THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1961.
SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT
The Festival of Sport
bigger and
better than ever
By I. M. MacTAVISH
It is just as well footballers do not carn reward based on the time they actually have the ball for Real Madrid's left-back, Packin, played it) for only 18.9 seconds in the entire Cup final!!!
that visitors whim are interest~| ad...and willing.lf zeb] * chance to play Ragger white they are in our wildet;
good in being said about them.
A veletam sportsman who has An experiment 62 somewhat spent more years then he Ukes similar character is hito being to recall following Hongkong tried in Talwan and, if the en- sport made the robering com- who have put the ment the other evening at the The students disserted every thusfaste aspect of the game. Their scheme forward Have their way, bar of one of our clubs that he
not remember this could result in some very could findings moke astonishing rend-
and Interesting during a normal season, with a Ing. They bring an entirely colourful [ now. meaning to player-developments on the Rugby fair amount of rain, the grounds
have looked bad, participation and, as I have been fields of the Far East.
given comprehensive informu-
when
Tomorrow is the big day. The cream of Hongkong's sporting talent will be on view at the Hongkong Stadium and if you want a most rewarding experience make this your Sunday m how they tackled their Rugby plus Gridiron reasonable folks have already rendezvous. You will not regret it.
The 1961 Festival of Sport promises to outshine its predecessors. For three hours from 2 pm to 5 pm-you can sit back in the splendour of the Colony's finest arena and enjoy an ever changing kaleidoscope of colourful sporting morsels......and even then if you are still not satisfied you can go back to the South China Stadium later in the evening and see a full scale display of gymnastics.
In recent of Sport
modest beginning to become
have their moment in
the
years the Festival
has risen from
one of the most hroportant clates Little League' is
体に Hongkong
sportinetivity for boys.
I was for to sec several
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culty and if this year's show tunate enough
Its hardworking
3 gram
lives up to the expectations of games recently in America and organisers it was quite impossible not to be
fti
will deserve the fullest support: impressed with the determina- of the public.
slaried fow
Since the Festival It has bern prodded along by progressive back- reom thinking. It has never
some very
been allowed to become com- parent: for this reason it has never become stale,
Musclemen, bowmen
il.ג
of the young players. A few weeks ago I saw some of our tent lads in netion and. our tech even if the surroundings were Jess hapressive, even if the instinctive skill of the players was less obvious, the spirit and the enthusiasm whit inferior,
were not one
world's leading sportswriters beraided the Individual per-
ht formances
DI Stefano,
Puskas, and flying left-winger Gento as among the greatest personal performanceR ever seen on any football field.
Believe it or not
project, I have written to the
Hongkong Football Referees' An American resident whose Association asking them to co-opinion I sougtif on Thursday operate with me in making a jokingly said: "There seems to similar analysis of an important be a real basis here for cultural
m
If this game in the Colony.
think it will exchange but to be fair to both con be irranged
rhould be played under Rugby give a completely fresh slant to rides one half of each game Union rules and the other half football match.
according to the "Gridiron' code."
what we think yo yog le Д
More news....500.
Behind the normally stald and conservative front of Colony Rugby very in teresting considerations and approaches are going
on,
the
game.
This makes a lot of sense. An approach has already been made to an American Naval Officer with
to his A view seting as a go-between
80
ol
our
is matter which many
seen it to raise and certainly s look at the grounds leaves one with a rather dismal picture.
Strangely Hongkong
came
widespread
enough. the Stadium, which for 10 muck
and scathing
comment in the not very dis- tant past, has made a partial recovery. It is s a long way from the magnificent sward it once was... but it
is improving and that or
something wo cannot
Fay
R
That would indeed mske for a spectacular afternoon evening out,
about any of the others. The passing comment about 'cultural
certainly exchange
The Club Stadium was has significant possibilities. One
best know and sorry sight for the Senior Shield expressed mutch last Saturday night when toughest forwards the view that these Americans Sing Tao were narrowly beaten to the by Happy Valley under the who get close enough
or it might be more scrum wit!
definitely lights quite
accurate to say... among the of English they
shadows, Karn a brand never dreamed existed.
really Gentlemen
modicum of cuilure
Yet, bellove it or not, when
Some followers of the game the game was analysed It was found that in the entire match belleve that in the ranks of the American Service personnel who Di Stefano had been 'on-the-
all for only two minutes many who would welcome
there are come to the Colony 26.3
an Puskas played the seconds ball even less, one minute 34.4 opportunity of trying their hand please.
traditionally English during which he at secred four goals, Gento, wurk- The Festival of Sport is noted hard by comparison, yet in intended as an occasion for the spite of appearing to have more Alice each annual event there
experts alone, It is a show for
of the ball ilmn, anyone else en has 1:4152
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who enjoys good the pitch he actually had it for Criticism comment vergone
healthy honest sport. The pro-
Just two minutes 52.8 seconds!!! ecommendation have Been
graming has something for you nicely exchanged ....... but,
ul, vid or young ..... male or the men behind the scenes female performer or mere- have stondfastly refused to allew a 'win-wa-good-enough-by a smug sedentary spectator. It-yar-will-do-this-time- The Festival Is an annual titude to prevail. Such a policy show offered for your pleasure has been responsible for ring and entertainment by the coin- ing new activities into the munity's top exponents in many Tnight of cuch successive contrasting skills demandin
natural ability, accuracy, en- durance, judgment, technique
put #l together which when add up to the magical, an embracing SPORT,
Festival.
the and physical determination
This Unir for example public with have an opportunity to see the Colony's real muscle- an give a display of weight- King and in contrast they can wade the modern Rebin Hoods In misther exnibition of archery but in the 1981 offering
only the cham- they will ser 3173 bowmen and thetr strongest challengers in action.
There will of course be the established attractions
the cyclists pedalling in thrilling style round the tretk
The Combined Civilians moeting the Combined Services in a hockey match of treme adeus potential
Occasion for all
Tise track and Sell men will rúso be on show but it may
thing We са!!
How much does a player- a soccer player that is actually participate in a game while he is on the field of play?
That is a mort
intriguing
CRAWFORD WHITE says:
Shocking state
The condition of the playing pitch was deplorable, and in fact some observers even went
of ad-
The Colony's major arenas so far as to doubt the wisdom are very much under dis- of allowing the game to go on.
at present....
To make things worse the pylon cussion and, sad to relate, Htlights were sadly out
justment.
Over
the at Caroline Hill playing surface is in a thoong state. It is in use for many activities almost daily and also On many evenings, and the sur- face is worn to the extent that it is now completely bare of grass in many places.
Australia has weakest
team since the war
The unexpected spring tui saved the Boundary-sturet pitch from serious trouble particular- ly the new end where the firs! year grass nearly surendered unconditionally to the pun
punish- men of daily-In fact, all teo often, twice daliyars? The original end has stood up
nol strain very well but
to
Where is Australia's real strength, and where does this team creak? This, in my opinion, is the weakest Australian side to come to England since the war.
I do not suggest that this summer's series will be a push-surprisingly the tuf which was over for England.
We also have problems and so much is going to depend on the "approach."
"
I merely make the point that basically, player for player, balance for balance, it is below Australia's usual standards.
The simple truth is that the question. It reeently caught the failure of the controversial lon aluation of come students of Meckift and big Gordon Rorke the football arts and crafts and to change their actions and 1 have been amazed at the find- make the grade has left a big ings of an analysis which they hule in the Australien make-up. have made,
The students
Aggressive
very well be that a hand of! undergoing training at the Two years ago these two were
will steol juvtuile sportsmen the limelight trom the more ex- perienced, and in some cases moze Janous, performers.
direction attempting to cure, his enormous drag. Into their places carne
Mig- son, Gaunt, and this raw young-
And McKenzie.
the ter alde as a whole is the weaker. One further general point be- fore I list the strengths and the weaknesses of this side.
are sportsmen
The power of Richie Benaud School
fast Physical tremendously oľ Scuttish
up-and- tore the as a leader strould not be under- Training at Jordanhill, Glasgow coming bowlers who
the ground rand. for the purpose of their stumps from
and estimated.
He will weld and sometimes experiment, they used the com- had our best batsmen ducking
weaving On English drive this new mixture into I refer t: thr youngsters plete BC Alm of the European and
far stronger thun the who will bring 'Little League Cup Anal between Real Madrki wickets they had all the potentram Baseball into the Festival for and Eintracht, so you'll agree that to be even more dangerous strength indicated by its indl-
support strength to Alan vidual parts. using the first time. This is a de- they
Davidson with the new ball.
Here is my list of strang Nightfel touch and the
points: ganisers are to be con- gratulated
these diminutive dynamos of youth-
on
ful enthusiasm
alving
a chance
to
were
possible material.
What did they ind?
the best
Now before I answer that let me remind you that the
Air fares are all the same; service
makes the difference
to
• But Meckift bas failed lind his old fire with his new straighter-armed action, and Rorke has lost both pace and
Benaud's
and leadership aggressive spirit in all de- partments.
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wickets,
The lively left-arm new-ball
man.
"pick."
lald only last summer has found
The
the going a bit tough. spring rains were like nectar
to the grass and, superacially at least, the surface now looks in better shape then it did a few weeks age.
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Duncan
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