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FINALE. TO THE BRMS

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1952.

J. F. Gonzales driving one of the BRMs to victory in the Woodcote Cup during the race meeting at Goodwood. This was the final appearance of the notorious British racing cars before being sold, and in this rice they finished first and third and in the Goodwood Trophy first, second and third-Central Press

Photo.

Williams: The Fury-

NO SURPRISES IN THE CIVILIAN TEAM PICKED TO PLAY AUSTRALIANS

There are no surprise selections in the Civilian team picked to meat the Australians in the first match of their visit here. Twelve players were picked after the final trial match at Kowloon Cricket Club yesterday. They are:

N. E. Arthy (Capt.)/

P. V. Dodge,

1. Stanton,

G. N. Gosano,

G. H. Pritchard,

R. C. Craig,

G. T. Rowe,

..J. Loriou,

F. Howarth,

F. R. Zimmern, A. R. Minu,

C. B. Connett.

The eleven to play in the first one-day match at Kowloon Cricket Club on Friday, October 10, will be decided, upón on the, morning of the aume day.

The

G.. Hong aido to meet the Australiens on Choy and F. R. Kommani.

October 10 and 17. Umpires will be Capt, Britton and J. Muldoon.

·PLAYED HIMSELF IN Play will commence at 11.30

The selection of 1. Stanton, m. All players are requested

an, opening bet was no great. to be at the ground by 11 a,mn.

From the above and the under-surprise as Laurie Kilbee has mentioned players the temps strained a muscle and will be for the matches on October 12 unable to play in any of the And 13 and October 16 and 17 matches of the Australian visit will be selected:

in the coming about of which ho played a large part.

T. A. Pearce,

Sq/Ldr R. Kingsford,

Capt. R. Haycraft,

Lt J. Alexander, A. Zimmern. Alec Pearce has already been Colony invited to captain the

LEAGUE HOCKEY

Then Wilde Hit Him! Army And Argonauts

By CHARLES BARNETT

During the rise of Sergeant Percy Jones to championship standard Jimmy Wilde had a back seat, as it were, yet was kept very busy with fights all over Britain, Wilde never seemed to mind how often he fought, and as a matter of fact his eagerness to keep busy almost broke up his partnership with Teddy Lewis, his manager.

One evening Teddy surprised me by declaring that he had finished with Wilde, explaining that Jinany kad arranged a fight without consulting him.

when

pool Stadium, also before the Lewis complained that his rival war, starter. Paddan lost each had bitten his shoulder. "Well, of these, but the second was an blie him back," said Jacko. "I points only.

can't, mun," was the reply, "I've left my teeth in the dressing room!"

Maintain Their Unbeaten Records

By "ARGONAUT"

Army and Argonauts maintained their unbeaten records in the Senior Division of the Hockey League with convincing victories yesterday.

Army accounted for Hongkong Hockey Club by ten goals to nil and Argonauts overwhelmed Navy by seven gouls to two.

It ought to be mentioned here that Wilde and Teddy were never legally tied. They simply had a gentlemen's agreement and this understanding existed Light Then there were three piping to the end, even during the time hol battles with Young Dando of

Jimmy become

Although the fiery type in the world Newcastle, one of the toughest champion and was earning re-Byweights over seen in a ring ring, Williams was one of the

Twice Dando went the distance quietest fellows imaginable out-crcio, cord sums.

before losing the verdict. They side, and during his many train ad 15 rounds at Tonypandy journeys he always read a book. under my contral, and at the have nearly 1,000 at home,"

they fought a hectic 20 rounds. In the third match at Merthyr, card at Liverpool Stadium, and the verdict went to. Wlide on a on February 2, 1914, he had a very exciting fight there with foul.

There was one amusing in-Kid Nutter, who was eventually

Paddy Carroll

Knowing all this I poured of on the troubled waters and finally persuaded Lewis that the Illte

mé.

"error" did not realise he was hisʊ American Rink in Cardiff he ance told a great drawing which was played at the Policy Dillion, Rull, M. Singh, R. Tay

breaking any part.

The partnership continued, as I have sold, but for a long period and before Seminy peetme-

Wilde became

ON THE RECORD

Pink Tickets

The atmosphere in the Eow

after Frank had set out on loon Cricket Club bar-room at way home. about 7.30 pim, last night was electric, Jet-propelled mosqui

An end paragraph hero Joes with atomic warheads cause there is another. wero giving the place a tar involved. Frank early yesterdjzył mis, let alone a near one, and afternoon was rather in an Bio- cause he had the day before became a Champion, 1

there was only one courageous ady who came, anywhere Fear the place.

almost insufferable mond

It's a long story but its No- Fully-grown men were talk ginnings have to do with one ink about pink tickets, which of these lawn bowlers" After they referred to occasionally the match gatherings when he (the boors among them) (na) (Howarth, of course) and Bill “stink pickets,” and enemión for | Coßedge had teglded that they seasons back were happily buy could enter the Lawn

Bowla ing each other the odd alcoho-Open Pairs Championship, and Inted aerated “water.

conçoivably a long stretch of

...

The Hen, fice, of the Kow-the imagination involved -- win loon Cricket Club, Pele Coxall, paced the bar-room for a whole hour and Anally settled town to having one or more with the deputy sheriffs (all honorary)

It so happened that they duly entered their names in on the entry form. Fate can be enteretl their kind, for they name in on the Open Triples form by miatako,"

zolution Bath, being modest man do Without searching particularly cided that neither, was a skip.

Stanton played himself into the team with an innings of 45Want do you think was hup against the Colony's best bowling poring? The Selectors hader in_yesterday's trial, making bis | tired to the Ladler Room after rung with fnp-wrist work and the last trial match played to long they thought they nooded showing a keen appreciation of pick the first All-Hongkong a guido. They picked on Bill what gaps there were in the Tost team to meet the Aus- Cowie, great tarts man ned,

tralians duo here Wednesday. Bren gun holder,

The final trial was not much better than the preceding ones though at times there was some good cricket to be soen. Yet the Helding was rugged, enough and provoked one wit to the state. iment that the match was a Tost on the spectators rather than a Test trial

For hours .on cart the

pus

Ladies Roan cat had stuck its Frank explained it all to this

Inst night. #BI paws out acros the threshold column with an expression on its phy- Cowie," he said, "is a man who

confidence. "You can' slarmony suggesting that it broods

division would throw anybody else out have all these first except the Coxall family and skips up against you and the Cissy Moosa,

pace gets put of hand and all Calletige and I get out of sight and we play tits three monkey“ derry Goaano had four lives The Selectors finally moved soe mathing, heas nothing, in an innings of 80 and there in without much ceremony.game. were at least nine dropped They brought with them Noel We are nine shots - behind catches throughout the day. Arthy and Pat Dodge (still and we are drawing three on Several players with a claim with a pretence to being a this head. We suggest to B

*Bo at least to a place the Civi-sportswriter) and, with fewer that ho puts in a blocker. Han XI were not picked, but it quarrels than one might, have draws. another. We ask him to their Test do that once more when we must be said for the Selectors expected, picked

Meanwhile an clecare lying four. He draws one that they had an unenviable job probables and decided to throw sentiment trifled bar-room waited for the more, Finally we have to re- good news from Aix to Ghent sign ourselves to being Cham- out in favour all-round

or from Six to Spent. Moving | plona." strength,

among the denizens this colum- nist Blowly nows,

of

It may be necessary to bowl to the Australians for hours on end and change bowlers who Jalso bat tave, moved en masse

into the team."

TRIAL SCORES

Probables

15

Howarth 45

P. Dodge, a Whitcombp, h Howarth G. Pritchard, at Lertou, G. Rowe, net dut Craig, not out

Extras

N.E. Arthy, e Leriou, b Zimmern Last year's Champions, Re-second goal through contre-inverant, mow Lea do......

were given o spirited forward Allen and were unlucky 8. Kingsford, b. Howarth fight by the youthful Thunder to have another goal disallowed. Gond, Zimmern, & Whit bolts XI before emerging win- for offside soon afterwards. nes by three goals to one

Argonauts: Ponniah; Avery, J. The Argonauts-Navy match Singh, Almeida, Roza, Couta: ground was fought out at o and L. Guterres, furious pace. Although with-

K. Alexander, C. Connett and A.R. out their Interport half, Bughat Navy: Dobble; Lerenais, Minu did not bat. singh, the Argonauts gavė aBulliyan; Bal), Allen (Chamber

Bowling Analysis. much improved performance on Jinin), Beckett, Gray, Dowque, Allen (Chamberlain). Segmes, Perhill

famous, Teddy Lewis remained in cldent on the night of. the fight beaten on pol was knocked their first match.

the background,

at Cordik. The big crowd had been keyed up by the fast work His reason then was a family of the two flyweights but the affair.

Teddy's relatives were heavyweights who followed them strict nonconformists of the old were so slow and cumbersome type, and his brother, a Ponty-that the spectators became silent, pridd alderman, held a strong objection to boxing.

LEWIS MAXIM

Consequently in those days Teddy always asked me to keep hia nome out of the papers, yet nevertheless he worked cleverly behind the scenes in the matter of negotiating Wilde's business. He had one notable maxim-"A match well made is a match half won-and rival managers had cause for remembering the lesson.

Paddon and each time they drew

NAME THE BOUND

ut

KEEN BATTLE

RECREIO THUNDERBOLTS

the

Total

P. Zimmern.

I.E. Lee...

2) Howarth

7. Mahon Woollacombe P. Whitcombe L. Stanton Bester

Possibles.

1. Stanton, by Pritchard

Lerious Connet Alexander

G.A. Bousa, h Alexander ... F. Whitcomba, b. MuAI

238

spread the

glad

Taking the probable majority on the bree selectors and two co-oplo, Wo announced, mouthful at a time, that Pearce, Gosano, Arthy, Haycraft, Minu, Dodge, Archio Zimmern (plast a wild guess) had been select ed.

,"

-"RECORDER”

Majorie Piles

On The Pace

Tokyo, Oct. B Seldom wrong, by gadt Wo

Miss Marjoria Jackson of missed the Greek from Somos Australia today brozzed to vic and he rode in on the flood-tory over Japanese women nur tido. The Selectors thought ofners in a 200 Metres esos at a Kingsford, unsurprisingly picked Tokyo International track meet. Stanton and throw a fistful of bowlers in on us.

The Australian Olympic star

1 ran the distance in 24.2 seconds Olympians Herb McKenley at But the men who had called Jamaica, Herbert Schade lot

and. Alhernanda d Germany themselves to the bar were Silva of Brazil also won their aware of what the Ladles Room cat bad. lot in and they waited

in alcoperated" im- patience...

events enally.

McKenicy

to Jonfed win in the 400 Metres. In a

previous Japan meet McKenley Finally one of the Selectors docks the same race in the swic came in with a hurriedly pen- time of 48.4 seconds. cilled note hardly legible-

Schade casily won in the

and a whole roomful of Test 5,000 Botnes, aco (time not and da Silva won the adven) hopefuls threw the match and grab trick on us and the argu-Hop, Step and Jump with at losp 43ment, curiously enough, boiled of 81 feet 4 incheswell below diant-Associated bis best down to who Lemon was,

ITALIAN GIRLS WIN

Naples, Oct. 5.- beat Britain'. by ons

Several Frigt matches had Press, Heater, a Dodge, i Alexander been played and all present, Macpherson, 21iqu, u Connet being all ferate, had carefully Zimmere, Cannet picked on their possible rivals Woollacombe, o Haycraft, D'Ringi-

Zimmer, not out

ford

Mation, Connet, bietord

RE. Lee. Dot out

Extens

Total

Dowling Analysis

K. Alexander

C. Contist

R. Craig

A. Minu

G. Pritchard G. Gosann

Dodge 8. Kingsford

12

18

32

Italy

and couldn't remember Lemon point in the women's intera

If. our memory sarves us fional athletics match here right, It was Tommy Mahon today after the who Agured out who

British girls Lemon had led right up the nat reference was to event, the relay.

"the Greek from

was. The

130

Johnny

Leriou

The Italian scored 47 poly Samos, who will serve as the to Britain's 40, sutching first wicket-keePCT from

the victory by winning the relpy

Hellenes to stand up to a man in 48-2/10 seconds, faster than from Down Under in front of the British team's time him who might try to knock

The fallen girls won the 80

one from a local character into Metres Hurdles, Discus, Shot,

• 190p 10

disintegrate

the

soma Javelin and Relay, while where in the skies beside the British won the 100 and 200 Cemigat, of

#tested nicznie Motres, High Jump and Long

out in two rounds on February 13, in the same ring, and three The forward line, with Dillon' nights later Jimmy disposed of back at right wing and Robert George Jaggers at Shoffeld in-Tay moving into the inside

lafi berth, combined effectively. side five rounds.

After holding the title-holders, A SHRILL CRY

Almelda Roza and

Couta Recreio, lo P

Arst swallons were tireless workers and with half, the plucky Thunderbolis Suddenly from the roof came a Armed with his phenomenal Improved feeding show promise cracked up in the second half to thrill cry of "Fight!" All eyes, punch and with the experience of developing into a formidable lose by three goals to gue. - cluding those of the surprised gained in so many nights and Intermediate line, boxers, turned upwards, and it against so many styles, Jimmy

The greater experience and transpired that a small boy who was often able to imitate his had climbed to the skylight from mentor, Jim Driscoll, by naming

steadiness of the Recreio play. ers stood them outside, had become so disgusted the exact round in which he

in good steat, that he had to betray his perilous would win

Navy Gelded practically the and the better fod Recreio for position.

team which defeated wards had the greater number Driscoll gave him an amusing ame

10-1 last weeke, of changes to hoppe. Another of Wilde's opponents example when he visited Tony-Hockey Club was Lewis Williams, of Peny-pandy to fight a local, Dai and despite the margin of the

Junior Remedios opened the gulg, This flyweight was of the Stephens.

gave their

opponents Head of the little score

scoring for Recreio. soon after non-stop variety. His style was group trom Cardiff was Bob strong opposition.

the start of the second half a dash to close quarters then, Downey, Driscoll's backer, and Certain of Wilde's opponents with head down,

A follow- keep

Chamberlain, who moved back from a short corner. there the plan was a prolonged bout he had three contests with a punching fact with both gloves, until Downey had taken all the into the contre-half position in ip by Billy Soares to a rebound

Billy

the second half after playing from the goalkeeper's pads put bets on offer. Many times in Skarratt's 12ft.

centre-forward, was the main|Recreio two goals up. large crowds. The first two were ring I had to accept an accidental aggressive fighter and Delacoll the forwards inside-left Soames margin to 2ri when A. Ditta's

Now Stephens was a sturdy stay of the Nivy team and among

'reduced Thunderbolts staged in Glasgow before the punch from Williams, for it was

partled and defended. 1914 war and the last at Liver-necessary to keep close up so as end of a round he looked

At the and, right-wing Gray warp im-Hick to watch the deliveries,

was well deflected by Downey for the

pressive.

goalkeeper Garcia,

who was pre-arranged Wilde disposed of him in a sign, but each time Bob signalled

Argonauts opened the scoring however, not fast enough to

LEAGUE CRICKET. few rounds, however, although "Not yet."

in the, fourth minute of play stop the follow-up shot from the Penygraig boxer was well

When a good passing movement A. M. Wahab. *HE GOES OUT!”

The new League Cricket sea- above ordinary class,

from Mohinder Singh to Tay Just before the end, Lionel on opened with at least two Then in

one of the rounds was flicked across GAVE BANKNOTES

to Rull and Sequeira stopped a shoulder very close matches, Seprpions Stephens managed to hit Driscoll completed by Dillon with a hard, high shot and alammed the ball at Chister Ben and Amy beat. beating Recreio by one wicket His ten-round contest with on the noso. That did it, Re-drive.

hard past the goalkeeper from ing Craigungower by scoring 10 Walter Ross of Scotland, at the Ects or no bets he goes out next mediately when in a melee in turning to his corner, Jim sald,

NAVY equalised nimost im-the edge of the circle,

runs in the fast 10 minutes of National Sporting Club, The Duke of Windsor made quite the fastest I had ever seen, count.

round!" Stephens duly took the front of the goalmouth right-

Recreto: Garcia, Nary, Gon the game at: Bookupoo,

Crelsesgwer declared at 171 "no return" in the second round Williams and Ross started at such of the Royal St. George's Golf a pace that when the first round

Sequeira, Soares, Remedios, Jr., striking early season form with Club's autumn competition, at ended, old-timers wagged their then a prosperous licencee, told Which deflected off the upright B. Gosaryo. H. J. Koler.

a knock of £4, Razi contributing even the Hellenes were Sandwich today,

heads and remarked, "They'll me the story of that knock-out, into, the goal,"

Thunderbolts; S. Sapy; Ralchs, 20 and Bottomley

happy volyed). **I didn't recover properly until After playing ton of the 18 cool oft now,"

Keeping up a continuous' at¬ next day," he hales in glorious sunny weather; But the speed was continued dressing in the bedroom and more goals before the interval; him, A. M. Wahab, A. Date, and Haycraft and De Cruz gave

Watack, Argonauts piled up six Y Kha; M. A, Hassan, knocking up an undefeated

Army had M. Samy; H. K. minutes to overtake this total Husain

Just over 30 the Duke decided to give up and kept up to the very end, and turned to the wife and asked, two

coming from left-wing Yusuf. and instead concentrate on the

as they left the ring club patrons What sound is this?" "private"

them a good start by scoring 40 Guterres, que ́, from against his

pressed banknotes into their And under Driscoll's guidance, Roza off a corner, and ong vạch partner, the Hon. Patrick Davi-hards. Before I leave Williams Wildo made such londway that from Dillon, Tay and Rull

runs in 15 minutes against a sirady, attack. must mention a happening at he too know exactly what he Hls score at the tenth was Hoxton Baths where, in a contest was able to do with his op- In the second half Navy im-

The Army batting them.scom- more than 50, anti would almost with a Lendun lnd, he was ponents. His record of immock- proved considerably and had Police, fleiding a much stronger ed to retire into a shell and certainly have rocketed into seconded by Jacko Stovers.. outs has never been equalled in as much of the game as their team than that of last year, were with 40 minutes to go required *thren frures had he played out. Coming back to his corner Britain despite his tremendous opponents. Midway through the Just phont of that extra bit to 110 runs to win:

from a clinch us the bell ratig, handcup in weight.

DUKE MAKES

"NO RETURN”

GOD.

--Router.

London, Oct. G.

match

was

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Years afterwards Stephony, by wing Gray sent in a hard shot salves; Yvanovitch, Road, Vieta:] for nine wickets with M, Singh | Tufe of the last named as the sprints, the 60 metres hurdles...

said.

*

Lionel

POLGE V YMCA.

JumpRouter,

PANNY'S FAREWELL The

for wives wafted

than

Birmingham, Oct. ཚ ་ the longer hours

Mrs Fanny Bankers-Koen, want of the good kidjes of the Kowloon Chers Club. They Dutch hory of the 1848 Olympic waited in greater suspect lot triumphal float-athletics appe for Gamos in London, made theirs might be the mos in England at the athletle of consoling the warrior left homp to polish up the armour, meeting here to-night, winning beth, Erica and Helen (a mule We malute. Both, Bery), Eliza four events.

Mrs Blankers-Koen won both

and the lohar jump. In the long jump she beat Miss Yvolte Wil

Zoaland, Hams, of Beth must be picked out Olympic champion and record particular, as tho approached

inches, with the whole subject

anholder from -Experienced angle. Hours bo leap of 19 feet, 44 Inches, and Zore the Selectors had edged in the 200 metres she. finished their way in against possible six yards ahead of Miss Verpa frontal attack from the Ladies Johnston, the 19-year old Aus

tralian Olympic

clocking Roam cat, Beth had picked out

druner, Frank and had quietly paftod 24.4 seconds. him on the shoulder. It was Her time for the 100 motros, diplomacy plug and at least in which she bent another Olym- poyen members of the Test

second half they scored the ICA tó' hold them to a 2-2 Farmer Wright and Huckle thenes were colebrating long ng Buhiste, Mis! Desforgos.DE"

THE GAMBOLS

Barry Appleby

DARLING ITS HALF-PAST NINE

LATER GEORGE, DEAR IT'S NEARLY TEN O'CLOCK

CATER STILL GEORGE, [WHAT HAPPENED TO

AN WELL?

THAT PROMISE TO DET ME MY BREAKFAST IN BED EVERY MORNING) WHILE WE WERE ONE 'HOLIDAY?"

wards the end to allow the The seventh wicket pale of

hit at everything and scored

draw...

•

stantine law

The guardians of

lead in the first hall, with goals from right wing Stevens and inside-right English.

| the-last 40 runs in 10 minutes

Britain, was 11.8 seconds and in. the 80 métres: Churdion sho clocked 112 seconds.

Willy Blykhijs of Holland wom

to win by Lous wickets in the LRC TENNIS 1000 soetics La 11 minutes

inst but one ever of the match,

Cralgengower showed admir

tina between Ladies': Recreation Club today, Paris, Oct. 480

commenclag 5.18 pm

The following tennis matches and 8.3 stond-Router. blo, sporting spirit by not are down for decision at the BAL FAST, MILE RACE" - wasting any In the second half, however, very.

Gunnar: Nielsen, · Denmarkj YMCA reduced the deficit,to 2-1

Optimista, ** "on paper the Club Men's Doubles.—Dr. P.. won the mile race at "an intere after a muccessful shot by Coldie tonnant team in the Longue this Oliver & 8. B. Garrard A. 1. national athletics meeting at the cost from a short corner. In an your, had no trouble et Pokfulam Dow & HJ.Armstrong Jean Bouln Stadium bara todaya exciting finish, the Y's equallscșă | scoring 157 for seyen against an with a good angular drive from mack that seatured the return Club Men's Handicap (Dous His time was & mins. 4.8 Rock the edgy of the "D

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Club Ladies Handicap (Dou- mins. 7.2 sece, and Even Karlz-

In 4 minut |Caldicott, J. Muky T. Wale,

filmnia v Mia Robinson 11 secs, Follow Day, Jonge Brition; could only reply with de rúnse,

broke cathe - Dankbe BARGO DENN of Loyal

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