SPEED AFLOAT
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1955.
Signor LETO DI PRIOLO, the world's record holder for Class, X boats of 1,000 c.c. who is the only man in the world to have attained over 100 miles per hour in this type of boat, is seen at speed during the Italian Outboard Champion- ships.
The Ferrara Boút Club of Italy organise these annual outboard motor-boat races for the Championship of Italy on the River Po at Ferrara in Northern Italy.-London Express Photo,
SPORTS SURVEY
Geoffrey Edrich Was
On The
The Thailand "Railway Of Death"
By "ALL-ROUNDER”
Geoffrey Edrich, Lancashire's reliable No. 3 batsman and fine close-to-the- wicket fielder, whose benefit year this is, was captured by the Japanese at Singapore in 1942 and spent three and a half years in captivity. He had a long and grim spell on the infamous Thailand, "railway of denth", and at one period his weight fell to 71⁄2 stone.
A
SOCCER SHOCK COMING TO 26
LEAGUE SIDES
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- The Football League Management Committee are preparing to spring
a bombshell on their clubs by proposing that, for the season after next, the League should be reduced to three divisions of 22 clubs each. Promotion and relegation would be two clubs up and two down all through.
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Which of the Third Division clubs are left out would be decided by placings at the end of next season. Now the League has 92 clubs.
next season.
Brazil, the bad boys of the Ing played in daylight (at Stam- v. Yugoslavia "B," Manchester 1034 World Cup Soccer. com-ford Bridge) on September 14, City's ground. petition, have challenged Eng- Offers of feca for televising fund to a game at Wembley games from the BBC and ITA November 2 England v. Ire-
will be considered
5: Youth Xi in the near land, Wembley,
venue v. Holland future.
to be AT- With many of the oficials
The new chairman
12: Amateurs v. Ger- of Eng-ranged: who were behind the team who tand's senior selection committee many, Tottenham; 30: England were censured for bad be-is Mr Joe Mears.
v. Spain, Wembley. haviour in Switzerland now out It was confirmed at Torquay of once the
new rulers that Ireland will play at Wem- Brazil have, in effect, promised bley on November 2-for best-behaviour football In first time-and Spain appear future Internationals,
there on November 30.
England's schedule of home representative matches coming season:
in the
in
Brazil, who are due to play Spain and Italy during a Con tinental tour next May, are likely to be met at Wembley the week after the Cup, Final.
Immediately aflee this Brazil game England will leave to play Germany in Hamburg, Sweden in Stockholm, and Russia in Moscow--on June 6,
It is possible that the FA will seek guarantees of good be- haviour from Brazil before the Wembley fixture is made.
The Duke of Edinburgh, who has consented to succeed the Earl of Athlone as President of the FA expected to watch England play Denmark in Copenhagen on October 2,
Referees under FA control will not be allowed to officiate In Sunday football. This de- elsion was carried almost unt- animously at the meeting in Torquay.
TV TURNDOWN
The FA have turned down a Huggestion that
the
Charily
the
September 28: Under 23 XI. v. Denmark, Portsmouth,
October 1 Youth XI. v. Den-
mark, Plymouth; 19: "B" XI.
February 8: Under 23 XI. v. Scotland; Sheffield Wednesday: 18: Youth XI, v. Wales
to be arranged.
March 3: Youth XI. v. Scot- land, Preston 21: "B" XI. v. Switzerland, Southampton: 24: Amateurs v. Scotland, Wembley,
Apr 21: Amateurs v. France, Dulwich,
Bannister Puts Tactics First
Says DESMOND HACKETT
It used to be, visions of a Cup Final,, a Test match,
a world title fight that stirred the day-dreams of the highly energised schoolboys.
But now kids have found a zest for running. They
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pound the roads, parks and, the fortunate few, the tracks YOU SHOULD SHEE
of this racing isle, chasing the bright prospect of u four- minute Mile.
MOTC.
Some of them' will lose heart, ¡ He says: "Tactics are Shield match between Chelsea They may despair because they important in the mile than in and Newcastle should be tele-re the wrong size, the wrong vised on an ITA programme lape, the wrong weight.
on September 28, instead of be-
Answers To
Sports Quiz
Keep racing, young men. a the thing to have the lightly bullt Bgure, long In Himb, but the determination to succeed and the spirit to endure the treadmill of training are probably more im- Hortont
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It was while a prisoner that he met Don Longbottom, a medical oficer who userl to captain the Central Lancashire League club, Royton, and first got the idea that he might eventually find his way on the Old Trafford staff if he ever got home alive,
their last season's per- } A younger brother of B sous in 1955 than ever before. peat
laking 100 Edrich, he joined Lancashire Flest to go was Bert Mozley, the furmance of each from Norfolk in 1940 and got his Derby County, and England right wickets? Surrey last season and Worcestershire eap th. same
In his back, who now runs in hotel in Yorkshire and season. ten seasons of first-class cricket the Canadian town of Calgary. years ago are the only counties he has already scored nearly Next Joe Marston, the Prestonrver to achieve the feat.
1. Yachting, Rowing. hut it is doubtful if the
tion Football. ta his native Australio, while Dartington
and
former
shire quartette of Wardle, Ap- Sunder-
2. (a) Frank Tyson (b) Colin break it down, and spicyard. Close and Trueman will land pivot Bil Walsh has also
One county who travelled to "Down Under." "qual them. Another likely to make the trip may is Hampshire with Shock- Cannings, Burden and to Australia is Jock Aird, leton, Scottish International full back Sainsbury,
of Burnley.
14,000 runs and hit 23 centuries, North End centre-half. returnett rey are well set for a
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Jehn Hozok, 22-year-old England Rugby Union intera tional round-row forward, now undergoing his National Service with the Royal Electrical and Methanical Engineers, has sign ed professional forms with Sal ford Rugby League club.
Hancock, who was born in Somerset but came to the front when playing for Newport, is men U. ft. 2 in. fall and weighs 15%
slone.
runs.
Seventeen-year-old Toronto FARMYARD OF DUCKS
schoolgirl, fair-haired Marilyn Seven Little- Harwood bats- Bell hopes to become the young-
Ribble in the
Valley fest swimmer To conquer the League (Lanes were dismissed English Channel in the next few for ducks" by Downham, and weeks and win a £5,000 prize in the annual International race, A fast-moving forward and the side were all out for
Murllyn, who won the Cann- That is a League record. an accurate goal kicker, he was There were equally sendian Junior Championship Mile
for both Bglish and ntional scicated
happenings down in in 1951, swam into a £20,000 Welsh trials lust scason, but he
last September when threw in his lot with England Birminghum in a Parks Asso- fortune'
match. SI, Teresa's she made a remarkable long- and wen caps figabat Wales and clation
Church were all out against distance swim in Lake Ontario: She wants to be a therapist, Mereley Road Methodists for He represented the Army in the six, Peter Bates getting five for helping handicapped children,
Serviccs tournament one and Joe Nicholson four for
but she is likely to be offered Royal Navy and four,
big Hollywood contract it she again the
makes the headlines over her the Royal Air Force, and is due The Methodists knocked off Channel swim. to complete his National Ser- the needed reven vice in September.
Ireland.
Inter
Twoty - two-year-old Milan Kusanovic, who had never seen a game of rugby when he left his native Yugoslavia six year ago to work in a Halifax irco
been signed foundry, has Bradford Northern RL club.
10
by
A
runs in the irst over, so the teams agreed to play a second match to Ä lo
"In teaching the world play
the afternoon. This time St. cricket we have rendered the Terta's did get to a total of 24, human race a great service," said but Moseley Road won by six Home Secretary Gwilym Lloyd wickets.
George, speaking during the full- cheon Interval of a match at Will the Surrey county attack Westminster School ground, In six-footer who weighs 14 st. of Alee Bedser, Peter Loader, which
author-crleketers parti- he played as a feld, side Jim Lakes and Tony Lock re-letpated. prep-forward in Northern'a "A" team for most of last season. "He has all the makings of a star," says team
manager Dal}
• Recs.
TO BE TRIED OUT
The Rugby Union's play-the- ball rule after a tackle is to bo tried ORL in Rugby League charity matches which act as curtain-raisers to the start of
the season.
The rule states that when a player is tackded he must release the ball, and it can be brought
by Ibot by into play only member of either side, If the trial is successful, the rule might well be incorporated at an early date, in the RL playing rules,
In taking over as manager of Derby County for, whom he once сап played, Mr Harry Storer
claim. Ho
make an unusual will have managed clubs in all
of the
four Divisiona League-Coventry.
Football City and
Birmingham City in the Seco Ma
the
Birmingham
In 110 Coventry in the Third South and now Derby in the Third North.
When Frank Lock, left back, moved from First Division Charlton Athleile to Liverpool, Lancashire club were also in the First Division. They were relegated. Now after sampling Second Division. football Frank. has been transferred to a club In the Third South-Watford. All in just over a year. /
· More first-class · Boccer prov fessionals have moved, over-
THE
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almost any other race. If suc- cessfully employed, they enable the runner to defeat opponents who are capable of faster times or who would win the race under conditions that suited them.
"In the use of tactics, the rule is 'Know thyself, know thy op poncnis,' Or what times are they capable? Can they produce a final burst of speed-sprint or stride? Do they prefer to lead C.B.E.. or to follow?
This is the opinion of the man who really knows, the view of Associa-Dr Roger Bannister,
who was able to put the four- minute mile into a test tube, find a
"A which made him the Arst man on earth to crash the
formula
Cowdrey. 3. Tony Trabert, it is the barrier.
ofcini first prizą in the
•
-CONFIDENT
runner confident of his ability to sprint at the finish may allow others to make the pace.
"It is probably more worrying and tiring to be leading, whereas in second or third position he has the race under control
Wimbletion Men's Singles. "The will to develop the natural talents he possesses can 4. A holmsman steers a racing and does make. up for many yucht A Helms-man holds perfections," writes Bannister,
Year" an. "Athlete of the trophy awarded annually to the top athlete in each six continents by the Helms
"Racing demands a wik suffi- lead (to quicken the pace if it Athletic Foundation,ciently determined to produce becomes too slow, or to reduce
America.
STRONG WILL
"He can still move into the
a supreme effort far beyond the it if it becomes too fast) end, normal capacity when limbs ten, moving up to the leader's 6. John Douglas. former Essex. which
will be sufficient to are already tired and shoulder and England cricket cap feeble are lashed into greater quicken up the puce. Against a tain whose initia)s were and greater activity."
strong wind this sheltered posi- tion is an advantage.
J.W.H.T.
If you are not terrified by
6. High Jumpers. The Eastern this picture of the peak effort, "It takes courage to lead, and
cut-off, the Western 'roll
carry on, if you can stay the blso some experience before and the Sweeney twist are third-degive training schedule a possible to relax in this post- styles of jumping.
that makes you a master athlete,lion. 1933 7. In
then carry on reading. Pelmo when Carnera defeated Uzcudun is Rome,
Paulino
"Too many runners in Britofn Dr Bannister insists: "The peak allow themselves to be slow- performance. whether at schooled down by their opponents 8. Henry Cotton, Edi Furgol, sports or a national Champion- in the early part of the race, Thomson. Antenleship, can only be achieved as and they are not capable of the
a result of hard training and accelerated pace developed in the
Peter
Сети.
careful planning."
D. Women's Singles,
Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles.
But I Is on
10. Ice-hockey, Chess,
racing.
Bannister steps out
tactics
Au
Last lap,!"
that
cn
So there you have Dr Bannister's prescription for the Get set
Motor-thusiastically as he strode that mile. On, your marks!
immortal mile.
bug Barry. Appleby
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