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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

SIXTH RACE MEETING 1952/53 Saturday, 6th and Saturday, 13th Decombor, 1952 (Held under the Rules of Tho Hong Kong Jockoy Club)

On the 1st Day the First Bell will be rung at 1 pan, and the First Race will be run at 1.30 pan.

THE YEAR

..

By W. CAPEL KIRBY & DAVID JACK

Insistence on country-before-club otiquette could cause the Coronation Cup competition to go down in history as the Coronation flop.. Take the case of New castle United, who have accepted the invitation to participate.

Scotland may want Ronnie Simpson, Frank Brennan and Bobby-Mitchell for their South African tour,

Billy Foulkes and Reg Davies are likely to be required by Wales for their trip to France and Yugoslavin, while we gather Chile will make overtures for George and Ted Robledo for their match against England.

A Third Division club hoping to sign the costifest player in Football? Yes, that's It,

"So what?" usks Newcastle, class football in all four home chiler, Stan Seymour, "We've | countries. George has been on plenty of good players here at the books of Glasgow Celtic, St. James's Park." Maybe, but Belfast Celtic, Bufy, and now it's our bet that guaial Stan Cardist. wi put, his foot down when Scotland, Water and Chile send out their wanted lists.

SCOTS WILL TURN UP With

Arsenal

SCAR) minus Lionel Smith, Ray and possibly

Daniel Don, Ruper, mid-Spurs without Tod Ditelbina. · Alf Ramsey, | Ronnie Burgess and Eddie de little Tommy Hormer” see what, we mean by flop, :

Only saving grace is that the Soccer-cruzy Scots will turn up to anythini; revolving a foot- bail.

Under heavy fire_from_sup- porter following the depar- fares of Jocks French and Les Stables, Southend United off- Leials ran the rule over Eddie Quigley last week-end and don't want to return empty- handed.

Quigley's previous moves- Bury to Sheffield Wednesday. to Preston, to Blackburn-have produced more than

£50,000 Amaleurs play football for in transfer fees. the love of the game - or do

deal Kocs

through, they? Directors of a Third Southend will have to sign a Division club stift talk about cheque in the region of £8,000,

reason.

are the trio, Thero's a 'moral. somewhere in this story.

Freddie

A

SPORTRAIT

"So that's how i missed it!"

London Express Bormior.

Mills Is

Planning

Comeback

By ARCHIE QUICK

London.

Cambridge Win The

Inter-Varsity coll Rugger Match

London, Dec. 9. Cambridge University defeated Oxford University by six points to five in the annual rugby match at Twicken ham today.

Oxford led five-nil at half-time,--

The first scoring of the game. | Cambridge should have dist watched by the Duke of Edin- their arrears in the first half, burgh and a crowd of 45,000, but Davis missed an easy: came in the 15th minute when penalty. Oxford's left-wing three-quarter Pollard went over in the corner and Robinson kicked a magniß- cent conversion from the touch linc.

The Light Blues never lost heart and made it five-three in the second half when full-back Davis landed a nice kiek after an Oxford forward had been

In caught offside.

the 52nd minute the Light Blues gained what proved to be thei: winning lead when right-wing threo

Five minutes after going into arrears and with Cambridgo penalised for not playing the ball, Oxford should have re gained the advantage but 'Ro binson made a meza of the easy kick-Reuter.

SINGAPORE

quarter Jones touched down in BADMINTON

the corner. Davis failed with his klok at goal.

The credit for Cambridge'»

unexpected win went to the TEAM HERE

magnificent Cambridge pack who were ably supported by young Harry Morgan, the stand-

Fourteen members of the Strike badminton off half. who was a last-minute Lucky. selection.

team of Singapore arrived. Oxford had every opportuni in Hongkong ty, but when Cambridge scored morning by air for a series yesterday from the penalty kick ava

badminton exhibition Dark Blues became rattled and matches in conjunction with allowed themselves to be put local players, completely out of their stride.

TODAY'S SPORT

Freddie Mills, ex-Cruiserweight Champlon of the World, sat in his promoter's office and said to me: "I am going to make a comeback. If I cannot beat Tommy Parr, Don Cockell and Johnny Williams, I'm a Dutchman," the day they were drawn at fearily a record for the club. And Freddie is a perfectly good Hampshire Hog! home in the FA Cup to: ENSA

SEVEN FOR SEVEN

"I am going to carefully watch the Farr-Cockell fight minutes after the interval, the of unrateur ouißt.

Lancashire-born Leicester and Three hours before kick-off Herts cricketer Freddie

which is a final eliminator for the British title. If I am Allen SETTLE

of 13 amateur" officials refurrs to his native Manche satisfied, I will challenge the winner. If the Board of turned up to check the turn-ter this week and plans to live Control announces that the winner can fight Williams

They came without the alles, and they didn't Jenve

at Altrincham.

Thomas Cup, which the Hong But he will for the Championship, I will wait and challenge the win- until the last spectator was in

continue to assist Herts in

kong Badminton Association, had the ground.

ner of that fight. It is possible, like Len Harvey before Minor Counties cricket next

hoped to display to local fol -, RIGHT KIND OF DRIVE

me, I shall be my own match-maler-and promoter an

lowers of the game during the exhibition matches. When Denis Hill went from Freddie once helped Tot well, at the Empress Hall."

TENNIS Celtic with a turn of speed and teridge CC out of a team dim- That is all very well. I am manager of Williams. He would

At a Press conference held at

Sunning House, Malayan Tennis Team v Combined the admirer deadly, left-foot shot to com-culty against Ranelagh and Mills' greatest

inside have an awicword decision

Mr Lim Hongkong Schools at Chinese - Chuan Geok,

adviser mend him to Rhyl FC, he little straightway ruined the match and outside the ring. In the make if these two met.

of. thỏ ; steation Club, Causeway Bay, 230 visiting team dreamed it would lond him in by taking seven wickets with roped square his

lion-hearted As for my own opinion, and [p.m.

President BE and seven balls,

displays against heavyweights

BADMINTON

Singapore Badminton Assó- leaving out any injury it might show re-time job to aug-

from this For t Through Tickets (17 Races-$34.00) also tickets at $2.00 each

America, Europe and cause Mills, I thought he would

said that their inability Men's "C" Division-Poike "Blue" for the Cash Sweep on the last race of the Meeting as well as the

ment Soccer earnings he bc- Only three members of the

more than any- be too good even at 33 for y. Craigengover C.C Hongkong to bring the Cup had been their Special Cash Sweep on the "Pearce Memorial Cup Sweep" emme chauffeur to a theatrical England team which lined up thing else in the last 20

regret since they left years Cockell and Farr, but that the Vatverity Tytam: Kowloon Tong only

v Chinese Y.M.C.A. such against Belgium cost their club to give prestige to British scheduled to be run un 24th January, 1953, may be obtained at producer and displayed

youth and speed of Williams

Singapore. He Men's *མྤ༔" Doubles

expressed the Divis team's appreciation of the warm ative that he was more than the nominal

would beat him. Williams is Craigeng ower £10 boxing.

C.C. "Green" the Cash Sweep Office of the Club at Queen's Building, Ground-round

recepilon given Floor, Chater Road.

them on their manager

But as I looked at him sitting only the best of a poor lot, but Chinese Y.M.C.A. St. John' of signing-on fee. Alf Ramsey.

Craigengower C.C.""Yellow"; Union arrival. Ruy Bentley and Bill

at his office desk, with his hair I think he would stay away and y Kings: Nay Bharat v Tylam: St Elliott

grown even longer than usual outpoint Mills.

Teresa" v Hegrelo. for a tm he is making. I peer-

On the 2nd Day the First Bell will be rung at 1,30 p.m., and the First Rnce will be run at 2 p.m.

There are 9 races on the 1st Day and 8 races on the 2nd Day (17 in all).

Through Tickets reserved for this meeting but not paid for by 10 am, on Friday, 6th December, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings.

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

5 D'Agullar Street, Hong Kong

or

382 Nathan Road, Kowloon. TOTALISATOR

The attention of Totalisator Investors is drawn to the following rules:--

Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponies

iuler

it

in

Rhyl Amphitheatre. North Wales he has played for

During his three years

Rhyl, Llandudno, Witton bion and Llanrwst. Now, ut 27, he is considering an offer from Bo-ahead Headington.

Al England's Test Chances

PESSIMISM DEPLORED

Belfast Celtic, out of Irish League Soccer for thirde years, are rumoured to be contemplat- ing a comeback next Beason. Altanwhile, Belfast Fans have

London, Dec. 9. formed their own branch

England had already gone Celtic Glasgow

Supporters' Jong way toward · building Club,

strong XI and if she won the rubber against Australia in 1993,

uf

it would be one of the finest

MCC

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 Halifax relerce Arthur Ellis, TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THEIR TICKETS UNTIL one of six leading British things in cricket for years, the AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAS BEEN EX-sportspen hended by Len Hut-new

Secretary, Mr -HIBITED.

tou being wined and dined by Ronald Aird, told county secre to be invited to take charge of to-day. critics in London last week, is taries at their annual the Welsh match in Belgrade

"For goodness sake let us season. close

have a little optimism when we Yugoslavians as a

Request comeg from the have the Australians here

tribute

" Mr Air'd said. to again,"

Totalisator Tickets should be examined and checked be- fore leaving the Selling Counters as mistakes of any descrip-

tion cannot be rectifed later.

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.

next

the way Arthur handled their Helsink final nguinst the slick

All winning-tickets and tickets for refunds must be pre-Hungarians. sented for payment at the Race Course on the day to which 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 of disigured tickets.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE Members and guests ure reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.

threatened

d

beyond the mask of his cherry pugilist's face. beyond the deep-set eyes and thought

of the hidings he took from Baksi, Marshall,

and Maxim.

I pondered on the inevitable mental and physical damage the blows

must have wrought, remembered the confessions

in

coma

to

Sedgman & McGregor Win Victorian

Doubles

.

Final

Melbourne, Dec. 9.

V

CUP MAY YET COME

Mr Lim said that the idea of displaying the Thomas Cup, which is the amblem of

world supremacy in this sport, was to give an incentive to local players to improve their game, :60 that· tho next Thomas, Cup

competition will most likely see... at least one additional entry. He expressed the hope that the Cup would be here, before the series begins tomorrow, as after due consultation with the oft-

cials of the Hongkong Badmin

cables were the Singapore

Badminton Association to send

als recent book that he had trad blackouts, suffered from and had hung up his gloves for good.

IS IT WISE? In such

circumstances is a Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor bent. Ken Rose-ton Association

of wall and Lewis Hoad 6-4, 10-8, 3-0 and 6-3 for the Victorian Badminton Association request comeback wise, I thought? course it is not There is easy Doubles title and did much to brighten their tamishing ing them to ask the Malayan money to pick up. It is true, for

reputation. meeting Mills reputation would fill any

The Australian ace pair had hall in the kingdom, but I am

The American and Wimble the Cup by the first available sick at the thought of

what won only one of their previous don Champion many happen

sewin} tournaments to this courageous may

Doublas netted returns of servico That was the Queens | drives.--Associated Press, nan. He started as a milkman, team. "If we can win the rubber in then came the RAF after a short and Championship.

spell of

of professionallam, 1933, would not only be one then a postwar career of out- or the nest things for ourselves standing success. but for Australia, South Africa,.

possesses an

1

and

Seixas and Mervyn Rose beat them for the United States Na-

times and

piano.

Allen-Shirai Fight May Yet Take Place

tional title and Rose and "Don With no pretensions of educa Candy beat them for the New The trainer of a well-known West Indies, New Zealand, In-

Mills tion,

Inmate South Wales title in Sydney. First Division club was so india and Pakistan. If we got on charm, a gentlemanly address censed by the remarks of top again there would be greater

ANOTHER BOOST spectator during a recent match public Interest in our tours and can hold his own in any that he sprinkled

погода."

company. Since retirement he Today McGregor showed his the man

of the Victorian Mr Aird said he was looking has carved for himself a sinul- best form with water from his bucket.

confidently to the future. Helaneous career as

and gave Aus- The

cer as a promoter, tournament spectator called

awas encouraged by the increase as a BBC disc jockey, as a film tralian Davis Cup hopes an- policeman and

London, Dec. 9. in the number of finished mat-actor, as a restauranteur, and in other boost. assault charge.

ches last summer,

commercial films, radio and ad- But apart from this Doubles Mr Johnny Sharpe, mana Referring to the call for verising. Why come back? brighter cricket and the welfare

win there was nothing pleasing ger of the British Flyweight There is additionally the em- for the Australians in the Vic Boxing Champion, Terry of first class cricket, Mr. Aird

torlan tournament the last Allen, said here today said: "I am not a believer in hla father-in-law, Ted Broad- altering the laws in order to ribb. Ted took Freddie to the The Americans won three was "quite satisfied" with force sides to play in a way top, but he also happens to be other major titles and shared in the progress in the arrange- in which they ought to play.

fourth "Anyhow, the responsibility

It was only after a dressing- room apology that the incident was smoothed over.

NOW UP TO ARSENAL Dundee meet Sunderland in a floodlight match at Roker Park on December 10, But the Dens Park club would prefer to try

under the Highbury are lights. that the sides insist on a right

Says Dundee chief

approach to the game especially George to Anderson: "We would like

the first day of a match. show Arsenal

What there are "It is also essential that both other goot!

in Scotland captains play the same type of game. They must ensure that

their strength against Arsenal

barrassment it would cause

to

rests with the captains-to see Far East Rugby

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE,

Badges admitting ladies not in possession Season Uckets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the of Brooches or Members' Enclosure and the Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including tax, for ladles or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary at Alexandra House, on the written

personal Introduc- tion 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' Enclosure will be on sale at the Race Course.

The Branch Offices and the Treasurers Compratore Office Duits will close at 10.30 am. on the 1st Day and at 11 am. the 2nd Day. The Secretary's Office will close at 11.15 a.m. the 1st Day and at 11.45 am, the 2nd Day. The Treasurers' Compratore Office is altuated at Queen's Buliding, Ground Floor, Chater Road, and the 3-1 at The Dell. Saints would Reuter. Secretary's Office at Alexandra House. 8th Floor.

A limited number of tins will be obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 37018).

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 Gale,

Any person leaving the Public Enclosure during a Meeting will forzeit his or har right of admission to the Enclosure and will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain

re-admission.

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

MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN 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 remain in their employers

Owing to the congestion in the Member's Baiting Hall and at Booths adjacent to Boxes in the Coffes Room, Box-holders and Members are requested to ensure that thoir servants make use only of the Publio Betting Hall. Military Pollos will he posted at various points in the enclosure to ensure like this requation de adbarod to.

By Order.

.M. MIGA,

vil

Union Proposed

Kuala Lumpur. The Malayan Rugby Union

to sec

a Far East

Last season Dundee had their players do not waste time even would like only taste of floodlight football when the game is not in a Union formed to facilitate inter when they licked Southampton | favourable position for them."-country tours by rugby teams. welcome them back.

•

Unexpected success

of the Irish International Soccer team this season will probably lead to (a) request for a Wern bley date in 1953, and shelving, perhaps for all time, of plans for an all-Ireland XI. "KINGS" IN THE RING

(b)

Last year it was eight box-

for

A350-

W. Australia &

NSW Draw

Perth, Dec. 9. Western Australja took Arst

were

The proposal to form such union was first made by C. Komarakul, Counsellor at the That Embassy in

Mr

Secret de Ň. Hur

had

not

Hon.

before the Davis Cup.

Wor

he

The visitors were met at the airport by a large group of)- Hongkong officials and players; including the President, Mr Wal Kog-yan;

the Vice-President Me W. Gilllest the Hon, Secre tory, Mr R. Tay; the ilon. Trea- surer, Mr P. H. Wong; members of the entertainment committee, and Mrs L. de Souza and Me J. C. Guingam.

The team consists of "two officials,

Mr Ong Blok Tani (manager) and Mr Lâm Chuan Geok (adviser), eight players; Ong Foh-lim, Loong Pan-yapy Low Poh-hye, Chlonh Chai-tuan, Foo Hon-hi, Chlonh Pau-luke, Mra Ong Slow-Eng and Mrs Tun Kim-tul, and four supporters.

FOUR MATCHES.

Vic Sebeos the Men's ments for a world title fight

The series of four matches: Singles and Maureen Connolly in Tokyo next May between will be played at the Southern the Women's Singles yesterday. Allen and Yoshio Shirai, Playground du December 11. 12.

Today

14 and 10. Maureen and her the world title holder. American teammate, Julie

He said he was "flabber- The following is the pr Sampson, won the Women's gasted" to hear that Shiral's gramme for the opening games Doubles, beating Mary Hawton manager. Dr Alvin Cahn, had tomorrow night: and Beryl Penrose 6-2, 6-4. described a report that the two

flex Hartwig and Julle won boxers would the Mixed Doubles title, beating baloney

meet, as "pure Don Candy and Mary Hawton, Sharpe sald' he signed n 8-6, 7-6,--Associated Press, contract yesterday with the

London representative of TOUGHEST MATCH

Tokyo

"the and M paper in which Rosewall and Hoad

ware set (kong). gaye terms for the night Sedgman and McGregor their] out."

"

5. Men's (Lucky Strike) (maleong).

v Ramon XOME

2. Ladies' Doubles — Mer

Kán-t | Bhw-ng|| and · Mary Tan

(sky Strike) v Als Ullets Choc Tảo Cong (Touch

3. Men's Single-Loong Pan-Jezi

4. Men's Dotibles-Low Poli-kr

of the MR.U. said he toughest match of the tourna Later Mr Sharpe visited the Licky Strike) BUX Funk (Hong omelally heard any ment and for a while seemed London offers of the Japanese keng), thing about Komarakul's pro-to have the big pair in trouble. paper where he saw cables posal, but he was writing to There was some high power- from their Tokyo office.

and 100-on-hing (Ljusky "Strike) the Rugby Union, in Twicken-ed tennis from both sides.

After his visit, he said: "Robert, Tar and P.H. Wong Hong ham, for more details.

There were many rallies with am quite satisfied with

the).

6. Schoolboyre: Singles an Chloof Mr Hughes sald another bone-four players up near the net arrangements. Although no Chai tum (Lucky Dj Striker Jac co-ordination of arrangements ball touching the ground. fit of such ES union

would be the and long exchanges without the official contract

is signed,

Pomeroy, Jr." (Hongkong), it

0. Mixed will arrive early next week., It

Double Ong Pot-tim for Far Eastern tours by British

Kim-les (Lucky Strike) V Bamon Young and --Migo--When Cheung (Hongkong)-;-50g

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by Barry App Ab

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CULCAUSE IT WOULD.

BANG ME LOOK OR

be eight Kings of Sport who'll feld Shield match against Now ing champions. Tonight it will innings points from their Shef-

Edinburgh at Jack be presented to the Duke of South Wales which ended in a

McGregor was the best player will be signed by Terry Allan Solomons draw here today.

und European teams so that on the court and for some of and Yoshio Shiral in the res- It National Playing Fields Harringay show

was the second successive they could play in all Far East the the

time Sedgman was the pectivo newspaper offices." Shield game in which the reign countries-Associated Press. worst. clation,

Reuter. Ing Champions had falle to The eight? Stan "Mac" Bailey, John Matthews, weakened by the absence of

a point, but they Matthews, guin

Lindwall Joe Davis, Dal Rees, Len Hut Morris,

and Miller, ton, Gortion Richards and, away on Test duty. last but by no incaus

When play resumed today, New least,

South Wales faced defeat, but Randy Turpin.

they were pulled out of trouble by a brilliant third-wicket stand Most professional footballers are as touchy as netresses about of 167 between two youngsters, R. Briggs and Ian Craig, who closing their age.

were helped by lapses. In the Queen of the South winger, field Charlie Johnstone, la different. brated his 41st birthday and is from Gorringe. On Wednesday Charlio cele- before being caught off a ball Driggs went on to score 121

proud of the fact that he's the Craig, who took come risica oldest player in top-class Scot during an aggresive knock.

Soccer.

equalled his previous best score. in first class cricket with 01. Any challengers? Cardiff City:

Final scores: New South Wales winger. George Hazlett belleves 250 and 302; Western Australia

only contemporary! | 403 and two for : no.wicket footballer to have played top-Reuter,

tish

bo's the