1952-01-17 — Page 6

NEW

STAR İN ACTION

Kathleen Best, 19, of Wakefields, Yorkshire, who

is a comparative newcomer to the higher ranks of table Metropolitan Upen tennis, seen in play during the Championships at the Regent Street Polytechnic.

Kathleen who lost her job recently because she was keen to enter a tournament, has now been selected as a member of the Corbillon Cup team to play in Bombay next month, Central Press Photo.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB SECOND RACE MEETING

Saturday 12th & Saturday 19th January, 1952. (Held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club).

The Fast Bell & be rung at 130 p.m. and the First Race wil be a pan each day.

There are & caves ou de ist Day and B races on the 2nd Day (16 m all)

Through Tickels at $32.00 each) may be obtained at the Com- pradore Office of the Treasurers. 1st Flum, Telephone House, alse Tickets to the Coh Sweep on the last race the First Day of the Meeting on 12th January, 1952 as well as ine Special Cash Sween on 16th be run Pure Memorial Cup" wheduled ta un li Frin uary 952.

Through Tickets reaved for this Meeting but not paid for by 10.00 am in Fisday, 11th January, will be sold and the reserva- bon esaretesi for future meetings.

To va codagestion at the Club's Office at Telephone House, RUSTenders are requested to purchase them sweep tickets at the Club's Jch Olles al. -

rule

5 D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong

ог

32 Nathan Road, Kowloon. TOTALISATOR

The alte61,00 of Totalisator Investors is drawn to the following

1 vitients will be paid on the winning and placed ponies tax one ired by the Stewards when the "All Clear" is given. The All Clear" signal will be indicated by a white light and/or chate sphere at the Tolalisator Tower. BACKERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THEIK TH KETS UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAS KEEN EXHIBITED.

.:

Totalisafor Tickets should be examined and checked before leaving the Selling Counters as mistakes of any description eamet be rectified later.

Cash received in respect of Dividends should be checked before leaving the Pay-Out Counters as no claim for short pasment of the value of tickets presculed can be entertained once Investors have left the Counters.

All winning tickets and lickets for refunds must be pre- sented 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 race of the day has been scheduled to be run.

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 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 $10,00 per day including tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary at Telephone House, on the written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introducet by him, and for payment of all chits, etc.

Only a limited number of badges admitting to Members' Encia- Bure will be on sale at the Race Course,

The Branch Offices and the Treasurers' Compradore Office will The Secretary's Office will close close at 11.00 a.m. on both days.

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1952,

MACAO SOFTBALL TEAM TO VISIT THE COLONY AT CHINESE NEW YEAR

By "GRANDSTAND"

In addition to the interesting semi-finals of the Softball Interna- tional Series which wil! be played off during the Chinese New Year holidays, it is understood from Charlie Figueire do of the Braves that arrangements are in hand for a team from Macao to visit the Colony to fake on the Junior League Rexes in a return en counter.

In a previous meeting several months ago when the barnstorming Rexes Toured the Portugues Colony, they registered a last inning noseout, and the coming it will give the Macao side a chance to even the score.

Most ball fans know Charlie Figueiredo as the canny meptor of the Braves, but behind his brief announcement there is a story of unselfish enthusiasm which

strictly off the record.

standang be!ween

Together with MalRea

(an as well, os otherwise we, Portugal is supreme in both the Peres av the twice chan- could not have achieved the up- Men's and Women's sections of

A pats. Figueireno's work behind to-date successes. partisan this Series, but this year the meet a strong! be bitter in his Men's team will The scene, bus confibuted much fan thay

the under-¦ denouncement towards vetenting.

of the opposing challenge from either Ching or the Suftball

tear--and even the arbiters Great Britain, depending on who endhavasis of the two. Ports. the game but when it comes to survives the semi-finals.

In the Ladies' division, China The

Mawar Suitball League, giving a helping hand to others,

he is not slow on the uptake. which they in the third year;

last has not been able to build up to During the off-season in it er gamation was originally | year.

Figueireto and their prewar strength, but this may be able to garner their first International excursion Macao,

thinks Les Castro hundred players and fans reacted triumph-so ved. Macau to confer with spontaneously, and the proceeds who is in charge of the training

. lewdless, gymg needed help of the two all-star games helped of the British side.

when

inspase by the support given to ; Pereira arranged a mammoth year Britain

them by Figuredo ami Pereira w true fregiteal

week-endt

and advure whenever required.

the Marau

may

Macao.

to

over

towards establishing the Shang-i Leshe is serious in his opinion, The rapid strides covered by hal Portuguese Athletic Assocle and although most of the players betion, who in turn are making on his team are currently seeing League Rauged from the fact that the their contribution to softball at plenty of action in the League games, he has called for a special latest request through "Red

"get together" session slated for fecura is for details of the scor-

Saturday at King's Park at 3.00 p

been All those who have selected have been requested to turn out for this last practice before facing the crucial test in a fortnight's time.

fl

g system in use in Hongkong the purpose of keeping

of statistics

permanent

their

athivities. It is understood that ik normation is being des patched before the commence- All 1 hear new season. Che for the best of luck gue with this.

Softball is not just a game for The players it belongs to every

Softball is also making its effort towards the local Olympic Fund and there is no doubt that full support will be given to the effort which will take place during the Chinese New Year, when the total gate receipts will be donated to the worthy cause of enabling Hongkong to be se- presented at Helsinki.

During the postwar years it has been taken for granted that

Olympic Hockey Cash Advance Arrives In

By RICHARD LYNTON

It is not often that money is paid over due. however good the cause or claim.

Everything is not as rosy, how- ever, es Castro would like to have 11. Apparently several of his players have represented the Lusitanians in previous years, but having since been married, they have adopted the nationality of their spouses--or should it be spice.

The Association's regulations one side to bar changing from another in consecutive years, but this ruling is interpreted by not a few as to cover the pre-marital status of player.

before 11 is a lot of friction

This problem is likely to cause in the near future, and it is suggested that a complete understanding re So the fact that the British Hockey Board is receiv-garding the interpretation of the ing cash in advance of its appeal for funds to finance the regulations be agreed upon de- preparation and training of the British Olympic team is fore the Series begin. an exceptionally good omen,

The board's intention to make; have designated Olympic Hockey

Day an appeal was, of course, known, but not until next week wil the appeal itself be in the post.

With it will go, so far as this country is concerned, a suupont ing letter from the hon secretary of the Hockey Associats, Mr V. Q. Light.

"D Day" for the fund is Satur- day, February 2, which the board

"On that day," reads the ap- peal, "every member of every club

in the three countries-and everyone else who has an interest direct or indirect in the game is asked to subscribe the sum of ane shilling to a country-wide which will be made on a club basis."

collection

Aldershot Mayings," they say. "Britain will

The Senior "P" Division Baseballers, who have found difficulty in fielding a full team the recent outings, have now decided to withdraw from competition.

Their

game

officially

scheduled

for

and it is

READY FOR THE SWAYTHLING CUP

Harry Venner, who is one of England's Swaythling Cup table tennis team that plays in Bombay next month, seen in action during the Metropolitan Open Championships held at Regent Street Polytechnic, London.-Central Press Photo.

Sportsman's Diary Applauds Australia, But Asks.....

Why Should One Player Be Allowed To Win A World Team

Event?

As lawn tennis world champion, Frank Sedgman has certainly "arrived.” Not since Henri Cochet, of France, achieved the feat hack in 1931 has a player won a Davis Cup Challenge round off his own bat-without assistance from any- one except his doubles partner.

In 1931, two years before Britain captured the Cup, Henri Cochet won his singles against both Fred Perry and "Bunny" Austin and the doubles with "Toto" Brugnon against G. P. Hughes and C. H. Kingsley, Jean Borotra lost both his matches.

in New Now Sedgman has won his Rugby will be well represented game in England and

new club. T. U. Wells, Zealand. two singles, won also the double in the

Cricket associations in New with Ken McGregor, while the the Cambridge full-back and other singles player, Mervyn cricket Blue, lan Botting and D: Zealand will have a point of Ron Elvidge, captain of the last contact for any of their members The sponsors Rose, was twice defeated.

All Black team to tour South visiting Britain.

also hope to maintain contact Sedgman, now 24, has the ten-Africa, will be available.

with English amateur and pro- nis world at his feet. At the

cricketers who have moment he holds only one major

that the club fessional Sponsors feal championship that of the USA will provide not only the oppor served, the game in New Zealand in the palt as players and The Australian championship has yet to be playes, and he/tunity for New Zealanders living coaches, or on the administrative in Bitain and their friends to at Wimbledon and in enjoy a game of cricket, but also Paris I feel that he will not tall e playing liaison between the again.

failed

HOT FAVOURITE

It is seldom that a champion is equally good in singles and doubles. Even the great Tilden was not, nor was Perry. Sedgman and McGregor have won their Davis Cup match and the Aus- tralian, French Wimbledon and USA. titles as well.

Sunday against the Warriors is, therefore, postponed.

He must come to Wimbledon understood that the Management Committee will take advantage in 1952 a hot favourite if in- of the free periods for playing | deed he does arrive there, for off previously postponed games. rumours are aßoat about an in-

SATURDAY

A

Nimes)

Junior League

INVITE DEFEAT The board have presented their case well. "Without these shill- stand no chance at all of winning the tournament and may

not

At 3.80 p.th. Ground B-Black- even finish in the first three.. We shall have to meet teams hawks v Acss. (Umpires, 1. Eriksen, London. who have undergone an Inten-9. Pomeroy, G. Ribeiro, Scorer. 3.

Herrick). and Cordon Clark,

coaching manager for sive Aldershot Football Club for two training.

"To years, may resign.

Lose Manager

course

them

with

2

it.

side.

-(London Express Service)

NANKEVILLE SEEKS

HIS REVENGE

Olympic year, Helsinki only just over six months away and Great Britain hoping to do better than ever before in the world's greatest quadrennial sporis meeting.

Among the brightest hopes, of course, 'is Roger Ban- nister, the ex-Oxford miler, runner of last year's two fastest miles (4 mins. 8.3 secs. at Philadelphia; 4 mins. 7.8 secs. in the AAA championships at the White City).

tention to turn professional.

triumph Sedgman's

raises

а question whether again the At 2 p.m. Ground A-F.1. Dodgers competition ought 10 be 50 33 Bantams. Umpires, G. Pang.framed that one man can win

Rey, J.A. Rels. Scorer.

But the expense of travelling

"Jolly Roger" has so captured | 77-year-old coach Bill Thomas,

and TECEPTIONS.

Thore larger

playing

the puble imagination that 4- who trained Lovelock matches. about the world would

most everyone you meet is talk- now looking after Nankeville. be so heavy what if numbers were ing about the 1,500 metres, the Could that be an omen? expanded some of the

Olympics classic race, as being and poorer nations would have "Bannister's Beneßt. to drop out.

Ladies' Leagu

At 8.30 p.m. Ground A-South China v Squawa. (Umpires, Steven P. McRae, D. Rocha.

SUNDAY

oppose Mr Clark said recently: "Un- scratch collection of first class Xavier,

is what our Scorer, G. Pang). less I can strengthen my team 1 players and that feel that I am wasting my time international teams usually con- here. We must have a good in- gist of would be to invite de- shall have to give feat....we side-forward if we

our players every opportunity of away from the bottom

becoming a team in the full sense Third Division, Southern See of the word." tion, but each time I have raised the matter I have been told that the club cannot afford it.

are to

the

"I am told that if I go, seven or eight of my best players will ask for transfers."

Mr Clark formerly managed for Belfast Distillery and was Manchester City

full-back Reuter.

Sendor "A" DiVnion

At 11 .b. Ground A-Jaguar v Hongkong Pandas. (Umpires, Don Robbins, Bill Doyle, B. Sequeira. Scorer. Virgie Ribeiro).

At 2. p.m. Ground Canadians y Madcaps Umpires, 7.C. Misl, Y.S. Wang, Wally

Scorer. Wingleo).

senior “B” Division

(Umpires, Blu

Hal

weaker

Anyhow, if any one nation can produce one or two great players their home influence is 50 strong that others follow in their wake, thus improving the national standard of play.

GOLFING PROBLEM

Thomas, Incidentally, hopes to be at the Games, and a number There is, however, one impor- of athletes have formed a. com- tant dissentient from this point mittee which, hopes to raise the of view, and he is none other £100 necessary to send the old than the man from whom Ban-warrior to Finland,

through

nister took the three A's title- In the meantime Nankeville Bill Nankevillc.

has been training all through the Nankeville believes that he Christmas season for that one lost the mile at the White Oity day in July when he hopes to This year the season does not

watching the wrong (a) win an Olympic title and end till April 28, when Scotland

Who is more valuable to a man-John Parlett, with whom (b) beat Bannister, And I'm not and England meet at Glasgow

golf club the professional who he has trained so much that his sure in which order he would plays in big tournaments and style is an open book to the Put those ambitions! and Wales are home to Holland.

That leaves only two months At 9.30 .m. Ground A-Red sox keeps the name of the club be- of the Olympic team, for the Silva, Ed Hockey Tournament opens at Scorer. 5. Sammy). Helsinki in mid-July,

for the selection and preparation. P.I. Dodgers. R. Nunes.

for

the Games

at 11.45 am, each day. The Treasurers Compradore Office and South China Winbrought together at four week-

Loureiro,

Funior Lear At 12.20 p.m. Ground A+Bitte During those two months Sexy Griffies. Umpires, Toog players invited to go into train- Kwok, Umbe Moss, L. Sequeira.

Storer, Ed Loureira): be

LEAGUE STANDINGS end camps, to be held by or. 'the Secretary's Office are situated at 1st Floor, Telephone House,

The latest league standings Central A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club

The South China Athletic As-rangement with the

Council of Physical Recreation..] follow: House provided they are ordered in advance from the No Bociation basketball team bisat

Senter "A" Diviale (Tel. 27818).

a team from the US.S. Cavaller at the national recreation centre, NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PRE-

74-30 in a game played at Lilleshall, Shropshire, MISES DURING THE MEETING.

Southern Playground last right.

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PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $3.00 "ench: day including tax for all persons including ladies, and is payable at the Gate,

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.

re

PLASMA SERVANTS' PASSES SPE Servants' passes will be issued to private box holders: baly, who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and in dorse their names on the passes, Holders of such passes are not permitted in the Members Enclosure except for passing through their duties and must remain in their employers' stands,

Owing to the congestion in the Members' Belting Hall and at Booths adjacent to Boxes in the Coffee Room, Box-Holders and Members are requested to ensure that their servants make use

of the Public Besting Hull, Military Police will be posted u Various points in the enclosure to ensure that this regulation

dhered to.

Won Lost Paig.

Jaguars Here they will be coached and Braves trained as a team, and a series Salute

| Fandas of practice game will formi part Maccips of the programme. There will oversens also be a match against the South China Dutch Olympic team at Amuster-

#BRİST "B" Plyisten dam in May.

-Canadians

London Express «Berwice); VĒRSTIONS

Americeps

Dockers

Home Soccer

Results

London, Jan 18.

The following were the Third biytston ... (Southern) fdöibald james played kodas,

Bournemouth ") Rending

Tymouth Ang, 3 Norwich CRI

Blackhawks

.000

500

500

.000

&

European 800 metres champion.

Athletics in Australia should

fore the public, or the stay-at-

Cracker-jack des An elec He certainly ran an ill-judged home professional, always there to look after members interests race for, as I reported at the tric starter which ares a cracker time: Towards the tape Nanke behind each runner may become and give coaching when needed?

ville made up a lot of ground, standard equipment for the New This question is now agitating and at the finish seemed to have South Wales A.A. Device enables North Middlesex club, faced more running left in him than starter to stand away from Beld. with the problem of appointing Bannister had. But that was his BMI Anished perhaps Haliburton, fault." successor Tom

a second be go rocketing after this who joins Wentworth next three-quarters of month.

hind Bannister. One section favour the selec- For the rest of the season

Nankeville entered every athle-: tion of the present assistant, Douglas Edgar. Another want a tics meet where there was the player of tournament repute, remotest possibility of his getting such as Haliburton, arguing that his "revenge" on Roger. But no they consider this necessary for dice. They haven't clashed since a club of their standing,

A compromise might be a tournament leader who, has reached the age when he thinking it wiser to cut his up pearances and devote more at tention to a club post.

last July.

BAN OMENY

-London Express Service)

INTER-COUNTY CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIR

JH. Peters, the Heightening the Intents per Marathon Champion, who sonal rivalry between the two is the Edex Cross. the fact that all the publicity pionship) on Jahuàr bas gone to the former Oxford Essex County #tear blue, while the market gar Inter County Sorun Milles CLUB CRICKET RECRUITdener, who le now sports antes. Contrapt

man, has been legsted to the place at Yark on January There is a welcome addition to role of "Just another runner. club cricket in the South-h London New Zealand cricket club.”

The dub will play in Wan dering a Already many Arab chana Now Zealand

olcoters have profailed support. They th

Players Wi

In many ways this recalls the Oxford 1830-Olympic Games, in Berlin; | Insdr- when there was tho ekme sort of rivalry between Bydney Wooden won bod tak kete pronti Juck

lint, and the war had

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