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SO THE AHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1955.

Soccer Session WEST BROMWICH ALBION

Professor Thomas Fin- noy (Preston and Eng- land), our first attacking strategist of this series,' 'is' the first forward in the land. And that rating goes despite the frival school of thought supporting Black- pool's Stanley Matthews.

Assistant Master

The

de

Walk-before-you-run is

the theme of two-way

|

football lesson No. 3 by

BOB PENNINGTON

John Davies, today: L/Cpl. usually means there is at least would base my styld, upon. Long

An un-

one man unmarked and ready ago. I realised there was one drawback to my becoming Fin- ney Mark Two ho natural talent as a ball player. It took some swallowing, But had to be faced.

known outside Portsmouth, for & pazd where ho has sufled for Ave

"My preference is to take the years at Fratton Park

ball to the goal-line and gs near Yet his mentor and manager to a post he is practicable, A Eddie ever predicts that Davies low cross then has the goal- will become a national, as well keoper at the maximum dis- as a Portsmouth, asset

advantage for his interception, if he comes out then try n acutely-angled shot

CONTROL FIRST

Enter at a slow pace-Pro- foisor Finney

H'l Walk slowly gentlemen, Lecates that, is the approach to football want to hammer home. Never, never dribble at speed until you can walk with the ball.

Time for the Army to be in command. No orders Just this easy-to-take advice from L/Cpl. Davies:

"So my basic oimy is to use my natural queed Inayolding a donger tackle, No tackle-ub of being beaten is roughly the Davies maxlin."

BE DIRLOT

Then ho went on: "I agree with Finngy that it pays to be "Admiro your favourite. star difeet. Do not hok, your centre players by all means." "Do not until the defence à poised in necessarily copy them. I will position. And do not angle. admit idolising" Finney since i your cross so that it is a gift to Stroll along in your practice, stood as high as a corner flag. the goalkeeper." tapping the ball from the inside But he the last winger)

Class dismissed.

of one foot! to the other. You

wilt be surprised how difficult

It is to keep it close.

"Always keep your body well over the ball and once you, have mastered this art go on to 寫。

then Jog-trot

the

spect

"Control Arst-speed second, For the winger must have speed over a shortlistance, Staminu 1. valuable, but not quite us essential.

should

be

"Your training centred on short distance bursts until you can get away almost as quickly as a sprint runner.

"Önce clear of the back, the target. So go there goal

Ti old idea.

in touchline! wallotstr

befort Chowligini over a cente§. Those days are over.

"But shoot only if you are in

is

THE REBUT AND THE WRONG

Walk before gut run la Tom "Finney's adelee. uni Sirre te puts it into pEVELIEN wil Preston back Bill Can- alostam Font, hody, angle. direction of heat-everythink unfair to Finney, color left.

IN THE AGE OF ATOM BOMBS

ALL IS PEACE INSIDE

THE LORD'S

OF SNOOKER

By DENNIS HART

How often, in this modern age of jet planes and atom bombs, do we long for a chance to "get away from it all." We picture a haven,

you have world go by." been on your where miles from anywhere, we can just sit back and let the rest of the beaten a man on the way that

A

fellow-forw

יז

Australians Go

For Quick Runs

At Paisley

,"

Well, I have found one, and without going to the South Pole or the top_of. Mount Everest. It lies the heart of London's theatre land, Leicester Square. The

indes inis annciliary Leicester Square Hall, headquarters of British snooker. Round it revolves the mad Snooker is one of the sportsHall, Mr Lowe's interests are whirligig of London's night life, which hos no Television prob-not solely Annnetat. But inside all is peace..

vigw Even lem. At present It' is on

A player of no mean abilly the, glare, from the are lights is once a month. "I've told the he reached the semi-finals of absorbed by the buize of the BBC they can make it price a the English Amateur Champlon- table, greener than the richest

works or every day," says Mrship In 1946, Hip ambition posture.

Lave

when

ho opened the Hall WAI NOT SOLELY FINANCIAL to put anooker on

the mup. For although he is the Jack This he has achieved. Now he Solomons of snooker, and makes wants to see world standards

from running the talked. living bls

IVORY UPON IVORY Paisley, Scotland, Sept. 16.

The silence is broken only by The Australian cricketers the chink of ivory-upon ivory, delighted a large crowd here and occasional applause which with some delightful batting, though wholehearted enough to today before their fixture relieve the tension

spectators, falls discreetly bro with Scotland was drawn.. the next expert plece of cao-

No play had been possible yesterday, but today the Austro-

·lions

went for quick run collected 377 for nine by to when they declared, and thes cuptured three Scotland wickets for 100 before stumps were drawn.

manship.

of the

of

Commonwealth

His one regret is that British players are so far in advance of overseas competitors, "Not that I want to see our standards Grob, he says, Thultzeko Would like to stage international

Team Manager matches."

Optimistic

The Hall exudes snooker. One could no more Imagine any other game being played there chall think of a dog race meet- in bennact, the Lord's

staged at Lord's. It is. snooker.

The name does not convey its The Australian tour ends with intimate ofmosphere, alike of another two-day match against arena such as thò. Albert.. Hali Scotland in Edinburgh starting with its 10,000 capacity, Leices

ter Square caters for a maxi- on Friday.

mum of 200. But for the slow outfield, It is this intimate setting as successful as the previous Arthur Morris might have com- which has given it a standing two sides, said their man- pleted a century before lunch.

London, Sept. 17, 1 The Commonwealth crie- ket team, whose players are all busy preparing for

His final words to me were "If there is anyone anywhere who fancies himself as another Joe" Davis; "there is always" an open invitation to come along."

(London Express Service)

the tour of India, should be SCHOOLBOYS'

Several times the ball appeared fquivalent to Lord's or Wimble-ger, MrGeorge Duckworth, I

Says manager Ted Lowe

former

well for

to be going for a boundary but on

Lancashire and pulled; ug short, Morris spored 94 in the morning, having given known as 'Mr Snooker Many England wicketkeeper.

"They are a good of our regular customers two chances, and was

caught top business, executives. They balanced side who should be soon after lunch for 101.

come in for our afternoon able to adapt themselves to tho ANOTHER FACTOR

sessions to forget their business conditions. We have. hail worries.

bear in mind that some of the

Äve years ago.

3

TENNIS

the. Colony

****

As Cuppingham, virides to Intercept, however, Life Winger unkesa, læst seened (swiat. Karojba los de

back. Perfect this mõte at walioką pace, staduntine'ten Jem, treg Lod sprint.

-Cph Davies will, not Jose film stripp for thli. Ite's merelyemonstrating how not to centre lite bau.. Body Sloping backwards, there's the maninium of vatrol and Birretion:

CONTINUE TO SET

A CRACKING PACE

London, Sept. 16.

West Bromwich Albion continue to set a cracking pace at the top of Division Lin the Football Longue and tonight they scored a resound- ing 7-8 victory at Newcastle.

This put them three points clear at the top of the table with only two points „dropped. In nipe mames.

Try as they could, Newcastle were unable to master a magnificent attack in which Taside left Nicholls staged font fire D

It was also a netable ecension fought back to share eight goals, for Manchester United who, Doncaston took a clear lead in like Arsenal 24 hours carlier, Division II By beating Brent registerol those first win of the ford, but the best win in this season. This dofoot for Middies section

probably Luton's

right

wingor, borough left the Northeast because their

aldo, firmly, stablished Cillen, played on after dis the foot of the table below

shoulder. Arscual

Corn

ALLA

Was

Photon went to the top.

"

of the

4

Logia United. 1, Plymouth.

Luton To Z Bhiningligen 40. Nolts Forest 2 Hai Chy

Div. III (Northern)

Accrington Bicy Bradford

3 Grimsby

1. Crewb..

1 Port Vale

2 Doglion

Dlv. It (Southern)

Shrewsbury

Bury were another team to of League it South by beating Aldershot win for the first time its sea- Queen's Park Rangers as they Crystal Palace 3 Newport

now have a better goal average

200.

Gillingham: 1 Idwich

Wolverhampton might have thon Brighton who lost their Southampton 3 Q P. R been neartz West Bromwich in unbeaten record last night.

the League, but they virtually In the Northern Section, Port throw away a point by cusing Vale gained a point lead over up after gaining lead end Crewe by winning when Crewe Inverpool

wero allowed to were only drowing. equalise,

Huddersfield and Burnley,

THE RESULTS The following were

I

with away wins, got to within subs of football matches played a point of the Wolves. Toties todays ham ance led Burpley WO gools but lost ground when they Cardiff City 2 Shefeld U Q had Burgess limping on the Liverpoo wing and the lively fought back.

attack Manchester C

Middlesbro staged B thrilling Newcastle

1 Wolves

Huddersfield

1

1

1 Manches.er U 4

3

West Brom

to Portemous Blackpool to Portanów Blackpoo!'--'

recovery

delight of the crowd which Wednesday had been" Intermed that Jack Tottenham Frogatt, the International star

half back, would not, after all, Buy

be transferred to Arsenal. From Doncaster

London Express Service, half time" arrears of 1-3 they Fulhari

2 Bolton

2 Burnley

Division I

SCOTTISH SPORTS SUMMARY

Swindon

Torquay

3 Walsall 2. Leyton SCOTTISH LEAGUE Cur

Quarter-finala Segond Leg

Ayr United 3 Rangers

(Ayr United eliminated gosi nugregnia of 5-6.).

Dunfermline 2 East Fife

(Dunfermline eliminated, on

of 4-D.)

4 Third Lopart. O (Third Lanark oliminated

Hibernian

7 aggregate of 0-8)

4 Partick 4 Kilmarnock

(Kilmarnock, eliminated

3 aggregate of 4-7.)

ULSTER CUP

3 Bristol Rovers 1 CHftonville 2 Ballymena

3 Brentford

z Rotherham

English And Scottish Clubs

May Play Together In A Floodlight League

By "MAC

English stars Len Shackleton (Sunderland), Tom Finney (Pres- ton), Wilf Mannion (Middlesbrough) and Jackie Milburn (Newcastle) may soon be playing regularly, in Scotland in-competitive football.

0

LEAGUE STANDINGS

-Reuter

League Division 1

West Brom Wolyes Huddersfield Burley

Cardif Aston Villa Blackpool Dalton Tottenham Preston

Shameld U. Chariton Newchutlo Wednesday Chesca

| Manchester | Portsmouli

Sunderland Liverpool Arsenal Middlesbrb

Leaguo

Doncaster Everton West Ham Lekester. Leeds Notis For

Blackburn therm

Derby

Birmingham

Lucolu Tury

For the possibilities are now being considered seriously of a Floodlight League which would embrace the leading North of England clubs and Scotland's mouth top, haq

half-dozen.

Lion

Oldham

to

Hull City Notte County

Swansea Brentford

The idea was first born a year been asked to select and coach should be raised from £30 ngo in a chat between Dundee the Mexican side of the congland and Scotland had them

£50, Managing Director- George petion.- Anderson and Sunderland

Murray.

League Division

Lagreed for some timp, but until A meeting in Turnberry, the Turnberry meeting, Ireland Southampton

Drighton Scotland, has say the honic and Wales opposed the increase. forwich Lately there have been fufig interpatoria sore competition there is a rules that all friston

chats among English The

Wythe Interment which stales, managers, and, although it has national Board representing the players must receive the same Swindon

Eng gone no further than that, all Football Association(

reach gencral | Crystal P. See failure, Scotland, Helanddreement would have jeopar-Resting 5 reported to ille land,

Oningham the

Wales and was agreed that dised the whole competition. -(London Express, Servico)

The following is the draw of due which had food foos of players in the competition]

V

mine.

DOESN'T MAKE SENSE Sometimes figures just don't

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COLONY TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Aldershot

Colchester

Wystrard

Southend

Caventry

Shrewsbury Exster Queen's Park

Bournemouth Layton Northampton Millwrite

Tornio Newport

Waikoll'

engus Division III. Port Valen↑ B. Crowe desfinad""" Southport. Wrexhain

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Schoolboys Championships. There will be matches, like Preston v. Rangers. Singles and Doubles" Tennis A

eight": 'matches сп Saturday, Dundee V. Sunderland, Callie September 19, and eight mat. Newcastle and Hibernion v Another factor which prob- M Lowe opened the Hall in matches will be played on matches the following day in the Middlesbrough would be a gold-

Singles at the Chinese Recrea- bbly robbed Morris on man's 1917. Ls, sito if the Old Thuring and there is plenty players long Club.

Donald Bradman's

tons

Hail, which had been the parience side...players 1930 feas of scoring a hundred home of snooker and billiards ilké

Worrell and Roy Frank

Schoolboys' slogics against Scotlanuk before lunch since the beginning the Marshall."

of

Fritz Lin v Patrick Yuen; Farid was the loss of Graeme Hole century, until it was bombed In Duckworth said he expected Khan vandy, Lin; 5. M- Rumjan make sense. Here is one case (00). ten minutes before the 1940. Billiards is Snow oul, a lot of runs from the younger 6. M. Tac: Roy Tsou v Ng Man In point." - Peter Keenan, “Sest- interval after2, the pair had put Explains MF Love The pro and Desmond Barrick. "I'have Kent v "R. Onlar; Michael K

batsmen Jiko David Fletcher Cheung: Cyrli Tou v 5. A. Khin

LC. Tal v Lam Wing-mun; Gerald land's 'Bantamweight Champion, on 133 in 78 minutes

The Colony Ladies' 'Doubles fourth match in this section, fessionals became so proficient

will soon be off to Australia of them" he said

[? Po-hay; * Davood Khan V. Abdool Morris scared

fight Jimmy Carruthers for the Hardcourts Championship final, hetwem M. W. Calvert and century that the game became boring as high

Haidaling- Chester · Calu *

in which Miss Philip and Mrs P. Norton, was halted because Braud” Ç. medium" naked bowler, Jus Win Lios, Chlon Bobby Vin: World Champloitship. against Scotland in Edinburgh a spectacle,

Peter Londer, one of the Ends of Tu Poyip Ho Cheong-po: Wanit Fifty thousand are expected Stamp will meet Mrs Ip and of rain when the sedra reid erine `INESTIMABLE

the season should continue to Shuntin Pung Mooni Jun to watch the "night-the blugest

Mrs Too

it will be resumed to Crimes the semi-finals yester Benaud also engaged in some The Hall's value to snooker la

imperante and shoulth barbell! Wingon v Wong Nai bun

ddy, will be held next Wedng-m Sun Trancis Ma.

The sole Club Mixed Doubles | cartile z big Hitting and included. four inestimabio, Its plush setting | Erently, droni AHE GAPUzence, said Pandung Salu Mon-ching; Victor crowd · Kemin os ever fought toředny by virtue of their Vil-10-27-7 and 30-30 in Calvert's Barley:

Duckworth, sixes' in hin 88 before trying has done much to elevuta the

Schpolboys, Doubles

And, Peter, will be scrapping day afternoon if the pagies R-

Handlerp match of the afternoon Mansfield sur, think he sind one or two another herty 'drive. He was.

for

of his smallest ever Cihmpion creation Club,

Was won by Me and Mrs York City gamo's social status. There stumped.

olliem in the-side will be press- Fritz Lin, & Dawoog Khoo v Victor ship purse. He will get £2,000 in the verifinals - yesterday | Rishovd on a walk-over from Accrington 8. are still people who regarding their daims in the England Sun & emrat Post & Leuss Australien worth tout £1,000

400 afternoon at the LRCA Miss Mr Mrs Beechmeyer, Scotland's opening pair, R. H. billiards saloons as dens of site lo:defch :: Ashes in the Wing-sun v Chan Pair-loune & Leung

Wai-ming; 5. M. Rumjann & 3. A. British.

Phillp

and Mrs Stamp defeated Chunholm and I. M. 'Andersoni, viče, says Mr Lowen 1951-1955 tour of Australia". | khan'v ito Cheong-po & Ng Man-

THE RESULTS air fare will cost £500. Nim Armatronk and Mrs Scholes defied the Australian attacke for fortunately, ley are Fight in The fly London chung:

will net | 6-4, 3-0 and 0-2, while Mrs Ip και But

on October 3 and open the don their patrick Yuces & Sayin Mennlime Carruthers aro

Colony Ledies Doubles (semester over an hour and passed the half some

October 10 Chind Mail Mhing Bobby Yih CC. £30,000 and total drawings are and Mrs Too beat Mra Chow als

Nou Michael Lol Les Chao-yuan expected to be around £100,000. and Ms Khoo in two straight best hire Scholer and Mer Armstron Spookal

Letting chien v Francia, Ma" & "T

THE SEARCH GOES ÖN acas, 0-4 and 0-

64. 3-0 and 92; Mrs Jp and Mr Workington Po-hay, AR

The best Mr Chow and Mi Khoo Scotland is combing the high-

The: match between)

Men's Singles OpenP Miss Club ways arid byways for playcis to

Andresen best IL Schneider 0-1 and represent her in the World Cuu, Philip/Mrs Stamp and Mrs. Lasiodos beat . SOUTH CHINA and the search is not confined Armstrong/Mrs. Scholes was 3-0 11. Willams bent & Himon

closely contested bll the way, 4-6 and 6-18 M

halted by rain)TA

century and when' stumTES - WETO

drtin "Chisholm'

was still un- Bentra)#coming

beaten with 65 despite the efforts of clght 'Austrálián bowlere Reuter

the on

Here Mr Lowe is being un- duly modest. From the playing the host angle snooker la popular, game in Britain. As a spectator sport it is popular, too.

ZavoÏÓNIMTⱭCrBoys | The season, which opened last

"THE HONG KONG.

JOCKEY CLUBH

thi

week, lasts 42 weeks." * During time the Hall is open six days a week, with two sessions

n day, And it is nearly_kwaya.

will

ASIAN TABLE TENNIS RANKINGS

Chan

58 Records Are Not Enough For Donald Healey

Tokyo, Sept. 16. The Asion, Table Tennis Asso-Wondever, Viph. Sopt 10 Clation' today Fadilounced it had

anked the teams and individual drivers

"Mon's Téama: Japan. 132. Vatnarri

1

and

to Scotland of Aosta | In the first 80% Mis Philip" and 4, P. Norton, 6-2, 7-2

Tour Finale Neck Week va

Stackport

Questorilcla

Bradford

Bargany Tranmere Darlington. Itartlepools Rochdale

WIN 10

Singapore, Sept. 17. The South China football teami

Scottish has written to Scottish Mrs Stamp stavad of a late Club Mixed Double Handles

by Mrs rally

Armstrong and | Maha Mrs and received managers of English club by Mrs. Scopics, who tifant, aladu mocover from is (and Mrs. Det

every forced a 4-4 'le, to win by viting them to givD possible assistance.

The list of helpers makes im- he losers coms back strongly The Cawny Mixed Doubles cham-scored a 1-0 victory over, a weal

Armstrong bath Bet. 853.4M♫a | pionship final will be held next Singapore XI' yesterday," ki, the · pressive reading & Matt Busty to l

Monday between Edwho feathers last of their three-gamta, por/ex "Very PICCHIVE Mary Chow, apɑ Mr and Mrs Ip. United; Scot hero. Manchester Symon, Preston-

lon North End: sal Fall, and Mrs Ms in the Colony, Laser

The match was a thriller, with Andy nk Hill, Burnley:

Sump overcame an early Doubles final.

| the: pace. and efforts of both: defetto up thefaur dan shoes Ladies Singe teams' and the general excild

Khey took Thursday Win and match, chama kitandan

This season all the big names Draft: Programmus and!

seen in action Unty be Entry Forms for the lat Race

of Pot" more the "Emperor Meeting 1968/04 (9* be Held on Jog Davis, will complo more

players who took part in the poppicted a 24-hour enduranc Saturday, 10th, and Monday century breaks; brother 12th October, 1958, (weather will be there to play him on recent championships as follows; that look them to 50 new Frank Hill

as they buningd, for matting) may be obtained lovbi terms Mo

the only, sati ih land. Hongkong - Ird: Fosmolé: 41b)| 2,605,"rolles) around the way! Secruary a Quico, gone Waller, Donaldson, others na

Women's Team: Japan lat, Ford Sports car. NANA DETALI Fulman and newcomer mood, India and Housing House; tho Club John Happy Valley and John Barrio, also wonderful and Singapore Dth.

But they didn't stop there. The idea is Ginglesi. Mál: Verkliga bedna živáley, designer, of the "Stableď: Shhp Kwong cudnien, will show their skill at Men'

poting as wall slaying and, letitmo Ogimea a Austin Honey ard, Tren Conh Doug LYWOORDO) A121) KD the perform snookers.

aching.

Blu 780-chau” (16ongkomulik, 1654493}}|| kylfi«/^2,900- hing them will be #12 o'clock ro

ThYum (3 apart)*ttr, Chung Chilivsina Lowe's corrpepondence takes Antifongong) that chou Kin-chen breaklogy'all reënd

Hongkong places as distant vas, Australia, Formoms), the Li-Ping Autos, América and Malaya Kawad

"star" other countries.

"Women's „J, Bingle':'

Formous

いま

Mr Stamp will meet Mr ip and

lgħti games Tip Win: Abe lot between Mira Jap and harm 1pt, and mentalt mountinging the Angi

In the other: Ladies!; semi-final, Maw Ip ahel Mrs. Tap pta railed to win the Art aM.

derland, McDowall; Manchester

English First D will not "only repor their own players 7 but NT/ who play the

*ngotrist theri we weak have any international well

by International

ownside. It

asmatch wug playback

their]

Open WiLfuns)

ther Ladies'

Albrow, and MULE

weehe minutes ficked away. Fowler-Mirk

Mrs-Stamp

Anda? Singapore was unlucky In missing more than dozen chances in front of the visitors bart goat mouth,

minutos from, the :ondja,

shortsotan forwards. BWäschen

South Chíná koni ezen in an

Louriga heldes

dixed Doubleg (Oparin(8)

and. Mrs