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TWO TEST NEWCOMERS

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1953. - -

Two newcomers to the English cricket fields,. Graeme Hole (left) and Gil Langley photographed on board the Orcades on the arrival at Southampton of the Australian cricket team-Central Press Photo,

THE SPORTS ROUNDABOUT

Another Bid To Push Out Third Leaguers

By W. CAPEL KIRBY & DAVID JACK

Another knock-out blow is coming to Third Division footbail-If a prominent elub in the North-East has its way. The club will propose that League manage- ment shall be in the hands of First and Second Division clubs only.

This proposal, which aims at two-thirds First Division and one-third Second Division representation on the League Management Committee, is the most revolu tionary of its kind since Southern League clubs sold their birthright in exchange for League status.

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The proposal also recommends; Alex is back In Brompton Meintosh, Shefell Wednesday's the election of a new president Hospital, Fulham Road, London, first team goalkeeper.

Bollt S.W.1, where he'd be pleased to j

played for Girvan every two or three years.

Steadily Increasing Third hear from old friends.

Amateurs-Quairney as a full- Division membership

the

| back. League Management Committee What are the odds against has unquestionably caused this Tom Holley, centre-half son at Gloucestershire batsman Tom hardening of hearts by big clubs. Sunderland's famous interna-Gravency, taning up for a vital See how they run-Presidenttional, Alling the Leeds season, has been trying his hand Arthur Drewry was nominated managerial vacancy created by at golf. He must have tried very by Grimsby, Harold Shentail by Major Frank Buckley's remark-hard to win the Hanbury Golf Chesterfield and Joe Richards by able switch to down-but-not-Club's knock-out tournament over Barnsley.

yel-out Walsall?

holes Another ex- | 30

Nocently.

AR HERE Leeds player who

must come

COLOUR BAR As the result of the Football into the

Feckoning is Gerry Rugby League enthusiasts want League questionnaire to cluba Henry, who has done big things to know what uniform Cup Final short time with referee George Phillips will wear on the desirability of fis:dlight in football we gather a majority Halifax Town.

Huddersfeld at Leeds opinion is in favour of flood-

25. When 49-year-old Phillips refereed the St. Helens v. Australia match he turned out in a shunter's red coat borrowed Joe Mercer's this-year-next-from a workmate. of promotion chusing Luton

altitude year-some-time-never Town, goes the distinction the best buy of the season towards retirement disparages Jesse Pye from Wolverhampton. prediction, but

believed it "1 wouldn't have possible that one man could ac- complish so much in welding a team," enys the old Scottish international winger.

such

Whatever happens lighting for matches postponed It will at least strike a new note through cup-tles.

for the Walsall concerto to be rendered in a major key.

BEST BUY WAS PYE To Dally Duncan, manager

of

THE SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR -THREE INTERNATIONAL MATCHES IN THREE WEEKS

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By TOM FINNEY

What's best in

Kowloon?

Pare-7

On May 7 at London Airport, 18 English footballers start a journey which takes them half way round the world in a month. It was a great thrill when I heard that I should be one of the party for this great adven- WILLOW INN Dine and Dance

ture.

We all know the size of the task that faces us in tackling Argentine, Chile and Uruguay, winners of the last World Cup series, in the space of four weeks. For myself I look forward to the trip not only for the Soccer but for the latest knowledge it will add to my geographical education.

biggest asset belonging to

all

· Football now has taken me forward: against Scoliond at these South American countries through preity well every Wembley, are two of the more is their speed. They move the country in Europe from Hol-fortunate lads. They have ap-ball very quickly and take up land to Italy, from Portugal to peared qu'te frequently this position Just as rapidly. Norway, Two summers back season in a light, canvas-topped, The crowds and stada, too, we saw Brazil; now four more rubber-soled boot. It will

be provide a strange experience American countries-we * wind ¦ invaluable in South America. for the English tourists. On up by playing the USA in New I am not over-fond of this our previous trip we found the York are added to my football type of boot. It doesn't offer spectators well-behaved and itinerary.

much protection against bruis- well-controlled. But it is The experiences gained from. ing. But I do have a pair. And, little unusual to come out of these tours are perhaps the Kke most of the other 17, the dark tunnel into the glar- greatest rewards that come to shall see they are in my lug- ing sun-and and 00,000 people a professional footballer. Places gage when I report to Lon-packed behind fence ilke Rio, Rome, New York don Airport. and Oslo would be no moro than names to me it it were not for Soccer,

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in 1951. And I was a fund of local beauty #pois Its problems. Conditions in

also a member of the World and placer of Interest. Trips South America, as well re Cup side which beat Chile 2-0 are usually arranged, Then, member from the 1950 trip, are in Re for our only victory of agein. we follow training a wee bit different from, say the 1950 World Cup series. routine very similar to that at Lancashire on a wet January

These two adopted then a home. afternoon. The oppressive,

some- In the evening the drill humid heat, sometimes touch formation which lies

where between the orthodox takes in perhaps on omeja! ing the 100 mark, is perhap English third-back system and dinner or reception, a show.or the major factor, I

I can well

the Continental style of a wan- perhaps a quiet hour in the remember the oxygen-masks

hotel. It is all very pleasant. Rodering centre-half hanging in most of the

The wing-half-backs, un-But while it is an experience dressing rooms. I suppose wike their English counter-parts, none of us would miss for n shall see them again in Chilele on the wingers. It does king's ransom, ihe .strain 15 Uruguay and Argentine, Ant

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yet

very welcome they will be at add something to the attacking such that

Hefensive cfciency. half-time and before the game. thrust-but it reduces, I fancy, be sorry when we touch down

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there Then again,

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those hard satisfactory grounds covered with a coarse, Blippery type of grass.

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Don't be surprised future interest in the Win as a director. Wrexham or Chester?

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In a year in which there have | penetrated his nostrils he already been many

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It could be Frank Howarth, Basil has remained an athlete called

at the critical all •his life. Balls rolling win moment to

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Inter-School

Badminton Tournament

the Second Round of the daughter already competing still Lately he has caught about Open Team of Four Cham-good enough herself for three four rats. They must

be- thoroughly annoyed him, cause in the old days he never On trial at Burnley is 15-year- pionship were played off at Colony Championships.

It could be G. 5. Kennedy- bothered

unless about them "If only wee Alex James was

be old Ronald Routledge, who keeps the JRC yesterday.

Team No. 13 (Y. C. Chu, Skipton, who put up a gallant they faunted him by jumping with us remarked---Hughie

goal for Hirst Park Modern Gallacher as he was stripping

School, Ashington, and Northum-S. K. Lee, M. C. Slu, K. H. Yip) challenge-to-Lt Spooner in the ever him during some part

beat Team No. 10. (F. A. Glil, One Mile Race Walk at the his day-long siesta. While Cresswell. Alt with Worney

fans cricket

debate berland County Schoolboys. His

L.A. Ozorio, 3. A. Remedios, Colony Athletic Championships. (Lan-headmaster sent this testimonial

Then he would get up and Maitland and other footballing whether Roy Tattersall

something. He cronies for the annual veterans cashire) or Jim Laker (Surrey) to Turf Moor: "He is the best A. F. Noronha) by 101-88 Inter-It could he Major Chapman who show that rat

ran away with the Colony Pen- would chase it, outrun

it, Glamorgan goalkeeper I have ever seen at national Match Polot

The score after last Thursday's tathlon Championship. 'against the Ausales, Glamorgan his

corner Brother Rat of and county couch George

demonstrate to the Lavis

Hirst Park Modern School match vis says,

was tied at 60-61 in

thoroughly “Neither; the best man to tackle incidentally

Frank Howarth | rodent who was the faster run- Is in the next favour of Team 10. (At least a Hassett and

Co. on featherbed street to Hirst East School where six IMP margin is needed for shows all the spirit in the world ner. He would finally allow the The Inter-School Badmin- wickets

announcing at the KCC berat, completely winded, make ton Tournament organised lant in likely to be prepared for WICK

centre-forward called Jackie win). In the first half

fore several witnesses that the Tesis is 28-year-old Jim Muburn was educated.

night's 20-bord play is off, both

he good his escape. McCannon.

When one comes to think of by the Hongkong Schools teams scored 15 IMP to remain is taking up pole vaulting next

be it, Basil does deserve every con- Sports Association com- ted at 75-76 IMP in favour of year and there is much to Aussing in the air as well as of Few players have been in a

Pitch."

Veteran pleted its elimination round In the second half, sold for all the remaining consideration Cup-winning team in their first Tom 10,

column rather Athlete of the Year. Last year yesterday with the play-off McConnon was short-listed for Football League season the Team No. 13

scored 26 IMP didates, Mr and Mrs H. Smill_won honours against the South possible prospect of Bolton right- aganist 12 to win, 101-88. The thinks that the Veteran Athlete the columnists of quite a

is our

of the icading London.

papera of tho remaining two the Mixed "Shanghal" Four- Africans last season until a back Leslie Hartle, somes against Bogey competi-football injury put him out of

of decided that Britain's athlete of matches. Ball is about el Basil. But two who

have done it biggest swing was on board 16, of the Year is when Team No, 13 made a grand

horse called tion at Fanling on Sunday, with action.

since the war are Charlton siam but Term 10 permitted age as cats go, which, allowing the year was

seldom Foxhunter. What's wrong with outside-right Gordon Hurst, in

their opponents to make a cheap for the fact that cats Filbert-Street barrackers, who 1947, and

cost Team 10 live beyond a dozen years, puls cats? United crifice; this Manchester

him into the sexagenarian class

-“RECORDER" made a target of right half Johnny Anderson, in eleven IMP. Leicester

City's match-winner, 1948.,

Team No. 1 beat Team No. 8, in our system of counting, the Arthur Rowley, early in the

93-82 IMP. Team No. 1 (Charles years, The The other evening, after Path

P.C. Shuni, S. C. Sun, David

watched us with disgust last Saturday's clash with after cricketers. Brian Redfearn, 18- Secretary

4 feet 11 inch jump was, Mrs J.good (J. S. No. 8 answered a phone call in our winger, has been invited to the

Maleyyear-old Bradford Park Avenue Team P. Tons. M. L. Wa), he leaped off the table on to the

Chen, C.

28 plano-a good nine-toot Jump presence, and the conversation Yorkshire nets at Headingley However, they chalked up, 3 from a standing start. The best Medul Scores re-

went on the lines of: "I insist under coach Arthur Mitchell. IMP to six in the first half of He followed this up with D turned during tho

on knowing the names of the Redfearn's cricket club, is last night's play-off, and although

leap across

teakwood to the were the following:

Leicester wingers before I decide Bowling Old Lane the samo Team No. 8 fought back in the chest a good 11 feet, then on to. come to the match." Old Cource:

club which

ore 16 IMP produced Frank second half to BOOTO Lowson and Bob Appleyard.

gainst 10, this was not enough to the mantlepiece-a spectacu

lar 12-footer. to make up the arrears.

Πνο All in the space, of Term 13 will now play with Promotion for Shefeld United

seconds, he completed the ex- it looks a certainty now-could

(Clement Yeh, Y. M.hibition with a very short up- be a nice retiring present for Chu, D. C. Lou and P. L. Ips, ward leap on to the frigidaire chairman Albert Platt, who and Term, with Team and from there a downward one Football referees' fees are not recently completed 40 years on

couch that also (George Talang, K. Y. Ho, Lacross a The "Services" vareus" "Club" generous at the best of times, but the board.

and Sung, V. Zirinsky, F. Chang) in measured about 12 feet maich scheduled for the coming that shouldn't worry Fulham WON'T BE SO CHILE

back on the table, this latter a week-end has been cancelled owing to an insuficient number of Civilian whistler Les Mackay.

four foot jump across and 3 feet The Consolation triple "You can go when we're out of the semi-anals on Thursday.

play-of

y-off will not be played on & inches in height.

the

Mrs W. Stoker and Mr W. E.

Hines and Mrs D.

inexcusabiy Elrick were Joint runners-up with one down against Bogey.

tho

The Bogey competition played season, have now turned their 'One more name for the ever- during the week-end was won attention to winger Tom Dry-growing list

by R.G.L Oliphant. with two burgh. up. The runner-up was R. G. Craig with a card showing "all

square,"

Charile

week-end

R. G. L. Oliphant GT: L. F. Bloken 92-24 00: R. G.

03-12 15; D. B. Robb 75-6 fled In replying: "There will CIT. C. Baker 6315

Cowperthwaite 80-1070; be 22 players on the fold and you can be sure every one of New Course: FR. Zimmern them will be doing his best." 10-24 = 83; D. A. L. Wright 85--22

70-12 07: R. E. Rodger 70-1 We think Charlie was Justi-

N. E. Arthy -1111.

70;

90; 1. N. Lindeman 03-22 = 73;

D. L. Anderson 75-771.

· both" Courată will Üstrefore, boa

cap being allowed,

HANDICAP REVISIONS*

of

footballer M&O) We taming 55-60 MP wing up the figures for how!

Team

Cheng

Thursday, as previously

.000 of

ue

As an untries 776 main competition on official of London FA, Les is not danger," promised Stan Seymour,

а fee. Stableford, seven-eights of hindi permitted to accept

so any time now George and Ted HE SHOULD KNOW

Basil Robledo will be following their

nounced because

It's a long time since we started a riot in the mother and younger brother to teams was not given sufflelent has exhibited so much energy, Seems The following list shows recent Midlands by stating the Darby Santiago where the loss chilly

make terangements. but it was quite an exhibition. handicap revision:--W. E. Hines & public doesn't

deserve First W. M.-Gray 5: A. 11. Petrio 8; J. B. Mackie: 10:11. Goldman 10:33 Division football. One supporter, trente should suit Ted, who hat The triple lie will now be play-On finally alighting on the table, he said "M'auaugh!". He never Cowperthwalle 10: N. Arthy 11 who has been following the Rams recently been prone to fibrosities.ed off the following work.

Ki-Cal P. R. Carey 11: T, C

night 11: R. 2.

Shaw

There's

no room

14 D. R. Ryde 15: W Stoker 10 having a sticky time. Or are all Now Jimmy Seed maintains

timo .to

TEAM OF EIGHT

M. 3. Douglas 10: J. Morrison 10; Derby folk fair-weather fans? "The most intelligent centro- Chup Edward Took and Henru

be

Home Rugger Results

London, Apr. 20.. Rugby league results: Bramley B, W gan 10. Castleford 7. Batley B. Fulham A 18, Bradford N 30. Hunslet 17, Halifax 9. Leigh 30. Workington 8. Liverpool City 2, Widnes 18. Swinton 5 Warrington 30 Reuter.

RUGBY UNION Aberavon 10, Neath 11, Blenavon 0, Fontypooi:6, 2 Bridewater and Albion 8, Cheltenham 8.

Devonport Services 6, Captain Crawshoys KV 15-Reuter.

Australians Are

Fingerprinted

By defeating Tsing Hun Middle School by three games to all. Queen's College joined unbeaten St Joseph's College in qualifying for the final round

A.

from Section

scoring a

over

In Section B. Diocesan Boys' School

their un- maintained beaten record by decisive 3-0 victory Clementi Middle School.

Second-placed La Salle College makes up the fourth qualifying o team for the final round which begins at 2 p.m. at the Diocesan Boys' School tomorrow with the following programme:

St Joseph's v. La Salle.

Boys' Diocesan Queen'à Collegs.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Queen's Collero 3-

Talog Box M.8.0 Cheung Yau-ka! (QC) beat| Lau Hol-choung 21-11.

Stu King-sum (QC) beat Lee Kwan-hol

School

V

Tang Kwan-lit and Ting Yam and (QC) beat Sung. Tzo-wo Cheung Chi-yung 15-4, 15-3. Dioceman Boys' School 3- Cismenti 31.8.0 Lang Hlo-jok (DBS) beat Yeung Hung-chow 21-11,

Wal Teang-wing (DBS) beat Chan Kal-yim 21-7.

Bing Wu and Leo Sik-chuen (DBS) beat Chau Po-leung und Wong Kwok-wal 15-0, 15-7... HOW THEY STAND Section A

stys "Miaow!" like ADC's For for bull- Robertson 11; R. G. 11: K. since 1893, insists the prUSMAIL |

In the team of eight tourna land is one of the biggest Oliphant 12 team is tho worst bunch of dozer-type centre-forwards at 3 Dickson Leach 18: D. Huns players Derby County ever had." Charlton: We used to regardment of the Hongkong Contract

Bridge Association yesterday, cate in Hongkong. He holds a RG. Craig 12; 3. Altken L

de Jong Other readers have similar Charlie Vaughan as one of the

Underload beat J. RC by unique record that may 13. D. Ghas 14, W. 11. Paterson I lacus--but surely the time to most thoughtful leaders in the international match points to 24. classed as "athictic" in that he

London, Apr. 30. 3. M. Beazley, 14 T. C. B. Black support a club

is when it's

- Players for the Underlead has bitten and scratched more

The Australian cricketers and were Clement Ych and Ye M. of Hongkong's butstanding KA. Miller 10; T. D.. Drysdala it:

ru athletes than any other cat were fingerprinted at Scotland Team Manager George Davies Hongkong

Yard this afternoon?.

St. Joseph's Queen's Girvan South Africa successor, Stuart Chen; E. Marchetti and L. C..

'None of tie players, is a Xan ik." BUR 20. Yeh 211 M. Daniel 21:

Base was decomplished when he was

worried ST. Chau ili O. Zellen Amatours have asked Rotherham Leary.

prospective St. Blephen's Players for J. C. R. were About three years younger. One charges. It was a friendly visiting Hur

Royden Hous

· ground' `baxt · FOOTNOTE: --- At

a recent

Picciaio and A. 1. Poliak; of Talmatatsul's dowagers had It was. Ray. Lindwall's "fest mater a disgusted one Mira Bardi and V. Zirlinky; 8. walked into the rows with her outing, since his recent incis, proce grassed the ostsions the Bard and B. Godkin and Herald completely Keith Miller Pan Craig, Alan sing

very smelly, poodie. Part Other players present Included Galle Kapland player, pgm . Odell, and Raicuson is 21.

Clements

•he Wpan Odell replaced Mars Flogiotto in unconcerned about the yepping Davidson and Ron Archer method

SP but when the canine smell Bouter.

18t: Paul's C

I. M. Keown 18; 2. Low 19: J. B

Wilson #01 E. D. Oliver, 20; Capt. IL Ayrshire Soccer- pior forwardian football is Vaughang | Kual: H Hofman and Dodge | 2/7tament spectacular

11 Ozorio #2; Lt-Cat J. Drummond United chairman Bill Watt to

A. T. Dow 22; 3. N. Bayiis 321 open their new

Ni Bykow $4.1. A. de Rome 26).

rion : Capt. Pakalins month The Rotherham chairman MeNamara Bikit. Mists has happy memories of Girvan M. Backe 24; 1. Back holidays on which he spotted topky 24 Master Bennett: 164. John Qualentynoweg

Chun 2

the Millmookgoniye and Dave

In

Jump

about

Bectio

Games

ORDER ORDERS

SPORTRAIT

NO PARK

"Perhimps it belongs to one of the cricketers, humpers!"

Australian mergeant-no

London Exsem karpice.

JAPANESE WINS THE BOSTON: MARATHON

Boston, Apr. 20. Keizo Yamada, 25-year-old Japanese min ng engineer, won the 57th Boston Marathon in record time today, covering the 28 miles 385 yards In 2 hours 18 minutes 51 seconds.

He bettered the former course record of 2 hours 25 minutes 20 seconds set up by Korean runner. Yun Bok Suh in 1947.

.

The Japanese runner finished 150 yartis shead of Voiko Karvonen of Finland, who was 17 seconds in front of third- placed Karl Gosta Leandersson · of Sweden, the 1949 winner. Reuter.

INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY

There are two changes in the international hockey fixtures,

The India-Pakistan game will now be played at the Police ground at Boundary Street to- morrow at 6.45 pm.

The England-Holland n

*match has been postponed om to morrow to Thursday, and will b played at Bockumpoo at 6.46 p.m.