THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1961.
SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT
Are we laughing right in the face of a gift horse?
Asks I. M. MacTAVISH
Is a glorious chance going abegging?
A month ago one of the Colony's leading business òrganisa- tions placed before the Hongkong Football Association a proposition which has great possibilities for the future of the game. It is, in fact, one of the most important and yet, offers of its kind ever made in Hongkong.. although four weeks have gone by the company concerned has not received a single word of acceptance, rejection or even acknowledgement of its proposal.
I have known details of the offer since it was first made and I have honoured the confidence by saying-and writing nothing about it.. but now-with due permission-I can tell you that the proposition is in real danger of being shelved for at least a year because the delay which has occurred leaves the organisers desperately short of time to finalize the necessary arrangements.
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the balance, the home com- much
skipper brought his fast bowler back on in the hope that he might chop off the tall of the opposition.
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against Progrenstvo Cup-tles in far away paris 517 on any ground? · of the world....but not
Ong or two ef the big toys for a sportsman's ransom might enter ach a game with ean we read about South plenty of confidence bat I can China trooping off to think at a number of club that Yuen Long to meet the old by most appchensive i local side in the Hong-hey were ret rues a task. Tir kong Shield...and what way one of them are playing a shame it is.
this conson I could understand
This weekend sees the start of another opening round of the Senior Shield and the simultane ous first round matches in the Junior Shield. Once again it is case of 'never the twain stall meat',
Dismal thinking
The dismal unprogressive thinking which has persisted In this matter is one of the blɛ blots in Colony football. The polley which means the mis ing of wonderful opport- unity to impart an invaluable
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their feelings.
But, contruzy la sumę rent thinking, that is not argument against a sudden-death competition:
all-in
in fact the very Ingelient that laces such a tournament with is special stimulant for the fans.
by Rog. Wootton
London Express Bervice.
alek in the rst or second round....but maybe it would nat produce the kind of COR- golation our big powerful club require,
Poor deal
Whatever the reason the miner sales are getting a poor doel.
Ally of que Junior civia wha saw the Army-Police game las Sunday must have fanelen their chraces against either side.... and who could blame them.
Can we find some p4gYER=
sive councillors with the courage
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