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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1958.

KING OF THE BARREL JUMPERS

Nothing Like A Cup Winner's Medal

AS BILLY

BILLY WRIGHT SAID: "I NEVER THOUGHT A MAN

COULD BE SO

HAPPY"

By TOM FINNEY

As you look through the results of FA Cup battles up and down the country, make a mental note of the famous names who once again have lust the chance to win the finest of all Soccer honours.

Make no mistake. The summit of every football professional's ambition is to walk up to the Royal Box in Wembley's great bowl to be given a Cup Winner's medal by the Queen or another high member of our Royal Family. My friend Billy Wright put it in a nutshell. After the late King had handed him the silver trophy in 1949, the England captain said "I never thought a man could be so happy."

That applies to every man in the sile. Many our greatest football names, hulders of dozens of international cups, have left the game without fulfilling this

ne mbition.

must be disappointed once again pool's ground to throw off the this year. Fow.

has kept for instance, muscle trouble which

out of the game since have come closer than my two him

alle. October. England's colleagues In

Matthews und

Stan

There can be few Atter foot- Stan Mortensen.

ballers than Stan, even as he ap- proaches his 21st year as a pro- fessional. Yet Stan, as a final effort, went into a

a nursing home

n

for manipulative operation on Tuesday before the gome. This gave him an outside chance of making the Saturday's tle nt Hillsborough. It is a fine tribute i conscientious artist and ubman and ถไล

the

Thane now is becoming short

STILL STRIVING for the stars of today. What a Twice they have reached the pity it will be if such inside-last hurdle. Twice they have forward artists as Will Mannion, been beaten When a ̈winner's my partner in many international medal seemed within their grasp, Eames for England, and Jimmy Matthews, now 38. sacrificed Hagan, one of the Bucst of all pretty well everything last week tien, miss the experience of a in order to get fit to play against Wembley Final.

Sheffield Wednesday. For some time now, he has been training magnetism of the FA Cup. Ston morning and afternoon al-Black-scored Blackpool's first goai In their 2-1 triumph over Wednes-

wtu doy.

Yet they are only two of the host of household numes who

Chelsea Reach Fourth Round

Of The FA Cup With Their First Victory Since October

London, Jan. 14.

Football since

Chelsea reached the fourth round of the

first victory Association Cup Loday with their October 25. A goal during extra time by, Eric Parsons, their right winger, enabled them to beat Derby County 1-0 in their replayed third round tie.

Chelsea deserved their victory, but for a long time it seemed that their ill luck would continue as attack after attack was spoiled by weak finishing or sheer bad luck.

best

the

arc

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to

Up in Sunderland, bustling Trever Ford, Gery Welsh centre- forward, and Len Shackleton, one of the game's true characters, must envy their Newcastle neigh- bours who have taken

two winner's. medals in two years. And at Roker Park, too, Fred Hall is hoping to establish an other one of the strange Uttle records which make up the FA Cuple history,

WATCH SUNDERLAND Fred, now a centre-half. ployed at left-back in the 1937 Finn! when Eddie Burbanks, now with Hull City

Cys

scorexi one of the three goals which beat my club, Preston. I} Frei goes to Wembley this April, it could be the est instance of a man taking

second medal 16 years aller the first.

Terry Browne of Detroit, USA, known as the "King of the Barrel Jumpers” The 1953 - World Barrel Jumping prepares to defend his much coveted title, Championship will be held at the Grossinger County Club, New York, this month. --Express Photo.

Britain's Athletes Are

Better

Than Ever

Says HAROLD ABRAHAMS

(Winner of the 100 Metres at the 1924 Olympic Games)

The all-round standard of athletics in Britain today is inônitely higher than It has even been. The past season was surely our best ever.

1 find the evidence in a comparison of British performances in 1952 with any previous year.

A comparison of British athletics in relation to world athletics in 1952 with, say, my Olympic year of 1924 is not the point. The fact that we won three Olym pic medals in 1924 and none in 1952 muy prove that our runners in 1924 were better, in the international field, than they are today, though I do not think it proves any such thing.

But you can establish whether | British athletics is on the down- ward path only by comparing like with like--namely British Britiali standards today with standards of yesterday.

Sunderland, I fancy, are a side Also through to the fourth Fourth round ties to be płyci

BAD LUCK round

Newestle United, by today's winners are: New-t be respected in this year's

Take the Mile. This year winners of the Cup for the past | chatic United Coldster competition. Their League 3-1

Bannister, Nankeville, Robin- whom I win against Arsenal, two years, Bolton Wanderers, | United or Rotherham, Chelsea v.

son and Seaman all showed think will go very closa again, and Southampton.

West Bromwich Albion, Bolton v. inlientes that.

better Ume than 4' min, 19 see, But my two Newcastle never struck their | Notts County and Shrewsbury selections, providing they keep

(I have taken the 1,500 Metres, form in their postponed v. Southampton.

which is 120 yards short of a Swansea,

apart, are both from Lancashire. though againat

Mile, Into account). The following were the results I feel that both Preston, my own they won by the margin of 30% of the FA Cup third round seclub, and. Burnley have a great

Yet in my day 4 min. 10.4 There was ittle drive in the Newcastle attack and Swansea plays: put up a great fight until the Bolton W.

Swansea T. Cup-holders scored their second Newcastle U. 3

Southampton 2 Lincoln City goal.

your. 1 Derby County (after extra timme)

Other resulta:

Cup

3 Fulham

LEAGUE HI (Southern) Ipswich Town 2 Torquay U Swindon Town.i Milwali. Watford.

Brighton & H

It was Newcastle's - 18th Chelsea

de win. successive

Southampton bad to fight hard to beat Lincoln City 2-1 In a replay. Lincoln's virile attack Kave them the first goal of the match but Southampton graduat ly took the upper hand. Bolton Wanderers

"superior attacking power gave them a 3-1 victory over Fulham In their postponed Cup tle. Fulham acored first, but two goals in two minutes put Bolton in com- mand, and they were never in danger again.

HIHE KONG

TOKYO OKINAWA

TAIPEI

LEAGUE III (Northern)

1

3

Crewe Alex. 2 Stockport C. Mansfield T. 1 Accrington (abandoned after 64 minutes owing to fog)-Reuter,

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Preston now are playing well We have run right into form at the correct time with 15 paints out of the last eight games. The mural boost of a victory over tough, tenacious Wolves is just the tonic we need to take on any side in the land.

IDEAL MIXTURE

Burnley, with a dour, deler- mined defence behind quick for-" wards able to snatch plenty of hoals. seem an ideal

was

world

the ደፍር,

record, while the British record stood at 4 min. 13.8 sec. Ten British athletes beat that time this

In passing I must refer to the bod luck of David Law. Al

.

though he ran a mile in 4 min, į at Helsinki, is 22 this month; 11.2 sec. in the AAA Champion- | so there will be two more ships, he falled to get his in- Olympics before he reaches terisional colours.

Zatopelt's present age.

In the Three Miles, this year four athletes best 14 minutes. But up to 1050, In the whole history of British athleties only three men had beaten 14 min. 10

and ofte inun 14 Yet nine men beat 14 minutes. min. 10 sec. in 1952.

Sccs.

In the Six Miles, up to 1930 only three men had beaten 30 minutes. This year seven men

beat the half hour and two more were just outside it.

HKAAC TO STAGE PENTATHLON COMPETITION

The first Pentathlon competitions in the Colony's history will be staged by the Hongkong Amateur Athletic Club on Sunday, January 25, at King George V School ground, by kind permission of the Principal, Mr A. L. Potter.

There will be competitions for men and ladies. Parli cipants must be members of the Club, which is open to all interested in athletics.

Tiere Gro Ro "technique" Club members with an op- events such as the Pole Vault, portunity to get acquainted with Hurdles or the Discus Throw in one another and a chance elther competition.

themselves out in familiar. events.

The

Committee

the test

10

10-

HKAAC hope that ail active members of the Club will take

The competitions will start at part and those unable to are

p.m. sharp, the track event requested

the Hon. to notify

in either one coming fast, Secretary Mr A. J. M. Prats (Tel. 21802)

before noon оп Competitors will take part in Wednesday, January 21.

all five events, the winner The competition In being being determined on 'total staged primarily to provide polnis.

SCORING SYSTEM

Points will be scored on the following scale;

400 Metres Tun... High Jump Long Jump Shot Put (12 lbs.) Javelin Throw...

100 Metres Dash High Jump

Long Jurg

Shot Put (8 lbs.)

Javelin Throw

'MEN'S" "FENTATULON 100-pta.

55.0 secs.

5 ft. 6 ins.

50 pls,

05.0 secs.

4 ft. 8 ins. 10 ft. 10 ins.. 35 feet

00 feet

14.75 secs.

21 ft. 0 in. 45 feet 140 feet

LADIES' PENTATHLON 13.5 secs

4 ft. 8 ins. 10 ft. 0 in. 35 feel 110 feet

3 ft. 10 ins.

11. ft. 10 ins, 25 feet 00 feet

.0.pt.

75.0 secs.

3 ft. 10,

12 ft. 8 ins.

25 feet 40 feet

16.0 secs.

3 ft. 0 in. 7. B'ins. 16 feet

10 feet

Work Stopped On Melbourne Olympic Stadium

Melbourne, Jań, 14. Work on the main stadium for the 1966 Olympic Games here was stopped today by an order from State Premier John Cain, who said he was worried about the costs involved.

WEEK-END

HOCKEY

Leeds-born Gordon Pirie, 10 days younger than Chataway, was perhaps the most azionisk- ing British runner of 1552, with his British records at Three and Six Miles and his placing in the Arst ten of British athletes in no fewer than seven events!

The following are League My only doubt about him is hockey Bixtures for this week that he will indulge in too much end: training.

A COMPLEX

pay

·

He announced that a revised estimate for staging the Olym- ples, including building the stadium, swimming pool and cycle track, was About AR2 000,000 (about £1,000,000 sterling) A £750,000 (about £600,000 sterling) more than the original estimate,

SATURDAY Ladies' Leatus

shared Gremiina **"" v Dorians "Green" | 200

con-

He added he would ask the Australian Prime Minister, Mr Robert Menzies, to thiscuss the costs which were to have been beon the Commonwealth by Yes, you can train too much.Police Ground at 3 g.m. Umpires: Government, the Victoria State MATURITY COUNTS

Some othletes do not

Sgt Fairhurst, Tara Singti

Government and the Melbourne Recreio "E" v Doriana "White"~~- What is even more encourag- enough attention to the mental Ing than these bare facts 15 side of athletics,

Ring's Park Fool @mund as City Council. The largest share and in con- pm. Umpires: Mrs Stevens, Miss was to have been paid by the so many of our leading that

Commonwealth Government. themselves. Hala. sequence may find athletes are still

a very long leaving some of their spirit on Palice Ground at 4.1 P. Um Gremlina "A" Y Kay "D" -

Prime Minister Menzies was way from maturity, and it is the training grounds instead of pires: Y. Khan, L/Bdr Finlayson

not available tonight to maturity which counts.

taking it

DGS V Victedans - Kings Park ment on Mr Cain's announce» it with them to the com- Emil Zatopek, the hero of

Pool Ground at 3. p.m. Umpires: ment.

Miss Martin, Miss Lamboay.

work Preliminary Quality of training more than

on the his 30th birthday last Septem-

quantity is what will. In the

Stadium had just begun. ber. Compare that with our long run decide the issue.

Mr A. W. Coles, Olympic Coni-. outstanding long-distance. run-

Our great Marathon runners, Pirie. Jim Peters and Stan Cox, are Chataway, who did so gallantly another pair who seem to me tu be little obsessed with what may call the "milenge" com-

The better opinion is that you Royal Navy Ground No: I at 10.30 should alm at being slightly a.m. Umpires: Major S. 3. B. Boy. undertrained on the day of com-coll, WOI N. W. Letori,

· Police v Recreio-Police Ground at pelltion.

10.30 am. Umpires: P. F. Xavier,

the 1052 Olympics, celebrated H.K. Signals

Wembley Beat 33 Gen. Chutaway

mixture. Their strength WLES demonstrated as they

toppled West Bromwich from their First Division perch by 5-0 and then disposed 2-1 of Portsmouth in the Cup the replay after a 1-1 draw.

Hospital

In an Army Inter-Unit Leagua Cricket match played yesterday It will now, take a first-class

on the IRC. ground, Hongkong performance to bull them. But

Signat Regiment beat 33rd If either they or ourselves fail, General Hospital by 21 runs on

Arsenal *take

and West

o wicket which gave consider. Bromwich Albion to go pretty

able assistance to the bowlers. close.

Put into bat first, Hongkong So there are my four: Burnley, Signal Regiment started well, 30 Preston, Arsenal, West Brom-

runs being hit for the first wicket And if you want two before Jessop, bating confidently wich. outsiders

couple Aston Villa with was dismissed for 22. After this, Huddersfield Town. Second only Ibbotson (10) reached Division side managed by Cup-double figures and wickets fell wise Andy Beattle. The York- quickly. McAllister (5 for 8) and shire club, they tell me, te Blackwell (5 for 20) were the nearly the equal of anything in successful 33rd General Hospital the First Division.

bowlers.

POMPEE TO FIGHT IN SINGAPORE

London, Jan. 14. Yolande Pompée, coloured Trinidad cruiserweight boxer, Is moli will Right Filan Radrodro in Singapore on February 20, it was announced by Manager Jack Burns today.

Burns, who said that the fight would be over 10 rounds at 180 lbs.,

sald that another of his boxers,

Hector Constance, Welterweight Champion of the West Indies, would by to Singa-

with Pompee,

過 Constance scheduled to meet Ivor Germaine, of Bar- badon, in a 10-round contest at 150 pounds on March 5, Burns sald.—United Press.

OVERWHELMING

"SPELLBOUND

Ren

33rd General Hospital batted steadily until they reached 31 for 3 wickets. The next five wickets then fell with only four more runs being added and then they were soon all out. Brition was the only batsman to reach double figures. Ibbotson (0 for 18) and Tompkins (3 for 6) were the successful Hongkong Signal Re- fiment bowlers.

The scores were:

Hongkong Signal Regiment Jessop, Peter, b Blackwell .. Holman, b McAllister Stephens, b McAllister Mann, a Britton, blackwell Ibbotson, McAllister Welch, b Blackwell

Ampkins, Britton, blackweli Mousey, b McAllister Rayment, e and b McAllister Ficken, not out... Meimeth, Blackwell

Extr#

Total

Fail of wickets: 04:30 GO/10

2-3;

Hampton

Salisbury McAllister

Rowling

General Hospital Peters, b. Itbotron

While a Jessop D Ibbetson

Patoneli, run out

Brition b Tompkins

Baliabury, b Ibbotson)

Hampton e Jessop, b. Bbction

MicAllister b Tompkins

Mackwell, b/Tompkins Wiik, b. kbbotson

Wiseman, not out Constamine 6 tbbotson

Bowling

70

and

GORDON PIRIE, whom Harold Abrahams de. scribes as "perhaps the most astonishing British runner of 1952."

plex.

SUNDAY

First Division (Men's) HKHC

✓ Пloyal Navy Happyfrol Committee Chairman, said Valley Pool Ground at 1.30 p.by. today that he hoped the Federal pires: Makhan Singh, WOI A. N. and State Governments would

Nixon.

Argonauts

meet the Increased V. RAF-Police decide to Ground at 2.30 p.m. Umpires: Fl/Lt costs before work was inter- E. J. Cordon, Fiusgt L. F. Lelgi.,rupted.—Reuter,

Thunderbolts "A" V YMCA-

So many of our athletes are V. S. Dillan.

avertrained. They must study

their own psychology mure. The

Q

Becond Division (Men's) Sookuppels 11.C. V. Als-itappy

COLONY SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS

The following are 'the results

athlete is something more than Valley Pool Ground at 16.30am of Second Round matches in the

machine-lie is

Umpires: 9gt T. Jardine, F/O K. J. Colony Open Squash Champion- human Whittaker A machine, and more emphasis on the adjective is required,

GOOD SEASON

Argonauts v Nav Bharat ships played at Victoria Squath King's Park Pool Ground at 9.30 | Courts yesterday a. Umpires: 1/0 P. J. Bali, Sgt T. G. Davies,

Thunderbolts "B" AAF It is good to see so much im Horal Navy Ground No. 2 41 10. provement in so many of the a.m. Umpires: J. Asome, 8Rt Heard. British feld events, though our standard here is still well behind that of our track achievements,

Fifteen

Teams or umpires unable to meet these fixtures are

re-

years ago we had only quested to contact C. Verheul Ave javelin throwers who could the Hon. Fixtures Secretary of bat 170 feet now we have 20. the H.K.H.A., immediately In 1937 our fifth best weight phone (30343).

putter did 42ft, 4in; in 1952, 20 athletes beat 421t. 9in.

TODAY'S SPORT

Squash

by

The only held event which scemi to have gone back is long jumping. Here the ex- planation must be that not enough crack sprinters will take Colony Open Championship to Jong Jumping and also take commencing 0.15 p.m.

matches at Victoria Squash' Couris, the trouble to study the event aciontifically. It is scandalous that the present English native Gymnastic

Soccer

Junior Challenge Shield Replay,-).

"Taikoo at "Club

record for long jumping has ground, steppy Valley, 3.30 p.m. stood for 28 years.

Major F. F., Kyle Bent Cde 38. Laing 30; P. L. linimes beat Wings

Er Bevarjohn 3-0; Lt Col A

brat

Fyter a walkover Cumine: 1. M. Macpherson Capt. Power 3-0; Lt Cdr J, L. Ringe beat H. R. O. Hubble 3-1.

REMAINING FIXTURES The following are the times at,

which games for the remainder of the Tournament will be playedi,

Today

Third Round,- Halmes v Mackie (5.15); Coffey Kyle (5.15); Cook V Richardsor (5,15).

Quarter-final--First quarter'. 18.00).

Tomorrow quarter-finale. Second, Third and Fourth quarters (0.30).

Monday. Serni-hals (5,30).

Final (3.30).

Wednesday

Rugger Results

London, Jan. Following were the resilia of Meetings We may expect a fine season Hongkong Football Association Rugby Union matches played In Coronation Year. With the Interpart Sub-Committee meeting. today; Empire Games

5.30 p.m. and European Championships scheduled [pr 1954, 1953 should be regarded as a good "bullding-up" year.

THE GAMBOLS

THIS MEDICINE, CHEST HEEDS CLEARING OUT —ITY FULL OF HALF EMPTY BOTTLES

THATS BETTER

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