SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1956.
SPORTING SAM
THE REFEREE WAS RIGHT AND THE CRITICS WRONG IN LAST SUNDAY'S GAME
Says I. M. MacTAVISH
The astonishing amount of utter and irresponsible rubbish that has been talked about the game played last Sunday between South China and KMB is surely as illuminating as it is ill-founded. People who should know a lot better can be heard in open protest against the fact that the referce decreed the game should go on.
"The conditions were all against good football.. they were deplorable players could not be expected to play their usual game under such conditions ..... are some of the com- ments that have been voiced.
....
Stripped of all the padding and all the wool the plain facts are that the only people who really wanted the game postponed were the officials of the two competing clubs .... and in view of what was being said at the time their desires had little to do with elther the state of the ground or concern for the players.
In
Football is a winter gutte. many parts of the worked it in
regu.ly UNICE
played
fu
alitoas very
inuch worse exited here fat week-zud, British for example snow, lee, Lug. rainst zaici high percus winds have All ben cx- perienced recently and only kn the most extrung circumsti nees was it consluered necessary to
a game utt.
cain
SPONTANEOUS
The referee's
APPLAUSE
decision tu ahead wick The South China
du
***
KM maken, wine corkolių.
with the team unpopinar 200 ufticis, Was a connect one manu the spontaneous applatte which
:w 110 Le
102
VECISION
sjxelanosa ntidoled in the shelter
di tie main pada or trouening COUZBEKOMSTY
umerenas
WIKIT
on the open side of the statuin spoke for ill
If the unjustified desires
tha
the clubs had been miel, mud il
referev the
derided--th virtunky the Tast moment-l
pos-pure the game, the Grounds Committee of the KFA
and maybe also the ponce... would have been part un w1- enviable tusk,
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д
pityed so many to gaines la, for, and against Hongkong.
THEVIOUS REPOLTS
in spite of previous reports that Fl future Tuy with Celta, Dave is I predleted On Une strength of this
statements
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Dedient
and rain coaked but it certainly never lacks variety.
There in A restricted pro- gramme of senior games this week-ond but a Police Interport with Macno will provide some Lompensation. The list is us signed follows:- tu se bos Scotush club.
Owl
The airman
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likable has put pen tu paper Iur Duke
Uuno where, for a
boolis
kust, he will be understudy to
Brown fuernitoralisi,
the
Just beime he left here after his tunal visit with the RAF re- prxsentative side Dave told in
was absolutely essential that 100101, Man should not take LIONA 13 home at Auchibrarder as
Al
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11
WEEK-END MATCHEB
Today
Police Interpor: Match: Hong- Macao at Boundary kong v. Street at 3.30 p.m.
V.
First Division: Kitchee RAF al Caroline Hill; Army V. St. Joseph's at Causeway Bay.
Tomorrow: KMB v. Sing Tao at Caroline Hill; CAA v. Navy his family's at Causeway Bay. All League bus would require his pre-games start at 4 p.m.
Hi mgning for such
Д
the old club as Dundee 'should mut bum aumirably for it is only
COSTURI bus run from t villige to his new tootball quar- 3975 at Dens Park.
wil And points gathering difficult this afternoon RAF. when they tackle the The airmen are more than cap- the Shield able of upsetting inalists but a lot will depend un
Colony football fans will join Burns, with me in wishin very best of luck is lus future
cateer.
The
The spectators wet,
Last week I mentioned a must cold
decision alvolving u and disappointed would have unusual
in
recesti St. Bie been jusstad in feeling aggrieven | Pinyre and cheated. They had come to Jumps-Eastern güne at Caro
Suce he Hill.
then soccer match and, wile
I have had the pleasure of a telephons everyone agreed that the con Jillons were Tur
Iaval, chat with the referee concerned there seemed no real justifica- but I have to confess that I am tion for not playing the gaure
now more contused about the as advertisers.
underfoot conditions ኪ።
this
the
car
were kuendent than ever. Aik they were right for as things turned ou
of the Let me remind you play during the game was both
Ying-fun, « The circullis ahe The exeling and entertaining.
the bastern right-winger, players Improved abilty to master the difficult rted the ball up the wing, cul inside, and in a cussle with a Si Joseph's defender he stumbled ou, vi play to position sonte yards bend the by-tre. Tat 》swt{Ls game proceeded for a time and Suddenly
the tierce blew his bali on the wh 19, placed the this immediately in front of the
spot where lo was und gave a tree kick what hap-
Saints. the pinying held
gume went on. Whh mind... and also with memoues of thing Hendon and Djur garden uusius on water-fogged Hongkong pliches...one cannot m belp but decide that cas. far too many to.ku more interested in pened around
were
rather than what happened on 11. This surely doubly con- Armed by the lack of adverse comment Senior
on the other two Division guines which
were also played.
·
A few weeks ago I made a comment it thin column that there had been a welcome and
In marked revival
in- Büccer terest at King George V School, and suggested that there might be a now and profitable fleld of activity for HKFA Coach Tom Sneddon ninong the boys of the school.
standing Lo the
tirne..
By Reg. Wootton
WEEK-END SOFTBALL
Hurricanes Faces Acid Test At King's Park Tomorrow
By "TIME OUT”
The Men's Senior "B" Division Hurricanes, standing one game be- hind the leading Delawares, take top billing this week at King's Park when they tangle with their arch-rivals at tomorrow's curtain-raiser at 9.30 a.m.
This tussle is the acid test for the Hurricanes, who had a slow start this season, for a win will place them neck to neck with their opponents, Charlie Remedios' De lawares. While this slugfest is underway, the tall-enders Comets and Hongkong University will be engaged in a mad scramble in the far-off diamond.
The
If the centro-half can subdueneet un Lau Kal-chu, it may well mean a couple of points for the boys in blue.
Recent meetings of Army and St Joseph's have
close been affall's and provided both sides are at full strength today, this game should be much the same.
оп
when
An impenetrable wall in his leparim, ut. Junky
Cypy Cofitus
betting atrec's traine
of
of
games
VISITING THE STABLES
PADDY PRENDERGAST SHOULD FINISH NEAR THE TOP
By RICHARD BAERLEIN
The Rossmore Lodge trainer, Paddy Prender- gast, with 14 winners of 16 races worth £17,179, had, for him, a comparatively modest year on the English turf, and, in Ireland, he held only second pince to Seamus McGrath after a record-breaking run of six years as leading trainer.
Despite losing two of his best two-year-old money- spinners Sarissa and Milesian-to Michael Dawson, the stable is in a position to attack the main English prizes on a far wider front than has been possible in the pasi.
For instance, four-year-olds ; different animal will be rock have been a rarity in the this year, and the Derby will stable in other years, but now naturally be his main objective, there are Panasiipper, High Calgary Court is not so im- Bhan, Ragd and El Zahbl, all of pressive to look at but that does
that
Dude, capable of winning English prizes.
Panaslipper has done really well physically, but 1 am not sure that the trainer in not on a hiding to nothing with this horsa,
not mean ho will not be the better racehorsD.
In his one reee in England he was suffering from a cough but he has grown into a most attrac- tive horso and the highest hopes are held out for him.
The stable have also, a very
If he turns out a success they |strong candidate for the Onks In department, who will be relying mainly on his excellent control will say he was always a good Lady Honor Svaldar's Carezza.
over to horse he won the Irish Derby toparry the triumphi
The Goodwood winner, Nato, the Athtelic camp. With selence and was second in the Epsom
But if he loses the daughter of Court Martial, has behind his every pitch, Nazarin Derby.
also made considerable progress trainer will get the blame. has corned the
reputation
the
His main objective in the first and will win her fals share of being onc
Hakum Hafz, son ot prizes. part of the season will be the Solar Slipper, is sure to lose his smariest pitchera
last week but Coronation Cup at Epsom, and maiden allowance at an early Scheduled for
Braves-South Pupaslipper may be sent for a rained out, the
date. clash
Puddy should provide preliminary outing for the John
as both Porter Stikea at Newbury on uncanny knack of producing Interest
Apr 14. teams will be put in force, the
top-class two-year-old onto their Braves out lo hang
Panulipper will be ridden by modest breeding, and it would, slim lead in the League tabics
T. P. Burns (no relation of the therefore, be dangerous to size and South Chino
regain stablo Jockey, T. M. Burns), up any of his two-year-olds on since the releaseT. P. BurnIS will ride all the their breeding alone at this early
burler 'Goose' President of Elre's horses, aloge,
whether in Prendergast's stable or la John Oxx's stablo,
infeld while the
China
ellerable
lost prestige
of their
Wong.
act
to
Famous
Sports Stars
ATTRACTIVE
Prendergast has
UNNAMED
4
from
Undoubtedly the most 1- teresting of all the two-year- High Bhan is now a most at-olds is the so far unnamed bay tractive colt and if his ability This ally is a sister in blood to from Lugano. hos Improved as much as his the great Tulyar, for Lugano is
| physical appearance, he will be
D
rare reason.
money-spinner
this
tusele and the Leading the thrill parade in tomorrow's
League Senior "A"
Hus Championship. Once again, res- will fall on the work will be the postponed en-ponsibility
right-m of regular counter between Ed Carvalhu's steady Braves and the keen South mound artist Gogo Santos who Chine squad
when
toes the rubgor in tomorrow's they cruss 2.00
razor match, bals Lat
p.m. tumorrow. thrill- Also featured In this
curd are Jindo Hussain's Saint Juseph's ૩ and the
plate cellar-dwelling Chinese Ꭼ .
Sun bot
the Alldeles
comprise of Tony g tails of their leaders, breathing gor Tavares at first, Vee Britto fire down their backs on every
Gecord and bailhawk Chaves
at the hot-corNET gune, the hard-hitung Sulais
while the will be having a Held day at windy-alley
遊してし 2001 Bus footed Micky Buga in action. ther opponents' expense
The
outfield talo will be they lock horns at 11.00 am.
The
arrival of men.or
at Charlie Reme: Bos long-awaited the Ching
left, Sonny Pires at centre and Hsu Grls Softball teman from Taiwan which kept newcomer Tony Soares at the
Though keen tulowers of this sport sun | right corner,
baving been edge for the past two weeks has
bea.en twice by the
thetr finally come as the girls arrived Hurricanes
last yesterday and are scheduled to meetings, manager Remedios of
All-Hongkong Sclec-
the Delawares is conadent of a Delaware victory tomorrow and This afternoon tion at 3.80 pJn. tumoriOW,
will see the was willing ako ta 'bet his the opening of
Inter-Schools shirt' on the gume. Facing a Softball Championship with last tougher schedule than the Bur- ricanes, the Delawares will yeur's winners St Martin's, now known
Francis 117 Saint
have to win to cap the Cham- Xavier's, featured at 3.30 p.m. pionship, as they have yet
meet the unpredictable Comets against La Salle College.
twice to complete their fixtures.
In the Senior League,
Saints, who are in Eussalo' top form at present as shown by erstwhile Warriors, should not broken nose was standing in a their recent slaughter of the The gentleman with the and any dimeulty in routing queue outskie Arzensla pulatlat Chinese Athletics in ground on a snowy, bitter day their determined climb
up the before one of Chelsea's 10- ladder
ut succcag when they numerable Cup replays with Burnley iangle tomorrow.
"Look what I do to Southpaw hurler A. Salleh, in watch football," he said to me. are fino pitching form with "Bt different to a dress suit in formidable hitting team hehind the best boxing ringside, seats Al Mojannah has improved hlin should be adding another ch7."
physically more than any three- notch to his string of successes |
Sam Russell talking, year-old I have seen for a long when he haists the mound fing Sem Russell, who, in my
time
and his trainer tells me he opinion,
ranks with Eugene now weighs 11 out, Opposing pitcher will
is be Corri, Moss Deyong, J. T. Hulls,
He ran twice last season Koza Nazurin, a veteran in this John Douglas and Berly Augle England but was too backward to do himself justice. A very
PENNANT LADDER
KMB who are now playing Charile Bernedlos' Delawares,
well should
good really
be
lead with
a slim Sing Tho, but over the Hurricanes who nough to beut
onc-gaine
asc
CAA may and the lively never-breathing down their neck sy-die suitors more than their fast climb up the Pennant match for them on the Navy ladder, will have to Ground at Causeway Bay, their toes, they are to take
THE JACK DEMPSEY STORY
on
FROM "HOBO" CAMP TO CHAMPION
London. personalities
Among his several justulca- tions for his decision the releree told me Ho was penalised be- cause he had left the Geld with-
Boxing is a sport in which colourful the relerce's permission, nud
to return abound, but probably no fighter of modern times has had had not attempted within a reasoÁDIO
1!!
a life as Jack Dempsey, "the Manassa as eventful only reply that Mauler". To that I can the player
not only
Jett te held without the referee's per- it against his mussion, he left
better intentions, helped healthy and propelled by the
Absolutely fair shoulder charge from a Soln.s' defender!!!
own
In his career he was supreme five years ago, more than twenty years after his last big aght, the memory of his greatness was so fresh in the minds of the sports writers of America that they voted him the greatest boxer of this half century.
Well-known highlights of his Ho
In "The Jack Dempsey Story": recovered When
his
(Nicholas Kaye Lid, London; taler career were his fight with balance he obviously realised
Schoor tracts his Georges Carpenter of France, that play was still around St 9/d) Gene
and which drew the first million-
at 11.00 .m. tomorrow.
SPORTS QUIZ
to
I. At what sports event would you see competitors tossing cabers! Which sportsmen alm at the "gold"? Here
2.
I Have Met
Sam Russell By ARCHIE QUICK
It was
as the best of British boxing referees. Sam, the typical East End Cockney,
has other ties
of tho
wis
He won two races in England lost season and when I first saw the Kempton Jublice weights I was at once attracted by his Bst, 2ib...
*His trainer tells me he will be trained for the race, and it is to be hoped Lester Piggott will be tree to ride even if it means a little overweight,
Piggott will ride regularly for this the stable in England
whenever he is free. The three-year-olds are prob- ably stronger than ever before. The two classic colts at present
Court.
ВСАБОЛ
Ally by Tehran
asiest to Neocracy.
English racegoers have for long been impressed by the manner in which Paddy Prendar- gast turns out his Horses race after race.
This high standard of stable management is being maintained once again, and, all being well, ~ Prendergast will be near the top at the end of the season.
Arthur Ellis
(World No. 1 Referee)
Al Mojannah and Calgary Opens Up
Look Out Aussies,
Compton Can Play
This Season
His Soccer School
That little rectangle known as the penalty area contains more strife for the footballer and the fan —- and” the refereel than all the parliaments in the world.
It is Soccer's danger zone, and loud are the roars when anyone falls or even stumbles within Hs whitewashed boundaries..
The penalty kick is the most disputed award in sport. And yet it shouldn't be so. I'll tell you why.
There
are nine offences for
awarded, which a penalty dick should be
and they are easily. remembered.
with the ring. In his youth ho was in outstanding Feather. weight, and he was an astute manager too. But his forte was refereeing. He was always in command and his judgment was shrewd
One
boxers be Eddie Phillips, managed
Sayı PAT MARSHALL the Bow bus driver. Built like Adonis ho could have had the world at his feet. He was a Look out for the old, debonair cecond Bombadier Billy Wells, Denis Compton against Australia
in the Tesis this summer, are three famous in boxing skill and good looks.
His doctors have told him: boxing managers. Name the But his heart was never in the
"The knee will be all right, You fighters they managed, All game, and he ended as an all-
of boxing will be fit to play this veason."
Sald a delighted Denis: "The plons: Doc Kearns, Francols Champion of the World.
Some twenty years ago 1 doctors are confident and so am of these sports
down with ore travelled
Phillips, though with the season open-kicking, tripping, or have been included in and Russell to Mountain Ashing in just two mon he time I the Olymple Games: lawn where the Londoner had to fight may be a late startor, tennis, bowls, horse-racing Tommy Farr in his own Welsh
"I am having three the Cruiserweight exercise a day and cricket.
for Wales
and What is the maximum and Championship of Britain.
bend the knee 50 degrees,
Ma other offence in t minimum weights
a looked a certainty for Farr, "That means I must improve penalty area merits the award Heavyweight boxer?
playing at home" with the another 40 degrees,"
of a penalty kick. One of the world's leading, fervour of the miners of the Test cricketers was once a Valleys lo spur him on. But professional
Name Phillipe immaculate left hand please.
I am pleased to hear that the jeph's goal and he realised, rise from mine labourer
are or were World Cham in wrestler instead so that as soon as he stepped inhabitant of "hobo camps to dollar crowd in the history of
now
suggestion is now on necom- plished fact and that arrange- ments were completed for Mr Sneddon to make his rst visit to the school yesterday.
Nothing but good can como of the
association. The from buys will beneßt greatly Mr Sneddon's specialized coach- ing and at the same time- taking a longer term view of it -Colony football will reap n reward in due course.
A QUEER AWARD
of
with
many
of
4. Which and Al Weill.
6.
6.
boxer.
for
boxing.
boxing: the great battle with he would be in the highest peak in
Dempsey met
Luis Firpo, the "Wild Bull of over the line an uff-side position, so he stood
and the Pampas,
twe where he was.... out of play, vicissitudes in his early efforts the
with
his Osta, memorable tussles with Gene to earn recognition The iree countered thal Bo
of his but from the time
associa Tunney. should have run round the end
tion with Jack
"Doc" of the field and rejoined play in
his title Stripped
by boxing's OTIC of wn un-sido position.
managers, his story was one of Tunney in 1928, Dempsey just failed to regain it the following SUCCCES almost uninterrupted
the fight of the con- One after another the men ahead year in
troversial "long count. In the However you look at the
championship on the award of airco kick to the ladder were felled by the seventh round, Dompsey smash- to the boards, but alant-killer's" tremendous blows cd Tunney The Saints, was a queer one, No doubt the gentleman who offending player' was taking no until he was face to face with failed to
to the go immediately Arst raised the matter with me part in
the the title-holder, the big cowboy, furthest corner from the pro- the play and it will be satisited with the pro-referee considered that he had Jess Willard.
trate Champion,
49 the state gress that has been made....left the field without permission
6 feet 9 inches fall, boxing laws required him to do. and I feel sure the Hongkong-which as I have pointed out
17 stone, weighing over
The count
be could not. was battered to the canvas seven started untu Dempsoy etmplied Football Club will watch the he did in fact do then surely situation with special interest.
with the rulos; by the time he any penalising should have bron times in the first round and
the player took so bad a beating that he realised this, precious seconds done if and when The Colony's football public once more re-entered the field was unable to come up for the had been lost and Tunney got will be pleased to hear some of play....presumably without fourth round. The boy from the the extra breather which ell 10. In which games le the term ringside telephone and it was definiie news about the future, permission....
obscure ittle seltlement of abled him to recover and carry Career of Dave MacLaren, tho' Our football may sometimes Manassa in Colorado was World on to. win on points.-China
controversial, wind swept | Champion former RAF goal-kcoper who bo
Mall Special
POP
YOURD FIRED
PLEASE,
BUT SIR
SIR. 13 ЗНАТ
YOUR LAST
WORD
SIR
and
· Domockeracy!
THEN IT'S GOODBYE
FATTIE
7. The FA Cup Finals has been played at the Oval Test ground. True or false?
won the contest for him. easily on points.
Two concern the shoulders charging from behind, charging in a dangerous or violent, man- nor. Three concern the feet-
or jumping. Four concern the hands handling, holding, pushing strik ing. And the offences must be hours intentional.
can
now
That "I can bend the knee
an
Usually you will find it gets
kick, or indirect free
Americans call it.
the South
A NEW TWIST
Peter Doherty
and, Raich
чету
50 degrees is 'he big news.
Five weeks ago when I walked down, the all to Gerrards Cross
Denis he Station with
could bend
his knee no more than 10 degrees. the referee, the Inte And despite his tremendous Mr Jack Smilk, of Manchester,confidence he rated his chance Carter, those of courageously gave his verdic, of
8. What is the main difference
between present day foot ball shirts and
thirty years ago?
D. What is the
HELL BROKE LOOSE
When
Hell broke loose in that South American Wales towar
Derby called?
"break" used?
(Answers Soo Page 17)
AUTERIS
PRECIOUS DROPS FOR PRECIOUS MOMENTS.
CHERRY HEERING
ILLEDING MATERDON & CO, MTB)
I ducked under the ring framework with my
from that secluded nook that I 'phoned my story with Bediam oil around.
playing again
“eveže,"
at.
those
quick- only witted gentlemen, worked a new twist on taking penalty kick
It Denis is playing by, the when I refereed them in the Old end of May I consider that he Internalonla elevan against must be in the reckoning.for Leeds United at Elland Road. the Second Test at Lord's which
klok, Doherty, taking the begins on June 31.
tapped the ball a yard forward, and there was Carter racing alongside to score, The poor Leodis goalkeeper was absolutely mystified. Was it a goal of
The verdict of the doctors was no surprise to Denis's wife, Valerio,
"I have been confident all along that Denis would play again," she said.
course it was. '-
That evening, in nearby Aberdare, Smith, Russell, Phillips and myself sat down to supper, and Russell had just said: "If I had known that was going to happen I would
"Denls had made up his mind
Carter had stood 10 yards to it that Phillips have seen
that he was going to play main from the ball, it had born cat" when we were invaded by I know just how keen he is played forward at least the dis Irate · miners. Seeing referes have another, crack at his old Smith with tis did tot help, friend Keith Miller. Once ho
tive back door and I got out
decided he would do it, I knew diceration than he lord has only with more
best the Ichine. COUTAPE, but with considerable alacrity.
regret, s'a
tance of its own circumferubco, 27in..
The crowli denounced the re-
"I wish I could have got him, naturally, but the crowd was wrong. So check up on That Phillips had well won
unway into the sunbling this was proved when in two sub-winter. This cold, waathor, is no
your penalty rules. It pRYK, Bequent contests he outpointed help to anyone trying to gor. Now test your knowledat. Farr each tline.
Russell line lived boxing all his life, you his fiat love racing. He bover nilsnes. A moeting Next to that | Chassa Tootjan Club,
Bus, of coute, bo bea bad to What would be your decision stay haw, 20 that his doctors in this clue if Doberty? had could treat him daly.”
passed the ball galghil" barr wards to CarseET
af London Baytans Berušku).
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