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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB SIXTH RACE MEETING 1952/53 Saturday, 6th and Saturday, 19th December, 1952 (Hald ́under the Rulds of The Hong Kong Jockey Club)
Op the let Day the First Dell will be rung at 1 p.m. and the First face will be run at 1.30 p.m.
On the 2nd Day the Firm Poll will be rung at 130 p.m. ant. the First Race will be run at 2 p.m.
There are races on the 1st Day and à races on the 2nd Day - (17 in ali).
Through Tickets (17 Nacen-$34.00) also tickets at $2.00 each for the Cash Sweep on the Inst race of the Meeting na weil ny the Special Cash Sweep on the. "Pearce Memorial Cup Sweep" scheduled to be run on 24th January, 1963, may be obtained at the Cash Sweep' Once of the Club at Queen's Building, Ground Floor, Chator Road,
Through Tickets veserved for this meeting but not paid for by 10 am. on Friday, 6th December, will be sold and the reservation tancelled for future meetings.
To avoid congestion at the Cash Sweep Ofice at Queen's Bullding, non-members are requested to purchase their sweep #lekots at the Club's Branch Offices alim
6 D'Agullar Street, Hong Kong
Of
382 Nathan Road, Kowloon, TOTALISATOR
The attention of Tatalisator Investors is drawn to the following tules-
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER George Whiting's Column
Soccer Has No Room
For Players Who Cannot "Take It"
London.
Temperamental football players, they tell me, can have their hearts broken by boos, barracking and other manifestations of disapproval on As a regular the part of unfeeling, fed-up and frustrated spectators.
and cash-paying supporter of C-a. I know all about broken hearts.
At Bd Be, however, we are never cruel. We take our fortnightly, football on the "Laugh, clown, laugh” principle.
But
1952.
TERRY
ALLEN WINS
Asked for his comments on this profitable proposition, Matthews told me that all he thinking about at the moment was getting home to his wife and family for Christmas.
No witch-hunting soccer crowd | Walcott again next March. It seems that on some
felds--meaning | ever got the better of the foreign
of Alex Those zuys in Idaho will Arsenal's more than a mile Forbes,
red-topped pay any money you like for ally ground from Wm G---the customers half-back-whose reputation for Marciano v. Matthews. From sturdy tackling has involved him 18,000 spectators we could take are not so kind.
They bawl fur blood, and in enough "Incidents" to make a million dollars."
betide any player Woo
who Messation; and Farouk look like wws the slightest sign of four, amateurs discouragement or resentment.
Forbes-12 caps for Scotland-was TENDER TEMPERAMENT
course.boasts blood in his veins, not of Jolly hard-lines, Nevertheless, it seems to me that mi
Where the garne tender
toughest, there you will find the temperament is a
robust red-head. luxury that publie sports per Totalleator Tickets should be examined and checked be-fammers should learn to do with- fore leaving the Selling Counters as mistakes of any descrip- out. Saturday afternoon crowds tion cannot be rectifled later.
wint footballery, not filles of the feki.
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 DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THEIR TICKETS UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAS BEEN EX- HIBITED.
Cash received in respect of Dividends should be checked before leaving the Pay-Out Counters as no claim for short payment of the value of tickets presented can be entertained once Investors have left the Counters.
All winning tickets and tickets for refunds must be pre-THOMAS CUP
sented for payment at, the Race Course on the day to which they reler, but none will be pald later then 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 refunda made unless a ticket is produced. Payment WILL NOT be made on forn or disilgured tickets.
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE Members and guests are reminded that they and their Indies 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 und 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 Alexandra House, un the written or personal introduc- tion of a Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for payment of all chlts, etc.
NOT COMING
Singapore, Dec. 8.
WORDS FOR FORBES
There is no crowd quite like a soccer crowd for jumping to wrong conclusions, and Forbes has this piquant little story to prove it:
sponge that
One of the opposing forwards was lying injured, and while the trainer went to work with the cures all football ills, the referee walked over to have words with Forbes, to the necompaniment of loud howls of The Lucky Strike bad-"They him off, ref." minten party leaves tonight by air for exhibition matches in Hongkong, with- out the Thomna Cup.
The Hongkong Badminton As- iation had asked the Badmi- ton Assuelation of Malaya 10 allow the Lucky Strike players to bring the Cup so that it could tx dispayed in Hongkong und help stimulate a wide interest in the game.
of the
forward
THE TIME'S NIPE Like it or not, we are going to have a big increase in Sunday sport in Britain-so we may as well have it properly organised and recognised by the controlling bodies already running the show. otherwise....trouble.
re-
That is merely a personal re- flection
The threatened on formation of a Sunday Football Association, claiming to present 3,000 clubs up anti down the country.
a dangerous,
Over-simplification, I know, but with most people working five days a week, it seems logical to assume that
At the moment we have
ma53 this:
Terry Allen won the Flyweight Championship of Great Britain when he knocked out Eric Marsden in their title bout at Harringay Arena,
Picture shows Allen dancing away as Marsden goes down on the canvas.
J.K. WATSON WINS
GOLF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
Watson started off extremely ja score of 0/8. well in the morning by winning
the first three holes with throe Robb was extremely unfor pars, Robb taking the 4th with tunate in his putting all day, a four to his opponent's five. On
ward
FA CUP DRAW
Newcastle & Arsenal Lucky
London, Dec. 8. Newcastle United, hoping this season to achieve the great feat of winning the English Football Association Cup three years in suc; ccasion, were in luck in to- day's third round draw. They received a home tie against Swansen Town, the Second Division team.
Arsenal, beaten Analista bast April, maintained their repula- tion for luck in the draw, for they will have as their visitors Doncaster Rovers, who at pre- sent stand in a lowly place in League 11.
Newcastle may not find their match as simple as tt appears on paper, for the Welsh team are good cup fighters they gave Newcastle a fright Last the season in the fifth round, United getting through by only one goal on the Swansen ground.
Nevertheless, Newcastle should win, and so too should Arsenul. All the skill and experience of the Doncaster player manager, Feter Donherty, is unlikely to avail against the all-round strength of the Londoners,
be- There are five clashes
First Division tween powerful clubs, and these should provide the highlights of the round on January 10. A match which up- peals to the imagination is the visit of the League leaders, Wolverhampton Wanderers, to Preston. They are
showing splendid form this season.
Smaller clubs have not fared well in the draw, and few are likely to appear in round four. Several Third Division sides, for probable proft in being able however, will gain consolation to draw a big home gate.
Traumere, for instance,
re-
In a game which is likely to break the ground record. haps
Per-
Third Division alde awaita the winners of the Barrow-Millwall replay on Wednesday—a home match; with reigning League: I champions, Manchester United,
as the biggest "plum" for a
If only those noisy nitwits quite a lot of them will want to games on the could have heard the conversa-play or watch
other two tion. It went like this
daya especially Sunday. "Itullo, Alex, remember me?" Sooner or later, this state of
The final of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club Champlon "Sure, ref. You used to live affairs will have to beship was played over 36 holes on the Old Course at Fan- near ny digs in Shefeld."
recognised by sports authorities, ling on Sunday and resulted in a win for J. K. Watson. "That's right. Keeping well?" and for the sake of law and who beat D. S. Robb by 9/8. "Rather. How's the
wife?
order, the sooner the better. "Fine. See you later."
INCONSISTENCIES These pleasantries over, the
Sunday sport is not a sin, but, referee turned away tho become a sprawling nulsance.
The in without control, i could rapidly The DAM standing commit-jured
game went on, and the widg te decided to allow the Lucky boys on the terraces waxed Strike to take the Cup but
of inconsistencies-like the 5th Robb was about 12 feet many beautiful shots just miss- cloquent on how that so-and-so
from the pin in two, Watson ing the hole and going an awkeceive stylish Tottenham Hotspur stipulated thot the Singapore Forbes d "bad his name
distance beyond Only a limited number of badges admitting to Members' Badminton Association make an
You may play competition being 35 feet away in the same Enclosure wII be on sale at the Race Course.
golf,
table tennis, number of strokes. Unfortunate-Watson had a really good kuwa tennis, on bunalf Spplication
perhaps it is as well we
badminton and squash, Lucky Strike.
icely for Robb, Watson showed a Jing" day. In a "post mortem" The Branch Offees and the Treasurers' Compradorë Ofee" The
Singapore Badminton can use our Saturday soccer as a
hockey with an offical blessing little of his best form and sank however, we must not lose sight tenanfety valve for the irritations of if you pity football, you get no his pult for a birdie three. At of the fact that Robb won the will close at 10.30 am. on the 1st Day and at 11 am. the 2nd-Day-Association, however, The Secretary's Office will close at 11.15 am. the 1st Day and at out that is the application was the week.
get the end of the 7th hole, Watson Club Championship. in 1934 and 11.46 am. the 2nd Day, The Treasurers' Compradore Office is made by the Hongkong Badmin-
All we ask for is he-man stuff blessing. Hockey you
LOTON
was five up after pars at the 18 years is a long time to re- within
and the rules. situated at Queen's Building, Ground Floor, Chater Road, and the ton Association in the interest
may box if you are a 6th and 7th Robb won the 8th main amongst the leaders, 20t Secretary's Office at Alexandra House. 8th Floor.
demand should surely not break of badminton in Hongkong
and
professional, not if you are and the 9th was halvod-the first amateur. Horsc racing and halved hole of the match. A limited number of tifins will be obtainable at the Club duly approved by the Badmja- anybody's heart.
of Malays, it MATTHEWS V. MARCIANO greyhound racing are out, but House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boyton Asesolation
At the time therefore, Watson scom ridiculous for
take part in, you may watch, (Tel. 27818).
Stopspore
Unmarked a similar
unassuming and even bet on motor races. and to make
was four up. The 10th was halv-
the 11th. You may race a motorcycle onjed and Robb won Harry Matthews, having shown So the Lucky Strike will visit us precise and calculated a gross track, but not on speed- Hongkong without the Cup.atasence of the spectacular in his way. Club cricket is boosted, Watson came back to win the Reuter.
first sparring sessions here with county cricket is barred. Athletes 12th with another par three but Joc Crickmar and Fred Powell may run, but, if they want paid Robb won the 13th with a per- is already looking a long way attendances, the AAA want to fectly executed birdie three. The ding-dong battle continued on the apparently not-too- know about it. past onerous mission of fighting our The picture is picbold. Mra the next few holes and Watson heavyweight champion Johnny Grundy is dead. Why not bury led at lunch Line by three up Williams,
Harringay, on the old lady, and put our house after halving the 17th and 18th December 10,
In order? At least manager Jack Hurley Is--and that is all that counts in this remarkabla boxer-barker combination.
Would
NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PRE- application. MISES DURING THE MEETING,
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The Price of admission to the Pubile Enclosure will be $3.00 per day including tax for all persons including Ladies and will be payable at the Gate.
Any person leaving the. Public, Enclosure during a Meeting will forfeit his or her right of admission to the Enclosure and
Martin Mendez Beaten By
will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.80 in order to gain Wynn Rogers
re-admission,
BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC. MEN, ETC., WILL NOT BE PER- MITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
over the
MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN Martin Mendez, to THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
SERVANTS' PASSES
Servants' passes will be issued to private box holders only, who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and 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 remuin in their employers stands.
Owing to the congestion in the Member's Betting Hall and at Booths adjacent to Boxes in the Coffee Room, Box-holders and Members are requested to ensure that their servants make use anly of the Public Betting Hall. Military Police will be posted at various points in the enclosure to ensure that this regulation is
adhered to.
The
to Europe
By Order,
H.. MIGA,
Secretary,
1
that
STARTS WELL
Watson's stroke card reads as follows: Morning
Out 4, 4.3. 1, 3, 6, 3, 6, 0 # 38
6. 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, 6, 5, 6 ≈ 44 =&
In
Afternoon:
Qut
In
5. 4. 3. 4. 5, 5, 3, 4, 4 — 37 4. 5, 4, 6, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5 =
70
CAPTAIN'S CUP December Qualifying Rounds for the Captain's Cup were played dur ing the week-and. N. E. Arthy was the winner on the Old Courte with
v T.G.C. Knight
VF.N. Kent
V
h. Firkins
V J.A. Cook
v C. Pratt
VILM. Campbell
THE DRAW
The draw for the third round to be played on Saturday, Janu- ary 10, resulted as follows: Derby County v Chelsea. Newport County v Sheffield United.
West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion.
Halifax Town v Cardiff City. Sunderland v Hereford United or Scunthorpe..
hampton.
Barnsley
Hove.-
and
▾ Brighton
Hull City v. Charlton Athletic. Everton v Bradford City or Ipswich Town,
Huddersfield T
Rovers.
v Bristol
Portsmouth v Burnley. Sheffield Wed. Blackpool. Arsenal y Doncaster Rovers. Rotherham United v Col- chester,
a score of 70-900. Runner up being 3. L. Kay with 34-14-70. On the New Court, J. A. Cook qualified Preston North End v Wolver- BY GEORGE....
with 90-21:00. H. G. Smith being | True story from Epsom Stable Robb started off well after Runner up with 92-31–71.
Lincoln City v Southampton, Leds boxing tournament, where lunch. At the 18th ho reduced
The following is the draw for the Manhattan Beach, Calif
n-15-year-old giant of six-stone Watson's lead to two holes, both first-round-of-the-Captain's Cup: Dec. 8.
v N.E. Arthy Wynn Rogers scored an upset "Forget about Matthews being climbed up on his stool, looked players did the 20th in par four, H. Leve J.B. Leitch
F.D. Hunter by Rocky
ecioss at his opponent, und re- but Watson regained his lead of ke Marciano," Butional champion,
the advises Hurley. 1 alm to pay marked to his second
three holes at the 21st. Robb A.B. Coleman win
This will be
of bad luck on the Ho's had caay, men's singles final of the 12th Marclano any figure he says for
stroke of bad had a
the A.V. Wilts. 22nd annual Manhattan Beach
2416 open a return In Boise, Idaho, after drunk,
where he pulled downhill W.D. Leighton
i 89. Gordon badminton
tournameni last Marciono has fought Jersey Joe
"I don't think so. 1 on this lightning-fast Green R. Coombs night.
doubt
If he has done much from about 12 feet, the putt at First round to be played by De.. boxing." The scores were 15-8, 9-15,
first appeared to be short but cember 20.
Second round · to Stable lad: "No, but he had a after barely missing the hole, it
be played by 15-13.
Other final results:
A seemed to gain speed and want January 11, 1963.
Semi-Final round to be played by Men's doubles Manuel Ar-
horse kicked him."
about six feet past the pin; this January 25, 1953. must have affected Robb's put- Gamesmanship!
Final round to be played by Feb- mendarez und Buzz Martin de- feated Rogers and Jack Rhis-
-(London Express Service) Ung, she missed the return.ruary 1, 1957, man, 3-15, 15-11, 15-11.
Women's
singles Scovil defeated Joan Gibbs, 11-1, 1-7,
Women's doubles-Miss Scovil
A higher maximum wage is and Janet Wright defeated. Con- nie Taylor and Dolls
be the main item Hann, expected 15-0, 15-7
on the agenda at the meeting Mixed doubles Rogers and a London next Monday of the! Miss Loma Smith defeated Mar- Joint Standing Committee of the tin and Miss Hann, 15-7, 13-17, Football Association, Football 15-7,-Associated Press.
League and Players' Union.
Soccer Players good hiding the other day.
Want Higher Helen Maximum Wage
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Grimsby Town v Bury. Gateshead v Liverpool. Bolton Wanderers v Fulham. Barrow or Millwall v Man-
Manchester C. v Swindon
The first named to be responsible On the 24h, Robb was again for arranging a mutually suitable very unlucky as he had the mise date. All matches to be played on
the Old Course and to the 19thchester U fortune to see his Tee shot tied on the 18th. No extension of bounce at right angles against me will be allowed. the slope of the ground and land in an almost unplayablo lie in the rough on the right,
AMATEUR OPEN
Town.
Aston Villa v Middlesbrough, Walthamstow Avenue or Wat- offord v Stockport County.
3.18 A.R. Fetrie — L. Goldmen. 9.20 F.A. Klerman S.8. Gordon. 9.24 J.D. Mackle --- N.A. Brown, 926 NK. Collings -- Major A.
Sewe}}.
9.32 T.A. Butler -- A.Q.9.
Anderson.
Plymouth Argyle y Coventry
Stoke City v Wrexham. Mansfield Town V Notts Forest.
Tranmere Rovers v Totten- ham Hotspur.
Shrewsbury Town or Chester-
Palace.
The following is the draw for the Open Amateur Championship London, Dec. 8. Watson was in trouble heraf Hongkong which will be played at
Fanling on Sunday, December 14: Mr Stanley Gliksten, chair with his Tee shot but he played Old Courte man of the Charlton Football a good No. 2 Iron to the Green AM. Club, today denied a report he to win in a par five. The 25th The Executive Committee
and 20th went to Watson with Was granted power to negotiate may close the club down.
I mnde remark at a private pare. Robb modo
brilliant re- for a higher wage by the annual luncheon that it might be wiser covery from the deep dit
ditch on meeting of the Players' Union to close the club than continue the right of the 27th and was last week.
to run it at a big loss, he said, putting for a par five only to see 36 Dr J.B. Mackie - D McCallum. feld V Finchley or Crystal The Union will press
for ruding: "But that this remark Watson sink his chip shot for a £1,000 yearly as the maximum, should be turned almost into a birdie four to be eight up at
published surprised the end of the 27th hole. On the 9.4 Lt Col W.A. Stevenson - or an increase of the present fuct and
28th, both had good Teo shots New Course £14 winter and £12 summer me."
Mr Stanley Gilksten, who
over the hill, Watson playing his | AM. scalp to £20 and £15.
with his brother Albert put strona to about seven feet, from 0.16 C.D. Wilson – K. Saphloro,
the soccer map the pin while Robb was five feet 0.40 Capt PJA. Bmith Charlton on
Sq Lar PL, Arnoit, after taking it over la 1031, was away from the pin in three.
9.24 11. Small.0.W. Blewart. reported to have said at a
0.28 W.N. Gray+JAC. Watson. luncheon: "If the slump con- Watson missed his putt for à
9.32 W.. Leighton ... R.M.. tinues at Charlton, I shall close birdle but Robb also missed; the
Campbell. it up and sell the ground and match was over and Watson had
9.30 Gr 8. Mouland - 33.64
Cowperthwaite. club."
"-Reuter.
won the Club Championship by D40 HR. Cleland' -- D‚S. Robb,
A demand for higher payment for international matches and floodlit games is also expected to be put forward-Reuter.
MALAYAN · TEAM TO MEET SCHOOLBOYS
Tho
match between the Malayan Tennis Team and the Hongkong, Combined Schools will take place tomorrow, at the
·Chinèso Recreation Club, Cause- way Bay, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
following will play for the Hongkong Combined Schools Team;
The
Lung (St Fritz Lin
"
Singles! Ma Kin Paul's Co-ed) (Diocesan Hay (St. Pas) and lu Po
Boys) Doubleas Ma Kin Lamg (St. Paul's Co-ed) and Ng Man Chrung (BL Joseph's); Io. Po Hay (St. Paul's Boys) and Ho CheongPo (St. Joseph'); Cyril Tsou (St. Joseph's) and Di Kho (het. Maa) tại c
THE GAMBOLS WHEER FOR STAN TO2013
DUNND
0.40 F.D. Hyuter -- TA; Pearce,
Leicester City v Notts County. Oldham Athielle v Birming- Maj A.G.S. Edgar.ham City.A PRES
Brentford v. Leeds United, Newcastle United v Swansea Town
Luton Town v. Binckburn Rovers.
Replays will be on or before the following Thursday, January 15-Reuter
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