THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 20, 1941.
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"BABY" JOCKEY PLANS LAID BY AAU TO
GOES BACK
TO SCHOOL
Edward Mumford, "baby" among National Hunt riders, has had his path to fame as a jockey cut short unexpectedly. writes a correspondent from London.
AID U.S.
U.S. DEFENCE
BOWLS TEAMS
Following clubs have selected their lawn bowls teams for Saturday:--
HK FR.C.
W 1 Maefar liean 1- I
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commendation. Fred Templemate, arud J 1- 100N diverted
the boy to take Supprepatic at stable.
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ONE OF THE greatest efforts ever made in the VETERANS'
name of physical fitness is surely that of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States. They pledged to the President of the United States full and complete cooperation in connection with civilian physical preparedness as an aid to National Defence.
SHOOT
The Hong Kong Special Guard
Cughes Crap" fold
their first Rifle meeting at Kow- loon City Range on Sunday. As this was the first time that some at the members have had a chance to fire a Service rifle since 1914- 19.8, the results were very satis- factory, AT
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the close of the ineet. pripetitive detail match was heldt, which resulted in two detants of eight members each seming total of 115 The wang detal was decided when Mr Langston and Mi Roscoe shut it out, and the result was an overwhelming. Victory for the latter.
It as easy to make pledges, bal - While it is good to know that difficult to keep them, but ththe A.A.A. is sull in existene manner in which the A A.. have there is still awaited news of me
ted their task stuggests that proposed meeling of front rank there need be her
et their gupitanee this Sumner Diffeul pledge being broken
jties, in gefling the cooperation of A plan calculated to stimulate the Service sports assocations de Einterest has been subantied to the funt appear likely and there would 1! dftrict armela from: which seem to be every opportunity of
sports throughout the Phaving 1 cal good warm 148 States. Divisions in Buying jchampionship meeting. Since then two
have GOLF COMPETITIONS districts fere being formed. PYEDÉS
each "Allled Games." happened First Eddie has had lonj
with load autonomy, and as many thirteenth birthday. and seen. Best Dan the Adamin Cutof them will tanetion 115 area. the education authorities have got | Colt rompe Lafreska played reently wlucl have hitherto, been unde - on his track.
velped so far as the pursuit o fath'efie spurt es concerned, there j Several of the clubs are doing jare likely to be thands of new-then best to keep track Spor
comers to magamised afhdeties, Falive, and if any of them were to! point which must help in the fit stage a meeting and get Sydney [ness of the nation
Wanderson there to attack lus. jmile record, it would. without
Six games in the Colony Junior [doubt, show that there is a pish lehess Championship
for track racing.
Wanted At School
wee
FIRST ROUND
beat
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This is what his father. MI
W Stoker (15)- George Mumford, RA amateur | Rreve ell) 5 and 4. A_H_Clarke rider and a butcher at Culworth, (41) beat S T Butlin I hole. near Banbury, told a reporter re- cently at Southwell
SEMI-FINAL
in
Track Meet Played
JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
were co-
pleted during the past week, and of 21 remain to be played before the
Tournament will be closed.
Thousands To Learn
By preaching and teaching "Eddie went to Lambourne, and Stoker beat G. E. Willerton (12) every section of the
An attack on his mile recor vast con- each morning for a week he rode 13 and 2: Clarke beat F. Buckle umenit thousands of young people
4 mins 6.4 secs by Wooderst 18 out twice. He went to school in}(12) 4 and 3
Re cas will, perhaps for the first time, he not just wishful thinging. the afternoon. Then the education First round results of the Jun-taught the advantages of whole-stated that he is ready for such the week in the Tournament was
some competitive athletics.
authorities informed Mr. Temple-ior Section Championship were: man the boy must attend school in the morning as well us the afternoon.
W. J. Buller beat A. L. Powell;, W. V Ahern beat R. M. Keown,
J Young beat D W. Beeken As he could not do that and H Smith beat T. B. Low.
The Stableford carry out his work as well, I de-
Competition cided to have him back at Cal-was cancelled owing to insufficient worth to continue his studies at entries. the village school until he is 14.
When considering the vast ex- panse of the United States it will not be easy to complete the anti- cipated scheme, but progress al- ready made spells success.
While there is still no news of the Amateur Athletic Association in Great Britain, making any big plans for the Summer, the ruling borly is not idle.
cross-
of
The most important game
art attack Throughout the win-started but had to be adjourned ter Wooderson has been running with Biriukoff holding an advan- In cross-country events which tage of a pawn over To Yu-lau. have kept him fit. He admits this A win for Biriukoff will almost fand, on
the eve of the
Chess of the Junior assure him Country season's closing. says Championship. "from now I will concentrate on The week's results were:--R, C. the mile."
Gardner beat E. M. Petrove, Un This comment was passed after Kwai-yung beat J. Tausz, R. C. with Un Kwul- he had finished fifth in the South- Gardner drew ern Counties race, the feature of yung, A. Kurrik beat Wm. Lee, which was not so much Wooder!
R. C Danenberg beat J. Grefa'da Championships In June son being relegated to fifth place and A. Morton beat J. H, d'Al- The annual meeting of the IK
as it was the defent of C T. Car-, menda. |Baseball League will be held to- Southern junior championships | ter. Wooderson never has [day at 6 pun, at the Texaco Com- have been fixed for June at the timated that he is a cross-country So Eddie, who had us second pany. Business will include the Polytechne Stadium, at Chiswick, champion; rather he has aften ride in publie on River Fox has election of officers and the fixing a venue that may }f"r!、་༼་ very said that he undertook this form now to bend his head over his lot the opening date for the official! popular for sporting events this lessons for nearly another year. season.
Summer.
it
"It is a great pity, because he had been promised rides by number of trainerN, Possibly I shall take out a licence to train myself so that 1 can have the boy's indentures
BASEBALL MEETING
TO-DAY
MISS HARDWICK TO APPLY FOR REINSTATEMENT AS AMATEUR
NO DIFFICULTIES are presented when a
often
sportsman, or sportswoman, decides to change from travelling and playing so
because I'll know that every night amateurism to professionalism; the trouble begins some of the money is going into when he, or she, desires to return to the amateur the war fund." ranks.
To Bring Family
The question comes to mund so much of the tennis she would When considering the case of Miss play but of the use to which her "When the war is over," added Mary Hardwick, who Phanged services as a professional could be Miss Hardwick, "I'm going tes her status, towards the close 1 i prat.
bring my family out here for a 1940, and began a tour with MISS "It was hard to give up my holiday. They won't have any Alice Marbe, W. T. Tikten and amateur standing. she said, "you money by then and that would Don Budge.
can understand what that sort of be wonderful. They must see this Miss Hardwick has, incidental- [thing means to a family like mine country where everybody hus ly, won a second victory over Miss|But I don't want to be just a use-been so nice to me.” Marble, the Wimbledon and less refugee. It is the only way Later Miss Hardwick said that American title-holder. This was 1 have of making any money and she had told Mr. itolcombe Ward. at Johake (Arizona) where after the only way I can contribute to President of the United States lusing the first set 5--7, she ran the British war fund. I've been L.T.A., that she would continue out with 6-3 B-6 to take the working a lot with the Bundles to play with the same spirit as if match.
for Britain committee, but I want they were 43 1 Wightman Cup ed to contribute directly. First I matches, and that it had always Wanted had to persuade my family: that been that way.
was not easy; finally they under-
She has certainly maintained . It has been stated that Miss stood. My brothers were the that promise for her matches with! Hardwick will apply for reinstate- worst, they're not much more than Miss Marble have been ment as an amateur after the war schoolboys really, although they're not like exhibition games, but as fought, and should this occur her case fighting. The family wanted me though she were battling on the would, naturally, receive every to stay in the country (America) Wimbledon centre court iri the consideration,
but they couldn't send me money. final of the championship. Miss Hardwick, shortly after In every single town, I'm going to changing her status, explained her meet with the Bundles for Britain own point of view very clearly. It Committee. Maybe I'll make was noteworthy that, when she speeches that will help the cause; gave an interview, she spoke, not I'd like to. I won't mind
Reinstatement
WHEREVER YOU GO
CALL FOR
EWO
The
QUALITY BEER
the
Kalogropoulos Reinstated
A few months ago the question of restoring amateur status occur- Ted with "A. Kalogropoulos, of Greece, who for eighteen months in 1933/34 was a professional, and was then reinstated.
An application last year to play in an American tournament was refused because of his one time professionalism and he took the matter further; with satisfactory results.
St
He was wrongly informed that there was a clause in the rules that "once having been a profes- gional 'he' could never be classed amateur again."! That 15 wrong, because there is a law which says, "persons. only who have never lost, abandoned-or re-
Jovered their status. as amateurs, bull be eligible to compete.............. tc., and it is those three words recovered. their status," which rove that amateurism..can be re- gained.
of spert to keep in trim.
in-
WAH YAN OLD BOYS' SPORTS
Carter has been the most sue- cessful man across intry this The Wah
Yan Past Students' season. In ten successive races Association will hold its fourth he beat all opposition but then annual sports meeting at Caroline came his set back in the Southern. Hill on Sunday at 10.30 am. There were excuses, however, but The programune İst
not from Carter. He had been Lon Jump. "B" Grade 50-metres, forced to cry off from an earlier "A" Grade 100 metres. Shot Puf, ligh event owing to a pulled muscle Jump and the effect of this was obvious. Little Visitors' Race, 50 metres race Even so Carter might have won but for misjudging the course of 71⁄2 miles at one point. He ran
Tug of War (Old Boys V extremely well and, at the finish. Boys), Football Match (Old Boys v was only a few yards behind R. Present Boys), 400-metres relay (Open G. Gosney,
To the Colony).
(for women workers of the Wah Yan War Relief Association), "A" Grade 200 metres. Obstacle race.
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