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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1954.
THEY CALL HIM "BIG HEAD"-IT'S THE Soccer's Player Of The
HIGHEST PRAISE
AT HIGHBURY
Many sportsmen have tough periods in their careers. Even the greatest stars have spells when nothing goes right, and they wonder whether it's all worth while.
But few have had the experiences of footballer Bill Dodgin. He has met with two bad spells in a year, overcome both, and he's only 22.
And Just how successfully with a reputation for centre BIM he weathered the storms halves and fair dealing—Arsenal. o be s:en from hi selectkm That was in December 1932. na caplain of the "Young Eng-The following April, with first Jund" sige, compered of players team under 23, to play the allans at unit, Briegna on January 20,
centre-balt
Ray Danicl mode his First Division debut. Ha Waa GD Bi's troubles prose becaus: mstant sided's and there were his father is a football manager, no more fears that his Fulham All managers want 10 tum experiences might have affected out the best team they can, 40, this play.
when Bit Dodgin senior, then Ray Daniel's clos:-scason
in charge at
that young
Fulham,
noticed transfer meant that at the be- wiro'd been ginning of this atason Bill, seven playing at right bock, had the months an Arscaxil man, was A makings at a top-class centre-regular flus from player. half, he switched him to position.
that
FATES WERE UNKIND
Just 22, he stoo 01 the threshold of ปี great
That meant dropping England international Jan Taylor, The arms. Fuihan fans were up in "Favourism" was the cry. And Again, however, the faste
BIK'S slightest COTA were treated like major estiloplece.
UNBEARABLE STRAIN
were
Remember the disastrous atarl Arsenal made
to the #cason? After eight games they had only tro, pouts, and in that Wheth A tur tened player micht have match, they conectes reza hed whoffect, J Bu Bill, goals to Sutidland. imty
seven
20, found it an unbearable What a time for new commer strain. He asked for a transfer. | lo establish his place! Bil The Fulham derselors appraia-compared himself with Arsenal's
el his position, but DO ukce losing
anes.
club prvkus
cenkre halves, Itay Daniel, Leslie Compton, Bernard players,
Harbert Roberts. and young
Joy Cully
Nol refused the application hoping surprisingly he found the com that the Jouble would Blowparison unfavourable.
over
for
the
it
He blamed himself Instead, it became worse, and Arsenal decline. But really BI asked to be dropped. This was no one player's fault. The tume his request was granted. team just could not get going. So la was his transfer appli- ration, a month later.
Many clubs joined the queue for lus signature. He chose one
Colony Squash
Championship
The
second
Colony Squash
round of the
After the Sunderland debacle, however, Bill once again sought with an unwelcome interview the manager and asked to be dropped.
typical Tom Whittaker reply: B, you're an Arsenal will player now, and Arsenal decide when you are not worth your place."
Camr
and
STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
but complete, This simple, answer restored Bill's confidence, Championship Since that day he has gone from was played of yesterday even-
strongw to strength Victoria Ling Lt the
Squash
Arsenal's Jump from bottom to tics were Courts, where seven
sixth place m” the First Division decided und two walk overs
is a measure of his were registered.
ment. Highlight of
of yesterday's play between Li 5. Pritchard and Lt B. C. Carter. This ban
match was battled
the
was the match
At centre-half, Bill Dodgin is the key man in the Arsenal defensive "wall”. Here, second from the left, he stands between colleagues Joe Mercer (left) and
Express Photo. Walley Barnes, helping to repel a Preston attack. --
SPOTLIGHTING THE THREE-YEAR-OLDS OF 1954
Wylye Valley Looks Tough Find Extra Pace But Must
By
JAMES
PARK
The Macdonald-Buchanans breed their horses on the best lines but have had 11tle luck in the past few years. They have such a choice collection of mares that It is bound to change. Wylye Valley won one race for Major Macdonald-Buchanan, but, at 8st. 3lb., the colt is no better than second class.
He is well made and an honest-to-goodness workman, but I could not con- scientiously say more for him than that.
ITI
There is a tough look abou! | advance on that form. He was a hlm which suggests he will good market order in the
at Stakes
Royal stand up to any amount of hard Coventry work. He should train on well, Ascot, but found the pace too and may be suited by the long fast all the way. er distances he will tackle his second season.
If he
he could find Dace it would be all to his ud vantage, but unless he can do so, he may not soar above handicap rank.
on
has charge of Rokimos and
trainer the race was run the
should have thought the coll
at San- beaten Barton Street down in October.
AUS
He ran a fait race behind The Pie King at Goodwood, but was
but Rokimos had a a bit extra a failure in subsequent races. A
deep bodied colt, I was Joss to account for such fulfilled promise.
vantage at a
2173-
a
He should make up into Boyd-powerful three-year-old and it may be he will show to more advantage in mees which per- mit him to settle down in his own time, He is in the three classic races for colts but I am afrald is not up to that class.
I should say Captain Rochfort was disappointed with the American-bred Blue Prince IL The colt gave the
impress ion carly Improve-
that he would make much progress.
He appeared to have much scope for improvement when winning the Woodcote Stakes at Epsom but did not show any
of ky
Selection es cœptain
the side Young England
the Leward for his cen- angible tinued god form. But Arsenal Arth game before
Kiven reached when Lt D. Pritchard, supporters have already
hin with some fast hitting and fast
a decision was
a nick-noms
footwork, stroked his way to Just 1 much.
victory with a 9-1 win.
Another hardi
fought
witnessed between
game
that meana
SNOOKER LEAGUE
Eastern In Good
They
call him "Brg Head." Anywhere else this might
But coming uncomplimentary. J.D. from the Highbury terraces Mackie and Cdr T. G. V. Percy. Is the highest picase. It is the Position To Pull
was
After three strenuous games in which Cmdr Percy leJ 2-1,
title
it
Mackie faltered to permit Cmdr that other great Arsenal centre Off The Double
to win
game
and the
Percy match. mw/Cmdr
J. Kettlewell over- camo J. B. Hart in sy stylɑ beating hirn 9-0, 9-0 and 9-2, und D. G. Coffey ulso
conferred on previously
balf and doi of the for-Leslie Compton.
-Lundon Express Service}
had on casy Olson To Defend
win over Li J. A. C. James de- feating him by the Identical
SCO:C.
Another four game match was between Lt P. M. Brentford and H. H. Bidwell. Bidwell only managed to win the second game but Lt Brentford had to fight hard to win the other three.
opponents.
Title Against
Kid Gavilan
P. L. Holmes (serded No, 2)
Weeks and Lt R.
fbuti from their weight boxing title against erived walk overs
Kid Gavilan, of Cuba, the THE RESULTS Following are the rumsaltat
World Welterweight Cham- it P. M. Brentford beat it. H. Bid-pion, here on April 2, Mr Well 9-6, 0-0, 0-0, 0-0 W/Cmdr J. Kettlewell beat L. B. Hart 0-0, 0-0 Jim Norris, President of
Boxing
Club announced today.
The Snooker League fix- tures have now been com- *pleted in Section 'B', and Section A will finish at the
end of January.
It
Section 'A'
the
The light was bad that day, nice ad- half-way up straight. Had the jockey cross ed over to the rats there would not have been room for
Bar ton Street to get through. How- ever, the luck came the way of the challenger and there is no doubt that the better colt won.
Year Is Sam Bartram
Or Ronnie Burgess
$
Says W. CAPEL
KIRBY
A number of long-standing Cup Final eve functions will suffer unless the Football Association co-operates by fixing an early kick-off for the England v. England “Under_23's”_match at Highbury on April 30.
One, of course, is the traditional gathering of referees and linesmen from all parts of the country to honour the Cup Final referee, who could well be Alf Bond if all the London clubs have taken the count before the semi-final.
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He's 18 and his name in Noel
The Dublin boy was sent to Molineux for a 'month's triat
Another funcilon likely to be weekend's programme with dve affected is the Football Writers' first team mon on the injured Dwyer. Annual dinner and statuette ist.
10 their "Foot- presentation baller of the Year," the cholec of which becomes increasingly difficult.
Personally, I should Ilke 10 zee loyalty rewarded, and in this respect two names readily come to mind-Ronnie Burgess, Wales
and Spurs, and Sam Bartram, of Charlton, the best goalkeeper never capped for England.
Here's a tip for some enter but Cullia produced a profes- prising manager. Salling homesional form after one week, after two years in South Africa 13 A useful inside forward schemer named Bill Clancy. My informant tolls me he's the goods and much improved since Southampton signed him as ou amateur. Agc, 23.
REMEMBER NANKEVILLE While Gordon Pirlo fully merits the honours heaped upon the him, let us not forget magnificence of Bill Nankeville,
Several Scottish footballers On the books of Southern League club Lianelly took a day off recently to watch the All Blacks Rugby tourists play in, Wales. Commented ono after the game: "I wouldn't play that game for
£40 a week."
NOBODY TOLD HIM!
Ask Sam Bartram which was the most amusing incident of who gave me my biggest thrill Centre-forwards in his long career and it's odds on in 1959. him recalling a certain foggy
I'm not often guilty of Christmas moming at Stamford professional conduct, but, con- Bridge when nobody bothered
the sticks.
cat
One of the most-wanted
football York City's local 10-year-old, David Dunmore, Manager un- Jimmy
McCormack, former winger, says: "We've
›
part with
But unless gates improve York
to let him know the referee had when
fess to shouting myself hoarse Spurs
in that never-to-be-turned down all inquiries and abandoned the match and left forgotten last leg of the 4 wo don't want to
4 x hun on his lonesome between 1,500 Metres Relay. Bill played him."
and mouse with his Swedish "I thought it had gone all opponent, yet still had enough may be forced to sell. Quiet like," said Sam when he running left to come away and eventually reached the dressing-break the world record by three! A statement room. He also said some more, but we won't go into that
NOW THEY KNOW
Oldham Athletic
supporters
now know what is meant by a club not being ready for pro- motion, Any other time George Hardwick
could have consoli dated playing strength, but not just now when there's neither talent
sentiment in the
nor
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seconds.
that
Tommy Lawton was advising and The other three runners that
the coaching
Highbury for- September night were R. H.
wards these days brought this Dunkley, Pirie and D. C. Law crack from a provincial club and it was the sporting feat of manager: "I wish I could afford the year because nobody to pay £10,000 for someone to thought possible In the advise my team." absenco of Bannister and Chataway.
and
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In a football match report I MCC bosses stuck out their spotted the following: “Gates- necks by suggesting Brisbane head again provided" sparkling be by-passed for the next Test'entertainment in ค faultless game.
the
display. circumstances i match-winning What of Hardwick's future? series. In gather the condition of sign-
who in Lancashire could com- tendance, 4,584.
Australia plain it
No comment. countered Was ing as player-manager
with a request to play at Edg- three years managerial agree- most after he ceasos playing.
Times have baston instead of Old Trafford?
changed since WITH A MORAL
Rugby League football FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
moral for frowned on in the Services, The Here's a story with all sportsmen resolved to Coldstream Guards they should
put On the advice of
player-Britain back on the map. Cele- be big enough—are forming a manager Ivor Powell, names of brated golfer Ait Padgham team
already
they've νο amateurs on Bradford
offered me a lift from a foot-thrown out a challenge to any City's books have gone
down ball
or Royal Air match recently, and other regiment in my little book for future clambering into the back seat, 1 Force unit at the 13-a-side code, reference.
Any takers? sat on something pathfully hard which turned out to be a squash finalde forward), It was when, Rokimos
George racket.
MUST BE HARD UP distances in the Rogerson (goal), Peter
Shera- over longer
"Surely you don't play
評 wonder
Bristol City Percy autumn that he showed his best don, Joe Ramsden, and
strenuous game?" I inquired. manager Pat Schofield
Beasley sen; (full-backs)... all certainly do, but only gently, Christmas card to Rhyl, Pat A form, and that suggests he will
in the 17 age group, than a milo us
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know,"
still hasn't forgotten having to three-year-old He will always
"Don't be surprised if Bakes Got to keep at, you
replied 47-year-old Padgham, be easy to pick out as he has a
Rogerson
stump up. 78. 6d. each to give get a League who had played a round of golf his players tickets at the recent and lot of white about the legs.
team outing in the near future," in the morning, relaxed watch-
Cup-tie. says Ivor, who faced up to this
ing football the afternoon and had a squash date in tho evening.
Falr Risk has speed in excess of stamina. He is a delightful-stay more ly moulded colt and one of the best to date sired by Fairey Fulmar. Fair Risk kept his form from start to the finish of the season.
In early May he made a good fight of it with the very AL National Trust at Sundown, and over six furlongs at Epsom was winner everywhere until
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almost the last stride.
BEST EFFORT
The best effort by Foir Risk may have been when he beat the fast Ally, Big Berry, at Man- chuster. At that he had Ølb. the better of the weights on o
weight-for-sex basis.
same
for
raced
-(London Express Service)
They дго Martin Bakes
EXPERTS PREDICT A LATIN
COUNTRY WILL WIN
THE WORLD SOCCER CUP
to
-
tough com-
the
No
Zurich, Jan. 12.
to
that
1
Says Beasley: "At least one ticket per player is the normal gesture when you deal with clubs--but I was told
"Any snow up your way this League morning. Fred? Yes, up to my that Rhy! needed the money." knees," replies Fred Hall this regular morning leg-pull of
to
Having transferred Len Boyd, his Sunderland team colleagues. Alex Govan and Gordan Astall Actually it's a crack at the to Birmingham, Plymouth Argylo Roker Park old-timer living manager Jimmy Rae asks every away up at Stanley, but says Saturday night: "How did Br- Fred: "It suits me to be up mingham Argyle go on?" there out of town with just my sister and my pigeons for com-
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Ordinary routine training a
promising Nottingham
Fred, who has made a first-most
taboo for 30 of Billy Walker's
fold:
the
the
will be seen from the
With eight of the 16 countries which will battle for League Tables that Section 'B' has been won by Eastern Athle I put Fair Risk in the sprint the World Soccer Championship in Switzerland this team comeback at full-back and Forest youngsters. Each of the the B
team, and Eastern 'A' ing class. He has good initial
summer already known, experts here today freely pre-now centre half, is an expert lade is given a ball and without 4 defeat seem certain speed and in the right company dlcted the title would go once again to a Latin country. on racing pigeons.
"Play on your own until you to Bix to make it a double by winning will hold his own up
APPRECIATED Although Brazil and Spain have not yet completed Chicago, Jan. 12.
can really control it." Section 'A',
furlongs. Being by a Mieuxce
Seasonal greetings which Says manager Walker: "When will Cari (Bobo) Olson
The prizes for December mare, he ought to stay further,
their elimination round ties, it was confidently forecast
were really appreciated have they've learned how to do that were
won as follows:
but I doubt whether he will,
that these two teams would join the seeded title-holder, been sent from Sheffield Wednes they redefend his world middle-
can join in with Chu, playing for Eastern A type as Fair Risk.
Highest BreakMr C. L.
Golden Lion
19 of the
Uruguay, to provide three of the four semi-finalists and day to their former centre seniors,“ A Golden the two finalists.
forward, unlucky Derek Dooley. THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS! R.A.F. on December 7, with a Cloud gelding, be bred
The Wednesday Christinas
This last was the 62nd. Christ- break of 28.
speed and is not lacking in that
Hungary unbeaten in In-ronly a draw in the return box to Dooley was contained in
the last ozzo-that Highest Aggregato-in one quality, From the time he ternational compefillon for the game.
a decision to make their open-mas-and
benent secretary Joss Holmes spent as a match-Eastern Av R.A.F. struck form Golden Lion never past two years would offer
Rümes have yet been ing floodlight match a ran a bad race. He might have the only really
County on December 7 with 369 points.
played in Group 12 which in- affair for the lad who lost a leg member of Derbyshire
FA. He retires in June. Now League Tables as at end of won at Kempton in July at five
petition
three cludes Paraguay, Chile and last season. furlongs but the task of giving Latin teams, the experts sald Brazil, but the latter country
Wednesday realise that the 82, Joss tells me he can remem- December,
weight to Stealth and Romany The consensus WELS
expected that was
receive first floodlight match in Sheffield ber an FA Club semi-final when Air over the sixth furlong was Uruguay
will draw a terrific attendance, only two oficinis were on would
the reasonably tough competition retain a little too much.
title, but narrowly.
only from Chile, much strength And they know that most clubs gate.
Ono throw the coppers in. by Uruguay and the host coun- ened now
return rely on their first few matches It was a brave effort when,
to pay for the basin while the other tore tickets English under lights with 9st 01b in the saddle, he try Switzerland aro automati- home of their former
off a roli. for the dead-heated with Noble Charg- cally qualified
Anal League aces, George and Ted installation.
Teams in opposition will be a combined Sheffald Wednesday- Sunderland to the end of the season
omciata Eight of the 16 teams which United XI and an international worried about corporation Lion sustained his form,
France, make the trip to Switzerland side. That could are Belgium, England,
mean receipts transport switch - over, from The former.
be seeded and will not cross-country ferred winter sports country will
exceeding £7,000.
trams to buses. As one director Jockey, C. Mitchell kept his Austria, Hungary and Czecho- clash in the first of the four
"I've sal it before and I told me: "Nothing can shift a charge in good heart and, if he slovakia.
deciding rounds.
my it again well played, big crowd better than The winters well, the gelding 'Is
trams. Uruguay, Hungary, Wednesday. 16-team line-up was ex- They are
Thero's going to bo chaos out CHAMPIONSHIPS
Just the type to pick up a nice pected to be completed with Austrin, Group 3 winner (Eng
DUBLIN WILL BE PROUD
side Roker Park when, they Intending entrants
Mexico, Scotland, Brazil winner (probably Italy), Group Junior team Ormeau' (Dublin) scrap them." minded that entries for
and Japan
0 winner (probably Spain), hps produced goalkeeper Might I suggest that" a Colony Championships close at
Spain has already beaten France and Group 12 winnor described by Wolves manager tinuation of Sunderland's presont ship as Fair, Risk, but is in a Turkey in Group Six of the (probably Brazil). United Stan Cullls as "good enough to form will solve all crowd dis- and entry, forms can be obtain different stable. Victor Smyth i, elimination rounds and needs Pros:
go in the first team right away," perval problema! ed by personal
6-3; Major P. Meara bent Major C. the International D. P. Cover 9-1, 9-2, 0-4 L: D. Pritchard beat LI B. C. Carter 10-9, 7-0, 1-9 9-3, 9-1: P. L. Holmes ro ceived a walkover from Li B. G. L. Hebden; D. G. Coffey beat Li J A. C. James 9-0 3-0. R-2; 2/2, D. Stirling lost to Chidrees 5-9. 4-9, 0-9; LI B. D. Weeks, re- ceived a walk over from Capt B. Sturrock; and Cmdr T. Q. V. Peres beat J. D. Mackle 3-9, 9-3, 97, 9-5.
The following are the games ache. duled for to-night:
5.30, E. Boycott y . H. F. Prit- chard R.
Macpherson V E. Cumine: R. Thompson H. R. Hubble,
6.00 Cmdr JL. Rigge v LR. Graham: Major P. Mears Lt Pritchard: Cmdr J. E. Stevens v LIR. D. Weeks.
SELS...
WLFA PU
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He said Olson would receive $5 per cent of the receipts, and Eastern A Gavilan 25 per cent. The 15- China Feet round contest would be nation- Dockyard C. ally televised, but with Chiengok. Sig Beat blacked out.
CPO "Tamir Olson has not fought since | RAF. Kal Tak ` winning the vacant ulle by out-
Bection Ty pointing
Randolph
Turpin. Eastern ** British Champion, in New York Kowloon Tong
nst October, "Gavilan's last bout wes ink.C.C....... November against Johmy Chargemon's Bration (Chicago), when for the 8.30, LR. T. Jones v Cdr seventh time he
successfully C. J. Kettlewell,
Yates; P. M. Brentford v
defended his title.-Router.
Club Lusitano
100 10
Bre
the
OPEN FAR EAST AMATEUR 5 p.m. on Monday, January to
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP FOR LADIES AT MANILA
Manila, Jan. 18,
The country's top women golfers, including possible foreign entries, will compete in the first Far East Women's Amateur Golf Championships which will get underway almultaneously with the men's competition on February 18 at Wack Wack Fairways,
open to
The Ladies Championably The Wack Wack Club
all wormen four nounced that over entries and will consist of 64 holes, so desiring accommodation for the be played in accordance with duration of the sostenament may United States communicate with the Weck At stake in this touITEY
trophion whichy whit by warded
the Champlon®, runner-up”. Bödi ;shira“ place (Winner)
Set W. Darboh to
WOs and Sats Mess, Queen's Road, Hong- kong any evening after 6 p.m.
The closing date for the Snooker Krock-out Cup has been amended to 5 p.m. on
H.
Friday, January should be re- mitbed direct to Mr Poochy / Ruttanleg and Son, Ltd, Duddell St
St. Hoogkong. No official entry form is quired: and the competition Is
open
to all clube whether off- to the Hongkong Amateur
All clubs adulated to the Mociation, are requested to a representative to a Cen- "Meeting to be held at s
Wadke Golf and Country Cluby pinus tomorrow at the HQLS
Hongkong/
er (rec. 101b,) at Newbury and ready assured of a trip to the
The six other teams Robledo.
handicap.
Golden
the
Termany, Spain, Italy, Yugo land or Scotland), Group
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