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They All Have Their Eyes On A Contest With Willie Toweel
By ARCHIE QUICK
Britain in brimming over with good. Byweight boxers, and three of them are using the same gymnasium for training down in the Old Kent Road of East London,"
Summy McCarthy from nearby Stemmey, Dave Charnley from Deptford which is also only just down the rond and Willie Lloyd all the way from Welsh Wales are the three at the Thomas a'Beckett Gynmasium. Ostensibly they are preparing for this week's tournament at the Royal Albert Hall, but their sights are lovelled beyond that,
The tham
trio realise
that among Breconshire he used to cycle
it is survival of the, twelve miles to do his training altest to see who comes out top and hide his sparring gear in a # contender to yet another plisty because his parents dis- Luuloner,
champion Jue | approved of boxing. Now, after the Lucy, who took the title away National Service at PT Cor- from McCarlby, Even further poral and following a course in that that their ambitions extend agriculture he In working nl to the Bush Empire Champion Smithield Meat Market TLE D ship. It is therefore a
pre a provident-porter
Dorier "for ial coneidenre that the holder muscles," of t. Wille Toweel, of nesburg,
John- The
the benefit of my
winner of the Lloyd- has had a fight can- Charnley fight meets Lucy for celled in South Africa became the title. Although they use the of the illness of his intended į sume. London gymnasium they, opptreni and ts, Instead, on his of course, train st different way to launch a European cam- patan.
Charnley and
McCarthy, Llyd, not to mention Lawy, all have their eyes in a contest with Wine, and it has been deelded by promoter Harry Levete that when the three of them appear at the Royal Albert Hall it will be on a Prone vote that Tovnel's onent will be selected. No a weiter vould be frand
TONSIL. TROUBLE
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tangle and
Choles
To be a pretty Lovel are!
timer.
"NEW" ARSENAL
The "new" Arsenal la born. The long and worrying transition period of the most famous fool- ball club in the world is over. The incubation period is ended end a fine set of Highbury chicks have been hatched,
It is and, perhaps, to watch the death pants of in era, bul. keeping time with progress, the brave young Arsenal stop with chanze of change of
forward wip
You the playing personnel wondering time, and grevista. Lloyd had the future holds for them the beaten aged down
with the anme
great honours that the Londoner. Since thay
Charnley has been hospital
Coor 25 trenible, and is capable of turais tu complete the metamor- phosis and aniel the toll it has
ever,
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ha showered upon them. Roughly, it has taken two
ing the tables this the. As for taken was the death of Mr Tom McCarthy, he bre Reta Nize Waittak. The reins are now job on his hands for his opponent, the Frencanan Clay Armly in the hands of his suc- Gracia, las already beaten
ccesor, Mr Jack Crayston, and hith the club has reached t position in Division One through and at the agency of a keen
our best lightweights.
I Mav
all three of the
strenaeus werken the
11
in
Kant Road establishuvent, anl for the life of the I could
band of youngsters. They have Cup hopes too.
The past two seasons have
*** scen
en the departure of all the ald stalwarts George
Swindin,
say who is most likely to go in with Towel. They are all three good, with perhaps a the odds
yo mun
ytic
feathers
trotchler.
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY
1957:
BROTHER-IN-LAW Ghost:writer-for
MAIDEN
AUNT
Chakmarts vudies
Scout
NOTTS UNCLE BERT COUS IN CHARLE
COUNTY COWD pump) Trink
Football -in Board Room
HAVE DONET-Upper
PLAYERS
PUT
FORWARD
THEIR OWN NOMINEE
FOR
TEAM MANAGER.
WE HOPE
THE IDEA WILL SPREAD
AND OTHER. PLAYERS WILL SPONSOFA THEIR OWN
RELATIONS
TO FILL ALL DEPARTMENTS.
YOUNG CYRU Ball chucker-backer
STRONG CAPTAINS WIN THE CUP
RayVYETT.
Famous
You Need Personality Sports Stars
To
Bring Out The Best In A Team
Says
DON REVIE
I Have Met
SAM BARKAS
Rugger Trial Tomorrow
With only six days to go to the arrival of the Japanese Rugby Touring XV the HKRU bave decided to hold a trial go that they may view the most. probable players for the Colony XV. THE trial game will be held tomorrow night on the Club ground under the floodlights at 6.30 p.m. and the players who | have been selected for this.
honour are as follows:
Probables: Pritchard (Army), Sharpe (Army), Valentine
(Chib), Elicy (Army), Keefe (Army), Dare (Army), Corner (Navy), de Cordova (Army), Barker (Army), Langley (Clab), Milan (Club), Hannam (RAF), Jones (Army), Judd (Navy), Green (Army).
Fossibles: Kiy (Navy), Salter (Club), King (Army), Newton (Navy), Spencer (Navy), Comah
Stoward (RAF) (Club), Williams (Club),
Meffan (Club), Crabbe (Army), Ross (Club), Barber (Army), Penman (Club), Wright (Club), Walker (Police).
Reserves: Johnston (Police), Boorman (Army), Stevena (Club), Turnbull (Army), Hng-
(Army), Gault (Club). The HKRU have 'also docided that the games scheduled for this week-end, Saturday, Janu- ary 20, and February 2 will be postponed until February and 10, respectively,
23
The reason for switching the gomnes for this week-end to tho Last in the Tournament is that the HKRU feel that with the present standing of XVs in the Tournament this will provide the better sptetacle to Anish off The Tournant.
Sports Diary
· TODAY
Colony Maley.. Bhoot Champions ships ni Kak Tile range, 0,30 Km. 1 BOCCOR Exhibition Roccer: South China w The | Ings || (Btumener Longuel Caroline. 1911, 7.45 9.m.
Gälli Ladies' kukac. necond round.
Athlalies Athletics coaching
HKUAC selfoo), 5.30 p.m.
Captain
Cus
by HRANO Queen Slizabeth
TOMORROW
Bisley Colony Dlatey Championships at Kai Tak ranges, 0,30 AM.
Badminton
Men's Division: Tai Shek v At Stephen's, Police Reserve, v Tai Hang, KCC v me.
Rugby Over 23% versus Under 20'e at the Club ground, 6.30 pm.
Soccer Inter-School Challenge Cup' (Kow- Icon) King's Park, 4.10 p.m.
Mickey Mantle Voted 'Pro Athlete Of The Year'
Rochester, N.Y., Jan. 31. Mickey Mantle, the American League's most valuable player, tonight was named winner of the Hickok “Profesional Athlete of the Year Award and the $10,000, diamond-studded, gold- buckled belt that goes with the honour.
the Mantle was selected as country's top professional athlete at 1050 in nationwide voting by sports writers and sportscasters,
Don Larsen, Mantle's team- who pitched a perfect game In last year's World Series, finished
second in the the voting, Floyd Patterson, new Heavyweight Boxing Cham- plon, was third.
The HKRU has also arranged By Archie. Quick
that those selected for the Com- Combined "Barkis was always willin" bined Civilians and
us in Services matches will be appear mate tells Charles Dickens
the Army, ground at ing on "David Copperfield." Like that Scottinpoo for "familiarisation"
Sam gentleman's gentleman,
and training at 3 p.m. on Satur- Barkas, full back and iron minday, January 20. The final selee
football,
also alwaytions from these XVs will take wing wing to give of his
place tomorrow, Wednesday, minutes in every January 23. getest for 90
This is Soccer's silly season when every other person walks up to ask: "Well, who do you think will win the Cup?" But before you time to answer he starts giving you his idea of the team to collect the Cup at Wembley next May.
Make no mistake, the same arguments rage in football dressing rooms, but think for a moment before you announce your team for the FA Cup-has your fancy got a Captain Courageous?
Last
shacle of Tommy Lowton, Freddie Cox, on McCarthy, who is Leslie Smith and Joe Mercer ore Chester
better mi
3:
the
than the home
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUR
ton.
of £26
vital
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year
manager
Jock
3
of
WTS
Sam is now resident in Mon-
Although the Colony game chester, but I met him in Brigh against the Japanese is scheduled tom on a visit to his old skipper for 0.30 p.m. on Saturday, and buddy, Sam Cowan, and he February 2, there will be one or is the same athletic, sturdy, two games on the afternoon of well-dressed figure that he was that day on the Club ground for In his
ball those not playing in the Colony- playing days
Never wit player who
attempted lov. Japanese Touring XV game. Details of these will appear his uso He did not Join Manchester from Bradford City until im-
Any player will tell you when I mediately after the Maine Road had been to Wembley in club starts to drop silly points club had
successivo Cup Finals- every man in the side is afraid to
1033 and 1984--but Cowen to hold, the ball in case
he
avers that Sam was a greater As soon as makes a mistake,
defender than his heipates in ho does the crowd are at him.
two
those two Finals-Cann, Dale
"As the three of us talked in
For
it
for
Inter,
Mantle, who won the "Triplo Crown" in the American League last year with 62 home runs. a 353 batting average and 130
received runs driven In, tonight award Rochester Pollo Fund dinner.
The nt the annual Press-radio Club
New York The 25-year-old Yankee centre felder received 66 first-place votes and a totai of 233 points to win the seventh annual Hickok Award by a com- fortablo margin. Larsen
152 points.
Patterson,
re-
Asian Table Tennis Tourney ceived 31 first-place votes and
HK's Baguio Wong Seeded No. 1 In Women's Singles
Manila, Jan. 22.
Hongkong today was sed
the
21-year-old boxer who became the youngest World Heavyweight. Champion when he knocked out Archic Moore last November, drew seven first-place votes and 120 points-United: Press.
Former Leading Racehorse Trainer Dies
Look back over the years and what do we find?
Man this is year's winners,
a sign that Arsenal arcį practically the same team they
to dominate the City, had one
of the coming back
are now one of the glamour mus that he haut all makers with Peterborough, greatest
sides. Cup caplains of them game as they did in the 1930s. **ail Roy Paul: the year before, It is 100 division from the Kettering. Bournemouth, Grave
carly you to make 1ી મનો
the Cup went United
to Newcastle any predictions. But to those welgin
and Sheffield send
of who want to know through
how this trekening. rapedlively. Walley Barnes
ness Jimmy Scoular, then the team's Arsenal renaissance has come however, there
always mtust
an executive with the BBC, come champlon Lucy-and wholic Complon a publican in
captain. In 1954, Lon Millard about, I give three reasons. mare entitled to fight for the North Landon quite close to the of West Bromwich played the
(1) Now Empire tile
role in subduing the
goes on more anx more holder? Anyhow, I expect this Around. Jimmy Logie is settled abulous Tom Finney of Preston Crayston is one of the Arsenai | And the result is that as time and Barnet
at Wembley. while the
old bridgade. He was reared members of the team are plum bout to go in at Wembley with Gravesend at, it is said,
a week, Alex Aprit
wage under M; Lavene's
and played in their more.com- before IL Forbis
Наггу was gallant "Is with Leviton Orient Johnston who, along with Stan manding years, and above all virtually afraid of getting into the dressing room of the Brig
ton Tigers ice hockey team of promotion.
albeit an Infrequent player Lloyd is an unusual character.
Matthews, jan McPher
inspired Blackpool; he was groomed in the service the game
Not so with the League whom Cowan is trainer, that because of Mjury, The son of a bank cashier it sen is in business in the Notting warhorse, Joe Harvey of New-
1952
that old Wembley of the great late Tom Whittaker.
leaders, Anyone watching worthy, as square and as dour (2) The Arsenal
success Manchester United, for instance, 19
as the other Sam, said of Barkas: ham area, and Don Roper has
built 1$
the on
old
"One again led his story
cannot but fall to notice that
of the big mysteries of NOTICE
gene to his old club, Southamp castle, and be
formula. Iron hard defence team to victory in 1951.
every one of the side is looking football to me is that Sam got No. 1 in both the Men's ant the wing halves like for the ball, with
capsa Mercer Peter Goring and Cuff
aly five In 1950 it was Joe
England in Women's team competitions of to help out eager Holton his colleagues. Everyone wants his six THE FINAL SCENE
at Manchester
the week long fourth Asian: who headed Arsenal, with Billy dominating the midfield and then kick at that ball! the other Wright
City .City. Itoper's departure
was better than the Table Tennis He (1949), and Johnny
Championships, week to The Dell did really
This proves,
opening next Thursday at 1h0 of course, that men who were getting them." lower the curtain on the final Carey, (1948), leading Manchester want line based on the fast
bankaway.
the crowds have a great day in AJnted.
must be remembered Rizal Coliseum. I think it proves the point I
has how a side plays. If only the that even with the great. Eddie (3) The forward line pamsonalities Niko little Jos frantic few didn't start shout Hapgood at the height of his
Tournament fame, Barkas was preferred at stil, may be and to be you don't just need a fighting Haverty, the Irish elf who is a ing Get rid it is when fer chagavat Stoffand in showed that mal van Hoa or
am trying to make and that is
cam to win the Cup--you need pocket: Horcules on the left a
a side is in dimbully that they need to collect the ball, stop 1937
was and Trpacolt
captain of the experience he is still quite a skipper who can pull out the
Vietnam and Miss Baguio Wong the wing:.. Doreld young. By a quired out to be going gets really tough.
of fate Stan best in his players when the
Welshman nover-cay-dies
and master It. Kick and rush team, too, who
of Hongkong were rated No. 1 BARKAS BROTHERS in
Mea's and Women's Charlton
the would chaso, his own shadow I never saved any team.
There
five the belter buy from Orient
So when
were Font Vale v. you start arguing he thought it would bring him at the
Barkas Singles Divisions respectively. when he was only supposed to
The about who's
to win the
other brothers and four made Cup-tle the
the
two
the defending gre a goal; and David Herd, who Bamsloy for n
class grade-Sam critle counted 27 fouls first
with Singles Champions, be "makeweight" in the £40,000 Cup
in 194 dual transfer with Vic Groves, moment. Bill Dodgin and Bill Fothering of skipper they have
The rankings follow: Weigh up what sort now looks Hike emulating the week
great deods of his father Alex, in 80 minutes; the same day at Bradford City and Manchester
ver City, Ned with Hudders Men's Team Competition for the before one-time cannon ball shot with Bramall Lane another ham
established centre
your Manchester City.
Bir- was sent off; according to re-
Baroda. Cup.............. halves now, but
but the
3. the reat price putting any ponnies on
particular fancy.
1. Hongkong, 2. Singapore. four players had theis mingham, Harry with Liver- And though of Highbury in the forward line,
Arsenal have poris ARSENAL IN ASCENT
Bradford Philippines. 4. India, 6. Vietnam. at the Bolton pool and Tom romes taken their Welsh
critics particularly in the Leeds United game last week. International Derek
But Sam was 10, Korea. 7. Indonesia. 8. Malays. Notice how Arsenal have shot north
City and Halifax, and midlands-it Taptentt, is the "daddy" of the up the League In recent weeks? think.
And
Women's Team. Competition you cati guess what the greatest of them although
Starting in racing as a jerkey, thing for the at the ripe old age From Torquay
a good line
happens....A ory KOOS
up:
Ned helped Huddersfield to win 1. Hongkong. 2. Kora, 3.
Mr Jarvis took up training when mmy Bloomfield,
to Tyneside, game that they are once again
Soccer is goiting dirtier,
League Cham-Singapore. 4. Malaya, with Jimmy
Cut two successive
he was 23, because of increasing a power in football 22, the schemer of the line in the London to Leeds football fans
out this skulduggery.
Banish
and pionships
was in that are asking themselves whether
the neticuffs and flying boots in club's
weight. He retired from active For lack of sumcient role that great men like Buchan,
Cup Finol side football, Jack, Jumes, Logic used to fill.
Tem. the players from Japon and training ten years ago after a 1028, and returned: to.. Wem-
Nationalist China were not con-most successful career at New Starlets like Clapton, Swallow,
to
Birming captain the bloy
market-Chiria Mail Special! Biggs, Haverty, Herd are now
game had degenerated fato a ham in 1931. Ned, so Sam tells sidered for rankings. First Division playtes capable of
foot- is now wracked with thou- the club for years, and
Special Cash Sweep on the Pearce Memorial Cup
Saturday, 26th January, 1957. Over 1,100,000 tickets sold
DT1
to date.
The sale of Cash Sweep the above will Tickets close on 26th January, 1957, as follows:--
382 Nathan Road, Kowloon, at 4.00 p.m.
6 D'Aguilar Street, at G.00 pm.
Queen's Building, Ground Floor, Chater Roud
at 6.00 p.m.
Now it is up to Youth
Walsh Inter- Jack Kelsey, national, said of
are
Д
mera
the
The Draw will be held in by in the position to work
the Public Retling Hall at the Race Course, ut 11.30 a.m. on Saturday, 26th January, 1967.
By Order of the Stewards, PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO. Treasurers.
ER
daches Toothaches
Cold's
quickly overcoms tig
GAFASPIN
are
ter understanding
up even greater
In the seasons to come.
Davis Cup Challenge Round
On
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n
19, I
At the other end of Division 1 own club, Sunderland, are in a life and death struggle in company with Charlton and Portsmouth.
would Anyone
think
Town
ond
with
Rankiests released Comum
by the Diso
data.
A total of 73 men and 21 From my own personal point ball isn't so dirty as it was, and matism and living in Newcastle. women players has been entered
born south of the Tyne Sam,
of view it is heart-breaking to. I think the occasional rough be out of the fight. I see some stuff could be cut out
470
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United
championships,
Scandinavia's Skiers Prepare For Big Meet
Newmarkot, Jan. 21.
Mr Basi Jarvis, formerly one
of England's leading racehorse trainers, died here on Friday, Il
was announced today.
Mr Jarvis, who was 00, won the Derby in 1023 with Fapyrus, who later that year went to the United States to meet the cham-
1
plon American racehorse, Zev, in £20,000 match. Papyrus falled to reproduce his form on the American first track and was well besten,
4 Countries To Compete Again
At Tennis
by, the seven foreign nations for Dec 26-28
from ailing the quite in Durham, is far critics
saying that my smartly, I know many referees and is honorary coach to two Press. No wonder Jack Crayston is
Melbourne, Jan, 21.
injury will keep me out of the are afraid to send a man off clubs in the Manchester district. smiling at
The having inherited 60
Challenge Round of the game for a long time, Ah well, because they feel they haven't The other three brothers are all youthful
lawn
one gets used to this sort of tennis eleven in a club 1957 Davis Cup
100 per cent backing. And working
Sam on Tyneside. which in the past has thrived
tournament will take place on talk, but it is with the full they think if they send a man told me that he had watched
courts here on the "star" system. This can the Kooyong
on approval of Me Bin Murray, the
he is not and
suspended his old club, Bradford City, re- Sunderlandt be said to be the first ever December 20, 27 and 28.
manager and his they have lost face with the gently and thought they had a
Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 21. Arsenal "home made" team. Announcing this tonight, the directors, that I am staying out public.
good chance
nce of promotion to the
Ceylon, Indonesia, Thalland "Do not give me any credit. Australian Lawn Tennis Asso- until my muscle injury is 100 So some dither when the Second
with Division,
Derby
`and Malaya would again com- for this," said Mr Crayston to
ciation said that the draw for per cent again. Let's leave it
fist is the only answer.
wet. County the danger.
pote in the Interport Lanvr me. "All I am doing is see that the tournament will be made on at that for the time being.
When the boote start dying
Barkas is one of the majority
Tennis Championships this year, they go into every match 100% the courts Immettiately before
there is only one thing da. of old-time player who do
a spokesman for the organĮS-TB plus. Because they aro the Australian Doubles Cham-
Issue general. warning and think "the game is not what
sald today. 21 young cod there arc other,
hers plaishipa next Friday.
A question I am always asked send the next culprit oft. The it was." "They have sacrificed The room's The Spokesman, Mr V: Raja- eager to take their places they Thirty-two nations have en-is: "Why do struggling clubs best referees are those with a everything to speed," he told me. are cathusiastic, and the team tered the tournament including find the going zo hard?"
tho schse of humour, yet who stilt "The exceptions, the bali akters, prepared today to pltratrum Proident of spirit is wonderful-more like a❘ for the first time China. Eight That's easy. Last year Spurs, make it plain
thoy are the players
Matthews and. Dielt skill and nerve against top Selangor Lawn Tennis Associa top grade amateur side which, countries have been rejected, at present second the table, BOSS. That's how it should Charles, are therefore outstand. Japanese American, Italian, Austion, sald the championstips after all, they were not so long the rules permitting only 24 were struggling to stay in the be.
ing with their skul against all trinn and German sklem at a would be held here from ago,"
competing nations,-ftcutor. 1 First
10-day ski moet which opens at August 11 to August 14, Division. Yot with
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The meet, which annually nitatets a crowd of 100,000, will be topped off on Sunday, March 3 with the jumping event on Hol- menkollon's famed aki run, dubbed "The Skiers' Mecca,”.
The Jumping event La s popular In Scandinavia es the Epsom Derby in Britain or the Kentucky Derby if the United States.
The four countries competed
in this series last year-Reuter.
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Jean Sneyers Outpointed By Algerian
Paris, Jan. 21.A
Cherit. Haraian, ot. Algerin won |
The "Jumping Day" "Ig a sort the vacant European Feather- at national holiday and is al weight Cimmpionships tonight" by) tended annually by the Nor-outpointing Jean Speyers wegian Royal Family.
The jumping, överst, will alanro: the blik on, Maroli 3 with, another hard-fought compelllion, The "Nordin, Tarkisme.” ---- Biber
of
Delgium In their 10-round title Ibout! V
Homia, leading coriander for! Sandy Bodor a world crOWD weighed 128 pounds, 7 Engyers scaled 124 --Unkeď Press.