Singapore, Malaya
Army sports
teams arrive
for HK matches
Three Army sports leavis
from
Singapore and Malays arrived in the troopship Nevasa ikis nlay matches morning to against their Hongkong coun- terparts.
They are the Singapore Army sewery team and the Singapore and Malaya Suafl Arna Short ing kerros.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1961.
ENGLAND IN WORLD CUP FINALS
Unimpressive 2-0
win over unlucky Portugal
SURPRISING PAKISTAN COLLAPSE
PUTS ENGLAND WITHIN REACH OF FIRST TEST VICTORY
Lahore, Oct. 25.
Wembley, Oct. 25. England today qualified for the World Cup finals in Chilo next summer by beating Portugal 2-0 and so leading their Group. The other nations already qualified to take part are Chile, (hosts), Brazil (winners in 1958), Argentina, Uruguay, Co-
Little more than a tame drawble to fight themselves back in- Mustitaq lombia, Hungary and West Germany. coul
the picture. Wickets fett) Puttar b Allen have been Visualized to When Pakistan began their regularly and there was not one Wallis Mathias Ibw Eight other nations have yet to qualify. und innings just before lunch stand of any consequence in the
Allen innings lead of tnings. The gate receipts of £82,500 with a first were a record for Wembley.seven runs. But they lost nine
wickets for 149, including Reuter.
three wickets spell
In teni balls, and Anished only 150 runs
Pakistan's surprising collapse on a good pitch left England with a good, and rather unexpected, chance of winning the first Test against Pakistan here tomorrow.
A cupnetily crowd of 100,000 snow England provu just to read for the Portugese, with whom they had drawn 1-1 In Labon during the cummer.
England, who started red-hot favourites, got both their goals į in the opening half.
It was a pour,
tame game between two very moderate siden. On today's showing, England will not go far in Chile. The margin of their victory was extremely Hatter. Ing.
a t
Emerson named as world's top tennis amateur
New York, Oct. 25. Roy Emerson, ut Australia, is rated the world's top amateur of 1901 in the tennis player defence,
runkings of the American maxa- zine, World Tennis.
The Best goal was from the Portuguese and it the visitors had opened up the game, instead of keeping the ball close, they might have forced a replay,
As I was. they
were
d
no more
With 4 hours' remaining for play England should have no ime problems and bats- men have to show than reasonable form to score the necessary runs. Seins were: Pakistan 387 and 149 for nine; England 380,
Transformed
Hani Mohammad and Inalaz for Almeri began stendily Pakistan, taking the total to 33 His compatriot Rod Laver,, without any problem. But then winner of the Wimbledon Cham everything went wrong. When three wickets felt at 33, Eng- deptonship. is ranked No. 2. Three Leading woman player in the land, rensing they were un top
ratings, published today, is became a transformert side.
Asj They look off their seaming Britain's Angela Mortimer. well as winning the Wimbledon | lethargy, and the flelding im
and the title, she captured the German, proved immeasurably French and Scandinavian indoor bowlinst developed surpristine championships and the British penetration Dexter set altuck-
Courts and Harding Covered
fields practically al! the Courts Wes-Reuter.
time, and Pakistan were never!
The visiting soccer fenn, enade; prising 17 members whose team finitely unlucky to lose. Captain Signalman R A. Plat-time in the second half they Jort will play three matches; hit the upright with England's
soulkeeper well benten. here.
England.
swinging the QUEEN'S MEDALLIST
ball out, always looked more They open their tone with a likely to score, But their mi
Hongkong held passing was woctully w.ak. match against the Army at Sockumpoo at 4.36 pm i
tomorrow. On Monday they will Narrow escapes Boundary-street, at 4 pin, and The visitors, excellent
play the Hongkong Police at
ball
on Wednesday they will com- players, found the wet ball and bine with the Hongkong Armg; the soft phch a considerable Take cat the Happy Valley handicap at first and they, wore 14: Police two goals in arrears in ton Ground, Boundary-street, at 4 minutes before settling town.
The lost is a charity match After that they had about usi
soccer
texin
14 us! funds for the Sailors, much of the game as England, i Soldiers' and Airmen's Families Association.
The two visiting Small Arms ahoosting tents, which consint of 12 members, will compete with The Hongkong Aring team na the Far East Land Forces Trian- gular Small Arms Championship it Stonerutters Island on Mom day and Mrsday,
minute centre-
[21 the Afth Portugal's Brazilian half presented the Burnley right-winger John Connelly, with amis-kicked ball to allow him to score from close
hud
Five ininutes Inter Ray Painter, the Burnley Centre- forward, shot beautiful gon! Capt. Day is the captain of from 20 yards just after Portu- The Singapor fram. One gol's outside-left, Caven, of the member of this tam missed
Н golden change' UJ Capi D. Carpenter, RADC, wan!
equmising. won the Queen's Medal at Bis- ley this year.
Portugal's inside-right. Euse- blo, had a brilliant left-font shot magnificently saved by goalkeeper Springelt in the 25th minute, England were lucky to scramble the bell away three aninutes from the interval in a massed Portugues, » attack ful- lowing a comer.
The captain
of the Malaysi team is Mitjor C. McCausland.
UK soccer results
Results
London, Oel 25
British of Tonight's soccer utches were:
ENGLISH LEAGUE
Division H
4 Newport hstponed on Sept Shrewsbury | Piotrad
Postponed or Gri.
IRISH GOLD CUP Semi-final
Bratford
Glentoran
+ Coleraine
--Reuter
British press lashes out at England's slow batting
London, Oct. 25. England's slow batting against Pakistan on
third day of the first Test is criticised British newspapers today.
the
in
It was a splendid all-round day for David Allen, This merning ho gave one of best balling displays for Eng- fand, staying 90 minutes for a valuable 10. Then he kowled unchanged for 45 minutes be- fore tea and 90 minutes after the interval, keeping one almost sealed, to finish with three wickets For 40 Tuna. Including two sixes, la 21 overs.
DAVID ALLEN... splendid all-round performance
✡
In artdition, Allen held difficult, low, skimming catel
diamiss the solid
al cover to
Javed Burki.
Alan Brown also had a good day: claiming his Arst Test victims, the vital wickets of Hani Mohammad and Saeed Ahmed, at the start.
all
Mohammad €
23
BJ.
Indikhab Alam not sui
- Extras
Total (for 0 wkta)
... 113
--Reuter,
BLOW TO ITALY'S DAVIS CUP HOPES**
Champion Gardini unavailable for Challenge Round
Milan, Oct. 25. Fausto Gardini, 'the Italian champlon and ex- perienced Davis Cup player, said tonight that he would be unavailable for the Davis Cup challenge round tie between Australia and Italy, scheduled to be played in Australia this December.
Gardin had earller said he for the match. The. Italian was available for the vital tie. Federation had refused to do Tonight he explained that the this two months before the inal 8 anal would mean two months was due to be held.
away from work.
He had asked the Italian Tennis Federation to assure him of a place in the singles team
Important win for Terry Spinks
Cardiff, Oct. 25.
|
TO-
Gardini said he might consider his decision it the Federation selected him before the final training sessions started in Australia.
This in the second blow to Italian Davis
Cup hopes. Two clopécos their star player Orlando Sirola was still an unlikely starter for the final because of a serious elbow com- plaint.-AFP,
days
ako
Yesterday's Rugby
Results of yesterday's rugby matches were:
Royal Warwicks 11, RAF 5.
Terry Spinks, the former British featherweight champion, won one of the most important fights of his career at the Sophia Gardens Sek Kong Strangers 9. 1 ANY here tonight when he outpointeď Jamaican | 14, featherweight Con Mount Basie.
But although he won, the per- formance of the 23-year-old former Olymple champlon may not have been good enough to convince the British Boxing Board of Control that Spinks should be allowed to carry on boxing.
Suspended
14 Field Regi BA 5, 4 Field. Regi RA U.
THE ROYAL
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
2ND RACE MEETING
Saturday, 28th October, 1961:
(To be held under the Rules of The Royal Hong Kông Jockey Club} THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 10 RACES
The First Bell will be rung of 1.30 p.m. and the First Race run at 2.00 p.m.
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close 1 11.45
"No Test match initiative" It. A. Roberts, of the Dolly tinued their "go-slow" policy,
Dexter must re- ......"Now member that 'Benaud' pledge" ......"Dawdling Dexter's men are jeered"...."England wickels thrown away," are some of the sports page headlines.
Spinks was suspended for 12 months by the Board's Southern Area Counell for fulling to make the weight against American Careless strokes Paddy Reid on September 5. Pakistan lost many wickels
The baby-faced boxer has through rashness and worrying appealed to the Board of Control
the position. about.
Honif
may makce n Mushtaq and Wallls, three of and his appeal which
break hla boxing their leading bats, were
corcer is to be heard by the gulty of careless strokes.
Board on Friday. In the morning, England can- "England the last four wickets adding 59nt Cardiff could hitve persunded
A good performance by Spinks 2.0 Telegraph, writes: huve always fought hard" but | In" 100 minutes. Their total of
the Board to be more lentent methode have so far had a 380 tock nine hours 35 minutes with the former champion- familiar
of imagination. Russell, despite being the AFT. Muling every allowance for the only recognised kalsman left, turgid quality of the pitch, dis hardly produced a stroke toda appointingly
Was ven before playing on. He tour tured."-China Mail Special, two hours 26 minutes for 34
runs.
Alex Bannister (Dally Mall) reporta from Lahore: "Ted Dexter's declared polley of playing Tests the Renaud way
lock
falled completely....the plic Golden Sands is
Is slow, but it does not excuse our batsmen. "England submitted
weakly
The highlights of the serond half all belonged to Portugal. to the peition and did not take Two minutes after the re-statt sightest risk." Eusebio hit the upright with
a terrible shot and
dve
minutes
The Times' spõelal errespon- Aguas, the deal abacrves:
"Perhaps the centre-forward missed a terri 1e chance from the rebound, England batsmen are using this hard and true wicket With
en, match en Eusebio hit the same upright to gain their form before they In almost the same spol, and a vmbaist upon their Indian tour minute later he headed against which starts at the weekend. At the other upright. Luck was any rate they showed a lack of
Infintive." not with the Portuguesu.
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London, Ocl. 25. Two horses were today with- drawn from the Cambridgeshire Handicap, leaving 20 entries for the big horse race at Newmarket on Saturday.
Golden Sands, a fly who until two weeks ago was joint second
favourile, was missing from the 1st of final acceptances. She has been suffering from a leg
Injury.
The other horse withdrawn was Proud Chieftain, who had been rated a 20-1 outsider.
In addition, Dat's One was named a doubtful starter.
"He has a slightly bruksed i Cool, but we are leaving him in for the moment," said trainer Cyril Mitchell.
Sticky Care is 10-1 favourite
NOTICE
Allen, who has played several valuable Test Innings in the THE ROYAL HONG KONG past, showed that even on a stow pitch, the bowlers cunki be firmly driven.
Though the
•
JOCKEY CLUB
Programmes And Entry England bats- Forms for the 3rd Race Meet- men were mostly worried by ing 1961/62 to be held on the spinners, Haseeb and In-
khab. It was the fast-medium Saturday 11th nud Monday Dienst who was the most suc- 13th November, 1901, (wer- cessful Pakistan bowler, Hether permitting) may be ob- took four for 42 In 31 overs.
tained at the Secretary's Mahmood, though he falled to Office, Alexandra House; the take a wicket, was also econo-
Club House, Happy Valley; mical.
The spinners are expected to and the Stables, Shan Kwong be the biggest menace tomorrow, Road.
and Imtiaz Ahmed has the chance of using the heaviest roller to break up the pitch NOON
Entries close at 12 o'clock ал Wednesday, 1st England should possible. But
|November, 1961. still be capable of winning.
By Order of the Stowards,
F. D. ANGUS.
Secretary,
Scoreboard Pakistan-1st fnnings: 337 for ☐ declared.
England-lat innings (overnight 321 for six) w. E. Russell, b Inkhab
J. T. Murray, b Munaf
D. A, Allen, lbw b Monaf
for the race, the last of the sea- D. W. While, b Sated son to carry the Irish Sweep- A. Brown, not out stakes.-AP."
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THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
2nd Race Meeting 1961/62
Owners are reminded that'
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
No person without an Admission Badge will be admitted.. Admission Badges at $25.00 each are abiainable only on the written introduction of a Member. Admission Badges may be obtained during office hours from the Cash Sweep Oflices of the Club at Prince's Building, Ground Floor (facing Statue Squaro}; 5. D'Agullar Street; King's Road, North Point and 382 Nathan Hoad. "ADMISSION BADGES WILL NOT BE ON SALE AT THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS.
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 meeting in such a manner as to be readily identified. Members wishing to proceed to Club Boxes on the 4th and 5th Floors of the Public Stand must do so from the 2nd Floor of the Memberi Stand, using the lift or stairs.
Apart from the foregoing, Members, their Ladies, and Mem- bers Guests are not permitted to enter the Public Enclosure and Sland.
NO CHILDREN under the age of seventeen years (Western Standard) will be admitted to the Club's premises during the Meeting.
Lunches will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Bay (Tel. 70-2813).
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The gates will open at 11.30 am.
The price of admission will be $10.00 each payable at hip Gate. Admission Badges will be issued and they must be prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $10.00 in order to gain re-admission.
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be available, in the RESTAURANTS.
CASH SWEEPS
Through Canh Sweep Tickets at $20.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Prince's Building, Ground Floor (facing Statue Square); 5 D'Aguilar Street and 382 Nathan Road, Kowloon, during office hours.
Tickets reserved and avaliable but not paid for by 10.00 8,in. - Declarations of starters and on Friday, 27th October, 1981, Will he said and the reservation
4 riders close at the Secretary's cancelled for future Meetings.
Omdo, Happy Valley... at
10.00 a.m. un
Special Cash Sweep Tickets on the Kwantung Handicap Friday, 27th scheduled to be run on 11th November, 1901, at $2.00 coch may
be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices of the Club,
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Total
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21.1 15 42
49 0 118
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Brown
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