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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1953.
Don't Be Sorry For Me...
Says DEREK DOOLEY
(Former Sheffield Wednesday Centre-Forward)
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Back home in Sheffield again. It's grand. I can see more clearly now. The doctors, the sisters and nurses in the Preston Infirmary were great people, so kind and gentle, but all the time I was in a kind of dażę. I couldn't think straight....till I got home.
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Don't think I'm bemoaning my accident. Lots of people are worse off than I om. 1 have lost a leg, but I have a wonderful wife, n devoted mother and father, and a club whose debt I can never repay.
Perhaps lusing a leg. even though it meant giving up my life-bloodt, football, was for my own good. That's the way I like to look at it. That's the enly way.
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the youngsters but it would inke so long. I'll keep them, though, and If the heartfelt thanks of an ex-Sheffield Wed- nesday centre forward can re- pay the writers, well....thanks.
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Football is the greatest gamo When they firsį told me, that
in the world, but it can Tuesday in Preston Infirmary, that wipulation was necessary cruel. You don't hear of half well, there are things D the minor tragedies that happen. Take my club alone. In three man feels but cannot tell.
this fine first-learn of year. I'm not
Swift chap. Im Church of England. players Humphrey
(back), All Rogers (inside for- regular member Not a very
but I confess I ward!
Edific Kilshaw I'm afraid-but
(right winger) have been prayed then and prayed hard,
When you're 23, a member fareed out of football through of a great club like Sheffield injuries or complaints brought
the news-
un by football, Wednesday, when papers begin to praise you and Tulk of England caps to come. the zest for life is strong.
You In a dash all goes, think I never sce this, but somehow, somewhere, you get that extra urge to live, to make the best of it.
WIVES ARE WONDERFUL I like 10
Yorkshire think folk are famous for making the best of things. My wife Sylvia and my mother and father are Yorkshire. If they'd cried broken down....well, I
don't know what I would have done. That's what's so wonderful about wives and mothers-the way they make things for you
When Be
zeally tough,
or
casier
going 18
Sylvia and I celebrate our
first wedding Anniversary June, and it will take
than
in
more.
a couple of crutches to
stop us celebrating this event- ful you,
or-
How kind people are. dinary people who have never Been me sent me letters by the hundred, apart froin great bunches of flowers and siliar gifts.
THANKS TO ALL I'd love to answer all those icflers-parteubrly those frum
Home Soccer
Standings
Football
are:
Arsenal
Walser
Fast Division
P. W... FA. .
There are hundreds of cases. You seldom hear of them.
Only when a eases like mine arises do the public realise the players have a price to pay for
hotbull, too.
WOULD STILL BE ONE See how very unlucky miy club have been with injuries.
Home Soccer
Results
London, Apr. 15.
Mr Eric Taylor. My manager, says the club lost its right leg when I lost mine-an exag ceration, 'n sure, though appreciate the compliment - A unlucky you can realise how Wednesday have been in losing three other players.
People ask me: "Would you become a footballer. Derek. if you had your time over again?" You bet I would, And for the Wednes- Fame club-Shefeld day. They have been like parent to me.
Football is a man's Game. Everybody or nearly every- body-is your frient, Sure, you Bet knocka. After all, it's Kame, isn't ?
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A inan's noj much of a man a risk. Too if he can't take bad I lost the gamble, but those Wednesday days us Sheffield centre forward were worth it. I'll never forget them.
Playing for Wednesday
was
the greatest thrill in the world. They were my idols as a kid. Little did I lok I'd ever play for them.
I played for Owler-lone School, then the YMCA. Some- body from Lincoln City signed me as an amateur, and I had games with the reserves.
Then, to my nazement, Mr Taylor approached dad after I
and hud played for Sheffield Hallamshire Youth term against League football results Dencaster in 1947, and invited tokay were:
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: Stoke City
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him to bring me along to see him.
We went along, and there I was in June 1947--a profes- sional footballer with my own 0 club. Tall: about dreams com- I never even dared ing true. to dream such a miracle.
BACK WITH HIS CLUBMATES AGAIN
Derek Dooley left Preston Hospital on April 6 and travelled by ambulance
to Sheffield where he watched his team play Manchester City.
Photo shows Dooley having a before-the-match chat with clubmates goal. keeper McIntosh, Albert Quixall (centre) and Jackie Sewell,
Exams 'Sink' The Wardrop Swimming Twins
By GEORGE WHITING
Anthropology, zoology and geography saved United States newspapers from splashing their sports pages with news of a British assault on their national swim- ming supremacy. The 6 ft. 1 in. Wardrop twins from Motherwell are out-for the time being.
every fromm
Jack, cleaner-up of British free-style record 100 yards to the mile, onu Bert, British Backstroke Chain- pion, withdrew from the AAU Championships at Yale Univer- sily. They were ologising else.
where.
PAYING THEIR WAY
that
sent
"unattached," and were paying and feeling one, at 13 stone their own expenses-fresh- apiece after an initial on- inen at Mlekigan not being per-slaught on steaks mitted University.
in represent their each of them way post the 13
stone mark.
Jack had sent in his for the 220 yards, 440 and 1,500 melrea Burt for the 100 yards style, 50, yards and 150
name
pin- "We make 20 dollars yarts money a week, in addition to which pay the scholarships, free-style,
free the University dues," says Jack. "You'll never guess my job. yards Three to,
four days a week I A the University of Mich!- bäck-stroke, and 300, yards in-
wait at tables-three times g where the braw, 20-year-dividual medley.
day at a girls sorority." irst-year old "identicals" ure.
On their Olympic showing in Jack also carns dollars as a students, brother Jack said: Helsinki, the twins could justi-State laboratory assistant, and "We had scholarship examina-
nably have been expected to has laid on another job selling tians in anthropology, zoology perform to goed purpose in all programmes at football matches.
1101 and geography. We dare
these events.
Bert works in his spare time at We depend on theso
an atomic research laboratory. scholarships to support us."
Their future? Nothing plan- The (wins, studying at Michi-
ned, say the twins, beyond u Kon on the suggestion of the Their robust Scots challengo University's swimming coach, was missed-but it is premi-hoped-for tour de water in the Australia. 1930 Olympics in Malt Mann, from 'Leeds, had ture to be walling about
They may or may not stay in entered the Championships as Wardrops. They're doing
the USA after graduation."
Meanwhile, they swim, and swim, and swim in the Michi- gan University baths. And Jack looks a wizard as n waiter,
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harder sense-now. I imember our YMCA 10am
once fi won 19-0 No more of that.
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window write this is my young cousin, Peter Hopkins, playing with a London, Apr. 15.
foot- Lall. If he becomes a Additional Home football fix-balier. I'll be glad.
standingstures for Saturday are: League inclusive of Wednesday's matches
International match: England v. Scotland at Wembley Stadium, Scottish League Division "A": Celtic v. East Fife, Falkirk Hearts, Motherwell v. Aberdeen, Queen of South v. Dunbee.
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Dundee United v. Kilmarnock, Morton v. Arbroath,
MIDWEEK FIXTURES Monday, April 20
League Division 1: Manches-
ter United v. Liverpool.
League
(Southern):
V.
(Northern):
Queens Park Rangers Shrewsbury Town.
League
City
That should show you what
of the
game....and I think always will.
So please don't be sorry for ne. Really there is nothing to he sorry about and, as I said, there are people much worse aff.
-{London Exprate Service)
Tulyar Will Not Race Again
Dublin, Apr. 15. Tulyar, the horse the v. Mansfield Irish National Stud bought County, Hartlepools
Bradford
City
well v. Rangers.
V.
League II, (Southern); Bristol City v Leyton Orient
will
not
Amateur
WIZARD WAITER
tha
Ane,
Sport & Cricket Exempted From Paying Tax
London, Apr. 14.
Cricket-England's traditional summer game-and amateur sport were today exempted from entertainments tax by Mr R. A. Butler, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
In his Budget speech, Mr Butler said that he had now found a way of helping amateur sport in general. He was not concerned with the status of the Individuals but with clubs and organisations,
wealth.
PRICE OF SPORT Sport takes its toll.
R. Hill's 18-year-old ("Dick") Brace, who
Herne
D. played cricket for the Young Amateurs of Surrey last year and had a trial at The Oval when he was 14, hay had a leg amputated above the knee,
Recently, he had been com- plaining of pain after playing soccer for Alleyn Old Boys - beaten finalists in the Old Boys Cup--and went inlo Orpington Cieneral Hospital.
Young Brace had a brilliant the season last year, topping
School bowling Alleyn's averages with 63 wickets at an average of 9.48.
In a short spell with the hostled their
against
boxers
at
And
The exemption will apply to cricket. In this country cricket games, races and other sports occupies a special class among Old Boys he provided by a club or a similar sports, not only as forming bowlers list, with a best per Town, Darlington y. Stockport from the Aga Khan for organisation established and part of the English tradition formance of 9 for 28
bul as a common interest help- Norwood CC. race conducted for the promotion and Chesterfield, Fort Vale v. York £250,000,
furtherance of amateur sporting to bind together the various
BY GEORGE.......... again, it was announced and not conducted or established countries of the Common- Scottish League Division
He is being for profit.
Jockeys played here tonight. MAIN Falkirk
With all this in mind, and as Aberdeen, Y.
at football
Highbury. Hibernian v. East Fife, Mother retired to stud.
"It will, of course, be a con- the total receipts of entertain- every one was trying! Tulyar was the outstanding dillon that по remunerationments duty from erleket are co
~(London Express Service) Other. matches: Bury v.horse on the British turf last should be paid to anyone small, I propose to exempt It Clyde, Mihail v. Raith Rovers. year as a three-year-old, creating actually taking pari" Mr But from duty altogether."
Tuesday, April 21
a money-winning record. Therefer said.
The conccasion will take effect has been much speculation since Mr Butler went on:
from April 27 next, his purchase by the Irish Na-
Last year, cricket clubs were "In most sports the amateur League III (Northern): Old-tional Stud as to whether he definition which I have devised excused extra tax payment on {from Athletic v Halifax Town, would be raced
again before will I think work reasonably gates after strong protests had
but it will well Other match: Fulham v Air-being retired to stud,"
His trainer, Marcus Marsh. dricunions
bitterly dimppointed the decision. He said tonight! League Division 1: Bolton have every confidence in the Wanderers v West Bromwichhoree. He is better now than Albion, Cardiff City v Arsenal, he was last year and I told them Charlton Athletle y Burnley, that he should run.”—Reuter. Manchester North End.
League Division 11: Breni- ford M. Luton Town, Doncaster Rovere v. Nolls County, Everton v. Lincoln City, Leed: United v. Notta Forest.
Wednesday, April 22
City
y
Preston
League III (Southern): Alder- shot v Gillingham, Brighton & Hove v. Bournemouth, Crystal
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wps
Athletic Meet
At Lyemun
a:
not do for bean made in the House of Com-
mons. It was then declared that : if the extra tax had been in- posed, duty on test match profits would have risen from £20,000 to £57.000Reuter,
IOC Congress
-No Decision On Melbourne
the
for
BASEBALL RESULTS
New York, Apr. 15. Baseball results today, were: NATIONAL LEAGUE
Ladies' Hockey International Tournament
International Tho Ladies' Hockey Tournament will be played next Sunday April 19, at
Boundary Street. Police Ground
at 2.30 p.m. The three teams taking part are England, Por- tugal & Scotland, as follows:
England.-9. Keltmeyer, J. Tynes, B. Raum, J. Lambooy, J. Bedford, D. Jillatt. 6. He, M. Mickell, H. Hale, E. Dodge. V. Jillott.
Scotland.Campbell, 21. Hovie. J. Gerrard, S. Millar, J. Crighton, P. Handyside, J. Adams, D. Parker, L. Rammy. R. Scott
Portugal will be represented by Recreio A CalourHecrala,
Blue & White, England, Red Shire, White Shorts & Blue Bocks; Beotland. All White Umpires A Davies, B/Set O. C. Pakute, Tara Bingle and John Aroma, 247
BEST V WINNERS
Mexico City, Apr. 18. Australian delegates to
ComTM Olympic Palace v. Ipswich Town, Exeter There will be a quadrangular International City v. Coventry City, Norwich athletic meeting at Lemun at mittee's annual Congress, due to City v. Bristol Rovers.
2.30 p.m. tomorrow between open here on Friday, will have
002 000 DOD 2 ao Informal discussions with the Pittsburgh League 111 (Northern): Brad- the Navy, Army and RAF.
100 100 020-480 V. Accrington Stanley, The Navy will be represented Executive of the Committee 10-Brooklyn Chester v. Crewe
about arrangements Alexandra, by HMS Unicorn, the RAF day
Winning pitchers: Lindell and Southport v. Trammere Rovers, by Hittle San Wan and the Army the 1956 Olympic Games,
How Saarlock. Workington v. Wrexham.
by HKCTU and Troop set to be held at Melbourne.
Losing pitchers: Meyer and Scolilah League Division "A": 187 Biy R.A.
Mr Avery Brundage of the Campanella." Clyde'v. Third Lanark.
Tho HKCTU will also United States, President of the Home run: Pittsburgh Scottish League Division "B": ba At Home to HMS Unicom International
Committee,
Lindell. Forfar Athletic v. Kilmarnock, in shooting and basketball, phasised that tomorrow's talks Queens Park v Albion Rovers,
would be only of an "explora-New York 000 100 000-1.5 4 fory nature and that the issue Philadelphia 200 101 300-814 1
Games of whether the 1950.
runis: New York -- GAVILAN WINS could or would be held in Thomson; Philadelphia →→→ Ennis.
Melbourne could only bo AMERICAN LEAGUE The Test Of The Colony will wear
from. win be Cleveland, Apr. 15 League III (Southern): Col-
decided by the full Congress. chester United v. Millwall, Now-
Gavilan, world wolter- Thero hadt been earlier Philadelphin 000 010 000172 D. Ozarlo, Noronha Lead.
incher, port County V. Reading, weight champion, galnoti a split rumours and unconfirmed rb Now York 600 010 210451 D. Handyside. M.
Greaver Marques, Del Coreda, 3. Northampton Town v. Torplay decision win over 10 rounds ports that preliminary meetings Winning pitchers: Raynolds Adware Leonard, L. Brandt., 1. Crighten, B. Rouw, Anyone urekle United, Walen]} V. Swindon against. Livia Minelli of Italy would solile the question ao and Berry... Town, Watford
v. Southend last night, in a non-tille fight as to avold" fall discusion in Losing pitcher: Shants to play please contact for Begic | Crichton- #129918 · (D8106) *o**290€) goclated Fres United-Reuter,
the "Congress Bes
v Leicester City.
Other match: Mansfield Tow
THURSDAY, APRIL 23
Kid
Reutere
Homo
The Ben Winners match will will pofamelico at 6:30 pm, and will be played on April 33. The inalch be played at. Bookimpoo.
Umpires hias P. Martin and Ming 3, Bedford, "RE
altwfille, and
DESMOND HACKETT'S
COLUMN
MR WALDER SELLS SOCCER TO 104 AMERICAN BOYS
James Walder. 67 years young and healthy, who ins been neting unpaid British Ambassador to the court of American Soccer these last 50 years, has left town taking his coonskin-collared coat, battered cord hat, and brain-dazing knowledge of world football.
Jimmy Walder has a refereeing date in Germany. where for the past two years he has been flying in from America to further the football education of the GI Foot bali clinics, he calls his trips,
This smooth-talking Walder. who rolls out the words with low-geared presistence, reckon ed the Football Association were off the beam when they rated referocu too old at 45.
Here we agreed like newly weds, us 1 bitterly reculled that it was at this vigorous ago that much highly efcient referees as W. H. E. Evans, the
"When the American baya' can see 1,000 dollars a
year and a job from Soccer they will be the best in the world. That flollar
urge has matio them tops of baseball-a sag- ging industry until the dollar fingitd - bixing, golf, tennis, and just about every sport in the professional calendar....
"The British pay for Soccer "Liverpool Greyhound men is a joke, unless you hap-.
pen to be op "suck end."
were being
whatever
referees.
de-whistled,
they do 10
TIMEKEEPING
or
We
almost were
blood brothers in our unity on such msilers as:
1. Timekeeping in football, of the voked by 95 per cent 700 American national coaches as the most efficient system.
Kleking-In instead of throw.ng-in, rated us a time- Suver and a sound method of kick- checking the deliberate
uut.
3. Two referees, whose on the-spot views would cut out committed muny of the fouls when the referee is not look- ing.
And before the collur-tearing rage of disagreement, just re- member these
fangled Ideas,
are no new-
From the Walder observa- tions: "Soccer is now played in every big American school and and college worth the name, carrying the spare cash to hire a coach. It is right on the up- Brado.
"We have to turn down G.I." applications to join our · clinics for playing, coaching, and re-
We have 400 American lenins In Germany. Our Largot 13
1,500 teams.
tcreeing on the Germany trips
"Order of merit among
the American fans reads: Arsenal, a clear No. 1: Manchester United No. 2. Liverpool No. 3.
'WORLD'S BEST, "American roterees
are going to be the best in the world. They will have to be where Soccer aggression is regarded
than art. .more highly
Con- tinental referees are just about useless.
recelying
Jin Walder Was
born Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Played Northern Union Rugby Cap- talnod his old school, St. Paul- inas,
Soccer. Decided to referre one game in America. Has refereed ever since.
fen
As he moved off clutching his aged cord hat he said: "My daughter said it was too old to bring, but was not going to dollar That get a good knocked about,'
So, for all those years In
remains America, there
for corner of an exile that is ever Yorkshire.
(London Express Service).
Wales Beats Ireland 3-2
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Belfast, Northern Ireland,
Apr. 15. Wales beat Ireland by three goals to two in their
soccer
international at Windsor Park here tonight. In spite of a spirited'second half rally by Ireland, whó were { losing 1-3 at half-time, Wales well deserved their victory, out classing their opponents in
in over phase of the gim
Main weaknes of the Trish team was in defence. Uprichard had a poor game in goal and centre-half Bill Dickson and the bucks. McCabe and MeMichael, did not achieve a good under standing until it was too late.
Wales
scored all their goals in Division the first half
half as
of a result class defensive errors. A desperate game Irish just failed to bring off
rally Weat
a last-minute equaliser,
"Best football in England,
First ranging from games and through the amateurs, was a school's between East Ham and Ham schoolboys.
International Films Bridge Tournament
:
The following is the draw, fot the second round of the Open Team of Four Championship for the International Films Cup, which will be played off at the Club Lusitano to-day at 0.30 p.m. Team No. 1-Charles Pan a.C. Sun. T.Y. Chang, P.C. Shuni v. Team No. B-S. Che
Mr. Chen, C.P. Tang, S...
Team No.-G.Y.C. Triang. K.Y. 10, L. Sung, F. Chang v Team No. 5A.E. Osmund. D.M. Rodriguez A.H.
A.M. Corveth,
Ozorio.
Team No. 13-Y.C. Chiu. S.K. Lee, M.C. Stu, K.H. Yip v. Team Gill, L.A. Ozorla, No. 10.A. J.A. Rarpadios, A.F. Noronha,
Team No. 12- George Yeima. K.C. ip. Lung Tin-tong, Airs C.C. Lo v. Team No. Clemens You, Y.M. CAI B.C. Lou, F. 1.
The wirmer of the Best two and last two matches will play each
round.
Inside-right Charles scored
two
goals for Wales, centre- forward Ford getting the other
McMorran, centre-forward,
got both Ireland's goals,
AGAINST THE ILUN Ireland scored first against
gainst the run of the play. McMorran head- ing home a corner by, Tully. Tert minutes later, Charles equaliséd Punched out a when
Uprichard corner kick to him and in another four minutes he put Wales in front, heading a long cross by Medwin.
Ford
scored
Wales third' real from Charles pass, in the 32nd minute.
Ireland showed mare dash, in the second half, but they could. not score until four minutes from the end and Wales held out to win.-Reuter.
Empire Games Funds Appeal
Londai, Apr 16
220,000.
A public appeal for
aller respectively in the semi-final to send an English team to the
British Empire and Today's match will be over 40 boards and will be computed in Inwealth Games In terrational Match Potris (aggregate Canada, in July next year is to points)
be
1954 by the launched early for tournament 4 consolation
Games Appeals Committee those tears allminated in the qua lifying round' will be held at the aarne time sed place as the second found matches.
“Ike" Prevailed Upon To Throw
First
Ball
It
The cost of sending the British team to the Olymple: Games in Helsinki fast year, was £33,830. of which nearly £16,000 was spent in travel and about £10-
on accommodated iLAY dist report Brush Clympic Associate
it is hoped to send 80 or, competitors to the Games which are from July 30 Reuter
Augusta, Ca., Apr. 14. Ruffled baseball fans were somewhat placated today when it was announced that Presi❤ dent Eisenhower would throw the first ball in the pastpoped game between the world cham- plans, the New York Yankees, and the Washington Senators Washington on Thursday.
Mr Eisenhower two wosks ago publicly declinett to go to the opening day game scheduled for yesterday afternoon. Base ball fans took this as a direct affront.
on . hls Ruin, however, side and forced a postponement Carier of the game. Consequently the President will appear at the
In the twin-billing on Thursday afte he speaks at the "Stoller Hotel to members of the Američan tional with Society of Newspaper, Editorami. Wales beat Ualled Pram
by 14 points 10:10,
Home Rugger Results
London, Apr. 16 Rugby Union" fesults zodan were
Crom Keya & Swansea 0. o Rugby League results were:ity Featherstone Rovara 17, Wakagi- feld 8.
full Kingston...Boveri
NATIONAL
Pyt