1955-12-19 — Page 7

THÉ CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19; ~1965.

SATURDAY'S RUGGER MATCHES BROUGHT NO SURPRISE RESULTS

By "PAK LO"

Saturday afternoon was rather disappointing as far as rugger was concerned, for the three gumes which were played were a trifle scrappy, and there was a muddle over the venues which caused the fourth game to be scratched.

There were no surprises in the results. RAF Mainland comfortably beat their opposite numbers, RAF island, by 19 points (2 goals, 1 try, 1 penalty goal) to

Sports Diary

TODAY Boxing

HK Amateur Boxing Association Committee Meeting. Missions to Box-

men at 0, p.m.

Ruby

Kuala Lumpur Tech v Police at HKFC.

Hockey

Kuala Lumpur Tech v Malayan Indiana or Nav Bharat at Pokkulár.

TOMORROW

Badminton

Malayan Indiana v HK dians at INC. 8 p.m.

Autarties Queen Elizabeth School Annual Sports at SCAA Stadium commenc ing at noo

Floodlit Games

nil, while the Gunners retained their unbeaten record, running off the field the victors May Find Soccer's

by 13 points to 9.

bilter

Whet

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the

For the Mainland the

10-0

to leave

the (COTE a1

Navy v HK & K Garrison

Garrison made three changes In this match, switching their Jones around, The Jones who ut full buck normally plays

In the second match on the bouts, they always looked the kick Army ground the Nuvy, though more dangerous and their tack

lesson end, ling they tried to the

backs scidom were no match for the Garrism | 1ylanders whose side, and they lost by 19 points tackled low enough to bring the (2 gools, 3 irles) to 6 points (2) man down. penalty goals).

Only Morgan shone, but his RAF Mainland v RAF Island | openings were spolled by bad

This was a fairly even game, passing.

ist were Lamb, Page, Panther In the forward division, but in

ark Thomas in the forwards, the hacks it was soon clear tut

and Fraser in the centre of the were the Mainland

the much and

three powerful

NUUTIRET side. The Mainland forwards played a steady game, and gave their threes alightly more of the ball than did the Lalanders, an the Mainl

more

forwards backed up and covered their threes tu a peater extent, and were quicker to snap up their chances

it was one time before the Main- Innd opened the scoring when from three nove Lewis went over well out

The conversion was laned, 3-0 Attie Inter Thoma, whowo kick. Ing was good throughout, converted

emity for offside to make it 8-D In the second half things pepped

bri1 and the Mainland were the attack. From a crum diere was a litter move and with the for- warts Tweking up well the ball was song around a lot, and finally went fir Lewis who went over under the posts Themes converted. 11-0

again the Maidanders re Anderson gave the Mainlanders prated the 110Ve And this time i Behind the was curnah who seared under the no cal of trouble.

TR did the needful to packs, though, it was a differentists

Mainlancake 1 10-0

Fully Thomas added yet another

with UTHINTA

a good penalty poor passing

For the Islanders Southwick bruteulary is the loos where he and

WIN

story.

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Whole

had some

1/201

Pape Breaks Road

Race

Record

R. H. Pape, Commissioned Master-at-Arms of the 10-Mile Road Race Royal Navy, captured the Colony's event yesterday in the record breaking time of 50 mins and 38.4 seconds.

moved up to the centre of the three line, while Tinsley shifted to fly half and the other Jones dropped back to full back.

If anything this was a slight 153 particularly improvement

back spot the full

where it. good day, though Jones had a he was seldom under strong presare,

the

Missing Millions

London, Dee. 19.

Light is now being thrown on the doomy subject of soccer's missing mililong-the dwindling ariny

without of spectators whose support clubs could not wi carry on.

D BLUE HEAVEN

BEHIND THE STANDS AT TWICKENHAM

With FRED MAJDALANY

་

It is a long time since I was a tower of weakness to the Extra C team of a Rugby football club whose name I now forget. A career involving Saturday work brought my playing days to a premature end, which was a source of regret to no one, not even me.

as

said, "Good lord!" I find heard the others may,

"Obolensky's year, wasn't it?" "Think It must have been," I said.

when I caught sight of a very famous former England forward who was a hero of mine when

was at school.

Among other things, It has enabled me to live through the years since with only one cauliflower ear instead of two.

Going to Twickenham was, therefore, in terms of nostalglü, a journey from the gorblimey to the sublime.

Oxford

and

Cambridge at Twickenham is one of the Great Engilah Sporting Occasions, and, na with all such, it isn't only the

Time and his youthful exer- game that matters. The fun be gins long before the kick-off "By the way," I added, gain- tions have bequeathed to him a

In The with a parade and reunion being confidence

local sadly oversized paunch. There of old is nothing more anything

bracing for bind the West Stand, which noidiam, "seen

ono's oging ego than the dis- conscientious anthropologist can Splice Bollinger this year?" afford to miss.

"No," he said.

a childhood covery that My big moment of the after- has a large tummy. Every

In the

(COPYRIGHT)

Whether

of television counter attraction or the declino in standard of play.

the alarming slump in at- tendance has now

passed the million and half mark this

because of

There are the clothes. tic

the

in

010 more

Br

The Garrison forwards used their weight to goat effect

andl STUDIA

literally, stood Phippst metaphorically. shenilders over the others in the Ineouts.

We

The supply or i go! ball the Gurrison

threes had of chances,

but their plenty

their strong pussink Wats not

was the only point and Izod one to stand out.

In the loose the Garrison were much quicker on the ball with Sterling well to the fore, and in the lose the bull came at Turtly to Parkinon who was sending out

nice steady

PUSICS,

For the Navy. Jenkins at full back played an exerliest gaine, and Lloyd had some nice nuns, but Speirs at fy half was out

Had it not been for standing. his and Jenkins touch kicking the Navy would have gone down to a much bigger defeat,

did The Navy tackled well, us the Garrison but it was maluly

and forward

there gume, were few good rushes, and a lot of loose mauls which Kot nowhere.

£1

Running four times around a circuit of two and half clocked 12 minutes 47.7 miles, the Marathon runner seconds in his first quarter. 25 mins. 65.7 secs. at the completion of his second round, 38 mins 8.3 seconds at the 10-mile race by the end of the third and finished breaking the former record of 56 mins, and 25 secs sot Parkinson a chance by S Sgt. Peter West in 1962.

A

the Kick-off the Garrison Rot going, and Sterlini took The ball from the loose about tel yards Train the Navy line and gave but he was from the stopped about three yardı

the Be The Navy cleared to Best Phipper where

and then 11, C.Juncated two penalties from almost the same spot in quick pue- cession

Mrs Sargison, wife of Mr At the end of the strenuous

Headmaster of test, he appeared to be almost W. Sargison.

V School, distri- before the start of King George as fresh as

buled the prizes to the winners the gruelling trial.

to Lt. K. Second place went

HOW THEY FINISHED Burch of the Essex Regiment who also broke the Colony's re- cord by finishing in 55 mins 35.7 specs.

Cpl A. L. Smith of the King's Own Royal Regiment cune third. He clocked 56 mins and 400

which Win Met tul seconds how the former cord.

10-Me Road Race 1 Co MAA 1. 11. (Royal Navy), 50m38.4s. 2. LE K. Burch 5635.75.

In

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Then, after 15 minutes, there was neid on the Navy 25 and Phipps ment back a niveles, Busch in the first really good three nove of the Khine Izod went over in the comer, Phipps missed. 3-0.

Six nutes later

Carrin the scored again. This time there was Paperother three muve, but the centres Itried to go through the middle and caught. However. Phipps were picked up the loose ball and barged his way through the opposition l touch down. Jones converted. $-0

(Essex),

3. Cpl. A. L. Smith (King's Own), 5040.6s,

144

**

5

Chun King-yin (SCAA). Sgt. Anderson (Ind.).

Bdsm Stokes (King's

Now it was the Navy's turn and an attack resulted in the Garrison being penalised for offade about ten yanda from the halfway line. Jenkins Kick converted to with 4 lovely make it -3. Garrison

back into the another narrowly missed penalty attempt by Jones, and then

7. Chan Kim-hung (SCAA). Jatisek,

8.

swung

Chan Hung-man (SCAA), about 15 yards from the line, nine-

9. LA. P. J. R. Alderton out gave the Garrison a chance and Tingley went over, but was pulled (Essex)

WALKING RACE

and half mile Own). B the two walking race, Kennedy-Skipton of the European YMCA again cune in Ost with a record time of 21 mins and 59.5 secs. former record was 22 nins, and 42 secs. Ng Hing-chi, of the Hongkong Police Athletic Club, Anished a close second.

Hia

10.

In the team event of the 10- Mile Road Hage, South China AA cune first with the 1st Bn. the Essex Regiment place.

In second

13.

14.

Staffs).

16.

17.

18.

10.

20.

There were 64 competitors taking part in the annual event and 58 Anished the 10-mile Own).

in the course. Seven Joined

complc- with all walking rare

tro ling the distance, though were disqualified.

Ten Russian Horses!

To Compete In Trotting Race

Paris, Dec. 18. Ten Russian horses will con- pete in a series of international trotting races at Vincennes early

in the next year.

No-

Mr Prokovich Parushey, director of the "Russian tional Stud, said here that the horses, together with a party of 20, including trainers, riders and stable boys, would arrive France about January 10. It will be the first time since the beginning of the century that Russian horses

Fronch race-courses.

run

in

J

have

Four of them will compete in the Prix D'Amerique, Europe's most important trotting ovent on January 29. China Moll Spretal,

Chau Stu-bun ("Tien"). Lee Kan-hung (SCAA). Au Chung-sing (SCAA). Brittenden (6 COD). Pte. Hedshaw (N.

2/LI. Lockstono (Essex). P. N. Randies (Ind.),

Gnr. Whittle (Ind.).

Pie, Joyce (N. Staffs). Pts, Shenton (N. Staffs).

(King's

back for a five-yard scrum.

A lineout, then a loose mout re- BT1 bowl by kulled and a very

Parkinson taken by Garrison was

well who went blind and scored Dul The conversion was mimed. 1-3

ten

In the second half tip first score after ten minutes when came Tinsley made an opening ort the Navy 25 rnd went in within yarda ove line before being stop. Again Garrison forwards ped. enme to the resque and another quick heel sent Parkinson over bo- the posts. Jones converted.

ide L/Cpl. Highton

2-Miles Road Walk 1. G. S. Kennedy-Skipton (EYMCA), 2159.08.

2. Nging-Chi (Police AC), 22m.8$.

3. Henry Wong, 24m.43.83.

4. George Chen, 25m.10,1s.

5.

Woo Su, 27m.§.3s.

Team Placinga

(Hood Raos)

1. sociation, 42 points.

10-3.

Twelve dreary rainutes later Gar- risan gut their three line moving on the Navy 25 and Simpson went over in the corner. The conversion was inimed. 10-3.

Then in the closing minutes Navy were awarded another penalty, this time on the Garrison 2, and Jen- kins, making it look very simple, converted, 19-0,

Gunners v 48 Brigade The trouble with this match was that spectators expected too much from it. For with the two

South China Athletic As- teams fairly evenly balanced they cancelled each other out to a large

2. Essex Regiment, 70 points. 3. North Staffs 94 points. 4. King's Own Regt., points.

B. COD, 125 points. 6. Royal Naval Club, 180 points.

7. "Tien", 201 points,

however,

the

Clubs have long been advo- eating the playing of Cup and Lengue matches by floodlight as to check this to experiment slice.

Now probably encouraged by the success of some first round | Cup replays at night and the bghting up of Wembley Stadium for the later stages of the recent the

England-Spatia gaine,

Bre beginning ilte possibilities

authorities recognise

to

of

floodlight football.

Alarmed at the falling gates and decreuse in the attraction of Langue football, the Football League have discussed the reason and possible remedies.

They have of least appreciated the importance of floodlights. "We have realised that certain benefits are to be oblained by

Caps

weave, warp, and weft that has on ever been brought to bear

construction of British

RA tweed is on show. though lent by the Victoria and Albert for the occasion. There are the

If you think that one male cup much like another, Twickenham

there will show you that

varieties of this simple more article than were ever dreamed of in Mr Heinz's philosophy.

As for the people, they Bro the most delightful collection of character parts in captivity.

DIALOGUE

are

nooh

camo

interval,

hero

Eight Men And Two Girls To Represent Australia In Winter Olympics

Melbourne, Dec. 18.

A little team with big ambitions, that describes Australia's 10 strong Olympic side-eight men and two girls for the Winter Games at Cortina, Dampezzo, Italy, next month.

The team is already in Europe, winding up their pre- Davy, 21-year-old paration for the Games. Christine personality girl from New South Wales, is one of Aus- tralia's main hopes for an Olympic medal.

and

of

the skatera to her best Winter

zit Olymples

Cortina, Italy, but they Dampezzo, admit they have little chance of taking any leading places be- cause they have not trained for a year.

paddock Striding about this were massive clergymen who looked as though they used their pulpits for low-tackle practice when the verger wasn't looking former internationals, like great crumbling

poor trees;

old tellows who can only have been there to be able to write to The that Times afterwards claiming

Christine, whose mother was a match Champion skier of international they have not missed it since 1880; outrageously large class, won the Australian New

schoolboys, and fresh- South public

Victorian Wales, faced youths who turned out. Tasmanian women's skiing utes

be un investigation, to hend-this year and her only defeat to masters.

eight Championships was in the The dialogue was to invari- New South Wales Slalom. able that it WOR possible to In Australian speed testo at

Kostluko

Jast

July, pass from one group to another Mount to

and seem to remain in the same Christine beat all male com-

facilities. conversation.

petitors when she recorded 70,12 "Good lord! Old

Pulley-miles per outstanding Austra of the year.

North Korea has ico for most blank, isn't 117 How are you. Another

but the area is Pullers?"

prospect is speed skater controlled by the Communists. Colin "Pretty mobile, old boy!”

Hickey. He has been South Korea ice is not hard or "Splendid show! Seen

training in Norway for several

for skating smooth enough thing of old Splice-Bollinger?"

and months

the among

practice. "No, old boy. Don't think world's leading speed skaters

So to make up for this the he's up this year."

pair, figure skating

four South Koreans have for I was more than happy to see Mervyn Bower and Jacqueline the past 11 months concentrated

number

of craggy elderly Mason of New South Wales.

on physical exercises and the Immensely have gentlemen in those

been Australian pairs

study of pictures of the leading long, dun-coloured Overcoats Champions for several years.

foreign Champions.

LL

the Bond-lighting of football." said Football League secretary Mr Fred Howarth.

Floodlights can play a part pur future In our

policy. The Scottish League, after two-hour discussion, decided to call all their clubs together discuss food-lighting.

And

Football As- now the sociation have given permission for clube to play

cup ties by floodlight

Clubs can sturt late and swlich ou for the second half for third

оп matches rouxt January 7, and replays may be decided at night.

been

Meanwhile the clubs have considerable giving thought to the matter. Those who can afford it are having floodlighting systems costly installed China Mall Special.

Six Die In

Colombia Auto

Race Meeting

sny-

to eccentric head- pecullar

It masters of the old school. was nice to know that a few of them are still about.

The

LACK OF FUNDS Luck

funkis of

prevented Australia sending an ice hockey Officials here team to Cortina,

team is restricted camel competitors who have reached noses, international standard.

There were more women than

an

The official team will com--

I had expected distinguishable say the from the men by their hair conts, bootees, red and streaming eyes. Perhaps

But other Australians at pre- sent training in Europe may join: the

the presence of young onea

the official team if they meet was not so surprising.

Spending Saturday afternoons Australian standards at a special on bleak Rugger grounds is one trial to be held for them at Cor- of the recognised endurance tina shortly before the start of tests by which English the Games.

must earn her man, Barranquilla, Colombia, woman

But what brought 60 many pete in Europe arad in the Bri- Dev. 18. middle-aget and even elderly tish Championships before going Venezuelun driver ladies to such an aff

affair?

Costina for anal training. victims The skiers have bought a bus to Were they sacrificial Rezende dos Santos won

striving take them to mow resorts for of a votive touchline, the Barranquilla-to-Carta of a

the recaplure yena-and-back "Cordiality" frozen rapture of a nearly for special coaching On their tour they will publicise the Mel- auto race today after two gotten courtship with

Their blazers of gumtree drivers and four spectators herole full-back? Or were they bourne Olymple Games.

there to weep silently for

and wattle gold with were killed.

treachery of some falibless Har-green

the Australian Olymple Insignia lequin of bygone days?

on the pocket will help stamp them as ambassadors.

One of the dead drivers was Dos Santos's teammate, Pancho Pepe) Crocker. The other was Colombian

frat

NEVER KNOW

fine

a once

the

to

Honorary secretary of the

driver Antonio J. I shall never know, for this

is an occasion when it is the Australian Olympic Federation, Brun, whose car hurtled into a

the Mr Edgar Tanner, said Aus- men who seem to do group of spectators and killed

Everyone appears to tralia was considering an ap talking. four of them.

International know everyone else. One man plleation to the (dapper in a squat

that Olympic Committee for the 1964 Way he may once have Winter Games in America, suggested

a scrum half)

even

FOUR FROM KOREA been thought he knew me.

Seoul, South Korea Dec. 18, South "It is, Isn't it?" he beamed,

Korea "is sending four | crushing my hand painfully.

un-

Dos Santos, deeply shaken by

death, cried Crocker's ashamedly as he stepped from do- his car. He immediately dicated his victory to Crocker's memory.

The Venezuelan team was withdrawn from tho race WILD momentarily after Crocker died. But Venezuelan, officials then decided to continue in the con- test as a tribute to their dead teammate. Dos Santos, pe

As with Coliettently determined to make

114 Gunners

their

to the fare were more than a match for their opponents, and

backs a plentiful rolled down his face. supply of the ball, particularly from the set scrums.

race a fitting homage to Crocker, us tears roared to a triumph

Athletic gave

East German Swimmer Betters World Mark

WAS

the

The tackling by both aldes

and, though good Gunner threes got plenty of chances the 48 Brigade backs had a slight edge on them, but lack of the ball settled, the ques

tiant.

Berlin, Doc, 18. Crock East German swimming slar Horst Fritsche last night at | covered their threes attacks Rostock covered the 100-yard better, and wore faster on the breaststroke in 1:02:2 minutes, | loose ball." Cilen had a good day the East German radio 'ah- for the Gunners as did Rowe, nounced today.

while Keir shone in the Brigade

his

FIRST FATALITY

Doris Hart Tops US National Ranking List

New York, Dec. 18. The "Old Guard" of American women's lawn tennis have kept

For political and meteorolo ical reasons, the South Korean skaters

lock

proper

training

1

They will train in Italy for a month prior to the Games on

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PRESENTS

LOUIS KENTNER

TUESDAY, 3RD JANUARY.

the top three positions in the ALL MOZART PROGRAMME 1955 rankings recommended to- day by the Ranking Committed of the United Tennis Association.

States

· Lawn | Fantasia and Sonala in G `miner

(a) Fantasia

Miss Doris Hart, who won, the National Championship for the second successive year, was a natural choice for number one but it will be her lost ap pearance in the list as she is NOW 4

a teaching profesdonal in Florida

Crocker, driving a Maserati, was the drst to dio only 10. kilometres from the start of the

His steering gear appar tace. ently falled and the car went It out of control. swerved off the The game was a bit slow at road, overturnedy and smashed

into the side of the road the start, but fairly warmed up is algull

was fractured, all in the second half when there

were broken

and he ribe were some nice three moves.

suffered severe internal injuries, Again the Gunners' forwards

Twenty minutes after the cident he was dead..

Brun' Shortly afterwards. Lincoln went put of

of control. and carcend into a group of specto bows. This mising took place, He thus improved the official ide Tunis, Tunisia, Dec. 18.

the an isolated spot along US Conals star Budgo Patty World mark of 1:04,3 minuten

route and detalls were still uns I have been asked to remind.

run was killed, and boot Italy's Sirola on Saturday held by Sweden's Lempert Brook,

known Brun you again that the Army are our spectators died with him Beverly Balcar Flelts, Mrs Scho night 6-4, 6-2, 8-6 in play at a the radio added. at focal international tournament Welsche, however, failed to holding a Rugby Social in the After the rude, in which fald Davidson Mira Barbara at the Tunis fair, Demon equal or Improve the 1:01.4 Sergeants Mess in Chatham Colombian driver Alfredo Breit, Brie Althea Gibson, Miss

Othon results:

minubes sot by Joan Masaru Road at 0.80 p.m. tonight on Camacho finished second in Darlene Hard and (France) boat Drobny (Egypt) Furukawa Golobes in all nigger players and Chope in Mercedes Betty pythostile Bunge Chony Mrs Dor 7-5, 6-2, 2-6, 4-0, 7-5. Patty Tokyo, Bo far, Furukawww.redeweted the mare commented that the ratios o of The rankings will be con- Molinari (US - France) bent sult has not yet bien ommally medially invited. There will. I the outset, be changed the sidered at the annual magiing of the United States LTA on Drobny Darmon 0-1, -8-0 recognised me a record the radio believe, bealm on rupee Panalo Pen

International Tennis Results

RUGBY SOCIAL

at

Miss Shirley Fry was ranked number two a mild surprise--- show of Miss Louise Brough, the Wimbledon title-holder, who

number threo. Then follow in order. Mra Dorothy Knode Head,

(KÁTO)

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Allegro Andantino Più Allegro

Tempo L

(b) Sovata (IC487)

Allegro

Adagio

Allegrptio

- INTERVAL

(4) Rondo in A minor (K.811), (b) Mencet in D major (K358),

(0) algus to G major (K.074)

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cats in A major (KM)

(PIANIST)

at the

EMPIRE THEATRE

at 9.30 p.m. 'Admission: $12,50, $7.60

and H

PROGRAMME

THURSDAY, ETH JANUARY.

Fantaila in ·C`malar,

("Wanderer'); SCHUBERT

Allegro con fucco ma non troppo Adario AU Presto

1. Allegro ›

Bonata E minor “LISZT

„Lango' memed, A

Allegro energico!

Recitativo

Andante sosferato Allegio 'sowegiço (23 Preslatma

AROMIES WORtátuato

INTERVAL.

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1., Wavin