reward from On the wall of the dressing | From the security of a two
planned youth coaching scheme. TOOM of
of Scotland's goals lead one
to the precarious And now what of the players oldest professional clubs there state of defending a slender
who played against Djurgar rased to be a crude poker solitary goal advantage is ปี
dens? burned plaque which read:-- test of any side's mental es NOTICE TO WEE PLAYERS well as physical capabilities, if Ajeet are the same height
while was
the Combined ... only helds are different. Chinese were trying to adjust Keep the ball on the groUNUL their altitude that Djurgardens
There
Is so much football
struck again and restored Jogle in that text that it should
game to equality. be hung in every Chinese dress- ing room when the local boys have to meet overseas visitor.
TUE
(New York State), will fight Welsh heavy- weight Dick Richardson at Wembley on Tues- day, December 1.
The Richardson-De John flight will be
the main support to Solomans's big bout between Brian London and Nino Valdes. Solomons is now free to turn They to his travel problems. are considerable.
Promoter Jack Solomons has proudly announced the capture of of, 3in. De John - after o 48-hour running battle against rival American promoters.
De John became a "wanted" out world mun after knocking
9 Charlie Powell in one As De John Jeft the
leaving ring,
а Californian syndicate grabbed him and persuaded him Wembley on the Tuesday even- lo sign for a fight against worldg, to make a 8,000-mile flight to. Houston (Texas) for his co-
month.
No
well
round.
He
Double Date
plans after
No. 4 Eddie Machen next promotion the follwing day,
when Dave Charnley challenges world light-weight champion Joe Brown.
The bigreat success of all, to my way of 'thinking, was
Then came protests that this Ko fo-keung who has made a
100 dangerous a match for brillant comeback to the Big Was
Solomons says: "For the first 'Time' after a long sojourn Machen, who must fight Zora
Folley in January.
time, I shall have to leave one out of the limelight. His display
third In the
Salamons stopped in swiftrof my tournaments before the While the Hongkong players game showed him to be streets to offer Richardson as an alter-aghting is over. It is the only A can make the double Lau Yee or native, atat, firially, De John way kept the ball en " the ground | khod of either
date." they were every bit as good 1 Lou Tin on present form. His accepted.
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no more than stimulate healthy! and progressive thoughts about the future then the visit well worthwhile.
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Answers To
Sports Quiz
1. They have all represented Englant at both soccer, and cricket.
2 (2) Geoffrey
Pullar, (b)
Colin Cowdrey. Both have carned their nickname through their ablity ง sleep cually.
3. Rugby, They are different
serum formations.
4. () Piriz, (b) May, (c)
Brooks,
5. (a) Golf, (b) Badminton,
(c) Lacrosse.
6. Italy.
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7. Yes. But only to
defend
k
his wicket, not to score
run
8. Henry Armstrong,
Ted Dexter,
10.
Ronnie Clayton.