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Hongkong Lawn Bowls

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1958.

Saturday Soccer Spot

Team Must Leave BIGGER LEAGUES-BIGGER PROBLEMS

For Cardiff Early

By "TOUCHER" -

Hongkong's Empire Games lawn bowlers must

Jeave for Cardiff as early as possible. This is the opinion of not only this columnist but also that of most of Hongkong's chosen team of seven. Most emphatic in this respect has been Raoul Luz, skip of the Colony's team of four and the likely captain for Hongkong's

team.

We must go there early and practise as much as possible on the greens on which we have to play our matches" said Raoul. "After all the Em- pire Games Village opens on July 4 and there is no reason why we should not be there by that time".

I would go even further than (as far as to send some one to that by expressing the hope measure the speed of the wood that the Hongkong Lawn Bowls the Cardur greens and ad- Association will 1ry to make just her practice

green accor-

arrangements for the Colony Cngly by svaking it, but only team to reach Cardiff on Hongkong scems to think that July 1. The Empire Games it does not need any practice, Village actually opens on July 1. but teams arriving between July 1 and July 4 will be ro- quired to pay a dally charge.

Certainly Worth

or only a short practice at A very Jale lage.

It is hoped that practices for the Hongkong team both under daylight and floodlight against strong representative teams from the Mainland and Island As longkong will be spend-will be arranged during ext ing about £40D for each player month prior to the team' de- Sp t's not on travelling alone, the

parture for Cardiff, extra cust of board and lodging for enly to give the players their nuch needed praelice bfit also The three extra days is com-

the local bowling world of chance paratively almost neglible and is certainly worth considered to see what sort of team will in terms of the few days extra be representing the Colony. practice and the extra' period of acclimatisation that the Hongkong players.can get,

The question of obtaining The necessary gave seemy be no problem for practically the Hongkong bowlers Anel it will be a gross pity if every effort is not made to give the lozat team every facility in enhancing the chances of putting up a good show at the Games.

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In connection with the Empire Gomes team, questions have also been asked why no practice matches have

far FO

teen Tanged for the Hongkong! tenm, particularly the team of four, who have never played 10- gether.

Careful Preparations

Careful preparations, are being made by the teams of other na- lions as evidenced by a report which appeared in, this paper a couple of days ago. It men- Honed that Australia has gone

» Bayer's « TONIC

SPORTS QUIZ

1. When was the last time that

a Wimbledon men's singles

final extended to live scist And who were the players?

the

2. Name four of the six sports

Included

fits! Olympic Games of 18887

3. In what spori do you have

short and long curiers?

Patterson, Pascual Perez and Terry Spinks have in common?

4. What do Floyd

5. Which countries played in the Anal of the soccer tournament In the 1950 Olympic Games? And what was the result?

6. Name the three cricketers

who have scored over 1,000 runs in Test matches?

7. In which countries are these football clubs (6) Sportale

Club (b) Racing

(c) Norrkoping,

d. Two players with the name uf "Alica" have won the Wimbledon women's singles title. Surnames please,

Suger 9. Whan did

Ray Robinson beat to win the world middleweight title for the frat Ume?

won a

has

been three runner-up."

(Answers on Page 17.)

A FIGHTING FINISH

5

Relegation Heartaches Cannot Be Cured By Lengthening The League's Long Weak Tail

Says I. M. MACTAVISH

There are two main topics of discussion 'in' Colony football at the present timo. If one cares to include spéculation on the happenings and outcome of the Asian Games the total of topical soccer subjects might be raised to three. Though many will probably claim that the most important thing at the moment is the visit of Blackpool there are others who believe that the whole question of promotion and relegation has a much further reaching significance for Hongkong football,

This matter has been brought binations. Any competition | There is no side in the Comp real glor to the surface once again as the without a

turn is polition that has done more for and entertainment, result of a proposal tabled by poor

in Colony football than the Club, la. beyond contribution the representative of Hongkong Hongkong, where hep-worship | Their

real Football Club at the last meets the basis of the big football value but without

do following. I could ing of the HKFA Counell,

great representative playing strength, Some bitter things have been harm to the game.

they are going to be hard said about the new proposal,

Hongkong football needs its preased to justify their continued of the First but. In fairness let us admit that South China and its KMB if it membership Two Miles International (Invitation There was a fighting finish in the

equally bitter things have also is to prosper financially and the Division on any athen grounds. Event) at the White City Stadium last week when Gordon Pirle beat M. Szabo

been sald about the

present greatest thing that could happen Workmanlike Sides Derek Ibbotson was third. Pirle's time was eight (Hungary) In a close tussic.

promotion

relegation here is not the creation and!

Eigger league but the emergence | Don't let anyone forget that arrangements, minutes 46.4 seconds,

workinhnlike of a non-Chinese side powerful there enough to offer a real challenge aldes in the lower divisions and to the current kingpina.

Jardines' and Tung Wah bavo

...

Photo shows the finish with Pirie (No. 16) just beating Szabo, Key- stone Phola.

Histories Of The Clubs

WON PROMOTION BY TWO-HUNDREDTH OF A GOAL

PHOTO-FINISH THAT SET WORLD ARGUING

By TIM GORDON

Portsmouth F.C., twice winner of the League championship since World War II, is one of the most popular clubs in the game. Since many of the team's supporters are Royal Navy men, its praises are sung in the farthest corners of the world. In recent years, the south coast side has earned high praise for its cultured style of play under the able managership of Mr Eddie Lever, It has been in the forefront of British clubs who have adopted Continental ideas.

The

master,

bad,

אדע

to

It might be a good idea at this

the slago

examine various aspects of the contro versy as they exist at the mciment.

he can to further the interests of his club ami it is absolutely

of A

Football Authorities in the United Kingdom

be cannot

are

fair

right that he should do so. made to realise the high prestige eraced there next season.

soldiers'

participate

A

Big Possibility managed to keep themselves out of serious trouble in their first Obviously the Army in the big socson in the top circle, and the First of all it has to be ad- mitted that it is the duty of possibility in this direction and Royal Navy and and RAF, Sel. every southeiler to do the best it is a great pity that the Army Wan, if they could keep their

present sides, would not be dis

The cure-all for the Colony's It is for the other councillore value of a successful

in bigger long- who sit around the committee eleven in this Col Top class football illa certainly does not

appear to be talled Icaques but in botter table with him to consider and Army footballer cap be am- goodwi beyond

as the far and se leagues, whether 窳 decide

Particular bassadors of for the betterment of estimate, and it is easy to recall Reserve Competiton in con- proposal

b Army Colony football as a whole and the egens to vote accordingly. It would stars of a few and turons ago carned the remedy seems to be

werd held by the

Chinese simple. Make It compulsory, as in other parts of the world for. be contrary to every concept of decision by committee it only coinunity,

There is a wealth of surplus all First Division clubs to in the Reserve popular proposals were made,

football talent in the Services at Hostile Reception

Home and one reads frequently League. In fact make it a

sup that they do, The proposal tabled by the in the UK. press of the dim-qualification of senior member- culties which many up and com- Club representative has had a

Lead To Trouble ing ators have to find a regular hostle' reception in many places

'Reserve teams playing in' That is understandable for new place in the Army represente-

tive sides.

Junior competitions against the ideas, particularly, if they are There is a place, and a real first teams independent clubs aimed and very obviously welcome waiting for some of always lead to trouble eventual favour, of the proposer,

players in Hongkongly, and the mere fact that's ‘re- always regarded with susplejon,

Their presence here would give serve cannot be utilised at willi That

exactly what is happen-a new lift to the game as well to fill a vacancy in the rat ing now.

as being a reward for the hard- team leads to the creation'-- The essenco of the proposal

cently have had to sinuggle. so ago — of a panel of idle the First Division should be in- is that the number of Clubs in worting Army omdate where such as we had tiere a season or along against first-class oppos footballers who cannot regularly. creased by the retention of the ion with third and fourth rate get their places in the first team present group and the cleva-material. Men like Mendum and who are not imediately

Tho tion of others and that

standout and McKenzie,

03eligible for the reserves', 'He Reserve División be abolished.

member Lau Kai-chu and Kit- thee?

these

favourites The Colony League competition examples of what can

|tained.

but Portsmouth made sure of

is

be

ob-

4

Jim Peters Will Be At Cardiff

London, May.

Jis

amans

Starting of the

5-10-1 But then Pompey has always later, it figured in one figured In

most the soccer news.

promotion against Pompey's seasoned.cam- would then be run in three astonishing

Let us have reserves for, TEM the paigners, led by Jimny Guthrie, Divisions with

reserve Even the

which the arguments of all time. way in

A 'Footernik' Berves sake. A full scale Re- 1026-27 the young Wolves went back to icoms of the At the end of the

Senior League Club was founded was out of

servo competition with 'a double verson, the ordinary,

Portsmouth and Man- the Midlands with their tails aides being permitted to play

Maybe the soccer gods at second between their legs, thrashed 4-1. in the lower divisions. old Royal

City tied for Artillery hester

Olympus will toes a footermikeader at every fixture would drovide good football entertain- Division;

That was a red-letter day for At first sight this might seem into Whitehall and wake svine- ment, and it would certainly (Portsmouth) Footboll Club had place in the Second

54 points each

or it Portsmouth, who took the Cup to be a good idea, and certainly the up to the value of a more ensure that the reserves "play as given the Navy base a liking with

Home for the first time. Pompey it might coux a number though they

of equitable distribution of its NA- many games as their more ilus- 1800 for good-class football. But, in looked as

the mathematicians

the Final twice votes from lowly clubs if put tonal Service football talent.irioue first team mater had reached Football Association until

They worked out that before, but Jost 2-0 to Bolton in commission found it had for busy

up for decision, but I cannot Without doubt, surely there It is indeed a ́complex' prob- and 2-1 to Manchester believe that Hongtong football could be no loss of military off- feited its amateur status by Portsmouth had we promotion 1920

lem. It will have to be, ap- 10. What's the name? "Born faking away its players for to the First Division by one City in 1934.

as a whole stands to benefit by ciency, for Hongkong is one of proached with detached sin- The immediate post-war years it.

the finest training locations in cerity to find a satisfactory Soln- August 23. 1920 turned week's special, training prior to two-hundredth part of a gooli

1949...hasan Amateur Gur match!.

saw the club right on the crest professional,

The present First Division the world for ghung soldiers. on, but at all costs spare us a Controversy

of the wave. In 1649 when it British open .title

Much the same can be said bigger First Division. Were thousands of sports- three years in succession... loving servicemen

That decision caused tremen reached the Cup semi-finals to is terribly loosided even as it

the gulf between the top of the Royal Air Force if in a as well as

dous controversy. People asked be drawn against a struggling three times

chube--South China, less ambitious way, and it seems the regular Inhollanis of Porta

how you calculated one two. Second Division side, Leicester KMB, and Kitchee-and

A virile the strange and sad that mouth to

be robbed of their hundredth part of a goal. There City, the team appeared set for rest is already too wide to sporting community like. the SOCCOr?

were suggestions that Use nun- another trip to Wembley. Wol- Two local sportsmen, a head-ber of corners awarded to a side verhampton had also reached make a healthy compoultion Portuguese cannot offer a chal-

possfule. flow can this un-lenge to the Chinese. Mr G. Lewin. Oilver, during a season should be taken j the semi-final, and everyone doniable situation possibly be

Because of changing condi- and A former RA. warrant into consideration when decid-was banking on another Wolves Improved if more junior clubs tions the Hongkong Football cilleer, Mr W. Wiggington, called ing which of two teams level v. Pompey clash at Wembley. are elevated to face the exacte Club ---- sponsors of the reform a meeting to discuss the possibi-on points should go up.

Earned Fame ing requirements of the premier | proposals —–—– are quite definitely lities of forming a professional Another proposal was that!

itself competition? In fact it is hard r. the most vulnerable position dub in the town--and Ports- Manchester City, and Ports- Leicester City earned

Jim Peters, captain and hero mouth F. C. was born.

mouth should play a three- fame by spoiling that dream, to imaging that the present of all.

unsatisfactory set up would

They simply are not getting Within a few weeks, £4,950 match decider.

the right type of civilian, players of England's team at the 1054

Games, Empire was ruined to buy Fratton Park;

us prolifely they used to do and several great athletes of the Many other suggestions were the League Championship-and not be further, aggravated by

It. a Company with a capital of made," most of them unwork-won it again. the very next Not Enough

this season they have had to past who will attend the 1958 £8,000 was formed and in Sep-able and some of them laugh-season. In 1953, the club finish-

rely to a great extent on young Games in Cardit. tember 1899, at Chatham, the able, but that 1927 photo-frished third

The Colony's top football Servicemen who wero not new Portsmouth club played Its | certainly put

ime, Pompey had

never.raced

Arst gome

in the Southern Portsmouth on the soccer map. in Scoular, Fiewin and Dickin-stars are undoubtedly good but required by their own organizince his glorious sallure in the

· League.

Twelve years inter as war EUT one of the greatest half the truth is that there are not enough of them to provide full

According to the rules of the Vancouver mirathon, and re- pently the has given up running One of the first pinyers sign- clouds formes over Europe, the back lines in the game. ed was a goalkeeper, Matthew south coast side set the football

Scoular, Scotland's playing strength for the num Relly, who was capped by world talking again by bringing wing-ball-Jimmy Dickinson, aber of Chinese teams inevitably current competition they will altogether, But he is still close-

scaron; The proposal now reporter.. Ireland in 1900 and 1002. His off a fantastic win against all great England player Fuck concerned in a 17-team Firat be related at the end of the ly following athleticas anties with

representativo, the ball brought the odds.

Froggatt, cepped for England Such a competition could tabled by their

Another famous ex-athlete at about a change in the Jaws of

ther Cardiff will be Jim Alferd, who In the 1038-39 season, Wol-both at centro-half and on the the game.

but won the mile for Wales at the verhampton

Wanderers under wing-Len Phillips, an England only be made workable by the could, I accepted, save

of the frein the big drop voluntary dissolution Reid manager Frank Buckley were inside-forward-Douglas

present all-powerful clubs and

BV 1030 Games in Sydney. He la nany cre asking sweeping all before them. One of the thunderbolt that these | The redistribution of their them for what?

now the Welsh Nationat In his youth, he had played of the most brilliant sides ever were the men who kept

Is there any indication that Athletics Coach the playing stails on an equllable Geelle football and had become asserabled, they seemed all set famous Pomper chimes, paling basis throughout all competing improved dext season or that won the, maruths for Scotland their playing resources will be Duncan McLeod Wright, who very profielent bouncing to achieve the fabulous "double" They were worthy successors to teams. the ball and dodging opponents of League Championship and the immortal C. B. Fry who bad That is something I cannot they will be better able to keep in the 1930 Games, will also In those days, z geolltesper was FA Cup,

played for Portsmouth as antoresés ever happening here. Itthelf place in the First Division he presentar on oneing coach allowed to handle outside the In fact, Wolver camo second amateur half a century before has been tried in other sports on playing merit?. The truth is for Scott athie boso ha goal area, and Hellly would

world that there is no silver lining on RMN> Tisdag, frerer of tho in the League but when they Pompey may not have dote: In other parts of the often go rushing well upfeld reached the Cup Final and so well in the last aesson or but as far as I know.it has thote dark cloud and in fact 13 Olymple 100 midtres skilfully bouncing the ball out found their

were two, but their overall history to never worked- opponents

The reformers several of their current til hurdles for, the bish Free State, of the reach of the feet that Portsmouth, then Bghting to date could well be entitled killed speedway and fee-hockey warts will not be available for may, attend as President of the were "alined

in the United Kingdom by purtat least of the Incoming | Tanganyika AAA-Londón · Ex- at it by irate stay in the First Division, the "Sixty Glorious. Years! players on the other side..

splitting up established com-season. The only way to stop him was to introduce a new law prohibiting a goalkeeper from using his hands outside the goal arch.

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In As carly days, the Port- mouth team was a tremendous force in the Southern League, For over two seasons it - was, undefeated nu homa., Northamp- ton was the frol visiting sido to win at Fratton Paric-ons October 18, 1002

But let us consider the huge strides Pompey has taken in mora recent · Éimes,

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At that of

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