Spotlight Today On The Open Rinks Semi-finals
By
"TOUCHER"
The First and Third Division Leagues having already been completed, and the Second Division title having been practically decided in favour of Kowloon Dock "Blues". main interest in today's bowls will be centred on the two Colony Open Rinks semi-final matches to be played at the KBGC and the race for the runners-up berth in the Second Division.
The Rinks semi-finals were called off last Sunday on account of ruin after two hrads hast been played. On a very heavy green that day the IRC four of A. R. A. Rahman. A. H. Seemin. M. B. Hassan and O. R. Sadick had the better of the KCC Tour of L. Gibson, J. Chubh, F. R. Kermani and W. Hong Sling on the two heads played.
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More & More Clubs Are Going In For Pressure Training
Says DON REVIE
Here we go again, on the madcap merry-go-round of English football, with the 92 League teams all geared up for the nine months' slog ahead. But rarely has a season begun in such interesting circumstances as this one.
I can never remember when so many varied training programmes were adopt- ed to prepare the players for a new season.
Most men have, at one time or another, played Soccer for fun. Few realise...... unless they have had first-class experience—the tremendous work put in by League players to get themselves match it for the opening to the season in August.
and more clubs are
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IN SOUTH AFRICA THEY REGARD COMPTON AS SOMETHING
AS OF A MIRACLE MAN
Says BRUCE DOOLAND
If I were picking the last three places in the England side to four South Africa I would certainly include a left-handed batsman. I'll tell you why,
boks.
they
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At the moment the party includes only one - Peter Richardson, Remember. ing how the England side was hamstrung last year by the persistent, accurate, leg- stump attack of Trevor Goddard, I reckon England need another left-hander to go in, mid-way in the order, as a counter.
I don't know whether the reckon the game shouldn't be too often he got wickels with balls importance of this
bas been mean to give something in re- he didn't spin of all noted by England's top men. I turn In any case reckon Jim is a wise young man who suspect It us Tor I
Denis is every bli as fit and long since came to the condlu- among those who think all mobile as he was at any time sion that if the batsman believes Selectors are dummies. But it during the two or three years a ball is could be a vital factor in what which preceded this last opera-enough. If he persuades him to turning-thai's good will be an extremely tough tion. There always has had to play for the spin that isn't there battle against the keen Spring-be special rules for him and it is every bli as good us play-
have paid off. I thinking straight when it turns. If the electors Think as I they could do so again.
Every bit as Players come back after the start to the season, then ru Take It from me, Jost &puran do their cholee for this
The fact that spot
the Selectors England's apin department will
interesting summer lay-off relaxed, eager into form mbl-way through the there were boys in Manchester would scem to rest between have not named any leg-spinner be the speed combination
chucker about their tennis winter. To counter this Mr United Rexærve side quile 28
Willie Watson and Alan Whar- suggests that they don't feel that virusly the plan will be to use ton. Either would fl the und winning, and how they David Russell, Bury's manager, good us unybody in the first
bill Lancashire's Tomuny Green- Tysoni and Statham have cut their golf handicaps who is a great ideas man, has
wetl
hough is quite ready for tour as they did in Australia, And down Bulk u few days theat taken his team on a pre-scion
Will Arsenal recapture their I can't help feeling
that
responsibilities. Maybe he ja sull ‘o give his side in 3-0 lead. The win The KCC twelve ate fully smiling pleasantries gu by the tour of Germany Idea being former glory? A big query this, † would be 21 true reward if too fast through the air. What you can bet your best Sunday hat that they will be carefully IRC I seemed to Peel ongeably of avenging that defeat Board, un the trainers whip the
that the Bury players will With old stars like Alex Forues the luck fell to Wharton, expect now LA that Johnny nursed for the Tests. the heavy green
would thir afternum with 1/1
boys no shope.
sharpen up their reactions in and Jimmy Logie no longer at Thin has been the finest Wardle will be asked to con have probably enjoyed a slight
More thrusselves
On this subject, of course, vantage to metal
is no doubt match pay, and so will return Highbury, there
season of his career and he has centrate on his Chinaman und green advantage and b gane Ekely
inost cricketers Anishers Star The going in for what is called keyed up for the English League that it will be a young looking been the life and soul of no googlles and I predict he willst say that - ber U.
pressure training, in which the gone on that afternoon
programane.
ure surprised that Freddie True- Arsenal site this year. One much of Lancashire's batting in
In collect a packet of wickets. At Stoke City, where they sung is whether the brillant Vie their splendid run at the top of Johnny never buwied his wristy England tepm and his excellent For
man has been left out again. I the Kowloon
have always Dock players do a series of keep fit
thought that thought that his recall to non-stop for 30 hove ideal training facilities, the Groves wil be tht after has the table, "Blues", primary interest is the routines
former Sounds
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I think, too, that Peter May stuff enough in this country; it work this summer meant you players have had a truly varied cartilage trouble. the Champion
Ciroves, with One programine
of their his sharpshooting and dash, will be hoping Denis Compion could be that after this tour heeverybody This will be baY Skip mous
Intended to let by- could In the other semi-final, the strictly among their three sklis.
nurse at least one inolding up exercises includes, means a lot to Arignal's for is it enough to come into
the will bowl
very much more. It gunes be bygones. But it seems club where players have been, Jumping up and down on to a
vine line Recreio "dark horse" combinawin H S. Goulay enjoying a
party, With
Cyrl Washbrook he does, watch out for a rise in physicully sick trying to keep woodra form about 12 times
TALENTED PLAYERS
not. Freddie has still to out of the running-he
his effectiveness. Hou of C. A. Gonsalves, G one and half port leal at the
up the pare, bul Uey realise while holding 30 in weights in Will Sunderland be among director in a lively Manchester
SPOILS FOR LAKER
heavily for the things they have inly too well that this ruce to | the hands They have alo had | the honours" I think they must i business he will be needing On the South African wickets
held ügelust him the West Ret ti pays off once the neugon walks and cross-country runa be sooner or later. Twice in some batting experience to add imagine Tony Lock might slow
Indies. LE
weasons they To the beautiful Trentham à ueressive
have have to the enthusiasm of his young- his pace a little. But not much.
It would
#eemed 30 City. for urlenis
reached the semi-Buai of the er men.
much better if he had been given The secret of Tony is his per- 1-31 and of Uruptigoat and, akutre, 157 wen for A live-
ay. I think, going to br
Cup. They have
MIRACLE MAN
this new chance, Don't you think sistence, his accuracy, and the
so? tak walk The 1 morning, | andere ting to see whether these, kalented players that they must I um pretty sure South Africa | fact that never gives a batsman
then
ometime And us you will be hoping we trolled in way in wufeas by Umbing will imeach
Compton goes.
COACHING HINT: a moment's peace. hele
I don't sup- དྷ,Liཎྷ༢༥ bark To The grind, i prove the Soccer standards this now, success in Soccer usually tou 1 can assure you that
la pose he will change mus tasks. who hid put on j season,
curtesi in cycles. On the law South Africa they regard Denis Jim Laker certainly OPEN TRIPLES
Aright
averages
hould as something of a miracle mon. have bowled with Jim Sunderland's the K160 green counci Tomorow
น win
Mind you he has punished the similar wickets, in India, in the ast few weeks I will so thing this season.
Springbok bowlers so
am confident that he will hard since am wall gashy be the vein of two further semi-final Open Cham-
he giving von my iden, on the
Newcastle United have been the war that that is hardly sur- his full share of the spoils. Es-avoid the close Helders. If you But al this tatu of the glamour ptorship matches this lame the
as to watch.
ANI025 tor
prising. Even
rough reckon- pecially if any of the pitches van develop the loose right-hand are my preliminary several Triples
stage here For Conne Pereiro,
seasons Usunily big ing I made his aggregate against dust. In India always matrip as well that also helps to IMPORTANT BEARING
who was unlucky in the Sings
spenders, Newcastle have not as the Springboks alone at some-
velled at the way he varied his drop the bull dd, Or 1/30- Seerzad Thy book
yet bought any fresh stars and thing near 4,000 runs. ver clube dos az
pace, ulbered his flight and how A milion fans will be eagerly with The Teopve game
afternern. His draw for the Triples 15 ans
It is true that Denis is not a pushing the claims of their own | playırs long-
fully U be worn KOT an
nt player and probably Volley unhuippy ote as the clust
legents Ench thinks his ther peak, this could be never will be again, kong Football Cat will have
between his five and RBGC">
team will be uklding for the tough line. for Newcastle, I T The bang
Tindur, The dial att
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game's honours, In the m only said could The Food; Joe Kardaan wil
be the be
It looks as if green ronditions will be much faster this after- noon an
The wide should
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While on thes Malijuet, con
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donald be alle MK, they settle down rikkly to drawing game.
their and give opponents a clore game, despite the odds gadtist them
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evenly 4་། ༥' matched, with Perving enjoying
Might advantage in the draw- ing departmetal
Fastman having a slight edge in the hravy }:
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this respect The youngsters in the game have had a Best Clas example from Roy Paul, The Manches City skipper, tay, though turned 30, comes back every year as though he |
He Just starting the gaztie takes us training with the ASE of a teenger.
TEAMS TO WATCH
AVAN OD what the new season will have in store.
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be
so many of their approaching ur
best
past
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You can never replace a man's knee cap.
Think they will certainly be Soccer welcomes
be, for you But he can still but well and I
are.
FIT ALL SUMMER Stan Matthews, of course, has Time, I give you these points know what Newcastle
think most people would like to tor in mind
They
do something I see him get this last tour. Es- hey usually Will Manchester United hang, sensationall
pecially when I tell you that one 1 ta their League tier 1 Meantime First Division of the things that drove Denia John Charles to undertake tals last and ex- for the Ars! time. I belleve tremely painful operation wOS Charles to be the most complete the hope that he might come footballer in the British Estes. through well enough Until now he has only been one last trip. soen in Second Division football know that, strictly speak- Who can ing, sentiment should not come doubt that Big
but I am
for The new
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SUKILI". breaks training. He has the wonderful knuck of keeping his body just below
near the top. Whatever you peak Muess, then huts up the pace to get himself 100 per cent
may think about United's style of play, you cannot ignore the match at ready
Incredible really that fact they proved themselves the a man of 41 like Stan maintins League last season,
1114284 consistent team in nt exercises all
They will through the summer
need the breaks like any team At Mithe Road we also be going for the championship, but heve that the best way to getroubly conficient about the Manager Matt Busby con feel is by playing plenty of future practice games.
with so many bright played 12 by the time we start young stars hammering on the their the season.
door for their League chaner.
In The other spam-foal C. P Bausto, G A Nurundia and C. |k, Roza-Pereira of Recreio will Start as vourites over Filipino Club's & W. Lee, J. W. Leotard and H. Bass, Given a fast- playing green, however, the Filipino Club three BIT fully
outdrawing capable opponents, particularly skip R. Basa with his delicate loneli,
ht
We shall have
Incidentally, Lauric Barnett of Manchester City is now 1+1 H 25th year with the club us Tralier And cuch yeur he thinks up fresh ways for keep- ing the boys happy and fit.
TODAY'S GAMES Colony Open Rinks Semi-finals CAL KBGC staring at 4 p.m.1 A Consalves. ፡፡ งา
Als de atest Baby Wright a
just to the metro # A Sile-Neto, A.
R Rugi, R. 1 other clubs. likable Chat heter $1 profes; legis (koeg v1 slotul flat, un he starts am, Md Diyecha, and G. A. i reuzon 1956 with the linen- Sacza (CCC).
Kesmam. W Hong Sling (KC)
dous gad of having played 1. Chen, J Chubb, K for Eland eventy-five times, and canted the sale on over Bity occasions.
v. A. H. A Rahman, A. H. Seemin, M B Hassan and
fest met up win nim in the Salick (IRC). flirt season after the War when,
apart from being selected skip-
Second Division League KCC HKFC, KDC "White"
per of the Army side to play » HKCC. FC v. KDC "Blue,"
The French Any in Paris he
was #
PRC v. Ccc. Recreio v. POC,
a comparative unknown, ¦ USRC (ure). His skill even then was so ap-
parent at the Parc du Princes
that Sunday afternoon in 1047 1 vintured to write: "Here
tut
Ladies League KCC "White"
V. CCC "Green," CCC "Yellow"
i
Now cumpare the methods of
At Wrexham, for instance, 1 i understandi they have been
a Turning up and down the Welsh Jitts 111 build up The Jeg mu eles: at Bury. they have ben doing 30-minute spells of pressure training The GIKK Le club usually make a slow
Answers To Sports Quiz
is a player who may one day USC, FC v. KCC "Red," KBGC 1. lee.
overhaul Bob Crompton's record
number
of English International
1
v. TC, PRC v. KDC.
TOMORROW Colony Open Triples Semi-finals Veer tick
(AŁ KDGC starting at 4 p.m.) I make a truer |
J. W. Lee, J. W. Leonard, it. prophecy, although it must be
V. (FC)
C. P. Basto, suld
bus Billy that
another Basa couple of seasons to go before. A. Noronha, C. E. Roza- he can rench the Blackburn; Pereira (Rec).
Rover's number of appearances J. C. Fonseca, A. P. Perolru, Pereira (Rec) v. J. agin 1 Wales, Ireland and Scot C. C. land
Tindali, E. J. Liddell and A. Eas.man (KBGC).
After all these yours he re- malas the same unspoiled fellow hs $29 on that French tour.
He has played in every comer
of the world, he has reeelved
the adulation of the public, but Billy
is $101 a ninety-minute beloved Wolves player for his
and his country. Some crilles have hinted that he is drawing to the ent of his career, and that Trevor Smith, of Birming-
harms City. will riep into his
shoes.
They are also tuiking of Roger Bynic, uf Manchester! United, and Johnny Hayes, Fulham, o his successor as Eng-
and Says his managor, "Bly is so it and
Blan
still at the peak of his form that I expect him to be Eng land's captain when the World Cup, ceries in Stockholm comes along in 1968.
THE
WEEK-END
2. John 1.. Sullivan,
3. 200 Metres, Hop Step
URVONI
1 Battle, and old ship.
and internation is now in into team selection
to make
his rightful sphere?" Who can old fashioned enough and
griess Stan Matthews he will sometimes it should also doubt that along with the honest enough to hope that
the big box office attraction And this is one of those cases,
Compton this season?
has given more than most to this game of ours and I'
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