1959-11-14 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL,

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1959.

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT

Djurgardens Are Old Friends And Very

Welcome Visitors

This weekend we welcome back old friends. The present group of Djurgardens footballers From Sweden come here with the great advantage that their predecessors left behind with us a lasting impression of top class players who wore also superb sportsmen.

.Their fast clever ball play stamped them as men with a deep understanding of the game and we welcome them back to Hongkong as a team who can make a major contribution to our sporting entertainment.

Sweden la today regarded aươ| the mood is on him, he can get one of the world's leading goals... but too, often he

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football, powers That is a

nchievement for Krent country which has A paratively small population and a climate which puts certain peasonal restriction on soccer nctivities.

Internationally Sweden's Footballers have built up a proud reputation. They have done well in the World Cup and finished in the runners- up position to Bruel) when they had the honour of slag- ing the last competition

Welsh Coach

Djurgardens stends for all that is best in Swedish Club football. For a long time they enjoyed the expert advice of The famous Welsh inter- nationalist, Dni Astley, who was ther coach are in fact: came to Hongkong with them | on their last visit.

In

kave

who

their ranks today they marly famous players have won international!

the best club honours against

teams

the In

and national world arad this visit will give 724 IN opportunity to adjust wights against current

our own

standart

Djurgardens have not found

easy Jn

their

the opposition Reen tour of China. They have had to fight hard at the

way and have even been beaten. They are

well aware of our high reputation in the For Eust and they will be be

irritates by his unprofitable Watson on over-cinboration, the other hand is

strony: Л direct winger with plenty of speed, an accurate understand- ng of the game, and a finishing power which Wong Chi-keung connot match.

Nevertheless the All-Itong kong side in a good one, H the players show the right aillude to the game and go into it with real determina- tion there is no reason at all

Food account of themselves,

By

I.

SPORTING SAM

EVERY SEAT

HE THE HOUS SOL

At Wednesday's meeting B. J. K. Woo, of the Hongkong Softball Association got together with Father Hurst, Wolly Mar and E. D. Machado to hold pre- Kiminary

discussions and, if they needed any moral support in their endeavours, they gol it in the most positive way porrible for present with them at the meeting was one of the reatest baseball personalities of

M. MACTAVISH

Lilly Langue Baschall 15 played in America by boys between the age of 9-12 years. I has a tremendrus following | and in America and in other places where it is played— It ns a major con- community educa- days when one about juvenile

is regarded tribution to why they should not give alon in these There will be a big crowd at hears so much

delinquency. the Hongkong Stadium this aftomoon and nothing would inspire our boys more than to receive a wholesome ration of the kind of vocal encourage- ment that spurs a side on to

lctory. Give it to them,

cover.

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have just read a sporting document which held me spellbound from cover to It is called "This fy Little League' and theĮ documrot 1 found so in- teresting was the 20th of Anniversary Edition the magazine published by Little League Baseball, Inc.

which is i

Little League is more than a collection of youthful teams who play baseball, It is really an institution and has in fact

anxious to see how our present been widely referred to nop of players compare with The World's Foremost Youth

those they net here on their Movement'. last visit and teevitably they will compare hoys with

those Chinese players they hove been meeting in the past week or two.

Hongkong football has had

rough a pretty

time of L lately. It badly noods tonic, A good series against opponents as powerful and talented as Djurgardens could

5,000 Little Leagues

Today there are believe it nr not more than 5,000 the Little Leagues all over world and believe it or not once again... there are more than a million registered players solive at this moment, These are

glowing figures probably you want know just what they have to do with Hongkong That's a Have Chosen Wellgood question.

be the shot in the arm we sel buit desperately need.

to

Mickey Training

The Colony selectors have Not very long ago

McConnell, the chosen well as far as pur pre- sent strength goes. There can i Director at the National Heac be few quibbles about the All-quarters of Little Laus at

Po.. visited Hongkong hemp and the more Williamsport,

one thinks about it the more Hongkong. Apart from being Mr obvious it becomes that the most competent official tram almost picks itself,

McConnell is also great Possibly the only significant cathusfast at this proved to change that might have been be so infectious that it rubbed made is et outside-right where, off on some of our keerest judged strictly on current bail offelals. The visiter put form, Watson is surely more his case for the game very paying winger than Wong Chi-well and on Wedday after- koung The tile South China | noon of this week a group of wtar is of COUTSE 2 great men sat down to examine the favourite with the fans, He whole idea of introducing Little is fast and clever and, when 'League into this community.

THE

GAMBOLS.

HERE'S THAT AWFUL MAN, MR. MINT'LEAR

HE'LL GOSSIP FOR

HOURS

HOW

BAMBOLS

BOOK

NOT TO-DAY, HE WON'T

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The. stated objective of Little League Baseball is "To provide baseball for boys under good leadership and in the wholesome atmosphere of community participation."

DiMaggio In Person

No game could be founded on better basis and that must be very much in the mind of those

good folks who believe it has a ice in Hongkong'e, youthful belivities,

all time

... the old Yankee Clipper himself DiMaggio.

Little

to carry it further afield and even into the New Territories.

Already it has been apprd clated that there will have to

C somo adjustment of established age restrictions be juar e of the physical difference between the average Chinese and American schoolty of the came pre, It seems likely that if Le League Baseball comes fo Houkong it will embrace boys between the ages of 3 and 14 years of age.

It would be quite wrong to rive the impression that Little League baseball is played only in Amerien,

World-Wide

by Reg. Wootton

The much prized franchise, which is issued from Williams- Joc

cort to all approved organisa- tions who run a Little League, 15 1N

League

has found its way far beyond enthusiast, AL Wednesday's

of the United meeting he revealed that hehe borders

States, can be found had a real affection for the

Canada, in nine European coun-

Including England. ries Latin America, and in Japan, Guam, Hawall and the Philip- pines In the Pacifle area.

game and he also surprised the meeting by telling them that he got his own start in the ball game through soft- bali.

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It is too early yet to forecaɛi the outcome of the prezant pre-

deliberations: liminary already it is possible to under- stand the keenness which exists among the men who attended Wednesday's meeting. They are

of course facer with may

difficulties not the least of them being the provision of sultable playing fields, and it is good to hear that K Ent plane mature there is no intention of centralising the sport in Kow- loon and Victoria, The idea is

In

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One of the most impressive features of

Hterature

the

London Express Service buli Association and as a Little

would League

pay rich dividenda in the form of a great

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reservoir

of

youthful