SATURDAY SPORTS
SPORTS SPOT NEW FOOTBALL LEAGUE
A breath of fresh BRITISH SOCCER ON THE INSIDE
air
in local sport
By I. M. MacTAVISH
Bravo, the boys of Recreio
and thrice praised be the officials of the Hongkong Rugby Union who have encour- aged them into the rugby fold.. The appearance of the Portuguese side in local competition is
the best.... and certainly the healthiest
thing that has happened to Colony sport in a very long time. It may be that at the moment the newcomers are a bit lacking in rugger know-how but no one who watched them in action at the Club Stadium on Wednesday evening will doubt their courage.... their enthusiasm or their very obvious determination to make a success of their endeavours.
Joe Baker to ask Hibs for transfer?
By DAVID JACK
Now that Joe Baker (Hibs) has been dropped by England's inter- national selectors for tomorrow's match against Ireland, the Baker boy may tell his club he'd like a move to England. Baker's international future is in the balance because some selectors feel that Baker, following two poor outings against Spain and Hungary, has now lost much of the zip that initially attracted them to him. That loss of dynamic speednesday, Manchester United and to Vetch Field, but I under- off the mark coul cause the Everton all eagerly await what stand Swansea Town boas rift between Joe Baker and they regard as an inevitable Trevor Morris, feels Amell is of the Hibs, because it is a fact that softening hands
in Hiba' sales not quite good enough.. the back into
the the skibs and of
Basociation Baker is not happy about the resistance over Baker's transfer. frustead of being influenced by Easter-road training routine. the whims of the players as it be at the would appear
Un sheur exhaustion over in the fire which it has created
itselt and took them they played with an under
unless bandon that was refreshing to
present endeavours by the watch
and once they have KFA to clear the air' are suc- learned to exploit their own cessful, the game as we know assels instead of trying to meet fit at the moment may have heavier and stronger opponents very short life.
at their oW??
most attractive make tribution to the rugby graume.
game they wil
con- pro-
Not true
Let us fuce certain baste fuela. football
The standard of
mmment.
to
Training trouble
Daily weight-training with barbells, designed to improve There is nothing wrong. or stamina, has had the double- degrading about professionalism, edged effect of robbing Joe of Payor's can be professional speed. Several olher Hibs new being played here is but sportsmen and still give the players have spoken about the Kame service and dignity much toughness of training at Easter aimsy shadow of what we higher than it is enjoying at were relung regularly.only A. the
road, and at least two have moment. Provision could been injured at baseball prac Imr short years ago. The be made for players to choose ticel
been sharp and professional, part-time profes- virtually slonal or amateur status RS been done to they desire but with the vdded
that all players proviso irrespective of their status
decline has sustained...and nothing has arrest it.
Almost x Important as the appefrance of the players on the Held was the bright und lively support they brought to the skirtines. On Wednesday even- ing there were many new faces
That is the position at home among the spectators and when- ever the blue-shirted Recreto....but just as important, and
mayto
Important boys were on the run it was
the fact that, easy to hear where the crowd's the future, is loyally lay.
Justified or not, our reputation overseas has never been lower.
more
Having seen Baker only once
this season. 1 asked my Scottish colleague, Hugh Taylor, for an assessment of Baker's present form. Sald Hugh: "Joe is not as good as he was a year ago, and he's not getting goals.
wuy 'of
They may not have long to walt, AND THE BIDDING WILL START AT £45,0001 And they'd better have some- thing extra special to offer the extra player in the income apart from his Soccer wage. I reckon Joe is on at Icast £30 a week from Iiber- plan. and he'd be a mug to maxk swap that for the £20 mum operating la England..
ARSENAL manager George Swindla in Bootland last week, is VERY Interested in Rangsta 22-year-old Billy Stevenson,
will be placed on the retained
low.” to list of their clubs at the end of the season and that all sub- sequent transfers must be up- Proved by the HKFA. Make no mistake about it-Hongkong can well afford a professional fact as things competition are going maybe 11 cannot afford not to have one !!!
There is nothing mare” en- couraging to a player than a Soine will probably say that cheer a round of applause this is a simple case at giving from the stands and if Wednest dog a bad name...and may day was a foretaste of things be it is...but until it is clearly tu come then quite clearly the shown that the bad name, is
Πολ
the Recreio XV will
Jack unjustified, and that al Kuitable incentive.
apasations being made against Hongkong football are without The advent of this new com- foundation, then the sporting munity team is- a really great work will rogard us with re- moment for Hongkong rugby,servation and suspicion....and
maltes IL
of nonsense
the in the
efrotumstances who can the oft-heard comment that
blame them? local bugs do not lite the game because they are physically un- suited to it, particularly when they have to face the heavier Europwal who make up most Leams. The orgument of the simply does not d water. The Japanese and men of Talwan hav already pointed out the rugh
Orientul players an equally slight Porty have given the An whale story.
1.
A public inquiry?
There can be no doubt thunt many people in Hongkorig "and in other parts of the world are "dissatisfied" or should I say young seertain",
ON maybe "uti happy" is a better word, about way to the amateur state of many of now the our best known players. If one ae boys studies the local scene closely to the it is easy to understand why
this is so
A Chinese V?
tho
It is quite obvious from re-
thai developments
Association Wednesday the Recreiongkong Football team won the appreciation of
In
It's crazy
CUP COMPETITION MAKES MODEST START
By ARCHIE QUICK
London.
For better or for worse, the new League Cup com- petition has been launched to further clutter up the League and FA Cup fixture lists. At Bristol, First Division Fulham, with the prize attraction, of England captain Johnny Haynes in their ranks, drew 20,000 to the Rovers' ground at Eastville centrally situated and on a fine night — and got beaten.
visitors for what proved to be a
-
At West Ham, Charlton from me a kisk, Still 12,000 people just over the River were the was a much smaller attendance than oven either club expected, really interesting "local Derby" and Manager Ted Fenton sald to me: "Thank goodness, thera are not many expenses,”
which West Ham won. If this 30,000 people would probably
had been A League match
have been thero; if it had been an FA Captle à 40,000 ̃atten- danco would be a fair estimate.
This came drew exactly 19,490 spectators.
80. with. Spurs, Arsonal. Wolves, West Bromwich Alblon and Sbeeld Wednes day refraining froin' entering, is the competition 'going to be
• Nop?
The match, however, da serve one good purpose, for it allowod West Ham ninety minulon' match 'practice to work out further their 4-2-4 Bohemiar. They hays not got it right yet by any means and they are „hlungbig down the League “tablöjtta
No money-spinner Mr Fenton is determined to hold on for the time being
Not really, I think. Especially left-half among the smaller clubs I feel though, and says "I am almost that the idea will catch on, but satisfied with our defence but I I do not think it will be unl- have no one up in front to finish it off with goals. I badly need versally popular among the big a goal-scoring Inside-left clubs It was foistol upon ALF YOUNG (Huddersfield them by the League Menuge well as a goalkeeper."
Not until the Loogue Cup ment Committee, the same Town) Wap undoubtedly the £150,000 ITY deal
as competition has burst into full one of England's greatest centre and, as a West Ham director would it be fair to pass judg- was, flood in 'the next week or two Nurse and United
halves between the wars. That's
"Wo entured out ment upon it, but, although the Tumour and why I respect his opinion when said to me: CONJECTURE,
of loyalty to the Committee players are pleased at the chance wild guesswork, continue to he tells me: "English football
whom we elected It is worth of extra bonus money and one all-time
day Kiving a trial anyhow.”
less routine training-the surround the projected transfer must have reached an deni belween Manchester Dali- |
There was not the excilement game la the subsiliute-I do not This outspoken condemnation ed and Swansea Town for centre "You can blame thus on the half Mel Nurse. Let's ret the was inspired by the hastily of a FA Cuptle about this West feel that the competition will be arranged fixture between Ham match. Personally, I am of a money-spinner until it reaches poor zupport he gets in the facts straight.
"Under-23" and the opinion there never is any its later stages. First, there is not the re- England ilibs forward line. His game
club side, Vejle. Says thrill about floodlight matches, molest chance of Alex Dawson Danish is bound to sufer in such a slic."
leaving Old Trafford for Swan-Alt; "Before the war, Hudders- It is a different game altogether, feld Town used to travel to and it would need Real Madrid Whether we blame the train-sea in part-exchange. Second, a
Nurse Denmark to play their Interna- or Barcelona opposition to give ing or simply his colleagues straight cash offer for steficiencies there is no doubt has been made by United mana- tional side. Now the Dunes can club side to play an Litert Baker's short zolga að
ger Malt Busby--and the figure send
£35,000 as England team. What
cruzy £30,000, not centre-forward could
situation." England
I Third, even this colossal offer agree. In fact, whoever end tomorrow when the selce- generally quoted. lors announce their team lo
for a player only slightly above arranged this fixture put him- meel Ireland.
average
level as abillig, won't tempt selt on the same
Fourth boxing match-maker who put Swansea Town,..YET. Swansea had a team of scouts Jose Gonzales and Joe Erskine on the trail of centre-forwards into the ringt
England "Under 23" v. Velle ce triat And, being an ambitious buy, recently. If they find suit- Joe Baker will obviously realise able leader, Nurse will be trans- that his international prospectsferred to Manchester United. would be improved by leaving I can also tell you that Swan- kand, Scotland for a top class English sen have made a move to buy XI could have attracted 50,000.
club.
from AND dashlug Dave Hickson polsed-cheque Books at the other
Atrendy the big spenders are Liverpool without success, An- Liverpool centre-for- ready. Wolves, Sheffield Wedward, Alan Arnell, might move
Crossroads
Something certainly has to be done. If all the unpleasant things that are being said about our football and foot ballers are justilled their it is the duty of everyone who has the good of the game at heart, to strive, without reservalina. for the restoration of its good
nanie.
If
the other vestigation shows that there is no basis
for the Accusations which have been made, or that exaggeration has distorted the true picture, then every, Ran connected with soccer In our community must endeavour to spread the details far and wide and 50
International restore confidence in Hongkong fool- ball.
Circumstances have brought us right to the crossroads, is getting more and more un someone of wisdom is urgently the folks in the stand. They about the situation even needed to polul the way back
If some of its members appear to unquestioned integrity. will win many more friends
a bit reluctant to take sweep- before the reason is very foring remedial actions. In a way advanced for they so obviously this is understantiáble but there ENJOY their gone....and after all what does any game really anean when B has been stripped
of its pleasure?
is growing feeling in many
places that "only two worth while courses are open to thei HKFA..... either it can make use of the provisions which, are
Is it too much to hope that (already avilable in its organi-
a group of Chinese sportsmen fratier and embark 01 pro-
[will now bul together to form fessional competition.....or 14 another gunununity team? A could invite, government-who be indiferent to the awaits such a canet great welcome
Д convene side in Hongkong Rugby, There position-to
are of course
full-
An interesting soccer inter- lade is promised when the Commonwealth Brigade of Malaya football team visits the Colony for a series of three games be- tween Oct. 2 and Oet. 17.
which comprises The team mainly men of the 3rd East
current the
holders of the
the Anglian Regiment (who few grand scale publle inquiry into Chinese players in our midstuffairs of the game."
and they may be just the men
their to coax
versatile bail- playing countryman into active participation in the game which they belously enjoy so much.
A
To judge by current events the whole future of Hong- kong soccer is in the melting pot.
It appears the game is grave danger of being consumed
in
of
They're ready
I HEAR THAT
Akhough. Spurs' team-building has cost more than £200,000, the North Londoners are stil! ready to spend. But Terry Paine's performance for England Under-23 at Maine Road cooled Spurs" undoubled interest in the Southampton winger,
• Big clubs, constantly centre-forward-seeking, now follow Nolls County in every game. Attraction la 18-year-old Tony Hately, I fancy Notts could be tempted into selling.
⚫ Although Manchester City wing-half Roy Cheetham is our- rently out of the successful City side, he is regarded as a potential star by people in high places. Only last week, England manager Walter Winterbottom asked informally about Cheetham's form.
• Coventry City badly need a goalkeaper. Player they'd like is Middlesbrough's Peter Taylor-ą Coventry reserve until be moved to Tees-alde,
•
Everton manager Johnny Carey has joined the list of olabs chasing Walsal's red-headed left-winger, Colin Taylor,
BATION ARMEN SUORITUSES RENT SUBDUETAS MUAGA RETRELAS COMETARANASANORIES FOULING RTÉ ZA JAFREE
bands will l:
hand to create the right atmosphere on each ocension.
on
are
on
see their old rivals extend a helping hand which may BESİBİ the grand old Blue and White Brigade back into the Hme- light.
An inquiry of the kind Caldbeck Cup) gets en imer
The Police have of course envisaged could have the national
this their own footballing amb llons flavour through the I opened the column widest possible powers of inclusion of players from New week with a happy thought but in their vast resources there investigation to probe the Zealand, Australia and Nepal. circumstances
the Club must be a number of European players.
inspired During their goodwill tour clubs, club officials, gambling the visitors will meet the Army ground and I would like officers who, while not aspiring tu first division soccer, would and betting and to call on any int Sekong on Wednesday, to close it on much the atl enjoy the competitive person or group of persons- Oct. 12, at 4.30 pm; the Com- same kind of note,
atmosphere of the lower class in inside or outside the game binect Services In a charity! who might have something to match in ald of the 5SAFA at¦ It was a fine gesture to see which the Club is presently progress of the Boundary-street Stadium on two members of the Hongkong playing....and it is good to see. investigation.
soccer them getting the opportunity. Friday, Oct. 14 at 5.15 mm and Police appear in Club The introduction of profes- the Police
They couldn't be in better at Boundary-street colours last Saturday. sionalism could be a quick and on Monday, Oct. 17.
The Club has been going company and as far as the club practical solution. I would The direc games are being through a lean period in re- is concerned they are very wel-
control put the
of the gaine given the gala treatment
cent years and it is good to come guests.
add
to the
and
the
drew 11,000 fans to Maine-road. I England "Under 23′′ v. A Com- Manchester City-United bined
GIVEN US A MATCH WORTH WATCHING.
TOMMY DOCHERTY has lost
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Then, presumably, the little clubs to whom it would be the greatest financial boom will have been eliminated.
Equally 50. the possibly big-time survivors are the last to want additional fixtures.
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Programmca and Entry Forms for the 1st Race Meet- ing 1960/61 to be held on Saturday 15th and Monday 17th October, 1960, (weather Lalics, singles and pairs thala at permitting) may be obtained Recreio 9.30 pm.
Ofice, Inter-Hong Pairs, second round, at at the Secretary's KEGC, KC Recreio, PRC, C. Alexandra House; the, Club KDC and HKFC.
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making the same mistake,
(KCC) 11.30 am: RAT V KRČ "B" (Kai Tak) 10.30 am,
House, Happy Valley; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
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