THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1958.
A Cricket League Enters 2nd Round
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY
STH RACE MEETING
CLUB
Saturday 13th and Saturday 20th December, 1958 (To be held under the tulee of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)
THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 16 RACES. The First Beil will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race run ai 2.00 pm, on both daya.
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 a.m. on both days.
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 prior to the Meeting from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices, at Queen's Building, Chater Roud, D'Agullar Street and Nathan Road, Kowloon, only on the written Introduction of a Miember, and on production of his Guest Record Card Members are limited to 0 guesta cach Race Day, and will be respondble for all guests Introduced by them.
GUEST BADGES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS.
Tiflis will be obtainable at the Club House I ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).
The 8th 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 Chik is a person under the age of seventeen years, Western Standard.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The pile of admission 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 $300 in order to galu re-admission.
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in tho RESTAURANT,
SERVANTS
Servants must remain in their employers' boxca except for passing through on their dulica. They may on no account use the Betting Booths or Pay Out Booths in the Enclosures,
CASH SWEEPS
Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $16.00 each per day and $32.00 ach for both days may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), and 3, D'Aguilar until 11.00 am. on the day Street during normal office hours and 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 sued 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 soles may not reach the number reserved in the series 1 to 3,000.
THE CONTROVERSIAL TEST MATCH CATCH
'Caught' Off The Ground
Australia won the first Test
match comfortably by eight wickets, but the controversy still rages whother Colin Cowdrey, batting in England's second innings Was caught out by Kline.
Icarnt It is now
television Australian
out
that
HIL
Al
wad
Ei shows
Cowdrey that proves wrongly given tut Kune caught the bail after It had hit the ground.
Cowdrey was given out at a critical moment of the match. and the decision might well have cost England the Test.
HALF VOLLEY
English players
wero
что в форм
the ball hit the ground almost
yard in front of the fielder whose method of gathering it
to the suggested
experiene d the
eye that it was taken on half volley.
the
Thoir suspicions grew when
throw up Kine did not ball in triumph, as is the usual custom.
Fichie Benaud. Australia's cuptalt, went over to Kline and version of the accepted bis
incident.
No one in the English camp blumes either umpire, but it was a sad mistake at a vital time.
These are sequences of the catch as TV sees it. Cowdrey has played a ball to leg. Wicketkeeper Grout appeals as the ball goes into Kline's hands. Cowdrey is given out, but a film strip proves too late that it wasn't a catch.
WEEK-END SOFTBALL
South China Tangle With Seminoles And Saints
Take On The Pandas
By TIME OUT"
With the first round fixtures completed, the favourites of the respective leagues are expected to come through in the week- end encounters but as this has been a season full of surprises, upsets by the 'underdogs' must not be ruled out.
the
In the Senior league the pennant-conscious South China tangle with the youthful Seminoles in the morning and the league- leading Saints take on the unpredictable Pandas after lunch. In the minor league the Dod-1 when
Undergrada from ond Douglas Murray, the Cheyennes ers and
the Pokfulam keep an appointment Carolinors have a big say in this envel Stardusts and Austers whilst in with the inexperienced Toreros, year's race. the ladies division the Univer-The Undergrads are not enjoying
The Saints should maintain ity squad and Matadors are a good season for they lack a
Despite pitted against the Toreros and suitable plicher.
this their position at the top of the drawback they should be able longuo standings when they come Overseas.
Pandas. The Cata At 2 pm. on Saturday Fred to bring home the bacon without against the
the were sensational when they up- Diesta's
much their too Dodgers, after
trouble
Bet South Chine
shori & fow startling defeat at the hands of opposition.
weeks ago and on present form the Comets a fortnigh! ago, wili
should give the jolting Joeyn bo all out to redeem themselves
good run although it has been when they
with bats
an accepted fact in local soft- Lond Dayaram's tesen oi
ball circles that the Salats are schoolboys, the Stardusts. The
The Toreres, still winless, aro and have always been the Dodgers took the Arst game with
still lack Pandas' 'JINX', Can the Pandas more than enough runs to spare as keen as ever but
Manager-cum-coach A break this Jinx? It remains to but the Stardusts have
come a class. long way since and the Filipinos Izmail will have to pull his socks he seen. The game la scheduled
up and
see that his girls get for Sunday at 145 p.m. some real tough turnouts i expects them to break into the win column.
cross
In the care of two-day Race Meetings, Through Tickets may be purchased for each day of the Meeting provided that the second day in on a date not less than five days after the first must not underrate. them. 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 Friday, 12th December, 1908 will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Moortinga
Tickets over 8,000 will also be issued consecutively but purticular 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 Ucket bearing the appropriate number is issued to and can be produced by the holder,
The Stewarda reserve the right to refuse any subscription from Sbscription Lists nio the right to remove any name without stating reasons for their ection,
Cash Sweep Tickets at $2.00 each for the inst race on 20th December 1958 and Tlakats for the Special Cash Sweep on the Pearce Memorial Cup scheduled to be run on 14th February 1080, at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at
Queen's Building (Chater Road) and 8, D'Agullar Street on:-
Mondays to Fridaya
Da, to 6 pm. Saturday 18th and Saturday 20th December a.m. to 11 àm. -282, Nathan Road, Kowloon on:→→
Sloppy Ball
from
Still Winless
The Seniors will be seen in
Immediately after this game action at 11.00 am. when the
A Shade Steadier
steadier in
The ladies wind up the week- the undefeated Cheyennes meet Carolinors and the Seminoles end activities at 3.30 pm, with the Austers and although the lock horna for the second time. the Maladors battling it out A close Indians are playing sloppy ball The Tribe were thrashed by the with the Overseas.
is anticipated with the af late, I predicta runaway ever convincing more of 18-1 affair victory for them us the Austers, the first encounter. They have Matadors a shade jack the stuff to hold them back. since overcome the 'big league'felding and greater power at A pat on the back
be litters and although they are not the plate, must
victorious who is expected to emerge Elven to Dave Cooper always there on the mound the margin of runs at the end of for the the seventh should not be more pitching his arm out
than four or fivo runs. Airruen.
The fair lassies lift the tain on Sunday at 0.30
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG. JOCKEY CLUB
cur-
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Two Defeats
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mere
The Matadors almost made the headlines dort week they scared the Hurricanes bo tore bowing by 0-7. Fred Diesta, inc manager/coach, has dono jcb at the Maladors, who started of the sunmor 09 beginners, are now being billed The lads from Caroline Hill by inny as the team to watch have two defeats at hand and out for.
Pixher Annabelle Chin has A cannot afford another loss as it will lesser Uheir chances for the strong arm though a bit erratic. pennant. With pitcher Goose | All she needs is a year or two Wong in top form, backed by of conalatent playing practice to Programmos and Entry the dugging of Ray Lamontagne shapa Into a first class phlicher. Forma for the 6th Raco; Mooting 1958/69 to be held) on Thursday 1st and Satur- Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their day Ord January,' 1950 Lickota until after the "all clear" signal has been exhibited.
(weather permitting) may be ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS obtained at the Secretary's MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LATER THAN Office, Alexandra House; the ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE Club House, Happy Valley; OF THE DAY HAS DZEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN,,
and the Stables, Bhan Kwong On Road.
Mondays to Fridays,
10a.m. to 4 pm.
Saturday 13th and Boturday 20th December 9 a.m. to 11 am.
TOTALISATOR
PAYMENT WILL NOT BE
DISFIGURED TICKETS,
MADE ON TORN
Bookmakers, Tie The men, etc. will not be permlited to operato į within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club,
By Orde of the tha Stewards,
A. E. ARNOLD,
HONG KONG, stki December, 1958,
Secretary,
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Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Tuonday, 23rd December, 1958.
By Order of the Stowards,
A. E. ARNOLD,
Secretary.
ARMY “SOUTH' FAVOURED
OVER OPTIMISTS' IN. TODAY'S MAIN MATCH
The Colony cricket league season enters its second round this afternoon with increasing interest in both divisions. In the senior division three teams. Hongkong Cricket Club "Optimists", Hongkong Cricket Club "Scorpions" and Army South are on even terms at the head of the league table, with Recreio, Kowloon Cricket Club, Crai- gengower and Indian Recreation Club all within striking distance.
has so
The Junior division far appeared to be practically ni two-way
Army race between "South" and Royal Air Force, the joint leaders of this league, but Kowloon Cricket Club, lust year's champions, who had had a rather lean time up to now, are still in third place and are fully capable of coming into the plcture in the final reckoning.
As the league
table standa major centar the two matches this afternoon are un- doubtedly those between Army "South" and the "Optimists" at Sookunpoo and between the "Scorpions" and Kowloon Cricket Club at Chater Road.
now.
Brilliant Win
By
Army
"South" scored brilliant five-wickel win title-contending Royal Air Force last Saturday at Kal Tak main- ly through the brilliant bowling of Private Dodd, Dodd had up to then been playing regularly In Army South's second division
By
ROBERT TAY
both have been also highly un- predictable
their In
batting form
Anything can happen in this match, but with all due respect to these two teams, it must be urged that their rate of scoring be appreciably increased if the match were rench a conclu- sive ending.
and
The Optimists on the other hand have been well out of It has been a usual occur=
thoir laat
few renee for both Scorpions uch during quines, but showed a semblance KCC to keep up a commendable of their match-winning form ot
rute of scoring for their first of the BEDSUN
four or Ave wickets and then the beginning
tali off badly towards the when they had the better of a cira wn mnich
the agninst
second half of their balting. "Scorpions" last Saturday.
I doubt very much the bowl- ing of the Optimists this after- soon can easily break through the soldiers batting, especially considering that they will be playing
Sookunpoo casier wicket, which is much and slower this season then it has ever been before.
the
Even Match
Improved Team
At Kal Tak, Royal Air Force should be able to collect full points from Navy and Dockyard, although it must be said that the latter are
Im- now a vastly proved team. What they need is a couple of high individual scorts and they will bo hard team to beat
Recreation
King's Park, Indian As in most of their matchso,
Club may find eleven, and by taking seven Optimists' hope of a victory this wickets for 39 rung in this afternoon will rest on the bot- Recreio quite a handful and will
probably ting form of their stalwarts,
match. ho not only made spectacular
debul in the Colony's Brst division cricket, George Rowe, Pritchard, Kliboe and Leigh-Bennett. Failure by but also proved that
he any of these batsmen to get into thoroughly merited his
pro- the 50's will mean a decisivo motion.
win for Army South, while The soldiers'
batting also good stand by any of them will appeared to be much steadier give the match a closo finish than it was at the beginning of with the odds slightly in favourity enjoyed by the soldiers in
the
with season,
Goodwin, of the soldiers. Stoddart, Robinson, Everfi, The Scorpions-KCC game at Green, Morkill and Saddler, Chater Road is expected to be providing a fairly formidable an even one as far as chances vonguard. Army South have of winning are concerned. never been such a better Both teams are feeling the balanced team as they are at pinch of lack of one or two the moment.
attacking bowlers, and
more
fully extended be
Нете fore emerging winners. again rapid scoring is indicated if a draw is to be averted.
In the remaining first division match, Police are fully capablo of giving Army "North" a good tght, despite the slight superior-
both the bowling and batting departmenta,
The second division games will see Army South pitted against Centaurs and RAF against Navy and Dockyard. Both are not likely to drop any point here.
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