NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Special Cash Sweep on the
- Kwangtung Handicap Monday, 15th October, 1956. Over 1,800,000 ilekota sold to date.
The Sale of Cash Sweep
Tickets on the above will close on 18th October, 1988 as follows:
882, Nathan Road, Kowloon,
at 5.00 p.10
5 D'Agullar Street,
at 7.00 p.m.
A
Queen's Building, Ground
Floor, Chater Road,
at 8.00 pm.
The Draw will be held in the Public Betting Hall at the Blace Course, at 10.00 a.m. on Monday, 15th October, 1956.
By Order of the Stewards, PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO. Treasurers.
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE CHINA MAIL SATI
OCTOBER
SATURDAY. SOCCER SPOT
TUESDAY'S CANCELLATION
WAS BLATANT BETRAYAL
OF OUR
FOOTBALL FANS
FANS
Says I. M. MacTAVISH
1956.
Sailing In Little Boats
Is Now The Sport
Famous
Sports Stars I Have Met I Have Met
WARNEY CRESSWELL
Of Million Britons BEST SEASON EVER-DESPITE THE WEATHER
NANG MENA....
BRITAIN'S biggest-ever has dropped into the working others will be building new
By Archio Quick
because of the mass-produced Someone once said to me: tually ended as owners have sailing dinghy, "Warney The blatant betrayal of the Hongkong football public by those
Cresswell gets his hauled up their boats to
He beat the marine insurance and 1951 the number of of
Between the end of the war responsible for the iniquitous last minute cancellation of the All-wages by false pretences.
[Jual walks through a match, and
men. Rates rocket after cially recognised sailing clubs Hongkong-Malaya match on Tuesday after tickets had been pre-sold not many yards of that I have the last day of September 造 Britain had doubled to
never seen him porspire." underlines once again the utter disregard shown by some football officials
the yachts aro cradled ciations Ales, for those who do so much to support the game in the Colony.
away for the winter, club Getro- taries around the coasts; the Clyde to the Crouch, To- post that more men, women and children sailed this your than any reason before, despite the weather.
People who are in complete ignorance of the circumstances are saying harsh and hard things about the Hongkong Football Association. Such criticism is completely unjustified for the HKFA had nothing what- soever to do with the cancellation of the game and in fact many of its Councillors got their first inkling of the whole affair through the news- papers.
Quite apart from the ethica of | this unwarranted breach of trun{ with the public, the action of the CAAF officials was a gruve to the discourtesy
whon DefenÍ 5-
sociation which it had previously asked to select the belum for the occasion.
the
I have frequently paid com- pliments to Mr Mak Young-fui The Hongkong Football Asso-whom I have always regarded as is the internationally our outstanding Chinese referee, but he gets few good marks for his handling of one of the games in the Malayan series at Caroline Hill last week-end.
Quile true the blonde-hended English International full back always allowed mind to triumph❘ over matter. His anticipation was so brilliant that he never had to
far for a tackle run for
exert himself in his constructive clearances. This was brought to mind when I moj the great man himself, but, sndly enough, was looking for a job.
Since he left
от
he
as a man-
an
Д
Northampton's It has been reported that the tactics might be necessary, but managerial chair he has been in
discussed the not on this occasion:
several posts of a similar capa- m.cling
in Southern Ireland, but possibility of an alternative dates Malayan side was so poor that city
for being arranged for the Hameif Hongkong bad continued its has been out of the game
a Than more Malayan
year now. side early efforts it could have made wants to the
get back Into the eventually returned from Tal- the
Hull scoreboard Soccer he adorned Caroline wan Such a discussion, if It look liko the ono at Chater
ager, aanstant, scout or coach, did in fact follow the lines that Road.
and it is strange that such been suggested, have
is ond
accomplished performer #nds According to the information
reason more good
why the
dificulty in obtaining such disposal-and
Icel I have HKFA” should Programmes
my
aggrieved and Entry at
post. Forms for the 2nd Race Meet-curl the decision
reason to believe it is ac- that it has been taken much too
to cancel eastly for granted. ing 1950/57 to be held on the game, and so allow the visit- Saturday 27th October, 1956, ng Malayan side to depart - (weather permitting) may be mediately for Taiwan was made clation obtained at the Secretary's on Monday at a late night meet-recognised controlling body
ing of some CAAF officials, at the game in this Colony. All Office, Alexandra House; the which Incidentally there was Hongkong representative siden Club House, Happy Valley; strong opposition to the proposal, are selected only by the HKFA and it alone has the right to any and the Stables, Shan Kwong
It is also important to know, where and when its fame will Hc mado fundamental mis Road.
that not all officials concerned tas the field
The official makes that one hardly expected the 1956-57 season is now in pro- from a referee of his experience. Malayan series were called to grees and all the top-class players the meeting pud I understand are duly registered with the FA:
The first one was his fallure that at least one gentleman who is therefore a totally unjusti- to take any action
when the was omuited has not hesitated to fed liberty for any other body Malayan goalkeeper turned out pinte his dissatisfaction at the to attempt to make decisions or in a black shirt. This was
*** its behalf....or conctant condict with the dark way he eventually heard of the
even to obligate the parent body blue jerseys of the cancellation.
Hppakung to any comntiment where a
a feature which was rafusaf-right or wrong as it! also
in relation noticeable Also might be would cause the FA Mr Mak's own black jacket to suffer embarrassment and in-
Twice during the game ho re- evitable criticism.
curved neat passes from Hong; kong players who in the speed of the game obviously mistook him for a colleague.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON On Wednesday 17th October, 1956.
14
the
managernont
of
By Order of the Stewards,
promines A. K. ARNOLD,
Secretary.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB FIRST RACE MEETING
Saturday 13th and Monday 15th October, 1956. (To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WIll consisT OF 22 RACES. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m, and the First Race run u 2.00 p.m. on the lst Day.
On the 2nd Day the First Bell will be rung at 11.30 am. and the First Race rup at 12.00 Noon. The Tiffin interval is after the Fourth Race (1.30 p.m.).
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.46 am. on the 1st Day and at 10.00 am, on the 2nd Day.
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
Member, who will be responsible for all visitors introduced 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 primats during the Meeting. For this purpose a Child is a person under the age of seventeen years, Western Standard.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admisalon 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 $9.00 in order to gain re-admission.
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the RESTAURANT.
SERVANTS
Servants must remain in their employers' boxes except for passing through on their duties. They may on no account use the Betting Booths or Pay Out Booths in the Enclosures.
CASH SWEEPS
Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $44.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Swoop Offices at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), and 5, D'Aguller Street during normal office hours and until 10.00 am. on the First 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 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 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 all other cases Through Tickets will only be sold for the whole Mosting.
Tickets reserved and, available but not paid for by 10,00 4m, on Friday, 12th October, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings,
particular
Tickets over 3,000, wii also be issued consecutively but
'numbery cannot be reserved as Through Tickets, The reservation of any particuler 'number does not confer on the registered holder, any rights whatsoever unless the ticket bearing the appropriate mumber is
ered to and can be produced
by the holder.
The Stewards reserve the afght refuse any subscription also the right to remove any nume from Subscription lists without station reasons for their action.
SPECIAL CASH SWEEP '.
Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Kwangtung Handicap scheduled, to be run on 15th October, 1958, at $2.00 each, may be oblained Grom the Cash Sweep Offices.
NIGE TOTALISATOR
Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their tickets thitil after the "all clear" miguel has been minibited.
WALLA WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON FIRE DAY TO WHICH THEY RETER,"NOT" LATER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE "OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN.
DEPAYMENT WILL NOT HEMADE" ON TOIN OR DISFIGURED TICKETS.
Bóólmsloth, Na, Two men, ater will not bo within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jokes
to'oberste
CELTI
10
from
BIGGEST MISTAKE
Sunderland nmde the biggest mistake of their fe when they let go to Everton this player whor they had bought from South Shields for £3,500- then League record. That was in 1020, and, changing over right to left back. he led the Evorton club to the Second
First Division and
Division Championships in successive sca- sons, captained them win the Cup the following year, and, in addition, helped
himself to twelve more England "caps."
Sunderland got
back what they paid fex him, but they lost a great player who could have been worth much more than £8,800 to them. As a manager he was not a success. The rea- he was not a success; as a coach
son being, of course, that there It is to be hoped that
the
was something in his genius that HKFA will not nocept the situs fon lightly. It should ako
cannot be taught, His was a give full regard to the heavy
natural art, the same, as Stanley As a matter of interest Mr Matthews' is. Maurice Tate was domestic programme of games Mak might like to hear the similarly not a successful coach. which
already confronts
our comments of a British referee Tate's skill. like Cresswell's players before agreeing to pur- who was asked recently how he was inherent. In other words,
has elpate in what
become nothing
always managed to avoid clash-"they simply did not know how more than a game of downright Anancial convenience,
Ing with the colours of the two they did it." That could be the teams in the matches which he reason why I met Warney, the If you can think of a better handled. Here is his reply. "It other day looking for a job! name for it, I'd be glad to heared
matter which I have con- sidered at great length and as a result, I always carry two reversible shirts in my bug. The first is black on one side and white on the other while the second one has a similar ar- rangement in Khald and neutral grey,
#t.
11 there had been bella tied to the ankles of the spectators Ho Ho Cup game last at the Saturday we could have had a magnificent tintinnabular recital during the second half
when tho fann were having their lees well and truly pulled by a thal, having Hongkong side mored five times before tho interval, mide poor second half actors.
A BIT TOO MUCH
A reforoo should always be in a position to dress himself in identified on the field... abd such a way that he is readily
that goes for his stockings too. A referee who wears stockings similar to those of other of the compe.ing sides is as unhelpful as one who wenty shirt that clashes with the players and my always contains three Courno EL
assorted pairs. Of makes my bag a little heavier but I think it's worth it.”
and so do 1. A little rethought can make all the difference to a matter like this
With such a substantial lend the local boys made virtually no attempt to increase it after the interval. It is
cosy to un derstand players essing off A little, but when one saw star forwards like Yiu Cheuk-in and Ho Choung-yau retreating to the stage when they were iiterally trending on the tota | of their full-backs....it
was a bit too much. There are in allowing play to continue Mr Mak's second bumder was soccer circumstances when these when the crowd encroached on the playing pitch on their way to shelter.
спута
1990
SANDEMAN
SCOTCH WHISK
The King Whiskies
and it would have helped last week-end,
The situation was, for a time, quite fantastic. Wo, tied the artonishing spectacle of socing the Malayan right back doing a
dribble round
Deveral nifty spectators before clearing the ball downlcid. Hundreds of fans raced from the open ter roces towards
envered stands to seek shelter from the rein and many of them took the shortest pawibin route....across the playing pitch, the
The referee
tho
allowed the game to proceed; and quite apart from the soccer unacceptabilly, or: mich a situs- tion...it caused considerable embarrasment to the polleo
SPORTS QUIZ
As
from
563 on the Yacht Racing Asso-
Every season since new names have been added. After meet inge this autumn und winter the 700 total should be reached.
They draw on the experience and experiments of great des
more than any man signers like Uffa Fox, friend of Prinço Philip, who b09 done to brinia sailing within reach of the mari In the strook
THE LENGTH
Before the war the enthusiast could calculate on spending £1 per foot on his now craft in overall length. The price today, is six times that, Not all sailing has
stopped
But another rough-and-ready unlll the first guns of the now calling adage has not changed reason next May. Some hardy The ideal size of boat, is one enthusiasts plan week end foot of length for every year of racing on Inland waterways and the owner's age.
The total numbers
owning, crewing or intimately interested in boats may top the million mark.
What was a minority, sport quarries, copying what the for rich men between the wars Americans call "frost-blling."
SPORTS ROUNDABOUT
-Londen Express Service);"
(COPYRIGHT)
THERE'S GOING TO BE A VERY
SERIOUS SHORTAGE
REFEREES
OF
WITHIN SIX YEARS
By DAVID JACK
Be prepared for a Football League swoop on clubs with inferior floodlighting. Frequent complaints have been made by referees who feel unable to follow play accu- rately on certain grounds,
Cheup lighting systems are bad enough for friendly fixtures, but when vital League points are at stake the situation becomes intolerable.
Chelsea
"goal"
接 scored through the side netting in a friendly floodlit game at Luton recently. But Luton are by no means the worst offenders,
HOME SOCCER
FIXTURES
Following are the Home soc-
cer fixtures for today.
Blackpool
First DiviİON
Aston Villa
V
Bolton
Charlton
❤
Everton
Leods
Lutan
Manchester C
Sunderland
Tottenham
Wolves
Barnsley
Blackburn
V
Newcastle Preston
West BromA Arsenal
Chelsea Birmingham
Wednesday Burnley Manchester U
V Cardiff
Portsmouth
Second Division
I. List these Wimbledon Bristol C Champions in the order in Fulham which they won their titles Lincoln
Notts Forest Jack Kramer, Fred Perry, Port Vale Donald Budge, and Jenn Rotherham Borotra
Sheffield Un Swansea
V
Bristol R ✓ Leyton
*
Liverpool
Grimsby
Stoke
Bury
Leicester Middlesbrough
Notts County Doncaster
2. Anagrams.
Unravel these West Ham personalities: NEIDS POOTMNC, SLEANTY SMEATHTM, CHARIE Crystal Palace v Swindon ROEOM.
▼
v Huddersfield
Third Division (South)
Colchester
Bournemouth
Coventry
* HUW
Exeter Newport
Glingban
♥
Ipswich
V Aldershot
Norwich
3. To whom did Joe Louis lose
his world heavyweight title, Northampton Rocky .Marciano, Ezzard Charles or Jervey Joe Walcott?
4. What Olympic title did AF. da Silva win at Helsinki?
Plymouth
บ Torquay
Shrewsbury
V Walsall
Queen's Park Rv Watford Reading
Southend
Southampton
5. With what sports do you
associate tho following: Crewe Ronnie Moore, Eric Bhirley, and Peter Burge?
..
V Brighton
v Brentford
Third Division (North) :-
✓ Hartlepoole V Accrington
York
6. In, what sports would you
(a) tack (b) feather (c) Halifax parry?.
Rochdale 7. Nationalities please of the workington
Scunthorpe Fritz Wrexham following athletes:
Hermann, Audyon Boysen, Dave Sime and Gunner' Nellzen
Tranmere
Bradford C Carlisle
Chesterfeld
GERRY HITCHENS, Cardiff City's bright young forward star, is wanted by Bolton Wan derers. But the Burnden Park club, ready to spend the fees received for Johnny Wheeler and Malcolm Barrass, have twice been told "No" by the Welsh club.
wealthless clubs, lâu, can you
name the poorest?
Derby Crystal Palace and County have the sort of over
drafts that make a Chancellor of the Exchequer wincel
Everton chairman, Dick Scarle Fiella me his club has no inten
tion at present of appointing a managerial successor, to Clift Britton, INCREASEMA, Other club managers, woricing's on the assumption that Everton Bro doing a man out of p make no secret of their
at 'the Goodison club
arvsOOTING STARS
from
The All Stars. XI strength to strength, th
counter-
Next step will be international, Axtures against their parts on the Continent. I'll bet
Peter Doherty
Leach could Ferenc Puskas a trick or two,
By the way, Bob Jackson, who arranges fxtures for the Al Stars XI, rates former Prestone! and Scotland wing half-Bill Shankly his brightest and attest "boy,"
1
Dermot
Curtis,
Shelbourne centre-for-rund, is the mo wanted players in Irish, football..
In successive weeks he's bat- At least half a dozen clubs tied against Billy Wright, and have dimmer, lights, one, In George Young and given them fact, boasts that their installa- both a tough 90 minutes, tion cost only £600,
Curtis impressed Cliff Britton TOO TRUE!".
(Preston, North End) and Frank- Alf Young, former Hudders- Osborne (Fulham) recently, And feld and England centre half against Denmark in the World coaching Danish club Cup, he got his first Eire osp. Kuga, was in Dublin last week That should eảd £5,000- to - him
Denmark's International transfer ice, team coach,
now
50
I asked Alf 16 be fancied ro turning, to English soccer.
80 POPULAR
"I cannot understand why So successful her the Euro- any man would want the pean Cup become, it is on the heartaches and headaches of an cards that the Cup winners, s Englishmanagera, job, he will as the League champions
other. Many
distinguished compete in
If the FA internationals agres-proof that
replied.
the whole business of club vived only one?
control" "wante
reviewing
in-the- European competitbiz. It woun be equivalent is adeling £5,000 And Arthur Rowe, will soon be to the Wembley rake-ft. back in big-time Soccer but that would upset the Football with which club? I would f bet League, want depa azaitet a
Job for Highbury former Spurs manager,
Brentford Barrow Darlington Derby Gateshead
*
*
Bouthport Oldham
Chester
Mansseld
Stockport Scottish Langué ́"A"
Airdrie
Celtic
That Fifa | Ast
•Dunfermline
St Mirren
is
Hibernian ▼Partick
~
8. What kthe relationship Hearts:
between the PrinceIS Monaco sculling champion?
and
of
Aberdeen Falkirk
Kilmarnock Motherwell
America's Queen of Bo
Queen's Park,
9. Who won the world motor: Raitis
“racing championship this, Rangers
year, Mike Hawthorn. Juan Fangio Poter Colline
Kar Kling?
who could not enter the field of 10. Which county, was second ploy while play was in progress,
Hinck marks. neveral of them.
POP
・MAX
Albion Allos Berwick
v...Dundee
· A
Bolish League Way
in - the English County Cowdenbeath Cricket - Championship this Dunbarton year?
(Adawers '666/Páro. 17) /
CANNIBAL
**Biradrner). Biostrósa: .Burling
Arbroath. Tard Lanark Hamilton GA Mast/Stirfing?
wo Blank mulr
B. Johnstone
IF YOU WERE TO. GOBOL
ANO
BELON
the
There is going to be a very serious" shortage
THAT ANTHEM INTUZEM Follow-up to my recent story of good class about the non-playing of '**N*--
Pessimizle Phatakki Honal Anthoni lay Dublin cla
lotter: froen that fair cily signed ALA: Nolan: 1 CENU by
ન યા છે. Welles Mr Molar "It has reerullatham year ago: the accepted custom bere and Middlesex ATAR is more than bélève · even tho far,alde,.to. 100 down, and the boditon Line play, one, the "homuje zationa
ARE at the anthems at big spiders
Spurs and Evořt
Grẻ
My anewer, with isrobisi Denmark Des normal, courtsakyda
Dalymount Park: