1959-01-10 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1959.

THIS AFTERNOON'S CRICKET

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT Optimists, RAF And

A "Lyttle" Effort Makes All The Difference

'HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY'

wont a popular song of a few years ago and I'm sure the writer will pardon my corruption of it which reads "How black was our (Happy) Valley?"

have been asked to watch,

in

| players who shewed last Sunday, The whistler in question was willingness to travel for anal that they could rise above the'] Mr Løtile; the games were the wide in the pursuit of laurvig in mosi bestrating situation of be- Army-Caroline Hill and Police-hla chosen retivity. ing deprived of two priceless Kwong Wali .First Division Suitable Roward points by some of the poorest encounters; the

praise саме refereeing even we in Hongkong from team officials, players,

He has willingly tackled the All of thera were es glad of the ful cars and, while we shall not and unblased

the spectators alike. toughest opposition

world's fastest and most power- chance to report, as I am to have the pleasure of seeing him record, their appreciation of

in ection in the Colony, k one man who 13 doing an presence will be Д suitable reward for the excellent work thankless which the Motor Sports Club of are often told, Hongkong hna done to popu-

ever

I understand that the last hos not been heard of this affair and I cannot but feel the greatest sympathy for the Tang Wah players and officials. If they should have won a game excellent job.

0 Refereeing Is they should have won the one against South China lust Sun-usk, or so we day, and I know that many fair- but this Itest minded Colits dislike intensely that there the way they lost.

3ppreciation appreciation willingly worthily earned.

General Gossip

I is now general gossip in the soccer byways that the referee

sald concerned has

that he klew it was a penalty kick when Ho Ying-fun was routed but that he had given him the the benefit

advantage of the rufe as he thought he was stil going to score!!!

The answer, of course, is simple. Our valley has never been blacker. The sombre depression stretches from the HKFC Stadium -- which_incidentally includes the official Head- quarters of the Football Association-to the furthest con- fines of the playing pitches within the perimeter of the Racecourse. By the end of last week-end the area had seen one of the blackest pages in our soccer history being have deliberately nvvided rub- written.

of two players on the зале side having a private battle of flicuffs.

If the Colony's footballers hnd | our affairs we were treated on mutually decided to prove once the adjacent pitch to the sigh and for til the accuracy of my recent statements on the curse of the dirty brutal tacties which have blemished our soccer in the weeks gone by, they could not have done it more thorough- ly than they did.

Talk about. fun and Emes having 21 real

BEST .we

| bonate this season and I hope

that elsewhere in this

By

1 don't know how accurate or true that report is ond I

bing fall in the wound by cating the referee directly...

I. M. MACTAVISH

rules us п

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IRC Must Win To Remain In Senior Championship

Race

By ROBERT TAY

Incident shows larise the sport here in the post With league-leading Army South enjoying a bye

is all a place for

and 1

that Will still be expressed it in

Outstanding

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controversy..

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war years. We shall look forward with pleasure to meeting this redoubtable sportsmon and his wife who has in her way- shared his risks, his dicppoint- ments and of course his count- less triumphs.

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The

this afternoon's first division cricket league games will be featured by the fight to remain in the Championship race by the Optimists, Royal Air Force and Indian Recreation Club. The soldiers now hold a commanding seven points lead over the Optimists and RAF who jointly occupy the second place with 24 points. The Indians are just one point behind these two teams.

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With only eight matches to briliant four-wicket win over , none of these three teams Kowloon Cricket Club last week can afford to falter from now and have developed in the last and in this afternoon's few weeks inta quite a well- ames, they cannot even afford balanced team.

Should Klings- a draw.

ford, Cooper and Wetts again On the results of their first-come off with the bat, an upset

azzd

AS

Rc-

a couple of successful knocks by them may well upret

The second piece of top lae Mr Lyttle has emerged as our

news was surely the announce- outstanding oficial and one can

ment of the great new Kolf vlly hope that the Hongkong tournament sponsored by the Football Association will accord South China Morning Post and tim due recognition when carrying a £1,000 příze list.

representative important

A New Pattern show mes come along.

Examine the two sides of the This is anderful innova- whole story which I have just tion in Colony sport

and may told

In each case where well set a new pattern in pro- there was poor refereeing there gressive thinking as far as big

trouble

bitter money tournaments and com- where the petitions are concerned. but match control

Here in Hongkong we have a was Arm and efficiens the players got on with most advantageous geographical round games, the airmen seem victory for them is not unlikely.

position and our

to have the toughest opposition playing football

community

The Optimists tre in a slight- ን። it was

could, with attractive rewards, when they entertain Craigen ly happler position than IRC in intended to be played,

The implication is too obvious! he developed into the great progower Cricket Club at Kai Tak their away match against

fessional sports centre of the In their carller encounter the relo to need further explanation. The entire Far East.

the Portuguese won an exciting opposition varies new Valley Club for the Tung Wah example has been set the S.C.M.P. venture points the way. match by six runs, but playing from their usual average form. paper diffualon and he told me Die adiniration

very little Just have a glance at the you can read of heavy punish-standard of control by the young but if there is even vestige Lyttle extra makes all the dif- Simlar enterprise in other sports at home this time, the airmen The only Inglorious record which freed inents being dished out to referee who had charge of the of truth in the story then ference. We need the difference and by other spunsuring bodies shoult hold the advantage as Optimists may have to face is surprise that the the HKFA at the beginning of offenders

by the

Emergency match was just about the worst shows the referee's Judgment badly... and quickly.

would make an excellent sequel. the Valley Club have not been in Recreio's batting as a few of the week. It makes fantastic! Committee of the HKFA when

of fairplayin be bad ever seen. He also com- Į and retise

too impressive In their reading.

recent them do hit the ball really hard it met Jast night.

light. Surely the only The strongmented that at times the man poor

matches. and the rod in control showed a Strange lack worthwhile advantage rule for Two big pieces of non- In the Reserve Division matcharm of authority

and finally player in Ho Ying-fun's soccer news made excellent "tail - waggers" between Anny and Caroline Hill of discipline have become vital of knowledge of the

well as enly the vaguet idea of predictinent-he finished with reading during the week. Army

Best Match last Sunday things really got, neenssities.

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applecart. On how handle a match.

Overige warmed

Five Caroline!

an opponent straddling hos legs up.

they

should take full first

the seems concerned

10 be de- However, this will probably points from this game, despite Is to award a penalty kick. If the referee had done

forthcoming visit to theprived completely of the be the best match of the after-their string of unsuccessful and he will ever

with noon.

RAF's convluce Colony of Stirling Meas the services

strong of skipper Mc.

ventures during the bowling

Inst few opposed anyone that there could possibly

against weeks. man who is probably the Kenzie who it is understood Craigengower's Sil

reputed have been tny alternative,

motor racing is to be invalided home bowling. Once again RAF

Other Games the League championship would greatest be in a very different position driver in the world today the quote of the week from chances for a win will depend

falled In the other first division at this moment, particularly as....and that is an opinion softball coach Ed Cavalho their batting which

fifth-placed "Scor them in the first match against matches, vital point widely

expressed even during T.V. interview the the same team and which has plons" should remain in the aginat Sing Then the same though Moss failed by a troubles with my Braves falled them

other Championship race, though with many From South China's point

rather football single point to beat country- have been "growing old and matches, view

a remote chance, by It Wit

man Mike Hawthorn to the wives who keep them 01 On paper, Indian Recreation taking full points from Nevy

Club, philanthropy-nothing less.

Kowloon over- and Dockyard, World Title last year. Brighter Side

{ home........” ........Len (Tiger)

whelming 135-run win over Cricket Club are not kely to Moss has certainly done more Casey, former Army and Army "North That is one side of the story.

after skittling be victims of another upset this than any

other individual to Colony soccer star, trans the soldiers out for 48 runs in week when they travel to Police place his country in the fore- and it gives front of the great international ferred from Chelsea to Ply-their first meeting, should ngain Club at Happy Valley.

In the second division games, For the offenders I have not be better to say whistle and me the grotest possible pleasure sport of mcter racing. He is a mouth Argyle at a big fee walk away with this afternoon's

game. But on form, It looks as league leaders RAF are expect- forthright, colourful....and a sigh of relief... they will be dynamic brief but impartiality may belu brot. The one will not be cured to put it on record.

Twice within a few days

in I personality

for aned to maintain their top position to put their mistiemeanours in a without similar remestin! aetion

is eagerly there's no senior soccer this extremely hard night.

with a comfortable win over Leing taken to relieve the other. heard the most unstinted praise sought after by every more accurate perspective.

The Northerners claimed of promoting.

Diocesan Boys' School, organisation and it week-end.... While I have little time for being accorded those who misbehave on, the field our referves for his outstanding stands additionally to his credit

have nothing but the highest work in two different games. that he has always revealed n

1 players had their names | taken, one received his march-

term.

Now's The Time Unless this current tren in

When I made my enquiries re- gending the Amy-Caroline HIR Reserve League suindy I was trid variously by reliable per- sag who were not connected side that the fereeing was 'shocking... the utter plorable'...anal

ing orders and four penalty stopped with a bang right kicks were awarded against the it will get out of hand and once

On the other side three things get le that stage it i injured Army

a minor revolution to bring them with either players were carried off and one had his lock under control. The time ti namo noted

gel tough with the toughs has In the referee's wer black book.

In addition really arrived. come strange things happened efler the final whistle,

More Spectacular

Out in the middle

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of the

Thir rriele is being written before the URFA Emergency Committee meets hear the evidence against last week-end's

end

Dangerous Link

Join Dhe two sets of cireuna-

KMB dropped a

day.

tanees together nnd once agnia

of

culprits and I gan say again that you have the dangerous link be- 1. hope they dish out the kind tween__sub-standard

referveng

Racecourse a day eafiler things were even more spectacular.

In real deterrent to others when all its grim and Stark sign-Fortunately there is The referee abandoned

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or would and brighter side game when the latter's players refused to carry on in protest ngainst

one

of the whistler's decision. All that was after a player from each side had been given his marching orders

of punishments that will set and bruteball brought to light

I talked at length with senior Metal who watched the

but, as though to add variely to game between C & W and ne-

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