WELL OUT OF THIS BUNKER
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1953.
Bobby Locke is well out of this bunker at the short 8th at Carnoustie during the Open Golf Championship, Note the flight of the ball-Bobby is not off the line, the caddy had removed the flog,-Central Press Photo,
Sports Roundabout
Soccer's El Dorado Puts Up Shutters
By W. CAPEL KIRBY
Wads of lira, fast ears, and a tree-fringed stucco villa under blue Italian skies can no longer be dangled as bait before the eyes of Europe's best footballers. The Italian FA has banned further signings of foreign players and about time, too.
player, took
swop
Apart from discouraging home talent it was robbing Sweden and Denmark of their best players and creating considerable unrest here at home. Tom Finney, Nat Lofthouse and Trevor Ford all dabbled with the iden of exploiting the El Dorado,
One Dane, sorry now that he Brentford
on points to
a satisfactory fell for the bait, sat next to coaching job in Brussels and is at deat. Don Roper AL the banquet present touring the
£25.000 OWEN Belgian following the Football League Congo with Beerschot FC. team's victory in Copenhagen and was formerly a Players' Union trotted out several reasons why committee member. he wouldn't turn professional,
Italy When
CIKARLIE BOY
Ile
Imagine the Arsenal player's Ta arrival in with London X1, he met
Se Manchester City best Ports- the rame Dane wishing he mouth and other First Division stuck to his original Intention. clubs for the services of Charlie Brodie, 16-year-old Partick
he was- professional with nowhere to play.
AMBITIOUS
Scunthorpe
are promotion-
conscious. Their manager, Bill
11
year or so oro.
110
Luton star Sid Owen, who went to the Middle East with stitches in his head and returned with a damaged knee, was the
discussed footballer most
business meetings
over the
weekend. assessment of this international to be
Soccer London
at
Came the Italian hon and there Avondale goalkeeper, who played me half-back is about £25.000 some four years ago, when Linder for Scottish Schoolboys Tom Williams was managing against England at Wembley a Wrexham, his board turned down Shefeld United were upped an opportunity of getting Owen
from Birmingham for £1,200. about this lad, but presum Corkhill, former long-serviceably their TV screen version of Notis County
his Wembley performance tricked pivot, signature-seeking in his native them into thinking he wasn't Liverpool last week following a quite up to sample. similar mission in London, where negotiations for Johnny Gregory, fif West Ham
was
line for 11
the Football reached an League presidency when ́Arthur Drewry steps down is friend Joe Gregory [473 inside forward į Mears, Chelsea director, just back
advanced stage.
reared in the amateur canits with from the Americas with the FA Hayes and Brumley, made 10 touring party.
Orst-team Beason.
appearances lust
My ult public-speaking partner Johnny Carey, always promised Arsenal's expture of 17-year-audiences he would retire before) -old Roy Goulden rails how they the rot set in What a pity he once contributed towards his eouldn't have delayed his decision illustrious father's pay packet just another five months or so. without realising they Jad
Que more honour was being Soccer genius on the premises. lined up for him-the Rest of Len, who become the best in-the World captaincy against alde forward in the
country England for the FA D0th anni- with West Ham and now manages versary match at Wembley on Watford, was then working for October 21.
a
.
the building firm which erected} Next best thing would be to Arsenal's stands. He was, as it put Johnny in charge of the turns out, putting a roof over his team. Bon's head.
*
nambd
Maltese
Call
Colourfully NO PLACE LIKE HOME
footballer Publius de Manuele place like home" (what will Merseysiders Is the theme underlying letters him?), has been offered a trial from Sid O'Linn, who is visiting with Liverpool.
"There's no
his native South Africa for the Arst time in five years. Should
n
"Manny" might have received similar offer from Derby
Barnsley are a little perturbed over the fact that Johnny Kelly, their Scottish international left winger, has not yet re-signed for next season: Johnny is doing a spot of voluntary coaching among Barrhend. admiring schoolboys of his native
THREE MAJOR UPSETS IN SECOND ROUND OF OPEN RINKS CHAMPIONSHIP
By "TOUCHER"
Further thrills and excitement marked the second round matches of the Colony Open Rinks Lawn Bowls Championship yesterday as 15 rinks entered the last sixteen in the event.
No fewer than three major upsets were recorded, with an équál number of highly favoured rinks just managing to avoid defeat.
Biggest casually was that of and had the winners, particularly | his last wood Was confronted the current leading skip, J. S. their No. 3, played a little more with a count of two, including Larkholt, who with the Mada: aggressive bowls, they would one hugging toucher. brothers and Francis Lea ne his bavo piled up an overwhelming A desperate drive by him front mon was eliminated by these Portuguese rink took the the head gave his side a count burnt the head and a replay-of ell-Shanghat rink of A. C.
The Sequeira, A. M. Baptists, P. A. lead from the opening head and of three. da Costa and B. P. F. Marques were well up by 10-2 on the by 25-22.
6th head when a seven by The winners were in excen- Lendoll's rink put them back
losers, with the exception of
THE J. S. Landolt, played terribly Įbelow form.
tionally brilliant fox, while the in the URNING POINT
The No. 2 of the winning site. A. M. Baptista was undoubtedly the key man of the match as time and again he changed the head into his side's favour with beauti- fully drawn shots.
On a great number of occasions Landolt had only one shot stop ping his opponents from a count
The
turning point came on the 14th head when with the score standing at 15-18 In favour of the Portuguese rink, Marques succeeded In tralling the jack about a yard with a brilliant shot to take a count of four.
Landolt and his men, however, toward
put up a gallant fight
The LAIZ brothers wêre strongly extended by A. A Guterres, 5. E. Sourd, J. 'M. Gutierrez and H. A. Ozorio bo- fore wining 18-17, and so were the the last year's winners, A.R.A Rahnma, K. M. Rumjahn, M. B. Hassan and U. A. Rumjahn, who Just managed to edge out EX.M. Silve, D. C. Alves, C. M. Silva and C. E. Passos by 17-16..
THE RESULTS Colony Open Kinks
the end. With the score 14-25 A. M. Baptista. P. A., da At PRC: A. C. Sequeira, against thein at the end of the Costa and B. P. F. Marques 18th head. Lanciolt's rinks beat G. Madar, F. O. Madar, chalked up a three on the 19th F. Lee and J. S. Landolt 25-22; head and a four on the 20th.
R. M.
Alarcoun, L. Landoh made a grand effect on Rozario, C. Roza Eight Hours
the
Pereira and last hend to trail the jock for 3 ave but was too narrow and could. F. V. Ribeiro best D. Miller,
W. only get three out of the inst
Brace, S. Maslen and G. 1. Show 19-14; S Rain Atend to lose by 22-25.
Telford, other the
two upsets, J. A. Banks, A. Campbell and G. Chubb, J. N. Weng, T. E. Baker Coics beat A. Rt. Abbas, A. H. and W. Hong Sling went down Seemin, A. R. Razack and A. to M. A. Baptista, A. F. Gomes,
M. Wahab 23-20.
Of
Old
Trafford
London, July 12
Rain fell persistently in Manchester for at least eight hours today, and the Old Trafford Ground where England and Aus] tralin are due to meet tomorrow in the fourth! day of the Test was again soaked.
The weather remained very gloomy, but pró- vided the ground was not
downpours, it was subjected to many more
pected to be fit for play tomorrow.
ex-
The weather forecast
24
A. P. Pereira and C. C. Pereira At Tatkoo: Goodman, G.
by 20-23 and L. Gaddi, E. Purvis,
A. L. G. Eastman art J. Me- Golon, J. Hayward and C.
J.
beat A. B. Kitchell, I.
beat C.
Kelvic succumbed to A. A. Silva, Kitchell, A. Kitchell and A. R. L. M. Rodrigues, A. A. Remedios Kitchell 22-16; A F. Noronha,
and C. A. Danenberg by 10-25. H.
The three Onare with S. Aboo and Noronha, G. A. Noronha
J. E. Noronha as lead wore extremely lucky to Pope, C. Pilc, W. Hillyer and survive the round after being led K. Bodie 27-14; G. Hong Choy, by four shots on the 10th head D. Rossolet, G. Souza and It. by the CCC Third Division rom Rosselct best F. Urquhart, A. bipation of S. Doe, J. Kelicher, Mullen, T. Morgan and J. Kin- P. Manson ki T. McDougall
niburgh 22-14,
The last head was played with the score level at 21-21. Omar on
DAVIS CUP
Italy Takes
1
for the Manchester area|| 2-1 Lead Over F. G. Luz, R. F. Liz and 3.
tomorrow was announced today as "mainly cloudy, with occasional showers." -France-Presse.
Draw For Next Rounds Of Open
Singles And Triples Championships
-Belgium
WITH THE TROPHY
'Maureen "Little Mo” Connolly after she had won the 'final of the Women's Singles Championship/ht Wimbledon.-Central Press Photo,
There's A Lot Wrong With Me Yet Says
"Little Mo" Connolly
(in an interview with J.L.MANNING® after she had won the Wimbledon title for the second
year).
First let me say that the final was the best game I have ever played. I'm certain of that. It was not the closest game in which I have played, but certainly the toughest. Doris Hart made it so awfully tough for me, but I was always confident that I would get a few points when I needed them and that I would win,
asics
me about
A KDC: M. A. Baptisin, A. F. Gemes, A. P. Pereira and
C. C. Pereira beat J. Chubb, J. N. Wong, T. E. Baker and W. Hong Sling 23-20. At Recreio: O. R. Sadick, M.
'I'm worried. Harry wards. Tournaments and hard But Y. Adal, S. Yusuf and A. M. Hopman [Australian Davis Cup practice. I still have a lot to Rumjahn beat J. T. Cotton, V. I N. caplain, whose wife Is Maureen's learn. Atienza, W. C. Ogley and R. chaperon has taught me a lot, NO MARRIAGE PLANS. Basa 23-11; RM. V. Ribeiro, and we have practised for hours
I shall not turn professional. I A.
and hours together, but, you Luz
beat A. A. Guterres, S. E
Everybody Souza, J. M. Gutierrez and H. Aknow, my cervice and volleying want to return to Wimbledon.
are not good enough. Ozorio 18-17; R. B. Browne, F No, there's a lot wrong with marriage, but I have na plans.
Perhaps Howarth, G. C. Norman and mo yet,
I could look after a R. B. Robertson beat C. M.
Ahall Brussels, July 12, Xavier, L. M. Noxes, F. I'll have to have much more husband all right,...with my
Three hours a day at backhand, anyway-but I practice. Rodrigues and V. A. Neves fast. Italy took a 2-1 lead over 32-15.
That's what the British have to improve overhead firsti girls should do.
It's so exciting at Wimbledon." Belgium in the European
At KCC; A: A.; Sliva,
I shall be playing tennis for as This is where hard work can get L. M. Zone Davis Cup Lawn
plan ahead; you. I'll be back next year and Rodrigues, A. A. Remedios and long as 1 ran Tennis semi-final here today C. A. Danenberg dat L. Gaudi, There's the Wimbledon Mance, I'll do my best to be a better Then I'm of to Holland 'at 7 player. There's room for Im- when she won the Doubles E. Purvis, A. L. G. Basta am. I go to Sweden after-provement. match.
Each country had won
and U. A. RumJihn beat of the opening Singles and F. X. M. Silva, D. C. Alves, today Gianni Cucelli and C. M. Silva and C. E.. Passos Marcello del Bello beet Philippe | 17-10,"
ទ 2-1 lead.
one
and J. McKelvie 25-10; A. R. A
Hasson, M. Rumjahn, M. B.
Washer and Jackie Brichont At HKFC S. Aboo, B. M. 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 to give Italy Omar. K. M. Omar and A. M.
Omar beat S. Y. Doc...P. Man The two remaining Singles son,
-Reuter.
J. Kelleher and I. Me-
The draw for the next round of Open Singles Cham-are due to be played tomorrow. Dougall 24-21. pionship is as follows:
JULY 21
|Baker and W. Hong Sling at
G. Madar and F. Leo at KDC.
LEAGUE MATCH
LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE
STANDINGS
The following are the standings in the three divisions of the Lawn Bowls League after Saturday's matches:
FIRST DIVISION
P. W D L
F.
A.
J. E. Medina, D. B. Sequeira, G.
Recreio
9. 8 0
029 409
อ
0 0
597
*483
563
850
493
KDC
571
521
8 2
-469 491
8 3 0 5
404 480
HKFC Taikoo
2 0
304
554
1
U.S. WINS 4-0
In o'third 'division match play- Vancouver, July 12. S. Yusuf v. J. S. Landolt at Talkoo. PRC.
The United States won the ad at KCC on Saturday, KCC W. Chambers, S. Telford and two remaining singles of their beat POC 87-48. G. Willerton v. B. W. Brad-A. G. Coles v. C. Pope, C: Pile North American zone first rounds Ladd, and 6. Ramchand (RCC) KBGC bury at HKFC.
and W. J. Cameron it Recreio. Davis Cup tie against Japan beat S. Madlen, G., W: Laynes, J. C. W: Lam v. M. B. Hassan at J. Tindall, A. L. Eastmon' and yesterday,
and
so won the en- E. Bura and is 3. Meravidı 17-18.
CCC KBGC.
McKelvic V. J. S. Landolt, counter by 5-0 matches.
"W. H, Close, A. C. Tribble, I, RC Ridscale and T. Logic beat D. Miller. They meet British West In Martin, H. 8. Rosen and A. W. RCC and J. E. Noronha v. T; Morgan, ton, Jamaica,
A. F. Noronha, H. J. Noronha dies in the next stage at Klogs- Hircock 20-34,
PRC starting on July A. Mullen and I. Urquhart ut 23. KBGC.
In yesterday's singles, Tom Brown beat Masanobu - Kimura 0-2 6-0 0-1 and Hamilton Richardson beat Kosei · Kamo 0-0, 0-2; 6-1, 6-2.—Reuter,
· ́`DENMARK LEAD
this theme develop, Kent will lose County on the spot, If the ship's, M. McCall at KCC.
a batsman they hoped to room doctor hadn't
E. M. Alarcoun or F. Francis
A. L. G. Eastman v. F. R. refused to allow Kerman! at Rordo, as a No. 2, and Charlton on their vice-chairman, Jim Bowden, inside forward with more thrust to go ashore at Valetta during
T. E. Baker v. G. A. Guterres at KBGC. his recent Mediterranean cruise.
A. M. Omar v. R. Tay at Arrangements had been made HKFC.
JULY 22
than most in the First Division.
Soccer fans who argue that present-day players are as good for him to watch Floriana, the
J. Chubb
v. J. Tindall
at
LETTERS TO
A. G. Coles v. C.C. Pereira THE EDITOR
as those of yesteryear should side in which Publius operates on. have mingled with the assembly right or left wing. Malta con- Recreio. which paid a final wibute to wee tacta assure me he is a box of Alex James.
tricks.
at KCC. Here's the No. 1 of two, If not
R.M.V. Ribeiro v. L.F. Cos- three, teams, one could have Would Trevor Ford regard grave at KBCC. chosen: Aicz WDson; George Highbury
In the A.K. Omar v. J.A. Luz at Eddie Hapgoou:
Jack right direction of the journey HKCC. Crayston, Bernard Joy, Wilf back to South Wales? Could be. A.E. Coates or 1. Kitchell v. Copping; Joe Hulme, David Jack. His parents live not more than A.W. Hircock at PRC. Ted Druke, “Tocky“ Duncan five miles from Arsenal Stadium.
S.M. Rumjahn v. R.E. Road (Leicester) and Pat Beasley. Sunderland are still keen to at HKFC.
secure Ray Daniel, and Bl
JULY 23
Malc,
•
a8 il nove
* Travelling the world the coach Dodgin, junton, is just about way is what Eric Jones is doing, ready for Arsenal's first team. Choy at HKFC. Jones, ex-Crewe Alexandra and All of which,' elrcumstantially,
CANADA WINS EMPIRE
SHOOTING MATCH
Bisley, Surrey, July 12.
Canada won the Empire shooting match for the first time since the competition began in 1907 with an -aggregate of 1,820 in the annual Bisley meeting here
today,
Hospitality Appreciated
Paris, July 11. Denmark gained a lead of two matches, to one over France in their Davis Cup European zone ́semi-final tie "Here" to-day when they wont the doubles.
A. J. Maitland, W. Lee, H.
and C. W. Lam boat W/Braco, Tree, O. V. Medrath and Dr č. 1. Shaw-20-75.
The second contingent will probably leave-on Saturday.
BATSMEN WERE --UNNECESSARY
Archbishop Temple's School, Lambeth, won a cricket match recently without their batsmen scoring.
They dismissed Sant- ley Street School,' &W.4. for eight and passed that total with two singles
nine extras, including, a wide."
to-morrow..--
Each country won, one of the two singles played yesterday Sur-In the sports page of your and in the doubles match Kurt
Torben edition published Saturday, July Nielsen and
Ultish 11, a very fine tribute was paid
(Denmark) beat. Paul Remy C.H. Gough v. G. Hong by Toucher" to the members and Jean "Ducos' de la Halilo of the Taikoo Bowling Club for (France) by 0-0, 0-3, 3-0, 0-3 K.M. Omar v.
and. 8-6. W.J.D. the dose co-operatium they have Cameron at HKCC.
The remaining given to the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association and players will be played JULY-28.
Reuler › part in championship W. Hong Sling v. G.C. Noring · part man at KDC.
On Sunday, July 12, 1 had the pleasure of playing on this green The following is the draw for in the Colony Rinks Competl the next round of the Colony tion. It was one of the hottest Open Triples Bowls Champion days I have experienced during Bhips to be played off of Bunday, bowls game since I July 10, at 4 pan.
I have been In R. BRS V. N. Alleza, and line squash, and what have you, the Colony. Barley water, oder vs zine, MT. made little or no difference to Adət and A. M. Hadir at KCC.
OPEN TRIPLES
gumes.
K. Forrow, B. Trickford and the terrie beat but, what a difference that cup of tea “and
L. G. Young N.M. J. Diveche, the delicato spread that cere -“New Zooland was recond with at Bisley and
four times in. R. Kommand and U. A. Run with It made, all served with a 1905, Australia third with 1,700, | Australla.
Jahn at HKCC. Effain fourth with 1,772 and
Australia - has won the event A. M. Omar v.. A. R. Abbas,
1: M. Omar, 1-M. Omar and gracious. British West Indies.fifth with
and pleasant mile G. from
the Indles 1718
eix times, including the last itong Choy and O, Souza at On bohalt of myself and all The contest, in which each match in 1948. The remaining HKFC.
who played there that day, country was represented by a ave matches have been won by
Nazarin, E R. Marker and give you, the Indies of Talkoo am of eight past or present Britain.
members of its armed forces, Members of the daims Ardd has been held only 11 tunes ten shots ench at 300,500,600,900, wines te inception-seven times and 1,000 yards.--Router.
G
S. M. Rumjam v. P. K. Lau, Club, a very big thank you, and R. Tay and C. W. Lam at PIC. we hope to meet egaitx and y
J. Goodman, J. Hayward and it in peretes.
JACK HAYWARD.
C. Gough v, 3. Chubb, T..E.
THE GAMBOLS
ALL LAST WEEK NO!! DEFINITELY NO
LIKE A MONKEY
582 07 400
SECOND DIVISION
651 441 210 612 693 10 407 403 24 490, 603 -70
436 443
82
0.4
Recreio "A" Recrelo "F"
В
0 0 0
10 8 0 2
FC KBGC
8
40 4
9 4.00
KCC
IRC KDC
HKCC
IRC OCC
Recreto
FC KCC
USRC
PRC
10 3
POC HKFC HKERC
431
403
531 340403
84 0.4
8.3 0 5 9.2.0 7
THIRD DIVISION
9.9.0.0 050 444 10 8 0 2 023 403 "10-80 2 ****040 507 10.60 4. 627 571
304 - 500 510 10 4 0 6
7 525 004
309
540
505
721
404
676
7.
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