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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1959).

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT

The Toast Is The Souzas -Irene And George

Salute the Souzas. Their magnificent double achievement in

winning both Colony-lawn bowls singles titles is a domestic Portsmouth

feat that could very well stand for all time in our sporting records.

It must surely be unique for a husband and wife to capture dual honours of this kind in lawn bowls. It certainly has not happened before in Hongkong and there seems to be no indication, within the knowledge of some of our best in- formed experts, that it has happened elsewhere. Maybe it has, but that does not detract one iota from the success which Mr and Mrs Souza have scored here right before our eyes.

With Colony sport in the doldrums n triumph like this cones is a real breath of breeze, 1t brings sparkle kulo a period utter drudness: personality

of

into the commonplace: and bug- eets a spirit of adventure ot

time when everything seems to

be too much bather and when

By

I. M. MACTAVISH

far too many of our youngers toast today is "The Souzas.... need convincing thn the muc- Irene and Grorge." cessful end Jurilßer the strivinų!

means.

· the

very

of

A

Quite apart, from the obvious statistical value

whole affair there is much more important aspect ...the manner in which each SouLa victory was won. The Coley's two 1959 Singles Champions displayed not only abilly of the highest order, they also set the perfect pattern for all who still believe that the game is the thing end that no encounter,

it is won.

* ☆

One week biggest liability. they have turned in a creditable performance against star opposi- lon and the next they have

In deflunce of the weather failed miserably when set the the "winter" sports pro-task of disposing of a medicore gramme really gets under-side.

way this week-end. King This year the Kitchee officlala really surpassed themselves Soccer claims the major have root important share of the sporting lime autographs and the team will light but softball enthusi-almeet certainty start the new asts will wend their way season with eight new pinyers in the line-up. If they foll to hit to King's Park.

the high spots this time we shall There will also be an encourag- begin to believe there is some ng mattering ration of stick wielding for sers of jinx on the club me far how hopeless the stuntion ap followers of hockey, while cric-

from as wiracting, full value pears to be, is ever lost until keterp will be hard at work

bringing flexibility back to their stablished stars is concerned. wrists and ironing these ominous kends out of their bowling arms before submitting their notion to Thut however is not all. They the eagle eyes of the umpires, showed a high degree of

Rugby too is coming to life the recent centration, an unequalled deter-and, encouraged by mination to fight back. .but visit of Sir Wavell Wakefield, our above all they showed In the local officials seem set to make very clearest way

such the new season one of the most qualities cair be exploited to the successful in recent years. maximum without prejudder to the very highest principles of fair play and exemplary, sports. manship..

Concentration

that

con-

Promising

For sports fans il

Is

2

Mrs Souza set the stage for promising picture even if many great drama in the women's finaller the actual participants In the whun she edgru out Selinn various games are finding train- Silva in 6 lense, dour struggle hard going in our very try to get herself crowned โป Lattes Singles Champion,

When her

for

ing Inte bummer weather. husband steppedus! be served and all credit to Nevertheless the calls of finess on to the excellent Eward at the Hongkong Football Club these men and women who are he was faced with the combined preparing conscientiously

the opening of another season. Task of trying to win the men's

Colony football has been title and make history, at

dranted through the mire to same ume.

Maybe at first he found the such an extent in recent months that the general public must be situation too unnerving: maybe

the new he was trying too hard: maybe looking forward lo

the

There

it was just that he found him-league competition with fingers self pitted against a player of tightly crossed. great ability who was already forlifed with the tranquillity which comes from a wealth of post experience of the big or casion.

. but, whatever was, there was no carly indica-

the of

And

Brighton Are

Biggest Rivals

By ARCHIE QUICK-

London.

ALY KHAN

CAN TOP £100,000

MARK

By John Rickmann

London.

Seven years ago — thanks largely to Tulyor — tha Agg Khan, one "of the greatest and most Flucntial

breaders of racehorses in history, won the record sum on the British Turf of £92,516. Now his no 1523 accomplished son Aly Khan looks 10lco begt- | kg his father's record.

The Al Khan oculd top £100,000 in English and Irish prize monry this year,

won

When Venture VI Kempton Park's Imperial Pro- dree Slakea £7,730 prize last Saturday in the famous choco- late and green colours, his

£66,780.

The Battle of the South Coast Soccer towns has been

joined. The biggest rivalry exists between Ports-r's 1050 prize total went to mouth and Brighton, one of whom has been relegated

The Aly Khan's Pellie Etolie from the first division and the other promoted from

may taks the Champlon Stakes, the third to become direct antagonists in the second.

and Vinture VII can capture the

•But Plymouth also have supporting us loyally," he said, Middle Park Stakes at New- reached the second division, "Devon and Cornwall have not market next non-that would Southampton are challenging to produced many tending foot-dd at least another £10,000. follow them, and Bournemouth ballers in the past, but they're and Torquay are well placed in coming along nicely now, und 1 the third und fourth divisions actually have three locals in the respectively.

onlor eleven. That is comes Portsmouth, thirig b Cup winners and League Chambellave.” pions, were proud members of the first division, while Brighton languished without a break in the third division from the time of its formation in 1920. All that is altered now, and Brighton aspire to becoming the "Blackpool of the South" in a football sense, of courge,

For 32 yours

club record,

won

MORE TO COME And there may be further prize; to be acquired at Ascot. and Newmarket this autumn. VII I Venture

very performance smoothly and his

The bore the stamp of class After a recent spell of din Harry Wrage-frained filly Extra appointing play, Mr Rowley Time had to be hard pushed to had the pluck to reshuffle his get to a length of him, team, to the extent of eight took me to warm up and was positional changes, and the re- putting in her best work at the sult has been two commendable finish. away draws in four days.

do

She

The winner น An own brother of Buisson Árdens, "I have the players to

who won the Middle Park well," said Mr Rowley, "It is a

Stakes in 1955,

not It is BIG ATTRACTION

question of huing them in." surprising that his brother While Pompey are in the One example of Jack's gamble:

easy go for that race too, Looking 10 Gofden Fincham, the ex-Army

next yen's bottom places of division two, Control

season's and draw average "gates of pivot, was the recognised first classle, it may be instructive

half: tean entre fortunes may reet with and less than 20,000, Brighton are

bul Mrto iceall that Bulsson "Ardent wh, K.M.B., and Police as the on the crest of a wave, occupy Rowicy dropped him for a local was third to Gilles de Retz and rides to heat if honours are to a comfortable mid-table post-named Reg Wyatt, and Wyatt Chantelsey in the 1956 2,000 be won although the Busmention, and attract 30,000 people played so well al Brighton that Golneas nay be hard pressed to main to their home matches. thin their former high position recently they put fifty extra with the depleted eleven they seats in their new stand, and disposal. they were mapped up of ten now have at their Only time will tell,

sculneas a time within 48 hours. A pleasant additional Income of 500 guincos.

Just

This week's 'tale-wagger'

The aim of the Sussex club is concerns Mike Granger

to cover and have renting te- who Was voted Hong-commodation en tres sides of kong's first Footballer of the ground the fourth Ele the Year in the China is restricted by Ancient Lights. Mail's inaugural public Plymouth are equally amblilous. poll.

Manager Jack Rowley fold me that the club's domesti troubles are over. —"for" a while, snyhow and they too bave plans for Improved not commodation at Home Park.. "We have an area to our selves unsurpassed by any other

The former Army and Colony goalkeeper had pretty tou time last season as injury followed injury. Mike accepted all as a normal hazard of his daring style and walted for his League club, and the public are luck to change. -

Now It has changed witn vengeance. In recent weeks he a marked has been the subject of close has been

by Wolverhampton levelling out of talent between scrutiny, Use various leading teams. This Wanderors and the brilliant dis- should contribute to healthier play he gave a couple of weeks allago for York City against Swin- competition and provided Kames are decided of their don Town has apparently

son-

tion that the Soun silver collec-football merit, we could have sinced The Wolves that Mike is tion was about to get the big-a very interesting period ahead, the man for me gest boost of its life.

Hit Form

score

George's opponent, M. B. Has- san, hil brilliant form right from

the the start and when stood at 13-0 in Hassan's favour Allrounder Cralgengower

much seemed to have about as chance of finishing on top da 1 have of winning the Kwangtung Handicap....race or sweep!!

The

Hasson would have been par coned at that stage if he had sent a message to his home to clear the family sideboard to

Answers To Sports Quiz

1. Jack Dempsey.

in

2. Ice.

I first heard this story Many keen observers will private correspondence but now watch South China with close that 11 has been given con- attention, The departure of siderable prominence in the Yiu Cheuk-yin and Lee Yuk- | United Kingdom press. It can lak means the disunegration | be told here." My

my... of their highly successful alde how we could do with a per- has begun.

Bonality like Granger to brighten the current gloom in Hongkong football.

Un many occasions last sca- pen their suspect defence was raved from embarrassment by the goal scoring power of the forward line and it will be one of the most interesting points of the new. season to see how the triple champlons fare with completely unbalanced front

make room for the trophy....) rank made up it would svem of but as they say hero's many a brilliant right wing and little

a slip, and with dramatic sud- | else.

denness, the picture began to

change. The initiative

possed

from Hassan to Souza, The fight

was really on.

I have never seen a lawp bowl audience respond to a gomo as did the big

Inconsistency

I will be something of a soccer miracle if Mok Chun- crowd wah can and a new lease of that watched the tense Inch Hife at inaldo left after spending by inch, shot by shot battle so long on the wing. Frankly which these two superlative I cannot believe-based on last It was season's performances that he sportsmen put on. muperb entertainment if one has either the strength or had alooly nerves: it must stamina for the job. Physical however have been great ibings apart, 1 do not believe test for these who are easily he has the soccer aptitude to disturbed by the emotions of make a success

at the inside forward berth and unless South A throbblag occasion. Bach wood brought its own China are really scraping the

the barrel fox for Ucttom particular quota of oh's end ah's, grunts and groans, cherral ward talent I thinic ho will be and applause. The two players back on the wing before very responded by

Hill sidy carrying the log. The Caroline game to a truly magnificent has had a brilliant run in re climax which saw Souza hold cent years, and maybe it is off a late challenge by Hassan time for a change of name on and so win a victory that had the Colony's senior trophies, but semed far beyond his reach I think any side that dares eighty

underestimate the champions nicety minules carller.

UT

Australia

(Cont. from P 16)

Gary Chapman, Graham Hamil- ton, John Davitt 8m 24.55.

4 x 100 metres modier, John Devitt, John Monckton, Terry, Gathercole, Brian Wilkinson, 4m 14.2.

4 x 110 yards medley John Devitt, John Monckton, Terry Gathercole, Belan Wilkinson, 4m 10.46.

100 metres backstroke and 120 yards backstroke,” John Monckton, 01.08.

200 metre backstroke and 220 yards backstroke, John Monckton, 2m 1848.

100 yards breastroke · Terry Gathercole, 1m 12.45.

200, molres breastroke and 220 yards breastroke,

Torry Gathercole, 2m 30.53.

Girla

"

100 metrès freestyle and 110 yards freestyle, Down Fraser,

1.24

200 metres trocitylo, and 230 yards freestyle, Dawn Fraser, to 2 14.76.

440 yarda mecstyle, Larraige

300 metres freestyle and: 300 A credit la Colons sport and a timely louson on the merits of attention will, of course boceyards freestyle, Isa Konrads,

tred on Kich. It has hapids 11.48. the good old fashioned nevory pened before yet in spite of zay-dlo spirit,

scerningly 'exdiaga procesaton of The Toolp Analinis

Mrs Big names the club has quallséd Selina alive and imperturbable in recent years for the Lille of Korada, 191 25.7a.

It was glorious stuff will still get a rude awakening Crapp, 4m 18.08.

A great deal of early Goason

1050

1000 metria freestyle and

Turda

Lisa freestyle,

100 motras rolay, Dawn,

M. B. Hawton pa to be con- the Champion Deceiver of Frazer, Loring Craps, Sandra gratulated on their efforts to Hongkong football reach the trust atego of bir Time after me they have Morgan, Faith Leach, fin. 17,18. respective competitions and also started a new soqson in a blaze

4x 110 yards roby, Dawn.

organ,

on their vallent i piccesul of publicity, and just soften raser Lorraing Cropp, Alva efforts in the nails dessa make their newly acquired big flames Colquhoun, Bandra da to sportoped and sportavome have recome big flops Incon- 4m 17.38—Australian New* Abd everywhere in Hongkong the falstency has long beon, Kitchon's Information Bureau,

3. Sum Snead,

4. Ron Burnet.

6. Folte. Brilat has beaten New Zealand once-6-3 at Christchurch in 1930.

6. Prince Alexander Obolen-

sky.

7. a) Lawn Tennis, B): Soccer,

c) Diving.

8. Yes.

. Neale Fraser and Rod Laver, 10. Six. Louis, Charles, Wai- cott Marciano, Patterson, Johansson.

THE

'MY WALLETS GONE., AND ALL

AY MONEY

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he completely blotted £13,000 He then won the French 2,000 centre forward Bill Curry, from Guineas. All being well, these Newcastle United, out of the races will be Venture Vil's

| objectives, next year. game.

It's over! Christy O'Connor's last putt in down, and an 'over-joyed Dublin crowd chair the new Master away from the 18th green after his record round of 66.

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