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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1953.

McCARTHY OUTPOINTS FALCINELLI

LAND FORCES INDIVIDUAL ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS AT BOUNDARY ST.

ST. TODAY

By "RECORDER"

The Land Forces Individual Athletic Championships will be contested at Boundary Street today and tomorrow. This is the fifth year of the Championships and it is likely that some excellent performances will be put up, but the standing records are not easy to beat.

The likely new records are in the High and Low Hardies, High Jump, Pole Vault, Hop, Step & Jump. Discus Throw and Javelin Throw,

minutes

35.3

Individyn 1 Championships | rival on the Hongkong station 100 Yards-10.2 seconds by were not held before the wir unt his Colony record In the Stephen Xavier (La Salle Col- and what outstanding Army Half Mille is thus ʼn product of lege) In 1952. performances were returned in purely loent competition. Ho 220 Yards 22.0 seconds by the pre-war era in the sprints, was Chaved home by three or Stephen Xavier (La Salle Col- middly clintance runs and hur- four others who were faster lege) in 1959 dle were accomplished over than 2:05 in year in which

340 Yards-53.9 seconds by metric distances.

Caroline Sl. Joe MeMalion, was very L/Cpl.

(3 T. E. Williams much of an also-ran.

Royal Tank Regt.) in 1952.

minutes Many years ago There exist- Theme Championships saw 800 Yords-

7.0 ed an Athletic Association in the Juvelin Throw won by Lt. seconds by Sgt. J. P. Mc- a surviving. J. MeNnüb and the High Mahon (Hongkong Signal Regt.) ilungkeng and Army record from the Cham- Jump by Sat. J. Dallywater. in 1952.

by pionships organised

that Both very keen ethletes, they One Mie Ascocitition is the 30 "seconds | both managed, to win second reconds by Sgt. J. P. Mc-

(Hongkong dead for 100 Yards claimed for place in their two events at the Mahon

Signal a Cpl. Atutrews.

Array Championships at Homo Regt.) in 1052. Only o

record survives the

Three Miles-15 minutes 11.8 From the Arsi Land Forces In-

eleared 6 seconds by S/Sgt Poter Wert dividual Championships in 1949 feet in Singapore and 5 feet 11 (Royal Engineers) in 1952. -the 100 Yards in 10.4 seconds inches in an exhibition jump at by Lt. Alan Steplo,

belter Caroline Bill, made the grade known as an Ariny and Hong- in the Army Chumpionships at

• kom fast bowler,

Home with 5 feet 10 inches. LA. MeNabls has since.

better on of Britain's

Scotland's

outstanding javelin Throwers with рет spriatingformances of over 180

feet. He still holds the officini Hong kung accord at 165 feet 8 inches

Alan Steptu was the only Army cricketer in Hongkong in recent years who was also an outstanding athlete.

He attributed, his abilities to the fact that he went tu the same school with two British International sprinters

Wald ear

Came

ងវរៈវ៉

120 Yards High Hurdles ---

15.9 seconds by Lt. J. O. Cave (Royal Ulster Rifles) in 1943.

440 Yards Low Hurdles 02.2 by Lo Wing-chuen beserands

A550- (South China Athletic tation) in 1953.

High Jump-5 feet 8 inches Ya Wai-ling (South China Athletic Association) in 1952 and Victor Liri (Hongkong University Athloffe Club) in

Sylvia Cheesemans and Doris The 1052 Chumpionships 1953

Butler.

featured Joe McMahon, the 3 Javelin

Pole Vault-10 feet 6 inches

The 1948 Championships also Royal Tank Rudiment and Colby F/Sal, K. E. Wake (Royal

thrower, who, incidentally, way Air Force) in 1952.

included team regres and there

Chitrabahadur, The

was a great surprise turned up not the Orst Gurkha to win un by the Field Security team of Army title. He was preceded

Won Hum and Sp.

by Cpl. Gajabsing Tamang Jacques who between thei

who won the High Jump 10 sectired more points than some of the battalions, most of these

1940.

What of today's and tomore the net events!

Jenw's performances? There will STEP IT UP. KIDS! be some great races in the Half Miles. The 1950 Championships were Mile, Me and Three

the dominated by Major P. Skipwith The. Mile fteld is one of

hest ever assembled, but Mc- -most twice the age of the

4:35.3 looks good majority of the other competi- Mahon's tor-who

tha remain records

the shugh Discus, Javelin and High Hur-record.

in

to

a8

Long Jump--20 feet 4 inches Army Service Corps) in 1953. by Set R. J. Hesling (Royal

Hop, Step and Jump --- 43 feel 7 inches by To King- China .Athletic then (South Association) in 1952.

les that still standi. He was CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS

hur and long

The following are the Chum-ches by Sgl. p.onship records:

also a good Jumper.

of the

present

the

by

220_Yords=-*24.0 seconds by

St. Teague, in 1851.

Major Skipwith also con- 100 Yards-10.4 seconds Tribute much to layin the L. Alan Stuplo (24 Field Regt, foundation5

Hin 1949 and Tor, Derek Hongkong Amateur Athletic (Royal Tank Regi.) in Assolution. He still holds the

1952 (heats). Colony's best ever performance

Binches in of 180 feet Javelin Throw.

The 1957 Championships at Sookumpoo

remarkable performances in the 440 Yards

10 Yards-2 minutes 2.1 by Tpr. Tom Williams, in the seconds by dsinn. H. Andison 880 Yards by Basin. H. Andi (King's Own Scottish Bor- son, and to the Lang Jumperers) in 1851.

35.3 seconds by Sgt. J. P. McMahon (Hongkong Signal Regt.) in

Saw

440 Yurds- 53.2 seconds by Tr. Tom Williams (3 Royal Tank Heat) in 1951.

and Hop, Slep and Jump by One Mile-4 minutes

Sgt. T. Moynan.

Andison, & red-haired

Scot.

And never sun before his ar-

НКААА

Rules

On Recognition Of Meetings

1952.

Three Miles 15 minutes 28.1 seconds by...S/Sg1_Peter_West. (Royal Engineers) in 1951.

Hurdles -

Sammy McCarthy (right) outpointed Amleto Falcinelli of Italy over 10 rounds

at the Albert Hall, London, on February 25-Express Photo.

GEORGE WHITING'S COLUMN

No More

Test Ticket

Privileges For Members Of Middlesex CCC

London.

There are sad hearts, sour looks and seething remarks today among certain rank-and-file of the Middlesex County Cricket Club. For, save by queueing, they against and their friends are going to be shut out of the second Test match Australia at Lord's, from June 25-80.

Semi-final Stage Reached In Tennis Championships

By "ARGONAUT"

The Colony Men's Opèni Singles and Doubles Tennis Championships entered the semi-final stages yesterday with two Singles and one Doubles quarter-final matches. Veterans V. T. Wang and Tsui Yun-pul former Shanghai and Hongkong Champions, became the first two semi-finalists in the Singles with comfortable wins over Frank K. L. Ma and J. D. Mackie,

After his ereditable porfor mance in the previous round when he eliminated Lee Wal- tonu, the Colony Schoolboy Champion, Frank Ma, was ex pected to give Wang a closer gome yesterday than indicatod by his 0-2. 0-1 score.

three closcly-contested sets, with Saubolle and Cook the winners by 6-4, 2-6 arxi 6-2.

Both paire started strongly, but during the third set the effects of the long drawn-out match began to tell

on the Chinese pair, who though with- in reach of the shots were just that shade too slow in getting to them.

The schoolboy's usual ac- curuoy, however, doserted him and inability to pack a punch In his ground strokes and ser- Snubolle wae endly the best vices enabled his opponent to of the four players, displaying assume -full control of the game consistent ground strokes and with a continuous Dow ot

strong net play and scoring tre- strong, low full-length drives.

Toul, who is expected to meet quently with

1 good volleys and overhead maghes, Wang in

the final, was never Cook Wa seriously challenged in w

course

mixture of of his 8-1, 6-2 win over Mackle brilliance and erratic tendencies, scoring a winner with his all- The first Doubles quarter-

final of the Championships play-out forchand drive when leas! cd yesterday saw J. L. Rigge expected and putting a sitter out and M. cenan having the of the court when a point was better

of South China's Roch almost sure.

However, Khoo Sing-oc{

over defensive Liang and

by

tactics and lack of an overhead 7-5 after two long drawn by both of them placed Poon out sets.

Although there was litle to and Szeto always at a dis-

choose between, the two pairs in

pro-

advantage. Though strong at the ground strokes, where Heenan net with his valleys, Poon found

himself unablo and Khoo were especially

for the major minent with deadly forchand part of the game to make full kills, the greater agg! ssiveness uan of them for lack of sustain- of the Hongkong Cricket Club od attacking shots from his pair at the net and

their partner, more accurate stronger and overhead smashes proved to be the deelding factor.

CLOSELY CONTESTED

The third round replay of the Doubles nutch on the stand- court between P. Poon and A. and E. Saubolle and V. Szeto J. R. L. Cook ognin went to

Sir Ken Wins Champion Hurdle Challenge Cup

Shot Put-37 feet 2

Having disconnected a tele, hone hot with the ill-humour of these indignant inches by Chan Wai-chuen (South cricket-lovers, I report the following: China Athletic Association) in

Middlesex members, enjoying Judgo then, of their joy, when, tlekets each, but a letter telling 1052.

they were to get mone, Dircus Throw-128 feet 0% peculiar privileges as tenants of at the beginning of January, they them inches by Chan Wai-chuen the MCC at Lord's, have hitherto were told that their daily alloca-Even committee members, were

than satisfied you tion was being raised to three among the ticketless. (South China Athletic Asso-been more

might even say delighted to be per member. Send in your up- The applications," they were ciation) in 1952.)

exceeded the tickets Javelin Throw-189 feet 0 in- permitted to buy tickets from plications, they were instructed,

cer told, N. R. Hughes their "landlords" at the rate of on February, 14. Loud cheeral available."

A bleak and Testless June But judge, also, of the weeping | (Welch Regt.) in 1953.

two per member for each of the Hammer Throw 104 feet first four days of a Test match and walling that went up when awalts these men of Middlesex,

of the 2,000 Middlesex unlsa, 38

tare to they inches by Sgt. P. Deadman there being no pre-sale for the many

fifth day. !

three queue. Meanwhile, they have members received. not (Wiltshire Regt) 2952.

four months to think up new and more original adjectives concern Ing whatever' MCC official it was who tickled their Test match appetites with that three-instead-year-old gelding, Sir Ken, won his 16th hurdle race in succes- of-two tit-bit last month."

slon to-day when he triumphed "We are being overwhelmed,

far the second year in the two- says an official at Lord's.

mile champion hurdle Challenge bet they are,

Cup.

Zucchero To Repeat Bid

For U.S. Prize

Zucchero is the pride of Seven Barrows, Lambourn, the training establish- ment of W. "Bill" Payne, who is assisted by his son, BIN.

in the USA last October, and

by a trainer

CARTIER-AND TWIN

Icllow

You

Cheltenham, Mdr. 3. Mr Maurice Kingsley's six-

the

THE RESULTS

Colony Singles - Quarter-finals: V. bent F. K. L. Ma Tsul

T. Wang

0-2, 6-1;

Yung-pul beat J. D. Mackic 6-1, 6-2.

Third round:

Cheung Chow beat Wong Chan-fal 6-1, 6-3.

Colony

Doubles

Quarter-final: J. and M. Heenan Liang- und Khoo 7-5.

L. Rigge bent Sin-oct 8-0,

Roch

Third round:. E. Snubolle and J. R. L. Cook beat P. Poon and A. V. Ezcio 0-4, 2-0, 6-2. Club Doubles

M. W. I. Calvert and I. Agafuroft bent J. A. C. Ruri- bolt and B. I. Bickford 0-2, 0-1; 1: H: Kendall and J. A Cheetham beat T, Widner and E. Zulauf 6-1, 6-4.

TODAY'S GAMES Colony Bingles Quarter-final: Cheung Chow įv. E. Baubolle,

tong

Colony Doubles Quarter-finals; Tsu! Wal-pul Hidden by the Irishman, Tim and Teul Yun-put v. Lee Wal- and. J. K. Lieu; Tony So the turmoil over Hundolph Melony, Sir Ken started a bot Liang and V. T. Wang Y. Chung Turpin continues-with an an-favourite at 22-55 and landed Yus-io and Choy Tin-kin.

£3.478 prize without being nouncement by promoter Juck

Club Bingles R. M. Macpherson v. F. A. Solomons that black-haired, 20- seriously challenged.

Cartier is to He tracked, the pace-moicing Weller: J. R. L... Cook v. N. Zucchero, the horse of many stables, ia beginning his second season in the year-old Walter

replace his

Campari until New Yorker,

after the third Cook: M. W: H. Calvert v. E. Hume-box, which is something of a novelty for him..

Paddy-Young, against our chans hurdle from home bad, ben Zulauf: P. L. Holmes v. W. K He would have been a national, mile and a quarter horse in. When Bill Payne first moved to plon at Earls Court on March 17.ged and went on effortlessly Thomson, 120 Yards Hich ifurdles-10.2

Lambourn from Epsom he was) Having wrangled half the night Galatlan, 4-1 second favourite, to beat two Irish challengers,

Club Doubles seconds by Major P. Skipwith her had he won at Laurel Park, Europe.

with long over a Zucchero ran

R. W. Trans-Atlantic telephone, by two lengths with Teapot (100 Kibco V. F. C. Stuckey and (HQLF) "050.

Supreme Court told

Franklin and L. D. when he tries again for the same to three quarters of a length in experience a Lambourn that Sulomuns has released Young to 0), wother one J40 Yards Low

and a half. J. Armstrong. Britain Stakes was too cold in that part of the night Ernie Durando

in 01.4 seconds by Li, D. J. Mee this year it is certain that the Festival of

a U.S. lengths the mistakes which led to his over a mile and a half the year

Rhorses it to race in world to g

further away, third eliminator on March 27, title Nabb (RAOC) In 1951.

of seven I remember Cartier. He looked High Jump-5 feet 7 inches defeat last year will not be re-before, and, although it has not the rst fortnight of the season.

Sir Ken won his last Bot race, INTERESTING by Cunningham (King's Own Deated.

been proved in public, it would It will be interesting to see if more than useful to the specula- so his winning sequence is now Scollish Borderers) in 1960 anti

appear that a mile and a quarter

column when 17. tive eye of this colu proves this statement watched him polish off one Billy Stranger Meanwhile, his first objective is is probably his best distance. Following the decision of St. J. Dallywater in 1951.

The gelding is trained by ex- He certainly has prior claims to be correct,

colt won Kilgore in Pole Vault-10 feet 0 inches the Coronation Cup at Epsom in

at Jockey Willie Stephieman, who the stable Just the HKAAA Executive by Sgt. P. Deadman (1 Wills) Coronation week, and the stable to Dynamiter to be considered three races for

Madison

Garden, New won the Epper Derby in 1951 Committee to award Stan- || 1952.

the best over the is, therefore, particularly in-

distance in year and appearances are that York, in 1951. A left-hooker, with Arctic Prince-Router. dard Medals for perform-inches by Sg1. T. Moynan

he will make a really good four- Long Jump-21 feet

Europe.

to remember. 10 terested in the future of Tulyar.

Fear-old.

Incidentally, Turpin need not ances achieved at any au- (Hongkong Signal

With

Tulus out of the way It is interesting to note that al His sire, Mustang. who has thorised athletic meeting in 2560.

Zucchero appears a ready-mado least one handicapper has taken done so well in Ireland as well, be alarmed if he thinks he la double when Cartier Last the Lourel Park race seriously has always been a favourite of arrives, For Walter has a twin favourite for that race, Hongkong, the Ion. Secre-feet 9 inches by Sgt. T. Moy stake money,

Hop. Step and Jump-43 season he won nearly £5,000 in and set Wilwyn to give Zucchero Bill Payne senior, and it is not brother who likes to be around tary of the HKAAA. Mrun longkong Signal Regt.) beat the French colt Dynamiter likely to prove this handicapper bought some yearlings last year be done.

and in so doing weight in future. Zucchero is

is surprising, therefore, that he when there is family feudin' to F. J. Tingny, has issued the in 1950, following

two lengths at York at level wrong during the coming season. by this sire. clrcular

Shot Pul-37 feet 9 inches by weigths over a mile. Lt. J. F. Greer (Royal defines

En- RI "Authorised gincers) in 1951.

Despite this, many continue to Meeting":

describe Dynamiter as the best

governing hody

for

which

of

athletics in the Colony

recognised as

Regt.)

10

Discus Throw-112 feet "The Hongkong AAA is the Inches by Major P. Skipwith

amateur (HLF) in 1950,

Javelin Throw-105 foot 144 inches by Major P. Skipwith such by the International (HQLF) in 1950,

Hummer Throw-114 feet 10 Inches by Cpl. Parsons in 1951.

Also best ever Army

por-

Hongkong and

Amateur Athlette Federation.

"AD

Authorised Meeting is of which has

one the holding

been nolised to the HKAAA formance in Hongkong.

by official letter; and where a programme Is printed. the Jaller

BEST EVER

should state that the meeting is held under HKAAA Army athletes in Hongkong that Best ever performances by Rules.

are not at the same time Cham- "AND at least one afficiat plonship bests are the follow- approved by the HKAAA musting:

in track ovents

the

mre

tho

mado

FIRST OBJECTIVE

and doing really good work.

The

seeing

Soht rounds

Victoria State To Guarantee Erection Of Olympic Village

Melbourne, Mar, 3.

Cyclists Declared Professionals

Melbourne, Mar. 3. Australia's Olymple cycling gold medallists, Russell Mock- ridge and Lionel Cox, wera, to- by day declared professionals Union. the Victoria Amateur Cyclisia

Cox is to appeal but Mock-

ridge said he would not.

Mockridge recently indicated that he intended to turn pro day that Mr John Cain, Premier band expired in July.

The newspaper "Aga" mid 10-fessional after his Olympic

His stable companion, Stranger Altogether more than £10,000 CRICKETERS WARNED is being prepared for the Lincoln was paid for the now two-year- Tip to London's club cricketers:

olds in the stables. As they are Do not

gel too competitive by such carly. maturing sires as during Coronation Week.

of Victoria, had given anas Cox's Olympic, bond does not surance that the Victorian Gov-terminate until July 1954. Charger Couri Marial, Royal

Some groups of clubs, it opernment would guarantee; the In a letter to the two men, and Vilmorin, there should be pours, have been -arranging no shortage of two-year-old evening games on the knock-out winners from this stable.

principle as their contribution to -{London Express Servico)

the festivities,

IRISH SOCCER CHIEFS HAVE

A STADIUM PROBLEM

Dublin, Mar. 3.

There are fears among Irish soccer chiefs that there last year's Irish-French soccer international when Ireland may be a repetition of the wild scenes which disturbed

takes part in its next major soccer engagement, that against Austria in March.

ches by Sgt. J. Dallywater in During the French

thousands of excited

Home Soccer

were:

London, "Mar. 4.

ction of an Olymple Village the VACU stated that they in time for the 1950 Games in were deemed to have lost their Melbourne

amateur olatus, by fallure to fils Mr Calo Was mid to have affidavits by midnight given the assurance to the February

...

27

12

answering allege-

The outbreak, I understand, is a mild are and far short of an Olympic Games Control Comtions that they accepted · cx- epidemic but the Club Cricket mitteo today after his request penses other than those ap- Conference, who watch over our for special financial ald, had proved by the unionenter. summer week-ends, have dropped beers turned

A friend of their annual out, tho nowepaper added.

Prince Phi "ebruary 27, when

Rugger Results

down by the Football League results today a hint that "cat throat" cricket Federal Government.

is rather less than desirable.

Details of the

accommodation rominder appears | needed were still being worked DIVISION I

on the Burnley 0 Blackpool 1.

DIVISION'S NORTHERN

meeting on

Mr Caln received a letter to-

London; Mar. 9. Oldham Gateshead 1,

useful No. 18 day from the Prime Minister, London Hospitaj beat. West- incidenter at future soccer inter-

Mr Robert Both these matches were part- among the speakers

Gordon Menzies, minster Hospital 8-0 in the Hob nationals hore.

My forecast la that most club'stating that the Commonwealth|pitals Cup semi-final today. poned last Saturday as Blackpool Dalymount Park, setne of the and Gateshead were engaged in crickoters will celebrate the would not provide the extra Oxford University Greyhounds money for tho. Olymple Village. beat Madrid Students 13-5-- match against France, normally the FA Cup quarter finals-Coronation with beer-matches, holds about 33,000, but was ex-Reuter.

Reuter

Router. pected to hold 40,000 for the

be present at the meeting: in 100 Yards 10.0 seconds by held events, ono as judge and Col. Andrews in 1910.

Many observers have stated one as judge Three Miles 15 minutes 11.8 that the sile for the French and one as timekeeper, Ap- seconds by S/Sgt. Peter West match will definitely not do for proved means one who either is (Royal Engineers) in 1952, known to the Association or is

the game against Austria and the vouched

120 Yards High Hurdles 15.9 possibility of abtaining another for by an athletics seconds by Lt. J, 0. Cave venue is being carefully secretary or officer competent (Royal Ulster Rifles) in 1953. examined. to judge the efficiency of

match bocause of extensions, official in question.

High Jump 3 feet 10%

But it is estimated that about "COLONY

game 45,000 people crushed in, and it RECORDS are 1951. accepted only if they are made

fans the Austrian match is played Pole Vault-10 feet 9 inches knocked down one entrance gate there it is quite likely another at authorised meetings and in by Sgt. P. Deadman (1 Willey when they could not get in, and 45,000 will want to see them the ease of field events only if in 1951 and by Li. R. A. F. 50 packed the stands that fans in

measurements with a steel tape; in the cast of Slot Pract Regt.) in 1959. front had to jump over the wall Put-40 feet inches and enfor the playing -area to track events only if three ap by Lt. J. F. Greer (Royal❘nvold being crushed. į ME proved timekeepers were timing Engineers) in 1951.

event and if the truck Is Discus Throw- 120 feet ASTONISHED. FRENCH Rond, headquarters of the Irish later measured with a steel tape. 0 inches by Cpl. Walter

Rugby Football Union, General conditions of records Land (Royal Engineers) in were injured and the mentontamed when they sought use of the A large number of people soccer officials were unlucky are in Rulo 114 of the AAA 1938. Competition Rules.

Javelin Throw~180 feet Frenchmen witnessed casualties ground before, inches by Major P. Skipwith being carried off nearly all The Lansdowne Road pitch (HQLF) in 1001..

through the first half, while holds at least 45,000 and has GROUND RECOnns

Polico and soccer metals de exceller entrances. Boundary Street ground operately, tried to keep the Iridi-A atrlon moich is played the HKAAA in the case of moet- records in the events to be crowd in order.

on this fichi it will be the first ings not directly, sponsored by contested at this year's Landa. They mucccedati, but there poccer game there since: 1927,

allowing many none of the United Press.

the

"Cialing for Standard

or Colony Records must be mado

through Secretaries

DE Athletice Officers to

also.

One alternative to Dalymount Park which has been given most consideration is Lanstlowin

but

the Association, and on the Forces Individual Champlon has been an outcry against when Italy best, Ireland) 2-wim

liness Indicated above,"

stilps

—London Kypress Berotca),

THE GAMBOLS

UNGITREY ATE TOO MUCH

ERDAY AND UPSET THEIR

SUMMERE

L-KNOW JUST THE THINGTO TEMPT THEM

~I USED TO Love, CT WREN'S WAS

Barry Appleby

(GAN A LATE HOME MORE UNCLE

WELL.

I NEVER FIVE seen lagunĮ |COOKING, THEM LITTLE DAINTIES)

ALL DAY AND THEY EAT STATE REVOLTING LOOING MEDIS