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THE CHIN.

'THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1954.

MAIL'S

SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT

PEGASUS HAVE LEFT US WITH A PREPONDERANCE OF PRESSING PROBLEMS

Says I. M.

MacTAVISH

Pegasus have come and gone. I saw and enjoyed the first two games, but unfortunately, due to other commitments, I missed the third game against the Combined Chinese. Whatever our success or the short- comings of the visitors, and whatever the results of the games in which they played, Pegasus have left us with a preponderance of problems so pressing that they must be brought out into the open and aired.

Heavy financial losses have been in curred in bringing the English Amateur Cup holders to the Colony, Pegasus may have contributed materially to the deficit BUT THE REAL by their indifferent performance in the opening match

FATE OF THE SERIES WAS ALREADY SEALED EVEN BEFORE THE VISITORS ARRIVED AND THOSE WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPECTED TO GIVE THEIR LOYAL SUPPORT TO THE HKFA TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE VENTURE WERE THE VERY PEOPLE WHO MADE THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTION TO ITS FAILURE.

well

One grows tired of hearing the i have no sides in this contest] to have too many gus in the monotonous tirade of reasona

of principles, I don't care forward line for Kwong Wah. why the Chinese fans will not whether the next representative

team go to matches where their own

is mode up of clever.

will be However, they particular stars are not in action, Chinese, eleven Europears or advised not to take anything for nationall-granted for Kwong Wah ave and it has been suggested, cleven miscellaneous

to the occasion th that the absence of some familiar, ties as long as they are the best risen

players in

recent gunes. Once faces was why they did not fum, available registered

again [ think that The out in their usual thousands to this Coley at the moment,

to see the better blending of the Eastern see the games against Pegasus shall sill be there

with Hume and I shall all be hoping skle,

lis potentially Tus is neither true nor is it that the Hongkong team cemes strong forward line, will prove materially accurate. The plain out on top, and 50 will the loo much for the opposition and unvarnished truth-and it badly, Chinese fans if they are fairly the Eastern boys will go march- ing into the next round of the wants saying-is that they chi adviseri.

conspetition. not turn out for these gomes because their minds were systematically Lugned against

them

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WEEK-END GAMES

week-etil sces another programme of good matches and If we are to heed the guidance | local fans will have plenty to

jn the different of some soccer sages it would theer about

Further ones scen that tu uvert

decision. frucial disaster the next set of the IKFA is immediately 10

disband the new Selection Com- smitter and hand the respons- bility for picking future Colony sides over to the Finoneial Com) – millee and if they have no such committee looks like they will have to get one right away.

JS

Future 179 could then be chosen in the following inanner. 1At

take the

right-half position for example, Player A is a very good man. to the

i

that

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down

for

Pride of place goes to the re- presentative match for the Governor's Cup which will take place si Caroline H1 on Sun- teams clay at 3.30 p.m. between

HKFA representing the

und CAAF

Both sides will be very strong and this may well turn out be one of the bed games ww have seen this season. According

Interest will centre round the top-class team plan he is Just Arst Appearance in

Pours of the Royal the right man for the job. But football of

on the left list Navy who will be Panye will.

The C must be given the position. He wing for the HKFA

The

is not such a good player, nud he might

into 210 teom plán as well as 'A', but he

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has a big following enet will! Casey, the

bring in more spectators!!

The Association marrt face up to this situation now. FOR IF IT IS GOING TO BE A PARTY TO THE SELECTION OF HE PRESENTATIVE SIDES WHERE ANY FACTORS OTHER THAN MERIT ARE

AND SUITABILITY ALLOWED TO CHEEP

INTO THE RECKONING

bu There will

one enforced the selected side as change in

Army player, has now left the Colony. It is ex- SL pected

of that Pereira Joseph's will All the vneancy in the line-up.

Saturday's programune tullows

Senior Shield

is as

Royal Navy vs. Sing Two nt i Caroline Hill, 3.45 p.m.

Eastern vs. Kwong THEIR OFFICES OF RESPON Clubs Stadium, 3.45 pan.

THEN SAY LET THE PRE- SENT MEMBERS LAY DOWN

SIBILITY. NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE UNWORTHY TO

HOLD THEM, BUT BECAUSE

UP TO NOW THEY HAVE 4.00 p.m. SHOWN

AN HONESTY

OF

1st Division

Wah at

Over at Sookunpoo, Club and R.A.F will be batting it out for precious League points. This is a most difficult gume to

to tell predict and truth

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SPORTS PARADE

LOCALSPORTS

SPORTING SAM

By Reg. Wootton

The Luck Of The Draw

Is With Hongkong In Our Thomas Cup Debut

By "ARGONAUT”

Hongkong has been extremely fortunate in more ways than one in its first participation in the Thomas Cup International Badminton Competition and can now concentrate on leaving no stone unturned in making (ul) use of that luck.

The result of the draw should give occasion for special rejoicing not only to in being drawn Hongkong enthusiasts but also to the officials of the Association. against Burma, Hongkong has more than an even chance of getting through the first round.

The draw has also eased to u

Spotlighting The Three-Year-Olds of 1954

Speedy High Treason Will Be Brilliant

By JAMES

PARK

It was like old times to see the "black, scarlet cap"

to the fore so often this year. It brought back memories.

of the days when the brothers Jack and Solly Joel were such keen rivals on the racecourse, I

.

Solly had a little filly called Doris. It was thought she was too small so Jack took her over and she bred Sunstar, who won the Derby on three legs. The fourth one gave out, before the finish but Sunstar kept going long enough to win.

Sunstar never ran again but more out of King's Evidence was a considerable success at the than could be replaced in his stud. Mr Juck Joel's other first season. He did not look Derby winner. Humorist, alto his usual sprightly self in the ran his last race in the Derby, paddock at Doncaster and ran He died shortly afterwards.

In accordance with his appear~

ance.

On his father's death Mr Jim Joel decided to carry on. He A stylish brown colt

of bought Court Martial from the medium size, King's Evidenco late Lord Ator atd the stallion started by winning the. Wind- Is the sire of the good two-year-

BOT Castle Stalees at Royal olds. High Treason and King's Ascot from Poona and. Rows- Evidence.

ton Manor.

He then took on The Pis NOT IN CLASSICS

King over six furlongs in the Richmond Slaid's at "Good- High Treason has not

been wood. At the end of Ave entered for any of next year's furlongs it seemed as it we classics. King's Evidence is only were in for the shock of the in the 2,000 Guiness. It is tale meeting. to say High Treason will be tru to his breeding. He is by Court: Martial out of a Gold Bridge mure. That tells of speed and High Treason has it in a high

IN FRONT

King's Evidence was in front coming down the hill from the Ave-furlong post and was still In the lead with less than

some

Hongkong can even hope to There is still quite A Hap

of being an al centre for in-degree. Ko further us, according to the between the senior and Junior ternational competitions und i How he came to be beaten furlong to go. Sir Gordon order of the draw, it appears standard in the Colony, but the may not be long before we will first time out is a mystery. The Richards not only had that the winner of the Hongkong inclusion of the three junior be in a position to see the only explanation is inexperience, trouble in holding The Pic King VCT SALE Burma e will have players-Jimmy

Khou, luzarlo world's leading teams in action

He won his other three races to a true ine and keeping him Japan as the next opponent, and Pomeroy-in the training here,

and wound up by beating the balanced, but also looked re schedule will help a great deal

older horses In the

set with the impossible to Nunthorpe being set wit in the bullding up of the nexi

Stakes at York-the first two-overhaul the leader, Hongkong Thomas Cup team.

year-old to have done so since Then there was a sudden the race became a champlonship change. The Pie King found the full length of his stride and chestnut colt, simply flew the last 150 yards to beat King's Evidence by two should be Д High Treason brilliant sprinter. Nothing more lengths. is likely to be attempted with

I would make it clear that him.

King's Evidence stayed the six furlongs well enough but lack- the winner's superlative ability.

great extent Hongkong's than cial problem in this Competition. The HKBA will have the choice of courts in the Brst match will un- Burma and against could very well go either way

doubtedly have the match played in Hongkong. Should Hong- The airmen probably play keng be able to get through this the heater football, but The match, our players will probably hard open game of the Club { have to travel only os for as could more than discount any Jupari for the next tie. advantage that might arise in that direction.

my

1 Falconer is available for the Club he may sway the game their favour. I cast in vote for the Happy Valley boys, but realise But I can fall down on this one.

Hongkong has not been noti- fled as yet of the terminal date by which the first round the will have to be played off, but if last year's arrangements Gro taken as a criterion, this should be June 30.

THE NEXT JOB

With the

inancial problem

!m-

Next Wednesday a most im- portant Shield match is listed eliminated, it appears that the for decision Hi Curoline und there Is certain to be

for Jarge crowd this clash of Kitchee and South Chinn,

most important and most Hmediate job for the Association is to build and train up during the next three or four months a team that will be capable of winning the opening tie.

big this

Kicher have been Zł disappointment

far 30 season but it may be that they w rise to the occasion and give the Champions a tough

contest

A special court will have to be found by the Association for this purpose and put at the dis- posal of a Selection Committee of not more than three whose sole responsibility will bo to nominate at least ten potential Thomas Cuppers and from them draw Hongkong's final represen- tatives after a rigorous training

South China seemed to do Just enough to win each game and I feel that they will come out on top in this one. They have tremendous strength fore and course. aft and if Ko Po-keung is at I cannot sec Kitchee penetrating the homester's defence often plonship will afford the Selection

The League and the Cham-

THE VENUE

The venue of the inatch 171 USE next be given special attention by the Association. At the moment there are only two stadiums where the match con be played-the Southern Playground and the Macpher- son Playground,

For better conditions'of' play the

Playground Macpherson should

but the be favoured, open ends of the hall must be completely covered matting.

con

up

by

It is a pity that this stadium

only úccommodato 2,000 but The capacity spectators, could be stretched to 2,600 if permission could be obtained to utilise hoth the end-sides the hull.

SPORTRAIT

of

no

"He may have got away sergeant, but I've man- aged to secure a vital bit of evidence —.”

there Although

is possibility of Hongkong incur- ring a Ines on this tic, she will be under obligation to the vialting team to try and net at least HK$8,000 to cover their passage and expenses in Hong- kong,

At admission charges of $6 and $3.50 the HKBA could hope for a little amount of surplus it all the tickets were sold out for both nights' play. To obtain the best results, however, it is hoped that tickets for this match will

Club vs. RAF at Sookunpoo, enough to bring them a victory, Committee further opportunities be presold at as many centres

for I think that Yu Cheuk-yin of nominating likely players, but and as carly as possible. will drive his forwards on to a the training course should start goal or two at the other end. immediately after the Annual To mark this occalon of

PURPOSE THAT WOULD BE The Royal Navy side is prob- BETRAYED IF THEY ALLOW-ably the most unpredictable one ED THEMSELVES *O BC ENVELOPED IN THIS CUR-in the competition because of the harre

KENT SUGGESTION.

EQUAL CANDIDATES

constant

changes

that to be made in the line-up. At the moment, they have some very good ployers available and Allen and Peers have added a lot of life to the forward rank.

They must always be regarded as being in with a chance, but this match I cannot see the in

Football is still a Come and although one must admit that It is becoming more and more commercialised there must be Home common sense and ration Tigers finitung on the losing nisation about the whole thing side. In fact, on current form Every player who is current-they look good enough to regis ly appearing in any team under ter a clear-cut win and I believe the jurisdiction of the Hong- they will,

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even the

London Express Sarvice

event.

A handrome

were

ed

No colt could have fought with more pluck than did King's Evidence when he beat Princely

Gift at-York, **

HOME PRODUCT High Treason was not bred by Mr H. J. Joel, but King Evidence is u home product. He comes from a family from which many good horses

I thought that was a fair test bred by the late Mr Jack Joel,

Perhaps the best of them of merit but the handicapper was Black Jester, who won the has not accepted it as such. Ha St. Leger. Gesture, a half-sister sets King's Evidence to give to Black Jester, was by the only 3lb., whereas he conceded home stre, Sunstar, and is the 71b. and a beating at York. third dam of King's Evidence.

It occurs to me that King's Evidence might trave had higher position In the Free Handicap than 8st. 121b. If he had not run in the Champagne

Stakes. at Doncaster.

Obviously the official view is at Princely Gift trained on to a greater extent after August.

With

worry

to

no Derby about, Ted Leader can set about training 'King's Evidence for the 2,000 Guineas. If all goes well, It is my view that the terrific there may be no fitter colt in race the colt had when giving the field--and the colt has not 7lb. and neck beating to Princely Gff at York took

LEAGUE CRICKET

so much leeway to mako up.

London Express Servics):

Recreio May Again Upset The Army Today

By "THE ZOMBIE”.

Cricket League matches in both the senior and junior divisions are back again this afternoon after a short break.

These matches were getting very near to ideal half-day cricket when the holidays came and it is hoped that all today's teams will continue where they left

off.

Craigengower had the botter

General Meeting on January 13. Hoogkong's first participation in Many folks belleve that this Additional players could be an internațional match as weli is Kitchee's last chance to get included from time to time. The as its coming of age after 20 among the season's honours and following players should, I think, years history, the Association they think they will make a be called up for the initial should also make an early start surpreme effort to pull through, group: Ramon Young, Bill Funk, toward publishing souvenir but my own feeling is that the H. T. Heah, Low Keat-sao, W. F. programme.

that beats team

South Chine Foo, P. H. Wong, D. C. Lau, R. will win the Shield.

Tay, Jimmy Khoo, F. M. Rozario Challenge Round of the Thomas Hongkong may not reach the THIS WEEK'S TALKING and Johny Pomeroy, Jr.

Cup competition POINT: Rumour has it that

semi-finals, but her first entry Both the Leagues are now Army will be without certain players selected for the second

into the international field of just ever the half-way mark, Farmer-Wright this afternoon | of, the -drawn match earlier in game against Pegasus

badminton has every indication with Army enjoying a firm hold and failed to put in an appearance

will depend to a large the senzor when, they chalked of being more auspicious uña because they were playing foot-

on the Second." Division iltle extent on their

attack and up 201 runs for five, wickets successful than anticipated.

but still on ball elsewhere.

unsteady top- particularly on

Alexander but falled to get the Kowloon- and Dowling.

be

ites

out after they "had" scorod Even if Hongkong does not position in the senior event.

the Close behind them in

dimcult

for tham 138 runs for seven wickets. survive the first-round, which

reach

the Senior Divison are the ranlette extremely

On the bigger KCC pitch, the mark Standey Matthews is 38, Harry is very unlikely in my estimu-improving Scorpions and Re- with the batting side at their Kowloonites will the ability of Jobling to peared in some sections of the Johnston 34 and Stanley Mortion.

u slight have marshall his forces both in al-press. Are the allegations true toneen 32. They have 22, 17 and match will undoubtedly have a match

crelo XIs and today's reluun disposal and unless they muc-advantage. If they can hold all The job of the Selection Com- tack and defence. If he takes or false?

between the League cred in Eteping the Recreio the catches that come their way. 15 years of Football League tremendous boosting effect mittee is to pick what for the field at right half and can

on leaders and Recreio will have batsmen within that score their Otherwise a draw scene likely. the Some

It better or for worse-it considers blot out Ho Cheung-yau

'background' servi

service

and respectively.

has the game in this Colony

an Important bearing on the margin of lead in the League before nover

that happened pretty far fetched,

bring it nearer to being one of eventual. destination of to be the best possible team, boys in blue may spring a sur- stories are

table, will probably be reduced NOT the best team to fil theprise, but it is really a very out- but they are circuloung. I aug-three members of England's con- the leading sports in the Colony. League Shield.

by four points. sfadlum but the best team to side chance,

gest that the HKFA should in- temporary International eleven

With adequate support from vestigate and, in fairness to all all from the same club (Black- beat the opposition. And if it

In the other Shield match | concerned, publish a statement pool) have had an aggregate of the local sporting public, it two factors happens that these are simultaneously satisfied then Eastern, who are now showing as to the veracity or otherwise 104 years iny age and 54 years in scans, that Hongkong will'

much better form, should prove of the current story.

the League.

able to enhance its reputation so much the better.

kong Football Association is an equal candidate for represent- ative honours.

POP

on

Navy's nulo chonce will rest

The story has been circulated

in many quarters and also ap-

of

the

LONG SERVICE INTERNATIONALS

Smoke scream

this ärst international

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· SCORPIONS 7. BAF

1

The Optimists will be up against Navy's unknown quan- tity at King's Park:- At" their best and at fullstrength the WILL NOT SURPRISE

salfors

cen take on ¡ibez best team In the Colony, but, the Recreio hold the distinction of

The Scorpions should be able Navy strength can be upset by being the only team that has de to take full points In their the

absence of dvasi di singler feated the soldiers this season match against the RA.F. They regular player.With Sims, and with the advantage of play posscas a strong batting back Brice, Sadler,

Pearson and ing on a home wicket it will not bone in Knight, Stanton, Millar the sailors can be ex- be surprising if they repeat this. Pearce, Ower Hughes, Weller pectin to give the Optimists a feat and throw the race for the and Leach and their ability to good game. Championship more open.

They have a mom than steady score rapidly when the occasion batting

and bowling side and at deamids not only offsets their least a couple of batsmen and comparatively weak attack but bowlors capable of turning out most of their matches,

also proves the trump, card in decisive individual performan-

1

The Airmen have obe. The biggest advantage they strongest attacking sides in of the have, however, over most of the the Colony but only Heanly, other teams, is dependability in West, Armstrong and Kettowell their fielding.

have been of hep in the matter: In their last match against, od golling tha, kuna volta Army, whom they defeated-by dikit, wickols, "Spotty" Pereira A Cox Road, Kowloob took four solekathbutor 26 runs Cricket Club and Confger and Gerry Cominox wickets Cricket Club should for 29 rung, but both these pare closely contested routelij forminoem. Vrten-

posible nenew their rivatisin kathol

Benlor" "Division.

“by niva", catches.

made

TODAY'S GAMERS

First Division Recreio v. Army E Live IRC v. Univerally KCC v. CCC

Optimiste Navy v. Scorpions V. RAS Ma Becond Division Army Vaßésre joi "MUniversity ASIRU 2DBS VARECANIN