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HOCKEY ROUNDUP
THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
It's Army or Recreio 'A' for First Division title as League enters second half
By ‘NUMPERE”
The first half of the League Hockey programme should have been almost completed by now but, because of adverse weather conditions on the first two weekends of the season and the cancellation of mid-week matches from the second week in October, few teams have completed their fixtures. As only a few fixtures are scheduled for the remainder of Novem- ber this is an opportune time to review the season to date.
In the First Division Recreto shown a marked contrast in A have made a welcome re-performance. Prisons won their turn to form and are currently opening fixture, drew the second leading the table with 11 points and lost the next five, whereas
This is RAF Jost their first from seven matches.
four and only three points less than what have won two and drawn one
of their last three. they collected throughout the whole of last season.
Macoenses 'A', last year's champlons, are in second place with eight points tràm six matches and hure is noteworthy that they have conceded pine goals to date, compared to only 11 they conceded for the whole of last season.
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Macucuses 1aken by buth IRC 'A' and Any 'A' who have seven points then five, and six points ive four matches resprolively.
IRC surprisingly
went down 2-3 to Prisons on the opening day of the season but, in their Jest matches have done ex-
Timely well by testing Recrok 'A' and Macaenses 'A',
One of surprises
'A'
Until Massenses 'A' won the League Championship last season Recreio and Army had held a monopoly on the title since 1948 with five and seven wina respectively think one of them will finish on toi tron thầ
Beason probably Recreto.
Only perfect record
This season saw the Intro- duction of a Third Division as
opposed to the two sections of the Second Division last season and it has proved very success- ful.
'A' TEAMS Kadir (Prisons). Pettyfer (Army), Dillon (Nav Bharat), Yussuf (IRC), B. Silva (Recreio), Frustier (Army), Paddle (Army). Hussain (Prisons), (Re- (Army), Collaco
Holmes
creio)
Soares (KCC), Pedruco (RC- creio). Monteiro (Recreio), E. Guterres (Recreio), Rahman (IRC), Chambers (KCC), Car- nell (XCC), O. K. Dallah (IRC), F. Khan (Nav Bharat), Gardner (Nav Bharat), L. Guterres (Recreio).
Reserves Saktos (Recreio}, Nery (KCC), ↑ Ryan" (RAF), Dooley (Nav Bharat),
'B' TEAMS Arcull (IRC), Bell (KCC), Bostridge (Army), Jones (KCC), Souza (Recrelo), San- key (НКЕС), Yusut (Nav Bherat), Chan (Nav Bharat), Amar Singh (Nav Bharat), Caulfield (Army), G Guterres (Recreio).
In the Second Division most teams have played six matches but two have played only three. However, Macaenses 'B' have dropped only one point from
Isher (Nav Bharat). Kharak thelt six matches and are sit-Singh (Nay Bharat), Rumjahn ting comfortably on top of the (IRC), Aden: (IRC). Erktenes League table.
(Dutch), G S. Pannu (Naw Bharat), Gilmore (KCC), Hari- pasad Rai (Army), Merevelle Demons), Kuldeep Singh (Nav Bharat), Uttam Singh Bharat).
Army 'A' who won their three opening fixtures suffered their first reverse
Two teams must be bracketed when they Just 2-3 to Recreio last in second position, for Recreio 'B' and Army C both have Sunday.
nine
six matches of the surprises in the Oné
points from First Division is the poor start and by a strange coincidence made by both KCC A and Nav both have 31 goals for and 12 Bharat A' who finished in third agairist.
and fourth places last season. Both have only four points from their six matches played.
The two newly promoted terms, RAF and Prisons, have
"MANCHESTER
HANDICAP ACCEPTORS
London, Nov. 9.
There are 20 acceptors for the Manchester November Handicap to be run over one and a half miles at Manchester on Satur- day. They are (with jockeys and weights):
HKFC could overtake them being only one point behind with a game in hand. They had won all their matches be- fore losing to the Macaenses 'B' last Sunday.
Propping up the League table are Nav Bharat 'A' whose dis- mal record reads played six, lost six,' but I fancy they will show a decided improvement in the second round.
A Third Division team, Macaenses 'C', are the only team
in the Men's League with a 100 per cent record having won all their six matches played. They look
Opening of HK Section Bridge Olympiad
The Hongkong section of the First World Far Bridge Olymplad was played on Wednes- day night at the Jewish Recreation Club. The second and final session of the Olympiad, a world-wide event organised by the Australian bridge authorfiles, will be played on Novem. ber 15. Photo shows (second from left) Mr John A. Ellis, the Australian Trade Commia- sloner, unsealing the envelopes containing the official" belige hands, at the opening ceremony on Wednesday. Others in photo (left to right) are the Hong kong, tournament officials. Mir A. O'Brien, Mr-Raymond Chow and Mr M. Ismail. — China Mail photo,
Seedings for World
Cup?
Santiago, Nov. 9,
Informed sports squrces said today that teams playing in the World Soccer Tournament here next year probably will be grouped so that eliminations will be distributed more or less evenly among Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe.
These sources said the pro-
posal will be approved by the Organising Committee of the
Federation International
CA Football Associations (FIFA) during their meeting here next February. The World Cup com- petition runs
June 17.
from May 30 to
The 'Big Four“ In addition (Nav
to geographical considerations, the committee are Fexpected to arrange the group- ings so that the most powerful teams are not placed in the same elimination schedule.
Reserves: Hassau (IRC), Rozario (Lions).
to
All players are requested be present 15 minutes before their game is due to start and be in possession of a white shirt.
The for the week:
Fixtures
following are the fixtures weekend and coming
TOMORROW Ladies' League
Recreio vs Gremllas 'A' at Recreio, 4 pm. Umpires: K. Lall, A. Van der Stuis.
KGV 'A' vs KCC at Recreio. 3.30 pm. Umpires: J. Fellows, J. Ferraz.
KGV 'B' vs DGS at King's
almost certain to be promoted. | Paric, 2.30 pm. Umpires; L.
Guterres, E. Rozario.
Lions have the same number of points as Macaenses but have played two more games. Farrney Fox (E. Larkin, nine HK University, who returned stone One pound); Poetic to League hockey this reason Licence (S. Smith, 8.12); Faust are currently in third place in (L. Piggott, 8.10); Hey (G. the League table with eight Lev) and Show Court (E. points froen six matches Smith), both 8.8; Beau Rossa
(J, Sime, 8.8); Menelek (D. Combined Schools, newcomers Smith, 8.3); Flower Drum (W. to the League, bave lost all Williamson) and Henry's Choice their seven matches to date, (E. Hide), both 82; Gallowind one through a walkover.
(F. Durr, 7.13), Iron Blue
(G.
Starkey. 7:12), Highland Flight
Temple-Nidid),
Persi
Interport trials
Spring (N. McIntosh) szid In the Ladies' League, KCC, Damredub (no Jockey yet), all who finished fourth last season, 78; Vinco (D. W. Morris, 1.7), are making a strong challenge Pluit (P. Robinson), Chalk for championship honours. They
SUNDAY
Interport 'B' trial at Kai Tak, 2.30 pm. Umpires: J. A. Miller, J. Howe.
Interport 'A' trial at Kai Tak, 4 pm. Umpires: Y. Khan, Tara Singh.
Third Division
Cornb. Schools vs Recreio 'C' at Happy Valley, 9.45 am. Um- pires: G. Gah, W. Matthews.
Nav Bharat C va HK University at Sookunpoo, $.45 am. Umpires: M. A el Arcuill, 9. Ghafur.
IRC Bvs KCCC at Son- kuapoo, 11.30 am. Umpires: H. Garton, Z. A. Abbas.
MONDAY
HKFC vs Aring 'B' at King's
(B. Lee) aki Polar lost their opening fixture to Park, 11 am." Umpires: J. (B. Jones) all 7.6; Gremlins 'A' but since then Marcal, J. Ferraz.
be-
Avand (N. T. Carter, 7.4): Bor have won six in a row, der Sparkle (no jockey yet) coming the Arst team to beat and Nigarda (K. Glover) both Recrelo in the League for more
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C. Parkes, Prins bave Harwynegl (no jockey
Branston alss (no their five matches and Recreio's yet), Royal Cavaller (G. only loss of points in six is the one already
W. McMahon), Greybinne mentioned. The League Cham Hetherington), Dillingburgh (G. Lawson) and Pappa's Pride (P. plons will certainly be one
these and it could be Drabble), all 6.10-Huter,
first League title
CHESS
LEBRARD BARDEN Fürmer world champion Ale this was famed for his ability tofforeseedavsstating moves in apparently harr less pos tions. 424ad move in this
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DGS who made their debut In the Ladies League this season have lost all their five matches but are improving with each match played.
fixtures
JOFRE PLANS
ANOTHER
TITLE-FIGHT
***ter
Yong "take tha. Bifills Eder Jofre would defend his world bantamwelahko title (NBA vention) in San Francisen on February 22,
Parnassus sait the Brazilian Gremlins (A' nof this should would meet either the American
In Men's backer on Sunday
Kameliation Freymand Ale there are only
khine) comes just when White Division
Axtures but the Ars
must have been congratulating Enterport trials will be heki st Himself on being a sound (KKU KETAY a prepar
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Herman Marquez, or phe of the Mexican fighters. Jone : Mendell or Ignacio Pinia
The plan is designed to ensure that the stronger tears will battle through te the semi-finals and finals, thus attracting bigger crowds and gate receipts.
Soviet
Since most of the audiences, England, Santiago: Chile. will be Latin Americans, the Colombia, France and "Big Four" of the Western Union--AP.
Hemisphere Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay-would be entered in separate groups.
The finals will be played in Santiago. The preliminary matches will be in four cities- Africa, Vina Del Mar, Santiago and Rancagua.
Sports sources said that if the favourite teams in Europe reach the tournament the "directed draw" for groupings would be:
At Arica: Hungary, Mexico, Uruguay and Yugoslavia.
At Vina Del Mar: Brazil, Spain, Italy and Sweden
At Rancagua: West Germany, Argentina, Czechoslovakia
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