THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1953.
FERRARI CHANGES HIS MIND
FIRST OPEN ATHLETIC MEETING OF THE SEASON
ON JANUARY 10
The Hongkong Amateur Athletic Association's Executive Committee at a meeting held at the Education Department Conference Room last night decided to make the first athletic meeting of the new year on January 10 an open meeting.
The decision wus reached following a request from the Army representative to postpone the annual Quadrangular meeting planned for the same date as the Army had little information at this early stage of the season of the athletic talent at its disposal.
Closing date for entries for the Jandary 10 meeting will be Thursday, January 7. Then will be an entry fee of $3 per event to cover the cost of prizes which will be
awarded to the
first three in each event. In- Lending competitors are urged
of the HKAAA, P. O. Box 280, us varly as possible to obtain their entry forma.
The meeting yesterday set the flowig standards as a guide to athletes who wish to crompete:
25
100 yds 10.8 tees; 220 yds
to contact the Hon. Secretary | sena, 440 yds 50 lees; 880 yıls 2
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HONOURS LIST
By HENRY LONGHURST
erint. 12 res: Mile 5 mins: 3 miller 18 mins; 120 yds Hurdles I rec; 440 yds Hurdles 70 sets; Long Jiang 18 ; High Jump 5. 41. 3 ins; Hop Step Jump 83 ft.; Pole Vault 8 ft. 0 in.; Shot put 33 ft. Discus 85 ft; Harner throw 80 1: Javelin 120 ft.; Mile Walk 8 mles, 43 secs.
The meeting remains open to all who wish to take part, but thone unbequainted with the lock standard, and novices particularly,
advised that
these standards are the absolute minimum that would permit a newcomer a reasonable showing against the known best in he Colony.
The standards In
four ladle events on the programmie --100 Yurds 13 seconds: Yards-30 seconds; High
It is the custom of "this column,”-as (be saying is, to award Christmas decorations to the more notable per- formers of the year. They need not have earned their distinction actually on the links, but this year the premier Jump4 feet; Long Jump-13 award must on all counts go to the premier golfer.
His presence nt Carnoustie not only "made" the Open Championship. but his victory in many ways completo the making of Ben Hogan.
Matches
11)
it set the seal on his career- Morgan. It is no means thing to
holl for there
y attr remoto
many good win Judges of golf in America who America, hole Pine Valley at first sight in 70, and go farther than anyone in the American proved championship. has
do not deem a man's reputation complete until he
F
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that he can win with
small ball on seaside ties u well with a big one teed up un hash fairways--and without it they would never have driven him down Broadway.
We lift our paper hat at this season also to Gerald Mickiem, whoxe Kenlus for organising continues to go unappreciated.
When at long last, it seemed that the weather was going to Not only for his golf, but also ruin the tournament for the for his diplomacy in the strange President's Putter, Micklem in a murroundings of Carnoustie he tops the lat.
Among the amateurs we salute Joe Carr, again not merely be- cause he won the Championship. On the Walker
Cup tour
in
few hours not only reorganised the draw, changed the date of the dinner and contrived to In- form all concerned, but also won the tournament,
Nor will his defeat of Ronnie
Canada and the United States, White in the final of the Engilsh Joe had a thoroughly wretched Championship be forgotten by time of it on the golf course. If he could drive straight, hey who saw
could not puit, and when he
recaptured his putting he could not drive.
IKISHI HEROES
our
Across the water we bow Through all this he proved
to
of à succession himself a good and
cheerful gratefully
friends, old and new, who nearly trouper,
people's capturing
killed
Walker Cup team affections both for himself und
with kindness in Montreal, the team in general.
Kittansett and Oklahoma City, not forgetting two who conveyed us in their private acroplanes, in instance complete
with glamorous private secretary to act as stewardess. ·
The hero of the trip must airo his Christmas card-John
hove
Melbourne Still
Unpopular
Games Site
one
At home the Ryder Cup match produced a number of figures worthy of the Christmas honours
As list. The two heroes from Ire-
Lausanne, Dec. 29,
received members
1
many
land, of course, Daly and Brad- shaw, whose point. In the four- somnes alone made the second
day worthwhile.
an
at-
220
feet.
Newcomers and novices still
wel take part are whhing to come, but are likely to be rather eutelassed. Novlees will bu catered for with ot least one more full novices' meeting this senson and with special novices' events at other meetings.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Details Wanted
Sir--May J advance the plon that you do all in your power to obtulit, adequate de- talls of cricket matches
121- and volving the MCC
Com- nonwealth teams currently during the West Indies India?
1 am sure third other cricket enthusiasts in Hongkong-and
we are legion-find It as In- furiating as I do to read that Barrick was 98 not out over- night, and to read, in the next
bald staternent report,
that his team were all out, with- out any mention of SCOTC,
his own
Again, when the MCC cores, say, 198 for 5. we like to know how many Huflon or. Compton scored...or must we wait for Wisden or "The Crk keter,
PRO BARKICK.
Combined Navy And Air Force To
Play Cricket Club
After having won the 1958 World's Automobile Championship, the Italian racing car builder, Enzo Ferrari, announced that owing to lack of money he would not be competing next year. Now, after a meeting held at his headquarters at Modena, Italy, he has officially announced that his cars wilį compele In the 1954 World Championship.
Gigi Seen here in happy mood after the meeting arc (left to right):. Villoresi, Enzo Ferrari and the World Champion, Alberto Ascari.-Express Photo.
SPOTLIGHTING THE THREE-YEAR-OLDS OF 1954
Umberto Could Stage A Comeback Next Season
By JAMES PARK
I was talking to an Irish handicapper recently and he asked me how I accounted for the autumn lapses of Umberto. Major Turner had been to Doncaster in St Leger week and was much impressed with the colt's appearance and the style in which he did his work.
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I agreed and went so far as to say that the colt made some appeal as a Derby proposition.
"Did he just trals off or what happened?" I was asked. That was not so easy to answer but I expressed the opinion that the loss of form might have been brought about by the change in the going.
When Umberto went to the post for the Royal Lodge Stakes at Ascot in September, he look- ed his usual robust self and was perfectly cool and collected,
STRONG FORCE
He continued to be a strong
force in the market and wound up an even-money chance. The going was heavy, but I should Ken Gethin was quite say happy for about half-way. The race was run over the Old Mile and
just before reaching the turn into the straight the colt was
asked to take his place with the leaders. - .
True, Umberto was taking on surprised if he stages a come something as the race was won back as a three-year-old.
(London press Service) by Infatuation, who later took the Dowhurst Stakes and was awarded 9st. 5lb. In the Free Handicap. But Umberto also beaten on merit by Wylye Valley and Tarfoman, and that could not have been anticipated..
Over
WILS
A fortnight later
the same course and on sounder go- ing Umberto did nothing to re- trleve his reputation. He well enough placed for half way, but found nothing when it was required,
STYLISH VICTORY
Was
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South Africans Win Second Test Match
DESMOND HACKETT Says
LET'S HELP BOYS LIKE MILLER
The Russians are acoming, prepared to meet our bravest and fairest in athletic competition at London's White City next September.
You can bet your last rouble that the training plan has already bean blue-or maybe red-printed and that the husky comrades are doing their athletic homework in the people's stadiums.
:
There are $4,000,000 athletes | The Amateur Athletic Asscela- all neatly State registered, and ficn which does a tremendous It is stipulated that are and all best with its limited resources, have every facility to train. would be delighted to help the
A splendid thing, too. This real enthusiasts. State investment in an athletic youth is a mighty fine thing.
We cannot hope to compete on
level terms at present with the
The Iron Curtain athletes State-aided Continentals or the will come here as determbed cash-aided Americcos,
to win as were the Hungarian
There must be a better chance
football Invaders. And, my in the sports life of Britain for hearties, they will make much the
of any success over England.
England will, no over, depend on that gallant litlo bend who organise their lives to serve the cause of sport-men like Gor- don Pirie and Jim Peters,
the
I met one such young hope of England at
Londcen University sports ground on a Saturday morning Charles Miller, an 18-year-old, 2ing., 19st, athleto who 15 determined to become an ace among hurdlers,
EARLY TO RISE
His three-year-plan aims at gaining a place in the British Olympic team of 1956. This is no schoolboy dream. There no time for dreaming Lough time-table set by Miller, especially on Saturday ings.
in the
morn-
Miller is up and about in his Kent village of Highamn be fore even the farmhouse lights are blinking through the damp dark morning.
By
6.30 a.m. he Gravesend station for
on
Charlos. Millers-Londen Express Service.
Fifth Annual Motor Rally
Planned
According to the Hong- kong Automobile Associa- tion, the Main Motor Rally will take place on Saturday, January 16, consisting of six-hour approximately a night drive on routes inid out in Kowloon and the New Territories,
As in the past, cars will be divided into AVA classes, viz. under 1100 c.cs, between 1101 to 1300 ccm, 1301 to 2000 cc., 2001 to 2500 cc. and over 2501 e.cs. respectively, and prizes will be
awarded to winners in esch class.
On Sunday, January 17, there the will be a Treasure Hunt to be Hongkong. Cars will the Murray Parade about 11.30 am, and ordinary will finish at the Hongkong
workman's cheap-fare train. His held at at
Ground
pocket money will not run to start the higher-priced fare.
Miller
Jockey Club at Happy Valley traina alone on thewhere elimination tests will be London University track until held, to be followed by the Cop-
cours d'Elegance. England's No. 1 coach, Geoff
This latter event is only open Dyson, can take time out to give to members who have completed hẩm export treatment.
the course on Saturday evening.
In between breathing spells and there will be a prize cach artist-trathee Miller sketcher for winners of cars under 2000 and over 2000 c.ca. respectively. such surrounding scenery as het
19 understood that the can find.
standard insuracke policy covora Back home, the boy who quit participation in the Treasure all other sports In order to Hunt, but a little extra premium Johannesburg, Dec. 29,
will be required for participants South Africa today beat New achieve athlette fame has only a Zealand
downhill by 132 runs in the bumpy
feld and in the Main Rally.
Members and service makeshift hurdles to help him
Der second cricket Test.
send in Bonnel are urged to Scoreboard:
train.
their entries as soon as possible,
South Africa, 1st innings 271; second innings 148.
New Zealand, 1st innings 187.
N.Z. SECOND INNINGS
When winning three races in a row it had seemed there was a bright future for Umberto, Ho antled away from Competitor at Salisbury and was again Im-Rabone. c. Van Ryneveld, b. pressive with a stylish victory over five furlongs at Ascot July,
in
Adcock Chapple, c. Waite, b, Ironsido Foare, b. Adcock........................ Sutcliffe, e. Endean h. Murray Mooney. c. Funston, b. Adcock Then came the Doncaster Reid, v. Funaton, b. Ironside victory, when ho commanded Miller, c. Walte, b. Adcock.. the opposition. at every point. Heck, c. Endean: b. 'Ironside He was not off the bit until the Blair, b. Adcock
MacGibbon, not out last furlong and was still full of Overton, run out
Extras sug-running when the winning post
was reached.
He once almost got in touch with them, but half-way up the trafat he was floundering. He seemed to be all at sea on the going, as the manner in which ho had inished the seven fur- longs at Doncaster had gested an abundance of stamina.
SHEFFIELD SHIELD
S. Australia Beat and stronger with every ap
Queensland
The following
Adelaide, Dec. 28. have
been selected to represent a Combined
South Australia beat Queens- Royal Navy and Royal Air Force land by 83 runs today in their cricket eleven to play the Hong- Sheffield Shield match.
and
·
Total
222
this
kind
It is
of single- minded urge that can breed a team ft to stand up to the of other regimented athletes nations.
ENCOURAGE THEM
10 But It is not good enough. to Commotis, parks, and open
spaces should be equipped to aid are
WEEK-END
SOFTBALL
The following softball games Friday scheduled from
the ambitious and to encourage through Sunday. All gemes are
11 the young people who may at to take place at King'e Park,
first try the sport for fun and Kowloon.' 10 suddenly And Miller's eagerness
to succeed.
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Fail of wickets:-1/35, 2/38, 3/68, That day Umberto stood out
Ho4/15, 3/76, 6/73, 7/10, 8/03, 9/09. by himself in the paddock. appeared to be getting bigger
pearance
captured the
Adcock imagination of all the paddock Ironako critics. There is no doubt an- Murray other furlong would not have troubled Umberto and a two- year-old who can stay
o mile on the straight Doncaster course is not lacking in stamina.
How then are we to explain away those two mediocro per- formances at Ascot? As I havo enid, he looked as well as ever. I am afraid we shall have to leave the answer to Umberto's Arst appearance as a three-year- old.
ONLY A£100 BONUS FOR AUSTRALIANS
Melbourne. Dee, 29.
Friday Ladies International: Portugal China at 2.30 pm.
Exhibition: HKSA Officials
♥
authorities the earth to provide
It would not cost the local Senior "B" All Stars at 4 p.m.
* Saturday Juniors; C.A.A. v Cabɛ; Pandas light sets of hurdles and rig up v P. I. Dodgers, Both at 30 D.m. facilities for long jumpers and Comets v Bookies: 25 Gunners V high jumpers along with the C.A.A. (2). Both t .m.
Bunday tennis coùris, bowling greens, Ladles: South China y Wahoos and putting greens.
"A": Wahoos "B" v Colleens. Both et 9.30 : Bouth China v Ware
Senter rform at 11 am. C.A.A. V Pandas st.2 p.m.
THOMAS CUP
ENTRIES
London, Dec. 20. Entries for the Asiatic and Australasian
of ZONES
the Thomas Cup-badminton's equi- valent to the Davis Cup of lawn
"Senior "B") 11.10.U, v Amerlerno) --- Pandas y Delawares. Both at 3.30 p.m.
WORRELL AND RAMADHIN FLYING HOME
In the singles, Daly's 60 gove The 1950 Olympic Games is heart to the whole team, while the most important item on the Bradshaw brought up the rear agenda of the meeting of the in less spectacular but equally Executive Committee of the In- valuable style. ternational Olympic Committee to be held here on January 10.
Remarking later. in tempt to justify having described Announcing
this boxley Mr Bradshaw's method as "agricul- Otto Mayer, Chancellor of the tural," that he moved his head
kong Cricket Club at Chater International Olymple Com about 18 inches and that for
Road on Friday, New Year's
Declaring their second innings Day. mittee, sald;
Gome
at 222 for eight, South Australia commence that
matter Doly moved his
at left Queensland to score 320 runs "We hayd
about a foot, I
received a note 11.30 am.
if they were to win, but they from Ireland "respectfully sug- letters from
asking that. If this were .Do,
Surg. Cmdr. Pearson (RN), were all out for 246, that the 1950 Gamics be the English professionals might (RN), Lt Sadler (RN), F/Otralia 414 and 322 for eight.
FI/LL Cairn (RAF), Lt Dickins
Final scores were:-South Aus- drawn from Melbourne.
The Australian cricketers who tennis-do not close until Jana-
Calcutta, Dec. 29. Na-
toured England this year are ary 1 but Burma, Ceylon, Indie.
Frank usefully start
Worrell, and turally, we as the Executive
moving theirs Stoppard (RAF), L/Sgn Sims
Queensland. 308 and 245.--Reuter. Commitice have not the right to about 24 inches-for which the (RN), F/Sgt Horsham (RAF).
Umberto cost only 810 guineas each to receive a bonus of 100 and Thailand have challenged in
the Karriedhin, the the Asiatic while Australia and do this. We shall prepare a re-writer hereby niso receives his Cpl West (RAF),
as a yearling and there Is a Australian pounds from
who have Cricketers LAC Arm-
VICTORIA FACE DEFEAT (RAF), port for the full meeting of the Christmas enrd.
the strong
Commonwealth assisting LAC
wealth of staying blood in his profits of the tour, the Austra- New Zealand have entered in the Healy
ftan Cricket Board of Control | Australasian zone, International Olymple Com-
(RAF), LAC McKay (RAF).
pedigree. Melbourne, Dec. 20.
team in India, lett here by air mittee in Athens next May,”—
announced today. Another, for the same.
Twelfth man LAC Hughes Victoria are feeing defeat in
The He is by Umidwar out of tho
grant will bring the China Mail Special.
The draw for play in these today on the first stage of their casion. goes to Anthony Crax-| (RAF). Umpire W/O Horne their Sheffield Shield match Donatello II maro, Shello, payment to each player to 1,050 two competitions take place in journey home. ton, of the BBC television (RAF) Scorer-LAC Markham against New South Wales and whose dam Show Girl (dam of Australian pounds for the tour to the European and American for the West Indies in the Test
London on January 7. Entries
They are expected to play vie. It was Craxton who was| (RAF),
may be beaten by lunch time the 1,000 Guineas winner, Danc- responsible not only for produc-
tomorrow.
According to the Sun Pic-zones do not close until June 13 series against England, ing the actual televising of the
torial, Mr George Davies, man-next, slayer
out Ryder Cup match but also, through
ager of the team, was bojieved petscual enthusiasm, for the fact that it was televised at all.
ZATOPEK IN BRAZIL
осн
Many, including to a. cerinin degree my elf, thought that golf Sao Paulo, Dec. 28. "The world's best. athlete," would have a somewhat limited.
glatifyingly contrary appeal This turned out to be
truth.
the Czech long-distance runner, Emil Zatopek, arrived here toй day to compete in the Lamous San Silvestro race, held every year on the night of December
31...
to the
ON
They followed on 155 running Time) was by that great of behind today, and at the close Comedy Star, a half sister to the of play'werd' 210 for eight, only Derby winner, Call Boy, 65 rung ahead with two wickets in hand.
Son-in-Law
of B00
LECTURE REFEREEING
A publie lecture on the Laws of the Game and the Art of Footbali Refereeing will be given by Mr G. Clark of London Research reveals a response the Hongkong Football Club (by on Monday, January 4, 1954, at equal to that of ordinary Test kind permission) at 6 pm cricket-ullough not, of course, sharp.
A big reception awaited Zata-10 the final Test- and Innumer
--
pok at Sao Paulo airport, where able non-golfers found them- All registered referees and
he faced a crowd of Brazilian elves intrigued with the game those interested are cordially. newspapermen, Zatopek is the and surprised that they could invited to attend.
Jart of the foreign entrants to see so much of it and so dosely.
match,
the same hotel,
arrive here. All of them so the Ryder Cup mat
winner of sonining though end may
Mihalic of Yugouding Draja
the 1952 race, who predicted that have been, may well be the this Four event would be win theant of bringing new interest by the Czech athletes and fun to thousands of people A PROBE Le who would never otherwise havé
con sormplataci Volaying golf them abation, atrodas em meu pr
have, actually risten
LIGHT BLUES
IN MADRID
Mad Madrid, Dec. A Cambrideá 10 tal Mangrum | Bogby Union - 16- bmt:
West
Sorny Fadies
been
Their places in the Common wealth touring side have boon to have recommended a bonus This 1954-35 competition is the taken by Alan Watkins, the And Glamorgan 'all- Australian pounds for third in the Thomas Cup series, England If Umberto had finished for each player from the profits of Malaya having won the first two rounder, and Jack Iverson, the the season with the Doncaster the four, which are expected to The challenge round will be Australlan. Test xp bowler Scores: New South Wales 101. Victory, I am sure he would be a record of 100,000 Austra played in Malaya between mid- who uses a "freak" grip. Both
mid-June, Mall May and
1955 Watkins and Iverson pounds. China Victoria 300, and 210 for eight have had more than 8st, Gib, in ilan
here last night-Router, Reuter. the Free Handicap. Do not, be Special.
Reuter.
THE GAMBOLS.
BUT I CAN'T COME -1'HAVERU BOT WHAT ABOUT THAT NEW BOT ANYTHING TO WEAR PROCK YOU WORE YESTERDAY
by Barry Appleby
NOW LIKE A MAN TO EXPECT
ME TO WEAR THE SAME.
THING DAY AFTER DAY
arrived
BLUE BAND
MARGARINË