SPORTING SAM
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1954,
By Reg. Wööttön
Five "Forgotten" Men Of England's World Cup Team Certainly Got A Raw Deal
By ARCHIE QUICK
THE SPOTLIGHT IS ON THE SECOND DIVISION IN TODAY'S LEAGUE BOWLS By “TOUCHER”
With League-leading Recreio "Blues" entertaining last-placed Kow- loon Dock and second-placed Kowloon Cricket Club enjoying a bye in the First Division League games this afternoon, the spotlight will be turned on the Second Division games where competition among at least five clubs -HKFC, TC, CCC, IRC and KCC-is at fever-heat.
Topping these matches will be the return clash between the Hongkong Foot- ball Club and Craigengower Cricket Chib ni Leighton Hill Road, Both teams head the contending clubs and a 4-1 or 5-0 win by either side will enhance the prospects of the winners garnering the title almost to the point of assurance.
Five "forgotten" men were certainly given a raw deal by the Football Associa- this
tion over the World Cup serfes Seventeen players went to Switzerland, and five were instructed to remain at home and keep in training. So players like Chilton, of Manchester United, and Willemse, of Chelsea, had to report to their grounds every morning and go through the old winter routine in case there was an emergency call from Switzerland for them.
No such call was munde, and what do you think the five men were compensated with for their two weeks' extra graft? Exactly nothing! And to make it worse for Willense, he had to miss his Chelsen club's tour of New York, New Jersey, Balti- more and Montreal,
In Switzerland The player stot e pands a day expenses If the Football Association hard! pate the five May-at-homes" a
similar aquant and that would
Lee's set his heart on bevan -
|
Three more records
proved
Pct แป
A very common cause of font-
honvy
faulting is the attempt to get a maximum follow-through in playing
shots or in reaching a full head on a heavy In such instances both sreen. feet will be found to be almost
wo or three yards forward of the mat when the bowl actually leaves the hand
the
the
Another sneldent and this was related to me by an old- timer in the game, is said to ho happened in an Interna- tonal match. Exasperated at
frequmber,
foot-faufta by his
of one opposing bowlers took up bia wood and to the jack, after walling up placed
ft. plumb alongside "If my opponent can get off with bowling bwo yards away from the mat, mine la only a similar offence only that I am bowling 27 yards away from the mat," was his remark.
In the first encounter early in | increasing frequency of foot- that which left an unpleasant the person the Football Club faulting among the bowlers. taste to the whole match. were victorpus by 4-1, only The rule states that "a player Stanley Leonard's rink being shall take his stance on the mat able to bring home Craigen- and at the moment of delivering gower's solitary point.
his bow shall have one foot Since then both teams,
within with remaining entirely
the n-confines of the mat. The foot BER, HAVE
and the may be either in contact with or this afternoon over the mat." should produce an excelent Kime with the inaue depending on the players form of the day
The draw will play an im- portant part in the result, but the advantage of the green will to be a heavy vy probably prove handicap от
the Football Club bowlers and may be largely responsible for what looks like n 4-1 defeat for them
Second-placed Taikoo
Another common cause is the almay have a difficult job on hand attempt to get around blockers, the backhand when they match woods with particularly on the unpredictable USRC squad when the right-foot in case of a
Park. King's
The USRC right-hand bowler is placed Jus bowlers on their best day pre on the left hand top corner capable of taking to task the the mat. When the bowl is de- Cap best leuin
will be in the division and livered, the right foot unless the docimen show their found anywhere but within the
confines of the mai, best form they may find them- selves at the tail-id of a 3-2
were
Annual
fur
ing professional football - | beaten, and ghe Squalled,
the Inter-Services and cricketer with cricket his
Athletic Championships greater love. He signed for Hull
and by City FC and got an engagement Portsmouth, with Derbyshire ርርር by not have been oven generouz--- the left outs in them would special MCC registration. Then tragedy overlock in. He Furys be a paltry 140
broke his leg la a minor foot- at B with
ball match. the It fall
holy's treatment of Roveraine
Each ball boss at Wembley. county sintion by rota are asked to morinate SEX boys to
fetch and carry when the ball Roes nut
of play at the Ful
Cup
a nummer.
To
most surprising occurred in the Javelin evothe Here Lance Corporal Billy Patrick threw 108 feet 5 inches which we as much as 4 feet 7 inches superior to the previous best distance which has stood for yearn
kixteen
Now the long road back is nearly ended. He turned out the other day fur Derbyshire Clut and Oround against
Harrier, Patrick, a Belgrave Repton School. and made Is
nrlahed anly second to Capi erexiftable 79, with the help of M. Chote in the Army
Cham pionships and has never befor won a major title. Nor was he year it wit Durham This
bim keep
11 the place In the National AAA County there. but when they
game which Championships atmosphere of the
a week be. Derbyshire took fore. heard that the Football Associate his passion
his
with them on their Bon expected the boys to pay
Southern tour of Kent, Essex their own expenses to London,
look and Hampshire, and Lee honour Furned the etc. they
the opportunity to slip away clown fat
and play for Beverley versus Kent Club and Ground
at Canterbury. He got 84, and as a result hu
was put into the Pleven against Hampshire and scored 30 not out.
CHEESEPARING POLICY
This dwesparing policy in Socter has had its reflection in Switzerland,
Football Thr League are no better. There are
John Savidge, Royal
SCOTC
Club
Both IRC and KCE, who are In almost 故事 good a position cach na Craigengower should improve their standings during this week-end.
it does
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Plant Division
P. W. D. L.
Rercrelo KCC CCC Recreio
8 2 0 0
Pls.
"Blues"
D 8 0 1
35
9 7 0
2
314
0 8 0
3
27
"Whites" KBGC IRC PRC FC
10 3 0
5
24
8 4 0 4
19/2
7 4 0 3
19
10 4 0
KDC
10
. B
142 11:
Second Blvision
11 7
4
B4 12
11
0 4
10 7 0 3
10 70 3
32 3142 8145
10515
115 08
ZB
27
HKCC
10 4 0 0
911
10
я
0 7
18/2
11
1 0 10
7
Third Division
IRC
1
29
FC
HKERC Кос
In some cases fool-faulting is just a matter of habit and does not bring any advantage to the bowler, "but where
it HKFC muy be beneficial for the TC bowler f attention be drawn to CCC The Indians will be the guests the fault by his skip or teum- IRC of the Hongkong Cricket Club captain in the case of a League KCC and though unlikely to repeat match or by the umpire in case Retreiv
on Jol the B-0 win they scored
Colony Championship USRC Thursday, are expected to bring match. Sergt.
home at least four points.
It is scidorm that complaints KBGC will Marines, Vancouver-bound with Kowloon Cricket Club
are made by opponents, for fear PRC the Empire Games team a week have Police as their opponents of their being called unsporting, hence, hot only raised the Sholin an away match and will most although Hongkong's lawn Put figure a quarter of an inch likely collect five points.
bowls history furnishes a low The Third Division will nise interesting instances. provide a crucial match between
One was in a crucial First PRC the Filipino Club and the Indian Becreation Club. The King's Division Lawn Bowls League HKFC.
match between two of the CCC Park bowlers are at the momcht 21⁄2 points behind the League- Colony's prominent clubs. Half- leading Indians, but a 4-1 win way through the match the skip of one side calmly walked up to a hugging toucher, took up the wood and placed it on bank, remarking at the same time "foot-tault".
58 feet 4 inches, but this 6 feet 4 inches giant completed the only "double of the meeting when he won the Discus Throw at 143 fort 2 Lichts.
The third record to be beaten, On agal in a field event, was a 173
How has he made such |_ 100 | remarkable recovery? lly sheer Roing to be repercussions over hard work and willpower.
serialun arrived
ut their the Bouthem four he was seen feet 3 inches effort in the ham-for them this afternoon will see nul meeting that there shall on the county be no extra payment by clubs morning to players for Bloodlight mutches other than £2 for a win and E4 for n draw.
The Players' Union officials are in a max to say: "No pay, no play", and I agree with them entirely Why should these men have to put by overtime and the clubs take the full proceeds from the additional revenue, There is no clause in the players contracts that turn oul, Chairman ramny Guthrie tells me.
Mr John
ground every mer throw by Naval Artificer
after $001
dawi lapping in shorts. He got down Apprentice Arthur Valentine. to the near-by sands and ran on
This was actually 9 feet 31⁄2 the wet surface for miles.
He
11 Inches better than record.
has raced up and down the steps Valentine is a Scottish Interna-
end.
But the Sun is
not fully forces them to whining for him yet. He has to go back into hospital shortly for
But his grufting operation perseverance will surely bring
SLICCESS,
gary.
lance runner from Eastbourne,
was
Up in Scotland they Are blaming National Service for
unfortunate Jh the decline in Scottish Soccer. Hrard a good and true cricket.
14 minutes the Haddow, assistant ¡ing story at
Essex equalling the "Na- Middlesex match at Chelmsford seconds record In the nunager of Clyde, says: tional Service is a big handicap told by Joe Huime, the former miles. to clubs. Just when a promis- Middlesex all-rounder und ing player is being groomed he Arsenal and England right wing is lost to the club for two years 100tballer. and a vital period in his life in rutaret."
them overtaking their rivala,
Although the odds are on the Indians, the FC wood-pushers are fully capable of making that 4-1 wih, pârtićularly playing on their home green.
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TALKING POINTS
The File was
a a
the
of
W
not
the
The skip of the other side, knowing what to do under the circumstances, whispered to his team-captain on adjacent rink what had hap- waited for almost
opponents to get on the jack.
When that opponent did - s0, ho up wood dumped it on the bank. There was quite an airgiminit. after
and
10 6 0
40 8
3 0 6
7 8 0 4
6 7 TODAY'S GAMES
First Division
Recreio "Blues" v. KDC FC v. IRC CCC y. KBGC
Recreio "Whites" v. PRC KCC (Bye).
Second _Division
ССС У. НКУС
HKCC v. IRC KBGC v. Recreio USAC v. TC
РНС У КОС
Third Division TC Y. IRC HKFC v. USRC KCC v. HKERC PRC v. CCC
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RECORD-BREAKER
Jozsef Csermak of Hungary, the Olymplè Cham. plon, set a new British all-comers' record of 194 feel 11 inches in the Hammer Throw at the AAA Champion- He is one of two Europeans who have ships on July 9.
The beaten 200 feet with the Hammer this sengon. other is Mikhail Krivonosov of Byelorussia, Reuter- photo.
Jet-Propelled
Man Medicine From Kenya
By “RECORDER”
Nyandika Malyoro, 23-year-old Kenyan who ran the fastest Three, Miles ever by a negro, at the AAA Cham- pionships at the Wilte City on July'10 behind the world record by Freddle Green and Chris Chataway, is a veterinary department scout at home.
He fights the scourge of foot and mouth disease and keeps it by roaming the Nyanza province inoculating cattle.
T
Sydney Hulls wrote in the held off the challenge of three other outstanding British dis- Daily Expresa:
"Moving Hike a jet-propelled tance runners.
gazelle, Nyandika led by 50 yards after covering the first
54.8
ALL-TIME 22ND MAN
0 SCCDIXIS,
performanco which ranios him 22nd on the all-time world list. Finishing
mile (in 4 minutes 29.4 secoruis) Malyoro finished in 13 minutes kept up this cracking pace for four more laps and finished third."
Chataway and Green actually behind him were Pat Ranger in dropped Mulyoro after 10 lape, but It says much for the
18:55.5, Ken Wood In 13:26.0 and Harry Hicks in 13:59.6. For
Kenyan'a fighting spirit that he Ranger and Wood, these were
REVIVAL MUST START WITH BOYS
of the terraces on Derby County tional and a member of London FC Basbuil Grund. He has AC and he reached 177 feet in Invented muscle developing, the AAA National Champion. Some interesting talking pened. The team-coptain devices with old motor Eyeships to finish second to Olympic points have cropped up during patiently He has skipped for batna 4:0 Champion Csermak, of Hua- the past couple of weeks and three heads for one of his
of them deals with the Corporal Pul Ranger, the newly-introduced League rule
diy of registering dight players little short-striding RÅF in the Fire and Gecorll Divisions kinde probably view who finished fourth in the Na-with
to stopping the tional AAA Championships, malpractice of shuffling players another, only from one division to
8.0 depending on which team has a
better chance of winning thred Championship, and also enabling
the promotion or demotion
He and the
Inter-Countries four players according to their Champion, Lahoe-Corporal Ken for Norris, fought out the race on It is therefore extremely diff- make My specific their own, but Ranger unished cult to
of unsportsmanship the stronger once the last back charge ♫
against any particuînt team straight had been reached.
that team chooses to promote or demote the maximum nm- Bombdr. Brian Howson, Na-ber of players allowed unde Hional Half Mile champion, was the rule,
da it la perfectly put into the mile evetit, and ho
However, the practice ok demoting or promoting a player not in the bands of his improv- ing or deteriorating form or the neods of each particular team, But with the iden of string
A famous England Test Match ericketer was relinquishing
a remote Mr Haddow should know that publican's licence in lost sousun 26 players who have South of England village. He uppeared in Aimy representa- bemoaned: "When we had only tive sides, and who had never gas here I had seven good busi- previously played for their nessmen customers who used to
clubs' first elevens before don- get off the train her cach won it comfortably in 4 minuter i within its right to do so.
DETERMINATION
At Chelmsford fast bowler Alan Moss was pounding them down
21.6 seconds from the National Dunkley, Junior Champion, LAC Roger
RAF. The British record holder.
that he had got thinner since his finishing second in the Lord odild be further in-
Britain's Soccer Chiefs
Call For Better Facilities
By GEOFFREY SİMPSON
If you cannot teach an old dog new tricks, belther can the fallen standard of British football be raised unless the problem is tackled at the right end in the schools, where our Soccer potential is at its most malleable. {
The answer is
ning khaki, were regulars in evening
drink and
double Scottish "A" and "B" Divisional Scotches. Then electricity was Five of them bought installed. football.
television sets and went straight
That, in effect, is what the FA of Wales will say in their annual report on July. Five men have gained Inter-bome at night, One wet teetotal
28, when they meet at Wrexham. But boys cannot be trained in the style that national "caps" for Scotland because the circle had broken Flight-Officer Geoff Elliott, had thening the team that has P.
enabled Hungary to humble England twice if they are denied opportunities to play. subsequent to being given their up and I have seen” the no trouble in winning the. Pole better chance of winning the first chance in Army sides, other odd
once since when he | Vault at 12 feet 8 inches, for he
1 to be de Clyde current toolsed in for a box of matches!"
And the Welsh declare that not, a ball' about, let alone proper football only at certalis periods, Two of his own
14 feet this empiristip. has accomplished
pload.
only is there a shortage of blay-pitches And he asks of public The FA have, netually discussed Arst eleven were unknown be-
scosom.
rule itself probably ing fields; but there is a growing parks "Aren't we still too koep. in the past the possibility of fore playing for the Army.
not a little tightening. The tendency to exclude Boccer. frden off-the-grans 10yes" I would" although they are about the their own artoa, but Capt Audrey severely injured herein oxumber of players to be re- the curriculum of Weiss con
Wabiber the
There Fillgby
Charge is say. The English have o pasionwealthiest body in sport and to 10 and a claus **] truc
things
and what their Hranelal futuro, 10 as safe Jump and had to pull out of
added that if à player hus
for fencing not chow
tered: to are up nearer acquiring and ard o are available she said, "This may be the end bisher avion, he should be
dacilities in And it has been barred from playing in a tower worthy that in England the FA which would
not hote-Ava regards
moderu of my career."
youngsters
have Blocked their an illustrious one too.
division for die reminder of
story... Sir Baniay Rous, fathers.
the
Bir Stanley does not hesitate, The RAF captured the men's the season. title from the Army, by 148 FOOT-FAULTING
enough or points to 140, with the Royal
In the A Year Book, giriller, to like a Bang" at His own
He writes mulisation. Another conspicuous | Navy third with 03. Among the
Point Stanley says: Compared with a s women, the RAF were again noticed during the League and few years ago, my ingression là
helpful of following events succederal with 67 points to the Championship matches that that there are mov, even "Nowsher | 450rbitvě Army's 31 mid Navy's 51. have taken place so far is the open spaces where boya cat kick retead of shaping them; says.
ts
Stil
bowling Mo the 100 Yards. Worse than that played two le make games in try. Went winter | privzely owned playing spacer bi tie, Bank of England, thou
and someone remarked West Indian tour. Bocit came the Australian Peter Amold paid | wisceracki “A
England gathers no stones!" his own passage to
and self-con- and his courage fidence is being rewarded by
NËVER SATISFIED the chimce he is getting to
himself in establish Northamptonshire Caunty The publle craying to see ré-
am. But a story of corda shattered is never satis cricket team. perhape
deber-fied. The lowering of existing even greater mination belongs to Charles figures meurs mom to in Lee, a Rotherham schoolmaste: spectator these days than in his early twenties.
POP
the
well-judged mee.
A
Potted
Don't risk
your sight
it cannot be
of m-
potive
Scotland's Team For The Empire Games
ivolution át, de fotball Scotland toles system has been haphazard, and Empire Carnes
that we run the risk of Micing
self-satisfock fust because we ang Anda Vand led the way,
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CNN NATIONAL STADIUM S
There will be plant
Phost" to thats but
not a national team that
Pat. Devine,
his
their best ever times for tho distance, while Hicks £qualled
previous best performance. The Kenyan Nigerian and Ugandan sprinters and quarter- inilers who
articipated r
AAA Championships on
tho
way to the Empire Games at Vancouver all did better in the heats than in the finals,
Nduga of Uganda, and A. K. Amu of Nigeria were both timed in 22.1 seconds in the 220 Yards Acemi-finals. In a heat of the 440 Yards, Dorek Johnson, who has run 48 seconds for the distance this year, fount
found Mosembi Mbathi of Kenya several yards
D
wake
up on him in the home straight, but the Kenyan lacked finish. Peter Fryer in another heat had
similar
experience with Kipkorir of Kenya.
Followers of athletles werO beginning to wonder whether the native Africans would ver up na an athletic force. what was son at the White city on July 8 and 10, reasured them.
van Uganda and The Konyan. Nigerian sprinters learned many lesson in tactics ply the AA They washguld Twibeir at
Vandouver if they ICANSHIM, Whit; for
tably capable of
than they have reconted to date,
Bit Dice Ellis