THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1988.
ARGONAUT REVIEWS:
HK'S ASIAN GAMES CHANCES
WATER-POLO
GAMES
TORCH NEARS TOKYO
Tokyo, May 21. The Asian Gamos sacred Hame today approached the outskirts of Tokyo, one month after it was kindled by the sun's rays at Rizal Stadium in Monilu and sont on its way to the Japanese capital on April 22.
Later today the flame will ross the Tina River, which davales The Tel:yo-Kanagawa preteefires and enter the Tokyo Metropolitan area.
The Dome will be carried across the border by Mr Surze Yernagitchi of the Kawasak! City Social Education Section. He will then pass the flame on to the first Tokyo runner, Mr Tamenosuke Agaktube, chief of Athletic Assaria- the Oluward tion.
The name will then begin a capital's 125 Use round of sections which for the Metro- Over 134 politan area extends miles.
It is due to be carried into the Main Stadium on May 24 by Miklu Ode, Japan's first re- presentative lu the Olympic Games,
By the time the flamp resches The Stadium from Kagoshima, Southern Japan where it ar- rived from Manila by aircraft lale last month, it will have been carried by 1,600 Japanese athletes through 15 different prefectures over a distance of more thun 1,100 alles... Reuter.
THE GAMBOLE
WHAT TIME odks) IT'START?
ATHLETICS
SWIMMING
FOOTBALL
Best Hope For Gold Medals Will Be From Soccer Team
By this Friday, Hongkong will complete the operation of air-lifting all her athletes to the Third Asian Games, and on Saturday when the Games officially open with an opening ceremony at the Main Stadium in Tokyo's Meiji Park, Hongkong's contingent of 101 officials and participants will march proudly with representatives of nineteen other Asian countries.
Not represented at the First Asian Games which were held in New Delhi in March 1951, among ten nations, Hongkong made her first appear- ance in this major Asian sports festival in the Her second series at Manila in May, 1954. representatives came back with one bronze medal, won by Stephen Xavier in the sprint event.
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Hongkong, he says, hos becn very lucky in the draw which ls as follows:-
HUSSAIN... Wo will do our best.
Group A: National China freeded No. 1). Vietnam (seed- WONG DOR Best shot
not always winner
ARMY SPORTS
PARADE
The Sports Parade this week nates with regret the departure of three Army sportsmen, who will be badly missed in the field of rugby, boxing and hockey.
Captain Roy Shaddock is rugby's loss. He has always turned in a first-class game whenever he played and his absence on the playing field next season will be sorely felt.
Lt. "Topper" Brown of REME has been the inspiration of many sporting successes by his Unit and the Command Workshops as well as the local world of fisticuffs will miss his guidance and the services of a willing and competent referee.
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The third Army sporisman to kept the youn keter in serand leave is Captain Gordon Jones. position, for Peter ran alightly- skipper of the successful Army wide but not wide. enough to "B" side the Colony second let his opponent run, up on the division League. The feam will side. Adam was forced tu undoubtedly miss his sterling weve to the outside sul even so play in the defence. and the only just a thrilling and summer
effelent courageous raer, which must umpire. To them all this have given him u Jut of incllcal column says "Good Juck and experience.
At the Misions tu Senment of every success." Will they dr better this time?
Army rugby enthusiasts Monday evaning seven pre- WILL they improve
Hongkong hod their lasting binary bouts of the Colony Fulltary brioze medal won in the
for the season when they held Championships were held. If In Game: and is there any
their end-of-the-season supper these were a foretaste of things chance of Mer bringing back)
last week.
to come, fand would be mast Some gold medals for a
This annual get-together was unwise to miss the semi-Anals change? These are questions ed No. 8), Malaya and Pakistan. which not only the participating
started Ingi year by the Army's and or the finals which I ex- Group B: Indonesia (seeded athletes are asking themselves No. 4), India (seeded No, 5), periment of playing with bats popular Secretary, Major Trevor pect to be as good if not better-
with than those of last year, but also the focal spets populace and Burma.
that have both sponge and rub- Vauban Grimth, RAOC,
the objeel of entertaining and Qf the Army boys engaged. during these few days.
her faces."
The men's cam thanking players and officials of Ple. Sellars of COD inade Group C: Hongkong (seeded No. 3), Japan
(seeded No. #) Petition will be played on
round-robin system among the the various Clubs and Associa rather heavy weather of PO/AIR
RN. southpaw .of and Phillipines.
seven parilcipating nations with 1:ons, and of awarding Army Wulte,
Limited experience. The match went the full distance with Group D: Korea (seeded No, three singles players playing colours to those who had won
The them,
This year the occasion was on
Sellers obtaining points de- 2). Isruel (seeded No. 7). Singa-all-round in each match.
ladies' event will, however, be
oven greater success. Among elsion. pore and Iran.
played on the Davis Cup system
the guests were members of A really good scrap followed of four singles and one doubles
The Hongkong Rugby Union, the with L/Cpl Thomas águin of 6 games.
Royal COD meeting Tsing Sun-kwong. Referees' Society, the Navy and Royal Air Force, the Police Sporiz Association and last but by no means least, the Hongkong Football Club,
These cannot perhaps better he answered thu by the team leaders themselves of the various events,
In general. It appears that Hongkong's best hope of win- ning her first gold medals in the Astan Games will be in football. conalst The soccer team will
Chan Chi-
First Stage
of four officials and 22 players The first stage of the earn- as follows: Team Manager-4. d. polition will be in the form of
league Hussain. Vice Team Manager one-round
system C. K. Woo, Coach-Lat Sitlu- Among the teams in each group: wing. Adviser-L F. de Souza. Tive teams from each group will Mayer-Wai Fat-kim, Lau qualify for the quarter-finals Chi-ping, Saela Yiu, Luk Tat-when the competition will be hay, Ko Po-keung,
run on a knockout basis. HOME CHỦ Tin -wah, Lại Chỉ lain. Lau Kal-chiu, Ho Cheung- In the top half, the champion yau, Leung Wal-hung, Jimmy of the "A" group will meet the
Loul C. Chung là Chị oa
runner-up of "" group, and Ping, Wong Chi-kwong. Lee
the "B" group champion will Ping-chlu. Leung Kit. Wong clash against the "C" group Kwok-key. Lee Yuk-tak. Au Turner-up- Chi-yin," Lam Kam-tong and Chol King-sany.
Unpredictable Game
Of their prospects Mr A. J. Hussain, Manager of the team,} up. hu this to say on the eve of tovir departure for Takyo this afternoon:
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Hongkong's third sport that may bring in n medal, may it be will a silver or bronzó one, probably be in athletics. Stephen Xavier will represent the Colony in the 100 metres and 200 metres prints Lou Din-yee in the high and jump jump and hop-step and Miss Ng Shuet-kwal in the 100 metres and long jump.
Depend On Draw
Before the team left for Tokyo, L. 1. Chow, manager of the team gave N as his opinion that much In the bottom half, the will depend on the draw. The group champion has been, draw chances are about 3-1 thai against the "B" group runner-Xavier will reach the final of the up and the "D" group champloo 100 metres, and Ng Is almost ngainst the "A" group runner certain to be in the final of the long Jump. In the 200 metres, he said, Xavier will probably have Continuing his comments an
very le chance as the gen- Hongkong's chances, the Hongeraf Asian standard is very high „kong leam manager ways that he in this event. Lau Din-yée, the "Football is: mu unpredictable experts his team to be able to 17-year old third and last mem- me, but there is every hope beat both Japan and the Philip ber of the Athletics team is hut National China and Hang-pines, in which case the local going just for experience. keng cau meet in the Dnal. It footballers will meet wither In Bwimming. Hongkong will they do meet, it will be an even Indonesin or india. He thinks mintch and the issue will depend that India will beat Indonesia on the form of the day and "the and that Hongkong's opponents tack of the Trish"."
will be Indonesia in the quarter Anal,
Not Impressive
Excellent Mesl
After an excellent mont
the
This was a match between boxer and a very strong fighter explosive hitting of and the the local boy could have been a deciding factor at any stage of the
for the clever bout but baxing of Thomas. There were times
when the soldier was tempted to "mix 19", until
Services Clash
Army Chairman. L-Colonel H.A. Styles, 1/Green Howards, painful reminder from the Usta in his speech welcomed the Tsang made him decide to guesia and stressed the need for box. The policeman should not continuation of the cordial rela- be disappointed at this result... tons which existed among all My guess is that he will be members of the Union. He ex-wearing one of those champion- pressed the hope that Army ship belts not before tong Unils would play many intro friendly games next season, so a to give more players u chance to prove bamselves and gener
Another Services clash ally improve the standart
brought A/B Kenney, RN in Army rugby in the Colony. the ring aguinat Pic Gibbons,
Army colours were presented. to Caplains Dennis Gould, Joan Gen Howards. These tough
youngsters battered away Sharp, Jimmy McIntosh, Wynn. Muniz, Chi. Dave Busby, ach other until both could hand- needed a Solomon to select the winner at the end. Pte. Hemmingway, Cfn: Dony stand. Acil and many others who hid The judges, however, doelded on carned them but were un- the soldier, on whom fortune avoidably absent, These plea-cerns to smile again as he will sani reminders will, however, brface yet another sailor in the. forwarded to those winners who semi-final, were not present that evening.
of
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al
have twa junior swimmers Ip Ng Kel-kwong and Miss Father Kee. Both are still in school,
The Army hockey eleven went A rather disappointing light and here in the words of tearn down fighting to the formidable middleweight contest EDW manager Ng Chi-man, "Japanese Rearein team in the replay of L/Cpl. Lawson just gain a close awiramers will be too good. Our the Holland Cup. Although verdict OveĽ Pic. Roach. If swimmers will be going there | handicapped by having to field Lawson hopes to progress tur;, to learn and gain experience." three reserves and losing Lt.ther he will have to improve. Indonesian team, be
In water-polo, mañager Chan | Trevor Ralph The
Twelve I wonder if the organisers of: salu, have not been very | Kam-ful, thinks that Hongkong minutes play through injury, this show realised that they impressive in their recent can probably finish third on the | they lost a very good game by were saving the best bout of the matches at Manila and Ilst. "Our players are very t two gonia. The reserves, how- crening Lor the end. REM Hongkong will have vers and are fully capable of upsel- over, played like veterans and Clayton, RN und Pte. Mar- Lood chance of qualifying for ting the favourlies" he said.
the semi-final against mest like
ly Korea. Here a close game is anticipated and should Hong- kong strike good form, it is
Dark Horse
after
the game was never one-sided. in 0 COD had a wonderful There were many occasions sernp. Clayton a skilful boxer when, had Lady Layk smiled with u rapica-like left used the more kindly, a different story ring, dancing in and out and Hongkong's shooting team is might have been told.
generally dictating the lines the very possible that they will be the derkchoreo amiong the
Lack of space prevented more bout should go, but Martin was In the Anal "However, win or Hongkong contingent, for more than a passing reference in the by no means overawed and box- ke, we will play hard and do than in any other sport, shopi Colony Championships held lasting far better than I have seen sbook pur best" ha concludes.
ng depends on the individual's week. For sheer thrille them in the past he torm of the day. Hoo Kam- was only one race, the x 400 Cleyton on several occasions. On reputation, Hongkong's chiu will represent the Colony meirca relay. A few more This evening's serop for the next best hope will be at table in the free pistol event, Henry events of this calibre would right to appear on the Aral bill fennis, in which she will be cr. Souza in the amail-bore rine certainly help to all the Hong-will commence et 2000 hrs at presented by Tang Hugo prona-position event, Peter A. kong Sindi lo capacity. Bi Sul-cho, Lee Ping, and Lauftull in the three-position rifle ek-long in the men's division event and Wong Bor, leader of end Bagulo Wong, Fong Sin the Hongkong team In the clay 2/Lt. Lance Hogbin, 1/RTR. Yuk-chan in the ladies departon representative in the free-HKAA and South China. After Sellars feces O/SP Bandell, RN. kwan, Lau Wal-lin and N2 pigeon shooting. Hongkong has started for the soldiers against RTR will tackle Hung Hin ment. Manager of
the teant rip competition as there is no
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a hard fight, he found ilmself will be Wal Kee-shuen.
oua in the Celody who possesses two yards behind HKAA's As the Army hope to honours. have very high hopes hote" he a true else, such as a Hammerli, Archic Lim, with South China he will have to pull something, and the team has never bem Schultz and Larsen or Final trelling behind.
Sceond leg if he wants to
out of the bag, which he can' dö'. better prepared. They a Lion. Good co-ordination and Cin. Owen Gardner, REME, ran At Feather two hopes face the been practising every night foal, correct timing is necessary well but Stephen Xavier WOR -China Mail Photos, have made a successful ex-game with the best shot belag increased to about eight yards A/B Finlay, RN, and Tyr. Bates
The Yeu Tin Tong factory in shooting and it is anybody's top fast for him and the distance ludges, slytist L/Cpl.
who tackles unknown' quantity not always the winner," he res{ at the next bandover. 2/t1/RTR who has a handful! to Rupert Carrington, 1/1 L master in Sgt. Peter Lavis,
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the Southern Stadium, Wonchol and the Army will be fully, re- presented.
In the midgets Tür. Hodkins
shing. While at Bantam Pie, 40
Regt after receiving the buton RAF In tennis, It is very doubtful went after Kimmy Kennedy-
if Hongkong cun stang up to | Skipton like a rockot, and hay-
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Japan and the Phillipines, not Ina made so the deficit was con- Tough Handful
to mention the tremendously fent just so hold bli opponent Dvr. Evutt of a Coy RASC improved Bingapore squad.
on the back straight. He then tackles Col. Chuy Tal-man of In, the
other two-apocta inched shood at the bend to the Polleo, a tough handful, and which Hongkong reprogenied, hand over a two-yard advant- the winter will face Tor, Hon- basketbalt und volleyball, 11 ago to last mon 2/14. Peter cock /RH in the final likely at these teams will| Inge, 1/Green Howards, who Pto.
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finish about half-way on the had that wonderful schoolboy Howards, oppoics ME. Gray, RN, list. Phillipines will be top runner and new 400 metres in the first semi-nal of the favourites for basketball and champion Adam Melitavey' to 'wellers and the second Army Indla · has probably that best cuntmask with. Making up the hopes Pto Nolon clashes, with. volleyball team.
leeway Adam challenged, un-Policeman Trang Chun-wan.“ wlaely thought, down thà Light-middle L/Cpl. Lawson back straight and only counge meets A/B Wood RN, and in and sheer determination by the other Bairing, EM Clayton Peter Inge kept Adam on the faces Bmd. Johannes who outalde; making Him ruin the recently returned from Stop-
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