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THE CHINA MAH¬FRIDAY, DECEMBER!/8, /1950'S - ART

John Macadam's Column

POOLS MUST NAME

BIG

WINNERS

Thero was occasion, the other day, to point to the fact that the pools companies, paying tax at the rate of something like £14,000,000 a year, were by way of be coming one of the better fee gathering, agencies in the land.

There is come little thing to add to this happy (it you should think of it that way) phenomenon and, if we appear to be slightly carping, please do not regard us as the common informer who lives next door but one, or even as the local watch committee.

much cited to know who has won how much of their money.

But it should be caldi that a vast number of losing ones, are very there is an increasing tendency and all these losers for the lucky winners of large amounts of pools money to hold to that clause in their contract that makes it possible to have their good fortune wrapped in discreet anonymity.

It may occasionally be bm- barrassing for the winner, but when vast taxable sums which, you can take it from here are liable to mount and mount into the

region Are £150,000 involved, a lot of people are entitled to know.

Now, it is easy to think up a for this desire dozen reasons

There are the for anonymity.

This is not to suggest for a inevitable begging Jetters, the lines of tappers, the demands of moment that the pools' propric- the charity boys and giris-antors have any personal or private concealment. On reason for endless succession of people,

widest of whom have good superficial the contrary, they have every reasons for helping the winner thing to gain by the

publicity for their spend his money in the best and possible quickes fashion.

OBLIGATION

all

it is not ac-

payor curate to assume that they At the same time, it should desire these outlandish sums for be remembered that the obliga-single winners. They would be Lon of the pools companies does not finish with the winners of fantastic, boller-than- their

If not propald a booking too 100,000 prizes. That obligation the last of the of 50 cents le charged.

Anishes with

who invest 12,000,000 punters anything from a sixpence to five pounds a coupon.

DEATHS

RAWITZ-Wilhelm, passed away of heart failure in Hamburg while on on furlough viskiing friends

agod 50. 6th December, 1900.

will be Funeral arrangements

nounced later.

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NOTICE

The pools promoter is not a whom they bookmaker with cach have a separate bet, which,

the

much happier, in many cases, to spread the money out over a much wider area if that were

by the rub of possible green.

Evidence of this reached us only recently in the statement decided to that one pool had restrict its maximum Treble Chance dividend to £75,000, with a mere £60,000 as the top second

like a doctor's diagnosis, is a thing Prize and a very good

purely private matter between one and the other,

The promoter is little more than an agent who takes a com- mission for balancing a certain number of winning bets against

100.

COL CRYSTAL PALACE v. MILLWALL,

Jones, the Crystal Palace inside-left, flicks the ball past Hinton, Millwall goalie, in the Football Association Cup replay. The ball went outside the post.

"Sugar

All

Ray" British

Challenges

Boxers

By

GEORGE WHITING

Ray ("Sugar") Robinson, Welterweight Champion of the World, wants to Cockell, Middle- cruiserweight Don fight Heavyweight Champion Jack Gardner, weight Champion Randolph Turpin, Welterweight Champion Eddie Thomas-or any other British boxer we can persuade to go in with him.

Robinson, in fact, has asked me to shoot off on his behalf a challenge to the whole of the British Empire. And he is going to take an exceedingly poor view of us all if we do not accept it.

Manager of

because

We mention this matter anonymity thus fully there appears to be some feeling am among losing punters that be- cause a winning name is not publicly announced there is no winning name in fact.

me

George Gainford, | business. Don't tell

the leader of the largest and most whole British Empire can't find fantastic boxing outfit ever to one fighter good enough to go in got within halling distance of with Ray held forth on the England,

watched the subject as we

Liberic of disembarkation

Plymouth in the

It is up to the pools people passenger's to scrub that anonymity clause dawn. and save themselves

Prove it in black and white with trouble.

PHOTOSTAT

lot of 1

(London Express Service)

"See here," said the large and well-wrapped-up Mr Gainford. "We are here strictly оп

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Americans

Make

An Announcement

Out

Of Turn

Sydney, Dec. 7.

Australian tennis officials were shocked on Thursday by the New York announcement that a Japanese team was playing in the North American zone of the Davis Cup next year.

New South Wales Tennis Association President Bryan Fuller said: "Coming from America, this news is a shock. I find it strange and amusing that America should make an official

of Japan's challenge."

announcement

WHAT ABOUT TURPINT "Tell Jack Solomons to hustle around and get us a fight. he don't, then I guess Ray is the champion of Great Britain,"

"SUGAR RAY"

If

Haringay on December 12 when, although Ray does not know it, Randolph Turpin will be fighting quite a different American op- ponent.

Apprehensively, I switched the conversation, 10 Robinson's early

heard how days, and "Sugar" tad begun to box when Clergyman hauled him off the steps of New York church 'and handed him over to Mr Gain- ford in 1937.

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£100,000 BANK ROLL Since those days, 29-year-old Robinson has acquired

markably

one-year-old

handsome

a re-

wife,

son-Ray Robin-

son, Junior-a £100,000 bank roll, and the most

astonishing

fight record in the whole of con- temporary boxing.

bored with Looking rather Gainford's break-of-day sales talk, the immaculately dressed negro champion (who shows no marks) strolled over to the rails while his manager recited for me the Robinson fight history of bouts-all won--and amateur 121 professional fights of which he has lost but one.

Only Jack LaMosta,

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present Carefully I explained to Mr world middleweight champion, Gainford that our boxing crop has beaten Robinson- defeat at the moment contained no Ray has avenged on four subse- weiter or middleweight cap-quent occasions. able of giving the great Robin- son much of fight.

stuf

"Don't give me that in exploded Mr G. "We are here to make dough. What about this Randolph Turpin guy?

President of the Lawn notice." The

Association Tennis

of Aus- He said he was "quite tralia, Sir Norman Brookes, the dark" regarding the pre- tennis prowess. commented at Melbourne It is sent Japanese

entirely unlikely that the Ja- He sald Australia "for very **Why won't he fight

panese will reach position good reasons" to play against Australia.

ny

dbstained from champ? If you can't find a welter voting on the decision made or a middle, what about your He said: "If they get to the at Lausanne in July to readmit cruisers and heavyweights?

and Japao to the

challenge round, of course we Germany

shall have to sit up and take Davis Cup games.

H.K. Swimmers

For Singapore

Australian tennis players claim the holding nation-Australia should have been making any announcements of Japan's chal-

lenge..

"What about this Don Cockell? Or even your now heavyweight champ Jack Gardner? Pay us we will fight £25,000 and Gardner any time you say."

Mr Gainford looked very dis- appointed when I pointed out An influential section of the that that kind of money was no Australian tennis world violently longer avaliable in British box- opposed Japan's Cup participa-ing, and that, at the moment, it

though loaked as is

the world tion but the general feeling that only a miracle could give champion's ring appearances In be limited Japan a strong enough team to this country would become Singapore, Dec. 7.

the challenger in the to exhibitions.

Robinson's first such exhibi- bo at Hongkong Chinese swim-Australian dinals in Sydney next

United Press. November

tion, incidentally, will to are expected

leading role in the forthcoming Malayan

mers take

Carnival

Chinese swimming carnival. Rugby

The event marks the opening

Fload

of the Singapore Chinese swim- ming club's new S$500,000 pool and pavilion in Amber carly in January, 1951,

Yee Soo, Leong

secrotary

·said ar- the

chib Singapore rangements are being mudo to provide the Hongkong. partici

of

League's

Offer Of £6,000

Bleddyn

Record

To

Williams

London

pants with free accommodation The record offer of £6,000 made by the Leeds Rugby and board and possible free League club to Bleddyn Williams, the Welsh International passages to and from Hongkong Rugby Union centre, seems small when compared with

QUADRANGULAR MEET

a some of the gigantic fees paid lately for soccer players. Tentative plans call for

But a soccer player gets no part of the transfer fee, quadrangular swimming tourna ment

involving Hongkong, whereas Williams, if he decides to become a professional Singapore, Perak and Penang player, will receive the whole fee, together with a house

swimmers.

The new swimming pool is and a job.

OT

has 7,008 members, eight times the Isles and

bag

exhibitions

that

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Moreover, tho entry of outside-half, gave Maals are cheap (35 for 3 180 feet long and 100 feet wide, meale) but they are wholesome. It is described as the biggest in

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would cause much comment fascinated the spectators, than Britain's Wembley,

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SEVERAL OFFERS guest.

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For Williams

Since his return from is regarded as

several now.

The Singapore Chinese club

cleverest centre in the tour he has received Y. H.. CHAN,

been offers from League clubs but has said that he will not decide Manager. the pre-war figuro-Asociated British

capped 12 times for Wales since Press,

the war. Howho unlucky to until some time later.

all miss

the International

In a recent poll, carried out last season through by the Sports Writers Associa Injury, for he had been chosen tion of Great Britain, to deter- who six sportsmen to lead Wales in the first, and nine the ho thus missed the honour of have done the most for British Willams captaining or playing for his prestige this year, country in the year when they was placed in the first twelve. won the Triple Crown for the

Should he decide to change and Best time since 1911.

his code: Cardiff, Wales Rugby Union will loso, one of the brightest stars of the post- war game but the League. will gain a great player who bring with him the experience AUG

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(London Express Service)

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

-NOTICE=TO-MEMBERS- THIRTEENTH RACE MEETING Saturday, 16th December, 1950

There are eight races. The First Bell will be rang ni 1.30 p.m. and the First Race, will, bárum at 2.00..paalla

Through, Tickels (B Races-$10.001 may be obtalund at the Compradory Office of the Trounireraint hoary Telophoris. Houtre, also tickets for the Cash Sweep on the last race of the Meeting as well as the Special Cash Sweep on the "Pearce Memorial Cup" scheduled to be run on 28th February, 1031.

+

To avoid congestion at the Club's Offices at Telephone House, non-members are requested to purchase their sweep tickets at the Club's Brandi Omces at

5, D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong

or

382, Nathan Road, Kowloon. MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE

Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeling.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

Badges admitting Indles not in possession of Brooches or Season tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 including tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal Introduction of a member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for pay- ment of all chits etc.

ing to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on the RACE COURSE.

admitting Badges

sale at

The Branch Ofees and the Treasurer Compradore Office will close at 11.00 am, and the Secretary's Office at 11.45 am. The Treasurers' Compradore Office and the Secretary's Office are situated at 1st Floor, Telephone House.

A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House provided they are ortiered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel: 27810),

NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $3.00 Including tax for all persons including ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN ETC., WILL NOT OF PER- MITTED TO OPERATE. WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE

HONG FONG JOCKEY CLUB DURING THE RACE MEETING. MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

SERVANTS' PASSES

Servants' passes will be issued to private box holders only, who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and to endorse their names on the phases, Holders of such passes are not permitted in the Members Enclosure except for passing through on their duties and must remain in their employers" slands.

BY ORDER,

S. A. SLEAP,

Secretary,

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