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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1982.

"LITTLE MO“ AGAIN

"HERE'S HOPING" - SOME NEW YEAR WISHES FOR ENGLISH FOOTBALL

By TOM FINNEY

This is the season of bold resolutions, high hopes and good wishes. With only a few days remaining in 1952, I give you some of my thoughts for 1953.

HERE'S HOPING that Preston win the Cup. A personal, almost selfish. wish, I know, because many of you have equally passionate ambitions about your own clubs. But apart, perhaps, from that first game for one's national side, to win a Cup medal is the highest desire of every professional footballer. It is certainly

minc.

In 1040, 30-17 and in 1948 wefa Cup Final between us would reached the Fixth round. In have all the tension of West two

of those years the teams (Bromwich and Aston Villn, who beat usCharlton und Liverpual anet Everton or Manchester United-went on to Sheffield United and Sheffield win the Cup. This year? Well. Wedneathy.

a home match We start with against the Wolves and there is

no more difeult task.

and hoping for a winner's medal for Stanley Matthews.

HERE'S HOPING that no professional footballer In 1933 will be the subject of a transfer fee that will break the record of come £33,000 odd paid for Jacklo Sewell when he left Notis County for Sheffeld Wednesday.

My hopes are not a criticism

If not Blackburn, then let the reds give us. 3 Lancashire Give me orcholeg of opponentstrant on the other half of the at Wembley and would plump pltch ut Wembley.. Except for Blackburn Rovers, drughty Blackpool. They have been in of the transfer system but an Cup fighters of the past and, the haml twice since the war admission that the thoughts of arn assured, a much better sile Landt been beaten

both times. being £30,000

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footballer than their place in the Second Third time might be lucky-would scare me stiff. The senso Division indicates. Blackburn is and, of course, everybody out of responsibility that goes with only ten miles from Presion and side Preston would be cheering a record or near-record fee to

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

SEVENTH RACE MEETING 1952/53 Thursday, 1st and Saturday, 3rd January, 1953 (Hold under the Rules of Tha Hong Kong Jockey Club);

On the 1st Day the First Bell will be rung at 11.80 a.m. and the First Race will be run at 12 noon. The til interval is after the Fourth Raco (1.30 p.m.)

On the 2nd Day the First Bell wht be rung at 1.30 p.m. 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).

Through Tickels (18 Races-$30) also tickets at $2 each for the Special Cash Sweep on the "Pearce Memorial Cup Sweep" 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 Tickels reserved for this meeling but not paid for by 10 am, on Wednesday, 31st December, will be sold and the reservation canceled for future meetings.

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

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

$ D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kony

The attention following rules?→→

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382 Nathan Road, Kowloon, TOTALISATOR

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enough to shafter the form of a player with the stoutost hoort.

HERE'S HOPING

that re- ferees will make up their minde In 1863 about use of the white ball before a match starts. A new, lighter ball brought into use when a match is three- quarters over is I know, the same for both sides but specta- tors on every ground in the country will tell you of unusual incidents and anomalico that have occurred with chango of ball,

So, in mid-winter, let us havo the white ball from the start. At Liverpool on Saturday the referco did so ant! I am told that the same thing happenesi at Highbury in the match be- tween Arsenal and Aston Villa.

NEW OFFSIDE RULE, PLEASE

Maureen Connolly ("Little Mo) in play against Julle Sampson (USA) in the final of the Victoria (Australia) Women's Singles Championship at Mel- bourne, Central Press Photo,

Flying Start

By HENRY LONGHURST

The Walker Cup selectors appear to have got off to a flying start. The match is not until September, but here are the captain and half the team picked already-and what an excellent thing that is!

Sedgman Annoyed At The News Leaking Out

Sydney.

Resentrient is growing against Wimbledon Champion Frank Sedgman in official quarters here because of the considered certainty that he will turn professional as soon as the Davis Cup tie is concluded at the end of the month.

Sedgman himself is annoyed at the news, leaking from the Taxation Depart- ment that he has applied for taxation clearance to leave the country on January 3. He is threatening legal action because of leakage of private information.

Seduman says he has applied for clearance "Just in case. It is needed,"

Meanwhile many who sup ported. Sedgman previously and were concerned less than a year ago in presenting his wife with a handsome wedding glit are annoyed that he probably will after all turn professional.

Those in the know claim that (whether he goes through the Sedgmon, who has entered for Davis Cup Final unbeaten, but the Australian title to play in offelals are uneasy about the Melbourne, als home city, on whole matter, come suggesting January 8, will begin playing in Kramer's professional circus in America.ón January 6.

-£20,000

that he should be asked, lume- diately whether he is dabbling with professionellam. If so, they say, he should be declared In- eligible for the anal

It is sold, further, that Sodg

The President of the Austra- man's first year professional lan Association, Sir Norman tennis will not him £30,000, of Brookes, refuses 10 answer which he will pay £25,000 in questions on the subject. He says the postilon will be re- A second Australian top-liner, viewed, to which cynles ünqwer McGregor, is Hitely to turn proposibly-but not till after the fessional with him.

Association has roked in big

DODWELLS American taxation,

BEAT EWO

The annual inter-long cricket match between Jardines and Dodwells played at Chater Rond

Sedoman's price for the turn-proceeds from the final" over, it is thought, will hinge on

Interested eft de Davis Cup

was featured by an knock of 114 by Noel

Arthy for Dodwells who won casily. Together with Franklin, Arthy put on over 120 for the first wicket stand.

With only the loss of Fran-- klin's wicket, Dodwells declared at 258 to which Jardines could only muster 63 in reply. Pereira took four wickets for 24 runz,

DODWELLS

NE. Arthy, hai ou! R.W. Frankiin, luw Mills ILD. Neve, not out

Extras

Match

-(London Expres. Service]

Challenge Round Starts Today

Adelaide, Dec, 28.

throat

and

Vic Seixas will meet Australia's Frank Sedgman and Tony Trabert plays Ken McGregor in the opening matches of the Davis Cup challenge round here on Monday.

Sir Norman Brooks, President Rose would get the second of the Australion Lawn Temis singles berth for Australia. 114 Association, and the United Rose's recent soro

States Ambassador to Austraila, | car-ache,:, which required hos- Mr Pote Jarman, made the draw pital care, bamo at an un- this morning. The United States fortunate time just before the toam won the right to challenge critical challenge matches, How- the defending Australian cham-ever, McGregor was already plons by defeating Italy in the favoured because of the excel- inter-zone

lent farm he displayed in re- Annis The names were placed in a cent training, Ba cup by the team managers, Alrick Man of the United States MR W

Total (for 1 wkt) dec. ...... 253 Ure. G. Holdsworth, J. Chubb, AP Perei, T.G. Hurley, P.G. W lams, C.B. Connett and G. D. Miller did not bat.

Dowling Analysis ·

Contenders for the captaincy could have been num-M

Carry A. A. Duncan Mackle bered on the fingers of one hand.

Eliott runner-up in the Championship 13 years ago (he is now 38), Welsh and Army Champlon, and a past, winner of

JARDINES

CHON

the President's Putter-prevalled, I imagine, through his E. Rideout, e Chubb, b Connett undoubted excellence as a foursome partner.

ponent, ho is not outside. I say prevent his selecting thuscle for Presents to June, these will

UNFILED

hose of the captain, P., where solters,

kmow

A. Bowdon, Williams, B Pereira G.J. Carey, b Poreira

N.B. Tridet, e /Baldsworth,

Franklin,

C.L. Blott, & Neve, b. Arthy J.D. Mackie, b Pereira

.M. Mir, c. Connett, b'ilöida.

worth.

R. Partridge, b Pereira

1. Shaffer, not out

A. Angus, ↑ Chubb, b Nevo,a,

Extra

Total

Blog Analysis

All winning tickets and lickets for refunds must be pre-other job coming in from my For some such.....Septanber.

HERE'S HOPING' that some-

It is peculiar that foursome | anti-climax after the match. This one will sponsor a change in play should demand a different time, at Oklahoma, only 'such 1953 in that part of the oifalde approach from singles, and that players as Wish will be entered rule which mys a player is not some great singles players should for it--though I take leave to offside it the ball was last play-be useless at it, but the fact ro- suggest that they will be mad

In other mains that it does, and they are. If they miss the chance. ed by an opponent. words, if a player, standing in Pu

Duncan is worth his place for the AL an offsite position, receives the foursomes alone, which la nôt to try rate "the whole th AS. Hughies, b Nave ****

like being

ari altogether affair,

The Unions of Toiniisutav Investors is drawn to the ball from a deflection by an op say that any false modesty should cleaner-cnt.

Kindly put forward the The singles. Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponies he should be offside.

serve in lieu of trial so declared by the Stewards when the "ALL CLEAR" 1:

HERE'S HOPING that those

team will be given. The "ALL CLEAR" signal will be indicated by a League clubs which still demand in 1940 some of us wrote down

After the last away match and the rest of the matches,

plazed thereafter.

All the live Cannett white light at the Totalisator Tower. BACKERS ARE AD-that their even shall be full-time our conclusions for the future. selectors are grown-up types who VISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW

ASIGNAL HAR Professionalsari-time of de

and Arthy TICKETS UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAS of heart, Part-time jobs give went to the H.

I for one am content Ho BEEN EXHIBITED.

players additional incentive and they have already been perused Ict them fot on with it. Totalisator Tickets should be examined and checked be-security,

Perhaps by the selectors. My own, less previous daborate series of trials

the thiet virtue

of the fore leaving the Selling Counters as mistakes of any descrip- tion cannot be rectiiled later.

That professional footballers do elevated, want into the file was to sustain

the old adage whence they have not want the worry of another

just boen Cash received in respeet of Dividends should be checked job is a popular theme. "Yes,"

Jurtice must withdrawn.

only be before leaving the Pay-Out Counters as no claim for short says my friend Joe Mercer, "you

ba seen Bone, but "Too long," I read anong

to be done. payment of the value of tickets presented can be entertained can imagine how worried I am

them. "Fly over... Maidstone players

Thay enabled a re

a great many once Investors bavo left the Counters,

ba prove in publie what with

the selectors already knew in private, namely, that, whatever their

not worth place in the team.

***** FRANKNESS AND WIT

Since half a dozen of a team last

No U.S. championship....

Atter which I could hardly envil at the present

gented for payment at the Race Course on tho' day to which they refer, but none will be paid later than one hour after the 1953 will continue the good work ments.

HERE'S HOFING that the year timo for which the last race of the day has been scheduled to of 1932 and give us more and

be run.

In no circumstances will any Dividends be paid or refunds zando unless a ticket is produced. Payment WILL NOT be

mada on torn or disfigured tickets.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE

* Members and guests are reminded that they and their indies MUBT wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting. :

LUNO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

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more and skill in our top-

The

team are, for The

.to

Holdsworth

Birley

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Japanese Come Near To A

and Harry Hopman of Australia. doubles match was

The

pro

SEDGMAN'S IN FORM

· It was-also-reculled thus-Rose

lost two matches in last year's challenge round, the only two defeats Australia suffered,

Sedgman showed · such “good that the former farm recently

scheduled for Tuesday, with Seixas and Trabert most bably

meeting the deadly Scd man-McGregor combination.

In Wednesday's Inal matcties, Trabiert will play Sedgman followed by duel between Frank Selxas and Medregor. The drow ended speculation about McGregor

*

Cup star, Jack Crawford,

14

Days It is difficult to see how."

" can be beaten by the either singles

week's Americases whether

| match,”

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speedy Mervyn Tambert will definitely carry a

SCOTLAND TO

PLAY FOR WORLD CUP

By Bruce Swadel

large ahora, of the burden for

of the draw, which experts agree favoured Australia.

Trabert strendered he chance at Wimbledon to falde part in America's second attempt to re- guin, the Cup hero. Ho will stead every ounce of prowess he can muster to topple McGregor, who is determined to make good, showing after, baadis- appointing „performance? last

It la plan ** generally believed McGregor's profefsional

Scotland will play in the that-

World Cup in Switzerland offer after the chailleuse matches

of the SFA supporters claimed; they (Clean Sweep

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in the summer of 1954. I depends on how he plays in these have that assurance from a contests,

After the draw to-day, odds majority of the members favouring Authwindressert committee because Salona apd Trabert are arrange-

which will shortly. an-regarded there as likely to lose the doubles contest. Their lone the first

The Japanese Table Tennis nounce the decision. class football Let us have more angust, to Montreal, where, after in mid-

inter-zone" "malan et White City I break the news stars made nearly a clean sweep

with was not handled well enough brain than brown, more real ball three days' rest, they will play

when the opportunity we have all against the tough Australian players and more defenders who in the Canadian Championship as themselves, the trints niso, as they won all their matches but been waiting for since tha set out to promote an attack a "sharpener-upper" From here Harry Bentley, Chairman of the one acainst Hongkong and the "Golden Years" of the twenties, Pair, experts any — United Press. with every dick instead of being they will descend to Kittansett present selectors, dryly remarked, Indian team who arrived here when we stood supreme in the content marely to clear their lines with a hefty kick updekt.

on the Massachusetts coast Cost about £1,200 to pick two from Peking on Saturday. grand old game.

players.The which qualifies as "Maldstone of

burdens of his

Hongkong played and lost somo such," Maidstone being on present office

three matches to Japan, but the ce soem to have the Long Island const--for trunktices and native Lancastrian count of themselves, especially out exception, the footste

10 Bentley

the caustic local players gave a good se will be taken seriously. WHE- match on September 4 and 5.

In 1948 the U.S. Championship wit which characterised his ap in the Men's Doubles, when Foo thorities we have consulted

as a rather long-drawn proach to life in the carefree days Ki-tong and Sit Shul-chor ex- have all stressed these points:

before the war.

tended Tsunada and Hayashi to

of eight or nine inevitably pick YMCA, Bridges Street,

'night at the Chiness tremendous pride. For here is give to Americans a chance

ACKNOWLEDGE IT

HERE'S HOPING that 1953

came acknowledge floodlighting

Badger admitting ladies not in possession of Brooches or Besson tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the will Members Enclosure and the Club Rooms at $10 per day including to be one of the greatest assets tum, for- ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary the game has had for a genera at Alexandra House, on the written or personal introduction of a tion and that all authorities Member, such member to bo responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for payment of all chils, éto.

·

Only a limited number of badges admitting to Members' En- clorure will be on sale at the Race Course,

The Branch Offices and the Treasurers' Compradoro Once will close et 10 am. on the 1st Day and at 11 am the 2nd Day.

the Homo Countries

will give clubs the option of using arti- fcial lighting in mid-week and, if necessary, on dull, dank Saturday afternoons.

:

Asked ot the gathering at three sets,

..

?

Do not doubt it; the challenge BACHELORS

NO QUESTION

against

the

BEATEN

The married men of Craigen-

Wo MUST go to Switzer land. And wemust haver FILIPINOS BEAT which the prosent selections were Jayant of India Beat Japan's Scotland's best players at our

all ask silly Satoh 21-18, 17-21, 21-18, after a command for the job. That Is Kower C.C.defeated the bache ITALIAN DAVIS

sometimes whether hard struggle, but the rest of the why we mean to make thelors by 43 runs in the annual

"had had any Indian the selectors

team bowed fo the declalon carly.

cricket match played fat. Hoppy CUP PLAYERS

previous meetings, be replied Japanese in straight sots.

Valley, yesterday g "About 300, Pressed as to Manila, Dec, 28. whether the trip would cost the Results:

This time, too, there can be 5.2. Youngsay now Bihori12 The Secretary's Office will close at 10 a.m. the lat Day and at there

In industrial areas where

Filipino tennis stars 10-day 24,000 for which the R. and A. Teunada: (Japan) beat Foo Kino question of the decision A Kirunelu, a Haywood, bibot- an amount of gained a 3-2 victory in a threes have asked, he said "Call it four fong (Hongkong). 21-14, 21-17; hanging on the result of one mou is still 11.450.m. thg 2nd Day. The, Treasurers' Compradore Office is situated at Queen's Building, Ground Floor, Chater Road, and the supporters and it dimeult to

Saturday morning working, day invitational moet with the stroke live"

visiting Italian Davis Cup team

shrewdest exploit, perh

M-Bingh, Bilimoria Hayashi (Japan) beat Sit Shui match. perhaps Secretary's Office at Alexandra House, 8th Floor.

Raymundo Deyro scored the 3.

H. Madar, e Ragi, b Billi chor (Hongkong) 21-12, 21-13; "We

Wo decided 10 the local ground

may be allowed to reveal, was Tsunada and Hayashi beat For World Cup trip to Rs in 1950 A limited number of tifins will be obtainable at the Club Make it a three o'clock kick-off, 6-4 decision over Rolarida

Ky Twp Chetwynd. by 2.15 deciding victory with a 3-0, the plot whereby, having secured Ki-dong

Zimmer, a Manley. House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy with the assurance that flood bez Belo, fials Bolside the corinivance of fellow-selector (Hongkong) 19-21, 21-19, 21-17; because England beat us by a Klicholl, Bychaw (Tel 27818).":

lighting will see the match to its el Belo, als de fer Fauro Donald Cameron, he oficially mnada (Japan) beat Jayan Championship. Once in that GA Batte, & fash

goal and took the British 2.0. Bakery Haywood proper conclusion, and atten- Gardini, 22-year-old law student DEX that the other two (India) 21-14, 21-13; Kawakami dances would almost certainly rise from the low level ex-

and Italy's top singles player present should look after the Japan) beat Bhandar! (India) game we hit the bar... Six inches 2. vecht, not ou

frances.Gentlemen,"

he 11-17 Felicisimo defeated

31-18; Teunads Ampon, B-1

and would have

scat

-10,000- perienced everywhere this

when they demurred, "I 3-0, 6-2, 6-8. December.

*(Japan) beat Jayant milo return trip. casting vote."

and

Nandrs (India) 21-9, 21-3; | Deyro second ranked player have

is plain till' and Whiteinw Haraaki (Japan) beat Tiruven much on so li to hang tO on the Filipino

So team, and Dol

and who better?will look gadam (india) 21-14, 3-word of these sentiments ello played a gruelling match that lasted nearly two hour after the treasury. It suck me, before 8,000 fans that Jammed on leaving them," that if the team Rizal Stadium. Associated catch the spirit of those who

chose them we shall do well, Press,

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 mcluding tax for ull persons including Ladies and will be payable at the Clate.

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 $8 in order to galu ro-admission

been

of Liver

HERE'S HOPING, Anally, that 1083 will amilo on two great players whose luck had out--Lainie Hughes, pool, and Neff Frankilo, of Hull City both former England BOOKMAKENS, TIC TAC MEN, ETC., WILL NOT BE PER-Centre-half-backs. --- MITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE They have "Been dogged by HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN THEN RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

SERVANTS PASSES

injuries for some time now and their absence. La tremendous. loss to the game. I was talking day and he hoping to

with Laurie Hughes last ac

(-) Bervants' passos will be issued to private box holders only, come the knee trouble and who are requarted to distribute them with diserlimination and to back into full harness shortly. endorso their names on the pasics. Holders of such passes are Not many weeks ago he had res not permitted in the Member's Enclosure.except for passing through turned to Liverpool's "team and an their duties and must remain in their employers' stands.

Owing to this FKS STETSO

congestion in the Member's Botting Hall and at Boobs adjacent to Bogen in the Coffee Room, Box-holders and Members are requested to ensure that their servants make use only of the Publio Boting Alail,, Military Police will be posted at various points in the enclosure to cure that this regulation is mühered to.

By Orders

H. HIBA,

scemed to be building Up 4 strong challenge for a place In

gland's to

I am cura football fans every- where' will join me in wishing, both Laurie; and: Neil a allek return to fincas, þad, their best form

Bocrotary.

And the very best i for 1985, too, to "all":

Mussrs.

THE GAMBOLS

MAL SAGE

CAME

ME WINBOL, PLEKKE

and Sit

Jayant (India)

Shul-chor

21-19;

us on a

feel like cheering every

(japan) ||31-18, 17-21, -21-18 won't be happy, until Scotland's Tanaka (Japan) beat Nasikavala football torch is lit again (India) 21-18," "at-10, y

London, Express Servica).

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