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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1961.

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT

The Festival of Sport

bigger and

better than ever

By I. M. MacTAVISH

It is just as well footballers do not carn reward based on the time they actually have the ball for Real Madrid's left-back, Packin, played it) for only 18.9 seconds in the entire Cup final!!!

that visitors whim are interest~| ad...and willing.lf zeb] * chance to play Ragger white they are in our wildet;

good in being said about them.

A veletam sportsman who has An experiment 62 somewhat spent more years then he Ukes similar character is hito being to recall following Hongkong tried in Talwan and, if the en- sport made the robering com- who have put the ment the other evening at the The students disserted every thusfaste aspect of the game. Their scheme forward Have their way, bar of one of our clubs that he

not remember this could result in some very could findings moke astonishing rend-

and Interesting during a normal season, with a Ing. They bring an entirely colourful [ now. meaning to player-developments on the Rugby fair amount of rain, the grounds

have looked bad, participation and, as I have been fields of the Far East.

given comprehensive informu-

when

Tomorrow is the big day. The cream of Hongkong's sporting talent will be on view at the Hongkong Stadium and if you want a most rewarding experience make this your Sunday m how they tackled their Rugby plus Gridiron reasonable folks have already rendezvous. You will not regret it.

The 1961 Festival of Sport promises to outshine its predecessors. For three hours from 2 pm to 5 pm-you can sit back in the splendour of the Colony's finest arena and enjoy an ever changing kaleidoscope of colourful sporting morsels......and even then if you are still not satisfied you can go back to the South China Stadium later in the evening and see a full scale display of gymnastics.

In recent of Sport

modest beginning to become

have their moment in

the

years the Festival

has risen from

one of the most hroportant clates Little League' is

体に Hongkong

sportinetivity for boys.

I was for to sec several

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culty and if this year's show tunate enough

Its hardworking

3 gram

lives up to the expectations of games recently in America and organisers it was quite impossible not to be

fti

will deserve the fullest support: impressed with the determina- of the public.

slaried fow

Since the Festival It has bern prodded along by progressive back- reom thinking. It has never

some very

been allowed to become com- parent: for this reason it has never become stale,

Musclemen, bowmen

il.ג

of the young players. A few weeks ago I saw some of our tent lads in netion and. our tech even if the surroundings were Jess hapressive, even if the instinctive skill of the players was less obvious, the spirit and the enthusiasm whit inferior,

were not one

world's leading sportswriters beraided the Individual per-

ht formances

DI Stefano,

Puskas, and flying left-winger Gento as among the greatest personal performanceR ever seen on any football field.

Believe it or not

project, I have written to the

Hongkong Football Referees' An American resident whose Association asking them to co-opinion I sougtif on Thursday operate with me in making a jokingly said: "There seems to similar analysis of an important be a real basis here for cultural

m

If this game in the Colony.

think it will exchange but to be fair to both con be irranged

rhould be played under Rugby give a completely fresh slant to rides one half of each game Union rules and the other half football match.

according to the "Gridiron' code."

what we think yo yog le Д

More news....500.

Behind the normally stald and conservative front of Colony Rugby very in teresting considerations and approaches are going

on,

the

game.

This makes a lot of sense. An approach has already been made to an American Naval Officer with

to his A view seting as a go-between

80

ol

our

is matter which many

seen it to raise and certainly s look at the grounds leaves one with a rather dismal picture.

Strangely Hongkong

came

widespread

enough. the Stadium, which for 10 muck

and scathing

comment in the not very dis- tant past, has made a partial recovery. It is s a long way from the magnificent sward it once was... but it

is improving and that or

something wo cannot

Fay

R

That would indeed mske for a spectacular afternoon evening out,

about any of the others. The passing comment about 'cultural

certainly exchange

The Club Stadium was has significant possibilities. One

best know and sorry sight for the Senior Shield expressed mutch last Saturday night when toughest forwards the view that these Americans Sing Tao were narrowly beaten to the by Happy Valley under the who get close enough

or it might be more scrum wit!

definitely lights quite

accurate to say... among the of English they

shadows, Karn a brand never dreamed existed.

really Gentlemen

modicum of cuilure

Yet, bellove it or not, when

Some followers of the game the game was analysed It was found that in the entire match belleve that in the ranks of the American Service personnel who Di Stefano had been 'on-the-

all for only two minutes many who would welcome

there are come to the Colony 26.3

an Puskas played the seconds ball even less, one minute 34.4 opportunity of trying their hand please.

traditionally English during which he at secred four goals, Gento, wurk- The Festival of Sport is noted hard by comparison, yet in intended as an occasion for the spite of appearing to have more Alice each annual event there

experts alone, It is a show for

of the ball ilmn, anyone else en has 1:4152

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who enjoys good the pitch he actually had it for Criticism comment vergone

healthy honest sport. The pro-

Just two minutes 52.8 seconds!!! ecommendation have Been

graming has something for you nicely exchanged ....... but,

ul, vid or young ..... male or the men behind the scenes female performer or mere- have stondfastly refused to allew a 'win-wa-good-enough-by a smug sedentary spectator. It-yar-will-do-this-time- The Festival Is an annual titude to prevail. Such a policy show offered for your pleasure has been responsible for ring and entertainment by the coin- ing new activities into the munity's top exponents in many Tnight of cuch successive contrasting skills demandin

natural ability, accuracy, en- durance, judgment, technique

put #l together which when add up to the magical, an embracing SPORT,

Festival.

the and physical determination

This Unir for example public with have an opportunity to see the Colony's real muscle- an give a display of weight- King and in contrast they can wade the modern Rebin Hoods In misther exnibition of archery but in the 1981 offering

only the cham- they will ser 3173 bowmen and thetr strongest challengers in action.

There will of course be the established attractions

the cyclists pedalling in thrilling style round the tretk

The Combined Civilians moeting the Combined Services in a hockey match of treme adeus potential

Occasion for all

Tise track and Sell men will rúso be on show but it may

thing We са!!

How much does a player- a soccer player that is actually participate in a game while he is on the field of play?

That is a mort

intriguing

CRAWFORD WHITE says:

Shocking state

The condition of the playing pitch was deplorable, and in fact some observers even went

of ad-

The Colony's major arenas so far as to doubt the wisdom are very much under dis- of allowing the game to go on.

at present....

To make things worse the pylon cussion and, sad to relate, Htlights were sadly out

justment.

Over

the at Caroline Hill playing surface is in a thoong state. It is in use for many activities almost daily and also On many evenings, and the sur- face is worn to the extent that it is now completely bare of grass in many places.

Australia has weakest

team since the war

The unexpected spring tui saved the Boundary-sturet pitch from serious trouble particular- ly the new end where the firs! year grass nearly surendered unconditionally to the pun

punish- men of daily-In fact, all teo often, twice daliyars? The original end has stood up

nol strain very well but

to

Where is Australia's real strength, and where does this team creak? This, in my opinion, is the weakest Australian side to come to England since the war.

I do not suggest that this summer's series will be a push-surprisingly the tuf which was over for England.

We also have problems and so much is going to depend on the "approach."

"

I merely make the point that basically, player for player, balance for balance, it is below Australia's usual standards.

The simple truth is that the question. It reeently caught the failure of the controversial lon aluation of come students of Meckift and big Gordon Rorke the football arts and crafts and to change their actions and 1 have been amazed at the find- make the grade has left a big ings of an analysis which they hule in the Australien make-up. have made,

The students

Aggressive

very well be that a hand of! undergoing training at the Two years ago these two were

will steol juvtuile sportsmen the limelight trom the more ex- perienced, and in some cases moze Janous, performers.

direction attempting to cure, his enormous drag. Into their places carne

Mig- son, Gaunt, and this raw young-

And McKenzie.

the ter alde as a whole is the weaker. One further general point be- fore I list the strengths and the weaknesses of this side.

are sportsmen

The power of Richie Benaud School

fast Physical tremendously oľ Scuttish

up-and- tore the as a leader strould not be under- Training at Jordanhill, Glasgow coming bowlers who

the ground rand. for the purpose of their stumps from

and estimated.

He will weld and sometimes experiment, they used the com- had our best batsmen ducking

weaving On English drive this new mixture into I refer t: thr youngsters plete BC Alm of the European and

far stronger thun the who will bring 'Little League Cup Anal between Real Madrki wickets they had all the potentram Baseball into the Festival for and Eintracht, so you'll agree that to be even more dangerous strength indicated by its indl-

support strength to Alan vidual parts. using the first time. This is a de- they

Davidson with the new ball.

Here is my list of strang Nightfel touch and the

points: ganisers are to be con- gratulated

these diminutive dynamos of youth-

on

ful enthusiasm

alving

a chance

to

were

possible material.

What did they ind?

the best

Now before I answer that let me remind you that the

Air fares are all the same; service

makes the difference

to

• But Meckift bas failed lind his old fire with his new straighter-armed action, and Rorke has lost both pace and

Benaud's

and leadership aggressive spirit in all de- partments.

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Jow.

wickets,

The lively left-arm new-ball

man.

"pick."

lald only last summer has found

The

the going a bit tough. spring rains were like nectar

to the grass and, superacially at least, the surface now looks in better shape then it did a few weeks age.

#

Duncan

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