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ARMY SPORTS
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The Spot of Honour at the Top of the Sports Parade has a new decupant this week and there will be few quibbles at the selection of Sapper 'Jock' Meinnes as the first feature sportsman of 1956.
The closing weeks of the old year brought weil wol! resoputtion and several honours to this brilliant young footkunder. He was given the captaincy of the Scotland sue that Tackled and defeated Portugal in the Inter- national setup; he was also nominated to captain The the for Kame HIKEA ile aramed t ́AAF in the first Guverner's Cup, and on top of that came his selection or the All Hongkong side to meet the Austrian visitors later this mouth
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BRITAIN'S
OLYMPIC HOPES
Oh truck and fold. · fa gymnastums; Ballia, tu löguna and village up and down the country, Britaity's tốp sihinies are propartak för á tilt at the biggest prise amateur sport has to offeren Ofphisto Gold Medal. What are their, olinades?
This series takes you into the dressing, pouros; tid shower baths, Introduces you to the men and womens who hope for the fiöndur of wearing the Union Jack on their track sulis in Melbourne next year. It tells the story of their rise to fame, teir hopes and fomes.
Quiet? Knows
Yes,
But Hewson
Where He's Going
By ERIC NICHOLLS
The world of athlétes and Menara Simpson, Plecadilly's answer to Savile Row could hardly be further apart. But pop into Simpson'a one day-providing you have money to spare-and the tall young man in the nutty dark suit who attends to your needs may be Brian Hewson, the world's youngest conqueror of the four-minute-mile, For In fact you may even have your suiting cut by the same Mr Hewson, during business hours, Brian Hewson, a Savile Row-trained cutter, is learning all about the affairs of Messrs Simpson.
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Ho knows where he is going, three minutes 67 seconds, It was in a quiet restaurant off Leicester Square that Brian old and how to get thera But he could reasonably place Hewson ine all about tailoring and doesn't shout about it.
on the short list for Melbourne, athletics. At Arst sight bo's a For instance,”ask Brlan about But whatever the AAA choice, quiet sort of home-loving young the Olympic Games in Melbourne Brlan will be prepared far tellow The sort you Imagine next year, and he will tell you Olymple competition. Each lunch- spending their evenings by the that he has made tentative time, the smart young man of
arrangements freside, reading. He k.
to ity out seven Simpson's
marches boldly weeks in advance for special through the main doors carrying training and acclimatisation travelling bag. He doesn't Then he will add: "That is, of travel very far. Just to a tesek course, if I'm chosen."
In nearby Chelsea, where changes from his rity sult inlo training gear.
of
GREAT ATHLETE
Whoh s givet an athiele as
But don't allow yourself to be
Hewson's modesty. folech by however genuine it may be.
Behind that outer shield serenity, and a broad smile more in keeping with a seller of tooth
Chris Chataway and Gordon brushes than an athlete. Howen Dr Roger Bannister thinks ft to | Phde often join him in this mid- quietly determined young annoulice in publie that Hewson day sweating session. "It's much
with une day run the Mile
In welter
during ther Howson, "In the evening yon feel so tired after a hard day's work.
jaken the Cornbunzert Chinese gone!
briztalas, Jummary 22 Applications should be made in jwpson ER In writing to the Camp Commandant DERE
must be Devonimided by cush Freisited that telephone book-
inan The mga cannot be seerpted.
aveeipt of 1157- jowalewus is Saturday, January
Test
Sapper Meloneg will be play- in The All-Hongkong side: Wide and Charlesworth will be
The Hongkong
tie teens ganze
Selecton fr
Major John Letham's avanturuseteary
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•tages of the recent rugby match between the Army and the Rest of The Colony under floodlights of the Club Stautum was one of the Tughlucht of Rechiffusion's programune inst Sutur-
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Ten Belts For Colony Open Boxing
Boxing Tourney
day," says
Hewson trains by correspon- dence roure. He receives regular nstructions from Franz Stampil, by famous Austrian each, w helping Australians to prepare For the Olymples, and the man i who trained Roger Rannister.
F
thal four
te ddition in Ten belts will be awarded to the various winners of mite, Hewson has two vietärjes the Open Colony Boxing Championships to be held at Lover Gordon Pirie to his credit, Southern Playground on January 23, 24, 25 and 27, it was and revealed at the Cominittee Meeting of the HKABA rack records yesterday.
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took the Hrg Young Chair at the meeting which was Mat Like Missim: to Seamen
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10 bring De sitios at the top of the, Lions hav Cabany - Leagie The South XI mon than the most nominal of bar suffered a big boss
wds The play is usually of song attack by the departure, a good standard and W's a great Cenfisman Nash whose fast anty St sunmething ar the bowling fans made a must signi-
tity players and Seant coalribution to the success
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FINE VICTORY
The highlights of the axing comratulations.
and with
Individual
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and now for a spot 01 First of all to approaching popdar Bruces Tulloh for his Forces ne victory in the annual New Championships and Year's Day Road Race
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of 126 The Royl Ar- out Just exigedi
by
The Colony Championships et peng around the corner Aray boxers,
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in the civalian evumunity, are Jank at work in search of peak and miching powe
commentator
competitors,
tillery runner
murgins.
their swanİNS CARRY with mouth in the other services and fellow soldier Alan Smith
narrowest of Tulloh's Ume of 33 minutes B Ted ends was a most satisfactory it bettered Smith's previewing the Unlony effort by only 15 seconds.
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last
sud.er pugilists
medictions of the forthcoming
sucresses However. Ted
probably
*ing of spectators
The econci ration
of con-
to the fool-
The three new belts for th
ar the yeur's
Championships President's belt, presented by Mr A. Whiting. and two belts by the Hon. M. Turner and the Combined Services. Other bella are one presented by Mr 1. P. Kwok. three presented by the Jockey Club and Hongkong
Three presented Club.
Entry forms
by the Sports
for the Chan- pionships are requested to be in by January 10 through lated clubs or by unattached indivi-
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the I was also decided by meeting that affiliated Clubs which Fairf 210f piel their aliation fees by January would be suspended.
Coaching for schoolboys in- terested
will begin in boxing
on January 13 at the Mistions to Seomen. Mr Rumey Bucks will
Suspended
Austrian Skiers Reinstated
Innsbruck, Jan. 3. Four Austrian ski Champions suspended by the Austrian Ski Federation on December 23 for having publicly criticisert tional trainer Fred RocSSTIET,
of were reinstated
speciai Com- meeting of the Steering means of the Federation mittee
In of Innsbruck tonight.
The grand per-
tour are Tony Spless, In action as low in theformance last week
in beating weight rule as Welterweight. the powerful 6 COD side by 3
According
most goals tu nil. The closely connected with
pre-match the predictions
the HEME teen Allison will almost Ordinance boys would win by a vertainly partielpate
Tunaow margin but the REME the side repeated last season's clear-
cut victory,
he proved wide off the gratulations goes mark in the suggestion that Ple ballers of Command Workshops Allison of the RADC may be REME for their
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blown Middleweight
ON 11
in
Din-
advisers
and their immediate have discussed
the matter great length and I know that
at
suggested
near
Colony competition with ning in the Light-Middleweight It is anticipated that a new Division. Apparently the boys name will be heard in Army
soccer cirtles In the future. Gnr Winter, who arrived professional a couple of weeks ago,
on the books of West Ham United and it is known the management of that
Dinning at least has no qualms about making the Light-Middle- weight limit.
In spite of a recent defeat at
the hands of Gnr McMenamy, lub predict a bright career for
start
an over
Dinning will whelming favourite to take the
IN GOOD SHAPE
Allison
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Ho
Is due
to
Othumar Schneider. Martin
Strolz and Gebbard Hillbrand. Their attitude has complicated the task of the selectioners for the Austrian team to take part in the Winter Olymples Cortina Dampezzo Juter month.
at
this
It was also learned here to- that Canadian Olympic day tear skier, Anty Tommy has broken
his log in two places during training at Saint Anton Am Arlberg, and will not be able to take his place in the team at Cortina Dampezzo.— France-Prosse.
very best wishes of soccer fol-
LATE REMINDER
has stormed
to lap
and
up and down
Brain.
Yet
Never
have
he might coach the classes from 8 pan. bis ",eached tub present standard but for the thoughtless words of 7 pan It was also decided that this season's boxing gloves an Amateur Atlikette Association Best Whee Hewson's would be given to the Hongkong | officiel,
Association to School Sports
coach, Frank Brew, died, Hew-
the AAA for 10 wrote foster the boxing spirit of the SCA
advice. He received the reply Colony's schoolboy",
to that they would be glad
The Army boxing champion-handle "raw material" Bhis will be held on January 12, 13, with the Onals on Janu. ary 10 at 8.30 p.m. at MacPher- son Stadium, Kowloon.
Tickets For Heavyweight Title Fight On Sale
fur
Toronto, Jan. 3
next month's Tickets Britisti
Empire title fight be. tween Canada's James J. Parker atict South Africa's Johnny Arthur went on sale today.
half
Brian Hewson, the family man, picks tomatoes for his mother at their London suburban home.
JAMES PARK SPOTLIGHTS
3-YEAR-OLDS OF 1956
Milesian May Be Irish
Threat In Our Guineas
Home Soccer Standings
The following are the up-to- date. Football League standings:
Fint Division
Manthosier ·U. Blackpool Luton
Burnley Chariton Portmouth Everton Sunderland Chebea Nowenlo Wolves votion Manchester
We Broin, Presion Birminghan Arsenal Cardiff
Tottenham Aston Villa Sheffield Huddersfield
Shefeld Leicemer Leeds SWARNA
Bristol Briatul
Blake Liverpool Fulham Lincoln
Necond Divi=155
Fort Vale Notų Forexi Doncaster Barnsley buck burn Notts County
Middlesbro Rotherham West Hum
Bury Plymouth Hull City
Laytou Ipswich
P W D
26 10 11
2013
23 14
20 13
3 17
Division 1 (Mouth)
DLF
Orient 23 13 7
20 14 B
20 14
20 10
29 13
Dragon Torquay Northampton Norwich
Brentford
I have seldom known a year when the Free Handicap Coventry has been of such little guidance. There are 10 home-Southend trained colts within a stone of the top weight but few Willingham of them inspire Derby hopes.
Major L. B. Holliday owns Gratitude, but he will not Newport be anything more than a sprinter. He is bred for speed Exeter
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Millwall
Swindon
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on both sides of his pedigree, being by Golden Cloud out yournemouth of a Court Martial märe.
Nothing
tooked
Two of the line races near him in the New which Milesian took part were Wasall gelling Stakes at Royal Ascot, In the England. He had been beaten Gimcrack A1 York ՄԵՐ
muiden race in Ireland in finished after five furlongs. May, but there appeared to be I have much more faith in the | much confidence in his ability to same owner's Duclan, though he beat Ratification at Goodwood.
as quite a lot of leeway to make I do not buy much atten- up. thm to the coll's early form, as It was not until towards the end of the season that he gained the strength to provel his generous frame.
SPEED
"RAW MATERIAL”
With the AAA Junfor mile tithes for 1951 and '52 in his locker, with the BONÍOT AÄÄ half mile (against three Olympic
When Daclan ran at York h following The two runners)
of August he produced a tum CATA
trimmed on and times each
in't speed which enabled him to join didn't ccasion, Hewson take kindly to the reference to "raw material."
He became man apart, train ing on his own, without advice or help, a young man slightly
the leaders inside the last furn
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The six-furlong start on that course cannot be seen from the stands, but when the field came into sight the four runNUTS WETU
Grimsby Accrington Derby
Bouthport Bradford C. fiartegpola York City Chesterfield Scunthorpe Darlington
in Indien me. Obviously some- Workingten thing had happened at the start.
Rochdale Tranmere Stockport
Gateshead Wrexham
Corsic
I sought out Rae Johnstone, alfox who rode Milestan, And thq me ho caught n Jockey told Lorri bump from Idle Rocks Chester long. He failed to sustain the RS the tapes went up which them effort and it was made to appear nearly knocked him out of the Mansfeld that the six furlongs was more saddle.
Despite Then he could manage,
that, Milesion ouce He then went on to win the almost got in touch with Ratif- but the effort told on Stakes of seven furcation,
gmbittered. That was anti Dewhurst Erlend wrote to Franz Stampfl. Stampf Look Over the job of grooming the young Hewson.
the
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and was not surprised him in the last furlong. Ratifica- after seeing him in the paddock. tion won by two lengths, but Hibernians He had led out to a remark-Johnstone told me that but for able extent since York and not only had he grown and put
#bundle of
weight, but WATER muscle.
His main task was to drill into Hewoon's mind acceptance Di the four minute Mile as some- thing
he would achieve, Matchmaker Deacon Allen
Howsun made it. Now under
1 thought Humphrey Cottrill said the Heavyweight title fight
guidance of the same coach had done a good job of work in at Maple Leaf Gurdens may
Hew son will be chasing that having built up the col to such help establish Toronto us »??
1.500 Metres Title
the an extent. If Dacion continues centre u booming Heavyweight
in similar manner during the winter he will hold his own for looks with anything of his age in training.
this year.
Aller said last night that he will sek assurance from the winner of next Monday's night
that he will within 90 days.
Olympics.
Perhaps he will make Bannts- er's prophecy come true under the glaring Melbourne sun. All Britain hopes he will, London defend his Uitle Express Service.
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would
Ho said 3 guarantee of Monday's winner defending allow within 90 days negotiations with outstanding British sluggers, such as Jack Gardner and Johnny Williams.
Allen said both have a strong right to challenge the winner here since they are both former British and Empire Champions. | Although no provisions wère made
contract to in Arthur's give Parker a return match if he wins next week. Allen re- assured Parker's camp.
Sports Diary
HKAAA Meeting 8.30 pm.
TOMORROW
Meeting
at Education Department,
SATURDAY
to thrive
Vellic
Rangers
At
what happened
start Hearts Milesian might have won by a Queen o's
Aberdeen similar margin.
Dundee Falkirk
the
CANTER
Connections were
then left Baith
Kumarnock Airdrie Dunfermline with the choice of the Gimcrack Eat Fife
the and
Imperial Produce Motherwell Stakes Kempton. It was St Mirren
Partick decided to save the colt for the Kempton race.
Clyde
Stirling Alb.
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He frightenext away the ap- position to such an extent that The owner breeds most of his
the mice was little more than an own horses but is not averse to exercise
Queen's Park cunter for Milesian. Ayr United buying any yearling that may
After half-way the colt was st. Johnstone fake his fancy. Daclan wES A allowed to stride along
and, Dumbarton yearling purchase at the Don without ever being called upon Brechin caster sales,
for a serious ch canter by six
Bred at the Siedmere Slud, the colt is a half-brother to the
Cowdenbeath
won in
Sterhousemiile
Dundee U
Ens Silrlinat The opposition was not strong sorton
St Leger winner, Ridge Wood enough to tell anything and so Stranraer
There is no similarity between up to a point Milesian remains Albion Rovers
Berwick
Forlar
Alfon
the pair and Dacian certainly an unknown quantity, There is Third Lanark hus more speed than his elder no doubt that the colt has a fine Arbroath Executive Comsnittes relative, A handsome chestnut turn of speed.
calt by Dante out of Hanging
He la by My Babu out of Oat-Hamilton Fall,
the colt is inbred lonke, each of whom was trained Montrose
by Sam Armstrong. Phalaris.
My Babu won the 2,000 Guineas but his Hanging Fall, who bred other preparation for the Derby was Bentor Challenge Shield
winner in addition to Ridge Interrupted and he was not Kwong Wah Kitchee (CH), 3.30 Wood, is by
out pm. Etem y Sing Tao
of his best. Stadium) 3.30 pm.
also pro- Junior Challenge Shield
duced several winners and was Tung Wah_v Bastern (CH), 2.30
(HK P. Bing To v BS Stadium), i pm; Kitchin VRU
Soccer
"If next Monday's fight is the kind we think it will be, it will bo a cinch for a return bout," he said, "But, in the long-Navy) 3.14 p.19. mange view, we want to give other challengers a chance too."
Although the scheduled 12- round Heavyweight bout has not been recognised as a title fight by the British Boxing Board of Control, the match does have the official blessings Canadian and Ontario ring authorities.
for the Aght were
$1.50 to $5.50-
of
Hockey
(HK
Solarlo Meadow Rhu, who
a half-sister to the brilliant Four Course,
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It is in every respect a high-stamina" index to be calculated class pedigree and, while Dacian | but there is plenty of stout blood Ladies" League: Servicen. HC V KGV "B" (119) 230 pm; KGV “may not go to the top, he should on the maternal side as OatЛlakó
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Trigo. Dorian V
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King'a
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2nd Division: Ary "N" V DS, KCCA Recrelo, KGV Am "S". Navy v University "A", Folles v RAF, University "A" v IRC.
Badminton Closing date for school children's Badminton Championship.
THE GAMBOLS
appohr in of the Army sides in the title in whichever Division he near future. competes. He has been training Two interesting letters await iewers throughout the Colony. hard throughout the Christmas
the arrival in England of and New Year holidays and it Vernon Ashworth the ex-Arniy is certain that he will be a very player. Both letters are from Here is a late reminder that Tickets
weil fit young man when tule time wea known League clubs entries for the FARELF. Basket-ccaled from comes around.
offering Ashworth an immediate ball Championship close on United Press, opportunity 10 show his ability. Saturday, January 7. So far is also in good shape.
It is believed that Ashworth,
entries have been received from and whether reigning Champion Rochdale
who was az amateur with HK Six Rogt; Command Pay Nobby Finch, decides to
before his call-up, Office; 50 Coy, BASC; HQRA; compete or not
blonde may return to that club as the
(HK) HKCTU: and 82 Indep London boy will start a firm Professional.
Sqn RE. favourite to win his weight. The Army players, apart from
It is
to their fine fighting display against of course early yet to start making predictions no to Soult China on Saturday, have lowing important information to
Champlom. Form future
been fully engaged in saying ja fickle and simple training in good-byes to several of their be contemplating entering for juries can change the whole colleagues. Crompton and Hay- picture, but it is already clear dock of the Senior aide and that there wil be some thring my team leave the Colony this Brooks and McOley drom the boxing in both the Land ForeOS
{week. and Colony Championshipe Crompton's efforts as Akmy [aldipom are too well known and
I am asked to bring the fol-
the notice of boxers who may
the Colony Championships. Entries from ALL Army boxers must be done through the DOPT at HOLF who has the necessary forma. Intending competitors can complete täten, forms at tho weigh it for the Land Forces
Incidentally, the Land Forces
The Hon Secretary of the appreciated to need any further Championship on January 12. Army Football Association has comment while Haydock bas
tickets
for
a limited number of reserved shown fine consistency since Championships will definitely be forthcoming combing into the seniorside Hold ut: the Queen Elizabeth serica of game against the Brooke and McClay ve me Youth Centre as follows Pro visiting Austrian tetin. Tickets played many Bae comes and arminarles Thursday, Jaminry bro available for the kong game off
Will take away in, dayton kito | Flintas Monday, January 10,
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GLORIE, 'I'VE GOT A SURPRISE FOR YOU
CAN I HAVE „CI
HAT FOR
career.
Buenos Aires, Jan. 3, The contract fixing the .con-
Flyweight boxing title fight bo- Milesian is handicapped within There might be a doubt about tween holder Pascual Perez. of 1lb. of the best colt in the Irish Milesian staying a mile and the Argentine and challenger Free Handicap. The only one half, but he is definite pros-Leo Espinosa of the Philippines, of his sex placed above him is pect. He is a good-looking colt was signed in Buenos Aires to- Rolstar, who could well develop with a smooth action and in due day. into a classic proposition. As course we may hear that, classic He has not run in this country, hopes are entertained...
I do not know looks like.
what 'Rolstar
-London Express Service).
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The fight is to be held on January 11 nt the Luna Park Stadium here--France-Presse.
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