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London Laprasa Servier
CALCUTTA CUP
No Change In England's Team
For Match With Scotland
GRAND NATIONAL
Goosander Now 100-7: In Victoria Club Callover
London, Feb. 25.· *Closing odda at tonight's Victoria Club callover on the Lincolnshire" Handicap and Grand National Steeple- | chase worg:
Lindblmhirð ̈· Handicap' (one' mile“ March (27):`
100-7 Loppylugu and Dont- sion,'
10-1 Nonchalanco and River Lirie.'
20-1 Setting Star, Idle Rocks and Precious Heather.
22-1 Sunrise and Tudor Jinks. 26-1 Whirdnek, Aberdovey, Amber Case, Mountain Music and Nicholas Nickicby.
33-1 Counsel, Dutton, King's
| Coup' and· Grinthia,
40-1 Pipo Royal.
1955 Nicholas Nickleby, the Royal Hunt Cup winner who owned by South African sports- man, Mr Jack S. Gerber, was the only other Lincolnshire con- didate supported at 25-1,
The Grand National market was weak, stable mates Goosan- der and Much Obliged now abaring favouritism
Glorious Twelfth at 100-7.
with
Ronding, a game winner of n four mile steeplechase at Bir- Mgland, who are assured ofmingham today, was introduced
London, Feb. 25,
at least sharing the International at 33-1 and was a popular win Rugby
Championships, and place choice.
Union
will be unchanged for their Caleutia Cup match with Scol- land at Twickenham on March 16.
A win for England, who lead by two points over Ireland and Scotland in the table, would clinch the Calcutta Cup, the triple crown and the champion- ship outright. This would equal their 1927-28 record when they Jast Won their
interna [out Lionals.
P.
Team: R. Chailis_(Bristol),
Jackson EJ.
Grand National Steeplechase (four miles, 856 yards, March 293
100-7 Glorious Twelfth, Goo- sander and Much Obliged,'
100-8 EXS.B.
20-1 Gentle Moyu, Hast Royal, Key Royal, and Sundew,
25-1
Sam Quare Times,
Fellas, Green Brownthorn,
Jones and Drill, Sydney Wyndburgh,
33-1 Royal Tan, Sandy Jann Second, Armorial Third and
(Coventry), Ponding. W. P. C. Davies (Harlequins), J Bultery (Northampton). P. II, Thompson (Headingley), R. M.
40-1 Atheniani, More Interest was shown in Batlett (Harlequins). R. E. betting on the English Football Jeeps (Northampton). G. W
Association Cup thon in the Hostings (Gloucestershire). E. "Spring Double" events. Man- Evans (Sale, caplain), CH
chester United remained firm Jacobs (Northampton). R. T. D favourites at nine
to four but Martes (Cambridge University), strmingham City, supported to J. D.
D. Currie (Oxford Univer- win 11,000 sterling.
and West sity), P. G. Robbins (Oxford Bromwich Albion (9,000 ster- University). A. Ashcroft (Watering), claimed most attention. loo). R. Higgings (Liverpool).
WORLD ICE HOCKEY
THE CHINA, MAIL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26), 1957,470
FA CUP MITH: ROUND- MATCH:
Aerobatic klek by Bournemouth Inside-right Norris opens the scoring for Bournemouth in their FA Cup fifth round match against Tottenham Hotspur, at Bournemouth on February 16,
Bournemouth' reachka the sixth round; för the first time in their history; with a 3-1 win over the London' side.— Reuterphoto,
Charlton Are Doomed
For
Division Two Next Season
Says ARCHIE QUICK
Freddie Cox, manager of triumphant Bournemouth and 'Boscombe United-Cup slayers of Wolves and Spurs-sat watching the League match between bottom-of-the-table Charlton Athletic and leaders and champions Manchester United. United fielded three reserves, and yet gave Charlton a 5-1 whipping on their own ground.
Sald Freddie: "Whoever beats this lot will win the Cup". Three hours later millions of television viewers saw him jump, for joy as he watched the first-ever screened Cup draw and saw Mr David Wiseman pick-out "Bournemouth at home" followed by Mr Arthur Drewry dipping into the bag and drawing "le Manchester
United"!
queues
over
watched the drow with la yet eligible for National Cinderella Club is not ready for Preston North End, in town for Service yet they played like Second Division football. The No changes were anticipated Dionision, from leading trainer their Cup replay with Arsenal, seasoned veterans, and to cap it "gates" were closed ап hour following Saturday's 8-5 success Captain Charles Elseys stable,
Sald manager Cliff Britton: "1all young Charlton got a hat before the start, with against France. Chino Mall joined Loppylugs at 100-7 jou would like us to Act through trick" against. Scotties Inter half a mile long stranded out- Special.
favourite Jor The Lincolnshire with Blackpool. We are near national
John Howle. A Ab side.
Spectators clambered on Handicap. The four-year-old,neighbours, and Stanley Mot-manager Jim Anderson, of to the roofs of stands and probable mount of Australian thews versus Tom Finney would Spurs, said to mc after
the perched in nearby trees. Ticket- Edgar Briti, advanced from 18-1 be a real troat."
match "Anyone of these three | holders "were unable to get to uffered a week ago and was well
are ft for the First Division their seats and wingers took | backed-Reuter,
Meanwhile, my original fancy, and most clubs would willingly the corner kicks. from among Eurity, are still there with o
pay five figures for cach of crowds who had spilled Sixth Round home draw, and,
them."
the touchlines. remember, it is neutral ground after this. Also in the running
They ឥលូ all ex-Schoolboy Imaging what would happen
cach Birmingham City, with their Internationals,
under at Colchester, and similar places sights set grimly on a second eighteen years of age, of course, like Workington, if promotion successive Wembley. They but to keep them Manchester is unexpectedly round the have the precedents of
Man- United pay them maximum £15 corner, The Colchester police chester City, Charlton, Bolton a week wages although they are scared at the thought, and and Blackpool all of whom are in the Central League sido, the club has no money to werk beaten at Wembley only | His big worry is that they will | improve, matters. lo return the following year crave for firal team football and and win.
·
Czechoslovakia Scores Big Win Over E. Germany
Amateur Champion
·
Wins $7,500 Open Golf Prize
from two matches at the end irons and a hot putter today to
of the second day.
beat
in
SEASONED VETERANS
arhazing,
the possibly of International "caps,"
CONCRETE' OFFER'
Mr
his
Moscow, Feb. 25, Ruasin, Sweden and Czecho- slovuklu were joint Jeaders in
Houston, Texas, Feb. 25. the World and European
Arnold Palmer, 28-year-old Ice
National Amateur Hockey Championships here to former
used deadly short
Charlton Are doomed for night with four points each champion,
Watching all the confusion Manchester Division Two next season the was League Chairman, Harking back to two veterans and "two
They
re-Arthur Oakley, of Wolverhamp really rst me they have been are hungry newcomers in a back United
sensational ton Wanderers, with Viollet, Foulkes and gated since their Bluest win of today's three nine race for the $7,800 st heard were all injured, and rise from the Third Division a manager Stanley Cullis games were scored by Czecho- place motity the $30,000 at Charlton Matt Busby drafted quarter of a century ago. They want protine
Ipswich ro slovakia, who beat East Ger-Houston Open.
Dent, Charlton and are trying out young men who
scorer Ted Philips. They had many 15-1 (period scores 6-1, Palmer turned in
finalin D
him watched on three 5-0 4-0).
round 35-34-09, three under McGuiness. Not one of this trio they hope will be in the senior d
eleven next campaign, And I
successive Saturdays, in fact, was told that there is to be and made a concreto offer for big clearance of old timers at the Suffolk-born inside left.. In the Valley.
a quandary, Ipswich Chairman, Mr Charles Cobbold, said to me: "We want promotion, and we want to do right by our supporters, but how can a little club resist these big offers?"""
Other results;
11
Soviet Union Finland (period scores 4-0, 4-0, 3-1),
par over the mud-spattered Memorial Park, longest on the
A
п
FA Cup Draw
For March 16:
03
A unique football "double" becomes imminent. Colchester, eight matches without defeat, lead Division Three South with manager Benny Fenton
Benny Fenton & in very much. West Ham United, also eight the same position is Fredric matches without defeat, are C Cox at Bournemouth, Taking on distinct possibility
over their respective clubs they pany Leicester City in Division set themselves a three year
of
London, Feb, 25. Draw for the semi-finale the Football Association Amo- teur Cup, to be played March 16, is:
on
to accom-
BRASHER IS LET DOWN AND HAS A SUPPORTER
Whoever conceived, the idea of seating Chris Brasher, Olympic hero. next to: Elaine Burton, Labour MP for Coventry South, on February 18 at the Sportswriters' Association dinner in London was 'a' mind-reader.
There could hardly have been n more fortuitous arrangement, For the athlete and the politician had the same striking thoughts on amateur sport nå practised in Britast--but hardly anywhere olie--in 1957,
Brasher wore his broadest) » » » dá
rin for this gala, ovaning-ciroso | #
occasion. He and our other
Olymple Champions were
toast of the town.
the
But behind the twinkling spectacles, Brasher felt morë like
whơ has been" struck, severely and suddenly; across the face.
of
man A
This is why. Remember how! Inst month in his own borough Kensington he elvetrined wealthy business, men and civic dignitaries at a dedate lunch given in his honour?
STARTED IT
I HAVE MY SAY
By HARRY
CARPENTER
practically every other country in the world wore outfitted and dispatched without squalid re=" course to publie charity.
"Amateur sport in Norway. Denmark, Siveden Switzerland, Finland, Germany, and Italy in subsidised by money taken from football pools," cried Miss Burton to her apellbound audience,
OUR TWILIGHT
"Amateurs from Russia havo their fares paid by the State. I hayo never heard of American athletes in diffleulties over get- ting the facilities they want.
have been lots of small doria- He tossed his personal cheque tons but not one "big fish."
This is the twilight of for 223 XXI the table and
amateurism na we understand: *AL bitterly challenged his affluent audience
disappointed | it. Britain cannot go on ange to produce. 90 more like 11, for Brasher told me: "The applause longer like this unitas we are, 10 with a naught on the end." that day was wonderful. It prepared to кес our. apert
deems people are ever ready | slowly die." The money was to Bnance a to applaud but not to dig into Brasher dream an Indoor their pockets," training centre for athletes, such as he desperately wanted In the years leading up to his own Olymple triumph,
FIRED' IMAGINATION"
During that night's celebra- tiens Brasher voiced his feel- ings to Miss Burton:
4
It could have been coinci- dence, but when she stood up His vigorous appeal, founded to propose the toast of "Our on his personality and popu- Sportswomen Guests," this 62- Jorlly,
fired the imagination. | year-old former · · World: Chàm- big business gents pumped his plon: sprinter Icapt from the hand and promised to chip in. starting-blocks into the most Cheques would be in the post virulent, audacious attack on next morning.
Britain's system of amateurism I have ever heard launched In
publie
The Mayor of Kensington offered the mayoral parlour as a collecting: station.
The £2,500 which would make a dream come true 'seemed Ba good as in the kitty:
Yet, 30 days after that stirring send-off I put a call through to the mayor's parlour to ask
had how the fund swollen.
Back came the shock reply! "It hasn't quite reached £100," Apart from one cheque for 25 guineas, Brasher's contribu- tion is the biggest so far. There
DISGRACEFUL'
Milan Sheen had told her that out, fencers have to find up to 30%. to replace every broken blade.
Said Mits Burton: "It's dis- graceful
that any amatend should have to pay for squil
|
Then Brasher, why had tried -and failed to raise a measly £2,500; heard Miss Burton hur? this challenge to the dlchards;"
"Each year the Treasury takes £2111⁄2 million out of 100%. - ball pools. All i want is half a million ploughed. back into. sport.
LICK THEM ALL
"We wan' six gold medals ati Mehjourne. What could we got with my half-million? Wea lick America, Russia, and then rest of the world."
Elaine Burton's speech-
was the
to. complete
enswer Brasher's perstrikt problem:
No wonder he got up and said: "I am very grateful to her for taking this attitudo.”
But talk has to be transmuted" into action. The fact remains cheered and She compared the doleful our minds on the past, his was spectacje of British sportsmen on the future and all he saw** selling book matches to raise was a wonderful idea crumbling! funds for Melbourne with the to nothing. case with which athletes from"}
ment."
that while we toasted Chris
SPORTS VIEWPOINT.
Brasher, with
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Manchester United Can
Put Britain Back On
་
Top
Of The Soccer World
Says ERIC NICHOLLS
Substitute Ted Ditchburn for Ray Wood, Billy Wright for Märk Jones, Stan Matthews for John Berry, and Albert Quixall for Irishman Billy Whelan. Then put the white shirt of England on Matt Busby's Manchester United "Babes" and what have you@got?,
A combination of experience and youth; a team with sufficient poise, and more than enough skill to put Britain back on top of the soccer world.
in-
Both
That is my considered opinion | Johnny' Haynor in my "opinion, Inside-left Jack Dyron has a 1 winter tour at 7,200 yards.
after watching United;: Chim- but by Sheffield Wednesday's dust aim. This slim Manchester Palmer sank a 16-foot par
plons and present leaders of the Albert Quixall; a ́lod" who is | City, ball artist will be rememA for 18th green pult on the
League FA English
Cup back to his England form, and bering Jack Sharp on Harry Sweden 8 Poland 3 (period Fine-under 270 total to edge
favourites, and England's pride whose style is more suited to Makepeace,
whom scores 2-1, 2-2, 4-0).
Doug Ford by one stroke for the
and joy in the European Cup, United's Wiring fluid attack ilke Dyron, played cricket för title, Ford, leading money win-
tantalise, tease and finally than Haynos, who evours the England, and both of whom The only other nations comner on the tour, shot a final round
obliterate pour Charlton Athletic, | long raking croes-field pass,
International gained England peting are Japan and Australla, 35-35-70. Ford plcked up a
fondirs of both soccer and chester United had
Argue that in Charlton Man- With Roger who both lost their opening higher-than-usual second place
Byrno, the cricket fields.. Bites or jesence of crotness of left-back, matches yesterday. The World cheque of $4,000.
The teant? and European Championships
nothing to beat Argue that there the diminutive Colman, and to young hird place went
are better individuals around that burly Duncan
Edwards, are being run concurrently, all Bob Harris, who shot into the
Hodgkinson (Sheffield Utd: Manchester'a brilliant young disputably England's finest entries except Japan being contest yesterday with a 65 and
Howe (West Brom), Shhw G. Ilford or Wycombe Wanderers / One-and they_are-managed by success plan and success has eleven. Point out that England; { wing-kulves, and eligible for both
35-38-73
a left-wing (Shefield Utd): Clayton (Blick titles. They finished today with ́ a
Ted Fenton Nover have two come quicker than they planned!. v. Corinthian Casuals,
brothers guided sides to pro-
fighting back after the trio of Taylor, Viollet and Pegg barn), (Capt.), Smith (Birming continue to March 5-Router. for a 281 total.
Demaret faltered in Arsenals Ground, London,
motion in the same season. Jimmy
Fenton says quite plainly: "If Hangsdian (soccer) disaster capable of busting wide open Cont (Lincoln). Alk muddy les
Crooks Town or Bishop Auck-What is more, to compicte the we won promotion I should not have not done so badly in their any defence you care to men- Finnby sharold. Wering day) on the back- and came in with
tion, England could offer a very Hayrics. a 35-38--73
position to go looking team-building. Hayes, family connection, Ted used to be in
Colchester in
"serious" "challenge": their for players to strengthen" the"
to ail who for a fourth-place 282.
manage
„Argue'ng you will: But don't consider themselves world top As for staff. Rather would I have to Sharing fifth place money at
triumphant Cup days.. 284 were Gene Bone, who led
West Ham, only Leicester and sell one to pay for ground Im forget the greek teams of post dogs. Forest have better comparative provements!"
wer Poctor wert TEAMS. The For reference the team reads:ter Uta). Southampton Feb. 25. the second and third rounds
fantastic Hineistons balls, thotr records in Division Two. ALX over par 78
Colchester, godded into 'action side around two clubs - Horved Ditchbum (Spurs); Foulkes, by four goals to ni (halftime today, and Mike Souchak, who Cuban Grand Prixx
When *Colchester (Arst) by their
player manager, at Red Banner. Englands who Byrne (Manchester Unitedy Third Division had a 35-37-72 over par round.
Weight played Ipswich (third) in a obviously have fora man in change their teach with the Colmuth (United);" Palmer, Southern League' soccer match
fiat
Edwards winning his
Havana, Cuba, Feb. 25,
Capl.), promotion battle the like of grocents in their recipe for rapidity of a struggling. Third (Wolves tournament of the tour, found here tonight.
Matthews Manuel Fangio, Juan
the which
(Black- East Anglia has never success-team spirit and superby Division club, would do well to (Unitedź: $7,500 in cash plied haphazardly Argentine world champion, won
follow their examplo,
pool), known there were 18,500, people physiedl fitness. Whether they
Quíxoll (Shemfeta was originally in a silver punch bowl as he the Cuban' The match
grand prix
Wednesday), Taylor, sports at the Layer Road rounded would be sufficient for Second scheduled for: February 16. walked from the 18th green.
in a Maserati
here league record. It was abundant Division secos, however, is a
Pegg (United)." Reuter
United Press.
today--Reuter
ly proved that this crstwhile different story."
Millwall. Beaten
Southampton bent Millwall only to fal
to fall to
1-0) iri
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Scotland under the Table Bood Purpean Cup har se to that chiar today have indicated that Busby Babes, probably the the duty of throwing in crowd Anest in Europe, certamaly of talented youngsters into the in the Bruni Ist
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