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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1958.
THE STAMP OF FUTURE France Has
Has Produced The Outstanding Team Of
The 1957-58 Season
By JOHN COTTRELL
London.
England have won the International Championship. They
have retained the Calcutta Cup.
But it has been left to France, now bottom of the Cham- pionship table, to produce the outstanding toam of the 1957-58 season,
Their recent exhibitions of varied open play have reminded us of what heights international Rugby can rise to when played by fifteen men with great stamina, strong legs, and safe hands.
by beating Australia 19-0 in
the Parks.
most 1 KONC brillant
of the rugby lapiny when beating Wales Par
the first-ever French 10-0. victory at Cardiff. emphastest
Their half-bucks have shown how effectively toetles enn bu diclated by Intelligent running: and paskig Instead of kleiting. Above all, the French passing have movements Just how shabby much of the Home Coun→ handling by the friss has become.
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Against Wales, the French handling
Mcredibly mure that there were only 34 cerums, fewer than in any other international match this season, Man for man, from baldtog Alfred Roques prop forwar (uptly pronounced "Rock"), a conver! tram SIKTET 9:4223 years a. right through the whole side to thai wonderful full-back Miehet Vannier, this the new French Afteen bas
lamp of future champions,
Unfortunately
Unfortunately, the French scirelers did not discover this combination untit Igrivent two-thirds of the season had gone, not untill they were shaken, into drasile action by the 14-0 thrashing handed Gul England in Paris.
by
The selectora, viciously cri- leised by their own country- men, changed the entire Three- quarter 11
handsome dividends.
The new French mugby
the machine delivered erung defeat of the seas
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Never has French rugby scen such a sudden revival, Scot land und Wales need fast, penetrating centres: Ireland I &CCf
half-back an inspirext rinership; England need new blood in the pack. But France
bottom of the Champlonship table-have no needs at all.
The
have French forwards developed a brand of speed and has not been strength which equalled by any of the Horic Countries this season. Small, dark, 28-year-old Plerte
two
Ono England forward who may have to go is Erie Evans, the brillant captain who has led his country through seasons without defeat. He is needs only one now 33 and
equal Inore International cup W.W. Wakefield's record of 31 opprarunces for England.
Thus, the futur louis brightest
France. of all for If they con reproduce thel: surc recent fire, spced and
Win the handling, they may International Championship oil- right next season for the first time in rugby history.
International Table
P W D L F A Ps.
4 2 2 0 20 0 4
Pierrot" Danos is a scrum-half genius who combines admirably England with his skiful partner A. Wales 4 2 Ibazuy.
Scotland 41 Freland France
The three-quarters,
ali
provided by Lourdes, combine Vanaler, t gniteently, and full-buck, has returned to his best form, bring brilliant resourceful in defence and most dangerous in attack.
Hit The Jackpot
1 1 26 28 5 2 23 32 3
3 1 0 2 18 21 2 3 1 0 2 25 31 2
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KEEP
THE ASTORS CHAMPIONS
OWNER-BREEDER FLAG FLYING
RETURN OF A CHAMPION
Nigeria's Hogan "Kid" Bassey, World Featherweight Boxing Champion who recently defended his tile in Los Angeles against Mexico's Ricarda Moreno, came home to Liverpool, England, where the neighbours gave him a great reception.
Bassey beat Moreno in just under nitte minutes, collected £25,000 for his victory. And now he has received fight offers worth nearly £100,000.
Home for Bassey was his mother-in-law's house, where the decorations and balloons were out in honour of the only British boxer who holds a world title.-Express Photo,
Hungary Beals
Yugoslavia 2-0
Budapest, Apr. 20. Fungary today beat Yugoslavia an International soccer
match here.
A crowd of 100,000 at the giant New Stadium w the Hungarians. score a gout in each half.
By making sweeping changes, How de some Welsh League the French selectors hit the Stecer ellas manage to exist?
Not and half-back jackpot,
Fo the Irish low do they rate their travel- division, and male one change selectors. They were even bolding expenses? Nelson FC have in the park. The move broussa though to drop Jackle Kyle for recently been unble to pay the
the match apianat Wales; but referee and linesinen's fees
hoinu matches. they met with no more success, their last two
Sandor opened the scoring in Apart from the great Prench and Blnearḥondda, Porth and the 15th minute and Vasos added revival, this has been a rather Tonyrefail chibs have each had the other ten minutes after the Kansatisfactory
Interval.-Router. season. The 'gales" of under one poundl Wallabies had the worst touring record of 3-Dominion, side in. Britain; the Triple Crown con- test quickly ended in stale- male; England were lucky draw the Calculia Cup match and luckier sill to retain the InternationalTM Championship,
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This rugby season also ends on an unhappy note with the loss of two of the greatest Welsh pinyers wf
tine. Clim Morgan hus played his Inst International for Wales; Ken Jones has played his last match for Newport.
Jackie Kyle, unce the world's wizard at dy-half, has passed Jones* world record number of 44 international chips. But even he may have played his last game for Ireland. He still displays tactical_genius with his kicking, but, al 32, he has be- cuine a much slower playtr and less certain in his hand- ilog.
Clearly, all the Home Coun- tries will have to make changes next season. and this includes England who have been naturul- -ly reluctant-to-change-a-win-
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Sports Diary
WEDNESDAY
Afecting
HK Lawn Bowls Comente ing. Club Lusitano, 0,30 μm.
Hockey
Botvinnik Now Ahead-By
Four Points
Moscow, Apr. 20.
By JAMES PARK
The late Lord Astor was the only man I know who made his stud and racing pay without having a bet and for a very minor outlay. He started with Conjure, for whom he paid £100. Later he paid 1,000 guineas for Popinjay and 4,500 guineas for Maid of the Mist.
From those tap roots came six winners of the Oaks, three winners of, the-2,000 Guineas, two winners of the 1,000 Guineas, one winner of the St Leger and five seconds in the Derby,
20
12 1050 the stud was divided A dozu claims were sent out. between his two sons, the pre- Six were paid! Finally the real Rent Lord Astor and Mr J. J.backer was discovered and yo (Jokie) Astor. They race reimbursed. separately. Lord Astor has
I got quite a kick out of the mares, 13 yearlings, 4 foals, 14 Liverpool victory of Tokoroa. I mares still to foal and 15 horses was talking to Dávy Dick, father in training.
of Dave, the jockey, at Sun- down before the Imperial Cup Aslor
has 10 and
remorked how hopes to have 15 appointed his son must havD foals this year. There are 10 been to lose the Champion yourlogs and 18 horses in train- | Hurate after jumping the last ing. So the days of the owner apparently breeder are not yet over some would have us belleve.
mares
Mr "Jakle"
and
Washed Out
os hand.
with
ruce
dis-
the
In I suggested that not only
bul The Champlom carlier races Tukatoa never had anything left when ridden for a short run.
One of the most worried men
If allowed to go to the front the nl Liverpoot
oher week
hly long was-bookmaker Alf Turner. He three hurdles out,
stride would probably carry doesn't have a pitch there any
him through, without depending more. "Not after they took
That is exactly how he wes £18,000 off me when Freebouler day Anal acceleration. won the Natical," he says. Bul ridden at Liverpool, bookmakers cannot resist
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private gamble, particularly Rare Jumble
wher there IN BRL odds-on chanco.
I hope Alec Marsh is going to have a better season. He is, the Jockey Club starter and a very goot one too, when he is In form, He did not exactly
Two peuple bel £30 to £200 on Moongate with him. Then alag came a man who bet make a brilliant start af Liver- £400 to £200 on. It was rain-¦ pool, when there was ing and a note on his racecard jumble as the horses converged obout the third bei was parlia)- | right and lett, ly obliterated.
I know that can happen to
Turner could neither read the Challenger and former world name nor remor it. At night champion Mikhail Botvinnik to- in the hotel he gave his race- day won the 18th grme of his card to Jack Wooit, who passed We both agreed against the holder, that the name ended Mo.24-game World Chess Champion-it on to me.
ship series
ch the 74th "G! That gave Turner his que Vasilly Smyslov,
News Agency Te- to the bet and to a story. have. Tass
Intremaliung):-dia-Estported. Senkunpoo, in Scotland v Pur- tup. Happy Valley, a pin.
Coff
Ladies' Section: KGC v Shek•O
at Fanling.
Botvinalk now knds Smyslov by 1 plots l seven und fy well on the way to regain his world chess crown-France
Presse.
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
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TO LOST
IT WON'T LAST LONG! JAMI'S COMING!--
By Mik
By Erale Bushmiller
WAIT'LL
HE SEES THAT
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with a
It seems fint a bukmaker who biso found himself with a large bet owing and Hille idea who had made it, was advised to claim off all people who were likely to have hud such a bel,
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-(London Express Serviza).
FOR MALAYA AND
SINGAPORE
Too Ambitious Plans For The Asian Games
Singapore, Apr. 21. The Straits Timas asked to-
-day—whether—Singapore's- and Malayo's plans for the Asian Games were not too ambitious.
Singapore still norded $(M)54,000 to send its Leam Away, and Malaya needed $(M)80,000, the Times said,
Singapore alone
intended a contingent of 85 to Tokyo for the Games. Of these only three would be
ала track
feld nthlales.
Football, water polo, basket- ball and hockey would account for 54 competitors and 10 officials,
DO THESE BELONG?
The Times said: "Do these team games really belong to such a festival? A separate Asian Football- -Championship with profits from the early rounds that would pay for the travelling would make sense.
"A for hockey, if it is CX- perience that Malaya's players scek, then a tour of India would teach them twice as much, ul half the price.
The public's disinclination to put its hands in its packets us comment enough" the · Times suld.--Reuter.
Eddy Choong May Take Up Motor Racing
Penang, Apr, 20. Malayan Badminton stor Eddy Choong, former All-England Champion, said he might to motor racing.
Choong has announced
Lake
that he will retire froin" badminton after the next Thomas Cup tournament in June.
"I have a keen interest in cars," he said today, "and I took part in a couple of county speed trials in England Just for experience,
"I hope to compete in further local méels."-Reuter,
Cheapest Division
The Second Division could casily be the cheapest in the League next season so far no travelling expenses are concern- ed; The two Shefeld clubs. Leeds, Rotherhom, Barnsley, Derby, Notts County, Hudders- feld, Ifancaster, Grimsby,, and Scunthorpe are All on cach other's doorstep.
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