1957-06-26 — Page 6

ARMY SPORTS

A PARADE

With this week's spotlight centred on Tai Lam and a review of the sporting achievements of the 24 Fleld Engineer Regiment, RË, I shall be expected to give pride of place to the successes of their football team, but with this grand sapper regiment commanded by Lieut-Colonel B. P. Tyrwhitt-Drake, MBE, RE, soccer fills only a part of their sporting activities as I hope to show.

Naturally, as holders of the Caldbeck Cup last season the emphasis should be soccer, and early in the season it was obvious that it would take a good team to defeat them. Knowlodgeable soccer followers, however, awaited the departure of stars Melones and Dow, and expected a decline, but replacements from the reserves more than came up to expectations and the loss of these class players was hardly felt.

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Progressing through the season competition for two months with a long string of successen | sucresdon and with the well- They won the Major Units known rugger referee, Capt. League without defeat and in the | Courtice, took inal of the knockout competi- } palis. Tien met 27 HAA Regt. RÁ.

This clash went down in my memory as one of the most exciting games of the sexison, which the Sappers lost by the odd goat, and, in passing, errat- ed unusual record, that of hitting the posts and crossbar of their opponents' goal more times than I can remember any other team doing it any match have ever seen.

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the regimental

Strange to reinte. the regi nent, with excellent facilities, have not met with the expect- ed success ot swimming and water polo. Cpl. Downie kept the regiment on the map by re- presenting the Army in sports, and the water polo teem finished in a respectable position in the Army North Lougue.

AQUATIC ADVENTURE

both:

All hoped that 27 -HAA Rgt. would reach the final of

by the recent disastrous Caldbeck Cup to give us a 10-floods, lowever, they came into pent of this thriller, but The their own at a different type of Northamptons put paid to that, aquatic adventure and they are and departing. left the Sappers modestly proud of the fact that the winners of the Cpi. Grant and his boat crews ince Malaya/Singapur

resened 1,500 people from Yuen Long, while the bridging crews dismantling the temporary bridge on the Taipo Rond did so to the accompaniment. of a further downpour which added about four Inches to the total rainfall in two hours.

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Under atrocious weather CN- dilions the final provedi dism astrous for the Engineers, and their opponents, adapting them selves better to the heavy ball and almost water-hugged pitch, emerged winners by 2-0.

in the sailing sphere the Regi- ment sent three "Herons" to the FULLY MAINTAINED

RHKYC regale and won first The réputation the regiment and Red Heron, and there is n and second places with White have built up over the past years nourishing sailing club centred for sportsmanship of the high-on the unit, of which more later. est order has been fully main- tained by this season's players, and their conduct both on and off the held has been above reproach. Although victory on su many occasions, they took there two defeats in a proper sparting spirit.

They are particularly proud of the fact that they have defented hree Service teams this sen- son. The Royal Navy went down by 3-1, the RAF by 4-1, and the Army by 2-0. In the latter case, however, a fair proportion of

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Field Squadron were successful in both cross country running, and the regimental rifle meeting, the regiment also having a team in the Hongkong Bisley meeting

success.

with moderate

Space does not permit a more lengthy account of the unit's netivities. I am, however, happy to record that this is not one of the units we shall be saying farewell, to, and I am sure their unofficial motto of "Work hard the Amy team were sappers evidence during the coming sea- and play hard" will be in and the Army could complain

at full sun, and I shall have ample op- they were not strength.

poriunity to once again say-

Field The Army selectors have call-Well done, 24

Engineer ed on the following during the Ret. RE.

Next week i is hoped to bring with the Army teams: Sgts. John Ches-the HKCTU into the spotlight. terman and Tony Henderson, Sprs. Jack Melanth, Jim Fowl-

tant

scason

for service

SIX-A-SIDE HOCKEY

for

reporting the struggles for supremacy are going on.

There is no doubl

that the

THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1957.

SANTOS BRINGS OFF ANOTHER UPSET AS HE ELIMINATES JOE LANDOLT Yesterday's Colony Open

Singles Matches

By "TOUCHER”

G. F. Santos of Craigengower Cricket Club, probably the smallest bowler in this year's Colony Lawn Bowls Cham- pionships, brought off his second successive major upset win yesterday when the Open Singles Championship continued with nine more matches and established himself as the "Mighty Mite" of the season.

Following up his earlier 22-6 triumph over ex-Champion C. C. Pereira, Santos yesterday gave another brilliant exhibition of accurate drawing to the jack at Kowloon Dock Club to eliminate Joe Landolt, the 1947 Champion, by 21-17.

Although the game went to 22(R. G. Laure) of Police Recrea- | Howling Green Club by 10-3 on heads, the win was actually more than Club. convincing than the score would indiente. Gaining his touch from the very first head, Santos went on a scoring spree from the word "go" and was 12-1 In the lend at the end of the seventh head.

Landolt put everything he Iknew into the ORIE On the

subsequent heads and. after tread. trailing behind by 10-16 at the end of the 14th head, rallied; The 18th head, however, was back to 15-16 with single and the turning point of the game. tun twos on the

three With Laurel lying on shot, Luz next heads.

succeeded with his drive and Santos came back with three took the Jack into the ditch for successive singles to lead by

a sugle. 19-15 and though Landolt man- aged to chalk up a two on the next head. Santos reed home with a twa on the 22nd head to claim his second rare scalp by 21-17.

the fith head and 17-11 on the 18th, only in lose a four and a Trailing behind by 2-4 and Two on the next two heads, to 5-7, Lauret played some inspired | allow piny to reach an exclling bowls m the next few heads has head when the score stood when he went un, lo lead by at 20-20. In the thrilling finish," 10-7 on the ninth head and Lesile just managi to store carried the lead to 15-30 and the winning shot. 17-13 at the end of the 17ti

NEAR FOR LUZ

Together with control of the jack, Luz graduatly wrested the initialive from his opponent and scored a single, a two, a three and another single on the next four heady to stave off a most creditable challenge by is young opponent by 21-17..

Anther feature of yesterday's R. F. Luz, the 1929 Colony matches WI19 the very close Champion, and skip of Hong-right seen In no fewer than kong's Empire Games cams, three matches, each of which nearly became the seventh for- wen to 25 heads, mer champion te fall by the wassile in this year's tourna ment.

At Hongkong Cricket Club,

Only 3 brilliant spell of bowling and hip extra sleadiness and experience on the last five heads of he 22-head game pulled him through by 21-17 against

In two of these lovers enjoyed substantial leads in the first half of the game, best lacked playfur power in the second hair.

At Kowloon Cricket Club, Craigengower's S. L. Leonand Ird G. F. Leslie of Kowloon

Chicago Cubs Lift Themselves Out

Of

The Cellar

New York, June 25.

M

SPIRITED STAND

Kowloon Bowling Green CH, USRC's Bob Hetherington truk 17-7 leod against F. Soutes of Heerelo by the end of the 15th head, but met with one of the most spirited stands yet

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on the succeeding heads. Santos chalked up 1 shots on the next seven successive heads Hetherington regained the lead to lead by 18-17 and although

at 10-18 with a two, Santos celed off a single and a two on the next two heads to earn for himself a well-fought for 21-10 victory.

clase gane of the Walk that betweez

The third Here

C. R. Rosselet of Craigcagawe and J. M. A. Ramjahn 01 Indian Itecreatican Club at Policy Recreation Club. Play was even all the way with the decision going to Rumjahn by 21-19 by virtue of hix alightly more accurate drawing.

The Open Sigles Champion- ship continues oday with five nove matches and the secondt round coolludes tomorrow with' two further games.

Best match this afternoon will probably be that between the two Recreio players, A. A. Lopes and J. A. da Luz, at Kowloon Cricket Club,

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Colony Open Singles. Second Round

A HKCO

C. Pope (PRC) beat I. C. Sales, Jr. (Rscreio), 21-0.

R. G. Laurel (PRC) lost to

At HKFC

Jack Littrell, Dale Long and Walt Moryn hit home. F. da Luz (Recreio), 17-21, runs today to power the Chicago Cubs to a 5-3 triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates and Bft them out of the National League cellar.

The victory gave the Cubs an eight percentage point margin over the Pirates, now in lost place, 362 compared to 354.

A. K. Mula (IRC) beat D. L. Edwards (USBC), 21-17, M. Rumjan (IRC), 21-7.

G. A. Souza (CCC) beat S.

AL PRO

IBBOTSON OUTRUNS PIRIE

Derek Ibbotson, who became Britain's fastest miler when he set a time of 3 minutes 58.4 seconds at Glasgow the other Saturday, geta in the winning mood again in the Two Miles race at the Air Ministry sports meeting at White City Stadium, London, on June 19. He is followed by Gordon Pirie and Laurie Reed of South London Harriers, who finished second and third respectively-Reuter- photo,

Polo Is Just A

Game

For Millionaires, Says

Maharajah's Son

By RICHARD POLLOCK

London.

Rao Raja Hanut Singh's dusky face clouded over with despair. "If the Maharajah can't play," he sighed, “I just don't know what we'll do. "Fly over a substitute from India, I suppose....but that's not the same thing."

To Hanut Singh, captain of the glittering £20,000 Indian polo team, it's clearly not far short of a national disaster.

For the polo-crazy Maharajah of Jaipur, who leads the horseback wizards from the East, has broken both ankles. It doesn't stop him playing polo. Nothing would.

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aires," he said,

But it may well keep han ownership of the ponies, polo "It's just a game for million- out of the forthcoming matches is his whole life, too. for the coveted Cowdray Pork Gold Cup.

believes, India has "a marvellous And this year, Hanul Singh

time ever, chance" of winning for the first

EQUALLY DESPONDENT

about the Maharajah's fitness.

And he's equally despondent

The

a

Latest bulletin from the Maharajah: "AN I can do la cross my fingers and hope that my ankles will heal up in a few weeks

whole of India has

Then ice a noughty schoolboy stake in the team's success, for trying to Justify an irresistible the Repubile is sponsoring the indulgence: "I don't think play- Honut Singh himself has palo-mad horsemen for the firsting really does me any harm, spent nearly £10,000 of

his time.

provided I keep my feet straiglit Own money in providing the The fact is that polo every in the stirrups and don' J. M. A. Ramjahn (IRC) string of 12 ponies on which where is fast losing its "pukka" ny backhanded shota."

try beat C. R. Rossclet (CCC), the_leam can drow,

(lag — ved what was once the lived and breathed most exclusive Sport In the T. V. C. Reynolds (KKFC) polo for over 30 years. For world Is relling ขอเกษ

Littrell's homer, his first in) The victory was credited to 21-19. the Major Leagues, accounted reilever Dave Hilman, his frat for three runs, coming after of the year after

He has

Ove defeals, beat 1. Kitchell (IRC). 21-20. his son, Bljai Singh, who shares capturing the public imagina Soviet Long and Cal Neeman hadmau relieved starter Don

All of the home runs came off

Bill

At KDO

beat. J. (Played

er. Hon Elgle. John Pearson. To the many enquiries asking Paddy Higins. Keith Smith, for news of the Kowloon glx-a- Eddie Norris, and Keith Parker.side hockey, it is regrotted that

ogled in the second inning. Kuine with two rwis in and To have len members so honour- space is not always ed is surely a record unequalled

available Long hit his seventh homer in only one out in the first innings. Landolt (KCC), 21-17.

G. F. Santos (CCC) best J.'; by any other unit in the Colony,

He fave exciting the fourth inning and Moyn

four hits up only

C. C. Ma (COC) hit his ninth of the season in until the eighth inning, when Before leaving football om

which

the sixth,

consecutive singles by

Tang (KCC), 21-17. sure the team themselves would

Mazereski, Jim Pendleton and on Monday), wish

AL KSGC Hank Felles produced a run.

Kuiser gave up two runs in F. Santos (FC) beat R, M, the Best on a single by Bill Hetherington (USRC), 21-19, Virdon, a double by Vic Croat

AC KOO and a single by Frank Thomas,

G. F. Læsile (KBGC) beat Then Gone Baker walked

and S. L. Leonard (CCC), 21-20. Mazcroski singled to fill the unit wishes to take part in this bases. Hillman replaced Kai- competition.

Colony Opon Pairs, ser, got Pendleton on a pop fly

First Round and struck out rolles.- United Press,

stasons

for

the

me give a word of standard of play has improved praise to their manager, Wo tremendously over the past few Dick Barnes, whose hard work, weeks and real keenness is ep- enthusiasm, and shrewd hand)-

parent not only from the teams ing has played a big part in but from their spectators also, their successful season.

For the first time for several comment. Few players seem to

Two small points exil rugger and

boxing realise

that during a penalty teams were raised und in the bully any infringement by the former sport Capt. Jealous and defender may icad to a goal his men batlied through to the being awarded by the umpire semi-not of the knockout com- without the ball having actually petition, no mean feat for a Arst gone into the goal, and as

They promise to im-feinl does no more than point altempt. prove on this next season.

to the centre, the teams Star player was Spr. Jones who was selected for Comblad ever quite sure whether it is

agon award or not, Services and Army honours, and was the only one, if memory serves me right, to cross the line of the Japanese touring olde vising the Colony, and to prove the first try was no accident he did it again later in the game. Spr. Herriets also made an Army "cap" and with Jones had games with Army North.

and

arc

the Pirates starter, Bob Friend, who suffered his eighth defeat. Nelson King and Louis Arroyo buried the last two frames.

WATER POLO The civilian Water Polo. League is well under way and Regt. remain undefeated, In the B Section Army and HK cach have met sod defeated the other two teams in the League. Hol Tin and CYMCA.

SCORES

THE NATIONAL LEAGUE

Sports Diary

TODAY

Tennis

Monta "C" Division: KOCSA V

CRC (1) LIG V 1.

Howl

tion.

The Duke of Edinburgh, of course, is one reason why. But

Indians are the colourful

Hanut Singh showed round the stables where

[équnily big one.

Round nothing.

me the

Soviet Tennis Invitation Turned Down

14am string is kept.

London, June 25. "You say they look as it as The Soviet Lawn Tennis Urban C, SCAA a KCC, Regreso v racehorses? They have to be Federation, has invited. all much alter than that," he said,

nations "I've trained

affiliated to racehorses-thal's

the Open Singles: Second

International Lawn Tennis Matcher, at BaGTC, KHGC, KCC

Ladies' Open Singles: Alatches at "IER natural for a horse to Federation to send represen- KCC, HBGC, PRC.

It's not naturni fortatives to a tournament in envio,

2nd Division League: PRC v Rogallop.

horse to be a sprinter, have Moscow in August. 3rd Divison League: OCC y Restamine, and be able

to turn preio, 100CC V PACPSA, Inc v PRC.

quickly as a show jumper mus!.

Announcing this at a press These are the best horses in conference at Wimbledon today, the work.

Belcz

A. M, Alves and C. E. Passos (Reerelo) beat L. C. Kow and F. Marshall (HKCC), 22-14,

TA Noves and L. M.

Golf Neves (FC) beat C. M. Stevens Inter-Unit Tourney: and K. M. Almao (HKCC), RAMC, Fanling.

Psburgh ...200-000-010-3-11-121-20.

Chirags

124**** _ 000-101-00%-5-15-U Friend, King 471, Arroyo in nad Falles: Krier. 111. Loun, tas und Nerney. WP-Hitman (1-0). LR-Friend 14.8). HRS-Littrell (int), Long, Mory 1918). Valled Press.

TODAY'S GAMES Colony Open Singlos, Second Round

In the "A" Section the Euro- Rugby Cup Game Bicheno (HBCC),

may

It would be helpful if in these Next Friday. June 29, these Cises the umpire announced his leaders clasă and although I decision audibly

perhaps fully expect the Hongkong gave the reason.

Regiment to nish on the win- much less frequent now that the

The other point is becoming ning side the Army team will

not give up easily. are a low odd occasions kcenders is mounting, but there

when pean YMCA look capable of teams postpone fixtures without taking the honours and in fact letting either sobretary, opposi- the games of the season SPIRITED BOXING tlon, ur umpires know.

well be their matches with the Naturally the organisation of Hongkong Regiment later in the Lleut. John Sporey ay box-this League involves a fair reason. ing officer was the leading Ught amount of work and the officials

Army "A"

and "B" in this sport's revival and the give up quite a lot of their spare Leagues continue almost nightly regimental boxing competition, time to make the League the at the Victoria Pool, although held carly in the season. pro- auccess it is, and it is hoped this post weolt has seen rather a duced some spirited boxing with that changes, If they have to be ut lost two above average made, will result in all concern- possibly to

heavy list of postponements, due rumour that boxers in Sgt. Sammy Moore,ed being notified.

both leagues, may amalgamate. and Spr. Simmonds...

On checking it is confirmed that this matter has been discussed, but a Gnal decision has, not yet been made.

The

ROAD WALKING

The newly formed Road Walk- ing Association held its first event, a two-mile walk, last

The League position is 'very RHQ Som, won the Squadron fuld and although the top six Cup and all seemed set for ateanys can now be said to have run in the unit team competi- established themselves, such tion. Drawn against the 74 LAA) mpid improvements have been Big RA in the rat round, the mode by several previously con Sappiers boted rather below their sizlered "rabbils"

that most normal forn and disappointed games these days develop into their teen following, losing by very exciting tussles und shock one point. The material is there results are plentiful, for success JEEXİ BOASON and we Providing teams remain at full Sunday, and I was disappoint- hopp is SLE the regiment's strength, the RE and RHQ 74 ed that no hoofers' from the colorum more often on display. LAA are my bet to fight it out Services were prósent. It is Hockey, under the control of for top honours, with 70 Coy. probable that this was due to Capt. Eric Matthews, was played || RASC. WO's & Sats' and Jack of publicity, but for those enthusiastically but without a Coy RASC proving fo ho Interested in this very strenuoua great deal of success, but this thorns in the desh of the lead i sport may I suggest jaluing the tate of affaire was reclified aters. Inuidentally, 79 by RASC | Association, which news of the gił whoco Eric, regardlessG ok have to date provided the most activities will be available to all KAAM AADRESSLODE of the banding I attractive spectators. There will members. Dt is hoped to give de- ROMIniiter woa the monthly be no objection if any, other: 4 tails of their nexí vonium later.

Sydney, June 23. Now Zealand beat Britain by 20 points to 21 in a Rugby League Cup match in World Sydnay today. by 16 points to 13, France. New Zealand led at half-time Fres.

At KFC M. Q. Wong (CCC) v. S

At KBGC W. Hong Sling (KCC) v. F. Marshall (HKCC).

D. C. Symons (RCC) v. H, M. Brynn (PRC).

W. J. Howard (KCC) v. A. G. Skeoch (KDC).

At KCO

RAJ

TOMORROW.

Tenuis

Soviet

tennia coach, "I takes me two years 10. Geman said that Britain, the train one, and then he may be United States, Italy and West good for anything from five to Germany had already refused len years

the invitation. Bulgaria, China, "Mares are the best-nine out Finland, the Lebanon, Poland, IKCC: PERC v Stanley C CRC of the 12 are marcs, They Syria and Czechoslovakia had

learn the tricks of the game accepted. Mixed Division: CRC KCC: much quicker, and they seem CCC v USRC.

to have stouter hearts,"

Men's "D" vision: KTGCA V PRC; Recreio v CHC "4"; KCC y

LRC.

Football

RPA Council Moeung, 'Associa- ston's Office Sports Road, 0.45 pm. Jawn lowis

Open Singles

championship. second round, matches at KDC,

CC and PRC.

st:

Ladies Championship matches

KBGC, KEC and X Division Three: PKC INC.

Water Poto

Army (Victory

THE REWARD

Is there any reward for their €12.000 investment? None whatever-except Love, Honour, and Glory,

Young Bijui Singh-his father

at

Balor Geman said the Soviet Union would not be represented Wimbledon, next year and would not participate in next year's Davis Cup championships beenuse Soviet tennis players bad nat yet reached champion- ship cluss,

Soviet players were

under-

Group "" HK Regiment vrst put film Into a chukke going Interisive training to im- A. A. Lopez (Recreio) v. J. Chinese YMCA Y Hot Th (Victoria,

Pool) 6.35 pan

he was 12--simply prove their game, ho added. — shrugged when I asked him. France-Presse.

A. da Luz (itocrèlo),

THE GAMBOLS

NOW THIS IS A WO RFUL PLANE IT HAS FOUR

JOT ENGINES

AND FLIES THE ATLANTIC.

IN UNDER FOUR HOURS |

Pool, 4 pm.

by Barry Appleby

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LOTS OF PEOPLE VISIT HER WITH FLOWERS

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