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THE CHINA MAIL,

FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1961.

DESMOND HACKETT at the GREYHOUND DERBY

The dog that put £26,500 in the till

The last money Alfred Heale picked up (before he won £26,540 at White City recently) was tenpence for a quarter of tin- ned meat in his grocery shop down in Plaistow, London's East End.

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Alfred "Call me Alfie, cock," he says -picked that £26,540 up in exactly 28.88 seconds, because his dog Palm's Printer could run 525 yards faster than any other in the Greyhound Derby. And well-barbered, powerfully built, cheerful! Alfie looked the part of the big owner in his sleek black silk dinner jacket.

You would

*VEL have thought that a few hours eur-j Her he was in his shop ne

front room! bigger than your nate-rigged out 阵 jacket and apron serving the old dears,

A big-hearted lad is our Al- fie. He gave the trainer, Paddy McEvoy, £.1.000.

He gave the beaming, proud: white young kennel ad £150.

Pladstow." "Down in

ku

And giving them rattled on, "even The Vicar lip, tan"Don't forget to slipped a few bol." have

Fittle Butler,

Palm's Printer."

Even before Alf Reale levame

the pride of his bank manager,

The tip to the customers. | he had sent round magntuns of they reckon lu Plaistow, nel ted Allie's regulars upwards of £10,000. Housewives wi never gambled more than six pence on a Christmas raffle had their five bob on Palm's Printer; bigger punters plung- ed more heavily.

champagne, to the ↑ five other! owners and wished them Juck.

So there shouldn't be much trouble in paying the weekly Wills that Alte Beale fotted uji as usual. There was patenty of money about when 31, Heale shop opened up in the morning. come to trust.

But to taking time off to celebrate.

"1 cerebuted the other werk.” saitl Alfe. "Just knew couldn't lose ..."

Coveted

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Alfe gave the bookies more than pailer. He knocked em in the Old Kent Road by back ing his dog weeks ago, u ndds ranging from

a benevolen 100-1 down to a more respert- ful 16-1.

His betting wins from a total

added up auty of £330

10 £24,840, and he got nother £3,000 for winning the Grey hound Derby, plus the coveled #liver trophy. Millionaires have spent thousands just to take

uine that cup.

Alle sipped orange squush. "Ton't smake. Don't drink. I'm mod korn on being flt," he said,

creuit you could hear a roar of 50,000 cockneys; "Good ult Alle boy."

Ani Alle

buy gave them the aid thumbs-up solute.

For the 11-informed, grey- racing is not just a matter of getting six ders into and completing the traps, Another

good turn for the bookmaker. The arrangements are almost as precise and ex- acting as a royal visit.

No escape

Each dog must have an iden-

"Cor, I had a fair old wind up, un D-Day, Watching ldly book to be produced before Palm's was no other.

Dog-loving Alfie might never have had a Derby winner if someone had not prisoned Alations.

Dragged

His wife reckoned greyhounds would be less nuisance. She bought Pat's Printer for lika. i The price is secret--but her hairdressing business thriving.

1s.

racing. Every race and frial ime and resuli must be entered in this dog-log.

the it scrunt, Working to rack staff check that there !are bo escape routes for the: dogs to run off the track, take i the cover off the electric hare

it's a rabbit skin on a wonden i block-carry on the traps and! check that they are working.

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As the dogs leave the trap a be ship's belt is rung-known to "the unfortunate punters footing bell.".

Even the bookmaker is well disciplined. It costs him around

as triple! £200 for such items

12 admission fee, tax at race, staff the-tae men, and the who supplies chalks anel

"My mather-in-law had each way and then rang up four tanes to see how the bet went. I didn't have a bean ou tonigh: because....'

Man with best friend. Alfie Heale, grocer, from Plaistow: Palm's Printer, top dog, from Wexford, Ireland

HKFA TO START A

COACHING CLASS

The Hongkong Football Association proposes to start a Conching Class

in the carly part of August 1961.

the

• All coaches from Clubs of applicants exced 30,

Association will Lejeel only playing. In the First Division, Referees, Ex-Interperters and those mest suitable for training, other persona inter.ated feving the others for cluss or

sing am cordially invited classes to be formed inter.

The

Intentions bạn General hind

218 movement are:

To try and improve the standard of soccer in the

a

Colony.

la register with the Association may be the form which

th Secretary obtained from

The Alße, still talking

To cable Mr Lai Shu- why Hon Couch of the away, was dragged back to the man

lush White City's long.

re-sponges.

And not for Honest dee the Association, to impart all that staurant where West End xer-

Even in the he has recently learnt in Eng vice seemed a long, long way lanner each way.

the land to local coaches and other from the ale-and-jelled-eet at

persons interested in enaching, mosphere of Plaslow,

Briefly, the scheme i As

six-shilling ring there is

large sign: "Nothing less than It was. however, "Knees Up ten shillings taken. Mother Brown" on the popu

Well, Alfie Heule; follows: The tole? would tell you; "Bless your lar shie of the White City.

When proud Alt took Palm's heart, it's for the track owners

prin! their Printer-registered in the name so they can Gf his son, Don-un the victory, money,"

Four D. Jones LT'S THE BY MADDOCKS

PSYCHIATRIST |FÖR YOU FIRST

MY LAD

MEDICAL REPORT, AND PROBABONARY

REPORT. ИМММ

FERDINAND

NANCY

WELL---WHAT A

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NOW YOUNG MAN. I SHALL ASK YOU A FEW SIMPLE

QUESTIONS, ALL I WANT IS A SIMPLE ANSWER TO

EACH. OKAY

OH YES!

AUNT FRITZI WAS JUST THIS MINUTE. SAYING--tw

THAT WAS JARVISI SHOOTING

FROM THE

TREE!

JUST LIE DOWN ON THE COUCH AND RELAX. LET YOUR EYES GAZE

INTO SPACE

A class comprising not

mur own ftwer than 15 and not

than 30 persons will be formed.

COME NOW,)

QUICKLY DOES IT

SHE THINKS I'M

FLIPPIN' POTTY WAIT UNTIL THAT DEVIL COMES NEAR ME, I'LL BRAIN HIM

--- NOBODY WOULD BE

STUPID ENOUGH TO

COME OUT TONIGHT

HE SAVED OUR AL NECKS THAT MAN HAD A BEAD ON

YES, COME ON

DO AS THE LADY SAYS, GET ON THE BEDDE-BYÉS

AND CLEAR YOUR

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By Paul Norris

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Once the Class is formed, successful candidates will be required to undergo a training

of

2 approximately months. Lessons will be given by Mr Lal Shtu-wing between the hours of 5.30 pm and 7.30 Applentions for registram on every Monday, Wednes-

No fee

Lien will be accept as from itay and Friday. Mr Lal will be Monday, July 31, 1961, and will assisted by Mr Lee Wai-toug close y, Saturday, August 5. and Mr A. A. Forbes who are i 1061. No registration fee is the only two qualified English required but, should use number FA coaches in the Colony,

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• Every per allending a lecture-course ог training session will be paid $2.00 eacli for travelling expenses by the Association.

G At the expiry of the train- ing period all those who have participated in the course and who have had at least 50 train- ing hours will be required to examination set by sit in an Mr Lee Wal-tong and Mr Forbes with the approval ut the Association.

Successful candidates will then be issued with a Certifiento ench by the HKFA after which their services will be avaliable to all Clubs and Schools.

• The remuneration to be vald to a qualified conch for ser vices rendered to member Clubs or Schools will be determined by the Association.

Sports Diary

TODAY

WATER POLO

HKASA water polo knock-out

competition, Victoria Park Pool 0.30

자

HOCKET

BRIA Counsell Meeting, Lusitano, 530 pm.

TOMORROW

DOYLES

Club

fat Division: Recreio "W" • KDC, FC v TC, Recreio "B" v NC, KBC vUSIC, CCE V KEC.

2nd Division: TRC "g" V PRC "A"

"KCC CCC, Inc "G" v HENC HKCC V FC. PRC "B" ♥ _HKFC,

3rd Division: 11KFC v FC, USRC JKCC, CCC kaGc, cv KDC. Lndler Division: USRC KBGC, TC v HKFC.

Ladies 2nd Division: KCC v CCC "G" BGC

wy rarelo "".

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REDLEGS INCREASE NL BASEBALL LEAD

Milwaukee, July 27. Speedy Vada Pinson started for the plate with the bases loaded and knocked the ball out of catcher Sammy White's glove in scoring the deelding run for the Cincinnati Redlegs to- day in their 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Braves.

The triumph boosted the Bob Parkey and Coil Willey, Reds ret-place lead over Los the hard luck member of the Brave' pltching staff. Purkey Angelos to a game and a hall.

pitched up his 13th victory us Phison, the slightly-built quinst five losses, while Willey Cincinnait centre-felder, was went down to his Nith defeat in

In the front end of what afort-oight decisions.

r to be a triple sical with two

sul in the ninth and a count

The Reals picked up a run in Braves came

of two balls and no zirikes on the first but the

pinch hitter Jerry Lynch.

back to the the Count in the

fourth. The two teams battled

Scores were:

While took the pileh and en geven termes until the top of applied the "tag" and umpire the ninth. Frank Dascall" signalled "the Tuinher up. Pascoll quickly changed his mind as Pinsun's slide distadged the ball from Whillo's ardap.'*

The run broke a pitcher duel between Cincinnati right-hander

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Purkey and Edwards; Willey and White.W-Purkey (13-0), L- Willey (3-5),——AP.

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