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ARMY Y.

FOOTBALL ASSN XI

'THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1953.

The Army were defeated by 3 geals to. 1 in their representative match with the Football Aveciation at Newcastle. Bowman (No. 4), the Army right half, gains possession of the ball off, the heel of Gordon (white shirt), the F.A. inside right. Hopking (No. 3), the Army left back, helps Fraser, the Army goalkeeper, to defend the goal,

Famous Sports Stars

I Have Met

AL

By ARCHIE QUICK

London, Nov. 13. Way back in 1912- sixteen-year-old boy startled the cricketing world by scoring a éentury in his first county cricket match for Worcestershire and then astounded the fraternity by

at capturing six wickets cheap cost In his second senior game,

By the end of that Arst unmer he had secred four Leparate humheds and passed the thousand aggregate mark.

1913 and 1944 he nude Ju steady progress at his profesims and a new star had beans bag A brilliant Test Iuture forecast for him.

More About The Wong Controversy

(Continued from Page-16.)

11.A.M. who has now jurisdiction over them,

Sid Barnes Stirs Wahoos Should

Up Another Mighty Row

By BERTRAM JONES

Sydney.

The most controversial character in sport has dorte it again. Sidney G. Barnes is the name the fightingest, hit-'em-for-six Aussie who ever played a hat to ball on the world's cricket stage.

Since he forsook tuxl-driving in Bydney as a 20-year-old youngster to become one of the world's great batsmen Barnes has been called many things.

"The Problem," they Inbelled him. The Stormy Petrel. The controversial.... irrepressible..., wisecracker....the comedian.

got used to being] SM Barns nitack on dis-

On this Miller gets sarcastic. elpline concerns what happened | "The team went 10 n show, after the fourth day's play in then to a night club-for Д The Second Test at Lord's.

[meal. I hope Mr Barnes re-

Barnes called names.

Now he has written a book called "Eyes on the Ashes."

Because of what he has written come Australian cricket ers are calling him “a rqueal- er." And that, in Australia, is Ja very, very horrible word.

According to Bernes the Aus- fralians should have won the Tart series. They didn't, he anys, because their morale. was low, the management was faulty, the Crey

W:3

weak, and "junkotings" got in the way of the victory epirit

By name he nacks the Aus- | trailon cordain Lindsay Hassett

who are

no in Taiwan, they must at leastmont, and the alt-rounder Keth

In this contention 1 m 122-

from these facts it seems that the B.A.M. Itself is in a rather peculiar position.

clined to agree with Wong and

STL

England, needing 343 to win, had lost Kenyon, Graveney and Button when stumps were drawn,

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Remain Unbeaten

{Continued from Père 10)

Jackie Wel is expected to go Preceding the Dodgers-CAA the distance in his third outing | tilt, the Pandas aro přèked, to. for the Pandas

beat the Comes while the Barring last-minuto, changes, Cubs should account for Davlu the following is the Pandas" | Cooper's 25 Gunners. Une-up against the CAA:-

Little has been written on the Pitcher-Juckle Wel: Catcher play of the Junior • sotiballets, -Raymond Tsao: 181 baso- There is Uttle doubt that some Harold Ong: 2nd base Willie of the promising youngsters Wool

3rd base-Wally : Md; havo delighted tho Saturday's Shortstop-Y, S. Liang; Left crowds with omo delightful helder - F. Cheng; Centre batting dssplays. Another felder S. S. Isu Right factor which probably enliances felder-P. H. Chen.

the popularity of the junior ballplayers is the manner in which they prevent their team- matos frean being blunt 17- dividualists.

AMERICANS FAVOURED

Tho team tint has given tm-

"B" League week-end pro-Poon's Chinese Athletic ASSO-

gramme.

Two winless teams will be all out to score their maiden win in the first round clash In the only game of the Senior pressive perfonnances is Frank

ciation frat tengs Among the hopefuls to mako Senior "B" Bob Suzinan's Americans league next season we pitcher have produced mediocre son- W. K. Wong, known among ball in their previous games, rabid softbali fans as "Little but will be given some chance | Gone". of beating the Hongkong

streak.

alles you can also eat at such University to halt their losing places," he says.

THAT

THEORY Another Miller crack at Says Barnes: "The result of Barnes is this: "Mr Barnes the Tart was a foregone con- has a theory which he has often elusion and that is how it seem- expressed to mo—'Keep your ed, I guces, from the players' maine in front of the pubile no dressing-room.

matter how And that goes "At any rate the Australians evn it meann verbally 25- made whoopee. They went to saulting friends." Guys and Dolls, then to the Cafe de Paris,

celebrating in advance the victory

which recmed sure to follow.

most

Un-

"But cricket is incup hát redre

predictable garne, and it is now a matter of evickel history how England confounded and co- fused us by holding us to exelling and dramatic draw.

"The Australians went out an

THAT DRAW

alve the HKBA ample notice, or | Milier. else. It has a perfect right in reply that is request come teo Ho aflack on Hassett is based lute as the Hongkong players in the main on the match with ure already in Taiwan,

Warwickshire, Just before the Pinal Tem at the Oval,

an

Well, I Miller is right, Barnes is octainly keeping his name {on_the_public's lips.

Everyone is talking about him today except for one group.

Members of the Board of Control (which pleks tho Test team) declined 10 ecmment.

'Australian

All unwittingly, they could be Whatever 12 decision the

to the ground nt Lord's on that said to have started something: HKBA 3 lys at in their The Australians Wer left tei Tursday lecking lite men For they dropped Barnes from

affected by a late night. con ideasin of the request by with 160 do score

And the 1953 elde-and so made it for victory They did not

as the record books will Wong and he le in playing in 770 minutes.

dispossible for him to report the close to posterity they perform-Test. ed ke 1,"

-{London Express Service}

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Friendly Rugby Ends Today

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Y. C. Ng has prove his ability as a catcher. The I felders are K. C. Leung, S. M. It is strongly rumoured that | Lộc, C. C. Wong and T. P. both Jack Bordwell and Young. Outfelders to be Claude Pugh are back in town picked from dro T. W. Ng, K. P. and-may make a welcome roHo, W. L. Chan, K. Y. Chan appearance for the Yanks.

and B. W. Chan.

It will be remembered that Fred Diesta's Dodgers are with Jack Bordwell pitching fighting team, but much depends for the Americans, Bob on the pitching display of M. Suzman's boys have whipped Bugo. The Dodger battery.of some of the leading teams In Bugo and J. Cheng has been a the Colony, The inclusion of sound one and with such players Claude Pugh in the Yanks E. Souza, J. Morales, linc-up will no doubt boost Chaves, M., Ferras, F. Dlesta Jr., the strength of the infleld.

Lo, J. Remedies and K. โค Humain to select from, The undergraduates of Dedges will unquestionably Pokfulam, despite two shellack-prove a worthy fe jo the CAÀ ings, have displayed some Im-[(1) today. provement with pitcher C. Wel

The Cubs, coached by veteran taking the spotlight in his last appearance. Wel showed be hos Panda stars, have been one o

the teams In the consistent good control and with more competitive experience

uta Junior League and should have should make much

over David Cooper's the on edge

25 Gunners today. game.

progress in

4

J.

the

The Gunnery suffered me Not all the undergrads are worst defeat at the hands nt newcomers, Michael Ommund, the Pundas last weeks, per ex-Delawares, has

Agured mitting their opponents to taily prominently in some big time 12 runs in the initial inning. It games in past ansons wille was obviously one of their off- Mike McDougall hos ropre days but unless pitcher Cooper sented St. Teresa's,

Is able to find his stride, an up- set win is most unlikely.. University In addition, the has Reggio Vieira ond G. Da Probable Line-ups crc:--25 Roza, formerly of St. Tereen's, Gunnessi Pitcher David Other members of the team Cooper; Catcher A. Fuller; ist include catchor H. second baseman

Tang, base C. McAulay: 2nd base- hung.

Tang Kwong-B. Turnbull; 3rd base-D. Wall; Shortstop H. Keswani, Shortstop-F. Haic; Left-felde lett-fielder G. Tong, and right--F. Wadsworth; Contre-fielder. Nelder T. Wu.

-W. Harricen; Right-folder- D.. Andrews.

It corset impose penalties on players who are not directly or

a fow matches here, let us go for the runs. The match was indirectly affliated to it, and if

Barnes says:- sports drawn, that thu

loat they

impose cannot

any publ will not be deprived of

ind we

this mighly penalties

players, These then as far

of seeing a

Harrell, digging in d Hengkong |

Billy Weas, in actica but also dantly against the incon- there concerned penalties

Warwickshire which the next three topmost thul-equential" whatstever

Lfit! nced

t'elles end p} yiJ! W! }aŁ bytes in mutual vecognition them.

lennelty which would carcely Wong he approved in a Acal Test The IBF rules do not state

deal to popu Dat

mutch. 21 Nallonat Organisation

"What a travesty of sports- bere and to cannot play against affiliated

the fine. points of themanship that is. What a denial teams, and even allow Cach

there is no doubt of the ideal of ricko4. By these National Organisation to make

He further games by him and miserly mean: Actralia was hi: team-mates will add fur-ble to hang on and bold War-

become rather loose in their So much so that I understand matches and tournaments er incative to the game here. wickshire

a dishonourable passing.

that he has decided that those whith both amateurs and pro-

draw.

They have of course let the who do not play in Saturday's fessionals inay participate,

What does Lindsay Hassett services of Agar, who left the game will be given a chance to Deviin Wel a professional

ay to this? Heuters one gen-Celeny within the lart fortnight play on the following Wednes when he toured Malaya in 1938

tence: "Only Sid Barnes could but have only made thres ampire, universally regarded as and played against the amateur

write it and he must have

day. changes from their winning the best the game has known.

tch of a fortnight ago.

The Club “D” park has settled To cricket Frank Chester is champions of each state,

The neweomers are Ramshaw, down fairly well and all the

The Cubs-Pitcher-A. Yen; what Joe Davis is to ancoker.

and Parker, Edwards,

This changes in the team have been Henry Calton to golf and Six

Topping today's three Junior Catcher-A Owen; 1st base-s. leaves the pack practically un-made in the three-quarter line Gordon Richards to the turf.

changes and they should there with the result that the H, Q.ames is the one between Fred Yao: 2nd base W. Lee, 3rd Diesta's PI Dodgers and the base-S. Tsal; Shorlstop-H. fore get the lion's share of the will find themselves freed by a Chinese

Athletle

Association Chan; Left-flelder M. Wang; ball from the serums,

and solid pack and a very fast three first-ciringers, and a close and Centre-fielder P. Zee; Night-

MALIGNANT FATE Alas, a malignant late twalted him, for h the Kaiser's War he lost at arm in France-and to Frank Chester became a first

class umpire. Now, at the age, of 57, he is still a Brst class

He is an autoerot who will brook no argument over his decisions, and 1 like to excuse the Fancour he exhibits as bitterness petively divorced from he loves.

its own rulings regarding

SEEMS ILLOGICAL

tram

WEEK-END

SOFTBALL

TODAY

Junior Division

+

1:0

been on a different tour."

THAT DERBY Barnes attacks Miller for his conduct in several matches, but more especially in the Fifth

TO

When Miller was given out 1h.w. to Bailey for 1, Miller spoker to the umpire on the way out. Regardless of whatever he may have said it was definitely wrong of Miller to have spoken fr the umpire at el in the drumstances.

should be able to take across line. the Polleemen's line.

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TODAY'S GAMES

The only fault with the Chibood game should be, acen." "B" pack is the same fault that: troubics the 1st team, namely luck of training, and wind,

There has been some talk that simid a cable come from the BA.M., usking the IKBA to blacklist the touring players. sometimes when the privately - sponsored

for being | Hergkong

RELIED UPON is away Επι 2.30 p.m. Cubs v. 25 Gunners the game | Talwan cable should be (Umpire-Frank Poon, and Two

Although the R.A.F. should Athielle Association despatched 10 the Hongkong Chinese

win the Police can always be Frank, who lives at Hurhey pinyers forbidding them to play

pinyers)

relied upon to keep on trying

H. Q. have a heavy pack, but (Herts), and is a

v. Conela 2.30 ngalt the Malayan players.

pam. Pandas

hard until the whistle goes for lick support in their back line, culturalist, has a special disTM

(Umpires-D. S. Ling. T. Rey This

"I agree it was only a small re-side, and it would certainly seems lo be rather ike for Australian cricketers logical.

and I. Collico)...-

matter, and one might accuse boce their morale no and could and should lose -on-the-field of course,--.not.

4 pm PI Dodgers v. CÁA (1)me of which-hunting. But Lake they overcome this very strong without disgrace. Bertenally-

(Umpires-S. he steinsta

II. Hamel, C the sum of these small incidents | locm." "But before they do so allows the pitsure he

and you have, I assert, they must practise tackling low, giving one of them ou

cri:kater of irritating and un- as they are very weak in this w itself.

perismanlike Behaviour."

department RECENT INCIDENT

wus

keen hortí-

recent

Intha" "Bisl ̈ce" the "Hong

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Yen, D. Fong) 11

in-

as

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kong players will be in Taiwan

the Kursts of

Fermora Olymple Council, and secondly they are going there at their own expense, which comes to quite a sizable amount,

SUNDAY

v. Wahoos Macrae, R.

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BC-

For those who live in Hong- KOINE

to and do not wish traverse the harbour there is a game between the Club "B" XV and the Land Forces H. Q. at Scokunpee at 4 p.m.

to the Club

THE TEAMS Club: Henderson, Ewart." Turvilja, Craig. Layton, Iloss, Leader. Hargroves, Laville, Barker, Douglar, Farquharson, Petrie, Forsgate.

Lamberi

What dos Miller say to this? | łłe

Ilis reply

is sys nierly. headed: "Barnes the Squealer"-

Army from-Hoskins, Powen. Gerrard, Dangerfeld, Paine, Brent- *1'.

becaure, says Miller, he is the

ford. Argyle, Daniel, Eve, Excell, caly Australian

Downe, Yeoman, Farthing, Gibson, equeal against the lers of the Ames.

Ronch, Whitehend, Gunton.

Police; Gunstone, MacNiven: "Miller goes en: "Barnes

The Club "B" have airendy | Scoll, JL. Russit, Nash, Brown. cuses me of absenting myselfbeaten the II. Q, this staroa, and Leillet Ferry, V. Russell. Long. frem matches during

Bryan, Carpenter, big raes this time they have a really first Harris, Dirkin. am keen ea house meetings. I

class team, as many of those

RAF. Hunt, Balderston, Parker, racing and in my matches off who have been cropped from Chapinan James, Sutelure, Milden, which I am surely allowed-I

Davis, Clayton, Edwards, Davidson, the 1st XV are joining the side, Grifiths,

Ramshaw, D. Davis, did go to race meetings.

for that Hewitt. Barnes says I quarrelled with harassed umpires who had given me out. Russell, a sudden influx of offers Watson,

Club "E" from:-Bell. "Muscles"

Cole. captain

Macilae, Ingles, Baird, Kirkwood, Roberts, Flaxman,. Pink,

Ladies' League There

9.30 p.m. Pandus v. Collens eldent in the last Test at the

(Umpires-Fred Diesta, Oval when he not only put up It is not likely that the B.A.M. Tavares, M. Ferros) his finger, the official sign of can take any other ortion except i 9.30

4.m. CAA but he crooked his stopping the touring players "A". (Umpires-P. cismissut,

over his shoulder, tumb

from participating in tourna Lan, R. Honniball) weli!

ments run by their affiliated Lindsay Hassett did not like bodies cr frem Internationa)

Senior "A" it and said so.

competitions in which Malaya But all cricketers how to his takes part

11 a.m. Pondas V. CAA knowledge of the game affiliated clubs to blacklist these Ozorio, J. Carvalho)

instruct their (Umpires-H. Wing Lee, Art at the imparital, accurate players.

way in which interprets the Laws.

(Umpires---Murio Pereira, Bob He

Suzman, Y. S. Liang)

Senior "B"

3.30 P.m. "Americans V Hongkong University.

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bet

Speedy

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and

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invited was even accepted, an umpling our the Argentine, the only Britory ever to do so.

Chester has just completed writing a book, and 1 happen to know that at the opening there is a sensational concerning

passage!

Sir Donald Brad-

WAS NATURAL

It was natural that two such personalities should chugh, Frank says he has not been at all thappy

way "The boa" has treated him on the ned from time to time.

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Anyhow, after what Sidney Barnes has said in his recent book about his fellow-country- men I don't suppose they will worry much over the milder uttack of Chester's.

Chester wants to carry until he is sixty.

on

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newly

He has just been made Vice-President of the

formed

Umpires Association,

and all his brother umpires look up to him for guidance,

There is no reason why he should not continue until be- yond sixty although his health Just now is not of the best.

Is it cricket? Born the other day: Somebody who, won't ever, ever quality to play cricket for Yorkshiro. Though you can't say that the father, theatrical manager Henry ("Dial M for Murder") Sherwood didn't try.

Determined that his offspring should play for his favourite county, Henry sent his wife to a nursing home in Yorkshire, Her baby was born.

Yes. A girli

or

AMPLE NOTICE

Should the B.A.M. desire the co-operation of the HKBA in any other steps they may wish to take with regard to the games

2 p.m. South China. Navy

THE GAMBOLS

THE WICK BEFORE LAST 1900

GEORGE, OBAR, YOU MUST GET YOUR HAIR:COT,

LAST WE

GEORGE, YOUR) HAIR WANTS CUTTING

I guess I would know at least

and ethics as Sid Barnes,"

This

mans

Reynolds.

Land Force H.Q. :-Mauktion.

ay much about. sportsmanship to play with the result that for Rankin, Wison Berger, Dillworth,

urce he has been able to select Leighton, Bussel. Miller and Barnes fall out too a side instead of frantically try-Brenichicy. Kirbertson. Gibson, le, Nivan. on the question of nights outing to find enough mea to make eieren, Rothe.

Forster.

Bell, Part. Fairbrother, for the Australian team..

lup a XV.

Blehards Hides Wijkama,

by Barry Appleby

TO-DAY HAVE YOU SEEN THESE SCISSORS THAT MAKE CUTTING HAIR SO BIMPLE" - -WAY! I COULD CUT YOUR. ← RAIN THINK OF THE MONEY WE'D SAVE

BARBER

BIRDS RYE FROZENN FOODN

THE DAIRY

FARM

BIRDS EYE

MEANS ITS PORTE ATR

POP

Old trouble

HE'S GOT IT

BADLY!

ITS WRITTENJ

ALL OVER.

SUELL,- SAJAT

AILS "THE FELLO

SPICIAN

felder Bush."

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

FOURTH RACE MEETING (To be hold under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club). Saturday, 21st November, 1953,

THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF '8 RACES The First Bell will bo rung at 1.30 pm, and the First Race run at. 2 p.m.

The Secretary's offee at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 a.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED, All persons MUST wear their budges prominently displayed throughout the meeting.

Admission Badges at $10.00 each are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be responsible for all vialters introduced by him.

Tillins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered In advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811),

1

NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during the meeting. For this purpceo,a Child is a person under the age of severen years, Western standard.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission will be' $3.00 each payable at the Gate. Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite, fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admission,

MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the RESTAURANT.

SERVANTS

Servants must remain in their employer's boxes, except for passing through on their duties. They may un no account uso the Betting Booths in the Members' Betting Hall,

CASH SWEEPS

The cost, of a Through,Ticket is $10.00. Through Tickets to- served for this meeting but not paid for by 10 am. en Friday, 20th November, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings.

Cash Sweep Tickets on the last race of the Meeting at $2,00 each may be obtained from the Gosh Sweep Offices at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), §, D'Aguilar Street and 382 Nathan Road, unil 11 a.m. en Saturday, 21st November.

Attention is drawn to an amendment to the Rules for Cash Sweeps whereby Prizes of $2,000 each will be paid to holders of tickets on unplaced entered ponies, whether Starters or not, but only in the case of Cash Sweeps on the last race when tickets dra on sale prior to the day of the race.,

There will be a Special Cash Sweep on the Pearce Memorial Cup to be run on 30th January, 1954. The cost of each ticket is $2.00.

TOTALISATOR

Backers are advired not to destroy or throw away thele, lickels until after the "all clear" signal has been exhibited. :..ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LATER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN, AND 1:

PAYMENT WILL NOT BE MADE ON TORN OR DISFIGURED ÉTICKETS. MAR

Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc. will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the. Hong Kong Jockey Club.

of the Stewards, H. MIBA

Secretary,