1961-11-04 — Page 15

SPORTING SAM

by Reg. Wootton

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT

A list as long

your arm

a sore

as

with thumb

Have you had a close look at the strangely unwieldy list of 40 players nominated by the Interport Sub-committee of the Hongkong Football Association to undergo special training for the forthcoming double series against IFK Norrkoping and the national side from Yugoslavia?

By I. M. MacTAVISH

A RISKY VENTURE

The naive statement by the Hongkong Football Association earlier in the week makes strangé reading.

that the On the one hand they fre

to escape the feeling expressing apporent concern HKFA may yet have reason to far the pocket of the Colony's regret the burst of 'generesliy

this allowed

Korean Inlthful Can whu somehow which

Sajne tron in the to find have

the money for pome fo. big games

week rah ng the presale tickets for yet in the other they have given the teain reries, will be made their blessing a match next putable to the publle," South Korea match, in-

which is being

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Mantay between the CAAP and cidentally, shamelessly offered to the pubille at grossly iniluted and

Tompletely

unjustified

Not worth $6

fancy

Last Saturday I condemned party this pin money serer

A number of the players have just about as much chance of being selected for the Colony as I have. They seem to have been picked by my favourite system of finding winners at Happy and Valley.

A DECAPITATING MATTER

themvelves as the list have all but it hooking satsen ne fay Not sure of them has been adde tid anything reserabling the mofa:eason

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left wondering if the public is supposed to tal th fist seriously for how players like Chan Charm-lum (Happy) Valtery whh_hos

been around Jor yours without gelins r ore car stily assume they were cognition. Suen Chi-keung rod in the select group on (KM) Arch LAU Kam-pui the tngth of pad reputation have not liven "Never lose your head it (South China) who supply am Tacy crtainly

; fela 9 am current you want to stay out of ready for this kind of font- ball, get into the st is some-

ad to make the situation more 1:1 eveli

und, Scanlon, the man who Las virtually been carrying the Police sile his buck

[1]

ironble" is a spot of good advice which has been in- given on many an portant orension....and frankly it is surprising what a difference such a loss can make.

I should know.

Last Monday I unfortunately had my 'ed chopped off during the process of printing my re- port Sunday's match between Army and Five-mm-geven and as a resuit other paris of my anatomy were endangered!!!

In the recond paragraph of

my report when, I was refer-

thing of a mystery Honkong.

Hard to understand.

זיונו!

it will be very intersting to the mat selections thee what

are like and how many of

201 ie Pacxprotexi' sing mention,

nominati Towryer, the Fash tr Police are hardest of all to understand, Kung Wah-kis, Chetang Shiu- pins and Evans who Bed

even

HKABA on the

now by their action 41 reducing prices for their ownl keries of games oralnet the visiting footballers from KFA offelals Sweden have given sell confirmation that the financial resources of stretched the fans have been beyond reasonable ilmit

noi

The Koreans simply are worth $6 of anyone's money.

of double venture IT the riaght the Swedes and the Yog slavs here at the same time maze of granelal ends in a worried the HKFA offelals wif have unly themselves to blame. Anyone who is genuinely in- terested in the Inture of the game will keep his Anger erassed and hope this does not is impossible happen but it

brink of

best season in years

ring to the indifferent start The 1961-62 boxing season got off to a great start at the Southorn

made In the game by the

soldiers-I wrote "...and-a

they

right out of step-bunch looked." In the printed text "looked" became "look"

changed

the

sense

siderably,

and

2011~

The week's

surprise

Anyone active in sportine circles in Hongkong hus the to be ready for

1:1- strangest and raust expected happenings, The other day the telephone caller the rang and when

himself BS Eric identified Liddell, the 1001 champion of champions. I immediately got my lawn bowls thinking cap on only to find myself confronted with the request "have, you hy of the any chance got a copy

Ha'penny uf Shuve rules Hankly""

The inquiry was inspired in A raundabout way by the fact Talkoo bad that someone al horrowed a Shove Ha'penny Kowloon Sports ¿board from

Club In order to get one, or anaybe it was two. made exactly like it.

18 OF THEM

in the transaction some size wanted to know about the rules --if any and eventually it got fete- to me via Eric Liddell's phone.

Our combined efforts pro- duced my approach to the mana- ger of NAÄFI. Sure enough he in turn came up with the official rules ... and belleve it or not we found the old game, which is one of the happy. features of

Stadium last Monday. The big problem now facing the Hongkong the local, is actually governed Amateur Boxing Association is how to sustain the interest which has been aroused. It is not an easy task.

to

It was noticeable on Monday Boyd, showed during his hard that there was a goodly crowd hilting boul with Set West that of Americanr in the audience there is talent around. A BIT TOUCHY

and it may be that the Hong- For a time things were,.a bit kong Amateur Boxing Associa- tonely in military sporting tlon could make closer contact eirelt but having a peaceful man with visiting ships in order lo at heart I discount the whispers bring new faces into the rint. the USS of hastity

Seaman Gainer, of arranged combat courses and likewise. I give no eredulity to rumours of special toughening measures be- ing undergone by senior mem- bers of the Army Physical Train Ing Corp.

unarmed

However, let me say certain steps have been taken lo pre- ved a recurrence

of provoca-

Sports

survey

By ALL-ROUNDER

SOUTH AFRICAN DUELS.--

A mem- tive things Bee this. ber of the staff has been hard at in his spare moments after sheet of covering sheet paper with the signifleant sen- ience....1 must un chup off! MacTavish's ed. nisi not chep eft Mactavish's ... Although he has played for Eag- st not thon elf Vinetavish's land. Blackpool outside-left Bill Perry is a South African. Sa loo 'ed...."

is Des Horne, transferred frum Wolves. and these two patriots are fighting it out for s place on the Lancashire club's left wing. Another South Afri can duel is being waked for the -right wing position between Peter Bajer and Brian Peter-

iwo There are

olher players from Johannesburg at Bloomfeld Huan..

Incidentally, just in case you Het any kies, the editor and I have diready agreed tant eur respondence on this devroitating matter is hereby closed,

TODAY'S RUGBY

By LANCASTRIAN

The Rugby programme for today

Son

I was also refreshing

such sco and beat.... excellent representation from the Army in Hongkong, Ob. vlously the better known Ser- own vice boxers ave their loyal followers and the fue show put up by a number of the military participants was undoubtedly inspired and ca- couraged by the vocal ex- hortations of their colleagues around the ring.

Sconetimes, however, this is a nixed blessing to the man who j is doing the boxing and there! was a gong example of this m

be- the middleweight match tween Fusilier SAC Baharidin.

Stobbart PRO

Stobbart quite obviously had a real wallop In his right hand and his pals around the ring- side never let him forget it far a moment. "Get that right n

FILE! "Knuck

.cazel." him" .com-

By as one fan so eloquently 15lat "Let him have the old sleeper, Stobby

Ant Stobby did his best to oblige. Bis efforis, however, were sadly misdirected against.

who carried an apponent guard high and covered when the llungkong boy's on their heavier blows started

HE SAW THE LIGHT.-Ray way. Pointer was driving his wife i home

from a day out in the

country and pulled up at irafle | lights. There Burnley FC supporter shouted to him, and the fair-hended that was how

is rather a modest one. There is a match on the island al centre forward learned that he Any where HMIS had got his first International Catineway Tamar will play the 4th Regi-"can" for England in the World ment at 3.30.

Cattle against Exembourg.

On the Kowicen side. Palice Casunla Inke on HAF Bon

VERY GENEROUS.-Stanley their own ground at 3 pm and

Works FC are having a success- on the next-door Deld pt 4.30

ful time in the Sheffield Juntor Whitfield catertain the Royal League this season, and have Warwicks. This strike me as

won all their seven Imatches. being the pick of the Kincs They havo scored 35 goals int near-at-hand.

the strange thing is that, al-

Way out in the Provinces, though thoir "unls against"

However, the Club XV will be

column shows three, no opposing playing Sek Kong Strangers side has yet got the ball Into 4.30 on the Sek King ground. I!

their net. In each ease it was will be very interesting to see

gonl" by an "own

a Stanley the Club's fast-moving Works defendler. how backs overcome the roughness of the plich, ter ut and the expected hot weather could slow them down considerably.

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Misguided

his

1

Tise situation called for a strong left-handed attack to the body to bring down Baharudin's the nisguidedly defence but Fusilier mauled away in a fruit- less effort to hang his 'Mary Ann' on the Malayan Ixoy's whiskers.

Needless to say he never did ....and I felt he would have fought a much better fight if he bad been left alone.

Nevertheless nothing can detract from the fact that this Arxi over Hongkong-Malarún Armed Forces match was a apectacular

Elto opening to New Henson. At why excellent entertainment and provided enough action to send even the most demanding specta- tors home happy and sailsfico.

It would be wrong to leave the promotion without a com-

TEL plimentary mention of the

elligently efficient work of Cap- with A. K. Phillimore during his perlods as third man in the ring.

SMALL FRY-It had never long happened before in the ADDITIONAL MATCHES

history of the Birmingham Angling Association. When the In the other Erdington The Strangers,

club first seven hintid, lielie their name when shermen weighed in after

of treat competition at Bodenham Their comes to knowledge conditions as they have played catch includes 615 minnows. quite a number of matches there Mind you, there were al 19 nlready this' sezon.

three grayling and two axKrekate in their ba," but no one could recall 34 fish being submitted by any one team.

tinen.

I will! HNÚRYTHE

The 14th Regiment not be playing fecrelo t afternoon although the match is scheduled in the Fixture Card.

There are to be two additional matches on Monday which miny

well be worth watching and SOME RECORD, reddy which will provide some diver-Daviron kept goal for Sheftelt for nearly twenty Alon from all the other festivities Wednesday

at this week. At luuundary-street | years, Fut he was never on the

Is handling of the variou? bouts al all the hallmarks of completely confident official. There was a refreshing inek of ostentation in everything he did: to dramaties: no unneces- sary interference with the con- testants; and a clear preciad structing whenever he found it necessary in stop the proceedings meak to one or both of the

Liners.

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we refereeing mide to

many folic tok almpie, 'Too

days give

at 4.3, 14th Reghent RA Toshy side in any of the "Boeni

and Derby" League matches against these Lake or BIMAS Quiberða,

the very

under foodlights the Club XV | nofulíbouring Sheffield Uniteddpposito hrpresion and It is i

at

courage less experienced M- clats from the temptation to over-referee a bout.

10

London Express Service.

'A' to clash

Army Recreio 'A'

feature

clash with

'A' in weekend's

hockey

By NUMPERE

match

There is one alteration to the First Division hockey fixture list for this weekend. The match between Army 'A' and IRC 'A' scheduled for Sunday has been postponed and instead Army 'A' will play Recreio 'A' at Recreio.

Recreio are current cadera i Anny, "CL

Tw

Demers

Dufelt He Nav

Bharat

Men's The Division

in the league table with nine Recreto g

Amy H points from x match. IRC KEC 'n' 'A' uro in meerd place, points behind, but with a gome in hand and Army 'A', with six points, take third place over Maces 'A' on geal average, bul Amy 'A' have only played three lines to Moesenses Ve.

Lions

Macteaser C

His University Heeren KCC C

IRC B

Nav Bhai G Alecaruser "D

The match at Recrelo should produce some excellent log- key. Army 'A' have won all ! Cust their matches so fur but their previous opponents. RAF, Pri- sons and Nav Bharat 'A' have

to the KCC al made poor starts

And this will be the Arst time "that they will be ¦ KGV A

should fully extended. prove very close but I think Recreio will just make it.

season

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Farewell

Gremlins flectio

School 3 an

2 14

2 2 3

Ladles Division

Gremlins '

St Georg

KGV B

KGV

DGS

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1 27 6

14 17

1 3 3 23

0 0 3 1 21

FIXTURES

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The following are the Axtures for this weekend.

TODAY

Incidentally, three rtalwarts at Army hockey during the past Harris and stacons, Bowell, Fearn are

Colony leaving the

Ladies' League this west and the bee'sey scene will be a little less colourful for

DGS vs Gremlins 'A' at Re- their leavingt Ikwell

waserelo 4 pm

Umpires: J. 1. selected for the Interport match Fellows, S. Hoween.

in Macao laat scaron but had lo and withdraw through ine:,

TOMORROW

Men's First Division

RAF vs Prisers at Kali Tek 10.30 an Umpires B. Singh und A. N Other,

Muraenses 'A' vs KCC 'A' at King's Park 11.30 am. Umpires: K. Lall, J. Howe.

Recció 'A'

va Army

'A' at

Recrelo 4pm. Umpires: K. Lall,

A. Van Der Stuis.

Dutch

Second Division

HC vs Recreio 'B' at Happy Valley 9.43 an. Umpires:

D. Price. H. Crebas,

HKFC va Macaenses 'B' at.

Happy Valley 11.30 am. Uni- piro, C. Blackburn, H. Brandi

Army

Army Bat Scokunpoo 2.30 pm. Umphes; M. Singh, T. Singh.

Third Division Macaenses 'C' ve KCC Cat King's Park 9.45 cm. Umpires: J. K. Fellowa, J. Ferraz.

IRC 'B' vs Macaenses D (postponed).

..

by 18 yes, eighteen rules. I wonder how many of you cheating tor years have been

Nay Bharat C vs Liens at without knowing 117

KCC vs KGY 'B' at King's Sookunpoo 11.30 am. Umpires: be This turned out

pm. Umpires: M.U. S. Dillon, H. Garton. Park 2.30 an Berlous request but when

bewier unex-

Canvell, A. Van der Sluis,

HK University ya Combined If last. Monday is a forc-taste Australian lawn

to come it

for Information

vs St Georges at Schools at University 4 pectedly asks of the+stic things could be that the Hongkong about a traditionally English

2.30 pm. Umpires; J. Umpires: to be provided by

clube. Amateur Boxing Association 19 game like Shove Ha'penny one can be pardoned for being more en the brink of its best season in years.

than a little suspicious.

EARLY

BAN

FAME

He followed his father's

footsteps

By DENNIS DREW

was

John Surtees, the only man to gain the double hat. trick of senior and junior world motorcycling cham- pionships,

born into

His motorcycles. father wrote the name of Surtees

the honour scrolls of the sport even before John was born.

At 13 he was given his first motorcycle--it cost £12. At 15 he tuated the first the thrill of victory on track. He was passenger to his father in a motor- cycle combination time trial at Enfleld in North He won the Inle of Man 500ce- London.

By the fine he was 17, young Surtees was ready to ride solo, He didn't have any overnight fame. In fact, in his first year's racing Surteen tripled only one race-In third place.

Champion

The following year a new ma- chine brought better luck. Twice he flulahed second to the

world champion Geoff He had really arrived Duke. in the sport of speed, courage and split second decialon.

of riding that brought him act offer from an Italian firm which was to chsure that Joha Surtoću would be world cham- pion.

Bulch 600cc and added the before he met Geuff Duke for the first time In world cham- pionship racing at the Belgian Championship. Duke had "en- gine trouble and Surtees was home an champloti.

After a dismal 1957 which left him without a win of any come back In nota, Burteen

1988 with championship win I Bellum, Holland, Germany and Ireland. His triple senior crown was confirmed the fol- lowing year, and his doublo hat-trick twelve months later, but at the end of the 1900 en- son he quit motorcycling for motor racing.

In 1954, nged 20, Burteen was

one of the big boys" of the Ju April, 1901, he was a lop- sport, Out of 55 startu'he al Aight driver with a win over Billing Monks, and a Jap re- The next year war 40 Witam, even more successful. He had

cord to his credit. Today, Burtees is on the threshold of 75 Atarts, 48 which slaked wins, three in secoin,

third and four

In

while playing a Far East Fleotefther XV at 7.15 pm.

Hillsborough

Beumati Lane.

or be hoped that Captain Ph

mate's goo) example will dire

one

tirements.

re-

I was thiяort

a new career that proinisen to make him a feared, on, four Whovia de he was on two.

Recreto

Harris played in the Hongkong B XI. Fearn, whose big beats did such vallant service in the Ariny's goal, must also have been on the short list for selec- Reercio tion, I am sure that all followers Earrow L. Guterres, of hockey will wish them well in the future.

pm.

To return to this week's x- THE ROYAL HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB

tures, Macaenres 'A' are

ΟΙ

wert

htene to KCC 'A', who the only team to beat them in кос the league Just season also knicked Macacases cut of season the Holland Cup inst but, this year, they have only four points frem five matches and Machanscs must be favour- ed to wh this one.

The remaining First Division Exture features RAF at home to Prisons. Both these teams were promoted from the See- hoth have ond Division and

el only three points from matches to date. RAF raay go two more this week.

First defeat

In the Second Division Mz- the table caentes 'B' head having dropped only one point in five matches, followed by HKFC with maximum points from four matches. These two teanus meet on Sunday and Landy HKFC will suffer their first defeat.

Army 'C' and Recrelo 'B' both have seven points from live matches with Army 'C' taking third place in the league table on goal weerage, Recreto 'B' should collect to more peinta this week from Dutch HC but Army 'C' will find it more difficult against Army" "B'.

ת!

There are only-three Axtures

the Third Division, the INC 'B' versus Macueniace 'D' match having bon postpened. Liens, Machetes C and H University are incon ogaine Nav Bharat "C", 'C', and Combined Scheols rea- protively.

to

win KCC

3RD RACE MEETING

Saturday, 11th and Monday, 13th November, 1961

(To be held under the Rules of the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club)

THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 19 RACES (There will be 8 races on the 1st Day end 11 races on the 2nd Day)

The First Bell will be rung at 1,30 p.m. on the 1st Day and the first race run at 2.00 p.m.

On the 2nd Day the First Bell will be rung al 11.00 u,m, and the first ruce run as Race No. 11 at 11.30 a.m. The lunch interval wH be after Race No. 4 (1.30 p.m.).

There will be no Cash Sweep on Rise No. 11 (11.30 am.) on the 2nd Day.

The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 a.m. on the 1st Day and at 9.30 am, on the 2nd Day.

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MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

No person without an Admissions Badge will be admitted, Admission Badges at $25.00 each per day are obtainable only on the written Introduction of a Member. Admission Badges may be obtained during office hours from the Cash Sweep Omees of the Club at Prince's Building, Ground Floor (fach Statue.. Square]; 5, D'Aguilar Street; King's Road, North Point and 382 Nathan Road. ADMISSION BADGES WILL NOT BE ON SALE AT THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND WILL NOT BE AVAIL- ABLE AT THE RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS.

Admission to the Members' Enclosure can be gained only by the entrance to the Members' Stand, and upon production of Badges and Brooches, which must be worn throughout the duration of the meeting in such a manner as to be readily Identiaed. Members wishing to proceed to Club Boxes on the 4th and 5th Floors of the Public Stand must do so from the 2nd Floor of the Members' Stand, using the lift or stairs.

Apart from the foregoing, Merabors, their Ladles, and Members Guests are not permitted to enter the Public Enclosure and Stand.

NO CHILDREN under the age of soventeen years (Western

Standard) will be admitted to the Club's premises during the

Meeting.

Lanches will be obtainable et the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 76-2011).

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The gater will open at 10.30 am, on the 1st Day and at 9.30 e.m. on the 2nd Day.

The price of admission will be $10.00 each per day payable Saturday Gremling 'A', KCC at the Gale, Admission Badges will be sued and they must

by prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.

In the "Ladles

and Recreio should esly victories,

frague CB

all have

On the lat Day any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisito feo of $10.00 in order to gain re-adminion. The foregoing also applies for the 2nd Day with the exception that any person who wishes to leave the Enclosure tables for lunch and obtain re-admission, must leave and return between the hours of 1.00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m., when they will be re- admitted on production of their Public Stand badge for that day.

will be ovaliable in refreshments and Mcala RESTAURANTS,

LEAGUE TABLES Tollowing at the Legg after Jact werkend'e matches:

• Men's Pines Division

PWD.L F AP

Recreio 'A' .. HCA Army 'A'

Chenes Nav Bhgcat 'A' KCON TEAS Pripant

KFC

40 10

Men's Second Division

CASH SWEEPS

the

Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $30.00 caeli for both days excluding Race No. 11 (11.30 am) on the 2nd Day may be cbtained from the Cash Sweep Omees at Prince's Building, Ground Floor (ficing Statue Square); & D'Agullar Street and 302 Nathan Road, Kowloon, during since hours.

Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 am. on Friday, 10th November, 1901, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Menting.

Special Cash Sweep Tickets on the Kwangling Handicap scheduled to be run on 11th November, 1981, at £2.00 each may Le obtained from the Cash Sweep. Offices of the Club,

By Order of the Stewards,

"FIVE FINGER EXERCISE

F. D. ANGUS,

*

Becretory.

Hong Kong, 4th Novembar, 1991.