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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1961.

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT The inspiring story of a A CHAMPION COMBINATION.

courageous sportswoman

By I. M. MacTAVISH

Every once in a while a human story turns up to restore one's

faith in the highest ideals and merits of sport.

All too often, however, it is swallowed up in the more spectacular and sensational happenings which make juicy eye-catching head- lincs. but that merely serves to make it all the more acceptable when it comes to light.

This one is especially so. It is a sporting inspiration.

The site is at at Cariteld bi Incal York: hire Fel the secondary seta.ol sports are propters. As is characteristle of such events partisan enthusiana is ring high.

Dis the girls 230 yards *print and, to a great cherr him her supporters, 15-year- ohl Sandra Walker breasts the faye rad of the field. Astrobion switches from the sal to the jumping pit where

#remendous pers zbog of acclaša pos up as the 1 announced. 11 IN

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Samara W., INGA

th to be ordinary" is os match | pulling

aminet by sports folk here at it is your Yorkshire hour."

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it has happened ...ericket is fleally going to the dogs.

The

GC-

Ов attractions.

have cerialuly eusions they coaxed good attendances to the Various arenas on both sides of or the harbour but somehow other Loxing has always had a ca sul uri of support and Inesl notions have frisently been small audiences plagued by which have smictimes had the

news Dat Someraet priulian dipping into County Cricket Club is intro-pocket to clear expenses. dicereyhound racing at the! Tandon ground as a niensure 10 Keep the wicked financiat wolf; from the door wifi no doubt shock a few diehards,

With two victories credit my young July might will certainly boost the funds have been satisded, but not of the club but there is always Sumatra... wel to Jar

so heri This twice-a-week diverzion

Wh chance that if, at other times, the cricket gels unduly

personal delight she showed excellent ma-mjilination to nuke R hint-irdek of tringles by winning the ext-and-apoeni mov,

Hole in heart

No shut other school girls have chalked up three successes In their school sports; surly no tile, however, deservest He satisfaction quite apart from the bag more than little Mi Walker, on gua ste she T: something of a living miruete She was born with a hole in her

WON

Not to Your ago warned; Brant even for a bus," But in 1959 Sandet look things into her own hands. She decided she wanted la play games it? other girls... and lay them she did.

The doctory ar naturally drighted at her exceptluna} ¦

all the fans will set up a new call of "Bring on the dogs"

Somerset is the Arst County

ith to have greyhound racing!

WAN *

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There is no doubt that the decline of Henry Wong and bis contemporaries of the early fifties, an the failure af younger Chinese pucilisis to All the gaps and so pull is the local fons, has had a lot to do with the international' dif culties whilets confront the HKABA.

A big blow

There has

alsu, of course,

of

Lady Sarah Fitzalum Howard and her horse Oorskiet show here the form that won them the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at the Royal International Horse Show held recently at the White City Studium.-Sport & General photo.

contributions 10 boxing and After a brief rest and a bath the SCAA ground on August entertaiment.

in desta visitors had the 24 and 26. "Gasps from the Recently a group of local ¦ wondertul experience of being #Iarismen discussed a sophistaen on the reven-hour rou, grass". tleafed Idea modelled on the journey through the delightreff I predict the soccor presi- National Sporting Club system Engilan summer-bedecked voua dential picture may not turn

Stuart's car. It was gesture by the Tangerine's boss.lieve or hope it will....

The players are now hard at The FIFA whistlers septot in training with the English is now officially a sextet. professional:: and living with Reforce Protlett, Chairman clicking Chi-duy,

it London of slaging boxing Pads La Blackpool in Mr out quite as many folks be-

diners. The suggestion was that the profits from each show would be donated to worthy charity,

'Fistic feasts'

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Kung Wah-ki, writing on be of the Hongkong Football had of Chan Yin-un and him- Referees' Association hos gulf, sends his good wishes to refused to allow his name to their friends in Hongkong and be put forward.... to Hongkong fosters, BOAC.

scene

in one of its grounds and, ee; been a big falling off in the To think of B. It might

be a general standard est Services invel way of ketilang pld, of aFoxing in the Colony, Between waiting butainen who looks like, 1940 and 1957 there was a res bwoy taying his welcome at the gular

of turnover

top-class warket. Who knows, the of talent in both the Army and the Certain dificulties arose in Thee days we they see an entry Royal Air Force and many

the preliminary Talks which in the scorebook recording the the boxers who spent part of were based on huiding six shows Tart that....G. Souza Jr. their National Servi

at the Miramar Hotel banquet in our chased Chater Charlie', bowled mitst later proved neir worth room during the coming winter. Pritchard!

in the intensely competitive if the three planners have their Redition, Wah Ki Yot Poi A jockey or two are now

The project is far ranks in the United Kingdom Wa

anel the China Mall who spen-gotting concerned about a bad to my mind, the loss

dead.

sued the competition which I feel the Hongkong Amateur made their of the colourful and often ex-

wonderful football pound or two that have to: Among the youthful con-perienced ringtees of the Royal Boxing Association would wel-dvemire possible.

be shed pretty soon.... the Interest and I hope to have a further re- The focal soccer tingent arriving to spend Navy has been one of the big come

which these 'fisti

port for you next week.

back- may shortly be the the summer holidays with east single blows to the pro enthusiasm

(feasts" could generate.

ground for a far-reaching their parents in Hongkong of the game.

The sailors were great enter- lowering young

legal action, tainers.

And a tale-wagger or two xinnt with bright

There is no suggestion that

The first progress report has

to finish things off.... athletic future.

they

all champions were

been received from Hong-

Pity the poor ili-treated Peter Crunk, son of the Post-instle wonders but they were kong's Ambassadors of master General, his recently always good for a show

turf at Caroline Hill. Hardly Football who are now in proved himself AL very cum- they pulled in the crowds.

a couple of wocks ago tho proved herself & propar eltan- | ppter12 micile distance runner lave for the game look back ton

the United Kingdom. Many of us who have a great pion. Just as though to hack up. In the Surrey Junior

In a letter written snon after summer soccer season finish- my high opinion there is now #jamuships h: #nished second in with more than a Nille nostalgia

their arrival in Lunden Kunged with believe-six beaulijoi Filver trophy standing | both the mile and half miles to 5/3

boxing Wal-kit states he had a wonder-matches in two days. Patch- A trip but that young Chan ing has since boon in pro- in a

* ! MARIT ID beg kaur wiwn he concomrated on sinokers which Rev Bill Halg- bone.

the event in the Southern Coun Brown and Joe Hawkins used Yin-sun was a temperry victim gress and, just when it look-

The the Missions to of airsickness.

Salesion the Championships he inished to put on t

ed though the pitch might Seamen. These shows

schoolboy made a good recovery were

sort of partial the 'ronxers and many a boxer before the Comet touched down make some made his mark in the Mission's at London Airport.

recovery before September, On the spoi to greet ring before going on to bigger

the comtes the news that plans things: The Red Duster Trophy Ambassadork Wer rannager

afoot are

to play two is notched-in theory and sen

Blackpool ment with

exciting a lung

against as a sandboy matcher Sequence of

Karcon national side distinguished

recovery but the modest Miss envy says: "I bape I have proved I am an ordinary girl

ke any one eke,"

Ordinary.7 I'd say she had

Maybe it will be regarded by rame s jilat, andther Savenie of a sporting,suring laut Burdly

a poet third in the mile.

Peter is a former pupit of

it is oka an tgblem of saquth | Ring George Vth School, toile latiy who Jaurch by beating a banaltenn

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El inhi dad. and now! fravel for and wide sua that in a

ti kind paty that elint traved Bir

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hark-marker has ever been The news that negotiations

are foot

to bring a Malayan national boxing team to the Colony will be welcomed by keen fol lowers of the sport would be an excellent stimulant.

Sandra

tv thousand - mike away, in Hongkong the Ma:Tavish leppey in duffel in acknowledge t

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