1960-11-16 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1960.

BETTING SHOPS FOR EXPORT Colony Rugby XV

New Zealand selling abroad idea of state-sponsored off-course wagering

Wellington, Nov. 15.

Now Zealand, already a pioneer of such social movements as free medical services and family benefits, is soon to "ex- port" another idea: State-sponsored betting shops. The Victorian Government in Australia has approved a scheme based on the New Zealand pattern and enquiries have been received from many other parts of the world in- cluding New York, Tokyo and London.

years

to

more

of over £460,000. Twelve years ago. New Zen-

nullon- Total "investments", as the kinders decided, in

that they Board likes to call the public's wide referendum,

Arst wanted off-course betting felli belting, sounted, in the

than 1. Two years Inter, the first, ten Two branches of an organisation which has now become a part of New Zealand Bre, the Telall sutor Agency Board, went into business on an experimental

basis.

A boon

In addition to this lax bill which has Indirectly helped the pockets of even the inost ardent anti-gamblers in the community, the Board has also returned £5,200,000 to the country's rueing and trotting clubs in th orto of grants for improvements to courses and other amenities,

Shares for clubs

£167,000,000.

Apart from proving # boon to of horse-reink the followers

Agency Buorá the Totalisator has also proved highly profit- able to the Government in the

of laxation. way

Out of the takings over the years, the week of its Board has handed over to the In the first operation, it handled bets Government store worth £1.347. Today, ten 16,500,09, money which would years after the opening of the mobably not have been collected first "betting shops." they had the country's betting con- are known to the anti-tinued to be channelled into themaining 85 per cent is divided according to the proportion of gambling members

the pockets of the fairly large

cach 'club's on and off-course public, the Totalisator Agency number of illegal bookmakers Board has 297 selling points who abounded until the adventurnover to the total turnover and handles a weekly average of the Board.

TIME HAS CHANGED

than 1.

Eight Britons now in world ranking list

By ARCHIE QUICK

All clubs conducting totalisa- tor meetings during the year receive an equal share of the fret 15 per cent of the surplus un the year's workings.

of all the clubs.

The

In the year just passed, the,

handled Board

Worth beis £25,272,800, paid Just over £2.250.000 ft (nation and re-

·tuned £750,000 to the clubs.

It racing and trolling are to continue on their present scale in New Zealand the continued distribution t This money from the Board is essential. This was shown by the fact that in the year ended July 31. 1959.

u general reduction $1 stakes and after receiving more than £700,000 frem the "Doard, the aggregate proßt of the 132 tuntiantor clubs พอะ only

425,340.

According

the antiual report for the 1930-00 reason just publlated. the record amount handled was an im- provement of 11.1 per cent ou the previous year's workings. The inercae was largely al- tributable first to greatly im proved economie conditions in the country and, secord, to the succesful evening trotting races. Warning

introducilen

The United States have always considered world boxing championships their exclusive pro- perty. Now and again, one has slipped from American grasp, but gencrally there has been a safeguarding "return contest with 90 days" clause in the contract, and the title has in due course returned to American custody,

the Ingemar Jphansson's brief appearance in

headlines as a world champion and his rings, which sultant defeat in the second fight with Floyd creased betting to the tune Patterson is a case in point.

From time to time, thn, Nat Fleischer.

ww.ychf

Even

R

here, Perey

of

of

there

In the period under review, there_were_eleven evening meel_|

accounted for in-

£550,000. But the report sounds

warning. Although have been steady annual i ercases in the amounts handled 1 well-informed Lewis, the Trinidadian whủ | in the ten years of the Board's veteran editor of the Ringholds the Empire ute, gets intu | existence, it says, it would be Magazine ees a world fanking third place. it cannot be long foolhardy la count on an ever- list strictly in tecordance with before either champion Terry increasing volume of business, his own estimations,

"We may assume however, that as New Zealand prospers, se Naturally, Americans loan

wit the Totalizater Agency largely In these assessment

Board," it adds. lists. Yet suddenly there are.

British boxers in the more ratings than for twenty years! This has come about by the sequence of sucresses scored by British Valted States representatives.

ilghters Que

-Splendid victory

Spinks, the Welshman Howard Winglene or the Irishman Derry Treanor force their way info the rankings.

BRITAIN'S ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

The greatest stars in British sport gathered at London's Bavoy btel last week to applaud the winners of the annual 'Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year' trophies.

Last year's Sportsmant, motor cyclist John Surtees, presented the trophy for 1900 to 27-year-old Don Thompson. This frall-built and bespectacled London fire insurance clock has been Britain's leading long-distance walker for five years and put the seal on Jils success by his 50-kilomaires Olymple gold medal.

'Sportswoman of the Year' is Huddersfield clerk Anita Lonabrough, age 19, who won the 200 metres Olymple breaststroke gold medal in a world record time. She was banded the trophy by last year's top girl Mary Bignal.

Photo shows-Anita Lonsbrough and Don Thampson, with the Sportswoman and Sports- man trophies of the year,London Express photo.

Whitewash the cricket

pitch orders the Major

Lounslow, Nov. 15,

Whitewash the cricket pitch-that was the order the groundsman at the

Cavalry Barracks at Hounslow was given.

Kansas Athletics

sold-for US$3,500,000

Chicago, Nov. 15.

It made the troops just about faint. Even for the "bull conscious"

the

headquarters

Com- Anny's Eastern macd, this seemed to be Bic bul to end'ull, bull. -Bul-12-man....xvda-gave...........the.. whitewash order soufly d fended It.

Major

George Todgson - rak; There is more scire in this than meets the eye.

just "It's not

thal I'm stickler for discipline, or any- thing like that. You can say I am a bit of

gardener.** by

An offer of $3,500,000 for the Kansas City Athletics Base- ball Club was accepted from a St Louis group today probate Dunne.

Judge Robert

.

For 33 years Major Hodgson has been in the Army - up from the ranks, awarded the MBE and now in the last 12 months of his Service career an Ordnance brunch officer at the Eastern Command HQ.

Judge of

Dunne is expected to rign tomorrow the formal order of the rale of stock owned by Mrs

W. Humes. Warren remarried widow of Arnold Johnson who owned 52 per cent Jr. of the club's stock Johnson dieg lust March 10.

The Board Consists of eight The gap has closed between American and British stand- members the presidents

the New Zealand Racing Con- ards in the last two years, so

ference and the New Zealand that now we kear talk of

Conference Trotting

together Downs fighting

Paul elther

with three members elected Pender,

Gene Fullmer or

the executive Sugar Ray Robinson, Caldwell periodically by

committees of each conference. The Board's stated function is to provide adequate facili ties for those wishing to be

from the ruce awny

courses, betting but not to encourage --although, as is stated in the annual report, it hopes to make further advances in technique which will speed up its service to the public and reduce operation cosis-China Mali Special.

being discussed for a match with Byweight world title- bolder Penc Kingpetch of Thailand, and Charity being given another chance for the Hghtweight title by Juo Brown,

kas scored a Terry Downes splendid vielory over Joey Glar- drilo. No. 2 Middleweight a America. Henry Cooper easily defeated Roy Harris from Texas, Chic Calderwood autpointed the

Willle clever

Pasirano,

Moore in Britain Tony Smith.

Jiverpooi Wicrowned boxer. beat Larry Baker and

thal. Auch Eddie Jordan, Erion Curvis Moore is actually in Britain stopped John Gorman and Jim- | talking of the possibility of my McGrail outpointed Baker,

putting up his world cruiser-

In addition

Culderwood.

تا

I will balleyc one, though, when the

Cooper, Downes, Calderwood, weight championship against Charnley, Gilroy, Coldwell, Curvis, Wally Swift have all re- celved the Fleischer accolade by being placed in the firs! ten In ench of their

flons.

respective divi-

that

ATC

contracts signed, for the

wily Archie knows full well that he cant drew the same kind of television money and

In fact, the only division of purse in this country as in his

the eight in which hame-born own

boxers do not figure in the latest publication is the feather-

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

[6925)

Heft to a Brabiemi by M. M jamulin (ki Problemas 1933), White to play and mate in two.

Botation No. 89201 Pab

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stalemate)

London Rupiasi Borelos,

Nevertheless, it is most hear-

Hollands to bowl for HK in Vitalite World Competition

F. W. Hollands will represent Hongkong in the 1980 Vitalite World Lawn Bowls Competition.

tening to realise that there are He will bowl for the event on dozen fighters quite Saturday, November 10, com-

half

*

Mrs fumes and the City National Bank of Chicage, co- estate, executors cf. Johnson's have been at udds over what should be done with the bace- ball stock.

keep Mrs Humes wanted to the steek but the bunk wanted to reil In order to pay $1.800,000 debts and

inxes owned

Johnson.

Last Monday, Judge

ruled that the Cookt

by

Dunne County

continuing

Probate Court had jurisdiction In the case before the hearing-AP.

UK soccer results

his semi-detached home, he said: "Do I look like a buil merchant?"

Explanation

He stood in his comfortably furnished lounge, wearing a white shirt, sleeves rolled up and without a collar and tie "It's just thot I love cricket," said Major Hodgson, who is treasurer of the Eastern Cominand HQ Cricket Club. And this is the explanation he

gave for the whitewash ericket plich order which

startled

the f

even the most dis-

wash, why shouldn't the whole pitch grow greener if we give it a good whitewash dousing?". And that l the reason why within the next few works, the groundsmun Cavalry Barracks

nt will

the be

cricket pitch-

“Kecht Vagy Witirawhitewash

spray on the

that

just a precaution to make Eastern Com- cerlain mand's cricket. pitch

to be going.

next greener summer than that of any of their Army rivals,

No soldiers One word of consolation for any, Army privates due to be posted to Hounslow; the whitewashing ~ be the job of the groundsman alone, There will bo no soldiers on the job. Said Major Hodgsoni: "Good Lord.

used 10 we miers, we would have the House of Commons on us like D Lon of bricks." — Chinâ Mail Special.

Today's

to play Royal Navy tonight

By “PROP

A Colony rugby team makes its first appearance this season when it plays the Royal Navy at the Club Stadium at 7.15 pm today. The Colony selection shows a sound team with the

accent on attack rather than defence.

Colony side,

Some, I am sure, will arguejed' co well in defeating the that the Gurkha Rifles' ‚winger | Civillone last work. However, Morgan is worth his pince by after losing the Army in, no this side, and there will be more uncertale itanner on Monday, who will put forward the name they cannot be too happy alyout of Kelly at the Club. But in their chances of beating a full D'Eath and Beaneh the Colony have both speed and size. the latter being essential against the hard tackling Navy threes. In fact the Colohy will be fielding Just abbut its heaviest three quarter line, bul certainly, not its slowest.

The other game

it the Navy forwards can produce their form of Inst Wednesday then wo should Bec sonic sparkling rugzer. If not, the Colony side should have little trouble in making this the second defest in n row for the sailors.

The other more featured on this "Double Header" is a

The forwarde have the makings of a very good park with plenty of pace at wing forward, and line-out expertk to the stupe of Rosa, Dixon,

Orsler, and Bedford. Dwyer has proved himself she | return clash between the Club best hooker In the Colony and de Recreio and the Club, is extremely lively in the loose. Recreio

All in all a good selection, 1)- though the choice of Maunsell at centre is very interesting as the Army selcolors scem to prefer Baillie of Whitfield,

The boys have won their last twó

the one on games, Saturday nguinsl the Dragons having promoted this relurn båtlle, This time the Club, not underestimating their opponents, hovo selected a strong side which will beår the title "Club

The Navy are forced to make a few changes but retain the nucleus of the side walch play- Selection".

TODAY'S TEAMS

Colony XV MacDonald (Army)

| D'Eath (Club)

Roberts (Army)

Maudsell (Army)

Bennett (Army) Wilson (Club)

Scruby (Club)

· Bedford (Club)

Dwyer (Club) Richards (Army)

Ross (Club)

Orster (Police)

Roberts (Police)

Dixon (RAF) Whatley (Army)

Club Belection

Number

Moore, Stewart, Wilkin- son, Tancock, Salter, Johns- tan, Leong, Williams, Pile, Menzies, Newbiggin, Gray, B. Smith, Hall, Scale.

SPORTRAIT

NAV XV Sharp (Toredo)

Saller-Townsend (Cavaller)} Mackenzie (Rotoli}} Caldwell (Rotoiti)

Taylor (Bulwark)

Bullock (42 Comma)

McVickers (42 Comms)

Arnold (12 Comiha)

Gray (Hartland Point)

Noyes (Caprice)

B

D

10

11

Todd (Coprice)

12

13

14

Lake (Cardigan Bay)

15

"Sid, my nominee for 'Sportsman of the Year," not a single winner for the last three weeks, and here he 18, ready for further

- punishment /

cricket will

at Lord's

several

new

Londok Kaprès Séritos.

meeting discuss

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ideas

London, Nov. 15.

ciplinary minded of the smart Tomorrow's meeting of the Advisory County Cricket Committee at Lord's here is likely to discuss several revolutionary ideas connected with the organisation of the game, all aimed at making it more attractive to the public.

crickel of the

the loss Anxiety about

cricket by interest in public, shown by the drop in attendances nt mang matchca.

NCO's at Hounslow Barracks. When Major Hodgson lived in flats in the grounds of Knaller Hall, the Royal Military Holl the Royal Military School of Musle at Twicken- ham, be noticed that where whitewash had marked out lines on the sporls ground, football and hockey pitches, the grass grow much grcenter. And for Major Hodgson, the ve led marly people to think that the future of the first class &rhss

the pleture plese cricket ground at Hounslegomo in England is in the Third Round

BuTacks, must grow greenest balance. Notts Forest 2. Bristol.C. 1.

of all.

Among suggestions already Preston 3, Aston Villa 3. --He said: "If it can grow greener

malo by prominent cricket Reuter.

alous lines morked by white- personalilles are for Bunday

London, Nov. 15. Results of today's English League Cup Boccer

| capable of putting up tremen-mencing 3.15 pm at Police Re-Foolball

dous opposition to any Ameri- creation Club. Happy Valley. can holder of a world champion.

Fab Wongs Competition

ship from heavyweight to All postponed games will now Byweight. I would give Cald be played ah Saturday Novem well and Charnley the best ber 19, at the same, greens and

time as previously stated.

chances of victory.

TAE GAMBOLS

matches were:

by

Barry Appleby

WELL TRAINED LIEN'T HE?

BUT SHE WENT

TALKING ABOUT,

TOL DARLINO)

Cooking Problems Solved

WITH GAS

to

with Championship matches played at the week- end; the frinuguradon of kuockout Cub competition and

Thorneycroft (Hartland Point)

Stewart-Jarvis" (Bulwark)

Junes (Tamar)

J.

Club de Recruto

M. Figueiredo, D. Figueiredo, Collaco, A. Xavier, M. Xavier R. Costa, C. Rosa, F. Merides, A. Silva, H. Vianna, D. Chaves, C. Coelho, R. Winch, N. Brown, A. Xavier,

Springboks to

play in

Scotland

London, Nov.-1

Rugby The South Africah touring team make their first visit to Scotlandtofnorrow to play the Combined, Edinburgh and Gluggow side at Hughenden, They keep to their polley of ákétnating all the members of the party and make. 11 changes defeated from the side that London Counties at Twickenham. It includes a new pairing on the tour of C. Nimb and P. De W. Uys at half-back and also new front row of S.P. Kuhn, R. A. Hill and J. L. Myburgh.

The Combined Citles selec- toss

Entladed were obviously with the

side that drew 9-0 on Saturday and keep an unchanged team.

#gabist Paria

It includes nive of the party who took part in Seoland's shirt tour of South Africa in

May

Among these is the bellliant A. R. Smith probably the best wing in Britain and a protential match winner.-AFP.

One more record for Elliott

Cambridge. Nov. 15: Herb Ellott, Australia's Olymple 1.500 metres champion, today bla added a new record to Johr

athletic string of

triumphs.

Ruining for

Cambridge

a system of promotion and University in the atthual "Fresh- relegation.

Oxford mer's match ogningt All these points are expected here today, the tall, athooth- be discussed tomorrow striding Austrailan broke the to it is unlikely that any meetlig record When winning denite decision will be taken. thỏ 800 yards in one minute It is more probably that a spacial committee, will be dp- pointed to investigate and 1 port on the future struelure of first class cricket.

·

54.3 seconds.

He cruised home nearly 20 yards ahead of the nelá to clip four tenths of a second of the Freshier's record bet, by fellow-Australian John Howes three years ago,

Another meating.

"Now I'm going sirnight back The Board of Control fot English cricket a separate

to the University to get on with body

from the Advisory pome Work," said Eilatt who Jezus County Cricket Committee lá studying selenco At also meets at Lord's tomorrow College, Reuter, when they will announOD the distribution of profis from the Test matches

Africa earlier this year,

South

Playing conditions for ne year's Austráliar tour, matchor in England will also be th Bounted. The throwing truce as

To be Australian, bowlers are Bircked has already been Made in and an extension of the left, to include English. LEWiNEW, pomia will be näteed.

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