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TODAY
Roccer
Memorial Cup: Kowloon Chinese v Non Chinesa Civilo 8.30 pm Hongkons Chinose V Combined Bervices, 0.30 p.in. both matches at Club Stadium.
Hockey
Internationa? Berlen Replay: Portugal v Pakistan, at 6:30 pan., at Recreio.
First Div. Army 'A' v RN, ai SKP. 8.30 pm.
TOMORROW
Hockey
Combined Bervices v Combined Civilians at Soukupoo at 6.30 pan.
Billiards
Walter Lindrum exhibition Macpherson Bladium at pm.
Hoccur
Monthly meeting of K Chisw FA at CAAF building.
CANADA CUP TOURNAMENT
THE "CHINA "MAIL," "THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1937.
THE SUNDERLAND INQUIRY
THE PLAYERS ARE ONLY
INTERESTED IN
AVOIDING RELEGATION
Says DON REVIE
London.
Sunderland have never been out of the First Division. Right now
I am proud to be captain of this side fighting to avoid the 'drop into the Second Division.
In these hectic times for the Sunderland Club you can take it from me all of us have one aim: to keep First Division soccer for the faithful fans of Wearside and also to bring a little happiness to our former Chairman, Mr E. W. Ditchburn.
So many
words have been ting £40,000 for himself when this they will want to become over the sensational he was transferred.
tops at soccer to compete against Doesn't Sunderland inquiry which ended
it seem that we are the Russing,
ant Europeona with 1ertain directors
old-fashioned in this the South Americans, being a little
in our dealings with banned from the game that I country almost hesitate to add my little | footballera? piece, uu I feel I must,
New York, Apr. 24 Any profits from this your in the Canada Cup Golf Tourna-piled meni in Tokyo will be used to establish a scholarship fund; to send a Japanese student to on American University, Mr Joho Jay Hopkins, Chairman of the Association, Internailonat Golf Bald today.
He added tirat ali the coun- part in Just tries which took
England wire year's event in
the expected to compete in tournament which opens at the Kasumigaseki Country Club, 30 miles from Tuky, on Octuber
24.
What a player gets should be You rec, Sunderland are a # personal matter between him-
und I shall never | self and his club, happy club forget after the findings of the
IIL Football League and Football Association were announced When Mr Ditchburn came into The
his dressing-room to say goodbyes to the players,
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I was most interested to hear that in the States they have a kick-in instead of a throw-in. Many people in this country would like to see the same idea
over
Mr Scotiand
here. team like incorporated П
Bays
want the Rangers has no limit on wages Reilly
yet they have had rule rescinded. The kick wastes and
success fabulous
without any more time than the throw. On Joss in team spirit, On the far too many occasions the ball Continent there is no wage limit is kicked to an opponent,' There were tears in his eyes elther. Real Madrid have a when he said: "I want you boys milonaire footballer, Di Stefano, to keep the old club in the First but there is no sign that Real División. I have followed them Madri Jack team spirit simply she was eight. I will still because they can pay a man of clase a fabulous in follow them even if I have to Di Stefano's
the gouls stand behind
with salary and even more fabulous
bonuses when the team wins.
incentives,
by
He described the club as n "real championship course.
Mr Mutsutaro Sheriki, who helped popularise baseball Japan by
spotsoring visits American
will players, Honorary Chairman uf The tournament. Mr Yuj Kodera, of the Jupancic Golf Associa - tion, will be General Chairman,
be
are
The countries who competed in 1050 and have indicated they will again be represented Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazli, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, Eng- land, France, Germany, Holinud, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Philip- pines, Portugal, Scotlund, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzer- land, the United States Wales. Reuter.
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Tum
not
1 is often said that there is
enough action in soccer, Mr Reilly scotches that theory by saying "in the States they med
Amerian rugby game and found that the ball was in play for only nine minutes in an hour."
NERVE-WRACKING
the schoolboys."
I think that speech from our Que soccer needs former chairınan has acted like a not inquiries, for the players. In
I am sure all soccer lovers in tenie on the lads, In these dif- this way we would attract pro- ficult umes for the club every inising players from the factories this country with wish Mr Reilly man wants to pull the team und pits to become professionals and his helpers the best of luck through the troubled waters, At the moment many of them in their efforts to popularise the
As
footballer I
OTC turned away because they sport in their own country. directly concerned in what hap don't think there is enough cash
ul the joint Football in it for them. pened League and Football Association
Above all, if there was no Comunission which inquired into the Sunderland Club's affairs,
wage limit there would be no Everything 'This much I do know, Mr need for inquiries,
would be above board; there Ditchbur was a players' man,
would be A free market and he was always trying to help wou
thevir could negotinie the boys. He has taken his players punishment like a man. That's own terms and get what they why, for his sake, we would were entitled to like to keep the club he loved game without relying on oul so much in the First Division, side uctivities to supplement
People have no idea what the their earnings,
Willie Woodburn Sunderland players have had to
May Play Football Again
Ginsgow, Apr. 24. Willle Woodburn, the former Glasgow Rangers and Scotland centre-half who was suspended indefinitely by tho Scottish Football Association Referees 1954, Committee in September, is free to play football again.
tho Yesterday considered
live through this lost fortnight. descended on Newspaper men Sunderland trying to get stories. It was their job, but so hectic ing were the requests for interviews that players had to take their telephone receivers off the hook to get some peace.
out of the
BOCCER IN AMERICA
For the next 11 days Mr Eric Houghton of Aston Villa and Mr Matt Busby, of Manchester United will need iron nerves, the hide of a rhinoceros, the atamina of a Marathon runner
ice cool assessment of their and, at the same time, keep an players as they endure the long days until it's Cup Final Day at Wembley.
THE WEST INDIAN CRICKETERS CAN EARN $25 TO £50
EXTRA PER MATCH FOR
"BEHAVIOUR.
GINEN OUT
LBW OFF HIS BAT WHEN 99
WE IMAGINE
$50 WILL BE AWARDED TO
BATSMAN WHO PASSING THE UMPIRE'
BATSMAN GIVES UMPIRE FILTHY LOOK AND
MUMBLES. OBSCENITIES UNDER HIS
BREATH
£5.
Falkirk Win
Scottish
„RAISES CAP, SMILES AND SAYS "Ah well, that's cricket"
BATSMAN ATTEMPTS TO SMILE £30
BATSMAN
RAMS
BAT
DOWN
UMPIRE'S THROAT
NL
BATSMAN EXPRESSIONLESS
"Pagö
BATEMAN HANDS, UMPIRE ADDRESS OF QUALIFIED
VOPTICIAN ₤JO
BUT PLEASE DON'T SEND HIM HOME, THE CROWD
WILL LOVE IT...
Rayhijet
HOLLYWOOD'S DARK CONTINENT EXCURSIONS
In Africa It's A Seller's
Cup Final Market As Far As Human
Glasgow, Apr. 24.
A goal scored by inside- left Eddie Moran in the cleventh minute of extra time gave Falkirk a 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock in the replay of the Scottish Cup Final at Soccer Hampden Park here to- night.
first It was Falkirk's
time winning the trophy since they beat Raith Rovers" 2-0 in the 1913 final.
sit
This goal
scored wan
George centro-forwand Merchant in the 24th minute when he headed through
by
a
It must be great to be manager of a Cup Final team, But you
nerves to
were
Skeletons Are Concerned
By RON BURTON
Hollywood.
Film technicians won't be surprised if someone gives them a lot of blank film that is supposed to be part of "The Legend of the Lost."
And if that comes to pass, a certain Italian camera crew will blame some Americans who insisted on keeping $1,200 worth of skeletons in a picture despite all sorts of omens.
difficulty
as far
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A crowd of almost 80,000 saw a hard match which rarely reached a high standard of The story began on a bad and other items currently on the brothers that they have found ideal background scenery in football, though Falkirk always note when the production crewmarket.
the The way for Sheena was a Mexico just south of looked slightly the botter side in Libya ran into
well-marked trail, the Nassour Southern California-Baja Call- and deserved their 1-0 half-time trying to find three skeletons. lead.
They wouldn't have had any people realise. Tarzan, Jungle formla border. trouble in Hollywood, where Jim Ramar and a string of
Shooting there is more costly located movica about Africa over the prop men would have
shooting locally, but it some or simply made them from last few decades are evidence of than
makes for botter background--- pinster. But in Africa things the interest in Africa.
Clothing also has contributed and it's certainly less expensive high cross from cutside-right are different, and right now It's
a seller's market
to a current Interest in Africa than shooting in Africa United
skin Jimmy Murray.
Press, purses, items-itopard bones are concerned.
shoes and coat trime are just a In the 78th minute Klimar-
Tho Crow got its human few examples. The fold of nock's relentless attacks
not until $1,200 art, too, reflects an Interest in rewarded when centre-forward skeletons but
Continent proper native the so-called Dark David Crulett
the had crossed the kicked
advertisements in palms. Then the omens began. with
many equaliser following a corner.
Director Henry Hathaway publications for primitive wall Falkirk regained the lead in
photograph the skele masks and wall murals the 11th minute of extra time tried to
Africa, Moran blocked antons, and before that was com- Italian pleted-it it was his
SPEAR PRACTICE clearance by attempted Kilmarnock
cameramen were ready to leave and the defender
Sheena's main function in the ball shot high into a corner of for home every five minutes. It
the TV series is to fight for jungle was obvious they figured the net. Reuter.
She has her jungle justice. departed spirits had returnert,
allies and the assistance of FUNERAL SERVICE
"good" white hunters in coping various bad
guys of tho On
first taka of skeleton scene the film buckled
Miss McCalla is probably as in the camera, delaying shoot-
to resembling an Amazon ing for an hour.
as anyone in Hollywood. She's On the second try a high not much under six feet, and came up from her natural blonde hair falls wind suddenly nowhere and blew away
below her shoulders. The last device utop the time she checked she Was protective
39-24-38-obviously no scrawny
Into England flew an interest-need the fron
character. His name? through match after match be Carlton Reilly, an associate pro- fore the Final, hoping and pray- fessor at Brooklyn College. He that none of your key men has been in Germany on a soccer gets hurt.
You need coaching tour of U.S. Army
the hilo of a camps trying to get the Ameri- rhinoceros when all the ticket I think it is a pity that the decisions which affected our club can troops more football-minded, "spivs" get busy phoning, writ KO much were published at a
It was in 1934 that Mr Reillying and sending leltyrams asking time when the leam in deeply was asked by the head of his for Cup Final tickets. And you involved in a fight against re-college to coach soccer or fencing, need the stamina to keep going when Committee
before the legation. However, the boys in his own words, Mr Reilly said this tough are in good heart. We have "What sort of game is soccer?" Final. picked up nine points in our
There
the slightest is not Just six matches and we haven't He decided to find out and soccer
doubt that in the weeks before just one of these games.
the Final there is a tendency for players to relax, They don't de It intentionally, but it is on' natural they try to keep out trouble when the great prize of = Cup-winner's medal is in sight,
Woodburn's fourth appeal and announced they had
lifted the suspension.
Woodburn was barred from football as a player following incidents in 1 que matches, sent in one of which he was off.
Wockburn,
aged 30, for Scotland played 24 times and made appearances for the Scottish League-China Mall Special.
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ABOLISH THIS RULE
has
never had enthusiastic supporter,
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He is a great personal friend The Comunission of Inquiry of Matt Busby and had a im the Manchester United which has shaken the whole of Sunderland Football Club can- manager taken in which he de- not possibly get to the root of monstrates the basic skills of the problem which has affected] soccer. soccer ever since professionalism was introduced in century.
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wide demand among the soccer clubs of the United States. Mr Reilly and The truth is that footballers his helpers have a tremendous will always try to do the best battle trying to break down the they can for their families and in-bred love of American-style themselves. And it seems to Rugby in the American colleges,
of theso accusations me ali
agent, black He thinks he is gradually wear- under counter
Immediately market deals and all this alleged ing them down. skulduggery, could be blotted out after World War II there were honest step the only 94 teams in his New York by one bold abolition of the maximum wage Association. Now there are over
200, Umit for footballers.
test
I think Mr Houghton of the Villa has shown sound common sense by telling his lads to play every game until Wembley as though it was a tough football match. He wants to keep his team at peak mental and physical fitness for the
great day and as far as possible keeping his probable Cup Final XI together all the time.
season they should award Matt Busby a medal-for his travels alone.
that means
I think at the end
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Seoul, Apr, 24. The South Korean Defence Ministry today announced that four servicemen representing the Army, Navy, Air ForEC and In most walks of life a man's Year after year he tries to Marine Corps, will compete In wage is his own business. If encourage
The other week at a sports college students all an international milltary he is a good craftsman he can over America to forms football man's panel a chap got up and amateur boxing championship negotiate to get more money. In teams. He feels that this is the said "A manager's job is easy.
duc
in football tournament
SID to begin
this is not so. Even best way of getting our game All ho does is Mannheim, West Germany, on when a man is transferred he
director's box and go down popularised. May 3.
can get only the £10 signing-
tell the players The South Korean boxers willon fée, Yet, on the Continent. He feels that soccer is a world halt time to
we hear stories of men like Ray-game and that as soon as the where they went wrong. be accompanied by three officers,
mond Kopa (Real Madrid) get- United States sportsmen reallso -Reuter.
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This is how Busby spent his time on three days recently:
Tuesday: Open day for the Press at Old Trafford, with some thing like 50 photographers, newsreel and TV cameramen to be catered for. In the after- noon Busby moved on ta Southampton
Wednesday: In Southampton for Manchester United's youtła, team game,
Thursday: Back north from Southampton, Quick conferencD with Mr Houghton to discuLSH Cup Flool Jeracy's-and then on to Blackburn.
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By all accounts the England- Scotland game didn't capture the imagination of the crowd. Well, let's face 141 Players cannot turn on a highly entertaining camera, spoiling the footage. game at will. An isolated in- The third take was worst of cident
can change the whole all-the
comera jammed and course of a game and no mat- the entire mechanism had to be ter how hard the players tay, taken
then and apart
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it will not bring the game into reassembled.
However, electrifying action.
origins.
close
girl.
from
She startles her neighbours by taking her role so seriously that she practises spear throwing on her front lawn in civilian clothes. She saves the leopard
it has
The not been a spectacular
fourth take apparently skin for the cameras.
convenient One of the most perfectly, but no one international season. This raises went off the argument;
present will put much faith in things about filming this series They all is ils location. It pleases Miss the final product, ngure that when it's given to McCalla as well as the Nassour technicians for processing, they'll find only blank film.
1. Should we scrap our Home internationals and have a Euro- pean Championship instead?"
2. Should we play all the internationals in the middle of the Benson
and suspend all League games in this period?
There was another
problem that didn't help anyone forget the series of incidents right No one know quite I think I would favour the what to do with the skeletons, Jaller course. If we played so crewman contacted
away.
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l internationals in November, tribal chief to make sure no one when the grounds were soft, it would be offended, would be a great help. Players
The tribo arranged and con- aro generally at their peak ducted a, complete funeral around this time, and it would ceremony for the three skeletons bo
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who had been dend for more No doubt about it, righly ❘ than a century. John Charles, the Welsh Inter
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ALWAYS DRAWS THEM up bigher for a bal than any
Africa always will rank high other footballer I know. I would in interest in the United States say he beate Nat Lofthouse and and jungle dramas inevitably Tommy Taylor for getting up to will draw huge audiences in all the high bails.
ago brackets. Nassour Studiog subscribed to this doctrine when It began production of the TV. series, "Shoena, Queen of the Jungle."
Every time he plays Big John sets a mighty problems for the opposing omtre-balf, But a the rounds I heard this classio
Why did Busby go to Black burn?. He wanted to see his 21- | story, year-old son Sandy play for Blackburn Rovers Rosorves. I
500 what I meant Look at the mileage Busby covered, No
Even amid the trials and worrice
of his first tomars, he still finds
time to encourage his y
who wil be the Busby
of use future. În Levine badania
The Investment panned out Midget centro-hit: "How do beautifully. Sheens, played by play against Charles, Boss?" tall, blondo Irish McCalla, Manager: "In the first half going great guns from one we'll put a wing half on your jungle compound to another wid in shoulders, and bell bond the is wobeduled to be seen climb
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