THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1960.
SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT
The HKFA Selectors have done a reasonable job of team-picking
By I. M. MacTAVISH
The Hongkong Football Association "has now announced the namos of the players who will wear the_all - Hongkong colours in two of the games against the South American visitors who will be here over the Chinese Now Year. Opinion seems to be divided among the 'boys' as to the merits or otherwise of the Selectors' efforts, but from a purely personal point of view I feel they have made a very good job of the first team and I think we should adopt an attitude of wait and see as far as the second side is con- cerned.
is essential. With The departure of Lou Tim many of the world's great goal- boxers from the limelight is hardly a keepers in action will endorse veteran Henry Wong making o Fury ties. The big fellow has Finney's observations. It is cs-enchack, and Fong Kee-kong niso ducking under the ropes been far removed from interna- sentint in the modern game for
form in many recent jur man who is a team's last line after a long absence, there will tional
real Incentive for the gunen and his rockboliom per- of defence to develop to a high
of intercepting Chinese public to step forward formuke In the Fat Choy degree the art
"Tuczlay the lighted cross which is and give their favourlies plenty charity match on
much the stock-in-trade of good of vocal support. evening could not have mom mely
or untimely wingers of day.
Lavka
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Hope unfulfilled
I understand that Chinese boxers will figure in at least six with the of the bouts and
.particularly services..
the best
SPORTING SAM
by Reg. Wootton
COACH
bring the greatest satis- faction jo sports followers throughout the Colony.
Longen Exprona Bervice Several selected players were
carly with now ideas.
Early birds and all that!! | mbing
The
from Thursday's
fanining for The time-honoured 'raspberry specialised secorded to the Combined | Paruvinn serios. I Avonder
after It is true of coure that the Chinese
their over where they could have been,
in the Fat Est will prize
Cup give special | Choy
match
othe the competition with its imposing whelming defeat
enthusiasts evening has given rise to the pleasure to rolling" but, nemo often happens with ferbie excuse that the boys in the big sporting occasion, red weren't really trying. Who ing effect on those folks who class exponents in action.
it
will also have a very stimulatis kidding who? simply enjoying top
WILD
n
The last touramment great succes and with current
indications of there being an- other star-studded list of com- be mere popular than ever,
pelitors the 1960
event should
Last Saturday afternoon 1 spent several hours among the vast gathering of spectators who attended the annual sports meeting of the Hongkong Police Sporta Association ni Boundary Street, What a reassuring affair it turned, out to be.
A team with a goalkeeper who depending on how you
lark the ability is at a con- look at it.
The rat al-Hongkong ride siderable disadvantage. This bes competent enough seldom been made more appar- line-up and there is ant than in the recent meetings between South China and KMH
Chief Inspector Norman Rey- ; olds thrilled
the fans touch of regret at the fallure when, on two successive week-
withst ls spectacular exhibition of of Its Cheung-yau to find ends, the fame saw the Bumer | Army....providing their
on goal through the avaliable talent this show
trick riding on his motor-cycle side there will: place in the
vital Inse
worthy and if his blazing finale-when such a very be general satisfaction at the fallure of Wai Fat-kim to interbehalt of
from the South return of tile Au Chi-yin to
two daming cause should pack the Southom he drove through cept crossCI
wall-brought the crowd to the big time ...from which China left-wing, thus allowing Playground to the rafters.
their feet his uncanny control he should never have been little Wong Chi-keung to nip in
of his muchine from the top of missing,
and score.
There was a time when the
a ladder placed astride his rear could bo KMB goalkeeper
wheel was no less appreciated handlo *relied upon to
Biggest doubt
nay he that the biggest doubt surround, the possibility that the Selectors might have had their eyes building two crowd-pulling: teams rather than dwelling on one alde at a time. As a consequence they may, have fallen between two stools but while there will be plenty of criticism the justification or
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sors of situation with
plete confidenor. These days have tone and, after his wo displays very Indifferent against South China, it was rather astonishing to find him being selected for the Com- bined Chinese eleven to meet the visiting Peruvians,
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condemnation of their efforts Picked on reputation
now iles with the players they have picked,
Incidentally thin boxing story gives me an opportunity to refer again to a comment I made in my previous articio' about the Novices competā- tion which the KABA had planned for December.
It was the hope of the boxing officials that they would be able to induce n goodly number of the Colony's young men to step up and take their novice steps In #ring
The career.
hopes
were not fulfiled. The young sters simply did not come for This is surely a clear, case of ward as expected and the token show which was eventually held player being picked on re-
the cx- than current hardly measured up
of the HKABA al- former Colony (pectations
absolutely though, with the padding of a tow Services bouts, there was nothing this season to suggest
some boxing entertainment. that
In the blending of persona; } i lies I would have preferred putation rather to see tireless Chan Fal-hung form for
The
in front of out-of-form Szeto goalkeeper has done Yiu in the first game and the much slower-Kwok Yau teamed with fast and gie Law Pak in the second line-up.
he deserves the honour which has now been so lavishly thrust upon him. Such, how- ever, is the power of fame to push back the clock.
Support needed
the
Another highlight of day was the enlightening dis- play by six members of the Judo section of the 11KPSA.
Finally I predict that we are on the eve of the biggest news story ever to be written about Bo a litle Hongkong sport!! patient--wait and see !!!
Two great cricketers sat down to write. One looked back in sadness, the other looked forward, well, if not in anger at least in constructive belligerence. Here are their views As told in two Christmas books" which make good reading for sportsmen of all ages.
Take
the chains off cricket!
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Says FRED TRUEMAN (Yorkshiro and England)
I must admit that I am outspoken in print or at work
--and why not? I'd like to soo à few more sports- men who did the samo injustices about them.
You
when they
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obvious
And the erities are no great
But there's one subject I don't
help, either. If we retire to bed harp on, That's the past.
the sort of conversation early to be fresh for the follow- know
"There'll never being day's match they say we arc that goes:
another so and so," or "Cricket tus no characters any longer."
That's all rubbish! We've got
Jazy.
If we spend much of our time
at the nets, we're over-practis-
the established players, we haveing: end if we are seen out in the
up and coming youngsters.
Tremendous success All we need now is the GAME.
However,
damentally
2
Was
the
.
You've undoubtedly seen
the
this Wis fured figure of a chained knight sports meeting on the top of one of our national and in spite of the difficulties newspapers. of staging track and feld com- politions in a stadium without a It's like ludo recogloed running track, it was a tremendous success.
Well, change the armour for The stage management excellent. Events took place in cricket flannels and you'd be accordance with
the timetable much nearer the mark as far as
my sport is concerned. In the official programme ad
Hedged about with restrictions 17
of the the performances
were somewhat and rules, is it any wonder that competitors
of cricket has hort of Olympic standards the the spectacle
with enthusiasm
which the degenerated into a game more roke ludo than Britain's national thing were executed... and This in the sort of
Take off the chains, I say, and which can lead very easily to ceived by the obviously parti-summer sport?
I would have de respondency in all but the most san crowd
let's open our shoulders and get the 'Goda of
on with the game. enthusiastic administrators and lighted
Here, it was a competition be- this time. A full house would two Individuals and between opposition Was give the HKABA the sort of en-icams. The
Watches
statistics of the Hongkong Amateur couragement 11 deserves and of human. 132
und records were very in- Boxing Association as far course
considerations. us actual public boxing tournaments were cerned. 1 um therefore de-
If you are a boxing fan make place lighted to have news of note of the dale
and me. The date is For the big charity promotion
the place, tho which the HKABA is January 23
Sathorn Playground staging on January 23 in the time 8 p.m. There should aid of the fund for World enough boxing exetament Refugee Year.
to satisfy even the most de- mording aght fan.
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it is to be hoped that the pugil-Mount,'
There must also be a real doubl about the class of both Kung Wan-kit and pint-sized Leung Kit in the half-back line for the second game. Against
1st and public will rally round Peruvians the big stronąć might have been better to have used powerful two-footer Lau
and brought Yee as pivot
Lee Kwok-wah at left-back in one of the games.
However, it is easy to criticise and easier still to be wise after wish Let us the event....so players and officials alike....a very successful series,
A few weeks ago I raised the question of the inactivity
il would bubuper financial harvest for acidental cause that can do with all the refreshing it all was. con-helo It can get.
More important thou the fact
Writing in the China blail a few days ago Tom Finney the Interesting made point that the hallmark of that the programme is being a good goalkeeper was his staged at all is the news that it will see the return to the ring ability to deal with high or several of the Colony's best if the centres dropping into or known Chinese boxers.
local fans are to be coaxed back crossing his area. Football followers who bave to the ringside the co-operation established Chinese had an opportunity
to watch of
THE
NGEREND
OUT
GAMBOLS
FIT O.K.?
A BIT
TIGHT
THEYLL BE ALL RIGHT WHEN YOU'VE WORN THEM A WHILE
and
The news that the South China Morning Post's big golf tournament is to be held ní Fanling February 6 and 9 w
TO-DAY
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How
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the evening doing our jobs as sports ambassadors of Britain. then
100 up we are living it much and back go the stories of wild parlles
midnight orgles!
I wish know what we should do to please the
and
Of course, cricketers are no other saintly than any more ordinary humans but I think we have a certain obligation to live up to a sporting code on or off the pitch.
You know the sort of situa- tion: where a man is but, Jel him admit it and go. How many of
them do that?
*SPORTSVIEW GRANDSTAND ZREDDIE TRUEMAN EXTRACT), THE TV BOOK OF ALL SPORTS EDITED BY PETER DIMROCK, 120, 64, ALL NEWSAGENTS,
LET'S MAKE
*EM
SOCCER ARTISTS
Say* DENIS COMPTON (Arsenal and England) don't want to sound like an old player who auto- matically thinks that the Soccer he knew is better than the game today, but I do want to criticlae the present approach to the game.
tale-1 this week's waggers we have a few interesting briefs...... The AGM of the HKFA is still a long way off but the electioneers are already in action, Ore group had an interesting discussion the other evening on possible candidate for the
What are the reasons for what important office of Chair-
I am
decline: have convinced is a man next season. There's why do I feel that the England nothing like getting in team of today would not be able
by Barry Applely
YOU NEED
NEW SHOES
GEORGE
FTËS, POR TING GARDEN NEXT
SUMMER
90 1. EXTRA STROMS
MADE IT
BACRIFICING
BUT I'VE ONLY JUST
GOT THIS PRIR. COMFORTABLE
The artistry and material ball to live with the kind of inter-
which
remember has national team who represented play
ns are men like England in the thirtiest largely gone,
Will Dixie Dean,
Mannion. First, perhaps it is becDUBE much Haich Carter, Alec James, and players today play too Matt Busbygreat artiste all of football. They begin in August
and they go on until May. them.
After that some of them may to go abroad to try to. maintain our prestige in inter- national football.
COOK BETTER MEALS
WITH GAS
AIR-TRDIA
King of
FLY EGYET IN Ce Váit his thing of. thì partii, l' deanad is just for you.'
The trouble often begins at the carllest stage in the coach- ing, methods. At this vital point when the youngsters are being taught the approach to the game far too much emphasis is placed on being a tireless worker or an, enthusiastic performer or even on the team spirit.
BC-
These things no doubt have their own importance, but they are less important than quiring a really intelligent ap- proach to and a knowledge of ita game..
SPORTSVIEW BOOK
SOCCER
(DENIS ПАСТ, EDITED DISMOCK, 12, 0, AGENTS.
COMPTON
BY PETER
ALL NEWS-
Answers To
Sports Quiz
1. Dal Res.
2. They have all won Olympic
gold medals.
3. Althea Gibson.
4. Bach has wona Tucord
mumbier of international
caps for his country.
A., Colden Miller,
6. Sundor Kocsis of Hungary,
(11 gools.).
7.- (n). Maureen Connolly, (h) Beverly Baker, (c) Betty Nathall.
B. All of them.
9. Tony Lock and Coorge
Tribe
10. Jack
Brabham,