Tommy Atkins
ARMY SPORTS
PARADE
It is a healthy sign when there are several worthy claimants for the right to fill the Spot of Honour at the Top of the Sports Parade. This week it was very difficult to decide who should be the occupant but surely few will dispute the right of L/Cpl Beer to be singled out for our special commendation.
A
Playing in the Army North 'B' cricket team in League match at the week-end he turned in a truly as- tonishing performance. Figures speak for themselves and 7 wickets for 4 runs would alone have entitled him to his moment of glory but when he went in at No. 10 he cracked the bowling all around the place and finished with 59 not out.. !!
Corporal Beer who is a meine | A very full programme cover- ber of REME is attached to 28ing the feet four months of 1056 Field Dressing Station in the has also been drawn up and New Territories,
shall pass on full particulars in due course,
The various meetings normally Another performance which is worthy of very special mention staged by the HKAAA have not is that of the Hongkong Water yet been
in- publicised but
Pulo Team who, led by Crafts-formation about them is expeel- man Partridge, swamped theed in the very near future. Singapore opposition by 17 goals
to 1 to win the FARELF Cham-
pionship.
Congratulations to the RAMC
soccer aldu which is doing po
This quite astonishing scorg is well in the Third Division of nating climax 1o what
hathe 11KFA League. The players been a wonderful saison for our ure drawn from the various water polo players and they, and the hard working team officials, deserve all credit for the well won success that has come their
way
FIGHTING DISPLAY
The behind the scenes story of the fine fighting display put team SOCCET up by the Army against South Ching on Sunday makes what is already acknow- still ledged as a grund shuw
nore imposing.
With a long list of nanies on the injured list It was tot possible to pick A and B teams unili just before the kick-off of the Junior League match.
medical units scattered through- out the Colony and in conee | quence they have very
little
opportunity to practice together. Their record so far is most ca couraging and already there is falk that this is going to be the
Medicals year.
SPECULATION
With 72 LAA Reg IA now out of the re
speculation is
will claim starting as to who the top honours in rugby this season. It is always difficult to divorce
accuracy in strength fron unit loyalty assessment but in the last few weeks I have Пусть informed of at least four Players had to be drafted into "beat" sides who are "certain' umasual
but positions
the winners
the Land Forces spirited and enthusiastle
percompetition. formunco of the A team- playing as it was under con alderable difficulty - has donc much to restore the prestige of the side and also and probably more important--the candidence of players.
Latest news of Gar. Chalmers who was carried from the field is that he has on a stretcher been fortunate in as much as his shoulder is not fractured as was at Arst feared.
how- He has
bad very some ever suffered bruising and will not be avail- team in its next
able for the
few games.
of
The traditional place to settle such claims is on the field of play and judging by the interest- ing games thrown up by the draw for the First Round of the Hongkong Stage of the FARELF Inter-Unlt Knock-out Rugby Competition there are some tough and teolhy struggler ahead.
The driw is follows: 27 HAA Regt RA v 7 Hussars, 15 Med Regt RA v COD, HQLF V 42 Fd Rest. RA, HK Sig Regt 2 Lt Bty RA, 1 North Stas REME, 14 Fd Reg RA v 1 Northamptons
V
V
UN
One of the strongest teams in the competition, 1Bn Kings Own, have drawn a bye into the recond
they will round when
Unfortunately the story doesy not end there for Mullet and McLoughlin, Injured in the same game, are also in bed suffering from knee injuries and will be tackle the winners of 27 HAA out of action for some time. Regt and 7 Hussars. Newcomers
players is of unit
and for the moment at least,
The⚫ilst
The
games in
excellent
some list and it seems
growing steadily and is making the darkhorses 74 HAA Regt team selection very difficult in-have also got a bye and they deed. Robson, Mullett, Chal-
- wait the winners of Hall, Smith and Me-
between 14th Fd Regt and 1 Loughlin
completely Northamptons, are all out
of dction. Goallooeper There are Charlesworth is also nursing a
the leg injury but in spite of it.
in certain that before November 30, he has continued to turn in when the first round has to be some brilliant displays, Egerton completed, much good rugby will had a run in the B team
have been played and there Sunday and it is understood that his injured knee stood up will be a promise of still better
to come. well to the test, but during the indeed.
A pleasing thought course of the same game goal-
BASKETBALL kooper Lewis got a nasty kick on thumb and it was badly swollen when the players re-
Last week I
gave you some turned to the dressing room, early newn of a course which is Due to military requirements to be run for potential Basket- Here ore a few
on
it has been necessary to cancel ball officials. today's games between Army Arm facts. and Sing Tho,
+
POST-MATCH SMILES
The
The cours will be ren* as 19-26, notified from October at the Transit Camp in Kow- The syllabus is being so The Army cricketers had a loan. successful week-end and there organised that new studente will were satisfied post-match smiles be able to qualify as Class III in both the North and South Referees while those officials who zones. The performances of the nirendy possess that qualifica two Sendor teams give promise tion can prepare themselves for of many further successes to upgrading to Class II.
course is open to come and with Champions KCC stumbling so early in the season ranks but it will be specially if students al- there is already ample, incentive advantageous for both teams to put everything ready have some knowledge of
the game.
told you last week there As
pro- I have been asked if I can is a heavy competition
aliead and it seems various gramme give the dates of the athletic moetings arranged for that the popularity of the game the next few months in order increases with each successive A good response to that the teener types in our season. midst can plan their season to this course by the right kind of the students will have the greatest Through co-operation of those responsible possible bearing on the league for such organisation I am glad games that lies ahead. to be able to assist.
into every game.
best advantage.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1955.
PALMER PICKS A WINNER
PHILIP GUNTER, Portsmouth right-half, who addresses religious
meetings and services, réalises that a footballer with a famous name can draw big audiences.
Gunter accepts, invitations to speak at services
of various denominations, and is very Intent оп
Tollgious beliefs.
his
"It makes life rather hard at times," Gunter admits. "When I was in the Army, for instance, I was not one of the boyn because did not smoke or drink."
Gunter is taking a corres- pondence course with Wolsey College, Oxford, studies the Bible every day, and refuses to seek recreation on Sundays. Three years ago Portsmouth were asked by the Football Association if he would bo Available for the close season
Continental tour. The answET
'I prefer
half-back
says Gunter
was "No"-because games were Wimborne Rond
to be played on Sundays.
PAINTER
both Yet Gunter has gained his international honours so far on the Continent in mid-week games.
School. Ho He made a
In great start
His first game thon went to the Portsmouth League football. School
Besides was in October 1951 against Building of
teams, Newcastle at Fratton Park-and playing for both school ho represented Portsmouth Boys, he held winger Bobby Mitchell.
the Scottish international. After leaving school, he work ed in Portsmouth Dockyard as a painter and played for his Old Boys' team.
CHANGED
He played for England H Against France D at Le Havre in 1952. Two year later be wns in the England under-23
They Won the Portsmouth team beaten by Young Italy at Youth League and Gunter, then Bologna.
16, signed as an l'ortsmouth in Portsmouth after January 1932, Gunter soon made Fratton Park between his team his mark AS 1 full-back at and the rest of the League.
Born
amateur
gamo
८.
These Are The
Turf
Dictators
Says ROBIN GOODFELLOW
In those days Gunter Was completing his apprenticeship. After that come his Army ser- vice and it was not until last Beason that he became a full- time professional.
Then he changed to half-back. for "I do not know whether I play at better at half-back than I dia at full-back," said Gunter, "but t personally enjoy being wing-half. In that position you are more in the game."
one
The doting but ignorant mother who wrote to her Newmarket apprentice son; "Work hard, dear, and day you may become a member of the Jockey Club," would have done better to suggest that her darling lot should jump over the moon. It would have been a easier.
For the men who, behind the pseudo-Georgian facade!
at
Both of Gunter's brothers are full-backs. David,
year younger than Phil, is in the)
Fred hla Southampton team.
senior, is still playing in local football.
however,
w་
Their father, born at Newport-ond naturally played rugby.
Gunter lives near the ground with his attactive wife Delia and eight-month-old daughter Re becca.
He has the preliminary CCT-
and dres
tificate of the FA for coching
lot of work schools and youth clubs.
at
Recently he decided Lo cut
PHIL GUNTER at home with his wife and baby.
FOOTBALL
IS A
Page
London zaprasa Jorbice:
FUNNY GAME
Did England Selectors Slip
Over Stuart Leary?
Up
Asks ERIC NICHOLLS
Stuart Leary, Charlton's brilliant South African centre-forward, is currently rated one of the best in England. Yet although still under 23, Leary was not chosen for the recent Intermediate international between England and Denmark.
Reason given was that, as Leary's father is a South African, Stuart does not qualify for England under the
of the Jockey Club rooms at Newmarket, made their "No some of these activities so that terms of the International Board ruling of 1895, a quali-
at he could spend more time
Overnight Probables" decision preside over a body whose home and enjoy his collection of power and exclusiveness know no equal in the world of operatic records.
-Harold Palmer sport.
That much-debated decision Lori Willoughby de Broke is was taken by the three Stewards chairman of Andre L. Simon, of the Jockey Club (supported Ltd. He is one of the liveliest H1B by the 00-odd other members). administrators in the club.
and This year's tric-the current home is in Warwickshire, rulers of
Turf-are the he is a driving force at several Duke of Norfolk (aged 48), Midland race meetings, includ- Lord Willoughby de Broke (50),ing go-ahead Birmingham,
Public and Lord Howard de Walden He was Director of (42).
the
HE'S SENIOR The Duke is senior steward. You don't need telling that he not Richard is the man (no, Dimbleby) who as Earl Marshal made such a good job of the Coronation.
He followed this up with the Race- reorganizullon of Ascot
course (buggested 50 years ago). He is president of the Young Farmers' Club, as well as half a dozen other really worthwhile organisations.
England Picks
15 For Olympic Games Soccer
the
1*
Relations at the Air Ministry at the end of the war; takes great interest in boys' clubs and the movement. Boy Scout mou
Lord Howard de Walden
new boy among stewards and is serving his first term of office. lle is a business man,
Wonham lives of
Manor, at Betchworth in Surrey, and ilke the Duke of Norfolk has four daughters. He is chairman of the South American Saint Line of shipping, the St James'S Service Ltd, and several other
companies. There ore always three stewards. One retires cach De- cember and another one 16 nominated to complete the trio. Thus a steward becomes senior
his last steward in
year of office.
IN CONTROL
club Was
about
Australian Davis Cup Players Leave
Lewis Hond and Nealo Fraser, Australian Davis Cup players who arrived here from Tokyo on Mon- day left for Bydney vis Manils by QEA yesterday.
Mr Harry Hopman, their manager, gald before be This boys emplaned that enjoyed very much their rames yesterday against the focal stare.”*
He considered ip and Twai "Arm class tennis players" although, he added, that they cannot be" world cham- plons now because of their BEC.
Inter-School
•Stanley Shield
Soccer Draw
Soccer bo
fication from which the Board recently decided not depart.
to
NEW!
Lo
EVERSHARP
This states that British sub- | picking Leary and decided Jocts born abroad tukke the toe the line by strict observante
of the rules, nationality of their father,
All of which would be per- fectly clear, but for one thing. Loary HAS played for England. He led the Young England attack against Young Hinly in Bologna two seasons ago. How come that
•
Two
ago Sheffield years United pald Northampton Town £15,000 for centre-forward Jack Cross who, as a B.Sc., recently bogar werk at Harwell Atomle Research Centre. Cross
prc-
a player ineligible for England vlously played for Bournemouth. duty now was chosen two years Last year he hit 10
hit 10 goals for
ago, although there has been no United, including five in five lalteration to the rules?
QUALIFICATIONS
games.
But this week. Crosa,
who has noored only once in
nino
Sir
was
games for Sheffield this
season,
moved back to Third Division Reading. £3,000,
The 100m
UP AND DOWNS
the
Sald FA Secretary, Stanley Rous: "If Leary's birth certificate shows his father is a South African, then he is not eligible for England. When he played against Italy it
Just eight months ago probably before the selectors
name Bobby Ayre was on the had any reason to doubt his lips of every English soccer fan. qualifications. Had the selectors For Bobby had just led Young known then that Leary's father England to a resounding triumph
Africon, they over a South
Young Italy after scoring with his first kick in interna might not havó picked him." .
elbow in the A dislocated following Intermediate Interna- tional against Scotland Inter- looked like what rupted blossoming into a bright carcor. It's all very confusing.
Bobby was forced to withdraw My guess is that the selectors from the English League side to have never objećted to playing meet Germany, South Africans.
Wag
The operative word, I feel, tonal football is 'might. For Charlton were required to produce Leary's 10 birth
before certificate game.
that
Just recovered from an enkle
cannot selection of Leary injury, Bobby
get a But the
In his club's Charlton aroused criticism, and questions place were asked, The FA couldn't Athielic-League side. He has answer them.
•
The
probably founded
1750. Some hundred years later it had London, Oct. 11, Britain's soccer team for the gained control of British racing, Olympic Games match against in 1800 the club had racing "In Bulgaria in Sofia on October 23 the bag." It had become the
"You have lost a lot of will be chosen from the follow- absolute ruler of the Turf, with
The following is the draw for The Football Association must been told by manager Jimmy ing 15 players who will make a cole of rules which is sub-
their error in your old zip, Bobby, You'll have the Inter-School Stanicy Shield have realised stantially the same today. the trip:
way back through to fight
your knockout All seven-a-Bido Its power is absolute.
the Reserves." which will M.J. Pinner (Cambridge Und-
and tournaments trainers, versity), H. Sharratt (Bishop train
Jockeys, officials,
racing Journalist, played on Sunday, October 10, Auckland), E. Deardsley (Hen-even I as n
hold LT. Farrer (Waltham-01
withdrawal at starting at 9.30 am. E. Cross (feri), J. R. E. [are subject to
of
competitions Hardisty (Bishop Auckland), S. any time at the discretion
of the the Stewards
Jockey Prince (Walthamstow), Dodkins
Club or its kindred body, the ganised by the Hongtong School (Ilford), D. Stoker
Sports Association, National Hunt Committee. (Sutton), R. Littlejohn (Bourne-,
and mouth
Boscombe), A. Let it be said in all fairness Jeffrey (Doncaster Rovers), J. that although the club is a self- Lewis (Chelsea). S. O'Connell elected and autocratic body it facts were known extremely (Chelsea), P. Nell (Portsmouth), is always benevolent and if the D. Lewin (Bishop Auckland). Įtolerant.
ship last season,
HE
The party will fly to Bulgaria on October 20 and return on
October 24.
passe
or licencts which it Happy Valley pool ground, Colony Hardcourt
Jeffrey, 16, and Nell, 17, are We can be sure that if the
mark in Englion all making their
mentioned Lewis and three men I have League football. O'Connel helped Chelsea to win there is no case for over
night probables they have the problem with the Football League Champion examined
great care and understanding
They have only to hint to trainers that they should CO operate more with the Press for The Olymple qualifying to is that hard-working body of men played on a home and away to do their utmost to conform. basis, the return game being in England on May 12. The win- nera on aggregate will qualify for the compoution proper in Melbourne next year. China Mall Special.
Here are all the main dates There wore many Army ten- the crowd In that are worthy of a place in the nis enthusiasts
that watched Law Hoad
and sporting diary.
Sunday.
Sch
23 HKAAA Noale Fraser in action at the WRAC, QARANC, Red Cross,
14-107
-
could, WVS, now serving in Jongkong
The
nre
"IO
Championships
Man's Bingtes
mar
Tommy Harmer, 'Spurs pint- sized
inside- ball-playing forward has, at one time or an- most other, both hailed by managers as one of the cleverest In the Results yesterday
players in English football. Just want. -most- clubs Colony Hardcourt Tennis Cham-the Senior
at pionships tournament the Tommy re-states his willingness St. Francis Xavier's v. St Stephen's Chinese Recreation Club were:
to leave White Hart Lane. But Ground 5. 9.30 am: St. Louis v Woh
still no move, In the meantime Yan, Kowloon Ground & 10 am: W. P. Toul beat J. K. Jenkins 0-2, Selodan School v Wah Yon HK: -I T. K. Choy beat W. Mek. he is playing as well as ever in Ground 930 m.; St. Joseph'a v
Gillies 6-4, 6-2 Chung Wing-kwong tito Reserves-London Express New Method Ground 4, 10 a.m. beat V. C. Kung 6-4, 6-1; Wong Service. King' College V. Aberdeen T.S. Ground 6. 10.30 a.m.: St. Marks v Kam-shoung beat w K. Lore 0-1, Query's College Ground 3, 11m.: 0-1: Ho lit-po beat H. X. Corlett King George Vth V Clementi Bid 0-1, 3-1,
TODAY'S MATCHES Grout 8. 10.30 a.m.; Pool Bun v 67X. nr 6t, Slephen's v ). Elizabeth Ground 2, 11 .m.
Quarter-@male, and Semi-finals on Ma. Sunday, October 23. et Happy valley,
· Men's #ingles
Chung Ching Ground 8 11 9.m.: Michael Loy Joseph Hau; Iu Po-
Intermediate
Wah Yan, Kin. v King's College Ground 3. 9,30 x.m.; Wah York HR. 'y St. Joseph's Ground 10a.m. Junior Tenkad v Balorien Bchoo) Clemerli Mid, Ground 4, 10a.m.; Tak Yan MA. v Queen's Colleg Ground 10.50 a.m.; Aberdeen Tà, Wan Yan. K. or King's Ground z 11. Kum, Munmuna v Bl. Frwycie Xavier's Ground 6, 10.30 am; Naw ethod Junior Technical, Ground
Pakistan Names 1,30 m Bt. Lou
Test Team
Karachi, Oct. 11.
which have
hay v V. T. Wang, Wong Nat-bun v Cheung Chow; D. bhabher v Francis
Schoolboys" Singtes Khouw Boen-tie y Ling Yong: Kwok Yam-Kwong v Wong Wing-fa; R. Pepperell v Trou Chen-hwa Cheng Kwok-wing v J. S. Shroff Brule housefell v John T. Hung
LRC TENNIS TOURNAMENT
The following were the results 1 sm. Wan Ton HK de BJC of the tennis tournament matches B: Leuls or Clement
unmuod
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Test Honours Meeling at Boundary St. (The HKCC on Monday ...
Club's Mon's Singles Handicap honia for this meeting will be it be that they were getting Land Forces, and the wives and cided in for a long time have a 5am.; Takin or unplayed off at the Ladder Re-manship as those fitted previously. We have got quite a come
themselves in the mood for the daughters of all ranks serving come to Ikram Elahi, who is stunsseg or 8.3.K. Ground L. creation Club yesterday:
uicluded in Pakistan's, teun to m hold on Sat. Oct. 22.)
which in the same force,
Bemi-fusta on Sunday, October 30 semi-finals. Bitch won the Championships
play Now Zealand in the first
fret apt B-6, J. Cotter won the Sat/Sun, Nov, 20/27. Trian-
Army
be held from: November
7-5
to be con- second. Bot (game The entry fee is $3 per person Test which begins here an at Happy Valley, gular Meeting at Macao. (Macao,
por event and entries should be Thursday, South China and Army.)
today), to. niówcomer, RO: He is the The Championships will not to Copt H.D. Clarkson,
Junior Toction Bat. Dec. 10. Colony and Land
full
at the Command Pay the. Test, ale which was an programmno of RAPC,
Ground Forces Team (Major and Minor) olude, a
not later than October nounced today as follows: Office Individual Cross Country eve. Entries are now invited for
Hanit Mohammed, Alimuddin, Tomas the Men's Singles and 20. That is the latest Chemplarships.
dato
Late for and entries but it would be of the Waqar Hasan, Maqsood Ahmed, f Another 1956 date worth re- Doubles, Ladies Singles
grantost
assistance to the or. Imtiaz Ahmed, Abdul Halecz, membering is November 30, Doubles, and Mixed Doubler.
The sournaments are open to goneers if Infending competi- Kardar Ikram Kahl, Bhujauddin, when LR Mathias, USN
as Treni Mahmood, züifiquer, Khan, Olymple Decathlon Champion, the following:-Men. All ranką tone noilled Capt Clarkson will give demonstration
Landon w possible...with the Bohemmede y wefth mis Atha aceving in Hongkong
Baadat--China Maži special, canka... appropriate tee of courWE.
· Boundary Sigent.
pt
會
Ana A. A. Maiden &
Mrs K. Macies beat H. Willems & Miar Brower 6-3, 6-4.
Inter-Hong Handicap: E. A Rawlings and B. T. Wong, bags Dr Bmart And Dr Chow (Choe retired with score standing at 3-2 with a hand-injury.)
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