1961-10-12 — Page 8

YESTERDAY'S RUGBY

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Warwicks snatch good win over Police with two late tries

By

LANCASTRIAN

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1961.

At Boundary-street yesterday evening a handful of spectators inside the ground, and the usual fifty or so on the pavement outside, saw the First Battalion The Warwickshire Regiment and the Hongkong Police play a very even match which seemed to be ending as FA three-all draw 'but in the dying minutes, the Warwicks, playing against u weakening wind, scored two further tries to give themselves a good win,

an interesting game, up arul the outcome It was

was that te more star-studded the Warwicks laried with Police the side

in the pack, wind. Play was even to start yot slower Warwicks with hardly any with, o tile semppy, and dull. Anesse autside the arrum, due Serummaging was good and the la part to injury but with heel usually went to the loose- zealous hunen of forwards who head and the scrum-halves, High had obviously learnt to enjoy and Hexall were efficient with- playing together with a fire that out being too speedy and with iheir opponents were not really out making it too difficult for able to match.

fast-brinking wing forwards to get the fly-half

Neither side really coped with the conditions. There was

NOT ALL THAT GOOD"

Odds on American Ryder Cup victory down to 5-2

London, Oct. 11.

The personality-plus' American Ryder Cup golf team each member a title or tournament winner-dropped back a little in the betting after showing themselves "human" on the first full practice day at windswept Royal Lytham and St Annes today.

touch, however, went only fire? yards because of the whi, į

This Icks "topped Police straight in fact to the

from 7-251 after having been rested in forwards,

a man. to 5-2 ou an Amerleon victory in | the morning Älliss afterwards off-side lo Richards kicked a good goal and the cutest on Friday and Satur-j declared: "My wrist is aching u Warwicks were ahead,

Jety and Britain's dynamic cap- | bit, but I d3⁄4 not feel it wille But half the first half had taln Dal Hees showed that he playing". gone and it seemed that War- still full of hope of repeat- Anold Primer, winner of the wleks were not building up the jing the 1967 victory at Lhidrick. British Open last July, and Gene lead they ought to it they

Littler, Amerles's Open cham- wanted to survive the second

pina and one of the few players hal ngafust the wind.

tu have appeared in America's ! fne!

TE Qigy sinekened

Rtle this gun and Pelice

amateur Walker Cup and pro- had their way for most of

slonal Ryder Cup teams, are the chief dangermen" of the gone the rest of the litt. have

visitors,

After five minutes Hulay at

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a strong wind right down then-half for the Polley picked after pitch to start with-indeed for most of the game--and both ades tried to une li without really knowing how to exploit

to the full.

Not wanting When playing into the wind the players tended to kick the balt far too high and so find it pitching neurer their own goal- line than when they started, and when playing with it both sides, but especially the Police kicked the ball mich too far whead for their vollengues.

back will have

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the bill out of the serum warwicks might ahead from the mally Richards punied from the left,

right, und touchline high and

Broke through

Suddenly, Just 35

bc seemed 10

the

nothing happen- Palice

the wind took the ball into in ¦ ina. frown. goal where a slowish Police de-aptain, broke through an 187- to touch marked position In the middle fender just managed

at of the line-out and nude forty all down before an the

yards somewhat slowly to tucker arrived.

be tackled five yards short of Then Police looked dangerous: the line. But Wnison was there Hardington kicked ahead right in support and made it a try, down Johnstone's

and which Fidler falled to ennvert, the latter made a lot of ground The second holt saw the ball

throat

to the embarrassment of a nut much more in the serums. The

When the ground is damber of would-be tuckers before Police byks, with the wind be- munity kicker with the wind Knows that his opposing Tall-putting in the best cross-kick of hind their, looked as though

Job to turn the game, a short one, to Wat-they r be dangerous especi

Watson made his yard orally Johnstone, Calderwood and round to get to the ball which on

Warwicks' Fidler, but the Warwicks kept hus passed over him, but Bound- we and got to the Twenty-five before

wasthings pretty close and didn't ury-street was in fo good! condition yesterday and ever tackled; the ball went loose and give them much rape.

found it, only to Time was just about up when was a full-back

entirely found defender wanting because of these high kick into the chest of a furious- the Warwicks were awarded

Police forward.

penalty forty-five yards kicks. In managing well as they ulvancing did, they had to contend with a For a moment the ball seemed from the line. Richards optimis- blinding sun when watching nearer the Warwicks he then tically aimed for goal, but it was Izigh ball,

too high for this wind and it was i player but Gardiner, kay There were also a number or robust prop, got there and with fleen yards loo short.

vaxt kiek downwind into shurler erass-kicks almed. seemed, or wings with restouch saved the Warwicks,

Thereafter thefarwicks ind the upper hand. They forced red a try which the Police didn't seem to have expected at as though he would relish the Police further and further all. The kick at goal was wide, hack until after a line-out the but Warwicks had their talls ball crossed the Police line. A

right up.

dush, but Fidler on the Polare right was the only one to look

Ing fat-cut for the corner.

The cuplains, Inspector Brown and Lleutenant Brown, tesad

As the spectators were pre- paring for home a Warwicks found gap and follower-up

defender's attempted kiek to Earlier match

THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB 1st Race Meeting

Saturday, 14th and Monday, 16th October, 1961.

(To be held under the Rules of The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club);

THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 22 RACES

(There will be 18 races on the 1st Day at 12 races on the 2nd Dry) The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. on the 1st Day, On the 2nd Day the First Bell will be rung at 11.30 am, and the Fifi interval will be after the Fourth Rača, 11.30 pan,).

The Secretary's Offles at Alexandra House wil close at 11,45 3,m, on the 1st Day and at 10.00 on the 2nd Day.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

"Things

arc

ON THE BALL

with Stan Cullis

COMES BEFORE CLUB

COUNTRY COMES

This should be written in the rules

Club or country? National honour or Football League points? Main trouble

While more attention than ever before is given to the task of interna-

tional team-building, this age-old question of priorities remaine going quite

like some rusty component in the streamlined British soccer machine. well" said Rees after he and His team had played เพด

the As usual,

ly when It in controversy❘

challenging rounds of foursomes.

"I had

has flared up with the early strongly for honours or fight- my scouts nut watching the Their sustained necuracy with

of retusa!

clubs to release Inz desperately to avoid ro- Americans, and I hear they drive and Irons in today's strung,

players for Saturday interna-

legation. were not all that good.** eruss-wind was extraordinary.

Considerable

is money An official move in London Lonals. And this season

situation is aggravated with

stake. Besides the usual TA- Ree's main troubly, Peter brought the release of the persistent doubts about the wards for success, the League Alliso's injured left writ, was Americans' stock of forty dozen availability of Irish stors in Championship offers the glit-

hind when Alliss

and

golf balls sent over from the Italy, Christy O'Connor- winning United States for the match, couple in America two years ago but held up by London Airperi

-were round in a one-over-par customs.—ÃƑP,

UK soccer results

London, Oct. 11. Results of football matches played in Britain tonight were: ÎNTER-LEAGUE MATCH

Lengue b

Football

Lezzur

3 Ireland CAL Bristol) FOOTBALL LEAGUE Cur Second round

1 Motta Forest Queen's Park

Second round replay Newcastle U. Shemeis U.

ENGLISH LEAGUE Division IIX Harnsley

Northampton Crystal Paloce Watford Portsmouths 2 Hub City Taruny

Halifax Division IV Bradford Cheater

Crewe Expler

I - Southport

Colchester

0 York City

3

Workington

TM" cerised

Thompson was all but over soon afterwards, and then the same player, swerving from left Oldham to right

ball Jochdal Elipped the

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP 10 Hurlington Who

Semi-finals

Hearts

д senred further try. Brown took the tick knowing the result did not dépend on it: It wasn't success- || Rangers ful.

Memories of the Warwicks almost-miraculous winning of

came

last year's Army Sevens back Despite my predictions I

have should

known they wouldn't have been happy with b draw.

somewhat like

been Inst

24

2 Surling Albion 1 (Aller extra-ilme)

St Johnstone (After extra-lime)

-Reuler,

Draw for Italy vs U.S. Davis

Zone Final Cup

2

the

part of the club, I Belleve there is also something to bo gained. For there is no tell- ing how for a player's skill, -onfidence, And sense of re- sponsiblity mas increase when ho honours.

gains international

toring prize or a place in the It used to be suggested that It is easy to understand a European Cup competition. Wolves suffered becaute Billy club's reluctance to release

Bul while I can understand Wright belonged as International players, especial- this atülude, I certainly don't England as he did to lils efub.

But I don't spree.

Four Test players in President's XI for MCC match

Rawalpindi, Oct. 11. Four Test players are included in the 12 from whom the President's XI will be chosen to oppose the MCC in the first match of their tour starting here on Friday.

The

Test men BTC Oxford Blue Javed Burki, the caplain, Mustaq Mohammad and Wallis Maihlos, who are all batsmen, and Mumiro Malik, who bowls medium-pace off-cutters.

Malik took eight wickeln against the Australlara here In 1950, when the touring sluc won a low-scoring inalch by three wickets,

Opening bowlers

Yugoslavia's World

Cup team wants

to play in HK

agree with it.

called

much to

Out of troublo

Very sensibly, clubs upon to provide more than one pinyer for the internationals Fare now permitted to postpone f Walle we lost Billy to Eng- their League games, This, in land at times when we greatly

my view," has provided a ress needed him for' Fanportant conable compromise.

League matches, AL can bu

these circumstances, seems to me quite wrong that

Absurd system Unfortunately this "club or

It argued that we also gained fran his getting wider experience at a player should be denied the International level in matchez biggest honour in the game and all over the world. what, for the newly-capped

On the other hand, there can (International, must be an out-

be one drawback to having standing moment of his career. players on international call. is often over→ It is one which looked,

There has been the suggestina. that, with Internationsla, getting country" controversy will al-

250 for on appearance," they Iways arise so long as the Scot seek to keep out of trouble in

19sh, Welsh and Irish inter-

the League match immediately, national authorities can only before the International. hopefully request player's

This would never apply with release from League club duty, a dedicated player ilko. Billy while the England players must Wright, nor, with be released automatically under Wolves International Ron Flow- The Football League rules.

crs. But I have certainly no-

! Belgrade, Oct. 12.

our present

This is an absurd and un- ticed a tendency towards this Just set-up. There should be holding-buck in the past, a uniform system, whereby all the home countries залс

have the

freedom to demand players' services.

Too many matches........

It depends on the individugi, Some argue that I would be of course. But do know there The Yugoslavian national ersier to take

away England's has been a lot of tail about this problem and a feeling insome soccer team hopes to arrange a privilege rather than give the clubs that it might be better to series of matches with Asian¦ same privilegi to nations frcluding Hongkong, countries. But this is the same diately before they appear for leave out laternationals Imma-

as saying that two wrongs maito a right.

the Yugoslavian news ngency Tanjug reported today.

the

axer

their country.

I believe clubs should be pre- In the past, I think the FA pared to releas player for have overdone the number of At one international duty whatever his representative games. nationality. They should niso time, it seemed they were hav- co-operate as far as possible in ing some representative games, releasing players

for interna-not to raise the standard of play, but just for the sake of more

The opening bowlers in the President's XI. Farrukh Ahmed and Bashir Halder can stake a claim to a Test place, now that Fazal Mahmood le upparently out of the reckoning.

MCC will choose their side Police were

tomorrow. The policy will be The Yugoslavian team which whut They hast

to give all the players a game meets South Korea in Seoul on Henson; their

| in the drst two matches, play is never as

November 26 in the return All-rounder Bob Barber, good as it should be when the?

the match of the World Cup com- fixture is not a needle one-or

Rome, Oct. 11. Lancashire captain, In to be petition, hopes to arrange four are they still

The draw for the Davis Cup. used mainly as a bowler, and matches in Hongkong. Bangkok yonal training sessions, a triile un1? on the written introduction of a Member. Admission Badges In an earlier match on the Inter-zone Final between Italy MCC have high hopes that he and Tel Aviv before returning may be obtained during office hours from the Cash Sweep Oftees; some ground, which was even and the Valled States to be will be a big success with his home—UPI. of the Club at Prince's Building, Ground Floor (facing Statue terrifortally, KAF took the played on the Centre Court of leg-spinners.

[The Hongkong Football As- Square); 5, D'Aguilar_Street; King's Roud, North Point "and 302 chances

The President's XI will be sociation confirmed this after- their the Ford Italico Stadium here Nathan Roar ADMISSION BADGES WILL NOT BE ON SALE way and defeated Whitfield from October 13 to 15 was chosen from Nel Burki (cep noon that a cable had been re-training sessions and gel-players. But the situation is rauch of having more build up the opposition of clubs AT THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND WILL NOT BE AVAIL Wanderers by fitten points announced today as: .

trip), Mustaq Mahammad, ceived from the Yugoslavian ABLE AT THE RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS,

(one gual and three tries) tu sfx

Oct. 13 Singles-Fausto Gar-Wallis Mathias, Fasih Uddin, team. The offer will be discussed thera has proved a reilly (two tries),

dini (Italy) vs John Dougins Shafqat Rana, Zazar Aliat, at the HKFA Interport Com (U.S.); Whitney Reed (U.S.) vs Farrukh Ahmed, Bashir Haider, mittee Meeting this evening]. Nicola Pietrangell (Italy),

Javed Akhtar, Iqbal Shekh, Zla Ullah, Mumiro Malik,

No person without an Admission Badge will be admitted. Admission Badges of $25.00 each per day are obtainable only

Admission to the Members' Enclosure can be gained only by the entrance to the Members' Stand and upon production of Badges and Brooches, which must be worn throughout the duration" of The inveting in such a manner as to be readily identified. Members wishlag to proceed in Club Boxes on the 4th and 5th Floors of

Stand, using the lift or stairs.

which went

NOTICE

Oct. 14: Doubles-to be an- nounced inter.

David Smith, the Gloucester- Ocl. 15: Singles-Nicola Pic-phire fast-medium bowler, stil

the Pubtle Stand must do so from the 2nd Floor of the Members THE ROYAL HONG KONG range (Italy) vs John Dougla

Apart from the foregoing. Members, their Ladies, and Members Guests are not permitted to enter the Public Enclosure and Stand.

1

NO CHILDREN under the age of seventeen years (Western Standard) will be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meeting.

Tins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. M-2011), PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission will be $10.00 each per day payable at the Gate. Admission Bedges will be issued and they must be prominently displayed throughout The Meeting.

On the 1st Day any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requishie fee of $1000 in order to gain re-admission. The foregoing also appiles for the 2nd Day, with

a litle weak after his stomach CHESS

(U.S.) Fausto Gardini (Italy) upset, missed this afternoon's vs Whincy Reed (U.S.).

¡practice. On paper things look bleak for the visiting Americans,

The others worked hard un- der a hot sun, with Ted Dexter, Dul the two singles players the captain, bowling at a vely onnounced could cause upsets.

The

JOCKEY CLUB

Programmes and Entry Forms for the 2nd Race Meeting 1981/G2 to be held on Saturday 28th October, 1961,¦

weather permitting; may be: Reed.

ful, obtained at the Secretary's, whose Office, Alexandra House: the Club House, Happy Valley; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Rond.

Entries close at 12 o'clock

the exception that any person who wishes to leave the Enclosure NOON on Wednestiny, 18th

for lunch and obtain re-admission, must leave and return between October, 1961.

the hours of 1.00 p.m. and 3.00 p.m., when they will be re-admitted

on production of their Pubite Sland badge for that day.

MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be available in the RESTAURANTS.

CASH SWEEPS

Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $44.00 each for both days may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Olleen at Prince's Building, Ground Floor (facing Statue Square); 5 D'Agullar Street and 192 Nathan Rond, Kowloon, during office hours.

By Order of the Stewards,

F. D. ANGUS.

Secretary,

Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 nm. THE on Friday, 13th October, 1981, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings,

Special Cash Sweep Tickets on the Kwangtung Handicap scheduled to be run on 11th November, 1081, at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offers of the Club.

The office hours of the Coah Sweep Omces of the Club ure

As follows;

Prince's Bullding, Ground Floor (facing Statue Square) and

*6 D'Agullar Street, Hong Kong:---

Mondays to Fridays...

Saturday, 14th October

Monday, 10th October

am, to 4 p.m.

Da.m. to 11 a.m.

2 n.m. to 10 ..

King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong and 182 Nathan Road,

Kowloon

Mondays to Fridays.. Baturday, 14th October Monday, 10th October

Hong Kong. 7th October, 1001.

10 m. lo 4 pm;

am. to 1 am. CLOSED.

By Order of the Stewards, F. D. ANGUS,

Secretary.

NOTICE

ROYAL HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

1at Race Meeting 1981/62

Owners Aro reminded that

riders close at the Secretary's | Declarations of starters and

|Office, Пuppy Valley, at!

10.00 a.m. on:-

Friday, 13th October,

for the First Day

and

Sunday, 15th October, for the Second Day

By Order of the Stewards,

F. D. ANGUS,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 12th Oct., 1981.

pace.

Tony White

Fast bowlers stronger 19 definitelyBrown

(Kent), David This casual and colour (Hampshire) and Barry Knight 29-year-old glant-killer (Essex) have still to work up to

game contradicts every top speed. ute in the style book might be the man to upset the immaculate the nets, with the pitch taking Balting was silll awkward in stylist Pletrangell, Jon Erik plenty of spin.-China Lundquist of Sweden upset him Special.

in the first singles of the Italy, Sweden Davis Cup He.

Douglas, a 22-year-old Marine corporal lacks the "big game" nerves but has plenty of style. He will probably find Fausto Gardini a tough opponent.

But Drobny was net predlet- to sensational walkover for the home players.

"The Americans are

strong

RUGBY RESULTS

Moll

London, Oct, 11. Results of today's Rugby Union County Championship matches were:

Eastern Counties 3, Hampshire

Hertfordshire 28, Dorset and Willshire 9.

on hard courts, and our players 10. should not underestimate their opponents who, although medio- ere at the beginning of the scu- son are now on form," he said.

-AFP.

Surrey 11, Middlesex 26. Derkshire 6, Oxfordshire 0- Reuter.

THE GAMBOLS

GAYE, DEAR..

HAVE

Deserve support

The iden

| big attractions and to increase

their revenue.

This may well have helped to

In the matter hf relcasing

worthwhile innovation; indeed, better today.

Now that olub matchen can

brenme -

they have rightly warded Տ being essentini, They deserve to be given plenty of support.

Wolves have released as many

be postponed, there is no need about for all this lil-fecting

inter-

releasing players for national duty.

Proviird, that is, that we

Da tour Internationals at the abolish the ridiculous set-up some time and, though we have where the offer home countries. been allowed to postpone do not have the same right as League matches, this has still England to demand the release Involved considerable sherifice of players.

By LEONARD BARDEN

for the club.

1218

LGA 103.

Here is a problem by C. Blood (Chess Journal, 1879). White to play and mate in three moves. Clue: pawns don't have to become queens. Solution No. 81(5:1 Q8 0:1; 2 RXR. PP and wins. Not i P-577: 2 R- 06_ch, K-25: 3 R×R, KXR;

Pk and white wing

London Expraty zstvicf.

this

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I believe that pubile opinion is I recall that twe scusong ago, steadily mounting over when we were neck-and-neck anomaly. We can only hope that with Spurs at the top of the it may eventually lend to First Division, we had to release uniform ruling Bli Slater and Ron Flowers to piny for England.

The League match was post- poned, but it meant that, with the beetle Easter programme approachlug, we had to ploy Ave matches in 12 days. The ith one way a vital clash with Spure.

Meanwhile, 'Spurs hod no 10 such problems they refused release their three interna- tonals wanted for Scotland.

Once agalu, it illustrated the absurdity of having an agree- ment on the release of players which applies to only one the four home countries.

While the release of players for international duty can li- volve Home sacrifice on the

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