CLIFF BRITTON IS A HARD TASKMASTER-
BUT A FAIR ONE
By STANLEY MATTHEWS There are managers who triumph over all Cliff Britton, at Preston, is one. their troubles.
Cuff is a man of ideas. That is why he was one of Britain's greatest wing halves....that is why he is one of the game's outstanding managers today and the man behind Preston's gallop into the Championship race.
When be took over Jest The rext of the boy# at August Preston were at the foot Preston-and that goes for the of the table. Now they are fifth directors and staff 100 will f from the lop.
ain sure back up Tom Finucy'a word. So take your credit, Cim,
And Hsten to my old Friendl and International colleague, Tom Finney:
"Cilm has transformed us to aten. Before he came all we hnd was
Chit has strong views on his job. He believes the menager should always be allowed to
manage.
But he is pleased with the co- team # hurd eperation be has received from workers, a team without origanis | everyone at Preston. sation and FO set plat. We
hacked fendership.
"CHT has changed wil that
FULL SUPTORT
"1 am given compivie freedom He is a hard laskınaster but I oh have the full support of
fal one. The players respect the boned." he says. hmm, for he knows what be
talking
1:5
ife has
Arm
DI the
there about, and
Mic method behind everything he future of football and the dim- says or does
International Suspended By Football League
culty in buying big-name stars.
"Clubs who have stars won't part. Even Third Division and thon-League clubs are Jangkrist
on to their men.
"We must
make
olar DWI
į players. It has always been my Dim to And, couch, and Train youngsters and build them into stars.
"Our scouts are always
out watching for Bkely youngsters. We are building for the future T. Ford, the farm, CardifT City and Welsh Internationlright from the bottom. centre-forward, been sub- "I believe that In a few years pended sine dle by the Football most clubs will be playing the Foot-home-grown talent we will
be back to really local leams."
Lergue. In addition,
ball Association and the F.A. of Wales have been usted by the Losgue to examine bis vase fo determine whether Furd committed breaches of their rules or regulations,
Cliff sees Bute future in food- light football unless games are boostert into some liighly com- politive form. "How car you get people to come 1u night Ford attended mreting of matches in the middle of winter the Football League Management just to watch another Committee last December after | he says. which it wis stated that he was
In recent
the
Kame?"
"Clive them as hot competition, "wked 10 substaninte
the Europena allegations of irregularities made nothing like
aud the crowds will roll newspaper artleies Cup.
of football, daylight or
And that goes for any kind light."
flood-
He refused to do so but use
for a few days to think the
over, Mr A. Hardaker.
secretary of the Football League,
tip.
THE · CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1957. 、
GOLF AHOY!........AND HERE'S
ONE YOUNG MAN WHO KNOWS
WHERE HE'S GOING THIS
SEASON JOHN BEHARRELL
John Baharrell
golfer of the year
No Rock 'n' Roll
In
Babe's Golf
By RONALD HEAGER
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Kingpin of the rock 'n' roll kids at the Sutton Coldfleld Dance Club is a husky 18-year-old with a wide- open-spaces complexion and a head of fair hair. This particular animated young man also happens to be Britain's Golfer of the Year....John Beharrell,
Babe
Beharrell, record- any sport you must be at. 11 making, youngest-ever, Amateur stood me in good stead in the Golf Champion, is an “p 'n' q" | championship.' addiet. He says: "Danclug is This boy Beharrell Is my other recreation. I rock 'n' sensible. He is British Cham- plon at 18. He is nationally- John, I am happy to report, | acclaimed gelt hero of 1956. is not letting the rock or the roll get into his golf swing. - Ten days ago he began to take the winter wraps off his Kunne
regular morning petice, supervised twice week by professional Jack Cow-
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Earlier in the winter he began a fitness routine of 30 minutes Toad work three evenings week. undi
You're dead right Cliff. Foot-
guld afterwards that Ford had ball needs ideas in plenty offered to support his statements competition that WIEL ervate but only ነ conditions introwd interest.
were "quite impossible" to the League.
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Yet already he is prepared in write off 1956 and begin again. He enters the fresh golfing year philo- with this starkly suphy
thing is to forget the past and think about the future. Count me as just another aspir- ing young goiter who plans to do well this season,
"Of course I want to make the 'YOU MUST BE FIT
Walker Cup team (the match is in America in August), Suld know-where-I'm-going | But above all I want to win my John: "Dld it last year. To play place on merit this season,"
ROLE FOR POLE VAULTER
British pole vaulter Geoff Elliott, in a new role as a rugby player is set for a tumble as he is well tackled when attempting to find touch in the match between United Hospitals and Oxford Universiy at Richmond Athletic ground, Surrey on January 30. Geoff was one of three London University players in the United Hospitals team. Reuterphoto.
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We met in Birmingham's solld "City" quarter of simog-stained office blocks. Soberly prosper- ous. Impressively brass-plated.
Beharrell
works there.
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The Wonder Of Walsall St. John
DORMAN SPIRIT
CATCHES ON
BY ALAN WILLIAMS
of
- Walsall was the club that almost died of shame. Soccer'a re-election champions...whipping-boya Division III (South). But now it's a different story at Fellows Park, Walsall have awept from 23rd to 8th in the table in two months. And all because one day last November their directors finally faced the facts.
an
Walsall,
or ICES more usual, were lost but one in the table, knocked out of the FA Cup. Chairman Neville Long- more and his board knew they could not count on the League clubs doing the fifth "old pala" act in six seasons at voting time next June.
'So one November morning the directors called the players together and bluntly told them; "This is our Inst chance of survival as a League club. You must give 106 per cent from now on We can hardly apply for re-election again."
to
With this grim meeting be hind them, the team went Exeter on November 25 in fight- ing mood. They had not won there for nine years, but this time seraped through 1-0.
TRANSFORMED
Key move that transformed Walsall
on the field was the switching of Don Dornan from night-half to inside-right,
Dorman preferred wing-half,
Next week they held leaders Southampton to draw, then look a point from Coventry with only nine t men.
every gamo like a Cup Finnl," Buys Dorman.
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And Walsall....they whisper about promotion now...had to find that Cup courage or quil,
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JACK LOVE
LOOKING AT SPORT
Centre-Half? That's
Easy Says Dickinson
By DENNIS HART
Ambulance
Orders
Orders by Mr Fund Ping-fan, St C.St.J., Commissioner of John Ambulance Brigade, Hong- kong District, No. 6/57 dated February 7, 1957,
Ambulance Dulles — alongkang- 10.3.67-10.3.572, Wanchai 'B'. Amb. Div.: 17.2.87-2342.87, Shaukiwan Amb. Div, February, IDST: Monchurn Nan. Div.
Ambulance Dulles Kowloon 11.2.37-17.2 67. Kowloon Amb. Div. 10.2.07-24.2.57. Tsimshatsui Ami Div.. February, 1987: Shamshulpo Nig. Div.
Penetration Squad Dution,—10.2,57, Dr S. Y, Kong, Dentist Kwan Chi- hon. C/O C. Hanke and Chukri gr Sing B.S. Neg. Div.; 17.2.81, Dr Lee Ching-wa, Dentist 14 Min.yu C.S/O Tam Slu-chun and Chung Bing B.S. Nr. Div.
Orderly Dulles At Mainland Aren Eqta-7,2.57, KYMCA Amab, Diy, 5.2.87, TaishatatAmb 9.2.0, Kowloon Amb. Div.: 10.3.67, Kowloon Amb, Div.; 11.2.57. KYMCA Neg. Div. 12.2.87, Mongkok Amb Div.: 13.2.47, KYMCA Amd. Div.
Football Düles-0.2.57, 2.30 path. SCAA Oround: SCAA Amb. Div., 9.2.57 2.30 p.m... Club Ground Konnedy Town Amb. Div.: 19.2.87. 2.30 p.m., Club Ground: KYMCA, Amb. Div.
Colera Queen's
Annual Sports Buty.-10.2.57, Noon- p.m.. SCAA Ground: Central Amb. Div.; 21:2.57, Noon-4 p.m., SCAA Ground: Central Noon-4_.ni.. SCAA Ground: Central Amb. Div.
"Elderly soccer gentleman seeks post. Would Amb Div.: 22.2.07 make ideal centre-half,”
HACO Duties. 9.2.57. At Race course: Wanchas 'A' Amb. Div; At Headquarters: Central Amb. Div.; Race Course: Central Amb. Div.: At Headquarters: Wan- chai 'A' Amb. Div.
Street Bleepers Shelter Society he Duties-February, 1937: Stumshuipe: Dints Chung Bing B.S. Neg. Div. Shamshutpo Not
DW.: Wester
We haven't quite got to that stage yet but the way things are going I wouldn't be surprised if that is the ter sort of advertisement we shall see in a few years time,
playing wing half made the going easy for him
when moved across to the centre, For, instinctively, he tried to use the ball constructively, instand of giving it a first time bool.
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Englund centre-half Billy but in the new Walsall spirit | Wright reckons that moving into he said: "It it is in the club's the middle has added quite interest, it's OK by me."
few seasons to his career. Now Jimmy Dickinson, the man who has never fel England down in nis 48 appearances at left-half. has taken over the centre spot to help his club out of trouble. And Jimmy's verdict? He gave
to me after turning in grand display against Arsenal. "I found the going much easier than of wing half. I still prefer my old position and reckon I've got a few more seasons there, But then i wouldn't mind liring
to the centre-half post-
The 7 thrashing of Mil- wall fellowed and the Fellows Fark crowd still thought it was flash in the pan. Only 7,000 saw the seven-goal spree.
But the goals still come and supporters who kad given Walsall up years ago began to swarm back.
The other Saturday the 6-3 defent of Norwich was watched by a crowd of over 16,000.
It was Walsall's Hth succes- sive League game without de fcat-a club record.
tion.
the
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Retiring! It's enough to make old fashioned attacking centre-balves turn in their graves. Before the "third back" side game was introduced, the was built round the man with the number five Jersey.
Ask manager Jack Love the reason for Walsall's transfofma- There is now a move in Eng- tion and he says: "The skill (lish soccer to make the centre- and promise have been there half more mobile, but the fact for quite u time, but "the big remains: It can be an easy num- failnig was lack of cenüdence. ber. The 7-1 beating of Millwall cid the trick,
FIGHTER
1 gont the
"In the old days
meant His against generally
saya Love. "Now we brass plate read: Scholefield, nd,"
have the power to come again,"
"We
Goodman and Sons. export agents," said John,
are
Is
He began last November, going through all departments. His father is joint managing director.
With a new-boy grin he told me: "We handle anything from motor cycles to millinery. Bicycle bells to false teeth."
And with due family pride: "The firm dates back to 1782.”
HIS PLANS
falk
I went to see John lo about the plans, the prepara- tions of Britain's golfing prodigy, the now Bobby Jones. That had to wait.
Last year-his year of glory- John played all the golf he wanted as a fresh-air cure for
a serious illness,
Now he says: "I have to carn A living--or learn to, The office takes priority, Golf will have to it in with work."
Beharrell's job is unlikely to affect his form adversely." He is going to work at the with charneleristic thorough- ness.
Kame
Quite a lot of young players have developed this season, but the bulk of credit for the revival goes to Dorian.
Always a Gghter since his Arnhem days, he has instilted in the lde the sort of spirt that has been the lifeblood of Cup hitlers like Newcastle Hi Birmingham
"When we started our run, I told the inds we must treat
A LARGE LAD
For it is This is a danger. often reckoned that a centre- Ind half need only be a large
10 who can put boot and head ball with considerable force.
And when that is all that is required the player has no in centive to master his football craft,
The result is that men who have really made thele mark es centre-halves have often been converted into wing halves or Inside forwards.
This applies to eight of
the eleven centro-halvesa England have fielded since the war.
Jimmy Dickinson went on to explain to me that he found
SPORTS ROUND-UP
'Sugar Ray Robinson
Get Another Will
Crack At Title
Sugar Ray Robinson, former World Middleweight He comments: "After a long winter Test I feel more deter- Champion, will get another crack at the title he lost to mined than ever, And what is 1 Gene Fullmer. more, fitter and stronger than this time last year."
I
life almost forgat. ...John, a
member of
of Little Aston and other clubs, a country member of Royal Liverpool, hus been ciccted a member of the Royal and Ancient. That I care for,
What will the R and A soy about their "r 'n' r' recruit?
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Sports Diary
TODAY
Meeling HKPA Interport Sub-Committee meeting at Sports
HKAAA
Executed, 645 p.m.
Committee Meeting #1 Education Dept., 0.30 p.m.
Bqtis
Colony Squash Championships at
BMNZS
Victoria Barack Courts,
Ruby „Brig | Waldron's" SV. v | Kaniere at Bek Hoog. 4. p.m.
Men's "C" "Division: Kia, Tong Y
TOMORROW...
Colony Squash Championships Victoria Barracks Couris, 3.30° praz Ladies' Foursomes First Houndat "Yanilog.
International Boxing Club representative James Norris announced in New York the other week, these two will meet in a return bout at the Chicago Stadium on April 24,
And the moral of this story?
Give all centre-halves a spell In a more constructive position. Better still, encourage them to play constructive Foccer from the centre.
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H.K. Society For The Protection Of Children-Kowloon.-February. 1907: KYMCA Nag. Div.
Decrease Of Strength-(a) Leave- Koor Wah Amb) Div. Pte. Yau Chi- pak jeave for months w.o.f 29.1.67
Resignation-District qua: D.S/O, V. Wellington Hele re- signed w.o.1. 30.1.57.
(Sq.) F. I. Takuma, C.SK.J.(A.)
Deputy Commissioner,
District Headquarters.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
EIGHTH RACE MEETING
Saturday 9th and Saturday 16th February, 1957 (To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club} THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 10 RACES, The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the Flest Roco run at 2.00 pan. on both days.
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.45 am, on both days.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the meeting,
Admission Badges at $10.00 each pen day are obtalmble from the Club's Cash Sweep Office, at Queen's Building, Chater Road only on the written Introduction of a Member, who will be responsible fon all visitors introduced by him,
Tins wil be obtainable at the Club House it ordered in udvance from the No. 1. Boy (Tel. 72011).
The 6th Floor is restricted to Members and Ladles wearing Lady's Brooches,
NO CHILDREN will be admilled to the Club's premises during the Meeting. For this purpose a Child is a person under the age of seventeen years, Western Standard.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable at the Gate.
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admission,
MEALS 17 REFRESHMENTS will be obtaurable in the RESTAURANT,
SERVANTS
Servants must remain in their employers' boxes except for passing through on their duties. They may on no account use the Betting Booths or Pay Out Booths, in the Enclosures,
CASH SWEEPS
Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $10.00 each per day and $32.00 for both days may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Omces at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), and 5, D'Aguilar Street during normal office hours and untii 11.00 a.m. on the day of the Race Meeting.
Particular numbers within the series 1 to 3,000 may be reserved- for all race meetings as Through Tickets. Such tickets will be fasued consecutively only and the right is reserved by the Stewarda to cancel any reservation for Through Tickets for a particular Meeting if it is found that sales may not reach the number reserved/ in the series 1 to 3,000.
In the case of two-day Race Meetings, Through Tickets 'may be purchased for each day of the Meeting provided that the second day is on a date not less than five days after the first day.. In all other cases Through Tickets will only be sold for the whole Meeting.
Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 am. on Friday, 6th February, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.
niedium bowler, may not be Al
Tickels over 3,000 will also be issued consecutively, but Phil Woosnam, Leylon Orient's for the Fourth Test in the cur-
particular numbers cannot be reserved as Through Tickets. Welsh International Inside vent series with South Africa
The reservation of any particular number does not confer on forward, has turned down his n Johannesburg Afteenth amateur cap, to turn 15. His broken hand is badly bearing the appropriate number is issued to and can be produced on February the registered holder any rights whatsoever unless the ticket professional for his club. Woos- wollen, discoloured and sore. nam, a schoolmaster, made 20 Sald Bailey's doctor: "At this by the holder, appearances in Orlent's Cham-stage I would not give Trevor plonship alde last season, He much chance of playing." was to have played for Wales sinateurs ogainst England on February 16..
Ben Hogan, will be invited to compete for the Dunlop 'Masters' golf tile in England on Septem- ber 19-21. Hogan won the 'Open' in 1933. All 'Open' Champions between 1948 and 1957 will be naked to compete for the 'Mas- tors title and top prize of £1,000,
RETIRING?· Sven
Swedish Davidson, number one lawn tennis player, will probably give up top com- petitivo tennis after Wimbledon. Announcing this in Stockholm, Davidson said he would not turn profoselona!
Trevor Hilley, opening botaman
.
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Dave Charnley, the 21-year- old British lightweight, has been nominated to meet the holder, Joe Lucy, for the British Lightweight title, the contest to take place before May 4. Chamnicy
recently bent Welsh Champion Wille Lloyd in a final eliminator,
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ENGLAND WINS
Birmaniam, Feb. 6. Hrland "B" beat Scotland; "D" -1 In a soccer interna- tional under floodlights here. „England's | tonight after leading 3-0 at
-fast- "halftime —Heuter,
the right to remove any name from Subscription Lils: without The Stewards reserve the right to refuse any subscription also
stating reasons for their action.
Cash Sweep Tickets on the last race of the Meeting at $2.00 cach may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building (Chater Road), 3, D'Aguilar Street and 383, Nathan Road during normal office hours and until 11,00 am, on the day of the Race Meeting.
TOTALISATOR
Backers are advised not to destroy or throw away, their tickets until after the “all clear" sizmal has been exhibited.
ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS REFUNDS MUST BE PRESENTED. FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REFER, NOT LATER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LAST. RACE OF THE DAY HAS SEEN SCHEDULED TO BE BUN.
PAYMENT WILL NOT BE MADE ON TORNAR DISFIGURED TICKETS. ·
My Bookmakers, Tie Tas men, ote, will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of tha Hong Kong Jockey Club,
By Order of the Btawards,
AJE, ARNOLD,
Secretary