1951-11-15 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15, 1951.

WALES BEATS SCOTLAND HOW TO SCORE AN EASY GOAL American Basketball

BY ONE GOAL TO NIL AT HAMPDEN PARK England Beats Ireland 2-0

London, Nov. 14,

England and Wales share the lead in the home international soc- cer tournament with three points each after their victories today over Ireland and Scotland respectively.

England beat Ireland by two goals to nil at Birmingham after leading 1-0 at half-time, and Wales beat Scotland at Hampden Park, Glasgow, by one goal to nil after a goalless first half,

All four countries have now played two matches each. In the other games played so far England and Wales drew while Scotland, who have two points, beat Ireland.

Two games still to be played play of the Football League are Wales Vensus Ireland attram a fortnight ago received a Swanses on March 19, 1952, and severe folt at Villa Park, where England at the same 13 players disappoint- Glasgow, on ed against Ireland.

Versus

Scotland Hampden Park,

April 5.

SEVERE JOLT

The Irish team played with plenty of spirit but limited skill, and the England men fail- The hopes of the Englished to find the punch and deter selectors that they had found ainmation which served them so settled side after the good dis-well against the Scottish League,

Welsh inside-left, headed a fire from centre by his goal

partner, Clarke,

The goalkeeper, Gowan, had no chance in saving Scotland's record of four years without defeat by Wales.

Won

With the chances they had, Scotland should have

They dominated the easily. play, particularly in the first Clearly they did not form hali, but could not find their ready-made team to oppose the way

past the gallant Welsh

ley, fortnight hence, and on

Doping Of Race formidable Austrians at Wemb-defence. Horses Still Goes this display England's record of

On In Malaya

Ipoh, Nov. 14.

The doping of race horses is still going on in Malaya and some owners and train ers are getting worried

about it.

They are offering rewards up

not having lost at home to a continentál team is in consider able danger.

The Arst goal, just before half-time, was headed in by rentre-forward Nat Lofthouse after an exchange of passer with Tom Finney on the right wing, which drew the Irish de- fence right out of position.

Lofthouse also scored the second goal seven mhutes from time.

to Straits $4,000 for information The Irish goalkeeper, Up-

which would lead to the arrest of the dopers,

richard, who had played splendid game, dropped a cen-

an

Racing authorities are plan-tre and allowed Lofthouse ning new steps aimed at catch open goal almost under the bar. The official attendance was ing the men responsible. Corti-

Receipts totalled £11,- is said to have been used 57,889.

yone

lor doping the horses.

Sporls winters are suggesting

1. the fist three horses finish -

947. The receipts are a record for an England v. Ireland game.

DRAMATIC VICTORY

ing in each race should be given Wales gained a dramatic and

a dope test on the spot before} in many ways

merited

the "all clear" is posted on re-victory over Scotland when, in sults means of ending the the last minute of a sternly doping-Associated Press.

fought

game, Alllchurch,

the

Australians Having A Tough Struggle Raising Funds For Their Olympic Team

Sydney, Austrália, Nov. 14. Australia is having a tough struggle to raise the funds necessary to send a full team to next year's Helsinki Olympic Games.

The Australian Olympic Federation is proposing a team of 90 athletes, observers and officials for Helsinki, as a build-up for the 1956 games in Melbourne. estimated that the cost for each member will be about A£800.

Orr, the Scottish inside-right, had am unhappy day. His eighth troubles began in the minute when he failed with a penalty kick. In trying to place the ball carefully wide of the goalkeeper, Orr shot against the right-hand post.

A crowd of 71,272 enthusiastic funs saw the match,--Reuter.

Picture shows one of the well-planned moves executed by the visiting Stewart-Chevrolet basketball team in breaking through the man-to-man defence of the local Chung Sing quintet in their opening match at Caroline Hill yesterday.

With Bob Walker and Bob Payne well-marked, Joe Greenbach has come through the centre past Chung The Sing's Ling Sek-ming to score an easy basket. other Chung Sing players are Chek Yi-fan, Ho Yun-si and Tong Suit-fong.-China Mail Photo.

"Flood Light Fever" Sweeps Through The

English Soccer Clubs

Ranks Of The

London, Nov. 14.

The prospect of increased attendances, plus the fact that a new stimulus has been given to the game, has resulted in "flood light fever" sweeping through the ranks of English soccer clubs.

Playing soccer at night with the aid of huge electric arc lamps suspended round the field is not exactly a new development, but the recent experiments by some of the big clubs with the most modern aids in flood lighting has resulted in a move ment by several of them to get in quickly on this good thing.

success.

soccer

!

crystal-clear

Champions Too Good For Chung Sing

By "OBSERVER"

Living up to their reputation as the 1951 United States AAU Basketball Champlons, the Stewart Chevrolets opened their five-match series in Hongkong with an easy 87-24 win over Hongkong's fourth-placed: Chung Sing at the South Chma basketball court yesterday and

Watched by a small crowd that could not have exceeded 1,000 people, it was a one sided game with the visitors scoring at will with well-executed tactical moves.

The Americans led 15-6 at the end of the first quarter, 81-12 4: the end of the second, and 49-20 "at the end of the third. Through- out the game it was obvious that the visitors were not by any means going all put and were setting a comparatively slow pace for the night's game."

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OPTICIAN EXPLAINS AUSTRALIANS

WHY

WIN MORE OFTEN

The Stewart-Chevrolets are a bad day much younger team than the Oakland Nuggets who visited Hongkong last year. Meinly college undergraduates and re- cent graduates, they average around 23 and seem to be cap able of much greater speed than the previous holders of the American AAU title.

London, Nov. 14.3.

* A country's climate and the specific prowess of its athletes are a logical association.

detalled theory of geographical athletic achieve-

California, with its sunshine, has provided many Led by their All-American

Scandinavia has generally star, Clibb Crandall, the Chevro! world-ranking tennis stars. lets utilised their turn of speed had a representative among the world leaders of long dis- to the most when making their

tance running and in field sports. goal-scoring moves, employing mainly well-disguised and well-

But a 'more screened lightning short passés. of the effects Playing only in three quarters, situation on Crandall gave an all round perment and aptitude is advanced accomplished amateur formance, scoring six field goals by an in the process.

sportsman and optician, Mr Highest scorer of the day was Otto Rasmussen, of Tonbridge, Bob Payne with eight field goal Kent. and one penalty toss, while the two Walter brothers betweed them accounted for 14 points.

has He believes that light much to do with a country's athletic successes, and in sup Bill Harper, the regular guard port

of this argument he for the visitors, although coming quotes Britain's position today In only in the fourth quarter, hit in the world of table tennis, the basket no less than four lawn tennis and cricket. times with neat goals,

HANDICAP OF REACH

In an article in "Vision" the magazine of Britain's As sociation of Optical Practi- The local quintet found themtioners, Mr Rasmussen states selves once again against the that the brighter light of handicap of reach and height country causes the pupil which left them almost hopeless the eye to close slightly, giving in the rebounds and in the lobs increased sharpness of vision. under the basket.

This advantage also helped the Americans to enjoy greater

DEMANDS ON VISION

accuracy

a

of

Carter Retains Lightweight Championship

Los Angeles, Nov. 14,"

Jimmy Carter retained his world lightweight title tonight by scoring a 15- round decision over Art Arugaon of Los Angeles.

United Press.

FANLING GOLF

Date For Int'l

Match Entries

than in a full light. Now Extended

must eyesight

To with www

to his than their rivals, who are in their points match for their re- it was the visit of the Glasgow to the fans, while it was obsides total of 24 was the result native light, to get within reach week-end was very broken, but

be

this match.

the

of

BIGGEST SURPRISE The It is

biggest,': surprise, how unanimous in their opinions,Go flood lighting - résulfer then shown arid a method of Championships and the cricket Colony Champion, handed in ever, was the size of the atten- namely, that it would not be under dance. Instead of the expected long before the usual Saturday in a series of new athletic

being set...: All 7,000 fans, nearly double that afternoon League soccer matches cords

mission would be played in the evening athletes taicing part in this number paid for But

meet stressed that the "nip" in officials claimed under floodlit conditions.

the night air seemed to give the novelty of playing ENTHUSIASM that

them added exhilaration on the soccer under lights was

the drawing magnet. If ever there

track. en understatement of fact this certainly was.

Closely following

was

DAMPENED

of down" either of which won him the pool RR. Frank Sedgman, or Australa, Davies, R. Ellingst and

down." and Dick Savitt, of the United Adamson returned States, have shown at Wim- bledon their superiority "over- On the New Course only N. head" whenever they have met E. Arthy made a return and a British player, and in the here again "2 down: won cricket Tests the strength of the

pool. Australian batting against England is now more than a legend,

scope in intercepting and block- British players visiting Austra- Ing the passes of their much ha and America, for example, shorter opponents. For the have to adapt themselves to the vision. greater period of the game the new demands on their

Sing five found it almost The natives of the two countries possible

to penetrate their do it by instinct. opposing defence and were left with the

"In a bright light," says Mr alternative of dry- ing

long shots which, how Rasmussen, "reflex actions are trained to a higher degree of The move, which started this exhibition between the Arsenal light football will be a regular ever, were too inaccurate to be of

players abroad climb on to the bandwagon, FC and the touring Israel team, feature of the soccer season. any consequence.

Best of the local players was English detail of the play in

con Possess better average Tong began a few months ago when Hapoel, which attracted 40,000 Every

Suit-fong, whose Southampton Football Club fans te Highbury Stadium. But these games was

tribution of 3

of 13

The weather for the long staged

Monday, for those a fighting display that saved of international standards."

Who went serve team at night instead of Rangers to play the famous vious that play under these

London squad that really drew conditions gave the players that his team from a complete rout in the afternoon,

Me Rasmussen makes the out to Fanling, provided first No fewer than extra bit of enthusiasm for the At the end of the The surrounding area of the the crowds.

match, the further point that players born class conditions even though Stewart Chevrolets, under the

a little casual soccer pitch was equipped with 62,000 paid £19,000 both re- game.

“NIP" IN THE NIGHT AInstructions of their coach, Hank and trained in the countries that there was stil powerful are lights, and although cords in Great Britain to see

was inclined to

Luisetti, demonstrated two types have a natural bright light have water in parts of the New

Course, the night

This match was attended by Several experts drew a co- of zone defence, one with two more chance of becoming more misty, the match was a complete top soccer officials and managers parison in this respect. They met in front and the other with adept at fighting and judging a The scores in the Bogey Fools

ball better in the air of the leading clubs. At the end pointed out that the athletic three men in front.

were disappointing on the of the game they were virtually meat between Indon and

The man to man defence was The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Old Course Captain Smith, the which was also

breaking through that defence Tests in Australia furnish proof two cards of demonstrated. This was based on enough of this theory. B criss-cross movement by two forwards around a single de fence man, giving the come through man two alternatives of passing the ball,

The visitors will play Lau Sing tonight, starting at 6 pm. THE BOX SCORE Stewart Chevrolets

George. Walker.. Bill Harper

Bullwinkle the regular League schedule things than on an ordinary

Torrey le under floodlight.

Despite this veto, however,

Ray Snyder

that it is only a question of time

would no doubt, bring protests Cliff Crandall before this new development be-

Don Payne greyhound comes an actual fact are going stadiums and other rival events Joe Greenbach

from cinemas,

Bob Payne ahead and have ordered the in-entertainments, but they would Sydney, Nov. 14. stallation of floodlighting equipo arying in the wilderness þa Sweden's tennis team ar-ment on their grounds

Said Fred Bearman, Chairman far as thousands of store assis tants, transport workers, and

rerely get a chance Tong Shuh-fong after seeing the match at of seeing a soccer match the Davis Cup.

Manager, Galla sald the Highbury: "We are going to have concerned. meht therefore, was very tau-Swedes should give the Ameri- first-class system of lights. And

have already drowned on the Chet Yee-feng 1 make barely enough it spent its money."

zone finals in Melbourne on Bearinan is not alone in his

both officials

Ho Hing-chi and fans receipts and club, levies to pay Government was expected to States is t their way in normal times.

pay about half of the expenses here. United Press,.

@revealed that in connection with the country's

to reverse Stewart Chevrolet throughout

their early JAPAN WILL OUT DOWN Olympic participation, as the Sweden match will play Aus- every big club

the Lives to look at the lighting opinber of most borcée fans by Oslo, Nov. 14. vate sources.

On December 26.

Members of the Swedish system installed at Highbury declaring: With the lesson of Japan will probably have to cut down her number of parti- Takada thinks that suciónt team are Lennart Bergelin, Stadium.

bone blunder fresh in our minds cipants in the Olymple Games money will be available to The Torsten Jahansson Sven There is no doubt, most that of 100 bastyan on British Runners player aided in bright light losers by about 60 per cent, according sending of between 70 and 80 Davidsson and Bertil Blomquist. soccer officials believe, that to a member of the Japanese participants-United Press.

The financial situation is so | House of Councillors, Hiroshi desperate in some sports that Takada. lotteries have been arranged to He said that Japan originally earn funds. The rowing, yacht- had planned to send a team of ing, swimming and water polo 150 sportsmen and officials to to conduct Osto and Helsinki in 1952 but, associations intend lotteries, and other sections may due to reparation duties follow follow suit.

ing the signing of the Peace Treaty, Japan has to limither Australian sportsmen have a participation to approximately ways found trouble in getting 70, of whom 15 are scheduled reas trary Anance for over

trips,

The

Games Olympic

of

on

the

heels of this maich came an

to go to the Oslo Winter Games Swedes Arrive. In

Takada said, "After the war, Japart is not so well off finan ganisation in Australia receives cially that it will be easy to a subsidy from the six state raise some 100 million yeri Governments but has to find the larger part of the money from (US$300,000) needed to list the full team of 160 athletes and Teaders."

sporting organisations.

This position, in the past, has Hemided that after signing

organdsets cutting down the

Sydney For Davis Cup Match

Their enthusiasm, however,

The one big criticism against was dampened by the Football League, which has the final say playing soccer in these condi in any changes in this direction, ons was that, it, would Thus far they haye, refused to a strain on the players. Arsen sanction anything but exhibition manager Tom Whittaker bluntly matches and have forbidden the answered this by painting out: clubs to play off any matches in Our goalkeeper George Swin- on an ordinary dull winter afternoon."

several of He clubs, believing The Installation of Boodlights, Bob Walke

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It is apt to remember that 8 4-030 200 the inimitable W. G. Grace, we 2010 never really entanced

worldwide reputation

as a cricketer in the Bright at

his

Incidentally, players are ask ed to complete their cards in full, giving date (which is im portant for handicap purposes) and the gross score and handl cap at all times. Inappren

The attention

tion of all pl

0 0 1 0mented more than once about drawn 10 Rule":42 of the por is

Rules of Golf which says: "On com-

15 mosphere, of Australia, com- 17 the variation of light when pletion of the stipulated round there and here in the card shall be signed by the baiting

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size of the team to send to the and foremost had to pay Games at the last minute,

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parations, and that the Govern

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DUNAI OSKOSOK

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the of the of public opinion will compel the future, Tords both o that the weight

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officials to

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This raises the point, steing that what is sauce for the Koose must be sauce for the

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

that foreign athletes On Sunday the first and

Baue to Britain' in search second rounds of the Club

who

of championship honours must Championship will be played be at a disadvantage to the and it may well be that a pre-

24. home players having to Te war custom will be revived. Andjust their game to a duller This is the one time in the year

47 or Men than that to which they when the winner pt game

24 have been born and bred buys the loser a timas

But Mr Rasunissen has an

answer for this in his argument.

times will be re-

Fourball He explains: "Even though served for the unfortunate pony possess a visual standard that would handicap him on a

the morning.

The Victory Cup (Enter- Hong) matches are going right

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