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AAA Report Shows
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1950,
BRITISH ATHLETICS ARE
IN A PROMISING STATE OF HEALTH
London, Mar. 12.—The state of British athletics as presented by the annual report of the Amateur Athletic Association gives promise of a better showing by the country in international competition in the near future.
Last year was the most successful since the formation of the Association nearly 70 years ago, measured by performances of senior and, in particular, junior athletes, and by the results of the coaching schemes, the report says.
In no other year were so many new AAA (England and Welsh) native records made, or competition records equalled or beaten, while there has been a marked improvement in the average standard.
In 1947.
there were
about
Th
mosi pronounced
ad-
10 athletes who reached first-vance was in the one mile, with class performances in 16 tracte 15 athletes under 4 mins. 20 LEAGUE CRICKET:
and field events, such as under sees, compared
10 seconds for the 100 yards, 1947. under 1 min. 55 are, for the half mile out over 23 feet for the long jump.
TWICE AS MANY In 1940. inore than nthielen nehleved the name fonnance.
Drobny Beats Von Cramm
with three in
3
Noel Arthy
Needs 87
More Runs
By "RECORDER"
For the best type of afternoon Leage cricket, nll KCC-Optimists matches in the future will have to be recommended. It was a tie at Cox's Rond between the two teams earlier in the sea-' son and a draw at Chater Road on Saturday.
Optimists made 198 for six wickets, Neel Artby being un-
LIGHT BLUES PREPARE
Shooting the bridge as they train on the Cam, the Cambridge crew for the Boat Race on April 1. In order of rowing they are J. Crickey (Stooke), C. B. M. Loyd, P. Massey, W. Arthur, E. MacPherson, A. L. MacLeod (President), D. M. Jennens and R. E. Smith,
IT'S A TRICKY PROBLEM FINDING THE WINNER OF
THE "CROOKED MILE”
London, Mar. 12-Racegoers are faced with the usual tricky problem of trying to find the winner of the Lincolnshire Handicap, run over the "crooked mile" next Saturday.
The Lincolnshire, the first major handicap of the year, will see huge crowds from all over the country. Every year, almost without exception, this race gives the bookmakers a great start to the season, for the field is big but few succeed in spotting the winner.
Even fewer succeed in finding the "Spring Double," that is, the winner of the Lincolnshire Handicap and the Grand National, run a week later.
For all that many try, and it is rare for any British punter to allow the season to start without his having at least one shot at trying to start the year with a big win.
Aud what will he take as bit the argument on to whers the would, however, be a bold man fret "leg" of the Double this South ends and the North be who at this toge could name the favourite with any cer- year? It all depends on whether gins.
sway
the Any
1:e halls from the North, in which They prefer the book of form talety. case he will support one trainer and the Ups which they get from
Much will depend on mundry-some sound, world, for all and In his
part of the Northerners are so loyal that some definitely the contrary. draw, which is notorious. they even allow this loyalty to The North is not very strongly horse drawn near the ralla bas chance owing to thu this but litte their better Judgment represented numerically
however. Most Yorkshire- curve in the course. (often with considerable Anan-year
in their belief Burpham cial success), or from the South. men are rolld
In a 5011 of Ily- that the Lincolnshire Handicap
with Ane credentiais. will come to their county this perion,
He will chiefly he remembered as the Cricket
which upset the later In thes the hors
odds which were lakt on Royal Forest at Ascot, but that
this Yorkshiremen pin their hopes was not a tremendous fluke was
NOT SO LOYAL Southerners are not so loyal year as well where reing is concerned, No Championship discredit to them, but they have year. such a wide area of training c- tablishments and there is always on Star Point and Barnes Park,
both four-year-olds, and hence Proved when he beat the snart
Spy Legend, also at Ascot. of the most popular age for this
It may be that Ascot is his Douglas Smith rides Star favourite courte, but his sup-. Point and this con of Star Dust, porters, and they are many, are given a good place in the all-saying that he wil show at important draw at the start, will│Lincoln he can
Why 52,000 People Watch Schoolboy Internationals
BY LIONEL JACKSON
In the high jump, eight
beller than athletes did
Fix fed two inches, compared with the 120 1947, and In two la 100 yards hurdles nine were timed per-under 13.3 rec, crenpared with
three In 1047.
The report gives torge measure of tribute for this to the Asrociation's coaching scheme, but it adds that full development In still retarded and will remain so until the tracks and number of cladder
facilities for general training all athletic events is Increase
club or school 13 Cairo, Mar. 12.-Jaroslavs that no
without much advantages. Drobny, self-exiled · Czeen lawn tennis star, today won OVERCROWDING the Men's Singles in the
There
45 cinder are about Egyptian Championships at
and Wales, tracks in England the Gezira Clah here.
nearly half of them in London. Watched by a capacity crowd Since 1946. these have prove
Drobny beat Barons quite adequate, of 6,000, Gottfried You Cramm, the for-erowding has had to be coun- mer German Davis Cup play-tered by restricting their use in er-by-8-6-8-2 and 0-3 in the the evening to adult_athletes.
There is no cinder Both men were at peak form,
superb tents in the the South-West, only one in the playing
After a Wers and North-Enst and only flue spring weather. hard-fought fet sel, Dohny two in Wales. diaminated the zame with his The reported number of grassa Cannonball nod
tup spin de.
detracks is about 70, and many liveries mid sizzling drives
YSS clubs have complained of Inek
Football was being played in down both wings, but the Ger of facilities.
schools long before the turn of varying his name.
In spite of these difcuttles,
the cleverly, often
century and records shaw with scored
forging Britain's athletes are well-pined shots, crisp valley-shead and may
play n 6000
The surprise of the week-end that teams representing some of ind and delicate lobe and deep bigger part iri International was the defeat of IRC by the the bigger towns engaged
University at Pokfulam yester-friendly rivalry as far back as dny. Kitchell only made four, but A. 1. Madar went on to 51. Though IRC were at full strength
Minu took his and eight wickets, the final score was-IRC 92, University $8 for
final.
mar
RCC,
hope Washer, of Belgium, competition.--Neuter.
and Miss "Gussie" Moran, of the United States, won the Mixed Doubles title.
Adrian
In the final they defented Quist, the Australian International, and! Airs Pat Told, of the United States, by 9-7, and 6-2,-Roufer.
GUSSIE WINS
Mica Gussie Moran, United tplayed completely States, Mrs Heraldo Wens of Argen- win the title in women's
the Egyptian international tennis tournament.
tina 0-2,
C-3
singles
s****x{l¥
Weles,
CIL
Was
Anch
over-
track in
THE WEEK-END SCOREBOARD
Football
First Division
17
Follee
0
1
Witcher
R
St.
2
Joseph's 5
Club RAF
Eastern
SECOND DIVISION
News
Vendors
2 Prisons
2
Talkoo CAA
1 Kilchee
1
Dockyard
4
SL
Joseph's 4 Solle!tors
1
Hockey
defented with 80 runs and coming within 87 runs of the record aggregate of 672 in the post-war League made by Len Stokes last year,
KCC started well in their knock, then collapsed and were finally saved by a ninth wicket stand by E. C Fincher and W. M. Davidson, their opening acason, up pair earlier in the against some very varled bow- ling.
SURPRISE
on
Since the end of World War II the crowds who watch schoolboy football in Britain have exceeded all expectations and the grounds of professional clubs which schools international-games are played have proved inadequate to accommodate the spectators.
Last season the England v. Wales game, for instance, attracted 52,000 people, and 47,000 saw the England v. Scotland nutch. Next big event is the English Schools Football Association v. the Scottish Association at Wembley Stadium in April.
race.
five his Northern supporters a courses as well. good run for their money. He is trained by Sam Hall at Middle- ham,
CLASS CONTENDER
Gor
win on other
STABLE CONFIDENCE
ong
French
These lec- the highest number of interna-beatable" American champion chalinger this year, the Count
Na horse carries more stable confidence, if current reports are correct, than the powerful Barnes Park, trained by me four-year-old Transatimtic, Australian, Dick Colven, also at Lant year he never won a race, Middleham, is one of the class though finishing second in the contenders, having finished Irish Two Thousand Guineas to third in last year's Two Thou- Colon Away, later a winner at
and Guineas and fifth in the Ascol Derby. Marcover, he will be
However, an A two-year-old ridden by the "B: Race" joe-
cond he was ureful, taking key, Chaille Elliott,
place to Royal Furés In this Thika coll is
at Stakes of Dewhurst
New- Nasrullah, whose stock has market. Burpham, who was ini been recently boosted In the receipt of eight pounds that United States by his son, Nour, day, was only fourth. with two wins over the "un-
There is only given by experts.
fewer than 39 of Citation.
Eng-
do Chambure's Roc du Diable. tures, illustrated with Aims in tionals, no which famous professionals de- their boy; have gained
Last year's winner, Fair Judge carries top-weight of nine monstrate the various moves in land caps.
ment, is well-fancled to repeat stone, but will not let this, stop have In the game,
proved Im-
Many famous players of to-his victory and become the first his bid to carry off the prize.
success in the horse since Ob, in the years day owe their
Rae Johnstone rides Roc du mensely valuable.
Outstariling asociation since professional game to the train- 1806-07, to win the race for Diable, so he gets splendid
received at school.
assistance from the saddle, Then in November 1901, a the war is Leicester, one of the Ing they
Birming original 19 teams which played The name of Raich Carter, for well few teachers met at
instance, is probably as the in the first season of the ham and decided to put
in it is д stame on1 national basis. It petition. Winning the trophy in known abroad
final Britain. reached the the 1946, they was at that meeting that English Schools Football Asso- again the following season and But tookk nve 5. M. Tch
ciation was formed and vita- the quarter-anals in 1940. wickets for 23 runs and J. C.
Inspired tall-tions were sent to the various strangely enough they never final before the Koh, again an
town associations then in exis-reached the ender, made 30 runs,
the war- take part in tence. to
now competition knock-out
Schools known as the English Shield the schoolboys' equivalent of the English Foot-
8.
IRC
The Commandos fared very poorly against Iterrelo at King's Park. scording 83 runs in reply
141 for to their opponents' derlared.
1685.
A
corn-
Lour
two successive yeare,
He has a stiff tasic for, of his many, rivals, Goldsborough, the runner-up last year, is one with definite chance of turning the
babies
13
The field, while a big one, is not going to be as big as inst year, when 43 ran, but it will to large enough to make the drow at the start and luck in running of great inucnce at the | finish-Reuter.
SEVEN-A-SIDE
Ralch, now player-manager of Hull City, whom he piloted
MOST POPULAR TIP from the Third to the Second Foot- Division of the English
The most popular Up ball League last season, was a Dramatic, the mount of Gordon asco-schoolboy International.
Richards. This West Ham, a London
five-year-olt horse, trained in the stable or (Black- Winners
Matthews clation, however, hold the best record of all.
Stanley
the very shrewd George Todd, (Chelsea), in pool), Len Goulden times, they have appeared
(Sunderland) man who makes few mistakes, the final on eight occasions, the Len Shackleton
has been well backed by some schoolboy last being in 1930, when they were also In the Brst year 19 tearns
Joint holders
with tionals Billy Wright (Wolves) clever punters. RAF team beat the more mi-
split Preston.
Since that year no and Jack Rowley
He is not overweighted with at the Club today: cessful over the season Com-competed. London-since
(the association has
stone, 13 pounds up into 60 or more associations
cot United) while not "capped" as cirbt mandos.
though to the final. West Ham schoolboys, received their early weights have been raised three Regt., 4.30 Club "8" V. 42 Cdv. This time it was 3. R. Crellin's-became the first holders of London
round), and a win produced training in school teams. turn to make 40 runs. The RAF the trophy. Junlors, about the strongest bat-
I the only Second Division ball Association Cup. matelt played, the strong
on
ag side in the Second Division,
to have
some sort of understanding among: them- 3relves that only one batsman
shines cach flme.
B Chard Tara
0
scem
2 Dutch IIC
0
4 RAF
3 YMCA
IIKU
2 Nomadly
Softball
Playing powerfully along the sidelines, tussle jumped to a 4-0 lend, sweeping Mrs Weiss on both sides of the court, Mrs Weiss rallied to win the Afth
hurs with Kame
alternation drives and drop shots.
Ms Moran won the sixth game
her service. The Rrerela "B"
won by Mrs KITC Jut Gussie scored Club several ace services to win the Pales Arst set 6-2..
In
set, Gussie took the lead 3-0. Mrs. Weles won the fourth gume to be led 1-4 in the following games, t this moment Mrs Weiss site- ceeded in placing several fores
shots, reducing per aerears to 3-4. But Gussie, rushing to the net, staged a beautiful out- burst of volley to win the Civil second set 6-3 and capture the ladies' crown. Associated
Press.
the second
5
MEN'S SENIOR LEAGUE
St. Joseph's Jaguars
1 Braves U.S. Navy
INTER-HONG LEAGUE
Union
4
About eight of them have knock of 40 or 50 their credit, Lut they don't reach these totals often enough,
HOW THEY STAND
W D L Pts
Scorpiona San Insurance 0 Miguel 10 Army
Recreio Gibbs Service D Livingston RAF
University LADIES SENIOR LEAGUE
KCC Wabens
Optimista
IRC CCC Commandos.
7
1 Canadians
League Cricket Averages
BATTING:
N. E. Arthy (Optimists)
T. Grant (R. Navy)
D. A. Oakley (Commandos)
A. H. Madar (IRC)
A. R. Kitchell (IRC)
G. A. Souza (Craigengower)
K. M.
Rujohn
(Craigengower)
G. N. Gosano (Recreio)
M. W. Holme (Army)
1. Darbyshire (Army) L. D. Kilbee (Optimista)
E. N. Gambrill (RAF) LF. Stokes (Scorpions)
Pearce
arce (Scorplans) T. A. A. D. Penter (RAF)
O. J. Kerr (Scorpions)
F. A. Weller (Scorpions)
K. C. A. Ball (NAF)
E. J. Moorhouse (RAF)
ON-M
55
R. Navy
כן
10 11
1
45
14 10
4 2
44
16
3 4
30
10
7 0 3 34
13
ย
6 3 0 27
16
17
10 1
18
10 3
3 10 15
15 1 9 5
13
14
2 2 10
10
4 EL 5 25
Second Division
KCC....... Commandos
P W D L Pts 14 12 1 1 50 32 B 0 5
8 0 5 32
14 8 0 0 32
19
10
12 8
8,000 SCHOOLS
250
From that modest beginning, the competition vapidly grew in strength. The following scuson the number of entries increased from 19 to 40. Now, 45 years 350 later, there are just on associations taking part. These associations
represent an ag regate of something like 8,000 £1 Schools schools. There is Foolball Association In every town of any size in Britain, and most rural areas are also cover-
ed by district associations;
It is estimated that as a re- sul of the initial efforts of those pioneers of 1904, inore than 250,000 boys, ranging in age from ten to 16, are
now playing football on an organised basis. All this competitive play means a great increase in foot- ball skills and a raising of the standard of emelency, so that when they leave school most
10 step boys are ready senior teams.
became
also claim to
have
Interna-
(Manchester
ENGLAND'S SOCCER STARS TO SHED THEIR ARMOUR?
London, Mar. 12.-One of the many problems con- fronting the Football Association in connection with the England team to compete in the finals of the World Soccer Cup at Rio in June is the type and weight of the equipment to be worn.
It is estimated that an English League footbuller carries nearly 10 pounds in the form of a heavy shirt and shorts, thick stockings, shinguards and padding, ankle bandages, cotton-wool padding of the instep and heavy leather boots.
player turns spells In a large steam-heated Into A Continental
on a specially prepared In silk shirt, out
very brief arena chorts, thin short stockings, light-bone-hard pitch similar to thos0 very rarely used in South America-Reuter. Briefly the work done by the weight boots and English Schools Football Asso-wears shinguards or cotton-wool ciation for boys is the same as padding-altogether a weight of that done by the Football Asso about 4 pounds. ciation for adults. The one body
Inns. N.O. Runs H. S.
14
505
0
301
01. 81
Aver. 41-70
37.02
13
352 75* 35.20
Recreio
270
67
34.87
34.87
KGVS
340
774
20.08
RAF
284 B0" 20.40 Inc
304
03
28.00
20,00
305
27.72
Dockyard University
330
27.50
40 220
48
27.50
... 16
352
101* 07.07
R. Navy...
match.
232
60
25.77
300
25.00 £3
25.00
213 01
23 65
3
212
34
23.35
OPEN
291
2
200 280
60 136
58* 52 22.00 21.53 53
22.38
school age; the other for all those who have left school. To ensure Hason between the two
ESFA organisations the
hos
Council.
so severe as in English League and Cup soccer and extra pro- tection is hardly necessary.
21.45
3
-
*Not Out. Qualification: 200 runs for an average over 20,00.
BOWLING:
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31 0.12
Tackling on the Continent and Includes two points for tied controls all football for boys of in South America is not nearly
RELAY been given
Опс
pounds all
I A distinct
The following are the fixtures and timec for the Charity Seven-a-Side Rugby matches
|
4.10 pm. Bde. Y. 23 Fd. for his owner, Mr Ted "Lucky" "B"; 4.50 Argylls v. 48 Inf. Div. Saunders,
por- Provost; 5.10 Police "ADV. sibility,
K.S.L.I.; 5.30 27 H.A.A. Regt. Dramatie is favourite, but is "A" v. Tamar Tigers; 6.50 14.
34 LAA. Regt. closely followed in the bettingFd. Regt. v. by the Duke of Norfolk's Burp 0.10 Winners of first match v ham, a really "class" horse. It Club "A",
POOR NIGHT FOR BRITISH BOXING
By ARCHIE QUICK
It was a poor night for British boxing at Harringay. on February 28. Pitled against the aged Canadian negro, Vern Escoe, in ♫ British Heavyweight Championship eliminator, Johnny Williams of Rugby showed once again that he lacks both aggression and right hand punching power.
In a £500 side-stako return contest with the Parisian American negro Aaron Wilson, Don Cockell of Battersea was so clearly outpointed that he is to give up fighting heavyweights and return to the cruiser division.
British Bantamweight Cham-} the same as Woodcock did, but ploa .Danny O'Sullivan of at the moment let us hear nd Finsbury Park, having u talk of his fighting Druce,
Marshall Again "warming-up" fight prior to his O'Sullivan, we know, is capable.
Improves On Furuhashi New York, Mar. 12,- a scat on the FA FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT Three world swimming re-
The main object of the ESFA, as stated in its
rules, "to 14
promote the mental, moral and physical develop- ment and Improvement
world titlo til at Californian of better
this things than in Manuel Ortiz, had to box fast bout in which he was put out and furiously to keep out un-of his stride by a routhpaw ceremonious Alvaro Nuvoloni who bored in, swinging
win on a of Rome, to
angles points punches from all decision.
landing quite a few,
and
To cap it all, we learned that Most heartening feat of tho
postpone evening was the continued suc- his trip to
wagcess Di
the shock England-he
Smith At Friday's athletle meet of
The absence of padding also cords were bettered in the Ortiz has decided to the 3 Commando Brigade thero
also headed Newington light- gives a player more freedom of United States Inst night, due at the ringside and
O'Sullivan in weight who, opposed to quite will be only
Invitation
movement and allows him to two of them by John Mar- his fight with
Harold Dade, an experienced man in Jolinny nedley relay race open to all
get a better "feel" of the bail. shall, the Australian Olym-order to meet Service unfts and not four as
This is borno out by the fine
world title hini:
cd another of his sensational. previously reported.
schoolboys through the medium ball control exercised by most pic swimmer, 1ow studying who once temporarily took the Fitzpatrick of Dancaster, land- this The open relay will bo 220 of Association football."
at Yale University.
first round knock-outa -- Continental players. It is
CATALOGUE OF WOE
time a crushing left hook to the 220 x 440 x 880 yards.
purely voluntary organisation In view of Uls and the clima- Marshall, competing for Yale
Filzpatrick.. jaw which Boored The athlele meet will be held and while it has always work-itle conditions likely to be mer | against Harvard at New Haven,
From that sorry catalogue of like a pole-axed bull. Young
at
at Boundary Street United Bered in the closest harmony within Rio, English players, it eco Style in 4 mins. 34.8 secs. who I would pick out Cockell Smith is going to take a lot of
vices track, commencing
Overs Maidens Runs Wkts. Aver,
F. Howarth (Scorpious)
~259,1 83
540 70 0.01
A. R. Minu (INC)
140.3
31 431 40 0.02
G. N. Goran (Recrelo)
112
283
1. White (R. Navy)
-100
43
423 42 10.09
4 p.m.
J. C. Koh (University)
05.3
8
240 23
10:43
.111.4
15
204
27
02.3
70-4
10 200 12
10.51 10.00
241
11.47
.101.1 43
447 30
135
The
32.
402
110.
110.2
24
300
.108
10 353
.144.4
20 420 34
11.08 12.24 12.00 12.01
Road this, evening.
78.3 123.
14
200
21
24
320
25
.130.2 30 303 30
12.80 13.04 13.10
E. Gambrill (RAF)
100
K. C. A. Ball (RAF)
.130.1
21
30 21 407
300 23
19.30
13.50-
W. M. Mitchell. (Army)
102.5
13 410 90 13.60
Titodrigues In Koon-huns
A. Weller (Scorpions)
F. ft. Kermani (KCC)
L. G. Gosano (Recreio)
R. C. Corfleld (Army)
Lee
B. F. L
(KCC)
T. P. Mahon
I. S. Cull 108)
G. N. Graves
A Snaith (Optimista)
L
J. C. Tyrer (RAF)
T. H. Lean (University)
Qualification: 20 wickets for au average under 15,00
TODAY'S TENNIS
Quarter-finals matches in the Colony Open Doubles Tourna- ment will be played at Chater
The programme is:
+
is
Connecticut, won the 440 Yards
expected, will be instructed to cut down as much weight in equipment as possible.
week ago.
local education authorities, all football which it controls played outside school hours. LECTURES BY EXPERTS
Methods of coaching training vary according to facilitatics available to indivi- Intely.
the
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4 mins, 33.1 world, And Cockell boxed
Freddic
to beat by 8/10ths of a second ns least to blame. He was up stopping-the "pocket his own world recard made nogalust a heavier man, and one Mills" I have dubbed him. who could probably bent.
The Williams-Escou contest In the same event, he swam but about three heavies in the It is practically certain that
was chiefly notable for the Inst'.
the ring as a the canvas lightweight boot will the 400 Metres in be used after successful expert-aces to better by 2/10ths of a really well although always in appearance in
continuo referes of the now British Box- and
ments which have been made second the world mark set last vain. If we were to
would ing Board of Control Secretory, the
Football by
Association August by Hirenshin Furuhash1, heavyweight dghling, I
Teddio Waltham....... The ranks to beat Williams or of good oficials are thin enough. back him of Japan.
England arry man, in
except duol associations. No team
aiready: he will be missed. A Bob Brauner, of Princeton, Woodcock. - Suk shirts may also be, op- allowed to be coached, as a
newcomer of promise as Third team, by a professional player. dered because they allow a clipped 1.0 secs. off Jos Ver-
Sex- story, Man, however, is Archie' "To prove my earlier
of two But in recent years the Foot player to perspire freely yet deur's world 200 Yards" Dicast
"arranged | krop in the warmth. One sug-Stroke record, returning 2 mins, Williams was just as manager ton, much a fine, boxer. classes for both teachers and gestion with regard to the heat 1841 Rec while swimming Ted Broadribls sald: clever but decades ago and now, showing. fineraris of the game are player got together Ide training (New Jersey-Belter. - hung boys at which lectures in the problem is that the gland against Dartmouth at Princeton; complacent. He must really find himself likely to be quick r
some "devil" from somewhere, good: a referees
Taut Wal-put and Trul Yan-pat
Choy Tin-tock and Di Tal Choy
Tin-wah and Wont Bhia-wing
and Lt. Col. J. W Spence Chon; F.. Tong and Gordon Lum v Lo and Lo; 1. M. Ribeiro and Edwin, TEL.
ball Association haa