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BRITAIN BEHIND TIMES IN MATTER OF

SPORT BY FLOODLIGHT

SPORTS IN BRIEF

London, October 20.

Two Malayan brothers. and E. B. Cimonz. Join forces with their cousin, Mirs A. Choong. nearly made a clean sweep of the Wimbledon pen badminton championship at night.

shared four of the Ave

won the women's i

Mis ringles Brothers tools the men's doubles zed E. L, polved with Misa Wind- ser Aubrey and retained the mix.

doubles.

cd

Miss Choong teimmed with Mrs.

A M. Morner in the women's.

London, October 27.

Apart

Great Britain may be said to be behind the times

in the matter of sport by floodlight. from groyhound racing and speedway racing the holding of other sporting events by night out of doors has never caught on.

There have of course been occosional boxing con- tests of the highest order, such as international bouts, but these are exception rather than the rule.

What are the reasons"

One

definitely is the uncertalu

Umate, though it is surprising how few wet nights there seem o be for the dogs and speed- woy!

Another is a dislike by Live doubles which the English Inter- afleials of the sports concerned Pallonats, Mr. M. Q. F. Allen for holding events in the uns Jevver and Mrs. II. S. Uber won.tural light. There are infor -Associated Prest.

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It cannot be denied that those events which are held under loodlights attract erosvis,

Vienna, October 29. Austria tolay lost her first in ternational foothill game of 1950; when she dropped a 4-3 decision to Hungary in a game played in Budapest. Austrin trailed at th half, 2-1,

The Austrian "B" team defeat- er the Hungarian "" team, 3-0 in Vienna. Thousands of Russian soldiers attended this cbear the Hungarian tom.

Last February Austria defeated Hungary in Vienna, 5-2.

game tr

Austria is to play Denmark here next Sunday, and will play Scotland at Glasgow in mid- December...Associated Press.

Certainty speedway does und, considering the number of meet ings, su do the dogs.

Pakistan tennis tournament

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1950.

Rome police celebrate anniversary

Rome police coborated ine kota anniversary of their lounaation wijn a parade before President Luigi Einaudi of Ita.y. Photo shows: Police motorcycles roar past the Presidèntial dias during the parade. (AP Photo)

Karachi. October 20. Cormona, of the Philippines, į won over the top-ranking Dutch.

John -very large man,

Linek, when the Pakistan Lawn Tennis Champion- ship, were continued today.

Tirls was in the third round of the men's singles

and Cannond won by 1-6, 6-2 and -8.

Most of the other foreign chal- lengers went on the quarter- anals without much opposition The popularity of basketball in this Colony is grow- from

home

players. Only the Norwegian, Fish Scohal, was! extended to three sets by Imdadal of Pulistan, before win- Azim,

ng 7-9, 0-3 and 6-3,

SPORTS GOSSIP

A recent international athlette neuting in Birmingham was also very popular. However, sports like rugger, athletes, cycling and British if not held in daylight and others seen unnatural 10 the

is well-known the Briton takes a great deal of shifting from his

ixed habits.

In other

third round games Enis Stulad, of Turkey.

ing by leaps and bounds as evidenced by the record numbers of entries from various schools for the Inter-School Basketball competition organised by the South China AA.

best F. Feuril 6-2 and 6-2. Redi The competition which began last Wednesday will the World! (Austria) beat beat]

0-2 and

Suggestions that Bothell Championships in Brazi | 6-2. Rolf Pape should be held

Niis Eric at night under Baugor 6-4 and floodlights were promptly turned resten (Norway) beat Asif 8-1 down by the English.

and G-3. Melunet Suzan Obgure! (Turkey) beat N. Amin 6-0 and 6-4. Adolph

Huber (Austria) beat Yunus 6-0 and 6-1.-Reuter.}

The Jockey Chib does want night racing. And so

Lackuow, October 28. The Commonwealth cricket tourists rained a big advantage over the Governor of the United Provinces XI today, the second of a three-day's match here.

Completing their own first in-| goes on. nings for 333 runs, they dismissed seven of their epponents for 10 runs böforg stumps were drawn,

Ken Grieves carried his over- night score of 117 runs to 15 runs, before being Ing-before to Rangachari

who took four of th Give wickets which roll today-

The home alde onde a bad stort, losing their first two wie kets for 12 runs, but a Arth wie- ket stand between Kishenchon! and Mohamed improved antlers and Mohammed was still batting on: run short of his 50, when stumps were drawn.-Reuter.

Madrid, October 20.. Jorge S. Sugden, the Argentine swimmer. Jest Torka, Spain, to- Aur in an attempt to goba der Strait-of-Gibraltar

He is tryiur to beat the record of seven hours and 42 minutes for the 12 miles set up by his fellow countryman, Anteplo Abertondo, on September 27-Reuter.

Barcelona, October 29. Twe spectators were killed and 24 were injured, five seriously

..

Training by night

no

Handicaps for $10th Race Meeting

Following are the Hong Kong Jockey Chib Handicaps for the 10th Race Meeting on Saturday:

For Hospitality

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SPOTLIGHT ON SOCCER

Finance Ministry runs lottery From Henry Thody, Paris

Football pools are illegal in France, but, every Wednesday evening, summer and winter, the National Lottery is drawn, Weekly prizes number 14,100 total prize money amounts to £310,000, and dividends range from £1 to £15,000.

Finance

Lottery Ja run v

Ministry, and.

POOLS

The

until three o'clock -ovury. Bi during the season.. prize goes to the person wi correct results; ·

then the prize is shared,

If a number of people are no-one guesses the 14 resu the coupon correctly, the goes to the person with the forecasts.

the number of coupons sol Tho prize-money dopen Is always 65 per cent of thic umatut taken. Occasionally one person wins the money of the this may mean a "win" of

17% thing up to £1,100.

the

The

600,000 tickets on sale

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about three-quarters

aro

sold. After dividends have been There is little chance of wald and expenses deducted, the in the Spanish syston, for Government males at least £30,- pleted couponu pre "poste 000 on each draw. As the winn. focked boxes and only Ing ticket is occasionally among inspectors have the keys. those not sold the Treasury also added precaution, the coupo stamis

good churce of retaining then placed in seated bags: the £15.000 dividend as well. being sent to Madrid, whe Several ex-servicemen's charities counting and checking is de also benefit from the lottery by selling tickets at a profit of 3s n ticket.

Should he decide to gamble on this national lottery, the French- man stands less, cliance of winn ing than The Briton with his penny points.

Tickets are sold in banks post ffices, tobacconists, and street losks and fool-proof accounting methods prevent fraud. weekly

throw is held in publle, with the winning numbers,

marked on huge on.to a sinte.

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The

balls, dropped

Danes invest £100,000 weekly

Four

arc 2

Swiss use th

British results

From Hugo Kuranda, Zah During the four months Swiss outdoor sports excep year when bad weather sto winter ones, the "Sports the Swiss equivalent to th Lish football pools, la run clusively, on British 12sults

"Sports Tote" has a mon fox, even wlilla In name. I private non-profit-making pany, it is, in fact, Stald-co led and has on its board sentatives of each of St land's 24 provincial states. It ings are relatively high und ing the 49-60 season, it a £2.600,000, This, in turn, that every Swise average stuke money.

1--Cheung Chou Stakes (1st) Section) Class 10. One Mile, Battleship 150, Fair Denise 150 see 18 teams from Hong Kong Schools com- Piving Wheel 150, Gilt Edge 150,

million Danes Invest peting for the Senior Division Championship

Harvard 150, Strawberry Feo, nearly two million shillings in 150, Tarzan 160, Trigger 150 and | football pools each week. In while in the Junior Division there are no less Uncle Erie 150.

troduced in May, 1940, the pools

national than 14 teams vying for honours.

craza and a 2.-Lama Handicup (1st Sec-favourite form of gambling.

Of this, total, a quarter. ducted for the "Sports : T tion) Class 6. From ncar the The SL. Muls' quintet were 2-Mile Post: Ben Cruachan 137,

primary purpose of olding A Stale monopoly, the Danish sport in general. Ski clubs, leading 12 to the last live Constant Star 140 Fiesta 157, pqcl distributes some 50 per cent ing clubs, minutes of the game when the Jeep Hing 135, Madame Butterfly of its takings in prize money. tennis and swimming clu Dowling, fo New Method English Tutorial 139. Minya Mininya 142, Nation- Fifteen percent, school's team, sparked by their at Gift 141, Nervous Witness 144. Stale, which taxes all winnings love to carry heavy c

goes to the receive their share wheneve captain, Yu Kam-ton, netted Possibility. 140, Ringmer 140, The over £10, and 17 per cent la In several bankets to take the lend Tigress 150, Thunderbolt 159 and given to sport. cultural and addition to these alloc und kept it up to the final gong Treasurer 159.

£700 is giver every year charitable organisations.

Swiss F. A. Another quar on " the total is spent dealers Tote's administration arx is distr

Wah Yan College is a strong

both Dive favourite to capture FANLING GOLF sion titles, while before last Fri- day's night encounter, St. Pauls' But the Football Association Winner of the Bogey Pool College were given an outside and other sporting borlick are played at Fauling last week-end chance of upsetting the favourites doing their best to

wis In the Senior Division. encourage way Capt. E.J. Orme (18) training by night. They have returned a nett score of 86 mak- seen for theniselves that the ing lm 2 up. night training done by sportsmon of other countries pays big divi dends.

Indeed.

Association officials In Brazil for the English Football the World Football Championships made a point of praising the way the youth of the country tralued ut night under floodlights. They want

the youth of England to follow cult."

Twe uf London's most famous -rugger-clubs, Richmond-and-Lon- don Scottish, ore to have Ughting Installed at the ground which they share. The officials of thes clubs know only too well what few opportunities their amateurs have of training, being at work all week in their offices. Now they can come along after the day's bustness is done and have

when u competing car crashed | a run-out under the floodlights.

during the Barcelona Grand Prix

Because of a shortage of power:

The compétition for next week-} end at Fooling will be qualifying rounds for the Captain's Cup on the Old and New Courses.

However St.

Pauls' College. met with defeat in their first game when they went down to the New Method English Tutorial School's "Gold" team 20 points to 28.

French forces re-open airport at Laokay

Saigon, October 30.

French forces have re-opened the airport at isolated Lookay, the last French fortress in North West Tongking, now under heavy Vietminh attack, a French military spokesman announced today.

The car crashed into the watch there has been a demand for the Several military planes landed on Lookay airfield

ing crowdReuter.

Moscow, October 20.

Only four leading Soviet soccer

suving of electricity.

As more light becomes avalla. ble it will almost

certainly be

yesterday, he added.

driver

Vietminh forces, which had Leums are left in the Cup-tourna put to the training of youth in occupied a position overlook- ment of the USSR, which is dea- sports with, It is hoped, ning the, airfield were cribed here as the "largost tool tractual aprovement in the gen- down. But they continued to ball tournament in the world, erat standard. At the same time hold a position near Laoktay, inv

it is extremely unprobable thit which thousands of teams were

more sporting competitions wht and Vietminit landings on the. originally entered.

Tite teams left are the League be held at night in this country right bank of the Red River. championship winners, Red Army

North of Pholu were announ- ced.

Club, the Morrow Dynaine, Mos cow Spartak, and a non-Moscow toom, the Klibyshev Wings of the Soviet.

On Tuesday the Dynamos meet"} the Wings of the Soviets and on Wedesday the Red Army mentr Spartak

-Reuler.

HKFC Lawn Bowls

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There are also 1,500 who distribute the coupons and

et 8-10 per cent of the profits. remaining hall To prevent fraud, all coupons aro

among the winners. "signet" in while in the pool office, one-time than 2.500 and anything

front of a dealeri

.A; winner ́cannot receive home of a Danish nobleman, the that goes into the pool's re entries are re-checked and finally Cheating Is impossible. Co

3-Waglan Handleap (1st Sec- tion) Cless 3. From near the 13 i The New Method Tutorial Mile Post: Beckenham 148, De- School, a comparatively new butante 156, Dominion Day 159, school in this Colony-it has Justi Emerald 145, Golden Dragon 159, recently celebrated its fies: an- Home Builder 142, My Love 142, niversary-is Indcel an p-and- Probability 156, Sportsmaster 153 coming school DS regards to and Stratocruiser 145,

4-Lama Handicap (2nd See- Mlled. It may

near tho be reculled that the tion). Class 0. From

ter-School Anualle Meet

sports.

nust be in the Company's by B o'clock on Saturday

0 nlug, and triplicate for with one copy gobie

Results are announced by radio, school sportingly entered the In-2-Mile Post: Canadian Potato 148, but the maximum, prizo is onl ud by the Education Digunts | Chrisch 133,. Colonia 141, Damla | £2,500 and the minimum is five Federal Polico. 'shortly before the Sumnier-recession-ky Moon 149, Libera

153,

cost

Portugal stick

143-Mubel-185, Mustery slings. and almest carried away the 137, Popularity Ringwood

Coupons are free and the pun- Championship Shield, loring to 151, Sunkiss 152, Thunder Sky ter can stake on 12 matches at Wah Yan College, led by the re- 155, United Victory 144 and 3d a column. Systems are doubtable Cheong Kin-man, by Windermere 139.

allowed, but the number of two prints in the final.aggregate.

columns available is limited to 48) a state lotter 5.-Hong Kong St. Leger. For and such a coupon would Methor The New

Engure Tutorial School's success in thBambi 150, Ben More 150, Clen-

1050 Ponies only. 1 Miles: 128.

From J. B. Dominick, Ljibi field of School sports ia în no

Although the 'Portugues. small measure due to their Prin- 180, Debutante 150, Googirl 150. matches in spring and autumn teens have thought of

putra 150, Clonfeckle 130, Corrib Danish football clubs play 145 great fontball fans, choo cipal, Mr. Wilson Vans Tyresu

and Preat-with the pool following Engllah This is probably due to the Kentucky Lady 150 being Interested in the Besities

wood 150.. welfare of the students their

league games during the wluter that anybody who wishes t studies, Ms. Wilson Wang realises

In this way, football pools In 6.-Waglan Handicap (2nd Sec Denmark last all the year round. the truth of the axiom "All work ton) Class 3. From near

play makes Jack a dull 14-Mile Fast: Ballo Fontaine 159, and with thir in mind hooril 155, Forward View 142, boy"

unceasingly made eiforist Lawrence 159. Liberty Ship 145, give all his puplis a chance to Lily. 150, Marigold 148, · Robin enjoy sport and

Exerci

food 142 and Wodonga 140. Unfortunately the school, situat- ed as it is in ware

in Wanchal, has no fnclities whatsoever for sport but, thanks to the generosity of the committee members clation Children's Welfare Association

and

The spokesman sail French troops were holding out against has the Communist attack which be- van on Friday but that the Com- nists were growing "stronger and stronger and threatening."

About one milo. South of Pen-

quin, Communist forces hacked by mortars were at hcking the French entrenchment at the river Earlier, a large concentration fork, French plates renewed the students are allowed the use had been reported at Pholu which their bombing of rebel concen of the basketball courts at the Playground at ecrtain is about 20 miles down-stream rations along the East bank of Southorn

Fast of times during the week. from Lookay. The Red river valloy the Red River South for 100 miles from Lackay down Lokay, where Vietminh crafts

is under the general were spotted." to Phuthu contrel of insurgents

The winners of these here are

A French spekcaman leo ùn- noted for thefs, florceriess and

The following are the winners | nounced that a French comba strength of play and this year is and runners-up in the Hong Kong group was lost in an ambush a

Football Club's Lawn Bowls the Phulongtawong sector, about Championships hekt reczntly: 17 lics North East of Hanol.

no excepfiah-Associated Press.

TERRORISTS IN

MALAYA ATTACK

Singles

Winney; ), Kinniburgh; runner- up: E. Tuck.

U.S, CONSULATE

of

Pairs

Singaporo, October 30.

Terrorists last night attacked Winners:A. Hirock and T. Pilc;

the United States Consulate in runners-up: 1. Urquhart and T. Ampang, less than three miles | Morgtin.

from the centre of Kuala Lumpur They were driven off after-a; 25

Ininúte 'battle with British, troops and police.Houter,

FALSE ALARM

Talpen, Utober 30. The port of Keglung vns thrown into disorder – yesterday when da alt fald siren went off celdentally driving people to

hid, shelters

sirens, and boon started, by loose dicctrical connection.

Trini

Triples

Winners! N, Bebbington, T. Pile, A: Hircock; Tunners-up: - J. O'Grǝy,

Roberts, W. Field. Handicap,Singles

Winner & Greenwood; runner-

E, Tuck.

Handĺžop Palra Winners J. Skinner," and í A. Mackenzie, runners-up: T. Mor

Wuppinshhw "Tournament." E Tucht, 1. Pilo, Field

Convénots Prízh: A.L. Roberts LIMITED, and MN. Rakuot

Dinhlap evacuated

Village attacked The Communists (also attacked the village of foonhon, about as miles North Eust of Dinhlap, In other sectors, Communious aflack- ed a village", "ncar Hanal l Infleted "some losses" on defende,

1-Cheung Chau Stakes (2nd Section) Class 10. One Mile:

Courageous 150, Fearless Witness 150 Gold Leaf 150, Good News 150, Kitty 150, Sidber 150, Small Dragon 150 and Sunglo 150,

Dutch bets are. "under the counter"

a chanen apes so on the jeal controlled state lottery":"|

J

There have been mary of State lottery, In Portugal they first started in 168, bu funds for peer reisel. The have all bonn barnd on r

Holland's football season started from 1907, and is a-weekly

seni isbon Misericordie

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about ten days ago, and at the the lots being drawn every ball poots d'allegat foot day. pools began operating again.

A full ticket costa sem These legal pools are

very but you can buy a twe 8-Lama Hundicap (3rd Sec- shaky and risky concerns, with slture, and, should you dra

the tion) Class 6. From near the ever any opportunity for

winner: collect a correspo 2-Mile Post: Boom Town 143,

people, who support them to get} in touch with the powers-that-berer of the first prize of Flying Jib 145, Good 140

Ship,

£7.000 There are mary Gypsy Diamond 167, Hopper behind them.

150 The Children's Welfare Asso-

141; Justine of Phace 15 It is impossible to estimate the There are also three Ielation which is in charge of the| Lightning : 135 Poker Face 149,

sunis of money involved, Southern Playground hes three skyrocket 142, Strathpeffer 152

lotteries every year: at There is practically, no "Hmit to backetball courts and a foclball The Hopeful 159, Thunderjet 144, field at its disposal.

the amount anyone can "bot" on summer, Christmas: and the and Xerxes, 143.

forthcoming matches. These Year. Prizes are respec legalpools flourish largely in £30.000, £26,000 and £ the southern part of the country, and the prices of tickets are where Belgian pools are operat portlamptely higher, **** ling with Dutch representatives Lotteries are said to ha

Occasionally the police swoop on the poor who are the on the pool headquarters and airens. But after reven p fines of up to 250 are imposed has been distributed in origi on the organisers). There are cominder goes for public, slims that, in view of all the ones goin it is the poor trouble they cause, these Illegal

help the poor. But he pools, may soon become, legal, Buch reversal of policy he- race-courses was made legal for the first tline,

Army Inter-unit soccer leagues

The kounmitice numbers of the CK" | Association are to be compliment- ed on the splendid services they A French spokesman yastering troups, sabotaged reservoirs Firing to the various schools 12 clubs who do not day announced the evacuation near Cap St, Jaauce, 40 miles have suficient space or playing

Dinhtap, a fortress 120 South East of Salgun, blasted netds for their

students and | mku French,Witchtowers: milea, North East of Handl, be. two

nichibers.

The following are the matches cause of its bad geographical Southern Indo-China and sabo

Each mo

morning the various courts in the Army Inter-Unit Football situation, adda United Press. taged two bridges.

are allocated to different school leagues to be played today begin He sald the fortress was menac The spokesman sold Frencit for the exclusive usa of the ning at 3.30 p.m.

ils and this gives all the Inter Zone Minor League,

od by the surrounding hills and furcés, backed by artillery, killed Pdren: in the schoola who inakt: COBU v 42 Bty-Happy Valloy.curred Inst year, when betting on!

Maunist forces mosillalng | six Communists psd took many |

The garrison withdrew to a tinue to

now fortress. "some miles" to the:| Buns Inamper milliary, operasercize and the

South East without fghting, tho spokesman said." He added that

American win

will

teach

how 40

the

and North West of Dinh prisoners in sweep through to use 1 of the grounds at the Southern

Auson forest. He sold

noods con- Playground the chance to get ex-Referee: Sgt, Nash, KPJE,

173 LOC Bty y AA Workshops sadly hir which

the committesStanley, Roferco WO Smith, evening

continue their good AMC AN the civilian population had been Heligat, planes which arrived in service to the Puble by organising HKCTU v BMH'Bowen Rond- con.plotely avecuated from Lao. Balgon on Saturday, aboard this exhibition foothill, basketball Lvemun, Referce Sgt Edwards,

The graph communications of Laokay with the outside werld had bean cût He denied reporta

"bad" boon

withdrawn

French aircraft carries and volleyball matches between!

Brave Bookeemi me told it was disclosed TPS ON

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Statos Nuvy officers and

men, described

Kralo. They tree.

Luokay, but 24990 Ptinasindo-China;

the

HOLF.

Inter, Zope Major League *" (Matches begin at 2 p.m.).

or 30 cents for Rafereo: Capt Blasett

for 1 Obs By✓ RASC-Stanley,

schools and clubs, order to help in the main- tenance

of the ground omall

teo for

sprelators is expectča / entran el

cents Comment will take all measured Umg.: The

from each per small sun one cana Morin By HQLF-Lye necessary to save the lives of the one weck's i

in Salgon enjoy at least three hours of mun: Referee Sgt. Edwards, a Lookay, garrison. It is not come and another

training at a competitive sport and 1 un bo FMA HQ Royal Biss Soo- pidared an important enough fort base farther, North before Marting and that the standards of play in kupppo: Referee B/B Hayes.

un combat lying in the Hellcats the various garden, ära well vortis. ModelAR Să Cum Club,

person,

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MALAYAN CHIN PLEDGING SUPPO TO CHIANG KALS

TheNot

Spain pays out 55 per cent

Agon From William, Stuttard, Madrid: Singapore

A pool syan established twa States youre ugo in football-crazy Spalt Run by the Stater 45 por cont of Gr such profits are then distributed Thé the proceeds go to the Stela, and

Ching The football pool coupons cost Kusla

among charitable

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