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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 28, 1988

Sensational Football

Sunderland Bid £22,000 For Two

Celtic

Players

Glasgow Club's

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(By AIR MAIL)

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Mr. T. whice, Céltic's chair- man, toid Mr. Jonn Cochrane, the Sunderland manager, that a journey to Glasgow would be úsèless, as Celtic felt that it was impossible to replace two such players.

THEIR RECORDS Crum was first "capped" for

PLAYERS RE-TERRACING THE OVAL

(By AIR MAIL).

London, November 15. The Surrey County Cricket Club front as now, and there will be ground staff, among whom are sc- nine tiers instead of the present veral players who assisted the se- five. cond eleven last season, are car- rying out extensive improvements at the Oval, Kennington, during the winter.

Two or three yards of the turf · is being encroached on to make way for the new terraces, which will extend from the Vauxhall stand to the Harleyford-road score- box.

By next season the Harleyford- road side of the ground will be re- terraced. The path-way on that After next season the commit- side of the ground will then be tee plan to rebuild the other side behind the terraces instead of in of the ground in a similar way.

£500-A-SIDE GOLF CHALLENGE MATCH

ALFRED PERRY TO PARTNER

GENERAL CRITCHLEY

(By AIR MAIL)

Offer

"REVIEWER'S" SPORTS COMMENTARY

"Gerry Brand Far Superior To Nepia”

ENGLISH Rugby League full-back,

J. Brough, recently in South Africa, witnessed a Springbok v. Bri- tish team test, The Brough views:

"I played for England at full-back in 1924 against Maurice Brownlie's All Blacks; I also, played for England un- der the Northern Union code against Australia, New Zealand and France-in 1928 and 1986, and I have also captain- ed England's Northern Union team. I was therefore, particularly interested in the Rugby Union Test matchat Ellis Park.

South

"I have heard a lot about African players and was anxious to compare them with some of the stars I have played with and against...

"Gerry Brand comes first to mind. I have played against George Nepia of All Blacks' fame three times, twice under Rugby Union rules, and in 1986

Brigadier-General A. C. Critchley has selected Alfred Perry, after he turned professional. Brand, the Leatherhead professional, and winner of the Open Golf Cham-in my opinion, is far superior to Nepia; pionship in 1935, as his partner in the £500-a-side 72-holes challenge his fielding is faultless and his kicking match against H. G. Bentley, the Lancashire amateur, and Henry kicking."

uncanny, I have never seen better goal- Cotton of Ashridge, twice Open title-holder.

Thirty-six holes will be played at Birkdale, Southport, and thirty-six at Addington, Surrey. Dates have yet to be arranged,. but it is understood the match will be decided between November 25 and 30.

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Change In Billiards Rules

Thirty-six holes will be played but it is understod the match Scotland against England in 1936, at Birkdale, Southport, and will be decided between Novem-THE rules of the British Billiard and he played this season in the thirty-six at Addington, Surrey.ber 25 and 30. Scottish side which was victorious Dates have yet to be arranged, against Ireland at Belfast. M'Cul- luch displaced him in the recent match with Wales.

games.

Delaney played against Wales Both men are great stylists and and Ireland in 1936, against Eng-brilliant exponents of the game in land in 1937, against Ireland in the highest Scottish tradition, and 1938, and this season has appeared it is hardly surprising that Celtic in both Scotland's international refuse to part with them.

THIS IS

BURGUNDY WEATHER

:

WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND

OUR FINE SELECTION OF

VINTAGE BURGUNDIES

THE QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE

OF THESE WINES BEING

UNSURPASSED IN HONG KONG.

CALDBECK'S

Association have been altered so General Critchley engaged in a simi- sidence in this country is eligible to that a player who has taken up re- lar match recently, but for a lesser play in the United. Kingdom billiard amount, at Coombe Hill, when, part- championship, an event which was in- nered by Reg. Whitcombe, he defeated troduced after the visit of Walter Lin- R. B. Foster and Archie Compston by drum. one hole. Owing to his numerous en- Under this new rule Horace Lindrum gagements, Whitcombe is unable to will be eligible to play in United King- Partner Critchley, in the forthcoming dom billiard championships. The on- try of Lindrum will make for keener competition.

match.

BACK IN CIRCULATION General Critchley, who is the hus- band of Diana Fishwick, former Bri- cish champion, is keen on the match, which will stir the golfing world at a quiet period in. the golf season. won £600 in a golf sweepstake at Glen- eagles Hotel this season," he said to a a reporter, "and I want to put that money back into circulation-if they can get it."

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Bradman's 81 Centuries And Ten Ducks

DON BRADMAN is the only Austra

Bentley played in the last Walker

lian who has made over twenty Cup match against America, and has thousand runs in first-class cricket.. been tutored by Cotton for many im- In all Tests, including England, portant amateur competitions. Critch-South Africa and West Indies, he has ey, a "prince" of putters, is the holde, made 5093 runs at an average of 97.94, of the Surrey amateur championship, his efforts against South Africa pan- and has won other titles on the Con- ning out at 201.50 an innings. cinent..

In the Sheffield Shield his aggregate The match will be under foursome is 6774, and average 105.79. - His high- rules-one ball on each side.

est, achievements in this direction are The last match for £1000 took place | 148.66 an innings for South Australia at St. George's Hill and Wentworth V. Queensland and 147.50 for New courses in 1926, when Walter Hagen, South Wales against Victoria. the American, defeated Abe Mitcheli by 2 and 1.

RACING CLUB AND ARSENAL SHARE SPOILS

Paris, To-day.

Bradman has made. 81 centuries and ten "duck eggs" in first-class cricket. Needing only nineteen centuries to complete one hundred, he may take a good bite out of the number this sea-

son.

Good Athletes Who Are Good Scholars, Too

In their ninth annual football opinion held at one time that match, the Racing Club of Paris scholars is discounted by the fact that good athletes were invariably poor and the Arsenal Football Club America's famous miler, Glenn Cun- shared the apolls, scoring one goal ach, these being scored before the interval. Reuter.

TOURNAMENT HOCKEY

ningham, the rival of Wooderson, is he was recently awarded a philosophy graduate of Kansas University where

degréé for a thesis on the “Relation of Selected Measures to Physical Failures in. Outstanding Athletics.”

Another great. Amèrican athleté, in WR Bonthron is, s»Princeton gra duate and holder of a degree for bus

In a Hong Kong Hockey Associa- negs administration: @ sion - Tournament match at PoliceThen there is the c Training School yesterday. Radio lock, former Now Zealand Sports Club beat the Police "B" by 5 champion, who has goals to pile

his medical course in