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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1952. FULL OF BEANS

ENGLAND ARE FAVOURITES TO WIN THE HOME SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP

England are favourites to win the Championship this season. following their last May.

London, Sept. 21.

Home International Soccer triumphant Continental tour

When the England selectors meet next Wednesday to pick the team for the opening international match against Ireland in Belfast on October 4, they are unlikely to face many problems.

DLA

Some noccer writers have ad- ¡Nevertheless

England should include Anglo-Scola or to rely vanced the undoubted claims of win comfortably, in which case exclusively on home producte

personalities Stanley the team would probably be much

There are many in, Scotland Matthews of Blackpool, still kept together for the sterner

who belleve the style of play confounding detences after more tests the following month. than 20 years of top grade foot-

These are against Wales, who in English League soccer does ball; Neil Frankiin, of Hull City shared International honours not in with pure Scottis and Metcalfe, Huddersneld left with England last season, and methods and a mixture of the winger now displaying the form Belgium.

two does more harm than good. that earned him "caps" in the

The matches, both of which On the other hand, it would selectors to Britain interna- of

the Festival

are of special algnificance, will be hard for

na Biliy tionals.

player be played at Wembley on mit such

Infl the

left Liverpool Liddell,

The Selection Committeo al- ment certainly will have a rote of these names. Yet it would be surprising if they made much varkation from the team which defeated Austrin, unofficial Champions of Europe, in Vienna

last May.

THE ELEVEN

Here are the 11 players whose fine victory, achieved in the face of gloomy forecasts front many quarters, did so much to

November 12 and 20 espeswinger, who has been almost tively. It will be the first time winger, Wales will have played in the an automatic choice for Scot- giant Wembley arena while the land since the war. The Scot- Belgians will be striving to tish wing halves, Jimmy Scoular lower England's unbeaten home of Portsmouth and Alex Forbes against the Continentals, of Arsenal, must also be among Scotland begin their Inter the possibles, national programme on October It will be interesting to see 18 with a stiff match against which line the selectors take Wales at Cardlı,

when they meet .in the near future-Reuter.

record

TALENT SPOTTING Since the start of the Scottish

Chance Fagland's soccer pres-season their selectors have tige on the Continent:

been busy laten! spotting with Merrick Ramsey, Eckersley: a view to building up a match- Wright, Froggatt, Dickinson: winning combination to regain

Sewell,

Finney, Balley and Elliot.

Lofthouse, the champlanship Scotland lost

Just season.

The match against Ireland is The Inevitable' question will not always as easy us compara-most certainty

arise when the tive form and standards suggest. I team is considered-whether to

ZONAL ELIMINATIONS SUGGESTED

.

English FA Bulletin

On The Olympic Games Football Competition

Chess Is

Sixteen-year-old George Michael Price, of Langwith, Derbyshire, has reason to feel exuberant, for he has been selected to go to Australia for coaching by the Champions, Sedgman and McGregor Central Press Photo

The

Most Popular

Game In The Soviet Union

By THOMAS WHITNEY

Moscow, Sept. 21.

Chess is the most popular game in the Soviet Union. And Soviet chess stars have repeatedly proved their right to be considered the world's best.

The Soviet team won the World Chess Olympics in Helsinki, competing against the world's leading players.

World

The national

chess tournam

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JERSEY JOE WALCOTT Says A TITLE THAT TOOK 22 YEARS

TO WIN

WIN WON'T BE

BE GIVEN UP WITHOUT A A STRUGGLE

Philadelphia, Sept- 21.

A majority of American boxing experts predict that a new World Heavyweight Champion will be crowned in the Municipal Stadium here on Tuesday night.

His punching prowess has already led to his being com- pared as a fighter with Jack Dempsey.

But 18-year-old Jersey Joo Walcoti. "the youngest old man in the ring," has other ideas.

Walcott, otherwise Arnold Cream, father of six children, defends the title against 28-year-old Rocco Marchegiano, or Rocky Marciano as he is better known.

The betting here is 8-5 an enough some are bound to land." Marciano, the hard-as-a-rock That sums up Marclano's ring

down slugger, battering

the philosophy. defences of the wily Walcott to become the first while Heavy

Marciano is comparatively weight Champion of the World since the defeat on June 22, 1837, by Joe

has

with short a long torso of James J. Braddock by

in their second fight; Lee Savold

arm: (019 sturdy

and the short, Louls, the "Brown Bomber."

He wil heavily

of icga

R muscled Neither

odds stacked and Harry Matthews. the

always be remembered as the weightlifter. He has a reach against him nor the opinion of

Inches compared only 07 with Walcott's 74 inches.

Marciano and his wife are Arst baby in expecting their November.

Among others Murciano has beaten Rex Layne, who holds a decision. over Walcott: Joe Louis, who knocked out Walcott small for a heavyweight, He

the expents upsels the Champion. man who brought. Louis's great "I am used to being the under-career to a sad end when he dog," he said. They made knocked out the ageing former Ezzard Charles a 6-1 on favourite champion in eight

October. to beat me in Pittsburgh a year ago last July. It didn't prevent me knocking him out. They made

rounds last

No one lina yet knocked Mar-

of

The recent fame which has

Charles the favourite again here) clano off his fect. First man to come to Rocky has rested easily

an

Australian who

in June this year, but still I out-picked a fight with Rocky in a upon his shoulders. He is hot

pointed him."

It took me 22 years to win the public house in Wales in 1944, too proud to talk of his days. titic," said Walcott. "You can

when the American was station-as a labourer.

His one big ambition is to ed in Britain with the United States forces. The Australian "Icave a good mark on the fight

game." was knocked out,

bet I am not going to give it up without a struggle.

"Ezzard Charles knocked me

"When It's all over It would Marciano has agreed that that down only once in four fights covering a total of 52 rounds. Incident could have marked the be nice to be a man people re- Louls knocked me down only once start of his fighting career. It member in the boxing book," he in 26 rounds while I had him did not begin officially until said. "Now it's Jack Dempsey down three times. Now along July 12, 1940. Since then ho and Joe Louls. "I hope some day comes a young raw fighter and has gone undefeated in 42 pro- it's Dempsey, Louis and Rocky everyone talks about what a great fessional bor's, winning 37 of Marchegiano-I mean Marciano." puncher he is and how he a go-them inside the distance.

ing to knock me out,

tied

This

THE

-Reuter.

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB FIRST RACE MEETING 1952/53

Saturday, 27th September, 1952.

(Hold under the Rules of The Hong Kong Jockey Club);

WITH ONE HAND TIED" "Well I think Charles could Hlek Marciano with one hand behind him and Rocky would

not have gone a round with the real Joe Louis."

But despite Walcott's confi- dance in his own ability to ro There are 10 races. The First Boll will be rung at 130 p.m. tain the file, Marciano has cap-and the First. Race will be run at 2:00 pm. turet the Imagination of boxing Through Tickets (10 Races-$20,00) also tickets at $2.00 each Chess Champion is the game is strongly supported own magazine and copious chess followers in the United States. for the Cash Sweep on the last race of the Meeting on well as the Grandmaster Mikhail Botvinnikt. by the Soviel Government and Hterature.

son of an Italian im- Special Cash Sweep on the "Kwangtung Handicap Sweep" The last challenger he defeated Soviet sports authorities,"

migrant li a

a natural fighter who scheduled to be run on 11th October, 1952, may be obtained at was another Soviet star, Grand-

mente and other tournaments knows only one style-to wade the Cash Sweep Office of the Club at Telephone House, 1st Floor. Chess is part of Soviet

life. get as much publicity in the in, throw punches and never let musler David Bronstein.

Through Tickets reserved for this meeting but not paid for Boys and girls of school

ago Press

an opponent have more than by 10.00 am on Friday, 26th September, will be sold and the sport. Bronstein won the right to have every opportunity to learn the and on the radio as any the The Soviet public has faith in

second's breathing space. meet Botvinnik in a series of the game, The Plonetts,

To avoid.congestion at the Cash Sweep Office at Talephono matches with Grandmaster Soviet children's organisation. its chess players. They realise fence does not concern hlm. Hol reservation cancelled for future meetings.

Bussian. Have a network of chess sections that their soccer teams or base of defence than he did when he tickets at the Club's Branch Offices a

known little more about the art House, non-members are requested to purchase their sweep Boleslavsky, also A The English Football Association, in its latest Boleslavsky and Bronstein lied throughout the country, reach weight lifters sometimes have begun his ring career four years |

suffered defeats, but when their chess stars meet foreigners they bulletin, presents a report on the Olympic Games football for the challenger's position in a ing into almost every school.

are certain of another interna- competition, and from this emerge two vital problems

tional success. Associated which will need to be dealt with well in advance of the

Press, next Games at Melbourne in November and December 1956.

London, Sept. 21.

The bulletin anys the first relates to the definition of an amateur, and the second concerns the present organisa- tion of the competition.

and Masters have

won

NOT TRANSITORY

every

48o,

De

"I know I miss with a lot of punches," said the challenger. "But if you throw them often

Agreement For Maxim To Meet Cockell-Turpin Winner Was "For Publicity Only"

A child who enter one of series of two International com- petitions in which Soviet stars these sections gets the benefit took all the top places.

in the of systematic instruction Soviet Chess

Grandmasters principles of chess. Sometimes this instruction comes from the important international tourna- top players, who give lectures groups and hold ment in which they have taken to children's

of. simultaneous part since the end of the war, sessions

matches against the children. and they have participated in a

Attor Referring to the definition of ward for a second round draw number of such tournaments.

school days, there are an, amateur, the Football Asso- to decide which countries

the still ample facilities for clation state that this has been should meet in the final, while

game.

Almost every factory or a bone of contention during the the two losers of the second This Soviet chess supremacy good-sized Enterprise has its last two or three serles of round would meet to decide

cannot be regarded as a chess section, where the fan not Olympic Gaines,

third and fourth places.

transitory thing, for this coun-only plays as much chess as he It is quite obvious that there

Meanwhile, beaten countries try's strength in the game is pleases but also has the benefit is at present a vont difference | In the first round of the com-not dependent on a few old and of literature, personal instruc- between the British conception petition proper would play on tried individuals. It is the resion and discussion. of the amateur status and that similar lines to decide nith tomult of mass, participation and Additionally, other countries, the eighth places in the tournament, interest in chess,

Each city and administrative of certain bulletin adds.

-Reuter.

the playing and development of area in the Soviet Union has its chess committee, and over all is Football Association!

The Association is considering a request by the thinks this gap should be bridged

the chess section of the All- Union Committee on Affairs of British Boxing Board of Control that Maxim and his and that a positive effort should

Physical Culture and Sport. be made to darify the position.

manager should be suspended for their failure to go The International Football

This is the country's supreme through with the contract to fight Turpin in London. Federation (FIFA) has already

chess authority, comprised for the most part of Russia's dis- The British Board has on | taken steps to this end by the

On the Cockell-Turpin fight, appointment of a special com-

tinguished chess players.

agreement with the Association, won by Turpin on a knockout, The local committees conduct the main body governing box- he said he was told that the fight mlitee and the English Assocla-

local tournaments and the Ing in the United States, to re- was not getting enough publicity tion hopes that a more satis-

Central Committee supervises cognise each other's suspensions. and he was asked by Norris to factory formula will resull

nalionai competitions. Many from the deliberations

Keams of its

Board members.

The

the

part be even greaterested

It is, therefore, suggested that

Controversy Arises Over Vigour And Violence

Of Kangaroos' Methods

London Sept. 22.

The agreement for Joe Maxim to meet the winner of the Don Cockell-Randy Turpin fight was for publicity only and "Don't mean anything," protested Maxim's manager Jack Kearns at a meeting of the National Boxing Asso- clation in Montreal on September 11.

told

the

chess championships, through that he was under no obligation i sign a letter agreeing to meet

out the country serve to bring out new talent,

this

the winner,

This was not a contract on it

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MEMBERS' BADCES AND ENCLOSURE Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prordinently displayed throughout the Meeting.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

to promoter Jack Salomons London to meet Turpin. He said mentioned no date and no finan-Season tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the Badges admitting ladies not in possession of Brooches ar the only contract he signed was clal arrangements. POPULAR WITH ARMY

to fight Cockell in London. It

Members' Enclosure and the Club Rooms at $10.00, including tax, "I signed it for publicity pur-

for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary at There is, for example, the was six month contract that poses only and at the request of Alexandra House, on the written or personal introduction of a

became vold after Soviet Army Championship.

March 11, Norris, who told me that it did Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced Chess 18 extremely popular

year.

not mean anything," he said. He by him, and for payment of all chits, etc. The fight did not come off among members of the Soviet

never turned Turpin down. armed forces. Every unit has because Solomons had not lived its chess players down to quite up to his nancial agreements

and also because of a its. The Soviet unita.

Army championship is organised on

of delays. regional basis each year so as

produce the top

amall

number

"I never turn anyone down as long as I get Championship offered to He had

money,

THOUSANDS OF MILES Commenting on the organisa- tion the competition, the bulletin states that a number of

With six straight victories to their credit in 15 days, countries were called upon to travel thousands of miles in the Australian Rugby League tourists, the Kangaroos, order to play one match, and for will take on Wigan on Wednesday and St. Helen's next 1950 Games in Melbourne Saturday before deciding on their line-up for their first

Only a limited number of badges admitting to Members" the distances would for the most Test against Britain on October 4.

Enclosure will be on sale at the Race Course. But Saturday's victory over Halifax by 39 points to

The Branch Offers and the Treasurers' Compradore Office the present knockout compell-seven is believed to have already made up the minds of

Aight Turpin for a flat guarantee will close at 11.00 a.m. and the Secretary's Office at 11.46 am. tion should be displaced by a the Australian selectors regarding most of the team.

SEIZED $10,000

of 100,000 dollars (about The Treasurers' Compradore Office is situated at Telephone House, tournament which would give The bocks who combined so fudges at their matches have

£53,671) on which agreement 1st Floor, and the Secretary's Office at Alexandra House, 8th Floor, the opportunity for each qualify-

Kearns said he had seized the was not reached.

A limited number of tifins will be obtainable at the Club ing country to play three or four well are likely to be the seven caused much of the trouble by

At the same time, any player 10,000 dollars (about £3,570) The Board gave no ruling but House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy matches.

for Leeds, while Duncan's fine their partisan attitude in report throughout the whole army will deposit when the contract ex-did approve the British request | (Tel. 27818).. The plan is that there should positional play inside the tasting only, Australian offences and have had a chance to particepired as he was told that he was to set up a four-man Inter- NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S

draw för preliminary end determined Hazzard seems neglecting the aggresor,

pate in the competition. Once within, his rights by Jim Norris national board to pick chal-PREMISES DURING THE MEETING. rounds to be made in zones to to have solved the problem of After the Halifax match on the top players from various of the International Boxing lengers in various weights, produce eight teams to enter the the centres.

Club

(London Express Service), Greg Hawick and his mart Saturday the Chairman of the regions have been chosen

elimination, Inter tournament proper at the Games,

AB proliminary games should little partner, Matt Donchoe, English Rugby League Council, be decided during the months appear certain to be the halves peaking at the dinner to the competitions decide the player's

team warned that for the national finals for Australion of June and Jaly or, as decided, and Carlson seems to be the nemen should be hesitant Army Championship. played on a home and away logical choice for the left wing about running on to the field.

All along the line, of course, Basis, the winning team being berth.

waving a flag.

seeded players from the pro- decided by the best goal The selection of the strongest

vious year's Championship will average for the two games.

A

draw would then be made among the eight countries which had reached the petition. proper.

com-

The winners of the four first round matches would go for

WOMEN'S SHOT

PUT RECORD BETTERED

to pre individual region

by

regional

the

VIC

SEIXAS BEATS

SEDGMAN

NOTICE

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at,

Any person leaving the Public Enclosure during a Meeting will forfelt his or her right of admission to the Enclosure and will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admission.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Special Cash Sweep on the Kwangtung Handicap Saturday, 11th. October, 1952.

Tickets in the above at .......

pair of second row forwards is "We saw what took place in have hatt the right to enter likely to give the selectors the many instances this afternoon the competition at a more ad- most difficulty.

and there was no earthly reason vanced stage than thos0 who In their six wins to date the for Interference by the touchent. In the finals the Soviet.

not yet proved their have scored Kangaroos have

189 judges," he said.

Army Champlon is selected. He

Los Angeles, Sept. 21. points to 25 and earned £0,000

Vic Sebar scored an upset as their share of the gate.

"The referee has control of becomes famous throughout the small contro- the game and he sees what is his sort of competition takes Bouthwest Men's Singles tennis $2.00 each may be obtained at Meanwhile

victory today to take the Pacific Incidentally, versy has arisen over the vigour going on. The feeling that this

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MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE, IN THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

and sometimes the violence of constant interferenco · engenders, i place among trade union mem- crown from the Australian ace the Cash Sweep Offices of the who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and to

the Australians' methods, which particularly among the crowd, bers, collective have caused them to be hosted causes bad blood between the

by crowds several Umes and teams." occasionally chided by English

farmers and Frank Sedoman. while Mias

Maureen Connolly downed Miss Club at:- other groups.

Each year there is a National Doris Hart for the Women's

Singles title. Championship Tournament.

LARGE FUNDS

Australian captain, Clive

A large crowd saw Sens London, Sept. 21.

| officials at receptions.

Churchill, was brief and to the

defeat Sedgman in straight eats, Galina Zybina, Soviet holder of

A “BLUDGEON” .. point on the matter in his

Ond, Bad, Bad. The United States the women't Olymple tille.

Large funds are provided by Davis Cup player showed his best Tho team's bettered her own world record

strategy has speech of thanks for a souvenir for the Shot Put by 31⁄2 inches athitherto been to use a big first gift to himself and each of the the Government, and by the form of the tourney.

sport itrelf (tickets for ad- Seixas': liberal ure of spin on Frunze, according to the Soviet forwards an a bludgeon to beat Kangaroos.

the down

resistance of the His mid: "Rugby League b ́s missión to tournaments, dues the ball harried Sedgman's strong | tó news agency, Tass.

Zybina's world record of heat opposing team before switching game for men, not weaklings from members of chons sections, volley throughout the gamen

"Little Mo Connolly, defeated 50 feat and 144 inches (15.28 to mapler attacks by the backs if you can't take it as well as etc.) to finance choos netivities des metres) was established during

The Kangiavos, furwever, have give it, then you shouldn't be in The chess section of the All Mira Hart, 0-4, 3-0, 0-11-United the recent Games--Regter.

Union Commitee, publisher its Press, felt that some of the touch It."-Router.

Telophone Ilouse, 1st floor 6 D'Agullar Street 382 Nathan Rd., Kowloon. Over 400,000 tickets sold

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Secretary.

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