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SPORTS ROUND-UP
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,
COMPTON IS CONFIDENT HE WILL BE PERFECTLY FIT FOR NEXT SEASON'S MATCHES
Denis Compton may have to have another operation on his left knee. Last week it was examined by two specialists. They have deferred their decision for the time being. This sounds ominous.
Compton, however, is optimistic. Even if he does have to have another operation he is confident he will be prefectly fit and available for next season's matches against Australia.
2,000.
Reg Harris, four times World "It must have been fate," shrewdest as well as fastest rider Professional Cyclo Sprint Cham says Harris, "a Danish beginner in the world, about plon, will be out of action until and I were the only two on the the end of the year. The cause track training. Не burst
the 1,000-1 accident he had tyre and I had just to be on in Copenhagen last week just before he was to have gone to the spot for him to land." Harris
defend his Milan to crown,
world dislocated a shoulder. The lay
off is likely to cast Harris, the
Learn soccer with the stars
This week DEREK UFTON, Chorlton contre-ball, tells his success sacrata, Ufion, 7 years old, played rugby football at Dartford Grammar School until, during the war, he helped to convert port of the school to association. Played as left-halt and centre-Forward in amateur football and, as left-half`on folaing Chariton in 1947; but become centré-halt in 1931 and played there for England against FIFA.
Strong neck muscles—that is my secret
says DEREK UFTON
When my shoulder began to give serious trouble I tried weightlifting to strengthen the muscles. The shoulder is now cured, but I am carrying on with the weightlifting, I find that it also strengthens my neck and thighs and strength centre- there is vital for a half.
As a centre-half, you have to do a lot of heading. As the ball comes towards you, you 'must time your jump so that, if possible, you get in the air before your immediate opponent. Once in the air, you draw your neck and
then head back, thrust them forward, like a snake striking, to meet the ball with your forehead.
CONTROL
You meet it with your fore- head partly because that is the one part of your head where it will not hurt, but mainly be aruse with your forehead can control the
you
DEREK UPTON—the right way
to bead.
direction ing ball hanging from a tree or a
beam.
which you send the ball,
The snake-like tharust
your
of
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comes
over short distances, mainly from strength in the thighs; and a contre-half needs short-burst speed almost than any other player.
DEXT
THIRD TEST
Cliff Morgan, brilliant Welsh stand-off wholed the Rugby British Isles touring team to Third
victory in their recant Test against South Africa, has had offers of employment In Capetown and Durban. He has
not yet decided whether to either. Mongan 24,
accept
plays for Cardiff and Wales and has been capped 10 times for his country.
He moved to Dublin to take
up à Dus
a business appointment and plays now for Irish club, Bective Rangers. Morgan is to marry an Irish girl when he returns
She to Britain.
says she doesn't mind
out lo South Africa.
•
•
going
Peter May, England's skipper in their successful cricket peries against South Africa this sum- mor, thimics that England cricket teams should take a trainer with them. on overseRS
tours
tours.
In Australia last year England took a massbur, Harold Dalton. May thinks that, with a trainer to keep the team fit, pulled muscles,would be tow and a masseur not needed.
May has been tremendously Impressed by the firess of the South Africans this
summer.
They have not had a trainer. But in Ken Viljoen they had a young fit manager who carried out the job in conjunction with a strict manager.
GOLF CHAMPION
Ronnie White, former English amateur Golf Champion, has retired from the top class game, "Getting down in two shots from just off the green is mow no longer a matter of life and death," la one reason he gives for his action,
The other is pressure of business.
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CURTAINS FOR COCKELL
Curtains for Cockell
- a scything forehead cut- ting blow from Valdes has sent him down, his face streaming with blood, In the heavyweight fight at the White City.-Express Photo,
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A WIDOWER IS 51 AND GOSSIPS GET BUSY
By MICHAEL RUDDY
Elko.
The first time I asked Bing Crosby: "Is it true you're going to marry Kathy Grant?” It was as if I'd wiped the smile off his face with a sponge.
"I've no marriage plans with Kathy or anyone else," he said, tersely.
"They say she's ordered her wedding gown? Then I only hope she gets a chance to wear it."
But you can't keep Bing cross for long. And the next day he sat with me in his Elko ranch- Thirty-house and discussed, frankly and openly, the problems that face a star when he's 81, widowed, and the target of every gossip in Hollywood.
four years old, White won the English to in 1949 and was runner-up ku 1953. He played in Ave Walker Cup matches.
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ADVISER K. S. Duleepsinbiji, the stylish Indian batsman who played for After all, it's nearly England 20 years ago, is re-years since Dixie died turning to cricket as a coach. He is to supervise a
training in India for cricket cump
in-
three and
Army Swimming
Team For Singapore
there are the four boys to bo looked after. No wonder the marriage rumours fly thick and fast. But Bing laughs at the lot.
"Of course I meet lots of
charming young women- it's part of my job.” And they want my advice on their careers-it's natural," he said.
"And maybe I take them out to dinner-it's the obvious thing when you want to talk. But marriage? Hardly, old man, hardly!"
Three times lately the gosalps have linked Bing's name with young girls.
structors. "Duleep" scored 49 As to the thigh muscles, I centuries playing for Cambridge forehead will add the believe that spoed, especially University, Sussex and England. In 1938 he scored 173 at Lords power, and for real power you
in his first appearance
ngalost need strong neck muscles.
This completed a
First there was Mona Free- Practice this jump and thrust
Australia,
mon, simple ingenue type that Thirty- unique family double, not only on the field with other
four years previously his uncle, The Hongkong Army swim-Bing helped turn into a mature players, but also at home with
the Immortal Ranjitsinhji, hit anming and water polo team will star undefeated 154 on his debut be leaving the Colony tomorrow Then there was Mergo James, against Australin
aboard the Empire Fowey bound for Singapore and the Far East attractive brunette, who was Land Forces Swimming
Everett Crosby's secretary. Diving Champlonships
HIGH SPEED
He has to play the
centre-
Scottish FA Cup forward out of the game, looep-
Third Round
Draw Results
Glasgow, Sept. 26.
ing on the goal side of him, trying to drive him out towards the wings, preventing him from [turning goalwards when the
ball comes to him from behind,
start
But, on top of this, if his full-back is beaten he has to The draw for the third round dash for the oncoming winger.
a quick Football All this means of the Scottish Association Cup to be played and high speed over 10 to 15 on Saturday, October 8, was yards. made here today and resulted
as follows:
BALANCE
H. Barton
Wins commence on October 4.
Shek O Club
Championship
The result of the Club Cham-
A
Hongkong last
and
which
year Were
She was offered a travelling
job with #3 theatrical agency-- and Bing, in his own words, "made a dinner date with her to her about London and
runners-up to Singapore by the advise Paris."
NO DATES
narrow margin of four points. This year, however, they have no doubt about the outcome of "We will the Championships,
But after these Intest rumours win" said one of their officials about Kathy Grant, the 20-year- when interviewed yesterday. old he met as a starlet, he has The team has fine all round | devided "the best plan of living strength, with some outstanding, is to have no plan at all-to pionship played on Sunday,
free-stylists among the selected | stop making dates and dead- To get this, I advise you to September 25, at Shek O was a
lincs," Gala Falrydean vs Montrose; Hry с Uitle weightlifting-win for H. Barton with 143 (70. Soup.
frida Ross County
Stranraer; VI
The water polo team is much We strolled out to the fine effort Inverness Thistle.
though not so much that you and 73) which was va Peebles Rovers, Keith vs East Stirling:come muscle-bound-in addi- considering the weather condi- stronger then last year and are where he has been haymaking,
tion to the normal practice tions prevailing.
determined to bring back the and he grinned the old Bing Lossiemouth vs Selkirk, Forces starts on field or track.
grin. There was
titic. high wing -Mechanics VS Clachnácuddin;
blowing across the course all
Singapore is very proud of its "If you want to know what Dumbarton VE Inverness, Besides speed,
need day with occasional rain squalls water polo team, but advance 11 REALLY be doing in the Caledonian arud
Berwickt balance. Throughout the game, resulting in most players return information from one of Hong-next few days," he said, "I'll be Rangers vs Fraserburgh,
you are jumping in the air ing scores well above their usual kong's "spics" state that they wooing the salmon with a fish- suddenly swinging your body
are in for the biggest shock of ing rod. That's the greatest Fivo Scottish League="3" round or clawing for the
ball standards.
P. V. Huyshe was runner_up their lives.
thrift of them all." teams are competing in this with outstretched leg.
with 151 (75 and 78). Tho round The remaining Scottish
FOOTNOTE: There's Crosby The Hongkong team comprises next best gross scores If you fall while doing theso
But one 16 swimmers and one official, on marriage for you. League "B" clube participate in
L. H. Robinson (155), N, A. things, you are out of the game round four on October 22.
Brown
R. P. Moodle the Officer In Charge being thing you learn in Hollywood your
(150), Scottish League "A" clubs do and therefore no use to
neper be surprised WHAT beam, You must tag"
Leach Capt P. Willis, RA, to losep (157) and J. Dickson not take part in the competi-
And returned
happens!
-psychiatrists Barton niso your feet,
(187) tion until the fifth round on
the best nett score of 137
state; Solliary Hollywood stare February 4, 1950-Router.
I can do this better if every but having won
The champion-
rejected, resent lonesomeness,
you
od swing my spare leg both
were
THE TEAMS
Water Polo: Pie Shaw
day I spend some minutes first ship the prize for the best nett The following are the teams.re unpredictable - they feel. on one foot, then on the other, score went to. J. Hackney (34) | King's Own), LA Butler (18/4nd elope
with 188 (103 less. 24).
Hackney's morning round of Med Rest), Cpl Phinn (1 King's a semi-circle. I am sure this is 84 Dett (70 less 12) was a very
give ma body creditable one
in the difficult conditions,
Another Attempt backwards and forwards and in
By Flo Chadwick helping balance. To Swim Channel
to
WEAKNESS
Most of these are tips for Dover, England, Sept. 28.
the Swimmer Florence Chadwick practice off the field. On dived into the English Channel field you must watch for weak- your immediate op- at 10.35 GMT tonight to try to Desen in own to France and back agula, porrent,
Ho may, for example, be wouk "I'm ready for anything up with his loft foot and so give to a 40-hour swim," shouted the you an extra split second to 35-year-old American school challenge him while he moved teacher, and then she plunged the ball from left to right. But into the glasy-surfaced English do not try this with “. Trevor Channel
troma Shakespeare Ford who is equally good with Beach.
either foot. But, vtilever the
r best nett morning and afternoon rounds went to F. C. B. Black and K. M. Campbell respectively.
Following the Championship, Mrs H. Cleland kindly presented the prizes to the winnera and those of all the; competitions held during the summer season,
MACAO GRAND PRIX ENTRIES
Partridge (Dit. Own), Cin W/S REME), Capt, Pte Shock- ledge (1 King's Own), L/Cpl Downie (24 Fld Eng. Regt). Sgt Smith (RAEC 11 Inf W/S). Barve: L/Bdr Cambridge (16 Med Regt).
Sports Diary
TODAY
Boscur
- Jet Division; Kwong Wah v South The swimming team: the China (CH); St Joseph's v Pilice entice water polo team with (38) at 5.40 p.m.
2nd Division: BAP- v south Chẳng. the exception of goalkeeper Pie (Cu); Army v CAA (Skp); Jardinie Show plus the following. Gnx, v Bing Too (Navy). All matches: at MoLeish (15 Fid Rest) Sen **D.. Webb (HK Ska) (diving and breaststroke), Cpl Bleach (DORE NT), Dry Bennett (Handlowo and Kober-flong Handicap, Coy RASC), Gor Hinton (27
HRCT
Late entries for the Macho | 13.
wagens now one we reported in
the BGM, Port on Monday, 11.
Her ambition is to become weakness or strength of your the first person ever to swim opponent your most Chrod Prix included two Veika the Chandel to France and backs letting him get with the ball cekapan between you and your pali ung -bon-stop
"1:11, way on the French side lose, taking that rakkaan loe Just long enough to put on a tercept perhage DWW COM O prease, sold than way to stop hien, from Boo Tl be on my way back,
KOOFIT
Conakry of Poriche 1500
Teunis
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COMORI
PIER ANGELI'S OWN STORY
The Beauty And
The
Baby
Pier Angell, the film star with a fragile, porcelain-like beauty, here tells the full story of a personal drama, which has had all Hollywood- from the policeman on the beat to the film stars-on tenter-hooks for six months.
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It is the story of the birth of given a spinal injection but I her baby boy Perry, not yet a was conscious throughout. month old.
an
WONDERFUL MOMENT Pier, only 23, fractured her polvis wher
aircraft in
"All my suffering was worth which she was a passenger hit when the baby arrived. It an ak pocket, She was flung was a wonderful moment when about violently. Many feared I first saw him.
But she would lose her baby. For bravery and a Cormarian operation gave the story happy ending.
WHAT AGONY
"I was thankful all my Hail Marys were answered by auch a beautiful boy.
"Although - I love the now house, some day. I hope to realise my ambition, which in to own a farm. I love animals.” Flor has no pieturoplane at the moment, but sho says that "Vie is terribly busy rehearsing
A night-club
Reno, Nevada, on September 8. The show ' goes on liter to Las Vegas. Ho dances in it with six girls."
"I am sure we appreciate hilm Motherhood is more exciting eytzah more than 1 I had not for Pier than for most girls, gone through so much for him.” because she was very sheltered MIC you only know what
before marriage: Pier, looking Like a child agony I went through for two bersol
"I was nonths when I was in hospital beamed at PETTY
pink negligee,
not allowed' to go Rocco Lülgi out with a boy until I was 21 after the plane accident," "said
|unless mother want with me. Pter.
in her nuns.
The doctor said I would 1080 be a boy, and the baby, but my husband, Vie when we Damone, always BASTUKKI me coming. that I would be OK.
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ITOW
"We always know he would wore no make-up off the screen.
called him he'
"One escort said dating me Arat knew of his was
Even 'package deal.' when I do love scenes I feel sick, but I would love to "He is named Perry after the do a picture with Vic. I may "All the same, I was terribly singer Perry Como, Rocco after not be shy then.
my father, and Luigi after Vic's father.
sister, Marissa. "The doctor told me the im-
Pavan, la excited at baling an portant
thing Was to stay "I am longing to take him aunt. We call ourselves “ace- quietly in bed, He visited me home to the pink and blue identical twins because we are overy day and I prayed as I nursery with patches of yellow so different. have never prayed before. whch has been made ready for
him in our new home.
nervois
"And I cried every day, until mother and Vic said they were also praying as hard as me, and if i had sufficient faith all would be well
twin
A SILVER BLUE MINK
"As our hobby La collect- "X am looking forward to. ing dolls the room is littered buying clothes when my figure with them. We moved in two is normal.
days before the baby was born.
He looks like Victor, Italian "I love shopping and I want "After that somehow I knew type, and he will be brought up a silver blue mink more than God would take care of my [sa on Amoricon in this country, anything else. I am glad it is baby, I am very grateful to Him and feel as Vic said only yesterday God has been very good to us."
ENJOYS COOKING,
"We
still summer as can wear Bull skirts billowed with several petticoats, which I adore. have no plans for his future profession, but if he "An Singer Vic Damone took his wants to be an actor it is OK occurred once when four wife to hospital at three o'clock by ur. in the morning and waited anxiously there,
embarrassing moment
petticoats slipped · * from my waist and
to dropped
tho pavement on Sunset Boulevard.
"I am longing to have the baby home. Mother is an ex-
"Instead of stepping out of the The baby boy was born 12 cited and will help me with him: hours and 10 minutes later.
petticoats 'I sat on them in the "I don't know
much about middle of the pavement, waited "I had
but I bad
enjoy cooking until people time when babies
had disappearod, the baby was born
asometimes. Vic is an excellent and then ran behind" w gas
station and tied them on Sight,' Caesarean," Pier said. "I was cook.
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