Much Too Easy!
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
WELL PREPARED
1949.
IRELAND'S TEAM WAS THE
WEAKEST
SIDE
INTERNATIONAL SINCE THE WAR
BY ARCHIE
QUICK
over-
England swamped Ireland by nine goals to two in the Soccer International at Maine Road, Manchester, but if this leads to confidence, we may see England lose the all-important “decider" at Hampden next April. First of all, Ireland fielded the weakest inter- national side of any of the home countries since the war and England were given no real test.
There can never have been a worse full back display than that of McMichael's which ghre Tom Finney so much attitude and the other full back, Feeney, was almost as bad. The halfbacks were overrun and the forwards never got any sort of a service.
One could alan detect faults in the England side, which may sound captious criticism of a side that won by a seven goal margin, but it is better to judge these things carefully. The successes were Finney, Mortensen, Rowley, Froggatt, Watson and Franklin to that ocılar.
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THE SPURS ARE HAPPY AGAIN
I there is run thing to "dead cert in Surrey then
ponts ed even
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instance. they folshed Afth seven points belhd champlona Fatha bul this bad bought Judiciously about redward rounel The finne fare when Dinquennin folks for I have little doubt that Brey would be "up" now
COINCIDENCE
moved back to outside drit, shls! they were in the First Divisionally
Joules the end of Sandey Mal thews' carter
10 Tota mark can be applied Lawion
Mortensen and Finney struck wonderful understanding, arid the 6 fed Progat lanks to be the Selectors prayer aborted at cute-k1
up #
sume
"Wren' Third Officer Tatiana Brown of HMS Excellent may never be chal- lenged to n duel, but in such an improbable emergency would be quite prepared for
ont.
THE TURPINS POSE A PROBLEM FOR THE BBBC
London, Nov. 22,-A British Boxing Board of Control. rulo that only British Champions can fight for world titles may have to be altered.
•
This follows the change of mind of the Turpin brothers, Dick and Randolph, who have once more stressed that they will not meet each other apart from gymnasium work.
fith
they Quite recently
wero His eye began to awoll in the inclined to the view that if n third round and by the world challenge by Randolph round it was almost completely meant that he would first havo closed.
tillo from to win the Brillsh his brother, Dick,, then things should take their course and the brothers should fight it out In the ring.
PUBLIC OPINION
FORCED THE PACE
Nuttall forced the pace from the first, bell but much of his workt
clever
was offset by covering-up tactics-on-the-part of his opponent, Bebbington, counter punched
Since then, however, there however, has been much talk, and no crisply and in the fourth round little ink used in print, atating he shook Nuttall with a hard failed to that such a fight would not be right to the jaw but popular with the general public,follow up quickly.
At the weight-in Nuttall
George Middleton, who man- ages the brothers, admitted that sealed 1 slone one and three- pubile opinion had decided the quarter pounds and Bebbington
atter, that the mother of the 11 stone-Reuter. two boys was against such a
She was in all service rifle and revolver events at the last Army Rifle-As-acht and that he himself did sociation annual meeting at Bisley and she was, to round that off, second in last year's Wren's Fencing Championships.
NOW TO HIT A SAFE SIX!
Sloggers' Insurance Is Booming Today
Cricket clubs with hefty batsmen who hit sixes out of grounds into gardens are looking today into their Insurance. No wonder, after the Court of Appeal decision awarding £104 damages, plus cosis, to n Manchester woman struck by a ball as she stood at her garden gate.
Mr H. A. E. Scheule, secretary of the Club Cricket Conference, tells me that many clubs are alrendy Insured.
"Any club or any individual player can obtain cover against that risk at negligible cost," Mr G. R. E. Gilby & City insurance broker, tells me. The companies will include it in their third-party cover."
It costs clubs (Irrespective of amber of team) 30%, now
if he and the rest of the barg? that Spurs will win promotion bad luckfern Divicon Twback to her remain the
1 s neuler denee that when on Mill and Dukercon, but, proper sphere next Apt 1 Rowley and Wastrem cummol be the time of wining they held
surd a; Hotspur wor promotion in 191P 1 Trk Stirten, a iz displaced tos, that he was not even more good wile as runners Sher with a then-record number of
Westnewly
they 70 points their record after 16
-47 was 1013-2 1.0 Kahra work to pave lumelt
simumed Steffelet Patte
I was 10-- after led has gone barve last 32 98 A week ago
defect 13 2 1 41 10-28 An amen without Nevertheless England's am September
What as the
for al Spun wrack prolably be chance!
J bad the best attack
lenging for thy Championship if this Pyschologiewi
for the playing staf
the
English superlative is their folli
Texte int
right-back sad se snoth their teamwork
the Ramsay hus made a big differ- Puspite
Comparing
he was exchanged The suleener thre present players with
1921 Cup Fanni for Intentional winger Erne
while the that won the
Jones with Southampton,
Medley tha god by Jimny Dimmock
wingers Walters and agnst Wolves when the Tot teahom chab hood uh frillsaut have replaced Cox and Jones. artists as Jimmy Seed, Arthur Otherwise the team is the same. Crimi wt Tommy Clay and Spurs fortunately have not That rather for t had to change their team this playing
when captala except debate which could never satis-
Ronnie Burgess was playing fur factorily be settled
Wiles Tuitenzi went down
Apart from this, all the ping- Leicester in Apr 1935.
maximum itunes have they threatened
Quy
definitely return to the place utong the wages -- which
were not heat reason, believe it or not, and the club has a new new manager, secretary and a
arrival of Arthur The former Spur from Chelmsford
City, is the real reason for thei
By his turfful approach to the players and his knowledge of the time he can ne day star into the Herbert
To sum up Chapuinta class
happy for the the Spurs are. London, Nov. 22-Eng- first time since World War 11
Headaches In
Store For Football
wall
Mary!
FILTE
One Change
7, HO
are
1:0W
Managers In Team To improvement
Ladon, Nov. 22-Thera may be mure headaches in! store
for
managers
Football
club
if the Players'
Meet
Italy
Union carries out its inten; land's team to play Italy in tion of becoming a "elosed,
an Association Football In-¦
Tottenham RUGBY UNION ternatiound on shop."
Hotspur's ground on Novem
ene change her 30 shows from the side which defent- vd Ireland by 9-2 last week.
When n manager wanted to make a team change or go into the frausler market for a new Ars have to player, he would satisfy himself that the in- dividunt concerned was a memD- ber of the Union.
of Wolver-
Кали
re-
Berl Willions,
Wanderers, hampton Nivered from bis injury and re- places Streten la goul.
The team is;
England Sends
Out A Scout
Insure auntally Kultu various risks, such an injuries by runaway rollers and in pavilion res, and poisoning opponents or setators at lunch or ten.
"Anticipating that many more will now Join." Mesays clubs H.A. Sheppard and Co., of Tun
"we do bridge Wells, tell me, not for a moment propose any alteration in the rates, although In view of the present decision that the ability It is apparent is considerably increased."
JANUARY CRICKET Now-down in Essex-ls tho winter of the cricketer's dig- glorious summer. Essex County Club, with content made
to
on run co-operating. Council of Physical Recreation January 2,
23 and 4 what they Proclaim as "the
A "be arst residential course for training coaches."
Arc
the
it will be held at Alleyn Couri Preparatory School, Westcliff- on-Sen, at a fee for the entire- course. including accommoda- lion, of three guineas.
All the Eastern Counties ar eligible. Six places are reserved for Women
THEY KNOW HOW The staff is distinguished-- D. R. Wilcox for batting, Trevor UNUSUAL SITUATIONS
Sir Wavell Wakefield, MP, Bailey and Peter Smith bowling; Should a decision be taken to
Vice-President of the Eng- H. P. Crabtree, mass coaching form a closed shop, all manner of nusual situations could
and the H. Strudwick, wicket-keeping lish Rugby Union im- Wiliams (Wolves); Mosley
and scoring, Frank Chester, um- most arise. One of the
former England Rugby cap-piring. H. C. Lock (Kennington portant would be the nilitude of (Derby County), Aston
non-union chester United); Watson (Sun-tain, and Cambridge Bluc, Oval), care of grounds. members towards
Soon after this course is over members.
Presumably union derland), Franklin (Stoke City), has been out in South Africa
28 "Struddy" will captain: men would refuse to play along Wright
Mor sent by the Rugby Union to January
have bis 70th birthday. He kept Ride any boty not in the union. Would they also refuse to play against teams composed of non- unlon footballers?
(Wolves), (Preston NE),
(Blackpool), Rowley watch the Internationals be-wicket for England in 28 Tests,
Finney tenson (Manchester United), (Manchester United). (Portsmouth).
ure
SOLD OUT
England do not play Scotland at Hampden Park until April 15. Yet alroudy Southern parties are queueing for tickets that cannot be had.
Pearson tween
New Zealand and Froggart South Africa,
The idea was that be should A problem facing managera
Three
reserves have been sight be the selection of their
note the style of play of both for the teams. Ev
Even though their sides chosen because substitutes
leams In preparation chosen consisted en-allowed up to half time and in normally
British tour of Australia and New Zealand next year and the tirely of union members, in the the case of a goalkeeper at any They are
For instance Secretary George interest of peace and harmony, time in the match.
would have to make Streten (Luton), Ramsey (Tot visit of South Africa to Eng-Hawes of Middlesex FA: hus munagers
been asked for more than 500 by stro that Anyone else they tenham Hotspur) and Milburn land in 1951.
his clubs, one of which wants wanted to bring into the team (Newcastle). Reuter. was a union member.
FIRST QUESTSION
PLEA, FOR CURRENT
PERSONAL VIEW
Sir Wavell's personal view is 64 "so that we can make up two that undue importance is beling Loach loads."
attached to international games Nine other. Middlesex clubs
of the Ing sides.
nich on
There is a close days beween
"I'm afraid they will bo unlucky, Mr Hawes commented.
EACH IS 75 · Within half a dozen miles of each other two venerable hockey
with a gon)
not like the kica very much
recent On their showing in Aghts the brothers are definitely In the top class of middle- and Randolph's pun-
weights
ching powers suggest that he fa prospect for the a very bright title held by Amerlen's Jake La Mottn.
He is, of course, barred from Contral The long as this Fo Board's rule is in force
RETIRE?
10
Dlek Turpin could retire, leaving the way clear for other for tho vacant mrn to fight middleweight tit. Or he could to Ran- lose to another boxer who, in turn, could dolph.
succumb
All this would, of course, de- iny matters in connection with any plans for a world fight and so there is
general hope that the Control Board's rule will be
relaxed, so
allowing Randolph to go above the British title and challenge LaMotte for the high-
makes one wonder how followers ent of honours at the weight.-
of the game have done without Reuter.
One so long and also perhaps
why it should now be produced
here, and not in Wales.
English clubs FO little
GAVILAN WINS
Montreal,
Noy. 22-Kla Gavilan (Cuba), contender for
Scotland and Ireland because of the world welterweight
title,
0 unanimou9 10 distance, but play n great deal gained
over Laurent in rounds decision rugby of their Saturday
Wrench middle- Wales. And Wales play a big Darthuille,
Dix scratch side 2-1
awarded proportion of their matches here, weleht, here last night,
llan was scored just on Ume.
Each club "celebrated" in the
Editor of the Playfair Rugby rounds, Dauthullie three, with From the Surbiton Annual, 0, L. Owen, has colone even. evening. cocktail parly to the Richmomlaborated in producing Its Welsh dinner there went a slice or tw
of birthday cake.
counterpart with JB.G. Thomda,
This was the Frenchman's
-Itcuter.
NUTTALL BEATEN
One article is written by Wilfrid Crst defeat in North America. Wooller. Another is by English- Oxford and Cambridge Un-man D. R. Gent, all quite signi-
were at versity sides
the Sur- Oxford (who had hiton party; beaten Richmond in the after- noon), went un to the dinner.
1
Acunt.
ALL-ROUNDER
his fight
with Ron
Dick Turpin
Billiards Match.
A friendly Inter-club billiards London, Nov, 22.--Johnny"
played at King's Nuttall, un Olymple boxer, was match was
and the Chinese Australian heavyweight Alt beaten for the next time since Building on Monday between VETERANS
Gallagher, who was to have turning professional at the West Sports Club
The CRC won 740-583. stopping
Club Scores with Sports Here is another soccer veteran fought Earl Walls nt Manchester Hnm Baths tonight, the refere Recreation Club, hear from W. Packington, this month, has entered hospital Bebbington, of West Ham, in the secretary uf The Corinthians with synovitis of the right knee. afin round of a scheduled eight players first:
L. Ko beat D. R. To, 150-140; Casuals, that Percy Sargeant, a
Gallagher tells me the knee round contest because of Nut-
W. Williamson lost to II. 'S. Chang, D4-150; D. R Wong lest to W. Wou 144-150; F. C. R. Wiggins lost 10 Leo Waf-tong,
member of the Stock Exchange. Arst troubled him when he was tall's badly damaged eye.
for
LON
71, played regularly that club until 07.
Any advance on this?
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The decision was unfortunate
playing lock forward in thirteen- Yes. a-side rugby in Australia, Fred
according to a recurred when he was helping for Nuttall as he appeared to be Baker,
Jack Gardner to train at Brigh-slightly ahead on points. Hackney correspondent, S. H.
fight with Stefan Griffiths, has turned out at left-on for his
Olck. half for Bush Sports, Ash Grove.
A professional at boxing and Hockney, this season at 03.
football, the quiet spoken Soon we shall have footballers Gallagher also swims, sails and drawing the old age pension.
UNEXPECTED
runs in top class company in his own country.
International skating cham- Walis, by the way, is to fight pionship at Richmond for women at the Albert Hall on December who had never won World 13 and at Earl's Court on Jan- European or Olymple amateur uary 24. Opponents have not championships, produced two yet been chosen,
rather unexpected results.
First was that Britons Miss Janet Altwegg and Miss Barbara
-DON JUAN-REFEREE
International golf
the
Don Juan,
Wyatt came first and second. IRST Secondly, all 15 competitors had match between Portugal and
WAS refereed by been coached by one of the two Italy Gerschwellers, Jacques or Ar- Spanish Pretender,
Count of Barceload. It ended in nold.
n draw, each side winning four matches with ong all equare.
(London Express Serulce)
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FOR THE WELSH First Rugby Football Annual devoted solely to Welsh rugby
Six-day Bike Races Don't Catch On In The States
BY CORNELIUS RYAN
It can definitely be said now that competitive
Consider the scene in Rome. Nov, 22-Sports fans and that club matches are being want to book up coaches-if they managerial office when the news pleaded with the Italian govern-affected as a consequence. He can get tickets for the match. comes through- that deregular player is unit. The suggested meat today to relax electricity is also opposed to the excessive so that they can hospitality bestowed. on tour- deputy is sent for First questrictions tion asked him is hot whether hear the broadcast
England-Italy soccer
link these he feels capable of fitting into
British, South the playing part required but Nov. 80 in London,
The plea was made by the African and Australian Rugby, The
2,000 Rome nowspaper, union,
Mes because in post-war years the
The state of the six-day races in America is simply the out that under present restric- Newton-Thompson, leading players, is urging
be Vincent, Stewart, Brunow and remaining 200 or so players to stone port of Rome will become members by January, without electric power on that Le Clus have been nanies
when I asked him about the attendance at the opening when it hopes to negotiate ajday, preventing thousands of conjure, with Ini Varsity and against KB Boy's XI which in- expressed in the answer of promoter Harry Sperber
to the International Rugby. In
race of the 1949-50 season in New York. now players'
with fans from listening agrectnent
country. the clubs.--Reuter.
|· broadcast-Associated Press.
"Aro
you in the union?."
already
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strong, including most of, the saggero. The newspaper pointed Van Rynevelds, Travers, feller, clubs, Surblion and Richmond, bicycling in the United States will never be more than
SULAT THE, ROYAL TARA.
SPONDER WHAT OLD
•BODDY MLONG-LEGO OVER THERE WANTED
Mister Conquest
HEY!
WHAT'S THIS
DEATH
NAVAL HERO
Jane, dropped dead in his Lendon Bet yesterday. It is $7
Bull-Be of
Beobow Nevi
that his wirength but been
for the past few
Hofmeyr,
to
were celebrating their 75th an- niversaries the same day.
I watched the Surbiton match
this cluded several internationals. A fine game it was, won by the
THAT'S THE UTTLE ADMIRAL! "FAILING'! I NEVER
NOTICED IT!!
KIT MUST BE TOLD"
- AT ONCE.!
TRK
a very minor sport.
."A fine crowd. op, opening teams. But still the customers night Sunday," he said. "But were scarce.
Sperber was determinadiy Monday night whe.Halloween and Tuesday night was. Milton cheerful.; Berle. I think we may have a good
Thus it was
"Bicycle
racing is
slowly
NOT CLOWNING
"Lefly” donned Japanese rain gear to take coaching his regular position at third bassin Nagoya, Japan, where the Seals met a Japanese All- Star aggregation.
Frank Lefty" O'Doul, manager of the San Fran
not cisco Scals, is
the: clowning to get umpire to call the game In day tonight (Wednes winning its way back to popu-
the above picture. larity, liu said. "It's fast, it's that exciting, and it's rough. That's the bikers cannot compete with what Americans like in any a minor holiday or a television sport and that's what they get comedian As far as the cus tomers are concerned, almost in the six-day raco”
A dispassionate observer any thing is preferable to the
wwe would agree with Sperber that ix-day food rice, offering bike-racing is fast, exclting. Geld of European stars and rough during the sprints, Lo-and that some Americans ke Alf Rigoni Severino
sober agures of Carrara, Ray But the Tourner, Milo
Icwor show that Gousset, Chris Van Gent, Fer-attendance nand Spelte and others and spectators are paying their way riders. In this year than last year, and competent American And the race get good publicity that the totals are thousands In the New York papers better, below the high of the 1920's. coverage. In fact than the They seem determined to stay local professional basketball that way-United Press
a
races.
Rain failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the Japanese baseball fans as some 140,000 turned out
Picture. for the two games, AP.
112-150; S. S. Fong lost to O. LL. Pang, 83-150.
Tourists Held To A Draw At
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi, Nov. 20: The two-day match between the Commonwealth touring. cricket team and the Com- mander-in-Chief's XI ended in a draw here today. The Commonwealth
team, 80 runa bebind on the first inn inge,
improved in their second knocks today and were 'all out for 251.
When stumps were drawn tho Commander-in-Chier's side had. scored 13 for the lose of three wickets.......
RETURN TO FORM
The Commonwealth cricketers mado a welcomb return to batting form on the second day Somo bright of their match. cricket was witnessed when the. touring team hit up 251 In their second knock.
the veteran Wally Langdon, Australian left-hander, was the top scorer. He scored 69, which Included six fours, in two hou Jack Holt, with 42, Bili with 43, and Georgo Pope, with... 31, were also outstanding. Hol and Alley scored at a rapid ralo, Holt making his runs in 1 minutes, while Alley tools 40 minutes and hit two magniacent BXQS.
Com The final scores were:
§1 'ind" monwealth team. Commander-in-Chief's. and 13 for thren, wicket.... Reuter.
Inter-Hong Cricket
The following team will reprezent. Jardines in the game against 13, & B. on Sunday, November 27t 11:18 am, at the Hongkong Cricket: Club ground; IL. D. M. Bertoni, D. L Bosanquet, C. Haretay,C. Blatt, N. D. Booker, B. Haw thorn, M. Hutchison, Ɑ, M. MIUL AL Ricknit, J, Bellorar B Tremlett worth man, M. alttart **