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· GREAT OLYMPIC MENTS
THE CHINA MAIL. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1956.
FERENC PUSKAS-A. LAD WHO LIVED FOR SOCCER AND FOR HUNGARY
By ERIC NICHOLLS
Penalty! said the referee. But as the inside-left stood waiting to run up to the ball on that little white spot twelve yards from the
uching goalkeeper, his legs trembled. As he began his run up, he payed he wouldn't miss it.
This was no ordinary penalty. This was no ordinary match.
The eyes of
the world were on the penalty spot, on the hall, and on the kicker. This was the 42 final of the Olymple Games Soccer Championship.
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will,
music to sy ram.
'Goal!' ↑ hear it ining led with the fog and rain al the International
agatint Scotland at Hampden Park In 1954.
“Goal!" It comes like the notse of a distant thunder- form as Hungary opened the searing at Wenibiry.
TAA
'Goal!* A shrill, sionale yell of exellement in the heat and sweat of Mexico.
echo.
"Goal!' EL DE Mil, 27 acclaim of jos ami triumph shake sur bame stadum la Budapest.
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Perine's futher a first clasa player in his day, who became couch in the Kispest Athletic Club's That
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Puskas
Ferenc
he YOUNG
duated vio the Junior team into the first side
when he was 16. For him the way ahead was clear.
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beginning dreams were
And CONTEC true.
him efforts, the pruetler, the train ing, the chasing of team-curs to
· inercose his apeed off the mark, | were bearing frult
Ce werk travel with the
Hungarian team. Tabulous offers from representatives of foreign Celule. Wembley 1984, and the
arsi defeat for England on her karwar sind by a antinental touri for 90 years; came the Battle Cup Berne in the World with semi-final
Brazil.
uncl
defeat by Germany in the final
LIKABLE LAD
FERENC PUSKAS
LAST NIGHT'S RUGGER
Island
Deserved
Their 11-3 Victory Over Mainland
By "PAK LO“
Last night's game surprisingly enough turned out
to be an even better game than the mid-week one last
SOCCER NEWS
Birmingham City Manager Is Fighting Mad
Smear Campaign
On Smear
By JAMES CONNOLLY
Abusive letters are being received by Birmingham City manager Arthur Turner and skipper Roy Warhurst accusing the team of dirty play.
Turner is fighting mad at this smear campaign which, he believes, is affecting the team's performance in League games.
Final and followed us right up to Wembley," It started before the Cup
he told me.
"It is unfair on my
players
and absolulely unjustified,
first
No worries for Mr
of the Carver, wood- nuw however. Internazionale, the team--an player-conch. teum he nearly joined when he No chcouragement from expect Birmingham City mien left Coventry City last yea. Fulham, who, a Lher,
"I was tough as a player, Mad
habui
to be tough as well, to fight for the ball and tackle never to be diriy.
"As Boon na they go to the ball the crowds on some ground,
et them. I
couki make
The
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"And
met: wiw
keep up Henred
o into JK game Bite a lot of mice we
use to any manager.
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The big
110
Tazzar
Wolves
started for Royston Swinbourne when the tousie-hulred
lender began playing football at
Midlands rehabillation etmmegeling
centre prior
serious fraining
Molineux.
knee
A
trouble",
gatie ul
injury.
are still keen to get him.
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Ambitious Aldershot wanted Fulhamn centre-half Ron me
have
similar plans for Greenwood.
-(London Express Service)
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John Landy Surprisingly Beaten In Two-Mile International Event
Melbourne, Nov. 14.
Muin developments in Pre-Olympic Games activities cartlinge today were the withdrawal of Switzerland from the The removal of flames for the second time within a week and the sur- loose tissues round the
prise defeat of Australian mile record holder John Landy have cut down Swinbourne's
in a Two-Mlle international truck event. football to a few games during the past 12 months,
knee
He has made a ne sveovery.
Good luck, Roy!
on
CHT Brition. Preston's new bosa,
to rebuild! plans
Th Deepdale Youngsters at directors have been warned that It might take some years to gri results.
In Zurich, M. Jenn Weymann, Chlef of the Swiss Olympic delegation, said his country would be unable to send a team because of failure to charter an aircraft in time.
Was
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A plane had been booked but - this
booking
cancelled when Switzerland decided November 8 to withdraw from This decision was the Games. reversed on Novembe; il bis 411 to charter another pine have proved unsuccessful,
50 Geelong. miics from AL Geelo Melbourne
disappointed Inished tenth, 150 yards Lady Chris Brasher, one
o! behind
M. Weymun sund. | week, and the Island side deservedly won by 11 points (1
Koul, I try, I penalty goal) to 3 points (1 penalty goal),
in a fast and exciting encounter with play swinging rapid,
is from one end of the field to the other.
|
all
the good,
Mickey Mantle Voted Most Valuable Player Of The Year
Britton did tt al Everton He la prepared to try agaiı.
Tu all Preston scouts he has "Send me went the instruction:
very young players you can ind.""
Alan Moore, former Nutting-|_)
one of Britain's hopes for the 3,000 M. Porest winger, is Without doubt it was laland's forwards who won this ham
New York, Nov. 14. four men on the Coventry City Steeplechase. Brasher's me for game for they heeled consistently, thanks to Barker, after
Mickey Mantle, the Yankees' the Two-Mile that event, a mina,
sensation. won The Island forwards were also get- the first 15 minutes,
Wog a new Auswitch-hiking 45.6 seconds,
acknowledgment 149 ting the ball back cleanly from the lineouts, and when they
tralian record, beating the pre-landslide
Logue's most did lose the ball they broke through the Mainland ineout
vious best of 8 minutes 52 sees, the American
Milk valuable plager for 1950 today by Aus'ralia's "Flying
Dave Stephens.
he became the second ta harass and scatter the Mainland halves.
man
Brasher pulled
won by ubout
Philip Coleman, vards from
Cal
Through 11
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The Island halves niso deved Islanders kicked ahead too far
total the
and robbed them of certain scores. MIC
The lind started weit, and Kelly were inclined to hand
thus from
just take their to the ball too long. starving their very dangerous own half sent their threes away wing. Sharp in particular had to about forty yards from the
aplendid gume,
as Mainland line, where the Main- Now
na was Major Puskas,, a |
for he was land
penalised were Whether he di
defpher Maju, Colonel, ex. Hent in
obstrueling and Kay with a very ur Captain what chots in tech.
nice kick opened the scoring. 3-0 matters To us all, he to plati
back played Киу at full Ferenc Puskus,
Th Island continuel diy great hari soma nice Huigazion Tootballe who
maintain the pressure for the idolfses Starjev Mathews, and touch hackle Thomas thr
next 10 minutes, and then the upfeld, weeds who in be own way any shone Island serumi Balf exvelled him- tutest brightly the fabulous sett, and gave his back diviluni
five yard and Fron
Mrum their threes went away, were The Stanley
caught and a dropped the upright,
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Cullagh was always a danger, did however make up for things in the threes Their tackling was good, but they did not seem, with the exception of Worsley to have the speed to draw away from their opponents.
ALL THIS AND BOOMERANGS TOO
PRINCE BERTIL CANCELS
TRIP TO OLYMPIC GAMES
Melbourne, Nov, 14, Prince Bertil of Sweden, President of the Swedish kets, bowever, seemed mited. Olymple Committee, has cancelled his trip to the Olympic raffungarians.
Games, it was learned today.
Thur Hungartans farted 1th ! A message received by the Swedish team's Chief of
.F regular
Indo malkoted | Mondoon said that Prince Bertil, acting Regent for his This en|1| keeping Father King Gustav, was too busy.
build
ape en
The play vis together, ung the
ot including some players i unally Atvone who
abolished Wils
السلام
proved his worth
two matches
ongard w a member International Beani
permanent basis,
On
of
Itance Axei of Denmark, a zand that
the International Phuoc. lyme Committer, - „srived in
Inciner
Wh
of the
2011
AN OFF NIGHT
They like the Island did not paar the bull enough but their running wa rough straightor Jolinston had an off night, and seemed tube duzziej reveral
gra times by the Boodlighting, Lloyd and Turnbull were the outstand. ing threes, and Worsley when he got the ball was the most dun- gerous man on the field. How- ever, he did not get much of the
ball.
1sland forwards swept
E
transfer 1
Regardless of the offers, how- ever, Coventry will not consider
for their any vide
£10,000 stat for the moment.
Moore has been treated by a London specialist for a murele and Coventry won't du
they anything until
Moore it fully asunee that
11.
young
Bin baseball history to be
United States steepicchuse entry. with Alan fawrener of Austen
He third of the 13 runters
GLAMOROUS SIDE
CANNOT RELAX Manchester United's glangraus |
wha Lach-ty,
WIN 1656313 become the side have
in appointed Australia's team cap most sought-after attraction
toin for the Clumen, said after the whole soccer business.
This
I still can –
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voled the award
unanimously.
The 25-year-old Mantle, who we the balling, home run and rirus-batted-in titles the
past
season, received the first place vole of each of the 24 members
of the Baseboli Writers Associa- tion of America who participated in the bal
Boting. By getting every vote for the highest
possible
total of 330 duplicated tho
accomplishment uf Cleveland's Al River, who wat the first do why the award player ever
unimously in 1993.
sensum Matt Busby he today's race 1 an obviously had floodlit match requests!ut running well.
not " points, Mantle I from France.
21 JUo Haly. Belgumu, | 184 relax Speln und Germany,
Other disappointed athletes in Melbourne todny were four of
Olympic team Erie Houghton, England and the Dutch
that they will have Ville star in the golden years, learned thinks is present Villa side is leave for lame on the day the 22 open-Nuvember many Games
Holland withdrew from the
of evenka Games because he Hungary tough training schedule," told me. The boys just lapped Swedish Olymple Committee ha Prince Bertil, President of the
gool hit
one
of the
litiest
years.
*Wa worked out
really
ANOTHER CHANCE
Then Kuy was given an easy petuity but he hit the crossbar, and then seconds later out on | the wing had Another chance
missed narrowly. but
Mainland quick penalties for sent play back to the Island 25 where they were awarded
in the for handling pepty seri, and Müller of the Polles converted to level the scores.
3
In the second half the island slowly but surely took the upper hand, and after a few minutes Sharp was sent way from a three move to the Mainland 25. Again the Island threes moved, but were caught and the bal went loose and O'Kelly pleked up, and slipped through the do- fence to score. fle then missed In the second half the 1stand converting his own try. 6-3.
foot. Use forwards began
With the Islandera stili press- On the ing the rushes to
next score came in Mainianders did the 23rd feld, and the
minute when the not seem to know how to stop Istund forwordy took the bail #t them, and only the fact that the their feet to within ten yards of the the Mainland line where ball
who went to Roberts
the crashed his way over in corner. O'Kelly from the wing converted with a lovely dick. 11-3.
10 lake them
WALES BEATEN 3-1 AT SOCCER BY ENGLAND
only A. Le Yor- 1952 the competed in Games.
The remaining five will Dirwła today on his way tô the be competing in the Olympics Games
for the first time. Unhappiest
Mel- athletes in |bourne today were the four
First Olympic gold medal won Dutch The
participants-two men by an Australian woman-Danny flungarians hud to
presented to the cynive
and two new team Ineties, too.
women-who learned Durack-was they
by Commonwealth government They did this with the emphasis
will leave for home the The Games Individual | day
open on No. her brother today. Misr Durack, cach player's
who won the inetial for her capabilities to the unent of the vember 22.
The Netherlands
metres freestyle withdrew victory in 100 team.
the Games beenuse of swim in Stockholm in 1912, died Previously the English systein from had provided - the 's for the events in Hungary. Their four last March.
London, Nov. 14. roughout athloles arrive here before the
Boomerangs are proving the had its withdrawal decision was made. top souvenir attraction
England beat Wales by three among goals to one in their soccer inter- VIETNAM CYCLISTS
Olymple competitors, Athletes national nt Wembley Stadium These standard moves wero
of many nations may be seen here today, easily recognisable. New tactles Six Vietnam
lett practising with them in cyclists
open had to be devised which would. Saigon today for Melbourne, spaces of the Olympic village,— England led 1-0 halt time.missed very little, and did not bafile the opposition.
| Authoritative" sourecs in Saigon Reuter,
Reuter.
majority of tow
the world. Bu drawbacks.
THE GAMBOLS
.
by
Barry Appleby
LET'S PROVE IT WRONG, TLL BUY YOU À NEW KAT LATER. Į dorée like thin That proista, my
hat now I'm from
TO CHRER YOU UP
DARLING
:was right;
In the last few minutes
the
It
there is a up and
deBrille
cancelled his proposend VISH bu improvement in their play.
the Games. A message received "It has given them the will
Melbourne today said that to win and produced a wonder-the Prince, acting as Regen at ful club spirit."
· Geof
Bradford's switch to inside le against Lincoln City was all part of Bristol Revers' goal-scorint plan to get their leader back to peak form,
Bert Tan tell that at inside. forward Bradford would more in the scheme of things, would improve his mobility. and regain full confidence,
Forecasts from
be
Italy do not |
presen fot Dis father King Gustav, was too busy to make the trip to Australia.-Reuter.
Hockey League Fixtures
The following are the
Alve team bass Jesse Carver Hongkong Hockey League much prospect of a long run fixtures for the week-end: with Lazio,
Luzlo
for
Saturday, Nov. 17 haven't month and are settled at the
LADIES' LEAGUE foot of the table,
King's
Recreio "A" Happy Valley, 3. p.m.
won
NETHERLANDS HOCKEY TEAM NOT COMING
♫
Tho Netherlands Olympic hockey team will not be fouring Mainlanders came more into the For East and will not visit their own but could never get beyond the Island 25, and so the game ended.
A word of praise 10 Lt.
the Courtice,
referee, who
101 the game get out of hand.
FOR:BOURCINOƑODOD HEALTH.
́SLEEP
V
Gremlins "A" v Victorians at Boundary Street, 4 p.m.
Rezrelo "B" v King George V School at Boundary Street, 2.30 р.л.
at
Sunday, Nov. 18 SECOND DIVISION Recreio " y "Army "B" Recreio, 3 pm. N
HKHC v Demons at Happy Valley, 11 am,
RAF "B" Nay Bharat
Hongkong, News to this effects was received this morning by the local Dutch Hockey Club.
After the Netherlands with drow from the Olympic Games It was still believed possible at Kai Tak, & p.m. that,
with arrangements having been made for a quadrangular hockey tournament in Malaya, the hockey team's Far Easter tour would not be cancelled.
However, after having con- sidered carrying on with the tour, the Netherlands. Hockey Association decided that finan- cial difficulties necessitated call- ing it off.
No Tongue
ACTUAL, VOTING
As far As the actual voting war concerntu, 11 was strictly
contest" with Mantle far. out in front of teammate Yogi Berip, who was the runner-up will, 186 points, Berm won the MVP award last
but fail. year of
to poll a single course, first place vote, year,
Al Kaline) Detroit outnader Al.
d.
Anished third in the vôting with by team- mate Harvey point, and White Sox southpaw Billy, Pierro
with 75 points. his' The award for Mantle was
142 points, THE with Bo
ürst, and it capped by far the best season of his six-year major league career. In addi fion to winning the battir til
J
within an average; the hunky.... centre-felder from Commerce, Okla., captured the horne run crown with 52 round-tripper, and led the RBI department with 130.initéd Prése...'
1
Japanese Boxer Favoured To. Win This
Fight
Manila, Nov. 15, Japan's bantamweight cham- plon, Saburg ·・・ Otakh - otrived - | here early-tlils morning by plano in time for his 10-round fight with ranking Philippine bantam- weight Amb Junior tomorrow at the Rizai Coliseum
Olaki had to delay, his arrival. "because he wanted to complete his training jing Japán • before leaving for Manlia.
Doubtful · Starter
f
l The Games
Melbourne, Nov. 14.
Elizozath Vigh, the Hungarian
He was still installed à 1-3. favourite to whip 'Arab Junior, France-PresEO,
ayathri Theover lại thư thứ nh
Nina Hopes To
Win Gold Medal
Singapore, Novilis. Olymple village hoolial here. Mr Nina Poriomárova, passing offer spiking her to Melbourne, tald
mell during through Singapore on her (training)
She must be considered a day that she hoped to doubtful startes in use Games, gold medal at the Nov. 14. Miss Vigh lost her footing Games after a
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training, Clames: com-and fell so she was about-lo the longest name le hurt, the Javelin g stes), spike jumper of one of her shoes caught her
Kama behind the kneg, b
Four altches had to build Rizal parted in the wound
The Soviet Cham thrower, gotivicted
her/journey: lợg Me
Town delayed: Cre
| rust after, her ord