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Test Prospects

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NOW IT IS THE BATTING

THAT WILL BE ENGLAND

SELECTORS' HEADACHE

London, May 2.

The building up of a team to retain the "nshes" in Australia next winter will be the main concern of Eng- land's selectors during the first class cricket season which gets lato full swing this week.

Without detracting from the importance of the County Championship and the first offcial visit of Pakistan, the Australian tour will be uppermost in the minds of cricket officials and fans.

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the big problem

long ago Eng- | Michirilsan, Worcestershire, din- Jand's bowling Ws causing fartly promising Jeft-hand.

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named fecks and will have for particular an

opening pitner fopporlarves for Asteliss eric- fran u tors, winch par senis ket.

Last year when only 22, he have scored 2,294

runs in only h 11 Peter strand

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SIMILARLY UNSETTLED

For what consolation It Tors, Australia Are Analy Funsettled in the matter of open- batsmen. Lindsay Hasurti who stepped into the breach to close with a Aug competition

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April 25

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The Harvey family might come to

rescue of the selectors "down under“. Nell Harvey is already established as one of the best lefthanders in the world and he may be joined Australia's Test team by Dicksonbrother Clarence and Bay.

Clarence, known to everyone. 1. Borrict Law Mike, scored two centuries. Queensland in the resent Shetheld matches and Ray hit two hundreds for Victoria. Both Divka Rae and Clarence are as equally feet of foot and supple of wrist their more illustrious younger brother,

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It could well he that Clarence. Neil and Ray may fill number tw, three and four in Australia's Moll urder. Ching

Easter competitions Eclectic-P. H. Taggart (14) | pafting ---58 elt.

Stableford R. D. Holton (18)

..-34 points.

Greensome--A. Graham (107

& N. P. Fox (0)—nett 60.

McBain.

Special,

ASCARI GARNERS ANOTHER TITLE

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 3, 1954.

CUP FINALISTS

The Preston North End X which lost to West Bromwich in the Cup Final at Wembley on Saturday was picked from the above 12 players. They are (left to right) Tom Finney (captain), Wayman, Baxter, Cunningham, Wallon, Docherty, Foster, Forbes, Marston, Morrison, Mattinson and Thompson,---Central Press Photo.

Have

Britain Will

Stock-Car Racing Says Aussie

By J. W. TAYLOR

The Bethnal Green Road Safety Committee may protest; the National Speedway Control Board may talk of vetos; the Royal Automobile Club may ponder the question of permits for drivers, but Australian John Pugh, who is interested in the plan to bring stock-car racing to London, says quite emphatically that he will open his first track in London, and that by the end of this year at least 35 more tracks will be operating in various parts of Britain.

This new racing thrill for the millions has spread from the United States, where it started three years ago, to most of the countries of Europe, and there it is having a phenominal boom.

There's big money in it, too. The crowds are enormous, and they are pre- pared to pay good prices for what is considered to be a more thrilling and Blood-curdling sport than spoedway racing, and undoubtedly rivals the ancient charlot racing for its dangers,

Archie Lyle Cup Winner:-E 13. Runner up.-E. Boycott

Brescia, Italy. May 2. that Members are reminderi

the World champion Alberto As- of Italy tonight won the the presentation of prizes for cari the winter season's competition gruelling Mille Miglia (1,800- winners will take place in the miles Auto race which left a Club House on Sunday May tragic trail of blood on the rain at approximately 6. pan. There lashed ronds of Italy,

While no ufficial overall will be two competitions run on that day-singles against bogey classification was expected be-

in the morning and 4 balls in Tore tomorrow morning, It was clear that no one of the racers the afternoon.

beat the Jack still underway Macgregor Cup is now posted! Ascari's time.

Tho

druw for

could

in the efub house. The first He flashed through the finish (1028 GMT), round must be completed by line here at 1728

20 minutes

31st May.

exactly Il hours. G. D. Smart holed in one at and 10 secunda after leaving the

and Brosein 12th

this murning on the April 25

celebrated the feat in the usual 1,379-kilometro race, United

manner.

| Press.

Who is YOUR

H.K. FOOTBALLER

OF THE YEAR?

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Picture the stock-race meeting. The opponents for "Little Mo" psychologfeat effect upon watch- Spectators are packed all round and Koch In the Anais have not ing motorists and polential orení embankment, and yet been determined.-United drivers, some of whom imme- there is an anticipatory sigh as Press.

diately after seeing a programine the 20 cars in the ruce ne up. revving up and tearing off for would be tempted to emulate Strange rullection of curs, loo the second bend and

more the track drivers, hard-top sujoons of all

kinds

punishment. And so it goes on, stripped of most of their interior op after lap of the small track Whatever the arguments, it furnishings.

being covered in this suicidal would seem that stock-car racing Rules require the drivers to way, the field getting smaller W come to Britain and is strapped in their seats before and smaller as the winning post likely to stay. Mr Pugh says he

stort. The dug drops, and is neared.

is quite certain about this. it Is at once apparent which was the best strategy to adopt. The prize goes to the car which lasts cut the best, and that was ho car which got to the bends fl. And so the drivers put the fort right down and embark

a course that can only be descrit d as suicida).

bu

the

on

on

At the first bend it seems as If every eur has made de liberate attack the other. There's a terrible screeching of tyres, appalling, collisions, 1 trafening crash, and an ominous sound of rending metal.

INCREDIBLE

Sometimes, incredible 5 It may seem, when every driver

Army Triumph

appears intent on burling In Triangular

nearest opponent of the track ond Ito eternity, there are whole laps covered without Athletic Meet

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single car being damaged almost beyond repair.

The South But always the ambulanca

China Quadran- men and breakdown artists uracular Shield was retained by hard at work.

in the Someone is for the Army

Iriangular hospital, maybe never to drivs meet held at Boundary Street again, and always there is the yesterday afternoon. endless procession of a new typo Due to the withdrawal of the of "write off" to the motor scrap University, what was to be the Cars stand on their tails, their yards. bonnets, or on their sides, and The Speedway Control Board ed out to be a triangular con- annual quadrangular meet turn- some go rolling over and over has already ruled that British test among the Army. Royal Air off the track, the strapped-in tracks under their jurisdiction Force, and drivers still hanging on to the may not be used for stock-car Athleile Association.

the South China steering column.” It does not racing. but Mr Pugh retorta: seem possible that there could "Nething the Speedway Control 18 field and

Having gained 60 points from Be any survivors.

Beard con do

truck events, the will stią The dust clears, however, and inpening",

us Army was declared the winner for the second consecutive year. scored 50, wheels s'ate

permit and RAF trailed behind with 80. sport hos yeti Schmidt (Sweden) 6-2, 6-1, Infr

been issued, all drivers ure

Captain Reep of the Dorset BO Regiment received the Shield far barred from entering, and for the winning team from Mr

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EVER before has there been so much public culously there arc sull The Royal Automobic ClubSCAA, runner-up,

interest in Hongkong soccer than during some the season now ending. And never before has the Colony boasted so many talented players -players who have given tens of thousands of

soccer "fans" clever and thrilling exhibitions of their prowess in this greatest of all local field sports.

The China Mail has, therefore, decided to organize among the followers and supporters of local soccer a Gallup Poll to determine, by popular vote,

Hongkong's Footballer of the Year.

China Mall readers are cordially invited to fill in the form below, nominating whom they regard as the Colony's outstanding footballer of the current season.

The two qualifications for nomination are:

(1) Footballing prowess.

(2) Sportsmanship on the fold of play." Nominations should be addressed to The Editor, China Mall, Wyndham Street, Hongkong. Entries will close on MONDAY, MAY 10.

The result will be announced on Saturday, May 15.

To the Editor, China Mail.

My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into regard his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play is

of the

Sigued

Club.

cars

the semi-incls.

C/ Harris And J. Watson Honoured By HKFC

A chorus of "For they are jolly good fellows," led by Col H.B.L. Dowbiggin. O.B.E. elinaxed a presentation by the Colonel to two well-known sporting figures at the pavilion of the Hongkong Football Club yesterday.

The first to be honoured waa retiring member Jack Watson who has been with the Club for 33 years as a very active soccer member. He was captain of the Club (1928-29) and recently became ឆ very en- mernber. He | thusiastic bowls.

silver was presented with two beer mugs

en

as they control track-racing in G. S. Kennedy-Skipton Athleta Britain, no recognised driver of the Year. would lightly disregard such

THE RESULTS warning. Mr Pugh is entirely unmoved by all this.

Following are the results. He says

Javelin 2nd Lt Hughes (Any), that

several well-known riders 176 754 Pie Candliffe (Army); and have expressed willingness to LC McLaren (RAF), "have a go

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|__High_|_Jump-Lin Cheung (SCAA) 64 Yan Walling (BCAA); and Some people argue that the Cpl Tang Kwong-lol (Army). sight of spills and

Yords 2nd the sport's 300

LI Sweeney 104 seconds Ctn Petrie (Anny); and Chang Yot-hung constant reminder to onlookers (Amy) that a car is a lethal weapon (SCAA), may have a beneflelul effect on One Mile-Cpl Woods (RAF), 4 ordinary road safely.

min Others, Army: and 2nd Lt Finch (Army). 63,1 sec) Bigmn WilliamBori like the Bethnal Green Read 440 Yards | Love Hurdles--Loung Safely Committee, contend that Kam-ching (NCAA), 610 2001 SAĆ It is ikely to have an adverse Grifiths (RAP); and Li Kilpatrick

(Amy),

Shot Put 2nd Li Herron · (Army) 60"*"; L/Bdr Dertram (Army); and SAC Savers '(BAP).

Alan Thirlwell

Wins British

Amateur Golf

.

Long Jump-Chee Ming. (BCAA), 10: Chan Wal-lam (CAA); and Our Rogers (Army),

120 Yards High Hurdles Chank

Yol-hung (SCAA), 28.3 300; 3/684 Waite (Army).

100 Yarde Leung Kam.po (BCAA), 7 min 9,8 (160) BAC Campbell (BAT); and BAC ́Nüsbet (RAP).

Yard 2nd LA Bweeney (Army), 25.8 Dee: Cip Patrie Mr Watson will be leaving

and Hung Ches-kes the Colony on Thursday in the

(BCAA). City of Chicago for Japan

Sandwich, May 1. Bau-Lt Lambert {Army), -118o route to England. His wife, Alan Thiriwell of Gosforth, and 11 Herron (Amy): and

|BAC-Davidson -(IAF), Col. 20-year-old who was acclaimed by

clerk, staged

ihres Bülés-cm drant (Army). Dowbiggin for her helpful work dramatic recovery to beat 10-17,00 min 33

Ring-yla Beri Chan (BCAA): and, Au. thần thi to the Club with "Tigress", year-old Harry Bentley will be leaving with him, ;

Heskoth by two and one in the Pole Vault-CaptBeep (Army), 10°1- 36 holes final of the England phi Gordon (Any); and AC, Was Chief-Insp. Harris, of the Amateur Golf Championship at

2001 =(RAT), Hongkong Police, was also pro- the Royal St George's • "coured sented. with a memento for his hero today guidance, and help to the Club

Thirlwall had

three been during the beetle post-war down after 37

squared as the 32nd and then Col. Dowbiggin wished both went ahead for the first time recipients the best of luck, and at the next hold. The 241H WIE thiyin tüm thanked all the halved and then Thirlwall work members and reminisced over the next losa tako ZEMES 10163 0 the "good old timer"",

Reuter.

but

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Carruthers Retains World 20,000 Honest

Title With Points Verdict Over Thai

Bangkok, May 2.

Fighting in pouring rain and bare feet, Jimmy Carruthers of Australia tonight successfully defended his world bantamweight title against Chamroën Songkitrat, a Thai police lleutenant, the man credited with an “atomic punch."

The fight went the full distanco with Carruthers win- ning on points. But towards the end at his corner where

People

Hereford, May. 2.

A newspaper hero pester- day published the resulta of Austrailan soccer games 90 minutes before coupons forecasting their outcome were due at the office of a charlly soccer pool.

"Not one of aur 20.000 patrons tried to trick - as far as we know," maid an official today.—China Mall

Special,

his wife Myra was, one of his seconds was not without|LITTLE “MO” IN anxiety, the Thai having reopened his old cyo wound in the 10th round. Referee Bill Henneberry assessed the result as "a narrow margin" of seven rounds to five,

More than 60,000 had gathered in the Stadium when heavy rain fell,

a left to the Jaw, following it with a hard right.

TWO FINALS

Wiesbaden, Germany, May 1.

Maureen Little Mo" Connolly of the U.S. and Inge Pohmann In the ith round, Sangkitrat of Germany today moved into Al the weigh-in earlier in the fried blows to the head, evident the women's singles finals of the day, both men scaled 1174 Ibs.ly seeking to

old international reopen an

Wiesbaden tennis Because of the slippery ring Carruthers" eye wound, but the tournament. surface crented by the rain. Australian avoided thern and both men were allowed to fight landed a heavy hook to the jaw.aloben-Algoliet of Switzerland

in bare feet.

Mauren defeated Mrs Alven-

In the sixth round, the Thal's 6-0, 0-2 In the first semi-final. King Phumiphon of Siam and left eye began to puff from per- Queen Sirikit and many diplosistent head blows, but the fight In the second memi-final mata watched the @ght.

was slowing down in the heavy match, Miss Pohmann defeated rain.

Misa Joan Curry of England, Gate money Was roughly

7-8, 0-3. £100,000, alightly more than Songkitrat drew blood in the was expected.

seventh round with a blow to In the men's singles, Leannat the nose, but Carruthers, un-Bergelin (Sweden) and German worried,

landed with his left to the chin.

persistently Davis Cup player Ernest Bucholz

moved into the finals.

They seemed about even at Bucholz defcated the the end of this round,

Yugoslav player which exiled former finished with both slugging Milan Branovic, 6-4, 6-2 In the mway at each other.

Carruthers

Was getting the better ninth round with

Both

men were worried in the opening round by the wet surface, but Carruthers, taking advantage of his Western train- ing, avolded Songkitrat'a terrific

round right. As the

ended, Songkitrat came in with a hard right to the chin,

Both weaved and bobbed in the second round, Carruthers concentrating on body blows and Chamroen landing another to the head and jabs, but Song- right. A second right seemed

kitrat rallied with a right. to worry the Australian, Car- ruthers thereafter kept his dis- Lance, darling blows at the head, The round ended with a hard right to Sonkitrat's juw.

BLEW UP

The fight was temporarily stopped in the third round be- cause a ringside lamp blew up scattering glass on the ring sur- face.

the

self-

semi-nnia.

Borgelin defeated Engelbert obviously of it in the och of Germany, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 wicked lefts in the second semi-final match, In the mixed doubles, Mau- reen and 'Koch defeated Fanny

Songkitrat had Carruthers on Ten Bosch (Hold) and Uffo

ropes in the tenth and opened his oye wound with a hard left. Blood hampered the Australian's vision to the end of the round and clearly worried him.

In the eleventh round, how- ever, he sol the pace, trading blow for blow, evidently seck- ing to end the fight. Carruthers continued to jab away to the body with his right,

In the break seconds applied but the Thai closed in and salve to Carruthers' eye and he landed heavily on the head.danced Into the 12th round Carruthers was evidently intent swinging lefts to the chin, while on wearying the Thai. There Songkitrat landed on the body was little between them at the and face.-Reuter, end of the third round.

The fourth round was quiet until Carruthers swung in with

Singapore

Routed At

Soccer

Manila, May 2. Pakistan beat Singapore by 0-2 in an Asian Games Boccer match tonight. The score at half-time was 1-1.

when

Singapore opened the scoring Awang kicked a goal in the 36th Pakistan's minute, equalised with only one minute

centro-forward Bakar

to go.

Jamil

USRC Surprise KBCC

In the match at Austin Road on Saturday, it was the visiting bowlers from the United Ser- vices Recreation Club who de feated the hosts, the Kowloon Bowling Green club, by 17 shots and on three rinks, and not the home players who won as ported in the Post Herald yes- terday.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB ELEVENTH RACE MEETING Saturday 1st May & Saturday 8th May, 1954. (To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)

THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 20 RACES. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 pm. and the First Race run at 2 pm, each day.

The Secretary's Office at Alexandra Houso will close at 11.45 a.m. each day.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

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

» Admission Badges at $10.00 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 intro- duced by him.

Tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House '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 a person under the age of seventeen years, Western standard.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day 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

Pakistan drew away sensa- tionally after the interval. Jamil, Inside-left, netted In the first minute and Fakhari, outside left, added another within half RESTAURANT, a minute, He scored again in the third minute.

Singapore fought gamely to reply, but Fakhari broke through again in the fifth.

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Singapore got its second goal when Niajajli tried to block attack and accidentally scared for his opponents.

Kitty scored Pakistan's sixth

gool in the 20th Reuter,

minute.

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Special Cash Sweep on the Hong Kong Derby. Saturday, 8th May, 1954.

Over 000,000 tickets sold to date,

The Sale of Cash Sweep Tickets on the above will close on Friday, 7th May, as follows:-

382 Nathan Road, Kowloon, at 4.00 p.m.

& D'Agullar Street, at 5.00 p.m. Queen's Building, Ground Floor, Chater, Road,

at 6.00 p.m.

The Draw will be held in (10 Yards-Col Halliday (Army), the Public Betting Hall at the sapi amar ja, jud. (Amy); and kộ Milu-yes (BCAA)..

Race Course, at NOON, on

·Watte Modipe Saturday, 8th May, 1954.

By Order of the Stewards.. APEATUMARWICK,

MITCHELL & CO

SERVANTS

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

CASH SWEEPS

Through Tickets may be purchased per day or for both days of the Meeting. If purchased per day the cost is $20, or $40 for both days.

Particular numbers within the series 1 to 4,000 may be served for all race meetings as Through Tickets. Such Uckets will be issued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stowards to cancel any reservation for Through Tickets for a particular Meeting if it is found that sales may not reach the number reserved in the series 1 to 4,000.

Tickets reserved and avaliable but not paid for by 10 a.m. on the day preceding the Race Meeting for which they are reserved will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.

Tickets over 4,000 will also be issued consecutively but particular numbers cannot be reserved as Through Tickets.

The reservation of any particular number does not confer on the registered holder any rights whatsoever unless the ticket bearing the appropriate number is issued to and can be produced by the holder.

The Stewards reserve the right to refuse any subscription also the right to remove any name from subscription lists without stating reasons for their action.

Through Cash-Sweop Tickets for the 2nd Day (8th May) may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), 8, D'Agullar Street and 382, Nathan Road, during normal office hours and until 10 am. on that day,

Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Hong Kong Derby scheduled to be run on 8th May, 1954, at $2.00 each; may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices.

The sale of these tickets will 'close' on Friday 7th May atres

303, Nathan Road, Kowloon

·E, D'Agullar Street --; Queen's Building, (Chater Road)

TOTALISATOR

at 4.00 p.m.

at 5.00 pm

at 6.00 p.m.

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

ALL WINNING TÍCKETS 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.

PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE MADE ON TORN OR DIE FIGURED TICKETS, DAGEN emma

Bookmakers, -"Tia. Tas man, ste, will not be permitted operate within the precincts of thẻ Hồng Kông Jockey Club, By Order of the Stewarda,