THE CUP FINAL
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1957.
Nominate YOUR
Of The Year
I Say Birmingham Can Hongkong Footballer Stop The Wonderful Busby Machine
Says ALAN HOBY
Already, in the minds of millions of football fans, the Cup Final this year is a mere formality-with Manchester United certain winners. But I don't agree. I say there IS a team which can stop the wonderful Busby machine......BIRMING- HAM,
I know that Birmingham had several fat slices of luck against Nottingham Forest--but every team needs luck in the Cup.
A
I also know
great goalkeeper. Not that manager | but also THE PEOPLE. Malt Busby has reserve strength
There you'll meg a lot of only has GIL MERRICK regain- st Old Trafford equal to two blunt, Do-nonsense types-jed all his old condence, but his first teams as well as the fines: shrewd citizens who, whether at anttelpation is in the Harry young wing halves I have seen werk or play, go flat out and Hibbs class-razor-sharp. for years in Duncan Edwards the devil take the hindmost. and Eddie Colman,
But here's a significant fact. The team of ron men from the Midlands have
taken three League points from Uniled this heason.
Members of the public are invited to nominate Hongkong's Footballer of the Year for the current
всавод.
It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.
The two qualifications for nomination are: (1) Footballing prowess
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play Nominations should be addressed to the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.
To the Editor, China Mail,
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into regard his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the field of play is
England centre And that, within the rules, is • A future how batting Brum play their halt. TREVOR SMITH marshals football-the red-blooded way, the treble-padlocked Birming- as as brilliantly fighting for
and hom defenés every ba going into the tackle like snap Billy Wright does for England
IFL Inet Trevor may soon ping crocodiles, The dead-sure Manchester It was this ruthless resolve, supercede Wright in the national of the fans are convinced, of course,
this bitter, driving spirit, that eleven. that on Saturday, May 4, amid early inst season led me to label in the pomp mud pageantry of Birmingham the tron Team of One of the hardest-tackling Wembley. ihe Cup
half-buck lines in the League. be football, will
und WATTS, SMITH, JOHN Banded over to that resolute It also led a lot of sour-appies.
Djoyd's
skipper, SUCCESHOF GU young captain Roger Dynue and to filt
that Birmingham were
ROY WARHURST, hre 30- that the din of applause for a dirty side,
minule terriers, who spare The tog team of our times will be as deafening as it is deserved.
So had became the talk that neither themselves nor opposing Thai Is the
picture, Lan Boyd, then the Birmingham forwards. cosy
Moreover, Warhurst missed a Russ
for captain, hit back at the team's roses all the way
finalist's medal Inst year Manchester s they surge to eritten,
He wants one wards the most dużzing treble
Through injury, in soccer history.
badly.
ALL IN ONE
"I am dumbfounded," he said. "All this tale that Birmingham Cily are
bunch of thugs An stuck which, although 41 that we trample everybody to
doesn't burgle goals with quite But I warn the conquerors of | death that we are soccer's
Chat Bilbao and Bournemouth
Just isn't true....Is old rest, can still seize on the Rousteis
half-chance,
of Cup, League and European time. Cup all in one season,
they are going to have a devil | takes skill to get to Wembley." of a fight to achieve their dream That was my ylew at the It still is. Birmingham are a trim side, a hard side, 1ut dirty? No.
To understand
why, you've
to the Midlands,
You've got to savour the place,
Ro
not only the cobblestones, sinoke
TOWERING TASK What are the Birmingham
and forests of factory stacks in arseta in the towering task and around Birmingham Itself, plwad of them?
Peter Doherty Suggests Referees And Linesmen Be Formed Into Teams
By STANLEY MATTHEWS
Once again the poor old referee and linesmen are getting the lash as the excitement of the Cup whips up are grumbling about the frenzy of the fans. Crowds vital decisions that knocked their teams out of the Cup. Some say the referee should take more notice of the becoming linesmen....others argue that linesmen are too powerful.
Ask
slightest Forest!
Finally.
there 19 another factor in the Cup-Tradition.
Since the war It has become more and more of a Wembley tradition that the 1com which Joxes in the Final comes back to win
in the at Wembley following year,
Remember May 5, 19507 The thick, emerald carpet of Wembley Stadium....Birming- marching ham, the favourites, out so proudly with Manchester City. the whistle for the the shock of kick-off.
....then, the year as elegant Don Revic, Manchester's last-minute choice, played all kinds of merry heli with nerve-rackej Brummagem?
Thretone, That was the result, And Bert Trautmann broke his neck. Yet only the year before Newcastle had ripped City to pieces in the 1955 Final.
OTHER OMENS
ali
For
There are other omens. the first time in 80 years three within a 10-mile clubs, radius, will appear in the Cup semi-finals this Saturday-West Bromwich Albion, the power-house Aston Villa side
Spectators get the long view For instance, agreed signals and....Birmingham.
would
do away with the un-
new
Club.
(Signed)
SPORTS ROUND-UP
Leslie Ames Will Not Be Renominated As Test Selector
Leslie Ames, former Kent and England wicketkeeper, will not, at his own request, be renominated as a Test Ames says he could not do full justice selector this year.
manager to Kent if to his new position as team continued as a Test selector.
AROUND HOLLYWOOD
SHE'S KNOWN AS
HOLLYWOOD'S FAVOURITE SCREEN MOTHER
By RON BURTON
Hollywood.
Lurene Tuttle, who wears her two score-plus years lightly and is known as one of Hollywood's favourite screen mothers, says that lots of women in her age bracket are very woo-minded.
Miss Tuttle, who is a grandmother, thanks to her daughter, actress Barbara Ruick, has argued at length on the topic of mature women and love. Now she has a chance to demonstrate to millions what she means.
"I'm working In
with Warners' asociated
present-day | later she is appearing in "The Untamed Youth and have two cosmetic technique, but there Ten Commandments," a DeMilio усту
passionate Jove scenes are several different items, she film. with a handsome man, played says. by John Russell," she said.
"I like some of the things I Facts: Billie Burke, known "There were skeptics at Arst learned so well that I'm adopt for roles as a fluttery female, is that's because I play a female ing them for my own use," sald 71 years old...Real names in Judge who's in cahoots with a the actress who plays Queen clade Muzynd Yaghoob (Danny bad guy
rancher who's much | Nefretiri in the film.
what Thomas) and Joan Lucille younger than I am.
like beat is the rouging of the Olander (Mamie Van Doren). "Well, Ja the story
tips of the fingers and the tips rancher plays me alony as R of the toes and the feet. It's
this la.
the
Fifty teenagers did some of
means to his evil ends, and extraordinary how attractive the most pleasant work of their
don't learn about his rool Intentious until the end of the picture In the meantime, we hava some very warm Jove scenes.
PROVED POINT
were some
"An I said, there
around here who skeplies wondered about me as a lover. The director, Howard Koch, wasn't sure I'd be convincing.
Miss Tuttle told Koch they'd put the matter to a test, suld she passed easily.
me
"For open-toed
Hives when they were hired s shoes, for rock 'n' roll dancers for Allled " example, in summertime just a Artists" "Dino," They said they
dark Technicolor rough really little
couldn't consider their which is more like a
ekin several days of dancing work-- orange colour on the tips of the but they accepted their salary
is very intriguing." Miss Baxter was smitten by eye shadow colour as introduced century many
back by Egyptian beauties,
}
She
Jel me
on
"I Just told him to demonstrate my technique him," she said. "It didn't take mone than 30 seconds to Then In the prove my point, two scenes with John Russell I into put so much enthusiasm my work that Howard had
pirt
he
cut
Ames added: "If Colin Cowdrey, our captain, is to be a regular member of the England eleven again, then it becomes even more important that I should give all my time to Kent."
•
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Joe Bygraves, of Birkenhead, | South Africa at the end of this will defend his British Empire season. OʻLirm, who has also heavyweight title in Cardiff
may at played cricket for Kent, the end of May. His opponent take a soccer coaching job. He will be either British Champion We one of
first South the Joe Erskine or Dick Richardson. Africans to be signed by Jamaican-born Bygraves, who Charton outpointed Tongan Kition Lave
"title the
last June, now wants to fight any British heavyweight. Says manager Campbell: "All Joo wants is to Dght and he is confident he can both Erskine beat
and Richardson.
4
with
A
RYDER CUP GOLFEN Peter Allsa, 20-year-old as-
has been sistant at Ferndown, appointed professional at Park- stone. He succeeds the late Reg Whitembe. Alliss, who is and they often see things in o
Ryder Cup golfer and holder of different way-apart from their dignifled rush of a referee to the In fact this is the 15th time the Spanish Open cimmpionship,
dulles share witt
his partisanship. But the referee lineaman, followed by a chosing Villa and Albion have reached Jans to make a snap deelsion, horde of players, The referee the semi-finais. So
brother Alee, however could teil from the middle you look at it, it is the dimcult exactly what his linesman Midlands
Manchester Syd O'Linn, 29-year-old Job well-but why
can't we meant:
with the poor old "decadent" Springbolt footballer signed by
s In 1946, make it easier for them?
I think, 100, that working South once more taking a back Charlton Athletic
returning home to settle. in together would give the officials seat, greater overall confidence. They In beiting circles and 011 would know by experience how paper, Manchester United, at each other's mind was working. 11-8 against, are scalding-hot
Cup favourites.
sometimes in a split second.
Mont referees do u
Doncaster manager Peter Doherty kas
suggested that referees and linesmen be formed Into leams to work together at the same games throughout the season.
This scheme would probably
versus
mean more travel for the re- And I'm not belittling them. ferce teamy. But I am certain They are a superb young outfit they would be prepared to | Indeed, according to the experts any top-class League icam. make the long trips together if they can't losef All they've got it made their job on the field to do to win the Cup is stand less di@cult.
Constant practice and team- work are two success rules for Why not the same facilities for ⚫offeints?
up!
This, of course, is nonsense, But until we get a plan ke Nothing in football is cut-and- English League referees meet different Jinesmen
the this, I think we should help dried. Something nearly always косу оп. They rarely not grason
hinder, the referee
and happens to unhorse the dend have a chance to make some linesmen. plan
They are of campaign. It all has
nobody's friends. to be done in the few moments They can only give their own they have together befors game starts.
I think the
would be a great benent to the
game,
Hashim Khan Enters Qr-Finals With. Easy Win
hns
Dai Dower, British Flyweight Champion, will have is first crack at Pascual Perez's world either title in Buenos Aires on March 23 or 30,
Denis
told Compton has Middlesex he will be available for another sonson if his leg permits. And after that? 141 will make up my mind when
nce return to England and announce decision before the new sea- son starts," he says. "I's ex- shall ever tremely unlikely play for England again, but you hoven, know, I never thought would after my operation."
ALLE
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St. John Ambulance Orders
Onders by Mr Fung Ping-fan, CSJ.. Commissioner of St John Ambulanco Brigade, Hong- kong District, No. 12/57 dated March 21, 1957.
and ask me the scene calm down a bit,
They
checks.
tono
are
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this,
Jak Higher education note: Chandler, who majored in chemistry in college, says that LIKES WIGS.
Kissing Kim Novak is nothing
than "Now I buy all shades and more adrenocorticotrophle
That's because osculation. mix them myself." she said. "The ancients had only one reaction, he said. Expressed
impersonally, It's like colour-malachite which they
according to Chandler: "The immediately got from the substance.
gland put this beautiful blue-green pitullary
manufactures a potent adrenocor- in oil and must have come up
ticotrophic substance, At the with some exciting effects,"
Tho actress sald modern same time the adrenal glands
stimulated.
the blood women could well use 10 to makeup na utilized by the pressure rises, there is a swift breakdown of white blood cells, queen's contemporaries.
the pulse quickens, The "We older girls have a lot of "This make-up was more on circulation jumps, and the heart spice in usit's just that we the henna side a coral_shade action speeds up.”
-Chandler may sprinkle it a bl more which to me is more flattering added, "Boy!"
to д woman," she said. lightly."
The basis of the title "Certainly, it's more flattering "Untamed Youth"-is not Miss than the spurious hot pinks and Jack Palance discovered while Tuttle's characterization,
on location at San Quenila It purple shades." While she should be noted.
Miss Baxter sald Egyptian Prison In California for The stars In the picture, it
of Numbers" also women also relied heavily on House
that features starring performances wigs to beautify themselves, convicts talk is essentially be
with them in bop. Reasons agreea
Include by Mamie Van Doren and an- She
the other glamour gul, Lori Nelson. favouring wigs, particularly average age of the inmates- since it's obviously easier to don many of them are in the late
hair. Anthony Quinn says it pays a wig than to dye one's
Heens and early twenties and to be ugly that is, not hideous- "They're expensive nowadays, popularity of radio music pro- ugly but unhandsome-ugly. This I know," she said. "However, grams permitted in the prison. is more the age of the rugged thera really are far more Many listen to be-hop music. movie type rather than the women In this country who pretty boy, he believee.
wear wigs than anyone would imagine-except maybe
mis-
Quinn never would be taken for a pretty boy.
"No one ever called me Valentino," he said. "And I'm Thirty not unhappy about it. years ago Hollywood wanted like looked who only guys Valentino. These days an actor who's too handsome im't doing too well.
There's nothing wrong with being good-looking, but nature overdid it with some guys. guess maybe the whole matter is governed by women's tastes," Quinn said there's no point in false modesty policy. adopting An actor who looks like Quinn's general rugged type is eating better these days.
"Women seem to like rugged men
at this time," ho said. "A guy who has some crags and lines in his face-some charte- ter, in othery words-hog a lot better chance of going some- where,
On the vine,
BEAUTIFUL WIVES
"He should look as if ho's lived--but not too much. Many leading menthe matince idol typo--are dying while come guys in the rugged classification can't meet their
professional commitments"
actor Mexicun-born doing well. His last two com- pleted pictures are "The Hunch- back of Notre Dame" and "Lusi for Life," He thinks his present part In Paramount's "Hot Spell", with Shirley Booth may be the best role he's ever had. The story takes place in Louisiana.
Loudon, Mar. 20. Hashim Khan (Pakistan) the holder, and his younger brother.
1. Ambulance Duties Hong Azam, each took only 15 minutes koux-2.7.37.-30.3.57. Kennedy certainties."
of Town Amb. Div.: 31.3.57.-04.37. to reach the quarter-finals Open Squash And that's why I say to Malt the
Rackets B.C.A.A. Amb, Div. March, 1867; 2. Ambulance Duties-KowIDOTL--- interpretation of the rules and Bushy and his boys the other Championship at the Lansdowne Central N DIV.
25.3.57.-31.3.67. Kowloon Amb Club, London, today. the Midlands, art as they see the incident, morning: Ware
The won the Div.1.4.57.—7,4.57. Trimskipind Hoshim,
who Roy Warhurst
title for the past six years, a Am D March, 1937: Waterlon
Bound Dates record, lost only two points in Penetration beating S. J. S. Lam, an amateur 24.3.57, Dr S. C. Lam, Dentist Tay Hong-sin, D/O Wu Tang-jewan and from
India, 0-2, 0-0, 9-0.
KIY.M.C.A. Neg. Div 31.9.07. The British professional cham-Dr Clay Yeung, Dentist I. C. Tseng Kwok Kit-ming and pion, Azam, romped home even Odt/Supt. easier. He beat an Englishman, K.Y.M.C.A. Nag. Div. T. Plekering 9-0, 9-0, 9-0.
4. Orderly Dulles at Mainland First Round results were: Hashim Khan (Pakistan) bent S. J. S. Lam (India) 9-2,
It is the world's hardest job | Don't underrate Doherty plan
to control a game with 50,000 and his Birmingham Tigers. yelling fans and 22 excited You never know, they might players and I sympathise with give you the shock of your the officials every time.
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The officialo would get tr
know
each other's style a would be able to co-ordinate signals and control,
1 Pollte War
2 School master?
3 Midland battle
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8. Hongkong
U.S. Ice Hockey Team Unexpectedly Beaten 13:5
"It's about a no-good Cajun husband who's 45 and suddenly looks at his wife and finds her Quinn
car and unattractive,"
Club) beat P. M. H. Robinson
sold. "Again, It's an ugly man 5. Football Duties-23.3.57. 2.30 (Sussex) 9-3, 9-6, 7-9, 9-2.
And again I find It pays Azam Khan (New Grampians B. Government Stadium: part for me.
Eastern Amb. Div.: 23.3.07. 2.30 Club) beat T. Pickering (York-gm, Club Ground: Wanchal Amb. Quinn, says there are several
Div.: 24.3.87, 330 p.m. Club Ground: morals to be inferred from shire) 0-0, 9-0, 9-9.
Shaukiwon K.F. Amb. Div.
this. For one thing, he thinks aspiring actors should take hint and concentrate on their acting instead of good looks,
"There's something else about 7. Etreet Bleepers Shelter Boclety not being a pretty boy," he said. of the BuilesMarch, 1937 Bhamstuipo: "Just look at some Waterloo Net Div.; Western Dist: beautiful girls who are married Manshuen Nag. Moclety for
the to
who sure don't look like Protection of Childest-Kowison-Apolia".
Quinn speaks from experience, Fromotion, Shamshuipe Amb. He's married to lovely Katherine Div.: Sat, Let Pak-leung promoted Domille, D/O wai, 13,5.67. London, Mar. 20.
'Strength,-Enrol- 10. Taken on The American lee hockey ment-K.X.M.C.A. New Div.) Ambi
Malachite may sound like a team won its 23rd victory out Big's Chan Hing-yee and Tang Shut-
trade, name, but "It's really a of 25 matches played on its cur- male word :: 251.73 sm
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May-yuk and Ko Hon-ching enroll- was a mainstay of the ancient defeated Britain's number one ed wet. 10.2.07.
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