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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
SEVENTH RACE MEETING
Saturday 18th and Saturday 25th February, 1956.
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)
There will be 10 races ench day instead of 9 races; the First Saddling Bell will be rung at 1.00 pm. and an additional race There will be a Cash Sweep (A) will be run at 1,30 p.n.
on these sublitional races.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. All persons MUST wear their bodges prominently displayed Hiroughout the meeting.
Admission Badges ut $10.00 each per day are obtainable from the Cho's Cash Sweep Odice, al Queen's Building, Chater Road The written introduction of a Member, who will be only on responsible for all visitors introduced by him.
Trs will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel 72811).
By Reg. Wootton
WEEK-END SOFTBALL
CA Cross Bats With Seminoles In Junior KO League Finals Today
By "TIME OUT"
The feature tussle of this week's el għt-game softball card at King's Park will be the Anals of the Men's Junior League Knockout Series, when the hard-hitting Chinese Athletics cross bals with Jindo II ussain's youthful Seminoles at 2.00 p.m. this afternoon. This encounter promises to be a thriller and young supporters will be packing the stands for this razor match.
Men's Senior "A" Taking a back seat, to the minor loopers this week, the League produces two games to the programme with Eddie Marques' Warriors pitted against the US Navy squad, while the Lea gue-leading Braves tangle with their old arch-rivals, South China,
no
p.m.
gaine
SPORTS QUIZ
YOUTHFUL SEMINOLEB
relief burling and he will
A
This
SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT
PROMOTION, RELEGATION
AND A NEW SHIELD PLAN CAN REVITALISE OUR SOCCER
Says L. M. MacTAVISH
The suggestion I relayed in this column last week, that the time has now come to give the fullest consideration to the introduction of pro- motion and relegation in Hongkong football, has certainly set the soccer folks talking.
Conversations on the matter have revealed that most fair-minded people aro satisfied that nothing but good could come from such an innovation. The people who appear to be most strongly opposed to the iden are those who have a very per- sonal axe to grind.
of course to
With It is important
chances, The suggestion goes on to say plonship understand that
the matice of that the present Junior Shield memories of the recent Eastern- promotion and relegation was should be put up for competi-Army Senior Shield tussle still raised in the Colony some years tion between the reserve sides fresh in the minds of the fans Ogo and
it that
Was dis of the senior teams who are there should be another big cardod because there were those excluded from the Shield' com-crowd to see them meet again.
uncertain, who foresaw possible abuso as petition proper.
Both iine-tipe pre the big long as
clubs were
Marris has left the Colony and fielding more than one team in
To me these sound like good will have to be replaced in the different divisions of the same and feedble ideas. As far as soldiers' side but there may also competition.
the Leagues are concerned the be other important changes in Introduction of promotion and the team.
of course
This was
a very relegation would bring a new real cause for concern, and it case of life to a Divisional
which is was one of the reasons why I competition
all too made it clear last weak that the dependent on one or two clube current auggestion proposed fighting it out for top place in that the reserve sides of the their respective sections. big clubs should
play in . separate competition which did not involve them in the promo- tion or relegation plans.
Let one club get a clear and early lead and Interest is over for another season... but with dubes fighting to avoid going down to luww grade or to ensure going up to a higher one coni- how different everything would
STRANGEST COMMENTS
Is
it
STRONG RESERVES
ta unlikely that Kwok Wing-lok will be fit enough to resume for Eastern, but with their strong reserves they should be able to all his place without unduly weakening the sido.
It looks
close like another game with a great deal depend- ing on how quickly the Army defence settles down.
In the other week-end games CAA should get the better of Club; Sing Tao should increase their points total at the expenso of Police; Kitchee should beat. Navy, and if the RAI produce. their best form they should just
out edge
Kwong Wah ni Boundary Street.
The Chung Hsing Girly soft-mode with the visitors on their | producing the chatber and pep ball team from Taiwan, that arrival.
that accompanied every South grently disappointed the many Coming back into stride again Chao tussle in past years. fans
trudged out to the this week, the Senior "B" side of With this big ces being borno park last week by not arriving the Bien's League features two by the whole team, this squad due to
the circumstatices beyond games with
Hurricane gradually descended down the their control, are due here this
Comets encounter taking the father of success and nothing week and with everything going should and young Charlie une anywhere near the Braves
limelight. The other
One of the strangest game short of a miracle will help them will be having a
ments I heard was to the effect | be, against a local side this after- Reinedios' Delawarts having a
Scheme would for the that the
The South China-KMB meet- find scure when they meet
· NOTHING BUT GOOD Held day at the expense of the geese and last time this season,
ing tomorrow is a nt 3 30
very open tittle favour with those clubs However. This is not yet confirmed by the
lowly Hongkong
sue indeed but now that Yiu University
Slow slowballer P. C. Wone who own their grounds because
As tar пр the Shield sug; | Chouk-yin and Mok Chun-wah The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at Hongkong Softball Association
"ine
however, is always available for would be playing their games
icicgation might mean that
they
gestion Focs it seems that are
back in barness the nod 11 15. un both days.
ļas arrangements will have to be
Hussain's
nothing but good could come of must go to the Champions. The youthful probably toe the rubber for
on the Racecourse, while some Seminoles, after having hard to Nam Wah tomorrow, feeding hla
It is an intriguing proposal. Busmen will not be beaten other tooma
pinying on Are the big clubs really big easily, in feet their strong de- bow to n much stronger P
"extra slow teasers to the boom
their well appointed ground, Dodger outli ire the regular
Such an altitude is indeed ro. enough to accept it with all its tenen may be good enough to In past gure of the Tribe 119
Mspectacular possibilities? Lengue, have a inst chance to
give them a draw. should prehensible Kane
being prove their worth against CAA P
seriously suggested that DOVET this afternoon when they meet provide interest to fans trooping and affirence, organising enter out to the Mamond tomorrow
I went along to see the St. for the final round of the Junior
prise, and stadium ownership Joseph's-Eastern as the craftiness and finesse of knockout the
Kame Inst Knockout
Series,
Chinese will be pitted should be given greater weight Saturday and apart from getting tournament specially reserved
nor against
on the balance then practical thirteen goal for my trouble, I the power of the for the 'uiso mans in the minor
football ability? Portuguese Inda.
saw a couple of very disconnect loop.
Another interesting tussle to
This comment is not, and
ed incidents worthy of comment. must not be interpreted as a b tho Warrior-US
When the two teams came out criticism of any particular club for the start of the second half Navy clash as both these teams Lickybave moments of brilliancy, or clubs, The present stadium
the Wong Kam-man,
Saints' owners are South China, Club when they produce a brand of ball so classy as to hang on
and Police: while the Army and centre-half, did not return wit
his team mates. At that stage themselves the title of Unpre the Royal Navy have grounds
me his de of the at which crowds are
were not per-
the game can always be counted give their most in every gume
and when he did appear on the far as I know, has commented sidel and if the Navy
on the idea. nine plited
area. Wong stood par- against them
tomorrow should
However, the USS
starsively on the touchline by the Formoe come from
Arsenals of
today can
very centre flag and, as far as I could then a hard-fought battle will
effort be easily
attract enate with the Warriors having
struggling see, made no a slight edge,
Arsenals of tomorrow...and for the referee's attention and co that reason based on soccer's
er's obtain his permission to join in
the
The ball was cleared uncertainty-South China's
play. ' pre sent lofty position gives them no out of the Eastern goal area and guarunice of future eminence. in a partially interrupted pass Similarly the Club's lack could ing movement it was carried to change too and they could be the other end and eventually and listen. You will find
the back of the that the crowd know a deuce. restored to the prominent post-finished in tion they once held in Hong-Saints' net. kong's football affairs.
NO CHILDHEN will be admitted to the Club's premlacs during the Meeting. For this purpose a Child is a pérson 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 requinte we at $3,00 in order to gain re-admission.
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS WI be obtainable in tho RESTAURANT.
SERVANTS
Servants must remain in their employer's boxes except for passing through on their duties, They may on no account use tho Boking Booths or Pay Out Boothis in the Enclosures.
CASH SWEEPS
There will be no Cash Sweep on Hace 1A on both days of the Meeting. Though Cash Sweep Tickets at $18.00 each per day for Huces à la 9, und $38.00 for both days may be obtained fivin the Cash Sweep Ollifts of Qüoen's Building, (Chuter Road), sou 5, D'Aguller Street during normal office bars and until 19,35 am, on the day of the Race Meeting
Particular numbers within the series 1 to 3,000 may be Leserved for all ruce meetings as Through Tickets. Such tickets Waria 36 issued, consecuuvely only and the right is reserved by the Stewards to cancel any reservation for Through Tickels for a particular Mecting if it is found that sales may not reach the
to 3,000, tuber reserved in the series
in the case of two-day Race Meetings, Through Tickets may purchased for each day of the Meeting provided that the second day is un a dato not less than Avo days after the Arst day. In all other cases Through Tickets will only be sold for the whole Mecting. Tickels reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 am. on Frasy, 17th February, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.
Tickets
over 3,000 will also be isqued consecutively but
· particular numbers cannot be reserved as Through Tickets.
The reservation of any partiçular number does not confer on the registered holder any rights whatsoever unless the ticket bearing the appropriato number is issued to and can be produced 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 Meeting at $2,00 each may be untamed from the Cash Sweep Oflices at Queen's bunding (Chater Roud), 6, D'Agullar Street and 38%, Nathan Road during normal office hours and until 11.00 am. on both days of the Mooling.
SPECIAL CASH SWEEP
Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Hong Kong Derby scheduled to be run on 28th April 1985, 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 REHER, NOT LATER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR 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..
POP
A. E ARNOLD,
Becretary.
1. With what sports do you
Captain Lal Dayaram will be connect
Lord these peers.
hoisting the mound flag for the witness Lonsdale, Lord Brabazon, Lord Cobham, and Lard Seminoles in this key match, and
though he boasts division curves or upshools in his hurling repertoire, the steady flow of strikes over the plate through-
Burghley?
3. In
In what weght did Jim Driscoll fight?
ما
happened:
record
Test
score,
the title
Lout the season has earned him dictables. Eddio Marques Boga mitted, and not one of them, as the scad by three goals to two
3. Name these events in the
order
which
they Len Hutton's many well-deserved victories,
D'Almada will Young Peter Fred Perry's third
be calling the slants behind the successive
with ballhawk
Danny Wimbledon victory and Joe plate
Gosano running the show in the World Louis winning
infield quarter at shortstop. Heavy weight
from
Lanky Bernard Lee, a key figure in the batting department, will be taking his usual post at first whlie Tommy Chon and Felip Permas take posts at second and third base respectively.
Jim Braddock
4. Complete the names of these Donald sporta personalities: George, Archibald Leo Douglas Alistair Gordon-
5. How many times has
Australia won tho
Men's
at
In the outfield section of this Singles title at Wimbledon formuldable team, Slugger Teddy
Boloto is the pivot man since the war?
contrefeld while Erie Remedios and Lionel Dayaram flank hin at left and night respectively.
Dishing up good defensive ball
well
offensive,
Csi
'Murderers
$2
the
6. Which has the longer a soccer maximum length, or rugby union pitch?
in London 7. A sports event
last week sew a Champlon
Row of Teddy dethroned and the title
Belote, Bernard Lee and Danny won by his cousin. The
the much- provides finalist 103ing
the Gosano WB5
What Champions's brother.
ruded alugging power in their
for the
Unless flag. quest was the event?
families. 8. Still on sporting
hurler Hussain of the Athletics Which
have holds these big guns in check each
Seminole triumph held the same world today, a title, once competing against imminent, each other in the finai,
"World have these Heavyweight Boxing Cham- plotis in common, Rocky Marciano, Ezzard Charles and Max Schmeling?
docs
9. What
two brothers
10. Which Olympic title
Bob Mathias hold?.
(Answers re Page 17)
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKET CLUB
Programmes and Entry
Forms
for
the 8th
Bace
on to
Also putting in their share to- wards this week's thrill-packed card is the Junior Ladies Play- off this afternoon, as the comely Colleen lasses tangle with the youthful Tai Tung schoolgiris,
With Braves ballhawk Dickie Chaves at the helm, the fast- rising Colleens should easily come out on top, Of the other ladies' game scheduled, South China should not And it too hard in
accounting for the Capanda maidens in the Ladies' Senior play-offa.
is
Sports Diary
TODAY
Athletics
The Chinese Athletics, more of an aggressive team, will de pend on their sluggers to bring home the bacon.'
THE KEY GAME The key
me in the Men's game Senior "A" League this week will be the encounter between the League-leading Braves and the South China squad. Having lost most of their 'sting after Bio migration of their acc hurler 'Goose Wong to tho Warriors, the Nam Wah boys have been dishing up a very disheartened brand of ball, not
Meeting 1955/56 to be held on From Wooden Saturday 10th and Saturday
17th March, 1966, (weather Spoons To Silver
permitting) may be obtained
Secretary's at the
Omce, Alexandra House; the Club House, Happy Valley; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Tuesday, 28th February, 1956.
Cup Class
Victory FC were the butts of Color League the Nelson and inst season, Opponents trotied out confident of a double score win. But the shooting boots are on the other feet now. Victory have scored 117 goals this season. and conceded only 33-a remark- able change round from wooden spoon to allver cup clams. They By Order of the Stowards,
are top of the League and un-
· A. E. ARNOLD,
benten after finishing bottom a Secretary. year ago.
IM GOING
TO SHOOT
My RIVAL.
WHY DONT
YOU USE
A GUN
DON'T WANT T. DISTURB
THE NEIGHBOURS
Cross bowinan
||
the
five
the
cualty Diy was in the Eastern |
This
to
vital equallsing
Arthur Ellis
(World No. 1 Refereel
Opens Up His Soccer School
Go to Wimbledon. Look ́`·
goal
from an ace ! AL Lord's
and
umpire does!
Old
But these are purely hypothemight not have happened Trafford they know what is.. tical domestic concerns, and while Wong....or this colleagues, had going on almost before thé
the referee that the no one wants to see any club un informed fairly or unjustly treated, such centre-half was ready to resume.
But Soccer crowds just progressive matters as promotion Had he been in his place on the and relegation must be evaluated field it is possible that the goal don't know the laws of the
have been their direct relationship to oculd
prevented. gare. the overall betterment of Colony |This should be a bitter lesson football.
to the Saints' players that they Under the present set-up the must get a man back in his or rather position as quickly as it can those who are compelled to play possibly be done.
in
smaller clubs
their football in the Junior League... have virtually no hope of making progress, I know
another division of the League,
SECOND INCIDENT
The second incident concerned
DBS-Put Ching Athletic Mess, that clubs can be voted into an unusual decision by the re PR, 1 DA
Boftbatt Tring Shiu Girla V Hongdong Selection, at 3.30 p.m. Meeling Army Football Referees Meeting. Golf Ladies Gelf: Bronze ships, 2nd Round.
Soccor
More sound and fury is caused on football grounds by the crowd's ignorance of the laws than by all the goals and playing incidents.
So come to school; with but that method involves infereo when he blew his whistle me this week and I'll help to fluences other than actual soccer and ran over to Ho Ying-fun who unravel the knotty points-
was standing a couple of yards of football laws that puzzle prowess and depends more on behind the byeline and out of the fans and bring screams
that one could | *****
winger had case than on play. The Eastern wit
attempt to play whether or not a club is fit, in made no
the backing Champion-muster for E
1st Division: Eastern v Army (K Stadium). Club v CAA (Navy) both matches at 4 pan; Slog Tan v Police
(18) 4 pm.
2nd Division; Eastern w Anny (10K Stadium). CAA Y Cho (Navy) bord mutchen at 4 pm Sung Ted vedio (DS) 230 p.m.
the of rage down on the poor
a football sense, to take its ball but, mystery of mystorics, old ref, place in a higher sphere of the the referee placed the ball on
the line immediately in from
game.
121
their
ошл
120
+
Promotion and relegation of whare He had been standing would answer all those prob- and awarded dek to St
One of the worst is this busi- Jems.
of shouting by players. Teams would eventual- Joseph's. All this to the amaze-ness.
level: ment of the Eastern winger and Players keep ly and
constant 3rd Division; Telephono • KMB,
they would
the utter contusion of many of stream..of instructions and ad- riso and fall by RAMC v Bollditor (HV) at 2.30
vice to each other you their own efforts and achieve the onlookers.
know Gymnaslle y Little Sal Wan, the REME 7 Dockyard (HV) 4 pm
on the fold: and, they
the "Right, Joo." ments
"Leave it, It might have been possible Bill "Ite.mine, Hairy" type of.. Division:
would be removed from the in to solve it by asking the referee thing. University
vidious position of canvaging after the game but, with active votes to sponsor a cause worthy memories of previous incidents, of reward,N
Hallindia (HV) 1.20 p.m.; Watson VRIL (IV) 4 pas,
Cricket
Division: Army North Scorpione Optimista v CCC, inc Navy, Pulco V Army South, nogreto v RAF.
2nd Division: Navy v Army North, University “A” V DES, HGV V INC. KCC "Wasp Recreio, Ar KGCC "Hometa",
Hockey Demon's v RAP (HV) 3 pan. Ladies League: Recrefo v Dorinda *A* (35) pane Gremlins Y
Gremlin Kings (05) 2.13 p.m.
· BadinintonA
Racing
School Badminton at D 230 pm. Seventh Rage Mesting at Hapsy, Valley (second day), 130 - pani
PRECIOUS
DROPS.
FOR - PRECIOUS MOMENTS.
CHERRY
HEERING
'LARDING, MATHESON & OO, STO
:
IMPORTANT POINT
no one
The botter the class of game. socmed prepared to do the more they shout. If a foot-
crowd this. Nevertheless if there is a ball
kept absoluto sound explanation for the apsilence for 10 minutes they astonished at the There is one very importantparently irreconcilable decision would be
chatter' that goes on. point that must be conceded I'd sult like to hear it.... by even the most hostlie op- ponents to this suggestion; and that is that there are some grand "ttle tooms playing in
・WEEK-END MATCHES
I refereed West Ham-Lafee- ster recently. A Leicester fot- There is a somewhat un-ward called "Right." The West balancect League programme Ham back let the ball go and ite Junior Leagues at the pre-over the week-end with two the forward enced on to shoot aent time....in fact there are several more than capable of giving one or two of the cur- rent crop of senior sides a very healthy run for their money.
games this afternoon, and four against a post.
tomorrow. follows:-
The schedule le as
·UNFAIR· ADVANTAGE.
Today: Easterni v. Army at I pulled him up and the IK Stadium: Club : CAA at crowd howled "He, chin't be off- Since last Saturday's article I Causeway Bay. Both games alde, ret" He wasn't. Bul" bo have received another proposal start at 4 pm.
|which da still further, gouching
than the one on League reform,
Tomorrow: South China 'vi
had gained an unfafk advint-
age no he was penalised, it cost of "The Inw says that shouting: in-
It is a suggestion that in future KMB at HK Stadium; Sing Tao permissible "If it does not inter**! the present Senior Shield should. Police at Caroline Hi; Navy fore with an opponent.". In this be renamed the HKFA Challenge
Kitchee at Causeway Bay: cane it d
Shled and that all Leagus chubs, | KAF *.. KWORK Wala at Boun- So keep your eyes and with of couree the exception of dary street. All gates start at
D.m...
open at your next match. You, can enjoy the game, and spektak
the rearvo sides of the Senior toams, should go into the hat ut the warpe. tione, dr. happens in Main Interest will benizo en ciato decisions better. M FOUC other parts of the world. "Let the Eastern-Army clash today, Know Your Law the little ones, got to, gripe with fand the meeting of those oll
Now let mo test your kno the big ones" says the proposer, football foes, South China and longa. Suppose a wing-half; taktau Hand -naa 'should · spon To the KMB, tomorrow. 'Shlok" becoming la, live, wire
Ing a thườw-in, sende the Hall to ¡¡ris outaido-lefty->who intime me;" competition with all the 'mith- They are vital games for oftelde position, races on to poli primas, naki, uparar that kén tradis Bestern and South Chign bon score. Iesit,# gonil van
with Knock-out' tournament, ****
Cham
'abriously * lipent their