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THE, CHINA - MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1951.
CHINA It Makes Me See Even Britain Can Be Tired
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Red, Anyway!
Says IVAN SHARPE
This being the season of greetings and such, it is opportune to say
and Macao the League Management Committees of England and Scotland will re- $2.00 per month, UK, British ceive in abundance the good wishes of the sporting public of these old Possessions and other countries | islands, if they now do something about this transfer business. $4.50 per month,
The-Enst Fife affair has been' called “a drama.” But a representative of one always] of the clubs who figured in the bidding for the transfer of Alan Brown says of it:
We live in sordid times. This was an auction,
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"If anybody had told me, oven ten years ago, that I would be figuring in a deal of £25,000 or more for a football player I would have said: You may certify me',"
Evidently my friend's club think they must keep pace with modern develop- ments in the football world.
TIRED OF FT
But I am not at the moment concerned so much with the it amount of money, whether be £25,000 or £30,000. I am not much concerned because I have protested since the figure renched £10,000 over twenty years ago....protested until I 20 cents PER WORD OVER 20 am tired of it, so that I
ready to leave them all to stew Births, Deaths, Marriages, in their own juice.
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East Fife are a canali club situated at Methll, one of the the coal-exporting
on ports
presumably, 50 the player { Ten seasons or so were thus went to the highest bidder.
required for recovery. It took Scotland nine years to build the star-strewn Wembley Wizards XI of 1928.
busi- in flesh and
But what a business! What a spectacle of bartering! What a weapon in the hands of those who call this transfer
traffic ness a blood!
What does the sporting world think of these widely- Publicised auctions? I can tell
YOU
The whole transfer system is one of the big reasons why the schools of the country are de- serting Soccer for Rugby foot- ball. It's the secondary schools now, and there's a landslide.
Remember the song hit,
This is the fifth season after the second world war, and rc- vival isn't really on the hori- zon.
Manchester United And the Spurs can be marked mpres- sive by the test of tile, but that's about all. And neither has yet roached the old Hud- dersfield Town and Arsenal standard.
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International results of Eng- and and
Scotland tell the
English successes
have been primarily to pre-war players, to Matthews, Lawton, Carter and Company.
due
CRICKET SLOW
It is no mere epidemic in the
Now cricket. Recovery here transfer world. The disense is will be slower because
three-day cause was so little. Transfers
play continuous.
than tactics. more talk
It's throughout the wars, and it takes longer to produce a first- class cricketer.
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Dutchman's Double Success
The
Of Losing With Cheer
London, Jan. 4.
British sportsmen are looking forward to better things in 1951, forward being about the only direction they can look after last year.
Things got so bad in 1950 that even the British got tired of being cheerful losera.
The nation's sports writers, who normally are fiercely loyal, went so far as to suggest that the traditional cries
Louis Too Good For Beshore
Detroit, Jan. 4. Joe Louis, punched out a fourth round victory game but helpless Freddie Beshore last night.
over
The referee slepped in and awarded the former heavy-
|of "Jolly Well Done" be saved until somebody did "jolly weight champion the victory as
well."
The dimculties started early and to be honest, they are not over yet.
In January, Freddie Mills lost his world light heavyweight boxing tile to America'a Jocy Maxim. Britons fought for four more world crowns kluring the They ended up owning year. none,
For the first time in history England lost a cricket series on home soil to the West Indies, three matches to one,
tracks
were
The leading race horse owner, trainer and breeder on British Frenchmen-the first foreign grand slam sluce Henry II opened the first Eng- lish track in 1174.
SOCCER
British soccer, long regarded at least by the British-as the best in the world, found the going really rough.
Christchurch, Jan. 4. Dutch professional cyclist, Uan Denken, won the
An all-England team failed mile and five miles profes-
final to qualify for the final round in the slonal there
races
world tournament in centennial games of the Canterbury
Brazil and the flasco was made cycling programme.
complete by a loss to the United Denksen beat his country-States.
The impact of the U.S. win man Arie van Vllet, on both occasions. Van Vliet Get a track was about the same that could record of 28.5 seconds for the be expected in America if the National League baseball' all-
I suggest that the red light of Methil has now become 50
In the fourth year after the spectacular that it should
(Cham- a really worthy and other places
where Plons) had don seen at Glasgow, Preston, Lon- Kaiser war, Yorkshire League Management Commitice side but it was largely of pre- members hold their meetings. them.
war players, Rhodes among
The time has come for DC- tion, If there must be bloat-} By the 13th year Yorkshire ed transfer fees (a1 1 with were there again with a post- these I disagree) then
the war team of similar quality Management Committees should left-hander now was Verity.
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"I suppose, if you have two wars in a short span, it takes a very long time for things to improve.Col. R. S.
Rait- Kerr, Secretary, MCC.
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How long? Footballers, well as cricketers, are asiting. Turn back. .The first world war killed off four seasons normal sport.
of
In the sixth season after the resumption a great football team arrived Huddersfield Town, who broke the record by winning the League three years in succession. But Stephenson and Smith, on the left wing. were pre-war players.
Ten years
seems 2 long wait? We re only half-way, to recovery? at are we even far?
The first world war "killed"
war,
four seasons; the Hitler seven seaSONS.
There have
But cheer up.
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SPORTSMAN'S DIARY:
"I Am In Debt"
Says Ezzard Charles
Ezzard 'harles may be America's idea of a world heavyweight champlon, but, so far, the Cincinnati negro has failed to get his hands on much of that big money that reputedly accrues to the big men of international boxing.
"I am about the poorest beavyweight champion, been breaks in the clouds at financially, the game has seen in years and years," wails
Brisbane and at Melbourne.
took sixteen Wimbledons produce a Fred Perry.
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Charles.
Things might be worse.
It
November "On my way up, I never on
was that against Scotland at modo much. There
While on
April
22.
Next
Wembley 14. Between these
an-
AUSSIES' FINE ROWING WIN
sporta arena I owned. I was away on service, they dates the FA would like piled up £3,000 worth of un-other international fixture,
taxes on me. paid amusement
Lo and
on my return 1 had start paying that off. I sold the arena, but the debt remain ca still owe '£1,000.
|
one
stars were beaten by the Hornsey Red Sox,
London's finest fcam but
which would have a hard time finish ing in the first division class D league.
of a
in a
a technical knockout in the fourth round. Beshore was bloody and staggering, and his nose' was broken.
Two of the three ring officials called the opening round even, but from thers on they and the than 19,000 crowd of more crow
The
Beshore was
But the soccer situation got cheering, spectators agreed it even worse. The press had was Louis all the way.
Beshore made the mistake of that despite the pointed out Brazilian flop, a national pro- trying to carry the fight fessional team from England or Louis in the first round. Louls Scotland had never falled to just balaboured Beshore about beat a European team
body while match in the United Kingdom. warned three times for hitting Before the year ended this low. Then in the second roundi, card had been first dented and Louis went to work on Bestore then broken.
with an amazingly accurato 2-2 draw and Austris followed power-leden left hook.
Yugoslavia held England to a right and his old standby-u
by whipping an all-Scotland Louls never did succeed in team in Glasgow, 1-0, for the dropping Beshore, but he had first continental victory in this him in desperate straits when
decided f the
referee country,
UNBROKEN PATTERN
enough. The fight was to have The pattern continued vir- gone 10 rounds,
unbroken through other Louis came in at 210 pounds,
tually sports.
The
ヤンママ
some 10 heavier than Beshore. Frank Stranahan of the United
decisive win was the States won the British amateur first bright spot in the old
championship. golf
Bobby Brown Bomber's campaign to Locke of South Africa won the regain the heavyweight crown British Open and the Vicomtesse he renounced. He was soundly de St. Sauveur of France won beaten by the present champion. the British women's tournament, Ezzord Charles, and made but To top it
the
British an Indifferent showing in his women's Curtis Cup team was second concback attempt, a de-
cision over beaten by the United States,
Cesar Brios.——As- In tennis, the British Davis sociated Press. Cup team lost in the first round The of the European Zone.
women's Wightman Cup team
was beaten by the United States FANLING GOLF and no Briton got as far as the last 10 nt Wimbledon, widely Draw For Mixed
regarded as the world champion- ships of tennis,
Foursomes
Besides furnishing the leading men in British racing. Franco also produced the colts that won The draw for the Mixed Four- the English Derby and the St comes organised by the Royal Leger, Freebooter, from the Hongkong Golf Club to be wrong side of the Irish border played at Fanling by January in the British point of view, won 21, is as follows:
Mr & Mrs B.D. Cayford v Major the Grand National Steeplechase, And an American colt-William & Mrs BG. Pugh; Mr & Mrs N.A. Brown v Mr & Mrs L.C. Saville; Woodward's Prince Simon-Mr & Mrs N.E. Wallem v Mr & was acclaimed the horse of the M .. Philips, Mr & Mrs B.H. Sainsbury v Mr & Mrs A.S. Adam- year. The two leading two-son; Col & Mrs 4.5. Shaw-Ball v year-olds are American owned it & Mrs K.H. Robertson; Air &
and one of them--Woodward's Mrs H.D, Bidwell v Mr & Mrs J. Wel: Mr & Mrs J.F. Raebum v Mr Turco II-ls American bred.
Be MT 1.M. Almao; Mr & Mre The one major exception in C.J. Ketola v Mr & Mrs H.R. Ce the dreary routine of defeats land; Mr & Mrs N.. Arthy v Mr was the excellent British show- Gray v Mr T.A. Butler & Mrs A. &M D.S. Robb; Mr & Mrs R.G. ising at the European track and Hayes: Dr & Mrs A.W. Dawson field championships at Brussels Grove v Mr & Mrs W.C. Hưng; DT in August.
& M J.3. Mackto v Cmdr R.S. Barry de Mrs Latimer; Mr Mra British won eight events F.D. Hunter Mr. & Mrs W.G. The to six for the vaunted Russians. Robertson: Mr & Mrs L. Goldman And they showed real promisev Mr J. Taylor & Mrs Birtwhistle; of being dangerous threats in Major & Bir E.N. Thunby v Col & Mrs J.9. Macfarlane: Mr & Mrs track and field at the 1952. Stewart v Br 7. Linaker & Mrs
Smalley.
Trouble seems to be that the FA is over-sensitive to the re- actions of the clubs should they arrange extra internation- nls during the Cup Acason.
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Sydney, Jan. 4.
Only one man who is now to Test cricket has been chosen for the English side to play Australia in the Third Test Match beginning at Sydney to-morrow.
The England XI is as follows-Brown, Comp- ton, Hatton, Washbrook, Evans, Simpson, Bedser, Parkhouse, Balley, Wright and Warr.
HARD WAY'
last minute arrangement with
only France, but
if cluba- from whom international players are wanted foll in Cup "I have come
пре up the hard games. A very negativo way. I appreciate the value of proach to the problema. a dollar. Why go around toss- Ing dough down the drain in the big cities? I don't aim to
adds Charles,
of two
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BROWN A CERTAINTY
PRO SNOOKER TOURNEY
By Archie Quick
Although there is yet the best no one in the world could stand make an impression that way," A record entry is expected part of a month to run in the dip to Brown and give him 21 "Nows of the World points a frame when he is in for the All-England Jualor £1,000
Alec Charles who maintains an Badminton Championships at ooker tournament at Leicester that Arresistible form
Square,
game to London, it is a certainty has one outstanding establishment
grand- Wimbledon, beginning January mothers, two aunts and four 4, about 120 will take part in that the eventual winner will be play against Horace Lladrum in Aloc Brown, the longest handi- January and the prize money cocker spaniels is "owned," the five events.
will be awarded after the game, сар man. like so many top-rank Ameri-
This is good. news for those The professionals arranged the It would be Brown'o. necond handicap among themselves, but major success for he won the Brown has run into such a vein Daily Mail Gold Cup in pre- of form that even Joe Davis bas war days. Brown used to be found it imposible to concede a speedway rider, but this vastly
different
bas aim three blacks a frame.
not profession affected bis delfoney of touch. *Some years ago Davis bold me I know gomething of the that on his day Alec is the finest drudgery Brown has endured potter of a ball in the world and to reach the Loont rank, the he mails at championship class hours and hours of unremitting only because his cue ball action
the not
GERMANS FOR MARLOW
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At least 50 percent of his for a young team to challenge managerial for the Thomas Cup in 1052. earnings, goes in
Our present international team expensos.
seems about 20 years too old to Joe Louts earned £1,500,000 take on the young Danes and www and AL{ hus to fight to Malayans. meet income-tax demande. Jack Dempsey, on the
other hand, put the savings from A German crew is to race £2,000,000 fight earnings into a at Marlow regatta next suXI- la faulty. In other words Alec private practice and restaurant, oil and other busi mer; they may stay to race, at can get the ball into a pocket altogether lucrative coaching of The changes from the Second is lost, then the destiny of the ness interests and is now a
at Henley with the best of them but
Exhibi not unresponsive pupils. Test Match lost so narrowly at "Ashen" is decided, for England wealthy
So Gene Royal Regatta
afterwards.
so perfect as the Davis's and the Hons, too, do not command a big Melbourne, are Warr and Comp- ts already two to none down.
Tunneyho married money.
Donaldsons in leaving himself Income "unless you are a Joe ton for Close 'and Dewes, both I believe that, heartened by
Secretary of the Marlow re-in position for the next stroke, Davis, I would
say that the of whom are unavaliable, though events of the match just over,
Few of our British boxera gatta, Mr C. W. Rowe, now which is the basis of top fight second class snooker professional can match they would hardly have
the Dempsey -- been in. which Simpson
La in says his management commit professional play, ·
Very much and Park-Tunney kind of affluence.
the sama chosen in any case.
But too sees not the slightest ob- house re-discovered themselves Bruce' Woodcock
position as a second class golf and Freddie Jection to a German crew tak
Brown has played and won professional-not much in the omitted aro Berry, who will be chance of winning.
have to worry about "ext give, great delight in Germany tournament, and what is more to maintain a living at two of 12th man. Hollies. Melntyre
where most of the leading has achieved his successes with the most exacting of all sports. (who is injured) and Sheppard, the Commonwealth Jubilee Test
This is to be called officially week's wages,"
clubs bad English coaches in notable decisiveness. He has Golf CLUBS STILL FIRST
and snooker call for who has never found his batting Match in celebration of the an-
smacked balls into pockets from greater accuracy than any of the form in first class matches.
Lart International'
all distances niversary mentioned.
and angles, and other games, although rewards match was against Yugoslavia (London Express Service}
Davis told me the other day that in the others are greater.
man.
■
Others among the 17 players as batsmen, we have an even Mills are two who will never ing part next Jane. This will his six matches in the current way of wages but constant
The only doubt in the minds of the selectors must have been whether to include Hollies or Wore and they have relied on speed rather than spin..
...
In addition to a £50 trophy for the winning team, everyone' taking part will get a prize.THE
oven as did all participants in the Animal and Bird Race run by Alico in Wonderland.
Warr, while unlikely to be given a new ball with Bedner. These prizes will consist of and Bailey playing, will be able inscribed replicas of the trophy to take much of the burden of and winners as well as lovers shock bowling off the shouldern will get them.
of Bedser ond keep blo Compton fresh, for his occasional bursts to-day attacking bowling against key
batsmen.
Among Warr's more notable 'ents, thin" tour, aro his foug for 57 and two for 20 in the match ngülnet. Now Spúth Wales which,
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Brown ought to win the toas this Test after losing it on two) previous ones.
The weather forecast in dubl-
Brown's own forecast is "Wo'll
1. believe this selected side 14 be stronger with Denis, playing
Granville Road, 1st Floor, about the best available and and this time I'ihlok we'll, win: qught to make a bold, bid to Cur fellows have grined can-
Kowloon,
| win this match. If thila gama Adence in them
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