THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1950.
THREE UP & THREE DOWN EMPIRE GAMES HERO
PROPOSAL TO BE PUT
TO FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
London, Mar. G. - A "three up and three down" promotion and relegation proposal will be made by Tottentham Hotspur, Second Divi- sion leaders, when representatives of the 88 Football League Clubs meet in London on March 27.
Changes in the workings of the League have been very few, and attempts to alter the present system of promoting two clubs and relegating two have always met with stern opposition.
It is also doubtful whether the proposed numerical increases in the composi- tion of the Leauge will be carried.
The Committee set up at the last annual conference to explore ways and means of bringing worthy clubs into the Lengue, are to propose that the two Third Divisions, North and South, be increased from the present 22 clubs to 24.
Wook-End Cricket
NO THE
HOLDING LEAGUE
LEADERS
By "RECORDER"
The week-end's League the Cricket matches saw Scorpions hold on to their] four points' lead on the Army as both teams won. rather too easily.
Despite a fighting innings by their Captain, D. A. Oakley. who hit up 54, the Commandos could only muster 100 runs and were beaten by nine wickets.
Len Stokes was again by last senon's searing form, carrying hir bat for 01 runs. This match turned up the only two najor" in the League olternations
averages, Oakley moving up le eccond place in the batting abeau of Noel Arthy ahead
with Agurra of 36.33 and Len Stokes moving up to 12th place with 26.46Hnished top of the avetages last HORTON,
Frank Howarth, taking einhl 45 rus. brought wickets for down his goes to 601 cun each for 10 wickets and beat 1. J. Billimoria's record of 72 1t the League wickets ju
beasoil.
AS PREDICTED
A predicted, the KCC boy- ling was in devastating form that Arny and against the
3.
1
is
Toltenham
also
Hotspur There are several good non- League clubs waiting to gain want the start and finish of the admission to League competi- reason put back. By beginning tion. Thero were hopes of a the League Benson on the first
11 September
find change two years ago, when the Saturday League Management Committee finishing on the third Saturday are of the proposed that the two botton in May, Tottenhan
In the Northern and opinion that many serious ne luba Southern sections
etions should have eldents to players, because of to wait 12 months before ap- the hard nature of the grounds, plying for re-election,
would be avoided.
This would have got in non- League club“, bai when the put to the vote proposal was it was defeated,
out They polut
that the average temperature In Eng- land in Miny is 10 percent less than in August. -Reuter,.
West Indies v. England
THE COMING BATTLE WILL DECIDE THE RUNNERS-UP
SAYS PETER DITTON
The Is England still a great cricketing power?
when the first question will be answered this summer post-war West Indian team comes over here to play a
Defeat for Eng-- series of four five-day Test matches. land could easily put her out of the International picture for a period of ten or fifteen years.
At the moment there can be no doubt that greatest cricketing country in the Australia is the work. England has beaten South Africa and the West Indians have beaten India. It therefore remains to be decided who shall be unofficial runners-up to the Aus- tralinus.
A victory for the West Indies! however would mean a serious
one
to beat than visited the which
Indies.
England's long distance runner, Jack Holden, finishes the Marathon race in the Empire Games at Auckland, New Zealand, with mud-spattered and bleeding bare feet.
NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATOR THREATENS BILL TO OUTLAW
PROFESSIONAL BOXING
New York, Mar. 5.-The list of American boxing fatalities is causing grave concern throughout the boxing world and most particularly in New York State. So much so that there is even a threat of outlawing professional boxing unless steps are taken to protect fighters from death and injury,
A
During the assembly of the State Legislature, Mr Max M. Turshen, Democrat member from Brooklyn, gave notice that unless such steps were taken he would introduce a bill to outlaw professional fights.
Thla followed sharp criticism weigh-in and the arena exami- Medical Advisory Board gives of the Aght game wheu the nation must be reported wille approval.
latest question of the
fatality cases where a fighter suffers Boxers who lose six consecu→ be ordered 10 was discussed. This concerned injury or has been knocked out tive bouts con Laverne klonch, who died from in a bout he can be ordered to take n full examination to de- a brain Injury a day after being undergo A full examination termine their fitness to continue knocked out at the St. Nicholaa | within 24 hour.
in the ring. By these means, 11 Arenu.
STRICT EXAMINATION
The New York State Athlelic Commission has put into effect new rules which call for a strict medical examination of boxers before and after fights.
મ opener! They have also medical
ninst room with the modern equipment So that boxers can undergo tests under the supervision of doctors con- nected with the Commission's Medleat Advkory Board.
Licensed boxers will be re- quired to go through pre-licence examinations on July 1 and each year a fighter will have to undergo a thorough examination before being passed it for the
year.
Boxers will be examined five days before a night, at the noon weigh-in on the day of the bout and agatu at the arena before
Any ailments or Injuries that may occur between the
entering the ring. He discarded his shoes early in the gruelling race and went on to win.
BEST IN 50 YEARS
Jesse Owens
Voted The
Greatest Track Star
noon
New York, Mar. 5.-Jesse Owens, who in one blazing afternoon broke five four Olympic gold world records and tied a sixth, and then went on to win medals, emerged in the Associated Press mid-century sports poll as the greatest track athlete of the era since 1900.
world
DA
MAY LOSE LICENCE
is hoped that no boxer who is likely to suffer injury or who is
He can, of course, refuse but not Thoroughly fit, thereby In that case his licence is Unble | leaving himself open to mishap. to be suspended and would not will take part in a bout.--Reti» then be returned until theter.
+
England Needs A Professional As A Test Selector
SAYS PAT MARSHALL
Our Test selectors have a tough job this summer. They have to produce a side to beat the West Indies in a series of four five-day Tests and to find a team capable of recapturing the Ashes next winter.
Consequenty, the news that chairman of the selection committee A. J. Holmes, seriously ill these past two months, is out and about again makes particularly good hearing,
Capable selectors cati bc named by the dozen, but the
chairman has to be more than Swiss Army Wins
just a Relector: he must be diplomst, politician, delator, _and_elder_staterman_rolled into one-and Jack Holines is a born chairman.
Ski Patrol -Championship -
Andermatt, Mar. 5.-The
It is not certain, however, Swiss Army retained the In- that he will be able to fullt histernational
Αιτην Ski duties. If he cannot, two courses Patrols Championships held are open one of the present here today. Eleven patrols committee-either Tom Pearce, from seven European armica Brian Sellers, or Bob Wyatt-Switzerland, France, Bri-
will be made chairman and a
KNOWS THE TYPE
was
The inll negro sprinter received 231 votes from Amercia's sports editors and sportscasters. Jim Thorpe, the versatile Indian who won the Olympic decathlon in to
new selecter appointed, or a new tain, Finland, Sweden, Italy Australian An English victory in the Test challenge
1912, only to lose his honours on professionalism charges, was second with 84.
chairman will be brought in. and Spain-took part in the might haltion machine couli
matches against the West Indies supremacy. Both countries have
Third place was close between Paavo Nurmi, Finnish distance
ace, with 31 enly reach 95 mutt C. P. Smita
would more than cancel out the soundly defeated MCC touring
If a new selector is appointed event. took four wickets for 32 ruching defeat which was insides which have been sent to votes, and Glenn Cunningham, the American distance runners, with 30..
Finland's sole patrol put up I would like to see Tom Pearce fair- and Pali Kermani 4 for 43.
Beted upon the last MCC wide play against them. In all
to cay nothing na chairman, with a professional a magnificent performance over Literally hundreds of thou-pie Games at Berlin, Winning the world records, But then came Cullen,
West Indies and ness, however, it must be point-
ពន In
course to finish additional the 20-mile furthermore would
established out that the Aussies had a sauds of athletes have tried to 100 and 200 Metres, the Long of a variety of indour ones. In brought
second, less than four minutes Army's alow medium left hand to visit the howler, who took eight wickets England as recond only to Aus better sile
the smash standard
track Jump and the running the final addition to the marks made inmember.
behind the winning Swiss team. victorious
he held a share in the
Relay Ann Arbor, West records but never before-nor leg
The time of the winning 13 for
tralin. rums to dismiss KCC le
the 100 Metres and in the 400 It was lo second
since-did one man accomplish team.
Swiss patrol Metres Relay records.
2 hrs. 27 SERIOUS CHALLENGE ring.
so much in so short a space of "The greatest thrill of my League match In Hongkong and
ming, 34 secs, compared with Owens mighty Long Jump Owens did on May 25,fe." Owens called those Olym-cord is ctill unchallenged.
hrs. 31 has figures are now 14 wicki
Nevertheless ir the West
Ideal choice would be Lestle Finland's time of 2
was mins. for 43 runs, a more remarkable
ple victories. Indies could prove in the Test 1935, at Ann Arbor, Michigan.
"There is no question about Ames of Kent. Ames has made
Bees. Sweden for Ohio State
another following that their
fourth stris this summer
being the greatest average (3.01) than was that
Umpeting
tried the
The Oweng 100 At Berlin, Owens was
two trips to Australia with MCC Swiss patrol in third place. KGVS'S D. J. Dunne in the
victors of two and a hay Yard Dash at CB.4, and ret world centre of an international argu-athlete of his "me" tour and knows the type of player with a time of
2 hrs, 30 mins. then
Amateur Second Diviclen early
Tato was no fluke
the U.S.
we need, Yards, ment. The race-conscious Ger- Ferris or the marks of 20.3 for 220 could cial equality with
was ofth 23 sccs, and laly Australian
22.6 for 229 Yards Low Hurdles, mans obviously did not like the Athletic Union.
"Ile nude it look
If, on the other hand, a new with 1 hra, 42 mins, 50 ́ secs, Australia and the West Indles and 20 feet, 64 luches for the idea of an American begraver His Long Jump mark stands out chairman is brought in there are
Army The British
patrol have met previously in a Test my Jump,
shadowing their Nordic heroes. series with the Ausies getting Since 200 Metres is a trifle
Sir readily:
Pelham hes. 95 mins, 40 rees, following to congratulate some the better of thus exchanges. In shorter than 200 Yards, Owen Alf Hitler managed to be one has even come close only two names which come to finished 11th with a time of 4
WARMERDAM FIFTH
Warner and Douglas Jardine. Sir the Spanish patrol by nearly an the event of a West Indian victimes in the 220-Yard dash and the German winners, but he was
Pelham, though now in his 76th hour-Reuter. er over England this summer 220-Yard hurdles were also ac-etrund for any of the vice it would be interesting if they cepted as world records at they
ear, is still one of the spright- game, and ed arrange another
metric rubber
spirits In perhaps
successful against Australia to fight
With supremacy.
selector we have ever had,
Petron,
12 ihe
REMINISCENT Club de Recreio remembered ways last year, League finkhed
their winning
when
they
Italy Beats Belgium 3-1
Bologna, Mar. 5. With a Champions, in defeating the
team containing eight of RAF by Jour wicket..
sered 38 the side which was beaten Goranu Tak. Luigi
Prata 29, but the by England Rust November, al Arthur sule was out for 115 against the Italy defeated Belgium by bowling of J. Hurst, move up three pads to one in an in- world
The Second Division, an
Hurst took sixternational soccer match present toom which erleket K. C. A. Ball,
for 33 runs. One of last season's
side
wickets
tays,
here this afternoon.
Belgians, starting well, off in the second half af-
male- Fillie Gosano, was the en
main figure behind the dismissal ter being the first to geore and
of the Airmen for III rans
narrow victory
old stars shone Eddle took six ribs.
sharing two goal at the in- but the Herval.
wickels for 31
Once
more.
DIVVY'S TEAM WINS MJ. Divecha's nixed Parsee
Craigengower XI bent and strong IRC team by all of 153 runs at Sookunpoo yesterday for most remarkable result in
the
the week-end's friendly matches.
men with
50 TURS.
CAPTAIN'S INNINGS
The only Belgian goal came
minute, the 13th
when Freddie Chaves, captain and inside left, broke through and scored with a terride shot. minutes Jater Twenty-five
had come in Muccinelli, who shortly before as a substitute.
Boninerti,
the scored for
There was considerable acti- in 1913-teater.
vity over the week-end among non-League teams, competition
J
enjoying, the financial succesi. of such a scries would not be in doubt
-London Erpress service
Football
ມາດ
BRIGHTEST STAR Owens became
'Then
hand
of
either
so easy.
mind
the the most
20
1
elebrations that centred
SUN VALLEY MEET In Afth place came Cornelius distances.. AR
these en the swift Owens.
Warmerdam, the American pole
Sun Valley, Idaho, Mar, 5- records were for for astounding
Some
Hans Nogler, 31-year-old After the Derlia giones, Owere vaulter, with 12 votes. the mally accepted as international
Austrian woodcarver, brought standards.
turned professional, but quickly consider his world record of 15 feet, 74 inches as the greatest
Jardine rows better than off a big surprise by defeating quit sport for business.
Individual feat in track. Next most what qualities a side inust tho World Champion, Zeno At one time Owens
Mikired "Babe,"
possess to succeed in Australia. Colo, of Italy, in the Harriman joint was theheld outright or had a
Olymple i Zaharlas
imagine
side any
which Cup downhill ski contest, which brightest star of the 1936 Oly-share in eight standard cutdoor Didrikson
world champion
record Jardine helped to choose would opened the two-day meeting
start holder, with ahe votes,
off with a slight mora?
here. In seventh place was the late advantage, for, although Aus- Charlle Paddock, the sprinter tralians have no great love course with eight voles, followed by for him, they do respeel-and in 2 mins, 10.8 secs. Colo, Gunder Hagg, Swedish distance fear-him. record holder, with five; Bob
Association's Commandeering
Is Upsetting League Clubs
SAYS ARCHIE QUICK
the
and
Nogler
raced the Ricky down Baldy Mountain
winner of the World Champion-
ship at Aspen, Colorado, and the countles are
the North American title nt from their winter
New Middlesex Ban, Canada, was second in 2 Walter Robins,
mins, 17.2
Mathias,
American
Meanwhile Olympic Decathlon Champion, five, and stirring
Dutch hibernation. Fanny Blankers-Koen, sprinier with three.Assoclated skipper VICES.
EXILED CZECHS
WIN TENNIS TEAM TROPHY
Cairo, Mar. 5.-The self- exiled Czechs, Jaroslav Drobny and Vladimir Cernik, won the Inter-Nallen Lawn Tennis Cup n1 the Gezira Sporting Club when they beat here today, Denmark by three matches to
who
The accusation that the tail is wagging the dog is soon to be levelled publicly For a long while 11:16 Italy ahead
at the Football Association by League club representatives. Divecha's XI scored 197 runs eight minutes after the interval
'differences have been boiling under the surface like a suppressed chill and they for zeven
third goal came 10 wicket, seven hats and their reaching double figures minutes later when Amadei
were stirred by the FA's hint of an all-Wembley semi-final-a suggestion only de- J. Leriou (an honorary
ferred, not abandoned, I might say. atted from a pass by the out- being top-scorer with side left, Carapallese. Parsec)
Now matters are coming to a head as a result of the FA's commandeering "The About 70,000 people craitamed The IRC were all out for 44, the communal stadium for this, of the Newcastle ground, for the England "B" team's match with Holland. largely as a result of Fall Ker-the sixth, international match first United know about St James's Park being taken was in the papers," Director,
rmarkable six wickets between the two countries mant's
Dr Rutherford told me. "It has cost the club about £300. Not that we mind that, for six runs in eight overs.
Italy has now won all the
if only we had been asked." first of which was Rames, the
the other mass
of The genial doctor, a member Witon Albion, Cheshire League ther was Reading's Ted Drake, of the FA Counell and on the club, evidently have a fog-horn and 1 belleve he will get the
In the singles. Drobny beat League Management Committee. voiced female supporter not too outside-left he wanted.
Kurt Nielson by 0-3, 0-1, and in her
Cernik beat Torben Ulrich by particular
choice of
Cernik 9-7, 6-1. Drobny and the points he will put at the
language. AL [1 recent match
beat Nielsen and Ulrich by 0-1 New York, Mar. 3.-Flouring next meeting of Soccer's Parlia-she was holding forth and -the
and 7-5 in the doubles. -Reuter. Lines, seven opponent the newscomer to his
referee stopped the match, went Wal- Joe Jersey Royal En- ancient
CUSSIE IN LAST FOUR these teams were
Fils intensified
campaign Why are League Axtures being to her and sald: "Do you mind beat the strong culi
madam. by excessive "B" keeping quiet, gineers who
Mar. 4.- Cairo, Mar, 5-Miss Gertrudo Princeton, N. J.,
Moran en- Royal Army Pay team by 5 for a fourth shot at the heavy-endangered
Internationals, and their col member
of the by scoring
there are gentlemen John Marshal, a Yule fresh- (Gorgeous Gussle) weight
Australia, bettered tered the semi-finals technical
man from sequent risk of injury to star knockout over Omelio! The Pressimists had a success. tretin
present!" of Cuba in the players?
SUPERSTITIOUS the world record for the 449- Women's Singles in the Egyp-takes over from George Mann, of joint county ful week-end, drawing ngainst Agramante
to-night
yard free style distance and tied an Tennis Championships in discussed some of the problems highly-regarded Royal Seventh the
Why have League clubs been
Len
400-metre mark today in Cairo today by defeating Miss lying ahend Shackleton. was the
duni a freshmon
swimining G. Gress of Egypt 6-0, 0-0-champions. Army Service Corps and beat-Madison Square Garden
Referee Jack Watson utopped iven such a low quota of tickets
Associated Press. v England transferred from Bradford to ing the Police, alo a strong team
bout. when the Cuban for the Scotland
meet against Princeton. Newcastle, the Yorkshire club by non-League standards.
Marshall Wag In the match against RASC, Negro was trying to rise from match at Hampden? Malcolm Beevers, the Pred the canvas in his own corner mists' caplain, took six wickets after a left hook to the chin
among which is getting keen to Joe's Comeback will lead the revolt. Some of
the point where someone may
soon suggest a knock-out chaura- ploushi,
Ainong
runs.
the
crown
round
ment are:-
flor
this all-important
When
game the £13,000 cheque.
Re-
World Record
Manager style
In clocked
1,500-A-SIDE
CHESS MATCH
three
Mighty Newcastle's own share directors were superalitious of 4:35.0 for the 440-yard free-
for 40 runs, including one of the had dropped him for the seco*which will be watched by 120,- Fred Emery of Bradford told me i reconds off the existing world
tine in the seventh session,
Despite the knockdowns the bout war so dull that the fans bed it in the fifth and sith sessionsUnited Press,
George
shaving almost
was
LESLIE AMES Ideal choice
In the women's race, prefty Andrea Mead, a member of the United States World Champlon ship team, won the event with 2 mins. 22.4 seen. The women's course
was slightly
shorter than the men's ont, an eight-
of a mile run. Tralling behind the American were four
European
was
women.
Jacqueline Martel, of France, was second in 2 mins, 24 secs. Lydia Ostrien, of Austria, was third, In 2 mins. 20.4 secs..
Behind the pace setters in the men's race were Jean Pazzi, of France, in 2 mins, 19.2,sets, and Frances Baud, niso of France, În 2 mins, 19,4 secs.
Fifth place was a tie between Eddy Rominder, of Switzerland. and Toni Mait, of the United States, who clocked 2 mins. 10.0 secs.
PARBENN DERBY Davos, Mar, B.-The veteran Bertach, of Swiss skier, Max
Derby-the classical downhill Davos, today won the Parbenn race of the Alps-for the third consecutive time.
Bertsch mile cours
Says Walter: "We must begin
covered the seven- In a time of 13 lo shape the side for the future. Yorkshire have shown how it mins. 51 secs. Sascha Molnar,
won the
is possible to make an almost of Klosters, was second with
mins. 00 secs, and completely new team by giving time of 14
Bert
of Sopa, 10-your-old every opportunity to youth, of 4:38.5 set by
Davos, was third with 14 mins. caughts and -most remarkable
000 people is on: guinea ticket, that the Newcastle Board there-mark
Belgrade, Mar. 5.Three
"Now we are looking ahead 09 secs-Reuler. bowieds ever seen.
one half-guinea ticket, two five
Director Stan
Marshall also timed in thousand chess players mode and intend to introduce into the HOLMENKOLLEN TROPHY Seymour und This effort held the BASC's
shilling tickets and 40 at 3/8d. fore added an extra fourpence Smith of Ohio State in 1941. And Newcastle, over the years,
mark their first moves on 1,500 chess team this summer three or four Oslo, Mar. 5-Thorbjorn Captain Paulgar on a real stin-
Martin of 4:33.3 at the 400-metre has been one of the cradles of Manager
same time today young players who we think
Fulkangem, aged 20, ld not ger, the catch being accomp
see the tying the listed record held by boards at the
of Nova Sad, will make the grade." English football. I may add that Newcastle 1lshed
Holmenkollen special ski jump- with
left that Hironoshin Furuhashi of Japan. as the garrison опе hand out-
Major Hawking scored 33 that quota is the same for all International. They
where
Veyvodina, took on the citizens stretched backward and the eye
for Scotiand
Both marks will be submitted in a giant tournament,
Sussex are advertising for a ing competition here today with well off the ball, Just a matter runs and Sgt. Brooks 30 for the First and Second Division clubs morning
they watched a forward in the
the Lack of
space made it im-secretary, S. C. (Billy) Grifith, 217.5 points. RASC and J. G. McFarlane 29 and lower for others!
Stirling Dumbarton Cup re- to the National AAU and
to watch England wicketkeeper and of insunct.
for "fans"
Hans Digonstad, winner of the at. Lake on to score 35 for the Prescimis's. Best bow-
Bhemeld Wednesday's International Swimming Federa-possible
at play, Beovers went
but county secretary since the war, World Championship
placed trom the
recently, was performance runs with the Pressimists three ling
manager Eric Taylor was at the tion for acceptance as American their stalwarts International, but ho. was and world recorda. Yale won special boards were erected in resigned to join a Sunday news-Placid wickets down for 31 runs in RASC came from S/Sgt. Hals-
NEWCASTLE worth, a spla and
merchant, who
Peter Hugstodt was third with disappointed in his endeavour to the varsity event from Prince- cinemas, and public squares to paper. He still hopes to play in second with 215.5 points, while reply to BASC'S 142
and the freshman give them the latest news of the a few midweek games.
212.5 pointa-Router. side carried on to 112 for eight
-(London Express Service) Two food stories I heard at sign George Robledo, Newcastle's ton, 49-20,
iplay-Reuter, when wickets
slumps were
Newcastle:
Chilean centre-forward, Among meet, 50-25.--United Press, drawn.
the
went on unchanged for 15 overs to take five wickets for
45
runs.
STORIES FROM
play.