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ASIAN SPORTS REVIEW
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1955.
SOVIET TEAM SCORED 110 GOALS ON INDIAN TOUR. GAVE AWAY JUST FOUR
The "Soviet soccer team concluded its 45-day tour of India at Calcutta on March 6 with a 3-0 victory in the final "Test" against All India and a record of 19 games played, 19 won, 110 goals for and a meagre four goals against.
Madhya Pradesh came the nearest of all Indian teams to putting up a fight and scored two of the four goals that went into the Soviet team's against “fally, through Mushtaq and Rashid. Williams of Madras and Bernard of Mysore were the "only two other Indian players to get past the Soviet goalkeeper.
Most prolife goalscorer for international football, ・ heren-Kripal Singh 97, N. Chowdhury the Russians was the baby of phasised once again, and they 8 for 35); the team, 17-year-ol E Streltsov, who managed 16 goals for the tour. His name, quite aptly, means sharp-shooter in Russian.
Next on the list was the famed International centre forward of the Spartak tears, Simonyan, ALM Armenian, who scored 15.
also needed more foreign tours. Bengal 174 (P. Roy 74, J. (India Intends sending a team Ramakrishnan, 15 for 64, B.C. to the Soviet Union in May and | Alva 4 for 69)
and
155 June).
(Mourogesh 5 for 34).
Mr Moskharin had kind words Meanwhile, at Indore, Holkar to say about Indian refereeing.} beat Baroda in an unfinished The standard of refereeing in game by virtue of a first innings India' was high, he said. As lead of 80 runs. touring Russian teams general-. Scores were: ly grudge such kind words for
Mr Moskharin, the non-play-foreign refereeing, this was high ing captain of the touring team, praise indeed. who has already had much say about Indian football, had
Lo
The Soviet non-playing cap even more to say at the contain" also made the interesting clusion of the tour at Calcutta, revelation. that the Soviet Union was taking up field hockey in earnest and that the first Soviet National Field Hockey Cham pionship tournament would be held this year...
The worst faults of the Indian payers, he said, were bad shooting and allure near coal The Indian soccer season, he said, was too short and warm- er months went into it whereas there were cooler months that could be utilised.
Indian players had to get used to the 90-minute game if they were to get anywhere in
FA RESULTS
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London, Mar. 31, - Association Football results: League Division II 1 Bristol R Swansea T,
League Division III Southern Colchester U. 0 Torquay U. 2 Walsall 2. Aldershot
Reuter
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Special Cash Sweep on the Hong Kong Derby
WARM-HEARTED ·
Holkar 492 (B.B. Nimbalkar
C.T. 162, S.D. Dhanwade 82, Sarwate $7, S.R. Jadav 53, H.G. Gaekwad 51);
Baroda · 412 (D.G.. Gaekwad 145, JM. Ghorpade 83, J.H. Vin, not out, 61, C.T. Sarwate 8 for 103.)"
Madras, in addition, to reach- ing the fincal of the Ranji Trophy, also reached the last Vinoo Mankad, captain of the four of the National Hockey Indian cricket team that recent-Tournament for the
told thewamy Cup when they de by toured Pakistan,
press that "No Indian Delhi 3-0 in a replay. It is Indian team touring abroad bad ever Madras first ever entry Into the received such a spontaneous semi-finals of this tournament. and worm-hearted reception as did the Indian cricket Leam which recently toured · Paki-
stan."
Mankad said that India cricketers would need at least
1 six
months of practice on coir matting wickets the next time they embarked on a tour Pakistan..
He said that the standard of cricket in Pakistani high schools
STA
"something remarkable"
•
of
The touring Pakistani hockey team concluded their tour Malaya at Seremban where, on March 12, they beat the Federt- tion of Malaya 4-0 in the third and final "Test" between two countries. Pakistan won all three "Tests" with a goal tally of 13 for and none against.
the
and that Pakistan cricket had a Keenan Challenges
benevolent Government behind
it that employed many aŋy out- standing cricketer in the civil service.
Robert Cohen
Sydney, Mar. 31. Peter Keenan (Scotland), the Madras is to meet Holkar in
Empire Bantam- the final of the Ranji Trophy British and Cricket Tournament India's weight Boxing Champion, today national championship in this challenged World Champion Saturday, 9th April, 1955.
rame. Madras, playing at home, Robert Cohen (France) to a Over 500,000 tickets acldbeat Bengal by 157 rung on the World title fight in Australia,
to date.
The Sale of Cash Sweep Tickets on the above will close on Friday, 8th April, ts follows:-
382 Nathan Road, Kowloon, at 4.00 pm.
6 D'Águilar Street at 6.00 p.m. Queen's Building, Ground
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The Draw will be held in the Public Betting Hall at the Race Course, at 10.00 a.m., on Saturday, 9th April,"1955.
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fourth day of the four-day match, 45 minutes, after lunch
Scores were:
Madras 347 (C.D. Gopinath 121, A.G. Kripal Singh 98, S. Shone 5 for 78) and 139 (A.G.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Keenan, who woo the vacant Empire Championship here last Monday, has offered to take only one eighth of the "Gate" if Cohen agrees to meet him.
Stadiums Limited, the Aus- tralian promoting body, an- nounced that they. believed it "might be possible" to arrange a Keenan-Cohen fight in Jusse.
Cohen's In Paris yesterday, manager, M. Gaston Raymond, stated that the French borer would defend his world title against Willie Toweel, of South Africa, at tha Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, on September 3.
American
TRIUMPHAL PROGRESS
The triumphant Cambridge crew carry in their boat after their 16 lengths victory in the 101st Inter-University Boat Race on the River Thames from Putney to Mortlake last Saturday,
In the background the beaten Oxford crew wait to bring in their craft, Cambridge, after leading nearly all the way, finished the course in 19 minutes 10 seconds.-Reuterphoto.
The Monopolists Of British Race
This Old Firm Never
Has A
A Loser
By RANDOLPH CHURCHILL
The com-crake voice of Prince Monolulu crying "I gotta horse" has never been heard in quiet Cavendish Square,
KINGSTON TEST
Australia's
Fast
Bowlers Demolish West Indies
Kingston, Jamalch, Mar. 31.
Australia's fast bowlers demolished the West Indies
in their second innings today, leaving their batsmen with the formality of scoring twenty for
Test here.
y in the First
icket, giving the day and a half to
This they did for the loss of tourists a win by nine wickets with spare. There are four more Testa to play.
West Indies, 188 for three | Archer overnight, were all out for 275 | Benauð In their second innings, having Harvey scored 259 in their first in reply to Australia's total of 515 for nine
declared.
Lindwall and Miller, with the new ball, wrecked the West Indies middle bâtting. In a de- vastating spell before lunch. Walcott, Sudh and Binns went for the addition four russ
$12.9
23-0 44 、།
· 2
Australía, Ist innings, $15 for
Agning declared (Miller147, Harvey 133, Morris 65, Maclonald 30).
* 2nd-Innings. L. MadJocks not out A. R., Morta, e Gibbs, b.
•Weekes
C. McDonald, not out.
Box true.
Total (for one wicket) Wicket salle 6.
Lindwall finished with two for 63 and Miller three for 62. Smith, 21-year-old Jamaican all-rounder. 92 overgat, reach ed 104 to join the select band who have scored a Century in their first test. His fighting in 1950, nings occupied, three hours 38 minutes and be hit 14 tours,
THE SCOREBOARD
West Indies, 1st Innings, 259
(Walcott | 109, - Smith, 44, Lindwall 4 for 61).
2nd Innings
C. Smith, c. Harvey, b.
Miller
C. Walcott, c. Archer
Lindwall
D. Atkinson, c. Benaud b.
Miller
surely
A. Binns, Iby Miller
F. Worrell, b. Archer
racing
The seedy intrigues and furtive negotiations which sometimes make leas the sport of kings than the business of spivs seem far away from this dignified and sober neighbourhood.
of
they
F. King, b. Lindwall
8. Ramadhin, c. Lindwall
b. Archer..
A. Valentine, not out
Extras,
Total
clients' money on which pay no interest.
Weatherby's are understand- ably reticent about their busi
both their employers, the Jockey Club, and of their clients, the Lindwall
Miller racehorse owners. But pome
Johnsteri people put this sum as high as €250,000.
the Turf is nanny to her grown-unity activities and the affairs of
Weatherby's have no
Yet number 15, Cavendish Club, which has been sustained Square, almost opposite the so harmoniously and effectively. been Lord
This relationship has George statue Cavendish-Bentinck, the great well compared to that of an old statesman of" Weatherby's, the Whitehall of
over the Jockey Club-in fact ritish racing.
This old-fashioned, rambling they are the club's servants and building is fanked on one side they describe themselvs simply by the ancient banking Arm of as "Keeper of the Match Book, Mesars Coutts and on the other and secretaries and stakeholder. by the Convent of the Holy to the Jockey Club and the Child Jesus, with its remark- National Hunt Committee." But sense become able Epstein sculpture of the in practice their influence is small back. They keep their Madonna and Child.
three
vast and pervasive throughout
world. Jockey the whole racing
Weatherby's have thus in
Important
next door with Messrs money
to Coutts, and it is reasonable The stewards of the Club are the absolute rulers of They are repositories of tradi- assume that they invest their racing. Each year one of the tion and custom, having pub-clients' money to bring them in
three or
per cent resigns and is replaced by lished the Racing Calendar since
Since they pay no interest to another, nominated by the three 1773 and the General Stud Book from the Jockey Club, which in since 1791. Since that time a client who has left his win- A dings on deposit, they may its turn is self-elected. There Weatherby has always beer.
Club easily, receive through this pro- is no appeal from their rul- secretary of the Jockey
income annual ings.
Invariably ceas art But, as in polities, while and the firm have
£10.000 or £15,000.
Some Ministers come and go adminis-been the club's agents.
would put the figure much trators go on for ever.
bigher. 'A MONOPOLY
Weatherby's Art A
virtual monopoly and there are many who say that it is people
indeed anomalous, and
HEREDITARY
Weatherby's are the adminis trators of racing. They provide continuity not only between each
steward of the Jockey Club and his successor but be-
tween Awon after, genera- what ridiculous,
tion of
and
is
до
some-
sport. that
*
Bowling
O 18.13 63 26 19 .62 .16 2 53
104
2 à good nNO
Kin Wrekes Gibbs
Bowling
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PHILIPPINES
DAVIS CUP TEAM HERE
A
two-day tennis- exhibition will be staged by the victorioUS Philippine Davis
Cup con-
Ungens which beat Burma 5-0 in the Eastern Zone of the Davis
local exponenis Monday and Tuesday 41 the 975 Hongkong Cricket Chib,
6 Cup and
The four-man Filipino squad, led by C. Carmona (Captain). M. RWF Ampon, R. Derro and 3, 2 Jose, arrived at Kal Tak on 3their way back to the Philip- 1pines They were met by Mr Ho Ka-lau, Hoo, Secretary of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Association,
Tony de Marco
To Meet Saxton
In Title Fight
Boston, Mar. 31,
Tory de Marco disclosed to day be will rely heavily on a "punishing body attack to win the Welterweight Boxing cham pionship of the World when he In this respect
meets the tile-holder, Weatherby's
Johnny have something in common with Saxton, Messrs Tattersall's, who have Boston
in
and
The
Three singles matches will be played on Monday commencing at 4.15 pm. They are: 3, Jose.. v Ng Man-chemy, R. Deyro v. 5. C. Dao; and R. Ampos.y-Ip Koon-hung
The programme for Tuesday also starting at 4.15 pm is as follows: J Jose v Ho Cheong-
po; C. Carmona and J. Jose v Trui Wai-pui and V. T. Wang; Ampon and R. Deyro v Ip Koon-bung and Edwin Tat
Admission charges to the stand are $5 and $3,50,
The P. I. Davis Cuppers will
Wednesday,
night at
leave for the Philippines da
2766
also obtained a near monopoly
23-year-ol ha.figured " another important depart De Marco
10 They are even whose whole essence and pur ment of the horse-racing in- punishing body attack, for
dustry--the management
and then a blizzi the rest rounds more completely hereditary and pose competition, should be
of the way" would propel him, self-perpetuating
than the administered by a frm which
which conduct of auctions:
the fourth-ranking con- towards they serve;
the bas
"For competitor.
at "For their services these tender to the crown. stewards in their own sphere Weatherby's are big business. auctions Tattersall's receive al Saxton ruled
at least a 3-1 are the most powerful
It is unlikely that Weatherby's rake-off of per cent. At last favourite 24 hours before the receive any very virate in the world.
considérable November's Newmarket sales 15-round title bout on ApEU 1, It was in 1771 that the first fee for acting as the agents of nearly £500,000 was paid out, There will be neither teley- Weatherby began the family the Jacky Club. The main re of which Tattersall's percentage sion nor radio coverage of the Sir, Ori the evening
of were also said to be negotiating arrangement with the Jockey venues of this prosperous firm amounted to nearly £25,000. Wednesday March 30, I was for
to meet Ruton
are derived from the private one of the unfortunates who Macias, of Mexico, who is
side of their business. World Bantam- went to Army Sports Ground, recognised as Sookungoo, to watch the foot-weight Champion by the National KONNO SKIPS registered to run on the Flat, inclined to leave at least a part Brundage On Fact
Wasted Trip
Keenan
boxing interests
ball game between Army Boxing Association of America. ohd RAF 'B'. I was unfortun--Reuter.
in
that
on arrival I found the game had been postponed.
ate
No notice of postponement had appeared in the press. In fact the game was notified as being played in the China Mail of March 30,
Cockell Back In Training
Dan Cockell,
1,500 METRES
SWIM EVENT
Many breeders of horses are There are about 4,500 horses aiso purchasers, and they are
Tattersall's,
and about another 3,000 regis of the money arising tered under National Hunt sales in the hands of Messrg Rules. These 7,000 or 8,000 Tattersall's. Thus horses are shared by about like Weatherby's, have also 3,000 owners.
become banker, and must hold hundreds of thousands of pounds of their clients' money. INTEGRITY
These owners nearly all find that it is a great, convenience to enter their horses for the various racing fixtures through Weatherby's, and to keep a per- manent account with them.
All this complicated
match-United Press,
Finding Mission.
Avery
Bryan Thompson In Critical Condition
Trenton, New Jersey, Mar. 31. An emergency brain operation Was performed on Middleweight boxer Bryan Thompson today after he lapsed into a coma and his condition turned critical.
The 23-year-old Philadelphia who was injured in his negro,
first, professional fight on Tuesday
the
-was-operated on by... a Santa Barbara, Califomis, Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Neu- Mar 31 rologist Dr. Walter Scheurman Brundlage, Present at St Francis Hospital International
Scheurman said he found of the
Olymple New Haven, Connecticut,
haemorrhage on Games Committee, lett today for "Mar. 31. Ford Konno of Ohio State.
Melbourne, Australia, to inves-ight side of the brain. He said Eastbourne Sussex,
he corrected the condition in a I understand that a postpone-"
process igate reports on delays in pre-hat-hour operation but did not will not defend tris 1,500-metre Mar. 31. ment of this game was authors
by which the British Turf is parations for the 1930 Olympl disclose the British free gyle title in the opening
Thompson's general NO COMMISSION organised and ruled stems | games.
post-operation condition, ed by the Hongkong Football Heavyweight Boxing Champion,event of the three-day pro-
highly anomalous. But Britain Association at least one week returned to training here re-gramme of the National AAU
"I want to learn first of all, Thicanoson le immediately was Since Weatherby's are the has always thrived on anomalies. about reports ago. Surely with the staff at its terday for his World Title fight winning championships which
from Melbourne prepared for another operation: Rocky disposa, it should not be be with
his breath- Marciano,
the open tonight at Yale's Payne atake-holders at nearly all race: That it all works so well that say there have been delays or his throat to
Whitney Pool
meetings, this is a convenience stems from two facts the high because yond the capabilities of the holder, after recovering fun in-
of labour and other ing Konno, who won the NCAA for the whole racing. com-degree of probity of all
He had been i KFA to ensure that the public Buenza.
2 semi-coma dermed and the long process of troubles, he said before depact-ince Tuesday night, when he 1,500-metre crown a week ago, Tunity. is made aware of any changes
Weatherby's charge against trial and error by which thing from his home here by airs hayoed in the second round. In the football calendar.
Codeff meets the Champice decided against the defence so
for the Olympic game site. in San Francisco on May 16 that he would concentrate on heir ellents accounts the entry sy
their
bf d bout with Jewy Lizide, of system has developed. China Mail Special.
keeping two other titles which fees and credit them with their The British have never had a "We dready have had to make New Haven-United Press
and winnings. Contrary to wide-
ide-written constitution for their some changes in original plank Saturday.
Withdrawal from the 1,500 commission on winnings, rules of racing are very comm-I have been assured that every- prosperity of prehensive, the smooth working thing on that score is satisfactory bo à score of others. with
the of, the system depends in the now," he said. Enrique Granados
Spanish fact that each of their clients main upon the good sense and National Champion, Oscar always has a credit balance integrity of those concerned Brundage said his itinery again Kramer of Argentina and Gru with them each averages a operating with all the majesty after the Melbourne visit stops to ham Johnson of South Africa os minimum of £200 or £300, of en honourable tradition beet Hongkong Manila, and Tokyo. leading contenders, - United Thus Weatherby's always, have hind them."
His trip today colded for a stop Davies, Barclay on hand a large sum of their
--London Kapreza, Sarnice) in Honolulu United Press, A JA
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