GOES ON
GOLF C FOR
HENRY
By BOB FERRIER
THE elegant Eaton Square salon boasted Louis XV around the walls, neo-Impressionism on them. The Christmas cards were squeezed like a last-green crowd, on a table, more dignified than occasional.
A Van Dongen of the Dona Senora Maria Isabel Estanguet Cotton-known to the world of golf as "Toota" -played top single in this gallery. The large, dark eyes shimmering on a yellow ground would have dominated the room but for the presence of my host.
Thomas Henry Colton, Member of the British Empire and for that matter of Ashridge, Temple, Royal Mid-Surrey, Monte Carlo and Waterloo (Belgium), took his casually-tailored case in the civil od surroundings.
All we needed was background music. It came as a chalter of Castilian from Spanish staff, packing the senor's trunks.
Mr Cotton, with a quick, facile, still-enthusiastic voice, out- lined his plans for the coming year. He was motoring leisurely to the South of France. To Cannes.
My Impish suggestion was that this was to dodge petrol ration ing and the English weather. Coltcer sald: **NC. Busine
He interests there, you know." promised to be back in mid- February, perhaps in time to have his laundry done, and then there would be the quick take off for America,
eagles tournament, and our mani comes full cycle-ready to escape from another English Christmas.
furious Why this
golong activity from a
man who five years ago, was snugly placed in the history books? Simply be- cause I am fit enough to go on playing," says Cotton.
"I plan to play in Florida in
"When I won the Open at the spring, fishing with the Muirfield in 1948," said Cotton, Masters' Tournament In April. Then I will be home in May, 1"my friends cald that there was shall play in four or five of our nothing much left for me to do
and I should quit. So.I did. hoine tournaments, building up for the Open Championship at Muirfield.
After Muirfield, in July, there will be the annual "eure" at Vittel.
A precaution again
Mediterranean
rheumatism this, for Henry, despite wearing the easy assur ance of a 48-year-old, will be 50 on January 20. DTwo other coast addicts, that same painter. Van Dongen, and Willy Somerset Maugham, share the birthday, a proud Cotton will have you know.
After the cure
After the cure, home yet again for the Match-play, the Britain-
Continent match, and the Glen-
1
FA Cup Fourth Round
Draw
"But 1 found that playing golf with them, the good shots didn't thrill me any more, and the bad shots seemed even worse than were. I missed very much having a tournament edge to my they game, and the challenge of fighting against a big field. So i have come back. And I have been fairly surprised to find that I can still play fairly well."
lucy he I wanted to know really felt, and if life in fact began at fifty.
Cotton said: "Look here. I have plenty to do. I have books to write, pictures to take (our man is a shutter bug), and busi-
ness to take care of.
'Perfectly fit'
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1957.
AT 50
DAVIS CUP WINNERS
DAN ADELA
Picture received from Adelaide showing Lew Head and Ken Rosewall, the Australian tennis "twins", with the Davis Cup which Australla retained by beating the United States by matches Central Press Photo. to nil in Adelaide recently. -
Thie
SO MUCH FLAK
By HENRY LONGHURST
more I sea of other but games and sports, the more I carefully am struck by the similarily of absolutely their underlying principics and psychology with those of fall. The thought ecmes to mind
because
friends have in the recent past
to
nt the
fire ten when you
aimed chols and nothing happens whatever, it is as though "you the middle hit your drive up and the ball vanished in mid- like two one or
kind air. It makes you feel
weapon throwing the offending leg in invited me to hele in slaughter-
Castlcrosso once did ing their pheasants though as
with. optimistic Walton that is perhaps an
Heath, term regarding my own part in splendid words "Pick that up, destroyed, and "I am perfectly fit. I lasted the proceedings. I like to think have the clubs the Open Championship wonder-1 generally succeed in making leave the course." fully well in bad weather. Felt
Shooting men, them swerve, or at least fly fine. I made one or two slips, but faster, but can never quite et are tremendous theorisers and like golfers, tactical errors. I finished puss
Osbert Lan- out of my mind I couldn't
རྗ like to egg them on in this, sixth, Let's face it.
caster's war-time drawing with possibly have done much better
the caption suppose you partly because. I am genuinely all things considered.
realise, Sir Henry, that to the interested and partly because it restores, my morale to find that "And
have
one pheasant you and I are just 50 in most cases even the experts made
much flak,"
idea what ktriguing discovery. At my age,
have practically no the eyes have it. My eyesight is
I regird
myself as about they are talking about. I usually perfectly good, but I find that for very short work, like putting twelve handicap, usually a little set them going by recalling an Berkshire or the ddling little shots around "off my game," though like the occasion when I found myself
golfer on a celebrated occasion standing in
J. Arthur could with justice add "Come
Bank Deside
This gains me a good to that, I
Sul, it is an
is a very distinguished per- exhilarating
provocative former, about plus one, I should and "It's a fractional
thing, of prstime; alternately luring you, say, and to reveal that one has course, but in certain light con-like golf, into a ludicrous idea been firing in his company is ditions I have more trouble in
that you have "Got 11 at last," like letting fall casually "When finding the line. Nothing wrong then casting you back into the 1-was playing with Cotton the with my eyes, except that I've depths of humillation and other day...." been using them for 50 years,
despair. "I met Joe Davis the other
he sald day, and
exactly the same thing happens to him. He Bristol R. Preston N.E. or rights from six inches to 10 feet,
London, Jan. 7. The draw for the fourth round of the English Football Association Cup, to be played on Saturday, January 20, was made today and resulted:
Everton v West Ham United. Portsmouth v Notts Forest, Middlesbrough or Charlton v Aston Villa,
V
Doncaster R. or West Brom. Sunderland.
Wolves-y-Bournemouth.
Burnley v New Brighton.
Newcastle
Millwall
Manchester C.
Cardiff Barnsley.
Tottenham v Chelsea,
Blackpool v Fulham.
W.
or
the green dimcult.
I
*
deep
Mr focussing is a little
'Nothing wrong*
of course, but lie swears the pocket moves sometimes!
Seld or Sheffield U. exteresting."
v Peterborough or Lincoln City. Wrexham or Reading v Man- Southend v Carlisle or Bir- Colton
U.
MC,
City v Rhyl,
Newport County
ampton v Arsenal,
Most
no
Among the younger school, why was there no new Henry
coming through, younger player dominating the
Hemy game?
loath. to or South-criticise the current crop.
was
Replays on or before Thurs-Simply fabulous'
day, January 31---Reuter,
Singapore Tennis internationals,
Players To Play
In Thailand
Singapore, Jan. 7. Two Singapore jawn tennis players, Ong Chew-boe and Khong Kit-soon, will leave for Bangkok on January 27 to take part in the Thailand Champion- ships on January 23 to 31, li was announced today--Reuler,
NVIDIANS
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· ́7 They are canvas
8 Bristol's river
• Golf Cup
10 Aretle for example
11. Undulations
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19 Found
14 Six feet
Selation on Fize: 9
Jim Laker... That's My Boy
And Judy Tops
My Sports Girl List For 1956
It is big Jim Laker with the thunder-rumble deep voice and lightning fingers I am' proud to salute as my Sportsman of the Year,
Unspolled, unspoilable Laker, the hammer of the Aussies, bowled his way into cricket immortality.
He took ten wickets for 88 in the first Innings when Surrey became the first county alde to beat the Australians since 1912.
And at Manchester's Okt Trafford, England retained the Ashes when Laker took iD Australian wickets.
No need to remind you of the jingle: Ten little Aussie boys Lakered in a row--after the apin man Laker had taken all 10 wickets in the second innings.
I still see, Brasher
crawling on all fours
ND the least exclied man was this gentle
AND
man was
cash in on the glory of his cricket.
Big Jim turned down offers to go to Aus- tralia, offers as dazzling as his own occasiona of, immortality. Because Laker insisted that a'man's fame was not for sale.
A man of such modesty and so much skill has my sincero salute as The Sportsman of 1956.
DESMOND
HACKETT'S
PIN COLUMN
JIM LAKER
starts
though he has just left choir practice until he
his terrifying action.
Eighteen-year-old medal boy I had a tough old argument Spinies is a kid with a great
myself before placing night future. Laker in front of my favourite
with
athlete Christopher Willam Little Joe
Bragher, the amiable athlete,
the willing odd job man around
the tracks of the world,
Fun
NA
lifts Arsenal
I saw Brasher at Melbourne JAMES jostle fiercely in my do what no British athlete has mind, all claiming pre- done in the Olymple series....ference of position, athletes who beyond the point of have richly adorned the sports endurance to finish beyond the they practise....
Slim Crowling to
young tape ca all fours,
Peter May. the cool refuge of the grass courageous vergo.
a here The best steeplechase looks and plays Uke
the men
all who In the world were
has strolled from behind him,
pages of boys' sports fiction, a captain Corinthian of cricket,
captain who
of the victorious Test team and the good reason why the last Geries was the gentlest ever.
new
Joe Haverty, a little Irish feller with a chuckle in his size five boots, has brought a
Arsenal, a good, gay reason why Arsenal may this Season end up as the Cup winners....
I remember the terrible 100k big of sadness that wiped the grin from his face when he was fold he had been disqualified.
And through the long wait the jury decided that while Brasher wus the gold medal man his only comment was: joy 10
the umpire did what he con- sidered to be his duty."
No complaints, no moans. But then that is Brasher, the mun There is the husky young Chris
Chalaway described
boy ar golfer with the farmer's
Beharrell, who "Five per cent ability, 95 per checks, John cent guta,"
whipped the "For export only" off the Amateur Gelf Championship.
Now Brasher has retired, I tog shall miss this chuckling good companion, now Mr C. W
oil executive
on my nppose I am never deal of face because Mr Rank Brasher,
MOMENTARY SUCCESS
Open
D
London's City.
so
The sporting greats are often quiet, modest men away from their affairs of action, Gold medallist Dick MeTorgart, voted the greatest amateur stylist in the boxing world, has little time for the cheers,
the same
aro
A sincere salute to Scotland's of Bobby Neill, the feather-weight
who
is Britain's only hope for winning a world fight title and lifting British boxing off its shabby-scarred knees.
Zooming in with a powerful
mnting demand for 1050 Britain's super pace morld's Donald Campbell, the fastest human being on water.
who Peler Collins,
finished second in the world car race driver ratings....Surling Moss, for the fifth time winner of the
the British Gold Star. British accade of the car track,
The soft-spoken boy from Dundee with the Scottish economy for words met all the way, a quiet praise purring: "That's verra kind of McTaggart, the you, surr." polite pulveriser, rates third in my sportsmen's list.
A so close No. 4 is a less reluctant hero, young master Terry Eplaks, who looks #18
Miss Mermaid' ·
L
—that's. Judy
AST year, as I compiled my sports ratings I wrote: "A shy little maid from school, 16-year-old Judy Grinhism, gela my vote as Miss Mermaid of 1950." Now I happily name
year. her the sportsgirl of the
Judy was the girl who used
At any rate the pheasants shot neruss the valley as though jet-propelled, at what seemed about 1,000 feet, and though I Twice in my life momentary put up a continuous barrage It success his set me secretly resembled the early days of the thinking, as
I remember Max biltz-more calculated to sustoin Faulkner
daring to observe civilian morale than do damage aloud he was talking of four- enemy-the targets being I out of range. paipa foot putts in the middle of the
with chagrin, how which
at ever, that he won
around Mr Rank shak Portrush,
never miss another of
Yet my last they were falling from the sky those." memory, as we left the field of Uke the leaves of autumn battle near Mildenhall the other
Unworthy
50 thoughts, day, is of firing ten shots at flye "Some of the old caes are still day, 1
to Vi familiar
flashed golfers, aphersants all flying, as we craft through my mind.
He must pretty good, you know,
anti-aircraft Stanley Matthews in his last two to say in sterner
"constant height, have a better set of clubs; or and he is still days, ut
speed," and not a course and
maybe some new-fangled shafts, simply fabulous.
America: or patent single feather floating down hot from
grips, or a lump of lead in the "But when a young man has froin any one of them.
driver, or perhaps he was play- some suCCERS, business people
At He is
golf you do have ore ing with the bigger bail or come in with contracts.
You something. invited to dinner. He gets indisputable advantage. married and has family respon- may slice it out of bounds over be very There are articles, the railway line and
SPECIALLY, LOADED sibilities. radio and TV. All this cuts into angry indeed, but at least you
In both
heart his golfing time, for there is no can see where the dam' thing
pursuits the If you know you are eubstitute to actually playing went.
Fri. 11-1-57: Intern:-Wah Yan K, Edinburgh, Lovely to look at this game, all day, every day. slicing at least you can lay on cry is the same "What do I do
Ted Ray's v La Salle Coll. King's Pk, 4.10 and delightful to know is Judy "But we have lots of good such anti-slice precautions as to get length?" young players.",
you may be aware of zest ume immortal answer "Hit 'em apm. fllet. St. Brereton).
Sun. 13-1-57 Interm:Mun, Bang Grinham, Miss Sportsgirl sight harder, mate" will
Col. Ving Wah Coll., King's Pk 1956. in respect of shooting. Perhaps, D.30 am (let. Mr Liu Ting Kat). as I suggested to the experts, 1t lles in the cartridges Just **** as everyotic belleves golf pro- fessionals play with specially wound
balls? Yes, says one
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Schools Soccer Draw For Challenge Cup
The following is the draw for the Inter-School Challenge Cup (Kowloon Branch) knock-out football competition:
Sun, 13-1-37: Senior-L.C. v St Franck XC, Ka PK, 1250 an (Ref. Sgt. Brereton),
Sun. 13-1-07; Senior:-KOVS. v Pool Sun, King Pk 11.30 am.. (Ref. Mr Wong Wa Kai).
Mon. 14-1-57: Interm:Tik Yan v KG.V.S.. KA.V.8 4.00 pm (Rel. Mr Lewis).
Tues. 15-1-87: Junior-S.F.X.
K.G.V3. King's Pk., 4.10 p.m. (Ref. Major Webb).
man. I expect he gets them specially loaded. No, says the next, I remember old so-and-so- used to bring them down from 50 yards with No. ds.... Choked
Wed. 10-1-57: Senior--Wah Yan Kl.
• IL BU
L.S.C. or 8.F.X., King's Pk...,4.10 barrels, then, pethapa? why don't they have, both pm., (Ref. Bsc. Orr). barrels choked? 1. Perhaps they do....or the length of barrel aro maybe?....Ah, now you
Then why nearer the mark..........! do sono
scratch players have these stubby little 22-inch barrels?....Oh, go away and play.
After much argument about
Thu 17-1-57: Juniors-St George's v L.A.C. Wah Yan K., 4.10 pan>< inel. Fr. McCarthy)..
FTI. 10-1-57: Junior:-Tak Yarı Wah Yan Kin.. Wah Yan Kim, 4.00
(fter Mr. Chu Chi Shing).
Fr. 18-1-67: Senior-Q.K.8,
V
| K.G.V, or P.B., King's Pk., 4,10 p.m.”
Ret. Major Webbi.
Bun. 20-1-671 Junior-St George's or Lis.C. v. Wah Yatt 'Kin, or Tok. Yan 8. Wah Yan Kin. 9.30 am. that. Fac. Ort),
it, I come out with my mind.X. or. KG.VS. Wan Yan Kin
Bun, 20-1-571 Junior-Mum Bang v esnured on one point. As à 10:30 Man.. (841. Chu-Chi Shing). golfer may waggle the
Sun, 20-1-571 Interm clubs' in
tho
pro's X.5, or 1.G.V.S., King PK oven (at 24 a club, m. (ftet. Me Wore We Cal)
Sun, 20-1-57 : - Miterin :--W.Y.K. or temptod, but in LaC. v, 3.8.C5 or Y/WC. King's
a new act might cop 10,30 am, -(liet. Mr. Làu Ting
me,-I) Joten,; mörker
*mun; 20+1-87; Sensor:---Final, ' King's the ancient, bllantcrbum will | Pk, like am, fiets Sang Brwerton), --Tue, 33-1-016 Junior)-Fina), King's have to go pr. I suppose the only uniwer to adapt Tea Ray, PK: #400, 12., flat, Sel. Brereton).
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FASTEST HUMAN
Jean Borivene and Jono Paul, who twice broke the world record and twice were only a pace off beating Australia's shatteringly fast young women.
Remember "160
Angois Buxton, who was the first British tennis player to reach the Wimbledon, Singles final since Kay Stammers made the Centre Court in 1929.
Ah, well, boya and girls, thanks for the memories; and, to all of you stan and stars, to coto A Happy and Sporting New Year.
Harry
Odell
SAYS
In wishing my friends and supporters a very happy and prosperous 1957, I want them to know that I shall continue to bring to the Colony only the best in entertainment. No batter proof of this can I give than There at Melbourne too was by starting off the year with the quietest gold medal winner.
'ASHES" WINNER
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of them all, 28-year-old London a great artist — dentist Gillian Sheen, who won BENNY GOODMAN the foils series and went home To Benny and his Band I to bed without the British
athletes knowing of her victory, say thank you for a great experience and sold out houses.
She was the breakfast toast the following morning. Certain ly the most modest winner in Melbourne,
Britain can be proud of those four fleet and lovely relay girls, Heather Armitage, Ann Pashley,
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