THE CESAREWITCH
Above Board, owned by the King, wins the Cesare- witch, the first big autumn handicap at Newmarket, by six lengths. Daily Express Photo.
£1,500,000 In Transfer
Fees For Derby Since The War
By ARCHIE QUICK
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1950,
WHERE ARE ALL THOSE BRAWNY MEN THAT ENGLAND USED TO HAVE?
•
Asks John Macadam
Looking around the British sporting scene of these days, it is difficult to escape the impression that in most fields of endeavour we lack not skill but rather speed. size, and stamina.
Take Soccer. The international game at Belfast appears to prove that Jack Lee isn't the answer in a post-war problem.
Now, what has happened to the good big ones? Why, in a club list as long as n selector's face, Isn't it possible to find a cross between Jnck Lambert or George Camsellor Tommy Lawton and that mighty atom, Hughle Gallacher?
All these fellows, irrespective of weight aml height, had the great essential for a centre forward-dash and stamina. Where has it gone?
HKFA To Investigate Charges That
That Malaya Tour Was Mismanaged
We don't happen to know off- hand, but would it be possible! that it has vanished among all these foam baths and ultra vires rays and what-nots?
Maybe not. But the lack of weight and dash doesn't apply enly to Soccer,
When the South African Rug-} by tourists come to England next? reation you can count on it that The Hongkong Football Association is to probe into
they will bring with them t the controversy which has flared, up in local soccer
store of 10-stone forward wholf circles following a tour of Malaya-by-a team picked-by_make_our_fellows..ost parts:
Jonk like schoolboys. the Chinese National Amateur Federation earlier this
year.
Members of the fearn--which went primarily to Singapore to play in the Ho Ho Cup series-on their return have issued statements alleging mismanagement of the tour.
The FA Council last night round of the Governor's Cup culled on the Federation to proved last night to be only of present its report of the tour teacup size. as soon as possible and au- thorised the Emergency Com- mittee to deal with Rt and take appropriate action.
ad
SOMETHING TO SAY
The touring side,
said,
Football clubs are reticent about the monies receive and spend on players' transfer fees, But when I was at Derby recently Manager Stuart McMillan opened
within the slater! time his heart to the extent of telling me that Derby Countyd not returned to the Colony has received £150,000 in transfers since the war.
assurance
UI
the
As no further steps had been
FINDING BOXERS
The boxing picture is no Jers overtoned.
a time There was
turn out
when we could ones, albelt not very good big ones, all the time.
Nevertheless, 134
We
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BOBBY
BOLAND BEATS O'SULLIVAN.
Blood-soaked and battered after ten rip-roaring rounds. Bobby Boland, of Dundee, gained a polnis victory over the British Bantamweight, Champion, Danny O'Sullivan, at the Empress Hall, Earl's Court. Photo shows O'Sullivan ducking from a lead from Boland.
Is
English Soccer Near
The End Of The Big Money Transfer System?
ASKS
PETER DITTON
London.
£218,800 is a lot of money in any language. Even in tax-ridden Britnin · it two or three normal sized families to live in luxury for life. It would allow would buy 70 Rolls-Royce cars. Of it would pay the transfer fees of ten profes- sional footballers!
Yes, that is the staggering sum of money that has been thrown around in the past couple of years by ten professional soccer eliths in England, either in an endeavour to stave-off relegation or to win promotion. Getting on for quarter of a million pounds and all to obtain the services of ten footballers. Did someone say something about food for thought?
13cckets, the Scotts, and the Peterseng bind world ranking, and nowɔ- On the
days we are reduced year after Federation's representative that
novice cont- staging year, to the Chinese players would be pleked on merit irrespective of petitions is the hope of finding of knocking themeone enable In proposing that this action whether they came under
Bruce Woodcock's hat off. be taken, Mr Jack Skinner, Federation or nol, the matter Chairman of the Counell, con was amicably settled.
The main weight problem in mented that the team had been
English cricket these days is heck for x weeks and the
On the
Mri getting it off Denis Compton, but suggestion of FA.
the Lind. the nilicial
Roverning Gulmugath, the Council meeting how do we get into body for soccer, had not
class without crawling agreed that in order to avoid wall
Harold any oficial report.
n repetition. of the brgument back austalgically the rules governing the garriek Lurwood and Maurice Tate? Le clarified at the end of the
How much longer will this for £11,500. That was a real ----- can always bank :.enson.
It is argan. The Rame amoun Gordon, of course, but who is to sort of thing go oA?
lands when Stanley say what would have happened fantastic thought, but if it con- changed
table it the times much longer we costa Matthews patted his hugs Di to the jockeys' taken by the HKAAF and the Australian Edgar Britt had been eventually reach the stage when Stoke and moved to Blackpant with his £200,000 would only obtumn the Another .bargain. Newcastle cables bad heen received as Dulversity to
in the services of four players.
£13,000 £60,- forked out
for Len ing for funds to get player of the FA.
000 just to kick a football!
Shackleton and the Bradford hoine; and statements made by rested that In the struck from
Somehow I feel that we must bank balance rose accordingly. players had appeared Pros. It was lime the FA 1
HE'S RIGHT, BUT.......... he nearing the end of this bl
Tummy Lawton moved again, lind something to say on
money transfer business, English to Nuits In reporting this fact Mr
County and Chelsen matter.
This Is not a Cry Havoc football I gradually recovering made a pront of a clear £8,000. Bcherly afel Curter, now! When Lee was bought by
Sluser commented strongly on
Perth Oct. 17. Doncaster Derby frum Leicester to play
the University's action. Apart lory, for we have felt for some from the
Billy Steel came down from player-mantgers of
brightest spot in the the Uni-tle time that Jules Bioet was Young players are forcing their Scotland to Join Derby County MCC victory by an Innings at between Strol and Morris, Teams bargains
from the fact that and Hull, were
Stamps prepared Skinner declared, should stick versity had falled to answer right and that the glory of the way into the limelight and as
runs over the West those prices, Derby, of course, veteran Jack
collected £15,500. Len Stuc-| Australian Chits today was have paid out some hefty sum to write fish to his first-class to their schedules and not go the FA letter he felt it was game lies mainly in the playing more and more managers realse and Morton, his previous club, and 140
the duty of the University to and not necessarily in the win that the talent they are secking kleton left Newcastle and moved the display of Denis Compton. thy, such as £25,000 for Morris, carcer, but Steel did not retura trotting off playing games
FA was the community to show uma- ning. £16,000 for Lce, £10,000 for from Stotina, Morris moved over the place. The
transaelions, £7,050 McLaren and 20,000 for Oliver, over to inside-lett and Stamps responsible if a team became teur sport in its best light.
stranded to bring it home.
both
bul with the passing of Carter,
Inving to do That sort of!
A thing did not create Doherty and Steel the legendary Derby inside forward play that
favourable impression. dates back to the days of Slove Bloomer and Johnny Goodall has disappeared.
Some of the men they have sold, and their prices, are Steel (£22,000), Leuty (£20,000), Doherty (£10,000), Carter (£6,000), Bullions (£8,000).
has proceeded to make a success of the inside-right position.
E
Boots in ten matches
tour, sent on
the
Mr
wery
become members
Mr Skinner Sung- these names be the Association's
strength
here as long-Britt, tremendous finishes?
But if we have all this skill, why cannol we match it withi TO VISIT NEW ZEALAND? just that little edge of brawni that would make us more often:
Kallant winners than
but it is for a not more loyal club men like rullied an offence: it had failed! Hongkong
to return home on the speel-untry. centre-half that Derby are hunt- Jackie in Soccer,
ant ex-fed date.
log. They want to
effects of the Wiur.
is on their doorstep 10 the to Sunderland; net proit on cheque books will be left ille in
the drawer.
It was
COING BACK
Newcastle.
SO THE PROCESSION
And
Compton In Form At Perth
'The
With an innings of 10 scored in is Urighest manner and bowling Agures of four for eight in 9.7 of the long eläht ball overs, he proved in no un- But ict's go back n little The chairman also reported modest
so the procession con- certain fashion that his injured Seconding Mr Skinner's pro- as scatori is good going and it
while; twenty two years in fact, tinued: £20,000 here, £18,000 knee was no longer causing him w the burly Rotherharu-baru
the that as the New Zealand FA losers? procal, Mr B. Young: salti
in October, 1928, that turned down the which man head
brought Emergency Committee was the bad twice
It appears to this simple mind Arsenal shocked
Money became almost any discomfort. the football there,
The MCC. Bolloueaningless on the prices rose paying So much was evident in the County a point to this match only one which could deal with suggestion of sending a tearn to
· were able to de- by the last minute that there is only one possible world qualifies shortly for his the matter quickly. The tour- Hongkong at
£11,000 for higher and fiber towards the clare at hmeh for 389 for four, them play West He Come aw
he had written suggesting a explanation-and hurt does not Wanderers nearly Pity there are ing team, he slated, had corn-
with a lead of 266, which left Bromwich Albion at the Base-; teernal benef.
team visit that lie in wartime food and blackout their English International for climax in December 1949. ball Ground,
The Arsi and coldlerlu and the rest of 1
David Jack.
Preston North End, with a the Colts three and three-quar arrived.
blank cheque for an Inside er hours in which to try and It seems, rather, to lie in the ve-figure transie had
and
Third Division forward who could link up with save the game. the excersive fodustrialisation of our
HUSTLED thusking of arrangements for the land that has taken the poten-clubs winced as they read the their International winger, Tom
£11,000 to then was Finney,
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decided that Eddio totally big men away from the amount almost beyond under- Quirley of Sheffield Wednesday
Compton had balted with Now country, in which they can standing. It was more than a
more freedoms them at any time man. £28,500 was Interport Compt, and strengthen, and fortune; it was infinity. Surely,
was their
last cummer and inoved in England planted them in urban districts
the order from York. hustled between the wickets, they asked, this is the limit for Paid out and Quigley in which they are stunted
darting up the pitch to turn oz- a transfer? And as time went the to Lancashire.
dinary
good length balls into The
charity
to look as if they Poppy Day
Look where any big men we on it began the Combined
At the time of writing that is half volleys. The storm which blew up at antch between
Highlands were right, the Rest sche et come from-the
still the record transfer fee. It' alonday's meeting of the League Services und
The odd £10,000 fee cropped may be surpassed. If any one over duled for November 13 will be of Scotland, Ireland, and Walesi Management Committee
off OIL thic Polics and the West Country. the selection of the FA's team played to meet the CNAAF In the first ground at Boundary Street.
-(London Express Service)
Leun Leuty with a top-notcher, perience,
but they will not wait until next; players in their forward line of fren are-centre forward Jack February for Neit Franklin.
Parry, aged 18, and
outskie-
replice
Against his age
Derby
fielded twe
Mr Y. K. Blok objectect lu the proposal saying that matter should wait and before the Council.
Come
The Counell
visit of the Denmark team the Colony on Chinese Year to the milice,
referred
STORM IN A TEACUP
On the other hand Albions; right Ken Scott, aged 18-whien MRUMENT Jack Smith
I rhould Imagine, an all-time
WAR
Nevertheless,
absent from the motel looking recoal for the Club, for experienced Inside forwards. AN EPIDEMIC
I do not feel that this Derby side is up to its funditional standard azt
That was not a good game by looks as though they will have to di pelly deeply into the First Division standards, but I
tu deplore the epidemie of slow! i xchequer. haulclapping which is sweep-
ing the country, atul ha. Now reached Derby.
By
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coincidence, centre-alf Jack Vernon and? Derby centre-forward Jack Lee, who should have been position In this match, were instead rivals in the Ireland-- England International at Belfast,
in up-
Hockey League Programme
The
Interport hockey
Mrs Armstrong & Mrs Tamworth
Win LRC Doubles Final
Mrs D. Arinstrong and Mrs A. Tamworth won the Ladies Double title of
the Ladies Recreation Club yesterday, beating Mrs A. Sainsbury and Mrs A. Barty in the final by 6-3 and 6-1.
Mrs A. Barty. 0-3, $1,
Colony
Ploying more aggressive otrokes, however, held them in strug beat Mrs A. Kainsbury tenuls throughout, the winers good stead. fully deserved their Mrs Tamworth's deadly volleys
victory.
Second
new.
when Peter Doherty, player-manager of
across
Half the Colts were back m
up occasionally, as for instance of half a dozen top-class English the pavilion for 77 when Brown How Internationals asked for a moveave the ball to Compton who Doncaster there would be
an inediate proceeded to send down 79 de- Rovers, moved from Blackpool sh for cheque books and atveries and claim his four vic- But least one fee of £30,000 would ims, Randolph Turpin centrally the market was quiet probably be paid out.
Knocks Out Albert Finch
to Manchester City.
tho
After losing the first set 2-0. and smashes at the net were sad trailing behind 1-3 in the
come second-set, Cooper and with ably supported powerful baseline drives by Andrewes made a grand trial Mrs Armstrong, whose follow-that took them to 3-3 and 4-4.ke . Morrison (+3; beat N. round at the Harringay League soccer
so for then aCooper, who had reaped net play also
ixed for Sunday has been post-
and
Mixed Doubles Semi- Mr and Mrs K, H. to
beat W. J. D. Cooper and Mia drewes, 8-1. Gut.
Mrs
rally
won
all his services, surprising- ly lost the next vital game. Ip quarter-da
Handicap Men's Singles Final-
(3), 10-8, 7-3.
Inter-hong Men's Heap Doubles Owen Hughes
beat . a. Newton and
Arem, North London..
and
D-3, 6-1.
and tije
team.
and
McIntyre was also in brilliant form behind the wicket for he
Then, in 1938, Arsenal, the same old free-spending; Argoual But the mad buying caused another upheaval. They selling of the past four or five took three catches in great style wanted Bryn Jones, the brilliant years seems almost over. Clubs and stumped another batsman.. Wolverhampton Wolsh
to settle Interna- are now beginning
MCC certainly The
out- tional forward and then went to town. Team building has been played their opponents, but it
to
get
£14,000 him. London, Oct. 17.
changed hands and Bryn Jones Carried out and while there are wan their general approach to still a score vi managers who the game which suggested that Randolph Turpin,
the packed his
bags and noved routes
nerds the Australians must treat their their confers
with coloured Leamington boxer, south, but not before the whole strengthening in this
or that ability
greater respecti are than they were prepared to do tonight won the. British succer world had been rocked
the position, majority
tour opened—Reu- reasonably satisfied. More and before the Middleweight title when he to its foundations.
placing their ter A-knocked out
mere they are the holder, Que year later, in 1039, the faith in the young players have Albert Finch, in the fifth war brought a full stop to
grace in now had Ave years as it had been which to mature. previously known, transfer market closed down,
The success of this "encourage Gutierrez Shield 1045 with the youngsters" It was a great triumph for only to re-open
policy chu be and G. N. Gomano (18) of Harry Turpin for, although ls even greater activity and higher judged from the fact that six The losers, though forced on held his own on the next a19) M. V. Jones (13) of APC superior punching
Final On Sunday power en- prices than before,
of the English International side the defensive, gave good acdeuce was called for set
ubled him to have matters much
Clubs resuming League soccer that played Ireland in Belfast, count of, themselves in the first match.
the Game in his own way, it did look at one set and were rather unfor-
TODAY'S MATCHES alage as if Finch's ring general alter un absence of six years Aston,
and Bally, did not Gallerrez International Shield tunate in the second when Mrs
than the Competition will be played at finished. The cast their club more Salisbury pulled a thigh mus-
Club Mixed Doubles Finnt.-W. J.
players were the challenger out.
on Sunday, Docks her cle. With
limping, the
P. Cooper and Mrs Andrewes vnt.
The had not had sufficient 10 signing-on tee. And even Kowloon youngsters
days of soccer commencing at 3 p.m. issue was then a foregone con-
The Club Men's Handicap Reenan and Mrs Litton.
Turpin went all out from the experience to hold their own in these boom clusion.
Singles Anal went to 30 games
the promotion and relegation there is still an awful difference Bnalista are Chinn, represented by R. Tay. F. Li, G. Honz Club Ladies Singles Finat.-Mra start and put Finch down for a C. G.c Getz v Bra D, Annstrong. before it was decided.
and count of eight in the fourth
Choy and W. Hong-Bling Morrison edged out N.
round and dropped the Chamtruggle and the only answer was between £10 and £20,000
to buy ready-made players from
England whose team comprises Inter-long Semi-final-J. A. Cookte in an almost two-hour
ether clubs. urlhatt and Pang Ol Lam D. pion again as the bell went,
E. Greenwood, A. 1. G. East- Doubles game by 10-8 and 7-5,
W. C. Simpson and L. Turpin pressed
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poned. Instead. all Lengur harvest of points.
matches which were postponed
on
October 0 will be played
ol.
The following to the full pro- vtammet
1ST DIVISION
11 am. Recreto "B" v Police "A" at Recreto Ground Umpires: 3.1. Binko and W.D. J.G. Padley,
11.r. Ilangkong Hockey Club V Itereo "A" at Royal Navy No.
1. ground. Unparea; Makhan Singh and F75gt . Aldridge.
11. Argonauta. "A" v Royal Air Force at Police ground. pirea: W.Q. K.G.M.
A.M. Suva.
.......
COLONY MIXED DOUBLES M.
The Colony Mixed Semi-nat resulted as expected
1P,
Smith and
the
HANDICAP FINAL
A. Holmsgs and .31. Hetherington.
of
ship and left jabs would keep i found that many of their best son, Mannion Chilton, Dickin
hly home
The lone entry from Harry The Inter-IIong Fina! will now be advantage in the afth and fuel- it a win for Mr and Mra K, 1. Um
of on Friday indlead
ly had Finch down for the full What Wicking & Co., Ltd., H. Owen-played holders.
count with a vicious right hook was not expected, however, was Hughes and G. N. Gomno for Balunlay as previously arranged,
to the jaw-Router. the excellent, Oght put up by the Inter-Hong Men's Doubles.
2ND DIVISION
Thunderbolts v Police 1.30 R.m. ""at.oyal Navy No. 1 izround, Umpires: G.B. Gurevich and BL McWilliamtu.
9:30 am, Rovers v Univerally at Hoyal Navy No. 3 ground. Umgiros; A.E.P. Guest and 11. Sours.
10 am. IKAAT YMCA at Kat Umpires: Mickey Ham and 3. Couto Marantamasanın af
9.30 .m. Argomats "13" No- Umpleost at Polios round. Jangcer High and A. Axle.
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win
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Nomads' Hockoy XI
The
have beon
PLAYERS RESPOND Players themselves sented ari
to make opportunity
following Requests to be put on the selected to represent the Nomads in order that they could be transferred to a club in a higher Hockey Club in their league xture against Argonauts,'B' on In plentiful. division were
22nd., at the Sunday, October Boston, Oct. 10.
bund Police Ground, Boundary Street, addition, certain clubs Sugar Ray Roblason of New R. A. 6-0, 6-3; 2. 2. Sia beat Fritz Lin York, undisputed welterweight their financial position so weak-ully-off at 1.30 am... Chung best P. champion of the world, toyed that they had to sell their best. 0-0, 0-2: W. Trul beat with Joe Rindone of Boston for men to keep alive,
The following were the results of Fraterday's hardecurt tennis at the op-Chinese Recreation Club:
Edwin a beat George Lin Jr.,
W. J. D. Cooper and Mr's advanced into the semi-float Andrewca.
Bath showed good after Uree-cot understanding
not APC's 1. M. Newton and M. wete far inferior in strokes to their. Jones. They will now reputed
another Cooper's pos
APC pair in opponents.
Remedios flashing forellana drives were
not point Mead in the semi-final. score often than
Kwck 6-2, 6-3; winners, whlie Mrs Andrewer
M. Au J, 7-0.
slightly more than 15 minutes
The greatest did more then was expected of
The following is to-day's her at the net and in returning
prp tonight before knocking him gracie. Lo v Lee Wal-tong but in 35 seconds of the sixth that football Ip's sizzling 'drives,
The results were:
Molan Chan Wong Bulki, Twai speed and
Club Ladies Doubles Tixal-Mrs Wal-pui v Cheung Chow, S. N. To round of their scheduled 15 had begun.
went from Everton round bout-United Freem allround A. Tamworth and Men 2. Am=1+ K. C. Two.
The Ips' greater
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THE RESULTS
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man,
Sykes
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Pressimists' XI
D.
Pressimists team to play the University on the University ground at Pokfulam' at 1.45 on Y. C. Koh J. F. Baptista, H. Sunday is F. el Arculli, A
A Kurußeru, A. Bonres; C. L. Rozario, T. M. Pinnell, spending rpm
Castilho (Capt.), A., M. Bilva; Bottomnicy, M. Salter RF has ever known W. E. Wilkinson, V. J. Garcia, Porter, B. Campin, T. Crabtros, Tommy Lawton Ft. Tay, K. D. Seyer and J. H. J. Mitchell, S. 8. Ismall and K
to Chelscal Franco.
Withey.