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SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT

THẸ CHINA MAIL,

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22,

SPORTING SAM

1985.

By Reg. Wootton.

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WHY NOT ACKNOWLEDGE

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ABILITY BY OPENLY INVITING THE BEST?

By I. M. MacTAVISH

Let me start the column this week with a question. What do you think of the idea of all First Division players being put on a roll accord- ing to their positions, and goalkeepers, full-backs, half-backs and forwards being taken in strict rotation to fill the relevant places in the various Colony representative sides.... Quite ridiculous, isn't it?

I am prompted to ask the question because I happen to know that behind the scenes in local football at the present moment there is a great tug-of-war going on with regard to representative honours'. Strangely enough it is not the players who are concerned in this current tussle; it is the referees.

Some officials are apparently of the opinion that others are getting more of the plums then they are. and they are quite obviously in favour of the ra system of supplying officinis fur bly

sering body to acknowledge and} honour ablilty by openly Invillant the offelals they would like to se handling a portleular gume, MUST BE FACED

The game between Sing Tao and St. Joseph's this afternoon gives promise of being a thrill- ing affair. The Saints, still smarting

Last frown

week's com-ration of humble pic, will And vastly that the Tigers are a Improved side.

↓ have heard several argumentments that the facts about rough and dirty play in Colony football are being exaggerated and that things are not nearly as bad as is being suggested.

Their games. seems to be that all Class One referees should automatically take their turn to offelate in the Ro-called show-games

Theoretically and idealisti- colly-that is Best equitable arrangement, but just as it is Impractical to take players from 1st so is it Impractical to Lake referees from list because Just as there variable factor in the ability of First Division players, 50, jet's face it, is there a difference in

I may be that the fast penetrating Sing To forwards will awing this" game. In their favour although the absence of Honniball will leave their own defence a little bit suspect. A tight tussle that might well

This is an optimistic attitude that is not justified by facet nor by recent actions on the field of play. There is no place in the present situation for an end in a draw. ostrich's-head-in-the-sand 11 19

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TODAY'S RUGGER

CURLING

KZMPETITION

ENTRING

The All-Blacks Should Outrun And Outplay England

Says "PAK LO”

This afternoon, at Sookunpoo, England meet the All-Blacks in the final of the local Internationals and the two losers of the first round, Scot- The latter land and the Welsh-Irish, battle it out for the wooden spoon. game will take place first at 3.00 p.m. and the main game of the after- noon, that between England and the All-Blacks, will start at 4.15 p.m.

With members of the RAF now available there have been quite a few changes made in the various teams. The All-Blocks have, naturally enough, made the fewest changes, bringing in only twa new men......Rutherford into the second row of the pack and Steward into the centre three position.

There are, however, quite a The new tbroes aro Spencer, | noon, and on February 1 Kwong Wah should get two number of positional changes in Campbell, and Hunter. Spen-one of the semi-finals, that ♫ situation that must be faced points at Boundary Street to the team. Taui moves out to the cer, laking over from Inglis who | between

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72nd LAA end 42nd equarely anki £1 colleague's morrow at the expense of CAA Wing, Rainger moves up to fly

has more urgent business at the Field Regt, will be played off, reference to the depravity of but Army, with several enforced half, and Penman. who has oltar this afternoon, has been and it is poped that the other the League mich

shone in his between team charges, will find that the invariably

few showing an amazing burst of semi-final can be arranged for the ability of many Class One | KMB and South China must lively Police side is a difficult games here so far, drops back speed and he should get one or the same afternoon,

to wing two ail further

wing forward food for one lo bent,

chances to show i this A lot will depend from Earller this SCUROD

afternoon on how the newcomers it into threequarter.

swiches the soldiers tine-up, but the loss should iron out a the individual

positional applauded

slight efforts of both of these sidos In

players liko

and trying to keep particular games Wallace and Stonehouse will not should make the threequarter clean

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Referees!

The logic and commonsense of ¦ thought. Auch an argument is so obvious that hardly needs to be pro- gressed any further, aud is

it surprising that many of the whistlers in the Colony do fol appreciate that

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10 official chosen to handle the big game..

Just as it does to the players who are chosen to take part in it,

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These

one

PLENTY OF PUNCH

himself.

very weakness on

wing

line even faster than before. These were games where the

The pack, though it is fairly For our Chincas New

The Welsh-Irish have brought Year players might have been excused

a good push in the retaliation.

attructions we have a series of light, hos the

in Gammon to the wing three- great was

while provocation...but persisted in playing the

games against the famous Grass-scrums and should overcome the they

quarter position and McGarrity English forwards. Kame upper team from Switzerland.

comes in at fly

half behind Lloyd of the gaps in their respective line-The visitors come with a stat

the Police while record

and

with

many Her

Collins becomes the full back. The latter team have a new ups are mute tesimony to what

their ranks, but if full back in Potter, and Blacoe Surely no one would pretendHowever, contrary to

players in have had to bear.

Grimths and Reeves join the they think they are going to is brought in to the

the centre

and Barker of the Army that possession of Krading

U

have a pleasant picnic

then they threequarter

while is the new hooker, position, makes all holders of it equal incepted rules of science, it stems are in for a rude awakening.

Griffiths should Fleet switches out to the wing. ability. If this

two Last week

positives

The All-Hongkong side Es In the forwards Lamb comes difference to the pack, both in somehow produced a spark the spurk burst into name and nearly the best we can put in to the second row, replacing the loose and the Uncouts.

in the neid and if the foes of Talamo who drops back to lock The Welsh-Irish therefore the Lings be today,

Jong before the end the good last week decide to be the in place of Turskin. There will surely always reputations of both sides were friends of this week then we three standards in every type of charred and destroyed beyond may well see this game finish grading

recognition.

WAS the

case

where would the star referees like the Ellises, the Bonds and

to

GOOD, BETTER, BEST Some folks might chooIE refer facelously to these as bad, worse and worst, but I believe that it is much more honest to

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that

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The result of the changes is a better looking threequarter line, in our favour,

and a pack with plenty of punch One can feel no sympathy for

No doubt astute Tom Sneddon and speed in the touse. Parkin- tither club. Great teams and has been giving plenty of

son and Brentford are, as might great players should never get thought

to the tactical aspect be expected, again the two dragged down into such depths of the series and if things go Engilsh halves, and will be the of soccer depravity as did these according to plan Grasshopper danger spot which the All- will not find it easy to add a Blacks must crush early on in Hongkong scalp to their already the game. well-filled

of bag

successes of the best club

two teams.

I have already heard several of the pitiful little excuses that are being offered as reasons,

on their last game u would appear not justificaticos, for what took teams in the world.

that the All-Blacks are more The Hongkong Selection and than capable of outrunning and Place. discount all of them. The fects are simply that for some Combined Chinese sides are also outplaying the English, parti- reason....und you

und your guess in this strong

the cularly as give

far as the forwards enough visitors tough opposition....but are concerned and despite the respect te os good

a lot will depend on what hap-fact that it will be a close game neither team, however big they Viloo to pretend they are, was pens In the opening game.. the All-Blacks will be the fav-

as mine.

*view them in the more favour- able light of good, beller and best,

My view is that if

against some healthy competition is removed and non-incentive system substituted, then the only standard nercssory surely the but good truly ambitious referee would prefer to regard himself as being In the better or even the best class.

It seems that

the Hongkong Football Association and the Hongkong Chinese Football As- sociation have

Important function to perform here respect of representative games of which they are the sponso ing

"body.

An

When they select players they should also take the opportunity of honouring cutstanding field Metals by inviting them to take charge of R particular game in a particular capacity,

It Is unfair to place the onus of supplying the officials on the various referees' associations,

colleague into the job.

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big wough to play the game, and whether our players find a nor BIG enough to risk the pos- way to counter the brilliant sibility of victory or defeat on Swiss right wing. the basis of football skill alone.

FESTIVE FARE

FAIR'S FAIR

Leen! fans are to be well sup- And finally a paragraph to plied with festive football fare | complete on Item started last

Here is the full programme of senior

during the next week.

games:-

Today

ourite to win.

Welsh-Irish also

the

The other day I printed my own selections for the Colony Henderson will be the and Combined Services XV to Scottish full back, a position be

Combined Mataya- play should give a good account of has been

segn in before, and

Singapore team due here the first week in February.

Here are the official selections, There is

a difference between the two, but the Services team has been selected to give others almost as good as those in the chance against Colony team, o the Malayan-Singaporeans,

THE TEAMS Colour:

Edwards, Logen,

Moore, Brent Bilncoe, Hewitt, ford, Parkinson, Hatn, Siceman, Newman, Ferry Grimthe Petrie, Talamo, Hill,

Combined Services: Patterson,

Badd, Fleet, Owens, Brentford, Parkinson, Reid, Miller, dale,

Thomas, Chisholm, Woolf.

make

a big

have the better three line and one which will take a lot of

stopping, and they should seo enough of the ball to let them win this

game. With Scotland getting the most of the bali from their forwards I will be a close game and It the Scottish forwards cover up their threes they might Just win

If the Scottish threes do not at together too well the for- wards should be capable of taking the ball through on their Own.

Very definitely a near thing but the Welsh-Irish threes will probably bo Scotland's stumbling block, and the Welsh-

д Irish should win by

few

The first game between Scot-points. land and the

THE TEAMS sees quite a number of new facts

England: Potter, Edwards, in the line-up. This time Scot-

Brent- land will have the advantage of Blincoe, Howitt, Fleet,

Parkinson, Dunnicliffe, Sleeman and Miller playing in ford,

Reid, the front row.

Janes, Lamb, Ferry, week.

Slack drops back into the Hill, Talamo, Kilvert, Reserve Since the publication of Fair's Fair's letter further correspon- second row beside Todd, while Woolf.

All-Blaoks: Peck, Taul latest v. St. Joseph's at about the matter of the team given a chance

requisition, Kerr, will be to prove his Opinion is overwhelmingly in worth in a major game.

The pack is fairly heavy, but at support

of the sentiments ex- prossed by our correspondent heavy or light seems to muke that on this particular occasion little difference to Sleeman and It would have been a fine and share of the ball from the set Scotland should get a very large Biting gisture to have awarded serums and at least a fair share the

managership of the All- Hongkong team to one of the of the lineouts

dence shows there is little doubt in the third row the Club's steward, Sadd, Penman, Rain-

Sing Tuo Club Stadium at 4 p..

Tomorrow CAA V. Kwong Wah Boundary Street at 4 p.m.

Army v. Police at Sookunpoo

Monday

at 4 p.m.

All Hongkong v. Grasshoppers at Club Stødtum at 3.30 p.m.

Tuesday

at

for a system of selection within their own body could be both embarrassing and difficult ༢ ” - ་ unless, of course, the referees themselves introduced a system of closed ballot

voto a

This

Im-

Thursday would eliminate mediately any suggestion of tay- Combined Chinese v. Grass- euritism or partiality and is hoppers at Club Stadium at practised in many other parts of the world. I still think the best (Representative games -00 method would be for the spon-

minutes' duration).

THE

WEEKEND

manager.

mony thoroughly

competent

ONLY TWO REMAIN

an

Hongkong Selection v. Grass-Chinese officials who are avail- Behind the scrum Scotland hoppers at Club Stadium able in the Colony,

present almost completely 3.30 p.m.

Some

long new face writers offered'

to their opponents. the explanations as to why it should Walker and McNiven are be so, others have said quite only two of the lust game to re- briefly that a good opportunity main in their places. Petrio has been lost to give the honour takes aver from Turville, who of leading the Colony team to a had his ankle cracked in the long-term official.

Talpan's game, at fly half,

4 pm.

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Todd

Seymar-East, Newman, Mitchell, Hato,

Rotherford, Flavell, Harrison, Coales, Clode. Scotland: Henderson, Campbell, Hunter, Spencer,

Petrio, Walker, Miller, Sleeman, Rankin, Slack, McNiven,

Chisholm,

Кегт, Annandale.

Welsh-Irish: Collins, Gam- mon.

Slein, Lloyd, Blackburn, McGarrity, Lloyd, Holdsworth, Barker,

Bovan-Thomas,

Beynon, Grimths, Dawson, Thomas,

Reeves,

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