1959-12-26 — Page 15

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT The Man Johansson

The Little Ball Can Become A Really Big Bawl!!

I. M. MacTAVISH

By the time you read this column you will probably bo aware of the outcome of the 'case of the little ball and the little pitch'

in other words you will almost certainly know the decision of the Appeals Board of the Hongkong Football Association in respect of the which had been made to it to rescind the ban on tored soccer players participating in games organised by the Hongkong Miniature Football Association,

SPORTING SAM`

Last Sunday I was among the crowd who attended the First Division match between Eastern and the Army at the Club Stadium and again the state of the ground played an important part-In the run of play.

The clubhouse end of the once magnificent field nowadays

appeally sonrred and when the ball regis-hits one of the watches, where a

I am not going to try and anticipate the findings of the

tinguished triumvirate who will hear the appeal but are one or two points worthy of deep thought.

Conn-

If the

appeal has been re- ; 1r truxirhx in In regast t{ } fused it seems inevitable that former place in the there will be uminous munity or better stifl If it is to rumblings from

interested achieve it proper place in our players and officials and these sporting affairs, then the publie could have Important re-must see it and they must read percussions,

neat it,

If the appeal has been sus- tained, however, let me say only that you can look out for far which will reaching reactions sweep the matter beyond borders of Hongkong

the and

I don't mean huist in the direc- tion of FIFA's headquarters!!

At this stage it would be bet- ter to say to more

.. but no

you may already know the desio of the Appeals Boned, you may also bave had evidence of some of the consequencer no matter which way the board decided,

The active season is now half over and, apart from the Centenary Show organised by the Army Physical Training Corps, there has not been one promotion which the generat public could have attended.

More Boxing

The Services have of enr been active within their own confines and I have no

doubl some of the keener members of the of the Boxing Section Hongkong Police Sports Asso- ! detion

been have

kerplaz but themselves in trim

these circumstances are of little er- couragement 10 the ordinary

Today is Boxing Day and an in the street whose only.

for no reason other than the obvious association iders stimulated by of the title, you may well "What is hap- pening about boxing in Hongkong at the mo ment?"

ask

As

they say.

good question.

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that

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interest is to see competitive contests,

boxers

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dis-

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art of Asticuffs back in the limelight

but somehow

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they must gej boxers Info the ring in publle Y ROOD Interest will have dwindled! to a dangerously low level. Two shows are scheduled for the second half of the season. There will be the Annual 'Eart Haig' tournament and the Colony Championship

birt

frankly, oven allowing for all the prevailing ereumstances, two pubile shows a season not enough.

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bý Reg. Wootton

MILESTONES OF SPORT

JACK SOLOMONS', LUCK

By ARCHIE QUICK

Has Most To Fear

By DEREK JOHN

The best left-jabber since Joe Louis

the

the

toughest fighter since Marciano hardest hitter in years... the next heavy- weight champion of the world,

F

That's what Amerfeins are For the trouble with 27-year- paying about 15st on An old Lision is that he's loẻ ob- Sonny Laston of Philadelphia.vinusly dangerous. All the top Having just seen a television rankers are giving him a wide flm of Liston in action I'm beri.

fear,

convinced that here is the man Meanwhile, The return boul Ingemar Johansson has most to between Johansson and Patter= son awalts the unravelling of Liston nicknamed Great complex legal tangle: Jack Stone Face--has won 20 of 27 Solomons is negotiating for the fights and hasn't been beaten in world champion to meet Henry Ove years. His knock-out Cooper; and there are rumours victims Include Cleveland of a Rocky Marciano come", Williams, Nino Valdes and Mike back. Dalohn.

Too Dangerous the cold. I reckon he will be

Liston.

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reform school graduate like Floyd Patterson is currently ranked No. 4 in the world-after Johansson, Patter- son and Zorn Folley. And he's likely to stay No. 4 for a long,

Jy the Eastern-Army gate This is not a fairy story. Nothing about the long time.

there were two clear examples

of players being beaten ull ends up by the unusual bouner of Wie bill after they had taken up Food position to receive it had K followed u natural....or should I say, orthodox....pati.

Deserve Botter

In both cases the defending

side almost lost a goal and i was noticeable that players and sprelators alike wero offering adverse criticism of the sale of the ground, I am not suggesting that the result would have been different

either at Caroline Hill or at the Club Stadium had the pitches been in their former good con- dition but our players deserve ; much better than they are get- Strange things have beening at the moment and, in view of the local agreement which attributed to the ancient exist on the matter of pooled playing fields of Eton and resourers between these two unless something is done grounds and the Hongkong Sta-

ditam, it seem: only a matter of to recondition one or two time before there is open con- of the Colony's major paint from teams who are order. football pitches equally jed to play on either of the two strange things, but of a smaller grounds. somewhat different па- ture, will be attributed to the playing fields Hongkong.

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A couple of weeks watched Eastern best Tung Wal

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The Hongkong Amateur Box- ing Association planned tournament for novices during December but apparently due to lack of entries it did not take place.

T Am well aware of the ishocked and surprised at the keennes which exisle among poor state of the ground. the officlats of the HKABA Įbare hard surface was far from and I am sure they are doing ideal for men who wanted to dis- : all they can to get the old play their ball control.

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ALL THOGE GIFTS AND CARDS

DE GINNAVO

CHRISTMAS

MAKES ME FEEL

GOCO INSIDE

at Caroline Hill and I was both |

The

į

Jack

leprechauns so beloved by the Irish who be lieve in the Little People. It is a tale of ò̟ hard- hended businessman, his legendary luck, and

• professional boxing.

muns

Yet

fact onc

that

renched Jack's hotel there was through post-war British Asti- a large bucket on the veranda cuffs like

the

hly outside through a film is that whenever theme music

window, three. quarters full of rain water. " Solomons promotes an that overspilis," he said, "I

fournament, open-air

that shall call the night off." As the evening will surely be fine.

brim water reached the very Whatever the weather prophets the rain stopped, the sun come.

to have had

бру, Jupiter out, the fight took place in a Pluvius has Jolly Jack.

never let down squelchy Ninian Park, and, so help me, as soon as it was over September 4. 1948 | the heavens opened again! RC really thought the gods

'Bolo' Punch were going to forsake him. At great expense, Solomons had brought over world light wright champion The Williams to tussle with the British ule holder,

Ronnie Swansea's James, for

the global crown at Cardiff, virtually Honnie's own back garden,

But on

The

very

1

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Ice Willans,

Solomons' Best Match

Sunny Liston is left out in

Jucky to get a crack at a world chin champion's

before ho reaches middle-age. - London

Express Service.

BOOKS AND SPORT

Run For It Your

Majesty

By CHARLES STEPHEN Which sport commands the

most fanatical followers? Bowls pet the pace when Sir insisted on Drake Franc's

Spanish

By DEREK JOHN

Christ- The most unusual

mas card I've received shows two this year people standing inside a wedding ring — a man nishing his game before going

desl boxing gloves to wearing and a dressing gown; a Armada.. woman perched on three boxes of cigars.

reads: The caption

"The Lest match I ever made. Forty- Ared round coming up.

Did he say: "Hard me my round 365 days. and near

putter, there is time enough to

He did not blow stuck in

anger. May beat the Irish?"

we've been

Each

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the with Golf had its chance to catch up when in 1883 Charles I was playing on the links at Leith news of the when he received Irish rebellion.

from the Deep South of the United Stales, one of the best champions, kept his utle that night by knocking out Ronnie in the ninth round, but for the first Ume he in- be as in this Christ-Eve-witness necount has it that

mas DS

for forly he "discontinued the game ond years." troduced the British pubile to

Sel") the "Bolo"

A punch. This is

The sender lo Jeck Solomons The story is told In The En- looping uppercut

starts

his 40th who celebrates

wed- cyclopedia of Golf" by way back behind the knees,ding anniversary this week. Gibson (Nicholas Kaye, 45%). A includes a couple of flourishes Next year My and Mr Solo- book that answers just about all You can and alternated with an over- mons both celebrate their 60th the golfing questions

you hundreds arm blow. Poor Ronnie Jaznas | birthday.. London Express think of, and could make nothing of Williams Service.

would never think of.

which

1

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loft book to the jaw

It Rained arena was the *

centre of Cardiff City's football * *

ground at Ninian Park, and it and for a "tale rained heavens hard all day.

right hand deliveries, but wagger" this week —— aị With two Press colleagues,

was "Are motored from London the long thoughtly question floodlights included in the way via Gloucester and we got bogged down in the Cotswolds. plans for the reconstruc- firs: with a puncture and then tion of the HKPSA Sta- foods. Never a fight tonight, dium at Boundary we sild. We had forgotten the Street?" It could be an waved her wend for Solomons. fairy godmother who always excellent investment,

When we gol to Cardiff and

. by Barry Appleby

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CALLED GRENSTONE

TINAN IRISH BACK

REALLY, GEORGE, YOU'LL

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I TELL YOU, MO GAMBLE'S

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MIRUS PURT

finished him off.

Sad Night

It was a sad night for the Swansea boy, and worse war 10 follow. 11e went to Australia to fight Vio Patrick for the vacant Empire title. and failed to make tite weight. A trip scross the world for nothing.

When he came back James was not able to schle est glbe and faded from the scene after lusing to CH Curvis in d Swansea "focal Derby On the other hand, Williams, now domiciled

Tretion Now

Jersey, where Rocky Marciano caine from-went on to prove himself a good world champion with a series of victories over top class opponents,

36-Acre Sports Centre For Crystal Palace

London.

A sports hall, stadium and tower block are all part of the new national youth and sports centre to be created on the old ex- hibition site at Crystal Palace, London, at a cost of over two

million pounds to provide a cen- tral home for Д wide range of amateur sport. There will be training courses for coaches and sports leadire well as facilities for die-

py

games areas.

i plays, matches, film and tels- vision shows, The hall will have three swimming pools on one side and a gymnasium on the ether, to cater for aquach. tennis and er sket practice, and Surrounding it will be open-air pitches 'and practice

Inside the stadium there will be a football pitch and soven- lans running track, whilst the cleven-storey tower block will hav's sufficient hostel nevom- modation for 138 Tezident students. Linked to this will be a emalier Klocic with dining hall, and akubipom, `

Albgother the new centre will occupy 36 acres and ample provision is being winde 10:

spectatora-Baixows Service,

10 1

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

6TH RACE MEETING

Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd January, 1960

(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club),

THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 10 RACES (9 races on the 1st Day and 7 races on the 2nd Day) .The First Bell will be rung at 11.30 am, and the First Race run at 1200 Noon on the 1st Day. The Tin interval is after the Fourth Race (1.30 p.m.).

On the 2nd Day the First Bell will be rung at 1.30 pm, and the First Race run at 2:00 p.m.

The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 10,00 a.m. on the 1st Day and at 11.45 am, on the 2nd Day.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

No Person without an admission badge, which must be prominently displayed throughout the meeting, will be admitted,

Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day will be limited to ⚫0,000 badges each day. They are oblainable during office hours from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices, at Queen's Building, Chater Road, 5, D'Agullar Street, King's Road; North Point, and 382, Nathan Road, only on the written introduction of a Member.

ADMISSION BADGES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS,

Tins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811),

NO CHILDREN under the age of seventeen years, Western Standard will be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meeting.

**

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable at. the Gate,

Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to guin re-admission.

MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be avaliable in the RESTAURANT.

CASH SWEEPS

Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $32.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), 5. D'Akullar Street and 302 Nathan Road, Kowloon, during office hours,

Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 a.m.. on Thursday, 31st December, 1959, will be sold and the reservation concclled for future Meetings.

Special Cash Sweep Tickets at $2.00 each on the Pearce Memorial Cup scheduled to be run g 13th February, 1900 may be obtained from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices,

The office hours of the Club's Cash Sweep Offices are as follows:

Queen's Building (Chater Road) and 5, D'Agullar Street, Hong Kong on:-

Monday 28th to Thursday

31st December

Friday 1st January

(Queen's 'Buliding only)

Saturday 2nd January

-

9 am to 5 pm.

0a.m. to 10 2.7.

9 am to 11am.'

King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong and 382

Kowloon on:-

Monday 28th to Thursday

31st December

Saturday 2nd January

Nathan Road,

10 am to 4 pm

9 am to 11 am..

By Order of the Stewards,

Hong Kong, 28th December, 1950.

A. E. Arnold,

Secretary.

CASH REGISTER.

MADE IN W. GERMANY

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