THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1953.
JUNIOR TT WINNER
THE WORLD CUP HOLDERS ARE THE GREATEST SOCCER TEAM I HAVE EVER SEEN
Says JOHN GRAYDON
England's footballers, still harbouring bitter memories of their defent by Uruguay, have only one ambition. It is to meet the World Cup holders again--and beat them.
"Our ambition is to meet Uruguay at Wembley," said holder of fly England caps, Billy Wright. "I don't think there is any doubt that we should win."
|
that tho
the
to something
ilke
Well, I'm sorry, but I don't, doubtedly, the South Americans | amount
Admittedly, England's came to appreciate the sports-100,000 a game.
who, On thin South American trip footballers always profit from manship of our players
before defeat, but I don't share thul even in the face of provoca England have played
400,000 spectators, view Bit the Uruguayana pro | Fon, refused to stoop to some nearly
of the low tricks employed by wonderful tribute to the draw- an overrated football machine,
ing power of English football, The World Cup holders are the opposition.
will players The outcome
The England teain I've the greatest
an paid Englishmen now rank ng
extra probably be
doubt most popular party of playera bonus and there is no
the ever to visit that part of the that they deserve it for
conscientious manner in which world.
they have approached the tour.. "VITER"
BEN.
ever
That
Q Loid sound may statement, but remember, I have seen the world's best and the South Americans possess all De qualities which onee stump- el British football is the nested at Rin in the world.
DU
Ray Amm, 25, from Southern Rhodesia, won the Junior Internällöñal TT race at the Isle of Man on a 349 c.t. Norton. He fought a thrilling duel with the 29- Both broke the ́year-old Apstralian, Ken Kavanagh-also on a 349 c.c. Norton. that
lap record speed of 91.38 mp.h. In their Inst laps. Amm resortied 91.82 and Kavanagh 91.66 m.p.h. In his sixth lap Kavanagh equalled the record.
Photo shows W. B. (Ray) Amm, the winner, at Bollaugh Bridge.
Nevertheless, the news Uruguay hope to visit Britain within a year is welcome.
It is the chief reason why, when the England party land-
to en route
New
The plane carrying the Eng York, they found & Brazilian and party touched down at ever official waiting with an Port of Spain on the fight to the players invitation for England to visit New York and Iti in 1955 to play in
spent a memorable hour or so "tournament 07 champions"
famous being serenaded by a comprising international teama calypso singer by the name of They are anxious to phy of Hungary, Italy, Spain, Por- "Viper." England at Wembley and Scot-tugal, Uruguay and Brazil
As the whole party sat drink- Jatil at tampico Tork and if The Snancial balt is tempting lee lemon under gently off English in. The Brazilians reckon that waving trees he sang a calypso this move comes and Scots kons
average gate receipt
trent.
A TREAT
are in for
The Uruguayag approach, to football is worth a moment's study.
They have adopted the prin exples which were at one time! the foundation of Bugland's
SCAT mupancy. Chief of them is that You must put something into football before you can ever hope to get any- Thing out of it.
boller
in
The average Uruguayan fool- is prepared to put hours of patient practice with out reward in an effort to per- feet his game.
How
on the dotted line and then ask "What's worl to m
would about the varlous Englund
Shek-O Ladies
Win Match Against Navy
Fox and Mrs T. "A.
players.
One that got the biggost kugh concerned moustachioed goalkeeper Gilbert Merrick who, the singer suggested, must be an "off-leid gigolo."
Youngest member of the side, Tommy Taylor, plso had a long. verse to himself and got high- ly embarrassed.
large
gift of Brazil nuts.
and
par-
Drawn For The Pairings Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon, June 17.
A final battle between Australia's 18-year-old Ken Rosewall and 29- year-old Vic Seixas of the United States for the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship is envisaged in the draw for the tourney made at the All- England Club today.
The names of 118 of the world's top men players were drawn from a series of small bags to make up the pairings for the first round of the tourney, beginning here next Monday. Ten
willo
The Facts About TV's Effect On Boxing Gates
New York, June 17.
There are more-Right fans and fewer fight clubs in America now than ever before.
Television is the reason, and the people connected with boxing - the munngers, promoters and publicista →→ can't agree on whether TV is a modern Frankenstein, as Paris promoter Gilbert Behalm said after; p visit to·· America, or the greatest boon boxing over will know, as the late and great promoter Mike Jacobs believed,"
in
The facts are these: There have been six-round boys dr are about 25.000,000 TV sets In semi-finalista have fought America today and boxing la TV main events, but their skill offered on TV at least dive still is that of a preliminary nights per week; thus more boy.-United Press. people are seeing boxing than over before, especially women, and hundreds Anda
sanillion. of
haps
per wha who never had scen a night now are becoming boxing enthusiasts ost of Ubau-fans are r yet most boxing fans, and are remaining
TV
fans they are not paying for tickets at a local brehe tho small clubs have been pinched by TV and many have gone out of busines
03
Evch
Is
Peter Keenan Wins European Bantam Title
Glasgow, June 17. The big arenas havo Peter Keenan, British been hurt as far as attendance
Bantamweight Champion, is concerncti shd famed Madl-
tonight outpointed Maürich son Square Garden, with
capacity of 14,000, often hos Sattleyroh, of France, over only 5,000 di 2,000 for Its Fri- 15 rounds for the vacant day night fight.
European Baitamweight Championship.
NOT THE FIGHTERS
"Overili, öxing is doing all. A capacity crowd of 30,000 at right ahäncially," said George Firhill Park, Glasgow, mw tho. Parnassus, A veteran boxing 24-year-old British Champion manager from California and
gain a comfortable points vies low. Except for the agtitors, tory earned by a great display wilho have
been getting of boxing. enough of the television money.
Boxing
Guild
STEADY
Koer.dn
On this tour Taylor was the
it is the second time Keenard young mother. They have elderly lady Despite the occasional down- wanted to
"That's why the International has held the European title. Ho lost it 11 months ago in tho (IBO), pour, a good time was had by been prepared to make him ap-
our same ring to Jean Sneyers, of all in the Shek O versus Navy ple pies, wash his shirts
managers tion, is setting a Belgium, when a ninimum of $5,000 for alan caused, his retient cupped match last Sunday, Though the W en his buttons. Club
On arrival at Rio Taylor was
which won comfortably
each fighter in a bout in the different from
appears upon a network
FLOW les, the foursomes were very presented with what he thought
show, At present the best Ballers Bridgely contested, tied until two soul. Investigation of the ind
who sign
bullt up
a steatly. Mrs N. 15, the last couple, cel on the Jast stages of the
with a perfcéz more places were left are Art Larsen (United States), camo quarter are Grant Gold minimum is $3,000 to cach
who meets math event fighter in the Friday flow of points
night bjouta, usually from straight left lead after the It is an unfortunate trend ini, te in with the wha- light to New York revealed a open for the names of players | secded No. 7, with a first round | (United States),
ild not quite make the match against Hungary's Antal Yugoslavia's Vladimir Pourvier Madison Square Garden. Other fourth round in which he wan British footizal; that must being outs
Blackburn grade acceptance Torsten (United States), current minimums $1,800 In that The feature of the afternoon's full-bacic catfued to be in and nor automaaying Dhrough Jonico, Swech's First Charrier who opposes Jaraties whom cur or fals and Bucainy nights he opened a cut over Sandey banished if we are, to recover foursomes play was a very fine only the life and soul of the the qualifying Hit In the Ulrich with a qualifier as his (United States), who plays the
(France),
$2,000 for Wednesday's British veteran, Howard What- $1,000 for Saturdays. ton, and the promising Austro-
of
money from TV sponsors to make up for the Wilderspin.
empty seats, but the fighters Rosewall's fourth quarter in don't get enough. "Since to
днь seeded Gardnar many small clubs have quit, cludes Mulloy of the United States who fighter can't get as many bouts. has drawA Kellow American M. Fox as his first round of- ponent,
our former position in the eyes score, of 10 "off the stick" by party, but also the outstanding. of the soccer world.
LESSON
דו
us
tournaments.
Lite Seixas,
of France and Denmark's Torben Top of the men's man of the tour from a play-] draw was Vic
seeded opponent. ng point of view.
No. 2 for the tourney by the
DROBNY & MOREA For consistency and a high Seeding Committee yesterday. standard of
Eckersley At of play,
the bottom of the
draw
Jaroslav topped everybody else.
Egypt's
Drobny, came Ken Rosewall, Australian The selectors, I know, are favourite for the tillo, teeded No. 4, and Argentina's tremendously impressed with If the Seeding
Committee Enrique Morca, seeded No. 8, are vindicated and po sensa-are in the third quarter. In the tional upsels occur, the two should meat in the July final for the men's crown.
Duggie Clague and
Dickson Leach, which, however, was not good enough, for their op Meantime, a preparation ponents Car Ingam and Inst.
World
Cup Lt Arthur carded for next year's
a gross 71 tournament in Switzerland, the
which, receiving Ave strokes, present tour has fought
enabled them to register a win inuch...
the qualities of a man who, in The outstanding lesson is the for the Navy of 2 and 1:
MACGREGOR TROPHY all fairness, must surely retain value of close marking. In the
Owing to the reluctance of his place in the side for a Brat match of the tour the FA XI were badly outclassed by the many golfers to engage in a 30 long time to come.
holes incdat play for the
Jack Ile was worth his weight in Argentinians and subsequent ictan talks revealed that it was Macgregor challenge trophy at goll, playing his heart out on somewhat torrid time of the field and keeping the rest due largely to lack of
Food this
when marking.
the year it has been decided to of the players amused
laugh. The outcome in the matches eliminate the qualifying round they had Bince then has been a marked and instead play "knock out" to about. Je was cadily the most
through the tightening up.
summer popular player ever
with an England party. English players have stuck mouths.
After his tremendous success The list of entrants is due to closer to their opponents than
close
June 21. on this tour I am sure next Sunday, sticky bomb to a tank,
The list will still be found on leading clubs will again be on -The-South-Americans were
Eckersley's trail, most impressed with the Eng- the Board at the Club House.
Blackburn Rovers
rough in the tackle, but,
was
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_on
1on
so little to
10 tour
aro
many
Ins team's tremendous aghting it is propored to play the first tunate to have a full-back who Who round on Sunday, the 281, up-as far as the whole quafilies. At first there
football some criticism because it was ponents and tlms to be drawn.
world is concerned has become felt the England players were too Subsequent rounds will be play even more famous thurs Cromp
uned at fortnightly intervals.
The International at Yankee Stadium was billed ps the "Coronation International
It was
to find strange whore
foxxer little SQ
Australians Lose Nine
191
Wickets For Against Derbyshire
Chesterfield, June 17.
A sixth wicket partnership of 85 by Benaud (70) and Jan Craig (17) which doubled the score saved the Austra lians from a disaster against Derbyshire here today.
Sent in by Derbyshire after a soaked pitch had pre- vonted play before lunch the Australians had lost nine first innings wickets for 191 by the close,
country
s
5
LITTLE TROUBLE
Seixas should have
Uitle trouble with his first round opponent, Britain's 20-year-old Bobby Lee of Warwickshire, who had to quality before being accepted for last year's Wimbledon tourney.
Inter-School Swimming
The remaining heats for the Inter-Schools' Aquatic Meet were swum of last night at the | Ritz Gardens of North Point.
Bernard
Bartech
lans, Rex Hartwig and Clive good chomotors are getting the efforts of the Frerichman's
.
Another American competitor le John Agar who meets G. de Methodes (France),
RUINS HIM
110
ron's right and
eye and thereafter the Boot took the initiative.
seconds failed to staunch injury.
He won every round from them until the night, the Friction Gald d
1
-
Hi
light that he thought he had t done enough to win. It was a bad decision. I thought I Hadt. the list fight in which I gained won by a bigger margin-than a draw with Keenan," he said.... Reuter,
Shirai May Defend
Title In U.K.....
Leaving for a
"And TV had another effect too. Suppose a boxer has a bad hight or dele a thorough beating.
He makes this bad showing on television #tid it ruins him all Raymundo Deyro (Philippines) over the country for several is opposing Britain's 43-year-old
months." Henry Bullington and A. Wellford
crivisaged closed-cir- Jacobs United States) has drawn a cult-theatre TV as a huge money. qualifier.
maker for big fights,
"Some day there will be
London, June 17: with a $10,000,000 gate,
holiday in the fight or **$20,000,000,” *** he said South of France to Buy ONEK the Brlich glit years ago. "The tight could be Solomons,
in a held
to studio, and be promoter, said he hoped televised to hundreds of movieja world flyweight championship;
Lage theatres where admission could fight in London next Octoborezz 1. be $3 for $9.′′*
He ho had cabled. Yosulo
said he But where will new, and good Shital, the Japanese holder of boxers come from it TV kits the iHb fiút, asking him to defend in Both girls are among the 10 it small clubs, argued the small- London and if he agrees he will
operators. the top and 18 at the bottom of club
Admittedly, be matched with either Jake Since Tuli, South African holder, of the draw who have been given they have a good point. Heal Two-, Lam Kon-sing
a factor, the second round. TV became byes into
many the Empire title, or Terry Allen, Fong Lam); 2. Weng Fau-shung
boxers who previously would the British champion. Reuter, (Ling Ying): Lau Ping (NM), Time: United Press, 05.3 0.
Boys Primary School to Metron Free Style:
Second seeded Dorle Hart In the same
(United States) headed the draw -quarter.with Seixas, however, are Lewis Hond
10 qualiflor The finals will take place to- of 80 names, with (Australia), seeded No. 6, George night, and to-morrow night at a places left open, for the Women's Worthington
Bingles. (New Zealand) and p.m. Armando Vieira (Brazil), who The following are the results At the bottom end of the draw meet in the first round, Feliccis- of last night's hents:
is the file holder, 18-year-old simo Ampon (Philippines) and
Boys' Middle School 100 Metres Maureen "Little Mo' Connolly of Free Style
Heat One-- Wong Long-nor the United States. NM) 2. Chan Wing-lece (NM). Tune: 632 accs.
the fellow American luth OSC; (IKTC): 2. Tong Cheung-shing
Australia's Mervyn
seeded No. 3, heads the second quarter of the draw with a first cont-round match against a yet un- interest named qualifier. In his quarter
os it docs in the United Sintes. That is why the Eng- land visit meant so much to the soccer pioneers of Ameri- lea. They hope I will help to foster a growing interest in the game.
The American players were only all part-ümars who hazi one night's training together.
England Dilly Wright, the captain, who dreamed of play- ing America again ever sinco
the Bello Horizonte defeat in
The pitch was not very dim-|imperturbable display of defen- United States. cult but the ball went through sive batting. He was at the at varying heights and paces end) wicket just over nå hour and a most of the Australians showed halt.
conditions..
Turpin In Car
Accident
The following are all in the final.— Wang Tam-xing (95); Pan Chau-sai |(55) Key Egberink (Royden); Yue Wal-man (SS1 Pan Chau-ping (89) Henk Egberiak (toy den),"
Girls' Middle School 80 || Metres Free Style:
Vonespa Gites
Banbury, Central England,v): Kan Vin-ling (NMIS June 17. Hung Por-lan (Tak Ching). *ne:
33.4 oct. (Record). Randolph Turpin, Bri-
Hest Two-, Suzanne Hewson
KGV); 2 Chao Ching-mut (NM)
Virginda Wong (NM), Time: 154
JOCE
Girla" _Primary Schost 100 Retr
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Rain And Wet Wickets Again
Hit First
Class
Cricket
London, June 17.
40
Rain and wet wickets again hit first class cricket today. Three of the nine matches started in time while there was no play at all in the Middlesex-Nottinghamshire and Lancashire-Cambridge University games Crit
All the matches were affected at some time or other by rain. Oxford Univer sity lost one wicket for no runs against Warwickshire and then rain stopped play for u the day.
At the Oval, Essex, the only timidated and he hit 45 out of county without a win, scored 85 68 in an hour.
At Oxford: Oxford University,
21
the World Cup three years ago, tain's Middleweight Boxing got the shock of his life when Champion, was taken to be learned that Terry Spring-hospital here tonight after
Wolves' thorpe, former
left the car he was driving had back, was playing for the
The following are all in the overturned just outside the final Michele Conine (KKJS): Lau Wing-yea (NM); Loe Po-ching town 10 GOALS
(NM)} Lesley Wong (NM); Carolina He was discharged later in the Wong (N Wright shared digs with
Boys Middle School 100 Metres evening - and · returned to his Breaststroke: their inexperience under cuch This good stand must have Springthorpe for six years un home in Leamington.
no runs for one wicket. Warned beeta
full- a relief to the Australians the Derbyshire-born
One of two women passengers The following are all in the finat-runs for one against Surrey, the Leicestershire were tied down wickshire to bat. There was no Five wickets were down fer 65 who had omited six of their back left England,
after his travelling with him was detained Fog Lam): Cheung Yee-ching in two and a quarter hours ber particularly difficult to play. He rain.
Choy Locchi (HM); Chik Litven Champions and present leaders, by Doug Wright. who was further play today. because, -when-Benaud came in. In a Test XI. The early collapse transfer to Coventry, to Joln because of slight concussion. Sales: Cheung Ming-bung {ID
brilliant attacking innings he must have worried them with an engineering_firm_on_Rhode Turpin defeated the French Sale: Lo Humans (Tony Lam): fore-heavy rain flooded the conceded only 18 rude in taking At Mauchoster: There w his 70 runs in 90 minutes.
Island. side below full strength.
Champlon, Charlos Humez, in Lam Kam-shina" (MM).
plích and ended the day's play three wickets in 16 overs," the Denaud Jaunching
play between Länenschir—undvag adetlile
Springthorpe has taken Derbyshire missed two pos-naturalisation papers
out London last week in what Bri- Boys Primary School 100 metres
Alee Betser, England's paco Northamptonshire collapsed Cambridge Univeralty today bowli Free Style: onslaught on all the bowling.
and notish boxing authorities elaken was
bowler, was given the honour palled, hooked and drove with alble chances in the field, but it qualified to play for America. a world title fight..
The following are all in the that: of lending out the Surrey Leam against Glamorgan after making cause of rain. great power and hit one six and was a brilliant, catch by Carr
To think we have been He is expected to Oght the Man Pok (SS); Yue Wai-man (85) but could not bad to his ran a fine start when they lost only nine fours,
which dismissed Archer. Diving writing to each other weekly winner of the American Canm (Royden); Wong Tam sink (85).
Young Wal-ing (66); Henk Eghorink laurels.. bowled 17 overse wicket for 151. Their last
tive wickets foll for 10. He found the right partner in sideways at backward short leg, since Terry left England and he plonship bout between Carl Giris Middle School 200 metres for 30 runs but the soft furf **** Craig who, though he has been Carr held the fast travelling never mentioned the possibility Bobo" Olson and Paddy Young, Breast-stroke:
gave him neither a secure fool- Northants opened with a ten- out of form recently, showed ball with his right hand at full of playing ngalast us!" xdue to take place in New York his nerve in
Heat One: 1. Lam Hung Tong (Pool hold nor sufficient liveliness to tury partnersity in a Hundred a crisis with a strength.-Reuter.
claimed Wright.
in late August-Reuter.
Ching); 2 Pelty ru (NM). Time: 3 cause the batamen real concern. minutes By Broderick and Old mine 14.1 CH.
A fine spell by the Yorkshire field, Broderick scored 00, in Heat Two), Bhck Yuk-mut True and England fast bowler, Fred cluding 13 fours, in thed hours 50 Light); 2 Virginia Wong (NM): 5. Corta Wang (NBI), Time: a mies! Trueman, helped the Rtoyol Air mimartes. He was well supported Force to take the advantage by Oldfield and Davis, each of Aurier Primary School Bo Meires over a moderate Set skle who scored 60 in an hour and
half.
Rain restricted play to 95 rain. Trueman's first six overs cost (minutes at Dudley, where Shep- flest Two: 1. Elizabeth Kontrow 27 run out later he showed pard and Langridge took the 93 Munden five forio 3)d (Hoydes); Carolina Wong (NM):
fizzel Thomas (Hoyden). Time: better control and, varying fils Sussex score to 70 without does Leicestershire 90 for saved H BLA KO.
Boys Middle School 400 Metrea pace, took five wickets in five in the match against Worcester There was no play before lunch! I Zero Blylo;
overs for six runs. His final shire. On the dead to little Heat Onul 1 Wong Long-hol figures were five for 60.
altempt was made to torse the rums, though the ball only beat the bat on two occasions..
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES The following were the close
THE GAMBOLS
IT'S THE BILL FROM THÉP KHEL [DECORATOES,
BUT ITS MOS THAN THE ESTIMATE
WE HAD THE BATHROOM AND THE HALL DONG AS WELL, C AFTER THEY HAD GIVEN UB ♬ THE ESTIMATE FOR THÉJ BEDROOMG
Locy
Barry Appleby
WELL? WHATS THE GOOD OF HAVING AN ESTIMATE IF THE BILL COMES TO MORE THAN I THE ESTIMATE?
PRONG THEM OP AND TELL THEM THAT YOU REFUSE TO FAY OR J || ELSE, I'LL
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47 Reck.
Backstroke:
Heat Onet 1, Annabel May Boy at Taunton. den); 2. Lesley Wong '(NM), Timo!
(RTC); 2. Wong Tale-shưng bing Ving): Lam Kam-shing" (NSI).
Time: 5 mina 28.3 secs,
Float Twot 1. Lau Ping (NK)};:'2,
Lau Xam por frong Lem); # Cheung
A FIELD DAY
King-bung (Li).Time: 5 mins $75 fret innings "pointariat Tun
There was a keen struggle for
NETS.
Girls Middle School 400 Metres bridge Wold where the bowldes
(#83) At the Oval; Essex 85 for one;" Surrey to bat. No further platy, today, because of rala, Pole, autod As Taunton: Somerset 173 (Trueman Ave for 60). Royal Air Force 169 for Ave (Fennét. '61).
At Dudley: Sunser
70, Coring wicket. There was no further Of play today after tös, beezuBİ
Tunbridge Wellsr/l{Ken!
because of rain an gnomes
At Glasgow: Yorkshire 189 for four (Lowson not out: 90711 Scotland to bat Tkord walzbo'l play before lunch because aftes, rain, dology E HAS MOINE
A Neath Northamptonshir 280 (Oldania 40, Broderich,
As Larch: There was no play | Davis : 04, Woollerinas for RAJATA
Following Are all in the anal: had a field day on a drying of play scores in county cricket Vines dues ficavajung Perslan Pitch. The Kent untung fafied matches played today: (Tax Ching)-binka, ikematik (Thus against the bett a kids 'of Light) Chan Ching-mut (NBC) Lam, Kamden, who took Bro for 15. batoon Middie and Notting-Glamorgen no runs for eng Hung-long (Pool Ching); Kes Vins On", IVans retired to, baile, hamahire today because of rain, wicket--Reuter,
Hug (NRE1.
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