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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1952.

International Softball Series

the im PORTUGAL WILL DEFEND

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB SEVENTH RACE MEETING 1952/53

Thursday, 1st and Saturday, 3rd January, 1953 (Hold under the Rules of The Hong Kong Jockey Club);

On the 1st Day the First Bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m. and the First Race will be ruin at 12 noon. The tin interval is after the Fourth Race (1.30 p.m.)

On the 2nd Day the First Ball will be rung at 1.30 p.. and the First Race will be run at 2 pm.

There are 10 races on the 1st Day and 8 races on the 2nd Day (18 in all).

HER TITLE AGAINST CHINA IN THE FIRST ROUND

By "KEYSTONE"

Portugal, holders of last season's Championship in the Interna-. tional Softball Series, will be meeting the powerful China squad in the preliminary round of this season's Tournament on Boxing Day.

The opening game will feature another humdinger tussle between Pakistan and Great Britain in the other bracket.

The remaining two countries represented in this year's Series, USA and the Philippines, have drawn byes. In the first round, and will not go into action until the semi-finals later on In the New Year.

Highlighting a full programme | gloating fondly over his chojco↑ P.C, Wong's ultra-slow hloop- of Yuletide softball fire will collection of poftballstars er will be a great asset_after

leading teams in the Senior Portuguese lads will have sot Divisions, and entertains high their sights on Jackie's blazing hopes of walking off with the pitches International

Trophy other long

nationally-awaited Inter-| gathered from the ranks of tho | the first four Innings, when tho

be the

to be held on Boxing Day. On Saturday and Sunday the regular League schedules will be resumed, so even the most rabid of fans that should receive his fill of soft- ball thrilla over the long week- end,

for an-

FIREE INFORM

A second relief pitcher in- cluded in the battery is LP. Lam of the Chinese Athletics, With fireballera Vie Podruco | On ike" receiving end of all this and Jocy Franco as well as pace-pitching will be "Two-ton In Friday's opener, Pakistan "control-pitch Chappie fe Lulu" of the Pandas and S.C. clashes with A power-laden medios hitting ane form re-Weng of South China. Groat Britain nine, The Bri-

cently. Manager tish squad will most likely start should have few pitching prob

Carvalho

SANS FAREIL Chinese first baseman sans with veteran Kelly Silva-Netto lems to cope with. on the mound and Igmar Erik-

parall CM. Trng of Bouth Hindsnatching duties will China will deal adequately with sen behind the plato, while

***** | fall to rellefer D. Cooper of the Bat Corren and Red Pereira, with tory, and keystone sank, chores

"Beanpole Frankie any and all throws to his terri tams will be available should Silva-Netto run into difficulties. "Cus Cus Souza on the bench will be shared between Wally

Lanky Derek Smirke will ready to do

Ray Aldeguenterstudy chores. Ma of the Pandas and Paul Tiu probe

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FORMIDABLE ARRAY

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Carlos of CAA.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL AT WEMBLEYİ

„A vigorous tackle on a Burtonwood player at Wembley on December 13 dar- ing the UB, Air Forces in Europe Football final between a team from Burlenwood, Lanca, and a team' from Fyrstenfeldbruck, Germany. It was the first time that. the hallowed turf of Wembley had seen this game, Central Press Photo..

Peter Wilson Asks

How Do Ya Like Your Football?

My erudite collague early on deelded that the only way to watch American football at Wembley was to go to the bar while they are playing and watch during the intervals when the banda are performing, the girls are twirling their balongs or vice versa—the precision guarda are drilling, and the cheer lenders are cavorting, I wouldn't go so far as that, but I would any that there were many occasions. when I thought that the pantomimé season has begun a little early.

Association XI Replaces Ireland

cover the initial sack, with

Yvanovich will

share guard- The hot corner will be guard- ably George Turner backing him up whlie hefty Dave Leonard at the initial station, and by veteran Y.S. Liang, while

receivo abio Van Langenberg

support

from Beldon Ma and KT. Leung will and Gerald

elther guard

fleet-footed Eckile Lou-spell each other pounding the the other half of the

And I am prepared to bellevejing ....... the absence of the reiro or Art Ozorio, diamond.

windy alley beat.

that you need to study tho | drum-majorettes and baton The windy alloy boat will be A quick-moving, rifle-armed game in A wealth of heavy-hitting out-

mora than one de-twirlers during the play, fielders are on hand for selec-signed to either Madcap Robert outfield will comprise L. C. Poon, monstration-previously I had

"There doesn't appear to haya. Numes or Doc Guterres of the K. K. Sit and P. H. Lee, tion, including slick-artist

seen it only on TV in the States been any natural evolution in George Saunders of the Saints will go to Manuel Guterres To discerning fan, there is

Braves, while thirdsack duties

As can be readily seen by the and that the standard of this this game which is similar to and: Buji Dhuber of the Braves, round out this powerful Por Hite to choose between these two beetle college get-togethers

very one was not up to the moro Rugby in tho 1830's and tuguese contingent, a slick out-

or Comish hurley in the 18th and Against this formidable arrayfield trio will be chosen from squads of fine players, and the the more relentless professional 17th centuries

should

with the

rames,

CHEER SONGS of powerful batters, the Pakistan the following: Splicy Guterres, game

"breaka culfit will field players drawn Eric Remedios, Manto Xavier,

But I am not prepared to Just to encourage the general The weaknesses and idiosyn- talco Pereira

seriously and pick mostly from the Saints and the Jahany

game which is lunacy "cheer songa" WCTC Rexes, with utility men included Chaves,

crusios

ich individual player supposed to be between two handed out. My favourite from the Griffins of the Junior Muming the heavy artillery are by now well-known to the teams of 11 players but yet in read:

Owing to unforesten elreum- Division.

concentrated in the Portugal opposing alde, and a really tight which, I am informed, 81 tools

How do ya like your oysters? | stances, Ineland will not be re- Mentor "Romeo" Hamet will team will be the main problem ligge la anticipated. It is a part. (And if you

don't be

Raw! Raw! Rawi

presented in the International that the winner of this lieve me just you go and count

How do ya like your cab- Chahe test game in which for most probably give the nod to for the China team to dens - gaine, wild eventually carnii

Cup Soccer Competi off them!) 76 avald congestion at the Cash Sweep Office at Queen's Sherry Bucks of the Saints for it is with this in vlung: that the Championship, and we a

bage? Building, non-members are requested to purchase their sweep | pitching duties, with old battery. Headman P. K. Lau will be there makings of a crucial needial inf

tion, the the current season, was original- ly fixed to take place tomorrow between Scotland and Ireland.

Through Tickets (18 Races-$36) also tickets at $2 each for the Special Cash Sweep on the "Ponree Memorial Cup Sweep' scheduled to be run on 24th January, 1953, may be obtained at the Cash Swoop Office of the Club at Queen's Building, Ground Floor, Chater Rond.

Through Tickets reserved for this meeting but not paid for by 10, a.m. on Wednesday, 81st December, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings.

THERE WILL BE NO SPecial cash SWEEP ON THE LAST RACE.

tlakets at the Club's Branch Offices at:-

?

-5 D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong

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 so declared by the Stowards when the "ALL CLEAR" is given. The "ALL CLEAR" signal will be indicated by a white light at the Totalisator Tower. BACKERS ARE AD- VISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THEIR TICKETS UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" BIGNAL HAS BEEN EXHIBITED.

Totalleator Tickets should be examined and checked bo- fore leaving the Selling Counters as mistakes of any descrip- tion cannot be rectifed later.

Cash received in respect of Dividends should bo checked before leaving the Pay-Out Counters as up claim for short

mate

of

S. H. Khan receiving. First basemann Jindoo Hussain

the Saints will be assigned to haul down the infeld heaves, while diagonally opposite him, Benny Omar Will guard the hot

corner.

The balance of the field will comprise mostly Rexes players, including the Ismail brothers, as well as Tiger Hussain of the Jaguars.

Great Britain appears to have a slight edge over their rivals both in attack and defence, but Pakistan is by no means to be underrated, considering the youth and speed of the Senior "B" Rexes boys.

close, hard-fought game is a foregone conclusion, with the

out ki made,

payment of the value of tickets presented can be entertained Anal score in doubt till the last

once Investors have left the Counters..

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 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 mado unless a ticket is produced. Payment WILL NOT be mado on torn or disfigured tickets.

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

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

Badges admitting Indies not in possession of Brooches or Season Uckels and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the Members' Enclosure and the Club Rooms at $10 per day including tax, for fadles or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary at Alexandra House, on the written or personal introduction 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' En- closure will be on sale at the Race Course.

The Branch Offices and the Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 10 am, on the 1st Day and at 11 am. the 2nd Day. The Secretary's Office will close at 10 am. the 1st Day and at 11.45 am the 2nd Day. The Treasurers Compradore Offco is aituated at Queen's Building, Ground Floor, Chater Road, and the Secretary's Office at Alexandra House, 8th Floor.

A Umited number of tiffing will be obtainable at the Club Home provided they are ordered by advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27818).

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 per day including tax for all persons Įncluding 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 will be required to pay the requisite fee of $9 in order to gain ro-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 FUBLIC ENCLOSURE

SERVANTS' PASSES:

Servants' parses' will be issued to private box holders only, who are requested to distributa' them with discrimination and to endorse their names on the passes. Holders of such passos ara not permitted in the Member's Enclosure except for paming through on their duties and must remain in their employers* irtonade.

Qwing to the congestion in the Member's Holling "Hall and at Boothe adjacent to Box is the Coffee Roam, Box-holders and Members are requested. to ensure that their sorvants makes use only of the Pubila Belling Hall. Military Police will be posted at various points. In the enclosure to ensure that this regulation is adhered to..

Dy

Order,

H. BISA.

THE HOLIDAY

aclecting his starting pitcher.

Panda chucker Jadete Wei has

demonstrated devastating form of late, and may get the nod to take the lead-part in this drama- inden encounter.

of

go

match; local softball fans will be

pouring into the stands up at King's Park this Friday to lend moral and vocal support to their favourites.

AAA Plan New

Trial

For English Athletes

In Extra International

Sea

no

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I could sco none of

Fred spood af Rugby |

League nor the shuttlo-smooth co-operation of a Rugby Union three-quarter movement,

The whole basis of the gurne coms to be that the ball carrier, instead of trying to

Slawi Slawi Blawi How do ya like your candy?

Sweet! Sweet! Sweet!! How do ya liko Funity? De

Beall Beat! Beati

As a result, ilchas been de-- To which, I'd like to add:-

cided that a Hongkong Football How do ya like your football? Association XI moet Scotland 'In

Fest! Feat! Feet!

a friendly charity game at the outmaneuvre "defence

the

Oops I nearly forgot. Re-Club ground tomorrow, kick- the swerve of his body, speed, sult: Furstenfeldbruck Eagles off 4 pm,

hand-cut, rarely makes beat Burtonwood Bullets by 20 ground at all until

hle points to 7. Attendance 21,000, buddies have left the opposition Receipts £8,000, looking like an enemy objective Anch that will be

about after a dose of saturation enough of that, bombing.

F Any

REF'S VIEW

by

JEAN SNEYERS CHALLENGES

- FAMECHON--

I watched the game with Victor Rae, former famous Boccer referee, who was very taken with the system of siguals indicating fouls, penalties, etc.

Although he thought it would help a Sotter crowd understand some of the referees -decisions .I think he was doubtful about memorise 25 hand and foot ded come officials ability signals.

It is also understood that owing to the "oods" First Division League match between South China and Kit Chop on of The South Saturday, several China ·players who have been

selected to represent Chiria against England on Boxing Day

will not be turning out for the

International.

At an emergency meeting of

the Hongkong Football Associa HonTMyesterday the following were selectod to represent the Brustols, Dec. 28. Belgium's former European morrow:

HKFA against Scotland Bantamweight Boxing Cham- pion, Jean Speyers, had do- Loung Ting-tong" (Chirës “KAJ challenge Ray Stoto Yu (K.ME.), $.6. Nud

Kwong Wah), Loh Famechon, holder of the Eurowong Wah) (Personally I'm a bit dubiouis. about some of the signals, that reap fentherweight title, it was 2001, Santos (St Joseph The Lee Siste Zal (H.M.B.), Len Tin-koo (10wong announced here today. the referee would get back from This followed the postpone Trah); Chang Kam-bo! (Eastern)

(Captain), Tam ment by the US boxer, Percy (K.MBI), Pereira (at) Josent other next-door neigh-Bassett, pt his fight with crvezu Kai-yan (Kwong, Wan). Mok Kam-chang. (Bing Two), Woo colleague PAT Famechon due to

an ann in Chiu-chung (Chinese

| (Bt Joseph's), Castilha (Bt Josés

the crowd!)

My

was

season. For the first time, a truly all-England team will English Athletics will have a new international next

After this stimulating aperitif meet a Continental country. Opposition, at White City, will came the plece de resistance might be West Germany, but is more likely to be Holland. when China takes to the field

Before the British Amateur Athletic. Board was in a determined bid to oust the formed nearly 20 years ago, national teams were known

Champion reigning

Portugal team from this season's tourney, as "England" but were not restricted to English-born

Pilot Ed Carvalho has been athletes.

For next year's match only the third in the 1,500 metres those eligible to represent Eng- (W. Lung) and the third in the land in the Empire Games will 5,000 Metres (H. Schade). be included, There will be no No decision has yet boon made

Walalumen, whether to include

women's bour nald Bailey

events.

Jury-Franco-Press, The Germans hava en MARSILALL, who said:---- The match will provide a test exceptional sprinter in Maria "I like: The signalling system of "probables" for the England Sander and a

mood

feld-event

...the drum-majorettes • and team to be sent to Vancouver for athlete in M. Werner.

baten twirlers....the. Hailand could not provide the lenders... the interval.

cheer the Empire Games in July, 1954. Previously, the only way a test same quality of opposition. Only "T has been possible has been in one of their men did much at the annunt tetangular tournament Helsinki-T. Saat, who reached idea of the game (block inckl

**** (ing) with Scotland and Northern the

semi-

mi-final of the 100 Metres. Ireland.

But they have Willi Blijkhuis The match will also help mise who was not it for the Clumes funds for sending the team to and their star woman, runnar, if Vancouver

Fanny Blankers' Kom glym up, Bertha Brouwer,· second in the Olympic 209 Motros,

SOFTBALL PROGRAMME

The softball programme over the Christmas Holi- days will be:.

BOXING DAY INTERNATIONAL SERIES ' 2.00 pm. Great Britain v Pakistan

.

3.30 p.m. Portugal v China

SATURDAY

JUNIOR DIVISION' 2.30 p.m. Blackhawks v gurs; Cometa v Griffins

SENIOR "D" DIVISION 4.00 p.m. Rexen v Red Sox

SUNDAY

McDonald

to be held under Indians Leave For

West Indies

UNDER FLOODLIGHTS. It was hoped that the match could be bold in mid-season, but. no Saturday date is available, so It is likely Dod-floodlights late in the season.

АЛА officials would like Western Germany to be the opposition, but the Germans

Bombpe, Dor, 23. already havo' soven internationa) The Indian cricket team, un- commitments. The chances are der the captaincy of Vijay they will not be able to at in Harare, which is to tour the thila extra match.

mtvest Indiem, lola ky, wis dans Long | No country has ``mada mora | don" today en routa to. Carri- rapid athletle progress since the Beun islande saberkerjacka war then the GeDeps, "They | The, team coristed at 13 head the fourth in the Olymple members, framuling its manager, 400 Metres in K. Hass, the third Mr.C. Ranarwany. - Foncer in the 800 Metres (H. Ulzheimer), | Pressa...

LADIES' DIVISION 0.30 a.m. Squaws v Wahoos

BENIOR “A” DIVISION 11:00 am, Braves v CAA -12.30 p.m. US Navy v Warriors 2.00 pan. Partus St. Joseph's

SENIOR "B" DIVISION 3.30 pm. Americans v Rexes; Blackhawks v Warriors,

THE GAMBOLS

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Blackpool Will Not Part With Matthews

The

Blackpool, Dec. 23. Directors of

Blackpool, the Football League División. I Cluby

announced today that Stanley Matthews, England International outside-right, had| glad to be placed on the transfer list, but that, in the interests of the Club, this had been redmed,

This" ist da kankexpected turn of events as negotiations werɑ understood, ta ba continuing for Matthews transfor to Stoku "City, ¦ him: first" Club"--Router's

Barry Applily

UPBOARD ON

Woon-cheling

Season's Greetings

from

BRAATHENS

SAFE Way

Europe

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