Man Sheung lady
softballers may play SCAA today
By OLLY VAS
This weekend there will be only four softball matches at King's Park. One of these, sche- duled for today at 2 pm, yet another ladies' team from Taiwan, the Man Sheung.
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The ground is reserved ler. Bertie Gosano'a boys are the Man Sheung versus the heavy hitters, from the lead- SCAA Indies match chould the | off man right down to the niɛth visitors arrive as scheduled man. otherwise the local girls will be Pedruco has slowed tłown making full use of the time to little in recent years but hit These were the exact words of Mr Wolff Lyberg when I had The fact that if required an reversal of the original findings had been established...EVERY-
extra ordinary meeting to which we heard and read at THING that happens on the practise some more-and well pitches still carry some sting and if the Cheyennes go for the opportunity of a brief conversation with him im-arrive at the principle of nc- the time, that so little has been held of play in the business of they need it 100.
cepting schoolboy footballers mentioned about it since the the referee.
Tomorrow at
unt, Ray long bits it may prove their Cordeiro's Cinnls go after win undping. The Cheyennes van mediately prior to his departure for Saigon on Thursday into the fold makes them won matter was dealt with by the mittee which sits to consider a
number fifteen, at the expense not afford to drop this game if afternoon.
of the luckless Wolves who they have hopes of forcing were trounced by the Giants play-off against SCAA, this. of once before. If Cordeiro's boys course being depentant on the stlek together as a team next US. Navy "beating the SCAA censen, the Seminoles' record of side two weeks from now. ecntecutive wins will be in
A clora bul my Cheyenner.
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"This visit to Hongkong not a project in isolation. It is part of a worldwide tour which the famous Spanish, Club wishes this inner and the to make proof of their sincerity is clear- ly shown by the fact that they have sent me on this expensive fact-finding journey to fx up detalle" said Mr Løberg.
The cost
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"It is hoped the tour will
engagements Include America where already onc rame in Las Angeles and an attractive television pro- have been booked.
also want
gramme
The Spaniards
President's XV
take on Saigon team today
By 'Prop'
to
The main attraction for this weekend in Colony rugger circles is the meeting at the Club Stadium this afternoon between the XV
Are
visit Australia, and while "I am not
talking big just there will be some very real for the sake of talking. It may dificulties connected with the be that my son will never make in fooball and FIFA-Austrails dispute, we the top grade
hems:
problem personal hoping a
of way cun found 10 make the visit parental or school permission possible.
arise, may not
but if it does....someone is gorg to "Tho right to
ten games have av interesting fight on Itinerary would also be planned his hands... sort of soccer to include matches in Indonesia, Magna Carta. Saigon, Singapore and Malaya ....but a great deat really de- far as pends on Hongkong as this part of the tour is concern ed. Without Hongkong backing things will be very dificult."
to SCE
I asked what it was going to cust the Colony
the great st club side in the world in sella.
"Real Madril normally de- and a minimum of US$30,000
"I feel that any situation ruch as I have outlined is going to develop I am prepared to put what I have said here down. in writing and sign it. You will
to them be free
publish #1 above my signature."
An important issue
The gentleman who mad per game but we hope that there comments
is wellknown will be possible to arrange twain colony business and sporting games here at a cost of around ebeles. He is no crank. In fact
der what is going to happen | Appeals Board. About those youngsters who have been reported as playing There Whe Go much in HKPA competitions for some informed opinion in the curly time.....and what is going to stages of the unfortunate affair happen to the clubs and officials that, before it passes ungraceful- wha have
been ly into history, it is now worth- apparently playing them t the reports white fecapitulating these two are accurate-in open defiance
vital features of the case: of the Association.
An omnesty?
prior to its have been
The fact that something be-- came law in February 100} surely in their opinion-does not whitewash offences deliber- ately committed inception. There many reported cases of school. in HKFA com- boys playing petitions in the last year or so and observers wonder if, in view of the new legislation, the Assccialion will now conduct an Inquiry into alleged infringe- ments elready committed.....or shall we see another amnesty--- # capitulation over ineligible players?
US$40.000 plus all locul ex- he is one whose sound opinion The Case of the Reluctant
Mr Lyberg replied, and wise counsel are frequently and he hardly batted an eyelid sought and, from conversations as theoretically he got rid of with others, 1 know his views something approaching $210,000 on the subject of schoolboys in ...sterly a quarter of a million | senior or junior football are by Hongkong dollars,
ne means isolated.
ал
Strangely enough, money may not be the biggest obstacle....it may be dates. The present pro- position would bring the Spanish to the Colony in mid- stars
when August
unwelcome representing the President ister like typhoon Nasty
could of the Hongkong Rugby Nancy
costly blow Football Union and the thoughts of soccer right cut of Cercle Sportif Saigonnaise, our minds. Would the Spaniards accept a 'Sorry, Senors, big The visitors are of the opinion blow....no Ro.... sort ut that they are not strong enough apology and leave cmply- to play the Jull Colony XV, bu: handed? the side selected to oppose them: conlains four Colony represen- tatives and many others who! are certainly on the
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However, there is one other Important issue which several people see arising from the decision of the HKFA to allow "permitted" schoolboys participate in their competi- tions.
to
referee's reports. A player who infringes the spirit, as opposed to the laws, of the game can be punished....in other words,
once malch has started the referce is invested with the right lo protect the prosa.c ethics, the principles and the good name of football as well as
The referee was absolutely right in his action of report- ing the player to the HKFA Burne's established laws, for not making a genuine effort in the game between! Happy Valley and the Army.
seeing that the ball is kicked
about in accordance with the
Credit all round
The care is over. It has been one of the most Important ever . and The Emergency Committee tabled in the Colony of the HKFA was right in it came close very, very close accepting the referee's re--to being still more important porl, acting upon it, and and far reaching. › Anding the player gully of
the
him.
Out of the whole sad Ineldent charge made against
Mr Mursden-While, the referce The Appeals Board-an who made the original report,
and en august impartial body--gave į emerges with rent the whole Affair a thorough hanced reputation while the and searching Investigation. Emergency Committee is duc After deep
consideration i congratulations for its sound upheld
action of the, and now confirmed judgment in referce, endorsed the indlogsļa most difficult issue. of the emergency committee and concurred without servation on the question of the player's rullt.
The moved
Centre-forward featuring Kwok Moon-wah, the Happy Valley sharp- shooter, has now into a suitable, and doubt dusty, place in the files of the HKFA,
re-
fact that the Appeals Board saw it to vary the dura- tion of the original sentence Imposed was relatively unim portant. It was in fact desir- is quite astonishing. after able: There was nothing more all the knowledgeable' cominent to be gained by keeping the and yelled suggestions of mis-player out of
the game
any placed authority and hints
The combined
efforts of the referee, the committer, and the final endorsement by the Ap- peals Board have done a great deal for the betterment of Colony football,
Canger.
Heavy hitters
tussle is anticipated money
$1
on the
The Stardusts are assured of The 1,30 pm game features the runners-up posilien in the the Pandas and the Cheyennes, Junior league and the Austers
still has a wise should not prove too hard his beat in the 3.30 pm game,
Vic PedrucO hend on his shoulders if
recent pitching performance against SCAA is anything to go! by. The Pandus let him down!
the badly in
felding depari- ment and they will have to do better if they wish to upset the Cheyenne apple cart.
Sports Diary
TODAX Bocket
Graveney gets
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his release from Gloucester
Τοπι
Bristol, Feb. 17. Graveney, Gloucester- shire cricket captain and
Test
player, has been released by his Junior Shield replay: Telephone county and consent has been v Kwong Wah (21V) 430 pm,
Cricket
2nd Division: DBS v MRC, Univar alty v Rectalo, Brigade v Garrison. KGV V RAF.
2nd Division: Koon Wus v Club given to his special registration (HV) 4.30 pm: C & W Jardines for any county making applica- divi a pen Proventive Service Vtion for his services. Mackinnon (HV) 3 pm: Post Onica
The decision was made to- VR & B (HV) 3 pm: Kin Godown
night by a full council of the v Tung Sing (IV) 1.30 pm.
Cricket Gloucestershire County KCC "D" v IRC, Club. 1st Division", GOTTITON V Optimiste v
Gravency, 33, who has 43 Recreio, NAP v Scorpions, Police v
England caps and is one of the CCC.
men stylish batsmen in English Cricket, asked for his release after being replaced as county by 24-year-old Tom Captain Pugh at a meeting in Novem- V ber. Since then, there of longer. These vital principios preserved from any more, so
called FAMOUS
and Gra- ecromittee munbers visiting Rest, Med Rext (B8; 3been several meetings between
Hockey soccer teams who come hore
with his venty in connection League: KOV "A"
for release-China with expensive tastes, glit-Gremlin "A" (KP) 2:30 pm, Kay quest
Mall Special. tering reputations, imposing publicity and an absoluto mimimum of talent..
WEEKEND HOCKEY
And finally wogger'
may
Я
We
*tafe- bo
Haigon (Club President's by 4.13 Dragons y 3 rd Regt
17/21 Lancers pm: (Club) J Whitfield Wanderers (B8) 435 pm:
pm.
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V Rectela (1) 4 pin.
have
FOUR TOP TEAMS CONTINUEiting sides who appear to THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
- The decision of the Hon CLOSE STRUGGLE FOR FIRST
short list for future representa- tive matches.
Gee, the RAF By-half, will be playing in probably his last game in the Colony: he is ap- parently duc 10 leave the Colcay nund the twenty-third of this month.
Alex
Jorced the
kong Football Association
to allow schoolboys to participate in its various senior and juntor com- pelitions is both a and a logical one.
sape
is
have Injuries
There is no doubt the deci- selectors io make
frwsion will be well received in changes from their original
many places.....but similarly selection, Weavill, Clime and it is no secret that not every-.
being unfit one Xavier
in Schools Football Johnstone of Felice and Me- happy about . There are in Lean have so far been named fact those people who have al- substitutes, but the third ready started their opposition to name has so far not been an- | it." nounced.
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The selectors have rol 11- eluded any Club players in this
DIVISION LEAGUE HONOURS
By NUMPERE
Another full hockey programme is scheduled for tomorrow and the main interest will be centred on matches in the Men's First Division which is still at a very interesting stage with only four points separating the first four teams.
Macnensis 'A' who were The fact that the HKFA has
out of worded lia new regulation to knocked
!
I
indicate that schoolboy foot-Cup by KCC 'A' Last week, will but although I think they will KCC and Gremlins 8.
now be flat
their
ballers
side and have restricted
to the Police, Navy, chcier Army, RAF and Club de Re- crelo
+1
The game will commence 4.15 pm at the Stadion. Gad will be followed by a supper for bath sides and the Club members who wish to attend,
PRESIDENT'S XV
The President's XV are: Johnstone (Police), Ganning (Navy), McLean (Army). Fidler
home to Recrolo
In a League match KGV 'A' with only eight players beat Victorians who had only 10 by 2-0, coring once in each halt 11. Hall throughs Luddington.
they are horo on o pleasure picnic to some hick town in the backwoods where .where
anything will do
9TH (ANNUAL) RACE MEETING Saturday 25th February, Wednesday 1st and
Saturday 4th March, 1961.
half fitness is good enough (To be held under the Rules of The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club)
and where fold con- duct all too often de-. generatos into a shoddy dis- play of bonf, brown . and banging boots.. . but where the money
must be good and plentiful.
THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 11 RACES (There will be 10 races on the 1st and 3rd Days and 11 races on the 2nd Day)
Ricans
In succession we have had Peruvians..
Djurgardens, the
the
Costa and now, sad to say, the Young Boys of of them are Berne. All
win- gentlemen if they are
how different but ning things oro once they find to embarrassment thot their instead of coming as 'soccer and missionaries' they can them.
solver foärn
a great deal from their hosts.
We can
say categorically that Wo have nothing to learn from sides like Young Boys of Borne. Thursday's empty stadium--the poorest crowd in Stadium history told its own story. the scoresheet told the rost.
On the opening day of the Georgs 2-1. The semi-finalists the Holland season RAF beat HKHC A 8-0 now are Recreio, Gremlins A,
out to consolidate repeat this performance, the the per their position BIKE AVE
on top of the margin will probably be much | mission of their appropriate
should do narrower. school authorities before be league table and Ing allowed to take part in so against RC "A".
KCC 'B', who are challenging ИКРА competitions a not Second placed KCC 'A' ave në Ariny C for second place, be- without significance.
'A' who are ing two points behind with a In hand, should even This qualifying factor is one one of the only two teams to me
have beaten them this season, things up by beating Dutch HC which may eventually prove to y be an embarrassment to every; the other being Army 'A'. This this week. ono concerned for already one should prove to be a very even
It is already certain that the father.....his son in a most encounter with the points likely
three teams from this section promising young footballer. ... to be shaved.
Both third-placed Nav Bharat who will help form the Third not 'A' and fourth-placed Army Division next season are Dutch
as told me that, us for an his son's future goes he does
(Police). A. N. Other, Gre consider the school authorities A should collect both points HC, IRC and Nav Bharst
(RAF), Lund (Army), Jones will have the slightest say in agunst (Navy), Kiell (Police). Babbing- the malter,
ton (Pelice), Edwards (Amy), Ball (Army). Roberts (Police),
Dixon (RAF), Fitzgerald
(Army),
The Cerele Sportit Saigonnaise side is not known at the time of writing.
'Unthinkable'
At the Stadium on
Wednes. day he said to me "If 1, and a suitable club, decide that my boy is good enough to play in wp class football, and provided
Other matches to be played in the Colony this afternoon in his football activities do not clude the clash between 14th Interfere with his education--- Field Regiment RA and
32 for which I have to pay heavily
Macaensis
ond Roercio 'B' who are already
In the Ladies' League Recreio doomed to relegation.
have already won the cham- plorchip but the position of In Scellon 'A' of the second
runners-up resis between Grem Division, Prisons need only ins A and KGV 'A' who are; two points to ensure promo- level as points and have two tion and should collect them games to play. It should be This
·week against Lions, decide when they meet each ́whibt Army 'n', needing only other on Saturday and I fancy ene ront to be certain of Gremlins 'A' will make it. second position should brat Macaesiais 'C'.
Due for relegation
Medium Regiment RA at Army: reserve the right to decide Boundary-street kick of 3.00 pm. The 17/21st Lancers take whether or not he shall play. control other on Whitfield Wanderers at 4.15 To have any
mean the placing of section
pm on the same ground, whilst would
day.
This
Thursday's matches
Weekend fixtures
SATURDAY
Ladles League
KGV 'A' vs Gremlins 'A at King's Park, 2.30 pm. Umpires: A. Van der Sluis, J. Marcel,
KGV B vs Recreio at King's Park, 4 pm. Umpires: J. K. Fellows, F, Suares,
SUNDAY
Men's League
First Divliton
KCC 'A' va Recreio 'A' at KCC. 9.45 am. Umpires: 3. Howe, T. Gardner, -
IRC A vs Macaensis 'A' at } Sookunpoo, 11.30 am. Umpires! H. Crebas, P. Xovier,
Sookunpoo, 2.30 pm. To Second Division Section A, Cunha, W. Matthews, It seems almort
Of more Interest in this!
the
nt question teams w drop the Warwick Regiment are due schoolboys in bondage and as which four
concerned and I out to form the Third Division to face Police at Sek Kong. far as I am Dragons are due to play 5th am prepared to challenge ony next seas
Licns, KHC B 'A' match nl King's Park on in sure that Field Regiment RA at the Club withholding of permission
will before the main match of the law-thist
happen, and Macaensis C will do so Thursday Demons shared the hot
high but who will accompany them points with Lions but can count of matter Some news of victims of principle. It unthinkable from amongst Nav Bharnt themselves fortunate in doing Demon is stro, Long had the majority of accidents In Thursday even- that school influence should in Rangers uni
play throughout and but for ing's matches has reached me. trate into the private life of anybody's guess.
Individual
the Destrahaut, the Salgon stund. off half, is apparently suffering academic boundary. from a fractured Abula, Thli will keep him out of the game for the rest of the season and
Ja very bat luck. Rugger fans
and pinyers in the Cotony will,
I am sure, wish him a speedy
recovery.
Brian Haigh, of Police, was token to hospital after the Hexangular game on Thursday night between Police ai! RAF with an internal injury: Ho has certainly had his share of bad luck this season as he has only Just commenced playing for ogain after an operation
the semoval of a castilage from his knee. A speedy and com- plete recovery will be every
on
with for him.
(F
beyond
VESPA CLUB
HILL CLIMB
TOMORROW
scoolers
pro
The Hongkong Vespa Club 19 Army 'A' ve Icercio B at holding its first outing of the at Stanley tomorrow Umpires: year,
when the First H; Climb will Macacia 'B' va Nav Bharut take place. 'A' at King's Park, 2.30 pm. Seventeen Umpires: P. Xavier, A. Van der entered for this event, com- Sluis,
prising of 9 Grand Sport models and 8 180 ce machiner, in- cluding one to be driven by Misy Fern Horn, the sole lady entrant.
Second Division
Section 'A'
Va
At the moment Nav Bharat poor finishing would have wen
points 'B' have 12
from 12 comfortably, matches. Demons 11 points Demons were 1-0 up at half-
Llons Koal in 22nd
Prisons at KGV, "Do not misunderstand me.; from 11, and Rangers 10 points Uime with a
Asome but te 11.30 am. Umpires: S, Hewson, In last year's Climb over the I am most appreciative of the¦ from 12 matches. It could well minuth from
1,300 yards courte some very work the Colony schools and
decided be
when
Demons tooled to be well offade when H. Paterson.
good umes wATC recorded Colony Schools Sports Associa- meet Rangers en Sunday. They Curry put him through.
Demons vs Rangers at King's despite a tion are doing but I can shared the points in their la In the second hatt Lions were Park, 0.45 am.
strong, cross wind no Jusufication at all for the encountor and
Umpires: A. aleng the Baishing point. Belter could well do constantly on the
attack and Van der Sluis, R. F. Pedruco. times are expected tomorrow suggestion that they should
lovelled the scores in the 48th minute.. Moreycill
Army' 'B' va Macaensis 'C at should weather conditions be Nay Bharat 'B' are at home through and shot
and
Gill Sookunpoo, 4 pm. Umpires: H.more favourable, semlor schoolboys,...provided HKHC.
to
and having | onved, but Hill followed up and Gerton, F. Vati Dongen. always that these activites napirendy beaten their opponents | pushed the ball home. honourable and creditable and file season. the Indians must
have any say whatsoever' in
so again.
the external activities
of
יני
do not confilet in any Way to favourites again,
with the sibles and principles
of his school's surriculum.
Scellon 'D' sees the BAF also Incoding two
points for pro
Ladios' Hockey
went
In Ladies hockey KCC had
Nay Bharat E vs KHC 'B' at Bookunpoo, 946 am. Umpires: Z. A. Abbas, H. Crebas.
Section 'B'
"When the school or the motion but as their last three An any win by 0-0 over KOV 10,30 am. schoolmaster becomes "father" matches will be arrainst MKHC: ' in the Gremlins Cup first
RAF vs HKHC 'A' at Kai Tak,
KCC D vs Dutch IIC
Umpires:
of the boy then it is time for 4 1A2, Aruny 1077 Wed, 1300 (0 they mund and in a first round re- KOC, 11.89 m. palemal uprising.
play Gremlins beat Bardner, J. Howe, will not to easy to come by.
There will be two runs, ODO in the morning starting at 11 and the other o'clock sharp from 2 pm and the better Ume the two clookires will decide the winner in Ale respective clades
The HKVC - hopes, however, Tip vonchict both runa in the
morning it time permits,
The First Bell will be rung at 11.30 am, and the First Raco run at 12.00 Noon, cach day, The tin interval is after the fourth race (1.30 p.m.) each day.
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 10.00 am. cach day.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
No person without an Admission Eadge will be admitted. Admission Badges must be prominently displayed throughout the meeting.
Admission Badges at $25.00 each per day are obtainable only on the written Introducilan of a Member. Admission Badges may be obtained during office hours from the Cash Sweep Offices of the Club at Prince's Building, Ground Floor (facing Statue
Square): 5, D'Aguilar Street; King's Road, North Point and 362. Nathan Road. ADMISSION BADGES WILL NOT BE ON SALE AT THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND WILL NOT BE AVAIL ABLE AT THE RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS.
Timos will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).
Members, Ladies wearing Ladies Brooches, and their Guesta must cuter the Members Enclosure by the entrance to the Members Stand.
Members wishing to proceed to Club Boxes on the 4th and 5th Floors of the new Public Stand must do so from the 2nd Floor of the Members Stand, using the lift or stairs.
Apart from the foregoing. Members, their Ladies, and Mem- bera Guests are not permitted to enter the Public Enclosure and Stand.
NO CHILDREN under the age of seventeen years (Western
Meeting.
Standard) will be admitted to the Club's premises during the
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $10.00 each per day payable at the Gate, Adminsión Badges will be issued and they must be
prominently displayed throughout the Meeting."
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $10.00 kn order to gain re-admission with the exception that any person who wishes to leave the Enclosure for
lunch and obtain re-admission, must leave and return between
the hours of 1.00 pm, and 9.00 pm,, when they will be re-admitted on production of their Public Stund badge for that day,
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be avaliable in the RESTAURANT.
CASH SWEEPS
Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $20.00 each for the 1st and 3rd Days and $22.00 each for the 2nd Day and $02.00 each for the three days may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Prince's Building, Ground Floor (facing Statue Square); B, D'Agullar Street and 382 Nathan Rood, Kowloon, during office hours.
Ticials reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 24th February, 1901, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.
Special Cath Sweep Tickets on the Pearce Memorial Cup scheduled to be run on 4th March, 1001, al 52.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Bweep Ofices of the Club.
The office hours of the Coth Sweep Omers of the Club aro as follows:
Prince's Building, Ground Floor (facing Stative Square), and 5 D'Agullar Bireet, Hong Kòná ob-s Wock-days, Mondays to Frithys Saturday, 10th February ........... Saturday 25th Fourusty, Wednesday 1st
Saturday 4th March
a.m. to 6 DTTL
Tor-12:30 pm.
... to 10a.m.
King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong and 322 Nathan Road, Kowisan on
Wock days, Mondays to Feldays Saturday 18th February Saturday 25th February, Wednesday 1st
and Saturday 4th Mirch
Hong Kong, 18th February, 1981.
10 a.m. to 4 p.tn.
9 km, to 114D a.m.
CLOSED.
By Order of tho Stewards, „A.Z. ARNOLD,
Secry'szy.