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SPORTRAIT

PLAYERS

ROOM

ENCES SANCT

London Expreze derctos.

High Scores By

Gun Club In League Shoot

nt

The smallbore marksmen from the Gun Club regis

in tered the highest score the second

round of the Colony Smallbore League the held competition Hongkong Gun Club list Sunday.

The

"A" (eam jut Army up the next best score. On the whole, the standard of shooting was slightly below average due to Insufficient practice. Three possibles, however, were turned and there ་་་ Many 99'a nnd 98'k.

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1954.

FAREWELL TO BOB CRAIG

JOHNNY HENDERSON'S XV

BEAT CLUB 6-3 IN

A HARD FOUGHT GAME

By "PAK LO”“

Yesterday afternoon rugger fane saw Bob Craig play his last game in the Colony when he appeared in a farewell game between Johnny Hen- derson's XV and the Club.

The former team, which consisted mainly of Army players, over- came the Club by 6 points (1 penalty, 1 try) to 3 points (1 try) in a hard fought game which saw the advantage sway from one side to another almost without pause.

In the first half of the game. Henderson's XV. had most of the territorial advantage; and won the larger share of the scrums and the lineouts, but after Eve had to retire shortly after half time with a leg injury the Club, easily wrested con- trol of the game from their opponents and continually attacked.

Henderson's XV kicked off and

be

supper

and dance,

01

There was a serum and the son improved after some poor pressed immediately to the Club Cab, winning the threes went paaring in the first few minutes. Brentford, as usubi, played 10-yard line. Their threa won away in a move which finished

really

well breaking very well, and hy was and went off in a very danger- with Stone

Cain. up by move but some really hard through and scoring near the backed

The forwards did exceedingly tackling

The kick was charged by the Club fereed posts

towards

well until they were short of their own down, 6-3. them back

Henderson's XV now began to man, when the Club began, as half.

break fumble by Henderson's

expected, to A

press and a dribble by Cole, the might forwards allowed Petrie to take Club serum half, was gathered, through their line.

forwarda took Into their and Henderson's the ball at his feet

The game was followed by a half, but a

later and it well into the Club's territory. buffet minute

25 they were awarded a which Col. Dowbiggin, after they were once again alfack.

penalty

presented an inscribed was missed. DROPPED PASSES

to Bob Craig. NEARLY SCORED However, they cropped quite

Iow

at the crucial

For while play pnsscs moments and some fine tackling rather scrappy, until Craig broke Watson stopped them until through and nearly scored, but The Hong Kong Police gulei

n penalty was very well tackled by Petric they were awarded their regular failed to send out

on the Club 23,

and Stoker, playing his first Team and two points were con-

Craig missed the kick narrow- ceded to the Royal Hong Kong

very well, took the loose ball Defence Force "B" Team, Hadly but a minute later Hender-ame for the Club and playing

and, evading about four cleared upfeld.

Some

71.

of

by

סת

on the On the barging but the kick (fow words on fitness of players,

full son's XV, were awarded another the Police fielded their

uld. penalty for offside again on the Team of pleked men they would, without doubt, have beaten the 25-yard line and this time Hen-

derson made

mistake and RHKDF "B" Team the Team members were either opened the scoring to give his

own team a three point lend. in camp or out on manoeuvres

Some midfield play followed in substitutes which resulted

Henderson rent his taking their places and this g and then

they again and counted. In no small degree, for threes away the low scores.

roaned back and forth across

and Blinco the field scored but was just bundled into touch by Petrio on the five-yard Unc.

have

RANGES IMPROVED The Smallbore Ranges of the Hongkong

Club Gun be greatly improved lately and the Club now possesses the finest outdoor Smallbore 25 yards and 60 metre Ranges in the Colony. such excellent arrange With ments for shooting, high scores should be the order of the day, and it is expected that records will be broken at the next few 6-0. Shoots,

SUNDAY'S RESULTA Thic full results of laat Sunday's Match

fol- Jows:

arc

ns

HKGC Mabel Wong 198; Yang Ching 187; Wong Bor 197; David Wong 190; Magdalene Lau 180; E. Morris 182. Total 1,100. Royal Navy-Solomon 198; Harris 102

Maidstone 100; Methere!! 185; Morrison 193;

Wicks 173. Total_1,121.

Army "A"--Gardner

198;

James 198; Hancock 194; Mor- gan 192; Brewer 191; White 182 Total 1,100.

RAF-Baldwin

197; Green-

wood 192; Stubbings 188; Whita- ker 188; Lowe 188; Goldtorge 184. Total 1.135.

198;

RHKDF "A" Souza Itosario 194; Remedios 194; Guterres 191; Pereira 188; Noronha 187. Tolai 1,162.

HK Police (Reserve)-Wm.

192:

R

Eu 198: F. C. Ko 193; K. C. Hoo R. Young 189; S. K. Shiu 100; F. W. Ko 179. Total 1,137. Army ""Wilkins 193; Nor- 183; Nicholson 182; Jerrard- man Tull 188 L. Choi 181; Morley 181. Total 1,130,

(SC)

· HK Police

100%

Into the Club half.

beenmo

men,

An

tankard

Extra Treat For Sydney Wrestling Fans

during

SUDCENLY. LIKE A SWORD, THRUST,

A: NEW: NAME. STRIKES FOR STARDOM IN FILM LAND

Spotlight

by DAVID LEWIN

ES,” said Mrs Purdom with a. mother's pride, "my son is a star an absolute star" The namo of her 27-year-old son Edmund Purdom, may not ring many bells in London at the moment. But in the West End last week two Holly- wood films opened with Purdom in starring letters.

to

I talked to Mrs Purdom, the mother, in: her four-bedroom house in Welwyn Garden City, and Edmund, her son, In Holly- wood for ad. vice on this lateat British

success.

EDMUND,

MY SON, IS A STAR

(says Mother)

.. The mother Rays: "I knew Edmund would get to the top. He is obser- vant.. Intel- ligent. . takes his work seriously."

The son says: "I was so broko In Hollywood ni first that I couldn'i afford to pay the doctor's bill' when my daughter Lilan was born two years ago. I was nearly deported for being unemployed."

SUCCESS-TWICE

And now

and now his two starring films are coming to town

h

In Phillips dancer Anita London musical, and then went to Broadway. He always knew what he wanted."

His

friends warned in: "You're too much like Stewart Granger to make good in films." His director, Tyrone Gullirie, said: "He'll either starve or be a star,"

Hollywood called him from Broadway-and dropped him While immediately afterwards. he searched for jobs Purdom

Atul a new British unknown in Britain. /

GENTLE ANSWER

● PURDOM; the sword-thrust- ine star of -* The Student Prince."

progress, over Slade with the star-rush to get the sickly whine of the song "The High and the Mighty" on to the bandstand. That was already being played the night after the film opened In London.

A LESSON in the art of the gentle answer was provided

But then was a Hollywood last week by dancer Gene Kelly.

He was asked to name his Alm. "Salad Days" is only a favourite pariner, in › films was British musical,; It Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, Cyd Charisse, or Vera-Ellent

Diplomatically Kelly, ignoring, their claims, nominated Fred Astaire. Last time they danced together: 1046 In "Ziegfeld Follies,"

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG : JOCKEY: CLUB. ' PAUSE FOR MUSIC, ¡

Draft

Programmes, and critles about Julian Slade Meeting 1961/55 to be held on "His music In 'Salad Days'

which he plays the leading part and his wife lived over a garage "A NEW Novello," sold the Entry Forms" for the Brd Race

First "The Egyptian," in turned down in turn by Marlon

Richard Burton, and Brando, Dirk Botarde,

at £10-a-month rent.

His first salary in alms was pets your feet n-dancing," they Saturday 6th and Monday 8th

odded.

|November," "1961, ⠀ (weather £50 for stabbing James Mason

I have been waiting to hear permitting), may be obtained When he in "Jullus Caesar","

dance bands annily got a star part, film men how British

and at the Secretary's Office, was an unlikely record companies treat the new Alexandra House; the Club sald Purdom name for a screen lover, "Better Days opened in the House, Happy Valley; and the.

August 5 By Stables, Shan Kwong Road, a sell-out.

-on

The Club kept up the pres-

Sydney, Oct. 20. Eleven policemen took 15 got the ball that play moved

Brent-minutes to separate and fort unt it was not until Bront- pack ford intercepted and was going quieten two angry wrestlers strongly when he was pulled in the ring here. down only a few yards from tho

The wrestlers, Sandor Faze

Then "The Student Prince," and Mat McGill, started fighting for which Mario Lanka's figure line,

Was Following this there nearly

a rest period. The was considered too fat to film. It Craig at-

referve tried in vain to part Now the Lanza, volee-has been scrum and from

targe his way

"Salad the matcts no Atted

to Purdum's dft. 0in., nake it Edmund York," they tempted to

West End through, but failed narrowly then, declared

ordened, 12st., 2lb. body. before the ⚫ no

side contest" and called in the low. shortly

August 0 It was whistle went.

Ten policemen, including en

Says Purdom: "Just call me a ension dimbed into th

"Beller leave

it. alone,"

But is was not till five weeks Entries close at 12 o'clock ring. replacement star." While this was not a terribly

snapped the emotional Edmund, later that the sheet music was NOON on Tuesday 26th game, exciting

interest

was The n

Says his mother:

have "Francis X. Bushman did all on sale. Only a couple of weeks ropes to grab Mat, got maintained in

it throughout the eleventh, reaching through

s pretty ago did the band parts go out. October, 1954,

And the records may be ready unlikely name too." In their hurled along one of the stadium makes Edmund very emotional"

at the end of the month, *** tempera- (Hollywood calls it Toe Club seemed to have welded out in a neck-lock and was Irish blood in me that is what right-and that was previous game and with Kirk-i remaining 20 arms of the ment). The Irish also makes

Says his mother: "Ho

Not good enough, Especially The

wanted wood at full back had less

for everything now when you compare, this anall's law and those of Sandor and his words come out so clearly. worry about in defence.

open hie Ben Hur and the rest, you Stovens and

know. He doesn't earn much Patrie played Mat lurched in a tangled mass He knows how whilst around the ring while spectators mouth." in the forwards,"

money yet (£300 a week, I'd well

Edmund's father was a one-scy), "and hq has to pay out Cole and Watson did well, but cheered frenziedly, until finally

superior weight and numbers time drama critic on a weekly to his agent, his manager, his the Club

definitely

(now closed). The family, and for his house... newspaper acquisition in Stoker, who kept triumphed.

well In one or

Then the police declined to son, after being educated by

"But ho cables home every ! his head very

Lay charges against Sandor and Beisodicting morks in a Rams two tight corners.

Mat, apparently regarding the gate school, went into repertory For Henderson's XV, Craig had a good game, and Hender-bout as good practice-China at Northampton.

Mall Special.

From the scrum that resulted from the lincout Henderson sent Craig away in a lovely run, in which he evaded a couple of men and then passed out to Blincoo who scored, in the corner, Craig again narrowly missed the kick. From half time the positions were reversed and with Evo mirsing from the ineout, the Club began to take the ball from both the serums and the lineouts After five minutes the Club forwards, led by Moffan, Slack and Farquharson, look the ball at their feet to their opponent's 25.

better

together than

have

Badminton Girls

On A Goodwill Tour Of Asia

Boston, Oct. 20.

to

to

America's top two feminine badminton players--one

of them first.ranked in the world-slopped off here yester day before embarking on a month-long goodwill playing tour of the Far East where the badminton fans are as rabid as Dodger baseball followers,

Hongkong Beats

Malaya At

Basketball.

Singapore, Oct. 20-

A record-breaking crowd of more than 10,000 saw Hong- kont's basketball team over- como a 25-31 half-time deficit to beat the Federation by 67-02 at the Happy World Stadium to- night.

Hongkong lacked combination in the first half while the Federation team gave a good

to

sel

THEN-BROADWAY

Says his mother: "He learned his job thoroughly. He worked in the Laurence Ollyler com pany, met his wife (ballet

Ladies' Bowls

League

it

month or so, Edmund, my son, is a good boy.".

Kowloon Dock Red team took one stop nearer towards the Ladies' Lawn Bowls League Championship when they de account of themselves.

fented Kowloon Cricket Club Hongkong showed marked Im-ladies by 27 shots to 10 at Cox's provement after the resumption Path yesterday,, U.S. National Champion Judy Devlin from Baltimore, and pressed hard to level the

At Austin Road, their sister In the 10th minute. Sadick who is considered tops anywhere, and second-ranked Mar-score

In the closing stages Hongkong team, the Blues, after receiving Stevens 185; Baloros 184; garet Varner of El Paso, Texas, will leave New York today played in fine style to snatch a on inflial shock in finding them- Gibbons 183: Devonshire 182; W. by plane with their conch, Ken Davidson of Bronxville,narrow victory.

selves down six shots before the K. Ng 170. Total 1,103,

Philippine Min Ngai will play ten interval, recovered strongly RHKDF -Mooney 187; New York.

Hongkong tomorrow. -- United | to win 22-17. Presa.. Lamay 187 Quah 180; E. Ng

Over The tour is sponsored by the Miss Devlin, on 18-year-old

Happy Valley, 183: B.

B. Golievaky 176: F Y. Mao International Badminton Feders Gotrcher College student, had to

Craigongower ladies took a2 188. Total 1,085.

tion and the HK Pollan (Regular)

Malayan and take summer courses and time -Kar Singapore Badminton Associa out from

an excellent tennis

Live games, dropping 29-0 ̧ povitch 193; Russell 188; K. Ftions and has the blessings of game to make the trip. Never-

Taikoo Docks, whilst the match Wonr 184; Tustin 177: C. c.

still managed to

at Football Club was postponed. Chan 170; P. S. Chan 189. Total the United States State Depart-theless, the

nont. It was arranged to reci- make the Junior Wightman, Cup

London, Oct. 21.`

le started

• The Docks”... Redrink, 1,081.

procate for last year's American tennis team.

Rochdale, Larue III Northern of like a house on fire scoring WLDPA visit of a mixed Indian and Mias Varner, a vivacious red-

Club, hns signed: Calvia

the first four hood,

4,3,4 and 3 in 4201 | Malayan 'team,

took a leave of absence Bymonds, coloured centre heads and topping this with a

education forward or physical

inside-right from Ave on the ninth to take a 19-7 ship at Mt. Holyoke Bermuda, G

She did not have to Symonds arrived in Britain by back,

lead. R.C.C. after this pot |-0-2263 As warm-up for stops in

and pluckily played miss the

circuit. Summer tennis

air a few wooks ago, 20 Pakistan, Indio,

Hongkong, where she earned third ranking

12 »Bayer's Slam and Indonesia, the trio in the women's doubles behind nearly six feet tall,, is also a in subsequent hoads, scoring

Symonds, aged 22, standing managed to gain the advantage 2132 02030 will fly first to Dublin, Ireland, the two veteran teams.

useful al-round dricketer. He shots as against Red's eight but BACK TO OLD HAUNTS

touring the West Indian during lead.

LEAGUE TABLE.

Army "A"

BK.G.C

RIK.D.T. **

RAF. H.K.P. (Reserve) Royal Navy 100

•HUK... "š***

HKP (8.C.).

H.K. Police.....

The next round of the Leogus and

HONGKONG INCLUDED

then to London" - for ex-

from

her

Rochdale Signs second shellacking in consecu

Bermudan

10

Match will be fired on Sunday, hibitions and competitive meetk For the 47-year-old Davidsory, played against the MCC team they could not overcome the big

November 14 at the same Range:

HKHA TEAM TO PLAY MACAO IN CHARITY MATCH

The Far Eastern: swing: starts a trasplanted Briton, it will be the 1953-1954 caso Ciba The following are the results: on November 1 at Karachi, the a matter of going back to old Mall Special Pakistani capital.

Cities to

where, he is known

for

acnlatin

be visited Bombay, Bangkok, Dinkarta and Calcutta,pore, Prince of

haunts include his court antics

Davidson, a former British This will be the first trip to Badminton Champion who play itro Orient for Misses Davlined before the King and Queen their arms welldented. Thou- the Americas team that tried to sands of Gls who

Gis who served in the take the Thomas Pie Cup selected to represent Hongkong South Pacific could commisrate emblematic of the World Chom

Macao in the Charity

plomaclping away trian the flies Hoc

Match Blated for this with the girls, whose arms were

holung Malayan at Al Macsorange oro after shots for yellow Lever, Roark (Goal)) Nery (Cap cholera, mallpox, etc -

(Right, Back); Patters

Smo following: have beat FOREMAN and they to with in 1938.ronchamid Managed

Retaine

Abd Rød DELARAK Mrs D. Baker Mrs McKittrick Mrs. Má Gaffney Mr.N. MILEAG HOME RUGGER • Aten A. Hoog Blog: are" 25 Clampbell

RESULTS KE DOS MAP od ni

London, Oct. 20 Rugby Union resulta today.

were:

Cambridge University Mary's Hospital 8.

Oxford

United Bar

X7

ASMR Stormary Mrs Buchanan Mrs Marchslimy Min Liddell

Mrs Bij ET DER 36cm Bermometalk:17); Mrs Boerleen A. Craigangʊwse CC, ware defeated by „Taikoo Club byanino #jjoto 29.

BANNISTER ON BRAINS TRUST -

● PURDOM, the quieter, but sil!! so-handsome afar, of ' " The Egyptian." London Express Service

TONIC

WATER

PRECIOUS

By Order of the Stowards,

H. MISA,

Secretary.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB SECOND RACE MEETING Saturday, 23rd October, 1954.

(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club). THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 10 RACES The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race run,

at 2 p.m.

The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close 1140 a.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

NO FERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED, All persons MUST we their badges 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, sich member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him,

Tums will be obtainable at the Club House I ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel, 72811).{..!!!

NO CHILDREN wil be admitted to the Club's premises durin 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 payable at the Gate. Any person Icaving the Enclosmo will be required to bay "thờ 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 pawing through on their duties. They may on no necount use the Beiling Booths in the Members Betting Hall.

CASH SWEEPSALMA

The cost of a Through Cash Sweep Ticket is: $20, Particular numbers within the series 1 to 4.000 may be reserved for all race meetings as Through Tickets. Such tickets will be farued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stewards to cancel my reservation for Through Tickets for particular Meeting if it is found that sales may not reach the number reserved. In the series 1 to 4,000, what a NAYANAT

Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by, 10, n.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 blbo bo letoed consecutively but par Hicular numbers.cannot be reserved as Through Tickets

The reservation of bay, particular number does not conferen the registered holder any rights whatsoever tankiss the ticket boar ing the appropriate number is issued to, and can be produced by the holder A

The Stewards reserve the right to refuso any subscription also the right to remove any name from subscription lists without slating reasons for their action,ANRESA

Cast Sweep Tickets on the last race of the Meeting at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Bween Offices at Queen' Buliding. (Chater Road),,5, D'Agullar. Street and 882, Nation Rour during normät offoe hours and will 12 am, on that doyat,

at

SPECIAL CASH SWEEP EK

Jive Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on this Pozice Maorial Cu scheduled to be run on 22nd, Janitary, 1985, at $2,00 enchymas Cobtained from the Cash Swoos