Palmer Picks A Winner
Skill Counts With Joe Stapleton
Thank goodness some of soccer's so-called "slaves" know what to do with their spare time, writes Harold Palmer. For instance, when Mrs Stapleton, widowed mother of Fulham right-half Joe Stapleton, returns from holiday in Jersey, she will have a pleasant surprise. The kitchen of their cosy little villa in Allenbury Road, Southall, will be smartly painted in caramel and green. When Stapleton has finished that job he plans to start taking lessons on the accordion. "I would like to get into a band," he said.
Stapleton is very keen on the Proms, but I can imagine Ful- ham's reaction might not be so favourable if he were having late nights serving up hot music for dance fans.
During the close scason Stapleton tried his hand at quite a different type of job.
LOST A STONE
He thought he would toughen up and add a litle to his stature ! by doing some heavy work. was humping around macks stigar and meat weighing 2cwt.," he tells me.
to Hayes and then to Uxbridge.
Meanwhile Jim Taylor, the old Fulham centre-half, had ro- commended him to his club. was probably another old Ful- Ernie Hiles, har centre-half, who put Taylor on to Stapleton.
NOT INTERESTED
Hlles was captain of a works team in which Stapleton played occasionally.
The first time. Stapleton Was "I upproached he said he was not
in of Interested
signing pro- not fessional. In fact he did believe he was good enough for this class of football.
To his disgust, however, he lost a stone after six weeks.
So this tall, slim, cultured hall-back now weighs barely 11st., but his play is no calcula- ted that he does not really need an exceptional physique.
Stapleton is lithe, quick and determined in his tackling and one of those players who show that they always have their mind on the game.
he
Frank
But Fulham manager, Osborne, was so convinced of his promise that signed professionn} after Stapleton watching him for only twenty minutes of a practice game plimsolls
in
1952.
first-
That was, in October
five had Stapleton team appearances last season, including the last four league He watches every move of the games, so that his sequence of regular appearances haa How man he is marking and his unreached 10. Ha looks set for n hurried passes invariably find distinguished career, colleague.
SALESMAN
Born at Marylebone in 1030, Stapleton played very little foot- ball at school, While he was working first as a clerk at the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Jater training to be a salesman for a milk and chocolate con- cern, he started playing for local Southall club, Jubilee Park Rangers.
It was while serving with the Service Corps In Egypt, how- really ever, that his football
11
began to develop. When he
home he had half season with Southall, moved on
came
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MUSIC FOR FULHAM
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Joe Stapleton provides the music for teammates Iun Black and Robin Lawler of Fulham--Express Photo.
When You Itch-Scratch, Frenchman Advises British Athletes
By ROBIN STAFFORD
Paris. The President of the Bordeaux Athletics Federation, M. Dellas, furious at complaints about food, fleas, bats and mosquitoes, made by British team members when in Bordeaux for the France-Britain athletics match, said: “If they itched, they had only to do the same as all of us-scratch."
As far as the complaints about bats and squadrons of mosquitoes in the British women's dormitory were concerned, M. Delias said: "They had only to close the windows."
"The
AROUND HOLLYWOOD
Page 7.1
ESTHER WILLIAMS LEAVING MGM TO TAKE UP DRAMATIC SHOWS ON TV
Says MICHAEL RUDDY
Esther Williams, leaving M-G-M where she's reigned as their water
"I. queen for the past 10 years, told me that she's taking up television. hope to do some live dramatic shows on television and maybe I can prove something that I can act out of water."
One crack by an owner of a chain of cinemas has always irked Esther, "She's a star, when wet." I have felt that Esther in motion is superb. When she emotes, I'm embarrassed for her.
Looks like
As a business enterprise, she 50 four wind-machines were convertible, a Thuriderbird, all has been very successful, She mounted behind the cameras to black; no chrome. and husband Ben Gage own blow over blocks of ice, to cool a low-slung hearse. valuable property, two factories the hot players. It was and they sold their restaurant, realistic, "The Trails," at a prof.
too
George Gobel, dead-pan comic
lunched television
with In the story, it's the season of
the Buster Keaton, dead-pan comic of the 100, just before
taut, of movies. All deadly serious. monsoon. Tempera tional plastic swimming-pool Work la impossible etc. and ali Oleg Cassini, ex-husband of
Bec-
Her next venture Is a
which goes well with her Cole la
man wants to do is
sip Gene Tierney, ex-girl friend of swim-sults, She gois largestingahs under a punkah,
Aly Khan, dined alternate nights royalties from Cole of Call- But Lana arrives at Lahore in Hollywood with blonde Grace fornia and every few months and the
temperature goes up Kelly and brunette Dana has a large porly at the Cole anather ten
when Wynter. home in Beverly Hills to benefit Rennie
Big Sir Cedric Hardwicke's mies her Blind Children fund. Esther problem for wardrobe and hair slogan for "Helen of Troy""" has taught, acores ΟΙ blind dressCTS. To prevent Lana's at first you don't succeed, Troy,
youngsters to swim,
in 1958, she will tour
with
her Aquacade.
NEW STARS
Do you remember "Robecca." "Tom Sawyer,"
degrees
gander.
4 gets
silk suit sticking to her and Troy again." keep her hair looking glamor- ous, instead of sticky,
-30
Currently Mario Lanza,
companied by his trainer
and
and
Д
"Spellbound" masseur, his chauffeur and "The Paradine Case"? Wath-cook, is on "Serenade" locations in the next three months, you'll in Mexico with Joan Fontaine
Years
his
for this particular "Serenade." Hope he makes it. are laying odds The gamblers
he won't finish the course,
be able to see them again. David and Sorlia Montell,
I'm told Lanza will be paid O. Selznick, retired for three
£100,000 has re-activated Selznick Studio, will produce for RKO release, and will develop a group of now stars, just as he created stars of Ingrid Berg- Joon Fontaine, Jennifer Vivien Jones (now his wife), Gregory Peck, Leigh,
Joseph Cotton, and Fred Astaire,
тап
I'm a Humphrey Bogart fan. I like his battered face, his lisp, bis furtive look when he's em- barrassed, his pretence at tough- In the match the British men|ture of a hundred degrees in thanked by team manager Jack
ness. In brief. I Hike Bogey, and women whipped the French the shade there is not much you | Crump.
However in "The Left Hand of Tea with Ginger Rogers and team 120 to 85, and 30 to 40 can do about mosquitoes,
her husband, Jacques Bergeras, And one sequence when he does a God," I didn't find him up to par. respectively. But afterwards
As a parting shot he added: whose English is vastly im- sprinter Heather Armitage said:
food-all the menus"Incidentally we treated them
with some Chinese proved, and by the same token, sing-song
to "Look at these flea bites on my were promily approved by the a thousand times better than we Ginger.
children was much
hard better arms, and my legs are covered British Consul. The meat was have been treated in England, French. Two features of the Bogey pretending to
well cooked-e British like it but most of that was due to Ginger Rogers personality with mosquito bites."
al-Roman Catholic that way. There were fresh eggs, rationing and we never com-ways please me. Her thought-convince me, ham, grated carrots, all kinds plained."
fulness and her energy. And I Many people may like him. I Į of frakt, beer, wine, k and
marvel at her wonderful figure, prefer his "Sabrina" role, or mineral waters."
Sald one British Consulate Tennis, swimming, and theThe Desperate Hours" in which
Of the food, steeplechaser Eric Shirley said: "It was tough and Indigestible."
M, Dellas took the complaints "They are a issue
Bob McCall, 28, scored one of the biggest upsets of the US. one by one. Amateur today when he defeated
two-
the
ali
HIS ONE LAUGH
speaks
spokesman: "As far as bats in the castle were concerned well, good life," she says. It would not be a castle without |
priest
take. be
didn't
Advice: "Don't henpeck your husband or you'll be finding him listening to some other chick."
1790
ERLOJETUKSU.TRADE MARKSES
SANDEMAN SCOTCH WHISKY
The King of Whiskies
according to
tough?
SANDEMAY
SCOTCH
WHISKY
be your
he is the hardened criminal, an implacable killer. At home, he's
gentle soul, Golf Champlonthly visited the
of lies," he said. "I personally M. Dellas afforded himself his them, would it? The heat was Last week Susan Hayward Lauren Bacall
castle where the one laugh in the whole conver-exceptional and there is nothing finished one of her most chal-
mon ***My old
Not about fleas, moths lenging pictures, "I Cry To-around here," Ume winner Willie Turnesa, 4 Brilish and French teams stayed sation If there were bats in you can do
she says: "Any I tried the women's dormitories 1 do and mosquitoes."
MOTTOW in which abe runs the time he starts acting up, and 3, to pace favoured Harvis and, believe it or not,
in beds Word and 14 other survivors all
the not know anything about it-I
gamut emotions, sings, shows whisper 'Bogey dear, dormitories. I weigh 13% stone was not there,"
The Vice-Consul in Bordeaux, what a woman's like in dits.. so if I could take it they could.
Mr George Robertson said "We attempts suicide. and make a It was a bad day for the We had
whole the
place M. Delias said each athlete have mosquito nets ourselves comeback. Tomorrow she's off veterans as Tumesa was followed scrubbed out and sprayed with was given a present as they left but the mosquitoes still get into Colorado with her twin sons.
locked Meanwhile out of the tournament by such Insecticide, but with a tempera-Bordeaux and he was warmly side and then they are
her ex - masband, old heroes as 1948 Champion Ted Bishop, three-time runner-
Into the fifth round.
POSTPONED GAMES up Ray Billows, Walker
London, Sept. 14.
Cub
playera Bill Campbell and
Jimmy
have Souchak.
The Football League turned down Millwall's re- quest to alage their League fix- ture with Leyton Orient
Jackson,
and Frank
McCall was Joined In his!
to on advance
tomorrow's two
September 26 under floodlights. rounds by two 10-year-olds
today: mission
Jake Howard and Purdue
An official of the League said Intercollegiate Champion Joe The League gave per- Campbell-along with former Cup player Jimmy for postponed League Walker
under McHale and leading qualifyer games to
played lights providing both clubs were Hillman Robbins, Jr. agrecable. Millwall's request it Joe Conrad, the 25- does not concern a postponed match and therefore the fixture year-old British amateur king, of former be played under flood-beat Ed Vare, son
six-time Women's Champion in
BIG MEETINGS
MUST KEEP
SELLING RACES
By RICHARD BAERLEIN Racecourse executives are being urged continually to Glenna Colett Vare 4 and 3, put on races for high-class Korses and to encourage owners
then disposed of Bob Mr Charles Hewitt, Millwall's and manager declared: "This is a very Gardner 3 and 1. Howard beat and trainers to keep their four-year-olds in training by
Walker Cupper Jimmy
catering for them on a fairly lavish scale. disturbing and serious decision. The management committes is 3 and 2 and Cliff Elley 3 up. not consistont. They arranged Campbell beat Art Hol 2 up 'to play their Inter-League gume and Ed Meister, who had de with the Scottish League under feated Bill Campbell 4 and 3, dundlights at Hillsborough next by playing the month. We have to play Leyton under par
o'clock kiskor. riumph,
Crlem with a
What sort of gate can we erpect?"-China Mall Special.
Jackson
Where this has been tried, however, it has not always met with success, and herein lies a problem for those racecourses which really try to improve the standard of 15 holes two their racing. for a 4 and 3
I am not referring to Ascot,
age.
THREE SHADES short kes: Richard Burton's in with you for the night. The Jess Barker, faces a paterally hair, has been darkened three only thing we can do about fleas suit, led by starlet Yvonne shades is look under the sheets and try Doughty who's back in Holly-Ranchipur."
bed."
In
· Parts the Secretary of the
for "The Rains of
(I recall # was
has
a now SOLE ARENTS; DODWELL & 00, LTD.
to swot them before we go to wood after a personal appear-dyed and curled for "The Robe." anco tour with "Kiss Me Dead- A man must suffer for his art.)
Rita Hayworth ly." Apt title.. General
French Ah, the Gabor girls. Eva, the Athlelles Federation, M. Seurin, cuto one. is keeping Tyrone dismissed the charges abruptly: "These imbecile accusations are not worth answering;"
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Boxing Tourney
Tickets Now
Available
Tickets are now ready for the opening Boxing Tournament of the Season presented by the Hongkong ABA,
takes which place on Monday, September 28, nt the Southorn Stadium, Wanchal,
Doors open 7 p.m., first bout B p.m.
Thera is only one selling race for they are particularly favour-at York. It is a valuable one, The 23-year-old Robbins ed and hardly ever suffer from and one of the best betting races knocked off George McAllister, shortage of entries.
of the year outside ante-post 5 and 4 and then beat Billows
events, There is always a large by a 97 and 7 runaway, Bishop,
a great York and Doncaster are two field, and it would be the 42-year-old 1940 Champion, courses which present top-class mistake to do away with
docs race,
Rocky Marciano tumbled in the morning round horses but find that this
Pronounced
Physically Fit
New York, Sept. 14.
as Bill Waryan knocked him off not always pay. by ramming home a 15-foot putt on the final hole for a one
FIRST-CLASS
up victory. Waryant moved
along later with o 3 and 2 win
1
that
Due to the fine co-operation of the three Services and civilian boxers, the card will be a very strong one and early booking s As tickets advised particularly
happy these worm Power
Tho After work in nights. Eddie Duchin Story," with two pretty women, Kim Novak and Victoria Shaw, Тутого dines beside his swimming-pool. Blood-ut, gardenias and jasmine bordering, with Eva, who's good company.
Zsa Zsa-"I'm tired of travel- ling. I think I stay awhile. Rubirom? Oh, he had to go to the Belgian Congo, Why? Vy? 1 don't know. He says he has
cieties dish business there. He them and sells them to the natives, Really. I'm not sure."
а
TOO REALISTIC Send congratulations to Lana Turner and Lex Barker? They celebrated their second wedding In anniversary. I watched Lana a scene from "The Rains of Ranchipur" with Michael Ronie on the bock lot of TO Fox. The day was warm, even for Hollywood Mercury at 104.
At Doncaster last week there were 21 runners in the Corpora- are at popular prices. Proceeds Recreio Cricket
In the tion Selling Handicap.
BEST MARKET.
It has been practically the
same overy day this week, with the seller providing the best
Tickets and seating plan are- now available at the Missiona to Seamen, 40 Gloucester Road, Hongkong and at the European YMCA, Kowloon.
of the Tournament will goʻto Seamen Missions to On the opening afternoon at other Ave races of the afternoon the over Tom Draper. Sonchak was York there is a five-furlong there were only 30 runners all Gymnasium Fund. benten 4 and 3 by Billy Hynd- Championship race (the Nun-told. man a semi-finalist in 1953, thorpe Sweepstake), & Champion- Hyndman advanced by stoppingship over a mile for four and Dr Vincent Mardiello, of the Ben Goodos on the 20th hole. five-year-olds, the Yorkshire New York Boxing Commission,
One of the oldstery who sur-Oaks for top-class Allies and n zave Rocky Marciano a pre-fight vived was Jimmy Meliale, 39-high-class two-year-old race.. physical examination today and year-old Walker Cup Player, pronounced the World Heavy-who beat Bob Brue 7 and 8 and Yet these four races between betting race, Even when cough- weight Champion, who defends Walt Beckjord 4 and 2.United them do not attract many run-ing does not reduce the fields extent as his lie next Tuesday at the Press,
nera, though the quality of the to the same drastic
this year, the selling races still horses in absolutely first-class. Yankee Stadium against Archie
present the largest fields and Moore, in perfect physical con
The York management have the best market. found to their cost that tho pablle are not particularly keen
dition.
edge.
+
LADIES' OPEN
The
PAIRS DRAW
Colony Pairs Open Champion- Ladies Lawn Bowls,
Doncaster connot afford to do and this on going racing on days when away with them,
should hava been forcibly the fields are small.
brought home to them.
Only a limited, public wlu
ship semi-final, matches are to come to see top class. horses It is certainly disheartening
Babe Zaharias Expects To Play Golf Again
Houston, Texas, Sept, 14. : Haba Didrikson Zaharias dew after
"As usual Murciano is all any- one could ask physically," DT Mardiello sald. He is a tremend- ous worker and a perfectly con ditioned athlete. However, he Boems very definitely to be on
be played on Tuesday, Septem- perform irrespective of what to learn that the public loso home to Tampa today He could night tonight, ber 20, at 3 pm or earlier by they are performing, bgainst.
interest in the higfi-clas horses or prolonged boat, with cancer necessary."
mutual arrangement,
running on the opening day of to rest up fox, a return to After
The paying public must have York, but the executive will fourament golf.& The_following is the draw: value for monty from a betting|have" to strengthen, the", prom
She was discharged on edge Mira Campbell and Mrs Ruer point of view before they will gramme with, attractive belling
[tors, after threo" monikhir - of therapy for si esnonrous growth.
de recte, to play tourna mint role saain next year, “but Užlled Press
from
Trial, This Saturday
cricketers
Club de Recreio will be out in force this Satur- day for their first trial match In preparation for the forth- coming Leaguo season.
A conspicuous absentee will be the Colony and Recreio all who rounder. Gerry Gosano, left at the end of last, Scaran for America,
The following players will be participating in the Recreio triale:
Team "A"Dr A. M. Rodrigues, L. G. Gono, A. E. Noronha, A
Remedios Prais2 H. L. Ozorio,
Hen
AM. Tedios, D.. Xavier, C. Al d'A Ostro, A. L. Kery,
the examination Marelano appeared
answered questions willingly but Hồng Sling (KCC), to be played |They demand large fields trid tests. it was obvious Marciano was it the KBGC.
operi mariste. anddous to got
It is essential for the benent on with his gymnasium work.
Mr Heston and Mrs Robert- Thesis has been a movement of the thoroughbred Vitoj koop. After the interview he boxed son (HKTC) vs. Mes Sequeira lotely to eliminate the selling these high cle races going three rounds, -- China Mail and Mrs Gaffney (RCC) to be races, at the big meetings - at Spacial.
(001 played at the CCC)
during a mas interview, He | (KDC) vs Mrs Balote, and Mry pass, through the turnstiles, races to supplement the champion John Sealy Hosptial at Galves | Aveo Souza, CA M
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