SILENT MAJOR SETS A UNIQUE (GOLF) BALL ROLLING...
By BOB FERRIER
Major Wiliam Dalton Henderson is a strong silent type with the mirthless smile of an Alan Ladd, from the strong, silent, and too often mirthless, world, of high finance.
The gent is an industrial banker. He is also the big wheel behind what I reckon will be the most exciting since the war, the Bowmaker new golf tournament
Pro-Amateur invitational tournament, scheduled for the roster next summer.
The former
of calculating major, best USAF pilot and Americana
Д
Europe, plus
booked
fur
the the
I
sugitive fromm San Francisco | Open Championship.
an English ("married
girl. the 1 like like life here, education
eun children my
The
get here, and
A
" couple
dozen
will il- low amateurs clude our Walker Cup team, to chosen Just before the I like beung be
the of hours
of Benwthsiker ever 4 and within
amateurs will include countries") is medium half
the very best golfers in public no mean golfer himself
the singe STOCK, nothing life. Iron Playing off next to
int valety and business worlds. at Sunningdale, he 10:1
Foursomes Worplesdon sea's with Mrs C. A. Abraluins, of Wentworth, and, if he been both on this side of the water thing just
CROSBY, NOPE
harl
Invitations going out to three of
shortly Ameriett's show business-Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and
will
be big
and taken, the whole
le shade more
eriously, he might well have
found
himself in
Walker Cup team.
Now the coldly
Writish
Dar.ny Kaye. Phil Harris will get a gilt card, 100.
Kenneth More, Laddie Luens, Donald Peers, calculating Stanley
Mathews. Len
mkid hins produced a Hour Hutton, Bobby Nell, our gold-
ment in which a threeSOINE professional, lov
amateur and
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INTRIGUING
The professional
own ball for
£3,000 prire¬money
also combine
will
Dy
should
be un
# 10-12
He will better with the amateur, in what Intriguing 30-
hole event,
malling Rst, and the compell. lien will certainly become o Tourister of Chanipions,
for The whole thing is etuully, so inake a note in that pin-frech diary you have ere -Bikshite Golf Club, Sunday a Maday, June 23 and
And what a pily Louis Arm- The professionals will include strong does not play golf!
ball of each
our Ryder Cup team, Henry
Cotton, probably Peter Thoni-
son.
Lucke,
the
24.
-London Express Service).
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THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, JANUARY
BERLIN OLYMPIAD BELL DISCOVERED
The 15-ton ben of the Berlin 1936 Olympiad is pictured after its dis- covery by British soldiers, who searched intensively for it for a whole month. The bell was originally buried in the grounds of Bertin's Maffeld Stadium, but records of its focation were lost. It is to be presented to the Berlin Sonate.-
Express Photo,
Saints Face
Acid Test
In Tomorrow's Main Softball Attraction
By. "TIME OUT”
Olly Vas' youthful Blackhawks will be facing their first hurdle to- morrow as they meet up with the Saints in the feature softball attraction at 11.30 a.m. In their past appearances the Hawks met tail-enders in their three successive triumphs their table and were easy victors in against no losses, but the clash against the veteran Saints will be the acid test for this fast-moving bunch of youngsters.
Kenneth Chua's HK Pandas, present League-leaders in the Men's Senior “A” Division, will be out in strength to protect their clean ehte against a new Navy outfit in the only other senior tussle slated. As local fans know, no two Navy teams are the same, for one week they turn out with an unbeatable squad and in the very
tect the Navy's colours.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB next outing, a new ship moves in and a near 'scrap' team is out at the park to pro-
SIXTH RACE MEETING
Tuesday 1st and Saturday 5th January, 1957.
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)
THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 18 RACES. The First Bell will be ram at 11,30 a.m, and the First Race run The Tim literval is after the at 12:00 Noon on the 1st Day Fourth Have (139 pm)
On the 2nd Day the Firm Bell will be mang al 1,30 p.m. and the Fus Ruce muy at 2.30 pa
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 10.00
as a line 1st Day and at 11,45 am, on the 2nd Dayʻ.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the meeting.
Admission Fudges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable from The Club's Cash Sweep Offee, at Queen's Building. Chater Road Dudy on the written introduction of a Member, who will be responsible for all visitors Introduced by him.
Tiffine will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).
The 6th Floor is restricted to Members and Ladies wearing Lady's Brouches.
"NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meeting. For this purpose a Child in a person under the age of seventeen years, Western Standard.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $8.00 each per day payable at the Gule.
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fer of $3.00 in order to gain re-admissión.
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the RESTAURANT.
SERVANTS
Servants must remain to their endployers' „boxes except for passing through on their duties. They may on no account use the Betting Boothe or Pay Out Booths in the Enclosures,
CASH SWEEPS
- Through Cool Sweep Tickets at $20,00 each for the 1st Day, $10.00 carli for the 2nd Duy and $38.00 each for both days may be oklained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building. (Chater, Road), and 5, D'Aguilar Street during normal office hours and until 11.00 am, on the day of the Race Meeling.
Perticular 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 I is found that sales may not reach the number rasorved in the series 1 to 3,000,
In the case of two-day Race Meelings. Through Tickets may be purchased for each day of the Mesting 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
Meeting.
Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10:00 am. on Monday, 81st December, 1950, 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 fleket bearing the appropriate number is imued to, and con bé produced by the holder,
The Stewards reserve the right to refine any subscription also the right to remove any name from Subscription lista without stating reasons for their action.AN
SH SWEEP···
SPECIAL CASH
Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Pearce Memorial Cup scheduled to be run on 2014 Jamiary 1987, ai $2,001enuh, may be obtained from the Cash @weep Ofees.
TOTALISATOR
Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their ticke until after the sufi clear" signad has been exhibited
WALL-WINNING TICKETS" AND "TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE" JACE COURSE ON THE DAY. TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LÅTER "THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR 'WHICH THE LAST
RAKE OF THE DÀY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN,
TAYMENT." "WILL NOT BE MADE ONTORN VOR DISFIGURED TICKETS. ANUNT
Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc. will not be permitted operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Cu
¿By Order of Aha, Stavarda,
4
For the minor loupers, another | Fans who fick out, to the, Bos, Rennie Barretto and Nedo trio the probable park tomorrow to witness the Gomes and big card is in the offing for no
key game less than five games are slated feature game at 11.30 am. be opening tomorrow'D
the Blackhawks and fer decisions this week, start|tween
at left, will be Tony Rodrigues ing off this afternoon...
Saints will surely find it worth foot-footed Johnny Pereira at their while for both teams are centre and Jerry Remetios of of
It is rumoured championship calibre
in the and right. Fred Diesta's juntor Dodgerą,
camp that in- open the week's programme thrills will come by the dozen Blackhawk with a battle against the une person. By virtue of their clean be available for this game.
clash this valuable Rudji Dhaber will not this, their first che predictable South China while
alate and their slugging prowess, the same time on the far diamond
youthful Hawks will be the the rampaging Saninoles will be entertaining entering the field as favourites
thair The although
real strength Mike Cooper's lads from Servkes, the Austers. p.m., Mario Pereira's Cheyenca take on the Lion Cubs while to- morrow's curtak-raiser at 8.30 a.m. finds the Wor Eagles pitted against the Overseas.
Leatured
THIS AFTERNOON'S RUGGER
Hexangular Tournament Leaders Clash At Boundary Street
By “PAK LO”
་
For the second week running the Police and the Club clash, this time on the neutral ground of the Army at Boundary Street. This second meeting has come about due to the fact that we have now reached the half way stage in the Hexangular Tournament, and the various. XVa will now begin to play each other for the second time. The above mentioned game kicks off at 3.00 p.m.
1.
Incidentally all the fixtures are as scheduled, and have not been switched, in order to avoid the Club and the Police playing twice in succession,
the
therefore Police-Club, the loose. It should Following clash is a match on the same devolve on the books, and it is ground at 4.15 pxo. between the here that the Navy has the Navy, still weil packed with the advantage, for their threes feed Koniers, and Army South, their wings steadily and are al-
Aring South and the Navy ways
of capablo
cutting Bend the Hexangular Table at through in the centre if there is this stage; each having even a gap while the Army South are Hexangular points, and this fill the much a series of in- do not pass promises to be a battle royal for dividunilsis who
enough to their wings, the leadership,
to the
The RAF
this
Coomba, Broadhead, Tarriott, Green, Bloggerd, Thmopson.
RAF Oray, Hope, Weeker, Cur
Brown, ed.
nah,
YANN. Tuton
Southwick, Wildmer,
I
Wati,
Han
Choal, Moody-Jones, «EisoNE,
OLD FRIEND IN TOWN
www
Now another snippet of newa, have just heard that E C. Carter, known to his friends as "Mick",
in the has, arrived Colony en route to Australia.
ure AWAY
ball in the hope of finding an week... well away in opening. Against the fast and they are away up at Sok Kong
of the Navy, where they meet Army North houd Tackling
throcs this will probably turn; Mick Carter 'was one of the at 4.15 p.m.
out to be a fatal error and the original donors of the well known Navy should win,
For those of you who want to watch the ponies and rugger
time there is at the same game at Happy Valley, with the kick-off scheduled for 3.30 pm., between the Club "B" and HMS Newcastle "B",
The Club have mado no changes in their line-up from lest work although Valentine is a doubtful starier due to a knee be de.. should he injury and
be
KAF ». ÁRMY NORTH
In the game at Sek Kong RAF are without Fraser in the centre of their threes and without him the attacking potentiality of the backs is weakened.
is Weckes, who drops back, good but he dots not have the clared unfit his position in the understanding with Comah that centre of the thrors will
Fruser had oor, though he is by filed by Inglis.
no means a weak link, does he Fraser have the ability that
throughout his term
If the Club forwards get to- gether today they will be able showed to give their halves a steady | here. service, and the Club threes have the power and speed to
*care.
On
As a result the RAF threes break through any defence to will not be breaking through the Beyond o tendency to eentre quite so much and will rub'across feld there is litile probably pin their hopes wrong with the Club back divi- Hope who is improving steadily
and they should score on the wing sion frecty today.
Army North have made two changes from the team origin-
At 3.30 against a top team has not yet Josopise shirts that the Saints Chab, no matter whether their ally scheduled to play last week
In the caly Senior "B" game o this work's card, the leading Dodgers cross bats with their closest rivals in the Comets under person of the the guiding hands *Rom.co
of Hamet.
been put to a test.
of
LOST PRESTIGE
thaus
A
the
with the inclusion of Broadhead and Coombs. The Army North's weakness at present lies in their halves where Turnbull can be
от мету either brilliant
poor.
very
win
Blarney Shield, which is com- peted for annually by Severis from the varioun Clubs, the proceeds always going to various chorities..
It is hoped that Mr Carter will be able to spare the time to come along and see how the Club has tared since his day, and though it is not expected that be will admit that they are better than "they used to be" he will of a good game.
SPORTS QUIZ
1. What was the score insie England Australia Test scrics?
2. Who won the gold medal
for figure kating women in the Winter Olympics?
3. Where
·were the winter Olympics held?
4. Where were the equesielan
- events for
held:
the Olympics
women'r
3. Who wo *the
singles at Wimbledon?............
6. Which of the four world major men's single titles, Wimbledon, French, Ameri can und Australian, ETC wen by Lew Hoad?
Elsome comes into the pack in So you thought you followed
tm-Try these simple questions, The Police are a bit stronger place of Weekes, and this week sport pretty closely in 18587
return of the Airmen's pack should this week with the
prove over their showing of last Johnston to full back, thus re-
The 1st time these two casing Scott and Lloyd to re-week.
teams met the result was a draw tum to their usual positions,
with but
the RAF forwards Stevens also returns to the trace line after
short absenco Icoking the mere dangerous the due to injury, but despite this RAF will be out to improve on
their record. Having Though
105 two appment strengthening of the games to date, Police backs their passing is 100
for heartbreaking
them to have followers of this old time Saint indifferent
the squad are sill willing much hope of overcoming to bet
their will eventually cop the Senior forwards again outshine "A" Perust and kopnocrow will Club ne not, be their day to make good this Bimbi Ablonga Saimé, for house for another Joes would put
AKKY SOUTH ̧«. NAVY the final time tipped as the them mathematically out of the
In the other gime at Boun- underdog, will
be Dut in running.
neither side has dary Street made
week's If he change and on paper
repeats, last strength to regain lost prestige and maintain a pace that will It seems that the loss of Marie the Army South should get the efforts the RAF will walk it, but keep them within striking reach | Pereira ot backstop
hit larger share of the ball from if he is back to form the Army Pennant any
contender
them very badly for since his
who are very serums, but lately the North threas, the set Having lost both their games by departure from active play this coke seems to have gone from dangerous in attack, wild costly errors in the final frames, fine team gradually slipped down
boolding, while Thorpe, this game easily for their side. Barker's mentor Ablong will surely call the Pennant ladder. Joacquim
Since it is unusual to have his best nine to arms and blow Collaco has been doing a fine job his opposite number, is slowly
improving. the race wide open with a de- is a replacement, but the secur- In the lincoula and loose only one day off form it is more feat over this bunch of youthsity that followed burier Salleh's who are tipped to cap this every pitch with Pereira caten there is little to choose from than likely that Turnbull will. year's Senior "A title.
with the Army pavbably making rain disappoint, in which case ing is no longer apparent.
the better showing in the line: it looks like a narrow win for THE HONG KONG
Casting
other sporting The absence of Claude Pugh outs and the Navy shining in the RAF. Another draw would not be out of place here either. JOCKEY CLUB
activities aside, the youthful from the line-up has also done damage to the Blackhawks will be having considerable
Of the Club "B" game little 10. needs to steer his can be riid as the names of the Programmes and Entry their full side out at the park leam's morale for week after all Bimbi
week found the Saints sweating toum back into the picture with opponents mean nothing, but the Forms for the 7th Race Meet- for this key game. Undoubtedly,
veteran fireballer Vie Pedruco out hairline decisions.
an upset win over the high-flying Club "B" is fairly strong to ing 1956/57 to be held on
Hawla.
day, and should win especially will be called on, for- thound
MAIN FAULT Saturday 19th and Saturday duties as this pitcher can always
their throa zvem to Matching these. teams men 28th January, 1957, (weather be relied on in any predicament.
settling down. Of course, the main fault lies
The Saints have an for man,
dourse, miss Yeung and Vejen- permitting) thay be obtained Possessing no fancy deliveries in the unsteady mitt of outfielder
edge in experience and
and Lind, who led them to victory Secretary's
the faster Office, in his repertoire, Vic Pedruco's A. G. Ismail whose disastrous
before, but with Wizgett at Alexandra House; the Club masterful hurling counts mainly bunglings in the outfeld lower. while
harder-hitting youngsters clear-
serum half they have a good fasted the axe on his mates. Faily outshine their opponents chance of the victor's laurels. his ability to put on House, Happy Valley; and the right bail right where the who followed this kot lad from the offensive. So once ZZÓN, Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
batter is weak and with old minor league days when he was the questoin crops up Will Entries close at 12 o'clock time
Tenente atending
TODAY'S TEAMS 'catcher Reggio Mattas a star of the NOON
Tuesday, on
8th
posted at the receiving end of Bexes will alt up and wonder Salle's medium-paced pitches If he does, thta
Jehrsion, Booth. Senit, January, 1957.
this battery for the necessary what had happened to his field-be able to keep the Hawk big
Ortegan, Lloyd, Saints' victory is assured, but
Cunninglun, Brown, guldance, Hawk Manager Vesing abilities in the majors atter guns at bay? has half the confidence of the having graduated with flying if he doesn't and the guns zero
Forsythe, Walker. Now, team covered. The airlight in- colours from the delavci Rexes in on tris fceda, then all is. 101 Miller.
at
the
NOTICE
。
By Order of the Stewards,
A. E. ARNOLD,
feld quartet features, an array
In tomorrow's claen the burden for he will be literaly slammed Secretary of young s
routhpaw will again fall on the shoulders out of the box. Loureiro 11 the of the oldtimers, particularly
SCHEDULE sack,
fence-busting the star-studded infield. Dave.
Header
[BAYER]
CAFZISPIN
Who in poison to all Leopard at first base is steady
pren and ever-reliable Mico always be relied on to pull the Cheyennes.
A
Police: Blevens,
Cual:
be
7. Who won the other one? 8. Which world cricket record
was set up in July? Which world titles did the following "win" during the your:
Ogimura, F. Patterson, Mario D'Again? Who won the Boat Baert
Answers Bee Purs 12.
They will, of By The Wayside
After a season and a half in. the Birmingham" "Works League Vilcolme FG-have had to give. up because of National Service calis, injuries and business appointments "nway from the Midlands. They leave behind Lei Wis record: Played 30, lost 38, goals for 31, goals #gainst Lewis,334..
Valentine, Salter, Cheong. Lloyd. Sterons. OIDERY Young. WELATIE,
Mwar Meffan, Ugit. Graham, Fermani, Wright,. Gaum,
ton
•
Lighter Than Flies-
Coylon's déleste to the fater- Today: 2.00 pm. Ground A Navy Kay, Lloyd, Spencer, New-national Boxing Federation, has McDougal, akata, comer suppondent new/weight opposing hurlers, the impreg as a rock and at the bat S. China va Dodgers, Ground B
There. Steves Harkens virion Veleighs nable Numes brothers Robert noted killer.
Att Austers vs Seminoles, 3:30 pm Selwyn
Jude, Blinkte, «Doig, FolineDD... », Làdh "Cúba'
be introduces at lies ext and Manuel at the keystone Ozorio and Benny Omar con Ground
Kamy "Bauh:““Runtjes, Boorman, Olymple.
in 1900. He thinks cour Gaart at the hot corner, For team mat of the fire in
Tomorrow: 9.30 am. Ground A Ki, Bey Oren-Smith, Thomas, pinch
Elmipe. "Crows, Barker de Como tries of malt stature uke Japan War Eagles, Robinson, Barber, Borg, “Phipps, fy-chasing chores in the outer and their fielding ability 19 Overseas vs pastures, the Hawks have left-shade over any others in the 11:30 am. Ground A Blackhawler Burby. handers., Badjj- Dhaber and League today. It Clude Pugh vs Saints, 1.30 pm Cround: A
Army Worth: Prithand, Wersley Tony Rodrigues. Johnny is back in the line-up to back Comols vs "Dodge, 3.30 p.m. tek Wyss, Pereira, Jerry, and Donel Reme up the spot at shortsing, that's Ground A Panini vs US. Navy.
Tumbull,
and Slam would benefit. In- ciderilally, he county announced that the best" Boxer in Ceylon e, weighed only 7st, Zike!
INFALERIE: Beynott,
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