THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1955.
Cycling Tour Of Spain Brought Drama And Colour Into Rural Areas
Says HENRY BUCKLEY
Madrid.
SKIPS TABLE
FIRST DIVISION
T. E Baker (KCC),
W. Hong Sung (KCC)
Shots
Shots
P. W.
A.
U
R. F. Luz (Rer. "B")
108
Q
173
116
150 134
4
142 129
1 129 104
24
158 128
95
63 69
124 101
J. F. V. Ribeiro (Ree. "B")
B. W. Bradbury (CCC)
A
Harvey (KBGC)
Passos C.elvie (KBGC) A D Coates (CCC)
H Dowar
B
(PRC)
A. M. Omar (IRC "B"
Philips (KCC)
Kemani (KCC)
K, Bodie (PRC)
The spotlight of the world of sport in Spain is focussed at present on a 20-year-old youth from Granada, who won 100,000 pesetas ($1,000) |A. A Lopes (Rec. "W and fame by riding into second place in the recent round-Spain bicycle
race.
The unassuming and unspectacular way in which this unknown youth from Granada, Antonio Jimenez Quilez, pedalled his way into second place in competition with the best riders of seven European nations and without any help from anyone, was an amazing achievement.
1
in order to
the season in good
off kilometres (Just over 1,600 form."-Reuter. miles).
caravan
of
In the fiercely competitive 100 cyclists of seven nations who Charles Pelissier sport af bicycle-racing viktors took part in the race over 2,726 start usually triumph because of the help of other riders "domesti ques" the French call them..
PUBLICITY TRUCKS Spanish sports therefore, is
Preceded by now regarded as hay-headed brought drama and colour into pubilcity trucks, the "Loir" "star."
For this. small but dynamic Granadino the quiet backwaters of a rural
himself sandwich
into Spaln
in which bicycles, ace between tw
such
ITOKS of bicycles with auxillary
scooters
France
new
and motorcycles
a.C
(hrs) and Gemmiani, rapidly transforming the rhythm
also of France. (third), while of afc.
still only 20. his future should | be good.
Most of the 150,000 residents
of Granada, famous for its lovely
Perhaps the present, phase Moorish Palace, the Alhambra, modernisation of life in Spin ig responsible {r tremendous attention given by
e)
turned out to welcome Quílez when he arrived home after the race.
the Spanish press and radio to Asiced
the first round-Spain race held since 1950. This year's race cost 6,000,000 pesetas £60,000) to organise.
ww principal
newspaper financing the "tour," "El Pueblo Vasco" of Bilbao, doubled its circulation during the 15-day
cvent.
At Pamplona: "Saragossa Lerida and other towns. i dustrial plants and shops cleared early
to low employers
the arrival
catch
1790
some
SANDEMAN
SCOTCH WHISKY
The King of Whiskies
SANDEMAI WHISK
his for
recipe for cycling success, he told Granada newspapermen: "My success was due to eating plenty of steaks and lots of tried CHES.**
Quilez was lucky in that he belonged to a group of line- newn riders with the cumber-
some
name of the Catalonia- Aragon-Andalusia team.
As none of the team had any
hope of finishing high up, they agreed that instead of dividing the prize
25 is money, each customary.
would keep whatever he got.
In this way, Quilez was able. to keep the whole 75.000 pesetas (£730), of the second prize as well some 25,000 pesetas (£250) which he won in extra prizes.
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'LONE HAND
No one grudges him his prize- money for he rode a "lone-hand“ rice throughout. He finished 20th on the Brst day. Then he just went on pedalling his way steadily round Spain. At the cnd of the 5th stage, he was 17th. At Valencia, the end of the 9th stage, he was still 17th. in, a fine ride in the tenth stage, Valencia-Cuenca, which included the long pull up to the Castilian
plateau from the Mediterranean coast. Qullez moved into 3rd place. He stayed in 3rd place for two days, to end in 2nd place on the final day.
The "local boy" had made good against such stars of the bicycle racing world as Fiorenzo Magni, who finished 13th.
لوم
130 118 116 108
104
116
11
82
90 69
0. Q 58 45
0 3 116 106
3
0 3.113 120
SECOND DIVISION
R. Gourlay (RDC)
E. Greenwood (HKTC) Bickford (HKFC)
J. B. Baxter (TC) A Elliott (KDC) W. B. Brown (TC)
Hetherington (USRC)
J. H. Kinniburgh (TC) A, C, Sequeira (FC) R. Tay (CCC)
K. Forrow (HKFC)
F. D. Angus (HKCC)
D. Agnew (UŠRC)
7 6
1
.159
112
179 105
118
156 128
139
142 137
130
112
135
124
3 130
157
SPORTRAIT
0 3 127
145.
0 3 136
W J. Howard (KCC) G. Lee (KCC)
05 166
151
0 2 108
99
J. Leonard (CCC)
59
London Express Serviza.
Not
W M. McCall (KDC)
THIRD DIVISION
J. Revie (KDC)
A G. Gardner (HKERC)
R. Lapsley (RDC)
J. McKitrick (KDC
W. C.
C. Miggy (POC)
R. Rosen (FOC)
A. V. Ribeiro (FC)
Shields (HKFC)
L. J. McTavish (POC)
108
52
10
A. Hutton KBGC)
J. S. Sloan (HKERC)
L Cosgrove (XBGC)
119
C. E. Terry (KBGC)
105
R. Mackenzie (PRC)
105
102
138 139
E. Champelovies (ROC)
92
111
M. N. Rakusen (HKFC)
SPORTS SURVEY
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LEAGUE BOWLS
KCC HOLD SPOTLIGHT IN CLASH THIS AFTERNOON WITH CRAIGENGOWER
By "TOUCHER"
Senior Division League-leaders Kowloon Cricket Club take the spot- light in this afternoon's League matches when they clash with Craigen- gower at Cox's Road in their last first-round match.
Among the many interested specialors expected to be present at this game there will be undoubtedly be many members of the idle Recreio "Blues" team, whose prospects for retaining the senior title will be greatly influenced by the outcome of this encounter.
"Often the conquerors, but greens when they lost to the against, the all-round display of seldom the Champions" Las Happy Valley team by 4-1. his opponent, who won decisive. 4been the fate of the Kowloon They can be assured, howly 21-9.
Cricket Club First Division ever, at an extremely fine green Ma is the current KCC bowlers for many seasons, this afternoon to play on, and runner-up to 3. S. Landolt, and So far they have won the unless the green is far on the has already to his credit Championship only once since heavy side, will have the odds single win over former
910 and that was in 1931. slightly in their favour.
Champion W: Hong Sling. His They cune very close to it
The Valley Club has spread progress will be of special last year, when they had to be out its bowlers into
three interest to the new crop of up content with being
runners-up equally-balanced fours to coun- and coming bowlers,
Trikoo Kinniburgh, by
keen tussle
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Record
Often Does A Stand For 64 Years
These
In
Days Of Progress
Says ALL-ROUNDER
Not often in these days of rapid athletic progress does a record stand for 64 years. · Yet such a one has just been broken in Yorkshire,
When young Charlie Kelly did 21 ft. 71% ins, in the County Schools long jump Championship it was 91⁄2 ins, better than that accomplished by HM. Tupper in 1891. The same Tupper later became a Cambridge "Blue", then Canon Tupper, and a Vicar in Scarborough, and now lives in retirement near London.
Peter Hearn, the Kent left rough when his wife was an average of 12 per innings, handed batsman, was stood practising and only recovered A Colne solicitor and the down from the match against after a long search. It has League secretary his best scort Northampter at Tunbridge never since been played in a is 71 and his best bowling feat As for his plans, Quitez said: Wells ai his own request, match, however, until Mr eight for two in 1949. "I am giving the prize money Reason; he had scored Ave Ritchie teed it up to achieve
the incredible "double."
Baxter.
There should be
in every rink and although Tai- koo is picked
4-1 to win by the score could range from 015
of the afternoon,
TALKING POINTS I have listed several talking points for this week, as a result of watching some of the Colony Championship games.
First and foremost, it must
all bowlers and even
to the Recreio "Blues."
well-balanced ter the They are very much closer to tours skipped it this season and, Judging by Brown and the form they have shown so far. stand a 65-35 chance of being
this season's crowned Champions.
CRUCIAL GAME
to 5-0.depending on the form be brought to the attention of markers This afternoon's game will be. in the Third Division, Koward umpires that they must a crucial" one for the Kowloon Dock are already assured read and know fairly weil all loonites. Although they enjoy a of the division title, and will the rules of the game and of 314-point lead over the Cham-further consolidate their posi- the Championship before they pion Recreio "Blues" at the tion this afternoon- in their come down to play or umpire moment, the Portuguese bowlers
game agairat are almost assured of five points in their remaining first round match against IRC "Gold."
USRC.
Interest will mainly be focussed in the race for second place with Prison Officers' Club
A defeat for the Kowloonites and Hongkong Electric as the will mean their being overtaken (main contenders. by their closest rivals at the end of the first half of the League
· programma..
THE CHAMPIONSHIP'S
their first match.
My Grst point deals with the Subject of spectators,
in the game
clear of and
This has been brought up time and agala, but in the heat of ex- citement it is very often for- gotten Law XIV states "Per- An additional feature in local sons not engaged lawn bowls during the pasi shall be situated With the condence that they week has been the start made in beyond the limits of the rink of are now showing and the ace the Singles and Rinks events of play and clear of verges, They curate bowls that they are now the Colony Open Champion- shall preserve an attitude of playing, I cannot, however, ses ships.
strict neutrality, and neither by the cricketers going down this The rinks event did not have word nor act disturb or advise afternoon, and
tipa propitious day to start on and the players." I strongly them to mjoy
a start was, made in a valuable lead although of at least 24 points when the one of the nine first round Champoinships so far that rule enters the second round.
matches scheduled for Sunday, as
In at least one match in tha
been infringed and the
The green should be on the none could be played off to a sooner spectators, more heavy side this afternoon and decision
especially when they are this should prove a disadvantage
Only two games were even- bowlers, themselves realise it. tually decided during the week
to at least two of the Craigen with Ogley's four triumphing the less likelihood will there be gower skips, Bradbury and
Cox's Road team can do is
On the Island another keen
Another
concerna
This says "He (the marker) shall ensure that the jack is not less than twenty-five yards from the front of the mat after it has been centred."
In one Singles game I saw that the mat was pulled up to about four yards from the ditch previous head the jack bad lest (within regulation as in the
Coates. The worst that the over S. L. Leonard's four by of discontent and bad feelings.
point R. B. Marshall's and 10-18 Taikoo Club four edging out especially markers. Very often (8) probably only to drop one point their Taikoo dutmates, skipped overlookat is Duty Nale
under the heading of Duties of tussle is promised in the match by McLennan, by 25-20
A greater number di Marker in Law XV of the IBB. between the Indian Recreation matches were played off in the Club "Blues" and the Kowloon singles, but in comparison to the Bowling Green Club. Both number of games scheduled the clubs have had their bids for number of games decided was Championship honours greatly far from satisfactory. blunted during the past few It seems that a mmber ci weeks, but both are still within competitors not only in this reach of the title.
event but also in other events will be a battle for survival in ships are still unaware of the
For both teams this match of the Colony Open Champion which the loserz will be left Championship.
rules
which lain about three yards trom the stipulate "In the event of any ditch). completely out of the running.
The IRC green is playing ex-players failing to complete their The jack was now thrown tremely well and green ad-match by the official date set for barely a foot past the second vantage wil be almost
con- flag. The marker satisfied him the playing of the round gressive play of the Indians will earned, the competitors the bag but did not satisfy a sel
declare £ag committee shall probably be the deciding factor match defaulted and shall strike that the distance between the in carrying them through this out the names of the players treat of the mat and the jack The Army Individual 25 Miles afternoon to a likely 4-1 win.
concerned from the competi- was 25 yards or more The other two matches in the
The last point has to do also είσαι Twelve months ago, Mr John Antiuga hotel by the Australian Road Time Trial Cycling Chan-
former captain of
this afternoon. was
WOL by Pte. First Division
must check up with the duties of the marker. Competitors abe Arthur Jackson, Army School of
ale not without their with the convenors of Leyland (Lares) Golf Club did all-rounder, Keith Miller, that pionship
the No. (6) duty states that he shall facially he looked like the great Health, with a time of 59 mins significance.
affirmatively OF the third hole in one, Using
they are answer West Indian batsman Everton 47 secs, 12 secs, better
greens on which the
TIGHT RACE same ball last week, he
scheduled to play to and out if negatively a player's enquiry as Oldfield Sigma wrecked all the odds by again Weekes. Later Miller received Sigms. Tommy Six
to whether a bowl is jack, high, Three teams, a letter saying that the waiter Johnoy
IRC "Gold", the greens are opened or not. Brennan was driving the third hole in one!
third Recreio, "Whites" and Filipino
the distance Even if they have mutually and may indicate were 101 starters. There the ball was once lost in the sockson
During the intervening year had changed his name
The
off, of any bowl from the jack.” Club are all involved in a tight agreed to call the match Weekes by deed team event was won by 3rd
The they must inform not only the race to avoid relegation,
The question is when is a poll,
Training Batta. RADC with 4.;
Indians, with seven points in Hon. Secretary of the Associa bowl paly jack-high? Training Battn. REME second
does not seem important to many They have found a new word and 8 Training Battn.. REME
six matches, will be away to tin but also the green in South Africa for football third.
the Filipinos who have five vesors in faimess to the cluts bowlers, but it actually is in points with one game in hand, who are making their greens really accurate bowls. *3311 par excellence, It
The Filipinos look the slightly available for the Championship "matthewed," This is a result
STANDARD DEFINITION superior team and with green games, biggest advantage
A standard definition should in their favour Clube have reserved special League position by four pothts at the expense of depriving their should be able to improve their rinks for Championship garnes be established for local bowls
number of countries a really jack-hiza bowl is
de.. Recreio "Whites". with 62 members of an afternoon's game aned as a bowl which is situated such a way that the part of
bowl
nearest to the front of
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to my parents to keep for me."ucks" in his last six innings.
do not intend to enter any foreign races this year, although the Swiss invited me to their 'bour.'
"My trainer, Mostajo, says I must first develop my physical strength. I shall race in Spanish events of not more than days.
"Next spring. I hope to go to SOLE AGENTS: DODWELL & CO., LTD. Monte Carlo and train under
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than
of the visit of Stanley Matthews Club making the
clear-out of players in League this summer is Notts Forest. On the transfer list are
to the Union where he was paid £1,000 for three matches tur and a half hours, work,
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the
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Harry Walker, the goalkeeper points in six matches, have the and the wastage of rifaks is in
the
This
the when touch dark high, the lack
the bowl
definition
Canio
The Manchester City side who won a Cup Final medal which played in the last Cup with Portsmouth in 1939; Hugh three tallenders, as they will they remain open for the whole the mat is in line, with the pat
hardest aut to crack among the certainly to be deplored when Final at Wembley consisted of McLaren, winger signed only auly
not only the Police afternoon without any bowler, of the jack that is furthest away rive Englishmen, two Sevismen, recently from Derby County have 2 Welshman, an Irishman, a Horace Gager, centre half and Recreation Club to play against making use of them.
from the front of the mat. MATTER OF COURTESY
barw I touching the Channel Íslander
If the captain, previously with Luton; but also the Police Recreation
Apart from that, of course, jack, the - fack can be trailed, German. That must, indeed, Noel Kelly, Irish International Club green to play on
Valess the custodians of the there is the more important but in our ordinary loose
loose sage be un international record for inside forward; Ron Blackman, Wembley.
the centre forward with a re-law are completely off their matter of courtesy. It has been of the term
incidentally is officially announced that putation from Reading; and ex-form-which pensive Scottish signings Tommy very seldom when it comes to Association will strictly enforce be trailed but can only be sliced.
In the their own green this rule and has already taken. Martin and Alan Orr... playing on
securing even prospects for the Whites action in ons case, of intringe-jack-high bowl than of a will also te less likelihood of a 10 bow one point seem ment sion Two after an absence of 23
away from the jack to be very bleak, years. They were relegated in
Coming to the games them when far away
chipped in towards the In the Second Division games selves, 27 out of the 37 games being 1931-32 with Barnsley, who also get promotion with them main interest will be centred on scheduled for Monday, Tuesday jack, although there have been the two dock teams, Taikoo and and Thursday were decided instances when the bowl has 1932 Manchester United, Prior to that he played for Preston North End
Burnley Kowloon Docks, Botli teanis Two of these were decided by been dipped in from wel be two "friendlies". "In 7 years he and Bradford, Bradford City round match this afternoon, and played there were no major up- has taken 511 League wickets and Millwall finished in the top it seems extremely likely that sets, except perhaps at a cost of less than six runs half of the table. How times by the end of the afternoon defeat of B. W. Bradbury, each and has hit 1,311 runs at change!
Alan Watson, fast medium bowler
Colne
(Lanes) Grammar School Old Boys, has just played in his 140th, succes- sive game for them. He has not missed a match since 1947 when the Colne League restart ed after the last War,
In
Bristol City return to Div
1932
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seasons for them, in i were struggling ir Division Two will be playing their last first walkovers. Among the match wide-drawing green be
Yours unfaithfully
DID YOU
WURITE THIS
ONE SIGNED
BORED
HUSBAND
CALEY
make
wonderful
chocolates
hind the jack, especially on a
That there must
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fixed definition of the
to the
among di local markers and umpires and even among our slips and No. 24 is therefore of special importance.
TODAY'S GAMES
First Division FRC v Recreio „“W”
IRC "B" FC V IRC G Recreio B (bya)
Kowloon Dock will have former Champion, by Jack-high regained the League leadership Goodman of Follce Recreation which they lost to Talkoo by Club. half a point last week,
Holder of the Police Singles The Kowloon dockmen are at title, Goodman showed in this home to last placed Police match that he is a contender to Recreation Club, Despite the be reckoned with in this sudden awakening to life of the season's Championship. Police bowlers last week, when
He impressed no! only, in they surprised Kowloon Cricket winning the game but also with Club by scoring their first three the clear margin of his victory points of the season against the He opened with a four and Kowloonites the
the Dockyard followed his up with two
another bowlers may confidently, expect threes at and
three five points, this afternson,
to take a lead of 15-0-ODE 11 With their opponent, the biggest leads ever recorded Craigengower Cricket Club, also la the history of the
Champion Another notable win of the
in the running for the title ships Taikoo will have a big obstacle
Veteran
to surmount a Happy Valley week, was that of the promising RATHER UNLUCKY Cragongower bowler, C. C. Ma, Last year the Taftoo bowler's over IRC's 8; Yasut
raker unlucky to have of many Singles campaigns in had to pay on mainly Ericky the past, Yasuf couls da little
KEGC
KD Second Division PRC HKCC v USRC HETC IC
KCC (by)
dr d
TIERC.