Alan Hoby Answers The Question:
THE HONGKONGI TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, DECEMBER 180,
Who Pays
When Football Stars Fetch £26,000?
Question everyone is asking-“Where do football clubs like Po ton North End find the money to pay £26,000 for one player, Eddie Quigley?" The answer is simple. With few exceptions. the 88 Football League clubs bay and sell footballers as if they were cattle.
Under this system clubs often sell one pair of legs to the highest bidder in
order that they can buy a more fancled pair from another.
Moreover.
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There is no
I am not attacking Preston for doing this-but the system, straighter man in Soccer than Jim Taylor, who runs Preston's affairs.
League under
can spend 1000), Peter Doherty, who also As a result they rules, this ancient and honour- another £15,000 on player, and had a £10,000 label, Billy. Steel Tommy Lawton (£16,500), pay a ablo club-they won't
still be in the black. "under the
Ironically enough, despite this (£17,000), Hughie Gallacher?
The Preston view is that the counter-are perfectly entitled thriving trade in two-fouled
much of transfer system
tho keeps to spend £50,000 on a player talent, football ower
Its success and glory to business money in football and if they if they can afford it,
don't
on players the spend nien like Jim Taylor, who took over control of a club purely Chancellor will grab half of 1
their warm-hearted because of love of the game,
SYSTEM IS WRONG Indeed, Preston have already spent £12,500 on dve players this penson
detert Whint i
A systern mickie of the which, in the twentieth century, allows such D trail
Professonal
fallers
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Yet, £12 a week atal under otherly they are not given penny of the transfer fees
Perdon, of course, are a sol
well-pu vend an extremely
Many of them were wealthy and poured a constant cascaño of each into footbal},
All of them were characters why were never afraid to take heavy punishment-right in the jektenson
after peason.
In
My view is that £28,000 for any footballer is farcical. the end this modern money mania will bring Soccer nothing but misery.
I appen to the Football Ar
to put ciation
roine sahity Tock Into the Krone (a) by ing transfers to a £10,000 celfur: (b) by giving the play- er a fair cut of the fre; (0) by curtailing all mies to
FOR PLEASURE One of these Midas mich was the late Colonel William Par- Lelose reason,
Sinter coaxer! who trike the Banson, they went few weeks ago for Maithew from Stoke to Binek market a
ley and Forbes, whom they pool
When he rollspeed and die bought from Wolves for
were in 000, they
last your past after amadel left £81,000
if necessary, 10 spend on players.
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pation, 260,000
Lam nembus they masie » 1.
£13,000 af between £14,000 In the past few years.
between they
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A 6.00 End
a
Waxrl inking eve
The colonel w ins themands of miles in Hover looking for plowers
Anather was Julan Des
With her inagnan- of Fulham
cent
E
travel Rein-
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$10,000 n season, und one reason this spirallest in
£30,000
Wit
STILL SOME LEFT
He was also the only
who cowhed
They alred another £24.009, (walhall left grond! their international
wingget, Bobby Langion, went
When unked why he spout a furtune D Fulham, he righed
to Holton recently
Thes als past through severa) { 'My desi ser for the pleasure it Jaffe deals Including the ramp ut affords Big Manchester unted Emberi te Laterster
ma" He left £63,000 Unded when he died in 1944
Today his son Charles Dents, same Fulnom ceries
the
Kenerosity 1211 traditions goodwill.
HASTINGS CHESS CONGRESS
MYSTERY EXPLAINED When Will Mannion had his with Mddlesbrough last year it was reported at the Time that a group of Oldham Hastings, Sussex. Dec. 29.
businers men wanted lu get a 15,000 and -Chesa musters of Austria, bank overdraft of Britain, Belgium, France, rate the balance by public sub-
cription Holland, Ireland, Hungary,
At that tume Muddlesbroughi "Norway, the United States were asking £25,000 for their and Germany RAW Lord star, but Mannion himself said Simon, a chess enthusiast he was worth only £12,000,
Another foottail "mystery" is and former Lord Chancelor.
11 tint clubs who often seem upon the 26th International the red are still able to buy ex- Christmas Chess Congress på naive toge price players
i All tha has happened, hure today.
MA Led Simon and
Nell out. Is that one director, or Par a great, hun perromally quorun Cooper-Key, Member of
feed the bank on egriraft Thinker do Iament, each made a
When Manchester 1011 be the Dist match between
Wele on the berrak of bunkrup the Norwegian Chamuer
W. Gibson, Bar And 1. Szal, of Hamley in 103. Mr J
date. all town outside Rary
Lord Simon said that chess Manchester stepped in and for nude himself a month early was the only activily which 14
tuleg tually regemmable pursued under the same today on both sides of the Frun, clutes expenditure. Curtain It is therefore, one of 1. He stood to lose the unifying forces of human st
ty"
The chief Interest tonight centred on the first-round pre- mier match in which 17-year old Larry Evans, of the United States, mel W. A. Winser, who
is more than three tines as old a his opponent.
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£8 A LESSON New name for holding Sam Kolf's top This Send, American troney-maker (£11,812 year), is "The Afurn: H-
meyr
Sam has just stepped up his fees for one playing lesson lu f 1 wha previously 40 not including caddies' fees.
Brille The
professional's average fee for an hour's gult Mation is 10%
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MORAL SUPPORT-
Danny O'Sullivan, British Bantamweight Champion, given the boys moral support in a boxing exhibition at St David's School, Gloucester Road, in London.
BRITAIN'S CYCLISTS WILL
RIDE IN CURACAO
Seventy-five lucky people, Britain's athletes and oMeials, ate their Christmas dinners in warmer latitudes than Britain's on board the Shaw Savill liner Tamaroa en route to the Panama Canal.
Here are some of the temptations those in training will have to withstand: Cigarettes, 28. 61. for 50; Whisky, Is. the "double"; Gln, 9d. the "double"; Liquentrs, 1s. the glass.
Actually the and he strong.
templution will for the athiela are used to doing without They
CYCLING ASHORE
IN
Sportsman's EDITED:
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Seeing the Panama Canal in Itsell makes the trip worth while Why weren't you and I born athletes?
STAR SCHOOL SIDE
I hear from Rossal that seven
of this year's remarkable erle- art side-the team of the school
O'SULLIVAN WON -BUT TEDDY WAS THE HERO
By ARCHIE QUICK
Just three years after winning the amateur title, Danny O'Sullivan, the Cockney with the Irish name, is professional Bantamweight Champion of Great Britain-- an outstandingly good one following in the illustrious line of Palmer, Bowker, Stanley, Corbett, King, Paterson, Baldock, Nobel, Pattenden and the rest of them. “
But to me the hero of the title fight at the Royal Albert Hall was O'Sullivan's 'opponent, Teddy Gardner. Here is a little chap, rapidly balding although owning to only 28 years of age, who has.been pitchforked into the Himelight because of Champlon Stań Rowan's retirement from the bantam ranks.
BO NED,
True, Gardner had beaten Jackie Paterson, Norman Lewis, Eddle Carson and Gaston vin con Bos, national champtons all. but until a week or Gardner had no greater preten- sions than to be a publican in
10 his native West Hartlepools, earn a modest living and re- main a non-smoker and tecto- Laller.
As he said to md after his chance of a world Utle fight with
disappeared:
Danes Donate
A Little Mermaid
Facing seaward. a amail
Ortiz had "Thank goodness I don't have statue called "The Little to do this for a livelihood. Mermaid" stands on rock in am only gind if I put up a good front of the Royal Hong- show for the B00 Inds who came down South to support me."
kong Yacht Club, about 15 feet above sea level. inspiration was And how these Geordies, high Anderson fairy story, aml it up under the root of the mighty is there to serve as a re hall, shouted themselves hoarse minder of friendship. na time and again their clever Jittle
GEORDIES. CHEERED
Idol made
Its Hans
O'Sullivan The original statue le at the lonk foolish by his adroit foot-Royal Danish Yacht Club at work
Rnd
ducking Referee Copenhagen, and Hongkong's Sam Russell told me afterwards miniature-cast by the sculptor that when the end camens heen presented to the Club Gardner retired at the end of by the Danish community in
Hongkong.
the ninth round with a nasty gash on his left eyelid O'Sul livan was only just in front and Men E. Huffemeler, wife of the ag-Danish Consul, unveiled the 255 by Shrewsbury they replied that because of his extra
Most of Kression.
the skill sistua, after Mr H. Dreyer had with 343 for four, which includ- CAS
came from Gardiner who cer-presented it to the Club on be. Against the tainly did not ed two centuries,
let down his half of Hongkong Danes Old Rossallana the school had supporters.
Mr Drever said: Commodore, Ludies and Gen-
The other outstanding event
to make 104 In 70 minutes, and did it, the last 2 In five minutes. Maraland made 1309 the evening was the first de- tlement
feet of Eari Walls, the much-
in the first innings and 70 not
second.
-(London Express Service}
Norwegians Not have been since the war,
Coming Here
It
WAS
THE FIVE CHAMPIONS will do something to keep them Five British world champions selves it on the voyage. wwere ingelber for the first time!
It is with great pleasure that For instance, the cyclists will. They In London last week.
Danish com- Canadian coloured on behalf of the to ashore at Curacao and pann- James Dear {ravice).
out in under the hour in the boosted
Hils inn for practice
heavyweight. Hest Hneris teveling, dobainy
runs a will
conquerer murity I undertake the honour the Royal two cycle rollers Freddie have abuard Lunch,
was another negro, Lloyd Bar- of handing over to table tennis) ML Tomy Price (speedway)
There : for training.
a zal
nott from Jamaica, It was just Hongkong Yacht Club this little And for all
about the most ferocious fight token of friendship and peace. Deenmon was 6 dinner riven for the wrestlers,
FAIRY TALE the Sports Writers' Associa there will be a tell-tale weigh- tion, Sald Red Harels: "There in machine
Walls had Barnett down in British word
Medical offver chun-
in charge of at Ave
the second round for thres You probably knew that the but here tonight there the party is Dr Harald Moody,
counts and again in the thin sculptor la Mr Erikson, and his won't be enough until there are competing in New Zealand as
taken from Hans weight putter, There are 41
arinounced by the round, and the spectators were motif was
to be Christian Anderson's Fairy Tale members of the English and 18
year-will be avaliable again Hongkong Football Association shouting for the bout
Eut stopped.
Barnett como "The Little Mermaid". · It com- of the Scottish leam. Among
next summer. There will cer- lost night that a cable was back after terrific punishment bines simplicity Beauty. the travellers are John Parlett,
tainly be more records to come, ceived yesterday from the Nor-und after that the two men The original statue is placed the half-miler, Terry Higgins,
Nos, 9 and 10, Melluish and weglan Football Association, literally chopped pieces of each on a large, boulder nearly in N
Nabu Drake,
may be promoted in the stating that they could not uc other. quarter-miler
Walls tired rapidly and front of the Royal Danish Yacht hammer, and a group of women batting order! Both
scored cept the Invitation to come to was himself down twice in the Club on the famous Lange, athletes. Sylvia Cheeseman. centuries in house matches, and the Colony during Chinese New eighth and last round to lose on Linie, Copenhaver, facing the Dorothy Tyler, Jean Desforges,
No. 1, Watson, had an average Year.
harbour and sound. This minia- Margaret Walker and Dorothy
of 25 for the school.
ture was cast by the sculptor Thero themi
No school side got them all if further Invitation were rent:
bains gaining a and is an exact replicó of the out. In 13 matches they lost all between October and November succession of one-round vte-orie
original, 10 wickets On two occasions 1050, they will consider the torles, many boxing observers
I take this opportunity to were not satisfied about his thank the local Danish firms for being holsted into the top class the generous manner in which until he had been seen taking they have subscribed, to our punishment, Well, he shook like cause. Without, doubt they have first time Barnettone so appreciating the great I reed the tanded properly, and this may advantage the Club is to "mem put pald to the "£1,000 chal-bers of their staffs in the pro- langes" on his behalf to fight
Gussie Moran Beaten By Kay Tuckey
Manley
among
ace swimmers too.
Calcutta, Dec. 29,- British MANS EVEN WITH tennis player Kay Tuckey HORACE LINDRUM
tbeat American star Gertrude "Gorgeous Gussie" Moran in the Asian Tennis Champion. ships 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 today.
Miss Moran yrics appesering all Two days liness and ap peared to be off colour
However, she partnered Bel- glam's No. 1, Philip Washer, in
Mixed Doubles
the
London, Dec. 29.-Peter Mans, of South
Horace Africa, and Lindrom, of Australia, esch the frames this won three of | afternoon when their heat of the News of the World £1,500 snooker tournament opened.
Lindrun is conceding three || points to a frame and won the to now first three only Jimmy fight back audi down Joval opposition. Menin anal Hynemth Cargin, three.
1. 10-8 #rossed a season United pratif of over £50,000.
'STOOGE' MANAGERS
MISRA BEATS WASHER India's No. 1. Sumant Misra, But in spite of the examples bisat Washer 7-0, 6-4, 3-6, 9-7,
the nith wel of Taylor. Dean Gibson, Mr 11.01.
Other mosters competing in the prevaler section Include day is rotten. Barda, three times Champion of Norway,
not sch
Only
Szabu of lengary, who are Rossoling, the French Champion This type, unfortunately grow-ciated Press.
last year's Hastings Con- and
trents the manager as a Dr Euwe, gress winter, Dutch Grand Master and I.
Fuller and Konig, J.A. Wood.
B.11.
WIN
the
for Mans to take the nex!
The scores were (with Muns first) 54 to 47, 95 to 10, 63 to 52, G1 to 71, 42 to 69, 40 to 89.- Reuter
CRICKET TEAMS
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However, they suggested that,
ly. To a first innings score of matter again,
Soldier's Wind For Macao Yacht Race
By "MAINSHEET BLOCK"
The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's annual Boxing Day race to Macao and back brought 10 yachts of the cruiser division to the starting line shortly after day- light on Boxing Day.
Nereida and Lola
from the north.
FORCED AHEAD
points.
When Walls was
Bruce Woodcock fur the Empire motion of health and sportsman-
Championship.
Vietnam
Players
ship
May the
"Llític ̈ Mermold” succeed in furthering this worthy efect to the banent of all,
I hereby hand this statue over to the Royal Hongkong Yacht- Club and request Mrs Hut-
In French Table temer to unveil it.. ·--
Tennis Tourney
best
After
said:
Com-
A PLEASURE
the unveiling, This is an annual race of 74 miles for the La Cigule Cup presented by the Commodore, Mr N. V. A. Paris, Dec. 29.-A strongmodore Mr N. V. A. Croucher Croucher, whose famous old La Cignie set the record International entry for tho It is
18 indoed Merrett, the Cardiff boss, and played today, the others having!
n very great time prewar of 12 hours 23 minutes for the course.
French Table Tennis Open pleasure for us to be present at Sir Sura 11111 Wood, the inte been played on Wednesday be
V Army 1st Division al Gall another to fore bad light interfered. Arsenal charinan
tomorrow:-E/Ldr.
Championships from Jan- this ceremony this evening and W/Cdr. Panton. Today's most thrilling maleh F/O Cambritt
Thanks are due to the small come of the crews even contemn-unry 7 to 10 fortune on football-
is already to thank our Danish friends for F/Lt. Hall, Sgt.
Kroup of sailing enthusiasts from | plated a swim The hint of a was between Pakistan's Hukbor PLA Vaughan,
this very beautiful statue they the transfer system as it stands.
assured. Macro who Ahmed and Philippines' Felicis-Mourhouse, S. Dunn. 81. Parks,
not only anchored a southerly breeze started them Cunnington. AC Tyrer, AC
Apart from France's
have presented to, the Club. Most Ampon winning West Cpt. Hil
mark boat and kept lonely again but came to nothing-in
of us can recall Hans Anderzon's There are other directors, too, sino Ampon.
including players,
Michel Rugal Navy v. Dockyard RC to
watch for many hours two miles fact, was the undoing of Muya! ornaments. 6-4, 6-1, 4-0 3-7, 0-3--Aso-
fairy story of the Little Mer morrow 1 King's ParkC.P.O.
off the Macan share but turned who sailed south looking for Haguenauer, Guy Amouretti, maid, which kindled our child- Vale (Capt.), C.P.O.S.M. Brine.
out in two of their own yachts more and found herself in wille, Alek Agopof and Mes- this creature of fantasy
Michel Lanikoy, Charles Dubo
ubo hood's Imagination, BRITISH VICTORY
Lt. Rend, L, Moffatt, 0. A. Jones,
and how to Shepherd most unfavourable position when dames Jean Delay, Huguette sit on the rocks gazing scawards, would E. M. Newman, C. 2. A. Blackbee. the stage yet generally would not In the quarter-finals of
Sut Maylor, M: Nolie,
the contestants round the mark the true wind later came away Bellet and Louise Giraud, en watching the ships sail by, know a footballer from a Hoor-Men's Doubles today, the Bro.S.M. Smith, LA. Ken, 12th walker,
Gast tish team of Geoffrey Paish and Man:--P, 0.
for the return journey.
tries have already been received
No Club can have been Professional football is turn- Gorurd Oakley beat R. Deyro
HOCKEY TEAMS
With a soldler's wind right
from Vietnam's Mai Van lloa, torturate as ours in having Jacques Mieres, formerly of ing into a grotesque and gigan- of the Philippines and Narendra
round the course, it was an easy Police v. HRU at Boundary St. at
Once moving again Orlon, the Champion of Indo-China, throughout Its history of London, Le Germany and now
madhouse. In this cheque-Nath of India, by 8-0, 6-8, 6-2.
race and mostly very fast, hoKuniang and La Cigale quickly Tran Guang Huy, Mai Van Chat. keen and who at 05 is the only surviving crazy era
loyal support we shall soon have The match commenced, yester- Blackbourn, D, O. Tebbutt, M. ILC.
yachts with eased sheets at times forged ahead beyond Tai O with Tran Van Lieu and Phu Guse our Danish members, whose Master from the first Internathe £ 30,000 footballer, and day but it was not completed airch, A. Lexile, W. P. Apps, R. Wil
son, D. Brown, J. B. M. 3. Wall, J. A logging their maximum speeds, the rest well asteen. Orion was Huy. few years ago owing to bad light.
Belgium's George Rotamil, tional tournament here in 1805, players who a
salling and row- Re K. C: Thong. Sherrard-Smith,
prowess in but for the faster boats at Jeast
first around the Macso mark just Mine, is competing in the premier re wouldn't have been worth £500 Fellelssimo Ampon will meet serves: Man Singh, Darbara Singh.
Chislaine Roland It was most exasperating. In a before 3 pm. hotly pursued by Alek Erlich.
anding has always played a pro- serves section.--Reuter.
will be selling for £15,000 and Indin's No. 2 player, Sumant
minent part in the Sunday, at Navy YMCA on
down wind start Ariki und Nona Kuniang followed by La Cigale. Misra, who beat Belgium's King's Park, (Dully off 11.30 a.m.):
went over the line first with the Cup
Bearing down from the north Ing the World Champion, John- FARCICAL
player. Phillp Air Witam. L. Moyes, Surg. Lt.
am sure you will all agree - remainder bunched close behind. Mallows. Mr Branch, L. Cdr. Hals,
hind.esme Ariki. She had had W. A. Winter resigned in his Eddie Quigley 15 clever, Washer.
L/Tel. Mathewson, L, Eudis, LL
Mrs Marden's new much shorter loss of wind and Leach, holder of the French with me that a more appropriate.
title,
Bergmann, | gift `or n Richard
lovelier setting another.
could quarter-final Gemmell, Lt. (S) game with Larry Evans, the cultured insido forward,
sloop 17-year-old American · "wonder he comes from Sheffield Wed-match, the Indian, Narendra Drewitt. Lt. Grant.
RASC v. Dutch Hockey Club, kong and ably sailed by F... picked up the north wind much Franks. will be taking part would like to express our thanks in their International pesday,
Division Nath, beat Heraldo Welss of friendly gare, Shamshulpo to-morrow
Coole, after an exciting tussle carit
carlier. Having sailed a course Christmas
Portugal, Switzerland and the to Mrs Huttemeier for coming Chess Congress club.
Argentina, 0-2, 6-4, 7-5.
at 3.30 p.m.-Sgt Kelly, Capt Brooka,
with her 1,000 sq. ft. spinnaker, two and a half miles longer Saar are also expected to for here and, unyelling the Little match here today.
has nover played IOT Miss Kay Tuckey, will meet But. Firth, L. Day, 8/Sgt. Forrent.
Hilton, in the
Capt Deal. Li Norman, Dvr Boyici,
Mermaid,, which will not only soon boro to the front..
Ariki rounded Macao 20 minutes ward entries for the events, Evans will now meet Dr Max England. Can he be compared Mrs Betty
Moj Marble, Maj Jarrett, Maj Hun semi-final. United Reserves: Capt Fenner,
SULPHUR CHANNEL
behind Cart
Cigale and nearly an The draw for the Champion serv as a perpetual reminder of Euwe, the Dutch Master, to with the masters-Alex James women's
Pouffer. Jack (10,- Press. (C9,000), David morrow-Reuter.
Sailing through Sulphur Chian-hour ahead of Dan. Following chips, will take place on Tues the enduring friendships made
closely came nel 45 minutes after the start Dan
Nona
here and of our friendly, re- with day, January 3-Reuter. the order was Orlon Kuniang
valries, but also of the close ties which unite our two countries.
POINT FOR LARRY
Fastings, Sussex, Dec, 29-
boy
more.
Ho
Second
Davlo
But
In
Mister Conquest
ON POTHEEN LICL -"STRIDEY TRIES TO FOCUS.
"E LIS MEN 'KNOW HIS IDENTITY “THEY CAN BETRAY.
HIM. BUT UNDER REMOTS CONTROL-THEY GROW
CARELEGS.
CONSIDER THE DILEMMA OF A 6PY.CONQUEST.
YOU DID A ROUTINE CHECK AND PURGE FOR ME.MY BOV, NOW- UNFORTUNATELY-IT'S
YOUR TURN,
4 p.m. tomorrow-F. M. Suares,
So
the of
Britain's top players, Includ-progress of the Club Buccessful
Werdaley, Lt. Kunaking her debut in Hỏng fatsoured by a flooding tide, Aubrey Simons and Miss Peggy not have been chosen, and I
CLAG N.THAT'S ENEMY IN BIGUIT THE SKIPPER
NEEDS HELP
Ariki, Nonn, La Cigalo and Aquila, Torn, Klatawa unda
in that ord
order,
Squally conditions
Ο
ons under the
Sets Record
Solingen, Dec. 20-Walter
ARGENTINE-^ -HAT-TRICK:
today Madrid,
Aquilia, the rest stringing out. Here Ariki pulled one out of the Tai O light gave boated ittle German Swimmer bag by bearing away along to excitement and generally
Une shortening of canyon;, but' Кар Sul: Mun to take northern route, the remaining
ining tically all yachts, carried, an nine yachts, electing to lecap to eased sheet for the 33 miles:or gether via Choung Chau That so from Macao to Green-Telanda Ariki was right was to be proved inside the harbour again on Kunge, of Germany,
swam the eight hours later when she ditions proved unusually
100 metros brchat South American football teams dish stroko in 1 min, 8,6 rees, which all, won their matches in Spain rounded at Macao an hour ahead pointing,
Calms allowed La Cigale
gale is a tenth of a second faster today, the Argentine Racing of yachts on the same handicap
Valencia and close on the heels of the fast come right up on Kuntari and than the European record for Football Club beating
the distance. $7.
by five goals to three-nt Valen trio.ee
generally upset everyone'pen)A Marache, of France, citab-clo, the Son Lorenzo team of with the casterly, wind dying culations. Orion having enlled lahed the record of 1 min 8.6 Argentina wloning. -- by, three the leading yachts Orion; He
the course, in 14 hour Kunking and La Cigale verhaul followed slower back markers and in Individual instances pass Kuntang Just attend of La Cigale stroko in 1. min. 7.1 secs, Ajurilor Argonne team won them when they encountered them Arik. Dan, Nona. Muya compared with the world record thair-match against. Spanish flat patch. beyond Cheung Chau had the misfortune on arrival at of 1 min, 73 secr, but his time selection of young players in
been conarmed, da Madrid by four goals to one- For nearly two hours little Macao, to find the mark already has not yet
a now recordRouter, -19)}Reuter. 2 was made en course gone, y distance
43 ccs. finished first at
shortly affer
secs, nearly eight years ago. goals to two against Ailetiep da
Earlier this year, Klinge Blonde shem by covered the 100 metres breast- Bags