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aro:
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To the Editor, China Mail,
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into account his playing ability and sportsmanship on the field of play, is:
of the
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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1960,
Wah
Tung
'BYE,
Kitchee
BYE, - BLUES
Kitchee's title hopes fade Stirling Moss wins after defeat by Tung Wah
By I. M. Ma¢TAVISH
Injury-stricken Ko Po-keung, the Kitchee skipper, sat this one out in the grandstand. He must have been tormented to the point of distraction by the futile efforts of his blue- shirted colleagues who took the field for this crucial game in the club's fight for the championship.
his
it
was impossible to believe that the boys in blue were battling for two vital points which would have given them a glorious chance of thwart- ing South China for the title.
There must have been many | Club, sure hearts among the Kitchen uflicials as the team retired al the end, beaten by two goals to one by Tung Woh.
Solo cross-Atlantic sailing boat race
to be held in June
London, Feb. 27.
There is not a single excuse the losers can offer. - They played badly and, with no much experience in the side they should have spotted the fallacy of driving all their attacks down the left wine. They were imbued with a ene-track mind although, to tell the truth the right very little when it was in the game to suggest that the re-
'keep the ball' tactics to good third direction and right into the net. It was clever Bluf purpose,
defensive Much of the team's confidence but ah, the sprung directly from Yiu Chouk-blushes. yin who, without recapturing the sparkling form of a few was the supreme seasons ago, tactlelan,
Tap-ball
Havana Grand Prix
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
6170)
Here is a position from
And win
actual play: White to more
Solution No. 5775: 1 ..
KI
Havana, Feb. 28. Stirling Moss of England, hitting more than 100 mph on the straightaways, drove his new ex- perimental Maserati Birdcage car to victory (KD)-Rts ohl; 2 PARL KIX Pch: JK-R3, KtXP dis. ch: today in Favana's 155-mile Grand Prix sports-R, B-3 ch; 5 -85. R-RS ch; 6 B—R4, 8×5 mate. London Exprian serpice
car race.
The 34-year-old British ace Brabham of Australla. He had shot into the load from his to drop out with his Cooper pole position after a Lo Man Monaco at the 10th top due to start and Sed all the way in a bad coll.
powerful, white 28 intre
hio
Maserati,
It wad the experimental Masera's Aret tooling in
rice.
One minute ahead
Moss finished more than one minute ahead of Mexico's
who Pedro Rodriguez,
ran 8 socond all the way in his litro Ferrari TestarogaA.
Moss At the halfway mark held a half-minute lead over Mexico's Pedro Rodriguez in a Ferrari Testarossa,
Seven minutes later Tung He still has the instinctive | Wah went further ahead and ability to fashion the run of play again it was Yiu Cheuk-yin who Firteen of the 37 starters had and to slow the game down or set the stage. Refusing to be dropped out by that time, in- whip it to speed as the mood flurried by the attention of the cluding world champion Jack takes him.
opposition ho played top-bull with several colleagues before sweeping a long pass to
wing. Kitchee caught on the wrong foot when Au Pang-ling got posses-
However, the little inside let's greatest contribution to
opposite wing did the Tung Wuh development was his Meatying influence on Lau Chin-kau and Cheung Chi-doy,
the were and
sult would have been different two youngsters who must rank Men he had an easy task to beat
hind the pattern of play been more varied.
Deserved
Tung Wah WOO and thoroughly deserved their
Tuy prising
wore
Kicheo
they
1wo
as enter-
The first-ever international for singlehanded sail
ing boats, East to West across the Atlantic,polita will start from Plymouth on June 11 and story. They fought for every
We finish in the approaches to New York, it was bull. Sometimes they used
Ittle more bite than was neces-
announced here.
race,
躏
sury and they had a consider-
of number
free-kicks against them but awarded there was life in the alde.
moment life is what is this most of all lacking in the Kit- chee lineup.
and other devices | able announced two steering years ago open to boats of which enable tents to keep any nationality, size or type, inx day and night. Lovided that they are propelled by wind plone and that there is Caly ne person aboard.
·
It is hoped that during the race much will be learned in simplifying gear and handing methods which will benent salt yacht owners.
is very clear that Ihr Colony's fans have lost faith in the The organisers,
Royal the Kitchee side. Yacht Club has up- Western
Solo crossings of the Atfang by sailboat have been recorded At the fent has never been accomplished from Plymouth, apointed a race retnmittee. More portance of the occastor less South Coast port, New York than 50 enquiries have been thon 10,000 spectators turned up
or under racing conditions.
rd
The best time so far record-
for
erossing
any. Easi
by the
route 66 days—is
reveived from Britain, United States, France, Westnany, Denmark and Chada. Northern
will be allowed Competitors expected to ful sponsors among the Ser- [vices, newspapers ur commer-
to be reduced cousiderably.
Competitors will be using self cial firms.-China Mail Special,
Yesterday in spite of the im-
ar.
RANC
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the
season's most improved players. He coaxed ther their best moves and censured them with block looks when in the impetuosity of youth they made fundamental errors. He has brought both of them to the stage when they must be reckoned among the most pro- mising players of the day.
The Tury Wah side yesterday was olun a bit crude
ht desperate in defence but they ir trying and never stoppet Kwok Chow-ming, Chan Fai- hung, and Yiu Chouk-ydra tot the special merit marks all the others get a mention for hard endeavour and fighting spirit.
Reprimand
The game got off to a bright · enough start and in the very first minute Kwok Chow-yring to make courageous dive at the feet of Yeung Wai- la to prevent an early Kitchee Koal.
had
great Kitchee
another seventh minute chance in the but after getting through the defence Szoto Man shot inches outside the far post.
had theal the Hongkong Stadium, and
arena Ger-that made the vast
expensive luxury.
Played before the sort of crowd in the intimacy of the Club ground this game
Lo might have been cosxed life but in the drab dreary atmosphere created by the vaxt vacant spaces at Bookun- pon it did very litle to kindlo
resembling anything thusiasm in the fans.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
9TH (ANNUAL) RACE MEETING Saturday 27th February.. Wednesday 2nd and Saturday 5th March, 1960.
To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 30 HACES.
There will be 10 races each day)
The First Bell will be rung at 11.30 am. and the First Race rum at 12.00 Noun, each day. The im Interval is after the fourth race (1.30 p.m.) vach day.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
en-
Missed a sitter Kitchee had their chances and In the first hall wasted them.
share
the
At the other end Lo Kwok-ta! sent a free-kick just wide of the goal and when play was carried to the Kilohee forward line Toledo got a fully deserved word of reprimand from the re- Leung feree for his tackle on Wal-hung.
IL
Wong Shlu-woo,
Tung Wah were now on top. Lo Kwok-tai missed good further chance to put them ahead when Szeto Yiu miskick- ed in front of the goal end a little later it took two good saves by Wong Shiu-woo to stop shots by Cheung Chi-day.
Kitchee resumed, facing a de- fell of two goals, and one ex-
to save the day.
pected an all-out offort by them
Ricardo Rodriguez of Mexico dropped out on the 23rd lap with transmission and clutch trouble. He was driving A Porsche RSK. Rodriguez was third at that point
In the confusion over how long the race was to bo-50 or 80 laps over a 3.1 mile course the official starter tallod to give Mass the checkered flug as he came home the winner.
Mous got the checkered flag, the token of victory on the 51st
lap.
Gregory Masten of the US. was third in unoffcial result. AF.
U.S. take Olympic ice-hockey title
Squaw Valley, Feb. 28.
The United States today won the Olympic ice hockey cham
planship for the first line, and oored their second victory in the World championship.
Defeating Czechoslovakia 9-4 here, the United States com pleted their programme in the final pool of the Winter Olymple Games with maximum Lako tho possible points to Olympic title and the World championship run in conjunc- tion with it-Router.
Most successful Winter
Games in history
in
a solemn
end
ceremony
Squaw Valley, Feb. 28.
11 never materialised. They
Contestanta made
wholesale positional Avery Brundage, President of changes but with very litle the International Olymple Com-World Olympic and effect. Even the encourage- | måtter, proclaimed the Games records ment of a goal by Las Chi-over as the band struck up the be proud lam in the 60th minute failed Olymple hymn and the torch, the Arst aim of the Olymple
rouse
them from their which had burned for 11 days motto "Citius, Altus, Fortlus"-AFP. lethargy....in fact, the across from tho
was for "more quickly, more highly
and more strongly
The Eighth Winter Olympics, most successful in history, came to a close here today in a solemn ceremony held in the Olympic ice skating arena.
who broke orta
and probably named National after famed "Snowshoe Joha- totalling dozens, could ran," a Norwerden immigrant
to
nearest thing to a goal came extinguished.
4
at the other end when Banking drive by Cheung Chi. doy had the Kitchee koalkeep- er at full strelch to flat it over the bar.
Just after this Leung Wal- hung had his miss-in-a-million and the Kitchoo challenge, half- herrtod as it was, dwindled,
Unlucky
in their closing efforts Tung Wah were surely unlucky not
to
A
The Olymple banner, com- prising five interlaced blue yellow, black, green and red or rings representing unity the
of fulfilling at least inal carrier whose furence became legend of the Sierras,
Russia's triumph
FINAL MEDAL
STANDINGS**
Tha Games wero a further triumph for Soviet athletes who carried Dit the most maxials when they entered for the first time
1954 At Cortina D'Ampezzo..
This time they lod l total the Winter Olymple Games are: of medals and on both the Euro-
an
Wax five continents, slowly
lowered and handed to
подоцг eight-man
niard. Hollywood
Gratitude
and
American
the
Squaw Valley, Feb. 20.
The Anal medal standings in
non-Russin
а
8
0
for
EAST GERMAN
showman Walt Disney directed the release thousands of coloured balloons pear
Germany and a huge Breworks display official points rating system.
Their closest competitor was United States
the Norway similar to that on opening day.
The time had care for the 740 All-Germany, second in
A Sweden total, which made got a penalty kick when
post-war comeback Finland carrying medals and the rest starting Cheung Cal-doy was brought contestants from 30 nations a few medals down by the combined frontal memories, to return to their and overcame political feeling Canoda nilack of two Kliches players:|homeland.
to send a united team to the Switzerland Cames
Austria How the crowd roared when they replised the referee had
The outstanding single per- {France
by Holland formance was turned in decided the
oward should be A couple of minutes later the
The ceremony started shortly Norwegian Knut Johannessen Poland they actually had more scoring Tung Wah right-back was very the nowadays iniquitous in
elcel free kick. 1 confess to after the final award of modals who became the first person Czechoslovakia than their up- opportunities
have a
free but being on the side of the crowd, for hockey and the
special ski to break
10 minutes Italy ponents yet they went in at the unlucky to
awarded against him away out
fingbearers of the barrier in the 10,000 meters, (Note: There was a le interval trailing by two goals. near the corner ftag. He came It looked every inch a penalty jump, when
20 nations, followed by their
The Games were also
first place in the 1,500 metres They also Bad [}} generous round the blind side of Chan kick to me.
Alex for organiser VERDICT:
men's figure skating, with both An unbelievably teams marching eight abreast, triumph second-half Pai-hung just as Leung Wal- The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 10.00 breaks and Leung Wai-hung hung drove the ball goalwards
by poor show
who left Olsample Village for the Cushing, a lawyer socialite, who being awarded gold medals. So Klichte
overcame mountains of criticism there are two more gold medals must sl be wondering how he
were far removed 4.m. each day.
and, without Toledo knowing
from chamarena.
The fingbearers formed a half and almost insurmountable ob than silver ones) ----UPI, missed one perfect sitter when very much about it.
the ball plonship forn. Tang Wah
the Olympics a beautiful dummy by Lau Chl-smacked against his arm. horoughly deserved their vic- circle behind the podium where stacles to bring
the way lodge Larn left him with an open was difficult to spot the intent tory and may yet claim a top America's Carol Heles. Olympic to this out of and world figure skating cham- which boasted No person without an admission badge, which must be pro-goal at two yards range. I have
aly a creakcy honour and Toledo looked as disppoint-
the Bezior Shield.
plon, pronounced the Olymple two-seater Bft Ave years ago, minently displayed throughout the meeting, will be admitted.
AN AFTER-THOUGHT: ed at the award as he was RUT-
on opening day on the stadium opth stranger entering Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable not the slightest idea what he
Record crowds during office hours from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices, at Queen's tried to do with the ball but, prized when the ball hit him.
whatever it was he planned, it
Nevertheless the free-kick during the reserve game which February 18.
The massed Building, Chater Road, 3, D'Agullar Street, King's Road, North took much too long and Toledo
bands played Critics scoffed when Cushing WINS OLYMPIC triggered off a prolonged Kit-preceded the main one would
"the Olympians," the valley's chief landowner, Point, and 302 Nathan Road, only on the written introduction of crashed in to clear the danger. chee bombardment of the Tung have been excused the thought "Parade of
Greek anther, wwent to Paris in 1956 to try to a Member. THESE BADGES WILL NOT BE ON SALE AT THE
There were no stars in the Wah goal. It was pretty heetle that Tung Wah reserves were then the
Готваке SECRETARY'S OFFICES.
Kitchee side. Goalkeeper Wong stuff while it lasted and there stempling an qulated in soccer Honour the Olympics birthplace get the Olympics to Shiu-woo made several Are were one or two lender carensen tasks. A frit glaber they and the Austrian anthem be- Europe for the second time in soves but was not blameless when the ball was eventually appeared to ba
cause the Ninth Winter Games history in favour of this moun- facing
will be held in Innsbruck intain valley where "forty-niners" Squaw Valley, Feb. 23. when the frat Kool was scored, cleared.
Kitohto oppocal
camped and looked for gold Helmut Recknagel, 25-your- There the merit awards start
The explanation was simple, 1004.
nuggets instead of medals, in the old toolmaker from Steinbach. and Ankh, Szeto Yku Dad
There were eight ball boy's
Brundage then closed the famed gold rush of 1840.
East Germany, today won the Chan Chi-koog, playing out of
Kally decked in blue shirts
Games after expressing
But record crowds of up to Aml championship 赠 the position, looked
and white shorts the same kë
deepest gratitude fo
the the 47,000 dully, compared to
1060 Winter Olympic Games, fortable and no beller than
the Kitchee players. It wậ
organisers ad calling icia than 33,000 expected, soon
80 metres skl cmergency selections.
the spectacular Szrio
A free-kick was awarded just all unnecessarily confusing.
youth, of every country to showed Cushing was right in his Man had a shocking day on the outside the Kitchco penalty
centralisation #semble In four years time" hunch that right wing and Wong Kwok-kee area.
of Jumping event. All the usual pantomime
at the next venue.
events for spectator interest and Recknagel soured to victory
the thrilling plenty of publicly could pay off. In'
ovent on made a most ineffective retum of covering up took place and
even in the High Sierra,
вого Papoose Peak to
tho But remarkable as Cushing's fourth gold medal success for Olymple All-Germany Second was Nillo Halonen
third of Finland and
Dito Lodolter of
Austria, accord- Ing to unoficial results. In exchange for his more or
Behind Reck- They finished less willing generosity the Call- formin taxpayer will get a new nagel in points aggregates riate park dedicated mow Reuter.
ADMISSION BADGES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS.
Tulus will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).
NO CHILDREN under the age of seventeen years, Western Standard will be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meeting.
nt the Gate.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $8.00 each per day payable Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admission.
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be available in the RESTAURANT.
CASH SWEEPS
Through Cush Sweep Tickets at $20.00 each per day and $60.00 each for the three days may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Ofoes at Queen's Building, Chater Road), 5. D'Aguller Street and 382 Nathan Road, Kawloon, during office hours.
Tickets reserves and available but not paid for by 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 28th February, 1900, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for dulure Meetings.
Tickets for the Cash Sweep on the last race of the Meeting at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices. ofico hours of the Club's Cash Sweep Offices are as
to the side.
most
uncom-
Tung Wah took the lead in the 20th minute after a bit of typical generalship by Cheuk-yin.
Ylu
The teams
as Yiu moved to take the kick Tung Wah: Kwok Chow-ming. Of the others Ng Tim-loy, Szeto Ylu raced forward within Toledo, Wong Chi-kong, Chan Lau Chi-lam and Leung Wai-ten yards of the ball. Wise in Fal-hung, Ng Wai-men, Lau hung and their moments but the way of
At Pang-in, Lo defenders the in- Chin-ku,
waited Kwok-tai, Cheung Chi-doy, Ylu they were few and far between. side-left atopped and
Tans Wah continue to pro- for the Kitchee players to take | Cheuk-yin, Kwơng Yin-ying.
Kitchen: Wong Shiu-woo, Ng duce their recent good form. up correct position. Again as
confidence and onders advanced and the referee Yau, Szeto Yiu, Ng Chun-leung. OCCRAIGNE exploited ordered the kick to be retaken. Szelo Man, Lau Chi-lam, Yeung This time Yu Cheuk-yin looked Wal-te. Wong Kwok-ker. Leung one way, pointed the other and Waihung.
the ball in a calmly, pished
Referee: Mr Lambden.
the
Leam.
"May they display cheerfulness and concord, so that the Olymple torch may be carried on with
fent was the unsung bero of even greater eagerness, courage
of the GAMON ramzined the And
honour for the good
California Laxpayer humanity throughout the ages"
who he concluded.
coughed up somo eight milion dollars to support what wame and
eskied "Cushing's folly.** the Olymple dog was lowered of mused choirs to the music
of schools representing dozens in California and neighbouring Novada.
To this game they showed a he kicked the ball the defen- Tim-loy, Chan Chi-kong, Kwok The trumpets, sounded
Tol of
povezal
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Queen's Building. (Chater Road) and 5, D'Aguilar Street, 9th (Annust) Race Meeting
Hong Kong In
Weekdays, Mondays to Fridays Saturday, 20th February..... Saturday 27th February, Wednesday 2nd
and Saturday 5th March.. King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong Kowloon on
Week-days. Mondays to Fridays Saturday 20th February ..... Saturday 27th February, Wednesday 2nd
and Saturday 5th March
Hong Kong, 20th February, 1980.
a.m. to 3 p.m.
1959/09
.m. to 12.30 p.m.
9.m. to 10 b.tn. and 382 Ngihan' Rood,
10... (14 p. Ofice, Happy Valley, at
9 a.m. to 1148 a.m. | 10,00 n,m, on 1---
CLOSED. Tuesday, 1st March, 1960 |
Owners are reminded that Declarations of starters and ridors for the Second Day clono
tho Secretary'a
By Order of the Biowards, A. E, ÀRNOLD, Secretary.
•
A. E, ARNOLD, -
Secretary. Hong Kong, 29th Feb., 1960.
THE GAMBOLS
HOW DO YOU SPELL PSYCHO ANALYSIST ?
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SKI-JUMPING
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