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THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1957.

NO SOUND ARGUMENT FOR SUBSTITUTES

THIS AFTERNOON'S RUGBY

RAF Islanders Take On The 48 Brigade

By "PAK LO"

Due to the Defence Force holding its annual camp this week-end, and the Macao Grand Prix being also in the limelight, the Club is unable to turn out either an "A" or a "B" XV this Saturday for the first time for ages.

However, by dint of scraping the barrel, a Club XV of a sort will appear and will

play not "the" Navy but "a" Navy XV at 3.00 p.m. on the Club ground.

The Club "A" Garrison maich, which would of Course have been this afternoon's bly attraction, has been postponed until Wednesday evening when 11 will take place on the Club ground under floodlights, but of the titanic struggle more union. There are two ober games scheduled for this afternoon, with the one at Sek Kog at 3.30 pm. taking pride of place, for out there the RAP Iehnders will be entertained by the 48 Brigade.

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The last time these two met the gade were victorious by 14 points to 11 points, and they are naturally hoping to repeat their success, but while Islanders have improved Iremendously since that day, the Brigade his remaled paratively steady.

The Alimen, however, the in trouble, as they may not be able to held their strongest side this afternoon. This is because their work ctuses them to be watches, and getting the whole

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side away to Sek Kong In time presents a problem which may not be solved.

The pack cader, Watt, is the shakiest starter and without him: to lend the puck the islanders will not get enough of the ball to be a

a serious danger to the Brigade.

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With that comblantion Mainlund halves are in for really tough passage, it when they get the ball, Police also have their Colory hooker, Cunningham, back in the the Police with line-up and their weight and Cunningham should win most, if not all of the set scrums.

If, however, the team which reaches Sek Kong is the same ts that printed slow, I think Win They Should the Islanders have the ability With a plentiful sufficiency of to upset the Brigade and win. the band Mainland's fairly Brigade has a forceful pack weak lefence the Police look Ard fast threes, but a team like iking their biggest win- is only as strong as its weakest ning core to date this reason, link, and the weakest link in for will they must Certainly the Brigade side is the half back | should, combination.

Both halves are

Forceful Pack

too fond of kicking ahead instead of feeding their threes, and nguinst the fast-breaking wing forwards of.

The only strength the Main- land hos lies in its two halves, but since they are not likely to see much of the ball I cannot see them winning the game for the Airmen.

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"Young Hongkong" Should Have That Fourth Game Against Visitors

Says I. M. MacTAVISH

Several times since last Sunday it has been suggested to*

me that after what happened in the Eastorn - Kicheo gamo I should launch a press campaign for the intro- duction of substitutes în Colony League matches. Some people seem to believe that the circumstancos developing from Ko Po-keung's injury in the early minutes of the game form the ideal basis for a new advocation of substitutes.

Personally I do not agree. I will even go further and say that if ever there was an almost complete denunciation of the policy of sub- stitution then it was given by the Eastern players themselves. If what they served up was football without the luxury of the iniquitous and blatantly abused substitute rule then I'll strike my vote for it every time.

Out of this Kame Eastern | much speculation as 10 what found a team spirit that must kind of Hongkong side would have surpriced even their participate in the fourth match. staunchest supporters and their keenest ometals.. and above all they found an echoing up prociation from the spectators the like of which an Eastern side has not enjoyed in years,

On a more practical note Eastern found a

young centre- half who grabbed the chance by misfortune to provided

sundry that he show all and deserved a place alongside the

I have heard many suggestions, but the one 1 like best is that the visitors___should meel ___All- | Hongkong, The Hongkong Selec. tlan, Young Hongkong, and Combined Chinese in that order. The idea of a geniune Young Hongkong side is an excellen

and I believe it open up a whole new concep tion of the series played against visiting teams.

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best in our soccer community, In Club-Novy game the It is Indred an It wind tut the Islanders and the Airmen's Club are struggling so hard to blows no one good and I

11772 smarter half back combination | get their XV together that sure the omelala of the Eastern

series there they will run into trouble If can only be classed as excessive- side must have felt

A secret is surely adequate room for they repent their tactles of lusty weak, and If the Navy do not glow of pleasure at Saturday.

win 1 shall be exceedingly sur-their

one special educational, match players buckled to and for our up and coming young prised.

Kave Just that bit

extra that sters. I am sure nothing but made light of their handicap, good could come of the pro- and won for them

a respect posal. that no substitute rule could ever have done.

The Islanders are to win then, with a reversal of the previous of the score as an indication closeness of the result.

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A Full Side?

The Teams 48 Brigade: Carly The other game on the Kow-Smith, Haddow, Carrington, R. Jones,

I now only too well that loon side is between the Police Andrews, prison,

there are certain unwieldy and and RAF Mainland at the Police Muniz, Mander, Jones, Wu, H. HAF xand Gunnd, Sachs

totally unreasonable rules about round, Boundary Street at 3.30 Little, Myers, Clark, Hoge. Cornah,

all games against visiting aides It is true, of course, int being played at p.n. One really feels like plty. Hamilton, Hitchina, Fowler. Elame.

Aldridge, Watt, Philips, South Easter lost two points which Stadium, but, 1 cannot believe the Hongkong ing the Pollee. For the last few week; they have been batiling Felice: Johnstone. O'Regan, 'Slevin, some people think they might

ft is beyond the power of the against the better teams in tlic: Stevens, McNiven, Stolt,

Lloyd, have won If they had had a full

HKFA to negotiate a modifica Shelley. _ Cunningham, Garrison and RAF Faye, Brown,

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tion of these agreements as far Bryan,

and play...but,

I Istand with a fairly weak team,

must RAF Mainland: Fluge Elbro, emphasise

this point, that is EXTRA games are concern- and today, when they are once

Creswell. Willenham, Nelson, Marmere conjecture.

oci There is no again at full strength, they are in, Walkinsto, Matlacott, Potter. Johnson, Emerson, Byker, Gascoigne, pitted against RAF Mainland.

way of our ever knowing how Sted, Haynes. to now returned

game might have gone Lloyd has scrum half with Scott outside

under different circumstances... chunge him, and Rinch fur a

but we do know that in doloat Eastem were magnificent.. .goes to wing forward,

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I enjoyed every minute of the gamo and that is something I have seldom done when watch- ing a match in which substitutes **** have been permitted,

No; I cannot believe that the ndvocates of substitutes In Hong- kong football will be able to use the Eastern-Kitchee game as a reliable basis for their argu- ment....and most of the 14,000 spectators who saw the game will agree with me.

destructive criticism, but I feel that if this suggestion is closely examined in an impartial way, and with the Colony's long term foolball Interests predominating, then its merits would be appreciated,

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The big question-inspired det the realns of basic economies- whether or not we coul held a young team which would a once attract the crowds and also stand a reasonable chance of putting up good show against visitors. I feel. We enu,

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No doubt many of you will have your own idea as to who should play in a Young Hong- kong side. Maybe you will get a lot of En out of picking your team....and if you would care to send it to me we could hove an insight into what you think. may be our Colony ide in the years to come,

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& Young Is a great one Hongkong side and if the HKFA is really to the futuro then looking surely here is as progressive a suggestion as we have had in a long time. think?

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Pleasant Surprise

Tho reason I bring this matter up is that I am going to suggest seriously that not

Franidly I have been pleasantly only should the visitors' game

with surprised

the general against Young Hongkong bo approval there has beer for my played but also that it should comments last week on-the be taken across the harbour to overall standard of refereeing the Police Sindlum at Boundary and I would like to thank those Street. Kowloon soccerites are of you who wrote or got in touch | due a break.

with me to offer views and sug- gestions as to how the situation It is true that in this highly might best be tackled by the commercialised era there are a Hongkong Football Association. number of argaments which

Football is a leam gume and Easter showed in the most practical WAY possible that dards. "'"team' is an abstract term as well as being-in

could be offered against the I think, however, it is neces suggestion

but I do know sary to get the, matter in its that there are also many more correct perspective because there that could be offered in support are referees in our midst who are of it. The ground at Boundary] capable of deing a most efficient Street is certainly not a big one job. It seems, however, that they

Stadium Blondo not always get a real chance. by Hongkong

That may not be Im-to show their ability on the in- the case of portant, for I find it hard to portant occasions and, as several football-a physleal combina imagine that it will be possible correspondents have pointed out. to fill the Hongkong Stadium for it looks as though a privileged tion of eleven men. It is true, that substitution would fully

games against a touring few hog the plums on the Axture satisfy the numerical require-side 114,000 spectators is a list,

lot of spectators!! ments....but could it over re- place the abstract appreciation of 'team' as it was so brilliant-

ly demonstrated by ten gallant Eastern players just a week GKOT

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is a long time since the If for some reason it is not argument regarding selection or rotation of officials for big possible to take the game to

games was thrushed out in Boundary Street then I suggest it should be played in the Hongkong--but now it seeme: of pelecting delightfully intimate atmosphere that the quesion

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Since. the announcement earlier this week that there was a distinct possibility of the visits of the Swedish and other foot-huught my chalce-in the ing to know exactly how our best interests of developing the ballers being extended beyond game is sulf Boundary Street. important league, inter- the normal three-game arrange- ment to include ate extra It is frequently said that against visiting sides, engagement, there has been' sportswriters

of the Club Stadium... but I the selectors very much offer that only as a saving with us. It would be laterest-

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There are several whistleis who deserve an opportunity to step into the limelight and one 'can only hope they wilt get it In fair measure In the near future.

While on the subject of re- ferees I wonder if anyone could tell the puzzled spectators who saw the South China-Club game just when the new rule, which opparently bars a team male from standing close to his col- league who is going to take a corner kick, was introduced. The referee who had charge of the game twice stopped play and ordered a South China player away from the vicinity of his mate who was going to take a corner kick: Why.....search

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Sunday's Eastern Kitchee game also had its talking point ....and many of us are still wondering what would have happened If the ball had been diverted in thỏ net off, the back of the kneeling Ambulance man who for some two minutes was ministering to Ko Po-keung va the penalty spot while, theo coccer battle raged around him. Interesting point, don't you think? The reactions to the job- vious dreision would have been worth watchingl.

As I've said so many times before, our football may. · bo controversial but certainly | there få never a duli -moment-

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WRIST-ROLLING EXERCISE

Christine Truman, the young Essex girl who this year reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon, has em- barked on a plan of physical training... designed to bring her to an even greater fitness necessary in a champion whom all are keen to topple. She is doing, a lot of PT under the eye of Geoff Dyson, the chief AAA coach. Picture shows:-Christine doing wrist- rolling exercises, using a brick, watched by Dyson.

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