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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1961.

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT

Let's have a lawn bowls

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chip-off-the-old-block"

tournament

By I. M. MacTAVISH

Here's a bright little thought to open our weekly wandering down the Colony's sporting highways, byways and back alleys.

Just for once let us set a new pattern, and the pace, by inaugurating a 'chip-off-the-old-block' tournament for Hong- kong's lawn bowling youngsters. It may be news to you to hear that we have probably the youngest group of enthusiasts in the world.

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A cup of weeks 20: Several prople with whom chapter in sporting history was discussed the idea were unly, too written at the Rowicon Bowling willing to present a suiltalte cup, Green Club when three nippers shield or rosebowl for

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threes erally youthful Beczeln exponents of the slick wick and the two tos a lighted all and sundry by their brequent efforts.

The boys, the oldest I am teld was only 13 years of age, were thrilled at the stir they caused

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match rot a mention South China Morning Post and on Rediffusion's weekly

aports programme.

Enthusiastic

Since then it has beemne obvious that other youngstore are equally enthusiastic bathi to be regarded as with used an old man's

and it gume would be a wonderful and, at me a far sighted the sum gesture the Hongkong Lawn Bowl Association,

or one

its entreprising member clubs --sponsored a 'chip-off-the-old- block' tournament confined to j boy between the ages of say

10 or 11 and 16 years.

Quite apart from the pleasure and ther of the participants pride of their parents such a cumutition would ensure a Now of new talent into the Kame and, when one remembers the cornments about youth brought buck

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Vancouver and adventures at Cardiff, that gould be of the greatest importante 10 the healthy future of Colony bels.

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As in every venture of this kind there are several minor detalls which the organising- association ur club would have to straighten out.

Handicap system

For example many particularly mothers would probably regard it as a bit uns

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their 10 or 11 year

old darkings/demons strike ut whichever is InappHeable;

star wil long rementb. r exertions ot Blackpool to the summer of 1961.

Wheb be

the arrived in United Kingdom from Hong- EX year age kung nearly Cheung missed the first full Impact of the early spell of training and the Kensiders football-whe, ofielats' rased bim gently into the swing of things so an to give him chance to get fully acclimatis- | rd. Now as a full-time pro- !

has to use fessional har

iJir phrase often heard in game-been thrown into the fitness mill with the others.

Ja a letter which arrived ear pitted against opponents five or ter this week

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TWIN-HULLED TRAINING BOAT

This strange craft sern on the River Severn at Shrewsbury has been named Tegue by n designer and bustider Ron Sturges, boatman at Shrewsbury School,

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The twin-hulled beat enables 10 darkmen to be trained at a time. A gangway be- tween the hulls is provided for the coach who is spared the arccsalty of having to run along the towpath with a megaphone, The coach Peter Gladstone can be seen 'walking the plank In the picture.---Rëntrephoto.

Managyr Bonnie Suart whose has expended so much energy ir particularly when the situation football knowhow is second tying up the arrangements for the match he is in danger of to none.

being creased long before it is his turn to bat.

Strange stories

Strange stories have been the prew

etrculating about Blackpool

six years their seniors and In į manager, Honule Suart, com

here circumstances it might be įments: Poy is Auding it pretty gunsidered desirable to have taugh going. His miscles are SOME Norl of stimple handicap trei, launt and tender system,

laut he stili has his Camiting stille. We are hoping for great things from hit this season'.

The lack of an iden has been rolled and it is now up to the venerable seniors of the bowts craft to start bulkling up

lawn

Ambassadors leave

Kung Wah-kit and Chan Yin-sun. Hong- kong's first Senior and Junior Ambassadors of Football.

leave the Colony for the United Kingdom by BOAC fight BA 939 from Kai Tak at 3.30 pm to.

morrow.

The players, who are assured of a big send- off from the sporting community, will be met at London Airport by Mr Ronnie Suart, the Blackpool Manager, and Cheung Chi-doy.

the head of a competition which am confident would by both successful and popular.

Bowls....ut oki man's game? Not un your He. Right here in Hongkong we have the right chips off the right old- blocks to prove how terribly wrong such a suggestion can be

Boys....I've done my bit.... don't ict me down....get waxing...."

If

about

wondered you noises that sounded like rumbles of distant thunder during the last couple of weeks you were probably hearing the groans of young Cheung Chi-doy now having his first taste of how 'British professional foot- ball team prepares for the long grinding season ahead.

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It is an experience which those wha muller never really forget ural sure the little Chinese

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Compliment

Well, the popular Chinere boy will certainly get a chance le prove his worth if he is selected to play in the opening matek of the season, for Blackpoot start the new competition with home match against the fabulous Spurs, England's double cham- pions.

Writing in general terms about Cheung Mr Start pays him this Bne compliment: "The boy ban settled down extremely well. Hu Blackpool and is very napy you can tell Hongkong that he could not be better thought off! by his own folks",

and went right across the

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The scen that e

ahead will be a vital ene for Chemota Chi-doy. The ball is really at his feet and we shall wateli his future with interest and awalt! with particular relish the peri sonnt reports about him which both Kong Wah-kit and Chan Yin-up will bring back from their own magic carpet visit to the headquarters

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