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TWO BIG MATCHES FOR

THE

OPTIMISTS

THIS WEEK - END

By "THE ZOMBIE"

With the postponement of the match between Army and Recreio,

Assuming my first stroke, had the highlight of this week-end's First Division League cricket matches

been successful, the cue-ball Would now be in an excellent position (X1) for putting the plen into the top left-hand corner packet; in playing this shot I would try to bring the eue-ball of the plak to make a cution of to the red restlug neur the left-hand side cushion above the centre pocket (X2).

IMPORTANT STROKE

The next stroke must pot the red over the right-hand 'middle pocket, and bring the cue-ball off the right baulk side cushion on to the black (X3). This is to fel the black on to his own spot. In polting the black into the

RED

いと好

BALL

BROWN о

*10

PIMI

BLUE O

RED

BLACK

GREEN BYELLOW

will be provided by HKCC Optimists who play. Kowloon Cricket Club this afternoon at Cox's Road and Army tomorrow at Chater Road,

table.

Kowloon Cricket Club, only three points behind the League leaders. Scorpions and Oplimists, with one match in hand, are well in the running for the Championship. A win for them tomorrow will see them to the top of the League

their place with a comfortable : NAF win over the indians.

1 KCC TODAY'S GAMES First Division University, v RAF

"CCC

Navy v took

Both teams will be practically full stringth tomorrow

Racing despite the

'counter- attraction at Tuppy Valley, with only one conspicuous absentes-

Hubble, who Opilmists' live Scorpion wickels last week- end.

i will be a grand botile be- teams who hive tween two

considerable rhown

improve- ment during the lust two weeks. Or the KCC teamn both Dodge and Davidson

back getting into form and on the Optimists" side Arthy and Franklin are now. good for at least a 50 each.

tiro

KCC will have the advantage of playing on a home wicket, and the size of the outfield will be n fur

further advantage to them in view of the

that the fact Optimists* balsmen are nue

to lifting the tall. They have a, slightly strenger bowling side, and, unless their batsmen fait disinally; the

prone t

de-

cision should go to them. Their min handleap, which they will anve to overcome, is their poor rate of scoring should they take Arst tease of the wicket."

tomorrow Against Army Optimists will have practically the same team that beat

the

Fast Saturday. Army;

have the knock-

pulling out something from the

least when hag

expected. Against the RAF Just week. they did not have Balley to open The bowling with Alexander, who

that

he was despite rumours traving the Colony, right centre pockel a screw shot

was still is necessary to pull the white around, but made up by prvi- ball across to position X4. Toducing two new bats in Capt. Rowbottom, achieve this angle is vitally im Kirby portant: it ensures that the last between whom 79 runs were

scured. red can be potted into the left-

scared. hand middie pocket, my most Important stroke ter taking the remaining balls.

This lant red must be taken us to leave the cue-ball favaur- ably placed (X5) for putting the blue into the right-hand centre pocket and in such a position that it will career towards the yellow, after the blue has been struck, and stop at approximate- ly position XO.

corner

Potting the yellow and getting mto position for potting the green into the right-hand baulk pocket is easily dono (X7). The same can be said for getting position on the for the left-hand brown (X8) corner bau'k pocket; here I would make certain the angle for patting the brown would allow my co-ball

come

table to position XO

though

of the left-hand side the euthlon and travel serous

and thus 'low an easy pot on the blue into the left-hund centre pocket Potting the blue into the centre pocket with moderate speed bring the while ball into push- tion X10 for potting the pink into the top right-lined pocket.

and LI

It is probable that tomorrow's match will start in the morning

which Case, cricket fens should be treated to u mund feast of runs by two of the best batting teams in the Colony.

CCC

Sqn Ldr. Kingsford (RAF)

Capt Haycraft (Army)

N. E. Arthy (Optimista)

AC Hill

Lt do Cruz (Army)

A'R.

R. Abbas (IRC)

W. 1. Stanton (Scorpions)

R. MacPherson (Optimists)

P. Ragi (CCC)

A. A. Rumjahn (IBC)

Moj, King-Martin (Army)

AC Orbell (RAF)

N. Hart-Baker (KCC)

BOWLING

A. T. Lee (KCC)

F. C. Herridge (Scorpions)

· 100 0·

ית

AVERAGES

M. R.

Aver.

21.7

4 68 11

0.2

43.4

11 153 20

7.7

Sgt Spence (RAF)

1/2

G. N. Gosano (Recreio)

+7.2

100

9.4

Lt. Woollocombe (Army)

9.7

C. B. Connett, (Scorpions)

52.0

160

9.0

3 3 0

5 3 2 0

H. O. Hubble (Optimists)

19.1

110

11.6

Army

T. P. Mahon (Optimists)

40.5

173 14

12.4

3 1·0

Lt. Alexander (Army)

174 14

Recreio

5. M. Teh (H

(HRU)

12.4

290 24

W. M.

M. Davidson (KCC)

HKU

119

125

13.2

JRC

B 1 0 0

AB Moore

Navy

B Q

(Navy)

162

13.5

113

19.1

131

14.5

Second Division

G. A. Souza (CCC)

1190

14.0

Pl. Lt. Stoppard (RAF)

120

IAF

G. H.

P. Pritchard (Optimists)

G 213

10.4

10.1

KCC

S. A. Vanar (HKU)

14 236

16.0

IRC

1 500 2

AC Hill (RAF)

201

221

12 18.4

Dockyard

-4 1 0 1

D. Boltomiey (CCC)

108 10

18.8

HC Police v Navy

Army

2320

Dockyard KGVS

HKU

7 ཤྭ ཀྭ

G. Hong Choy (CCC)

Lt. Col. Bailey (Army)

7 170

0 19.5

LEAGUE STANDINGS

Navy

G 2 0

J. C. Koh (HKU)

4 221 ID

First Division

KGVS

7 13 0 4

} WD TL Pts.

Police

5 1 10 3

Scorpions Optimists

34 1 64 10 1

D T

17 Recrelo

DBS

HKCC Scorpions v IRC KCC v HKCC Optimists

Second Division Recrelo v Army RAP v University IRC v DBS

TOMORROW

First Division

BKCC Optunists y Army

Second Division

5 1 0 0 001-05.

BRAIN MACHINE

WARNS BOXERS

By PETER

..:

WILSON

London.

Despite two brain operations, Honore Pratesi, who collapsed after his fight with British Empire Flyweight Champion Juke Tuli, at the Albert Hall; died the following morning.

Death in the boxing ring or as a result of boxing. activities-is fortunately extremely rare in this country. I do not believe that there has been half a dozen fatalities following professional bouts in Britain since the war.

When you consider that last; Is there anything more that year, for instance, there were con be done to safeguard the sine 4,500 professional bouts, it principal penformer in what can be realised that professional must, of necessity, always be boxing, through the efforts of

one of the toughest sports? the British Boxing Board of

There is, in fact, a record which Control, has 1 Ne upsets are expected in the

compares favourably with many called an encephalograph which "other" matches. Craigongower other bodily contact sports.

can, so far as i understand from should be able to guber an.

4 layman's point of view, chart ather four points from Navy,

Impulses emitted by the brain. and Scorpions should maintain

You To Play Until Next Week

RED

BLACK

•°॰

O CUE-

will

corner

RUNNING-SIDE, CHECK-SIDE.

Again, using a follow-throught wetlen, potting the pink will turing the cue-ball into a nice position for clearing the black into the left-hand top corner pocket.

Please note that the position of the balls shown In diagrams

will give learners an idea of

ဝင်

PINK

BLUE

REO

BROWN

YELLOW

GREEN

the

burst which the cue-ball makes after contact with an object- Dall. Should the angle appear has been running-alde wide. used and it narrow, check side

makes the cue-ball

ony

machine

These impulses should remain constant und

variation from the normal is a clear in dication that a boxer has suffer- last ed damage since he was examined.

CUMULATIVE

Unfortunately, because of some of the unsavoury hangers- on and licensed pickpockets** In the light racket, the .rome itself gets an undeserved share of unfavourable publicity when- ever an accident does occur.

One reads of Bryan Marshall-

to the National Hunt jockey Queen

other who

among "in" injuries, has had his Oghter to die as the result of feil nrin broken in four places, one specific contest-Pratest, for two broken legs, one broken thigh, thice breken collar bones, example, had lost seven and drawn one of his last eight Innumen ble br:kon zibs, sca

contests-it is essential to trace numerous spells of concussion.

the cumulative effects of Yet precious few people with

Punishment any sanity suggest that steepic- chasing should be banned.

DIFFERENT

As it is extremely rare for a

period.

P. J. Billimoria (IRC)

P. Rugl (CCC)

Sqn Ldr Kingsford (RAF)

Capt. Grant (Army)

0 152 B 19

1 180 #

22.1 23.5

SECOND DIVISION

BATTING AVERAGES

G. E. Taylor (KCC)

R. Day (Police)

FI/Sgt Mitchell (RAF) S. E. M. Bux (IRC) Sq. Lar. Orbell (RAF) Crn Atkinson (Army) P. English (Police) 5).... PAC. Woodward (RAF)

M. A: Wahab (RC)

M. Yusuf Samad (IRC) R. A. Remedios (Recreio) Sgt. Maddock (Army) Q. Almão (KGV)

Fl. Off. Metcalfe (RAF) C. Hughes (Dockyard) Capt. Peirce (Army) Capt. Dewar (Army) N. Peters (HKU)

R. Knapp (Dockyard) D. Back (Dockyard)

Azkbagrovsènsenbeeĝak

Inn.

Kuns

N.O.

Aver.

107 2

45.7

120

€1.5

107

40"

48.5

159

30.7

133

0 102 33.3

31.7

147

29.4

28.5

40°

20.8 25.4

121

37 24.2

131

+ 40

105

114

112

18,7

109

91 10.2"

42* 17.4 15.8

01 0

20 19.5

BOWLING AVERAGES

A. T. Lee (KCC) A.-P. Weir (KCĆ). Cpl. Fry (RAF)

R. Knapp. (Dockyard) Fl. Sgt. Mitchell (RAF) Harris (Dockyard) Capt. Peirce (Army) M. Yusuf Samad (IRC) (Palice)

Wilson

13. Carnell (KGV)

→

21.8

M. R. W.

Aver.

28.4

5 71 15

4.8

40.0

27 142

5.3

52.4

108

35.6

110

7.1

11 136

130 17

41.4

7 110

110 13

8.5

244 40

244 28

8.7

59.2

265

200 40

0.3

28.1

100

100 10

H 180

180

10 ID

R. H. Leary (HKU)

ΤΑ

211 20

10.5

L. Davies (Army)

12 за

10.0

H. L. Ozorio (Recrclo)

45.7

175

10.0

(IRC)

100

11.1

33:0

3. 157 14 11.2

150 13 253 20

100

12.2 12.9 13.6

37.3- 30.2

5 211 15

3 127

14 15.0

4 104

20.5

R. Hazuck

4 11. Hazi K. K. Kwan (DES) LBirtwhistle (DBS) Almo (KGV). Brown (Navy)

A. Rowe-Evans (HKU) G. E. Taylor (KCC) which

be Lewis (Dockyard) may Over a considerable

Ideally, every boxer before going into the ring should have

The case of pour Pratesi was an encephalograph, but the ob dliterent troin most ringvious shortage of the requisite makes this tragede. Normally a fighter apparatus clearly

8023 down from a punch-often dieut.

a comparatively light one-and

does not get up again.

Prates! not only finished his fight against Tull, but was the

A British boxer who has lost fouc constcutive bauts is not

allowed to perform again until

he had a complete medical

stronger in the last round and check-up, and one can only hope had enough surplus energy to that other countries will fellow

his

go stamping Indicating pleasure with the decision

Pratesi, who was 31, was the Champlon of ex-Flyweight against him,

He actually

France. He fought Tary Allen ot returned to his

Harringay.on April 25, 1930, for dressing-room, changed, had a glass of beer, and came back to the vacant world tile, losing narrowly points aver 15 the ringside to cheer on his

rounds,

ring this extremely intelligent lead. round the

extreme dis-

compatriot, Jacques Prigent He did not take up professional complained of feeling sick and a late age

was only later that he boxing until the comparatively of 25. He leaves a doctor was at his aide within a widow and a son aged ten...

[London Express Service. few seconds,

has been applied. Running de How would you proceed

It accelerate to play from this position? and gives a wide-angle: check (Next week Horace Lindrum side gives a cue-bali a sluggish action to cause, a narrow angle. tells you what he would do).

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FIFTH RACE MEETING 1952/53

Saturday, 22nd November, 1952.

. (Held under the Rules of Tho Hong Kong Jockey Club);

There are 8 races. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race will be run at 2 pm-

Through Tickets (8 Reces-$13.00) also tickets at $2.00 coch for the Cash Sweep on thedast race of the Meeting as well as the Special Cash Sweep on the "Pearce Memorial Cup Sweep" scheduled to be run on 24th January, 1953, may be obtained at the Cash Sweep Office of the Club at Queen's Building, Ground Floor, Chater Road.

Through Tickets reserved for this meeting but not paid for by 10 a.m. on Friday, 31st November, will be sold and the reserva- tion cancelled for future meetings.

To avold congestion at the Cash Sweep Office at Queen'a Building, non-members are requested to purchase their sweep tickets at the Club's Branch Offices at:-

5 D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong.

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All winning tickets and tickets for refunds must be pre- sented for payment at the Race Course on the day to which they, refer, but, bone will be paid later than one hour after the time for which the last race of the day has been scheduled to be run.

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