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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1956.

SPORTING SAM

By Reg. Wootton

LAWN BOWLS

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES HOLD THE SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK-END

By “TOUCHER”

Weather permitting, Colony Open Championship games will again hold the spotlight in the week-end's lawn bowls programme.

This afternoon the Colony Open Triples semi-finals which were scheduled to be played inst week, but were cancelled on account of rain, will be played off at the (KCC green, commencing at 4 p.m.

The greater interest will be centred on the game between the XBGC three of J. Tindall, EJ, Ladde and A Fandmol Fonseca, A and Reermo's 3 C

Perta Peresen and Many are of the opunem that The winners of this evenly cons tested mustch will star os heavy favourites for the title the In the Anal Un

a heavy

Famous Sports Stars

I Have Met

FRANK OSBORNE

BLOW THE FANFARE-SOFTLY

KING SOCCER IS BACK. BUT HE'S GOT A FEW HEADACHES

By I. M. MacTAVISH

Well, burst my bagpipes, the start of the football season is with us again. It seems only like yesterday since the drab and disappointing 1955-56 edition of our soccer history was parcelled and pushed into the dusty files, yet here we are on the eve of what we can only hope is a bigger and brighter

and better... 、

chapter than its immediate predecessor.

our

It has often been said that only the flimsiest of margins separates comedy

of from tragedy. There is certainly a bit of both being enacted in front soccer eyes and it will be intriguing to see whether what is eventually produced merits the 'comedy' or 'tragedy" ing.

to

La

player, sort of boycott conjures up in-

pictures and teresting mental Pages speculation.

have

VTwavoury

few

The slightest suggestion of a On timid approach: rould

The situation however, is, by reaching Summer far

nil It how no means unique. Chinese consequences and we need only happened in many other places

our mitics back cost short mouths to the unwelcomexfore. The present virite health the slient publicity we procived an a of world Lootball is sult of the 'chips-down' soccer hu significant ANSWET, The his football paved by our unworthy am- football fan

the BASHadors in Singapore to get

Exactly our warning.

This situation is due mainly control irrespective of

tho fact that while the or pubile opinion. Colony League programme scheduled lo comunence September 22, kho League, in which the clubs are heavily involved shill bas a long list of outstanding ixtures to complete. slight ndvantage in KBGC three will hold a slight enjoying a advantage, bul on a fast green | playing at home At the suTIO Kowl.om Dock will be the odds will be in favour of the fun Recreio three.

guests of KCC" "Red" at Cox's Rond A deal for USHC and Kowloon Dock will make Lengte Hill mor Interesting with all the four teams almost

fering

AB

I

The other semi-final betwen | Filipino Club's J. W. Lee, J W. Leonard and R. Basa and Recreio's C P Basto, G. A. Noronhat,

arid

C. E Roza- Pereira will probably not Peach

high

standard, but will nevericless be as evenly con tester.

On IL fust green, the drawing ability

or the Flupino Club three may pull them through the mulch, but

heavy

12 mestium-henvy

green

15" Rrerio tires greater abbity to 4-1 play the heavy shots will place them in a commanding pogilinn.

CHI

1971

RINKS FINAL

Tomorrow will ee the

again

first

Onve K

Bal Tour De year running the will be a "David versus Gollath" altor with an unranked under-

the

the

On the surface there to be little unusual about such a state of afairs but ir you trouble してみ examine the circumstances a liffe closer, you will soon realise that the player position 1, for want of a belter word, intriguing.

During the tong lull In the

In the Men's Second Division Langue, 14

for TOCS Funners-up position continues among HKFC, USRC, Recreio, KCC 42241 ccc Hongkong Football Club, who такто one toury match ahead of the other four teams, are expected to maintain | Their second place with at least win over HKCC this

BESKIDOON.

re-

IDEALS ARE SOUND

Promotion and relegation can It a

new progressive spirit {c Hongkong football. The

lens of the scheme are sound.

..

of

શંભ

Art

inseparables.

sune intinzato relationship exists between the fan and his ccer news....and if he sun- not

get that news from his familiar BOUCH favourite and he'll soon find a new cnc.

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the

This afternoon we have pleasure of welcorning Israel's that international team to our midst. What a pity that time and cir- cumstances bring Jackie Gib- bons to

in the the Colony

nactive role of brillant player

dashes

in

Ice

OH, MUM! MY OLYMPIC INVITATION HAS ARRIVED. I'M JUST GOING TO RUN TWICE ROUND. THE PARK AND DO 20

PRESS-UPS TO. CELEBRATE!

OLYMPIC

TEAM TOLD

BE FIT

OR BE

DROPPED

LoyULETT.

I KNEW RAICH CARTER WOULD BE A WINNER

Says STANLEY MATTHEWS

Way back in 1937 I was picked to play for England against Scotland and my partner at Hampden Park was Raich Carter. It was the first of our many right-wing partnerships and even in those early days I could see that Haich was destined to be one of soccer's great men.

Now he pro- lie was a wonder-player for 20 years. mises to be one of our greatest-ever managers.

His brilliance as a player is now lost to the crowds, but you can still feel his influence working behind the

scenes.

the

Summer Dengue while teams They mean simply that em- were awny on what has been clency and Success replaco (ptly called 'self-protection' | sentiment as the guide to seter

muny players have eminence and conversely changed their club loyalties and football failure counts for more moved over to new quarters for than fame or

or finance in deciding con the incoming season. They are, which ten shall play in 41 of course, elrendy committed to

No lower grade,

fair-mindert comparatively

This person would surely want things Wuch. their old chin in the summer

whose mercurial otherwise. and I

Nowadays it is know that USRC, who will be guests of competition

delighted the funs at Grimn bottom-pleeed Prison Officers' many prople Are watching cause of play successful football

Tacles

mind Park and White Hart Lane.... to my Club.

also will

probably developments with more than a the dimeulty

that is exactly as it should be and at Bradford....would have experience

Intouch of curiosity. ful of the Colony Open; events

jarevicfeni, Abend of us lie the new nad

course, been a great favourite with the when the Rinks Championship holding on to their third place

'successful

not become Chinese fans, but no doubt wo Hocer hazards will be devided at the KBGC with in addition of four or five | fir-reaching

*successful-ul-any costs',

shall see something of his pul- the introduction Or castomed by the points.

sating Dersonality Match of the afternoon, how-of promotion and relegation.

Neures the start of the League visitors' play, ever, will be that between the This cun only make for

exason I shall be reviewing the potential champions, Kowlooman upsurge of interest and with

Israel site 01) Judging the the various wam, recent International Recreto at the Dock "Blas", and

sul vivid memories of some of

prospects of

perform- four pitted against

but for the moment it is in- Whether the dock the might of Tour

Hunghom

listless. couldn't-care-tess. reputed First

Arat akes they must be of going displays put on in recent years communittees of

teresting to see how the new men will be capable Division bowlers

men like class team, but with Hongkong the season with For the last three successive | Drough

021 by clubs out of the champion-

No Cheung-you in opposition to Football Association have been unbeaten record will depend on 1 years the Davids have triumph-

ship race, let us hope it is an

them they will have no time to working. match. Soulli Africa the elde et two ed. First they were the Kowloon his

Recreio are the Innovation which will shake

play on the reputation. This of Mr brothers and son of a Regular / Dock Tour of S Telford, A. M.

left, who are

The reported dociation any- the ind only team

those out of indifference

D. Benson not

Hongkong side should be good to accept the Feat

and geth Ranke, It S Gourlay and A. Sochta

where near

of being capable | over-complacent

enough to extend any team in Association donned vakı by jolting

Their fat handing the dockmen their drst | the Coles in 1953

Presidency of the

the current Asian tournanumit has caused

to ho eyebrows defeat of the serson. Royal

ed

R. Ragi Army

Caps was emulated by

raised in many different parts to give some of them the sur- ....and it may be good enough Madar,

Kowloon Kermani when the pire, en Edout-taloter] | F

Cricket Club will

of the Colony. Mr Benson's maiters atat MJ Divrchu in 1954 and probably have sprink

much

The kick- Bert Pure Wat

decision was based purely and rise of their lives. The three last your L M Stiva, G. Santos, their own way against Filipino

of is at 0.45 p.m. prich

The AtIDY

simply

the

f principle Craigengower will Tay and PK. Lau came out

And Club have promine! Bim frith eyeT

whether or not the press should from where A gamer the start as favourkes for a 4-1 win

be admitted to mealings of the Stile

against KDC "White" on their

FA. own gree71.

By Archie Quick

Fuller, and,

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high

Frank Osorge has had one of the most beat, rkable pare profvacional Touth Al

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reigrants

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After they bad both F HI

This year while Recreio's re- Army Criativas honoure as

four! were being the muted KAF

Luonted rink by rihk, their bougth

Vinmselv

af novices G Frank wes guel by Patinh im

Huzarte arvi C. Gonsalves, Hotspur and rep went in last

St

Slivn-Netto and A. 1937 easter Cy

Lopes, who makes his first play as to basal and 1. F

of psperance as ship in compeu- against Prune 412112

Bezanica, has been improving

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and in 19928 Reg w tajem k

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to Puukamy, daughter of the club Chairman, long-intislachoc- Wim D

Creven Cottage

ground

Reg morrit att tam

Candy. Kelso foolbaijing

when he became a pubican he i owns Hermsed premise Footh d Chelves opposite Ground in Sternford Brdy: Frank stayed on at Fulham

club explain. and when tis nclive curder came to an end he Jon Hour of Directors He is s'il a Director, and al Honorary General Manager

BEST GOLFER

te Kame to another to à the sual stage,

i Just or medium-fnst green they are fully capable of making it the firth year in succession for the underdogs even at the formidable RC four

RA. Rubinian, A. H.

Hassan and O. It Sadick. but on a heavy geen the advanlage will swing heavily into the favour of the TRC Tour

Scean, M

Ja

LADIES' LEAGUE

Inatches

league the scheduled for this afternoon, the ladies matches will special interest.

holu

only ench

With seven matches to go for club, the race for top honour

Frank, quite the best golfes an opens affair with no among

fotballers-h

ht

played in the Amateur Cham- pionship and sa

sul on scratch -bulle up E team which won the

chal As first entry into Division One, and who was reponsible for getting in- together finest young side club trio in the country- Johnny Haynes. Bedford Jez-

wis

zard and Bobby Robson with combined estimated value of a cor

£80,000, which the club has, h fact, refusext.

ed

fewer thin five clubs weli in the running

TODAY'S GAMES Colony Open Triples emand-foals

(At KCC, commencing at 4 pm.) J. Tindall, E. J. Liddell, A. Eastman (KBGC) V J. C

Fonseca, A. P. Pereira and C.

C. Pereira (Recreio).

J

of

members League who have allowed presence in the committee room

to come more important than

performance on the Bold

WIN OR WILT

From now on It's a case of win or wilt for every side that finds itself languishing in the lower half of the table. Points and points alone become the precious passport to a continuance in the melight of the senior division:

lack of them becomes the latch key to obscurity in the lower divisions.

Not everyone is looking for- ward to the new arrangement with enthusiasm. There are those R. Basa (FC) v. C. P. Basto, who say it will reduce our foot-

with W. Lee, J. W.

Leonard,

C. A. Noronha and C. E. Roza-ball to a survival of the fittest: Pereira (Recrelo).

that brown and not bruin will dominate proceedings on the Held that the dainty and delight- fil ball play of the Chinese stars will disappear in a welter of do-or-die endeavour.

Second Division League KFC v, HKCC KCC v. FC

CCC v. KDC "White" KDC "Blue" v. Recreio POC v. UBRC

PRC (byb)

Ladies League CCC "Green" v. USRC KCC "White" v. FC CCC "Yellow" v, KBGC KCC "Red" v. KDC TC v. PRC

TOMORROW

Colony Open Rinks Final (AT KBGC, commencing at 4 p.m. G. Rozario, C. Gonsalves, R. Silve-Netto, A V Lopes (Recreio) v. A. H. A. Rahman. A. H, Seemin, M. B. Hassan, O. R. Sadick (IRC).

W

L Pls. 10 10 0 71% 10 9 150

USIC, with 18 points out of {! matches, are it present at the head of the table, and are closely follower) by Kowloon Dock Club, Talkoo, Craigen- KWET "Green"

Kowloon Bowling Green Club. Club. Favourites, however, for the title exam to be Kowloon Dock Club, who with Mrs Jean Hanks as their skip and able bowlers as Mrs Davidson, Mrs Marshalisay mid the am- bidextrous Mrs Campbell ser IKCC

In the vanguard art | POC

to finish up at the head tippet of the table by the time the GERC League concludes,

Best

tame in this

League CCC "Gre the afternoon will be that be KBGC tween Craigengower "Green"

KCC "Re CCC USNC at Happy Valley.

two teams are evenly- PRC

with Craigengower | KCC “White

LEAGUE STANDINGS Men's Second Division

KDC D HKFC USRC Recreio KCC ruch CCC TRC KBC "White"

ME Osborne denies the rumour that Haynes has been ve appointed club captain at the request of the Football Associa- tion

that he may be groom as England's captain when the time bomes for Billy Wright to jetāre. “It was "quite" a ridiculous rumours," he says

"for obviously the ruling would not attempt to dictate a club's polley quite apart from the fact that Higries may not koep his place in the England teami

than Hoger any more Byrne and Duncan Edwards, the two other obvious

can-

and

body The

be

didates for the skipper's job. We made, Haynes caplain causo we feel at the added responsibility will

play-It

nattist: The needed the ERMO 09

hely

that

to Ja

Cardiff

CAVE the captaincy

to

Ford has been

great benent to both playd and club, Mr. Osborne also denied that with him da genetal manager and Diggie Living stone as team manager there are not to be divided opinions, "Quite the reverie, hb mld, WOYA URKAR two heads are betier than one, in the ideal work-

matched

POP

SORRY, CAN'T COME. MA

WOULDN'T

AGREE

TC

KDC Talicho

15 30 0.40

18 10 6 40

10 8 7 42

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There is some justification for such an attitude. It is a distinct possibility, and the answer- theoretical and practical-is, of courge, in the safe keeping of our referees.

and

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tho

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The MacTavish Topper has been brought out of the moth- balls mee again and polished Personally have always with due ceremony. It is doffed thought it wrong that members for the Brst time this season to of the press should be able to Mr Ramsey Omar, Secretary of attend sub-cuminittoo meetings the 1KFA,

for his salacious although I believe that they observations regarding the hold- should bo allowed 10 attend

Ing of the Asian Confederation Council meetings, My own matches in the Colony... His that what takes place comments, duly recorded in the view

meetings at sub-committe

appropriate minutes, may yet confidential and should not be

make a suitable epitaph to como 'public property unill

venture that could all too costly such times as the members

be a great financial blunder. the Counell have had an op-

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portunity to consider the in- plications of the minutes.

It is surely undesirable that public opinion oni inatters of policy and controversy should be "conditioned" by press reports before the Council has had a chance to consider the subject under discussion.

Business transacted at the various sub-committee meetings can be ranked as nothing more than recommendations or pro-

the members

Hongkong's whiskers like their counterparts the world over aro Inevitably the centre of frequent bitter controversy. Their ration posals until the various items of praise is usually meagre

have been ratified by the Coun- ell, and to my mind that that in itself is high commenda- tion for it nears their general time when the news should be

available to efficiency la taken for granted: their quota of criticism is really no greater than that accorded to

It would be wrong of course, anyone in the public gazo who

to underestimate the significani has to stand or fall by spot judgment, and

contribution provided the criticism is kopt within the ethical limits of considered per- sonal opinion then the men with

the whistle have nothing to fear.

the public.

and press affairs

it

SWIM POOL

AND CINEMA

he

inoved Jack Charlton, At 20. Charlton

from could become a real star.

Remember how John Charles round pustion to position last season-- Raich also believes he has in

ul every time a winner?

But with Leeds back in the

Carter's First Division, this is real testing Ume-and well he knows it.

team "A newly promoted inust get

off to a winning start," he says. "It gives con- nience to the players, and stops outery for new men,"

A WINNING FINISH My theory, too. Tho first month is vital for any team. A good start scherally means winning finish.

But

Rulch knows that If things don't click ho will have

w go out and buy players,

He has had one spot of bad has Tuck Albert Nightingale torn leg ligaments and is likely to be in plagler for five or six weeks.

That can mean serious trouble and leaves an inside-left to be filled.

gets

Archle right-hair 21-year-old Gibson a future Scottish inter- national.

-London Express Servica).

COPYRIGHT

NO MORE MUD FOR SOUTHEND

By ROY PESKETT

It is now safe to say "Mud In your eye" to anybody connected spot with Southend United. There will be no repeat of last season's nightmares,

tho when

club's Wing-half Ripley

the name was mud to the locals for job the present. It may and to visiting tearns, turn out another stroke

The new pitch at Roots Hall, Carter genius and Ripley may re-lald fill the bill, but, if not, you can

Carter expect

visit to the transfer market.

of

pitch.

and re-drained after only a year's working, has beetr and lift given a £1,000 face has successfully passed all testa, What has Rnich up his sleeve The first came recently when for the Firat Division

this cloudburst failed to flood the Directors, ground and season? We have already seen another John Charles switch office staff hurried to the ground,

and this time to Inside-righi,

great was the excitement and relief as they saw the water Would any manager with a flooding away through man like Charles at his disposal | escape pipes, leaving the

grass for centre-half, and automatic newly-sown

glistening? New York.

Wales, move him but not subenvrged. Combined swimming pools into the attack? Very few, I can and cinema shows are being tell you.

COMBINED

opened In some cast Coast cities,

then tres,

Called

"Dive-In" they are arranged So that while audiences view the m swimming or just drifting lazily

tube or

on an incr

0

rubber

choice

with

fuc

But you never know Raich Carter.

He is quite satisfied with the play of centre-half substitute

HE KNOWS LONDON

the

the

At last Saturday's public trial pitch looked a picture, and after the players had proc tised ory it is heavy rain for 80 minutes, they were told they coula use the ground callý from now on,

REMEMBER?

of

which the press pontoon. makes to our football affairs....

Owner of the newest alyje

Remember the heartaches, as but don't let that contribution

theatre

London the pitch, successively a the

sard Nobody knows at East Point, New of its real persper creep out

York, Mr Harry Grayson saidh Soccer scene better than Ned pit, rubbish dump," and car tive, for football in its turn also "Many

people

vanished into a sea orazy Liddell although he was born in park, makes a hofty contribution, to desire to take a swim with Sunderland.

Bet

Once a full-back mud shortly before the visit of As I see the situation respon-

would be their 10 351 sibility for the immediate future Interesting in the light of cut- I'm letting them do the next Arsenal he later managed

favourite

star. with

WEHE Clapton Orient and Manchester City (Cup-winners- of Hongkong football lies

QPR to-be) to Roota Hall last on the rent conditions to estimate the best thing-watch them on the and Fulham, has been

chief January? squarely and heavily shoulders of our referees That sales value of newspapers it, as

Chelsea screen while swimming."

scout for West Ham, at editorial, palley,; of responsiblity will * matter weight

His theatro

and Brentford and, fa, now pool has been

The drains could not take the increase rather than diminish football news was confpletely crowded every night since he scout for Spurs That means volume of water when the raẳng. as the league moveS towartis eliminated,

Charlton, opened three months ago,

Palace and Millwall | came to the ground which had its closing climax.

are the only "London League cost more than 200,000. For It's a thought worth thinking.

The films arɑ shown on clubs ho has not servéd,

two weeks a “aquoegen, party?:: The Impliantion that large rubberised outdoor screen about.

of 15, led by gum-booted chair- into the new Benson with the any ban on the attendance of by a projector placed at the.

man Bert Smith, did mopping- personal determination to pro- para 4 out one end of the pool.-London In All Four Divisions UP operations in order to make

fearless and forthright meetings would result in scanol press Servico.

it playable.

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BETWEEN OURSELVES Thrille MARRIAGE IS RATHER FOOLISH/

It is imperativ therefore,

that

duce

every

official should go

BETWEEN

YOURSELVES.

MARRIAGE would sh

UTTERLY ABSURDI

Getting the birdie

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PRECIOUS

"DROPS FOR

CHERRY CHEERING

ARDIKE, MATHESON I OD%

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Only "current League player Only after the entire playing who has sampled 'all four Divi- surface had bees dug up, áñà alons since the War is Norman lorry lodds of ebekio, holls, He was einders, and sand heaped on it, Jackson,, of Oldham, proviously with

Shemeld

could the match - take place Wednesday in the Firat

and

in à sta of liquid mud. Bristol Cily in the Second, and Southern Third

“GOOD NEWS'

Sports Diary

TODAY

Marmor Exdia Perry told mo: "Án In the past, we shall continue to use the very good." Zaeliifios at Priory Pick but it's good news for the players thah the pitch does not have to low mi closely, nurse ankast

director

Al Vy happy, that thw

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