THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1950.
The FA Challenge Cup
Cup Is
A Crock Of Gold
To The Clubs
SAYS ARCHIE QUICK
The Football Association Challenge Cup may only be a silver bauble of little market value but it is certainly a crock of gold to the clubs which compete for it.
The recently published accounts for the semi-final and final stages of the greatest of all national knock- out competitions reveal the extent of the financial side. The net takings at the Final Tie were £26,395 and, the Semi-Finals there was also a replay brought in
£31,849.
Now let us see what the clubs got out of it. For the whole of the competition the 88 League clubs shared £108,328, getting £1,231 each. For their Final share Liverpool and Arsenal got an additional £6,367 each and in the semi-finals Chelsea and Arsenal received further £5,363 apiece and Liverpool and Everton £2,598- each. Entertainment Tax to the Government amounted to £5,834 from the Semi-Finals and £4,924 from the Final.
MRS BECK CLAIMS
Golf Is The
Ideal Sport
For Women
London, Nov. 20. Mrs John Beck, recently the appointed captain of British women's golf team to South Africa during the next season, stoutly cham- pions golf as the ideal sport for women.
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Even the Amateur Cup semi- finals and final were sources of more than useful income to the last four clubs. In the Final, Bishop Auckland and Willington each received £3,702 and they, plus Barking and Wycombe Wanderers got £827 each from the semi-finals.
Against all this, of course, it has to be remembered that the professional clubs have to com- pensate scheduled League op- ponents when Cup ties interfere with League fixtures. By trans- fer fee standards perhaps the
IS CHAMPION
RETIRES
The two leading British tennis table players, Aubrey Simon (left), and Johnny Leach take a drink with the former World Champion, Victor Barna (centre) at the Royal Empire Society when Barna was presented with a chequé. and a television set by the Hon. Ivor Montagu, Chairman of the English Table Tennis Association, on behalf of subscribers of a testimonial fund to mark the
Central Press Photo. retirement of the great table tennis player.
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It's Not Cricket To
Criticise
SAYS S. C.
Them
GRIFFITH
Thousands of miles away from the scene of action I, like many others, have Cup statistics do not represent been greatly disturbed by what appears to be a deliberate policy on the part of so much money but that does not lessen the intense rivalry to
and the honours.
IN DIRECT CONTRAST
As-
some of the many English critics with the team to "write down" right from the start both the MCC tour and the English players involved.
Overmuch emphasis has been put upon any shortcomings which might con- ceivably appear. Too little upon the performance of a collection of individuals with as yet no time to begin to find their feet as a team in very different conditions from those to which many of them have been accustomed.
In direct contrast with the attitude of some leading boxing Her main argument is that
Let us hope that this latest They are very anxious to know the Football
First it was Compton-until promoters,
what the folks at home are Success of our cricketers in Tolf has no superior in train-sociation does not frown upon he made a glorious hundred. ing a woman's eye and in pro-broadcasting and I notice in the Then it was suggested that being told about their efforts, Australia may be allowed not viding lessons in acute judg-proceedings of their latest Com-Hutton's anger was likely to and a thoroughly understand-only to cheer, us at home-160 ment. She takes for granted mittee meetings that they have upset his whole battle for the able anxiety it is.
in 85 minutes cheers me even its claims as an exercise.
agreed to next year's Cup Final tour.
it is no fun for the against a girls' school-but that
overseas Berry's run to the wicket, we cricketer
to learn it may give Freddie Brown and and the England v Scotland In-
all the confidence at Wembley being were told, might provoke serious that to enthusiasts at home any his team. ternational
have which some his team might
critics seem at Incidents in the Tests. broadcast in their entirety.
achieved is excused rather than pains to destroy. praised..
"Is Evans, since his thumb injury, quite the force he was behind the stumps?" the critics asked, and so on.. magnificent victory over South
I wonder whether the MCC's
Mrs Beck speaks as a mother and a golfer for she has two sons and is a former Irish Women's Golf Champion. Of Other International matches, ten her keen eye and unerring Cup ties from the Third Round judgment havé been one of onwards and the Amateur Cup fie main attributes of her many Final are to be broadcast in the
foursome Successes in
play, second halves of the games and generally with
her husband, the professional semi-finals, if
played on the British Walker Cup captain they are against America at St Andrews day, will be commented upon Jeremiahs or whether by these in 1947, as partner. -
alternating from one match to same criacs we shall be told the other.
the wicket was a paradise for
the bowling! The FA, however, have shied batsmen and
television. An application weakest in Australia,
Nicetios of judgment take on in even greater importance foursome play where a part- ner's consideration is added to the pitfalls of singles play.
DIFFERENT QUESTION
at
the same Australia has
from the BBC to televise cer- tain matches has been deferred to and
set up a committee consider the whole question in all its aspects and its general effect on the game.
silenced
UNSETTLING
these
I know from personal ex- what an unsettling perience effect this underlying note always tending to belittle the
I understand that the number team's chances has upon the
Going out" for a shot when subsequent recovery or success of matches to be played by clubs players themselves, quite apart is, a matter for one's own con- in connection with the Festival from its effect on us at home.. templation becomes a totally of Britain are to be greatly
· It might be thought that different question when one's augmented. It is even sugges-
Ког English partner has to play next.
ted that well over one hundred what is written
consumption is unseen in Aus- will be played during May!
tralia. On the contrary it is quoted in Australian papers almost as soon as it is read at home, and somewhat naturally this is just what the players themselves read.
The same delicacy of judg- in ment has to be exercised foursomes play when, for ex- ample, a partner has a reputa tion for being, accurate though short in the long iron game.
Those second shot "traps" have to be considered when on the tee.
GOLF
ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Rome, Nov, 201 Women star gollers often can
Ugo Grappasonni of Italy beat give lessons to hard-hitting his compatriot, Adolfo Angelini, mere males in exercising dis by one stroke in a 30. holes cretion and perfect judgment in play-off-today for the first the way to tackle course to places in the Italian Open Advantage.
Golf Championship here.
↑ They húvá án cyd to thing, an appreciation of weight, line and ensemble, just they hate when, it is adalation of dread an cooking. They fear the lessons in the homo. They
golfers-Reuter,
Grappisonni and Angeliat tied with aggregates of 281 over the scheduled 72 holes of the tournal ment and battled it out today for the first prize of 600,000 tre. Grappasonni, had rounds of 73 and 11 against 11 and 14 by Angolini-Router.
ROMERO'S HAND FRACTURED
And
success
CHEERING
If it does nothing else such
as a "smack in the eye" to any irritating comment must serve
The happiest moments on tour growth of essential confidence. are those when one feels justi- fled in saying "They will be pleased in England."
There Isn't
こ
Travel For
The spirit and the ability to accept the challenge are clearly there....and that, indeed, is.
The players themselves are something to cheer about.
medicine when it is good for their health.. big enough to take
They should not be asked to drink the wretched stuff simply for the sake of the dispensaries.
Much Real
Sprinters
Says HAROLD ABRAHAMS
My morning mail recently brought an advertisement informing me that my wife spends 1,300 days of her life washing up.
I do not know how the calcu-Consider how much more, the lation is arrived at, whether this long-distance runner has to do reward (and athletes, means three and a half years for his
lost Marathon races, by and have day continuous activity, night, or as much as ten-years-feet!). on end for the usual eight-hour.
Jack Holden, in one Mara- day.
The thought of all those hours thon, covers about the same dis- tance as a 100-yards' sprinten among the cups gave me that in nearly 450 races: Put anuthen well-known sinking feeling way, so far as time, is concerned Perhaps it was the fact that a runner could run more than vi Paris, Nov. 20. ·.. the White City is in Scrubs nine hundred 100 yards in even Luis Romerso, the Spanish and Lane that made me think of the time, while the Marathon rung European Bantamweight chamtime I have spent in running! ner was completing but one, plon, who lost on points here In my young days I confined course... yesterday to Georges Mousse, my activities to short distances
It seems unfair that thả v will be unable to defend his on the track. Only once did I— title for another two months. rather rashly and, most unsuc-sprinter should get just ENGA
He has fractured his left hand. cessfully attempt to ran 880 same feward, but I do not
today, his yards. Probably if I were to what can be done about 15. And fire Announcing this manager, Mr Diamond, sild that add ap all the time - spent in I am a little too old to take tol: Romero muffered the injury in running 100 yards, with the 220 Marathon /running, der far, thesoy the first round of his fight, with thrown in it would not amount geampie finit encouragements oRUN Mousse-Reuter,
to one working day.
Jack Holdeb.