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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB SIXTH RACE MEETING 1952/53. Saturday, 6th and Saturday, 13th December, 1952 (Hold under the Rules of The Hong Kong Jockey Club)
On the 1st Day the First Bell will be rung at 1.p.m. and the First Race will be run at 1.30 p.m.
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There are 9 races on the lat Day and 8 races on the 2nd Day (17 all).
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WILL SEE ONG POH-LIM
IN ACTION TONIGHT
By "ARGONAUT"
Hongkong badminton fans had the opportunity at Southern Play- World Badminton Champion, ground last year of seeing in action the Wong Peng-soon, but have yet to see in action the player who can give Peng-soon the closest fight for his title and perhaps even take it away froni him.
This player is Ong Poh-lim who, quite recently, beat the World Champion and was the hero of the victorious 1952 Malayan Thomas Cup team. Pob-lim is in Hong- kong as a member of the visiting Lucky Strike badminton team and he will be seen in action tonight at Southern Playground.
Pol-lim has won the Irish, Danish and French Singles Championships, The combination of Poh-lim and Ismail bin Marjan is rated the best and fastest Doubles pair in the world today,”
Soccer Tour Dropped
London, Dec. 10.
Scoltish Thr
Football today CH- Association celled the tour of South Africa next summer with- out giving any explanation. Sixteen natches, in- chiding irte "tesis" had berti arranged.-France- Presst.
LUCK OF SCOTTISH
CUP DRAW
Having seen. Wong Peng-soon Singapore Schoolboys' Cham-
in especially the plan Chionh Chul-tuan. In action, Singles game, local enthusiasts. Low will be matched against will find Ong # strikingly the Colony's third Singles different type of player with a player, W.F. Fco. In the open- style that is unique in is un- night's match, but it is ex-
that
of the most orthodoxy.
me
Colony players will also be given a chance to play against him, so they may acquire a good idea of how far short they fall of the visitors' standard,
In Singles play, Dag typifies the aggressive player who in able in maintain an attacking game from beginiting to end and lo smoch from all parts of the court. His speed can be gauged by the fact that it is quite com- mon to see him smash from the base and then rush
un to the net to tap a net returti.
HAS NO EQUAL In the Doubles, Ong has perhaps no equal at present. Ils
ected and
Shown above are three of the top ranking ginyers of the visiting Lucky Strike Badmin- ton Team, who will open their Hongkong series tonight at the Southern Flayground. From left to right are: Madamı Ong Blow-eng. Loong Pan-ysp and Mindar Tan Kim-luk
Arc
On the right are Ong Poh- lim and Ismail bin Marjan, who Donsidered the generally world's best doubles combina- 11on. Although Ismail bin Mar- yan, has not been able to make this trip, the visitors will have as strang a vair in Ong Loong Pan-yap.
WILLIAMS WINS BY KNOCK-OUT
and
London, Dec. 10.
Three former Colony school-
Johnny Williams, British hoy layers Johnny Pomeroy,
heavyweight champion, knocked Jr., Koh Wal-bong and U. Sel-out Werner Wiegand, heavy- lip have been chosen to take on weight champion of Luxembourg the visiting Schoolboys' Cham- in the fifth round of their in pton on each of the first three ternational ten rounds contest nights of the series,
The ladies' events will offer
is the typical Malayan crouch-n special attraction in view of ing style in defence and he is the high reputation that Hong almost unbeatable at the net.kong enjoys in this field.
peculiar service-dubbed His the "crocodile"
for
at Harringay Arena nicht.
here
This was the top-line
bout
of a charity tournament in afd
of the National Playing Fields Association
and attended by the Duke of Edinburgh, the As-
President, sociation's
and a capacity crowd of 10,000.
The fight ended in amazing fushion For four rounds the
servicc-is 11 Although the visitors were a
disinclined to varlation of the shooting slit:le
include vire.
Ladies Singles matches in the serics, they have now sparingly In the Singles Ong is exagrend to
Ladies' play two pecially notedl
the short Singles games in which they giant champion of Luxembourg, period he requires to polish off will have the Colony
Cham- who had a weight advantage opponent. {n} the last nion. Ulian Khoo, and Helen of more than 30 lbs., did most Thomas Cup final at Singapore, Kwong as their opponents. One of the attacking and landed all Ong playing in the third Ladies Doubles match will be the telling blows, Singles, took only 16 minutes played per night, with the visit- Williams looked worried and to dispose of the United States or meeting different Hongkong as the half way stage of the
pairs each time.
fight was almost reached he Bob Williams.
had not won a single round.
his Glasgow, Dre, 10. The draw was made today for the first round of the Scottish Football Cup ties to be played on January 24,
Eighteen teams drew byts and the 14 first round matches are:
vs Brechin
St. Mirren
vs Kilmarnock
Ys Airdrie
Stranraer
Leith Au
Rangers Dumbarton Eyemouth Barwick
Raith
vs Arbroati vs Cowdenbeath
vs. Celtic
Dunder Va Clachnacud
din
ire-
In the recent Poppy Day Ex- It is expected that strong hibition match at Singapore, competition will be forthcoming In the ANK round, however, Ong did
the almost unbeliev-in these as well as the Mixed Willams unleashed " "able when he swept Wong Peng-Doubles events from the Colony i mendous—short- right-hand
soen off the court in 24 minutes players. with a score of 16-4 und 15-8.
It will be interesting to see how long Hongkong players will be able to stay on the of court when pitied against him.
Accompanying Ong is another Thomas Cupper in Loong Pan- yap, who was among the nine pingers selected to represent Malaya in the last Thomas Cup | nual."
VE
VS
East Fife
Queen O'South v Morton
VS
Vale
Newton
Stewart
vs
vs Falkirk
Lelthan Huntly Dunfermline
YS
Hibernian
Third Lanark vs Stenhouse-
muir
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[By Order,
H. MIBA,
The following 18 teams drew into byes and will go straight the second round:
TOSC,
Rovers, Buckie Fast
Loong has had the distinction of claiming such notable vic tories as those
over the 1940 Malayan Thomas Cup pre
Teik-bock, and sentative, Law the 1050 Singapore Champion, Cheong Hock-leng..
He will be
scen
la
punch which hit Wiegand hard. on the left side of the face. Although the visitors were Wiegand's knees began to wob- not able to bring the Thomas ble and Williams
went after Cup along with them to be dis-him to plant another ferocious, played during the matches, right to the head. is still possible that local föl- lowers of the game will be able at the opening nighi's
LIKE A LOG to see
Down went Wiegand Ilke a games.
log to be counted out as he lay Attempts are being made by on the boards.
Wiegand was a substitute for both the Hongkong Badminton") Association and Mr Lim Chuan- the American, Harry Matthews, gook. President of the Singapore who had to withdraw owing to Badminton Association, to
a back injury. smooth over the difficulties and get the Cup over by the first available plane.
TONIGHT'S GAMES
Clayton,
FIRST TEST
Devastating Bowling By Lindwall Wins Match For Australia
Brisbane, Dec. 10. Devastating bowling by Ray Lindwall enabled Australia today to win the first Test match against South Africa by 96 runs,
The tourists needed 187 runs to win with eight
Ronnie
feather second innings wickets in hand, when play was resumed weight champion, was beaten today, but Lindwall shattered all their hopes, with an on points by Sammy Mc-Inspired performance with the ball.. Carthy, 21-year-old undefeated London boxer, in a ten-round
Was one
of
the
finest
The Anal scores were; Australia
| Kes Funstan, c. Langley b. BI-
Johnsion McLean, b. Lindwall
Cheshami, b. Xil Jolasatori
Watkins, hit.wicket. b. im Jahn-
Bon
Albion Aberdeen, Alloa, Ayr United,
The series starts tonight at non-title bout.
280 and 271 It the the Southern Playground B Thistle, Clyde, Dundee,
avallable featherweight contests-seen-in-South-Africa 221 and 240. Stirling, Forfar Athletic, Hamil Doubles in partnership with pm. Tickets are ton Academicals, Hearts, Ment Ong and, being also on aggres-through club representatives or Britain. McCarthy's success was
Muthoowell,
With Miller unable to play Mansell, b. Lindwall Partick sive player, is a delight
due almost entirely to the speed to at the Southern Playground.
A hadly infected turrez et out
Langley b. Thistle, Queen's Park, Stirling watch in petion.
in boxing on the retreat and his because of
Johnson The following is the pro-Jabbing left hand.
throat, Lindwall buried hip-Tayold Albion, St Johnstone, Wigtown
gramine for tonight's games: McCarthy and Bindroch,
has now beaten erit into the stack from the Metle, b. Lindwall
Extras first ball. Used in short sharp both Clayton and Freddie King, 1. Men's
Singles-Ong Foh-who is to meet Clayton for the spells by Lindsay Hasselt, he last year beating Dundee in the serve another valuable purpose Ilm (Lucky Strike) v Ramon title in the new year. He was innings to take Ave wickets for swept through the South African
VALUABLE EXPERIENCE
exhibition series will
final and both these teams ap-in that it will give locul players who have and enthusiasts good idea of pear among those been fortunate enough to draw the varying standard of the by es.
game in Malaya among differ- ent grades of playera.
With them is the former Singapore Junior Champion, Low Poh-hye and the former
Motherwell won the trophy The
A now draw will be made for the second round-Reuter
Special Rifle Matches For Coronation
Malayans Lose
To Schoolboys At Tennis
Young (Hongkong).
2. Ladies Doubles-Mrs Ong
Mrs Tan Kim Slow-eng and Jui (Lucky Strike) v Miss Ullan Khoo and Miss Winnie Cheung (Hongkong).
3. Men's Singles-Loong Pan- yap (Teky Striko) v Bill Funk (Honkong).
4. Men's Doubles-Low Poh- hye and Foo Hon-hing (Lucky Strike) v Robert Tay and PH. Wong (Hongkong).
5. Schoolboys' Slugles-Chiónh Chal-tuan (Lucky Strike) v 3. Pomeroy, Jr. (Hongkong).
6. Mixed Doubles-Ong Poh- Ilm und
Kim-lui Mrs Tan London, Dec. 10.
In an enjoyable afternoon's (Lucky Strike) v Ramon Young The Army Rifle Association
for
MIK special tennis at the Chinese Recrea- and
Winnic nrranged have Coronation de rantches to bo tion Club yesterday, the Com- (Hongkong). fired at Bisley, between June bined Hongkong Schoolboys
-7. Mixed year, be exceeded all expectations by 25 and July 4 text tween regular Army and mem-defeating the visiting Malayan
con-team by 34 matches to 14 bers of Commonworth
Iu Po-hoy gave an outstand- tingomis attending the Corona-
ing performance for the School- Invitations to enter have boys, winning bolt bis Singles been sent to Empire military and Doubles matches. staffs and a meeting will be hold at ARA headquarters on Monday to discuss detailed plans for the matches-Reuter.
tion.
H.K. Skating Championship
The Hongkong Skating Chan planship (1952) held under the umpires of the Chung, Bing Benevolent Society in aid of
·
of
The Schoolboys lost two the three Singles played, but were successful in two out of three Doubles, one ending in a draw.
U runs la 30 overs
Total
стел
Wickets fell: 1/20, 2/57, 4/170, 11/200, 0/210.
7/215. 9/221.
Howling
not eligible to fight for a title because he was under 21 when the eliminating bouts began, but
Hla performance was Clayton said after tonight's bout better than his figures suggest. that he was prepared to defend He could not get the ball to the championship against Mc-lift but shattered the batsmen's Ledwall Carthy he retained the tile defence by sheer spood, against KingReuter.
Shirley Strickland
Retiring
Bill Johnston Ian Jatinwon Ithing
Bu Johnston backed him up Hos well. Changing periodically farvey from over the wicket to round the wicket,he troubled the batsmen by pitching on a worn spot at one end of the wicket.
Ian Johnson's curling dipping offspinners were also effective, and apart from Ken Funston and McLean, the South Africana concentrated grimly on fence.
da
Byes foo-balls 1 by Johnson.
-Reuter
Australian
Trotters
For Malaya
Australian
London, Dec. 10. Shirley Strickland, 27-year-
DECIDED BEFORE LUNCH Cheung old Australian who won the
The outcome of the Olympic 80 Metres burdles title
match ot Helsinki and established a
was more or less decided be Doubles Loong world record for this event, will fore lunch, when the Spring-
Sydney, Dec. 20.
trotting horses Pan-yap and Mrs Ong Siew-eng not compete in the Melbourne boks lost three valuable wickets
Robert Tay and Mrs ML Games in 1956, according to a those of Jackie McGlow, probably will be used to intro Gonsalves (Hongkong),
repart reaching here.
Funston and McLean-for 50 duce this ·populer • sport,; in repart cald the Australian runs. Two of them fell to Lind. Singapore and the Malay Bistes. star announced her retirement wall at a personal cost of 13 when she returned to her home runs. in Perth recently. The question now being asked in Brillsh athletic circles. is whether she will defend her British Empire Games title in Vancouver, in 1954--United Press.
BADMINTON LEAGUE
In the Men's "C" Division doubles League Badminton
The followin arc the re- Tytam beat Nav Bharat by two Bulls:
games to seven.
BINGLES
. The
Following were the results SOCCER TEAMS Co-za) with Nav Bharat playera namei
first:
The following are Club selec {{
M. S. Waran and U. S. Dillon Lions for noccer matches this beat R. Kingsford and L. C. week-end. Wang 21-17; beat T.. M. Ip and
Ma King-lung (81 Paul's Lort to Lim Hee-chas 6-7, 1-6,
Fritz La (Diocesan Boys' School} bost to Lim Khe-lang 3-0, 1-0.
Iu Po-bicy (SI Foul's Bay School) beat Leong Hong 6-3,
DOULES
T. C. Mark 21-4; Lost to C..C.. Yew and K. Y. Kul.3-21.
Farren,
are now Negotiations
pro- ceeding to have more' teary '100 McGlow and Funsion, the| Australian horses sent to overnight batsmen, wen bejara Singapore. ted by Lindwall with only three. runs added this morning." Their third wicket partnership had produced 96 runs.
Representatives of a wealthy Eastern syndicate are in Sydney making inquiries: about aspects of night trotting. They McGlew batted four hours have indicated, the syarifent, is
Included four fours, while Fun-of Australian trottera ston hit ono, six and two fours in-his-stay of three hours 23 The Byndicate plans to ach natives to drive the trotters, and minutes for 46.
intends to lay put a track rat low to Sydney's Herold Park United Press.
and 20 minutes for 69, which prepared to buy 2100,000 worth
Still requiring 128 runs to Soccer
win with five wickets standing Hongkong .. in XI v. Eastern at lunch, the South Africans' st Navy grouEA, CAUSEWAY “Engyon resistance "crumbled:" after `the Ma King-lung (Et Paul's Co-Ed
Dr H. Mahan Singh and B. Naturday dick-off an interval, and the last five wic
Armstrong,
Midsonalis dres charities, and medicine and Ng Adrechtung (95) forphs)
wd Str Hegde, lost to Kingsford and Anderson, Tarpy Treadwell, Card- keis fell for 81 in an hour and fund will fake place at the drew with Lim Hee-ch
a quarter, Wong 10-21; lost to 12 andersane, Mulia FOTTOW.; RESITE,
WILILON.. Chlorm
Movicon Gladys Loke Chias 6-3, 3-0.
A Fohay (SB Paul's Boys' Mark 8-11; lost to Yew and Hui Branch), Waiarion Hood, on. De school) and Ho Chopig po
Hongkong TC. End Xiv: Xastern cember 13 and 14, commencing Tophat beat Low 30me-Dow
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