TODAY'S RUGBY
THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1958.
Spotlight This Afternoon On The Taiwan Team
By "PAK LO"
With the welcome if albeit rather unexpected arrival of the Taiwan Rugby Touring XV in the Colony, there has been a slight rearrangement of games for this afternoon. Without doubt the high spot of the day
A SIMPLE SOCCER TRUTH
Wednesday Evening's Game Should Not Have Been Played
Says I. M. MacTAVISH
will be at 3.00 p.m. when the Taiwan Rugby XV meets the Club on The truth is sometimes hard to accept and it is sometimes the Causeway Bay ground.
a little harsh on the surface....but when duly analysed it generally makes sense,
Following this match at 4.15 p.m. on the same ground, the Navy clash with the Pen.
tangular Tournament winners, the Army.
There is yet another game scheduled, this time at 4,30 p.m. on the Happy Valley ground, and Is between Club "g" and Navy "B". The reason for the Tato start of this match that the players have expressed a the Taiwanese in wish to see action before they themselves play,
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who turn out to be really good. Sharp will be left of the usual am now going to propound a simple soccer truth. Some
It is usually the modest XV
and this may mean that only
line.
so this column wishes them luck in their first match and a clear win.
doubtful starters
Gilbertson, Lehind Robertson, is arother injury case and he tao may not be fit to turn out. the pack is almost However, unchanged, with only Thomp-
son making his first appearance,
while Green again drops back! to win three.
gome
The
of you may find it hard to accept; others, may think it harsh, but I am confident that in due thought you will realise, just how sensible it is.
Charity soccer game between South China and KMB which took place on Wednesday evening should not have been played ! ! !
people read those words.
Nominate YOUR
Hongkong Footballer
Of The Year
Members of the public are invited to nominate Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current season.
It is a popularity poll organised by the coupons China Mail, and nomination will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.
The two qualifications for nomination are:
(1) Footballing prowess.
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed to
Crop of Injurios in the Pentangular fixture is a very shaky XV which the At time
With their strong pack the I can almost feel the bristling of hairs on the back of many necks as some The game between the Club Army is putting out, and Lie RAF has been post-ot going to press many of the Army should win this poned until nex! Wednesday players are
due to an exceedingly heavy and elinch their reputation for
That, in this particular case, The very idea that something on the Club evening when
injuries which have being, this year, an unbeatable
charlty for charity should not have Wednesday was as commonplaces the swing of the
Do you believe it the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street. ground at 6.30 p.m. these two crop of
In the minor game the Navy taken place will cause many to as any charity Rume could be pendulum. XVs will incel for the last game hit them lately, combined with side,
the fart that the Army have threes look a little too strong wince, but I cannot conceive but an unfortunate accident to represents the best interests of recently and still are on exer-
for the Club backs, who are how such an attitude should Lam Kan-tong changed the Hongkong football....and, be-
fore you cists.
make your decision. To the Editor, China Mail, still
very weuk defensively.
remember the truth is often a
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking and the Navy with the slightly have the slightest Influence on players to the proceedings.
bit harsh on the surface.
into account his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field- heavier pack should win fairly
of play is: costly.
of the season.
In today's big game the Club are at full strength, only Miller belag missing from the usual' line-up, and this means the Club strong, fast back division has
which has proved itself before now in defence,
Whether they will be able to on attack remains concentrate
to be seen, but the Taiwanese should not and it too easy to this good XV with its beat heavy forceful pack.
Although the names of the Telwanese are available, little is known at the moment of their capabilities and they are quite modest about themselves.
the other The Navy XV, on hand, is looking a little stronger this
for with the weekend, arrival of Hunter the Navy have been able to send Allfrey back into the threes where is always more dangerous,
A newcomer,
For the staticians here is the Pentangular table to date, show- ing that the Army cannot lose their pince ot the top even if they were to be beaten by the
Kingsbury, Navy, takes his place in the back row sibility.
the Navy pack, and it is
he will greatly Army reported that strengthen the Navy attack.
of
The Army threes show only two regular faces, one of whom, a doubtful. starter, Goulds, is
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
TENTH RACE MEETING Saturday, 22nd March 1958
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)
THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 3 FACES.
The First Bell will be sung at 1,30 pm. and the First Race ran at 2.00 p.m.
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 1.m.
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 are obtainable prior to the Meeting from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices, at Queen's Buliding, Chaler Road and Nathan Road; Kowloon, only on the written Introduction of a Member, and on production of his Guest Record Card. Members are limited to guests each Race Day, and will be responsible for all gugats Introduced by them.
Tiffins 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 Brooches.
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 payable at the Gate. Ang 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
น
Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $18.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), and 5, D'Agullar Street during normal office hours and until 11,00 a.m, 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 Stewards to cancel any reservallon for Through Tickelse for a particular Meeting it it is found that sales may not reach the number reserved in the series 1 to 3,000.
Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 am. on Friday. 21st March, 1958, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings,
Tickets over 3,000 will also be issued consecutively but particular members cannot be reserved as Through Tickets.
The reservation of any particular number does not confer on the registered bolder any rights whatsoever unless the fleket bearing the appropriate mümber is issued to and can be produced by the holder.
RAF
Police Navy
10 Cur many deserving causes.
on me the match For a
to
our
commonsense reasoning....and
Soon after KMD's brilliant that as one who has I say
was carried but nothing
admiration for young inside left football'a generous contribution from the field Ng Tim-loy, the
Parting Words worthy and Busmen's rightwinger, was also
budly injured in a inckle and IL 13 nowadays becoming the Kowloon side was reduced
socceriles In spite of all these tihngs I to nine players. The numerical something of a ritual for
malce profound with factor was somewhat evened out statements on the eve of their a rather unlikely postm in complete harmony
those clear-thinking people who when Ho Cheung-you had to go departure from the Colony. have stated quito categorically off for medical attention to
the Some of these that the Come on Wednesday cut which he suffered in a crash
statement forthright
by of heads with an opponent. should not have been played,
Squadron Leader Reg. Brition- made a real contribution to our soccer fairs, but some of the much others have been very
ANNJAŹ
Beau?
Today's Teams
LA! Ug examine the clr- cumstances. South China and KMB are currently running neck and neck for the League Championship, and now both through to the
No Suggestion
B
like
the
what
.our mis-
Now I'm not going to Bugglers worthwhile. that any of or all of these in- Club! Hearn, Ingl.s. McTavish.
The particular role wilch the they are eldents were other than unin Valentine, Cheong, D'Kelly, Steward,
Individual
the performs in anal tentional....but I Howe, lung. Williams, Ross, Car-
am going to Colony football world naturally penter, Penman. Wright, Campbell,
of the Senior Shield, To ask suggest that neither set uf
speech, Leppard. Sharp. Gould. Army:
influences his farewell teams to meet each StoT.
these two Green. Gilbertson, Lowe,
players should have been ex-we Robertson,
hod a typical eximple of O'Donnell, other in a Morris,
Charity match
Buch risks. They this last week-end when Evans, Metr:losti.
Muniz Wynn,
couple of weeks before
ther posed o
should not have been pitlet
a few Clarke, Thompson.
NAVY:
Watson, big battle for Barron, Evans,
al such a Referee Kirkham had the Shield was against each other
trlic words to say about really Anderson, Allfrey, Hunter, Freeman,
caking'
than me. more Harvey. Adam Abert, Barrow.
was fair to either side.
press....the standard of One can only wonder Precious, Lees, Kingsbury, Stroud.
other sort of reception would be ac footboll....and corded to a proposal that the cellaneous points. FA Cup Analists should meet I have always said in this each other in a charity match column that it is right that both ten days before the Cup Final: sides of every question should one would wonder too how such be aired....but that cuts both a suggestion would be received in Italy....or Spain,...in Scot- land....or in fact in any place other than Hongkong.
Navy ""; Alldriige. Ростола, Hobday, Jones. Watkins, A, N. Other, Caldecott, Bulcher, Jesty Ullerton, Boden, Bayd, Carter, Me Gruer, folancon
Club
Martin, MacCallum, Lochte. Miles, Holt. Gunn, Kilvert, Berger, Gault. Steven, Ellott.
:
Lasting Credit
I will be to the lasting credit of both clubs that they went Spencer, Dilworth. Turner, Tumbull through with the gemo in spite
of the circumstances, but what ever the various officials Miny havo thought about it they certainly set the players a stern tent to which they did not deserve to be subjected.
Sports Diary
TODAY
B
་
Ist Division: Eastern v Army (3) pm: Kwong Wan v Kitches (Club) p.m.; CAA v Club (39) p.m. Reserve Division: Eastern v Army (da), CAM Club (BS). both matches at 2.30 p.m.
Prisons South China v St Joseph' (iv), Gymnastie v Air- craft (FIV) 4 pan.: C & W v Caro- Jine (V) 4 p.m.
2nd Division: Tatoo v (Club) 2.30 p.m.;
3rd
University v South
cita IV, 20 pan.: CAT 7 Mer- cantile (V) 1.30 p.m.; Rodifusion,
V AFS (HV) pm
Howing
Head of the Bay, Deep Water Bay, ⚫ p.m.
Athielic I.K. Other Rando Sports Meeting. Boundary Street, 2.30 p.m.
cricket
"Youth"
1st Division Scorpions v Navy, Police v Optimists, XOC v Amy
North",
CCC v Rocralo, Army
2nd Division: KOV y Centaurs, Dockyard v DUS, RAF v Police, IRC v Army "North". KCC "Hornets v Univeralty, Army "South" v KCCC **Wasps".
Softball
Talwar Too Kav Non-Chinese, King Fork, 3.30 pm,
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
The Public Enclosure at Happy Valley is being loaned
to the Hong Kong Kennel
Club for a Dog Show on Sunday 16th March, 1958. These premises will be closed
to Members at 10 am, on Sunday. The Badminton
The Stewards reserve the right to refuse any subscription also Courts will be closed all the right to remove any name from Subscription Lists without Friday 14th, Saturday 16th
and Sunday 16th March,
stating reasons for their action,
Tickole for the 'Special Cash Sweep on the Hong Kong Derby scheduled to be run on 10th May, 1958, at $2.00 each may be cbtained from the Cuth Sweep Offices at:--
Queen's Building (Chater Road) and 6, D'Aquilar Sireet on
Mondays to Fridays
Saturday, 15th March
Saturday, 22nd March
382, Nathan Road, Kowloon
Mondays to Fridays
Saturday, 16th 'March
Saturday, 22nd March
TOTALISATOR
During the Show the Private Boxes, Dining Room, Bar and Ladies'
will Lounge
be open and reserved for the use 9 am to 12.30 p.m. of the Members of the Jockey
8 am, to € p.m.
Dam. to 11 a.m.
10 am to 4 pm.
am to 11.45 am.
0 am to 11 m
Club.
The charges for admission are $4.80 for adults and 81.20 for Service personnel in uniform and children under Entrance to 'the Show
Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their tickets 16. until after the "bit clear" signal tuas been couliked.
will be by the Public Entrance
ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS only: MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT · AT, THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REWER, NOT LATEN THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST Club, who wish to RACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO HE RUN.
Members of the Jockey make
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Badge, otherwise they will not be admitted thereto.
Order,
ARNOLD,
Bedretary,
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By Order of the Blewards,
AE. AKNOLD!
SPORTS QUIZ
ways.
Small Circle
The wisdom of the decision to
One of the points raised by let the match go ou must be Mr Kirkham was that referees
of the
(Signed)
CLASSICS
PROSPECTS
MINER'S LAMP
MAY BE BEST ROYAL
DERBY COLT
By JAMES PARK
The Queen's best chance of gaining classic honours next season may rest with the fully exposed Pall Mall, who is in only the 2,000 Guineas. In the background are Miner's Lamp, who has run once, and Restoration, who has still to appear on the racecourse. They are in the 2,000 Guineas and Derby and are trained by Boyd-Rochfort.
regarded with grave doubt
were 'seen too often hy the and noy -that the con- sequences of It can be assessed members of the press because there must be many second they always afflclnted in a small circle of activity. He went on thoughts on the whole affair.
The other evening I had the 10 draw a parallel between In There is also Snow Cat, Icased from the National Stud and in training with Noel Murless. This colt is not chance to exchange a few words ferees in Hongkong and referees with some of the senior officials in the United Kingdom and sald whistlers enjoyed
in the 2,000 Guineas, but holds the Derby liability. of KMD and I was informed the British that the possibility of Lam Kain- the advantage of touring round
their Until they have shown
Pall Mall is certain to bo can no opinion
for be trained
the 2,000 Guineas different quality 1. Which Australian cricketer teng being fit in time for the and performing in front of dif-
passed on Restoration and Snow ond after that race we
may Shield Fins! Is extremely referent crowds and has recently completed the mote. That is a great blow to spariswriters every week,
Restoration has much to know whether Miner's Lemp. rare "double"
That seems reasonable enough Cat.
to the required as measures up and wickets in one Test the Busmen's hopes for it means
the surface....but unfor- commend him in breeding
He they must enter their most im- on portant engagements of the sea- tunately it is rather misleading he is a son of the 1,000 Guineas standard for the Derby. 2. Who won the Marathon at son without their star forward. You see, in the United Kingdom winner Hypericum. Snow Cat should not fall for stamina.
n half-sister to this year's the referees who offeinte in the is
The Free Handicap does not Carrozis, and is British Empire
First Division
dispense Ooits winner, their whistle justice at Second by the Derby winuer Arctic suggest that Sir Humphrey de
Princo out of Calash by Trafford's Alcide will hit and Third
Division games....
171b. below top-weight, and next sonson they will also Hyperion and tracing to the high spots, seeing the colt That is a heavy penalty to do a similar service in the new famous Canterbury Pilgrim, pay for helping even a worthy Fourth Division.
scrica?
the 1954 Games?
of 300 runs
3. What clubs took part in the
the 1057 FA Cup Finol? And what was the ecore?
Heavy Penalty
4. What do these rugby play-charity....and I am saying it
Have In common publicly
W. W.
5. Who was the first woman to win the Wimbledon singles title?
because I know
01
معام
Has Ability
Lost Lengths
the
Alcide bad one more race than Miner's Lamp and after falling to make much of a show on a How different things are here] the Wakefield,
Though he has had only one | fest appearance he secred at the J. Wofficials of the KMB club well where it would be a novelty to
That race left our Clogs One referees run, we know that Miner's second attempt. Kyle, K. J. Jones, and J. enough to realise they will not e
the wondering whether Prat?
their handling anything less important Lamp has racing ability. I am me make any outcry over
been a than a First Division game. For Inclined to think the colt is held handicapper has not misfortune.
those who havo shorter in soma esteem because of the little too kind to Alcide. There have been many memories, may I recall the empatient polley that was adopted.
couple of when
Boyd-Rochfort has д strange happenings in Colony barrassment
convinced seasons ogo when Ann football, but I am
a certain young horse of promise, the referee virtually polley is always a light season
The race was at Newbury in some of them are born in a mis- Class One
October and Alcide lost several ordered a man whom he thought as a two-year-old. gulded sense of goodwill....
lengths when the gate went up. and some of them could well be to be a Class Two refereo out after he 7. Which event was won by eliminated If greater thought of the dressing room
Harry Carr realised that, with Lord Burghley (now the was given not only to the event had been duly nominated to rum duced until September and was
ho to cover winter quarters. seven furlongs Marquess of Exeter) at the self but also to the possible a line. Little did the arrogant then retired
would have no chance if he Whistler realise that the "unac Such a campaign suggests the tried to make up the ground too 1928 Olympic Games In consequences.
official" hope of better things to follow, Amsterdam?
ceptable and inferior
He sat perfectly stiil It is hunt for any football had just been upgraded to the The race in which Miner's quickly B. Which one of these boxers team of the standing of KMB or sublime status of a Class One Lamp took part was over the and brought Alcide with a long
6. In which sport is
Hoydon rated the world's No. 2 woman player?
has not fought for the world South China to refuse the call Ireavyweight title-Georges of charity. In this case, they Carpentier, Leo Oma, would have served the game
"Bobo" Cockell?
Olson,
referee.
Miner's Lamp was not pro-
was put under pressure and he found such a good turn of speed front until the last 100 yards he that though he did not get in had a length and a half to spare at the flash.
Old Mile at Ascot and while he zun on the outside in the last could never seriously trouble quarter of a mile,. It was only If our most highly qualified the smart Pinched, the royal in the final furlong that the colt Don better had they postponed this referees are now seriously mak-
extra meeting until after the ing the point that there is not colt took second place. B. Who holds the world's land Shield Final....and surely such enough variety in their appoint- There is more of Miner
then his half-brother advice should have come from menta and that as a consequence Lamp And when the HKFA. speed record?
the same pressinen see them 100 Atlas, who I amull, was was it set up?
often in action, moy I suggest genuine stayer. I doubt whether Before Wednesday night the they widen the bounds of, their the two-year-old will stay
There was much to like about 10. What's the name? "Started odits
elder relative only slightly inactivities, forget their exalled far os his wero
the way the colt set about-bis and do Miner's Lamp is by Signol uphill task and I am inclined winners and 12 consecutive favour of South China to beat standing, and got out
missionary Light, whose stamina index® is retheir rivals in both the race to some real soccer winners In 1933
mark handicap comparativo ob- below that of Djebel, the sire of to think he may be better than creations pigeon racing, the League Championship and work in the
for the Senior Shield....now scurity at the Second. Third and Atlas. Despite this, Signal Light football, and curling.
the odds are heavily against Fourth Divisions like their UK has sired many winners at a mile and a half and upwards. ·
-{London Express Service). (Answers Bee Page 17) KMB.
counterparts.
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PRECIOUS DROPS:
FOR
PRECIOUS MOMENTS”
CHERRY HEERING