1959-04-18 — Page 17

Nominate YOUR

Hongkong Footballer Of The Year

Members of the public are invited to nominate Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current season.

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It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.

are:

The two qualifications for nomination

(1) Footballing prowess.

(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play.

Nominations should be addressed to the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.

To the Editor, China Mail.

the

My nomination tur Hongkong's Footballer of the Year. taking fulo account his playing ability and his sportsmanship on held of play is

of the.

(Signed).

„Club,“

BJOERLEBENTASIAINRINOPATRACISIZIONE FINALITAS DOMINAT LEARNERS JUNAMISELAMANYIKESTADANS

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1959.

Page " 17

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT

There Should Be A Frank Statement About

About All The Strange Manila Happenings

"The Hongkong Football Association should hold a full scale investigation into the recent visit of the official Hong- kong team to Manila to take

part in the Asian Cup. When the inquiry is over it should publish an open report of the findings. The football public should be told the true background to what went on in the Philippines and why the results were as they were.'

These are not my words. I extracted them from a letter 1 received from a gentleman who had a very good close-up picture of what happened to Hongkong's representatives in Manila.

Bh

There used to be a well known local sports journalist in the Colony who used the Uitle "Without Feny or Favour for his column and although he and I crossed! friendly words many issues I, cannot think of a sure Atting inotto for a local Inquiry on the Manila issue.

Let me quote other · Items frura The feiter I love cilved.

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They were hesten by the pre- vulling circumstances"

With e olher, and probably ( more famous, Bout Race stil very vivid in the memory - partlettariv those memories with an Oxford sympathy- there should be no lack of m- terest in our own home-made

"Hongkong should not again | send a team to toke part in | This competition. They will not win. Induences greater than football ability or personal nm- bition will always provide in-counterpart. surmountable obstacles. So why | pour gvod money down the

Asian Cup drain.”

Embarrassing

"The Honakong team sent to Now I know only the welt the Philippines could have that it is easy to get mixed up Leuten ANY other team in the

in all sorts of bitter and even. competition Japy level terins. irrelevant controversies, to ob- They never had a chance. They tain deliberately distorted facts, were not beaten by the players | nud even to be misled by warp-

upainst them. Were 5+1

ed ovuluntious thit there com- ments were made by a man of has established integrity whe absolutely no connection with football in Hongkong. It is 101 that reason. And that reason

who

International Rugby Preview CHAMPIONS FRANCE MUST BEWARE OF THE IRISH

By JOHN COTTRELL

Although the 1958-59 International Championship has already been decided, the meeting of Ireland and France in Dublin today can provide the most entertaining rugby of a somewhat disappointing season- and perhaps the biggest shock.

Here are the two countries best equipped to take full advantage of the new laws and produce a fast and open game. Both have forwards of great fire, speed and handling ability; both pack a heavy punch behind the scrum.

Is n fast, frm surface at Lans-

downe Road.

Aence

All they need to provkle a French pack were reduced to a half Mike English should stit Apectacular and exelting match disorganised rabbie in the ub- use his centres as much as pos- of their lender and sible and try the short attack- Inspiration, Luelen Mias,

ing kick over the Frenchmen's heads. This time, France fields the some Afteen' which scored a Kreat victory over Wales in Paris, And the incomparabie

The legendary "uck of the Irish has rever bern Iri evidence this season. They dy- mianted most of the galny against England but lost 3-0. They led 6-0 ut half-linu against Wales but undeservedly lust -6.

Now they face Fraser, Inter- national Champtons for the first me in half a century, and undefeated in their last Championship matches. paper, Ireland look favourites for the wooden spoon..

Toughest Game

ve

On

Mias will be at the helm, making

la Ins International appearance before taking up the less heetle life of a country doctor.

France's Aim

On their form against Wales, the French forwards can win the day in Dublin. But it should be remembered that many of the park went on the South African tour and are now nearing the end of their third successive season, which has in- cauded a stresnotty French club chainplonship programme.

Yet I believe this will be France's toughest game of the BLASON If the Greens are able to hold the Blues at forward, they have suficient power be- bind the serum to cause the shock of the season-by-humbing as possible, forreland's super- the self-styled chempions of lority lies in their strong at- the world.

tacking three-quarter line, po-

to

It will be France's alm keep the game forward as much

the home countries.

A Great Leader

Malcolm Thomas, the fly-half, dived repeatedly with Welsh

he would have served his coun- the ball against France.

try far better by passing it.on.

But

i

The roer is seletuled to start sharp at 4 o'clock. It will be rowed by Fours over I cours! which

bay starts from the joining the uld Rank Flam Studio, through the gap between Middle Island and Hongkong,

By-

A Moment To Remember

To England captain, Billy Wright, this is probably one of the greatest moments in his football career as he leads the England team Into the Wembley fleld for their match against Scotland recently. The match marks Wright's 100th appearance for England.

Lending the Scottish team is their skipper, Böhby Evans, England won the game by 1-0.—Central Press Photo.

I. M. MACTAVISH

i almue, that I feel it is worth round u morker in South Bay | manning the second heavy craft,

mentioning here..

Mesuru and thence round Middle Island) ure

Since the strong views were expressed me I have made discrete inquiries and now there is not the alightest doubt in my mind

or In many others that this were far from rallsfactory in Manila. It is no part of my job to make any of the reported facia public but the HKFA is surely in an embarrassing position.

The reports must have reach

od their offtein) ears.

It is Impossible to walk a couple of yards down the soccer -byways without · hearing hoary and doubtless embellished tales of the Trouble. in Manila'... and it would be in the best interests of everyone it the Football Association appointed a neutral committee to investi- gate and report is Andings.

Incompatibles

Nielsen

(Bow),

to the nish in front of the Norman, Warrington, and Royal Hongkong Yacht Club Halidle (Stroke). rhed.

fell that neutral umpires would probably have given very dif» ferent decisions from those given by the officials who were in charge.

people who might be competent to umpire hockey matches then Il, seem that the HIKILA will hage to continue with its pre- keni arrangements.

to

Everything with have depend on the impartiality and sportsmanship of the oftelats who see that the laws of the Eetne are observed by those who play....don't ever forget how- ever that is astonishing how many players and spectators do not have 4 comprehensive knowledge of the finer points of the rules of the game which they play and watch with such entialust. That is true of mary" gomés not Just of hockey....but it is the rcul cause of a lot of the su called referee trouble!!

"Do something about in your column" said my angry friend. It's time a few people in the hockey world attet thinking through neutral raind).

Unfortunately 1 get litte chance to sen hockey being The arrangements for the played in the Colony and I cer- Unless it is a particularly calm 1950 Head of the Bay Race are tainly did not attend the game day this looks like i course being expertly handled by the which apparently caused all the ideally chosen to test the fincas Rowing Section of the Royal heart burning but I do know and stamina of competitors to Hengkung Yacht Club and if there are many supporters for the fullest extent and as one of there is any cause at all for | the 'neutral Umpires' sugiustion, the organising officials com- pre-race megret it is that this mented

everything year there will be no crew from Let's Be Fair ..... "If goes well we should have A that grand old organisation the

But let us be fair. It is really theriting finish with all VRC.

terribly easy

criticise and it the crews getting to the finish- This indeed promises to bo #

Is very easy to tell other folla Ing line together."

fine sporting event

let's wit to do but I am assured by wish the Competitors "calm

ent prominent hockey personal- waters, convenient currents...ity that the provision of umpires wagger."

... and finally a "tale-

A and may the best crew win..........”

prominent for games is the biggest head- Chinese gentleman who ache which our local association

formerly had important toc- hns to face. foot- Basically it must always be a cor interests was approached Aird idea, whenever possible, to by an influential group this appoint referees-and I use, that week with the suggestion in the

generat sense to cover that they be allowed to put the courageous folks who coll forward his nomination for

rot games--who have no direct

Handicap Basis

Congratulations to the ballers of the Royal Force, Sal Wan, who scored their first win of the season last week-end. The Airmon have found connection with the competing the Chairmanship of the

that no one would welcome such ing..."Definitely 'No' tough going

our hockey HKFA, the Senior officipis well enough to believe His reply? It was interest-

With this in mind I shall ex- plain that the Race is being run on the handicap basis.. The actual handicaps will be decided on the day of the race after the prevailing conditions have been vlewed and considered,

According to the present Sports und politics are in- arrangements the crews will compatibles whether attempted start in two groups. First the in a straight mixture or dis-heavy Fours will start together Division and it relicets on the guised in a cocktail of cumstances.

These things however, ap- parently revich deep.

in

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lanta. I know

situation more

than they

keerness of both the players and oficials that they have gone on

the present would themselves... but until wouldn't touch the job with trying right up

show of a borge pole with a pineapplo Let us hope that their inlttal there is is thy

ረጉ . willingnes victory will encourage them tv

part of on the end 111" collect a few more polls be- fore the season ends.

eir and us things are planned

will probably be followed, after abnu a one-minute interval, by the light Fours. The first crew

finishing post past the outright winner.

This year five crews are com- There will be three in peting.

Under the the Light Fours. Army Aug will row Monare White (Bow). Ridley, Lee and Hincks (Stroke) while in the Oxford loat Gilmore will be at buw followed by Muntz und Burnin

The with Williams stroking.

ly third craft in this section entered as the Professionals and the oatsmen will be Messrs Wiliams (Bow), Dunkerley, Carcy and Zimmerman (Stroke),

In the heavy Fours section.

It is even being stated quite team openly that the Youth Quick heeling in the loose which we have sent to Malayo will be essential If Ireland are is not by uny

mans our best to make full use of their power and those in the know think ful attack. And fortunately the

it is rather amusing to hear men Irish forwards have a great who were violently opposed to leader In Ronnie Dawson,

the project a few werks ngo hooker and captain of the Brt-

now publicly relaiming it tish Lions.

after the players have been nominated!! One only wonders

be such why there should radical change of attitude.

leave it to you to decide for yourselves.

The forward battle will cer-

thinly be the most interesting and impertant feature of Lise Dublin International. It will also provide the best oppor- unity to assess the greatness of the Freuch-pack

But, win or lose, there can be no denying that France worthy International Cham-

Of course, only England has tentally the most dangerous in been able to match the forward Strength of France this season epoca Hans Wilson

And

that was

because the

Cricket Nursery

By DEREK JOHN

Current wonder boy of

cricket

14-year-old Mushtaq Mohammad, who was hailed as the world's youngest Test player when he appeared for Pakistan against the West Indies in the Third Test.

.

But la Mohammad really 14-year-old? And is it Just by chance that Pakistan produces younger Test cricketers than any other country?

I can't help wondering about,

it since children in Pakistani

do

not get a birth certificate

until they go to school. There

is no hard-and-test proof of

Pakistani's precise birthdate.

*

Of course, it can be argued that Pakatan, as the youngert of the seven Test-playing countries, seeks to bring on ita youngsters as fast as possible,

But I see no reason to supposa that players pisture at an darller age in that part of the world. For there is not one In- klinis among the top ten youngest Test cricketers.

acz

Kiven the other home countries standing right on top of their a much-needed lesson on how opponents in midfeld, but fly-] rugby should really be played. |

TAE

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WELL NOW ITË

GAMBOLS

WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO [GET PAINT ALL OVER MY

CLOTHES -EVEN OLD ONES,

FINIGUED DO YOU LIKE IT

NOR 001

at TERRIBLE

NO

a

J that twoserews are entered.

'one'

This week I was 'accosted"

by an irate hockey enthu slast who was bemoaning the fact that the Hong- kong Hockey Association does not follow the pat- tern set by its football counterpart. end appoint neutral: officials for Im- portant "ganies,"

the

This afternoon

In the first of these boals thr most picturesque sporting| honour of the Royal Navy will I rather gathered that events of the year will be in the hands and brawny current wave of dissatisfaction take-place-in-the Colony leg of Mesura Brown free because of inglesents It is the annual 'Head of (Stroke), Lemonde, W. S. Addie which took place the other day and C. P. Addie (Stroke), while | in the vital game between Nav the Bay' Race.

the Green Howards. who are Bharat and Ätmy when it was

Barry Appleby

IT'S TOO HARD TO GET IT OFF

"THERE MUST BE SOMA

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WITHOUT REMOVING

THE GRIN

AND ITS ALL YOUR FAULT

CAN'T BLAME

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