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SPORTS SPECTRUM

Visits By French And

Juicy Baits Don't Always Japanese Rugger Teams A

Hook The Best Catches

Either you are twisting the stories or your cource of infor mation in nearly as wound as you pretend it is."

Big John sat back at his case and, in detached sort of way. watched the ripples around hile fishing line, The old cronies launch party was a great suie- "What I told you a litije time. cess and he felt that maybe there ago was

quite rekteble I can พราย something in this 'geting-

asure you." repiled Wong, "but awny-from-1-all' stifft after all, with so muels at stake in this

He glanced over his shoulder, ves

year' football many strange and smiled as he saw Mr Wong ihip van huppen and happen stretched out on the deck, fast quickly The ways and whims

sleep. with ៦ jine

twisted of our soccer folks have never round his foot

The world

been more Inconsistent....and seemed peaceful and pleasant that is us true of some of the and

even the few remaining | clubs as it is of the players. traces of Wong's black eye appeared less prominent.

Big John reaches for a cushia mi which lay nearby and with a

display of uncanny ACCURACY

scored a direct all on his old friend's mid-seellon,

With * ory of alarm Wong sut up with start, entangling

KII

Jirw L he did 30, but it realling the significance of the China distubaner he voiced his dis iniquitous

players that

pleasure.

on.

Possibility This Season

By "PAK LO”

Although the beginning of the rugby season will not be upon us for a few weeks yet. It is, I feel, about time that those enthusiasts who have started training be given an outline of this season's programme, whilst those who are debating start. ing training to the near future may be tempted into digging out their togs and doing a few laps round the fleid in the near future.

First, the composition of this year's Hongkong Rugby Union. The various representatives were selected a few weeks ago and rugby fans will be pleased to hear that Mike Douglas has again accepted the position of Chairman of the HKRU with Mr Slack being the Club Representative and Secretary.

The Poller

are, evineri,

that

130W-

re-

the formation of Army and South.

on

"Much of what has been going

budux of #good

North A. my, Navy. RAF and ↑ been

Reprezentatives

with on was nothing more than a big

reasonable

Hexangular — December 1 gaine of blind man's bluff. or respectively Messir. Ledshum,pulations even blind brag..........If you know Lloyd, Laing, and Colborne, lo At the recent Annual General Navy Verkin HAF Army

Meeting, the juterim between last venson

A. what I mean, But a lot of what

Eberle wis again North vorsug

Club Polico, told you before has of course rands the HKRU has by no

elected President, WILD D. versus Army South, Goldie, and D been innellve in their

J Batly eng

Full details of the remainder happened or so the grape vine menns

have

ve included cut!-

melvic

Hou. *$

will Secretary of the Kanies be published has the and at this stage activfules

as though only South tart with Japan, from which and Hon. Tretive respective at a later date as they come to

survived have

the was originally ped that A

The etected Committee hand, but I have been asked to pirucy

Eura-nembers are of combined Japanese and periodic

MESSIN Canler, remind Club members that would be forthcoming. Laung, und Læxehum, going pen has been

starts

Monday 3. at 5.30 p.m. and The latest Information Ou The Roferces Society will be that the Club Possibles y. Club "Can't B mun have a few

Wong slopped Mr breath and this matter, however, is

holding a meeting on Tuesday, minutes' peace and quiet around

uit up m the XV will be

composed

22 nakh September

that op Jere, even when he's at sea Big John, who had

anyone interested in becoming! | ad present, due the Austra- he asked, "I can have cushions ancient pipe, puffed away at Itirely of Japanese players, but September 4, 1 7 00 p.m. and Probables match will be held on

in deep contemptation for some

i referee is invited to attend. September 26 the Club versus lour of Japan last thioWee at home without

W. G. Minto's XV game will b time before making any reply.

It attendance Is not possible soming all

to make this way

and the fact that they are ex-

held the Club. When it did come it was rather

interested thoge French will

PLEASANT CHANGE mystit a silting target for you!

preting tour by the

contact D. Goldie ezo Shell Co surprising

Now Universities this season,

they

ftw words for wed no sympathy

Now the actual games than- "Wong. you and have been

in general

the state of I've been idling here for the

afraid that the cost of

selves Once more time

the season with the exception of the Club Bar on waiting in vain for

long kung

tour to Hongkong would be re-

will constat of My Tute

I know only enterinin

you! well to

yond their means, watching the

this Hulk you ever

have invented But unless your erun give chumalat pellern of the ripples - Tate

figures I'm around my kirse

atul I've me me fats and

take this druid In unly que realised the fish are

going to och frighten away by your whole unlikely yarn with a pinch

1

ni

mem

to

year.

!

A

piraso

neries of "friendlies" followed by Tournamit Hexangular

thu

To

Н

On

the session.

who have had an lorush of now.

{u players pleasant change from the last few seasons are

ensure that the latter is played the to the bitter end this seuson

will start

other

most of

not

major the Hexangular they

quite as strong us before.

The Navy, in particular, aro December 1. In order to acmm- at their lowest ebb. The Army modate this each XV in The

have lost large number of "friendlies", which incidentally | DM

However, the matter is by no

roll u/

IN still possible that somehow a method will be found by which may be brought down here Have a ati telef salt....

Attempts are also hang nandy nel saken yourself

Weng drew his half smoked to contact the aforementioned nike some į cigarette over the you're lying there

side of the French Universites. gentaže

of the a Tranet. I turned round until, hope that they may be able to Hongkong sever star reflecting he was facing Big John,

and squeeze in

a couple of gaines, on the comforts that can pectus

wing the cushion which hadither on their way to, or from, frvan putting his name on a new

brown # bir

Little Japan seinares registration forms

carlier to make himself more "Soccer," said Mr Wong in conftable, he went into the deliberate lones. "I knew there | Tray with

verbal was something I wanted to tulk broudsble. to you about, und you've just brought it back to mind."

+1

He made us though to go on bad og Jobb interrupted him. Talking-dike fishing In the suts thirsty work, and if this in guing to be a long story you'd helter have a quencher.

The bout-boy soon produced! two stiff whiskies with soda and lee in tong glasses, and when the time-honoured rituals of thirst-quenching had been duly Wong decided that John's Significant min only "S2000"

enacted

nod could

Mr Wong stapped up the cue and dived into his story.

Join, du you remember the piece of paper I showed you re- rently with the names of foot- ballers on one side and their possible Bew clubs

the

other?" Big John nodded his confirmation.

club

had

**I's you, and Lelieving

Thomsen,

vitriolic

Anel who

the other dis- doubting make things easier for those people in our football who evet something That somebody else happens to have Many of them don't really enure a hoot about football What they

wust is be big and important

to be the Number Ones every time, and Bome of them aren't too parti- cular how they achieve

their ambitions.

|

start on September 29, and of well-known players, and though which there are a total or ten many of their newcomers have good reputation, it remains to teams, will play each other once be seen whether they will come only. only

the Colony Al a revent meeting of the up to scratch in

grounds. HKHU 1 was proposed that in- we also being j Negotiations

Talking of grounds, the recepi on Saturday rainfall has made a big improve- out with Singapore.stead of playing

2 felter

the

carried where

afternoons this season all it is hopard to sent :1

games be played un the Club ment in the grounds in most XV this selen. Culumy

but mainly it is on the nights Wednesday ground on Thuring the suminer

surface

The Army ground at Boundary was received from Mr Bordler under the noodlights.

This was Is Singapore. It will be remem-

an attractive pro-

Streel, while showing a) bered that

the the end

inst posal for not only would or

improvement over last year, is crowd attraction be increased, season it was reported by the

pro- but the players would feel the already being spoiled by the news geneles that he had benett of playing in the cnul of jhundreds of Chinese children

Fur Eastern Rugby

who make use of it Union

Australia. comprising

1 realise is almost im- New Zealand, Singapore, Thai-

the Services

possible to stop their activities found themselves unable to agree and as a result I feel the Army land, Salgon, and Hongkong.

the fact that the this for various reasons, and

not be used HKRU had

not officially

Instead it was agreed that once ground should re-

season, heavily as last a month a representative un Navy ground at Causeway Bay the proposal, no com-

be played under the food- was available, at that

fights.

is much improved while the{Clit ft ། understood That

fine condition, ground is in a and more use should, If possible, be made of the latter two.

Due to

culvert men! date,

Uhls in

10

the,

Regrettably

FIRST ROUND DRAWS At the

Australia and New Zealand Big John was having none of ou

have

samo meeting the this at all.

shown interest "More alry-fairy Erik.

I've heard it all a dozen proposal, but the KRU, while draws for the first rounds of the **** | "friendlies" and the first round tires in varying forms, but al!

committing themselves

of the Hexangulor were also of them are as vague as stories

uny definite course, feel that it

made with the following re-i would be more in the Interest caixe. I know our so-called amateur playera move about from club to club with fascinat- ing ngularity.

WERT

bit

of local ruggerties if the Colony were a member of the Central Committee at Twickenham, and ure are now being made. Investigations of the possibili-

GOOD INFLUX

the

those

for

has

his

it ap-

sults.

""Friendlies" September 20

Police Versus Army "C" Club "A" v Army "B" Club "R" v RAF Island, Army "A" versus Army "D", Navy versus RAF Mainland.

the

At the time of going to press Army hus All to decide upon the constitution of their four teams, but in the Hexan- gular Tournament the sarc rule as last year will apply in

Signed On Way Home

Gunner Jolu Rugg was demobilised at Woolwich, and his Battery Sergt. Major gove him д

note testifying his footballing ability,

On his way home to

pin down. bus for what it's Big John sat staring at

Workinetotland he stopped at anch kave the note worth I'll tell you what my shing line for a time.

to munager Norman Low. A friends think will happen to peared to give him Inspiration. trial match was just about to some of our top class players Slowly he pulled it out of the start, Rugg played at catre

opering day of the water...... and examined the

half against stir forward Jim two books carefully. He batted Dailey, and did so well that he "South China will still have one with a big juicy bait and was signed professional on the ell their stars. Kitcheć will

I very small one

He is 10, 6ft 3ins, and put have Tun Nal-buon from Sing other.

weighs 13 st.

C

the

season

"

on the

01.

SPORTS QUIZ

49

Tho

1. On what surface is curling

played?

2. He studied for the church; became the world heavy- weight boxing champion and ended his days * ล tom temperance preacher. Who was he? was he?

At what

3. At

events were the following athletes Olympia

Champlone in 1952:

Stanfield,

Andy A. F. Da Silva,

in tha

George Rhoden and Parry O'Brien? Which member of the Bri- tish team

for this year'e Olympics competed 1938 Games in Berlin?

clubs do these Englishy international footballers

play Duncan Edwards, Jiminy Dickinson, Johnny Haynes and Ron Flowers?

5.

for:

0.

Paoli Portsmen sim at the

the "treble

"I'll even give in to the school of thought which asics why "Well," ald Mr Wong, "the players who have good jobs whole picture has changed again concoted with their football Having now given you and the people who a couple of should suddenly throw them news of the HKRU let us now weeks ago had the information overboard to

different furn our attention to right from the horse's mouth-colours

th much and I'll agree with

maligned men, the so to speak--and were willing to you that this talk of players ferees. As was but to be ex- bet good money on its accuracy,

reiting $40,000. $12,000 and pected a few have Jeft have now to change their such like to put their names on

on cooler

climes, but there tune completely, My own ima regietration form wants pression

that the shocking of explaining and investiga at Kal Tak when the tion...but give me facts. Wong, well win out in the end. Pour scenes South Ching boys

boys returned..

and i'll line myself up with you old Sing Tao com to have had "I suppose you mean by that in any soccer cleansing com-

things pretty rough too with the

way you

you like to start. Nothing pussibly physically were

poign abused and manhandled and re-

many as five players could be fairer than that

on the farewell list. I hope taliated by signing a corpulent don't you agree?",

they can repair the damage to for Some unsuspecting Wong skipped the question of their fine

alde. Interrupted Big John.

young "Facts are hard to ugreement. "Your manners are no better than your suppositions," replied Mr Wong, you would stop chipping I'd be able to tell Vol

what I do mean....and niso being you up to date with all that has happened recently,

John aprend his hands cut in mock submission. "Fire ahead, me old pai, who am I to stop Tro in goal and Lee Ping-chli "Wong," he said with great Buy tale of tall-twisting which and Lok Pok

Feliberation, "I have

always HIS GOOD TURN is so much a part of Hongkong playing just in front of believed there are as good an

cer?..But I hope this is a Lau Tim and Sacto Ylu from in the sen as have ever been Joe McInnes played for the better story than the last one KMB will be in the middle line taken out of it. I'm sure the Army when

with

9. He moved to me....

while another ex-Busman Szeto Tigers and their like will get Partick Thistle. Mr Wong was obviously im-Man, will have ex-Tigers Yeung their fair share without all the Accrington, but could not settle patient 10 begin and before Wai-to and Lee Tak-fung in the ruthless

in England. The Little Sent was that grabbing

has Jolus add anything to his forward Hoe with him.

could

characterised

taken on by Third Lanark, and some of their first acc. Eastern, lust season's double chara

he rewarded them for "re- quiry the played his

competitor," "South China are not going to winners,

may well have Lay

With that

patriating him by scoring six who Big John, lose their star players

after all Yee,

hadn't had a bite all afternoon, Stenhousemur in the opening the

of the eight goals netted against n dyed in the wool their de left-back, in with Toled and Caroline Hiller, I'm

cast his line carelessly Into the League Cup match. delighted Kwok

Shok, also ex-Kitchee

to say some In the middle line. If

thing to Mr Wong, but a hefty

a shout

A ball went dying and the clation. of

Two famous football Interns umpire raised his finger," Hardly and all the others will be doing present plans they will also have and Wong, a couple of Sing

He struggled to pull his prize tionals and ex-managers their stuff once again in the Tao's brilliant youngsters, her aboard. It was a magnificent gone to Germanych the

and

bove necessary for him to do so, for red, white blue shirts..

batsman Wah-kit in their "schoolboy and

started walking -- line-up. King With the specimen but John's eyes United States troops tut Soccer, buck to the pavillon, But, wan

schwere all for the untouched hoole They are George Hardwick, der of wonders, the belt f "Oh, come off it, Wong." cut Chi-lam back again after a sca- in Bit John with

than 301

which still boasted the big fat ox-Middlesbrough and England back into lie grove, and the luoics as son with Eastern but just a

Juley balt.

"Soo what I touch. of

are going to put edge on his though they

who was recently moan, Mr. Wong, the tempting Oldham Athletic, and Brands Hi, the bateman was out. This all- manager of umpire wrongly innabod that. volee, it's only a little over a their faith in up-and-coming baits don't always get the true formerly Arsenal and Scotland. happened in a Padiham Black week ago rince you told me youngsters to make good the

prizes. that half the team would be ravages caused by the departure

B. E. JANT lately master of Preston bure Northern mich in Lage playing for CAA next season, lat földe stars....and they may

North

POP

Fru told

LE

to tell you that according to my men, friends latest information Yiu Cheuk-yin

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from

sca and turned

Cheung-you | Sverything goes according to the tug at his tackle brought forth

more

Lo

WHY DON'T YOU LISTEN TO INSTRUCTIONS /

Pow

KEEP YOUR EYE RIGHT

MIS HOOK

he

WES

Gone To Germany

Boxing clover

THATS EXACTLY WHAT IVE BEEN

2 DOING

7.

is the "Wall Gema" played?

8. What name is given to a

baseball arena? Where

the traditional

hoodquarters of the Royal and Ancient game of golf? 10. In which games da glisten

hit a ball with (a) a mai and (b) a costa? (Answers Sep Page 17)

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