THE CHINA MAIL" WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1952.
FINALLY THE CAKE
ENGLISH FOOTBALL IS NOT
#
ON THE DECLINE
The Season's Prospects Are Brighter Than Ever
Says TOM FINNEY
So now we ara to have a Brighter Football campaign. The new "season opens with a chorus of warnings that we-players, officials and managers—must produce a new and attractive brand of Saccer-OF perish.
I have never disagreed with anything more. I know that football attendances. last season averaged only 19,525 per League' match. In 1948-19 that figure was 22,028. That is equivalent to more than 1,100,000 fewer spectators in a full scason. Moreover, I am well aware of the fact that the minimum gato money has now gone up to is. 9d.-3d, more than last August, But does that mean a crisis? No. Our English football now, I feel, has almost climbed back to the pinnacle on which It stood in the years immediately prior to the war.
As evidence, I would call sides like Manchester United and Tottenham. Foremost side_in 1939 was probably Wolves, Cup Finalists that season und runners-up in the Firat Division successive occasions.
оп
two
Few football Judges would pick that Molineux team in beat either United or Spurs-or even one of several other sides now in the First Division.
The root of the problem lies in those war years. Several seasons were taken out of every profes- You sional footballer's career. just cannot put them back at a moment's notice.
seasons.
Tom Finney was in his school team at the age of eight. In 1040 he signed as a professional for Preston but was overseas in the Army for almost four years. After the war he quickly established a
Place the England side where be las stayed ever since, Ho has never given up hils plumb- Ing and now runs a business in bls home-town of Pres- ton,
...
both have a very sound reservo strength to back up the conlors. Tottenham particularly will be a most difficult side to beat when the grounds are dry,
then
The dark horses of the top division may be West Bromwich Albion, They finished усту strongly last season-and since
they have been
by conched Jesse Carver, one of my school- he was with boy heroes when Blackburn
Rovers, Since then Jogeo his popped up considerably on the Continent-where he has Italy's managed. sides
like Juventus to great touring teams from England.
I feel he may
And many is still too much emphasis placed managers and scouts now com-
un defence. Let's have attack-moke this compact Midland side plain that 24 months of National
wing-halves. Frequently a very powerful proposition. Service are setting back their
now the dressing-room instruc promising youngsters by several tion to these key-men is: "Don't let your opposing inside-forward get away at any cost." Attack Is the best farm of defence. Let the wing-halves go forward and help to get the goals. Then it will be the opposing inside forward who will start worrying.
George Noakes, chief scout at Wolverhampton, where he has carried on Major Frank Buckley's tradition of discovering Inds who have rapidly developed
into £10,000 players, said: "I reckon I have a
a complete team in the Forces who could win the Central League iltle. When they come it will be three years before BUL, they are ready
for the First Division."
If 24 months makes so great a difference to a footballer, what did six years do? But now we are getting over that period, and soccer is on the mend..
MORE ATTACK REQUIRED
If you think me optimistic, I will certainly agree that not everything in our football garden perfect. As at all times, there room for improvement. And
by is constantly improving our andard that we shall maintain +
quetes at the turnstiles on turday afternoons. A friend
asked
mo recently ut policy I would adopt if I d myself in charge of a club, Y thought this over for a long while after all, it may happen one day. The emphasis, of
⚫ regularly.
Second obstruction which we
"Three more
might remove is the fear of re- legatlon. Around Christmas time we hear the managerial chant of points and we're safe." Clubs cannot be blamed for this. A drop to a tower division means considerable Anancial loss in most
old
In the Second Division, Hud- dersfield will take some holding. Under Andy Beattle, an colleague of mine at Preston, the Yorkshire club will make a great bid to get back in the top flight. They have the side to do it.
Certainly too halling
shall we
-
be
The two captains, Vijay Hazare and Len Hutton join hands in cutting the special cake during the party held at the Oval following the abandonment of the final Test match between England and India. Heavy rain ended the match-Central-Press Photo,
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RECORDS AT MALAYAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Twelve Championship and right Malayan records fell the at the Malayan Amateur Athletic Association Champion-
ships at Ipoh on August 15 and 16.
new stars before next Cup Final. Mako note of Roger Byrne and Mark Jones, two of Mat Busby's finds at Old Trafford, Joe Kennedy, the West Bromwich centre half, Nigol Sims, Wolves 21-year-old goal- keeper and young Henderson, Cable Portsmouth centre-forward. All The standard, was exception- Long Jump-Pie. T. Naldole
ally high in the two hurdles (Fiji), 21 feet 8 inches. cases, are lads of the highest calibre.
events, three high hurdles being. Hop, Step & Jump-Plc. T. clocked in 153 seconds, while" Nuldole (Fiji), 48 fcet 1 the Low Hurdles record for inches. ** Malaya was bright down to Shot Put-Cpl. Munro (Sip- 56.0 seconda by the Singapore,gapore), 42 feet 7%1⁄2 Inches. ** schoolboy, Chan Orm-leng.
Sembilan, took seven Malayan titles, and the East Afrienn Soldiers of the Fijian Regiment, stationed in Negri
Regiment, stationed in Selangor; took two.
Now, if it were cusier to get promotion, relegation would not be such a terrible thing. That why I was sorry to see the down proposition at the annual clubs throw out the four-up four-
meeting of the League in the
summer.
But rest assured that every professional footballer realises that supporters are now paying a considerable sum to follow their favourite game. We shall do our best Lo give them possible entertainment,
the foest
WHO WILL LEAD? So far from being a crisis year
But whatever the fate of your favourites, I wish all of you a season of bright and lively soccer. it, We shall do our best to provide
·
HKRA Shoot
Annie Choong of Selangor sot a new Malayan, record of 18 feet 11 inches in the Long Jump. This was also a Southeast Asian record. Second and third place in the event went at 16 feet 815 The Hongkong Rifle Associa-Inches. Annie also equalled the tlon's fortnightly practice shoot Malayan record of 119 seconds at the Kai Tak Range on Sun- In a heat of the 100 yards. day last was well supported, with 75 members attending.
The weather was Ideal and some very good averages were
retumed in the SR (b) Class.
Ptc. T. Naldote of Fiji won the Hop, Step and Jump at 46 feet 4 inches, Tan Eng-yoon (Singapore) with 45 feet 11
old Malayan record of 45 feet 9 inches.
Discus Throw-Ple. Lewako (Fiji), 120 feet 7 Inches.
Javelin Throw-Pte. Chep- kyong (East Africa), 161 fest 84 inches. *
Hammer Throw-Sgt. Harper (Singapore), 135 feet 91⁄2 in. ches. **
Surrey Establish Two Postwar County
Cricket Records
London Aug. 26.
Surrey, the new County Champions, established two postwar cricket records when they beat Hampshire at Southampton today by six wickets.
The 12 points Surrey took in this match made their total for this season 248, which surpassed the 236 points gained by Middlesex when they gained the title in 1947, and the victory-their 20this one more than Middlesex claimed in their successful year.
Like Middlesex, Surrey have gained their records in 26 matches, although the Championship now consists of 28 matches. Yorkshire by taking points for four for 42).
Compton had used his feet to first innings lead against War- At Southampton-Surrey beat make audacious wickshire at Birmingham have Hampshire
strokes in hla by 'six' wickets, best style and his first 50 runs assured themselves of second Hampshire 303 and 160 (Laker took only 55 minutes. place in the Championship table.five for 60), Surrey 304 for five
games.
They now have 200 points from
During the extra four
half hour, 20 matches, while their nearest declared and 151 for
(Fletcher
at least until they were parted, rivals, Lancashire, by defeating
56). At Manchester - Lancashire Edrich and Compton hit sercely Northamptonshire by two wickets at Manchester, have secured 172 bent Northamptonshire by two at everything and they put on points from the same number of for seven declared and 183 for Compton was yards out when
wickets.
134 runs in 70 minutes befors Northamptonshire 933 Lancashire, however, are not eight declared (Livingston 70, Sen broke his wicicet.
can be overtaken by Derbyshire, who beat Gloucestershire by 29 rims at Burden and now have 164 points with only one more game to be played,
Edrich
batted
10
78, Statham four for 41).
minutea clared and 176 for eight which included a six and 14 (Geoff Edrich not out 71).
fours,
It was a grand day's cricket At Clacton--Kent beat Essex
no fewer than 474 by four wickets. Essex 410 for in which seven declared and 104 for runn were scored for the fall The spot at the foot of the
Kent 336 and of only seven wickets.-Reuter. table will go to either Somerset eight declared.
for slx or Nottinghamshire. Notts just
(Fogg not
BILL VOCE NESIGNS took first innings
points from Somerset at
At Lolcester - Lefcestershire Nottingham today drew
with Worcestershire,
yet sure of third place for they Tribe mire 341 for eight do I short of four hours for his 129,
218)
out
London, Aug. 20. Bill Voce, 43-year-old former to take their total to 48 points Worcestershire 319 and 240 for England Test bowler, has resign- from 20 games, while Somerset eight declared (Broadbent 108): ed his position as Nottingham. haye 44 points from 27 Leicestershire 349 and 100 for shire Courdy cricket coach.
matches.
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
EDVEL
At Nottingham-Nottingham shiro drow with Somerset, Close of play scores were!
Somerset 437 for eight declared, At Lord's-India drew with Nottinghamshire 438 for eight Middlesex. India 200 and 294 (Simpson 100, Hardstaff 12. for Ave declared. Middlesex Poole 87, Clay 50)-Reuter. 255 and 289 for Ave (Robertson 81, Edrich 129, Compton
70)
At Buxton-Derbyshire beat Gloucestershiro by 20
Tuna,
ROY STRIKES FORM
He has been with the club for 20 years-Reuter.
TODAY'S PROGRAMME
The following cricket matches Bro due to start at Home today:
Clacton-Essex v Yorkshire. Bristol-Gloucester v Nottinghani. Bournetnout-lampettro vTM Wor
cester,
Canterbury-Kent v India. Leicester Lelerster v Somerset,
· Lord's.—Middlesex v Warwick. The Oval-Surrey V Northampton. Hove-Sussex v Lancashire.
London, Aug, 26. Pankaj Roy, who had been Derbyshire 134 anti
200. one of India's biggest batting Gloucestershire 94 and 220 disappointments of the tour, at (Scott 71, Morgan three for 18). last found his true form against
Middlesex at Lord's At Swansea Sussex beat
today. His brilliant 131, was the main Glamorgan by 47 runs, Sussex
second 160 and 190. Glamorgan 167 feature of the Indian
Innings which enabled them 10 and 161 (Malar seven for 82). decloro at 294 for flye and At Birmingham Warwick-leave Middlesex to score 320 in
drew shiro
with Yorkshire, four hours. The county were
In a First Division League Warwickshire 337
and 222 for 40 short of victory when, Bay on Monday, Taikoo Club. time Lawn Bowls gume at Quarry nine declared (Dollery 69, expired. Wardle six for 09), Yorkshire,
Joey Maxim's
Licence Suspended
*
League Bowls
G. H. Clayton, J. Rowan, A. Mullen, J. C. Chalmers (Talkoo), beat E Liddell, W. McColl, G. I. Shaw, K. Forrow 28-10.
During a splendid fourth defeated Hongkong "Football 304 and 150 for nine (Hollies wicket partnership of 108-In Club by: 67-56 and on two rinks. one-and-threequarter hours with Umrigar, Roy showed a wide range of strokes and did not give a chanoe until making a careless strike in the last over before lunch to be caught at square leg. Ho had baited, just over three A. Stoven, B. G. Balter, W. B. hours and hit sixteen four, Brown, W. Melrose (Taikoo) Umrigar too, batted splendidly lost to A. L. Roberts, E. F. G, for Bl, which included a five and A. W. Hircock, L. G. Young 17- WOMEN'S EVENTS
27. Middlesex contributed to their R. G. Grain, A. C. Spence, 100
Yords Fay
DWD troubles by poor ground R. E, Marshall, J. H. Kinniburgh: (Selangor), 12 seconds.
elding and when they began (Taikoo) beat A Verrall, T. 220 Yards Fay
World Lightheavyweight Box- their task, they lost Sharp with Styles, E. Butler, J. McCutcheon (Selangor), 27.6 seconds.
22-13. ing Champion, Joey Maxim, only three runs scored. Metres Hurdles Teng and his manager, Jack Kearns, 20
time Middlesex were For (Singapore), 12.9 have had their licences suspend- careful and fell well behind the
course, must be on goals. The for soccer, I think that it may spectators love to see them. I turn out to be a bumper season, should have no complaint if we it.
and Inches Sgt Vivian of the RAF scored (Perak) with 45 feet 4 inches Fel-wah
Tan Foo-keng always interesting to won 3-4-as long as we did it speculate on who will lead the 09, out of a possible 105, which
Munthester
United and was the highest ever scored in So we must throw the bulk of Tottenham will, I feel certain, the practice shoot.
Way, our weight into attack. I would be to the fore, when the First
The following won Spoons: say that in football today there Division Championship is settled.
SR (a) "B" Class: N. Edward Both have a method, attractive 84, winner of Spoon, Johnston and aggressive, which cannot go
79, and Mallg 78. "C" Class: for wrong. More important still, Gosano 91, winner of Spoon, Dias
Azedo 84 and R. A. Pereira 84.
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Draft
Programmes
and
Entry Forms for the 1st
Medal Round For Children At
Bay
Race Meeting 1952/6 to be Deep Water
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New York, Aug. 28.
ex
other
In the
Belgian Breaks Jack Solomons.
Gradually, for an alleged Robertson and Edrich gained
however,
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SOUTH AFRICAN TO FIGHT
JACKIE O'BRIEN
also breaking Lloyd Valperg's Reconds.
High
the New York State Athie- clock. Jump
by Ong
Soon the Commission kheng
(Johare), 4 fact
B inches.
and their stand violation of an agreement for the initiative Maxim Valberg beat his previous
to defend his title against ran past the Long Jump -- Annie Choong
century. Though confidently and both played best of 15.6 seconds with a (Selangor). 10 feet 11 inches. Randolph Turpin, British Cham- 15.3 clocking in taking second
they did not maintain a **Malayan record; cham- plon, in London next month.
freely, place in the High Hundies. Ngpionship
necessary
· New York, Aug. "20;" pace which was The record.
This netion was announced to victory was to be gained.
It was announced today that Liang-chiang, Asian Games High records were broken
day by Mr Robert Christenberry, Fobertson Hurdles Champion, who a week relays.
departed at 148 the South African middleweight SR (b) Cinss "A": Vivian 99, earlier had run
Chairman of the Commission, for a well played 81 he was 85 boxer, Duggie Miller, had signed 220 yards in War of Spoon, 1. Perais 22.4 seconds, won a heat of the
socouple at to hour herons of in the first innings having put to diet de kladionicu u Cor- 93 and R. F. Remedios D1. Class Highs in 16.3 seconds.
a complaint by London promoter on 145 with Edrich Compton necticut at Madison Square "B" Lemay 05, Fox-Strangways
to join in a den on September 5 in an eight- and this round semi-final bout in i gard partnership Mr Kearns said later. "I want a set about the bowling to headed by welterweight Bobby to live up to my contract for
GH Turner Maxim to fight Don Cockell over became a distinct possibility. United Press. thero. If there is a piece of paper stating that Maxim was to Aght Turpin, I shall be happy to full such an agreement.' Reuter.
and
in the Discus Throw, Two-Mile Record
93, handicap winner of Spoon, Rene Ballerand formerly of and Luz 89. Class "C" Jobber Hongkong, the Malayan record- 89, winner of Spoon, Slatter 80 holder held on Saturday, 27th Sep-
C. C. Mak 72. The next practice shoot will tember, 1952, (weather par- Last Thursday at Deep Water be held at the Kai Tak Rango mitting) may be obtained at Bay a Medal round was played on Sunday, September 7, at 0 the Secretary's Office, by the children in which only am. Firing will be of 200, 300
winners being the the putts were counted, the and 600 yards.
ones with the least number of putts.
Alexandra House; the Club House, Happy Valley; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 28th August, 1962.
Just
Arrived
By order,
H. Afisa
Secretary,
SWING-O-RING !
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NOTE BOOKS
IN THREE COLOURS
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In the Silver Division, Mal- colm Robertson won with a total of 31 puits. John Penn, Julian Crozier, Michael Tam- worth and Douglas Robb tied for second place with 32 putts. David Prophet was
n close third with 33.
OPEN PAIRS RESULTS
Results of the Lawn Bowls Open Pairs quarter-final matches played yesterday were:
14-29
La the Bronze Division, M. Divecha and F R. Kermani Richard Strickland won with lost to R. M. Ribeiro and A. A. 93 putts, Joan Mine came Lopes second with 38 and John Webb P. Hughes and R. Robertson third with 37. There were 30 lost to 3. A. da Luz and R. F. fntries.
Luz 19-24. On Thursday,
August 28, C. G. Norman and K. E. Bodie there will be a Three Club | best A. E. Coates and L. G. Silva Competition and players arc 10-14. asked to choose their Own
G. Hong Choy and G. A. Souza. partners and come early.
boat F. X. 6ilva' and C. E. Passos 20-24.
The Championship for Juniors will be played on Thursday morning, September 4.
-TWD BALL FOURSOME
In the afternoon, the Parents and Children will play their match. This will be a Two Ball Foursome, Those wishing to enter ero asked to sign their names on the Notice Board at Doop Water Bay.
The last match of tho - sOREGIS will tako place during-thè morning of Thursday, Septem bor and in the afternoon. thero will be a limitvera, tor Members Coildren”, sad their guneta. Tani member may nag
to sign their names of the
Notice Board not later
HONGKONG: and KOWLOON. two guests only and pre naked"
placed third behind Fijian Pto. r. Levake's Championship ro- cord throw
of 128 feet 7% Inches.
THE CHAMPIONS
100 Yards-L/Cpl. O. Dawai (F). 10.1 sec
220 Yards--L/Cpl. O. Dawal (Fiji), 22.0 secs.
440
Yards Cletus
(Perak), 61.6 seconds.
Gomez
Paris, Aug. 26. Gaston Refft of Belgium cracked the world Two Mile re- cord on Tuesday in an abbreviat- ed international track meet here. His time was 8 minutes, 40.4
seconds.
The speedy Belgian clipped more than two, seconds off the world mark held by Gunder Hogg of Sweden. Hagi's mark, 880 Yards Soundranayagam set up in 1944, was 8 minutes, (Singapore), 2 mins, 2.2 seco 42,8 seconds—Associated Press.
One Mile Sgt, J. D. Martin (Singapore), 4 míns. 33 zees.
Three Miles-L/Cpl. Kipsong 1956 Olympics
Africa), 15
(East
120 Yards High Hurdles Pte. J. Kohlsi (Fiji), 15.2 sec
440 Yards Low Hurdles→ Onn-ieng (Singapore),
Chan $6.0 BC9.
High Jump-L/Cpl. O.. Dawal (Fiji) 0 feet 2 inches.
Pole VaullSgt. W. Stuart (Singapore), 12 feet 0% Inch,
THE GAMBOLS
GEORGE PEAR YOU DO LOOK WORRIED – WHATS THE MATTER
MY SECRETARY STARTED HER HOLIDAY TO-DAY!
(POOR GEORGE
Home Soccer
Results
then came out famous
such good purpose that victory
The chase for runs, however, led to a Utile riskiness so that Compton went out once too often and was stumped. That virtually was the end and it
Dykes
VETSUS.
PETER MOK
was not long before Edrich HIM Yick hông
followed him and then chances of victory vanished and stumps were drawn with Middlesex 80 runs short of their elvals.
London, Aug, 20. Trinidad Boxers
Association Football results today werd:
Burnley
Melbourne, Aug. 26. The Chairman of the 1050 Bristol C.
Games Olymple
Organising Committee, Mr
Kent W. S. Hughes, 'said today that the Oldham Games in. Melbarze will begin In the last week of November Bangor and end during the first week Glentoran of December-Reuter,
Barry
DARLING! I'VE GOT AN IDEA -PEL COME TO YOUR OFFICE AND BE YOURZ, GECRETARY A
LEAGUE I
# Stoke City 21
LEAGUE III (Southern)
0 Millwall LEAGUE II (Northern)
5 Darlington ULSTER, CUP
Appleby
0 Linfield
0
3 Crusadesz, 0
Reuter,
Want Empire
Title Fights
London, Aug. 20. Claims for Brish Empiro title fights are being put furi ward by Boxing Manager Jack 0 Barns on behalf of the Trinidad boxers, Yolande Pompee, light- Ight, and Ansoll Adams 2
vyweigh
Burns sald today that Pompes was ready to fight Randolph Turpin, Lightheavyweight Champion, anytime," "whlie Adams would meet Johnny Williams, British Heavyweight Champlon, If he could make the
match
Pompeo, and 'Adams will re- turn
from their Trinidad holi- day at the end of September und they are bringing with them Hector: Constance, the Calony's Welterweight plon-Reuter,
**FUNG
Shooting Record
London, Aug. 20-
The Ballbury Riffe Chás "Tian" øgt a British record in d leighin shooting contesti try, scoring 190′′ pólnis qút af 1,000-letters
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