1953-08-19 — Page 7

IN SWITZERLAND

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1953.

They All Talk About Next Year's World Cup Soccer Tournament

By JOHN GRAYDON

Zurich.

In this happy land of clean streets, alps, lakes and milk chocolate, they are not discussing the tourists who pack the country so much as the next World Cup finals, which are to be staged in May 1954 in what I con- sider to be Europe's most efficient and attractive football country Switzerland.

With typical Swiss thoroughness, and also with an eye to business, they are to arrange special tourist tickets and cheap hotel accommodation for football lovers who will from all over the world pour into the country to see the 16 leading soccer nations fighting for the Jules Rimet Cup,

working hard to make mure, that everything ticks like clockwork when the great day arrives.

This solid gold trophy, worth and since 1951 they have been £2,500, for part of the war lny hidden beneath the ground in Northern Italy to prevent the Nazis grabulig H and melting it down with other tent.

referees At the moment no have been appointed for the tournament, but at the beginning of 1954 each National Associa Preliminary games WHI be will be asked to nominate officials staged in stadlums at Zurich, whom they consider worthy of Basle. Lausanne, Geneva, this honour.

The Swiss Football Associa-Lugano and Berne. tion are naturally delighted at being given this great honour, At one time, too, I thought the

Asian Games

Are For Asians Only

Manila, Aug. 18.

A huge sign "For Asians Only" was hung up today on the Second Asian Games, to be held in Manila next May, by the Asian Games Federation Secretary General, Dr Regino Yianan. The decisive ruling in effect barred particularly 31. British residents nt Hongkong and Singapore and the French In Indo-China from competing in the Games.

Dr Vinnan said, however, that athletes of mixed blood who hold Aslan citizenship and use

World Cup Final would self be played upon the famous Grass- hoppers ground, the Hardturn Stadium here in Zurich, but as Berne, Ameried,

the Young Boys FC of

back from a visit to

have developed their ground into

IP AND TSAI]

SHARE

one of the best in Europe, they. TWO

TWO SETS

Tavo Instead been allocated the match of inatches,

the war

of

exhibition Until shortly after

The tennis must of the Swiss

football between Edwin Tsai and starlums. with their bumpy Ip Koon-hung, Champion of pitches were nothing to write Hongkong, took place be

the English home about, but Football Association sent out fore a packed gallery blueprints of various stadiums ir spectators at the South the United Kingdom of Great China Athletic Association's Britain, and after studying these hard courts at King's Park carefully many Swiss clubs set

The score was yesterday. about the task of developing were nt to stage the World Cup their own statins until they 6-4, 4-6.

Finals.

URUGUAY WILL DEFEND When in South Amarien a few weeks ago 1 beard some people express, the view that Uruguay, the present World Cup holders, would not defem their title in Switzerland.

Spectators were treated to a

exhibition of thrilling

ull- round tennis, with Tsal im- proved beyond recognition in his play a compared to his ten- nis before going to England.

In seemed inspired by competition offered him. it is felt that this the best games scen locally for many a year.

the

and

Was one of

passports of the Asian country Latin-American maestros will The programme started with

may

compete.

JAPAN FAVOURED

of

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RUN OR SWOT?

The young British bank clerk who is on the way to becoming one of the world's greatest runners, 22-year- old. Gordon Pirie, returned from a twelve mile trot in the nonday heat and said: "Training, that's the thing".

Each evening he goes home to Coulsdon, Surrey, after putting away his ledger, and runs across the Downs.

But, for a successful banking career, the Institute of Bankers examinations lies ahead, calling for most of his leisure time for study.

Pirie, who has not yet decided whether work or play should come first, is concentrating at present on athletics rather than accountancy. Express Photo.

Pago

SCHOOLMASTER BECOMES SPURS' LEFT-WINGER

By GEORGE WHITING

George Robb, pride of the amateurs, hegins his first season as a Tottenham If he Hotspur soccer professional by playing against Aston Villa on August 19. turns out to be the greatest International outside-left of all time-he can thank the Royal Navy.

But, first, I have à message for Smith Minor and his 620 schoolmates at Christ's College,, Finchley. They may now relax. Mr Robb, their History and English master, is not leaving them just yet-possibly not for years.. Three choorn for Mr Robb.

L

with my nehool duties, so i cm, down our mones and civilian cauying on and 7 feel very dub for a ship's game, and I happy about fi

lad intended to describe myself

Finchley's inside-left.

nf

ca

After all (as-Smith Minor will tell you). It's bad enough having to swot up all those beastly nouns aud advertis and the Wors

"My only regret is at leaving of the Roses at the best of times, my team-mates a Finchley FC, but when they told us Mr Robb I shall still see planter Wan anying good-bye-well, hom, and continue to help some of the chaps didn't half the social side of the cus." take a dim view of it. Of course, we're all jolly proud of Mr Robb playing outside-left for Spurs, but what about us?

WON

SMITH MINOR

"But, when I saw the list. I from found that volunteers' Chelsea, Tottenhamn, and half the clubs in England had put Robb, a chunky cruiser-yelght themselves down as inside-lefts, (124. Tibi), of open countenance. So I called myself an outside- the makes no benes about his change left, got the rame and have of status. He has turned pro-played in that position Ever fesional for the simple but ade-aince,"

· Let me set the mind of Smith quate reasons that he can do Minor

at rest. George Robb, with the money. livellest left-winger in England,

"I am a bacheloa and have has not landed in his resignaboen able to save a little." tion to the headmaster, and has told me, as the Old Camdenia

he no immediate Intention of doing wickets crashed round 1s

50.

He will continue to conduct thinkclark of the future. As a Bư% at 27% it is time I started History, English, Games and professional playe. 1 shall be Physical Training periods at adding £15 aweek in the winter Christ's College until Christmas.and £12 a week in the summer Then, I Tottenham Hotspur to my income. One way and Smith Minor and George Robb another, I hope to be 'earning are all all getting along to wie es enuch as 1 have ever

ether, he will consister staying had up till now, indefinitely.

Robb told me About

these

1 КЕЕР FIT

things down tal the lovely "For how long? Well, I keep

Saifrons cricket ground at East-pretty. fit. No exccases of any bourne, where he had just been in I to not see why 1. should bowled all over

the shop after not last at least eight years in six for the Old Cam-the game. Or even ten."

scoring

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denians,

"It took me two years to make Nobb's estimate is a reason- up my mind to turn profession-able one. He can carh 32

he said. "Then,

I fotball do the tune of at least when

years. £10,000 in the next ten signed for Spurs last June, thought it would mean the end Certainly a good deal more than of my teaching career, and con- he could get from the Wars centration on football as a full-the Roses. time job.

Praying For Rain

By HENRY LONGHURST

The number of noted cricketers who have been at the same time, or have later become, good golfers, is considerable. The number of noted golfers who have be- come good cricketers is, on the other hand, nil, Having sampled both active and passive cricket in the recent past, I am not surprised.

occasion

season

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their

of

FORGIVABLE

As a means to an end, and in that artifice of PTI Roub is for the light of subsequent glories,

to an

givable and forgiven. Division clubs clamouring,

It has led to prominent First for his signature..

to an Italian cam in Padus offering him a whole load of Ure Olympic blazer and 17 amateur to dat caps for England gate-money at Finchley and to Smith Minor showing at least a semblance of interest In English and History:

What more could B scholar ask of soccer?

-(London Express Servies;

Colony Junior Swimming Championships

If they do. somebody dhould You (CCA) 318

drop a time of appreciation

the

never

ASH-PITCH

to

the

While with Finchley FC, Tob VERY HAPPY'

played 17 Tanes for the Great "But Tottenham have toki me | Unpaid of England. Nevr, his They have no wish do interfere signcture for Spurs after seven Heats for the Colony Junior

appeamines

wing Swimming Championships were vinister

could swum cinateur

olf last nigh! ́ot well become a milestone in the VRC. The following are the game that rates a million dicers finalists for Thursday and Fri- and 35 many boos every Saturday, August 20 and 217 day afterneón for eight months Men's 100 yd freestyle.. Wong of the year.

Fan-shung (C.S.5.) 003 secs; Leung Cha-yuk (Poriana) (1.5 secs; Lema England selectors, for inslence, Tel-kee (Fort) 00.5 neos: A. lyder might come to honour the man (BCAA Tin men: Chân Nhi-Kai they failed to recognise tast.8.1 61.4 nec

Women's 60 yds freestyle/Taui Those people were wrong. The

much-needed | 8ldu-ling (Fort.) 325 'sper: Elizabeth ["natural" bn the left wing of Stokes (E.Y.M.C.A.) 343 secs; on- they represent

Cher Richards (E.V.) 35.1 Beck Fu parading

in

thetr full international team. Europe, four of the leading players

54.7. Hesidents

SCCS: again be of European and this time on firm Swiss pitches the Colony drawing for pairs.

To American extraction are exclud-

Ip and K. C. Dao, by the bot- think they will like. which

Men's 100 yds back stroke Jokin ed if they hold no Asian citizen-

Achniralty. But for the Steven (E.Y.) 75.6 secu; Lam Nin- It's going to take a very good ter understanding and positional play, defeated Edwin Teal and ship, he added.-France-Presse.

Navy Gronge Robb would hrun (Fort.) 70.3 secs; D.M. Collaco team to beat the Uruguayans,

V. T. Wang, G-4, 6-4. Brilliant

have tripped the light secs: Was Ree-haw (1.T.) 70.4 SCCR

Fort.), 784 seer: Lee Man (ort.) 73.9 Every representative

team baseline duels across the courts Switzerland will receive

Sanitarie down the outsião edge | Women's 220 yds breast stroke.-- visiling

The active incursion into this curious and, one had hoped, forgotten game was

of a football field.

Mabel Shek (C.C.S.A.) 3 mins, 44.0 Manila, Aug. 18.

celebrate the and rallies at the net were fea- a FIFA flog to

Lures of the match. Tsai tum-

ses: Wu Otani (5.C.A.A.) 3 mins, occasioned by the Fathers' Match with which, despite a fortnight's earnest pray- with When the Asian Games coine occasion. Every team will also

ed

[Chrung 53.7 : Chung Yin-d a terrific powerful up around the Japanese will be find that the World Cup

Sing) a wins. 478 secr; Cheung King- ing for rain, the summer term concluded. A miscellaneous crew of architects. Com service which skimmed the act down monopolising the whole show, mittee have laid

pretty to cara him valuable points. stockbrokers, golf correspondents and the like had assembled, in a strong aroma of

It was as an inside-left that he wak (Fort.) 3 mins, 48.0 secs; Toang Kit-ching (9.C.A.A.) 3 mins, 60.7 learned the game from elder sery sports columnist Orlando Aquinɔfirm rules which will have to

In the Singles exhibition that moth balla, to do battle with the boys.

bdhers David and Arthur. It Women's 220 yds freestyle --1,66 said in the Manila Chronicle to-be obeyed.

the was as an inside-right that heTzl-chven (Fort.) 3 m. 49.7 Becs; day..

I am delighted to hear, by the followed, Ip. won the first set

would gibbering boys delectable out of _The_scene_brought irresistibly| whole company way, that niaximum list of 22 by brilliant placings and drop

shots which seemed to catch to mind Conan Doyle's descrip- || in an "ostentatious" way, "as comer of ̄the right-eye,

|used-to-graze-bis-10-year-old-Thing (Fort) 3 mine. 195

secs; ilang. Cheuk-ng--(Port:)--- The columnist said the Fill-players must be sent ten

Po-tan 30.5 days Tsal off balance time and again.tion of a similar

in The suggestion that a moving knoos on an ash-pitch in Fins th the though to show that even pinos ure very

(C.C.S.A.) 3 min. 25.7 sees: Leung cach much behind in

match by before eac

Both players did not hesitate viva voce iry his medical this dire pass the appreciation hali may, in the end, be easier bury Park.

Cheux wak Fort.) 3 min. 40.3 secs. sports, and pointed out that the association to the opposing asso- to storm the net and the examination at the university.. of humour still remained with to hit than a stationary one will It was as a centre-forwn:d Men's 100 yds butterfly-Dallas Japanese have been competing ciation and also to

FIFA smashing,

"It was painful,”- he wrote, them."

not again have my support. The that he dirat played on grass a Townsend (E.) 17.5.wees; Ng Dick so much abroad that the sports Secretariat. To avoid any un- tionally high standard. Score to observe their attempts to

golfer, however unsatisfactory a scholarship winner to Holloway vamo E.Y.) 70.4 seer, Robert Xavier man (C.C.8.A. 00.7 Sucs; · S. Car- world seems to think that necessary squabbles, too, any 6-4.

appear confident and unconcern- More painful still was it when, his lle, may take five minutes Grammar School, And it was as (v.n.c. 114 2 there is only Japan in the Far objection against the qualifien-

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of all after a good deal of "After you, and some of then, was, do-in an inside-left that the bummed up . most painful East.

tlon of players must be sent to

was it when someone, plucking | Cecil.." No, no, after you, surveying it.

the local recreation ground Si-1.min. 31.5 rees; B.C.A.A...1 mm

49,2 wees; Chung Sing, 1 min. 49.2 up courage, would venture upon Claude," the batting order re- When he comes to play it, heing a wartine evacuation

wees: Fortuna, 1 man, 47.4 : Lat Aquino blamed the Philippine the FIFA Secretariat

A in- tiny joke,

Tut, 1 min. Bid Roc%. the vealed that your humble servant knows, as it were, whether it is Towcester. Amateur Athletic Federation for five days before each match.

When the World Cup Com creased to have the spectators

A a long hop, a half volley. was to open the proceedings. the weakness of the Philippine mittee were discussing arrange almost on their feet. Brilliant

But an unknown Royal Navy Immediate diMeulties present-yorker, or a ancak, and can sporting world as compared with

sports officer in HMS Scotia, ments for the matches the sub baseline duels were followed by

ed themselves. In the old days act, or do his best to act, that of Japan.

iect of goalposts and

shore base in Ayrshire, changed elther of the players storming

we used to ask for "middle and acce

accordingly. Al

any rate half that. Pakistan will send n delega-

the out- | 410 was brought up, and

only to be forced back

with knows what he is trying to do, Jeg." To do so now,

"I was a physical training in tion to the Second Asian Gamo come is that the Swiss have been by perfect lobbing. Tsat in this

technically competent sort of air, which 1.5 something to meet here in May next year, told that for the World Cup set aced Ip, but at the same

structor up there for 18 month" when clearly anything from "off

"We had But how am I to know what said Roco. the organising committee of the matches all crossbars and goal-time seemed to have difficulty

stump 10 Meg stump" would is going to emerge, one second Asian Games Federation Iltim hosts must be square.

in handling Ip's service which

serve as well, was to risk even from now, from the arm of this varied in spin and bounce. Tsal

Sydney, Aug. 18.

greater loss of face in

terrifying boy? won 0-4.

Seven thousand. people saw

time. moment's Owing to the length of

the Chinese (Eastern) soccer

A miscellany of Then there was the grip. The

thoughts, in- must of them negative, rush the two preceding sets, the third team of Hongkong score a last-

started in semi-darkness minute 2-1 win over Granville Angers wined themselves

stinctively into the Vardon (or through the mind, sell preserva- District 10-day.

The Chinese led 1-0 at hair overlapping) variety - palpably tion high on the list. Don't let Dr Regino

cause of failing light with the

creep tee, In a letter to

under your bat instruc-it scoring from useless on so blunt on Line, Szeto Man Ylanan, executive sceretary andsibility of anyone complain- score 3-1 in favour of 19:

ment.

don't let it go in the air. close in. the Philippine treasurer

I reported Ip will be of

the A hasty shift to

Whit- leave it alone it you can't reach ing AFTER a match they failed

With only 10 minutes to go Amateur Athletle Federation.

leaving the Colony for a tour win!

of Taiwan where he will give Granville equalised and looked combe (or Interlocking method), t... nick it down the leg side Alliss, aged 22 Before the last World Cup

visitors to a with the right little finger hang- if you get half aschunce-cught Hunt, aged 23, who have both (KU), Tong Wal-yiu (Lal Truni. Commander Soofit said his

a series of ohibitions. Ac-ke holding the matches referees' course w38 country would definitely send

edcompanying lum will be Mrs Ip, draw, but Hau Ching-to scored ing down and no batting gloves to be one run there, and one is shown brilliant form recently, Peon Bichuen (Chung Sing). (the same thing applied Mrs Mary Chow, K. C. held

D40 brillanty ufter. well-timed-brought little comfort, representatives to the boxing,

track prior to the Olympic Games)— and Lee Wal-tong. weightlifting, wrestling. and field, basketball and foot-at which all the referees taking ball competitions.

nounced yesterday.

the

At least

crossbars

NO COMPLAINING

WIS of an excep

FORCED THE GAME

In the second set Tsai forced

and-the

pacc

the game

the

Pakistan's acceptance of the committee's Invitation was mode known by Commander IL A.

Sooft, Honorary Secretary the Pakistan Olympic Commit-Cup Committee, by stressing and had to be abandoned be-

I am personally against such

preferring of equipment,

rounded type, but the World sel

their needs, have stopped the

to

part in the competition had pow-wow. At this meeting such rules wero

Dr Ylanan said Pakiston has que

questions as standard inter-DAVIS CUP FINAL

some good wrestlers and weight-pretation of the

swimmers

Klers and

and worked out and agreed upon. athletes whose records com- Next May, here in Switzer-

will of land, a similar course

be pare favourably with thos

held

the at Marolin before local athletes.

World Cup Finals.

Pakistan in the eleventh foreign nation to confirm parti- cipation in the Asian, Games.

which Other nations signified their intention to send

have

RUGBY LEAGUE

Ceylon, Iran, Vietnam, Israel,

Batley.

London, Aug. 10.

to

delegations to Manilla are India,

1301

TO BE PLAYED

IN BRISBANE

st

which

Eastern Beat

Granville 2-1

OPENING BAT

all we ask for.

Already the Lindwall of S

his the Bedges, having moistened

palm and rubbed the ball on his

**

to

4

to wake

Britain's Ryder Cup Team

4 x 50 yds Relay.E.Y.M.C.A...

SEMI-FINALS TODAY The following semi-finals of the Colony's Junior swimming Championships under the au pices of the HKASA will be swum off today at the VRC pool commencing at 5.30 pm.

Finals of the various chum- pionships are scheduled to be swim off to-morrow and Friday commencing at 0 p.m., und prizes will be presented to successful winners after the completion of the programo on Friday. 3-metro Spring-board Diving. Men's 20yords Breast Bircke. Heat 1.-LA Sheng-plu (Chung Blog). 9. F. Carvalho Fortuna), Too (Hol Tin), Bim Fo-pak Lal Trum), Ying RN). Hing-man 1 (HKU); Hemt 2.—Jack and Bernard Tompson

Shhu-chark (Khi ghich), Chịu

London, Aug. 18. Two. young assistants, Peter

are

RECE

Men's 440 yards Free Style-Teat players in among the

1 Bui-lung (Fortuna), Poon addition to the Captain, Henry Bik-chum Chung Bing), Wen Shill movement begun by-Chu Wing-

SAFER TO WATCH

Colton, nominated for the Ryder wmg (BCAA), Wong Foshan (Chung keung

The crowd acclaimed

No, no, I thought, as I set out Cup golf match at Wentworth, Sing Wo Kwan-kuen (BCAA) Hent Zobert E. Shaw (RN), John Bleven clever goal,

JEYMCA), La Cheuk-wah (SCAA), The 10 aro Jarnes Adams Leung Lam (Chung Sing), Chew- Bra- The Chinese flelded a weaken-trousers, was preparing to start on the long trek to the pavilion, Surrey, on October 2 and 3,

Peter Mid Surrey),

chew (White Sharks), heroes in our County Cricket (Royal ed team. Six of the Test players his fifteen-yard run. For better and later, as I followed the local were rested after playing hard or for worse, the old-fashioned Weck, there is only one thing to Allisa, Jne. (Ferndown), Erle

palm grip it mu

It must be. If it was

(unattached), do with crieket, bar abolish it, Brow matches at the week-end,

Bradshaw, (Portmarnock, Fred and that is to watch it. During the first half, Granville good enough for Abe Mitcholl, it Melbourne, Aug. 17.

frequently dominated play and was good enough now.

But the cricket spectator has Daly (Balmoral). Max Faulkner was still time so quick the golf spectator knocked cold. Halburton

(81. George's There unlucky

ECONO not to The Lawn Tennis Association were

(Wentworth), Jackk of Australia decided tonight by several times, but the Chines is the working of the human He siis in a deck chair instead Hall

brain in moments of crisis of scrambling over the sandhills

Hargreaves (Sutton Coldfield), Bernard Hunt (Hartsbourne) Arthur with a noticeably shut

ledge that he Himself will never Lees (Sunningdale), James Pan- The face, surely, should be be called upon to play again.

(Glenbervie), Dal Rees'

Norman Button kept square to the line of fight. When the bell flashes to Denis (South Herts), All the books say so. But in Campton's toccap in the slips, Exeter), Charles Ward (Little

Harry that case the ball, if struck at it did the other week tes fast | Aston) · und all, must return "Inevitably to for human eye to follow, he can (Crobám Hurst).-

An 8-4 vote that the second Davis | did not appear to take the-match realise that we were addressinsecure, above all, in the know-Sam King (Knole Park), *

Cup inter-zone final will be seriously-Reuter.

played at Brisbane, Queensland, The date will be fixed latis, Bradford The Queensland representa- Korca, Nationalist China, Japan, Northern by 10 points to 12 in a tive assured that the Brisbane Singapore and Hongkong. Rugby League game today.stadiurn could accommodate a

[crowd of 5,000-United ProA,“ France-Pressa.

SPORTING_SAM

Reuter,

By Reg. Wootton

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ball

faco:

WILDERSPIN TO TOUR JAPAN

Melbourne, Aug. 17. The Lawn Tennis Association of Australia tonight unmoune-. ed Clive Wilderspin would re- place Hartwig in the Australien tennis team to tour Japan

for exhibition matches next month. The ... LTA Council Bald the change has been made at the request of Harry Hopman, cap- toin of Australío's Davis Cup

Wilderspin w

with Mervyn Rose

ton

Weetman

the hands of the bowler or sit back and observe that 'Comp-† The newcomers to Ryder Cup ricochet la one of these crouch ton's fielding has gone to pot golf are Alliss, Hunt, Bradshaw,

and. read with relish next Brown, Haliburton and Sutton morning that so-and-so was Reuter. SOCCER dropped by Compton at 20."

HOME

RESULTS

London, Aug. 18.. Football results today were: Glurow Cap. Flest Round.

is scheduled to leave the Unil Celtic ed States by air on September

10 following the United States Ards tournament at Forest Hills

Router

| Bangor"

The golfer may sometimes observe of the mighly, that So- and-So. “had only to "play - the simplest of a.. but alas, Ca but he knows in his heart that

Norman Wins

o. C. Norman bout W. J. D. he himself will have some much Cameron 21-13 in a. quarter simpler ones next Sunday morn final match of the Lawn Bowls 0 Queen's Parking and will certainly fare & Open Strugica Championship ht Ulster Cup

good deal worse. The only HKCC yesterday. Glenavon

thing he cannot claim, n. I till He will now meet Jos Luz in claim, is that the quickness of the sclm-nnsl" at KCC on

Thursday

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