THE CHINA MAIL. TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1954.
AMATEUR CHAMPION
EUROPE'S SPORTS EDITORS PICK HUNGARY TO WIN THE WORLD SOCCER CUP
London, June 7.
Europe's top sports editors voted the Hungarian national soccer squad the best in the world by forecasting the Iron Curtain team would win the 1954 World Championship in Switzerland this month. Brazil, Uruguay and England were nominated for the next three places.
In a poll conducted by the United Press, Hungary received 101 points, Brazil 75 and defending title-holders Uruguay 72. England came in a bad fourth with 20,
Editors were asked to forecast, for mony years ond have probably have given them · the first four. Four points were naturally developed teamwork | higher rating. awarded for a first placing, three and understanding to an un- for a second, two for a third and
cenny pitch. one for a fourth,
were
Switzerland's 3-3 tie on Mar 23 with Uruguay would possibly. on the other hand, have lost the South Americans few watc
Eight editors gave the dot- place nod to Bruzil. Seven sald that they would! come second and 10 thought they would
Other strong major points No fewer than 10 of the 34
noted particularly
thoir Rally editors who voter said
tremendous shooting ability → fhard and accurate, their tactical the ball-uzzling wizards
superiority over the other na
competing and co-ordination be- | Chính thirdl. Superb tween defence and attack,
BEFORE THE SLAUGHTER
Eastern Europe would win. The suid that the Olympic Champura Honni celain to displace the were
hud bedre Uruku.yans
allied
Sy
chaineteriat m
!by South American style of play with the
Lough, hand-hating Furopean before
technique
13H that
They said gerians were the fastest, And best ball-players in world. They also pointed but
have kop
the
Hungarians
Bagnit
12-1
fleusons of the eight for pick- Bruzit to win included The editors ened their volcs "ensy preliminary round Hungary's sion grouping-the Brazilians are in France, Yugo~ over Englan Jigroup one with Win
and Mexico but meet Other slavia Hun-Budapest pn May 23.
teste, several of the eight editors only Yugoslavia and Mexico as
thought they
only France la seedel with Brazil in would th. who
their coupling thu
of undi runners-up spot make the
ball control with who believed
they speed the ye would only
would accurney; a high consistent in- come third
Iternational standard and tactics superior to the "old" European orthodox systems; excellent pre- tournament training results (the gigcI is in top shape); frat- reserves und the dry weather and hard grounds will sult them.
team fogether
Stewards To Probe Running
Of Winston Churchill Stakes
/
Landon, June 7.
Surprisingly only five editors Thotaght Uruguay would ristain the Jules Riniet Cup --which they have already won twice.
come Stewards of the Jockey Club, which controls British Twelve said they would
forecast them racing, nanonged today they intend to conduct an inquiry soon! and four
inio third place. into the running of the Winston Churchill Stakea at
Reasons given by most ed Hors Hurst Park on Saturday to see whether a jockey de-tur giving Uruguay the "thumbs- liberately end was in the home stretch to let another down" horse win.
place in
Capron
Crest Carr.
both who handl II's trait Odborne and us conqueror of Saturday. Premonition, will also be culled upon to testify.
Boyd-Rechfort, Quem Elinboth
We
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titlo
sign runged from "nervousness-defending The Jockey 19 B. Burrows, Osborne led all the way in tells always a strain" to "they will who rode Osborne Inta second two-mille event with Juckey 111be stale by the time the tourna
Queen's personalment starts--they're already in Jockey, riding Premonition hard Switzerland and have been pre- for the tournament (ar on his heels.
A furlong from paring f laws tong." the post Osborne, which gallopa
On the other hand, editors who exularly in training with Prò-
pleked the Uruguayans to win monition, cased up.
Brigadier W. F Wyati, who thought their long pre-toura- owns both horses, said afterent training policy would pay off. They also thought the South wards
he had used Osborne
But Americans would have something merely as a pacemaker.
world crown British reeng
"each to shoot fur-the rules say
for the third time. race shall b run on its merita
Only one editor-la Brussels- picked England to WITI.
One Thought they had a "fair" chance of pluring second. Four said they might pussibly place third. Only 10 of the 34 editors mentioned England at all against the 33 who mentioned Hungary and ane who was not sure who would inut thought Hungary, win Brazil, Italy and Czechoslovakh would be the semi-Anorists. United Press.
Lo Brothers Chosen To Play For Oxford
Oxforů, June 7. Norman Lo and Donald Lo, brothers from the Chi- versity of Hongkong. have been chosen 10 play for Oxford Universtiy gabri Cambridg In the inter- Varsity lawn tents match at Eambourne, Sussex, July 8 and 9.
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The brothers are studying at Wadham College, Oxford Other members of the team Include R. Ahmed, from Panjab University. now as Christchurch: J. W. AECE (United States), captain; 8. Cram (Kenya) and G.A.K. and G. Þ. Owen,—Router.
(Norman
an and Donald are the sons of the Hun, M. W. La and Mira Lu).
Featherweights
Matched
whether an owner as another horse in the race or not."
If the Stewards prove Usborne was not out to win, then Bur- be charged with a Towa will breach of regulations.
Burrows said yesterday Ou borne swerved of the end of a have inst week and he had eused up Saturday because he was afread the hors might do it
gain.-Vaned Prea.
RECORD FOR
BIG CARS
Milwaukee, June 8.
the Chuck Stevenson won 100-mile A.A.A. national cham- plonship big-car race here to uny at a blazing 07.0
new track record. clip to set a
Stevenson
HIS
m.p..
who started
оп
the
Craigengower Staging Open
Tennis Tourney
the
in outside position Aral row, made the 100 miles over the newly asphalted one- mile track in 1 kr. min. 31.297 number of club entries to date gets,. which was 2 mins. Ga
to four, the other entry is the Seco.
better than the former
King George V School. of the dirt track here,
Champion Chin Yak-soon, will 93.7 mph. was held by
Manila, June 8. record Singapore's Featherweight The old record 1:04:00.795, Dr The CCC 19 golog ahead Jack with plans and anniversary soon meat Philippine feather-McGrath, who finished fourth prizes, to be distributed by Mrs
weight Benny Escobar
N. P. Karanja, wife of the club's Vice-President, have been ordered.
Douglas Bachil of Australia has a big smile as he poses with his cup as it is presented to him by Mr G. A. L. Jamieson, Captain of the Hon." Company of Edinburgh Golfers--after winning the Amateur Golf Champlonships. at Muirfield.
Switzerland Awaits Half A Million Football Fans
Zurich, June 7.
BEST GOLF SINCE THE WAR
BAT ENGLISH OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
By EDDIE HAMILTON
"That's not the sort of golf we play at week-ends”, I overheard a member remark to another during the Championship, after watching big Bill Campbell, Joe Carr and other mighty aloggers knocking the ball the best part of 300 yards down the narrow fairways.
Up to the final, the quality of golf was far ahead of what I have seen in post- war Championships. The topnotchers more than once broke 70 in their matches. Congratulations to quiet Doug British golf courses. And con- Ian Young, who lost by one Bachli on being the first Com-gratulations, too,
ort his Ano hole to Bachli in the fourth monwealth player to win,
display of sportsmanship and round, is out to improve his Condolences to Bill Campbell, strict observance of the game's game in always
preparation for the popular gure on etiquette.
Scottish Amateur at Nairn in It was a lesson to all golfers July. that, when Campbell conceded a
He pleked up his opponent's ball
with Ond handed it methods to him. That left absolutely Gornid no doubt in his opponent's mind advised that he had been given the putt. [elianges.
Sad-eyed Basuto putt, he always
Wants To Fight Again
OFTEN A SŁY LOOK
discussed American Campbell and ntid both minor
Micklem
him to make
Young said he would give it a trial for the next three wooks
Campbell During the week's golf On the and
wise-cracket: Johannesburg. isleky Muirfield grees, a player "It has taken some of us as long
often took a sly look at his op-aS three years
the to make Mokane, Elijah
South
ponent's short putt before da- changes effective!" African non-European fea-ciding whether he would like to
-London Kapress Service) ther and lightweight boxing see the ball into the hole or be champion, who refused to generous. fight in London where he toln, Lieut-Colonel Tony Dun- Last year's Walker Cup cap- saw a "vision" of his dead con clorined thia doubtful father, now wants to return situation by instructing his team- to Britain to continue his mates to pick up the other ball
when conceding a pust. boxing career.
"I want to forget the
past," It was unfortunate that young he said in his home near Johari- | Peter Toogood should lose As nesburg. "I will star! training in he did to Joe Carr at the 20th. a month's time and expect to Henry Colton, who won the 1948
Aighting about
four weeks Corner and told me that at Muirfield, had a look at
championship committee had
"Joe's
the
Brazil Bars
Russia From Cage Contest
the
later,"
Rio De Janeiro, Juno 8. The Brazilian Baskertha!! Mokane left Johannesburg for London by air on February 4 water."
rightly ruled the area "casual Confederation is going ahead confident of success. But 14 days
with plans to hold the Secand Inter he was back from hils Former Walker Cup player world basketball championship α participation Peters confirmed the without 14,000-mile trip looking beggard Gordon
from despite protests and hollow-eyed.
view that "temporary Russia During that Colton time he did not even see box-accumulation of water" was the French sporting circles over the exclusion of the 1932 Olymple Ing glove and dropped from Bis correct interpretation. fighting weight of 133 pounds to
runners-up and European cham- THE DISCOVERIES
plons. -113 pounds.
"It is not A The discoveries of the Cham-
question of pionship were Tasmanian Peter ideology," Confederation Secre-
Keith Tate, Ken tary Ivan Toogood,
told the Raposo Worthington and
Young. United Press. "We never
Nearly half a million foreign football fans enough to fill all major stadia in Switzerland '---- are expected to cross the Swiss frontier to root for their home country in next month's World Football Cup Tournament. Officials expect their tiny country, geared as it is for tourism, will be bursting at the seams with football-crazy foreigners scrambling for last minute hotel and stadium reservations.
Tickets are already dis- restaurants will be strictly appearing like the last Alpine supervised to see that legal snows, and it Is feared rotes are scrupulously adhered black market may spring up 10, before the tournament ԱՄՆ, sending admission prices far
above the 3.00 Swiss francs (81 US cents) for the cheap stand- ing places in the first round.
Reports have
have already reached the International Football Federation's headquarters here that counterfeit tickets are being circulated in France and all foreigners are being warned only to buy tickets at recognised bureaux and booths.
From Western Germany 'alono 30,000 full tournament reserva- tions are already in. Hundreds more are pouring in every day and ometals doubt if they will ever be able to estimate the
number of one and two-day
trippers.
Doctors could discover no mental or physical disorders.
The sad-eyed Basuto boxer spent his trip to London in bed, unable to eat, in a cheerless and lonely hotel room.
Jan
good, whose father is a por- planned on Russia because wo fessional, swings the club like don't have diplomatic relations fellow Australian Peter Thom-with the Soviet Union. Other on, and should go far in big-countries have been invited and time golf if he plays in Ameri- accepted so it is too late for can tournaments,
changes even I we wanted to make them.”
There, sald Mokane, he had dream in which "saw" bis dead father and other members of his family. Suddenly he had an overwhelming desire to re- Keith Tate, the Northumber- turn home.
land Champion, who reached
The countries originally in- the Muirfield last eight and vited for the 10-nation tourna- Friendly Catholic priests and the quarter-finals of the Englishment to be beld Special Commissioner Floriana European woman
In Sao Paulo university Amoteur last month, impressed in October were Nieder sald today.
the U.S., leat "The foot-undergraduate
him the with his power and tempera Canada, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, ball tournament will be money for his air fare. Since ment. Switzerland's
Paraguay, Cuba, Mexico, Argen- tourist biggest
returning he has gained weight, bonanza in years. But It and his own doctor has passed Tate is a former English boy tina, Brazil, France, Yugoslavia, and the Egypt, Israel our job to see that the fans get bim 100 per cent Ot
International and, if he can win Italy, good treatment as weil S
Mokane good
at Leaches
the place in the English team for Philippines, football, The tournament will Magabela Primary School, 30 the Internationals at Porthcawl All these countries, with the bring many people to Switzer-miles from Johannesburg. Hls in September, the experience
exception of Cuba, replied to land for the first time. It is up young bride of three months is should be good enought to put the invitation
at all but to us to see that they will want a teacher at the same school-him in the running for a Walker Mexico, Italy, Egypt and Israel to return.”—United Press.
Cup blazer next year.
have confirmed they will parti. cipate.
China Mall Special.
Scots Selectors Hope That Allan
Brown Will Recover
His Deadly Shooting Form
By TOMMY MUIRHEAD
Allan Brown is the most fortunate footballer I know-he is included in Scot. land's 13 chosen by the "big three' solectors, for our World Cup matches in Switzerland this month.
1
CURA SCRATCHED Mr Raposo sold that the Con- federation has now scratched Cuba from the invitation list and offered her berth to Spain.
"We are now working toward an understanding with Spain over the financing of the trip 18-man delegation,"
for
Q
Raposo said. "The Confedera tion is willing to pay 70 per cent, but the visiting country must supply the remainder. The same question is involved with Israel and Italy, but I under- stand that the colonies of those
and around countries in
Вло Paulo are raising the funds necessary to pay for the trip."
In reply to French; critialern of the exclusion of Russia trom the tournament Mr Raposo said that the regulations of the
The Ladies' Recreation Club,
7,000 SOUTH AMERICANS United Services Recreation Ch and South China Athletic Club Even troin for-uft Suuth have joined the Cralgengower America nome 7.000 ardent fans Cricket Club's Anniversary In-have already written in for full- ***vitation Doubles Knockout time reservations.
Tournaments, bringing the "All the world's a football stage and everybody is trying to-get in on the act," quipped one official, pointing to heaps of envelopes from England, France, Belgium and Scandinavia.
Italy, however, is expected to atoday. In
provide the greatest number of
fans. bout arranged here for July 3 One noar-accident caused the
foreign
The Industrial at the Rizal Coliseum, it was yellow caution flag to be waved
north of the country is only a
The others are F. Martin (Aberdeen), W. Cunningham (Preston North End), announced here today-France in the 93rd and for three laps
few hours from Switzerland
J. Aird (Burnley), B. Evans (Celtic), T. Docherty (Preston North End), J. Davidson Presse.
the drivers had to hold their The Doubles Knockout Tour
and sport-loving Itailans are (Partick Thistle), D. Cowie (Dundee), J. McKenzie (Partick Thistle), R. Johnstone positions. Otherwise, the speed|naments, one for men and onG sure to repeat the mass invasion' (Hibernian), N. Mochan (Celtic), W. Fernie (Celtic), and W. Ormond (Hibernian). F.LB.B.A. adopted
pied in Helsinki mark probably would have for ladies, will be a double which let Switzerland fabutė-
Included a clause, been bettered by three minutes knockout affair, meaning that | gosted after lost year's cycling
The Blackpool man was prob-, Mochan and Willlo Forale. Countries could register up to in 1952
adopted at the insistence
of the any pair losing twice in auto-obmpionships when Italians, ably the dimmest of our stars in Mouhan can play centre or 40 players with FIFA for World crowd of 31,725 watched (matically eliminated. All pairs
This mumber Communist countries, that a poured in on bloycles, scooters, the tour matches against Nord outside-left, and Fernie both Cup matches.
organising an official the drivers race for a record, will be seeded to make the attos and even on foot.
way Cat Inside-left) and Tinland thside positions.
must, however, be reduced to country Odoll
of $25,550. purse
Stevenson's | tournament
(centre-forward),
22 eight days before the International tournament On there
not invite countries with which first prize money was $0,387,00, possible.
Although Swiss officials will showings it is difficult to
Bobby Evans is preferred to matches begini.
It did not have diplomatic re- or 25 per круг
cent of the total,--
unable to check a black stand why he has been preferred Davia inthers at wing half and Names of LRC players re-market in stadium tickets if it to George Flamtipon or Jacky Jack Aira
The 18 already named have lations. to Alex Wilson at
registered and the.ro- ceived are Messrs J. Kite and begins, they can and will make Henderson.
full-back. It was probably ex-been C. G. Hobba for the men tourna sure hotels and `cafes will not i The selectors probably thought serience that tipped the scales maining four are Jimmy Binning
be 'allowed to Took the that in the two training sessions in favour of the Cellie and Queen of the South), Bobby Secretary-General of the Inter-
or, more.
Harry
A
I promise you a very enjoyable, cool evening at the
EMPIRE THEATRE
on.
Thursday, 10th June
at 9:30 p.m. with tho SINO-BRITISH
ORCHESTRA
Admission: $5, $3, $2, $1.
PLEASE, BOOK NOW -
Colda
Even the Stightest cold
ts to be feared
Do not let it spread! Defeat it from the start by taking 1 or 2 'CAFASPINS
CAFASPIN
United Press.
NINE DRAGONS
COMPETITIONS:
interesting 03
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ba
need
foreigners.
If he does, all will be well at normal prices and cafes and If he doesn't "there are Nell
"After · Mr William' Jónes,
Combe (Hibernian), Ernio national Basketball Federation, at Ay-three days last week Burplex men.
Copland (Baith Rovers), and invited Russin and Hungary to candukuro this week--and the kwó
take part in the championship, A special tourist commission trial matches against EnglandThe 18 players who toured Ian McMillan (Airário).
wo has been set up to handle World which it is hoped
Bought a
a ruling from, the to arange, Norway and, Finland were such Their opponents in the fint Foreign Ministry on whether Cup Lane. The commission has Brown will regain his sharphens and bunch that it is a pity round of the World Cup will be teams from pro
those countries already
But turned down hotel off the magic and deadly, shoot, five hnd to be dropped: requests to boost prices during ing.
all five Johnny Anderson, Alex Austria (June 18 at Zurich) would be granted virus, his The answer (Is the tournament.
IF HE DOESN'T.
Wilson, Dario Mathers, George and Uruguay, the holders (June) Raposo sald
negative, Hotel rooma'have been pegged
20 the Hamilton and Jacky Henderson 19 at Basie).
closed."United Press. have been" asked to stand by.
-(London Repress/ Butylce)
themt, and Mrs J. Kite and Miss A. Phillip as the expected pair for the indies.
Names of the South
USRC Chipa
and In the Nine Dragons Club players have not yet been re- competitions for June, 10 teamsceived. coc pinyers are entered in the darts tourna also asked to pond_In their ment and six in the table tennis.names to the Tennis Committee Following is the draw for the as soon as possible so that or two tournaments:
rangements can be Analised. Doris 40 Inf. Signala Wkap VIEME "A": 316 Loc. Bly "A" Ft. Amb.. RAMC; Corad - Wap. v 210 Loc. Bty "B": 135 Td Pk Sem v AA Wkap: RNWT Station v Kowloon Gorrison Bignala.
Comd
WP REME; Ent. WKED V BNWT Station; 3 Gen, Hop, v 210 Loo Bly.
Table Tennis-7-7anka v Comd.
THAI PRINCE WINS BELGIAN MOTOR RACE
Chimay, Belgium June, 0. Prince Bifa of Slam, driving ja Masera, won the Farmula". class for cars up to 21⁄2 lite unsupercharged in the Grand Prix Des Frontiers race to-day
He covered the 20: Inpa of the course, totalling just under 130 miles, in 1.hr. 22 mina 18.6 stoi at an average miles
Frenchman
Frances Pollet, in Gordiniy set up now. lap
over 102 miller an hours, His day Akidded on the track; instire land
THE GAMBOLS
DARLING
(HOW LOVEL
CUSER YOU
"Funnyhow, some
Here
matter