THE
Hands Off Our Players- Say Bristol Rovers, The Team Of The Year
By DESMOND HACKETT
London.
Bristol Rovers, the team of the year, have sent out a begging letter to Football League clubs....begging them not to bid for their players.
Tall, quiet-spoken manager Bert Tann took this move after Liverpool, who had already bid up to £20,000 for wonder centre-forward Vic Lambden, came agala with an open chequelure.
Tann, the TELL behind this cheapest oufit in League foot-ment that you will stay with us Bristol football bourn,
says: ball. This 2000 could have until 1950." "During the team's wonderfal been turned into £120,000. It the
TOP WAGES
runt the strain on players is jelub Bad been prepared to sell. terrifle. Naturally with every gume a vital une they get a little edy.
uf
This, then, is the record the contented club: Defeated Walsall 2-1 fast Saturday to put up 21-games-without-defeat Behind the success story is a record for the club. "I want to avoid the risk of
Players players In the
of the happy family policy. heat
Their 40 £14 and
points get the top wage of
was the moment saying "There Are
bemus highest end-of-the-year total for rollerted more plenty ut glubs which would have
since the than any other Lengue Division II (South) jump at the chimer of signig (HAM
war. Tre-up.
They need 20 points from their Tun punches homes his happy people knew what a quand
with the last 21 games to beat the best point bunch the boys are they would family policy
Muchty goalkeeper tally since the Division was in- not take the slightest rish; cumple;
Nottingham heard the rumours creased to 24 clubs. Anyhow, the Bort Hoyle unsettling them." club- are unly wasting their that Rovers planned to buy an- Forest finished with 70 points in
He checked person 1950-51. time We have a stuck letter goalkeeper, up with the bow. Folly: "Nothing for spl,"
The answer was: “Nosililit of Rovers, whose team of talents the ort. Tell you what Bert, '1- the you will have a written agree-
LOSI
only £600,
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB ANNUAL RACE MEETING 1953
Saturday 17th. Wodnesday 21st & Saturday 24th Jan. 1953 (Held under the Rules of The Hong Kong jockey Club)
.
The Fist Bell will be ne at 11.30 a.m. and the First Ruce will be run at 12.00 NOON each day, The Jilin interval la ofler the Fourth Rhey (130 p.18.)
There are 10 faces each day (30 in all)..
Through Tickets (311 Rares--$00.00) also tickets at $2.00 each for the Special Cash Sweep on the "Pearce Memorial Cup Sweep" sebeduled to be rum on 24th January, 1053, may be obtained at the
af 30,892 on The attendance Saturday, December 27 is at Eastville record for the season.
Gual scured by Hairy Gilberg for Queen's Park Rangers that day was the first League goal against Rovers since November
12.
Bristol advice for sureesat Keop
your players happy and your cheque book in lie ale
--(London Express Service)
Horace Lindrum
Not Coming
Cash Sweep Office of the Club at Queen's Buliding, Ground Floor To Hongkong
Chater Road.
Through Tickela reserved for this meeting but not paid for by 10,00 am. on Friday, 16th January, will be sold and the Je* servation cancelled for future meetings.
To avoid congestion at the Dust Sweep Office at Queers
·Building, sweep tickets may also be purchased t the Club's Branch Offices -
'The
& D'Aguilue Street, Hong Kong:
attention
following rules:--
ur
382 Nathan Road, Kowloon,
TOTALISATOR
Totalisator Investora i drawn to tha
Word has
been received by the Hongkong Armateur Billiards Snooker Association that
CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1958.
Dearth Of Class Spinners A Worrying Problem For Australian Selectors
Says W. J. O'REILLY
Melbourne, Jan. 8.
W. J. O'Reilly, former Australian Test spin bowler, wald today that not the least worrying problem facing the Austrällan selectors in choosing their attack for the tour of England this year was the dearth of class spliners.
"Spin bowling has suddenly become tremendous- ly important to us again," declared O'Reilly in the Melbourne Herald.
He said the Australian fast bowlers, Lindwali and Miller, could not be expected to do the same back-breaking work they did in the 1948 tour of England.
This emphasised the need for spinners, who could be relied upon to do the important stock Bowling. he added.
O'Reilly said that Doug Ring was practically i certain choice but asked: "Where are the spinnēra, apart from Ring?"
"Study the position as seriously as you like and you will have to admit the selectors' job in providing us with a sound and, varled attack is unenviable,” O'Reilly sald.
"It seems that our all-out concentration on spoed bowling over the past five or six seasons to the almust complete exclusion of spin has now rebounded on us.”-Reuter.
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PETER WILSON Advises Promoters
DROP THESE
THESE "DEEP FREEZE" TACTICS
Alex Grillihs, promoter of the big show at Birming- ham on January 19, when Randolph Turpin is due. 10 appear, is more than usually anxious to get a sultable opponent for the British and Empire Middleweight Champion because, as he says:-
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"In his last two appearances in Birmingham Turpin scored a one-round knockout and a two-round victory, and | Horace Lindrum, well-known
I am determined that this shall be more of a real contest. snooker player, who was invit- ed last year to
"In fact anyone who bought in that period he has had come to Hong- kong for a three-day visit and tickets especially to see Turpin fights, losing tour, to give a
series of exhibitions v. Dennis Powell-who has had three, and winning the remain during the
early part, of to pull out because of the after der, ten of them inside the dis- į January, will be unable to do so effects of influenza-can have tance. lowing to evenmitments in Aus- ¦ his money back if he is not
trals.
Stisfied with Une proposed substitute."
Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponies so declared by the Stewards when the "ALL CLEAR" 13 (5) given. The "ALL CLEAR" signal will be indicated by a white light at the Totalisator Tower, BACKERS ARE AD- VISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THEIR TICKETS UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR' SIGNAL HAS BEEN, EXHIBITED
ན:
drewing
Now he tells me he is unable to get any fights at all.
Week-End Softball
BE OUT TO
BRAVES WILL CONSOLIDATE LEAD AGAINST MADCAPS THIS SUNDAY
By "KEYSTONE"
The League-leading Braves will be going all out to down the giant- killing Madcaps this Sunday to maintain their slim single game lead in the Senior "A" Division.
much-needed game from their
The third-placed Warriors will attempt_to.improve their position with another win at the expense of the powerful Jaguars in Sunday afternoon's opener. Sunday's morning Sentor “A” Th not expected to put up Warriors, it is quite bely that game will pit the US Navy serious opposition to the Bear- the Jaguars will go into their against the slick Pandas outfit, cats due to chronic battery-jolting act ajun and take R with the Chinese boys favoured weakness to hand the Navy their seventh straigts defcat. 2
Three Senior "B" games are niso billed for the wook-end, with the spotlight focused on a double-header to be played by Tomorrow they take an the
the Americans.
WEEK-END MATCHES
The Braves should be able to rivals.
the Madcaps take
in their stride after the brilliant
-win registered they Joseph's last week.
against
Though
SATURDAY
Junior Division: 2.30 p.m.
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the Cape surprised the whole League by toppling South China CAA v. Comets; Dodgers
Bantams performance lust Sunday, teetering team-
Sonjor "B" Division: 4.00 and frequent streaks
p.m. Americans" v. Rexes: War of wildness will not
| hustling Rexes in continuation of
which antied with a knotted score in the twi-night eighth inning. ball required to Jostla the Tribe from the coveted rall On Sunday, the Americans position.
| the thriller of two weeks admit them the brand of steatly Flurs y Red Sox
meet the Delaware tribe in a return encounter, and may be expected to dish up all the tricks they know in a maximum effort to avenge a first-round roversal
The
over
offs
LADIES' LOOP
SUNDAY
11,00
Ladies' Play-off Series: 9,30 Canny master-minding won a.m. Squaws v Wahoos the day for the Caps last week- Sentor "A" Divlilon: end when. speedballer Jocy jam, US Navy v Pandas; 2.00 Graca was started in place of p.m. Warlors y Jugurt; 8.80 old reliable Kelly Silva-Netio. pm. Braves v Madcaps
the
Results being what they Senior "B" Division: 12.30 were,
the logical. deduction p.m. Delaware: v Américánk, Ladies' 100p Seing all would be that Graca will again bar the
nod as starting shouting, this receive week-end will see the start of pitcher this week. the first of the five-game serios The Braves not having met for this Division's illo. Partiup with his private repertoire cipants in thest team play of spinners and fast pitches for Graca has are the Wahoos and the one whole season, Squaws, us predicted by the the best chance of bis career to wiseres way back in the be- put one over the Tribe, and he ginning of the season,
will have the moral and vocat
of. support
oll the other. These two outfits are both pennaní-contenders as well as well staffed with deadly- the major portion of the swinging players who have rooters. managed to fog all three top places in the Division's batting averages.
UNPREDICTABLE
Archery Club Is Finding Its Feet
The new Hongkong Arch-
ery Club is rapidly finding 藕 shooting The Boy unpredictable: ult of its feet and alight edge in battery-effective-ganie, Red Pereira's boys edged disposal, while the difficulty While the Wahoos have a the week is the Warriors-Jaguars ground is now at the Club's ness with the reliable arm of narrowly past, the Warriors in Skipper Terry Noronha to count the first round, but have since of obtaining equipment is
the advantage is much fallen by the wayside with ave being gradually overcome, reduced by a preponderance of slaggering losses while the War- batting power concentrated in
Mr John C. Root, President of the ranks of the yellow-shirted with picking up the fight again the Club; saye that Japanese Squaws.
gusto, have swept aside
bows and arrows have provšči most of the opposition to forge cxcellent and far superior to Fielding ability being about ahead into third place.
the lemonwood bows that havO equal, the result of this crucial
The two outils are evenly been for the most part the match
matched in every aspect, and the only equipment available will remain uncertain ull the last out. But it may be game will probably go with the Hongkong. The Biffoulty is that there aro Until last September Herbert safely presumed that ilte team breaks". However, with pennant Tho so low ndoquale opponents for was under the managership of that comes out on top, Sunday pressure off the logs and two
Burns, Turpin in Europe who don't Sam
Jack Solomons's morning will eventually carry frustrating losses in a row for the want the cort
ine right-hand man, but even that of the Ladies Division Cham- for opposing
operator was unable to plonship this yent, and bola hin, but I have a notion that he shrewd will probably square up to the set Herbert fights. In front of teams will put all they hars Title
Belgian middleweight me I have letter to Herbert into this needle encounter. Champion, Andre De Keer from Burns wileh states:- gieter.
who recently lost n "I have today written narrow points decision after aboard that I am cancelling our extremely tough light nguliist
Agreement. Dougle Miller, of South Africa.
Every promoter I be speak to gives me a different Senior "B" the for the week- excuse, and I, with all honesty end when the Red Sox cinch and sincerity, advise you to with the Warriors, Both teams give another manager a go.
are presently dwelling in the dark lower rogions of the "B" "You have always been Division, with the Sox 1 frc
Mr and Mrs Lindrum, who have been on J tour of India, left for Australia
on January
a letter in Mr J, E. Medina, Hon. Secretary of the Jongkong Amateur Billunds & Snooker Association, Mrs Lindrum säid toughi that there is a possibility that Totalisator Tickets stwithd be examined and checked be-arrangements for fore leaving the Selling Counters as mistakes of any descrip" [to visit Hongkung might
on cunuot be rectised later,
Cash received in respect of Dividends should be check- wd before leaving the Puy-Out Counters as no claini for short payment of the value of tickets presented can be entertained
once Investors have left the Counters,
her husband
inade from Australia.
he
Mir Medina maid that him Asko- ciation host, wile Lindruma
HAREY WRITES
the
SENIOR "B" GAMES
Considerable Interest will also
storted
with
Commllice meinbers Have friendly correspondence
Scottish Archery As sociation, Australian Archery Association, and the Singaporn
It is fra intended to ex- a friendly change scores on basis and later enter into postal shoots with these organisations.
Fight For Archery Club, Turpin In
directed towards the third Coronation Week postal
Plans are also being made för
several
was in India, offered him the sum of £200 plus air passage as well as hotel and other ex-Yu lave not heard of Mary cented for payment at the Race Course on the day to which | pemes for n three-day visit to honest, had 7-until-a-few days gentleman, ng far as 1. am..con- tion-ahead,-having-ono defeat Week, according to the Mele | còn quality for the . “Archer'
Herbert, Netther, to be
to be run.
a circumstances will any Dividends be paid or re- funda mude unless a ticket is produced. Payment WILL NOT be made on torn or disfigured ticicels.
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.
ced to Australia after visiting Hongkong.
SNOOKER RESULTS
KOC "Red" lost to Kowloon Tong Club by 2-3 In & George Younger League snooker match last night.
Easter "B" beat CPO'Tomar, 5-0, and S. China defeat Cosmo
East Ender
spot-lights much that is wrong on his way to Australia with Division games will have
Burns, of course, is at present
with the "uckheap" side of professional boxing.
This should be
the end
shoots with. American archery clubs, Melbourne, Jan. 8. Jack Solomons, British pro- Most of the club members oler, said today that Randolph are in the "beginners' Blaze... All winning tickets and fickets for relunes must be pre-
would fight for the but with the arrival of naw Turpin Lantion during Coronatton work on all beginnera ubili they world's middleweight title in equipment the club intends to they refer, but none will be paid later than one hour after | Hongking. It WE intended the time for which the last race of the day has been scheduled at the time that he should pro-weight from that forcing bed of in ft and in no way made your-
BKO, when Herbert, a light-erned, and have always come less
bourne newspaper. "The Argus, Classification" great Seliters,, Lontion's Bethaal you in the future. Sum Burns."
self a nuisance. Good luck to The cold and lonesome War- The London promoter
riors will strain every muscle quoted by the newspaper as January.
is necomplished by Green, wrote to me.
and sincw to drag the Sox down | saying: "I know United States I am satisfied that the case of
SURPRISING
to keep them company on the interests will press for Bobo!
CLASSIFICATIONS. this little-known
unenvied bottom rung.
Olsen's claims strongly but I The other two Senior "B" favour Charles Humez of There are tree classifichlórh all France as Turpin's opponent. for archers; 1, Archer; 2, Bow- the Lightweight Champion, three Leama in the current
Mr Solomons added that the man; 3, Expert Bowman, Frank Johnson, who is also triple tie fighting hard
one thing certain was that he each for
member reaches their Vital statistics about Herbert under his management, and it survival.
would promote the fight during classifications he will be award- are that he is 24, and hás been ) is possible that he did not wish
Coronation Week in Tho hurling Rexes match and that Turpin, the British new standing.
London od a badge that designates his boxing for just over four years. į to handle two fighters at the
muscles with same weight.
the ponderous Champion, would be a conten- Americans tomorrow, while the der for the title relinquished by Archery Club will hold its first
On February 8 the Hongkong'. However, now that he
Delawares will have their scalp-Ray Robinson recently-Router. inter-club tournament. Hasing knives ready in anticipation
Prizes relinquished this lighter, why is of a repeat performance of their it that other promoters,
will be offered for the fent who are more full of moans
flmt-round slaughter
three places in the women's and and
Americans. groans than a haunted house about
Tack of contemporary Whatever the final issue of talent. don't Ax Herbert up these two games, a break-up of Independently?
the present three-way tle for the Iead in the "B" Division is in- Is it true, as I have often evitable, much to the satisfaction heard sald, that the Managers at the Blackhawks Guild, which-controls most of
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
Badges admitting ladies not la possession of Brooches or Season tickets and gentlemen, non-membern of the Club, to the Members Enclosure and the Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary at Alexandru 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 Rave Course,'
Club 4-1.
CARRUTHERS TO
DEFEND TITLE AGAINST PHILIP
against Lin Philip, New Zealan Champion, at Petone,near here on Aprli 4.
Wellington, Jan. 8. Jimmy Carruthers of Auk- The Brunch Offices. the Treasurers' Compradore Onite and tralia will defend his world' the Secretary's Office will close at 10.00 am. each day. The bantamweight .boxing title Treasurem' Compradère Office Is situated at Queen's Buliding, Ground Floor, Chater Road, and The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House, 8th Floor,
A limited number of tifins 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 Buclosure will bo $3.00 per day including tax fur all persons including Ladles and will be payable at the Gate.
Any person leaving the Public Enclosure during a Meeting: will forfelt his or her right of cảmisalon to the Enclosure nad will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in arder to gain re-admission.
BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN, ETC., WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
SERVANTS' PASSES
Servants' passes will be baued to private box holders only, who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and to endorse their names on the passes, Holders of such phases are not permitted in the Members Enclosure except for passing through on their duties aïd mit remain in their employers' stands,
Owing to the congestion, in the Member's Betting Hall and at Booths adjaceḥt to Boxes in the Coffee Room, Box-holders and Members are requested to dolites that their servants make use only of the Publie Batting Hall. Military Police tolli be posted at What points to the enclostid to ensure that this regulation i
By Order,
H. MIRA.
This was Announced tonight
Association.
Six New Welsh Rugger Caps
|League-lanciers,
家
of
the
inen's "event9.
Soccer Players Tentative plans te being
Suspended
of
made for an Archery Gold Shoot during the letter part of February. The date will be published later,
Tam Chung-sing
Meanwhile archery thb
activities swooping Police 1st XI who was sent on in the Hongkong Police Ratres- the big-name lighters in Brilong hard to the heels of the the field during the Sentor tion Club have slowed down tain, are refusing to allow boxers under their control to meet anyone who isn't fled up with
tween S. Clilna and Police of breakagem, but through the
of
Cardiff, Jun: 8. The Welsh Rugby Union selectors after a great deal
Challenge Shield replay be considerably not trough lock EASY FORECASTING of consideration tonight
December 18 for attempting to However, with the arrival
of their Citib arrows. by the Hutt Valley Boxing selected the Newport halt-
Benior, "A" Division lits äre kick a member of the Inner Circle? not da hard to forecast, with the guilty by die Emergency Sub row arrows the Police are c
opponent was found back pair, R. Burnett and W. A. Williams, for the if these restrictive practices Division's weaker teams pitted Committee of the Hongkongly to play an important part th national
team to meet are, in fact, going on no wonder against much stronger opposi Football Association yesterday the forthcoming durnament.
pro boxing is in its presenttion..
and suspended, up to January
Cricket Club England
The Kowloon at Cardiff on lamentable state.
15, 1953..
has several membors. shooting Saturday week.
The Panda Bearcats are
with the Hongkong Archety In any case, Herbert's record highly favoured to take tho
Yuen Yid-Iam, also of the Club. It has a dorshidable The selectors stated after an- seems to indicate that if he is measure of the US Navy boys. Police 1st XI who was sent off women's teain Bned up. nouncing the XV that a condi-going to get the "deep freeze Playing fine, steady ball of late, during the same match for
In all competitions, either. tion of their inclusion was that treatment, there seans little the Chinese outilt have not done "committing Д serious foul tocal or overseas postal, CO if elther dropped out his part-sense in any ambitious youngster better only due to sheer misfor- against an opponent, ploaded mombers within the KAC
tune in the last few games. On gully and was suspended up to wilt represent the ner must not necessarily expect taking up the fight game. to be included in the side.
London Express Service. present forth, the Navy squad March 31, 1858. *
competitivo shooting.
The bout is dependent on Carruthers retaining his title against Vic Toweel of South Africa in Johannesburg next month-Reuter,
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Special Cash Sweep dt: the Pearce Memorial Cup Saturday, 24th January, 1953. Tickets in the above at $2.00 each may be obtained at the Cash Sweep Offices of the Club at:-
4
Queen's Bldg., Chater Road,
5 D'Agullar Street 382 Nathan Rd., Kowloon, "Over '500,000 tickets sold to date,
H. MINA,
Secretary.
The loam, which Includes aix new Welsh caps, was - 011- nounced as follows: T. Davies of Devonport Services
and Swansea, K. Jones of Newport, M. Thomas of Newport, B. L Williams of Cardiff, G. Griffiths of Carill, R. Burnett of New- port, W. A. Williams of New-
port W.
W. O. Williams of Swan G. Bocidngham of Cardlit B Robins of Bradford, 11 Stephens of Neath, R. John of Neath, S. Judd of Cardiff, J, A. Gwilliam of Gloucester and W. D. Johnson of Swanson,"
Davies, Gareth Grimths, Roy Burnett, Gooff Beckingham, Slá Judd and W. D. Johnston, Sy The side will be ceptklokt by
The six new caps are - Teriy
THE GAMBOLS.
WE'VE ONLY GOT 10. BABY SIT FOR AN ROUR YOUNÜZEL, HIM, GIEREL
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