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GEORGE WHITING Wishes

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1954.

A BETTER YEAR FOR THE TOUGH-LUCK TRIERS OF THE ONE GONE BY

Good will to all men-especially those who missed the boat, lost the fight, came unstuck, fluffed a putt, or otherwise failed to achieve the glory that crowned the efforts of celebrities now being acclaimed as "Sportsmen of the Year.".

For me, it's a Happy New Year to the also-rans as well as to Sir Gordon Richards, Messrs Pirie, Peters, Bedser. Hutton, Bailey, Cockell, Matthews, Hawthorn, and all other hitters of jackpots and headlines during 1953.

when Par plaudits

Sparz 3 Musomal thought, suy pedul

for the tellows whore besteme: to fight Ronnie vas 20. quit, geol enough, for 1h teagh-luck Erlers. al for

who mist e unsung

Dy

es. Is, cricket, I give 40 Do Kanyom that polished outfield opening bat and hvely who began the reason witt 122

the tr mx! February

Finally, and most Important, a Clayton Happy New Year to the rabbit Brits championship the lads ami lasses who run jump, kick, swim, skate, box, wrestle and knock a ball about for all they are worth, and with. out thought of profit or pub- For me, they are the salt Lty.

Look no fur- Lawn tennis"

Just-ditch ther for an unlucky uter than Jaroslav Drobny, the Crech turnel - Egyptian who pays us the compliment of say- against the Australians for hising he wishes he'd been born county, and then auße

an Englishman.

Test Match chancer with heat- ant tickles-in dire and dismal contrast to the confident

trft-

drives that made him a Warer- stershire Wonder.

Dreboy's marathon win (8-0,

8-6. 10-14, 3-6,

12-J0j over Budge Patly in the shades might of night at Wimbledon notually have achieved him the

Kenyon, wil h in the aver-Champlonship he has sought so ages with 2.439 runs

for the SCUROI)-- --S/cond highest total Hutton-cuddl contave ne more t}a»A 8, 10, #incl + k the

1: ma's Tests. Nottingham ani

and was then droppe |

With

~ thud. For him, the legion of

The lost opportunity,

GOAL COUNTED

a

Soccer? My hard-luck hero is Scotush

Allan International Brown, Blackpool's insi.le-jeft now buck In the pat JAN wing half.

was the goal, remember that knocked. Aretoad witt

bang 14 the FA Cup pu Backpool and Matthews in a position to Be the stop that end them 1 climb ta gre 19 stairs at Wembley

Kal

and

In- long and so assiduously. stead, It left him a Huping victim to Denmark's Kurt Niel-

sta.

a dhehard, but, at Drobny 1. 32, even he will appreciate how

aliminer are his chanc much

now of beroming the Arst left- hander to win Wimbledon since the 1914-18 war days of (Sim Norman Brookes,

FRUITLESS

cf sport.

iLondon Express Service)

SPORTS

DAVIS CUP CHALLENGE ROUND

ROUND-UP

£1,000 STEEPLECHASE

TO PERPETUATE MEMORY

OF LORD MILDMAY

A £1,000 steeplechase to perpetuate the memory of Lord Mildmay, Britain's greatest amateur jockey, Is to be inaugurated over the new Mildmay course, Aintree, on It will be known as the the eve of the Grand National. Mildmay Chase.

In athletics, Christmas greet- inge to my favourite runners etup Stanley Cox, the family man from Southgate, who spends his spare the in an apparently fruitless chose of his bosort pal the indomitable Jim Peters; and Frank Sundo, persistent shadow low of Gordon Piric over any dis-22 taner you care to to six miles.

ka

A

hut ple-bok Brown bruke ins unkie morg 11. and Wis

The Canteils Booking

when

-

males line up for their

medals.

mention up

again, with the aid of sticks. It will be soine time before he will but be able to walk properly, he plans to id: before that.

Johnny Williams, former Bri- seuron, hopes to be back in the who Champion, saddle again soon. Fred, Heavyweight tish has been matched with Gerhard was thrown en the fast day of fireht, Germian Cruiserweight the season. 13 now walking Champion, in Berlin on January 20 7 will be Willams' Art night in his campaign to regain the British title, He will And **bit Hecht a tough opponent. German recently boxed a draw with Karel Syi, former Euro- pean Champion,

•

President of

For wor on wheels we turn, C'uprst, to speedway rider Split Waterman. Unbeaten the Dare I meration

for Stepney's first four of his five rides

fur the

Lard Burghley, at World Championship smiler. Sanumy McCarthy. The felicitatioris of boxing men" | Webley the Harringay Hope the Amateur Athletic Associa

collert but one measly point tinn, has presented a cheque for £370 to the Netherlands Flood A year ago McCarthy 33% from his last race-and Duished being lauded as the brightest | second to Freddie Williams.

Disaster Fund. The donation was made from the receipts of prospect of car bane, the

who i

athletic match the fondlight Featherweight defeated

between Englanki and the was going to restore for us the glories of Drise 11. Jordan and

Netherlands at the White City Taricion

1103-

Then a Nigerian. Kid Bantry. and a Frenchman, Ray Fame

To Geoft Duke, mighty man,

soluta- of the Isle of Man TT, down for falling off his bike He a mortal With the "Senior" in September.

his pocket after three laps, Duke took Quarter Bridge úd

chan, thowed us Sammy's foot, stowche, split bir tank,

of clay. Do not blame M

Carthy The fault, if fault there be, lies with thing when weak. have had bin zumaking

he cotaki wath.

SOFT-PEDAL

of

McCarthy, the boy who still pushes vegetables for part his living, never rought super- latives, and we shall be doing him a good tum

we soft-

...

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THE INK SPOTS

AMERICA'S

FAVOURITE QUARTET

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CURIOS

tires.

LOCKLESS

and re- ]In

SEASON,

Complimenta If the too, Harry Can, Whe Hoy. Jockey, who rode Her Majesty's Aureole into fifth place in the 2,000 Guineas, into second place in the Coronation Derby-four lengths behind Sir Gordon on Pinza-and into third place in the St. Leger.

Golfers, charge your glasses to Bernard Hunt and Peter Alliss, those luckless striplings whose Ryder Cup match nerves let them down on the last green that fateful day at Wentworth

Noghy? The toast is school muster N. Glyn Davies, back- row forward for London Welsh the man who, picked to show his line-out enterprise for Wales

BUDAPEST PREPARES

The Hungarians are closing the People's Stadium in Bucla- pet for four months. They mean to have the pitch perfect or- der for the return soccer inter- England next May.

national between Hungary

and

Maintenance of good turf is a major problem In Hungarian sport because of the ellmatic

extremes.

Me

ire Nemeth, former Champlon Ilammer

Fred Winter. British Champ-Workt

Steeplechase Jackey Ist Thrower, said: "The turf of the stadium was terribly worn Jrs

As

yor. Now we have Putin ly reseeded it and are hoping I will be in perfect con- dition by May**

Sun Worries Japanese

Tokyo, Jan. 5.

A further 20,000 seats are be- Ing provided, making 71,500 seating places with accommoda- Lion for a further 25,000 stand- Ing.

The Japan Ice Skating:

The Walker Cup golf match Federation spokesman said between Great Britain and the today that if the present United States in 1955 will be unusually warm weather played at St Andrews, on a date continued it

to be announced later, might be

The Open Championship necessary to hold the World Speed Skating Champion-1955 will also be at St Andrews, ships at night.

from July 4 to 0,-(London Ex- press Service).

The Federation President, Mr sunentet Takerin, left her to- day with other officials to in-

gainst the All Blacks, injured spect the site of the Champlon-Hashim Khan

his back at practice 24 hours before the game, and so missed the chance of a lifetime for any self-respecting Welshman,

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PHOTOGRAPHS

by our Staff Photographers

Maude-Clarke Wedding at St. John's Cathedral. Chen-Tse wedding at Congregation Church. H.K. U. Students Dance at Skyroom.

Governor visits N.T.

Fire In Kowloon.

X'mas party at Cheero Club.

Prison Officers Club Party and Presentation.

Malayan Association Dance,

Goylon Party for Japanese Ministers to Ceylon.

Sacred Heart School Prizegiving.

B.A.T. Presentation,

Kowloon Cricket Club New Year's Eve Dance,

Kowloon Cricket Club Children's Sports.

Annual Road Race in Kowloon.

Cralgengower Children's Sports.

Opening of H.K. & Shanghai Bank Mongkok Branch, Children's Party, at P.R.C.

Available at

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The two Davis Cup captains, Harry Hopman (Australia) and Bill Talbert (United States) follow Vic Seixas (United States), left, and Lewis Hoad on to the court for the first rubber in the Davis Cup Challenge Round in Melbourne on December 28. On the left is the Davis Cup.

In action-Lewis Hoad, whose two singles victories against Tony Trabert and Vic Seixas, helped Australla to a 3-2 victory-Photos by courtesy of the Australian Trade Commissioner's Office.

$100,000 SUIT FILED AGAINST TURPIN

New York, Jan. 4.

A $100,000 sult against the British boxer. Randolph Turpin, has been filled in the New York

Tc State Supreme Court by Miss

With only 1: days left before Defend Title In

ships at Sapporo, Hokkaldo,

the start of concerned lain

the

arc

Ladies' Hockey "International”

Adele Daniels, ns learned | ese today.

In April

JACK CUDDY Forecasts

WHAT 1954

WILL

SEE IN THE BOXING RING

New York, Jan. 4.

Boxing, the year-round sport that is brought into millions of American homes by the press, radio and tele- vision every week, has the following Championship probabilities to offer in 1954:

Champion

bis

Heavyweights - Champion, New York. Ho thould beat. Rocky Marciano, certainly one Basilic again because of his of the most effective punchers | amazing ruggedness

and in ring history, wil make two remarkable stamine, although successful defences of his crown, be may be on the canvas again,. Unbeaten Rocky will knock out she was in thoir September buth challengers, who will be 18 thriller. Gavilan should win selected from amond

among Dan with comparative enso

Over Bucurent, ex-champ Ezzard Ramon Fuentes, Billy Graham, Charles, Nino Valdes of Cuba Jolmay Saxton or Del Flana and Don Cockell of England. gan.

AL the end of 1954, the most Lightweight Champion Jim- amazing record boasted by any my Carter will have only a 30-50 Heavyweight

since chance to keep his 138-pound John L. Sullivan, will read: bonnet against rapidly thing Fights, 47; won 47; knock-outs Wallace (Bud) Smith of Cin- 42. And his string of consecu-cinnati, who lost a close decisivo

have tive kayoes w

been to Carter in 1950. Only Smith stretched to 12.

threatens champion Jimny, who knocked out all three of his Light ffrayyweights-Cham-challengers to 1953. plon Archie Moore, 37, is near- ing the end of the trail. He Featherweights Champion should keep his 175-pound Sandy Saddler will be a ques-

on R Crown a close decision over ilon mark when he receives his ex-champ Jocy

Maxim at Miami Army discharge in April after on January 27 in their third two years In the service. He ulle fight. But ancient Archle should knock out Percy Bassett will lose the deadem to the of Philadelphia, the "interim Improved

But Harold Johnson of champ,"

may have Philadelphia, 25, despite his trouble with young Lulu Perez three victories and one loss in 'of Brooklyn 10 Lulu

Willio previous fights with John-, ex-champ

Pep February 20.

Perez is an illusive inrget and a demaging puncher,

tour

SON

Middleweights-Carl (Bobo) Speedy

Olron. now ruler

of the ring's

he

licke

on

most active division, will keep He appears the best 120-pound

his 100-pound crown on a de- cision over Welterweight Cham-contender. plon Kid Gavilan by pressing the Cuban and

Olson may

Bantamweights Carruthers

Jimmy

of Australia wil

hts world cloce quarters beating him at

If he defenda the title if he defends

Joey Glambra of Billy Peacock of Los

Josc

(rown

bantamweight against Angeles,

against Buffalo, New York. Giambra, the American 118-pound ruler. Robert Cohen of France also

though rated only the fifth con- tender now, is the most dan- | would give Carruthers a hard gerous boxer-puncher in the fight. talent-packed class,

Welterweights

Kid Gavilan should 147-pound title In thrilling fight with

and aggressive Carmen Basilo of

Flyweights Yoshio Shiral Champion of Japan should wear his 112- keep his pound diaden for enother another year. He seems a better com- the very bination boxer-puncher than explosive Jake Tull of South Africa, the Canastota, top contender.--United Press,

The New U.S. Golf Ball

Edict Is

Startling

Says JAMES GOODFELLOW

Several speakers in a recent London golf club debate were of the opinion that golf is being robbed of some of its enjoyment by the new standard scorea view with which I agree.

This had been brought home to them during the mild spell-a period welcomed by clubs and professionals alike -as they struggled over heavy courses to keep on happy terms with "old man par."

Repented failure to find rules and a dlarervice to the greens in the regulation num- | game," state:

ber of strokes made wearisome.

Introduction of a

play

"Some years ago it became necessary to limit the distance ball that qualities. As the ball became

would not travel so far, a move longer and longer, courses were favoured by a section of golf's being outmoded... legislators, would

exasperate

these players even more. A proposal from a Japan- America's latest pronounce- women's hockey team ment (text of which has just

Is too warm for satisfactory Dunlop Tourney October 28 inst year, became kong Ladies' Hockey Asso

'CONTRARY TO BULES'

The United States Golf Asso ciation, in } bulletin to their members pointing out that the ELS0 of the

small ball (1.020 inches,

with compared

1,680 is "contrary to U.S.

to play three matches here reached England) on this con- The suit, which alleges eight different assaults on Miss Daniels in the first half of Apriltroversy will startlo them. weather

between September and was accepted by the Hong-

alating conditions. After In-

known when the boxer's lawyer ciation yesterday. specting the site, officials will

filed a motion asking the court decide whether or not to hold

London, Jan. 4. to appoint a doctor to examine

meeting yesterday even- At a tho Championships at night Hashim Khan of Pakistan the woman.

Ing at the office of Thos. Cook when the air would keep the will defend his title in the Lawyers acting for Turple & Son the HKLHA Commlitee lee dry.

Dunlop Professional Squash have filed an answer to the sult tentatively fixed the dates for inches) delayed Rackets Tournament at the Reuter.

denying all the allegations the three matches as April 3, 4 and 7, subject to the Japanese completion of the rink,

Lansdowne Club, London,

team's acceptance. The spokesman said four centimetres of ice had bec laid from February 1 to 8.

Warm weather has

but this foundation was not yet

Hashim. solid enough to take the addi-

at present in the tional six centimetres which are United States, won the tourna needed to bring the rink to the man when it was last held in required thickness.

1052, He, is the British Open Champion and the top seed". Similar conditions throughout the rest of Japan have resulted A newcomer to Britain who

cancellation in the

many has been seeded No. 7 is Nascut aro

Federation officials decide to hold

Championships at

af

A DISTRESSING TENDENCY

"It is still essential that the distance qualities of the ball ba- limited.

"There is no velocity limit on the small-size ball,

USGA specifications for the ball have been worked out over a great many years. They have confidently believe, is far and resulted in a ball which, we way the best for use in this country.

"Aside from distance qualities, the American, size ball sits up better in fairway, rough ·and bunker, and putts and chips better. That is the consensus of

many British players.

MEXICANS MAY leading American players and of

The meeting also decided to PROVE TOO KEEN

Golf

mako arrangements for games to be played at either the South Chino stadlum or the Hongkong Football Club stadium.

the

ON SWISS TRIP.

Ita

The

Wellington, N., Z. Jan. 4.

New Zealand

10

Colony and the League Cham- other, A circular will be sent to plons.

"VASTLY SUPERIOR'

"Admittedly, the Amerless ball is shorter than the small- The

New York, Jan. 4. Council complained

The Japanese team will play

United States national size ball against the wind, but icam, some of whose downhill and under other condi- annual meeting that amateurs against the Hongkong Ladies soccer

showing "a distressing Interport Team, Rest of the players never have seen each tiens it is vastly superior to the

Ales to Moxico

ball in all-round on maall-size skating events this winter. flah Khan of Mauripur, Karachi. tendency to go pot-hunting."

Thursday for the World Cup playing qualities. elimination games on January "So the player who attempts The other "seeds" are Mah-clubs reminding them that the sight

A letter from the Japanese 10 und 14,

to cheat on distanco by using floodlighting equipment

and moud El Karim of Egypt, Roshan trophy in amateur goit should

The American team leaders the small ball against the wind other necessary facilities will be Khan of Karachi, Abdul Bari of not bo worth winning finan-team's manager, S. Iwamatsu,

said the team would be arriving} admitted that the USA has is very apt to cheat himself in installed, the spokesman said the Junior Carlton Club, Z. A.elally, they decided. Router,

And to save misunderstanding in the first week of April, at little chance to win a trip 10 far more important factors. Cer- Khan of Peshawar, and the Englishmen, L. R. W. Keeble, tho Counell will reviso its its own expense. The delegation the World Championship finals tainly he is cheating himself in Lansdowne Club, and J. P. Dear, Champlonship list-China Mall will consist of 14 players, in Switzerland next summer.-being no sportsman." Queen's Chab-France-Presso. Special.

| manager and a coach. J

the

India Decides. On European Zone

54.

Calcutta, Jan. India, sole entrants' last year În the Asian Zone of the Davis Cup competition, will compete in the European Zone this year. This was one of the decisiona reached at the annual general meeting of the All-Indian Lawn Tennis Association.

It was also agreed to conduct the Asian Lawn Tennis Cham- pionships at Caloutta in Decem ber 1955, but the meeting decided not to enter for the 1934 Champloomips being held in Manila during February because they could not collect together a suitable, representativa team

as abort notice--Ieuter.

United Press.

Barry APR leby

THE GAMBOLS

GOOD, IT DIDN'T BREAK

HOW YOU'VE DROPPED TO

TWELL SHOULDN'T HAVE

BROKEN IT IF YOU & [HADN'T DROPPED IT FIRST

GO NEITHER OF US CAN BLAME THE OTHER THING THAT'S RATHER NICE"

--(London Express Kervice)

Surf.

Surf, Jurf. Jurf,