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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1954.

BLACKPOOL v. SHEFFIELD UNITED

THERE'S A STORMY YEAR

AHEAD FOR THE

RLD OF SPORT

WORLD

Says DENNIS

HART

It would take an astrologer or fortune teller to predict the sporting thrills of 1954 or the new Champions who will emerge.

But neither stars nor crystal ball are needed to forecast that the New Year promises many changes.

With January only a few days old there are demands for alterations of rules and regulations, and even in administration.

From Australia comes the request to the MCC to restore the former rule that

a new cricket ball can be available after 200 runs.

overs.

overs.

The rule was changed in 1948, was said that bowling captains played by men who are cricket ball was allowed placed too much emphasis on minded, and defence simply for when a new

sake of N The the new bell, and until it was the

against the after 55 x-bl number was subsequently raised available, employed their leg spirit of the game. to 65 six-bali or 50 eight-ball spituers bowling to a packed

Give players incentive, wickels on-side field to keep down rusts.

that provide halsmen and The Australian Board claim

Batsmen too were Tilessed. bowlers an opportunity to play that this reversion <3 fommer They were alleged to have re-at attacking game, and there'll

back of practice will revive leg-spin frained from scoring quickly in be no bowling, and eansequently im- order to play themselves in be-stroke play. prove strike-play.

fore the new ball arrived.

istrative and

THE MORAL. very

The moral of the story?

how the rules the Ausmatter

No

pre

SOCCER STORM

White or brown? That's the question al present causing a Is it te storm in Bellish soever.

Why was the rule altered in the first place? For the Kame reason that

back.

traiians now want 2 changed juggled around, if players want to play defensive erlekit they It happened during The

ΟΙ will do so. But do they? "brighter" cricket' campaign. It course not. Cricket

is only

BRITAIN'S BOXING PICTURE

FOR 1954 SEEMS

BRIGHTER

A LITTLE

London, Jan. 11.

Alone of Britain's major sports, boxing failed in 1953 to produce any outstanding "home grown" performer.

Cricket had Len Hution and Alec Bedser, football Stanley Matthews, athletics Gordon Pirie and racing Sir Gordon Richards. Boxing had no such nominee.

South Africa's Jake Tuli, Empire flyweight title holder, and Trinidad's Yolande Pompy, Work Middle weight Championship contender, took big strides forward, Tuli in spite of his defeat by the Frenchman, Robert Cohen. But, although British boxing has offered them their big opportunities, they are, basically, Empire rather than home products.

years,

Randolph

be a white ball or a brown one?

In the last two Reasons a while ball has been introduced during winter months to allow spectators to follow play in the gloomy half-light In which games often have to be Anished, But a white ball is of a dif- ferent texture. Being made of plastic material, it does not hold moisture like the familiar brown leather one,

Sudan dip

Now some managers, who want it banned, complain that it plays tricks and is dificult to control. They clle the recent Tottenham- Sheffield United match when a wind enused the ball to in flight and swerve into the Sheffield goal-

it was going when apparently well wkle.

But let's keep a sense of pro- portion. It was an unfortunate incident, but not the first freak goal in soccer,

And remember, the Hungarians were brought up on a light ball, How any managers would gladly concede a dozen freak goals if their teams could play like those merry Magyars?

♫

trio

nf

HT capturing titles

were

There has been a split at the Wimble- administrative level. don, West Ham and Bristol have

Windmill meets windmill, or at least that is how it looks when Blackpool lender Mortensen (right) clashes with Sheffield United goalkeeper Burgin (left).

The match resulted in a 2-all draw.-Express Photo,

Mottram And Paish Again For Britain's 1954

Davis Cup Team?

By

ROBERT DOWSON

London, Jan. 11.- Two veterans who have carried Britain's lawn tennis burden in big post-war international contests again are likely to head their country's Davis Cup team in 1954.

Tony Mottram and Geoff Paish, ranked Nos. 1 and 2 respectively in British tennis, are expected to serve at least one more year at the head of things before any of half a dozen younger, prospective racket stars are ready to take over.

Mottram, at 33, and Palsh, nt ton youth, British Junior and fifth positions respectively

In the last ranking list, 32. are

regarded as past their Champion, is now in Australia,

Fourth ranket is experienced after seven years of touring the Stale and National Davis Cup and other top inter- Championship tourneys under national play, but oficial efforts the auspices of the British and by the Lawn Tennis Association Australian Lawa Tennis Asso

prime

10 raise a squad of top-rate reserves have yet to produce the desired results.

eliminated

in

clations,

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to

a red-stav Ave.

Londoner Bobby Wilson, also 18, jumped from Oth to 5th The two

who "old stagers"

in the ranking

current list. have served in both singles and Wilson is regarded, in some doubles over the past few years tennis eircles

budding were o disappointment to fans count

:he In gentus.

1053 and experts during the 1953 Wimbledon tourney he reached season. Neither was regarded as the third round where he

stecumbed good enough to be seeded for the

Sweden's Sven) Wimbledon Championships,

Daviteron setter. Mottram was

Hugh Stewart of the United States, Paish boat South Africa's Jan Vermaak in the first round, then was beaten by Rex Hartwig of Australia in the second round, Having drawn a bye in the first round of the European zone

Britain to a 5-0 win over

THE WHOLE SET-UP With the posible exception, Wally Thom made of Dun Cockel, no British boxer southpaws

The discordant note in British came within halling distance of 1953.

speedway is more general than their achievements.

Comelx.ck efforts by former in the others. It concerns the Turpin, the lonely beacon in a spmbre scene these last three heavyweight champions Tommy whole set-up,

against Fur and Jack Gardner, Repped badly Bobo Olson in New York, and hardly succestui Farr, at 38 found the years had chugged his was unconvincing against the

Bumez movement if not his mind, and walked out of the First Division. le first 1ound by "unknown" Frenchman, Char's

after defeat by Cockell, switched here.

Next season, from active

participation

which begins in April, they will Journalism. Gardner.

compete in a who, Threc

champions, other

127. Wally

Thont, welterweight

Cup squads is closer to his prim, beat breakaway league of 18 Londen

im and provincial clubs. the airan Uber Billleri, featherweight Ronnie Clayton

but was noi and flyweight Terry Allen were December 8 here.

Sponsor of the new "London defeated, Albeit not at the ex- impressive.

Provincial League, pense of their titles,

The picture for 1054 srems a Wimbledon manager Mr Ronnie Featherweight Sunmy Me-ttle brighter. Between January Greene, says that the move is of the Davis Cup, the pair took Carthy, for whom the future and March there are eight big intended to give speedway

weak Norwegian team in the had seemed so bright, was out-Aights, some of which will give much-needed shot in the arm. pointed and outclassed by Ruy younger hopes much-needed "ex-

perience. Famechon.

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and

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He has not asked the First Division clubs to co-operate. But the new league would certainly v. consider any applications.

The reaction of these "toyal"

They are: Pompey v. Dawson, What remains? Cockell's

Kelly

Clayton v. Cohen, victories over Johnny Williams McCarthy, Cockell v. La Starza, here in May and over Harry Allen v. Marsden, Hazell v. clubs? They can't get along Matthews in Seattle in August, Sullivan, Tuli v. Sckena and without us," seems to be the did something

restore Thom will meet 10

either Lazar, attitude. "They'll be begging to prestige.

Thomas or Adamson.

come back soon.'

that the Seems

season of An on-form Turpin seeking to recapture the world middle-good-will, which ecldom enjoys weight

make a long life, will, this year, be title would

still-China shorter than ever. prospects brighter Mall Special.

some-

AN ENIGMA

stil! But Cockell is thing of an enigma. There are many who belleve he has been elevated more by clrcumstances

than by outstanding ability.

London Express Service)

second round.

Both Wilson and Knight have Davis been named to Brish

as reserves, but have con- Mottram and Paish tinued to shoulder the playing load,

Two

other youngsters who

have not yet attained rankings

are

now

Here Is Your Top Sport In 1954 ALL THE BEST

+

LIES AHEAD

Sport and sportsmen of 1954; what are the big events and likely 'big names? If you. had the time and the money and the ticket-cajoling power-what could you see without leaving England?

Plenty! So much that this preview will get out of hand if I do not limit it to the one star item in cach gamNE.

SOCCER: Obviously Wemb-

ley, May 1. At present 32 hope ful sides are in the Cup hunt

fool would and only a prophet.

turo

RUGBY No need to look further ahead than England v. New Zealand, Twickenham, Wales and Cardiff 'Jamisty 30.

I have beaten the All Blacks. Can we? This is an affray of three Bobs Stuart, the New Zealand captain, Scott, his full-back, and and Wasps, Stirling, of RAF, likely England captain.

BOXING. — Jacis Solomona tries this New Year to arrange for the presence, somewhere, some time, of America's World Champions Carl Olsen and Rocky Marciano, to mix it with

Randolph Turpin and Don

Cockell. More about that later. ATHLETICS. —-- AAA Cham- planships, July 9 and 10. White City. Problem: Can Gordon Pirie distance tho long surpass achievements of Emil Zatopek, the flying Czech?

CRICKET.—The Pakistanis, new to Test status, will be in England. First Test match, Lord's, June 10-15. will prob- obly have Len Hutton and Oxford Blue A.H. Karder toss- ing in the middle as captains.

LAWN TENNIS: Every chance that at Wimbledon, June 21 to July 3, we shall seo the Davis Cup heroes Lew Hond

RECORD FOR

FIXED ODDS

BETTING

Halifax, Yorkshire,

Jan. 11.

A man who had a bet with bookmaker

Д

At | odds of 64,000 to one, has won £16,000 for an out- lay of five shillings.

Mr Reg Stratford of Halifax correctly picked three games in the foot- ball fixtures that would be drawn and forecast that

would each side score three goals.

His win is a record for fixed odds betting. China Mail Special.

Colony Squash Championship

Some hard fought tussles (Australia) and Tony Trabert and a major upset were the (USA). Unless the professional features of the first round promoters tempt them too of the Colony Squash Championship play at Vic- Open Championship, toria Squash Courts yester- Royal Birkdale, July 6 to 10 day evening.

strongly,

GOLF:

who

Bobby Locke,

won the title three times but lost it last

G. H. P. Pritchard upset all year, will try to regain it. Will | calculations when he defeated Ben Hogan, the reigning Cham-fourth seeded Maj. E. F. Kyte plon, defend? It is doubtful.

International Mra Jean Rinkel-

who, though Quertier,

Dutch player Ivo married to

continue prefera to

Rinkel,

in a battle which lasted five games. RACING: The Derby is on The hardest fought match,

Sumcient Wednesday, Jane 2.

however, was that between E reason for not having any notion Boycott and IA. J. Nightingale, at all about what will succeed which also went to five games. Sir Gordon on Pinza. Perhaps

Lt Col J. J. Sullivan turned in an impressive performance to defeat Maj. J. S. Martin In three straight games, and H. R. Hubble

devastating In WES form, running away from I. the Brat to win game to love and triumph in three straight.

playing for Britain, United Sir Gordon on Landaul PresI,

-(London Express Barolce)

Indians Picked To Emerge As Corrie H

Malaya's Main Challengers For The Thomas Cup

Singapore, Jan. 11.

India is picked to emerge as Asian Zone winner and probable challenger to Malaya for the Thomas Cup -- badminton's golden trophy by a Singapore Free Press badminton columnist today.

The columnist was commenting on the draw for the Asian and Australian Zones of the Thomas Cup Inter national Badminton competition which was held at Wimbledon last Thursday.

are

Erle Cumine, displayed. his old skill and despite

disposed

strong

competition offered,

of S/Ldr D. Newall by 0-7, 9-7

and 9-4.

Cmdr J, L. Rigge, first seed- ed for the tournament, stroked his way to an easy win against D. A. McDonald.

F/O B. Clayton and his op- ponent W/Cdr J. A. A. Read appearance did not make an

accordance and therefore in with the rules of the competi- to forfeited right tion have further play.

THE RESULTS

The results were: LU/Col J. J. Sullivan beat Major

In the Australian Zone there that badminton was dast galning. S. MAT 9-6, 9-4, 0-5; E. Boy-

only two

in popularity among Asian coun- ett best Lt Nightingale 10-8.

contestants

the

in the first 10, but who are highly thought of, are Anthony Pickard, 19, of Derby, and Michael Davies, 18, of Swansea, That' was as far as they got

Next season's tournaments in the 1953 campaign. Belgium's

International con- Philippe

Washer and Jacques and miner

to expected Brichant put them

show, out of the tests

3-0, 0-0,3-0, 97; G, HI, P. Priï- tourney with a 4-1 quarter-final which, if any, of these would- Australia and New Zealand and tries.

chard best Major E. T. Kyte D-3, Burma, be stars will be likely to suc- the draw gave Australia

Ceylon, Pakistan, victory. The Belgians went on

9-3, 0-9, 2-9, 53; E, Cumine beat §/L.de" and ceed the old firm of Mottram & choles of court for the encounter. Hongkong

Japan, the D. Newall 0-7, 9-1, 9-41 R. Thom to win the European Zone, Palsh.

a walk-ower from Lt beating Italy in the semi-finals

In the Asian Zone the draw columnist pointed out, were all son received and Denmark in the final, both tain continued to hold her own

In the women's division, Bri-resulted as follows:

newcomers to the Thomas Cup K. 3. Davey; H. R. Hubble beat and except for Correal 2-0, 9-6, 9-5: Cmdr Here tholder best D.A. by 3-2 scores.

Ceylon versus Pakistan; India competition against players from all parts versus Thailand; Hongkong v. Hongkong they were all "doubt MeDormid 3-1, 0-6, 0-4; and Lt Cles- ham bast Li A. R. Bentham 9-3, Though the

ful quantities" Lawn of the world except the United Burma; Japan, bye.

9-310-6. Tennis Association docs not States,

The following are the scheduled for to-night:- jssue an official ranking list, players are annually graded in lists compiled by the Lawn

British

In spite of his claim that ho Spotlighting The Three-Year-Olds Of 1954 Tennis Writer's Association from in

'14 'us' Dist „now” as when fight-

ing in the criserweight divi- slon, it remains that he is one of the heaviest little heavy-

weights ever to take the ring www

height he is but Ave feet nino inches, If he hop truly overcome his weight problem, he may yet have answer for the sceptics.

An

Do Not Forget L'Avengro

Says JAMES PARK

Mr H. J. Joel has two top class colts in High Treason and King's Evidence. High Treason will be no more than Two other British Champions, a sprinter, and King's Evidence is not likely to stay more bantamweight John Kelly and

The owner has others to depend upon over Lightweight Joe Incy, show pro- than a mile. mise, but have still to prove longer distances. themselves

class ngahnst top opponents. Curiously, they and

CHANCES IN FRENCH RUGBY UNION TEAM

Parls, Jan. 11. The French Rugby Union team to meet Ireland in Paris on January 23 shows almost a com- plete change in the threequarters from the side who beat Scotland by a try to nil on Saturday.

its 50 members' eclections,

semi-official Third in the rankings behind Mottram and Paish is Gerry Onkley who has como into prominence only during the last couple of years, But Oakley, too, is getting to the voteran stage. He is

20.

Hc occupied the same number three spot in the previous year's

|

rankings.

tennis future are seen in threa

SEEMINGLY HOPELESS

AN EYE-OPENER

THAILAND UNLUCKY

[830, H, H. › Bidwell V-LA P. M. The columnist pointed out

Thailand, said the columnist, Brentford . B. Hart v WỊCH J. The authorities here are still that the defeat of T. N. Seth, was very unlucky in the draw Kettlewell: Major P. Mears Madon

D. P. Gover. their now lengthy and India's brilliant Thomas Cup to have to plays. India in the

8.00, LA D. Pritchard v Li B, C, seemingly hopeless search for a player in the last

tournament, first round. Since the Siamese Carter: Lt B. G. L: Hebdan y F. squad of a calibre capable of by Q newcomer university players made their debut in L. Holmes; D.,,G., Coffey V LA J. matching the apparently endless player should serve as an eye-Singapore four years ago, he AC

BAO D. Buniv. C. 2. stream of good American opener. The Indian team had said, they were reported to have stevens! Capt B. Eburrock. v 14 female racket swingers.

caused a sensation by easily de-improved by leaps and bounds. D. Weeks: 3, D. Mackie v. Odr feating the Danish team and

O. V. Percy.

badminton omeinla os "enter- prising men" who had left no

The annual Anglo-American giving the Americans "the shock The columnist praked That

women's contest for the Wight- man Cup was last won by Bri-of their lives."

tain in 1930. In recent years it "Those who saw the India- stone unturned in their efforts CLUB "B”' TEAM has been front page news here United States inter-zone match to improve the standard of FOR TOMORROW

vividly how closely the United States scraped through."

..

World Champion Wong Peng- Following ano the players soon, who recently played in who will represent the Club match Bangkok, spoke : highly of the "B" XV. in the rugger

If the Dritish women took even in Singapore in 1052," The their players, - one of the seven matches in the columnist aid, "should, remem- BETTER PROSPECTS

contest. whether played in the ber Better prospects for Britain's United States or in Britain, One is L'Avengro, and I have no doubt it was in view

Top of the current British Strengthened by a player of rapid progress made by the against A. A. Workshop. of three-year-old prospects that the colt retired for the trengers who come next

ranking list are Angela Mor Mohan's and Seth'e class, the Thal players and said that they R.E.M.E. at Club ground to-- season after winning at York in August..

the list. But duty with armed services is likely to keep Fletcher, 22, of Derbyshire, and the next challenge round would pectations.

the timer, 21, of Devonshire, Helen line-up of the Indian team for had improved beyond his ex-morrow!

* Bell, Robertson Futcroft, That was only the

Lindsay, second to make up. He has to find them out of much top class Mrs Joy Mottram (wife of give Malayan selectors many

Blevin, Daniel, Cole, time the colt had been on a more than a stong to be re play during the next two or Tony), of London, in that order. steepless nights, the columnist players weer, the Free Press kin,

But good no the Slames Spencer, Flaxman, Pink, Ran racecourse. He first turned out gardent as within hall of the three years.

Stevens, Douglas, Shaw. at Royal Ascot, when third to top horses. I am not going to Tous: - hired, southpaw Aided by desertion of the

columnist added, ho did not Lavillo, Lowery. Hydrologist and Arabian Night. My he will do so, but I Bull Billy Knight, 18, ranked No. 4. game by previous top rankers, Ho added that the inclusion of think they were ready to upset Reserves: Cooke, Xatswell; Uked the appearance. of find him an interesting Bubis the lad most highly thought this trio jumped into the top reveral newcomer nations in the the Indian spylecart United Richardson, Popham, Dick, Dil-

of at present. This Northamp-three places from third, sixth Asian Zone Was a welcome sim Prest.

L'Avengro that day and made Jeet. show to more advantage when that he would up my mind racing over a longer course,

SURPRISED

WELL-MADE

He is a well-made bay coll of juss

the

right size. The batting qualities displayed at York satisfied me, that he has litle surprised to the right appetite find Barton Street making such He is by the Derby winter, My for racing.

I was a

M. Prat rolurns after injury In bold attempt 40 concede Lave, out of the Nearco mare, to last centre and R. Martine | 101b., but that was my frut moves from left to right centre. ; nequaintance with the Intter.

I have since learned to

rollar), whose dam, Zingn-

fast.

brod that very aphorse, Portobello. He wna. by Portlaw so cannot be brought The pair had a terrifle tusslo Into any assessment of stamina

In the case throughout the last quarter of potential

The wing threequarters, M.preciate his ability. Pomadhlus and L. Roga, are dropped in favour of Cazenave and A. Boniface.

Baulon, who had his first cap the camera to show L'Avengro ngale Scotland is replaced i had his nose in front. That the pack by M. Colaya who was the last wo w of the played against England Twickenfism lärt year.......

a milo, and it had to be left to Avengro.

of

One could reasonably anu- cipato a colt bred in "such a manner to be more at home,

A winner so there was no oppor aver a mile, and a half than

He and the other new Cap Against Beoflad, J, Bouqueiright, „ountze, are' rejet véz,--China Mali

Special

tually of Judging, what

pro

over a shorter distance, It BOSS he made during the may be Avengro will lack the autumn mouriha.

hid olare to take Blm to the top, but On the faco of things, he is not one to be fanored. L'Avengip has a lot of beway !

(London Xeprem Bereira) -

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