1953-02-05 — Page 5

RALLY WINNERS

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1953.

Maurice Gatsonides (Holland) and Peter Worledge (Great Britain) stand on either side of their trophy-covered Ford Zephyr car after winning the 2,100- mile Monte Carlo Rally. Besides winning the first prize of £1,000 they also won the Prince Ranier of Monaco Cup.--Express Photo,

Sports Survey

The Fabulous Glasgow Rangers Are Heading Once Again For Championship

Honours

By "ALL-ROUNDER”

London.

What a club!...Meet the fabulous Glasgow Rangers. What a club! Heading senson to add yet mare once again for Championship honours, they promise this laurels to the club stature.

Since the Scottish League was formed Rangers have, exclusive of accom- were the War Region Lengue plishments between 1940 and 1946, when they winners in 1940, followed by six consecutive Southern League Championships, won The Championship 27 times and been runners-up 13 times. And they consider “not so bad to be going on with" their 13 Scottish Cup Final wins. Their Scottish League record shows them to have won 1,166 of their 1,752 matches played, with only 268 lost and 318 drawn.

During that time they have scored

4,302 goals, with 1,852 #guinsi, collecting 2,450 points out of a possible 3,504,

to reach such figures; since. then they have not been neared.

WONG PENG-SOON Why We Watch

WILL BE HERE AGAIN IN MARCH

By "ARGONAUT"

The mofficial World Badminton Champion, Wong Peng-soon, may visit Hongkong again some time in the middle of March for a five-day stay on his way to Japan where he has been invited for a series of exhibition matches.

Together with him will be three other top-ranking Malayan players, Abdullah Piraz, Cheong Hock-leng and Charlie Seow,

་

Cheong Hock-leng defeated) a verles of exhibition matches Wow Peng-roon In 1951. In the here before proceeding Singapore Open Championships| Japan.

ond was the runner-up to Wong

in Jast year's unofficial Worl

Championships at Kuala LumpuGIRLS TAKE

who

fourth in the official world- tankings, was the conqueror of the American Champlon, Martin Mendez, in the last Kuala Lumpur Championships.

In the recent Malayon Badmia- ton Championships, he, mei Wong Peng-soon in the final but o sprained ankle obliged him to retire after losing the first set

erown.

POLICE FOR

8-1 RIDE

to

A ladles' badminton team com-

What Happens

2 Furlongs Out

HOW crooked

London,

is racing? To anmber that question pou need also to know the an swer to anather: How crook- ed WAS racing? The "nobbler" has · history

haa d

Britial long as

almost di

horse-racing and that's more than 250 years old. There were notorious incidents involving mich Hobbling bosser

Padwick the Spider.

r....there was the case won of Running Rein, who their

-restricted ta ree-year-old horses — as a four-year-old.....

15-8. He is generally considered prising the Colony's top-ranking as the successor to the Malayan Winnie Cheung. Helen Kwong, feminine shuttlers-Ullan Khoo,

Charlie Seew

Dorothy Lam, Elvie Trok and was for many Stella Correa-successfully went years the Singles and Doubles

1irst through the

of Champion of Malacca, where

challenge matches against some for three successive years beat the Colony's Men's "C" Divi- fore the war he was the victor

etorsion teams when they took the in the State singles final against Police team by surprise yesterday ex-Hongkong Champion Robert

ert to the tune of 8-1. Thy, and a one-tline co-winner The Polleomen did not appear of the doubles title with Tay to be suitably acclimatised" yet Subject to the approval of for this unique malch, but ex- the Hongkong Badminton Asso-pest to be when the return match ciation, these players will play is played.

Toweel Goes

"Into Hiding"

Johannesburg, Feb. 4. Ex-World Champion Vic Toweel went into hiding to- day to prepare for his at- tempt to regain the bantam- weight title from Austra- lian Johnny Carruthers on February 28.

The latter, retired in 1932-33, played 405 games for the Rangers and scored 115 goals. Manager

His Bill Struth became their manager

with tremendous success.

manager-

brother.

Over the years they have met in 1920 and has had much to discutive days, he rule 230, 205, Maurice, said he wants to train

40 clubs

In the League, and against all of them Rangers

possess a majority of wins.

34

There was that 1920-30 Reason

a

Rangers

33

years

ΟΙ

WORLD RECORD all the achievements

The peak of his performance was in June when, in five con-

miles. of 301, 201 and 231

highest day's mileage was 384. Godwin began his record ride

'His

by

in his 13th racing year, already

time trialist 戥 cracie

and one of the fastest short-distance ridurs

the in

country.

His

The Ladles expect to have their next match against either the CCC "Green" or "Yellow". THE SCORES

C. L. Hul and Dr T. C. Pang (Police) lost to Ullan Khoo and Winnie Cheung 11-21, lost to D. Lam and Helen Kwang 21-23, beat Elvie Tsok and Stella Correa 21-11.

G.

R. Dunning and M. S. Milnes (Police) lost to Khoo and Cheung 8-21,

lost to Lam and Kwong B-21, lost to Teck and Correa 0-21.

the

Such things are part of

the

Give Graham

(THE SCOUT) and

Peter O'Sullevan

report on racing ia.

the serics

any ineldent open to suspicion. It follows, therefore, that joc- keys riding in Australia have to be, on occasion, extremely careful. to avold Incurring the displeasure of the authorities:

Бо not nearly

difficult here

It

is

O'SULLEVAN: Isn't It being rather unfale 10 stigmatise the Ausslo jockeys in such a way? GRAŬAM: I don't mean to do that. They show great velistry, and consummate judg ment of pace, but I pnd their 'double-wrapping, elbaw-dap-

SWEEP THE ARENA ping style of riding is decep-

tive.

'well Even one camera, placed, would be of .incstim- abla assistance to the stewards,

lore of racing. Is it ili go- EKOFERI 148192823000033 MENYIA KAZIGE GRUBEL MESOSYKESI JAANGELUAIN ing on?

horse being sloppeti, That's That was the question put totally where the anchor goes. esix

especially on those courses CLIVE GRAHAM

(The

Scout) and PETER O'SUL LEVAN. -It started franke discussion between them. Like this:

side

of

too, that you find the

GRAHAM: Would you agree, which are notorious for cross- besting and jostling. I see no rea- stopping jockey, in Australia? son why jockeys should not be

supervised by modern methods.' OʻSULLEVAN: Is that the

O'SULLEVAN: I'm sure they. guinea question? It is not B point which I bad considered. don't either. But while we are

discussing the seamy GRAHAM: No toubt, it has racing, there is another the danger of all generalitica, form, and castly workable, too, But remember that horse at which I should like to see in- Liverpool, tucked in on the troduced. Trainers have to do rail? About a furlong out, an clare whether their horses are ¡LIVE GRAHAM: What

do you honestly think, opening suddenly care his way running in blinkers, and the the when the leaders veered away information is posted on Peter, has been the from each other. Right? The number-boards. Why should worst. feature of racing jockey stayed put, and mado they not declare, at the sama time, what type of shoes their T. Reynolds and J. Leighton during the past year? Some no effort to

Now the ransmitted

horses are wearing? (Police)

on lost to Khoo and of the owners and trainers

GRAHAM: Corried unani. from Cheung 9-21, lost to Lam and

Impression

There mously! Kwong 4-21, lost to Took and have been trying to perour eyes to our brain,

suade me that the jockeys in no permanent record. In

been up have

to some fact, if we were to be cross-

examined.

skilful counset would probably have us agreeing as to the exact

the finish where this happened, and to the ex- ro.. tent of the gap, as well. and

He might even cause us wonder whether we' actually merely OT saw this incident, imagined.

Correa 4-21.

C

eye

away from the public following his first publie sparring workout last night.

DIVISION BADMINTON

At the workout Toweel seem- ed rather slow and sluggish,

In a "C" Division League bad- although punching hard.

minton match last night, Tytam He appeared la be

much beat King's College Old Boys and

heavily Association 8-1. overweight

was bound around the thighs and buttocks with strips of rubber tubing to help him sweat off the excess.

diabolical monkoy-tricks.

PETER O'SULLEVAN: Como

to that some jockeys have not tance from been too happy about certain orders which they have

owners ceived

from

seem to aots trainers. There many more inspired "pulling" than do occur

bo ai in

of

BUSH

.that was

.dis- this-

to

O'SULLEVAN: It happens sometimes, as you know, that quite well-backed horses-well backed by the public, that 18

thels aru sent out to run in heavy exercise shoes. That is like asking an athlete to wear The results were:

K. Khou and U. Sel-ching | faci.

Such doubis cross my mind ammunition boots Instead of. often, when recapturing (Tstom) lost to Dr K. L. Hut and

the running shoes. Dr. P. 11. Lau 11-21; beat R. H. and K. P. Supe 21-10; beat P. C.

fleeting, vilal moments of some GRAHADI: Yes, it's an old The Press were not admitted Citau and S. X. Ng 21-9,

race. Our stipendiary stewartis racing saying that an extrá the dressing rooms after L. C. Wong and H. Y. ilul (Tytam)

must be handicapped on the ounce on the feet is equivalent beat Dr Hul and Dr Lau 21-12: beat last night's training display and Lo and Sung 21-1; beat Chou and Ng

same mark. They may be to a pound on the back. It were told they would be "un- 21-8.

Leo Leong and C. Yew (Tylam)

confident in their opinion but happens at times, I know, that welcome" at the secret training Dr Ual and Dr Latt 21-7: Beat except for those engaged in theIt is still an opinion, and not an horse is virtually carrying camp-if-they-flad--out-where

as team

to

when the Rangers swept the North Staffordshire cyclists none board, winning the Scottish, has surpassed that of Tommy of Trent Vale, now a Charity Godwin. Glasgow and Glasgow

League and member of Stone Wheelers, wing bitterest disappointment since Cup, the Scottish Slish 2nd XI Cep, an Alliance is the trolder of the world cyrling his demobilisation from the Army Championship; and also the 1933-mileage record.

triumph of annexing the New Year's Day, 1839, he has been his failure to regain his Scottish, Glasgow Charity and started out with the object ofateur status to enable him to

Cups andl

League averaging 200 miles a day for resume his time-trial career, but

hard has now settled down t Despite two ship.

year.

manager for Stone And what of their succession winters, with heavy snow, the trainer and

Wheelers, who owe him so much of noted players.... Tom Hamil- onset of war and table out, for the prominence they have

Dougie Gray Bert he not rily reached his goal, gained under his guidance. M'Candless, Juck Buchanan, but passed his target.

Winner of over 200 medals in Dovie Meiklejohn, Tom Crist. In the 12 months he fode

sport, Godwin began Sandy Archibald, "Doo" Marshall, 75,065 miles, and then went on Jimmy Fleming, Tommy Muir- to beat the 100,000 miles record

and

rode his first race at hand and

fourteen. "Little Blue Devil"?

was the first cyclist in the world

Over 700 North Staffordshire club

cyclists signexi the unsuccessful petition to the NCU in 1945 for Godwin's reinstate- ment to amateur status, a local Indication of his extreme popularity in the cyding worla.

amateur

Alan Morton, the by the following Whitsun. He boys a newspaper delivery

•

Third Division Clubs Shown A Glimmer Of Sympathy By Football Association

By ARCHIE QUICK

The first official inkling that the Football Association has some sympathy for the Third Division clubs over the present method of Cup exemption is contained in n paragraph of the editorial of the latest FA Bulletin.

there would be one round less

FANS' OPPORTUNITY

Convalescing from his recent attack of 'fu, Arsenal captain

went Jue Mercer

to see the Liverpool Manchester City match from the Kop terraces.

some

↑

11 is. Associated Press,

21-3.

· GRAHAM: True, and, course, the Green family look

only the ones Ing on notico

stand, right in front of the when the jockeys are on the point of pulling up anyway

and Sung 21-3; best Chau and NK finial,

Only Teething Troubles At

fact:-

Tho

O'SULLEVAN: Agreed. vilat stage,, surely, to review o race with your glasses la some two furlongs out. If there is a

Melbourne, Says Mr Holt Kramer Again

Melbourne, Feb. 4.

The Games Organising Secretary, Mr P. W. Nette, said today that the Melbourne Cricket Club had under- taken to bring the cricket ground to Olympic standard for the truck and field events,

He pointed out that the Vic- "It is true that the swimming torian and Federal Governments pool has not been bulit but the and the Melbourne City Coun-architect and engineers have ell between them had already been chosen," Mr Netto sald guaranteed 1.250,000 Australian "There has been no decision on pounds (£1 million sterling). the cycling track but the money

The conservative estimate of has been set aside." the total cost was (£680,000 sterling).

LA850,000

PROVISION MADE

stone "overweight-without--the- public being any the wiser. į

O'SULLEVAN: There is ́ng reason why trainers should ob ject to this reform. And, als though it may not benefit the In Australia, however,

stay-at-home punter immediate- Visual record is made of each Jy, it would in the long run, race by a movie-camera, and by making form more depends the stewards can check

their able.

Beats Sedgman impressions, if they consider

Pittsburgh, Feb. 4.

Jack Kramer in Whipped BILLIARDS &

mine.

4

-(London Express Servicaj

SNOOKER

CHAMPIONSHIPS

in their pro Frank-Sedgman tennis tour last night. He won in straight sets, 11-9, 10-8 to cut man's lead to 13 matches to

C. L. Chu bent F. P. da, Silva by 750 points to 274 Ken McGregor won one of his in a Colony Senior Billiards Championship match at Kow

victories over Pancbo rare

It was loon Tong Club last night. In the same section, Au Hing Segura, 6-4, 0-6, 6-1, McGregor's fourth victory over beat K. Wong at Cosmo Club by 300 points to 255. Segure against 18 defente-AB- sociated Press.

Churches Combat ""Tote" Betting

In a Senior Snooker Cham- pionship match at Cosmo Club,

TOMORROW

At Lusitano Club. Senior Enooker," A. M. Ozorio beat S. Y. Lee by-0, J. Boates- V A P. Pereira, four frames to three.

Senior Dillards.-C. A. Long v “G, C#. Lam.

Monday, Feb, 2

In the Colony Open Snooker Championship matches played at the Kowloon Cricket Club on Monday, S. P. Pong beat G. Philip Yang Chiu V. E de 20 Bartos 4-0 and E A. dos larda K. Romedios beat H. C. Lau 4-1.

FIXTURES

Mr. Hoil, who arrived here to- take up his post as

San Francisco, Feb. 4. technical adviser to the "Games Protestant Churches with Organising Committee, attended 850,000 members are joining a meeting of the committee two with businessmen to try to hours after his arrival from mako totalizator betting on

The following are fixtures in England.

|California ḥerse races illegal.

the Colony Open Billiards and ile said afterwards

Bookmaking and indecision recent conflicts

already Snooker Championships up to about the Gumes were typleallegal. Now, it is proposed to and including February 11:

TODAY teething troubles, but similar outlaw "tote" betting by secur

At Lautan Club, Juriler Snoo ing an amendment of the state kor.-Y.K, Kwok V C.M. Ma. Au problems in other cities had not

constitution.-Routerte bean noised.--Reuter.

log v C. To.

that the

He was soon spotted by the fans, who treated him in friendly fashion, which is more than they did sometimes when he played there before them, but told him

home

the truths from

Mr. E. J. Holt, British athletic match spectators' point of view.

omciol, said here today, that he His reactions after standing It says: "It must be admitted that there is some

throughout the game amld the Mr Nette sald that provision saw no reason why Melbourne Justification for the griovance of the Third Division clubs toughest and most uncompromis had been made for capital ex-might lose the 1956 Olympics In that more of their members would have the opporing supporters was a desire to penditure not only for the exten-because of the proposed "switch

sion to the cricket ground but in the stadium site. tunity of Senior Division, opponents if a successful run see a match from nowhere else.

also for the Olympic cycling to, say, the ifth Round was rewarded when the following He found it warm, comfortable

and received a track and other works needed season's exemptions are made, and this would add more and educating,

in the actual running of the day to perfect behind-the-wicket view.

Games. emphasis to the "national" aspect of the competition.

Says Joe: "I heard more sense "What is more. It should be the Third Round, and 50 others talked there than on the stand. noted that if all the Football until the first round that is The Kop people know the game. League clubs were to enter the the 48 Third Division clubs plus If Liverpool people want to Manjrekar 146

know what's time the Amateur Cup finalists.

wrong, the Kop competition at the same

The result in a "cut-throat" could tell them."

Steve Parr, this Liverpl Not Out Against and fight in Rounds One and Two to play than at present,

financially struggling player, however, is telling with This would give clubs an extra among

gain good

Barbados humour of slightly week to play congested League Third Division sides to

the 44 different experience amongst the fixtures,

the last 20 who join

fraternily, Bathed and

Bridgetown, Barbados, That is the first ray of hope teleet Seniors in Hound Three. Kop

Feb. 4. Third Division clubs have seen. There are 80 clubs in Round dressed after a match, Parr stood bus queue outside the Will reform follow. I doubt it. One in January the exempt-in a

Vijay Manjrekar, by hia Ruminating ground. or rather not yet awhile. The ed 50, plus 30 minnows who club's defeat,

disgruntled scoring 146 not out, led an Football.Association and

Liverpool supporter meaned: Indian rally against Bar, Senior League clubs aro too preliminary rounds started tho

"Fancy them playing Pare a bados on the fourth day of steeped in tradition Lo

be

previous September. proused as quickly as that. But

their match here today. needs overhauling. My SURES

I believe the whole system inside-right! What a shocker!"

At the close the touring teari, who followed on yesterday 397 on a First Round of 120 of the 02

run

in arrears had carried; clubs, consisting

their second innings talet from; '59. for one, wicket to 200 for: three Ban Francisco, Feb. 4.

The game ends on Thursday Miss Maaske Katsura, Japan's Pankaj Ray gave 22-year-old billard star, won onca ant lost exfitpiquis Then there would be

handicap Live cushion + Jestricted to a 400 odd aggro-

proper before the against Wolker Cochran gate. This too kills the na- rounds tional elements,

semi-finals, Instead of the pre- In the afternoon she scored Under the present system sent six, and, as the "Bul- an easy victory, 639 In4kate Ueclaral. the 44 Firat and Second Dlyl-letin" saya, a Saturday saved innings and in the evening lost, aton clubs are excused it for League, qtrearu,

the

have survived the

it is an encouraging glimmer FUNDAMENTAL AIM

The Cup competition'a fun- First, Second and

clatis, plus damental alm 1s to discover sian

exhausting

Third Divi-

the

somi-nullsis

on

THREE-CUSHION BILLIARDS

"the best club In membership" Amateur. Cup euel: senson, and undue exten- (surely a fair reward for those sien of exemption and geogra- who are the backbone of the phical grouping tiefents. Uils game) and 32 others who sur object... Entry last season was vive the Bagl qualifying round. namie. yesterday" In three-wood support, scoring

461 in 45 innings-Reuter

at the

clasp today

Barbados 800 for woven wie-

Indiana 209 and 298 for three!

skola-Reuter:

THE GAMBOLS.

HULLO! FLOWERS.

is

GAYE

WILD

WAS IT BOB? WELL, WHO

NO

| BOUGHT YOU THOLES

FLOWERS

MPONE, VODY KNOW QUITE Well

At Kowloon C.C, Jublər Snooker

C. W. Po. Jupies

Remedios.

Wednesday, Feb. 11

At South Chisi A.A. ́ Sen Billiardy, T. Fong vA. AM, Rodrigues...

At Eastern A.A. Senior Snooker::

At Como Club. Senior Snook 13. E. Medina v X Y. Chil

At Kowloon Tong Garden clation-Junior: Billiards.-- v.K. T. Wong,

Barry Appleby

GAYEL DEMAND TO KNOW WHOT BUYING

YOD FLOWERS'

I BOUGHT THEM) MYSELF