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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1960.
Changes and cancellations upset Chinese New Year Rugby programme
STRONG ACTION BY HKRU CALLED FOR' By PAK LO
As if to show what they can really do when they put their minds to it, the Army switched the Chinese New Year rugby fix- tures around in every direction. Having done all this by Wednesday, they then cancelled most of them before the weekend.
News of these cancellations filtered to many spectators only on Saturday afternoon when they turned up to empty grounds.
could be picked out for come Finally, near the end, Ed- wards took the ball at his feet nice runs.
The Gunners had Williams uplleld. Acheson, the Police in the forwards, and had one full-back, fell on it, but Gard other forward played as hard | pleked up the
Th's has been going on quite n joi of late, but the news
have so far as their pers Ucalines penult, been able to majority of the bring the changes to spectators' notice. This was imporslite over the weekend. One fume · Was cancelled as late as Saturday morning and informatios was not available until the teams fute to take the fleld.
AL the beginning of this челкой,
the KKRU stated categorically that no fixtures would be changed or caneolled without their thority.
express a3-
What has happened? ¦
Chief offenders
The HKAU, it would appear, often hears of these alterations when it is too late to do any- thing, and they appear to be 'un- willing to jump heavily on the offenders. The Army are without const the chief offenders, the one exception being
Whittlek Wanderers who turn out at all costs, whether their team be weak or strong, The same appiles to the Civilian teams and to the Airmen. They do turn nul at the appointed time, or near
to the
time, at the arranged ground.
What is the cause of all this confusion? Too many miner unit teams In the fixture Ust. That is the answer,
This column agrees that it is a Ane thing to give these units as many games as possible, but the HKRU must insist that the games be played as scheduled or cancelled at least three days In advance. Should trams cancel Dime. their fixtures after this then it is up to the RU to tak? the strongest action possible by deleting these teams from the fixture list.
This seco hard on those with reasonable explanations, but all the explanations given this Season
reasonable
arc
except that they could have been produced at an earlier date,
to
the
With the Chinese New Year cutting out the papers the re- sult of Wednesday night's games are still unknown many. The Garrison and Brigade drew 3-3, while Club had
10 rus an cass"
out trounce the RAF 25-0. This really puts the Pentangular Table in a flux, with Police having the best chance of win- ning the honours.
Pentangular Table
Here is how it stands now, and next Wednestiny when Club and Garrison clash, loser will have no hope winning the Pentangular,
Polico
Club
RAF
the
of
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P W D L F A Pts Brigade 6 3 2 1 41 18 8 Garrison 6 3 1 2 04 27 7 6 3 1 1 33 10 7 5 21 2 58 3 4 0 0 36 3 00 1 Police, who play RAF Wednesday should win, and thus move up the Table to the top with two games in hand, while Club must win this Wednesday
their next game and
two matches to gain top place.
On Saturday it was Full dreary
day, and it was dull dreary rugby that was seen at Boundary Street when 32 Medium fully deserved their win over a scratch Police team by points (three tries) to nil.
On the other side of the bar- bour Club "A" managed to beat the Whitfield Wanderers by 10 points (2 goals) to 3 points (one penalty goal) in a fast forward game, with Club showing more adaptability with the wiippery ball in the first half.
Police v. 32 Medium Regiment
ANANARAS
Police had to call on their "bar Clos" to make up their number and somt of their
first
players tear were seen in the oddest post- tions.
regular
Rinch, for instance was play. ing hooker, and though
ho
cally outhooked his opponent, ti must be admitted on he did aller the game, that he was swinging rather wildly and got away with more than one "real- up" when the referee didn't koo him,
The Pollce pack had only two
of its regular players present, and never looked dangerous ini the loose white the threon handled poorly, and only Boyes
loose ball and
or as well as he did the Pollar scored well out. No conversion, would have faced a shocking 9-0. deftolt.
Too much kicking
ners were
Behind the serum the Gun- much better, with Brookes on the wing getting in some plee rus, while Hanno way, was much too fast, for the Police, and was mainly respon→ sible for the pressure exerted by 32's backs.
had
the
Both sides, however, kicked far too much, and badly at that, and there were far too few attempts to handle, even taking Into consideration the state of the ball. The
Gunners territorini advantage through- uul, and won most of the line out, but lost possession in the
Even when they did scrtims. get it, Jackson at scrum-half was much too slow in getting the ball away, and had the Police been tackling instead of pushing hira to the ground, his usefulness to the would have disappeared lang before half-time.
Gonners
The Gunners opened the scor- Ing when their full-back broke on the through from a servon
score
the
half way line and passed out to Brookes who evaded pursuers to
near posts. No conversion, 3-0.
Int the second half Jones broke through against weak lincout on from a opposition. the Police 25 to store near the ports. No conversion. 6-0.
FOUR D. JONES!
by MADDOCKS
ING
Club v. Whitfield Wanderers
Club were
quicker in this game to take advantage of the conditions, and though their passing broke
down time and
tho again due to
slippery ball, they looked much superior, with Scruby and Johnson hitting it off.
Those pictures wore snapped the moment after Tommy Hormer had "mado" an undoubtedly groat goal for Tottenham Hotspur against Arsonal recently, and immediately sparked an all-out attack against "kissing and cuddling".
BRITISH FOOTBALLERS TOLD
TO CUT OUT THE 'KISSING AND CUDDLING'
London, Jan. 26. Britain's soccer stars are being told to cut out the kissing and cuddling. Those emotional demonstrations on the field when a team scores a goal are under fire. Critics say it's undignified for players to hug the man who
scores,
The English Football Associa- tion has made I clear it dis approves of players finging their arms around each other in eesiasy-though it's a tradition- al part of British soccer. Now there's a campaign to introduce a hard and fast rule to cut out
yards from the line Seruby got the ball from Q SCTUM and whipped out a pass to Johnson, who in turn passed to Steven The "Thnic" barged his way The Club pack used the foot-through a tackle, to score ntar the posts. Wiggett converted, rush to good effect and only
5-0. strong defensive play by the Wanderers held them at bay for some me.
Later on in the second half Whitfield looked the more dan gerous, but this was largely due to Club playing their old Hame of "we're ahead-take it easy."
Broke through
Club kept up the pressure,
the cuddling altogether as un- gentlemanly conduct,
The controversy bolled up last week after a cuddling display by Tottenham Hotspur, this season's slamour team. Sports pages of the pic- morning papers showed tures of the Tattenham Leam mobbing Tommy Harmer, the brilliant little inside-forward
who has done a lot towards putting Hotspur en top of the English Flest Division. In a game against Arsenal, Harmer outwitted seven op. ponents before laying on a pass for centre-forward Bobby Smith to score,
Crushed and patted
was
Tottenham fans said it
ever seen on the famed one of the greatest goals they
White Hart Lane ground.
And on the sports pages inter, whole of England 5aw the
Harmer
and being rushed patted by his admiring team- mates.
and were rimarly rewarded when a kick ahead sent the ball just over the Wanderers' line with both tennis racing for possession.ind The Wanderers full-back got there first, and the Wanderers' supporters heaved a sigh of relle?. But their relief was short-lived when before
Just half-umo Uttley gathered 2 Uttley and Fitzgerald, play- loose ball on the Wanderers 25. ing for the opposing sides, and went all the way to score the best forwards on under the posts. This was a gift view and A. Davies had a for Wiggett who easily added good game in the centre for the other two points. 10-0. Whitfield. After strong pressure by the Club forwards, the Club found inside the Wan- themselves derers' 25, but could not gain the last few yards. At last the Wanderers broke through.
were
OKAY, OKAY,PERG!
【 SURRENDER,
I GIVE IN!
FERDINAND
NANCY
I
HEAR SPIKE WANTS TO
FIGHT ME
I QUIT!
SEEN SPIKE ?
*Ten
In the second half, with Club easing oft, the Wanderers came much more into the pleture, but the Club defence ns usual held and despite two fine runs by Davies from the 25 there was no further scoring.
JUST LIKE A GRINGO PEEG, AMIGO, HE WON'T
FIGHT
HE WENT THAT-A-WAY
NO HE WENT THAT-A- WAY
The Daily Express printed the
disap- pictures and wagged a proving Onger. "More fitted to girls school than a footboll feld," the Express said in an editorial.
I added that such scenes ore On
Page 0.
FAMOUS SPORTS STARS I HAVE MET-
By ARCHIE QUICK
The playing days of Redfern Froggatt as a senior player with Sheffield Wednesday seem to be numbered. If they are, and this great club- man moves, as it is suggested he will, to Doncaster Rovers or some other club, it will mean the end of an 'association between the Hillsborough club and the Froggatt family which has lasted forty years!
There has been a Froggatt League games for Wednesday with Wednesday Kince
1920; and sebron 143 goals. It is in- when Rodfern's father Frank | teresting to note that when he Joined the staff, and there can turned professional his father continue to be one for years to insisted that a clause be inserted come for the Hillsborough direc- in the contract that Redfern tom and management are keen, ¦ grould never be transferred from I know, to retain "Neď's" valu..... Wednesday. against his own able services as a coach.
wishes. That clause has been honoured for 80 years,
lei 35 ymas of age, but wants to continue playing, so
may be persuaded to break bis connection with a club which he joined us a 15-ye&x= old from school 20 years ago. Froggatt Senior, I met, to- wards the end of his career, and, nithough he never gained ari International "cap" he was one of the Onest centro halves I ever The attack was carried on saw. He was very fairbeaded, by Wolverhampton Wanderers ) and so was Redfern when hé manager Stan Cuilis. Is fa his first came into senior football
team that looks like it will Played for
lose the championship crown to Toitenkaan,
The writing was really on the wall for Redfern when Bobby Craig was signed from Third Lanath' at the give-
It away price of £7,000. must be the bargaini buy of the season, for Craig has re-
"Ow" juvenated the
for- ward line, and with HOW- comers Jolin Fanth and Keith Ellis also playing 10
there is welt
room for Frotrait in the stfack. gland
have Wednesday.
suddenly There is also his cousin Jacks, emerged as Championship chai- who went straight from the lengers, as well në doound Cup Royal Navy Into the Portsmouth prospect, so, sept in an omer- team which was destined to win gency, there seems little hope of the League Championship in veteran Froggalt, regaining the In a signed article in the Ex-succesalve seasons in 1948-49 place ho has held su long and so
and 1819-50. Jade was as fairworthily.
has had two He press, Cullis declared:
suggest the majority as the other side of the family £750 benefits, is due a £1,000 British football supporters and he won thirteen "caps" for bencil shortly and would get an would prefer not to see the England.
additional £300 if transferred-- hugging and kissing associated with foreign players.
"After all, we rarely see. defender embraced by his col- leagues because he has saved a certain goal, and I cannot set
Áttack by Cullis
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Cullis said Continental soccer calve special treatment."
fons
Britis might regard players a cold and reserved if they cut out the fuss when a goal was scored.
"But they consider the Bri- tish
cold and reserved in most things," he added, " why should we worry about our football being Included in that category, too?"
Cultis has given Instruction lo the Wolverhampton teams, now five polnis behind Tottenham in the First Division, to restrict themselves to "formal acknow- enacted week after week Britain's football grounds.
"Teave the acclaim to theedgments" when they score a It said, "It adds goal. That means polite hand- spectators,"
and the shakesand nothing more.--- dignity to the feat
AP. occasion,"
FIGHT WHAT
IS THERE TO FIGHT
ABOUT? I'M A PEACE-LOVING
GUY
YOU
HEAR THAT
| AMIGO, THE
PEEG DON'
LIKE
FIGHT
By Mik
NEW
Redfun, one of the great as he has not asked to move, scheming inside forwards of his So it looks like the end of the generation, has played for Engroad for the Froggatts-bolh of land only four times-on cach whom captained the club for It is sort but occasion with his cousin Jack-many years. but he has played 447 Cup and inevitable parting of the ways.
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