THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1950.
ROUGH PLAY
IT'S EARLY ENOUGH TO BEGIN WORRYING ABOUT YUGOSLAV SOCCER
Harris, the Chelsea centre half and captain, is bowled over by Vaughan, the Charlton centre-forward, (seen on right), who then tackles Pickering the Chelsea alie, who is also knocked out. Chelsea won 2-1.
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Whatever Happens To Olympic
Champions?
BY CORNELIUS RYAN
Where are they now, the men and women who starred for the USA in the 1948 Olympics at London?
Most of the big names have dropped out of athletics, making their way for new and younger stars who will be seen at Helsinki in 1952.
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Says Harold Mayes
England's Soccer team should have began treading the road back from Rio at Belfast in early October. Instead, they went through the Irish piece marking time, Football high-ups who saw the Wales-Scotland encounter at Cardiff probably think that the forward march signal will come at Roker Park, when England face Wales on November 15, but I'm going to watch with a good deal more interest the performance against Yugoslavia in London a week later.
As one Soccer authority put it: "Everyone connected with Lancaster Gate would cry their eyes out if England were beaten by a Continental team on English soil." Well, it could happen, particularly if the Yugoslavs happen to solve a burning problem of theirs, which happens to be one of England's, just a little more quickly than our selectors seem to have been able to do.
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Yes, Yugoslavia have a centre-forward worry well. That was the prime reason for their recent 7--2 defeat by Austria, and right now they're working very hard to remedy it so that there will be someone on hand against England to knock-in the opportunities made by their quick-thinking inside-forwards, Stjepan Bobek and Rajko Mitic.
Neither of them are strangers, that those who run the puck to Britain for they were in the game are not fighting: shy of team which beat Great Britain television, The game will be in the Olympic semi-final in seen often from Earl's Court, 1948, and which lost to Sweden Wembley and Nottingham, and in the Wembley final.
everybody seems quite satisfied Since then they've gone a that any effect it may have on long way, with 30 caps apiece, attendances will be for the and Bobek, a 26-year-old, six- better. Boxing types, please foot clerk, has helped himself to note. 21 international goals in those | appearances.
OLYMPIC REVENCE
COINCIDENCE"
Fourteen
two years ago, youngsters played for Scotland's .|-- Cardiff. After the game they schools eleven against Wales, nt went to the Empire, and laughed their heads off at Max Miller.
The other day the same pair. were at Cardiff again, playing Steel
If there are any doubts about the strength of the Yugoslavs, reflect on the fact that they performed a great deal better Vicki Draves, winner at than England in Rio, failing to London in springboard and high reach the final only after losing for their country-Billy platform diving, even then was to Brazil, the eventual runners- married to a professional swim-up to Uruguay. And last month mor and joined him in a pro- they took Olympic revenge on fessional tour when she came Sweden, so don't let anyone kid back to the USA after the you they're going to be soft
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Harrison Dillard has a front-football coach in New office public relations job with City. the 'Cleveland Indians major teague baseball. team but, the Willie Steele, the Long Jump 1948 Olympic 100 Metres Cham-Champion, turned professional plon still takes part in winter as a football player, although he did not make good as a pro player. Wilbur Thompson, Olympics. who won the Shot Put, is a salesman, and Henry Wit- Most of the tenberg, the undefeated light-boxing team turned heavyweight wrestler, still is a Grant Butcher, member of the New York City police force.
Mel Patton, the California comet who held the workd 100 Metres 'record, was graduated from college last June and now is a physical education teacher. Barney Ewell, another star sprinter, turned professional as soon as he got home,
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Far from it. They can play USA Olympic football, and they can use their pro, too. weight as well, which is as good weight, has a good record in the selectors to get down to the job lightheavy- a reason as any for England's San Francisco area, and heavy of picking
a side for the weight Jay Lambert did well
Sunderland match which won't around Salt Lake City. Bill
play "After you, Claud” type of Bossio is one of the most promis- football. ing of young bantamweights.
INTO MATRIMONY Ann Curtis, 400 Metres Free Style Champion, in swimming, Roy Cochran, 400 Metres and Zoe Ann Olsen, à diver, are Hurdles winner at London, married now and both have Joe Verdeur was graduated married from college last June with a now is a coach in California. babies. Miss Curtis Richmond Morcom, a pole, vault | Gordon · Cuneo, a California degree
dentistry.-United star, is coaching in Pennsylvania | college basketball star, and Miss Press. and Irving Mondschein, runner-Olsen married Jackie Jensen, up to Bob Mathias in the USA who now plays baseball with Decathlon Championships, is a the New York Yankees.
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Why for Sunderland? Well; because I suppose if we do pip and think the same team would Wales everyonę, will be happy
be good wough the following weck. A Yugoslav who saw England in Belfast said our side üidn't play with enough "passion." He meant punch,`of course, but punch or passion,
English & Welsh let's have some of it.quickly.
42 Probable Starters For Teams Today The Manchester Handicap
WOODCOCK
| RETIRES IN 11th ROUND
London, Nov. 14. Jack Gardner, lum bering farmer from Leicester, stepped into the world heavyweight picture tonight when he won the British and Empire heavyweight titles by forcing bat- tered Bruce Woodcock to retire at the end.of the 11th round of a scheduled 15 round bout-United Press. ..
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BRIGHT CRICKET IDEA Hotel managers, with an in- and George Young. In the terest in sport are not unusual. evening they were invited to a But London, Nov. 14.
I met one the other day variety show at the Empire. England selected the follow-who is carrying his enthusiasm Who do you think was top ing team to play against Wales a little farther than most. Reg of the bill? You've guessed it →→→
international soccer Williams,
the Victoria, the same cheeky chappie match at Sunderland on Sidmouth, is laying a matting Had they seen the show they There are 42 probable starters for the Manchester November 15. Williams (Wol-wicket at his hotel this winter would undoubtedly have had November Handicap, the last big race of the 1950 flat-verhampton Wanderers), Ram- so that visitors cari get free something to be happy about." racing season, which equals the record field of 1931.
London, Nov. 14.
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(Douglas Smith) Pernellle ham Hotspur), Medley
Carson), Caledon (J. Fort),
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(Mid-customers, because facilities will seen for a long time: Yes, even (New-also be available to up-and-worse than Belfastartufos y de (Totten coming, Devon cricketers. In What's wrong with Wales? (Tot-fact, it's a genuine effort to try Something like England--109. to do more to put the game on much claboration.”“. They the map in the West Country certainly played belter football (W. Snaith); His- (EC. Elliott) Sugar Bowl Promotion (A. Breasley), Cinna tories Field (W. Slater) Danae right-half, is on the injured from a man who is no mean than Scotland, but had fewer i II (W.H. Carr), Belsay Castle II (J. Sirett), Nisus (C. Norton); list and a substitute has not yet club cricketer himself Good shots at goal.
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What's wrong with Spottand? (J. Caldwell), Las Vegas (LNapolitan Star (J. Dyson), been named,
The ice hockey season is Perhaps too much of the home Baltonian (no Brown), Devandere (W. Nevett), Frenchy (T. Mahon), Blue Sai- jockey yet),
The Wales team is as follows: young, but it's already obvious selectoral Equint
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