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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1961.

John's Court wins the Lincoln

APPRENTICE JOCKEY BRIAN LEE

TAKES 25-1 CHANCE TO EASY VICTORY DESPITE BAD DRAW

Lincoln, Mar. 22.

John's Court, a gray six-year-old won the Lincolnshire Handi- cap, first big handicap of the 1961 flat-racing season, at odds of 25-1 here this afternoon.

Honeycomb Rock was second at 33-1 and Honeymoor third

of 20-1. The favourite was Fulshow Cross at 7-1.

Little upprenüce Brian Lee; Totalisator returns lo is were: i tori, this lightly weighed six- brought John's Court through) win-John's Court £15 15. year-old just beat the heavily

places: John's Court £ 10s, eko four-year-old Honey- Honeycomb Rock £2 14s 2d, Honeymuor £ 148.

Honeycamb Rock, trainer Arthur Stephenson hoping to win the Grand Nɔ- tional

Saturday DIL

with

whose

Ic

moor by threċquarters length for second place.

Ridden by Douglas Smith Honeymoor made great j'a Brest in the last furlong but his weight and the bad draw

him estehing prevented

the leader,

of

100

the huge field of 37 runners with two furlongs to go and striding out beautifully won comfortably by three lengths.

a bad Number He drew a

10 position near the calls. Onty with such a law four horses number have ever been placed † O'Malley Point, was well drawn pince the war over this trieky in 20th place. Ridden by the mile.

Scoulah jockey Norman Macin-

World bantamweight challenger Rollo has a poor guard!

Rio de Janeiro, Mar. 22.

Boxing experts report that world bantamweight contender Piero Rollo of Italy seems to have one bad weak point-a poor guard.

They say he might leave him- heat. self open

plus

of

social and

!

Accident

Saint Elmo, R 40-1 light- weight, finished fourth of the 37 runters.

There was an accident two furlongs from the finish but It did not in any way affect the result, as those coming dawn, the American-owned Small Slam and Penates word well behind the leaders at the time.

K. Temple-Nidd, the rider of Penatos, was soon on his feet ruzni jockey Harry Carr

bazt

tell more heavily, breaking collerbans, and was brought

back in an ambulance.

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The going was firm and large crowd watched the racing In cold sunny weather,

heavy for a fast uppercuti schedule

receptions

Britain's top bookies let out from world

Eater television appearances, champion Jofre or Brazil, in their world: He has been rising early to

a huge sigh of relief after this et in

roundwork title Aght on Saturday.

along race. Traditionally Britis's

bentert

try 10 Experts watching Rollo spar Copacabana Beach. He rests in

couple the nut

winners of the Lincolnshire aan Array gymnasham here, the afternoon and works In nasim late in

te the and said his guard doesn't look as

Grand National tr though I could stop quick afternosis.

"Spring Doubles," uppercut.

open

"He leaves himself from below," said one boxing observer. "He's road on the footwork and pretty fast but he keeps his guard too far away from his body. He'll

himself Jofre's come

A

Jufre, meanwhile, gol down In the bantamweight weight

He | lamit of 117 pounds. had been up to 119 but took off the excess weight by sitting in a heavy sweater in his stearning ole room several hours each afternoon.

have to cover Bitte better or

1 his workouts, the cham- to connect."

pit seems smooth and demon-D Rollo also showed signs of strates a powerful punch with iring under the 18.6-degree either left or right.-AP,

SPORTING SAM

Lew Hoad has fractured foot

London, Mar, 22. Lew load, Australian pre- fesional lawn tennis player, was told by a specialist todný that he has fractured left foot.

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Yale tennis star dies

Fayetteville, Mar. 22.

Yale tennis star Sidney B. Wood, 11, 22, died here early eday, tive days after he was injured in a car accident that made immediate claimed the life of the team arrangements to fly to Australia captain and injured another on the first available plane on player, March 21. and plans to rest for

Wood, twice Wimbledon international tennis singles champion, missed recent been in erllient condition since

European

at least a monui.

Hoad,

matches Fiction

in

of the

the

world

pro-

of sen

the former

Last year the bookies took a belling as Mustavon won the Lincolnshire and Merryman went on to win the Grund National. Thousands coupled the two in big bein.

the

have

This time few people John's Court lined up with any

fancied

runners in Saturday's Grand National.---

Reuter & AP.

by Reg. Wootton

London Express Bervice.

Dutchman leads

in Menton-Rome

cycling race

Bologna, Mar. 22, Italy's Guido Carles today wen the third stage of the five- stage 017-mile Menton-Rom professional road cycling race when he covered the 81 miles from Regelo D'Emilio to hero star, hat in 3 hrs 30 mins 50 secs, the accident on Saturday when Britain's Tom Simpson was the ear in

the which

three second in the same time and were riding plunged over Italy's Feltro Muone was third

of Interstate Highway 95 two miles north off in 3 lira 30 mins 53 secs.

Gelder- Holland's Albertus muns holds the overall lead in Wood suffered a concussion, this classle Italian race which severe lacerations of the face, winds up in Rome on March 24. a fractured thigh and severe shock following the accident.

Wood's father won the men's singles championship at Wim- bledon in 1931 and was de-

fessional series after hurting embankment

his foot in Paris on March 4.

Hoad was due to play

on March 24 and 25.

her: here.

H phee in the series, in | which he hop won 15 matches

and lost 17, will be taken by American Tony Trabert, Reuler.

West Indian Test fated in the final of Forest

players arrive in London

London, Mar. 22. Six West Indies cricketers, who have been playing in Australia, landed at libury today from the liner Stradtheen. They are here for League cricket in Lancashire,

Conrad Hunte, who will play for Enfield, said he thought England would have a “släht advantage" when It meets

Hilla in 1933. Young Wood was the No. 1 player on the Yale

Britain's Simpson look stronti place In the overall standings followed by Carlene of Italy and Ciempi of Italy.

OVLI

The fourth leg tomorrow in eludes a race from Bologna to term..

90,5 Pogginonsi,

miles Killed in the necident was rough hill country and a second T. Craig Joyner, the team cap-

the clock race against

from tain.-AP.

Poggibonsi to Sienna over 10 miler,-AFP.

Stanley Cup

ice hockey

Montreal, Mnr. 22. The Montreal Canadiens roar-

Australia this summer, because third period tonight to defeat ad to life with four goals in the the corier was to be played in Chicago Black Hawks G-2 and England. Having faced both England and Australia Hunto take a 1-0 lead in their best-of- sald much would depend upon seven semi-angt series for the whether the younger Australian Stavicy Hockey Cup.

to English conditions.

players could adapt themselves The hard-hitting game sent Other players arriving herewith a, possible concussion, andt one Montrealer to the hospital today wore; Rohan Kantal two others to the forum ellate (Blackpoda), Garfield Sobera for treatment, (Radcliffe). Seymour Nurse (Ramsbottom), Chester Watson (Church) and Wesley Hall (Accrington)—AFF.

The second game of the best- of-seven series will be played

here on Thursday--AP.

'IM, IVAN

Almost a Wild West act from jockey Ivan Avdeyey as

he lust manages to stay on when the Russlan Grand Na- tional entry Grifel rears high and nearly comes 10 grief after his hind leg stuck in the fence at Haydock Park race- course last week.

Grifel, with Russia's twa eiber big race hopes, was having fences. After the bis firat taste of English steeplechase outing, when the trio jumped four plain fences and the open ditch, the Russian party expressed satisfaction with their lories, They pointed out they had not worked on since last October, last Sunday, however, the Russians announced the withdrawal of one of their horses, Epigraff, from the National.—Beuter photo,

grass

36 acceptors Taiwan

for Grand National

Lontion, Mar, 22,

There are 36 acceptors for the Grand National steeplechase to be run over four miles 855 yards at Aintree, Lvierpool, on Saturday. These are (with weights und probable riders):

Relje (B. Ponomarenko, 12 stone); Grifel (V. Prakhov, 12:0); Merryman II (D. Anell, 11:12); Mr What (D. V. Dict

11:8); Wyndburgh

Lawrence

but

Spurs lose to Newcastle

London, Mar. 22.

The Tattenham Hotspurs'

chances for the "Big Double"

of winning both the FA Cup and the League Clumplow- ship went down a notch to- night when they lost to New- erstle United 2 to 1 in * Leaguo match.

Tottenham which led. She- feld Wednesday by 10 points in January

now has only a five- point lead. The two teams will meet on April 15 at Tottenham. Tottenham has 53 points for

while matches,

Shefekt Wednesday has 48 points, also for 33 matches. Wolverhampton Is third with 48 points for 35 matches.

33

which from

English footballers took ELTS other beating tonight when the English League team, included seven players the netual England team, lost to the Scottish League team 3-2 at Ibrox Park, glasfow be- force 50,000 spectators.

Selectors had been criticised for omitting Johnny Haynes,

National captain of England's

| HOCKEY · ROUNDUP

International matches, and Army and Ladies' Festivals this weekend

The only two remaining matches in the Men's

Hockey League both feature first division Army 'A' who still have to play IRC ‘A' and Macaensis 'A'. Army 'A' need three points from these two matches to displace KCC. “A” from second position in the league table.. The dates for these fixtures „heir Seven-a-side Festival at have not yet been settled, but Recreio and King's Park. the Holland Cup final between

Next week the Combined Army A and Recreo A will probably be played on April 0. Services Singapore are visiting series of As a curtain raiser to this the Colony for n match the winners of the two three matches

and will also secitons of the second divi- play

Macao. Their in

first RAF will match is against the Combined alon. Prisons and play off for the Second Divi- | Services Hongkong on Thurs- alon Championship.

The International Knuck-out Tournament is now under way, two matches having been ping ed so far in which Mulaya do- fcated Wales, and Common- wealth bent Holland.

and

The only match this weekend, apart from the Army's

Festivada, la Pakistan

team, from the League eleven. | Ladies'

Today's British soccer results were:

INTER-LEAGUE MATCH

day and this will be followed by one against All Hongkong The then vizit on Friday, Maeno and return

10, play Combined Civilians on Tuesday April 4.

Fixtures

Following are the

versus Ireland at King's Park Axtures for this on Sunday morning. Ireinnd will the coming week: be Belding a strong side for this

hockey weekend and

SUNDAY

Scottish League 3, Football match and with an inside tra Men's International Series

League 2.

(At Ibrox Park) ENGLISH LEAGUE Division I Birmingham C.

C. 2.

Manchester

Everton, Aston Villa 2. Tottenham 1, Newcastle 2. Division II Barnsley 0, Watford 1. (Postponed from March 4), Division IV

Mansfield 0, Accrington - AFF & Reuter,

(RAF)

consisting of Ryan

Pakistan vs Ireland at King's Gardner (Nav Bharat)

and Park, 11 am, Umpires: W. Mal- Landells (KCC), the Pakistan

defence will be in for a hardthews, H. Creixas. time.

The Army's Six-a-side Festival takes place on Sun→ day at Sookunpoo commenc- ing at 12.45 pm. There are 33 teams entered

and an

enter- enjoyable afternoon's tainment should be provided. At the same time, across the hanbour the Ladies are holding

rugby side beaten

not disgraced

By "PROP"

Army Six-a-side Soakumpoo. 12.45 pm.

Ladies' Seven-a-side

Festival at

Festival

nt Recreio and King's Fork, 12.30 pm.

TUESDAY, MARCH 28 Men's International Serles

King's England vs India at Park, 6:30 pm. Umpires: Y. Khap, A. Cunha.

Nepai vs Scotland at Soo- kumpoo, 5.30 pm. Umpires: H. Crobes, H. Brandt.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 Ladies International Scries England vs USA

at KGV. 5.30 pm. Umpires: M. Caswell,

A. Van der Sluis.

Commonwealth vs Zanzibar at KCC, 5.30 pm. Matthews, K. Lall.

Umpires: W.

THURSDAY, MARCH 30 Combined Services Hongkong vs Combined Services Singapore.

at Sookunpoo, 5.30 pm.

FRIDAY, MARCH 31

All Hongkong vs Combined

Services Singapore at Sookun-

poo, 5 pm.

TUESDAY, APRIL 4 Combined Clvillans vs Com- bined Services Singapore at KCC or King's Park, 5.30 pm.

League tables-

LEAGUE TABLES First Division

The Chien Kuo Old Boys' rugger side from Taiwan put up a plucky dis-

play at the Club Stadium last evening although they were beaten by 17 points (one goal, three tries and a penalty goal) to six (one try, one penalty goal) by the Hongkong Rugby Union President's XV. 11:9): Oxo (M. Scurlamore Their pack played well enough | Taiwan rushed to the other the ball from en unsuspecting

(T. Brook-to provide plenty of opportuni-end but Johnstone with a good defender and run over for shaw 11:5): Taxidermist J.ics for the backs who, un- kick, from a penalty awarded well teken opportunist try. 11:4): O'Malley fortunately, lacked sufflelent ex- near the President's line, found Again Fidler missed the kick, Point (P. A. Farrell 11:4):perience to take advantage of touch on the half-way line. from a narrow angle. Kilmore (F. Winter 11:0); their chances.

The By-half featured again, Close to the whistle for "no- Hunter's Brezze (F. Carroli

but this time in an albicking side" Lin Chen-Tai crossed the 10:13): Impozan (R. Coucti The lightly built players from role, as he broke through and line for a consolation try for 10:13);

KCC 'A'..... Team Spirit

Taiwan jumped very well in the linked up with his forwards on (G.

the visitors which Chung was lineouts and showed Robinson 10:13); Floater (E. F.

up cace the Talwon twenty-five.

ATerry 'A' Back not able to convert.

Nav Bhoret A Harty 10:11); Badanloch (5.

more the absence in Hongkong, came the boll through Cheet- Not an inspiring game, but Recreio A. Mellor 10:11); Fresh Winds rugger of good "jumping" for- hem. Anthony, Dixon and Low, full marks to a very keen, At IRG ‘A

wards! Time after time the Tai-to Fidler who ran hard into Taiwan side who (No Jockey 10: 10); Brian Oge

lacked ex-, Mbearnais B (3. Guest, 10:10); Clove

Bud van players leapt above their the corner for a try which he perience but never once stop-Recreio 'B' ... (D. Mould

was unable to improve. 10:10); Double taller opponents, and showed a

ped trying.

Second Division Crest (N. Hely-Khutchinson very good sense of how to play Taiwan were

Section 'A' awarded the ball after they had caught penalty kick shortly after the Bantry Bay

14 12 2 (Sir W Pigott-Brown 10:7); Jonja (P. Taaffe, 10:7); Irish Coffee wards,

In the tight the Talwan for.resumptlen but Chung Shuong- Hslan was short with his though outweighted, (J. Kmagce, 10:6);

Scottish shared the ball with one of the close to his own line, doubled ettempt and Fidler. fielding

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The teams

President's XV

Macaensis

FW D L F A P!« A 13 11 1 1 44 11 23 10 3 351 2010 12 A 3

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13 4 3 0 31

1 0 13

14 3 0 11 11 02

Prisonta

Army 'B' Nav Bharat '' 14 7 Rangers Demons

Weavill, Watson, Low, Fidler, HHC B

Flight (W. Rees, 10; 0); Wily Colony's most experienced back and put Weavily away up Xavier, Johnstone, Wilkins, Lions

Sluggish

A

Bablagton, Kiell, Raw, Anthony, Macaertsia 'C

Dixon

Cheetham, RAF

Army Smith,

KCC 'B' Chien Kuo Old Boy's

HIHC 'A' Liao Chin-chun, Lin Chen-tai, | batch HC Chung Ko-jun, Chien Hung-1, **

Nav Bharat Chung Ko-hslu, Liu Chen-hsing, Kuo Mi-ial. Chea Cha chỉ Chung Shuong-hsiang. Lin Chung-yer, You Shi-san, Wang Cheng-cha, Chiu Yun-lei, Chen Fun-lal, Lin Hou-ken,

There are no matches schedul- ed for this Saturday. The next fixtures will inke place 012

Oriental (P. G. Madden, 10:8); hookers and for this the credit the line. The full-back's cross- Oscar Wilde (R. & Jenkins, must go to their hooker Chung kick was

chased

Roberts, hard by the 10:4); Jimura (J. Leigh, 10:4); Shuang-Hslang, and to the other.

pack, some

members of which Carrasco

seven forwards (P. Pickford,

who did their 10:3):

were ruled off-side. Ernest (H. J. East, 10:1); Can-

out of best to keep their feet noble Lee (D. Nicholson, 10:1); the way and allow the ball

From the serum taken by the Nicolaus Silver (H. Beasley, free passagei

Talwan side, the ball was ven- 10:1); Penny Feather (J. Lehane,

tually put into Watson's hands. 10:1): Siracusa

(D. Wilkinson,

for Streaking the corner the 10:1): Sabarala

On the (M. Roberts,

hand the winger handed off three men 400

President's XV

very and passed inside to Low who 100); Kingitel (T. W. Bidille- combe, 10:0); Vivant (R. J.

Blogglah

their heeling, raced over to touch down be- Homey, 10:0): Tea Flend (R. R. Intentionally they did gain a tween the posts. Fidler notched few penalty kicks with these the extra paints with his kick Harrison, 10:0); and April Queen (Captain P.

tactics, but this fact does not and at half-time the President's Reuter.

offset the times when they || XV led by 11 points to three. should, and could, have hocied quickly and allowed their threes to ruBIL

Upton, 10:0).-

European Cup win for Rapid

Vienna, Mar, 22.

for

other

wero

settled down

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SCORES 23rd

Wednesday March 29 when the STRAIGHT WIN

will

oppose

Whitch

Police Wanderers, and In the evening)

Taiwan

after the interval and very few of the attacks against then looked play their annual game against

The referee soon showed that dangerous, he was not going to sland for nny nonsense from either side when, after Ave minutes play ho penalised the President's XV

very neat goal from twenty- five yards at an angle.

The Austrian club Rapid of and Chica Hung-I kicked ́d Vienna, beat IFK Malmoe of Sweden 2-0 in the first leg of their European Cup quarter Anal here today..

Rapit led 1-0 at half-time. In the semi-finals the winners Fidler will meet elther Benfica (Por-penity

Fidler scored a good, try, with a strong run along the right-hand touchline,

which

he was unable to convert, and Roberts, Babington and Dixon went close on occassions, but it was Watson who scored the final try for the Prest- dent's XV.

at the Club Stadium the Club

Waytoong.

Tahl, Botvinnik begin 4th match

The President's XV

Moscow, Mar. 22. slung to the attack and, after

The, fourth game of the World orthodox passing had folled,

Chess Championship strles be- their

bore fruit as pressure ilcked

Taklug a pass in the Taiwan AD in Moscow, today between a well-judged

Tahl from the

Taiwan half he cut inside and kicked champion Mikhail

and

fugal) or Aarhus (Denmark)-twenty-five, and about a third dingonally. Charing the ball challenger Michail Botylanik,

Reuter.

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Boston, Mar. 22. Undefeated heavyweight Tem MeNeeley stopped Ketlane Lave in the third round of a scheduled 10-rounder last night for s 23rd consecutive victory.

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McNeeley, who has his eye on bout for the world beavy- weight championship, had little trouble with Lave, who halis from Tonga in the Friendly Islands,

The Arlington, Massachusetts, tho stugger. pounded Lave lo curvas three Umes in the third round before roferom Bill Connelly stopped the Bght of

2:24,

Lave was stunned by n straight right in the second round and atever fully recover- ed. Ho regained his, feet after the third knockdown but was helpless. UPI,

First World Table

Tennis arrivals

Peking, Mar. 22. The Mongoltah team, the Arst narivals for the Peking World Table Tenala Chempio shipa schpituled to begin ou April & qvived here today, ro partest the Now China. Nowa Agytiny.—AFT.