1956-04-06 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, - 1956.

THE QUEEN HELPS JUMPERS FOR STOCKHOLM; OLYMPIC GAMES TRAINING IN ROYAL PADDOCK

If British horse riders win an Olympic gold medal this summer the Queen will have had an important part in helping them to do so.

Our show jumpers won one of our two gold medals at Helsink in 1952. There is a fine chance that they will repeat their success when the equestrian section of the Olympic Games opens in Stockholm in June,

Britain's team will be chosen | Stud, which is less than a mile shortly. Those in the running from Ascot' famous racecourse. ure training four days a week A drst Royal offer of 'help at the Royal Windsor Forest could not be scerpted beause

NOVEMBERS EVE

November Eve's attractive groom, Prudence Blakeston- Hurston, polishes Captain the Hon, John Brooke's saddle.

Saturday's Home Soccer

Fixture

Following are the Home

cer Axtures for tomorrow,

Beringbares

Burnley

Charlton

Everton

Luton

First Division

Manchester U

Newcastle Preston Sheffield U

Tottenham West Bromn

V

Y

Second

Barnsley Bristol C BUTY Fulham Laceda Middlesbrough Notta C Port Vale Rotherham Swansco West Ham

Aldershot Brighton Crystal Ipswich Newport Northampton

Third

Queen's P..

Shrewsbury

Southampton

Swindon

Walsall

Torquay

V

Cardin

Sports Diary

not sufficient space there was available at the Windsor stables. A second offer came from 188 Queen the use of the paddock and stables at the Stud. This was gratefully accepted.

Only three riders and three horses arc needed for the Olympic show jumping tearn Their selection is all-important brcnuse I a team member fails to complete the course, the team is eliminated.

FOUR

WOMEN

Four women ure trying to win places in the Olympic team- Miss Pot Smythe, Miss Down Palethorpe, Mrs Brian Marshall and Miss Susan Whitehead Watching Them today

was trainer Colonel Jack Talbot- Ponsonby, himself three times winner of the King George V Cup

Earlier, there had been an- ather keen eye on the Olympic ¡Desibles-that of Lord Brooke- borough, Prime Minister Northern Ireland.

of

His son, Captain John Brooke is one of the riders in training.

Lirut,-colonel H. M. Llewellyn, Major R. Da¦ias, Lieut-colonel Douglas Stewart and Mr W. H. Whlic are all in regular irsining at Ascot.

from

London Expresa Service.

HKASA EXECUTIVE MEETING

Scorchin ctcars A hurdle cleanly under Susan Whito head.

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Athletes

Britain's Women

Prepare For The Olympic Games

By S. A. TOMLIN

Zest for the Olympic Games and an appreciation of the standards of performance that will be required for success at Melbourne later induced the women track and field athletes in Britain to undertake training during the past winter.

concentrated

snow-covered countryside, they

Undeterred by frost-hardened tracks and a have revealed an intensity of purpose in their endeavour to build up strength and fitness for the forthcoming athletic seaBON,

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Royal H.K. Defence

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Force Orders

Serial No. 14, Orders by Colonel L. T. Ride, CBE, ED. Commandant, Royal Hongkong Defence Force. Dated April 3, 1956.

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FORCE ORDERS

Kangara.m. Transport Jeuven Queen's Birthday Hehearsal || Ballshury. Road at 045 0,m. Paride=April 18, 1950-Transport Flying Training--Saturday April T for all units of RIUKDF less Tong-IKAAF Hanger-3 p.m. likanva will leave MPG 820 p.m. Sunday Ápell 8-'A' Team-BIKAAF and proceed to HQ mikor where Hangar-6 a‚m, aring wil be issued, the transport will then proceed to Talkoo Docke arriving there between 6.10 p.m. and 0.30. PAMA

FORCE HEADQUARTERS Tht Platoon Tuesday April 10. 1050-IIQ TUIKDR $30 ̊p.m. Dress:

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HONG KONG WOMEN'S AUXILIARY ARMY CORPS Training---Wednesday April 11-Al personne)" parado 8.30 p.m. MPG ter HQ RIKDF. Dress: Unifor. Thurs- day April 12-First Ald: Personnel parade 130 p.m, MPG for 11Q KDr. Dress: Uniform. Friday __[tecce Platoon-Thursday April 12 Aprs 13–Sige: Pomonnel parade 3,30 1938-Fam#_en_ Atomic Weapons. p.m. MPG for HQLF. Dress: Parade HQ RHKDF 130 p.m. Dream: | Dälform. Multi

Murti

Light Troop--Annual Training- April 8 to 11, 1050.

CAR Troop Monday. April 0. 1056-Parade MPG 5.30 p.m. for SOC. Dress Mufti

THE HONG KONG REGIMENT 11.M. Queen's Birthday Parade- Full Dress Elehearsal—April 11-t many volunteers as posible 10 paraite at 9.C.P. Kowloon at 7 a.m. Dream as for Parade on. April 21.

Training Coy Tuesday Apri 10-Fdcraft 1 & 2. 2" Mortar 12. Ride 17. Drill, RV MPG for RHQ p.m. Dress: Overalls Boots, Gal- teis. Blue Beret, Batile Order. Carry Steel Helmet. 'I' Coy-Monday Apri D-Tests of Elementary Trg. RV MPG for RQ 130 p.m. Drees: Overalls, Khaki Shirt, Boots, Gaiters, "Deits Blue Beet. Warning Order April 14 -Kal Tak Range 8.m. at S.C.P. Kowloon (personnel detalles by

(Bed.) G. 11. CALTERT, MAĴor,

for Commandant, H.H.K.D.F.

NOTICE Bummer Dress,--All ranks Rf{KS will chang into tropical dress not Inter than Menday April D, 3080."

South African Boxer Beaten By Lighter Opponent

New Orleans, Apr. 5. Lumbering South African

that

focal heavyweight

etier as not classified on Rifle). slugger Johnny Arthur said to- Coy-No parade. 'D' Coy-Saturday day April 14-Ride Classification Kal Tak speedster Willie Fastrano "can Range. AV S.C.P. 4 0.m. for Kal move backwards faster than I Tak. Dices: As detailed m letter to can move forward" after losing all ranks, Trg Pl-Friday April 13-

Drill. Rifies. RV MPG for HHQ 0.13 a 10-round decision to Pastrano D.I. Dress: BD Delt. Beret, Gatters, bere last night.

HOME GUARD

Training Thursday April 12, 1915. Fool and Arms Drill Preparation for Parado. Parade

Carry Overalls. Sp Cay--No parade. Pastrano, New Orleans-born HQ Coy Big Pi-Thursday, April 12ghter who gave away 40 pounds WT & Sigs-4 Trourn. RV MPG for this year has

unranked Overath in the match to the NQ 5.43 p.m. Drega: Beret, Belt, Boots, Galters._MT_PL= {Arthur, said "He never hurt me TTR as ordered by MTD, Int Rec at any time. Bul he's very TIR as ordered fuo. Men se strong the clinches and could as ordered by HMO. Band & Corps

beat several good of Brants Programmes as ordered by probably Band President. Warning Order-heavyweights around here." April 15Stonecutters Range-19 Neither boxer was marked in. coy--LMG Classification. Full detalla

the 10-round night in spite of will be published in next week's

numerous fast flurries Part I Orders.

exchanged-most at them going Pastrano's way as he kept a Arthur's flickering left job in Art face Queen's Birthday

most of the distance. In MPO 5.20 p.m. for tpt to HQ in taking the RUIXDF. Dress: Clean Fatigue (Over-

decision, alla, Boots, Belt. Blue Berell.

who now calls Miami home, man his victory string to 18 bouts Ho ig Trade Training. Auxiliary Police against two draws.

seventh nationally in Tuesday April 10-All personnel 34 ranked Police District-3.30 p.m. Transport ienves MPG at 5.20 p.m. Equipment the heavyweight lists. Section Saturday April 7-As detayed

nover hurt me at any HKAAF Hangar 2 p.m. yunday time,” the bulky Arthur echoed, April e-An detailed-KAAP "His stinging left hand kept me off balance and I could never get myself set."

HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE

"Ho

unanimous

the local speedster

- a.m. Tuesday April 10-Al Dersonnel 1KAAF Hangor-0 p.. Clerks PA. Thunday April 12-All personnel-NUKDF-8.13 p.m. Trans port leaves RHKDF as 7.15 p.m. Clerks G.D. Tursday April 10-A personnel-CAAF Hangar-0 p.m. Transport leaven Salisbury Road at 5.45 p. 4.T.C. Section Saturday April 7--An detailed--Kal Tak Towe -13 noon, (Full Day). Bunday April established

A detailed-Kai Tak Tower with a familiar display of speed in, (Full Day), M.T. Rection Tues and fast foot, action,

Such is the style of Postrano: is rated an one of the who fantest heavyweights in the ring today, but classed as a light. He followed his puncher.

pattern tast night

Going with the show jumpers to Stockholm will be horse

have taken Up this trial teams and representatives nation, it has been more usual in jumping.

As becomes a gaines-playing tributes, a better consistency of possibles

form of Indoor exercise. The for the Grand Prix de Dressage.

European long jump champion The horses on which Britain Un past for sportswomen just to

the Mrs Tyler is now in her 38th Jean Desforges is one of these. will rely are likely to be chosen koop themselves it during

year and hopes to participate in winter by playing hockey, net- Aberdow Craven A.

Many of

arther fourth Olympics, but does Last season was seriously cur Earlrath Rambler, Flanagan, and other sports.

till do, but

at this advanced tallest for her as the result of a Marmion, Nizerella,

with muchot expect, Nobbler,

It is to strengthen stage of a long career, to jump leg injury. less casualness. They no

no longer November's Eve, Scorchin, and

depend on games merely to see higher than in the past. She is, this weakness that she has been the Monarch

weight WORLD COPYRIGHT RESERVED them through the winter, but in however, enthusiastically work-regularly indulging in

and least maintain

other training

indoor clude them as a part of a latering hard to at

tho ability which placed trangth in the world

her exercise during the winter and ranking list supporting this with netball and in 1855.

cross-country runs. Others, like Shella sprinter/long Jumper Determination to succeed has Hosking and sprinter Shirely Take Tinima Hopkins, for in- always been part of the charac- Hampton, also now regularly use of this amazing woman this modem form of training as This 20-year-old high ter

well again Jump "star" and one of Britain's athlete, and it may

ala regular part of their prepara- best Olympic prospects, has al- be the factor to secure a place tion.

Shirley Hampton, Incidentally. ways been a keen hockey player, in the British team and provide

Olymple is engaged to marry track star in which she is of International 4 chance for a third

She was second in both Gordon' nedal

Pirie soon after the standard. But now she adds to The 1950

Olympics, in which Colony Swimming that week-end play with squash the 1030 and 1940 Olymples.

they both Championships will commence and gymnasties during the even~

hope to compek, But ir Hard work and On Monday, September 10, and

Ings in order to develop jump-

dctermination can win On

MAY MAKE INSTORY continue up to Saturday, Sep-ing strength and agility. Land Forces Individual Athletember 29. It was announced at

Olympic medal,

could nobody Champlonatiips at Boundary Street,

Jerut deserve it more than

Two other "possibles", both of excellent Excentive Committee meet-

fitness To this Soc-emmencing at 2.30 p.m.

Scrivens, 3

elerk, whom are already married 21-year-old ing of the

Hongkong Amateur foundation she Is now sturting

who last year was undefeated infamous athletic husbands,

The following players have sald ist Division: Scorpions v Optimizu Swimming Association, held at to add technical prowess as

to represent the around been selected be fully prepared for national Europe over 200 metres and 220 Pam Seaborne, a leading hurdler at Chater Road,

Club Lusitano yesterday

Hongkong Foctball Club in their division and then yards, She has been training six who is now the wife of Britain's 2nd Division: Army South" y NGV DUS v Army North: IRC with Mr A. de O. Sales in the competition in May

Chair.

sook the heights that may well days each week for the past few number one pole vaulter Geoffrey Second Division football match recently moved from the light- University" "A": KCC "Wasper V

Ellioti and Susanne Farmer, against South China tomorrow heavyweight fists.

his Dockyard: AP v Police; Reecelo v Heals of

the Championships bring success at Melbourne and months on a track in one of the

who in 1954 married

Arthur, whose loss was Peter

at Caroline Hill at 5.30 pm.: KCC Homela"; Univerity "B" y

will take place on September perhaps the world record, which London parks,

Allday, present record holder In Bachmann, Moth, Bichop. seventh in 35 pro bouls, also Navy

har no definite mer throw. If these with

plana 10. 11, 13 and 14. Semi-finals was so narrowly missed by her Telangular Tournament: Army ▼

Manas, Planck, Phillips, Gayne, said he Combued RAF-Navy at Suckanpoo will be held on September 18 on several occasions last year, employers London Transport-pairs succeed in their Olymple Douglass, W. Miller, Pickering, yet for future matches-United

and the finals will be swum of

от Slim Dorothy Tyler-who was has enabled Jean to go there two ambitions and get to Australia it

Pruss Beattie. Reserve; Reynolds. on September 22, 25, 27 and Miss Hopkins' team-mate inmornings each week. She also will certainly create history, for DW. 2: KMB Jardines (C) 20 The Championships will most international matches last fits in two evenings, when the never before as Britain been $m South China v Club (CH12D:

European season-dosa not find it news-track is specially floodlit place at the

for represented in the Games by a p.m.; CAA v Eastern (Club) 4 p.m.; Tung Wah v Army (Club) 5.30 p.m.. YMCA, commencing at 8 p.m.sary

In such Indulge to

a athletic training. Then Saturday married couple, Kitelige v St Joseph's (Navy) 5.30

strenuous programme of train-

In-afternoon every night

and Sunday morning p.m. Police v RAF (BS) b.30 p.m.

The closing date for entries in

maintain

well- her Div. 3: Gymnastic v RAMC; REME

ing to

see her back there again, run- Taikos. Both matches at Happy is August 22 at 6 pan.

established high jumping skillning and practising sprint starts Valley at 4 p.m.; Tramways v Dairy

The Annual Croes Harbour and fitness. She certainly enjoys with vim and enthusiasm. Farm: Dockyard v KMB Both matches at Happy Valley at 633 race will be held on Sunday netball, but spends more time in

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Millwall

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Exeter

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V Reading

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Third Division (North)

Bradford C

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Halifax Hartlepools

Mansfield Oldham

Semthorpe

Stockport Workington

Wrexham York

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Accrington

V

Chesterfield

Barrow

V

Rochdale

V

Chester

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Darlington

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Airdrie Celtic Dunfermline

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43 Entries For

World Volleyball Championships

Paris, Apr. 5.

1.

TOMORROW

Athletick

Cricket

Soccer

an

The

Take

pm. Prisona v Soitcitors (Stanley) October 7 commenting at 10.30

p.m.

Div 4:

RIL Caroline Hill al 1X Airtrat v Hollandia

4 pm: at 5.30 p.m. Boui matches at Happy Valley.

WEEK-END

The

TEAMS

U.NI.

jumping practice, and this

An

arrangement

INDOOR EXERCISE

her

the hammeT

w

to

ore

It will certainly not be for of trying, for all have been in very serious training for some time. Especially, perhaps, the Alldays. Peter is working at year

night with an engineering firm has been taking part in special

In addition to normal games in order to have time for day- ballet exercise under the supeT-

light training. and recently specialised athletic vision of un instructor from the playing and The collective training pro-famous Sadler's Wells School of training, the mere masculine use Susanne got herself a job in the of the same firm, also gramme 13 approaching ItsBallet in London. This improves of weights to strengthen muscles canteen second stages. During the win-poise and bodily control in the has become quite popular. Quite on night work for the same rea- ter months, clubs are advised Jump and through such at number of the female Olympic son.

COLLECTIVE TRAINING

to train their

own swimmers.

Ag summer comics around,

coaches, gathered from all over the Colony, will use their com- bined efforts to develop group The first coaches' meet- classes.

following have beening of the new season will be selected to represent their res on April 12 pective teams in League and friendly cricket matches over the week-end.

CCC

The Army and Ladies' Re- creation Club have advised the HKASA that their pools will be available for the training of Olymple swimmers. The LAC Committee that

1st Division (Away) V RAF on Sunday P. R. Ragi, O. Hong Choz, P. Quagmire. P.A, Crots, K. Wal king, B.N. Hegde, P. Dhather, informed the

RN. Manley A.II. Ismall, p.3. their pool may be used every Bilimoria, H.P. Medar. 12th Man: Wednesday from 12 noon to 4 |C.E. AUBOS,

p.m. or any morning.

4

KCC Hornets (Away) y Reerelo-3.V. Gittins, C.S. Ramago, N. Hart Baker.

J. Catiry. R.R.. Dickinson, F.

R. Kermen, Kenneth Lo, J. Mar-

Nominate YOUR

Hongkong Footballer

Of The Year

LEAGUE SOCCER

STANDINGS

Following

are the League

Soccer standings up to and in-

cluding April 4.

South China Eastern

Sing Tao K.B.D.

Members of the public are invited to nomiuate Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current A

WATER POLO

season,

Entries for the Water Polo The

ishalf, N. Oel 1.C. Fenton, M.C. League close on April 14.

C.A.A.

St Joseph'

Army Kwong Wah Navy

Club It is a popularity poll organised by the China Police

Hunt. Scorer: Mrs Catley. Umpires knock-out water polo tourna Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted

Hornets Home) v Police on Sun-ment will be held in July and

Fat.

Itars Baker, J. Caley August and the League will be N. Kerman Kenneth Lo, J. Marshall, run during the months of May 3. Or, J.C. Fenton, M.C. ing. G. and June. Hampton. Scorer: Mes Catley. Um. The HKASA have written to pire: L.P. Quincey,

Internationale the Federation

H.A. Bux,

IRC 2nd Division (Home) v HKU "A". de Natation Amateur (FINA) 9.F.M. x. 6.A. Khan, 1. Kit-stating that the temperature In chell, Ann Kitchell the Olymple pool in Melbourne.

Ebrahim A.8. Ilamjahn, A.M. Wahab Jr, S.AK is several degrees lower than Bux, Sherry Ducka, 12th Man: A what swimmers in Hongkong

Umpire L.G. Ebert.

will take up the matter at their

until the closing date to be announced later.

The two qualifications for nomination aret (1) Footballing prowess

First Division

Becond

K.B.M. Kitcheo Jardines South Chine Sing To

Q.A.A. Mater “Army"

(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play Nominations should be addressed to the cu

Boshld Abbas. Scoter: M.A. Areuill and Japan are used to, FINA Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.

Army Bouth

Ind Division (Home) * KOV-NSM next meeting in June.

The French Volleyball Federa- Marun (Capi) L Chinett 3/11 Llondi

43 Johnson, Wới Bet Nowns,

tion announced today that

Roza-Pereira, for many

tena uren and 18 Women-porr Pluchemar, cast years, member of the To the Editor, China Mail.

Bat Cpl Chapman, ́L/Cpl | had entered for the World Pto Pollard, Volleyball Championships which

Executive Committee

to

and the

Mr J. Van

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RAJ.

Police

Tung Walt

St Joseph'

R.AM.C.

Third Divi

Little Salwn Prisons

C.M.B.

Gymnastice

Bolicho

Talkoo B.I.M.E. Dockyard

Dalry. Fari

A match between the awon Diving Commitice as h

La My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of will be staged in Parts from Legal XI and a Police XX has been

the chalong over Zicket Clup going to America very shortly the Year, taking into regard his playing ability o August 30 to September 12 ext.tanged for Sunday, at 1.30 p.m.

Among the men's entries are dies R.E. Moore, A. Lootos, M. Krioken is to be

R. Zimmer L.. D'Almada Reme: 10 settle down.

co-opted in and his sportsmanship on the field of play is "Communiey China, Korea, Nor-Henan, W.K Thomam, D. Chelly his place. Mr Sales asked the way, the Soviet Union (Cham-Mayne, rokenham Walsh. D. Zes, Hor. Sec. Mr Wingles to minute pions), Pakistan and the United ob C., Save Umpire: the HKABA

Hobby.

deep apprecia- Optimists

tion for all Mr Rous-Poreira Ovianiste ve Scorpions at Chaler hd does for wwimming of the den CD: Hongkong "He was

inter!

In the women's events, the

entrion Include Communist Food

„M._

China, Korba, Japan Norway, Pritchard, O.T. ROW, H.R. Higies, plon Diver, Hon. 800. of

the Soviet Union (Coeruplons)

and the United States. Tra Frogtop

in

the

Betnega. VRC and a very good sports- 130 Man man we whts him all the best in his new lumaki Mir Sales,

(Signed)

Club

day April 10-An datafled-HKAAF

Pastrino weighed 188 pounds,

for the fight to Arthur's 228,

Pastrano suld he had no but

HKFC TEAM Immediate future plans,

he would probably stick in the heavyweight

for

while, Но

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