1957-07-27 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1957.

| Sports Diary NO EASING UP IN THE ENDEAVOURS OF

TODAY.

Lava Bowls

Div. 1: KnGC y Recrelos Taikoo v KCC, IRC "Dlus” KOC: CCC V inc "Gold".

Div. 1: Photoerelo; rc

KCC: USRC v KPed

ccc; jokec v

"Blue"

starsley y

Div. 1: KUGCE; KCC

PRC: IRC V

Recreio KFC v HUCPBA

Ladies League, Div, 2 USRC CCC.

Ladien Open Triples at KCC and XDC.

Softball

Beginners 1.ague opening day 3.30 p.in.

1

Cricket Fourth Test, third day, England, v West Indies at Leods.

TOMORROW

and CCC.

Lawn Bowls

Ladien Open Triples at XUGC

Third Round of

Rink. competition at KOC, KCC, KBGC

and Hecrelo.

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THE SCHEMERS

AGM Of HKFA May Be An Occasion Of The Greatest Significance

Says I. M. MacTAVISH

In a few days' time the Hongkong Football Association will hold its Annual General Meeting. On the surface this looks to be no more than the regular yearly ritual we have come to know so well.....but in actual fact it may well turn out to be an occasion of the greatest significance. It could be the first subtle step in the process of re-fashioning Colony football. even if some of those who will be present are partially or wholly unaware of the full import of the changing situation.

Weeks ago I told you about the blatant campaigning which was going on to ensure that this or that person would be elected to a vital position in the new hierarchy.

Since then there has been no easing up in the endeavours of the schemers and counter-schemers and it will be most interesting to watch the actual proceedings of the AGM when it takes place.

this year we treated L the much less on the KMB doorstep. savoury spectacle of plotting in connection with the Presideneyi By renson of his high office it of the Football Association. was neither appropriate nor pro- per for Mr Louey to answer bis performance is accusers....but it was a chal-

This latest

SPORTING SAM

by Reg. Wootton

NEW UK SOCCER SEASON

FINANCIAL DISASTER, NOT PROSPERITY IN STORE FOR THIRD DIVISION OUTFITS

Says DAVID JACK

Just a few weeks to go to the new football season ---- yes, the cricket, tennis, athletics and golf enthusiasts have almost come to the end of their brief scamper, and already I can anticipate the optimistic pre-season forecasts of those indefalig- able characters, the League club managers.

"Look for a big improvement from my ads this season." "It'll lake a good team to finish above us in the League." "My five-year plan should pay off this sea- "We may not win the Cup AND the League, but we're bound to get one of

BON."

them."

selves.

but

Boccer

IBBOTSON WARNED HE MAY BE CRIPPLED

By JOHN ROSS

Darek Ibbotson, the fast- est milar in the world, has been warned that he may be crippled with arthritis 'If he does not got specialist attention for his right leg.

He was told, to give up tennis and golf to save his 19ït one, which caused him to lump to victory in a two-mile race at

Jast Hepburn, Co. Durham, Saturday, the day after his re- eved 3 min, 57.2 sce. milu

The warnings were given by Norman Sinks, trainer

DED

New?

castle United, and soccer's top physioutrapista,

of

Ibbotson said: "You are l second реткод Lo Word mu The late Dobut my night.leg. Mick Mays, ontual phy 210. therapist to the AAA, San Wher sane ning some time ago, I phuli zce a specialist as soon na I can gct u break from auring."

TWO YEARS AGO

I had arranged the appoint- ment with Mr Small. The man who ran the 3 mun 57.250, mile last week told me his left leg

He wanted treatment balore leaving for Berwick, where ha run lust Monday.

virtually without precedcnt........ | ¡enge the Football Association | problems which may have to be weekly, incoins of £500 balance the League Management Com- Feuru becomes that, within dent in the knce-cap--ati succèr

could Mirnost been avoided.

that

n weekly expense accoun!

are

of

An

are

His trouble stems from two barcaks in tho big toe, which were never properly set, and a

received De injurius

about two years ago. They are causing synovitis,

been appeased,unity to sample League |

J

Ibbotson has run 33 races since May 2.

After running at Borwick, be Manchester an ran again at

from even a lingering breath or to smoulder for the present they are about to embark on gates in the Talrd Division will Soccer ceting f June, George Wednesday.

rity, Down through the yeais) regular Council meeting of the Important domestic issues which time they stopped kiddfru} alreatly responsible for count-i

In recent years we have be, cause embarrassment to the, portant in having a 'buddy la

they are also Optimism from all sides-oven surely be held, the verdict on come used to the tug-of-war | Tresilent of the Associatian the chair, and

must be palpably this sorry business will not be dismiss the poor relation from

Now their competition,

they committed by Jat is sometimes waged for the then the FA itself must accept asking why some people should though it

can sit back and wait for the position of Chairman.... but the major share of the blame, be willing to put so much effort obvious le many of those fore- murder

clubs, Into campaigning for a pan-easters that they are nerd with stronger have also beta The minor onus is fuld opennycular Individual who aspires--or their customary nine months suicide by the sufferers them. resignation which will inevit- was stif

ably accompany bankrupt.y. has been aspired-to the job. strugde to avold relegation,

VACANCIES Why have they accepted- There is plenty of work ahead their habitual exit from the FA

even run to meet their disma The more ene exumlues the for the incoming officials and Cup in the first round, and their

to make a destiny? The bait dangled by idea of national Third ond there are several outstanding constant struggle

Divisions, the mora mittee was two up, two down obvious tackled. Оло of these the

promotion and relegation in ali few years, there will or so I am assured by those who should have accepted Immediate tack! have a much longer connection ly and persued to the bitter end: chronic allegations of shamateu- €700,

Such things are norme-but four divisions. It caught the vacancies for new members of with Colony socter than I. it was a situation the KMB club rim-- may have to be tabled

bigger headaches frustrated flah, but before long the Football League, but my own opinion

This means that progressive much of what is now happening should have fought tooth and much sopher and more thorough there

non-Leaguers like Peterborough certainly

have nail to destroy. The truth of the than some folks think or awning the 48 members of the many will regret this ill-advisod

That, how-Third Division this season. The venture into "prosperity," apparently desire.

Once the first dimmy of matter la the FA did nothing ever, is another story and I leave moment of truth has arrived;

get their going to calculated to free its President

curiosity hos

In fact, after the annual A GREAT SERVICE

but it is very much a adventure which many of Bem

return to normal, und the suspicion....and KMB's rather

bithely believe will bring a new

League SwLadin, of dis."sonal" figure for some current President is a recble and belated action was to smoke and fire tale. - The

era of prosperity to the

Peterborough manager, these clubs is somewhere b0- gentlemna of the highest integ-table a lotter of denial at the

treased regions of the Footbail ween 3,000 and 6,000.

told me: The new system must Attendances like these aro kill some clubs, and that means our chances of League status less "Savo

ure brighter than ever." Our Soccer" pleas and, coupled with doubled ex-

JUST TWO must surely penditure, they

Fair enough... but how many cause

the real strugglers 10

non-League clubs like Peter give up trying.. and retire from League Soccer,

borough have the resources to compete in a national compell SETBACK

1on17

Wigan, perhaps, but I are plenty of people cannot name one other. There who would not regard that 119 a bad

And spart from Norwich City, thing, footballing legislators who have

including some Millwall, Bury and a handful of

others, been agilating for

he has done a great servico to FA Hongkong sport. Ile has doaci it with the profound unsciñak- ess that is the hallmark of the true sportsman... and to many trom our com- munity the name of Mr W. S. 1. Louey stands for all that is best in Huuskong sport.

far removed

In spite of this be has been identified by name in both the English and Chinese language press in connection with alleged brysurbes of the amateur code, particularly by members of the KMB team

I am not an accuser and neither am 1 a judge or jury in į deciding the

the wrong's or rights of the allegations. I leave it to future events to provide satisfactory answer.. but I willingly go on record now caying that if anything happens in the immediate future to

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This coming Monday ho is to run against Ron Delany at Dublin.

THE BIG DATE

Huis big date is against Vladimir Kuts in

the Great Britain-Russia match at the White City on August 23-24

"I'll go after a world record that day. Which one, I don't know, as I want to bold the world records for the mile, two- mille, and three-mila,"

I believe that one of the most

should be tackled immediately is

of ways and themselves because make no It is not surprising therefore in investigation

there is financial that the letters to the press means of narrowing the gap in mistako have continued and it standards between the Firs and disaster not prosparity in store Second Divisions of the for many of these Third Division not surprising that Mr Louty the

outfits. is etin being cladlenged openly League.

Sensor 1957-58 will see the end connection with alleged in Irregularities involving Colony

regional classification of the but it is surprising

Third Division. In 1958-39, the pinyers..

its tottering legs that even on the outgoing Council did not

League will be made up of four divisions, with every club in make a positive effert to still

those divisions playing matches once and for all the vitriole

on a national scale. My verdict

national

those nir caidar tongue which sull Lashes its

in the Football on the new set-up is that it Third and Fourth Divisions for established President.

looks like the Emoothest con-

years. Indeed, the

a terrible unbellever League are in for

"I am going for a two-mile fidence trick ever perpetrated on might regard the now

world record that day and League struggle.

I a collection of intelligent busi-set-up

Let's hope they don't cry for shall have run in the three- method of doing away with the help, Self-lanfeted hardship will mile at the same meeting," "he clubs nobody really wania. bring very few sympathisers, said

With re-election almost League bosses to present, powerless

SOCIAL HONOUR When a prominent personage accepts an office such as that of President of the Hongkong Football Association he expects not only the official and social honour which his position gives Him. but he also expects as be ona every reason to the unswerving bulldog

***

do.

oficials

It is true that come of the stuff dished up by last season's seniors was frequently "Junior" ás could be, but, with a few notable exceptions, the normal standard of soccer played in the Second and lowt divisions was absolutely rock bottom... not only in exocu- tion but also in conception,

Dessinen.

POVERTY

118 Д

Even now, with travelling and automatic the hotel expenses confined to half are, at

the country, not more than a dozen Third Division clubs are able to pay their way og gate receipts.

Do

Similarly something must be done to fashion the Reservo Division into an attractive and worthwhile

and competition this should be done even if it meaus maiding participation in it a condition of holding First Division statua, The pront suspicion that, rather than

The remaining 30 make reserve side, support of his management an official

some of the First Division clubs attempt to hide their poverty. !! dad are 'exerting their favours on

Indeed, having mixed with their How disappointed Mr Louey junior aides competing in the directors, managers, and socro- taries for more years than I is too minor leagues. must be....uven if ho

care to remember, I am left with the impression that they actually enjoy publicising their miscryl

WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE TRAVELLING

HOTEL AND DOUBLED? PROSPERITY? NO, BILLS ARE

ANNIHILATION FOR MANY OF THESE CLUBS.

much of a gentleman to admit

It.

Whatever happens to

CLAIM RETURNED

to

IMAGINE IT!

I am glad to say that there is office of President there is no now little prospect of the in- doubt the election of the new coming Counciliors having

claims for damage to Chairman will be watched with bundle special interest....and here and grounds as happened to their there with an outsized tongue la predecessors last season, As I a well pushed out cheek,

never tried to hide my views on' To a great extent the business the claim raised by the Police I and administrative iciency of am delighted to report that the

The Football League claim an organisation like the Football full amount of the claim was

eventually and wisely-return-that national Third Divisions Association is directly related to ed to the FA. This gesture won will bring new faces to club

of its the acumen

Chairman, general approval....and saved grounds, and the novelty will There are sume eloquent exaun- the Association the possible cause an increase in attendances, ples of

bad embarrassment both good and

of having to Does anyone seriously believe chairmanship in the Colony's mect very much heavier claims that? world of sport... but there is legitimate and justifled-from Imagine thousands of soccer. not the alightest doubt that in other clubs.

mad Gateshead supporters the months ahead the FA would

streaming over the Tyne Bridge benent greatly from having a

to Redheugh Park to watch,....... forceful and dominating per-

Aldershot;

shermen of Erixham deserting Just picture the sonality of the helm of its affairs

their nets and hotfooting it to any weakness or biased control could so very easily lead the Sunderland Case" and re- Pininmoor for the match of the to serious trouble,

United y cent exposures in Germany gillson Torquay'

Barrow! Severni

vividly with them our legisip- planted will

you'll fall for that you'l tors will not lack Internationa herrings have of course boen drawn across the pro-AGM path Precedent as to the thoroughfall for anything. But the Third with which BCSU

Division have fallen, and the soccer and the names of several well

unsavoury, amazing thing abot it all is can be carried

this castroglia ba not out provided that pushed into the picture 4.5 the unqualided

wwel been imposed upon good of

them—it posalbie chairmanship candidates

CB game is the sole purpose of all was actually sponsored by a majority, albeit a baro one, of although they have either ex- tallberations. pressed quite openly their un-

Third Division clubs. willingness to give the matter We shall watch the prooood- second thought

the Annual "General· ...... or live inga of never even been approached and Meeting... and the aftermath asked their views on the matter.... with close interest,

Ecd

These are not by any means the only problems on the 1937- 68 state and no doubt there will be new ones as the season gets under way. With memories of

known sportsmen have been business, however

Such tactics are intended only to confuse the general issue al- though no doubt there are some who will not realise that until It is too late....but one well- known local 'charactor" stated quite conidently this week that he was willing to wager a nube stantial amount that not only could be name the pardon - who would eventually All the Chair but he would also name the posible pandidates who might be proposed as oppopacta,

SO MUCH EFFORT

1 havo said it. before, and I say it again now, that many clear thinking people are begins

POP

NO -

NO GOOD!

THE BAIT

When the inquests are held in j'a few years' time, as they must |

rather sublie

SPORTS QUIZ

1. Only one bowler has ever

than taken mora

4,000 wickets. Was he Larwood, O'Reilly or Rhodes?

2. When did a country, other than the United States and Australia, last win the Davis Cup?

3. In what game does one pair ...of players use a red and a

yellow ball and the oppos ing pair use a blue and a black ball?

4. Who

is the odd

man out: Laues Zatopek, Mimoun, Zabala and Dorando,

5. Pair these christian names and surnames of tennis stare: Patty, Donald, Frank, Budge, Parker, Budge, Candy. Donald..

6. Who died in an attempt to break the world's water speed record on Loch Ness dn 19588

7. When did King George VI play in the men's doubles at Wimbledon? And who Wap ble partner?

a. Who was the famous sports- by Burt portrayed MAD Lancaster in the 4lm "Man of Bronze"?

1. Which country had a Text

cricketer called Moses?

10. Only one woman has ever won four gold medals at one Olymple Games, Who is Bho2

(Answers Ben Page 17)

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