Tommy Atkins ARMY SPORTS
PARADE
It has been the general custom to allot the top spot in this column to a sportsman or a group of sportsmen for some outstanding achievement. Seldom have we given due praise to those who do so much of the organis- Ing that lies behind the scenes of events which bring Jaurels to successful competitors.
I am sure few will quibble with my intention to correct the omission immediately by awarding the place of honour this week to the energetic staff of 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade who have staged two brilliantly success- ful shows in the space of less than seven days.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1955.
THE GREAT NAMES IN PROFESSIONAL CRICKET HAVE NO MONEY WORRIES
But The Supporting Cast Makes A Precarious Living
Most English cricket fans can remember when cricketers at Lord's entered the field from the pavilion through two different gates. Those who came through the centre one were amateurs; those who came round the side were professionals.
Today, the two-gate system has been abolished. Cricketers at Lord's and every other ground come through the same gate. But in England a distinction between the paid and the unpaid remains. It is perpetuated in the annual fixture, Gentlemen versus Players.
In no other country is such a distinction made belaveen men who play ericket. They are just And they are all whether classed as amateurs. paid or not.
In the latter half of last week Inter-Unit Swimming Cham- they held the Brigade's annual | pionships at Sek Kong yesterday. Molor Cycle Trials, which were 14 Fd Regt. RA was second with well supported ' and prostucell | 74 points while 7 Hussars fin-
'erleketers, ished third with 70 points in some top class riding.
what was 0 close and keenly the
emphasis
contested.competition: to swiuning rich in
Sek the delightful setting of
Thais changed
week
at
In the Minor Units Section Kong Pool the major and 11th Infantry Workshops, REME minor units
the of
Belguie.) made a great recovery to win fought for the honours that go with a total 74 points. HQ 48 Bde, was in second place with with the Championships.
The organisation
both | 02 points and four points further incetings
was a credit to those down the scale came 27 L1, Bly, who did the planning, and they RA in third place, are Indeet worthy occupants of the top spot in bur Sports Parade.
COLONY ATHLETICS
be
.
When the rugby season comês around the Army will set out to defend it reputation with a new, set of offeints at the helm. The Army
athletics Under and Colony
New Management' tag are the poorer for the departure becomes necessary as both L uf Capt Le Spooner, RÁPC to
Cul. T. Gibbons and Major R. During Blyth,, last season's The United Kingdom.
Chairman his stay in Hongkong Capt.
and Secretary respectively, will Spanner gave ungrudingly of
leaving the Colony in the his services on the administra-
near future. tion and deguisation sides of
These
officials two
have meetings. muany
served Anny and Colony rugby well, but the Army is fortunate to call on the in being able services of two most able suc-
3. LOSTS. Brigadier
G, C. Waldron, USO, OBE, is the new chairman and he will have Capt. B. Lacock as his sterclary.
He wa
was u
most active men- ber of the IIKAAA and with his wealth of knowledge of athieties
Was очень in demand as an adviser. He was always ready to plead the case of athletes and his voice was well known as he had taken part in many sports programmes Rulo Hongkong and BediЛfa-
sion.
for
bali
In a conversation just before
The rst meeting, is being stranged for the very near future when it is expected that the new season's plans will be
member
he left he said that his mainonnounced, and as you will re- regret was that he was' kuylag
from previous com- the Colony when the athlete season was just ahead, and that ment in this column, there is
he would arrive in the United Kingdom when the season there would be almost over....but knowing len Spooner I BITI sure he will soon find a new
place for his enthusiasm.
[3]
*
On
the
་
who
to Singapore.
Service and civilians fans allke will now be faced with Inevitable lull but I am sure that they will be glad to have some news of a young man who only a
a few short months ago was with his bril- delighting them liant boxing and powerful pun ching
FARELF Champion Kelly of the Kings' will not be easily forgotten in the Colony mus I
to a friend
who am indebted dends me this extract from a recent issue of 'Boxing News
"Liverpool Featherweight Frenkie Kelly, who did what no other British, Continental, or American, has done for over 12 months, by beating Tommy Nicholls just before the European Championships, even though it was on a disqualifica Is a brother of Chris Kelly,
from the isl. King's Regiment and is being
#
several strong possibility of
from previous ar- changes rangements.
MOTOR CYCLE TRIALS
Last year the Royal Artillery enjoyed a great deal of success
in
NONETHELESS ODD
ed,
and
reward, One or two amatuers, The player is generally allow- he like Trevor Bailey of Essex, are ed to decide which match
wants-and the sum received is paid for secretarial duties hot for their actual cricket. Increased by collections taken But secretarial Jobs are limit at the county ground over the So most are paid just for summer and from special bene-
The playing cricket.
English it matches played on Sundays. season is a fairly short one. from Iste April to the middle of September. But it is concen-
played than JA country.
11 15. nontheless, oxid that England, who gave the game to the world, is the only countrytrated and far more cricket is
in which the professional is to be found. It is no new thing. As far back as 1000 matches were played beleen Gentlemen and Players.
Early professionalism was
any
other
A player can usually reckon to get a benefit about ten years Some- after getting his 'cap'. times the wait is longer, some- times shorter, depending on the county's domestic arrange- Like the stage, cricket has ments. There is no obligation its stars. For these-inevitably to pay a benoflt to any cricket- Test players-the game provides er but it is an accepted practice. an income which will dispel all
Bonchis are exempt from in- worries that go with advancing years,
101 WAYS
|
come
£3,000
a hand-
lax and as they are usually worth at least to £4,000, represent some nest egg.
re
different indeed trom today, when groups of cricketers are paid salaries and expenses, and | travel the world. But from the
There are a hundred and one earliest records of the Hamble- den Club, perhaps the first or-
ways in which the top cricketer
£14,000 BENEFIT ganised cricket club in The
can boost his salary. There are world,
there
of newspaper articles to be signed are records
written:ceived
The record beneût ; ever --even occasionally "payments to players" after the
was awarded to be adver-
to Cyril match. From this it seems clear, branded products
former Washbrook,
England which Warner de- tised, and cricket gear as Sir Pelham
player who captains Lancashire. the belter for the #ssur- clares, that those receiving pay-selts ments were gradually calledance that it is used by the Test The Lancashire club were good to award the county's enough idol.
the All this is sheer proft' which portion of the 'gate' from
game against the Australians in can, and sometimes does, raise 1948, in all Washbrook received
cricketer to the surtax £14,000.
Players,
the
bracket with income tax men rubbing their hands gleefully as they collect anything up to 19/6d on each £1 earned.
One famous English player,
BEFORE THE SWIM
Damlan Beltram of Mexico wishes good luck to Gabrielle Vegki of Egypt before the start of the 1955 Cross Channel swimming race from France to England.
Beltram finishes third of the only three swimmers to complete the course, rough seas causing the other 18 starters to abandon the race-Central Press Photo.
CYCLING NOTES
Another Team Victory For REME CC In Sunday's
DS
was,
who Not even Len Hutton, received his benefit some time later, was quite as lucky that: though both he and Denis Compton collected about £12.- was000.
who shall be nameless, heard to remark not so very very long ago. "money is no use to me any more.".
poor
Was
33 Miles Cup Race
By “NTACA”
Hodgkinson (REME), with all of the Willeslen team. Gibbons Championship South China
The various Motor Cycle Beaten 7-0 By
Trials that were held in Hong-
ong, but first indications are that they are going to get plenty of tough opposition in the eur- rent season.
The individual award for the best performance on a 500 ee machine Wits won by
Cpl. Fawcett. The Gunners got into the prize list when some magni- fleent riding by Gnr. Robson only 7 points in his two circuits won the award for the best performance on a 350 ce machine, Gar. Robson comes from 27 LI. (Strange's) Biy, RA.
who lost
Austrians
South China, one of the best amateur sides to visit Australia. could not match the brilliance of the professional side.
40
The Austrians did all the al- tacking in the Brst ten minutes
China were slow as South settle down.
Mok Chun-wah, the South China winger, then netted but was ruled off side,
number of players,
for
A
is now a
A beneft is а once-in-a- None of these Commonwealth career award made by a club players can be selected for Eng-
for his ser- do a professional
land. But for the English play- vices. It usually consists of the ers
there is Test match fee proceeds of the gate from one of £75 per game plus expenses, particular match in which he is So Len Hutton, selected to cap- tain England in all five Tests The first goal of the matchcaptain for the day.
against South Africa but whe came after 31 minutes when a
had to withdraw owing long high shot from Haila, the
health, lost £375. Rapid right back, beat the South China goalkeeper, Lau Kin- dung
to ill-
to
to
finish
and
соп
Desmond
better
time
than
new
The vast majority of first- class cricketers in England now
Is the day of the "Club-run" massed start race over in the Colony? Sunday's are salaried men.. Their direct reward is usually in the £650
33 miles race for the "Mary Cheung". Cup would certainly give one to think that it per annum bracket. For that money they are only expected
break, and Ellingham made From the start, Bouch, Beck, Wilkinson to work during the cricket sea- son-and, of course, to keep
building up a lead of a minute after three miles, a lead they were never to lose. The themselves, reasonably ft in
Professionals for smaller and
rest of the field were in two large bunches, Lunn (REME CC), chasing hard at the winter,
less fashionable counties than head of the first, trying to catch the runaways. Cricket being a six-day week
Lancashire, Yorkshire and those
The NCU have once again let affair during the season,
rather tame. hope for With
were, Maxwell at home seemed Jujm must in
But the luxury-class cricket- Middlesex, vannot the participating
and Rolt Vic Gibbons, three times winner down the road-racing fraternity er is still the exception. There such large sums. Many a loyal (Cygnela), Cowlan
mothods. majority of cases, receive some
and couple of of the BBAR.contest, had a hard by their cheeseparing
A (Hussars) П number servant has received can only be a certain
of the permissible six of stars. The majority.form the benefit and subsequently been others, while the second group fight to win the Middlesex RC Instead
"12" from
the World's Road young Paul Baulch, riders In headed by Burrows anch a testimoniul supporting cast. To eke out their awarded
(Amateur), they income they must find jobs in straight donation from the club
only four, excuse and from subscription lists.
managed to pull way over the fare sending the close season.
the SCAA boys sitting in, There is always a demand for The prospect of substantial. At 10 miles the breakaway last few miles, to return 257% being lack of funds.
minute to the 258% qualified coaches and this pro-benefits has undoubtedly played group were just over
or Baulch, whose Surely they knew some time vides a livelihood for quite Д a big part in Juring many top-upon Lunn and Maxwell, who first essay at the distance it was, ngo that funds were low. They The unexpected out-of-season
could easily have done as, they ranking Commonwealth players had dropped the rest of their Intervention of the South-East
to England since the war, '.'.
Robinson, Many more, however, have to
with the remainder of bunch,
older have done so often in the past Asian Championships has kept
move outside the game during
the held starting to straggle outbrother of the Tour de France and called for subscriptions. boxing much more in the
Australia's Bruce Dooland.
brotherhood of The cycling the winter.
under the fast pace and heat rider, has pulled off yet another
big
this public eye than would normally
victory, Some, like Derek Shackleton probably the greatest leg-spin-
the Great Britain are always ready the day. of have been the case. Army
of Hampshire, work in fac-ner in the business, of course been
worthy interest has
In the 48 Bde, meeting last
Causes, and the NCU Melbourne, Aug. 16. Cpl.
tories. Others study for a pro-regular member of the Notting-elt was the first man to drop National Road Championship of to dip hand in pocket for such
ham side. George Tribe, an-wheel bringing him to a halt.
a spanner dropping into his the BLRC.
Held over 103 very hard miles, certainly deserves consure for keen for with so many soldier week brilliant riding by
The Austrian Rapid Clubfession.
other Australian, takes his
race was won in sprint their lackadaisical approach to a boxers involved personal, unit Fawcett and Sgt. Whitaker was
of Vienna completely over- PRECARIOUS METHOD? wickets for Northamptonshire. een too good for the rest of the field
He remounted after a break of the has been 100 and force attention
effect repairs, Anish, Robinson being just a matter of such great importance six minutes Roy Marshall, the hard-hit- pre-selection and took the team Champion-whelmed the touring South turned
Jto the folk they purport to last few inches A precarious method of earn-ting West Indian opening bats-carrying on
БОГУР training, and more recently on ship to 7th. Queens Own Hus-
China amateur soccer teaming a Hving? ft, is. Yet in any man Fawcett lost only sors. Cpl.
has established himself Others to fall by the wayside Andrew, of the Derwent CC. the Army representatives
Hockings from Hongkong whom they profession one can only expect firmly In the Hampshire team. were
(Cygnets), 11 points in his two circuits and
Robinson announced after the
SUNDAY'S TT have been selected for the trip his partner lost only 10, The beat by seven gouls to nil to earn a living if one makes and down in Sussex, Denis Rodgers (Exiles), Chan Man-
Next Sunday seca the first cheung (SCAA), and the two race that he was turning Inde- riders of 2/7 Gurkha Rifles A
here today..
the grade. And there are al-Foreman, a young South Afri-
pendent, although he did not say event counting towards the ways many more waiting were second with a total loss of
can who has already played Essex boys, Bigg and Stell.
“Scup Best All 46 points.
football with distinction for At the beginning of the second for which firm he would ride. coveted the opportunity.
possibly have two Round Time Trial Cup. The Robinsons In the next Tour, Exiles CC are holding their 25 of a
There is, too, the inducement Brighton, ia now proving him- circult, Lunn dropped Maxwell, We might
self a useful sequisition "to the walted for him,. then dropped The 100 kilometres Team Miles TT on the old course, start- "benefit" ал Important
him again on the hill, to ride
to the finish and Race, held in conjunction with ing at T.T. 1, time being 10.30. factor in the life of every first county cricket team.
time trial
the World Youth Games in War- class professional cricketer.
LOST £375
fifth place. Burrows
Picking a likely winner is n in a resulted
narrow were riding well saw, Hodgkinson together, doing bit and bit all Victory for the British team, who chancy business so early in the season, but I would choose be- had a margin of 45 seconds over the way.
tween Wilkinson, Beck, Bouch Rumania, with Poland third. CHANCE TAKEN ·
and Rolt, not necessarily in that A momentary loss of
Reg Harris made up for his order. If Jones rides, we may
Colony record, centration on the part of Bouch recent poor shewings by winning sce
Ellingham gave the two the Danish and
Professional Grand particularly if the day is not too RAF Lads the chance to jump Prix in Impeccable style. His easy. He likes the hard ones, away to a twenty-yard lend at old rival, Arle Von Vilet, once and put up his best Colony time 200 yards to go.
59-41 Bouch was again took second place, with of
on a day that left them, but could Jan Derksen third aller quickly
It seems everyone, cise winded. Festival matches at the end not make up the deficit at the that Harris is following his The 7. Hussars team should of the season also bring in a
brat Line where Wilkinson
usual tactic of arranging his pull off a team victory, if they little extra, usually £20 per Beck
with peak Stness to coincide with the all ride to form. But they are by half-a-length, match, plus 'expenses.
Bouch another half length away, World Championship to be held such an, eratie lot, I hesitate
twenty
in the last
this month. to prophesy, Two seconds and Besides county cricket Eng-
later Ellingham crossed the line land has League cricket. This is at
to lay the foundation for yet played on Saturday afternoons
another team victory for REME is allowed
who CC,
Alled fourth, ah, held one professional. It is most sixth and seventh places. popular in Lancashire and
of the SCAA, who Lam Hong Yorkshire.
usually Payments work out at about £1,000 per had been well down and riding the half way mark, human,season to each of the top-flight by himself at
number of riders to a collection for passed a
performance; finish in tenth position, gaining each outstanding
"Special" aword Le.. five wickets for less than the
other Mun Kal-man, are SCAA finisher, collections unfortunately taxable and may not yield much rode with Dable, the new Exiles
rider, to the player concerned.
to take a meritorious berth, a length in arrears, These Chinese boys will take of beating when they They are very strong and cking only the Experience.
This was the first event in Team Championship cricket in Eng-the now To sum up,
the
REME Band is business big business. competition,
fine start Therefore it is not surprising CC are off
team only that present day, England Test They were elevene are ninety per cem to finish, quining three vital professional.
points towards the Championship. True, today England are cap-The first five Bnishers all gain tained by ́ ́an amateur. And points towards the "Lord" Peter May, amos likeable Massed Start Shield, competi 7 young man, now only 25 years tion for which would appear to
of age, seems destined for a be very clow great duture.g
somewhat spite of tho time, due to the heat and His job on the Block Ex-humidity of the day, the race change, leaves him free to, den was a good one, the result in vole himself to the game. But doubt up to the last few yards. the Peter Mays are few and far It was the kind of race we want
•Economico circum-
to see more of the aggressive welly dictate that, kind and
FULL SEEMED TAME SA
After the spate of records ini recent weeks, Last week's "aypnicīta
Lion,
The award for the best per- formance by a Gurkha rider was won by Lieut H. Subba of 2/2 Gurkha Rifles who had a total points loss of 30.
The Army
•
trials got soccer
off to a great start at Son War The Rapid's forward play was more constructive and at no time did they look like being beaten.
yesterday afternoon when more than 70 players showed their paces. The large tumout pleased the officials linmensely and u
very
promising the players
scen
"He has now been dwelmber
for bigger honours by
groomed
ABC trainer Billy Duncan who looked after the Combined West Lancs & Cheshire and Midland team that toured Germany this week. Frank, who won the Far East Feathers crown, was
disqualified and wants to give Tommy a return
soon as possible.
were
in action,
Army Small
Bore League
The following are the results of the 14th round of the Army Small Bore League
Dist., W/S " nii ve Dust, was
Team Disqualified 2/7 Gurkha "A" 810 y 7th
and each team
Leading by two goals to nit Gurkha Rifes "B" 350 vs Brit, players, plus at half time, the Austrians kept ingC.T.U, 540 va a C.O.D, BAQ.
Prov. 139.
to
200
No blame can be attached to
Chinese defenders who played. brilliantly, especially Lau LiverpoThe
Chi-ping, who time and again "A 571. The hot sun and dry pitch tested the players to the
full but
thwarted moves by the Austrian enough was seen of several of
forwards. then to suggest that they will strong candidates for places In the representative teams. the centre-forward, Lee Yuk-
Among the trialists Spr. tale. continually 'bottled up Comd. Pay of, 503 vs 43 Field 30 runs, or a half-century. These outstanding ride. The
Cpl. Long Spr.
when play
was resumed and Regt BA.. 404.
14 Fd Rest, 505 vs Northamptons Cocozza, Pie Harbour, Spre. most of the work was left to | «g" 15.
Chun-wah Fowler and Hall caught the eye the wingers, Mok
4a Gurkha Inf. Dide 564 vs Nor and Chu Wing-wah.
thampton A2 603. but it is certain that quite a
H.K. Sir. Regt 500 vs Comd. W/S fow of the players will be called to Sookunpoo for further trials in the near future.
مال
satisfied when Nicholls Was McInnes,
AD
It's always good to hear are making that old friends progress, and tasting auccess, and I am sure that Hongkong boxing fans will look forward to further news of this brilliant will fighter.
ARMY HOCKEY
i
Loday the Earlier
Army Association hold Or Hockey important meeling at the Tavern
at
The second trial of the scrics be held en the 7th. Husers' ground at Sek Kong to-morrow when another largo turnout of players is expected. The trials will continue Sookunpoo
Saturday
and On The Saturday games Sunday. in Kowloon, to finalise plans for will be given over to seeing the forthcoming season and it still more new talent in action is expected that full particulars but on Sunday Invited teame
I will be in opposition. of trial
Jal games and other relevant
of the Information will be avallable Tho announcement
the last draw for the opening, games of very soon. Several of season's top class players have the season has given pressing now left the Colony but the urgency to team preparations officials are satisfied that they as the Army will be required will
to meet the 'Big Threo', be ablo
mides in the representative Hongkong leagueM,
Goal scorers were
Hanoppi 505 (three) Dienst (two) Nauboldto and Halla-Reuter.
Indian Hockey
League cricket does have its
žio RA 40 Div. 409 va ii Inf.. W/s fascinailon, however, and since the war it has included among *North Staffa 564 və 40 Div. Prov-Its performers mi
Team In Berlin n
'Berlin, Aug. 16. An Indian national Hockey team arrived in Berlin, toxiny to play three matches against an East German selection.
the
ninth
a
for
BA
Australia's Rayhilate a bit of "massed start
Lindwall and a host of other Test players, mainly from India Courageous, D W DL Score Pla. and the West Indies.
League Tabla
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HK Big
40 Div.,
Coma. Prv
Mt. Ind
Mr P. La Guble, honorDLY chairman of the Indian Hockey Association accompanied team, which is composed of the 2/1 Gu to enter strong chinese football-Kitchoo, Kun) following players!
and South China in the cour of the first five games A tall With a grand total of 77 points order indeed for a now team,
1. King Own Royal Regiment and one that will test die
Francis Swaroop Singh, North Boksish Singh, Barnil Bligh, Bakan Bingb, " -Bansode, Bhaskaran, Udham Singh, Balbir
won the Major Units section of quality of the players to the fainty: Sowan Sharmed. Inderitis 464 46 Gurkha Infantry. Brigede | limit
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