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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1961.

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT

A star salute for our

Chinese footballers

many

They nations every

"Hongkong's Chinese football teams are the equals of

of the footballing countries throughout the world. are certainly as good as teams representing smaller lika Bolgium and Luxemburg and their ball-control is bit as good as that of England's professionals! I. "Their positional play, tackling and passing are first class they only need to have a definite playing plan to them into a top ranking side.

The local players have never 'I would like to see one or

nor more two

being had a more sincere coaches Experi brought to the Colony to drill valuable vole of confidence.

showings Оп thetr two a firm plan into the minds of the players. With this kind of against the Englishmen they training and preparation and thoroughly deserved the polish and confidence they would Cain from them, the Hongkong team would very hard side to beat."

Honest opinion

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and make

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and

By I. M. MacTÄVISH

we may well to writing the peleo leader gome's obituary.

dignitatles connected with the

and that

bring. right back to the all There is nothing hush-hush Important ofice or chairman. about the fact that some of the

On the good sense which la used in making this appoint

hangs game would not be at all un-

Our Immediato future. happy if they found their ties ment

There has been open dirigussion be apprehensive of where the

trend

tbout the persorial ambitions of 13 going and

several Individuals: for the good where they may be going with

of football I hope without it. Who will blame then

maile-that some of them are they have had they decide

not filled.

severed. They are reported to hopes for a ruceesoful present

the read

prevalent symptoms will understand their They felings in the matter, would be a serious loss.

But it is not in the hierarchy that reforms are needed unless ila position it be to refashion as a presidenttal board with. power to cupreme exécutive govern our football affairs it is in the day to day running of the game that we fall down so badly.

enough? Certainly anyone who can

Dósperate need

*

who

know almost certainly thir football laws backwards, feawarda And upside dtown miss the chance of a lifetime to make a name for themselves with the right people.

I bleve it was Arthur Ellin whq.ealth: "Refereeing a bl

thorough game requires knowledge of the laws, o caini sound experience disposition,

applied

and A Ipad psychology, but,

of

as these are also the essential qualifications smaller · games for refereeing there is realiy no difference oncé you are on the field.

row.rint stands or green trees do not change the job."

It was not surprising that the topic in many of the

In that maybe the answer to run of things, have been

conversations with mom- great task for them.......

bers of the visiting FA the fallure of two well qualified it is no secret that we are

offelals to do themselves Justice almost certainly facing another

party concerned referee- when Laced with the "op- involving a nilar inquiry

Ing. It was in fact an

Did portunity of a lifetime.' different club.

almost inevitable subject | they maybe allow the occasion When one ties this up to all the allegations of pseudo-

for discussion after the-and, their own vital role-to professionalism, or if you prefer.

two somewhat controver- become too big in their sub- to

contelous period of preparation the ap- it, shamatourism;

for it? sudxca.

slal gumes In the Colony. The football season may be parently well-founded

One of the officials in the dead but it certainly willions of the infiltrations of gam-

First of all we desperately

In Malaya bling into the gamo - one not lie down--not peace-

need a strong forceful Chair-party (old me that Those people who have 50

merely has to understand

man who enjoys the fail con- the handling of the game wan throw

. that Chinese Joudly

And fully anyhow.

people do not normally decried the

it is 'talo- fidence of his Councillors no absolutely excellent

been very footballers relative interna-

Normally at this time each confetti nt a football match

matter his or their nailonality, in Singapore it hind

the wogger tima. How many tional status: who have classed year

and that, in sportswriters

all see the obvious presence of this

Ile should be a man of blen: good them as "no better than a not retrospective and look back fevil and then remember too

integrity whose background caker's opinion, Hongkong of the local officials saw NO good" English Second

uver the season which has just the riots, the anionishing state

makes him a natural leader had emerged a very poor third the ball incident In the on the field by

Army - Sing Too Reserve Division club and who have

Division players, the and, an acceptable committee out of three.

There is little doubt that the Division match at the Club said they were too small and ended... but this time what of misconduct

happening is more import- First

general ftail

larger percentago. of the fans 10 tackir tough

IK the present systemi

Stadium

Wednesday who saw both games in Hong- European opposition on equal ant than what has happened...empty stadia and the

management is to be allowed to

kong would find these and what is prefably most im- atmosphere of tension, auspicion

endorse the cam-evening? Before the start tering, will not

pertant of all in the stark and mistrust, it is casy to ap-

which continue-and many doubt the words casliy .digestible particularly when they come realization that most of it must preclate the depths to from a straightforward, down-never happen again.

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to-earth expert like Tom Flaney,

Finney's reputation, as one

of football's gentlemen was bulit en people's appreciation of thei fact that he was honest in his actors and in his uplntons.

Incl time for cheap | chaltier and faltery

And ว these who have read Doult

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Worst season

The 1800-61 football season must surely rank as the wornt blot on the whole history of the game in the Colony. We have had a bit of everything: almost all of R unsavoury. On player got a long suspen-

will know that he did notion for-to use a much quoted sitate to eriticise Walter military description-conduct to Winterbottom where he thought the prejudlee of good order and discipline, or in racing sorcer parlance... not running on his merits.

tint

statement

it was neary and praise him in cqual measure when he fell It was justilled.

Ho

An inquiry is currently going made about our Chinese footballerson inlu the accusation that Just before he stopped onto the of our leading clubs with the plane that took the FA touring exception of a solitary player party to Australia

male no effort to win a game in the ordinary which should

what he raid he meant.

and

one

that

to

man,

of

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