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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1953.
THE CHINA MAIL'S
CRICKET LEAGUE SEASON REACHES HALF-WAY STAGE
By "THE ZOMBIE”
The First Division Cricket League enters its second round this afternoon with nine first round matches still remaining to be played off.
fine Optimists and Craigengower are setting a example by arranging to have their postponed match played off tomorrow, More interesting games, may be seen in these postponed matches if the other clubs will Follow sult in having them played off on Sunday after. noons and utilising at least a couple of extra hours of play.
that
For the inaintenance
Cratgengower are not incap- of - terest in these League matches able of registering an upset, but It is hoped that these postponed it is extremely unlikely matches will be played off as they will be able to do so this early as possible. The full list afternoon in view of their In- of postponed matcher is different form in the past few Scorpions v.
V. Army.
KCC weeks, both in batting and In Army, Optimista v. CCC, Uni- fielding. versity v. Scorpions, University v. Recreio, University . RAF, Navy v. IRC, RAF V. Recrzló) and Recrelo v. Optimists.,
The
SPORTING⋅ SAM
WEEKEND
LOCAL · SPORTS PARADE
By Reg. Wootton
Police To Carry On In The Pentangular Tournament
LO" By "PAK
On Thursday night the Police Rugger team and its few fans held a meeting to discuss whether, in view of their, poor chances of training during the week and their resulting losses on the field they should bow out of the Pentangular Tourna- ment, and also out of rugger altogether.
The discussion on Thursday it in some much needed train- covered mainly training anding during the weeks to follow. They also have a plan transpeet, and there is now some
will enable all their hope that they will be able to which
Army is a team against which it is futal to drop any catches, and time and again Cruigen- gower have done that. Valley men will not only th Although Army unters the themselves up against a more Recond round eight
points in
accurate attack-than they were the lead, second-placed Scor- faced with in their first match. plona aro within striking but will also have to contend dhtance. The two teams still with a typleat Yorkshire open- have to play each other, but in ing batsman in Gingell. the other postponed match
The IRC-RAF
match at Scorpions are
certain of Sonkunpos will, I think, see a more their four points from University decisive
result this
HAF's this time. than are the Army from KCC.
strong bowling and fielding side Recreio and Optimists have should be able to dismiss the dropped back a a result of their defeats last week and it whole IRC team for a moderate total and the issue will depend the championship' seems that
be mainly between how many runs the Airmen race will
will be able to put up on the Army and the Scorpions.
day's form.
The Navy-KCC clash at King's Park should also provide excellent cricket If the Navy are able to field their full side. Both teams are now right back at the top of their form and it would take a brave man to say which team is going to come out the better in this encounter.
MUCH THE SAME
The results of this afternoon's matches should be very much the same as in the first round the exception of games with that between the Scorpions and Recreio at Chater Road
There is no doubt that the Scorpions will be out to force the issue and avoid either draw or a tie.
On paper and Scorpions have
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on form, the a commanding edge over their opponents, who still have to get back into their stride. If the light holds up a close and exciting finish should with bo seen in this match. probably the Scorpions just managing to beat the
Army, who just mo nose out Craigengower by two runs in their first meeting this season, will be the guests of the Valley Club this afternoon.
TODAY'S GAMES First Division CCC v. Army, Optimis's
is's v. University.
Recreto,
Scorpions V
IRC v. RAF. Navy v. KCC.
Becond Division
Army v. DBS.
Recreio v. KGV School, RAF v. Navy. KCC v. Dockyard.
TOMORROW First Division Optimists v. CCC.
Second Division Police v. IRC.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
FIFTH RACE MEETING
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)'
“Saturday~5th ̄and-Saturday 12th December, 1953.
THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 10 RACES
The First Bell will be rung at 1,30 p.m. and the First Race run at 2 p.m. on both days.
The Secretary's office at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 4.m. on both days.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the meeting.
Admission Badges at $10 each per day are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him.
Timns will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).
NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during Die meeting. For this purpoge a Child is a person under the age of seventeen years. Western standard.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $3 each per day payable at the Gate.
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3 in order to gain re-admission,
MEALS & REFRESHMENTS wil be obtainable in the RESTAURANT.
SERVANTS
Servants must remain in their employer's boxes except for passing through on their dulles, They may on no account use tho Betting Booths in the Members' Belling Hall.
CASH SWEEPS
The cost of a Through Ticket is $32. Through Tickets te- served for this meeting but not paid for by 10 a.m. on Friday, 4th December, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings.
Cash Sweep Tickets on the last race of the Meeting at $2 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Omees at Queen's Buliding, (Choler Road), 5, D'Aguilor Street and 382 Nathan Road, during normal office hours and until 11 am. on race days.
LEAGUE CRICKET
SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT
Why Should The HKFA Be
Just Tactless?
. 1
By IM. MacTAVISH ·
The Hongkong Football Association has, by its recent actions. shown that it is both realistic in attitude and ambitious in purpose, but it has also shown that it is surely the most tactless of organisations.
The announcement earlier in the week that a first class referee was to be invited to visit the Colony with the Pegasus team showed that the association is aware that there is room for improvement in the control of local football.
But I consider that the word- did not conform to the approved Ing that surrounded the an-pattern as far as the studs were form, be favourites but I warn
ns There is frequently' nouncement was as tactless as it concerned. we have in the Colony several monsense difference was unfortunate, especially
Class 1: referees registered by fact and law and as
# cam-
The rumour that they were indeed considering withdrawal from the Tourna- ment has been rife in rugger circles during the last week, and it is with great
The Army must, on current pleasure that I can inform you that they have decided to remain in and fight to the
them that if they take this game finish.
In anything other than top gear players to get to the field in
will find themselves in between they time and it is to be hoped that this will work satisfactorily.
trouble. Much, will depend on I have A few more members of the.
In-the ability of Frazer to subdue Police have of late shown a bit the Football Association in Eng-personally had my boots
land.
spected I know that it does in Au Chi-yin, but it will be a big of Interest in rugger and the
These men hoping selection
I am not, surprise if the Soldiers do not cannot but feel fact take place. committee is
ofer more wil many
their aggrieved when they read that however, interested in fruitless to marching-on.
another, of equal and similar argument, but I am very much services.
safety of A most interesting talking The main interest this after-qualifications, is being invited to Interested in the noon will be on the Kowloon come and show them their job,
players.
point since. Wednesday. Why How differently this mailer I cannot believe that. Major did the team manager of the side where there are two games it bo played off in the Pentan-might have been presented if Walker is serious when he says Colony gular Tournament at the Police had been announced that a re-that. Army FA Referees will not positional changes to replace Yui
was being Invited
he tobe Instructed" to inspect boots, Cheuk-yin when had an Recreation Ground at Boundary terce Street, the first of which will enable local
I am sure that he is the first official inside-left, Gilbey, in fans to compare
the in-reserve? be between the Clubs and the him with our class local man who would give
top
c RAF at 3.15 p.m. This should officials, then there would be a very close match as the have been the hostility 10 RAF have already beaten the Club in the "friendlies" earlier in the season and will be all out to repeat their success, while the Club will similarly be trying to erase the memory of
AVERAGES
FIRST DIVISION
BATTING
(Qualification — 100 runs)
T. A. Pearce (Scorpions) G. A. Souzi (CCC)
Surg. Lt Millar (Navy)
A R. Kitchell (IRC)
Lt Agar (Navy)
H. Owen-Hughes (Scorpions)
ton (Scorpions)
1. Stanton
LAC Armstrong (RAF)
Lt De Cruz (Ar
(Army)
P. Wood (KCC)
Capt Kirby
(Anny)
J. C. Koh (IRC)
P. V. Dodge (KCC)
R.
W. Franklin (Optimists)
T. G. C. Knight (Scorpions)
M. Singh (CCC)
B. Dhaber
(CCC)
L. Kilure (Optimists)
LAC Hennicy (RAF)
K. Y. Tam (CCC)
Lt Farmer-Wright (Array)
Cpl West (RAF)
3
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their last defeat at the Airmen' hands by trouncing them well and truly,
careless ouncement has invoked.
project that the
not struction if he thought it was in the the interest of the players and an surely no one wants to risk last year's English tragedy being repcated here.
WHAT I WRONG I am sure that
hat by now readers will know that I consider that much of the refereeing in local for both games leaves room criticism and Improvement BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT is LOCAL SYSTEM OF
a very
CHALLENGE SHIELD And so from offelaldom to the Beld of play and, in particular, to the 1st round of the Challenge Shleid which provides our foot- The RAF are putting out a
ball fare this week-end. strong team to face the Club THE
I am afraid that, except for but they will feel the loss of SELECTING OFFICIALS FOR Davidson, who was badly in- THE BIG GAMES THAT IS the partisans, it is not
Inspiring
programme and it is Jured last week and will be WRONG.
hard
outstanding to spot an unable to play for quite some In the Home countries re-
choice Today there is the cho game. time. Despite this setback the forces are selected for games--
or
ChinaV two games, South have a RAF will stil
fast big games
particularly on CAA and Sing Tao v. Club. three-quarter line with plenty of
merit. There no question of
The first game goes on spirit, well backed by blind leglance to
up
roster and Caroline Hill and it would OPE_hard-tackling pack.
in | until this system is adopted
the biggest bombshell of the Club are still desperately the Colony there must
always season
son if the Champions failed trying to find a good front row be the risk of getting an un to dispose of the Athletic who. for their pack and this time they suitable referee nominated for a are finding it hard going at the have acquired the services of V big game just because he hap Russell, the ex-Police hooker.
The
This should give them a better pened to be next on the list. share of the ball, but unless the pack changes its tactics and
Inn, N.O. 11.8.
Runs
Aver.
5
2
70
184
81.3
1 111*
339
48.4
1
176
43.7
58
170
42.5
0
86
745 145
30.2
37*
188
រួបប
33.2
91
108
108
02.0
32.0
155
155
09:
155
109
31
09.
203
203
20
115
20.
20.7
193
103
27.0
215
214
26.9
300
100
25.7
174.
24.8
29.B
114.
22.8
117
44,9
117
10.5
128
183
15,3
30
110
19.3
33
130 .17.4
101 10.0
0
40
109
15,0
BOWLING
(Qualification
www.
10 wickets)
M. O..
R.
W. Aver.
01.
10
200
34 5.0
35
11
03
11
1.5
55.7
13
153
10
1.5
32.4
+
10 en
8.9
G. C. Knight (Scorpions)
31.5
125
13. 9.0
100
10
10
under way
40.4
243
10.0
10.0
30.4
123
122
11.2
40.5
144
13
13
11.4
64
7
159
14
11.4
*57.2 10
180 14 12.1
64.3
11
181
15
12.1
74.5
15 G
272
12.4
far.
55.1
A
107
14
13.4
50.5
5 250
10 13.4
84.4
302
21 14.4
63
13 148
10 14.8
51.1
3
188
12 15.0
70.4
10 320
18
18.1
Cpl. Dowling (Army) Brice (Navy)
K. G. Spink (Optimists)
G. Saunders (CCC)
P. Hall (KCC) (RAF) Sgt. Horsham
Li. Alexander (Army) AB Short (Navy)
A.
Pereira (Recreio) P. Pe G. A. Souza (CCC)
Mahon (Optimists)
G. N. Gosuno (Recreio) Billimoria (CCC)
P. J.
1. Stanton (Scorpions) J. C. Koh (IRC)
FL Stoppard (RAF)
B. Carnell (KCC)
| S. M. Teh (HKU)
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION AND BRIGADE ANNUAL BALL
will be held on
FRIDAY, 22nd JANUARY, 1954
at the
SKYROOM
UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR SIR ALEXANDER GRANTHAM, CCM.C...
Attention is drawn to an amendment to the Rules for Cash Sweeps whereby Prizes of $2,000 each will be paid to holders of tickets on unplaced entered ponies, whether Starters or not, but enly In the case of Cash Sweeps on the last race when tickets are on sale prior to the day of the race.
Tickels for the. Special Cash Swoop on the Poarce Memorial Knight of Crace, Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem
Cup rcheduled to be run on 30th January, 1954, are now available. The cost of each ticket is $2.
TOTALISATOR
-Backers are advised not to destroy, or throw away their tickets until after the "all clear"-signal-has-been-exhibited.
ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY; TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LATER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED, TO BE RUN.
- PAYMENT WILL NOT › BE MADE ON TORN OR DIS- FIGURED TICKETA.EE
Bookmakers, Tie Toe men, etc, will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
By Order of the Stewards,
HAMIBABY
Becretary,
PRESIDENT. -
and of
LADY GRANTHAM
LADY PRESIDENT OF NURSING DIVISIONS
TICKETS $25 EACH, may be obtained
Union Building
HONG KONG
at
CABLE & WIRELESS COUNTER Paninsula Hotel, KOWLOON PLEASE BOOK EARLY Table Reservations SKYRDOM
at
be
moment. On the surfuce this
pect to see the homesters run up
I feel that what was intended looks like "no race," and I ex- to be and should be a great a substantial total of goals. service to the game in Hongkong
follows up hard and tackles tow has been seriously prejudiced Things may be different at the
I cannot see the Club winning the game,
On the whole it should be a fast, even game with the RAF very slightly on top throughout.
by the thoughtless use of words other
Stadium where the
DS
the
Club
Tigers.
more
the con- The Club threequarters now worry which have embittered completely unpredictable
ndent high-scoring Layton in place on Cole the very men-that-it-was Intend-cross swords with
ed to help.
The
will take no Tigers and this gives them a fast set of
the I have in
past found
after threequarters consisting mainly
chances in this game to criticise-and somc- cause of last season's "retired" (?)
from the players and if they get really times praise our whistlers for last week's defeat
their work on the field of play, Army they will be eager to get they can be very
the winning trail but in that I have always tried back on to dangerous,
However, I think
to be fair and similarly I make and, of course, inte that the
in this in-lucrative rounds of the competi RAF have more spirit than the it quite plain that
stance
om very much on the tion. Club and it is a pity that the side of the refereds whom I con- The Club will make a 'beiler same tigerish quality has not been seen in the Club team solder to be the victims of a sad fight of it than they did enriler
breach of ethics.
in the season when they went TABK-TAKEN-TO
under by 8 goals to 2, but Earlier in the week there was nust, on current form, forecast published in this paper a letter a decisive win for the Sing Too from one of our best referees, boys,
listed for POLICE V NAVY
Major Walker. In his letter he The
game, which took me to task for my com-decision second
tomorrow but, as one starts at 4.15 p.m., is between ments on the responsibility of a of them will take place in the the Police and the Navy and referee to inspect the bools of isolation of silent Sookumpoo, should see the Navy, who have players to ensure that there is public interest, as far as spectat- a really good team this season, nothing about them that nighting is concerned, will be limited leave the field of battle the cause unnecessary injury to an- to two, viciors.
other
The better of these is player. The Navy have a strong In order that there should be clash of the RAF and KMB of heavy pack with a first class
no misunderstanding about this Caroline Hill. The Altmen have hooker in Owen, and a fast
I tell you that there is hit improved form In recent malter L threequarter line and i just
copy of the
of the Referees Chart begames but now that Barnicle has cannot see the Police stopping fore me as I write and it was gone from the defence they will them from being the winners.
there when I wrote my article have a tough job trying to sup However, tho Police have last week so I
50 car
cah make no press the fast moving KMB for-
switched their team round to as
Three games are
the
Հրա to claim, their large extent and
or be accused of, ward
ward line. very
of Ignorance of the rules. pack looks quite strong as
game This is really of Let me relate just a couple. ceveral $15
it Ng Kec- result. There Bro also soma changes in their threequarter incidents, which are statements cheung plays with the same un- line and this may improve of fact rather than of law.
certainty as he did against South their speed and handling.
Almost exactly two years ago China, and it Leader, Gilbey After the last two
days I attended a 2nd Round tie in and Morgan can cash-in on his drizzle the ground should be the
FA
Cup as a guest of the temporary loss of form, we may fairly soft and it is to be hoped homesters. I was
there be-
get a much closer result than that this will tempt the Police cause I had written a special form would suggest. to tacklo hand and low. If they programme for the match which My do they have a slight chance was of historical significance to the Busmen for 1
however must go to:
I doubt if the. of upsetting the Navy and the the club and I make that state- RAF defence can withstand the fact that they have decided tement merely to show that I was pressure that is bound to come utay in the Tournament against not a casual outsider but in from the clever Kowloon attack. heavy
odds may
CALLING NEW BLOOD give the reasonably intimate touch with
their the officials. necerary, impetus to
In the other, 'public',,
gine, St Before the game I went into Joseph's meet wong War and the dressing room to say "Good unless they chr und a
several of of life, It seems that the Just before the Chinese boys will pans" in
morale and might make a dif
come.
the
On the other side of the har fhla right boyer to remove for their side which is not up to
Tho last game on the pro
Police. The and
Boundary
ference to the result.
But unluckily for the Police the Navy also have a lot of luck" to the team,
whom umewe spirit and they are the filter team and it would come as a big kick-off the referee entered the second round of the competition. should they be over room and inspected the boots St Joseph's' must find new blood surprise
and have some 1st Division standard. Nathan and ordered bour the Club take on the loose nails hammered down; and, ^^ Workshops REME
what is more, to delayed call- at Cappy Valley at 4 pm. The ing out the players until this gramme is a meeting of Army Club "B" team has as usual had been done to his satisfaction, street team has now improved There is also a much more considerably and the boys-in- made one or two changes from
upsetting Its Wednesday team in order to recent incident when a FA blue! are capable of allow all its members a chance feres was appointed to like many appiccarts when the ball to play, and thought le charge of snoodlit game is running for them. The Army weaker in the redquarters which Beottish club visited in will look at this as a very social than Cusual ferill quite a good English First Divison des The same as it the Arst chance bear. Pink rotumped again official inspected new they have had to vengử thà ahooker and this would give boots worn by the cotish uner pected delenby 2ndy urfored Club "I" igfare maroon, the players and ordered the manages on the Police ground carlier. In
ball:
sick to bayo toolwear changed
team
make
you
can
spot-
QUALITY TAILORING
three
wherever well-dressed
men
gather!
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