"BABY" JOCKEY PLANS LAID BY AAU TO
GOES BACK TO SCHOOL
Edward Mumford, "baby" among National Hunt riders, has had his path to fame as a jockey cut short unexpectedly, writes from London.
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BOWLS TEAMS
Following correspondent
clubs
have selected their lawn bowls teams for Saturday:-
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H.K.E.R.C. Mactarlane.
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Tarbuck Cahngan and JK Slom
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(Skipa
Paul W Stoker A and
F J Lamy Skipt
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After he had ridden we well in hurdle race at Cheltenham on lus first appearance 16 pubbe, the F Barron and 1. boy was taken in hand by Freid Fox, the ex-jockey, and on his re commendation Fied Templemans | decided to take The buy as at apprentice at his Lambourne Stable
DEFENCE
ONE OF THE greatest efforts ever made in the VETERANS'
name of physical fitness is surely that of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States. They pledged to the President of the United States full and complete cooperation in connection with civilian physical preparedness as an aid to National Defence.
SHOOT
The Hong Kong Special Guard Company "Hughes Group" held their first Rifle meeting at Kow- AS on City Range on Sunday It is easy to make pledges, but While it is good to knowy that this was the first time that some difficult to keep them, but
the the A.A‚Â is still in existence, of the members have had a chante manner in which the A.A.U. have there is still awaited news of any
to re a Service rifle since 1914- started their task suggests that proposed meeting of front rank 1918, the results were very satis- there need be no fear of their importance this Summer Difeul-factory. pledge being broken.
ties in getting the cooperation of At the close of the meel, A plan eâleulated to stimulate the Service sports associations do competitive detail match was held, mterest has been submitted to the not appear likely and there would į which resulted
in two details of 41 district associations which seem to be every opportunity of eight members
it ench scoring sports throughout the having a supervise
real
war-time total at 115. good
The winning detail 48 States. Divisions in outlying championship neeling.
was decided when Mr. Langston each "Allied Games. have GOLF COMPETITIONS districts are being formed,
and Mr. Roscoe shot it out, and with local autonomy, and as many
the result was an overwhelming of them will function
areas
victory for the latter. which have hitherto, been unde- veloped so far as the pursuit of athletic port is concerned, there Sevend of the clubs are doug are likely to be thousands of new- their best to keep track sport Pomers to organised athletics, a faliye, und if any of them were to point which must help in the fit-stage a meeting and get Sydney
to Wooderson there
atlock his ness of the nation.
mile record, it would. without
Six games in the Colony Junior doubt, show that there is a public | Chess Championship for track racing.
Since then twen events happened. First Eddie has had he
and rcond. thirteenth birthday,
Results
the Adamson top played during the education authorit. have got Golf competition
· The week-end were. on his track.
Wanted At School
an
MI This is what his father. Cirurge Mumford, amateur rider and a butcher at Culworth, near Banbury, told a (eportes re- rently at Southwell
"Eddie went to Lambourne, and
each morning for a week he rode out twice He went to school in the afternoon. Then the education authorities informed Mr. Temple- man the boy must attend school in the morning as well as the afternoon.
As he could not do that and earry out his work as well, i dr - eded to have him back at Cul worth to continue his studies at the village school until he is 14
"It is a great pity. because he had been promised rictes by number of traders Possibly 1 hall take out a licence to train myself so that I can have the boy's indentures."
So Eddie, who had his second ride in puble on Hiver Fox has to bend his head over his lessons for nearly another year.
now
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FIRST ROUND
& w (15) beat Stoker Reeve (11) 5 and 4: A E. Clarke (11) beat S. T Bum 1 hole.
SEMI-FINAL
Stoker beat G E. Willerton (12)
Thousands To Learn
By preaching and teaching
Track Meet Played
JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
were com-
plețed during the past week, and An attuck on his mile record of 21 remain to be played before the every section of the vast con 4 mins. 6.4 sees, by Wooderson is Tournament will be closed. 3 and 2. Clarke beat F. Buckle tinent thousands of young people not just wishful thinging. He has
The most
of important game (12) 4 and 3.
will, perhaps for the first time, he First round results of the Jun-taught the advantages of whole-stated that he is ready for such the week in the Tournament was an attack. Throughout the win- sturled but had to be adjourned or Section Championship were some competitive athletics.
ter Wooderson has been running with Birinkoff holding an advan- W. J. Buller beat A L. Powell:j W V. Ahern beat R. M. Keown
J
Young beat D. W. Becken H. Smith beat T B. Low.
The Stableford Competition was cancelled owing to insufficient entries.
BASEBALL MEETING
TO-DAY
When considering the vast ex- Jo cross-country events which tage of a pawn over To Yu-lau
patise of the United States it will
not be easy to complete the anti-have kept him fit.
and, on
cipated scheme, but progress al- ready made spelis success.
While there is still no news of the Amateur Athletic Association Im Great Britain, making any big plans for the Summer, the ruling body is not idle.
A win for Biriukoff will altest Chess assure hin of the Junior closing. suys Championship.
He admits this the eve of the cross- country season's "from now I will concentrate on the mile."
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The week's results were:---R. C. Gardner brat E. M. Petrove. Un This comment was passed after ¦ Kwa-yung beat J. Tausz, R. C. Gardner drew with Un Kwa- he had finished fifth in the South-
Lee. ern Counties race, the feature of yung. A. Kurrik beat Win. which was not so much Wouder R. C. Danenberg beat J. Grefalda Morton beat J. H, d'al- Championships In June son being relegated to fifth place as it was the defeat of C. T. Car- The annual meeting of the HK
Wooderson never has in- Baseball League will be held in- Southern Junior championshipster. day at 6 pm, at the Texaco Com- have been fixed for June at the timated that he is a cross-country has often pany. Business will include the Polytechnic Stadium, at Chiswick, champion; rather, he election of officers and the fixinga venue that may
very said that he undertook this form
this of sport to keep in trim.
prove
of the opening date for the official popular for sporting events
Summer.
season,
MISS HARDWICK TO APPLY FOR
REINSTATEMENT AS AMATEUR
NO DIFFICULTIES are presented when
a
often because I'll know that every night some of the money is going into the war fund."
sportsman, or sportswoman, decides to change from travelling and playing so amateurism to professionalism; the trouble begins: when he, or she, desires to return to the amateur ranks.
The question
nies to mind so much of the tennis she would when considering the ease of Miss play but of the use to which her Mary Hardwick, who changed services as a professional could be her status, towards the closer ofi pust.
my
To Bring Family
"When the war is over," added
going tu Miss Hardwick, "I'm bring my family out here for a holday. They won't have any money by then and that would be wonderful. They must see this
where everybody been so nice to me.
Country
and A. meida.
WAH YAN OLD BOYS' SPORTS
Carter has been the most suc– cessful man across country this The Wub Yan Pust Students' season. In ten successive races Association will hold its fourth The beat all opposition but then annual sports meeting at Caroline
Hill on Sunday at 10.30 a..
The programme is: Long Jump, "B" Grade "A" Grade 100 metres, Shot Put, fligh Jump
came his set back in the Southern, There were excuses, however, but not from Carter. He had been forced to cry off from an earlier event owing to a pulled musele and the effect of this was obvious. Even so Carter might have won
50 metres.
race
Yan
Little Visitors' Race, 50 metres for women workers of the Wah War Relief Association}, "A" Grade but for misjudging the course of 200 metres. Obstacle race. 71⁄2 miles at one point. He ran Tug of War (Old Boys v Present extremely well and, at the finish, Bays). Football Match [Old Boys v was only a few yards behind R. 'Present Boys), 400-metres relay (Open G. Gusney.
to the Colony).
IF YOUR underwear actually saw
bas
1940, and began a tour with MISS "It was hard to give Alice Marbe. W T. Tilden and amateur standing" she saud, "your Don Bulge.
can understand what that sort of Miss Hardwick ha, mendental- i thing vans to a family like mine ly, won a serund vielsay over Mroc¦ But I don't want to be just a uso Marbie. the Wimbledon and less refugee. It the only wa Later Miss Hardwick said that American t Fe-hollet TI: Wh I have of making any unney and she had told Mr. Holcombe Ward. at Jehake (Abzon whm. flow the only way I can contribute to President of the United States fosing the thist set 3 7, she rati the Bruish war fund. I've been} L.T.A.. that she would continue out with 63 น to take
working a lot with the Bundles to play with the same spirit as it Inatch.
for Britain committee, fart I want they were all Wightman Cup ed to contribute directly. First inatches, and that it had always Reinstatement Wanted had to persuade my tamily: that been that way.
was not easy; fully they under- Miss stood My brothers
thi
were
thr
She has certainly maintained It has been statedi that
that promise for her matches with Hardwick will apply for rein-date- | worst, they're not much more than Miss Marble have been Tought, ment as an amateur after the wai | schoolboys really, although they're not like exhibition games, but as and should this verur her ense fighting. The fly wanted ne though she were battling on the would naturally, receive every to stay in the country (America) | Wimbledon centre court in consideration,
but they couldn't send me money. Anal of the championship. Miss Hardwick, shortly after In every single town, I'm going to changing her status, explained her meet with the Bundles for Britain own point of view very e'early. Committee. Maybe I'l make was noteworthy that, when she speeches that will help the cause; gave an interview, she spoke, not I'd like to. I won't mind the
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Kalogropoulos Reinstated
the
A few months ago the question of restoring amateur status occur- red with A. Kalogropoulos, of Greece, who for eighteen months fin 1933/34 was a professional; and
was then reinstated.
An application last year to play in an American tournament was refused because of his one time professionalism and he took the matter further, with`satisfactory results.
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He was wrongly informed that there was a clause in the rules that "once having been a profes- sjonal he could never be classed amateur again." That 18 vrong, because there is a law which says "persons only who itive never Tőst, abandoned or re- Povered their status as amateurs hall be eligible to competc............. tc., and it is those three words #recovered their status,” which Grove, that 'amateurism can be re- gained,
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