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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1961.

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT

The problem of Soccer betting in Hongkong

Hongkong's sporting community will surely welcome both the frank and open approach by the Commissioner of Police to the HKFA on the thorny subject of Soccer betting and the quick promise of co-operative action given by the Associa-

tion.

Those folks who still have some regard for the wholesome future of the game will applaud the combined efforts of these two influential bodies. Maybe this will be the first important step towards the moment when the evil which has been exerting a stranglehold,on Colony football will be killed but no doubt the Police would welcome assistance from whatever quarter it may come.

In order that you may know what goes on, and understand

pite of the wide publietty whh has been given to thin

how the belling is carried oul. rad jort few non-Chinese have

the I am produclag a of how very much idea

typical ex- 1. Lting plen works or ample of a fixed score betting

pils such as

slip should

which Contains why it

details of the betting plan on a diverge effect or car football.

recent First Division match Some folks

in

have confessed ey cannot see why betting Hoogkong should be any different in consequence from soccer belling in the United

No

they Kingdom.

doubt

their views 20 base these knowledge of the British Pools and "Fixed Odds" types of betting. The prevailing atti Lude scems to be: "If it does barm in Britain and other evanities why should it be ca

etmenia! bere?"

Unlike 'Pools'

Superfcially that looks a fair Gestion However, British bet

correct fore- ting requires the casting of the Tesults of o group of matches in which winning. drawing and losing are the vital factors and in which the actual number of goals scored is

not

directly important, The possi- billy of anyone

x' a whole series of games tak- Ing place simultaneously over a

wide area is pretty remote.

up in a local football ground after the game was desi

When the pubter has decided on which number he will 'in- vt he receives a second ship bears his identifying which nume, strangely coded details

his bet, the

staked lower righthand at.c, in Concr a symbol which shows

ali v 'B'

1

amount

This particular slip was picked the punter's favoured team: the etal team for this being A or 'B' above 'A' the çaşe may be, The favoured team always takes the Best digit in any score ou

the jast

BETTING SLIP

TEAM 'A' "TEAM 'B

10

21 31 32 11 22

3

20 41 42

6

10 33

30 43

4.5 51 52 00

3

49 53 44

*

2 50 81 62 03 54

0.60 71 72 73 64 55

0.4 65 74 81 82 83

0.70 84 75 76 66

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DATE

the

Dever

No secret

By I. M. MacTÄVISH

An efficient refereo at work

Lo Bello of Italy sending off Yugo- slav centre-forward Galic during the Olympic ́soccor final in which Denmark beat Yugoslavia 3-1.

I is belg alleged that temp- talion There is nothing secret abou!

is lavishly dangled in the information I have given front of unscrupulous players to but knowing what is happening a degree which no doubt makes and putting

it is at difficult to refuse and if the a stop to

very different thing. It is no bat is once taken the player is easter in fact than the, problem off along the road of no return". of street-betting which con- fronted the police in the United Kingdom for so many years.

3

but

but

a suspicion

with players 10

So

.....

Poppy Day football

THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

3RD RACE MEETING

Saturday, 11th and Monday, 13th Novembar, (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 and 11 races on the 2nd Day) The First Bell will be rung at 1.80 p.m. on the 1st Day and the first rate rum at 2.00 pìm/

Next Wednesday evening

On the 2nd Day the First Bell will be rung at 11.00 ath, and Colony football gives its the first race run as Hake No 11.30 44. The Tunc liter Vel annual helping hand to will be after Race No. 4 (7:30 p.m.). one of our most worthy

There will be no Cash Sweep on Race No. 11 (11,30 mm.) causes... the British on the 2na Pay.

Legion's Fund.

'Poppy Day* The Secretary's Office at Alexandre House will close at 11.46

a.m. on the lệt Day and at 2,30 am. on the 2nd Day.

This year the Combined Ser- vlcer will meet All-Hongkong. The game goes on under the lights at the Club Stadium next Wednesday and to keep the fans in good humour until play begins at 8 pm the band of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers will be on hand. The annual Poppy Day football match is always a special at- traction and is a most enjoy- able way, of making a solid contribution to a fund which uses its income to the benefit of so many deserving folks. The kick-off is timed for 8 pm and if you are looking for a spot of wholehearted soccer entertainment make the Club Stadium your - Wednesday night rendezvous.

THE REFEREEING

CONTROVERSY

the poor old soccer referees are in the corres-

pondence columns again

and as usual they are on the wrong end of some pretty heavy criticismn.

and critics.

NOTICE

It may well be that our whistlers are really not so very much different from thuir

in

other THE ROYAL HONG KONG many Those who are willing to work counterparts

this

JOCKEY CLUB for

situation parts of the world but to be an end of deserve the fullest backing in quite fair it must be said in

Programmes .eir efforts and we shall watch their defence that they suffer

and

Entry future developments with great from the fact they ste seen Forms for the 4th Race Meet- interest.

far too frequently by the same ing 1961/62 to be held on people and by the same writers Saturday 25th November and In the United Kingdom a Saturday 2nd December, 1961 particular crowd ms? see (weather permitting) may be certain referee once or twice obtained at the Secretary's in competition.... or they may

at all for whole Office, Alexandra House; the not see

Here in Hongkong a Club House, Happy Valley; season: referee can find huself in and the Stables, Shan Kwong

the same fans Road. before every weekend. Repulations and past mistakes

TALE-WAGGER

An interesting situation

Tris

by Гаг

inost

If that was the whole picture and

prolific 12 striat

it would be bad Crough-and method of soccer betting in the

vulnerable enough for players at the Clony

time presem

could all too easily band to- the teams gether to 'x' The top line shows managing to

the score in invived although thr full

game in order to make success- nemes of the

clubs are

ful

personal wagers used. The left hand column ther

there is more than shows the amount in dollars and that the controlling syndicates arises over the three Chinese cents of

stakes. the basic Generally these vary from $11 down

to

cents the particular sample goes from $10 down to 20 cents--and repre- wursts the amount which must a particular he staked against trore to win $100.

.and

in Hongkong the situation is very different. Here the betting is based on the number of goals soyred in a single game. it must be immediately obvious that the possibilities of fixing or 'making an arrangement of some kind are infinitely greater.

It has now been openly de- clared that the efforts of our footballers

ink Are being flueticed by those in control of the betting rings. Observers who regularly watch the marked inconsistencies

games can

hardly be allegations at the now being made agalust our players and, whatever the consequences, il seems the time has arrived for the matter to be thrashed ont to the bitter end.

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'Fixing'

The prize for each success- ful basic stake is always $100 but a punter may make several bots up to a possible winning dividend of $1,000 which is the maximum permissible win on a single slip... but of course under a varleby of names (always fictitious) a gambler can have as many bels as he

likes... or can afford.

The double numbers in the Now is the time for those who middle are the possible scores on confess to care about the future which bets Can be made, for of the game ta assu-1 the example 21 means 2-1 to the Investigators in every way they favoured team and so on through

the list.

Cap.

conspire

produce

from

customer

who

who calls at

a

+

a certain score which footballers who recently took it then virtually eliminated port in a practice match

the

betting list. The with an English League side, score remains on the slip but a One of them is under suspen- betting rendezvous to make sion by the Hongkong Foot- wager on this particular score ball Association....and is usually told

understand the other is still that bet is sold out

a registered player of a words to that effect.

interest- Hongkong club hardlying indeed....tó FIFA?

The

"Sorry

consequencer

necd explaining. The syndi- cates and the players who co- operate with them may each do very well in their way but the little man who hopefully i "Invests' bis dollars and cents

are

INDONESIANS

and Hongkong football GIVING LAVER

the losers.

It is a potentially explosive BETTER OFFER

action

Entries close at 12 o'clock

are remembered and often the NOON on Wednesday, 15th official in charge of a game November, 1961. starts with two strikes on him

first made his before he has decision.

Low standard

These are circumstances which every fair minded persón con- cerned has to accept and admit. If that is on the credit side there can surely be no denying that the standard of refereeing this season has often been des plorably low, There are officials who can be relied upon to

duce a competent performance

also others

nation of the Police THAN KRAMER

state of affairs. The sooner the combined efforts and the HKFA produce positive results the better it will be for the gume.

for the Connoisseur of Chinese food

Garden

CHINESE FOOD

You don't have to be a gourmet to enjoy the foods of China you just have to enjoy good food. Just try our Cantonese dishes to find out how delicious food can

be.

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with the whistle but there are whose mere ncmt- ta

game brings groan from players, officials and fans alike.

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a

Some of them are even en- titted to wear FIFA badges.

Sydney, Nov. 10. A Sydney sports writer claimed today that Indonesia is offer-

Much of the blame for the ing higher salary for a top-flight tennis coach than present situation must rest with U.S. professional-tennis king the officials of the Hongkong in- Jack Kramer is offering Rod Football Association who Laver to turn professional.

sisted against sound advice- in submitting a Ust

DE COATI Ernie Christensen, writing un- pletely unrealistic proportions der a Brisbane dateline, said for inclusion in the FIFA it Indonesia le seeking a coach at Some of the referees simply o salary of US$5,000 u month were not ready for such for 10 months to develop honour! their promotion WHE players for the Asian Games to much too fast and they just did be staged at Djakarta, Indonesia, not bave the practical ex- next August. The coach must perience for the job...while spend $300 monthly in that other officials were certainly

country.

Christensen said the $50,000 total

for 10 months is more than Kramer has offered Laver to turn professional and play for 20 months.

Indonesia, presently weak in tennis, has selected a squad of 15 players it hopes to develop by the time it plays host for the Asian Games UTI

an

A badly prepared FIFA-list Is probably at the bottom of the current unsatisfactory situation and the HKEA more to blame than the referem...

** who are having to stand some pretty bitter

Refereeing any sporting test is a thankless mission. It is particularly so in goccer, and it is not a kindness for mis- guided officials to give a whistler premature promotion.

Sports Diary A bit of probing?

TODAY Racing

1st day of Third Baon Mustitig, 1.30 pm,

Draw for the Kwanging Handi- cap Cash Busena. at 11 mm,

Cricket

1st Division: RAF/RN V. Op

There are of course except

to, thì ? Every now' and 'ak* en butstanding

personality

ars on the scene and meris pears

fastest possible

the

menta, but there men fre reptions, and few who

the bazardous aclvity

Limiste, Beornions V IRC, Saracens v control deserve promotion

Recrelo, Brigade v Templars, CCC V

Garrison

2nd División: Garrison

DES Acteatrals, IBC "V" 3GF- coup

Brigade. v. Crusselors,

'Boocaz

do

1st Division: Bouth Ching V KAR + Lah (CH); Army v Kitchee (Polios)+ RE

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By Order of the Stewarda,

*F. D. ANGUS,

Secretary.

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MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

No person without an Admission Badge will be admitted." Admission Budges at $25.00 fach per day are obtainable only on the written introduction of a Member. Admission Badges may be obtained during office hours from the Cash Sweep Offices of the Club at Prince's Building, Ground Floor (faclog Statue Square); 5," D'Aguilar Streel; King's Road, North Point and 982 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 through the duration of the meeting in such manner as to be readily identified. 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, Members, their. Ladies, and Members Guests are not permitted to enter the Public Enclosure and Stand.

NO CHILDREN under the age of seventeen years (Western Standard) wit be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meeling.

Lanches will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 76-2811).

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PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The gates will open at 10.30′ 8.m, on the lit

2nd Day

ફટકnes or hustox I be doit તે કો

at the Gate. Admission Badges will be issued and they must be prominently displayed throughout the Meeting

On the 1st Day i any person leaving the Enclosure will be

required to pay the requisite fee of $10.00 In order to gain re-admission. The Toregoing also applies for the 2nd Day with the exception that any person who wishes to leave the Enclosure for lunch and obtain, re-admission, must leave and return between the hours of 1.00pm and 8.00 pm when they will be re- admitted on production of their Public Stand badge for that day. Meals and refreshments will be available in the RESTAURANTS.

CASH SWEEPS

Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $84.00 each for both days excluding Race No. 11 (11.30 am.) on the 2nd Day may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Frince's Building. Ground Floor (facing Statue Square); 5 D'Agullet Street und 382 Nathan Hoad, Kowloon, during office hours.

Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00a.m. on Friday, 10th November, 1981, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.

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

By Order of the Stewards,

F. D. ANGUS,” Secretary.

Hong Kong, 4th November, 1981.

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