FATHER JOCKEYS KILLED
OF FIVE LOCAL
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George Thomas Smyth, recently the victim of a
fatal rqad accident, was a steeplejack and had hop-
ed that his five sons would follow the same calling YESTERDAY'S
writes L. V. Manning.
Instead, they all became joc- keys, and there is no better known racing brotherhood than Herbert, Victor. William, Monty, and George Smyth. The first four are now trainers, of course,
The late John Nightingali, hend
ASSOCIATION FOR REFEREES FORMED
CHESS
Barnett,
K. M. A. Colony Chess champion, is not defending his title. Entries for the Senior Chess Championship are C. M. Sequeira, D. E. de Carvalho, E. Zimmern, K. L. Karpovich and
YACHT RACES. Coxhead: Zimmern,
The second women's champion-
ship series.race sailed by the Yacht Club yesterday over 7.5 miles re- .sulted:
True Blue 4.42.00 Miss Wilson Artemis 4.42.14 Mrs. J. E. Potter and. Redsbank 4,42.50 Miss Pritchard 4.43.45 Miss Richards Did not finish.--Mourcen.
Arsenal looked upon As-of another famous Epsom family,
With the improvement ton Villa as their greatest had four sons who became riders
and trainers (William, Bob, Ar- standardisation of officiating at Gull
principal aim, the rivals. Herbert Chapman thur, and John), but five must be games as its
National Referees Association of used to open his tactical Turf record.
the Philippines was formally or- eve-of-the-match talks Herbert Smyth, the eldest son.ganised at a meeting held las, nigh
committee room o. this way: "Boys, you are was the first to show his prefer- at the PAAF
ence for horses to chimneys, and the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
At the playing Billy Walker to-he certainly climbed higher in the
meeting, the following were elected officers and members morrow."
of the executive committee of the organisation: Dr. Regino R. Ylanan. who is responsable for all fours honorary adviser; Patricio Gon- zales, president; Dionisio Calvo, who managed the soccer term on its last visit to Hong Kong vice president; Augusto Bautista, secre- fary-treasurer; and Leandro Gruel.
That was how William Walker, one of the greatest strategists ever honoured with an England cap, stood in football, writes, L. V. Manning.
His splendid career ns player over, he became a manager, and his first year at the helm steered Sheffield Wednesday to their Cup triumph of 1935.
And the player Chapman must feared that season put out of the one of the most dazzling Cup starlit teams Chapman ever 2N sembled, not on the field of play but in the dressing room.
profession of his adoption than he could have done as a steeplejack he was meant to be, though it was brother Victor who soared highest,
Herbert actually ran away to become a stable hand. He became apprenticed to Tom Cannon, and one of his first jobs was to "do" St. Amant, who won the Derby in the de Rothschild colours as far back as 1904.
With Herbert {1} established jockey on the flat and over the sticks, the other brothers duly followed suit.
Vie made the greatest name of them all as a rider of big winners for Manton and other fainous stables. Like Tommy Weston, he Billy Walker, after surve-ing was always losing his cap during the vicissitudes inseparable from the hectic moments of a race, but
never his head. the jd of club manager, is Dow with Nottingham Forest. He has written me a letter.
It is the most human 1 have ever received, and the stringest because it asks me to help Air. Walker to find for him for ado}- tion a baby boy left parentless andi homeless by the Frankenstein of Berchtesgaden in bis campaign of murder over London
Letter From A Man
Some letters need pruning. I writ- print this one exactly as
words of mine ten, because no could add to its human appeal or
the kind show more surely home some bereaved orphan the bombs is going to have.
Dear L. V.
You will be surprised to hear want from me, no doubt, but I you to help e with regard to giving some poor little chap a lift in life.
My wife and daughter ntong, with myself have been talking of how we could help some of the wonderful people in our greatest] city, and we have come to this decision.
Monty, of Course. has bern champion tra,ner under Pony Turt
Linklater probably the best sprin ter in the country.
Winter Training is being held A
North South China Bathing Pavilion. Point. where Donald Young Cheung- wah. South China champion, is dail
concentrating on the 400 Metres
приводу
distance,
"
BAER SELECTED AS LOGICAL OPPONENT
The magazine Ring's annual ratings listed Max Baer as No. 1 contender for Joe Louis heavyweight boxing crown.
1
it will be recalled, was rumner-up last year to Barnett.
Considerable progress has been 2 made in the Senior and Junior 3 Championships of the Kowloon Chess Club The two events are each divided into "A** and "B" Sections and section winners will play the best of three games, to decide the titles.
The field is fairly open in. the "A" Section of the Senior Cham- pionship where both Sequiera and Karpovich bave scored 5% points each, although the former has a game in hand. In the "B" Sec- tion it looks very much like a victory for Carvalho, who has 6% points In eight games, Biriukoff, his nearest rival, having scored 5 points in nine games,
V. V. Kolatchof and J. Gre- falda are vieing for honours in the "A" section of the Junior Championship, while S. Benjamin, who has obtained 6 points in seven games, looks a certain winner of "B" section,
GOLF PLAY-OFF
Baer was given the honour be cause he knocked out Tony Galen- Lily Sadlek. Colony back-stroke to and Lou Comiskey this year. champion and who represented Chineso The magazine predicted that
daily Billy Cunn, who
in fights Louis 'raining under La Tsun coaching at June, would not last long against garry (11) in the first competition European "Y". Although Miss Sadick the "Brown Bomber." has never paid much attention to the
Bothing Club last year. IN now
# juto free-style
15
fast developing swinumer of note.
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The Golf play-off at Fanling of the tie between G. M. Park (7), G. Thomerson (20) and T. MB-
in aid of the "South China Morn- Club rules, and William trains in crawl stroke, her conch says that sniddleweight, bantamweight and in a win for Park, who returnedt The magazine did not list the ing Post" Bomber Fund, resulted
flyweight titlists, but listed the a card of one up. G. W. Reeve · leaders in each d'vision as Louis returned a card of 76-12=64, at heavyweight; Conn, light-heavy Happy Valley, to qualify for the weight. Ken Overlin, middle- January round of the Adamson weight; Lew Jenkins, ligh weight; Cup competition. F. Olivera, bantamweight.
and Jackie Paterson of Scotland, fly- weight.
R.A.M.C. AGAIN
For the third year in succes- sion Royal Army Medical Corps: have won the Garrison Challenge Cup for billiards, beating Corps of Military Pokez in the final last night by 785--643.
Sgt Wyre
Lt Dixon
Following were the scores: R.A.M.C.
C. of M.P. 63 1/Cpl. Willis
125 and 23) 130 Set Whitton S/Sgt Terran 150 L/Up Clift
30, 20, 28 ) Pte. Howe Pie Why bro (pl. Harvey 150 (24, 22)
150
150
72
150 Capt. Hyde 150 I. Cpl Teggarty 9. (pl. Thomson 118
GO
(22,
Total
785
043
thrilled by the thought that she
What we would like is your help will have the chance she has at- to give a home and chancy in life ways wanted of having a brother.
to some little bop about three Can you help us? Please do
years of age, one who has had the greatest misfortune to lose his parents in the bombing of Our city.
your best.
! would, as one who has always loved the London public, like to say how proud I am of them alt. He will be sure of a good home. God bless and keep them, and long and will be given the opportunitylive the greatest country in the
of a good education so that in the world future he will be an asset to his country.
We are very fond of children,
and between you and I, I have
Yours, very sincerely,
BILLY WALKER..
The only postscript from me
always longed for a son, but such an appeal needs is this:
have not had that great luck.
William Walker's address is 38,
I have only-one daughter and Repton Road, West Bridgford, she is 18 years of age. She is Nottingham.
SOCCER INTERNATIONALS AT END OF SEASON
No attempt is to be made to stage international soccer matches until the last quarter of the season, writes a correspondent from London.
Scotland has welcomed the All depends on the Home Front FA's suggestion for home-and-situation, of course, but it may be found that England's home mat-. away fixtures Wales had already ches with Wales and Scotland will; read to two England games, but have to be played on small-club for obvious reasons no one has provincial grounds, where à 10,000
down to specific dates.
crowd or so would be as much as the League will be salo† could be expected. · Better!"--this Jesve, one- Baturday "in|than, no, interentiounia:
yable from Cup-tle] attempt will be
Followers of ladies' hockey will be interested tof learn that Miss Stella Roberts, former St Andrew's player.
represented Great Britain against Por- tugal in a match in Shanghai on Christ mas Day. She played un the lef wing.
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It was announced recently that A. P
hand he
R. A. Jordan, who skipped a few for Kow- Third Division games loon Bowling Green Club last sea- son, fractured his finger when Despite playing tennis recently. Jack Hollidge, who skipped an the fact that his right
affected, and Pereira, the Recreio bowler who has interport
Hong Kong is
that entire when Shanghai were last down bowls with that hand, he has been out of the game for the season, would be turning out again for here, has le
the Colony
with on learned to play
the left, though he was down to play against transfer. The Civil Service Cricket thus emulating L. Jack, of K.C.C., Kowloon Cricket Club last week.
Club
loses
ધ્ર promising whose enthusiasm induced him to was forced to withdraw. however. cricketer in Derek Hollidge, his achieve this same feat last Sum→ following a recurrence of his old injury. son.
the Recreio senior cricket leam, AI-
he
also
side for
mer.
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