THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1957.
THE QUESTION IS-ARE WE TO CONTINUE TOLERATING DULL SPORT?
Asks DENNIS HART
i
So you've broken those New Year resolutions? Well, here's another one. It's for you, the sports fan. It is this: In 1957 I resolve to put less emphasis on the result.
"The game's the thing, chaps" and "The important thing is not winning but taking part" may sound corny in these days of state-aided super-publicised gindiaters. And It offers little consolation to the fan whose team, trying to uphold omatour tradition, is swamped by a side whose aim is victory at any price.
But
It is not a question of wunateurs end professionals, but of attractive and dull sport,
This is the burning question and ol the Lour
one which affects
everyone in spor boom spectators, players, officials and promoters
enough to compete with all the And this sponge bat business It's almost as that amusements
the in table tennis. ther Twentieth Century has to offer.absurd us the schoolboy cricket story where the dashing fourth form hero gets hold of a magi- cal bat which guarantees him
every innings. a century Take
two players of about quat ablity, give one a sponge bat and the other an orthodox and the "sponger" can't one
and
MILL MIXTURE
afternoon A fino
the *prospect of D particularly will draw the For 1957 downs 'as crisis year exciting match
But if the weather is Fuotball gates have crowds for sport.
dull and dreary after lunch on slumped to 7
which lovel
Saturday and the local team is threatens the existence of Britain's whole Lalique systém: playing just a run of the milt table tenis lat in
being sponged uff the work sports map by equipment which is ruining the game as a sport
help winning.
xture, then the fan will more And he'll produce the most daneufkely put on his favourite slip-uninspired table tennis to do 14. arti Mttle back for an But, he won't worry. Ho's afternoon with the television.
won And if it is an important For is the all-out battle for match, that is all his supporters League pointe roccer lost will worry about.
has my skills the way.
main And, remember, clubs
All out for reason
and a spectaete; and from South Africa wo rend of the dis- tressing fare served up to Test crowds in the name of cricket,
on
the
points is because the fans [er to support a winning team, Soccer In
and are often not too fussy how a tumble attractive They win.
And it all comes back to this business of winning, Britain hos tuken because J: ja nut
Lights, Please! Fans Want
To See Us Play
By BILLY WRIGHT
as Spurs,
for the big clubs such A big hand Birmingham, Wolves, and others who appreciate Soccer fans want QUALITY not QUANTITY when comes to mid-week floodlight Soccer.
that
it
has
THE SLOWER SIDE
Su 10 cricket, which inspired more poetry and idyllie writing than any other game.
But a game which, as England and South Africa engage in the unofficial championship of the world, has caused the most cricket writer of the famous day to publicly wish that de- feat should go to the slower
One's sympathies go out to spectators who have had
to
watch batsmen tellous dàn fending hour after hour against negative bowling and a negative feld,
The game comes a business in which the biggest crime for the bowler is to concede a mun and the biggest crime for the batsman is to lose his w!chol
the
But, just a minute. Should On December 3 evening more I lights go on early in the
we be sorry for spectators? are allowed to than 40,000
a wonderful How
game, and"
Why is cricket seizing up? between Birmingham "graduate." "the change from match
the Because
object of the The sanie evening sunlight to arclight is hardly exercise bas and Zagreb,
become vinning, for holleed. Spurs had nearly 32,000
And this is by That is the system we work and that alone, their game with Red Banner,
complete fault My club's policy has always on at Wolverhamption. No one no means
of the скуств They have be to stage only matches can deny that it has proved a good
Investment and the floodlights come infected by the present against crack foreign teams,
And they are right. Football have never interfered with my day demand for resuits. fans if they are to have an gaine. extra mid-week game-want a novelly
beon
A mátch against a club they can see on a Saturday rarely uttracts the cash custoniers.
last year.
Ms
WAGE-PAYERS
the wages depend on spectators" coming through the turnstiles. That is why
I
am
When England won back the Ashes in 1993, for example, the fent was halled as the best thing that could have happened to crleidet after Australia's long monopoly.
The fact that England won through negative cricket
ail for any move that will make mainly regarded as of any im-
one
one.
was not
19 WINNERS
Yorkshire-born jockey Raymond A. Carter, 26, who took to riding under Nationa) Hunt rules when he became too heavy for the 'Bat' and has had 19 winners seven last season. Since he came out of the Army six years ago, Carter has been riding Tor A. M. Kerr, the Dorking (Surrey) trainer. He was apprenticed to G, Digby at Newmarket, had his first winner Knight's Gambit — at Hurst Park in 1952, ---Reuterphoto.
Weightlifting Craze
Is The Latest With Home Football Clubs
Says ARCHIE QUICK
The laten! craze among Clubs 'la weihtlifting for fitness — although craze is
hardly the right word, so seriously are some of them taking it.
John Bond, the West Ham full back who broke a leg during the Football As- sociation tour of South Africa. last summer, tolla me he attributes his return to com- plete fitness to weightlifting exercises.
1
nowhere
"I'm raising the weight of my results have proved that, There he has completed his National body over my hood new 4imes in are no two fitter teams in the Service. Like so many others, ho quick succession and my knee country, .ond the Amatour yearns for First Division foot- feels no effect” he said. “I got Athleife Association are also ball, and Swansea are through all the bending move going to adopt my ideas for near that 'standsed, monks and aglity, desia-but 1) field and track wwwmen and was still struggling with 50 women.) pounds or go when I began. don't think. I should be playing
FALLING GATES Mr Fenton has this to say of If it weren't for weightlifting" falling "gates". "If you play West Ham manager, Mr Ted attractive football, fans will Fenton, places much. roilanço oŋ| tum up. Soccer is not losing
Watson
The
Weir and has appointed its appeal, We are not parti
who was In Great but our gates are up on last Britain's Olymple team in 1948. scasom and 20
are.Leyton's Mr Watson also applies similar just
down the road. exercises 'No' Arsenal's Bright Louble is Clubs ure playing Young Boys to obtain added slopdinah football and people strength, agility, balance, body will not pay to watch them any building, flexibility and quick more than they would to watch
"Body-balance is all- a poor stage show,
Mr Fenton's
Reflexed to foolballar" he |
that vlow is
The
'I have found some interesting news from abroad in the "Foot- ball Association. News". night before the Belgian cham- plons Anderlecht lost 1-10 against United, centro for- Munichster
the went to cinema inatoad of to bed. He simply had to see a Rock and Roll Aim. He was punished by being relegated to the Reserves. There he scored four goals but was not given his place back in the International side Holland.
against
me and 80, of course, is Leicester City are a certainty When Argentine drow 0-0 with
When
the
Lucky Brazilian Journalists! told me
Allegre, strength of leg.
West
Cat for promotion, but that the Brazil at Porto
devoted to Hain and Argonal go through second place to Division One is gate money was
He feels that any the charity my agility circult they've had wide open.
funds of sports the equivalent of Commando
of a one
ald writers. The players renounced dozen teams could training, Both Clubs say "malce It" West Ham included. their fees and "journalism" got..
about £6,000, Air travel has they're all the better for it and "That waghtlifting will begin
show us to sh
benefit As the made a world of difference to grounds get heavier and the sea soccer. Argentine are to follow
example of Bruell My boys are the son gets longer.
bus undertake an extensive
penny tour.
THE COMING RUGGER TOUR
Team
Yawata Ironworks Rugby Play The Rush And Whip It Back To The Threes' Game
By "PAK LO”.
The Japanese Touring XV will consist, as you are probably aware if you have been reading this column, of the Yawata Iron and Steel Company's Rugby XV and a short history of the team and details of some of the players may be of interest to local rugger fans. Especially those under special training for their matches against the Japanese XV.
The Yawata XV was originally organised away back in 1927 by a Mr Yukawa who is now the Managing Director of the firm.. Who says it doesn't pay to play rugger? He is also the Vice-Chairman of both the Japan Rugby Football Associa- tion and the Kyushu Rugby Association.
XV.
The XV naver looked back
well
peen
it to last it out until April, but
and
ELTO
Matches in Russia,
Austria
and
I doubt if some of the other
aldes are. Such though does not make for good arranged and it is hoped to fix
struggle atta,
have already been play. There is too much at and siden become defen- sive."
sink
of
*
One of the major headaches elub League Football manager is the varying tem--
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others. Russia is expected to play a return game in Buenos Aires and are also: to, play, in Brązil
"
RECORD ATTENDANCE
Sweden is sparing no expensa perament of the star players over the 1958 World Cup pre-
The Government is
Take Manager Billy Walker, of Notts Forest for instance. Hallotting £2,000,000 sterling on
Hisparations. team, although challenging for enlarging grounds. Thus Solna promotion to the First Division, will accommodate
53,000 and
went
without eight matches
in each. Malmo 35,000. A world record scoring more than once in each. atten
attendance for he bought Eddle Baljey, the former
So
ball
East Germany from Port Valo i jautern
mside fond and Tottenham a match was
foot.
tabilshed in
when Kaiser- The
visited Leipzig.
for £0,000, to yoke with his visitors beat the East Germanan
athor star inside player, Doug Lishman, ex-Arsenal
Here,
thought Mr Walker
quite reasonably, I have a ball
player to contrast with Lish-
man, the goal "poacher". But
Mr
Walker
•
- beginning matches Later (appeals to me is the idea cace winning.---Any-sportsman-who | from strength to strength unti| Cambridge and New Zealand standarties of this XV as far in the first half when the!
Barrett
mpions B-3. There were
the
are
of
South
people presentiami more than that number
were turned away.
While English clubs
over themselves to sign It did not work out that way. Hungarian stars, Spain is taking Instead of dovetailing the pair the.
action and opposito clashed, and so first one and restricting teams then the other have been out of "foreign" apiece. To this end. to only one YES, IT PAYS
them WANT to come and on
The team itself started as doj They have also throughout / Kondo (half), and N. Ogo the side.
centre-forward Di Sicfipo.. Saturday afternoon
League dark afternoon SEE the match portance
most teams without any official thele tenure played against the (half). football under floodlights as they have paid to watch, The England won, and everybody
commection
by 1983 had winnere of but
the Inter-College
It was Bailey's turn to be "In Real Madrid
¡Club, As will be
from the come to stay, And I am con-white ball is # step in the cheered. And if South Africa
done so well in local tourna Rugby Tournament, the Doshi- above the only players whose against Swansea, with Lishaman American, has been naturalised vincei that but for petrol right direction. And I am not should win this series you'll find
ments that
In order that Rer may the sidelines. or University, and each time names have not come forward
also the Yawata Steel cha
Before the
play rationing this would have in-
footballers who the spectators will of those
forget the
the Frenchman Kopa- as their made are the centre threes, but it is game crossed aggregate attendances
of nruf truly.
Cressing room plen for direct quota presumed that their standard of methods, and said to me; "It has Hungarians coming into
"foreigners The compared with a similar period suggest it is harder to play with tedium they have had to endure Company offelally adopted the they have trounced them
a white ball than an ordinary and will greet their side as
The captain of the XV is H. play is on a par with those been a jigsaw puzzle ating four football must, of course, play at English national heroes,
forward who 11
has mentioned above and this is Many clubs have experiment-
Another innovation which Now I've nothing · against from that moment and went Blayed against the Oxford, expected to be, by Colony good inside forwards into three amateurs until they have been places and I am no nearer the given their clearance by the.. Curing the short day, ending ric
excellent. oul by manager Billy goes on to the field of play with the War. After the War the XV teams as a member of the All- "The
for solution." He got his answerHungarian Football Association them under lights. All have
Lane, of Brighton, goalposts the attitude. "Well, if I don't.
was again reorganised in the
International Kyushu XV. Others who also a paying proposition. conted with luminous paint. reported it
win, someone else will," is not spring of 1940 and though they took part in these matches as and then whip it back to the
also as are known are of the "rush in
The scheming Balley, Tom Wilson
Fedelion. There is also la two- Now
I notice some officials In the past we have had a true sportsman, It should be did well were pipped on
the members
of the All-Kyushu
(another threes" style of play, but if the Jim
ex-year residentia qualification to have been complaining about players wearing luminous shirts the object of every competitor post to the Championship by are Y. Nomiyama (wing three-forward rush is not stopped Londoner
like Balley and be observed before they can zwilching on Bondlights during nid nesmen waving luminous to win, but only by keeping to The Mojl Railway Operating quarter), S. Nakajima
and worn forwards
Peter Higham and (for-then the
Lishman) pre
professional. a match. They consider it enn flags. So why not goalposts the spirit of the game.
Division's XV in both 1940 and
fully Stuart Imlach atted in, bo well ward), M. Sonoda (forward)
scoring off their own stat in 20 minutes four sqala wired fence on a football ground of capable upset players....but I do not which can be seen through the
Probably the only electrically 1947.
and H. Matsuoka (forward). share this view.
bat And it is against forward
that the Colony Another four of the XV_took rushes
is were scored the same aggregato In 1948 they just missed the
Hardly anyone
falls as for the four previous matches, Championship again, this time part against the Oxford, Cam- weakest.
bridge
and New Zealand XVS on the ball, and against such a Such is football. Anyhow. Mr coming second to the Mitsul
this an attempt Walker's puzzle dropped into Chemical
Rugby as members of the All-Japan side as Company's
place, temporarily at least, Tsuchiya handle will be suleida). XV, but they then made up side. They ate T for it and took the Champlon (forward), Y. Yaraazaki
(for-
It was quite a Spurs' reunion ALSO KOREANS ship from 1950 to 1955 except ward), K. Miyaki (wing three-
at Noltingham, for watchick In 1959 when they again just quarter), and H. Sato (full And now yet another tour is Bally wreek his Welsh team
partiel-back).
in the offing. You may re- was manager Ronnie Burgess, pating in this year's Champion- Other members of the team member that with the help of who was a team-mate of
Champles slip.
are T. Uchimura (forward), K. Reuters we were able to con- in the great
tradict the original statement days at Tottenham, To com that a Korean XV was coming pleto: the coincidence Manager here when the HKRU
know Bed
Freddie
New York, Jan. 7. Cox, of Bournemouth, nothing about the matter, but I came through to Nottingham
U.S. professional, golfer. Ted have pleasure in informing you from Mansfield where he had Kroll headed the United States that an official letter has now been watching Cup opponents professionals for 1956 with prize been received from the Korean Accrington. Burgess, Box and nonby totallig $72,036 from officials expressing a wish to Bally fraternised over old days tournaments won during the piny here, and it is hoped that at
White
Hart Lane, and year, it vite reported, fonight. details of this will be finalised unanimously agreed that, they Next in line were D. Finster- within a very short period. would have, given the present, wild with $29,513 and Dr Cury
with Manchester United side a run] MidEcoff
$27,852
England's Rugby Union Team To Meet Wales
gloom.
TACTICS TALKS
It has been a happy week for ine, being with all my England colleagues ht the pre-match
practice games and pow-wows, Team spirit, so essential for
That's where supporters can play their part, a vital part,
Encourage all that is best in sport. Forget this win at any price stuff.
-(London Express Service),
(COPYRIGHT)
success, Is first developed off the Kramer Accused Of failed. They will be
feld. That is what we aim to do at these pre-match meetings. Tactient schemes can also bo
London, Jan, 7, England's Rugby Union team carefully discussed and planned. to meet Wales at
I recall before Cardiff on
a game with January 10 includes only one Austria, Alf Ramsey and Nat new cap. He is R. M. Bartlett, Lofthouse working for hours the Harlequin's flyhalf,
perfecting a free-kick move. The team, which virtually was to place the ball at a picked itself after three trials, specific point-Not run on to it includes cloven of the England and head for goal. During the side who took
part in tho match we tried out the move. International last season.
Team: D. F. Allison (Coven- try), P. B. Jackson (Coventry),
J. Butterfield (Northampton),
Alf
It brought a goal.
WHAT A PUNCH!
L.
B.
B. Cannell (St Marys Hosp
Ted Ditchburn, of Spurs,
Trying To
Smash Amateur
Lawn Tennis
Melbourne, Jan. 7. Australian Iwri Tennis Association President Mr D, M. Ferguson made a bitter attack
promoter
on U.S. professional Jack Kramer at a story meet- ing of the Asociation here to- day.
HEXANGULAR
BREAKDOWN
Someone the other day asked just how, in the local Hex- angular Tournament, his side had got to the top of the table as regards goals, trles éte, so here is a table showing a breakdown of the results.
For
Against
Navy Club Army S. N.
0
C. P.G. D.G. T. Total 4 0
G. P.G. D.G.
Total
7 59
0 3 -0
. IB
10
28
2
2 I
12
74
3
1
·47
4
0
2 43
5
仆
08
0 2
3. 15
16 20 10 138
Army He accured Kramer of trying tennia H. Thompson (Heading- has one of the hardest punches to smash amateur lawn
Police
Jacobs
E. Evans
boxing
champion,
'When
(Sale),
fessional
debut of
tal), P.
y), P. M. Bratlett (Harlequins), I have ever seen as you would and opposed the letting of the H. E. G. Jeeps (Northampton), expect from a former schoolboy Kooyonh stadium for the pro- Australian R.
(Northampton),
played We
In the "star" Ken Rosewnil against (Captain) GW. Hastings (Gloucester), Argentine every newspaper Pancho Gonzales on January 14 J. D. Curric (Oxford Univer- commented on our goalkeeper's and 16.
R. W. D. Marques (Cam-punch. idge University
and Harte
quins), P. G. D. (Oxford
However, despito Mr Fargu- This was something new to son's stand, an emergency meet- Robbins the South Americans, Like Coning of the Astelation's Council University and Coven-tinentals, they never touch the approved the hiring of the try), A Ashcroft (Watarlock), goalkeeper and he naturally stadium by seven, voles 10 R. Higgins (Liverpool), China ever has to punch the ball five-France-Presse. Mali Special.
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clear. He can gather it with- out fear of being shoulder- charged.
Ted's remarkably fine form
Open Mile Race At this season porninds me how well
REME Sports
my old friend Jimmy Dickdn- son, of Portanouth," has been
MANAGER DIES
Mr Jack Burge, who was
Sydney, Jan. 7.
playing. For year, Ilm and I manager of the Australien The Corps of Royal Electrical | Inve shared a room when on cricket team which toured the pred Mechanical Engineers | four, and durbig international | West Indies in 1850, died today (Hondzicand) Antun Athletic training at home, Mecuing is due to take place on
What
In Belgbane,. He had been. 21
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a tremenxious fellow he recently,China Mall Special nesday, ** FebruaryTM" 6. otis
physical Rinens. He Stroot • "Athletle | reckons feitrils has helped him Stadium, Kowloon. The
The meet loop in such splendid trim. ing, commences at 2.18 pm.
This, plus the hard work Jim Ah "Open Mile" race will bo puts in with the building Arm run at upproximately 15.00 hours of which he is now a partner. and entries are invited froen all~" dim's job is to travel around the comort Portions desiring to various sites, kobping 'n ing on run in this event should submit progress,
their names to EME Branch, **-={(London (Ezmem Berston), HG Land Furyta
gkong.
·Buonos-Aires, Jan. 7.
Papoubi
Perez Argentina)
the Wars Flyweight
will "intend, -kia titfö Mamo Died (Mexico)" "hæmon Jan. 30.-Reitor,
RAF
From the above it will be seen that of the total of 72 tries scored only 28 were converted or about an average of Just over 40 per cent.
This shows without doubt that most XV in the Colony are still desperately in need of good place kickers. Unluckily the number of penalties.converted in comparison to the number nwanted is not avaliable but at n guess I should put the average- "very much lower than 40 per ceni,
The Gambols
Hallo, no mual ready
PHISH, I'M BEAT? WHAT GROWD IN THE SHOPT
Sports Diary
TODAY 'lasting
to
for its money.
Ronnie Burgess told me that all six of the player who had asked for transfers have since |withdrawn, their. requests,
and that there is complete harmony
in Europe has been erected in otherwise peaceful Lausanne, was put up because enraged spectators recently stormed the pitch after Hungary won an International match from a dis- puted penalty.
$72,835 Income" From Golf
France-Presso,
忙
Football Decision
London, Jan, 7: In the Sw too when They
The British Football Players". played like 1 too, when they Union has decided not to oppose fought back from a
the enlistment of Hungarian foot- of to-4-3 and nearly ballera into British teams on the metched a draw. Nevertheless, condition they submit to the I shall be most surprised if same conditions as British foot- South International outside left Cumballers, it was learned here Ro
|Jonus La long with the club after
France ProsSO,
KFA Council Menting at sports Road, 5.43 pantries
Entries of Hockey Club's 7th Race Meeting close al nooi.
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