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SPORTING, SAM

By Reg. Wootton

THE : CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 5, 1952,

These Are Busy Days For "Erik The Everywhere"

By WENDY HALL

Helsinki.

This summer's Olympic Games have become a national preoccupation, an event which is already affecting the lives of at least half the population of Finland and certainly the entire population of Helsinki. And they have a national political significance which few of the 14 previous Games can have shared.

In September the This year is a milestone in Finnish history in any case. last payment of war reparations to the Soviet Union will be made, and Finland will then be as economically free as she is internally independent.

Ever since the

even

臂

As for the rest,

FOOTBALL SEASON CLOSING WITH A A SERIES OF MEDIOCRE GAMES

By "SPIV"

the Chinese

Unless a much better display is seen in the Victory Shield match tomorrow, betwee the Combined Services and Federation, it looks as 'f the 1951-1952 local soccer season is going to end in a series of miserably mediocre games.

On Saturday, the Chinese Federation annexed the Governor's Cup with a 2-1 victory over ile Hongkong Football Association and yesterday the Rest defeated the League Champions, South China, by 2-0 in an exhibition match.

From the financial point of view both matches were more than auccessful. There was almost a full attendance on Saturday, and yesterday slightly more than half the stands were occupied. From the standpoint of good football, however, the two matches easily stand out as two of the most disappointing this season,

There was 弱 greater resem- blance to soccer in yesterday's game, but for the fact that most of the players cared more for

all parts anatomy Intact than giving the spectators their money's worth with a soccer match of a stand ard betting Hongkong.

д

Lee Yuk-lak

Abla

Home Soccer Standings

London, May 4.

The following are the fiolball standings:

First Division Manchester U.

Tollenhoni Arsenal

China's Jetea"s Bolton

Presion N.E.

Rest were

#

P W

The South Chinu forward The match on Saturday was

click as robing more than a game of me again could not

South will be Sepak *Rago," the 'popular

whole and Siamese sport, where the idea China's main headache for next Chu Wing-wal at is to keep on peasing the ralton HERZON. ball 10 each participant, in-ight-wing tended to be too in terspersing this with fancy dividualistic,

of the movements

feel and erratic and Soong Ling-sing Fcok-loan) other parts of the body. There (and later Chung Soviet Union is to prevent homeless Helsinki

not happy at in- So the Games come as a form

walking in and

is no such thing as gcal-scoring both were side-right, in this game. of celebration of this freedom, announced its intention of taking | citizens from and a chance to demonstrate part there has been nagging taking immediate possession of

Only Szeto Man, one of the For concern about where its teams the completed buildings. to the rest of the world.

According to the Meanwhile, the gigantic job of three months anyone from uny would live.

most improved foward's

representative

V Portsmouth first report they were to fly from organising the Games and pre- world will be country in the

Helsinki 10

every paring to receive 30,000 visitors

reason, chowed

South fo:m. of their 10:1 able to enter Finland visa-less Leningrud

preserving looks more as if in an already overcrowded city

their stronger der #1-Aston Villa and discover that life here is as nay: now it

Porkkala, the of 400,000 souls goes ahead.

were

Pau King-yin Newcastle unrestricted as mywhere else in they may go to

The chairman of the Finnish

ment, although the 20th century. (There are urea west of Helsinki leured to

#naval and military Organising Committee in Erik

was a lttle shaky, allowing n Blackpool cary shot to pass him between Charlion them that

customs

Liverpool rumours

Frenckell, the Helsinki town

the legs for the Rent's first goal. Sunderland buse. officials will deem it impolite to

renek

Wes; Brom boss, whose energy has earned visitors to exercise their duties

him the nickname

TOO MUCH CONSTELLATION

The "Erik the

well- Burnley too strictly),

him the nle

One contributing factor was balanced team and yesterday Manchester G. Everywhere."

Wolver perhaps that end-of-the-season the doubtful defence gaye_Derby

performance, withi Chelion feeling, but very little if any creditable

Middlesbro and Stoke of the football served up was Lee Ping-nam, Hennibal

particularly con-Huddersfield due to any lack of the big stars. Kwok Shek

Fu ham If anything, it was due to too spicuous.

Second Div}} Shefteld W. many of them, who had elther during

Adopting the long passing Cardiff .... bad too much football

ed a working combination

and Notis the previous few days and gone game, the forward line provid- Birmingham stale with the season's surfeit.

The new players and the sub-with the two wings, Hau Ching-Leeds

to and Tse Kam-ho, playing a Everion stitutes who look part in the

wo week-end games all showed good game, were always dan- Rotherham

their, furn of Brentford up well, with only one or two creous during

attuck

Shefield West Ham - as guides and

exceptions.

Johnson did not feel too Southampton Castilho, who substituted for

Blackburn runners for newspaper and radio

Tennuri for the HKFA on happy at inside-left, but gave a Notts C. reporters; waiters and waitresses

account of himself at Doncaster and Johnson in good Bre working hard at their Saturday,

even the taxi- yesterday's match were two ex-inside-right in the second half, Bury English; and

Lending

well. a number of who up to now have re- caflent examples.

placed passes to his wing and stubbornly unilingusi

however, centre-forward. The two matches, in a bilingual city, are learning

on at give food for thought the Indispensable minimum; the

Toast two points. Is it worth- telephone company is adding an

while to have as many as three English-speaking "Miss Time" to

matches to decide a competition her Finnish and Swedish sisters,

Jike

Of course,

there

are

the Finns after experimenting with all ÎNEVITABLE PROBLEMS-kinds-of-permutations and com- binations, have regretfully deeld- the ed that East and West will have athletic to live in entirely separate - inevitable polition -

problems. A small country like quarters in the Olymple Village; this, committed to precarious, to avoid any possibility of neutrality, has to be more care-friction. ful than most of trending on political corns.

One of the tenderest problems Is the housing of competitors. In London they never needed to In meet except on the field. Helsink all the various national teams have to live check by jowl and like it.

But what is a political housing problem now will solve a social housing problem unce the Games are over. The Olympic Village, on the outskirts of the city, has been built as a permanent suburb to accommodate between 500 and 600 families. The difficulty now

Britain Should

Win

Gold Medals

Three Gold

At Helsinki Games

London, May 4.

He has managed to make his

if they fellow-citizens feel that they are the worst of outsiders don't make some personal con tribution to the success of the. Games.

Many are vacating their flats, or part of them, for visitors, at there is halet accommodation only for officials and invited guests.

Eight hundred Finns, skilled In languages, have been trainin for 18 months

THE GOALS

Lolcester

Hull...

Swansea Barnsley

Coventry

Queen's Pl

Plymouth

Reading

Third Dist

The Heat opened their scoring Norwich

A new airport to take four- the the Governor's Cup within the 7th minute of play, when Benton

engined planes

提 being con-

structed at terrific speed. There are plans to set up open-air restaurants all over the city,

ep

The great improvement shown by British athletes since 1948, when they failed to win a single Gold Medal in the London Olymples, has led enthusiasts here to hope that they may win at least three Olympic titles in Helsinki.

A newspaper put up the idea In the European Championships in Brussels two years ago, Britain won six events and two relays. Out srst, and now you cannot drive of these winners only Mrs Sheila Lerwill, who as Miss out of Helsinki without a Finn Alexander won the women's high Jump, is expected to saying sternly: "There's a house

that must be painted,"

Only

Finnish the win this summer..

small

So

season's

players

can

to

Kr

the Millwall

Bournemouth Bristot C.

Swindon

Leyton Orient

Newport schedule clogged The Kam-ho cut in from

his R. it is with other com- right touchline and made up as

towards the goalmouth. Northampton Interports, petitions,

league way In almost He passed Ko Po-keung left-Southend inatches and so on.

Colchester diagonal grounder Torquey all these competitions, practi- froted

were hich passed between the legs Aldershot Country dwellers whose Elly the same players

of Pau King-yin and went in- Port Vale seen match in and match out. wooden houses can be seen from

Even though there should be to the net. the main roads leading out of

time avalable, will it not be a put under

Just before the interval, the Ipswich wlser policy to try and build Helsinki are being

up new players with compell-Best increased their lead, Tre Crystal Pal repaint their homes.

Kem-ho being again responsible Shrow bury enormous unofficial pressure to

lions of other natures

Watford where

Ofillingham be for the goal. A centre by him more now

went to Exeter brought in, as for example an from the right-wing

Ko Pa-keung

who, thinking Walisi

Third Inter-Hong league.

that there was no Rest forward Lincol particular, Saturday's match in

Federation anywhere near, left, the ball for Grimsby

Stockport where the Chinese

K'ng-yin. In oldham goalkeeper l'au ar forwords hed at least 30 scoring the meantime, however, Hau dateshead Of other European Cham-souvenir trade seems pions, Jack Holden (Marathon) mercifully deat to the call of chances or so and converted only Ching-to had rushed in from ine Manentid Bradford has aetired; Derek Pugh (400 duty. Better to import souvenirs two of them, promp's one

from abroad than lower the suggest that a greater stress be left-wing to pounce on the ball, Carlisle

York Tranmere of players to taking shots at goal into the open goalmouth.

Barrow Exchanges were about even Chesterfield sen (High Jump) has emigrated ship and design.

But still the Finns are a little first-time from different engigs be he may

and positions while on the move. Canada, though to

In the second half, with South Scunthorpe dvailable; while Brian Shenton nervous lest they have taken on

China trying hard to reduce Bradford C. YESTERDAY'S · MATCH ·

Crewe Alexander their deficit at the beginning Southport (200 Metres) and John Parlett (more than they can manage. national instinct is to im- (000 Metres) did not produce provise at the last moment rather

Their

Like the Chinese Federation of the half, but gradually fall-Wrexham winning form Just Olympic

on Saturday, the Rest deserved ing off after a number of missed Chester than

for ahead. plan

against chances. season.

They are a little superstitious their win yesterday DEVASTATING FINISH about all this long-term planning South China, being on the whole

-might it not be tempting the better team, In

of Parlelt this Providence? the case was because he concentrated on

They

magnificent the mile, but if he can and his they did it once before, when surprise stadium for the, 1940 Games 1950 form he might critics. Certainly, his devastate which were never held. ing finishing spurt will make A lot of Angers, now tightly Switzerland will meet Argen-him a danger if he is up with crossed, won't be loosened until tina in the second round.-cu-the icadors in the 200 Meires the last event is over-but if the Games follow the usual pattern ter,

of Finnish activities, everything will go well in the end.

Metres) is still recovering from standards of Flanish workman-put in the training programme evaded Pau and tapped the bail Hartlepools

DAVIS CUP MATCHES

over

Istanbul, May 4.

a winning Switzerland took

Turkey in the 3-0 lead first round ht the European Zone Davis Cup tie here today when they added the doubles to their victories in the first two singles matches.

A. J. Blondel and P. Blondel beat Nazmi Bari and Cevansir 0-4, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.

MONACO THROUGH

Monte Carlo, May 4. Monaco, winning the singles matches today, beat Ireland 4-1 In their European Zone first

Davis Cup tie here.

infantile paralysis; Alan Pater-

stretch from home.

But Britain has a much better Olymple prospect In walker Roland Hardy. He was, dis- -lifting" in the qualified for European Championships but has recently changed his style- swinging his arms an attempt to minimise the risk

Georges Pasquith defeated of this. D. Hachett 4-6, 6-2, 4-6, 0-4. 6-3, and Aleco Norhes beat Cyril Kemp 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Monaco now meets Denmark In the second round.-Reuter,

CHILE LEADS

lower-in

The new who is the Seven Miles Champion, and his performances

the roads

style suits Hardy, British Two and

the

DI

year

•

the

Honours Even In French-British Turf Rivalry

London, May 4.

during the winter have made Honours are even after many describe him as a "certain- the first two encounters ty for 10,000 Metres walk, between British and French Vienna, May 4. - Marb debatable are

sore

the horses in their battle for the Austria

won the doubles

of Britain's two greatest British classics, chances match today in their European "draws". in

athletics-sprinter Zone Davis Cup tle against Ε. McDonald Bailey, from Critics had expected this reg Chile here but Chile lcd Trinidad, and miler Roger sult in the 2,000 Guineas and two-one. having won both Bannister. Last

Balley 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket, yesterday's singies.

equalled the world

100 Molres but contrary to all 'expectations record and topped rankings for hero was Britain that took The Aurician pair, Alfred both sprints while Bannister ran the filles ence and Feance the Huber and Hans Redl, beat the fastest mile of the year. colta' classic. Ayala and Sunkueza, by 6-3,

The 2,000 Guineas had been 5-7, 6-2 and 6-4 today.

Many, however, think that 'The

Bailey, who is 31, may be past regarded as the special plum winners of the the meet Sweden his best and his form in Call for Britain-a two-horse race in the next round.Reuter.

Mr John runs this between

Dewar's fortio, where he month

will be watched with Agitator and Lord. Rosebery's LUXEMBOURG OUT

interest. If he is as good na ́l Bob Major. Luzembourg, May 4. ever he should capture at least En the event both finished

completed Egypt

clean one of the sprints and may take' well behind the winner, Monsier Emilo,Constant's Thunderhead. sweep over the Grand Duchy of the double. Jaixembourg in the first round Bannister was world favourite Few British critics had gone of European Zone Davis Cup for the 1,500 Metres unill he further than venture on cutside play today by winning the final was beaten by Otenhajmer. In hope for a British victory over two singles matches.

Yugoslavianat year. He was M. Maurice Hennessy's crack La "not fully it on that occasion and Mirambule in the allies race. Shafol of Egypl whipped he may still win the event for bui Sir Malcolm McAlpine's which he has been preparing for Zabora deprived the French for

of the race. the last five years,kle, hasta

So the uncertainty of racing phenomenal speed over the last lap and usually runs wight away "certainties"! was again

pufed-Reuter from the field.--Router, o

a

Dekker, 0-0, 0-0, 6-1, and Coun. of Egypt completed the rout with a 6-2. 0-0, 0-2. 6-3 triumph over Wirtheim Asso ciated Press.

were

FATAL INJURY AT SOCCER

Halifax

Rochdale Accrington Darlington Workington

Beol

{ Hibernian"

Ranzere East Fife

Hearts Reith Partick Romford, May 4.

Motherwell Alfred Partnes, of Heybridge, Dundee

The League Champlons, had

and without Torg Sheung and Mok a reshuffled team, Chun-wah, Yue Cheuk-yin was seen in another care appearance inside-left, end although at having lost much of his speed and that devastating swerve Estex, died in hospital here Celtis with the ball, showed that he yesterday still retained excellent control football match of the ball and highlighted yes- Esex, the previous night.

It was understood that Partner St Mirren with some terday's

Fame

Morton beautiful

feeding jumped to head a ball and wasrling

1 knocked unconscious-Reuter. passes.

first-time

after

playing in a Queen O'S.

Halstead, Third Lanark

Aberdeen

Airdrie

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کرد.

DURING 1951

13,822 Cases of Tuberculosis notified in Hongkong were

4,167 DIED

This chart reveals the high ratio,

the Colony. of Tuberculosis in The Hongkong Anti-Tuberculosis Association trusts that the response to the annual appeal will be even more generous than last year.

Donations may be addressed to the Association,

Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews,

or to the newspapers

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AUSTRALIA'S GOLDEN BOY

Frank Sedgman, right, Australia's golden boy of ́tennis, after playing an exhibition-match-in-Lausanne,– Switzerland, arrived in England two days later to com- Here pete in the Surrey Hard Court Championships. he is seen going out to play with his opponent, George Godsell.Express Photo,

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB SEVENTH RACE MEETING

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

There are 20 races. 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.m. on Friday, 8th May, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings.

+..

THERE WILL BE NO SPECIAL CASH 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 Offices at:-

rules:-

5, D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong

Dr

382 Nathan Road, Kowloon,

- TOTALISATOR-

The attention of Totallsater Investors is drawn to the following Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponies. so declared by the 'Stewards 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 TROY OR THROW AWAY THEIR TICKETS UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAS BEEN EXHIBITED.

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

Cash received in respect of Dividends should be checked before leaving the Pay-Out Counters as ng claim for short payment of the value of tickets presented can be entertaine

Investors have left the Counters.

once

All winning tickets and tickets for refunds must be presented for payment at the Race Course on the day to which refer, but none will be paid later than one hour after the they time for which the last race of the day has been scheduled to

be run.

In no circumstances will any Dividends ba 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.

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 Membera enclosure and the Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax, for ladles 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 introduced by him, and for payment of all chits, etc.

Only a limited number of badges admitting to Members' En- closure will be on sale at the Race Course.

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

A limited number of tins 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.

SERVANTS' PASSES

Servants' posses will be issued to private box holders only, who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and to endorse their names on the passos, 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.

at Owing to the congestion in the Members' Betting Hall and Boothsanjacent to Boxes in the Coffee Room; Box-holders; and. Members are requested to ensure that their servants make use only of the Fadilė „Betting Hall. Miktary Police will be posted at various points in the enclosure to ensure that this regulation adhered to.

By Order,

H. MISA,

Becretary,