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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1949.
THE SEARCH IS ON FOR BRITAIN'S SPORTSMAN
J
OF THE YEAR
By ARCHIE QUICK
The annual election of "The Sportsman of the Year," organised by the "Sporting Record," is now coming along. First winner three years ago was Bruce Woodcock, with Sydney Wooderson second; the follow ing year it was Denis Compton with Reg Harris next; the next time Compton again topped the poll with Freddie Mills in second place.
Who wins in 19497 We have four outstanding world champions-Mills, lightheavyweight boxer, Johnny Leach, table tennis, Tommy Price, speedway, and Reg Harris professional cycling.
Compton fell away from his previous high standard, and Len Hutton became the leading batsman. Then, of course, 18-year-old Philip Mickman, of Nottingham, swam the Channel, while Rinty Monoghan is also a world boxing champion, although not a very convincing one.
The peremielly young Don Finlay is still our best hurdler at 40 years of uge, and Bill Nankeville follows the line of succession of England's great milers, For Soccer, I would not hesitate to nominate Raich Curter, whose player-manager- ship of Hull City is proving so successful.
Sylvia Cheesman
My own personal vote would, been a terrific boost for British I would Then arol we must not forget! the Indie-hanty Stephens, the be for Heg Harris as No 1. fie sport uver the water.
Sirdner alul, not only set up the unparalleled again put Freddie Milla recond, golfer, Nimreen
the runners, Ral of winning the amateur and Horatio Curter third, and Jahuny
cycling Larh fourth prant janfesional and Janm Cary, lawn tennis
efumagrionethups of the world in but he hos Facepatter REINOUS, vince ennustently won his reves Europe Bar crack Continental
FA CUP DRAW
28
The
London. Nov. draw for the second round competition proper of the Football Association Cup. to be played on Saturday, December 10, was made an Tollows:
Wita
Cited
Watford y Nether Beld Exeles City v Cheste
Cheinated thy
Town
In aster Hovels
held Town
Yeovil Town y Southport
Bradford City
Carlisle
Town.
Weymouth
NI
Upwuh
Mus
Galloglan.
Burrow V
Crated
v. Swindon
Dr
Aldershot v
v. Tur-
Bereford United.
Northampton Town
quay United.
Newport County v Gateshead ; Nottingham Forest v. Stock -
port County,
Hochrhale v
Notts County
Darlington or Crewe Alexan-
ra
Oldham Athletic.
Nuneaton Borough v. Mossley Wrexham v. Southend United --Reuter.
ALAN STEPTO
LEAVES
TI
Alan Steplo, Army, Inter-j port and KCC fast bowler, left this morning by the as. Eastern for Brisbane leave from the 25th Field He will not Regiment, RA. be returning here.
Two Sundays ago be h 134 Gurkhas 2/0 Jul the ruus
the Oecusionaln Against Chater Road-the Inghest in- dividual knock of the seasoti so
far in local cricket,
Isl
In England he played for the
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CORTIC
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SPORTING SAM
By Reg. Wootton
Transfer Fees Keep On Skyrocketing
Up and up go these silly transfer fees. A director of a club which is try- ing to obtain Eddie Quigley, Sheffield Wednesday star, tells me that Wednesday value him at £35,000. The would-be purchasers offered a mere £20,000.
At this rate footballers will soon be worth-to everyone but themselves-
the knees and more than flm stars. But what a risk the buyers take, with ankles of star footballers so vulnerabļo.
But it is exchange, not eash payment that Shefeld Wednes- the case of after In lay are Quigley who has asked for a transfer. The barter story for
1 duration threatens to innke the Don Revie perial look like a snap deal in Petticon: Lane.
EXCHANGE DIFFICULT
So many clubs want inside- So few have the class forwards, of player to exchange for a mon at Quigley's quailty. Cluba ke
I have not 10cBoned pro- fessional golf, for after all the Americans swatoped us in the Ryder Cup and South African Hobby Locke won the Open This has beaten them at their Clotnpionship There was no
where it hurts outstanding star; only Charlle to start with the idea that they and consequently it bas Ward at all consistent.
uw Kame and
THE CHOICE?
ARD
Nomination for Britain's Sportsman of the Year- Reg Harris, World Professional Sprint Cycling Cham- pion. He is here shown defeating the Dutch star, Jan Derksen, for the title.
Second Division League
Cricket Averages
BATTING:
Sutton Cricket
England ATC
Club while
arrt for
Bir A:1
S. E
M
cadet during the war.
lo went Grammar School,
Springgruve to
among the other Grammarians at school n the same time with him being the English Olymple and Em- pire Games sprinters, Sylvia Cheeseman and Doris Batter.
Record Holders Trying Again
Auckland, Nov. 28.-George Sutherland ond Eric Coy, holders of the Empire Games' hammer and discus throwing records re- speclively, are among the 05 athletes who
Bux (IHC)
D. Lanolin-Jones (RCC)
V. C. Bori (KCC) Dhabber (KGVS)
15
AT Lee (KCC)
will do business only on
Vervangs basis but it hardly
went from
ever works. vio Leicester to Hull for example, in a £20,000 cash deal between the clubs.
Quigley is one of the mix best inside-forwards In the country Yet Wednesday have told In- terested clubs they want to ex- change him for a man of "simi- All right. Let's lar abllly
Tis- se who wants to go to borough. Mortensen? Pearson? Mannion Shackleton? Marria Steri None of these
Wednesday enn start the m tion right way and then SVT where Quigley would like to go
STUDIES ECONOMICS
you ever wonder why transfer egolntions long consider the complientjens
Wolves when
start talking business with Bournemouth about Forbes, Questions tha! have 10 be settled are (a). Would Forbes to Bourne- mouth tbi Would Cross su Wolves in part exchange? (0) Can Cross be persuaded to leave Bournemouth? And
then there IN (d) WIE Bournemouth
the #gree to
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fee Wolves will also want?
The Bournemouth plan falls down on young Cruss, winger or centre-forward, sparely built, economies ut studying Bournemouth. "A move would
back set my stuctles
it year, and
1 still have three more years to de" be explains. STAR HURDLER Duncan White.
Ceylon, uf who finished scend to America's Roy Cochran in the metres hurdles, Olympic 400 will probably go to New Zea-
Athletic the
MORE PEOPLE IN BRITAIN TAKING TO LAWN BOWLS
*
London, Nov: 28.—Although It does not get the pablle attention of such games as football and cricket, the ancient game of bowls is rapidly Increasing in popularity in Britain.
Last year 74 new clubs joined the English Bowling Association, making the total membership 2,026 clubs. Many thousands of men and women have turned to this. reatful game, considering it the ideal recreation in a world of hurry and hard work.
The individual bowls chan pionship is one of the hardest titles of any sport to win in England.
Last summer 47,106 players took part in this event. Although by nature a sum- mer game, bowls has not closed down with the coming of win- ter. There are 45 Indoor clubs niliated to the EBA, who keep
playing through the winter on Indoor zinka All over the country.
Championship Matches At Fanling
1st Round: N. A. Brown beat L.
Results of the first and second Faced with the
necessity of rounds of the Club Champlon- having to pay
their own ex- ships played on the Old CourSE penses, Britalo's bowlers havent Fanling last Sunday were n declined to take part in the follows: Empire Games at Auckland early next year, but a British team is at present on its way to South Afrien To tour there. A. E. Lissaman best . D. Hunter
2 and 1; R. X. Collings beat F. T. MeMullen 3 and 4 W. O. Davies best 8. S. Gordon 3 and 4; r. Graves beat A. R. de Pinna 3 and 1 K. 8. | Kinghorn received walk-over from J. D. Mackle; G.
The girls have been told that they must not take part in any game kely to cause physical injury before December 18, the sailing date. Even a gentle mus at hockey la barred.
Yet
1x alt
invited wore up to Cambridge on November | Reuter. 20 to compete in an meeting at Fenner's and invitation was accompanied by
from request Rn urgent WAAA that they should all together and trent...the meeting as part of their train-
the Empire Games. Ing for
Apart from the normal risks attending an athletle
And
you
face the opposing. which
Then
"Play
aised
team you know you're out to beat,
of Lite the Lord calling, mid the friendly eries which gree!.
plRy The up Kume!"
15
come
RISK-TAKING
something There is
rather bewildering in the preliminary training arrangements for the six giris going to New Zealand next year to represent us the Empire Games
in
the
Goldman 9 and 11 E. R. Mackay best G, O. W. Blewart at the 19th;
Victoria Ahead Carter beal F. R. Wallace 3
In Sheffield Shield Match
meeting Perth, Nov. 28.-Victorin,
of this sort, the danger of pull-all out for 306 in their ed mureles is increased in cold, second innings, were in com wintry weather, while running perhaps on A sodden track.mand today when stumps Why take the risk?
were drawn in their Shef field Shield match against West Australia.
-London Express Service)
Ex-Champion Criticises Australian Slugging
gymnusiurus.
West Australia,
103 bebind
and 4
2nd Round: F. B. Mackay_ best NA, Browa 1 up; A. E. Lam. man bext B. K. Colline 7 and 8: W. G. Davies best F. Grama 2 and 1; 0. 0. D. Carter beat K. 8. Kinghom & and 4.)
Winner of the Bogey Pool played
over the New Course was Mr. T. a card of 3 up.
Lynch (Handicap 22) who returned
Starting Time: Tara may now be booked by members for the New
Course in the usual manner through the Club office. Throw will alter
nate with unreserved Grom which are only brakahie at the Courer.
Rracting times for Saturday after- am may alan be booked through The Club offies,
on the Arst innings (154 to 250), scored 01 for the loss of Competition Open Four OMOS; Competition will two wickets towards the clore Entries for this
close es Sunday, December 11, of today's play and were then Handienpa as a date of draw 350 runs behind with eight wie-erence of combined handicaps.
standing.
111 76.
Some Sydney boxing trainers are kicking back
Ken Meuleman failed by only Australian champion Vic Patrick four uns to reach his century viciously at former
"Rock 'em" methods followed in for Victoria while C. McDonald because he criticised
The best bowling performan- Hurberi, who such claimed nivo for Victorian wickets, Puckett 114 runs and Herbert for 12
Entrance Ice 1300 per couple. Tense enter nanies on list at FanT- link or submit names to office.
Matchra "Over 13's and Under Members so reminded that (his match takes place on Sunday.
wishing to play should be appended
mited in the office. Singles will ba four- layed in he morning and mnes in the afternoon.
December in and names of those
Vie criticised the system where "soeking" ability anden were by C. Pucket! and M. the list in the Clubhouse or sub- the ability to take a "sock" is considered more important than skill.
The champ's former manager, Ern MeQuillan, is leading THE trainers whose feelings seem in have been hurt by the mild and well-meat criticism
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Metallan kicked CAT counterblast to Patrick by
វា chance of napping op the
radio Interview on the subject and angrily telling the listening public where Patrick's criticism was ill-founded.
At the Sydney Stadium
Warned Off
The Turf
Adelaide, Nov. 28. Two men were todny warned off the turf indefinitely by the Committee of the South Australian Jockey Club for elec- boomed argument at Patrick proposing to
dressur-trical battery on horses in a OR corridars nod rams. Eis theme was how un- scheme to win large sums grateful Patrick was to criticise of money.
touk the very wethods which
They were for- the boxer to fame t 1:40--rul kept him there for
karad for the Empire Gaines eight years,
where
after 11. The
authorities at Loughborough College, he is studying Physical Educa Lion. have agreed to grant hitzi leave of absence.
While, who earlier this sea- son had Intended to retire from the track, expects to run the 20 yards and quarter-mile fat as well LIB 440 yards
hurdles.
SUMMING-UP
But Patrick never levelled any criticism at McQuillan in the first place. It was just n Keneral sunning-up methods he used To win his Aghis, as
compared with those
the
used by Americans Freddie Dawson, Rudy Cruz and Harold Dade in Australia today.
use an
ryns
LADIES SECTION
Meuleman was very patient today when a lile more enter At the Committee meeting hold prise might have enabled him immediately after the general meo!- ing the draw was made for the to pass the 100. Puckett's pace Taggart Cup which will be played bowling Rave him roatehes figures of 10/104, but Victorin appear likely to gain an right win to-morrow, the final day of the game-Reuter
out-
on the New Course at Farling. The first round is to be played by De- cember 13, the second round by January 2, the third by Jaquary 17, the reinfasis by January 31 an the final by February 14. The draw for the first round is as Zollows:
Mrs Turnbull Mrs Belby: Mr Armstrong Nire Wal; Men Canidy MEXICAN CAGE
Mr Colleg Mta Bavilia v Ma Pote-Hunt: Mr A. Mackie v Mrs STARS WIN
Mies Mundy; Mrs M. C. Mackie
Cuthbertson v. Men Piercy; Mis IN MANILA Clague: Mrs Mt. Stewart v Mrs El- Hat: Mrs Wallem v Mrs Prophet: Manila, Nov. 20. The Mr Hunter Mrs Coteswarth; Mrs Mexican basketball team racked Penn v Mrs Latimer; Mre Sinalley up a 72-04 win
v Mrs J. Brown: Mrs Coombs V over 40 Chairman of the Spendlary College Five
Mrs Webus Mfrs A. M. Brown, v before a 10,000 Stewards. Mr J. E. Keating capacity
At Liman: Mr Strickland v crowd at Rizal Mrs Watkinson: Mrs Rudrot v Mrs who told the enquiry that he Memorini Stadium last night had been approached by the
The Mexican aquad, towering men to work with them.
an average of eight Inches over Stableford Competition W/11 bo He said he was told that the their Filipino opponents, trailed played on the New Courer at Fand scheme would return him a pre-1 points at the end of the first in Entries 111 of between £3,000 and £6,000 yearly.
or
gear.
examined.
trapped by the
Shewan,
On Thursday, December 15,
are now
open
*** | partners will be drawn upon
as has been done at the pre- The vlous Third Thursday" derzei
J. D. Cinguo who has kindly" offer-
a prize for that day,
The Medal Competition played on
Sunday, November 27, was won by
Mrs D. Prophet with a nest 10. The runner-up was Mrs J, Strickland with's neit 73. Twenty playera en- tered the Competition which w the first Sunday event to be held.
10 minutes as they played a Firal Mr Kenting sald he was told cautious zone defence. Then the by the men that he must guaran- Mexicans switched abruptly to play has been designated by Mrs
man-for-man technique that tee that the jockey's gear would a man-
and that the effectively blanked Atenco star not be searched Jockey would not be questioned Luis "More" Lorenzo, who had
The men sald counted 18 points up to then. MUST HAVE PASSPORTS
Patrick says he now agtees
they would arrange for the bat- The Mexican team averages Support for the Italian Soc-
with Rudy Cruz' opinion that
two inches.--Associated tery to be secreted in the jockey's feet cer tearn when they play Eng-¦ Australian fighters are "slug"
Press, land at Tottenham on Wednes-
happy" trained and taught
Mr Keating lold the Inquiry day. November 30, will
mainly to be ronger and that he realised the possiblitics probably be greatly reduced by harder-hitting than their op of landing the culprits in a met.
decision of the British Conponents.
he Accordingly,
encouraged sulate in Home
term their visits, kept a diary, or It was 150
precisely this
up ranged for police and club wit- "slug-happy" that bolled
and other trainers nesses of the meetings and Othen McQuillan
that made an exposure of the whole Bay and in retaliation 10 Patrick, like Dawson and Cruz, thing. have a very limited knowledge of the training methods in this phasised that there was no sug- country.-United Press.
Inna. N.O. Rutas HS.
Aver
4
122
02.
40.00
b
} 10
102*
37.00
334
47
20.30
A man who had bought
125
31
25.00
stand tickets for the match and
(
120
57
21.33
recently went to Rome to com-
0
113
41
10.83
plete arrangements
for his
&
111
40
18.50
Qualification: 100 runs,
with
party has received a message from the Italian tourist agency
whom he has been
ay
operating stating
thot
Co- the
Erie Ho (University)
A. E. Noronha (Recreio?
*Not Oul,
BOWLING:
British Consulate have refused to grant collective passports for parties.
'AS YOU LINE UP—'
Caton A. Wellesley Orr, Rural Dean of Kingston, has
hand tried his
nt writing
7.42 footballers' hymn, which was 7.70 sung at a footballers' service in his church, St Paul's, Kingston Hi
Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
Aver.
Q. J. Dunne (KGVS)
27.0
11
00
18
3.33
A. T. Lee (KCC)
74
28
118
22
5.30
Owen (Commandos)
50.5
11
129
24
5.37
J. urst (RAF)
41.3
11
103
ID
5.42
Dowding (Commandos) A
23
0
67
10
3.70
G. Vale (R. Navy)
51
10 110
10
5.78
A. D. Ebrahim (IRC)
60.3
23
124
19
0.52
Y. Motiwala (IRC)
G9
15 141
10
D. G. White (KCC)
40:5
11
132
17
F. D. Bottomley (KGYS)
51.3
11
110
14
7.85
D. E. Remedios (Recreio)
42.1
115
14
0.21
46
G. Elliott (University)
41.4
-145
15
9.58
E. Noise (R. Navy)
P. Hards (Dockyard)
37.2
134
13
422
12
100
10
Eric Ho (University)
30
117
11
C. Guterres (Recreio)
15
141
13
D. Davenport (RAF) ...
43:
13
110
10
A. R. Osmund (Recrelo) 30.5
127
11
11.31
B. K Foh (University).
51.5
165
12.01
Qualification: 10 wickets,
wit represent Canada nt the Empire. Games hero in February.
Sutherland, who is now years of age, set the hammer ro- cord at Sydney in 1938 with a throw of 159 ft. 87/8 inches. Coy established the "dlacus record at the same Games with 146 ft. 101/8 inches,
Eight offelals will accompany the contestants.-Router.
COME OF WID. KNOCK-KNEED OLD
CHOW THE ENGLISH GENTLEMAN YE PACE EVER JUMPED A END
BARRED CATS,
My Mister Conquest
IN A GIO
GAILOR?
it to Kingstonian He dedicated
Its rather Intricate metre 10.30 FC. 10.00 sets itself into the famous old 10.03 Wessex tune "Mine eyes have 10.84 seen the glory." Here is 11.00 Arst of its six verses:
As you linc
up for whistle. with the about your feet,
the
DAVIS LEADS
LINDRUM
London, Nov. 28.-Joe Davis,
former World Champion, and Horace Lindrum, of Australia, began their three-day match in the News of the World £1,500 snooker tournament today, and at the end of the first session Davis led by five frames to one.
with
Scores,
59 and 94 40 34.
Davis
The Committee of Inquiry em-
of impropriety gestion
by a jockey whose name had been mentioned by the men con- cerned, and who attended the inquiry on the Invitation of the
Committee-Reuter.
Not Good Enough -Except As An International
sidered
London,
27. The Nov,
figure in the outstanding English first trial teams is un- first doubtedly the Oxford player, (Davis concedes 20 points in C. E. Wian. This three-quarter the each frame) were 83 to 29, 83 who has already, got his Blue ball to 55, 08 to 41, 50 to 05, 03 to for cricket, has not been con- good enough by the to include in the Davis, led Lindrum by eight Oxford side, which has an ex- frames to four at the close, enes ceptionally strong back division player winning three frames this year. during the evening session. The evening scores
(Davis wore Arst) 69 to 80, 09 to 59, 52 to 92, 82 to 60, 50 to 70, 99 to 47. -Reuter.
CHELSEA BEATS SWEDISH TEAM
-
Winn has been playing
P Rosslyn tremely
well for the Park Club and his form has caught the selectors' eye. Should he do well in the trial and get hie cap It would be the second reason running whan a man un- able to make the University team has gone on to Internation- al status-Reuter.
London, Nov 28-The Engilsh
TWICE HOLES First Division tram, Chelsea,
OUT IN ONE best the AIK Football Club of Stockholm by two goals to "ene
Buenos Aires, Nov. 28-Miss after being led at half time: 1-0 | Marjorie Merchant, who is 18, at Stamford Bridge Stadium twies holed out in one ini a here today round of 18 holes at the Lomas
d. Nilimons
mon scored for the AIK Athletic Club herd. She sunk and Bowls and Bentley replied her tee shots on the fourth, and Itor. Chelsea-Router.
l'oighth greens.—Rouler,
SLUGGING IT OUT
Chuck Hunter, of Cloveland, Ohlö, blasts a halt raising left, to the ear of Alvin Williams, n full-blooded Caddo Indian Trom Wichita, Kansas, during their eight- wound bout in Cleveland. “Hunter won the decisión.-