1953-03-04 — Page 7

£35,000 OFFERED

FOR BARNSLEY'S

"THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, '1953.

★ ★ ★ A SEAT IN THE STALLS ★ ★ ★

KEN SMITH Show Talking

TOMMY TAYLOR Douglas Fairbanks Nets

By

GEORGE CHANDLER

London, Mar, 3.

With only two months left of the English soccer season, both the top and bottom clubs in the standings today began a search for talent to strengthen their; League Championship chance or to avoid relegation to a lower division.

Soccer managers ruefully admit that it is like trying to find a needle in a haystack when it comes to a ready made star. But there is one to be had at Barnsley-the team already is doomed to relegation from the Second to the Third Division of the English League.

The club announced they are

willing to part with their star Inside forward, Termy, Tayler, and invited offers from clubs. No fewer than 17 of them responded and what is virtually ea nuetion. sale developed,

To date the highest orter uffered is £35,000 (over HK$555,000), which would con- siltute a record trading fee in English soccer.

Young Taylor is embarrassed by this situation and spent the week-end with his parents seck-

Seymour, "but tell me where there is a great Inside forward now. And what chance there of recuring the few good ones there are."

is

Lack of

reve talent responsible for this rituation to- day and only one of the 92 League clubs is without qualms in this respect. Shefield United is virtually assured of promotion from the Second to the First Division this son

come one

Dollars For Britain

"་

can't

were

-harassed

Saved The Night THE "Oscar" aword-night on March 19 looked like being an austerity affair,

man who has been able to want you to act for us.

With the dignity of a scheme but now they said: Wo❘atars: Constance Cummings, Meanwhile the invite the Queen to dinner, make-up and playing such roles Whyte, and many more.

Marte Burke, Lona Morris, cinema owners aro sitting on Douglas Fairbanks has be as Lochinvar, a murderer, a

found myself donning Elizabeth Sellars, Wilfred Hyde the fence.

Will Britain see the Aims? of Britain's big-Regency beau."

Not yet. The B.B.C. gest dollar

earnera. In In all he will appear in nine afford to buy them, three years the television of the 30 Alms. film industry he founded our efforts?

What does America think of has netted 10,000,000.do!į "We have proved that we can. lars. Yet it remains virtual-turn out Britain o hip- ly unknown.

quality TV film, using the best available talent and within the competitive limitations operating in America," Doug said,

What are these TV dima? Each runs for half-an-hour, is shot. In Britain and sent to America for acreening on

Britain Can't Buy Them After seeing one of the cariler

But if three of them fun together they would make the ideal cinema programme. It may happen.

Three major studios, Warnera, Universal and Columbia, decided to withdraw their nancial sup- port,

Continues Doug: ""One day

will reach Scandinavia and Said Acndierny president Charles the Netherlands, Australia, New Bracket. Last year it

cost £32,000 to present the awards. then this new industry could Zealand and South Africa, And easily net Britain £10,000,000 a

year."

Hollywood Finds a Snag and while their ever-growing TV net-flo:11 Studios cinema at Elstree is in the middle of the biggest in the tiny British Na- Every studio in Hollywood the Arst Icata was gathering work. They cost about (reopened by Fairbanks points, manage Reg Freeman £7,000 to

after uproar since "talkies" arrived. had been busy mupervising the filmed in five days.

make and are four years of darkness) I agree All because of three-dimension

him. For training of 40

with vp and comicg

quality of ni (3-D because life's short) rilalogue Doug told me how It all began.

acting. starlets who will help to tolster

story,

and Alms. A major snog

has production the team next seeSON,

"When I was connected with the

(benring in mind emerged. cost

and shooting time) Arshall Aid in this country I

they

are unequalled. And suggested TV (lms

chedule of two films a week is But cach maintained.

os dollar

last their advice on whether to remain with Barnsley o: become the most marked man In the Kame

result of wearing soccer's highest price tab. Under Lengue rules the final decision on

"I like to get the boys play- a transfer rests with the pinyer,

|ing in their home surroundings." "We can't do anything until Freeman said. "There are no wo find out whether Taylor uprets with boys who can cou prepared to go." admitted

tinue to live with their parents club chairman, Joc Itichards He added: "Sheffield is today.

great source of potential top UNHAPPY NEWCASTLE class players. We will explore One famous team. Newcastle this in preference to paying "When production was reatly United, is in the unhappy post-faney prices in transfer fees."-the N.B.C. gave me a start.1 surrounded himself with a host tion of having a galaxy of stars United Press,

was already advising on the For well-known British but at the same time facing

Today there are six the

the menace of relegation to the

Second Division.

"We need a key player ta

link up the talent

we have,"

said the Newcastle chief, Stan

FIJIANS PLAY TODAY AT SOOKUNPOO

game be.

The Rugby tween the 1st Battalion; Fijian Regiment, holders of the Malayan Inter- Unit Cup, and the 46 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, holders of the Hongkong Inter Unit Cup, takes place on the Army Sports ground, after- Sookunpoo, this

noon at 3.30 p.m. and not, previously ad- vertised, Boundary Street. Kowloon,

Bridge Tourney

The Underlead Team beat Club de Recreio in the Team of Eight Tournament of the Hongkong Contract Bridge A‚§× ̈ sociation last night by 151 in- ternational match points to 20,

Half-time score was 74-20 in favour of the Underteari.

Hoffman

Baseball Included

In Asian Games

д

SPORTING SAM

carners, The Idea went ahead and after 18 months' negotiations with the National Broadcasting Company of America, a contract to produes 30 half-hour puna was signed,

panles Dims

wreens,

The major studies contributed

25,000. It may be found neces- and sary to cut the ceremony present the statuettes in the library of the Academy" saved. The National Broadcasting But the last Oscar night was

Company are paying £35,000 for the radio and TV rights.

Who Laughs Now? Talking of "Oscars" reminds I forecast that Each fim company thinks me that when has evolved the best technique. Moulin Rouge would be the film technique demands of 1953, there were polite snig- different sized

seme difes ifrcen

o? my Allm telends. com forent equipment and what have

But who laughs now? · Moulin for America, and next. In other words, no cinema Rouge has been nominated for

work making TV

could show 3-D Alms from seven Oscars, month another begins a series Twentieth Century and Univer- of 39 for Paramount.

without changing the The shrewd Fairbanks

equipment,

Twentiething Century are in the lead with their wide-screen process

as Cinemascope, Shown

and recently M.CV.M. decided "co-operate" with them.

But Universal, Puramount, bers Republle und Wamers are en- Society. tering the field-each with their own idea.

By Reg. Wootton

has

Alm

MATT BUSBY CAN FINISH

THE JOB OF BUILDING UP AMERICAN

SOCCER

Says HAROLD MAYES

satisfactorily, even if a little slowly.

London

Foundations-have-already-been laid. The brickwork has proceeded Now the roof is just about to go on prior to the house really being put in order.

And who's the tiler? other than Manchester

of

At the moment

A Buty Gilbert Gibert Harding, after record- BBC programme, getting me at 3.30 am. and turning out agrby at 5.30 am. to face the cameras for his role as a news- paper reporter In Behind The Headlines, dashed straight from The studios to address the mem- of the Chelsea Clinical

The title of his speech: "The Use of Leisure."

Tommy Atkins Puts Flynn

In The Shade

The

man

P.S. That

clusive title

for

the Malayan film, How about Operation Terrorist?

who put the Forgotten Army back on the map, and Errol Flynn

SO INTRIGUING into the shade, has been on Cella Johnson, best actress the warpath again.

British ims have ever had, stepped back into the arena recently as one side of an In-

Muc- This time David donald, with the blessing of Winston Churchill and the Collaboration of General Sir

and

triguing Alm triangle. The others are Alec Guinness Yvonne de Curlo, The

Aim: now being shot Gerald Templer and Sir Garden Alexander Korda, has made Cells is something to one of the most exciting forward to. Whenever she ap- films yet.

It is

at

look

pears on the screen the stan- the dard of acting takes a big jump

upward.

documentary of battle against the terrorists in the jungles of Malaya, and the shaiches I have seen are hair- raising in their intensity.

THE DEADLINE

Trouble is she acts so rarely fwice (I for the Atms-only Believe In You and The Holly and the Ivy) since 1940.

it very quickly. You won't be lasuc of Jack Solomons's Boxing British Boxing Board of Contral. Bet the finished article to Kor-ton." Alley Johnson

the

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB TENTH RACE MEETING 1952/53 Saturday, 7th March, 1953 (Hold under the Rufus of The Hong Kong Jockey Club)

The programme will consist of races. The First Bell will bo rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race will be run at 2 p.m.

Through Tickets ( Races-$18.00) also tickets at $2.00 onch for the Cash Sweep on the last race of tho' Meeting as well as tho Special Cash Sweep on the "Hong Kong Derby" scheduled to be run on 2nd May, 1933, may be obtained at the Cash Sweep Office of the Club at Queen's Building, Ground Floor, Chater Road.

Through Tickets reserved for this meeting but not paid for by 10 am. on Friday, 6th March, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for Future meetings.

To avold congestion at the Cash Sweep Offer at Queen'a Building, sweep tickets may also be purchased at the Club's Branch Offices at:-

5 D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong

or

302 Nathan Road, Kowloon

TOTALISATOR

The attention of Totalisator Investors is drawn to the following rules:-

Dividends will be paid on the winning and placed ponics so declared by the Stewords when the "ALL CLEAR" is given. The "ALL CLEAR" signal will be indicated by a white light at the Totalisator Tower. BACKERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO DESTROY OR THROW AWAY THEIR TICKETS UNTIL AFTER THE "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL HAS BEEN EX- HIBITED.

Totalisator Tickets should be examined and checked be- fare leaving the Selling Counters as mistakes of any descrip- tion cannot be rectiiled later.

Cash received in respect of Dividends should be checked before leaving the Pay-Out Counters as no claim for short payment of the value of tickets presented can be entertained once Investors have left the Counters,

for All winning tickets and tickets refunds must be presented for payment at the Race Course on the day to which they refer, but none will be paid later than one hour after the time for which the last race of the day has been scheduled. to be rub.

In no circumstances will any Dividends be paid or refunds mado unless a ticket is produced. Payment WILL NOT be made on torn or disfigured tickets.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE

SETS OF MEMBERS' AND LADIES' BADGES WHICH ARE BEING ISSUED FOR THE 1053 RACING SEASON ARE NOT VALID UNTIL 1ST APRIL, 1953. 1932 SETS ARE VALID UNTIL THEN.

Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their "badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.

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

Badges admitting. ladies nol in possession of Branches or Season tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the Members' Enclosure and the Club Rooms at $10.00 including tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary at Alexandra House, on the written or personal introduction of a Member, such member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for payment of all chits, ele.

Only a limited number of badges_admitting to Members' En- closure will

will be on sale at the Race Course. The Branch Offices and the Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11 am. and the Secretary's Office at 11.45 am, The Treasurers' Compradore Office is situated at Queen's Building, Ground Floor, Chater Road, and the Secretary's Omce Alexandra House, 8th Floor.

ot

A limited number of tiflas will be obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from, the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27818).

NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PRE- MISES DURING THE MEETING,

Scots and Irish domiciled in the United States have laid the foundations. Players for the Underlend in Touring teams have been putting in the bricks-yes, it's American the first half were Y.P. Fong and talking about.

Soccer I'm Y.C. Chu, Henry S.T. Pan and Edward Chok, Y.M. Chu and

None think, when boxing will need Frank Chang, and Howard D.

United television."

The reformers want the council to contral League affairs, and a chief Matt Busby, due to cross Hoffman and Dodge T.C. Chen, the Atlantic once more for two imow, but I could so easily have chairman, to deal with discipline. hasn't got one yet. The

Who wrote that? I don't small committee, under a neutral

Reasons: Her husband, young Players In the second half were months' Intensive conching this done, because it follows

I can't tell you Its title it family and Oxfordshire home, YP. Fong and Henry S.Y. Pan.

Alm which take up a lot of time. tine #1 Frank Chang, Y.M. Chu, Cle summer.

"But I haven't been staying ought I have so frequently throw isn't that nice? Who are is still in the cutting-room

going to advocate ment Yeh ni Y.C. Chu and You think American Soccer is expressed. But I was a little chairman of

being edited at top speed by at home on purpose though Howard

this disciplinary director Macdonald, who has to my family is the major attrac- and Dodge just a joke? If you do, forget shaken to read it in the new tribunal? Chen.

The chairman of the

told Players for the Club de Be the first to have laughed at it. Annual (Playfair Books, 3s, dd.). the

recently. erolo were L. J. d'Almada ile- but it's the last laugh which is

da by detdling time. president the Football

of I asked Jeck Solomons a few League, or this year's Queen of Macdonald (who gave us De-l'eve in taking money for parts

It began last

"It's simply that I don't be April when medles and II. Remedios, J. C. always the most satisfying. Remedios and A, H. Basto, A, J. As long ago as July, 1948, 1 for the opinions of your corres- Helens?

days ago: "Are you responsible the May from Dewsbury or Stsert Victory, as well as Burma which seem bad to I'm Motla and C. P. Basto, and L. S. came back from New York to pondents?"

Victory) asked Mr Churchill | pot a good enough actress to write: "I'd go so far as to say

I Lopes and G. S. Remedios.

wouldn't know, because, after for permission to make the Alm. bluff audiences when I don't that if we can send the States now?" bald Jack. I told him.

"What have 1 been writing all, in Rugby League the only The Prime Minister thought believe in the character."

thing you can be sure of is that the idea good. more teams on tour, some good

UNLUCKY HUSTON couches and, above all, some re- that," he added.

"You know I couldn't ray tomorrow never comes, and and Colonial Secretary, Mr Catalogue of disasters to John trees, they'll be in international

when I told sometimes they even have one Oliver Lyttelton, agreed. Sir Hutton, Alming Beat the Devil class in a decade."

him, hopefully. that I thought doubting that fact,

Alexander Korda offered to re- in Italy with Humphrey Bogart we were both on the same side THIS IS WAY TO REFORM

lease the film, so Macdonald and Jennifer Joner. READY to take his place of the television fence at last.

raised the money and, with a On the way to

Rome he "I must read that bock some- Manila, Mar, 3.

shooting unit of eight, went to sprained a wrist, bruke a bone One man,

What does com apparent then managing_n]time," Jock concluded. Ah, that St Helens, now that they're Baseball has been added to First Division club, wrote and well!

in his hand; driving from Rome Malaya

The film, which took 12 to Ravello he suffered minor the official list of events in the fold

cock o' the walk, are trying to me: "If you moke it a When

a car smash; second Asian Games here, hundred

Rugby League crack the whip. But for anyone, sional actors. Everyone,

weeks to make, has no profes-Injuries in years instead

Ravello of ten legislators did their "Turn again, whether

from

his apartment The Philippine Amateur Ath-you'll still be wrong."

he comes lette Federation announced that

Whittington" act with the play- Dawbury, St Helens or Tim-the

from High Commissioner Templer to flooded after a storm; his bed-

meunest terrorjat, Needless to say, when the ball rule t'other week, every suctud be controlled other than themselves

play room door caught fire when an Japan, Formosa, the Philippines turned his letter after England body hoped

The heroes are electric hester failed; and then that would and another unnamed Asian had been beaten by the Ameri- final piece of messing about for by the people who are steeped men of the famous Suffolk Re-

be the

British soldiers (particularly he caught flu! country will participate in a cans in the World Cup at Belo

Sey: Huston; "Two menths four-way bascholl championship Horizonte, asking for his com- people who suggested that the of the mark

some time. There were even in it. seems just about nx wide giment) and the Malaya Police, felizwing the hounds ceross ditch during the all-Asian athletle ment, none was forthcoming.

any idea could be.

and fence in Ireland-and I have game might now be left for five meet,

It reforms are needed I see I told you then that there years to settle down.

CHURCHILL TRIBUTE to como

to to Italy which nothing

couldn't

get into The second Aslan Games will were more youngsters ploying

Macdonald's career took in trouble!" Yet no sooner is that spot of righted by giving be held here next year. Fifteen Soccer than baseball in the stupidity

the men in acting and directing in Holly- RATTIGAN AGAIN out of the way than authority longer terms of office to wood and Britain until, when nations are participating.

Eastern States. So It came as up come a couple of clubs with that they can really

With most of the Loniton Other events include track and no surprise to me to

become war broke out, he became head theatres playing safe with re- find the "reform plan" to eliminate the League-minded instead of club- of the Army Film Unit field, swimming, basketball, soc- Football Association Bulletin Disciplinary Committee and the enclous.

and vivals in Coronation Year, it is cer, boxing, wrestling, weight- quoting an article from on Management Committee

made that tremendous record of heartening to hear that Terence. lifting, shooting, badminton, American magazine on health,

Now they have to spend the Alamein called Desert Vic-Rattigan is rumoured to have tennia and table tennis-Asso-physical education and recrea |present constituted,

first period of League service tory.

Anished a new play.

MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN playing themselves in and the Churchill that he saw it three tion-that of George V in 1911.

It so impressed - Winston

It is about another Corona- ¦ THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. second half making sure they times, devoted two pages to it It is centred on the don't play themselves out,

visit to in his book "The Hinge of London of European Royalty That, and the elimination of Fate," and sent Macdonald ;

to and the complications

which personal differences which I'm Washington with Lawn Tennis Open Colony Tennis Singles semi- told

a copy can't always

for arise over their public engage be settled President Roosevelt. me final (Top, half) at Hongkong Cricket verbally!-would go It wouldn't be the first time us, Chater Road, commending &

ments and their private plea- of the London, Mar. 3. that we've taught something to pm.

Altogether 50, private, copies | sures. way towards

any were made. The late King dominated second another country and then seen

HIS TRADEMARK problems which' may exist.

BLACK SPOT.I don't Stalin and

George VI had one, Marshal Ever since he made The Lod- | stands.

Chiang Kai-shek gor in 1920, director Alfred Owing to the congestion in the Members Betting Hell and at Ilitchcock has added his trade-Bootha adjacent to Boxes in the Coffee Room, Box-holders and cathedral-like calm of

a hall in Macdonald

Almed also

the mark to his films by making a Members are requested to casure that their acrvonta make uRD amateur ir snooker Commando raid on the Lofoten brief thin are being played Islands, the Sicilian campaign, usually only for an instant.

appearance in cach, only of the Public Betting Fall. Military Police will be posted at son:9-0, 0-0, 0-0. His brother, Television of boxing cham-

proper place for 1 Even if the landing a Salerno and tho

various points in the enclosure to ensure that this regulation is In 1 Confess, Zal Azken, wiped out Fred Store, plonships in this country is sure.

his latest adhered to.. supporters of various contestants European campaign.

Hitchcock is the first Aguro to '0-0, 0-1, 0-0, in just about 10 to come. Television is yet in

want to bel, there's no need to Eince the war he bag direct- bo

By Order, seen ол the scrow, minules, and Safrullah defent- Its Infancy, but it is making good Schoolbey, and Schoolgirl Cham-hand over the cash in full view od The Brothers, Good Time allhouetted against the sky ALEX

H. MIGA, progress within the limits of It Bymnalum and queries of people who still think the Girl, Christopher Columbus and he walks a broad iron stairw

pionships at Diocesan Boys' School

Secretary. Associated Press,

licome and the time will come, | ikir

game's the thing.

Diamond City.

ciated Press.

tion, saying: "Soccer, long recognised as It sport with unusual promise, is now on its

ny to take its

place in the great family of proven American

way

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TODAY'S SPORT

Rugby

Solving,

be

round play today in the British them outstrip us at it. So walt Tijian Regiment et Bookunpee at object to gambling, but is the have them, too."

45 Field Regiment RA v let

Rackets for it-there's still five years left 350 p.m.. Professional Championship.

for my prophecy to come true.

make flibletics Lact Hashim Khan, British

Forces. Inatvidual “Athfatia Open And Matt Busby is the man who

Championships at Boundary, Street, Champion, swept past Don Wil-{max help it past the post.

Northcole Training College Annual Athletic Mest as"Caroline "Exili, 1.20

Hadminton

ed Party Ellis 3-0, 9-0, 6-0.-

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

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