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THE CHINA

MAIL, WEDNESDAY,' ‹NOVEMBER 8, 1954.

A Rich Field Of Sporting Activity Is Locally Not Even

Marked Out For Cultivation

Says

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"N"TACA”

Hongkong has an enviable reputation in the world of sporis, one of which It can be justly proud. The number of persons who give time, and effort to maintain and improve this standard is truly amazing for a place of Ha size. All the more reason, then, for my surprise to see that one

of the Colony's richest prospective fields of sporting activity and fame is completely untilled, not marked out for cultivation. I refer of course to Cycling.

even

The Colony is without doubt rich in potential cycling talent, the local boys having the strength, courage and endurance called for in such high degree by this Sport of Sports, All they lack is encouragement und opportunity.

IX

21. T Teatang ya

ARMY SPORTS A

PARADE

It is a long overdue visitor who fills the spot of honour at the top of the Sports Parade this week, and for the first time this season it is a soccer player. Lance-Corporal Robson of the 1st Bn. King's Own Regiment has been the outstanding performer in the Army soccer side since the competitive programme opened six weeks ago and, apart from his skill as a player, his good sportsmanship and ready smile have made him a most popular figure with the followers of local football..... Chinese and non-Chinese allke.

MICHAEL RUDDY Reports

ROMANCE STILL FLOURISHES AND SOME COUPLES DO STAY MARRIED IN HOLLYWOOD

Amid the woller of divorces and separations. It's pleased to nole that romance stil flourishes in Hollywood and that family life goes on and on,

After church last Sunday, I had coffee with Robert Young and his wife, celebrating 21 years of marriage, with their four daughters.

Coffee on the sunkissed terrace under the olive trees is a local custom. You mect Van Johnson, Fred Astaire, the Michael Wildings, Cary Grant, Greer Garson and directors, writers and producers in the film industry who live in Beverly Hills,

And not a soul mentions movies,

thin

an

Tyrone Power and Linda want to go to London. I want To an eggrissive newsinan who Christian announced the end of to travel. All I've seen is the wanted tu know It she'd their marriage, Jane Wyman | good oli USA,” Her hobby, un- like to take Busan Hayward's fold me

she and third usunt for

in American girl. Į place

Soldier of Fortune', husband Freddie Karger had cycling. She owns a lightweight "First of all, I'd like to read the separated for the fourth time. faleigh, treasures it.

script. Sure, I'd like to go to Jean DiMaggio got her

Hongkong and I'd like to work Norma

Who's sher

Martir.

with Mr Cable," she whispered. "But I wanta rest." Rooney's third wife, announced

Marilyn therefore will rest. that her $250 weekly cheque

ZANUCK'S HEADACHE

divorce

In the pad racing spilers, they | Bon of Hongkong's sportsmen and Start Circuit. Winning pair wng ure farly will catered for, the sports leaders.

Gower and Wilkinson, RAF Søt antar is sqen evvels beki les Properly presented and run. Wan, who beat the only REME Has Army and NAF elute pe with-isele track racing is vtre of the entries. Rylance and Ayion, by larisst exciting and spectacular of 22 seconds in 1-23-10 on a hard Some Tranking aners in world competition The starting events, a sure-fle crowd afternoon. It is a pity the event

but lack

tuat

There is no doubt that was not me widely publicised, stakable phasel

Corporal Robson came to the Colony from Korea a tock beh

exial in the as it would have been good few months ago and will be returning to the United King Martha Vickers, Such a track shack Lot

yon Packs dan

Colony there would be no luck see how well the

SCAA lads dom early in the new year to resume his football career cute compete of clubs and assentions willing could do against stiff uppoattion. the experience and eager to hire it for their own | We hope to sase them on Sunday

with Workington in the English League Div. III (Northern them to motams, I' evenue from next at the

Soction). #475 w; which would pay at least in part,

PB original outlay

The Hume season has ended, with Gibbons again a worthy winner of the will receive hands of one

fed in

on they

1.

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PHKAAA as cretumly deang

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Is there any individual or body in vverall stallierently interested sport to take available such an wid:1km to the Colony's sporting faedities?

He

<m~

Hist recent displays for the team members may also

com- Army have been the subject of pete for the individual award, many favourable comments from

Entry forms

have been. cils- all sections of the soccer public tributed but if any urdt with fr Is Award!

t II

and his readiness to have a shot

tending competitors has of the greatest at goal makes him a good and culty in obtaining the Frenchinan

year completed dangerous opponent.

han | profitable clubmate but very should contact the

QLF. "doubles" in

Entries both the

3,000

living eyelists,

Bobet, why this und Sport, winning

of the roret

Champions, will

The question of whether or not REME FC Team should be vel handhrapped has around a veril-miles-hing Tour de Fiance

1. storm of interest, resulting the World's Road Chumpionship.

Das Belephone calls anat

Both Harris setters being revived on the sub- World Sprint tal bankist od d jeet, many of them from biebers | spend the winter abad, racing

the m-cycling pubbe General Continental track. fer bot, on what?s would prosalily

J'enock existing

opini 4 sees to be is to turn professional in the New nets of Be the at that handicapping would defunct, Your, and is expected to ride

cost in rather than add to Bis for Rudge Cycles, would be high, but which would be bestperl, if not, terend taken by

Back

1.

but d tunning back

1

in tush, serfamnis is added justi ( giving false results, and destroy

ke the already sporking

at

Espinosa Retains Orient Title

Onaka, Nov. 2 Bonnie Espinona of the

relalbed Philippines

Oriental lightweight boxing

Utle

defeating of Japan technical knock-out in the seventh round of a 12-round boul

Sonight by Katsumi Kosaka

by A

Konaka started the light in grand form but midway through the bout he reotiv- H a cut on his eyelid and In the seventh round was forced to abandon the fight. About 4,000 spectators the fight-Itealer. watched

Choy And Tsui

Win In

Straight Sets

Choy Tin-kin and Taui Wai-pui defeated F. K. Hu and V. F. Wang in straight

Colony Hardcourt Tennis

much of the

It

forma they

SOPT.

muurst bo

CONSULAR BANQUET

Michad Gilett, IBM Consul- General in Los Angeles, gave # (f Jrati from Mickey was being attachednquet in honour

Summon and Stewart Granger, by the U.S. Government for

to mark the selection of "Beau $7,000 unpaid income taxes. "I Brummel as the film for Mickey would just pay me the Communic

the 201

Performance $20.000 arrears In alimony

...

1 November 13 in London. could pay it easily," said Murtha.

this time, Jean and her husbanit Webl as his mentor, Mickey's comment: "Well, arrears plied up when I wasn't

will be in London for the event | learning Bettiah

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working."

marry

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the ເ

on

Darryl Zanuck is headache

getting "Lord Vanity". Wagner's By

having

11 for

which is Robert

Clifton Wagner accent by

next with

and also to co-star in "Deal having a British actor stay with [lock", bused on the W.W. Jacobs | him eight hours daily, Whom ཝཱ་་ ་ ན་ "Interruption.” with do they want to co-star: Lana

The Turner Arthur Labin directing at

Ava Gardner

or Shepperton Studios,

Audrey Hepburn or Grace Kelly,

It's Jenn's test visit hume in four years. She's thrilled and

completed

But Debbie Reynolds, MGM'S The outstanding performance and forwarded

the SOPT youngest

sold she and xton. of Eddie Carvalho und

Not ir winning (Note:

the HKAAA Eddie Fisher, the ind with the the Macon Grande Prix has been direct) mot later than 4 p.m. Peacock,

unguiden valee, will marry

next received with much satisfaction Friday, November 12.

And June.

Vera-Ellen. the by Army motorists with whomi:

The route is at follows: Start dancer, told in: she and Victor he is a popular figure.

देशक Mieston Road, Muny

then viu Tin Rothschild of the banking family exeluid about it. Army Muny

notoring Kwong Road, Ma Tau Wat Road, would

Which enthusiaste make frequent enits Prince Edward Road, Waterko leaves Richard Gully, Jack

Mr Carvalho's wide *x- Rond, and Argyle Street. Both Warner's social secretary, out in perience and bla s.und

and eveals will start at 2.45 pm. and the cold on the Riviera where willing advice has always been competes in the walking event he's looking after Mrs.

Warner inest beneficial to both competi-will make one lap of the circuit in the little Warner vilin

near and pleasure-seeking and those in the run will make Cannes. inotorista,

four tops. TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Assembly will be

This work's questen. How do YOU train for reati racing. un Ixed wheel or with gears? And why?!

STOP PRESS ITEM An item of "STOP PRESS" News. [1 has often been sald that "The bour brings forth the

our-warming to note that of the Latv letters rverved from regular opponents of the team, at one suggests handiwajapang.

ANOMALOUS POSITION Au anomalous position exists regarding the Colony and NTAÇA mon," but in the case of Rylance reads for the 25 Maes Time and the 25 miles TT record it is Tal, in that the NTAVA read the "Man bringing forth Under

the Hour"

the Taking the faster

was set up by S Hurford, un

NTACA Tules,

Pegasus CC Open 25 TT VR Octob:T 31. Sunday, which allow private attempts to; Sun

Eylance at existing records, smashed be made, and stands at 1-1-38. The present Colony record stands Colony and NTACA, and became to the end of Fey, the he he first rider in the history of

Cokmy

Cycling representative

with for the distance. had ' NTACAL

Ha actual Time was 59 minutes 24 servands, med

tw by

Donet 1-2-10

recurd

ot

Championship event (A Colony can only is established during actual competition).

Its time the heads The various bodies got together and standardised these Rules. How ever. Rylance intends to do us! bit towards straightening out the tangle by collecting both records at the fist opportunity

He had hd fuck in his quest NTACA Championship the

punctured after event, when he

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On the boulevard: Edward G. Robinson in his while sportscar, enocinous cigor (same DA Sir Winston smokes) in corner of 1 watched Marilyn Monroe do his mouth. Z.84 2 flabor, a scene with Tom Ewell, a up- parcels surrounding her as it top comertion, The Seven tho'd been Christian shopping. Your Itch". Marilyn slipped waiting for her Imousine. into a blue silk dressing-gown before she drove her convertible the "You doubted me when I said Cadillac to the Cafe de Paris for Hard on the heels of the re-pavilion of the King George Vlast year

wanted several (lunch with Hugh French, her cent visit of Jack Kramer and School and both

like events" will children," Elizabeth Taylor said (agent, who guards her his fellow tennis professionals finish in front of the school over the phone. "Now will you Secret Service man, to the Colony comes news of the buildings.

belleve ne? We expect our arrangunculs for the forthcoming

second baby March 1st. Michael

I asked Marilyn whung her Heward was born January plans are. Hugh French grunted,

nudged her, Marilyn "Don't tickle me, Hugh,"

Latel 1054.

This year the will be held on 13. 14 and 16 and through the operation

generous

beat

the

watches, and watched by a large Rallery zoectators who chevred him frantically over the last few hundred yards.

Deeley, the

and

Tag your

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of Mirs

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And a note

Shirley Temple in San Francisco: "While my husband, Cicorge Black. works at Stanford. I'm going to do interior decorating. I have three commissions for next month."

she

giggled,

Orchids to Ginger Rogers for

vision in Tonight at 8.30,"

BOXING SHOW Forces Championships, 1 s certain that Army box- ing enthusiasts will be out in Championships force on Friday when the big

preview December 10, Charity show is staged at the Wilding's last film. The Last said. "Well, I'm gonna have a her ne performance on tele-

once again Southern Playground. It will Time Saw Paris". As the rest to me."

disappointment that neither capricious, wilful American girl the Hongkong/Cpl. Rollinson nor L/Cpl. in Parla who marries ex-GI Cricket Club all games will be Reaney two of our most ex- Van Johnson, she's very good played on their excellent courts perienced

be and I think you will enjoy the at Chater Road.

taking part.

nim which is like a pleasant In all, dive

week-end visit to Paris.

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competitions are

planned They are as follows:

Open Men's Singles, Open Men's Doubler. Open Mixed Doubles

Open Ladies' Singles.

A

Open Ladies Doubles.

Conditions were good number of riders turned in their of the greatest last times, vine

that of | improvements being

diminutive

rider Battle DIY 40

School, with his 1-4-04.

REME CC did more

individual winner.

Sium

The cligiblity clauses for the Championships are 13 follows Ail

regular and National Ser- vice soldiers of uit

runks are 495 eligible for the men's events. while all ranks than services,

of the nursing WRAC, Red Cross, WVS and wives and daughters of Army personnel new serving in Hongkong can enter for the 1 adles tournaments

Mutches will, in all cases ex-

miles. 1 haside the a few WTY furt

nother change on Sunday, when both the Individual and the they turned on with their work newly-gamed Team records are of winning team awards as well,

danger in the RAF

25in

setting up a new Open

Teum seord ut 3-4-22. T.7. But Hurford, (this Fear Co

⚫f their

If

Championship Winner in 1-2-45), six-minute beating

PROVE

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be the

Must

First Fight

be

and

boxers will

one

Was

Champlon

and won

ດດ

at

CX-

Producer Hal Wallis told me, 'Rose Tattoo' was written for here. her, so we brought her

Is in The setting of the story New Orleans but we shall flm it in Floridin beginning next week. Burt Lancaster meets us at Key West on November 8.

At the party, gentle, demure Marissa Pavan, twin sister of Pier Angeli who plays Signora Magnoni's daughter.

These two

members of the already King's Regiment had accepted an earlier Invitation to COCKTAILS WITH MAGNANI Cocktails with Anna Marnanl box at. Maeng an November 7

could obviously

not bent the Rodeo Room. The un- expected

take on another glamorous actress from Rome hard contest a couple of days in i was an hour Inte at the recep advance.

Hon for her. Turned out she However,

very special i went shopping for groceries

This the Farmera' contest has been arranged.

Market, she brings together Cpl. Thompson, plained through her interpreter- RASC att. 1st.

Bn. North Stuf- companion. fordshire Regt. and Kamna.

To me in Italian, she said "I Kelly of the 1st Bn. King's Regt. like to eat and to cook-myself."

Thompson

the Scottish

She has il grand sensc of Junior Flyweight Champion in humour, whipped off her glasses 1951. Southern

Command whenever the score of photo- Featherweight

ingraphers came over to shoot her, 1952 and later the same year he didn't care how she looked. won the MELF; ISBA Feather- Roll of 7 Husurs and the threewn time it up un Wednesdayet the semi-finals and Anals last. But still no one wants RAF

of the Men's events, be played

weight Championship. shortmarkers, Phipps,

neods Keily of course as the best of three sets. Gower and Wilkinson, alt intend them handicapped!

In the introduction to Hongkong Lans, semi-finals and Anals ut the to have a say in the matter.

Men's even's the best of Dve

He has given many fine displays This should

the έπι local rings e's will be played.

FARELF Featherweight Cham- An entry fee of $2 per person

has been fixed and pionships in 1953 and 1954. per event entries, together with the nects-

This bout goes

on at the Sury Nes, should be sent to

featherweight limit and seems Cupt. H. Hurst, RAPC, Comm- certain to set the standard for gand

Pay Office, HQLF by Novembar 20.

A GOOD START Last year

in ali football fans the Championships sections of the community will Sundae Party: After the pre- produced many excellent games

be pleased to hear that and the organisers, with forth-soldier and Army

view of "PITIL", (British title as London, Nov. 2.

Inter-Service coming

soccer star yet undecided) a riotous cemety Dai Dower of Wales, the

and Alex Fraser has got off to starring Judy Holliday, Jack representative matches in mind, British Empire Fly- are hoping that there will be a

start in good

resumed Lemmon, Jack Carson and Kim carver It is a pity that such a fine weight Champion, will have big entry list for the 1954 com- baller.

-as a professional foot- Novak, a new blonds for whom

predict il of the singles sehil-finals, K. C

zooming career, the Army to meet Eric Marsden (St petions in order that they can He signed all the necessary Columbla publicity chief gave a Dao chushes against Edwin Tsal port, especially

available talent for for the right to meet Ip Koon events are coming up. His Unit tish

Inter-Unit Team Championship Helens) for the vacant Bri- review

papers as soon as he got home party

the party in these important games that

ice-cream shop are and s by hung in the finals for the title.

flyweight title

full-time pre across the road from the West- due to be played.

festienal with Carlisle United. Although

veteran Duo

wood cinema, Pleasant to Chppears to be short, not of riders

December 31. Edwin Teal

enough ut of

In a letter to a friend the ex-Joan Crawford, Kim Novak. high number

calibre, to but of cycles for them to ride British Boxing Board of Control Snal minute of the game against he is finding it a little dificult

This way announced by the A bad defensive error in the Colony captain says that so far Cleo Moore eating banana splits years, his amazing ability 10

everything sent over the There is an opportunity here for

a meeting of the CAA at the Club Stadium on to get used to the heavy, muddy

and cocktails. net at him, may prove to be tha

an enthusiastic Sports Ofeer to today, after

friendly, delightfully emergency committee, beid to Sunday lost the Army 'B' side deciding factor

sun-baked In this after-make a name for himself.

grounds after the consider a letter from Mr Nat Its

In Novak reminds one unbeaten record la the pitches of Hongkong. noon's match.

Seller, manager of Dal Dower, Hongkong Football

Fraser of Jean Harlow in her heyday. KEEN SUPPORTER LOST

League. Toal is

was a great favourite with team-She spent a a powerful player,

day posing for When Brig. R. W. Urquhart, in which he stated that he must

The team has been playing mates, opponents and spectators photographer Baron, shooting capecially in his overhead, but DSO, left the Colony on Satur withdraw Dower from this pro-

some attractive football since the allier, and they will no doubt the cinema queens for "The been seen to relax his

season started and there was watch day lust, the NTACA lost a keen posed contest. powers of concentration,

his future career with Sunday Graphic", The reason given by Seller plenty of confidence that it could interest.

Kim puses against such a player an

enthusiastic supporter as Dao, and

casily, relaxedly told us, "Oh, I It was that Dower had a chance keep on the winning way. this would prove fatal.

well as an active Chairman. was his encouragement and as- to fight Yoshlo Shiral of Japan, sistance which made

and London next March

sets when they met in the fastest-ever event in the Colony Dower Championships at Chinese The NTACA Championship 25 ( Recreation Club yesterday T T. resulted in an easy victory | for the REME CC tesun, who took i afternoon. The scores were

fest, second and fourth placeS, setting up a new Colony and Assælatkin kom record in the of process. The rider to split the REME boys was again Holt, who was getting really it and will be a

7-5, 7-5, 6-2.

It was a close

Battle whleh went to 12 gomes in each

the first two sets, and it

only in the third that there was challenge to the best in a couple

4 measure of difference between of weeks.

the two couples.

This afteroon, in the second

spot

return

has

น

and

Rising Fast Wins

Melbourne Cup

Melbourne, Nov. 2.

rider

embut obtain lea sup-

new

Marsden

This defeat, however, should

formation of the Association the the header of the world title, in convince the players that there!

Chairman he attended many of

After a

an inecting lasting

is no casy way to winning o Lengue Championship; every big game and territorial advan

the racem, taking a keca interest hour and a half, the President game must be regarded as a in all the Association's activities of the Board, Mr Onslow Fane, said that the Stewards, after His loss will be felt, not only | 530) by mombombers

of the NTACA, but consideration of the facts, were mombors of

unable to find

adequate also by

of other clubs,

for Dower to with to whom he was a familiar and grounds

tage must be turned into goals.

ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE

It will certainly bono fault of

the Army If the HKAAA Novices

Rising Fast, the New Zealand welcome figure at Open meeting original decision of the Board Sunday next is not a great stic gelding, won the Melbourne Cup know they will join me in

with regard to this contest ton today, Hellion was accond wishing him the very best of

rtune wherever his next must stand-France-Presse, good fortune

und draw, and decided that the Meeting at Boundary Street on

jun over two millea at Fleming-

and Gay Helllos third.

Rising Fast covered the dis- appointment may take him.

tance in Uhrte minutes 23 Beconds, winning by a length

and a quarter. Rising Fort,

vor to a number of In answer to o enquiries the present Colony New Zealand's Record for the New Territories Is held by Gower a grandson of Road Cireult Epsom Derby winner Midday RAF Sal Wan, who rode

champion and

Sun, starts at odds of 3 to 2. Incently to set up thei- |

"ATI" SHIELD BOWLS

The following have been

The response to the call for entries has been most enthusins- tle and promises well for the athletic season ahead. In ali 02 entries

wwero received from soldiers and I am told that the organisers are most appreciative. of the support that has been given to this opening show of

of selected to represent the Filipino the season,

He was well back in the carly 12-21-38 on September 24, just 48 Club in the "ATT" Shield Lown And now here is more curly stages of the two-mile race and hours after Hurford had put the Bowls match against Craigen-news for athletes. The fourth Gay Hellos (200 to 1) led from me still stands as an NTACA November 7 at the Flipine Club, 42-Milb Road Walk of the Aguros at 2-25-11. Hurford's gower Cricket Club on Sunday, Annual 10-Mile Road Race and the 10-furlong post into the straight.

At least three riders King's Park, The match com- HĶAAA will be held ons Sun- But Rising Fast, who Is a expect to attack, Gower's time in menees at 3 p.m.

November 28. five-year-old gelding, put in the next few weeks, but to C.M. Franco, C.A.B. Pereira, W. The 10-Mile Road Race will spurt to beat the fast finish better his figures over the 60.5 Cogley, Dr. V.N. Algun.. have individuki and team.com-

Pereira,

6 Tan, D.L. Edwards, Ry ing fiction (7 to 1). by 11⁄21⁄2 hilly miles will tales the right fan, M.1). Nunek. Alt. Hour, petitions. Zenme Whi, comprise lengths.

day ar

of woll

the right rider, JA.V. Ribeiro,

four runners and *tho Gay Hellos was: halt a neck

1 Cotton; LM.Never, And Coping, will be $10 per team. The in further away third.

The "Kal Tak Exiles" hold an 11.A

dividual entry Noronha, W.J. Howard] ""A.

How fa Rising Fast wins A£10,000 open friendly 32 miles Torm Bechoo, M.Ag: Rahman, V.A. Neves, saked to areas adat 3) novice (£8,400), AN

Time Trisi on Bunday last, over I-MAV. Ribeiro/EE Tho going was good.--šteuter, two laps of the Beic Kong Mamed, rigton and ad

| BossFTR = 1.8;) Caited, r. nog.teame may be sestarwa from the

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