4th Extra Mooting
Importance Of Draw For Positions
(BY "THE TURF"
For the Fourth Extra Race Meeting to be held at the Valley this afternoon,
an
attractive programme of eight events, has been arranged by the Hongkong Jockey Club.
in, t programme of eight races, half are over a short distances, the results of which will depend to a grent extent on the start. 1 would recommend a enreful study of the draw for positions as it is obvious that getting off to a good start in races of this kind is inatter of paramount. Importance, in which case upsets can be expected.
Lo Wu Handicap-(One Milo)
The curtain rises with this event confined to ponies of the Hongkong Services Ince Club. In this mile distance the best pory will again be Jackie with G. D. A. Gregory up.
In his last outing weighing 100-lbs
he proved to be a hard pony to beat
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1947.
SPORTS FEATURES
WEEK-END FOOTBALL
Sing Tao v. S. China The Pick Of
A Fine Programme
(By SEE TEE)
To-morrow's second meeting of the premier Chinese clubs, Sing Tao and South Ching crowns a most interest- ing week-end soccer programme, for this afternoon
there are four First Division games in all of which the sides are unutually well matched.
Sing their
the Of to-day's games three are
In thelf Inst match with chubs' second meetings in the first Tno, however, they were on league competition, while the all-toes from the kick-off and although Service Occasion at Sook unpon 0-1 in arrears at half time they where 42 Commando are opposed were just a little unlucky. During by 27th Field Regiment is a most the second half Sing Too steadily attractive fixture.
Enined the upper-hand. Treating the packed ground to many fine movements they established a 3-0 load and were worthy winners by four goals, CIT]<*.
are
TO-DAY'S BIG GAME
Sing Tao and South China Inst met in n Division 1 game on Satur-
November 2, on the day.
Navy Ground: Sing Tau шол 4-1. To- morrow is another league match: Sunday, March 30, will see
them meet again in the Governor's Cup
Too form Sing
If the Saints are able to feld and I think he will avenge his defeat | Final. On favourites. It would
Their record is more their full eleven (and I hear there agninat Nigger this time.
convincing than South China's: they Is every chance that their
Macno appear that it has the best recom-
have been beaten once only this men will be available) the pick of mendation. for a win. The distance
season. 1/5 Commando
meeting lowered to-day's fixtures is their should suit Jackie very well. If their colours on October 12. Aport with the R.A.F. at Caroline HAL. Nigger can take the lead I think from a couple of severe frights-These two sides had a grand game CAS.C. upset their equanimity and nt their lust meeting in November. good chance it will stand o
of
44 Commando nefly ran up a 3-0 The Saints knocked up a 2-0
lead winning. Mayfair (Parry) is an-
lead before losing-Slug Tàu have
which was levelled
good by two other pony to be watched and is
won most
their
with goals from "Junior" Beech In the capable of creating an upset, as it
second half. In the last few is quite at home over this distance,
minutes of a most exciting match There is also Muses to be considered
Rocha scored the winning goal for na he is a slayer and might cause
the Saints. Mr Ip, who is referee an upset.
ing to-day's game, officiated at the previous match, stepping into the breach when the appointed referee
Coolgardle Handicap-lst Section (Six Furlongs)
This is a race for sprinters of "C" Class, and judging from lost per- formances Red Fox if taken out by C. L. Gregory will do better this Ume and a win here is quite possible. Strong oppositions should come from Arabian Muon and Happy Valley.
Beaumaris Stakes-1st Section (About 1 mile 171 yards).
very
This race w be contested by "D" Cinus Ponies, and the first three to pass the post should be Souvenir (Yuen), Blue Peter (Hodgmon) and Eastern Diamond (Newman). Jinx with C. L. Gregory will be dangerous and is
is worth an outside bet. Other probable starters are:- Airfeld (Sadick), Happy Season (Rowlands), Hostile Witness (Ching), Jadestone (Mui), Sunny and Normandy, The Inst-named is coming out for the first time.
Benarba Handicap-(About 1⁄2 milo 170 yards) 1st Section Expectations of a close and excl- ting finish should be witnessed in this race and will be no easy task to pick the winner as several good ponies are included in this section of "B" Class. I believe
however, that the finish will be fought out between Kim, Lily and White Dragon, with Elmer to be considered us an outsider. The other-remain- ing entrants are Royal Commission und Thunderbolt.
Wattle Park Handicap-One Mile "A" Class
of
plenty to spare.
It was C.A.SC, who surprisingly beat South China five weeks ago. Apart from that and their defeat at the hands of Sing Tao, South China Eave themselves" continued In the winning way, but with a difference, They have acquired the unenviable reputation of being outstandingly slow to settle down sometimes they have taken nearly 24 minutes to get of the mark. Once in their stride, however, South China are a forec to be reckoned with.
Football Laws
OFFSIDE
When the Football Association re-
have
often
wrote the Referees' Chart and Players' Guide to the Laws of the Game in 1938 they introduced many improvements, thought, however, that the original offside law (as published
before 1938) was much more to the point than the present Law 11. So far as
serves iny memory
began me it "When a player' pinys the ball any player of the same side who Is earer to his opponents goal-line is off-side......" After that was list- ed the "lesses," and first and foremost of these being "unless there are two opponents nearer to their own gont-line."
up
on
have
at
falted to arrive in time.
CHAMPIONS.-Here are The Glants, this year's champions of the fastball league. Manager Charles Figueiredo is standing on the extreme right.
FASTBALL NOTES
International Series To End Season
Problem Of Picking Teams
(BY "SPECTATOR"}
Signalising the advent of the end, the International Scries which has been the usual finale of the official fastball season, makes a start to-morrow. At 2.30 p.m. India meets Portugal and at 4.00 p.m. U.S.A. takes on China in the first round competition.
Arrangements are being made, like In this knock-out, make-or- meanwhile, by the fastball manage-break International, the indian boys ment to hold "fastball closing day" are a squad burd to beat. They show- about a month hence. It is hoped |ed this with forecfulness when they Kwong Wah, who are the guests that a dance will be held and prize- won for two years running before of the Club thig afternoon bent giving to take place at the same time. the outbreak of wor. them in their last meeting 4-1. The Also, an exhibition ladies' game may Club had a good game with Eastern be arranged before the final en- last Saturday and were a little un-counter in the International. lucky to lose: they will certainly give Kwong Wah a run.
The Chinese Amateur
The Melthen Shield is to be competed
in
Most of the players to represent India' will be drawn from those who took part in the League just con- jcluded. All of them displayed good Doc F. J. Molthen, the Association form and since they are a limited president, hins donned a shield for Sporting the winners of the League the rst number there is no dimculty Club had no difcuity in benting the to win it being the Glants, who will picking K. Nazarin, A. R. J. Hussain, line-up. A. J. Navy 4-1 on December 17, for the also be awarded medals individually. Razuck, A. K. Markar, A. K. Or saitora made the Amateurs à present of two gift goals before the game for yearly and is not to be retained and A. H. Dakor are certain to be was five minutes old. They were even if it is won by the same learn in the two previous victorious India selected again. Now faces not seen the result of misunderstandings: last for three consecutive years. It is un- teams, but sure to walk into the side, week the Airmen collected two of their six goals through such defensive lapses.
against the Navy.ant. was Heggie and Wills, both of whom have left the Colony who combined well to get the sailors' solllary goal against Kwong Wah.
It
WATCH THE GOALKEEPERS
Two of the best goal-keepers in local football should be on view at Sockumpoo this afternoon where 42 Commando meet the 27th Field Re- giment. Craske at
of 27th", of the whose prowess I hinted last week. played a great game against
Sing Too on Sunday.
Sing: Teo won 4-0: the final score might well have been eight or nine but for Cruske's great play. If Powell appear for 42 Cdo and the two forward Hines are the target, Sookunpoo should
a most lively place this afternoon.
It is interesting to note how live-
be
a
Arthur Peall says!
CAPOT enu et ditaratus snows a type of letvu which causes RIATY khooker mouseta.“ 15 WIH Bettie ú query raised by R, Hodkina (Croxies
Striker 119
free ball and nominates pink. He plays on centre DI plus and leaves apponent
BLUB
pokeren by that hall, ciklin
that
It is fair LOCAUC bise, tho Dai an, would till be #11 ookered by black It pink wh removed. This cinira. uiten made, 15 miss táken. The es that 35 BETIKOT leaves opponent, mookered by the umubated hall is a foul to
shot to try is of the nominated pink, to leave opponent snookered by binek, an indicated.
After DOLLAR tank red, striker spotted blue and jumped Docketed pink sa indicated in centre of the inite.“ Opponent claimed a foul because, in film opinion, plak nbouki have been nominated.
This wrong. When Baked by the referee, a layer must nominato which ball hú 00, of May, 20 nominato for his own protection, but he need not nominato avery ball he is on throughout the game,
And there, except for minor points, you have the offside law. Yet how many players and specta- tors have the frst knowledge these two basic points? From my experience
in matches _watched.recently I should.
say about one per cent. In a recent Cup Final wire centreforwards have blossom-
ed forth in recent weeks. I saw players looking nsknice
Gold- thorpe, who was doing so well for the referee
and linesmen as they 45 Commando, as leader of the at- were pulled
being most
tuck, played many
games blatantly offside. On several occa-
un the cewing in the early season: the same sions they pointed to defenders with is true of Ford, though I still think
injured expressions of
innocence Only live entries have entered for "How could I be offside?" Chaps entre
a better wingman than this mile event of "A" Class ponies. who play football should take the ing so well at the head of the R.A.F. centre forward. Sewell, who is do- Norse Queen (Ostroumoff) Derby trouble to learn one of the game's attack has played well both as an and Champion winners at the Annual Race Meeting, suffered its
most important laws: there is some
Inside and first defeat at the hands of Daisy
small excuse for
as an outside man. the non-playing
It is not so many weeks ago that Bell at the last meeting, but I cannot
spectator.
Humble was playing as an see how it can be beaten again. Air
Inside forward for 45 Commando and with Let's go over this again. "When some success. Team changes neces-sented to present a suitable trophy
that somebody Borne (Black) as a concession
hus con- nine pounds from Norse Queen, and less there are two opponents nearer "Un- a player plays the ball....
sitated a re-shuffle and Humble and individual prizes for the winners it given a runaway start. might cause an upset, otherwise it will be
to their own goal-line." Forwartis! wing half.
turned out with good results, as a of the International competition. So
Many spectators at the far the afme when you line yourselves up in line Memorial Cup final wondered
tha! particular difficult to beat the champlon. with the rear-most defenders, re- Humble's failure to Sookunpols. (Woo) 140 pounds and
sportuman cannot be ascertained. at produce his Jeep Lee (Hodgman) 137
member, you are off-side if
you usual form. The reason was that pounds will And the weight very much to
All the above arrangements, if are awaiting the through pass from
he was a complete misit as a full back. carried out-and one of your team-mates.
why not?go a their advantage, and will be going are in line with a defender it stands
If you The forward strain all out to win this event. The other
always long way toward "playing the game" starter is VJ-Day.
to reason that the defender is not forent in Humble's half back play; by the good old game of fastball.
not for in addition to doing a lot of That's spirit, fellars! nearer to his own goal-line, De fetching and carrying for fenders! (full backs in particular), wards he would often join in their remember, it is where you are upfield movements for a when the ball is played that counts. goal. If you move two or three
quick pares upfeld while the ball is travelling towards your goal you will not put an opponent off-side,
Coolgardio Handicap--2nd Section (Six Furlongs)
of
In this event for the second lot of "C" Class ponies, a good race to expected. Canary (C. L. Gregory) is long overdue for win and if lie gets away to a good start should be prominent at the finish. Crown Witness (Ching), Midnight Express (Woo) and National Congress (Chiu) should be worth following as any of these three ponies are capable of
winning.
Bonarba Handicap-2nd Section (About 1⁄2 mile 170 yards)
This half mile 170 yards race la the second batch of "B" Class pontes and the Ana will be very close. My selections are Cooper, Lucky Ske arid Woodonga. It is
also worth belting $5 cacli way on Speedaway as an outsider, Bosumoris Stakos. (About 1 Mila 171 yards) 2nd Section This race will wind up the day's programmo, in which Fifth Alarm (Black) although beaten at the last meeting, should again be prominent at the finish. The puny in more suitable for this distance,
but view of the opposition it should not be fully extended, except perhaps, by Emperors Gate, and Kelly (Hodgman) which should be placed. Tootale may be worth following us An outsider. The other entranis are:-Burge (Ostroumel), Flying Wheel (Peorn), Golden Wheat (Mul), National Hero (Chiu) Roze bud and Pergy The last-named" will be on view for the Brst time.
jri
T
wao
his for-
cruck ut
OVERWORKED BOXER
derstood
of
INTERNATIONAL DRAW
The winners of this match should
of
ure the "perfect combination" short stop A. K. Rumjahn and third baseman Benny Omar. A former india Internationalist A. 11. Ismail who excelled playing catcher, was not playing belund the plate for the whole of the current season
and therefore may be left out. The young trio of 1. M. Omar, E. Yusuf und Z.
SPORTS
DIARY
!
TO-DAY
Soccer-1st Division
Caroline L-St. Joseph's V. RAF, 4:15 p.m.
Club Kwong Wali v. Clau, 4.15
p.m.
Bonkunpoo.2 KM Của Field Rent RA, 4.15 p.
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Second Division
V.
Joe Baksi Prepares For Big Fight
Woodcock To Face Tough Opponent
BY BOB MEYER
London,
Ray Arcel, trainer of Joe Baksi and one of the fight bust- ness' "gentlemen," believes Big 27 Joe and Bruce Woodcock will be
staking their careers on the re sult of their important fight it, London's Harringay Arena on
lary-3 Cdo Bde HQ v IK April 15. Chinese Cadre, 4.15 pm.
Military,-RAMC v, 1st Bn Devons, 2,45 pm.
"It is definite that no opponent will be chosen for Joe Louls until after Club C v, HK Signut Coy, the Baksi-Woodcock bout," sald 2.45 pan.
Arcel, who is a straight-tooling Navy, Navy v. Kit Chee, 2.45|taliter and Impresses all who meet p.m.
him as one of the nicer guyn fn'the
Caroline Bi-HQ Land Forces v. Industry, South Chin, 2,45 p.m.
Cricket
KCC.--KCC, v. HKCC, 1 y.m.
SUNDAY
Soccer-1st Div.
"It's almost certain that the win- ner will meet Louls in June,” Arcel eaid. And as daniner, he is taking no chances that Bakst will not be in poak form for Woodcock to 'carn a crack at the World's heavyweight championship.
Arcel and Munnger Nato Woltaon have selected a training camp at Brighton, on the const due south of London for Baksi to get into shape
It's Billy
Club, Sing Tao v. South Chinn, for the British champion. 14.15 p.sh.
Second Division
Sinclair's training camp." Arcel said, "and I know it's good without even looking at it. Lesnevich Arained there and Gus Club-Sing Tao v. Kwong Wah,liked it very much. Billy takes good enre of the American fighters, and Navy, Dockyard v. Police, 2.45's a place where Joe can relax without having this constant fist- pounding and bickering you find around y gyiz."
2.45 p.m.
jam.
Navy-49 RM Cdu, v. 387 Coy. RASC, 4.15 pm.
Cricket
KCC.-KCC v. HKCC, 11 am.
Lawn Bowls
Fastball
'THE OCCASIONAL EGG
on
is rumoured that Sinclair manages to turn up a legal egg or two for his fighters occasionally, and' KBGC-KBGC v. Zetland Lodge, in rationed England, that's a point to
be considered, 3.30 p.m.
th, Arcel, Wolfson and Mrs Baksi landed ad Southampton February 13 on the USS, America and stepped ashore to find them- selves in the midst of England's worst winter in living history. Tem-- peratures had reached a 77-year low and the Ministry of Fuel had invoked a 100 per cent power cut for five hours per day. As one wag re- marked: "It seems as though folks | haven't carried enough conls to New-
Recrelo-Portugal v. Indin, 2.30 pin China v. America, 4 p.m.
ICE HOCKEY WIN FOR BRITAIN
An Ice Hockey team representing -castle." the United States has recently been But Baksi & Co. aren't letting con- making a ter od Pritish ice rinks.ditions bother them,
"Of course, The visitore played a series of 2rry for the people," Arcel said. I'm sorry about conditions here- Leam com- Test Matches against a posed of
"But we always, were treated swell of British-born players, other players with a qualideation of here and we take things as we find five years' residence in Britain. The them and like it." standard of the piny was generallyees was
Baksi's effect on British sports
and
A. Abbas make the grade with ease, high, and of the nine matches played, is just a thing to walch. Joo fve were won by Britain, three by likes tricks and laugh. He can be.
and if not for the fact that the old. tried warhorses
have till plenty of the United States, and what it takes, they would have was drawn. elbowed some of them out to take their places. The
youthful Samy brothers should
useful for
prove
emergency, Apart from the apparent
sure cholces I expect Omar to be in the starting ten.
PORTUGAL'S DILEMMA
10
une
OPPOSITION TO OPEN TOURNEYS
match
magic
-
a big overgrown boy who to play practical jokes, do termed "typically Am
American." though he was born'of Czech parents, He worked hard in the Pennsylvania coal mines as a youth, struggled to become a boxer and suddenly one day awoke to Dnd himself famous.
SOCIAL POISE
He has done this better than most fghters. His humour de raucous and crude, but effective. His wit isn't
finish for the culprits. Go to It boys, quick but it is versatile and leaves
people with the impression: "There
swell guy!"
The U.S. Lawn Tennis Associa tion reportedly will instruct, its de- Portugal has so many grade play legate to the International meeting who suddenly find themaelves in Like many fighters and jockeys a difficult job deciding whom ers at its disposal that it will be such at Paris on March 21-to oppose any polite society after years of fighting move made to recognise upen tennis their way uphill, Baksi has acquired leave out. There are those with re
competitions between pros and pulations who were not playing re-amateurs,
The All-India LTA is an outward veneer of social voise gularly, or not at all, in the League, expected to offer such u proposal.-
and a personality to use on his large public. and the others who played regularly United Press. and well. Now whom to choose?
No matter who are the selectors I know Charlie Figueiredo is υπο them and Tony Alves should be onc other
Leo may the better team win! nll-rounder peppery Tavares should find himself the first
THE OTHER TUSSLE
Baksi greeted well-wishers in a string pitcher, As far as I can see
fancy stateroom suite aboard The there are some certainties in the
China v. U. S. A-The American America with handshake that con- ĮPortuguese line-up. These are Gerry
outfit's strength 15 Chuck Quinn, Tony Alves and Leo he will probably send out an all-gob were a small buzzer on his finger Gosano, Billy Soares, Alvaro Xavier, quantity, Manager Doc Molthen says
uncertaintained shock. It wasn't simply the
husky boxer's
that hurt he grip Vieira. Amongst them should have battle squad to represent the U. S. A. which spins a sharp point against been that versatile sportoman Bertie
On the other hand, may be he'll put the victim's hand. This old trick Gosano. However, Berlie was seen out 1 mixed
few games and for that Americans"
"Hongkong caused Joe in only
to laugh loudly each see-the-world time, and even after potential hand- one is uncertain of his current form. aggirants. In any case, under such shakers knew their fate, they went
Jock Brown may be turning out circumstances, appears they will through the ordeal bravely. for Great Britain, if it Is ent
entering. A
Next Joe showed off his n "strange land" or play together to appearing in trick. He placed an By the way arrangements have been not be able to play well enough on made for G. 13. to take part If de- sired and to be pitched against the make formidable exponents for the American dime, penny and a twenty- winners of the India v. Portugal-out affult and are not ex-five cent plece in the "stooge'e" pected beat the boys from the hand, then made the dime disappear. "home town," China.
But Joe couldn't contain his China su forceful line-up and secret. He told them how the trick was done after showing it only three professional magicluna). maniac times (which is strictly taboo among
side of
and
Luke
Press.
dis.
game.
Spotty, Pereira, Wilfred Lawrence, As things would have it, the draw
Pepi for the preliminary round of the
Bali Joe Franco, Spikey International resulted in two "local Guterres, Gerry Roza Pereira, Hynd- blaring asset is in its hurler Herbie cach man, Tony Bayat, Rene Sequeira and stugging Bill Woo is in the side foc.
Quon. That ball-playing boys" teams pitched against Some forwards labour under the
other, i, e. Indiu against Portugal. Avichi, Yvanovich are the not few of The others expected to do duty The secret? The dime is thin and
more up-to-the-standard delusion that if they wait
players ereditably are Dlek Chung "unt!!
eventually emerge the champions, who demand to be considered to re-Bunn, P. K. Lau, Bill on Sling, silver. It sticks to the penny and one side is copper-coated instead of they are behind the ball" all is well
present Portugal. and they may proceed as they wish..
There has been burning rivalry
Yes Sir, it's going to be headache boat Ali, Ted Lau and G. G. Lee.
Nelson Mn, Chat Ping-fun. Show- they appear to be one coln-United The up-to-date Law 11 is quite
amongst these two sides and the vice to Players" it reads "If you are ing a fight in Geneva, appeared to victorious: clear on this point for in its "Ad- Federico Cortoncsi, who died follow-narrowest margin
The death of Italian lightweight Indlans have so far managed by the for the selectors for Portugal! A wise
to
procedure would appear to be to pick the crowd of boys who can play to- in on off-side position, you connot be another case of boxing's occupa put yourself on-side. You can only tional hazard-overwork.
gether, for only in this respect they While this year, as usual, Portugal look weaker than Indin, Man to man be put on-side by an opponent
Cortanesi will have a big and strong field to the Portuguese lads are playing the ball or if you are be-fail which was blamed on the fact opposite. In
quite 'nervous collapse last choose from and India is most the match. led the ball when it is next played that he fought 11 bouts ht nine latter is favoured to win. Playing be all-out struggle from the begin
this respect, still the However, this "local" battle will by one of your own side..
months. The Swiss Boxing Federa- together in a couple of games or so, ning to end. One slip up means the
NOW BOYS'
1 DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY [FIGHTING: THIS AFTERNOON
Buffered
tion completely absolved his opponent, Georges Vignes of France, from any biare in the death. Vignea is knowi as a hard fighter who is willing to take a lot of punishment for the sake uf giving come. He was French champion in 1937 and has lost only 23 times in 203 Sights,-Unkled Press,
Irishmen For Tho Walker Cup?
Britain's Walker Cup selection com mittee has included names of four top-notch Irishmen among golfers chosen to compete in the final triala for, the Walker Cup squad to meet the US. at St. Andrews on May. 10. Tila harked the best indication to date that the Royal and Ancient Club admit Irislumen os eligible-a ques- tion that has caused a lot of grey hairs for the selectors-United Press.
come
out
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