QUIT THIS TEMPERAMENTAL STUFF MISS LOTTA CLEAVE, YOU'RE BEHAVING LIKE A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER
JAMES
RAMULCHETT
PARK SPOTLIGHTS
3-YEAR-OLDS OF
1956
STAR OF INDIA HAS THE RIGHT
TEMPERAMENT
to Unseen
What are the odds against anyone buying two foals find them top-class a few weeks old and two-year-olds? That was the good fortune of Mr H. J. Joel when he bought High Treason and the colt's own sister, Star of India,
They
McCall, were bred by Captain Peter Kilmallock, Co. Limerick. His mother, Mrs M. McCall, owns the Tally-Ho Stud and is a sister of Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort.
of
tip
11 seems impossible
to keep
We do not know how good the Boyd-Rochfort tanilly cut Star of Indila may be, for the of the news. The Freemason | simple_reuson that in her later Lange Trainer topped the list this races she was not asked to race year, as he did in 1964, and his from start to Bnish. She put nephew bred Star of India who
some fast times, but they coul ཆོས
ut the
head of the Freewell have been better if she had Homlicap.
been sent along from the start. Captain McCall Jearned the | Even if that had been done. business under his uncle before † there would have been no blow- The wasted dere kokel after ing up, as she was always in her the Soneries Stud, where Meld | full stride when the winning
He now has his own post was reached.
was brevi stucl.
PRIVATE DEALS
My Joel bought Righ Trustsoni
Mr Joel Gold
TEMPTATION
Despite that. she is bred when he was a few weeks old purely on sprinting lines, being one Star of India before the y Court Martial out of the
was wedd
Bride mare, Easter never saw either of the fonts Grandeur, No attempt will be before buying. He just took the nucle to try Star of India breeder's word that they were | beyonc her natural distance,
That age. Bood Toals
I shouki and to prevent any temptation Dot be thought Mr Joel know she has already been taken out
what he was buying in the of the 1000 Guineas. second instance, as High Trenson hal not done
fast work before Star of India was bought, As they were private depts, it is not known what Mr Joel paid for the two crneks. Certainly he an have no regrets. Nor has the breeder, though he might well have obtained a bigger figure if he had retained the fily
yearling, by which sold her us
exploits
High would laye
been
Imme
09
uf
What I am looking forward to
1956 is the Brst meeting of
Fuurway and Star Pappa
of India. They are bound to be in opposition In some of the weight-for-age events and it will be a rare pium for the executive hucky enough to stage their first encounter. al
Trenson known.
High Treason was beaten once a two-year-old-on a first ly victories in- ppearance elude the Nunthorpe Stukes al York, and he beat older horses In this championship sprint. He was given 951. 21b. in the Free Handicap. 5. below The Ple King.
KNEE TROUBLE After his first season, High Treason had knee trouble and was bought back by Captain
McCall for stud purposes. Не will stand in Ireland and was promptly booked full for his årst season next year.
Star of India did even better tion her elder brother. The Ally
her Ost. 71b. in the Handicap.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1955.
IN EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA . . . . . US Airmen Learn Soccer To Improve Contacts With Local People
Says PETER JOHNSON
Wiesbaden.
Hundreds of Americans scattered across Europe and North Africa are taking part in a scheme to popularise Association Football which may soon have its effect back home in the United States,
of the countries in this area. Sovania State
will United States the Commander - Chier, the
Willam through this stage to appear in General Lieutenant Tunner of Elizabeth,
Now the later sounds, In the Olympics Americans, propes Jersey, decided that instead
of teaching the
arxl La play proph
baseball Anierten fastball, should them- salves learn by play footbali.
Pago
ON THE
SOCCERSIDE
EDITED BY SAM LEITCH & TERENCE ELLIOTT
Success signing of Eddie Firmani by the Italian club Sampdoria for £35,000 has given the Italians ideas-about another Charlton player.
He is lean, dark-haired Peter Firm and, 19-year-old younger brother of Eddie. More than one Italian club thinks right-winger Peter would be a sound investment. So do some top-line First Division clubs.
Wolves
his
leg
three
he
Wits worth
แ
These men, serving in the United States Air Force's European Command, are learning to play the game in order to improve their contacts with the local people,
contest of from ellminating
two | goalkeeper. Coder comes from The command stretches
one Butler Pike, Conshohocken.
Norwich right-half Sammy A try-mit in the third team pleasant surprise awaiting Stan Britain and Senndinavin in the games, one in Mexico and
One of two former Britons in
Hull Mortensen (now
with Chung north to North Africu und Saudi in the United States. Lieutenant
broke
confirmed former All-American the team, Private John Corden, weeks ago. The Norwich diree chance. But on the point of Cliy) and Harry Johnston (now Arobia in the south Football is Aspen, a
he Reading manager), at a social the main national game in most football player when at Pennsyl-24-year-old centrehalf, is the tors have decided to pay Sammy signing, Nesbit mentioned
They University, thinks son of Mr and Ma Arthur
Carden,
repro- handed cheques len, of Mill Street, Liverpool op wages (£15) until the end had promised to go for a trial get-together last week.
to Bristol City. He had come were I He became an American elitzen the season because he is
to Newcastle first because tria senting accrued share of bene- grand player and clubman."
parents didn't want him to lake fit. on June 17, 1935 and was sur- prised to be given a place in the
centre-forward Roy
job so for from home trials. He was able to visit his Swinbourne has been admittoi
Director parents for four days during the to a nursing home. It is "mala
Stan Seymour In- selection period. "I did not
be-
ly for observation." anys manu-
sisted that Nesbitt should keep But he wI SOOTI In trial gomes in Europe, the leve in the American conching ger Stan Cuills,
this promise. back from Bristol On the jave but I certainly Armed Forces team has beaten system before, several good Genman amateur believe in It now." he said after-
phons Bristol City chief Bul | understang Wolves are teams but was dwvlf beaten 6-0 |wards.
"I think the lad He hopes to become worrieyl
Swinbourne's Beasley said: about wameach himself later,
knee injury. lte fell as if he
should!
not
his go against by the Firigh national
So Newcastle Alley was pleased 1 thought
had been shot," says an observer
parents wishes. in I might have been 15," be ex-
of the League maich at Preston. signed themselves a large bas
That was (wo ininutes frum example, plummet.
Lime The Injury, is mysterious, "Fea of them have bave la All bey
acesta *EN
The programme started about 1 year ago and today there are temins in about 50 busty, as well
base Team MOVETA) Chateauroux, a Western Frazee. has 12 teams
FIN
much form
Raflutty.
officer her spad
of teams have had successe*N
jocaș civilian Leagues
LONG WAY TO GO
Albert
TRIAL GAMES
|Dunn, aged 24,
suང༥་ཅ. Philadelphia, After 15
right-back,
Amateur League, he stuck out the trials wearing a corset, and
1
Another prossing Wolves problema. Is it time to bring in some of the brilliant Molineux youngsters? The club is now 13th in the First Division. The old gold is rusty these days.
SCOTTISH SCOUT
At this will Scottish
rate Leicester City
have BOUN
the biggest English "colony in League football. Recently chief Scottish scout Walter McLean: aigned stocky Jimmy Moran, a 21-year-old right-hair with the стаж beon growing criK Scottish Junior alde, popularity in Wilshaw Juniors,
States
five Scottish That makes since
Dave signings by manager Halliday since he took over in the close season.
The team suffered a blow Wiesbaden. Their captain, New York-born 21-year-old Airman Myt from Pennsylvania, Kenneth Graham, Winne Scola football state. gure parents have returned to Glas- minently in the team. One of gow, hurt his knee badly during
theres in 2013
Jack
RCR trial game and had to be left North Lee behind in hospital.
Army The other M41 Brooklyn
former serving
Olymple Terminal Lieutenant Dunn one player in the team, Army Hanez MI
offof two members of the team who Corpotal Bill Conterk, the 25- Bloomfield, Now Jersey.
af Elston the played in the last Olympics, won year-old
rib at Temple Univer-Street, Chicago, cracked a Daumood's Director of athletics, |ins prowess
Philadelphia says that the teams have a longtity.
plays during trials. A former player for the Skuvuks in the Notimai way to Ru yet it hall is to idle-left equal basket-ball in popularity.
Another Pentylvaniats, lagu- But the nurse s th pho tron
was chosen for the team football in the command, attenant Ron Coder, a 27-year-old Is the (cam's 1.000, upproach that of these Air Force pilot
extremely agle goalkeep Football 1121 loyal to American football
When the West German football slowly in
United star, Fritz Walter, who has also the
football World helped in Americin
War programme, saw Coder play, he people believe that the seed now told him that he would and a being
here will give SOWN billet i any of the country's further strong
the impetus to Ainsley game.
Lieutenant leagues. professional
Aspen said: Ainerica Compared his style with that of "Ten years from now Frank Swift, a famous British will bo a power in football.”
"Give Lhe Ainsley declared: American lads a challenge and you have extremely enthusiastic athletes.
their The speed of development in football has been unbelievable,” While Cilnton "Wonder if you'd like 10
In
a voice from Macau, Dec. 14.
Sayer, writing the British sign me." said Foutball The Kowloon Motor Bus soc-said: "if ever the Americans do
Association's journal great height.
John had "I'm a footballer." arrive in
He had "Armed Furers Olympic Try-Outer contingent will
Macao from Hongkong for a take up suceer on a big scale, just been demobbed. football team, which enters the
game against the local Polee they will not be satisfed until played Army football at centre- been 201 Eastern Olympic trials at New
Force football team on Sunday, they reach the lay. They might half, had previously kong York recally. Sixty ralidates
Shields. challenging amateur with South ber The game will be played at the before in October Campo Desportivo
town
Washington broglu here
Wembley."-China Home wern
ground. England at from American bases all over the
(Co. Durham). Mail Special. world
the tena 20 b The best
Burtonwood in Is at England, the home land of fund- ball. It was fra England, tou. that the command drew
1 conduct famnis caches Ktball course here recently.
three
These three, George Ainsley, Clinka
und Stanley Sayer Wigmore, all staff coaches with Britain's Football Association, trained Americans who now nel their bases cocher throughout the command.
14
Ainsley also took part in the selection of the United States
no
In 1932, when there was Armed Forces team helping to push up the standard, the United States Olympic team lost 8-0 10 Italy
at Helsinki The armed Alr forces football team conch, Force Livutenent Al Aspen, Jr., Bala Cynwyd, Philadelphia, hopes that three or four of his the Olympic will reach
tearn.
This time the United States will meet Mexico first, in
Revised Plans For Visit Of Malayan Indians
KMB TO PLAY MACAO POLICE
--France-Press.
be
and many
£
Why the
Because surprise? boll had already received fall OA benefit cheques to the end lust season.
could Blackpool
subsequent "forgotton"
this Pat Pervice before they left
CUNORI
No club is under obligation to pay benefit certainly not for such on additional short term of >ervice.
Twelve brave footballing men of Oldham will stand on a plat-
But Blackpool applied to the form, "prepared to be shot ai,"
League and were granted per ir R will help the cause of mission to pay out the surprise Oldham Athletic. They are the packets. eleven directors and player- manager George Hardwick. They
at
are calling a public meeting to Who wants Allan Brown, clear up nisunderstandings be- Blackpool's Scottish inter tween clubs and spectators and national Inside-forward with end a boycott.
the cannonbali shot? Lots of Then why Cher clubs, we imagine.
don't they talk business?
Because it erns Allan, sill
has efictaily
tranfer, for
Ho's one
Chairman Mr Stanley
six anony- tham has revolved mous letters aiming ofticism al
He wants him.
to meel the writers lace to face.
13
And
he
says: This meeting should settled down again. erente a better atmosphere be of the kingpins in Blackpool's tween club and public. There success marchand he's saying
Coul complete lack of confidence nothing at all. Right?
be the best decision you ever and interest in Athletic."
made, Allan, Here's wishing you more and more goals....for Blackpool,
The office
at St doorway James's Park, headquarters of the Newcastle United, was darkened bulk of John by the massive Nesbitt, a 21-year-old, He is aft. 21⁄2ins in height and weighs
stone. Angry supporter? Oh, no!
13
Australians Prove
Compulsory PT Is
Good
For Cricket
Says LINDSAY HASSETT
The Australian Board of Control may pay greater attention to the question of physical fitness of the players selected for the coming tour of England.
This season Victoria instituted a course of physical training for its State a leading Melbourne PT instructor squad. For a month before the first match concentrated on the players, and there was definite improvement in their physical condition.
in
pro-return to form would have
д
The Malayan Indian Touring Teum is now expected to arrive A reminder of the curlostles of racehorse
In the Colony by the "Songola" breeding is that
today. Problemalte, a half-brother to
arrival As a result of their High Treason and Star of India,
two days earlier, new xture had no speed at all. Though he
Board members arguo that him really to spia the ball. His Morris and the vastly improved list has been drawn up,
a McDonald, Australia had solved stayed nũ day, his lack of speed
The visiting team will be the "ny expense involved
effect on the the opening problem which has told against him.
Nav Bharat Clubviding a physical course is in- tremendous
50 vcxed the selectors since guests of the
finitesimal compared with the strength of the Australian team. during their stay.
they long list of medical bills
The match-winning talents of 1948. have paid because of injuries Keith Miller are still very much
Now only McDonald caused by lack of sufficient pre- in evidence. He started the sen~ paration,
son with a brilliant century and Unless Miller
by opening role, McDonald's part- Nell Harvey appears to flour followed this performance
South Australian ner looks like coming from one ish on the new scheme. He not ripping the only looks remarkably at, but team apart with the staggering of the now youngsters who will .on this season's he is batting with
State results. even more bowling feat of seven wickets be selected brilllance than over.
London Express Sarvier)." I think it for 12 runs. would be
The all-round strength of the
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Eastern Grandeur, sold to Mrs G. P. Greenhalgh, of Virginia, USA has been left with Cap- tain McCall and, after the mare has fealed to Aureole, she will vis Never Say Die next year.
(London Express Service).
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CHESS GAME BY POST
The Hague, Doc. 14. A chess player here was por-
The filly ran in five races and postage
match
the only
an
lime she had to bo, Boot,” correspondenco in
when she had to be livened up
to concede 15lb. to Dorado,
asked a question was at York 1863 with H. Verhoeff, un okean
going sea captain.
Since then Verhoeff has been In her later races, her form
Boot's moves by could be described only as bril-miying to
mail from the far corners of the llant, She ran them all in the same way and nothing could get earth cach time he puts into port. Verhoeft and Boot hayo,
since 1948. Franco-
The revised programme follown;
Hockey Friday, Dec. 10-Malayan Indiana va Hongkong Regiment at Sookunpoo at 4 p.m.
Cricket
Saturday, Dec. 17-Malayan Indians V IRC ING at 1.30 p.m.
Saturday. Informal dinner party at IRC at p.m.
Hockey
Sunday, Dec. 18-Malayan Indiana that 1956 will prove the most NSW team has set a poser for VA Nav Bharat Club at Bookunpeo successful year to date in
p.1.
Dec.
IN THE BALANCE
La left.
от takes
the
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
his their State selectors,
Southern at 4 p.m. Teams to be introduced already outstanding career.
The team for the to the Indian Commissioner,
which includes matches lour, Monday,
and 10-Cricket
His selection as vice-captain
South against West Australia, badminton practices at Indian Ro
dennite Istand of Victoria opens the club, Tour of
Australia and Victoria, has just creation
of his captaining
Both de Courey been released. HI Reception by the Commissioner of possibility proved the best two-year-old of ing over his board today in
India and Shriliali Adahkar. 0.30 to Australia in future years. the year and the handicapper
personality and cricket know and Watson have been omitted. had no alternative than to give attempt to win a long-distance
ledge are keeping pace with the
TREATED HARSHLY Badminton
4th Race Meeting 1955/56 tho in his batsman- Free game which has lasted two years
Tuesday, Dec, 20-Malayan Indians improvement
As more than half of and has cost severni dollers in
at IRC at Bship.
make He would va Hongkong Indians
an arst-class season In Australia 2nd Day - 2nd January, 1956 The player, p.m.
effelent leader stamps.
If the respon- {will be over before these play- F
their Hockey started his present
Ponies entered in Wednesday. Dec.
21-Malayan sibility came his way.
ers even have a chance to get Indian vi Combined Services at
back into their State team, their Class on 18th December and Sookunpoo at 4 p.m.
omission may sound the death ro-classifed on 17th Decem
the Badrainton at LRC as 5 p.m.
Malayan Indians vs Chinese YMCA
bor, will have their entries Bill Johnston's cricket future knell to their hopes for
their now Dec. 22-Cricket net is in the balance. He has made English tour. Tour of New Territories, a reasonable recovery from his
Watson, on. His Arst inter- transferred to practice.
races tour of the West classification. Whore. riational Reception by Mr F. T. Melwani. 5.30 enee operation, but the Vic- to 8p.m..
torian selectors did not considor Indies, scored 363 runs at în
one distance in any one Class, 'Hockey
His form or fitness good enough average of 43. He has been are provided for more than
treated over-harshly. Friday, Dec. 23-Malayan Indians
In the to include vs Macau at Bookunpoe at 4 p.m.
Ian Craig has been given an Owners of re-classified ponies Sheffield Shield team. Badminton
declare chance. He has unusual will, bo required to other Malayan Indiana vs Corigengower Wolinstan is convinced
that ability, and. If his tempera Cricket Club at CCC, # 8 pm unless he can regain the body mom can stand the test of the their acceptance for one
Hockey Saturday, Decalarga Indians action he lost because is publicity his comeback has race only by Noon on Monday, Combined Civilians at Bookunpool knee injury at Hast Moleseyin occasioned, he could be a rd-19th December and have the
1963, he unitkely to recapture antar member of “Australia'd Cricket Sunday, Dec. Malayan Indians his ability 40 spin the ball from Fast team for many years to option of withdrawing the
entry in the new Class. deter vw Houscous Indars IRC Marting the lege is making a so many sprinters.... amootty The Motor Sports Club of at 10.30 am. Lamgh, and beat IRC. mined effort to and form, borte
AND NEW OPENERS She will settle
By Order of the Stowards He spent severaly pre | 2008) holding their without pulling or fighting for annual cocietall party and dinner yu îndo-Pak1221008 maloge breakfast desalons bowling to me, in The retirement of Arthur
LEARNOLD, her head but, when she is told dance at the Hongkong Yacht Suppoo alloman Drost card mala private, net obicentrating Moris in dedite blow 10 ∙to race ernest, the answer is Club at 7:30 pm, tonight. All Wall
Tuesday, "DeZZ dilayan Bociana Largely ongregain "JU 24 Attealla's hopes of
sidemon, notion
her off the bit. The Jockey Just been playing this long-distance 'sat still while going with the
and when given a bit of chess rain, the filly sprinted away with the greatest of ense.
poco
There is no doubt in my mind.
that she was improving all the time. She has the right tem- 'perament for meing and does not want to be tearing away like
Presse.
MOTOR SPORTS CLUB DANCE
down
Hongkong are
at once forthcoming.
Imembers are sirged to turn 19.
A4 p.m.
Monday, Dec.
him.
Becretary.
PLEASANT SURPRISE Good show, Blackpool Why
applause?
Because of the
-London Express Servico),
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB THIRD RACE MEETING
Saturday, 10th & Saturday, 17th Doctmbor, 1955. (To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Joçkay Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 18 RACES, The First Ball will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race run at 2.00 p.m. on both days,
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra Houso will close at 11.45 am. on both days.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED, All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed Throughout the meeting.
Admission 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 Inteo- duced by him.
Tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).
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 on no account nee the Betting Booths in the Members' Enclosure,
CASH SWEEPS
Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $10.00 each for the second day may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Omees at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), and 5; D'Aguilar Street during normal office hours. and unul 11.00 am, on the day of the Race Meeting.
Particular numbers within the series 1 to 4,000 may be reserved for all race meetings us Through Ticketa. Such ickets will be lasued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stewards to cancel any reservation for Through Tickets for, a particular Meeting if it is found that sales may not reach the number reserved in the series 1 to 4,000.
c
In the case of two-day Race Meetings, Through Tickets comp be purchased for each day of the Mooting provided that the second day is on a date not less than five days after the Beat 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 on Friday, 9th December, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.
Tickels over 4,000 will also be issued consecutively but particular numbers cannot be reserved as Through Tickets,
The reservation of any particular number does not conder on the registered holder any rights whatsoever unless the ticket appropriate number is issued to and-can be produced, bearing the by the holder.
The Stewards reserve the right to refuse any subscription also the right to remove any name from subscription lists willhosab stating reasons for their action.
Cash Swoop Tickets on the Inst ruce of the Meeting at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building (Chater Road), 8, D'Agullar Street and 882, Nathan Bod during normal office hours and until 11.00
am on both days of the Meeting.
SPECIAL CASH SWEEP · Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Fearon Muñorial Cup scheduled to be run on 4th February 1950, at $2.00 engi, may so obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices..
TOTALISATOR
...Backers are advised not to destroy or throw awer their tickets until after the "all clear" signal has been exlibrød, WMA
ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST DE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURBE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT, LATER THAT ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME TOR WHICH THE LAST RAL or THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN,
PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE MADE
FON TORN OR DISFIGURED TICKETS
Bookmaker, Tie Two men, but will not be permitted to oper within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club/ By Order of the Bfawards
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