1951-08-27 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1951.

Singapore Malays OVERSEAS CHINESE AND

Beat Hongkong 2-1

Singapore, Aug. 20. After winning the fast match on Saturday against' the Singapore Chinese by -5-2, the Hongkong team to-. day lost 2-1 to the Sings- pore Malays.

One down at half-time after Boong Ling-sing put the ball through 'his

OWN

goal, Lee Yu-tak scoreck from a penalty in the second half, but the Malays scored the winning gosi soon after. ---Our Own Correspondent.

Home Soccer

PANDAS MEET TOMORROW

نے

IN PENNANT PLAYOFF

4-

By "GRANDSTAND"

Nagg Mopps dampened the hopes of the Overseas-Chilnese for an easy pennant victory when they surprised the League lenders with a 10-8 upset last Saturday before a flock of fans who turned 'out`to witness the' final game of the Summer Lengue schedule.

Preston North

End

On the other hand there was jubilation in the Panda camp for the Overseas reversal has resulted in these two squads, being deadlocked for first place with the completion of the regular two-round fixtures, both teama having auffered two set backs. The final playoff will take place tomorrow at 6,00 p.m. sharp.

The Ragg Mopps, who are a good for two hits. In Three combination of the Senior mes Jaguars and Red Sox under the Vic Pedruco who was credited Conny direction of Eustacio with pitching the winning game, perros, cele

meant business gave five hits and struckout lost Saturday when they banged four while his relief, Joey Overscok first-string hurier Lali

Lull Franco,

Chung Shan was off form toc the Overseas and was guilly, of an unprecedented number of four passes to first base, while only accounting for ane batter via the strike-out route.

Lose Their Unbeaten Record

London, Aug. 25.

Preston North End, last season's Second Division champions, who made such an auspicious start to their campaign in the premler division, lost their hundred per cent record in today's English League football pro-

gramme.

at home by Middlesbrough who, scored the only goal.

Chung-han for a trio of stairs followed by a fielder's choice to register four rung while cluster of four more markers in the next chapter gave them comfortable B-run lend.

unit.

Frank Poon's Overseas who started out QS hot

| Mouders infeld, ไพล

boners being, their short-lop,

whiffed

•

ane,

Fred Diesta's P. 1. Dodgers,

for the star

favourites, were shocked Into who will line up

activity during the first few frames, an error and a walk in the Senior "B" Division, had giving them, two runs in tour their Arst pre-senson workout stanzas, but In the anth

thon Sunday morning when they nycounted for the Comets 8-5. inning they came to life again Proud Preston, the only team in Division I to gain and crossed the pan four times the latter being a newly formed

of the preparing for future campaigns. maximum points from the first two games were humbled a cerlos of bobbles in the putt whom Romeo flame: ir

committed by

Difficulty was fourd in où- laining the necessary umpires to officiate under the scorching sun,

but the trio of arbiters With hopes revived once i were eventually rounded up more, Poon's outfit fought back from umong the spectators. with determination and collect- 'This is not unusual for practice ed three safe-hits in the sixth sessions, but what struck me as which only produced one run, very odd was the plate umpire's and this was when

mentor call of "Strike Two-Outside!" Barros made some effecilve

Of the other clubs who had i team defeat Leningrad Zenith collected four points from thele 3-0. It WOS opening games, only three were home successful again to-day.

In Division II Notts. Forest, section last season's Southern

at home winners, went down 2-3 to Cardiff but Sheffield a crushing 4-1 United scored win at home over full.

gome

a

Dynamo's first since returning from the Berlin Youth Festival.

team took The Moscow

the initiative from the start and maintained fast and lively pace. Beskov, Dynamo contre- forward, scored the first goul after four minutes, while for word Konov kicked the second Reading continued their win-gon! just before the interval. ning way in the Southern sec- tion of Division III with a 3-D win over Bristol City home while Brighton brought off one of the best wins of the day by beating the much fancied Mill- wall by three clear goals at Millwall. Leyton Orient went down by the odd goal at Nor- wich.

Both Division Three Northern teams with clean sheets- Lin- coln

Chester - dropped and points to-day, Lincoln forced a 1-1 draw at Bradford City, but beaten 4-2 at

Chester York..

were

The League Champions, Tol- tenham Hotspur, produced their usual brand of high speed foot- ball to beat West Bromwich Al- blon 3-1 at White Hart Lane, North London. The Spurs were without their international for- ward, Eddie Baily.

HOPES REVIVED

positional changes that closed the scoring gutes. for the rat A meeting of the Senior League team-managers will take of the game.

Stevan Xuvier, short-stopping place this afternoon at the VRC second half, Zenith for the Rogg In the

Mepps returned to iron out several problem's enjoyed a territorial advantage perfect balting performance concerning the allocation

actually threatened,

hits but never

In with thire

teams to the "A" and "B" divi- Sulnykov kicked the final goal trips to the plate while Igmarsions of the League which have Moppers and caused much controversy minonit for Dynamo after 10 minutes.- Eriksen of the United Press,

Paul Tlu of the Overseas were softball circles,

as many

Not Much Interest In

Doncaster St. Leger

Londón, Aug. 26.

ot

The opening of the official ante-post market on the final 1951 British classic, the Doncaster St. Leger, has done little to awaken interest in the race.

choice

The present favourite is Mr George Rolls's Zucchero, an automatic after his second placing to Supreme Court in the Festival of Britain Stakes at Ascot.

Le Sage in

a

to

the 1948 St. Leger victor in the colours of the eminent Amerlean owner, Mr William Woodward.

champion jockey is prejudiced against riding in France. a race of this class.

Le Sage has the bicod to win Its a pity that neither Le Sage He is by ner Supreme Court are in the St. Chammossaire out of a mare by Leger but at leas: they will both Rhodes Scholar, the American be fighting fit for the "Arc de sire who also got Black Tarquin, Triomphe,Reuter.

THE

GAMBOLS

THE WORLD OF RACING

POOR - GAVE - EXPECT CRED WORRIED WHAT 4 PE HAPPENED To Me? 1 AM & BRUTTY 199 LEAMING HER ALL ALONI (3) the quando

Barry

Pago

American Racing Survived War And Prohibition

By NIGEL GEE

Wherever the British conquered, they imposed their way of life, an uncom promising feature of which is their devotion to sport. So it was that horse racing came to America when the Governor of New York, a soldier-sportsman, marked out the first racetrack in 1665.

Prior to the American Civil War of 1881, however, the sport had entrenched itself firmly only in the Southern States. The four years of exhausting war went badly for them and the leadership in racing was amongst the spoils which passed

to the North.

Chicago

has four' of which

major An experimental innovation Arlington Is the timing of races from a

By the turn of the century thoroughbred racing was back tracks, on its feet, but its troubles Park out-classes all in Ameri- helicopter to safeguard agalest were not yet over. There fol- en except Belmont Park. Rae- foul riding. This should be the lowed, State by State, a series ing here occupies the whole of last word in the alliance of restrictive measures which July and features the Classic science and sport. outlawer the sport everywhere } over 10 furlongs for three-

of

Japan Rugby Ass'n Invite Hongkong

Tokyo, Aug. 26, *** The Japan Rugby Asio»

elation anneunped today that it has Invited a British rugby'tens from Hongkong for a series of, three games to be played in Tokyo and Osaka.

The Hongkong team, with 24 members, is scheduled to: arrive here in January next year-Reuter.

Cockell To Meet Joey Maxim In Title Fight

London Aug. 28.

except in Kentucky and Mary-year-olds and the Arlington American tracks are a uni- to stage the World Light-

lund.

The slump was arrested in 1913 by a Supreme Court ver- diet which upheld the right to "bet without writing" on the race-course and so heralded the Introduction of the pari-mutuel or totalisator Into general use. In the consequent boom American racing found itself with too many tracks and too few good horses. The balance is nol yet in equilibrium.

TWELVE MONTHS SEASON

Today fiat racing is held every day of the year. Due to elimatic conditions in so large

continent the horses can fol-

ย

low the sun South during the

Futurity for juveniles.

Mr Jack Solomons, the London boxing, promoter, is hopeful that he will be able

form oval, constructed without For the whole of

The heavyweight Championship grudlents, August noticeable racing naves to

at Arlington. fight in London this nutumi Saratoga course, except

Hialeah and one other course, between Don Springs: the oldest and most

Cockell, tho pleasant course in the Union, is a "skinned" or diri surface. British and European it features the three-year-old

Races consequently are very Champion, and Joey Maxim, Travers Stakes

all-age fest, but considering, too, the Saratoga

CUP!

but

It sharp turns and the fact the World Champion. specialises in two-year-ol the annual campaign is with- Saratoga out respue, these hard surfaces events such as the Special. Another major attrac Impose a great strain on the

the is on

annual yearling horses. The

break rate of rales.

downs is very high. Including these Jending Courses there are 84 censeu tracks in America.

and

that

"I was annoyed when I heard that Maxim was fighting Murphy before giving Cockell a chance, but I have since récelved as- surances that Maxim will be In order to mitigate this evil, ready for Cockell almost im races have been reduced to mediately,” said Mr Solomons. shorter distances, and now Joey Maxim beat Bob Murphy events beyond twelve furlongs on August 22 at the Madison are the exception. Without the Square Gardens to retain his

out-and- World title, they incentive to produce

dis- Mr Solomong wants to stage

DEVOTION TO SCIENCE te progress is fully evident

American devotion to selenti-

their sport. In racing have developed the mechanical out stayers, American, breeders three starting gate in which the run- fook to European middle Florida hers are encased in separate tance horses for their stallions, the fight on und California are the principal stalls which are opened simul- as we shall see in the follow- Reuter.

taneously, electric race timing ing review .of the American racing centres.

Hialeah Park serves the best and the photo-nnish camera. racing in Florida. This exotic

northern winter.

During

the first months of the year

the

course with Its Spanish- American

lacks architecture nothing in

use

of the dramaile. As a prelude to the the £15,000 Flamingo Stakes flamingoes are roused from the lake in the centre of the course to rise in a pink curtain on the more serious

Before things.

Handi-

tribe are bribed to emerge from their swamp homes to provide

an overture to the race.

is the home. California Hollywood, so it is no surprise. that at the main course, Santa Anito, racing

elaborately #atnged" la the full sense of

Newcastle, the Football As50- ciation Cup holders, gained a

cap the Indians of that This temperamental. Nasrullah, though it is well-known that the half-time lead over Manchester colt did not enhance his reputa- United, last season's Leaguetion when he was beaten by Mr runners-up, in one of the mos: Samuel Sanger's last Saturday, attractive matches of the day,

race at Newbury but were finally beaten 2-1. but nothing outstanding has op-

Newcastle's England leader, peared in thys other entries Jackie Milburn, could not play deny him his place of the head because of a pulled calf muscle, Approximately half of to-day's matches were away wins or draws being evenly distributed and there were few surprises.- Reuter.

WIN FOR DYNAMOS

Moscow, Aug. 25. Fifty thousand soccer fans gathered at the Dynamo Stadium

to see their today

favourite

EUROPEAN ROWING

CHAMPIONSHIPS

of the market.

In the absenso of a third run- ner to make the pace, the race betwem Zuccher and Le Sage was something of a farce.

Lester

Piggott, evidently having been given waiting in- structions, allowed Gordor. Richards to take the lead on Le Sage. About two furlongs from the finish of the one-mile five- sud- furlongs raoз, Richards denly shot into a four lengths lead and held it to the post.

Whintoire, one of the out- tlders for the Doncaster classic, has an interesling history, When he was only three months old, hls don, Whin Chat, fatally in

Britain Wins jured herself in the paddock

The Eights

Dot Kirby Wins American Women's Golf Championship

St Paul, Aug, 26.

is

Motorcycling

horse.

GEOFF DUKE WINS

THREE EVENTS IN

September 19.5mm)

DOCTOR FOR SUGAR Pemplom Lakes, NJ., Aug. 20. g. Dr. Vincent A. Nardlello, chief physician of New York State

the Boxing Commission, hag taken leave of absence from the

Com mission and is here to supervise the training and, physical copdi- tioning of Sugar Ray Roblon for the championship (fighệ with Randolph Turpin at the Polo Grounds September 12,---. United Press.

on

GERMAN GRAND PRIX ENGLAND BEATS

Norton riders took

:

Stuttgart, Aug. 26.

CANADA IN CRICKET. "TEST"""

Vancouver, Aug, 26. The MCC touring, cricket team beat Canada by an innings and 110 runs in the first representative match

Canada were

all out for 94

The British Norton motorcycling team, led by the the word. The course has been World Champlon, Geoff Duke, who completed a notable so constructed as to use the "double today, won three of the five events In the Ger-.; peaks of the Sierra Madre us # backcloth tby its principal at man Grand Prix here. traction, the Santo Anila Han- Duke won the 350 c.c. and 500 cc. events. Eric dicap:

Oliver, British World Champion on a Norton, won the Hollywood itself has its own side car, while Lorenzetti (Italy) on a Motor Guzzi, was track at Hollywood Park. The Gold

worth first in the 250 c.c. and H. P. Muelleron, the German played here. Cup here is £32,000 and there are five other Champion, won the 126 c.c. on a DKW. events of. half this value.

the breeding Kentucky is

States centre of the United Of its

Churchill racetracks

for the most im- Dawns by pertant. Racing has been held

10: 1+1 continiously

more years than anywhere else, and it is the home of the Kentucky Derby, which celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in 1940.

This race is the first event In the American Triple Crown. furlongs I l over only ten which tends to diminish Its

of 03 0 importance who

horse. This fact and the fact that the course itself is like p child who has outgrown his

second might have removed some of on the first day and the MCC and third places in the 350 and the wooden supports to make replied with 300 runs for eight

wickels declared... 500 events while German riders camp fires or their own "emer took second and third places in gency seals."-Reuler. the other three events,

Miss Beran Dot Kirby blew a three-hole lead on the last nine holes and then rallied to beat Miss Claire Doran two and one to win the national women's amateur golf championship today.

able The victory ended successful- | 1947, but never had been and a cart-horas more was

ly a 17-year quest for the title to win before to-day. bought to look after the foal.

by the Atlanta, Georgia, televi The loss was a bitter one for Reacher Miss Doran, a school He would not take to his new slon advertising sales woman. mother and milk had to be given | Miss Kirby, who started playing frem Rocky River, Ohio,

was playing in the amateur for lo him manually by Donold in the national amateurs in 1934 Macon, Aug. 26.

the third time. Many of her Italy and Belgium shared Nixer, the head lad at the stable, when she was just 14 years old,

who also slept with Whinsaire had been runner-up in 1939 and putts stopped just Inches short honours in the European for a fortnight.

of the cup throughout the day. Rowing Championships, whin Chat, the dam, cost only

The match was played under, which ended here today.

terrible weather. conditions.

Each won two

foaling but of today's sales,

ers during the early part of the seven final events and finished Whincaire she had produced in a tie for the Glandaz Chal- Winon and Winterhalter both of lenge Cup.

Britain won the eights and Erik Larson (Denmark) wan Winterhalter took the sculla

The other. tillo wont to Switzerland.

00 guineas at the Newmarket Lester Piggott &

them, winners.

in Britain.

before

Baven

High winds bothered bath play morning round United Press.

Downs is

Duke averaged 130.0 k.p.l. (about 81 m.p.h.) over the 138 kilometres (about 80 miles) in the 350 .c. run,

+

THREE KILLED

Stulighrt, Aug. 20. Three people were killed and three were seriously injured in 12 road accidents which occurred

When Canada, hatied again they scored 102 runs. E. Scott was the most successful MCC bowier,

inking four wickets, for': 40 run.

A crowd of about 2,500 watch-

In the 500 c.c. Duke set new lap record with an average, today as 403,000 prople arriveded on the two-day match, instar-which was the first to be play, speed of 138.4 k.p.h, (about 87, to watch the German

cycle Grand Prix, near here,ed be.ween the two countries. m.p.h.).

Reu.er. His average speed for the 135 Heuter. kilometres was 130,0. k.p.h. (05 m.p.h.. Over

tho same distance

had an Lorenzetti strength has been offset by aspeed. at 119.5. k.p.h. (about 74 and long campaign of showmanship .p.h.) in the 200 cc.

Muelleron 100,7 k.p.h. (08 and propoganda

m.p.h.) In the 123 .c. Oliver: had an average of 114.1 k.p.h. (about 71 m.p.h.);

All were new closs records,

“SITDOWN" STRIKE

crowded atmosphere Eph Smith Injured

races At Lingfield Park

10 Whinsaire

1 by Chammos- In the final event the British air, who won a war-time St York in Squadron Leger at Danish Leader Stanhope Joel's colours

WORTHY PAIR

London, Aug. 26, Lester Piggott, the crack 15-year-old British jockeys who was thrown at Lingfield Park on Saturday, was re- ported today to have broken As the crows' shella crossed Le Soge's defeat of Zucchero leg and injured a collar

his Saturday was

Arth bone, successivo victory this season,

eight beat a gallant crow by the closest possible murgin,

the finishing line there was on enly centimetres between them und the judges waited for and he and the Festival of Piggott has been engaged to photographi batora declaring Britain Stakes winner, Supreme ride the favourite, Zucchero, in that England had won by 41 of Court, are a worthy pair to the St Leger at Doncaster next

second-Reuter,

head Britain's challenge in the month m Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on October 7,

Japanese Hockey Tour Of India

AUTH

The first Japsizhen ș, hockey deam for tour. Whroma; since:bes

Fertter Leads,

Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 25. Consistent Jim Ferrier of his third Australia slammed straight alx under per 68 to doy: to take a three-stroke lead at the 54-hole mark of the second annual $15,000 Fort. Wayne open golf tournament, three-day total of 190 strokes, He wound up the day with a 18 under par.

average

MUSIC AND ROSES The inflated glamour of the

the occasion outlives

over- of the

Stuttgart. Aúg. - 20. ena and the predatory exac tions of

of Thousands of Germans today the merchants neighbouring Louisville. Every-aged a one-hour "altdown" thing is done in style. Brass strike on the motor cycle Grand bands for

the customers, a Prix course near here today to wrrath of roses for the winner protest against a breakdown In and £35,000 for his owner, the pubile radio system.

The

second classic,

Police eventually cleared them the Preakness, follows a few weeks from the track after they had up the stort it the third held u later at Pimlico, near Balti |

broke down

more, the least commercialised, The tractem

of American tracks. This race is aver nine furlongs and, 110 because many of the 400,000 spectators climbed trees lining The desi

vertold the course and disconaceted the three-years radio classle, the Belmont Stakes, is

"STAFCE. Verrier, now of San Fran.

broke

20between

run at Belmont Fork; 20, miles | echo and repair workers

clico, breezed over the hilly elk Country Clubs course with five birdies, 11 pars and one

from New York. This raco engla to, increase his ›lead. In the field of. 60. survivingshot- over twelve furlongs lathe when origineers tried to get the The accident occurred in the maker, CORNER

most important classic from spectators to leave their res the breeder's point of view orlier several people were

* { positions. Last race when jockey Eph

The 72-hole: ment aids to-

Other V Mr. Sanger, his owner is Smith, on Peralon Wood, was

valuable races on this course ato the Withers Stakes injured when wooden

"a resting:on'u siqni strügiură

Scol enthusiastic about Le Bago's leading Piggott, who was riding morrow, with the dual 18-hola chance of taking the ble French No, Light, into the straight ground for three-your-old over

BEST Defending tourney champion, mile, the Jockey; Club Cold lapsed when spectators rose to prite Fandi? Gordon, Richarda MASHORT considers the colt a very good

Persian Wood, appeared to Lloyd Mapgrum, of Chicago: Cup at two miles and the two-cheer the winmos of the firef 'oner

cross him lege and come down this year's biggest mo Band Nor La bts fellion the fallen | tuca win more than,

1,000 ta

built the

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