1961-11-25 — Page 15

Soccer fans await DOWN THE DRAIN TALE WAGGERS SHUI HING

Swedish guests with reservations

Tomorrow another Swedish football team will be seen in action

in the Colony.

With past experiences to guide them the fans will probably re- serve opinions and judgment until after they have had an opportunity to see the players displaying their ability against a strong All-Hongkong side which has one or two weak- nesses that are hard to explain.

Previous visitors from Sweden have left behind a

memory,

of the representative

the

is with pleasure we revali Djurgarden: Two brillian

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nate furward

who Scandinavian clubs who came this way.

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It may be interesting at this peats in Hals and Spon

time to have a briel look at the history of Swedish succe

The gas contended 1: Ther Svenka FotoBorbundet wum was founded way beck an 1904 .and was affiliates to the international body three years

inter.

World Cup finalist

Today Sweden has 2.937 etab. Beiding some 6.795 teams. The country now has about 150,000 Senior players, around 40,000 Juniors and 3.378 qualified

referees

In spite

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the country

nol manage

under ar

National champions

Kara

I'm sure

other wi! Junk back to Mamrie whự Chen The right-wing berth when AUK were here and whose Carolun Hill sull ranks a

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Not all recent series against overseas opposition have been unqualified successes and we look to the Swedish touristy to do no more than provide 12s withi clean wholesome, Honest-to-goodness football.

Team

Northern Wu

by Tugnißennt Internationa! mulk the present party suere is until after the Second has enjoyed a fine meastire of World Wi when

They hay been inspired

nie malicoat champions nire Une Englishman. George Rayını

1943 Their posid

up-to-date and

couthing of fa

they climbed steadily into the right

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very mixed sort of

-IN SPAIN

It is a significant feature of present-day football and a tribute to such great clubs as Real Madrid that every week papers all over the world carry details of Spanish League and Cup matches.

No doubt you read last week's ey drew up a most unusual results in Monday's editions of incentive' plan for their players. the China Mail but I won-, Te counter the handsome

a system

of

der how many of you appreciat- bonuses offered for victories the ed the implications of the which read Valencia Barrelona

2

Introduced uneclub

6. fines for defeat.

The members of the Barcelona team are nowadays faced with a Ane £20 (HK$320) (or being

At the beginning of this season Barcelona, who

bave

Mr Ramsey Omar, the popu- fat secretary of the Hong- kong Football Association, has returned to his post after long leave in Europe. The holiday has certainly done him good. He looks fitter than at any time in the last five or six years. Maybe the 'League Tables' will now be taken off the 'Secret List'.

*

The Colony's Rugby had a generous share of the

beaten at home and a smaller tourists have found it pretty international limelight in re- Anet £15 (HK$240) when hard going in Saigon and cent years, were faced with they are on the losing end of an

Before leaving Bangkok. the realisation that they were

uway 5xture!!! going into the new competition Sh confident were the players Hongkong many of the with soch famous stars as

willingly agreed they Kubala, Ramallets, Kocsis and plan

and have since pro players were confident they Suarez.

ceeded in have their worst sea-could maintain an unbeaten record....but in both cen- A: earni The unshoted! Determined to maintain their sen in a long long time.

be the leader of There must

a monetary tres they have found them- among and apprecia- pace

football mural in the story somewhere. Tal fans

Spanish and European

selves on the losing side.

BICYCLES

to

BUILT FOR TOUR

the

If you are sitting in quiet comfort reading your China Mail spare a thought or two for these enthusiastic young sportsmen who at this moment are straining muscles and lungs in a relentless battle with the soulless second-hand on an official stop watch.

1 pier of course to the cons ators in the Colony's first ever Tod of Hm.gkong cycling race whien is now in its second day

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Meeling some of the officials and competitors has been stimulating experience. There

obviously

wealth genuine enthusiasm and love of our sport in the Hongkong Cycling Association and the enterprise which has produced the current ambitious event is really the spectacular dividend for a lot of intelligent planning

and selfless hard work, Staging

international porting event which has no

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Sports Diary

TODAY

Harbig

First day of AHKJC Fourth Baco Meeting. 1.30 pm.

Cricket

thlee

Dlytom: IRC Templars Optimists Garrison: Scorpions CCC v Police

2nd Division DBS v IRC: Garri sene Brigade. Seawings v KGV

Sorcer

Y

+

Saracens Brigude

Seawings:

world annelight. In 1950 they eines in the best five years their achieved herd place in the

efforts have wen for them the World Cup and in 1959 They

Lengan titie Their most recent were beaten in the tnal by the

Success was last seaso fabulous Brazilians.

In the post-war

success

Sweden's

strangely enough -

disappointment as

pleasure.

nd

The reputations theg years

ility as vius there has- brought Whope the desire to previff

good football for the Hongkong Well

Dublu is equally well estab lished. The Swedish visitors can

5

For a long thre the country be assured that if they serve up manlained a strictly amateur the night kind of entertainment

this explains

guaranteed *gale is

fine! achievement at any time but i when officials set out with their eyes open to organise a function as bag in concept as the Tour of Hongkong well knowing that they would have to find every the rust themselves or een of coax a helping hand from some interested body reveals a sense of sportsmanship of the highest honour.

Fortunate

In thongkong the officials have beva fortunate t: And Sommer sympathetic ears and special mention must be made f the big and generous financial con- tributions made by those great benefactors of Colony spurt the Coca-Cola people la our little world of sport they really entitled to their famous slogan 'Your friendly fiers

On

the

are

bol-

this occasion their helping band has been In- valuable tur

organisers. Without their assistance the hopes for a Tour of Hongkong might never have been ful- filled.

as

$14

This time Hongkong can Third Division

as almost proud of Swan v Redutu-

its brighness (HV) 2.30 pm; C & W Y Chun houses

it can be of the HV, 2.30 par Tramways v Univer-comparatively the W Cycling

1V) 230 pm; Chine Gas v

Association 4 pm; Dodwell Justines (HV Telephone (V) 4 pm Hon Ying Y

Cyclists from Korea, Taiwan, IIX Alteruft (BV) pra: Police RIL (DS)

Singapore and of course Hung- kong are now tightly locked in lough battle with worthy opponents and with the i grinding country roads and bills of the New Territories.

Archery

V

Novices League. seventh find,

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A great new entry has

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sporting diary.

Congratulations

Dow Hongkong's

Those whose foresight planned the event... and to those whose generosity brought the plans to fruition.

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Surely the most improved Soccer referee in the Colony at the moment is balding The big Peter Woodley. fellow, who got off to a very

shaky start, has now set- fled down as a most reliable official. A pity the HKFA did not see fit to recognise

Yugoslavian serica.

Right or the fact for the Swedish ar

wrong?

*

*

It was good to see Alistair Stewart on Television the other evening looking none the worse for his crashing We experience at Macao. don't see enough of this fine

A little incident which took First Division place in a match last weekend got quite a bit of private dis- cussion and may provide un interesting talking point for students of the sportsman these days.

game.

Wis

A player of the attacking side injured and receiver medical attention behind his opponents goal.

VI

Finally a word of Good. bye and 'Thank You' to Bob Marsden-White

the

well- known Soccer referee

but

who for

Later the ball went out of play

neur midfield

and the usual shouts went up to attract the referee's attention in order to left earlier this week authorise the player's return the UK. There is a remote 16 the fray

chance he may return next The referce turned round, saw

the player, but to the surprise year to join a local shipping ! happen watchers

official company... the waved an arm to indicate to know he has other well

the

heated irons in player

the fire in apparently--that should not return to the field other places.

and then a few play seconds later, when the bal! was again in play, the referee tuined and waved the

anxious player back into the fray. It was a simple incident which passed almost unnoticed by many spectators but others wondered why the referee, who had obviously seen the player, had delayed giving permission for his return,

Sydney, Nov. 24. There was not

was no

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Rain hits Sheffield

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THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

4TH RACE MEETING -

Saturday, 25th November and Saturday, 2nd

December, 1961.

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

THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 16 RACES

(There will be & races on the 1st Day and 8 races on the 2nd Day} The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race run at 2.00 p.m. on both days.

The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 s.m. on both days.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

No person without an Admission 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 Offices of the Club at Prince's Building, Ground Floor (facing Statue Square); 5, D'Aguilar Street; King's Road, North Point and 382, Nathen Rond. 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 identifled, 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) will be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meeting.

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

PUBLIC

BSCURE

The gates will open at 11.30 am. on both days,

The price of admission will be $10.00 each per day payable at the Gate. Admission Badges will be issued and they must be prominently displayed throughout the Meeting, Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee. of $10.00 in order to" gäin re-admission.

Meols and Refreshments will be available in the Restaurant.

CASH SWEEPS

Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $12.00 each for both days or $16.00 each per day may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Ofices at Prince's Bufiding, Ground Floor (facing Stole Square); 3, D'Agullar Street and 382, Nathan Road, Kowloon, during office hours,

Tickets reserved and avaliable but not paid for by 10.00a.m. on Friday, 24th November, 1981, will be cold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings,

Cash Sweep Tickets at $2.00 each for the last race of this meeling may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices of the Club.

By Order of the Stewards,

Sevrotāk

F. D. Ang

Hong Kong, 18th November, 1981,