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THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1953,

SECOND DIVISION CLUBS PROVE IT'S TIME FOR A NEW PROMOTION SYSTEM

Says TOM FINNEY

Everton's brave victory at Villa Park in the FA Cup's sixth round maintains a proud record for the Second Division. In each of the seven post-war seasons, they have provided one of the Cup semi-finalists. In- deed the Division almost touched new heights this year. It was only a late and desperate goal from Tottenham Hotspur at St Andrew's which prevented Birmingham City from joining Everton in the last four.

Manager Cliff Britton, one of 'Everton's most distinguished wing-half-backs, well deserves this latest reward. He has done a fine job in rebuilding the traditions of this old club without needing to spend extravagant transfer fees. Of the seven Second Division semi-finalists since 1946, only Leicester have gone through to play nt Wembley. But it will not surprise me if Everton follow in these footsteps this

Henson.

The by, seconds of extra time i

These Second Division eldes, consistently beating teams from Then, in order, it was Burn the First Division on the road win tey Tottenham - beaten then to the semi-inals, could more

at in a dramatic game by Black-than hold their

own in

Bolton Wanderers, led England's Nat Lofthouse, are a replay. Une compact side. Yei Chat may not be sufficient to the ull-Lancashiru tussle Malie Rood on March 21.

are

the

pool, their opponents this tume upper class of Soccer. The fact -Leicester City, Everton, who that two of them, Burnley and Just a Lancashire derby to their Tottenham, have since gained Liverpool neighbours, Birming promotion and developed into ham nguin, and Jast season

two of the strongest sides, in Blackburn Rovers.

the First Division supports my

NEW SYSTEM WANTED

More-important though the conclusions which may be drawn from the consistent up- pearance of a Second Division club in the semi-finals, Back In 1946, Birmingham City lost to Derby County only their right-back Ted Duckhouse broke his leg in the first few relegation.

when

A

casc.

It would be in the interests

Wos. A

To my mind this list proves any fact, 11 is that there has never been

more opportune of the game it there moment for considerably widen- greater flow between the divi- sions I am quite certain that ing the scope of promotion and

the old principle of "four up. four down" would make for keener competition—and bigger crowds.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

ELEVENTH RACE MEETING 1952/53 Saturday, 21st March, 1953.

(Held under the Rules of The Hong Kong jockey Club),

The programme will consist of D races. The First Bell will

be rung at 1.30 pan, and the First Race run at 2 p.m.

Through Tickets (9 ace-$18.00) also tickets at $2 ench for the Cash Sweep un the last mee of the Meeting as well as the Special Cash Sweep, on the "Hong Kong Derby" scheduled to be run on 2nd May, 1953, may be obtained at the Cash Sweep Olles of the Club at Qoven's Building, Ground Floor, Chater Road.

Through Tickets reserved for this meeting but not paid for by 10 th, on Friday, 26th March, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings.

at the Cash Sweep Office at Queen's also be purchased at the Club's

To avoid congestion Building, sweep tickets may Branch Offers alim

5 D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong

or

382 Nathan Road, Koitoon

TOTALISATOR

MORE CHANCES

If further proof is needed, it con be found in glance at le | League tables even before last Saturday nfternoon's games, Just look at the top of the Second Division. Thero is a gap of five points between Sheffield United and Huddersfield, two leading clubs, and nearest challengers.

ם

WOR

the

their

next

Four points cover the six sides. Two of them, Let ecster and Nottingham Forest, met in local "derby" the Saturday before. The attendance

27,099. It either of these sides possessed chance of promotions they most certainly would it four clubs were tog up Leicester gate here would have been nearer 45,000.

- the

At the bottom of the table four clubs have 20 points and three more are on the 27 mark.

pretty safe from relegation. Condemned

The attention of Totalisalor Investors is drawn to the following Those seven clubs now ules;--

an

ure

ultimate

SCOTLAND v. IRELAND AT MURRAYFIELD

·Ireland defeated Scotland by 26 points in the International rugby match at Murrayfield, Scotland. Picture shows a Beotland player punching the ball after the break up of a scrum.

GEORGE WHITING'S

COLUMN.

Ramadhin And Company Threaten To Shun

MCC's

West Indian Tour Series

London. Looking a little beyond the impending Miller-Lindwall threat I report the rumblings of a West Indian domestic argument concerning England's cricketing visit to those paris next winter,

Schoolboys Do Well At The Colony Open Junior, Badminton Championships

By “ARGONAUT”

Brilliant successes by schoolboy and erstwhile school- boy shuttlers featured the second night's programme of the Colony Open Junior Badminton Championships at Taikoo Club yesterday.

The night's high standard of play reached a thrilling climax in the last game of the evening when St. Joseph's schoolboy II. A. Castro, Jr., in partnership with Miss Perin Dhaber, battled to a 17-17 score against Chinese YMCA's C. Y. San and Miss K. S. Lai, after staving off three set points and succeeded in notching the last point amidst thunderous ovation.

The first set was a neck and nock struggle all the way until the YMCA pair shook off their opponents at 13-12 to clinch the

"C" Division youngsters, U Sel-lip and Ko Wal-bong. al- though winning in two sets-- 16-12 and 15-13, A lightning peca first net.

was maintained throughout the They took a commanding 9-1match, with all four players in the second set only to seo time and again coming into Castro and Miss Dhaber Gghting their share of the limelight with back gamely at this stage to blistering smashes and magni- reduce the defelt to 6-10.

cent retrieving and net ahots, PERIN DILABER SHINES Perin Dhaber reached peak form at this stage when time and again she came through with point-winning smashes at the net to score nine points in a row for set.

*x-

3. C. Koh's greater perience and steadiness pulled the St Teresa pair through at the critical junctures.

Of the losers U Sel-lip was the more prominent and much the steadier and particularly The Chinese, pair took a 6-2 deadly with his smashes, lead in the deciding set, but Ko Wal-bong, who is likely were gradually overhauled at to be Schoolboys' Senjor this year, 6-5 and 9-0. They regained the Singles Champion lead at 11-0 after some steady was in one of his erratic moods

showed

conspicuous play in the backcourt by C. Y Sun,

in inability to con- Castro Jr., came to the rescue centrate on the game at this stage as he refused to gress. A little less worry on buckle down under the stream and there of his partner should his part over his own errors

of

smashes and drives. From 0-11, he brought the score to 12-13 and 14-13.

On the changeover of cervices, the Chinese pair took these to set point si 17-15 but failed to score the match-point.

Castro

Miss and

Dhaber managed to add only one point on their next services and with in determination held their opponents to two scoreless ser- vlees with tw, good amashes.

A high service by Miks Dhaber the best to her feminine opponent brought

ot

and

wenkness

in pro-

help to improve his game tre mendously.

10-4 lead in the first set as they, Ko and U actually enjoyed a cutsped Useir slower opponents, but fell into a sea of errors, at this stage to concede points in a row.

At

Junior Men's

seven

Last time, in 1947-8, under G. O. Allen, we had to fly out Len Hutton in an

12-13, Ko, after being unsuccessful effort to prop up the "gates" and rescue a team which-minus Comp-

faulted for service, conceded the set by putting the shuttle into ton, Edrich, Bedser and Wright-failed to win one of their 11 matches,

the net

on two puccessivo strokes. Next winter it may well bo: Walcott,

Undoubtedly wicketkeeper-batsman, | ten,

The second set was clostly, the West Indians who will be and Sonny Ramadhin, leg rugby is now played the the score to 4-4. Her next ser-

contested up to 11-11 when the afflicted with team troubles --- breaker, extenordinary, are by schools.

vice was mastied away by San greater steadiness of Ko and for I hear that Frankie Worrall, | no means certain to be play- "As Scotland have for some and, amidst much excitement, Motta pulled them through to the stylist, Everton Weekes, ing against us, They want time been unable to hold their Castro Jr. completed the match

15-12 for set and match. bulkier of outsize innings, Clyde more money.

own at rugby-or any other with a sidelino smash, during the

YESTERDAY'S-RESULTS - All four with financial minds sporting activity—they should rolly.

Singles. --- 3.3. Another schoolboy success of Homeroy Jr bes! P.V. Yap 15-11, sharpened in Lancashire League Join forces with other countries the evening, was that of the 13-16, 16-3; Rosario beat Young cricket have been offered terms in the by an Australian umpire, Andy ties are grouped together in Junior Doubles combination of 10-714-4

Junior Mon's Doubles.. Siu Chuen of Queen's College Xaviff and L. Wons 10-13, 13-113 Barlow, to tour India with - a the County Championship." Commonwealth XI next

and Wong Shiu-kwong of King's Motta and JC Koh best U win- 1er.

REMEMBER THE TEACHER College who remped through to sei-la and Koh Wai-bong 16-12, 10- Shut-kwong and Bla a comfortable 15-5 and 15-713: Wong Hear, hear, to the

schools win over B. K. L. Lul and Drumbeat B.KE. Lu and S.K.,

Ng.16-5, 15-7. suggestion. Boxers put a 1S. K. Ng.

Junior Mixed Doubies. — I‚A. long faith in their earliest in- Secded player Johnny Castro Jr. and Blim P. Dhaber beat structor, eminent golfers often Pomeroy, Jr., one of the most fan and his M. 5. Lai 10-13,

| 10×15, 18-17. return to their original club youthful players in the tourna-

TODAY'S GAMES

following matches the played at the VÁC toshay: contenders for swipe--but rugby men have strongest

Fanling Golf

J

SATELO

Parase

What coun-

so declared by the Stewards when the "ALL CLEAR" is given. berth in the bottom half of the Qualifying round for the Copi MCC party go ashore to avenge pro. when their swing becomes ment this year and one of the

Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponles

The "ALL CLEAR" signal will be indicated by a white light at the Totalisator Tower. BACKERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THEIR TICKETS UNTIL

In no circumstances will any Dividends be paid or re- funds made unless a ticket is produced. Payment WILL NOT be made on torn or disfigured tickets.

table, these seven face a drop

for the in gales

the rest of season.

Now, if one

was

more

10

per-

in

of 23 Behind

AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAS BEEN EXHIBITED. drop down, every one of those

Totalisator Tickets should be examined and checked be-seven would be fighting fure leaving the Selling Counters as mistakes of any descrip-haps to the last Saturday. tion cannot be rectified later.

April. The game can only Cash received in respect of Dividends should be checked benefit from the additional in- before leaving the Pay-Out Counters as no claim for short |terest. payment of the value of tickets presented can be entertained And look what a fight would once Investors have left the Counters.

develop in the Southern Sec- All winning tickets and lekets for refunds must be pre-tion if there was a second place sented-for-payment at the Race Course-on-the-day-to-which in the promotion race Bristol they refer, but none will be paid later than one hour after are home and dry as a result Ilovers, eight points clear now, the time for which the last race of the day has been scheduled

tremendous run to be fun.

games without defeat, them five clubs are separated by only two points. It is a pity that they are fighting for a second place that carries little more than a few pounds of talent money for the players.

Year after year, the annual meeting of the Football League turns down the proposal promote four, relegate four. It is certain to be discussed again in May.

Let us hope that the fine Weeds of Everton, Birmingham City, Sheffield United and Bris- tol Rovers will bring about change of heart this year.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE SETS OF MEMBERS' AND LADIES' BADGES WHICH ARE BEING ISSUED FOR THE 1953 RACING SEASON ARE NOT VALID UNTIL 1ST APRIL, 1953. 1952 SETS ARE VALIÐ UNTIL THEN.

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.

or

Badges admitting ladies not in possession of Brooches Season Tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the Members Enclosure and the Club Rooms at $10.00 including tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary ai 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 Bronch Offices and the Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11 am. and the Secretary's Office at 11.45 am. The Treasurers' Compradore Oilce is situated at Queen's Building. Ground floor, Chüter Road, and the Secretary's Oilice at Alexandra House, Bth Floor

A limited number of tiffins 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 $3.00

including tax for all persons including Ladies and will be payable

at the Gato.

Any person leaving the Publie 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 $3,00 in order to gain re- 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 PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

SERVANTS' PASSES

P. L. HOLMES

WINS HKCC

TENNIS TITLE

10

In the finals of the HKCC men's tennis singles champion- ship played yesterday, F. LA Holmes beat R. M. McPherson 6-1, 6-4, 6-2,

on

are

a

the

bo

Brown beat B.

will be

7 pm.:

Junior Mixed Dos Mary Chow

out v. B.A, Bro

in sario,

to V.

City of

that

Junior Men's Doubles, 9 p.in,

The March qualifying round for the Captain's Cup will be

SHADOW TEAM held on the Old Course at Fan-

If their own Board of Con- ling during the coming week-

trol do not raise the anle, then end. Members are requested to note that there is only

Ramadhin and Co. will not be orte

among those present when the Lain's Cup this month.

During the period-November the indiquities of a tour under- 10 February,

Qualifiers were taken by a "shadow" team six no opportunities for the kind title, showed tremendously im- Jiminy Khoo and

of refresher course of which, proved held

on both Old and New years ago.

Without Ramadhin and Courses and two players quali-

after the lack-lustro game at Craigengower's

Men's Junior Singles, 7:30 pm hard-fought sots three Ws, West Indies cricket Twickenham, they would ap-threo fied each meath,

Stu Chuen v. U Sel-lip.

Men's reached a very high standard.

Janfor** Doubles-8:A.K. Other competitions scheduled would no longer lond itself to pear to stand in need.

addition In joyful calypsos. And even for Sunday afternoon

The favourite for the Junior Bux and Fung Kam-pang V. 2.A. watching

Abbes and 17.2. Zouls, Mixed FoursomeH the Old star-studded MCC touring team school sides, why not have Singles title. Francis Rozario,

Junior Mixed Doubles. 8.30 pm Course and a

rurprising resistance B.K.L, Lun atsi Mrs 3:1. Ng v. the practice matches on the school met with a Four-ball against would hardly rejoice in

role of pallbearers, with at pitch, reforced by the games from Craigengewers "C" Divi- FM. Rosario and Mrs B. Dopists. Bogey on the New

The handicap for the four- tendances down to rock-bottom. master armed with a enne? A sion representativo Yong Kong M. Lam and Wong Kal chicos V. ball competition will be three- eighths of combined. Strokes to

where-it-hurts-most voo in the initial stages of their A. Castro Tnt and Frank Yen [GO TO SCHOOL!_______

Junior Men's Singles, -9,30 (p,m,—t -would-have-been-an-admirable match, but managed to win

Tony Sliva vali Cavier. by 15-7 and 15-4. the comfortably be taken by the Best Ball at the

for some corrective England's not-so-hot rugby aimless passing that disappoint-

LIGHTNING PACE allotted hofes,

win over France, and the

seeded combination thrashing handed out to Seated so many of England's sup. C. Koh and J. A. Moita of land by Ireland, Jend point to

porters against Franco.

St. Teresa, who already hold the Claricc'e suggestions

As for Mr made by P. C.

fying distinction of being an unbeaten tackle at Scotland-why should pair in the Men's "g" Division Clarke (Richmond Surrey), who writes:

comparatively successful League this senson, were ex- England be cluttered up by a tended all the way by Tytam's "Having seen a number of club, county and international country that has lost 10 inter-

this rugby matches

pession, 1 (b) "Shanghai Visitors" Cup, be taken to watch some of the suggest that parties of players

day, April 5, to be played for on Easter Sun- best school sides, such as Bed-

closing date 5, the for receipt of entries in this the hope that they

ford, Oundlo and Radley, in

may ro competition being March 29,

learn what they have forgot

Club

ENTRY LISTS UP Entry lists are now posted, in for the following (a) "Married” v "Single"

compou

(closing date March 15) match

to be played on March 22, if sufficient miles are received.

"Shanghai Visitors" Cup

H. B. Neve the present holder of the Cup, which is offered for the best coore, 36 holes on handicap over the Old Course. H. B. Neve's winning year was 177-36-nett 141. W.

Birtwhistle being second with 172-30-nett 142 and J. M. Beazley, third with 109-20=nett 143.

score

Jast

WORLD RECORD

CLAIMED FOR 60-YARD DASH

whack

of the

national matches in a row?

Passed to you, Mac.

The

HOLF Minor Units Hockey

Junior Men's Doubles, 10 p.m.-g A.C. Sales and E. Marquez-Lbn v. of 3.A Soares and J. Porrieroy Jay,

TOMORROW!B GAMES The following matches will be played at Tipo Club lo-torrow!

Men's Junior Bingles, 7 pm-D.A, Brown v. Argall

The following is the up-to-

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MIN

MYERS SAYS 'NO' Professional fight managers, stepping up their raids on the amateurs, are not lacking in But an all-time record nerve,

reacted Wis in impudence when, At a West Ham BC date table for the HQLF Minor

Units Hockey League. show the other night, one of their

Team number had the effrontery to

to Comp Ord take-'em-alive alliance Дорой seck a with secretary David Myers. AA Wip fZME "I admired the manager for In Wkap belang

writes REME ****.. cutnight," Hamilton, Ont., Mar. 10,

173 Loc Bty RA 20 When 10-year-old Mary Mac- Myers, but the answer will of Bde The following revisions of donald,

of Toronto, ran the always, and obviously, be No. HQ 27 HAA handicaps have been released 00-yard dash in 6.8 seconds on I have no time for professionalty RA

Wkap during the past week:

Saturday she sent

would the track boxing, and I

never REME fans digging into the record dream of persuading a mum-210 LAA BY RA

Cmd Pay books. And the search falled ber to turn pro.

HAA By A to turn up any woman with a "Incidentally, why do hot HC & KLN UM

manager plek their boys more 35 in Bde

23. HAA Bly IA The Amateur Athletic Union | carefully? There are more for- | RAMC of the United States does not gotten boxers than there are RE Corpa Ta

J. D. Mackle 3: B. E. Cole 14; Capt. G. A. McClean 14; Mai. R. A. Pont 22; f. E. Skelson 24.

Oxford Row At

better time.

50

Much Higher Rate keep world record: performances famous ones."

Than Cambridge

· BY GEORGE..........

McPherson, though seeming

for women for the 00-yard the more stylish of the two, and

dash, but noted performances.

London Amateur Boxing ha- serving both harder and botter,

London, Mar. 10.

The best for 60 yards it has on was far less steady and did not Oxford Towed at a much record is 6.9 seconds, by Ellen-ociation list the following in

beth

over an Indoor their now club address books: seem able to produce killing higher rato

Cambridge

Robinson than shots, while Helmes placings when both crows went out on dirt track at Chicago in 1931.

"Times ABC; F. Forder, 10c. him on the wrong foot, the Thames at Putney to-day being submitted as a world to caught

Mary Macdonald's time is Villa Street, Walworth, 9.E.17. mo, after time. All the same,

Central 2,000 (atk for the in the second set it seemed that.

In their preparation for the boat cord by the Women's Athletic back door)." McPherson would make it 1-1

race on March 28, but he just couldn't and after this Holmes went on to win the third fairly easily.

In a burst of a minute Oxford gat in 37 strokes, the highest either crew has yet attained. Cambridge did not strike above 30 in a short row of two and three minutes

The crews were

out on the

Old Shanghai Win river together and they passed

Servants' passes will be issued to private box holders only. Bowling Match

who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and to endorse their names on the prisses. Holders of such posses are

stands.

not permitted in the Members' Enclosure except for passing an RAF one in a bowling game

An Old Shanghal team beat | through on their duties and must remain in their employers' at the Bowling Alley of the

HongkongClub yesterday. "Owing" ta' the congestion in the Members' Belting Hall and at The score was 1,798 to '1,742 Bobilis adjacent to Boxes in the Coffee Room, Boz-holders and paints in favour of the Old Members are requested to ensure that their servants make use Shanthaiteam which gave their only of the Fablie Belling Hall Military Police: will be posted at opponents handlend of 140 ́various points in the enclosure to ensure that this regulation is | points,

Adhered to.

-By Order,

H.-MIBA,

Becretary.

and repassed each other, on their journeys between Putney and Chiswick steps,

It was announced today that the race will start at noon, GMT ly statedReuter. Instead of 1330 hours as original=

Billiards Tourney

In a long and exciting game, JE. Malina bent C. C. Lam The teams were

by 10 points in thỏ! semi-final Old Shanghai,ktoman' Binith, # of the Senior Billiards Cham Marshal, D. Leach and J, Mout, plonship" at ""Eastern" "Achizile RAF-Wing/Cade Ketilewell, Ban/Club Last night, The core was, Ldr Taylor Wingsinde Read -- and Col Norman.”

1,000 to 984

catod Press. Federation

Canatla-Asso-

Boxing on the retreat?

-{London Expresa Jerules)

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Comeback Trail

Trenton, NJ., Mar. 10.

Junior Mixed Doubles, 130 - J.A. Scares and Miss 3. Remedios A.J. Remedios sta Ita Marques.

Junior Ladies Singles. 8 p.m. Mr T. C. Chan v.:Mrs B. Wong.

Junior, Mixed Doubles, 30 p.m. --- 3. Tomeroy Jr and des. 15, douron

v.E.C. Wong and Mrs 10. Thokk.

Junior Men Vingles, P 9.0. - Jimmy Khoo v Kah Wai-bong.

Junior Mixed Doubles, 9:30 pm/m Fronk Yeh and Airs G. Silve Y. winners of B.K.L. Lyl and Mrs S.K. Ne v. F. M. Flowerlo and M. ||ispuista.

Men's Junior

C. Y. San and

Hub v. Wong

10:00

Shui-kwang und Stu Cheung.

HONGKONG BEAT

INDIA IN TABLE TENNIS TEST.

Hyderabad, Mar, 10. Honglong beat India by three matches to one in the third table tennis Test here tonight!

Hongkong now lead 2-1 in the

series of dive.

The results were; Sih Su-chu (Hongkong) beat Jayant (India) 21-19,

21-10-10-21, 21-12.

14-21.

PT. Thiruvengadam (India) beat Chuing t ·· Chin-sing ::(Hong- ong) 6-21, 21418, 17-21, 21-10, 21-14.

'Ike Willatis, former light weight champion, from Trenton,

Chung Chin-sing bent Jayant, moved another step up the 2110, 16-21, 14-21, 21-10, 21-14. comebacks trail last night by

Sih Su-thu and Ching Chin- outpointing Claude Hammond, sing beat Jayant and Thiruven of Cliffside Park, in a 10-round gadam 17-21, 21-10, 15-21, 2141 hout---Associated Press.

21-10--Reater; Prud

Apo libe

MIGGAE FLAN TILES MUSTA