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PORT VALE ♥ STOKE CITY
THE
A flying leap by Harry Oscroft, Stoke's left winger, carries him well over the top of home right full back Turner, but goalkeeper King got there first to punch Malkin's centre away to safety. Stoke City won 1-0.
SPORTS ROUNDABOUT
The Passing Back To The Goalkeeper Craze Must End
Says W. CAPEL KIRBY
Stop this indiscriminate passing back to the goalkeeper from well outside the danger zone or we will.
That is the directive likely to be sent out to English
FA clubs before next season.
CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1955.
THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL HAS ITS FASCINATION BUT VERY LITTLE ELSE
Says STEPHEN COULTER
One of the most elaborate pieces of hokum and ballyhoo we have, yet been treated to is now being served up under the enamel-blue sky of Cannes. It is called the 8th International Film Festival and it has a fascination but little else,
At the moment this sardine-packed, bumptious, posturing, expensive, preten. tious Riviera resort resembles a cross between an American election convention Invaded by bees, a tom-tom pays by Congo negroes and a strip-tease in the grounds of a mental clinic. Perhaps it most resembles the matter.
''',
-
Officially (that is, if you take] were naturally what they a dlm reporter earning his Uving their word for it), the promoters were all the time. Necklines gathering the awesond material of this affair have only one dive wer and lower. Some of of a Personal Interview. "I like aimple interest at heart. They the blonde lovelies pout and foot dogs. Men, women and children want to be sure you and I know annoyed when they are caught are my favourite people. I also without doubt which of the films (such an Bccident!) supine on love radishes.. we've seen (or haven't seen) the beach in fimsies enough to "Yes, I eat them raw. Orson this year are "the best." They make the sea blush.
Welles taught me how. I've
will make their decision quite
your
Year"
clear for your beneft by award- Others even get away with just refused five enormous con- from Hollywood The ing Prizes so that when you see old technique that was baggy-tracts
used it parts weren't dramatic enough local
cinema offering eyed when Garbo Slit His Throat Baby: Cannes refusing to be seen, fighting off I'm all drama, you know."
for police asking
Once in a while the mojak Prize Award for Best Pastoral cameramen, Picture of the
you will protection and
in their Festival Palace on the seafront for it, leave the office early on hotel rooms. Nonchalantly it is and sit looking bored, and full the day, refuse to cat the wife's made known that it's easier to of too many martinis through else's Alm that they dinner and rush in the fastest get an interview with Mao Tse- somebody
ting than ond
know all about anyway and that How nice, one thinks. Such Williams or Doris Day. Assistant they are going to see does not
05 off Producers are as serious solicitude! It is all sent
get a prize. as self-important as a Pope, Cabinet-Minister.
spend sleepless nights waiting sobbing with" desant to be load the stars- drift into the
taxi to see it.
in a screech of publicity. The brass bands are out; the flags 37 nations are attend- are flying ing, the stars of the world are hacking their way through walls of living flesh to get on jet planes for Cannes! Then you sit down in one of the promenade cafes amid all the din and rum- pus of it and see that you and I, Mr and Mrs Box Office, are the joke of the whole thing.
Here in fact is the cinema world announcing "Mr and Mrs Box Office "will swallow any- thing-If it's laid on with a loud enough bang." Here are the cinema moguls saying "We can
a mentally put over
under- developed teen-ager as a million- dollar second Sarah Bernhardt centre-N
and you'll fall for it." Here are the stars saying. "Walk 127, walk up. Here we are for two million worth of free publicity."
Football authorities are so concerned about the increasing use of this move that thought is being given to a change of rule to discourage it.
When America were the tops they started an unofficial points Next year they're merit table. going to regret they ever' con- ceived the idea,
As a
Only last wreck Sir Leslie Bowker, leading light on the FA" Council and an amateur de fender of distinction in the early
"I would for- 20's, said: bid a goalkeeper the privilege of using his hands to any ball
out passed back to him from side the penalty area."
Almost as he had finished speaking a half-back in a match we were watching passed back from only a yard or so from
member of the angling the centre spot.
bard of hope fraternity I re- the cosseling of goal commend The Angling Times be-Book" (James Barrie, 12s. 6d.) keepers by referees it has come an even greater timewaster for highly interesting reading than the kick into touch because and lavish illustrations, not that 'keepers have quickly learned I ever expect to land a fish from the Continentals how
Contrary use the penalty area as a Tom Tiddler's ground.
Billy Strauss is not managing Bideford. The job with North Devon club emailed me playing again and I didn't fancy coming out of retirement." The former Aberdeen
With
to
Joe Harvey, skipper of New- castle's two post-war Wembley Cup triumphs, would like play for England's old-timers in the international tournament sponsored by Italy next June. Trouble is Joe was one of the best wing half-backs play for England.
TLCELT 10
What's all this talk of Derby County selling the Baseball Ground to a commercial under- taking for building purposes?
OUTRAGEODS
from Middles- | ******
with
LOWER NECKLINES
Father
4
The "starlets" sit at the cafe tables on view with even lower. necklines. You remember them.
Cara as long as a street glitter along the Croisette. In the end somebody has to have a Prize and everybody tries to look as though they meant it,
At Inst they all leave and all af was the waitress in the scene that is left, drifting over the
that was cut from That Sadistic blown bits of paper and the Weekend' Of course! And if stale maraschino cherries, is a you edge up you'll probably find faint echo of a horse-laugh,
Indians' Elite Pitching Staff Being Challenged By The Detroit Tigers
New York, May 9.
The Cleveland Indians" elite pitching staff, with its fabulous "Big Three", was being challenged for No. 1 ranking in the Majors today by the Detroit Tigers' smooth blend of youth and experience.
With all 16 tearns enjoying a day off after completing their first swings around the circuits, manager Bucky Harris' staff was the smoothest-working in the big time. it's not that the Indians' staff has faltered too much. although it has been more effective in some past seasons but just that the Tigers are getting the best day-to-day hurting.
their big sport officials. They feel the Iron Beadnell, Curtain countries should be told forward signed very firmly that their intentionsbrough or a free transter after are allen to both the spirit of leaving the Services.
the Olympic History will be repeated by
And here also are the screen- amateurism and
the through to City getting
struck girls and boys with dreaans movement,
year," Final again next
Who makes this rash predic- of immortality as the third one the left in the crowd tion? Why, the
the manager and from of Brighton's bright scene of the mammoth new eple masseur ice-hockey outfit none other Roman Orgies, crying Take than Sammy Cowan, skipper of notice of me! Please do!"
The whole thing is organised Manchester City's last FA Cup triumph
with
virtuosity that takes your breath away. Rumours are put Officials of Leicester City, out artfully to the panting bevies Spurs and Fulham who attended of reporters and photographers Peterboro's match with Bradford Gina Lollobrigida has snubbed which preceded their coming Sophia Loren and (what do you
In their first 24 games the and five one-run efforts for the of-age banquet were impressed think) Sophia Loren has smubbed
Tigers have seen their starting Tigers by
The Brooklyn Dodgers AIT- Jimmy Kelly,
21-year-old is sleeping 15 hours a day to be pitcher go the distance no fewer
for the climax than 16 times. The Indians, with prisingly have turned in the Scottish junior from "on form" the former
Brigitte Bardot has brought Bellshill
11 complete games in their 24 most complete pitching efforts down 26 Bikinis and is not contests, are the only other staff in the National League-nine. "sleeping et all
with as many as 10 such Jobs Both the Chicago Cubs and
pitchers and Detroit's Darlington have joined the
the Milwaukee Braves turned
and New York Giants Kave anti-TV brigade. Manager Bob Gurney told me that televising Star banquets are being given one-run games.
one seven each. figures are
The
National the second half of Bishop Auck- oftener than anybody can eat,
other three land's Amateur Cup triumph at which 200 photographers are shutout and four one-outs League Clubs' pitching has been
to slip in after the for the Indians and two shutouts over Hendon reduced their home allowed
in a turmoil most of the time then gate to 4,500 the lowest atten- caviar-and
ejected by
with the Pittsburgh Pirates police to make them sure
sure they
showing only five complete dance of the season.
missing something.
games, the Cincinnati Redlegs Support is increasing for cut-
are launched with
and
St Louis ting out Christmas Day football. "Scandals"
with Jack Row- cunning art: So-and-So (The Discussing
•
to general beller the centre-forward display of Cina Lollobrigida. Gary Cooper
and. Argyle
winger is assisting with scere torial duties at Home Park and is in charge of Plymouth's third
team..
FATIGUES?
Army Footballers seem to get their full whack of fatigue duty. When England's latest. cap, Jimmy Meadows, was doing his
ANTI-TV
are
STAR BANQUETS
If Russia and stilte coun- National Service he frequently ley and George Roughton the Hoina-Spun Star married for 40
Jack, the Plymouth years with 8 children) is flat-
tries send their Olympic teams played as many as four matches other day said that he's "had ing with Such-and-Such. (The 9
One
three months in a week, while Swansea tell me manager, to Australia advance the 1956 Games will go Melvyn Charles has already only
than 150 games outrageous played. more down as the most display of political ballyhoo in this season. sporting history.
Christmas meal at times divorced real-life Vamp). home in 18 years.
Female stars are seen con- Said Southampton's manager:
from breakfast time "I have been at home on Christ-stantly
in 26 on strolling negligently in the Southport will shortly be mas Day only twice
Bill years,'
sun in evening dress as though for pressedi last week by amateur asked how much?"
This was a view I heard ex-
TAKE YOUR CUE FROM
HORACE LINDRUM
Master The 'Masse'
I always like to play the Masse' stroke, for it is a fascinating stroke and generally gets appreciation from onlookers. Apart from being rather spectacular, and often placed in the category of a trick shot, it is a most helpful stroke and one which every player should try to master.
For the first-class amateur, and the professional player, the Masse is vital for getting out of many snookers and also for controlling the cue-ball. Dificult positions can arise during a frame of Snooker when only the 'masse' can get you out of trouble.
The stroke demands a lot of on the finger tips, the forefinger practice. You must master the is curled under the thumb, and the cue is guided between the timing and correct stellding of the cue-ball, and be able to play thumb and the base of the fore-
finger.
of
it with a reasonable certainty of success when distance foot
I am playing to hit the plak
to twenty-four inches is snookered by the black
between the obstructing
and the ball ON.
ball
Addressing the cue-ball to the
top left-edge the stroke is played with a little force, and
turn
Claude Faulkner is generally the cue ball is struck correct- accepted as the finest Massey It will shoot out in a straight: player in the game. His timing line, before making its and deliency of touch are un around the black to pot the pink
The fact that he is
as shown by the dotted line. equalled on the short side, dismisses the
Put the balls in the position
within t
conclusion drawn by many shown in the photograph and players that the massel is only practise the Masse This you
the scope of the tall
can do without fear of doing playerAD
photograph shows me damage to the cloth. I think. The It is because they are frightened
Bowneting the "Masse'.
cue is held vertically, ant note of damaging the cloth that so particularly the shortened many players reject this stroke, clenched grip on the cue but it can be monstered if you You may and the bridge-hand are confident and perpared to dincult at first. The pressure is practise.
have
in more shutouts and delphia Phillies have eight,
The exact
South Africans
the
5 the amazingly small
Uneasy Against figure of only two.
Spin Attack
Although & shade less effec tive than Detroit's, Cleveland's hurling has been sound enough to get the team off to an even faster start than in 1954 when Worcester, May 9. The South African cricketers it won a record 111 games and the American League Champion- did not make a very impresive
against Worcestershire's shiith four straight wins and show spin attack on the second day of the opening match of their tour nine
here today.
victorfes in their last 10 the Indians held first games, The tourists were dismissed in place by two games and had a just under 34 hours for 20917-7 record for a 708 percent
a first age. giving Worcestershire
In the National League, of innings lead of $1 which the County increased to 206 by the course, the whole story has been close with four second innings the amazing Dodgers with 21 victories in 23 games and two wickets left.
It the pitch crumbles on the 11-game wimming steak
They lead the last day tomorTOW the South Africans
Braves by nine games and the difinity may have avolding defeat. Their batsmen third-place Glants by 91⁄2
today that enormous margine at this time gave an indication
The Indians, for they may well experience more of the year. trouble against England's spin example, are only 81⁄2 games bowlers in the Test series than ahead of the seventh-place Red
much vaunted speed Sox in the American League against the
United Press. Attack
Bob BOTY former
the England and Lancashire left-arm spinner who joined Worcester
"
shire this ression, captured Ave South African wickets for 60.-
Trevor Goddard, left-hand Opening bat who was top scorer
Stanley Shield Seven-a-Side
with 47 and lanky Paul Win Tourney Starts
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Battle Between The Codes Goes On
London, May 10. Rugby Union versus Rugby League, Sonth versus North. That is the battle which has been going on for years between adherents of the two codes.
The question arises whether it is fit and proper to let things go on, as now, without alteration to the rules of either game or whether it would not be better for the bodies to realise where the other game is better than their own and borrow from it the better points...
the Rivalry is such that one can and would like to see see no hope of either the 15 a abolition of lineouts side men giving way to the 13 Some neutral. observers would a side or vice versa. In some also like to have the number of ways it is a pity, but it could be Union players cut to 13 in the said that is as well for both to belief that 15 is too m13317
retain their own individuality, Those who can look on both
with
There is, however, a lot of
games objectively would certain- opposition among the Leaguely like to have the two games men to the present monotonous man-in-possession rule. They merged. What fun it would be. feel it would speed up the game It would of course mean the and make it more entertaining playing of amateurs if as in rugby, the ball were professionals and why not? It allowed to go free when a player happens in cricket, so why not is tackled
rugby
S slow, who made 37 were the
Union players are inclined to: Eastern "B" completely
Jim Sullivan, the famous only South Africans to deal con-
beat the
Welsh fullback, now manager, scoff at the League game but Wembley fidently with the attack God- unexpectedly dard played some execlient on Kwong Wah seniors by two believes that it is worth try the Cup Final at side shots and altogether, hit goals to one as the Stanleying and that it would lead to should have converted mexy, even boundaries stoky
Shield Seven-a-Side soccer scene big souring. There are even though it was very helped tournament got off to a also Union players who favour scrappy in the first hal
worked a to add 85 runs to 95 good start at the Club the League system of scoring minutes for the second wicket ground yesterday...
¿Telha
wter a Walle start, scored 38
Goddard
BIG.
Worcestershire also struck South China "8" surprised trouble when they batter everybody by helding the stars second time losing half their of the Caroline Hill tear and wickets for 74 but George gave Gymnastic Daws and Jolas Whitehead trouncing, but then coleres the bowling put Scores were:
:危料
There are those who say this final should be played in the North where it belongs and that Wembley (It holds over 90,000) they would get a capacity crowd anywhere
Snooker Champion instead of the 67,000 crowd a
11-1
In Hospital
ting on 31-in-70 minutes for Kwong Wah 1 Fastern "B" 2
Taydeld fins “30:
of the wickets
́and 155, fön
South Africa
South
Numaston, Warwickshire: May 9
There" is something for, this
viewpoint tart playing the inn
Mr. Donald Walter Donaldson at Wembley certainly popularises Hugh Tramways 0 Club "A1 former world professional the game-in-the-South med Ave S, China "B" 11 Gymnastic 1 Snooker Champion, aged 47, is seldom ever playe PRAZOL CAA 3 BILO was in estershire -260 Sing Tao "AZ 1 RAF E
Army Dairy Farm2 Wataona
hospital at Nimenton secondly It gives League Lans 0 today with a broken leg after the weekend of their live.
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