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SPORTS ROUNDABOUT

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1955.

SPORTS VIEWPOINT:

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SCOTTISH CLUB MAY Solerity is pride AND ALL IN THE

PAY £50,000 FOR

JOHN CHARLES

By DAVID JACK

Welsh international John Charles remains at Leeds-"He leaves over my dead body," says one director-but that doesn't kill, the weekly rumours about Charles moving either to Arsenal or Cardiff City,

Here's a surprise for the tipsters. If and when big John leaves Elland Road a Scottish club has first refusal for his services. How many north of the Border could afford the £50,000 Leed's assessment of his value? ... ·

If that figure seems ludicrous. It is worth mentioning that Leeds United have contacted Lloyd's about insuring Charles for

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NOT QUALIFIED BY RESIDENCE

The following announce ment has been received from the Hongkong Bad- min on Association:

The Selection and Train- ing Sub-Committee of the HKBA through the good offices of a letter which appeared i yesterday's have re-examined paper Mr M. A · Ebrahim's re- sidential qualifications.

The re-examination re- veals that certain tecli- nicalities make`it necessary 10 withdraw the above named player from the Thomas Cup team selected 10 represent Hongkong against India in

on April 10.

Bombay

£50,000. As that is more than the total assets of Leeds United Lloyd's think £30.000 would be more reasonable.

proving you're not too old at 407 Len Shackleton, for showing Germany we can still produce real ball artists-despite our selectors? Bart Williams, for With gates reaching rock bot-killing the legend that they tom, Middlesbrough- couch, don't come back?"

**The Micky Fenten, cracks:

were more scouts than specta- tors at a match a couple of weeks ago."

WILLIE'S - WAY

Football League clubs have been warned against giving trial to a player calling himself William Davidson. "Wily Wale" includes dressing-room robbery in his repertoire, as Notts County, Gillingham

and Stake City discovered to their cost.

When Arsenal clear away some of the playing staff dead wood at the end of the season, don't be surprised if one or two players joln Jimmy Logle at Gravesend

It's nomination time for the Fotballer er the Year tropity. Who will

Sam be honoured? Bartram or Stan Matthews, for

WORLD TABLE TENNIS

Fighting Chance To Reach Top For Egyptian Players

Suggestions are welcome.

*

It shouldn't take Brighton wing half Glen Wilson long to get fixed up with another club. Newcastle were keen last season and judging by the present half-back line recruits in this department would be welcomed at St James's Park..

BOB'S CLASS

Full marks to England amateur international selectors for encouraging young players but I cannot understand their of Bob consistent shelving Hardisty's England claims.

Hardisty, at 33, is. in a class of amateur wing his own among halves. For confirmation con- sult some of Bishop Auckland" opponents this season.

Following a rather fortunate mid-week win over Nottingham Forest. Ipswich Town directors decided that, with a match in hand and three points to make up on Derby County, they still had a chance, of Second Division survival

No wonder they took a dim view of a note in their own programme which

stated: "Ipswich Town's hopes of sur- vival in Division II are very nearly hopeless."

The Soccer slump may be serious in the Football League, but it is a lot worse in minor leagues. The powerful North- League is just about on its feet, with most

Easiera Utrecht, Holland, Mar. 23. "Egyptian table tennis stars have a fighting chance in dying the world table tennis tournament here next month, sports clubs talidng about putting up the shutters West Stanley, In experts said tonight.

fact, missed an away fixture recently because they couldn't raise the fare.

None of them will have an easy time on their way to the top, the experts predicted, but the luck of Sunday's draw has given them a battling opportunity to send one or two players into the final rounds.

Analysing the first round drawi for the individual matches, the sports authorities, although wary the of flat predictions before players had even arrived, said it stacked up something like

this.

Ashmawy has excellent pres- if he peels in the first round, retains the form he displayed at last year's world tournament in Wembley. He should have no trouble with Jam Scheffer, rank-

Arsenal manager Tom Whit- taker was a centre-forward and the player's name is guess Nast was lucky in his ärsting game No. 1 in North London

Holusek of Tem watched Derek Hres matches, against

and Germany

Mihayl Leicester City) earlier in the

teason

and it's interesting to Kararoshey of Bulgaria, but he

note Leicester now have two was conceded little chance after that against. Hungary's power- £20,000 cless leaders in Hines machine Alemtr Gyetval. · and Andy Graver.

Rilnii drew a bye in the first match but will need all his skill to get past Karl Seifert of Ger many, and was given little hope against Britain's Brian Merrett,

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od No. 5 of the Dutch players, Abouhelf will have to make and should also be able to take his way through a qualification would have a G. E. Robinson of Guersey. He round, but then would then probably meet 1.bye in the first matches. After Johansson of Sweden, and has a that he had the possibility of vic- good chance.

tory against Callaway of Scot BIG GUNS

land or Cor Schep of Holland

Then, however, Ashmawy

Gaafar had a tough qualifying would face one of the big guns of the tournament, Richard round against Waldemar Duarte Bergmann,, of England, who has of Brazil, but his next round taken the world crown four was not considered to be too times.

difficult-United Press.

Nominate YOUR

Hongkong Footballer

Of The

Year

invited

to

On the other hand, Tommy Taylor (Manchester United) might be the lad Arsenal are after.

DOWN TO IT

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Don Murray, Australia's bad minton champion for the past two years, has given up his job as a Tasmanian wool broker- to stamp washers"in a London motor car factory. Don made this voluntary comedown so he could sample a season of English badminton.

If Newcastle United care to make Brentford an offer for inside forward Johnny Radford 1 think they will be able to sign the player who did so wel! against them in the Cup.

Brentford plan to invite New- castle to Griffin Park as flood- light guests match which would allow the Tynesiders to have another look at Rainford, while Erentford survey one or two. United players.

NO DEAL

of the stable

OWNERS have paid Basom trainer Ron

Smyth the only compliment a racehorse trainer really appreciates--they have provided him with a full stable of horses, and there is no room for any more in this 41-horse string.

Ron always turns his horses out looking

really fit and well and he has for long been an expert at placing his charges. But this is the first year the sign "House Full" has gone up at Ascot House, Epsom.

RON SMYTH with Solertty.

RICHARD BAERLEIN VISITS RON SMYTH AT EPSOM

He has reached the top of his profession only by hard work, though he began with a great ad- vantage of being a member of one of the most cele- brated families in turf his- tory,

The stable has no classic and its chief candidates, winners are likely to come from the two-year-olds, who number more than half the string.

to sec

A new owner Is Mr E. P. Taylor, who owns a ranch and a big stud in Canada. He has ve choicely bred two-year-olds but has not yet been over them

The stable's Arst runner will be the four-year-old FREDETTE, In the Apprentice Handicap at Lincoln, Fredette is still a maiden under Jockey Club rules, and so has only 6st. 5lb. to carry at Lincoln,

LOOKS WELL "

Smyth has won this race before with Harrowful. Fredetts has won four hurdle racés during the winter, and apart from being remarkably at it would appear that he has made considerable improvement since

· last season.

The four-year-old ROCCA- MARE was somewhat disip-

wom

pointing last season though he one handicap, He, now lools really well, and perhaps can be trusted in second-class company.

SHOTGUN WEDDING is still a maiden, and his best per-

Cormance was to run second to

Moss Green in a nursery at Lingfeld. He was backed on ong or two occasions and I do not think he will remain a maiden long.

ADMIRED

MISCAST was also backed on

a

SHOUDEWALE

NAME OF SPORT

By Eric Nicholls

Around three o'clock on Saturday afternoon," milions of people, either at Aintree or through the medium of television, will go crazy with excitement as they watch 20 horses and riders battle, for survival över ditches, jumps, fences, and canals, For Saturday is National day.

They call the Grand National the greatest steeple chase in the world. It is a survival of the attest.

Out of the 20 horses, two or home

Cambridge, three alone may finish. Some England or Scotland, or one of of the fallen may have to be the four football teams fighting destroyed because of, broken for a Cup Final place

limbe. Others may drop out through sheer exhaustion, and those who failed to reach the Anishing post do so with a last superhuman effort.

"And it is all in the name of

sport.

Are not athletes in the same

boat? if puffing Gordon Pirie, the great Roger Bannister and Chris Chataway strain their bodjes

the utmost why

to

HIM, we at the Royal Ascot raster, but has certainly pro-shouldn't horses? meeting last year. Solarity is gressed in the required fashion only the third foal, and has since then. grown into a magnificent two- year-old, though we may not see much of him before Goodwood.

PROGRESSED

The same owner has a most attractive My Babu filly called MYTHICAL, and it is easy to tell who was her sire,

She was not too impressive when sold as a yearling at Dot-

The

Is

}}

GO is a Ally who cost only 1.100 guineas as a yearling. She is one of the first offspring of the ex-Boussac horse, Golestan, and as

ay she is a half-sister to Stranger and four other win- ners, she should easily recover her purchase money.

The stable had a ne record of winners last year, and 13 likely to do equally well in the 1955 soon.

(London Express ServicT)

Farmer's Boy Riding

Fit

By THE SCOUT

No jockey will be fitter for the opening of Flat racing than Eph Smith, elder of the two riding brothers.

During the winter Eph has been walking a regular 10 miles daily with the sporting dogs which he loves to train.

Lord Rosebery makes use of his skill in this respect, and recently sent him a springer spaniel to handle:

Eph is the son of a Berkshire farmer, and is still

a "farmer's boy" at heart.

I hardly ever go to London, qualities compensate for his and although I belong to three deafness, which he does not re- clubs in Newmarket, I haven't gard as any handicap to his much time for that sort of life. riding,

Inter-School

Tennis

"I'm much happier looking. Once again he seems certain several occasions, only to let the after things armnd the place to finish in the top ranks, even

here-apart from the dogs Iit not at the head of the list. stable down. She has grown have some pigs fattening and tremendously, and could be.

some chickens." much better ally this season.

Eph has designed an addition The pride of the two-year-

house, in Newmarket's olds is undoubtedly SOLERITY, mis olds is

Snailwell Road. "I bought the 5,500-guinea purchase on be-place in 1939, just before winning. half of Mr Taylor.

Derby on Blue Peter-the Solerity was greatly admired the

Eph at the yearling sales at New-best horse I ever rode,"

added market last September, and he

Eph's first retainer is held by would have made double

On March 30, St. Joseph's, sum if his half-brother, True Mr H. J. Joel, who has a pri

of the holders stable with Ted Leader at

Inter-School Cavalier, had won before the

tennis title, will commence the day he was sold instead of the Newmarket.

defence of the

Championship day after.

against five challengers - Ste- phen's, St Paul's, King's College, Diocesan Boys and King George V.

that

True Cavalier is a classic colt, and another half-brother, Gad's

Sports Diary

6 p.m.

TODAY

Boccer

Div. 1: Kwong Wah v KMS (Club) Div. 2 "A" South China y Gymr nastle (Hill) 6 p.m.; St Joseph's v KMB (spoo) 6 pm.

HKCC Toumam HKCC is

p.172.

Tennis

Feaclar

Fou League: Army v BAY Little Sai Wan (Chatham 24). ...

TOMORROW

at Chater

Tenals HKCC Championships Road.

Meetings HKLBA Annun Meriing SCM Pont 5.46 pm.

at

CAAP Meeting at Ying King Res-

No rush to sign Ronnie Black-taurant span

SATURDAY

Soccer

A man, 'Nottingham Forest centre-

who used to get, so Senior Shield Finni: Army v South many goals for Reading. Forest China (Chib) 4.30 p.m. Junior Shield Final: Army y South Chine (Club)

Members of the public are nominate whom they consider to be Hongkong's forward, Footballer of the Year for the current season.

It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination.coupons will be received until the closing date to be announced later.

The two qualifications for nomination are: (1) Footballing prowess.

vate

Mr Joel also has a few horses with Captain Elsey at Malton, and with Derrick Candy in the South

SECOND CLAIM

Mr Stanhope Joel has second

With his services. This Schoolboys Singles

the reigning Colony claim cu

champion, means that I should be able to Ho Cheong-po, and the runner- get plenty of outside riding," Eph reckons, 23 he looks for UP, Ng Man-cheung, two of the most promising of Hongkong's ward to the coming season,

young players, in their team, He is not optimistic about any is doubtful, however, that St big race prospects. "I'm afraid Joseph's will have much dificul there's nothing Like Auruple for

ty in retaining the tide. me to ride this season."

All matches will be played at Stem

Princess

the Chinese Recreation Club courts at Tai Hang on Sundays (Ferryman) as a likely three- year-old winner. High Tecason and Wednesdays, and the fol (T. E, Leader) is back in train-lowing is the list of fixtures for ing after a season's lay-off, and the remainder of this month should be a contender for the and April

sprinting championship. --

April Wednesday) ́at 239 p.m.1 SL Stephen's v St Joseph's: St Paul's Boys King George V King's V Diocesan Boys'

Eph's weight is exactly the March 30 Wednesday) at 230 some as last year. During the p.m.: St Stephen's v St Paul's off season, on the first of each Bay's King's y St Joseph's: Diocesan month, he tabulates his weight Apr 3 (Sunday) at 10.30 a.m.

V King George V. in a diary.

St Paul's Boys' v King's; St Joseph's "I'm now ist. 111.

This means Diocesan Boys: St Stephen's w that by the summer I shall have King George no difficulty in riding at 7et. 91b.

Over the years he has made his name in long-distance races,

his strong points as a jockey.

In nature, Eph is alert and Colony Champiceships (First Day) quick-actioned. These two Caroline Bill 2 pr

Ladies Bock By Recreio "A" y Doris "B" (B5).

Racing Nurth Race Meeting Happy Vater

April 1p (Sunday) at 10.30 sam.: St. Stephen's v King's; St Paul's

v. King George V.

paid £6,000 for Blackmar a 230 th Hollandia v EK. Alterat/and I should say that these are Boys. Diocesan Boys'; St Joseph's they hope to get most of that

figure back when he leaves.

That's why a £2,000

afiker from Ipswich Town was not received favourably.

rates

Div.

(HV).

George Swindin, Peterborough 2 m United

manager, has “several good young players, but he centre-forward Jimmy Kelly best of the bunch. Kelly comes from Bellshill, Lanark shire, town which produced an-- other pretty useful player-Alex ... James.

(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed to The Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.

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

Club.

(Signed).

Ladies Hockey Internationals

Interna-

Athletica

SUNDAY

Soccer

DW. Club v RAF (Navy) 5 PITL; St. Joseph's Y Police (Skp) 5 pm;. Chong Wan Army (Cm).5 24

Taikoo v Kitee DW. 2 "A": (Navy) 3.30 p.m. Sing Two St.

Club

Joseph's (Skp) 330 pinj. Army (Club) 5.30 pat: CAAY South Chine (C) 3.30 p.m.; Gym Sakic Y RAP (29)/350 pm HMB Wemons (39) 340 pans Eastern Police (HV) "à.30 pm,

Last Crawford University, Both Div. 3: Howloon down Y RIL:

Colony

maches et Hepy Valley 350 pm.

Farm Wrison's: Hood Works y Redimusion: Terry KMB, Alf The following is the Anal | matches st á ÞIL

Athletics draw for the Ladies

Chamentorships (Second tional Hockey Series, which nar South China Stadium 1.pm. COURTEEN Ces we with the Art

Hockey Diy L Av Recreto "A" round play on April-2-at-Boun

(Heorelo) #330 paria dary Street Bully off at 3.30, Almy (HAW) (Skp) 4 pm< BA¥.

Becrmo.“B” · (KM;

First Round: Holland Scot (Sp) 1.30pm. Lazid

Bookunpots"A" (M KITCHalekie

Second Round: Winner 2 of 250 p.m. Holland v Scotland v England

Portugal y

Open Tour - Balls Third Bound

Home Soccer

0.

Results

London, Mar. 23. Association Football results:

· LEAGUE DIVISION ONE Cardiff City 0, Chelsea 1. Everton 4, Huddersfield Town

April 13 (Wednesday), at 2.30 pm: St Stephen's v Diocesan Boys': St Paul's Boss St Joseph's, King's v King George V

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG. JOCKEY CLUB

The Programmes and Entry Forms for the Easter Race Meeting 1964/55 to be held ou Saturday 9th and, Monday 11th April, 1955, (weather LEAGUE THREE SOUTHERN permitting), may be obtained

Brighton and Hove 5. Exeter

at the Secretary's Office, City 3. LEAGUE THREE NORTHERN Alexandra House; the Club Gateshead 4, Stockport County House, Happy Valley, and the

UGNA

Stables, Shon Kwong Road, Hartlepools United 3.. Grimsby Town 2

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON. on Tuesday 29th March, 1955

4.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE APT Division:“A” Hibernian 4, Sterling Albion 1

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

* Division "ES Queen's Park 1, Hamilton

By Order of the Stewards,

H. MISA

Secretary

There is one main difference, Athletes do is cut of choice they choose to risk life and limb it is their affair.

MERCILESS WHIP

But how many horses, driven on by a merciless whip, gain satisfaction from his strength sapping race? Rather must they fear their very existence, and hate those who ride and drive

them.

ATROCIOUS CONDITIONS

The British love a Aght. But that is no excuse for staging a fight by a bunch of animals

Onford

or

London Express Service) :

BRITISH DRIVERS BID TO KEEP EMPIRE TROPHY

Britain's motor racing drivers are getting ready for an all-out bid to keep the British Empire Trophy In England on April 2, following victories by Contin ental drivers in three big home events last season.

Mr D. J. Scannell, Secretary of the British Racing Drivers Club

organises

...the which anmal spring classic said: foreign challenge will is too early yet to say what the armount mood for battle with the best to but our men are right in the

that the Continent can send,

Apart from this fighting spirit of the drivers themselves li looks as though April 2 will break all records for the num under such atrocious condtions.ber of new or drastically re-

designed British cars making. With the Boat Race, the FA | simultaneous debut.” Cup semi-finals and England's Rugby international with Scat- land being staged Saturday is a gata day for British sport.

the

In its 10 years history British Empire Trophy has only once fallen to a foreign divers and-car combination in 1933. The thousands wallowing in The race is for sports cues of the sordid. atmosphere of the Le Mans type, the fastest of Aintree could better satisfy their which will be capable of nearly sporting instincts by shouting | 200 m.p.h,

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB NINTH RACE MEETING Saturday, 26th March, 1955.

(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 2:00 pm.

The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close t 11.45 pm.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

THE 1855 SETS OF MEMBERS. BADGES AND LADY'S BROOCHES WHICH ARE BEING ISSUED ARE NOT VALID UNTIL 1ST APRIL, 1955. THE 1054 BETS ARE VALID UNTIL THEN.

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

Admisión 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 visitors introduced by him. Tiflis will be obtainable at the Club House it ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 73811).

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 yars, 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 tee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admissión,

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 on no account use the Betting Booths in the Member' Betting Hall

CASH SWEEPS

Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $20.00 each may be obtaineżž from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), and 5, D'Agullar Street during normal office hours and tatil, 11.00 am. on the day of the Race Meeting.

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

Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 am. 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, minu

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

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

SPECIAL CASH SWEEP

Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Hong Kong Derry scheduled to be run on 9th April, 1995, at $2.00 each, may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building (Chater Road); 5, D'Aguilar Street and 382, Nathan Road 195

TOT

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

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...

PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE MADE ON TORN OF DISFIGURED TICKETS BEEN PRICES

Boolamakers, Tic Tac men, etc. will not he permitted to operat within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Unbe

·By Order of the