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THE "CHINA" MAIL,' SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1952..

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB Billiards & ARSENAL ARE THE 1953

SEVENTH RACE MEETING 1952/53

Thunday, 1st and Saturday, Brd January, 1953 (Held under the Rules of The Hong Kong jockey Club)

On the 1st Day the First Bell' will be rung at 11.30 am and the First Race will be run at 12 noon. The tilin interval is after the Fourth Race (1.20 p.m.)

On the 2nd Day the First Bou will be rung at 30 p.m. and the First Race will be run at. 2 p.m.

There are 10 racey on the lat› Day, and 8 races on the 2nd Day (18 in all).

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Through Tickets (18 Rares-$38), dlab tickets at $2 each for the Special, Cash Sweep on the "Pedreo Memorial Cup Swoop 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 nam, on Wednesday, 31st December, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings.

THERE WILL BE NO SPECIAL CASH SWEEP ON THE LAST RACE.

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

• D'Agullar Street, Hong Kong

382. Nathan Tload, 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 Stewards when the "ALL CLEAR" 1 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” SIGNAL HAS - BEEN EXHIBITED.

Totalisator Tickets should be examined and checked bo- fore leaving the Selling Counters as mistakes of any descrip- tion cannot be reculed Inter.

Cosh received in respect of Dividends should be checked before leaving the Pay-Out Counters as no claim för short payment of the value of tickets presented can be entertained onco Investors have left the Counters.

All winning tickets and tickets for refunds must be pro- 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 bo run.

In no circumstances will any Dividends be paid or refunds made unless a ticket is produced. Payment WILL NOT ho made en 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 ladies not in possession of Brooches or Beason tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the Members' Enclosure' and the Club Rooms at $10 per day including tax, for ladies 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 Ofces and the Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 10 am, on the 1st Day and at 11 am. the 2nd Day. The Secretary's Offico, will close at 10 a.m. the 1st Day and at- 11.45 am, the 2nd Day. The Treasurers' Compradora Office is situated at Queen's Building, Ground Floor, Chater Road, and the Secretary's Office at Alexandra House, 8th Floor.

A limited number of tifins will be obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in 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 por 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 will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3 in order to gaip ro-admission.

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Snooker

By HORACE LINDRUM

(World Professional Snooker Champion) ·

The position of the balls as shown in last week'a diagram is one that, re quires only a little planning and practice to give you confidence in tackling such situations.

BLACK

CUR-

CUP FAVOURITES

But Watch Sunderland And West Bromwich Albion

Says PETER DITTON

The eighth post-war FA Cup Competition, greatest money spinner in sport, has now, reached the interesting stage. The third round draw, which brings in the First and Second Division clubs, provides such room for speculation.

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Four

ព

make forwards. On the oflard, la

without any

make

In

Ls Bill

Cup

. I would first take the red lying nearest to the cue-boll and pot it into the top left-hand corner.

Arsenal-they cannot escape the "lucky" tag-have been drawn at home pocket with enough speed to against Doncaster, one of the weaker Second Division sides. Doncaster player- bring the cue-ball off the top manager is Peter Doherty, Jreland's greatest-éver inside-forward, left-hand idé cushion to kis Pater, who with the passing which has put Jackie Milburn. The forward line, on the other. the red resting on the right years has taken over the wing out of soccer for two months, hand, is not a good one by Jackle has been suffering from First Division standards, but hand side cushion and so kroeicberth, will undoubtedly do his it into the open. The cut-ball best to inspire his colleagues to knee trouble. Now, however, he the support from behind makes will stop at about position X1. victory. But it will be a great is back in light training and ex-it effective.

Outside-right surprise if he is successful ea pocts to be if early in the New

Peter Harris, From here I would address it evidenced by the first betting Year. If he is ready to lead the another English International

odds on the

Cup which make uttack against, Swansea at St has a great burst of speed and low-with a short grip on the

Arscript

James's Park on January

10, can shoot as we

well as most centre- butt of the

senal Arm favourites at 9-1. cur and play the

Sunderland have been given then Newcastle should

.wing blue into the left middle pocket, the second favourite position and Round

the Belgian, Marcel another of the Don Roper type. screwing the white ball on to the at 21-2 took a pretty good bet difficulty.

In the middle, blg Duggie with to reach the fourth round against TO0 STRONG FOR WELSH bottom boulk cushion

Third

Division opposition at Even without Milburn, New Red, nearing the end of a ne enough speed to come back for Park.

castle will probably be too strong career,

a determined the red In baulk to position X2. And do not forget

that in for their Welsh visitors, but the leader. But there is no 'general' addition

Portsmouth line-up, Never take what looks to be a Sunderland also have the services match-winner

to their present XI. permanent absence of this great In this

Without such a player will, I believe, be simple pot carelessly. For in-

of Len Shackleton to call upon. stance in the case of the next

too much of a handicap for them honours are herd to come by. This great bali-playing inside-

MIDLANDS' HOPE red I would nim very carefully forward

later

rounds, Is still considered by

Arsenal, of course, are playing

West Bromwich are the main indeed to make certain my ball

to be the best many

in the wall

their hope of the Midlands.Their de comes off the side cushion and country. And if on his return to position

enough to justify Well

The fence has improved out of all --favourites. the side, he can find his goal-

return to form of Jimmy Logic,

recognition this season and is scoring form of last season then

the shooting power of Roper and the best in the First Division. take a lot of Sunderland will

Contre-half Joe Kennedy and the speedy right wing thrusts holding

of international Milton

left-half Ray Barlow are both Manchester United, Portsmouth their attack as formidable as in en the brink of the

England and West Bromwich

are other

any season since the war.

team and have only to continue aldes who should do well in the

Whether one can honestly say first 'caps.

present form to earn theh competition. But Wolverhampton, the same for their defence, I am the League leaders when the

The forwards, led by former not sure. Roy Daniel does not draw

was made, could easily

somehow

the feeling of outside-right Ronnie Allen, are now give make their exit in this round for confidence that Leslie Compton not hitting the jack-pot so they have to tackle Preston at inspired and the continued frequently as they did last Deepdale and North End have absence of Walley

Barnes

but with a defence as season, 11 already beaten them once this telling factor.

sound as theirs, one goal often

win

match. Mercer remains enough to Skipper Joe WHAT OF BLACKPOOL? ais

How

It is possible, of cours he good What Is your particular fancy

go on. in similar vein for some 1. Sellove the oventual Perhaps you think that Blackpool ages to last the pace is a

time.. But are going to be successful for the constant source of wonder.

be dons and his influence on the winner will be among the teams Brst time. If Stanley Matthews rest of the side is marvellous: have already mentioned. can get over the injury bogey With Alec Forbes giving him

But if you want a good out- that has beset him again, then

'whole-hearted

atsider, and perhaps not such support be carefully right-half, Arsenal must

outsider as that, then keep an eyo on Sheffield Wednesday, mighty tough proposition.

They took a month to become ne- BADLY OFF FORM Manchester United, if only by soccer but they are now playing climatised to First Division virtue of their post-war Cup and as well as any team, in the form at the beginning of the considered. But they have been

Big badly Off their defence is

form this season anti 12 boots is finding his last goat- much sounder proposition now will have to Improve greatly on scoring prowess and the problem. than when they were beaten by their League form to even over of too many inside-forwards has

tho Arst hurdle, which is

been solved by playing wonder Manchester United at Wembley come

:a visit to Millwall.

boy Albert Quxall on the wing four years ago.

Portsmouth have won the with of the holders, New-

as his inside partner. Sewell

is not much There

wrong castle? They proved the critics League championship twice since wrong who said that in these the war but the best they have with the Sheffield defence either. days of fleree competition, no managed in the Cup was to They

conceded 12 goals in club could win the Cup two reach the seal-final three years their Arst five games but sub-

beaten Now the age when they were

by years in succession.

sequently only the same number were conceded in 13 matches,

YELLOW

BLUE

*9. C

*7- GREEN

x8

BROWN

2

Anive O

RED

acason.

Their forward line containing Mortenson, Allan Brown and Ernie Taylor, not to mention the speedy

lbit, Perth African

Anishes on a good angle for the season and pink, I would use right-hand side on the red, to leave the cuc- hall in position xa. This angle on the pink will allow the cue ball to come off the left baulk side cushion across the table to position X4 for the easy red into the centre pocket.

:

.: VITAL STROKE

My next stroke is the vital one for the continuzion of the. break. My scheme would be to pot the red with the sole pur- post. of getting the black on to its own spot. And so, to avoid leaving a straight pot on the black, I would send the white ball on to the right side cushion, then to the top cushion until coming to rest in position mark- ed XS

I would play my 'next stroke by addressing the cue-ball on and letting the cue follow

top

through with the delivery. In this way the cue-ball-after contacting the top cushion-will speed through to the left side cushion to rest, as shown in the diagram, in position XO, Teking careful aim to pot, the yellow into the left-hand middle pocket and with a gentle run-through stroké, my cue-balll would next come to rest in perfect position (27) en, the green, I would pot. the green into the right-hand. middle pocket and bring the white, off the bottom right-hand side cushion for position (X8, on the brown.

From X8 I would send the brown into the bottom left-hand correr pocket striking the cue- boll underneath to screw back for the blue to position X8. In polting the blue gently into the right-hand middle pocket the cute-ball would run through across the table for position X10, on the pink. This would

bo: a straight pot into the top left- hand corner pocket; so I would

What

Was

ever.

are still n

to

DR.

Inds | Liette achievements, must be coupereldboley of the size

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question must be faced, can they Leices to their success les four of them. to Portsmouth.

do it three years on the trot? The

Personally I do not put it past Their present League them. form is disappointing but it can be directly traced to the injury

You To Play Until Next Week .

O CUR..

RED, CORBO

BLACK

YELLOW

This Is an excellent position for practice in touch and will give you confidence in your judge ment of speed. How

and

in their powerful half-back tine That looks like pretty good form of Dickinson, Froggett Scoular. These three make up

to me.

Anyway there you have the the best club combination in the likeliest candidates and cutting country and have all been my final choice down to three I 'capped by their countries, Die select Arsenal or Sunderland or kinson and Froggatt for England,West Bromwich,

and Scoular for Scotland.

3 LOST

London Expren Service).

CENTURIES

GIVE HOBBS 200

John Berry (Jack toʻyou) Hobbs did score 200 cen- turles in first-class cricket and not '197 as the official records tell you—or so many keen students of cricket are arguing now the spotlight of publicity has again picked out Jack on the occasion of his 70th birthday celebrations. Where and how were the other three centuries; scored? Like this V

In the 1980-1 winter season match at Daruwells. This Hobbs and Herbert Sutellite were | century with Sandham's Beven invited by the Maharajah of other panties on the four, is Vizianagram to tour with his included in the official records. team in India and Ceylon, my Now, if Baridham scored 108

Playing against recognised

against

Up-Coustry XI in a match and Hobbs first-class sides, Hobbs,

bbs scared two-day 087 runs, with an averze, of scored 72.40, and Sutclide.

with an 'average of

Ceylonese

* Up- two-day match

ground, why.

at Colombo in treno

d'first-class

day match; 161

Dot

All Ceylon at Colombo

against

the

day match, and 117,against na sedson of

Hobby's be omitted

records

winter

when Dougins

Up-Country XI ut Daruwella in uf Jording and Sun India and

two-day match. Sutcliffe- alsó Ceylon, that the MCC decided scored three centuries, an to Thrift to 10 the matches that been credited to the batsmen in

None of these centuries his would be cauticed 6 Drst-class. the official recordii.

CASE

strike the cue-ball on top to would -- you proceed 10-th the winter, season EARTH. WHEs the only na to bedt,

make it run through "for the perfect position on the black (X11) into the top left-hand corner pocket.

Up the pole

1920-27*And/ 3 Sandham toured Jardtân's Looka during the tour. play? (Next week Horace.

India and Ceylon with an MCC. Hobbé did 'not take part in this Lindrum will demoneam and scored 108 against an folle ERION PA strate what he would do).

Up-Country * XT In ʼn two-day 15 JOU WHAT NOW? --

in view of these facts and figures is it too late to award the 200 centuries.secolade to the 'man who, to a Hort of cricketofà" and cricket followers, wat the greatest tsman of them all?

All that is necessary is far the MCC to

consider the matter again, in 1930-31 were as

docide

elde that

the Hobbs's first-class

In 1026-27, 9

1728-17, and

In 1934

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