1953-12-12 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1953.

THE CHINA

MAIL'S WEEKEND

LOCALSPORTS

SPORTS PARADE

CRICKET LEAGUE TODAY'S AND TOMORROW'S CHAMPIONS

AVERAGES

BATTING

(Qualification—100 rurs for an average over 20)

Lt. Alexander (Army)

T. A. Fearce (Scorpions)

G. A. Souza (CCC)

F. A. Weiler (Scorpions)

Surg.

Α.

Lt. Millar (Navy)

R. Kitchell (IRC)

11. Owen-Hughes (Scorpions)

A. T. Lee (KCC)

T. G. C. Knight (Scorpions)

Lt. Agar (Navy)

W/Cdr. Kettlewell (RAF)

It. De

Cruz

(Army)

R. W. Franklin (Optimists)

J. Stanton (Scorpions)

J. C. Kol (IRC)

LAC Armstrong (RAF)

P. V. Dodge (KCC)

P. Wour! (KCC)

L. Killer (Optimists)

G. H. P. Pitchard (Optimists)}

Capt. Kirby (Army)

M. Singh (ccc)

1.1. Sadler (Navy)

Inn. N.O. H.S. Runs Aver.

4 2 03. 120 00

10

1 3-11

2 70 200 50

440 48.9

30 125 41.7

BOWLING

(Qualification—10 wickets)

Jun, Tech, Murphy (RAF)

030. 180 37.2 GU 179 35.8

37 166 33.2

102 32.4

201 28.7

75 224

99* 100

36

152 30.4

30

121

30.2

no

227

28.4

V1

201

158

28,3

78

200 25.7

219 24.3

211 23.0

180

22.0

133

22.3

131

21.0

122 20.3

101

20.1

#128 10

11.5

0.

M. R.

ን.

Average

10

3 55 11

5

Ldg. Sig. Sims (Navy)

20.3 0 82

13

0.3

L/Cpl. Dowling (Army)

71.4

11 233 35

4,0

Brice (Navy)

35

11 03

11

8.5

D. Leach (Scorpiony}

29.5

5 104

11

0.5

G. Saunders (CCC)

37.1

0 120

12

.

10

T.G.C. Knight' (Scorpiones)

35.5

142

14

10.1

AB Short (Navy).

45.5 3 165

15

11

Lt. Alexander (Any)

42.4

11 11 137

P. Hall (KCC)

44

12.8

B. Carnell (KCC)

00.0

4 220

17

12.0

A. T. Lee (KCC)

11.1

8 140

11

v

13.3

G.A. Souza (CCC)

05.2

11 202

15

13.4

65.5

6 320

13.7

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1. Stanton (Scorpions)

50.5

5 270

20

13.0

A.P. Pereira (Necreto)

80

8 218

14

15,0

R.E. Lee (KCC)

50

4 233

14

15.9

71.4

B 352

P. Bilimoria (CCC)

74.3

8 277

IG

17.3

S.M. Tch (HKU)

75.4

10 320

18

B. Dhabler (CCC)

02

12 224

10

G.N. Gosano (Recreio)

J.C. Koh (IRC)

2-1

HEAD-TENNIS BEING SCRAPPED

15.1

22.4

The Hungarlun match, with curriculum. Instead of noduling all-along-the-ground foot-ja ball over n not the players in its ball, has caused a number of future will have to move it to club managers to scrap bend- und fro under a net crected u tennis as part of the training few inches above the ground.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

FIFTH RACE MEETING

(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) Saturday-5th-and-Saturday 12th December, 1953. THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 10 RACES The First Bell will be rung at 130 p.m. and the First Race run at 2 pan. on both days,

at Alexandra House will close at

The Secretary's office

-11.45 a.m. on both days.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

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

Admission Badges at $10 each per day are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him,

Tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in -advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).

NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during the meeting. For this purpose a Child is person under the age

of seventeen years, Western standard.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission will be $3 each per day payable at the Gate.

Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3 In order to gain re-admission)

MEALS & REFRESHMENTS WIL be obtamable In the

-RESTAURANT.

SERVANTS

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

CASH SWEEPS

The cost of a Through Ticket is $32. Through Tickets re- served for this meeting but not paid for by 10 am. on Friday, 4th December, will, be sold and the reservation cancelled for future meetings.

Cash Sweep Tickets on the last race of the Meeting at $2 cach may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Omees at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), S, D'Aguilar Street and 382 Nathan Road, during normal office hours and until 11 am. on race days.

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 Startera or not, bul only in the case of Cash Sweeps on the last race when tickets are on sale prior to the day of the race.

Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Pearce Memorial Cup rcheduled to be run on 30th January, 1954, are now avaliable. The cost of each ticket is $2.

TOTALISATOR

Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their tickets until after the "all clear" signal has been exhibited.

ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST DE 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....

PAYMENT WILL NOT DE MADE ON TORN OR DIS- FIGURED. TICKETS.

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

By Order of the Stewards,

H. MISAS

Seven of the most promising local schoolboys were given a chance to play with and against unofficial World. Badminton Champion Wong Peng-soon and his top-ranking Malayan teammates at the Macpherson Playground last Wednesday.

Group photo shows from left to right:-

Front row: E. Marquez-Lim, Chau San-lam, John Wong, Wong Shia-kwong, Wai Tsang-wing.

Back row: Ko Wai-bong, Abdullah Piruz, Wong Peng-soon, Lim Koon-yam, Cheong Hock-leng, and Long Hin-jok.-China Mail Photo.

LEAGUE CRICKET

Army Will Have To Be

Careful About Lifting

The Ball Too Often

By "THE ZOMBIE”

This afternoon's full programme of Cricket League matches will most likely see Army break farther away from their closest rivals in both the Senior and Junior divisions..

With their full team out, the soldiers are expected to experience little dl- culty in snatching full points from the University. The undergrads, however, are a strong fielding side and Army's only danger can come from over-lifting the ball.

two VITY strong The University XI is a fairly appearances this season, prob- (between

bowling sides where it will be slow-scoring team and Army ably at special request to make to avoid a draw, especially if made against the Kowloonites in runs.

the first match between the two they should bat first.

teams.

SATURDAY SOCCER SPOT

SOME ARE APPARENTLY TOO GOOD TO NEED ANY SPECIAL TRAINING

By I. M. MacTAVISH

A report of importance to local soccer fans' appeared in the press, during the week. It said that SOME of the players, who were recently. nominated to the official list from which the Colony team to. oppose Pegasus will be picked had started training. Special arrangements had.. previously been announced for Service players, but there was still a long tail of absentees.

The Hongkong Football Association must make the present arrangement...a test case. If training under association guidance is to be a qualification for inclusion in the Colony, teams, then it must be a qualification for every non-service player on the list no matter how good, or how important, he may think he is. Otherwise, what is the purpose of the present scheme?

those

Just before England me! (and.

who deliberately much chopping and changing Hungary at Wembley I wrote ignore the present training in the team and this is leading to friendl who manages one schedule should be excluded to confusion and unrest among

in

of the league clubs at Home from further consideration as the players. and who is regarded as being far as Colony honours are con-

the top flight of coaches.cerned, asked him if he would let me

I!

the

club is going to achieve anything the players

have his personal views, not on The young player in this must be given a fair chance to the game but on the story be- Colony needs all the lead he settle down hind it.

can get for he is often not dis- playing the right attitude to the We have seen so little of Kit- His comprehensive letler ar-game. Only the other day I read chee that it is difficult to know they are for rived a few days ago and I am that last Sunday a team turned just how good going to quote an extract from up with only nine men to take their It because it is closely related part. In A Junior Challenge impressive against St Joseph's,

to the local conditions I have Shield match and suffered related above,

Writing

he says,

our

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10-0 defeat.

was

I

forwards were not too

I forecast a narrow Kitchee

victory, with a draw as an al- ternative.

of the Hungarions I have since confirmed that

The big question of the day ...they displayed a these facis are accurate, but class that has ret

game also ascertained that one of the will be, "Can Club repeat their

act, back 40

can they unless years,

our nine played in rubber boots. Giant-killing players are now prepared to "Hongkong boots

that again lower the colours of the admit that, by modern

This Champions? They are such an inter-actual term used to me. national standards, they

unpredictable side that they was probably the most im- not as good as they would like portant game this little team are capable of rising to the oc- everyone to believe they are.

en-casion, but by the form book, I will play this senson, yet

forecost a victory, for thusiasm is so low that they must

South China, "The Hungarians were FIT could not muster

especially if a full side

Ko Po-keung is back by a completely new standard, simply because players

failed maestro one to which we have not yet to put in an appearance, In in the side. aspired. They had complete such hands our foolball future control of the ball and a work is Indeed precarious. ing knowledge not only of their timely guidance own but of their mates' posi- the situation.

[tions.

"All this has come from prac tice, practice and still more prae-

Sing Too should have Utflo Only dimculty in disposing of Kwong can improve

Wah at the Club ground, but it they play cas diajointedly they did last weak they may make heavy weather of whet should be a comparatively easy thait,

•

NO GREATER

are

*BEST MATCH

I appreciate that there Lice. It is possible because they probably many dunculties, but now have in their country 800 they are surely no greater here official coaches working in con- than they were in Hungary cert under ve directors, The

The best match of the after- players are drilled in the basic few years ago... or in South

America.

noon may well be the meeting skills from their earliest days.

of Police and RAF at 'Bolind When the time is right they The association must not re-ary Street. Both sides are blag should keep this well in mind up for that terrible stroke he extremely difficult to get they are sent out to apply theso ac- Jax its efforts to set up a suiting well, but after, their,' grand

quired skills to the benent of a able coaching organisation, IL display against the powerfu team, but they go on and on is interesting to know that only KMB outfl, and with the cur practising as long as they are this week A local sportsman rent brilliance

MacLaren, of Sadler, Agar, Pearson,

in the game. They never be received a letter from a pro- the RAF will be expected. to Fallwell and Millar are all GAME TO WATCH

With the exception-of-new--available-for-tho-Navy-XI this come too proud or too good to minent British coach in which collect the points. The Police

-go-on-learning,

he-is-asked-if-there-is-by-any gave a fine show against the The best game of the after- comer R. Jenner, KCC will afternoon, the tailors will have

chance, an opening for a coach Army "Having seen what this work in the Colony, because he would easily, particularly on their and will not submit noon should be that between have lis regular eleven. Much a slightly steadier and stronger the second-placed Scorpions and } will

can produce I feel very angry like their batting side again depend on

from all with

our young players who frustrations

the own ground. of the gamo Kowloon Cricket Club at Chater balting form this afternoon and

It Short and Sims can repro-start talking 'star-talk' before Home. An opaning? He'd be Road.

especially

Eastern should not find it bé on that of their

have completed their

-worth his weight in gold,

to yond them

overcome the The Scorpions will be without opening batsmen, Pat Dodge duce the same form with the ball they

they have been showing the last noviclate. Many young players

Navy tomorrow. The, sallors, on their regular

Alee and P. Wood, skipper,

two weeks, I won't be surprised come to me for a trial. I can see

their day, are ane of the most Pearce, but will have just as

19 something In to see Navy chalk up their third that there

attractive able and experienced a captain

aldes in the League, Let us away from high policy. but they fad it difficult to field their make-up that suggests they straight win this afternoon.

might make the grade, and like and have a look at the pro the same players in successive in veteran Donald Leach,

for

Len Stokes will be back again in this match in one of his rare

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG ·

JOCKEY CLUB

Draft

and Programmes Entry Forms for the 6th Race' Meeting 1953/64 to be held on Friday 1st and Saturday 9th January, 1954, (weather per- mitting) may be obtained at | the Secretary's Office, Alexan- dra House; the Club House, Happy Valley: and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON 03 Tuesday 16th December, 1963.

By Order of the Stewards,

H. MIBA,

Secretary.

·

Tho fallure of either of these two batemen to reach the 50 mark may mean a comfortable win for the Scorpione. A good knock by either will, however, set the Scorpions a harder task though the odds are still in their

favour.

BOWLERS' BATTLE --

Next on the list is the RAF- NAVY match at Kai Tok. This will be an interesting battle

Empire Majestic

COMING SOON

NEVER TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER

FOR A TRULY HEART-WARMING.

Although, like their opponents this afternoon, Recrelo have not a too successful botn having spell in their last three or four matches, they will have a slight advantage over Craigengower in the bowling department,

✡ break

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of football fare

at

a foreman who tries to get his gramme apprentice used to his tools, 1 this week-end. There is a very games and their play suffers oc- tell them to go away, get hold full list with three games today cordingly, of a ball, and practise with It and three tomorrow. In every spare mninute they have. About 90% of them im- mediately decide that I am an old fashioned crank. They be. George Souza is the only man leve

know They already

он they have to watch and if they enough, more about the can keep him to a reasonably game than me, and 90% of line Hill, low score, they should be able them finish up

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soccer

to avenge their previous defeat scrap heap for lack of mastery at the hands of the Valley Club. of the basle skills of the game,

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TODAY'S GAMES

First Division University v. Army. CCC v. Recrojo, Optimista v. IRC. Scorpions v. KCC. RAF v. Navy,

Second Division

Army v. University. Recreio v. DES. KCC v. KGV School. Dockyard v. RAF.

TOMORROW- Second Division

Police v. Navy.

par

Eastern are no super *side, the odds are on their side, but Today's games:

they may have to be content Police v. RAF at Boundary with a draw. Street.

In the last game on the pro- gramme, CAA cannot feel South China v. Club at Caro-happy about the outcome of

Kwong Wah v, Sing Too Club Stadium.

Tomorrow:

pt

.

their game with the Army In at spite of the fact that they took a point from the soldiers in the first match of the season. The Army was then a collection of complete strangers, but they Club are now one of the fastest and best knit teams in the com-

Navy v. Eastern Stadium.

Kitchee v. KMB at Caroline petition.

AT ITS ROOTE

If soccer

anywhere, ticularly in Hongkong, is going to make any progress, it will Hill. not be achieved by sending the old familiar faces running round a cinder track. It means going much further than that, It means tackling the problem end right at its roots, and the stars

must of today

give the right lead to the up-and-coming youngsters by co-operating with the association.

of

A talking point. Why are our Army v. CAA at Sookunpoo.

First Diyision games of only 70 minutes: duration. Interna= The high spot of the week-

will be the meeting tional competition is over the course and our Kitchee and KMB at Caroline 90 miniries

regular Hill tomorrow and it is certain players should be given. that there will be a big crowd opportunity of playing the full

time. Let us keep the shorter, to see this game,

lime for the minoz divisions: KMB cannot feel too happy but our senior players must be Instructions are made for about their side-after their in- capable of lasting, the longer stor and starlet alke without different display against the period and they must get that

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