THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1955.
ROW OVER OLYMPIC GAMES SITE PLANS
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A declaration made in Melbourne by Mr Avery Brundage, Chairman of the International Olympic Committee, stated that he was not satisfied with the pre- parations for the Games, and that it was not too late to take the Games away from Melbourne (where they are to be held next year).
Mr Brundage said he knew of three cities which would be glad to take over. This declaration has led to a demand for-the resignation of the Äustralian Minis- ter of Interior and Works who is Chairman of the Organising Committee.
This picture received from Melbourne shows Mr Brundage examining a model of the construction form of the Olympic Swimming Pool during his six-day in- spection of the Olympic sites in Melbourne. Centre is General Bridgeford, the Games Chief Executive, and on left is Mr Len Frazer, City Engineer. — Central Press Photo..
A Strain Of Personal
Appearances For FA Cup Finalists
Says Tom Finney
How much money do you think players make who appear in the Cup Final? 1 ask the question because this week a chap said to me "I bet the Cup Final teams make a small fortune."
That remark made my blood boil. There are only a fortnight more to the Cup Final, but for the players taking part the excitement they feel is tempered by what can only be described as a nightmare existence.
GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED TITLE FIGHT ON MAY 27 AT DUBLIN
By HENRY W, THORNBERRY
Dublin, Apr. 22.
Seats go on sale within a fortnight for the European Featherweight title-fight between France's Ray Famechon and Irishman Billy Kelly here on May 27, with the organisers hoping a campaign against the bout now underway among Amateur boxing fans doesn't explode into a major con- troversy.
The fight is being organised jointly by the Government-sponsored Bord Fallte (the national tourist board) and British promoter JackSolomons. So far followers of the "simon-pure” side of the sport have already put up three arguments why the fight should NOT take place..
Firstly, it is claimed that which will have to be passed by professional boxing is, en the whole, a sport completely alien a country like Ireland where the accent has always been on amateurism.
to
the City Corporation and the police. Biggest problems to be met are the safety regulations. visit by this correspondent
Secondly, It is disclosed that many more exits that pro-boxing has will be necessary along the two never been successful herexides. Another problem will be
financially
and the tax payer will be left holding the empty money bags. Thirdly, the anti- pro adherents are angered by Solomons part in the proceed- ints.
Outwardly usmoved, but keeping a weather eye on the gathering storm, Bord Falite's Aidan O'Hanlon announced calmly about 8,000 seats priced from one guinea (2.94 dollars) to five guiness would go on sale
within a fortnight."
And the concensus was that every seat could be said three times
unes over, such is the expected demand for pasteboards.
oson o atay, sport
mercenary.
the dispersal of petrol fumes presently strongly in evidence.
When Solomons turned down Dalymount Park soccer ground
HKAAC
Pentathlon
On Sunday
a possible venue, only Donnybrook Karage measured un up to his suggestions, Solomons tried unsuccessfully to get pru
The Third Annual Hong- boxing on its feet here in the kong Amateur Athletic 3,500 seater Theatre Royal In Club Pentathlon, Champion- the past but the complaint was ship, will be held tomorrow the same the cheapest seats were too far from the ring.
(Sunday) afternoon at Wah Yan College Kowloon, Waterloo Road, commencing at 2 p.m.
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There is no entry fee. The events are the 440 Yards, High Long Jump, Shot Put 1219) and Javen Throw. The decision as to whether the 440 Yards will the first or last
bes ot
TRADITIONAL HABIT
the locals, explained the tradi- Dalymount was ruled out after
Circulars regarding this Pen--- The Irish Amateur Boxing
tional habit of Dublin fight fans tathlon have been sent to all
consider Association has made no official
boxing pro-active members of the HKAAC
to be comment but it is known that moters "fair game"
with the request that intending many of its officials are angry cheated by paying the lowest participants inform the about Bord Fallie's part in the entrance fee and then by many Secretary as to whether they
take
As some part staging. They maintain a goy-means wind up in the ringside will ernment sponsored
culars may have gone astray agency seats. should have no part in the pro- Sometimes they do it by through change of address and
sometimes by which is stealth and
some intending participants may concerted rush about quarter not have gathered,
it is Boxing circles" here believe Way through the programme | energy to reply enough member of that the LABA is the power Latecomers who paid sums for phasised that any behind a number of top-level previous Dalymiount aghts have the club wishing to participate
be protests against the
to find tough citizens
welcome quite will ight, arrived
turns up at Wah Yan especially as it might turn out parked in their seats and show-be
College Kowloon on Sunday at to be the sort of glamour attracing no inclination to move. tion which could decide a num- The supporting bill has 5. p.m. ber of promising here to turn pro.
amateurs strong nationalistle favour.
Featherweight Johnny McNall SOLOMONS' PATRONAGE
meets Teddy Peckham Belfast The IASA feel that for one of Bournemouth, England; light lad who makes good in the weight Peter Sharpe of
pro
Belfast Pat McCoy of with ring, there are a score who are clashes
profit Galway. Ireland and Jim Fisher event the afternoon will be merely exploited for the proft
English promoters and of Belfast scraps Micky Roche Jeft Only this week I heard from Don Revie that he had nearly worn his legs managers.
The belier current weight bout. 111 Dublin that Ireland's out making personal appearances, since Manchester City won through to Wembley.
top former Olympic Analist. Another amateur
The winner will be awarded Harry Perry, will
Solamons two or three fights have yet to the J.A.C. Burlbatt Cup and I know just how Don Teels, petirs' club usually call on the wide open. What a pity the turn pro under
2005 be added to the card.
there will be an award also for Last year when Preston went players to make personal ap-newspaper strike has come patronage after the Berlin Euro-
Meanwhile, the 23-year-old the runner-up. The Pentathlon is to Wembley we decided to pearances and if any firm signs this crucial stage of the season. pean championships this year, Kelly is presently in training in the HKAAC's main sporting and organise a Cup, Final pool
The a Cup Anal team for adver-
provincial
newspapers has caused genial Jack to be his home town of Derty, in social event of the year up
and
it which all first team players, two tising purposes, then the team have done a wonderful job in cast in the role of the Big Bad Northern Ireland under the desirable that every member reserves and trainer
will. would usually has to make more per keeping us all informed about Wolf and has added fuel to the
who Any money received sonal appearances at stores in what is happening in the sports the fight will be staged as the itish and
expert eye of his famous father,
partici share.
the former Bri- pate. record entry was 17 from advertising writing the town. Night after ' night, world. I shudder to think what newspaper articles was pooled. day after day this goes on it would be like if the close highlight event of an costal"
will mittee hope that this
figure From enquiries I have made and as if this isn't enough, down on all sports news had Ireland's annual "at home to
is quietly confident but be approached on Sunday as the other clubs, player there is our old friend, the been complete.
the world period from May realises Famechon's abtiny.
Club's active membership is appearing in..the Fina: might ticket hunter.
8-29, at the sprawling modern Ray Famechon is the finest man now the highest on record. bus garage in the Donnybrook of his weight in Europe." he of Dublin, about four said "And I know well that I suburb miles from the city centre. am facing the fight of my life,
of presently the toughest battle
plans career.”- United Press. working on alteration
Now don't get me wrong. There isn't a player breathing who doesn't dream of playing in a Wembley Final. I wouldn't mind going through the experience as many times as possible. But please don't think it is a cushy assignment.
or
if he is lucky eventually get The first week after we had from the common pool £100. beaten Sheffield Wednesday in And that includes all his Cup bonus money!..
This may seem a lot to some people, but you wouldn't call it a fortune, when you consider the vast amount of money the
GOSSIP COLUMN
at
***-
The Sports writers have their the Cup semi-final last year I critics. We might not always had 300 applications for tickets agree with their opinions. But at my home. My wife Elsie in these past few weeks I think had to suspend spring cleaning every Soccer fan and player has operations to lend a hand with con
come to realise what an the letters. Some had enclosed portant part the Press plays in Cup competition brings in. money and these had to be keepi
informed, keeping the public And don't run away with the sorted separately and returned. not only with the results and idea that this money is a gift. To most of the others I sent & League tables, but in the gossip I know for a fact, that we in typed letter regretting „Preston had to work for every couldn't
penny we got.
BEHIND THE SCENES
ticket.
columns as well.
help them with .3 One famous player actually rang me last week-end to see
if I could tell him the League One chap in Preston even
not been offered a motor car worth about positions. He had
The football fan has no idea 250 for two Cup Final tickets. lucky enough to get a sports what goes on behind the scenes There is just no
completely int end to it. Anal, and was for a Cup Final team. Time Some people even sent
their the dark, about the League posi-
has to be set aside for photo wives, and children round totions after the Saturday game.
graphs; the organising of dances
and social efforts. The Sup-
Answers To
Sports Quiz
1. First
2. Sydney Wooderson.
3. Joe Davis: Geoff
Harris.
our house asking for tickets.
At the kick-off you know just This is the sort of thing a how the other team will be player has to put up with. So positioned. This is a good time you see he carns every penny to plan a move with some hope he gets. It isn't easy to
the say of success, particularly as "No" times,
prise. Try this little manoeuvre. But as Don Revie said to me: Tha centre-forward, as "It's a lot of worry, Tom, but as he has played the ball, I'll bet you wouldn't mind put- runs at top speed into an inside. ting up with it again,"
right position some 25 yards
so many hundreds of opposition can be taken by sur-
scon
You сал bet your life
I upfeld.
Dike:wouldn't.
But from now until
his
Mike Hawthorn; Reg Cup Final day the players of The centre half seeing
Newcastle United and Manches- man dart through like this, will ter City have my sympathy too. almost. certainly follow him and They'll be run off their feet-off gap is momentarily left in the field as well as on It!
4. James J. Corbett won the
World Heavyweight boxing title from John L. Sullivan.
5. Bobby Locke, winner in
1949 and 1950.
Compton, Davis, Khan.
7. Rex Hartwig and Mervyn
Rose of Australia.
A
midfeld The inside-left should
open space
to
The League programme is run into this winding up to a really thrilling receive the ball, while both full Anish. Chelsta must be backs are still standing wide. favourites now for the Cham- In other words, the centre pionship, But who goes down forward, after playing the ball, with Sheffield Wednesday into acts as a decay to open up the the Second Division? And defence. The inside-left must which of the Second Division move swiftly
into, the
open by Don Bradman teams is going to win promo-space created,
this I've seen against England at Leeds in tion? I can never remember a trick produce a goal or two, 1930.
season when the issues were so but don't overdo it.
8. Hungarian, Mexican,
Argentinian, Danish,
Kurt Nielsen of Denmark
9.
10. 334
THE
WEEK-END
GAMBOLS
WE DON'T WANT HALF THIS.
JUNK
"I'LL ́SORT, IT OVER AND
THROW IT. AWAY.
star
Architects are
to.a vote of the participants.
Will be
in another Feather-Weturian to according to the
McNally is a
"Spider" re Featherweight | in 1953 and the HKAÁC Com-
TOGETHER
AGAIN
The Bedser twins, Alec (left) and Eric, photo- graphed at Tilbury on arrival home in the Orsova from Australia. Alec, unlucky man of the MCC tour, will be eager to re-establish himself in County and Test cricket,Central Press Photo,
by Barry Appleby
WELL, THAT'S A GOOD.JOB
FINISHED
GOLDEN CHURN
CHURN
better butter
Canadians Will Be Different!
Toronto.
Canadians have broken four records this spring-but they won't help the country win the Olympic GamNES at Melbourne next year.
In Hawkesbury, Ontario a baker and a machinist claimed a new world non-stop rocking chair tile by rocking for 92 hours in an automobile-dealer's window
In Montreal, John Stelling kept a pipeful of 3,3 grams of tobacco smoking for 39 minutes, 15 seconds,
claimed
Also in Montreal, a frogmaŭ uxderwater "the endurance record by staying submerged in a water tank for more than 24 hours while other frogmen helped pass the time by playing cards with him.
And in Granby Quebec, Marcel Coutre played a plano for 30 hours 30 minutes without a pause (London Express Service):
Sports Diary
TODAY
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Div. 2 : Little Sai Wan y CMB (Navy) at 4 Flockny
International Finals; Men's and Ladies' Sections,
Ksciar Tenth Race Meeting Happy Valley 2.p.m...
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