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ANNUAL APPEAL

To help those

who cannot

help themselves

is the aim

of The

Hongkong Society for the

Protection

of Children.

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1032, Dedicated Determination Between Giggles

NO WOMAN CAN STAND UP TO "LITTLE MO" IN A BASELINE SLUGGING MATCH

Says PETER WILSON

If it is true that personalities make sport-sport rarely makes per- sonalities—this summer 1 predict a greater-than-ever interest in lawn tennis.

It will be created by a bronzed, blonde, sturdy young girl who lives 6,000 miles from Britain.

Her name? Maureen Connolly. Her age, when she arrives here in Juno, 17 years and nine months. Her destination? In my opinion to be the greatest-ever woman lawn tennis player.

What is the background of this giggly schoolgirl who strides the baseline like a sergeant major with a pace-stick, yo is human enough, when asked by the photographers for a big smile after a big victory, to burst into tears and reply chokingly: can't

I'm too happy" Well, the story of Maureen- ed to the Hon. Treasurers, Bown as 'Little Mo', 'Mighty affectionately Mo. kong Society for the Protection

more of Children, P. O. Box 2502, or

'Cutle-Pie's the traditional story of success in American big- to the newspapers,

time sport.

Donations should be address-

Membership Life

DON'T

$15 $200

WASTE

WATER

Al ten she was a peek-a-boo school kid in San Diego, the Californian naval base, looking through the fence while luckier kids balted the balls around on the Incal courts.

SWITCH OVER

In the and she

was trained

pay for lessons for Maureen from Eleanor Teach" Tennant, who has coached such widely assorted- notabilities

35 Alice Marble,

Bobby Riggs, and dlm stars Ginger Rogers, Ida Lupino and Elizabeth Taylor,

Here are some of the vital statistics about the 5ft 5in--she

Peter Wilson, famous British sports columnist. describes here one of the younk staricia who this

will summer

be pulling sports fans out of their scala. In this Sutimate profile, he

describes America's

newest, and possibly. greatest young tennis player Maureen Connolly.

by Wilbur Folsom, and-keen

inch since I saw amateur athlete who had smashed has grown an

accident her last summer -gst 41b himself up in a road

devoted him- baseline banger, subsequently to coaching youngsters.

and

self

the Charleston," is the most dedicated determination of the great champioh.

THROW-BACK

Ifer game has the "old look" about it. Not for her the woman's equivalent of a cannon- ball service and a dash to the net. Almost invariaty she stays at the back or in mid-court, but the weight and speed of her ground strokes are so consistent- ly overwhelming that no woman can stand up to her in a baseline plugging match.

д

Maureen is a curlous throw- the greatest back to perhaps American player of

CHINESE YMCA TEAM FOR SAIGON

The Chinese YMCA is sending a badminton team to play a series of exhibi- tion matches in Salgón next week.

Members of the team are:

Front row: Miss Ullan Khoo, Mrs W. F. Foo (Ladies' Team Manager),. Mr. Wal Kee-yan (Chlet Team Manager), Mrs Wai Kec-yan and Miss Winnle Cheung, Back row: W, F. Foo, Ramon Young, Miss Dorothy. Lam, Patrick Wong (Team Captain) and C, K. Lee. Photo By Ming Yuen,

all time, HAROLD MAYES Tells Athletics

Helen Wills Moody, who rarely But in my came to the net,

opinion she already has a better backhand than La Moody, and she is far faster on her feet.

She has o

passion for films, would and

like to live cinema

In a

if it were not for playing

In 1940, at the age of 14, she tennis. As it is, she is allowed

girl ever to

Britain Wants Medals - So

Officials:

Olympic

Lay Off

Just how interested are athletics officials in Britain in the question of win- ning gold medals at the Helsinki Olympics?

The first and most vital change was the youngest she made was

it might to switch her win the National Junior Chamto go only once or twice during

the season, because rucket from her left to her rightpionships.

affect her eyesight on the court, Another bobby- Like many soxer, she adores Bing Crosby,

and flying.

ndaly dancing,

I pose the question because of recent happenings, which would make it appear enough, Mexican food. Her taste in clothes runs from Jaunty that some of them haven't the slightest interest in that all important aspect of the sports outfits in the daytime to

withyards-of-forthcoming Games. fluffy gowns-- floating skirt for dancing.

band; a relic of that is the slight In 1950 she was the youngest Tanked among the check in the back-swing of her ever to be

first ten senior players. service.

In 1951

051 she was the youngest American ever to appear in the Wightman Cup-the annual

After a couple of years Folsom persunder a wealthy patron to

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB SEVENTH RACE MEETING

There are 20 races.

Saturday 10th and Saturday 17th May, 1952 (Held under the Rules of The Hong Kong Jockey Club)

The First Bell will be rung.at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race will be run at 2.00 p.m. each day.

Through Tickets (20 Races-$40.00) may be obtained at the Compradore Office of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Telephone House, also tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the "Hong Kong Derby" scheduled to be run on 31st May, 1952.

Through Tickets reserved for this meeting but not paid for by 10.00 a. on Friday, 9th May, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings.

THERE WILL CE NO SPECIAL CASII SWEEP ON THE LAST RACE.

To avoid congestion at the Club's Offices at Telephone House,! non-members are requested to purchase their sweep tickets at the Club's Branch Ofices at:-

rules-

5, D'Agullar Street, Hong Kong

or

382 Nathan Road, Kowloon, TOTALISATOR

so dectured by the Stowards when the "All Clear" is given. The "All Clear" signal will be indicated by a white light at the Totalisator Tower. BACKERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO DES- AWAY THEIR TICKETS UNTIL AFTER TROY OR THRO SIGNAL HAS BEEN EXHIBITED. THE "ALL CLEAR

ets should be examined and checked before Tatalisator leaving the Selling Counters as mistakes of any description cannot be rectified later.

match. between the leading

British and American women.

And to round off a fabulous And year; she first beat Doris Hart, triple Wimbledon

on Champion then ranked world's No, 1, and in the final outlasted Shirley Fry, holder of the French pionship, and at 18 years and 11 months became second-youngest National Champion ever. Buke, ten days lator,

Just to prove

that

Cham-

ever seen,

after

She

The Olymple spirit,

we're

take countries

with the

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Entries For The 7th Race Meeting A

Given below are the entries. for the Seventh Kặcô Meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club to be held at Happy Valley ou Saturday, May 10, and Satur- Handicap will

May 17 *

Chester

bo drawn in three sections, the third rection being Race No. 7, whilst the Sussex Stakes will be run in one section only.

First Phy

- 1.--Birmingham Stakes (E) SIE.) Class 9. From M.P-Atrítěla (197. Arabian Moon 147, Domino 147. Glacial Lake. 147, Gypsy 147, Angle Bow 147, Sharpshooter 147. BIRD- Marshall 147, Tabu 147, Trigger 147. -Chester Handicap (1st Baption) Class 3. From 115 M.P.—Atamun, Blue Sky Half Moon lay, Jeep Lee, John toifax, Lana. Scalire, Top Secret, Vagabond King. N

3.-Sussex Stakes 1952, Pontes, 1 Mile Armament 147, Czating De- Hght 147, Deuces Wild 147, Easy Slam 147. Fei Chi 147; Great Con- queror 147, inpps Retums 147, 101-

147. Sold Spur 147. Rambutan

Knight 147, Treasureland 147, Unclo Tem 147.

4.Sheffield andicap Sce tion) Class 5. From 135′ 'M.P.-AST Power, Alts and Graces, Debulante. English Cabbage, Fiestnastor,.-Ban- tucky Moon, Stratoeruiser, Topper.

3.-Birmingham Siakes, (2nd: 642- tion) Cinza D. From 2

Argan

11 147 Dog, low 147 Flag - Day 117, Jal Polloi 147, Liberty Diamonit 147, Lightning 147. Priority 147,

Castle 147. Samson 147, Stirling Sulphur 147.

tion)

M.P.--

Harvest

6. Chester Handicap (2nd Sec-

Clam 2. From 115 Apple Pie, Forward View, Field. Lily. Mustang, The - Chlar, Thu Lioness, United Victory. Wodonga

7-Chester Handicap (3rd Section: Clave 2. From 112 M.P.-Adorable Alalanta, Barbarnlight, Lawrence, Pitol, Fort Knox,

Chiel

Lucky Starter, Tonyber,

B-Shefeld Handicap end ser- tlon) Cines 5. From 15 M.P.-Aga

Conqueror,

Crushethou, Dig'empots, Eleanor, razy Hat Ringwood, The Kam Lung.

King,

9.irmingham Stakes (3rd' sec- tlon) Claus . From 2 M.P.-Argus IV 147, Epinard 147. Flying Wheel 147, Grey Mist 147 Happy Boy 141. Kingsher 147, Marber 147, Red Fabbit 147, Strathnamara 147,

10. Sheffield 'cop. (3rd Section) Class B. From 15 M.P.-Brivisto, Easy-going, Fortung Wheel, ligh Straight, Buntmarier, Indy Gin- center, Madame Butterfly. Bana Alqut, Xerxes.

Sérand Day

2. Suulk Handicap (1st Section,

Moon, National Income. Prairie

Rosemarie,

Sapientia, Ringmer

Handicap lat 2.-Manchester Section) Class 0. Fr. 2, Mile Rost.— Amazing Autumn Leaf, Canadiats Potato.. Chelsea, Concord, Exquisite Love, Geranimo, Killarn, Fentores,

After these cases have off the inquisition or kiss our angle.

been fought and won, there is as droves of boy friends but toll, is all a matter of joy and 100 metres chances good-bye.

Messed about in 1948? Well, still no control over the riparian there is no serious affair yet.

good cheer, and winning just

last as a result of these actions. As I have paid, I think, win or doesn't mean a thing. But how perhaps you may not remember owners, whose property benefits at Balles, Abdul Hamed lose this year, given, normal many

until the that that it wasn't

And although knew

has never that Bailey minute she will be the literally?

be running for yet happened, there's always the Southwest After all, if they don't compete whether he'd the world has

that when ihe development,

of Trinidad or Britain-or for any possibility. real intention greatest player

renewal of a club lease is due, the object of one at all. What makes her such fun are winning, what's

Britain tried to farm him on an owner can demand An In was no on the romarks like the one she made making the Games on a competi

winning the National, tive basis? Since they are, let's to Trinidad after his muscle in- [crease, because of the prove Bobla Hood, Shahrokh, -Shun Fund day before her 17th birthday, she r

folk thought ruled out his the water. .S.at my age," she said, and win.

Even on the day the won the Pacific South-West title. champion of theses everyone going lat out to jury which some knowledgeable ment which has been made in

boastfully, but

Now, it wouldn't be the first chances.

said I don't Trinidad team arrived he was probably the second most im-U.S. portant championship in the U.S. then added, not

confidently: I'm time that I've very AMBITIONS

coming to Wimbledon next year, anticipato so many gold medals asking if they had a place for and I shall be twice as good as coming here as some people him-which they hadn't sn he Maureen is the most unspoiled I am now." She has certainly would have us believe. And it became a Wembley finalist Just.

season well by there are any other further in as an afterthought,

to know that one I happen champlon-in-the-bud I have ever started this

cidents which can undermine the I first interviewed winning the Palm Beach tourna- met. When

wrote actually her, after she had beaten 20- ment at the end of February. confidence of any of the competi- | official year-old Kay Tuckey 6-1, 6-3 in

tors with a real chance, then we Trinidad asking if they'd take "YEEOW!"

might as well forget all about him-at the same time as Bailey precisely 35 minutes, I could not

was being assured by another believe that the almost-grim-

Helsinki, Perhaps the best summing-up

hat he had nothing to worry faced slugger whom I had scen

about. by Time magazine, was mode

Reason for taking up tennis: "Gee, when I was little there was

boy who played tennis. thought he was wonderful." giggle.

A

I

very

多

to

answer

YANKS AREN'T SUFREME

He's been our No. 1 draw-card The attention of Totalisator Investors is drawn to the following on court was the same as the which wrote of her triumph in

BIKEly schoolgirl who bubbled the final; "As her last shot People always scream to high

ever since. He's clocked Inside Américan about Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponies over with the sheer joy of living forced an out,' the new queen heaven

since 1948. And he's still our while I questioned her,

ttered an unqueenly "Yecow!" supremacy. Well, for once, the evens more than a hundred times Then she seampered to the net Vanks aren't supreme as far

alone. There's only one for a proper handshake, grabbed as the 100 metres is concerned best Helsinki bet-if he's left

towel near the umpire's chair, the event which, for some to that leave him alonel

PROBLEM FOR ANGLERS and sobbed into it for joy over accountable reason, everyone re- beating

You don't like paying twice all the big girls at last." gards as the primary competition

Bendd round Self-assessment-"I go

To which I cait only

the whole games, with a chaperon, I guess they footnote: She was still enough

We happen to have a world for anything, do you? But that's

Britain's freshwater anglers Cash received in respect of Dividends should be checked think I am too feather-brained to of a schoolgirl to give her urat record holder in McDonald danger scams f

A giggle. Big Press interview while sipping Balley. The Americans are very they don't the Pay-Out Counters as no claim for short be on my own." before leaving

the biggest ice-cream soda I ever -payment of the value of tickets presented can be entertained "And I like tap dancing, too."

ambitions: "Gee, I'd did see. Other ace Investors have left the Counters.

All winning tickets and tickets for refunds must be presented for payment at the Race Course on the day to which a newspaper woman-

Tickets

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 ladles MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.

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interview you one

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say something copygirl LUXEMBOURG

watch their step.

of the fact 50 They. conscious

that if you CONSCIOUS

Boards, whose Took is Ray for thelt licences to Job; poll now they'd probably rankanjong other things, it

fight him in front of Elsenhower,

pollution so that the lads who Yet in recent days he has had itsh get their moneysworth. to face a second grilling by a Now everybody in the rod- EGYPT LEADS Committee because he dared to and-line fraternity is cock-a- they thought hoop about the recent victory would have been better unsaid. about pollution in the Trent and this casa the In Derwent Now to give of his best any

needs to be plaintiffs were supported by the completely

probably tion. worry. mental

True, the help they were able more important in the case of

to give was invaluable, and a sprinter than anyone else.

Phlegmatle Bailey probably have to doubt that anglers will gives them the impression that support the ACA the more

But it wholeheartedly fis résult." he couldn't care less.

But Fishery Boards shouldn't he's half as concerned as he was

There's one more when he was being messed about need any geeing-up to get these in 1948, it's either time to turn jobs done.

A giggle. day.

(lucidentally, she has been working for the past six months as the lowest form of life in a

office, newspaper

who that is, someone

rung messages for everybody else→→→

Les Baltics, Luxembourg, on the San Diego Union, in order

May 1. Egypt led Luxembourg by to make money for her Wimble

the to nil after two matches don wardrobe.)

Other "Connolisms" are: For first day's play in their first wonderful, "simply round (European Zone) Davis dreamy":

In today's two singles, J. M. But behind the typical bobby- Adel (Egypt) beat F. Becker Boxer who likes Gordon MacRao 0-1, 6-1, 6-0, and Abdy Shafei tap and ballet (Egypt) defeated G. Wertheim recordings, dancing, and who is "terrife at G-1, 6-3, 6-0.-Reuter.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE anythin. for alarm or, surprise, | Cup lawn tennis tie here today.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

Badges admitting ladies hot in possession of Brooches or "Jeepers." Season tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the Members' enclosure and the Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary at Telephone Ilouse, on the written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors Introduced

ehits, etc.

by him, and for payment of of badges admitting to Members' En-

Only a limited number closure will be on sale at the Rare Course.

The Branch Ofees and the Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11.00 a.m. and the Secretary's Office at 11.45 a.m. h day. The Treasurers' Compradore Offes and the Secretary's Office are situated at 1st Floor, Telephone House,

A limited number of tiftins will be obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27818).

NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PRE- MISES DURING THE MEETING,

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The Price of admission to the Public Enclosure will be $3.00 per day including tax for all persons including Ladies, and will be payable at the Gate.

BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN, ETC., WILL NOT BE PER- MITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF, HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

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SERVANTS PASSES

Servants passes will be fasued to private box holders only, who are requested to distribute thein with discrimination arid 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' stands,

Owing to the congestion in the Members' Betting Hall and at Booths adjacent to Boxes in the Coffee Roath, Box-holders and Members are requested to ensure that their servants make use only of the Fabile Betting Hall, Military Police will be posted at various points in the enclosure to ensure that this regulation b adhered to.

By: Older,

H. MISA;

Sderetary.

BADMINTON EXHIBITIONS POSTPONED

The badminton exhibi- tion matches between, the Thalland and Hongkong teams, originally fixed to be played today, and on Sunday and Monday have been postponed indefinite- ly.

A late cable received from the Thailand teum yesterday afternoon stat- ed that they would not be able to complete their travelling papers until another two weeks' time:

3. Somerset Stakes, (lat Section) 1053 Portes. 6 Furlongs,Dixiu Bell 17. Dreadnought 147, Festival View 147, Fortuna 147, Fortune Teller 147, Gay Genius 147. Jade Girl, 147. Phoenix 147, Rider's Wish: 147. Sliver

147, Dahlis

Skylon 147. Straight On 147.

4. Cornwall Handicap (ist Sec- tion) Class 3. 1% Miles--Aan Hing. Mackerel. Blossom Time, Chines Jasmin, Pear! Diver, Finasant Valley, Probability, Rose Emme, Straight Forward, V. Day.

B.—Manchester Handicap (2nd Section) Clasa 6. Fr. 3 Mile Post Boom Town, Dashing Beauty! 1, Desert Gold, Diana, Gypsy Diamqud, Light Star, Mabel,, National Glory, Prince Dahlia, Souvenir, Winged,

6.-Suffolk Handicap (2nd Sec- tlóni Class 8, 11 MulesCrown Witness, Gladiolus, Golden...Boy. Jiminy Cricket. Miami

Beauty, Poker Face, Powerhause, Shangrila, sover Tox.

Some Fun," Speed Wheel.

7-Somerset Stakes (2nd Seation 1932 Ponies. 6 Fur.Aesthale, 147, Blopdla 147, Comet 147, Eastern Venture 147, Emperor Delight 147, Glorious 147, Heliophyte 147, Elonsoat 147, Ringetand 147, ky rocket 147, The Gazello 147.

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-Suffolk Handleap (3rd Section Class 1. 14 Miles-Argus, 3) Caro Free; Coll, Forever Spring, Good Elay. Henrietta, Jericho, Minya Miminya, Spotted Deer, Tunn Wonderful on.

9.-Manchester Handicapi

(3rd

Drobny Beats Paish section) Cinis d. Fr. Mile Port.

At Bournemouth

Egypt,

Batilellék, Countess Delight, Desire, Hurry On. Jorrocks, Justice of Peace, Pest? Bridge. Teddington.

Thunderjot,

Popula

Bournemouth, May 1. Jaroslav Drobny, playing for Sky

10.-Cornwall Handicap (2nd Sat- England's ton). defeated

Class 3. 14 Miles,Bello Cocktail Tea, Cooper, Geoffrey Paish 6-1, 6-0 in the Fontaine,

Diamond Queen, Homu Builder, Hongkong Slutze,” Zuke

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So much has been said and written in recent months on the question of brighter èricket that it will be interest- ing to see how fat countles have gone in this connection wheft the season opens tomorrow.

The main bone of contention since the war has been that wickets have been matte for the batenich bid that bowlers have frequently, had heartbreaking experiences. As a restill, there has been a bo Interesting to see how the cry for Bowlers who can deal fons improve his banke balance with such situations of, alterna- and whether it geta "Into the tively, a return to the pitches Ave-figure class.

which gave bowlers an equal Bill Bower, mmous York- chance with batsmen. Allied shire pree bowler of former with this, but not in actual con-years, has

best record Weption & the cusation among bawice with, la bene- provides the greatest thrill for nt of £8,000. spectators, batsmen or bowlera? Harold Larwapd, one of

land's Looking at the matter from the bowlers, collected: Title more greatest, and fastest point of view of the spectator than £2,000 and it certainly would spray that the answer seems that batsmen do more than, batzuen, The only men who have ve-figure benent were those claas batsmen: Cyell Walh 11 Bedser attracts more than brøble • (Esárláshift) will, his £6,250, the sum taken by recoră: £11,000 and the Adiddle Laurie Flablock, it will be a re- cord for Surrey beffefits Event Hobbs,probably the

had

bowlers to pull in the money.

fox all-rounder, Denis Com Jack..

with £12,000;

The next man of note to take greatest of dil Burrey batsmen, a beneût will be Alde Bedser look only. £8,000 Lidl 1ijht whe who, despite his --mány good 28 years ago when moutyl WIL performances with the bat, is worth more than it ld toddly primarily a bowler and it will Reuter, qazad J