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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 10, 1989.

MANILA SOCCER VISIT CERTAINTY

Colony Side Will Be More Representative

LAI WAH CUP AND SHIELD MATCHES

TO SERVE AS INTERPORT TRIALS

Financial Responsibility Question Must Be Probed

(By "UBIQUE")

SOUTH CHINA, WIN

SECOND MATCH

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The South China Athletic Asso- ciation, at present in Saigon, won the second

tour match of their when they defeated the Sun Kung Football Club, an Annamite side, by four clear goals, Chan Tak-fai, Fung King-cheung and Lai Shui- wing (2) were the goal-scorers.

LAI WAH CUP AND

HOUGH Manila has not yet officially accepted Hong Kong's in- SENIOR SHIELD Tvitation to visit the Colony during the Chinese New Year DRAWS MADE

holidays there is every indication from correspondence between the two contraiting bodies, that the visit will materialise, and, in view of the fact that Manila did well against the Islington Corinthians last May, several interesting games should be witnessed here.

In the absence of any restrictions on the number of Service players in the Colony team against Manila and with the presence of the Navy in the Colony during that time, Hong Kong should be more fully represented that it has been in past encounters with Shanghai.

Manila Invited To

Visit Colony

A meeting of the Hong Kong Football Association Council was held last night when the draws for the Lai Wah Cup and the Shield replay and semi-finals were made.

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"REVIEWER'S" SPORTS COMMENTARY

Novel Putting Device

T will be generally agreed that the first-class golfer is the man who drives far and sure, finds the green with the iron shots, and putts consis- tently well. The player who excels in all departments becomes a champion. In relation to the vast number of golf- ers, the proportion who earn distinc- tion in the game is extremely small. the reason being that in one depart- is not attained. ment or another, 100 per cent, efficiency

The non-golfer finds it difficult

to the

one

Manila has made great strides, various teams for the Lai Wah cup Arrangements for the China-Eng-believe that what to him seems

-should be regarded by the expert as in football in recent years and would greatly asist the selectors, land match in the "Sunday Herald" simplest part of the game-the putting both Eastern and the Royal whose task should not be a formid-Cup was left to the Management the most difficult. "Why all this my-

Committee.

stery about hitting a small ball into Even a child could do Ulster Rifles, then champions of able one.

The sum of $2,028.77, which was a large hole? A SUGGESTION the First Division, did not have when matters their own

With reference to the team to the amount of the net proceeds at it," says the onlooker. While there is way

in the fall down professionals they visited the Philippines two. visit Manila in April, it would be the match on December 18 for the no mystery, it so happens that most Shiu Chak-wing, who was branch of the game which gives the most advisable for the Associa-late seasons ago, and there is every

tion to sound the different clubs fatally injured in a football match, appearance of being the easiest.

many times has one heard well- reason to believe that they will

and find out which players would, will be handed to his dependants.nown professionals say, "I can drive extend any Colony side.

The meeting also disclosed that

250 yards with my eyes shut, but I'm if selected, be able to make the trip, thus saving much unneces-it had invited a team from Manila hanged if I can hole a putt of 4 ft. sary trouble and inconvenience to play in Hong Kong during the with my eyes wide open.” by last minute refusals, as had Chinese New Year and that it ex- pected to receive official confirmation been the custom in the past. Another point that should be within the next few days of the borne in mind is that the team date of sailing of the team.

soon as pos- A tentative programme of three should be chosen as

Chinese, and the sible, so that if necessary, selected matches has been arranged against players can apply for the necessary the Colony, the

to Rest of the Colony. leave, thus giving them time make arrangements in the office for their work.

Added to this, the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation have recently been encouraging football and have gone to the expenses of in- viting teams to the Islands when- ever possible;

TWO VISITING TEAMS The Straits Chinese team are due there in the middle of March, while they are also keen on Hong Kong visiting them during April or early May.

How then can we so perfect the technique of putting that the 50 per cent, basis, or better, can consistently That it will have to be maintained? be better-an average of thirty-two are to do any good, is putts-if we the experts. It was the late Harry Vardon who coined the phrase, "Put- clearly proved by the performances of

He ting is a game within a game." declared that the technique required from for putting was quite different

of any

So it is, other shot. that

all though one factor is common in shots the follow-through.

Mechanical precision in striking is required in putting, and to arrive at this state it does not matter two straws Caro-whether you use the popular reverse-

Lai Wah Cup The draw for the Lai Wah Cup is: Civilians v. Army, Kowloon Football Adverse criticism was levelled at

Chinese v. Navy, Club ground, Jan- the Association on the expense in-Club ground, January 21. curred in the last interport and as

uary 22,

Shield Replay the series with Manila may be the

South China "A" v. Kowloon,

overlap the first finger of the left predecessor of others to follow, an

Eastern v. South China "B", Caro- hand riding on the little finger of the opportunity should be taken of de-line Hill, February 4. ciding the exact financial respon-line Hill, February 5.

Shield Semi-Finals (Senior) sibility each port is to shoulder in selection of the all the series.

The Semi-final Round of the Lai will be Wah Competition, which played on January 21, and the Semi- final Round of the Senior Shield Competition will be very much in the nature of trials for the Inter- port, as there does not seem to be any free week-ends on which trials may be held.

Conscientious

At the Reception & Luncheon to His Majesty the King of Roumania given at the Guildhall on Wednesday, 16th November, the following wines were served

DEINHARD'S LIEBFRAUMILCH 1934

BOLLINGER CHAMPAGNE

GEO. GOULET CHAMPAGNE

We have pleasure in announcing that we are the sole agents for these wines and hold ample

stocks.

South

right-the ordinary overlap, the inter- locking, or any other form of grip. The China "A" or Kowloon

Vthing to aim at is to get the prtter Eastern or South China "B", Sookun-head square to the line of the putt at poo, February, 11,

Police v. St. Joseph's, Navy ground, same line. February 12.

Shield Semi-Finals (Junior) Royal Engineers v. Middlesex, Kow. loon, February 11.

impact and then follow-through on the

The difficulty confronting the player

is to know when the putter-head is not moving on the straight line.

An ingenious device has been invent-

P.W.D. v. Royal Scots, Club ground,ed by Professor A. M. Low, and was

February 12.

YOUNG BOXING CHAMPION TO DEFEND TITLE

Eric Boon Matched With Danahar

London, To-day.

recently demonstrated by Compston, a is prince of putters, for which it

the claimed a golfer can tell when

from the proper putter is straying path. The device is in the shape of a small tubular flash-lamp attached by a clip to the lower part of the club shaft. Immediately there is a deviation of the clubhead from the true line the lamp flashes a red light, indicating either pulling or slicing.

While the device ca..not be used in actual play it serves a purpose in put- ting practice, if only to tell the play- er whether he is swinging in a straight Erie Boon, who has made boxing line or otherwise. Though not a golf- history by winning a British Cham-jer, Professor Low says that it is a com- matter of plain geometry pionship and Lonsdale Belt at the mon-gense

that the direction of striking must be age of 18, will defend his British exactly along a straight line leading to Lightweight Boxing Championship the point where the ball must travel. against the challenge of Arthur Questions of stance, of grip, of type club, do not enter into the matter; Danahar, of Bethnal Green.

what is vital is that direction must be by made certain.

The fight will be sponsored the Harringay Stadium and be held on February 23. It the sanction of the British ing Board of Control-Reuter.

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While the tell-tale lamp is a fascin- has ating mechanical device, one will al- Box-ways remember what Francis Ouimet, still one of the greatest putters, once said "I don't believe in putting prac tice; it does more harm than good. Putting is inspirational; you either putt well or you don't. That's all. there is to it."

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London, To-day. Queen's Park Rangers secured

Honry Armstrong, the world light- the Third

weight and welterweight boxing title- Division (South) yesterday when holder, will meet Baby Arizmendi they beat Northampton by 8 clear (Mexico) in a welterweight champion-

in goals, while Third Division ship fight at Los Angeles to-day. Arm- strong will be defending his title for (North) Halifax and Darlington the third time in six weeks an unpre- shared two goals.-Reuter.

cedented happening in boxing history.