THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1947.
SPORTS FEATURES
Governor's Cup Is Main Week-End Attraction
(BY SEE TEE)
To-morrow's Governor's Cup match at Caroline Hill is one of the most attractive fixtures of the season; the first round, played on the Club ground on February. 10, produced a rare feast of football. After ninety minutes exciting play the two repre- sentative sides were level at four goals all.
To-day's league games are mostly re-arranged fit division Axtures. Eastern are at home to the Navy on the Club ground: in their Inst league meeting in late October the sailors
won 4-2.
If in to-morrow's Governor's Cup game the Football Association and the Hongkong Chinese Amateur Athletic Association sides are level at the end of 90 minutes' play extra tune will not be played. A deciding game will be arranged by the Coun- cit in the deciding game only shall extra tapé be pinyed.
NEWCOMERS
A strong wind which blew down- Beld made ball control dificult and long passing a very chancy affair. Nevertheless some exciting play was witnessed by an enthusiastic and up- preclative crowd. Hearty shoulder while a half-gale played every sort charges were exchanged with gusto, of trick with the ball. goalkeepers distinguished themselves The two with touc many thrilling Iasi-second touches. confidence, while Captain England. Taylor showed hits usual in the Brigade's goal, (better known to the
world as a referce) carted round after round of appinuso for his capable fielding of many stabs at. goal. A hundred minutes of all- oul soccer produced one goal for each side.
soccer
Football Laws
The Association's team includes five players only who took part in the rt game. They are Powell, Dear, Alivan, B. Cosano and Ford. Forrow of the Club has been pre- ferred to Crummey of the Navy of right back; Shepherd of 27th Field Rgt takes Burns's place at right half and Anderson of the IRAF. very naturally moves into Castman's left half position, Cashman has left the Colony, as have leggic and Wills who were outside right and centre forward respectively. I have a feel-player," reads the note to Law. 4 ing that Eves of the Navy "B" team. is going to have a good day; he has two very good wingmen to play with, and to play to him.
THE PLAYER'S EQUIPMENT
usual equipment of મી
uny
THE
"consists of a jersey or shirt, short trousers, stockings and boots." Law 4 itself is at pains to ensure that players shall not wear anything which may be dangerous to . The Chinese team is well set up other player. Just as foul and dan- on a strong defence in which Tse gerous forms of play are banned so Kam-hung takes the place of Ng in are the wearing of any articles (not the Federation's Inst Governor's necessarily boots) which the referee Cup side. All the halves are good-may consider liable to cause injury they enjoy the added advantage of to another player. being
drawn from one club, Sing Tho. The sclectom fairly Indiente football form In choosing a large proportion of Sing Tao pinyers but it is questionable whether the choice of eight out of eleven is justified. Much as like the play of Tsao I would prefer to see the Amateurs wingman, Leung, In his place, with Chow Man-chi at Inside left.
to
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Licat. Jackson (left) winning the 880 yards from Capt. Pearn in last week's Services athletic meeting, won by 3 Cdo Bile RM-Ming Yuen.
Tests In Retrospect
Bradman-A Relentless Captain
BY VERNON MORGAN'
London Sitting many thou- sands of miles away from the scene of action, a
person like myself is by no means fully quailfled to dissert on the suc cesses and failures of the MCC
Australia. now of cluded, but there are some lines of thought which one may pro-
tour
сод-
perly follow. For instance,
Wak
there larity between this English tour of the Commonwealth" and the Indian lour of Britain, at least as far as lic, English failures are concerned.
considerable simi-
other. Even the fellow Test player, Jack Fingleton, says: "Bradman has proved himself shrewd leader, but not a generous one. He was always a firm believer in rubbing In the sult." Fingleton's comments on the play in Australia were really admirable and his final summing up of the tour is a real masterpiece..
Pleading that cricket should
be played as a game and deprecating the same old Scrooge spirit which existed before the war," he concludes with these words: Cricket is still one of the good things left in life if played
After watching the Indians during return to Canbere adding, on his
and political re-
Fastball Notes
Shield For International Series
(BY "SPECTATOR")." Interest ran high last Sunday when the International Series was scheduled to make a get away but it was dampened. Rain had something to do with it It washed out the first round fixtures, These games will now be played to-morrow. weather permitting.
PREPARING FOR THE
1948 OLYMPICS
(By Richard Jon, Chief of Central and practicability of buliding, an
Nows London Bureau)
Olymple Village.
THE OLYMPIC FLAME London, Mar. 21, According to n spokesman pf the British sportdom's General bo spared to make the opening cere- Executive Committee, no effort will Staff nro already at work, seven mony on July 20 an impressive and teen months before zero hour, unforgettable event. It will start with drawing up blueprints for the by a massed choir of 1,200 voices, the singing of the Olymple Hymn 14th World Olympic Games to which will be trained under the ex- be held in London in the summer pert direction of Sir Arnold Box, of 1948.
Master of the King's Music.
War II.
the
Then, there will be the lighting The Wembley Stadium,
of the historic Olympic Flame. Plans in the are being studied for the organising north-western suburbs of Grenter of teams of runners who will relay London, reputed to be the biggest the Torch from Greece, birthplace of sports arena in the whole of the for at least 125,000 spectators, has to Wembley, The Flame has to be
the ancient games known as British Isles with a seating capacity Olympiad, all the way across Europe been selected an the setting for the kindled on Mount Olympia by set- first manmoth international sporting ting fire to logs by means of the Jamboree since the end of World sun's rays operating through a glant magnifying glass. Like the Flame For seventeen days, from July 20 in the Stadfum, it must stay alight to August 14, five thousand of the The design of the Torch is now be
under all condition, rain or shine. best athleles from all points of the In the opener at 2.30 pau, India compass will hold the world linen considered by experts of the Fuel iangles with, and is expected to pelight, competing count for, Portugal in an natieinated coveted championships, of seventeen
for the much- which torch runners will follow to Research Board, The exact route be announced Inter. With the contin- with gents will come sports' writers from petitions, it has been decided that
every corner of the world, whose seventeen different
As regards the programme of com- cabled writeup is expected to run into millions of words.
will be staged, namely: (1) Eques- championships irtan (2) Yachting (3) Shooting: (4) Boxing: (5) Swimming; (0) Fen-
I struggle, immediately different sports.
expect
China crosses bat the USA. This latter encounter will In close play. While not be lacking.. China does not appear as impressive as Uncle Sam's callor boys who, I understand, will do duty for US and who are "part and parcel", players of knowledge and colour, I China's steadiness to get the belter of the Americans.
Local fastball was given another push to The front
with the fine Resture of the Hongkong and Shanghal Hotels Ltd which bans signified its intention donating shield and medals the winners
ers of the current Inter- to national competition. League prexy F. J. Molthen has
niready presented
the
of
Supreme responsibility for organi- Executive Fing the Games rests on a alx-men cing; (7) Cycling; (8). Football; (9) Committee under the Rowing; (10) Canoeing; (11) Basket- Governor of British Bermuda and a ling: (14) Weight-lifting: (18) Mo- chairmanship of Lord Burghley, ex-
ball: (12) Field Hockey; (13) Wrest- Members former Olymple hurdles champion,
(16) Athletics, and Include
such topnotch (17) sportsmen as E. J. Holt, a retired banker and champion sprinter forty lights of the years ago, and Ur Jack Lovelock, who broke the world record for the 1,500 metres event at the last Olym- ples held in Berlin.
in
oppor-
tern Olymples, high-
As in
Athletics
be br Track and Field Events, which are scheduled from July 30 to August 7. The Committee has decided on Afteen track and eight neid events for men, and four track and Ave field events for women. Tall- plece will be the Decathlon Cham plonships.
a trophy to the winners of the Lea-
GOOD SHOW PROMISED cue and this, together with the II.K.
Great Britain is delighted that the & S. H. Shield, is certainly appre-International Olympic cinted, by all followers of the game.
Committee has voted to stage the Games For the sportsmanship of the two London, making good the
THE FIELD. EVENTS parties the fastball world
Bays: unity this metropolis had lost in states that apart from the customary Information from the Committee Thanks for everything!
1040 when full steam ahead to hold a dance and despite her awareness of acute the tres, 10,000 metres, 110 metres high
In the meantime, arrangements are
they should have been 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, held had war not interfered. So, 800 metres, 1,500 metres, 5,000 me prize giving as soon as possible housing shortage in the country and hurdles, 400 metres low hurdles, 400 after the end of the International the scarelly of amenities Series. And girls! Be ready for the
visitors, she is determined to put up high jump, broad jump, hop-step..
for the metres relay, 1,000 call. You will son be asked to play
metres relay. a good show. in an "appetiser" exhibition game in
and jump, Javelin throw, discus conjunction with the final of
throw, and shot put, the track and Prime Minister Attlee has assured field events will International! You'll
the Committee of full support of the throw, 3,000 metres steeplechase, a rendy,
Include hammer won't you?
British Government. King George 26-mile marathon race, and a mara- VI has graciously consented to act as thon road walk which may be either Patron of the Games, and Viscount 25 or 50 kilometres. Portal, a former Cabinet Minister, has accepted the invitation to bo Chinese athlete will be entered for It is not yet known whether any mittee,
26 miles and 385 yards. This dis- tance was fixed for this exciting race in the 1008 Olympics in London, for reasons
no one can explain. His
be
the
the detailed standard and up the four by saying that while gestures towards eng another from minary round of, the International President of the Organisation Com-the marathons race, covering exactly
Full descriptions of football boots, their studs, bars and nailing are set out In Law 4. Boots must conform forces are advised to examine pinyers fear at any time if they have reasons for doubting that they are as required for the safety of other players. Bars on the soles of the boots must be flat in surface and
their tour of this country. I summed
successful, they failed on the cricket they were socially and financially field because they lacked that ag- ressive spirit possessed by the Australians.
Substitute the Englishmen for the
porting. "I think I have seen more
the fundamentals of life, than I have bitter political enemies who differ in
seen in the whole of this. Test sea- son."
The tour has proved
that
Test
•
It is a good ride, however, if just not less than half an inch in width Indians and the same facts equally cricket is n young man's game and gal; also to cope the Shield for that supervise preparations for: (1) tech- toricaliv, it is not accurate.
a little speculative in its choice of Fung to lead the attack. Another drawn game is very strongly indi-
cated here.
A WASH-OUT
ess about the
they must be rounded at the ends apply. The Englishmen in Australia, and stretch without break across the just as the Indians in England Jast width of the boots. Nelther bars nor studs shail project more than halt an inch; their nails shall be driven
Ju flush.
4
+
aummer,, treated their tour series of games, not as a series of battles.
one wants to beat the Australians at cricket one must do
the hard way.
One must learn
to give a Roland for an Oilver a the old English saying goes. That is, one must give 19 good Is one takos
that the MCC selectors did wrong in sending elder proved players rather than young men. After all,
was generally English side was not up to that of agreed that the the pre-war standard-the tour was of the Australian Minister, Dr Evatt only undertaken at the express wish
worse and might have done far better and we a:uld hardly have done had a young experimental side been
sent,
A. A. Rum-
ANOTHER FORECAST The postponement of the preli
dian boys to get in was taken as opportunity by the In-
two more practices during the week. They are impatient to do battle and are confident of success against Poriu- matter, I tipped the League winners correctly (remember, I said I'll be telling you if I'm right? And here's again to forecast the outcome of the telling plentyt) and I venture here International: India to win! Maybe There was very much of the anti-
Most players are very careful to
India has a very well-balanced side I'll cat my words yet! Yes, Maybet climax about last Sunday's Sing Tho
ensure that they wear nothing liable -South China league game. Thou not generally known that Law
to Injure another player, but it is
and the probable starting ten are: sands of followers of football had refers to metal rings (worn on the
K. Nazarin, pitcher (captain) waited months for this second meet-
R. Razack, catcher: A. H. Bakar, Arst ing of the
premier Chinese
fingers, etc.), belts, buckles, etc. two
base; A. K. Markar, second base; B. clubs. During the first half, when
M. Omar, third base; A. The Indians will find this `when. exchanges were fully even, there how seriously they regard any wil- end of the year. U is no use playing The F.A. make no bones about they tour the Commonwealth at the
MAN OF THE TEAM
jahn, short stop; A. J. Hussain, left was some semblance of football prowful transgression of this inw. If
field; I. M. Omar, centre field; A. K. As for the Englishmen, wicket- Omar, right field; S. Bucks, rover. play of
ut cricket with Australians. the two player's boots are considered by the have got to play teams. It would be most interesting referee to infringe the low
You keeper Godfrey Evans was unques-
Others in the side are S. H. and with the
some tionably the man of the team and S. K. Khan, S. Samy, Z. A. Abbas to know how many home-side games player should be sent off the field outwit them at their OWN
that deadly seriousness as they do and greatly impressed Australians, who and H. K. Ebrahim, Manager is A. carried on under similar aquatic difficulties to those which wrecked emporarily and should not be allow They play to win.
game put him in the same class as George R: Markor. ed to return-to-take part in the likewise,
Unless you do Duckworth. He may also become as Sherry Bucks is defnitely turning
Peppery the second half play of this game. game until he has reported to the Lea the
all-rounder you ore lost, Herein There were floods up and down Bri-
why the English handy with the bat as his fellow out for India as he always did. It tal yet only thred
referee.
reason league games feree to satisfy himself that the and did not succeed in a single Test.
It is the duty of the re- team won only one drst clase game Ames.
county wicketkeeper-batsman, Leslie was thought he might be playing for were postponed.
Great Britain. player's boots (or whatever else it At Causeway Bay
DON'S TACTICS
Portugal is strong enough the second muy be) are quite in order,
paratively. Only I fear their team match of the afternoon was aban- doned in its Aftieth minute.
spirit may not be enough to drag the Indians down. If the Portuguese teum loses it will not be the fault Manager Figueiredo and Captain Tony Alves, who are both tried leaders.
The probable starting ten for Pur- tugal are:
LA Tavares, pitcher; Spotty Fereira, catcher; Wilfred Lawrence, first base; Vieira, third base; Tony Alves, short Arturo Ozorio, second base; Leo- stop; Gerry Gosano, left field; Chuck Quinn, centre field; Jock Brown, right field; Billy Soares, rover.
Others
in the side should be Pepi Malig, Tony Buyot, Joe Francu and Spikey Guterres.
em
In Arthur Morris, their lefthanded Don Bradman was a quite relent-opening bat, the Australians have a world beater; who may In the unlikely event of a player less captain. What other word can potential not complying with the referee's in-one use about a man who allows his easily prove arther Bradman, or There was much hard football and
as he is left- structions regarding the removal or fast bowlers to plug away with bum- more appropriately as much good humaür at Sookunpoo official decision of 1034 Indicates (a damaged arm, is fearful of dangerous playing equipment
Warren Bardsley an pers against a man, who because of handed,
Itay last Saturday for the meeting of 42
Lindwall Is an obviously useful fast- Commands and 27th Field Hegt, very clearly how serious such as which 15 what Miller and Lindwall bowler, but he may not prove to be was interested in the peasibility of
duct is regarded.
The defauiting did against Hution, till obviously worthy when put among immortals. seeing two of the Colony's
player must be ordered off the field conselous that he still bore the scars team It is obvious that Australia has He is no Jack Gregory yet. As a best goal- keepers in action,
Powell
(not "sent off the field of play tem- of a broken left arm. Bradman a tremendous batting strength and a Craske. Each of these keepers con- porarily" and, the omcial decision have told his men to hurl
And
down ceded one goal but enfther was given goes on, "shell not play thereafter these bumpers to intimidate Hulton Miller and Colin McCool, to be envied number of allrounders like, Keith much chance of showing his best without the consent of the Football and other Englishmen as well. form, they were both far too well
Association or affiliated County as Larwood's bodyliners und with no
fic has probably not forgotten by any cricketing matkm-Reuter. covered by qulek tackling backs and halves,
bowier in England's present wide fast enough to retallate, Bradman hnd matters all his own way. He may well have got some grim sallsfaction
42 Commando did more pressing with the result that the ball came:
Craske's way fairly regularly. 1
sociation concerned.'
WINTER SPORTS FOR RAF
the
at the thought that Woodfull and his colleagues of the 1830-37 tour had been fully avenged.
Ho
Kelly, Brodman was correct
DEVELOPING
RAF SPORTS
of
com.
Some of the above players have been picked and it is said that the team has already been selected but this scribe has not been informed. However, I hear that in the selection
Xavier, tile "tower
of
In th" of the Rovers, has been
have
telt out. Surely, there must been some mistake! Alvaro is useful player and is thought second to none of those selected." much better for Indial Well, no
To ensure that nothing will go ariss at the time, eight sub-com- mittee have been established to nical layout; (2) medical service; (3) transport and communications; (*) The name of Marathon Race is. finance; (5) press and publicity; (6) Battle of Marathon in 400 B.C. when derived from Greek mythology in the reception and entertainment; (7) arts a Greek courler name heidippides and music, and (8) housing.
was sald to have run 22 miles to
my First being tackled are problems the victory of the Greeks over the Athens when carrying the news of of construction. A new road from Persians at the Battle of Marathon.
Station direct to Stadium will be bullt. A first-class cing the glorious news the courler the After reaching Athens and announ- running track with seven lanes has to was stated to have fallen dead. be laid down. For the convenience of the large number of athletes, ade-
MOST DIFFICULT RACE quate dressing rooms, equipped with
That the Marathon is the mast shower baths and other comforts, difficult race to run, requiring long are already in the process of constrated by an incident in the 1908. training and great stamina, is 1Bus- struction. Other facilities
will in- clado
up's track, gardens, restaurants and race ali the way, but collapsed only new outdoor swimming pool, Olympics. The well-known Italian new car parks, a special "warming-runner, Dorando, was leading in the
officials, restrooms-for-both competitors and a few yards from the finishing post while still in the lead. Excited com- patriots helped him over the finish- ing line but he was disqualified.
Due, however, to shorloges of muny building materials in Britain Another event testing athletic,en- to-day accommodation for 5,000 durance and stamina will be a mara- members of the visiting teams na-
thon cycling race of 200 kilometres turally constitutes a mojor problem, or ap as it is felt hotels in London are too
approximately 125 miles. Invitations far from the Stadium (approximate- Olympic Games will shortly be sent lo participate in the ly 13 miles) to be convenient. A out by the Organising Commitice to special committee, therefore, been set up by the British Govern- cept Germany and Japan-Central has all the countries in the world, ex- ment to consider the
advisability News.
Sports Diary
TO-DAY
Australian Rugby Tourists
Dates of the four international matches to be played by the Austra lion Soccor-1st Division
Rugby Union touring team. which is to visit England at the Club-Eastern v. Navy, 3 pm.
beginning of September are: No- Club-Sing Tao 4.30 pm.
v. St. Joseph's, ber
vember 22: versus Scotland: Decem→ 6: versus Ireland; December 20: versus Wales and January Cdo V.
3, Kwong 1048: veraus England. Regt. RA V.
Navy-42 RM Wah, 4.30 pa..
Seokunpoo-27th Club, 4.30 p.m.
liked his unhesitant running-out clearances, his readiness to boot the ball away and the clever way covered the ball once he had it in be his grasp. Croske has no illusions Latest development in the field of about how, when and
nothing wrong according to Considerable developments where he Royal Air Force sport is the forma- the laws of the game and his side Royal Air Force sport might be charged: despite his lack tion of a Winter Sports Association, won. But one may well as "Was it shadowed by the new appointment
fore-i are of inches he set two feet firmly on to include skiing, skating and cricket. the ground and, holding the ball bobsleighing, and two teams have One can argue along both lines with-
Is cricket
a game or a war" -Director of R.A.F: Sport... tight, presented a resolute aboulder been sent to Switzerland by
tout to the charging opponent. Not once R.A.F. Sports Board to represent however, much ene desires to play reaching any decision becauSO
The appointment is a non-public one and the holder of It is paid did he look appealingly at the re-Britain in the contests for the world the sport for sport's sake, one must partly out of the Board's revenue,
bobsleighing championships and also carry with this the nece
but it has been agreed, subject to year, that The teams, cach consisting of four It is just where to draw the line, the Director will also net as R.A.F. men and one reserve,
are led by What may seem to one person to be Inspector of Recreational Grounda. match produced some of the most Group been chosen from all ranics another sharp practice, and here you who has been appointed as the first full of enthusiasm about getting back |
Captain R. W. P. Collings, legitimate and sporting may seem to Wing Commander J. Lawton, while. The same was true of Com-experience of or show any air for / Bradman was gestion of whether holder of the post, is known through- to the game, Too bad you are not 3 pm.
force.
to train for the 1948 Olympic Games, siasm and will to success" enthu* review, at the end of
ROBUST FOOTBALL Altogether this all-Army
Icague robust give-and-lake football It hos been my pleasure to see for some of the RAF, who have.
on
mando Cup dinalat Kowloon Wednesday afternoon. 40 Cam- mando were hard put to hold out against Brigade HQs in a terrige struggle which went to extra time still without Anal result.
and
had
ine I come into the
any
or not in this kind of sport. With the excep forcing the Englishmen to bat on a bers of the teams are officers, but tion of one Sergeant all the mem
grassy wicket at Brisbane by re fusing to have the wicket mown. another Sergeant, a blacksmith and sheet metal worker by trade, is ne
"NOT GENEROUS LEADER"... Not all Australians companying the teams as mechanic. Bradman in this, respect
SPORTING. SAM SUI
By Reg. Wootton.
pre
pro
ur
any
CHIT-CHAT
Here's a bit of chit chat. Harold Wing-lee is back in town! This starry, dynamic backstopper for the pre-war champs St Joseph's was
out the Service as a former honorary in tune to "save" the downfall of the
Second Division
p.m.
British Boxers For Switzerland
Sookunyoo.387 Coy. RASC Dockyard, 3
Mary1st Bn Devons v. 3 Cdo Switzerland for a return match next British amateur boxers will visit Bde HQ, 3 p.m.
Military-K Signal RM Cdo, 4.30 pm.
Chatham -Road-K Centre v. RAMC, 3 p.m.
Caroline Hill-Kit Chee Caroline H-South China v. Navy Police v. Sing Tao, 3 pm.
Cricket
September or October,, The Coun- Coy v. 44 cll of the Amateur Association has confirmed the decision.of the Inter- Wireless national Committee that Denmark will be given home and away; mat-. v.. Club, ches next season.
secretary of the RAF Rugby Union mighty Saints in the league just con- CASC, 4,30 pm. for 21 years and us honorary secre- cluded. tary of the R.A.F. Sports Board for two-and-a-half years until his' ro- tirement at the end of 1945.
As a
many
in
The Board is considering. long-term polley, the possibility of Improvements to stands and grounds, the empliasis being on providing facilities for. as people on possible to play. Most forms of sport are already well re presented in the RA.F. and addition to Association Football (which is the favourite game in the Service) there are a R.A.F. Rugby Union, a Golfing Society, a Yacht Club Associations for athletics and cross-country running, boxing, cricket fencing, hockey, inwn tennis, squash racquets,
rifle revolver shooting and swimming, all and with their separate organizations, ure in existence and the possibility. of introducing others, including: bade: minton, is being considered.
KCO KCC V. RAF, 2, p.m. HKCU HKCC v. lecielo, 2 pm.
SUNDAY
Soccer
Governor's Cup
Caroline Hill CNAAF v. HKFA, 3.30 pm
Cricket
KOL. KCC v. 1 Cáo Bdc, 2 Đ
Fastball
International Berton - Recreio India v. Portugal, 2.80, followed by China v USA.
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