1952-01-23 — Page 7

Sportsman's Diary

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1952.

★★★ A SEAT IN THE STALLS ★ ★

COSTING AROUND

CLARRIE GRIMMETT SAYS COSTING

$7,000,000

SELECTOR BRADMAN It's Super-Colossal With

SHOULD RESIGN

Now comes the backwash of the "fight for the world's cricket championship"-the greatest batsman of his day attacked by possibly the greatest bowler. I mean Sir Donald Bradman and his fellow- Adelaider, Clarrie Grimmett.

Little Grimmett--nick-named "the Gnome" by C. B. Fry years ago—thinks that the Australian selectors, whose chairman is Bradman, should be replaced. "They showed lack of imagination, and got into a rat. A well-balanced represen- lative side could do a lot to restore cricket prestige."

This after Australia had lost the Third Test match against West Indies and won the Fourth only by the narrowest of margins. Bradman is not alone in Grimmett's bad books. Other selectors are Jack Ryder (20 Tests against England) and "Chappie" Dwyer. Meanwhite the Australian rubbe

to £8,000 gLara'ee of $3) cover the losses of the tour. Fo: this blame In part Australian Douglas Ring, who clinched the

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scoring. with Bill states will have t meel Johnston 38 for the last wicket in the fourth Test. If they had failed what fun and funds the Anal Test would have supplied.

INTERPORT

HOCKEY

TEAMS

The players for the Hongkong and Rest of Colony sides to meet Macao эп the forthcoming Hockey Interport will be selected freon the following:

dios

(Army),

HOW VERY TRUE

Owlerton, caused a big surprise by beating Clapton in the final

to win the national 1le.

Now, private kennels are chat- lenging powerful track teams. Mr Reg Holland, who trains one The Johannesburg Star is of the best sprint kennels in avocating again cancellation of the country, will match three of the South African tour of Aus-his dogs against three from tralia for cricket and nomey Walthamstow over 30 yards Yeastitis. If this happens it says, "Aust:alans will no doubt ex press polite protests but wil in he fed deeply relieved.”

How

true, very true?

how

NOCKADAY RETIRES

very

After 20 years in senior soccer,

37-year-old Ley Hockaday. મ pre-war English amateur Inter- national, is retiring, but his ser- vices to the game will not be last. He plans to take an FA

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Ponniah (Univers.ty). Nery (Recreio Pavey (Army), Reme-athing course and to make a

new career for himself, (Recreio). Reed (Recreios. He lold me. '1

de- Hammond (Amy

Lamble

fin.triy giving up this season MacKenzie

(Army).! want

to leave the field of my Marques

(Recreio),

Harper: own accord." (Navy), Brown [RAFI Kash (RAF

Hockaday began scmor foot- Chamberla (Navy), ball with hers local team, Bexley Gonsalves

(Recreio)

Dudley

heath and Welling, in the Kent (Army). Yusef (Police) Deigh League He has since played for

(Navy).

Fowler Athenian League clubs, Enfirid. Leyton and Sutton United, his present club.

don (Army). Collaco

B

(Club), Ebrahim (Thunderbolts. Snow (Navy). Bhagat Singh (Argonauts), Taylo: (Army) and Card (RAF)

ONE AMBITION

A member of the first England amateur team to win in Scotland

Hampden Park In 1937-38) he! as won four caps th 1938 he! played

amateur fur

is intended to hold a shor! practice Rame куп Saturday, January 26, at the CBA ground (above Club de Recreio) at 3 pm

All the above players are Arsenal at left-half. With Leslie : requested to attend with and coloured shirts.

white

MONDAY'S PROGRAMME The programme for Monday, January 28, is as follows:

The Rest of Hongkong will meet Rest of Macro at the Club

Asenal

аз

Compton Compton in front they

behind and Denis formed

the Arsenal's left flank.

Hockaday leaves the

game

man and butcher Own show

30,000

Extras, Lions,

Bulls & Teams Of Oxen

66,

Says JACK DAVIES

₤1

her

100

VADIS?" the the theatre they will erect UO

For the last year or so she gigantic representation of Nero has beco in Bagdad with colossal, 80 they fiddling while Rome burns. doctor husband. She did

The RiLz say, cost around 7,000,000

will undergo a care for that city. transformation. dollars. It has 29 principals. similar

And

was considered strange can't hope to be because I did not wear a yash- 235 speaking parts, and while one

shown to one's seat by a Ves- ' mak, she said. "Also, because 80,000 extras: the cast also tai Virgin

lighting the way I was a foreigner. I was Sus- Includes 63 lions, 7 bulls, with a flaming torch, I am as pected of being a spy. I hard- 450 horses, 2 cheetahs, 85 sured that it will be otherwise ly ever left my house or my doves (all white, say M-G-M Rome in both Leicester-square: garden

Now she intends to make up proudly), 10 hogs and 5 Net in the Roman period, for lost time.

newsreel however, will be the

to а flying visit 12 and TV cameramen or the Uruguay for the Film Festival

And Peter she will return to London (BBC commentators.

(Nero). Loo Genn Meanwhile, we still await her (Petronius) and Patricia Laffan, second British picture, "Three wearing Men and a Girl," made nearly (Poppaea) will attend modern clothes.

two years ago and not yet 1 have one suggestion to show. Why? The distributing make the occasion

will even more company concerned

not

teams of oxen.

It has 115 sets, took years in the making

and Haymarket.

After

In addition to training grey-guess they must have had hounds Mr Holland, a nursery script trouble), and 580,000 feet of film was used before it was completed. So don't expect M-G-M to slip it picturesque. They should bring say quietly into the West End.

dogs. His champun chow bitch, Pu V Kao, has won at 21 out of compete at

22 shows and will Crufts in February

-(London Express Service)

DAVIS CUP

DRAW

Sydney, Jan. 22. The draw for the Davis Cup, European Zone, took place at Melbourne today.

The draw was as follows

FIRST ROUND

Turkey y Switzerland; Norway v France; Chile v Austria;

Hungary Israel; Egypt Luxembourg: Finland v Yugoslavia; Ireland v Monaco

Brazil a bye.

SECOND ROUND Winner of Turkey and Swit- zerland v Argentina;

Winner of Norway and France v the Netherlands;

Winner of Chile and Austria v Sweden;

Two simultaneous premieres áre planned for the film's - pordon me, the pic's-opening on January 26 at the Carlton and the Ritz They also will be colossal

M.-G.-M

"be-

would have *ikad to have had some of their for guests arrive by chariot. instance. But, says the company a little sadly, cause of traffic regulations, stars and other dignitaries will have to travel in the more prosaic 1952 fushion

However, the M.-G.-M boys plan to do the best they can

'FIDDLER NERO

Маке

across the criginal M.-G.-M. tion, Leo (now in retirement in Dublin Zoo, I believe), and let him eat any critic who doesn't give the film a good notice.

'DAMBUSTER TODD

NOTED AT RANDOM Ursula Thiess, The most beautiful girl in the world that's what it says here), only wears one ear-ring at a time. She's not economising, she just

IEW actors take their work likes it that way Dorothy

came

as seriously 35 Richard Allison, an attractive Austra~ Todd. The other night I came lian

to London 21⁄2 lian girl, across him al

Services club years ago to seek screen fame, Aim waiting for one of the mem- but didn't find it Instead, to

bers to arrive

keep going, she had to take a He had come to talk about 1b as a stenographer,

Couple the late Wing Commander Guyf weeks ago she decided to go Gibson, VC, whom he will por-buck to Australia, booked her tray in The Dambusters " Lassage, packed her bags, Last Although this story of one of week she landed a top role in the most spectacular exploits of Ealing's "Mandy,

and decided the

not be RAF will hot

Almed to stay

Don

Glance her.... before the summer, Tedd has

premiere already spent some weeks get- J Arthur Rank's "The Card" ting to know all about Gibson on February 26 will be in aid and and the squadron he command-

of the Animal Health Trust, the chairman of which is Arthur Rank The little girl who plays Joy Shelton's daugh- ter in "Emergency Call" is Joy Shelton's daughter. Daddy, Syd- ney Taffler, that is, plays & mur- derer in the picture

The Carlton's twentieth- century decorations will be converted to the atmosphere of first-century Rome Outside

Sugar Ray Mails

An

Assurance

ed.

The RAF officers with whom he has been in contact clearly think him the best man to por

do tray Gibson. For not only they respect his own war reccrd (he was an

airborne commanda) but they admire San Francisco, Jap. 22. the workmanlike way in which him- Middleweight Champion Sugar he is trying to Immerse Ray Robinson, who has post- self in Gibson's character. So

with one ambition not fulfilled. He wanted to play in every Con- men al country." With Middle- sex Wande ers and FA Xls he

with game will be followed by visited them all except Denmark,

de Recreio, bully-off 2 p.m.

This

the Interport match, which 13 timed to start at 3.30 p.m.

PIANO, PIANO!

the

Winner of Hungary and Israel v Belgium;

Winner of Egypt and Luxem- |bourg v Italy;

Winner of Finland and Yugo- slavia v Britain;

Winner of Ireland and Monaco v Denmark;

Brazil v Germany.

His Excellency the Governor Sight not to be missed in box- is that of Bobby and Lady Grantham have coning just now sented to

American attend and Lady Gleason,

manager, Grantham has also consented to bobbing up and down at a West present the "Spalding Cup" to End gymnasium ringside yelling:

"Placo, piano!" the winners.

Inside

ng, and trying his The first round must be com- best to follow manager Gleason's pleted by May 8, the second

learned Spanish newly

1921-round by May 20, the third round year-old Juan Padilla, feather by July 17, semi-finals by July weight champion of

Mexico.

17 and finals by July 29.- Padilla speaks not a word of

had France-Presse. English, and Gleason has

A-dinner dance will be held at the Boot Gurden of the Hong- kong Hotel on the evening of

January 28. commencing at 7.45

"The guy can't even eat un- less I am around to order his meals." says Gleason

PREFERS LONDON

After two

Bisley Meeting At Stonecutters Next Month

Of $2,500

The

London

of

The out white

they

It seems a man carrying a cardboard box dropped in to see a theatrical producer. mun opened the box and poned his scheduled title bout do I.

trooped thirty or forly Honolulu's Carl Olson ALL ABOUT EVE?

mice carrying musical instru- twice, assured promoter Bill JANE HYLTON, the young ments. Having arranged then- Kyne today that he definitely actress whose performance selves in suitable positions they would be here on February 14. In the documentary "Out of proceed to play Beethoven's

Robinson mailed

True" was among the best Firth Symphony. When Kyne a bond" che things of 1951, has finally been finished the man looked in- $2,500 "appearance

the and agreed

forfeit property to 8

by recognised que

quiringly at the theatrical pro- clase If he failed to show up

Rank Organisation.

aucer. The producer thought for the match, which will be for

She is to star in "Fanfare for a moment and then

said: the benefit of the Damon

Fig Leaves," an original "I'm afraid I can't use them

Marghanita by

Laski The conductor looks 100 which will be made in Techni- | foreign. colour at Pinewood ár: the spring.

for

Runyon Cancer Fund--United story

Press

Rumanians Arrive At Bombay

Bombay, Jan. 22. Rumania's three-member team to defend the women's Corbillon Cup in the World Table Tennis

This is one of five new Rank 1952. productions planned for

the Others are

Technicolour "To-night at 8,80," trio of Noel Coward steries which will Anthony Havelock-Allen produce; "Something Money hey Can't Buy" to be directed by Pat Jackson; the already

anTM

p. in honour of the visitors.

Details can be obtained from Club Secretaries or from any member

the Hongkong Hockey to start swoting Spanish from of the Association Cou

Council.

gramophone records. It is hoped that all hockey enthusiasts will attend the games and the dinner dance in order to make this first effort a success

LEAGUE STANDINGS

Championships arrived here by nounced "White Blood," with The following tables give the

air today. fights in Paris, in

Haw- Claudette Colbert, Jack one of which he put the great positions of the teams in the

They are the first of

and the 39 kins and Anthony Stel, Men's and Ladies' League as they Ray Famechon on the Avor

The second annual Hongkong teams competing in the Cham-Betty Box's "Venetian Bird." chosen to stand on Monday, January 21. Padilla has

Blaley Meeting train

under

to the pionships

India. arrive in

PRETTIEST 'SPY' Numbers in brackets denote the London for his next engagement auspices of the Hongkong Rifle The team is Miiss Angelica

ATTENDED a small cocktail Association number of matches each team is in Brussels-against Jan Mech-

will be held at Rozeanu,

1951 the 1950 and

party last week to renew an behind schedule in playing off terlinck feather-weight

Stonecutters Ranges from World's Singles Champion, Miss acquaintance

with Faula fixtures, ie. the number of post- plon of Belgium.

February 2 to February 10. Sara Szasz and Miss Ella Zeller. Valenska, the Czech film ac- poned matches which have to The idea, of course, is that The events are open to all The trio were accompanied by tress who, when she first came be played off.

some talent spotting match-members and members of affi- a non-playing captain, a mana- to London, was described by maker might drop in when Juan liated Clubs of the Hongkongger, a medical adviser and two the late Ernest Bevin as "our

He tells me in Rifle Association and all mem-journalists.-Reuter. is sparring.

prettiest visitor." Spanish! that any

feather-bers of H.M.

Present at the

party Miss Valenska's agent, two publicity directors and two casting directors.

For

Miss Volenska, darker and slimmer since I last saw her, is plan- ning a come-back.

Men's 1st Division

P W D L F A P

7 0 0 21 13

Recreio (3) Thunderbolts (0) 10 5 2 3 18 20 13 RAF (1)_....

cham

Armed

8 4 2 2 20 10 10 weight can be accommodated. serving in Hongkong.

Argosquit (3) 7 3 3 1 13 0 Ð

Amy "A" (2) 742 17

Royal Navy (2)

8 3 2 1 20 13 8

· University [1 7 3 0

HKHC (1)

Police (1)

9 2 1

28 5

9 0 0 9 6 29 0

Men's 2nd Division Army

"B" (1) 9 7 1 Recreio "B" (0) 101 1 YMCA (0)

@ 0 2 1

Nav Bharat 10; 10 8 2 3 31

Argonauts "B"

(3)

B 0

Nomada (2) ... A 3 2 3

Dutch HC (0) 0 3 0 Acea (0) ... 10 Neu Jawan (1) 8 1

ВКАЛЕ (5)

€ 0

Ladies League

Recreio (0) ....

KGV "A" (0) 0

Gremlins "A"

(0)

2 14

0 0 2 29

COTO

Deegg ** 20 CARSO

22.***. De geom1 IN

Victoriane (0) 3 3 2 3 13 0 8 Gremlins "B"

(0)

Little Flower (1)

Dorias (1)

University (2)

KGY "B"

8 40 4

DOG CHALLENGE

Forces

TODAY'S SPORT

Championships will be divided into three classes, the Colony There have been more grey-Championship, the Colony Ser-

CRICKET hound inter-track races In the vice Individual Chanpionship Acry Inter-Unit League.--RE Wks last 12 months than at any time and the Colony

HQLF (Sokumpoo); 34 Service Unit Service In 25 years.

Gen. Hosp. v Transp. Sup. FE Championship. Pool bulls and (Craigengower); RUR V 23 F4 Rest In a competition completed sideshows

be run be run daily (KOC); 23 Fd Best v A & 8.H. rocently Whe Sheffield track, throughout the meeting.

(Recreio); 13/18 H. v 34 LAA (Sek Prizes of silver cups will be Kong).

SOCCER awarded for the highest in-

Will

CANADIANS BEAT dividual scores and silver Hosp (Stanley); BAPC HK V RHQ

GERMAN TEAM

were

WEEK-END TEAMS

137 (Java BAA By v 23 Cep. medals for the winning team in 17 HAA Reg (Stanley): HKCTU euch event. There will be # Coy RAMC (Lyemin); 39 Gen. separate prizes for ladies for Hosp. v 3 (GB) HAA ty (Boun Garmisch Parten- first prize winners a silver cup Ki Garison v 173 Loe, Bty (Sop-

dary Street "C" Fitch): Hq HK *tions kirchen, Jan. 22. and runners-up a silver medal. kumpoo). Edmonton Mercurys, Canada's The highest award of the

HOCKEY ice hockey representatives for meeting is the Governor'a "Aooldentals" v. Royal Navy (500- Royal Navy at King's Park on Satur the Winter Olympics, beat the Shield for the Colony cham-kumpool 3 p.m. German selected Olympic team plowstup.

BADMINTON Distribution of prizes will be CCC St John's at Craigen Reed. A. N. Other. Reserve. A.

Chinese YMCA y Taikoo at Chinese merp,

Euwer: tam "9" v Jaguars ni | Ding. V

| 4-0 and 4-2. — Renter.

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by 10-8 here tonight.

The period scores were 2-1,

on the last day, February 10.

on the Range at 445 p.m.

by Barry Appleby

THE GAMBOLS

MORNING

DIYA

TRYING TO GROW

LA MO

The following are Club selec

for week-end cricket matches:

Kowloon Cricket Club let XI ♥ V. Giitins, W. day at 1.00 pm. Dodge, 1. E.

Davidson, P mererlo, Kenneth Lo. A" Zim- Zeunern, P. Hall, L.

Kowloon Cricket Club 2nd XI v Royal Navy at Cox's Boad on Satur day at 1. p.m. C. Fincher, J. | Blow. A. 3. Catley, W. H. Cowie, KH. Fraser, N. Hart-Baker, A. C Hobson, A. T. Leo, C. S. Remage, B. Ramchand. 11. Thompson, R serve.V. Seymour.

The following have been selected to represent the Combined Services Vo the Hongkong : Cricket Club: at Chater Boad ton - Bundry and (Alongs dey: January 27 and 280

Lt. Col. Bally, B/dr. Kingdard. Burg, Cáz, Goldsworthy, its inheri Buckley SI FAR. Wilson, 3/24." "Bath Capti Kidulson, and AC Bennion..

Baserves: Capt. Caverion, Cant

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