1941-01-14 — Page 47

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 14, 1941.

FAMOUS FOOTBALLER'S HUMAN LETTER

In the days when the Arsenal looked upon As-

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FATHER OF FIVE LOCAL JOCKEYS KILLED

George Thomas Smyth, recently the victim of a fatal road accident, was a steeplejack and had hop-

ton Villa as their greatest ed that his five sons would follow the same calling,

rivals. Herbert Chapman

writes L. V. Manning. used to open his tactical

Instead, they all became juc- eve-of-the-match talks keys, and there is no better known this way: "Boys, you are racing brotherhood than Herbert, Victor. William, Monty. and playing Billy Walker, to-

morrow."

That was how William Walker, one of the greatest strategists ever honoured with an England cap. stood in football, writes Manning.

1.

and

His splendid career as playe. over, he became a manager, his first year at the helm steere i Sheffield Wednesday to their Cup triumph of 1935.

George Smyth. The first jour are

now trainers, of course.

The late John Nightingall, head of another famous Epsoa family, had four sons who became riders and framers (Wiliam. Bob, Ar-! thur, and John), but five must be a Turf record.

Herbert Smyth, the eldest son. was the first to show his prefer-

an

brothers

CHINESE "Y"

BEAT RECREIO

Playing at Bridges Street last night, Chinese "Y" defeated Club de Recrejo in an "A" Division Badminton League match by 6

and H. Koh (Chinese

beat L. A. Carvalho and A.

M, Silva

21 13 heat J. J. Remedios and H.

F. Gonsalves

21-15

.21 13

beat M. A. Oliviera and A.

M. Rodrigues P. H. Wong And P. C. Lau (Chinese "Y"). beat Carvalho and Silva 21-8 lost to Remedios and Got-

salves lost to Oliviera and Ro-

drigues

ence for horses to chimneys, and he certainly chmbed higher on the profession of his adoption than he And the player Chapman mos could have done as a steeplejackgames to 3, feared that season put out of the he was meant to be, though it was C. Au Cup

one of the most dazzling' harcher. Victor who soared highest, „Y"). starlit teams Chapman ever *** Herbert actually ran away to sembled, not on the field of play hecore a stable and He became kut in the dressing-room.

apprenticed to Tom Cammen, and Billy Walker, ufler surveying our of his first jobs was to "do" the visstludes inseparable from) St-Amant, who won the Derby in the job of club manager, is way the de Bachischild erraurs as far with Nottingham Forest. He has, hack as 1901

With Herbert

established written me a letter.

It is the most human I have, jockey on

the Bat and over the ever received, and the strangest, steks, the other

duly "Me. followed suit. because it asks me to help Walker to find for him for ado} -| Vie made the greatest name of tion a baby boy left parentless and them all as a rider of big winners for Manton and other famous homeless by the Frankenstein of

stables. Like Tommy Weston, he his Berchtesgaden in

was always losing his rap during of murder over London

the heelie moments of a race, but Letter From A Man never his head.

Monly.

CORNE has Some letters need pruning.

been champion tra.ner under Pony Turt print this one exactly as writ-

Cub rules, and William trains in ten, because

words of mine Linklater probably the best sprin could add to its human appeal egter in the country. show more surely the kind of home some bereaved orphan of the bombs is going to have.

Dear L. V.-

no

campaigu

You will be surprised to hear

R.A.M.C.

from me, no doubt, but I want AGAIN

you to help me with regard to giving some poor little chap a lift in life.

CHESS

Barnett,

K. M. A. Colony Chess champion, is not defending his title. Entries for the Sen.or Chess Championship are C. M. Sequeira, D. E. de Carvalho, E. Zimmern, K. Weiss, L. Karpovich and G. S. Coxhead. Zimmern, The second women's champion- it will be recalled, was ship series race sailed by the Yacht runner-up last year to Club yesterday over 7.5 miles re- sulted:

YESTERDAY'S YACHT RACE

True Blue 4 42.00 Miss Wilson Artemis 4 42.14 Mrs. J. E. Potter Redshank 4.42.56 Miss Pritchard Gull

4 43.45 Miss Richards Did not Batsh.--Maureen.

BAER SELECTED AS LOGICAL OPPONENT

1

14-21

17-21

The magazine Ring's F. Koh and C. Y. Yung (Chinese

annual "y").

ratings listed Max Baer a beat Carvalho and Silva 21-- 8 No. 1 contender for Joe Louis' lost to Remedios and Gon-

heavyweight boxing crown. salves beat Oliviera and Rodri-

gues

8. 21 Baer was given the honour be

cause he knocked out Tony Galen- 21– 12 to and Lou Comiskey ihis year,

The magazine predicted that Match Postponed

Billy Conn, who fights Louis in June, would not last long against Game between University "A" the "Brown Bomber." fand University "B" was postponed ¦ lowing to examinations,

Barnett.

Considerable progress has been Junior 2 made in the Senior and

3 Championships of the Kowloon 4 Chess Club. The two events are each divided into "A" and, "B" Sections and section winners will to play the best of three games decide the titles.

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The fleld is fairly open in the "A" Section of the Senior Cham- pionship where both Sequiera and Karpovich have scored 51⁄2 points cach, although the former has game in hand. In the "B" Sea- tion it looks very much like victory for Carvalho, who has 616 points in eight games, Birlukoff, his nearest rival. having scored 5 points in nine games,

a

in

V. V. Kolatchoff and J. Gre- fa'da are vieing for honours the "A" section of the. Junior Championship, while S. Benjamin, who has obtained 6 points in seven of games, looks a certain winner "B" section.

GOLF PLAY-OFF

The Golf play-off at Fanling of the tie between G. M. Park (7), G. Thomerson (20) and T. Me- garry (11) in the first competition in aid of the "South China Morn The magazine did not list the ing Post" Bomber Fund, resulted middleweight, Lantinwright and in a win for Park, who returned Hlyweight titlists. but listed thea card of one up. G. W. Reeve returned a card of 76-12-64, at back-stroke! fenders in each d'vision as Lou's Colony champion and who represented Chinese; heavyweight: Conn. light-heavy Happy Valley, to qualify for the Bathing Club last year, in now daily weight. Ken Overlin, middle- January round of the Adamson trabhing under Lai Tsun coaching at weight; Low Jenkins, ligh weight: Cup competition. has never paid much attention to the Jackie Paterson of European "Y", Although Miss Sadlek | p. Olivera, bantamweight. and

raw stroke, her coach says that she

Scotland, ftv-

into free-style

taly Sadick..

For the third year in succes- My wife and daughter alongsion Royal Army Medical Corps with myself have been talking of have won the Garrison Challenge how we could help some of the, Cup for billiards, beating Corps is wonderful people in our greatest of Military Police in the final last | swimmer of note. city, and we have come to decision.

this night by 785 643.

Following were the scores: R.A.M.C.

C. of M.P. 65 L/Cpl Willis Sgt Wyre

(23 und 23) Lt Dixon

130 Skl Whitton S/Sgt. Terran 150 L/Cpl. Chit

(30, 20, 28) ONLY Ple Howe .150 Pie, Whybro 150 150 (24. 22)

What we would like is your help] to give a home and chance in life three about to some little boy years of age, one who has had the greatest misfortune to lose his parents in the bombing of city.

He will be sure of a good home,¦ Cpl. Harvey and will be given the opportunity)

of a good education so that in the Totals future he will be an asset to his

country.

785

fast developing

•

weight.

R. A. Jordan, who skipped a few for Kow- Third Division games loon Bowling Green Club last sea- finger when son, fractured his playing tennis recently. It was announced recently that A P

fact that his right Jack Holidge, who skipped an the 150 Pereira, the Recreio bowler who has Interport side for

affected, and Hong Kong is been out of the game for the entire when Shanghai were last down bowls with that hand, 150 season, would be turning out again for here, has

72 the Recreto senior cricket team. Al-

Despite

hand

that

he

he has

the Colony on learned to play with the left, though he was down to play against transfer. The Cv 1 Service Cricket thus emulating L. Jack, of K.C.C., also loses promising, whose enthusiasm induced him to he Club Was forced to withdraw, however. cricketer in Derek Hollidge, his achieve this same feat last Sum-

following a recurrence of his old injury, son.

Capt. Ifyde

60

Kowloon Cricket Chub last week,

L. Cpl. Teggarty 93 L/Cpl. Thomson 118

(22)

643

We are very fond of children, ASSOCIATION FOR

and between you and 1, I have always longed for a son, but I

have not had that great luck.

REFEREES FORMED

I have only one daughter and she is 19 years of age. She is

With the improvement and thrilled by the thought that

she will have the chance she has at-standardisation of officiating at ways wanted of having a brother, games as its

Can you help us? Please do your best.

! would, as one who has always loved the London public, like to say how proud I am of them at God bless and keep them, and long live the greatest country in the world

Yours, very sincerely,

BILLY WALKER. The only postscript from me such an uppeal needs is this:

William Walker's address is 38, Repton Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham.

of

principal aim, the National Referees Association the Philippines was formally or- ganised at a meeting held las, night at the PAAF committee room of the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.

At the meeting, the following were elected officers and members of the executive committee of the organisation: Dr. Regino R. Ylanan. who is responsable for all tours honorary adviser; Patricio Gon- zales, president; Dionisio Calvo, who managed the soccer term on its last visit to Hong Kong vica president; Augusto Bautista, secre- tary-treasurer; and Leandro Gruet. Followers of ladies' hockey will be

held Winter training is being interested to learn that Miss Stella

China Bathing Pavilion. North Roberts, former St. Andrew's player, South represented Great Britain against Por- Point, where Donald Young Cheung- tugal in a match in Shanghai on Christ wah, South China champlan, is daily 'mas Day. She played on the left-seen concentrating on the 400 Metres 'wing.

distance.

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