1955-08-24 — Page 7

Tommy ARMY SPORTS

PARADE

By the consistent brilliance of their play during re cent weeks the Army Water Polo players have almost

taken a monopoly on this spot at the top of the Sports

Parade, but I am glad to welcome them once again to the place of Honour, this time as Colony Knock-out Cham- plons.

Their hard won victory over Chinese YMCA was the crowning moment in what has been a gloriously success- ful Water Polo season and I am sure that the players would rather that the trophy be regarded as a reward for the general excellence of their team play rather than for the Individual ability, of any of the members themselves.

Well done......The Army.

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Many of the men who de lighted the Hongkong football fans with the quality of their football and their high standard of sportsmanship figure on the retained lists of British League and nori-League clubs,

MIDDLE LINE

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1955.

I Meet My First Moscow Spiv

Any Old Suits, Any Fivers?

By GEORGE

WHITING

Moscow..

Never get lost in the back alleys of Moscow. It ean be. a little, unnerving, even with every Muscovite in sight milling around trying to put you back on the right road. With another member of the Wolver- hampton Wanderers' supporters' party, I spent two hours trying to find the way to my hotel from a maze of the less-publicised and rather more odorous quarters of this astonishing city of contrasts marvels on the one hand, muck on the other.

With neither telephone directories nor street maps available to tourists, and with my knowledge of the language limited to da (yes), niet (no) and spasibo' (thank you), it took the combined efforts of a policeman, a dictionary, a fistful of roubles and one of the grey Moscow taxi-cabs to extricate us.

However, the

my

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Regular supportern of the In the purely military sphere Army soccer team will be glad there will be the usual great in-

misadventure red tape, explained to the throng was not without Its compensa- that we were British, and the to have a le

news of the terest in the FARELF Inter-

tions.

whole party put in a concerted players who have appeared inUnit Knock-out Championship

It enabled me

the effort to see

get us served im- the side in recent years and which the competent Welch who are now back home in the Regiment

'team brought to beginnings of the huge new mediately. United Kingdom.

Hongkong two years ago, and 100,000-capacity riverside sports

for

Only the prices-£10 for completion which returned to Malaya this stadium, due

wooden trinket box, £5 for two next Junu. year once again in the worthy

metal glass-holders-brought a the Brilliant possession of

jarring note to these And it also brought me in slightly Fijiang

Later in the season

touch with Interest

first Moscow cordial proceedings. spiv. will shift to the smaller game when the Colony Blarney Stone

The stadium, with its several competition wil besatellites capable of holding up present holders, 72 to 25,000 each, is only one of the LAA Regt. RA, have now left Billy Kiernan will again Hongkong and

dozens of monumental building there will be running down the left-wing for Charlton while Len Casey is looking forward to # Ruccessful

with

the Chelsea Champion

outfit

The scarch for Stamford Bridge. Mike 'Iron- gate Granger will again be soccer referees still goes on and looking after York City's goal: the energetic officials of Army Derek Reeves, the Dorset Re-Referees Association are plan-

sull inside for-ning giment's brilliant

courses In ward will be with Southampton, for the start of the season.

to get newcomers ready and at nearby, Brighton 'Blon-

nee to the original. Longland another

response to die'

of appointing but as a result Billy Robson, Ken Wallace the stress told on the subject at

almost

Joe the AGM of the Army (HK) certainly Walmsley will be in action for Football Association there has Workington, while it is under-been

most encouraging

season

plenty of keen competition for projects now changing the face

of Moscow. "Tiger" the privilege of having the next

name engraved on the trophy. A complete new city is being bullt round the now famous

old potential university; rickety

slum shacks are giving way to ugly but substantial apartment houses.

order

The ex-

moro

some

by Other buildings,

of engineering mysterious feat have been moved--it is claimed

Dorset w be operating in the afler courses was most dis-oversight,

seasiders' middle line.

and

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stood that goalkeeper Beveridge | response from many units. has signed for Cowdenbeath,

suggests that

information

Latest avallality Alce Frasar Roy Wells, Buckley,

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now

PRACTICAL WORK

Out at Sek Kong 55M Dawson

of them

"Tally" has a course of 7 students in Stevens and Doyle have ali Jolned up with

non-League Progress and several

had chance to get some useful sides so the Army in Hongkong practical work during the Army

Ini well represented

trials at San Wai last week. home football.

Another course will commerce The plans for the forthcoming at Lyemun on August 28 and hockey season have now bet will cover six two-hour periods finalised as Jar

as Inter-Unit of instruction (between 5:30 and concertied, competitions are

17.30 p.m.) before completicni on think that the decision to an

September 9. Major and Minor Unit Leagues

Hongkong potentials are being wil be a popular one and with catered for in a course starting both Leagues designed to cater on August 20 at Victoria Bar- for 15 teams, there should be racks when once again six two-. some excellent and keen com-hour instructional periods have petition.

been planned, Units with a posted strength

A special course is to be held of.300 undt over will be require in the Tavern, Kowloon, at 2 ed to compete in the Major

on Wednesdays, Septem- p.m. Units League, but if vacancies bor 7, 14, and 21 for those who are available, they may also are stationed in the Kowloon enter sub-unit learns in the re Minor Units compelition.

ELIGIBILITY

arca

Everyone working-except

SOUVENIRS

seems

my

to be Moscow

spiv.

This unooth gent undertook to buy any old sults I might have for up to 1000 roubles each.

He also volunteered to find 175 roubles for an English vor- worth no more than 55 roubles at the artificial rate inflicted on

tourists.

American dollar bills, he nasured me, were also negotiable at the "right" price,

We did no business, but it was interesting to find that private enterprise has not completely given up the struggle in these severely regimented parts.

My spiy was equally anxious to supply us with souvenirs.

But we had satisfied these de- mards already at Gum, the monster municipal store that spreads its stone arches and galleries over two miles of territory opposite the mausoleum

In the Red Square. are

George Whiting

And

now the obliging little In the man

hotel's Service Bureau-the same little man who fixes exit visas, calls taxis, erders extra

Boop and makes official excuses when things look like going wrong with your air ticket has returned to me my passport, complete with that so very necessary departure stamp.

-(London Expresa Service)

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HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY

Here's a win to send the Hungarians Into rhapsodies Bela Goldovanyi apparently shouts him- self to victory in the 220-yard race against Britain at White City Stadium, London-Reuterphoto.

THE TAM O'SHANTER TOURNEY

Any Similarity With Golf As Known In Britain Is

Purely Coincidental

By HENRY LONGHURST

Those who followed from afar the fortunes of Rees, Panton, Philip Scrutton and, since we may almost claim him as "one of ours," Peter Thomson, in the so-called "World Championship" at the Tam o' Shanter club near Chicago, may care to speculate on the nature of one of the most remarkable tournaments, and certainly the most remarkable set up, in golf. Any similarity with the game as we know it in England is purely coincidental,

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Proprietor of the Tam O'Shanter Club is a one-time Bible salesman, now in late middle-age, a business efficiency director, Mr George S. May. The club itself, over which Mr May showed me last year, is recognisable from a distance by a gigan. tic water tank, perched on stilts and in the shape and colour of a golf ball. It holds So to the opposite side of the Red

I forget how many million more gallons of water than any other water tank shaped Square and the macabre | business of filing past the em-like a golf ball. balmed bodies of Lenin and

You Stalin under the hard eyes of sentrles in khaki and Jackboots. "seeing-eye door," as

from a seeing-eye dawg, where- This business was made more by you break a magic ray and sombre by the obvious distress the door opens silently at your of women who had waited for approach. hours to take their place in the slowmoving procession round the of black underground tomb

marble.

GILDED GLORY

the Russians now have The store is alleged to be the But biggest in the world, but the the gilded glories of the nearby presence of thousands of bargain-Kremlin to cheer their pilgrim- hunting Russian shoppers does ago to Moscow, not normally make marketing

casy.

one

enter the club by a remember, full blast at 11 in becomes automatically leading

distinct the morning,

money winner of the year, * position which counts for a good REFRESHMENTS ́

deal more in Amerien than it Another of the bar is the does in England and can be fur- Halfway House at the 10th, ther cashed in upon, and, human complete with minor restaurant, nature being what it is. Just Inside is the last, or first, where the astute proprietor has could sympathise with the man of 18 bars, newly decorated ordained by local rule that who said "to holl with the Open. with a dark celling and winking players may not "go through" The place you want to wire is stars and calculated by the efff- those

have sat Tam." in front who cent Mr Moy to trap the "one- down to their sandwiches and for-the-roaders" as they wait refreshment. for their round from the car park.

cars to be brought

Even the executive committee

of the United States Golf Asso-

It is known that there quite a number of potential officials in the Fanling area and Such an arrangement often it is hoped to run a course for gives rise to questions of them in the very near future, eligibility but the Hocicey off-The main snag at the moment mortalt clats have shown foresight in ia finding a suitable. Instructor this malter and decided that to handle the course but the only three Major League players Chairman ot the Referees.

QUEUES GONE In a

and the rest of the Wolverhame, one of which was that "appro/Players can mako outgoing call, stand them. Minor League | Association is hopeful that this may play team.

Selfridges, during the sales, difficulty will soon be overcome The Hon. Secy, Major C. and that the students will be would look like a vlairage tea-to the afternoon attractions of room in the cub Walpole RAOC, Ordinance Office,trained in time for the леу HQLF., — is now open to re= |season. celve entries together with the requisite fees of $10 for each

Ex-

MOTOR CYCLE TRIAL Major League entry and $5 for

With memories of the each Minor Unit entry. The fol- lowing information should also cellent Motor Cycle Trial staged be forwarded:-Team colours, by 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade Home Ground.

particulars of still fresh it is good to hear that and the day another popular event is to be whersentative,

unit

on

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party by comparison.

But once again the now let's- be-friends spirit came to our aid. When I was here last October I queued for my goods, queued egan to pay my bill, cnt queued third time to collect my parcals.

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Mr May's supporters, on the other hand. produce facts and agures to prove that he is doing much for the game. What he is doing to it is anybody's guess. (COPTRIGHT)

On the course itself the clation, who run the Open and outstanding attraction is that ry to keep the game on what He gave ΠΕ 梅 brochure, it is the only one in the world they conceive to be an even which to my great aggravation to be equipped with a tele-keel,, while deploring his scnti- ments, would, I am sure, undèr- And they certainly made the I have temporarily mislaid, ex- phone on every tee, by which most of it when Billy Wright toiling the virtues of the club,

от be reached at any time. ton Wanderers party were added priate music is piped in to every "This

service," SAYS the throughout brochure is particularly valued encient armour, antiquated

doctors, undertakers and artillery, gold plate, churches, the day." It was plping in, I by

other professional men." palaces, tombs and ecclesiastical

Last year Mr May spent 14,000 relles so recently thrown open to the public.

dollars on two "quiet rooms,"

bunits, no smoking, no drinking. the talking. What with piped-in music and the incessant scurrying of undertakers, one was not surprised to see the brochure reveal these havens to have

the most been voted notable improvement in the dub.

bird Two Australians one for each sex, complete with

Foreigners are rere Indeed under the red-starred minarets of the Krunllit.

No sooner had we appeared were forming As soon as than the crowds But not today.

clothes, swapping cigarettes, de- round us becking information teeling the quality of our

blue-clad sales girl heard

it is preferred that held soon. According to reports League games should be played, the Hongkong and Kowloon the

Present indications are that Garrison Trials will be held in oar London English she cut the another successful person lies mid-September and there is little ahead. It is believed that some doubt that the event will at- very good players have arrived tract a very big entry,

One of the most interesting in the Colony and there is

confidence

fentures every

that apart

of these Army Trials from " successful Inter-Unit 1s

the thoroughness of the Beason there will be another good organisation and smooth run- showing from the various ning of the event on the day. representative

the The Hongkong

and Kowloon Garrison Trial last season was most exclling and keenly con-

Colony Leagues.

sides in

Several soldier competitors tested one and motor cycling are showing increasing skill in enthusiasts will look forward the American Bowling Alley to the event with eager anti- competitions at the China Fleet cipation. Club. This typically American game is making great popularity strides among the members of the military community Hongkong.

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League Soccer Results

COCKTAIL PARTY Even the obviously handpicked offlelal Kremlin guides, the beat- and best-dressed girls 1 looking

in Moscow, got scant attention when Wright and Co. arrived.

For S.E. Agia Boxing Tourney

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Now York, Aug. 23.

The ceremonial signing of the Rocky Marofano-Archie Moone heavyweight titio night WWE temporarily delayed to-day while Moocro obd T Charley Johnson were forced to wign a $100,000 agreement

guaranteeing Marciano a return Asht.

Tha "Hemorory"

arrowment

guarantood that if 38-year-old · Moore wrests the crowes from Marciano on Sept. 20 at Yankes Stadium, he will grunt Rocky retum ghot at the title within 10 days.

If Moore wins, $100,000 af. his purse will immediately, be put into escrow in a bank as a forfeit in case he refuses, to grant Rocky a return crack at the title,

Marciano's manager, Al Weill refused to permit him to sign the fight agreement until after Johnston, arah Moore had afixed |their signaturo to to-day's co- crow contract, so that the for- mer erremony was delayed for two hours,

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The contract was finally sign- before a large group o comeramen and scribes,

Chairman Julius Helfand of the New York State Athletic Commission provided,

Promoter Jim Norris of the International Boxing Club was also present--United Press,

OPEN PAIRS RESULTS

Three matches in the Colony Open Paris Lawn Bowls Cham- pionship were. played yes- terday resulting in ong upm set in which the Talkoo Club combination of G. T. Gra- ham and R. B. Marshall beat tho Recreio pair of J. M. Gullerres and C. Roz Pereira by an over- whelming score of 28-9, :

The other results were:

J.A. da Luz and R.F. da Luz (Recreio) beat A.R. Kitchell and K. M. Rumjahn (IRC) 20-14.

reira

A.P. Pereira and C.C. Pe- beat A. E. (Recreio)

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held here on finding the biggest professional sympathetic support in Friday's August 29 through September prize to be 10,000 dollars, with match against the Moscow S.

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Chinese Creeds & Customi He has continued to go one Enjoyable Cookery part in the better to such effect that the Baby Book... tournament to 42. The full list prize money is now 250,000 dol 1 In one way or another, you of countries and the number of

This is Hong Kong lars, including the previous could call it multe a day-representatives are:

week's "all-American Lorna The Hongkong Countryside - (Herklots) ending with the Britiah Minister, Mr Cecil Parrott, giving us all Philippines four; Burmament: 200,000 people will prob-

four, Ceylon ably have seen the eleven days' Hongkong Birds (Harklots) A cktall and canape party in seven, Thailand the Embassy gardens.

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London, Aug. 23. Association Football results: LEAGUE DIVISION. I Arsenal 3 Cardiff City

LEAGUE DIV. III (SOUTH) The omdals of the Army

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Once again there were several of unit representatives has been called for September 1 at the good players on view with two Eureka Hall in Chatham Road.latt wingers Gnr. Hamer, and The meeting will commenco.at Seman. McClay catching the 3 o'clock.

eye. A feature of the trials was The Army will be directly in- the appearance of Cpl. Said belected to represent Talkoo terested in four important com-Buda of the HKCTU and Cpl. Club in their league game petitions and it looks very much teherman Ral of 2/7 Gurkha against Kowloon Docks as though the players are going Riles. The Gukha player gave Hunghom to y to have a well-fied prog:anime very sound performance, arid certainly be invited, back As was forecast some months ago, the Army will be entertret for another rams

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