1958-10-18 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL,. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1958.

SATURDAY SPORTS

The Army-Police Soccer Match As A

As A Reader Sees

It-Undignified

Whether you like what goes on in Hongkong football or not you must admit you cannot keep it out of the news head- lines.

If we are not involved in a major international controversy we are mixed up in some local trouble or other: either we are being accused of harbouring illegal professionals in our amateur ranks or we are being branded as poor sportsmen by the embittered opponents we meet. soccer scene is certainly never dull.

article My

Insi week-end. about the upsurge of dirty and even Bavage football in our competitions did not please everyone 11 wasn's meant to

but I did find appreciation in many places if readers' com- ments are to be regarded as ro- Haute guides to public feeling en the matter,

By

The

I. M. MACTAVISH

SPORTING SAM

SPOT Army "A," Recreio And

by Reg. Wootton

the promotion the trailed jack.... and what might have happened lukt "that one" had just a pound on .... or had Il bant a second or two sooner....or..

ing interest in the game have it is here in Hongkong. Sports | the green lâ discussed.... the falled,

men who visit us are astonished wick Many considered and know- at the importance which is given fedgeable opinions have been to it....not only by the players expressed whenover this ques-and the clubs they represent on has been, raised and il but also by the newspapers and I would be presumptuous of me the various broadcasting or

to dabble in it. That is something ganisations.

I do not intend to do........yel Ï cannot believe that the Chinese sportsmen could not like the game.

IRC Expected To Win In Tomorrow's Hockey

By TONY MYATT

Glancing at this week's hockey fixtures in the first division, I feel I can quite easily predict all the games to be decided by wins, Originally there were three games scheduled to be played off at Scokunpoo, but with the postponement of the Nav Bharat A Versus Macaenels encounter (the game was called off 'because several of Nav Bharat's players are on Defence Force training), the two games left to be fought out are between Army 'A' and Army “E' and IBC 'A' and the Hongkong Hockey Club.

The latter gume should at={1 have heard, this team sull tract the greater amount 25thng *. Jong way to go before A Serjoys Sport

attention for it will undoubted- } they become a really formidable Not Only Men

ly be the more closely con- force. My anal verdiét for Lawn Dowls in Hongkong is tested match. The bully-off is this game is veTY cluso This keenness is not confined in serious sport. There are scheduled for 11 mum. on game with IRC gistering to the men. is fully repro- some bowlers who prefer to Sundry.

their first win. Biggest Problem

duced in the various Indles com- stay outside the highly com- Although they have yet 10 The Chinese

petitions and the followers of petitive tourments which are register in Taiwan, and

win, INC 'A' start Japanese, have the different teains And plenty run by the Hongkong Lawn off as alight favourites. But, I

that Army A' will of course the

To say They And they play anything close shown clearly that, not only do to reward them for their efforts Bowls Association.

to beat their 'B' team is no predic- bu that in going along to they like the game,

the grecha their pleasure In a quiet roll-up; their form in inal weekend's tion. It is in fact, a forgone when their particular favour- with a few friend's they can play it with great satis faction to themselves and credit tas are in action.

make no mistake It is the highly to its best traditions.

but game affainst Nay Bharat *A

could play of the heads being re-played cipation in the Empire Games Long Way To Go

No Prediction

n surprise or two and through force succeed srme unknown In 'pulling off a win, It will be the biggest miracle of the season.

and what's more important conclusion. There is very le If ever you find yourself competitive element which has if they can stand the pressure also to say for this game, except I have heard it sald that the drifting to the idea that lawn raised the game to ila present of those closing minutes, they that if the 'B' team do apring biggest local problem Is the bowlers take their games light-standard.

should take maximum points, one player on another and it submit a full report on the re- seemed to me that everyone was feree's performance

of table groundsly go along and Hsten to some to the provision I cannot do belter than quote, | Avtermineň get into the act. Hongkong Football Association, where school teams without comment, letter There seemed to be a feelingle was the real cause of the and where they which received car:ler in the around me that the trouble depths to which this game drop-iconched. That I think in prob- ably very close to the core of week. Here 1 1 1st -

started in the Pollee half-back | pei.

the trouble and, unless it can A Letter

continue to have

الله

Deus

Mac-After reading your article last Saturday I was 1ft wondering if you had de Iberutuly exaggerated the luution in order to place it in better perspeglive but now I pin absolutely satisfied that whnt

wrote 300

WAN generous ́understatement of what is deve- Iping into a disgusting blot on Hongkong football,

A

On Sunday I was undecided whether to go to Caroine Hill and ace the big Chinese game or drop into the Clubs Stadium and see the Army-Police much.

With your comments of the previous day very much in mind I felt I would see a cleaner exhibe in the latter, game, If I did..

and I understand

I definitely did not... 1 can only extend my' sympathy to the thousaris who watched Tung Wah play Kitchee,

Every Filthy Trick

could be

Do not forget that our rail-

around the bars long after the has shown clearly that we are

HKHC on has passed into the right up among the best in the

the other hand, original

the pares of history:

world. That's not bad for a won their Arst game of

when all senson

they defeated Every shot. Is reineed along life place like this....

Army 'B' by 1-0. But from what

Rs biased path....the rub of honour to our bowlers. unlin-main indifferent to what is hap-be stored, the handling code will

ne. Maybe it did but that I The HKFA simply cannot re- belleve

in relatively purtant,

[ pening. I have read your recent reles with reservation but now 11 have seen it with my own eyes Artlam satisfied that if what went on during the Army- Police game is an example of the standard

re-

I should have been stamped eut lunediately by the ferre but in all my years following football I have never seen a wenker whistler Than

the fellow who had charge of this particular game.

Unworthy

wondering

I wondered what a player had to do to his opposite mem- ber before he was cautioned by the referee and later UH found myself Britain had cancelled marching orders at the same time as it ununded the law on capital punistument. For the same offences off the pitch the lot of them would have been arrested.

even

a tough fight

for expansiun....particularly this community where it is in direct competition with soccer,

Rugby is a grand gayme. The men who play it are among the regularly then your attacks de- The game has much to offer to of what is going ones sportsmen in our Colony. serve the backing of every real

all who play it and it deserves | sportsman. Keep it up.

greater public recognition than GEORDIE

It is getting at the present time, Those who play and those who control the game are refreshing

J have tile comment 10 make on a letter of that kind.

I have heard all the sanguinary in their enthusiasm and one can tales of what took place and an only hope that some means will I heard them from

nor-yet be found to place it in

satisfied that much that hap-its true International talts. mally reliable witnesses I am position more in keeping with

pened could very well have been forgotten.

Today's Rugger

CLUB "A" CLASH WITH

GREEN HOWARDS IN THE

+

OF THE DAY

BATTLE OF

It deserves ne leas. Let's hope THE Club "A" XV this afternoon take the field weaker than than they

Su! I was fit soon gets more.

and military

lucky. I went to Caroling Il aze saw an excellent game be- tween Kitchee and Ting Wah TN view of comments I have no way of knowing if ... yet in some ways I am sorry made in this column the Army and Police players missed the pitched battle beast Saturday I feel I should were prout

tweth the civil satisfied with their efforts but I can only forces, it would have made The Army-Police 'battle' pro- hope that their officials had thea juley story. duced every althy little trick courage to insh them for their in the repertoire of many of the undignified, unworthy and in players. It was one long suc-1act despicable behaviour. I also cession of deliberate attacks by hope they had the courage

-World Of Sport-

Now Oxford Will Have Only One Rowing Coach

By DEREK JOHN

to

have been to date this season when they clash with the Green Howards at 4.30 p.m. at Sookunpoo, in what should turn out to be the battle of the day.

Before

this match the Navy report two important hapwill take on a stronger side than penings that have occurred last weekend when they face since then.

the Police

Sook unnco on the ground at 3.15 p.m. On Sunday, prior 10 the

Two game

N Wednesday I

talk to some of the keenest is inving a most successful rugby followers

season-went into both dressing in the

Tooms and inspected the boots Colony,

worn by the two teams. That It was imponable not to be a move which I applaud heartily impressed by their enthusiam for especially in view of the second the game and the fact that they | piece of information which I believe that what takes place on have to impart.

Ohuesday evening Kilchre-Tung Wah, samo Re-Ted ather matches are piso

Hospitalised

the field is much more Impor Lant than what gees ou around the touchlines or at the gate, McKenzie, the Anny skipper, "Rugby is a player's game" was admitted to hospital during one of them said to me. "Once the week as a result of the the whistle blows the men who

wound which he received from play rugby

an exposed nall in : concentrate on the

boot when bail. They do not, as a rule, play the Army played Caroline Hill to the gallery...but do must re-

a week ago. gard that comment as meaning

I ask referees never to under- voluc o! these they do not like having cheering estimate the specintors in the stund. Of course Inspections for, it they proved they do, it only because specta-only one player suffering as then In which are encouraged to give of their rewarded for the little bit of the men on the field they are more than adequately

best

"The Sad Thing' The sad thing is that in

ONE of the most far-seeing decisions in the to create the lively environ-fekenzie has suffered.

interests of Oxford rowing has been made by R. L. Howard, the new President of Oxford University Boat Club.

weeks.

effort.

THE Lawn Bowls season

Trison os deson

He is to boilsh the polley of Now Oxford will have one Hongkeng not nearly enough having a team of four or five couch for the full training people take the trouble to all the major trophies won coaches, one succeeding the period. The nominee Is Grouni along and watch the games that other at intervals of few Captain H. R. A. "Jumbo" Edwards, who has retired from the RAF and has time to spare, This systern, necessary be- His sun stroked the Oxford raure one coach is not available boat in the last race and will through all the months of train- be available, fer next

the Racecourse ground in Happy Valley, Club "B" wil be seen in action against the RAF Islend at 3.15 pan., whilst up at Sekong at 3.15 pm, the 1st Royal Tanks re entertaining the RAF Main- land side.

In the second match at So

kumpeo the Club "A" are without the services of Browne who will not be available for a couple of weeks, and worse sull, of Wright,

the Club's outstanding lineout forward who will be getting married and leaving the Colony in the near future and will no longer be able to play.

Weaken

This will greatly weaken the Club attack for they relied to u fantastic extent on Greg Wright to get the bull back for them from the lincoats, and so for no

Club forward has shown any signs of Wright's ability.

By

Pak Lo

O'Kelly, Bennett, Williams, King, Walker, Newbiggin, Howe

Steven, Campbell, Leonard.

Club "B": Martin, McFadyen, Hegun, Addis Cooke, Lochrie, Tancock, Turner, Dilworth, Whiteley, Barnes, Collinson,

and a good three line, but the Armstrong-Wright, Swinley. two halves while excellent in ↑ Sank. their own right are no match for O'Kelly and Bennell.

Navy: Williams, A. N. Other, Watson, Freeman, Phillips, Much Will Dependinson,

Hunter, King, Harvey, Isaucs, Hawkins, Capps, Much will depend on the Trounson, Kingbury, Stroud, Green Howards wing forwards, and with Carney and Green in BAF Mainland; Wilcox, these positions things will not Coomber, Marlin, Brackenbury, be too easy for the Club halves McShane, Radclyffe, Fletcher, but they should silit pull the Polier. Hooper. Fairweather, game out of the fire and win, Morrison, Forse, Ahn, Straw,

In the other match at Soo- Lewis kunpoo, the Police can

pected to play the Navy and as the Navy play a wide open game this match should be a thrillar.

The Navy forwards. did not last week look a match for Club

and the Police forwards arc if anything slightly stronger than the "B" 's.

with Browne, who shone on The Police threes are fast but

has been brought in on one wing,

which must of course weaker the greenkeepers are begin- the Club attzek somewhat.

However, the Club forwards ning to cast their anxious eyes in the direction of should still take the majority of Lite set scrums and at worst those well-worn patches thould share the lingouts and plentiful supply of the

them

Green

are played every weekend and the only decent-sized crowd we get le when we have a visiting team in action nainst one of the Colony representative sides."

The greatest deletericy in the around the greens. year's ing. has long been criticised Boat Race when Oxford hope Hengkong rugby set-up is surely It Is doubtful it this old game ball the Club should still win. Bince conches often

Facing have to end Cambridge's long run of the fact that ull efforts to induce is anywhere played, with greater | conflicting ideas.

victories.

the young Chinese to take a play-enthusiasm and seriousness than Howards have a strong pack,

TUE

WEEKEND

NEVER MINO

THE DETOURS

GAMBOLS

WE'RE IN

A HURRY

en Barry Appleby

JUST TELL ME

THE SHORTEST

BAT NEXT TO POLLY-

MEETING TO-DAY

WE HAD AN

AT TUE WOMEN'S CLUB)

ANYTHING?

EDUCATIONAL FILM

ALL ABOUT

MEZY'S NEW?) BOY FRINND

with

PARIS

PAIR-INDIS

the

HOT WATER

in.

Instant

"WITH GAS

can easily win this game for, the Police if

thu they keep game open.

The Navy have Newcomer Williams at full back and as a result Froeman moves up into the centre beside Watson, mak- ing the Navy attack very strong Indeed, and if their forwards can get the ball back cleanly the Navy could win another match, but this seems unlikely, and the Police should leave the held the victors.

Forward Struggle

With the Club “A” having to take some of their players, Club "B" are weaker than usual this week, and though their for- wards have shown their mettle their backs have still to settle down.

RAF Island arc somewhat similar in shape. The forwards are good and the backs are still not_completely happy, but the RAF halves are the more worki manlike pair and getting what should provo tio al equat share of the ball they should win, though this may well deve- lop into a forward struggle.

In the match at Sekong, littis is known of the lat Royal Tankcs XV while RAF Maininnd, whils nol overpowering in the "for- warda have a first class thrhe line which given à chance will run circles round almast 'ANY defence, including the Royal Tanks. And this is what shonid happen this affumábor,"

Following are the teams for w-day's gaNCE-

Polloa: Johnston,

McEwan, Scott, Bellingham, AYITION, Riach, Lewis, Purves, Cunfiin ham, Counsell, Sheller, Heigh, Roberts, Bois, Bryan

Green Howarder Mork Woods, Gould, Pator Warring jon, Hommersham, Wood, Ka- Intosh, Low: Lemego, Carpet,

Laville,

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