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YESTERDAY'S RUGBY

THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1961.

RAF ends Club's unbeaten record

By "PROP"

The Royal Air Force last night became the first side this season to beat the Football Club at rugby when they won the rather scrappy Hexangular Tournament match at the Club Stadium by three points to nil.

A penalty goal, well taken by Weavill, in the first ten minutes of the game was sufficient to set Club back in their title bid.

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But let there be no mistake, My surmise that Club might HAND this game to IAF Was not correct. The Kai Tak boys stepped in and took it by out playing the Club's pack!

Without the usual monopoly of the ball in the tight that Dwyer inevitably providen for them, Chab were beaten ilme and again in the lease, nad only Bedford and Willised were noticeable u the Uncout,

Lethargic

only just shurt and wide his kick,

with

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sure

Club now seemed to realise the menace of Wenvill's right foot and did their best to put themselves out of range. In this they were successful, and intleed they forced play to the RAF twenty-five

Fine

-

Evans was enjoying himself

by kiciting the rolling ball hard up-ñeld and chasing It. Moore was never too happy with the awkwardly bouncing ball and consequently Club handling

away.

For the greater part of the

errors were capitalised upon by the RAF. From one such rush where a pick-up and cross kick by they were wwanted a penalty. | Evans left Dixon with a clear Moore ran up to kick in cam-run to the line, but he failed to plete silence and pushed the control the ball and the Club ball past the outside of the left- | managed to scramble the ball hand post,

Gee at ty-hatr was getting quite good service from Little cohesion veryDavies and was using it in- telligently to keep his side of the attack. Time and again he second half play remained in found touch deep in the Club the IAF half, but the Club half and Club were starting to could never quite break through With Club worse dit very ingged in their general a solid defence.

approach to the game. Jase and All on the attack Mr Davies to help signalled "no-side" and RAT In fact, to speak of the Club Dixon with Anthony

thehad Inflicted on the Club their controlling a "pack" i

after 15 straight give quite the wrong impres-majority of the line-outs, but fret defeat

although HAF looked dangerous with the ball they somehow cruld ot manage to make a scoring break. At halt-me the

rote had not changed,

The RAF pack played well and were the main reason for this Club defcat, In cun- test the Club pack were traden touted and lethargic, and turned in just about their play of the entire season.

forwards a

to

slot they were eight in- dividuals who were never quite together! Club were slow to start, which is not uncommon for them, but

about

so were RAF and play was wilb- out very much purpose during the first ten minutes, until RAF were awarded a penalty on the Laughline and

fifteen wurde from the Club line.

Weavi!!

came up from the full-back position and with n ne kick Utted the ball over the bar, and the HAF hopes into the air, for a three-point lead.

Club now realised that they had a fight on their pressed towards

honds and the RAF line,

defence kept them cut.

Penalty

them

wer

A talking-to

WILE

"Tokkie" Smith, who skippering the side in the ab- rence of Digby-Bennett, gave his team a talking-to at the Interval and on the resump- Lioz:

It looked as

the I "jecture" w rolne la pay

more of the ball their handling was Incredibly bad,

wins.

For Club the only players to add to their reputations were Scruby and McTavlıb. Wilson tried hard to And the opening, but suffered from the close allentions of the RAF back-row.

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LAST NIGHT'S BOXING

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Wong Hon-shan of the Chinese Boxing Club lands a stinging left on Garry Elma (unattached) during one of the bantamweight division Oghts in the Hong- kong Amateur Boxing Association's Open Tourna ment at the Southorn Playground last night. Wong won on points-China Mail photo.

Taiwan lady

Star-studded field for San Francisco Open

San Francisco, Jan. 25.

A star-studded field of foreign challengers is included in the field of professionals who will take part in the 27-hole Ban Francisco International Golf Tournament which opens to- morrow.

Included ard Haruyoshl Kabari and Tedash! Kitsula of Japan, Chen Ching of Formosa,

Hongkong can retain Interport Hockey Cup this Sunday

By NUMPERE

One of the top sports highlights this weekend will be the Interport hockey match between Hongkong and Macao to be played in Macao on Sunday.

Pastore Domingo and Ben Arda This annual match, for the Spalding Cup, has

of the Philippines; Gary Player of South Africa; Bruce Compton of Australia, Eric Brown of Scalland, Max Faulkner of England and some South from good players America.

All want shares of the $37,000. prize money. The first prize 19 $0,000.

teel Observers America's Arnold Palmer and

have Ken Venturi

the best chances to win.

Fast play is expected on the 0,738-yard, par 27 Harding Park course on which the greens are firm Partly cloudy weather is predicted for the start of play.- AP.

softballers

take on champions South

China

this

Sunday

By OLLY VAS

The words "Taiwan girls" are synonymous with the best in ladies' softball these days and it is with great pleasure that I now pass on the news to all lovers of the

game that the Ken Ying Ladies' Softball Team of Taiwan will be seen in action this Sunday at King's Park at 3.00 pm.

been competed for since 1934 except for the years 1942-47 inclusive.

Hongkong ore the

present; Recreio need only one point holders of the trophy which from their two remaining

they have held since winning matches to be certain of the

it in Houghtong in 1958. They league championship,

1950 and 1980 retained it in by holding Macao each time to

A draw.

13:

A summary of results to date

Macao

Weekend fixtures

SATURDAY

Ladies League Gremlins 'A' vs KGV *B* nt Happy Valley, 2.30 pm. Umpires: M. Caswell, A. Van der Sluis.

KGV 'A' va Recreto at Hoppy Valley, 4 pm. Umpires: B. Mair, A. Van der. Sluts.

P W D L F A 20 8 7 5 30 28 Hongkong 20 5 7 6 28 30 The Hongkong Hockey Association has held a series of trial and practice matches in preparation for the Inter-

St Georges vs Gremilns 'D' at port but the team shows one King's Park, 2.30 pm. Umpires: change from that originally K. Lall, F. Soares. scleated. Bowell (Army) at KCC va Victorians at King's ccaire-half is unfortunately Park, 1 pm. Umpires: Air Prlec, unfit and Castro (Recreio) J. K. Fellows. replaces him.

The team

The team 18:

SUNDAY.

Men's League

Second Division

Section 'A'

Army P Vs HKHC 'B' at Kadir (Prisons). Pettyfer and Sookunpoo. 2.30 pm. Umpires;

Valema A. Aziz, C. Blackburn,

Oliphant (Army), (Macaensis) Costro and Siva i Collaco (Recreio),

(ROCTCIO),

O. K. Dallah (IRC), Narbu Lamu (Army), Gardner captain (Nav Bharat), and L. Guterres (Recreio). Umpire; K. Lall.

I am sure that all supporters of hockey in Hongkong will join me in wishing the team success in bringing the

with

every

another

Macact.sis C vs Nay Bharat 'B' postponed:

at

Section 'B' Nav Bharat C ́ve RAF Sookumpoo, 11.30 am. Umpires: K. M. Hussain, Z. A. Abbas.

League tables

Macacusis A

FIRST DIVISION

P W D L F Spalding Cup back to Hongkonf. Personally think they will

Nav Bharat A 16 In addition to the Interpart KCC A.... match

Amy, A played tercio, 'A' between the Interport 'B' XIC A This season

the KHA has Recreto B.

Ite from departed

normal Macaensis 'n team managers, côzches and practice of selecting the B XI umpires to read more care- from all Colony players by Prisons fully the Ground Rules issued selecting it from Only Second Army

Demons 11, fast November

paying Division players.

Hongera particular attention on the The section regarding "Change of follows; Umpires."

as

2ND DIVI

Section

teom selected is

Nav Bharat D Lonn Rahim (Nov Bharat), Gahfoor Moongla

KHC (RKHC), Pannu (Nav Bharat), each (Army), Harris (Army), (НКНС), Gabriel

RAF

Williams

substitute hooker also battled gañely, but was guilty of striking too soon on more than one occasion. The of the forwards played rest pluckily enough, but they ex- The visitors are actually the putation precedes them to these of, BUT, although Club gained hibited very little cohesion. Atold Tao Kong School team mas-shores and many familiar faces the itcout they refused to bind querading under a new name will be seen in the line-ups for

However, it might; and prevent the opporing pack since most of the girls have the series.

with the be worth recalling that over the severed connections from coming through, In Kennedy and Stewart both but poor handling and a sound dropped asses

so they pre noa period of five years we havo near the line loose they refused to follow the school and

not fared too successfully and RAF were not slow to ball at any pace, and in the light strangers to local softball.

Ken Ying are scheduled to against the Taiwan girls, their capitalise

these on

mistakes, tiley pushed hard but to e

arrive in the Colony by the collective record re:ding: "Won The sanding rule on this has rushing the ball to the other purpose. The practice or pusti

Lost 4." 85 Brechuen this Saturday 32,

All-Hongkong been published in the Official ing with might and main befere The ball put into the serumm

play off first game of them since March 1955 when Association of America (to should be frowned upon by the

the series against the current the local team beat them 5-2. which the local governing body (Army). Zin Husain (Prisons), champions, South China AA. The SCAA ladies infleted two is affliated) for years but until Ryan (RAF), and Ullam Singh (Nav Bharat), Umpire: P defents on the Talwon girls and the ruling was brought to the

odd coincidence an Won 32, lost 4

the attention of the Umpire-in-Chief Xavier. lopers on hoth

Because occasions were here and

the of incorporated in the

there pre only two it was generally

Second RGY 'A' Tao Kong. They lost 1-3 in Ground Rules In other Axtures arranged for March 1953 and 0-1 barely a believed, even by experienced Division matches scheduled for xcc.. them Ken Ying will take on year later. The only other do- players and writers as well that Sunday but the Ladies' League Victorians All-Hongkong the following feat suffered by the Taiwan umpires could be replaced at has full programme for Saturday at 2.30 pm and SCAA teams Wag at the hands of will during a game!!

Saturday, Iz again the next day at 3.00 pm, our schoolboy champions, St There is very little more any Francis Xavier's College Jast contributor to these columns year, in a friendly encounter. can say about the visors for

Gee, with a long kick, put

RAF onto the nitork only Live yards from the Club line, after

end with their feet.

Club gained the ball and went

left, Kennedy, with a neat high | officials, whereas the policy of

д great scoring

were

á penally had been awarded | kick, made

pushing as the serum-half shouts thout fifteen yards inside their | chance but the forwards

"Coming in NOW" should be own half.

not there in support. However, pructised a tle moret There from a lineout shortly after, was not a noticeable straighten- Wilson spotted a gap and made ing of the knees from either

MAX-break. His final pass to pack last night! Kennedy went astray and the opportunity was lost.

Club struggled back to the hall-way line, but Kelly was penalised for hanging onto the -ball efter a tackle and, from the Club ten-yard line Weavill was

French drivers almost

certain of winning Monte Carlo Rally

Monte Carlo, Jan. 25.

French drivers Maurice Martin and Roger Bateau, who drove an 848 cc Panhard from Monte Carlo, tonight seemed virtually certain to win the 1961 Monte Carlo Motor Rally,

The French drivers, both 30, hold a lead of nearly 27 points nearest rivals with

over their

only the speed test tomorrow morning to go. Experts believe

they cannot be caught.

It is the eighth Monte Carlo

Rally for Martin, a Cannes

garage proprietor. If he wins,

Selection deferred

Sydney, Jan. 25,

Pack magnificent

For RAF the pack were magnificent. Although pushed off the ball in the light, Mason managed to strike soundly for the airmen, on many occasions against the "loose-head”, and his all-round display toniglit earns him far more plaudits than his display last Wednes day against the Brizade side. Raw took over the wing-for- ward berth vacated by Barwell, and proved his ability by bot- tling up Wilson.

Dixon played his usual sound game and led the pack quietly but efficiently.

ha, and the threes, although

Gee had a good game at fly-

achieving lttle in attack, gave away even less in defence.

At full-back Weavill came through this game with flying colours and hts penalty-goal corred his side their victory.

Full marks

to Mike Dixon stad his boys for a aghting Selection of Australia's cricket victory they thoroughly deserv

morning and the team will have not won a rame against Guides of the Amateur Softball Macauley

Limbu (Army), Humfrey

by

As the SCAA team have not

as usual the Taiwan girls' re-been unduly extended in any

CHESS

By LEONARD BARDEN

13000)

Here is a problem by C, Mans- feld (Observer, 10323. White to play and mate in two moves. Solution No. 5968: 1 RXP1. BxP 2 BXB, KxB; 3 RXHt, FXR. 4 Kt-B8 ch, Tass will do them little harm (PXEI; 5 QXP ch win.

aime time

it will be the sixth victory team to tour England this yeared. Their victory will do them a

for French cars since the war, has been deferred until afier power of good. For Club this but the first for the Panhard, the fifth Test against West in- and will at the

dles which will be played in Melbourne from February 10 to provide a little

10 the Tournament.

Arm

50th Anniversary

15.

the

Contral

as the organisers

now

to The

more interest

The teams

London Exprezz Serolce,

Sports Diary

HKAAA meeting at 4.30 pm.

TODAY

Committee

Macting Executive Education Department,

This was announced today by Success for one of the starters Mr Alan Dames, Secretary of from Monte Carlo would give, the Australian Cricket Board of special satisfaction to

RAF:

Weavill, Gregor Evans, principally,

Low, Роупот Ge The selectors have brought the casino city in again fortnight longer in which

Davies, Forward, Mason, Bail, os a starting point this year, watch tour candidates:

Jack, Anthony, Beck, Dixon, after a lapse of five years, to

team was originally to haw Raw mark the 60th anniversary of been named

Clab: Moore, Kelly, after the fourth

Mc- the founding of the Ratly. Test which

Kennedy, Stewart,

Tomorrow anda in Adelaide Tavish,

Meeting Lying second is another 848 o

next week,China

Scruby, Mail Wilson,

Bedford, JIKPA Council Meeting, Aaan's Panhard, driven by the German Specki.

Willians, Macaulay, Smith, omer, Sports Road, G piu. Loeffler uni crew of Walter

Ross, Berrectoth, Holl, John- olympic Committee Meeting, S.C.M.

AnafourBports Federation Hans-Joachim Walter from

Post boardroom, 8.30 pm. Stockholm. They have 2,293,500 points to the 2,271.738 of the Frenchmen (the lower mark is the better).

Points are worked out on a handicap baris to include per- futmakers on the Charbaankere. Monte Carlo communal run,

First 12

Springboks beat North Scotland

Aberdeen, Jan. 20. South The

African Rugby Union touring team beat the North of Scotland by 22 points to nine here today after leading

In 1950 | 6-3 at half-time, was fourth

Loeffler und sixth in 1057.

The Springboks dominated

In third place, with 2,307,443| the set scrums, bui were made points, is the Finnish team of to fight every inch of the way Esko Kalnanen and Rainer by a gallant Scottish side.

dund.. They drove a Crecho- Try-scorers for the touring slovakian Skoda from Stock- team were Piet Du Toit, Bancy holm,

Van Niekerk, Doug Hopwood

Six of the leading 12 cars are and Mike Antelme, French, including Mite Panhardla. Dick Lockyear converted two Three are. German, two Swedish | trien und landed two penalty and опе Czechoslovaktan, | goals. Craig kicked threo Mercedes look the dra threo | penalty goula for North of placen last yeDT:--EMUTAT.

Scotland Reuter.

stone,

TUE GAMBOLS

EXCLUBVE

AND YOU'RE QUITE,

SURE YOU HAVENT

DOZENS LIKE IT♫

&

of their league games for the past two seasons it will be dif- ficult to forecast how they will shape up ogalnet top opposi- tion Naturally we hope that the local champions will score In hat-trick in victories and os this season they have already hown that they have lost none of their siendiness afleld or their prowers at batting fans are assured of Д hard-fought contest.

Junior League

The visit by Ken Ying will

not interfere with the Junior

leaqua programme. On Saler.

2ND DIVISION

Bretion 'F'

C HIGHC 'A Dutch HC. IRC 'E' Nav Bhagat C

Interport Recrolo

Gremlins

7 1

7 1 1 a o o

LADIES' DIVISION

Gremlins 'N' St George

this division KGV D

Agostini: Undercover

payments for athletes

widely accepted

are widely

New York, Jan. 25.

day there will be two matches Mike Agostini, one of the world's top sprinters in the 1950's, charges that

played off at Hing's Park. In the opening gamo, at 2.00 pm the Stardusts should ae- count for the Wolves without

too much trouble and the In-3 dans should have the measure of the Antelopes at 3.30 pm.

The Cheyennes ladies and the Junior Pandas are said to have

from the respec tive leagues though no official withdrawn

written confirmation on this is at hand, so there will be no

How- early morning match,

ever, at 11.00 am the White Sox keep an appointment with the Austers and yet another one- sided game is expected to take place.

The usuml

1.30 pm Senior match is on as the SCAA

Ho

undercover payments to amateur track and field athletes are widely accepted and that even some amateur officials are involved.

wys.

don- Scandinavia, he says, is

sidered "the best area for the athlete in search of extras."

says that some amateur} between $300 and $800," he rumers make as much as $10,000 a year in Europe, with Scandinavia the choicesi payoff area. Agostini, a Trinidadian now

living in London, dedures fr a copyrighted story appearing in Sports Illustrated magazine that amateur track and feld called "shama- should be teurism."

Prices vary Prices running at indoor

he writes, meetings, with the athlete's events,

for

vary

comTM

versus Cheyennes game is being Sprinters, plentiful in Use US, rescheduled but then any di Appointment felt OVCT tho

may get from $50 to $100. mesure softball

Middle-distance fare offered:}

TRON this week will be offset by thei

mand a higher fee, ranging big game between Ken Ying

from $100 to $600. The milers and SCAA.

are the best paid at all. Some can command fees of $1,000 and the overage miler gets

Το conclude it might not be an unprofitabla move for oil

by Barry Appleby

ITS THE ONLY ONE. MADAM

GOODS

ENTRANCE

BRING EM

IN, JOS

HATE

ing went off as scheduled, Agostini continues, and later the same AAU official handed

for Agustin! $40

spending money.

Agostini describes the type-Soon he found officials willing writer he used to wrlie no to go along with the Iden, says

story an "illegm prize" for

running second to Germany's

Agostini.

Armin Hary in a track meet-"In England, a world renowned

ing In Dusseldorf in 1950, He was a true-blue-amateur" until the age of 17 in 1932, Agostini writes,

Amateur Athletic Association offefal, whose name is respect- ed by all over here, fold me in 1950:

Then in a post-Olymple meeting."Mike see as much as you

he relates, he entered a dresa- ing room and overhead ane of the leading middio dia- tance men in the world- mustachioed champion who can all be seen around the athletic world" tolling an Amateur Athletle union official that he would not run until he got his money. The meet-

Making a wish? Flying AIRINDIA It's bound to come Kryn For service sublime and food divine are there a}} the time (especially for you)

can, travel as much as you can run an often as you can, moke as much as you can— but for God's sake don't get caught, old chap, for it is my Job, you know, and I must come after you if you do." -

$1 a yard

The article recounts several incl- dents Invloving universities, clubs, coaches and promoters In dealings with stars and patent- tlal sturs. The arrangements ranged from outright Bargain- Big-one runner wanted one dollar a yard fh his races, Agostini kaya-lo subterfuges such as padding expenses.

Agostini sam ́he knew imt by.

writing the article., "I well realiwo I shall never again be allowed to comprle, But in putting down my experience, drawing attention to tha racitete that are 'roully, dom signe for living forced by tho outmoded rules, perhepa I shall be able to draw atten= tion to the farefcat iiuntiona caused by applying "'ancient rules to modern mesta,”—^2,

require-