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LET'S KEEP. FOOTBALL CLEAN
SOUTH AMERICAN PLAYERS DO SUCH CRAZY THINGS
~ By ARTHUR ELLIS (WORLD NO. 1 REFEREE)
THE CHINÄ MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1956,
The world seemed to be astonished because 1 abandoned a match at Coventry recently. That shook me. Because to me as a referee it was the only decision that could be made.
Here was the case of a referee ordering a player to leave the field and the player refusing to go. The referee no longer had control over that game, so it had to be abandoned. It was as simple as that.
I shall be making a full report to the Football AssociationUntil that is considered, there can be no comment on the incident.
But it raises a vital point. Sportsmanship In Soter, in Britain, Europe, South America, wherever the game is played, can be improved and must be improved.
Anil ye cannot afford to be snug about our own standards.
The British laught the world Despite how to play football # few revent setbacks on the field of ploy. England remains the
football most Importan Power in the world And it is our responsibility to teach the work the meaning sportsmanship
the In many countries, punishment just doesn't fit the
Forolgn
associations crime.
their refereca up don't back enough.
When I abandoned the Argen- fm-England innich in Buenos Aires in 1933 because of a tre- nendous thunderstorm, I caused
tutional sensation.
ATTACKED
I was allacked violently by the Argentine Press, not to mention a barroge of oranges gol from 120,000 fans In the Hiver Plate Stadhun'
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these
writing is no use things aff as "Latin tempeтN- Temperament its dif- ment" ficult thing to define,
thing which threatens this great I call it PETTY FOOT-
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ARMY SPORTS
PARADE
This week the Spot of Honour at the Top of the Sports Parade is used to pay tribute to the accomplished and successful sportsmen of the 1st Bn North Stafford, shire Regiment.
Already this season they have built up an enviable reputation for good sportamanship and all-round skill. The Land Forces Hockey Championship trophy has now been joined by the FARELF trophy on the regimental sideboard. Not to be outdone the footballers have collected the Major Units League title and may add other Boccer achievements before the season is over.
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RALPH COOPER'S SHOWDOWN..
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Spotlights The Star Hollywood Called A Coward
Once he was one of Hollywood's brightest. He starred with Greta Garbo.. He was the famous "Dr Kildare." He married Ginger Rogers,
Then his star fell, and millions called this Hollywood hero "coward" when he declared himself a conscientious objector during the last war.
Today, the name of Law Ayres is winning a new public and a new respect from millions who, not so long ago, scorned him.
Curiously onough Hollywood always labelled Low Ayres "the comeback man" -the man whose career looked so bright back in 1981 when he played the lead in the famous anti-war filmi "All Quiet on the Western Front:"
Dut doldrum years followed, ilke to confer with religious achieved something-and' yetim of study and preparation will his first success. His marriage leaders and record discussions. broke up, and he spent the
worth- Before he left on his tour, have been right; and lonely years in his mountain-Low told mo:
"I have all the while." top home looking through hia
Less than three months ago telescope at the stars in the sky permits and passports, and many and brooding over the mysteries important, yes, great personages the actor returned.
have been wallen to about me I don't know how long it will He had been away nino Ho went into
of life.
•
•
of the
Alms he had
Tho
now boxing team' is
The actual boxing is due to high and dry in the Land Forces start at 8 p.m. but the Band of Team Boxing Final and after the 7th Queen's Own Hussars the way they disposed of the will be playing from 7.30 p.r. 1 Kings Own they must be and again during the interval.
to add
this The Trumpeters of the same strong favourites
unit will be in attendance to
Low languished in the Holly all take, perhaps seven months months. trophy to their 1st.
Bound a fanfare. The full boxing
wood shadows until 1938, when or a year. I know exactly what seclusion and began to work on Our own house could be put
tennis Hongkong
is sill a teams of the two competing units 1 comedy performance with I should like to get: the essence the editing, assembling and If footballera
The winter season in better order
thusiasts will have an oppor- long way
finished will march through the from being
Katherine Hepburn brought him of each religion Hinduism, scoring children behaved the way sothe
into the limelight once
Jainism, Zoroas-made, again. Sikhism, tunity of seeing Herbie Plan and other honour may yet be and into the ring to the straing footballers ely, Ther
Confu- wostit
Buddhisin, With renewed interest, Holly-trianism, and Don Fontana, top rank-won....but even at this stage of their own Regimental March: nave sore bolloons very often,
Into the "Dr canist,
I went for three consecutiva wood put him there will be an interchange of Many of our troubles come I remember when refereeding players in the US and we are
night to see the "Mysterious justifled in saying....
Kildare" perles, 1 looked as Judaism art Islam. greetings; and the teams will mattres against Survinn
India" series--and I was deeply to the Italy-France match in Parls Cannda
in Well done the North Staffs.... respectively,
though leave the ring to get down to the
Lew was at last But foreign players 1948 the Halian Koalkeeper
"Our plans and movemento impressed with "Altars of the achieve the recognition that had against local CX- cannot expect special treatment.ade an astonishing attempt to
CALDBECK CUP DRAW... (main business of the night.
cluded him so long.
are flexible. It will, bo a great | East," task
the The 17 laws of football are save one shot, a really brilliant ponents at the HK. Cricket
to capture on im miernuntionni,
165141 must be effort, but the ball just squeezed Club today.
essence of each religion, but if applied they are written in at the post. Goal! down in the bank
In
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PRISE,
#alerpretations
Or differ l the treat Wales. Austria Datei $ Wrexham charging the Austrian gual- keeper
filte caused teine Thet Is something nur inter - national legislators might well decurs
Yet players respect strong, fair refereeing, although they may not
with the always
apree decisions.
GOOD FRIENDS
For instance, the first time 1 ever refereed Iminy Seoulur, a strong player, was when Perts- mouth played in Brazil in 1951
Neld sent Scoular beenuse I had to
Now we arc The best of friends.
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I sent Bozsik, the Hungarian righthalf,, nấ the field in the World Cup match in Switzerland in 1954, against Brazil the match that has become known as the "Battle of Berat,"
I have nict him since. In Budapest, and he gave me the warmest of welcomes,,
I asked him, "Well, dla they suspend you?! "Suspend me?" he laughed. "How could they suspend Bozsik, a metnber of Parliament
That is where we are more fortunate thon dher countries. Our Foothill Association is drm and Just
offenders. with Foreign countries can still make great strides along this road.
Thailander To
Meet Philippine
Boxing Champion
The goalkeeper pounded his tea f on the turf, wept, and stemed Incapable of geting up. His teammates lined up, kissed him, reassured him that the world would still go on turning.
South Americans have 201 entirely different conception of Chall They consider it as an art. a spectacle, a superb and the exhibition of skill. player is neclaimed as an artist. a marstro.
We are inclined to think of it as a professional game in which players merely do a job of work.
But
Amerlenns are South more excitable, more passionate than we
They du Crazy things impulsively. then a few minutes later are genuinely and deeply sorry.
are.
APPALLED
action
Flain and Fontana who are on a Far Eastern tennis tour ur- rived by діт from Manila yesterday.
semi-finalists
There will be other little trim- The draw for the second round of the Caldbeck Cup haemings which are seen all too produced four excellent ties and infrequently in our boxing but some first class soccer is certain which raise a show above the
the
are ordinary. bofore
The North Staffs are already known,
final and now The draw is as follows through to the Northamptons v. 1 North Staffs; V? Hussars . 27 HAA Fort RA: RAMC 1 Kings Own: 24 Field Engra.
v. 11th Infantry Workshops REME.
The following is the revised programme
ramme for to-day:
Don 3.30 p.m.
Fontana Edwin Tsai,
4.30 p.m. Herbie Flam v IP
Koon-hung. 5.30 p.in.
Herbie Flam and Don Fontana v Ip Koon-hung and Edwin Tal.
fur
V.
It is surely significant that the REME team is the only one from the Minor Units Leagues left in the comptition and as they have been coupled with the
Should the ground be unft phy tocin duc 10 bad programme weather, the same will be played off at the same powerful Sappers in this round they may find it beyond them to maintain their interest in the Cup.
Line tomorrow.
Manile,
Flam und Fontana who re- cently participated in the Philip-
Out Queens Hill way, there is pincs National Open Tennis
feeling of confidence will strong Championships
for that the North Staffs who have be remaining in Hongkong or already
won the League title about a week or 10 days
can make it a spectacular double leaving fm home.
by adding this сир to their collection, but there are several healthy Roccer obstacles in the way of that accomplishment.
Fontana had been in India
from
December
await the winners of the second Combined semi-final between Workshops REME and 74 LAA Regt RA, which will take place. at. Whitfield Barracks this even-
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Tadism, Shintoism,
•
Lew himself walked on stogo SECOND WORLD WAR
I can convey to millions of at each performance and quiel- Then came the second world people in this country and inly, will profound sincerity, de- war. Two of Lew's associates other lands, what the religious Ecribed what he had done and
"All Quiet on the Western
others are, then why.. philosophies of Frant joined up. A stunned.{i believe I can contribute in a Many of his friends who had shocked Hollywood heard Lew small way to world understand- declare: "I am a conscientions ing. It la written: If I did not said he was running away from
himself when he began the objector the film city's first. work, these worlds would perish project changed their tone which they attended the packed per- formances.
For a moment there was in- credulous
the silence then storm broke round Lew's head. Ho WOS
scorned, reviled and Tickets for the final are sur-called a coward. In Canada his
inexpensive.
Ring-films were withdrawn. In prisingly side and outer ringside sents are America they were boycotted, priced at $3 and $2 respectively and Lew went off to a lumber and can be booked througl. the camp at £8 15s, a week.
at HQLF. These seats DOPT are lettered and numbered and specific seats can be booked.
have been The raised Ucra priced at $1. Tickets for these seats are also obtainable in ad- vance from the DOPT but in this case the seats are not num- bered and it will be a case of thosearly arrivals having their choice...but of course there is an excellent view of the ring from all parts
Queen Elizabeth Stadium.
After few
4
months Lew volunteered for non-combatant duties with the Forces, and saw service on the battlefields as a chaplain's assistant.
"I shall never go back to flims when this is over," he declared. "I shall enter the Church."
be until mid
I am rue that the young Son Lorenzo player at Coventry the other night, when he realised what my decision meant to his club, to Coventry City, and to more than 17,000 people watch-Fontana in the Philippines. ing a fine match, was absolutely appalled. But was too lute then.
February taking part in tennis Over the country, tournaments Flam toured Australia and met
1
I understand that my friend Mervyn Grims hod some trouble in the
Wolves-Son Lorenzo game last Saturday. I merely confirms what I say. There people must learn sports- And we must teach manship. them!
Many countries are already learnbig I have refereed in nearly 30 countries, and I would say that sportsmanship is out-
standing in Sweden, Finland,
Germany, and Russia,
COLONY GAMES OFF
On current form it looks as though North Staffs, Kings Own, 24th.
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of the
be
Low Ayres did neither-and yet, in a way, did both. For he has just made mother remarkable come-back s 11 director of religious filmsk
to
When
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With the boxing fare certain
Lew first announced to be of a high standard, and
that he was going to film the Fleid Engineers will get the staging of the show being
religions of the East there were In view of today's tennis ex- through to the last four but the given so much attention it seems plenty in Hollywood who scoffed. hibition, all the Colony'a tennis
of the 7 Hussars-27 certain that the arena will outcome
There aren't many scoffers to championship Aixtures scheduled HAA game is not easy to fore-packed to capacity.
day: Lew's flm, "Altors of the to be played at Chater Road this cast, The Hussars have assem-
East," is 'not now playing afternoon have been postponed bled a hard hilting side that
ARMY SOCCER SIDES
packed audiences but until Friday.
peems well suited 10 Cup-the
a new interest in and with Mullett to The Army soccer sides had sparking-oft Yesterday's
games were put footboll
the less steady
experienced mixed fortunes at the week-end religion in what is too often over until tomorrow owing to
their friendly regarded as "the sinful city." when they met It is re- players they will go into their
Air the inclement weather.
from the Royal
'My Hollywood colleague quested that players taking part garne with plenty of confidence. Tivals
Force. For several reasons, in-Michael Ruddy, is an old friend be in the local Tournamehit
The Gunners on the other juries and non-availability
of Lew's. He saw his mountain- available to start not later than hand will have the edge in players, there were certain pre- top home being built; he helped polish and general experience match team difculiles but the
Lew iny out the garden and it and with players like Chalmers, B team turned in a fine dis-
was to Ruddy that Lew confided Johnson, Martin and Burbridge play and overwhelmed their his hopes in the first muddled to give a touch of class to their opponents to the tune of 9 goals months after the war when he was unsettled and restless. Now play they may well feel that to 1. they are, ready for the best that
iet Ruddy take up the story--- the opposition can offer.
"I want to do tomething im- portant", he told me.
6.10 p.m.
Why, I have refereed to Russia Sword Club Beat
H.K. Police In
ive times and they haven't won Manila, Feb. 22. a match! But still they invite
The Philippine Lightweight | me to come again,
Doxing Champion Leo Alonzo
wiil stake his title tonight We like to think we are the against Thailand's Omsad Leem-
most
sporting nation in the
fopha in a 12-rounder scheduled world. Certainly good,
at the Rizal Coliseum.
clean football, well played, gets ap- plause in every corner of this
In another 12-rounder Emil country, no matter who plays Bill Tinde will defend the PI it. Featherweight Championstilp
against. S.S. Somkint, also of But before we can be really Thailand.-France-Presse,
proud, we must cut out some-
TWO BURST PIPES, ME WITH NEAR PNEUMONIA AND YOU HOPE IT'S A WET SUMMER OR WE'LL NEVER BEAT THESE
AUSTRALIANS
AUSTRALIA TEST TEAM
CHOSEN
KipiliTETT
All the games have
Fencing Tourney played oft by February 20,
night The Sword Club last beat the Hongkong Police 18-11 in their fencing match held at the Central Gymnasium.
BLACK WEEK-END
10
of
Particular interest was taken in the first appearance of be Bombadier Connell of 19 Field Regt IA who played at Inside- left. The newcomer turned in a most satsfactory performance in unfamiliar surroundings and the afternoon with nishod
It was a black week-end for Army cricket and with Army North and South both going down to defeat there was Île
a sur-cause
Grosse-Hodge proved prise obstacle to the Police by being left-handed and winning all but two or his nights. The Pollet, feking
a poor team, did fairly well against the| Sword Club.
for satisfaction when
soldier cricketers gathered round to talk things over on Saturday evening.
The KCC victory over North was as complete as it was un- expected and has serously act-
the back any hopes
soldiers The following were the re- may have had of collecting the Championship at the end of sults;
Fell: Sword Club-Grosse-Hodge the season.
won 3; at won 1, Ivat 3; zaria won lost 1.
Babro: Sword Club-Grosse-
lost 1: Ozorio won 3.
three goals to his credit.
With Robson and Middleton not available for the 'A' team Mullett took over the centre-half berth.. Tollrey, moved to left- buck, and Egerton can back to the team after a long absence and turned in a good show,
The teams seemed set for a close 2-1 win but in the last minute a slip by the usually reliable Charlesworth
the scorea levelled at two all.
saw
His eyes were narrowed as if gazing at distant heights and horizons His mouth often tightened and he frankly safd; "No thanks, I don't feel like dining with you and Могу I'd rather be alone. I've got some things to work out."
He absorbed himself in point- Then ing--and painted well, he told us, his old friends, that ho wanted to make a series of documentations of the world's religions.
INFINITE ENERGY,
Ayres,
Today Low Äyres seems-moro
Slim, sinewy, greying and: terribly earnest, Lew 48, looked towards the horizons relaxed. He has the satisfaction and said slowly: "Japan, China, of achievement. He has accofo- India, how little, wo know about plished what he set out to do and his films make people think. them,
And a number of film in- dustry cynics are wondering if "Now if I can show that we sex and violence and "the way of Hito" are are all one world and that the American
things propia great religions are not contra- really the only dictory or antagonistle in them will pay to see on the screws selves,
shall then I
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"I want to show that the White North were being
main spring of the strength of Epce: Bword Club-Grosse-Hodge thrashed soundly at Cox's Path, The coldiers have an Imany race of people lies in its
their South colleagues were partant engagement this week spirituality," he went on. won 2, lust 1; Moreal won 1. last 2;
fat won 2, lost 1.
struggling most of the time when they, cross swords again belleve that religion is the
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It is not yet known what
Len Hutton Rejoins Cricket Club As Amateur
London, Feb. 21. Len Hulton, the former Eng-
GRAND MANNER land, captain, who recently an- nounced his retirement, has re- If you are interested in the Joined the aral cricket club bez art of presenting a top clas ever played for-Pudsey St, show then I would suggest that Lawrence and will play for you make a special red ink ene line-ups will be but it is them next stimmer when his try in your diary for business commitments permit, March 3, He has been registered as ab amateur
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the Land Forces Torm Booting
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