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Close-up play in last night's Meiji University versus Hongkong's Fortuna volleyball match at the Queen Elizabeth II Youth Centre, Kowloon.
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The
WALLY'S EYE ON US
By HAROLD MAYES
to
Dick
his
Explosions in the ring are nothing new Richardson. Although the 21-year-old 14s1. Newport dynamiter has his detractors, he's already driven way into the hearts of the majority of boxing's paying customers with his punishing fists.
Explosions outside the ring, where the fighting milkman is concerned, however, are the strict preragnlive of his manager, Wally Lesley,
in the
THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1956.
SPORTS REVIEW
RANGERS STILL LEAD IN SCOTTISH
SOCCER
By JAMES ANDERSON
Five clubs dominate Scottish football Rangers, Celtic, Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen,
This is proved by a survey of results of the past ten seasons. It reveals that Hibs have been the most attractive highest-scoring side in the country. They have scored 132 more goals than nearest rivals Rangers.
But over those ten seasons there are only three points between the two clubs. These points are in Rangers' favour.
Hangers have matches
Won
played. 200 of which they have drawn 55, 180, lost 55, scored 630 goals against 304 and Hibe re- gathered 418 points. cord reads played 292, won 184, Jost 02, drawn 40, goals for 771, against 400, points 413,
Rangers and Hibs are out on their own. Next in the 11st comes Hearts 64 points behind,
Don Kichenbrand, Glasgow Rangers burly centreforward,
will tend the Africans in meet Scotland at Ibrox Stadium on March 12.
Yot
most
Column With
A Kick By David Jack
A sporting organisation like the Football Associa tion, respected and revered throughout the world, should never be petty. But, In my opinion, the FA has been petty recently-and I think it is time somebody kicked against it.
We are in the middle of a tho campaign urgenland by
cleaner experts FA to make Soccur a
His club colleague Johnny
ringsido Hubbard will be at outsideleft. | agree that Hill won, and won
well. The chogen Jimmy South Hewle,
Springbok team WAJ by Cariton manager guided by his Seed, African centrehalf John
接
LOST GLOVE
Another reason why 111 upset is because he has only one of the gloves that he wore.
in the Kelly fight. The was lost in the followed.
other
game in Britain. Articles have been writion In
the FA bulletins deploring petty foul- referees have been urged to get tougher player perpetrating
ing on the field, and
with any such offences,
The
doubt, upheaval that
TRIAL MATCH Scotland regard the match 45 A trial
for the team to meet
Hill's fight plans now? England in March. The high-
After a short holiday ho goes light should be the duel between
Rangers back to work as an electrician- and his icam of South Kichenbrand
centre-half
ore and a boxer. George
Ho can wall six colleague Young.
Kichenbrand months before he defends hir burst onto the Scottish soccer title. His opponent may well be
again scene this season fans have been Kelly
The Irishman saying that Young is the only fights fellow-countryman Jimmy
Brown in
eliminator. man who could hold him.
London Express Service.
(COPYRIGHT)
Since
AUSSIE RUGGER TEAM BEATS YOKOHAMA XV Champion, is annoyed.
Yokohama, Feb. 22. The visiting Australian Uni- versities rugby union team to-
day swamped a Local Foreigners XV 53 point to zero in its first appearance in Japon.
The Yokohama Country and alliletle Club players were no match for the team from “Down
Under" who rushed and tackled almost at will.
An enthusiastic Japanese aports writer reporting the game said the Aussies bad "unfathom-
able strength."
The visitors take on their first Japanese opponents next Sunday when they play against an All- frst instante, and now he's Waseda University team. Japa
nese rugby experts have picked the Australians to win all their nine games in Japan. United Press.
leapt ont again,
And Wally Is
siting two ahead of his rivals Just matches in hand, tight today, ready to light the fuse. If he's given the slightest provocation the whole shooting mateb will go up with a terrie whoomph
TRUMP CARD
Curit Agn, when
The story begins in almost a fortnight Lesley signed for Richardson to meet upbeaten Jap Ereke fan Heavyweight contest for which Wales has walled a patiently,
Manager Lesley knew he bri the trump card He has 1 Aghter whos
BOX OFFICE,
So, althong!
Littl
Richardson1
Spelt
IS
no more than a dodging, with Just 19 contrests, he got the belter of the Caract argu- ment: Champion's percentage of the gate, with a princely guarantee,
(41 tainas clause in the event of the cons test, wet for May 7. falling to materialise
11
GET
WHAT THEN? When Erskine failed to kak revenly, Marcel Lintage Richardson was mated with the Belgian to ry toilu it. That goes on Cardiff
111 February 27, and I Dick dues the trick, the interest in the May best-seller will be greater than ever
on
Always provided, of course, that Erskine is going to be the man in the opposite curIVE. 11 bol, what then?
Let manager Lesley have the Just words. "1 had discussions a couple of days ago with Low Burston, European represkrila - Live
the Intrustin Boxing Club of New York," he saki, Hand he offered me contest for Richardson for Madison Square Garden.
FIGHTING WORDS
"}
11171
Int'l Postponed
Charlie Hill, Scotland's Empire Featherweight
new Boxing
There has been much ado in boxing circles about disputed decisions. Much of it has been
HOCKEY
no
average spectator,
this discip- applaude linary action: he considers that Soccer's rulers are doing a good Job of work in trying to clean up the game.
IT'S NONSENSE
Well, I don't, in fact, I think this is the most utter nonsenso to come out of Lancaster Gate
for a long time. The entire
to
campaign smells fishy me. but that is not surprising when you consider it centres on outside red herring. I
an did on this FA play hallucipation-and budt my opinion overwhelm-
some research
Tough
ingly confirmed.
caused by the rioting that fol- 17-Man Singapore views of s
lowed Hill's Championship vic- tory over Ireland's Billy Kelly. Charlie
has been branded irs many people's minds as doubtful winner.
t
Team To Tour Djakarta
Singapore, Feb. 22. The Singapore Hockey Asso-
17-man Colony team with two officials and one umpire would leave for Djakarta on March 25 and return after playing five matches on April 5.
Communists Want ciation announced today that a
More Sports
Activities
The Association said two Faris, Feb. 22. Chinese Communist physicial matches would be against all- education authorities want the Indonesian teams, one would be youth of New China to take against a European XI and an- keen part in other against a team represent- more active and
according to ing the Indonesian University. sports activities,
These four latches would be radio, monitored the Peking
played at Djakarta, here today.
Singapore
Afterwards tho team would go to Bandung for one match, the Association add-
The radio upnounced that the Ministries of Higher Education, Public Health, the Physical Culture and Sports Commissioned.-Reuter. and the Central Committee of
Paris, Feb. 22, The International Rugby Union match here between France and been postponed England has from next Saturday to April 14, tho the French Rugby Federation League of China have issued a cancunced today.
Jaint
directive calling on the college and university authori
New Democratic Youth
The ground is frozen hard.ties to increase sports activities, Reuter.
Raul Macias
The directive, sald the radio called от all higher learning
physical education
Institutes
regard
to
Dg an im- portant aspect of their work-
Agrees To Fightance-Presse.
Espinosa
Mexico City, Feb. 21. The world bantam boxing champion, Raui (Raton) Macias, to-day agreed to stage of his NBA the first defence crown here on March 24 or 25 of the against Leo Espinosa Philippines.
"I've done nothing wrong In this Erskine business. (l's a munager's job to do the best he can for his boxer, and I've got a wonderful contract for mine.
The night, to be held in the certainly not
giant Plaza Mexico bullring, pre-
will be a 15-round event for a pared now to sit around in England to wait while Cockel, $10,000 purse. Macias sought Gardner, Williams and Erskine the bout with Espinosa, ban- sort themselves out.
kingpin
the of tamweight Orient, after receiving an ul- timatum from the NBA to, de fend his title before March 31 or lose it.
Then the spline is started to There was go into the worka,
matter of deal British Heavyweight Championship eluninning contest on the stocks between Erskine and former title-holder Johnny Willams.
The sewards of the Boxing why Board wanted to know Erskine's
** Benny Jacobs, had contracted for the Richardson contest while the Williams bout was outstanding. "So if the Board of Control They had Jacobs, Erakine, pro- object to us going through with moter Sid Evans, as well
the contest, I shall claim the Lesley, on
week top last
£1,000 damnges provided for in pursue their inquiries.
The contract, and Richardson They decided to postpone the and I will pack our bags for the
10
irsue until purse offers for Erikine v. Willams close.
everyone is guessing While the outcome, Lesley's mind is made up. He was a Jump or
IF THE CURRENT TREND OF BAD DECISIONS
IN BOXING SPREADS *TO OTHER SPORTS WE CAN
EXPECT TO SEE
SCHOOLBOYS'
BADMINTON
CH'SHIPS
Tan Eng-yoon To Compete For LAC
London, Feb. 22.
Tan Eng-yoon of Singapore, who
at present at
Does football need cleaning up?" I asked. Here arc tho who Low people should know?—
Peter Doherty: "The
zamo has never been cleaner."
George Herdwick: "I suppose I play in the toughest of the four Leagues, but I cannot name one dirty player I've met this season."
Frank Swift: "It's Cruzy suggest the game is dirty."
WITCH HUNT
to
scen
For an outside opinion I tackled that excellent Dutch referee, Mr Pieter Roomer, who officlated so capably in the Young England v
V. Young Scot- land match recently.
He told me: "I have teams from many countries playing football, English foot ball is hard but very clean."
Apart
from helping people to cash in on the cam- for nows- paign by writing papers I am completely unable
some
to discover the motives for this ridiculous witch hunt,
real There are quite enough matadles afficting cur Soccer... and requiring remedies-with- out the FA bothering to dream up imaginary ills.
Thai Boxers Beaten In Their
the Loughborough. Physical Fights In Manila
Training College, has been selected for
the
London Athletic Club's earn to compete against a representative British Amateur Athletic Association side at Burlingham Park here on Saturday next.
Eng-youn
St. John Ambulance Orders
will compete The first round matches of the the Hop. Step and Jump event, annual Colony Schoolboys and for which his best performance Schoolgirls Badminton Cham-s 49 71⁄2 inches-Reuter. pionships were played off at the Cricket Club, Craigengower Happy Valley, last evening,
Following were the results: SCHOOLBOYS SINGLES Senior Lun Lee (SSC) beat Bruce Hul (KCCESI, 15-1; 15-0.
Wong John Hul (KCCES) and wing-hing (QC) conceded walkovers to Ko wai-kwok (WYHK) and Lam Bhiu-fung (TWC) respectively.
Intermediate Macias previously had chal- Lee Wel-kow {SH Cord} beat Shiu-kwong (PCMS), 18-3: recognised as champion by the 10-
enged France's Robert Cohen, Chol
Ng Chi-young (KC) beat Foon International Boxing Gulid, but Yiu-tung (SP Co-ed), 15-1; 15-0, Them's fighting words, Wally. the two were unable to agree Good hunting!
Louis Hui (530) beat Cheng Hung• on location or terms. Espinosa is to arrive early in March to kwok (PCMS), 15-0; 15-1.
Wong Yee-on (Pul To) beat Tam begin training-United Press.
| Tin-ming (PCMS), 12-13; 10-12; 12-10.
States."
HORSE WINS DERBY
(COPYRIGHT)
IN AN INTERVIEW
THE TRIUMPHANT
JOCKEY
SAID
Awe got
away to a ghastly start and from then
on everything passed us
SUSPENDED IN STARTING TAPES
"OPEN"
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
WON BY 34 HANDICAP PLAYER WHO RAN OUT OF GOLF BALLS AFTER 3 ROUNDS
HAVING "TAKEN 14,2308 SHOTS.
Joe.
BURP,
POSUC BUTCHER
WHO HOPES TO ERAGE
DE BANNISTER'S
BY RUNNINGT
HE ME IN
NAMS FROM
THE RECORD BOOK 1hour 40 mins.
NEWCASTLE FALL" WIN FA CUP AT WEMBLEY
Junior
PICTURE OF A WRETCHED SAYE BY THEIR GOALKEEPER WHO FAILED TO
CONCEDE. A SINGLE GOAL. + NEWCASTLE SCORED EIGHT.
AUSTRALIA
HAVE NO CHANCE OF REGAINING THE ASHES.
CHARLE BLOB,
WHO SEES
TWO OF
EVERYTHING
・AND CAN'T T
HIT ONE OF EM,
IS ELECTED ENGLAND'S CAPTAIN, THE FIRST MAN TO SKIPPER ENGLAND IN
BLACK BOOTS AND BRACES, MALET
Order by Mr Fung Ping-tan, C.St.J., Commissioner of st Ambulance Brigade, John Hongkong District, Order No. 23, "Dated February 8/58. 1950.
Ambulance Duties — Hong_Kang- 20.2.00-3.3.58, Shauklwan XC.F. Amb. DIV. 4.3.30-10.350, Confucian Amb. Div.: February 1930: Manthuen Nig, Div March isso: Central Nag. Div. Ambulance Duties Kowloon 27.350-4.3.36 Kong Wah Amb. Div.; $3.00-11.3.50, Shumahulpo Amb. Div.j February 1950: Shamshulpo Neg. Div.; March 1954: Waterloo Nag. Div
Penetration Squad Dutlex ---25.250, Dr. Wei Cheuk-sheng. Dentist Kwani Chi-hon, D/S Ki Man-lian & Chung Sing N/D. 43.50, Dr Kelly Chu, Den- that It F. Shields, C/S 2. el Arculli & K.Y.M.CA, N/D.
Dulles-20.2.50,
Stace
At Race Course, Kennedy Town Amb. Div.: At Headquarters, Chung Bing Amb. Div: 103.30. At Race Course, Chung Binx Amb, Div. At Headquarters, Kennedy Town Amb. Div.
Orderly Duties for Mainland Area |Tiqts/23.2.30, KY.M.C.A. Amb. Div.; 21.2.0$, Tsimshatsui Amb. Div. 21.2.50, Shamwhulpo Amb. DIV. 22.00, Mongkok Amb. DIVE 2.80, KY.M.C.A. Nɔg. Div; 18.2.50, Mong- kok Amb, DIV.; 29.2.60. Shamshvipa Amb. Div.
won a the
Manila, Feb. '23. The Thai Lightweight boxer Omsap Lammpha last night failed in his bid to dethrone the Philippine Lightweight Cham- plou
who Leo Alonzo
decision unanimous
at Rizal stailun.
In another bout, S. Sommkiat, also of Thailand, was defected by Larry Batan, who replaced the Featherweight Champion Emil Tinde, talen ill just before the fight.
Laemfapha
only won
two rounds of the scheduled 12- rounder as Alonzo pummelled him with stiff blows from be- ginning to end.
Bataan made the most of his
·longer reach to defeat Somklat who had a hard time connecting his punches.-France-Presse,
Sports Diary
TOMORROW Colf Fanling Golf: Smalley Mid-Wook Cup, and mind.
SATURDAY. Athleties DBS-Pul Ching Athletic Meet, at Dus, 2 pm.
Softball Tsing Shiu Ghi Honglong Selection, at 3.30 pm. Meeling Army Toolball_Referees Meeting. Golf Ladler Golf: Bronze Champion- ships, 2nd Round,
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Programmes and Entry Forma for tho 8th Reco
Utfort Sleepers Shelter Society Meeting 1956/66 to be held on Dusses February 1986: Shamshulpo: Saturday 10th and Saturday Shamshulpo NIE DW; Western Dist.;
Chung Bing Ng Diy March 1950: 17th March, 1966; (weather Shamabulpo: KYM.C.A. Neg. Div.
AND,
Clinic
Western Dist.: Manahuan Nag. Bly, permitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Mongkok KIWA. Duties February 1906: K.YM.CA. Alexandra House: the Club Max. Diva March 126, Waterloo House, Happy Valley; and "LK" Bociety for The Protection of the Stables, Shan Kwong Children. -- 27156-166.2.88, ** Waterloo.
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Nix. Div.: 17.156-192.50, 16.MCA Bond.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
SEVENTH RACE MEETING
Saturday, 18th and Saturday 25th February, 1956. (To bo hold under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)
There will be 10 races each day instead of § races; the First Saddling Bell will be rung at 1.00 pm, and an additional rece (1A) will be run at 1.30 p.m. There will be no Cash Sweep oo those additional races.
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.15 a.c. on both daya.
'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 from the Club's Cash Sweep Office, at Queen's Building, Chater Road only on the written introduction of a Member, who will ke responsible for all visitors introduced by him.
Tims 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 use the Betting Booths or Pay Out Booths in the Enclosurra.
CASH SWEEPS
There will be no Cath Sweep on Race 1A on both days of the Meeting. Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $18.00 each per day for Races 1 to 9, and $30.00 for both days may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), and 5, D'Aguilar Street during normal office hours and until 10.30 am, on the day of the Race Meeting.
Particular numbers within the series 1 to 3,000 may be reserved for all race meetings as Through Tickets. Such tickets will be issued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stowards 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 3,000.
In the case of two-day Race Meetings, Through Tickets may be purchased for each day of the Meeting provided that the second day is on a date not less than five days after the first day. In ail other cases Through Tickets will only be sold for the whole Meeting. Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 am. on Friday, 17th February, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings,
Tickets over 3,000 will also be issued ́consecutively but particular numbers cannot be reserved as Through Tickets.
The reservation of any particular number does not confer on the registered holder any rights whatsoever unless the ticket. bearing the appropriate number is issued to and can be producedk by the holder.
The Stewards reserve the right to refuse any subscription also the right to remove any name from subscription lists without stating reasons for their action.
Cash Sweep Tickets on the last race of the Mesting at $2,00 cach may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building (Chaler Road), 6, D'Aguilar Street and 303, Nathan Road daring normal office hours and until 11,00 a.m, on both dayn of the Meeting.
SPECIAL CASH SWEEP
.
Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Hong Kong Derby scheduled to be run on 28th April 1956, at $2.00 each, may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices.
TOTALISATOR
Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their tickets until after the "all clear" signal has been exhibited.
ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LATER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FON, WHICH THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN,
PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE MADE ON TORN OR DISFIGURED TICKETS.
Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc, will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
By Order of the Stewards,
Ä, E. ARNOLD,
WATER
IS PRECIOUS]
Auxen on strength,—(a) Krisimen Entries close at 12 o'clock USE IT.
Wanchal "T"! Amb. Div.1 Ptes Wong'
Fiu, Won Shau-kwan & Eddie Wong NOON on Tuesday, 28th Kwok-chung enrolled-weS.
$10.3.905
Decrease of signathan (1) Lenya... February,, 1950. K.YALCIS. Amk. Biva?Ď/o Cham
Chatak-kei laave for, 4. monlha wazi $2.50
By Order of the Stewards;
AE ARNOLD,
Bedretary:
Deputy Commissioner.
WISELY
2.
Becretary.
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