1958-11-08 — Page 19

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER THE CHINA MAIL,

1958.

Page: 19

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT

The Case Of Soccer's

Forgotten

Star

The damastic affairs of individual soccer clubs should most › dofinitely be` regarded as private matters which do not

normally concern the members of the public.

As I see it, the only time a sports-writer might be justified in making comment on club policy and practice is when these conflict with the wider interests of the Colony.

During the past weekk have received 1

mimber

letters on the subject

to to to another club where he of; could be sure of a regular game of the The Police are really facing n continued absence of Au Chi- i problem whiej cenfronts foot well yin from the Police First team the world over when they Establl-hed Division line-up.

And they have an atar who happens to be a leme porery malt in their playing plan. The big question they have to answer is whether they In the should hold on to him hope that he may become useful again, or should they let him goi in nnether club.

For a me I was dotemhied not to get involved in this domestic issue but apparently

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a letter which received Tuesday caused me to have second through abow the

and I whole thing doing that only because writer of the letter makes the statement that Au Chi-yin's fuctivity is no longer is the best overall interests of Hong- kong football.

The Facts

Let us examine the fucts. The Bike police officer bus long been regarded as one of the outstanding players in the

Whenever re community. presentative kle is due to be almust selected Au'a

hame is ec.thin to crop up for consider-

these ation und

important honours have continued to come his way in spite of his inability n regalar place in the to get Police line-up,

His disappearance from the League meight is not a recent thing for he was also out of

tion for romo-flme lart sebron

A Problem

It is a dificult decision les make and of course, I have nu !den shot Au freh about It him- self. If he is content where he is at the moment then the mat- ver ends right there,

3 F the other hand he wants to play tegularly in senior football then I believe the Police Commiter- which has shown a most forth- right and practichi outlook un Learn selections should, in The overall test interests of Hong- kong football, transfer the cut- and rently inactive little star let him get back into proper harness agains even is in other culetre.

The 1958-59 boxing set- son gets under way next Tuesday evening when the Amateur Box-

The members of the Police Hongkong selection committee have shown that in their opinion their best ing Association stages side does not include Au Chi-Novices

A

(Beginners) yin and no one has any right Tournament at the Missions io quibble about the judgment.

in Gloucester

Their job is to plek the best

Seamen to

TEAM they can and, if they feel Road.

they

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class opportunity to get into experienced nctions before the boys start trading punches in 'open' earnest.

Admission Free

Boxing will start promptly at 7.30 and admission in tree....so if you would like the chance of seeing some of the young hope-

By

England's Fifth Against Russia

FIVE!

Nat Lofthouse goes sprawling as his left-foot shot rips Into the roof of

the net to complete England's recent 5-0 victory over Russla,

I. M. MACTAVISH

futs--who incidentally must be residents of the Colony-in action make a special effort to

Your be present.

attendance will be encouraging both to the competitors and the HRABA The first hour of the show will be televised.

In about a week's time the annual Macau Grand Prix will be staged once again on the Gin Circuit. So much been written has already about the race and the in- competitors that dividual there is little left to say at

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this late hour.

Motor racing is an exbliarating ant informative ...Saciting.

dangerous sport. It is one and in consequence it puts The greatest possible weight of responsibility on the competitors and the organisers.

hos a музка Macao even!

freedom wonderful record f from accident or incident and

sportman will every

support the men and in wishin women behind the wheels the start the new season as it gives very best of luck in their high the interested youths first speed

a

do that by leaving out At the time of writing the recognised star, then all entry list stands ut 28 willing and honour to them. The Police

D polential pugilists team has been getting satis- there is every indication that factory results and their team the total will be increased still

selection policy has been fully

further before next Tuesday Justified.. but

evening. ... and to my

mind this is the vital point. Hongkong football generally 'cannot afford the luxury of having talent of Au Chi-yln's class lying dormant week after week.

Thin Upper Crust

The Colony has a thin apper erust of top eines stars and the gab between that and the run of the mill performers in all tou early indicated by the relative merity of the teams in the two) halves of the First Division.

AU Chi-yin, Irrespective of his ability to t Into the pre. sent Police side, belongs to the rother exclusive upper group,

the Interests and in

of Hong- kong fotball it would surely be better if he were allowed to exercise his undoubled talents regularly in top clasa sucçer. That is the only way a star can keep in match-sharp form and recently it has sometimes been

This is an excellent way

me

to

endeavours....with

it.

In three games they lost twenty goals and it might very easily have

tbut been double number.

them

and their Hongkong opponents.

The Saigon situation *can only be regarded na zank bad management, for to engage in

a heavy programme en route to a big game Wire the Annual Ho Ho Cup tie was just asking for trouble,

Loud In Praise

While still in the Colony the Malayan officials were loud in

The financial loss which the their praise of Honglotig foot- hazard, and a freedom from

"The best in the For visitors incurred was a direct sufe journey from the starting ball. line right up

of their inept, attrae- the finishing East" was how they described it result 10

one imagined and

that such Live and in many ways un- BOK.

comment would skilled' soccer. generosity of

The Hongkong have been sustaine

if public will pay and pay willing- bot only as an explanation of their ly to soo good football

gavy defeats.

Lans will rict pack the of Once back in Malays, how-stadium to watch the sert

stuff the Malayans dished up. All to have ever, the tune seems

the The visiting

*goodwill' changed bl.

talk that lavished on the visit officials have tried to explain

uxisted away their

dismal failure by mainly among the administrator A complaining thrt the Hongkong and organisers: it certainly did for a the pockets hotel where they lived was too not.roach as hotsy and that their players of the sadly disappointed fans. could not get a decent night's

Will Dwindle rest. They have also suggested that the games they played en

ngainst

"The visit of the Malayan Chinese for the Ho Ho Cup match and a couple of ex- hibition games Colony representative sides served two important pur- poses.

First it gave us reliable in- formation about the very in- different standard of football in Malaya at the present time, and secondly it threw into its correct perspective our shocking failure to win the Malayan Anniversary Tournament a very short time

the

Whs

II is the best opposition

route to their Ho Ho Cup that ran be produced the

had tired their beautiful 110

engagement players as well as resulting in the loss of their centre half.... and abuye all they lamented the fact that their tour Involved theni $(HK)20,000.

loss of Jonic

Red Horrings

The visitors who come here

rock bottom were

udvertise- ments for football in the new Malaya although we shall cer- tainly not forget their exemp- lary conduct even when to These are all red berTiNES. The truth, plain and simple, la use a modern comment... they were getting the run around. that the team sent to Hongkong

They were good ambassadors simply wasn't good enough for Even the high stores In this respect but we shall the job. want to forget all about their that were registered against or rather them were conservativo indica- football ability,

their lack of tions of the differences between at should Bay

ARMY "A" OR NAV BHARAT FOR THIS

YEAR'S SENIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE TITLE

Army A, Nav Bharat 'A' and Recreio 'A' at pre-

won

By TONY MYATT

Likewise Nov Bharat who Elated encounter, the HKKC.

They have only every game.

one game it's true, but possess the quality so lack by their win against the Army among ing at present in the Recreio

squad....determination.

sent head the top of the senior division hockey league table with identical records. They are each credited with four wins in five games played and have all lost one game, themselves Army to Nav Bharat, Nav Bharat to Recreio and Recreio to Army.

I still feel, however, that this

The Portuguese team take un rather sadly obvious in Au Chl-year's title will go either to the Army B' on their home ground It would yin's representative appearances Army of Nav Bharat, unless of at King's Park and that he is short of the cold)-

course, Recreio can Improve not surprise me one bli, If the ttaning which

with only continuous their

game. If so, they ton, suldiors play ngulust class opposition can

could very well be in the run- maximum points. provide.

ning.

Tow

Little Praise

come sway

Very Lucky

To quote

who a spectator witnessed Recreio's game against IRC Inst week, "They were very lucky to win," all I can say is thai the Portuguese boys are going to need a great deal more than luck if they are to keep in the top bracket.

'Á' Jest week, the former should literally remy home to victory,

but once again, they too will come up against rome upposition.

tough

The following are the curent league standings:-

League Standings

First Diviston

Look what happened inst week when' Recreio beat IRC Players who are far removed

Army 'A' 'A' by 2-1. Sure they won, but from Au Chi-yin's cless are play→

In tomorrow's programme when one considers they WUTC ing week after week in senfor

Arty 'A' who take on the Nov Bharat ‘A itecrelo 'A'... soccer....End

Navy al Sockunpoo at 2.30 p.m. more and

safely predict wing playing against only nine men can quite for both the Army and Nav and still trailed by 1-0 at half have little to worry about and Macaenals 'A' more people are getting round to

should have no angle in HKC the feeling that, if the Police Bharat, but, as far as Recreio time, one can find little praise

points, Laking maximuus for their victory".

a1- Royal Navy cannot use Au Chi-yin, it would is concerned, I would offer serve the best interests of Hong-word of emition

Army B on the other hand, though they can expect a very IRC 'A'

be improving with tough fight,

Army H seem to

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Jong football if he were permitted underestimate the opposition.

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Hu Cup soon shed 113 Justre anc the games involved in its defence will dwindle in importance to the level of the annual match with Macao....and even the nuw defunct Axture with Manilo.

International competition 13 the greatest of all football treats ....but it simply must be of a much higher standard than we saw here last week-end from our Malayan visiters. Thou-

ands of empty

my statement.

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