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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1959.

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT

"Class One Does Not

Necessarily

Mean First Class!!"*

"The passing of an examination and the possession of a cortifi-

cate never made a football reforce”.. Those words were spoken recently in England by a prominent football personality who had been invited to address a meet- ing of referees at which the County Association was present ing cortificatos to whistlers who had just passed their Class One examination.

Before making the presentation the guest speaker talked soccer and soccer affairs with — to quote the report wisdom and eloquence, and many of those present found plenty to think about in his address.

Here is one! part of the talk; PROVE you can be First Class which I think will prove in- teresting to all who concern themselves with the academie things of football,

"In my home town there are many doctors, dentista, lawyers and other professional men at work. Within each profession the qualifications

measure

of many

or

DTC-

the men are virtually identical, vet for some strange reason they do not all enjoy the same

of success popularity. Who has not in his time expressed · personal ference for this or that doctor or for this or that dentist? Who a moment of wide has not in comparison referred to someone as a good doctor' or as a 'good dentist' meaning in fact that he preferred the person named to any other?

and in wishing you the greatest possible enjoyment in your profession I would sound just one timely warning. Your is a tough job. Sometimes you will feel bit disheartened when what you are sailsfield is a good decision is received. Don't let such situations get του down. Retain

your enthusiasm and ambition ond let them mature with *practice and experience,

3 Vital Officials

By

SPORTING SAM

by Rag. Woätton

At stake of course is club pride and prestige A player who isconducta "himself" | soon forgotten as an Individual but the fact that a member of a certain lesin was reprimanded

even today he at his turn makce no secret of the fact that lis year in Hongkong football was the highlight of his carest.

bm there can be no doubt at all that the action which the HKPSA commities has taken is a crexit to them.. and n timely reminder lo

The fans showed last Sunday that the game is still the thing that Wright is the sort of player to keep it that way.

everyone

lingers long in the memory of All praise to those who want they are ready in appinual The (the fans,

The Police officials are rightly jealous of their good name in sport and with commendable resolution they have now shown their determination to moutain it, even if it means sacrificing

rome of their senior team strength in the doing.

I. M. MACTAVISH

echermedi

(13)

The two players were certainly involved in 'nfinir". I was present at the match and saw their clash for myself but quite frankly it will long be a marvel to me that, the Rains in question did

not end

the fact

Football

Reeths to have dominated the Saltirday Sports Spot this week but

big fellow has a great chance to follow

the Croww- Occinimal footstope of the brilliant Army goalkeepers who have walked the same goal- line before him,

He will find it n rewarding

with so much happening experience. Wic slut watch in front of, and behind, his future here

the sceness in the Colony's Interest,

most important crowd

pulling game that વ

probably inevitable from time to time.

To maintain its place public affection, however soc- cer needs the occasional per-

A frank and searching 1-sonality to provide effervescrtice quiry has been carried out and so prevent that dangerous and

result the Pollos fainers which car bo so far Sports Association has reaching. pended Tsang Wah and Nr Chuk-lag for three months

Both players were booked by the referee In recent games and the team officials decided tha! in the Interests of football the Day CTS

I should have few

Highost Praise

up in a general free-for-all. It "If you ever feel in need of a uttle encouragement Just

was a pithy, tough and touchy member that football

sert of encounter right from the was notart. raised to its present high pin- nacle by 22 players alone. It

The conduct of some of the months to cool off. reached its place in international players on both sides left a importance because the vigorous lot to be desired but un- efforts of 22 determined-to-win fortunately much of what "Qualifications, it is clear, players were kept within rea-happened was due to

not an end in themselves.sonable bounds by a referee and that the referee who had charge They are merely a means.

trol of these three vital officials badly out

control. competitive soccer would prob- tolerated, or did not see, some ably have deteriorated into a shocking nictions and scrambling dogfight. It would dived to a pretty low level. have died in its own confusion. There were some alonishing The game is great only decisions, penalty kicks galore, because its laws are sensible, frockicks by the dozen, fauls, and practical. It is your Job physical clasher, fisticuffs and

are

Greatest Mistake

"It is exactly the szmo with football referees. The greatest mistake you newly qualified Class One referees can make is to believe that Clai

One automatically standa for First Class

of our

It with this in mind that foolball fans will welcome the arrival in Hongkong of Wright, the Army's new goalkeeper,

withi

great

Sports Diary

TO-DAY

Rowing

Far Eastern Amateur Rowing Association Interport Regatta, Deep Water Day. 250 p.m. (als).

Raciar

First Day of Third Race Meeting.

Happy Valley, 3 p.m.

lat

Cricket

A

V BAF.

Wright comes here" seCUCA

Divialen: Brigade in the knowledge that he has CCC v Recreio. KCC v Garrison), already established himself optimists v Pelice, IRC v Scorpio0s.

2nd Division: AP

Brigade. in the United Kingdom as a

Recreio

Garrlion v University, player of ability and once he

KCC, DBS v Centaurs, KGV v LIC. has settled down in his new

Accef surroundings. I am sure he

China will display bl

1st capablililes

Division: South Eastern (CM): Police v Anny (BS) to their limit.

both matches at 4 p.m.

Reserve Division: South China

lat 230 p.mn.

two linesmen. Without the con at the supe allowed fleague competition deserves A Proper Charlie e Polcev Army (85)

Such a strong action coming as it does in the critical stages highly commercialised

bighest praise.

These two things players are the regular first team winghalves and the Police have good reason to believe that they might also lose the service of Mak Wing-hung who was ordered off the Deld during the game against Tung Wah

11

greatest contribution to our football however may be

to keep them that way. Good fair ration of what off the it is not in any way intend is good for the game. A posi-

Juck,"

to a

field. would probably have been I am indebted

former generously termed, assault and Colony referee for the copy of battery. the address from which I have

"Nothing could be further extracted the above informa- Excellent News from the truth. The Class Onelon, 1 am sure oll football i certificate which is being pre- enthusiasts--not least our

IL was in this totally most in-catisfactory It

environmen hat the two players eloshed

Compared artered off. with what happened bath before and afterwards theirs

friendly tit have anvcured the w for

sented to you tonight really trees will find your authorisation to go out and teresting.

Answers To Sports Quiz

1. Rugby Union

K

Footbull.

F. Scotland and

3. C. H. Ireland have both

represented Scotland

international matches.

2. 200 metres.

3. Nat

forward.

Lofthouse,

4. 800 metres,

in

wome

11

at

thes

Two events of the greatest was but a

possible importance took would

penalising place in Hongkong fool doings of the majority of those ball circles this week. In players involved in the game if themselves they were dis-the Football Association had connected yet as you will surpended the two unfortunates who eventually got their see there was a mostmarching orders significant link between i I understand that practies!

WCTC

where two players who centre-ordered off in the CMB-Happy

slope have already been taken to prevent Dny an effort

of

them. The first of the two happenings In took place at the offices of the recurrenes of what took place, Hongkong Football Association That is excellent news.

The second happening took place at the headquarters the Hongkong Police Sports Association when the football committee Rat down to examine

of the conduct players who have worn Police colours in recent First Division garnès,

Valley, First Division matchi were released without punish-

against them.

5. (a) Quist, (b) Vermaak,ment from the. charges levelled

(c) Ampon,

6. American

baseball, Rhu- barb (0 violent dispute}; (failure to Loose score) Grapefruit League (series of practice game played by league teams).

7. Cyclists.

8. Twickenham,

1. Bobby Jones.

10. In the Oval Test of 1880.

The Englon team included

W. G. Grace, G. F. Grace

und E. M. Grace,

THE

WEEKEND

YESTERDAY

Apolaud

-

熟面

pre-judgment

of

the fact that he is a chat- selera personality....or as one Army footballer put ...

he's proper Charlie." That tive personality stimulates those around him: the fans enjoy his performahon: and above all he brings colour to any game in which he playe

Ago

Mak's case. It is merely statement of a possible happen- ing which must have been very much in Police minds. while they were deliberating on the Goalkeepers have certain ad- vantages in this respect and fate of the other two players,

those who have the 'spark' The Polloe- team has not usually hit it off with a bang. quite lived up to the

Football followers will recall high expectations DO widely exte Unusual situation which pressed at the beginning of the season. They started off with two spectacular victories over South China and KMB but the winning streak has not been mislained. The team, for all its obvious enthusiasm, was beaten by Klichee and Tung Wah and in the general frustration one or two of the playċts Have been tempted to go a bit beyond the rules. The consequences came in the form of the suspensions doled out to Tsang Woh and Ng Chuk- lau. The Police team's playing strength must inevitably suffer

Greeks Had A Name For It

arose here a few years when Mike Granger of York City was defending the Army and Colony goal while big Dave MacLaren, then of Dundee and TUOW of Leicester City, was doing

admilar

the job for Royal Air Force. In goalkeeping ability there was never a great deal between them yet Granger, Hongkong's Arst Footballer of the Year, woe the undisputed darling of the crowds who thousands fo flocked in their see him play.

WAA

a

Granger

superb showman without ever being ostentatious and he Was fearless goalkeeper into the bargain. Daya MacLaren was always a good goalkeeper. Therein lay the difference in their popularity.

of

I detest wilful bruteball in

Terry Charlesworth any shape or form and ren- erally I am all for solid sup- It is never a pleasant job for In a 14th century book in the Sminthorpe United was the next personality to Museum there is an goalkeeping part for the referee, but football officials to sit in Judg-British

his confess that this is one finding ment on their own players but, illustration of a hockey bully arrive in our midst and

performance against To as long as there are courageous off, a stained glass window of brillant which I heartily applaud.

the Yugoslavian. National side is have punished either player In officials who continue to believe the same period in Canterbury

is still grater Cathedral shows the game being still remembered with pride by the particular circumstanoss' that the gune

either the result or the playti, bas-relief unearthed | the thousands who saw it. in which they were ordered; than off would have made a moc- personalities who fashion it, it in Athens in 1922 depicted a

or is a task which sometimes has bully-off kery of football na an gand ROLE.

to be undertaken.

GAMBOLS

·

In Ancient Greece about 400 BCI-Banews Service.

by Barry Appleby

TO DAY

WELL IT WAS

MY OWN FAULT

FOR TAKING

GEORGE TO THE SALE

The Chinese fans dearly love

a bubbling personality. They iterally idolised Granger and

GAS IS TOPS

v

Caroline

2nd Diviaton: AFS H (V) 230 p.m.. REME V Taikoo (HV) 1 p.m.

3rd Division; fediffusion v SIK Ying (HIV) 4 p.m.; Kin Godoven v University_f}}V) 4 p.m.; CWy B & S (IV) 4 Dună

Hockey

Y SI

'Ladies' League: Gremling George's (RV) 230 p.m.; KGV "G" Victorians (1) p.m.; Recrolo

Y KGV "A" (KP) p.m.

"A"

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