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THE CHINA MAI; MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1969.

Army

ARMY AT LOWEST EBB

Juste Fontaine breaks a leg

Sochaux, Mar, 20. France's top scorer in the 1058 World Soccer Cup Juste Fontaine broke his left leg in a tackle .during the Reims- Sochaux first division match in the French Fuotball Champion- shlie here today.

The Rein sharpshooter who to hospital will was taken probably be out of next Sun- day's France-Austria quarter- finals return match for the European Nations Football Cup ni Vienna.-AFP.

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Notico to Members

Australian Subscription Ponics 1961

The Stewards have ordered

a batch of 110 Australian Subscription Ponies to race in 1961 and they now invite Members to subscribe them.

Busmen win

win as

as they like against soldiers without life,

spirit

or a playing plan

By 1. M. MacTAVISH

In wartime Britain there was a popular slogan which asked the pertinent question "Is your journey really necessary?" The phrase was absorbed into the everyday language of the people and Hongkong football followers could have used it with great effect at the Boundary Street ground

Cambridge gets ready for -the boat race

yesterday afternoon when some 7,000 fans had made the CHINESE DIRECTORS OF ASIAN

trip and sat patiently through the dullest first division game of the season in which KMB won as they liked in beating the Army by three goals to nil.

This was just about the drabbest soccer encounter I have had to watch in

ages.

It went a long way towards explaining the Army's present precarious position in the league and it also reminded us of the deterioration which has come over the once fine KMB side.

the

FOOTBALL POOLS APPOINTED

Two prominent Chinese businessmen have been appointed directors of the Asian Football Pools, Ltd., it was announced by Mr A. P. Moore, Managing-Director of the Pool company yesterday.

The two belong to a syndicate which comprises the Chinese management wing of the overall

The soldiers offered only the fiddled around when the pattern The remainder of the first half

They are Messrs Choy Wal- nominal opposition. They of the game literally screamed was one long succession of dis

Luk Man-hung and Teddy T. F. Yip. had Wright and Higginbottom|fer a few Intelligent Arst-time coraceled incidents, and passes

↑ ICW and almost nothing more.

sweeping wal was injured in a thought. less tackle by Masterton; Lan They were woefully weak in changes of direction.

vital wing-half positions The little Inside-left persis- Kam-tong collapsed when there where Masterlon never found tently ran round in circles until was no one near him and he for his form, while Mackin, who he finally lost the ball.. and went off for running repairs:

locked

enough in he got absolutely no competent

marks Ritchie kleked the ball off the possession, was cought far 100 whatsoever for his irresponsible Army goal line for the third time

and Jelato The cost per pony to Sub-often out of position

back-heel kick at Leung in the game: Todd had one long repeated failure to retreat after K It escaped the attention shot which carried just over the

King-un tut scribers will be HK$8,500 losing the ball threw a tremen of the referee who was watch-bar: Kwan which sum includes Livery to dous fond onto Higginbottom. ing the light of the ball but it right-hand post and Luik Man- chi hit the opposite post from the date of acceptance by the The

the rebound and anally, Lam Stewards.

Kam-long hit a cat drivo just inches outside the Army goal.

Applications forms may be obtained from the Secretary's Office, Alexandra House, 8th Floor.

All subscriptions must be pald by cheque and appiico. tion forms must be signed by all Subscribers in the pre- sence of the Secretary at the Club Ofices, Alexandra

House.

The Subscription List will close at Noon on Wednesday, 29rd March, 1960.

By Order of the Stewards,

A. E. ARNOLD

toll Teff-back struggled did not pass unnoticed by the gamely to meet the double task ¦ spectators in the stands. but the third gool was a cleur

of the uthers only Todd

of the situation.

tho

indication of the shortcomings looked anything like a prontable The interval scoreboard show- footballer. Duffy had an atro-ed KMB ahend by a single goal clous game, Jolins was sadly

...it might very easily have Gut of position... and, been five or six. although Baldwin was officially

Biggest worries

WETU

his

Isted ut centre-forward, he Tragedy for Army

No great shakes

of recent

опе

CHOY WAI-HUNG

Mr Choy Wal-hung to a Director of the Sun Ya Enter- distinguished Hongkong busi|prises which operates the Sun nessman active siso in the Ya Hotel and Supervisor of the Colony's social, sporting and | Kowloon Funeral Parlour. Mr welfare communities. He is Ng is also connected with o

Chairman of the new

the

syndicate.

He is the Managing Director of Choy Brothers & Co, Ltd; a Director of the Kowloon Motor Bus Co, Ltd; Hong Kong & Yaumat Ferry Co, Ltd; ~and China Entertainment & Land Investment Co, Ltd; and Kent Investment Co. Ltd, which operates the recently opened Royal Theatre in Kowloon,

Ex-HKFA official

A prominent personality in the Colony's sporting commu- nily, Mr Choy was formerly Vice-President of the Hong-

Football kong

Association; former Chairman of the Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation and served also as Chairman of the Chinese Football Associa- tion.

Mr Choy is the current Presl- dent of the Sing Tao Sports Club

NG HOP-LAM

"Pisot Bagley made two early mistakes. One cost his played the deep plan to such The second half opened with

roal and be purpose side vital

that he spent more a tragedy for the Army. really recovered never

time among his own half-backa | Minsterion watched a high lob confidence,

Lou He found

then he did

attacker.drop out of the air....he took Kaf-chu a tough handful and Lau Tim has never had an his eye of it to look at his op the afternoon's honours were easter afternoon.

ponent and inevitably misjudged very much in favour of the

the bail. Faster than he could KMB centre-forward.

recover Lau Knt-chu got posses- The Army's biggest worries,

sion, busticed through the de- however,

Although the up in their

busmen were fence and before you could say of the strangely "Masterton muned it" Lau hid Asian Football Pools organisa-and President of the Chinese string of prominent Chinese bunched-up front rank where streets ahoad both individually and collec-listless and lifeless soldiers they the ball in the net,

Football Players Fraternity. He business houses, being adviser With a two goals lead KMB tion, great shakes.

has a son who is studying econo- to Chinese General Chamber of tively to use the term in its were still no

eased off but Hwan King-run sense--the only thing Nowadays the side is little mnre

The Chinese syndicate also in-mies at Trinity College in Dublin | Commerce. Inosest

found the forwards hit was rockbottom. than a hollow shadow of the

the chance to smack |cludes Mr Ng Hol-lam, a direc- and a daughter studying accoum- shot against the Army tor of Choy Brothers & Co, Lid.toney in London. Bellamy, from whom so much great KMB teams

post....and then in the 262 Mr Ng is the Managing-Director Mr Ng Hol-1am is well-known was expected, was the biggest years,

The present players hayo minute the winger taking of the Chinese syndicate.

In local business circles. Hels offender of all. Every time the

neither the polish nor the advantage of a Mackin excur- Hong Kong, 9th Mar. 1960. ball reached-him-the movement

Doise of their predestisors of slon beat Wright' all ́ends up days gone by and they also with a great shot. luck the bright, yet cullureð, Baldwin was badly Injured in approach to the game whleht | a rather unnecessary clash with made them one of the most Wal Fat-kim and Lau Tim. He popular clube In Colony was off the field for ten minutes. The game dragged on to a had # quiet pitiful Anish. The light was afternoon but he had one very very

bad and some of the good save late in the game closing efforts of the players when Duffy got a point-blank) were mercifully shrouded in the chance. Law Pok, Lau Tim and gathering gloom... the final Leung Kit were the outstanding whistle was a welcome relief. members of the Busmen's de

VERDICT: Maybe we can fence but up front only Lau

take some strange con- Kal-chu, and to a lesser degree,

solation from the fact Chow Shiu-hung meant very

Secretary,

came to 11 dead stop. He

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

10th Race Meeting

Saturday, 19th and Saturday, 26th March, 1960 (To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 19 RACES (There will be 0 races on the First Day and 10 races on the Second Day).

The First Beil will be rung et 1.30 pm, and Use First Race min at -2.00 pm, on both days.

The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 D.m. on both days.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE ·

No person without an admission badge, which must be pro- minently displayed throughout the meeting, will be admitted,

Admoleton Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable during office hours from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices, at Queen's Building, Chater Road 6, D'Aguilar Street, King's Road, North Point, and 382 Nathan Road, only on the written introduction of a Member, THESE BADGES WILL NOT BE ON SALE AT THE SECRETARY'S OFFICES.

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

Tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72011).

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

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 gain re-admission.

MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be available in RESTAURANT.

the

CASH SWEEPS

football

Wai Fat-kim

much.

much

further

World table tennis

champion eliminated in Peking tourney

Tokyo, Mar. 21.

that our football the Chuang Tse-tung, winner of the men's singles in deteriorate Lam Kam-tong was still

the Scandinavian Table Tennis Championships last December, won the men's singles in China's pre-National Championship in Peking today, Peking Radio reported.

a long way from match finess and watching him in action yesterday it seemed 15 great risk had been taken in playing him so soon.

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The broadcast sald Chuang, 18, defeated Li Fu-jung, 17, in the final in straight sota 21-17, 21-17, 23-21.

than this. KMB won easily and yet they were no better than third rate but this was surely the poorest display by an Army side in the post- On the right wing Kwan

war years. One final thought King-in in spite of a fine -$15,000 gate, yel there was goal was

more than a no new ball for the game!! stopgap and speedy Luk

The teams Man-wai looked very uncom- fortable on the opposite wing. KMD: Wat Fat-kim, Law Pak,

Kwok-lam, Leung Kit, World champion Jung Kuo- He kept trying to get the ball Chan

Yeung Kwok-kit, tuan was outamashot by Li in Tim, to his right foot when it would au

King-sun, Chow Shiu-earlier inches, the Radio sald, have been so much more pro- Kwan fitable to have played it with hung, Lau Kal-chu, Lam Kam-

Chuang, pairing with Li, also his left.

tong, Luk Man-wal

doubles in the There were just over 7,000 Army: Wright, Ritchie, Hig- won the men's

Championships the ginbottom, Masterton, Bagicy, Scandinavian dull, dismal, overcast afternoon Mackin, Duffy, Todd, Baldwin, held at Borass, Sweden, by do- feating Czechoslovaldo's L. the Army launched the first Bellamy, Johns.

Stipek and L. Vyhnanovsky 3-1. attack towards the clubhouse

In the singles, Chuang defeated

fans in the stands when

goal.

First mistake

They were repelled and in the third minuto Bagley made his first mistake. Lau Kai-chu

Moscow Spartak Spek 3-1.

wins again

Tokyo, Mar. 21. The visiting Moscow Spartakt look advantage of the allustion football team defeated China's Ticnisin team 3-0 in a game Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $10.00 for the First Day, and slipped the ball neatly past $20.00 for the Second Day and $88.00 for both days may be Wright but Bagley made a good played at Tientsin today, Peking obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building, recovery and kicked the ball Radio reported. (Chater Road), 3, D'Agullar Street and 382 Nathan Road, | off the goal line.. Kowloon, during office hours.

Both defences were very

AP.

A

win gave Spartak The record of six wins against one Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00am shaky. When Chow Shiu-mg be played against the Chinese.

Ice in 10 gomes selueduled to on Friday, 18th March, 1000, will be sold and the reservation had chance for KMB, Higgin- cancelled for future Meetings.

bottom again covered up well Special Cash Sweep Tickets on the Hong Kong Derby to clear of the goal line for scheduled to be run on 30th April, 1900, at $2.00 each and tickets | the second time in five minutes, for the Cash Sweep on the last race of the Meeting at $2,00 each may be obtained from the Club's Cash Sweep Offlocs

The office hours of the Club's Cath Sweep Offices are as tollows:

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

Week-days, Mondays to Fridays

Saturday, 18th and

Baturday, 20th March

9 am to 6 pm.

b. to. 11 .m. King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong and 382 Nathan Road,

Kowloon on

Wesir-days, Mondays to Fridays ...... 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 10th and.

Saturday, 28th March

Hong Kook, 12h March, 1800,-

9am to 11 am. By Order of the Stewards,

A. E. Arnold,

Secretary,

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With nine minutes gone KMB were very correelly awarded penalty kick. Lom Kam-tong drove the ball low and hard to the right of the Army goalkeeper but with a dive and a

twist Wright somehow collared the ball, lost it, retrieved 14, und cleared it to safety. A fine piece of goalkeeping which was loudly applauded,

When the game was just a quarter of an hour old KMH look the lead. The gos) follow- ed a mauntily #occssian of blunders among - the ́Armor defenders. In the end' Bagley falled to get in his tackle and Chow fikfa-hung had 'an cuây Job to fuck the ball Away dis the corner at than sart,

In the women's division, Châu Chung-hui of Yunnan, defeated the national women's champion

to

Hu Ke-ming, runner-up Ych Pel-chlung and bronze medalist win tho Sun Mel-ying

event, the

1 women's indica Radio mi

Tho Radio

another national contest will be held ina Tientsin early next month. The 1900 National Championshipe will be played in October--AP.

THE GAMBOLS

DON'T BE GO

GLOOMY,

GEORGS

saidi

ITG A

LOVELY

SHOWER

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

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Here is an ending from actual play: White to move and win. Solution No., 5787: 1 Q-03. PXP; 2 QXQP, P-R7, If U . . . PH, Q-Kti, P-R7, # | K-85; 2 Q-H2. Kt×P. London Express Bergon

Only a few weeks to the annual University Boat Race on the Thames from Putney to Mortlake. Here the Cambridge crew practising on the

tide- The

way at Putney. Times photo.

Peter May back in England

London, Mar. 20. Peter May, England's cricket home captain, arrived from the West ladles to- day to try to get fit for the

NEW BENSON..

He led England in the first three Test matches of the cur- rent West Indian tour, but was rested in the fourth after a sur- gical wound re-opened.

At the airport, the bronzed 30-year-old cricketer declined to discuss the series. The Arth and final Test starts at Trinidad this week.

May has alx weeks to make a final recovery bufore the Eng- lish cricket conson staris,-AP.

Oldest finalist

Who is the oldest Ulving Cup Finalist? The claim la made that it is Tom Cruwahaw, who was Sheffield Wednesday's con- tre-half against Wolves in 1890. Ha still lives in the steel city after his triumph 64 years ago.

Nominate YOUR HONGKONG FOOTBALLER

OF THE YEAR

Members of the public are invited to nominate Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current

season.

It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and aumination coupons will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.

are:

The two qualifications for nomination

(1) Footballing prowess.

(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed to the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street,

To the Editor, China Mail.

My numination for Honghong's Footballer of the Year, taking into account his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play, is:

of the

(Signed)

(NOTE: No person is allowed to voto more than once in this poll).

Love Barry Appleby

THINK HOW IT'LL MAKE THE FLOWERS GROW

AND THE WEEDS

AIR-INDIA

Club.

"PARIS-dream of a world for which

no cliché is good enough"