1955-10-12 — Page 7

Tommy Atkins

ARMY SPORTS

PARADE

It is a healthy sign when there are several worthy claimants for the right to fill the Spot of Honour at the Top of the Sports Parade. This week it was very difficult to decide who should be the occupant but surely few will dispute the right of L/Cpl Beer to be singled out for our special commendation.

A

Playing in the Army North 'B' cricket team in League match at the week-end he turned in a truly as- tonishing performance. Figures speak for themselves and 7 wickets for 4 runs would alone have entitled him to his moment of glory but when he went in at No. 10 he cracked the bowling all around the place and finished with 59 not out.. !!

Corporal Beer who is a meine | A very full programme cover- ber of REME is attached to 28ing the feet four months of 1056 Field Dressing Station in the has also been drawn up and New Territories,

shall pass on full particulars in due course,

The various meetings normally Another performance which is worthy of very special mention staged by the HKAAA have not is that of the Hongkong Water yet been

in- publicised but

Pulo Team who, led by Crafts-formation about them is expeel- man Partridge, swamped theed in the very near future. Singapore opposition by 17 goals

to 1 to win the FARELF Cham-

pionship.

Congratulations to the RAMC

soccer aldu which is doing po

This quite astonishing scorg is well in the Third Division of nating climax 1o what

hathe 11KFA League. The players been a wonderful saison for our ure drawn from the various water polo players and they, and the hard working team officials, deserve all credit for the well won success that has come their

way

FIGHTING DISPLAY

The behind the scenes story of the fine fighting display put team SOCCET up by the Army against South Ching on Sunday makes what is already acknow- still ledged as a grund shuw

nore imposing.

With a long list of nanies on the injured list It was tot possible to pick A and B teams unili just before the kick-off of the Junior League match.

medical units scattered through- out the Colony and in conee | quence they have very

little

opportunity to practice together. Their record so far is most ca couraging and already there is falk that this is going to be the

Medicals year.

SPECULATION

With 72 LAA Reg IA now out of the re

speculation is

will claim starting as to who the top honours in rugby this season. It is always difficult to divorce

accuracy in strength fron unit loyalty assessment but in the last few weeks I have Пусть informed of at least four Players had to be drafted into "beat" sides who are "certain' umasual

but positions

the winners

the Land Forces spirited and enthusiastle

percompetition. formunco of the A team- playing as it was under con alderable difficulty - has donc much to restore the prestige of the side and also and probably more important--the candidence of players.

Latest news of Gar. Chalmers who was carried from the field is that he has on a stretcher been fortunate in as much as his shoulder is not fractured as was at Arst feared.

how- He has

bad very some ever suffered bruising and will not be avail- team in its next

able for the

few games.

of

The traditional place to settle such claims is on the field of play and judging by the interest- ing games thrown up by the draw for the First Round of the Hongkong Stage of the FARELF Inter-Unlt Knock-out Rugby Competition there are some tough and teolhy struggler ahead.

The driw is follows: 27 HAA Regt RA v 7 Hussars, 15 Med Regt RA v COD, HQLF V 42 Fd Rest. RA, HK Sig Regt 2 Lt Bty RA, 1 North Stas REME, 14 Fd Reg RA v 1 Northamptons

V

V

UN

One of the strongest teams in the competition, 1Bn Kings Own, have drawn a bye into the recond

they will round when

Unfortunately the story doesy not end there for Mullet and McLoughlin, Injured in the same game, are also in bed suffering from knee injuries and will be tackle the winners of 27 HAA out of action for some time. Regt and 7 Hussars. Newcomers

players is of unit

and for the moment at least,

The⚫ilst

The

games in

excellent

some list and it seems

growing steadily and is making the darkhorses 74 HAA Regt team selection very difficult in-have also got a bye and they deed. Robson, Mullett, Chal-

- wait the winners of Hall, Smith and Me-

between 14th Fd Regt and 1 Loughlin

completely Northamptons, are all out

of dction. Goallooeper There are Charlesworth is also nursing a

the leg injury but in spite of it.

in certain that before November 30, he has continued to turn in when the first round has to be some brilliant displays, Egerton completed, much good rugby will had a run in the B team

have been played and there Sunday and it is understood that his injured knee stood up will be a promise of still better

to come. well to the test, but during the indeed.

A pleasing thought course of the same game goal-

BASKETBALL kooper Lewis got a nasty kick on thumb and it was badly swollen when the players re-

Last week I

gave you some turned to the dressing room, early newn of a course which is Due to military requirements to be run for potential Basket- Here ore a few

on

it has been necessary to cancel ball officials. today's games between Army Arm facts. and Sing Tho,

+

POST-MATCH SMILES

The

The cours will be ren* as 19-26, notified from October at the Transit Camp in Kow- The syllabus is being so The Army cricketers had a loan. successful week-end and there organised that new studente will were satisfied post-match smiles be able to qualify as Class III in both the North and South Referees while those officials who zones. The performances of the nirendy possess that qualifica two Sendor teams give promise tion can prepare themselves for of many further successes to upgrading to Class II.

course is open to come and with Champions KCC stumbling so early in the season ranks but it will be specially if students al- there is already ample, incentive advantageous for both teams to put everything ready have some knowledge of

the game.

told you last week there As

pro- I have been asked if I can is a heavy competition

aliead and it seems various gramme give the dates of the athletic moetings arranged for that the popularity of the game the next few months in order increases with each successive A good response to that the teener types in our season. midst can plan their season to this course by the right kind of the students will have the greatest Through co-operation of those responsible possible bearing on the league for such organisation I am glad games that lies ahead. to be able to assist.

into every game.

best advantage.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1955.

PALMER PICKS A WINNER

PHILIP GUNTER, Portsmouth right-half, who addresses religious

meetings and services, réalises that a footballer with a famous name can draw big audiences.

Gunter accepts, invitations to speak at services

of various denominations, and is very Intent оп

Tollgious beliefs.

his

"It makes life rather hard at times," Gunter admits. "When I was in the Army, for instance, I was not one of the boyn because did not smoke or drink."

Gunter is taking a corres- pondence course with Wolsey College, Oxford, studies the Bible every day, and refuses to seek recreation on Sundays. Three years ago Portsmouth were asked by the Football Association if he would bo Available for the close season

Continental tour. The answET

'I prefer

half-back

says Gunter

was "No"-because games were Wimborne Rond

to be played on Sundays.

PAINTER

both Yet Gunter has gained his international honours so far on the Continent in mid-week games.

School. Ho He made a

In great start

His first game thon went to the Portsmouth League football. School

Besides was in October 1951 against Building of

teams, Newcastle at Fratton Park-and playing for both school ho represented Portsmouth Boys, he held winger Bobby Mitchell.

the Scottish international. After leaving school, he work ed in Portsmouth Dockyard as a painter and played for his Old Boys' team.

CHANGED

He played for England H Against France D at Le Havre in 1952. Two year later be wns in the England under-23

They Won the Portsmouth team beaten by Young Italy at Youth League and Gunter, then Bologna.

16, signed as an l'ortsmouth in Portsmouth after January 1932, Gunter soon made Fratton Park between his team his mark AS 1 full-back at and the rest of the League.

Born

amateur

gamo

८.

These Are The

Turf

Dictators

Says ROBIN GOODFELLOW

In those days Gunter Was completing his apprenticeship. After that come his Army ser- vice and it was not until last Beason that he became a full- time professional.

Then he changed to half-back. for "I do not know whether I play at better at half-back than I dia at full-back," said Gunter, "but t personally enjoy being wing-half. In that position you are more in the game."

one

The doting but ignorant mother who wrote to her Newmarket apprentice son; "Work hard, dear, and day you may become a member of the Jockey Club," would have done better to suggest that her darling lot should jump over the moon. It would have been a easier.

For the men who, behind the pseudo-Georgian facade!

at

Both of Gunter's brothers are full-backs. David,

year younger than Phil, is in the)

Fred hla Southampton team.

senior, is still playing in local football.

however,

w་

Their father, born at Newport-ond naturally played rugby.

Gunter lives near the ground with his attactive wife Delia and eight-month-old daughter Re becca.

He has the preliminary CCT-

and dres

tificate of the FA for coching

lot of work schools and youth clubs.

at

Recently he decided Lo cut

PHIL GUNTER at home with his wife and baby.

FOOTBALL

IS A

Page

London zaprasa Jorbice:

FUNNY GAME

Did England Selectors Slip

Over Stuart Leary?

Up

Asks ERIC NICHOLLS

Stuart Leary, Charlton's brilliant South African centre-forward, is currently rated one of the best in England. Yet although still under 23, Leary was not chosen for the recent Intermediate international between England and Denmark.

Reason given was that, as Leary's father is a South African, Stuart does not qualify for England under the

of the Jockey Club rooms at Newmarket, made their "No some of these activities so that terms of the International Board ruling of 1895, a quali-

at he could spend more time

Overnight Probables" decision preside over a body whose home and enjoy his collection of power and exclusiveness know no equal in the world of operatic records.

-Harold Palmer sport.

That much-debated decision Lori Willoughby de Broke is was taken by the three Stewards chairman of Andre L. Simon, of the Jockey Club (supported Ltd. He is one of the liveliest H1B by the 00-odd other members). administrators in the club.

and This year's tric-the current home is in Warwickshire, rulers of

Turf-are the he is a driving force at several Duke of Norfolk (aged 48), Midland race meetings, includ- Lord Willoughby de Broke (50),ing go-ahead Birmingham,

Public and Lord Howard de Walden He was Director of (42).

the

HE'S SENIOR The Duke is senior steward. You don't need telling that he not Richard is the man (no, Dimbleby) who as Earl Marshal made such a good job of the Coronation.

He followed this up with the Race- reorganizullon of Ascot

course (buggested 50 years ago). He is president of the Young Farmers' Club, as well as half a dozen other really worthwhile organisations.

England Picks

15 For Olympic Games Soccer

the

1*

Relations at the Air Ministry at the end of the war; takes great interest in boys' clubs and the movement. Boy Scout mou

Lord Howard de Walden

new boy among stewards and is serving his first term of office. lle is a business man,

Wonham lives of

Manor, at Betchworth in Surrey, and ilke the Duke of Norfolk has four daughters. He is chairman of the South American Saint Line of shipping, the St James'S Service Ltd, and several other

companies. There ore always three stewards. One retires cach De- cember and another one 16 nominated to complete the trio. Thus a steward becomes senior

his last steward in

year of office.

IN CONTROL

club Was

about

Australian Davis Cup Players Leave

Lewis Hond and Nealo Fraser, Australian Davis Cup players who arrived here from Tokyo on Mon- day left for Bydney vis Manils by QEA yesterday.

Mr Harry Hopman, their manager, gald before be This boys emplaned that enjoyed very much their rames yesterday against the focal stare.”*

He considered ip and Twai "Arm class tennis players" although, he added, that they cannot be" world cham- plons now because of their BEC.

Inter-School

•Stanley Shield

Soccer Draw

Soccer bo

fication from which the Board recently decided not depart.

to

NEW!

Lo

EVERSHARP

This states that British sub- | picking Leary and decided Jocts born abroad tukke the toe the line by strict observante

of the rules, nationality of their father,

All of which would be per- fectly clear, but for one thing. Loary HAS played for England. He led the Young England attack against Young Hinly in Bologna two seasons ago. How come that

•

Two

ago Sheffield years United pald Northampton Town £15,000 for centre-forward Jack Cross who, as a B.Sc., recently bogar werk at Harwell Atomle Research Centre. Cross

prc-

a player ineligible for England vlously played for Bournemouth. duty now was chosen two years Last year he hit 10

hit 10 goals for

ago, although there has been no United, including five in five lalteration to the rules?

QUALIFICATIONS

games.

But this week. Crosa,

who has noored only once in

nino

Sir

was

games for Sheffield this

season,

moved back to Third Division Reading. £3,000,

The 100m

UP AND DOWNS

the

Sald FA Secretary, Stanley Rous: "If Leary's birth certificate shows his father is a South African, then he is not eligible for England. When he played against Italy it

Just eight months ago probably before the selectors

name Bobby Ayre was on the had any reason to doubt his lips of every English soccer fan. qualifications. Had the selectors For Bobby had just led Young known then that Leary's father England to a resounding triumph

Africon, they over a South

Young Italy after scoring with his first kick in interna might not havó picked him." .

elbow in the A dislocated following Intermediate Interna- tional against Scotland Inter- looked like what rupted blossoming into a bright carcor. It's all very confusing.

Bobby was forced to withdraw My guess is that the selectors from the English League side to have never objećted to playing meet Germany, South Africans.

Wag

The operative word, I feel, tonal football is 'might. For Charlton were required to produce Leary's 10 birth

before certificate game.

that

Just recovered from an enkle

cannot selection of Leary injury, Bobby

get a But the

In his club's Charlton aroused criticism, and questions place were asked, The FA couldn't Athielic-League side. He has answer them.

•

The

probably founded

1750. Some hundred years later it had London, Oct. 11, Britain's soccer team for the gained control of British racing, Olympic Games match against in 1800 the club had racing "In Bulgaria in Sofia on October 23 the bag." It had become the

"You have lost a lot of will be chosen from the follow- absolute ruler of the Turf, with

The following is the draw for The Football Association must been told by manager Jimmy ing 15 players who will make a cole of rules which is sub-

their error in your old zip, Bobby, You'll have the Inter-School Stanicy Shield have realised stantially the same today. the trip:

way back through to fight

your knockout All seven-a-Bido Its power is absolute.

the Reserves." which will M.J. Pinner (Cambridge Und-

and tournaments trainers, versity), H. Sharratt (Bishop train

Jockeys, officials,

racing Journalist, played on Sunday, October 10, Auckland), E. Deardsley (Hen-even I as n

hold LT. Farrer (Waltham-01

withdrawal at starting at 9.30 am. E. Cross (feri), J. R. E. [are subject to

of

competitions Hardisty (Bishop Auckland), S. any time at the discretion

of the the Stewards

Jockey Prince (Walthamstow), Dodkins

Club or its kindred body, the ganised by the Hongtong School (Ilford), D. Stoker

Sports Association, National Hunt Committee. (Sutton), R. Littlejohn (Bourne-,

and mouth

Boscombe), A. Let it be said in all fairness Jeffrey (Doncaster Rovers), J. that although the club is a self- Lewis (Chelsea). S. O'Connell elected and autocratic body it facts were known extremely (Chelsea), P. Nell (Portsmouth), is always benevolent and if the D. Lewin (Bishop Auckland). Įtolerant.

ship last season,

HE

The party will fly to Bulgaria on October 20 and return on

October 24.

passe

or licencts which it Happy Valley pool ground, Colony Hardcourt

Jeffrey, 16, and Nell, 17, are We can be sure that if the

mark in Englion all making their

mentioned Lewis and three men I have League football. O'Connel helped Chelsea to win there is no case for over

night probables they have the problem with the Football League Champion examined

great care and understanding

They have only to hint to trainers that they should CO operate more with the Press for The Olymple qualifying to is that hard-working body of men played on a home and away to do their utmost to conform. basis, the return game being in England on May 12. The win- nera on aggregate will qualify for the compoution proper in Melbourne next year. China Mall Special.

Here are all the main dates There wore many Army ten- the crowd In that are worthy of a place in the nis enthusiasts

that watched Law Hoad

and sporting diary.

Sunday.

Sch

23 HKAAA Noale Fraser in action at the WRAC, QARANC, Red Cross,

14-107

-

could, WVS, now serving in Jongkong

The

nre

"IO

Championships

Man's Bingtes

mar

Tommy Harmer, 'Spurs pint- sized

inside- ball-playing forward has, at one time or an- most other, both hailed by managers as one of the cleverest In the Results yesterday

players in English football. Just want. -most- clubs Colony Hardcourt Tennis Cham-the Senior

at pionships tournament the Tommy re-states his willingness St. Francis Xavier's v. St Stephen's Chinese Recreation Club were:

to leave White Hart Lane. But Ground 5. 9.30 am: St. Louis v Woh

still no move, In the meantime Yan, Kowloon Ground & 10 am: W. P. Toul beat J. K. Jenkins 0-2, Selodan School v Wah Yon HK: -I T. K. Choy beat W. Mek. he is playing as well as ever in Ground 930 m.; St. Joseph'a v

Gillies 6-4, 6-2 Chung Wing-kwong tito Reserves-London Express New Method Ground 4, 10 a.m. beat V. C. Kung 6-4, 6-1; Wong Service. King' College V. Aberdeen T.S. Ground 6. 10.30 a.m.: St. Marks v Kam-shoung beat w K. Lore 0-1, Query's College Ground 3, 11m.: 0-1: Ho lit-po beat H. X. Corlett King George Vth V Clementi Bid 0-1, 3-1,

TODAY'S MATCHES Grout 8. 10.30 a.m.; Pool Bun v 67X. nr 6t, Slephen's v ). Elizabeth Ground 2, 11 .m.

Quarter-@male, and Semi-finals on Ma. Sunday, October 23. et Happy valley,

· Men's #ingles

Chung Ching Ground 8 11 9.m.: Michael Loy Joseph Hau; Iu Po-

Intermediate

Wah Yan, Kin. v King's College Ground 3. 9,30 x.m.; Wah York HR. 'y St. Joseph's Ground 10a.m. Junior Tenkad v Balorien Bchoo) Clemerli Mid, Ground 4, 10a.m.; Tak Yan MA. v Queen's Colleg Ground 10.50 a.m.; Aberdeen Tà, Wan Yan. K. or King's Ground z 11. Kum, Munmuna v Bl. Frwycie Xavier's Ground 6, 10.30 am; Naw ethod Junior Technical, Ground

Pakistan Names 1,30 m Bt. Lou

Test Team

Karachi, Oct. 11.

which have

hay v V. T. Wang, Wong Nat-bun v Cheung Chow; D. bhabher v Francis

Schoolboys" Singtes Khouw Boen-tie y Ling Yong: Kwok Yam-Kwong v Wong Wing-fa; R. Pepperell v Trou Chen-hwa Cheng Kwok-wing v J. S. Shroff Brule housefell v John T. Hung

LRC TENNIS TOURNAMENT

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Test Honours Meeling at Boundary St. (The HKCC on Monday ...

Club's Mon's Singles Handicap honia for this meeting will be it be that they were getting Land Forces, and the wives and cided in for a long time have a 5am.; Takin or unplayed off at the Ladder Re-manship as those fitted previously. We have got quite a come

themselves in the mood for the daughters of all ranks serving come to Ikram Elahi, who is stunsseg or 8.3.K. Ground L. creation Club yesterday:

uicluded in Pakistan's, teun to m hold on Sat. Oct. 22.)

which in the same force,

Bemi-fusta on Sunday, October 30 semi-finals. Bitch won the Championships

play Now Zealand in the first

fret apt B-6, J. Cotter won the Sat/Sun, Nov, 20/27. Trian-

Army

be held from: November

7-5

to be con- second. Bot (game The entry fee is $3 per person Test which begins here an at Happy Valley, gular Meeting at Macao. (Macao,

por event and entries should be Thursday, South China and Army.)

today), to. niówcomer, RO: He is the The Championships will not to Copt H.D. Clarkson,

Junior Toction Bat. Dec. 10. Colony and Land

full

at the Command Pay the. Test, ale which was an programmno of RAPC,

Ground Forces Team (Major and Minor) olude, a

not later than October nounced today as follows: Office Individual Cross Country eve. Entries are now invited for

Hanit Mohammed, Alimuddin, Tomas the Men's Singles and 20. That is the latest Chemplarships.

dato

Late for and entries but it would be of the Waqar Hasan, Maqsood Ahmed, f Another 1956 date worth re- Doubles, Ladies Singles

grantost

assistance to the or. Imtiaz Ahmed, Abdul Halecz, membering is November 30, Doubles, and Mixed Doubler.

The sournaments are open to goneers if Infending competi- Kardar Ikram Kahl, Bhujauddin, when LR Mathias, USN

as Treni Mahmood, züifiquer, Khan, Olymple Decathlon Champion, the following:-Men. All ranką tone noilled Capt Clarkson will give demonstration

Landon w possible...with the Bohemmede y wefth mis Atha aceving in Hongkong

Baadat--China Maži special, canka... appropriate tee of courWE.

· Boundary Sigent.

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Ana A. A. Maiden &

Mrs K. Macies beat H. Willems & Miar Brower 6-3, 6-4.

Inter-Hong Handicap: E. A Rawlings and B. T. Wong, bags Dr Bmart And Dr Chow (Choe retired with score standing at 3-2 with a hand-injury.)

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