THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1960,
SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT
There's gold in the Colony's silver -for charity
the shields
By I. M. MacTAVISH
would certain- different if he saw
Finally, of course there could His reaction be e glittering array of sliver [by be very from. the Hongkong Poltes it now, Sporte Aistollen. That might be a very good thing for, with the collection cf trophiler such ber of times D has been envisaged in this few weeks Euggestion, we shall nood police patrol to safeguard it....to the Stadium pitchT
But maybe on second thoughts they might like to put cham plen dog Blackie' on show with
I have lost court of the num- during the last I have heart question: "What has happened
The
The cups
the lot would be safe, in fact the trophies that year in and year out inspire Colony sportsmen and sportswomen to strive for that supreme winning effort are this week's news.
the rosebowls the plaques his peractal trophies and then od, apparently burned surface is
May I ask you a simple question? How many of the trophies which ore contested in annual competition in Hongkong have you actually seen?
It is my dem belief that this Colony has a collection of sport-, ing silver standing second to none the world over,
In the years I have been hero I have seen a fair number of these cups and shields but I; have to admit that when I place them ainst the overail "total they represent but a traction of the potential Hongkong array.
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they consider holding an exhi- bition of all the Colony's sport ing tropbles,
what a magnificent sight It would be to ree teada manned by the Hongkong Football Club, the LBC. South Ching, Hervelo, Think for a moment of the CRC, KCC, IRC, KDC, ccc. sucpe of such a projćet.
and all the others proudly pul- Ating their treasured possesions
on how for a worthy cause.
ociation has a belliant fee
The Hongkong -Foster
ton of trophy aliver....so has the Lawn Tennis
Astelation,
the Badminton Association, the Reading about the arrante Lawn Bowls Association, the ments for the annual Bisley Cycling organisation On int my memory went back to that they used to have one of the magnificent display
the I have ever
seen)....the prkc table when the Motor Sports Club. and the Governor did the presentation Hongkong Amateur Swimming honour a year ago.
Association.
on
gladdening sight
Then there are the beautiful presentation belts of the Association, It was a sight to gladden the Amateur Boxing eyes delight" the heart
the healthy sideboard of the three A's, the Table Tenni
folks und
Personal trophies
This next paragraph or so might well be called "the what has happened?" department.
It asks two important ques- tions. The first is: What has happened to little Chi-yin, the Colony and police centre- forward who is again a notable absentee from the soccer scene at the moment?" The second question is. What has happen- ed to the playing pitch at the Hongkong Stadium!!
Let's take them in order.
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It is hard to believe that the present shrivalled up, discolour.
the same verdant · caroti itat once won the unstinted seclaim of all who saw it and all who were privileged to play on it.
Unworthy
the
The change and deterioration are astonishing and file currently a long way from being' the Colony's best playing 'surface....In fact t la now quite unworthy of its #tatua as the community's showpiece award.
No doubt the experts ac
of well aware the unsat factory condition of the pitch and no doubt they are doing something about it....but even since the start of the present scaron regular attenders at the mladium have scen. the surface getting worse with each passing work...and it has been neted that even the unexpected out- of-season rnin which cure our way did nothing to restore the old healthy green.
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There are too, in our midst men and women who have sideboards loaded with the This season the police side has ciablema and reminders of promised a great deal. The their aborting suocesses. Think | boys in blue — who for some of the thrill many young strange reason now play in Chinese boys would get from white-have produced some gaing with hero worshipping good football but they have not pride at the cops, shields, and quite reaped
reward for medals of a truly great per- their efforis. The forward line Are we going in have another sonality like Lee Wai-tong. It
has consistently
Hart Lane or another Ineked a goal White would be an occasion the snapping leader. Lost Saturday Ibicx Stadium where fortunes boys..........and these parents.......... Mak Wing-hung was given
have been spent trying to stimulate the hopes of any
would never forget.
chance to lead the attack and redore a willing pitch to sportsman. I have seen, simine
and Volleyball Inspiring collections at the lawn
he did it rather like a misplace acecptakte standard? Mini-socece, Cricket, Other great Colony sports-inside-forward. bowls dinner. at the annual Dowling Alley, Golf, Snooker, men like Bertle Gosano, and presentation of badminton Hockey, Billiards, Darts, Soft- his equally farnous brothers, Roy Mora, soor off on leave, trophies. .and I'm certain | ball, Rugby, the magnificent must have a trophy collection watched the game from the many of you have been admir- | collection of trophies which that tells a sporting history all comfort of the stand....and A tale-wagger? A British ing witnesses to equally im-inspire the youthful boys and of its own....and what of Au Chl-yin who could have girls of the Hongkong schools, denr old Spotty Pereira,won this game for the police the University, not forgetting joria of the outstanding all-was-in # Soccer the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club rounders In Hongkong history | where.
and the Rowers...and....and then
there.are pre- so on and on and on,
sentday greats liko Yiu Cheul:- yur and Ho Cheung-you in football, Henry Wong in box- ing, Ip Koon-hing and Edwin Tsal in tennis, glamorous versaille Helen Kwong in iawn bowls and badminton, Man
pressive ceremonies.
However, it is doubtful if our vast and senttered collection has been brought together unctex one rool for a major exhibi- tion....and I think it should,
May I offer to any organisa- tion which WONL to ruise money for some truly deserving Focal charity the suggestion that
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Without a doubt the three Services would be willing 43 ever to support such a venture and there is-I can assure you wealth of silver at their disperul,
Every club in Hongkong nas its own domestle collection and
Two Hexangular matches head today's rugby
Two
programme
By "PRO"
Hexangular Tourna- ment matches head the list of fixtures today, be and they will both hard fought games- JUF they involve the four Service sides taking part in the Tournament. →
Tani and Wan Shiu-ming is swimming, and it does not lake very much concentration to thirk of many others deserving of helusion in such un exhibl" tion.
A great chance The more one thinks about
such an exhibition the more it becomes obvious that the bouvis
anywhere in the world.
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What 4 great pity thin accomplished player who has brought honour and distinction to his Colony and 'his club should be out of the limelight ....pariloularly when so many second and third rates are in the public eye.
I share the view that it Au is match it and ho can g01 back into action he will have tie difficulty in getung back: inio representativo football. With Kwok Moon-wah 'doing penance' he is the best goal snatcher around these parts. in the right forward line.
Sitting in Stanley Matthews'
of the iden are tremendous. It delightful lounge a few months could be an event almost with-go I was not surprised to hear out parallel in sporting history the mincatro paying compli→ ment to 'that beautiful green It seems to be
Hongkong'. an unique playing surface in opportunity for somo enter. He meant, of course, the pitch prizing body to step in....and at
Stadlum the Hongkong if no charitable organisation where he wove his magic pat- wanted to tackle such a project (tems a couple of years ago, It would of course give the Amateur Sports Federation & Olympic Committee a great chance to raise funds much needed funds for future developments and competitions.
Finally one other interest- Ing thought occurs to me.
There could be a place fa such an exhibition för "The Forgotten Ones'. The trophies of yesteryears that have now dropped out of use with the Dataing of me.
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There could bo too, honoured display for "The Ones with a Story', Trophies Uke the humble Stanley Shield a
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The Garrison-Brigade closh at Boundary-street could develop into A close fussle, it the Brigade can field all their stars.
delicate reminder of a AL least ten of the players in this game are in Colony "class" when football was not as ccm- and a fine game should be seen. mercialised as it is today..... The The Navy
'Blarney Stone', game against the The
Liberation Shield', The Good "The Governor's Neighbours', Cup... and many more,
RAF at Causeway Bay is an- other dificult game to forecast. The airmen had a very fine vic- tory over the Police nido Inst Saturday and it they can produce that form they should win, although they will probably have to change their tactles.
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Sports Diary
TODAY
Athletics
Dragons versus the Warwick Regiment vnd Recreio versus the Whitfield Wanderers com- plete the list for today. I should not be surprised to
Third Open athleile, meeting at Recreio boys beat a weakened Hongkong Stadium, 2.18 om.
the
Whitfield aide and 1 think Dragons will prove too strong for the Midlanders."
TODAY'S TEAMS
Garrison: MacDonald, Mason,
Racing
Jockey Club, Happy Valley, Fifth race meeting of Royal Hong-
1.30 ptt.
Cricket
Is Division: Brigade v HCC "*", Optimulats v Beorpions, CCC
McLean. Baillic, Martindale, Hein, RAF v "Garrison. Police w Riddle, Sims, Thorpe, Freeman, inc. Hope. Robertson, Edwards, 2nd Divtitan: pas
Brigids. Centaure v Jav. Recrelo v Nomads,
Thompson, Filzgerald, William Garrison V RAF, KCC v University.
Brigade: Safford, Dunn, Roberts, Davies, Bennett, Maun-
Secar
sell, Hextall. Quin, Harvey, 1st Diylalen: Kwong Wah y South Richards, Whitmore, Boare, Chin (CH), 320 pm: Zaslar v Whatley, Broke-Smith, Church. Ars (Polce) 3.30 pm,
• Reserva fitrislontwong
Whitfield; Hurst, Hobson, South Chimichi's
Wahv
Smith,
Ind Division), Gymnastle # Koon" Bliss, Vann, Hagan, won (Pallce) - £ pon: Teleptions.v Gaudian, Dickerson, Pringle, Taikos (TTV) Kad piri; CAA v. Pri- Underwood, Hervey, Benson, rons (HV) 4 pms. Moriarty, Young, Vernay
ard "Divisions Dodwell Dragon: Surward, Blewart, Falmphore (16) * pm,
CM, WIUV)) 2:30 SHI: Jardipen ▾ Kennedy, Wilkinson, Chubb, * Alferaft Hanson-Abbolt, Wilkins, Roche, HV) 120 pm; HKU v Nangers (119) Kilverf, Gray, Hope, Newbig |ging. D. Smith, Locking, Pile,
Club de Recreto) C. Gönuniver,
Rugby
Navy TAF, Causeway Bay, 3
| D. Figueiredo, A. Xavier, M.
Xavier, D. Chaves, R. Costa, «Garrison v3 firigade, Boundary- M. Figueiredo, R. Winch, R. piret. 4, pets....: Brown, C. Roza, J. Collacy, IL. Dentor) V Royal Warwicks, Vienne, F. Mendios, J. Wilkun-com
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| Afly Houndaryakitegt. En, pm.
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football administrator made the statement re- cently that 'the standard of football can never be better than the standard of refereeing no matter how hard the players try'.{ In Hongkong this could be; a significant comment and judging by current re- ports official and ad- verse some club officials are far from satisfied with the whistlers in charge of their recent games.
A number of junior clubs are reported to have followed the lead of the one I told you about Inst week and have taken auit- able advice on their finau- cia! rights under the 'Hongkong Stadium agreement'. I understand they have been told “you have an excellent case.... pursue 1,