NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
The Public Enclosure at Happy Valley is being loaned; to the Hong Kong Kennel Club for Dog Show on Sunday 22nd March, 1959. These premises will be closed to Members at 10.00 a.m, on Sunday, The Badminton Courts will be cloned aft Friday 20th, Saturday 21st and Sunday, 22nd March.
During the Show, the Pri- vate Boxes, Dining Room, Bar and Ladies' Lounge will be open and reserved for the use of the Members of the Jockey Club.
The charges for admission are $4.50 for adults and $1.20 for Service personnel in uniform and children under
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1959.
Calcutta Cup Rugby Preview
CAN SCOTLAND BREAK
THE TWICKENHAM HOODOO TODAY?
By JOHN COTTRELL
Nine years ago, Scotland gained a two-point victory over England at Murrayfield. They have not won the Calcutta Cup again since then, and their post-war record against England is the most dismal in the International Championship.
But let season Scotland came Ja Hetherington is a tower is a combination arest to humbling the cham of strength at full-back, and the back row, men plons, and this year they have covering of "the" three-quarters | men. 16. Entrance to the Show conquered Wales, tha first will be by the Public Entrance, country to defeat England since only,
1950.
of attacking and midfield
in excellent, Moreover, the The man England desperately pack's great work against France needs is Peter Robbins, When suggests that they will be able he played for England, tries to hold the fiery Scottish for- | werd scored because of hid Members of the Jockey So Scottish supporters will wards.
ability to pick up the loose ball travel to Twickenham today The England three-quarters and launch attacking · moves make with high hopes of their coun- were slow against the with the three-quarters. 100 trymen winning there for the French. But Scotland are un- first time in 21 years. I believe likuly to be able to exploit this par:fcular wenimess Their they will be disappointed.
centres in the last two games Effective Defence
have been both slow in attack And uncertain in defence:
Club, who wish to use of the Club room, munt wear their Member's Badge, otherwise they will not be admitted thereto.
By Order. A, E. ARNOLD,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 19th Mar., 1959.
1 is now more than a year Rincu England last scored a try. But, if their attack ly uninspired, their defensive work is highly
effective.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
IDTH (EASTERI RACE MEETING Saturday 28th and Monday 30th March, 1959.
(To be held under the Rules of the Hoar Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 24 RACES The First Bell will be rung at 11.30 am. and the First Race run at 13,00 Noon on both days,
The Secretary's Offee at Alexandra House will close of 10.00 13, on both days.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
No person without an admission badge which must be prominently displayed throughout the meeting will be admitted.
Admission Badgts at $10.00 each per day are obininable from the Club's Cash Sweep Offee, at Queen's Building, Chuter Road and 382 Nathan Rood only on the written Introduction of a Member.
ADMISSION BADGES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT Time will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in udvance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).
THE RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS,
NO CHILDREN under the wife of seventeen years, Western Standard will be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meeting.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of adinission will be $3.00 each per day payable at
the Gute.
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requlalte fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admission,
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS RESTAURANT.
will be available in the
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CASH SWEEPS
Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $48.00 cuch for both days may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Oflees at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), and 5. D'Aguilar Street during office hours.
Cash Sweep Tickets at $2.00 each for the last race on 30th March, 1959 and Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Hong Kong Derby fehrduled to be run on 2nd May, 1950, at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Club's Cash Sweep Omees at:-
Queen's Building (Chaler Road) and 5, D'Agullar Street, Hong Kong on
Weck-days, Mondays to Fridays. Saturday 21st March,
Saturday 28th March and Monday
30th Murch
9 a.m. to 5. p.m.
0
am, to 1230 pm.
0a.m. to 10 a.m.
་་་་་ད་ King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong and 382 Nathan Road, Kowloon un-
Werk-days, Mondays to Fridays. 10 am to 4 pm. Soturday 21st March
0 am to 11.45 am.
By Order of the Stewards,
A. E. ARNOLD,
Hong Kong, 21st March, 1959.
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Defence Complex
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Robins has shown outstanding form recently, so his failure to action move the selectors into The Englund side is unchanged is beyond understanding.
Hetherington has won for the Calculta Cup, and it seems that once again they will praise this season and deserved ecmplcte their International | all of it. But I believe that he Championship programme with is also suffering from the pre-
valling defence complex. shorter list of players than | any other country,
Popular Saying There is a populur saying that It is much more difficult to get cut of the England XV than inta It. That certainly seems fair comment todny,
Against France, he had ampie opportunity to emulate the n theking work of his opposite number. Instead, he persistently
kicked to touch, whether under
pressure or not, and never link. | cd up with his three-quarters.
Tug-Of-War Champions
One of the most exciting events at the First REME (Hongkong) athletic meeting held at the Army sports ground, Boundary Street, last Wednesday was the Tug-of-War final, which was won by the LAD Royal Artillery.
Photo shows the champions pulling through to their win, China Mail Photo.
Henry Longhurst On Golf CORPORE
SANO
The muscular Frank Stranahan in his many forays in search of golf cham-
pionships always brought his weights with him.
I often used to wonder how much they cost him in excess baggage at £1 a pound, but upon my soul I never thought. I should live to see the day when my old friend and travelling companion Joe Carr, appeared as a weightlifter!
No sooner do we get over this
The most pleasing aspect of of the three-quarters, only the England XV this season has wing wizard Peter Jackson has been the extremely sound half- played up to his reputation is back partnership of Steve Smith
Ho has always maintained season, Lef: winger Peter and Bev Risman. Smith has shock than we have Michael that a golfer, is "only as good as Thompson has last speed and fantastically long service and Lunt pictured in all sorts of his hands" but that the first shipper Jen Butterfield, at 20.young Rismen, improving with gymnastical postures, training thing to "go" is his legs. Six and he must now travel almost each game, has the makings of with Aston Villa. All this, i am rounds on a 7,000yd champlon- to the touch-line to try his out truly great By-halt.
Bure, is eminently worthy and ship course, including
good side break.
certainly in a good cause, deal of waiting while spectators namely the Walker Cup match get themselves sorted oui, in May.
involves no
physical effort
The other centre,
fidence,
Malcolm
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mean
Key Man hillips, hos great potential, but Scotland, loo, have found an he is not completely ft. Aadmirable combination here From time to time we get in-
olis injury has taken the edge with glant Steve Coughtrie and dividuals in this comtry, who Importance Of Toes on his speed and, I suspect, Gordon Waddell. They also indulge in the most exhausting robbed him of some of his con- have an outstanding attacking measures, to befit them for what
This was also the view taken full-back in Ken Scotland.
is in outward appearabco a Waddell was off-form in the placid and pedestrian game. Reid Jack, before
by the then amateur champion, the Jast last international, when Scot-hardy winter annual is the
be land's Triple Crown hopes were picture of
Walker Cup match, when Dal Rees training dashed by Ireland. On form, with the Arsenal closely spent the winter, accompanied be his country's key followed by that of the Arsenal wo worthy pace-makers,
et a playing 27 · holes man at Twickenham, using His training with Iki Rees,
instead of 10. clover tactical kitking to The
I've also been interested advantage of the fast and mo- bile Scottish pack,
in the closing minutes of the match against France, Phillips ronde a tremendous break and had only to beat the full-back to win the match, But suddenly he checked his pace and cross- Licked, though there was no one within forty yards to gather die bali,
he can
On firm going, England's alm Negative Policy
must be to make maximum Mony supporters would like use of their three-quarters, and Jackson in particular, to see Dr Lewis Cannell (Peter caps) brought back to the centre, For, who knows, with the un- and there is a strong case for
certain Scottish defence, they the return
of International may even score a try. sprinter John Young on the wing,
But the
selectors stick firmly to their negative policy at playing a combination which shines chiefly in defence. And to the pack. this polley has been extended
six
England's forwards
wery much improved against France, but the two wing forwards. John Herbert and Jeff Clements. still function mainly in de fensive roles, What is needed
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the importance of the toes in Some years ago, I seem to golf - a Bisturbing thought remember a Ryder Cup team which had not hitherto entered or was it Walker Cup?-being my mind and which now gives paraded in the early morning on it a further 10 things to think the sands at Southport. The very about in addition to the thought, I must confess, repelled which clutter it up already, I me, for I remember being like
dis- to envisage that turned qut of bed at some tinguished ex officer, Gerald hideous hour at my preparatory Micklem, parading his Walker school and being made to do Cup men on the sands at North PT. winter and summer for Berwick each morning, "On seven years.
the backs, down" for their toe wiggling exercises.
Nor did my opinion alter when, in the early stages of the war, I found myself compelled to run up and down the North shore sands at Blackpool, attired 1. Which country took first and ina tie vest and knickers and
carrying а ridiculous third places h the Olymple
great maration at Berlin in 1836? insiructor,
bumboo pole. The army PT.
Be that as it may, the coming Walker Cup match will make unusual demands on the British team. The four-year build-up, the thought that through * variety
isto of circumstances Which we need not enter now, with bis ringed this mast conceivably be the last of the series and that for Olympic Roccer tournament /jersey and his incessant "UP, the Brst time since the war wo In 1924 and 1028 and the Up, up, up, up" and "Come shell have a team capable World Soccer Cup in 1930 along, ought to be there by winning on its merits.
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won
the
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now," became a species whlen, 3. Can runs be scored off
with all due respect to cricket ball lawfully struct Faulkner, who I am Burd
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of
them auocCAS,
.
RUSSIANS AT WIMBLEDON By 'DEREK JOHN Two years ago 1. foreenst that the Ruslans would enter the Wimbledon Championships for the first time in 1959. Now this is almost a certainty. The Husstans Joined the In- ternational Lawn Tennis Federa- tion in 1956 and then worked to
three-year "development" programme-building a new ten- nte stadium in Moscow and in- viting top-clats couches to the Soviet Union.
П
Now 'they: Bolleve, they are ready: to make their first sp- prarinee in a major interna- tional championship. They plan. to send four players to Wimate- den this year-two seniors for the Championships, two youngsters for the junior tour- Dement.
–THEIR CHANCES
After Wimbledon, they Intend. to invite players from the West to take part in an International Tournament in Moscow August,
What are the Russians' chances at Wimbledon?. I reckon their candidate for the men's singles would be fortunate
get through the drst round.
But, given a favourable draw, they could have a player in the last 18 of the Indies ingles Anua Dimitrieva, daughter of a Moscow ballet dancer.
Anna is an extremely useful player, as she proved last year when she reached the Anal of Junior Wimbledon. But it may be several years before she develops into a star performer in 'senlor tennis,
Sports Diary
J
TODAY Cricket
1st Division: KCC_v_Navy«Dank« yard, Optimists v Police ce Amy North". Army Mouth"
coplons, BAF v Rettelo. 2nd Division: Pollen Centsurs. Army "North" v DBS, Rectelo v RAT.
Аресег Senior Bhield Semi-final: Tung“ Wan y RHB (HIC Stadium) 3,46 p.m. Tumför Shield semi-final; Jeppy
145 pm.
Badminton Colony then Badminton plonships; Man's Singles. Doubles dinal Coates" Doubles final, CCC, 7.30 pan.
Hockey Ladies Gremlins Cup: Victorians ♥ Gromling (HV) 2.30 p.m.; Recreio “A” V KỌC (1077) 4 pán,
I lift my hat, therefore, to the runners, marathon walkers, and weightlifters among our would- be Walker
Cuppers and wish
I might also cuptain that Cotton thinks we Valley y Koon Won (IIK Stadium)
inform the should all be the better practising in bare feet-but to insist on that, I fear, would be inng edition of Captain Bligh to risk his missing the match, o
adrift in an open boat in the Firth of Forth.
for
Cham-
Whitfield Wanderers
Play Bacchanalians In Closing Game Of Rugby Season
By PAK LO With only the Army Seven-a-Side tournament re
maining on the fixture card the Hongkong rugby season is practically finished, although the Whitfield Wanderers will be seen in action for the last time this afternoon.
Fittingly it is the Wanderers who finish the season for of all the teams who have taken part they have the best record, with only one defeat to date.
This afternoon at 3.00 p.m, I do play as a team, and this is on the Club ground they take what has made the difference
in their matches so far. on the Bacchanalians, who show
Max The Mental Strain many changes from the seven The Bacchanalians should soo
that took the field against the most of the ball in the loose 4. Who has become the first zest and exuberance which All these will add a prectal Grech Howards a sides with Hous Due Steven to o
tennis player to hold simul- characterizes his golf, I could sense of urgency to the occasion. is mainly due to the fact most the spearhead of the forward taneously the junior singles well forget,
To every max will have of the Bacchanalans are taking attack, though their other wing titles of the United States...
occurred the thought "It may part in other sports today forward Mullan is not yet fit Austraila, France and Wim- Individual Maffer be me who on Saturday evening fet, day a ***"Ancendiaters | enough to be of much asylizace
the Club wel in the loose. is coming up to the last hole Ini nro mainly from
Wanderers that the Whitfield a crowd of 10,000 and 'has only' Training for golf is to my mind an individual mutier. No etc. etc. to earn immortal glory are assured of a hard game. one, I dare say, trained harder the reverse."
Hard To Top Those who have not played it than Henry Cotton or keeps
extent of once
The Bacchanalians three ne with Watson and A. N. Other in the centre should prove very hard to top, for AN. Other
5. Who was
the only senler tennis player to hold four major men's singles titles simultaneously?
6. With which country and himself atter
great
heavyweight champlons re-beneilt, but behind the scenics intensity
exercises by
at 50-plus. Theven to the which eport do you asociate building up of his loft hand was, having needed a five to win the the Ranfurly Shield
com- of course, a speciallocd, business monthly medal and a sweep of petition?
and taken tight-con 12s. 6d. 7. Which
and caught the imagination of these world
many golfers, to their
never, I suspect, appreciate the of the mental stenin linquished their titles-JOB Louis, Rocky Murciano,
he was always practising, and involved in the slow, inexorable Ezzard Charles, James
often devising,
final stages of a golf tournament. Braddock?
which to counteract a tendency This in itself leads to physical exhaustion. We can all rumem- 8. What is the end opposite to
ber the feeling on finishing an examination, when in fact, one His principal tip today is to has been sliting absolutely still 8. When was the last occasion at a bar across the
that a non-Leaguo Boccer club won the ƑÃ Cup? 10. The quickest ever knock
out in a championship fight was 16 seconds. Tius "or false?
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round-shoulderedness
the pavilion at Lord's call-dowed by mature,
cd?
(Answers on Page 19)
POP-Rather neat
HALLO, POP! AM I MISSING ANYTHING?
On
for three hours.
The Whitfold have the better halves and with a reasonable supply of the ball should be able to get their threes going sufficiently enough to give them a narrow victory
This game is a Charity match with the proceeds going to the ls an old hand at this game and famous Battersća Dogs Home in is only under this disguise in London, and spectators are ex- order to stop his wife taking pocted to "dig deep" and even Loo keen до Interest in
..
The Teams his movements until it is too wag their tails at the same time, late.
The Bacchanalians" wings are Bacchanaians: Lochrie, Hutt, both noted for their spoed and | Watson, A. N. Other, : Laville, with Valentine in front of them | Valentine, Scruby, Spencer, they shout do extremely well. Dilworth, Whiteley, Howe, New
The Wanderers pack doorway
is bigging, Steven, Rom, Mullan in your house
Whitfield Wanderery: Craw hang from it
opposed by a much honvler oner or
pack, but despite this they ford, Puckett, Elliott, Kirkland, whenever you pass, through, belleva this is immensely
should have a fair share of the Phor, Church, Pelland Wise- bail from the scrums and the man, Richards, Collet Cleary, effective and intend to try when I can find a strong enough
lincouts, and their backs, while Tunbridge," Hellings, Lanfoot, not an outstanding three line, 'Myers- bar.
top of a
So in the humble but pro- and twice tracted game of golf the old *mens". „sana in. corpore ·zano” I
principle applies with sinprising It force, to a greater degroo even rougher : but? fauter
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