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JUNIOR WIMBLEDON
J. Melhuish and Miss A. J. Duckit, well wrapped against the cold, waiting for a game at the British Junior Lawn Championships at Wimbledon-Express Photo.
G FOR CHÍNA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1962.
21 Internationals At Twickenham MEMORABLE START TO THE 1952-53 ENGLISH RUGBY UNION SEASON
PETER LOVEGROVE
Never before has there been such a gathering of outstanding international players on one pitch as appeared at Twickenham on September G to give tho 1952-53 Rugby Union season a most notable flying start.
Sir Wavell Wakefield, President of the Harlequins and England's most famous forward and skipper between the two World Wars, produced a XV from the ve countries who between them totalled. 182 individual caps to meet the experienced all well-balanced 'Quins, among whom were six internationals and eight other Collity" players.
As
"Wevers" (31 caps) him-green jersey, the total number of; and long-range touchi-finding self kicked off, the referee was exps reached the almost as with either foot look so ridicu A. M. Rees (who turned out for tronomical figure of 204.
lously easy. Always cool and Wales on 14 occastoffs), tifid one';
unhurried, Williams excelled. In of the -touch-judges.........was the
But it was no hatters' con-whipping the ball from burly
which some 16,000 forwards toos and on one occa fabulous G. V. Stephenson, who ference
enjoyed, but ansion he dived under the arms of appeared 42 times in the Irish spectators
exciting, skilful and in the two attackers in quick succession second half-remarkably fast only a fow yards from his own game which the Quins, after line, and then sidestepped others being behind twice, woh 10-18 with the grace of a ballet-dancer. with a goal in the closing minutes..
SPEEDWAY:
Jack Young Retains
World Title
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB FIRST RACE MEETING 1952/53 Saturday, 27th September, 1952.. (Held under the Rules of The Hong Kong Jockey Club) There are 10 ruces. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 pm. and the First Race will be run at 2.00 pm.
Through Tickets (10 Races-$20.00) also tickets at $2.00 each for the Cash Sweep on the last race of the Meeting as well as the
Young on the "Kwangtung Handicap Sweep" Special Cash Sweep scheduled to be run on 11th October, 1952, may be obtained at the Cash Sweep Office of the Club at Telephone House; 1st Floor.
Through Tickets reserved for this meeting but not paid for by 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 28th September, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future-meetings.
their sweep
To avoid congestion, at the Cash Sweep Office at Telephone Houso, non-members are requested to purchase tickets at the Club's Branch Öflees at:-
rules-
6 D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong
or
302 Nathan Road, Kowloon. TOTALISATÖR
The aúténiion of Totalisator Investora is drawn to the following Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponies s declared by the Stewards when the "All Clear" is given. The "All Clear" signal will be indicated by a white light at fie Totalisator Tower. BACKERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THEIR TICKETS UNTIL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAS BEEN THE "ALL AFTER EXHIBITED.
Totalisator Tickets should be examined and checked before leaving the, Selling Counters as mistakes of any description cannot be rectified later.
Cash received in respect of Dividends should be checked. before leaving the Pay-Out Counters as no claim for short payment of the value of tickels presented can be entertained once Investors have left the Counters.
All winning tickets and tickets for refunds must be presented fur payment at the Race Course on the day to which they refer, but none will be paid later than one hour after the time for which the last race of the day has been scheduled to be run.
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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, non-members of the Club, to the Members' Enclosure and the Club Rooms at $10.00 including tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary at Alexandra House, on the written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for payment of all chits, etc.
Only a limited number of Badges admitting to Members* Enclosure will be on sale at the Race Course.
The Branch Ofees and the Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11.00 am.. and the Secretary's Once at 11.45 am. The Treasurers' Compradore Office is situated at Telephone House, 1st Floor, and the Secretary's Office at Alexandra House, 8th Floor. A limited number of tillins will be obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27818).
NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING..
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
-The Price of admission to the Public Enclosure will be $3.00 including tax for all persons Including Ladies and will be payable at the Gate.
Any person leaving the Publie Enclosure during a Meeting will forfeit his or her right of admission to the Enclosure and will be required to pay the requisite tee of $3.00 in order to gain `re-admission.
No re-admission tickets will be issued. -
BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN, ETC., WILL NOT DE PERMITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLË IN THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
SERVANTS' PASSES
"Servants passos will be issued to private box holders, only who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and to endorse their names on the passes, Holders of such passes are not permitted in the Merobers' Enclosure except for passing through on their duties and must remain in their employers' stands.
Owing to the congestion in the Members' Betting Hall and af Booths adjacent to Boxes in the Coffee Room, Box-holders, and Moinbers are requested to ensure, that their kurvants make use only of the, Pubió, Batting Hall. Military Police will be posted At various points in the enclosure to ensure that this regulation I shared to
By Order
H. MIDA
Secretary
A REAL POWER AÒÃÏN
ho
WONDER HORSE WINS ST. LEGER
The Aga Khan's wonder horse, Tulyar (C. Smilrke up) winning the St Leger
at Doncaster from Kingsfold and Alcinusa race which was watched by the Queen, --Central Press Photo.
Kangaroos v. Keighley
Does The New Play-The-Ball Rule
Make For Better
Rugby?
Does the new play-the-Ball rule minke för bëltër tugby? That was the ques- tion Rugby League enthusiasts were debating as they left the Kelghley ground after the opening game of the Australian tour.
Neither had they any answer
defence.
.
UNORTHODOX
He to back in London, by the way, and will turn out again for London Welsh, for whom he played before going to Llanelly, The
home side, which had in the pack, John Gwilliam, trained very hard
this Wales' Triple Crown aidpper, for spectacular curtain-raiser, were was always prominent, und Alan second only to naturally better together than Forward was the scratch XV, who remained Bienes in the loose.. throughout a collection of in-
JACKIE MATTHEWS RETIRES dividuals and moreover, were
They had just seen the rule in operation afid had witnessed the Kangaroos run handicapped by the early loss of
The one regrettable thing
up 54 points. But the question was not fully answered by what they saw, for one of their centre threequarters about this memorable match
Keighley could not provide the necessary opposition to check the fast-moving Aus- London, Sept. 18.
All the same, it was a re- was that it marked the last ap- Jack Young, of Australia markable performance, and pearance in first class rugby of tralian forwards.
Even under. the old rule the f Defensively he had Httle to and West Ham, tonight re-proves that the Quins have burly Dr Jack Matthews, who tained his world speedway entirely recovered from their has given such lustro to Card to the startling manoeuvres of Aussies would still have totted do. The Keighley points were Until they scored from penalties.—(London title when he gained 14 postwar slump and are going to and Welsh backplay since the full-back Cuve Churchill who up a lot of points,
war.
appeared here, thero and every-have had several games against Express Servico). points out of a maximum 15 be one of the leading sides of
the new season.
centre where, learing gaps in their really suit opposition the ques- A strong, determined
Bon will not be atiswered. And points at Wembley here.
devastating
not until then will it be possible Their already experienced and and one of the most
the game has ever
to assess accurately the strength Young had only a point to substantial pack has been further tacklers
known, he did not get many
of the visitors. spare from Williams, the 1050 strengthened by the appearance Champion, who finished second of Nick
Labuschagne, a fine opportunities to shine, but with 13 points. Then came Bob South African hooker who is also did produce once or twice that
Ronney, Oakley with 12 and
a menace in the open, and Jimmy surprising acceleration down the
drow middle, invariably
his the young and very | mid Greenwood, well deserved his fast HAF
and Scotland wing men before passing at the right vletory and not until a thrilling forward, while
Vic split second in classic Cardiff England's last race for him was he beaten Roberts and the unlucky Harry fashion, and he barted the way by the local Wembley rider, Willis have fully recovered from through characteristic thorough BING Oakley.
troublesome Injuries and may be bess. In his four
races, expected to turn out regularly, Matthews first played: for Young had the measure of the
appeared opposilon almost from the Incidentally, Alan Grimsdall, Bridgend.
giant "lock"
Wales in Red Cross Internation- forward, start, the
only exception was their on his
as a place-kicker by converting War II, and again in Ave Victory the French liner Liberte at
In Plymouth Internationals, in 1945-40..
at dawn today opponents included Williams,
They battled neck and neck three goals, one a pic yards 1947, when he made his first ap and made what, for a visit
quite 40 with Young gelting through on the touch-line
pearance as a full International ing American film star, the very last bend to win by
against England st Cardif he Outside the scrum, they are a was also in the RAMC Depot turned out to be a highly barely a length,
Several young riders in the lively and determined combina- side which carried off the Army unorthodox entry into Eng
and tion, and I would surprise no particularly Moore seld. Brian Crutcher, who is only 17, anc-if centre threequarter Philip Cup for the first time in the land. showed form which
indicates Davies joined 0. G. Woodruff Corps' history. that they will be champions in and Albert Agar in this year's
England XV. a year or two.
He ran strongly Tonight, however, It was and Intelligently in this game experience which put Young was never subdued, and scored and Williams at the top-Reu-a try. ter
Moor with 10.
earller
Ho
for
ENTRY BY
CROSBY
At first glance though, it zeems likely the Kangaroos will win many more games than they lose and that Albert Paul and Noel Pidding will figure! prominently in the scorers' lit.
LIVED UP TO REPUTATION
Paul, who got three tries
Britain's Team Against The Kangaroos
second ride when the further enhanced his reputationals in the first year of World singer, disembarked from the season in New South Wales on October 4 is as follows:
Home Soccer
Results
London, Sept. 18. Results of football matches played today:
DIVISION...İI 4 Luton
DIVISION HI (Southern)
Swansea
Walsall Watford
Ards Derry Distillery
1 Shrewsbury
ULSTER CUP
out.
F
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London, Sept. 18." Great Britain's team in London, Sept. 19.. Bing Crosby, American against Keighley, lived right up the first Rugby League Test to his reputation as the find of against Australia at Leeds football.
Evans (fullback), Turnbull Pidding, a fast moving wing (right-wing), Ward and Ryder threequarter, began by missing (centres), Castle (left-wing), an easy
Toohey Kick, but before the Morne (Ave-eight), final whistle he had more than (hal-back), Trail (lock), Ryan Pawsey (second-row), from goals, several
Ackerley oblique Featherstone,
and made amends by kicking nine and
Prescott (front-row forwards), ungles.
Of Eight hours after his arrival
this side only Ward, who
the Churchill on this showing captained
1950 teain in It was he who made the break from New York, Instead of
and Trail have played through for Jack Gregory, the fashighs, à sms be tek tans British Australia, Horne Featherstone, or against Australia. English Olymple sprinter, to get the wine ashlights, in a plush and cock- ing full-back in the
talla setting in the West End, he Isles, either Rugby League ning score. The following year was teeing up for the frat hole Rugby Union. His bursts up pack is colld but not as fast or he represented the Army in the at Temple Golf Course, Berk- the middle and on the wings as heary as the Kangaroos. Inter-Services Tournament at
were superbly executed and led Twickenham, turned out regu-
to several tries. He motored from Plymouth Playing-for-Wakefield's XV larly for Cartliff in their vintage were Iour One Frenching year, and appeared in four for a secret but serious practice Michel Fomathlos, one of the Internationals, playing a notable for a charity golf match on Sim- outstanding wings of postwar part in the Cardiff and Welsh day. He win partner Bob Hope,
over tho touring the American comedian. rugby, but who showed no desire victories
Australlons. on this occasion, to mix it" Georges Brun, a neat little centre who unfortunately damaged an
R.
FOUR FRENCHIMEN
C
In the next three seasons he was an automatic cholce for
a few minules after the Wales to bring bis tally of caps
shire.
Bing Crosby wore a mustard coloured cardigan, pale fawn slacks, pale yellow socks, blue and white shoes and a coces col-
F Varenne, a middle-row to 17, 1950, Wales' Triple Crown oured hat with a broad hand in
bears
a striking
year,
to
patterned pastel grey.
Ayr Gold H'cap
Probables
London, Sept., 18. There are 10 probables for
The
Toohey, who was scrum holl for Barrow against the Kan- Faroos, is tough but not so clusive as several others they have faced.
THE "BRAINS"
Hortib is the "brains" of the [side and if his scheening can be sinothered by the Australlin.de- fence much of the danger will be removed, from the English Uno. Both Turnbull and Castle
was also perhaps his best ning with his clothes was the Ayr Gold Handicap to be are fast wingers but neither is
and too, Joc Stalin,
It was his two sudden stocky wing pick-ups and strong runs which his
Military # ho won Cross. in World
aud 2 forward
mado the two scores by which yellow and brown leather with British summer time at Ayr on
Friday. Wor
11. Wales won the key battle at hand-laitted navy and white
to club covers-Reuter, The most brilliant forward of Belfast and called a holt
first half when he opened the Ireland's supremacy«,
the
Q. P. Rangers
1 scoring, he showed his versatility 1 after the interval when he was
1 Glenavon Coleraine 2 Portadown
-Reuter.
3
2
Rugger Results
London, Sept. 18. Following were the results of Rugby Union matches played today:
Redruth 3 St. Ives Stroud 11 Gloucester Swansea Bath
8 Llanelly 9. Kendall
icam
11
30
Few
will'
elther
forget
pulled out of the scrum to a characteristic breakthrough become a more than useful right against Scotland at Swansea or winger.
1 brilliant Interception
und score over the bewildered
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:
at came serum- | Frenchmen
WEEK-END TEAMS
äte The following
The Australian team manager, Mr Norman Robinson, said to-
are, with They
Jockeys: night: "The British, team is á Smokey Eyes (Charles Sinirke), sold one, which will be very hard to defeat It la apparent Combined Operations (no Jockey), Byland (G. Celven), that the English selectors are soundness strich Orgoglio (Edgar Britt), Donore relying on the (W. Ricakby), Vatellus (Herbert are trying to make our task as The possitule Jonca), Royal Hamlet, (G. Little dificult
(Brig: W. chances appear to be afty-nity." wood), Lancten
Sailing Light (A.Router
Club Robards), Tudor Gem (N. Surk),
From Scotland
Cardiit. Ho halt Arthur Dorward, struggling | Went to Australia and New Zea- manfully and not without success and With the British Isles selections for Lawn Bowls and behind a tagged pack, his partner touring side in the summer of soccer matches this week-end: at half-back being Ireland's 1950, and played in '20 matchès, famous Jackie Kyle, who gave including three
Tests against
LAWN BOWLS
Golden Hind (James Thomp son), Culroy (J. Simo). Black- pbol Tower (J. Dyson), Hoo- sharar (no jockey), Shan Rin
Povall).
Russians Plan
us only a shadow of his best, the Kiwis and both tests in Kowloon c... Ladies "A" Team, Queen, D. White), Recall (World's Largest
howover.
Australia.
1 C. Riposa, Mrs M-Hoog Bing Birs, K. Tibble, Mis Edwards, England were represented by
Kowloon : C; Ladies "3" Teata,-- forwards Eddle Woodgate and against England the following Robert. Mr D. Goodwick,
He was again at his very best Mrs Colledge, Mira F. Bertzet, M the Navy's Wilkins, and the team year, once more at Swansea. In Reserves Miss Foyn, Min Howarth,
completed by
seven the first half he cut in at full-lit Mie Cruz, and Mr Kermani
Tils gome will be Eyed t Cox's Welshumen, who stole most of from a loose scrummage to leave Road og Baturday at 350 pan. the honours and served notice the defence standing, and after
SOCCER that the Principality will ogain the interval ho backed up-Lewis Carpenter's
make a strong bid for the Jones at top speed to iąlce a Club "A" v Tramways in Glanley Championship. Reuter.
brilliant opening and scere under Shield at Happy Valley on Sunday at TWO SPECTACULAR TRIES
the posts,
Mabouak, durdner Walton Flewitt His thternational career, enica. Pride of place must go once in Paris i Match 1951 where he again to the Newport "yes" had the distinction of leading his Ken Jones, who supplied most of country, but not to victory. THE HONG KONG the dramatic touches of tho
JOCKEY CLUB
afternoon, scored two spectacular tries, and throughout" used; his Special Cash Sweep. feet, banda and head admirably.
on the
First he made beautiful use of Kwangtung Handicap
his speed to make up many yards Saturday, 11th October, 1952. and pull down Barker, when the 'Quin and Middierez speedy
NOTICE
Tickets in the above at $2.00 winger looked certalix to scoro each may be obtained at the a corner. In the second half, Cash Sweep Offices of the Kan burst through following Club at:-.
clever cross-kick by Blencs and spreadeagled the defence -to Telephone Hoist, 1st Floorscore by the poots, while a few
muutes later he dribbled bril 6. D'Aguilar Street liantly fully 80 years at top speed 382 Nathan Road, Kowlood and Anally hurled himself over despilo most · önrnest atfentona Over 300,000 tickötä sold the line so touch down as he was
bọing tackled, v to date..
II. MISA No is the complete artist was Secretary full-back Gerwyn Willams: who
made the Rolding of a ́lyk plint)
Sports Stadium
...
Moscow, Sept. 10.
KNIGHTS ROYAL STAKES
The accepters for the Knights Royal Stakes to be run over one
It was learned today, although nille at Astut on September 27 were announced today as fol- not yet announced officially, that
the Russian Fiv
Five-Year Plan calle lows:
for the construction of the Win Witwyn (0 t, to iba.), Tudor world's largest stadium. Castle (8 st. 10 lbs.), Aeltation be a circul000 pectators 18 at: 3 lbs.), Kars. Tepe (8 at modaling 200,000
Roserves-McDonald and Beattie.
3 lbs.), Chavey Down (8 st. 3 The largest Soviet stadium at Club Solicitors in Stanley Shield at Happy Valley on Sunday at 159.), Seigneur 11 (8 st., 2 lbs.), present is Leningrad's with a to, Kempton,
p.mayjov. Ferree, Lock, Fiya Pharos II (at 10 this) and capacity of 100,000, then lifegoow
Viant, Low.
30,000 United Prées. 1. Trinidad (7 st. G lbs.)-Reuter." - Dynatto, merves-Carr, and Lapsley.
THE GAMBOLS
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