SPORTS ROUNDABOUT
By CORNERING PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS .
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1986.
OVER ZEALOUS SERVICES' SPORTS OFFICERS ARE MAKING THEMSELVES UNPOPULAR
Says W. CAPEL KIRBY
Over-zealous Services' sports officers
are making themselves unpopular by cornering professional footballers on National Service and turning them out in large numbers against civvy clubs In County Cup and League competitions.
This is particularly prevalent in Hampshire where, following protests, the teams to two от three authorities seriously contemplate restricting Services' professionals. And rightly so, in my opinion.
"We'll be clear of the bottom before the end of the skakoti." declares Barrow bons Joe Harvey, who IN seeking outside-right forward
and
of the Yene auġgestiona
centre-
Britain's inatest
is
footballer contested by severu ). Binning- han fans, who reckon Eddie Brown to be quicker.
fruin
Tommy Cahill, former New- Am still receiving "Footballer castle full-mek, and Les Wood,
Boalkeeper "For 21-year-old
are interesting consistency, loyalty and gente-Huddersück, monly duct, 1 recommend Juckio Mitbum," writes Tyne. side reader Ron Porter.
HOW MANY FANS! How many fons South of the Border know that iba havo reached the semi-final of the European Club Championship, the Jucrative
competition Chelsen were talked out of by The Football Len
art
First Division club Seouls.
Well done AAA! Preurranged was lulling the pace-making
running, of cathism of rank and file and Much the true amateur spirit,
of the more
Banister, Chutaway, Pirie business would have killed athletics.
with
When Peterburgh's players outings they take #u tu Rolf Advice to
Allck Jeffrey-be | their own pro
them. blind to that Melbourne Olympic Their grounderman, Ben Poole,
and sign professional mirago
Preston former
full-back, is for Doncaster January 29,
ls) KOM
professiona! your
Other Burghley Park, Stamford, 17th birthday. honours will come your way.
Home sickness was the reason Peter Jackson allowed Graham Williams, Weish
youu schoolboy International outside-
Jeft
to leave
News that Harold Hassall will never play again was occupying Bobby Cowell's thoughts as we chatted in London last week.
Newcastle's Bradford City. That Williams has gone back to his old jobs at Gresford should Interest once keen Liverpool or Everton.
•
Randled myliu a foot- balter, but dad stopped me," Baid Brian London after taking another quick stay towards the British Heavyweight
title ot Harringay. This former Black- pool amateur inside-forward now contines his Soccer
aly vities to watching Stanley Mat- thews and
Co.
*
Raymond Degruchy WEN
offer at £250 the close tason. Today bidders could add mother nough! nad
Grimsby wouldn't be the least Bit rated.
a fixture at
Now
Jen bock, this Channel Islander
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Minext from Nottingham Forest as a left-winger and has played at centre-forward.
full-back,
who
title as a "supreme example of clean, vigorous and never-give-
Any complaints? up play."
*
Liverpool would like inside- forward Wally Fielding to join them from across the Park, but Everton are not keen, although not willing to part with the Londoner.
Peterborough'a tali
young goalkeeper complained of insuf- Belent action with the reserYCS. "Right, son, we'll soon remedy ald mannger George that," Swindin
Twenty-four hours zater Donaldson, Gibson, Emery and shots pust him to put 13 Cup practice match,
First Team v. Reserves pre-
"Son" was the correct mode of address, since tho
com-
LAH pluftant
young Swindin, n Rugger convert,
wpb
Barnsley keep getting right Arthur Kaye, Inquiries for sprightly outside- candidate for Young England ngains: Scotland's Under 23's at Hills- boro on February B. "Nothing Tim manager doing," Ward.
up
had his log badly smashed up at Nuremburg last close season,
clubs have English
quickly said: "I'm fighting to get back
Live situation of into the game, but deep down 1 sized
Maxwell Murray being ย far the worst.
Bobby Anda little consolation Rangers reserve yet considered
good the German
chough to knowing that
hian" received four Scotland's attack. who died months' mapension.
FULL MARES
Newcastle have been criticised
lead Young
Brinn Redfearn local boy inaking good at Bradford, is being watched by First Division clubs looking for goal-conscious
for lack of sentiment, especially left-wingers sinco launching the economy Ifoboat. Give 'em full marks for their generous treatment of the Cowell KILMI Good deeds
a good fellow.
for
came
Miss Pat Walinond-on-Tyne
SWI they Stafford, ps supporta Jackle Milburn's "Fooller of the Year" candi- dature.
She concluded with and wor the indis "Howway Jackiel"
Not so Mr F. Willems, of who Thinks Chorltonville, My
Jackle Stanley Mortensen worthy that Henderson (Portsmouth) the "Footballer of
FASTISHT
conuention
Не
Scottish Interest in Bedford Cup triumphs in that skipper Jolinny Crighton was formerly with Airdrie and Morton. set up business (19 a master builder in Oxford while "glant- killing" with Headington.
"Ona advantage of flood- lighting will be a uniform hour of kick-off is an extract from my book The Mighty Kick, published in 1935. Here's another prediction for 1975-synthetic
of pitches will be under considera- the Year"tion to beat the weather.
Following LINDSAY HASSETT'S report on PT for
Australian cricketers,
ILLUSTRATION A: Pulling up with
cross grip.
comes
a lesson from Denmark.
Now then,
lazy you cricketers
Imagine, if you can, a large and lumbering You-know-Who of some English county cricket side, behaving like the gentlemen in the illustrations in an attempt to get into condition to beat the Australians next
summer.
I have never seen the ilke in touring our county grounds each spring time; but over Mr. J. T. in Denmark things are different. Hankinson, of Canford, who goes to that country every August to help the Danes in their cricket, has sent me a 4000-word booklet Live the Danes intend to showing that laborious winter daya.
By BRUCE HARRIS
They have commissioned Mr. Akael Bjerre- gaard, a condition-training expert, to pre- Bcribe a series of exorcises to make batamen, bowlers, wicketkeepers and Deldamen do their ILLUSTRATION
and tiredness The work without strain
booklet is his.
Right knee band
left knee bend,
possible. If you wish to make the oxercise more difficult (an unlikely contingency), perform it with the arma above the head.
The Dansk Cricket-Forbund-otherwise the Danish Cricket Association-has a fore- word which says with a hint of reproach:
"It has not been possible for us to obtain sid and inspiration from Bricket's motherland, such as we have obtained in matters techni- cal, as it seems that no one the there has considered question of physical train- ing specially with an eye to the physical condition of the cricketer"
Seme samples
Lio on the back on the floor with arme stretched out to the side, and legs together out to one side. Now with a lightning movement the legs must be swung up and over to the same position on the Here are some sampla exor- opposite side of the body. A elses into which, I know, our little competition as to who county pros will plunge with can do 15 swings in the glee:
”、,
quickest time is recom¬ "The head is turned aide-manded."
Inla
ways 90 degrees and bressed Hopping TROCACY ANN
's little backwards Que AL
* "Lia face down with the feet anchored under a heavy piece of furniture. Place the
: directly beneath the beam with chest as near to it as possible.... Do not overdo it at first."
down for bowlers. For fields- men the exercise in lasten," tion 4-daw-drops of sweet and is recommanded. It
The last sentence will be gladly accepted.
For "building up" leg and thigh musica: With legs wide apart, perform alter- nately right knee bend, left knee bend, as Illustration B. Hond the knee as deeply as possible, trying to sit on the foot of the bent leg. The other leg should be kept fairly straight, body upright and facing front. Repeat the exercise several times, then vary it by changing from one leg to the other without rising."
got
The Danes
something her BA
I look forward to the day when po Bagish side wil go on an overseas,Lonzawithout "a": trainer with, power to order this and that of his men,gaandMODERN MORE our
hands under the forehead is called a pulling up with only than a win
Now make a series of backcross grip,”
Sonra koriaketars be: 100 per, pank
ward bands, forsing the band *rvhe body should be bent mistead of 90 per cent, fit, Bo far away frogu the floor me back ng than we traines hangs
TEAM MANAGER OF ARSENAL Spen Valley Can Prove
The 38-year-old manager of the London Suburban Club, Leylon Orient, has been asked to take over as team manager of Arsenal- one of the plum jobs in British football. Tom Whittaker, Arsenal's 57-year- old manager-secretary, would continue, with Stock concentrating on running the first team.
The offer one of the best-kept secrets in foot- ball, is being considered by Stock. In addition to a salary in the £2,000 a year class, Stock would have
when prospects of taking over full control Whittaker eventually retires,
A Great Stayer
Says JAMES PARK
After the Middle Park Stakes I was discussing the ace with one of our leading trainers. We talked about the great tussle between the three lenders, and then my trainer-friend remarked: "If I had my choice of that lot I should pick Spen Valley."
The colt, had finished fifth of six so naturally I wanted to know why. I had a shrewd suspicion what the answer would be and it was forthcoming.
that
The reason was
Spen, on how they progress In Valley appeared. to have more second half of the season. scope for improvement than arry;
GIVEN 8-7
the
two
of those who finished in front. Monterey took part in of him. For myself, I might maces, and nothing was seen of have made an exception in the him after he had run second to case of Edmundo. It is possible Idle Rocks in the Woodcote that Spen Valley will prove a Stakes at Epsom in Derby week. alouter colt than Edmunder in Because of that form Monterey their second season.
пов hos Bot. 71b. in the Free Handi- cup. The handicapper's guess On the offelal estimate Spen
is as good as mine. Valley
is the beat two-year-old
Monterey Marted
clear trained in Yorkshire. He la a
favourite for the Epsom race, One big chestnut coll ruined by and was always beating Ratin- Richard Peacock, the third
of cation
10
and High Veldi. After Ils generation to have occupied boing feat
inlo the straight the Manor House at Middleham. Armstrong's
charge falled His father was the worthy hold Idle Rocks for speed Matthew and his grandfather the last furlong. Dobson.
It could well be that Spen Valley will prove to be the best coit young Richard has had in hla short career as a trainer.
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Monterey had won his first race at Lingfield at a time when he was not quite ready. I can only surmise that the colt would not have been retired so early had all kept well with him but there is no doubt that in the summer he was a bit above the ordinary.
of
-the mud gʻa max
NOTICE
THE HONG kong JOCKEY CLUB
GOOD REPUTATION
the The policy adopted with
what colt gives some idea of Mr
was thought of him. He would not have run for races like the
Stakes Champagne
At caster and the Middie
boen ing 1955/56 to be held on unless he enjoyed a good home distinguished for speed. There Saturday. 14th January, 1966,
It is understood that Stock is reluctant to leave Leyton, now London's most successful Club, which under his management is at present heading the Third Division of the British Football League.
In March last year Stock refused an offer to lake over the management of the Second Division team, Middlesbrough.
Leyton Orient, in the middle of a promotion drive, will fight to keep their "wonder-manager" who they feel is worthy of full control of a First Division Club
and nothing else,Express Photo.
Perez Can Become A Millionaire If He Meets Britain's Dai Dower
Says SYDNEY HULLS
SPEEDY He is a good-looking son
The Programme and Entry Umidwor out of My Charger Forms for the 6th Race Meet. who comes from a fine in tail- Park female that has
mostly
Don-
reputation. The sound York- shire polley is not to run horses out of their class.
It was only after a good race thai Spen Valley went under to Rustam in the Chumpagne, after which both colts were found to be coughing.
nt
run
Spen Valley was still in the developing stage when he ran Aned Doncaster. He had down a lot when ho
at Newmarket perhaps a little That, too much for my liking. of course, is just personal opinion.
EL
The pace was always too good for the Yorkshire coli in the Middle Park, but he is not
really bred to be a two-year- old. He is by Precipitation mut of Colombelle by Colombo out
of Path of Peace by Winalot, a son of Son-in-Law. The dam 13 brown and the aires and dams in the next two genera- tions are all either bay
Pascual Perez, Argentine's black-haired assassin of the ring, could become a million-peso kind in one hour-brown. If only he would agree to defend his World Flyweight Championship against Dai Dower in Great Britain.
Perez has been guaranteed a million-peso purse (£9,000) for the fight, but he and his manager, Ismael Pace, still have not agreed to the match.
Yet in the Argentine Perez bim thousands receives only around one-rixth his home fans. of that sum for his fights.
of miles from
all
20,000 BAIT What is the trouble? Only
Certainly Perez ruised atill very much that Perez is
although it is hopes after winning the World amateur-minded,
from Japan's Yochto seven long fighting years since
stating boldly: " he suffered friends and officials Shiral by
hair Intent to be a fighting Cham- to cut off chunks of his and buffel him about with pion and I give everyone a
the Flyweight chance at the title." towels to make limit and go on to Olymple title at Wembley.
win an
This true-blue amateur spirit is the bane of the professional promoter. If a fighter puls first the roar of the crowd and the glory of winning for his coun- try, what in there left to lure
HK And Kowloon Garrison Team
have
remainder
LIKE PRECIPITATION
La
or
Spen Valley is a chestnut, like his airo and, without sug- gesting there in much
the way of resemblance, the two year-old is just such another us was Precipitation at the same
age.
the
in plenty of stout blood in top half of the pedigree and it Is in accordance with his breed- Ing that Monterey is in the 2,000 Guiness and Derby but not in the St Leger.
(weather permitting) may be obtained at the Secretary'n Office, Alexandra House; the Club House, Happy Valley: the and the Stables, Shan Kwong
of Road.
|
If the colt should make progress to get within hall the classic standard I fancy his 2,000 be the
Entries close ni 12 o'clock objective will Guineas rather than the Derby.
NOON on Wednesday, 4th His breeding does not suggest January, 1956. that he will stay a mile and a half.
-London Express Service).
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By Order of the Stowards,
A. E. ARNOLD,
Secretary.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
FOURTH RACE MEETING Tuesday 27th December, 1955 & Monday 2nd january, 1956 (To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 20 RACES, The First Bell will be rung of 11.30 am, and the First Race run at 12.00 Noon on both days,
The Tiffin interval is after the Fourth Race (1.30 p.m.) each day.
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 10.00 a.m. on both days.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED.
All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the meeting.
Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced
If Spen Valley develops as I by him.
Tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in ad- anticipate during the winter he will be a
commanding three-vance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel 72811), year-old, and it is af distances
NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premires during up to at least a mile and a half the Meeting. For this purpose a Child is a person under the age that I shall expect
hum to of seventeen years, Western Blandard. shine,
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable at the Gate.
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $9.00 in order to gain re-admission.
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable the RESTAURANT,
SERVANTS
in
I doubt whether he has the But after thinking that over speed to take him to the top for a week he gave us a punch class, but he should make much on the nose by qualifying his headway
and
prove a grand If Dal Dower bons: with:
staying three-year-old. wants a title fight he will have to come to the Argentine.”
Sam Armstrong's two-year- And despite promoter Solo-olds did not turn out as well as
was Servants must remain in their employer's boxes except for mon's £9,000 bait Perez, to date, I expected, and Monterey
to be hooked. has refused
them. passing through on their duties. They may on no account use But all is not yet lost, A Whether such will prove to be the Betting Booths in the Members' Exclosure, campaign has been launched
in the case I do not know
I the Argentinian Press to make Perez peso-conscious,
No need to probe far to find who is behind this.
the probably
best of
程进
prefer to judge two-year-olds
CASH SWEEPS
Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $20.00 each per day and $40.00 for both days may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Oces at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), and 5, D'Aguilar Street during normal office hours, and until 10.00 am. on the day of the Race Meeting.
Back in Britain promoter
Them Not For Solomons, puzzled for a while by how to overcome Perez' re-
Particular numbers within the series 1 to 8,000 may be reserved The following
Blackpool assistant manager been stance to money.
is sitting Sam Jones and International
for all race meetings as Through Tickets. Such tickets will be selected to represent the Hong-back with a emile that says: winger Bill Ferry went to Am-
Issued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stewards kong and Kowloon Garrison There are more ways than one
to cancel any reservation for Through Tickets for a particular sterdam
Perry's of the of sidnning a ring tiger."
to welcome versus the
in д
South African corppatriot George Meeting if it is found that sales may not reach the number reserved friendly Army South
In the series 1 to 3,000. Already there are signs of a Hauser off the Johannesburg | ** cricket match at Sookunpoo on
in the Perez-Pace plane. Hauser has joined Black-
In the case of two-day Race Meetings, Through Tickets may Monday commencing at 11 am.
front.
pool from Capetown. The flags be purchased for each day of the Meeting provided that the second Major-Pinniger, Cant Dowling,
day is on a date not less than five days after the first now ndmits that if were flying and the bands play- B/Sgt Fox, Li Thomas, Lt
iltle against Morton, Lt Carr, Lt Carruthers, Percz holds his
to Holland, but the celebrations
Meeting. Major Ball, Lt Johnston, L Filipino Leo Espinosa at the turning when the Blackpool pair got
of the year, he must seriously wero
them. not for
Queen Lewis, Lt Boxall (Capt).
consider staking, the Champion-Jullona
Prince Bernhard 12th man: Gar Downer. Um-ship aginst Dower in Britain.had just arrived from the East
Indios (London Express Scrvice). pire Capt. Ship.
breakdown
Pred
A HAPPY.
1956.
and
NEW YEAR
MOZART BICENTENARY YEAR
LOUIS
(pianist)
KENTNER
WILL GIVE AN ALL MOZART RECITAL AT THE EMPIRE THEATRE
9.30 p.
on Tuesday, 3rd January, Booking at MOUTRIE'S and the THEATRE.
all other cases Through Tickets will only be sold for today. In
Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 am. on Saturday, 24th December, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings,
Tickets over 3,000 will also be issued consecutively but par- ticular, numbers cannot be reserved as Through Tickets,
The reservation of any particular number does not confer on the registered holder any rights whatsoever unless the Lickst bearing the appropriate number is issued to and can be produced by the holder,
The Stewards reserve the right, to refuse any subscription also the
right
to remove arty name from subscription, liste without. stating reasons for their action."
Cash Sweep Tickets on the last race of the Mooting at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building (Chater Road), 5, D'Aguilar Street and 383, Nathan Road during normal-office hours, and until 10.00′ nm. on both days of the Meeting.
SPECIAL CASH SWEEP
Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Pearce Memorial Cup scheduled to be run on 4th February 1950, at: $3.00 each may be obtained from the. Cash Sweep Offices;
UMATOTALISATORIA
Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away their A
until after the "all clear" signal has been exhibited.
ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS. MUST BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURAL ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LATER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME TOR WHICH THE LAST RACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE RUN. ZA
WILL A 'PAYMENTS
NOT MADE ON TORN DE DIB. FIGURED TICKETS
Bookmakers, Tio Tae men, eid, will not be permitted to opperin within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey · Club,"
fly Order of the Stewards.