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I doubt whether SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT

Ireland will win the world title

Says JOHN COTTRELL-

This time last year the experts were tipping fast- improving Jack Brabham of Australia for big motor-racing honours. He went on to win the world title.

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Now the new star they are all talking about 13 29-year-old Innes Ireland, the man who twee beat Surling Moss in the Easter meeting at Goodwood. Ireland, oddly enough Scotsman

Wales, Ilving in bought a Lotus car three years ago, won 11 races in his firal seuson, and was signed up by Lotus' as part-time profci- sional.

professional

He turned reall last November after" residents near his hente obtained court Injunction to prevent his tuning cars at his racing stable.

run!

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a

Like Brabham lic Barge

Surrey and is family man with a wile and 18-month-old baby daughter.

Frankly, I doxist whether Ireland will win the world tie this year. As he modestly point- ed 'ou! after his triumphs at Goodwood; "I had the fastest cur in the race."

TRIUMPH FOR LOTUS

Mues's Cooper just did not have the power to catch the now rear-engined 291⁄2-litre fatus; Climax. And Ireland's victories were as much n triumph for Colln Chapman who 12 years ngo ball his first Lotus from parts of a 1020 Austin 7 which he bought for £1.

lung machine will take a lot

of beating this year.

Let's get united

- about United

By I. M. MacTAVISH

And it may not be frelond "Manchester United will visit Hongkong next May" was the gist of an

who wins all the honour for Lotua { heur that Stirling Moss plans to switch from Cooper to Lotus for this year's world champlonship events,

Lant

Mono year

Anished third in the world champion- *blp driving Rob Walker's Cooper-Climax. Now he will race a new Climax-powered Lotus for the first time in the Menuco Grand Prix on May 20.

Moss deserves the best British car available. For in his long

frustrating quest for the world title, he has resisted offers from overseas firma and stuck firmly to liis resolution to become the first British driver tille in Express Service.

announcement which greeted readers of last Sunday's newspaper. The name of Stanley Matthews was coupled with the project and it was indicated that he would visit the Colony as a guest player with Matt Busby's famous. . . . even tragically famous....

Naturally the slatement gave tie to considerable initial satisfaction among football fans but it also stirred up intenses yel justed dissatisfaction among song of our most active soccer administrators. Naturally they welcomed the possibility of

ein England's greatest post- war team in Action but Iney felt that the announcement was

oth

premature sumptuous as only

and pre- thes I- Kong Football Assoclution could

visit by British ear-London FIFA-umiliated

autherise such A

side

the to Colony. No private organise tion could make such arrange

win the

Sports Diary

TO-DAT

Heig Twelfth Race Meeting. Valley, 2 p.m.

2nd

Boccer

Ars

Division: Prikina V Navy) 5.30 p.in.

Youth Cup: Easter "W* v Five- One-Seven (UV) 430 p.m.; Chung Fong KD "A" (HV) 5.30 p.m.

Badmintos

No Lotus had won a Formula One mee before the Goodwood, i meeting. bu£ this new Jow- priza, m.

TOP-QUALITY

ments.

to

L That gesture and,

to

United.

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SPORTING SAM

by Reg. Wootton

+

London Express Bervice.

HKFA has approved the request. No other cam. ment is necessary.

Chineso

Already the gossips are in annual neilon regarding the Inter-club migration of our Boccer stars. Strangely enough it, one believes or halt the stories, there is not two.... A Hongkongja big name who is not going to

-- be-

into bowling Finally a tale-wagger

The game already enjoys a certain amount of popularity in Hongkong at the present Elme but the fact that the alleys are in restricts Father private clubs the general public from joining

Lop

European football referee chango his colours before next has been

you one of the beat invited to season.

morsels In all the gosɔip indi- Macno to handle

the cute that the young ugers may championship decider in escape the hunting nets after the near future, and the all

Tat Pins" is now a major in. All that may very soon be pastime In Japan....in many changed and it in the neir

of of Europe....asul

future you want. to spend an course in the United Kingdom, energetic hour down the alley The gune

apparently the facilities may be yours for the

the commendable HKFA

of fancy

a modest fer, to authorise the vit caught

of population while there are

sttus.ion cosmopolitan ... thr many in our

London and cinomás, hatis, and football world, would have been different. who do not take kindly

The councilors of the long even less likely places are what they

converted have termed kong Football Association had ing 'stunts. I do not believe that every reason to be annoyed, alleys. in our geographical situation when they got their first news of such an attractive projeci we can afford to look such a

.But 1 say promising gift horse in the from the press.

gain that I hope these feelings face.

[will be reconciled in mutually Like thousands of others I advantageous negollations. Like want to see Manchester United all of you....I want in

United playin play in Hongkong if it is at all Manchester possible and, as it was obvious Hongkong if I is at all possible sure that every from recent negotiations which....and I'm the HKFA had with Blackpool councillor of the HKFA

ensy inex-exactly the

same desire. that it is not pensive venture to bring a top wouldn't be worth his British league side to Hongkong, Bait if he didn't

hope our various interested bodies will this time combine their effort to make it 50. It would surely be to the mutual benefit of both sides.....and it would of course de great thing for the fans. With an organisa- tion like Asian Pools looking after the finances of the pro-

1:1 the days following the announcement several council. lors of the HKFA stated quite categorleally that they knew absolutely nothing of such Happy project. They said there were

cficial plans certalaly no receive The illustrious visitors and just as certainly they feet from a Manchester United could not play here, in or cutpoint of view-one must assume of senson, without the approval from their statement that that is of the HKFA which is the con- their intention-the local fans trolling borly of the game

would be able to see one of the and one which is closely truly great British club alder in amlated to the Football Asso- | action, at a pelee very much ciation of England to which lower than he could ever hope Manchester United belong, to do if the visit represented a straightforward Anuncial risk accepted by the Hongkong Foot jbalt Association.

Presentation OF INC Badminton

"HK" QUALITREADS

For

BETTER SERVICE

LONGER MILEAGE

LOWER COST

THE HONGKONG TYRE CO.

(Estd. 1932)

General Office:

25 Morrison Hill Road, H.K. Tel: 72455

Kowloon Salos:

Opposite Kowloon Magistracy, Yaumati. Tel: 68382 39 Tonkin Street, Shamshuipo. Tel: 57452

THE

HKFA authority

see

bas He

soccer

Congratulations to *Big

Charley' Wright...Hong. kong's footballer of the year.

Congratulations also fu the readers of the Ching Mail for a worthy and honourable resul to the heaviest voting poll since the Inauguration of the popular competition seven years

ago,

No malter by what standard of assessment if might havo been reached any other result would have been a travesty of soccer sincerity.

Wright has stood head and shoulders above all his rivals for the honour and In fee! there WB3 never any doubt

The matement concerning the project was of course made by a senior umeial of the new Asian Pools Organisation and it was Declaimed in banner headlines in the press. There is no doubl that a private company could

I am all for anything that among many of the top Chi- not arrange gynk's in the

counts to the advantage of the nere stars that the Army goal- Colony for Manchester United long-suffering fans. If this pro-keeper would deservedly

win or any other team unless the jeet means they will be able to the coveled tille. HKFA LOVE the scheme their see United play for a couple of blessing and mariy fans who bucks as against the ten dollars have since realised the implica- usually associated with the visi! tions of the situation reof reputed top class soccer ex-a wondering if the manner of sponents, I seriously suggest that annuuncement will prejudice the various parties get together in every way possible to make it practicable.

Is fruition.

I hope that this will not be so,

No difficulty

Wright's victory in the pol was overwhelming and it was

10 his tribute

general popularity that the votes cast for him came from every section of the community.

He has indeed made a culcur- fui contribution to what has far Now having said all that it is Ioo often been a dull, drab and important to emphasise the disrnal season. How we could necessity for the unconditionat do with more of his kind.... preservation of the authority of and how our football and foot- the Hongkong Football Associa-ballers could do with more of

on in all matters appertaining his effervescent spirit. in the gume, there cannot, and Soon he Wil

must not, be ony unauthorised

There must be * sensible reconciliation which will satisfy the HKFA's undeniable rights ....give the fans a chake to ee this wonderful club....and intration. Run the plans of the company which is willing to sponsor the visit.

If the 'good of the game is the genuine purpose of all thood mvolved there should be no great Insurmountable dim- culty and I understand that a step has already been taken to correct any discord which may

breaking before the HKFA Jinek been put in the pleturo,

GENERAL have been caused by the story

TIRE

Scores KO

There mus!

be no relaxation In this respect

no matter how powerful or how innocent the quarter from which any in-

fringement may come.

There can only be one con- froiliig body and whatever its shortcomings and internal diflorences the HKFA deserves the fullest backing of everyone who is interested In the game,

I do not believe there was any deep desire to slight, by nes, or trend on the toes of The HKFA when the original statement WAS Jakie. Lel's face It ... it was a spec- tacular story

axt ex- cellent publicity

.even it it was. from rictly ethical point of view, ill-timed,

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return England and the professional side of the game. As Mr Don Benson said at the presentation ceremony, we shall watch his future progress With great Interest"....und on puroly personal note....I predict that he will have an carly op- portenity to show his worth in the top class.

There Is # persistent whisper these days that an enterprising group of businessmen are currently negotiating for suitable space in the North Point. Causeway Bay area for of an the construction American type bowling alley.

Melbourne, Apr. 29. American Negro Ughtweight Auburn Copeland (132 pounds) hammered West German cham- pion Conny Rudhof (134 pounds) Had Into submission in the ninth worded by the sponsors to the round of a scheduled 12-round effect that "We can and will deopened it fight here tonight.

Hongkong football a good turn Hongkong

It

been

differently

If such an alley is in fact will meen that

is following the which is steadily It was Copeland's fifth succes-try hringirig out Manchester piztern sive win in Australia.-AP. United and we hope to get the spreading to many countries.

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