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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

FOURTH RACE MEETING

Saturday, 16th February, 1952

·(Held under the Rules of The Hong Kong Jockey Club) There are. O 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 (9 Races - $10.00) may be obtained at the Compradore Office of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Telephone House, also tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the "Pearce Memorial Cup" scheduled to be run on 16th February, 1953,

Through Tickets reserved for this Meeting but not paid for. by 10.00a.m. on Friday, 15th February,, wll be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings.

THERE WILL BE NO SPECIAL CABII SWEEP ON THE LAST RACE.

To avoid congestion at the Club's Office at Telephone House,

, non-members are requested to purchase their sweep tickets at the

Club's Branch Offices at:-

5. D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong

or

382 Nathan Road, Kowloon

TOTALISATOR

The attention of Totalisator Investors is drawn to the following rules

Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponies sa declared by the Stewards when the "All Clear" is given. The "All Clear" signal will be indicated by a white light and/or BACKERS ARE while sphere at the Totalisator Towers. ADVISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THEIR TICKETS UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAS BEEN EXHIBITED. Totailsator

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

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

All winning tickets and tickets for refunds must be presented 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 the Club Rooms at $10.00 including tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary at Telephone

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1952. /

‚SPORTING - SAM

By Rog. Wootton

ALF GOVER'S Cricket Academy

THE OFF SPINNER

AND

INSWINGER

Off spinners and inswingers are the most common types of bowling in modern first class cricket. This is undoubtedly due to the l.b.w, rule introduced in 1986 by the MCC and subsequently accepted by the whole of the cricket world.

TODAY'S BRAATHENS

ACROSS WORLD

RUGGER

By "Hanlincode"

Today's rugger matches, the last round of the Pen- tangular Tournament serica, will be played at the Club Ground, Happy Valley. The opening, match is between the Navy and the RAF and the kick off is at 3, p.m. and following this comes the long awaited Club v. Army clash at 4.15 p.m.

This latter match is ex- pected to be the highlight of the season as far as the Tournament series is con- cerned.

A more classic match will be seeh next week when the Japan Touring Team, recently 40 successful in Japan, is pitted against the Rest of the Colony. However, more of this later.

While the Club. v Army game will most likely fall as a classic. an most, cup-finals do, it should more than make up for this in hard play and excitement,

We will pause at this juncture to take a look at the position of the tearns in the Tournament Table:

P. W. D. L. P. A. P. 7 7 0 0 100 17

Before then a batsman was only out 1b.w. if the ball, prevented by the bats- Under man's legs from bowling him, pitched on a line between the two wickets. the new rule, a batsman could also be out if the ball pitched outside the off stump and would have hit the wicket, had not the batsman's legs stopped it and provided that the batsman was himself standing on a point directly between the two wickets.

This new rule was, of course, observes all the rules of bowling If I only straighten the ball, I Very often, have the chance of obtaining wholly in favour of the bowler this type of ball. who could bring the ball "back half way through the English3.b.w. decisions or getting the

And such first class cricket season, he has | ball played to my short from the off side."

to were quick take to take a rest for one match felders, I think the mapiring off bowlers

because the inside of his fore-spinner, once he has mastered the advantage of it.

art of this bowling, should bow! Army The off spinner is the easiest finger has become so sore.

Lover the wicket on a normal Talking of Jim reminds me of pitch and go round it on a pitch Kind of bull for the right hand bowler to master. He should the occasion on which he took which is taking a lot of spin hold the ball with the forefinger night wickets for two runs in and making the ball turn

match at Leeds Insharply. Over the seam, gripping it tightly Test Trial

to the first knuckle

He was allting joint, 1950.

in the Angers dressing The second and third

room soon after performance when a should be at the side of the ball amazing with the Thumb curled uppress reporter asked him

do

up

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underneath.

by

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his

it 'down at the

THE INSWINGER The easiest ball to bowl from Spin is imparted that your best performance in the physical point of view among seam bowlers, is the inswinger House, an the written, or personal introduction of a Member, such pulling the forefinger across i first class cricket?" Jim was too because much less hody swing is

the seam at the moment of de- flabbergasted to reply! member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for livery. It will then be found

The off spinner will find that required. It is so called because

It is bowled with payment of all chits, etc.

a trajectory ball will go that the

out of he is able to get his front foot outside the off stump but swings Only a limited number of badges admitting to Members' En-the hand over the top side of the muchs squarer than other bowlers in towards the batsman. closure will be on sale at the Race Course,

The Branch Offices and the Treasurers' Compradore Office will forefinger and rotate from left when placing

wicket. This helps him to keep the first and second fingers across The grip consists of placing to right. close at 11.00 a.m. and the Secretary's Offee at 11.45 am. The

the shoulder polating at the the Treasurers' Compradore Omce and the Secretary's Office are The action of the hand in the batsman and to obtain maximum underneath, so that

the seam, with

thumb situated at 1st Floor, Telephone House.

delivery of the

the at spin in consequence. The off A limited number of tifins will be obtainable at the Club House different from that of the medium spinner is not running fast when moment of delivery the seam is provided they are ordered-in-advance-from-the-No.-1-Boy-(Tel.pacer. As the bowling

arriving at the wicket, so his pointing towards. Arst slip, 27816).

starts its upward swing, push the left foot being squarer will not

affect his follow through. the arm is about threequarters towards the point of delivery, turn the hand

Inwards with a bent wrist.

ball will be

hrm

NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S wrist out away from you. When PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $3.00 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.

SERVANTS' PASSES

When placing your field, always have a deep inid on and deep mid wicket. This will allow you to

The bowler will look over the left shoulder at the moment of delivery, but the left foot instead of being placed slightly acrORS the wicket as for other types of bowling is placed slightly to In this way it is easier to ais give the ball als and to pitch it wards the offeldein a line with the ball out and impart spin. the fear of his continually hit the direction of the right foot.

right up to the batsman without the first slip position, and outside You will find at the moment of ting you into the deep. Without The right arm should be very delivery that the ball is held these helders the off spinner will high at the moment of delivery; with the beam uppermost so that, I tend to bowl shorter. And with the left arm is being spun from left to right, IĮ

allowed to go a short pitched bull from an off down in the normat will in most cases land on the

way, but TURS, as

the batsman will be hiting with the turn of the ball. down to the night body comes

When I say you should give that the right side.

ball up to the balsman, and the ball air and keep it up to make him play forward. The the batsman, do not misunder-idea of inswing bowling is to get stand me and bowl too slowly, the ball through the batsman's The pace of the ball should be defence or to make

him give such that the batsman does not your short leg flelders a chance. have time to leave his crease and hit you on the half volley but instead has to play forward in the normal way.

Club

0

120 180

NAVY Police RAF ****

722 133 6 It will be seen from the above that, so far, the Club has re-i mained undefeated throughou! the series. As a matter of in- terest the Club has not been de- feated in any Tournament match stuce 1940.

Now this is quite a record and 15 Club players today are de- termined that it shall continue that way, at least for this season. Equally determined to bring this run to an end are 15 Army players.

LOOKING THEM OVER Let

us now try to analyse the two teams starting from the fullbacks. For the Club, we have J. R. Henderson. We need The threes are say no more, more of a match with the Club having. in my estimation, the slight edge in both attack and defence.

For the Club

we see the welcome return of Owen Turv at centre, AL again after his long illness end zubsequent leave.

In the half back division we

Servants' passes will be issued to private, box holders only, scam and thus obtain grip on the spinner it is bound to be four the right arm instead of swinging stand-off, he is no slouch in thi

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 on their duties and must remain in their employers' standa.

Owing to the congestion in the Members' Betting Hall and at Booths adjacent to Boxes in the Coffee Room, Box-holders and Membera are requested to ensure that their servants make use only of the Pubile Betting Hall, Military Police will be posted at various polats in the enclosure to ensure that this regulation is adhered to,

By Order, H.

MIBA,

Secretary.

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB PEARCE MEMORIAL SWEEP, 1952

The Sale of Cash Sweep Tickets on the above will close it:

THE BRANCH OFFICE

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15th February,

p.m. 1952.

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Telephone House, at 6.00 p.m. on 16th February, 1952, The Draw will be held in the Public Betting Hall, at the Race Course, at 12.00 Noon on Saturday, 16th February,

1952.

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pitch to produce, in consequence, greater turn.

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The greatest Inswing bowler I ever played against was Fred Root, the old Worcester and bowl both the inswinger and the England player. He used to le cutter, a ball bowled without nswing action but moving late

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Worcestershire

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see the usual Club and Army pairs of Nolan, Craig and Lawes, Arnhold. While I think Geoff Lawes is a better centre than

position but alill favour Club pair to bring off the better moves. Arnhold's deliveries can sometimes be us erratic as his loose play is excellent.

In the forward division the Army are flelding the whole of Pack with

the the exception of

Club stalwart, Minto, whose place is lakon by Deacock, Now this a Arst class pack as indeed they have already proved fit, fast and keen,

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usual eight fielding their who are much heavier and slower whose fighting qualities none will and probably not quite as it, but

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KEEP BOWLING ARM UP

It is important that you keep your left shoulder pointed in the direction of the batsman and look over the left shoulder right up till the moment of delivery. This makes the position of the hand easier and enables the bowler to pull the forefinger across the

The length of the ball should Beam, against the left side of be such that the batsman, on the body.

playing forward, just fails to The bowling arm must be kept reach the half volley, well up for the off spinner. If pitch that is taking plenty of It is allowed to drop the ball will spin the ball should be bowled a game at Worcester in the early rotate towords the batsman little faster, thus making the

1930's found me going In last instead of from left to right.

pitch do the work for you and

The Army have the belter The beat off spinner today is giving your short leg flelders the with about 70 runs on the board

and such players as Hobbs, Sand-hooker and, if the Club do not Jim Laker, the Yorkshire-born chance to make catches.

ham, Jardine, Remember the ball is going back in the pavillon as victims

and Fender all actually push them off the ball, Surrey and England cricketer.

they will have a better service He imparts terrific spin

to leg and from off

and your

outof Roof,

in the set arrum than the Club endeavour should be to bowl

just outside always

the off I decided if he was too good eight.

offor them, he was certainly too stump. Whenever I bowl spinners, I invariably bowl round good for me and I would just the wicket. So instead of bowl-have to swing my bat at him. I ing outside the off stump, I bow did so with marked results-the at the off stump, because having short leg felders ducking for is dear life as the ball flew past widened the angle the ball not going to turn so much to them. leg.

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

ANNUAL RACE MEETING 1952 22nd. 26th and 29th March and Hong Kong Derby---31st May 1952

Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the above at the may be obtained Secretary's Office, Telephone House; the Club House, Happy Valley and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.

Entries close to the Secretary, Telephone House, lat floor, at NOON on Tues- day, 19th February, 1952... Please enclose entry forma Essential Supplies Corfifi, in the green envelope pro- cates may be obtained from

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This will most likely be the case in the first half. In the second scarian I think, as for as are concerned, the set scruma that the heavier Club pack-wRI have tired. the Soldiers when things will be more even.

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