1958-06-28 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1958.

Saturday Soccer Spot

PROFESSIONALISM IN HONGKONG FOOTBALL

FIFA May Or May Not Start Investigation But When

It Does.

By I. M. MACTAVISH

The news earlier this wook that the local Olympic Committee had decided to pass the question of professionalism in Hongkong football over to FIFA has sot many people wondering, hoping and speculating. Make no mistake about it.

FIFA is a powerful organisation. If has shown very clearly in recent years that it is both willing to help and capable of handling complicated international problems tactfully. It has, however, also shown a readiness to deal ruthlessly with proved offenders and, so great is its influence, that its grip on the game is now rather frighten- ing

but, as far as the innocent are concerned,

reassuring, Several attempts have been made in the years gone by to probe the allego- tions that our local players receive financial rewards. It is a thou- sand pities that some of the people who are now most actively en- gaged in forcing the issue to the surface did not show the same en- thusiasm for the task when they had both the information and the official backing to make it effective.

in any

truth.

Läst Saturday's

Error

The sons of a largo part of my articlo last Saturday was destroyed due to an unfortunato slip in the final prepara- tion of the article for printing.

I know that some keen enthusiasts man-

aged to picco it together and 60 re-established tho original context.

The human error is always llablo to happen. I only hope it didn't confuse you too much.

1. M. MACTAVISH.

Where Should The 1962 Empire Games Be Held?

Where should the VIIth British Empire and Com-

monwealth Games be held in 19627

This is the chief question to be answered when the Games Federation meets in full session at Cardiff in July. It may not be solved so easily as in 1954 when Wales was allocated the Games by a unanimous voté.

So far, the Games have been Games.

and

held in Canada (twice), Eng- Nigeria has competed in the land, Australia and New Zea- Games in New Zealand land. This time the strongest Canadu; this your she is sendly. claim to be the host country is a team to Cardist. Althoughi likely to come from Australia.ahe may not be in a position to In 1938, the Games were held stage the next Games it seem at Spiney. It is learnt that likely that she will have a unth Perth and Adelaide wish strong claim to make for those to have the honour.

INDIA?

of 1966.

SCOTLAND?

referee can never be right. If he allows play to proceed his de- cision is a bad one; if he stops play it is also wrong woe is me pity the referes !!

also wants the Incidentally

Scotland the whistler didi India, who has token part in

Gomes in that year. A Scotush on the Games since 1934, måv niso the stake a calm. But she will have committee is studying the pre- his to give evidence that thereparations being made in Cardiff Well, wili be tatisfuclery faces with a view to staging the ever aan Anatelal backing for such Gemes in Edinburgh in eight

years' me.

10t

dispicase

everyone Wednesday I'm ield Chinese players thought judgment was excellent, they might too for it

Here the Indions may run into dimeulty. Although India has a huge population, comparatively the Marine few people take part in sport be

Eastern cause of religious and social the job barriers.

One well-known local soccer formation, or whether he was sadists could have stated a ofatal

It was the CAAF side... Oh stald to me the other merely bele speculative. Which serious case for the game team was on a billing to othbig project, evening that FIFA would fail ever was the case I wonder if he to go on, Conditions were and I would like to contradic

investigation I saw it knew how near he was to the shocking and although per- eurrent rumour that the crowd to mart in exactly the same

Behind the apparently tran-sonally I have seen football was controlled by way as other bodies have falled!

quil scenes of our end-of-season played in worse conditions IPolice. It't true. in the past.

soever there has been a bitter cannot think of one genuine usual. That is always a possiblity, but, what should not be over-struggle going on Jooked, is that the revCTSE 18important positions within the Ergument, as to why this should Association next particular

game a possibility and if that Football

have been allowed to pro- *Happens popularity, position, senren

ceed. power and plenty will not save the situation.

піко

Footbull fulles in Britalo spent years telling the world about the corruption in her football and assuring all end sunday that it would never be pinned down.

Bombshell

In spite of bitter allegations undi Berimony it looked ay though the gossips were right und then suddenly like a shat from the bluc, Sunderland bombshell which shook English soccer to its very TOoty.

Y

for various

Division

were

On

With our extended season we

I have always believed 10 carried almost have been

A Real Grouse that the entry of a team the eve of the Annual General

The caly people with a real Into a competition is an in. Meeting....and let me assure you that 210 Parliamentary

grouse were the players who had dication that it is willing to election has ever been carried been required to battle Lagir out with more fury or stealth,

first accept the rules which gov. way through a gruelling than the campaigning for votes

"and, ofern participation together half for no bug at the present time.

Qualifications for particular wo competing teams, the with the rewards HKFA eleven were further en-sequences involved. ifted to have bitter feelings as

The attitude here towards they had done an excellent je

promotion and relegation is in establishing a two-goal lead.

jubs are completely unimærtant and the electioneering is being condusted from a hidden plat- form with un invisible banner which states 'See me I'll see you alright.

the cann

in encl

Battle For Power Battle for power It is, indeed, Miss penalties doled out to and I have read several letters,

individuals written by the guilly offenders on both

or con-

2.

NICERIA?

In

Sports Diary

TODAY

Botcer Stanley

Shield Seven - A -S140 Tournament, HICFC. 6 p.m.

Cricket Undvorelly

of Malaya

Bowls

Nigeria also hopes to stage the the futurV. The Guines in Ferteral Government has brea asked to provide £1,330,000 to Alumni XI, Pokfulam. 2 p.m. build a national stadium Lagos.

This project is being promot- National Stadium ed by the Board, which has presented de- talled plans for a stadium suit- for holding the Empire able

HKU

1st Division: CCC "B" v KDC, INC v CCC "A" KBGC v Recreio "B". KCCTC.

2nd Division: FC "A" PRC. kec v Inc, HKPSA v JKFC, KCC

fecreto, KDC FC #

3rd Division: CCC v PRC, HERC v 1KPC. IRC KCC, KDGE USRC, TCV PC.

-World of SPORT.

and 1 tip the with dimdence and are prepared MOTOR RACING GETS A SHOT

rules I am all for sentiment as long case where it would seem that us it does not influence normal some clubs regard both good judgment MacTavish topper to the man to oppose either if they should with the whistle who had the happen to qualify for elevation

hand ΟΠΟ

Or down courage to call a hall when be on the must have been well aware that grading on the other.

It is now being freely and who he would bring at least one side | to be important IKP of the house xlown about his openly discussed in the Colony the playing and administrative hope staff, and to the club as

councillors, extolling their per- head, ronal altribules and assuring too organisation, дго known to neet repeating. The the recipients that the

the Orient Layton

Rut

serve their Interests. same publicity.

case

well

that, quite apart from the fact The willingness ur desire of that Hongkong Football Club F big drop

writer players to play on was not striving to avoid the is definitely the best man to really a criterion and; while hte the Second Division, same

their enthusiasm carns nothing of the successful sides

in the

I wish I could agree with but appreciation, it was right lower sections of the League are Next came news of similar

personal

ass that it should not be allowed to exprewing desire to renala happens in Germany, some of the

where they are and not accept ments which these people have

France am in Italy

began to realise that

its of their worth to football. By there with the refered the promotion which tucir

while xitalte of the Ilmu it 19

you may fool people all of the most unlikely you can fool all of them all the time.

If FIFA decides to carry the present ituation to its logical

it will strip conclusion

but

our

not all of these letters

and when he could not ad- Fuccess has won for them. have been in English and it is

could gain luister the laws of the game true that the text

or lose something in transl-

JN tion, but the theme same in all of Qeen,

}}} Thosts From

Conflicting

dimoult to

as they ought to be udhulstered "ase On Wednesday night many

the vila tines on the pitch were Many conflicting principles

laver believe completely lost under

kind and it is themselves to be in the know of maddy water several mentes volved in decisions of this football bare in order to get I have received a note of three deep. In such editions the re-generalise but roughly it means decisions would have that other willing sides who the information It needs to names which I am told will deferee's

probably the been reduced to Biesa work and have

Juni been confirm or refute the charge finitely top the poll in

promolion ave which have been made. If the choles of President, Chaleman, no trophy, and certainly not one thwurled for

fndication of pre- and representative of the junior as important as the Governor's lost a chance which they might the Dust is any Bent practice FIFA will nut clubs at the AGM. They make Cup, should be won, or lost, on never get again....while

It that

unsuccessful sides in the higher reading delegate the inquiry to a local interesting

sphere aro

the released front will appoin! an they would disappoint some off

bligations of their failure group International panci in do the hose who have been prolife

The persistent rumour that letter writers in recent weeks, probing.

I don't think it matters two one of the successful Second hoals that other games have been Division teams will not accept played in wone conditions either promotion has aroused a certain here or elsewhere. There were amount of hostility in two local outbursts in the recent sections of the community and uncellable. We must greeted the referee's decision past when referees allowed play I understand that some of the .and to abandon Wednesday's to prorced in conditions which effcials of other Second Division leave developaments.... their consequences to the Governors Cup Final at half-resulted in damage to the play-clubs have expressed dissatisfac- time took a lot of under. ing surface. The cry then was tion with such a decision if, in that should not be allowed to fact, such a decision has been standing. Only soccer happen again. It seems that the 'made.

It will be a panel with wide

nu and with powers

other than 10 mat

purpose iruth.

the

The hullabaloo

However, speculation at this utage is

Asture,

the

While standing outside the main entrance to Hongkong Stadium the other evening I got into conversa. tion with a gentleman who, Hike me, had gone along to see the Indonesians in ac- 1lon.

soccur

We talked of many subjects and then he inade the sort of remark that one hears from time to time in the Colony. He said "Well now that the season is virtually over I sup pose we shall soon be seeing the real fireworks

and the battle for personat Jarly power,"

I don't know whether he made the remarks against the back- ground of well-gathered in-

Answers To

Sports Quiz

1. Charlie Smirke. ✔

Argentina

3. Brian London.

4. Kurt Nielsen and Ken Rose-

wull.

5. All have run

9.3 cdc.

6. Mike Smith.

100 yards in

7. (D) Cricket,

(b) Baseball.

(c) Cricket,

8. (a)

Kula.

Vladimir Kuty

Emile Zatopek, (e) Vladimir

0. Five,

10, Boni Itogu.

(b)

TUE

WEEKEND

which

Pity The Referoc

GAMBOLS

"That sounds like George mashing up last night's supper things.

some

At

IN THE ARM IN THE FORM OF A RUSSIAN ENTRY

By DEREK JOHN

the rucial moment motor racing gets a shot in the arm in the form of a Russian entry in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in September.

This will be the first time the Russians have competed in

International motor racing.

is crying out for new blood. For though the supply of works, teams is short, the demand continues to grow as more and more fans are attracted to this exciting sport.

With works-sponsored entries on the decline, motor racing

How good are the Russian cars? Says Joe Bacigalupo, of the Italian Automobile Club, "I hear they have Grand made Sputnik-like progrew with their new Prix cars."

This Italian Grand Prix entry is a preliminary for Russia's all-out assault next year on the world's top motoring prizes. They will compete in a series of international races.

After the International meeting at Silverstone last month, Mr Leonid Afanassier, Rusala's motor-racing boss, said he would bring his sports and racing models to Silverstone next year.-London Erpress.

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