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MIDDLE DISTANCE WINNERS

Lt. G. McCord (Milo- carians) won the 880 Yards at Boundary Street on Sunday against two of the Colony's best runners at this distance, repeating his victory at Caroline Hill last month.

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Sgt. J. P. MacMahon (Army) won the Mile by a handsome margin on Sunday. He is the reign- ing Colony Champion at 1,500 Metres, though he has been beaten by Peter West and McCord. - Photos by Ross Miller.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1952.

SPORTING ‘SAM-

BUILDO

ARMY MAINTAIN THEIR BID

FOR FIRST DIVISION

LEAGUE HONOURS

.

By. "MAO YAN”

Army had no difficulty in maintaining their bid for First Division League honours last Saturday when they beat Navy by 3-0 at Sookunpoo before a mere handful of spectators who braved the appalling weather to view that game.

It really was a case of the Weather versus Army and Navy, and the blustering wind played some odd tricks, For instance, Navy won the toss and elected to play with the wind in the first half.

That's what they thought, for within ten minutes of play, the wind veered round sharply and gove Army the advantage.,

an- the

Army have also found other player recently, by name of Clemo, à défender, who played twice for Liverpool Reserves before called for National Service.

are

There was about an inch of grease on the surface of the pitchi with the ground brick hard The next excitement comes under it, which made good foot-on Wednesday when the Majer bali by any side out of the Units Cup Semi-finals question. Allied to this was the played off at the Boundary changy wind which made the Street Police Ground, and the ball swerve

terrifying Services Ground respectively, fashion for the defense, to tipped my finaliste last week, Tennuci told me at half-time. but I still will not forecast any-

thing for the Minor units.

Army took 25 minutes before they got the first goal in the first half. Not that they did not make many previous attempts for 1 remember Wilson trying one from close in, but the greasy ball Just sliced off his boot at right angles, leaving a look of muzent on his face and goal- keeper Walton's.

DAVEY BACK IN FORM

There were no outstanding performances on Army's side, though everyone

WGS

pleased

bail carro! under the conditions was very good, and he showed though his crosses are still not too accurate. Per

his peace,

Titian A Firm

:

Favourite For Lincolnshire

London, Feb. 18. to see the return to form of Mr Bernard Abbott's Davey on the right wing. His four-year-old Titian, who is to be ridden by Gordon Richards in the Lincoln shire Handicap, closed firm favourite at 10 to 1 at the Victorin Club callover on the big Spring handicap here tonight.

haps we are all so used to Jones lovely goal-mouth centres That we judge anything ap- proaching them as inaccurate.

Army have now lost the ser- vices of Jones. for he proceetis

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Titian, a big bay colt, was an Lo Singapore this week en route impressive winner of a two- for-the-United-Kingdom.-amlie hurdle race at the Birming- Swantza Town. He has put up ham races today. At the previous many fine peformances for the callover he was a 20 to 1 Colony and Army, and I am chance.

that all will wish this young clever footballer voyage and a regular place Swanzea Town's team.

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By Reg, Wootton

FINAL

CLUB HIT THEIR BEST FORM

IN SATURDAY'S

TOURNAMENT MATCH

Says "HANLINCODE"

The final match of the Pentangular Rugby Tournament Series was played off on Saturday afternoon in drizzle and with a nasty, blus- tery wind blowing down the pitch. Considering, the state of the very good one ground and the unpleasant weather the match was a indeed.

Owing to the inclement weather the ground was soggy and the Pentangular Tournament curtain raiser between the RAF and Navy was cancelled so that the also to help preserve it for further matches.

pitch would not be in too bad a condition for the main event of the afternoon and

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The teams were:

Clab: J. R. Henderson, A. B.

on Wednesday, February 27, at 4 p.m. on the Club Ground. With the Championship at (led himself in every way. His sinke and faced with a very handling of a wet, greasy ball fine combination it looked as was a delight to behold. though the Football Club was meeting its Waterlco.

surprise of However, to the many, mostly Army, supporters, it must be said, the club hit the nest form we have seen this

season.

DESERVED VICTORY

completely

The other Club member who deserves mention is Nolan, the veteran Club fly-half. His cas) handling and sure kicking did more to win the day than any- thing else.

Stewart (Captain), O. Turville, D. Henderson, F. A. L. Layton, D. T. Nolan, R. G. Craig, A. MacCallum, A. Petrie, R. Win- P Farquharson, M. yard, Minto, F. G. R. Lambert, Talamo, P. E. Hutson, W. G.

Army: Clayden, Blackburn, Taken all round it was a first glass game, no classte certainly, Frend, Hartland, Geddes, Lawes, but jolly good rugger when we Arnhold, Baume, Hopkins, Jor

Roden, Popa, Crafter, mastered fake into consideration the oc-den, They

Well Deacock, Thomas. and conditions. and casion difficult conditions

to played Club and to the Army the better side emerged deservedly win the Trophy by better luck next year,

the n! for eight points to fifth year in succession.

the

From the kick-of it looked as though the Army forwards mere going to lominate the play in both the set serums and The market was fairly quiet the loose, but this did not last on both the Lincolnshire Handi- for very long and on a day cap and Grand National Steeple that rather favoured the heavier chase, The best borked horsemen the Club forwards settled Army's loss is a gain

for the fat race were Titian, down quicker iban was ex- Swansea Town and Wales, for Abraham's Star, to be ridden Wales will always come up with by the boy jockey, Lester Pig-

pected. a Jones, as England found to their dismay at Twickenham re sider, La Princesse.

gott, Llanstephan and the out- en ly, if I may be permitted to ilverge into the realms of an- uther game.

It

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Offers about the leading

Grand National fancies showed

the

Considering the weighty op- position In the set scrum, Hop- kins, the Army hooker, did very well and got the ball back time though, because the Club tuck- ting in the centre was good and was cut nothing come of these move-

menis,

Ittle change, although Teal, one of

trainer, Mr Neville Crump's, four entries, five points to 20 to 1.

Teal beat Pearly Prince in a

afer time. It

did no good

1

Teddy Gardner

Australian Wins

Wins European Team For Flyweight Title Wimbledon

Melbourne; Feb, 18. Ken McGregor and Mervyn Rose, the Austra- lian Davis Cup players, to gether with Ken Rosewall and Lewis Hoad, the two leading Australian junior- players, have been selected

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title here tonight when he knocked out the French champion, Louis Sckens, in the sixth round of their 15- round contest.

The fight ended surprisingly.

year-old Britph bexer was considm able

During the Arst half, Nolan for the official Australian although the halding. 30- kicked ahead and Layton, fol- lawn tennis team to play in building lowing through fast, collected

MAJOR DISASTER

in

Up

*

Cunningham

bath TOL Army's goals from a Davey and Junes pass, walking his second one Into an empty net, Navy scored Army's third goal, when sentre-half Jones beat his own

slippery 27-furleng steeplechase at Bir goal-keeper in the conditions with a back pass. mingham today but despite this

and the fact that he will be the ball on the line. only to be the French Championships unints lead, he did not appear bad luck for Navy better

Lawes, the Army and at Wimbledon and pos- to have a punch hard enough to off at the weights at tackled by though I must say that in fair-Aintree, Pearly Prince closed stand-off.

Bibly in Sweden and Bel-win Inside the distance.

the sixth round Sckerr ness Edwards was within an at 100 to 0.

gium.

collided with Gardner and went inch of a shot when it happened,

for a count of four, "NO- best alsa, Army had, what i The

supported

Both these players hit the Frank Sedgman, the Austra- down

Don claiming that he had been horses thought, a perfeclly good goal tional"

were the top disallowed a few minutes later,

given caught in the face by Gardner's weight and favourite, Free-post in falling und had to leavelian Davis Cup star, and

was a major Candy have also been boo.er, the Irish challenger, Icy the field. This Calm, and Miss Dorothy Paget's disaster for the Army, that the accreditation by the Lawn Ten-head.

outside half had to leave the nis Association of Australia to On View,

game so early and it did not give play overseas, and Sedgman will the Italian, delinitely play in their threes a chance at all.

French and Wimbledon Cham- In Layton, the Club lost its ptonships and, if time permuns, and although in other chumpionships, accord- speedy winger

toing to advice received by Sir both these players returned 3

the field later it was only as Norman Brookes, the President passengers for the rest of the jof the Lawn Tennis Association

of Australia.-Reuter.

SING TAO CRASHED South China also won last Saturday, but Sing Tao crashed on Sunday 1-2 against Kit Chee. Sing Tao were just bound to came a cropper sometinie, and

9 ing to see which team would do 11. No team can carry on win- ning_indefinitely and so this in- evitable upset raises Anny's hopes a little higher.

Today's Skaters it was merely a matter of wait.

Outclass Sonja

CLOSING OFFERS

at

the

closing offers The end of the session were:

Lincolnshire Handicap 10 to 1 Tition.

100 to 6 Abraham's Star! Fast-Fame. net Rock, Llanstephan, Streto- light and Malkas Boy,

The Club Arst scored from a penalty kick by Craig from RIL

COLOMBO TOURNEY

Colombo, Feb. 18,

Osto, Feb. 17. Arme Lie, one-time partner of

Army have to face some stiff

20 to 1 Rodogai and Doumin|offside intringement. This seem- By winning the Mixed Doubles Sonja Henie, does not think that

ed, to wake the Soldiers out of title today to conclude the Asian Norwegian figure opposition yet in S. China, Sing Court, the great

Tao,

and KMB, apart from 1

put Lawn Tennis Championships sitater could win an Olympic others, to complete the League

25 to 1 Justice Jury, Dutch their sleep and definitely title today.

fixture list, but with a game in Clover, Newton Heath, Barnes, some go into the game.

Iwo- Park, St. Ives, Rising Flame, He partnered Miss Henie at hand on S. China, and a the Winter Olymples of 1930 but point lead (and a better goal Donore, to-day said the top five or six average) over Sing Tao, their Prince.

chances are now belter than girls in this year's competition could all beat Sonja Henie,"

ever.

Army have no League game "The standard of skating has

for next week-end, owing to a improved tremendously In re-

ol all the "Sonja re-arrangement cent years, he added.

remaining fixtures by the HKFA, was a great skater but I think this was a very wise move that Barbara Ann Scott, who

large back-log because rather

won the world and Olympic title was piling up as a result of the in 1948, and Jeanette Altwegg. Danish Tour, and the postpone- present world champion,

could

here, Miss Doris Hart, the The Club, taking heart from American Wimbledon Champion, Denizen and Merry this land, pressed all the harder and Frank Sedgman, the Aus- and the Army started opening trallan Davis Cup star, gained 33 to 1 Benbow, Capsize and out a litle. D. Henderson tried the third title of the Champlon- London Wall.

a hard drop at goal and only ships. narrowly missed, much to the disgust of the Club supporters..

For the Army, the only three who showed

any definite te and ability was Blackburn who played a first class game in both

10 to 1 La Princesse. Grand Nationa

8 to 1 Freebooter.

100 to Royal Tan.

100 to 0 Pearly Prince.

20 to 1 Teal and, Icy Calen.

23 to 1 Early Mist, 'Rolmond

beat her, and I think several of ment. of the matches of the) and Nickel Coin.

the other girls compeling here could beat her too."

week-end before lost.

Efforis ato however

attack and defence.

Arnhold played a very sound gone and in the van Thomas, 33 to 1 Another Delight, On Denrock. and Roden did sterling being View, Wot No Sun and Cardinal work,

Miss llenic, now a profession-made to arrange Army's game Error al, won the Olympic title in against Club, which is still out- 1420, 1932 and 1936-Reuter..

SNOOKER & BILLIARDS HQLF defeated Kowloon CC "A", 3-2, in a Geo. Younger Snooker League match played last night.

Kwok Ying-kee forfeited his match to S.T. Pong in the. Open Billiards Championship..

The final score came through

standing from last year, for next 50 to 1 Brown Jack Nolan and Stewart. J. Hender-

Saturday. The Team is not yet Reuter. chosen, but I cannot ECC tha selectors departing very far from the side which has been playing togeter for weeks now,

HOSPITALS' CUP COMPETITION

son made no mistake with the conversion to make if eight points for Club.

"

CONSTRUCTIVE PLAY

He was. obviously dazed on rizing and Gardner, who was quick to seize his opportunity, battered him with rights and lefts to the head until the Frenchman went down again.

FANTASTIC SCENE

fantastic

Then followed. reene as Sckena bravely at- tempted to rise to his feet. First on one knee and then on the other he crawled across the ring after Gardner, while the referee, Hans Schenk, of Swit- zerland, continued the count,

Sekena actually succeeded in getting to his feet at 10, but

felt headlong on to the bottont rope. If he had not been counted out, he obviously would not

have been in a fit state to con- tinue.

They beat the American pair, Straight Clark and Miss Shirley Fry, by 6-0 and 6-1 in the final his head with both hands.

Sedgman won

Men's the

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SOVIET CAMPAIGN TO GET

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COMMUNIST CHINA

INTO OLYMPIC GAMES

Moscow, Feb. 18.

The Soviet Union, It is believed here, may make quits.

a stand on who is going to represent China in the summer Olympic Games at Helsinki.

There is increasing evidence the Russians want athletes, nominated by the Red Chinese Government of Mao Tze-tung, and not those of Nationalist China..

Some observers here believe the Russians might decide to re- main out of any events in which any Nationalist Chineio were entered.

It also is agreed the Soviets might even take sterner' steps,| but the concensur is the Russians

NO TENNIS

TODAY

He sat in his corner, holding will not withdraw from thej: The rain's yesterday rendered.

After the contest, Gardner,

singles and the Men's Doubles the leading contender for the

by title held Tirry for his "triple crown" and Miss Britch Hart similarly won the Women's Allen, sald:

"I do not know Singles. and the Women's

what Sckena' was claiming. Doubles-Reuter.

hit him with a good left and right to the jaw and he, went down."

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TODAY'S SPORT

BADMINTON

"B" Div.-University Men's V Craigengower! Kowloon Tong v Rearelo.

Men's "C" Div. (1st section). -KCC v Recreio "W": Univer- The only change will be a

To single out any Club for sity v Nav Bharat; 2nd section.

would really be unfair}}_Joguörs ward

Craigengower: London, Feb. 18. because cach forward who must come in to

and every one Tytam "B" v. Chinese YMCA replace Jones, and there are

Guy's Hospital beat St Bart's played a fino constructive and Recreio. "D" v Talkoo. - three who could do that, "in Higgins or Miller, o: the com-Hospital by 14 points to nil in a very hard game. Of these and in parative newcomer Johnson, first round Rugby Union match this order, Minto and Hutson | about whore capabilities quite a of the Hospital's Cup competideserve special mention while at fult-back J. R. Henderson excel tion today.Reuter. few people are onthusiastic.

MITH

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BILLIARDS

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Colony Open Champlonship- Wong, Fung San v C. C. Lam. (Club Lusilano).

________ CRICKET

-Land Forces Cricket Weelt. Infantry, v. Services (Baokun poo), 11.30a.m.;

DENOOKER","

Colony, Open" Championship C.L.CharFY.C. Hul (South) Chipa): Edida Rozi v Fy Lang, mead (Como Club);W;I+ Prichard y H.K. Chung (Club

Games solely on the question of China.

Moscow newspapera dully are: playing up what they call "efforts to prevent participation of the Chinese People's Republic in the Helsinki Olympics." "IN

the, courts at Chater Road ground unplayable and no Start. could thus be made in the An- ul. Colony Tennis Champlon- hips. There will also be no play

today.

Competitors and spectators hte. Up to now the Moscow papers reminded that, when the ground have not suggested what course 1, unplayably a red fire is festi the USSR might take if athletes from one of the mastheads of~~~ Sckeña was half a pound of Communist, China are not the Hongkong Cricket Club. lighter than his British sppen- | admitted,

When there is no red flag, or just. ent when they welgård

the HCC flog holsted, then Sekena scaled for the contest,

At any rate, it seems prepara- compitive matches will be 110-4 lbs and Gardner tipped tions for the Summer Games played as scheduled.

may start off with a lively row 110-159.-Reuter;

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believe it all begun when Churchill'suld, somethingi about being "a hedgehog Fingrad of a rabbit"

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since it is apparent the Russians TAB DROZns for "tometrow. are going to conductati With the names of umpires given in

brackets, ar 41 follows::Court No campaign to. get Communist An Augestad v J. G. Ewing. (G) M. Chink into the OlymplesAssos) No Chung Yupo Vi

W, Yau); No 3, Cinda Shiu-lin ciated Press.

J. B. Laipnov. John HSU SLU Holmes); No 4, Kenneth, LO VITIOS Wal-pul (3. L. c. Pearce); No.5, Todwin That y. A. D. Harrati⋅ (8, 4; Klary); Na 1 Ezeta B'ck vikt Jones (0. Liniz No. 1, CA * L-Cindr Cook (J. A. Handl 8. Wons Chan-tal y Donald Lo

RUGBY LEAGUE ::

CUP DRAW

London: Feb. 10 The draw for the second round of the Rugby League Cup wrs mode today and remed as follows:

Bailey v. Featherstono Ravers, Castleford u Lelih, Salford (v. Narrow, Warrington v. Dows-

HAYASHI BEATS BERGMANN

- Calcutín, Feb.

bury, Leerle V., Oldham, White beat the former Worla haven.v. Hallax, Wigen v. Brad Dr Bichart Dermali ford Northern, Workington v Britain, in the Sigales, Au (St. Helensvide the East Iniinusbars

ies are to be played Champlonchip there. U (The matches are to on Saturday, March-Le-Reuter, Freik.