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GEORGE WHITING'S COLUMN

THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1958).

The World Champion Watcher Of International Sport

Desmond P. Brady dropped in last week. And if you have never heard, of Desmond Pwell, that suits the sby but sharp-eyed outlook of a wide-shouldered New Zealander, who, at 29, has become a world champion walcher of international. eport.

You, too, could have scon Australia ns playing cricket in New Zealand, Ameri- cans jumping in Japan, men of all nations playing the games of all nations in Fin- land, and a comprehensive selection of quaint old English aport spectacles in the Mother Country-such fiestas including basket-ball by the Harlen, Globe Trotters and golf by Bob Hope.

deld.

All you needed for such and a visit to the 1954 Empire (work and round trip

an infinito Cames in Vancouver. capacity for washing dishes.

was

By the time, he returns Having boxed, rowed, wwum New Zealand .or Christmas and played rugby back homo, 1954, globe-trotter Brady ree Brady, arphan son of a Dune ons he will have cast a specu- siin grocer, got the travel-urgo lative eye on the sport of at during a Service

that lost 50 countries. took him in and out of soven countries from New Zealand fo Japan, vlu India and Italy.

+

career

OUD-JOBS JOB

an to

LEKESTER GOUARE, HALL

VIRE HOME ORK PROFESSIONAL SNOOKER,

HAS AN ATHOSAKERE

THAT MAKES THE READING ROOM OF · A RUBUC LIBRARY SEEM, LIKE GALA, NIGHT AT THE PALAIS DE DANSE.

ATISHOO

ANY SPECTATOR WHO COUGHS OR SNEEZES

TAKE ONE AND DON'T RUSTLE

smartness in the

BUT

THE PAPER.

you

THIS WEEK

In

THE HALL

HAS RUN.

A LOTTERY

to Rowing-With your facilities

bont-builders, and your should be the best oarsmen

You are certainly the world.

The Ameri- the most stylish. cans have no style-but at isast put their ours through the they A strong, silent, rugby-row-water. ing type. Brady dismisses

Athletics-Huw can you com- pilgrimage as something less pete with the Scandinavians and tha ordinary, and was horror-their marvellous track facili

could ho lies? Your youngsters struck when I suggested might have formed an opinion match the best in the world if or two on the sporting scene in they only had more clader theso parts.

bis

An odd-jobs Job in a ship's calley carried him to the Olym pics in Helsinki - where ho thumped life luto the muscles of his country's, athletes as

HIS TESTIMONY honorary masseur -- and

However,

he eventually Twickenham, Henley, Wetabley, Stamford Bridge, White City, vouchsafed the following tes- Lurd's and Streatham Ice Funk:timony to the performance and prospects, of our rough island Now, as a physical training games: Instructor in $$ Edinburgh Castle, plying between Sou- Cricket.You can beat thampton and South Atei a, be Australians if you take a lez- Haves the Brady wages for ason from South Africa and put summer tour of European rivers, your faith in young blood, team

the

A Much Fitter Bobby Locke Will Be Seeking His Fourth British Open Golf Trophy

By JAMES GOODFELLOW

Bobby Locke, Open Golf Champion from South Africa, la to miss the season's first professional tournament. Arriving in England on April 21, he will take part in the Danlop event at Wentworth (Surrey) a fortnight later,

A much fitter Locke will be seeking his fourth Open Championship, I am told that he has lost a lot of weight, and is feeling better for it.

Scoring well lately, he hopes having a centre where good that the good golf will continue.gate money is certain.

of

NO MONEY GAMES'

Locke will again go in search dollars. On May 10 he leaves England for the USA, and will be back on June 20 in time to prepare for the Open at Carnoustic.

Among sports events cancell. ed in the £500 challenge match -between — Ryder Cup player Brown Arthur Lees and Erle (Hurtsbourne), which had been fixed for Wentworth.

Professionals engaged on the full tournament season have little time for challenge games.

Talk of money games has been halted. Ken Bousfeld has made little or no progress in his fixing £100-a-side games, while Jimmy Hitchcock, after finishing even on two £50-0- side contests has not yet fixed #third.

Should the Open Champion- ship be brought to courses in the London area, such as Berks or Sunningdals?

gave

Two former champions. Alf Padgham

Dick and

Burton, their views when this -question was discussed among following golfers this week grumbles among some of the

It may be that the rola of reaside course will have to be changed. In some circles it is felt that there may not be

on olher. Open event at Royal St Georges, Sandwich, Kent,

---(London Express Service)

SPORTRAIT,

London Keprale Service

players about the distance of Russians Sending

travel and

diMculty in the finding accommodation.

→Sald. ·Padgham: The test for the Championship should be accuracy, not length. And there is much to be said in favour of

a heather course,

Burton queriod: Why shouldn't there be a championship on an inland "course?

Competitors, he added, should Hot-unduly worry about hotel What wiia -necommodation.

essential was a place with good food and proper rest.

Six Delegates To

Mexico

City

Moscow, Apr. 9.

tracks.

Rugby. Your forwards seem to play too loosely, too Indivi- lack of dually, and with, a

other's understanding of each

tight game. We play a very fame in New Zealand, like the South Africans.

As

''BEST CONTROLLED

Booking-Your amateurs. seen in the Empire Games and the Olympics, box to a higher standard than any in the world, They also seem to be the best the controlled, and certainly most sportsmanlike.

All of which some fair enough to

whose a reporter sportwatching is strictly Dro- fessional.

TURPIN V. POWELL?

Manager George Middleton tells me that Tandolph Turpin "would not mind" a fight with Dennis Powell, the new British Cruiserweight Champlon.

"It we are stuck for a job, it'll do." says Middleton.

Do not blame the Turpin for this apparently camp

The couldn't-care-less attitude,

cock-eyed present

situation, brought about by the rule that no boxer may hold, two, British Championships, is liardly worth serious thought.

Turpin, already Middleweight had to give up the Champion, cruiserweight title, and would to do so again if he beat have Powell-on assignment that him 100 would not occasion much trouble.

Then, If he sought to quality of the for outright ownership

Lonsdale Belt cruiserweight with a third win, he

.would have to beat the next "stop- gap" champion conjured up by the rule-book.

WITH THE WINNER

BILLIARDS BALLS APOLOGISE FOR THE DIN EVERY

TIME THEY

CUNK TOGETHER

16 LED FROM THE HALL AND ADVISED TI CAZH THE FIRST BOAT

TO DARKEST AFRICA AND PKK UP THE

THREADS OF

LIFE ANEW

„HAVING THE HONOUR OF A GAME WITH ONE OF THE PROFESSORS.

I KNOW WHAT

WILL HAPPEN IF THIS GOES ON, THE SUCCESSFUL CUENT WILL ASK JOE DAVIS HOW MANY BLACKS START HE WANTS

Bryan

IT'S ONLY FAIR D TELL YOU I'M RECKONED TO BE MUSTARD ROUND

AT THE CLUB

PARDON!! ARENTINUST THE RONDIEST

THING Z

OH! THE SHAME (RS BROUGHT ON.

MY CHILDREN

JOE WILL SCREAM IN AGONY AND HAVE TO JOIN THE FOREIGN LEGION TO FORGET

By the LETT.

COME SIR. WELL TRY TO KEEP THE SCANDAL OUT

OF THE «PAPERS

Landon Express Service

Marshall-Perhaps

The Greatest Ever Grand National

Winner

The Grand National is the greatest and toughest, horse race in the world. It Is the blue ribband of the turf, and to win it is the ambition of all National Hunt jockeys.

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TURPIN v. "HUMEZ

French

Regard

BBBC Decision As Too Precipitate

Paris, Apr. 9.

The decision of the British Boxing Board of Control recognising the Randy Turpin-Charles Humiez fight as counting for the world title was considered by French boxing officials to be "rather precipitate".

Emile Cremaux, President of the French Boxing Federation, told Reuter "this decision of the BBBC rather hasty. The European Boxing Union has a meeting here in Paris on May 2 and 3 to which Messrs, Barton and Christenberry, representing the two American box- ing boards, have been invited.

"At this meating the Ameri-| cans and Europeans will be able to have a straight talk, and without doubt, will be able to come to some

jo recognise as a world title Gout the fight between Randolph Turpin and Charles Humez was regcried as certain here today.

Turpin, holder of the Brill Humez (France) in London on June D.

The United States' two ibin boxing boards-the National

cerning this might Whic ministrative milt Ad- middleweight uile, will meet

M. Haymond

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of the French and European Federa- tion, stated he could say nothing as he had "received no official intimation from London, Boxing Association and the Now Reuter.

AMERICAN OPPOSITION

New York, Apr. 9. American opposition to the British Boxing Board's decislan

Very Friendly

York State Athletic" Commission'

served notice ten days ago that they would not recognise the Turpin-Humez winner as World Chiroplon,

Bobert Christenberry, Chairman of the New York Cor- itsalon, sald then: "They may ha Aghting for the European uile, but not the world title. ́ ́Wo expect Faddy Young and Bobo Olson to meet for the United and o would like the winner to fight the Turpin Huanez winner for

Match Between States Championship

Amateurs

Dunkirk, Apr. 9. The crew of 34 of a Russian cargo boat, the 1,151-ton Hasan, broke their no fraternisation" rulo and

here

to ព

yesterday.

the World Championship

Reuter.

challenged dockers Hockey. Fixtures

game of football

"We want a very friendly

molch between amateurs,

stipulated Captain Dogdanov.

For The Next

Fortnight

The game was arrangell on a The following are Leacije Dunkirk football ground and

the end:"

led by the Captain, the Russians Hockey Axtures for this work began limbering up on. quayside with a practice game among themselves.

SATURDAY Ladies' League

SUNDAY A

KGV "A" v Recreio "A"-Polis Ground at 3 p.m. Umpires:" W.0.1. The Dunkirk dockera, per-N. W. Letori, L/Bdr Finlayson. haps anxious to see the game,

siest, Diridon (Men's) ey worked hard and the "Hasan | -

·Ftecibió "Army Energia was speedily unloaded before pm. Umpires: Makhan Singh, G. kick-off time.

the

a

With their ship ready to sull. Russians changed their

T. Palmer.

ELCHIC Thunderbolts "A"-Happy Valley Pool Ground at: 10.30 am. Umpires: W.O.1, A. N. Nixon, W.0.1.

BAP YMCA-Kal Tak at 2.00 pm. Umpires: F/Li E. J. Cordon, Fly/Bgt 1. F. Leigh.

This year this honour fell to Bryan Marshall, and the manner of his twenty- length victory on Early Mist established him as perhaps the greatest-ever 'National' minds about footboll, trooped M. J. Petten, winner. Fittingly enough: the performance coincided with his coming-of-age as National Hunt jockey.

are all in one

Twenty-one years over the I've got a few odd ones here sticks is a fine record for any and there that jockey. But Bryan is not just piece. any jockey, and in his cuse tho

I feel fine. If I am unlucky achievement will forever be one

broken of racing's marvels. For it is at is not because of miracle that he is still able even bones, but because of the tax- collector. I don't mind taking to sit on a horse.

risks but I do hate seeing the

going That he does, must be attri-results of them

into buted to the abnormal crash- someone else's pocket." resisting quality of his frame, WORCESTERN WATERLESS and the sweeping advances of modern medical skill. You see, be You and I may dusty Bryan is a sportsman who has

"crashed" throat, but the recent drought literally

Into the has brought no wall from Wor-headlines,

Australian cester, where the cricketers begin their tour April 20.

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In recent years the Worces ter, ground at this time of the year has been up to ten feet under water, with swans seek- pavilion ing reture near the from the swift currents of the Severn.

arm

1ershire expect their attendance the race, "Nobody deserves the

sense.

ARTIST, IN THE SADDLE

back on board, and cancelled the game-Reuter.

SCOTLAND HAS ITS MOST

PROMISING DISTANCE

RUNNER IN YEARS

Lon

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Becond Division (Men's) Aces 7 KAAP -- Royal Navy Ground No. 1 at 10:30 am. Umpires: P/O P. 4. Ball, Major L. 8. Mopsted.

NEXT FORTNIGHTWORZ The Hockey agenda for the next Loriaight

following includes the

rados.

Bunday, April 15-Play-off - for, the First Division title between entry "A" and Recreio,

Tuesday, April 10-Stark of the Id- ternational Berles(preliminary roundy Beatland v Wales Sookunpor at 6,45 p.m. Umpires: N.-W. Lutari, J. B. Gonsalves.

Thursday, April 18-Internationals Ist round.-Pakistan v India-temp's

Pool Ground 41 545 panseum- pires: Bel T.G. Davlet P. F/Xayler.

Malaya v England-Sookunpga Nazu

s.13 p.m. Umpires: 24: A. Abbas,

W.OL A. N. Nixon.

Friday, April 17 Internationala Brotlend/Wales match, decreio at $85 Makhan Singh. Ireland v Halland

14 roundPortugal y winner at pm. Umpires: MA B.B. Toycott. Backuapoo. No, 1 at 56 Bugün

Royal Navy. I and Recreio; and

Although Bryan is a veteran

Scottish Cross-Country Champion Eddie Bannon, by jockey of 21 years' experience,

in the his fine show in finishing fourth In the International he is not a veleran ordinary

He began his

Paris, closed one of the most promising seasons the racing career as a lad of 12, ns an apprentice to "Ally" Persse. Scottish Cross Country Union have had in their 50 years' WIRED TOGETHER

Even at that tender age he had | existence. nine years' riding behind him,

Now Bannon's alm is for the Scottish Three Mile Season after -season, the He claims to have registered his

Marshall words "Bryan

hurt first fall at three, when he and Track Championship in June. He may not only win, but haye filled the head-his pony parted company at an set up a record time, for the young Shettleston Harrier again" lines. He Has broken his left Irish-meet.

-is the greatest distance, prospect Scotland has ever had.ires: 22. A. Abbas, B. CHEN

Sunday, April 10"Combined i fer- in four places, both his

Len Nicholson, legs, his thigh, his collar bones

pm. Umpires: Bakhan Singh, W.O.I. Scotland's is to devote much of his train-vices Civilians Recreio in

A. N. Nixon. (four times) and suffered

smallest speedway rider, willing to improving it. And

not race, agajo.

Keenan has met the French- numerable smashed ribs.

The Ava-foot

Tuesday, April 21 and Thursday Today, the drought has Bryan admits now to "being In the saddle Bryan is an mighty atom of the track has man before. Eighteen months April --Semi Onals' and Ainalain enabled the groundsmen to

Berally wired together" Even arist. He brings to National been banned from the sport by ago, they fought and drew over the international series, Detail about make several outings with the

grounds, umpires, sic. will be fub- In bed he has to wear a plastic Hunt racing all the glory and his doctors.

10 rounds at Palsley.

fished in the course of next week. mower, and work began last neckband to rest his injured spectacle of showjumping, 1 In

After a crash at Glasgow's

Sunday, April 20-End or thb bos- weck on the pitch on which vertebrae.

the National, his horse, Early waite City last October,

Johany Best, American soccer son Yerlival in which all clubs an the Australians will play,

Mist, jumped with the smooth- lay in hospital for months. His referee who will officiate at the inted to the HHA Why Are Part As leading National Hunt

ness of a cat. It almost seemed lie was despaired

of by the Yugoslavia-Wales International The games will be played at th Given fine weather, Worces-rider Fred Winter anid after

doctors.

"But now," says Len, at Bolgrade on May. 21, arrives King's Park Pool Grounds.

Toams and/or umpires unable to to purr going over Becher's. to bo record, 32,000 in 1048,

honour more than Bryan afler Bryan's style is reminiscent of "I am parfectly fit and would in Prestwick on April 24. Whilst

watch the meet these fixtures are requested to But all the in Britain he will ΟΙ TOWS casily beaten. Four

all he has been through".

Scottish Cup contact C. Verbeul, the lion Fixture Seer. of the jacica, immediately by the Immortal Jack Anthony. It like another go.

thane (30343), terracing and backed seats now

might almost be an improve spoutalists any No. And quite England and Although his job, makes almost completely encircle one

artment, Jack was slightly better apart from las doctors, my Finals of the loveliest and most pic way and other

F. Miholic, Yugoslavia's at home again that she will not allow me turesque grounds in the coun- sports seem as exciting as the over fences than hurdles, but there so scared I might ride

Cross-Country even to mention speedway International try.

vicar's ten-party, Bryan, in Bryan is thoroughly

over either.

the house, so I think you can Champion will run in a special Poft "Cavan O'Connor voice, -(London Express Service)

-is anything

off denies that there

the three-mile race at the Glasgow He has a quiet confidence, now score my name

Highland Games in May. extraordinary in the way ho

and refuses to be bustled.

¿His appearance presaged the makes his living.

Even if behind, he never de-

LEFT HOOK WANTED: visit of a host of international heviates from his perfect style,

Ban-ors to Scotland this-eosion. Peter, Keenan, British says with, a.shrug. "I should for besides his brillant ability,

Five American Indoor Cham- hate to have to count how many he has an extremely keen brain, tamweight Champlon, is search- bones I have broken in my and can sum up a race in an ing the country for an up-and-plans are certain starters at the meeting of all layn tennis

bantamweight-orlasgow Polico

meeting on enthusiasts of the Indian RC time, but it is all part of the Instant by judging the staying coming business.”

power of rival mounts.

featherweight with a good left. June 13.

will be held at the clubhaufel dh "You've got to take a few Yet all these qualities would hook.

They are pole vaulting par- Sunday, April, 12, at 3.3 prin The reason is that. Maurice son Bob Richards; Olymple 400 decide on, the, chances. if you are going to be have availed Marshall nothing any good at this or any other had it not been for his great Sandyron, Keenan's opponent at Motres Champion Mal Wait for the forthcoming season The too careful fellows courage. Few men could have Fichill on April 22, is a left-held; half-miler Den Gehrmann; election of esplains

miler Fred Dwyer and sprinter taken so many knocks and come hook specialist.. nover get anywhere.

Feter to not, salised with his Johnny Haloes. In any case there are allup for: mare,

Louders Exprats. Zeruscs) defence against the punch and ways plenty of bones. I think

LADIES

GOLF

AT SHEK O

**The Soviet Union are going

A Medal Competition AVDs to send six.delegates to the In- ternational Olympic Committee held at Shele-O Country Club meeting which opens in Mexico on Thursday. Mrs Byington won city on April 17, it is rellably with a nett 69. leamed here today.

Lodies

that

are reminded will be a Shanghai I understood that the six-thero man delegation will be headed Foursome against. Bogey.on. May Players to The Last Championship at by Konstantin

(Guest Day). Andrianov, 14 Royal Lytharm and St Annes Chairmin

the Ruslan arrange their own partners. (Lanes) Indiosted the value of Olymplo `Commitice.----Reuter, A list will be posted at the

ut

Bassett Beaten Barbados Cricketar

Washington, Apr. 9, Parcy Baselworld in terlin" featherweight champion, was outpointed over ten rounds. in a non-title bout last night by Dave Gallardo, of Los Angeles, Bassett, a Philadelphia-Negro, won the interimle when he beat RayFamechon

France in turco-rounds ruary,

To Play For Hampshire

Club House.

*** |FA Team Invited

To Australia

London, Apr. 8.

London, Apr. 9, Roy Marshall, 22-year-old The British Football Associa bespectacled Barbados and West | tion were naked today to seni Indies batting star, hus kigned An Englanti amateur soccer contract to play for Hampshire team on a £20,000 tour of Aus- Hols due to arrive in England tralia this year. -full on April 21 and though he's

Fib-ant plow In the county éliam- 148€ 449 Invitation has been made

Vivian Fo

3, Chalwin, former sionship for two years under a Yorkshire amateur player, on The world Cillle was frozen" residential qualification, he can behalf of the Australian Soccer

uantohes such | Aasvatation, :

When the holder, Bandy Saddler)| HP @gainint Australia, entard | Chalwin, whoćhas, mada bri

WANDIRIRAL/Lp, furrkaliberst wez-| me.

In other wo University and the M.C.Gens donada Australia, is m England

"Think nothing of it,"

job.

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