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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1960.
SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT Our schools sport staffs are doing a wonderful job
Christmas belongs to the children ...
and
the success of the future is in the hands of the youth of today. The children and the youth of our Colony!
live in a land of mixed blessings and particularly in a sporting sense it must surely be agreed that this is so. Around us we have so much for so few yet so little for so many. It is really surprising how it is distributed to the benefit of the majority. For this, the Hanging schools they derived from their early sports administration is entitled days on the Colony sports fields to a great big pat on the back.
The enthusiasm within this organisation appears to know bounds: it is packed tight wil men and women who want no more than to see their yung charges given an opportunity to
1. and remember the dedleat- ed band of coacher who set their feet on the right road.
is The MacTavish topper doffed in salute to the Hongkong schools spurts administrators.... to the games masters and mis- in gebd wholesome' tresses....to the willing each- activities; competition ers....and to those who help merely because they want to see is aplenty but it is more than a healthy stimulant boys and girls given a good start. to those involved: winning is he compliments of the season
to you all. not the means to an end....or. worm still, the meals and the
there
Shoor versatility
по
have
In recent weeks I
to enjoyed an opportunity
at the look fairly, closely work that goes on behind the It schools' sporting scRTIES, has been a most rewarding experience: It has given me a whiff of fresh air in the very byways where
pungency rather than perfums has been the prevalilag atmosphere. The scope for school sport is very-wide,
It is too much to Bepert the presence
oversee every experts
activities
aspret
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of the
braced by our
With Dr Edith Summerskill this week getting a nifty 'clip on 'her Parliamentary chin' it is timely to see what is happening in Colony boxing.
On
There egelainly seems to be plenty golfe on and if you are a keen ring fan you might like to note in your make a special brand new 1901 diary for Janu- ary 0. At half-past seven that date of the Southom Play- ground the Hongkong Amateur Boxing Association is putting on an attreelive programme of open and novice bouts. Some of the boys who did so well in the re- youthful cent promotion in Kewicon will
of
By I. M. MacTAVISH
mittee....have expressed great interest in my sug. gestion that we should have an exhibition of the Colony's sporting silver. More news in due course.
-gold edged "thank you" card for all the pleasure their efforts have given:
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Coupled with such a wish there must of course bo one for all the sporting administrators, the plan- nors, the organisers, the willing helpers, the ad- HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
BANK judicators, "the umpires, the linesman.... and the HONG KONG' (TRUSTEE) raforces,
Without them there could bo
Tomorrow is Christmas Day
and in la spirit of tradi tional goodwill this column "offers to the sportsmen and sportswomen of the Colony a sincere seasonal greeting and the wish that they may have a Christ- mas as merry and bright as their activitiesswill per- mit. With off the other gifts in their stockings A marry bountiful Chilstmas there is-in spirit at least
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to you all.
There still is TIME
inthusiasts but the sheer ver-grain be in sellon and even to get that
mav
the
thoy lack skill they have the will antity of those who handle end the enthusiasm to provide
for any the sort of thrill which them make up
infcblourt of boxing. mleg thing they highly technical advice....
In the open contests there who
from and
Kie the
will be boxers youngster
'Hartland Point,' the Army shovs particular talent in some sphere or other soon Ruds him-
and the local clubs. It looks that self or hornell reiting
like being a Brat rale spot of little bit of extra attention that
pugilistic entertainment and with prices again oct at $1.20 means to much.
and $5 there should be a good crowd on hand to see it. Hail and forowell While on the subject of boxing
There are of course a number of highly qualified port ex- peris in the schools organisation and the education department rationing does a fine jcb of
them out as and when they ate required.
It is in there formative school days that future champions are developed and a great deal de- pends on the advice, coaching and
encouragement they celve.
"
All praise
XC-
My look at schoot activities left the impression that wonderful job is being dont,
It is opportune is report that John Collins, who has been suck a power behind the workings of the Hongkong Amateur Boxing Association and the boxing élab of the HKPSA...... as well as being a most active member of many other sports committees is due to go on leave carly in the New Year.
When Mr Collins goes off in February his office as Tourna- ment Secretary of the HKABA will be taken over by Mr A.
It is true that resources are Compbell, whose woll-known nover enough to meet de enthusiasm for boxing as well as
perfect
Gift..
Paquerette
will remain open
till 5.30p.m.
that Mr
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his excellent werk in schools human and inanimate--ate | sport
guarantees often stretched to the limit Collins' good effort will but that merely emphasises suined.
There will the fine work the schools
also be folks are doing.
interosiing change in pollee All groise to them. A boxing affairs for Mr W, head by mind in a healthy body Segrue, who is incidentally, o is the heritage every child do- vice-president of the HKABA. Brycs. Christmas belongs to will be taking over the reas the alright.. and one.canard according to reports he has only hope that when they are high hopes of instilling, even old enough to realise that the greater enthusiasm in the force Ruccess of the future is in their by providing moro scopo for Janda they will look back In
competitive boxing....probably appreciation
the benefits on a 01
team or inter-divisional basis.
There seems to be every reason for confidence that the hext few months wil provide us with some very interesting fisticuffs.
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"Some of them, don't do ellher particularly well!" It seemed to me that '998' mant Saturday Sport Spot.... and maybe you would like to have a go at solving. the little. Chrisianna cryptogram. AN colleague Kevan Barry would. DAY.
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