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ARMY SPORTS

PARADE

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Congratulations to HQRE, and 'welcome to the Spot of Honour at the Top of the Sports Parade. The Sapper" are the new Six-a-Side Hockey Champions of the League run at Headquarters, Land Forces. Their consistent good form proved too much for District Workshops who after a long run of successes faltered at a crucial stage of the competition.

A decisive defeat at the hands of the BMH team denied the Craftsmen a play-off with the Royal Engineers who finished their Lengue programme in a blaze of glory and are now out on their own as the undisputed cham- a performance fit to stir the ghosts on pions. Laffin's Plain.

Mention last werk of Inwn who, us one of the world's out- bowls brought quick response standing long distance runners, from several quarters and pro- should know what he is talking duced an interesting suggestion.about.

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One keen soldier-bowler

Boy's expert opinien

3. forward the idea that little purently shared by the Hong- Pentangular might be stage king Amateur Athletic Assocta- athletes can and Army between the Royal Navy. Army, tion

benefit from this as the HKAAA Royal Air Force, Royal Hong-

has arranged another series of Defence Force and the Hongkong Police and suggests summer meetings.

UNUSUAL DISTANCES that Capt. Phoenix, who is in

મ close touch with local town These will be held at Caroline Bowls affairs, might make the

on July first step towards bringing the idea to fruition.

SOUND PROPOSAL

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12 and 28 from

in 6 to 8 pm. In the evening organising the meetings the AAA has tried to provide a variety of eventa some of which are over unusual distances.

fo

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This certainly seems to be a ound proposal but whether the

It is understood that this has three Services can corn muster

been done in an effort enough good players to give the RHKDF ́ned the Police a real

to partiel- courage competitors contest Another matter, al-pole in events other than their though on free as the Anny in own particular speciality.

This is a mos! laudable enter- several

und Army athletes should who bruse

there

concerned competent soldier-hurwlers

play regularly at local clubs. give the meetings their full sup-

Well it looks

as though our port. Entry can be made on the mention brought forth

of Capt Phoenix has spot and no pre-notice need be so given. The events listed for the a loucher,"

now it's over to the god Captari | two meetings are as follows:

for the next move

know

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Meeting on July 12: Men 400 maybe a new Pen-Metres Hurdles, 200 Metres, High Lanctions:

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football signi-

Jump and the 2 Mies.

80 Metres and the Long Jump

2 MHC Meeting on July 26: Walk, 5000 Metres. Shot Pul, and laki 8. Hop Step nd Jump. Shot Put High Jump, and the

BO Metres.

Throughout the last

the nust scuson nje +[ Dicast factors influencing the performance of the Army Aide

the

present injury.

There is surely something In bogey.

fhat selection of events to sull Selected line-ups had to be changed at the last numite week|ven the must choosey of com- after week and there was little pettors and it is hoped that as the minds of these may Army athletes as possible debt

the HKÄÄA in will support who realised what was happen- their efforts to

interest keep ing that the frequent late with alive during a part of the yer drawals did much to upset the

which has previously been re- playing potential of the team.

garded as dead time by Colony Athletes.

In looking back through Un season's records we find that Charlesworth, Mullett, Mc-

WIS

incidentally I am palced to re-

come.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1956.

I'm Against Panic Changes For

The Next Tests

Says DENIS COMPTON

Since England's surprising defeat at Lord's, we have been told in many quarters just what the Test selectors should do to turn the tables on these victorious and understandably jubilant Aussies.

The great advantage held by the armchair critics is that, unlike the selectors, they do not have to see their theories tested on the field.

Fra: L

COUT

that man

UT

int

changea will not make panie

they pick the side for when the Leeds Test,

Please do not think I T laking an apathetic allude,

THE ODD CHANGE The ocit change or two is invariably necessary during an

Test exacling

series, but UB. 'drop The lot' approach 1

It's all very well to declare but that the opposition batsmen

ant In

arc constantly mecting with that this

to 11Ր droppert be

bowlers comparatively and others brought in

them But There's 110 guarantee Moreover, you cannot jutige a

do NOWCANEIN will that the

batsman on his results better than, or even as well us, the original choices

or une, batsmen who fail

running several Times lose their confidence and often the best thing is to let then go away and regain it in lesa exueting spheres of cricket. But bringing in someone un- accustomed to Test cricket can be the biggest gamble of all.

AXIOMS OLDEST

times

BOITO-

into the

a

op-

in e 1 <\ST) even two matches.

the quite AUT nobody Australian camp would

Fuggest follow- leaving out Neil ing his two failures al

at Lord's. Equally, I imagine the Aus- tralians

are happy that they playing right kept faith in Richie Benaud, position's hands.

I appreciate that the men in despite his dismal record

form must be given every con- beforehand against England.

sideration and I'm sure that In racing, the best judges go Doug Insole, the Essex skipper, for class and breeding. Class is

the Oakman,

tali and Alan of the oldest axioms Just as important in cricket, Sumex opener, will be closely

selcetors are con- about choosing teams for Test and if the

watched by the selectors. Ident

own enough of their

Chairman

Allen, erkeket is to stick to the bats-

should origial judgment they men but to switch The bowlers,

skipper

Peter May, and fellow stick to thirt until This naturally, is much easier

they are selectors Leslie Ames, Cyril fur

skie, with

what Bathed

could do "Washbrook, and Wilt Wooller they July mom players to choose better by looking elsewhere

have enough experience of big Admittedly, oft or two of

cricket to know what they are By

The doing

selctors thes

played

doing. nat very ensure that their own batsmen Lord's have receive all the practice possiblepressive record in recent Tests. aginst the other side's bowling, but I feet certain the selectors

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side

who

Study The Chances

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Of Outsiders In Ascot Big Race

By RICHARD BAERLEIN

v.

I would not be surprised to see Trevor Bailey given a rise

in the batting order.

Trevor can play a remarkably

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Kume when he wishes, but, mainly through force of he has set hùn- circumstances

self a pattern of play batting for England.

Too

when

often,

when however, going in at No 8, he has either been not out at the end of the innings or has lost his wheket hitting out with No. 11 at the other end.

down

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WORLD GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIP

France's Gerard Pierre, World Gliding Champion pictured in the recent inter- national event held at St Yan, France.-Express Photo.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH ...

I Am Fed Up With Water Movies, Says Esther Williams

By

ROBERT ROBINSON

What a delightful change to meet a nice big hearty girl who makes a clean living thrashing about in the water.

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In these or almost these words I welcomed Miss Esther Williams, the swimming film star, to England's shores.

And as she came romping into the huge drawing room of Sir Oswald Birley's home at St John's Wood (rented for her stay in England), I couldn't help thinking that with a hockey stick in one of those sinewy brown hands, she'd make an admirable captain for the All-American Mom's Team.

I am wondering If, instead of fourth wicket being sent

shut up 00 end.

"Tell you could be promoted to

the truth," she told them

to miss Oct

the well. And there's a knack in

to No. 3 try to help bring said, stretching her strong brown show-Aqua Spectacle of 1650, staying under water."

How many swimsuits has she about the solld

which opening

legs on the sofa, "I'm fed up scheduled for July at the Em with water."

press Hall-ng he proposed tak-brought over for the girls in her Inter-could make all the difference in To find a horse at 5-4 against for the most

JOKER

ing wife Esther out of it, and show?" nation) race in Europe three weeks before the event, is bullding up a total.

"Why," chimes in Mr Gago, "I Earlier in the order, Trevor

"You can Buy that again,"

starring himself.

to would be indeed remarkable. But that is the position of the Italian

able to play his

honked her huge husband, six- "Ain't that so, Mom?" laugh- aim to have one swimsuit

gui." And his cach

Oars with champion, Ribot, in the King George VI and Queen Innings out in his own way. foot-six-inch Ben Gage. Why,ed Mr Gage, sucking on

ir Elizabeth Stakes, the most valuable event of the year in

replied laughter. difficulty might arise A

every time I give her a little elgar. "Sure, Father," England felded first, Trevor

"We've brought aqueeze, the water squirts out Miss Williams, England and run at Ascot on Saturday, July 21.

asked to do

lot of

of her ears."

She goes un to tell me that swimming-pool with us," she thinks the publle 15 as fed Gage tells me. "A humdinger. up with water inovies as she is Made of rubberised nylon, and herself.

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To create interest in the ante-post market the book-bowling, and then was required makers could offer prices without Ribot, so that if he ran his presence would have no effect

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And Mr Gage laughed happily. Businessman Gage is a great man for a loft.

He had been standing outside in the street, elad only in a the dressing gown, bringing luggage in.

DIDN'T TE

own Mr

Jets in the middle which Jet off steam and all sorts.

"But we're using your water!"

his

TIGHT LEASH

"AND we're using your girls," says Miss Willams.

"Boy, I'm glad I've finished And once again he slaps

contract with M.-G.-M. thigh and rears. And as a littering crowd of my

she sighed. middle-aged ladles gathered, he

I was telling All the time and showed a handsome knee

them to give me dramatic roles. but they'd never bite, They turmed me into an automaton.

I'm making pictures and I've a wonderful

JOCKEY CLUB HEAR OF CORRUPTION

to bat almost immediately

But Trevor has such mind members of cuts

capacity for hard work, and so Loughlin, Chalmers. McMillon, affiliated to the Association that

backers must High Veldt and Alternatively,

100-1 against thrives on every minute of a McInnes,

Crompton, the Annual Dinner will be held Robson,

Test, that I really don't think McClay and Layeret all had a

at Winner House on August 11. And a horse likely to reach the Cash and Courage.

that his Arst

each Cash and Courage was con-he would mind, Three Lewis, spell in hospital while

and back it Those who intend to be present

for the prlees offered sidered rather unlucky in White, Ashworth, Hall, Egerten

his ability to concentrate and "drog ate asked to inform the Hɔn, way,

though anchor" would be affected. and Morris wire all temporarily

PO Box against some of the others are running in the Derby, Mr S. Wong, Secy..

horse 1

-(London Expreas Service), it he has never been a long to make ut of netko through injury,

The silciently 280, M as possible.

(COPYRIGHT) worth while searching

abave greatly admired. The circumstynets persisted | charge will be $10 per head.

CURIOUS right through to the Stanley Following established custom, place horse.

I warned backers to Avold Shield and even when the out-

Chinese dlemer. dils will be a

The odds for a place offered

High Veldt at Ascot, but uf-season game with the Portu-

As the three Services

this time are only one-fourth of DFC

the curiously enough, although odds, win

whereas stager lust se Army

"aminted clubs" in the HKAAA, the

suffered his first defeat there weck

custom is to offer The

uld same

thing all Service athletes and athletics present

in most after four consecutive victories the win odds happened again.

cils are, as usual, very wel- third

he probably put up the best The day before the game a

ante-post races.

performance of his career. if one backs a mesange was received that

In addition, Muliett-one of the team'r The entry of the Army into

at long odds, horse each way Eeason outstarkling

chance that one always has a Ing players throughout competitive tennis this the season had been declared has proved a popular happen- something may happen to Ribot This WILS A bad enough and justifies the cpinens at lo prevent his getting to Asent

an hour later those blow, but only

who people

have been

FIRST THREE? for it for a long reserve for Mullett's time. There is a feeling How- ako unable to ever that not enough pre-match position, was

publicity is given to the games play due to a foot injury.

Laycott, who would normally in which the soldiers play and

Into the have step

team often the first news that in- terested folks receive is when when Mullett dropped out, was

hospital

resull the the already

in appears icetors had to face up to the papers.

The officials fact that all three right-backs

might consider were out of the reckoning. some means of letting the Armyrace,

know when and where games will be taking place.

it was learned that Fergus, who campaigning Wis

the

A BIG PROBLEM

An invitation to play was sent

to Sigma Sloan who is attached

to the 7th Hussars and this

TIMELY REMINDER

the

At this time it would not be

young player-tonnally a wing-armiss to offer a timely reminder half-turned in first rate per- that the Royal Army Pay Corps formance.

It had also been Swimming Gala is scheduled to to be held at the Victoria Pool on necessuty La move Tolfrey left-back and a big problem July 18.

deal of hard work

existed as to who should play An energetic committee has at left-half. Sgt McCornish of put a great Command Workshops and Cpl into this meeting and it has all Wall, his team mate, were both the makings of one of the very considered. This time the injury

ury best of our summer season. bogey actually produce the A couple of weeks ago I made of the approaching

answer for McCormish was found

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up

be unfit and Cp! Wall look mention

the position and played a fine Motor Cycle Trials scaron. It is game.

understood that already soma

It would be wrong to leave units and enthusiasts are giving this subject without n word of

a lot of thought to team prepɛco» commendation to HQ 48 Gurkha lion so, in order that they cur Infantry Brigade in general, keep their

to 7th Hussars in part here are culor. for the fine job of organi Ing and arranging which they carried out..

And

company.

dlaries up-to-date, the probable dota when the major events will be stage.

Gurkha 48

Infantry Erigade will start the season's

most

and a pat on the back too for the ground wheels turning with their meet- rtaft who managed to get the feld ready at such short notice, Log on Friday, Autust 10. The

The official dinner at the Royal Artillery Trial will Volunteer Centre was a most certainly be staged on Friday, Fuccessful one and the large and September 7, the Hongkong and

Kowoon Garrison date la pro desinguished gathering endoy- od n ment and pleasant violonly sot for Wednesday, September 28; and HQ 27 In-

will At midnight, the officials and fantry Brigade I probably hold players of the Army team went their event on Friday, October 8. down to the Macao Ferry to set

up to the These Trials lenti their visitors off

Colony event which in 1955 seti which was obviously much ap- a standard so high that this prastaidd by the members of year's committee will be hard the Portugueso party;

pressed to maintain it. There are many experienced ar The heat and the humidity gandrces around, however, erni need be no deterrent to athletes we may well see them equal or who are Toally keen to keep in even surpass last season's most beak condition". That is the enjoyable meeting. expressed opinion of Cmd MAN The provisional date for the Bob Pape of the Royal Navy Colony Trial is October 17.

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Certainly his form this sea- in the two races he had won son was nothing to boast about, but the mile al Ascot he over finished not much more than a length and a half behind Pirate Buisson Ardent and King. Ratification.

Of the first five in the betting to is very unlikely Tonerko

while make the journey.

M. Boussac will wel saddle both Floriados and Phillus 1.

That leaves Ribot, Prince and a Boussac colt bccupy the first three places the betting and possibly in the

SLOW, SLOW, QUICK DRUG FIXES RACES

By ARTHUR BRITTENDEN

Widespread corruption in British flat racing is revealed in a startling report sent to the Jockey Club by Scotland Yard officers and private security detectives.

They were called in to investigate an alleged plot to win vast sums at races.

he had As a two-year-old

In front Anished half a length Of

Chantelsey, also over a mile, On a line through Bulsson Beau Ardent, Chantelsey has made but to the greater

improvement, in there is so little in it that luck in running on the day could

Their main revelations:- prove the deciding factor.

Two new drugs derived Although backers will not be keen to take the present urices from the anti-rheumatism reme- and dy, cortisone are being used to offered against Chontelsey High Veldt, I still think the race dope horses, They are difficult to

trace. is worthy of a close study in an

More races have been "fixed" The Arst three English-trained effort to try to find an outsider

by Jockeys this season than ever colts in the betting are 20-1 who can reach the first three.

before. London Express Service). against Chantelsey, 25-1 against

But Beau Prince was benten a France the other day and there is still a chance to find a horse third in this Ascot race.

HOAD RECEIVES VICTOR'S CUP

While a disappointed Rosewall hangs his head, HRH The Duchess Of Kent presents the cup to the other. Australlán · finalist, Lew Hoad after the Men's

Bingles title had been won at Wimbledon on June 6 Central Press

This is a summary of Informa- tion put forward

The new drugs, beileved to have been suppiled, by a West End doctor, cannot be traced by the usual saliva test: only by a blood test before AND after a race.

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They can be given in o pill. a powder, or by injection. One acts as a stimulant, the other slows a horse down-and this one is causing moal concerni

A horse given the drug before two or three races runs poorly. It starts at long odds in the next race, The drug is with- held, the horse runs well-and wing.

SIMPLE TEST

Selentists are trying to find a simple test to reveal the drugs' usc.

An unusual number of short- prleed favourites have falled this season and it is now clear that some of their defeats may not have been entirely due to bad luck.

One Jockey has, attracted attention by heavy, ready-money spending which the stewards knew could not be accounted for by owners' presents. ----

A professional Backer whom the police wanted to interview has left the country,

One of the biggest

on-the- course bookmakers; was notleed to be offering more generous odds: thare other” bookles lon favourites which failed to win.

And now? The Jockey Club stewards' are worried that no direct evidence. is; available. They are owafting, the result of laboratory, testa' before: doolding on motion galwb drugida.

"Now

freelance dramatic role in my next.

"A psychological study--and dry.'

But Misa Williams admits to missing one thing-those under- water love scenes.

them-but

"I enjoyed leading men didn't.

my

Ben is auditioning them. I keep a 4ight leash on him-but he seems to have an awful lot of eyeing-things-over."

Mr Gage howls delightedly. And Miss Williams smiles,

and he

knows that when you amphibian

She knows, and 1 know

Jave the shapellest

In the world as your wife, eye- doesn't mean a see, ing-things-Over none of them could swim very thing.

You

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