1958-08-23 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1958.

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT Week-End Lawn Bowls

Dollar Wise HKFA A Champion Plan

But Reputation Foolish?

The Hangkong Football Association may be well on the way to saving a few dollars and losing its reputation at the same time,

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The conduct of the KMB players in Singapore last week-end has made an absolute mockery of the HKFA's decision to allow the Busmen to represent this Colony in the forthcoming Malayan national competition. Never has our reputation been in less responsible hands and never before has any club shown such utter ingratitude for an honour conferred than have the men who are at present parading themselves like ultra-temperamental maestros on the sports fields of Malaya.

The very thought of these same irresponsible tired and jaded characters Carrying the Itongkong colours at Kuala Lumpar

must send a chudder down many spines... cer- tainly we that way on

I um astonished that

Infne

the IKEA has not taken ony

By-

1. M. MACTAVISH

public action since the enthing ship or should I say games- reports from Singapore flooded womanship'

the preset week-ind,

Fullest Information

made ไปม match to remember.

Selina The winners,

Silva, Irene Souza and Helen Kwong won a victory that thrilled their friends, stunned the opposition, and proved the age-old saying that no game is ever lost until It's won and vice veTSD.

I am sure many of the Coun- cillors who have the best in

Association at terests of the heart must by now have made

With twelve_of_the_game's some effort to get the fullest n=— formation on what took place elithleen

played

endy

I

in the game which KMH played wouldn't have gambled fifty feet .In Singapore last Saturday.

o!

barbour tunnel

a Hongkong

have read some of the com-gainst a span of ments which appeared in the Kowloon bridge on the chances Singapore press after the match of the Craigengewer lassles.

and I have also had terer personal Jettors from

were present at the

men who All The Confidence game. To Opposing skip Jean Rounds- say the Busmen were on the fell in her two colleagues wrong end of some exceptional-were playing with all the con- ly biller and biting criticisma ndence in the world and, with would be 0 classic under the score standing 18-4 in their statement

favour, such un aliltude was This is not the first time in surely fully justine, recent years that our touring The Cralgengower girls sULTTI- kyers have blackened theired to be right out of the reckon

Singapore.. mg but they rallied spectacular- copybook in

Let it's not by any means the ly to the consistent coaxing oir touring teams Gauntless Irene frei ilme

Souza who hayo misbehaved when out of sparked of their revival, the Colony,

End and places as tur part As India and Australia havo reason to have unsavoury memorios of visitors from Hongkong.

Such conduct must be slump- od out and those involved

of

by end and wood by wood the inevitability of defvat lesamed and a magnificent six on the 17th and sent the two Irios into the Artal head on level terms.

It was a glorious climax. Relen

should be barred from touring Kwong, cool and calm, provid ogain for a period of several her worth in a tight corner and yeas or until the KFA is the CCC girls collected the two satisfied that tho offending club is capable of controlling a pinyers.

.

Unfit

shots which took the Triples Title to a fitting show place on their Happy Valley sideboard.

KBGC will The losers Trum long wonder how they lost this game which, at one time they to huve So securely In the meantime the HKPA seemed should act iminelinely to re- tucked away in their pockets. scind its varlier decision to let On a purely persenal opinion

would say they lost out in a The KMB side represent Hong-battle of tactics in the chusing: kong in the Malayan compell. tion.

stages.

Players who are laughed at

A Grand Game by the opposition. hounded the

I agree with those who believe out of the stadium by Crowd despised by the they would have been belter rd- officials of another Association vised to have matched woods

unfit to

lose

Well

An oasis

In a desert of

Victorian football grounds.

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DREAM OF MOLINEUX WILL BE BUILT

THE

667 THE Dream of Moli-[

noux" stands on the board room table at the Wolverhampton Wander- ers' club.

a great pity elther trio had to,

played....Selina Silva Irene Souza....and that always It umiling sportewoman of mirsy paris....itelen Kwong.

It is always good to hear of -kuccess being guined by o former Colony athlete particularly when it was achiaved by one who hai made a tremendous per- tonal contribution to the general progress of sport in Hongkong.

The record books

DAT

d

is a scalo model of dazzling new football ground which will replace the present Molineux and bo the mast beautiful, most exciting, and most futuristic ground in Bri-

toin.

It will cost £500,000. It will take five years to build. It will be the most stimulating architectural vision

In created avor

It will sport in Britain. tell their

confirm Wolves, the Foot- story of the wonderful turned in time and again by Bcb: round-breaking performances ball League champions, as Pane during his tour of duty with the Royal Navy in Hongkong.

This anagnificent runner whose battleship-sized heart was out-Record By 31 Seconds",

text of the report

under It Eppeared Follows

BOB PAPE

matched only by his dour deter- miration and boundless enthusi- asm is now back in the United Kingdom and already he is pro- ducing the sort of

athlette

..and publicly criticised and de- with their opponents and speechievement which simply forces nounced by their own menager | vonted the loss of big scores.... are totally

wear this but, of course, it's so very easy itself into the pages of the na-

tional press. Colony's colours in'in important to be crillent and oo easy to be international tournament.

wise after the event when the Better by far that Hongkong tense eletrie atmosphere has withdraw with honest dignity discharged itself, then run the risk of compipte humillation and embarrassment by entrusting our reputation to

footballers who not tor the art lime have shown them- selves totally unworthy of such

high honour,

I never want to be present al. Q bottor sporting occasion than the final of the Ladies Lawn Bowls Triples Championship at the Hongkong Cricket Club last Sunday after-

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It was a superb cffair. The six ladies gave a combined dis- r.lay of skill and exemplary conduct that would have put ectra of our top class men bowlers to shame ..and the complete absence of gamesman-

Marathon Record

Last Sunday's cdl ton of the Let us say only that it was e | 'PEOPLE' carried a back page rand game and a credit to all story of Bob's success under the ladies who took part. What heading "Pape Breaks Marathon

TAE

WEEK-END

GAMBOLS

NO, I'M

NOT SURE

Answers To Sports Quiz

1. Alec Bedser. 230.

Z. James J. Braddock. 1035.

3. A mountaineer.

74. Throwing the Javelin,

B. Snooker,

8. Bradmann, Fongford (twice),

Macldren, Nimbalkar.

7. Ken Rosewali.

8. United Status

9. B Louis, UBA 1904.

10. Cary Middlecoff.

GAVE

won

The

was

one of the world's truly | great football clubs. And IT WILL BE BUILT! Mr J, S. Bakor, chairman of Wolves, said: "We shall soon decide when to start. 1 expect it will be next summer. There are many factors involved town and country planning, the local council and on--but Wo are going ohead vigorously."

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As the above picture shows,

overy stand will have contilever roof and not

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RECREIO 'A' NEED ONLY THREE POINTS TODAY TO WIN SENIOR TITLE Open C'ship Matches Tomorrow

By ROBERT TAY

The first Colony league title this season will be decided this afternoon when Club de Recreio "A" play hosts to Kowloon Bowling Green Club in their last match,

Nothing short of a miracle can now stop Recreio "A" from winning the Championship for the tenth time to come within range of Craigen- gower's record of 11 wins in the history of this event.

They need only three points | Mrs M. Mo from their match against the experience. Bowling Green Club this after- noon to place themselves out of the possible reach of their nearest rivals, Indian Recreation. Club.

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out the

en steadings and

Close Tusslos

On the same day, Kowloon Bowling Green Club will be the

The Bowling Green Club venue of the two pomi-final bowlers gave

magnificent matches of the Men's Open performinnee Last week when Triples event. Clase tussles org they blanked

Indians expected in both matches. to 75,000. Seating will be by winning on all the three

Rocrolo's C. F. Rozario, A. A but it

extremely doubled to around 15,000. | rinks,

Jr Romodios,

and A. A. Almost all standing

dowulful if they will be able to commodation will

repeat that performance against Remedios, Sr, have been show the slender and more consistant ng excellent form in their last under cover. The grand-poential champions. stand will havo glass

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bo

walls, flying - staircasos, Recreio Stronger

completo refreshment and toilet facilities.

grounds.

faw matches and are favoured to have sightly the better of Barros, Craigongowor's " E. G. A. M. L. Soares and W. c. Ogicy.

will Recrolo

further be sirengthened by the return of In the other game, Taikoo's In fact, Molinoux will ba-

Raoul Luz to the team-but not 11. Black, P. B Gardner and” as skip. He will be playing as R. B. Marshall have been the como a world-class stad-cost for Roza-Pereira's four more Impressive combination

two ium, a thing of delight in while the other fours during the earlier rounds and itself, an oasis in a desort | skipra! by Jackle Noronha and ore concoded a good chance of of Victorian football A. A. Lopes Will Yanai un surviving the round despite the

changed.

fact that their opponents D. C. Second division matches will Symons, J. Chubb and T. E.. be featured by the race for Baker look the more formidable

between Filipino poinla

Club trio on paper, | "B" and Indian Recreation Club, who are now on level terms at the head of the league table. with

points

The cuch.

their Filipino

bonvlers have

#3 their club-mates FC "A" opponents and looks good for maximum points.

one solitary past in the At a time when ground will inforrupt any view of the field. The total capacity will bo increased by 50 par cent

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many

doubts belabque English soccer, here is faith in- deed in the future. Walvos bellers that the future is unlimited.

The writing the details which I had | (Xavier did in fact take part which promised I would.

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in the parade) and that Inter he stated his reluctance Interna- the to participate in the hudtional events, which followed because he disappointed

Shortsighted

however, Now,

of time passing "Bob Papo (Royal Navy) second thoughts on the matter, the Games proper

City I suggest plainly and openly had been sadly Liverpool -Marathon today and smashed that the organisation concerned with his performances in the

recordi which

has stood the HKAA-luas so mishandled official events." He finished in the whole since 1951.

affair that It no hrs: 27 mins D sees, 31 Rees longer deserves anonymity. faster than the record set up The athlele who has stood by Bob Mondinnis".

necused of breaches of discipline Bob's lastest achievement will for more than two months is bring a great deal of pleasure sprinter Stephen Xavier...and to his many friends in Hong-tet me say right now that his kong and I am sure all of us offences' had nothing whatso- will look forward to hearing of ever to do with striking a

from sil bigger things

the Colony official...they had wonderful sportsman whose nothing to do with nocturnni name will long be remembered wanderings and absence from here in the Für East,

his hotel for two nights....and they certainly had nothing to do with a summary demand for additional daily expenses. These stories were created on the lash of gossiping longues,

If you like small talk and shy away from a spat of forthright speaking then I suggest you skip the next paragraph or two and turn to the funnies.

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Kind Of Rumours

These

the kind of rumours which, by its dilatory setion, the HKAAA has allow On several occasions recently to clrculate.

who asked The individual

I have referred in general terms

mos unsatisfactory situa-me to withhold is informa- Hon which has arisen around tion cltimed that it would not ong of the Colony represent be in Xavier's best interests to

ve at

the Asian Games In dispel such malicious-gossips by

stating openly that Xavier's | Saturday....In response primes' were a request not to

Maty.

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By Its shortsighted refusal to make a prompt public an- nouncement on the nature of the accusations levelica against Xavier by the team manager the HKAAA failed in Its res- ponsiblities to one of its own athletes ... and also to the

who public

Bre really the power... the financial power, behind any team which they send overseas,

I understand on, the most re- linble information that the off- cial enquiry was concluded a week ago

yet up to the time. of writing not a word of the outcome has been made public.

The Indians will have a hard nut to crack in the unpredict

blo HKPSA twelve, especially the when they have to play

the latters green policemen on

don't Street. I at Boundary think they could lose but they will have to aght really hard for thelp likely four points.

C'ship Matches

this

Of poster interest In week-end's lawn bowls pro- Eramme are perhaps the Colony Open Championship matches to be played tomorrow,

Three matches are schevtulcei at Hongkong Cricket Club, starting at 4 pun.

In the re- maining men's singles quarter- final match, A.M. Omar will be opposed by his Indian Re- creation club-mate A.K. Minu. This should tum out to bo

and exciting match very close with the odds slightly, in favour. of Omar:

aro

The two other matches the semi-nals of the Ladies' Miss onc, singles event. In Helen Kwong of Craigengewer will start as favourite against The whole thing adds up to

USRC's Mrs M. Hetherington other title-holder In the ushabby treatment of a young and man who has previously served Mrs S. Silva will hold a slight

well-whatever his advantage over Hongkong

Tokyo on this shortcomings occasion-and en équalty shabby Treatment of the public who Have supported the HKAAA în

to a request in a le ter from teke part in the opening parado their efforts to send represen one of the onlelal investigators of the Aslan Games because he

tatives 10 overseas competi-

in the case....I refrained from was due to run the next day!tions.

by Barry Applelay

WELL HAVE TO THINK IT OVER

DRAW UP

A CHAIR,

MIGGY

WELL, LET ME

KNOW WHAT We decide

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