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ARMY SPORTS
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Congratulations to HQRE, and 'welcome to the Spot of Honour at the Top of the Sports Parade. The Sapper" are the new Six-a-Side Hockey Champions of the League run at Headquarters, Land Forces. Their consistent good form proved too much for District Workshops who after a long run of successes faltered at a crucial stage of the competition.
A decisive defeat at the hands of the BMH team denied the Craftsmen a play-off with the Royal Engineers who finished their Lengue programme in a blaze of glory and are now out on their own as the undisputed cham- a performance fit to stir the ghosts on pions. Laffin's Plain.
Mention last werk of Inwn who, us one of the world's out- bowls brought quick response standing long distance runners, from several quarters and pro- should know what he is talking duced an interesting suggestion.about.
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One keen soldier-bowler
Boy's expert opinien
3. forward the idea that little purently shared by the Hong- Pentangular might be stage king Amateur Athletic Assocta- athletes can and Army between the Royal Navy. Army, tion
benefit from this as the HKAAA Royal Air Force, Royal Hong-
has arranged another series of Defence Force and the Hongkong Police and suggests summer meetings.
UNUSUAL DISTANCES that Capt. Phoenix, who is in
મ close touch with local town These will be held at Caroline Bowls affairs, might make the
on July first step towards bringing the idea to fruition.
SOUND PROPOSAL
Hul
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12 and 28 from
in 6 to 8 pm. In the evening organising the meetings the AAA has tried to provide a variety of eventa some of which are over unusual distances.
fo
M-
This certainly seems to be a ound proposal but whether the
It is understood that this has three Services can corn muster
been done in an effort enough good players to give the RHKDF ́ned the Police a real
to partiel- courage competitors contest Another matter, al-pole in events other than their though on free as the Anny in own particular speciality.
This is a mos! laudable enter- several
und Army athletes should who bruse
there
concerned competent soldier-hurwlers
play regularly at local clubs. give the meetings their full sup-
Well it looks
as though our port. Entry can be made on the mention brought forth
of Capt Phoenix has spot and no pre-notice need be so given. The events listed for the a loucher,"
now it's over to the god Captari | two meetings are as follows:
for the next move
know
tangular
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und who
Meeting on July 12: Men 400 maybe a new Pen-Metres Hurdles, 200 Metres, High Lanctions:
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football signi-
Jump and the 2 Mies.
80 Metres and the Long Jump
2 MHC Meeting on July 26: Walk, 5000 Metres. Shot Pul, and laki 8. Hop Step nd Jump. Shot Put High Jump, and the
BO Metres.
Throughout the last
the nust scuson nje +[ Dicast factors influencing the performance of the Army Aide
the
present injury.
There is surely something In bogey.
fhat selection of events to sull Selected line-ups had to be changed at the last numite week|ven the must choosey of com- after week and there was little pettors and it is hoped that as the minds of these may Army athletes as possible debt
the HKÄÄA in will support who realised what was happen- their efforts to
interest keep ing that the frequent late with alive during a part of the yer drawals did much to upset the
which has previously been re- playing potential of the team.
garded as dead time by Colony Athletes.
In looking back through Un season's records we find that Charlesworth, Mullett, Mc-
WIS
incidentally I am palced to re-
come.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1956.
I'm Against Panic Changes For
The Next Tests
Says DENIS COMPTON
Since England's surprising defeat at Lord's, we have been told in many quarters just what the Test selectors should do to turn the tables on these victorious and understandably jubilant Aussies.
The great advantage held by the armchair critics is that, unlike the selectors, they do not have to see their theories tested on the field.
Fra: L
COUT
that man
UT
int
changea will not make panie
they pick the side for when the Leeds Test,
Please do not think I T laking an apathetic allude,
THE ODD CHANGE The ocit change or two is invariably necessary during an
Test exacling
series, but UB. 'drop The lot' approach 1
It's all very well to declare but that the opposition batsmen
ant In
arc constantly mecting with that this
to 11Ր droppert be
bowlers comparatively and others brought in
them But There's 110 guarantee Moreover, you cannot jutige a
do NOWCANEIN will that the
batsman on his results better than, or even as well us, the original choices
or une, batsmen who fail
running several Times lose their confidence and often the best thing is to let then go away and regain it in lesa exueting spheres of cricket. But bringing in someone un- accustomed to Test cricket can be the biggest gamble of all.
AXIOMS OLDEST
times
BOITO-
into the
a
op-
in e 1 <\ST) even two matches.
the quite AUT nobody Australian camp would
Fuggest follow- leaving out Neil ing his two failures al
at Lord's. Equally, I imagine the Aus- tralians
are happy that they playing right kept faith in Richie Benaud, position's hands.
I appreciate that the men in despite his dismal record
form must be given every con- beforehand against England.
sideration and I'm sure that In racing, the best judges go Doug Insole, the Essex skipper, for class and breeding. Class is
the Oakman,
tali and Alan of the oldest axioms Just as important in cricket, Sumex opener, will be closely
selcetors are con- about choosing teams for Test and if the
watched by the selectors. Ident
own enough of their
Chairman
Allen, erkeket is to stick to the bats-
should origial judgment they men but to switch The bowlers,
skipper
Peter May, and fellow stick to thirt until This naturally, is much easier
they are selectors Leslie Ames, Cyril fur
skie, with
what Bathed
could do "Washbrook, and Wilt Wooller they July mom players to choose better by looking elsewhere
have enough experience of big Admittedly, oft or two of
cricket to know what they are By
The doing
selctors thes
played
doing. nat very ensure that their own batsmen Lord's have receive all the practice possiblepressive record in recent Tests. aginst the other side's bowling, but I feet certain the selectors
One
from
Wie
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50
side
who
Study The Chances
at
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Of Outsiders In Ascot Big Race
By RICHARD BAERLEIN
v.
I would not be surprised to see Trevor Bailey given a rise
in the batting order.
Trevor can play a remarkably
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Kume when he wishes, but, mainly through force of he has set hùn- circumstances
self a pattern of play batting for England.
Too
when
often,
when however, going in at No 8, he has either been not out at the end of the innings or has lost his wheket hitting out with No. 11 at the other end.
down
The ver
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WORLD GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIP
France's Gerard Pierre, World Gliding Champion pictured in the recent inter- national event held at St Yan, France.-Express Photo.
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH ...
I Am Fed Up With Water Movies, Says Esther Williams
By
ROBERT ROBINSON
What a delightful change to meet a nice big hearty girl who makes a clean living thrashing about in the water.
nice
In these or almost these words I welcomed Miss Esther Williams, the swimming film star, to England's shores.
And as she came romping into the huge drawing room of Sir Oswald Birley's home at St John's Wood (rented for her stay in England), I couldn't help thinking that with a hockey stick in one of those sinewy brown hands, she'd make an admirable captain for the All-American Mom's Team.
I am wondering If, instead of fourth wicket being sent
shut up 00 end.
"Tell you could be promoted to
the truth," she told them
to miss Oct
the well. And there's a knack in
to No. 3 try to help bring said, stretching her strong brown show-Aqua Spectacle of 1650, staying under water."
How many swimsuits has she about the solld
which opening
legs on the sofa, "I'm fed up scheduled for July at the Em with water."
press Hall-ng he proposed tak-brought over for the girls in her Inter-could make all the difference in To find a horse at 5-4 against for the most
JOKER
ing wife Esther out of it, and show?" nation) race in Europe three weeks before the event, is bullding up a total.
"Why," chimes in Mr Gago, "I Earlier in the order, Trevor
"You can Buy that again,"
starring himself.
to would be indeed remarkable. But that is the position of the Italian
able to play his
honked her huge husband, six- "Ain't that so, Mom?" laugh- aim to have one swimsuit
gui." And his cach
Oars with champion, Ribot, in the King George VI and Queen Innings out in his own way. foot-six-inch Ben Gage. Why,ed Mr Gage, sucking on
ir Elizabeth Stakes, the most valuable event of the year in
replied laughter. difficulty might arise A
every time I give her a little elgar. "Sure, Father," England felded first, Trevor
"We've brought aqueeze, the water squirts out Miss Williams, England and run at Ascot on Saturday, July 21.
asked to do
lot of
of her ears."
She goes un to tell me that swimming-pool with us," she thinks the publle 15 as fed Gage tells me. "A humdinger. up with water inovies as she is Made of rubberised nylon, and herself.
A
To create interest in the ante-post market the book-bowling, and then was required makers could offer prices without Ribot, so that if he ran his presence would have no effect
Dut
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or
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And Mr Gage laughed happily. Businessman Gage is a great man for a loft.
He had been standing outside in the street, elad only in a the dressing gown, bringing luggage in.
DIDN'T TE
own Mr
Jets in the middle which Jet off steam and all sorts.
"But we're using your water!"
his
TIGHT LEASH
"AND we're using your girls," says Miss Willams.
"Boy, I'm glad I've finished And once again he slaps
contract with M.-G.-M. thigh and rears. And as a littering crowd of my
she sighed. middle-aged ladles gathered, he
I was telling All the time and showed a handsome knee
them to give me dramatic roles. but they'd never bite, They turmed me into an automaton.
I'm making pictures and I've a wonderful
JOCKEY CLUB HEAR OF CORRUPTION
to bat almost immediately
But Trevor has such mind members of cuts
capacity for hard work, and so Loughlin, Chalmers. McMillon, affiliated to the Association that
backers must High Veldt and Alternatively,
100-1 against thrives on every minute of a McInnes,
Crompton, the Annual Dinner will be held Robson,
Test, that I really don't think McClay and Layeret all had a
at Winner House on August 11. And a horse likely to reach the Cash and Courage.
that his Arst
each Cash and Courage was con-he would mind, Three Lewis, spell in hospital while
and back it Those who intend to be present
for the prlees offered sidered rather unlucky in White, Ashworth, Hall, Egerten
his ability to concentrate and "drog ate asked to inform the Hɔn, way,
though anchor" would be affected. and Morris wire all temporarily
PO Box against some of the others are running in the Derby, Mr S. Wong, Secy..
horse 1
-(London Expreas Service), it he has never been a long to make ut of netko through injury,
The silciently 280, M as possible.
(COPYRIGHT) worth while searching
abave greatly admired. The circumstynets persisted | charge will be $10 per head.
CURIOUS right through to the Stanley Following established custom, place horse.
I warned backers to Avold Shield and even when the out-
Chinese dlemer. dils will be a
The odds for a place offered
High Veldt at Ascot, but uf-season game with the Portu-
As the three Services
this time are only one-fourth of DFC
the curiously enough, although odds, win
whereas stager lust se Army
"aminted clubs" in the HKAAA, the
suffered his first defeat there weck
custom is to offer The
uld same
thing all Service athletes and athletics present
in most after four consecutive victories the win odds happened again.
cils are, as usual, very wel- third
he probably put up the best The day before the game a
ante-post races.
performance of his career. if one backs a mesange was received that
In addition, Muliett-one of the team'r The entry of the Army into
at long odds, horse each way Eeason outstarkling
chance that one always has a Ing players throughout competitive tennis this the season had been declared has proved a popular happen- something may happen to Ribot This WILS A bad enough and justifies the cpinens at lo prevent his getting to Asent
an hour later those blow, but only
who people
have been
FIRST THREE? for it for a long reserve for Mullett's time. There is a feeling How- ako unable to ever that not enough pre-match position, was
publicity is given to the games play due to a foot injury.
Laycott, who would normally in which the soldiers play and
Into the have step
team often the first news that in- terested folks receive is when when Mullett dropped out, was
hospital
resull the the already
in appears icetors had to face up to the papers.
The officials fact that all three right-backs
might consider were out of the reckoning. some means of letting the Armyrace,
know when and where games will be taking place.
it was learned that Fergus, who campaigning Wis
the
A BIG PROBLEM
An invitation to play was sent
to Sigma Sloan who is attached
to the 7th Hussars and this
TIMELY REMINDER
the
At this time it would not be
young player-tonnally a wing-armiss to offer a timely reminder half-turned in first rate per- that the Royal Army Pay Corps formance.
It had also been Swimming Gala is scheduled to to be held at the Victoria Pool on necessuty La move Tolfrey left-back and a big problem July 18.
deal of hard work
existed as to who should play An energetic committee has at left-half. Sgt McCornish of put a great Command Workshops and Cpl into this meeting and it has all Wall, his team mate, were both the makings of one of the very considered. This time the injury
ury best of our summer season. bogey actually produce the A couple of weeks ago I made of the approaching
answer for McCormish was found
10
up
be unfit and Cp! Wall look mention
the position and played a fine Motor Cycle Trials scaron. It is game.
understood that already soma
It would be wrong to leave units and enthusiasts are giving this subject without n word of
a lot of thought to team prepɛco» commendation to HQ 48 Gurkha lion so, in order that they cur Infantry Brigade in general, keep their
to 7th Hussars in part here are culor. for the fine job of organi Ing and arranging which they carried out..
And
company.
dlaries up-to-date, the probable dota when the major events will be stage.
Gurkha 48
Infantry Erigade will start the season's
most
and a pat on the back too for the ground wheels turning with their meet- rtaft who managed to get the feld ready at such short notice, Log on Friday, Autust 10. The
The official dinner at the Royal Artillery Trial will Volunteer Centre was a most certainly be staged on Friday, Fuccessful one and the large and September 7, the Hongkong and
Kowoon Garrison date la pro desinguished gathering endoy- od n ment and pleasant violonly sot for Wednesday, September 28; and HQ 27 In-
will At midnight, the officials and fantry Brigade I probably hold players of the Army team went their event on Friday, October 8. down to the Macao Ferry to set
up to the These Trials lenti their visitors off
Colony event which in 1955 seti which was obviously much ap- a standard so high that this prastaidd by the members of year's committee will be hard the Portugueso party;
pressed to maintain it. There are many experienced ar The heat and the humidity gandrces around, however, erni need be no deterrent to athletes we may well see them equal or who are Toally keen to keep in even surpass last season's most beak condition". That is the enjoyable meeting. expressed opinion of Cmd MAN The provisional date for the Bob Pape of the Royal Navy Colony Trial is October 17.
gesture
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Certainly his form this sea- in the two races he had won son was nothing to boast about, but the mile al Ascot he over finished not much more than a length and a half behind Pirate Buisson Ardent and King. Ratification.
Of the first five in the betting to is very unlikely Tonerko
while make the journey.
M. Boussac will wel saddle both Floriados and Phillus 1.
That leaves Ribot, Prince and a Boussac colt bccupy the first three places the betting and possibly in the
SLOW, SLOW, QUICK DRUG FIXES RACES
By ARTHUR BRITTENDEN
Widespread corruption in British flat racing is revealed in a startling report sent to the Jockey Club by Scotland Yard officers and private security detectives.
They were called in to investigate an alleged plot to win vast sums at races.
he had As a two-year-old
In front Anished half a length Of
Chantelsey, also over a mile, On a line through Bulsson Beau Ardent, Chantelsey has made but to the greater
improvement, in there is so little in it that luck in running on the day could
Their main revelations:- prove the deciding factor.
Two new drugs derived Although backers will not be keen to take the present urices from the anti-rheumatism reme- and dy, cortisone are being used to offered against Chontelsey High Veldt, I still think the race dope horses, They are difficult to
trace. is worthy of a close study in an
More races have been "fixed" The Arst three English-trained effort to try to find an outsider
by Jockeys this season than ever colts in the betting are 20-1 who can reach the first three.
before. London Express Service). against Chantelsey, 25-1 against
But Beau Prince was benten a France the other day and there is still a chance to find a horse third in this Ascot race.
HOAD RECEIVES VICTOR'S CUP
While a disappointed Rosewall hangs his head, HRH The Duchess Of Kent presents the cup to the other. Australlán · finalist, Lew Hoad after the Men's
Bingles title had been won at Wimbledon on June 6 Central Press
This is a summary of Informa- tion put forward
The new drugs, beileved to have been suppiled, by a West End doctor, cannot be traced by the usual saliva test: only by a blood test before AND after a race.
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They can be given in o pill. a powder, or by injection. One acts as a stimulant, the other slows a horse down-and this one is causing moal concerni
A horse given the drug before two or three races runs poorly. It starts at long odds in the next race, The drug is with- held, the horse runs well-and wing.
SIMPLE TEST
Selentists are trying to find a simple test to reveal the drugs' usc.
An unusual number of short- prleed favourites have falled this season and it is now clear that some of their defeats may not have been entirely due to bad luck.
One Jockey has, attracted attention by heavy, ready-money spending which the stewards knew could not be accounted for by owners' presents. ----
A professional Backer whom the police wanted to interview has left the country,
One of the biggest
on-the- course bookmakers; was notleed to be offering more generous odds: thare other” bookles lon favourites which failed to win.
And now? The Jockey Club stewards' are worried that no direct evidence. is; available. They are owafting, the result of laboratory, testa' before: doolding on motion galwb drugida.
"Now
freelance dramatic role in my next.
"A psychological study--and dry.'
But Misa Williams admits to missing one thing-those under- water love scenes.
them-but
"I enjoyed leading men didn't.
my
Ben is auditioning them. I keep a 4ight leash on him-but he seems to have an awful lot of eyeing-things-over."
Mr Gage howls delightedly. And Miss Williams smiles,
and he
knows that when you amphibian
She knows, and 1 know
Jave the shapellest
In the world as your wife, eye- doesn't mean a see, ing-things-Over none of them could swim very thing.
You
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