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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB THIRTEENTH RACE MEETING 1951

AND

FIRST RACE MEETING 1952

Saturday 29th December 1951 and Tuesday 1st January 1952 (Meld under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Clubi

On the 1314, Bace Merlag 1951, the First Bull will be ung at On the 1st 1.39 p. and the First Re will be run at 2.00 p.m. Rare Meeting 192, the First Bell will be rung at 11.30 am, and The First Rave will be run at 120 NOON: the flu Interval wit be after the 4th Row 0.30 pm at the Meeting.

There while 8 races at the 13th Race Meeting 1971 on the aces the 1st Meeting 1852 on the 1st 2911: December, and Ja January.

Thong Tickets at $30 for the 13th Race Meeting 1951, and $20 for the 1st Race Meeting 1852 may be obteased at the Com- pradore Office of the Treasurers, 1st Flour, Telephone House, also tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the "Pearce Memorial Cup" scheduled to be run on (6th February, 1952.

TICKETS MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FOR A SPECIAL CASH SWEEP ON THE LAST RACE OF THE 1ST RACE MEETING ON 1ST JANUARY, 1952, THERE WILL BE NO SPECIAL CASR SWEEP ON THE LAST RACE OF THE 13TH RACE MEETING ON 29TH DECEMBER, 1951.

Through Tickets reserved for both of the above Meetings but not paid for by 10.00 a.m. on day 28th December, 1951, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings.

To avoid congestion at the Club's Offee at Telephone House, hun-members are requested to purchase their sweep tickets at the Club's Branch Offices at

6 D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong

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382 Nathan Road, Kowloon TOTALISATOR

The attention Totuusalue Investors is drawn to the following Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponies su declared by the Stewards when the "All Clear" is given. white light The "All Clear signal wit be indicated by and/or a white sphere at the Totalisator Tower. BACKERS AKE ADVISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THEIR TICKETS UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR SIGNAL HAS BEEN EXHIBITED.

Totalisator Tickets should be examined and checked he- fure leaving the Selling Counter: us mustakes of thy descrip- tion cannot be rectißed later.

Cash received in respet of Dividends should be checked before leaving the Pay-Out Counters a no claim for short payment of the value of tickets presented can be entertained unce Investors have left the Counters.

tickets Lad tickets for refunds must be pre- All winning wented for payment at the Race Course on the day to which they refer, but none will be paid later than one hour after the time for which the last rave of the day has been scheduled to be run.

In no circumstances will aus Dividends be paid or re- funds made unless a ticket is produced. Payment will NOT be made on torn or disfigured tickets.

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1051.

Peter Wilson Says

Nigel Haig Has The Right Ideas For

Brighter Cricket

As we are approaching, at breakneck speed, the time of year when it is deemed right and proper for everyone to make new resolutions, so that an overwhelming odour of reforming is th the air, let me put forward some sug- gestions for improving cricket.

These timely proposals, following the strictures made by Colonel R. S. Rait Kerr on the subject of unimaginative play come from Nigel Haig, old Middlesex and England player, who recalls those put forward by Beverley Lyon in 1930. They are:-

1.-Two-day matches for the County Championship.

2-Hours of play 11 am.

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4. Each side has three hours' tatt.ng.

Should a side be dismissed

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In order to prevent bowlers bowling wide of the stumps, the batsman's ereuse would be nar

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HONGKONG CRICKET

CLUB v.

THE

ARMY 19

GREAT DIMAGGIO

PACKS IT IN

From R. M. MacCOLL: New York

A good-looking Italian-American, whose dark hair,

at 37, is beginning to be flecked with grey, announced And because Joe DiMaggio, "The his retirement.

one of baseball's legendary Yankee Clipper." is "greats," a sigh of regret went up across America at the

news.

Unlike some great sports figures of the past, 7. The straight boundaries to "DiMag" is a motiest fellow, clean-living, and not liking

the standardised to measurements as those at Brad- tore well within the capa-

its of anyone be hit a six

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8 Rurn 14 the !ruie

thereby stroke play

the bright lights or "having fun."

He was a joy to watch, as bals- man and as an effortless fielder. He had a cal's grace and one old 1.b.w. of the sights that brought the encouraging old familiar bellow from the crowd was DiMag taking a quick k at ball coming his way. back on it then turning his

at which Eliding over to the spol

ADVANTAGES

The outstanding advantages of this system, according to Nigel Hang. are as follows:-

he had calculated it would fall. pel, swinging Nund alrnost casually, allowing it to land plop in his outstretched glove. THEY ROARED

Bul

The accent is played on rate

wus when DiMag ofering and not, es now, on the laborious compiling of hun-lepped up to the "plate" (base- ball's equivalent to the batsman's Crease) that the crowd really

drei

2.-The bowlers. especially roared.

DiMag would stand with his fast bowlers, would not be more

by half-way Jeet 30 inches apart, his bat held D leas worn ou!

feel away hot, Sixty

the Through the season.

jjutcher (bowler) would wind up

to shut a really fierce one. ball would come at DiMag at a

90 miles ani little more than hour.

The

3-Deep fielding would come back into its own again. In con nection with this, it must be re- simplest the membered that

And then there would come a catch in the deep is better ea- tertainment than the best catch crisp whach, and the ball would that ever was in the slips or a go sailing out of sight.

PAPA WAS WRONG silly point or any the silly position-suspense is essence of entertainment

4-Finance. As

the very! In 13 years with the New York Yankees Joe DiMaggio collected $704,000 (about £250,000) in salary and bonuses. He gut more from endorsing advertisements.

All in all. Papa DiMaggio, u poor San Francisco Asherman and father of nine children, turns out to have been one of the world's worst prophets.

а rule, the third day of county games is a washout, if not an actual loss. Representative games could be sarte principle played on the over three, four, or five days.

5. The really great players would be even more outstanding

than ever.

6-Points against. None.

REALISTIC

Haig takes a realistic view of the game as it exists today. He writes: "First-class cricket is nu longer a game is an industry, just as much as the films are an They are both public industry. entertainments, made possible by public patronage."

Haig complains that when the above ideas are put forward as

BASEBALL/S JOE DIMAGGIO Across America-a sigh

University

V.

The two teams in the Quadrangular Tournament cricket match at Chater Road on Boxing Day:

Back row: Capt. Alix, A. E. Perry, Lt. Goodge, Capt. Campbell, Capt. Graveston, Capt, Grant, Col. Baily, R. G. Craig, T. P. Mahon, C. Ure, R. Thesen- Ender, J. D. Shannon and J, U. Hall.

Front row: Capt. Williams, Major Deighton, Capt. Nicholson, Major Pear- son, Capt. Haycraft, T. A. Pearce, H. Ow en-Hughes, R. Macpherson, N. E. Arthy, C. B. Connet and J. L. C. Pearce. China Mall Photo.

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

It's Surely

Freddie Brown

Says PÉTER DITTON

Step up and take a how F. R. Brown. While the remainder of the sporting fraternity in Fleet Street are deciding among themselves who shall be Sportsman of the Year, I have held my own personal ballet which puts you on top with a margin to spare.

F. R. Brown, in case you have forgotten, is the former Surrey amateur who returned to captain Northants after the war and subsequently led England to vic- tory in the final Test match in Australia earlier this year.

He was born in Peru, in 1910,

and his selection to lead Eng-

land in Australia was a triumph TOM FINNEY

over those who declared that at 40 he was too old for the job.

His performances with bat and ball established him as the out- on the standing all-rounder English side. Had his colleagues provided the support expected from them. England might have won the series.

one.

Selects The

FOOTBALLERS

OF THE YEAR

victory, Since the English Australia

three have played

One outstanding feature of the past twelve months more Tests, against the West Indies, and have won two and of soccer is worth considering. There has been a Pastost Remembering how fremendous and significant improvement in the standard successful the West Indies were of football. In my opinion we are getting very close to In England, this only refects

our prewar record for skill and enthusiasm, a view sup- further credit on Freddie Brown,

ported by many sports commentators.

Present

There will be a cricket match

cing I am.

HIS RIVALS

Of course he has his rivals for between the Past and Presen

year's No. 1 sportsman. Students of the University of the Hongkong al the UniversityThere another cricketer whose Pavilion. Pokfulam, on Tues- claims deserve consideration, day, January 1, 1952, commen- Unlike Brown. Tom Graveney of Gloucestershire is a profes- sional. But at 25 he is one of The Past Students will be re- the foremost batsmen in the presented by the following: S. country and following his Test Informed that little Joe, unlike V. Gittins (Captain), J. Fenton, debut against South Africa thus his father and brothers, had no George Hong Choy, J. Barrow, summer he is now the mainstay intention of becoming a fisher-3. C. Koh, A. T. Lee, Kenneth of the MCC batting in India

to play base- Lo, Dr H. L. Ozorio, J. L. man but wished

and Pakistan. ball. Papu shouted: "Baseball Youngsaye, Dietrich, A.

that? Whoever made 2 ¦ Other. what's living outa baseball?"

-(London Express Service) Lunch will be served.

American Winter Games Team Short Of Funds

Chicago, Dec. 27.

N

same season.

. He did not meet

provement will continue in 1952. covery I would club-mate at

my

Bobby

What is the explanation? Clearly, the game is begin. ning to recover from those six desperate years between 1989 and 1945, when youngsters had a more serious task than football to perform. Now, lads of 22 or 23 who had no tuition on the sports field at school, are beginning to catch up with their football education. Filtering into League sides, they are beginning to fill the gap created by the departed veterans.

I am certain that this im- As the best international dis- name Tommy

But what I hope

most to see Docherty, next year are more and more Preston. This young wing-half honours that Other names that spring to clubs using the word "attack" for deserves all the mind include Billy

me to him for Scotland. In his Wright, their mottoes. Sides like Tot come England's soccer

captain. In tenham, Manchester United and time at Deepdale, he has worked hard. He hps recent years he has been one of Newcastle have swayed the tremendously the main reasons why the record game away from the defensive several times deputised for me at of invincibility on home soll mentality that was prevalent in outside-right and is now master against visiting teams has been the immediate postwar years. In of the crossfield pass-that long maintained.

those days many clubs were ball to the winger on the other side of the field, one of football's most destructive moves, Among golfers, two players short of staff, and played fo stand out, Max Faulkner com- safety by cutting down the total the goals against' column.

But it Docherty is the best pleted

"double" by in: a unique winning both the Open and the Unfortunately, that tendency has youngster, the best veteran is

too long-and its the persisted

undoubtedly

Beattie, Masters tournaments in effect has been. shown in the Preston's inside-forward. Bobby, who played in the FA Cup final with the success hoped for in drop in aggregate attendances. the Ryder Cup matches against SIDE OF THE YEAR

13 years ago, indeed a wonderful examplc. America but another profession-

to

any Recently I have been asked youngster on the football field. 01, Arthur Lees of Dore and

the first Eng-who I considered to be the best Totley, become

year now drawing Two years ago. It was thought 1shman to win both his singles side of the

to in vloge. That is a difficult his great career was closing. But and doubles on American soll.

potentially bulllints

side.. is when we were hit by Injuries. He said only $21,000 has been Gordon Richards, still the one to answer. The most then he came back to the alde, At once he touched grand form, raised

The Winter prince of Jockeys, has set surely Newcastle United. date. to

for yet another new record. This Games are scheduled

Preston began to move as b When they are on form, they season for the sixth successive feel it unwise to enter year he has Hdden more than are capable of football that team and soon we were top of

200 winners.

cannot be matched by any team the Second Division. I think of Japan, during the Chinese a tearn unless skiers can

DIKIZA CHAMPIONS get

in the country. I doubt whether that it was due to Bob, more I would certainly like to see

Hill said. New Year holidays are well required training,"

even the oldest spectator can re-than any other player, that we these ideas put forward. Cer-

member football that surpassed won promotion last season. tainly something drastic must be advanced and that it is hoped "The only other alternative

World Champlopehips held ty

their-play in the early FA Cup Those are my selections for the done if county cricket as we un to publish the exact composi- would be to reduce the size of

honour of the year. Many derstand it is to survive.

tion of the touring side shortly the team drastically. This may Englishmen are few, and

The following alterations have be done if funds are not forth betweens but in Table Tennis rounds.

within a week."

we are on top. Johnny Leach,

Perhaps sackie Milburn is renders will have different The drop in attendances and been made

to the

Committee champion two years, ac, the player of the year," If only opinions, and, doubtless, they A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club the growing apathy among the Rugby Fixture List:

planned to send a squad of 31 gained the title in Vienna earlier signposts House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy general public are

forward with them, Certainly, which even the most hidebound Jan. 6-Civilians (Tel. 21818).

y Services by plane to Europe next month in the year and has every for bls orilliant Wembley por-wall not be slow in corning

dways pleased to NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PRE-"pavilion wallah" cannot efford F. MacGregor's XV of downhill and slalom stars is next Championships

13 p.m. (Club); GOC-In-C's for training. The Alpine squad chance of retaining It When theformance in the Cup Final.

come Bift unfortunately, Newcastle them. MISES DURING THE MEETING.

to ignore.

are not consistent. That is why 4.15 p.m. (Club).

high level of (London Express Service),

former for a generally

play

Risewould o nominate Manchester United. Most players

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE Members and guests 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, to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $19.00 per day including tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainabic through the Secretary at Telephone House, on the written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for payment of all chits, etc.

a limited number of badges admitting to Members'

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Enet will be on sale at the Race Course.

The Branch Offees and the Treasurers' Compradore Office will glose at 11.00 am. the 1st Day and at 19.00 a.m. the 2nd Day. The Secretary's Office will close at 11.45 am, the ist Day and at 10.00 am, the 2nd Day. The Treasurers' Compracore. Office and the Secretary's Office are situated at 1st Floor, Telephone House.

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..

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 passes. Holders of such passes are not permitted in the Members Enclosure except for passing through their dutress and must reresin In their employers stends, vr

Ay Coving to the congestion inedite

The U.S. Olympic ski squad may be forced to operate a serious proposition "one is shorthanded in the 1952 Winter Games at Oslo, Norway, unless additional funds for expenses are forthcoming within a week.

greeted with Of course, it wil never be done."

What

"Why can't it be done? prevents it? I believe that all that is wanted is a well-organis- ed campaign which at least

a trial-say might produce

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the Gentlemen v Players, which, an entirely meaning- anyway, less game today, if it is not an insult to tradition.

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

At the 1st Race Meeting on let January, 1982, the Second Section of Mira Bay Handicap will be run as Race, at 6,00 p.m., and the Second Bection

Booth adjacent, inamiceTANTE DE Aenders Bettin Hai anor of GitDrinkerk Bay Handleshi

TORKS 1185 will be run a Raca 10 wils posted 5.80

at various points in the enclosure to ensure that this regulation i

By Order

Rugger Fixture

List Altered

It is understood

C

The projected goal of $50,000 in funds so far is $29,000 sheet, Cortland T. Hill, of Los Angeles, Chairman of the Olympic Ski Committee, has reported..

that plans Peak Way 14-15.

for the Colony's Rugger Tour

currentinsily, the

slated to leave New York on around,

2 while special Randolph

(Boundary Street); Police TS, Crosscountry and World,

Jan. 12-RAF v Army 3 p.m. Club 4.15pm. (Boundary Burcel)

Jan, 13-Japan Touring XV y Rest of depan Touring SXV. and Rest of Colony, 4.p.th: (Sooku

DON'T

WASTE WATER

"Turpin," Middleweight Boxing

other entires are scheduled to Changfon, has many supporters will tell you that they are the MASI REJOINS leave on January 27-Asso- who say he should be Sports most difficult side to beat in the ciated Press

WHITE SOX

man of the Year. He certainly

dku angelicem Job when He country. While they tell a little TURPIN TO FIGHT beat Sugar Ray Robinson in this from high price ently in the country. But his defeat in the season, they are still a great ALEX BUXTON colurn bout in the States, in to

September In my opinion, does

En Who Was the host siiscovery. nos, entitledhim to a place above 19517 47 The 15 another dimicult Treddle Brown

anel Frolably the honour would rismouth's

London, Dec. 27. Randolph Turpin, Brkish, and

lewelly Cham-Finally, there are two more go to Her Alex Buxton of World Champions worthy of ME | VROUE

10clusion in the honours 1st. They still in the [stringay. Areria are Hie

will met

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forward

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