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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY;^ SEPTEMBER 17, 1951.

BRAVES BEAT PANDAS BY THE ONLY RUN IN MACAO EXHIBITION GAME

By "GRANDSTAND"

The Cannidrome at Macao was the scene of two thrilling Soft- ball matches as the Braves defcated the Pandas by the only run of the game while the Wahoos shaded the Squaws 6-4 before a large crowd of Hongkong tourists and local fans.

Prior to the games, souvenir pennants were presented to the ladies teams by Mrs Nelin Carrion of the Shanghai Portuguese Athletle Association, while MessrA.

of

and the Braves Charles A. Figueiredo and C. C. Liang, respective managers Pandas, exchanged tokens.

Despite the fact that the scorching sun was taking its toll, all the teams gave brilliant exhibitions, while an appreciative crowd which filled the Cannidrome applauded vociferously.

Servicer debut

sacker

From "shrinking violet" to world champion? That's the programme mapped for Britain's Ray Wilding in

DALY'S DREAM

By GEORGE WHITING

RAY WILDING

New York.

autograph Crowds of us-reporters, cumeramen,

hundred assorted hunters, ticket speculators, and a

1 Life began for Ray when his and pressed our Damon Runyon characters-heaved

to step along to u pocket gym- puny and unavalling way against a row of irritated New Bob Roberin, asked York cops guarding the door. We just had to talk to nusium in Weaverham, Cheshire and try the feel of a pair of boxing-gloves

his hum Joey Maxim.

hands. Apparently they te; for a few weeks later, in

Wilding patched-up marquee, underwent his first public test as a pugilist. They paid hin 165.

Those cops thought otherwise. "De Boss says stay out so quit making my life a misery," snarled the biggest in their diamond of them as he and his outsize companions pushed us and

afthough and

our shrill protests back.

first-i

poled!

the League over the weekend, with The main attraction of

Newby was the the Warriors surprising the Red programme, which

and Sox in a 7-6 noseout, while the out a three-base hit in his fussie between the Braver Pandas, was almost

lock

Overseas outfit.

game ng four innings of 3

triumph.

11-0 the season

the importunate throng

of

In

he

Three year!

ARD when was 19 Ray Wilding was push ing a pen in a railway yard- Nortliwiel, master's office Cheshire, Six pounds 4 weeld was his lot-none too much for a fatherless ex-Marine with a mother and kid cisters Yvonne and Christine to support in an ancient cottage denied all mod,

Ten seconds later the pop-| beyond a million bucks. Call it a dream Madcaps broke up a 3-all dead- first batting attempt. the Acts pery policeman, was all smiles pounds sterling and you would

himself be nearer the mork. pitching due) stid by without on the eleventh inning to were too much for the Bantam A huskier glant than

out a 4-3 verdict over the rookies to cirn a 17-10 had appeared at the rear and any score.

In the other Senter games. Dragons fell victims to the our tumult died away in won- Both hurlers Chapple Re medios

Jackie Wei were the US Navy shaded the Bare-Delawares in the first gamme of der at its owner, all six feet and

him. clbowing they succumbed ¦ effective with offerings, the only his in the four chair- succumbed to the Americans de 8-7 while the flexes showed three inches of with doprine previous form but firm, "Excuse me please." In the minor loop, Blackhawk flash of their 22

be ters being Y.S. Liang with

burler Rennie Barretto box

cele-when they overwhelmed the in an accent somewhere hot grounder through the

tween those of Lancashire and Pandas 0-1. brated the new reason Loureiro with A and Ramen

Lexington. hitless performance foxy

Uitle bunt.

South China bowed to the whom they The Braves registered their Grimns

over Wildfires 11-4 after

they con- first run when Chappie Remedios whelmed 1. drew a walk

walk as Jackie Wel The Overseas felded a side ceded a cluster of four runs in

comprised

the third frame on an outbreak Ins: year's waycred for an Instant on the which

and nilowed another tion. Facrifice pushed junior loop Dragons with the of errors

ruins, in the Remedios around to second and exception of K.K. Sit, and pu: bunch of three

afth when Y. 9. Llang fumbled a

A

corching grounder by Tony

"Red" Osmund, Remedios

dented the rubber. Wel fanned SCORES

Spiky

uprising.

Guterres to

enki

PANDAS FIGHT BACK

the

The Pandas fought back to

regain that one run lead which

was lonking bigger and bigger Madcaps

by. went innings

ПБ

the

Munnger Wally Ma, who sicle-

lined himself for the

with a over the

Overscp3

Reno Barretlo

"How do you like that. Tel- ting a limey through?" yipped the smallest of our sweat Sec-

you

cons.

•

HIS PAY: 15/-

The best his cronies

would

shy,

"Aw, shudchup. Don't

Wilding was hesilaut Ray know who that big guy have prophesied for the hurling for admonished his slightly larger life-time strail towards a State the Blackhawks, might havt companion. That limey is Ray penelon, impeded by creeping A had a no-hit

no-run achieve- Widing and. he'll rate mil-paralysis, in the ambition de ment but for un infield

Bon bucks one year from now. error

partment. in the opening chapter which He's gonna be the next world allowed the Griffins to register heavyweight champeen. their only run, of the fences. yeur nge, and shuddup." As it was, Barretto Anally garnered

elusive no-hit that

which he

a performance

(11nnings); been groping

hat season.

AT

GLANCE

SENIOR LEAGUE

"A" Division

+

"B" Division

11 Baseballers

5 Dodgers

G

JUNIOR

LEAGUE

It's

Y

Grimes

Wildfires

11

Scuth China

Accs

17

35 Bantains

1:

Dodgers Dragons Rexes

11

Blue Sex

7

Delawares

Q

Pardes

owning to an ailment, dragged US Navy

Americans

the willow to the plate in a Red Sox pinch-hitting role and received

a pass to first base after the Blackhawks full count.

Y. Y. Liang next nursed the potential icing run down second

base with a neat bun: but Le Pun-hong, trying for the long blow to score the run, leftes a uleper to short centre-field which locked like a freak it, but

Reza are 48minst the

gardener Gerry

hosted

in from

the left to the pellet and Tim Wing. replaced Wally

Warriers

up a creditable performance more experiences

also whe Madcaps, who

included a sprinkling of minor loopers in

en the bass their feld. Ma

base after

path, was caught off

Neither side could score in

the brilliant calch, and the rally the opening frame, but taking

was snuffed with a twin-kill,

advantage of a wild heave, the scored the frst

Both teams played top-notch Chinese nine hall, considering that they wer

tiring fourneun in the second inning only to see the Mactcaps push over the equaliser in the third semester. I

playing

and on

afte

a curted ground, and fans are already looking for

ward to their coming encounters.

Leng

WAHOOS v. SQUAWS

In the third inning, the Madcaps lost a chance to over take the Overseas when Eric Remedios singled to left. but i

fanned the George Saunders

Owing to a last-minute hitchbrecze

In obtaining the necessary travelnied out.

whlles Bernard

Siva

documenis, the Wahoos falled to "In the bottom of the fourth, field a full team and had to rely the. Oversens struck again when

for during

had the

bui If anyone thought different

ly It was Wilding himself and blonde May Hospell, u village Thant

is Thortly being who corner of the mouth lass forecast could be right on fare urged to accept an engagemen

blon, ring that will knock Northwich! the gel, except that bristle-topped giant is looking into a heap of admiration.

Not Generally Known, But

Amateur Riders Can Accept

As

Much Money As

Owners

Care To Give

By VERNON MORGAN

London, Sept. 16.

Only a handful of the countless thousands of racegoers in Britain have any idea as to what constitutes an amateur in racing under Jockey Club and National Hunt rules.

The rules of racing are very different from those of most other sports and there is nothing whatever in the regulations to prevent an amateur rider from receiving_ns_much money as any owner or trainer may care to give him.

teence if i could afford ip remainan thay let him (this would not be amateur or who had not ridden and were never likely to ride refused).

that number.

That would never do in the out a professional

On Shanghal Refugees for an infeld play by the Man-Olympic Games! replacements.

caps misfired and Peter Ho crossed

Wahoo regular Dolly Brown toed the rubber for the winners while Marie Guterres of the Squaws pitched the full route

for the losers. Whining two out

Another

him

the plate.

This roughly is how it goes.

If he says he wants to ride marker in the fifth on a "full-A professional rider or jockey"

Todiny the former Lars a pro- is an amateur, he can continue bases" setup placed the Over-is ene who takes out

non-existent while fessional Ucance and who is paid for three more rides to make virtually

into for the

the his successes rides he has and

10. The the latter are for scarcer than seas two runs ahead.

then tell winners he brings home by Stewards will Messrs. Weatherby, the "agents" either that he can continue rid- they used to be,-Neuter. of the Jockey Club and No- ing as an amateur or that unless hc tional Hunt Committee.

h: becomes a professional will not be allowed to ride any more.

SLICED THE MARGIN of the first three batters to face her, Dolly Brown retired the The Madcaps' cause seemed Squaws without. a score while lost but when George Saunders her mates jumped on shaky followed

Rene Sequiera'*

This is the money the pro- Marie Guterres for four runs on double with a single of his own

tor guaranteed a trio of hits.

to right feld, the Madcaps had felonslis

to a single taking part in any race. Owners run. In the top of

The decision of the Stewards

The Squaws soon settled down i sliced the morkin, the seventh, ex trainers 'can offer retainers in this matter is understood to j

and, spear-headed by Stella menter Buster Hollands bunch and make presents for wins us, Correa's homer, soon whittled

indeed, they do, but that is no concern of the governing bodies.

puid dividends when he sent down the deficit, but two me Joey Graca to the batter's box runs aided by Lorna Azevedo's round-tripper

Owls in a pinch-hitting role. Jouy put the Beyond reach as the five-inning promptly singled and two sacri- Ace bunts assisted by a single grume wound up.

furied three while tied up the ball game. Brown

THE PLAYERS

The players were:.

Y. Y. Zing,

be made entirely on a "incons test."

Norway Beats Denmark 2-0

al

If the jockey can show good

Oslo, Sept. 15. reason why he has no need of NOT "OFFICIALLY"

Norway bent Dramark by money and that he is aiding

In an inter- An amateur rider is one who purely for the love of the sport. two goals to mil

match pald "officially" then he will be allowed to go notional sperar ¿es not get

rides. Not possessing on riding as an amateur.

Ulicvral Stadium here today. for his

Both goals were scored in the ather than an amateur licence

If, however, he has no regu-first half. Weatherby anything at all for lar means of support and lives he cannot claim from Mears.

went ahead in the on his ability in the saddle by i riding or winning.

ifts and the like, then he will 27th minute when the right But

Thoresen, Gunnar his celted. The Danish right backt be told that he must become winger,

his own goal put through professional and lose amateur allowance,

10 minutes later to give Nor- why #2-0 lead.

Norway

un

.

a

Those 'prentice punches in a sawdust ring fred an' ambi- tion that may manke Wilding o boxing celebrity, with a. seat- to withstand egg fat enough the ravages of even the Inland Revenue,

The early part of the Wild- ing saga is well enough known to British boxing enthusiast. Bight-minded youngster Any will tell you how Wilding had his jaw broken when sparring at £5 a day with America's Lee Savold ni Scarborough, and unhappy how that seemingly

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interlude led to his "adaption" SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

by Bill Daly, the New York Aght manager.

'SCARY KID',

Now let Daly continue the story as he told it to nic when we talked in his summer home on the placid Atiantie. shore at Avon City, New Jer- sey,

just

"Wilding was

big! outside the ring seary kil afraid of the lights of London and shaking in his shoes when he saw the Statue of Liberty. But 1 cured all that shrinking violet mainrky.

hari

"After a few weeks I bounced Ray around in 15 or the 48 states mixing with the roughies and toughies, meeting with to them folks, talking confidence and taking the yell- Ing and

the hollering of American dghby, game in bir stride.

"He has licked

of all six his opponents arid handed out a busted nose or two. Nothing bothers Ray now. He is still an English gentleman, but he can handle situations and he's going big places.

"Sure he gets homesick al times. Who wouldn't? But he'll be back in England for a October, He's coupla fights ready right now for any heavy- weight in Europe.

"One year from now he'll be stepping in with America's best_nid the chips will be | right there on the table. Ray can clack up untold wealth It Dempsey he gets the breaks. and Loula grossed five million dollars apiece. With TV around. Wilding can top both of them.

"You Briksh 'in't hed

world heavyweight champion

fly

since Bob Fitzsimmons years ago, but you got another the one coming up right n line. Wilding's got more เง the ball than Tommy Farr or Bruce Woodcock ever hast,"

Grinning broadly, but with- out confusion, at this roseate recommendation, Wilding heaved his 144 clone of well- trained muscle off it neigh- and sal he bouring chair. sure would do his darnedest to make the Daly dream come truc. The

Idiom American silps smoothly off the Wilding tongue these days. So does the American way of life.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB NOTICE TO MEMBERS SEVENTH RACE MEETING Saturday, 22nd September, 1951 There are ten races. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race will be run at 2.00 p.m.

Through Tickets (10 Races-$20.00) may be obtained at the Coinpradore Office of the Treasurers, isi floor. Telephone House, aire tekets for the Cash Sweep on the last race of the Meeting as well as the Specias Cash Sweep on the "Kwangtung Handleng scheduled to be run on 6th October, 1951.

Through Tickets reserved for this Meeting but not paid for by 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 21s: September, will be sold and the reserva- tion cancelled for future meetings.

To avoid congestion at the Club's Office at Telephone House. ren-members are requested to purchase their streep tickets at the Club's Branch Offices a

5, D'Agullar Street, Hong Kong

от

302, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

TOTALISATOR -

Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponies so declared by the Stewards when theAll Clear" is given. The All Clear signal will be Indicated by a white light and/or a. while sphere at the Totalisator Tower BACKERS ARE AD- VISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THEIR TICKETS. UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAS BEEN EX- HIBITED. Attention is drawn to Rule 21 of the Totalisator Rules which reads as follows:

In no circumstances will any dividends be paid or refunds made unless a ticket is produced. Payment will not be made on torn or disfigured tickets.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE

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

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

Badges admitting ladies not In possession of Brooches or Season tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, in-the

Guterres accounted for one via Three extra innings went by the strikecat route, and on the without either side managing hatting side, Stella Correa ran away with honours do two four-chalk up the decisive marker, threatening several

Wilding arrived in America baggers for the Squawn while although

mnde and Azevedo produced one for the attempts were

without a penny in his Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 including tax, for aruffed out.

eleventh, In the

ket. Now he shares with two what the trainer or Wal:os.

Canadians a five-roomed aport- ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary of Tele- George Sounders again lifted

or personal introduction of a member, phone House, on the written towering

fly to his favourite owner or anyone else gives him

ment at the foot of a moun- is entirely

his own and their

Jersey,

Euch member to be responsible for all visitors Introduced by him, taln in Clifton, New. spot In the right garden, but concern. He cannot be deprived

He pays £8 week rent, has and for payment of all chiis, etc.

limited number of badges admitting to Members' Who had frozen of his amateur status by the

Only a FEWER TODAY

half a dozen to his amount

sults, helps in of money be recelves,

Enclosure will be on sale at the RACE COURSE, re- WAHOOS: Delly Brown, everything. despatched

After Norway had dominated the household chores and feld

bungled his however great it may be. of play, Maher, Marianna

Chev second-hand Today there are many fewer the first half with their speedy jolces in Azevedo, Maric Rull, Irene chance and Sounders was in u

held their rolet he bought for £13. amateur Tiders Betty Baptista, tie-breaking position.

A Roberto Nunes dumped

after the interval. are most popular with trainers amateur riders than there used piny, the Danes Alves, Eisle Thomp

crowd of 35,000. Including King" nent lille bunt and advanced under the National Hunt rules be. son and Ella Carpion.

(there are none who can do The National Hunt Saunders to third base from

spartinakon and Princess Astrid, Guterres, where he scored on a failow- the weight or have the skill suffered a great blow when they watched the match which was SQUAWE: Marie Nana Carvalho, Alda Oliveira, up hit. Desperately trying for to ride regularly against pro- lost by death by drowning Lord played in fine weather with a

under Jockey Club Mildmay, cno

fines fairly strong wind-Reuter, Francisca Ferreira, Stella Correa the one run which would the fessionals

a amateur riders of the day and a Shetla Silva, Dorcon Ozorio, the

game up again, Sommy rules), for they can claim

allowance-very (Steward of the National Hunt Merela Sliva and Celly Guterres. Loule led off for the Overseas seven-pound

He was a difference between Committee.

great out the Jaguars but Aled In the night-cap,

to centre-field, often the

Sharkey,

Freda

Lorna

Mentor Eustacio Barros show- ed, that he was not only diamond mastermind but an ex- cellent goalkeeper as well.

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NEW FACES

First-class.

of

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would they are popularly known: Mancy For Reg Harris

FOUR EGGS"

Above all he works at his trode us, regrettably, fow End fish Oghters have worked with only two weeks holiday sir.ce 18t

last October. He pounds foothills on the mountain roadwork six mornings a week,

of Softball fame donned soccer Paul Tlu received a life on a winning and losing a race. Thus Inspiration to other amateurs. equipment and edged out the fumble and stole second base they are greatly in demand.

But the death of Lord Mildmay Another Victory he shifts four eggs for break- But heavy-hilters Seldon Ma

fost, he makes life uncom- Shanghal Athletics 4-3 with a

closing and

But because it would be has only affected indirectly the KK. S could only

fortable for the champlons d rousing attack in the minutes of the game.

manage Infield outs as the manifestly unfair to the pro- nilemea riders or "GR's"

chumps with whom he spars it Icasional riders and game ended,

two hours of Intense gym- which has touched every sport in ដរា lead to Jockeys remaining

the Britain in one way or another is

Paris, Sept. 16.

nasium work every day. And amateur Just to claim

and the Reg. Harris, Britain's world he retires to bed three times allowance, the governing body the chief cause, thot An outfit of που faces Plone has the authority, to make advance of-iim.

profetiional sprint cycling chame | day." studded the revived American the decision in this respect.

Money because

few plan, won the Victor Bedet Grand .vory

-cver 454.64. metris (two attempt for the flag this season,

real amateur possess the cashPix and they emerged winners by

SEVEN. WINNERS · today required to keep or ride lepr) here today. The 5-4 over the Dodgers.

horses. Tima because the Yanks utilised

Defero. 20,000 spectators in fine two hurlers, with Howard starting out and They allow

anyone to rido mechantiation of the Services werther, he beat the 12 best rendered good performancea for with five lininge of its toli ho soven winners before he comes has thinned out the ranks of European riders, Harris was in I have seen too many the visitors.

great form and wan through 30these white hopes fade out.. But walked nine. under their notice. He is then the officer riders. fanned five and

there is just a chovica", that LEAGUE GAMES

English, taking over from the advised that he mist

200 Wilding may make the grade. 11.0rwona Copyright Reserved

London Exprezi, Ɛervice.)

Former Interparter Favacho turned out for the Portuguese Athletics, while Donny Omar, Jock Brown, Gussle Pereira.and igmar Erikson of local renown

Narrow victorio Icatured the first-round fixtures of both divisions of the Senior Softball

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consider

atth onwards accounted for an- whether he is going to continue In the old days there, were the final without diffulty other five batters on strikes, to rido as an amateur, with the quite a number of men who Harris covered the last governing had cilhor ridden their meters in the record time of In the minor league,the permission 26 Bantams represented the dedy, or whether he will taka i requisito number of winners and seconds. Reuter,

of tho

"I love it and I hope it paya off. Now I'm in shape.'I feel two I can, ght anything on legs," says Wilding.

The Branch Offices and the Treasurers Compradore Ofce wils close at 11.00 am, and the Secretary's Office at 11.45 am. The Treasurers Compradore Oflee and the Secretary's Office are s:tualed at 1st Floor, Telephone House.

A limited number of tiflos will be obtainable at the Club Heuse provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27818)

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

· PUBLIC" ENCLOSURE

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BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN ETC., WILL NOT BE PER- MITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DURING THE RACE MEETING.

MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE LY 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 th endorse their names on the passes. Holders of such passer ako nort permitted in the Members' Enclosure except for passing througt. on their duties and must remain in their employers' stands

Owing to the congestion in the Members Betting Tall Box hriders and Members are requested to ensure that Chele servants riake use only of the Public Betting Hall, Milltary Police will be ported at various entrances to the Members' Hall to ensure the this regulation, is adhered to.

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