1956-10-04 — Page 7

DESMOND HACKETT'S COLUMN

Back Street Soccer Boys Have Lesson

For The

Stars

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER

Attention, you hired athletes of football. Forget your determination to wring every penny out of the gume you once loved. Forget your transfer tantrums, Read on and have the decency to be ashamed, you big speiled sons of Soccer,

Read this story of a butch of kids from a dingy street in Sheffield. A street

of faded houses. A street called Allen Street.

Just around the corner was a potholed stretch of wasteinnd, an ugly, barron dosert of gravel, crumbling bricks, and the rusted skeleton of an old pram,

Bul

of to the bays Allen | pave

Bloodlight up trying to Cootball Their pitek Sucut it

Their WIN

Proin this unpromising start ground where they took a hrge rubber ball and player on will the boys of Ableu Street breme

Tema

carnival even the guttering street lamper team, a

Man? Wonder For Me

Cricket's Top

It's That BOY May

varkly of thirts when they jeft Th

for the first 'pi challenge match in a local park. They won. And to be in a winning team when you ore a kid puts a Christmas-free glow ir your heart. You boast. You So did the kids around plan Allen Street.

But the big plans don't look qante te bold and soild when V ruas fte bard, cold facts. There were such things as ground, referee alving Jem. League entrance fees. The hold pre spects were bleak anul the "pilch" t unfriendly

+ light

DREAMS SHATTERED

But these Allen Street

kids

to the cinema trips, they Busted the violently coloured adyvarbage and sports magazines. True stericia shillings mised the money they needed lo salisty the League oftriais "Gosh!"" We're in a real

Who is the greatest cricketer in the world today? Some will say the soon-to-retire Keith Miller because, as an all-rounder, he has taken the most wickets and scored the most runs in Tests.. Yet Australia had to fall back on Ian Johnson as thellled. captain. They could not rely on Miller, the live fougue

leader.

1 But it boys always being bovs, they forgot to attend The the when meeting

Then there is the claim of Denis Compton. Fewe His is an epic story of brilliance and guts. Buture Fist was being compiled. he muffed his chance of leadership by failing vice-captain to Freddie Brown in Australia

1950-51.

The Taman W 10-Weekes,

Worrell, onst Walcolt 10

3114% Or Gaismen, but none have

the care of caplaincy

That is why I unhesitatingly HOWARD PETER

MAY, England and Surrey, as the malsinneting man

BARKER

in world cricket

May, th

fri

Heuchtung Dve ir 31 1929, reaches an- other mile status 4 lak tulum- 530 the Marils for phant chree

Soul Affie for the the-1 kaps an an MCC explain on an over-

Bhat waft 1. withou) saying!

21021 100 gloning to wonder if we are not expecting Some mets 15 on May

rick the

MOS Ciptar, sapinstay of our bathing

as

Their dreams They were put

Completely. wire shalicet

cruelly only the heady

invas of young boys ran be

hattered.

Somehow they stuck together. They were veluctantly bated with (endly games.

This re

Cricket view

nikhet

By

ALEX

BANNISTER

another

always AVRIN

they

The

consoled each

HOW

season

ย ร In

eventually a rived and how Inngard wie the days of expecta-

when the Suous and young. A eittarch Mub solved the tremendous problem of raising The £15 required. to rent rround They

bought

Lown kit They paid

IN ORDER TO COMBAT," FALLING GATE RECEIPTS THE DIRECTORS AVE DECIDED TO STICK SEQUINS ON YER SHIRTS AND AVE

YER AIRS PERMED.

Royal H.K. Defence Force Orders

Serial No. 10. Orders by Brigadier 1. T. Ride, CBE, ED, Commandant, Royal Hongkong Defence Force. Dated October 2, 1956.

FORCE HEADQUARTERS

In Platoon.—Tuesday Outer 1950--Farude MPG 1:30 pm. Mufti.

__flerce __Platuon,--Thursday October Ik 1050 WT Bayonet. Prnction Observation & Reporting

#Q HIKDY 330 pm. Dress: OG Drin.

day October 14 1936-Transport leaves WD Ch Firk Pain, tur Kal Tak Range. Dream: Khaki Shirt, Trousers, Ankleta. Books Berea, WT Order.

Foot

D

BONGKONG WOMEN'S AUXILIARY ARMY CORPS Training Tuesday October

Dr. Parade 119 KDF 5.30 pm Drew: Untiiam. Tinaw day October 11--First Akk Parade 6.10 p.m. WD Car Park for 31 Gets

Dress: Hospital

Muni Friday October la-Signals. Parade 030 p.m. MPG for transport to HQ

Dress: UNBOTI

(Sgd.), in Calvert, Major,

for Commundant, Rinkný

NOTICES Congratulatory The Comunandani congratulates Drew

The Hongkong. Røst- ment on winning the Terry Trophy at the Annunt" Swimming Match with the

on September 21,

Light Troop-Monday October D. 1900 Gun Delis. Troop' parade MPCİ 5.15 pm for HQ RUKDF 530 p.m.

Shirts Drew: khak!

TYOURTE

This Anklets, Boots, Heit, Beret

Friday 19 a compubery porade. October 15, Their

1050-Troop Training, Parade MPC 3.15 pm.

for H shining

BIRDF 5:30 pm Dress; Mufti,

___C_&_R_Troop,-Monday October 5, 1836-The gunnera COUTE, Barndo MOPO 5.15 pm. for

NOC Mufti

Ia week for playing and sixpener if yore had the sad experience of failing to make the team

THE DAY THEY DREW

In 11 games they had 81 goal* cret ik zll zxx3 They zcored 17 One tine, unforge! - table day they drew 4-4,

They had not been Heked. baturag average was 25.66, and

Oi, the sweet singing, the fine he tank 17 wickets at 1894

**pizision of chests, The bright APF Churpinani was 25,

victory procuse

Rlowedd Dist Text praluced, blefly

A. W.i reces of 40 and 19

BRADMAN FIGURES

May win 25 when he took over England's raplaincy Pro #futeni Soon the sectes with South Afrles became a night- | *** mare whh injuries, illness, and

Cart 43. played in four Tests and balled once for H score of

Joss of form, and England called D 1 Jardin, 30, har scores

But May all won the rubber,

Maybe

The boys of Allen Street, Sheffieki, did not realise Ury had alrendy won their best balije They had refused te gulf

en 25 player in Ave Tests. For 38. D Bot out, 7 that out, and KEMEMBER TEL. You Richa 28 no out against New Zealand. I who were once boys who put

Wyatt. 31. had an bathing average | R E S

with average compared

of 22.50 in his first Wally Jackie Í full wees na skipper

Hammond, the professional turti- ed aiteur fur the job, was 35. His average was 67.18,

54 tid

400

3-2.

72 75. Was Comptoms Ab Glow 42.88

When Aardtak, were baten Jost reasen, My had the Bead- man fears at 90 40. Nor were

falls Channe

41 S 1413 May's emplairey which in these pylaeristeal diys, as the nearest

miracle

un fan get

A

*

down your coats en wasteland od chalked goals on the end- walls of houses REMEMBER

That You 100 enre took home outraged shor and bore your cuts and ipazes Loudly

I Disbatail The evidence of

mukes in, thyer gues

REMEMBER that you once wonder boy itemember, ton, put everything into football.

try then the days of Bve five- Why not it again as day

ཨཞཱམཝཱ'༎ ཝཱ॰

hange

from fying to take And they are played everything out of the gaNY?” England with nereer intensity

At the age of 26, May has 31 Tevis behind him, including ten An amazing strogi" A vel fain It is, for here are the ages at which some of England's most eminent cricketers started their

Test careers:

W. R Hamr nd, 24, Sir Juck Hubl 24, Healey Verily, 20, D. R

Jardine, 27, Maurice Leyland. 28. Maurice Tue, 29,

T

Season

in

But while May bals with - errasing glory for England, whal of his nerformances with Surrey, whom he leads next season? In 1955 he topped their averages But last season he with 4180 was belaiza Clark and Stewart

with 32.48

Herbert Sutelaffe. 30. Eddie 1

TES

með rýna May

Payner, 29. Patsy Hendren. 33. | Anils it imposable to serve his or w G. Grace, 32

WONDER BOY

Nuw look at the fameua eup-

the between tains

wars. A. E, R. GIligan was 20 when he look over England's leader. ship.

In his first series his

country and his county equally well" suggest the lot of the star chekele in England is be- 4tuning, impresible,

JUST WHAT IS GOING TO HE DONE ABOUT ITS

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THE HONGKONG REGIMENT

Training-Week endang October 13, 1980 — "A" Loy - NG Trade. Warning Order Next parade on Gouber 16, 1950--is day leg at i

coy--Monday October Itille 656, Self "Delence, Firing from Cover, Rule G. RV MPO 145 p.m. for RHQ Dires: QC Trousers KD Shirt Boula, Galter, Maketry Order **C** Coy-Friday October 12--- Arms Drin. WT, RY SPPG for RHQ 6.16 p., Drew: DG Trousses, KD shirts, Boons. Ankertet, Beret, Pouches. Carry Rifle Sling, "D" Coy --Wednesday October 10-A DTH WT. "RY MG 1,30 p.se, for

KU Drew; 00 Trousers, Shiri,

Boots Ancien

Bereta, Pouches, Rifle Sting. Sp Cay MMU PN parade. Mor PL-Wednesding October 10-PI Conde Dinoneal Kit check of } emotial eqpt & RV MPG 1.30 p.m. for clothing). AQ 10 p.m. Drew: KD Shirl O Trousers, Bools, Pittees. Berel, Web Boit, fiq Coy His Thum day October 11-Cheek of all per- Rain! Kit & Egst. RV 5.15 p.m. at MPG for RIQ. Drom: Overalls, |

m

1936.

St. John Ambulance Orders

Order by Mr Fung Ping-lan, C.St.J.. Commissioner of St John Ambulance Brigade, ilong- kong District. Order No. 40/56 Bated October 4, 1830.

Ambulance Duties Hongkong, 7 10.36.13 0.56 - KYMCA Amb Dis : 14 10 50--20 16 ME, NCAA Amb Div., Oct. 1936 SCAA Neg Diy

Ambulance Butler-Rowinon.-

Dev.. 13 10.5021 10.50 Tak0730154elasti Ani Dir: Det, 1038 KYMCA Neg. Div

Penetration squad Butter-14.10.30 Dr M F E White. Dentist .F. Seka

Orderly Dules At Mainland Area T-10_54 ICYMCA Amb. Dis.. A Jo พ Tand Amb. DIV.: 6.10.30 Kowloon Anti. Div.; 7.10.40. Row 1000 Amb Div.: 3.10.30. Sham. shulpo Nse. Div. 9 10 39 Mongkok Amu Div 10 to 50 KYMCA Amb Div

Rage Putles-13 10 MG.

At Hage

Bell Ekret MIT PiWednesday October 10-RV 5,15 plan, at MPG for RHQ Dress Overalls. Int See 8. 10.30-14.30 n Kowloon Amb.

Tuenday October 9ture with Force 1 See at MPG, AV 930 9.10. M MPG Dress Plain clothes. Med see-Wednesday October 10 Check of ni perumalat & cypt, RV 150 Dr; Plast clothes, Pm of RIQ Band Corps of Drums As ordered by Band President, HKH Late Trg Period Friday October

The Above

Will En Training Period Future Take Puce On Fridays Those already detailed for the above parade will attend RMPG fur AQ 0.16 D. Tre Marta at 120

Dress: OG

00 'T YOUMOTA, Blue Beret, Boot Goltera, Order Offers & Sets Day- October 7, 1960-OMeers RV SCT Kowloon 9.30a.m. Programuner accordance with instructions already issued. Dre 00 Shirt, Shorts, Stocking, Shoes, Blue Deret. W'0', C/Art & Reta RV Ruig 9.30 .m. West Ham United have just Programune in detailed by RSM las! their first game for Bix Dress: OG Shirt, Shorts. Stockings, years.

Shoes, Blue Beret, No, not at Soveer, but at crickel,

firic They have a ericket cleven with Noel Cant- well the stor, Not only is he an Irish International full back but has also represented his country at cricket.

FIRST DEFEAT

BE SPECIFIC

FLY CATHAY PACIFIC

FLIGHTS WEEKLY

Solution PakO

TO SINGAPORE:

---

Coupe, Winchai A Amb, Div. Ai Hemiqueries, SCAA Amb. Div.: 14,10 30 At Race Course, SCAA Amb Diy, At Headquarters, Wanchai "A" Anb. Div

Anninal Harbour Įtact Butle 7.10.80. Shaukiwen. Amb Div Shamsulpo Amb DIV

&

Reach Duties — longkang.~0.10.00, (Sat) 2 p.m. Repute Bay: Sih Nani A/D. Big Wave Bay: Wanchai HOME GUARD

A/D, siek-O: Kennedy Town A/D Training-Thumday October 11.7.10.56, (Sun) D.30 . Ite

Big Wave Bay: 1000 Parade SPG 0.20 p.m. Dream: Dry: Central A/D, Overalls, Beret, Belt & Frog. Sun Winchai "A" A/D, Shek-0: Western Dist. A/D 1,50 p.m. Repulse Bay:

· SCAA A/D, Big Wave Bay: Chung Sing A/D, Shek-0: Confucina A/D. Oct. 1030. Shaukiwan K. P. Nag DIV

Beach Dulles-Kowloon-Kowloon YMCA Swimming Pavilion: KYMCA Lower Gornal, the Wor- || Amb. & Neg. Divng Civil Servants estershire Combination

Club, An

Swimming Pavillon:

Kont Wab Amb. & Waterloo Ngg, Diva.

Athlelle ran into trouble at the start of Easterns

Ameri Swironing the senech, Nothing would go Pavilion: Kowloon Amb. & Shame right, and they lost their first rupe Neg. Diva: Laichikok Beach! Tratnik Ambi & RYMCA Nag Dive.

Goalkeeper Switch

three

Kames. In Cesperation -10.507 10,66. they switched thier team round,

Western Dist

Shamatulpos

und this included pinying goal-waterloo Nag. DIY

Sirnet Sleepers Khoiter Society keeper Harry Wright at centre- fcrward. Lower Gornal beat Quarry Bamic by 3-2, and Wright did the "hat trick".

SOME START

Butler,-Out 1964. chung Sing Nag. Div,

KIWA Mongkok"

ASIM Clinte Dales-Oct, 1938, Walerioë Nag, DIY,

II.K. Society For The Protection of Chlidren -- Kowloon,—4.10.56-- .0.10.00. Sharmshitilpo Nig. DIV.

6,10.30-13.19.50, Shamatytipo - Nagi

Div.

* Tsken. On · Strəngih--Ehrolment Motor Transport Amb, DIVLJA POL, During the summer a team | Chong Sul-lak enrolled walk, 21.0.50.1 named Kingsley FC was Taipo Amb. Divg Pues. Chan Yan

gang, Lee Bui-wah, Ma Lik-lal, Pak their Arstun-wo and Tang Ham-yung enroll- League match ever in the ed w.e... 7.10.00. King's Norton Combination they beat Sturges FC by 17-1.

formed,

and in

GOALS GALORE

In 19 matches in the opening week of the Hall Churofa League as many as 140, gehte were: scored. Thors: 'wps ope 14-0, obe 13-0 and Lares other in double

necrosse Of Strength-{a} Reserva -Waneum A Ami Diy.; be, Chan Kunj reserved Wel 37.9.00.3 Resignation-610) | Nam | Amb. - Div.: Pield Ngan 27 Mary-chung. resigned W.6.1.2.0.50.; Wanchai*FACILARDIS, Diy. Pies. Cha Wichter, Chung Pubchers and Vong Kauniečiams, re-

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