1953-11-13 — Page 7

A HEAD AND A BALL

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1953.

Reas (Orient centre forward) heads the ball off the foot of Dovry (Exeter- centre half).

SPORTS SURVEY

This Bully Beef Tin Is A Prized Trophy

By “ALL-ROUNDER”

Amateur racing cyclist Brian Haskell, of Flenley, near Huddersfield, who has represented both Great Britain and England in international events, has won sufficient prizes to cover two sideboards. One of them he intends to win outright in the least pretentious of all his handsome trophies preserved Army bully heef tin.

A soldier in the Middle East interested in running cycle races amongst the lads out there cleaned and chromium plated this bully beef can, turned it upside down, mounted it and put it up for competition as the "Bully Beef Trophy." The event was'n howling success,

Eventually it was faken to ed to Tony Lecke, goulkeeper of accompanied skipper "Plum" on

the Worcester League

and served with the REME for Worcestershire zenior side Rotherbam have also

Ktter

It tecks like another decker is being

to oblige! A

THESE COX'X

Tor

grino

HOW IT TOOK 10 YEARS

TO MAKE "THE ROBE"

By CLEMENT JONES

Only, shout eight wegke "lost no time, in Betting In Paramount's musical, were required for the actual; writers to work on an adupla-White Christnud."

tion," Rosa explained on Blo •Kaye will' dunco more in the filming of "The Robe" in trip to New York for the world Irving Berlin musical than he 20th Century-Fox's new premiere of "The Robe"" at the CinemaScope process, but Roxy Theatre.

"The film wes to have bes the producer, nnde in association with RKO, Frank Ross, is concerned, the but there were

a number picture was 10 years in the delays which I never fully un- making.

80 far as

derstood.

of

for

has ever dong before. on the salsan. Under the supervision. of Robert Allon, he already is making preparations for the strenuous numbers he must de.

TWO OPINIONS The glib comie has won praise "Finally I wont to M-G-M his dancing potentialities from experts in all phases of and it looked like there would be a deal, but that also blow up, the chinee business. While play- RKO ugnin expressed interest, ing at the Palace in New York: by the late Lloyd Douglas but about that time Howard h frequently joined in a in 1942 and immediately Hughes bought that company far-stepping tap routine with offered $100,000 for the and he definitely vetoed the screen rights.

Ross, an independent. pro- ducer, rend the first half of the manuscript of the nove

Ace Shuttler

picture."

A SURPRISE Ross, of course, was produc- ing other pictures as the yeatu passed, but he was always try-

the Dunhills, one of the fastest) tap-doneing teams, Tre Dun-' hille, were unanimous in prakte of Kaye's dancing ability.

At the other end of the dance pendulum, Dinna Adams, ball-

Shuttler The Kobe before the crinn with the New York Cily

Arrives

In Colony

camerus. The matter was led up in court proceedings involving RKO for several years.

Then, with something like $800,000 already spent on the property, Ross finally made * deal in May, 1052 with 20th Cen- | tury-Fox, Filming was schcituled Ace shuttler Wong for that October

"About a day before the Peng-soon who has already cameras were to turn." Ross defied the Malayan Bad- said, "I went out for a last look minton Association in his at the sats. I was surprised to bid. to make

and official see some cameras an return to his native country round. I found out they as the first Chinese world, the CinemaScope process,

were making some test shots In

crew

of

Centre Ballet, recently danced a comic ballet with Kaye In "Knock On Wood

He learned a dimeult pas do deux in less time than most of the top male ballet dancers In Americo eculd have learned

enthused Diana, "He is tremendously strong for one so stender and amazingly light on his feet. I think he could join the New York City Ballet day and be a hit!" United

Press,

champion arrived in Hong-which I had never heard. Royal H.K.

will

fowards

is

Malayan

com-

to-

Defence Force

Orders

20,

Force.

November 16, 193 Fiod Day. MPG 7.30 ani. Dress:

3.m. Dress Fal clothes, C & R T-Monday Novem- ber 1, 1953, Parade SOC 6.30 p.m. Деня: Finis clatives, Tuesday November 17, 1933, Parade 11 30 ani. Dress: An detalled.

re: STC 3.30 p.m. for Q

kong yesterday by air "Almost overnight the accompanied by three pany lind derided it ought to get into the wide-screen field. other players, Cheong Darry! Zanuck and I looked at Hock-leng, Lim Koon-yam the test shots and he asked me and Abdullah Piruz and if I wanted to take the chauce, team manager Mr Kang was very excited about what had seen but I was scared, Soon-heng

100. However, I went along with Serial No. 43 Orders By Coloset The team

remain in it and I'm very happy about the Talde. CBE, ED. Commandant.

Rezal Hongkong Defence Dated November 10, 1961, Hongkong for a few days and result,

"There may have been come

Force Dider Chrcking of Arms. Major K.M A. that rhyme and reason behind 18,

eave for Talwan on Novenber

Harnett. ED, deralied to carry walt after all, al-out a check of Force 110 rms at Asked to comment on the 10-year

1 certainly HQ

the week ending warning issued him and the though of the time Britain, and now it is put up

Force Headquarteti club the Australian tour 42 years other visiting players by the didn't appreciate the trouble, November

Int Unit. sonance Platoon for Annun competition among | Arboretuin.

age-Sir Jack Hobbs. George B.A.M. President that their that caused the delay."

WELL REWARDED

-Thursday November - 19, 1951. -OC the tamed Buck hue Wheelers, Teny, recently signed amateur Gunn, Herbert Studwick, Frank Ladminion careers would come

The Inmates of Californiet will leave MPG 3.50 pln.

Dieperat. IQ 6 nm. Drene: OG. men who served in the Middle for Wolves, helped them boat Woolley, Bill Hitch, Jack Hoorne

to in end if they insisted on

on State Prison at Folsom were Artillery Battery, Ed Gunnery East at any time between 1939 Stoke City 7-0 in un FA Youth and Sydney Barnes among them, leaving Malaya for the Taiwan well supplied with smokes after petenday and 1981,

Challenge Cup at Molineux the

the Alming there of Waller OG Friday Novembre 26, 1933. HQ Brian, who is aged 24, won other Saturday morning and in

ROTHERHAM'S POST-WAR mes, Wong raid that the warn-

Rotherham Uniteding has no bearing on himni Wanger's production of "Riot in fffice 3.30 this trophy in 1930 and again in the afternoon he dashed over RECORD.

the ather ployer and only Cell Block 11," 1952 and is preparing for ati to Bourneville and played for

for pre the only club at the 92

Sammy Gordon, Allied Artists the B.A.M. all-out effect to retain it at this Worcestershire' in their 2-2 draw League rides to have passed the ferves to show the kind of at

prop man, left for distribution year's competition. After

They with Birmingham County FA in 600 goals mark since the lust fitude that

300,000 cigarettes, many boxes winning the Holme Valthe FA County Youth Champion-war-and are, in fact, 79 posts adopting:

of cigars, hundreds of candy

Hongkong Reclinent Wheelers

Orders ter next Club Championship |

week's parndes bars and enrtons of cookies. In 1947, Brian became a soldiership. He has also been chosen ahead of the second skic--082 in players.

Retzerhair; 583 to Arsenal.

will, be- kuued separately, ALREADY RESIGNED

Also left behind, în rubbish |71.R. Wonten & Auslary Arms Come obtained

Tralubg. Wednesday November all the visiting cans, were a

number of war with He said that

a large the Middle East where he won against Shropshire.

18, 1953, Pay Parade: All personart TOO FAR FROM HOME. A 408 points since the

already resighted guns, hominers and pieces of gas prade many Ferees' cycling events.

chester United second with players have

HQ RHKDF 4.30 p.m. Birmingham angling club seero- Ho cycles ou

from their former clubs which plpe-all made of subber--and Drew: Uniform. Thursday November average hout

wrete to the well-known, 373.

dozens of clius

19, 1031, fashioned

Cooks: Paradě MYK_0.30 billy 300 miles a week, which is the

were affiliated to the D.A.M, and Wisford,

P.m.

for Lyemun. Dress: Uniform. Iun.

ncar |

Signals "A"?" Parade MTG 5.20 p.m. DOHERTY WANTS A RE- Since the Mayflower Badminton from teather-weight balsu wood. fraining for one who likes to

Birmingham,

asking to rent a FORM. Peter Doherty, classic Clu

Club under whose banner they These weapons" were used for HQLF, Dress: Uniform, Nigris. enter for ything from a 440

Pando MIG 3.30 p.m. for team manager yards track race to events last-tretch of water, He received in footballer, irish

fre travelling is not affiliated to by the Hollywood nelors and the

Dress: Uniform. Clerks: reply ing for days, like the Tour of White Horse Inn, Wexford, Eire, would like to see

from the Old and Doncaster Rovers' manuger,

Were the D.A.M. he held that he and extra players who e free kick his team-mates are no longer cruited from off-duty Belgium

Drese: Valform, stares: guards, RHKDT. saying the host there would be substituted the throw-in under the jurisdiction COME ON. MIR GORDON

of the state police and volunteer Parade es detailed by ROHS Lane, Saturday November zi. 1953. Hockey: e nearer |

football. He considers it would B.A.M.

trustics.

Lengur Match against | KGV PA”. Sir choice

the. improve year fr

beenuse it

TWO NEW PLAYERS Time and place to be conflamed. Championship Gordon Alehard; who has only

"They can bar us from taking WERE would be a deterrent to aimless

"We worked for a month to

(Fed) G, H. Unyem, Major. been beaten once for the Canin-PIPPINS, Four Cox's played in kicking out. After all, ball part in the Malayan Champion prepare the stuff that was des

for Deputy Commandant,

R.H.K.D.F.. picnship in the last 2 years, the Statford-on-Avon Hospital put out over the back line by ships or in international tourn-troyed in a few hours in those

Nailers nnel thu wrx In 1941,

when | Cup-tie between Alecster Town in defender produces a comer inents in which Malaya takes riot scenes," Gordon, said. "But

part but we are not Interested that's the way it goes in a show Chrisur: Cards are the leader nud charlton Swifis. B, Cyril kick. Harry Wrank with 717

| in-participating-in-these,—he like this." nd-Ocorge-were-full-

NOT remarked. THE KELLY'S WERE "It' wear, however,

Gordon suld the riot scene leer. It when Sir Clordon w out of lively

WON Althuse and Pach FEUDING.

no family Wong disclosed that before came off very smoothly despite the saddle The lung suchen

10 Mile Road Race. The Hongkong al Tha despite feud when the Kellys turned out he left Malaya he showed all the fact that almost half the scored a

Handsworth the files of the correspondence "convicts" actually were inmates holding their 10 mile Hord Race on Amateur Aletle Association are fluough - injury.

Swifts goal,

League (Birmingham)

match betwen the wall on the way to his work in the

team and the and the rest guards or officers. ornia B.AM. to press representatives.

Sunday, November 20, 1063, "Some of those BIPENALTY KICKS-TWO Jack was playing for Cal and as it result of the unbaring of pipes could have done some for apply to #1.Q. for further in- double century, and boils Deeg

Any one or seem wishing to en- Smith cad "Manny" Merter, the MISSES. Jack Livesey, penalty United and Oliver, Micky to the true facts of the case, he ncarcet challengeys, have passed kick of Wigan Athletic in the Andy for Shamrock Rovers, and

had the boys put enough the salt that there is a loud ery by damage the hundred mark.

Lancashire Combluation, has the RovCTS the One of

most

the everyone was very exciting taken 81 spot kicks for the club same district Wollaston Victorles the sports public against halshes to the Championship

Two comparatively unknown Comfortablo, Safo, Invisible the many

reasons he has won their Brierley Hill League action of the B.A.3. was in 1823.

tors should attain when "Steve

them and missed game against Weldail by 22-1 played for

prom- young actors ORIGINAL APPLICATION Donoghue dead-beated with

and the centre-forward Hot a

inence through only twice.

this pleture. They Charlie Elliott for the title. CRICKET

are Neville Brand, America' AT WEMBLEY, dozen of the goats!

His application, he said, was

in fourth mast-decorated soldier forwarded have been discussed be- Plans

to the World War II, who has appear. NO SUBSTITUTES WANTED originally

through the Johore. Gordon Richards was virtually tween Arthur Mailey, the termer Because the Home International AM

Match bowler,

Association

d in 13 pictures, and Leo Gor- un the post" for the Australian Test

Championship is a qualifying Badminton

don, who appeared on the stage Championship

The Wembley Stadium WIR 111 1930, and

event for the World Cup held October 5,

in London and New York in singing a first- under FIFA rules, England, Tre- They were then members of After being Champion for the authorities for

Mr Roberts." ne the

Companion Three previous years, he was class cricket match there for the land, Scotland and Wales,

Badminton time

next summer. It is beaten by Freddy Fox, who had fest

1cording to the letter of the law, Party of Johore.

Thin! application was not for 129 winners against almost certain to take place could bring on substitutes during

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire ridden

Mr Arthur Elvin on keen

Mr

B.A.M. until muy have to shure some of their matches with each other warded to the Gordon's one less.

this season: But they are not October 20. On October 27 the their dancing honours with the last century, then Matley's iden. In

MAN OF MANY PARTS going to. Scotland, In fact, took B.A.M. asked for further were dead-hosts for the Cham-

Herod, plonship la successive years,

Steckpert County's unly one reserve to Belfast to ticulars which were already cen- this muy come us a surprise,

tained in the application.

Is Danny Kaye, one jockey, C. Maidment, being goalkeeper, is a man of many save expense? concerned in both. In 1870, he pars. He operates u vegetable

The inimitable comedian and No answer was received from shared the title with W. Gray, delivery service to restars iting thing about the West Mid-team decided to cable to the ing the public. all these years le A FIERY FINISH. Most ex- them until November and the singer who has been entertain- and the following year, lead in the Black Country of Staf-

land Alliance (Birmingham) B.A.M. heated with the great George fordshire, acts as salesman to

for a 'yes' or no revealing a new phase of his Fordham.

of

mixed concrete game between Webley Amateurs

answer as the time was draw- versatility with his dancing. A STILL PLAYING

in the ang short.

lot of people fainous Awhen tire broke out in the pavl-

nee world claim dance

the red-lop President of West York-manufacturers and is more than and Alien Cross Reserves was dan. Ten minutes play was left.

can hoof it right along with the

best of them.

Choreographer Michael

WIB

Each rode 80 winners.

Tie other

New

the season ; heif lingk and fea'ward T{

deenston

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when

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concrete

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recent

won

As

They wailed

on

behind

rubber gos8

CHALLENGER

par-new hoofer.

for three days.

has grown in membership to 65 although a goalkeeper, ako ha. The referee stopped the game but still received no answer.

so that clothes and personal be-

of its

motor mechanic. shire Golang Alliance, which county cricketer too. Herod,

NO REPLY during the 20 years

the drainction of having scores longings could be rescued from existence, is Mr Reg Lewis, the League goal for Stoke City the burning building, and then

the to make As they had Con- Guferh (Leeds) professional, who at one time in his careey / When he was injured end en the the match was, resumed.

necessary preparations to leave siderable damage was done,

for Talwm, they resigned from ver be wing,

Badminton

w

never

w told he would able to swing a club again.

300 SCHOOLBOYS IN Good news for 300 Mr Lewis fractured his pelvis FAVOUR.

in a wartime Jeep neeldent in Derby schoolboys is that the Burma, and although one leg is County Cricket Club is not only now two inches shorter than going to give them free admission he cannot "pivot" Uckets next summer when they the other, and

is all playing and Will fully, ho

will much as ever. couching 'es

Party]

His

but

name-and

Kidj

is one of them, Kidd, who staged dances for "Can-Can," the "Guys and Dolls" and "Band Wagon," said Kaye, with oly training, Companiidrew the application months of total tran and multimeously announced serious dancers of our time. that they would travel under He's already a great dan the burner of Mayflower Bad cer," Kidd added, "with lard minion Party. On November 8 ly any formal training. With they received a reply from the just a little teaching he would B.A.M. dated November 4 say be magnificent, ing that the B.AM. had no objection to their trip under

Fans got a glimpse ni Kaye's three conditions, two of which are that they submit an audited terpsichorean ability in "Hans

balterina, account to the B.AM. on their Christian Andersen, wh, he

the French concluded by saying Jeonmalry, executed

mode In certain to seo him emerge, as a full- song-and-danco. `; man

retur

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Twenty-four members of the obtain special leave from Swedim Djugardens Boldklub ɛchool., but also they will be Mr Liwis has been profession, allowed to interview and discuss Soccer Team arrived here this moming on a specially chartered al at Garforth for 25 years, Pro tactics with

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OF LONG SERVICE. Fow clubs can point to years as assistant to his father,

more The team. Is led by Mr Wolf Earlier this your, the clubhithful service

frem playera Leyherg,

Wing held a tories of competitions to than Rotherham United.

ball, Jack Edwards hus

The Swedes will play a match just mark his Jubilee. In 1949 he won, the Yorkshire Profcasonal played his 380th gaine for the tomorrow against All-Hongkang. fours mes competition

in club, forward Danny Williams On Sunday they will play that ho would like to repudiato sequence. They'll have a chance parinicship with Hon Weldon, of has just reached 400 appear against the Hongkong Slection charges Bradley Hall, ina.fold that in dnces, and recently full back Their thin, reatch; which will quarters that he and his team fledged cluded all the county's leading Jack Selkirk niso attained the b against the Combined mates are deriving financial for the first time, however, in BEAUTY PARLOUR

Chinese, Win take place on gains from the trip. oldal Kaye's now Independent players. Mr. Lewis hus boen. 250th mark elected úr honorary life, mem HALL OF MEMORIES. For Tudny, dzi

"What we get are five return comedy, "Knock on Wood, Ladies: Cold Wave: $25.00 WHO TER!! ber of the club.

Another well-known member tickets to and from Talwan," which he made in partnership Machineless Wave ... $18.00 Ware since ®

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"and lodging that the Farnben | Melvin Trang Gents: Hair Cut...'9 1,50 Made warak Olympia Council is' giving jus It was his dancing in "Knock Two matches in a day is enough dinner

Please phone, 89248 for appointment. for any man, two in national Bir Pelham Warner thora en his The team was met at the Afr In Tatwen. Even our stay In On Wood", that led to the re-

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