FOOTBALL FANS SHOULDN'T ENVY THE CENTLEMEN OF THE PRESS
Says BRIAN
Dear Mr Average Football Fen, ^
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When you go along to a football:mintch and gat jammed-straight jacket fashion-among the thousands on the terraces, do you envy we Gentlemen of the Press?
When the little boy in front of you steps on your corns, and the cloth-capped chup behind you roars thunderously in your car, do you mutter bitterly: "Wish. I had a nice comfy seat like those lucky blighters up there in the Press box."
cup of tea and
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IN THE DOG-NOUSE
When you are queuing to get your Saturday afternoon one and in the air and shout, "Yippee." In the gound, queuing for | niepance. that half-Üme qurding to get out ingain, do you should....
What happens one of our yearn for secretly mrgical tittle panses the Open favourite team, be it Birmingham Steame to reret pinces?
Brazil, bebres a għal? Why, f bet you do.
you cheer, applaud. roar with Well forget It.
delight and shout (in appropriate lingo) "Come on lads, let's have couple more. You have even been known to throw your hat
Hejoler, Mr Average Football Fan, that you are just me of the crowd. De glad when paying
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Manchester United Jump To
The Head Of The Table
London, Sept. 8.
At prosent, I am in the dog- house. Recently I was watching Tottenham Hotspur play the League Champions, Wolver- hampton Wanderers, at White Hart Lane.
What
match. What a thriller. And what a rotten affair from my point of view.
Imagine the scene:
Little Sonny Walters, Spurs' right-winger, centres the ball
Bas
pcross the opposing penalty arca. It lands at the feet of young
David Duamore, hla centre forward. Dunmore Koots...a st
a scintillathes smashing
that has the goal-keeper
wad whh delight. The stadium is rocked by a roar that can be heard miles away.
Manchester United jumped to the head of the Fool-diving vainly. Spurs' fans go ball League's Division Que tonight as a result of a well deserved victory over Toltenham Hotspur, but are only a point ahead of Preston, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City.
meant
of Arsenal
Mo? Well, bag a bit of a Tottenham fan, I clap joyfully, tou. "What a goal" I shout.
Manchester City checked the recovery
The reaction? Oh dear! The with a well-earned win on their own ground,
fellow Pressman on my right Sunderland's
hin the edges nervously away as if to defeut by fence improved with Wolverhampton
that forwards were weak and Leeds say: "Sorry, folks, he's nothing Across the face to do with me." there are only seven unbeaten were beaten by a single gou
and only Fullnth returned! to teams in the League
Joint of the
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Second
surprise one of these la In
spreads
and shock. division. They
Fulham, Division when their goal-hungry Nearby, Fleet Street "big-guns" Stoke, Coventry. Queen's Park forwards collected five tonight look stunned. Hangers, Bradford City กอง and Stoke beaut Leeds, the two Scunthorpe.
ams heading Rotherham by int,
the night
I'
Nottingham Forest, who scored their first goul last Saturday and had no peints, crushed Mildics hrough, one of last year's relos gated teams. at Middlesbrough by 4-1 and the latter how find themselves the bottom of the Second Division with only und point from six gaines--the worst start to
the club has ever made,
Individual honours
the
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Biggest crowd was just over 50,000, who saw Evertes at home fail to West Bromwich Albion, the cup holders.
THE RESULTS
London, Sept 8. Association Football results
DIVISION I
Today were;
Coal City Everton
centre Manchester
evening's programme went to Newcastle's emergency forward, White, who scored our win In a thrilling 5-3 Goals
galum Aston Vila.
John Charles, the Welsh inter- national centre-forward, Was switched to centre-half in Leeds home game, but though the de-
Willie Snaith
To Ride Landau
In America
Nowcastle
Tottenham Wolves
among
the
The
A Partison Press. tal, tut tut ELECTRIC Now we're In the second-half with Spuis trailing 2-1 down and lighting for the equaliser. atmorphere is elegate. The ball reaches the Wolves' penalty arva. Dunmord scores again. Again the var goes up, My pains voluntarily rap together. two or three times, but I pull mrself up.
Sheffield
1
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2
Arsenal
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Birmingham 4 Derby Fulham Leeds
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Stoke
Luton
Notts
Swindon
Nolis Forest
DIVISION IN (SOUTH) Bournemouth 1
Brighton 0 Shrewsbury
0 Norwich
Exter Reading
0 Brentford
Torquay 2 Walsall
DIVISION II (NORTH)
Accrington Grimsby Halifax
INS ONNANT HOMOG
Coni No. 3. Romsey, Totten-
right back,
pushes a splitting pass down the centro. young Dumbre, the challenge of shaking off three defenders. Crack.
the
comes
ball hits the back of the net, It's the best goal
HINA MAIL:/THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
1954.
EUROPEAN TITLE
Britf() Welterweight Champion Wally Thom (right), 28, of Birkenhead, crashes home one of the lefts which helped him lake the European title from French holder Gilbert, Lavoine during their fight at Liverpool Reuterphoto.
New Rugby Rule Will End
Hookers'
Says
Trapeze Act'
JOCK
WEMYSS
Troublesome Law 16 (SCRUMMAGE) has been rewritten and divided into two parts: (A) which upplies to every scrum. whether "lose" or" "set," and (B) which applies only to "set" scrums ordered or faken in accordance with the laws.
The new bit in (A) is "paragraph (e): "...Intentionally causing the scrum to collapse." Usually a hooker being beaten for the ball is responsible. A penalty- is the punishment.
Lots of rewriting in (B). Anything fresh? Yes, the serum is again to take place a near as possible to the place of in- the fringement whether inside
"25" or not.
I was that way when SBU
John President
Bannerman played. But the serum must be formed in the Sekk of play and not, for instance, with some of the players in touch.
The ball must go in as soon as the two front rows have closed. No. dilly dally by scrum-half till all his pack aro down.
And he must put the ball in so that it Arst touches the of the ground past Both feet Icose-head forward. Until then. a hooker cannot touch it. That's
new.
Now here is a most important | point which should at last. "fix"
of the match.hookers who have ruined scrum-
trapeze and contortionist act in What is the hooker permitted to do? Just what the rule trying to get the ball.
always intended-remain in No hooker, or any other front | #izicily orthodox serummaging row forward
for that matter, position in a tightly bound front may advance both feet, raise row and make a clean strike or swing both fest, or, twist or for the ball with his furthest lower his body to get nearer away foot. the ball as it comes in
(London Express Service.
HKBA
Going Ahead With Preparations
For Thomas Cup Tie
220 ENTRIES FOR HARBOUR RACE ON SEPTEMBER 26
On Sunday, September 26 at 9.30 n.m. a tremendous eplash will herald the start of the 1954 Annual Cross Harbour Race and 220 of the Colony's awlinmers of all ages will bottle the tricky, current and swim from Kowloon Railway Pier to the New Queen's Pier, on the Island
191.
This, however, will, be a mere Wore Wine-rue; 181 Yiu Wing- drop to the splash that are 185, rt, Two-ying 150,
alm, 183, Ją A. Fortatio: 184, Fung sary heard in 1951 when 802 entranu: Limi" it." Dexter P. Tehus MIN dived into the Harbour. at the Rowland Whelan, 109, Borts same time to earn themselves a 100 Alexander Caighead;
Garala Rent: 1 Yim Tunk-chingi place in Swimming's Hall of Lo Wat-ponge 1%. Chan Yick- Fame as part-lidlders of a world Zong: 185 Chan Kit-ming 194. Liu record for the largest number of Chit: 197 Ho Wah; 190, Chus Chi
: 190 Chin Sum: 200, Ching Xa- competitors. In one race."
choons 201, Vim Mine: 201, 118
on: 201
204, Bham Koon.ying: Wood King-fong: 204. Tong, Ying-
al, 200, Tangiel-chip dow Bi-lin; 208, Eugene Hy: 209. Enoch Cheung: 210, Archie Wang: 211, Ch fluntier,
and
This year, H.K Land Forces head the list of entries with 80 swimmers and followed by the Unattached with 50. the Royal Navy with 30.
IMPORTANT BULE The number bafore each swimmer's name is the oficial raco number
and competitors
are reminded that no swimmer will be permitted to enter the water without his number dag Tars have been sont Convenors for distribution.
to Club
ii
08
Those that have entered Unattached, are requirack to ap ply for tags to Mr. Ed. da Roza c/o E. D. Bassoon Banking Co., as soon as possible.
THE ENTRIER
The following are the entries, FREM
#10, fubard Dielpooker, 319, Tong -You-kalj 232- Wong Wal-katu: -815) Mok Chiu-lan: $12, Ching Ka-bun.
FESTIVAL CRICKET
Torquay, Sept. 8,
Feature of the Festival
1. Mis C. Eager: 3, Miname here between elevens representing England and the Commonwealth was the
Pires:: Mise 0. Pomero.
thùng lo
4. Chu Hung-tok: 5. Ho Man ghung: 6. o Man-hai; 7. Yun four wickets of Bruce Doo Chun-sini: 0, Tang, Chi-bong
land, who now. needs only CYMCA
U. Lam Shun chứn; 10. Chaux four more to complete 200 Ming-hang: 11. Wai Koe-haw: 13 NK wing cheong: 1. Mine Wonk for the season. Kar-yes: 16. Mim Fung Ying-ched is Mia Kwok Kam-ngor: 18 1 Kwok Ngan-bung; 11. Miss Poon Safu-chee: 18, Mi Tu Man-mm, 19, Leung Blu-wing: 2100 mail- quen daci
BINCA 20. L. 3. Thomas: 217, Dolt Kaul: a10, Derke Jan van Brummen.
bat and an
He has one chance to get. them-If the England team bat 4 second time. Today, after being sent in to
cure delay due to overnight Zain, the England team scored 308 and the Commonwealth rẻ- piled with one without loss bo- 21. Chan Wandaning: * M. P. fore the close. Claro) Mcx Donsell, John: 24: Don Kenyon
(05), John Raming webs Blu-hime: Crapp (61)-particularly ng-
Chan Fo- Kwok-hung: 20. ming: 37, Kan Yuk-bang; ze, Liang pressive" with nine fours-and Bi-an; 20, Liang Klm-manı : 30.
Spooner (00) wore shiết Robert Vung: 31. Mul Wal-hung:
the England
-Yeh
Fortuna
koe: 34. Lee Kin-wah; 35, They total. Roy Marshal and George Sub: 36, Herbert Luce: Chul Headley, the West Indies player Bal-Kwong
Chan Wat-klans:
- (Mm): 45, Mias „Twus” fhiu-ting, [...]
of
Wons Pak opened for Commonwealth and
'ona' karm: $1. Hak-bon: Non-heun, Wu confidently played
Wong Long-hof 44. Tyson's fastest overs-Reuter. » Cheung Kin=man; 44. Ms Chan Chang Mum-aco But-jem
ETHIAZ SCORES 195. Scarborough, Sept. 8. Turtlermal L/Cp.: 50, D. nwhistle. Ptek 51. Aungies. Bat. A seventh wicket standof 5. Sapper 115 between Imtiaz Ahmed and 53. Sapper Johnson) Shore: . COL. Humphr.: 50p Shulauddin
Pakistan › save Y'aryuzbn:-'80, . 8gin.' Canbock;
being dismissed BYBE?
the final match of the
Spurs are in the lead. And a maging by doing a combined the Japanese Badminton Association regarding the L/Bdr. Helllar; da, Craftenan spy: here today when they
Sorge crowd of supporters lo my left wave their trilbys aloft glee- fully.
#
Me? Unconcerned, I take out IL. My and light sigaretto Ahand's shaking a little....but
not so that you would notice.
I turn to the colleague on my left and
good effort, quietly: "Chuite
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He nods. Smiles approvingly.
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Clearly. I have regained on in-
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Rochdale
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Crewe
1 Bradford City
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A council schoolboy, wlio became a half-a-crown- Wrexham
week stable apprentice, is GLASGOW CUP SEMI-FINAL Bikely to ride the Queen's Rangers
horse Landau in the £25,000
Washington International race at Maryland, on Novem ber 3.
He is 20-year-old Willo Spoith who weighed only four- stone when he left his widowed mother's home in. Nowcastle (an years ago. M
He had to stand on 'u bucket to groom his horse.
Last year Snaith became "understudy to Sir Gordon Richards when he was oppointed second fuckby, to the powerful Noel Murless table where Landau is trained.
*Sir Gordon would 'doubtless
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St. Leger Callover
Cpi. Astiton: 66, Griz. Taliny 486, froma ans, Brackley 80. L Lanabing cheap Hacitford: 03 Bal Pendlebury, 66,
ne. Dalone; Go, Gor. Giles tour by opposing a strong side 8 Gne Faloner: 675 Capt. Har raised by Tom Pearce, farmer North toit 68 LE RA. CTORS: 60. Exsex taptain and scirotor.
tanious
Rugby Lt Cow: 70 Dena Lewin: 71
H. Ollerenshaw, and rokin; 13 M. Knowles 14 referee.
the side were out for 65
Col...A.
Fletcher: 75, Moj H... Byrda; TU, J.H.C. James; 17. 2/Lt. B. Ú. Wilde:
4
Unton
Despite the delay in receiving a definite reply from Second Round tie in the Thomas Cup Competition which is scheduled to be played here before the end of Novem ber. the Executive Committee of the HKBA, with its new Chairman, Dr A. M. Rodrigues, MBE, presiding, proceeded with plans for the match and elected the
Bakter: 30,Pie. Brickell; 81, Pie. Abinet and Imtiaz Ahmed in Various sub-committees in charge of organising what will DePritchard: 1/LA before acting captain "Magsbod
stand of be the Colony's first venture into global competition or 8 Plo Bousquet Pic sixth wicket
34 showed Drowlit; 84; sat. Lee, 85, Pto, Jack- Wont 88. Ple, Bopth 87 Pte. Wood- that the bowling could be hit: The Colony obtained entry where Badminton players are words Prex Cracknellje: 80, LG But It was wicketkeeper into London, Sept. 8.
Wald-Wisite: 2. Ptr. Doyme; £1. and Shujauddin who dealt out the Second Round on a concerned ·
Cpl. Paton: M. Cpl.
Wender as most punishment. They were Satur- walk-over conceded by 'Burnu, Closing odds on
Cpl. Zilway; ple. Smith together for about an hour and Ple. Sumon! 90, Fie
Driscoll 07, and negotiations for the playing of the match against Japhu has
Flo. March; 93, Pte: Price; "B9, Ple, three quarters and were - une Pulmore-100. 1.1.3.– Bucharist. 101,
Lapse is forgotten and (I hope)day's Doncaster St Leger at Hotspur tonight's Victoria Club call- forgiven. Tottenham me this year have had their lost cheer from over session, on the Classic
But, Oh! How I envy you ...
London Express Service)
Russia Beats Sweden
7-0
At Soccer
"BETTER THAN HUNGARIANS," SWEDISH MANAGER SAYS
Moscow, Sept. 8.
Russia beat Sweden in their football international have ridden the hoist in America here today by seven goals to nil after scoring four times bimself if he had not decided in the first half.
retire Next to fast likes fast case horses.
to
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were:
4 to 1 Never Say Die;
to Z By Thunder,
10 to 3 Blue Sail; 100 to 9 Arenys and Arabian
Nights
100 to 8 Double Bore;
100 to 7.Umberto;
22 to 1 Rasaleigh, Elopment and Estremadur;
25 to 1 Ambler II:
33 to 1 Entente Cordiale;
and Blue Prince II;
40 to 1 Alpenhorn, Phenomenal
100 to 1 Nicholas Nickleby,
200 to 1 Icarian:
BEST BACKED.
AFFILIATION FEES
decided -It was en proceeding since April this Chubs to send in their applicaP.D.
request alli
Messer: 101, Capi. K. R. Parted at tea: When Iratiaz year, with no specific reply on for affiliation and fets to Hubert 10% D... Botresa: 164 claimed nine fours in a not out
90, ceived from the JBA es together with nominations of their hr. Albert Willigens.
Royal Navy
But the break "was" fatal.. when the Japanese team will be respective representatives to t coming.
105, M. Tomling 106, Peter Charles Blujaudin was caught - at lié in the Executive Committee, with Wilton: 107 Smith 1,108, B.M. wicker with only tires added to telephone number and address: Cock 109 Brics art the tea score and with the total
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111, Colin IE, D. of those nominated.
from
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184. Lai: Po«ylus/148, Chan Shin- Chamber: 348, ··· Part: Chhatatul; ⠀⠀ 147, Won Bluemine; - 250,- Woo – Kwan-
un Chun W Tam Kal-lok geet Shulchong: 155. MiTong. Cl-ying: OF 153, 05 cheune King-wah:B166) KEK HAWOD Dumi: 154. AT THAY KILCHER 214. Blu Tu-kwwn_10/
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CHAMPAGNE STAKES WON BY OUR BABU
At the meeting held last night, It was decided that the Ja-
The Badminton League A Dosis: 114 mallared, Zulfiqar went,
110.
Imting remained and was last papere Badminton Association B, C C Doubles, Mixed A James Of Knight: 117
H. Porry; 1 M.]]= |be requested, to - furnish a reply
Evan H. Thomas 10, Peter Lang the season. He well deserved before the end of this month, in Mixed B and Ladles Doubles Jam 118 adige pont out for 105 his first century of will commence shortly after the ey: 111. Peter. Havian; 122, Michael | the ovatlon" he received "from á order to permit necessary work Thomas Cup series,
C. Lyon; 123, Eric Tumer: .. 124. on reservations and arrango-
Peter A. El 125, Brian D. Dick Festival crowd of 15,000 hs he ments of courts and the hun- Clubs wishing to enter are teak Braden i walked in. But Pakistan Hind dreds of minor detalls to pro-quested to include their entry Thomas 122B-3 Koutou out 434.
collapsed from 215 for six to all. Kelih Nelson with their Hallation fees and o
191; *Percy
Pearce's XI did not make a Cooper: 132. Norman, L Braith; 193, Cominations.
JATET
David good start and the opening bats- Tentative dintes. for. the The possibility of entertaining Richards.
only 25 runs. Then,
Pater Arabian Night, fourth in the Thomas Cup tie have been fixed world renowned players from Solan Flowbrook; 197, John men were back in the gallon
Zarbey; 138,–– Peter B. "Park: 139. Derby, was
Ahe best backed for November 11 and 12 but in America and Europe in Novembe
May having got his eye in Shaw: 140 Victor, buickly, hit five fours, also, was discussed, but
In a not further”....... Information
Pearce toam at, the buit 20. horse at tonight's scasion. Mr the meantime, the HKBA has ber 100 to 8 on Monday, had support representative Pirining twice Badminton Association, it was BANG-HOOD: 143, Rune Fon Jack Ferguson's colt quoted at been busy preparing the Colony's pending
the
Malayan 141, Chin Sher-ming: 142, w closo had scored 40
Reuter. .to.win £10,000 and closed at matches, and
ANNA Bouth China we weekly, has been going on for decided that the matter be hold 100 to 9. Saalth Grent interest was shown in the match attended by There was more backing for some time at Tulkoo and Cal, over for the precumbers wer
90,000 spectators in the Dynamo Stadium, and the second the favourite, Never Say gingower, who have very kindly The following members were He keeps a 100 mph. model half was broadcast by Moscow Radio, Mr William Ling who shortened half a point to offered their courts for the pur-elected on the Sub-Committees at his large Newmarkt' home
to 1. By Thunder, the second pose
listed below: where he lives with his wife of Cambridge (England) refereed the game,
favourite, also
also hardened bộ 9 to
Selection and Training: P. Hi Sylvia (trainer, Bobby Jones The speed anughter), and their two-year-
and accuracy in that it had been played but Irish colt Blue Sell, although tion and one, for re-elian K. 5.
One application for affilia wong (Chahman), W. Brown, od diughter Helen Jane. passing of thie Russians was extraordinary quick tempo'
racing exports predict evident in the first few minutes, with the Soviet team superior, reported really well shorty from Indian Recreation Club and, Bow
"Courts and Seating: CW. Mony
by his Chung Wah Torpectively were Lain (Chairman),
Arns one day Snaith will become but Sweden suffered a severe dy played a very smooth and before the callover
handicap when
LiLeong champion jockeyus
their captain, beautiful game and the Swedish ainer, J. "Paddy" Prender accepted. Gustafson, retired injured after
Sale of Tickets and Advertis parke The Cammlitee also decided Jockey Johnny To American 24 minutes. He was struck on changer hardly ever out of taut, wens from 15 to 2. to the backkmuelsson,
01 the head by the
8/10-2011 100, Alt M15 You HARRY ODELL SAYS hall.
Summing up afterwards, the Longden eldes Blue Sail, to print a completely revised in M. A. d'oliveim (Chair 11 TOSCTVO, Į KOye a commentator sid the French cols Estremadur çame FIKBA handbook, corporating man), R. M. Rozarlo, A. M. took his place.
Soviet team and played a good tid points to 22 to 1 after the latest amendments to Simyanov at centre-forward
gamo full
of interesting points me substantial wagers had rules of Badminton, league f
Bean doruck about Marcel türen, regulations and by-laws opened the scoring in the seventh Thai wa high quality, Busmes soconstrin minute, and three minutes later formance, of
and full up-to-date information Tyin ́nt "dirigido"'"'left, was uns
ard
Swedish scription, who is A marked as he headed the ball matterwards the
manager pralled the display of for tomorrow's Doncaster Cup will airo include the lathet
was not called China Mali IBF tales" and will, affee Custafson had the Rushing and said they weed
whobed; All a long foll had been "belt, thin the Hungarians and Special, felled with a hata shot at the disti
dio Acer Love Hizo chance Swedish goal, a meles. ensued salepenyes or this and the Swedish right back, (Arsenal are due to play Spar Anderson, Bacciclentally knocked to, who applied players to-to the ball into his own goal" 45") day's)
In the
the 32nd minute, with the may Russian team, carly next Russians Bull exerting premore: The Swedish official said they. Sumyandy scored Faralty and hoped her you to take thei Rusin changed ends leading by covering on the Russians, whố
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THE GAMBOLS
It is
want
Soares.
Entertainment and Reception:
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man). V. Tápi Frank Kwoke Organi Committe
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Dr.
Finnung
Doncaster, Sept. 8.
Mr. David Robinam's colt, Our Babu, Dog:- 181, Bo Kof-
won the Champagne Stakes, for two-year olds rin Bomber - How chun over six furlongs here today.
The Queen's Corporal gained 144 Cansecond place in a photo. nish with MissR. M.). Parton's La Dieu D'Or. who was third, Nine
Young
170
Official betting was: 100 ta Ho-sheet Our Babu. 8 to 1 Corporal atid
Lo Dieu, D'Or,
Our Babi Won by two
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