Hat Trick For
Welsh Centre-Forward
· Belfast; Apr. 20.
A hat trick by cepite forward John Charles gave Wales victory over Ireland by Sa in the soccer international played
before a crowd of 30 000 tonight:
The aldes were level at 2-2
Walf-time.
Nominate YOUR
THE CHINA-MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1955,
Hongkong Footballer Of The Year
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Members of the public are invited to nominate whom they consider to be Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current season.
It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be received until virtially won the match on his the closing date to be announced later.
The tall, well-built Charles
own, for but for him Wales
would have finished a wel?
beaten team. He scored twe great goals early in the first
ball before the Irish defence had settled down, and four mljutes after the start of the
The two qualifications for nomination are: (1) Footballing prowess.
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed to The Editor,
second half he kicked the win-China Mail, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.
ning goal.
Ireland wero. a long way
ahead of Wales. In the art of
playing clever, aggressive foot To The Editor, China Mail,
bell But the Anishing by
:
their inside forwards was not
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of
up to the standard of the arthe Year, taking into regard his playing ability
proach play!
BEST PLAYER
Despite the brilliance af Charles, the best player on the fold was Danny Blanchflower, Ireland captain and right half.
and his sportsmanship on the field of play is
Irish fatis will be very dás- appointed if Blanchflower is net of the
chosen to captain the United
Kingdom tears to play the rest
of Europe side in Belfast next August
Ireland's goals were scored by Crossan and Walker-Reuter
Guineas Cailover
Beau Prince II
Is Still
The Favourite
London, Apr. 20.
(Signed)
Club.
Wins Final Japan
5-3 To Retain Swaythling Cup
ships here tonight,
Utrecht, Holland, Apr. 20.
Japan retained the Swaythling Cup, the Men's The French horse Beau team event, in the World Table Tennis Champion Prince II remained favourite! for the 2,000 Guineas, to be run next Wednesday, at to- night's Victoria Club call-
over:
Alice Lady Derby's Acropolis apil · leads "quotations on the Epsom Derby, although his odds were extended from six to eight to one...
In the Final, they beat Czechoslovakia by five matches to three, Japan won the coveted trophy for the first time at Wembley last year.
Ivan Andreadis, the Czech fee, won all his three games but his team mates could not master the Best-footed, hard- hitting Japanese. i
Ladislav
League
Soccer
Results
London, Apr. 20. Association Football results: INTERNATIONAL MATCH' Ireland
2 Wales League Division I.
2 Everton Leicester Mchester C. 3 Wolves Newcastle U. 3_ Preston
I League Division
2 Luton Town 1 Bham C.
1 Notts Forest
POST HASTE AT KEMPTON PARK
"Finshing past the winning post to carry-off the Queen's Prize at Kempton Park is Running Water, ridden by A. Beasley. Second was Defender and third
Fulbrook-Reuterphoto.
MATTHEWS LEADS WAY FOR ENGLAND TO RECAPTURE
OLD SOCCER MAGIC By DEN HART
Football Needs New Ideas If It Is To Thrive
Says ERIC NICHOLLS®
Football is big business. And big business needs new ideas if it is to thrive, On that we can all agree. Unfortunately, English League club bosses seldom erupt in flashes of brilliance. It takes someone else to show 'em.
This week they were given a sensible tip for training, complete with demonstrations free gratis and for nothing. The London five-a-side and individual soccer, akili championships displayed all the arts and crafts of soccer. And without the rough stuff.
On a wooden surface with Their's I suggest was, and is, smail nets, this extremely fast a natural talent born into them game could be the anawer to rather like a man and his music.- the trainer's prayer. Played in But we won't always have- gym shoes, it is a test of "ball | Matthews, Shackleton and control,
first time Finney. *ccurate. passing speed of thought and Youngsters coming into the movement and inch perfect game need all the ball practice shooting. The ball must not be they can get. kicked above, hend. height, the goals are only four feet high, and charging is strictly fabou. COMPETITIVE TRAINING
ing
The Hungarims, the Germans, the South Americans muxt thế, Russians,
grooming
have been busy their youngsters through elaborate coaching
This encourages the players schemes. They are, admittedly, to keep the ball on the Boer. State-sponsored. But England Shots have to be low and well has a lot of catching up to do. placed. It is competitive train- She has made a start with a And that rules out new found fighting spirit which Boredom, or stoleness.
has through the season's Lack of facilities is no reat International and inter-club argument against its inclusion matches caused something of a in training schedules.
shock in world soccer circles. No club in England has a But that long, long trail goes suiniature Empire Fool, or BA-winding. Only the first bend Harringay Arena in its back has been reached. The horizon
game can be is still far away.
the
yard But played with equal results, and bencats, on the grass pitch.. And, the Individuai tests 01 skill such
ball juggling, dribbling races along. rows of skittles and target
England, former soccer masters, can still show the world a thing need no extra facilities. or two. That 7-2 slamming of the Scots matched anything we have seen for years--even from Hungary:
For Scotland played good football. "It had its faults, but few sides could have so routed them. Remember, that with the exception of inside left Ian McMillan, the Scots side was man for man the one which fought so well against Hungary last year.
:
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When England tours the Con- more shrewd with the years, he jit, fitted in well, as did young the left sent in May, playing France, speeds up. He could give every Frank Blunstone on Spain and Portugal within the Scottish defender at least two wing. space of ten days, she can show yards.
And all this after only a few just how far her soccer has
days training together. Full come back.
There is the first and most marks to the selectors. How has
the revival been obvious reason for the new-look cffected? Two reasons were England. plain at Wembley, First was the performance Matthews.
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he lived up to every word of it that a team with balance.
Wembley. For he calleď, on
man-dovetailed.
PERTINENT QUESTION
practice
Yet in London, only Fulham and Spurs do anything on these the liney.
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
01
In order to permit of the
re-construction portion of the Grand Stand, For most it's still the same the Club House will be closed old routine of lapping track at 9.00 p.m..on Saturday, 23rd gym work, and the occasional April until further notice. practice match thrown in for good measure.
Neither meals nor refresh- Five and six-a-sides are played by other clubs. But for
ments of any kind will be loosening up and a break for served from the closing of the the players rather than a test Club House until transfers to of skill
Public Restaurant have been Strange, when one considera completed on 2nd Hay. ....
footballer carna his living i
*
H. MISA,
Secretary.
Tom
4th April; 1955.
The one pertinent question, with a ball. Stranger sill that By Order of the Stewards. of course, is what happens it despite this poor state of affairs, Matthews fails, or when be England has produced such ball, retires?" Even Stanley cannot artists as
Stanley Matthews, pull out at will
Shackleton performances Len like his Wembley: display; even Finney, Stanley must retire. sometime.. Does England's performance give
hope for the future?
round teamwork.
OVERSEAS INFLUENCE of Stanley Second, the all
Second is due in Dart overseas Influence. England Everything that can has been played as a team, more written about Matthews. And
than
3
at
Each
into
2
3
the dazzling tricks and position, from the defence for- illusions of 23 years of rightward. Billy Wright," and
and wing wizardry
packed faced a reat-moving Scottish them into 90 wonderful minutes. attack But with each man A-roving and a-wandering, doing his job, and a little more, he blazed trail upon trail they were seldom caught nap havoc." He
was the menace ping. without portfolio.
Co
·
I think it does. It balance that counts.
is
the
There was little doing when
Ichiro Ozimura, the Japanese all 27 Two Thousand, Guineas World Singles Champion, lost
announced today, acceptors,
to Andreadis, but defeated were called and business was
Bohumil Vana, a former World quiet.
Title holder, and Lord Porchester's Tamerlane
Stipek in straight
games owned by the and
Americ,
Individual results were: American, Mr Ralph B. Straas-
(Japanese names first). burger, were backed from to
10
Kichui Tamasu beat Ladislav The 8 to
to one for the Guineas.
Stipek 23421, 21-15: lost to Queen's colt, Alexander, stayed Ivan Andreadis 12-21, 19-21. at his previous odds of 100-8
Ogimura beat Bohumil Ichiro One hundred for the Guineas,
Vana 21-18, 21-18, beat Stipek about
22-20, 21-19: lost to Andreadis Derby-
1 Stoke City 15-21,.
beat Vana 21-9. 20-22
5 Swansen 21-18; beat Stipek 21-12, 21-17.
League m Rumania won the Corbillon
South Bournemouth 1 Southampton: 1 Cup, the Women's team event
Brighton 1. L'ton Orient 0 for the fourth time since it was
Gillingtram 3 Queen's
Park ed in 1933-34.
Reading beat England 3-2 0-
2 Aldershot Swindon T.. 0
1 Southend night in the last match of the
Lesque Dr of Final Pool
three teams. Yesterday
Rumania, scored a 3-2 Bradford C. 4 Grimsby the holders, UVET
Japan England 3-1. Darlington who later defeated
Diane Rowe won both her Rochdale
to six was available Alexander for the China Mail Special.
HOME RUGBY
London, Apr. 20. Results of Rugby matches played this evening were: t
BUGBY LEAGUE Haring 24, Hull 0. Keighley 19, Hunslet 7. Liverpool City 17, Working- ton Town 19.
Swinton 8, Barrow 4.
Wakefield Trinity 31,
ford 12.
Brad-
RUGBY UNION Abertillery 14, Penarth 0.
Somerset
Reuter,
5. Cardiff
30.
Bury Doncaster Fulham
Chester
matches for England defeating ham
the World Singles Champion the Mrs Angelies Roceanu 21-12. 21-18, but Mrs Rozenziu beat Diane's win sister, Rosalind, who lost both matches and the
took Rumanians'
the riso doubles-Reuter,
0 Southport
1 Carlisle
5
1
HOH2H
Oldham Gateshead Crewe Scottish League
Division Alloa Albion R Ayr United 2 Morton Shousemuir 0 Queen's Park I Third Lanark 1 Hamilton
Router.
BRIGHTER TEST CRICKET
FOR ENGLISH FANS IF....
Brighter Test cricket should be in store for English fans this summer. That
1s, if 25 per cent of the new selection committee has its say.
It has done in the past. This important quarter is Wilfred Wooler, cricketer,
rugby international, athlete and footballer.
Wilt has never hidden his 6 ft. 11⁄2 in., 13 stone frame under a bushel,
0
2
It was the same with the half At 40, Matthews' worth has finally been fully realised. He backs. Ken Armstrong and was dangerous tough on the Duncan Edwards both playing
their st fin wing. With the whole field
first international, found exactly the right balance his disposal he is devastating.
Not only does Matthews get between attack
and defence Their tackles often rellevei pressure, their passes started many attacks.
One Foot Jockey
Finishes Sixth
and
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
TENTH RACE MEETING “
- Saturday, 23rd April, 1955. Keeping the traditional Eng- lish open game, the present
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jaskey Club) side added the Continental and
THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 10 RACES. South American quality of
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 pm, and the First Face run moving as a unit. This is more than playing as means every man being on the
a team, it 2.00 pm,
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at alert,
e taking up position like 11.45 am. the bowler bowls. When Mat gricket fielders moving in as
thews was giving a solo act even the backs made sure they were in the best place to keep the side, balanced,
In Hurdle Race-postaned themselves. perfectly thews. The rhythm of ten ment
Dublin, "Apr. 20. A jockey with only one foot finished sixth out of a field of 19 in a two-mile hurdle rape. here
Up front four-goal Denis wi. shaw and tion-hearted
Nat
So there is more to stopping Lofthouse. who scored twoj
England than checking Mat- Matthews passes must be disturbed. to pick up
• And Don Revie, sometimes playing back to give Matthews the ball, Wembley showing other times. coming up to take can hardly be a team in the
'world "to"do it
(London Express Service)
Maurice Downey, who had World Champions
his foot imputated ever a ago after shooting accident returned to the saddle yesterday. using an artificial foot.
He rode a fine race finishing ahead of the English and Irish Grand National. winning jockey, Pat Taaffe and 12 others.
His mount. Played-Up, was being backed at 100 to 8: France-PresSE.
To Meet South
England Side-
Cheta
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World Wrestling Championships
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the RESTAURANT.
Karlsruhe, Germany,
Apr. 20. The 1957 World Wrestling Championships will be held in the Inter-
Pakistan Soccerme Japan bere on Apr 27, Llanbul, Turkey,
national Amateur. Wrestling
He began his hectic sporting career as a boy prodigy, became a stormy petrel, Team To Play
and has succeeded in spite of both. Will Wookey is the man who,
tactics
Asked
In the Varsity match of 1934 When Wooter tone up rugby as Glamorgan's cricket captain, he played centro-threequarter association football lost a pro- once bowled under-arm in pro-for Cambridge. Five yards inside mining centre forward. test against the opposition's slow his own half he gained posses to play for his office side in a match just sion. Most centre-threes would Cardiff Charity Cup IMPOSSIBLE TASK. - have made for the line. Wooler before the war; Wile turned out staggered everybody by steady at centre forward and scored Wilt belleves that cricket kez bdmself and dropping a goal. seven goals.. matches should reach definite
WONDER GOAL
For Wooler most of the war conclusions, He believes in
The ball not only soared over meant looking at the world from He sporting declarations. When the cross bar but almost fell into | Japanese prison camp. Glamongan Wire Cato set. anthe far stand. The goal is still was captured in Jaya in 1942. Impossible. Lasic Wit adopted described as one of the wondera Afterwards, at 33, he came dufberate go-slow tactics in proof rugby,
back to make almost as big a test. In the last over when. This spectacular play, gained some at cricket as he had at thace baxis remaitred and him the name The Dragon of rugby. Glamorgan had four wickets to Wales" and the rating of the Glamorgan, the poor relations tall, Wooler lett, his crease and best threequarter in Britain: And of English cricket, appointed him walked off the pitch.
that was in the days of Prince slipper. Within a year fils Obelensky.
dynamic leadership had achieved Waaler first played for Wales the Impossible, Glamorgan had
· 1933, as a - 19-year-old Rydal
WOK
the County
Championship, Eis
in Yorkshire, Middlesex, Lancashire, appearance in coloura was quickened by Surrey all had to bow before with a fellow student let to the bath qualification rule, an Wooler and his Welsh terrors. police intervention. Wilt out oddiy of British rugby. They set a standard of Belding stripped his pursuers but his Born Win Wales, o bisi parents which
would
Wooler first clashed with au thority in 1936: He was a Camo- bridge undergraduate. At half- pust one by the morning prank
in
Schoolboy
partner in crime was caught were English, so he was quizfilled { bodily in Australiag
at
match against Essx to appear
the police
CODE He was fed five pounds.
Wooler inpulsive,
beights.
In Singapore
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Cham
the Olympic Games in Mel- pichs, the girl twins Diane tind bourne. Roseling Rowe (Middlesex), The Pakistan National (potball sent World Women's Doubles Instead. European Tourna team will play five games here (Middlesex) Who caused
English sensation in the recent in July, the Singapore Amateur satic Football Association armolinced
Open
table tean's champion ships by beating the holder today.;
It added that a cack com Richard Bergmann, in the third bited Indonesian team from round, and Anally Brian Mes- Djakarta will arrive here in June relt. (Gloucester). France- for four games-United Press;
Singapore, Apr. 20...
Presse.
ment will be held to prepare for Love the games-Reuter,
Thai Middleweight Wins In 11-round TKO
3
MCC TEAM TO TOUR PAKISTAN
Landon, Apt. 20. It was confirmed here today that MCG are in send a cricket team to tour. Pakistan next
·winter.
after The news was given MCC had received a letter from Pakistan accepting a visit firm in "A" side. It is -expected that ine English
players will ~~ leave- Caristmas fer a thort
ance-Presse dall
Tokyo, Apr. 20. Somdez Yongtrakit of Thailand won the middleweight boring tille tonight by defeating) Tatsumi of Japan by a teclinical knockout after the 11th round in a 12 round bout.
A week later he was sum to play the both countries, Wales. For the impredictable Wooler moned from the University not in smartly before, Etend can inspire others to his own
grows dar pg the Yongrakit was on top from was, visb If he is not careful Wir will the Fast, Infkiing heavy punches Later MOASE FIRST MATCH MAN
fter the ith round t have to consider his owa Test to his opponent's body and His first mutriwhy againgh claims this summer, England at Twickenham. He soon from strength to strength. Listrally showed England what they had reason, an 11. Its completed his terms with missed, and was a regular choice negt: double) of 1,000 kung-
and
to the food) three. (London Express Service).
live for the day. That is how he plays his sport As a rugby player he is re- membered for one of the most Brizing
for Wakes up to the war, play- 100- wieneta
stopped the fight
after
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85 For Two
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total of 177 at close of play on the first day of their four-day match today Router
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