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THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1950.
THE INDIANS WOULD LIKE 15 TESTS
ENGLAND
V... WALES
Bert Williams, the England goalkeeper, saves from Trevor Ford, the Welsh centre-forward, in the match which England won 4-2. at Roker Park.
England's Soccer
Prestige
Im On The Way Back
Says VERNON MORGAN
London, Nov. 27.
The English team which only drew with Yugoslavia last week, and thus to draw gaye Marshal Tito's men the honour of being the first Continental side with a full England side on English soil, had a poor press after the game,
This hardly gives credit to the Yugoslavs or the Englishmen. The visitors readily admitted that they were extremely fortunate to divide the spoils. Such remarks as "wonderful Here was an English team everyone knows how good he but incredible" from them after with speed, stamina and goals can be. the
in their boots a much better game. And they were
team than that which went to the right.
the World Football England might have played Brazil for structurally just as they did and Championships. won by at least 5-1.
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ANY THE LESS SKILL? Rightly it can be said that a team which presents its opponents with two gift goal deserves to lose. "But does that make the football skill of Eng- land any the less?
The goal, the only goal, the Yugoslavs deserved but did not get, was when, shortly after the interval an England defende: blooked a drive more by good luck than good judgment.
Apart from the two fine prals England scored they also had one shot blocked by a Yugoslav defender on its way into the net, while twb. of the saves made by the nerobatle Beara were, with every-rospect for his brilliant goal-keeping, of
“be "fluke" "väriéty, 4
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AGAINST RAMADHIN
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By W. Capel Kirby & David Jack
Everyone in Indian ́cricket wants to play against Sonny Ramadhin. In fact, all the teams put in their Test players to get practice against him. "I'll soon have to do some hard talking," says Commonwealth manager George Duckworth. "We came out here to play five Tests, not 15."
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allowed to stand in the paddock.
Ramadhin, incidentally, is league matches watch the game
from directors' box scals the star turn of the tour offix with VIPS in the directors the field, having & great tea room at half-time. We sense of humour. When he know clubs where players re- went night shooting he gard it as a favour when they'ro wore two sweaters and a West Indies batting cap, looking just like an Oxford COX. The big game men finished with a few rabbits. We thought all the rabbits were in Australia.
Don't be surprised if a Mid- land First Division club has a new manager before the end of the season.
In these days of exorbitant transfer fees, the price Bradford are putting on Jack Haines's head looks a snip for an enter- prising club. Park Avenue would
We
THORNY?
beat Fanny Blankers- Koon the other day-ran her right into the ground, in fact, and tucked her up for the win- ter. Explanation: It's a bush rose named after the Flying Dutchwoman. Colour? Orange, of course..
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There's another Leach in table tennis-and he looks like sticking. Brighton's 17-year-old Brain beat both Charlie Scaman and Alec Brook in exhibition games last week. Watch, out,
Johnny.
Reading's ex-Newcastle wing- take between £10,000 half Norman Dodgin is not too and £12,000 for this man of many clubs. A native of Eves-happy at Reading, and although he moved into a new house ham, he has played for Swansea, recently, we are told he'd wel- Leicester, West Brom, and Bradford and it would not sur- prise us if one of his former dlubs joined in the bidding.
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Five Irishmen; five English- men, and a Scot turned out for Doncaster Rovers in ́a recent match, but player manager Peter Doherty tells us. "I'm searching for a Welshman to give the side a really represen- tative look." Peter squashed all retirement rumours with "I'll pack up when my legs pack up."
And judging by recent displays the Doherty pins are good for some time yet..
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We learn that a sum of £2,- 600 plus £150 for each year of service has been set aside for the day Jimmy Fay resigns the Players' Union secretaryship.
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A number of billiards profes- sionals are scrambling for en-
come another "move." ant
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Despite rival attraction from Notts County, Nottingham Forest and Mansfield, Linby Colliery are expecting a 10,000 gate for the F. A. Cup visit of Gillingham. on Saturday Player-manager Tim Coleman- how these old names crop up at Cup-tie time-works under- ground at Linby pit and trains between shifts, as do most of his colleagues. Roundabou warning: Don't regard a Gilling ham win as a foregone con- clusion.
Although Halifax have broker off negotiations. with. St Helens for the transfer 'p Finnan, expect them to sign well-known centre who als plays out-half.
gagements for the second half Dark Blues To
of the season. Reason? Cancel- lation of the Masters' Snooker tournament which they took for granted.
HOARSE
Play Six Internationals
I did.
Self-exiled Czech lawn tennis player Jan Matous, who reach- ed the men's doubles quarter- Anal at Wimbledon this year,
London, Nov. 27. played ice hockey for Swit- There are six English Inter zerland, against England at nationals included in the Ox Wembley recently. He told ford University Rugby team te us during the summer that meet Cambridge at Twickenhan he intended settling in Italyan December 5, ice hockey for Matous played Milan's Red Devils last season Critics were disappointed at but he is having a very success-
Tottenham right-wing | ful season in Switzerland. combination, Medley and Baily, but they should give credit to the Yugoslav defence for The only real weakness was at right-half, where England keeping such a nippy pair in
subjection, badly missed their captain, Billy
Yugoslavia's ability Wright, not as a captain but as
Brazil. Indeed, a polished player in both attack displayed
they gave the Brazilian national and defence.
All credit should be given to team one of its hardest games World Champion- the defence for preventing an during the
got a little hoarse explaining excellent Yugoslav forward line ships.
For England to be able to
this to the athletics authorities. from making good goals against
Second division manager, fac-New them. Neither Compton nor play as they did against them, Ramsey, who each gave away have so much of the game and ed with a £4 expenses account the better from an amateur who had been a goal, would be likely repeat prove themselves
only show, in my on trial, asked how much the mar such a performance once in a team can
English soccer lad paid for his fare, Back Came hundred games, though curious opinion, that Iy enough the former had scored prestige is on the way back the blunt raply, Thirty bob. against his own side the pre-Reuter vious week.
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Courses
Kendall Carpenter (captain) Hofmeyr, Small, Botting, Boob yer and Cannell all played i internationals last season. Hof are! Sout meyr and Small Africans and Botting entoure Spanish cross-country cham- South Africa with the New plon Baldoma, who finished Zealand team in 19492, earl sixth in the last international Other overseas players in thi championship, has been declar- team are Lewis (South Africa)
professional because
Hofer (South Africa) an ed a
sport's meeting Grimth (South Africa), th where the first prize was only freshman playing. competed at a mare in foal-value £120, He
The Oxford team is tech D. J. Lewis, Capetown Uni versity and Exeter: 1. J. Botting Zealand and Worcester; 1
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sir." Presumably the other, £2 103. was for char and wads" en route.
As for the attack, J Scholarship Hancocks at outside-right wds. superb and the man England is
In Athletics looking for, to replace Stanley Matthews.
London, Nov. 27. more
We're telling you that when Nancy Chaffce returns to Wim- bledon next year she'll cause fuss than "Georgeous
E. Cannell, Northampton Gram Schooland Lincoln; B Boobyer, Uppinghum and Bra
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King Sense: C. E. College School, Wimbledon an Exeter; M. B. Hofmeyr, Rhode University College, South Afric and Worcester; R. Green, Dor stone and Koble; D. M, Emm Tonbridge and Braser se; W. I Hiefer, Orange Free state. Un versity, South Africa and Un. versity; C. J. M., Grimths, s AT LEAST TWO MORE The Amateur Athletic Asso- Gussie" ever did. As well as
qlation have decided to use being tops in the curvacity de Andrews, South Africa, an Lofthouse, the centre-for- the balance of the G. H. Hogs partment, she can also play ten-Trinity; M. Walker, Bryansto ad England won 5-1 as well
might on the run of the ward, got two goals and but flesh and C. W. F. Pearce Menis. In fact, a leading American and University; G. Le Bullar never seen Blundells and Balliol, Tirso Thomas, Sherborne, and Trinit He has courses· at a fine press for beating had at least two more.
J Kendall, Carpenter, Trung an at and shooting summer school, to be held
game so rapidly. aldo as the men of got the push
Exeter, and H. SmalleyDu hito go Mandsome ability England
that England badly Loughborough College, Leices
tershire, from August 11 to 25: Nice gesture from Fulham aco, South Africa and St Joh
Players attending mid week | -Router. 3 bad inɔbia --Mannion had an off-day bur next your
hey would probably have for Beara's agility might have morial Funds for scholarship player says he's
the Association's woman player-develop her
and and the Yugoslavs,