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THE CHINA: MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1955:

THE NEW

NEW COUNCIL OF THE HKFA HAS SOME PRESSING PROBLEMS ON ITS PLATE

Says I. M. MacTAVISH

In a few days the. Hongkong Football Association will hold its Annual General Meeting. The assembly will have before it a healthy and satisfactory financial statement which reflects credit on the working of the Association, but it will also have before it an agenda of far-reaching importance.

Decisions taken at this meeting could have the greatest possible influence on the future of football in Hongkong for there are many who feel a major clash of certain interests cannot be much longer delayed.

Top public attention will no | those level-headed mdividuals in doubt be centred on the election all parts of our community who

of the

Cauersian interests.

as a Chairman do not regard the issue Association's

Oriontal and for the next twelve months tussle between not so much because of the Im-

conlend purtance of the positioni-but

the because of the long drawn-out battle of electioneers that has from time to time drifted into the press.

in the best interests of the two gave clubs themselves if they

thought inmedinte and urgent to a more equitable distribu- tion of gute receipts.

Under such an adjustment They, very rightly,

might take them a bit longer tu that all that matters is fixed principle that whatever is recoup their capital outlay, but done, whoever is elected, and it would also remove the onu signifient Influence that might whatever decisions are made, they should be in the best long-tempt rivals to vote in favour Hongkong 10W the fine are staterest of Hongkong foot-of

folks

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I know only 100 well there are those who make

that

Stadium th

for which a place

must be found eventually.

The other pressing point

no that

must be discussed in the

accret of their belief that other principles motivate the actions whele question of coaching, and

of many who are engaged in the in particular

the position

Mr Tom Snodion.

ان

football sphere - the assertion

The situation is surely unique, may have substance and wo can only

hope that such in-Here is the Association with a employed coach permanently dividuals will be in the minority when the big decisions have to who by any International stan

dards is a Arst class man at his job.

be made.

sncret

the

and

"HORIZONTAL“ BICYCLE

Enzo Sacchi, former World Cycle Champlon, is pictured trying out a new style of cycle on the Florence, Italy,.cycle track. Designed by a technician of the Galilee Works it has a springy leather 'seat' on which the cyclist lays, the pedals are at the rear, the Idea being that the rider can develop the full pressure on them. After several runs Sacchi is said to have attained a maximum speed of sixty kilometres per hour,~London Express Photo.

LEAGUE BOWLS.

Dock

Match Between The Teams Today May Decide

Second Division

By "TOUCHER”

Title

OFF

THEY'RE TO IRON OUT THE ALPS!

By GEORGE WHITING

Dafay Bell may have looked sweet on that bicycle, but she could never have foreseen the money there was going to be In this pedal-and-push business.

Forty million Frenchmen got on to it first, as will be seen when a goodly proportion of that fair country goes stark raving mad for a month.

ย

-Sulli, we are catching up. For But it seems we are improv-- the first time in history, a team ing. Last February, a Midlands of 10 British cyclists are taking bicycle firm Installed a bunch of part in the annual Tour de Britons in a villa in the South France-2.720 miles of road of France, paid them wages, and murder with pay-off of told them to train till their £20,000 for the winner, plus muscles burned on the moun- prerequisites to the lush tune of tains of Grenoble. another £20,000 or 60.

As a resull, our lino-up at Lo To call it the greatest cycling Havre includes Wulesden's Ken event in the world is a measly Mitchell, Romford's Daye Bed- understatement. It is a star-well, Tadworth's Bernard Pusey, spangled upheaval of nations on Cambridge's Fred Krebs, Glas- wheels, a cash-ridden Caravan gow's

fah Steel, Emsworth's that screams its way clockwise Tony Hoar, Manchester's Bevis round France in 22 stages from Wood, Huddersfeld's Brian

Le Havre to Paris in 24 days.

KISS THE GROUND

Robinson, and Birmingham's Bob Mailand and Stan Jones. From now until July 30, 120 They and their 30 bicycles, 30 riders from France, Belgium, jerseys, 100 pairs of trunks, 30 wheels, 250 pairs of Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, spare Australia, Spain, Helland and ill anklesocks, and other odd items considered England pedal their up to £200 per man, begin to- demon way across lumps and day to Iron out the Alps and bumps o'er hill and dale, push aside the Pyrences.

our riders are no- Offelaliy and in and down mountains,

hopers. But, if one of them and out of 23 major cities..

At the end of each frantle should lend the way into Paris singe, M. le Maire will declare on July 30, Sir Winston

Chur-

Bank Holiday or else! Busi-chlil can step down immediately ness will stop, wars will cease as the Continent's idea of Eng- to matter, grown men will fight glislunan No. 1.

to touch the more-than-mortal

flth

and riders,

the

of the mademoiselles will kiss ground whereon the wheels their idols have ridden. And no kidding.

TEMPERS RISE

A French newspaper runs the

{

race, and finds it worth while

Weather permitting, the two Second Division Dock teams from Kowloon and Taikoo take the spotlight in this afternoon's League games in what will probably be the deciding match of the Division.

between

TODAY'S GAMES

Some months ago I gave as

His work in other parts of the my opinion that Mr C. S. Wang

has won the highest would be returned to the Chair world And bellove still that such an praise; in Hongkong he has erection would have suited most demonstrated his fine ability, his the football com-progressive methods, and his sections of

he has, of course, accept

acceptable and sensible approach munity, but since walented that he will not to the job in hand whatever the

slabus pr nationality of stek re-election.

Tils announcement set specul- players who have been placed his charge ..... yet, and jet atlons going again and I have heard several names mentioned us make no bones about it, he

is virtually unemployed!! I successor. 45 his possible

Such a situation, whatever the have heard too of the intense

15 little taken predisposing reason, has campaigning that

kashort of

sacrilege. Hers also know that place....but I

most desirable is a man with the will to help

Although the Taikoo bowlers are in second position now, they are well within come of the

striking distance, being only 2% points behind their League-leading Kowloon rivals: individuals have stated in no players; the insight of long ex- are perience to temper his natural uncertain fashion that they

A 5-0 win for Kowloon Dock The remaining First Division not even remotely interested in enthusiasm for the game:

First Division TRC "Gold" will make them almost virtual match to the chairmanship. perhaps lacking only the fielde Domination

Recreio "Blues" v. KBGC One of the gentlemen whose bi-facial fanfaronade of many Champions. A 5-0 or 4-1 vic- and Recreio "Whites will

Os jess ab:

FC v, KCC Tom Sneddon lives for foot-tory for the island dockmen, on fought out with the Democican

IRC "Gold" frequently told me the other

the other hand, will leave the sword of relegation hanging over

"Whites" day

the dock them, that not only would he ball and by football. It its his

race open for both

Whatever the score may be. CCC v. PRC shun The job as a

teams. voluntary profession and he has spared no

A 3-2 decision either way the two teams can, I think, on

IRC "B" (Bye) wouldn't stone to make himself proficient 'sacrifice',

performances

Second Division more their improving touch it as a paid servant for in his work. It seems to me will, however,

and to many others that one of satisfactory result from the point oflay their fears of being re- KCC v. FC

drs; tasks of the new Council of maintenance the

USRC In legated into the Second Division

V. CCC Both should be to investigate

will the competition. This will bring

probably

KDC v. TC PRC v. HKCC. WEALTH OF WISDOM

whole position and decide how third-placed Craigengower into slightly ahead of the Filipino There is a wealth of wisdom best it can be turned to

Club, unless the latter show the the reckoning.

HKFC (Byo)

Third Division In the frequent pronouncements advantage of the Colony's foot-

Both trains were recent mem-more improvement in their re-. bers those people who declareball.

FC v. KDC First Division maining games. the

KBGC v. USRC there should be

There is no doubt that there is League and bowls of a high thOL

TALKING POINT In the much work to be done by those order should be seen

POC v. HKFC continuity

in this greater

The subject of relegation arxi on the Association who find themselves of

the battle of the Docks

PRC v. HKERC promotion provides an interest- management then is provided by the present various committees for the

KCC (Bye). Green advantage is almosting topic of discussion this week. coming year

to year election, The

Many places will pretty cer- negligible for the home Kowloon On many occasions doubts have regular hiatus

bowlers and been expressed bry team as both the Talkoo is tainly be filled by old and trust-Kowloon Dock greens are almost whether this system works out. F. Lux (Rec.) 7 1 1 75 Indivisible from uncertainty

ofed servants the Association

nis ef interest

the best interest of the in the best not Colony football.

Tume

roverit month

has

been

but he

mentioned

Thousand dollars

some

that is

suggestions and innovations

men.

season.

his

In-

of interest

the League.

end

to spend £120,000 on it, includ-

ing an annual race-staff wage- bill of £20,000.

Towns pay bucketaful of francs for the privilege of enter- taining

the competitors, the Government

dormes business shouting its

gets

a cut, gen- get overtime, and big

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