1960-02-06 — Page 16

CHINA

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1960.

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SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT

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Of Birdies, Eagles, Peruvians, Matthews and empty seats

By I. M. MacTAVISH

This weekend belongs to the Colony's golfers and golfing enthusiasts. They seldom get very much in the way of our particular geographical spectacular headlines for in

This week

position world class exponents are infrequent visitors.

thanks to the enterprise which has made the South China Morning Post £1,000 tournament a big date we have some of the on all Far East golfing calendars.. greatest golfers of the age in our midst.

must

Faniing will be a busy ploep willingly played for Singa-

pore again, today wid morrow but much

He confined his efforts to re- more lasting will be the tales

tournament

presenting the Singapore and the which

sides Malayan Chinese

and surely provide.

continued to play brilliantly for In the

The Tigers SA. years ahead many

doubl 101d the His return to action will bring Will NO

rich colouring to "platform" with stories that back Klart nomelliing like Malayan football and the news when that his equally famous Inter- remember "Now

Boo12- Feler Thomson came here in national colleague Aw

thin seong is joining him in 1040. You should have seen

I play at Fanling. Now con.cback should assure Seiangor CRC of at least u 'neway' there was a zolfer

although there season .. are observant folks who pointing to the situation us an- other strong indication of the lack of young talent available to fit the gaps caused by the dis- appearance of sar veterans from the game.

can almost hear them You already. But such reminiscing is the very essence of good am certain this sport and weekend's compelltion will be Just the

good sport. Memorable weekend'

In

We have many famous golfers the Colony at the present and early reports from Fill:

some of Penting indicate that

es have already shown good

like being form. It looks

the first for lungle prize and after last year's ex- perience I would obviously be a very risky yardstick to 03 supulation alone.

L

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There may be a surprise or Iwa in store but this much is

the cor.aln

eventual winner

will have to produce golf to beat the talent- superb

ed opposition which the entry Bist reveals,

аге

The current vist of the Peruvian footballers has naturally

the brought famous Peru England international match into muny local conversations and I have been asked on a number of occasions if I would give some of the official statistics of the game.

This could well be the mast memorable

the weekend in

Here they are,

Peru and England met for the first fine in football history at L'an on May 17, 1950. Peru fcur goals to one. wey by Seminerio, the Peruvian out- history of Kolf in Hongkong, side-left, had the personal dis- The organisers and the Royal tinction of scoring a hat-trick Hongkong Golf Club are to be and the other goal was score: congratulated

fine by Joya. Greaves got England's co-operative effort which has culy coun er, nude such a wonderful sporting spectacle possible. However, the planning stage

On the

Peru XI

The

Pira

than playing it before a crowd that does not tax even hal of the stadium capacity.

Week after week there is a strong contingent af fans who give the game healthy support. together They strive to collect the $1.20 or $2.40 that will get them into one of the grounds to nee their favourite football stars In action....but with all the enthusiasm and best will in the world it is quite impossible for them to find the high prices which it is necessary to charge when the opposition is provided by on expensive touring side from overscos.

Empty hearts

O'NEILL KNOCKS UP 161 NOT OUT FOR NSW IN SHEFFIELD SHIELD

Sydney, Feb. 4. Test bataman Norman O'Neill

Just back from India, scored; a grand 101 not out for New South Wales against Western Australia on the first day of Buleld match their Shefeld

here today.

At the close, New South Wales, who are playing their last match of the season in the competion, were 334 for Ave. O'Neill cut, drove.and

pulled

with tremendous power dar ing his way of four hours. His 181 not out included 23 boundaries.

He Ugured, In. a dashing third- wloket stand of 131 in 180 minutes with Brian “Booth, who made 80. after

(wo wickels had fallen for 16, Booth's 80, which included one mix and five fours, brought

MOSS BREAKS

LAP RECORD

AT PRACTICE

recerd

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1. his reason's, first-class ioiał to

705 In 11 Innlnga.

Victoria slumps

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As Brisbane, Victoria, close be- hind New South Wales at the Top of the Sheffield Shield table, slumped after a good start against Queensland. John Wildanith took Live wickets for 42 runs with his

left-arm

spinners to help shoot Queensland out for 177,

hut Victoria lost two wickets for $1 run by the close, The only Queensland bats-

man to stand firm against tho Victoria attack трад left- hander Tom Velvers, who ninde 84 in three hours II minutes.

Scores were:

Queenaland 177 (T. Velvers

#4: J. Wildsmith 5 for 4231. Victoria 21 for 2 (T. Allen 2 for 10).—China Mail Special.

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RUGBY XV'S

CLASH TODAY

Cardiff, Feb. 6. Wales and Scotland, who lost their opening matches of the International Rugby Union season against England and France, respectively, clash on the rain-soaked Cardiff. Arms pitch today with little to choose between them.

The Teams

Walks, who should be the heavy going,

Water N. Morgan; F: Coles, favoured by have made sweeping changes from the side beaten 14-0 by M. J. Price. G. Windsor Lewis, The D. 1. Debb; . Ashton, D. O. England at Twickenham. Welsh selectors Introduced new Brace; R.. Prosser, B. V. Mere- thedith (Captain), L. J. Cunnlag. caps in Fenton Coles, on right wing.

ham, D. J. Harris, G. W. Payne, and

B. Cresswell; G. Davidge. G. Whitson.

of

Buenos Aires, Feb. 6, Football The Hongkong

British ace driver Bikeling Association shows a great deal

Minas, driving

Cooper- of enterprise in bringing these

Climax, set an unofficial" lap fne sides....oldes like Black-

recard the Peruvians....to

during the early pool, and

would

stares bo 11 Colony

of today's time trials for Bunday's Grand Prix of financial felly to prejudice these

Argentina, ambitious projects by Imposing

the first time Mode It was prices which would not cover the outlay involved and, of

the track after his wn n course, it is good enough husi-

Norman ness to insure the cost of each arrival en Wednesday night.

Murs set the now unofficial Morgan, at full-back, and made

with. a clocking of four other changes, three series in the high prices charged for the more attractive games.

However,

prices 1:38.2 for the 3012.30 metre them in the pack incse

be circuit in this third turn around they may essential a5

track. He equalled the thousands of the tho prevent

same time thortly afterwards. community's keenest and probably

deserving... most fans from eclog the games, Spectator enthusiasm does not all the pocket; neither is it negotiable at the turnstile..........

yel, while these loyal and followers of the game, who would dearly love to see the visiting teams In action are eliminated,.. there are thous ands of

inside empty seats

the stadium,

I am not advocating or suz- grating any form of direci soccer somewhere charity but surely

Beal and toom, which between the emply is over and the linsellght now

hearts and empty shifts to the competitors. We achieved the memorable vietory the empty bre honoured to have so many

Acta, Fleming, Andrade, prekets-here is a connection fimous players with us, For Benitez, Fernandez, Delavoga, which could be exploited for the

we Montalvo, Loyaza, Ja, Car-general good of the game. fluctuating rasco, Seminario,

the next couple of days follow their › chall

In the colourful

fortunes

language bullt

uround

eagles

par

was:

Thrte

ratco are

players, these of birdies Andrade, Montalvo, and Car- In Hongkong ind have played a prominent part of the in the triple success tourists,

and bogey which tells

the subtle story

of golfing

SUCEVIS or failure,. We wishi

Biom all 'good Jack".

Two of the greatest names

The defrated England side £5 follows: Hopkinson, Armfield, Clayton, Flowers, Deeley, Charlton. Haynes,

ww Howe, Wright, Greaves,

in Chinese football are 10 Holden.

make serious comebacks I hope this information will to the game, A report has sell the friendly arguments which I tum issured have been

heen received from Singa- going on. I can vouch for the pore that Chu Chee-seng complete accuracy the facts and Aw Boon-seong, two have given. They were taken of the biggest box office from the official year book of draws in Singapore post the Football Association.

war football, are to come

out of relirement and

The news has been gladly ac- copled in Malaya where it is felt that, spite of the fact that both players are now 30 years of age, they still have much to offer for the betterment of the game which they have for so long.

play for Selangor Chinese Since Wednesday night I've Recreation Club.

found it difficult to forget the distressing sight of the rows and rows of empty seals at the Hong- kong Stadium when the Peruvians played the third game of their tour against a Hongkong XI. Approximately 12,000 fane spaced themselves in varying Chu Cheo-song, who was often densities

around the VARI referred to as the best goal stadium leaving some 10,000 lceper in Asia, retired officially vacant places.

Asia's bost

graced

11 1000 He represented China It is always dangerous for an in the 1948 Olymples in Lomkn | outsider, to dabble in the but in the twlight of his spec economics of a venture as ex- tacular carver he was deeply pensive as bringing · a world embittered when he was blamed class football team to tho for the 3-2 defeat which Fenoni Colony, and, of course, it is all Inflicte on Singapore in the

too onay

theoretical to mako 1953 Malaya Cup final,

plans when one does not have The Press and a large tile to shoulder the consequences or of the sporting public made face the creditors if things go

sceret of their disagree-financially wrong. ment with the charges which against the Wera.. lavelled famous goalkeeper the damage

no

... bal had boon

Jone

and according to rellabis re- ports Chu Chen-pong nover

I appreciate all theap things Jet somehow I cannot belleve that there is not * muro satisfactory and more profitable way of managing the third game of any norles

What a pity!

some

I do not pretend to know the eaiulion but I was most inter- ested on Wednesday to hear one or two of the councillors of the HKFA suggesting that

thought rcrious and urgent must be given to the problem,

Empty seats do nothing for the game. They do not help the tans and they certainly do not put anything in the porkels the football association.

Let us

Severe Jolt

Scotland: K. J.

J. J.

F. 'Scotland: A. R. Smith · (Captain), McPartlin, 1. H. P. Laughland, G. D. Stevenson; T. McChung, J. A. T. Rodd; D. M. Rollo, Scotland, beaten 13-11 by. S. Bruce, H: F. Melrod, Franco in Edinburgh, have F. JJ. Tenbos, J. W. Y. Kemp, made three changes, including [G. K. Smith, K. R. F. Beame, ibe mark of

selcotion

CAD C. E. B. Stewart, Charles

wing.

Referte: Kelleher, forward.

---Reuter.

The official record set during the 1858 Argentine Grand Prix was set by Juan Manuel Fangio, of Argentina, with a 1:41.8.AP.

Dawn Fraser

vať new Stewart at

The Scots received a severe jolt last night when Ay-halt Gordon Waddell, the British Lions player known as the unlucky man of of frequent in- rugby because

wins 5. Australia jury was found to have bron-

swim title

chills when the Scottish party orrived in Wales.

Waddell hid been picked to replace George Sharp, who had ja poor game against France, now Adelaide, Feb. 5.

been capped Dawn Fraser won the 110 yards the place goes to T. McClung

freestyle lle of the South who has already Australian swimming cham-ight times. pionships here tonight, clock- ing 42.2 seconds.

Miss Freser swam easily in in the Olympic 55- the race yards fresh water pool to finish 1.8 seconds outside her best time for the event.

She was awarded the Harry Eaton Cup as outstanding per- former in the championship meeting during which she won of six tities.

the

for. Though

Volell revel in the

·wards - sisald heavy conditions anticipated, their lightweight scrum-halr, Onllwyn Brave, may not be quite so happy and this could be a big point in favour of the Scots.

1

fleet Scottish captain and

winger Arthur Smith. footed who plays his club ruby Wales for Ebbw Vale, ins no Coach Gerry Gallagher kst double about the outcome. "We that someone alght predicted that Dawn will have a team of great handlers hope comes up with a bright work-set a new world sprint record and should win," he declared.

In 03 previous games bo uble idea soon. What a great during the forthecming Austra

the countries, Wales

plly the loyal $1.20 boys could han chompionships in Sydney (ween

not see the colourful Peruvians where she will meet stronger have won 32. atid Scotland 29,

•j with two draws, competitionUPI.

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