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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY " 7, § 1954.

ALL MUST GIVE BEST TO DOWN IN THE KEMPTON HURDLE RACE

BEN HOGAN AS THE SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

Says DENNIS HART

Who was the sports personality of 1953? A difficult question?

It seems so at first, as hundreds of names spring to mind.

But look at it this way. In ten years' time, how will you, as a sports fan, remember 1953?

Much of course, will depend on your nationality. the year that Gordon Richards won the Derby, England

Stanley Matthews gained a Cup-winners' medal,

For Englishmen It will be regained the Ashes, and

Australiena will remember it Hogan. Not for nothing is he the most improved player in the for Frank Seligman's pro-called Iron Man'

game. fessional temmin victory, and John

Landy's great runnlag.

W3 Just another

Before his accident ho Wha When he won the Wimbledon whilst the highlight for Hallons one of sport's most criticised title Just year, Seugman WAS will be the regaining of the champions. Serious and tight-solely a nel-rusher. Away from world professional road cycling lipped as he went from success the not he tifle by Fousto Coppi. For to success, he was fow people's player. South Africans the phenomenal idea of a popular champion." ultra-Marathon efforts of Wally Hayward will be most memor- able.

ut

In taking the professional title Hogan accepted the position from Pancho Gonzales, the Aus- like he accepted everything else i trallan produced tennis that was with absolute enim. If people high-class and high-powered

lit but did not like him, all, Great performances

Gonzales in least from every angle. would not fet it interfere with ja tough player who thrives even they can give best to other. For lew

of his golf, porismen,

speed. Aguinat Sedgman never knew what hit him. any country, will forget that day In July, when, on the wind and

HONOURABLE MENTIONS rain-swept Carnoustie

So he withdrew more and more into his shell until critics

course, switched from running down his

Ben Hogan won the British Open Golf Churnpionship, and | completed the greatest sporting come-back of all time,

Four years ago Hogan was lying on his back in a hospital bed. Encased in plaster, und swathed in bandages, following a road sma h, his lito hung in the balance.

Within a year he was playing Rolf ugain. He could barely walk. but with short, shuffling steps, each of which caused him agony, he forced him-elf round the course,

The following year he ro gained his United States title.

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NOT FOR NOTHING

This would have been enough But nol satisfy most men,

And

Trabert Seixas Lose

Adelaide, Jun. 6. Lewis Hond

Ken and

'teen Rosewall, Australian

age lawn tennis stars, de. fented Vic Seixas and Tony Trabert of America 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 In the semi- final of the men's doubles South Australian Championships 7-day.

in

the

the

Rosewell was dropped by the Australian selectors from the doubles

tcom

recent Davis Cup Challenge Round bt- cause they thought he was not in good enough form to partner Hoad against the same Ameri- can rivals whom they beat to day.

On he

private life to faulting his play. So much for the fast three. It was said that his machinë... | Now for the honoumble Mer-

like golf was all right on near-lons. perfect American courses, but in hazards Britain, where natural

Ben Hogan

abound, something of the natural player was needed.

Came

his accident,

was

High on the lat comes Gordon Piric, the Surrey bank clerk whose devotion to athletics and slavish training has put him int the Zatopek closs, as a breaker of World, British and European records,

But, we must not, of course, forget Zutopek himself, Despite increasing competition the mer- eurial Czech not only held all his world records, but increased the number to nine.

Then there Fausto Coppi, another who came back after a terious crash Lo win world honours; Len Hutton, England's first professional cricket captain, who, this season, was to the batting what Alec Bedser was to the bowling; Florence Chadwick, American Channel swimmer who set up a time which even

tho men could not touch.

Mr W. T. Curlis' Miss Harry and her rider, J, Dick, lying on the turf after falling at the first hurdle first time round in the Juvenile Hurdle Race at Kempton Park Races on December 28. No. 19 is Mr G. Laurence's Scottish Sea, ridden by D. Dillon. No. 23 is Mr H. C. Nias Woodstock Way, ridden by J. Dowdeswell.

Reuterphoto.

No New Stars, But Many New Records In America's

Track And

Field Year

New York, Jan. 6.

The year 1963 in American sports was for the most part a year in which proven performers lived up to expectations; there no flaming new stara although there were many new records.

were

In track and field the biggest name was that of marvellous Mal Whitfield, who set five new world indoor and outdoor track records, One of these records, 2.20.8 for 1,000 Metres set on August 16, was bettered on September 17 by Audun Boysen of Norway, who did 2.20.4. But Mal's other records seem sure to get formal approval 56.6 seconds for 500 Yards indoors, 1:09.5 for 600 Yards indoors, 1:02.5 for 500 Metres indoors, and 1:48.6 for an outdoor Half Mile.

Fortune Gordien set a new, although it has a blunt end and world Discus record of 194 is thicker then the usual fert 6 inches on August 22, | Javelins. It meets the rules, ending n your of new world and Finnish experts cgree that records in this event. Sim Inesa is legal and that it probably did better than 180 feet twice will be the form used in future in practice, and Gordien prejavelins. The viously had done 100 feet 7 Javelin luches, 191 feet 6 inches, and 100 foet evenk The old world record was Gordien's 186 feet 11 inches,

act a new

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WEEK-END

CRICKET

·HKFĄ DINNER

Warm Tribute To Pegasus Sportsmanship

Warm tributes to the sportsmanship of the Pegasus team were paid by both the Hon. Sir Man-kam- Lo, Preal- dent of the Hongkong Football Association, and the Hon. Mr Justice C. W. Reece at the dinner in honour of the Pegasus Football Club last night at the Peninsula Hotel.

Amongst the distinguished guests present were the Hon. R. B. Black, Colonial Secretary, Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, Dr L. T. Ride, Vice- Chancellor of the Hongkong University, Mr D. Benson, Chairman of the Hongkong Jockey Club, and many others. In his welcoming address 'to grand recepiforts, and offered to Pegasus, Sir Man-kam stress-the President as a token of rew ed the fact that the Colony was membrance a plaque on which not merely an industrial and were the insigning of the Oxford, commercial centre but also one Cambridge

and

the PogumiS that was greatly Interested in Clubs, sport.

Mr Justice Recec, on behalf of had the other guests, also paid tribute not to the sportsmanship displayed by the Pegamus,

The visit by Pegasus been a long awaited one, only for the winning or playing games, but also visit of members of the great universities whose names were household words,

NO COMPLACENCY

as a two

In endorsing the remarks made by the President on the behaviour of spectators in the Colony, he stated that for the first line in his career 03

The fact that Hongkong won soccer enthusiast, he was a wit- the three emmes played, he neas to a game where the Police had to be called to control sec- continued was not to be acceptions of the crowd which did not ted with say degree of com-

the defent oflike to see their side lose. placency. In Pegasus, merry relevant factors Mr Recce stated that Hong- must be taken into considera-kong would be following Pega- tion and Hongkong would do sus "progress in tho Amateur weil in noting the one point that Cup with all the Interest good stood out.

friends bad for their favourites and hoped that Pegasus would This was the spirit shown by go from success to success in Pegasus in defeat, Whether the the Cup compeition with full rim of play went for or againa? | knowledge of the wholehearted them, they played the game support of the Colony. from start to fish and this

Over 200 hundred members of could lesson Hongkong

woll

the saccor fraternity attended take to heart.

the dinner,

GOLF MATCH

Members of the Pegasus leam spent an enjoyable afternoon at Fanling yætenday where they

and the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, the the Army and Royal Air Force the in friendly polť match.

Before the match the Pegasum players were madhoon gasts of the Gulf Cha

The feature of the match svas the astonishing display by H. J. Potte, the popular right winger of the team, at both golf and nosequently, kar Clubhouse.

dice at the

Sir Man-kam then dwelt on the display of the spectators in the recent Hungary v England comadont Finnish

match, when 100,000 fazla saw their team go down factory alreedy

The following have been selected In stunning defeat, and rost met a nopresentative side from making the blunt-end spears,

to play for Saturday, starting

By Rearelo as one min in generous at Sookunpoo un Another new world record 1.30 p.m.

spontaneous applause for came in the High

viotacious Hungariam at Jump when

Maj. Chubb; Maj McCoat, MD1 Walter "Buddy" Davis of Texas Evans, Capt Petty, Capt Dewer, Capt and

Beeston, Li Pritchard, 1/Lt Cochrane, cicared 6 feet 11

He concluded by saying that Porty O'Brien

Inches in 2/12 Thome, Pte Clark, Ca Rock the

in Hongkong spectators world

MTB 10-pound Shot Put June. Davis later tarned pro-Umpire Sgi Onorge, Scover

could well afford to retricmber Maureen Connolly deserves record of 50 feet three-quarters fessional as a basketball player. Chubb.

wwe an example of Transport leaves Blake Pier at this as of an inch on May 9 and `Bod special mention for winning the

In the One Mile, Wes Santep.m. Antone umble to play piecmo sportsmanship. best women's singles Anal that Backus of Marsh:1 Muss.. Wimbledon

of Kansas did 4:02.4, the fastest Inform Maj Chubb Force 445 im bus ever

Sir Man-kam then presented mediately. scl Bern.

new 35-pound Weight mile ever run a

by an American Praise

INDIAN B.C. world for her opponent, เม

mark of 61 feet 834

two shields to Pegasus to com- and the fifth fastest in liistory. Doris Hart.

inches on December 12,

The following have been sciroted | memorate their Visit to the Only Gunder Inegg, Arne to represent the Indian Recreation

a Colony, and to each player cricket matches on Andersson, Roger Bannister and Club in league

Saturday":-

pair of carved ivory chopsticks John Landy have done better.

1st Division v University at 130

with their names Inscribed in raised In baseball it was the Yankees .m. at Sook unpoo-A.R. Kitchell Chinese characters and

(Capt.). J.C. Köb, and Dodgers again.

AK Markar. The Yanka Ador A. Rumahn Arthur A.A. track and field record was the won the American League and tumjahn, 9. E. Dux, All, lamell, Javelin mark of 80.41 metres World Champlonships for

the Robert Argulli. S.A. Ismail, A.X. (203 feet 10 inches) by Afth straight

Madar, A.M. Omer, Umpire: K.M. Brooklynomer. Scorer: A Rashid Abbas. Franklin (Bud) Held of Call- won the National League pen-

In reply, Dr H. W. Thomp- fornia at Pasadena

2nd Division v University at 130 | son, Hơn, Secretary and Team 8. Cy Young, 1952 Olymptonant. for the second straight year.] p.m., at Pokfulam--F.M. El Area Manager of the Pegasus Foot-te

Capt.), M. Yaqub Samad, M.A. Javelin Champion from Mo- In football it was that Matthews, one of the most

ball Club, stated that the team Maryland West AR Rack BK chan

đânt. All Khan, Adam Khan, desto, California, charged that and Notre Dame at the top of Barma, E. Minu, A.S. Ramlahn, R.

looked forward with a measure was populer footballers

Detroit used an illegal hollow the college heap;

and Omar, destined to go without English Javelin which floats and travels Cleveland the best

Umpire: A.R. Bux. Seover:

of excitement to their trip to among the 0. Adem.

the Colony. soccer's greatest prize.

farther than on ordinary spear. Pros.

There are many others whose performances will

rtcalled be nostalgially in years to come. I will mention but two, those

great veterans, Stanley Matthews

and Sir Gordon Richards.

After twice being on the losing side in a Cup Final when past his 35th birthday it seemed

But

ever,

last May, Stan played perhaps the greatest game of his illustrious career. He Inspired hls Blackpool from being 3-1 down The selectors brought in Rex tremendous courage in Binging with only 20 minutes left for Hartwig to partner Hoad and himself across his wife to saveplay for a 4-3 viktory. Nover

He and the pair lost the Davis Cup her

his determined had anyone been more deserving doubles match to Seixne and fight back, and Hogan

a of a Cup winners' medal. Traberi.

hero. Ainerlen never had A more popular Open Champion, The Australians boti trouble in subduing Seixas ond But Ben remembered those Trabert, the respective Wim-carlier criticisms. He still had bledon anİ American cham- | to prove himself—-to himself. piona, who seemed to be unable to do anything right,

Gasps of surprise came from the gallery when Trabert drop- pod his service in the first game of the second set to give the Australians a break through.

Selxes lost his service later in the same set to give the Aus- trelians a 4-1 lead.

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And Sir Gordon Richards? Like Matthews, a national figure, he had striven for 30 years achieve flat racing's highest honour. When be finally brought off his Derby victory on Pinza at So he came to Britain, and Epsom in June the whole coun- despite much rain which caused try cheered him and the Queen sovere cramp in his legs, took herself, whose horse he beat into the British title by four strokes. second place, was one of the

Truly was it the greatest per-

first to shake him by the hand. formance of this year and many before It.

THEN BEDSER

--London Express Service)

Who can rival Hogan? Second One Change In

Hoad and Trabert were both place surely can go only to a down on their services

in the man of similar stature, a sports-

third set, but the steady Hese- man who is not only proficient Welsh Team

wald held his safely.

EVERYTHING HE HAD

at his art, but who has shown tremendous determination in carrying it out.

And who better to At that drscription than

To

Play England

MOST CONTROVERSIAL

The most controversial new

Held

on

year;

SCORPIONA

a laugh by stating that as uni. versity men they should be able to read samt.

Inter-School

Table Tennis

Following are the results of first round of the Inter- School table tennis tournament which began yesterday:

A Grade-La Salle beat Chaliiam English School 5-6; St Paul's Co-ed He had made enquiries as to School beat Junior Technical School Held retorted that he has ex- Tennis produced no dominant The following have been selected here, and

the standard of soccer played 5-2: Clementi Middle School awarded a walk-over against ' Tak Ming could honestly say School: Wah Yan. perimented with the

except hollow player,

Kowloon, beat Maureen to represent the HKCC "Scorpions" Javelin and found it unsatisfac-Connolly.

against Har at Chater. hord on that instead of being undeniably | Ying Wa College 0-1; Wah Yan, Saturday at 1.30 p.m.-.A. Pearce on the down grade, as reported 53: St Jomph's College beat Now tory and that the spear used in

Hongkong beat St Stephen's College Captain), 1., Stanton, T.G.C. Knight. in one of the local papers, the Method College 6-3; St Louis School his record throw was net hollow,

In boxing Rocky Marciano F.A. Weller, H. Owen-Hughes, s emerged

อ Heavyweight Leach, A. Cheetham, R. Camp play here was deflutely in the beat Queen's College d

bell, P.L. Hohner V.D. Roberts, other direction, and Hongkong Champion without logical

2.R. Jeky

had improved immensely. contender after he knocked out

Technics School bosi Roland LaStarza in September.-

Continuing.

A.M. School 5-0;· Clemonti Meidlo Thompson School beat Ying Wa College_5-1; United Press,

The following have been selected stated that they were all over- Salesian School beat Wal Zon to represent the Drewhelmed by the acts of kind-gkong 5-d; La Salle beat Wali game against the

Record Entry For Empire Games

London, Jan. 6.

WEEK-END

SOFTBALL

DOCKYARD

p.

Club at the Polloe ground on Batur

day commencing of 130 p.m.

C.L. Hughes (Capt.). G. Horley, G. Harvey, R. Horwood, W James

Dr

B Grade: St Loubs School best St Joseph's College

pest and courtesy shown them Yan, Kowlom 3-1.

Junior

Wonched

Schoot 6-0; North- cote Training College Primary School

by all sections of the community, C Grade:-St Louis School Dext and although they were glad to Wanchat A.M. be going home, they were sorry R. Knapp, J. Barber, D. Hack, K. Mathews.

3. Davey, D. Buteline. to leave Hongkong. Twelfth Man:-), "Adie. Umpire:— A.N. Other.

Will anyone who is uncertain of the whereabouts of the Police sround The following is the schedule pleacail in the Dockyard Chub of softball games for the com- between 1230 and 1 9.m. on Satur-

week-end:--

Saturday

day.

OF HELP

•

best 2110 Kadoorie A.M. School

6-0; Wah Yen, Kowloon, best Hen- nessy · Road A.M. School 1; CIO+ - PROMISE

menii Middle School best Salesian School B-3; Wah Yang Hongkong Deut As a member of the TA-1: Queen' College beat La Belle Hennomy Road..P.M. School Council, the promised that any 5-0 Junker Technical school awarded request for Information esto ■ walk-over, agadest Taing Wah. training methods

Girls Section-Northcote Training or any other #ay By watch the FA dould walk-over against Tsing Wall; Be College Primary School awarded a Special Constabulary,, y Regis Hip Hakong to improve wólald Mary's School beat Tong Lam Middle Force on Sundayaopherson,.. receive the most careful atten- Bohool 6-4; St Pauls Foot School. P.R.C.-R.AT.

Stanton, Franklin, I.L. Vapink, H.P. Madar.

K.0.2. tion.

best Clement Middle School 5-2. I.K. Kendali. at 9,E,M, Bux, 3.K. Khan, 8. Ab00,

A.H. Kodir, J.W.W. Boyd,

A record entry of 24 has beening received for the British Empire and Commonwealth Games at Vancouver from July 30 to August 7.

The entries

Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Guiana, Canada,

Eng land, Fiji, Gold Coast, Hong- kong, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaya, New Zealand, Nigeria, Northern Ladies. Wahooa "A" Ireland, Northern Rhodesia, C.A.A.; Colleens v Pandas Pakistan,

Scotland, South 9.45 a.m. Africa, Scuthern Rhodesia,

Juniors.-P. I. Dodgers Rookies; C.A.A. (2) V Mau Maus at 2.30 p.m. 25 Gunnars Cuba; Pandas v C.A.A. (1) 4 p.m.

Sunday

FRIENDLY MATCH

INTER-HONG MATCH

The following have been chosen to

Dwelling on the Hungly v Englandgame, ho felt that perhaps it was a good thing for English football, but added that

Once Hald "high

represent The Hongicong and Sha Confuctous at Hai Banking Corporations in the doses come and go, high winds nual Kong Match against Butterfield come and go, but this Rock co- & Swire on Sunday, Jeruery: 10, en | mains. the Hongkong Cricket Club around from which Association, Football England, as the root

Buccéroni Beats Hein Ten Hoff

A

Milwaukee Wis., Jan. 6, Dan Bucoeroni relained his

rating as the No, 1 heavyweight contender to-day after a con

D. G. Alticenhead, P. G. A. Can and spread, remained, despite the topher, RG, Craig. 7. S. Copley, defeat surered, the Rock. 2. worth, P. 9, Ingham, J. R. He conckuled by thanking the vincing win over big Hein Ten yfekyll. J. Knightly, A. offatals of the HRPA, and all the Hoff, the former heavyweight Layton, 8. F....B. Lever, I. J. Qother organlatform that had given champion of Europe Unite 1bomeon 17th man Laville. Umpien F. Marshall,

them such warm welcome atid Press.

At this stage Traber! had dropped his four preceding ear-

Cardiff, Jan, 0. Alec Bedser, A. Thomas, the Cardiff wibes, and when again he put everything he had heart

he served the gloot Surrey bowler, with a "Ulity" back who has yet to into it but Hoad and Rosewall twelve bools. It

bigger than his size play on a losing side for Wales, Trinidad, Uganda and Wales. Seniors-Boxes Warriors at 11:30 a.m.

* again broke through and with Bodser, more

Was duo to takes the place of his club

at 11.15 am.; Braves v Navy af Rosewn holding ble on the

than any other colleague, Gareth Griffiths, in The previous beat entry for 2 pm. Australians Best 5-2.

player, thot England regained the Welsh Rugby Union team the Games was when they were the Ashes this summer, and to play England at Twicken-held in London 18 years ago Seixas served powerfully to ended Australia's 21-year cricket ham, London, on January 16. when 18 territories competed, win a deuce game but Hoad monopoly.

France-Presse. clinched the match on his next

This is the only change from corvice.

While most of his colleagues the side whleli beat New were busy in avoiding defeat, | Zealand 13 points to night at Mervyn Rose and Rex Hart- Alec was on the warpath, fling- Cardist lost mouth. Griffitho wig will meet Hood and Rose-ing himself into the attack to was injured in that match, wall 'in ten 'all-Australian final,

Rose and Hartwig, beat_Horn Richardson and Bob Pemy, members of the American Davis Cup squad, 15-0, 6-0, 0-0, 6-4 ks a close match.

The bacond pend-final was keenly dough, but play at times Was errante.

in the Davie Oup doubles

achieve victory.

Tho team; O, Willams; K. J. Since first playing for England Jones, ·A." Thomas, B. seven years ago, Alec has played] Williams, (captain), G, Row- in four serios against Australlu, lands; C. Morgan, W. R. Willle; Each time he has bawled himself W. G. Williams, D. M. Davies, into, the ground. On the first C. Meredith, J." A. William, E. throo occasions his efforts went A. John, 8. Juddy. unrewarded, owing to lack of Stephen R. C. C. Thomas,-

China Mall Special,

support

Hertwig who partnered Hoad backing this time. But ha He received Little enougis against the United States, was broke the back of the Ausic Spain Beats Turkey

the court, baking, and their beats,

the beaj player on

but he had limited support from

1

Third place, I think, fnust go

De Madrid, Jan: (0, Spain beat Turkey 4-1 in their

Rowe, who dropped services to Frank Bidgman.. Frank World Cup group six prelimi

Richarddon and Perry showed qualifies on two counts, as win" tury, soccer match to-day. Antarvationbeat, we double com- ner of the London Profesional

tant, Tesla Perry, daysing into Lawn Tennis Championship The half-uph score was

Rmbeni glavietuially, the world tillesand pa|--United Prema:

Senior "B"-Americans Wildfires; P. 1. Dodgers Pandas at 3.30 pm.

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