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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1951.
HUTTON
AGAIN!
CROSS COUNTRY
RUNNING IS
A POPULAR SPORT
By S. A. TOMLIN
hun-
80
Len Hutton, opened Eng-
SPORTSMAN'S DIARY:
It's Been A Good
WEEK-END
SOCCER
Year For Britain PROGRAMME
Despite some setbacks, 1950 has been an exceptional year for British aport. After the 1948 Olympic Games! we were practically written off as serious contenders in top-line international events: Today we have shown that Britain can not only take a beating, but is in a fair way to take a good share of the prizes as well.
SATURDAY
SENIOR SHELD Navy at 3.45 pm.: Eastern v. RÁT.
Club at 3.45 pm.: Club v. Army.
JUNIOR SHIELD Navy at 2 p.m.:
Navy v.
Club at 2 pm.; Kitchee v. Kwong Wah.
2nd DIVISION "A" Navy "1" H.V. at 2.30 p.m.: University v. Dacicyard.
In Brussels our athletes scoop- Captain of the opposing team,
Auckland, was
Bob CAA. ed the jack-pot at the European Bishop
one of our greatest championships, talking six major Hardisty
Olymple and events; on horseback our show amateurs. This Jumpers wore acclaimed as England player has gained every world-beaters in Canada and honour in amateur football but the US..; an Englishman has is still without an Amateur Cup
Sculls at winner'a Diamond
medal won the
BOXING Henley far the first time in 17 years. These three events are Any Woebegone Wille who responsible
a profound wails about the rapless change in the sports prestige of dition of British boxing should this country,
have rammed down his wheezy throat the names of two of our
land's innings in the Third Test match yesterday with Washbrook and contributed a valuable 62. Photo shows the English batsman reach-Year. ing forward to a ball.
60
four
nine. The
for
GOLF
only
he
con-
C
Kai Tak at 9 pm.: RAF v.
& W.
4
2nd DIVISION "B" Navy "1" H.V. at 4 p.m.; St. Joseph's v. PCA.
+
SUNDAY
JUNIOR
SHIELD
at Caroline HI!!
2 -p.m.
South China v. KMB. Police v. Eastern.
Boundary St. at 2 p.m.:
LEAGUE STANDINGS.
P W L D F A Pis.
9 1
Jack
FIRST DIVISION
South
China 10 KMB
11 0 2
- 30 11 18
- 50 14 18
11 8 3 - 45 20 16
12 7 5 31 20 14 11 5 4 2 28 32 12
12 5 6 1 25 37 11 0 4 4 1 20 23 9 12 9 0 1 24 43
13 2 9 2 17 36 12 2
13 1 10 13 40
3 1 40 21
2nd DIVISION "A"
South
Chino
10 10
51
6 20
Navy
11 7
RAG
10
6 2 2 33 20
Tramways 10
0 3 1 38
4
A 58-31
4 4 2
Today'a cricket news is the latest manifestation of Bri- new young champlons. Both aro
BENIOR SHIELD tain's recovery. I think it is good enough to knock the rest beyond dispute that 1951
will of the world for six.
Caroline Hi at 3.46 p.m.; Proof? No fighter in Europe South China v. Kitchee.
to go in can for
persuaded
Boundary St. at 3,43 p.m.: prove that Britain is one of the most formidable contenders
with the ex- In the weight-for-weight International honours 1052 Olympiad at Helsinki. Royal Navy cook from Leaming- KMB v. CAA.
ton, Ranhoigh Turpin. ATHLETICS
tore proof? Any self-respect Tough Marathon runner from
manager would the Black Country, 43-year-olding American
willingly Jack Holden of Tipton, is my row for the business contract of pay £5,000 cash right nomination for Athlete of the
the heavy-weight ex-sergeant has from the Grenadier Guards, This determined runner often said to me: "I will kilJack Gardner.
Both Randolph and so-and-so in the first 10 miles."
the could make world grade-and This is not beasting, On
ПОСКЕУ and stamina of the contestants. toad his best friend becomes there is no violent hurry.
countries his worst enemy. The continental
Top of the list of two sporis, venue, One of the most popular and at the same
I consider the oustanding and over 1,000 seck speed running,
Army forms of winter recreation for there are usually
more athletic event of 1950 his win in hockey and squash rackets, Is Kit Chee 12 8 3 1 33 20 17 most favour flat easy courses Fun- runners on parade. For
the Empire Games marathon in Norman Borrett, school-master. athletes is cross-country
made the inside-lett Kwong fine contestants, the National Cham- suitable for this purpose. this
Now Zealand. Holden's feet He has
Wah In Britain, ning.
Whether or not there is any blistered terminates
early-so he threw position in the England hockey thou-pionship in March exercise attracts many
to confirm 151
team his almost by right since Police thuis, the season, but a selected few, significance in
He was bitten sands of partisans from
the way his shoes. the recent superiority of
the war, and against Ireland at Club dreds of clubs and schools in chosen to represent their coun-
remains to be by a dog en route. But wolh Edgbaston this year he played Saints try still have the International. Continentals,
And he came home to win bolh all parts of the country.
AAA leading rate in our recovery of Navy
Eastern the coveted Triple Crown. The season begins in Octo-
First held at Glasgow in proved France did win
sfecessive races from 1023 to the Polytechnic and the
marathon, and so to Brussels, he toy
Next month Borrett makes hls CAA ber and each Saturday after-
began 6.9 П 1929, but England responded where he proved himself noon until March, harrier packs 1903, this race
affair, being
bid to win the amateur squash RAF the by taking next
for Europe's best.
the weathers, purely domestic
Eng-
rickets championship Can be seen in all
that main reason, possibly, is Scolland
Afth year in succession, and scis traversing the fields and foot confined to teams from
moment and Britain is not at the
Golfer of the year, South out in pursult of his 19th hockey paths of the countryside. These lard, Ireland,
run Wales. In 1907, however, when
very wealthy in good distance
vast Airkan Bobby Locke, is com- "cap" for England. parks are organized to
Was bext held in
with the runners, but at dif- the race various distances and
number con- Scotland, a team from France
of participants now ing back next season in a bid to ferent speeds, for clubs
taking part, she should shortly win the Open championship for inten- competed for the flrat tain runners of mixed
with Ireland
be able to recover her prestige, the third successive year, a feat no modern golfer has accom- tions and of ages varying from They tied
a good perfor-
plished. CHAMPION TWICE CORPORATION 16 to 50. There are youngsters third place;
My most vivid recollection of unassuming Molly Hide,
10 2 8 track mance, for cross-country learning their paces,
of his Gunnersbury Club, Surrey, and Club Troon is not at him
C & W 91 8 specialists indulging in out-of-ning was then a comparatively
older new sport on the Continent.
As a batsman she is stylish, University 0
- 0 scan011 exercise, and
In 1922, again in
Scotland, not likely to affect the popu- trlampu, but of a lapse which England. a weekly athletes
winter nearly cost him the title. In the enjoying
free-scoring as larity of this excellent initial her France recorded
2nd DIVISION "D" dose of healthy recreation.
both indivi- sport. It has been the proving second round he had taken six forceful and
fifth-three shots bowler of off-breaks she is ne victory, winning
for
many track at the short The greater
experimental and in-Kit Chee 11 11 mumber
was golfing urdum and team titles. The fol- ground
has and
produced thrown away. This
KMB 11 ngerous. racing however, interested in
to the It is likely that she will have CAA 10.7 3 some of Britain's greatest long-drama. and their runs form part of a lowing year Belgium, no doubt athletes,
When he came back the heartened by that success, en-
"Phew. the honour of leading England Taikoo scrlous preparation for
the next which tered for the first time. Other distance runners. In the early
summer in various championships
Kwong I thought I was out of the cham-again who i Shrubb Year, European countries became in- part of this century the great clubhouse he told me:
Wah runner, Alfred take place in the New
that six, but three Tests to be played against tour- culminating
Yard in the National terested, and the 1920 Interna-
tional included, in addition, held several world records, won plonship after
National
Cross-Country recovered and by the time I had the Australian women's
11 Police reached the 12th I knew I was ing team. team race in March.
teams from Italy, Luxembourg, the
11 four occa back again. Any other player Championship or
Cricket for Miss Hide began Eastern Spain and Switzerland.
sions. Ernest Harper, second in would have taken 80 instead of
10 understood the Prison's 72" the marathon at Berlin in the
bat before the S. Joseph's 10 10 champion
at PCA
1 7 1936 Olympics, was
Just for these few seconds he twice.
revealed his innermost thoughts, was human The golf machine
|HKCC -"“Occasionals" after all.
The one brought her a dip- TENNIS
loma in agriculture, the other.
The following will represent In 1950 the tennis band played at the age of 19,
a place in Instead 1939, then, after a spell of war
of the England team v. The Rest. HK.C.C. "Occosionals" v. The
Like all
all the greater batsmen, Incompetents at Chater Road Yankee Doodle. Frank Sedgman, years, was again successful in Waltzing Matilda 1940.
two The last
senler
won 22, and Bill McGregor, 21, were Miss Hide does more than play tomorrow at 11a.m.--Maj J. A.
and championships have been won
the year,
commands Salaman, Maj. A.P. Cox, C.B. тел the
good strokes, Britain in convincing fashion by Dr
American
requires a Connett, J.C. Pullen, T.G. can dominance suffered a them. To do that
WL. Howard, R.M.
Nawton. different Aaron, * Leeds, Yorkshire, blow with the loss of the Davis quick wit and a stout heart as Knight,
H.M cross-England, runner, who this sum-Cup to Australia.
well as sound technique. Polse Macpherson,
R.S. McCaig, D.S. Hull. D.R. Cup in fact. new British na-
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The cross-country runner is a hardy individual, for he wages
ENGLAND DOMINATES.. a constant battle against
regular elements to enjoy his
England, prior to World War run afternoon Saturday
II, dominated these annual fix- Seldom are two weekends the same. Ground that is harden- tures, winning no less than 25 Times, ed with frost one week is wet of the 32 races held.
the next, while however, seem for the moment and muddy
hail snow to have changed, for the five cold winds, rain,
con- post-war races have been won and fogs have all to be
turn. in their
by France (three) and Belgium tended with
conditions are, (two). Such adverse
There are between however, no deterrent, and the
to
in How sport continues
and the Continent points of view upon popularity. It claims more herents
The U.S.A. found Davis today history. Kingdom, courses are
any country running. In the United mer created other time in its
chosen tional record for six miles (8.6 selection more difficult than for long Cross-country running was for variety, to test the strength kilometres) track.
36 years, yet its players gained popular in Britain over a cen-
major singles titles. Budge Patty balf
Hollywood and hair tury ago, when
Parisian, became Wimbledon and French champion, and "Tappy" Larsen took the American title.
Geoff Paish and Tony Mot- tram strove to give Britain come sort of showing, but we remain- ed spectators at the big events, John Horn and Susan Partridge passed out of the apprentice stage to give us hopes for next
form
paper
it
at
took the
of "hare and hound" chases.
from It was endeavours that the pre sent sport emanated, and first recognised inter-club team
in 1876
race took
place
at
A Team Of Fair Women
Buckhurst Hill, near London. By. HAROLD ABRAHAMS
מ
This
match between Wig three chubs South London Harrlers, Thames Hure
The race,
ared
all
year.
SOCCER
1950 soccer
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WOMEN IN SPORT
If women cricketers ranking list No.
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ם
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS SECOND RACE MEETING Saturday, 13th 'January, 1951.
There are eight races. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30
p.m and the First Race will be run at 2.00 pan,
Through Tickets (8 Races - $10.00) may to obtained at the Compradore Office of the Treasurers, 1st floor, Telephone House; also tickets for the Cash Sweep on the inst race ed the Meeting as well as the Special Cash Sweep on the Perce Memorial
Through Tickets reserved for this Cup" scheduled to be run on 28th February, 1831. of by 10.00 am, on Friday, 12th Januarying bui not paid for
Until a few days bgo I thought I had grown out of Hounds and Spartan Harriers. the bad habit of comparing women's athletics with men's
was however,
not I have so often enjoyed their brilliant lawn tennis at
Nothing in completed, for something went Wimbledon, and the magnificent performances of Fanny
with the paper trail wrong
measured play of England's and some of the 32 contestants Blankers-Koen in sprinting and hurdling for their own pressed me more than the calm
Alf right-back,
Ramsey ancake. lost their way in the woods.
Yet a little voice invariably whispers "A hundred Spirs. I shall not forget for a pass, from the But it was a start, and similar affairs were organised carb yards in 10.8 secs. 1 Why, I once did that at school when long time his year until 1989.
I was 17." I did not realise how ingrained was this habit corner bag, to contre-balt Harry Clarke standing somewhere, near By this time many more of idle and unfair comparison until I read "Sports- the penalty spot in the match clubs hari become interested,
association, women's Manual," edited by Susan Noel. (Hutchinson, with Middlesbrough.
and
a controlling known as the National Cross-129. Gd.). Country Union, wag formed,
a most attractive picture they stream away from starting peRS,
his
Any other player trying this move would send his manager parçent in some grey with worry, but Ramsey Here is a work, I suspect the even over 90
saw that Clarke was on his own which organised the first ofl-
had no idea and he know he could pinpoint efal National Championship the very first of its kind, devoted cases.
As for cycling, I
ald Pass, as indeed he following year. There were 50 entirely to women's sport and
written entirely by women, that women were so energetic This thick-sot fellow with the starters. Today, this event
Twenty different sports, from on wheels (though I sometimes W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD. dom has less than 400 run archery to table tennis, ure deait quite unjustly accuse my wife wavy hair comes from Dagun- ners who, gally bedecked in a arch by a team of fate women of going round in circles). One ham. Southampton turned him galaxy of club colours, present pages crammed with wisdom mile unpaced takes 2 mins. 23 into a back, the present mana
And sec., compared with a man's 3 got, Sid Cann, teaching him the and apposite anecdotes. the
what was the first thing I started mins, 1.2 secs, while 25 máiler tricks of the position. For this to do? Though no single male motor-paced takes 49 mins, 13 England should be grateful, be Ramsey looks ilke remala- with 26 mi
mins.
first choice England'a record is given, Immediately sees, compared
for SCC9. began making comparisons,
nect
right-back for many years. It was a great idea to
There were two outstanding In athletics, I observed (what (among other authors) such features for brasteur soccer to
knew already) that most champlons as Sylvia Cheeseman lowers in 1950. The year will be is ten miles (10 kilometres)! I Two races for lower nge women's achievements are about (athletles), Betty Uber (bad remembered because of a great
Carpenter groups have, however, been 80 to 85 percent of the men's minion). Thelma
over six the 100 metres, for example 102Hide (cricket). Kay Summers the Corinthians. addled- junior race ove
unfbilliards and mooker), Mollie A Amateur Cup final and be cause of the attempt to revive miles (9.0 kilometres) and in 11,5 secs, compared with 10.2 Hide
Willington won the Cup with and Jeannette youths race of three miles (4.0 sees.; the 800 metres in 2 mins. (lawn tennis),
tometres); In recent years 13.8 secs, compared with 1 min. Altwegg (alcating); and Susan a standard of play amateur sup- these three championships have 46.0 sces. In swimming, women's Noel has seen that the idea di parters in the South had not seen for years. This was not all. hoon, held on the same date achievements are a little higher, not fall in its execution."
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