Week-end Cricket
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1951.1
ARMY "A" WILL HAVE TO FIGHT FOR THE POINTS AGAINST RAF AND KCC
By "RECORDER”
The Cricket League, its programme thrown out of gear by the visit of the Singapore Combined Services, will get into full swing this week- end with at least two needle matches down for decision.
Army's prospects will be clearer bý Sunday evening when they will have completed their matches with Kowloon Cricket Club on Saturday and the Royal Air Force on Sunday. Botir matches will be played at Shokunpoo and neither will be a pushover for Army,
With several matche› played in the last three weeks. the unbeaten First Division teams are Army "A", RAF, KCC, the Scorpions and Optimists, the latter two yet to play a match.
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The League seems likely, points should be broken into ogether, but four valuable to be a closer afsair than it has by two contenders with as points have slipped away from been these past threa seasons good a chance of finishing On Rozreio to Navy and only from the point of view of the top-KCC and RAF, Testing series of upsets at the expense 150-rans bring in A position time for both teams comes over of the top half of the table will 10 fight of defeat. Though the week-end and, at this early bring them back into the run- there has been only one draw stage of the season, either ning. te dole a cluster of these no could be content with a draw. decision affairs can be looked forward tu.
TESTING TIME The Army, Scorpions and Optimists monopoly of
IT'S A NICH
RICHARDS
Recrelo entertuin Indian Re- HKFA COUNCIL MEETING
Recreio's mixture of ex-creation Club tomorrow and. perience and youth should be a faced with another team Te- force 10 contend with later in modelling itself, should have the the season when the team welds the edge on their home ground. The Indian, on paper, seem headed for the wooden spoon.
Craigengower, who bave dropped seven points in two matches, are at home to Army "B" tomorTOW and it is about lime, now they are reinforced by White and Dhabber, that they pulled together into ⚫ point- gathering unit,
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY, CLUB The Stewards of The Hong Kong Jockey Club have decided that the fixtures for the remainder of 1961 sensON shall be as under and not as originally published.
Sat., 20th October }
Sat., 27th October }
Sat.. 10th November)
Mon.. 12th November}
Sat, 24th November
Sat., 8th December) Sat., 15th December)
29th December
Hat..
Royal Navy are at home to the Scorpions, as strong a team $$ #vet Though the Navy bowlers may strike a good patch
(9th Race Meeting there is no reliable batting to
back them up.
(10th Race Meeting
11th Race Meeting
(12th Race Meeting
13th Race Meeting
The Hong Kong St. Leger and the St. Andrew's Stakes will be run on 24th November, and the Hongkong Autumn Champions on 29th December.
18th October, 1951.
Optimiste will depend Di Pritchard and Craig against the University batting, which might stand up to them. University look victory against Optimists would A promising side and a
put enough spirit into their future efforts to make them a menace to the best.
However, Sammy Snaith is playing and has a way of tak- ing the wickets when. better men have toiled and failed before him.
H. MISA,
Secretary.
THE
The two
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NINTH RACE MEETING
Saturday 20th & Saturday 27th October, 1951. (Held under the Roles of the Hong Kong Jockey Głub).
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Rece will be run at 2.00 p.m. cach day.
Through Tickets (at $40 each) may be obtained at the Com- pradore Oflee of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Telephone House, als? tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the last race of the Meeting. Through tickets reserved for this Meeting but not paid for by 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 19th October, will be said and the reservation cancelled for future meetings.
To avoid congestion at the Club's Office at Telephone House, non-members are requested to purchase their sweep tickets at the Club's Branch Offices at:-
5. D'Aguilar Street; Hong Kong
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382, Nathan Road, Kowloon. TOTALISATOR
Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponies so déclared by the Stewards when the "All Clear" is given. The "All Clear signal will be indicated by a white light and/or a white spiere at the Totalisator Tower. BACKERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY. THEIR TICKETS UNTIL. AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAS BEEN EXHIBITED. ATTENTION is drawn to Rule 28 of the Totalisator Rules which rends as follows:-
In no circumstances will my dividends be paid or refunds made unless a ticket is produced. Payment will not be made on torn or disfigured tickets.
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladles MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the
Meeting.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE,
Badges admitting ladies not in possession of Brooches or Season tickets and gentlemen, ubn-members of the Club, to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a
nt Telephone user to be responsible for all visitors introduced
member, such
by him, arid for payment of all chits, etc.
Only
limited number of badges admitting to Members' En-
RACE COURSE.
close Branch offices and the Treasurers' Compradors Office will
The closet at. 11.00.a.mi on both days. The Secretary's Office will close at 11.45 a.m. cach day. The Treasurera Compradore Office and the Secretary's Office are situated at 1st Floor, Telephone House.
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BIG MATCHES
S. China Proceeding With Plans For Construction Of
Steel-Concrete
Stadium
XI TO
ATHENIAN LEAGUE
PLAY IN HONGKONG
Betty Richards, 19 year-old niece of famed jockey Gordon Richards, emulates the victory of her oncle as she rides Queen Land to win the Neymarket Town Pitts,
The Plate, a race for women, was initiated by King Charles II in 1660. Betty is the daughter of Gordon Richards' brother, Glifford, who was on hand
INTERPORT SWIMMING
TRIALS
An Interpor contest between Küche aud Hongkong will fake place në Manila, on December: 8 and §. 1991.
The trials for selection of the Hongkong team will bet held at the Victoria Recrea tion Club on Tuesday, Octo- ber 28, and Friday, October 26.7
Below is the Ust of swimmera who have been invited to fake part in the trimis.
As part of the effort to raiso funds to Bnance the four, an thick-Services Swaming meet will be held at the VRC to morrow afternoon. commencing at 6 pm,
In order to provide Ketner competitive spirit among the swimmers three civition frans, Fortuna, Ching Wing end NRC have been tNYITON E6 Bühet teams to take part simultánBOUNTY.
The forowing het of events and competitors?
"FIRST HAT-BUTOREN 29-
Men's 1500 metres free-style- won Kam-wah (CYNCA), Wong Kwas-chlea: (C/MCIA); Cheung Kin-
(Fortuna);Tang Yook-mütg (Chung Sina)
Women 100 metres back stroke.com
chan China (mal(Ch FUM YOU CARE JOYNO (VRC); LOTRA MUY MALE
Diving Exhibition- ∙ing team.
Men's 200 metres
Yeung Ying-time Him-kin ICYMCA); ROK (GYMCA)
CYMCA)
Men's 100 metres freestyle Kam-wan (CYMCA); Cheung
(VAC): Wong Kwal-diee
to wish his daughter common (Fortuna) gratulations, Better Lu Yue-wet (Har TH photo
Mon
r
Women's 100 metres fren-myle Wong Yuk-bing (CYMCA): Ying-chee (CYMCA) Cynthia Kwok Noli hing
[CYMCA) Jól) Eager: (VRC)
Toe de Mooler. He-
169—Soleoled teants,
SECOND DAY OCTOBER 2
Springboke Beaten Pontypool And Newbridge
Men's 400 tres free-style-Won't BWAI-CHSE (OUNCIA); Cheng KR- than (Zortula); 5.; Sfânteiro: (VRC): Wone Ram- EGYMICIA),
Women's 100 metren free-style. Pontypool, Oct 18
Pahang (OYMCA): The South African Rugby Vanuser Gej, (EYMCA), Union touring team beat a com- | Feller bined Pontypool and Newbridge sing
(CPMCA) Chính chim mui (Chur side here today by one penalty
Women's 100 yanda breast-stroke
A contest open to the public for the best design of a Sports Stadium will be conducted shortly by the South China Athletic Association, which is definitely pre- ceeding with plans for the construction of a steel-concrete Stadium at Caroline Hill. This announcement was made by Mr Henry Fung, representative of the South China Athletic Association, at a Council Meeting of the Hongkong Football Associa-goal and four tries (15 points) (inton race), Jenner tion held yesterday with Mr J. Skinner in the Chair.
Mr Fung, in making the an- ! Mr Skinner informed the nouncement, said That the meating that he had received SCAA had appointed a Special letter from Mr Stanley Greene, Stadium Committee, of which who was in Hongkong last sta big matches, of
Mr Richard Lee was Chairman, son with the Hendon team, that course, are at Sookumpoo, KCC, and that further particulars reat a who will be there on Saturday,garding the contest would be League, it was unanimously de- meeting of the Athenian the beffer chance of made known later.
cided to send a representative victory than RAF on Sunday
side of the best players in the and Army this year, without
Athenian League to Hongkong. Ken Wilson are not a team that can be depended upon to
Mr Skinner said that efforts reach 200 runs.
were being made to arrange for the British team to come here in early April before the rainy
have
The will to win will
mean everything to KCC. The ability
to win is certainly in the team. For RAF on Sunday it will
be largely a test of their bowl- ing. It is considered to be better than it was last Sunday's result will tell,
SECOND DIVISION
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CHESS CLUB
TOURNAMENT season set in.
The tournament for the
in
ground
to one dropped goal and one YMCA Fene Wetching Bel [fry (six points) befőre a ground | 7in); Chan: Lat-kuen (Ching) Wing)] mittee or the Secretary of the record crowd of 30j000; paddi Association was to be solely res ponsible for arrangements
The South Africans led 6-3 Pau Boomkat (CyCA), Sham
*Mews, 100 Ethetres, bacc-strokita connection
at half-time. with any
1m dứa (STME.. Oto org taken over by the Association for big advantage in both weight); Chind a fat (Ching The South Africans had a w* (16) TH]T Chepog Kie „poses soccer matches.
Wang). and speed, but the combined
200 metres Wärmenia
brezsi The meeting was informed side rose splendidly to the OC si Poon Shiu-chee (Lat taun) that the visits of the Indian and casion and there was never any Wong Kar-yee (CYMCA): -Kwok Swedish teams would take danger that they would be Kom-ngor (GYMCA); Chan Sten- yee Hot Tin); Wang, Yuk-bing place as arranged. A letter Had overrun, although 050 clubs CMCA) been written the Danish have poor records this season. Women's 50 yards free-myle (m- Football Association confirming In the scrummages there was EXMCA); Long Cheuk-or- games at Chinese New Year.
little to. choose between theta); Biella Colisco (VRC); Trul sides but at the lineout the Shu-lbs (CYMCA); Ng Ngte-lin
|(241::Drup) tourists enjoyed a marked 34- Women's 4 x 100 yards free-styla Mr A, McAlpine was elected vantage because of their height relay Belected teams. o serve on the Interport Sub and many of their fast, short Men x 200 yards free-style rem Committee vlet Mr Lee Wal-passing attacles tong, while Mr K. K Ip was throw, in. elected to take. Mr. Leg's place on the Emergency Sub-Commit- Alan
to
FREE. PASSES
came from the
races-Hou
Beted tearns.
A lengthy discussion took Championship of the Kow-place relative to the control of year.loon Chess Club was started matches.
crowds at important soccer
at the Peninsula Hotel last Mr Skinner emphasised that night with L, Schure win- each ground had a certain capa- tee. ning from J. Tausz and C. city and only tickets for that
side while Ken Richards (New Dynamiter Wins Bird winning from R. W. capacity should be issued,
was very important, he said, over the question of free passes Scirth Africans Sinclair, aras Champion Stakes Carter.
thas Clubs did not sell tickets to players for games in which Johnstone and Pickard scored
KCC's collection of elders should experienes no great diff- culty against Dockyard in the Second Division match on their homė ground tofiorrow and, even at this early stage of the season, it is difficult to foresee any other team winning the Junior League.
is
It
Smith (Pontypool) scored a dropped goal for his
A long discussion took place bridge) added a try. For the
in excess of the seating accom-visiting teams were taking part,tries and Viviers kicked
PRE-SALE OF TIGE
penalty goal-Reuter.
OTHER RESULTS
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The third match was post-modation... poned, Eugene Taus being un-
Mr Skinner said that at Home, able to take part in the tourna-
players paid to play football ment. His place will be taken
and to have the honour of After several by Karel Weiss, who will play
members
Had ex-wearing the jersey of their Club
London, Oct 18: The principal opposition later
first round match against pressed their views, it was de-In Hongkong, it seemed that The following were there will come from Recreto, who Ray Barenberg on Tuesday, cided that in regard to League players wanted some induce sulter of rugger games played are away to IRC, and RAF and
games, Clubs be permitted to ment to wear the jersey of their today: Police, both of which teams
Bird, playing a Sicilian De-pre-sale tickets for one stand and Club, have byes this week
fence against Carter, met
cofccrned must his that the Clubs
_:~ County' Chimpiónkhip East Other
Midlands. 10, North The proposal was eventually Second
opponent in one of his fighting notify the Police in advance as Division matches down for decision to advantage through the early It was also decided that a re-pressed the opinion that it was shire Reuter,
mbols and the later held the to the number of fickets sold. rejected by the meeting after Midlands B
several other members had *ex- Warwicthire 20, Leicester morrow are University v King George V School and Diocesantes, only to lose in the end-cord of the serial numbers of pressed the opinion that it
Lickels sold be kept as a check in fessed an interest in their players -pro- Boys' School, v. Royal Navy.
Joe Taus, on the other hand, case of any black market activi- to ensure that these players were was experienting an off-day les....
Enovided with tickets at the and was unable to make much
Club's expente For My Killyla Pawn Opening
Mediterranean Games
-Alexandria, Oct. 168. Greece. won the football faal
in the Mediterranean Games, beating Egypt by two goals to nil. They led 1-0 at half-time.
In the swimming events, J. Boltenx, of France, won the final in 10 mins. 82.0 secs. Ji
gime against Schure
As regards Association matches,
It was deelded that tickets
It was decided that the ane
Japanese Hockey Tour Of India
Newmarket, Oct 18
M. Mercer Boussac's Dynami ter today won the Champion Stakes here, Geating Schor AP Peraceke's Tudor Castle with M Belissa's Djelfa In third place, A field of 10 min.
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The distance was one mille and a quarter. The betting was: 100 to 8 Dynamiter 4:10 1 Talor Cate, 3 to 1 Djelta, who was the favouritere
Dynamiter won the rase from Djete br six lengtes, with inter length bedarsting thể: escond and third #Reater.
20 TO 1 AGAINST
London, Ott 18 POZERASERIES The course betting on Lucknow, Out 18 Cambridgeshire anter
be sold in advance in respect of nuat Poppy Day match on two stands only and that there November 12 be played on the must be no sale of any tickets Royal Navy ground at Cause- A Japanese hockey team is Champion Stakes at Newmark BKKA SHOOT for these two stands at the gateway Bay and that the prices of due to arrive in India on today saw 210,000 to 2500 10
A very comprehensive plan mission bo fixed at $2.40 and November 8 for a 30-days against Tudor Castle ON SUNDAY drawn up by Mr RM. Omar,
four. The team will play the finished second, in the race Secretary of the Association and
first of is distines in Calcarita Dynamiter-Restor The following were selected to on November 10 and the fast the Hongkong Rifle Association mosches to entrances at the Club at match
Madras on December 8 The next practice shoot of setting forth the different ap represent the Rest of the Colony of the tour will be in will be held at Stonecutter's ground at Happy Valley Was Yung-Song, Fal Wai, Toledo,
shown to the meeting and fun facts Mun-D Island ride range bir Sunday.
The Indian Hockey Fedeation Tennung Tong Sheung Ho Vie
have selected Shiplas A launch will leave Queen's proved
King T
andria's hockey Yorke, the Olympic Games in Hel
Au next, VERT
Amited number of Uffing, will be obtainable at the Club 1,600 metres men's freestyle Pier at 8:30 am. and will call anggestion of Mr J.0. Gammon,
House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy CEL, 27818), LDREN WILL HE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB's do, of France, with
NO
PREMISES DURING THE MEETING. A
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE:
The price of admission, to the PURSE RESITE" IN CEDI; each. day including tax for all persons including ladies; and is payable
at the Gpte..
BOOKMAKERS TIC TAC MEN ENG.
MITTED TO OFURATE WITHIN
THE
HONG KONG JOCKET CLUE DURING.
THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC
MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS VILEI
SERVANTS",
Kastor
NOU SI TEK
BETING
was
Granndow of Spain, was third
In 19 malfer, 695 pcs,
In a water polo match Spain bed Greece by six goals to nil They led, 5-0 at half time.
Route.
Gold Medals
Servants passes will be laula to create box word Too Expensive
who are requested, to distribule, thiina Pith,
andorres their valdes on the date
nae paritted in the Menbere
istola ou their duties and muss for and Owing
Hol
"this" congestion in, the holders and 1embers, fira Fdquellesi to en theke Une anay of the Punne britim, HAN
at Kowloon Pier at 8:45 am Gulmiam, a declaration was
Shooting will be at 600 from Chair that the Nien,
Santos,
an 100 yards and members and made of the Grounds Com- Chi-yu and Omar,
flated members.. are Invited
to attend
Spoons will be awarded for
the best scores in Class 1 and HF
3: na well na the ladies' classy?"
TODAY'S SPORT
KCC
TENNIS
sker
Mrs. C. Catz and 1, Best Mrs Tebbutt an
ted; 0-7 6-4 in the sunl of the ROC
Tenis ChamploaEINS