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'Yoicks... tantivy ... the annual hunt is having a bawl!!'

The hunt is on. in earnest. Last year I enjoyed the ex- periment of being in 'the United States of America while Republicans and Democrats staged their respective high- powered election campaigns, but taken size for size, the American situation was a poor second to the behind-the- scenes battle now being waged in Hongkong football. The current goings-on are all so typical of Colony soccer

affairs.

By I. M. MacTAVISH

noon a

beat

eagle and experienced øye of team game, "I can get plenty of ing bowlers sill! on the honours Mr Ng Chi-maniy an ex- opportunity at business to quit{-{ trail it is difficult, and maybe elusive tane at the Victoria vate an ulcer," he said, " don't less than prudent." to make a Pool.

intend to let League bowls Jain forecast but on Tuesday after- in,"

keen follower of the The girls wil, of course, be eligible to represent Hongkong That is, of course, an extreme game made this remark to mc: in the Commonwealth Games point of view and many of our "It Pat Gardner beats M. B. at Perth, Australia, in 1909 and present League stors scoff at it Hassan teday he will go on to the Secretary of the HKASA but if You have any doubt win the title....wait and rec."

Well, Pat did

IRC' indicated that if they produño kind of times they

popular Colony representative the right will certainly get full considera-

and now I am indeed prepared tion if a swimming team is sunt

to wait and see'. I do so how-

to the Gamos.

ever, with the thought that it Te and George Souza are However, that is a long way

destined to face cach other in ahead. The Sheldon twina wit

Fortunately, as always, there the final It will be a clash of have to get Into the pool against

is another side to the story. two men who might well be some tough opposition pretty

Bowls can be highly competi- counted among the Colony's best if they are not to lose the

Live. and Can simulate all-rounders. What a batile of bristling rivalry, yet be waged wits and temperament it would inptrij of exemplary | bell sportsmanship and good frek• })

The face to face smile and the conventional all-face which is so vital pals-together handshake is outwardly masking the true to access in these days of ni- situation.

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The campaigning....and not of the inner thinking of the

community. merely may say for the exalt football.

AL that ed postilon of Chairman. ..is meeting, power, for the only intente. Dinners

being time in the year, will be in the thrown here. Lunches are hands of the clubs and not the being provided there....and all Chencil, the time the perzansive talk goes.

into every

car willing to

on

listen is nil rather reminļ- scent of the celluloid portrayals | of American polilleal life In the roaring twenties.

A stanice near some of the 'poputar restaurants pro-

LUCES AT

interesting picture

as the big boys', their su

griers and prospective con. verts arrive for a gastronomi- cally assisted tete-a-trir.

It is impossible not to wonder how am1 engender

If, with the past season's catastrophic happenings as solemn warning, they return the same group to often, f will be an open

Indication

that they have no real wish and no intention of helping the game eitt of the murky mire to which it has bern ailowed to slip no dreply.

Your guess በ። ID the cun- sequences of such a situation is as goud as mine. But we're | both entitled to one and I know football can what mine is right now... such ill-concealed desperation to achieve authority. Can the social status of having 4 privileged seat in the grand stand with one's came on it be possibly as important as all this Belvity would make out to

bo?

Intriguing

*

This is a lttle story which might in Perry Mason fashion have been aptly titled... "The Mystery of the Vanishing Twins."

most unbelievable swimming times.

out this story and send it all the way to Wales It will make lots of people happy.

promise of vers successful If I cut swimming career and th seemed to be confirmed when Juliet brense the 100 yards Indien backstroke champlon of Somerset when only 13 years of age but, just as inese modern mermaida tooked likn breaking Into the interna- tional picture, their father tonk up a position lu Hong- kong and the girls came here with their parents 12 month

DED.

.

Back to training Apart from a brief appearance In the Colony Championships Hour after arrival the Sheldon Insales have been almost right out of competitive swimming affairs although Juliet did in fact win the Culony 400 metres freestyle title.

the atmosphere at an about important League match go along and have a look for your self. Tense it usually is....but I confess I rather enjoy it that way,

ing.

There was a perfect example thin at the Hongkong Football Club on Tuesday when former singles champion, George Souza

**

And finally a tale-wagger

or two....tho MacTavish

Danny

edped out Internationalist Dr C. toppar (grey modell is doff. C. Ma after one of the most ed to hockey stars Where in sport Is there entertaining and surely one of Castro and Valorie Souza

singies who will hour the most exhilarating

no umpire's matches of the season's Colony whistle this afternoon. They Championships so far.

will be listening to wedding bells instood. Bully-for-two

paradox lo compare with the two faces of lawn

howls?

Recently I've found myself wondering about this as. In the plensurable occupation leisure time' I have found ex- cellent, if contrasting, enter-

of iny

tainment on a seat at the side of the green.

Gripping climax

Strange goings-on with

It was a tremendous struggle from start to finish and, afier

early advantage, Souzn was the substitution rules at the narrowly behind all the way to HKFA's trophy prosentation a gripping climax, and what a climax it was. With the score-match during the wook.... When the boys are baying A board reading 19-18 against him Congratulations to Hong- friendly game the green_re- and his opponent iying one shot, kong's" golfers on a grand sounds to the laughter and re- | Dr Ma mude a spectacular

of

D

refreshingly

enter-

laxed attitude of the players attempt with his last bar show in Malaya and also to and there is a general air of push out Seura's scoring wood Colony Opon champion, Kol sporting satisfaction abroad. and chalk up a match-winning, Nagle, for adding the French My inquiries brought forth

How different it generally is three on his own account. title to his long list.... the information that the twins

when League match is in The wood swung away frac Congratulations also to

tionally from its Intended path the Badminton progresi, who are getting a lot of routine

instead swimming as opposed to ex-

Association My, how tense it all becomes. and,

destroying pert coaching and training for In

the First

Second Souza's advantage, I actually for and racing are more than a littlevisions, and in a lesser degree chipped another of his woods prising training and coach. disappointed with their pro-

count and the old ing plan.... As the result of long randgress in what they had cariler in the Third Division, League into the

champion was through by 21-18, One might ask too why it ha

Wo never did 100 the apparently so terribly vitai nuiry received this week 14 thought would be a swimmer's business. Until the last head Is

It was the sort of game that deserved big gallery, final placings in the various have une's *own mun' in a set about trying to establish the facts concerning. Re local self-

It was a first class encounter HKFA Leagues. Maybe it executive

the position. Since

vities of two young Brilish

to watch and the Toser can is all being' kept vernacular press carried CO-

a secret aquatisis, Juller d Ditur:

fake out of it the satisfaction ndent stories to the effect that

...........but it is good that he will win many

to see Mr Ramsey Omar, the Serre-Sheldon, who have not been

came without playing nearly the Club and the Police tary of the HKFA, might re quite as much

na well As he did on this extending their soccer acti- vities with an additional

sign after his forthcom-competitively

the people Europe bolted

ing

leave

in

put has really

over

in-the-swim'

of the whe followert their earlier enreerz In the UK hat In fact, I has spilled to such an expected.

Informa- that

Its consequences

twins gave hove stretched far beyond

eklent

Colony boundaries.

flon the

According to my

the Sheldon

The situation I really in-

triguing: The conflict of sonalities no less se.....But

naybe there a a sumple planation,

PET-

ex-

Maybe the bard from Stratford punimed it all up perfectly in his ageltus title. ...."Much Ado About Nothing." Will all the acll- vity, the hustle, the bustle, the organising, the arranging, the rumbalgning and the entertaining have the slightest effect on the future of the EDMC? There are many knowing people today who

paradise.

However, It is any sails faction to the girls, I can tell them all is not lost. The Secretary of the Hongkong Amateur Swimming Aavela! Clan Lella me his officers are well aware of the potential of the 16-year-olds, and they ITC on a list of swimmers who wifl

start shortly specialised training under the

bowls 18 B mighty serious reached there can be no relaxa- tion for, whatever the state of the scoreboard on an individual rink, every shot won or lost is vital to the final aggregate and, in consequence, to the points.

A top-class bowler who refuses

to play in League games told me

occasion,

#

Ar the field narrows the big League sido coch.... and a

the other evening that he simply question now prises....who could not find the kind of diver-will be this year's singles cham-welcome to newcomers Shell sian he was looking for in the pion? With so many outstand- and Swans FC's.

LIFE BEGAN AT 36 (39?) FOR

ARCHIE-MOORE

By SIMON KAVANAUGH

are ready to wager they will At the age of 36, or it may even have been 39, when boxers

nct.

The annual general meeting

of the Football Association wil

be held

bit later than ustal

have well reached the stage of reliving their careers, Archie Moore finally got down to creating his.

this year and, in spite of the The age discrepancy comes because of the differing views of the two prin-

fact the decision been

rate in some quarters as a | desire by the present officials in! hold power a long as possibi?.

It is a situation which may get prove to have special igni jiranes.

One thing, however, is certain!

AGM will ...this scrutinised trimm every side in a way that has probably

Resolutions happened before, made there will be regarded as Í the clearest possible Indiention

nover

cipals in the event of Archie's birth-himself and his mother. Mrs Wright (Archie changed his name when he later went to live with an aunt) puts the date at Dec. 16, 1913. Archie claims it was Dec. 13, 1916.

Anyway, the fact was that Archie had been in professional Without boxing for 16 years. even a fight for a title to his credit that seemed to be that

But Archle Moore was not prepared to step quielly into

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the wings. He was not going to allow life to pass him uz. He was determined to catch up with It.

Catch up be did. In 1952 he finally got a crurk at the world

Ile ht-heavyweight

for which he had been leading con- tender for ten years. He bent Joey Muxim o points and having won the crown he has hung on to it ever since.

And hung on to i aggressive-

Unlike many 1y.

champlony advisers. Anancial and otherwise, keep them out of the ring, Archie Moore has engaged in over 50 fights since winning the title. Nine have been in defence of his crown. Joey Maxim had two chances to win It back.

whose

Star of filmn

to get inside a particular ilmi and still be strong.

He regularly takes off two or three stone in a matter of weeka to make the light-heavyweight How many limit of 12st. 71b. other middle-aged men could do it?

ין'

Artistic

champion should fight to the finish and go out with his hands cocked just as he came in."

His greatest Aght? Dimcult to make a choice. But his per- formance in defending his title against Yvon Duretto in Dec- camber 1968 was fantastic even by Archie Mcore standards.

Durelle, the tough-as-teak Canadian, floored Moore for counts of 9, 2, and 9 in the first round. Old Archie not only came back but completely da- minated the night.

Coming round from CR cleventh round knockout Durelle gasped: "I've fought

smuri men, «never anyone 5 smart as that fellow,"

For many years Archle was too smart for his own good. Champlons did not want to know him. Archie was even forced to leave America, contre of the fight industry, and lake himself to such areas of box- ing's outback as Australia and, South Ameries to get fights.

Ulcers

The whole business was sa

that worrying

1011 Kw Archic end up in hospital for an ulcer operation that had only one chance in three of s1ccess.

The operation was a suCCESS. Moore left hospital minus his ulcers and his worries. He de- cided that worry just was not worth the troubic.

In hospital this man who has had more than his share of

rough deals also reasoned that "bitterness is very Impractical." Bui Archla confesses to ence having had the Humorous thought of turning his 120 sere has a health centre, into a

ARCHIE MOORE proach; that the long drawn-out Great talker

had further ring formalities Archle is a great one for disturbed the delicate balanco the talking. He must be the of 11 nervous Byslem only boxer whose manager apart from

feel making him cold: that Marciano had been does the Estonips. President Truman

Invited protected by illegal grease. Archie to the White house lo Desplic Bils detent and his

Jaler selback at the hands talk on juvenile delinquency.

Where did you get your of Floyd Palterson, Archle vocabulary, he was once asked. Moore deserves an honoured "Just from talking," he replied. place in boxing's hall of fame.

Achle'a abdйty to sell himself earned him a crack at flocky Marclano's world heavyweight

He is one of the few baxers title. He launched a publicity who being anything artistic to campaign which to have earned the blood sport known on the Archle has also found time to full justice should have brought noble art.

His tactics are intelligently in the nim Huckleberry him the U.S. presidency, Finn, and to follow other pur-. For months 127 American conceived and skilfully carried sults of pinying jazz; song writ- newspapers received propagan-out its punches are correctly three times a week delivered. He does not have to anying just why Archie Moore hope for openings, he creates They would be supplied with

"Marciano's logical con-

them. He "pace his fights "an ample supply of fighters to with the care of an Olympic Cheat and rob" plus the "odd Americans would open their newspapers and boscon-athletics champlo, punctuating shady character" to make deals For not only in hoxing, but fronted by a big wanted notice periods of coasting with sudden There would be lots of boxing rings" so that Archia also in lilla in general, Archle bearing the picture of Marciano furries of blows.

watch the These onalaughla

ara pro- could.

"beady. filtle eyes light up RE duced with mathematical ́ak.

the sparring partners bounce off Archie numbers his qunchea

Each manager would be per- "combinations" by code num

pitted to take the fighter's Against Bobo Olson, the lunch and eat it himself. instance, he dialled 0-4-0 to reward:

come up with the K.O. com- bination.

1:

Ing. It's Spring Agalo ele~ i din leaficis broadcasting with bla own weekly programme and shoot- ing. The also gets around to tender. writing up to 30 letters a day.

Moore HAN determined catch up. After not receiving the best of sigris, with his parents breaking up and then

getting Aapoli in roform schoal, Archlé now fade kim- meil leading the race.

on

He has pergeil as one of those larger than to characters that come along to help shake the rest of us out of our self- imposed ruls.

"Don't He

coach and blame your follyres on your mother, or father. Get with 12, you are what you take your- self, barring accftients or i health." 'This Is Archie Moore the home-spun, philosophér talk-

Ing.

Ärchle. Ilvos (his, philosophy. he regards nothing as impor- sible. He has avati motved the problem that breaks 10 boxer-weight trouble.

many How

Wan

and promising reward for the "Capture and delivery of Mar- clano to any ring in the world for the pappse of defending hin, heavyweight championship against the outcal contender Archin Moore."

The

the boxing publle wil nen great glit and witness the crowning of a now chiampion."

Boxing artist

ranch, which he plans to estab-

home for old fight managers.

and cataloguca tha successful the banvände

bern.

Aroble's 'ripy record is toli, mony of an Inoredible fighter. Ile has wog over 180 of his 21% fighia, în 1988 he set up And when the fight finally

a.now boxing record when he came and Arohle stiór floor. ing Marolano In the flexi noored his, 187th knockyys wing. Hie won his Bras · Thirleen round was on the receiving end of a ninth-round knook- fights by konokouste, They lasted aut we knew that nie pas; a total of 84 rounda. would not be lost for words. When will he retire? Ife ite wasn't.

hasn't even thought about The following day he hold yet. He reckons he has a lot of court and let 14 be kisown ihair | fglite in him "but all in good the postponement of the Oght timp." When he does ratire had "upees his psychological ap he hopes to sò out fighting. "A

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