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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1959;

Army Rugby Final Today Clean-Up Code

FRANCE CAN GAIN RUGBY REVENGE

By J. R. WATKINS

London.

You would not think it possible. But a fate worse than losing the Ashes

seems about to overtake England,

For, whisper it softly at Twickenham, France can beat the Rugby men of England today and become firm favourites to win the International Championship outright for the first time.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY

CLUB

9TH (ANNUAL) RACE MEETING Saturday 28th February, Wednesday 4th and Saturday 14th March, 1959

At least the Ashes

Etny in the Commonwealth. But, dash It all, those French chaps are from France! We let them play Hugby only

As a speelal Inv- our. Now they jolly well start wluning. It's really loo bad!

In the past year they have beaten ali the other Home Countries, the Australians and during the summer, when they went to South Africa for the first line, they won one and

(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 30 RACES. There will be 11 races on each of the 1st and 2nd days and drew the other Test. This is a

O races on the 3rd day.

The first bell will be rung at 11.80 a.m. and the first race ren at 12.00 Noon on the 1st and 2nd days. On the 3rd day the first beil will be rung at 130 p.m. and the first race run at 2.00 pm..

The timin Interval is after the fourth race (1.30 p.m.) on the 1st and 2nd days,

The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 10.00 B. on the ist end 2nd days and at 11.45 am. on the 3rd day.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.

Adratsalon Badges at $10.00 each per day ste obtainable prior to the Meeting from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices, at Queen's Building, Chater Rood, D'Agullar Street and Nathan Road, Kowloon, only on the written introduction of a Member, and on production of his Guest Record Cord, Members are limited to 6 guests each Race Day, and will be responsible for all guests introduced by them.

GUEST BADGES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE

RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS.

record that not even the mighty All-Blacks could better,

One country that France has not beaten in the past year is England. The last time the two countries met was in Paris last season and England chalk- ed up a 14-0 victory.

Reborn

The French team left the feld to jeers and boos. The French fans demanded a now

team and new selectors.

The selectors ruminated on this, decided to keep themselves in office--but did produce a new team. And French Rugby was reborn.

And how pleasing to note stems that the French success

Tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in the advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).

The 6th Floor la restricted to Members, and Ladies wearing Lady's Brooches.

NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meeting. For this purpose a Child is a person under the age

of seventeen years, Western Standard.

PÚBLIC ENCLOSURÈ

The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable at the Gate.

Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $300 in order to gain re-admission.

MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the RESTAURANT.

SERVANTS

Servants must remain in their employers' boxes except for passing through on their duties. They may on no account use the Betting Booth or Pay Out Booths in the Englosures.

CASH SWEEPS

The Third day of the Meeting previously advertised for Saturday 7th March has been postponed to Saturday 14th March, and all Cash Sweep tickets dated 7th March 1959 will be valid for the Meeting on 14th March, 1059.

Although Through-Tekets cannot normally be purchased for each day of a Meeting unless there is an interval of at least five days between cach day an exception is being made for the Annual Race Meeting Through Cash Sweep tickets, therefore, at $22 each per day for, the 1st and 2nd days and $10 for the 3rd day. or $80 for the three days of the Meeting may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offlees at Queen's Building (Chater Road) and 6, D'Aguilar Street during normal office hours and until 10.00 a.m. on each day of the Meeling.

to 3,000 may be Particular numbers within the series 1 reserved for all race meetings as Through Tickets. Such ticketg will be issued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stowards to cancel any reservation for Through Tickets for a particular Meeting if it is found that sales may not reach the number reserved in the series 1 to 3,000,

"Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 0.m, on Friday, 27th February, 1959, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.

******** Tickets” over="3;600"Will:TRO-BE-Innred-conceustívelge=strat÷ particular numbers cannot be reserved as Through Tickets.

The reservation of any particular number does not conter on the registered holder any rights whatsoever unless the ticket bearing the appropriate number is issued to and can be produced by the holder.

The Stowards reserve the right to refuse any subscription also the right to remove any name from Subscription Lists without stating reasons for their action.

Tickets for the Cash Sweep on the last race of the Meeting at $2.00 each und Tickets for the Spacial Cash Sweep on the Hongt Kong Derby scheduled to be run on 2nd May, 1959, at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at

Queen's Building (Chater Road) and 5, D'Aguilar Street Hong Kong ons

Weck-days, Mondays to Fridays Saturday 21st February

Saturday 28th February and Wed-

nesday 4th March

Saturday 14th March

am, to 8 pm.

9 a.m. to 13.30 p.m.

9 am to 10 am.

9 am to 11 am.

King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong and 382 Nathan Road,

Kowloon on:--

Weck-days, Mondays to Fridays..

Saturday 21st February

Saturday 14th March

TOTALISATOR

10 am to 4 pm.

km to 11.45 am.

9 am to 11a.m.

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GREEN HOWARD WILL START AS FAVOURITES AGAINST 5th FIELD REGIMENT

By PAK LO

The main rugby attraction this afternoon is of course the Army Inter- Unit Knock-Out Competition final which will be played off on the Police ground in Boundary Street at 2.30 p.m.

Is ‘Bunkum

Says Swindin

"ARSENAL do NOT play dirty football.

We

do NOT go out to kick the stockinged tops off the other side. Our job is to entertain, to bring back the crowds, to make Arsenal big-the top draw in football again.” And I think we're · doing it....

"

The specker-not surprisingly ****WOS the most falkéd-of manager in Soccer, that restless, astringent, selden. antiated, BIOWIN realist, GEORGE HEDLEY SWINDIN.

The place? The heart, the very engine-room of the New

The two contestants are the 5th Field Regiment and the 1st Green probing

Howards, and a fast and exciting game is expected from these two keen XV's,

place

combine extremely well Į Wanderers,,

32nd

the und The second game arranged, can for this afternoon is between They are expected to receive a Medium Regiment. The latter os Club "" and RAF So Wan, steady Supply of the ball this it will be remembered mado, a and

will this

Lake

afternoon and should win this on the Club ground at 15 all important match. p.m., thus making it possible for keen rugger fans to view both matches with a bit of a rush.

Before the big game

Band aftertioon the

this DI tho

1st Lanes will be in attendance to entertain spectators with the usual varied selections,

The Green Howards will take the field the favourites for they have a very strong pack, which all of the includes practically

the

good showing against the Oreen | Howards in the Army Cup be- This year due to transport fore going down by three points! dimculties there will be no Far to nil,

Whitfield Wanderers, on Eastern Final either here or ju

hahid have only been Singapore, and this, is a pity other as this was always corsidered beaten once to date, ond always strong forceful pack as oho of the "Perle" for field a

the winning, but next season such and good trees, and on

wet

the pack an arrangement will probably ground today

should make the difference, be possible once more.

and the Wanderers should chalk up another victory, albeit by a narrow margin.

is

Little Known In the other gamo Ettie Army South players. With known of the RAF Sai Wan Lowe, hooking, they also have XV, while the Club "B" REL a decided advantage in weight running around in circles en- and should have ttle trouble suring that at least fifteen men turn out. But the Club leam in getting and keeping control of the ball.

no matter how weak, has been playing steadily against strong opposition and they have all times kad good pack, with fairly competent halves and throes and they should on form

win this match today.

hos game A third

nt

Today's Teams Following are the teams for today's gamOS:

5th Field Safford, Tilley, Webster,

Jowett, Pensley, Williams, Phillips, Toogood, Dunstone, Gibson, Curtis, Wright, Hodge, Whitmore, Galletly.

Can't Beat Mander

For the lincouts the Green Howards have one of the finest lincout forwards in the Colony Mander, and although the Field are fairly strong they do not have the men to arranged at the last moment ford, Williams, Lowe, Lainage, beat Mander.

for Army Boundary Street at Chappell, Gamett, Green, Man-

p.m.. between Whitheld der, Carney,

in 5th

been

Howands: Groen

Morkhill, Woods, Embley, Hommersham, Mount- Goulds, Warrington,

SPORTRAIT

** Et you'll just let 'ma have your name and address, pon't hear from my solicitors Arat thing Monday morning,"

Lonton kepress Sercice.

Weekend Softball Preview

- BRAVES-SAINTS BIG

·

In the toare the 5th Field | 4.00 not from physical strength but from brain power. Getting the

of the serum most put of the new speed-it-with Hodge and Whitmore in up rules, the French-have in- the back row troduced a host of ideas into should do much better, but again they are faced by Mander previously so-ortodox

and Curney both of whom are functions of the pack.

Their forwards certainly noted for their play in the loose. seem to have the edge over an

Behind the packs the odds aro the Field. At scrum-half they have vallantly but in vatin tr England pack that struggled lightly in favour of the 6th Cardiff mud and just survived Phillips, and this ensures that against Ireland,

England's three And quarters have not scored one try their 1wo matches this in season, France have little to fear here.

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Striking Power The French

scen

Kon the

seasons,

striking power

the

process

Sum

they can, if they get the ball, decide whether they will use their threes or bottle the game.

for Philips has proved up capable of doing either. Behind him in the centre of the threes Is the strong combination of Jowett and Peasley and these two, who are used to one on- other are certain to get the attack going.

Danger Spot

SPORTS QUIZ

GAME

ON SUNDAY MAY TURN

OUT TO BE A BIG FLOP.

By OLLY VAS

You will have read elsewhere the 'raving notices' given to tomorrow's Senior league softball match between the Braves and the Saints scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at King's Park, Kowloon.

tilt

by ALAN HOBY

Arsenal Swingin' small, smart office next to the players' dressing rooms (I like to ba near the most important people in the club," to suge),

Outside, when I first entered Highbury's "marble halle" everything had seemed spotless and serene.

The bust of Arsenal's Aret great manager, the late Herbert Chapman, gazod down on tho palatial main entrance, blank and inscrutable.

On

He Is Angry

each. Bide FORMLYITJ tvo elegant while containers -filled i with fresh-cut spring dowers.

But inside the "engine-room"" the atmosphere was far less peaceful, The Boss was angry. Speaking at machine-gun paco the 43-year-old. Swindin told me: "When the League - and Football Association instructed referees at the start of the sea- son to clean up the game, I said it was bunkumi,

"At the Aime I was reproved by the FA, but I still say it is. bunkum.

many frienda [among roterves,

not and I'm saying anything against the officials 001- carried when two of

my players were in trouble, recent ly. (Tommy Docherty TULE suspended for 14 days an Lon Jullare WOR sent against Bhurs).

off

George Awindin

"But too many referees have never played professional foot- ball.

real They have no technical training. They ara theorists,

come up through

But Junior games to the top; how many spot what can go on

They

in a close lackie, or when u player goes over the top'?

"As a result, too often they punish the 'relator 201 the originator of the font. play. Not that uphold retaliation. I don't. But how many referees get af the root of the trouble-al the culprits who started it 'all?

Is molaly torward. it, and the team as a whole, is directed by skipper Mias who returned to

lost rugby

year after four

The Green Howards have years absence, and was voted one of the best forwarda ever Goulds at ny-half, and this will In South Africa-high be the danger spot, for Goulds, while slowing down is stili more

But in this column, I shall few weeks and that the young will be in for a rough time. praise indeed.

volatile than-a match for most other

rely solely on Gabriel Their younger opponenta. have Certainly,

spare you the agony of reading sters and Army players, and more

more about it since I have a Venpin, their temperamental but one great advantage over them that Is more he is using his head to for an England side

feeling that like the previous very promising pitcher. Venpin and that is the great enthusias Frenchmen should be too fast atili sorting itself out in the gain an advantage. He, too, has uninspiring match which the is liable to tors the ball all over they have for the game. The the Pandas on the other hand have following a good three line behind him, Braves won 6-3 by grabbing a the place except within rebuilding

Wants Conference the break-up of the team that and though not as strong as 5th big lead and then sitting back strike zone and a little patience a great deal of experience if not

"In my opinion the F.A. Home International Field's they have shown on bl

last two their way to this Final that they to defend this so-called "big in the batter's box-might pay all speed and youth and this might the

reasons The nod goes to the U to win well prove to be the thing to Kame" may for many

rely on to win this game.

should call a conference both tournament in

turn

be the out to

reason's this game.

Whatever the result there of managers and referees before The ladies' - game between

WOIEC biggest flop.

University and the Hurricanes should not be more than a few this problem becanes

men in change We must not lose sight of the

runs separating the sides and my Have WE. the

on the

ex-Junior of the players, ever been asked fact that there are four other has been postponed.

The 9.30 a.m. opener tomorrow money is decision over the games for

for our viewer be-champs, the Seminoles u Junior

"Has A

questionnaire ever weekend, too. While a lot of features

One For The Books propie may not attach great tween the Diamonds and Over- to the results of seas. Both sides previously met Importance

ono Sunday there matches there is more at King's Park

To bring the softball than passing interest being morning lately, but not on the shown by the players them-field of play, since on that oced-gramme to a close the Matadors selves, since batting perfor-Ision no umpires were in attend- come up against the Toreros in Arst meeting was indeed one for the ance to get the proceedings a ladies' game at 3.30 p.m. Their mances at this stage of

the books! The Malodon Anna- reason will have an important under way!

bolle Alreddy Fined.......... Chin, Incidentally double would like to see racing How many Crand bearing on the ultimate destina- The Arst international match

Prix did this car win lasttion of the Individual batting The Overscão have already diminutive law with great of this season saw France This 0-0. Scotland

been fined for not turning up in future beat

Erblimed FRANC strong What Camous championship more personal-polo-there-ganes and another magic lens the right lines fossed

was won by Miss Charlotte is also the question of revenge act" means suspension. I hope co-hitter against establish Scot- But it did not

Dodd at the age of 157. for earlier defeats and the de- this catches the eye of manager In the process she land's weakness,

Scotland werd outplayed. 4. What famous sporting eventsire to avoid boing, eventually Lee Chee-hong. If they make eight batters and issued only any more."

was won by Wild Man froin

senson's hamed the

wooden Borneo, Jack Horner-and But not so much through their

spoonists. shortcomings be through

Sergeant Murphy? the superiority of the French.

At any rate, Scotland is In the hint, and may stil even win the Tiple Crown for the rai time in twenty years.

Scotland Face Second Test

Against Ireland

own

1. Which country's soccer

team was nicknamed "Wembley Wizards"?

the

2. The Vanwall hing been

withdrawn

motor- "from"

year?

5. May hockey player use a

hand to stop the ball?...

Lies.

Cannot Forget

1970-

been sent out asking us what

WE think about the present

Maestro Swindin, the standard of referees and where, perhaps, they go wrong?" behind Arsenal's current chase

and the League

-Cup after

תפת

1. An experiment with old They as a pitcher it guided footballers as referees.

know the tricks. There aren't the Torero. thought personality" referées like atruck out Arthur Ellis er Mervyn Griffiths Z A character tost for referees. should give a talks, or

game A

in

an appearence they might con- three walks.

this What made ceivably upset the Diamonds

the lecture, in front of n picked whose recent performances have memorable one was that given fans lite to shoul,about, Toreros, a team as green as audiens. If they can exchan Soon after the Braves and grass, pulled off a TRIPLE play full powers of command, both The first game of the week is B. May a water-poid player that between the University and Saints gome the Seminoles and which is a rare occurranea in of their subject and of people, Use two hands to shoot at the Stardusts and the under- Pandas cross bats at 2.00 pm. softball and to climax the whole they are fit to control a big

The affair the game was called off in League match. BOR}?

graduates take the field within an eight-inning game.

Gamesonanship? Arsenal have 7. Which football club reached mixed feelings. How can they extra inning is being played off the bottom of the fourth inning!

accused because, the F.A. Cup Final in 1957 help when they recall that by agreement between the teams So both sides have the distine-been and 19587

half-way through the previous as a result of a frivolous protest tion of being the only teams in moments, of crisis, they slow- They retain total game they were leading by eight some months back based on a local softball to have played only down play. runs and an easy victory seemed iple start which resulted in the four short frames and have same possession of the ball, delber

when the Stardusts teams first round match being recorded as an official match, ately hold it or move it to one the sixth inning The score was 13-3 in favour of another for long periodas and nipped called off in year's rallied for 10 rung

with the Seminoles leading 5-3. the Matadors and they might they did, with ten men, again

Agures Spurs. The Pokkiläm boys are

The winners/ Ray Pachecho well run it to double Which heavyweight has lost likely to forget this for, a long despite Issuing 13 walks allowed again this week. more professional fights time to come and will be out the Pandas only one hit while world champlon Floyd Pat-to reverse the decision this time. his opposite number Junior Pang about the diner points of terson or European cham Currently enjoying a six-games gave up 10. If Pachecho eangame from either team but you plan Ingemar Johansson? winning streak they can do it only remember not to leave his will be more than compensated too considering the fact that the range-finder at home this week by the keenners shown on both (Answers on Paro 15) Stardusts have been. idle for a end I am afraid the Chinese boys Įsiden.

8. Who will fight for Hogan

Bassey's world feather weight title in March?. 9. Where will this

Canada Cup golf champion ship be heldr

The Scots have cleared the Brst hurdle with their victory over Wales. The second test comes today agalhal Ireland.

looks like being an exciting battle up front between two sets of forwards who revel in the loose. Ireland's three- quarters are a smoother attack 10. ing force, but Scolland can make the most of their more limited

the ability through tactical

of renius

fly-half Gordon Waddell, who will be in command of the attack.

POP-Printer's devil

AH!

Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their tickets until after tho "all clear" signal has been exhibited. ...

ALL WINNING TICKETS - AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY RETER, NOT LATER. THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN,!

„PAYMENT WILL NOT · BE MADE. ON TONN" OR 'DISFIGURED TICKETE.

Bookmakers, Tío Tuc' mén, etc. will not be permitted to operate within the prints of the Belle Roug Jockey Club.

Order of the Stewards,

READ IT. ***

assured

them 18-12 in, the end

/THEREA!

WAS RIGHTİ

not

By Gog

I KNOW, WAS ONLY)

·TRAUSINIO !!

You will learn very. Hitin

the

* No Poachings!

Bay Bwindi succinctly: "I

Вподо that

the £50 learned

Whatever your sport

you can't beat

Carlsberg

Bear

its best ?

Irazilians: Aren't they World Champtonstipak,

Posching? Asteral - made perfectly legitimate approach to Bwindin's old club, Peter borough,

young Alan Morton, I don't call that posching," he says,

1

"Poaching is' when; clubs. Mo round back-doors-de ther

·lava boda" Going with_n0850 of Arsenal's abisatours.?"I have reported the matter to the

That George Bwindiama club bow who Caponics czuk, crusading, harecter who nepraj that perrol-ery of the timild "What will plhor propio s

at the stone inaga

Hong Kong, Rimi Telgua

1969.

A. KPARNOLD,

Becretary.

seproving E