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TOMMY ATKINS'
Army Sports Parade
The Army Daricket team acknowledged and the local re- entered into the true spirit of the presentatives Arc maintaining game in their League match the high standards. The 50th Crainst the University on Satur-Flold Engineers must surely be day. They ro: their opponents well on the way to stakling a out for only 45 runs and replied substantial claim to being the by sending
tail-endero Bonsall all-round champions in The and Bennett in to open the Colony. innings. These two batantn took up the chailtrage and chalked up the necessary winning runs with- out loss of a wicket,
Ghr. Donsall must rank high in the list of all-round sportsmen in the Army in the Colony, He has expresented the Army and his unit at cricket and football and has to a regimental reputation at huckey and basketball,
and
Their recent hat-trick' will a lot of beating. They take have won the Land Forces Crosa Country Championship, the 33 Brigade Cross Country Chem- pionship, and the Inter-Unit Physien Training Championship. This is magnificent record and a tribute to the fitness of the Gurkha soldier. •
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One member of his unit sum- med it up by raying: "Give kim There is a sad tale to tell this
ball and he's happy
week It concerns the 'Sport of the size or type of bali doesn'tKings and a certain impetuous matter one little bit...."
young officer who had stated his Intention of visiting Happy FAIR CONTRIBUTION The Royal Military Police are Valley last Saturday."
A friend ¡ve him a couple of small in number in the Colony but they are making a fair concerts for the race meeting and tribution towards our sports fare, he went along to the racecourse Sgt Meintosh and L/Cpl Burk with the Intention of cashing-in
of the on his Information, regular members Army soccer team and a recent
uro
performance by cricketer Stubley,
Hs Instructions were to have when he had the amazing bowl- an early bet on Armament and ing figures of G wickel for 9 to put all his runs, shows that when duty permits the policemen can give a good account of themselves on the sports feld,,
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When I kno
inquired about news of the Army rugby game at the week-end I was told that if the Brees' had been more certain in their handling there might have
real been a
ory to t:l of some
winnings оп Amarant at the end of the pro- He was successful amme. with the first one but the second one is not now mentioned in his presence.
He backed it as advised, but with swent on his brow, he watched it beaten to the post by tore up his Apple Pie and tickets in utter tilsgust, only to find Pater thot Apple Pie had been Brigh scoring.
and out- disqualified
tho rice To my question about standing players I got a most awarded to Amarani.
Glory
unusual reply. I was told that the first time Gerrard played a poor game I would be told and that would indeed be news for the captain of the Army side has been a model of consistency this season.
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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1953.
INTER-VARSITY RUGGER
NEVER A MORE EXCITING BATTLE OF THE BLUES THAN THIS YEAR'S
PL
BY PETER LOVEGROVE
By
There have certainly been many more brilliant Inter-Varsity matches, but I cannot recall a more exciting one than this year's 6 points- all draw under grey skies and in a gloomy light before Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and over 50,000 spectators at Twickenham on December 8.
There is a special roar which only this annual encounter produces, rising to a mighty crescendo at the crucial moments, and then subsiding somewhat as success or disaster is averted. This time, however, the crowd pulled out all the stops from the very first minute, and the fortissimo seemed uncensing, matching the furious pace and the robust cut-and-thrust of a grand tear-away game.
quarter
on
As so often happens, previous | Oxford, playing far better only a few yards to go and form proved no guide at all. than they have done at any time three colleagues unmarked Cambridge, who had won eight during the past two iniontha, his left. of their preparatory matcher to adopted the right plan to counter
TEMPERS FRAYED Oxford's three, and scored 237
strong pack and a very nippy points to the Dark Blues 03. attack, and very nearly brought were expected to knock the off a big surprise.
The Oxford forwards resumed stuffing out of their opponents,
Their forwards almost played in stem mood after the change- Instead, they had to rely on themselves to a standstill, and was nearly 20 minutes two
before Cambridge, try, as they share the polling and covering, sweeping might, could break out of their penalties to honours. and only drew level a through
with 'their feet In own halt. By then play had of an hour from the ferocious rushes, while the But
they missed two backs kicked and kicked well become very robust among the tempèrs vero getting golden opportuniiles, one inat almost every stage, and frayed, and each half, and only some of produced some superb defen- pairs were for ro the most
sive covering. The whole side kept them
smashed into their tackles like H.P. Morgan, the Light Blues' { minutes when they mounie
dark thunderbolls and put the
diminutive outside-half, had to attack after attack In quick Light Blues out of their stride leave the field with a head in- jury from a aging tackle, and for long periods. succession.
The game
on a while he was off the Geld Ox- dramatic
The note.
Light ford were penalised in their Blues kicked off but an im-own half, and Davies brought 35-yörd mediate infringement caused a the scores level with set scrum back at the kick-off point. The Cambridge hooker was too eager and raised a foot before the ball was put in, and from the resulting penalty Ox- ford's Rhodesian
full-back DAB. Robinson kicked
devastating tackling out in the closin
Maxim Signs Contract To
Ils friends know the whole Meet Moore Prodigious
story and he will take
me to live it down.
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a Jong
TC-
Cross
The Army will be well presented in the Colony Country Championships when they are held at San Wal next One of the most popular com- Sunday. The course will be the petitions that has been held this
Was season
Inter-Unit same as was used for the Land but on Forces Championships, this occasion the competitors will go round it in the reverso
the
Immediately
were be
Basketball event. after the final suggestions made that a league should run so that units could get more direction, competitive games, . It Eetmedt that there was a need for just!
competition such
and the officials mass plans to get one started.
When the Colony Football Selectors sit down tonight to pick the teams to tackle Pegasus, they will have before In the lists for official
the
"go for the response to the densideration
may
names
of
10s been surprisingly poor and unless more units come forward several Army players, Granger, with entelee the scheme
Casey, Wells, Frazer, Longland, have to be abandoned, which is Nash and Bennett will come up lough luck on the half-a-dozen for consideration and it seems that the Army units who have indicated their pretty certain
will be well represented in tho Captain final selections.
to
supratulations
Four-in-a-row Pierce for some excellent bowling at the week-
MORAL VICTORY end. He achieved a hat-trick
The Chairman's team with the last three balls of on the Secretary's team provel to over and got another with the
П most entertaining golf
G runs!!!
be
versus
opened
a
Cambridge were on terms six Miami, Dec. 16.
minutes later, Robinson's op Lightheavyweight Cham-posite number, Peter Davies, son the Glamorgan cricketer, pion Archie Moore and chal- of lenger Joey Maxim signed a kicking as immaculate a penally
|fronı 40 yards. contract today for their title bout here on January A "SPRINGBOK" TRY
The Dark Blues, after 27.
promising Veteran fight promoter Maj. smothering. W. H. Peeples represented the Cambridge passing movements, and the pressure International Boxing Club at crowded an the signing. The IBC will deservedly were in front again 11 minutes from the interval sponsor the match
with a typical "Springbok" move.
Scrum-half LP. MacLachlan found
a long touch near the Cambridge line. Oxford won
.
zome
kick
When Morgan came back with his head swathed in bandages, Cambridge made one despairing, sustained effort to wrest victory, heeling quickly and passing and re-passing with speed and pur- pase.
Oxford But the
forwards, though very tired and beaten in set scrums and line-outs, the still had sumclent life to spoli aud harry most effectively, and the Dark Blue backs clung to their opposite numbers like limpets.
Once, the Light Blues seemed to be home when a cross-kick turned to defence and let in left-winger J. Roberis, but he failed to gather and Oxford scrambled the ball
away.
It was the first draw of the series since 1936, and the 12th Tico the two Varsilles Orst met In 1871. Oxford have registered
An Oxford player passes the ball when tackled in the Inter-Varsity match at Twickenham which was drawn 6-all.
SPOTLIGHTING THE THREE-YEAR-OLDS OF 1954
Will
Two Thousand Guineas
Provide Best Chance For Coronation Year
By JAMES PARK
On the day of the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket Syd Mercer remarked in his usual, forthright männer: "I think I shall run well today." I was taken aback because I had not favourably commented on anything he was running that day. So I had to plead ignorance and ask, "What with?” :
"Coronation Year, of course," came the reply. That was something for which
I was not prepared, so I parried with, "But he beat Concepcion only by a short head nt Haydock and Coronation Year was getting 7 lb."
Then Mercer, went on to say, is as genuine at home as on the that he had been able to gel racecourse.", at the colt properly only In -IL so happened that I had recent weeks and that he had never seen Coronation Year. He been coming on by leaps and had made a first appearance at Newmarket in the spring, but bounds.
I had no recollection of what he looked like in the paddockt, and I never saw him in the race. He was always in the rear.
"I galloped him at the week end with Wayside Singer," he said, "and the colt such: to her all the way. It wants a pretty good two-year-old to do that, you know. And the old mate
When the horses appeared in the parade ring for the Middle
Glamour On The Greens?
Both Moore and Maxim said they would begin working out for the fight thin week-end, but did not say
where they would
set up their training the line-out, and the ball came 35 wins to Cambridge's 27. camps.
back to the South African Peoples earlier speculated pac that the bout would draw a centre, H.B. Birrell, whose fine- $100,000 gate It will be the the Cambridge backs.
diagonal kick cleared ly judged
And in third time Maxim has fought
raced Paul
the Johnstone, Mooro for the title. United Re
International Icft- Springbok Press,
winger, at a tremendous pace to touch down far out the only try of the afternoon, which Rot son only just failed to turn 0 a goal, Johnstone scored many such p
the this try during South African tour of Britain 'two-seasons-ago.
South Africaus Win By An Innings
Durban, Dec. 15.
experienced
Cambridge could have made
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it all square soon after. Davies.
with missed rid then their left centro, D. R. W. Silk, made a with Break-through
first bad of his next over. Ils mately when it was played at final analysis was 5 wickets for Fanling last week. The official result was a draw at 0% cach, but the Secretary considers that NASTY SETBACK Army hockey hopts got as he managed to beat the South Africa's nasly sciback at the week-end Chairman in their match moral attack, apearlicaded by pace
under victory goes to him. Many bowler John Watkins and brillant to Recreio A and the B team knowing Individuals consider spinner Hugh Tayfield, dismiss the Oxford defence caught on had to be content with a draw that the score was a convenient against the Thunderbolts.
excuse for a return later in the "The first game was a sizzling seaton.
andi from the General comments of the spectators
when the 'A' team went
was the best game seen so this
ason. The
Unit boxing championships far usually provide some grond soldiers were fighting and the Royal Norfolk naturally disappointed,
but Championships last week were no exception. Some of the is fighis reached a high standard
they were not disgraced.
This week the 'A' team
on
fixture men behind the scenes.
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'B' team has a hard against the Dulch eleven. Bolh' games will take place at the
od New Zealand cheaply for 149 in their second innings to- day to give the Springboks an Innings victory in the first Test.
The final scores were South Africa 437 for nine declared.
New Zealand-1st innings, 230, 2nd innings, 140.
South Africa thus won by an
the wrong foot. He weaved his way up to Robinson, and then lost control of the ball
with
No, Say The Lady Bowlers Of Old England
By T. F. THOMPSON
London.
Four hundred women who know the exact meaning of such mysterious phrases as "crowding the jack" and "displacing a non- toucher" have decided firmly and finally that glamour clothes are not wanted on the bowling green.
And, just as finally but not so unanimously, they also decided that smoking does not become a lady bowler.
It was the annual meeting of the English Women's Bowling Association— "Ewba" to initiates. From Devon and Somerset, Leicester and Surrey they con- verged on a banqueting hall at the Cafe Royal, W.
WHIRLING AWAY
Park Stakes I began to wonder what the colt had looked like in the spring that I should have missed film.
OPPORTUNITY
With only five raners there was ample opportunity to take stock of them all. If it had been a parade for. the ring I am dure Coronation would have been given serious consideration by the judges. I found him a wall grown calt with. a good top line, and stand- ing on the best of legs and feet.
My_reading of the race was that Coronation Year was in the lead for tome way, He was then passed by Royal Challenger, but Coronation Year made a .. bold attempt to pass the leader going into the Dip.
Coronation
Year could not sustain the effort up the hill,--...- and had finished with, halt a
furlong to go, The official placings show that Coronation Year was 1.
length behind Darius, who was three-quarters of a length behind Royal Challenger.
Now arises the problem of what to make of the running in the Middle Park Stakes. I have previously suggested that to take It at its face, value might be building on a falso foundation. It was not a truly run race,
what is one of the two-year-old classics.
and that is most umisuni in
IN ADVANCE
The form as it stankis is well in advance of anything Corona- tion Year had shown in earlier
Taces.
Tall woman, small women,{ The same thing will apply to dent's point, bending until her she has face almost touched the carpet fur-coated woman, severe brim- the women who feels hatted women, bowlers of all just got to have a cigaretto be and sending an immaginary bowl whirling towards the lift shaft. sorts but, to a member, deter- tween woods.
Let me see how the handicap mined to squash the deplorable
Sald Mrs Watson, Leicester por has tackled it. Royal habit of arriving at National
County. ecerolary:"A cream Challenger has to allow 2ib. to
length but 11b, to Coronation Year, for less than two lengths. gets 131b, for the short head beating by Corna- tion Year at Haydock and there was less than a fortnight's "In- terval between the two races:
CROSS COUNTRY ARRANGEMENTS ALL COMPLETE faced with a tough inter-service and others resulted in an innings and 58 runs. game against the Royal Air abundance of thrills for the Geoff Rabone was the only The route for the Hongkong Force and they will make
to New Zealander This show was par- a spectators.
faco the Amateur Athletic Association great effort to get back on tolicularly well organised and it South African attack with any Cross Country Race scheduled the winning trail. The Army reflected much credit the confidence in the match, e3- for Sunday has been fixed and Decialty in the first inning ali preparations have been com- when he made 107.
pleted even to the arrangement Bert Sutcliffe, opening bat, of markera at various points of Anny Sports ground at Sookun- The finals of the Army Tennis reached double gures in both the race to direct, competitors on
while A. Macgibbon the right path, poo on Sunday.
Championships take place at the knocks, HKCC this afternoon,
Starting from a point just off With made 21 before being stumped
Championships wearing Rilk After the meeting Miss A.M.serge or wool flannel skirt, is so Darlus for three-quarters of a competitors by Waite off Van Ryneveld in the main San Wai Sha Tau-kok dresses or peaked eye shades, Walker, at Leicester, popular Army novice boxers are now several
the first innings.—Reuter,
the new much more practical." Road a 2,30 p.m. the route keyed up for the Novice Cham-listed to play there should be a
covers both hilly and flat coun- or both.
president, said: "I don't think
Under the new regulation, Concepcion pionships which start on Mon-good crowd to see the play and
try with a couple of small
there was really anybody at the day at the Church.of England to see Lady Alrey present the
Flor years Buch streams to be negollated.
frivolities meeting who defended silk and championship dross pill bo been have Institute at Fanling The popu-trophies to the winners.
banned. Lending
A white or cream brimmed Spectators intending to watch:
dresses
BTOCIK Jarity of this event is shown in
of Ewbs
some felt hat: bow at left side,,, have though there have been the race are advised that a train stateswomen
Eyeshades NOT allowed. It is regretted that owing to will leave Kowloon at 12.08 ng held that sensible sub examples of wearing unsuitable
Ivory or cream-cloth, or sergo unforeseen circumstances the p.m. and arrive at Fani agat stantial dresses of cloth
clothes at Wimbledon recently.
dress or skirt, The return train will serge
It does not add up as I would are the thing for Jady
like it to do. rugby match between the Club
leave Fanling Station at 8.63 bowlers.
"We all feel that thin or light
Whether Cord= "B" XV and 25 Fd Regt RA.
Brown leather hat-heeled nation Year is flattered by the which was to have been played | p.m.
dresses are not very becoming
on the shoes with brown pliable rub-running In the Middle Park it "But nover before has there when you are bending this evening has been postponed. Following the completion of
ber soles.
is difficult to say. I like the Players selected to play for the run, prizes will be dis- boen any provision for enforc-green."
Brown stockings. the Club XV are requested to tributed at the Church Institute ing the rulo," said Mrs Mary
To the astonishment of a unl. An officini said: "Uniformity. turn out for a Club trial. Other by Col. O. G. W. While, D.8.0. Cale, the secretary, "Now any- "g" XV players not selected to to the winning team, runners- body who flouts it in national formed attendant in the foyer That is the thing: When you has had an opportunity to justify play this evening are nisa re-up and in individual competi- championships will bo dis-of the Cafe Royal, a fur-contedore playing as a team, queated to attend.
qualified."
woman demonstrated the pres-like one,"
the com-
on
wocks
the very big entry of 193 young You will remember a few boxers,
The weigh-in for
ago I related how two Mon- bails were caught after a wicket peition will take place day morning and boxing will had been broken by a fastish these ball. I have now hind a letter commance al. soon as these
from a young coldler who tells necessary formalities are com- plete. Boxing will also take me that In a match in Somerset place on Monday afternoon until caw the wicket broken by
will
medium fast bowler and that 17.30 hours, dont wing the wicketkeeper caught one tinue on Tuesday morning and ball while the other shot Insido ..ofiemoon and the finala
***** his shirt, take
place on Wednesday. Entries for the Inter-Unit Looks like I've really started Hockey Championships are slow something any advance
coming forward. It would one in the hand and ong in the assist the organisers if intending shirt?
will
entrants would send their
entries in as soon as possible, "a
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oa
SNIPPETS, "Mayho I wasn't
so far wrong about Todd-Whitto
Granger, the Anny's popular after all. He dropped out of last goalkeeper, played against CAA week's raco simply because he,
on Saturday, although - he - was, has been overdoing it and was
At. When not fit to last the stance.
not 100 percent
arrangements for deputy, broke down the goalkeeper readily
Now rumos in.
tho
agreed to ton young
Army soccer and Ibek- serving
tum out in spite of the fact that with the ticket. -20%
be had been advised by the back to form
team doctor that he should, -/11 24%
KiDr.
Doble, have a rest for new Two Dests for Baby
dayn
to
a chance to mend.
Rugby | under the
give an injured muscle floodlights and -- with white
ball too. 35 General Hos pital going grout guns in Zone TEAMWORK
The good team work of the III of the Minor Units Soccer
fing always been League,
Game Postponed
tory.
THE GAMBOLS
thin
Or
on the
by Barry Appleby
BLUE BAND
MARGARINE
*Obtainable from
THE
DAIRY. FARM
Gand all leading compradores
colt as an individual and I am not going to crab him until he
look himself as a three-year-old.
· NO DOVET Mercer and owner-broeder Mr A. J. Thomas have no doubt at all that there is nothing, the matter" with, the 'forma in the Middle Park. Stakes.. It supply bore out what the colt had ac-. complished in his final gallop with Waysido Skager.
Coronation
Year is a typical [son" of his, sico, Petition, ** and there by some resemblance in make, stiapo and colour. I notice Coronation: Your was rolurned in the General: Stud,Book (en-a- bay, but in one reference book hain
in called a brown, which is the colour of Petition (A
Coronarinn Year is in the 2,000 Guiness, Derby, and fl
Fifa boat chanés...?”, of 'minine coassic honours is in the desk o