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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1957.

INTER-UNIT KNOCKOUT RUGGER FINAL THIS AFTERNOON

By "PAK LO”

This afternoon on the Police ground at Boundary Street before what is expected to be a large and vociferous crowd of "supporters, the two finalists in the Hongkong section of the Army Inter-Unit Knockout Com- petition of the FARELF clash at 3.00 p.m.

This year the two finalists are the 7th Hussars, who were newcomers to the Colony at the beginning of the season, but who have already made a name for them- selves in rugby circles, and the 27 HAA, which has come into prominence as a grand side this season.

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The game will be attended by back, but they are not so strong the CUF, LI. Gen. Sir W. H. in ntinck as the Tih Hussars and Stratton, and the Deputy Corn-despite a smaller share of the mander, Drig. F. C. C. Graham, bali the latter should win. and the band of the 7th Hus- Furs will be in attendance 10 The game scheduled for gume tonight, between the Club and provide music before the

Kandore, which Did at the intervol

Was to have There little to

to choose boron in ald of the Hungarian tween the two teens, but the Refugee Fund, has had to uc 27 HAA, with Barker as hooker, postponed temporarily due to en fairly confidently expect a shortage of player on both large share of the ball from the slow but it is hoped 10 play set serums, and their pack on this xture in the near future. puper looks slightly the stronger than that of the 7th Hussara.

Behind the serum the 27 HAA Juve Thomas and Owen-Smith as the halves und this combina- tion could and should be don- gerous, but they are equalled If not excelled by Turnbull fatd Dare, the Hussar halves.

CHT

Turnbull after week

H form is rapidly returning to his vlj form N one of the best SEJUM halves in the Colony

day and showed that great possibilities.

he has

JAPANESE TOUR

The schedule for the Japan ese Touring Team has now been re-issued by the HKRU and they have changed their minds once inore and Whe game against the Combined

Services

The HKRU also released de- them tails of 39 players, 20 or Civilians and the rest Service members, from whom the Com- bined Services and Civilians teams will be selected.

Extru training is scheduled for these

10w ese players and quite a of them need it. Presumably the Colony XV will be selected from these 30 players and it is to be hoped that the Selectors UREO their choice on present form and not en past deeds, for there are players in the 39 who present tre so far off form that they do not deserve to be in

and hird representative game

together is the only training answer.

ANOTHER SWITCH

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on the 30th will now take place Now a last bit of news, this on the Police around in Boun- time about next Saturday. The dary Sweet at 4.30 p.m.

game between the Club and the Navy has been switched from the Kai Tak ground to the one at Causeway Bay with the full permission of the HKRU. While

it

umple

reasona

for

this

Oxford out on the Thames at Henley with their coach, Adrian Stokes, directing operations from the tow-path as the launch he would normally use was out of ncijon owing to the lack of petrol. It is reported that both crews have asked for supplementary rations, but Oxford had had none

response to their request.-Central Press Photo.

I Say

Sunderland Are Out Of Date-A

Soccer Anachronism

By ALAN HOBY

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I went north to probe why soccer's lushest What is wrong with Sunderland? spenders look like being relegated for the first time in the club's history and I found an atmosphere like a powder-keg!

Previous to this, on Monday the 28th, the Japanese XV will

Everywhere the North-East buzzed with rumour and speculation...of players while Dare put up a wonderful Play the Combined Civilians on the Club ground at 6.30 p.m.

acting ilke prima-donnas...of policy splite between directors... and, finally, a whisper show behind (omar last Satos- {under the floodlights and after mitist be admitted that there

that 1957 might not only see several resignations but the most sizzling Sunderland Club Ar the ganie the Police and

switch, Le

sensation yet. the paucity of sup- members have arranged to en- tertain the Japanese bays in the Paters of rugby. at Kal Tak Club House, not to the suaf pnd the fact that the Navy wish "Steak and Kidney" but

to entertain the Club in return Chinese dinner. Details of this for their hospitality, I still feel

that this switching will be in the hands of Police"

and 4s wrong in principle, and Club members within The

While the Army got away with {rxi few t{nyt.

Il vico in the Hexangular as the HKRU were too slow off the mark, I do not think

Thus the 7th Hussars should be cupable of doing more with the ball when they get it, and behind them they have The fuster and stronger of the two sels of thaces with Worsley on one wing, and Swindells in the conus. Both if given a study supply of the hall are almost certain tu Score, Wornley m the wing.

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The final game against particularly Colony XV will take place | Sunday evening. February

The 27 BAA m the other again at the Club ground hond have

flood defence | 6,80 p.n, and again under

erpecially with Quinn

at full foullights.

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the

on

of

True or false? Wearsido Shacktoton.

management rumours

be

Off Course Betting Should Be Done Away With Altogether

Says CLAUDE RICHARDSON

London, Jan. 15. Heat is still being generated in British racing circles by the controversy over whether bookmakers should exist or not.

The first shots were fired against them in efforts to find a way to bring in contributions to racing's debit balance-the deficit between the total prize money to be won and the much greater amount expended by owners In the effort to win it.

It was suggested that

off-

Courie bookmakers' Business

should be "milked to help racing ATHLETICS

out of its dilemma, and from across a much more radilent pro-

Off-

posal-that they should be done away with altogether and course betting handed over lock, stbelt and barrel to the tote and its authorised

Hard

about by the layers in return for this

words stun

COACHING -

SCHEME

An Athletics

Coaching

sally, and retoria from the tote Scheme organised by the protagonista, seemned to be dying Hongkong Amateur Athletic down when recently the Aga Club and the Hongkong Khan entered the lists on the

University Athletic Club tote side.

will go into operation from next Tuesday, January 22,

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The 80-year-old Indian owner came out strongly in favour of the abolition of bookmakers, both on and off the course, leaving betting completely in the hands of the

(ote, as America and France.

There is little doubt that this would considerably help British racing, as the money which the tote ploughs back into the sport would be Increased manifold.

But many people in Britain, Including even some racehorse owners, are against this "totall- tarian" solution of the problem. Among them is Lord Rosebery, a Steward of the Jockey Club o Britain's leading

and one owners,

UNTHINKABLE

Coaches who will contribute their services to this scheme are Mr J.E.P, Blenkinsop, Mr J.H. Duthie, Mr G. B. Gurevitch, Misy Jean E. Hall, Capt. J.L. Hunter, Dr Victor Lal, Dr Ng Chuan-wal, Mr F. J. Par- ker. Miss Jean Proctor, Mr W. Reeves, Mrs Johanna Van Viet and Major R. Webb.

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At a meeting of those taking part in the Scheme held at the Catholic Club yesterday evening it was decided that the first three weeks will be devoted to instruction warming and limbering up and general exer- cises for sprintors, the sprints I asked the is buying glamour-and that executioner's axe. Despite the

and low (2ft. Gin.) hurdles, Wizard.

Lea means forwards.

current despondency, they are

He thinks that to hand bet- "But our defence gave away still one of soccer's giants.

There will be two sessions a ting over to a monopoly would weak--Tursdays and Thursdays between players?" | 90-odd goals last season. They "Feuding grounds

But the

must be unthinkable—that competi-—in Kowloon and two-Sundays "Absolute he said.

́twaddle, į conceded six in the first away.

end the never been game this peaSON.

and The

Bay tion between bookmakers has

and and Wednesdays—in Hongkong. spirit better.

be allowed to Each session will be of from one what's wrong with the club the tote should' "The lesson could not Thia

is a great club,

continue, They

to one and a half hours. and we're all pulling to save it,” plainer. Strengthen the defence, if there is anything.

Buy to get us out of the cart must also kill the sneer that

Whatever the general racing | and forget the glamour,”

Bunderland arc Д team

The following are eligible for public

may think of book the Scheme: Individualists. In short, find a

makers in the aftermath of Plan

unsuccessful wagering, they

(a) All members Above all they must find and

probably would find some sort HKAAC and HKUAC: more local grou

boys like

of a void in their activities if (b) All English-speaking Stan Anderson and. right-

the layers were "warmed off" members of the Athletics Section winger Sammy Kemp, a budd As for the course itself, it would of the South China Athletic ing Starley Matthews. Then and not before they may present a strange aspect to race- Association;

the hurly-burly (e) Any athlete recommended of the bookmakers shouting to the Scheme by one of the their odds.

coaches taking part in it

3, allowing the Club and the Navy atto switch is justified,

the

Boxer Indicted On Charges Of Conspiring

To 'Fix'

Fix' Prize Fight

Los Angeles, Jan. 15.

The welterweight boxer, Art (Golden Boy) Aragon, was indicted late today by the Los Angeles County Grand Jury on charges of conspiring to "fix" a prize fight in San Antonio, Texas, last December 18.

The indictmen was returned | He signed a statement before hero because the alleged Texas Commissioners, swearing conspiracy, in which Aragon's to details of the alleged Nx.

Dick opponent,

Goldstein, When Aragon backed out of charged he was to have received ❘ the bout because of illness, $500 to "take a dive", originated Coldstein defeated a substitute, in Los Angeles.

Danny Cardenas,

Aragon excitedly called Gold- The bout never took place

the an "Idio!" and sold becauso Aragon complained of steln being and a Texns Athlete charges were so ridiculous that

Commission doctor said he was

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I asked the manager, greying Bill Murray, who has been 20 years at Hoker Park. He said: Of all the games the boys have have played this season, there 21 HAA; Quinn, Hutchinson, Hep-been only three when I wa't

proud of them."

TODAY'S TEAMS

worth, MeCann, Kelly, Owen-Smith, Thornas, Carter, Barker, Postleth-

Stansfeld, Barber waite,

(Capt). Wilcoxon Fatterley, Tarpley,

1th Kossaru)

of

Moron, Woraicy. "The routine policy of this club the late Sunderland Chairman become the Manchester United goers without

Richardson, Swindell, Hardman. Btire Turnbull, Mearns, Coles, Levis Lee, Osborn, Stannforth, Haggard (Capt), Anderaoti,

TO PLAY JAPANESE The players who have been selected for the Combined Civil- lans XV to play the Japanese will be taken from the following people:

Saiter, O'Kelly. Steward

club: Stevens, Valentine, Chrong. Langley, Metan, Wuhan, Millar, Penman. Wight Gavit.

Police: Johnston, Scott, Lloyd. Lewis, Forsythe, Rana and Walker.

The Failings Of A Persistent Few Annoy Spectators

London, Jan 15.

As

(London Express Service),

(COPYRIGHT)

of

the

feel, too, that Many critics

(d) Any

and schoolboy there is big danger in schoolgirl athlete recommended

tho meddling

by the sports present to the Scheme

บ

with

Tanny Campo Will betting set up from the point muster or sports mistress of their

or

FREE SPENDERS

Sunderland, at course, have been free-spenders. always Since the war alone they have out more than £300,000 But another player paid necessarily anonymous-old me, for playeTS.

Nor are they can about 17. picturesque Colonel Joe Prior of the North-East. he word

stock, light-grey bowler, and waisted Jackets got Shackleton from Newcastle in 1948 by adding another £50 to Sunderland's final bid of £20,000,

recommendations of view that new arrangements school. Such putting on ап extra Meet Careno In

through Miss might make it easy for revenue-should be made £50, he remained, "It means

Excely governments to step in J. E Hall, c/o The Education we shall get the player it any- Barcelona and lax the wagering turnover. Department, Miss J. Proctor, St.

For high om vise

goes

A tax of small dimensions might George's School, Kowloon, £20,000.

Paris, Jan. 15. not have Ꭸ great effect on direct to the Hon. Secretary Soccer writers in Britain are Someone else did-Bolton. The announcement that Mexi-

China Mail, bobting but governments, HKAAC, c/o The urging stricter club discipline to But by employing a technique can top ranking bantamweight pressed for money, hava a habit Wyndham Street, Hongkong. slamp out perly, Irritating he used many years earlier Raul Raton Macios would fight of going very Bear to killing

horses features which frequently mor when buying

for his the Spanish bantamweight Juan "the goose which lays

LIMITED GROUPS otherwise attractive club hauloge business, the Colonel | Cardenas in Mexleo has forced golden eEES"

As it is difficult to give. matches.

But whatever the dimculties, adequate instruction to too large ak Philippine boxer Tanny Campo

It comes that If the incidents occurred only got "Shack" as well as break-

betting will have

a group of trainees, the numbers Again,

Sunderland when

to be topped in some way OF occasionally, these siy tricks and i ung the current transfer record to change his plans...

at each session will be limited. examples of bad sportsmanship bought Billy Bingham from Campo had expected to meet other if British racing and the

In the

CISE of the first 12 Barcelona at possibly could be overlooked, but Glentoran for £10,000 in 1930, Cardenas

on British thoroughbred are. 10 unforunately they happen all they aro supposed to have January 30. Since Cardenas hold their places internationally. sessions devoted to general and Instruction, the number Owners cannot complain doating in one session will clinched the deal by tousing-up will not be there, too often!

Campo will The vast majority of English for the extra £1,000. Sunder Oght in Barcelona with another pay something for be

land their League foolbollers are

original offer was bantamweight, Careno.

Campo the furs they get out of racing. and hurdling groups in later will meet Cardenas on February but few people disagree with the sessions a group will be limited because of the fallings of a per have gone.

these

proposition that at present they

to 12. sistent fow. The needless

are called upon to time

Today, an Arsenal

Tanny Campo hopes to meet

pay rather too much. wasting, the aggressive attitude have found out, the supply of

of the match be ready-made stars has dwindled. the winner to referees, and the potty acts of Money no longer buys success. tween French Champion Dante provocation to opponents when

challenger, Robert Marcel Nagy, President of the the referee's back is turned And that's why I say Sunder Binl Hungarian Football Fodoration, these 4re the type of things and are out-of-dale.... soccer Tartarl, who are due to fight on February 2 at Brest for the anachronism. announced today that Hungary | which annoy the fans and bring

ixantamwalcht championship of would complain to the Interna- the game into disrepute.

France.-France-Presse. tional Federation against South who allowed the "Ex-Honved" team

The players selected for the Combined Services XV аге drawn from the following sec- lions of the Forces:

Army: Pritchard, Sharpe. Goulds. Kerto. Alley, Dare, Tibuti, de Cordova, Barker, Crabbe, Mander, Argen, Jenes.

Navy: Newton, Comer, Jueld, RAF: Hannan, Southwick. Wenkes.

they were not worthy of being This Team Has No

100 sick to go through with the denied. boul.

At the time of his suspension, Goldstein, however, hnd noti-Aragon was the nation's third- fed the Texas authorities prior ranking welterweight and had to the bout of the alleged "x" won the nickname of "Golden and declared that he did not Boy" because of his huge ring intend to go through with it. | earnings, chiefly in Southern

Both Aragon and Goldstein California, United Press, were suspended by the Texas Commission, with Aragon's

suspension being

definite period.

for an

in-

ALLEGED FIX

Goldstein charged that Aragon offered him the $500 if he would allow himself to be knocked out in the fourth round of their bout,

Potgieter: A Big Disappointment To Sell-Out Crowd

Holyoke,

No Ground Of African giant, Ewart Potgieter,

Right To Call Itself 'Honved'

Paris, Jan. 15.

American Fodterations to play in their area.

Thus

the

above

reproach, but all can suffer USGT. • **avagant days 20 instead, In Barcelona.

The conclusion to be drawn, according to the sports journal- ists, is that clubs are not strict enough with those who offend the laws and code of conduct on the field.

YOUNG STARS

Manchester

and

ZAPADNA

Soviet Skater

Sets World Speed Record

the

FOREIGN TRACKS Facilities for race-fans at many British courses are archaic in comparison with the aiment ties available at foreign tracks: the money available to racing will have to be Increased If they aro to be improved to any great extent.

In the event of there being too many athletes wishing to avall themselves of the services of the Coaching Scheme, priority will be given those who in opinion of the conches in charge have the best potential.

the

More coaches offering thair. services to the Scheme a would.be most welcome and should such come forward the scope of the Scheme will be extended and Instruction will become available for more athletes.

Thoroughbred breeding is an industry of stature in Britain, end carns a goodly slice of for- eign currency; it it is to survive

Meanwhile, for those interest- at its present level the financial

od in the Shot Fut and Disüs stranglehold on, it muat be

Throw, Mr G. B.. Gurovitch 1006aned.

Even the bookmakers them-will be available at the Univer selvce are willing to do some-yund at Poldulam a

For, 05 # result of their spending sprees, Sunderland forgot to school enough young stare of their own-as Nagy, in a statement broadcast

United have done by the Budapast radio, said the

and as Arsenal are doing. It la all very well to say that team was "a hybrid Hungarian the control of players during a

I asked Sunderland's present Chairman, team" without any right to call natch is the concern of the co- Massachusetts, Jun. 15.

Edward Dilchburn, Jeff Dyer, 211, of Springfeld, team was in South America

itselt "Honved". He said the force.

Certainly, ho has the if the board would continuo 16

Moscow, Jan. 15. punched out a unanimous ton-legally".

power to punish culprits but spend.

"For once, however, this fast- this does not absolve clubs from

Soviet skater Raphall Gratch decision over the South

talking little man was "mum" Sverdlovsk, today see the best Honved Club's all responsibility. 332, last night

The at the Valley Steering Commitice has decided

referees, the English as a clam....or nearly.

world speed record for this séa- Arena.

Foolball Association and the

I did

racing. The question which nesday afternooha from B.b.m. you that," out of a time of 40.8 seconds.

(from Wednesday, January 23). baa aroused much...: discussion, Potgieter proved a big dis-18nored the Club's ban by sign-

away. he hurried ing contracts

in trying to keep the game clean, him before with the "usur- appointment to a sell-out crowd pers" of the Honved label and

the some of it acrimonious, is how He was taking part in

Those desirous of concfiing") that was all. but in the long run it is the but

Maybe he

and to what extent, they should. the middle distances (440 and special event today at Medeo, managers and club directors Was thinking of income-tax. can ring debut. The

do it.

•Indeed,

It when

to ear, Alma comes

me nsker to rpm- *****|880 Yarsis) Ata, In Boylet

A solution still seems far municate with Mr W. Reaves, standing seven feet two

hes Nagy added.

hway: int the meantime, in the c/o New At College, No. 0, on backstairs the whole placa record for Soviet skating in words of Logi Derby, "Britain's to the First in successive seasons fast-moving Dyer, who pound-by Nagy decided not to return

The Honved team mentioned bed players are kept on their

Hence the appeal in the shuts up like a home for the Medico,

breeding and racing Industry is

Farm Road, Kowloon,: did in the League, Wythenshawe, rounds but was unable to knock lived Hungarian revolt

the same as Charlton Athletic ed Potgieter freely in the final to Hungary after the most opening weeks of the new year dumb and the Roker directors The Leningrad woman skater, being slowly bled to death, and

Tamara Rylova, world record is surviving only by the sales in their first season, wen the him down.

to let players be reminded of aro anything but that.... Wie

What now? quelled late last year.France- their obligations as public enter-

No one wants |holder, finished the 500 metres of capital" stock "overscar"- tainers China Mail Special, Sunderland Presso,

under the In 40.1 seconds-Franco-Preuse, | China Maff Special,

Their Own

to sue organisations which have Football League, play their part coukin" ago to prize an "Ison in the 500 metro race, with thing to cure the ills besetting coach in these events on Wed-

tell

fg that tume to watch his Ameri-line le of Honved director, | wha.must ensure that only fallcussing what really, is going Turkistan. His Ume 'alao act

Wythenshawe threaten create a record in the Lancashire and Cheshão Amateur League by. going from the Third Division

Division with 43 points

Third out of a posible 44. But there

proved an easy target for the

Potgieter had boasted an un- was no promotion. Last season beaten record until tonight, they were champions again, and with 14 ring victories in Europe,

up they wont. This season they-United Press.

are galloping away with the

points out of a possible 34 and

Second Division title, with 32

lets points ahead of their neargal, rivals. Unbeaten for two and o half years their average age is only twenty, and they have no ground of their own.

Norwegians Withdraw

Sports Diary

TODAY

Soccer

Fog Saved His Life?

Jack Kelly, of Chorley, was annoyed when fog prevented him making the journey to Brussels to reserve the European Honved Cup match between atel Elibao. He got as far as London, and then turned back.

Inter-School Challenge Cup (Kin) When he started coughing in

Kinga Park, 4.30 pm,

TOMORROW

BOCCHE

Charly Moodin Boncer:

the train he remembered taking a full blooded drive from burly bined Chinese. of Colony, Lelcester Lengaro match the Come - Arthur Rowley in the Doncaster

Inter-School Challenge Cup (How Norway will not iško part in i loon) at Kings Park, 410 pin.

Golf Bervices Annual Golf Champion

the world

Oslo, Jan. 18..

championstilps,

KFC, p.m.

previous week. He went to hin doctor, whose verdiet, was: "If you hnd referred in Brussels the craciosa rib, you haya got-may. have kiited you" Mr Kelly is

scheduled to take place in hips, Yanjing resting Mdiacov, the Norweglan : Ich- Hockey Federation ambiunced at Scat, Pit Ln, Boney Hom, now reeing, having had to call tonight-France-Presse:

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