SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT FLAT-RACE JOCKEYS
Finger-Wagging By A Referee Is A Most Annoying Habit
At a recent meeting of football personalities in the Midlands of England, a representative of the Football Association who was speaking on various aspects of match control from his earliest times a commented "Gentlemen child is warned that it is bad manners to point, and 1 suggest to you now that it is the worst possible soccer manners for a referee to point his finger in a player's face while he is remonstrating with him
some act of misdemeanour".
over
SPORTING SAM
by Reg. Wootton
the gby fraternity know where suitable trophy.
that
can get they
Tomorrow afternoon
a
all
A
really Xiny knowledge, had
bia game successful
#gainst brother who will almost certain- ly be wearing the No. 5 shirt for the Champions.
soccer ronds will lead to the Hongkong Stadium where South Ching the Triple
Champions will meet their most persistent rivals
There will be KMB.
and already
♫
are
are
at this moment tickets What beyond price. the prospects that face bot
More recently, and in much closer proximity something very packed house
similar happened. While he was attending the Asian Games in Tokyo earlier this year Sir Stanley Rous. Secretary of the English Football Association, lectured to a gathering is? of referees and other officials.
the as
waped his finger right under De ond dad's nose and the hig fell w didn't like it Es ie A91. As the referee stopped blo ereza.ting the war chipped in with The comment. “OK. Rel....
thai It if you
finger way! under my nose again FH 1 111
Al question time he was ush- ed how a
teleren Nudet about twinsteing a util
In by el Sar Staley ad- to stop play vised the coterme and, usap his hand but at a
beckon Unger. WONKOH offender towards hit As so the player star Es for move lear 10.1 wards him the referee
It adviken
.. The player should sen my b fokl firmly and quietly how be bud transgassed the rules end he should also be told the referee's intention
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Sir Stanley made it clear that F1nd should never Groteree dingmattenlly calling a player to and he should never laya hand on the player neither should he wng a pointing finger weder his 10se while he is speaking to him
Annoying Habit
If you read my report on
KMB and game between Army
played a which Boundary Street us Sumlay you will know that I mach strong point the fact that 1
of that referee in charge trad
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nose!
persistently #zee Anger unidor players while he was speaking to them on the field of pluy.
It is a most annoying habit and it raised many adverse
Comments
The referer, quick as a flash, cetahates with the observaljon and 1 expect you'll want me to hold up the game while you nip into the dressing room for your teath!**
The
The
air culled "Touche", tension was ovest The refereT
By-
First of all it seems to me that there will be no Bilibi on either
1. M. MACTAVISH
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shy this because if KM2 do Beld what
generally recognised as their full side it
tannings
CHASE THE SUN
By JAMES PARK
The flat-race jockeys normally finish. For the season and retire into winter quarters when the curtain is rung down at Manchester and Lingfield in carly November. But that does not apply to quite a number this year. They are off to the sunshine and more work.
it will be abnost ike an Eng Rish weighing-room when, Billy Rickaby, Sem Milbanks,
ipkey" Greenlys, G. Starker and E. J. Cracknell get felidy 1 that Kane for the winter campaign at Cal- they were good enough to beuteutta. There have been big any sido in the Colony
teens | changes since Nehru took over. but one cannot forget that there
Gone are famous faces Hite the have been other occasions when Viceroy's Cup and Emperor's con Cup. They are now known by
other names.
Different Opposition vlacing.
Against the Ariny Jast Sun- day KMB looked very good but in tackling South Ching they will be facing a very diferent king of opposition
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they were much lers
They are more than a bit sus- pect at right back and also Jett hall whore Ho Cbl-kwan lived up to his hus not quite The weak-carller promise, ness and confusion in the Anny rear us made it easy for the Busamen to look good when they were on the attack and similarly their dofenders were able to able through the 90 minutes.by ultra close Nevertheless they tackled ny doubts their job in most workmanlike fashion and the six goals they scored will give their sharp- shooters plenty of confidence. Much depends on a Chi-lam who will have to work harder i play better than he did lust week.
a real
KMB have
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chance.
feam
The South Chitw forward line is without equsi and only the fuct that we have several tales
and Y seca Ho Cheung-you Cheuk-yin shut out of a game marking rulses in my mind aboul their ability to barve away through the fast but unpredict- able KMB defence.
South China depend to such an extent on their Bistae forwards that they are in desperate straits when flo and Yiu are subdued.
Need No Telling
on Ho
They are playing well and telling about this and Chan Chi- The KMB winghalves need no playing! With each player doing his one with his intimate know- planning best for the others around him, ledge of South China There is also plenty of spirit in and affairs, may well be the de- the side and provided effervesciding personally in the match. cent Leung Kii can control him he can put a halter self they could very well upset Cheung-you's twinkling feet and anticipate the scheming of his the champions
nimble mind the points could very wel cross the harbour....
spite of everything, South South China
simply China are beaten. means they will have Lau Kai-delightful display recently
There will be a great crowd swamped Kilcher and expectations of a menor- chu at centre-forward and the when they Businen's teader has never, with the mother und father of
able game will be high. On the big occasion current form is ettch an unreliable guide... se let us content ouzolves by hoping that both these are leams put up u real crackerjack and that victory and the points go to the batter side.
Delightful Display but I shall be very surprised, in
the various Services in the Far side if defeat comes their way ist to in Annual Tournament for puth teams will almost per- witch cotiki, E necessary, only lied their strongest ine- held at each competing country jups and, strangely enough, In that very factor there is nu is rotation.
South This was
no le suggestion important advantage to and he man who mule it said China. thut if ever came into being I would make hingelt person Furl on mare Gronble with the red fully responsible for providing a bend that afternorm
suitable trophy.
Now I know that al first glance there
very vious stags not the least ut! which is Anunce, and I'm not going to pretend that how the problems it be tack- Inlet alone solve
.
Hot quite sermvely. nothing toore provocative than
referee who stands within te toughing distance of a player and them seeds to tell him off with Tihe
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letiy wagging finger. It is a degrading We en well do without I hope Mr Lyttle eps any comments in the spate in which they are given fer in all other respects he looks like The kind of official we con well do with in this Colony.
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On Thursday evening I had a chance to discuss the current suggestion that we revival of should have
the slands at the community international Boundary Street. One kading rugby tournament which local administrator suggested that the trait was often used to mask was once a popular feature in the winter sports season weakness or an inferio: 1y com-
in Hongkong. plex on the part of the nun in charge of the game.
As far as Mr Lettle the referee involved in last week's game -- concerned clay not belleve that either of these Is He is most competent
true.
oficial and I consider that once he has really settled down in Hongkong he will emerge as our No. 1 whistler. It is mainly for this reason that I have raised the question of unger-wagging nt such length,
This
Can Succeed
know
I'm not what you would coil fan bui I do enjos a rugby
and watching
KRO I good there must be many more like me who would be tempted to the sidelines by the right kind match. A of international great deal would depend
ધ projeel how such handled but, as it is nowadays
was
obvious that there is no ostrich attitude among rugby officials,
cannot bellive competition could not be made
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THE SEAGULL
AND THE GOLFBALL
gaye a
Deplorable Attitude
By Britain Towards The European Games
By DEREK JOHN
What a deplorable head-in-the-sand attitude has been taken by Britain towards the staging of the 1962 European Games.
The British Amateur Athletic Board announced several months ago they would apply to stage the Games in London. But they changed their minds when they realised it might not be a sound financial proposition.
Now
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enter-
Generally those rugge with whord I talked were pretty much agreed that if it was well organised, and if the variat
presentative sides entered Into the spirit of things, it could to the gume a lot of gun. Tus International favour would be
but only welcome
the break from
How should the laws of golfprking national British thinga Pattom of justreless
offered to a sengull paper has which has prevaledi over the Interpreted when last few years.
player's game? this great athletic festival. It would alse Interferes with
In short, the Board will only That's the question being de-
Games if beled by members
Holt stage the
somexze club at South Bristol, Maine. eise foots the bill. For recently a seagull swooped on a ball lying near the hole,
of course give variety to a pre- granume of Cum that has a
Wagged His Finger gerus sameness from week
flumor-
There is of course ous side to this sort of thing
ie week.
and followers of the Arsenai International Rugby?
OT A
picked it up, and deposited
well away from the green.
Much to his
they are willing to Swiss in 1954, and the Swedes
the Games
This year, treeause
The Board did not hesitate to to the European send terms news-
countries when these sponsor Games
were meeting the cut. So they should not have besitated when it is their turn to "buy a round."
-
Lose Money
expenses over
It
As promoters they would have may recall the story of an in- While holding conversation on
to speci something Bike Innoyance, Ineed eldent which is alleged to have the kiva I heard it being carried |
ne well-krewn player, Dr Richard Homberger, £50,000-paying the taken place at Highbury some further when
from all years ago and which in-
rgby personality suggested that was told he must play the ball of 150 athletes volved fumous red-headed Hongkong, with its fine central from where it was dropped.
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position, should really lock uto half-back who always removed his dentures before staing out to play in a match.
This
dithering spotlights the lack of leadership in the British athletics, Arty other country capable of staging the great Championships would jump al The chance.
Britain's
Government
The Brilish Europe, providing accommoda- partly to bleme. In such a case, international en ned training facilities, and | iwhere Later But justice was done.
Bue White Cily prestige is at stake, they should 1 In the game he booked tee furnishing a wider international sphere.
stadium with expensive equip- offer la cover any loss incurred. And-hey This particular Individual put shot into the rough.
ment such as an electronic ro- fr ward!
This
done
other sult board.
countries. But the British They would almost certainly Government, which receives an Appropriately, the doctor get lose money-as. I understand, income of nearly £50,000,000
the Belgians did in 1950, the from sport, is not so generous.
(or consideration the presto-a seagul picked up the
it abail and dropped
un the for that we could organlar rval International competition green. by inviting Taiwan, Japan, Sal-
even Singapore
During the heat of the game the referee found 11 excusary to have strong word with this particular player. On the spur of the moment the referee gon and
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by
Barry Appleby
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LUNCH
is
Several big games in the im- mediate past have been sad and dismal disappointments. Let us hope that this one lives up to 1 expectations.
harness und will probably have
few rides over hurdles when he gets back from South Africa,
Manny Mereer could also have one to South Africa' to ride t he turned down the proposition. have tr. present intention"
short holiday in Jamaica and then go to Switzerland for the winter sports.
I am told things are brighten-Off To South Africa
ing us a bit in Calcutta, bul not eisewhere. With restrictions
on importations most of the horses are native bred and are
below the English a long way standard. Billy Rickuby will have a couple of months Calcutta and then dy to Swit terland, where he will have a holiday with his wife, fridget.
Breasley Stays
RATEN
PIGGOTT
Ju
and
L "Beobin" Breastey will re vwin in Amerlea for some time after the Laurel Park race. Breasley will go to Callforni
JACK JARVIS leaves in the ✔ middle of December for his Ho asual trip to South Africò; will be dway about two months And during his abarbes the horses are looked after by Harry Jellies, whose father, Heitri, stil traps a few of his own at New- market. Captain Ceeti Boyd- Rochfort will not gut away it the end of January, By that Time the boys will have gone back to school.
A CAPTAIN
and then decide where to spent CAN ASK THE
The remainder of the winter.
Piggatt will stay for about a fortnight and after returning home goes to South Africa 20 ride towards the end of Dervin- ber He futends to keep 17
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d. Stan Mortensen of
pool in 1953.
Tennis. 2. Lawn
Challenge Round,
Black-
Davis Cup
3. Steve Donoghue-six Umes. 4. Ben Hogan. 5. Harringay.
8. (a) Alfilettes, (b)
(c) Cricket.
7. United States.
9. Norman O'Neill,
d. World - middleweight 10. Snooker.
Soccer.
Litle.
REFEREE
By DON HARDISTY
approachos y
Reasonable caplains to Soccer during matchies frowned on.
referees
will not be
This came out at a meeting of Football League club chalte men in Liverpool last week, at which League president Mr Joe Richards (Barnsley) quoted from letter by F.A. secretary Sir Stanley Rous, which said:
"A courteous request, to n referee to ascertain what dd- cisions he has given
or for what offence would not be con-
sidered ungentlemanly cpn- cuci."
The point had been raised by
chatranan
Bch Burnley
the had said that Lord, who new ruling circularised by the F.A. was hindering rather than helping secure better control.
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