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10, JUUZA
Britain's Sportsmen Don't Lack Fighting Spirit
Says WALTER PILKINGTON
and sports-
Because Britain's portsmen women have not been winning everything in the post-war recovery years, pessimistic people have tended to take a gloomy view of the future and This assume that a general decline has set in. was particularly noticable when the English Defeat in cricket team set sail for Australia. the Test matches was widely regarded as a forc- gone conclusion. Experts declared the England bowlers would have mammoth scores piled up against them by the formidable Australian bats-
men.
The first two Tests cach provided a close, dramatic finish and it was not the maligned, derided bowlers who failed. They showed the fighting spirit and grit of that great English marathon runner, Jack Holden, generally acclaimed as Britain's outstanding sportsman of 1950. It was said of this renowned 43-year-old-who won five 20 mile marathons in a year-that he showed his European
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In 1950 there were many such outstanding examples of individual determination which proved that the old British winning urge is far from dead. Reg Harris, the international cyclist who retained his world's professional sprint championship; cricketers Len Hutton, Alec Bedser and Denis Compton; the daring Tourist Trophy winner Geoffrey Duke who maintained British supremacy in motor cycle racing; Joe Davis, still the maestro at bil- liards and snooker; champion jockey Gordon Richarde and the youngster believed destined to succeed him, Lester Piggott, Fred Williams, 25-year-old Wels! .an who became the new world speedway champion; boxers Jack Gardner and Randolph Turpin; Harry Llewellyn, the horseman of the year; golfer Dai Rees, match-play champion and winner of four major event; girl athlete June Foulds and swimmers Eileen Fenton d Doris Fell. the English Drewry, president of the Foot- In Australia cricketers are being boldly led ball League
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MEETING
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NEW GENERATION
be
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might Britain indulged in only a few sports can and will sporting pursuits, but within a why the future is bright. short time of the conclusion of
of in cach war the full range door and open activities had been revived. Indeed Britain
door
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England's Test skipper, Freddie Brown, has shown that at 40 his sinews, fibre and shrewdness are unimpaired by the passing years, says Walter Pilking- ton.
Here Brown (right) watches the coin as it spins from off the finger of commencement of the Australian captain Lindsay Hassett at Sydney, at the
Third Test Match. It was the first time he won the loss since October.
AN ANTHOLOGY OF ADVICE
FOR
JACK
GARDNER
By PETER WILSON
A 24-year-old glant, weighing nearly 15 stone, with a reach of 6 ft. 6 ins., has become, temporarily at least, perhaps the most famous athlete in Britain.
hand and proclaimed:, "The It happened when the announcer lifted his winner and new heavyweight champion-Jack Gardner."
T.
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WHAT'S BEST
FOR THE SCHOOLBOY?
BY VERNON ELEGAN
London, Jan. 18.
A London
aporie columnist has raised the controversial question: "What are the best: sports for developing character and physical fitness in school- boys"
the
Ho lists three sports-owim- ming, rowing and felt. Swim- ming because apart from Its use-. fulness, it develops all muscles without hardening them; rowing because it teaches a man to hurt himself and because you need guts to row a hard anish,
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and golf because in addition to encouraging walking with object (and walking is the flincat natural exercise) It teaches one self-discipline and a philosophic approach to He's problems.
Theso
three certainly aro sports which the average person would not automatically pick on as his three best, but the writer has undoubtedly given very sound reasona views.
to support his
But
what ubout another equally sound trio-boxing, rug- by football and cricket. or Jet another triple-athletics, cycling and sooper?
There is something to be sold for them all. Boxing teaches boys the art of self-defence and to learn to take blows without squealing or losing their temper. Rugby football teaches a lad to be tough and to be prepared to take hard knocks with a grin.
Cricket promotes patience and self-discipline.
AMBITION: BUILDER Athletes, ko rowing, make a boy persever and help him to of ambition get the right type necessary 10 success in any walk of life. Cycling, besides being good exercise, and pro- viding health and vigour, gives youth much the same "piritual"" training as athletics.
ELITO team
While soccer, even if it does not toughen in quite the way as rugger, is a fine game which can promote selfishness and control.
aro-
Nearly every sport has some kind of virtue, but it is generally agreed that team games better than these where In- dividual gain is the main prize.
That is what a lot of schools: have against games like golf and lawn tennis, though even team games like cricket and football, especially the former, can tend to make a young man too self- centred and individualistic.
The columnist has asked for comments on his views,
These will prove interesting but can be expected ultimately to do no more than laud the virtues of the sports in which individuals are interested and show, as stated, that boys, and girls too, can develop character and physical fitness in nearly every sport.
Personally, picking one only from the field my choice would be rugby football, This is given entirely without blas because in point of fact this was one of the
I virtually few games played.-Router.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS THIRD RACE MEETING Saturday, 27th January 1951
never
There are nine races. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race will be run at 2.00 pm.
Through Tickets (0 Races $18.00) may be obtained at the Compradore Qfice of the Treasurers, 1st floor, Telephone House, also ickets for the Cash Sweep on the last race of the Mooting ne well as the Special Cash Sweep on the "Pearce Memorial Cup", scheduled to be run on 28th February, 1951.
Through Tickets reserved for this Meeting but not paid for by 10.00 am, on Friday, 20th January, will be sold and the recer- vation cancelled for future meetings.
formances
ances compared with what teams from other countries has accomplished before the advanced out of all recognition. war. Two of the most sensible The gap has been narrowed it are supported by logic. When not closed. there are two world wars within
teni
The moral is to pursue
be thirty years, cutting off
Now here comes a textbook last of the bare-knuckle cham-) youth of the earth:--
"Keep punching." seasons of normal, organised higher standard still and
-London Express Service) sport, it obviously must take a more ambitious. This has been
read, for it tells of the history broad-shouldered, drunken, wlili tle, and So very long time for things to taken to heart especially in which young Mr Gardner should pions, "raw, red-faced, big-fisted,
much
progress improve and full recovery to be athletics.
in this fold of his high craft...."way back gaudy waistcoat and has been made achieved.
during the past two years that to the days of the first British rings and pins set with enormous And here's a scene for a young| Britain today can fairly claim champion (that was James Fig diamonds and rubles." to be the champions of Europe in 1710), and long before that to
What the days of the ancient Greek king of the ring to shun
"Cigar
champagne boxes, the thongs of in international events.
other gladiators with
rawhide bound round their buckets, decanters, beer bottles, and shirta That is
craggy ists and plummets of lead overcoats,
the floor." added to them."
Yet what magnetism the Im- Dr B. Shepherd introduces
elsc his anthology on "The Noble mortal John L had over Dreiser
almost everyone Art" (Holls and Carter, 12s. 6d.) and with an "eight-round pre-whom the mut:-
Aw, how! Haw! Haw!' liminary" in the form of a pre-
Colm face, by
Brogan. In it can hear him even now when
asked him my favourite question there are such goms as:-
British boxing has about Life, his plans, and the suffered for good number of value of exercise.....
11
surfeit of game "He wants to know about years from losers, plucky young men who exercise! You're all right, young much pain with fella, kinda alim, but you'll do. will endure A meeting to discuss mr-
and
have fortitude and dignity, but are not Sit down connection rangements in
sufficiently filled with a burning champagne, Have a diger, Give with the Competition will
him some cigars, George. These Chinese at the be held
t all champion. young
Owspapermen are ali Bridres Streek YMCA
There's advice for come Tach the great names of right tone. I'm for 'em. Exer- Hongkong, on Friday, June-
the men who, at one time or cise? What I think? Haw! Haw! ary 25, at 5.30 p.m. and all
Write
thing yuh damacd uny who are interested are re- another, have written about box.
log
fighting
and have enjoyed please, young fella, and say that quested to attend
John L. Sullivan said co. That's what they have written.
me. for William
Addison, good enough Hazlitt,
the BOTTOW
Poci If they don't believe it, bring George
bock here and I'll sign it for Laureate John Masefield,
Bernard yuh. But I know it'll be all there, Jack Dempsey,
Badges admitting Indles not in possession of Broodles or Sea- Shaw, and Bob Fitzsimmons are right, and I won't stop to read it
That suit yuh?
son tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the "Now pagne and don't say I didn't ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary on the treat yah right cause I did. I'm written or personal introduction of a member, such member to be ex-champion of the world, de- responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for payment of
by that little dude from all chits etc. fcated
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on tale but I'm still John L. California, Sullivan-ain't that right? Hawl at the RACE COURSE
more cham- Haw! Have some pagne, boy."
welcomed the opportunity of Games in staging the Olympic London in 1948. Encouragement of sport in the fighting Services at home and overseas during the
Jast var had the effect of bringing thousands of recruits A new into the sporting field.
of men and women generation of found themselves sport minded. It is
is not possible to furnish actual figures, but there is little doubt, indeed it is générally ac- doubt cepted,
that more people in Britain have watched sport and taken part in its various forms since the Last war than ever before.
New attendance records for! League football have been es
tablished all over the courtry boom. chering 0 phenomenal
COLLEGIATE
demerion to win"
10
are 1
Some
To avoid congestion at the Club's Offices at Telephone House non-members are requested to purchase their sweos Hckets at the Club's Branch Oflees at:
5, D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong
of
382, Nathen Road,, Kowloon. MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE
SETS OF MEMBERS' AND LADIES' BADGES WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR THE 1951 RACING SEASON UNTIL 1ST APRIL, 1951. 1950 SETS ARE VALID UNTIL THEN,
Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
Nearly every kind of sport has LAWN TENNIS card by bearded jowl. Charles neither ve come more chai-Mumbers' Enclosure, and Club Rooms at $10.00 inchading tax, for
benefted from post-war pros-
of
the
have
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TOURNAMENT
Dickens tells of The Pale Young Gentleman. Homer, Plato, and Socrates prove that the Greeks had a word for it.
TITRAGEDY
Of the moderns can there be & better London's "A Plece of Steak," "King looked on apathetically with its tragic end:--
his seconda mopped the
short story than Jack
while
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adored him."
The Branch Offices and the Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11.00 a.m. and the Secretary's Office at 11:45 am. The Treasurers' Compradore Office and the Secretary's Offico are situated at 1st Floor, Telephone House.:
A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Bay
Tel. 27818),
NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
Not only traditional recreational pursuits the nation retained their
of popularity, but pastimes
At a meeting held at the paratively recent origin attracted an increasing number Bankers Club on January 12, of followers. Speedway, tee it was decided that the Inter- hockey, motor cycle racing, bas- Collegiate Tennis Tournament Icetball, table tennis are thriv-again be played this year, com-
LAST WORDS Ing. More and more giris and mencing on February 10, women are playing hockey, golf, It was also agreed at the streaming water from him, dried
But boxing, is not-alas! and tennis, cricket and even foot-
It yet peradventure fortunately ball. Swimming and athletics meeting that other Universities, his face, and prepared to leave have proflied immensely from apart from those which have in the ring. He felt hungry.
over wet at but a great faintness, a In case the cranks dillip given them by the the past taken part in this was not the ordinary, gnawing not all John L. Sullivans. And Miccom.of the Olympic Games) Tournament, be invited to enter. tatlon
at the plt of the Gardner and try to denigrate his that
The price of admission to the Public. Endicrure is $3.00 in communicated ancient calling let him quote the and the practical encouragement An invitation has been x-stomach
words written about an old-time
Bill Doherty, by cluding tax for all persons including ladies, and is payable at the of the Athletic Association,
tended to the American No-Itself to all his body. A turnod Students Club to take "He remembered back into the champion.
BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN ETC., WILL NOT BE FER- -NETWORK OF COACHING" part in the Tournament. fight to the moment when he Viscoust Knebworth
"To him fighting was as the MITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE bad Sandol swaying and totter- Up to date, three Universities ing on the hair-line balance of breath in his body, boxing a
MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE Coaching op a scale nover
even sacred," previously attempted in athletics have entered for this year's defeat. Ah that piece took thing kindly and lovable and HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DURING THE RACE MEETING.
lacked just that If the young glant Gardner IN THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURIL
'SERVANTS'. PASSES and penals is producing results Tournament mely, Lingnan would have done
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Usten to the only Englishman who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and to plies to the national winter University of Hongkong is ex- It was all bocause of the ploce two giants of the past let him
of
endorse their names on the passt. Hollers of such passes are Even in these days of rationing who over won the world's heavy- games of Association and tug. peetod to send in its entry. by Union football There is no The deadline for submission young Gardner will never have weight title with glover, Bob not permitted in the Members Enclosure except for passing Fitzsimmons, when he said through on their duties and must remain in their employers to fight hungry.
you lose twice the energy stands. Here's a way off for young
B. A BLEAP, Jack Gardner to avold--but what taking a punch that you do in Or even more succinctly put, a life it was and how superbly giving one." megling with Jolm Le Haillved, Jack. Dompany's message t Theodore Dreiser describes his
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