1954-10-30 — Page 17

SPORTING SAM

By Reg. Wootton

CHIC SHOP

SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1954.

THE POWERS-THAT-BE MUST FACE UP TO THE CHALLENGES LAID DOWN

By

I. M. MacTAVISH

LEAGUE CRICKET

Army South Will Have To NOW ON SALE

Contend With A Team That Likes Sookunpoo

Says "GOOGLY”

Can the Army South's convincing victory over the “Optimists" last week. end be repeated against Cralgengower this Saturday? It should not be surprising though records of the last two seasons show that Craigengower Cricket Club ħad always done well on the Army ground,

Withall, the Army opening attacker, made good use of the wind to pierce Pritchard's defence for a paltry two runs last Saturday, immediately following up with the same deadly weapon when Leader was sill thinking of his blockhole. "Rory" Macpherson appeared to have got not but succumbed to the same bowler when he played forward to a faster one which lifted sharply.

ground

Dowling. the Arst change, kept a decent laugh and bagged aix wickets in a hurry. The Army

wicket is по longer the same as when Capt. Haycraft, who had good tx- Lerience with the MCC ground slait, was in charge.

CCC's good work against the Navy last Saturday has to reckoned with. This after- noon/B game should be VETY interesting.

DDS shoukł go over the top against RAF as hosts, especially there should be an easterly. Birtwhile makes

good use of this

advantage.

Young Tony Myatt, the Captain, appears to be

bowler shy. be caplain maximum advantage la to be obtained Myatt should

start the

If

The

The temptation to join in the current broiling discussion on soccer politics is very strong.

bowling with Birtwhistle, So many things of far-reaching significance and uncertain consequences are taking place that another voice would probably only add more confusion to a situation that is fast developing into chaos. However, I believe that the moment for a trial of strength or a showdown is very near and 1 feel that a false step now is going to see Hongkong football send back 20 years in its progress.

The powers-that-be must face up to the challenges that are lald down, end without being comment I repeat, an old rhyme

Tender handed stroke a nettle and it stings you for your pains,

Orip it like a

of Падз

Mellie and it soft as silk remains...

I believe the soccer publle will support the Football Association In any action it takes to protect and maintain its position.

VEXING QUESTION However,

other points worthy of discussion this week and it is to these wish to devote my space, The first concerns the vexing question

of the indirect free-kick.

there

that I

I took the choner of watching a Second Division game the other day and I must confess that the standard of refereeing was really

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quite staggering. But one Heuber situation arose that merits discussion.

with rational thought The All-Hongkong side seems to be a good one and it will give a

of account of itself,

The Hongkong Selection, how. ever, takes a bit of understand- Ing. up

Ho Cheung-yau plays re- yarda

regularly at inalde-right for South China and is now touching top

Robson

of the

Ara

Scorpions

exported 10 just get home against Reerelo If Gerry Gosano geta going. It La good thing to

A.M. Rodrigues opening the batting again us he used to do for the University 15 years

and Jater

Recreio, The fast

question of whether IRC "B"

will be able

to avenge their contemporary's (IRC "A") de- feat or not would make the match Interesting.

HAF v. KCC Scorpiorar Arny North (Bye)

Second Division v. IRC "A"

Recreio

poned)

Navy v. KCC DBS v. RAF IRC "B" V. KGV

TOMORROW Second Division University v. Police Dockyard v. Army

LEAGUE STANDINGS First Division

Scorpions are RAF

Police

Army Souti

The Sunday matches HKU v Police and Dockyard v HKU and Army the Dockyard. Recreio Army. Pollee should beat the If Sutcliffe strikes form with the ball the Army will have to Hongkong CC ground might be stretch out the deciding factor.

to the maximum. The Navy pitch at King's Park might be instrumental in turn. ing the table since the Army are: not expected to know the ground as well as the Dockyard men.

University's derling

One of the teams was awarded an indirect free-kick a few inches Inside the 18-yard line. The de-

took fenders, generally. orthodox positions 10 the ball, but two from the defending side elected behind the kicker and at about selected at inside-left three yords distance. The sucker plays at inskt-left for the Army and one of his teammates pointed and

he is relected at inside- this out to the referee but the fright

it aimply doesn't make official merely waved him to

neither is Nerise...

It fair to carry on,

two very good players, and it simply isn't enough to say that they con change

over on the field of play.

The selection of Hiscock of the Army for the left wing position 18_4

a real cracker. This diminu- tive youngster is still a long way short of this class of football Division He has played in only two First

which minsed the to stand class in that position so he is

The kicker was surely justified In his protest for the rule says that opponents must be at 10 yards distance in all directions {from the ball-except of course when the kick is awarded within 10 yards of the goal time,

The indirect free-kick rule con- is ever to serve the purpose for tinues to be a bugbear and Hit which

was introduced it

then referees must be firm as well as competent in applying R

While I am on the subject of the indirect free-klek I have Just come across en interesting item concerning it in a recent publica tion by FIFA.

attempt

to beat the KCC last Saturday, mark by 10 be rus, cannot

allowed to escape' notice. With the under- graduairs strengthened by J.C. Kuh, a different story might be told today.

The Pollee will have to go all out to draw with the men from Pokfulam S. M. Teh, the open- ing bowler, is expected to swing tion and puzzlo. Vantar and his varia- deceptive against the wind, will

of light, sometimes VETY

be a toyer of strength to be

reckoned with. The first change

KCC have the odds with them against the Navy, but again tho

bring Navy may some ships in with A big surprise aboard. Taken all round, the hosts should bag the four points.

bowler, J. C. Koh, is also ex- the garnes against Navy and the Royal Air Force-pected to worry the host team. and he was, in fact, left out of the Army side against Sing Too on Thursday

Premature selections such as this are as

unprofitable as they are unjustified. A bad game out of his class can set a player Com- back years in his natural pro- mittee meeting earlier this year gress cspecially when held a discussion on the plication of Law 12 and 1 produce below the full minute on the subject which has since been released.

The FIFA Referees'

one

ap-members the derlave reaction reof the local crowds to a player who is having a bad game."

am all for the youngsters getting their chance, but let it LAW 12: A player Inten be a fair chance, and let us not tionally

stretches out his arms, forget that our Swedish visitors only trying to obstruct an are world class exponents of the not

to annoy gume. but also opponent,

He does not make "bodily him. contact" but in stepping from one side to the other in front of his opponent and by moving his arms up and down he delays games

WEEK-END GAMES

The week-end programme of Jacks its usual

Justre

his opponent and forces him to although there are several good matches down for decision. Here change course and to make A detour

in order to evade the is the full schedule: cbstructing player.

COM-

BY THE ANSWER MITTEE: An indirect free-kick will be awarded for obstruction.

I can think of at

Icast

one well-known player in Hongkong who would often be penalised under this ruling.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

The visit of Jack Kramer and his professional tennis players has set many soccer folks taik-

Today

KMB vs.

At

St. Joseph's Caroline Hill, 5 p.m.

Club vs. Kwong Wah at Club Studlum, 5 p.m..

Navy vs. RAF at Causeway Bay, 3 p.m.

Optimista have the odds with them at Ka Tak. The airmen ort weaker this year as de- partures have not been plenished with new blood. Laurio Klibee and his matt might get into their stride on the big ground.

Cricketers are reminded that the clock will be turned back on Sunday morning at 3.30 .. and the Second Division matches on Sunday will have less light

for the Samc hours of play, Every attempt should be made to start games early.

Army North have a bye and will be on holiday this week-end. SECOND DIVISION

In the Second Division Recreio was scheduled to play against IRC "A" but the game has been put off at the request of the Kowlbonites as The Motor Grand Police vs. Eastern at Boundary Prix in Macao has pulled away Street, 4 p.m.

most of their men.

Tomorrow

South China vs. Sing Tao at ..and it is not all in praise Caroline Hill, 4 p.m. of the high standard of play Army VB, CAA at Club

The game arranged for

ing

that was shown by these famous Stadium, & p.m. visitors.

next

The question being asked on Wednesday between Eastern and many sides la 'What is the Army has been postponed. subtis distorence between cosunt tennis spectators and the Main interest today will be in the meeting of unbeaten KMB Colony's

and the lively new St. Joseph's

Hill. This

ing?

gives

Alar KMB victory

KCC will be expected to walk over the Navy, mainly on the good attack of Bell, This new bowler disturbs balls in no un- certain manner.

Catley, the other opening bowler, bowls with his head and the combination formidable one.

with Bell is a

WEEK-END

Recreio Reminder the Clock will be IRC "A" turned back before

these two RAF KCC Army

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One well-known local football predictions. official pointed this out to me Kwong Wah will also attract with some disgust for, as he crowd to the Club Stadium to sair, Colony soccer clubs have see their game against Club. No been categorically refused per doubt they will start favourites mission

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This ruling must have cost the prowess.

... is there an entirely dif Caroline Hill where old soccer Tomorrow's big game is at ferent type of subtle difference.

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