THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1901.
SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT
The far-reaching effects of suspensions by clubs
By 1. M. MacTAVISH
When England. played Mexico last May the star man of the
the great goalscoring" machine
Jimmy
SPORTING SAM
attack Greaves, was missing. The Go (a) Iden Boy of English football was not absent through thun group of cfub officials | tncing the president and he
He was out of the decision injury, sickness or lack of ability. England side at the most vital part of the international being what it is, reluctant
Hive their support tu any season because he had been suspended by his club, Chelsea.nensure Exactly the same thing has just happened in Scotland where Scotland's with the mediate interests of
right-half, Put Creland, was recently placed under suspension by Glasgow Celtic.
into youngsters wide crystalise
sparkling. In the world of football clubs of sy wield tremendous
rvin, embodies an unebizusive (allterlig show which is nowa power over
community their players and a suspension discipline that ensures the boss days an important which may be applied for any is always the best and that service, breach of club,diguipline is not littly Johnny at de Mary: only bluding on the club itself; are skiltully Buried through but on all other associations and of FIFA, clubs in membership
BUB- even than requi:ements
Ax shawn in the cases of Grenves and Creland the JENSOR stronger the interntional ut plovers Puntries,
Whatever the cause. it i always rather sad to see con- petent players excluded from
123 The participation but, on the other hand. it is imperative that discipline be maintabed both on and off the Welt.
game,
A group of Hongkong fun!- j halters h the headlines last; sensum when they
were sus-
pended en masse by the uħiral: of the HRPSA for whose team. they were registered. Some of getting Currently
thren ۱۳۹۰
plenty of publicity to the ver- nacular press for it is tio verrel that if their suspension is fled t they will sign with the hour for interested First Division clubu.
Can be generous
At the moment Ng Chuk-nu is the centre of the main specu- Julion and it is understood that he has now appiled for his sine die suspension to be lifted so that he can return to the play-i Ing fold. A the moment his ; b31 is binding on everyone ruftnected with the game in the i Colony but the worst aspect of the situation is the apparent Indecision of the HKYA.
The officials uppear to be un- certain as lo how the situation should be resolved.. n d 10 save anyons any undue embar- rassment I hope the Police now
Let's start this new session
their progressive training by with a repeat of the quotation frm hand which they seldom which I have used several times In this column. It came from realise Is present.
hased father who said.... Ting Institute
for giving my carved a csal place for itself! "Thanks Billy in Colony affairs.
The
At the unitsel 1 was a col vendent way for harassed mains and dat de get their children
Metly looked after Saturday morning.
Proud
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Today
very things are Miferent. Parents are proud their boys and girts To see wearing the familiar red and white emblems of the Insitute and they are only 100 willing to slow their pleasure as the youngsters progress Kraduate' to por mubitious achievements.
and
son the chance to be a by
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Nes of the council itself. the upper strata for this to
therefore becomes little more happen. Nevertheless the task
directly concerned itt every colleagues is enormous. They and hum}} nuture are confronted by the persistent toullegations that many of our senior players, and a number of our senior teams. are out and cut professionals
that the wholesale pre-season movement have would
varinus to
clubs by 'name' greater hopes for the success players were not cncouraged of the proposed new comiiniply by a desire to try out mittes if it had been kept on rarty" new shirts of lest new a strictly non-partisan basis,
toynities .. and most
which might conflict
their own club.
There
Not doomed
to
been
by Reg. Wootton
LET
"Biki
DO YOUR 'PERM' FOR YOU
London Express Service
round a special truck at speeds varying between 90 and 120 miles per hour?
To enjoy this unforgettable thrill here is what you have to
da.
First you must satisfy the exacting requirement and got #student yourself enrolled as at the Internailonal School of Advanced Driving at Finmere Ciroult
Buckinghamshire, right in the heart of England.
When you have paid your daliy fee of $100 you will meet an old friend. The head. marter at this high speed establishment is our old friend and distinguished member of the Motor Sports Club of Hongkong... Stirling Moun.
A term at the school Insts
stant of all there is the deep- rooted ruspicion that fire-- or at least the scores i games It was logical suggestion
are being ilgged and that; somewhere In the backgrounif that the chairman of the HKFA
powerful gambilug Council should be included in there are any
fuc,interesis upper level' body
who exert the evil according
the prevalling influence on the whole thing. circumstances, the chairman is at least-free -theoretically from club bonds. The rank and file councillors, however, are delegated by their clubs etc to Many followers of the con- watch over their interests and,
declared drive troversial football affairs o which engage so much of 'improve the gaine might con- sporting attention vably, embarrass some clubs, it would surely be better for will surely view the new the revisionists to work private- Yes the clean-up task is HKFA president's pruly Ur
without tried enormous, It might have work. Its Independently
the been more practical for the up- posal for an Upper Level Involving
per level oficials to have sought Committee with some re-planning stages. servations,
their assistance from outside the came rather than expand
ranks to bring in committee's
heavily men who are already engaged in the domestic affairs of clubs and council,
Strange goings-on just three days but into these
our
Enlightened
opinion now seems to regard the suggestion as an excellent idea that has been prejudiced by being carried ti far.
I have followed the develop- Į
since its rzent
The original conception of a of the project brgaming. I have seen growinding hand was undeabtedly
In
In stature in popularity... a good one. However, the pro- size and inposal that the committee should sempe, in
and have seen the include members of Council im esteem wet-laid plans of Billy Tingle parts to it the tnherent wealt
the
bers as a
cuuncillors
tu
Some observers ace the sug- gestion to include council mem- the concession to status quo apparently on the thinking that the whale pro- Dosal would have been thrown out if it had not embraced this element.
This is not simply hypotheticalis packed a wealth of motoring We already have knowledge as + team of Bri- speculation.
suspension for tain's most famous racing and players under
drivers
the conduct strange goings-on during games rallying and, with only one weekend of classes. the 1961-62 programme fane, fingers are already pointing,
In spite of this I do not agree with those people who How belleve the project is doomed
to failure before it starts.
There is too much strength of character and determination
☆
the
The word 'advanced' in the name of the school gives the vital clue to the theme of its
whole object is to fake experienced drivers and fashion then into sster and sull better exponents of the driving
arts.
St Skidian's
la-
The school-a typically spired venture from Stirling Moss--is the first of its kind anywhere in the world and the to curriculum has been planned amount of to cram a tremendous
theoretical at practical and ad-work into three days.
like would you assume the title 'Motoring student — vanced' and go roaring
EMPIRE GAMES NEWSLETTER
Perth,
Perth airport will be ready for jet traffic before Perth Airport
the VIIth Commonwealth Games in Novem- ber next year.
fee! disposed to exercise their Civil Aviation Minister Shane Paltridge has an-
prerogative and free Ng Chuk- lau from his enforced idleness. The paint of maintaining team discipline has been made ond
undertined graphically
The HKPSA san now afford to La generous Lel as hope tack an see it that way. other- wise there is a serious risk of the punishment outweighing the estine at public sympathy,
Tony! in
This morning was the scheduled starting dute for another winter session
nounced the airport's north-south runway will be brought up to jet standard at a cost of about A£120,000.
Overseas Games contingents travelling to Australia by jet will now be able land at Perth. Previously it was thought some teams might have Sydney and travel on tu Perth by internal Australian ale ser- vices.
applicants. Certificates are ex- changed for the actual tickets on arrival in Perth.
Application tu land at
With the lengthening of the runway to 7,500 feet, Perth will become the fourth international bg-jet airport in Australia. The others are at Sydney, Brisbane and Darwin. International air of the wonderful churac-passengers in and out of Perth
2,700 have increased from and body building ter
1957 to 7.142 in 1960. In 1962, Commonwealth
organisation which, with because of the
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a rare disregard for man | Games, the figure is expected lo mude barriers, brings | be more than 10,000. together hundreds of the Colony's children.
The extended runway will be able to handle any Jets now operating. When the work la completed, Australia's oversuas airline, Qantas, wil send two Boeing 707 fights a week through Perth on its Kangaroo ruute to London.
forms can be obtained from tourist bureaux and travel agents, or from the Commonwealth Games office. Bux U-1961, GPO, Perth, Western Australia.
West Australian sales will begin early next year front three box office agencies in Perth Boans Ltd., Harris Scarfe & Sandovers Ltd., and Nicholsons Ltd. Seats in all price ranges at all venues have been reserved for sale from these agencies.
Big New Zealand team
New Zealand will send a leam And consisting of CO athletes
20 officials to the Common- wealth Games in Perth, next year.
I refer, of course, էր the Tingle Institute. No one who has spent any time at the re- gular Saturday morning meet-
Cricket ings at the Hongkong Club can have talled to br Impressed by the Thoughtful The Federal Government In organisation which, while giv- already spending £1,100,000 to ing the varying temperaments develop the airport. The work semble two days before the includes a £480,000 passenger terminal, which will be equal to any in Australia.
Sports Diary
TODAY SOCCER
Wahy Caroline
DIY DIY South China THI (CAA); (Cub): Kitches v Police (Pallet). All matcher at 3.30 pm.
Wab Y Reserve Dlv; Kwang Caroline Hill (SCAA); 4-I-7 y South Chàng (Club) Kucher Pouce (Police). All matches to stan
Div 2: Priscia v Watson
ley! 530 pm,
Ving v
Duke's visit
The Duke of Edinburgh will not carry out any form of a tour when he vialls Perth next year for the Commonwealth Games.
A Buckingham Palace spokes- man hús stated the propouni at that the Duko W03
Div 3: University v Club prn: present Telephone Radiffusion pile should go to Perth only in con- craft v Shell 1 pm; lon Swan 8.10 phi: Dodwell y Pullerection with the Games, which 5.30 pm China das VC & W 1.30 he wit officially open
pm. All halehen at Happy Valley. November 22.
CRICKET
Div 1: Seawinga v CCC; Bacrato
v. Optimiste: Beerplona v Saracons:
inc v Brigade: Teruiara Police, Div 2: Nomada v Seawings! KGV Dis; ngado v DC, Univerally Varellon,
IK CEcket League's annual din ner dance at KCG @ pin.
1st Toynt
V Whitela
(Hp) 453d tegi HA
Ticket forms
on
ticket and About $0,000
commodation application forms have been distributed, over- seas and to Australian Easter
The trip will cost about £20,000, The
wiit
wan
departure date on Novamber 11 and will be away 22 days, N. Z. Gamien Association clairman, Harold Austarl said that because of a grant of £8,000 from the
Government,
the
ready for Games jet traffic
The student's first assign- ment is to drive fast under the uncompromising eye of one of the experts who sits in 'the other scut' and notes any driving faults as they arise,
Then come lectures, discussion groups. skid practice under prepared conditions, revision, high speed control....and more
revision.
Stirling usin it clear to all enquirera that he is not running a school for racing drivers.
He belleves the purpose of the school is excellently covered by
Australia. Melbourne Is the he Village fre wonderfullyfis title...... its official le of only other city with a suitable,ked close together to create a heated pool, and there is no i really magnificent setting." suggestion of the pre-Games training being held there.
News Adelaide
columnist, the time Doug Eason "By November 22,comes around next Famous runners
year I fect sure the setting Perth witi present will be Englial distance runner Gordon worthy of every penny of the £2 million it is guing to Pirle hopes to represent A1
cost.... English newspaper during the Commonwealth Ganics R Melbourne Perih next year.
Sun News- Pictorial columnist, Keith Australian athlete Dr Tony Dunstan "In Perth they'll go to extremes to get thing. Blue, holder of the Australian any 000 yards record in 1 min 4.0 right for the Games." sees, is almost cured of the fool threatened to trouble which
Blue performed end his career. well to reach the semi-Anals of the 800 metres in the
Home Olymples, and now has set his sight on the Perth Games,
Floating hotels
School
children
Went
course for a friend tells me that ulready the establishment is being affectionately called ...... 3 Skidian's,
I can almost hear the penells racing over paper as the mem- bers of the Hongkong Motor Sports Club whip the address into their diaries as a 'must' lor
their next home leave.
No doubt there will be a very special welcome from Stirling Moss for callers from the Colony.
And now there is just space enough for a tale- wagger or two....
The report submitted by Most
Australian school
hit ex- children will be free from Kung Wah-kit on
England os schoot to attend the Common-pariances in wealth Games from November Hongkong's first ever ́Am- 22 until December 1, 1982. bassador of Football' is a The school year will begin a model at what such a roport a week earlier than normal and should ba.... A second Ilner, the 9,200-top the August holidays will be cut
Waterman, will be used as à
from three weeks to two. This Soccer fans, with
sad floating botel in Fremantle will compenante for
the new memories of what happened Harbour during
the Com- public
examination starting at Caroline Hill a few years in Perth dale monwealth Games
In mid-November, Iwo in November, 1962.
weeks earlier than usu I.
ago, are most apprehensive about the stato of tho stadium playing pitch altor military the forthcoming tattoo....
It was announced inst month that the Dutch Bner Johan van
would Oldenbarnevelt
cruise Sydney from New Zealand vio
and Melbourne, stay Fremantle Harbour during the f association Games, and return.
i would be able to mend a frat-
elass. fully-equipped team.
Aquatic centre
Tenders have been invited
The heavy demand for book. ings has encouraged the owners
Australian ports.
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Rowing course
than a month.
Bctwo. 30,000 and
Dredging of the 2,000-metre
A group of the Colony's Commonwealth Games rowing
onthusiasts tako course over the Canning River boxing has been in progress for more thoir first step along the road to the final of 'Colos they 40,000 | £3,000 quiz when le operate the Waterman on a cuble yards of mysterial will be
in tho local participato similar basis. The ship will dreig to give a minimum
contest next carry more than 000 passengers depiti ef six feel
over the alimination from New Zealand and Enstern entire course
Wednesday. The dodged material will be Organising net for reclamation
Orient Lines if à Games cruise vid: a site for a £20,000 club- could be organised with one of house and boat storage foell!- Lord Mayor Sir Harry Ho their ships staying at Fremantic, ties. ward stated the construction If this Uccurs, up to 3,000 would, begin almost immediate-people could be staying in shipu ly and was being speeded up to at Fremantle.
meet the requirements of Günas swimming officials, The state- meni followed criticism of de- inyo, starting the centre.
for construction of the £A250,0000 Commonwealth Games
nt aquatic centre Denity Park, twở milés from Perth.
The Games
opposite