10
JOHN MACADAM'S COLUMN
Where Cup Final Receipts Go To
The question that arises in every Wembley mind on Cup Final Day is: What do they do with all that money? The occasion is one that boggles every foreign imagination; the crowd is vast, and the revenue, apart altogether from the black market, not to speak of the previous rounds, is tremendous,
Now, what do they do with all that money moun- ting into thousands? The answer is that they don't do very much for themselves, but a great deal for all the parties concerned in Britain's biggest sporting festival.
Some 100,000 people watched the Cup Final and the receipts-topped £39,000-a sizable figure of money, not to be sneezed at.
Får the 22 Division I. and 23]' Of course, there are ' n' tow Division II. who go into the perqa Film companies pay as competition proper, and the re- much as £400 for the privilego maining Division III. qualifiers, of turning a crank on the affair, there is £70,000 to be shared and radio and television are out at £768 spiece. That is from good for more than a thousand. For the rest, It is up to you and the Cup Pool.
to ourselves, brother, and thank As
you for the cheque.."
for the Final itself, you start with that £30,000 which, when the entertainmenta tax people have finished with it, be comes more like £28,000,
Then the Finalists, the Foot- ball Association, and the pool for all the other participants take £4,000 each, which means a further £10,000 out of your remuning kitty,
STADIUM COST
You have now something like £12,000. and out of that you have to pay Wembley Stadium more than £6,000 "for their trouble (and a. lot of trouble it in). and you find yourself, having staricd with nearly £40,000, fiddling around 'with less than £7,000,
The F.A. have to pay £3,000 in Income tax, and the £7.000 has now become £4,000. You are not nearly so wealthy as you thought you were at the start of this column.
So the away.
money fritters itself The most important men, on the flekl, apart from the players the referee and
linesmen-cost £21, plus
penses, and there is
the
+X3
£ 17 for Final medals. The band and £135,
other entertainment cost
and
to
and it might surprise you know that it costs £133 to equip with the Wembley stewards badges
armlets, 10 say nothing of their general ex- Crowd packers cost penses.
£100-odd, and the travel cost another £108.
VIFS
NOT MUCH LEFT Refreshments, generally la and other deadheads, knock another 07 quid out of the kitty, and, one way and an- other, you probably get on to the idea that there isn't a great deal left for dispensation when the great day is over.
Home. Turf
Favourites
NO. 5: ALYCIDON Chestnut colt by Donatello II. out of Aurora (Fairwey).
Owner: Lord Derby. Trainer. W. Earl
this Before discussing game, staying four-year-old,
name-
-(London Expren Service)
SPRINTERS WILL BE MISSED
We shall miss two outstanding sprinters from the athletic scene this Bummer braw big-boned Scot Allstair McCorquodale and the lissom coloured student from Trinidad. Donald Bafley.
Mac-
gave
Jointly they Britain two representa- tives in final of the 100 metres at the Games. Now McCorquodalo prefers cricket; Bailey has gone to Iceland in a clerical post.
Bailey will make one or two flying trips here for competition during his six months' stay at Reykjavik. He will certainly come for the Championships; hopen to regain the double sprint titles he won in 1946 and 1947.
he
He expects to bring with him one or two Icelanders to whom he is an unpaid conch.
---London: Express Service.
RAF Swimming
Air Commodore G. F. Smylie, CB, DSC, has relinquished the chairmanship of the RAF Swimming Association, which he has held for a number of years, and has been succeeded by Wing Commander C. D, Tomalla, DFC, AFC of Flying Training Command HQ.
The association also has a new honorary secretary, Squadron Leader J. 11. Iremonger, DFC, oft Fighter Command "HQ. succeers Flight Lieutenant R. A. Clark.
who
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
·SPORTING 8.2
"SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1949.
By Reg. Wootton
-(London Express ServicRJ.
What Of Aspinall For England's Test Team?
One over does not make a Test match bowler, even if it does bag the number one and two of the New Zealand cricket side. Yet, such is our dire need for fast bowlers, people are asking today if Yorkshire's Ronald Aspinall is the very man to put out the Australians,
Well, Aspinall, a big, powerful fellow, does bowl a lively fast-medium-to- fast ball. But the drawback is that he will be 31 next October. Which is "getting on" for a fast howler. Men do not develop much after that age.
Aspinull, in the cricket sense.
is a war victim. He did not play
for the county until 1947-35 wickets for 695, average' 19.57. Last year: 58 for 1417. nvernKO 24.43.
Best 1048 performance: six for 87 against Kent on this 64me
Bradford wicket,
Better England prospect thon Aspinall-if only because he is seven years younger-is Ken Preston, of Essex, of whom there Is good news. Plaster and band- nges have been removed from his injured leg-broken ut soc- cer football and the doctors ore satisfied that the break has healed well.
Preston, from Romford, having regular treatment, West Ham Football Club. strengthen the leg.
is
at
to
HOW TO WATCH
R. F. T. Paterson, secretary of Essex. is full of idens. He is sanding out to Estex schools upplying for them copics, print- ed on cardboard, of an article by Trevor Bailey, "Hints on Watching Cricket."
Many grown men, whose idea of good cricket is a succession of long hops ainmmed for six, would do well to take a look at iL
DOCS OF CRICKET
On cricket grounds all over the country I have often won- dered where the dogs come from. They oven find their way into Test matches.
Dogs, more than the New Zealand bowling, put out Len Hutton at Bradford. Three of them came together on to the pitch and were allowed to roam all over the playing area. It was not until Hution had made his first miss-hit, most probably be
these dogs were affecting caus concentration, that Lester Lent someone his bat and with it a mon chased the dogs into the crowd.
stop
They had dominated the scene for a quarter of an hour, Why umpires who so sternly play. if anybody moves behind the bowler's arm allow it to continue in these circumstances Is dimcult to undersiand.
the
Sportsman's Diari
EDITED BY Bruce obe
qualifying competition of the Daily Mail tournament at Ful- well, a 5ft 10in., of nibletle build, with unusually strong wrists. Many see in him a rẻ- semblance to Henry Cotton, the Open champion, at the same age, "Peter talks, dreams and thinks of nothing else but golf," said his father. "As soon as he is awake he goes through the actions of swinging a club."
months ago with the England touring team, is staying there nwhile with friends; the others are on the way home. She is the doughter of the late Mr R. G. and Mrs. Brown, of Hillersdon Avenue. Barnes; and sister of F. R. Brown, new Northants captain, who went to Australio with the Jardine side of 1032-3.
HIS SHIP SUNK Freddy and Aline Brown bye- came the first brother and sister to represent England at cricket. He. Is a right-hand; che a left- hand spin bowler.
A.
Mr Waller, son of Dr and Mrs:
B. Waller, of East Kirkby, Notts, in 37, joined the Orient in 1935, but was out of action as a prisoner of war for about five years,
GOLF ALL THE TIME
He was in the Orama, which Peter's tutor, Bill Cox, Fulwell was sunk in the North Sea in professional, former Ryder Cup June 1940, while returning from player, says Milis has the pur-Norway, by the German henvy fect temperament and plays bet-cruiser Von Hipper, Nineteen of ter when he is under pressure." the crew wens lost, the remain- His whole life has been spenting 280, including Mr Waller, at golf courses. For seven years
were picked up by the cruiser he lived next door to the Went-
and attendant destroyers. worth, Surrey, course, and then, for a further seven years during 4. the war, his home overlooked the Westward Ho Club, Devon.
He went back to Wentworth, where his father, Mr Raph Mills, is a steward. The family live in a flat attached to the club house, Peter assists Cox at Fulwell.
TUDOR ROSE BLOOMS
DON'T-RUN TENNIS French Jawn tennis players seemed to have perpetual youth.
the secret of at 50, is still a first-class player Jean Borotra.
on wood courts. remains a big force in the game)
Herni Cochet
against all but players of top world class, as he is showing in the British Hard. Court Chame Chelsea Football Club
have plonships. an unusual complaint.
How can "one win matches their teams cannot find strong "When my opponent makes a One of without exertion? Says Cochet: enough opposition-their junior good shot, why should I tire side, Tudor Rose.
myself out by running for it? let it go and concentrate on win- ning the next point, which I find I can usually do."
More remarkable, Chelsea are still not satisfied with the results
FOOTBALL CLUB
ENTRANCE
MATCH TO-NIGHT KICK OFF
6:30
PLEASE EXCUSE MV CLOTHES BUT I CAME STRAIGHT FROM WORK.
FROM SOUTH AFRICA Advance guard of the Spring- boks are here. I refer to two it may be best to straighten For five years, 1920 to 1933, South African lawn tennis play- out the pronunciation of his Air Commodore Smyte, then a ers, Mrs Sheila Summers and * “Al - iss - idd – on." Squadron Leader. was one of Mrs Ethel ("Toodles") Water-
the RAF team in the Inter- meyer. Now playing in please
The name itself was chosen Services Swimming Champion Hurlingham tournament
Bilps.
Mr Summers we know-she by the late Lard Derby, and Wing Commander Tomalin was was seeded last Wimbledon, and sald by the family to be in the 1930, 1937 and 1938, 1947 a semi-finalist the year before nected with Mawellies, probaband 1948 Inter-Services Cham. but Mrs Watermeyer, the second ly a piece of statuary by Donas pionships and was Inter-Services best player in the Union, is on tello in one of the museums diving champion in 1938
and her first visit. there.
1947,
Fair and tall, she is a power of the intensive search for talent Alycldon had the most con He was a representative of ful hitter with a deliberate style. that has brought them to this sistent record of all the 1948 Great Britain in the diving I fear she will find transition to position. So far, the search has crop of three-year-olds-fe events in the Olympic Games, grass courts difficult. Her first boon restricted to London.
Next season, Horoid Palmer is grass tournament will be the races, six wins, one second, two 1930, and he holds the British thirds, once unplaced.
Empire high diving champion- Kent championships at Becken told, they plan to extend the hom in June. Before that she quest to the provinces and bring His strong point was his ship, which he won in 1938,
and Mrs Summers are to play to London promising young great battling quailties, and This Year's Inter-Services
players who can be trained for the blinkers, in his case, were Swimming Championships will in the French championships.
The South African lads now a trade while they are develop not "the rogue's badge," but a
in Amsterdam, Eric Sturgess,
Ing their football.
spur to a horse essendous that
was, not his favour he had to force the pace in the St. Leger. He will always du best when he has another horse in front of him to be over- hauled.
Benny Lynch is detailed as pace-maker for the Gold Cup- a race that promises to provide one of the major thrills of the
1949 season
Alycldon is in Brst-rate con- dition for the start of his seri, ous training. He has grown at last to his full strength, and there is quiet optimism in the Stanley House yard that he will gallop Black Tarquin toe standstill when the pair. meet again in mid-Junt.
Clive fraham
Lendon Express Service
CE HATH TO DO ITÀ
STRIPSY. BUT WE'RE GOING"" TO "TUNE-IN ON, THIS 126-LHON
be held at the Seymour
Hail
London, on September 14.
Arthur Feall says:
Eustace Fannin, Nigel Cockbur
and Sam Levy, are also going to Paris They have a Davis Cup
I
So that is how to do it, NEW COUNTY CAPTAINS There are more changes thon usual among county cricket cap- taina for next season. Here is a collected list of new leaders an- nounced during the close season: D. G. Clark (Kent), Nigel Ho- ward (Lancashire), 3. J Syming ton (Lelcestershire), D. Skinner (Derbyshire) and F. R. Brown (Northamptonshire).
A.
G. E. S. Woodhouse will lead Somerset-on--his--own-three shared the captaincy last year and Tom Dollery is now similar- ly placed with Warwickshire...
SOLDIERS TWO
Box in Germany come home a champion. A year ago we were marvelling at The amateur heavy-weight exploits of Ser- of the geant Jack Gardner Grenadiers, who jumped from regimental boxing on the Rhine to an ABA championship-all in a few months.
This year there is another soldier whose career matches that of Gardner almost bout for bout. He is 20-year-old Lance- Corporal Anthony Worrall, of the Royal Horse Guards, Wor- rall from Ipswich, know next to SO FEW SURVIVE nothing about competitivo box- Since June 1947 Chelsea haveing two months ago. Since then, match against Italy before then, tested, in one way or another, he has won as Gardner did in and the Netherlands champion-more than 3,000 applicants.. Few 1048-the championships of his regiment, the BAOR, the army ships afterwards,
showed promise.
Chelsen now have 32 players and the Imperial Services. Now signed for Tudor Rose. Only he hopes to take the ABA utle 1307 form RE. Williams (The Leys about 10 will be kept for next at Wembley next Monday.
There
is one big difference Drider, and Emmanuel), who ran see-season. With five or six now in
Khine Army before con ond to R. G. Bannister when he the forces who have reached the, between the two sidering broke the 14-year-old inter-Uni-standard, that is the total yield men. Jack Gardner was strictly orthodox; Tony Worrall boxes and then versity mile record at the White from 3,000.
“wrong” way round"—with the Just shoot City In March, is to join St.
right foot forward.
·AULIC-LINE colours brown, preen
potted with aidə” on the cus-bell Too many playera spoli 'these shows because
BALLINE e brum be
The Melde cus swing A
BLUE O
take sim
4.6"
cowardà
¡GOING TO ST. MARY'S'
ROMANCE
Mr R. B. Waller, tourist pur- ** sur of the Orient finer. Orion,
sride Mary's Hospital staff when he goes down from Cambridge at the end of the present term.
Blown
Sha-edge
of whita.
YELLOW
They do
that the
Miroke WAS
A STAR IS LOST sailing from Tilbury for Austra
lig has reason to be thankful Boon Peter Milis, who at 17 that his ship caused a futter in the golf bound. This voyage.
is
outward
will
not realiza
AMBITIONS
A few days ago I asked read- ers to tell me by postcard- which of the highest definctions first sighted as a plain ball abg | world,; will have to say a tem- take him to Miss Alinie Brown. in games and athletics they Tout of truth,porary good-bye to everyday England woman cricketer, whom would like to attain: Now for
play. He registers next month he met on a previous one and of the repliez fox military service and hopes to whom his engagement is on popular. If only for the pleasant "Play", cricket for "England" is to go into the BAR,
nounced. Mills, who had a 67 yeaterday 'Miss Brown, ́who' went · lo Kuason given by a Couladon,
Burrey, Wo and 72 today in the Southern Australia in the Orion some eculd spend the winters in the woman reader that "I
but enough, to tilaa the pot.
· Diagram_brown would have roné down, aplaning, qua ball up table for -the next red. if outy, striker had
settled the important” “alde”
tion before; making sim, instead of nean: afterthought,
BUT MOTHER, CARLING,
ÜSIV DO VE SEND YOU
ANKY
AH, NICOLA MIA – ROCA WO AN ENEMY AGENT, I FOUND THAT OUT AFTER YOU HAD GONG TO
ENGLAND DOG COLESTNA TE
TE VUAB GCHING
› POUCH, BUT SOMEHOW H
AMDE THEM GUERECT ME -
ÁME USED YOU
TO FRIGHTEN MAGA CEST LE SAO THAT HE WOULD TELL YOU F WAS WANTED BY I THE POLICE THEN KE PROMISED NEVER TOLTELL, YOU ~16 )”.
OUT OF THE WAY IN
THAT RAN
SFOUND
TRICKLY NOW 1.THENI „TUKT, WE CAN FIX HIM-
Stins,"
"My choloo would be to win a big boxing championship," Bays Mary Elliot, also of Couls- don, because my generosity In sending the other poor chap out of this awful world for at boast 10 seconds might'ë gain. ino.. a place above."-
FOR CHANNEL SWIMMING - From Hove-Mr-Ralph Stent pends alki reasons why he would choose swimming the Channel,
Among them are the fact that It is an endurance te develop ing: all parts of the body;">the accident" of all land gráarams are imposible; and international" sivalry is stimulated.
Hi My own choice, even though a
thoroughly.. weldsh Wimbledon singles.)
Britain May Have A Minister Of Sport
BY ARCHIE QUICK
Because several of our sports are in such obvious need of better organisa- tion and control, there is talk of setting up a Minister of Sport:
"
If that iden wing through, the man best-fitted to be Sport's first Minister would be Sir Stanley Rous, present Secretary of the Football Association. This Beccles-born man, who started as a reforce when schoolmastering at Watford Grammar, has shown himself a visionary and is in virtual control of Soccer on the Continent.
.
Ilo secs yet further ahead for First
sent
àlmost
EUROPEAN LEAGUE
and Second Division I know, but thero could be a he has plans for Great Britain sides, the Third Division ompeting in a European tourna cream of the present Southernwhich, I feel sure, would be the broad baals of reorganisation ment and is a driving force be- und Northern sections and a hind the World Cup Competition Fourth Division could be in- welcomed by the million--airòng
Brazil next year.
augurated, comprising the rest poccer-going public of England of the two Third Divisions and and Wales storie who have be- Now.
that air travel has selected non-League clubs, come somewhat sated at seeing brought the cities of the world
the same old teams year after so close to each other, the pre-
year although their attendances. self-contained Football
| never wane. Lengue system seems
This would mean a compara- antiquated.
tively small league programme Certainly some change in the In Division One, but they present Football League con The Football League system would have their Cup and in-ditions is badly overduo. The could stand wholesale reform.ternational commitments and League programme is so full, There should be a British First could take part in a European lengthy and unwieldy and liable. Division to Include sixteen tearns
Cities League-London, Glas- to upset by continued Cup 'suc- in Great Britain, including Scat. gow, Belfast, Cordiff, Birming-cess that
wo and belli, thir land and North Ireland sider hem, Liverpool, Manchester, year's Wembley's Finalista faced. like Glasgow Rangers and Bel- Porls, Brussels, Lisbon, ete, with a congested list of fixtures fast Celtic.
What new attractions there which called upon Leicester to: would bel
play ten matches in April and. There are all sorts of snags Wolverhampton five games on and difficulties to be frondil out, seven successivo week days.
Division Two could comprise the remainder of the present
New FARGO.....
engineered for LONG LIFE
Your Fargo, Truck's dependability and long life will save you money every day you own fl.
You see, long, dependable per- formance has been engineered and bullt into every new Fargo Truck by Chrysler Corporation. No part was approved for use anill it had passed extensive laboratory and road tests,
You will And that, from bumper to bumper, the new Fargo Truck is engineered better to give better, longer performance. See us today.
New Streamline Styling-Modern from completely redesigned front grille to wider doors, lower running boards.
Speedy Servicing-Hood opens on side. Bultery, fuel tank, oil filter, radiator fill are on one side of the truck,
FARGO
endrucku englnunrad.
and built by Chrystar Corparglion
TELEPHONE (56789 GILMAN & COMPANY LTD TELEPHONE 58800
Dear Friends in Hong Kong:
BIBLE AUDITORIUM Chatham and Mody Roads Kowloon
Friday, May 18th 1949.
Perhaps you are too busy, oven to read this letter, but I have busy people in mind as I write. This is an appeal to all English-understanding--people- In Hong Kong--of every creed and of 'every race.
We have been here in Hong Kong a few weeks now and have had the privilege of getting acquainted with several hundreds of you at the Auditorium. But I am thinking of the thousands who have never been out. To you. I want to write a special, and if possible, a personal message..
What does the future hold in store for you? As you face the future, do you have a trust in the Word of God and a peace which faith in God alone can give? Are you satisfied with what you are getting out of life? Or are- there times when your heart reaches out for something more lasting, more... real, more comforting than the mere profits and pleasures of this life? What destiny is yours at the end of the way? As Jesus would ask you," "What shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?. Or... what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" Mark 8:36,37,
Another question: Are the promises of the Bible real to you, or rather vague, shadowy, and visionary,-rather indefinite? I find many people do not seem to have a firm, clear-cut faith in the Hope of heaven and eternal life. So many seem to be rather in the dark regarding the destiny of this globe and this universe. Are you reading the Bible regularly? In the rush of this. modern life of business and pleasure are you taking time to study the Bible? Are you making preparations for eternity? Or is there danger of just drifting along with the rest feeling that probably you will come out all right? Do wo dare to gamble with our eternal destiny? Should we not take a little more time to study God's Word and, be prepared for those things that are coming?
-What is coming? That's what so many am asking: today. It is pity that so many millions today are unaware of the Bible forecast for our day, yes, and for tomorrow. It is almost unbelievable the predictions that the Bible contains regarding these turbulent times. That's why we should be: studying the prophecies, A.
One day I started looking up forecasts in the Bible regarding what was: to happen to the cities in the last days. I could hardly believe what I found! --graphic portrayals of urban warfare" and a prophetic 'picturo of thð, finall outcome of the cities on earth. When I read those statements, I said to my- self, "Those prophecies ought to bo-read by people living in every city, in the world. These are not far-fetch double-interpretation prophecies: butt rather are straight forward, putright petions regarding these great pitiés
I am hoping so much that you will be able to be out to hear this present-- ed Sunday night, May 15THE FATE OF THE CITIES OF THE WORLD." This address will be given twice to accommodate your evening, 6:80 and 8:30 P.M. Please do all you can to bring others out that night-a subject of solemn importance that nifects every one of us. Sunday night, May d20 will also. another prophecy study: What Does the Bible Mean by the End of World?"!
I have nothlac personal in wanting, as many as possible to attend these: ́·lectures. • I have given ray life to this work for I believe the Bible with all
my heart and believe that solen events are just ahend. I feel;n dejporato... load on my heart that these messages found in God's Word 'might be known to
Forgive such a long letter but Thumbly beg of you to come out, Sunday evening if you possibly can:"
Your friend in Christ; FORDYCE W. DETAMORE
"You'll love the music at the Auditorium. We are trying to do every possible to make your evening enjoyable. Please come, won't you?
Page 10Page 11