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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
SECOND RACE MEETING Saturday, 23rd October, 1954.
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CHINA MAIL. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19,
LEAGUE CRICKET
If Teams Are Satisfied With Drawn Matches, The Rut Sets In
Says "OWZAT"
:
Is local League Cricket slipping back into that rut of disinterested- ness and of disappointing and agonising drawn matches?
Indications are, even at this early stage with the League in its third week, that
It will if greater enthusiasm and Interest are not forthcoming.
The mandard of cricket scen Scorpions were strongly tested)ed by the RAF-INC "A" game
Sookunpoo. by University, particularly in at in the last two weeks, though
Boll teams already have two wins to their little on the downgrade, remain their botting which just sur- ed fairly high and though the vived the ordeal to enable them credit, and the result will give good Indication of the maintainance of a good standard to win by a meré two wickelsa
destination of important, there are other after the undergrads had been eventual
the 16 runs.
The Championship.
Indians factors which play as important dismissed for only.
The most convincing form will start as favourites in this a port towards boosting up in- Lorent m a sport
stiu among the three teams was un-game, which
doubtedly that of RAF In needs pronting in Hongkong.
airmen With the captain of each fun their first match the
8-wicket declive lies the responsibility not only scored
University and for seeing that bright and enter-triumph prising cricket in being sarved lust Saturday they followed by his team, but also for this up by vanquishing Army will ekse at seeing what the scores of his North with plenty to spare. Optimists The HKCC match are reported in the pecas, ¡ lived Up
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME' WILL CONSIST OF 10 RACES The First Bell will be cung of 1.30 p.m. and the First Race run al 2 p.m.
The Secretary's Offler ul Alexandra House-
11.45 nan.
MEMBERS ENCLOSURE
NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. All persons MUST wear their badges pruminculy displayed throughout the meeting.
Admission Badges at $10.00 each 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,
Tians will be obtainable as the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811),
NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises duri the Meeting. For this purpose a Child is a person under the age of geventeen years, Western standard.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
up
a
over
to
also
expectation by It is well to buy that a sports scoring a significant victory over man play any game for the strongly contending Kowloon
Club.
Kowloonites The game's sake, but when it comes Cricket
The price of admission will be $3.00 cách payable at the Gate. Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the courting it four requisite red of $3.00 yi order to gain re-ocm lasion.
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS WEl be obtainable in the RESTAURANT.
SERVANTS
Servants must remain in theff employer's boxes except for passing through of tiel duties. They may on no account use the Betting Booths in the Members' Betting Ball.
CASH SWEEPS
The cost of a Through Cosh Sweep Ticket is $20. Particular numbers within the series 1 to 4,000 may be reserved for all race meetings as Through Tickets. Such tickets will he issued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stewards to cancel my reservation for Through Tickets for particular
Meeting if it is found that sules may not reach the number reserved in the series 1 to 4,000.
Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10 a.m. on the day preceding the Race Meeting for which they aro reserved will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.
Tickets over 4,000 will also be issued consecutively but par- ticular numbers cannot be reserved as Through Tickets.
The reservation of any particular number does not confer on the registered holder any rights whatsoever unless the ticket bear- ing the appropriate number is issued to and can be produced by the
holder.
The Stewards reserve the right to refuse any subscription also the right to remove ady name from subscription lists without stating reasons for their action.
Cash Sweep Tickets on the last race of the Meeting at $2.00 gach may be obtained from the Cash Sweep - Ofees at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), 5, D'Agul, in Street, and 382, Nathan Road during normal office hours and until 11 am. on that day.
SPECIAL CASH SWEEP
Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Pearce Memorial Cup scheduled to be run on 22nd January, 1005, at $2.00 each, may be ablamed from the Cash Sweep Offices.
TOTALISATOR
Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their tickets until after the "all clear" signal has been exhibited.
ALD WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LATEN THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE. OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN.
PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE MADE ON TORN OR DIS- FIGURED TICKETS.
Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc. will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
By Order of the Stewards,
H. MIBA,
Scoretary.
to reality one of the many good have been regarded in some ex- sepert
of the reasons why softball and base-
the prospects for ball are attracting more of the port quarters as one
strongest younger crowd is the lavish Senior Division Championship. games receive but for one weakness-the need publicity these and the good crowd present al of a little more epaststent bat- each match,
ting backbone. easier to cuver from the sports-Optimists seem to me the most Softball and baseball are much On their line-up and form,
writer's point of view as all the formidable side this season and games are concentrided in One unless ther
s they crack up against the venue, but cricket reporting too, Scorpions in the usual battles of could be inte as interesting experience and tactics, should and
If team captains find themselves well on the top would
making
of the League table this season. sure
that their match results
To one of them, C. J. B. reach the press with appropriate Leader, has already gone the comment on any exceptional or distinction of scoring the first noteworthy performances of the century of the season when he afternoon.
knocko up w Second Division matches Kowloonites,
101 against the scheduled to bo played last
UNSATISFACTORY Sunday still remain unreported The Recreio - Army and It is hoped that much more match result, which was a draw, enthusiasm will bo shown in
Way
a littic unsatisfactory. this respect with regard to this must say that I did not witness week-end's matches,
this game, but the sore favourites have aequilted them in 38.3 overs Recreio, on the selves well, up to expectation. other hand, seemed to have had Both Scorpions and RAF have plenty of time to force a win scored their second successive but managed to chalic up only wies of the season in the First 133 runs for the loss of five
wickets in 46 overs.
So far the
150* |Urut Army knocked
up
South
TODAY'S GAMES
First Division
Navy v. Recreio,
Optimists v. CCC,
Army North v. Army South:
RAF v. Scorpions KCC v. Police.
Second
Division
University v. IRC "B",
Recreio v. Navy.
DBS v. Dockyard. KGVS v. Army. IRC "A" V. RAF.
TOMORROW Second Division Police v. KCC,
SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT-
CLUB OFFICIALS SHOULD DISCOURAGE ROUGH TACTICS BY THEIR TEAM
Says I. M. MacTAVISH
A few weeks ago the football world was shinken by the news that Willie Woodburn, the famous centre-half of Glasgow Rangers and Scot- land, had been suspended sine die by the appropriate committee of the Scottish Football Association.-
Rough and dry play is to be deprecated. Iiris an Infdosious trait that can spread quickly, to epidemic proportions if stelet and prompt action is not taken to stamp it out,
Woodburn, surely one of the best six centre-halves in the game today, was found guilty of offences on the field of play, and neither his fame nor the fact that Scotland badly needed his assistance could savé him from the heavy" penalty, !..
game is to continue to fouristi | knowledge of his efforts to in→ here in Hongkong, this matter prove our football will; quickly must be given immediate and appreciate, that this is just one diligent consideration, they more example of his willingnes Since the start of the season to do what he can for the gan: there have been many acts of he has
served so well. unacceptable condit on the
CONG. GAMES fleld. Some of these have re-
Once again there a very- sulted In strong competent full programme of de set officials taking prompt and just for the incoming week,
fone will And it least three
This punitive action must be us ruthless as the tactics of the individual offenders and, if the
SPORT RAUT
"I hope, Timothy, you're taking this game
seriously I
London Saphira Sérvice:
WEEK-END SOFTBALL
U.S. Navy Play Braves In Tomorrow's Match Of The Week
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fied action.
The
Already there is a long list of games that promise the kind of players who have received football entertainment that pulla marching orders, and there are the crowds. The full list of olliers who have had cautions games is as follows:- registered against their names
but far far too many, In- stances have been allowed to pass unpunished by the officials Involved.
Today
KMB vs. Sing Tão at. Caroline Hill, 5 p.m.
St Joseph's vs. Eastern at Causeway Bay, 6: pan.
Club vs. RAF at Scokumpoo,
p.m.
Tomorrow
Kitcheo vs. CAA) àt / Curollne
This week's reports indicate that rough play marrod the all-Chinese meeting of Kwong Wah and Eastern at the Club Stadium and I was witness to Hill, 6 pan. several intolerable incidents in The RAF-KMB
match. Caroline Hill.
Army Va., South China at
at Club Stadium. 6 p.m.
Police vs. Navy at Boundary
5 pm
I am the last person to want Street,
TO BCC
in
Tuesday
5.30
players wrapped cottonwool. I have always be Eastern vs. Kitchoo at Caro- loved that the game should be line Ell, 6,30 p.m. played hard and fast but with Sing Too vs Club ut. Club
p.m. in both the letter and the Stadium, spirit of the rules.
Wednesday. CAA VÀ TOMB a Coinu These rules were framed to permit the footballer to play football; they are not micant to antist the unscrupulous • in- dividual is making that im possible.
It matters not to me, what colour of shirt a man wears, It
་
HILL, 5.30 p.m
RAF Va. Police at Boundary Street, 5.30 p.m.'
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Bay, 5.30 p.m.
Navy vs. Army at Causeway
Thursday
dest this
this
KMB
Cahil
moon,
the
the
do not
Kwong Wah' vs. St. Joseph's he is incapable of playing with at Club Stadium, 5.30 p.m in the rules, and a referee **The ** outstanding games on too weak to take appropriate the programme are the meet- uction,
Champions'. then it is up to clubing of oficials themselves to ensure Sing that their own players are Army-South China clash of the loft in no doubt as to the Club tomorrow, and standard of conduct that is Eastern-Kitchee game at Caro- quired of them,
line. Hill on Tuesday. Last bonbon Worli KMB were not in impressive when they played, the clubs one, in England and one RAF on Wednesday and they in Scotland suspended key were n
were a shade fortunate to keep players, when they could least both
paints obvious bo pared, for feld offeneve
fous from this It
wasmo Büsmen that had escaped the attention gan
game that the referee. will be the strong U.S. Navy contingent battling the hard core. Promptly treated, it heals are the very tactics which the
The highlight of this week-end in the Softball League of
relish the hard and fast tackle, Dirty play is like a fostering and they may find that those hitting Braves in the Senior "A" League. Warriors are and disappears: neglected it young and feet footed Tigers making their debut of this season with the young Dela-spreads and be
becomes, a chronic will wares who showed good defensive form last week against condition.
employ, the landas.
However,
gamo.could Finally, as in the classic case well be wot on the KMB left of Willie Woodburn, it makes no wing where Mok Chunwah's The. U.S. Navy is now represented by the USS difference whether the offence is Divion and so did Police.
Waldon and although they lost to the Saints in their first committed by the big stars in slow-moving Hau Yung-sing.
speed
for may be too much The custodians of the law did not have too strong opposition
in the First Division closh has a steady arm and both catchers Weekley and Valley. the remedy is the mental that he received on
headed youngsters over on the from the knocks physica,,, a between the two top-ranking Talmachoff are quite safe behind the plate, day, but
their two successive ame
teams, Scorpions and
and really the ol y Wednesday, his direct ove victories are especially praise-
The Scorpions have already
doctor who can cure this illis fulness should see the Busmen worthy considering that they learnt in many past encounters against fast hurler Vie Pedruco, games should all be one-sided MISTAKEN IMPRESSIONS
They did not hit so well-The Sanior "B" and Junior the referee, a are the "babes" of the First what type of opposition the With Jock Brown of the Braves, affairs.
through to victory, Division League.
Blackhawks, Pandes give, can
REAL CONFIDENT MOODY: The ties of the Colony A South China will enter their who seems to have former
the Junior Pandas, P. L. with FIFA, and the Asian Congame with when the game is to be played speed who pitching for the Dodgem, and Comets at Ka
Kat Tak where the Scorpions Jaguars, the sailors may produce their opponents easy victims.
will find federation have been much dis agent mood.
the Army in^scon- have experienced
In their cussed in local football circles, ouung they
last low a different story. scores.
In the Ladies Lenguo,
Wahoos during, the
overran the Club will battle against This afternoon's match will raves, with almost the same "A"
We
or two, who add a few days earlier squad as last year, minus Spiky South China Ladies, last season's probably be no exception in and Doc Guterres and Roberto Junior Champions.
There are many
com- defeated the soldiers.. ; but that wis pressions about that high scores are likely to Nunes, show no weakening in are expected to overcome
no
mitments in connection with the judged by phat expériento be made, The Airmen have batting power, as they have Chinese ladies with their heavy to point out that the subscrip
Ja Asian body and I feel it is right an cekala yardstick hdd it
altacking side
"will" soparato Henderson, Stappard, West
from the Navy XI last Saturnooping the games this after game, they showed good fielding work. Pitcher. Parrett Į the big stadiuins or the "holf TE Szeto Man, has recovered...........
FANS
SANDALWOOD-SILK FANÍ, PLASTIC, CARVED FANS, ETC.
By
RAF
many.
the
samo
and
the
again an even more formidable Tony Darlitine back into their hitters such as Irene Starkey, tions due to the "AFC" hreinan be that no more than a
with Power, line-up, and also.tāko in Franklo į Stalla Correakings on the which would normally be paid to odds soins your
teems
Wahoos nau
'CAA
They were unlucky to lose and des
fact taken out of the money
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has also
and Sheila Sava Lourdro and Antonio Guterres,
d * of the end, with the. all of them good hitters...
Ewo teams FIFA and thus the Asian body Caroline Hill boys. batting which has always been their work point, their first
and Will is not an additional expenditure. Kilto are Andia `diffulty
The game against the stage a ding-dong to havo bech, really
been suggested that in reca
list "dason's form CAA, atrengthened
***But they still have pinie slackers ary favoured to officials like Mr Jack Skinner for and
ainst tho shown last plenty, chances CLUB
to regain the wh Saturday when they knocked up, leadership.
do they have a better cumple do well out of it as deblobed RAI ride was fit at Chief Carvalho pitcher and a good coach! 107 runs fon. soyen
ven wickets
they get free trips all over the encouraging A lot the predicts victory but expects hóf Pandas Ladies shall have no world in thelt agalast Army Northe
capacity as old bite has gone froth the difficulty in betting the rookie delegates.
attack and Scorpions have the batsmen, opposition.
Overseas, but it is doubitul if their
This picture is ar distorted as Unte
Warriors, wlio have lost
it is untrue... and certainly Mar. THE ed bowling will be able to stop several key players, find them-
for the week Skinner's forthcoming to end The PROGRAMME) JUB TÁI CHOON FAN PTY. the Alimen from scoring the selves weakened a lot. Their end is as follows
Europe will not cost the Long are all Kit necessary
what appears battery consists of "Google 145 Today
kong Football Association Marques and George Ribar. 2001
Of ther to brdo could enally gamer Their Infielders bro fair and 23 Poundere, HONG KONG
00 p.ro,: (A) Pandas Jr. vs. single cent
KATTúnsberat I took te trouble to check on attends Ball From Navy
a shado vs: Seventeene 1. Dodgers their
Demand this matter and I have Me Albertz dau Alfredo 8.30 pm: (4) Overseas Ladies Skinner's permission but Opalsts may be Ollycin has had a hard WECK
time
explain Both va. Panciis Ladies; (B), Wah it fully, a The cost of pushed altid by Craigen gathering together a team.
returni" "Lode gower at Chater Road:
Ying
Comets,
to Europe will be borne by rid themanives Delawards, have been fighting
Fy funds but in order ibe
their Fund
Now
make
ke the trip Mr. Skinner, has to be the the sip since 1949.
vs Wahoos MA
Wahoos had to fake. (B)
unphia; leave from toarns in the Colone They CAA Ladies
workand, of and Police will meo their shave lost the Fhdayy-sluga 11.30 km (A), Warriors vs. have to meet miny serious test when they travel Tony
Rodrigues, dif
Doldwards, take expenses
that i over - to Bosch Road, for their
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