THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1955.
Wanted-A Captain For
Nominate YOUR
LEAGUE CRICKET
The British Rugger Team Hongkong Footballer All The Clubs Are
To Tour South Africa
have
The four Home Rugby Unions, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, submitted their final nominations for the British team to tour South Africa this summer. Now the Internationaj Board in Dublin must cut the list to thirty-the number needed for the trip.
But the prime task facing the four selectors-one from each Union-for their meeting on March 18 is to choose a captain. No country, I understand, has yet suggested a possible.
Where is the difficulty? Why
an
Under his guidance the Welsh bo unwise to include him with
even The
in this coveted role no hard to ride flemishes, and his position is ideal for a capta'n. For that One of the biggest problems | reason I would discount Ken Ir
lack of
eligible Jones, more experienced player with practical experience than Wills, as a cholec of the conditions the team will wing is no place for a captain Conditions such as the and Jones is not happy in any Transvaal's high altitude, which other position. makes breathing 25 pill-time jab for
and the bema hord polebes This wil play havoc with the
British lean and double the captain's worries.
LLOW CONNETH,
Britain must look to a player who is adaptable, his sound knowledge of the game and perhaps most important of all,
Lo leader A
Jaagon" Maybe, but Britain hon Auth a minn in Denos Wiikin Wh..t pity The Fleet Air Ann posted him to Australia
Jack Kyle of Ireland ant; Frugland Nin
Fave altiont Allevi 12 Ball Era! have Beam dropped by these evititeles and are unlikely even to make the tes
ENGLAND OR WALEN
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England can call on J. Butier heat, whe managed the English halves so well last season. year bis form has been Inost enemaging, also. A player
Wilson tute above him is D).
his left South Africa at the age He has certainly made the trade in the eyes of Eng- tand's selectors,
x.
But Wilson's niness has been In debt all season and it would
the party, not to mention cap- taining the ølde
P. Young the present English cannot be nerlously captain, considered. He has been a co sistont failure as leader of the pauit in trials and internationals, as England appointment
the shock of the skipper was seas
His
Seot is considered, it will
D
be Cusnerun. Under his leader-
made Svolland have Arad govery. But he is not
newly
to shoulder Nibilities <rf an touring side.
the respon“ international
Of The Year
Members of the public are invited to nominate whom they consider to be Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current season.
It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be received until the closing date to be announced later.
The two qualifications for nomination are: (1) Footballing prowess.
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed to The Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street, Hongkong:
To The Editor, China Mail.
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into regard his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play is
So it must be Willis of Wales of the
Butterfeld of gland.
My choice? Wilis (Latudan Express Service)
Blarney Stone Shield
Start
Seven-A-Sides
This Afternoon
By
“PAK LO”
As I see the selector wil lirik either to England or Wades
The last Introf 931 Win led by a Trashnan and the pre-
she is wang managed by another, J A E Siggins, coppest
Les Breland between! This afternoon some of the preliminary rounds of 1931-37 Su the Dish seem to the Blarney Stuŋe Shield will be played off on either the be met. Rugby protoval dermanito) Causeway Bay ground or at the Club Stadium. That honours should be shace 1 The games at Causeway Bay whi
1.20 p.m. and the last game on that ground will start at Wales to offer | 5.00 jɛ.m. The second lot of games will be played under name that springs to the floodlights on the Club ground in Happy Valley, and Rex Willi captain of will begin at 7.00 p.m. and finish at 9.00 p.m.
Valbon than lurvig Tipe best
man for the Joli
What unve
The th
mind is
of Mic
Barbarians,
commence
at
Wales and Will, a run-half, bits wide 'The Harnes Stoner Shield | Shaw, Robinson, kt Carver, Intermonal experience and a was first presented before the tast war by MT Carter,
Be playing record.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB EIGHTH RACE MEETING
Saturday 5th & Saturday 12th March, 1955.
To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 18 RACES. The First Hell will be rung at 1.30 pm, und the First Race run 22.00 p.m. on both days.
The Secretary's Office at Alexandru House will close at 11.45 4120, on both days.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the meeting.
Adrulaston Badges at $10.00 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.
Timos will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72511).
NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during The Meeting. For this purpose a Child is a person under the age of seventeen years, Western Standard.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable at the Gate.
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admission.
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the RESTAURANT.
SERVANTS
Servants must remain in their employer's boxes except for passing through on their duties. They may un no account use the Betting Bootlis in the Members' Betting Hall.
CASH SWEEPS
Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $18.00 each per der and $36.00 for both days may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices during normal office hours until 11,00 am. on the first day.
Particular numbers within the series 1 to 4,000 may be reserved for all race meetings as Through Tickets. Such tickets will be issued consecutively only and the right to reserved by the Stewards to cancel any reservation for Through Tickets for a particular if it is found that sales may not reach the mumber reserved Meeting in the series 1 to 4,000,
In the case of two-day Race Meetings, Through Tickets may be purchased for each day of the Meeting provided that the second day is on a date not less than Ove days after the first day. In all other cases Through Tickets will only be sold for the whole Meeting. Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 am. on the day preceding the Race Meeting for which they are reserved will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.
Tickets over 4,000 will also be issued consecutively but particular numbers cannot be reserved as Through Tickets,
The reservation of any particular mumber does not confer on the registered holder any rights whatsoever unless the ticket bearing 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 any name from subscription lists without stating reasons for their nation.
Cash Sweep Tickets on the last race of the Meeting at $3.00 oach may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), 6, D'Aguilar Street and 382, Nathan Rend during normal office hours and until 11.00 a.m. on both days of the Meeting.
SPECIAL CASH SWEEP-
Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Hong Kong Derby scheduled to be run on Bih April, 1935, at $2.00 each, may be obtained 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.
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,
· FIGURED TICKETS...
BAYMENTS WILL NOT BE MADE ON TORN ON DIS- Bookmakers, Tic Tac then, ato, will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
Order of the Stewards,
but it was just during the oc- eupation of the Coluty. How ever, the original doners came to the rescue and presented yet another Shield identically simi Jar to the original and it la for hotiour of having their team's name placed so a small plaque which is attached to the the Shield that the Tournament, will take taklay and on days fol-
the
Site f
Seyitn place jewing.
the
(Signed)
WEEK-END
Club.
SOFTBALL
Weakened Pandas
May
Not Hold
Hold The Braves Tomorrow
With the Softball League schedule going into the last stretch, all preliminary rounds will be completed this week-end. Starling next week all the scheduled games will be of interest and importance. This week, however, the main Senior "A" League fixture will be a first class game. Opposed will be the League-leading Pandas Aces and the hard-hitting Braves. Both sides are well known for their tight defence and dynamic batting power.
Pandas Aces, though they have never been lucky in League competition are held in high esteem by other teams for their ability on field and their fine sportsmanship. They are regarded by all the Senior "A" Teams as the toughest team to beat. Though at present they are leading together with the Saints, their backbone players, Y. S. Liang and Wallace Ma were seriously injured during their game against the U.S. Navy a few weeks ago and will not be able to play for the rest of the
season.
the
2.00 p.m.: (A) Pandas vs. (A) CAA Jr. vs.
Breves.
Their future now looks dim. They have three games to go. Including today's against the Hraves, and all of them hard P. 1 Dodgers; (B) Wahoos 'B'
vs. Oversens Ladies,
3.30 p.m.
MIDGET LEAGUE
thir other aspect of Sevens will commend Itself all Sportsmen. These games are some of the very few rug- Ren Kames for which
ones. In
They have put JA entrance fee is charged. (CD-
Herrick from their B Team on Jans $2.40 Services $1.20).
their roster but their batting The gate
Is Inoney
later power will be surely affected. handed over by the officials to They may not be able to hold
The Hongkong Softball the hardy Indian Tribesmen. Association certala needy and well-deserv
decided have ing charities, and this is one
Braves, who succumbed sponsor thus Langue, which, was rest why a large crowd of
their powerful opponents anco discontinued last year, again for porters is expected.
before, should avenge them the benefit of the younger selves this time as their team players who are not eligible to remains intact while their rivais play in the regular league. have been considerably weak- emed.
The other reason is, of course, the big selection of games which will see many and varied tactics being used, many of which will Tall by the wayside. All la nii it will be a grand afternoon's entertainment,
definite "MUST" for all rugger fans,
CANCELLED
me clear
and
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Before going on to attempt to select the quarter-finallets let up one point, which uppears to be puzzling some of
The
Kame originally scheduled for this afternoon the Pentangular
you.
between Winners, e. the Army and the cancelled, and is now completely Rest of the Colony, has been
craged from the fixture list for this season, as the Sevens bove so many entries that four days will bo
needed to play off the Tournament Instead of the two originally arranged.
In the first round of the Sevens both Tamar Tites and RAF Mount Davis have been given walkovery as the Kanjero will not be in port in time for her teams to take part in the Tournament,
Of those remaining, Police RAF Kat Tak "A", 72nd LAA and the let King's Own appear, at least on paper, to be the most likely to get into. the semi-anais.
As
to
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Crying Out For "New Blood"
By “LEG GUARD”
While English schools in the Colony are doing their best to encourage schoolboys to take an active interest in cricket, the Colony's Cricket Clubs will have to look elsewhere for "new blood" to replace the old stalwarts who have been keeping the Clubs' colours flying for years.
In my rounds talking to cricketers and officials there is a cry for "new blood" everywhere. Veterans who rightly should take a back seat are still in the field merely because there has been a lack of replacements.
This is not to say that school-Catley's direction was not up were down for considerably less boys are no longer Interested in lis usual accuracy and cricket.
Har than 100. The trouble with the Baker pitched too many of his : shortage
It looked then that Optimista of new players In leg breaks outside the leg stump were set for a comfortable vic- clube la that schoolboys who to bother the batan, previously had
tury. taken a great
However, the veteran interest in the game seem to give
Donald Leach, aided by moro than one fielding lapec, played it up tho school.
extremely well for $1 and was
THE SENIORS
moment they leave
In the Three Senior
League matches played last Saturday,
A drunalle seven runs victory against the RAF at Kol Tak.
There are more former school-League teaders Kowloon Cricket boy footballers, athletes swim-Club maintained their position mers soft ball and hockey play with ers than there are cricketers,
This shortage of new players concerns not one or two clubs, bu many It is up to the clubs themselves to get replacements and
there is no better source than cricketers leaving school.
the are
Okt Boys Associationa to help cricket clubs to get in touch with past students. It is no use moaning and wishing for the help if
There
supported by Kemp who used to be tempted by Leader McPherson. On Leach's dis- missal Campion
arrived for the last three overs. succeeded in playing out time
and
University remained pointless It was A very low #coring when they suffered their 13th game where bowlers wore on top defeat of the season at the hands and fielding on both sides was of Craigengower Cricket Club good. For the KCC, Jenner wus Last Saturday Craigengower the hero,
brilitantly were without two of their re- sustained piece of bowling. gular players-George Souza Fourth in the League, Club de and B. P. Dhaber — in a match Recreio's team will be greatly they won by 13 runs.
with a
strengthened when they meet Police today. For they have
TODAY'S BEST
this
at
no effort is made by clubs to "Chappy" D'Almada Remedios Two Interesting games do everything to incourage buck in the team. Remedios re- afternoon will be Scorpions v. young cricketers.
turned to the Colony recently Cruigengower Cricket Club LAST WEEK'S MATCHES
after
pussing his Solicitor's Chater Road and Army North V. Now we come to last, week's examination in England.
The RAF went a long way townrda
consolidating their
matches.
this season
week's
hus
Optimists' at Scokumpoo.
will be
Scorpions are better A very good Gelder,
Positioned interesting to walch how
wn Cruigengower a
tavo Remedios will fare as opening 27 points from 14 outings where- Second Division championship batsinan, Recreio can expect to se
us the CCC have played 15 Prospects when they took four take points from the Polico
games and collcoted 21 points. points from the KCC, but the whose form
Considering that Scorpions Alimen will probably amongst the first to admit they
be been variable.
ar playing at home, and the tact that they are a more ba Last were fortunate to get away with Scorpions encounter at Chater Craigingower
Optimista-tanoed side, they should beat an outright win.
Road WILJ an exching affair against a team which
They batted
too long resulting in a drawn game, with team have to
placod Army North has been
their credit 39 anything but
grand total of 408 prolific in run-stored.
runa pointe from 16 matches after fog the KCC a maximum of getting this season, arid by
last Saturday's match. Optim The Optimista opening bats Isls have 30 points from the môn, Pritchard and Leader, same number only 85 minutes
of runs, jeopardised their chances batled quite well. MocPherson
gamite, With
a superior attack and Kilboo of winning.
nud Rowe niso got the advantage of their among the runs and Optimists ground, Army North should get were able to disclare at 235 for home with the points. the loss of seven wickets.
for
to score 180
Third
own
HOW THEY STAND
First Division
P. W. L. D. T. Pis.
16
40
At onc suge it looked as but in the end, Kemp and KCC though Optimisis Inight win,
3 2 10 11 8 Campion had to play out time. Amy South 17
# 6. 17 9 Opening the lanings for the Army North 16 9 4 8- Scorpions, Knight and Cheet-Recreio 16 8 4 3 1 nam were soon in trouble and Optimists
18 7 7 2 Mahon took three fairly cheap RAF
15 4 wickets,
16 7 6
Police
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That they did so in the last over of the day, was largely due to a couple of highly suspect Ibw decisions against Lewis and Gullford, who, before their dis- missal had obtained the full measure of the RAF attack and appeared perfectly capable of playing out time.
It was a pity that the match had to end on e note of dis- satisfaction.
The RAF were
Pearce scored 14, including Scorpions, 14 5 3 clearly the stronger side and two boundary overthrows, but CCC could have won with time and
was
When if they
caught off ball from Navy to spare Tuna
Malion which lifted
very quick- University declared carller.
ly from a good length.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE Mahon hnd then taken all the RAF Another Senior "A" match
10. Only players under 4 feet likely to challenge them for the first four wickets, and it was KCC between U.S. Navy and War- 10 inches in height will quality. Championship.
another KCC's biggest riors should see even competi-
There is no age limit. All games
of how much | Árny would need
cxemple of more successful he has been on Recrolo tion. U. S. Navy is still repre- will be played on Wednesday appear to be another change matting wickets than on turf Police sented by USS Wilson who have afternoons. The entry fee is 50 bowler, although the existing at the Cricket Club this season, KGV a very fast pitcher, Brown, but cents per head. Entry is to be attack is quite obviously capable
Stanton had an enterprising IRC "A" average knock
for
to toke the
their hitting power is not very strond.
Warriors possess more batting strength but their feiding ia not so steady. However, they sbould
able be sailors into camp.
Junior Leaguers P.I. Dodgers and CAA will fight for a play- off berth. Though both are of similar strength, the former are slightly favoured. Blackhawks. Bees thould defeat the younger and less experienced Lynxes,
in the Ladies' Loop, Wahoos Aces and Bees will meet for the second time and the more ex- perienced Aces are expected to win.
The latter will play an other
with Overseas Ladies in the afternoon and are favoured to SCOVE an easy victory. Colleens Aces will play the Pandareites in a double- header on Saturday. The latter, with more experienced playeru, should be able to walk away victorious.
game
THE PROGRAMBIE ·
Saturday
3.30 pm:
an outsider · Wayfoong looks the best bet. Since the
(A) Colleens '“A' draw for the Sevens Drst ap
vs. Pandios Ladies (Double- header); peared in this column I have
(B) Blackhawks 'A' beon
ve. Lynxes. Inundated with "hot dpa", and according
to them all every single team is a certainty win the Tournament. However, it is
more than possible that some team other than those mentionexi may quite paslly Oght its way into the final and surprise the critics,
Certainly after today's games a clearer pleture will appear of the likely winner, Tho stebad round will take ‘pines. on Mon- day next on, the Club ground, commencing, at 4.40. p which more anors,
GAME ADVANCED
In the Sevens the 67 COD "B" has had to call of
m
and haven a "walkove to Fur Boat Tom #87,7he 6 result of this the game between 48 ClubA and H.K. Regt. #cheduled for, 6.330: pan. hne been advihord to 15404 pm.
• VIFÁZI BIL those odnosmed blesar note change of time.”
Sunday 10.00 nm.: (A) Wahood 'B' va, Wahoos 'A'; (B) Black-i hawin “Ave. Pandas 'B'.
11.30 am: (A) U. S. Navy ve. Warriors.
POP
CONGRATULATIONS
I HEAR YOUVE JUST.GOT.
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Entries will close on
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had
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of 48 which included IRC "B" some very attractive shots, but Dockyard by and large he did not appear Navy as comfortable as usual, and DBS when he was out six wickets University
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