THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1954.
THE CHINA MAIL'S
SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT
Let's Not Waste Mr Sneddon's Wide Experience
By I. M. MacTAVISH
On the
This has been a most important week for local soccer. legislative side many outstanding points have been cleared. The respon- sibility for cancellations of games in the Valley'; the question of eligibility for the Asian Games; the desirability of playing double- headers involving First Division games; all these points have been discussed and acceptable explanations given or agreements reached.. but underlying the whole week's work there is one important theme that has not been given the driving publicity it deserves.
You may remember a famous popular song 'I took my harp to a party but nobody asked me to play". well I sincerely hope, that for the good of football in Hongkong a similar situation does not arise as für as Mr Tom Sneddon, the new official coach of the HKFA, is concerned.
Mr Sohlen ka footbaiter but
years
from a
take charge of proceedings for
WEEKEND
LOCAL
SPORTS
SPORTING SAM
By Reg. Wootton
WEEK-END SOFTBALL
Pandas Should Repeat
Round
Braves
Their First
Over The
Victory
Says "SNOOPER”
Softball fans will remember Jackie Wel's Pandas who whipped Ed Carvalho's Braves 3-0 a few months ago in the first round encounter to gain what I consider to be one of the greatest Pandas' victories in the Senior "A" League.
flrut
Much will depend on study of expert
the of an experimen and in the joplidone on this most recent | ability of the wing halves to
since he gave up active | "farro" or 'flasen' it would op- playing he has devote! all his pear that an all time tow
Bas Yui Cheuk-yin on the one side Pandas' side: tune to the bustness of guache
154% besera renhovi,
an Mos 011 The niber are wel HE HAS A WEALTH OF OFFER INFORMATION To
It was recently clapned FOOTBALL AF- TO OU
you cannot fool the FAIRS. HE CAN MAKE A
soccer fans. MOST SIGNIFICANT CON-
berm was that they knew their TRIBUTION TO THE OVER- *soccer onions. well I'd like to ALL IMPROVEMENT OUR GAME
OF
PROVIDED
HE GETS THE CHANCE. THOSE TO WHOM HIS SER: VICES ARE AVAILABLE MUST BE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE FULL USE OF HIS TALENTS
The new couch has bad firs!
knowledge Fam MERCIO porillon
the mos!
that Chinese
I believe the actual | at alling Hill boys are Allen Cheng: centre elder S.S. team, This was amply demon- |
In my magnificent
ย
Senior "A"
PARADE
AIRMEN AND BANK
SHOULD REACH SEVENS FINAL
Says "PAK LO"
This afternoon's rugger brings not only the finals of the Blarney Stone Seven-a-Side Tournament, but also the end of the rugger season, with only tomorrow's game at 4.30 p.m. between the Royal Australian Air Force team and the Gunners at Kal Tak outstanding.
The Sevens this afternoon start at 3.00 p.m, and will he played on the Club Ground at Happy Valley. The first game is between RAF (Kai Tak) "A" and the H.K. Signal Regt.
much
trouble.
Thin
So for RAF (Kai Tok) have; 4.45 p.m.
should be looked the better side, and it is struggle of the giants and Way- a pity that Mildon is still unfit foong will only have had 25 to play. As It is expect the minutes rest, Alemen to reach the final with- However they are the younger out too
considerable The team by quite a Signals might become the glant margin and this should make killers of the Tournament, but little difference to them. It is not very ilkely,
think the Bank boys should win. accond game starts at 3.20 p.m., all
The
this will be and battle between two evenly natched teams,
On Wednesday afternoon the 27th were without their scrum half, and it is unlikely that he will be playing today. This could make a difference.
be
their
tries.
There is a good chance that the Pandas may repont this winning perform- ance when the two teams clash on Sunday at 2 p.m. at King's Park to consolidate Their position for second place in the Loop.
However, they have Wright
turned out to Think for
in the last game, the Comets who has a moment of the Warriors, will be given a golden|
be the Pitcher Jackie opportunity to advance who are given an edge over the CAA best kicker in the Sevens, and ralcher Raymond Tsao; the gobs meet the relegation-second stringers but an upset given the slightest chance inside forwards who are capable
Harold
conscious Rexes outfit tomorrow, victory by the CAA rookies is usually converts Ong: baseman of winning this game on their
The US Navy,
The Welch "A", on the other Willie
represented by not unlikely. baseman
Woo; second own if they are left unmarked third baseman Wally Ma: Short-
the USS Montague, have
hand, have steadily improved HOW THEY STAND any stage of the struggle,
throughout the Tournament and Y.S. Liang: left Belder array of heavy sluggers in the stop The
last Wednesday looked better Following are the up-to-date than the better balanced side
strated in their debut against the standings:
the their "B" team for but Hsu; right feider Benny Fan. go Just
a step further and say this will, in part, be offsel by
first Warriors last Sunday when they
time. All in all I think that from the decalve reactions the fact that
this in opinion, the Police are
ruthit their opponents.
that the 27th will win, but only tsall team and The Capacity
last playing on their own ground. although they had not the luck Crowd
just. Tuesday they also know when This should be most Interest- football is not creket... If young game
and the result may fortnight go,
to lower the Saints colours a know what I mean.
well be in the balance right up
the Pandas
Braves the closing minutes,
capable of beating the again tomorrow. Over ut Causeway Bay, Navy can beat Eastern if they show the same leam spirit as they did t against Sing To on Wednesday Eastern have been very incon- sistent in recent games and the spirit of the Sullors may be just enough to tip the balance in Tok their favour
but so much will depend on the availability the Navy players.
MOST INTERESTING
of Cootbull
The the feat
the KMB. competitive, Kitcher KMB draw, brid the There is vury tle Fort of South China by the reboval the game that he does RAF have opened up the League not know and he can set many Championship position and have young players on the
de the closing stages of the inad to a ever proficiency.
race most Interesting Indeed,
Apart
correct
with from his work The Colony representative services Icams, Mr Sneddon's
available
Clubs and are schools and It will be a sad re- flection on our difference 10 material progress if his ability is not turnest to good practical
CONVERSATION PIECE
One
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recalled that R has #lready
aris twice this season-once In the Kouge-Hongkong series and once in the Royal Navy- Ariny Kame at Causeway Bay w each time the referee (the occasions) on both
same one
disallowed a
a goal.
The Soldiers stil have to meet South China and Klicher h return gulnes and, if KMB fail to
regain their genuine form, victory in these two games could place them in 23 very strug
position.
In spite of their poor showing against the RAF, South China are by no means out of the race
hu ta
the Army on their March 31 euld revive fogging hopes.
win over
The importance of the goal in the South China-KMB game is that it may in the end be the
WEEK-END GAMES deciding factor In this year's Championship.....but no 10 There is mixed programme important was the
which of art class games this week cleven to was disallowed In the Army- but with the Manila Navy game,
Add variety to our soccer enter- tainment there should be plenty
the
interested. fatis to keep Here is the full programme:-
It may well be that at the end
of the season we shall look back incidents and realise on these Just how much the varied in- terpretations of similar situations
Today Police vs. South China
MANILA SERIES
shall sea of the series of
interest will be centred on
start
of
the
the
bity of the younger members of our eleven to serve up foot-
the Combined Chinese turn on
Bre
If the Braves want an exhibition of quality softball to Pandas' skill, they match the
will have to send in their best players and the kind of cum should like to see sent in is as
BATTING
Pandas,
PERFORMANCES
Lack of practice was the main factor in the Montague's down- Saints fall last werk, but their 9-7 CAA setback to the Warriors was no Pandas Indication uf their softball Braves calibre. Like their predecessors U.S. Navy the USS Orça and the USS Warriors Cockrell, who settled down to SCAA
Aral-class softball in the later Junctures of the League, the USS Montague are capable of dishing out quality softball once they settle down to play A serious
game.
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Rexes
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12 8 4
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7 4 030 7 4
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13 5 8
13
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10
3 7
300
11
1 10
Senior "B"
Play-off Series
1 1 0
0 1
1
X X X
,000
***
Junior League
14 13
1
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Americans Pandas..... Delawares.
The third game at 3.40 p.m. la between the Old Crocks and Welch "B" and in this case i have no hesitation in favouring the Old Crocks, who have a fast enough three line and plenty of skill and know how throughout the whole team. No doubt the Welch "B" will let them know they have been in a hard game, but I cannot see the Welch win
The last game of the quarter
ning
1000 finals is at 4.00 PR. and this
brings together the Club "A" and Wayfoong. Though both have slight weaknesses, Club
15 13 2 .860 15 0 8 .000 .13 7 8 .638 13. $ 7 464 13 4 9 ,307
the
Comets CAA (2) 25 Gunners Cubs..
12
3 9 250
15
3 12 .200
Rookies
13
2 11
.153
Ladies' Leaguo Play-off Series Senior
in their own
4 4 0 .1000 2 1 2 .000 0 2 .000
Junior
out
South China CAA Wahoos "B"
2
2 0 ,1000
2
1 1 .800
4
3 ,250
Chan's Pan-
two vic-
"A" is definitely weaker in its three line, where only Roberts has shone so far.
Wayfoong have both Petrie and Craig the threes and this combination should put paid to the Club's chances.
SEMI-FINALS
This brings us to the Final to be played off at 5.45 p.m. and here 1 expect the RAF, to meet the Bank. In this game the time played is ten minutes each way instead of the usual seven minutes cach way, and the Air- men with tho longer rost between games should gain a decided adventage from this, think they will last the game put better than Wayfoong and win.
Alhough this appears to mako It the RAF team the winners, must be remembered that in single game these Sevens any can easily be altered by a single
try.
SPORTS SURVEY
By "All-Rounder”
THE BARTRAM SAGA, Amid all the champagne celc- of Sam brations in honour Bartram, ceper,
the Charlton goal- for having made his his 600th appearance In goal for club, it was not generally re- the alised that when he and
Look rival Portsmouth captain the
field they had between them played 818 League games, for Dickinson, the Pompey left- half, was making his 310th ap-
pearance.
stresses
over
Moreover, Bartram that his own 800 is for League matches alone. Cup-ties and The semi-finals start at 4.20 friendlies bring the total p.m. According to my calcula- | 700, Lions the first should between RAF (Koi_Tak)
and the war had not be taken six valuable playing years and out of his career, it would have well matched
The other semi-final should be between the Old Crocks and WayIcong, and will start
at
the
with
the 27th Lt. Bty, and in this been around the thousand mark game again the Airmen should and would have come out
will the record of Billy Meredith, on top. They
the Welsh international outside- have had a longer rest than the 27th and in these Sevens this is right, who made 987 League ap- an important factor.
pearances, but not with same club. There were 554 with Manchester City and 303 Manchester United,
Bartram is particularly 1955 anxious to complete the season with Charlton, for it will then be the club's golden jubilee and Sam's 21st anniver- sary in their service.
NULLABOR IS NOT CERTAIN RUNNER IN "LINCOLN❞
What of the beginning of the Illustrious Bortram esga? Back in 1934, Samuel failed
a trial
at wing half-back with Read- Ing and was drawing 145, week dole at Boldon Colliery, Durham, _when_Anthony Beed, ed, offered him Secd,
brother of the Chariton man- ager,
follows: Pitcher Jock Brown; catcher Manuel Guterres; first From a study of the position
Yvanovich; baseman
Calou is obvious that KMB are in
second basemon Hank Killeen;
SENIOR "B" PLAY-OFF the most favourable position.
third baseman Junior Remedios; buj any repeat of the form they
shortstop Robert Nunes: leti or the three teams in the showed against
Tomorrow we Kitchee could
felder Dick Chaves; centre torrid Senior "B" Pennant race, see them going down to some
games helder Spikey Guterres: right-Bob Suzman's Americans, Bui of the trams they still have to against Manila and major fielder Buji Dhabher.
Silva's
CAA (1) Delawares and Jimmy meet.
Herrick's Pandas-only
the Pandas Relatively they are two points
Americane will be
PI Dodgers marking I better off than the
Three players will have much time this week-eral after their Maumaus Army and she better off than South Chinu, ball pt real representative at stake in this tussle. They are
win over excellent Y. S. Liang of the Pandas last Sunday after two the conversation but with
On Form: Buetunting landard, paper we appear shortstop
Calau Yvanovich and extra innings. pieces of the week has centred | Pould well turn out that as far to have a serviccable side and
und the winning goal which
Braves as De Army is concerned
11 will depend on the way Buji Dhabher of the
The Pandus must clearly do took South Chino to victory
pre well in the running bard in the hont is more im- they blend together into a team, who over KMH fast Saturday When
portant than points to come from The match will be of 80 for
Senior "A" Batting something more the this goal
was scored a South
In view of the interests and soon if an end to Cutstanding ganies.
minutes' duration and an extra Championship. China player was
already In
prospects is to period of 10 minutes each way strong pitching opposition, their their Pennant the back of the net.
a hit is be avoided.
they can fleld will be played in the event of task of accomplishing
anything approaching their It will
draw. If the scure is still not an easy one.
Colleens team similar situation
are Pandas level at the end of extra time
It-full-strength The Pandas-Braves game
they capable of beating, the
the Dala- the game will be replayed on self promises to be a super one
Wahoos "A" wares in the crucial encounter, Monday at 4
again and p.m, and
In good but with both teams
will another
setback extra time will be played if the form, the margin of victory is automatically push
them scores are still level.
The case expected to be stim,
of the Championship race. The Hongkong Selection for of the Pandas as far as pitcher
In the Senior Ladies' Play- the second game of the series is Jackle Wei is concerned brings off, the
ex-champion Wahoos a very strong one
another point. and should up an
"A" meet Pearl have little difficulty in defeating Wel, who is most difficult to
darettes in the first round The team from Manila.
hit in the first four innings, clash, and main interest will The Just game of the series proves easy victim to heavy be takes place on Thursday and if batters after the fourth and this entred on Terry Noronha's and Irene Starkey's batting per- the weakness has
Occupied
The formances.
two Wahous the Pandas. The softballers have the best pros- the brand of soccer we know thoughts of they are capable of there should problem to a simple one. Second pects of winning the Ladies' be no doubt about the outcome. baseman Wille Woo is a good batting title this season.
THIS WEEK'S TALKING standby and he can be deve- South China, with POINT: Are players and officials loped into reliable moundsman never going to learn how to should Wel be fatigued by histories over the Wahoos "B" re- cently, are strongly favoured to handle players who are injured exertions in the four innings.
the Chinese Athletic As- boat As several of the Braves sociation in the Junior Ladies' at during a game? On
match players will be on hockey duty Play-off two incidents
In the afternoon, the of dangerous later
Pandas-Braves tilt, originally tion, who registered their initial The Chinese Athletic Associa- mismanagement took place.
First Ko Fo-keung was in scheduled for 3.30 pm, has now win of the season on a walkover jured and in spite of the fact been set for
He has been training only five years, yet the string to a funeral when he signed 2 p.m. The by the Wahoos "B" last Sunday, All Hongkong vs. Manlia at that teammates and opponents Chinese
Athletic
Association still have a long way to travel numbers 39, about the same as last year, with 20 two-Bartram at the rate of 20 Club Stadium, 4 pm.
knew that he had recently meet South China at 3.30 pm.
to become a good ball team.
week. Thereafter, reserve goal- year-olda. suffered a major injury he was Jindoo Hussain's Saints, who
keepers, had a thankless task at Monday
unceremoniously, hauled on to regained the Pennant last week-
Nullabor is the "Lincoin" | Radar Red,
more than Charlton waiting for a first- H.K. Selection vs. Manila at his Zeet before the trainer end with an 8-8 triumph over
hope. He has not been able to useful 6 and 7 furlongs handi- team chance, for Sam has miss Club Stadtum, 4.30 p.m.
could get near him.
Mark Kwong's Chinese Athletic Four Junior League games Thursday
Exactly the same thing hap- Association, will not be seen in
are down for decision this after do much work because of the capper who has done really well ed remarkably few games since.
will enjoy a your, Combined Chinese vs. Manila | pened later- when Jones
Athletic hard winter, the action tomorrow but they will noon. The Chinese at Club Stadium 4.30 p.m. RAF pivot was Injured. This be given sferti opposition In Association, who have virtually wrong to assume he is a certain successful season.
SNOOKEREDI-.'. (Nearco Wood-
It is not South Ching behaviour is totally unnecessary the This afternoon
their final League commitment won the Junior League Pennant,
flower) are on dangerous
1,400 guineas and so very long since promoters ground
and can cause dangerous
against the Braves.
should not encounter com- aga
Much depends on the is the stable hope in the colls of big-time billiards and snook Boundary Street where the plications. An injured player
This will be a grudge battle Police team has recently shown should not be moved BY ANY- between the Saints and the while the Pandas" should beat that it is a most difficult side to ONE until he hns been Braves and manager Ed Car- the 25 Gunners by a comfort advisable for those who fancy April and has never run. Before Ing the decline in the appeal of him wait for the day. In any that, the trainer thought a good billiards and the rise of smock- beat.
examined by a competent valho will be highly satisfied (able margin.
or in the affections of the However, on the beautiful person By this method in-should the Braves beat both the The best game of the after-case he has to prove his ability deal of him.
He was given the whole year maestros of the game. lurt the South China boys may juries are not aggravated. Saints in their remaining fix-noon will be the tussle between to stay a mile, and soft ground
to recuperato and the policy: Now, it seems, the reverse la well find their top form and and after all there is no loss-tures to tle with CAA for second the Maumaus and the PI Dod- would count against him.
pay handsome becoming apparent. Take, for while the Police may give them | oz gain-to either side as the position in the final standings. gers. This should develop into Master Star is a three-year-dividends. He now a most instance, Fred Davis and Wal- Drough game I think the referee is empowered to ad- ARRAY OF SLUGGERS
pitching duel and the team old being prepared for early attractive individual and
ter
Donaldson, will
son, who have met in steadier in fielding engagements. Very at, he is Artiseen racecourse in the s Champlons will emerge narrow just time to make good such The US Navy, sharing fifth that is
Successive world pro- interruptions.
with Alfredo Oliveira's should collect full points.
sure to be skilfully placed.
fessional anooker einasic trial. at the Kempion nola since 1947 amplonship Westinform is n stayer who Fast
Easter meeting will be bolding on the best this Solar Express, Sayajirao Walter mys he will not enter zenonat any rate to begin colt, was backward last season, again; Fred is doubtful of dom with and the older stayers but has good looks and a peting next year. Donaldson fall, he will be there fit and gowicfull physique to recommend says that professional mooker, forcled. N
him to paddock, critics,
which requires long hours of practice, a
la slowly dying and Is Eastern Imp had a fine record
ÎN RIGHT CLABS.
not on Hard ground last year and
good po
paring proposition, For the filles classics the instancing that some young pro- has gone up in the weights.
stable
Madonatells, a fessionals are lucky to be earn- He does not quite get six fur-
thinke longs in a fast-rian race, but daughter of Donatello II, who ing 210 a weak at it. He
be more future nothing can bout him over four joined the stable last September, there will
The two-year-olds, numbering him in He is sure to be twenty, were bought cheaply last furlonos
his pig farm Davis finds ['placed" to win again and have
year. W WIEN Prinen, Tong's brother mooker so locking | in security
by different referees have in-
fluenced the ultimate destination Boundary Street, 4.30 p.m.
of the Championship title.
MUCH SPECULATION
There has been much specula- tion and discussion down the 'Soccer Alley' on the standard of play served up in the recent KMB-Kitchee game at Caroline Hill,
Strange, wild and vague ac- cusations are being made in many quarters and there can be no doubt that there is cause for
when top-class fool concerni ballers turn in displays co alm- less and utterly futle as those served up by the Kitchee and KMB players last Tuesday.
On
Keveral occasiona this
reason we have notleed that top line altrnetions have fallen flat, and that teams have falled completely to reproduce any semblance of their true form...
POP
Eastern vs. Navy at Navy Ground, 4.30 p.m.
winners.
Tomorrow
nt
in the South Chinn Wednesday i
BUT
YOU MUSTAT
ITS-A
SURPRISE
WEVE BEEN
OUT TO BUY
YOUR BIRTHDAY
PRESEUT TOP.
OPEN 17
UNTIL
TO MORROW
spot
Forewarned
"TODAY'S GAMES
Jimmy
turned Boalkeeper's
Ronald Smyth comes from the most famous of in immaculate condition. Epsom racing families. Always his horses are
out
Tunner,
much
and it would be since last
Roccamare
cost
曲
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at Charl
Valleyan happy
valley him, so for
it
proved.
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a
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way
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dificulty in beating the Rookies weather, and it would be cingles. He split a pastern last er tournaments were bemoan-
Don't risk your sight- it cannot be replaced.
OPTICIANS CAN HONGRONO = KOWLOONG
Is likely
I
to
the most expensive at 1,000 that he could not look forward PIN TELPARS IIS WAY
to.. & guinens.
comfortable retirement Whatever their fate, they will without, some other business Harrowful; has a Sandown be placed in their ring; daas, interest. He says that the bod- || hurdling, engagement before the which is one of the alimotions stant practice and concentrations }}flat" but this, thyse can act in oz following – horses, from "this needed to keep in snooker form
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