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HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
FIRST RACE MEETING Saturday, 4th October, 1958
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 10 RACES The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race run at 2.00, b.m.
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The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.45
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
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NO FERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. * All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the meeting.
Admission Badges ut $10.00 cuch are obtainable prior to the Meeling from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices, at Queen's Building. Chater end, D'Agullar Street 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 Roce Day, and will be responsible for all guests introduced by them.
GUEST BADGES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE RACE COURSE ON HACE DAYS.
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1968.
Concluding Instalment Of Men Who Changed Sport HALF A MILLION BREAK
Then Billiards Rules Were Changed
By DEREK JOHN
Carefully sighting along his' cue, Tom Reece stroked his ball on to the rod and the white ball locked in the jaws of the pocket. He did it again, and again. He did it 249,552
times.
Tom Reece was on his way to making the biggest billiards
break of all time-499,135, unfinished.
He made it by using the famous, and soon to become notorious, Anchor Stroke--and caused a hasty rewriting of the rule book,
The anchor canon was del
nervous temperament vised by on amateur player, caused him to be known as the BU Lovejoy, He pul much finest billiards player never to thought into working out this win the Championship. impregnable position. The dim- cully was
get into it.
He finally made it in a private game and set up a new amateur record of 600.
A Sensation
It caused a sensation. Every paper carried pictures of the position But it was dismissed
as freak. The chances of il ever happening again were thought to be millions to one against.
Tom Recce did not think so. He saw the difficullies. But he also saw the Irunense possibl itties
take her
Australian, Annette Kellerman, for her attempt on the English Channel, and swam beside her for thred and a half hours in the He went in for fresk ahols be-actual swim. During it he did
everything he could cause ho kod to be different mind off her grim struggle. He To hirn, billiards was en told her stories and sang to her. intellectual exercise. He put Flaally, he proposed marriage. everything into the game, und this became his weakness. 118 ploh of campaign was so the fully prepared that to carry out demanded perfection in every stroke.
The Anchor Stroko brought Reece the perfection he sought.
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Annetto WD3 almost hausted, but she smlied and replied, "I like tall man best,"
Recce trod water, threw up his arms and declared, "Tall! Why I can touch the bottom!"
Did Gymnastics
I was because ho did swim- gymnastica to help his soming that Reece first took up billiards. The gym was in o club in his native political town of Oldham. To get to it Recece had to
pass the billiards roon, Tho game him. fascinated Inmediately He started to play and was soon club champion. Then he gentlemen's
But his reaction was typical of a man who always had to have something to strive for. "No man in England was sick of the Anchor Stroke as I Within a week he had master-was before the authorities put 5.
Playing against a stop to it." he admitted after- the shot. his old rival Melbourne Inman wants. he set up new professional record of 900. Then he lost the position and, in trying to regain it, threw away other chances end, with them, the match. players apologise for making took a job in a
But he wasn't finished with duke shot. Reece the Anchor Stroke. Playing known to apologise to Inman, #gainst Chapman he again got for Inman to Recce.
The only words they exchanged Into the position. This time he
Reece's, forest taltles were with his long-standing fought rival. Melbourne Inman. Most
Wod
never
held it for five weeks. By then at the table were high ones. the balls knew their own way. their path marked in. well- defined grooves.
Poor Chapman Was ailling it out when the match ended. One' afternoon, someone asked him what he ought of the table. "How would I know" I haven't had a he retorted. shot for a month."
Racing Man
Once, after a Recce fluke, In- man made a comment.
"Did you say anything?" ask- ed Reece.
"I'm here to play billiards, not to talk," replied Inman,
"You surprise me, snapped Reoce, "I hadn't noticed it."
Once Inman profaced his op- ponent: "Good shot, Reece,"
Lasted 5 Weeks The break lasted five weeks,
Replied Reeve: "That's Qie Arst- it could have gone on for five years. So a special meeting of time in 40 years that you have Inman: "Yes, and that's the the Billiards Association was said 'Good shot' to me."
first time you've deserved it.” called and the shot was barmed. After 26 consecutive cammons.
Recce lived ils e as in- tensely as he played billiards. the new rule said, the position hnd to be broken up.
Inter Recce He was a great racing man and. Twenty years produced his answer-legal close friend of Steve Donoghue- variant of the Anchor Stroke and Gordon Richards.
In an examination for bank- called the Pendulum. Again it was invented by an amateur ruptcy in 1928 he revealed that J.C. Pepperell. Reeso exploit- he had lost £8,000 in a week. consecutive races the a new record In 22
horses he backed to win came break of nearly -had been disin second.
huddle Another
Another
Reece authorities. shot was banned.
Reece was no automaton with the cue. He was an artist. But
Timus will be obtainable of the Club House if ordered-in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).
The 6th Floor is restricted to Members, and Ladies wearinged it to set up 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. Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite tee of $3.00 in order to gain re-odmilon.
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 $20.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Onlees at Queen's Building, (Chater Rond), and 5, D'Aguller 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 alt race meetings as Through Tickets. Such tickets will be fasued 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.
Tickats reserved, and available but not paid for by 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 3rd October, 1058 will be sold and the reservation cancelled for Tuture 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 ticket bearing the appropriate 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 narne from Subscription Lists without stating reasons for their action.
Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Kwangtung Handicap scheduled to be run on 18th October, 1958, at $2.00 coch Thay be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offiens at:--
Queen's Building. (Chater Road) and 6, D'Aguilar Sireet on
Mondays to Fridays
Saturday, 4th October
382, Nathan Road, Kowloon
Mondays to Fridaya
Saturday, 4th October
TOTALISATOR.
(his previous halt a million counted) of 0,417
by
SANDEMAN
The King of Whiskies
He was also a fine swimmer.
the He helped to train the beautiful
Sports Diary
TODAY
Dowis
3rd Division: HKPC & USAC, IRC KAGC, PRC v RCC, SC Y FC," ✓ RC.
Boccer 1st Division: South China
Fast-
ern (CH), Kitches v RAF Boi Wan (39) 330 p.m.
Reserve Division: South China v Eat (CH) 4 pm,
2nd Division: KAF Kal Tak v Gymnastic (136), Happy Valley Ari (Net) 4 D... Nays v Club (Navy), St Joseph's v Prisons (HV) $30 m.
club where he could practise the game eight hours a day.
Until he died at the age of
as he could still beat the locals at billards. To queman Reece that meant more than all the fame of tus playing career. (All Rights Reserved).
REECE PERFECTED THE “ANCHOR ́STROKE FIVE DAYS/L
WHAT A BREAK/
YES! HE SEEMS ANCHORED
TO IT!
IN ONE BREAK
VA REECE SCORED
499,135
PTS.
ABOUT
{ IT'S NOW 'FIVE WEEKS) 2400,opo
WHAT'S THE
POINTS OR JOJ
INCLUDING 249552 CANNONS)
I'VE LOST COUNT
STARTING TODAY........... England's young stars JIMMY GREAVES (Chelsea), PETER BROADBENT (Wolves), BRIAN CLOUGH (Middle- sbrough), BOBBY CHARLTON (Manchester United), DAVE BURNSIDE (West Bromwich) tell you about...... OUR BRAVE NEW SOCCER WORLD.
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By Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea and Young England)
It has taken me around
”M a £1,000-a-year man at 18. That's what football has done for me.
Europe to Holland, France, Germany, Spain, and Bulgaria. All these in two years of doing something I love.
I've got my bonuses most weeks, benefits to come, I hope, and eight per cent of every penny I earn from football is being put away for me by the Football League Provident Fund.
If I last as long in this game the travelling, the headlines, nothing at the end of it, while
bs I hope to do, that could mean the excitement, the pleasure of : a pick-up of perhaps £2,000 when I retire. All at no cost at all to Jimmy Greaves,
How many people in. other Ord Division: Dodi R2 Tele-jobs can look forwad to such a phone v Kin Godown; Hoon Wun v
IL4 p.m.; Hong Ying v University, nest-egg? Rediffusion v C & W 820 p.m. ali matches at laggy Valley,
Of course, I'm not an expert on other jobs Had one onco- ***** Cricket Friendly Game: KCC v Army office boy in a publishing com- "North" (1st Division): IBC Pollospany but I packed it in after a (2nd Division).
like "Oguinista" v HKCC "Soor-week, I wasn't made for any plaza" trini genb
thing except football,"
KFC v Police (Chulz) 4.30 p.m.4 Club "D" VAP 3.15 p.m.
Tennis
LRC Tournaments: Men's Singles Ieup, Men's Open Bingles, Mixed Double 'cap, Ladies' Bingles Open.
What's In A Name?
SO EXCITING
Sometimes I
There were 400 boys in my..! First Division player has school and I'm the only one to 3
same be signed DS 4 professional::
That's about an average, përen.
because anywhere, Soccer la harder, mor
and faster than
time.
the
belonging to a happy club like collected £1,000 in the Chelsea and working for a boss
Most of us would like to see centage you can respect like Ted Drake.
an end to Christmas Day foot- League I've read some of the expo- ball too. It does not draw huge dificult, sures of these ex-players and crowds, but it disrupts the fans think. manogers who say Boccer is home life of every player.
No Christmas pudding for the SO CONFIDENT. rollen. That's not the way I've
footballer, and it there's j an found the game,
And it wasn't the way these away game, like we have confession merchants found Blackburn this year, no Christi
it mas either. Soccer when they were in either. They made good ilvings ut of the game before this began to kick it to death.
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Many people thinkáđ should learn a trade before... turns professional, but I any; d lad with confidence in3hts äbility SO SURE
to make the grade should fol a ground slaff straight away. I wish for kinder crowds (perhaps that's wishing for the He'll absorb the atmosphere; moon) and a belier coaching he'll learn from older players. scheme for handpicked xhool- Iva even known the voidet boy players from cach district players on the opposing alde
Until I came to Chelsea I too-give me advice durlog thought couch was some match. Honest!
But I'm thing with wheels.
Longue football is a pretty sure now that coaching from clean game, despite what some the age of 11 would have been people say
I save all my kicks for the ball because I'm sure nothing wonder what is basically wrong with foot I'd be doing now if I wasn't a ball, although it could stand a professional footballer, And to Improving here and there
don't honestly
know-except from the players' point of view. that I wouldn't be earning £20 spend too a week-used to Biggest victory in the Rhond- da Amateur Football League on much school time dreaming.
But it's the opening day of the season in South Wales was registered that convinces me being a First For a start, I think benents
Yes, I'm proud to be a při! by Mardy Royals, who won 8-3. Division professional is a good should be made compulsory. It's real talent, the best boys from
And the name of the team | Bẩn.
unfair that a man should give a town, say, because it is use- fensional. I only hope I cad coach whole have a job in the game sil mj they defeated? Beatur United! There's the comradeship, he five or 10 years of his life to a less trying to
and gel schools,
life. Dis-United were asking for it! joy of feeling permanently.at | Third Division club
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