Jet Aero Engine To Dry A Cricket Pitch
London, Jan. 19. Experiments in drying crfekės pliches with a` jet sero englño are planned by the Englah County Cricket Club, Derbyshire.
Mr W. T. Taylor, the Club Secretary, said today that a speclat pitch would be prepared at Derby to test the engine.
"We intend to find out 11 the engine will damage the grass, and how long it will, take to dry it,” he said,
Lancashire County Cric- ket Club are understood to be interested in the trial.-- China Mall Specfal.
FANLING GOLF
Second round matches in the G. M. Young Cup com- petition have
been now completed; results being us follows:--
Jardine, Matheson beat Bank Line; Slock Exchange beat Dalry Farm; Gibb, Livingston beat lin- perial Chemical ""; Butterfield & Swire lost to Hongkong Bank "A"; Lowe, Bingham bes; Union Insurance; Hongkong Bank "H" beat Imperial Chendeul "A" American Connante heal Peat, Marwick; China Tinde received Д Walk-over from Cable Wireless.
ARSENAL 5 ASTON VILLA 1 "UP THE REDS"
ARSENAL CAME ON TO THE
FIELD BLUE.
WE IMAGINED THEY WERE COLD
THEY
NEED NOT
HAVE
BOTHERED AFTER
NINE
MINUTES VILLA
Goals TRIPLICATE.
Are we playing Arsenal or
the Civil
Service?
WERE THREE GOALS DOWN AND
LOOKED LIKE NO TEAM AT ALL.
AND VILLA CHASING TEM WITH RATHER LESS
SUCCESS THAN PAPA
PATINO
VILLA SHOULD
MODEL THEMSELVES STILL MORE ON PAPA PATINO THEY DON'T WANT
&
A GOALIE BUT A
J. McCausland was successful In the Old Course Medal com- petition with 80-12-nett 68. D. L. Anderson (75-5: nett 70) and L. D. Kilbee (00-18-nett 70) being Joint runners-up Anderson's return included six "Birdies". A most unfortunate drive into ditch on the 18th Fairway spoiling a Pur return for the Course, his card! reads pa follows:-
Q4.3.4.5.3.4.4.4.4 35
Iz
5.5.3.4.3.5.4.4.7:40
75 (68 for 17 holes) The hard state of the ground is reflected in the low scores re- turned in the Medal competitions played over the New Courre during the week-end. R. M. Macpherson winning this com petition
with it
a nett 63. Lowest scores on this S.5.5. 71 Course were as follows:---
R. M.. Macpherson 79–18: nett 53; A. Middier 80-10 nett 04; A. H. Penn 88-22-nel 68: H. J. Tippin 81-10-nett 08; D. Black 91-24-nett
-nett 07: A. T Dow
E. L. Me- 80-22-nett Dougal
86; R. Oliphant Hastic 87-18 nett 88; H. W. E. Heath 78-9-net; 89; O.L. Jones 90--21=nelt 09; H. R. de Pinna 85-16=nelt 69; D. L. Anderson 70-3nett 71.
07
LAWYER WHO COULD
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1954.
TILL VILLA EMERGED IN UNACCUSTOMED
WHITE! AND WE REAUSED
THEY HAD
CHANGED COLOURS TO AVOID
ANY SIMILARITY.
ÁG A MATCH IT WASN'T HALF
AS EXCITING
AS THE
GOLDSMITH S
- PATINO ONE
THE PREVIOUS
WEEK ÁRSENAL SCORED THREE GOALS AGAINST VILLA
IN 12 MINUTES.
RESTRAIN ARSENAL WITH A COURT INJUNCTION .
IT HAD THE RUNAWAY ELEMENT WITH ARSENAL. MAKING THE RUNNING
Arsenal, Herein herewith. hereafter in fact here there and
everywhere
SPORTING NEWS AGENCY MAN TESTIFIES
HARDLY A WEEK PASSES WITHOUT
A SPORTING COUP OF SOME KIND BEING ATTEMPTED ON BRITISH RACE COURSES
London, Jan. 18.
An official of a sporting news agency testified in court today that hardly a week went by without a betting coup of some kind being attempted on British race
courses,
Harold Arthur Sharp, of the London and Provincial Sporting News Agency. was called as a witness in the trial of five men accused of engineering a £6,000 coup at Bath last summer.
88; R. G. L. lion "to get the better of such the five men charged substituted
Monte Carlo Rally Starts
Monte Carlo, Jan. 18, More than 250 cars Ret out from five cities between Scandinavia and the South- ern Mediterranean today on the Monte Carlo Rally, the world famous race across Europe to this sunny Principality.
competitors
people."
Mr
Sharp
£0,000 worth of bets placed on agreed with ล defence coutisel that the book-Francasal, runnlig in that race. makers relied on his organisa
The prosecution alleges that
Santa Amaro, а foster horse with similar markiags, for Francasal, The horse running us Francarul won the race,
"LOT OF SUGGESTIONS"
Earlier in today's bearing
case s
said The bookmaker peer
who had Chat George Bowden,
been n trainer and jockey. his flat and brought a mon to introduced
Gomer hirn 46 Charles, one of the accused.
The counsel. Mr Neti Me- Elligott, suggested that The
Lord Ellot testified that they punter,
uzing his wits
wanted him to try to persuade legitimately
would try to biling
the chief constable of Bath that of the coup and "no objectin,1
when the telephone wires near can be taken to that?"
the race course were cut it was "No," Mr Sharp replied,
to
bookmakers the
expected to Just not
prevent off heavy bets but it Mr Sharp Bold that on nearly five weeks Lord Eliot, laying
a case of malicious was suply July 18-the day of the alleged | 39-your-old coup in the first race at Bain-horse owner, said "a lot of sug-damage. his telephone lines went dead. gestions" were made to him to
The telephone lines were cut. ¦ üse his Influence
bookmaker
ไป
and
hinder
As a result bookmakers were charges against a man involved unable to lay off a last minute in the alleged coup,
Combined Chinese Match
Against Koege
Το
Be Last Of Series
All-Hongkong, and not Combined Chinese, will be
the first team pitted against the Koege Boldclub of
St. Joseph's Win Inter-School
Tennis
Table
By "ARGONAUT”
The 1958-54 Inter-School table tennis competition organised by the Hongkong Schools Sports Association was successfully concluded at the Queen's College Hall yesterday when the finals of all the four divisions were played off.
Although none of the four matches reached the full distance of nine sets, a high standard was served up throughout the night's games. Hongkong can be well assured of the wealth of her potential talenti
St. Joseph's College annexed the Grade "A" title with a 5-2 win over St. Poul Co educational. Two extremely
close games were seen before St. Joseph's managed to clinch the issue.
Leung Yu-hon (SJC) beat 0. 0. Kong, 21-18; beat Fung Shun-kuen, 2011.
GRADE "ne Salesian School 5, King's College 3 Io Chun-sun
(SS) bent
O
Tsui Wai-chiu of the Chim-Men-sen, 21-16; lost to Cheng plon team after defeating Fung Koon-man, 20-22 Shun-kuen by 21-0, was taken
to
honours
Chung Cheng Kou
(SS) beal 21-10; beat Men-seng. 21-18: lost Cheng Koon-man, 19-21.
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In the
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lu Po-shing (KC) beat Hung more of 20-22 against Salesian's Shlu-pol, 21-12; best Cho Poon Wing-cheung,
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GIRLS DIVISION
St. Paul's 5, St. Mary's 2 Soo Sul-ing (St. Paul's) beat Loong Yea-lin, 21-14; beat Leo Suk-yte, 21-17.
St. Paul's garnered the Girls' Division title by beating St.
Lin Sock-fai (St. Paul's) beat Mary 5-2. Deserving of special | L:s Suic-yce, 21-17; mention in this match was St. Irene Ho, 20-22.
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Mary's ene Hp, who gave a Lee Wal-chun (St. Paul's) lost fine exhibition of all-round to Irene Ho, 17-31; bes; Loong attacking strokes In winning Ye-lin 21-18; brat Lee Suk-yee, both the scla which she | 21-0. played.
THE RESULTS
GRADE "A"
St. Joseph' 5,
St Paul Co-ed 2 Chan Cheong-tu (SJC) lost
In Chan Kin-wo, 10-21; lost
0. O. Kong, 10-21.
to
beali Tsui Wai-chiu (SJC) Fung Shun-kuen, 21-9; beat 0. O. Kong, 22-21; beat Chan Kin-wo, 22-20.
Natal Hold
New Zealanders
To A Draw
Pietermaritzburg, Jan. 18.
After a spirited attempt by the New Zealand cricket tourists to make 252 in 148 minutes to win, they were
WEEK-END held to a draw by Natal
HOCKEY
The following are the fixtures for play, 461 runs were
all Divisions of the LesITE;
SATURDAY
A.
here today. The tourists finished with 201 for seven, 51 runs short of victory.
In an exhilarating final day's scored in five and a half hours. Natal, eight for no wicket overnight, second innings declared their
The closed at 268 for nine. tourists replied with 100 in 71 minutes, but when they lost four wickels for 16 they had to give up the chase.
The
Ladies' Division Doriana v Victorians on Police gr.. Boundary St. et 2.30 pm. (Umpires:
F. Kavier, Krishan Lall). K.G.V. Ev Gremlins on Police
St. st 3.40 gr. Boundary
Umpires:
B, L/Cpl Moore, Ahons)
feature
of the Natal Recreio 'Av Recreio 'B' on Pool *.. King's Park at 2.30 p.m. cum innings was a dashing 110 in 103 They wanted the case heard pires: J. S. Grewal, C. J. Hudsoni.
K.G.V cay subse-
AVD.G.S. my minutes by 27-year-old David Napler, his maiden frst class quickly to hinder quent case of fraud concerningar.. Boundary St. at 4 p.m. (Umpires:
century. He hit five sixes and the herse Francasal, Lord Elioi Yaqub Khan, Mickey Ram).
nice fours. Lou Upton, who hit Bald.
four sixes, gave Napler good support with a quick forty.
He said that the men made a lot of "very childish" sugges- tions, including one that the chief constable's wife might like a fur cont.
BUNDAY
Men's First Diviston
Recreio YMCA on Recreio gr., King Park at Spam (Umpires: Ma Wharry. We 11 Bell).
Dempster, slow left Bri bowler, was the tourists' most successful bowler with four for
In the New Zealanders' reply John Reid had eight fours in making 58 in 54 minutes, B. Sutcliffe scored 40.
RAF v Datch on Army gr., 800- kungxio at 5 p.m. (Umpires: U. B. Diton, G. T. Paimer).
Army Av Argonauts on Police 71. at R Boundary St. 10.13 a.m.
Makhon Singh, "I said that the whole thing Umpires:
Crebas). was chlidish and stupid and
R.N. v Thunderbolts 'A' on Army that more or less brought thegr Boundary St. at 3 pm. Um Interview to an end." Lord Ellot pires: J. D. Gonsalves, BSM Dur- said. China Mail Special.
Man's Second Division Acos v Thunderbolts on Army gr.. Boundary St. at 10.30 am.
About 125 other wil set out from three other citico-Athena,
Lisbon
and Munks during this evening.
The largest number of ones set out from Monte Carlo itself, in Copenhagen on Chinese New Year's Day, February 3, it Blackpool Again spring surahine. They will drive
was decided by the Hongkong Football Association north through Luxembourg and
yesterday. before Bolghum to Amsterdam turning back towards ther starting point,
Palermo,
Sicily,
the
AJ south emanant departure point. 13 terms latt today, led by o Swiss teem, to drive nor to Switzerland and Dijon before turning back.
They
BAD WEATHER
The HKFA at its meeting also re-scheduled the Combined Chinese-Koege match for Feb. 7. As originally planned, Hongkong Selection will play the Danish visitors on Feb. 4.
An Indian football team will | Western.
The
Army REME {0-norrow
be invited to play three matches match is Пxed for here toward the end of March. 2 p.m. at Club. the meeting decided.
SAIGON INTERFORT
Scrape Through
Д
H. Tayfield, the South African Test bowler, took three for 28.
This was the New Zealand-
Umpires: Mal Boycott, Maj Waiker), era ninth draw in 13 matches on Bookumpots v University on fur, the tour-Reuter,
No. 7 King's Park 10.30 a.m. (Um pires: A. A Malik, DSM Richard- Bon).
Nav Bharat v HKC on Army ur.. Sookumpoo at 10 am. (Umpires: 3. 8. Grewal, Cpl Baldwin).
To Hold Luton creo gr Kings Park at 10.30
Valley Sparta HC v Recredo 'D' on ST
a.m. (Umpires: B8M Turion, Darvil).
St Joseph's v TIKAAF on RAF gr.
'Kal Tak at 10.50 a.m. (Umpires:
Fit Lt Gordon, Cpi Talwar).
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A "Must"
Mrs S.C. "Billy" Grimth, K. A. Miller holed his ten
Assistant Secretary of the MCC, xhot at the 279 yards second
leading # new brighter hole on the New Course at
cricket campaign. Speaking Inst Fanling on
week at Bunday while
the Buccaneers Club playing in a mixed four- dinner at Lord's Tavern, he said Home gamILE,
"It's the duty of county cricket This is the first "Ace" captains to brighten up the
game. scored at Fanling this year
The falling Kates at 11963-apart county mutches and the ovent, was duly' celebrated at the Club
from the Australians-are a Hopse.
warning. The answer is brighter cricket. It's the job of county players and captains to see that the public get it."
London, Jan, 18.
Edinburgh, Jan. 18. The London Scottish centre Blackpool, holders of the
three-quarter, M. K. Elgie, who English Football Associa
was born in Durban, is one of tion Cup, and Luton Town,
Second Division sido, K.G.V. A v Gremlins Recreio Aree now cops included in Scot The HKFA decided also to per-
v K.G.V. 'B';: D.GS. Y Victorians. land's team to play Woles in a The 80 cars from Glasgow,
Union International to another draw
There will be no Men's League Rugby Irdend, ware the fire to start
mit track and field events to be battled on this year's rally, at 12.55 GMT.
held before the start of foot- today when they met in Fixtures for Sunday, January 31
Instead final interport practices for match at Swansea on January are spoeding towards In the Interport against Sal-ball matches at Caroline Hill the second replay of their both the Men's and the Ladies In-
Elgio has Scottish ganj- Llandrindod Wde an Wales, gon, Hongkong will send a team | Arrangements for these events
mother. afternoon. before turning eist
The
Haferees Nominated competition. towards to play three matches there, on will be made by the Hongkong third round tie in this sea-terport Teams will take place in the
All three new replacements son's Dover, thoir Channel crossing May 23, and 27.
Amateur Athletic Association.
The following have been nominated pobni.
score was 1-1.
by the ICHA on umpires for the are in the back division, and they In the Memorial Cup campe- Selection of the Ali-Bong-
So after 51⁄2 hours of foot-forthcoming Interport reeled
Hongkong VM (Men's)-a) constitute the only changes from
tha tition, Kowloon Chinese will kong, and Hongkong Selection
ride beaten three-nl hy Forty-two cars, mostly driven meet Combined Civilians on teams to meet the Koege will ball, the leams will meet for A/C. A. Walker.
Rest of Hongkong v Best of Macso France at Murrayfield on Janu- by Scandinavians, left Stock- Feb. 14 and Hongkong Chinese be made at a meeting of the the fourth time next Mondaykhan Singh,
ary 9. Hongkong v Macao (Ladies)~J, B.
The others are the half-bucks, AFGHANISTAN TO-June holm for Halsingborg, where will, face Combined Services HKFA celection sub-committee at Wolverhampton for the right they board a ferry for Den-" on Feb. 17. Both matches will tomorrow.
to play West Ham United in Gonesives,
Bchoolboya ongkong School G, T. Rose and L. P. Mac- mark.
the fourth round.
Home replaces David- boys Macao--YA LA E. 3, Cordon.
Lachlan. Unlike them, the
the Scottish captain, who FOUR MINUTES TO GO
INTERPORT TEIAL
broko bone in his nose in the The following have been selected match against France.
The team Marshall (Lon- Park today after half an hour to play in a practice game on Satur With
minutes left day January 3, at the Pool Ground, don Scottish); J. Swan (London only four
King's Park, commencing at 7.45 Scottish). M. Elgie (London equitised pm - play, Blackpool
P. D. Cameron (Glas- Poolth (Argonauta: Scottish), P. by limping Colours; through a goal
School High Paniers, Jan. 18,
Harry Johnson, help captain io) Ford (AMPAL FOR
The following have been selec- Sam Snood Amerkan Ryder
right half, who was play. A Calion (Heerelo) dator Pupil),
(Stewarts College
In a communication to the led to represent the Club "B" Cup playar, and forener British
G. Ross Pupil): open champion, youterday wedding at centre-forward, having hički, llanit folcen Jr Note
Committee, 9. M; Faruq Shiril, on the Rica. Cours tomorrow Tho
Army-KMB quarter- the Pratms open golf champion injured his anide early to the die tercio: 3 Cris (Amy):
second half. Extra time: pro- | akuntans Boxall (Army) tona (te. Minahan (Royal Vice-President of Afghanistan's at 8.30 p.m. final is set for tomorrow at ship with a rocond-breaking
|versity); duced no goal,
A High
School Former Puplis), K. Olymple Federation said that The ground,
will 3.45 pm, and the Kwong Wah. :) pggregate of 271.
his, country'e delegations was probably, be available before this MacEwan (Cambridge Eastern replay for Thursday at
tinder.
The
be played at the South China
16 teams stadium.
were also fixed by the meeting.
Panama Open
who left Oslo face slippery and icy ronds on their Way. Lo
The Senior Shield semi-finals Sam Snead Wins Luton took the lead at Villa Halsingborg.
wenthor is the big for Feb. 13, as follows: Kitchoo question in every driver's mind v Bing Tao or Navy, and tonight.
KMB or Army v Eastern or No one knows what he will | Kwong Wah, faca in the three days of hard driving ahead,
but wet and possibly stormy weather forecast for Germany to- morrow, fog and icy roads in the north of Italy, mid snow is reported in parta of Bouthern France today.
Bing Teo meels Navy at Club this afternoon at 3.45 pm, for a replay.
Roberts de Vincienso," the Ar
The other tier played today.
8.40 p.m. Both matches will! be played at the H.K. Football retinal folder who tot timede all produced results, Hull Cand
All drivers would liko to know what they will face when | Club stadium, they spend : across the snow- covered Ape through the kost night of the race on the most exetting hazardous and gruel ling stretch Rauter.
Funkwitzsimini condorbly 44 bong më 274 Boot: Searching her pinal, Brentford and Grimsby
DONED WHEN 777 followey respectively, and Lincolit, CID
Coome (Undlech State
Lettering throurds"
In the Junior Shield - semi- Pow Anals, Army or REME will (278) moet Bouth China and Chinese| B96) 281 "any Azibuko Athletic Association will face (Arquata). 1820mgLmater
Anibory (RON),
Ma:Lanchian
Formier
TAKE PART IN ASIAN GAMES
Manila, Jan. 18. Afghanistan will participate in the Second Asian Games due to be held here from May 1 to 9, it was learned today..
Foulds, British girl wonder athlete of three years ago, is planning "a comeback. She has not run' for a yÊFT CONÀRI to a back injury, but aims to make the England, team for the Empire. Games at VancouVOT,=== (London Express Servico).
Club
"B" Fifteen
Soni Aatin Gemes'
Organizing XV to play H.M.N.Z,8, Canary
Oxford
howeven
Ucheduled to arrive in Manila in, and players ́are requested to. be
H. McLeod Ferguson 4 (Oxford
Michiel (Aberdeen Unlvar- ally). Ay Robson (Hawick):P Kinininouth Richmond, n. cap. tain), J, Henderson (Richmond),
77 the last week of April, Kat ready to kick-off at 0.15 p.m..
Det Spencer, Robertson, McRae,
Docking, Dilworth, The delegation will consist of Cole, Denton,
football team, weight-lifiers
trick and fish and athletem--United Press.
Popham Bhaw, Linda Palkon, Cooke, Lewery's Ranking Bank
Reserves-Hichards, Steven, Pink, | Laville," Fiammen, zumeli, Koberis.