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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1981.

BAGS OF BRAZILIAN BULL Asian Youth Soccer

Some reflections on HK football's blackest day

By I. M. MacTAVISH

A bombastic display of arrogance coupled with a show of tawdry temporamantal tantrums put the visiting Madurcira footballers from Brazil right at the top of the list of soccoritos we do not want to see again.

China's first world champion table tennis toom. From faft they are: Jung Kuo-toun (former Hongkong champion), Wang Chuan-yao, Hsu Yin-shong, - Chuang Tre-tung and Li Fu-jung.

Apartheid barrier

Saturday, April 8, 1961 is a date we are not likely to forget for a long time. In something under 80 minutes the ballyragging Brazilians made themselves the most disliked broken in South

maybe detested is a better word

these parts.

Their conduct however, ex- plained a lot. We know now why the high wire fences. Laters and meats are

песса sary around the playing fields in their part of the world. It was quite an experience to which nhe vide systematically destroy everything

characters around

class

Odir Costa,

African sport

Johannesburg, Apr. 9.

Osvaldo looked like good The apartheid barrier in

players. The captain

South African sport has been broken.

his authority was being touted tion. In fact only at every turn by the demonstro- full-mcks Santos and Oliveira tive vizitars. The great fragedy and the left-wing pair of Nelson of the day was that he did not call a halt earlier in the second half when the Brazilians Nascimento had a lot of abilty!

Le remembered fused to continue aftte he bad but he will awarded an Indirec! tree-ktek maluly ar-the ring-leader of all sgainst them in their penalty the unpleasantness,

or fremtide area. The live hlatus and the deplorable be

both the viriting luvlour of players and their officials was way of legally įà shocking situation.

A stopport: that stage

nt

that "foot-

ball" and sportsmansalp' really stund far. To pul two-of-n- kind to opposition must be just about civilisation's most potent ally explosive endangering public cafety.

By now you

will have read, would have been fully justified and I believe the fans, who were fed up to the teeth with the stupid Luth American'

and besed various accounts of how-with the score, at 3-0 to the visitors-the referee abon- doned the game against Hongkong

whee 12

All- minutes

it

etit remained for play.

You will know too, how the superlatively balanced handl, Ing of the touchy alluation by the Police

the prevented whole affair from flaring Into what could have been full scale mab-rule rint.

crowd reacted and how only a

So degrading

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Sowsunker Sewgolum, the

Thrilling World Table Tennis finals

THE CHINA

NEW

MEN'S TEAM

EVENT CHAMPIONS

Tournament begins tomorrow

Bangkok, Apr. 9. Thailand's King and Queen will tomorrow open

the third annual Asian Youth Soccer Tourna ment, first to be held in Thailand at cere- monies in Bangkole's National Stadium.

After the formal opening 18- of Axin's Breat young soccer players from ten fallons--South Koren, South Vietnam, Melaye, Ceylon, Japan, Singapore, Burma, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand will compete In 11 ten-day tournament for the honour of being called best youth team.

Real Madrid

beaten in

Asla's Spanish League

For the past two years when to tournament was held to Malaya, South Koreans have carried away the trophy and if they can repeat their feat this time they will per manently keep the cup donat ed by Malaya, originators of the tournament,

First match

Real

Madrid, Apr, 0. Madrid, who have alecady clinched the League Chumpionship, were beaten to- day in the Spanish First Division for the first time since Septem- ber 11 last year.

Indian from Durban, who is the JAPAN RETAINS WOMEN'S CUP and the Minister of the Interior, reads: played 28; won 23, drow

Frankly I was something Dutch Open goli champion was of a relief in hear that the

the first to shatter i when he

in the Scuth played

Africon. advised the authorities Ind cancellation

Champlonstilp yesterday's Open

London, that's the most pointed comment. I can make on Naturday's affair.

game

of

HKFA directive? The Hongkong Football As- antrums, would have accepted sociation should issue a defnite with understanding. Apart directiva la referees about the from anything else If the game, assistance to which any injured had been halted at a time when player is entitled. No referen

were fally re-unless he be a doslarvig in a the Brazilians furing to play the football they prsation to deside ca the extent were being paid to play the of an injury by a quick super- HEFA would have been in a felal inspection, It is not bla

pusition to

take. much better

Steous phylent damage

sustamed

the auilable action,

Now having said all those jaimplest way imaginable and un things and having made the Vinture player deserves expert point that almost everything treatment, he mtest ako 36" in the vlaltors' conduct

he even must reprehensible let me quite fair and make it clear seriousness

not think

the resuspect. that I did feree thought he missed an opport-

At one stage it needed only n single false move to set violence! going: that it was not made must stand as a lasting tribule to the j su city

the Sealur Police Officer on the spot. Without evel heads and ælute judgment this bristling incident could have bern more-much

more than o football just

crowd demon-. strating disapproval.

The display gives by the visiters was so d-grading, and that by the All-Hongkong side to lifeless and so colourless, that

it could be misconstrued to say

that the Police efforts were by for the best of the day but it is sincerely meant AF a compliment fur

a difficult job axcelindly done.

can

was given the benefit of the doi apperint

a good came. had

#

comments

when the

of

his injury

認

Our Colony referees haer

For from blameless homility,

Real were beaten 3-1 away from home by the lowly-placed Valladolid Club. was only leal's second League 'defeat of Tomorrow morning the King, the season and their record now

Praphas Chorusathler, whose 3 and lost 2. ministry has co-sponcored the Barcelona, Spain's European tournament with the Football Cup semi-finalists werd alsa Association of Thailand wl, beaten this afternoon, going

home against.

who drow mado CT-

Peking, Apr. 9. East China tonight wrested the Swaythling

emblem of the Men's Table Tennis World 2 Championship, from Japan.

Permission for him to play the Minister of was given by the Interior. Senator Jari De Klerk, who stated that this should not be regarded AJ O precedent. But It was And

not only was it o pro- edent, but it became the open

gum

į

door.

ALL SPORTS AFFECTED

All sports will be affected from now on.

at

Cup, welcome the players and after down 1-0

fing-raising ceremony

will Saragossa. declare the tourment open. Atletico Madrid, Thalland, the hant country. 2-2 with Valencia,

They won a hard-fought, see-saw battle here by five matches to three to end a run by Japan of five auccessive victories in the final.

will face Taiwan in the first tain of finishing runners-up to much of the tournament with Real. Japan meeting Singapore in the With two matches to play.

match second feature

of tho Real Madrid have 49 points, evening. Two divisions of Ave, Atletico Madrid have 38 a The Corbillon Cup for, when Japan badly needed a win ttans each have been created, women, stays in the hands of at 3-3. Ogimura flopped to a

Barcelona lle third with 32- The top teams in the two Japan. They beat the Chinese 7-21, 8-21 dicat against Ilau divisions will play

Router. off for the Eirls 3-2 In another tough Yung-shong.

title and the runners-up In each final.

The Chinese forced the pace division will compete for third Earller The South African Amateur

today, both Japan throughout And concentrated and fourth places in the tourna~

whichment. and China had beaten Hungary on Ogimura's backhand, Boxing Association has an- nounced that

play-offs in

he was unable tho In future, In

Anal

to get working Springbok icams will include Swaything Cup series. Japan properly. zon-whites who merit actec. won 5-2, and China 5-1. In Cabillon Cup play-DITS. tion. A similar announcement, the has come from the country's Runsania went down 3-0, but put up a betler display against Athletic Association,

Chiral losing 2-3.

This means that when South African teams compele in future Olympics, they will include nou-white-something that was

Rhode-

The Swaything Cup final was so close that neither team ever had a lend of more than one match until Chilon went ahead from 4-3 to win the trophy.

his

Grand fightback

The Anot and semi-final wil

Australia lead

be held on the last day of the India at tennis

Division tournament, April 20. "A" consists of Korea, Indo- The Japaneso two-girl team nesia, Japan, Singapore. and of Kimlya Matsuzaki and Vietnam, while Malaya, Burma, Kazuko

Itoh fought back Taiwan, Ceylon and Thailand magnificently to retain the comprise Division "B."-AFP. Corbillon Cup After tralling 1-2.

Matsuzaki was in great form

Denmark's Thomas

Cup team

Calcutta, Apt. 9. Australia fed Indiá 2-1 after the doubles today on the second day of their International lawn

tennis match here.

Robert Hewitt and Fred Siolle, of Australia, beast Rama- nathan Krishnam and Premjit Lal of India, 8×0, U-2, 1-0, 0-0,"

Each olde won

A singles Will yesterday and the match be completed tomorrow with two more singles-Router,

International

Hockey

unity to establish his authority developed a presion for getting unthinkable even a year ago. right from the start and his with the kome-and, excepi.

In the neighbouring

in the singles, winning both of of injury,

it is a ad- in the case reluctance to apply the

her matches, and öfter un- sin Federation, multi-racial team sport Idea....but vantage rufe quite obviously laudable

expectedly losing the doubles to is already in existence. offelals must be given a fair Non-whites play in the soccer (rritaled both teams.

Bolow best

Sun Nel-ying and Chiu Chung- un-the-spot Nothing in these

hul, she and Itoh made no mis- opportunity

league and black athletes com-! China started well when plete with distinction at athle

take in the however is intended as a just examine and, if necessary, Ireat

remaining two Chuang Tse-tung beat Japanese before the referee ties meetings.

Full scores in today's champion Noruyo Hoshino, but deciding matches were:

singles, Bration for Madureira's mada ployer

Copenhagen, Apr. 8. of which there gives the 'cort-him off order. There is a vast, untapped re- they lost the next two games.

The Danish team to play in house moments

BWAYTHLING CUP FINAL the Thomas Cup finals in In- It's a

servoir of non-white sport mutter to time were far too many.

In 1 Hoshino, however, was well

China Beat Japan 5-3

doncзla In June was announced stoppage and the inter we

South Africa, at-present still in below his best, losing all

Chimere sammen first such as that stirred the primitive stage.

three matches,

Chuang Toe-tung beat N. Hoshino here today by the Danish Bad- and Ichiro 21-14, 24-22; 1st Yin-aheng lost to minton Association selection Saturday จด

with

Possibly the Best non-whites Ogimura, Jupan's former world Rail Kimura 21-17, 17-31 the

17-21; commilter. Brazilians,

to be part of #South African uljeholder, who had looked al- Jung Kubung low; to Tesito Ost- surely

Amstelveen, Apr. D. can

be

It is: team overseas will be boxers. A most unbeatable against Hun- best N. Hoshino 17-21, 2014, 21-10;

Erland Kons, Firn mura 19-31. 19-21: Yin-heng

Belgium beat Holland 3-2, replaced by a more

Kobbero. Joergen dignifiedSpringbok amateur team is due gary earlier in the day, faded Chaang re-tung beat Ichiro Ogi

Haminer- gaard Hansen, Poul Nielsen, after leading 2-0 at half-time, to tour Ireland in a few months badly after winning his first muro 21-15, 21-13; Jung Kue-tuan Finally....to the Madureira lime, and it has been stated that match.

KCruel

In a men's International hockey and Henning lost to o Kimura 11-21, 21-15 Borch.-China Mail Special. match here today.Reuter. Brazilians...the at least we non-whites will be

17-21; H Yin-sheng treat Ichiro Chuang best him to make the Ogimura 21-7, 71-9; Jung Kuo-tuen pass-on werd is....Nuls!! in the Colony they have been

in the side-Router..

score 3-2 to China, and then best N. Hoshino 31-15, 20-22, 21-18. pempered

CONUILLON CUP FINAL

Japan best China 2-2. (Japanese sames Brat) Kimlyo itauzaki bent San Mel- ying 20-22, 21-12, 21-13: Karuku Boh Tost to Chiu Chung-itus 18-21, 21-17, 11-16; Matuzak and Itoh lost to

· Chiy Chung-hul and Sun Mel-ying 21-12, 14-21, 17-21 Matsuzaki beat Caty Chung-hu 1-15, 2-8: Ito beat Sun Mel-ying 21-0, 21-10-- Reulter.

The referee was right to stop should in fact the game. He have done it much sonyer.

For a lot of what happened

Much of what inally hap. pened centred on three people, the KFA is far from blame-

less. Since the visitors

arrived!

Co

Gut on the field. The Brat of these was Alcides Santos, the

and exhibited Brazilian Gulride-left, the

doubt in on elfort to swell thei second was Luk Tat-hay- the Cotons right-back...... and

gate on Saturday. The decisica by the local Association to ac- finally, or

course, Furbes

cept the Baiquitous Brazilian į Barn the referee.

proposal that substitutes Let's lake them In that allowed or any time in the cyder.

game-and not in accordance In a bout of mozy Madureira with FIFA rules up to the 44th interpassing tempers got a bit minute-places Hongkong, 35 frayed as the ball was passed the host Association, in most from Brazillan to Brazilian 17 invidious position. It was an time. without Hongkong agreement that should

never

player getting within a yard of have been made. No doubt the it, While my mind Rashed visitors huving got their way in brek to a similar humillating this matter considered the local anil provocative exhibition Association rufelently weak to perpetrated by our own players be exploited on others. The ut- when the Malayans were here not so very long ago. Santos hud

aly

nigaling kick nt Luk Tak-Bay behind the re- Kre's back.

The big question

scene.

brond

U.S. MAJOR

LEAGUE BASEBALL

OPENS THIS WEEK

New York, Apr. 9.

A new era of Major League baseball officially begins this week when the National and American Leagues start their 1961 pennant races with all the frills and hoopla of a circus parade.

the

em-

I

MCC team's 1961-62| India tour

tably, is no credit to us either. expanding to 10 tearns, this year, teams in spring, training is that schedule in Mojor League his Board of Control soid les! night.

starts one day ahead of its ancient rival with Its tradi- tional "presidential opener" in Washington, DC. tomorrow.

the Codes are "loaded" with the type of swift young players who could dominate the League for many years.

Bangalore, Apr. 8. MCC's team to tour India In 1961-02 will arrive in Bombay on October 25, the Indian Cricket

Details of the tour would be confirmed at a Board Commit- tee meeting later this month.

ter farce which developed is a stole a jump on the National by from experts who view

The American League, which the UPI rankings. The word The expanded AL Is black mark to Brazil but, regret-

barking on

the nest 182-game tory and the games are expected to show in additional right

the records In a variety 0 way: Few expect any 0 baseball's hallowed records.

An official said that MCC had such as Babe Ruth's 60 homers assured the Board they would In one scaron, to be surpassed send their best team available. as a result of it, however. They will complete their tour

And what of the much- changed Hongkong team?

Any Judgment passed on them would be a sad miscarriage of sporting Justice.

When the ball was eventually

Whatever spirit the players returned to Santos he never

had for the game was knocked really knew what hit him an i

out of them even before they Lak Tak-hay crashed into the

took the field. Stories In the inckle. It was a thoughtless vernacular press on Saturday burst of irresponsibility by D

morning were certainly no en tine player who has recently

couragement to put every done much

thing Lo wipe out the memory of his turbulent youth. The referee and rightly -- had no hesitation in pending! him packing to the dressing roon, I'm pretty certain Luk has spent the weekend calling himoit all the blithering idiots

voked as he was. Hia

club, South Chino,

Ike

being the big

cra,

own look

Into the struggle and several of them looked as though they would have been Just as happy on a seat in the

stand.

|

President Kennedy will be an hand to see the Chicago White Sox launch the scaton against the Washington Sena- tore, oto of the League's newly-created teams,

The 10 other teams all swing te action on Tuesday with Chicago at Cincinnali, St Louis at Milwaukee, Philadelphia at Los Angeles (night) and plusburgh at San Francisco In the Nationel and Kanms City at Boston, Minnesota at New York, Los Angeles at Baltimore and Clevelandi at Detrol In and the American.

Ford the combination

Strongest threats

The Baltimore Orioles and White Sox Gre rated The strongest threats to Yankers in the League.

The Pirates spent much of the of india January 18, 1902 Koing to Ceylon and the winter hearing and reading how before American they never should have won the Pakistan-China Mall Special.

World Series and they've beenj

Paul Richards' Orlote team hearing all spring that they was only one percentage point won't repeat as National League) out of first place last September. champlons.

of power but Murlaugh has the

It is still short probably

Manager Danny

and League. batting And MVP Dick

strongest champlon pitching staff in either League. Gruat however, insist that the

The White Sox are néally balanced offensively and defca- sively but their pitching start the may be just a bit too old,

Unusual formation for allowing himself to be pro-Wang Man-wai played to form.

Only Wong Shiu-woo The South China contingent of Record attendance

Chut- Kom-hung, La ruffer. Kwelc They have an important kwong, Wong Chi-keung, Kwok

Baseball organizers, led by Senior Shield semi-final replay Yau and Mok Chun-wah seem- Commissionar

None of the other American next Sunday and it is long odds cd to be playing with one eye predict that

Frick League teams is given a serious they will

chance to win the pennant al be without their on the ball and the other on

of expansion in new AL ates thugh some experts expect the Ight-bacle. The heavy respon next Sunday's Senior Shield and two balanced races will ofbility that rested

his play...in fact Hittle Won't Chi-

Twins (The 1000 Senators) to record seasoni produce a new shoulders Ja

explosive keung, who carried the tax of attendances perhaps as high as this

be a contender. game merely makes his offence! skipper', has never produced a

22 millions all the greater and unless poorer representative display. there's a hidden Hide to the Kung Wah-kit bad a

Bint alory it seema only a 'miracle

on

suspension. He will have a lot! through ạ

The experts ngree that the debut in All-Hongkong colours New York Yankees will prove can keep him from a heavy and, while Lan Chi-lam got very bit as tough under Ralph lot of work, Kwok Hout as they were for 12 years of sympathy but that can never Moon-wah would probably have under Casey Stenget and are be a justication for an net such razed as much swent in a Mah prodleting that they may romp

Jung school.

Quite aport from their

mon and

bu-

na hit.

The third nom: Wat probably the pathaviour the visitors did nothing to enhance the reputation of Brazil at the soccer champions: of the world. Tactically, how-} Ever, they provided one interent-{ ing point,

widely direussed in Hongkong ever the weekend-was referee Burn.

Their unusual formation of line of four defenders, a single. ink-man in between and Ave! forwards Kavo then a look of

1 to an ensy American

pennant victory.

League

Professiotini · odds-makerM have made the Tankces odia- en choices and the Yankero wern the overwhelming favvurlies in polling by the United IS InterDailonal's board of37beenbail on- Perine

The bly question being naked in every corner of the sbmmunity WAL: "Dia the situation Jurify the referee's decision to stop the gam302" Make no mistake about It Mr Burn dk the only thing solidarity behind but the attack burgh Pirates are not rated relf-respecting reterre | was very weak. One wondered; noorly an highly as the Yankees conlil to. I was imposible | where contre-forward Verlashno' cid, In fact, were rated second to let the game continue when ¦ got his much publicized reputa- to the Los Angeles Dodgers: In

any

The world champion Pitts-

Sports Diary

TODAY

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Dow Entries, close "for Lewn

Buce 1980 victory was no Buke. In the south just about every- body was giving the pennant to

Dodgers

except Manager Wall Alston. And there are

think the Longue. many experts who Braves, Cardinals and possibly the Chants will provide serious competition for the pennant. A Ave-team roce is always un- likely but it is a possibility in the N this year—UPI.

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