1960-03-26 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1960.

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT

A tolerated elbow is not of necessity a helping hand

By 1. M. MacTAVISH

Last Sunday I sat through the final of the Schools Football Competition at Boundary Street with a gentleman who has a great practical interest in soccer. Ho is closely connect. ed with the playing plans of one of our first division clubs and his observations are worth serious consideration. During the course of the game in which Fooi Sun School beat Wah Yan College, Kowloon, he pointed out the number of unpenalised minor infringements innocently committed by the youthful players and he gave it as his opinion that it was not a kindness on the part of a referee entrusted with a Schools football match to allow persistent breaches of the rules to pass unchecked.

This i mest interesting and

Almost without exception the far-reaching point and it is one defenders On both sides used which

refertes

the their arms and elbows in vury- and cathusiastic offelals who runing degrees to pave the way fUT Schools Foolball so efficiently world do well to consider,

behaviour later,

their eventual lockle, and time and age they resorted to a variety of obstruction etics Iri order to prevent an opponent getting to, or relaining powession of. the ball.

A young player should he encouraged to progress In Jale knowledge of the laws of football at the same time us he develops his skills. If he Please do not get the wrong is allowed to break the laws Idea. There was nothing vicious In his formative days he will or mallelous in their efforts. In find it very hard to under-fact the game was a dozen times Mand why he should be better than the Sing T10-CAA penalised for The same and KMB-Army First Division matches which saw during the tume weekend. There was ni- In addition, of course, he may ways a pattern about the school

Innocently boys' play and if they tired to- -guin quite develop habits and traits which wards the end who could blame are not within the code of fair them? They had put on a grand play and as they were allowed display, to as unchecked in his early days he will see no valid reason why he should not exploit them when he advances up the soccer reale.

Biggest deficiency

It was particularly noticeable during the game in question that a number of the players on view are going to make n big name for themselves if they continue to Improve ng they are doing at the present time.

Some of the younut men 1 saw in action are good enough at this moment for a much higher cles of footbull but is also obvious that their playing developed faster ability has than their knowledge of the finer points of the gante.

young

The biggest deficiency in these

players WAS

make wood legal tackle when mov- big in the same

direction

their inability

as an opponent,

to

Must be strict

and

01.

However, praise knowledgement of promise ure only valuable when tempered with good commonsense and the point of view which I heard so expertly expressed was such a valid one that I felt my good

Int the friends

Hongkong Schools Football Organization would appreciate its word without harbouring the foeling that it is a bit harsh of any

they should apply the same strict Interpretation or tho rules as

they would if they were handling a Benior Shield or a League Championship match. That is how a soccer education in nequired.

Players must be brought up In the correct ways of the game for once they have matured: and their style is set it in al- most impossible to correct their dellcimcies. Quite apart from the physical dificilties effecting such a reform there is also 0

subtle peychologieat hazard........ particularly here in Hongkong where it may hap

pen that the referee who penalises the offence after the has up-and-coming youngster renched senior status actually condoned it when the same player was in School Football.

Congratulations

SPORTING SAM

by Reg. Woptton.

the fluctunting fortunes of the

boys in the game.

is

Hongkong schools football in good hands and, judging by the form of many of the players in good last Sunday, it is also

Personally I enjoyed every minute of the game. It was fine stuff.

boots.

no

reason why the same situation should not exist here.

One of the great things of ecurse is to develop a spirit of partisanship around the ring an if the present plans to bring to the Colony a famous Chinese wrestler who is one of the best I ever saw in action- molure, I think the innovation will be a prent success,

It will provide a welcome

stereo-

And finally three topicalities from the world of Hong. kong football.

Last Saturday I reviewed interlude in our very

the situation regarding sporting calendar. Stand the possibility of the by for further news. Hongkong Football Asso- clation Inaugurating professional scheme with- in its present orbit of nctivities

..... and this week I would like to men- tion the possibility of another interesting pro-brief ptech in reply to the fessional sport making an early appearance in the Colony.

On Thursday I was a guest at the official dinner of the Army Football Association.

It was a fine occasion. In his

toast of "The Guests Mr W. S. T. Louey, President of the Hong kong, Football Association, derlined the important, position which the Army holds in local A group of business men are

soccer and expressed once community's appre- in Hongkong at the moment again the

situation ciation of the grand contribu- examining the local with a view to placing our com- lou which the Army officials so the Far Enst pro- willingly make to the efcient munity on fessional wrestling circuit.

management of the affairs of Professional wrestling In the Hongkong Football Associa

meat...in tion. everyone's

not

fact it is Many peoples' Appropriate

the I was appropriate that dinner should be held at the

Palm !popular

Court Hotel

-London Express Service).

the fact that although there was a very healthy gate no new ball was pro- vided.

I have since been asked on a number of occasions to explain the responsibility for the pro- Viaton of the ball.

in

No justification

league games played under the Hongkong Football Association the home team is It is true that responsible.

the rules do not specify that the ball must be a new one but it 19 long established practic

fi that a new bail is provided at frst division games...... and when a sum of more than $15,- 000 is taken in gato receipts there is surely no justification for using a second-hand ball.

In the game in question KMB were the 'home' team.

Those folks who have their doubts about the extent of gambling in local toot. ball may have to revise their thinking very soon. I understand that active official now has gol his hands

very Interesting piece of paper. Let's wait and see.

where ex-captain Archie NEW

George, who was secretary of the Army Football Association KIND for five years, is now reine OF

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polson....but It is genérsil, a

puller great crowd

and it enjoys wide popularity Ip many parts of the world.. In the

Far Kast there arc netive wrestling centres in i am sure last Sunday it was Japan, Manila, Bangkok, Sing-host. in a spirit of kindness that the pore, Ceylon India and referee allowed many of the Pakistan, and of course the mat

flourishes infringements to pass without | game penalty

and on the ......bul football is a

West Coast of progressive game and thinking Anierten. on long term lines I feel that with impressionable schoolbuys they should 'whistle to the mile books. Never adopt the

at-

one to crillelse their young titude that they are only hopefuls.

boys",

In Austrails In my summing up of the Army-KMB game losi weekend I commented on

The plan

With wrestling promotions in so many places around us it is not surprising that the people Organising the various toure

Soccer ground

cover

I have nothing but admira- In spite of all these comments should eventually get round to tion for those enthusiastic the schools final was a ne octa-

Cricket grounds are covered thinking about Hongkong to beat the rain referees who week in and sion. Both teams were due which is, after all, right in the week out during the season give congratulations on their whole-path of many of the wrestlers plich healing installation to de- Everton FC have an under- so willagly of their time and hearted efforts and the as they move from point to feat rain, lee and snow,

1wo knowledge to help the progress schools concerned can feel very point.

Nowenstic United and of School Football.

proud of their representatives.

Manchester United have ex- It was refreshing indeed to see

perimented with plastic covers real bubbling enthusiasm on the field and in the stands to hear

over the goal areas. the youthful cheers, the 'abs' their of anticipation, or the groans of the field disappointment which reflected

DOR-

Theirs is a major tribution to the game facet their generosity should stop at the giving

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The present plan is to induce the touring International stars to stop over here for a series of bouts against wrestlers mov- Now enterprising Spurs ing in other direcione end, if the various

going the whole hog and pro- legal requirements pose to cover their entire play- can be settled. I think pro-ing area in the same way as fessional wrestling could have o

they saw pitches covert very healthy inaings here and their recent Russian tour. provide some tainment,

The кате

on

colourful enter- At the moment they are con

tent with a covering for a third enjoys....or of the pitch, but if it is a the entire playing at least enjoyed....great success

will be covered next popularity in Singapore parti. ground cularly with

the larger season--with a plastle material, Chinese public and, provided not nylon as baseball pitches

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